{"id": 53644, "summary": [{"text": "victorian majolica includes two types of earthenware made in 19th century between 1848 and 1900 the mass-produced earthenware decorated with coloured lead glazes , made in britain , europe and the us ; typically hard-wearing , with moulded surfaces , vibrant translucent glazes , in classical or naturalistic styles often with an element of high victorian whimsy .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the very rare tin-glazed earthenware made in britain only , primarily by mintons from 1848 to circa 1880 , typically flat surfaces , opaque white glaze with brush painted decoration somewhat in the style of italian renaissance maiolica . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "victorian majolica", "paragraphs": ["trilogy antiques reference books , retailers of antique majolica , victorian majolica , american majolica , english majolica .\ntrilogy antiques reference books , retailers of antique majolica , victorian majolica , american majolica , english majolica . | pinterest | reference book , victori\u2026\nvictorian green majolica plate leaf pattern . 21 . 5 cms across good condition .\nantique victorian majolica pottery bread plate - motto ' where reason rules . . . '\nknown today as victorian majolica it was launched in 1851 by mintons as \u2018palissy ware\u2019 .\nenglish victorian and european earthenware ceramic majolica pottery from madelena antiques & collectables , specialist online dealer in majolica wares .\n4 . victorian majolica n . \u2013 majolica of sense 2 . or sense 3 . manufactured in england between 1850 and 1900\nour madelena online store has in excess of 400 pieces of antique victorian english and european majolica for sale .\nvictorian majolica , italian maiolica , delftware ? a . 3 b . 2 c . 1 a . all three\nvictorian majolica , italian maiolica , delftware ? a . 3 b . 2 c . 1 b . only two\nmuch victorian majolica appears in antique shops and auctions . it is popular with collectors and some old patterns have been reproduced .\nset of 3 victorian era majolica corn on the cob pitchers . 19cm , 21 . 5cm & 23 . 5cm in height .\nvictorian majolica is lead - glazed earthenware pottery made in 19th century britain , europe and the usa with moulded surfaces and colourful translucent glazes .\nwikimedia commons has media related to [ [ commons : category : { { # property : p373 } } | victorian majolica ] ] .\nupdate dictionaries with a new sense , \u2018victorian majolica\u2019 n . meaning both lead glaze majolica , mass - produced , widely available ( introduced by minton as \u2018palissy\u2019 ware ) and tin glaze majolica , very rare , ( introduced by minton as \u2018majolica\u2019 ) .\nthe majolica that truly excites us is that class of earthenware from the victorian era 1850 to 1900 , of coloured lead glazes applied simultaneously direct to the unglazed \u2018biscuit\u2019 clay body , then fired . victorian majolica is celebrated by art historians , collectors , decorators , and museum curators for its leap in style from ' so yesterday ' to ' so right now ' . [ other names variously used for lead - glazed majolica are earthenware pottery , majolica pottery , maiolica , majolica ware and antique majolica . ]\nthe result was that all three meanings of the word majolica remained in use : the first , majolica meaning tin - glaze italian maiolica ; the second majolica to describe what we now call lead - glaze victorian majolica ; and the third the \u2018majolica\u2019 name minton gave to his own tin - glaze version of tin - glazed italian maiolica using local clays which arnoux sometimes calls \u2018english majolica\u2019 .\n[ updated answer nov . 2016 \u2013 yes . the phrase \u2018victorian majolica\u2019 has to include not only the mass produced vibrant whimsical lead - glazed product we call \u2018majolica\u2019 but also the rare tin - glazed product in imitation of italian maiolica that minton annoyingly called \u2018majolica\u2019 also . ]\na very decorative luneville french pottery asparagus dish and stand which dates from circa 1880 . a great example of victorian majolica for the discerning collector . cromwells antique centre is open from .\nabove , a \u2018clever\u2019 website looks for amazon books on a particular subject . the subject search is for \u2018maiolica\u2019 . unfortunately the built - in online dictionary defines maiolica as majolica so victorian lead - glaze majolica is what it references !\nknown today as victorian majolica , an exciting new product with an extended range of brilliantly coloured lead glazes received its first major public airing at the 1851 exhibition of the industry of all nations .\nthe names minton and arnoux gave to what we now know as \u2018maiolica\u2019 and \u2018victorian majolica\u2019 . he leaves no doubt as to what he is talking about . highlighting and comments in brackets are mine .\nby 1875 lead - glaze victorian majolica pottery had become a commercial sensation . makers in europe and us re - invented arnoux\u2019s glazes and kilns manufacturing a profusion of forms in slightly different palettes . today the magic of majolica enraptures decorators and collectors alike .\nthroughout the 1980 ' s , museum exhibitions of victorian majolica spurred collecting , which sent prices spiraling upward . the most notable presentation to date was the 1982 show ' ' english majolica ' ' at the cooper - hewitt museum in new york , the first such presentation in this country . the exhibition documented the diverse influences that shaped victorian majolica , including the interest a century ago in natural forms , technological innovation , the japanese esthetic and historical references from ancient egypt onward .\ndespite a similarity in name , victorian majolica is significantly different in subject matter and form from its italian forebear , renaissance maiolica . that earlier earthenware bore gaily painted religious and mythological scenes , and unlike majolica , with its lively contours , was not molded or three dimensional .\nit is a special privilege to make this presentation to the new york ceramics fair at the national academy of design , and to present an overview of the history and the status of victorian majolica in the new millennium .\npalissy majolica was produced in an ultra - naturalistic style made famous by the \u2018figulines rustiques\u2019 of bernard palissy working in the mid 1500\u2019s . in the victorian era , palissy ware was produced most notably in france and portugal .\nantique victorian majolica pottery bread plate . this lovely oval majolica bread plate dates from the second half of the nineteenth century . it is painted and glazed . it has no maker ' s marks . the motto running around the edge reads : ' where reason rules the appetite obeys ' .\nbe aware that there are lots of 20th century copies of victorian majolica . * most are lighter and less skillfully colored than the originals and the price may be a giveaway . if in doubt , buy only from reputable dealers .\na good book to read is majolica : a complete history and illustrated survey , by karmason and stacke . the illustrations of rare pieces are enough to make you want to collect this fanciful colorful , quintessentially victorian ware . - barbara williams sackett\nantique victorian majolica oval dish or bread plate in the style of george jones . charming item , soft yellows and greens . corn decoration , probably a harvest bread dish . colour good . piece to one side has been glued back in place .\nthis survey of the majolica ceramic wares of victorian england , europe , and the united states presents over 550 color photographs with text and values . the brightly - glazed ceramics include tablewares , serving dishes , figurals , planters , jardinieres , andvases .\nlocated in a victorian pottery factory , the museum offers a fascinating insight into the history of stoke - on - trent , famous the world over for the quality of its pottery .\nantique wedgwood majolica strawberry jug c 1869 . this little jug is by wedgwood which is classed as one of the best majolica makers in the world . english majolica was most sought after in usa .\nan antique victorian majolica wall pocket produced by joseph roth of london . bird reglued to pocket . restoration to bird tail . chip to leaf in bottom left hand corner . auctiva ' s free counter . j . r . l mark to base .\nmajolica international society provides an online forum for majolica lovers . conventions , symposiums , fellowship and fun are all part of the service .\nantique majolica lion mask vases . 2 fine majolica slip glaze urns . approx 22 . 5 cms tall . good condition display perfectly .\nvictorian majolica was the third part of a triad in the history of ceramics . in the 15th century , the first triad was the hispano - moresque pottery of spain , traveling to italy via the isle of majorca . in italy , the pottery grew to become \u201cmaiolica\u201d the outstanding ceramic art of the italian renaissance . the 3rd and english phase took p1ace in stoke on trent in 1849 . there the boldly sculpted & soft earthenware pottery with its gleaming polychrome glazes resulted in majolica . \u201d my talk is victorian majolica in 2000 , the new millennium . \u201d it includes updated material on majolica\u2019s role in the internet , in various auction houses , including ebay and there are many new and rare photographs of majolica .\nlife - size earthenware storks , fish - patterned platters , leaf - embellished tureens - all in the brilliantly colored majolica glazes popularized in the renaissance and revived in the victorian period - have been pursued increasingly over the last decade by collectors , dealers and museum curators .\nimitated by 30 or more manufacturers including wedgwood and george jones , a huge commercial success . most victorian majolica is lead - glaze , a very few items are tin - glaze , and a very few are lead - glaze with a tin - glaze enamel decorated panel .\nmajolica is particularly well suited for bright summer blooms . dalias , zinnas and carolyne roehm ' s majolica collection , from a passion for flowers .\nwe compiled a fun quiz to illuminate facts relevant to the definition of victorian majolica . the majolica international society published the quiz in the january 2016 issue of \u2018majolica matters\u2019 , the quarterly newsletter circulated to members by regular mail . in this blog we detail evidence to support the answers . the difference between the coloured - lead - glazes process and the paint - on - tin - glaze process emerges as key to understanding .\nvictorian majolica was originated by mintons ltd , who exhibited it at the great exhibition of 1851 under the name palissy ware . the debt to the eccentric 16th century potter bernard palissy is obvious from its naturalistic plant and animal motifs molded in relief and splashed with vibrant coloured glazes .\na fascinating survey of the majolica ceramic wares produced in victorian england , europe , and america . over 550 color photographs of these popular , brightly - glazed ceramics demonstrate the various forms in tablewares , serving dishes , figurals , planters , jardinieres , and vases that colored victorian homes . brief explanations of majolica\u2019s origins , manufacturing , and makers are included , and the items are organized into broad categories by ware type ( jardinieres , plates , platters , etc . ) for easy reference . also included are a bibliography , index , and values with the photo captions .\nbetween 1849 and 1851 leon arnoux invented for minton not one , but two new products both soon to be known as \u2018majolica\u2019 : \u2018majolica\u2019 and \u2018palissy ware\u2019 .\nhe uses the anglicized word \u2018majolica\u2019 in place of \u2018maiolica\u2019 throughout . his bibliography further illustrates the general use of \u2018majolica\u2019 for italian tin - glaze renaissance earthenware :\ntwenty - one majolica ceramic plates , ( imperfections ) . more . . .\nfour majolica ceramic jardinieres , ht . to 10 in . more . . .\nschneider , m . majolica . pennsylvania : schiffer publishing , ltd . 1999 .\nreference process , materials , and appearance more frequently than referencing styles \u2013 which appear , not only minton\u2019s tin - glaze majolica and minton\u2019s coloured lead glazes majolica ( \u2018lead - glaze majolica\u2019 ) , but also in ceramics , metal ware , etc . .\n3 . majolica n . earthenware decorated with colored lead glazes applied directly to an unglazed body , then fired . typically hard - wearing , richly sculpted , in classical or naturalistic styles often with an element of high victorian whimsy . named \u2018palissy\u2019 ware by minton ; became known as \u2018majolica\u2019 . introduced in 1851 ; widely copied and mass produced . also the technique of painting coloured lead glazes onto unglazed surfaces .\nrare design , antique majolica green cabbage leaf ? plate - 7 . 5\ndiameter\npair of french majolica figural candlesticks , ht . 10 in . more . . .\nfive small majolica vases decorated with images of african american women . more . . .\nmajolica on both sides of the atlantic by marilyn g . karmason march 29 , 2000\n19thc majolica type pottery 32 . 3cm jug / ewer / pitcher with relief children playing\n\u201cmeurer italienische majolika fliesen . berlin 1881 ; fortnum catalogue of majolica in south kensington museum . london , 1873 ; beckwith majolica and faience . new york , 1877 ; wallis the majolica pavements of the 15th century . 1902 ; falke majolika . berlin , 1896\u2033\nwhat was the attraction of majolica for the 19th - century collector ? \u201cimagine what it looked like in a victorian interior , with dark woods , heavy drapes and upholstered chairs and sofas , \u201d says susan weber , founder of the bard graduate center in new york . \u201cmajolica is robust and extremely tactile . with its naturalistic shapes , colorful glazes and often humorous themes , it appealed to the growing consumer society . \u201d ( weber is now preparing a museum exhibition on majolica at bard for 2020 . )\nis like dickens , because it happens this way . real life is often something like books . \u201d or , rather , fictional life is often something like fictional life in other books : nesbit\u2019s victorian london seems little different from tartt\u2019s contemporary manhattan .\na rare and in superb condition , green majolica tazza , normally seen on plates c victorian era this is the 1st tazza i ' ve seen and in such good condition it must have spent all it ' s life in a cabinet , size is 225 mm , 9\nin , 3\ntall . diameter x approx 75 mm .\nvictorian majolica consists of earthenware , usually modeled with fruit , flowers or figures as an integral part . the piece was fired , then glazed with an opaque glaze containing tin or lead . when this glaze dried , bright glazes were applied to the design and the piece was fired . the result was a product unique to the 19th century .\nmajolica is a general term for pottery glazed with an opaque tin enamel that conceals the color of the clay body . it has been made since the fourteenth century . today ' s collector is most likely to find victorian majolica . the heavy , colorful ware is rarely marked . some famous makers include minton ( england ) ; griffen , smith and hill ( u . s . a . ) ( marked etruscan ) ; and chesapeake pottery ( u . s . a . ) ( marked avalon or clifton ) . majolica became popular in many countries . by the 1860s , gustavsberg ( sweden ) had abandoned transfer - printed creamware for majolica . majolica made by wedgwood is listed in the wedgwood category .\nfive small majolica vases decorated with images of african american women . estimate $ 150 - 250\nmarvelous majolica : an easy reference & price guide - $ 29 . 95 : schiffer publishing\nsee museums , auction houses , authors and academics using the words \u2018lead - glaze majolica\u2019 for minton\u2019s lead glaze product , and \u2018tin - glaze majolica\u2019 for minton\u2019s tin - glazed product .\nmark - louis solon , 1907 , \u201ca history of italian majolica\u201d . ignoring the south kensington museum\u2019s initiative he uses the word \u2018majolica\u2019 for tin - glazed italian maiolica which is the sole content\nantique majolica pottery angel wall sconce / pocket . usual signs of use as per the photographs .\nlot 2 european faience majolica pottery tray & plate w / floral decor ca . 19th c .\nlot of 10 majolica plates . at strawser on april 13th , estimate $ 100 - 150 .\nthis unusual and very attractive antique majolica inkwell dates from circa 1880 . these flaws are quite typical with majolica which is a soft earthenware ceramic and do not detract from the beauty of this piece .\nthe public however came to call this \u2018majolica\u2019 also . now ( 1855 ) we have two distinct products being called by the same name . minton\u2019s \u2018palissy ware\u2019 is today known as \u2018victorian majolica pottery\u2019 . lead glazed molded earthenware objects for the growing merchant classes , both useful and decorative , in styles both classical and later more naturalistic . made between 1851 and 1900 . characterised by rich vibrant colors , elegant , richly sculpted sometimes whimsical even humorous designs from conservatory tables to flower holders .\n* you can find new , lesser quality majolica even sold in the tiffany & co . stores !\nwhen we say \u2018majolica\u2019 we mean the whimsical , richly colored , intelligent pottery that makes you smile .\nvery rare antique portuguese palissy , majolica candlesticks . manufactured in caldas in the centre of the portuguese majolica region during the palissy pottery revival of ( approx ) 1890 ' s by augusto baptista de carvalho .\na majolica pitcher of rubeckia tribola ( brown eyed susans ) , courtesy of a passion for flowers .\njeffrey b . snyder is an experienced author and editor . this is his second book on majolica .\nthe world would appreciate more clarity in the way the word \u2018majolica , n . \u2019 is used .\nthe collectors explain that the word ' ' majolica ' ' is pronounced in two different ways by collectors of victorian examples . when referring to 19th - century earthenware , they suggest , one pronounces the ' ' j ' ' in the normal american fashion ; when speaking of renaissance material , one sounds the ' ' j ' ' as if it were an ' ' i . ' '\nin the first month of the millennium year 2000 , the brits from london landed on the island of manhattan with a fantastic display of victorian majolica . the invasion took place at the national academy of design , housed in a 1902 fifth avenue building , itself in the best of french renaissance revival style . rita and ian smythe , of britannia , and nicolaus boston of the eponymous - named antiques shop , assembled an array of brilliantly glazed and dramatically sculpted majolica amidst curved walls and high ceilings .\nminton exhibited his victorian majolica ware at the exposition universelle in paris in 1855 and caused a sensation , with every single exhibited piece sold by the end of the show . within a few years , wedgwood was making majolica , and several other manufacturers followed suit : george jones and sons ( trent pottery ) , hanley and furnival , to name a few . several european manufacturers , including choisy le roi and boch freres became popular . majolica was produced in the united states as well , perhaps the most famous manufacturer being griffin , smith and hill of pennsylvania , which made etruscanware from 1880 - 1890 .\nwe need no proof of the success of minton\u2019s 1851 \u2018palissy ware\u2019 known later as \u2018majolica\u2019 . minton\u2019s 1851 tin - glaze \u2018majolica\u2019 , however , is virtually unknown , a commercial failure , despite its superb quality .\nprices soared at auction beginning in december 1982 , two months after the cooper - hewitt exhibition closed . an outsize 1867 minton vase , more than four feet tall , with the lid surmounted by the chained figure of prometheus and an eagle hovering above , was sold at sotheby ' s in new york for $ 35 , 200 - still the record at auction for an individual item of victorian majolica .\nminton\u2019s tin - glaze imitation \u2018maiolica\u2019 that he called \u2018majolica\u2019 was gorgeous pottery , but sadly a commercial flop .\npair of german majolica figures in baskets , wd . 10 3 / 4 in . more . . .\nfantastic antique majolica double face jug / pitcher made by sarreguemines france this is design no 2313 . antique sarreguemines majolica pitcher . impressed no 2313 .\nyou laugh when you are full , when you are empty you .\ndescription : \u00b7 fine antique and estate jewelry consisting of gold , platinum and gold - filled items from the time periods of georgian , victorian , edwardian , art nouveau and art deco . \u00b7 vintage purses of mesh , beaded and needlework\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7\u00b7 including mandalian , whiting & davis , napier , french and german . \u00b7 vintage perfume & cologne bottles including pairpoint , devilbiss , fostoria , cambridge glass co , us glass co . czech and us art metal . \u00b7 \u00b7antique china , porcelain & glass including adams , royal worcester , limoges , royal crown derby , george jones , victorian art glass , silver overlay and cut glass .\ntake sara , for example . president of a bank . radcliffe grad . reads the financial times .\nsara still has lp ' s ,\nmiss wasserstein said .\nher record player is not a cd player . that marks her right away . sara believes cd ' s belong in the bank . her candlesticks are asprey . she has majolica and gives you its date : ' victorian , 1893 . '\nseven majolica ceramic items , one marked\nwedgwood ,\nlg . to 13 in . more . . .\nset of six majolica plates , including wedgwood . at strawser on april 13th , estimate $ 200 - 300 .\npalissy - type majolica lobster charger . at dumouchelles in detroit on march 17th , estimate $ 400 - 600 .\nminton tin - glaze \u2018majolica\u2019 plate , 1861 , brush - painted decoration on opaque white tin - glaze enamel .\nit is majolica ( or maiolica ) , earthenware covered in a white slip , hand painted in bright colours and with a tin glaze overall . there was a revival of interest in italian renaissance majolica from the mid 19th century .\na further early development was applying a white tin glaze on top of traditional red or buff clay to provide a clean white background on to which to apply the colours . as the colours did not need to be so opaque or thick to mask the clay colour the colours were not as raised and the process was like hand painting on to white clay . a lead glaze was often applied as the last stage in the process to give the pottery a high gloss finish . now often called arts & crafts rather than majolica this process has more in common with early majolica than late victorian and edwardian majolica and was used by william de morgan and for dutch delft tiles .\npair of majolica ceramic jardinieres , ht . 13 1 / 2 , dia . 13 in . more . . .\na huge step ahead . now i know that i collect and sell pottery , specifically earthenware , mostly italian majolica .\nfrench potters of this period produced remarkably delicate and well made majolica . some is well marked ; others can be identified as french by the colors . interiors of french majolica of the period tend to be teal blue , deep red or occasionally brown . sarreguemines , luneville , and st . clement , well established factories , developed fine majolica rivaling minton and wedgwood . emile galle , renowned for his innovative carved cameo glass , worked for a time with st . clement to produce majolica .\nnine majolica ceramic tableware items , ( imperfections ) , ht . to 9 3 / 4 in . more . . .\nnowadays , in english the word majolica is used to refer to ceramic ware in the stylistic tradition of the italian renaissance .\nedward steele of hanley manufactured jugs , flower vases , teapots , dessert services also made majolica and centrepieces with fine colouring .\ncollecting victorian majolica is fascinating . a single piece can highlight a corner ; a large collection can be a spectacular display in a cabinet or on shelves . you can assemble a group by background color , or buy only oyster plates , figural pitchers or humidors . if your budget is unlimited , you can specialize in signed george jones pieces ; if it\u2019s tiny , you might start with an unmarked piece you like with a chip that could be turned to a wall .\nsome variations on the majolica of coloured lead glazes were produced , but none to equal the quantity or popularity of lead - glaze majolica . for example , decoration was sometimes added in the form of painted enamel scenes , or by adding gilt highlights .\nan early - 20th - century pine department - store counter holds a selection of majolica in phillips\u2019s home office . lowell nesbitt\u2019s painting\nchristies\u2019 1859 auction of majolica ware ( picture to the left ) turns out to be entirely of tin - glaze italian maiolica .\nthe continent in europe , potteries in france and germany continued to produce majolica . most striking were the numerous designs of asparagus plates and serving pieces of the alsace - lorraine area , the 19th - century palissy works of french ceramic artists of paris and tours , and the majolica of choisy - le - roi , sarreguemines , luneville and saint clement , and onnaing among others . the massier family in vallauris in the south of france produced the link between traditional victorian majolica and art nouveau pottery . villeroy and boch of germany , wilhelm schiller and sons of czechoslovakia , mafra and sons of caldas de rainha , portugal , and rorstrand of sweden all contributed to the ceramic history of the latter half of the century . these factories are the subject of another article .\nsusan zises green , another new york decorator , is an avid collector of majolica and uses it liberally on her dining table when she entertains . \u201ci\u2019ve collected majolica since i was twenty - six , \u201d she says . \u201cit makes me smile . \u201d the 19th - century portuguese ceramist manuel mafra gave his neo - palissy majolica compositions even more drama , with snakes choking frogs , for example . \u201cmajolica potters really went wild sometimes , \u201d says blatt , of black - eyed susan\u2019s . \u201cthey had a sense of humor . \u201d\nat this time both in england and in the us the word \u2018majolica\u2019 was the word normally used for tin - glaze italian maiolica .\nminton majolica jardini\u00e8re and stand circa 1861 , coloured lead glazes applied directly to the biscuit , shape first introduced at the 1851 exhibition .\nthe majolica / maiolica names muddle existed well before 1848 . but it got worse in the years that followed as we now explain .\n1 . \u201cminton exhibited two new products at the 1851 great exhibition and the 1855 paris exhibition . minton called these \u2018palissy ware\u2019 and \u2018majolica\u2019\u201d\nby the time queen victoria died in 1901 , majolica had fallen out of favor , with the trend moving toward more streamlined art nouveau pieces . but everything old is new again . majolica is a popular collectible today , as is palissyware . the 16th century palissy pieces are out of reach for most of us , of course ; look instead for victorian versions and portuguese palissy - - still expensive - - or even well - crafted contemporary versions . the first place i ' d look ? the strawser auction house ( famous for its collectible auctions ) is having a two day majolica auction on april 13th and 14th . but i ' m warning you : the biggest challenge is deciding what to bid on ! good luck . . . happy bidding . . . and most of all happy spring !\nantique majolica green flower basket weave plate . see photos for condition . see chip no cracks or repair it has 3 stilt marks on the back from being fired in the kiln . it has light glaze ware on the high points from stacking which is normal with antique majolica .\nmajolica teapot / kettle by minton , circa 1877 . the bamboo theme is an example of chinese and japanese influence on fashionable home d\u00e9cor .\nfor his part , boston began collecting majolica at 18 and has seen prices rise and drop dramatically over the years . \u201cthere are so many different factories , shapes , dynasties , \u201d he says . \u201cevery collection has its own personality . collecting majolica is the ultimate jigsaw puzzle . \u201d\nin 1988 another such minton peacock was auctioned in london by christie ' s for $ 30 , 624 . though lower than the sum paid at phillips , this price , according to rachel russell , one of christie ' s ceramics specialists , was higher than the house estimate . ms . russell pointed out that the glaze had deteriorated on the base of the figure , and added that interest in victorian majolica may be on the wane . in london , she said , the material is less popular now than it was five years ago .\nas technology progressed white clay bodies replaced the tin glazed coloured clay bodies and bright colours were added to translucent lead glazes so that pottery similar to majolica was made in a simpler two stage process , mould the white clay body and decorate with coloured glazes . the victorians adopted the widely known term ' majolica ' for these lead glazed wares even though the manufacturing process had little in common with original majolica . the term majolica is now generally used for any pottery with embossed relief and bright glaze so included on this page are tiles hand made by barbotine and stencilled processes .\nalmost no other makers copied it . today any item of minton\u2019s tin - glaze imitation italian maiolica that they called \u2018majolica\u2019 is a rare find .\nloved throughout history \u2014 except when it wasn ' t \u2014 majolica is once again finding its way into the consciousness of style - savvy collectors .\n\u201ci\u2019ve seen majolica creeping back . people want colorful , fanciful pieces for juxtaposition in their modern or minimal environments , \u201d says dealer linda horn .\nin 1982 , the cooper hewitt , smithsonian design museum , in new york , organized \u201cenglish majolica , \u201d an exhibition featuring 75 examples from minton , wedgwood and george jones , among other makers . then , in 1984 , manhattan collectors marilyn g . karmason and joan b . stacke founded the majolica international society and published the first comprehensive reference book , majolica : a complete history and illustrated survey . and in 1990 , the decorative arts specialist nicholas m . dawes , who is now with heritage auctions , wrote majolica , a definitive guide to english , european and american manufacturers .\n, to his factory because he wanted to produce the most artistic majolica in england . boston also explained how appealing rural themes ( fruits , flowers , game and fowl ) were to people caught in cities polluted by the booming industrial revolution . majolica brought the country \u2014 and summer \u2014 indoors .\nsign up and receive email notifications of freshly listed majolica pottery . easy to subscribe and unsubscribe . no spam emails . your privacy will be respected .\n\u201cthe name of majolica is now applied indiscriminately to all fancy articles of coloured pottery . when , however , it is decorated by means of coloured glazes\nhaving rejected the use of earthenware , because the word is by far too technical , i tested using the term italian majolica . only museum staff or experts understood what i meant , and many of them figured i was taking about istoriato renaissance ware , while i had in mind modern italian majolica pieces .\nminton majolica strawberry server , england , 1881 , the compartmented dish with a strawberry handle , impressed mark , dia . 12 in . more . . .\n. the name of majolica is now applied indiscriminately to all fancy articles of coloured pottery . when , however , it is decorated by means of coloured glazes\nthe word \u2018majolica\u2019 , an anglicisation of the italian word \u2018maiolica\u2019 , was already in general use in england to describe tin - glaze maiolica in the italian style .\napproximately twenty - five wedgwood majolica dishes , including five with insects , a pair with portraits , and a set of six leaf saucers . more . . .\nkarmason , marylin j . , and stacke , joan b . , majolica : a complete history and illustrated survey , , harry n . abrams , inc .\ndr . karmason and ms . stacke disagreed . in their view , the revival is just beginning . they said they found increased awareness of majolica in their travels and experienced an enthusiastic response in april at the first meeting of the international majolica collectors ' association , in fort wayne , ind . recently founded by michael strawser of wolcottville , ind . , an auctioneeer and realtor who collects majolica , the organization already has a membership of about 100 collectors from 16 states and from france .\nfourteen majolica ceramic tableware items , including seven griffin , smith & hill : a teacup and saucer , a leaf dish , and four plates . more . . .\nthirteen majolica ceramic cake stands and plates , including a pair of mintons cake stands , a pair of gien plates , and a copeland plate . more . . .\nthe famed designer alberto pinto lined the gilded leather walls of the petit salon fumoir in his paris apartment with bernard palissy majolica dishes mounted on brackets . photo by giorgio baroni\nmajolica monk pitcher , england , c . 1875 , attributed to george jones , with molded goat mask handle , unmarked , ht . 12 in . more . . .\ncollectors today credit the pioneering london dealer jeremy cooper with reviving interest in majolica through the many exhibitions he organized in the 1970s ( one of his customers was linda horn ) .\nseventeen continental majolica ceramic tableware items , including two figural pitchers and a bamboo - form teapot , most french and czechoslovakian , ht . to 12 in . more . . .\nthis is the first of a series of majolica blogs . in this blog we remind ourselves of a few definitions and the enormous scope for decorators , collectors and antique enthusiasts .\nmarvelous majolica : an easy reference and price guide ( a schiffer book for collectors ) by snyder , jeffrey b . : schiffer pub ltd 9780764312755 large softcover - the book women\nwedgwood began to manufacture majolica about ten years after mintons . wedgwood ' s glazes and modelling were denser and more formal than minton ' s , but there were many pieces that displayed the naturalism and humour of minton shapes . wedgwood ' s majolica included cachepots , jugs , candlesticks , cheese bells , umbrella stands , sardine boxes , plates in naturalistic patterns , bread trays , etc . in wedgwood ' s\ngreenware\nthe green glaze emphasizes the low relief patterning , typically of basketwork and foliage . numerous smaller factories in the staffordshire potteries specialised in such green majolica wares in which the translucent glaze brought out the low relief of the cast body : some , like wedgwood , marked their majolica with impressed stamps .\na late nineteenth century green majolica plate with a moulded vine leaf pattern . unmarked but with an interesting rippled underside . auctiva ' s free counter . size ( approx . ) .\nnine pieces of majolica , including a teapot , three leaf - form trays and a figural motif tazza marked\nwedgwood ,\nht . to 10 in . more . . .\nthe majolica craze began in 1951 when herbert minton exhibited vases at the crystal palace , site of the great exhibition of 1851 , noting that they were \u201ccolored after the style of the old majolica\u201d . minton\u2019s painstakingly sculpted and brilliantly glazed majolica pieces raged in size from dinnerware to large , elaborate garden fountains and contained three dimensional figures of feathered and furred animals , fish , shells and seaweed , as well as renaissance - inspired festoons of fruit and flowers . leaf shapes were popular for plates , shells for oyster plates and bees for honey pots .\npresent day dictionary compilers and online search engines\u2019 primary definitions treat \u2018maiolica\u2019 and \u2018majolica\u2019 as interchangeable . fans of tin glazed maiolica ( with an \u2018i\u2019 ) and fans of lead glazed majolica ( with a \u2018j\u2019 ) both feel this is overdue for correction . we can see they are different . we know they are different . do they not deserve one clear sense each ?\n1 . majolica n . a spelling of maiolica n . used in us until the present time , and in england until early 1870\u2019s , after which the spelling \u2018maiolica\u2019 was encouraged .\nas long ago as 1875 the south kensington museum made a first attempt at persuading the public to use \u2018maiolica\u2019 only for tin - glaze and \u2018majolica\u2019 only for lead glaze . they published two booklets entitled maiolica ( tin glaze ) and majolica ( coloured lead glazes ) to make clear the distinction . further enquiry reveals that only \u2018maiolica\u2019 was published . the \u2018majolica\u2019 publication was a spelling error which the v & a museum ( formerly the south kensington museum ) will correct in due time . only when we asked to read it did they realise the error .\na stunning antique majolica vase of a sweetcorn . circa 1890 english majolica corn on the cob . a very collectable piece of english majolica hand painted sweetcorn design pitcher jug . height 22cm width 15cm ( including handle and spout ) condition - there is a decent chip to the base of the vase , please see photographs , but i feel it doesn\u2019t spoil it , as it can\u2019t been seen too easily when standing . it doesn\u2019t effect its use . there is also slight crazing . please get in touch if you have any questions or require further images .\nseveral american firms also made majolica , with the english born edwin bennett producing it in baltimore as early as the 1850s . [ 4 ] the best known are griffin , smith and hill of phoenixville , pennsylvania , whose etruscan majolica made from 1880 to 1890 includes compotes with dolphin supports and flower , shell , or jewel cups , a design of coral weed and seashells , and tableware with leaves and ferns . their mark was an impressed monogram ,\ng . s . h . ,\nsometimes circled and with the words\netruscan majolica\n.\nthere are very valid reproductions , such as those by minton & co . and mottehedah . the function of the minton copy is to celebrate the minton bicentennial . each year since 1993 , minton has manufactured almost exact copies of its victorian majolica tea pots . to date , these include the monkey tea pot , the chinese actor tea pot , the cat and mouse tea pot , the monkey and cockerel tea pot and the blowfish tea pot , with the turtle tea pot slowly ambling toward eager collectors . each tea pot undersurface is carefully marked with the year of production , the number of teapots in each series , the specific number of the particular tea pot , and the label of the body as \u201cfine china\u201d ( not passing as majolica ) . the mottehedah co . has reproduced almost all forms of ceramics , including majolica , but has always labeled the undersurface appropriately . mottehedah copies also have a function : it is said that in places such as the white house , \u201csouvenirs\u201d may disappear , so it is necessary to guard against the greater loss of the original piece .\ni am establishing my home . whilst trawling through sito web to find interesting pieces of form and function i came across majolica so i headed to google to try and find some information ,\n2 . majolica n . english earthenware made from 1850 in imitation of italian tin - glazed maiolica with opaque whitish glaze and brush painted decoration , introduced by minton in 1851 . rare .\nhb & cie ' choisy le roi ' . rare c . 1880 french majolica . cobalt blue , brown & gold gilded vase . height 12\nx 7 . 5\nwidest .\nupdate dictionaries with the sense ( dictionary definition ) , majolica n . a type of 19th - century earthenware of translucent coloured lead glazes applied simultaneously to the biscuit , then fired , typically\nin 1907 mark - louis solon [ he married the daughter of leon arnoux ] , makes no mention of lead - glazed earthenware in his publication \u2018a history and description of italian majolica\u2019 .\nafter 1900 , people got swept up in the romanticism of art nouveau and ceased buying majolica . did they have enough oyster plates and pineapple jugs in their cabinets ? no one knows , but majolica fell out of fashion and began to be denigrated . ( about a majolica - clad room at the victoria & albert museum , building news wrote in 1870 : \u201cthis is but a sham art , just as they are sham columns \u2014 a casing of crockery built up around a brick core . \u201d ) by the 1920s , most of the old molds had been discarded .\ngeorge jones majolica leaf dish , england , c . 1880 , floriform vase with twig support centering a three - compartment leaf dish , ht . 6 3 / 4 in . more . . .\nwedgwood , a giant in the ceramic world , did not begin producing majolica until 1860 , nearly 10 years after minton . their pieces , nearly always marked , rank with minton and jones in desirability . other well - known british potters once producing majolica included s . fielding & co . , brownhill\u2019s pottery co . , w . t . copeland & sons , and john adams & co .\nthe certificate reads : - number 7 in a series of reproduction minton majolica teapots from the 1870\u2019s , the naturalistic \u2018tortoise\u2019 is a perfect subject for tea brewing , which like the tortoise cannot be hurried .\nsixteen majolica ceramic tableware items , including a bird vase , an albino shell and seaweed pitcher , and a brown , westhead & moore grapevine pitcher , ht . to 7 in . more . . .\neight mostly majolica ceramic dishes , including a brevet a . d . t . rubelles reticulated dish and a large charger with applied frogs , dia . 16 3 / 4 in . more . . .\nstarting in the 1850s , people in the u . s . and the u . k . embraced these affordable housewares with unusual polychrome palettes ( turquoise and pink ) and whimsical forms ( candlesticks shaped like dolphins ) . by the 1870s , majolica was being mass - produced for an ever - expanding middle class in countries like england , france , sweden , hungary and portugal . majolica was art for everyman . its popularity coincided with interest in exotic japonisme and scientific studies by the likes of carl linnaeus , charles darwin and john james audubon , explains nicolaus boston , a longtime majolica dealer , curator and author based in ireland .\ndespite this reminder , the public came to call minton ' s palissy ware majolica ware ; palissy ware dropped out of use and majolica stuck . in the 1880s , the curators of the south kensington museum ( now the v & a ) tried to clear up the confusion by reviving the italian spelling\nmaiolica\nwith an ' i ' instead of a ' j ' for italian tin - glaze . [ 3 ]\n' majolica ' ( maiolica ) was originally used to describe wares made in mediterranean europe and primarily exported through the port of maiorca . it was the first modern european pottery to achieve rich colours , opaque colours were applied over the usual red clay ( terracotta ) body , being opaque the glazes masked the colour of the underlying clay . the stiffness of the coloured glazes and the requirement to apply thickly so that the red clay body didn ' t show through meant the wares had a three dimensional feel to the decoration . early victorian tile makers like minton & co . and maw & co . used similar techniques to produce brightly coloured tiles albeit usually with an embossed body , early minton majolica tiles are quite rare and sought after however they continued in production throughout the nineteenth century . sherwin & cotton ' s and others barbotine tiles were similarly made with coloured slips applied by painting , earlier examples up until the late 1880s used buff plastic clay bodies , later examples are slip painted on top of embossed biscuit .\nearly development in the 13th century , tin - glazed hispano - moresque pottery , in such shapes as albarelli and platters , were transported from spain to italy . its name , maiolica , was derived from the spanish shipping port of majorca . in italy colorful tin glazes were applied over soft - earthenware shapes such as platters and pitchers . in the 17th century , this new pottery found its way to further development in england and stoke - on - trent . important in the 18th - century development of ceramics at stoke - on - trent were john astbury , thomas whieldon and his young partner , josiah wedgwood ; ralph wood , and thomas minton . with thomas minton\u2019s death in 1835 , his son , herbert , became president of minton & co . , thereby leading to the production of victorian majolica .\neleven french majolica ceramic items , a set of four grape plates , four asparagus plates , a large duck - form covered serving dish , and a delphin massier rooster vase and duck sugar . more . . .\nmany other continental factories ( such as germany\u2019s villeroy and boch ) made majolica in its heyday . all is sought by collectors , although pieces signed minton , wedgwood , george jones and etrusca are most highly valued .\nwe love you too rich . your first purchase was the fish swallowing fish majolica teapot and it\u2019s been fish and molluscs ever since apart from that sole pig ! we greatly appreciate the business over so many years .\nthe word majolica has been used to describe several types of wares over the centuries which are similar in that the colours are strong and bright but the materials and processes to achieve the effect have progressed over time .\nproduction had increased since 1875 but with fewer original examples and with less artistic enterprise . by the death of queen victoria in 1901 , majolica production was at an end , superseded by art nouveau and art pottery .\nwilhelm schiller & sons bohemian majolica vase . very fine twin handle vase in neutral colours . the body in floral & fauna relief work with 2 green man type mask faces to base . scrolling acanthus leaf handles .\namerica\u2019s centennial exposition in philadelphia in 1976 provided the impetus for collecting majolica . by far the best know of the american manufacturers is griffen , smith , and hill , whose etruscan majolica designs depict plant and marine life . their shell and seaweed pattern , modeled after a wedgwood design , is delicately molded and glazed in opalescent shades of pink , grey , and blue , with green seaweed accents . dinner services , bowls , humidors , and even cuspidors were available , but relatively few have survived . because of its fragility , it is rare to find undamaged examples of griffen , smith , and hill\u2019s marine majolica , making it even more desirable .\nthe majolica shared the exhibition with chinese export partridge tureens , 18 - century staffordshire figurals , plates and teapots , renaissance chargers majestic and tin - glazed , mottled whieldon plates , pale blue and white wedgwood table ornaments and potpourri urns , meissen birds , a bernard palissy 16th - century fecundity platter replicated in delft , and aesthetic movement japanesque pieces . all these were precursors of the humorous , whimsical , naturalistic 19th - century majolica .\nmajolica - makers\u2019 marks are sure way to identify a manufacturer . some marks will also date an item . marks may be impressed , embossed or printed . or written in script over the glaze , or \u2018in reserve\u2019 .\ninterest in the world at large continued also to broaden . booming trade with the east brought everything \u2018oriental\u2019 suddenly back into fashion . a further flush of national pride following petrie\u2019s excavations in egypt also found expression in majolica .\na choisy le roi french majolica glazed plate dating to the late 19th century ( 3rd republic ) . the center with raised decoration of leaves and flowers over a dark ground and the border with a greek key variant .\ndelete \u201cor sometimes lead\u201d and delete \u201ctypically used for large decorative items , tableware , tiles and figures\u201d to arrive at a good definition of minton\u2019s rare tin - glaze \u2018english majolica\u2019 product about which most people have never heard .\nthis attractive majolica pottery jug has a nice hexagonal shape . it has a blue outside with leaf and stylised wheatsheaf decoration and a green inside . the handle simulates a branch . the jug has no maker ' s marks .\n, the gaily colored , metallic - oxide - glazed earthenware , has ebbed and flowed for more than a century . right now it appears to be having a moment \u2014 again . \u201ci\u2019ve seen majolica creeping back , \u201d says\neight english majolica ceramic items , a large george jones serving dish , three geranium platters , a bread platter , and a set of three graduated pitchers , ht . to 7 1 / 4 in . more . . .\nwedgwood majolica jardiniere stand , england , c . 1860 , raspberry and yellow / green decorated pedestal with elongated panels of flowers in pots alternating with rectangular panels of cells , ht . 24 1 / 4 more . . .\nlet\u2019s start with technicalities . here is a short review of the definition of the words ceramics , pottery and majolica . once we know exactly what we are talking about , we will define what they really mean to people .\nwedgwood of all types including jasperware , queensware , majolica , transferware , rosso antico , basalt , pearlware , caneware , bone china , fairyland lustre , \u00b7ordinary lustre as well as a large selection of wedgwood reference books . \u00b7\u00b7\ntwo new york collectors of 19th - century majolica , marilyn g . karmason and joan b . stacke , began in 1976 , shortly after they met and became friends , to amass comprehensive holdings . each now owns about 1 , 500 pieces , and their collections - almost identical , due in part to the abundance of material available until now - are of mostly british and american majolica , but include portuguese and french pieces as well . dr . karmason , a psychiatrist , and ms . stacke , who manages a doctors ' office in manhattan , said in a recent interview that their husbands , who are physicians , do not collect majolica but support their interest with enthusiasm ."]}
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( see section 17 below ) .\nonline campaign : jonathan cooper , left , ran grushkowsky and logan lemberger at internet remittance business wirecash\u2019s headquarters in santa monica . photo by ringo chiu .\nwirecash is the first and only online marketplace to offer u . s . residents access to traditional offline money transfer companies . money transfers can be received via bank account deposit , agent pick - up , home delivery , and mobile among other options . wirecash allows consumers to send money smarter , to complete the online money transfer that fits their needs best . wirecash is based in santa monica , ca . for more information , please visit urltoken .\nwirecash serves as the authorized delegate of multiple licensed money transfer providers . as such , wirecash offers services of licensees to us residents to compare brands , rates , distribution options , and initiate money transfers in one online location . customers can return to do subsequent transactions with the same or different licensed service providers .\nbut wirecash is taking a different approach to effecting change within the industry : work directly with smaller , pre - existing money - transfer companies to offer users lower fees and more sending options . using these partnerships , wirecash gives users a new way to transmit funds from the u . s . to recipients abroad .\nwirecash is dedicated to securely protecting the information and privacy of all consumers . this privacy policy discloses the practices for wirecash ( urltoken ) and applies solely to information collected by this website . our privacy policy may be updated from time to time and will be posted on this page . the policy outlines the following :\n\u201cexpanding our platform to include international bill payments and mobile recharges further establishes wirecash as the premier one - stop online destination for all international value transfers for u . s . residents providing financial assistance to their family abroad , \u201d said ran grushkowsky , co - founder of wirecash . \u201cwirecash has a wide range of options and solutions to choose from , enabling a customer to send cash to their mother , pay their grandmother\u2019s electric bill , or add minutes to their brother\u2019s mobile phone . \u201d\nwirecash leverages proprietary technology , including the latest machine learning and artificial intelligence techniques to be one of the very few money transfer companies to offer instant ach .\ninformation provided or posted by customers on our publicly accessible blog . do not post sensitive , private personal information including : email , address , or wirecash transaction information .\ncharges . for each transaction that you submit there may be a transaction fee dictated by the service provider you selected from the wirecash marketplace , plus the transaction amount . you agree to pay this transaction fee , to the service provider , which will be collected by wirecash . additional charges may apply depending on selected service and payment method . payment is due at the time your transaction is submitted for processing . wirecash only accepts payment in u . s . dollars . if you submit a transaction that results in wirecash being charged non - sufficient fund fees , chargeback fees , or other similar fees , you agree to reimburse us for all such fees . for transactions funded from the sender ' s bank account , you agree that wirecash may , if necessary credit your bank as part of our effort to confirm ownership of the account .\nthe wirecash staff . from left : logan lemberger , micah blu , jonathan cooper ( co - founder ) , ran grushkowsky ( co - founder ) , roberto ricardo .\nso , backed by more than $ 5 million from an institutional investor , cooper and grushkowsky launched wirecash . logan lemberger joined as vice president of business development in 2013 .\nwirecash officially launched its money transfer platform in march 2015 and plans to announce the addition of more money transfer companies and service providers to its marketplace in the coming months .\n# startup instawires . com - send # money # globally , in an instant . # cash # moneywire # wiremoney # wirecash # vc # venturecapital # banking # payments\nplus , with wirecash insights\u2122 , we\u2019ll provide you with the intelligence and the tools to retain control of your business . our technology and platform allow you to set your exchange rates and fees with the insight of what other money transfer services are offering . this allows you to balance your profitability targets and your volume . this is the wirecash marketplace .\nwirecash . com , an online and mobile marketplace for international money transfers , has signed an agreement to offer the services of maxi money services , a us licensed money transmitter .\ndisclaimer : i am part of the team at wirecash , which is an online marketplace for international money transfers to 100 + countries . we hope to be a part of your money transfer but our goal is for you to find the best money transfer option for you ! customers are already using wirecash for the exact purpose of paying developers in russia .\ninitially , wirecash is partnering with cuallix and other providers to enable consumers to pay family bills including utilities , financial services , taxes , telephone , cable , and internet . the platform is well established in countries like mexico , where vendors payable through the wirecash marketplace now include nextel , cablevision , telnor , telmex , movistar , cfe , infonavit , and sky .\nwirecash ' s mission is to make those money senders available the way most americans prefer to shop nowadays - via the internet - while taking a cut in the process .\nthat ' s why wirecash has turned to\nvoiceprints\nto help verify payments . a voiceprint comprises hundreds of mathematical models measuring traits such as tone , cadence and pitch\nwirecash enables customers to send money online using a bank account , debit card , or credit card . in most cases funds are available to recipients in 100 + countries in minutes .\nyou can reach customer service by phone at 323 - 388 - 4210 , email or live chat . wirecash also has a handy faq section on its website that may have your answer .\nwirecash ceo and co - founder ran grushkowsky said : \u201cmaxi money services is a significant brand to add to our marketplace . their unique money transfer services will be well received by online consumers . adding a large , standout brand marks a significant step forward for wirecash , as well as maxi , as their money transfer services can now be accessed from any computer or smartphone . \u201d\nimproperly filed litigation . all claims you bring against wirecash must be resolved in accordance with section 13 of this agreement . all claims filed or brought contrary to section 34 shall be considered improperly filed , and a breach of this agreement . should you file a claim contrary to section 13 , wirecash may recover attorneys ' fees and costs ( including in - house attorneys and paralegals ) up to $ 1 , 000 . 00 usd from you , provided that wirecash has notified you in writing of the improperly filed claim , and you have failed to promptly withdraw the claim .\nwirecash partners primarily with companies who previously operated strictly offline . senders can compare and choose among these companies \u2013 which include girosol , pontual , and prabhu \u2013 when preparing a remittance for processing .\nthe delivery of the funds is provided by the licensed money transfer providers . you agree to abide by the terms and conditions imposed by your selected service provider when conducting a transaction using wirecash .\nthe fees you\u2019ll pay to use the services of wirecash depend on the country you\u2019re sending money to , the service provider you select , the amount you wish to send and how you\u2019re sending it .\nwe are very excited to add pontual to our online marketplace . wirecash customers across the country can now utilize pontual ' s broad network to send money quickly and easily throughout central and south america ,\nsaid ran grushkowsky , co - founder of wirecash .\npontual ' s trusted relationships within the local brazilian and latin american communities uniquely position them for success in our money transfer marketplace .\nwirecash has a wide range of options and solutions to choose from , enabling a customer to send cash to their mother , pay their grandmother\u2019s electric bill , or add minutes to their brother\u2019s mobile phone .\nbut wirecash is taking a different approach to effecting change within the industry : work directly with smaller , pre - existing money - transfer companies to offer users lower fees and more sending options .\nunauthorized transactions . wirecash or its money transfer providers may cancel any transaction and close any account that it suspects is being utilized for any of the following activities ( without limitation ) : sexually - oriented materials or services ; gambling activities ; fraud ; money - laundering ; funding terrorist organizations ; purchase or sale of tobacco , firearms , prescription drugs , or other controlled substances ; or sending money to a recipient that has violated the wirecash or its providers\u2019 terms of service . if you use the service in connection with illegal conduct , wirecash reserves the right to report you to the appropriate law enforcement agency or agencies .\ncommercial transactions . wirecash is not intended to be used for commercial purposes , including for purchases of goods or payments for services of any kind . you agree that you will only use the service to send money to people that you know personally and for personal reasons . if wirecash discovers you are using the service to purchase goods or services , we may cancel your transaction ( s ) and close your account .\n\u201cjoining the wirecash money transfer marketplace is a key step in the expansion of our business , \u201d said arthur avetisian , managing member of moneytun . \u201cour distribution network continues to expand , now reaching over 60 , 000 locations . together with wirecash , we will provide fast , convenient , and inexpensive online money transfer services to armenia , russia , ukraine and the rest of eastern europe from the united states . \u201d\nwirecash will make every effort not to debit your payment instrument after receiving your request for cancellation . however , in some cases , wirecash may have initiated an irreversible request for funds from your financial institution prior to receiving your request for cancellation . in such cases , your payment instrument may be debited even if you have cancelled your transaction . in this case , the refund will be initiated once the payment is completed .\nlos angeles , calif . , nov . 2 , 2015 ( globe newswire ) - - via prweb - wirecash , the online marketplace for international money transfers , today announced the addition of pontual ' s remittance services to its money transfer platform . u . s . residents may now send money online with pontual , the leading money remittance provider from the u . s . to brazil , exclusively through the wirecash website .\nchief executive jonathan cooper embraces the air travel analogy , comparing wirecash to expedia inc . in bellevue , wash . , which allows prospective travelers to search for , compare and book flights all on a single site .\nif you\u2019re a new user , you\u2019ll need to visit wirecash\u2019s website and select the country you wish to transfer funds to . from there , you can see the transfer methods and service providers available in that country .\neligible users . you must be at least eighteen ( 18 ) years old to access or use wirecash as a sender . you must be able to form legally binding contracts under applicable law . other restrictions may apply .\nthose who want to select from different services . wirecash works by matching senders with partnered companies to make the transfer through . depending on the country you\u2019re sending to , you may be able to pick from one or more .\n) today announced the launch of the first and only online money transfer marketplace . wirecash has integrated a wide range of recognizable and respected traditional offline money transfer companies onto its platform , providing us residents access to their services .\nthird - party service providers under contract with wirecash that help us with our business operations , such as transaction processing , fraud prevention , and marketing . this is only for the purposes of providing you with your requested services .\nconsumer fraud alert : protect yourself from scams and fraud . only complete transactions to people you know , safeguard your password , complete transfers for yourself and not on behalf of others . wirecash may be used for legal purposes only . please let us know immediately if you believe someone is trying to scam or defraud you or if your wirecash username or password have been lost or stolen by email at customerservice @ urltoken and put report fraud in the subject line .\n\u201cwe are pleased to add ping express to our expanding marketplace . their technology - focused approach and proprietary distribution provide wirecash customers excellent options for sending money to africa , \u201d said ran grushkowsky , ceo and co - founder of wirecash . \u201ceven today , there are insufficient options to send money online to africa , with costs remaining especially high . we look forward to working together with ping express to provide affordable and efficient online money transfer services to countries across africa . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019re excited to join the wirecash money transfer marketplace , offering our low - cost and instant money transfer services . we\u2019re continuing to create an environment that puts smiles on the faces of families and friends throughout africa . \u201d said anslem oshionebo , ceo and president of ping express . \u201cwe\u2019re dedicated to providing the nigerian and ghanaian diaspora communities in the united states with the best all - around money transfer services . working with wirecash enhances our ability to do just that . \u201d\noperating as an online money transfer marketplace , wirecash sends money to more than 50 countries the world over . you can also compare multiple money transfer companies across such parameters as distribution methods , payout options , exchange rates and transfer fees .\nwith one seamless login , consumers can transparently compare and complete money transfers based on brand , price , recipient payout option , along with other criteria . money transfers completed through wirecash are safely processed and distributed worldwide to recipients in minutes .\nwirecash has signed agreements in place with five licensed money transmitters , and is currently processing online money transfers to over 60 countries . more partners are being integrated and the company expects to announce additional agreements and global distribution in the near future .\njun 07 , 2016 - prunder ground . com - wirecash , the online marketplace for international money transfers today announced it will now offer the services of ping express . ping express , provides a technology platform that enables its members to . . .\nother charges . wirecash is not responsible for any fees or charges that may be imposed by the financial institutions associated with your payment instruments . for example ( without limitation ) , your credit card issuer may charge you a cash advance fee and interest if you use a credit card as a payment instrument . wirecash is not responsible for any non - sufficient funds charges , chargeback fees , or other similar charges that might be imposed on you by your bank , credit card issuer , or other provider .\nverification . recipients may be required to prove their identity before receiving funds by presenting valid , unexpired identification document ( s ) from a list of acceptable forms of identification . in addition , recipients may be required to provide a number and / or other , similar identifier associated with their transaction . you give wirecash permission to store all such data , as necessary to provide the service . please verify account information and bank details are correct prior to submitting your transaction because wirecash is not responsible for detecting inaccuracies .\nin the ecommerce world to maxmise conversion while minimizing fraud risk from every region of the world . one of the keys to the success of wirecash is the ability to ensure safe fraud free transactions , at a price point that makes sense for money remittance .\nidentity and location information . you authorize wirecash to request your mobile carrier to use your subscriber details for verifying your identity . those details may include name , billing address , email , and phone number . this information may also include location information , if available .\nlimited time offer . promotion may end at any time with or without notice . wirecash reserves the right to end this promotion at any time but any eligible transfer submitted prior to the cancellation will receive the promotion . final end date will be posted in this website .\nexcept for claims under section 2102 of the california financial code arising from transactions originating in california , in no event shall wirecash , its suppliers , vendors , service providers , or their respective subsidiaries , officers , agents , partners , employees or consultants be liable for any direct , indirect , incidental , special , consequential or exemplary damages beyond the sum of $ 500 . 00 ( in addition to refunding the transaction amount and transaction fees ) , including but not limited to , damages for loss of profits , goodwill , use , data or other intangible losses ( even if wirecash has been advised of the possibility of such damages ) resulting from negligence on the part of wirecash , its suppliers , vendors , service providers , or their respective subsidiaries , officers , agents , partners , employees or consultants .\ngeneral . wirecash or the licensed money transmitters we work with may , at any time and in our sole discretion , refuse any transaction or limit the amount to be transferred , either on a per transaction basis or on an aggregated basis without prior notice . any such limits may be imposed on individual accounts or on related accounts or households , in wirecash ' s sole discretion . we reserve the right at any time , and from time to time , to modify or discontinue the service ( or any part thereof ) with or without notice .\nwirecash reserves the right to deem any transfer ineligible from this promotion for any reason including transfers and / or users that , including but not limited to , appear to be fraudulent , are potentially intended to abuse this promotion , or it do not comply to our user agreement .\nran grushkowsky , co - founder and cto of wirecash said , \u201cstopping payment fraud is instrumental to safely process online money remittance transactions . prior to our launch we invested heavily in our transformative technology to prevent fraud and facilitate the transition and ongoing online operations of offline money transfer companies . \u201d\nno waiver . the failure of wirecash to exercise or enforce any right , provision , or clause of these disclaimers shall not constitute a waiver of such right or provision and shall not guarantee that wirecash will repeat any such actions in the future . if any provision of the disclaimers are found by an arbitrator or court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid , the parties nevertheless agree that the arbitrator or court should endeavor to give appropriately valid effect to the intention of the disclaimers as reflected in the provision , and the other provisions of the disclaimers shall remain in full force and effect .\nwirecash , the marketplace for online money transfers , today announced the launch of cross - border international bill pay and mobile phone reloads for u . s . residents . the addition of these services enables customers to instantly pay for their family members bills or mobile phone minutes in over 100 countries .\nin order to access and retain communications , you must have : ( i ) an internet browser that supports 128 - bit encryption , ( ii ) an email account and the capability to read email from wirecash , and ( iii ) a device and internet connection capable of supporting the foregoing .\nforeign currencies . money transfer service providers offered by wirecash usually make money when you pay for a transaction in one currency and the transaction is paid out in another currency , which is based on the difference between the exchange rate at which the foreign currency is bought and the exchange rate provided to you .\nwirecash leverages its proprietary fraud minimizing technology to provide the services of traditional offline money transfer companies online . the company believes its collection of preferred brands , along with its superior fraud prevention technology , is the core of its sustainable competitive advantage in the low margin / high - risk industry of online money remittance .\nmaxi money services president and ceo luis cerrilla said : \u201ci\u2019m very excited to announce our entrance into the wirecash money transfer marketplace . we can now leverage the online and mobile channel to serve a new segment of customers that we were not serving before . it is an excellent progression in the growth of our business . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019re thrilled to welcome cruz to our team during this exciting period of expansion for the company , \u201d said ran grushkowsky , ceo and co - founder of wirecash . \u201chis experience developing and managing large - scale marketing campaigns within the money transfer industry positions him to have an immediate and significant impact on our growth . \u201d\nin the course of using the services available through wirecash , you may be asked for your name , billing address , email address , and telephone number ( s ) . we may also collect certain sensitive payment information from you such as your bank account number , credit or debit card number , and date of birth .\nthe website , text , graphics , links , buttons , logos , and images , as well as all other wirecash patents , copyrights , trademarks , trade secrets , service marks , logos , and product and service names are owned exclusively by wirecash . you may not display , use , copy , or modify the wirecash intellectual property in any manner . you are authorized solely to view and retain a copy of the pages of our websites for your own personal , non - commercial use . you may not : ( i ) engage in or use any automated devices , data mining , robots , scraping or similar data gathering or extraction methods to access or use the service ; ( ii ) modify , copy , frame , scrape , rent , lease , loan , sell , distribute or create derivative works based on the service , in whole or in part , except that the foregoing does not apply to the information that you legally upload to the service ; ( iii ) remove or alter any author , trademark or other proprietary notice or legend displayed on our websites ( or printed pages thereof ) ; or ( iv ) infringe wirecash ' s or any third party ' s copyright , patent , trademark , trade secret or other intellectual property rights , or rights of publicity or privacy .\nyour security and the integrity of your account is a top priority and wirecash works hard to make sure that your information is secure . wirecash is a safe and convenient way to send money to family members and to other people that you trust . however , scams and fraudsters are abundant and we urge you not to send money to anyone that you do not know personally . in particular , you should be cautious of deals or offers that seem too good to be true . if you think you have been or might be a victim of fraud , please contact us immediately or if you are aware of anyone or any entity that is using the service inappropriately , please email us at customerservice @ urltoken with the words report fraud in the subject line of the email . if you receive any fake ( phishing ) emails purporting to be from wirecash , please also forward them to customerservice @ urltoken , also with the words report fraud in the subject line of the email .\n, which works with multiple money transfer companies , allowing customers to choose the price / service best for them . currently with wirecash , girosol enables people to send money to russia or ukraine for ~ 4 % , with recipients able to pick up cash in us dollars at locations across the country in less than 24 hours .\nfernando fayzano , ceo of pontual , commented ,\nwe are thrilled to join the wirecash money transfer marketplace and expand our reach to online customers . we can now provide pontual customers with another method to send money safely and efficiently to their loved ones in brazil , as well as to the rest of central and south america .\nwrong information . if you provide us with the wrong information such as the wrong bank account , recipient information , registration information , etc , your funds may not be recoverable . we will attempt to recover the funds . however , in all cases payment is still due to wirecash and will be charged to your account or payment instrument .\nlimits . wirecash limits the amount of funds that can be sent through the various money transfer providers whose service we offer . new customers may send $ 500 for the first thirty ( 30 ) days . following thirty days , customers may send $ 2 , 999 / day and a total sum of $ 9 , 999 / month .\nas a new customer , you can send a single wirecash transfer that\u2019s $ 25 to $ 500 . once you complete a month as a registered user , your maximum transfer increases to $ 2 , 999 per day and $ 9 , 999 per month . looking to send more than $ 500 ? compare these transfer services without maximum limits .\nprior to xoom , cruz worked at sigue corp . , a top offline money transfer brand , in various marketing and product management positions . this unique combination of skills and experience in both online and offline money transfers will help position wirecash and its partners at the center of all customers looking for greater selection and better choices when sending money .\ncollection . you understand that if you have an unpaid balance to wirecash and do not make satisfactory payment arrangements , your account may be placed with an external collection agency . you will be responsible for reimbursement of any fees from the collection agency , including all costs and expenses incurred collecting your account , and possibly including reasonable attorney\u2019s fees if so incurred during collection efforts . in order for wirecash or their designated external collection agency to service your account , and where not prohibited by applicable law , you agree that wirecash and the designated external collection agency are authorized to ( i ) contact you by telephone at the telephone number ( s ) you are providing , including wireless telephone numbers , which could result in charges to you , ( ii ) contact you by sending text messages ( message and data rates may apply ) or emails , using any email address you provided and ( iii ) methods of contact may include using pre - recorded / artificial voice message and / or use of an automatic dialing device , as applicable .\nu . s . residents send about $ 120 billion overseas each year , according to the world bank , and cooper said nearly 75 percent of that sum is processed through offline companies . wirecash\u2019s mission is to make those money senders available the way most americans prefer to shop nowadays \u2013 via the internet \u2013 while taking a cut in the process .\n\u201can online marketplace is the natural next step for customers looking to send money online . wirecash gives consumers greater transparency and access to the brands they know and trust - all from their smartphone or computer , \u201d stated cruz . \u201ci\u2019m excited to join the team and remain at the forefront of an important industry which benefits millions of people around the world . \u201d\nyou acknowledge that use of wirecash\u2019s services and the user agreements of its money transfer providers shall be agreed upon electronically . unless otherwise required by applicable law , the following categories of information (\ncommunications\n) will only be provided by electronic means and not in paper format or through other non - electronic means : ( i ) these disclaimers , our privacy policy , money transfer provider user agreements and any amendments , modifications or supplements to them ; ( ii ) your records of transactions through the service ; ( iii ) any initial , periodic or other disclosures or notices provided in connection with the service , including without limitation those required by federal or state law ; ( iv ) any customer service communications , including without limitation communications with respect to claims of error or unauthorized use of the service ; and ( v ) any other communication related to the service or wirecash . electronic means may also include sms , or texting . you may receive sms alert messages for each transaction if you agree to receive sms messages from wirecash . message and data rates may apply when you receive sms messages on your mobile phone .\nwirecash\u2019s offering is unique in the marketplace as it allows customers to choose from sending money or directly paying their family member\u2019s bills . for recipients , having a utility bill paid or their mobile phone minutes increased by family in the u . s . eliminates time spent traveling to and from a retail payment location , waiting in long lines , and carrying large sums of cash .\ncruz brings more than 10 years marketing experience in the international money transfer industry . cruz comes to wirecash from xoom , a leading online money transfer provider , acquired by paypal in july 2015 . at xoom , cruz held numerous managerial roles and responsibilities , including driving customer acquisition for latin america , increasing loyalty across the entire customer base , and leading the market knowledge functions .\nforum for disputes . except as otherwise agreed by the parties or as described in section 13 ( 3 ) above , you agree that any claim or dispute you may have against wirecash must be resolved by a court located in los angeles county , california . you agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of the courts located within los angeles county , california for the purpose of litigating all such claims or disputes .\njonathan cooper , co - founder and ceo of wirecash commented , \u201cthe market for money remittance is highly fragmented . there are approximately 20 million money senders in the united states , annually remitting more than $ 120 billion outbound . nearly 75 % of the market is controlled by over 400 companies who are not currently operating online . we see tremendous opportunity in this space and are excited to announce our official launch . \u201d\nin his new role , cruz will report directly to ceo and co - founder ran grushkowsky . cruz will focus on the development and execution of marketing initiatives . he will emphasize the promotion of the wirecash marketplace and it\u2019s licensed money transfer partners who include the largest brands in the industry , and those who to date have never offered their services online . his efforts will engage new and existing customers across the us .\nthe competition was open to contestants from all over the world . a number of categories had been set up to help entrants determine the best attributes , including end user experience , innovative agent solution , back office solution , compliance and customer service \u2013 plus wider considerations such as social impact . a judging panel of industry colleagues selected the nominated entries and the winners . participants included wirecash , transferto , ping express , transfast , oklink and azimo .\nyou agree to indemnify and hold wirecash , its suppliers , vendors , service providers , and their respective subsidiaries , officers , agents , partners , employees , and consultants harmless from any claim or demand , including reasonable attorneys ' fees , made by any third party due to or arising out of your use of the service , your connection to the service , your violation of any applicable user agreement , or your violation of any rights of a third party .\n\u201cmoneytun is a game - changing addition to our marketplace . their deep relationships within the eastern european community in the united states and abroad , position them for immediate online success , \u201d said ran grushkowsky , ceo and co - founder of wirecash . \u201cthe majority of eastern european countries are not adequately serviced online , if at all . together we are positioned to make a significant impact on online money transfers to important countries such as armenia , russia , and ukraine . \u201d\nthe company , which went live march 31 \u2013 but whose technology had been in the works for years \u2013 is a virtual marketplace that offers money - transfer services on behalf of a handful of remittance shops that don\u2019t operate online . users in the united states can use wirecash\u2019s website to send money from a checking account \u2013 and soon , a credit or debit card \u2013 to recipients overseas through partnerships with money - transfer companies , which provide the on - the - ground infrastructure in those destination countries .\nconsumers also benefit under this model , lemberger said . because wirecash allows senders to compare multiple money - transfer companies , it allows them to examine different prices and exchange rates , helping them make a more informed decision about the best way to send . furthermore , listing multiple services generates competition , prompting them to offer affordable prices and / or a higher quality of service . finally , he explained , \u201cour technology allows money transfer companies to offer more competitive pricing , which can be passed on to consumers . \u201d\nothers . you may not submit or receive a transaction ( i ) on behalf of any other person , ( ii ) on behalf of a business or other non - human entity or ( iii ) on behalf of a charitable organization without wirecash ' s express consent . we may , at any time and in our sole discretion , ( a ) refuse any transaction , or ( b ) close multiple accounts held by an individual , persons related to the individual or persons living in the same household as the individual .\nservice providers . we work with the licensed money transmitters who in turn work with local banks , money exchange houses , and other third party service providers to pay funds out to recipients . you , in your capacity as a sender , hereby appoint your recipient as your agent for the purpose of receiving funds in connection with the service . we attempt to provide up - to - date information on our websites regarding the location , availability , and hours of our service providers . however , you agree that wirecash is not responsible for any inaccurate or incomplete information that may be posted on its websites .\nwe\u2019ll add your $ 25 bonus automatically to your first transfer and $ 10 to your second transfer if you send $ 50 to up to $ 475 .\nmust send to eligible countries . visit our site for the updated version of eligible countries .\na cancellation of the transfer for any reason will render your recipient ineligible to receive the bonus .\nshould the cancellation be eligible for a refund , you will be refunded the sending amount excluding the bonus .\nreturn customers who have submitted a successful transfer are not eligible for this promotion . a successful transfer is a transfer where funds deposited , delivered or were picked up by the recipient .\npromotion cannot be combined with any other offer . by participating in this promotion , you are electing to become ineligible for any other offer or promotion .\nas a user , you will subject to the terms and conditions , and privacy policy applicable to your transfer .\nreferee : we\u2019ll add $ 25 bonus automatically to your first transfer between $ 50 and $ 475 and $ 10 to your second transfer of $ 50 or more .\nhave a different billing address and live in a different household than the referrer .\nclick on the link provided by the referee to create an account and must complete a first transfer with a send amount of at least 50 usd but not exceed 475 usd , excluding bonus , to receive the 25 usd bonus automatically on their first transfer .\nafter the referee completes a first transfer with a send amount of at least 50 usd , excluding bonus , the referee will receive a 10 usd bonus automatically on their second transfer .\na cancellation of the transfers for any reason will render the referrer and the referee ineligible to receive the bonus .\nshould the cancellations be eligible for a refund , you will be refunded the sending amount excluding the bonus .\nreturn customers who have submitted a successful transfer are not eligible to be a referee in this promotion .\na successful transfer is a transfer where funds deposited , delivered or were picked up by the recipient .\nyour safety is our top priority . which is why we use the latest top - notch technology to protect and secure your financial information .\nwe\u2019ll always show you who has the best rate and the lowest fee . because if we help you save , you\u2019ll visit us again .\nas an online service , you can send money without leaving your home . so you can say goodbye to standing in line or send while standing in line .\nwe do everything we can to have your funds sent to your recipient as fast as possible . occasionally , some events may affect the speed of service , including :\nhours of operations / holidays : our partners , payers , and banks are around the world and may not be available when your transaction is sent for processing .\nwithin the last few years , a number of startups looking to challenge the $ 400 billion - plus global remittance market have emerged . in an effort to reduce the fees incurred on migrant workers and people in developing countries ( which averaged about 8 percent in 2014 ) , young companies such as currencyfair , bitpesa , and worldremit host digital peer - to - peer payments at relatively little to no cost .\nvice president of business development logan lemberger noted that offline companies represent the vast majority of the remittance market , which is most visibly represented by a small fraction of digital giants including xoom , moneygram , and western union .\nthe startup , lemberger contends , offers these companies a number of advantages : it modernizes them with a digital presence without requiring them to invest much in technology or in adapting to an online business model . furthermore , these remittance services gain customers who might not have found them otherwise ."]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "agriculture in myanmar", "paragraphs": ["social impacts of myanmar agriculture development . how does agriculture development affect the society / community ?\nwhich are the agriculture crops grown and exported from myanmar ? please give names of the exporters of agriculture crops .\ni want to know myanmar agriculture product ' s export and input data from 2006 to 2013 . and then want to know myanmar agriculture method .\nyezin agricultural university ( yau ) is the only institution of higher learning in agriculture in myanmar .\ncore doc _ strategic directions for myanmar agriculture sector 2018 - 2023 _ moali . pdf\n\u2022 care myanmar has a rural livelihoods coordinator and is involved in agriculture , but not yet in fisheries or aquaculture .\nenforcement of fishing activities involves the myanmar navy ; myanmar coast guard ; dof ; myanmar customs department ; and myanmar police force . overall , the myanmar navy coordinates surveillance efforts .\ni want to know myanmar agriculture method and want to know crop yield and production yearly data .\nthe largest contributor to myanmar\u2019s economy . about half of all agricultural land in myanmar is devoted to\nagriculture is the largest and most diverse industry on the planet . the demand for qualified employees in the agriculture and food production industry is quite high . agriculture is the scientific study of the interaction between humans , natural resources , and livestock . there are several concentrations for agriculture including agricultural economics and commercial agriculture . the agriculture major may be designed for students who desire a career in management positions in farm - related industries such as livestock and food products .\nthe department of agriculture has plans to open a call centre aimed at quickly answering agricultural questions from farmers throughout myanmar .\nmyanmar recently becomes a booming market which considers creating a lot of opportunities for forcing business and investing market . especially in agriculture section to serving a rapid growth consumption demand of 60 million people , myanmar has also the largest land in southest asia promising a development of agriculture sector .\na survey conducted by the united nations\u2019 food and agriculture organization in 2006 found that fish accounts for about 22 percent of protein intake of myanmar households .\nthe development of agriculture is a main pillar of myanmar\u2019s growth strategies . it is natural for the myanmar government to prioritize agriculture as a source of economic growth , since it accounted for 36 % of gdp , employs a majority of labor force , and generates nearly 30 % of exports as of 2010 . although the agricultural share in gdp and employment usually declines as an economy grows , it is not a sunset industry in myanmar . methods exist for increasing agriculture\u2019s value added other than the growth of labor and land inputs . the key is to enhance three productivity measures : labor , land , and total productivity . we call this strategy \u201cagriculture plus plus . \u201d keywords : myanmar ( burma ) , agriculture , agriculture plus plus , senary sector of agriculture , growth strategy jel classification : o13 , o53 , q10\nto encourage local and international investment in agriculture sector for the development of advanced agricultural technology and commercial agricultural production .\nhigher levels of investment and access to credit are essential for the development of myanmar\u2019s agriculture sector to reach its full potential , according to experts .\nguidelines _ gender based violence ( food security - agriculture ) _ iasc _ 2015 . pdf\nthe rise in temperature in myanmar is expected to have negative impacts on agricultural production and food security .\nmyanmar is an agricultural country , and the agriculture sector is the backbone of its economy . the agriculture sector contributes to 37 . 8 percent of gross domestic product ( gdp ) , accounts for 25 to 30 percent of total export earnings and employs 70 percent of the labour force . myanmar has established 12 political , economic and social objectives in its efforts to establish a peaceful , modern and developed country . one major economic objective is \u201cdevelopment of agriculture as a base and all - round development of other sectors of the economy as well . \u201d myanmar agriculture policies\nmyanmar has historically been an agrarian society , meaning that agriculture the agriculture sector accounts for the majority of the country\u2019s economic output . the 2003 myanmar agricultural census showed that there were about 3 . 46 million farm families , cultivating about 8 . 7 million hectares of land . 1 the estimated annual income per agricultural worker in myanmar was us $ 194 in 2012 compared to us $ 6 , 680 in malaysia and us $ 706 in thailand . 2\n\u201cabout 70 percent of the population is engaged in agriculture and livestock . no improvement has been made to these sectors despite greater market opportunities , \u201d u win kyaing , general secretary of myanmar fisheries association , told the myanmar times .\nfishing experts from the afd visited myanmar in 2015 and conducted a feasibility study .\nwatch new video documentary : warmer days . myanmar in the age of climate change\nthe vessel monitoring system ( vms ) is to be fitted on all offshore fishing vessels operating in myanmar territorial waters , said deputy agriculture , livestock and irrigation minister u hla kyaw .\nin june 2001 , a severe flash flood occurred in the wundwin township in central myanmar , which swept away a number of villages .\nsimplification of government structure would help , he said . fisheries and livestock come under the ministry of livestock , fisheries and rural development , and agriculture is handled by the ministry of agriculture and irrigation .\nnay pyi taw , myanmar \u2013 the former ministry of agriculture and irrigation ( moai ) has been re - organized under the new myanmar democratic government into the ministry of agriculture , livestock and irrigation ( moali ) . moali is an integration of the moai , ministry of livestock , fisheries and rural development , and ministry of cooperatives .\nagricultural activities have attracted some investment from foreign entities , however . in recent years , china , thailand , south korea and japan have invested in agriculture in myanmar . china has invested in the plantations of sugarcane and fruit , while thailand has invested in vegetable and fruit plantations throughout the country . 14\ndelighted to see that myanmar\u2019s farming systems are well diversified but very sorry to learn that farm profits in myanmar are among the lowest in asia . there is no doubt that myanmar needs effective seed systems and national fertiliser policy strategies to meet the improving agricultural public programs , and to increase the future agricultural productivity and sustainably in myanmar .\nagriculture is the mainstay of the myanmar\u2019s economy , contributing 37 . 8 percent of gross domestic product ( gdp ) in 2010 , down from 47 percent in 2005 / 2006 . agriculture , which includes crops , livestock , fisheries and forestry , accounts for just over 52 percent of the working population aged 15 years and over . 1\n3wmap _ countrywide vt _ agriculture , iwr and cb _ mimu1588v01 _ 18apr2018 _ a3 . vm18 . pdf\nrice is the most important agricultural commodity of myanmar and produced over 27 million tons in 2013 . 1 monsoon paddy is the main crop for both small and large farms in myanmar . 4\nchina is the biggest buyer of myanmar fish in terms of export value . myanmar\u2019s export volume to china increased by 48 percent between the period 2009 and 2013 .\n) , both giving researchers in low - income countries free or low cost access to a wealth of scientific research and information on agriculture .\nthe review , undertaken in the last three years by the oecd development centre ( an international organization helping governments tackle the economic , social and governance challenges of a globalized economy ) and multiple stakeholders in myanmar found that transforming to a modern economy would require \u201cupgrades\u201d in agriculture , manufacturing and services , with agriculture a particular sweet - spot for future investment . however , succeeding means switching from an agrarian base reliant on small - scale agriculture at present towards a broad range of modern activities .\noo , tin htut ; shwe , tin maung . 2014 . role of seed in transforming of agriculture in myanmar . resakss policy note 2 . washington , d . c . : international food policy research institute ( ifpri ) . urltoken\nto encourage transformation from conventional to mechanized agriculture , production of crops appropriate with climate and extension of irrigated area .\nmulti - dimensional review of myanmar - volume 2 . in - depth analysis and recommendations - en\nabout 32 million people in myanmar rely on the rice farming business , u tin htwe said .\nmyanmar\u2019s unusually fertile soils and abundant water source are legendary in southeast asia . it is even said that myanmar has the most favorable agricultural conditions in all of asia . almost anything can be grown in the country , from fruits to vegetables , from rice to pulses . the agriculture sector dominates the economy , contributing 38 % of gdp , and employing more than 60 % of the workforce . the importance of agriculture in the economy and as an employer will diminish in coming years as a result of structural transformation . however , the sector will continue to play a remarkable role in reducing poverty in myanmar for many years to come .\nthis report was prepared by the world bank in partnership with the livelihoods and food security multi - donor trust fund ( lift ) . both the world bank and the lift are actively involved in supporting myanmar\u2019s agriculture sector given its significance in . . . see more +\naccording to a multi dimensional review of the country agri - food and agriculture are key areas of investment for myanmar\u2019s government , but unlocking their potential requires legal reform , better financing and training in modern farming methods .\nmyanmar was the tenth highest producer of marine capture fisheries in 2012 . between 2003 and 2012 , marine catch in myanmar increased by 121 percent which was the highest among the 18 major producing countries .\nit is estimated that the annual income per agricultural worker in myanmar was us $ 194 in 2012 compared to us $ 6 , 680 in malaysia and us $ 706 in thailand . 3\nthere is a small but increasing involvement of international ngos in rural development in myanmar , and some are showing an interest in fisheries and aquaculture for poverty alleviation . the myanmar fisheries federation ( mff ) , part of the asean fisheries federation , is also supporting aquaculture development in myanmar , although efforts are focused more on inland areas .\ngdp composition by sector : agriculture : 50 % industry : 15 % services : 35 % ( 2006 est . )\nhighly successful in the us , precision agriculture enables farmers to get the most out of their crops without exhausting precious resources such as water , fertiliser or seeds . this form of agriculture involves monitoring fields and installing sensors in the soil in order to understand crops at a micro level and receive accurate data to better manage harvests .\n\u2022 myanmar agricultural development expert and visionary to receive 2015 dioscoro l . umali achievement award in agricultural development\nin june 2010 , intense rains resulted in excessive sedimentation of paddy fields in rakhine state .\nthe vms project is joint effort between the ministry agriculture , livestock and irrigation cooperated and the french development agency ( afd ) which began in 2014 .\nthe progressive melting of glaciers may have an impact on the himalayan region of myanmar which provides large quantities of water to many parts of myanmar .\nagriculture is the most important part of the myanmar economy . myanmar has a long history of agricultural production and currently 70 % of the workforce are engaged in agricultural employment . 50 % of the gross domestic product can be attributed to agriculture . myanmar\u2019s agricultural products include rice , pulses , beans , sesame , groundnuts , sugarcane , hardwood , fish and fish products . much of myanmar\u2019s export industry is focused mostly on raw products and include gas , wood products , pulses , beans , fish , rice , clothing , jade and gems . myanmar is also the world\u2019s second largest producer of opium . the sheer scale of agricultural impact cannot be overlooked in the country .\nthis major can combine elements of business , agriculture , and agricultural economics . with appropriate choices of elective courses , students can also prepare themselves for positions with financial institutions involved with agriculture industry . students who major in agriculture have an interest in preserving , studying , and managing many forms of natural resources , particularly those related to farming and animal husbandry . these students may enjoy learning about business strategies , supervising others , and may seek to become managers . these students do not shy away from learning scientific theories or conducting research . agriculture majors should be strong in the sciences , especially in biology and chemistry .\nthere are several ministries involved in agriculture , natural resources and rural development . the ministry of national planning and economic development was tasked with the overall planning and development of all national economic sectors , including the agriculture sector with its crop , livestock , fishery and forestry sub - sectors . the ministry of agriculture and irrigation ( moai ) is responsible for overall development of the crop sub - sector .\nmyanmar needs to develop its farming sector because it is an agriculture - based country , he said , adding that the sector could earn increased foreign income by exporting more rice , beans and pulses .\nmyanmar embassy singapore posted on : october 19 , 2013 | shwe myanmar address : n0 : 15 , st martin\u2019s drive , singapore 257996 . . .\ni want to know about history of rice . how much rice is produced in burma ( myanmar ) ?\nthe yezin agricultural university ( yau ) is the only university level of higher education in agriculture in the republic of the union of myanmar . primary function of yau are teaching and training , conducting research and providing extension service to public . specific objectives of the university are to produce highly qualified professionals needed for the development of the agriculture sector of the country who are well equipped in leadership , management , planning and analysis and interpretation skills and to provide adequate technical training on modern methods of agriculture for the farming communities including non - degree training programs .\nmuch of the logging in myanmar is illegal , with much of the illegally - harvest wood ending up in china or thailand . after logging was banned by china , some chinese logging companies moved their workers to myanmar .\njuly and august 2015 flooding and landslides displaced 1 . 6 million people caused almost 120 deaths , and damaged agriculture and infrastructure .\nchina is the largest importer of myanmar\u2019s fisheries products , particularly marine fisheries , based on chinese consumers\u2019 preference for saltwater fish species and shrimp , rather than the freshwater fish species traditionally farmed and caught in myanmar . myanmar exported between 5 and 10 percent of its production to the eu in 2010 . 12\nagriculture continues to be the mainstay of myanmar\u2019s economy , despite the increase in industrial and mining activity over recent years . it is estimated that the sector accounts for around 45 % of gdp , while providing employment for 70 % of the workforce .\nhuman resource development program for myanmar\u2019s rice sector development strategy : 2016 - 2030 .\nsolutions are also coming from the private sector . in february , an indian - based agri logistics company sohan lal commodity management ( slcm ) announced a deal with local lender yoma bank which will enable it to extend financial solutions support to farmers , processors and agriculture exchanges in myanmar .\ndesign and innovation company ideo have recently sent research teams to kenya , tanzania and myanmar to begin groundwork on one of their non - profit projects \u2013 introducing precision agriculture techniques used in the us to farmers in developing countries . in myanmar , the researchers have been working with local social enterprise , proximity designs to develop a prototype product that farmers can use for the micro - management of their crops .\nopening up virgin land could help raise agriculture incomes , but agriculture also has to compete with the spread of industry , mining and urban sprawl for land . myanmar\u2019s extensive programme of dam construction , which will help to provide water security and increase access to electricity , has inundated up to 400 , 000 hectares of forest and arable land , according to estimates .\ncall centre employees have already undergone an intensive training by the directors of sub - departments within the ministry of agriculture , livestock and irrigation .\nbased on department of fisheries ( dof ) statistics , fishery production in myanmar increased from 4 , 478 . 21 thousand mt in 2012 to 5 , 047 . 53 thousand mt in 2014 .\nmyanmar\u2019s economy and society is still largely dependent on agriculture , which is mostly rain - fed . the changes in climate , therefore , have a heavy impact on this important sector . this may include the following : ( multiple sources , including napa 2012 ) .\nin 2009 , the european union banned all myanmar seafood imports . imports of seafood were re - approved in 2010 , while farmed products remain prohibited . myanmar exports to the eu increased in 2013 amounting to \u20ac223 million , with fisheries products accounting for 8 percent of this total .\nlow agricultural productivity is the result of multiple factors , many of which are associated with the undersupply of quality agricultural public goods . a decrease in labor availability can be driven by rising wages in economic sectors outside of agriculture . changes in the cost of working capital ( interest rate ) largely reflect macroeconomic developments rather than agriculture sector performance . land prices fluctuate , responding to the changes in demand from industry or urban development . 12\nthe 2nd myanmar international exhibition & conference on cosmetics , beauty , hair & spa .\nthis chapter is from the myanmar 2017 report . explore other chapters from this report .\nthis chapter is from the myanmar 2015 report . explore other chapters from this report .\nmyanmar is one of the few developing nations that is a net exporter of food , which accounted for 20 % of its foreign exchange earnings in 2001 . about 15 % of the land is under cultivation . agriculture generated roughly two - thirds of employment and 42 % of the recorded gdp in 2000 .\n\u201cin most countries , cultivating and livestock breeding come under the same department . in myanmar , there is a division of responsibilities . it would make sense to merge them in a single unit . \u201d\nmyanmar also has an extensive informal economy . considerable quantities of consumer goods are smuggled into the country , and teak and gems are exported both legally and illegally . in addition , northern myanmar is one of the largest producers of opium in the world .\nafter years of international isolation , myanmar is liberalizing its economy and seeking to attract foreign investment . but while foreign investment can play an important role in developing the country\u2019s agriculture sector , in the current environment of limited transparency and accountability , an increase in agribusiness investments poses serious risks to the livelihoods of small - scale farmers and others dependent on land .\nlastly , ramping up agricultural productivity in the long term will depend largely on equipping myanmar\u2019s farmers with the right information and training .\nevery fishing activity in myanmar ' s fishery industry is controlled by the licensing and registration system to control both the fishing vessels and their gear , under the current fisheries law and union of myanmar foreign investment law 1995 .\n\u2022 5th dl umali award conferment ceremony and lecture honors mr . tin htut oo of myanmar\nin recognition of the economic importance of the myanmar forestry sector and the need for environmental sustainability , the myanmar forestry policy is consistent with the forestry principles adopted at the united nations conference on environment development in 1992 . the policy has identified the following six priorities :\n. according to the ministry of commerce , approximately 80 percent of myanmar\u2019s total bean and pulse exports in 2015 were shipped to india .\nthe un\u2019s food and agriculture organisation ( fao ) estimates that only 18 % of the country\u2019s total area is being farmed , with at least another 5 . 7m hectares available for primary production but not in use . almost half of myanmar\u2019s land mass is heavily forested and unsuitable for cultivation , according to a report by the asia development bank ( abd ) , while more of the country\u2019s land is either too rugged or otherwise not compatible with agriculture .\na cash program in tanzania boosted villagers ' confidence in local leaders and institutions .\nthis chapter contains an interview with sunil seth , president , overseas agro traders association of myanmar .\nsince 1988 , total foreign investment has amounted to $ 58 billion , of which the agriculture and livestock sector has received just $ 242 million , says dica .\nmyanmar\u2019s economy , based on the kyat ( the national currency ) , is one of the least developed of the region and is basically agricultural . much of the population is engaged directly in agricultural pursuits . of those who are employed in other sectors of the economy , many are indirectly involved in agriculture through such activities as transporting , processing , marketing , and exporting agricultural goods .\ncurrently , there are neither individual transferable quotas ( iqts ) nor total allowable catch ( tac ) regulations in myanmar ' s fisheries industry .\nforeign vessels with official licenses and on joint ventures have been allowed to operate in myanmar waters only they have had the vms installed aboard .\nthe observed past , on - going and future changes have many consequences for all economic , productive , social and environmental sectors in myanmar .\n\u2026case in sri lanka and myanmar , where buddhism is the dominant religion among the sinhalese and burman majorities , and in thailand , where more than 90 percent of the population is counted as buddhist . although in the majority , buddhists face unique challenges in these areas . in sri lanka , buddhists were divided\u2026\nyangon , myanmar - access to lumber from teak , acacia , bamboo , ironwood and michelia champaca could improve as myanmar rejoins the world community . the wood species are growing in the dense burmese tropical forests that cover almost half the country .\nfish is an essential part of the myanmar diet , second only to rice . fishing occurs in both salt and freshwater , and an estimated 300 species live in myanmar\u2019s freshwater ecosystem . fisheries may be classified into various categories : marine , coastal , river , inland and aquaculture . 9\nideally , the call centre employees operating the hotline and staff in the field will work together to answer farmers\u2019 questions and concerns , said u ye tint tun , the director general of the department of agriculture .\nof the us $ 38 . 18 billion received in foreign investment over the past five years , a bare $ 208 million has been ploughed into agriculture , according to the directorate of investment and company administration .\na second area of buddhist expansion in southeast asia extends from myanmar in the north and west to the mekong delta in the south and east . according to the local mon and burman traditions , this is suvarnabhumi , the area visited\u2026\nmyanmar is one of the poorest countries in south - east asia . it is rich in natural resources like oil , gas , hydropower , precious stones , fresh water and fertile land and\nmyanmar has beens famed for its teak wood for centuries . the british established shipyard there in the 18th century after depleting their own oak forests .\ncrops and agricultural products produced in myanmar : wet rice , dry rice , peanuts , onions , pulses , beans , sesame , sugarcane ; hardwood ; fish and fish products . in 2008 the myanmar junta had granted private companies licenses to export excess rice to myanmar ' s neighbors . that year it hoped to export about 600 , 000 tons to sri lanka , bangladesh or other countries .\nthis section includes reports specific to myanmar as well as international reports with relevant information / best practice .\ndo you have questions on the content published by open development myanmar ? we will gladly help you .\nagriculture composed 37 . 8 percent of myanmar\u2019s gdp in 2011 , down from 47 percent in 2005 / 2006 . it also declined from 57 percent in 2001 to 36 percent in 2010 . 8 in contrast , the share of gdp accounted for by the industrial sector more than doubled , to 26 percent in the same period , reflecting natural gas , oil , mineral , and gemstone exploitation . liberalization of the economy and opening up to foreign direct investment ( fdi ) has contributed to the rapid growth of the industrial sector . 9\nfarmers who go into debt after facing crop losses often go abroad and leave their farmland behind , u tin htwe said . they cannot spend loans from myanmar agriculture development bank on a new farming business because they need the money to repay their old debts , he said .\nlow agricultural productivity is the result of multiple factors , many of which are associated with the under supply of quality agricultural public goods . a decrease in labor availability can be driven by rising wages outside of agriculture .\nfrom 1989 - 1998 , the annual deforestation rate in myanmar is estimated at 466 , 420 hectares per year . over the past two decades , myanmar has lost more than three per cent of its forest ecosystems ( forest resource assessment , 2015 ) .\nmyanmar\u2019s agriculture is heavily dependent on the monsoon rains . while some areas suffer from too much rain , other regions receive too little . floods occur regularly during the mid - monsoon season ( june to august ) in areas traversed by rivers and large streams . climate change phenomena have been cited as the reason for late and lower rainfall , longer dry spells and increased temperatures . myanmar was affected by the indian ocean tsunami in 2004 , cyclone nargis in 2008 and cyclone giri in 2010 , events which all had a major impact on national agricultural output . 8\nit is forbidden anywhere in myanmar waters to catch , harass , kill , possess , sell , buy , export or transport whale shark ( rhincodon typus ) , which is in cites list .\na major in agricultural education provides the communication skills , leadership training , and knowledge of technical and agriculture necessary to be certified as a teacher of agricultural education , particularly in high schools and community colleges . you can also find employment in agricultural development , personnel training , and sales positions in various agricultural - related industries . agricultural teachers need a broad background in agriculture . as such , expect to take courses in agricultural economics , animal science , entomology , veterinary science , and crop and weed sciences . you can frequently choose among several certification areas including horticulture , agribusiness , natural resource management , and agricultural production .\nin myanmar , the observed evidence of change over the last 60 years includes a nationwide increase in temperature of on average around 0 . 08\u00b0c per decade and an increase in total rainfall ( 29 - 215 millimetres per decade ) . importantly , changes in the duration of the monsoon season have been observed as well as the recurrence and severity of extreme weather events ( napa 2012 ) . examples of observed changes in climate related hazards in myanmar include , and their consequences include :\ni want to know about the rice plantation in myanmar country , as shown by the map and how many acre for the rice plantation each region .\nexporting paddy , as opposed to processed rice , would require a change in myanmar regulation , as the government has typically restricted exports to rice . 6\nagriculture and fisheries generated 45 percent of myanmar gdp in 2007 . gdp - composition by sector : agriculture : 38 . 8 percent ; industry : 19 . 3 percent ; services : 41 . 8 percent ( 2012 est . ) ; gdp - composition by sector ( percent ) in 2005 : agriculture : 54 . 6 percent , industry : 13 percent , services : 32 . 4 percent ( 2005 est . ) . labor force - by occupation : agriculture : 70 percent ; industry : 7 percent services : 23 percent ( 2001 ) . land use : arable land : 15 . 94 percent permanent crops : 2 . 16 percent other : 81 . 89 percent ( 2011 ) . irrigated land : 21 , 100 sq kilometers ( 2004 ) . harvested gross area is 14 , 772 , 803 hectares ; sown gross area is 15 , 449 , 850 hectares [ source : cia world factbook ]\nin his speech during the oecd seminar on building comprehensive policy framework for sustainable agriculture development and food security in myanmar on 13 june 2016 at hotel amara , the union minister for moali h . e . dr . aung thu stressed the importance of \u201cdeveloping liberal , more flexible and more outward - looking policies for short - term and long - term development of the country\u2019s agriculture sector . \u201d in relation to this , h . e . aung thu cited the example of the myanmar rice sector development strategy 2016 to 2030 ( mrsds ) , which was developed through the cooperation of the ministry with the international rice research institute ( irri ) . on this note , searca and irri will jointly provide technical assistance to moali in the formulation of a human resource development program in support of mrsds .\nthe fisheries law\n1905 was the only legislation regulating fishery management and the fishing industry of myanmar until amended in 1954 , and was finally repealed by\nlaw relating to the fishing rights of foreign fishing vessels\nin 1989 . after that , the government promulgated three other fisheries laws , namely\naquaculture fisheries law\nin 1989 ,\nmyanmar marine fisheries law\nin 1990 , and\nfreshwater fisheries law\nin 1991 .\nthe myanmar monitoring control and surveys department ( mmcs ) will be the first agency to implement the syatem .\na farmer in myanmar waters his crop with the help of a solar - powered irrigation pump . meanwhile , a large dairy in costa rica uses solar energy to power its milking shed water heaters .\nagricultural productivity is low . the study confirmed that land and labor productivity in myanmar are much lower than in other asia\u2019s rice bowls . for example , during monsoon season , one day of work generates only 23 kg of paddy in myanmar , compared to 62 kg in cambodia , 429 kg in vietnam , and 547 kg in thailand . low labor productivity is the main reason why agricultural wages are some of the lowest in asia . an agricultural worker in myanmar earns only $ 1 . 8 - $ 2 . 5 per day during monsoon season , and $ 3 . 0 - $ 3 . 5 during dry season . in comparison , a farm laborer in thailand earns $ 8 . 5 per day , and a philippine farmer earns on average $ 7 per day .\nin september 2013 , a crew of 14 thai fisherman leapt into the andaman sea after myanmar naval forces allegedly attacked their boat in myanmar territorial waters . after the incident , the captain of the thai vessel , the tor taweesin 3 , was missing . myanmar authorities seized the boat two nautical miles from an island near ranong chang . the area is disputed between the two countries . in an incident years before three burmese fisherman were killed in dispute with thai authorities over illegal fishing in the andaman sea . the burmese government responded by closing its border with thailand and demanded million of dollars in compensation .\na farmer in myanmar waters his crop with the help of a solar - powered irrigation pump . credit : ashden a farmer in myanmar with the solar - powered lotus pump . credit : ashden sunset in costa rica over a large dairy with two solar water heaters on the roofs of its milking sheds . credit : ashden afternoon milking at the colle blanco dairy farm in costa rica . credit : ashden\ndespite good economic relations with its neighbours , better investment and an improved political situation are needed to promote serious foreign investment , exports and tourism in myanmar .\nrice is the most important agricultural commodity of myanmar as a staple food , and production has increased from 18 million tons in 1995 to over 22 million tons in 2010 . myanmar was once asia\u2019s largest exporter of rice and other main crops include beans , sesame , groundnuts , pulses , sugarcane and lumber . 6\ndr . bessie burgos of searca and dr . romy labios of irri with dr . ye tint tun , director general of the department of agriculture and governing board member of searca .\nthe excessive sedimentation in the rakhine state in 2010 damaged rice seedlings and reduced harvests resulting in total damage of usd 1 . 64 million .\nthere is a lack of agricultural public programs and public goods . farmers in myanmar are less educated and less knowledgeable than their regional peers ; they also access fewer public services than farmers in neighboring countries .\nin some remote regions of myanmar potatoes are grown in a novel way . a field is first dug up into little mounds . manure is then placed inside the mounds and ignited . the seed potatoes that are inserted in the mounds grow very quickly .\ndeforestation has been a major concern in burma . the slash - and - burn method of agriculture is destroying the forests of the country , causing soil erosion and depletion of fertility . periodic droughts , floods , landslides , and cyclones sometimes have devastating effect on agriculture . for example , flooding in pegu and irrawaddy during the 1997 - 98 growing season did considerable damage to rice production . consequently , burma exported only 28 . 4 thousand metric tons of rice in the 1997 - 98 season as opposed to 93 . 1 thousand metric tons in the previous year .\n\u2022 searca recognizes dr . tin htut of myanmar\u2019s moali during the regional forum on farms , food , and futures\nmyanmar is ecologically diverse : forest and ecosystem services benefit a range of socio - economic sectors and local livelihoods .\ncountries compared by agriculture > area > rice . international statistics at urltoken\n, production estimates and crop assessment division , fas , usda . aggregates compiled by nationmaster . retrieved from urltoken\nsoe , maung maung .\neconomic reforms and agricultural development in myanmar .\nasean economic bulletin . vol . 15 , no . 1 , april 1998 .\nfao has recognized myanmar for its progress in fighting hunger after the country dramatically slashed the number of hungry people by a 2015 deadline . myanmar was one of 72 countries to achieve the millennium development goal target of halving the proportion of hungry people , or bringing it below a five percent threshold . myanmar was also among 29 countries to meet the more stringent goal of halving the number of hungry people , as laid out by governments at the world food summit in rome in 1996 .\nwhile the department of agriculture\u2019s main task is to provide educational support to rural farmers , problems arise when sending individual staff members to conduct field inspections on land plots as large as 1000 acres .\nmyanmar\u2019s fishery sector has been the fourth largest contributor to the national gross domestic product ( gdp ) , and the fourth largest source of foreign exchange earnings in the past five years . as the majority of the households in myanmar live along the four main rivers and in delta regions , the freshwater fish from the inland capture fisheries forms a mainstay of both daily diet and trade .\nthe vast majority of myanmar ' s people live in the lowland regions of the irrawaddy basin . this fertile expanse is one of the world ' s great rice - growing regions and provides the country ' s staple . according to official statistics , myanmar consumes the highest amount of rice per day , per capita , in asia .\nduring the post - independence days , most financial institutions were private . in 1964 , the military junta nationalized all of the country ' s 24 banks . in their place , the government created 4 state banks . in 1990 , the financial sector was revamped under the provisions of the central bank of myanmar law . since then the financial institutions are the central bank of myanmar , the myanmar agricultural and rural development bank , the myanma economic bank , the myanma foreign trade bank , the myanma industrial and commercial bank , the myanma small loans enterprise , and myanmar insurance . the 1990 law also allowed for both private and foreign banks . as a result , by february 1996 , 16 private banks were formed , most of them in rangoon . during the same period , more than 20 foreign banks opened branches or offices in myanmar .\nduring summer 2010 , 1 , 482 heat related illnesses were reported and 260 heat - related deaths occurred across myanmar .\nmyanmar may be divided into three agricultural regions : the delta , where cultivation of rice in flooded paddies predominates ; the largely irrigated dry zone , an area primarily of rice production but where a wide variety of other crops also are raised ; and the hill and plateau regions , where forestry and cultivation of rice and other crops through shifting agriculture are most important .\nrice has traditionally been grown on about two thirds of the agricultural land . in some places irrigation is used . in the irrawaddy delta rice is raised on ridges above ditches which store abundant rain water . rice is sown and transplanted . house are built on higher land such as natural levees . slash and burn agriculture is practiced in the highlands .\nedible oil , in accordance with its traditional uses , also plays an important role in myanmar . the oilseed group , includes crops such as sesame , groundnut , sunflower , mustard , niger safflower soybean and oil palm .\nthere are rubber plantation trees in the tenasserim area of southern myanmar . rubber is also being promoted in areas of high elevation like mong mao . ex opium - poppy farmers are being relocated to areas near rubber plantations .\nteak is native to india , southeast asia and indonesia and cultivated in many countries , including those in africa and the caribbean . much of the world ' s teak is exported by indonesia and myanmar . myanmar accounts for nearly one third of the world ' s total teak production . there is also a rapidly growing plantation grown market in central america ( costa rica ) and south america .\nthere has also been an observable decline in agricultural output over the course of the last century . before world war ii , myanmar\u2019s rice exports amounted to 3 . 177 million tons ( 1936 - 40 ) while in 1961 / 62 , myanmar exported 1 . 676 million tons . rice exports continued to decline from 1 . 52 million tons in 1962 / 63 to 0 . 3 million tons in 1987 / 88 , and then again to 50 , 000 tons in 1988 / 89 . 10\n. burmese farmers raise a variety of animals including cattle , water buffalo , goats , sheep , chickens , and pigs . oxen and water buffalo serve as draught animals in agriculture and for rural transportation . the gdp share of the livestock has increased slightly during the past decade . most of the cattle are raised in the dry zone in the north .\npaddy - fish integrated farming the ministry of agriculture and irrigation , at the same time , remains engaged in capital investment projects for the development of inundated areas in lower myanmar . and in turn , measures are being taken for reclamation of abandoned land and necessary assistance rendered for appropriate crop productions . in order to generate increased paddy production , paddy - fish farming in inundated areas form part of the changing technologies in myanmar . paddy - fish farming is being introduced in deep water areas where the cultivation of deep water paddy as a single crop even was an uncertainty . paddy - fish farming has enabled the double cropping of paddy or paddy followed by other crops , while additionally permitting fish and prawn culture in the pond and breeding of animals on the bunds . the cultivation of paddy in functional paddy - fish farming ponds is found in ayeyarwady , bago and yangon division and mon state with the total area of ( 4182 hectares ( 10333 acres ) ) .\nplant genetic resources for food and agriculture are crucial in feeding the world\u2019s population . they are the raw material that farmers and plant breeders use to improve the quality and productivity of our crops . the future of agriculture depends on international cooperation and on the open exchange of the crops and their genes that farmers all over the world have developed and exchanged over 10 , 000 years . you will study the ways in which we can manipulate the growth of plants and genetically alter them for nutritional or environmental benefits .\nfarm profits in myanmar are among the lowest in asia . this is a direct result of low productivity of land and labor . in 2013 - 2014 , the net profit from producing monsoon paddy averaged $ 114 / hectare . this is ten times smaller than those in china for example . a similar picture arises from producing other crops . farm profits in general are not sufficient to raise households\u2019 per capita income above the regional rural poverty line , according to the study . this indicates that the potential of the agriculture sector has not yet been realized when it comes to poverty reduction .\namnesty international report 2000 - country reports , myanmar .\namnesty international . < urltoken > . accessed december 2000 .\nforestry has been particularly important as a source of foreign exchange . myanmar is estimated to have the bulk of the world\u2019s exploitable\nduring summer 2010 , 1 , 482 heat - related disorders were reported and 260 heat - related deaths occurred across myanmar .\nin exports for the last 5 years ( behind jewelry , oil & gas and agricultural products ) . thus , the government of myanmar is encouraging investments into this potential industry .\nmyanmar\u2019s total production of fish and shellfish in 2013 was 4 . 7 million tonnes ( mt ) , with 47 percent of that freshwater varieties and 53 percent from the sea .\nthere are no activities of this type in myanmar\u2019s coastal zone . the coastal zone is still in good ecological condition , with no sign of coral depletion . there has been no need to resort to the installation of artificial reefs .\ncountries compared by agriculture > area > rice . international statistics at urltoken\n, production estimates and crop assessment division , fas , usda . aggregates compiled by nationmaster . , urltoken ( last visited 2004 )\ncountries compared by agriculture > area > rice . international statistics at urltoken\n, production estimates and crop assessment division , fas , usda . aggregates compiled by nationmaster . , urltoken ( as of 2004 )\n\u201cmyanmar will need to upgrade its agricultural sector and develop a modern agri - food eco - system in order to meet the changing demand and market opportunities for high - value and quality agri - food products over the coming years , \u201d said the report . investments in processing would allow myanmar to gain greater returns from its agricultural production and boost export opportunities .\npetroleum , complex mixture of hydrocarbons that occur in earth in liquid , gaseous , or solid form . the\u2026\nthe irrawaddy delta\u2014which occupies ayeyarwady division state\u2014and the agriculture regions of yangon and bago divisions , and mon and kayin states \u2014 are considered myanmar ' s food bowl , producing much of the country ' s staple food of rice and fish , the irrawaddy delta produces 65 percent of myanmar\u2019s country ' s rice . the region also is home to 80 percent of its aquaculture , 50 percent of its poultry and 40 percent of its pig production , according to the fao .\nincreased investment in import and distribution capacity should help myanmar satisfy its growing appetite for liquefied petroleum gas ( lpg ) , with the government looking to encourage usage of the . . .\ndo you have a new idea that could help transform the open development myanmar website ? we will be glad to hear it .\ncountries compared by agriculture > area > rice . international statistics at nationmaster . com , production estimates and crop assessment division , fas , usda . aggregates compiled by nationmaster .\n2004 . < urltoken > .\ncountries compared by agriculture > area > rice . international statistics at nationmaster . com , production estimates and crop assessment division , fas , usda . aggregates compiled by nationmaster . ,\nurltoken ( assessed 2004 )\nburma is the leading supplier of teak in the international market . in addition to hardwoods , burma also produces large quantities of bamboo in the delta regions and in the areas of heavy rainfall . elephants and water buffalo play a key role in hauling teak and other hardwoods .\nnearly half of myanmar\u2019s economic output\u2014notably all large industrial enterprises , the banking system , insurance , foreign trade , domestic wholesale trade , and nearly all the retail trade\u2014was nationalized in 1962\u201363 . agriculture and fishing were left in the private sector . in 1975\u201376 , however , the government reorganized nationalized corporations on a more commercial basis and instituted a bonus system for workers . the overall economic objectives of self - sufficiency and the exclusion of foreign investment also were revised . foreign investment was permitted to resume in 1973 , although only with the government . following a military coup in 1988 , both foreign and indigenous private enterprise was encouraged .\nthe potential for agriculture in myanmar is enormous , given the country\u2019s favorable geographic location and resource endowments . government statistics show it is the largest economic sector and the main source of livelihood for nearly 60 percent of the population . yet agricultural productivity in myanmar is low compared with most of southeast asia . achieving productivity levels similar to those of its agro - ecologically similar neighbors could significantly raise rural incomes and reduce overall poverty and malnutrition . doing that will require large amounts of investment by government and private agro - enterprises of all sizes . government policies will likewise have an important part to play in creating an enabling environment for private sector growth .\nthis is the same issues what is happening in my own country nigeria , but with the new solution ; the agricultural pollcymakers in myanmar ' s can step up high quallty production of foods n make life more easy for people living their .\nfrom 1887 to 2005 , 1 , 248 tropical storms formed in the bay of bengal . eighty of these storms ( 6 . 4 per cent of the total ) reached myanmar\u2019s coastline .\n# investment in # foodsystems can play an important role in transforming societies to be sustainable and resilient . l\u2026 urltoken\n' countries compared by agriculture > area > rice . international statistics at nationmaster . com , production estimates and crop assessment division , fas , usda . aggregates compiled by nationmaster . ' , < urltoken > [ assessed 2004 ]\ncountries compared by agriculture > area > rice . international statistics at urltoken\n, production estimates and crop assessment division , fas , usda . aggregates compiled by nationmaster . avaliable at : nationmaster . com . assessed 2004 .\nagriculture , which includes crop production , hunting , fishing , and forestry , is the mainstay of the burma economy . this sector is responsible for much of the income and employment in the country . about 60 percent of the gdp comes from agriculture , and as much as 65 percent of the labor force is employed in this sector alone . burma produces enough food to feed its entire population . in the absence of purchasing power , however , many people go hungry . further , about a third of the rural households do not have any land or livestock . only half of the arable 45 million acres is under cultivation .\na farmer in myanmar ' s mon state poses next to his tractor . ifpri research shows that migration to nearby thailand and remittances play an important role in the mon state economy \u2013 a trend contributing to labor scarcity and other problems for smallholder farmers .\nirrigated rice is grown where irrigation system exists and that are mostly in the country . but at present , the government is also engaged in constructing new dams , reservoirs and weirs in the lower parts of the country and it is evident that the irrigation networks are enhancing and gaining prominence in various places where\nsummer paddy\nis being grown . more information on the\nsummer paddy production programme\nis given in the later part of this chapter . rice grown in saline areas are mostly found in the lower myanmar , especially in yangon , ayeyarwady , tanintharyi divisions and also in rakhine and mon states . deep water rice is usually grown in areas of some restricted belts in the ayeyarwady division , bago division , tanintharyi division , rakhine , mon and kayin states ."]}
{"id": 53685, "summary": [{"text": "collins industries ( or collins bus corporation ) is a hutchinson , kansas company that specializes in manufacturing of type a and type b school buses , and also manufactures ambulances and other special-purpose vehicles .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1971 and as of 1998 it was made up of four subsidiaries : collins bus corporation , wheeled coach industries , inc. ; world trans , inc. and capacity of texas , inc . the company has about 900 employees , in three manufacturing facilities .", "topic": 12}], "title": "collins industries", "paragraphs": ["1971 : don collins ' entrepreneurial efforts lead to the incorporation of collins industries .\ncollins industries , inc . - company profile , information , business description , history , background information on collins industries , inc .\nacquire collins industries , including collins , wheeled coach , capacity and laymor ( october 2006 ) .\ngoogle map of collins industries - wheeled coach industries address : 1700 e essex road , hutchinson , kansas , united states .\nwith its comeback complete , collins industries completes its initial public offering of stock .\nfebruary 10 , 1995 , p . 1 . ' collins industries inc . , '\n1983 : with its comeback complete , collins industries completes its initial public offering of stock .\ncollins is owned and operated by a third generation of collins\u2019 . mike collins is the president & financial officer . andy collins is in charge of dispatch operations and leigh ann collins manages the entire front office .\ncollins industries - wheeled coach industries is ambulance and hearse dealers and manufacturers company , tel is 620 - 663 - 4441 / + 1 - 620 - 663 - 4441 , local at 1700 e essex road , hutchinson , kansas . get in touch with collins industries - wheeled coach industries with contact details include tel , fax , address etc .\n' collins industries inc . , ' kansas city business journal , february 19 , 1993 , p . 33 .\nevery city , town , village , and hamlet today is represented with the products that were innovated and manufactured by collins industries .\nadvanced bus industries \u2022 blue bird corporation \u2022 champion bus incorporated \u2022 coach and equipment \u2022 collins bus corporation \u2022 designline international \u2022 dina s . a . \u2022 dupont industries \u2022 eagle bus \u2022 eldorado national \u2022 elkhart coach \u2022 federal coach \u2022 ford motor company \u2022 glaval bus \u2022 gillig \u2022 girardin minibus \u2022 glaval bus \u2022 goshen coach \u2022 ic bus \u2022 millennium transit services \u2022 motor coach industries \u2022 north american bus industries \u2022 new flyer industries \u2022 nova bus \u2022 optima bus corporation \u2022 orion international \u2022 prevost car \u2022 setra \u2022 stallion bus industries \u2022 starcraft bus \u2022 thomas built buses \u2022 trans tech \u2022 trident bus industries\ncollins industries inc . has reorganized its vehicle manufacturing operation in orlando into two corporate divisions to handle a record backlog of orders for ambulances and custom - designed buses . the kansas - based corporation has spun off a new bus division from its ambulance subsidiary , wheeled coach industries inc . , and appointed a new general manager , said don collins , president and chairman of collins industries . ' ' i think it is a very important part of collins industries , ' ' he said friday after the company ' s annual shareholders meeting at the harley hotel .\nprincipal competitors : federal signal corporation ; blue bird corporation ; thor industries , inc .\nevery city , town , village , and hamlet today is represented with the products that were innovated and manufactured by collins industries . key dates :\nprincipal subsidiaries : capacity of texas inc . ; collins bus corporation ; wheeled coach industries inc . ; mid bus corporation ; world trans , inc .\nfollowing the adage of founder henry r . collins , \u201ccan\u2019t never could\u201d . team collins\u2019 operates a well organized family business .\nwheeled coach industries will get a new president later this month as the result of a recent merger between the orlando company and kansas - based collins industries inc . gary folsom , vice president and general manager of collins industries , will take over as wheeled coach ' s president and chief executive officer on aug . 15 . robert collins , president and founder of the ambulance and specialty - bus maker , will become general manager of the ambulance division . . . .\ncollins purchased manufacturer mid bus in 1998 . since october 2006 collins has been an 80 - percent owned subsidiary of bns holding inc .\ncollins industries inc . has reached a definitive agreement to purchase certain assets of waldon inc . , a manufacturer of industrial and construction equipment based in fairview , ok .\nambulance manufacturing operations become the largest in the world after the purchase of wheeled coach industries , inc .\nstructural steel fabrication - collins industries is a leading edmonton structural steel fabrication company . for over 25 years , cil has served the commercial , industrial and institutional steel fabrication markets .\nmiller - meteor div . , wayne works , 1956 - 1979 ; bellefontaine , ohio ; miller - meteor div . of collins industries , 1984 - 1992 ; hutchinson , kansas\nmartell , lillian zier , ' kansas - based collins industries serves strong niche of small - bus buyers , ' knight - ridder / tribune business news , march 2 , 1999 .\nin 1992 , michael a . ( mike ) collins purchased a small business and incorporated collins industries , inc . it also contracted with gp to sort , saw hardwood and pine logs in specific lengths and transport to various mills in middle georgia . with changes in the operation of the timber industry , collins industries changed its focus to transporting building products . ci purchased one truck and leased a flatbed trailer from general trailer service . after a short period of time , ci purchased jones trucking in griffin , ga . and in 2005 ci purchased collins trucking co . , inc . today collins industries is the parent company for several successful entities . one , collins trucking company , operates 70 plus power units , utilizing flatbed , and van trailers operating throughout the southeast and midwestern states .\nnewfoundland was still a colony of great britain and king george v appointed pf collins as the dominion\u2019s official customs broker in 1921 . pf collins participated in the development of newfoundland\u2019s first industries and helped arrange the movement of vital imported goods to points around the island .\n2015 : forney industries relocates their headquarters to 2057 vermont ave , fort collins , colorado and moves their warehouse from horseheads , new york to a larger facility in tipp city , ohio .\n1985 : ambulance manufacturing operations become the largest in the world after the purchase of wheeled coach industries , inc .\nwelcome to collins where community and nature ' s beauty come together . collins is centrally located at the intersection of highways 84 and 49 in south mississippi . it thrives with businesses , restaurants and friendly neighborhoods . welcome to collins !\n2011 : forney industries purchases a new warehouse & distribution facility in fort collins , colorado , adding an additional 60 , 000 square feet of space , totaling just over 100 , 000 square feet .\ncollins industries is a manufacturer of ambulances ( including medical attack vehicles , rescue vehicles , and fire emergency vehicles ) , a producer of type \u201ca\u201d small school buses , and a manufacturer of terminal trucks . .\namid the expansion in hutchinson and orlando , collins rounded out his first year as chief executive officer by completing a move that significantly bolstered the company ' s position in its original business . in november 1998 , collins industries signed a definitive agreement to acquire mid bus inc . , a bluffton , ohio - based manufacturer of type a school buses . the acquisition , completed in december 1998 , widened collins industries ' lead over all rivals , giving the company an estimated 50 percent share of the domestic market .\ncollins trucking is owned and operated by a third generation of collins\u2019 . after wwii , henry r . collins began collins concrete pipe co . a small business manufacturing concrete pipe for casing water wells and driveways . in 1962 , michael a . ( mac ) collins partnered with his father to begin collins concrete products a manufacture of pre - cast concrete septic tanks . a few years later , 1965 , collins concrete products was incorporated to collins ready mix concrete , inc . , supplying concrete for residential and commercial construction . in addition to trucks delivering concrete products and ready mix concrete , collins operated tractor trailer dumps hauling sand and gravel . after supplying concrete for the construction of a plywood plant built by georgia pacific corporation , another venture was incorporated collins trucking co . inc . collins trucking co . , inc . entered into a contract with gp to transport pine and hardwood logs to various mills in georgia . the annual renewal contract is ongoing today .\naccording to police , the investigation raised the suspicion of \u201csystematic criminal behavior and deep corruption seemingly commonplace in israel aerospace industries . \u201d\nas reported in the november 11 , 1994 issue of the orlando business journal , scandal rocked collins industries in 1993 and 1994 . the company ' s difficulties stemmed from an overstatement of profits in its 1992 financial statements , the same year it recorded $ 140 million in sales . unreported expenses at the company ' s wheeled coach subsidiary had inflated profits , engulfing collins industries in controversy . in march 1993 , five days after the company announced it would have to revise its 1992 fiscal statements , chief financial officer joseph hebb resigned . but hebb ' s departure did not resolve the matter . in november 1994 , the securities and exchange commission ( sec ) leveled a civil suit and administrative action against collins industries . collins industries settled the lawsuit without admitting or denying the sec ' s findings , but the company incurred more than $ 3 million in costs associated with the investigation .\nthe inaugural unit was delivered to gorman enterprises , the collins dealer for upstate new york .\nfounder ' s son , donald collins , jr . , is named chief executive officer .\ncollins industries inc . on monday announced reduced losses despite a sales decline for the nine months ended july 31 . losses totaled $ 715 , 000 , down dramatically from losses of nearly $ 7 . 9 million , posted last year . nine - month sales slipped to $ 101 . 8 million from $ 107 . 0 million last year . collins industries , based in hutchinson , kan . , makes ambulances at its winter park subsidiary , wheeled coach .\nthe formal creation of collins ' s company also marked its move to hutchinson , kansas . collins needed a manufacturing facility capable of supporting his growing business , and he found one in hutchinson when a suitable space became available after the closure of a motorhome plant . by the time collins had settled into hutchinson , he had already diversified his business by modifying cargo vans into ambulances , adding another facet to his specialty vehicle business that in the years to come would develop into a mainstay business for collins industries .\ncollins\u2019 manufacturing facility in south hutchinson , kan . , has been completely changed over to produce the new buses , which are marketed under the brands of collins , mid bus and corbeil .\ncollins employees and national school transportation association ( nsta ) board members \u2014 who were in town for a tour of the collins facility \u2014 gathered to commemorate the completion of the first nexbus .\ncollins sells its buses under the collins bus , mid bus , and corbeil names , with minor design differences in each line . all models are available on ford or gm cutaway chassis .\ncollins sells its buses under the collins bus , mid bus , and corbeil names , with minor design differences in each line . all models are available on ford or gm cutaway chassis .\nstock analyst kevin dyches has worn out a few erasers trying to pin down collins industries ' bottom line . as one of the few analysts who follow the kansas - based specialty vehicle maker , dyches has been flummoxed by a series of earnings revisions , inventory write - offs and accounting adjustments that plunged the company deep into red ink . collins , which makes ambulances in orlando at its wheeled coach industries subsidiary , starts its 1994 fiscal year today . . . .\n( 1 ) although new flyer is canadian , their subsidiaries , nabi and motor coach industries , are headquartered in the u . s .\ncollins bus corp . recently completed the first nexbus , its newly designed type a school bus .\ncarpenter industries , inc ( 2001 ) \u2022 american transportation corporation ( amtran ) ( 2002 ; became ic bus ) \u2022 les enterprises michel corbeil ( 2008 ; acquired by collins ) \u2022 liberty bus ( 2005 ) \u2022 u . s . bus corporation\n1998 : founder ' s son , donald collins , jr . , is named chief executive officer .\ncollins was purchased by american industrial partners , an investment group . in 2010 , aip combined collins with fleetwood enterprises . e - one , and halcore group to form allied specialty vehicles . [ 3 ]\nhutchinson , kan . \u2014 collins industries , the largest manufacturer of type a school buses in the u . s . , is exploring a possible sale of the company . it has hired george k . baum advisors llc to assist with the process .\ncollins is the parent company of two school bus manufacturing divisions \u2014 collins bus corp . and mid bus inc . it is also a leading manufacturer of ambulances , terminal trucks and road construction and industrial sweepers .\nin august 2001 , accubuilt purchased the assets of vartanian industries , a small shuttle and wheelchair van converter and moved their operations to the lima , plant .\nthe company ' s manufacturing facility is swept away by fire , forcing the collins family to start anew .\nthe collins name has long been synonymous with the school bus industry . after half a century of delivering type a school buses with a + marks for strength and safety , it only makes sense that collins has become the nation\u2019s most trusted bus manufacturer across every segment . from type a school buses to today\u2019s collins commercial bus , passengers and businesses can place their trust in collins\u2019 engineering and innovation as much as the company itself .\nit ' s not uncommon for a company founder ' s son to take the reins after the father retires . but for robert collins jr . , the new president of wheeled coach industries inc . , succession to the top post of the world ' s largest ambulance maker has to be considered unusual . true , robert collins sr . founded wheeled coach in winter park 20 years ago . but the elder collins sold the operation about 10 years ago , coincidentally to a company called collins industries inc . the son not only stayed on at wheeled coach after it changed hands , but gradually worked his way up to become executive vice president , second in command , about a year ago . he recently was appointed president , after 17 years with the company .\ndon l . collins , the architect of collins bus in the early 1970s , will be laid to rest this friday in broken arrow , oklahoma , after passing away july 29 at home in florida . he was 83 .\n, and also manufactures ambulances and other special - purpose vehicles . the company was founded in 1971 and as of 1998 it was made up of four subsidiaries : collins bus corporation , wheeled coach industries , inc . ; world trans , inc . and capacity of texas , inc .\nwheeled coach industries of orlando has delivered 10 hazardous material collection vehicles to union carbide corp . , completing a contract valued at $ 400 , 000 . the vehicles service accidental chemical leaks that happen at plants or while products are in transport . they are equipped with hydraulic lifts to load 55 - gallon drum containers into the back of the unit . wheeled coach makes ambulances and specialty vehicles , and is a subsidiary of collins industries of hutchinson , kan .\nwith an infinite number of bus floorplans , collins can be configured for any bus market . thanks to consistent seat back thickness , your collins seating platform is changeable and upgradeable . single or bench seat ? child restraint or 3 - point harness ? or perhaps you have an exclusive seat design in mind . collins brings flexibility to the next level .\nthe parent company of orlando - based wheeled coach industries will transfer the operations of a sister company in alabama to orlando , company officials said monday . all the bus - making operations of transi - corp . in evergreen , ala . , are to be transferred to wheeled coach ' s three - year - old specialty - bus division by oct . 31 . don collins jr . , chief financial officer of parent company collins industries inc . in hutchinson , kans . , said the transi - coach line of buses will keep its name but be made in orlando .\ncollins industries inc . wednesday appointed an executive within its corporate family to be president of its largest subsidiary , wheeled coach industries inc . in winter park . within a few weeks , gary g . goetsch is expected to relocate to the orlando area from hutchinson , kan . , where he is president of another collins subsidiary , mobile - tech corp . goetsch will replace ron cartwright , who resigned friday as president of wheeled coach , the world ' s largest maker of ambulances . the change in leadership follows last month ' s discovery of accounting errors at wheeled coach .\ncollins purchased manufacturer mid bus in 1998 . since october 2006 collins has been an 80 - percent owned subsidiary of bns holding inc . [ 2 ] the company purchased the assets of canada - based manufacturer corbeil bus corporation in 2007 . collins was purchased by the investment group american industrial partners . in 2010 , aip combined collins with fleetwood enterprises . e - one , and halcore group to form allied specialty vehicles ( since renamed rev group ) . [ 3 ]\nat collins , we know that building a better bus means engineering a stronger vehicle . the two go hand - in - hand without exception , and it wouldn\u2019t be possible without collins\u2019 strict lean manufacturing process . together , all three deliver a kind of quality that has set collins apart in the industry . here\u2019s a look at our engineering in detail :\n1979 : the company ' s manufacturing facility is swept away by fire , forcing the collins family to start anew .\nthe city of collins continues to thrive as new businesses chose the to locate to this bedroom community where tradition meets innovation . with facilities like the state veterans home , grand paradise water park , industries including sanderson farms and major oil companies , collins is home to many multi - million dollar projects . today , the town\u2019s strategic growth is led by mayor v . o . smith and the board of aldermen .\non march 29 , 2012 , collins released a new bus model , replacing the collins bantam series , the mid bus guide series , and the corbeil quantam series of bus products . now , all companies share the bus model name . [ 4 ] the first nexbus product came off of the collins assembly line on may 16 , 2012 . [ 5 ]\nthe company fully recovered by 1983 with $ 10 million in annual sales and issued a stock ipo , which helped it further expand and become a national player . president jimmy carter and then president ronald reagan honored collins in the white house rose garden for his contributions to small business . in addition to school buses , collins industries manufactured ambulances , fire trucks , hearses , limousines , transit buses , leisure vans and terminal trucks that helped transform the shipping industry from bulk to containerization . the company purchased mid bus in 1998 and corbeil bus corporation in 2007 . american industrial partners purchased collins industries in 2010 and combined the company with fleetwood enterprises . e - one , and halcore group to form allied specialty vehicles .\ncollins employs approximately 1 , 000 people in six plants with a combined manufacturing space of more than 1 million square feet .\nin april 1979 , the company ' s 60 , 000 - square - foot manufacturing plant in hutchinson burned to the ground . collins ' s company was crippled by the loss . collins entertained only one response to the devastation that had beset his promising company . he decided to rebuild , and he enlisted the aid of his son , donald l . collins , jr . , to help him restore the company . collins had worked for his father ' s company as a teenager . after attending college , collins was hired by arthur anderson & co . , a job he gave up when he joined his father in hutchinson in 1980 . collins was in his late 20s when he became a permanent employee of his father ' s company .\npolice arrested 13 people on wednesday , including retired idf brigadier - general amal asad , on corruption allegations tied to the israel aerospace industries , israel\u2019s largest government - owned aviation manufacturer .\nthe beginning of collins industries ' expansion program was marked by a change in leadership . in 1998 , donald collins , jr . was named chief executive officer , replacing his father , who retained the title of chairman . collins took charge of the company at a time when sales were flat and profits were on the decline , spurring his desire to implement a strategic plan to promote growth . considering that collins industries maintained a leading position in mature markets , stagnant financial figures did not cause undue concern at company headquarters . a large percentage of the company ' s sales depended on the demand for replacement vehicles , lending a certain cyclicality to the company ' s fortunes . company officials were optimistic , however , that market conditions would swing in a positive direction . the sincerity of their optimism was demonstrated in late 1998 , as the company completed several bold moves .\nthe company will be led by president and ceo randall swift , who has many years of experience partnering with aip through its collins industries holding . each division will continue to be led by its existing president and ceo which includes peter guile ( e - one ) , john draheim ( fleetwood rv ) , robert collins ( wheeled coach ) , kent tyler ( collins bus , mid bus , corbeil bus ) , mark vanarnam ( american emergency vehicles ) , phillip ford ( capacity and lay - mor ) , and gary hunter ( leader emergency vehicles ) .\nambulance chasers are no bother for collins industries . the company is a us maker of ambulances and specialty vehicles , such as small school buses , shuttle and midsized vans , and terminal trucks ( used to move trailers and containers in warehouses ) . collins also makes commercial bus chassis , industrial sweepers , and road construction equipment . it has a distribution network of about 70 dealers in the us and canada . collins markets its products under brand names , including capacity , collins bus , wheeled coach , and world trans . it is part of rev group ( formerly allied specialty vehicles , or asv ) , the largest maker of ambulances in north america , which is owned by private - equity firm american industrial partners .\nin late 1984 hardesty sold the rights to the miller - meteor trade name along with the tooling for the eldorado coaches - which also happened to fit cadillac ' s new 1985 front - wheel - drive devilles - and the second 1984 eldorado prototype to collins industries of hutchinson , kansas . hardesty ' s front drive tooling was the basis for the 1985 collins - built miller - meteor - cadillac front drive coaches which were produced in hutchinson through 1992 .\nbeall , pat , ' collins execs resolve sec investigation , ' orlando business journal , november 11 , 1994 , p . 1 .\nwheeled coach industries inc . of orlando has reported a loss of $ 670 , 000 for 1984 . comparison : a $ 558 , 000 profit a year earlier . company president robert collins said much of 1984 ' s profit was absorbed by start - up of a specialty - bus division . revenue : $ 31 . 7 million for the year ended dec . 31 , up from $ 26 . 9 million a year earlier . in the works : a proposed $ 6 . 9 million merger with collins industries inc . of hutchinson , kan . impetus : the orlando company is low on capital , and the kansas ambulance and bus maker wants to improve its market position .\nbased in longview , texas , lay - mor manufactures walk - behind and drive - on street sweepers . purchased by collins in 2000 .\ncollins employees and nsta board members help launch the first nexbus . in front of bus , from left , are nsta ' s todd monteferrario ( first student ) , tim flood ( the trans group ) and magda dimmendaal ( dousman transport ) and collins ' kent tyler and john doswell .\nthe city of collins\u2019 history stretches back to 1826 when the mississippi legislature established \u201cwilliamsburg\u201d as a permanent seat of justice for covington county . williamsburg , about two miles from the present site of collins , was the town\u2019s predecessor . williamsburg was incorporated in 1808 when sawmills were the big industry .\nep energy e & p company , l . p . f / k / a el paso e & p company , l . p . v . fairfield industries , inc . d / b / a fairfieldnodal\ncollins was born to rev . b . b . and viola adams collins on jan . 24 , 1931 in seminole , oklahoma . at age 16 , he attended the southwestern assemblies of god university in waxahachie , texas and became a pastor . he continued ministering in other areas throughout his life .\nwheeled coach industries inc . , an orlando manufacturer of ambulances and buses , has won a $ 769 , 000 defense contract to build 32 military field ambulances . wheeled coach , which was acquired last year by kansas - based collins industries , will begin making the ambulances next month . deliveries are scheduled to begin in september . the four - wheel - drive ambulances will be delivered to tank automotive command , the agency that purchases vehicles for the u . s . defense department . the ambulances will then be distributed to the navy ' s regional medical centers in the united states and abroad .\nthis page uses some content from wikipedia . the original article was at collins industries . the list of authors can be seen in the page history . as with tractor & construction plant wiki , the text of wikipedia is available under the creative commons by attribution license and / or gnu free documentation license . please check page history for when the original article was copied to wikia\nidentifying new opportunities in the oil and gas sector , tanny focused on expanding pf collins\u2019 range of services by sponsoring staff education to maximize his team\u2019s knowledge , committing resources to new technologies , and registering the company to the iso 9001 quality management standard . gaining the confidence of international oil companies and providing integrated logistics services to major developments such as hibernia , terra nova , white rose , sable , and deep panuke , pf collins became a leading provider of international trade and logistics to canada\u2019s offshore oil and gas and marine industries .\nestablished in longview , texas , in 1971 as a manufacturer of specialty vehicles used to move semi trailer equipment from point to point by means of a hydraulically activated fifth wheel . original brand name :\ntrailer jockey\nacquired from private ownership in 1984 by collins industries , inc . , of hutchinson , kansas , known as the world ' s largest manufacturer of specialty vehicles .\nwith this kind of backing and our commitment to engineering and innovation , rest assured collins will remain the bus brand you can trust for another 50 years .\nwith a thriving awesome business climate , quality schools and activities throughout the year , the city of collins is the perfect place to live , work and play .\nkaizen is a lean - production process where collins employees proactively work together to achieve regular , incremental improvements to the manufacturing process . here , goals are set and results are measured to ensure collins remains the leader among bus manufacturers in unrelenting quality . come visit our factory . one tour , and you\u2019ll see the difference instantly .\nfor more than half a century , innovation has driven collins to the forefront of the bus industry . our responsiveness to your needs has not only made us the nation\u2019s largest type a school bus manufacturer , but it\u2019s propelled collins into other market segments . we can build on any chassis and customize any seating plan or fuel option :\nafter 50 years of quality innovation in the school bus industry , collins reminds passengers of all abilities that there\u2019s always room for more . with the all - new collins low - floor school bus designs , wheelchair accessibility has been taken to new heights . more than just innovation in structure and safety , this is innovation that\u2019s accessible .\nrobert rice collins started wheeled coach with three employees in 1975 . five years later , the company blossomed to more than 300 employees in what is now billed as the largest manufacturer of ambulances in the world .\nhe grew this company from scratch ,\nsaid collins ' son bob collins .\nhe really took this from a three - person operation where he was learning and building his trucks himself with a couple of individuals to probably within five years to building a sizable facility on forsyth road .\nsupported by orders for school buses and ambulances , collins gained his footing in hutchinson during the early 1970s , establishing a business foundation that was solidified quickly by the announcement of new regulatory requirements . in the mid - 1970s , the federal government ordered school districts to provide transportation for disabled children . the edict created a new market for specialty vehicle manufacturers , and collins was quick to join the fray . his company built one of the first wheelchair lifts used by small school buses , cementing his reputation in the industry niche . buoyed by the increasing demand for specially tailored transportation vehicles , collins industries registered encouraging growth during the latter half of the 1970s . then , in 1979 , disaster struck the company , threatening to eradicate the success of the previous decade .\ncollins\u2019 one - piece bus design delivers an unrelenting structure that modular buses simply can\u2019t . like the hull of a ship , collins\u2019 proprietary design features high - strength , low - allow tubular steel , forming a roof bow system that joins the bus\u2019 interlocking wall and floor beams . the result ? crush - resistant strength to protect our passengers .\nwith the addition of the 1984 and 1985 acquisitions , collins industries recorded prolific growth during the 1980s . between 1971 and 1983 , annual sales had grown to $ 10 million , a respectable , albeit modest , revenue volume that swelled exponentially following the company ' s ipo . by the end of the 1980s , collins industries was collecting more than $ 100 million in sales a year , having evolved from a regional force into a national contender . by the early 1990s , the company ' s sales total had reached $ 140 million , rising energetically despite a national economic recession . but there was little to celebrate in hutchinson during the early years of the decade . the first half of the 1990s was marked by another disastrous event , but unlike the 1979 fire , the problems of the 1990s were entirely of the company ' s own making .\ncollins steel offers a range of employment opportunities in the dynamic structural steel industry . we offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes health and dental insurance , disability insurance , life insurance , and an rrsp benefits program . collins steel is also involved in the alberta apprenticeship program . we currently offer programs in : steel detailing , structural steel fitting and welding .\n- - - - - - , ' collins in driver ' s seat now at wheeled coach , ' orlando business journal , february 10 , 1995 , p . 1 .\ncollins industries was formed to meet a need no other company had attempted to address . the company and its signal product were the inspiration of don l . collins , who experienced his epiphanic moment during the 1960s when he was working as a distributor for a kansas school bus dealer . collins ' s revelation was sparked by the sweeping consolidation of the area ' s school districts , as the number of schools serving kansas city ' s outlying regions was reduced by folding one into another . the concentration of schools made for considerably longer school bus routes , forcing 65 - passenger buses on long treks to pick up and transport a handful of rurally based school children . to collins , the sight of mostly empty , full - sized school buses traveling great distances was grossly inefficient . what was needed , he thought , were smaller buses better suited for transporting small groups of children . his vision soon led to the creation of the first under 10 , 000 gross vehicle weight school bus .\nfounded on ethical and responsible business practices , collins steel is an edmonton based structural steel and fabrication company that serves the commercial , institutional , industrial , and high - rise markets .\nwhether you\u2019re looking for a ford bus , a chevy bus or another brand , collins has the largest supply of chassis offerings waiting at collins\u2019 production facility . single - or dual rear - wheel design , we\u2019re ready to build your bus with an unrivaled lead time . flexible to your schedule , we ' re also flexible to your needs , which brings us to configurations \u2026\n- a collins type b bus model . it was available with 6 or 7 seating rows which can fit a maximum of 41 passengers . a nexbus replacement has yet to be produced .\n1945 : forney moves into offices on laporte avenue in fort collins , co . sales staff continues to grow and the 500 employees in house are turning out up to 500 welders a week .\ncollins\u2019 engineering team makes safety a priority , and our bus design reflects that , especially with our driver sight line . with a windshield that spans nearly 700 sq . in . , collins delivers the highest visibility in a type a bus \u2014 30 % more than other models . our buses also feature a unique side window to monitor passengers as they enter and exit for added safety .\na\nbird eye - 650\nlong endurance mini - uav system developed by israel aerospace industries ( iai ) is displayed at the unmanned vehicles conference 2015 on november 9 , 2015 , in the israeli coastal city of tel aviv . ( photo credit : jack guez / afp )\nin 1899 the gulf and ship island railroad was built and missed the town of williamsburg . the sawmills moved near the present site of collins to take advantage of the railroad , so the town moved along with the mills . population increased to over 2000 by 1906 and the town leaders petitioned governor james k . vardaman to officially change the town\u2019s name of williamsburg depot . \u201ccollins\u201d was then named in honor of meridian native fred w . collins , a republican u . s . marshal for the southern district of mississippi . at that time , the city also became covington county\u2019s county seat .\nin the fall of 1998 , collins industries completed a $ 1 . 1 million , 90 , 000 - square - foot addition to its manufacturing facility in hutchinson , substantially expanding the existing 160 , 000 - square - foot plant . further plant expansion was under way in orlando , where the company was constructing a 100 , 000 - square - foot plant that was scheduled to open in january 1999 . the addition to the plant in hutchinson , site of collins bus corp . ' s school bus manufacturing , and the orlando facility , which was geared for manufacturing ambulances during the fall and winter and manufacturing school buses during the spring and summer , testified to the sanguine outlook for the company . ' the primary reason for these changes was to accommodate more volume , ' collins explained in a december 1998 press release , ' especially with large contracts with stringent delivery deadlines . '\ntoday , pf collins is recognized worldwide for our history and expertise in offshore and marine project logistics . we have offices in newfoundland and labrador , nova scotia , new brunswick , and alberta , employing over 100 customs , logistics , and immigration professionals . current president , raymond collins , continues to focus on expanding the company\u2019s market presence while maintaining its traditional family values of quality and service excellence .\nlike eagle in amelia , collins kept working at it and developing , and eventually introduced an all new side servicing hearse in the late ' 80 ' s . in 1992 , it was purchased by the parent company of eureka in norwalk , ohio , and production was moved to norwalk . by that time , the hearse division had been spun off from the rest of collins for some time .\nbantam xl - a collins type b bus model . it was available with 6 or 7 seating rows which can fit a maximum of 41 passengers . a nexbus replacement has yet to be produced .\nmy heart is broken to know your gone . i will remember the times we shared at holm industries and seeing you at the bmv . the laughter and secrets we shared . god has gained an angel rip my dearest friend . i will forever miss you and someday we will rejoice again .\nnot only is collins one of the most trusted names in bus manufacturing , we\u2019re also backed by rev group , a $ 2 + billion world leader in vehicle manufacturing that shares our commitment to connect and protect customers with our vehicles . few bus companies have that kind of support . as part of rev , collins customers have access to rev financial services\u2122 and to an exclusive rev / ryder maintenance program .\nbantam 422 - another collins type a bus model that was replaced by the nexbus srw . single rear wheel bus available in capacities of up to 20 passengers . known as the quantam 422 by corbeil .\nwith the help of $ 3 . 5 million in industrial revenue bonds issued through the city of hutchinson , the collins family was back in business . having literally risen from the ashes , the company emerged from the 1979 fire exhibiting far more ambition than had characterized its first decade of existence . by 1983 , the company had fully recovered , confident enough to offer investors a stake in its operations and its future through an initial public offering ( ipo ) of stock . with the proceeds raised from the ipo , collins industries gained the resources to launch an aggressive expansion program . the 1980s proved to be the company ' s defining decade , delivering the growth that landed the company on the national stage .\ncollins took initiative and fashioned a prototype school bus by converting a cargo van . he installed bus seats , special lights , a reticulating arm for the bus ' s stop sign , and other required equipment . the result was a school bus designed to carry between 16 and 20 passengers , tailored for the special needs of transporting small groups of children efficiently . kansas school districts soon placed orders for collins ' s modified cargo vans , creating a groundswell of interest that spread to other states . convinced he had struck upon a marketable product , collins incorporated his company in 1971 and began manufacturing small school buses in earnest .\nbased in longview , texas , capacity is the only u . s . - based manufacturer of terminal tractors . originally known as\ntrailer jockey\n, capacity was acquired by collins in 1984 [ 5 ]\nbased in longview , texas , capacity is the only u . s . - based manufacturer of terminal tractors . originally known as\ntrailer jockey\n, capacity was acquired by collins in 1984 [ 11 ]\nbantam - a collins type a bus model that was replaced by the nexbus srw . single rear wheel bus available in capacities of up to 20 passengers . known as the guide by midbus and the quantam by corbeil .\ncollins industries , inc . was founded in 1971 as a manufacturer of small school buses and ambulances built from modified cargo vans . the company ' s initial product was the first\ntype a\nschool bus , designed to carry 16 to 20 passengers . today the company manufactures specialty vehicles and accessories for various basic service niches of the transportation industry . the company ' s products include ambulances , small school buses , shuttle and mid - size commercial buses , terminal trucks , commercial bus chassis , road construction equipment and industrial rental sweepers . from its inception , collins ' stated goal has been to become the largest manufacturer of specialty vehicles in the u . s . the company has grown primarily through the internal development of new products and the acquisition of complementary product lines .\ngrand bantam - a collins type a product replaced by the nexbus drw . dual rear wheel bus available in capacities of up to 35 passengers . known as the grand guide by mid bus and the grand quantam by corbeil .\nas collins industries prepared for the 21st century , growth forecasts fueled confidence at company headquarters . school transportation news , an industry publication , projected the sale of small buses would increase by 25 , 000 to 30 , 000 between 1999 and 2004 . collins was intent on positioning his company to capture the bulk of the new sales orders expected to materialize . ' we will be expanding our employment force very quickly , ' he declared to knight - ridder / tribune business news on march 2 , 1999 , ' because we ' ve got a lot of school buses to build . ' growth was expected to come from increased regulation on the use of vehicles that did not comply with federal standards governing the transportation of school children . industry experts projected that churches , day care centers , nonprofit agencies , and other organizations would be prompted by heightened awareness of safety issues to begin replacing vans with small school buses . one industry observer , j . curtis brewer , expected collins industries to be the company to benefit from such demand , offering a glowing appraisal of the company and its prospects for the future . ' it ' s a company that has lots of ideas , ' brewer noted in a march 2 , 1999 interview with knight - ridder / tribune business news , ' and has the courage to spend the money to bring it to fruition . '\never since paul collins started the business in 1984 the organization has been steadily working to improve the manufacturing and installation techniques of our industry ; however , our people recognize that technology is only one aspect of innovating the construction process .\nsuper bantam - another collins type a bus model replaced by the nexbus drw . dual rear wheel bus available in capacities of up to 30 passengers . known as the super guide by mid bus and the super quantam by corbeil .\nthe heritage coach co . of skippack , pennsylvania , a division of lankford buick pontiac gmc inc . of norristown , pa , purchased the eureka tooling and trade name from the firm ' s receivers . within the year mark lankford and bob williams had established a new firm called cce inc . to manufacture eureka - badged funeral coaches and limousines in a new plant in norwalk , ohio . in 1993 the firm , now known as eureka coach , cce inc . , purchased another classic funeral coach producer - miller - meteor - from collins industries of hutchinson , kansas .\nfuneral service : 11 : 00 am saturday , march 4 , 2017 at collins funeral home in scottsburg , indiana . visitation : 4 to 8 pm friday and after 9 am saturday . interment at new bethel cemetery near chelsea , indiana\nas ford introduced the ford transit as the replacement for the ford e - series in north america , in 2016 , collins introduced its own body for the ford transit 350 and 350hd , produced alongside the ford e - series cutaway chassis .\nin 2018 collins is set to introduce a new type b school bus using a ford f59 stripped chassis named\nnexbus xl\nwith seating of up to 48 passengers using a ford 6 . 8l v10 gas engine & ford six speed automatic transmission .\nfor more than 50 years , collins has been the trusted name among bus companies . from backpack to briefcase , from type a school buses to today\u2019s collins commercial bus , we\u2019ve helped the johnny\u2019s become john\u2019s . we\u2019ve been there for most every journey , and it\u2019s because we deliver the strongest , safest engineering , alongside the most innovative and flexible bus models . it ' s for these reasons that our decades - old bus company has earned your trust , taking you , your precious cargo and your business to the next horizon .\nin the u . s . , collins in the largest manufacturer of ambulances , the second largest manufacturer of terminal trucks and a leading manufacturer of small school buses , and sweepers used in the road construction industry . the company sells its products under several well - known trade names , including wheeled coach ( ambulances ) , collins bus and mid bus ( small school buses ) , world trans ( commercial buses ) , capacity ( terminal trucks ) and waldon / lay - mor ( road construction and industrial rental sweeper equipment ) .\nnew york , ny , august 24 , 2010 \u2013 american industrial partners capital fund iv , l . p . ( \u201caip\u201d ) is pleased to announce the formation of allied specialty vehicles , inc . ( \u201casv\u201d or the \u201ccompany\u201d ) . asv , with revenue of approximately $ 1 billion , is a market leader in three industry segments : fire & emergency , recreational vehicles , and bus & industrial . the company was formed through the combination of four existing portfolio companies of aip : e - one , inc , collins industries , inc . , and halcore group , inc . ; with fleetwood rv , inc . to be combined in the fourth quarter of this year .\npatrick francis collins , a st . john\u2019s clothing merchant , became a customs broker shortly after a fire destroyed his store in 1913 . in the first part of the 20th century , international transport was still largely marine and st . john\u2019s was the key port of entry for newfoundland .\nin 2017 , collins unveiled a low - floor bus body using the ram promaster 3500 chassis , set to commence production for 2018 . the first school bus ever to use a low - floor layout , the vehicle uses a fold - out wheelchair ramp in place of a wheelchair lift .\ndespite the setback , the company ' s difficulties with the sec did not cause any long - term damage . company officials emerged from the debacle , as they had following the 1979 fire , confident that future growth would lessen the sting of earlier problems . between 1992 and 1996 , collins industries focused on reducing its debt , while revenues climbed methodically upward , eclipsing $ 150 million during the company ' s 25th anniversary year . after getting its financial health in order , the company began preparing for another expansion period , intent on maintaining its leadership in its markets . the growth achieved during the late 1990s came through the expansion of production capacity and through acquisitions , the mode of expansion that had ignited the company ' s growth during the 1980s .\ncollins steel is also a founding member of the cisc steel center at the university of alberta . the goal is to advance competence an innovation in design in the steel industry . we are a member to perpetuate our values in lifelong learning and to ensure we invest in the necessary linkage between industry and education . urltoken\n\u201cour employees have done an incredible job in getting the plant converted for the new design , and were justifiably proud to see the first unit driven out of the lot ,\nsaid kent tyler , president of collins bus corp .\nwe were fortunate to have the nsta board on hand to witness the event . \u201d\ncollins got into the funeral car business in late 1982 . its first ads featured artwork of a short wheelbase cadillac sedan conversion , and i ' ve heard that it built one such car and showed it at a funeral directors ' convention , where it didn ' t go over well . not long after that , it introduced a pair of cadillac hearses on extended chassis , with the stretch being done either at the b or c pillar , and the tail extended . the timing was right for those cars , because dealers who took on collins as a secondary line were able to sell a lot of those cars in the next few years .\na brazilian company is chasing ambulances at state circuit court in orlando . protecao contra incendio ltda . ' s breach - of - contract lawsuit , filed last week , seeks $ 1 million in unpaid commissions and lost profits from wheeled coach industries inc . protecao contra incendio has served as wheeled coach ' s exclusive sales representative in brazil since 1991 . wheeled coach , based in winter park , is the world ' s largest manufacturer of ambulances . it also makes other emergency and specialty vehicles .\ndon collins is survived by wife sharon ; five children , including don , jr . ( carol ) , ron ( joyce ) , bonnie ( david ) fricke , paul and darraugh ; three stepchildren ; 10 grandchildren ; 10 great grandchildren ; sisters nadine todd and dorothy ( carl ) martindale ; and one cousin , bill ( iris ) holland .\ncollins industries , inc . . the group ' s principal activity is to manufacture specialty vehicles and accessories for various basic service niches of the transportation industry . the group operates through three segments : ambulance , buses and terminal trucks and road construction equipment . ambulance segment manufactures modular and van type ambulances for sale to hospitals , ambulance services , fire departments and other governmental agencies . the bus segment produces small school buses , commercial buses and shuttle buses for sale to schools , hotel shuttle services , airports and other governmental agencies . the terminal trucks and road construction equipment segment produces off road trucks designed to move trailers containers for warehouses , truck terminals , rail yards , rail terminals , shipping ports and a line of road construction equipment . ambulance accounted for 48 % of 2002 revenues ; buses , 33 % and terminal trucks and road construction equipment , 19 % ."]}
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614 - 4493 chip . wochomurka @ urltoken or carondelet health network lisa contreras , communications director , 520 - 349 - 1845 lcontreras @ urltoken\npatient outreach coordinator - carondelet cares - carondelet medical group . experience with population health experience , aco or clinically integrated networks ; . . .\ntenet and dignity health separately own and operate hospitals and clinics in the phoenix area and together manage a growing accountable care organization called the arizona care network . the tucson - based joint venture will connect carondelet to the arizona care network , the news release says .\ntexas - based tenet healthcare corp . on wednesday assumed majority ownership of the carondelet health network of southern arizona , and the catholic hospital chain went from nonprofit to for - profit .\ntenet officials would not comment on whether any of the health network\u2019s 4 , 000 employees would be losing their jobs as part of the ownership change .\nthe minority owners will be california - based dignity health and current carondelet owners from missouri - based ascension .\nthe arizona care network includes more than 750 patient - care facilities across tenet\u2019s and dignity health\u2019s phoenix - based health - care systems , with more than 3 , 400 providers and more than 200 , 000 covered lives .\nthe deal is in line with a national trend where smaller hospitals and chains are being acquired by larger health systems . earlier this year , the locally owned nonprofit university of arizona health network , which includes two tucson hospitals , merged with phoenix - based nonprofit banner health . banner health was the surviving entity and is now the state\u2019s largest private employer .\nwe understand you have a choice when it comes to your health care . learn more about carondelet , and why we should be your first choice in health and wellness services :\ncarondelet st . mary\u2019s hospital and carondelet st . joseph\u2019s hospital are certified by the joint commission .\nofficials from tenet and ascension would not say what will happen to the carondelet foundation , a philanthropy that was created to support the work of carondelet health network . the foundation\u2019s most recent available tax form 990 listed its net assets in 2012 as $ 31 . 69 million .\nif you\u2019re inquiring about patient financial services , patient access or health information management positions please visit conifer health solutions , our revenue cycle management partner .\nat carondelet health network , we\u2019re dedicated to providing you and your family with all of the care needed to live a healthier life . this includes providing specialized services to offer you a full range of multidisciplinary and advanced care .\nheadquartered in tucson , arizona , carondelet is committed to providing southern arizonans with a full spectrum of high - quality , cost - efficient health care . our top priority is improving the health of all those we serve .\nearlier this year the nonprofit centurions charity group decided to end its 40 - year tenure as the booster group for carondelet health network . rather than being a charitable arm of carondelet , the men\u2019s philanthropic group became an independent 501 ( c ) 3 because the tenet deal did not mesh with the centurions\u2019 charter .\nprocess surgical , cytology and autopsy specimens for the pathologists in accordance with policies , procedures , philosophy and objectives of carondelet health . . .\ncarondelet st . mary\u2019s hospital ( 520 ) 872 - 3000 carondelet st . joseph\u2019s hospital ( 520 ) 873 - 3000 carondelet holy cross hospital ( 520 ) 285 - 3000\ncarondelet and healthways will be working toward a set of aligned objectives that include : realizing measurable and reportable improvements in health and well - being outcomes , delivering high - quality and affordable healthcare services across southern arizona , expanding a high - functioning network of employed and independent physicians caring for carondelet patients , and developing strategic partnerships that will support carondelet\u2019s efforts to build healthier communities .\ncarondelet health network is committed to providing southern arizonans with a full - spectrum of high - quality , cost - efficient care and improving the quality of life for all those who enter our doors . we invite you to learn more about our facilities and all we have to offer .\na team of medical specialists , including doctors , nurses , therapists and technicians , work together , often hand - in - hand , to diagnose , treat and educate . at carondelet health network , you\u2019ll benefit from the expertise and compassion of excellent doctors and dedicated staff , plus modern technology .\ncarondelet includes three southern arizona hospitals \u2014 the 486 - bed carondelet st . joseph\u2019s and 400 - bed carondelet st . mary\u2019s in tucson , and the 25 - bed holy cross hospital in nogales .\n1 . 6 perform / oversees ep network operations , including but not limited to , process and performance improvement activities . . . .\ncollaborates with site and network leaders to identify and create processes to achieve survey readiness and to maintain compliance with regulatory standards for . . .\nwhether you\u2019ve seen our doctors for years or this is your first time at a carondelet health network hospital , we treat you and your family with heartfelt compassion , respect and honesty . it\u2019s our goal to be your destination for high - quality health care delivered by compassionate caregivers . our patient resource pages are here to provide you with all the tools you could need to make your stay the best it can be .\nnetwork director or executive level position in a hospital setting is preferred skills required : . demonstrates current knowledge about national and local issues . . .\neasy - to - take doses of everything from screenings to health fairs . see our classes & events .\nour network is recognized for a wide array of services that include emergency care , neurological , women\u2019s health , cardiac , orthopedic and primary care . other specialty areas include surgical weight loss , outpatient surgery and rehabilitation , obstetrics and general surgery and much more .\nthe names of the hospitals will not change , carondelet spokeswoman lisa contreras said .\ncarondelet st . joseph\u2019s hospital provides a full range of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services .\nvera daniel is serving as chief human resources officer for carondelet st . joseph\u2019s hospital .\ncarondelet has a long and rich history that spans decades . founded by the sisters of st . joseph of carondelet , the congregation was originally established in france . the sisters came to the united states in 1836 to serve the diocese in carondelet , missouri .\nhow did you feel about telling people you worked at carondelet holy cros . . .\nfour of tucson ' s seven acute - care community hospitals are now for - profit \u2014 carondelet st . joseph ' s , carondelet st . mary ' s , northwest medical center and oro valley hospital . northwest medical center and oro valley hospital are owned by tennessee - based community health systems .\ncarondelet doctors can also find access to important resources and medical information at our physician portal .\nview all carondelet st . joseph ' s hospital jobs in tucson , az - tucson jobs\nwhat would you suggest carondelet st . joseph ' s hospital management do to . . .\nview all carondelet st . mary ' s hospital jobs in tucson , az - tucson jobs\ncarondelet st . mary\u2019s hospital and the carondelet neurological institute at carondelet st . joseph\u2019s hospital have been honored by the american heart association / american stroke association as recipients of the get with the guidelines\u2019 gold - plus quality achievement award for the quality of their heart and stroke care .\ncathy joined carondelet in 2010 and serves as the chief human resources officer for carondelet st . mary\u2019s and carondelet holy cross hospitals . cathy has been in human resources management for 35 years . prior to joining carondelet , she was director of employee relations for university physicians healthcare in tucson , az . cathy is originally from overland park , kansas , and graduated from the university of kansas .\nin 1987 , the sisters purchase the nogales hospital and name it carondelet holy cross hospital . carondelet holy family center opens near st . mary ' s for adults who need skilled nursing care .\nhow did you feel about telling people you worked at carondelet st . mary ' . . .\nthe merger of university of arizona health network and banner health friday highlights the stark challenges that academic medical centers face in the new economics of healthcare . academic centers , with their research and education missions , long have been high - cost institutions , but have been able to cover their added operating expenses through higher payment rates . under public and private reform initiatives , where the goal is to reduce costs , these sprawling downtown hospitals are fast becoming bloated relics of another era .\nthe hospital ' s first community health center opens at pio decimo in 1990 . today nearly 20 are located throughout pima and santa cruz counties .\nwe focus on wellness , using leading - edge technology delivered by a team of experienced and highly trained doctors , nurses and health care staff members .\ncarondelet holy cross hospital in nogales , arizona , is the only inpatient medical center in santa cruz county .\napplying for a position at carondelet is easy with our online application system . simply complete a profile and application\nrn manager l & d , $ 15k sign - on , carondelet holy cross - nogale . . .\n\u201cin order for our healthcare system to fulfill its mission , it must be visionary\u2014seeking out the most innovative methods by which to serve the needs of the residents for which we are responsible , \u201d said james k . beckmann , jr . , president and ceo of carondelet . through this joint endeavor , carondelet and healthways will develop plans to use their combined capabilities to meet the needs of physician partners , regional employers , and health insurers , with a focus on helping people take control of their health in a more proactive way .\ntenet will manage the operations of the network\u2019s three hospitals , two physician groups , outpatient and ambulatory services , as well as other affiliated businesses in tucson and nogales , a news release issued by the joint venture says .\njennifer joined carondelet st . mary\u2019s hospital in 1997 as manager of critical care . she then became the director of patient care services , senior director of nursing and clinical support , and was named the chief nursing officer in 2015 . jennifer has gained 32 years of experience as a registered nurse since earning her bachelor of science in nursing at the university of nebraska and a master\u2019s of science in nursing at the university of arizona . in 2010 , she received the carondelet health network \u201cpresident\u2019s leadership award , \u201d and in 2014 , biggs was recognized as \u201cmost inspirational mentor\u201d by the tucson nurses week foundation .\nfirst established by the sisters of st . joseph of carondelet in 1880 , carondelet is the largest catholic healthcare system in arizona and is part of ascension health , the nation\u2019s largest catholic healthcare system . for more than three decades , healthways has been an internationally recognized leader in the formulation and implementation of well - being improvement systems , serving more than 40 million people on four continents .\ncarondelet recognizes that your success is our success so we invest in programs that offer you the opportunity to grow and achieve the highest level of professional satisfaction . at carondelet , you\u2019ll enjoy the following programs / benefits we offer :\nthe joint venture will maintain carondelet\u2019s roman catholic heritage and identity through an agreement with the diocese of tucson , officials say . additionally , carondelet\u2019s existing charity - care policies will remain in place , according to the news release .\npatients of carondelet\u2019s orthopedic care benefit from our doctors\u2019 highly specialized experience and knowledge of treatments for virtually any orthopedic condition .\nif you were in charge , what would you do to make carondelet st . mary ' s h . . .\nfrom preventive tests like colonoscopies to colorectal surgery , the specialists at carondelet are here to help you overcome colorectal conditions .\ncarondelet medical group , a primary care practice group of more than 80 providers , has immediate openings for board - certified or board - eligible primary care doctors to join our large , thriving group in tucson , arizona . they offer tremendous opportunities , including doctor leadership opportunities in population health :\nin 1994 , the healthy seniors program , a $ 5 million nationally funded medicare research project , is launched through carondelet ' s community nursing organization for residents in pima and santa cruz counties . the statue of the virgin mary and infant christ is commissioned from italy to grace the new main entrance of the hospital . carondelet home health expands its array of services and opens a new office and medical equipment showroom .\ndr . timothy domer is a hospice / palliative care specialist in tucson , arizona . he graduated with honors from university of cincinnati college of medicine in 1989 . having more than 29 years of diverse experiences , especially in hospice / palliative care , geriatric medicine , internal medicine , dr . timothy domer affiliates with carondelet health network , and cooperates with other doctors and specialists without joining any medical groups . call dr . timothy domer on phone number ( 520 ) 872 - 6040 for more information and advice or to book an appointment .\nas part of its market expansion , carondelet created the neurological institute ( cni ) \u2014a new , world - class destination for neurological care in southern arizona . the caliber team worked directly with network and hospital leadership to develop a branding and awareness campaign to deliver strategic messages to key audiences about the benefits of the center through media relations , events and marketing collateral .\ntoday , ascension , the nation\u2019s largest catholic and nonprofit health system , publicly unveiled its new , national online scheduling advertising campaign aimed at increasing access to compassionate , personalized care .\nben r . leedle , jr . , healthways ceo , noted , \u201cwe are very pleased to have been chosen by carondelet to work with them on this assessment . we expect the results should lead to the implementation of a variety of solutions that will meet the emerging needs of the tucson market . our expectation is that the assessment will yield opportunity to deploy our experience and proven capabilities in health and well - being improvement . we look forward to an ongoing , comprehensive , and very strategic relationship with carondelet as they continue to transform into the leading model for population health management in their region . \u201d\nwe understand you have a choice when it comes to your health care . at carondelet , our doctors , nurses and specialists take pride in offering high - quality care that\u2019s focused on the whole person . from diabetes care to maternity services to orthopedics , no matter what your age or stage in life , you\u2019ll find the care you\u2019re looking for at carondelet . we invite you to explore the many services we have to offer .\ncarondelet is recognized as being southern arizona\u2019s only catholic hospital system and one of the top healthcare systems as demonstrated through our multiple awards and accreditations . carondelet\u2019s care and compassion extends from our associates , to our patients , their families and our entire community .\ncarondelet has a long history in the tucson community . the sisters of st . joseph of carondelet opened st . mary\u2019s \u2014 arizona\u2019s first hospital \u2014 in 1880 . st . joseph\u2019s opened in 1961 , and the nuns began managing holy cross in 1981 .\ncarondelet , a nonprofit healthcare system comprised of four hospitals and more than 4 , 000 employees , needed to enhance their brand image and increase market share . caliber refreshed carondelet\u2019s brand creative , advertising , message and marketing strategy for several major service lines , such as women\u2019s services , the neurological institute , heart & vascular institute , surgical weight loss , carondelet medical group and others .\nst . mary ' s is honored by the american academy of nursing in 1982 as one of the nation ' s 14 \u201cmagnet\u201d hospitals for excellence . the sisters ' hospitals in southern arizona join with others across the u . s . to form the health care corp . of the sisters of st . joseph of carondelet .\nalso , we seek and develop emerging executive talent . our executives lead the strategies and operations that help us deliver quality care across our network . personal growth is important to us , and while our performance expectations are significant , so is our dedication to each individual ' s success .\ncarondelet st . mary\u2019s hospital , arizona\u2019s first hospital , was founded in 1880 . we have a long history of bringing care to the community .\ncarondelet st . mary\u2019s and st . joseph\u2019s hospitals are accredited by the american college of cardiology as chest pain centers , offering superior heart and vascular care .\ndignity health in arizona includes five hospitals \u2014 chandler regional medical center , mercy gilbert medical center , st . joseph\u2019s hospital and medical center , which includes barrow neurological institute , st . joseph\u2019s westgate hospital and arizona general hospital .\nto learn more about the carondelet hospitals or to request an appointment , contact us at one of the numbers below . we look forward to hearing from you !\nthe head and neck surgery specialists at the carondelet thyroid / parathyroid program are board certified to provide this special care and treat your thyroid condition . nasal reconstructive surgery\nin 1983 , st . mary ' s and st . joseph ' s hospitals in tucson merge , sharing their management services and supplies . st . mary ' s develops its nurse case management program and home health services in 1984 .\ncarondelet was the first healthcare system in southern arizona to introduce to concept of palliative care in hospital settings . now , the ministry is expanding its palliative care program .\nin 1992 , casita maria , an intergenerational child care center , opens for children of st . mary ' s staff . the carondelet medical mall in green valley opens .\ndebbie\u2019s professional experience includes serving as director of multiple clinical departments and an associate program manager for psychiatric services . as an associate chief nursing officer , she led the clinical services division of an international health care organization . she has worked with health care professionals in the u . k . , india and the philippines , in both nonprofit and for - profit settings . she is credited with the development of a bone and joint program at depaul health center , a 600 - bed hospital in st . louis , missouri , and has also consulted on competency - based education for clinical staff . debbie earned her b . s . in nursing from the university of missouri and her m . s . in nursing and leadership from grand canyon university .\ntheresa joined carondelet st . mary\u2019s hospital in december 2015 . she previously served as chief financial officer for wuesthoff health system and north central baptist hospitals , controller at des peres hospital , and most recently as the enterprise chief financial officer for north shore medical center and florida medical center . theresa holds a bachelor of science degree in business administration from southeast missouri state university and a masters in business administration and marketing from webster university in missouri .\n\u201cwe chose to work with healthways because of their proven track record of creating successful solutions that have enhanced the health and well - being of millions of people worldwide and that bring economic value to payers , physicians , employers , and communities , \u201d said beckmann .\nbenefit from carondelet\u2019s access to an internal nurse triage service ; a fully integrated electronic medical record system with online access ; and centralized support for billing , credentialing , human resources and marketing .\ncarondelet neurological institute , on the campus of st . joseph\u2019s hospital , is one of the largest and most comprehensive facilites in southern arizona dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of neurological injuries and disorders .\nin 1971 , st . mary ' s community mental health facility opens . the hospital ' s four - story north wing opens . arizona ' s paramedic training program is created by st . mary ' s and pima community college in 1974 . fourteen students graduate in the first class .\ncarondelet is a top destination for medical professionals in the tucson area . whether you\u2019re looking for additional services for your patients , or are interested in professional career opportunities , you\u2019ve come to the right place .\nthe public report also outlines a five - year commitment from the joint venture to continue operating carondelet\u2019s hospitals as general acute - care facilities without making any changes to the mix or level of services offered .\nkyle has served as director of business development at carondelet st . mary\u2019s hospital since december 2015 . previously , he was the orthopedic service line administrator with carondelet st . joseph\u2019s hospital . he has held leadership roles in diverse healthcare settings , comprising large pediatric and tertiary care hospitals , information technology services , and a leading healthcare information technology company . he earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in accounting and a master of science degree in instructional technology from utah state university .\nbenz has roots to tucson as his great aunt , sr . teresa joseph monaghan was a sister of st . joseph of carondelet from 1903 to 1968 . she resided here in tucson where st . mary\u2019s hospital was her ministry .\ncarondelet hospice and palliative care has a tradition of serving our communities with compassion , comfort and care . today , this tradition of providing exceptional care and comfort to individuals of all ages who are living with a limited life expectancy continues .\ncaliber acted as a strategic partner and advisor to sierra vista regional health center to rebrand the hospital and promote all service lines . our team guided hospital leadership through an acquisition with a national healthcare system and executed a public outreach campaign for a planned , new hospital . caliber also branded and supported physician recruitment / service line development for sierra vista medical group .\ncarondelet heart & vascular institute , on the campus of st . mary\u2019s hospital , is dedicated to providing high - quality cardiac and vascular care . our minimally invasive surgical techniques are just some of the reasons why we\u2019re southern arizona\u2019s leader in heart care .\ninterested doctors should contact carondelet medical group chief medical officer christine donnelly at cdonnelly @ urltoken or vice president and executive director of physician practices tawnya tretschok at tawnya . tretschok @ urltoken . either can also be reached by phone at ( 520 ) 833 - 5131 .\nbeth kutscher is based in mountain view , calif . , and covers healthcare innovation and digital health . before joining modern healthcare in 2012 , she was a content editor and healthcare reporter for the new york - based mergermarket group . she previously was news and online editor for pharmaceutical executive and deputy news editor and healthcare reporter for prweek . she has a bachelor ' s degree in english from cornell university .\nthe caliber team has more than two decades of experience working with hospitals , physician groups , specialty service lines , behavioral health organizations , medical device companies , medical trade organizations , bioscience and biotechnology companies . we understand the highly evolving and competitive healthcare landscape that organizations are navigating to reposition for the future . we provide executive leadership with strategic thinking and breakthrough campaigns to solve business challenges and meet revenue goals .\nmore than 1 , 800 veterans die every day in this country\u2014that\u2019s about 54 , 000 people a month , according to the national hospice and palliative care organization . veterans represent a quarter of all deaths in the u . s . this event includes multi - phased workshop on caring for their health and aging needs and an opportunity to meet with professionals dedicated to veterans\u2019 care in our community . the key presenter will be deborah grassman , a nurse at va medical center bay pines in florida and author of peace at last :\ncarondelet has been committed to serving and caring for the tucson and southern arizona community for over 130 years . we invite you to share in this commitment . no matter what position you seek , your experience , skills and compassion are greatly valued . we count on the strengths of each individual to bring our mission of care to the patients and families of southern arizona .\nin 1870 , seven sisters of st . joseph traveled from san diego to tucson to open a school . in 1880 , the sisters opened st . mary\u2019s hospital , arizona\u2019s first hospital . in 1961 , they opened st . joseph\u2019s hospital to provide services for tucson\u2019s growing east side . the sisters of st . joseph of carondelet began managing holy cross in 1981 and assumed ownership in 1987 .\non july 12 , carondelet\u2019s first class of palliative care resource nurses will celebrate their graduation . these 25 associates , employed at st . mary\u2019s , st . joseph\u2019s and holy cross hospitals , have invested the time needed to become educated on providing patients with relief from the symptoms , pain and stress of a serious illness . they will each receive a special designation as a palliative care resource nurse .\nseven sisters of st . joseph of carondelet travel from missouri to open tucson ' s first school . sisters emerentia bonnefoy , monica corrigan , euphrasia suchet , hyacinth blanc , martha peters , ambrosia arnichaud and maxime croissat endure the month - long trek by train , ship and covered wagon . they arrive in the \u201cold pueblo\u201d on ascension thursday , may 26 , 1870 , to an enthusiastic welcome with fireworks .\nmartha joined carondelet st . mary\u2019s hospital in december 2012 . she has more than 30 years of hospital leadership experience having served as chief nursing officer , chief operating officer , chief executive officer , and in regional roles within for - profit and not - for - profit healthcare systems . martha holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in nursing from michigan state university and a master\u2019s degree in nursing from wayne state university in detroit , michigan .\nafter a 17 - year break in services , obstetrics returns to st . mary ' s in 1995 with the opening of a 19 - bed , 22 - bassinet maternal / newborn unit . the 125th anniversary of the arrival of the sisters of st . joseph of carondelet to tucson is celebrated . in its 26th year of operation , a major renovation of the hospital ' s burn unit is launched to enhance inpatient and outpatient services .\n\u201cpalliative care improves the quality of life for patients facing life - threatening illnesses , \u201d notes dr . peter brown , medical director of carondelet hospice and palliative care program . \u201cour program offers people relief , assessment , acceptance and support to address the psychosocial and spiritual needs they and their families may face during a serious illness or as the end of life draws nearer . these additional nurses will be invaluable to our program and to this community . \u201d\nwhen you\u2019re sick or hurting , you need peace of mind . one of the best ways to get it is to hear from others who have been in your situation . whether you\u2019re an expectant mother , in need of a hip replacement or the loved one of someone who\u2019s been critically injured , someone else has walked that path before you . take comfort in their knowledge and experience . we offer the stories of our patients , nurses and doctors to make sure you know that at carondelet , you\u2019re not alone . read our stories\njuan fresquez serves as the chief operations officer for carondelet st . joseph\u2019s hospital . he recently transferred to tucson from texas where he served as the chief operations officer for houston northwest medical center . in his role as coo , he is responsible for day - to - day operations of the facility\u2019s main campus as well as the hospital\u2019s provider - based entities , ensuring that the staff delivers high - quality , cost - effective care and service . he also focuses on promoting the hospital\u2019s mission , standards and values of the facility . juan is an accomplished operational leader with a reputation for strong cost control management and quality process improvement .\nnancy melcher , bsn , mba , is the chief nursing officer at carondelet st . joseph\u2019s hospital . she has held positions in nursing for 19 years , serving in similar roles in hospitals across the us for the last eight . nancy most recently relocated from roswell , georgia where she served as chief nursing officer for a tenet owned hospital . she has championed many efforts throughout her career including clinical excellence initiatives , establishing patient experience committees , and leading organizations to receive chest pain center accreditation . after growing up in kansas city , nancy received her bachelor of science degree in nursing from the university of delaware and master\u2019s degree in business administration from the wharton school of business . nancy has been married for 36 years to her husband , skip and was blessed with one son and two daughters .\nthe breast center at st . mary\u2019s hospital is fully accredited with the national accreditation for breast centers .\nthe cardiac and pulmonary rehabilitation programs at st . joseph\u2019s hospital are nationally certified by the american association of cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation .\nlet us help you find what you ' re looking for . call us at ( 866 ) 514 - 5902 or fill out the form below .\nif you have a potentially life - threatening medical emergency , please call 911 .\nget our advice and upcoming events about weight , pain , heart and more . select the topics that interest you .\nthe way you feel most comfortable about the care you ' ll receive with us is to spend a little time with us beforehand . that ' s why we offer classes & events throughout the year for everything from childbirth education , heart and neurological conditions to rehabilitation and support groups . view all classes & events\nthroughout this website , we talk about offering exceptional care , in convenient locations , with a singular mission to return those who walk through our doors back to a happy , healthy life . we\u2019ve been recognized by women ' s choice award\u00ae america ' s best breast centers and the joint commission for doing just that . see our awards & distinctions\n. | call 911 if you have a potentially life - threatening medical emergency .\nchoose from primary care clinics or express care ( walk - in ) practices in various attractive locations throughout tucson and surrounding communities .\ntucson offers year - round opportunities for the outdoor enthusiast and is ranked among the top 10 cyclist friendly communities . a full complement of the arts , hispanic and native american roots and the university of arizona provide for ample cultural venues . high - mountain adventure to the north and beautiful beaches to the south are just a short four - hour drive in either direction .\nour success is evidenced by the quality of the patient experience . each nurse has the opportunity every day to contribute to the hospital\u2019s success by using their skills and knowledge in delivering the highest level of quality care and compassion .\nthere are no classes currently scheduled for all services . please check back at a later date .\nfrom online registration , we want to make it easy for you to get the care you need .\nlearn more about what to expect during your visit , including information about your patient rights , services to aid in communication and safety and more .\nsee orientation materials , learn about required tasks and find detailed benefit information in our new associate portal .\npartly cloudy . a stray shower or thunderstorm is possible . high 97f . winds ene at 10 to 15 mph . .\nmostly cloudy . a stray shower or thunderstorm is possible . low 77f . winds ese at 5 to 10 mph .\na spokesman for ascension referred all questions to tenet . the star submitted seven questions about the joint venture to tenet and officials answered two of them \u2014 when the deal took effect and the fact that the joint venture is now for - profit .\ntenet officials would not say whether there are any new capital improvement projects for the hospitals on the horizon .\nbut a state - required report stemming from a public hearing on the deal that was held nov . 12 provides some additional details , including a $ 125 million investment into capital projects .\ntenet healthcare corporation includes more than 125 , 000 employees and operates 83 general acute care hospitals , 19 short - stay surgical hospitals and more than 400 outpatient centers in the u . s . , as well as nine facilities in the united kingdom .\nbanner - university medical center tucson , banner - university medical center south and tucson medical center are all non - profit .\none silver lining is that social security numbers weren ' t part of data .\nyou want to get your business into the social arena . you\u2019ve set up your facebook , google + and twitter accounts\u2026 but now what ?\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 arizona daily star , 4850 s . park ave . tucson , az | terms of use | privacy policy\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwarning : the ncbi web site requires javascript to function . more . . .\nmark benz joined st . joseph\u2019s hospital as ceo in september 2015 . benz grew up in phoenix and earned his bachelor\u2019s and master\u2019s degrees at asu . he has served as a hospital ceo for over 25 years , leading operation and financial turnarounds .\nhe most recently served as ceo at frye regional medical center in hickory , north carolina , a tenet facility . while at fry , benz led a financial and operations turnaround , including top scores in doctors and employee engagement , patient satisfaction and safety and quality measures .\njuan holds a bachelor of science degree in nuclear medicine with specialization in physics from the university of the incarnate word . he also has a master\u2019s degree in business administration from the university of phoenix . additionally , he earned american medical association phase ii clinical program certification from wilford hall medical center , u . s . air force \u2013 lackland afb .\ndaniel has over 28 years of experience in the field of human resources . as a generalist , she is skilled in employee / labor relations , organizational development , talent and change management . prior to joining tenet , she has held positions of increasing responsibility within hr with monsanto , quaker oats and kimberly clark corporation .\na graduate of the disney institute , the center for effective leadership ( ccl ) and a previous guest lecturer at southern university in baton rouge , louisiana , daniel has been recognized for her leadership skills by the st . louis ywca . she has also served as a prior board member for metro homeless shelter , is an active member of the society of human resource management ( shrm ) , the american society for healthcare human resources administration ( ashhra ) , a past senior vice president of the saint louis chapter of national association of african american\u2019s in human resources ( naaahr ) , a 2013 honoree for who\u2019s who in stl phenomenal women publication , a 2013 delegate to the hr summit and was part of the host committee for who\u2019s who in diversity in st . louis , missouri .\na native of columbus , ohio , she received her bachelors degree from the ohio state university and her master\u2019s degree in human relations from the university of oklahoma . she also earned her senior professional in human resources ( sphr ) certification credentials from the society for human resource management in 2010 .\ndaniel prides herself on working with an organization to help them achieve their people vision and their short - and long - term strategic plans .\ndebra knapheide , m . s . n . chief executive officer / cno / coo\nover the next decade , the sisters open an indian school at san xavier , a school in yuma and a hospital for injured miners in prescott .\na secondary school , st . joseph ' s academy , and an elementary school , st . augustine ' s , are opened , in addition to a novitiate for young women interested in entering the religious life .\nby the end of the 1870s , the tracks of the southern pacific railroad approach tucson . railroad executives appeal to bishop jean baptiste salpointe , the vicar apostolic of arizona , for a hospital , reasoning that tucson is a natural midway stop for trains heading toward the west coast . the bishop ' s work to open an indian trade school is postponed to build the hospital .\nthe southern pacific railroad arrives in tucson a month before the dedication of the 12 - bed st . mary ' s hospital on april 24 , 1880 . the first 11 patients arrive a week later . assigned to st . mary ' s are sisters basil morris , st . martin dunn , julia ford and mary john noli . physician john c . handy , m . d . , is joined by his brother - in - law , william holbrook , m . d . , to serve the hospital .\nin 1882 , bishop salpointe sells st . mary ' s to the sisters for $ 20 , 000 and the promise that it retain its name and remain a hospital for 99 years . during that year a second story is added , doubling the capacity of the hospital . construction of another addition is begun on the north side of the faculty .\nby 1884 , the hospital accommodates 50 patients . the medical staff adds drs . michael spencer , hiram fenner , henri matas and pierre guiot .\nin 1891 , george goodfellow , m . d . , a pioneer in treating gunshot wounds and abdominal surgery , moves from tombstone to tucson . a room is set aside at st . mary ' s specifically for surgical operations . during the mid - 1880s , the sisters build a 24 - bed isolation cottage . the cottage receives the growing number of tubercular patients seeking the benefits of tucson ' s sunshine .\nin 1893 , sister fidelia mcmahon is named superintendent of st . mary ' s , a position she will hold for 27 years . that same year , the sisters open their first convent on hospital grounds . the two - story structure includes a chapel and parlor on the first floor and dormitories and washrooms on the second . the sisters convert their old adobe convent into an orphanage .\nin 1900 , to care for the growing numbers of tubercular patients , dr . hiram w . fenner designs and oversees the construction of a two - story circular sanatorium at st . mary ' s hospital . known as the \u201cround building , \u201d the sanatorium is designed so that each room opens onto a shaded porch , allowing patients easy access to the therapeutic climate .\nin 1903 , a surgical suite is created on st . mary ' s first floor containing operating , sterilizing and preparation rooms and a large emergency room .\nin 1907 , st . mary ' s hospital and convent receive electricity . the first month ' s bill is $ 19 . 40 .\nst . mary ' s opens the nursing school in 1914 with classrooms , dorms and a two - and - a - half - year - long curriculum . sisters francis de sales fuller and mary evangelista weyand prepare the curriculum and organize the teaching faculty .\nst . mary ' s medical staff is officially organized on february 16 , 1917 . dr . arthur w . olcott presides over the meeting with dr . edward j . gotthelf jr . who serves as secretary .\nthe united states enters world war i in 1917 . the sisters offer the hospital as a place to care for wounded soldiers .\nin 1918 , tucsonans find themselves caught in the grip of a global influenza epidemic . barbara pateh , a recent nursing school graduate , recounts ,\nstrong young men died from it and there was nothing we could do . we fed them hot broth and cared for their needs .\nthe x - ray department opens in a little room off the lobby of the hospital ' s north wing in 1918 .\nin 1921 , three doctors at st . mary ' s are certified as fellows of the american college of surgeons : drs . meade clyne , joel i . butler and george e . dodge . these are the first certified doctors at the hospital .\nthe fifth arizona legislature on june 9 , 1921 , passes an act empowering the governor to appoint a state board of nursing examiners . sister evangelista is named to the board and is honored by the state when they license her as\nr . n . no . 1\nof the state of arizona .\nst . mary ' s nursing school is formally accredited in 1922 . the sacrifices made by the sisters to care for the sick are dramatically revealed to tucsonans on sunday , march 15 , 1925 , when a fire in the convent chapel exposes their humble living conditions .\na $ 25 , 000 fundraising campaign led by businessman herbert drachman , author harold bell wright and bishop daniel gercke is completed by 1927 . a new convent and chapel is designed by merritt h . starkweather and built by a . c . jacobson . the convent is dedicated january 30 , 1927 . the chapel is named st . catherine ' s to honor the mother of thomas e . murray , jr . , a benefactor of the sisters . it is dedicated december 7 , 1928 .\nin 1928 , st . mary ' s is accredited by the american college of surgeons , the first national group to set hospital standards . that year , 1 , 971 patients are cared for , 1 , 139 operations are performed and 80 births are recorded at the hospital .\nprecious hospital income is lost in 1930 when the southern pacific railroad opens its own facility on congress street and closes its st . mary ' s clinic .\nin 1931 , chester reynolds , m . d . , is st . mary ' s first intern . in spite of looming financial problems , two stories are added to the north wing , increasing the hospital ' s capacity to 185 beds and 20 bassinets . the american medical association ( ama ) approves st . mary ' s medical residency program after the hospital opens a medical library in 1933 with an adjoining large conference room , morgue and autopsy room . during 1935 , 3 , 036 patients are admitted , 1 , 688 operations are performed and 169 babies are born . hospital rates range from $ 15 a day for a suite to $ 3 a day for a bed in the ward . private duty nurses now work a 12 - hour shift instead of a 20 - hour shift .\nin october 1936 , sisters at the hospital may wear white habits and veils instead of full - length , heavy black serge habits and starched coverall aprons .\nst . mary ' s school of nursing gains national recognition in may 1936 , when helen clark doyle is selected by united airlines out of 3 , 000 candidates as the american nurses association ' s\nperfect nurse . \u201d the dedication ceremony for the four - story south wing is broadcast in 1939 over tucson ' s radio station , ktuc . designed by roy place , the wing adds 50 beds , 11 for the first pediatric unit . in may , the nursing school graduates arizona ' s first two male registered nurses . st . mary ' s is the only general hospital in tucson to survive the great depression .\nin 1940 , clark & company heating and cooling installed the first cabinet air conditioners in the hospital ' s surgical suites and nursery . the operating rooms begin a blood transfusion program .\nby 1942 , with the u . s . entering world war ii , more than half of st . mary ' s doctors and nurses enlist for military duty . the federal government organizes the cadet nursing corps and students ' tuition and expenses are paid \u2014 a first for the hospital .\nst . mary ' s nine - story central services building opens in 1951 , bringing the hospital bed total to 375 . the nursery department adds 18 incubators to assist premature infants .\nthe polio epidemic sweeps the u . s . between 1942 and 1956 . in 1952 , st . mary ' s is designated as a national diagnostic and treatment facility . that year , more than 330 polio patients are treated .\nin 1953 , st . mary ' s reports 2 , 500 live births with no maternal deaths .\nthe first use of nuclear medicine in arizona is performed when st . mary ' s doctors use a radioactive isotope to diagnose and treat a thyroid disorder .\nin 1956 , st . mary ' s hospital is annexed into the city of tucson .\nin 1959 , st . mary ' s acquires a heart - lung machine and surgeons perform arizona ' s first open heart surgery on an 8 - year - old girl . tucson ' s first artificial kidney machine is set up at the hospital .\nfrom 1950 to 1960 , tucson ' s population grows from 88 , 700 to more than 210 , 000 . facing an acute hospital bed shortage , tucson medical center and st . mary ' s share a fundraising campaign and set funds aside for a new eastside hospital .\nsponsored by the eliot spalding foundation , the hospital ' s cardiovascular center opens in 1960 , the same year tucson ' s first pacemaker is implanted in a female patient at st . mary ' s .\nthe sisters dedicate the 124 - bed st . joseph ' s hospital may 1 , 1961 on tucson ' s east side .\nin 1962 , the hospital opens the critical care unit and trains its first cardiac arrest team who respond to the summons of\nemergency , dr . stillheart !\nwith little need for a tuberculosis sanatorium , the\nround building\nat st . mary ' s is torn down in 1965 . st . mary ' s school of nursing ' s last class graduates in may 1966 , joining the ranks of nearly 900 alumnae . medicare funding begins in 1966 , revolutionizing hospital care and complicating billing procedures . st . mary ' s acquires its first computer to assist patient accounting .\nthe centurions , a fundraising group of business and civic leaders , is organized in december 1968 to support st . mary ' s ."]}
{"id": 53712, "summary": [{"text": "sas commuter , also branded as scandinavian commuter , was a regional airline which operated in denmark , norway and sweden .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "a sister company of scandinavian airlines ( sas ) , it operated various regional services on behalf of the scandinavian flag carrier .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airline was headquartered at copenhagen airport , which also served as its main base .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it later also operated bases at troms\u00f8 airport ; stockholm arlanda airport ; trondheim airport , v\u00e6rnes and bergen airport , flesland .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "established in 1984 as commuter operations department , a business unit of sas , it initially flew minor services out of copenhagen using a fleet of nine fokker f27 friendships .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "twenty-two fokker 50s were delivered in 1989 and 1990 .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "they operated out of copenhagen under the eurolink brand , as well as taking over regional services in northern norway from may 1990 under the norlink brand .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "starting in february 1997 , sas commuter took delivery of six saab 2000 , with it operated with the swelink brand .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "they served domestic and secondary finnish destinations out of stockholm .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "sas commuter became the launch customer of the bombardier dash 8-q400 in january 2000 , which over the next two years replaced the eurolink fokkers and the saabs .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the q400 were initially plagued with technical faults .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the norlink operations were in 2002 abandoned to sister company wider\u00f8e .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "however , from april 2003 sas commuter took over former braathens routes in western norway , operated under the westlink brand .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "sas commuter was dissolved on 1 october 2004 and integrated into the three national operating companies . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "sas commuter", "paragraphs": ["advise and mentor the assp commuter council and commuter council chair , and the 5 - 8 student collegium commuter programming staff .\nall aircrafts are sold and leased back until 2010 and operated by sas commuter .\nair pictorial / aviation news . oct 1997 . sas commuter and the swelink saabs .\nsas commuter ' s have been transferred from north parts of norway to oslo in the south .\nln - rnf | fokker 50 | scandinavian commuter ( sas ) | j . jurkowicz | jetphotos\nair pictorial / aviation news . oct 1997 . sas commuter and the swelink saabs . | ebay\npayscale , sas commuter is a wholly owned subsidiary of sas and their only customer is sas airline . to all intents and purposes sas commuter is a part of sas airline . try buying a ticket from sas commuter . . . i worked for sas commuter a couple of years ago and at that time the pilot corps was common to both airlines but the cabin crew were employed by either sas commuter or sas airline . the pilots could , for instance , bid on both sas airline and sas commuter . maybe that has changed since then . maybe a b767 pilot bidding for f50 or q400 had to resign from sas airline and be hired by sas commuter . maybe they chose to fire pilots flying for sas commuter as most of the routes being closed are commuter routes . maybe i ' m completely wrong about it . does it matter who is right and who is wrong ? i still say it ' s a moot point . if you are fired it doesn ' t matter who fired you ; you are still out of a job and my sympathies go out to those 91 pilots .\nthis page lists all films , tv series , and video games that feature aircraft of sas commuter .\nthanks to this graph , we can see the interest sas commuter has and the evolution of its popularity .\nsas commuter fokker 50 landing at tallinn airport . flight from stokholm - arlanda . fs2004 virtual col fokker 50 .\nhere you have a list of opinions about sas commuter and you can also give us your opinion about it .\nyou will see other people ' s opinions about sas commuter and you will find out what the others say about it .\nin the image below , you can see a graph with the evolution of the times that people look for sas commuter . and below it , you can see how many pieces of news have been created about sas commuter in the last years .\nsas commuter , also branded as scandinavian commuter , was a regional airline which operated in denmark , norway and sweden . a sister company of sas - scandinavian airlines , it operated various regional services on behalf of the scandinavian flag carrier . the airline was headquartered at copenhagen airport , which also served as its main base . it later also operated bases at troms\u00f8 airport ; stockholm arlanda airport ; trondheim airport , v\u00e6rnes and bergen airport , flesland . sas commuter took place in 2000 of the former brands scandinavian commuter eurolink , norlink , and swelink . the sas group decided in may 2004 to terminate sas commuter as a separate company .\nyou can leave your opinion about sas commuter here as well as read the comments and opinions from other people about the topic .\nscandinavian airlines system subsidiary sas commuter has officially gained affiliate status within excel , allowing both excel and sas commuter a host of new travel options within northern europe and the rest of the world . sas commuter has a steadily growing fleet of fokker 27 turboprop aircraft based exclusively out of stockhold - arlanda airport , operating to many small towns within sweden , greater scandinavia , as well as central europe .\nprovide primary direction for building a commuter / non - traditional student support program .\nscandinavian commuter eurolink was established in 1984 as commuter operations department , a business unit of sas , initially flewing minor services out of copenhagen using a fleet of fokker f27 friendships . eurolink was sister branch of norlink ( regional services in northern norway ) , and swelink ( services out of stockholm ) . in the early 2000 the brands changed to sas commuter .\nstarting in february 1997 , sas commuter took delivery of six saab 2000 , with it operated with the\n' swelink\n' brand .\nyou must have an aviation week intelligence network ( awin ) account or subscribe to this market briefing to access\nspeed moves sas commuter\n.\ni ' m not sure exactly whether sas are letting pilots go or not but i ' m quite sure sas commuter are not . sas commuter have their own cabin crew but the pilots are actually employed by sas airline . so , if any pilots are being let go it will be from sas airline . . . . a moot point , i know . . . if you are fired it is just as bad regardless of who you are fired from . . .\nsas commuter it is kind of hard to try to neglect the fact that i and all my colleagues in swedair was stabbed in the back by sas commuter and their pilot union members in 1993 . we all lost our jobs and furthermore all of our highly qualified pilots that applied for vacant pilot jobs in sas commuter were rejected . this happened at a time when jobs were scarse and some of the swedair pilots had to go unemployed for a long time .\nscandinavian commuter - saab 340a - aircraft skins - liveries - x - plane . org forum\nyou must have an aviation week intelligence network ( awin ) account or subscribe to this market briefing to access\nsas commuter welcomes first dash 8 q400\n.\nsas commuter is working with bombardier and pratt & whitney canada to rectify reliability problems which have marred the entry - into - service of its dash 8 q400 turboprops .\nsas commuter , later branded scandinavian commuter was a regional airline created by scandinavian airlines parent companies det norske luftfartsselskap , det danske luftfartsselskab and aerotransport on december 1 , 1988 . it was merged with the new airlines scandinavian airlines denmark , scandinavian airlines sweden and sas braathens in 2004 . its head office was in kastrup , t\u00e5rnby municipality , denmark\nbeautiful reflections on this brand new dash in scandinavian commuter fleet . first photo on airliners . net !\nthis page lists all films , tv series , and video games that feature aircraft of scandinavian commuter eurolink .\nsas commuter last week temporarily grounded its bombardier dash 8 q400 fleet and said it was suspending further deliveries of the 70 - seat turboprop after technical problems caused a series of emergency landings .\nserves as initial contact and resource person for student leaders , commuter students , and representatives of other spu departments .\nsave sas scandinavian to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\noriginally replacing sas commuter operations department ' s f27 , the f50 was the backbone of scandinavian commuter ' s regional operations from 1989 - 1999 when the first q400s were delivered . since then they ' ve been phased out , the ones remaining are operated by sas braathens on the norwegian west coast . the fleet has actually been expanded the last few years so i ' d say they fly quite a lot .\nthe unusual step by sas came after one of its dash 8 q400 commuter planes crash - landed on saturday because of landing - gear failure , the third such incident involving the airline in the last two months .\nthe following is a list of destinations served by sas commuter as it became integrated into scandinavian airlines denmark , scandinavian airlines sweden and sas braathens . routes in norway were served by westlink , in sweden by swelink and the rest by eurolink . eurolink also served some destinations in norway and sweden . . . .\nsas commuter , later branded scandinavian commuter was a regional airline created by scandinavian airlines parent companies det norske luftfartsselskap , det danske luftfartsselskab and aerotransport on december 1 , 1988 . it was merged with the new airlines scandinavian airlines denmark , scandinavian airlines sweden and sas braathens in 2004 . its head office was in kastrup , t\u00e5rnby municipality , denmark . the airline operated under four brand names eurolink served the sas ' hub copenhagen airport on short - haul routes too small for jet operation . norlink operated in northern norway on regional non - subsidy routes . the routes were transferred to wider\u00f8e in 2003 . swelink operated regional routes in sweden . westlink took over the regional routes on the norwegian west coast in 2003 , after sas bought braathens . though the operations of westlink are merged with sas braathens , the sas group has said they want to merge the norwegian regional operations with wider\u00f8e .\neven though sas didn ' t operate the saab 340a in the\ncommuter\ncolors ( they were painted in their regular colors ) , those liveries are based on the fokker f50 and the saab 2000 that were used for these routes .\nthe exact number of pilots who will be fired are 91 in sas commuter . we hope to save some of these in 50 % - positions by loa and reduced duty among the rest of the pilots , but with only about 300 pilots remaining , it will be difficult to save all . in sas the number is 160 pilots , and they are working 50 % , while the remaining 80 positions are handled by loa and reduced duty among the rest . the main reason for this is the economic difficulties of the airline , sas is operating with big losses , and needs restructuring to cut costs . however , we also suffer from the fact that the sas group has ownership in a myriad of different airlines , and are starting ( or rather , continuing ) to reduce sas production in favour of these . examples are spain - scandinavia ( spanair ) , copenhagen - sweden ( skyways ) , sweden - finland ( air botnia ) , northern norway ( braathens and wider\u00f8e ) . in northern norway this has actually resulted in the closing of the sas commuter base in troms\u00f8 , which will cease operations in april next year . this happens while we see that the other airlines within the sas group increase their production ! sas and sas commuter pilots are now learning why you need scope clauses . and we are learning it the hard way .\nsas commuter president ole pedersen accepts some responsibility for the service disruptions - admitting that the airline may have been\na bit too optimistic\nwith its q400 scheduling plans - although\nwe have definitely had too many snags\n, he says .\nwhen the word came from on high in late 1996 that scandinavian airlines system would launch a new sas commuter operation out of stockholm ' s arlanda airport , there was much skepticism among the airline ' s management . arlanda had always been a jet market for sas , with its fokker 50 commuter operations limited to copenhagen and oslo . the unions did not like it because they thought it would decrease jet jobs . besides , skyways , sweden ' s largest regional airline , was already providing . . .\npicture postcard : - sas scandinavian cargo boeing 747 - 243b ( f ) n517mc [ j . j ]\nan sas turboprop at copenhagen airport on saturday after the crash landing of the flight from bergen , norway .\n- eurolink served the sas ' hub copenhagen airport on short - haul routes too small for jet operation .\n- westlink took over the regional routes on the norwegian west coast in 2003 , after sas bought braathens .\nin september and october of 2007 , there were three reported incidents involving landing gear malfunctions on sas q400 aircraft .\nmanaging costs has had to become a preoccupation for stockholm - based skyways express , particularly while under ever - fiercer competition from discount - fare airlines and a reinvigorated sas . last year it flew embraer erj 145s and leased bae 146s on the high - frequency , 400 - mile route to skelleftea , an abandoned sas destination . but now sas\u2019s return has forced skyways to cut the operation to three bae 146s a day . also in the past year , sas has returned to manchester in northern england and the irish capital dublin , routes previously covered by skyways under sas code - share .\ncould someone please supply the full story of this back - stabbing of swedair by sc and sc unions ? and what kind of commitment sas commuter had to the welfare of swedair in the first place ? to indulge us young kids who haven ' t been around very long . . .\njust on the news here in norway :\nin a 180 degrees reversal of the promises made by sas on aquiring braathen safe , sas has announced that 800 braathen ' s employees will be fired\nit seems sas promised braathen ' s employees that the employees of both sas and braathes would be treated the same , if and when it would come to firing people .\nthis was obviously just for show . that ' s why we are retiring form all projects on co - operation between sas and braathens as of right now\nsay the 11 unions representing braathen ' s employees in a joint communiqu\u00e9 .\ni saw one sas f50 when i went to copenhagen a year or so ago . we travelled on a skyways fokker 50 and it was parked up next to a sas f50 . i don ' t think they ' re used a lot either .\nas the industry gathers in gothenburg for this year\u2019s general assembly , the era will certainly lament the absence of one of its stalwart airline members from scandinavia\u2013even if its passengers have taken little notice . a year ago , sas absorbed its regional subsidiary sas commuter back into the mainline business , a merger that \u201cworked quite well , but was always going to be a challenge , \u201d according to the airline\u2019s commercial director , jens willunsem .\nyes too low flaps , i agree that pilot should stick together and give support to another . but where were all colleges when swedair was closed down . the decision to close down swedair was nothing but politics politics and union politics within sas / sc . the final decision to close down swedair was taken by sas board in end of 93 with full support from all unions within sas / sc .\nwawoo it\u00b4s an amazing airplan specially i love sas and i love this one i hope the dv will add such an beauty bombardier .\nwell . there are a lot of pilots in sweden who is not crying over sas comutor at this very moment . they remember how sas and sas comutor betraided swedair pilots with good help from swedish and danish and norwegan unions ten years ago . now they are trying to do it once agin to other pilots in skyways , air bothnia , braathens . i really hope they don , t get away with it this time .\nsas norlink scandinavian commuter fokker 50 aircraft ( a23293 ) publisher . . . . . skyliner used / unused . . . . . unusedcondition . . . . slight corner ware , please note if you live in italydue to the number of packages that go missing in the italian postal system i will not be held responsible for packages that . . .\nflapsforty , the news you are referring to concerns the ground staff . a project group is still working on how to resolve the redundancy among ground staff , and will present their results in the beginning of may . regarding flight and cabin crew the story is different . so far the only job losses after the braathens buy have been among sas / sas commuter personell . and these reductions come as a direct result of sas - owned airlines taking over previously sas / sc - operated routes . this wednesday 31 new pilots in sc was fired , bringing us up to a total of 48 so far . 43 more will have to go before the end of the year . braathens have actually reduced their numbers of redundant pilots and cabin crew after the buy , due to increased scheduled and charter production .\non the issue of compensation pedersen will say only that :\nwe are being taken care of .\nsas commuter expects to have received 13 q400s by the end of this year , instead of the 20 originally scheduled .\nlack of reliability in the delivery schedules is really the number one concern and has really hit us hard ,\nsays pedersen .\nthe desire for integration hasn\u2019t driven the changes to sas regional services as much as the need to keep such operations under constant review , said willunsem . recent developments include new or more service to lithuania , germany and the uk . for example , from this month sas will introduce bombardier q400s to london city airport , while denmark\u2019s cimber air serves certain german routes to lithuania , luxembourg and sweden under sas flight numbers using 50 - seat bombardier crj200s .\nthe company said the claims with sas scandinavian airlines and goodrich , the maker of the landing gear ,\nhave come to a mutually satisfactory agreement .\na group comprising bombardier , p & wc and sas is working on a recovery plan aimed at lifting despatch reliability to 98 . 7 % by july .\nsas sees such deals as the way to meet expansion requirements without acquiring more capacity . sas holds no outstanding orders for , and holds no options on , new regional aircraft . it leases all equipment from the parent group\u2019s asset - management business , a strategy that reduces the effect of economic trends on day - to - day operations .\nin an effort to reduce disruption , sas has been using its q400s at half the rate originally planned , and retained a fleet of fokker 50s that were due to have been phased out . though bombardier is contractually obliged to compensate sas for the aircraft ' s poor performance , pedersen says that he is more concerned about the airline\nlosing image in the marketplace\n.\ndanish regional sas commuter welcomes the first of 19 ordered bombardier dash 8 q400s with a traditional ` ` christening ' ' by water cannon at the airline ' s copenhagen facilities . the 76 - seat aircraft averaged 360 knots on its flight from bombardier ' s toronto plant to denmark , via goose bay , labrador and keflavik , iceland . the q400 received faa certification in february , jaa certification in december 1999 , and transport canada certification in june 1999 .\njust heard on tv : sas commuter saying bye - bye to\nabout\n100 pilots , 80 cabin crew and 30 groundstaff as a direct result of canceling 12 ( or was it 13 ? ) destinations . . . . . . . people was talking about an upswing in aviation in the near future , but i don ' t know . . . . . . . good luck to all of you involved . . . . . . jimbob\nsas will get about one billion swedish kronor , or about $ 160 million cdn , in compensation . the compensation is reported to be in the form of cash and discounts on aircraft orders .\nmagus , if you still read nor / swe / dan , you should check out the scandinavian forum . about 50 % of the posts concern the fact that although employed by sas group , there is a very big difference between a sc and an sas pilot . it is true that they are on a shared seniorty list but that is as far as the similarities go . db\nwe at sas use cookies to optimize our websites for your needs . by using this website you consent to our cookies policy . if you want to find out more or disable cookies , please click here\nwe need to have a serious discussion with bombardier ,\nsaid sas commuter president ole pedersen speaking before the copenhagen meeting .\nthere have been far , far too many problems . we want the performance of the aircraft brought up to a level where we can have a normal working day .\nthe situation came to a head on 10 october when a q400 crew was forced to declare an emergency after one of the aircraft ' s pitot tubes became blocked , causing the failure of some primary cockpit instruments . the next day sas grounded the fleet for safety checks , believing that the failure of a drainage hole had allowed water to enter and freeze beyond the heated portion of the tube .\nthe airline initially grounded the planes and then pulled them out of its fleet . sas , the flagship carrier of sweden , denmark and norway , sought more than $ 70 million in compensation following the incidents .\nafter the first two sas crash landings in september , transport canada ordered more than one - third of the 160 q400s in operation worldwide to be grounded pending a detailed visual inspection of the main landing gear .\nthemagus . . . hmmm . . . what can i say ! . . . . . . well , sas commuter would be the first airline i have ever heard of that did not employ it own pilots . i am sure there is 91 pilots there , without a job , that wish your wisdom was fact . what you probably have hears is that some captains are former fo with the airline , that bid for a command with sc . i am quite sure i am right on this\nno other airline flying q400s removed the aircraft , a turboprop plane , from service , permanently or otherwise , after the sas announcement , including horizon air in the united states , which has 33 of the planes .\nthat resulted in extensive flight delays and cancellations for horizon \u2014 a unit of alaska air and the only carrier in the united states that operates the plane \u2014 as well as for sas and other carriers in europe .\nperhaps inevitably , the distinction between regional and mainline service has blurred . depending on the season , sas passengers may find themselves aboard regional aircraft or larger machines such as mcdonnell douglas md - 80s on the same route . related market adjustments have seen the turboprop fleet shrink from 22 q400s to just 12 . sas has stopped wet leasing five fokker 50s from norwegian regional subsidiary wideroe\u2019s , which has absorbed some of the surplus bombardier turboprops .\nlast month sas became the first airline to offer a full one - way price structure without , for example , late - booking and overnight - stay restrictions . sas regional and other services now offer three classes : \u201ctrue economy\u201d no - frills service ; so - called \u201ceconomy flex , \u201d with frills such as later ( or internet ) check - in and light meals ; and business class , featuring airport lounges , two - plus - two seating and \u201cbetter value\u201d service .\nin conjunction with the settlement , bombardier said sas and three of its affiliate airlines \u2014 estonian air , norway ' s wideroe ' s flyveselskap a / s and latvia ' s airbaltic \u2014 have signed a firm order to buy 27 regional jets and turboprops and taken options on another 24 aircraft .\nyeah , i went on an sas f50 back in 1999 between jonkoping ( sweden ) and copenhagan . it was my first f50 flight and i remember it being one hell of a ride ; particularly the approach into copenhagan over the sea in an autumn gale . who needs alton towers eh ?\nasked about trends in its regional services , willunsem cites \u201cno big differentiation\u201d from operations otherwise considered mainline . \u201coverall , the [ european summer ] season has been very competitive , with [ fare ] prices under pressure , \u201d he said . sas has managed to stabilize yields that had fallen since the onset of economic recession in mid - 2001 , while traffic trends remained positive despite increasing passenger cost consciousness . now , sas has seen \u201chealthy yield development , \u201d even while it maintains a presence in the low - fare market , added willunsem , suggesting the airline has managed to ease some fares upwards as the economy has improved .\ni flew on sas eurolink f . 50 oy - kag gothenburg - copenhagen on 9th february 1994 during a trip to gothenburg - i seem to recall specially planning coming back got - cph - ams - ema rather than a more simple route so that i could try out a fokker 50 for the first time ! andy\nexcel has also been in talks with several other affiliates of our member airlines sas , as well as london based atlantic air , about their ascension into the alliance , however these talks are only in their infancy . the product of this negotiation is expected to be a pair of new airlines increasing excel ' s foothold on europe .\nbombardier representatives met the carrier and engine - maker pratt & whitney canada on 13 october to discuss a range of problems which has hampered q400 operations . sas , who was the launch customer when it received the first aircraft in january , has so far received nine of the aircraft from a firm order of 25 , with deliveries running several months behind schedule .\nbombardier says :\nwe think that people have put mobile phones in their luggage that are switched on , and an incoming call has triggered the detector . we are proposing to sas that as an interim solution we retrofit the smoke detectors currently fitted to other models of the dash 8 because we know that they are less susceptible to electro - magnetic interference .\nwillunsem contends that , contrary to tendencies in north america and in much of europe , sas customers do not draw a distinction between or among aircraft . \u201cfor example , gothenburg is a feeder route [ on which ] we use both jets and turboprops , \u201d he said . that doesn\u2019t mean the consolidation hasn\u2019t wrought consequences , however , not least in declining employee numbers .\npille , could you be a bit more spesific about sc ' s betrayal to swed air ? and how are the unions at sas / sc trying to do this again ? basicly i think pilots should stick together , and co - operate instead of being happy over colleagues problems . does any one here know how the salaries are for fc and fp at skyways ? ?\ninstead , skyways has closed many of its saab 340 routes , while upgrading a few with the larger fokker 50 , including copenhagen - karlstad , which it introduced a year ago . where the f50 doesn\u2019t work , skyways , like sas , buys the appropriate capacity with wet leases on , for example , 19 - seat bae jetstream 31s and 50 - passenger saab 2000s .\nmr . mirgle said that while aviation incident reports showed a relatively large number of episodes related to landing gear , they generally involved problems like tire failures that typically did not cause forced landings or damage to aircraft . while no one was seriously injured in any of the q400 crash landings , they all caused extensive damage to the planes involved . the engine of one sas aircraft also caught fire during its spark - showering landing .\nfurther disruption to q400 operations has been caused by the high level of cockpit nuisance warnings received by pilots before take - off . bombardier is flight testing a software upgrade yet to be installed on the sas aircraft .\nthe crews are of course unhappy but they are professional ,\nsays pedersen .\nwe ' ve been dealing with daily problems from the outset , but now we can ' t put any more pressure on our company .\ntm , yes it does mater who is right and who is wrong generally speaking . not in the issue here . maybe you worked for a company called cod - the predecessor to sc . then the pilots worked for sas and some of the cabin for sc . that my friend was a long , long time ago . i too worked for sc untill recently , and my symphaties goes to all the young fo that have lost jobs . . . . .\nwillunsem expects that passenger load factor will become more significant on regional services under the new structure . \u201c [ we will get ] more market share and grow as passengers combine fares , which will generate more traffic , \u201d he said , predicting that by january load factors on regional routes will have gained six percentage points over a one - year period . but he acknowledged that some routes remain price sensitive , making it hard to increase loads to some destinations while maintaining yield . in efforts to manage fuel costs , sas has adopted a policy of hedging half of its projected need 12 months ahead of delivery .\ni just heard that braathens ' pilots scheduled to be made redundant this coming fall , have been given a year extra before they are redundant . now that has to be interesting for the sc pilots that are fired to hear . aquire the competition that is on the brink of ruin , and pump it full of hard earned cash for it to survive , then start firing your own employees ! that must be a real moral booster ! ! ! and the unions seems to be just bystanders . . . i think that if the unions don ' t react soon this will be the world to come . since we don ' t have the scope clauses of the us , soon the high - costing sas pilots will slowly be phased out and cheaper labour will be used through increased outsourcing ! this will lower the standard for the pilots throughout the pilot community in scandinavia . ( by\nstandard\ni meen the fine union agreements most of the pilot groups have been able to negotiate ) what is there to hinder that sas will not do all of its expansion through braathens , wider\u00f6e , spanair , air bottnia , skyways etc in the future ? it is time for the union to put a stop to the outsourcing !\na very impressive a / c . . someone in the us ( east coast or midwest ) should buy some of these and they could get almost same perfomance as rj , s and get out from under the rj scope clauses and still offer superior regional services . the anti - turboprop sentiment has gone too far and the public has a bad perception of them , but this a / c will change their mind . . . i think the perfect hub would be slot - controlled ohare . . great lakes aviation . . sorry this has nothing to do with sas , but i am very interested in this a / c . . .\nin fact , the culture can validly look to the third wave for the major portion of the answer . the new knowledge - based civilization and all its confusing changes really is the key here . the old second wave civilization is in transition to the third wave , and in this flux state is dumping many old ways and playing around with new ways . this is confusing people and making many people uncomfortable , pressed for time , socially adrift , vocationally insecure , and even alienated . in this process many are experimenting with dropping old values and habits relating to churches , beliefs , civil duties , political convictions , community involvement and responsibility , and adopting new ones that have more to do with personal security , networking , connectedness through the internet or using telephones rather than letters and personal visits , dropping relationships and marriages that are dysfunctional and seeking new people to relate to , and adopting electronic cottage lifestyles as they happily discard the commuter lifestyle forever\u2014they hope ! so , in addition to the other authors we\u2019ve encouraged eberly to get either acquainted or reacquainted with , we especially recommend the tofflers . in other words , the social changes eberly sees are more than simply symptoms of how society is degenerating . they\u2019re also signs of how it is regenerating ! read the tofflers : e . g . , the third wave .\nbombardier aerospace said monday it has settled claims over incidents last year in which landing gear on some of its turboprop q400 aircraft collapsed .\nthe value of the firm order for 13 crj900 nextgen aircraft and 14 q400 nextgen turboprops is roughly $ 883 million us . the value of the orders could increase to approximately $ 1 . 75 billion us if all the options are exercised .\nshares of bombardier slipped two cents to close at $ 5 . 28 on the tsx .\naudience relations , cbc p . o . box 500 station a toronto , on canada , m5w 1e6\nit is a priority for cbc to create a website that is accessible to all canadians including people with visual , hearing , motor and cognitive challenges .\nclosed captioning and described video is available for many cbc - tv shows offered on cbc watch .\n\u00a9 2018 scandinavian airlines system - denmark - norway - sweden , reg . no 902001 - 7720 , 195 87 stockholm\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthat incident followed several emergency landings made after pilots received false smoke alarm warnings from a sensor in the forward cargo compartment , which are believed to have been triggered by mobile phone signals .\nthough the pitot tube inspections are relatively simple , pedersen says he will not resume operations with the q400 until bombardier\nconvinces\nhim that it has a workable fix for the smoke alarm problem .\nadditional false warnings from smoke detectors in the aircraft ' s lavatory are being caused by oil leaking into the engine compressors which allows fumes to enter the passenger cabin . an engine modification programme is under way to address this problem .\nlosing four geared turbofan engines to in - flight failures as a result of a botched durability upgrade was not how pratt & whitney wanted 2018 to begin quite the opposite .\nonly twice in the first decade since the airbus a380 entered service has the double - 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up has seen wholesale changes across the skyways fleet : the airline has leased all four of its erj 145s to uk and u . s . operators , and cast off 11 of 12 owned saab 340s through sale or lease deals . skyways also moved maintenance work from linkoping to halmstad , and furloughed some 60 flight crew plus cabin staff .\nthe moves will , in effect , make skyways an all - fokker 50 operation . it now operates 17 of the dutch turboprops , most on short - term lease , and has talked of adding another two . this stands in stark contrast to the situation a year ago , when the airline considered leasing up to five fokker 100 regional jets for strong routes .\nup to 45 percent of local traffic has deserted traditional regional airlines in favor of low - cost carriers in sweden , perhaps the biggest influence behind skyways\u2019 recent moves . irish operator ryanair flies its \u201cstockholm\u201d services to and from skavsta , 55 miles from the capital city and deep in the skyways catchment area for linkoping and norkoping traffic . ryanair also offers direct access to german and uk points that the regional serves only via connecting flights .\nskyways acknowledges the effect of increased fuel costs , but says the situation hasn\u2019t influenced its route decisions . meanwhile , job cuts have continued , claiming about 250 casualties this year . further efficiencies have come through increased use of internet sales , which now account for about 40 percent of the airline\u2019s business .\nwhile skyways scrambles to adjust to the fast - changing competitive environment , fellow scandinavian regional danish air transport ( dat ) has benefited from other airlines\u2019 need to adapt\u2013especially as changes in demand have created capacity shortages and , consequently , higher charter rates . according to dat managing director jesper rungholm , demand for atr 42s , dash 8s and fokker 50s has actually grown in the past year . dat operates seven atr 42s , two atr 72s and a raytheon beech 1900d , providing low - cost scheduled services within norway from oslo and stavanger , mail and small - package cargo flights and\u2013 most notably\u2013a growing level of charter and wet - lease capacity .\nin addition to 20 , 000 scheduled travelers flown each year on atr 42s and the beech 1900 , dat carries up to 25 , 000 charter passengers on both atr types , fitted with quick - change interiors that also support mixed passenger / cargo operations . demand for charter capacity has grown so strong that dat has resorted to placing aircraft on plural contracts . for example , a dat atr 72 served charter customers at the same time air wales used the airplane for maintenance cover .\ndat has contracted two atr 42s and an atr 72 to dhl , federal express and danish royal mail . extra capacity comes from a wet - 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{"id": 53727, "summary": [{"text": "goh eng wah ( 1923 \u2013 5 september 2015 ) was a film distributor , and one of the pioneers in singapore 's cinema industry .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "he founded eng wah global pte ltd , a cinema operator specialising in chinese movies imported from hong kong and taiwan . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "goh eng wah", "paragraphs": ["mr goh eng wah was the founder of eng . . . - the straits times | facebook\nmr goh eng wah , who was the patriarch of the eng wah cinema group , died aged 92 on sept 5 , 2015 .\nmr goh eng wah , who was the patriarch of the eng wah cinema group , died aged 92 last saturday , sept 5 , 2015 .\nthe management and staff of eng wah global are deeply saddened to announce the passing of mr goh eng wah , the executive chairman of eng wah global and its group of companies . mr goh passed away peacefully on 5 september 2015 . he was 92 .\n1 . eng wah global . ( 2015 ) . about us . retrieved 2016 , september 15 from eng wah global website : urltoken\neng wah organization has agreed to sell four of its properties to its founder and controlling shareholder goh eng wah , and his daughter , managing director goh min yen , for $ 99 . 48 million .\ngoh eng wah , who gave his name to a chain of cinemas in singapore , died this weekend .\nentrepreneur and local cinema industry pioneer goh eng wah died last saturday ( sept 5 ) . he was 92 .\nson of eng wah founder sues father ' s estate for $ 10 . 6m\n11 . tries to get rid of eng wah [ plaintiff ] from bod .\neng wah sells 4 properties to founder , md for $ 100 . . .\nmr goh and and min yen were the only shareholders of ew . g , now known as eng wah global .\nsingapore - entrepreneur and local cinema industry pioneer goh eng wah died last saturday ( sept 5 ) . he was 92 .\n\u201cthis venture represents the latest phase in eng wah\u2019s development as a leading entertainment and leisure company , \u201d said ms goh .\nwe have updated the infographic to reflect we cinemas ( the former eng wah ) . thanks !\nthe sale of the four properties to ew . g pte ltd , an investment vehicle owned in equal parts by mr goh and ms goh , will facilitate eng wah ' s reverse takeover by singapore - based japanese biomedical firm transcu first announced last year , eng wah said yesterday .\nwe cinemas , owned and managed by eng wah global pte ltd ( \u201ceng wah\u201d ) , opens its newest outlet in the heart of clementi . the grand opening will be held on 16 june 2015 .\n6 . chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , june 25 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 5 ] ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , june 25 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 6 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken ; eng wah global . ( 2015 , september 7 ) . demise of founder of eng wah global , mr goh eng wah . retrieved 2016 , september 15 from eng wah global website : urltoken ; fong , l . ( 1973 , july 25 ) . govt takes over gay world . the straits times , p . 1 . retrieved from newspapersg .\nat the time that the rto was announced in may last year , eng wah managing director goh min yen said the group was studying various options , including selling the entertainment businesses to the goh family .\nthe property sale is subject to the approval of eng wah ' s shareholders at a meeting on sept 10 . both mr goh - who has a deemed interest in 70 per cent of eng wah ' s shares and is also executive chairman of the company - and ms goh will abstain from voting on the transaction . that means eng wah ' s minority shareholders will have the final say on whether the sale takes place .\npr contact : carina lee eng wah organization ltd . did : + 65 6739 0121 email : carinalee @ urltoken\nson of eng wah founder sues father ' s estate for $ 10 . 6m , singapore , business news - asiaone\ngoh eng wah ( b . 1923 , muar , johor , malaysia\u2013d . 5 september 2015 , singapore ) was one of the pioneers of singapore ' s film . . .\nmr goh eng wah ( centre ) in a picture from july 1994 , together with his children ( from left ) min yen , keng soon , keng beng and min lu .\n33 . goh , s . t . ( 1993 ) . goh\u2019s 12 best singapore stories . singapore : heinemann asia . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\n321 clementi , owned and managed by eng wah global pte ltd ( \u201ceng wah\u201d ) , will open its doors on 16 march 2015 . the new mall is an extraordinary movie destination that is complemented with lifestyle services , fitness and iconic food and beverage brands .\nson of eng wah founder sues father ' s estate for $ 10 . 6m , singapore news & top stories - the straits times\nmr goh keng beng alleges that his father , the late mr goh eng wah , had agreed to compensate him $ 15 . 75 million for the losses he suffered as a result of transactions central to the reverse - takeover of the company in 2008 .\nkeng beng was a shareholder and director of ewo ' s parent company , eng wah holdings . he says his father ' s decision to transfer ewo ' s assets to new set - up ew . g instead of eng wah holdings caused his shares to drop in value .\n\u2018eng wah is open to selling the entire portfolio of five properties or any one or more of these properties individually , \u2019 he added .\n5 . chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , june 19 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 3 ] ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , june 25 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 4 ] ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , june 25 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 5 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken\nmr goh was the executive chairman and founder of eng wah global , which has businesses spanning the entertainment , property , hospitality and lifestyle sectors in singapore and malaysia , his company said in a statement .\nwhat lies ahead ? the property sale to ew . g pte ltd , an investment vehicle owned in equal parts by mr goh ( above ) and his daughter ms goh , is subject to the approval of eng wah ' s shareholders at a meeting on sept 10\neng wah has said that upon completion of the deal , the group\u2019s operations would be discontinued and substantially all its assets would be disposed of .\nsingapore - mr goh eng wah was a towering pioneer in the local cinema industry who produced films and also screened them in the cinema chain that bore his name , which was rebranded as we cinemas in 2011 .\nin a first for asia , singapore entertainment company eng wah organization limited announced plans to bring the world - famous crazy horse paris cabaret to singapore .\neng wah managing director ms goh min yen said the agreement was a major win for singapore , \u201ca number of asian cities were competing for the rights to open a crazy horse paris cabaret but singapore was the winner .\neng wah had earlier announced that it will spend approximately s $ 180m on its expansion into the leisure and lifestyle sector for a larger presence in the next years . along with the development works are the unveiling of new identity for several of these existing established brands that eng wah houses , including the holding company .\n46 . goh , s . t . ( 2001 ) . goh sin tub\u2019s one singapore 3 : more singaporean stories . singapore : snp pan pacific pub . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\nms goh said eng wah considered the crazy horse paris venture an important growth opportunity , particularly given singapore\u2019s aim to double current visitor numbers to 17 million by 2015 and triple tourism spending to $ 30 billion over the same time .\n2 . chan , b . ( 2015 , september 8 ) . cinema magnate ' a father figure ' : mr goh eng wah , who produced films and screened them in his cinema chain , was caring towards his staff .\n16 . chan , b . ( 2015 , september 8 ) . cinema magnate ' a father figure ' : mr goh eng wah , who produced films and screened them in his cinema chain , was caring towards his staff .\nthe straits times reported that goh keng beng , the third son of the founder of eng wah organisation ( ewo ) , the cinematic arm of multi - industry eng wah holdings , has sued his father\u2019s estate for s $ 10 . 6 million ( rm33 . 01 million ) of $ 15 . 75 million , allegedly owed him for losses stemming from a 2008 reverse takeover of the cinema business .\ngoh , s . t . ( 19 - - ) . [ goh sin tub collection ] typescripts , photographs [ 1900 ] \u20132004 . unpublished .\non the stock market yesterday , eng wah closed unchanged at 68 . 5 cents . it stood at 40 . 5 cents just before it made its rto plans public .\nkuala lumpur , dec 14 \u2015 two surviving children of former johorean goh eng wah who founded an entertainment empire in singapore and died last year are battling each other in court to claim a hefty sum of his estate , a singapore daily reported today .\neng wah said jones lang lasalle ' s efforts to sell the properties since it was appointed marketing agent last november had resulted in several offers , but only one property - the mandarin theatre - was sold . this was ' primarily due to what jones lang lasalle believes to be negative market sentiment and a depressed credit environment ' , said eng wah .\neng wah group ' s business spans entertainment , properties , hospitality and lifestyle in singapore and malaysia . its portfolio of brands include we cinemas , hotel fort canning and jubilee square .\nthe patriarch of eng wah global had a strong work ethic . even into his 80s , he would go into the office every day to sign cheques and monitor the stock market .\nas we celebrate the life and legacy of a pioneering visionary , the management and staff of eng wah global join the family in mourning the departure of an entrepreneurial icon in singapore .\n\u00a9 eng wah global pte ltd . all rights reserved . powered by urltoken best viewed in newer versions of chrome , safari , firefox or internet explorer ( 9 and above ) .\n31 . goh , s . t . ( 1990 ) . ghosts of singapore ! singapore : heinemann asia . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\n41 . goh , s . t . ( 1998 ) . 12 best singapore stories . singapore : raffles . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\nwe are pleased to partner with ida singapore to supply the most advanced d - cinema multiplex solution to eng wah organization .\nsaid dr man nang chong , ceo , gdc technology .\nwe look forward to working with ida singapore and eng wah to turn singapore into a vibrant d - cinema hub for the exchange of content .\ndr chong added .\n10 . chan , b . ( 2015 , september 7 ) . goh eng wah , pioneer of local cinema industry , dies at 92 of congestive cardiac failure . retrieved 2016 , september 15 from the straits times website : urltoken ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , july 17 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 8 ] ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , august 14 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 9 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken ; kong , k . y . ( 2010 , august 20 ) . zhuang xue fang : the queen of amoy films . retrieved from musicsg .\nhe was the executive director of eng wah global and its group of companies , an empire he built up over 70 years . mr goh was recognised for his contributions earlier this year with a singapore chinese chamber of commerce and industry sg50 outstanding chinese business pioneers award .\n9 the plaintiff was never actively involved in the management of the second defendant . although he would receive updates from his friend ( cjn ) during their lunch meetings and either personally attended or sent a proxy to attend the annual general meetings ( \u201cagms\u201d ) of the second defendant , the plaintiff\u2019s role was essentially that of a financier . he invested in the second defendant in his own name as well as , in later years , through his corporate vehicles eng wah theatres organization pte ltd ( which became eng wah organization ltd in 1994 [ \u201ceng wah\u201d ] ) and kin wah co ( pte ) ltd ( \u201ckin wah\u201d ) . the plaintiff also provided short term loans to the second defendant and stood as personal guarantor for the second defendant\u2019s bank loans . additionally , the plaintiff was a major customer of the second defendant and procured contracts for the second defendant to install air - conditioners in his eng wah chain of cinemas in singapore and malaysia .\n25 . goh , s . t . ( 1964 ) . rhymes for malaysian children . singapore : malaysia publications . ( call no . : rclos s821 goh )\n32 . goh , s . t . ( 1991 ) . more ghosts of singapore ! singapore : heinemann asia . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\n34 . goh , s . t . ( 1993 ) . moments in a singapore life . singapore : unipress . ( call no . : rsing s821 goh )\n43 . goh , s . t . ( 1998 ) . the girls of emerald hill . singapore : raffles . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\ngoh eng wah , who gave his name to a chain of cinemas in singapore , died this weekend . his company said in a statement that he died of \u201cheart failure\u201d on saturday ( sept . 5 ) . goh was a major figure in the singapore movie industry for over five decades . he started the victory theatre in 1945 , showing [ \u2026 ]\n26 . goh , a . ( 1965 ) . cherpen2 pilehan . kuala lumpur : singapura : penerbitan federal . ( call no . : malay rclos 899 . 2305 goh ) ; goh , a . ( 1976 ) . cerpen - cerpen pilihan . singapura : federal pub . ( call no . : malay rclos 899 . 2305 goh )\n35 . goh , s . t . ( 1993 ) . the sin - kheh . singapore : times books international . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\n42 . goh , s . t . ( 1998 ) . the campus spirit and other stories . singapore : raffles . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\neng wah organization signed the groundbreaking deal with crazy horse paris that will see the crazy horse paris cabaret open in december 2005 in the heart of singapore\u2019s 24 - hour entertainment precinct , clarke quay .\n29 . goh , s . t . ( 1987 ) . honour and other stories . singapore : heinemann asia . ( call no . : rsing s823 . 01 goh )\n38 . goh , s . t . ( 1995 ) . loves of sons and daughters . singapore : times books international . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\n40 . goh , s . t . ( 1997 ) . 12 women and their stories . singapore : times books international . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\n7 . chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , july 17 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 8 ] ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , august 21 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 11 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken ; loh , s . ( 1994 , june 12 ) . the david who fought goliaths . the straits times , p . 24 . retrieved from newspapersg .\naccording to the report , keng beng who was a shareholder and director of ewo\u2019s parent company filed the suit at the singapore high court in june claiming his father had agreed to compensate him s $ 15 . 75 million for a business decision to transfer ewo\u2019s assets to eng wah holdings \u2015 now known as eng wah global ( ew . g ) \u2015 which allegedly caused a value drop to his shares .\neng wah organisation , the subject of a reverse takeover , has put a portfolio of five cinema , retail and office properties up for sale , which sources suggest could be worth about $ 190 million .\n44 . goh , s . t . ( 1998 ) . one singapore : 65 stories by a singaporean . singapore : epb . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\n47 . goh , s . t . ( 2004 ) . walk like a dragon : short stories . singapore : angsana books . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\n48 . goh , s . t . ( 2005 ) . the angel of changi & other stories . singapore : angsana books . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\nyesterday , eng wah was keen to stress that the proposed sale price of the properties to ew . g was based on the value of the assets determined by property consultants chesterton international and cb richard ellis .\nmr cheong kee toh , 84 , who worked as a theatre manager and is now a despatch messenger at eng wah global , says :\nmr goh treated the staff very well and that ' s why i ' ve stayed in the company and worked for him for more than 57 years .\nan earlier bt commentary pointed out that except for $ 10 million which will go to tti , eng wah will distribute all proceeds from the sale of assets , together with cash in hand , to its shareholders .\napart from hotels , lai wah restaurant in bendemeer is 90 per cent booked for both seatings and keng eng kee seafood in alexandra is full for its first seating and 60 per cent full for its two other seatings .\n45 . goh , s . t . ( 2000 ) . one singapore 2 : 65 more stories by a singaporean . singapore : epb . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\nsingapore - the third child of the founder of eng wah organization ( ewo ) has sued his father ' s estate , claiming that the cinema magnate , who died last year , owes him $ 10 . 6 million .\nsingapore - the third child of the founder of eng wah organisation ( ewo ) has sued his father ' s estate , claiming that the cinema magnate , who died last year , owes him $ 10 . 6 million .\nsingapore ' s digital cinema developments took another step forward today with local cinema operator , eng wah organization , completing the world ' s first 2k digital cinema deployment in a five screen multiplex theater . this is . . .\n30 . goh , s . t . ( 1989 ) . the nan - mei - su girls of emerald hill . singapore : heinemann asia . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\nsome of mr goh ' s staff have been with him for decades and remember him with fondness .\ngoh passed away on 5 september 2015 at the age of 92 due to congestive cardiac failure . 16\n27 . goh , s . t . ( 1986 ) . the battle of the bands , and other stories . singapore : mph magazines . ( call no . : rsing s823 . 01 goh )\n28 . goh , s . t . ( 1987 ) . the ghost lover of emerald hill and other stories . singapore : heinemann asia . ( call no . : rsing s823 . 01 goh )\n39 . goh , s . t . ( 1996 ) . 30 stories : narrative compositions for o - level . singapore : epb publishers . ( call no . : rsing 808 . 042 goh )\neng wah organization ltd is proud to be the operator of the world ' s first 2k digital multiplex . we adopted this cutting edge technology with the view toward offering more flexibility , convenience , choice and even better quality movies in terms of audio and visual clarity to our patrons . we are also enthused by the prospect of revolutionizing theatrical and outdoor entertainment , through the screening of alternate content at our cineplexes as well as at our outdoor digital screen at the legends fort canning park respectively .\nsaid ms min yen goh , managing director , eng wah organization .\nfounded in the 1940s in post - war singapore , the eng wah group is the first cinema operator to be publicly - listed in the stock exchange of singapore ( sgx ) . the group is a leading film exhibitor and distributor with 29 strategically located cinema screen halls with a capacity of over 6 , 700 seats . the group ' s leisure and lifestyle entertainment investments and services include the management of modern entertainment complexes that offer modern multiple screen halls , amusement arcades , restaurants and lifestyle retail stores . the group earned an annual sales turnover of s $ 20 . 9 million in fy 2003 and employs 140 staff . for more information on eng wah organization ltd , please visit urltoken under about eng wah organization .\ngoh was also known for opening a branch of the french erotic revue crazy horse in singapore in 2005 .\nmr goh eng wah was an illustrious entrepreneur who pioneered the cinema industry of singapore in both film distribution and exhibition . spanning 70 years , his entertainment empire included the management of several iconic entertainment businesses in post - war singapore such as happy theatre , victory theatre in gay world , silver world theatre which eventually led to his management of happy world .\nthey opened their first theatre , victory , in happy world amusement park in 1945 where people would pay 50 cents to watch two screenings of mostly western flicks . two years later , he bought his friend out and set up eng wah company .\n3 . loh , s . ( 1994 , june 12 ) . the david who fought goliaths . the straits times , p . 24 ; mak , m . s . ( 2007 , november 3 ) . the cinema man . the straits times , p . 71 . retrieved from newspapersg ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , june 19 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 1 ] ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , june 19 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 2 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken\n8 . page 35 advertisements column 1 . ( 1994 , july 8 ) . the straits times , p . 35 . retrieved from newspapersg ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , july 17 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 8 ] ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , august 21 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 11 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken ; loh , s . ( 1994 , june 12 ) . the david who fought goliaths . the straits times , p . 24 . retrieved from newspapersg .\nfrom the 1970s , goh returned to writing in english . however , these pieces were mostly unpublished except for two short stories which appeared in the sunday edition of new nation in 1978 under the pseudonym easter goh . 17\n36 . goh , s . t . ( 1994 ) . mass possession : a true story ! : tales of the supernatural and natural . singapore : heinemann asia . ( call no . : rsing s823 goh )\nthe founder of eng wah global died on sept 5 from congestive cardiac failure at the age of 92 , according to a company spokesman . he leaves behind his wife , two sons , two daughters and five grandsons . the family declined to comment .\nthe space in orchard towers comprises offices spread across three units \u2013 one occupied by eng wah and the other two leased out . there are plans for a collective sale of orchard towers , which stands on a freehold site in the prime claymore area .\neng wah is prepared to lease back the cinema space in toa payoh and at jubilee theatre in ang mo kio if the buyer offers it at a mutually agreeable rental rate . however , leaseback is not a condition for the sale , mr lui added .\neng wah has recently disposed of other assets , including the former crazy horse cabaret premises and assets , which it sold to club operator st james for $ 2 . 75 million earlier this month , and a condominium unit in kuala lumpur , which was bought by two of mr goh ' s nephews for rm525 , 000 ( s $ 220 , 271 ) last week .\n9 . i wish to applaud eng wah for taking the first step to convert 20 halls into new - age digital cinemas , and installing an additional digital screen at legends fort canning park , which can be an ideal location to host other forms of digital content . ida and mda are supporting eng wah to defray part of the costs needed to invest in new infrastructure and equipment , and for manpower development . the total project cost is about s $ 9 million and will stimulate demand for equipment sales and supporting services .\ngoh was a major figure in the singapore movie industry for over five decades . he started the victory theatre in 1945 , showing mostly a diet of japanese propaganda films , before opening the happy theatre . by the late 1960s he had built up his eng wah theatres organisation into a leading circuit and in the 1980s became a film producer and the leading film distributor in the country .\nfounded in 1946 , the eng wah group\u2019s business spans entertainment , properties , hospitality , and lifestyle in singapore and malaysia . the group manages a portfolio of brands that include we cinemas , hotel fort canning , jubilee square , 321 clementi , and the legends fort canning park .\neng wah group will be separating its leisure and property business into two corporate entities to allow each to better focus on its core activities . crazy horse paris will be developed by reapwell pte ltd , a wholly - owned subsidiary of the entity that will be involved with the leisure business .\nin a separate announcement , the company said independent director foo kok swee has retired . eng wah has appointed christopher martin george brown , chief executive of private real estate fund develica asia - pacific and former executive chairman of jones lang lasalle asia - pacific , as a new independent director .\ngoh passed away at the age of 77 on 17 november 2004 after a stroke . in memory of him , the sji launched an annual goh sin tub literary award for best short story in 2005 . the prize is given to the sji student with the best short story for that year . 23 in 2011 , his wife sylvia goh ( dr ) established a biennial goh sin tub creative writing prize , that is administered by the department of english language and literature at the national university of singapore . 24\nthe search for buyers has proved controversial . last week , the securities investors association of singapore ( sias ) , which represents retail investors here , called on eng wah to be more transparent in the sale of its properties , asking it to ' ensure that the sale price is maximised ' .\nmr didier bernardin , the son of crazy horse founder alain bernardin , said he was impressed by the determination and proactivity of the eng wah team in its bid to bring crazy horse paris to singapore . this professionalism was a major factor in the decision to choose singapore ahead of other asian cities .\ndisposing of the assets is a key condition for the reverse takeover by transcu . ' if the properties are not sold , the reverse takeover will not take place , ' said eng wah . and if the reverse takeover falls through , ew . g will not buy the properties , it added .\npercival frank aroozoo ( b . 13 april 1900 , singapore\u2013d . 15 march 1969 , singapore ) was headmaster of gan eng seng school . . .\n12 . page 35 advertisements column 1 . ( 1994 , july 8 ) . the straits times , p . 35 ; prema , l . e . ( 1988 , december 1 ) . eng wah to operate two marina square cinemas . the straits times , p . 26 . retrieved from newspapersg .\nfounded in the 1946 , the eng wah group\u2019s business spans entertainment , hospitality , and real estate in singapore and malaysia . the group manages a portfolio of brands that include we cinemas , hotel fort canning , jubilee square , 321 clementi , the legends fort canning , and the legends golf & resort sdn bhd .\nthe five are toa payoh entertainment centre and jubilee theatre at ang mo kio \u2013 both of which are shopping / entertainment complexes anchored by eng wah cineplexes \u2013 as well as the former mandarin theatre in kallang bahru and empress theatre in clementi ( which have been shut down ) and the 16th floor of orchard towers .\nlou mee wah ( b . 30 march 1951 , singapore\u2013 ) is a cantonese opera singer well known for her role as a male impersonator . . . .\nin the 1950s , goh became a shareholder of two more cinemas , happy theatre and silver world , at the happy world amusement park . this paved the way to his eventual management of happy world . 6 in 1966 , jubilee theatre at north bridge road was added to the fold . 7 on 24 july 1968 , eng wah theatres organisation pte ltd was incorporated for the purpose of acquiring the now defunct king ' s theatre at kim tian road . 8\nfounded in the 1946 , the eng wah group\u2019s business spans entertainment , hospitality , and real estate in singapore and malaysia . the group manages a portfolio of brands that include we cinemas , hotel fort canning , jubilee square , 321 clementi , the legends fort canning park , and the legends golf & resort sdn bhd .\n\u201ceng wah will develop and manage the venue and promote the crazy horse paris cabaret but creative control of the show will remain with its paris - based management who will also recruit and train the dancers . in this way , we remain pure to the artistic reputation of the brand which has been built progressively over 50 years . \u201d\ngoh sin tub ( b . 2 december 1927 , singapore\u2013d . 16 november 2004 , singapore ) was a \u201cfirst generation\u201d singaporean writer , . . .\nas part of the country\u2019s 50th anniversary celebrations , goh this year received the singapore chinese chamber of commerce and industry sg50 outstanding chinese business pioneers award .\n\u201cwe are very appreciative of the phenomenal support we have received since we opened our doors . it brings us much pleasure to see our patrons enjoying our new premium cinema destination . we are passionate about the movies , and have always invested heavily in our cinemas so that our patrons are able to enjoy the very best that cinema technology has to offer , complete with our gourmet food offerings and plush seats , \u201d said ms goh min yen , managing director , eng wah global pte ltd .\ngoh beng kwan ( b . 26 december 1937 , medan , sumatra , indonesia\u2013 ) is a pioneer singapore modern artist known for his distinctive . . .\nthe four properties left in the portfolio that eng wah put up for sale last november are the jubilee entertainment complex in ang mo kio , toa payoh entertainment centre , empress theatre in clementi and the 16th floor of orchard towers . a fifth property , the mandarin theatre at kallang bahru , was sold in june for $ 13 million to an outside party .\nsingapore ' s digital cinema developments took another step forward today with local cinema operator , eng wah organization , completing the world ' s first 2k digital cinema deployment in a five screen multiplex theater . this is made possible by its collaboration with government agencies , the infocomm development authority of singapore ( ida ) and the media development authority of singapore ( mda ) .\ngoh began writing when he was around 10 or 12 years old , and some of his early youth writings appeared in school magazines . 10 he continued writing when he entered college . his literary essays and verses , written under the names s . t . goh and augustine goh , were published in varsity publications such as the new cauldron . 11 one of his poems written during this period , titled \u201ceye\u201d , was later included in the anthology the flowering tree by edwin thumboo in 1970 . 12 during his undergraduate days , goh was also an editor for the students\u2019 union , and a contributor of humour pieces to the singapore tiger standard , a local newspaper . 13\n4 . loh , s . ( 1994 , june 12 ) . the david who fought goliaths . the straits times , p . 24 . retrieved from newspapersg ; chua , j . ( interviewer ) . ( 1997 , june 19 ) . oral history interview with goh eng wah [ mp3 recording no . 001907 / 14 / 3 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken ; mak , m . s . ( 2007 , november 3 ) . the cinema man . the straits times , p . 71 . retrieved from newspapersg .\nin the 1960s , goh began writing stories for the malay press . the editor of the malay newspaper , berita harian , suggested that goh compiled his written pieces into a collection . this resulted in his first malay book , cherpen cherpen pilehan ( 1965 ) , which was published under his malay pen name akbar goh . his book won the second prize in the national malay literature competition at kuala lumpur in 1966 . 15 he also won a malay short story writing competition organised by the dewan bahasa singapore in 1963 . 16\nmr goh was recognised for his contribution towards singapore earlier this year . he was a recipient of the singapore chinese chamber of commerce and industry sg50 outstanding chinese business pioneers award .\nshe notes that the decision was made by the board of ewo and approved by minority shareholders ; mr goh and herself had abstained from voting as they were deemed interested parties .\ngoh was born in 1923 in muar , johor . he was the sixth child in his family , and had five elder sisters and a younger brother . his father , a rubber trader , passed away when he was 11 years old . after completing his secondary school education , goh wanted to further his studies in kuala lumpur . unfortunately , he had to hold back his plans because of the japanese occupation ( 1942\u201345 ) . having heard rumours that the japanese military was rounding up students , goh fled to singapore at the age of 18 to live with his sister and brother - in - law . while waiting for the war to end , goh made his living selling vegetables and chinese herbal medicine .\nthe goh patriarch started his company in 1945 screening japanese propaganda films before growing into a leading distributor of chinese movies from hong kong and taiwan in singapore after world war two .\n1 . today is a special day . two mita agencies , the ida and the mda , are coming together to announce the pilot deployment of 21 digital cinema screens by eng wah organization . this deployment will position singapore as a leader in digital cinema in asia . i understand that the deployment will put singapore ahead of most asian countries , with the exception of china , in the number of digital cinemas available .\na pioneering film producer , mr goh played an integral role in the cinema history of cantonese films in hong kong . the company has since expanded into one of the major singaporean brands and mr goh was recognised for his contribution towards singapore earlier this year as a recipient of the singapore chinese chamber of commerce and industry ( sccci ) sg50 outstanding chinese business pioneers award .\n1 this claim centres on an agreement for payment ( \u201cthe incentive scheme\u201d ) , the rights it conferred as well as the obligations it imposed on the parties to this suit . however , as with most agreements , the documents did not tell the full story and the court had to sift through the evidence to determine who the true parties to the incentive scheme were , what was intended by them and whether there were subsequent variations to the documented terms . the claim by goh eng wah ( \u201cthe plaintiff\u201d ) against five parties is for an alleged shortfall in the payments due to him under the incentive scheme .\n4 the plaintiff is an elderly businessman who is not conversant in english . his first and main business was / is in cinemas , which he started in the 1950s . he also had interests in other businesses such as property investment under the name of tai hong realty ( \u201ctai hong\u201d ) . the plaintiff\u2019s main business is now eng wah organization ltd which public company is listed on the stock exchange of singapore . however , it is his daughter goh min yen ( \u201cmin yen\u201d ) , not the plaintiff , who is the managing - director of the listed entity . min yen is also the plaintiff\u2019s alternate director in the second defendant .\nhowever , his younger sister goh min yen has filed a countersuit demanding the return of s $ 5 . 15 million in her capacity as the executor and trustee of her father ' s will and estate .\n24 . fong , t . , & chow , c . ( 2004 , november 17 ) . writer goh sin tub dies after stroke . the straits times . retrieved from newspapersg ; faculty of arts and social sciences , national university of singapore . ( 2011 , april 4 ) . the inaugural goh sin tub creative writing prize 2011 \u2013 short stories . retrieved 2016 , september 23 , from fass news website : urltoken\nwe are providing the cinema industry with the environment to process and distribute digital movies regionally . the world ' s first digital multiplex by eng wah is a testimony of singapore ' s overall commitment to develop the local digital cinema industry .\nsaid thomas lim , director , games and entertainment , ida singapore .\nsingapore is now a step closer in our quest to be a leading global digital exchange where not just capital , people and ideas but also digital assets come together .\nmr paul liew , 35 , who runs keng eng kee seafood , says that while reunion dinner reservations are on a par with this year ' s , dinner bookings for the week before and after the eve have fallen by 20 per cent .\ncommenting on the newest entertainment concept soon to be introduced at clarke quay , mr lachlan gyde , vice president of capitaland retail limited , said ,\nwe are delighted that eng wah is bringing the world famous crazy horse paris to clarke quay . having singapore ' s first world class resident cabaret will make clarke quay an iconic destination for both locals and tourists . it will strengthen clarke quay ' s positioning as a premier lifestyle , entertainment , retail and f & b precinct in singapore .\nmr goh was also a producer of hokkien and cantonese movies such as the magic whip ( 1968 ) . he brought in movie stars such as patrick tse and fung bo bo , and invited cantonese opera troupes to singapore .\n13 . chew , d . ( interviewer ) . ( 1993 , october 12 ) . oral history interview with goh sin tub [ transcript of mp3 recording no . 001422 / 7 / 2 , pp . 16\u201317 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken ; soong , m . ( 1988 , march 14 ) . retired banker goh sin tub\u2019s tales from the trampoline . the business times , p . 11 . retrieved from newspapersg .\nthe late mr goh was a pioneer in the local cinema industry who produced films and screened them in the cinema chain that bore his name . his business empire spans entertainment , properties , hospitality and lifestyle in singapore and malaysia .\nrather than watch the future happen or wonder what happened , the ida and mda in their support of the eng wah organization are making the future happen . we at barco for whom innovation and visualization excellence is so engrained in our hearts are therefore very proud and happy to be part of this trail - blazing project , a first step in the process of truly establishing singapore as the digital media hub of the region and one of the prime digital cinema countries in the world\n, sjoerd de clerck , managing director , barco digital cinema said .\n2 . fong , t . , & chow , c . ( 2004 , november 17 ) . writer goh sin tub dies after stroke . the straits times , p . 8 ; peralta , c . ( 1995 , january 26 ) . writers must tap history : goh sin tub . the straits times , p . 4 ; david , s . ( 1998 , april 22 ) . sji board appointed new chairman . the straits times , p . 25 . retrieved from newspapersg .\naccounts executive catherine sim , 44 , shares :\nmr goh was a benevolent , compassionate and thrifty man . he never displayed the airs of a boss . in fact , he was more like a fatherly figure , caring towards his staff .\n2 . digital cinema is widely seen to be the most significant technological advancement in cinema exhibition since the advent of digital sound . this pilot deployment of digital cinemas by eng wah has put us a step closer in realising ida ' s vision for singapore to be a digital exchange , a global digital distribution hub for content and services . this digital exchange strategy outlined in ida ' s connected singapore blueprint leverages on singapore ' s position as an infocomm hub and further enhances it by adding new uses such as digital cinema . the entire digital cinema value - chain will bring about three benefits .\nafter the japanese occupation , a friend with experience in film exhibition approached goh to partner in a business to import and screen shanghai films in singapore and malaya . they rented a performance stage from the happy world amusement park ( later renamed gay world ) , which they renovated and opened as victory theatre . however , the two men parted ways when his friend lost interest and the business faileo . goh then became the sole proprietor of victory theatre , while his friend assumed control of a cinema in kota tinggi , johor . 4\n17 . klein , r . d . ( ed . ) . ( 2001 ) . interlogue : studies in singapore literature ( vol . 4 ) . singapore : ethos books , p . 21 . ( call no . : rsing 809 . 895957 int ) ; yeo , c . ( interviewer ) . ( 2009 , may 28 ) . oral history interview with goh , sylvia tshin en nee voon [ mp3 recording no . 003388 / 6 / 4 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken ; goh , e . ( 1978 , august 20 ) . in a flash , he found the meaning to his life\u2026 new nation , p . 24 ; goh , e . ( 1978 , october 29 ) . rat race . new nation , p . 22 . retrieved from newspapersg .\n37 . goh , s . t . ( 1995 , i . e . 1994 ) . \u201cif you too could do voodoo , who would you do voodoo to ? \u201d singapore : time books international . ( call no . : s823 goh ) ; a twist in the tale . ( 1994 , august 28 ) . the straits times , p . 24 ; koh , b . s . ( 1994 , august 27 ) . book fair may include a rights fair soon . the straits times , p . 23 . retrieved from newspapersg .\n15 . klein , r . d . ( ed . ) . ( 2001 ) . interlogue : studies in singapore literature ( vol . 4 ) . singapore : ethos books , p . 20 . ( call no . : rsing 809 . 895957 int ) ; akbar goh . ( 1965 ) . cherpen2 pilehan . kuala lumpur : singapura : penerbitan federal . ( call no . : malay rclos 899 . 2305 goh ) ; jujor lebah penting dari $ 3 , 000 . ( 1966 , may 15 ) . berita harian , p . 3 . retrieved from newspapersg ; yeo , c . ( interviewer ) . ( 2009 , may 28 ) . oral history interview with goh , sylvia tshin en nee voon [ mp3 recording no . 003388 / 6 / 4 ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken\n40 the plaintiff\u2019s position was that the incentive scheme was partly oral , partly written and the parties to it were the first defendant , the second defendant , the chua group and the goh group , which was equivalent to the plaintiff . this was because ( according to the plaintiff ) the incentive scheme was an inducement for the chua group and the goh group to agree to the first defendant acquiring a majority shareholding in the second defendant , which was itself part of a larger arrangement governing the different aspects of the first defendant taking majority ownership of the second defendant including board composition , management , directors\u2019 remuneration , and control over monetary and sales matters . the plaintiff claimed that cjn acted on behalf of the second defendant , the chua group and the goh group when he negotiated the incentive scheme and signed the memorandum evidencing the incentive scheme .\ngoh lived at emerald hill in his youth . in 1935 , he enrolled in st joseph\u2019s institution ( sji ) for his education . his studies were interrupted with the start of world war ii . his father became unemployed and goh had to help supplement his family\u2019s income by selling bread from house to house . during that time , he was introduced to a japanese firm where he started work as a typewriter mechanic . at the urging of his japanese manager , goh attended a japanese evening school where he learned japanese , and continued his studies at a japanese teachers\u2019 training school . it was through his contact with his japanese teachers that he began to form a different perspective of the japanese , and developed an appreciation of their culture , philosophy and values . some of his personal experiences and reflections on the japanese are represented in his works . 8\n1 . chew , d . ( interviewer ) . ( 1993 , october 12 ) . oral history interview with goh sin tub [ transcript of mp3 recording no . 001422 / 7 / 1 , p . ii ] . retrieved from national archives of singapore website : urltoken ; fong , t . , & chow , c . ( 2004 , november 17 ) . writer goh sin tub dies after stroke . the straits times , p . 8 ; chew , d . ( 2004 , november 17 ) . novelist goh passes away . today , p . 6 ; koh , b . s . ( 1993 , may 22 ) . the return of edwin thumboo . the straits times , p . 2 ; cheng , w . ( 2004 , may 8 ) . stories are all that are left\u2026 . today , p . 20 . retrieved from newspapersg .\nmany of goh\u2019s writings are autobiographical or biographical in nature . they are often based on his personal experiences , having lived through colonial times , the japanese occupation , singapore\u2019s merger and separation from malaysia , and the nation - building years . his various appointments as a civil servant , banker , builder and social worker had also influenced his writings . goh also drew inspiration from stories that he hears from family , friends and colleagues . he saw the need to share his own personal history and that of others , so that the rich experiences of the older generation could be preserved and passed on to younger singaporeans to help them better appreciate and understand singapore\u2019s past . besides writing to entertain , goh also wrote as an educationalist . he saw his writing as a way of reflecting his values and to help people understand life issues . many of his stories encompass a moral point . 19\noperations manager karen ho , 28 , who booked her reunion dinner at keng eng kee seafood last month , says :\nit is a more convenient way of dining with the entire family , without the hassle of cooking at home . since it is once a year , i don ' t mind paying for good quality food and service .\nwhen the war ended , goh resumed his education at sji . in 1947 , he received a scholarship to study at raffles college , being one of the few to be chosen for that year . he graduated with a bachelor of arts ( honours ) in english from the newly merged university of malaya in 1951 . 9\nin contrast , the fifth defendant , who was deemed a shareholder because he was a beneficiary of a portion of his father\u2019s shares in the second defendant , was migrated to the incentive scheme when he became an executive director . consistent with goh\u2019s understanding , the third defendant in his third affidavit filed in the os stated at [ 79 ] :\n13 unfortunately , the second defendant continued to suffer losses and in may 1979 , the plaintiff injected another $ 375 , 000 into the second defendant ( via kin wah ) by subscribing for 375 , 000 shares of $ 1 . 00 each . the first defendant also provided $ 340 , 000 in august 1980 in exchange for 340 , 000 shares . after this share subscription exercise , the goh group became the largest shareholder in the second defendant . however , despite the capital infusions , the second defendant\u2019s net liability was $ 523 , 000 in early 1981 and its contracting business continued to incur losses . in april 1981 , chong sold his 250 , 000 shares in the second defendant to sim boon woo ( \u201csim\u201d ) , a friend of cjn ."]}
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und landschaftsbau , der landwirtschaft , den kommunen , der recycling - und energiebranche sowie an bahnbetriebe und industrieunternehmen .\nabout wacker neuson the wacker neuson group is an international family of companies and a leading manufacturer of light and compact equipment with over 50 affiliates and 140 sales and service stations . the group offers its customers a broad portfolio of products , a wide range of services and an efficient spare parts service . the product brands wacker neuson , kramer and weidemann belong to the wacker neuson group . wacker neuson is the partner of choice among professional users in construction , gardening , landscaping and agriculture , as well as among municipal bodies and companies in industries such as recycling , energy and rail transport . in 2016 , the group achieved revenue of eur 1 . 36 billion , employing around 4 , 800 people worldwide .\nabout wacker neuson the wacker neuson group is an international family of companies and a leading manufacturer of light and compact equipment with over 50 affiliates and 140 sales and service stations . the group offers its customers a broad portfolio of products , a wide range of services and an efficient spare parts service . the product brands wacker neuson , kramer and weidemann belong to the wacker neuson group . wacker neuson is the partner of choice among professional users in construction , gardening , landscaping and agriculture , as well as among municipal bodies and companies in industries such as recycling , energy and rail transport . in 2016 , the group achieved revenue of eur 1 . 36 billion , employing around 4 , 800 people worldwide . urltoken\nabout wacker neuson group the wacker neuson group is an international family of companies and a leading manufacturer of light and compact equipment with over 50 affiliates and 140 sales and service stations . the group offers its customers a broad portfolio of products , a wide range of services and an efficient spare parts service . the product brands wacker neuson , kramer and weidemann belong to the wacker neuson group . wacker neuson is the partner of choice among professional users in construction , gardening , landscaping and agriculture , as well as among municipal bodies and companies in industries such as recycling , energy and rail transport . in 2016 , the group achieved revenue of eur 1 . 36 billion , employing around 4 , 800 people worldwide . urltoken\nwacker neuson offers mini excavators , wheeled and track excavators up to 14 tons . watch our videos on excavators to learn more or go to urltoken\nfind out how wacker neuson ' s ground - breaking df16 rebar binder can boost job site performance , preserve worker health , and maximize productivity .\nwacker neuson ceo ceg peksaglam said with the largest market for skid - steer loaders being in north america it made sense to move manufacturing there .\nsafety is a top priority in the mining industry . safety is also a key factor at wacker neuson . two 3001 cabin dumpers from wacker neuson transport material under the harshest conditions from a mine in tocopilla in the antofagasta region in northern chile , thereby meeting all safety requirements and comfort desires .\n\u00b7 an alliance agreement with wacker neuson se ( wacker ) , located in munich , germany , for the design , manufacture , sale and support of caterpillar mini hydraulic excavators in the under three - ton category . the agreement calls for wacker to produce these excavators at its facility in linz , austria .\nwacker neuson straight tip site dumper . neuson dumper . points with regards to the dumper - nothing of note . good working condition ready to go straight to work . year is a 2008 and has done 2700 hrs .\n03 / 20 / 2018 2017 proves to be a successful year for wacker neuson , \u201cstrategy 2022\u201d focuses on winning market shares and achieving . . .\ntwo - stroke gasoline breakers with a special wacker neuson low - emission engine which is tailored exactly to the breakers , that provides excellent demolition performance .\ncutting blades from wacker neuson for a clean , perfect cut . from concrete and asphalt discs to universal discs that are offered in 3 performance classes .\nthe group offers products and services rendered under the brand names of wacker neuson , kramer , and weidemann and thus serves customers from various industries worldwide .\nwacker neuson relies on a global organizational structure with regional responsibility . the focus is on providing solutions that best meet the local market requirements .\nin order to grow further , wacker neuson has developed its own series of construction equipment that is specifically tailored to the requirements of the chinese market .\ncoll\u00e9 rental & sales has a wide range of wacker neuson products . machines for various sectors , whether your work in the city or in a rural area .\nwacker neuson has been established in north america for more than 60 years . in 1957 , the company began the production and marketing of construction equipment in the us and was the company ' s first foreign affiliate . wacker neuson has been active in canada for 50 years . the name\nwacker\nhas stood for the rammer in the united states for six decades .\nwhen i meet people in the industry , i always hear about the ' wacker packer ' , which is synonymous with the rammer ,\nreports johannes schulze vohren , regional president of wacker neuson north america .\ncompaction has been the focus of the wacker neuson offering for many years and is still important to our product portfolio . however , what many people do not yet realize is that wacker neuson has gotten bigger ! the company today is much more than a manufacturer of construction equipment . we have an extensive offer that reaches from internal vibrators for concrete compaction to a 15 - ton excavator and also includes various services .\nneuson 6000 mini dumper w / perkins 1004 . 4 eng . filter service kit\nbattery driven compaction . wacker neuson has introduced another global innovation . the electric driven vibratory rammer with rechargeable battery allows independent and emmison free compaction work of a new dimension .\nwrapping up , eugene says that it was indeed an honour and a privilege for the wacker neuson team to have been given the opportunity to contribute to this worthy cause .\nkramer is one of three brands of the wacker neuson group . this co - operation creates synergies in order to advance research , development and growth more quickly and safely .\nthe wacker neuson group have sold construction equipment in china for more than 20 years and their product portfolio for the chinese market was extended in 2015 to include compact equipment .\nthe wacker neuson group is an international family of companies and a leading manufacturer of light and compact equipment with over 50 affiliates and 140 sales and service stations . the group offers its customers a broad portfolio of products , a wide range of services and an efficient spare parts service . the product brands wacker neuson , kramer and weidemann belong to the wacker neuson group . wacker neuson is the partner of choice among professional users in construction , gardening , landscaping and agriculture , as well as among municipal bodies and companies in industries such as recycling , energy and rail transport . in 2016 , the group achieved revenue of eur 1 . 36 billion , employing over 4 , 800 people worldwide .\nthe wacker neuson group is a leading manufacturer of light and compact equipment with over 40 affiliates , 140 sales and service stations and more than 12 , 000 sales and service partners across the globe . the group can trace its roots back to 1848 . wacker neuson is the partner of choice among professional users in construction , gardening , landscaping and agriculture , as well as among municipal bodies and companies in industries such as recycling and energy . it also offers a global spare parts service . the wacker neuson group includes the product brands wacker neuson , kramer and weidemann . in 2013 , the group achieved revenue of eur 1 . 16 billion and employs over 4 , 200 people worldwide . source :\n- selling shareholders : wacker beteiligungs gmbh & co . kg , interwac holding ag and interwac gmbh - information on shareholder structure / capital stock : greenshoe option excercised but without consideration of the merger with neuson kramer . - company name on first quotation : wacker construction equipment ag\nwacker neuson is a manufacturer of light , compact building machines . with more than 40 subsidiaries , the company now has over 12 , 000 sales and service partners worldwide and 140 sales and service points . the group was founded in 1848 by johan christian wacker and focusses on the professional user with its products and services , for example for garden and landscape architecture , construction , agriculture , municipalities and companies in the industry , such as the recycling and energy sectors , for which they offer a global service for the delivery of spare parts . the main office is located in munich . wacker neuson has been a listed company since 2007 and is recorded in the german stock index sdax . the wacker neuson group includes a number of brands : kramer allrad , kramer , weidemann and , of course , wacker neuson .\nthe wide variety of wacker neuson attachments for telehandlers turn your compact construction machine into a multi purpose tool for material handling , on construction sites , in landscaping and many other applications .\ncompatec is the new compaction control from wacker neuson . compatec is the ideal feature for avoiding unnecessary passes or even overcompaction and overload . the compaction control allows for a rel . . .\nunder the wacker neuson brand we offer a wide and specialized range of products , genuine parts , and services unique on the market and address customers worldwide in construction and various other industries .\nthe wide variety of wacker neuson attachments for wheel loaders turn your compact construction machine into a multi purpose tool for material handling , on construction sites , in landscaping and many other applications .\nwacker neuson se preu\u00dfenstra\u00dfe 41 80809 munich germany tel . + 49 - ( 0 ) 89 - 354 02 - 0 fax + 49 - ( 0 ) 89 - 354 02 - 390\nresultsofthesecycle vibratory rammers are designed for the compaction of cohesive , mixed and granular soils in confined areas . . vibratory rammers and meets epa and european air emission standards . wacker neuson & #\nin 1967 , the wacker organization opened its canadian affiliate company in mississauga , ontario ; the 10th affiliate to open in as many years . market acceptance of wacker\u2019s innovative soil compaction and concrete consolidation products grew quickly from its first introduction to the north american market in the late 1950s in the united states . the family - owned wacker construction equipment based out of munich , germany recognized the potential of the canadian construction market and opened the new business in april 1967 outside of toronto . the merger between wacker construction equipment ag and neuson kramer baumaschinen in 2007 ( 10 years ago ) created a new wacker neuson brand along with one of the largest equipment portfolios in the world .\nauch bei baumaschinen gilt : dem elektrischen antrieb geh\u00f6rt die zukunft . und die hat bei wacker neuson l\u00e4ngst begonnen . denn als erster hersteller weltweit bieten wir eine breite palette an emissio . . .\nwacker neuson presents the first intelligent solution for highly efficient excavation on uneven surfaces . vds enables progressive tilting of the superstructure by up to 15\u00b0 . at the touch of a but . . .\nneuson 1001 high tip 1 ton dumper . skip loader . terex . thwaites . 1257 hours\nneuson 1601 - 2 mini dumper w / yanmar 3tne74nsr - 2 eng . filter service kit\nneuson rf250 mini dumper w / yanmar 3tne88ns eng . yr . 2002 > filter service kit\nneuson lifton 4001mini dumper w / yanmar 4tnv88ksnv eng . yr . 2003 > filter service kit\nneuson 6002m mini dumper w / kubota d1703 eng . yr . 2002 > filter service kit\nneuson 2502k mini dumper w / kubota d722 eng . yr . 2003 > filter service kit\nneuson 4001k mini dumper w / kubota d1105 eng . yr . 2001 > filter service kit\neverdigm will be showcasing the first wacker neuson products at the country\u2019s largest construction equipment trade fair , conex korea , in goyang from may 24 through 27 , 2017 . everdigm\u2019s headquarters is located close to the south korean capital of seoul and features a large sales and exhibition space dedicated to the wacker neuson brand . \u201cwe are delighted to represent one of the world\u2019s top construction equipment brands in korea , \u201d explains bernard jeon , ceo of everdigm . \u201cwacker neuson\u2019s products are an excellent complement to our own portfolio of construction equipment and will benefit from everdigm\u2019s extensive sales and service network . \u201d\nle futur s\u2019oriente vers l\u2019alimentation \u00e9lectrique et cela s\u2019applique \u00e9galement aux engins de chantier . wacker neuson s\u2019y est lanc\u00e9 il y a longtemps d\u00e9j\u00e0 . nous sommes le premier fabricant au monde \u00e0 . . .\nanche nel settore delle macchine edili il futuro appartiene alla trazione elettrica . e questa presso wacker neuson vanta gi\u00e0 una lunga storia . infatti siamo i primi produttori al mondo a o\ufb00rire una . . .\npostal adress : wacker neuson ( pty ) ltd p . o . box 420 new germany , 3620 phone + 27 ( 0 ) 31 569 1200 fax + 27 ( 0 ) 31 569 1280\nwacker neuson - history - post - war period through to 2007 . . . a limited company ( gmbh ) to a public limited company , wacker construction equipment ag , in 2002 . . . wacker only developed , produced and sold light construction equipment up to approx . . . following the acquisition of weidemann gmbh in 2005 , the company branched out into compact construction equipment and the agricultural sector . . .\nook bi bouwmachines geldt : de elektrische aandriving heeft de toekomst . en die toekomst is bi wacker neuson al lang begonnen . als eerste fabrikant ter wereld bieden wi een breed scala aan emissievr . . .\nwacker neuson dual power offers a conventional diesel drive system as well as an emission - free electro - hydraulic drive system for the compact excavator 803 . this innovative drive is ideal for work . . .\nwacker neuson se preu\u00dfenstra\u00dfe 41 80809 munich , germany tel . + 49 - ( 0 ) 89 - 354 02 - 0 fax + 49 - ( 0 ) 89 - 354 02 - 390 travel directions\nat bauma china from november 27 to 30 , 2012 , wacker neuson , a leading manufacturer of compact equipment and light equipment , presented new products and a growth - oriented strategy for the asian region .\n31 october 2007 saw the completion of the merger with neuson kramer baumaschinen ag ( linz , austria ) , a manufacturer of compact construction equipment including compact excavators , wheel loaders , dumpers and compact loaders . neuson kramer baumaschinen ag itself was the product of a merger between neuson baumaschinen gmbh and the long - established company kramer - werke gmbh . neuson was established in 1981 as neuson hydraulik gmbh , based in linz , and initially developed hydraulic mini - excavators . neuson baumaschinen gmbh was established in 1990 . dumper manufacturer lifton ltd ( gb ) was bought in 1998 , and compact loaders were added to the product range in 2004 . neuson and kramer merged in 2001 .\nneuson 3002h dhk mini dumper w / kubota d1105e eng . yr . 2003 > filter service kit\nneuson lifton 6001 mini dumper w / perkins 4pkxl04 eng . yr . 2004 > filter service kit\nthe vertical digging system ( vds ) by wacker neuson enables progressive tilting of the excavator superstructure by up to 15\u00b0 with the push of a button . allowing the operator of the excavator to comp . . .\nwacker neuson\u0092s current agreement to supply claas branded telehandlers for the agricultural market comes to an end next year as claas moves to liebherr , which is why the company is looking for alternative channels to this market .\nbrazil , itatiba wacker neuson m\u00e1quinas ltda dom pedro i ( sp - 65 ) km 104 s / n , bairro da ponte , zip code : 13 . 251 - 705 , itatiba , s\u00e3o paulo brazil\nwacker neuson reported a 13 - percent revenue increase in the americas region . the europe region , which accounts for the largest share of group revenue at 73 percent , leaped 9 percent in the first quarter .\nkramer - werke gmbh from pfullendorf belongs to wacker neuson se with its headquarters in munich . the globally active group of companies is characterised by innovative products in the areas of construction equipment and compact construction machines .\nwacker neuson in india seeks dealers . . . in strategic locations throughout the country to represent its products . please write to us if your organisation is interested in promoting our products : info . india @ urltoken\ndas 360\u00b0 erlebnis mit der zero emission produktpalette von wacker neuson f\u00fcr ihre cardboard oder vr - brille . erleben sie die welt der emissionsfreien baumaschinen hautnah . http : / / www . wackerneuson . c . . .\ntambi\u00e9n vale para las m\u00e1quinas para la construcci\u00f3n : a la motorizaci\u00f3n el\u00e9ctrica le pertenece el futuro . y ya hace tiempo que empez\u00f3 en wacker neuson . somos el primer proveedor a nivel mundial en o . . .\nwacker neuson dual power is the innovative solution for an emission - free auxiliary drive . in addition to the integrated diesel engine , the electro - hydraulic unit hpu8 can be connected to the 803 mi . . .\nneuson 8002 mini dumper w / perkins 1004 . 4 eng . yr . 2002 > filter service kit\nneuson 850 mini dumper w / yanmar 3tne74nsr - 3 eng . yr . 2003 > filter service kit\nneuson 1501 mini dumper w / yanmar 4tnv76 - xsnv eng . yr . 2008 > filter service kit\nneuson 8000p mini dumper w / perkins 1004 . 4 eng . yr . 2003 > filter service kit\nneuson td15 - 38 mini dumper w / yanmar 3tnv76 eng . yr . 2008 > filter service kit\nneuson td15 mini dumper w / yanmar 3tne74nsr - 3 eng . yr . 2003 > filter service kit\n\u201cthe new skid - steer loader series rounds off our portfolio of compact machines in north america , making us an even more attractive partner for dealers \u201d added christopher barnard , regional president of wacker neuson in north america .\ncareer opportunities at wacker neuson in india ! we are constantly seeking qualified individuals for our administration , sales , marketing and service departments throughout the country . please contact us with a comprehensive resume : info . india @ urltoken\nsales collaboration in korea for the construction sector wacker neuson has teamed up with an experienced distribution partner for compact equipment under the wacker neuson brand in south korea . listed on the korean stock exchange ( kosdaq ) , the everdigm corporation is a local market leader for concrete pumps and attachments , also manufacturing construction equipment , mining equipment and special - purpose vehicles . the sales alliance will initially focus on wacker neuson wheel loaders , gradually expanding to include excavators and other compact equipment at a later date . \u201cas the fourth largest construction equipment market in asia , south korea is an important strategic country for us . in addition , high customer expectations around quality make it the ideal target market for our equipment . everdigm is a highly qualified , very experienced sales partner in south korea who will help us strengthen our position in this mature growth market , \u201d explains cem peksaglam , ceo of wacker neuson .\nthe 360 \u00b0 experience with the zero emission product range from wacker neuson for your cardboard or vr glasses . experience the world of emission - free construction machinery first hand . http : / / www . w . . .\nyour contact partner : wacker neuson se katrin yvonne neuffer head of corporate communication / investor relations preussenstrasse 41 80809 munich , germany phone : + 49 - ( 0 ) 89 - 35402 - 173 katrin . neuffer @ urltoken urltoken\nyour contact partner : wacker neuson se katrin yvonne neuffer head of corporate communication / investor relations preussenstrasse 41 80809 munich , germany tel . + 49 - ( 0 ) 89 - 35402 - 173 katrin . neuffer @ urltoken urltoken\nmoreover , a stronger presence in the country , including r & d and production , will also lay the groundwork for the wacker neuson group to be part of the future growth and improvements in the asia - pacific region .\nit\u2019s also true for construction machines : the electric drive is the future . and that began at wacker neuson long ago . we are the first manufacturer in the world to o\ufb00er a wide range of emission - fre . . .\nwacker neuson se , is a multinational company , that develops , produces and sells light and compact construction equipment and provides associated services . founded in 1848 , the family - owned company now has more than 40 affiliates , over 140 sales and service outlets and over 12 , 000 sales and service partners worldwide . the group has currently 4 , 696 employees . its head office is in munich . wacker neuson se has been listed in the sdax since 2007 .\nin march 2016 , a donation of r172 , 000 , 00 was handed over to two sos children\u2019s villages in africa by eugene brown , regional president for the sub - saharan africa region , on behalf of the wacker neuson group .\nrecognising the tremendous need for assistance by the villages in pietermaritzburg , south africa , and windhoek , namibia , the wacker neuson group decided to split the donation ; each facility received a cheque to the value of r86 , 000 . 00 .\nthe promise to our customers is the reliable and consistent quality of products and services . the willingness to continuously adjust to the current needs of the market is another key success factor . the umbrella brand of our company is the wacker neuson group .\nwacker neuson ' s rebar tier df 16 replaces conventional pliers to bind rebar steel extremely fast and efficiently . therefore the steel fixing company fischer put the rebar tier to the test . the result : a perfectly tied rebar , delighted steel fixers .\ndie wacker neuson group ist ein international t\u00e4tiger unternehmensverbund mit \u00fcber 50 tochterunternehmen und 140 eigenen vertriebs - und servicestationen . als ein f\u00fchrender hersteller von bauger\u00e4ten und kompaktmaschinen bietet der konzern seinen kunden weltweit ein breites produktprogramm , umfangreiche service - und dienstleistungsangebote sowie eine leistungsf\u00e4hige\nthe international light and compact equipment manufacturer headquartered in munich continues its international expansion into the far east . in line with its internationalization strategy , wacker neuson group is building close alliances with local partners that have leading market positions and cross - regional networks .\nwacker neuson manufactures at eight production sites around the world . in 1994 , the first production site in the asian region was opened in manila in the philippines . the new construction equipment for the asian market , among other things , is manufactured there .\nneuson 1001 high tip dumper . 3 cyl yanmar diesel engine 17 kw . high tip . folding rollbar . towing bracket .\nin recent years , after developing a market leading share in compaction equipment , wacker neuson canada\u2019s growth was fueled by an emerging line of portable and temporary power generation products . the 2006 acquisition of ground heaters , inc . immediately bolstered market opportunity and sales performance for the affiliate . since the 2007 merger which created the wacker neuson brand , the company\u2019s line of excavators , wheel loaders , dumpers and most recently skid steers is making an impression on not only the construction market , but also in landscape , agriculture , municipal and industrial applications .\nreliability in products , solutions , and services as well as reliable employees are the central promise to our customers and partners . our brand is known for a uniquely broad offering that covers all requirements - in line with our brand claim : wacker neuson \u2013 all it takes !\nfour models of skid steers and compact track loaders will be made at wacker neuson\u2019s plant in menomonee falls , wisconsin , the company announced wednesday . production will start in the first quarter of 2015 , and the machines will be distributed in both the united states and canada .\nthe wacker neuson group has sold construction equipment in china for over 20 years . the product portfolio for the chinese market was extended in 2015 to include compact equipment . an increasing need for improved infrastructure , the extension and modernization of the road and rail network while trending towards more efficient and environmentally friendly compact construction equipment offers attractive growth opportunities for the wacker neuson group . a stronger presence in the country , including r & d and production will lay the groundwork to be part of the future growth and improvements in the asia - pacific region .\nwacker neuson ( pty ) ltd cape town 13 tarentaal crescent p . o . box 398 brackenfell 7560 / western cape province info . capetown @ urltoken phone + 27 - ( 0 ) 21 - 981 21 97 fax + 27 - ( 0 ) 21 - 981 67 28\nheadquartered in munich , germany , wacker neuson se is the parent company of the wackerlocations . . group headquarters ; . training centre europe ; . production europeat the same time , the first electrically powered rammer \u2013 an innovation in concrete and soil compaction \u2013 was developed and produced .\nthe wacker neuson group are to further extend their production capabilities in asia and strengthen their local presence in china with the construction of a new plant in pinghu , some 30km from shanghai . initially , compact excavators will be produced for the local market but further products will follow .\nthe decision follows an extensive search for a suitable location . \u2018we finally decided that the pinghu location in zhejiang province best fulfils our requirements , \u2019 said cem peksaglam , chief executive officer of wacker neuson se , who added that the support of the local authorities had been \u2018outstanding\u2019 .\nthe wacker neuson group is planning to open a new plant near shanghai in china . initially compact excavators will be produced for the local market , further products will follow . it is planned that the first compact excavator should roll off the production line at the beginning of 2018 .\nnoting that the united states is the largest market for skid steers , cam peksaglam , wacker ceo said the move \u201cmakes sense . \u201d producing the machines\u2014\n\u2014in north america will speed up both time - to - market and the firm\u2019s ability to rapidily adapt the units to customer needs , wacker says .\nin addition to the new loaders , wacker also makes concrete trowels , rammers , rollers , generators and pumps at its u . s . facility .\nthe wacker neuson group is an international family of companies and a leading manufacturer of light and compact equipment with over 50 affiliates and 140 sales and service stations . the group offers its customers a broad portfolio of products , a wide range of services and an efficient spare parts service .\nwhile the company is often known as the \u201crammer company , \u201d it goes well beyond that single product mentality . wacker neuson\u2019s united states operation is responsible for the manufacturing of walk - behind and ride - on rollers , trash pumps , portable and mobile generators , walk - behind and ride - on trowels , light towers , heaters , and most recently skid steers and compact track loaders . these products are among the more than 300 available under the wacker neuson brand , which also includes wheel loaders , telehandlers , excavators , dumpers , vibratory plates , internal and external vibrators and saws .\nwacker neuson ( pty ) ltd johannesburg 1031 katrol avenue robertville ext . 10 ( florida ) p . o . box 2163 , florida 1710 info . johannesburg @ urltoken phone + 27 - ( 0 ) 11 - 672 08 47 fax + 27 - ( 0 ) 11 - 672 09 16\ndonor funding is vital for the global organisation\u2019s sustainability and the respective sos management teams were extremely grateful to receive the donations from the wacker neuson group . they confirmed that the much - needed funds will go a long way in helping to meet the needs of the children at the two villages .\ncem peksaglam has been at the helm of the company since september 2011 . neuson founder hans neunteufel is the chairman of the supervisory board .\nwacker neuson has long - standing ties with this site . it was here that the company moved into its administration offices in 1955 , after purchasing the land . the company did not have any close neighbors in the early days as it was not until much later that the olympic village was built .\nwacker neuson is now defined as a leading global manufacturer of high quality light and compact equipment used in construction , landscape , agriculture , utility , residential , municipal and industrial markets . the company\u2019s long tradition of countless innovations has changed the way customers work , build and transport goods all over the world .\nstrong appearance of a strong brand : reliability in products , solutions , and services as well as reliable employees are the central promise to our customers and partners . our brand is known for a uniquely broad offering that covers all requirements - in line with our brand claim : wacker neuson \u2013 all it takes !\nerleben sie in diesem video den wacker neuson messestand auf der mawev 2018 . urltoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bleiben sie informiert : abonnieren sie den offiziellen yo . . .\nerleben sie die wacker neuson mobilbagger ew100 , ew65 und den kompaktbagger ez80 bei arbeiten mit holz und steinen . urltoken - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - bleiben sie inform . . .\nnews of the deal comes just more than a month after deere made headlines with another european equipment maker , announcing its acquisition of wirtgen group for $ 5 . 2 billion . like the wacker neuson deal , the acquisition of road equipment maker wirtgen brings deere into an equipment market it has not yet tapped .\nhans neunteufel ( chairman ) , christian kekelj * , mag . kurt helletzgruber , prof . dr . matthias sch\u00fcppen , elvis schwarzmair * , ralph wacker * employee representative\nup until now , the skid steers were produced in horsching , austria . wacker will use the freed capacity at that plant to expand its dumper and excavator production .\nthe wacker neuson group is building a production line for skid steer and compact track loaders at its u . s . facility in menomonee falls , wisc . the facility will go on stream in the first quarter of 2015 , initially manufacturing four models . the u . s . is the largest market for skid steer loaders . \u201cour strategy is \u2018in the region for the region , \u2019 so it makes sense for us to build skid steer loaders in the region where demand is strongest \u2013 north america , \u201d explained cem peksaglam , ceo of wacker neuson se . \u201cwe unveiled four loader models tailored to the needs of the north american\na partial report preview for wacker neuson se is shown below . where indicated by\nyes ,\ncreditriskmonitor contains this information in its extensive database . to get access to the full report and learn more about creditriskmonitor ' s robust financial risk analysis and timely news service , request a personalized demo and free trial today .\nwacker neuson reported a record rise in revenue for the first quarter of 2017 , jumping 7 percent from \u20ac316 . 4 million in the first quarter of 2016 to \u20ac338 . 5 million this year . ebit , however , declined from \u20ac17 . 5 million in the year - ago quarter to \u20ac14 . 3 million this year .\nlifton neuson 850 high tip dumper . 3 cyl yanmar diesel engine 12 . 4 kw . weight : 1163 kg . high tip . year : 2002 .\nneuson 4002h mini dumper . w / kubota d1403 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson lifton 850 mini dumper . w / kubota eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nw / yanmar 3tna72uns eng . neuson 2000 mini dumper . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 2701 mini dumper . w / kubota d1703 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 2000 mini dumper . w / kubota d1105 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 4500a mini dumper . w / kubota f2803 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nw / kubota d1403 eng . neuson 2300 mini dumper . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson rf250 mini dumper . w / yanmar 3tne88ns eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 2502k mini dumper . w / kubota d722 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 4001k mini dumper . w / kubota d1105 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 4002m mini dumper . w / kubota d1403 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nwacker neuson is clearly keen this time round to have one of its own brands on the product . doing it this way also makes it a much easier deal for john deere to get done , and makes good sense . whether any john deere dealers will be tempted to switch from their current telehandler suppliers remains to be seen .\nin the medium term , we also need to manufacture these products locally in order to be able to establish a competitive position in asia . however , when and where we open a production site in china , is currently still undecided ,\nstated martin lehner , cto and deputy chairman of the executive board of wacker neuson .\nwhat fascinates me with wacker neuson is the way in which they think along the lines of the customer during the development . as a user you always have the equipment that convinces by its real innovations . you will notice that someone has thought of something . this is wonderful .\npeter wedekind ( owner of a market garden )\nunder the wacker neuson brand , the group sells walk - behind and hand - held construction equipment worldwide . products here include rammers , vibratory plates , hammers , cutting tools , internal & external vibrators and construction site equipment , as well as compact construction equipment such as compact excavators , wheel loaders , dumpers and skid - steer loaders .\nneuson lifton 3501 mini dumper . w / kubota v2003t eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 3002h dhk mini dumper . w / kubota d1105e eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nwacker neuson se organises its activities on the basis of regions ( europe , america and asia - pacific ) . the group has three business segments : light equipment up to a weight of approx . 3 tonnes , compact equipment up to approx . 14 tonnes , and services ( spare parts , maintenance and repair ) . the compact equipment segment supplies excavators , wheel loaders , telescopic loaders , compact loaders and dumpers . these machines are used in application areas including structural and civil engineering , road construction , agriculture , gardening , landscaping , municipal works , recycling and industrial projects . the group comprises the three brands wacker neuson , weidemann and kramer allrad as well as affiliates and production plants .\nkramer - werke , a wacker neuson company , and john deere agreed to form a strategic alliance focusing on the sale of kramer - branded material handling equipment for the agricultural market . the aim of the agreement is to build a long - term collaboration between the companies . the alliance is subject to approval from the relevant anti - trust authorities .\nthe wacker neuson group is a leading global manufacturer of high quality construction equipment ( light equipment ) and compact construction machines ( compact equipment ) . the range of services is aimed at professional end users in the construction , gardening and landscaping architecture and agricultural industries , as well as local authorities and companies in industry , such as the recycling industry .\na & y equipment , case construction equipment , doosan , finning - cat , hanix europe , hyundai heavy industries europe , jcb , komatsu , liebherr , takeuchi and wacker neuson are also returning to the show and will be demonstrating a wide range of machinery . molson group has also taken a demo plot for 2017 and will be demonstrating jlg equipment .\nneuson 8002 mini dumper . w / perkins 1004 . 4 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 850 mini dumper . w / yanmar 3tne74nsr - 3 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 8000p mini dumper . w / perkins 1004 . 4 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nand light masts . \u201cin the medium term , we also need to manufacture these products locally in order to be able to establish a competitive position in asia , \u201d said martin lehner , chief technology officer and deputy chairman of the executive board of wacker neuson . \u201chowever , when and where we open a production site in china is currently still undecided . \u201d\nneuson 5002m mini dumper . w / kubota d1703 eng . 2003 > . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\nneuson 1601 - 2 mini dumper . w / yanmar 3tne74nsr - 2 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter .\n2006 neuson 1001 hi - lift dumper for sale . runs and drives and operates as should , has an electrical fault . hi - lift fully operational with both raising and tipping .\nneuson 3001 mini dumper . w / yanmar 3tnv88 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter . 1 inner air filter .\nneuson 6002m mini dumper . w / kubota d1703 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter . 1 inner air filter .\nmunich - based international light and compact equipment manufacturer wacker neuson continues to drive forward its international expansion in the far east . by partnering with the manufacturer everdigm , the group has gained a leading sales partner for south korea . the two companies will appear together for the first time at conex korea , the largest construction equipment exhibition in the region , which starts on may 24 , 2017 .\nw / yanmar 3tnv82ad eng . neuson lifton 2001 mini dumper . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter . 1 inner air filter .\nneuson lifton 5001 mini dumper . w / yanmar 4tne84 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter . 1 inner air filter .\nearly acceptance of the compaction products , particularly rammers and reversible plates helped the business get to a fast start . true to the wacker way of doing business , products were brought to the job site for contractors to experience firsthand . the wacker brand continued to gain market recognition with the help of a 53 - foot demonstration trailer filled with equipment that traveled coast to coast , stopping a construction sites so contractors could operate the equipment .\nneuson 6000 mini dumper . w / perkins 1004 . 4 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 1 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter . 1 inner air filter .\nneuson 1501 mini dumper . w / yanmar 4tnv76 - xsnv eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter . 1 inner air filter .\nw / yanmar 3tnv76 eng . neuson td15 - 38 mini dumper . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter . 1 inner air filter .\nneuson td15 mini dumper . w / yanmar 3tne74nsr - 3 eng . filter service kit contains . 1 oil filter . 2 fuel filter . 1 outer air filter . 1 inner air filter .\n\u201cwith john deere , we have secured the global leader in the agricultural sector as a strategic alliance partner , \u201d says wacker neuson ceo cem peksaglam . \u201cthis win - win collaboration will support our expansion plans , helping kramer to expand its position in the agricultural sector even more rapidly . thanks to the additional business we will grow faster with kramer , especially in markets where john deere holds strong market positions . \u201d"]}
{"id": 53754, "summary": [{"text": "the aliquando press is a small press book publishing company in canada , owned and operated by william rueter .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "aliquando press ' first book , a bach fugue , was published in 1962 .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "since then , aliquando press has published more than 100 books .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "broadsides are an important part of aliquando press ' production .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "rueter studied at the ontario college of art and at the city literary institute in london , england .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "because he controls production , he has been able to experiment freely with book design , calligraphy , hand-setting of type , printing and book-binding .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "in 1965 , he printed a limited edition of edgar allan poe 's short story \" the cask of amontillado \" , using cloister type in black and red ink on grey paper and a cover printed on handmade paper .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he has written a book , order touched with delight : some personal observations on the nature of the private press , about typesetting and printing , has worked as a designer for the university of toronto press , and was a founding member of the society of canadian book designers .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "he has also designed several canadian stamps for canada post , and the cover of the 1981 encyclopedia of music in canada .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the press ' work has been shown in north america and japan and is included in public and private collections in north american and europe , including the toronto , new york and san francisco public libraries , the college of william & mary in williamsburg , the british library and the museum van het boek in the hague .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "rueter was awarded the robert r. reid award for lifetime achievement or extraordinary contributions to the book arts in canada by the alcuin society in 2013 . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "aliquando press", "paragraphs": ["rueter , will . the aliquando century : the first 100 books from the aliquando press of william rueter . dundas , on : the aliquando press , 2008 .\nreuter , william . order touched with delight : some personal observations on the nature of the private press with an account of the aliquando press newly revised by william rueter and printed at the aliquando press . dundas , on : aliquando press , 1982 .\nrueter , will . order touched with delight . dundas , on : the aliquando press , 1982 .\norder touched with delight : some personal observations on the nature of the private press with an account of the aliquando press newly revised by william rueter .\ngarshin , vsevolod mikhailovish . four days . trans . henry schogt . dundas , on : aliquando press , 2003 .\nso far , the aliquando press has published one hundred books , plus eighty - seven broadsides . this exhibition celebrates the achievement of ontario ' s oldest and most accomplished private press .\nbeale , nigel .\nwill rueter on his aliquando press\non biblio file : hosted by nigel beale . feb 4 , 2012 . urltoken\ncobden - sanderson , thomas james . majesty , order and beauty . ed william rueter . dundas , on : the aliquando press , 2007 .\nintroduction by marilyn rueter . exhibition catalogue and complete bibliography of books and broadsides produced at the aliquando press , shown at the university of toronto .\nhe established his private press , the aliquando press , in 1963 , producing more than 100 books and many broadsides to date . the press reflects rueter\u2019s interests in graphic design , typography , calligraphy , music , and a wide variety of poetry and literature . work of the aliquando press won an honorary diploma at the sch\u00f6nste b\u00fccher aus aller welt exhibition in leipzig in 1987 and a bronze medal at the internationale buchkunstausstellung 1989 .\nthe aliquando press was established by william rueter in toronto early in 1963 . his aim was to personally explore all aspects of the hand - produced book .\n[ horizontal ornamental rule ] | | [ primula ornament ] order [ in green ] [ in black ] some personal / observations on | the nature of / the private press | touched [ in green ] | with [ in black ] with an account of / the aliquando press | newly revised / by william rueter [ in green ] delight | and printed at / the aliquando press | ornament .\n[ horizontal ornamental rule ] | | [ primula ornament ] [ in green ] order [ in black ] some personal / observations on | the nature of / the private press | [ in green ] touched | with [ in black ] with an account of / the aliquando press | newly revised / by william rueter [ in green ] delight | and printed at / the aliquando press | ornament .\nthe aliquando press was founded late on 1962 to enable its proprietor to learn the basics of printing and binding books by hand . now in its 45th year , the press is producing its 100th book : an edition of the journals of the renowned british bookbinder and private printer , thomas james cobden - sanderson .\naudience level : 0 . 72 ( from 0 . 61 for pressing m . . . to 0 . 83 for aliquando . . . )\naliquando press : \u201cthe aliquando press continues to produce books and broadsides on a wide range of subjects : music , poetry , and literature , including some bilingual texts . the proprietor delights in performing most bookmaking operations : selecting texts , editing , designing , occasionally writing and illustrating , setting type by hand , printing , and binding . there is a continuing attempt to perfect bookmaking skills through personal involvement with each aspect of the book ' s creation , and to try to keep faith with the author ' s message . \u201d\n[ centered ] [ in gold ] aliquando device . this is the hundredth book of the aliquando press . it has | been created because of the love and encouragement of | many colleagues , immediate family , and friends . their sup - | port and belief in the press for many decades has made its | existence possible . they have constantly inspired the best | qualities of the press and they merit my lasting gratitude . | in setting his entries i have retained some of cobden - | sanderson\u2019s errors but i have regrettably added a few of | my own . i hope the reader will be tolerant of us both . |\naliquando press alphabets artists ' books bach , johann sebastian , bookbinding book design book ornamentation books broadsides california - - berkeley canada cobden - sanderson , t . j . - - ( thomas james ) , composers conduct of life digital preservation england fables fables , indic fine books germany golf graphic arts graphic design ( typography ) haiku japanese poetry kelmscott press locks ' press mcclelland and stewart limited morris , william , music ontario ontario - - toronto outram , richard , pictorial bindings printing printing presses privately printed books private press books private presses publishers ' catalogs publishers and publishing railroads rueter , william , rutherford , ernest , small press books souvenirs ( keepsakes ) tennessee - - knoxville thomas fisher rare book library travel type and type - founding\nto mark the occasion of aliquando\u2019s 100th book , and will rueter\u2019s 45th year of bookmaking , he chose a meaningful project \u2014 the publication of thomas james cobden - sanderson\u2019s diary . cobden - sanderson is the man behind the doves press , and a significant influence on will rueter\u2019s philosophy of bookmaking . as rueter explains ,\naliquando is a private press located in dundas , ontario and it\u2019s proprietor , will rueter , has been bookmaking since december 1962 . as a private press proprietor , he takes on all the tasks associated with bringing a text into book form . he selects the text , edits , designs , typesets , prints and binds , and might even do the illustrations as well ( rueter 1987 ) . the beauty of aliquando books reflects will rueter\u2019s passions and philosophy about books . he only pursues projects that interest him . his insistence on beauty coupled with his abiding respect for the power and potential of the printed word result in unique projects with striking results .\naliquando press began from an appreciation of books and the desire to learn about book making by doing . rueter became fascinated with books and bookmaking while traveling in britain in the early 1960s , and on returning to canada he studied book design at the ontario college of art ( beale 2012 ) . following his studies , he spent a few months in london and amsterdam visiting the monotype corporation and the amsterdam type foundry . from 1969 to 1998 he worked as a book designer with the university of toronto press and worked with the well - known canadian graphic designer allan fleming ( beale 2012 ) . while rueter has always pursued his own passions with bookmaking through his own aliquando press , retiring from the university of toronto has allowed him to pursue his interests on a full - time basis .\n- william rueter - books - toronto , the aliquando press , william rueter - 1986 - 18 pp . - hardcover in box [ see photos ] - size : 31 , 5 x 16 cm . - condition is very good . the aliquando press is a small press book publishing company in canada , owned and operated by william rueter . rueter studied at the ontario college of art and at the city literary institute in london , england . because he controls production , he has been able to experiment freely with book design , calligraphy , hand - setting of type , printing and book - binding . he has worked as a designer for the university of toronto press , and was a founding member of the society of canadian book designers . the press ' work has been shown in north america and japan and is included in public and private collections in north american and europe , including the toronto , new york and san francisco public libraries , the college of william & mary in williamsburg , the british library and the museum van het boek in the hague . [ wikipedia ]\n[ in fawn ] aliquando press devise [ in black ] this book has been produced during the fortieth anniversary of the | aliquando press , at a time when the insanity of the \u2018savage wars of peace\u2019 | continues , and when garshin\u2019s text has never been more relevant . | its creation is the result of collaboration with four dear fiends : stan bevington , | dave farey , nancy jacobi , and henry schogt . the text is set in | rueter , a digital typeface designed for the press by dave farey , and here | used for the first time . other types are neuland , antique tuscan no . 9 , | and an unidentified sans serif wood type . stan bevington created the digi - | tal art and the text was printed by offset at coach house printing . the | letterpress printing was done at the aliquando press by william rueter , | who also designed and bound the book . the papers are hahnem\u00fchle | bugra from nancy jacobi\u2019s japanese paper place . all this is possible | because of henry schogts masterful translation . | sixty copies were produced in november 2003 , of which this copy | is number [ in holograph ] 28\non thursday , march 21 st , 2013 , the alcuin society will present their sixth award for lifetime achievement in the book arts , the robert r . reid award and medal , to william rueter , of aliquando press . he will be interviewed by rollin milroy , of heavenly monkey ( vancouver ) , accompanied by illustrations of rueter\u2019s work .\nwhen i first encountered the excitement and beauty of printed books in the early 1960s , the austere elegance of doves press books was a tremendous influence on the establishment and direction of the aliquando press . here was a printer for whom the text meant everything , and he presented it to the reader in the most direct way possible . i feel great empathy for cobden - sanderson\u2019s serious , passionate dedication to the making of books . his belief in bookmaking almost as an act of redemption continues to affect me deeply . ( milroy , 2 )\nthe text is set in bembo , a classic bookmaker\u2019s font . it was the first font which aliquando press acquired back in 1962 , and rueter spent the first couple of years working with this one font , mastering how various techniques of printing could create different effects ( beale , 2012 ) . 100 copies of the book were printed in august 1982 , and this copy on display is number 60 .\nwill include journal entries relating to cobden - sanderson ` s experiences as an outstanding bookbinder and proprietor of the doves press . cobden - sanderson operated one of the most influential private presses of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century , and its standards of quality of the doves press have influenced commercial and private presses for a century .\n[ dundas ] , ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2001 . edition of 100 . 5 . 75 x 7 . 5\n; 21 unnumbered pages . wood engraving by wesley w . bates . handset in bulmer type and letterpress printed . bound in decorated paper over boards . paper title label on spine . numbered . colophon :\nto while away a long , dull winter , mark twain ' s text was . . . . printed & bound by william rueter at the aliquando press , dundas .\nintroduction :\nat age 13 , on the advice of his brother orion , clemens learned the craft of typesetting and printing for two years , & when orion founded the hannibal journal clemens worked for him as a compositor , writing occasional humorous pieces in the southwestern yarnspinner style .\n$ 75\nrueter\u2019s bookmaking has been influenced by his love for books , beauty and respect for the text . in this way , he continues in the tradition of fine bookmakers such as thomas james cobden - sanderson . as a private press , aliquando has offered rueter a high degree of freedom to produce books according to his interests . and it is a process that continues to excite him , \u201c [ t ] he challenge of constantly learning and refining skills never disappears . and with each book i pray i make fewer mistakes . the most interesting book project is always the one after the next one . \u201d ( milroy , 2008 ) . this desire to pursue another project is good news for all of the aliquando collectors and admirers across canada , the usa , and japan .\nwork and beauty selected writings of thomas james cobden - sanderson [ dundas ] , ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2013 . edition of 25 . 16 . 5 x 11 . 5 cm ( 6 . 5 x 4 / 5\n) ; 33 unnumbered pages . types : trajanus and castellar . golden hind paper . wood engraving by william rueter . bound in hand - marbled swedish paper over boards . title printed on spine . numbered . william rueter , colophon :\ncobden - sanderson ' s passion and idealism have inspired my own private press for a half - century and i am pleased to print some of his lesser - known writings , slightly edited . the book ' s format is similar to octavo doves press books . trajanus type and castellar initials were printed on mould - made paper , the same sheet used for my first book , printed fifty years ago .\n$ 95\na visual harmonic : a view of private printing by paul hayden duensing [ dundas ] , ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2013 . edition of 100 . 21 . 5 x 12 . 7 cm ( 8 . 5 x 5\n) ; 12 unnumbered pages . types : bulmer ; trajan condensed . bound in ' canal ' paper wrapper with cut of historic printing press . numbered . colophon :\na visual harmonic comprises the opening paragraphs of paul hayden duensing ' s 1993 tribute to his friend leonard f . bahr . it is reprinted to commemorate both men and to honour the craft of printing that they deeply cherished .\ntext accompanied by six cuts of historic bookmaking images . $ 20\na letter from edward johnston by the aliquando press [ dundas ] , ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2010 . edition of 40 . 7 x 9 . 25\n: 32 pages . printed letterpress . johnston ' s letter printed from polymer plates onto dampened barcham green medieval paper . other text set in octavian type with carolus display and printed on hahnem\u00fchle archive paper . wood engraving based on a drawing by noel rooke . bound paper over boards with handmade nepalese endpapers . colophon :\nmany years ago at a toronto book fair i unearthed c . r . ashbee ' s copy of ' writing & illuminating & lettering , ' with johnston ' s letter tucked inside . it is a pleasure to share with you johnston ' s passion for his beloved craft .\nthe original letter , an apology to mrs . ashbee , penned by johnston is dated 20 march 1901 . rollin milroy :\nwill discovered the letter years ago at a book fair , tucked inside a . r . ashbee ' s copy of writing & illuminating & lettering - score ! the bulk of the 27 - page book is taken up with an insightful essay about johnston , providing some context for the letter . and , there ' s an original two - color wood engraving portrait by will of e . j . the collection of papers combined in the book alone make it a joy to leaf through : nepalese for the case , hahnem\u00fchle archive for the text , the bg ( printed damp ) , and some kind of a gampi for the engraving . another lovely publication from tap [ the aliquando press ] .\n( sold )\nthe book was produced in forty - five copies , of which | copes 1\u20135 are specially made . it was begun in june 2006 | and completed in december 2007 on the eve of the press\u2019 | forty\u2013fifth anniversary . this is copy 24 .\nthe recognition of the primacy of the word means that all decisions should be informed by the question \u2018how to best showcase the text\u2019 ? this is an ideal shared by rueter\u2019s contemporaries in western canada , jan & crispin elsted of barbarian press in mission , bc .\ncats ' dream sue\u00f1o de gatos by pablo neruda [ dundas ] , ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2008 . edition of 30 . 5 . 25 x 5 . 5\n; 20 unnumbered pages . text in spanish and english . wood engravings by maria hofker - rueter . types : pegasus , garamont , and egmont inlin , with cavatina ornaments . paper : hahnemuhle and kozuke . handsewn binding with hand marbled paper over stiff boards . wood engraving tipped on front board . numbered . a poem by pablo neruda with two wood engravings by maria hofker - rueter ( 1902 - 1999 ) . text in spanish with an english version by william rueter . ( sold )\nit is the responsibility of the private printer to establish and steadfastly maintain his or her typographic goals ; to work to capacity within physical and economic limitations ; to grow culturally , intellectually , and artistically with one\u2019s press ; and to enjoy to the fullest every facet of private printing .\nwill worked as a graphic designer for thirty - three years , chiefly as senior designer at university of toronto press , where he won many awards for book design . at the same time , he taught at various universities and colleges , and wrote numerous articles on book design and printing . in 1980 , he co - founded the devil ' s artisan , a magazine that continues to promote fine printing , typographic design and book arts in canada . in 1998 , he retired to dundas , where he has installed his press and bindery in a former dairy beside his house .\n[ centered ] thomas james cobden - sanderson | [ centered ] primula ornament [ in gold ] | [ centered ] selections from [ in black ] | [ centered ] majesty , [ in red , larger font ] | [ centered ] the journals of [ in black , smaller font ] | [ centered ] order and [ in red , larger font ] | [ centered ] t . j . cobden - sanderson [ in black , smaller font ] | [ centered ] beauty [ in red , larger font ] | [ centered ] edited by william rueter [ in black , smaller font ] | [ centered ] primula ornament [ in gold ] . | | the aliquando press [ centered ] [ in black ]\nwork of the press has been shown throughout north america and in japan and is included in public and private north american and european collections , including the toronto , new york , and san francisco public libraries ; the college of william and mary , williamsburg ; the british library ; and the museum van het boek , the hague .\nthe nuns and the gardener a tale from the decameron by giovanni boccaccio with wood engravings by wesley w . bates [ dundas ] , ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2002 . edition of 70 . 28 . x 17 cm . ; 24 pages . five wood engravings by wesley w . bates . text adapted by william rueter . printed letterpress with nephi medieval type and tell text 5 display , with title lettering by the printer . printed on hahnem\u00fchle archive paper . copies 1 to 10 signed by the artists , with an extra suite of signed prints enclosed in an olive folder and bound in quarter stained tyvek with spine label . the boards covered in william morris ' ' willow boughs ' fabric , with mustard cloth slipcase . copies 11 to 70 bound in quarter stained tyvek with spine label and yellow / green shibori paper - covered boards with grosgrain ribbon ; with flax canal paper portfolio . one of boccaccio ' s most pertinent ( and impertinent ) stories from the decameron : nuns delighting in pleasures of the flesh . will rueter , the aliquando century :\non the way back from a printing conference , wesley bates and i made plans to collaborate on a series of three boccaccio stories . . . . . wesley ' s other commitments have precluded the completion of the originally conceived project .\n$ 225 standard\n[ cut of hand press in green ] | it is embarrassing to find an error after proofreading | and printing . the shortage of time and paper prohibit - | ed resetting and reprinting , so the correction has been | made as neatly as possible , with the hope that the readers | will understand the elusiveness of perfection . | | [ indent ] the text was set in bembo , the press ' s first type face , | with codex for display and primula ornaments for | decoration . of one hundred copies produced in | august 1982 , numbers 21 to 100 were printed on | zephr antique paper with fabriano wrappers . this | copy is number [ in holograph ] 60 .\nwilliam rueter rca mgdc is a private printer , hand binder , and printmaker living in dundas , ontario . he studied at the city literary institute , london , england , and the ontario college of art . from 1965 to 1998 he worked as a graphic designer specializing in book design , including employment as senior designer at the university of toronto press .\na love of letters by rabbi abraham abulafia [ dundas ] , ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2013 . edition of 30 . 21 . 5 x 10 . 5 cm . ( 8 . 5 x 4 . 1\n) closed , extends to 330 cm . ( 130\n) ; 26 pages . accordion fold with six text panels and seven image panels . text set in codex . image panels feature various wood types . folia card paper . stiff boards covered by wood - type printed papers . title tipped on spine . folia card slipcase . numbered . colophon :\nabraham abulafia was a thirteenth - century jewish mystic who believed that , through meditation and the observation and creation of letterforms , always striving to make the perfect shape , the devout might find union with god . the text was quoted in ben shahn ' s love and joy about letters .\n$ 300\nthe pleasures of the private press are many : the preservation of the art and mystery of printing ; the discovery and development of a personal ideal and a sense of self - realization through craftsmanship and the use of materials ; the choice and visual interpretation of a text which otherwise might not be printed ; the exploration and maintenance of a distinct typographic individuality ; the chance to experiment with letterform and ornament .\nselected by william rueter ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2005 . edition of 60 . 17 x 13 . 6 cm ( 6 . 7 x 5 . 4\n) ; 35 unnumbered pages . various types , ornaments and decorations printed on mohawk superfine paper . bound with patterned italian or japanese paper with cloth spine . numbered . will rueter , preface :\nwhenever i go to toronto , i pass by an illuminated billboard at the west end of the city advertising inglis home appliances . the special feature of the billboard appears across the bottom : a varying display of aphorisms - an anomaly amidst the advertising signage . subtle in daylight , these messages give meaning to the toronto skyline at night .\nduring the past five or six years i have recorded some of the most appealing of the aphorisms displayed on the inglis billboard and i have added a few anonymous texts from other sources . the folk at inglis are to be congratulated on their sense of responsibility to the public by presenting texts that offer a moral code and remind us of our fragile humanity .\n$ 75 ( last two copies )\none essential aspect of a private press is that the proprietor chooses his own texts . will ' s interests are reflected in the wide range of literature he has printed , by european , canadian , american and asian writers , in their original languages and in translation . in the presentation of each of these texts , he tries to keep faith with the author . every aspect of the book or broadside is designed to maximize the effective presentation of the text .\nfelicity by thomas traherne [ dundas ] , ontario , canada : the aliquando press , 2014 . edition of 35 . 21 . 5 x 13 . 5 cm ( 8 . 5 x 5 . 3\n) ; 36 pages . printed letterpress in garamont type on hahnem\u00fchle paper . ten reductive linocuts by william rueter . designed , illustrated , printed , and bound by william rueter . bound in elephant hide paper , with tyvek tapes . printed title label tipped on spine . numbered . colophon :\nthomas traherne ( 1636 - 1674 ) , the son of a hereford shoemaker , attended oxford university , then took holy orders and became the domestic chaplain in the household of the lord keeper of the seals of england . he led a quiet life , reflecting on the world around him .\nin his poems traherne delights in the power and sacredness of nature and shows his awareness of the epiphanies that can occur during the state of childhood . his poems reveal some of the mystical flashes of truth to be found in the commonplace .\nthe text is based on the 1910 edition of poems of felicity , retaining much of traherne ' s idiosyncratic spelling .\n$ 195\nthis book was printed in 1982 , but the essay was first published in 1976 as part of a portfolio ( reuter , 1982 ) . the size , the paper , the colour and the ornaments work together to manifest the premise of this essay beautifully . the essay itself provides insight into the profession ( or obsession ? ) with bookmaking . rueter acknowledges that the work of a private press is usually not rewarded well financially . however , he illuminates the rewards of his profession in this booklet as follows :\nwill ' s press has allowed him to develop his skills in book design , calligraphy , hand - setting of type , printing and book - binding . because he controls all aspects of production , he has been able to experiment freely with letterforms , printers ' ornaments , formats , coloured ink , and decorative papers . some of his books and broadsides also contain his own initial letters and illustrations , done as linocuts and wood engravings . for others , he has commissioned wood - engraved illustrations from canadian and dutch artists .\nwill rueter\u2019s journey to bookmaking began from a love of books , however , his approach to the philosophy behind the process and design of books have been influenced by several factors . though not to be overstated , it is interesting to note that his great - grandfather was a lithographer in amsterdam , and his grandfather also worked in design . his great uncle , george rueter , designed the binding paper ( c . 1900 ) that was used for majesty , order and beauty . it would seem that a propensity for design is a family tradition . however , other influences on the development of his design style are the work done by advertising agencies in the 1960s . in particular he references the designs coming from new york , especially the work of lou dorfsman and saul bass ( beale 2012 ) . in terms of canadian influences , the work of stan bevington at coach house press , especially bevington\u2019s willingness to experiment , made him an important contemporary ( beale 2012 ) . rueter was influenced by the dynamic period of graphic design and typography style of the 1960s\u2013\u201880s , however , his commitment to the role of the bookmaker is in keeping with the tradition of thomas james cobden - sanderson . rueter believes ,\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwas published in 2008 . this paperback is available for $ 20 at the w . d . jordan library information desk .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 3 . 2 / / en\nwilliam rueter explores the techniques of letterpress printing and design . he experiments with letterforms , printers ' ornaments , formats , inks , and decorative papers . frequently his books are about others who have this same passion .\ncopyright \u00a9 2013 vamp & tramp , booksellers , llc . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n[ t ] he responsibility to keep faith with an author\u2019s text and attempt to clothe it in appropriate form is a continuing challenge , but my delight in using beautiful materials and handling magnificent letterforms remains a constant element . there are few activities as satisfying as the making of books . ( rueter , 2008 )\nfour days illustrates will rueter\u2019s commitment to his ideals of beauty and process in bookmaking . the products that he uses in this book reflect his commitment to using the best available material , as evidenced by his choice of paper and binding . while rueter often takes on all tasks with a project , this book was a collaborative effort . he worked with the translator henry schogt . stan bevington of coach house created the digital art .\nthe paper was selected from nancy jackobi\u2019s japanese paper place , while the woodcuts are his own work . the choice of paper texture and color provide a complimentary feeling to the text . this is echoed again in the texture of the binding . the use of darker colours in the woodcuts , and the woodcuts themselves all lend feelings of drama and austerity appropriate to a text that explores the experience of a wounded soldier trapped for four days on a battlefield with the body of an enemy soldier he had killed .\nmajesty , order and beauty is a striking book and one cannot help but approach it with a degree of reverence . the five illustrated pages and the six woodcuts by rueter are complimented by a dramatic use of colour . the illustrations are printed on handmade yuki gampi paper and this choice suggests delicacy and translucence . one cannot help but marvel at the pages and how they convey a sense of simplicity , order and beauty .\nmilroy , rollin .\nbook making as an act of redemption .\namphora . 148 2008 1 - 2 . retrieved online march 19 , 2012 at urltoken\npamphlet sewn into stiff paper wrapper . bound in teal fabriano wrappers with title printed on the cover in lighter green , and printed on the spine in black . set in bembo .\n8\u00ba , 8\u201d \u00d7 8\u201d , 20 . 5 \u00d7 20 . 5cm . [ i - vi ] , 1 - 32 , [ 33 - 34 ] [ two linocuts inserted after page 8 and 18 ] .\nbound in quarter green cloth with spine label and chiri kkyoseichi covered boards . titled printed in light green on cover and in red on the spine . set in rueter digital typeface designed by david farey\nthe former book has an accent in the spelling , but in the colophon of the latter , it doesn\u2019t .\n8 , 11 . 25\n\u00d7 7 . 5\n, 28 \u00d7 18 . 5cm . [ i - iv ] v - xiii [ 1 - 2 ] 4 - 71 [ 72 - 74 ] [ with illustrated pages inserted between pages i - ii , 18 - 19 , 34 - 35 , 50 - 51 ] .\nbound in quarter mustard cloth with a foil stamped red tyvek spine label and gold decorated paper cover boards . handset in palatino and sistina types with primula ornaments .\nwas designed , printed , and | bound by william rueter . it was handset in palatino and | sistina types with primula ornaments and was printed on | white mouldmade hahnemuble bugra paper . the wood | engravings were made by the printer and the illustrations | were printed on handmade\npaper . the binding | paper was designed and produced in amsterdam circa | 1900 by georg rueter .\ncobden - sanderson , t . j . 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", "topic": 7}], "title": "just for feet", "paragraphs": ["just for feet - just for feet inc life is so fragile a . . .\njust for feet , inc . - company profile , information , business description , history , background information on just for feet , inc .\njust for feet later dropped the lawsuit . it filed for bankruptcy protection toward the end of 1999 , and the last just for feet store closed in 2004 .\nfraudulent financials had overstated the net income and assets held by just for feet inc .\njust for feet inc . , was a retail chain that specialized in athletic shoes and clothes .\nhas very tightly controlled the management of just for feet . in order to expand the brand his\nin 1999 , just for feet inc . , presented their financial statements to the commission which they\nhe didn ' t just fix feet . he built friendships - sentinel & enterprise\njust for feet also planned a sweepstake promotion , the\njust for feet third quarter super bowl win a hummer contest .\nin the weeks leading up to the game , just for feet spent $ 800 , 000 on promotional teaser spots during the national football league and american football league conference championship games .\nemert , carol ,\njust for feet ipo for expansion ,\nfootwear news , february 7 , 1994 , p . 20 .\nseveral executives said the just for feet lawsuit is really limited to a mistake made by the client and the agency .\njust let that sink in for a second - two apartheid connections for the price of one .\nthe spot was one of two that saatchi and just for feet had been considering using until immediately before super bowl xxxiii .\nin november 1999 , just for feet filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection , and in february 2000 , the company was forced into chapter 7 . footstar , inc . , at that time the parent company of footaction usa , purchased the just for feet name and the leases of over 70 of its stores in february 2000 . [ 1 ] . those stores that remained opened continued to do business under the just for feet name until footstar itself filed for chapter 7 protection in 2003 . by 2004 , the last of the just for feet stores closed .\nthe ad took such grief that just for feet briefly sued its ad agency , saatchi & saatchi , for $ 10 million , but eventually dropped the lawsuit .\nshareholders sued just for feet , several officers , including ruttenberg and gilburne , and former auditor deloitte & touche for fraud after the assets were sold to footstar .\njust for feet slates first manhattan store in ' 97 ,\nfootwear news , july 29 , 1996 , p . 7 .\nthose spots urged viewers to watch the third quarter and find out how many times the just for feet name was mentioned . viewers wishing to participate in the contest were to telephone or go to the just for feet web site with their answer to enter the sweepstakes .\njust for feet was a legendary store . . there were 3 within ' 25 minutes of my house back in the day . .\nthe original spot , the company said , would have showed a just for feet team coming up to a runner whose shoelace had become untied . the just for feet team would tie the runner ' s shoelace and give him water and a towel , the company said .\njust as the dust from the kenyan runner ' s shoes settled , saatchi sued just for feet in u . s . district court in rochester in late february for failing to pay its $ 3 million media bill . on march 1 , just for feet filed its own case in jefferson county circuit court in birmingham , against saatchi and fox broadcasting co .\nin its lawsuit , just for feet said the finished spot , called\nkenya ,\nwas entirely different from the concept saatchi first presented .\nlast week , just for feet filed a motion in u . s . bankruptcy court in wilmington , del . , to liquidate its assets .\nnationwide ' s ad might have been depressing , but at least it wasn ' t as bad as just for feet ' s 1999 blunder .\ni knew right away when i read the title . just for feet was soo dope , but my pops rarely took us there to buy kicks\nthen the voice - over says ,\njust for feet . to serve and protect feet ,\ni guess because\nrun , kunta , run !\nwould have been inappropriate . or something .\nin february 2000 , it sold 102 stores and other assets to new jersey - based footstar inc . for $ 72 million . the stores retained the just for feet name .\nwashington \u2014 a former executive of just for feet , the athletic - shoe retailer that filed for bankruptcy protection in 1999 , pleaded guilty to fraud charges , the justice department said monday .\nby the end of 1992 , sales from the three just for feet company owned stores as well as fees from the three franchises totalled $ 17 million . ruttenberg decided that in order to maintain control of the just for feet concept , further expansion should be undertaken directly by the company instead of through franchising . ruttenberg opened two more just for feet stores , in nashville and kansas city , missouri and then , in march 1994 , he took the company public to raise capital for further expansion .\njust for feet attorney robert brodegaard said that ' s just not the case .\njust about everybody else who holds themselves out as an expert , is ,\nmr . brodegaard said .\nthe agency does have a responsibility . . . and somebody should have said stop .\nthe single story building is net leased on a long term basis to the just for feet , inc . ( nasdaq : feet ) , a birmingham , alabama based organization specializing in the retail sale of a variety of footwear .\nlas vegas commercial that aired in the year 1997 . promo for\njust for feet\nthe giant shoe superstore located next to the wow store on sahara and within the forum shops at ceasars palace .\ndramatic video shows tuiono \u201csitting just feet from sure death\u201d atop the rock , waving his arms for help , california highway patrol sgt . duncan jensen told the washington post .\nas part of the plea in u . s . district court in birmingham , gilburne is cooperating with the ongoing investigation into just for feet ' s finances , prosecutors said .\njust for feet overstated income in 1996 by $ 730 , 000 , in 1997 by $ 3 million and in 1998 by $ 5 . 3 million , court papers said .\njust for feet preferred this spot , the company claimed in its suit , but one network rejected it , saying it was\nmean - spirited and promotes antisocial behavior .\nthe issue mr . brodegaard raises , along with the\nkenya\nspot , may take its place in advertising history . for the retailer , the controversy appears to be a small pebble in the just for feet shoe .\nbrooks , rick ,\njust for feet doesn ' t toe the line on accounting , two analysts say ,\nwall street journal , august 30 , 1995 , p . 2 .\nlater that year ruttenberg stepped down as ceo . a federal investigation began into whether the company had committed accounting fraud - a tiny precursor to the healthsouth and enron scandals just over the horizon . by november of that year , just for feet filed for bankruptcy , and the next year it was liquidated .\njust for feet ( 1999 ) this was considered one of the biggest\noops\ncommercials of all time . in the spot , a group of men hunts a barefoot kenyan runner to force shoes on him . after objectors hinted at the ad ' s blatant racism , the client sued its ad agency , saatchi & saatchi . the next year , just for feet went bankrupt .\nan accounting scandal at just for feet pushed the chain of shoe stores , headquartered in birmingham , ala . , to file for bankruptcy protection in late 1999 . a stake by public shareholders worth $ 708 million at its peak in may 1996 evaporated\u2014but not before insiders purportedly dumped at least $ 50 million worth of shares . footstar , another retailer , acquired the bulk of just for feet ' s assets in february of last year .\nthe super bowl isn ' t just the biggest day of the year for football fans - - it ' s also the most highly anticipated day for advertisers .\na second spot showed a gymnasium in a school with the fictional name\nruttenberg high ,\napparently a reference to just for feet ceo harold ruttenberg . there , a geeky boy played dodge ball , a school yard game where a player stands alone and tries to dodge a ball thrown at him by other players ; the just for feet team came in and rescued him by giving him better shoes .\nwhen the fans went home and the lights went out for the 1999 super bowl , one image remained for many tv viewers : that of a barefoot african runner fleeing hunters in a humvee , who captured and drugged their victim to force him into a pair of shoes from just for feet .\naccording to the government , from late 1996 to 1999 , gilburne and others devised a scheme involving a rebate from rogers advertising of its commissions for the upcoming year that would be recorded by just for feet as a receivable due in the current fiscal year .\naccording to the company , the original concept called for a just for feet team coming up to a runner whose shoelace had become untied . the team would tie the runner ' s shoelace and give him water and a towel , the company said . the commercial was one of two that saatchi had been considering using until immediately before the super bowl . a second spot showed a geeky boy playing dodge ball in a school gymnasium when the just for feet team comes in and rescues the boy by giving him better shoes . just for feet preferred this spot , the lawsuit claims , but one network rejected it , saying it was\nmean - spirited and promotes antisocial behavior .\nat press time , executives for just for feet had not returned phone calls for comment . a spokesman for saatchi said neither the agency nor its attorneys would comment on the pending litigation . in its legal papers , however , the agency claims advertising is a business that has no explicit guidelines and standards , and therefore , it cannot have committed malpractice .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nruttenberg ' s first chance for a major expansion of just for feet came in 1992 when he was offered a site at caesar ' s palace in las vegas .\nit was a huge risk ,\nruttenberg told success .\nbut las vegas always fascinated me . it has the most expensive real estate in america , but when i saw the plans , i knew it was for me .\nthe las vegas store was designed to be a flagship for the company . the two storey showplace included the just for feet trademark basketball court and video wall as well as a laser show and sculpture gallery of famous sports personalities . just for feet management was soon able to boast that their las vegas store was\nthe highest - volume store of its kind in the world .\nthe rapid expansion of just for feet continued through 1996 with the opening of 23 new stores . most of these outlets were located in the southern states where just for feet had built its success but the chain also began to expand into northern markets with stores in minnesota , new jersey and new york . leading the push into the north was a planned 25 , 000 square foot flagship store to be located on 42nd street in manhattan .\nit was bad enough that just for feet was a birmingham - based company , giving it all the historical baggage that entails , but it was even worse . the ceo , harold ruttenberg , was originally from south africa .\nthat ' s the only place i bought shoes and other sports gear as a kid , didn ' t start going to champs , foot locker , foot action , or other shoe places til they closed just for feet .\njust for feet was a publicly traded company that began with a single store in birmingham in 1977 . by 1999 , it had locations in 30 states and $ 775 million in annual sales . but its rapid growth ended in november 1999 , when it filed for bankruptcy .\nfollowing the super bowl , critics lashed out at the commercial for its racial insensi - tivity . as a result of the fallout and criticism surrounding the ad , just for feet filed a lawsuit against its agency , saatchi & saatchi business communications , asking for more than $ 10 million in damages for advertising malpractice . in its lawsuit just for feet claimed that the finished spot , called\nkenya ,\nwas entirely different from the concept the agency first presented . moreover , the retailer ' s ceo claimed in news reports that he was forced into running the spot even though he personally disliked it .\nas the super bowl approached , saatchi presented the final\nkenya\nspot to its client . just for feet said it\nexpressed strong misgivings and dissatisfaction over the spot ,\naccording to the lawsuit , but the agency\nthen reassured just for feet that the commercial would be well received based on saatchi ' s expertise and experience with national advertising and marketing , and that having committed to advertise in the super bowl it was too late to develop and produce another commercial or to reshoot the dodge ball commercial .\nsince it had already spent $ 900 , 000 on production costs and $ 2 mil lion for the super bowl time slot , just for feet said it had no choice but to run the\nkenya\nspot .\nthe just for feet lawyers respond that the super bowl ad was no run - of - the - mill clunker but a shocking political and cultural gaffe that triggered a corporate crisis .\nwe ' re not just talking about a commercial that fell a little flat ,\nsays robert trezinsky of the new york law firm thatcher , proffit & wood , who along with the birmingham firm of sirote and permutt is litigating the case for just for feet .\nwe ' re talking about exposing a client to some very serious allegations . an agency has a duty to the client to consider these issues .\nthe federal government ' s investigation of just for feet resulted in a guilty plea monday from a former executive who admitted inflating earnings during the late 1990s when the alabama - based company became the nation ' s second largest athletic shoe retailer .\ninvestigators said gilburne and others devised a scheme to artificially inflate just for feet ' s financial condition from december 1996 until november 1999 through improper recognition of income received from birmingham - based rogers advertising , the company ' s sole advertising agency .\njust for feet , founded in 1977 with a single store in birmingham , went public in 1994 and grew over the next five years to become the second - largest athletic - shoe retailer in the united states before filing for bankruptcy protection and selling stores to footstar inc . in february 2000 .\nfrom 1998 , here is one commercial for the defunct chain just for feet . features the nike air jam gasmic basketball shoe , air converse triac running shoe , and air excel 90 cross trainer shoes . it then shows two kids getting pelted with a bunch of shoes in their bedroom . . . interesting .\nhere ' s another interesting allegation : that just for feet managers told the auditors that their associates had breached the computerized accounting systems . but rather than report that problem promptly to the company ' s audit committee , the suit claims\ndeloitte sought to profit from just for feet ' s inadequate systems by , on june 11 , 1999 , successfully bidding on a consulting project to cure the many deficiencies in those systems .\ndeloitte says the suit has no merit and that it intends to vigorously defend itself .\ngilburne , who is cooperating with the federal government ' s ongoing investigation of just for feet , will be sentenced later , u . s . attorney alice martin said . he could receive up to five years in prison and a $ 250 , 000 fine .\nthe executive also denied that just for feet and saatchi planned to go the\ncontroversy as cheap advertising\nroute , that is , creating a controversy around the\nkenya\nspot to generate talk and subsequent publicity . such tactics can multiply the reach of a spot far beyond the price paid for its original audience .\nas the clock ticked down toward the big game , saatchi presented the final\nkenya\nspot to the client . just for feet said it\nexpressed strong misgivings and dissatisfaction\nover the spot , according to the lawsuit , but saatchi\nthen reassured just for feet that the commercial would be well received based on saatchi ' s expertise and experience with national advertising and marketing , and that having committed to advertise in the super bowl it was too late to develop and produce another commercial or to reshoot the dodge ball commercial .\nadam gilburne , who held various positions at just for feet starting in 1994 , had been charged with a scheme to artificially inflate the company ' s books by improper recognition of income from the company ' s advertising agency , birmingham , ala . - based rogers advertising .\nfour white hunters hunters track a kenyan runner across the african savanna , drug him and then force him to wear american sneakers . this ad somehow made it from a brainstorming meeting gone horribly awry all the way to the third quarter of the super bowl in 1999 . the commercial was called both racist and imperialist by viewers . shoe retailer just for feet even ended up suing the advertising agency that created the awful ad . tone - deaf marketing was the least of just for feet\u2019s troubles , though . the company filed for bankruptcy protection that same year and company executives later pled guilty to accounting fraud .\neven if you feel that you are completely safe and secure , this is just good and smart practice .\nthe super bowl is the wrong place to show cultural insensitivity . that ' s what critics accused the now - defunct shoe retailer just for feet of doing in 1999 , with an ad that showed white hunters tracking down a barefoot black african runner and forcing him into nikes .\ngilburne , who headed sales and then rose to be president of the superstore division of just for feet , faces a maximum of five years in prison and a $ 250 , 000 fine on the charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and securities fraud , the department said .\nnot surprisingly , plaintiff lawyers have pounced on the auditors here , just as they did in the just for feet case . one claim : kpmg , outside auditor for oxford , would have been more motivated to uncover the mischief if it had not been so preoccupied with selling tax , appraisal and actuarial services to oxford . a spokesman for kpmg says the firm stands by its 1996 audit and denies it lacked objectivity\nbecause we may have provided some inconsequential consulting services .\nthe lawsuit is pending .\nbusiness communications , rochester , n . y . , for more than $ 10 million in damages for advertising malpractice .\nsearching for your dream career ? download this free guide and get on your way to correctly positioning yourself for success .\nbefore you dismiss levitt as just another bureaucrat on a power trip , take a close look at five of the great audit disasters of the past two decades , involving just for feet , oxford health plans , colonial realty , bcci and delorean motor co . there ' s a fair amount of evidence\u2014some of it never before publicly revealed\u2014that outside auditors are not as independent as they should be .\nin an area of more than 1 , 000 war graves and with birdsong as the only sound , i contemplated the thin margin between life and death . if the sniper\u2019s bullet had been just two feet to one side , my father\u2019s life would have been over , aged just 27 , and i would never have been born .\nin the late 1990s , just for feet was aiming to grow into an athletic - shoe superstore , and opted for a super bowl ad to get its message across to consumers . it didn ' t work . the commercial showed a humvee filled with four white men who tracked down a barefoot kenyan runner . they then knock him out and force running shoes on his feet . when he wakes , he screams and tries to get the shoes off .\njust for feet chief executive harold ruttenberg is not mentioned by name , but the government alleged that as part of the conspiracy\nthe ceo instructed gilburne and others , if asked about the rogers rebate , to respond that the rebate was based on services already performed during the current year .\njuly 29 , 1996 , p . 7 . mcevoy , christopher ,\nnine feet . . . and counting ,\nhow to land on your feet . . . when they give you the boot - roni chambers | career coaching and management\nunder website use of location services , click prompt for each website once each day or prompt for each website one time only .\nthe more natural inequalities produces inequalities , the better for most , the more manmade inequalities produces inequalities , the worse for most .\nchuck mcbride , creative director at wieden , kennedy and lead creative on the nike account , remembers his reaction on the evening of jan . 31 , when he first saw the just for feet ad .\nthe minute i saw it , i immediately went ' oh , shit , ' and i went , ' this can ' t go on . ' i just couldn ' t believe that they had done this .\njust for feet , one of the nation ' s fastest growing companies , was using this as a coming - out party , of sorts - a springboard to leap over its biggest competitor , footlocker . altogether , the company spent almost $ 7 million on the ad buy , production and parallel promotions in other media .\nfrom business : ideal feet - sore or tired feet , we can help . we are your arch support super store . ideal feet arch supports are worn by , approved by , and recommended by dat nguyen , fozzy whittaker , john jenkins , utsa , san antonio spurs & stars danielle robinson , dr clay suggs ( chiropractor ) , dr felicia holmes ( otr dr ) , other chiropract\u2026\nbeing a mother of 3 kids , and having a busy lifestyle . . . i am always on my feet running here , and there . . soccer game for my son and ballet classes \u2026\nhowever , given all that he did for me , i hope i will be forgiven if just one of those brave young men remains at the forefront of my thoughts for much of the day : eric ashcroft , my father , my inspiration , my hero .\njust for feet , inc . , headquartered in birmingham , alabama , is a superstore retailer specializing in brand - name athletic and outdoor footwear . the stores feature a broad range of athletic and outdoor footwear , a high level of customer service , and a distinctive combination of entertainment elements aimed at creating an exciting shopping experience .\nbut only paid just - style members have full , unlimited access to all our exclusive content - including 18 years of archives .\ncan a company successfully sue an agency for making a commercial that really , really sucks ? stay tuned for a word from our courthouse .\ngodaddy has made a name for itself for its envelope - pushing super bowl commercials , but not all of its ads have proved popular .\nthe lawsuit raised a troubling question for the advertising community as to whether ad agencies can be held liable for the ads they produce . in its legal papers saatchi claimed advertising is a business that has no explicit guidelines and standards and therefore that it cannot have committed malpractice . the agency also noted that the\nkenya\nspot was presented to the networks and was not rejected . many advertising executives have argued that while saatchi may have used bad judgment in developing the idea for the commercial and carrying it forward , just for feet was ultimately responsible because the company approved the spot and should have taken responsibility for it .\nas a direct consequence of saatchi ' s appalling , unacceptable and shockingly unprofessional performance , just for feet ' s favorable reputation has come under attack , its business has suffered and it has been subjected to the entirely unfounded and unintended public perception that it is a racist or racially insensitive company ,\nthe company said in its lawsuit .\nthe spot , however , ran in the fourth quarter , making the contest ' s correct answer zero . the company ' s web site would not accept zero as the answer , so\ncustomers were left with the mistaken impression that just for feet was attempting to trick or deceive them ,\nthe lawsuit said . saatchi ' s sibling ,\nto care for two of the most famous feet in the catholic world , those of the former pope john paul ii , vatican staffers trusted distinguished fitchburg podiatrist , scholar , and italian food connoisseur dr . joseph addante .\nmcevoy , christopher ,\nnine feet . . . and counting ,\nsporting goods business , august 1993 , p . 90 - 91 .\nfor ms . schatz , at least , her tiny house has put her only a 10 - minute bike ride from work , a short walk from the beach and in a home just cramped enough to push them outside on sunny days . \u201cpeople can sacrifice space for that , \u201d she said .\nthe air canada pilots mistook the taxiway for the runway next to it and flew their jet to just 59 feet ( 18 meters ) above ground before pulling up to attempt another landing , according to national transportation safety board information released on wednesday . that ' s barely taller than the four planes that were on the taxiway when the incident occurred late at night on july 7 .\nthe irony is that if the lawsuit goes forward , just for feet may suffer more than its footloose agency .\ni have no fucking desire to pitch for just for feet ,\nsays one executive at a new york agency .\ngod knows if we run a print ad that ' s supposed to be a bleed , and it isn ' t , they ' ll turn around and sue us .\non the other hand , says the executive ,\nno one holds saatchi too responsible . so they made a bad ad . . . they ' ll still get asked to pitches . the attitude will be , ' let ' s see what they have to say . ' if they come back with a bunch of men in white hoods burning down houses in an ad for safeway , well , then you don ' t give them the account .\neven if one of the men turns out to be a hispanic woman .\nduring the 1999 super bowl athletic - shoe retailer just for feet ran a commercial that showed a barefoot kenyan runner fleeing from hunters in a humvee , who capture and drug him . when he awakes , he finds a pair of running shoes on his feet . the ad was supposed to be part of a brand - building campaign for the retailer that would help move the company away from its\nwhere the 13th pair is free\npositioning theme . however , rather than change the image of the company , the ad created a controversy that resulted in a lawsuit that could have drastically changed the relationships between advertisers and their agencies .\nnew york ( reuters ) - american apparel llc filed for its second bankruptcy protection in just over a year on monday , weighed down by intense competitive pressures facing u . s . teen retailers and a rocky relationship with its founder .\nwho does not love shoes they have mostly evrything nikes to non checks find the shoe you want to buy with reasonable prices look for the 2 for 89 . 99\u2026\nfrom business : we ensure that your feet get the best treatment in south florida . we ensure that you are properly fitted and that your shoes feel great .\nthe agency was a fool for proposing such a thing , and the client was a fool for paying for it ,\nmr . richards said .\nwe live in politically correct times . you have to be careful what you do .\np . s : if you liked this article , you might enjoy the just - style newsletter . receive our latest content delivered right to your inbox .\nit\u2019s a common grievance by now that living quarters in the most popular cities across the nation have been shrinking , with people paying ever more money just to save some time on their daily commute . in fact , a recent analysis found newly built rentals span the least number of square feet since before the market crash .\nperhaps that ' s why the\n1984\napple ad for its macintosh computer is regarded by all 14 creative chiefs interviewed for this story as the best - ever super bowl commercial . most say it set the standard for all super bowl advertising since .\nthere ' s little more satisfying for a super bowl advertiser than to hear an ad slogan created for super sunday repeated incessantly in schoolyards and around water coolers on monday .\n1 . endogeneity seems to be assumed away . i\u2019d try explicitly modeling for it .\nwhite said had tuiono been carried another 20 feet , he would have fallen down a three - tiered waterfall and \u201cthere\u2019s no way to make it through that . \u201d\npeople still talk about this super bowl xxxiii ad for being just so wrong at so many levels . in a 2012 look back at what he deemed possibly the worst super bowl ad of all time , ad age ' s matthew creamer wrote :\nsources : lisa van der pool ,\njust for feet makes tv return ,\nadweek , feb . 19 , 2001 , p . 2 ; alice z . cuneo ,\ncan an agency be gu ilty of malpractice ?\nadvertising age , jan . 31 , 2000 , pp . 24 , 25 ;\nbad ad breeds worse lawsuit ,\nadvertising age , june 28 , 1999 , p . 30 .\na shareholder class action filed in u . s . district court in alabama on june 15 claims the shoe chain inflated its profits and understated expenses for three fiscal years stretching from 1997 to 1999 . the suit alleges that the company ' s auditors , deloitte & touche , helped pad the financials while pursuing a consulting contract from the auditee . the plaintiffs also allege deloitte advised just for feet to record the display booths donated by manufacturers as assets , which inflated the company ' s income by $ 20 million .\ndecried as racist and culturally imperialistic , the ad sparked a $ 10 million lawsuit by just for feet against its advertising agency , saatchi & saatchi , alleging professional malpractice . according to salon , the running shoe company said in a complaint that the ad agency assured the spot would be\nwell received by the public .\ninstead , the commercial caused it to become known as a racially insensitive company , the complaint alleged .\ni didn ' t do a lot of drugs in college , but i had experimented enough to question what i had just seen . i turned to my roommate .\nclowns and beer shouldn\u2019t mix . it\u2019s just common sense \u2014 something bud light was obviously lacking upon releasing this creeptastic spot . bozo\u2019s brother handstand - walks into a bar \u2014 in the middle of the day , no less \u2014 and asks for a beer .\nfinally , the imf is beginning to recognise the trends and real causes for social instability .\nby november , the company filed for bankruptcy and began liquidating inventory and closing some stores .\nfrom business : at the good feet store , we specialize in comfort footwear and custom - fitted arch supports . we pride ourselves on providing personalized service . whether you ' re su\u2026\nfor father ' s day , we got you these ads . ( it beats a necktie )\npeter fitzpatrick , a spokesman for air canada , declined to comment , citing the ongoing investigation .\nthe ability to copy articles is specially reserved for people who are part of a group membership .\nchoose the plan that ' s right for you . digital access or digital and print delivery .\nfor one of its super bowl spots last february , repeat - offender bud light flaunts a bottle of beer from all different angles to the tune of afrojack\u2019s \u201cten feet tall . \u201d though this drink boasts a \u201ccool twist , \u201d the ad itself is nothing more than a snoozer .\nhonestly , i just don\u00b4t get it , as far as i know there has never been a bank crisis because bankers have lent too much to guys like me perceived as risky .\ni ' ve always gotten all of my shoes at feet first , boots , heels , casual and dressy , namebrand and start - up lines . naturally , i was both relieved and \u2026\nthe instant success of the first just for feet store surprised even ruttenberg himself . his initial objective of $ 2 million in sales in the first year was surpassed within a few months of the store ' s opening and ruttenberg realized that his gamble had paid off . after opening another outlet in birmingham , ruttenberg decided that by franchising his concept he could expand without the large outlay of capital required by the superstore format . three franchises were sold with the license to operate stores outside alabama .\nwhile the style may be precedent - setting for vancouver , they are not alone in living small . increasingly , young families in the city\u2019s constricted housing market are eschewing a distant suburban address for the ease and walkability of the core \u2013 even if it means doing it without enough space for a christmas tree .\nand expand they did . powder rooms , family rooms , enclosed garages ; by 1975 home sizes had jumped to 1 , 075 square feet . but still , their children , the baby boomers , shared bedrooms and coped with the weekday morning ritual of waiting for a spot in the home\u2019s only bathroom .\nas a culture ,\nwe don ' t just want to consume the brand \u2014 we want to swim in it ,\nsays steve conner , chief creative officer at burrell communications group .\nwhen my father paused beneath a bank with the enemy beach wire just ahead , he applied a field dressing to his bloodied wound and crouched besides his co . \u201ccolonel [ richard ] burbury was about two feet away from me and the next thing i knew he rolled to his side and was shot in the chest , \u201d my father said . his co had been killed by a sniper .\nthe british , inventors of the lawn , can now claim the smallest homes of all , with the average new home clocking in at just over 800 square feet . \u201croom to swing a cat ? hardly , \u201d commented the bbc . tellingly , while prime minister stephen harper occupies a mansion in ottawa , his u . k . counterpart occupies a non - descript townhouse jammed into downtown london .\nin hindsight , dipiazza says , it ' s easy to see how saatchi put its foot in its mouth .\nyou can imagine what happened ,\nhe says .\nsomeone said , ' hey , i ' ve got it . we track a kenyan runner through the desert - - and just for feet puts shoes on him ! ' i mean , on that level , it sounds epic . where it went from there ,\ndipiazza says ,\nis where the badness happened .\nthough no one from saatchi would talk on the record , the essence of its defense can be gleaned from saatchi ' s response to just for feet ' s complaint . the thrust of saatchi ' s defense appears to be that it can ' t be sued for violating professional standards in a field that has none .\nthe imposition of a punitive damage award in the absence of explicit , particularized guidelines and standards is highly unfair ,\nsaatchi ' s lawyers write .\nan award made in the absence of such guidelines and standards may be grossly excessive , disproportionate , arbitrary , and irrational .\nwhile a century of ever - increased comfort in the american lifestyle managed to squeeze in an extra 90 square feet in the typical new bostonian home , it\u2019s still no mansion : the average home built today spans \u201conly\u201d 909 square feet , ranking at the bottom of our list . builders were actually far more generous in the 1990s , when the average new home span 1 , 360 square feet \u2013 however , construction volume at the time was very limited . a small and densely populated city , boston draws in a lot of people , while construction lags behind , therefore buyer competition is high and prices are surging .\nyou see , a birmingham - based company , just for feet , had snagged a national spot during the super bowl . newspapers had written about it . tv had talked about it . the only thing was no one really knew what it would be . the company and its ad agency , saatchi & saatchi business communications , had kept its contents a tightly wrapped secret . we knew that the company would give away one of the newly released hummer monster trucks when it was over , but that was about it .\nthe ad opens with a shot of white men in a military humvee tracking the footprints of a barefoot black kenyan runner . the men drive ahead to offer the runner a cup of water laced with a knockout drug . the runner drinks the water , and immediately collapses to the ground , unconscious . while he is passed out , the white men force a pair of nikes on his feet . when the runner awakens , he sees the sneakers and begins shouting and flailing .\nno ! no !\nhe cries . he then scrambles to his feet and runs away , still trying to shake the shoes from his feet .\nof course , one might argue that , considering the hair - trigger racial semiotics involved , even having a multicultural posse hunting down a black man isn ' t going to cut it . but the strange case of just for feet vs . saatchi & saatchi is more than a cautionary parable about identity politics . it also raises the question of what it means to commit advertising malpractice in a medium ( and a culture ) that increasingly prides itself on pushing the envelope , defying norms and , yes , shocking the conscience - - and that often reserves its most glittering laurels for ads that deliver a gratuitous jolt to the viewer .\nthere is near - universal agreement that for all its flaws , the\nkenya\nad would have attracted little notice had just for feet not opted to broadcast it during the super bowl , the most - watched television event in the nation , and lately a showcase for show - stopping creative work .\nwhen you put an ad in the super bowl , you really are putting it in an environment where ads are judged from start to finish ,\nsays jimmy siegel , executive creative director at bbdo worldwide .\neveryone ' s waiting for your ad to tank . everyone ' s waiting to rip it to shreds . . . i mean , this isn ' t the nfl game of the week . you really are putting yourself out there and saying , ' ok , look at us . what do you guys think ? '\nhowever , my father was , unwittingly , largely responsible for my boyhood interest in bravery : something that quickly developed into a passion and one that has played a significant part in my life for more than half a century .\nthe store had a damb basketball court inside , they gave you popcorn while you waited for your sneakers and this is where it all started for me back in late 1996 when the store first opened at my local mall .\nremember , no one else is going to take care of this for you\u2026it is 100 % up to you .\n[ \u2026 ] any one unless they back it up with numbers . this time , i\u2019m going to direct you to a study by the international monetary fund ( imf ) . just in case you don\u2019t already know , the imf is not\u2026 . they\u2019ve been soundly criticized by developing nations for exporting american - style [ \u2026 ]\nit\u2019s not inequality that matters . it\u2019s the level of the lower classes that matters . for instance , you can reduce inequality by taking away most of the money the wealthy have . this would do nothing for the poor however .\nthe elder mr . ruttenberg died in 2005 at 63 . his son pleaded guilty to criminal charges and was sentenced to a 20 - month prison term . just for feet ' s auditor , deloitte & touche agreed to pay $ 24 million , and in april 2007 five former outside directors agreed to pay $ 41 . 5 million - one of only 13 cases in the past 25 years where outside directors of public companies have made out - of - pocket payments and one of the largest ever settlements . ( enron corporation ' s 10 directors paid only $ 13 million ) . in all the trustees recovered roughly $ 80 million for the company ' s creditors .\nat 9 : 30am or tuesday january 24th 6 : 30pm for a free event in st . louis , mo .\nhe investigators said that as the air canada jet approached the taxiway just before midnight after a flight from toronto , it was so far off course that it did not appear on a radar system used to prevent runway collisions .\nmany of us have been struck by the huge increase in income inequality in the united states in the past thirty years . the rich have gotten much richer , while just about everyone else has had very modest income growth .\nrumors of charney conducting business in less - than - appropriate attire abound . in addition to roaming & nbsp ; the factory floor and working & nbsp ; in his & nbsp ; underwear , something < a href =\nurltoken\n> charney told lawyers he did\nall the time\n< / a > & nbsp ; for several months in 2003 and 2004 , & nbsp ; charney is said to have once hosted a business meeting while wearing a single sock - - and without getting too graphic , just know that it wasn ' t on either of his feet .\nfor stable , sustainable growth ( and societies ) look no further than the economies of scandinavia and some parts of europe .\npaul krugman is a distinguished professor at the cuny graduate center and an op - ed columnist for the new york times .\nfedex ( 2008 ) this\nwizard of oz\n- inspired commercial was banned for allegedly encouraging viewers to huff substances .\nthe case is in the u . s . bankruptcy court for the district of delaware , case number 16 - 12551 .\npreparing yourself for a possible professional exit can save you a ton of headaches and allow you to hit the ground running .\nbut then , by 2007 , the meteoric growth of canadian houses began to slow to a trickle , according to floor size data compiled by natural resources canada . in its latest industry survey , the canadian home builders association reported that the average new home size had dropped to 1 , 900 square feet \u2013 well down from a mid - 2000s peak of 2 , 300 square feet . according to internal forecasts , they are only going to get smaller , reported the association .\nall these thoughts and more were racing through my mind as i visited normandy , just days before the 70th anniversary of the d - day landings of june 6 1944 . this friday is being billed as the \u201cnormandy swan song\u201d , when second world war veterans , now mostly in their nineties , will visit france for the last time in significant numbers .\ndata used in the study included square footage for all single - family homes , condo and co - op units built in each decade , inside the city limits ( i . e . excluding the metropolitan area ) . data was gathered from public sources , except for chicago , il and austin , tx , where square footage found in for sale listings was used . national averages were calculated across all 50 states . all figures shown in the article represent the median value for each data set .\npulling in data for properties across 32 of the largest and busiest us cities , we\u2019ve been able to determine the local building size trends for each decade since 1910 . we then compared local trends with the evolution in size of the average american home to see whether urban living does indeed mean sacrificing larger living spaces found in the suburbs and smaller cities in exchange for convenience .\nnote to sales genie , just because your commercial is a cartoon doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s funny \u2014 let alone appropriate . the company\u2019s animated faux pas puts asian stereotypes on display in the form of not - so - business - savvy pandas .\ndidn ' t find what you were looking for ? magnifying glass please help others by helping us do better . suggest a business\nmacos may now prompt you to enable location services . if it does , follow its instructions to enable location services for safari .\ni was trying to remember the name of this store the other day but for the life of me i couldn ' t .\nus - wide , homes built in the last 6 years are 74 % larger than those built in the 1910s , an increase of a little over 1 , 000 square feet . the average new home in america , be it condo or house , now spreads over 2 , 430 square feet . it is also important to note that , parallel to the rise in living space , households have been getting smaller over the same period . in 2015 , the average number of people in a household is 2 . 58 , compared to 4 . 54 in 1910 . this means that today the average individual living in a newly built home in the us enjoys 211 % more living space than their grandparents did , 957 square feet in total .\nan article about when dr . joseph addante ' s met with pope john paul ii at the vatican . addante treated the pontiiff ' s feet . courtesy of fitchburg historical society sentinel and enterprise staff photos can be ordered by visiting our smugmug site .\nyou are agreeing for urltoken to send you newsletters and / or other information about our products and services that are relevant to you by email . clicking above tells us that you ' re ok with both this and with our privacy policy , terms and conditions and cookie policy . you can opt out of individual newsletters or contact methods at any time in the ' your account ' area . we ' ll only keep your data for as long as you choose to receive information from just - style .\nyet , perhaps , ultimately we do not have need fully to understand why individuals display courage ; all we need do is admire it . over the years , my passion for bravery , in general , transformed itself into one for gallantry medals , in particular ."]}
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", "topic": 22}], "title": "ncp engineering", "paragraphs": ["ncp engineering has made its ipsec vpn client compatible with the windows 8 operating system .\nreach ncp engineering on its blog , vpn haus , and on linkedin , twitter or youtube .\n* only available in conjunction with ncp volume license server or ncp secure enterprise management server .\nncp engineering claims that its new android ipsec vpn client is a first for the android 4 . 0 operating system .\nncp engineering universal android ipsec vpn client for the android 4 . 0 platform can enable enterprises to securely connect with one another .\nthe ncp secure entry client and the ncp secure client \u2013 juniper edition can be downloaded from ncp\u2019s website ; a free , 30 - day trial of version 9 . 31 is available .\nmark snow ( ncp ) school of pv and renewable energy engineering university of new south wales nsw 2052 , sydney australia m . snow @ urltoken\ngermany , austria , switzerland ncp engineering gmbh , dombuehler str . 2 , 90449 nuremberg , germany + 49 911 99 68 - 0 sales @ urltoken\neurope , asia and pacific ncp engineering gmbh , dombuehler str . 2 , 90449 nuremberg , germany + 49 911 99 68 - 333 sales @ urltoken\neveryone says secure the iot network , but the issue is how . julian weinberger , director of systems engineering at ncp engineering , which specializes in remote network access , advocates machine - to - machine connections via vpn \u2013 perhaps not surprising stance , considering his position .\n31 also optimizes sim card use through automatic access point name management ncp engineering today announced the availability of a new version of the entry ( http : / / www .\nncp engineering gmbh headquarters germany dombuehler str . 2 90449 nuremberg phone : + 49 ( 911 ) 99 68 - 0 fax : + 49 ( 911 ) 99 68 - 299\nwhile not necessarily game - changing in the vpn space , the ncp engineering universal android ipsec vpn client is helping enterprises communicate in the way that ipsec has promised , said pironti .\nncp engineering , a remote - access technology provider that develops third - party ipsec vpn client alternatives , recently announced a preview version of its ncp secure android client , a third - party android ipsec vpn client for the android 4 . 0 platform . ncp will offer the preview through june 30 with updated versions to follow , including an ipsec vpn client for apple ios , said rainer enders , chief technology officer at ncp .\nthe americas ( north america , central america , south america ) ncp engineering , inc . , 601 cleveland street , clearwater , fl 33755 + 1 650 316 - 6273 sales @ urltoken\nncp engineering , inc . headquarters north america 678 georgia ave . sunnyvale , ca 94085 phone : + 1 ( 650 ) 316 - 6273 fax : + 1 ( 650 ) 251 - 4155\njianqing he china national engineering research centre for human settlements 19 , che gong zhuang st . 100044 beijing china hejq @ urltoken\nbe representative of a significant class or type of engineering project , where there is no extant exceptional site to consider for inclusion .\nncp offers a premium vpn solution for juniper networks srx firewalls . after many years of working together , the two companies have intensified their collaboration in a technology partnership with a complete vpn solution consisting of juniper srx gateways , the new ncp exclusive remote access clients and the ncp exclusive remote access management .\nresources will be assessed primarily for their engineering significance , but also for their historical significance with respect to their impact on canadian history and canada ' s development . a forty - year rule is also applied to preclude the selection of engineering landmarks of the present era .\nrossana paparella department of civil , environmental and architectural engineering padua university via marzolo , 9 it - 35131 padova italy rossana . paparella @ urltoken\nncp is a manufacturer of software solutions for high - security company communication over public networks and the internet .\nncp engineering , a nurenburg - based supplier of remote access security systems , aims to double the number of seats using its virtual private network ( vpn ) client software with an oem deal with watchguard technologies , a global provider of network security systems .\nncp engineering , a nurenburg - based supplier of remote access security systems , aims to double the number of seats using its virtual private network ( vpn ) client software with an oem deal with watchguard technologies , a global provider of network security systems .\nin an interview with julian weinberger , director of systems engineering for ncp engineering , a leading company in remote access vpn solutions , he explained that the workforce for all businesses , not just in the enterprise , is becoming more mobile . the most important thing that any company can do to prevent an attack on its network is to secure not only the devices , but also the network itself .\nandrea giovanni mainini architecture , built environment and construction engineering department politecnico di milano via ponzio , 31 it - 20133 milano italy andreagiovanni . mainini @ urltoken\nkatharina simon ( ncp ) lehrstuhl st\u00e4dtebau bergische universit\u00e4t wuppertal haspeler str . 27 de - 42285 wuppertal germany ksimon @ urltoken\nmiljana horvat ( ncp ) department of architectural science ryerson university 350 victoria st . m5b 2k3 toronto canada mhorvat @ urltoken\nwe have a mixed os environment and several of our staff work from home on occasion , which adds another layer of complexity to our vpn . ncp engineering offered the most intelligent , compatible client on the market , and we haven ' t had any problems since installation .\nsimon ford , ncp ' s international sales director , said he believes the deal will more than double the number of seats using ncp products for remote access from around one million now to 2 . 2 million by the end of 2008 .\nncp customers presently include the german national bank , lufthansa , hsh nordbank , amb generali , and the man automotive group .\ndiscover the benefits of the next generation network access technology by ncp . learn more about the simplicity and efficiency of an integrated vpn solution .\nthe purpose of the nsf grfp ( national science foundation graduate research fellowship program ) is to help ensure the vitality and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the united states .\nncp secure android client volume edition version 3 . 00 rev 29870 for android 4 . 4 and above free 10 day evaluation copy . download documentation\nthe ncp secure client \u2013 juniper edition is specifically tailored to enable juniper customers using the junos and screenos platforms to extend endpoint flexibility and security .\ndaiva jakutyte - walangitang ( ncp ) energy department ait , austrian institute of technology giefinggasse 2 at - 1210 vienna austria daiva . walangitang @ urltoken\nversion 9 . 31 includes ncp\u2019s path finder technology ( which is used in conjunction with ncp\u2019s hybrid ipsec / ssl vpn gateway ) and friendly net detection , among other essential features for secure remote access . for government organizations and enterprises using fips inside , it also complies with the standard\u2019s requirements .\nthe supplier of remote access clients says the new version , the ncp secure enterprise client 9 . 31 , can work for tablet and desktop computers .\nfran\u00e7ois garde ( ncp ) esiroi / piment university of la r\u00e9union 117 rue g\u00e9n\u00e9ral ailleret 97430 le tampon , reunion island france francois . garde @ urltoken\nmaria wall ( ncp ) energy and building design lund university p . o . box 118 se - 221 00 lund sweden maria . wall @ urltoken\ndynamics including vibration and stability , nonlinear dynamics , experimental methods . applications to nonlinear dynamics of elastic cables , nonlinear fluid - structure interaction , dna supercoiling , sports engineering , mems inertial sensor applications , vehicle systems , axially moving materials .\nncp secure 3g / 4g update version 2 . 00 build 85 windows client version 9 . 02 build 005 and higher support for current gprs / umts cards supported 3g / 4g hardware\ncheck the what ' s new page for the latest version of the client and any news relative to older versions . further information on ncp secure entry clients can be found here .\ni think ncp ' s client is yet another sign that android is maturing beyond its consumer - grade roots , rendering the platform more acceptable to enterprise it ,\nshe said .\ndaniele vettorato ( ncp ) energy strategies and planning , institute for renewable energy european academy eurac bozen / bolzano via a . volta 13 it - 39100 bolzano italy daniele . vettorato @ urltoken\nsince its inception in 1986 , ncp engineering has delivered innovative software that allows enterprises to rethink their remote access , and overcome the complexities of creating , managing and maintaining secure network access for staff . ncp\u2019s award - winning product line spans the spectrum of remote access , from ipsec / ssl vpns to endpoint firewalls and network access control ( nac ) functions . the company\u2019s products support organizations with complex remote user needs , and that want to leverage the latest end - devices to increase staff productivity , reduce network administration and adapt policy changes on - the - fly . each solution is interoperable with existing third - party software or hardware .\nannemie wyckmans ( ncp ) department of architectural design , history and technology , faculty of architecture and fine art norwegian university of science and technology ( ntnu ) no - 7491 trondheim norway annemie . wyckmans @ urltoken\n1 ) it illustrates a nationally important historical theme in maritime navigation . 2 ) it is an important engineering achievement related to its primary functions . 3 ) it is a superior or representative example of an architectural type . 4 ) it is nationally symbolic of the canadian maritime tradition .\nfeatures of the ncp secure enterprise client 9 . 31 include a function that issues warnings and prompts if users fail to log on to hotspots without wi - fi connections having established , and which creates suitable connection profiles .\nipsec standards , pkcs # 12 - based certificates , xauth and pre - shared keys . ncp says that it functions with any gateway : the company explicitly mentions cisco , juniper , lancom and sonicwall products . a free\nand multivendor support from a client like ncp ' s is important to enterprises that have heterogeneous vpns - - such as enterprises that grew through acquisitions or deploy different products in branch offices , noted lisa phifer , president of core competence , inc .\nncp secure communications offers more than elaborate products and solutions . on top of that we provide you with all services you need for impeccable operation of your vpn : update service , hotline support , training , workshops and technical support at your office .\nin addition to windows mobile , it will announce support for symbian devices next week .\nwe are watching ( google ' s ) android environment to decide how we will approach it ,\nford said , adding ncp is also watching the voip market carefully .\nthe ncp solution includes the central remote access management system ( sem ) and managed clients for various end devices such as laptops , tablet pcs and smartphones and various operating systems . these products can only be used together . with this powerful solution customers benefit from :\nthe ncp secure clients bundle support of mobile connect cards , one - time password token and certificate support through a public key infrastructure ( pki ) , in addition to a dynamic personal firewall , an internet dialer / connector and seamless roaming across all network connections .\na comprehensive vpn solution with central management including vpn clients , vpn gateway , high availability services ( failsafe server , load balancing server ) and remote access vpn management services providing administration , communication and security ( network access control ) . ncp delivers\nnext generation network access technology .\nncp secure entry macos client version 3 . 00 rev 38902 macos 10 . 13 high sierra , macos 10 . 12 sierra , os x 10 . 11 el capitan , os x 10 . 10 yosemite important : when updating from os x 10 . 10 to os x 10 . 11\nweinberger also said that ncp\u2019s vpn solutions are not available straight to smbs . they have been adopted by value - added resellers , who in turn provide the service to smb clients . in this way , smbs don\u2019t have to provide dedicated staff to secure their data\u2014the reseller becomes a \u201ctrusted partner , an expert . \u201d\nthe ipsec vpn client software is equipped with an intuitive graphical user interface that is simple enough for any end user to understand and control . ncp\u2019s solutions also allow for safe and secure connections to corporate networks with a single click\u2014and without needing to worry about firewall settings , device compatibility , connection negotiation or policy requirements .\nncp secure entry windows client version 11 . 10 rev 39753 windows 10 , 8 . x , 8 ( also tabletpc ; but not windows rt 8 . x ) , 7 , ( all 32 / 64 bit ) for this software release you will have to purchase a new license key for the version 11 . x\nncp ' s android ipsec vpn client will integrate with any ipsec gateway vendor , including cisco , juniper , fortinet and sonicwall , added enders .\n[ enterprises ] that use ipsec can now look forward to increased security on a much broader platform base that they can support into the company network , which is significant .\nsecure data communication is now one of the most important foundations of the business world \u2013 for employees , m2m , iiot , corporate networks or secure links to partners and suppliers . each of these scenarios come with their own challenges . with leading technology , ncp\u2019s vpn solutions and security applications are cost effective , secure , and easy to use from anywhere .\nvpn path finder technology : highly secure mobile computing - even in ipsec - hostile remote access environments . the vpn path finder technology is a new remote access technology , developed by ncp . it removes a major restraint in communication within ipsec vpns since it allows for data connections from unknown networks , whose firewall settings deny ipsec communication and only allow internet access to web browsers .\nin most it departments , remote access to central data bases and company resources is a hot topic . the market offers a huge variety of remote access solutions , with each solution reflecting the strategical orientation of its producer . ncp ' s designs its products only according to the wishes of the customers , the usability of the solution , its compatibility and the profitability of all remote access components in a virtual private network ( vpn ) . our passion is to develop universally applicable software components that allow for highly secure integration of tele - work places into a central data network . numerous successful projects , awards and case studies underpin our expertise in remote access . ncp ' s\nnext generation network access technology\nprovides you with a one - stop solution :\nthis video describes the vicious circle\nclientless\nssl vpn . people say that ipsec based virtual private networks are way too complex . ssl vpns are\nclientless\nand simple to use . the ncp secure enterprise client is far ahead of conventional ipsec or ssl vpn fat clients . it breaks the \u00e2\u20ac\u017evicious circle of ssl vpn\n, and offers the following benefits : - full network access - easy installation - easy handling - comprehensive solution and - high cost savings\nncp volume license server software for central distribution and management of any number of volume licenses version 2 . 00 rev 19725 download release notes microsoft windows ( 32 & 64 bit ) : windows 8 & 7 microsoft windows ( 32 & 64 bit ) server : windows 2003 r2 32 - bit , windows 2008 sp2 32 / 64 - bit , windows 2008 r2 sp1 64 - bit web browser : windows internet explorer v . 8 . 0 or newer mozilla firefox v . 7 . 0 or newer\n3 . 1 extra - territorial commemorations 3 . 2 commemoration of cemeteries 3 . 3 churches and buildings still in religious use 3 . 4 archaeological sites 3 . 5 facades of historical structures integrated into modern developments 3 . 6 identification of historic districts of national significance 3 . 7 identification of schools of national significance 3 . 8 monuments which themselves have commemorative purpose 3 . 9 commemoration of movable heritage property 3 . 10 identification of parks and gardens of national significance 3 . 11 identification of rural historic districts of national significance 3 . 12 country grain elevators 3 . 13 assessing sites associated with persons of national historic significance 3 . 14 built heritage of the modern era 3 . 15 framework for identifying and assessing settlement patterns 3 . 16 historic engineering landmarks 3 . 17 assessing the national historic significance of lighthouses 3 . 18 aboriginal cultural landscapes 3 . 19 shipwrecks of national historic significance in canada\nalso , from a monetary standpoint , smbs may not need an entire intelligence solution , says weinberger . he recommends they consider security basics : a firewall , sufficient username and password security measures , virus scanning software and encryption . a vpn gateway with a client such as ncp\u2019s vpn client encrypts traffic passing from user devices that are outside of the company\u2014notebooks , smartphones or tablets\u2014where a username and password is used to authenticate the person for access to the company network . once authenticated , all traffic passing back and forth through the vpn is encrypted . so even if someone was nearby trying to \u201csniff packets\u201d of data passing through , the data would be safely encrypted . this works great for restaurants where management and company networks can be encrypted while the business provides open wi - fi for customers .\nin this e - guide we sit down with cimi ' s tom knolle to explore some of the emerging sdn service models and how adopting sdn can help to monetise the enterprise network and improve business outcomes .\ni agree to techtarget\u2019s terms of use , privacy policy , and the transfer of my information to the united states for processing to provide me with relevant information as described in our privacy policy .\ni agree to my information being processed by techtarget and its partners to contact me via phone , email , or other means regarding information relevant to my professional interests . i may unsubscribe at any time .\nby submitting my email address i confirm that i have read and accepted the terms of use and declaration of consent .\nthe company ' s client software offers data encryption , personal firewall , ipsec tunnelling and strong authentication via otp tokens or certificate in a public key infrastructure . it is also one of a few vpn clients microsoft has certified for use with both 32 - bit and 64 - bit vista , ford said .\nno problem ! submit your e - mail address below . we ' ll send you an email containing your password .\nintuit ' s latest ai project - - a digital financial assistant - - could help its customers save money , while breaking new technology . . .\na data science development pipeline is critical for digital business . but the sequence of the pipeline must be monitored closely . . .\nthe ' garbage in , gospel out ' approach to business analytics may be a valid approach for doing big data projects , but cios should . . .\nnews roundup : academic researchers discover android apps secretly recording and sharing video of users ' screens . plus , an nso . . .\nin this week ' s risk & repeat podcast , searchsecurity editors discuss identiverse 2018 and how artificial intelligence is being . . .\nimproving cyber resiliency helps organizations manage risk . discover the 14 techniques nist has identified to help achieve cyber . . .\ncisco , samsung and french carrier orange have completed a successful 5g trial . the companies ' fixed wireless network delivered hd . . .\nthe green padlock on websites doesn ' t improve network security , so our expert addresses four ways to secure the modern network . . .\nhewlett packard enterprise has launched a 2u simplivity hci product for virtual desktops . the condensed compute and storage . . .\nhpe has complemented its recent high - end hyper - converged system with another hci system to fit the space - constrained environments . . .\nchanging business needs and the move toward agile workflows affect how data center managers make decisions about daily operations . . .\nin a complex stock deal dell once again becomes a public company to flex its muscles against major legacy it rivals , but . . .\nselecting a service for big data in the cloud can be challenging . expert david loshin explains how usage patterns could lead . . .\ngdpr influence is touching a hadoop big data world that was immune to many privacy considerations until now . this podcast . . .\nwhat ' s behind apache parquet ' s growing popularity ? it may be the file format ' s columnar storage orientation , which leads to . . .\nlegal status ( the legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion . google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed . )\ncurrent assignee ( the listed assignees may be inaccurate . google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list . )\npriority date ( the priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion . google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed . )\ndata switching networks characterised by path configuration , e . g . local area networks [ lan ] , wide area networks [ wan ]\nsystems and methods are provided for communicating data . a user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first and a second data communication network . a gateway is connected to the second and a third data communication network . the user terminal packetizes data according to protocols corresponding to a protocol stack . the user terminal further transmits packetized data to the gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks and determines whether the packetized data arrived at the gateway . the user terminal also modifies the packetized data by replacing at least a part of a first header corresponding to a specific protocol of the protocol stack with a replacement . when the gateway receives the packetized data it depacketizes the data and generates , based upon replacement information , a specific payload according to a predefined protocol .\nthe present application relates to data communication between a user terminal and a gateway , and more particularly relates to methods , systems and computer - readable media to allow for data communications between a user terminal and a gateway via a network node and at least two data communication networks .\nthe development of computer systems and networks allowed the physical separation of user applications and data storage . for instance , server technology provides for storing any kind of data , such as files , e - mails , databases etc . , on a powerful server computer . thus , smaller and cheaper computer systems , such as user terminals , desktop computers , mobile device etc . could be used to gain access to the server computer and its stored data . for example , companies and offices were able to build up data communication networks between user terminals and server computers or other network storage devices . such data communication networks are also referred to as local area networks ( lan ) , since they are usually limited to a specific geographical area , e . g . a building , a floor , a plurality of rooms etc .\nwith the development of wide - area networks , such as the internet or public telephone networks , the local area networks could be interconnected and accessed from any geographically independent computing device . further , the computer networks of different organizations can be connected to exchange data , for example , for collaboration . the telephone networks were also capable of transmitting data , and hence allowed the access to a local network from any user terminal connected to a telephone line .\nthe downsizing of computing devices further expedited the use of external network connections to gain access to a local area network . for instance , the employee of a company is able to access the company ' s network and computing devices from home or from a hotel using a mobile device .\nthe accessibility of local area networks from public networks , however , came with the risk that malicious users were also able to access computing devices and data of a local network , such as that of a company .\na solution to protect a network from outside attacks is a firewall installed on a particular network node . this particular network node is the only device connected to the public or external network and is also connected to the local network . thus , the local network could be separated from the public or external network . examples of such a network node are a proxy server , a gateway , a router or a bridge to name a few .\nthese devices may also have an integrated firewall to control network traffic between the local network and the wide - area or public network . a firewall blocks many connections from the outside and provides secure access to the local network for authorized computing devices only . one such secure access technique is known as virtual private networks ( vpns ) , where two devices create a secure connection for data communication over a public network . such a virtual private network provides a data communication interface between a user terminal and a gateway that protects a private or local network . for instance , a vpn client can be implemented on any user terminal , for example on a laptop of an employee , which is configured to establish a secure connection to the gateway within the network of his firm . since the gateway and the vpn client can be preconfigured , they are able to authenticate themselves and to exchange security measures , such as cryptographic keys for encrypting and decrypting the data communication .\nin addition , particular protocols have been established to allow the exchange of secure information , for example during the setup of a vpn . for instance , a vpn client needs to authenticate itself at the gateway , so that the gateway will allow the access of the local network protected by the gateway . one of these authentication protocols is the internet key exchange protocol ( ike ) which handles the negotiation of protocols and generates the encryption / authentication keys used by a security protocol . this security protocol may , for example , be internet protocol security ( ipsec ) . other security protocols may be a combination of hypertext transfer protocol ( http ) and secure socket layer ( ssl ) , also referred to as hypertext transfer protocol secure ( https ) .\nwith the growing mobility of user terminals the provision of broadband network connections , such as dsl , also increases . for example , public hotspots providing wireless network connections to their customers or cable - based public access points , such as an internet kiosk or a hotel , become more and more available . these publicly - available networks may also be protected , e . g . using a router or gateway similar to the one described above . again , for security reasons such a router or gateway will only allow particular connections to the wide - area network .\nfor instance , a hotel may offer to its customers an internet connection via broadband . thus , the router or gateway may allow outgoing connections on particular network ports which are necessary for internet access . using the internet for the end user means in most cases surfing the world wide web with a web browser , e . g . microsoft internet explorer , mozilla firefox , apple safari , etc . the standard communication to visit websites is http - based . further , standardized protocols , e . g . transmission control protocol ( tcp ) , will have standardized ports for network traffic . in the example above , tcp uses ports 80 and 443 for http and https connections , respectively . thus , some providers , such as a hotel or an internet kiosk , may restrict connections to the outgoing ports 80 and 443 .\nthis restriction to two available ports only may , however , affect the establishment of other secure network connections . in particular , while the average users should not encounter any problems when surfing the web , business users who need secure connections to access their company networks cannot access their headquarters due to the limitation to ports 80 and 443 .\nif a secure connection may use a different standardized protocol or another proprietary protocol which does not use one of the above ports , such secure connection may not be established due to the restrictions set by the provider .\nit is therefore an object of the invention to provide a method and system for communicating data between two devices via a restrictive network node .\naccording to an embodiment of the invention , a user terminal for communicating data to and from a predetermined gateway via data communication networks and at least one network node is defined . the user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . further , the predetermined gateway is a second network node connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the user terminal comprises means for packetizing data , where the means for packetizing data are adapted to packetize input data according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment , and where the means for packetizing data are adapted to output packetized data . the user terminal further includes means for transmitting the packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks , and means for determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway . the user terminal also includes means for modifying the packetized data based on an output of the means for determining , where the means for modifying are adapted to replace at least a part of a first header in the packetized data with a replacement . the first header corresponds to a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack .\nin a further embodiment of the invention the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to provide modified packetized data to the means for transmitting the packetized data , the modified packetized data being packetized data where at least a part of the first header is replaced with the replacement . the means for transmitting the packetized data are further adapted to transmit the modified packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks .\naccording to a further embodiment , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to replace the complete first header with a second header .\naccording to another embodiment , the first header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to the specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack , and the second header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to a replacement protocol not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .\nin a further embodiment of the invention the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to provide protocol information to the means for packetizing data , the protocol information identifying the replacement protocol . further , the means for packetizing data are adapted to form the second header according to the protocol information .\nin yet another embodiment of the invention the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to insert a third header into the packetized data .\nfurther , according to an embodiment of the invention , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to replace a value of a field of one of the first to third header with a new value .\naccording to an embodiment , the field is a destination port number field , the value of the destination port number field is a value standardized for the specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack according to which the input data was packetized , and the new value is a value of a destination port number field standardized for a protocol different from the specific protocol .\naccording to another embodiment of the invention , the user terminal further comprises means for storing a header configuration of the packetized data , the header configuration including information identifying the replacement . the means for packetizing data are adapted to packetize subsequent input data according to the protocols corresponding to the predetermined protocol stack and according to the header configuration , thereby forming subsequent packetized data having at least a part of a header replaced with a replacement . moreover , the means for transmitting the packetized data are adapted to transmit the subsequent packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks .\naccording to a further embodiment of the invention , the means for determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway are adapted to determine whether a reply message from the predetermined gateway was received at the user terminal .\naccording to another embodiment , the means for determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway are adapted to determine whether the reply message was received at the user terminal within a predetermined time period after the means for transmitting have transmitted the packetized data .\na further embodiment of the invention relates to a user terminal for transmitting data to a predetermined gateway via data communication networks and at least one network node . the user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . further , the predetermined gateway is a second network node connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the user terminal comprises a packetizing unit adapted to packetize input data according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment , where the packetizing unit is adapted to output packetized data . the user terminal also includes a transmitting unit adapted to transmit the packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks , and a determination unit adapted to determine whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway . moreover , the user terminal includes a modification unit adapted to modify the packetized data based on an output of the determination unit , where the modification unit is adapted to replace at least a part of a first header in the packetized data with a replacement . the first header corresponds to a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack .\naccording to another embodiment , the modification unit is adapted to provide modified packetized data to the transmitting unit , the modified packetized data being packetized data , where at least a part of the first header is replaced with the replacement . the transmitting unit is adapted to transmit the modified packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks .\naccording to yet another embodiment , the modification unit is adapted to replace the complete first header with a second header .\nin a further embodiment of the invention the first header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to the specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack , and the second header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to a replacement protocol not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .\naccording to an embodiment , the modification unit is adapted to provide protocol information to the packetizing unit , the protocol information identifying the replacement protocol , where the packetizing unit is also adapted to form the second header according to the protocol information .\naccording to yet another embodiment , the modification unit is adapted to insert a third header into the packetized data .\nin another embodiment of the invention the modification unit is adapted to replace a value of a field of one of the first to third header with a new value .\naccording to a further embodiment , the field is a destination port number field , the value of the destination port number field equals a value standardized for a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack according to which the input data was packetized , where the new value equals a value of a destination port number field standardized for a protocol different from the specific protocol .\naccording to yet another embodiment , the user terminal further comprises a storage unit adapted to store a header configuration of the packetized data , the header configuration including information identifying the replacement . the packetizing unit is adapted to packetize subsequent input data according to the protocols corresponding to the predetermined protocol stack and according to the header configuration , thereby forming subsequent packetized data having at least a part of a first header replaced with a replacement . further , the transmitting unit is adapted to transmit the subsequent packetized data to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks .\naccording to a further embodiment , the determination unit is adapted to determine whether a reply message from the predetermined gateway was received at the user terminal .\naccording to another embodiment , the determination unit is adapted to determine whether the reply message was not received at the user terminal within a predetermined time period after the transmitting unit has transmitted the packetized data .\naccording to a further embodiment , the invention relates to a gateway for communicating data to and from at least one user terminal via data communication networks and at least one network node . the at least one user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . further , the gateway , being a second network node , is connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the gateway comprises means for receiving packetized data from a specific user terminal , the packetized data being packetized according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment . further , the gateway includes means for detecting a modification to the packetized data , where the means for detecting a modification are adapted to detect whether at least a part of a first header in the packetized data was replaced with a replacement and are adapted to output replacement information indicating at least the first header . the gateway also includes means for depacketizing data , that are adapted to depacketize the packetized data by removing at least one of the respective headers from the packetized data and generating a payload segment according to at least one respective protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the payload segment is a remaining part of the packetized data after removing the at least one respective header . the gateway also comprises means for transmitting a message to the specific user terminal , where the message indicates that the packetized data arrived at the gateway . the means for depacketizing data are further adapted to generate , based upon the replacement information , a specific payload segment according to a predefined protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the specific payload segment is associated with the first header .\naccording to another embodiment , the first header of the received packetized data corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing data according to a replacement protocol , and the replacement protocol is not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .\naccording to yet another embodiment , the means for depacketizing data are adapted to remove an additional header from the received packetized data , the additional header being inserted in addition to the modification to the packetized data .\nin a further embodiment the means for receiving packetized data are adapted to receive data on at least two network ports , where a first port number corresponds to a value standardized for the predefined protocol and a second port number corresponds to a value standardized for the replacement protocol .\naccording to a further embodiment , the invention relates to a gateway for communicating data to and from at least one user terminal via data communication networks and at least one network node . the at least one user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , while a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . the gateway , being a second network node , is connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the gateway comprises a receiving unit adapted to receiving packetized data from a specific user terminal . the packetized data is packetized according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment . the gateway also comprises a detecting unit adapted to detect whether at least a part of a first header in the packetized data was replaced with a replacement and adapted to output replacement information indicating at least the first header . the gateway further includes a depacketizer adapted to depacketize the packetized data by removing at least one of the respective headers from the packetized data and generating a payload segment according to at least one respective protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the payload segment is a remaining part of the packetized data after removing the at least one respective header . the gateway also includes a transmitting unit adapted to transmit a message to the specific user terminal , where the message indicates that the packetized data arrived at the gateway . the depacketizer is adapted to generate , based upon the replacement information , a specific payload segment according to a predefined protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the specific payload segment is associated with the first header .\naccording to an embodiment , the first header of the received packetized data corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing data according to a replacement protocol . the replacement protocol is not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .\naccording to another embodiment , the depacketizer is adapted to remove an additional header from the received packetized data . the additional header is inserted in addition to the modification to the packetized data .\naccording to yet another embodiment , the depacketizer is adapted to receive data on at least two network ports , where a first port number corresponds to a value standardized for the predefined protocol and a second port number corresponds to a value standardized for the replacement protocol .\nthe invention also relates , according to an embodiment , to a system for communicating data via data communication networks and at least one network node . the system comprises a user terminal connected to a first data communication network , a first network node connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network and a gateway that is a second network node connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the user terminal comprises means for packetizing data adapted to packetize input data according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment . the means for packetizing data are also adapted to output packetized data . the user terminal also comprises means for transmitting the packetized data to the gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks , and means for determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway . further , the user terminal includes means for modifying the packetized data based on an output of the means for determining . the means for modifying are adapted to replace at least a part of a first header in the packetized data with a replacement , where the first header corresponds to a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . moreover , the gateway comprises means for receiving the packetized data from the user terminal via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks and means for detecting a modification to the packetized data . the means for detecting a modification are adapted to detect whether at least a part of the first header in the packetized data was replaced with the replacement and are adapted to output replacement information indicating at least the first header . the gateway further includes means for depacketizing data that are adapted to depacketize the packetized data by removing at least one of the respective headers from the packetized data and generating a payload segment according to at least one respective protocol of the predetermined protocol stack . the payload segment is a remaining part of the packetized data after removing the at least one respective header . the gateway also includes means for transmitting a message to the user terminal indicating that the packetized data arrived at the gateway . moreover , the means for depacketizing data are adapted to generate , based upon the replacement information , a specific payload segment according to a predefined protocol of the predetermined protocol stack , where the specific payload segment is associated with the first header .\naccording to an embodiment of the invention , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to replace the complete first header with a second header , where the first header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to the predefined protocol of the predetermined protocol stack , and the second header corresponds to a header resulting from packetizing the input data according to a replacement protocol not comprised in the predetermined protocol stack .\naccording to another embodiment , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to provide protocol information to the means for packetizing data , where the protocol information identifies the replacement protocol . the means for packetizing data are also adapted to form the second header according to the protocol information .\naccording to yet another embodiment , the means for modifying the packetized data are adapted to insert a third header into the packetized data . the means for depacketizing data are further adapted to remove the third header from the received packetized data .\naccording to a further embodiment , the invention relates to a method for communicating data to and from a predetermined gateway via data communication networks and at least one network node . a user terminal is connected to a first data communication network , and a first network node is connected to the first data communication network and a second data communication network . the predetermined gateway is a second network node connected to the second data communication network and a third data communication network . the method comprises the steps of generating packetized data , where generating comprises packetizing input data according to protocols corresponding to a predetermined protocol stack by forming , for each of the protocols of the predetermined protocol stack , a respective data packet including a respective header and a respective payload segment . further , the method comprises transmitting the packetized data from the user terminal to the predetermined gateway via the first network node and via the first and second data communication networks , and determining whether the packetized data arrived at the predetermined gateway . another method step is modifying the packetized data based on a result of the determining . moreover , modifying comprises replacing at least a part of a first header in the packetized data with a replacement , where the first header corresponds to a specific protocol of the predetermined protocol stack ."]}
{"id": 53774, "summary": [{"text": "besturn ( chinese : \u4e00\u6c7d\u5954\u817e ; pinyin : y\u012bq\u00ec b\u0113nt\u00e9ng ) is an automotive marque owned by the chinese automaker faw group .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "with products based on older mazda sedans , besturn targets upper middle-class chinese consumers .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "faw , besturn 's owner , also manufactures the chinese market version of the car many besturn products are based on , the mazda 6 , and besturn models were initially produced in faw 's mazda factories . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "besturn", "paragraphs": ["faw released the popular faw besturn b50 full electric and plug - in hybrid electric versions in 2014 . the besturn b50 is based on the mazda 6 .\nfor pictures and specifications of the 2015 faw besturn x80 , please click here .\nuse the dropdown at the top right of this page to find sales figures for the faw besturn b30 , besturn b50 , besturn b70 , besturn b90 , besturn x40 , besturn x80 , oley , tianjin xiali ( charade ) , junpai a50 , junpai a70 , junpai d60 , junpai cx65 , vita v2 , vita weizhi , xenia , senia r7 , senia r9 , freewin , honqi h7 , jianxing , vela , vizi and any other car model produced and sold in china since the early 2000\u2019s .\nwith products based on older mazda sedans , besturn targets upper middle - class chinese consumers . at least one new model derives from the second generation volkswagen jetta . faw , besturn ' s owner , also manufactures the chinese market version of the car many besturn products are based on , the mazda 6 , and besturn models were initially produced in faw ' s mazda factories .\nthe b30 is the entry - level sedan in faw\u2019s besturn lineup . it first appeared at the 2015 shanghai motor show in april as \u201cbesturn a - class\u201d ; the name was changed to besturn b30 in july when the car was put on display at changchun motor show . deliveries will start on november 15 , 2015 .\nfaw besturn - b70 is the finest car model by worldwide largest auto maker company faw . faw has launched latest besturn - b70 model in 2017 as starting price of aed 61 , 704 for uae with different version and price range . 2016 was the first year in uae for besturn - b70 model when faw introduced it with starting price of aed 58 , 765 . every faw besturn - b70 model improves itself with exterior features , interior features , safety features including engine specs .\nhongqi is the third domestic automobile brand that joins the military\u2019s official car team , after trumpche from guangzhou automobile group and besturn from first automobile works .\ngo to our detailed breakdown of global ev sales to see how the faw besturn b50 electric car fares to its competitors in the fast - growing ev market .\nfaw is the worldwide largest auto maker company . faw has introduced their 4 different car models in uae with different of price range & comfort levels . faw has introduced different car models by the time which includes faw besturn b50 , faw besturn b70 , faw besturn x80 , faw oley . faw continues improving their interior , exterior and features of cars provide the best experience for their customers , for that faw release a new version of every model with year , which holds exterior improvements , interior qualities and feature enhancements . faw has introduced new version of their 0 models in 2018 inclduing .\nthe besturn b70 , initially called the c301 , made its debut in 2006 . it is based on an older mazda 6 and uses the ford cd3 platform . the besturn b50 was released in 2009 , also derived from a mazda 6 , other components come from volkswagen products . as of 2011 , future models will include the jetta - based b30 and the mazda 6 - derived b90 . source : wikipedia\nfaw car , based in the northeast china city of changchun , produces cars under the besturn , oley and hongqi brands . it also builds the mazda 6 and cx - 9 under a license agreement with mazda motor corp .\nfaw first automobile works , established in 1953 , produces and markets cars under the faw , faw besturn , faw freewin , faw hongqi , faw jiefang and haima ( sub - ) brands and has manufacturing joint ventures with audi , mazda , toyota and volkswagen .\nsales of the firm ' s besturn model , based on mazda motor ' s mazda6 , which the company also manufactures , spiked , as it reaped the benefits of targeting high - end middle - class consumers , said shanghai - based analyst jiahao gu , who tracks the carmaker for csc securities .\ngiven this fact , vw doesn ' t really want to burn any bridges . in addition , even if the allegations are true , they can ' t legally do much until faw comes out with its besturn b50 in 2013 , faw ' s small car model believed to be the model in question .\ndash loox good but a bit mazda - like . that indeed is well possible , faw\u2019s upcoming besturn b90 is based on the mazda 6 and this is almost the same dash as the b90 . faw so makes cars in jv\u2019s with volkswagen , mazda and toyota . then they make their own cars based on volkswagens , audi\u2019s and mazda\u2019s . a mess it is .\nthe b70 is a mid - size sedan slotted between the b50 and b90 in faw\u2019s besturn lineup . the first - gen , which shares a platform with the first - gen mazda6 , was unveiled on april 23 , 2006 , in beijing as\nfaw c301 .\non august 18 , 2006 , it hit the market simply as\nbesturn ,\nas it was the first model to bear that name . the 2006 - 2011 models shared powertrains with the mazda6 built by the joint venture of faw - mazda , which featured a 108kw 2 . 0l ( lf ) and 120kw 2 . 3l ( l3 ) engine . the two engine options were dropped in 2012 , replaced by an faw - built 1 . 8 liter ( et3 ) shared with the b50 .\nfaw car is spending more than $ 120 million through 2009 to build more models of the besturn , aiming at chinese consumers seeking cars designed for the needs of the home market . sales of domestically made cars shot up 18 . 5 % in the first half of this year over last year\u0092s first six months , to more than 5 million vehicles , according to the china association of automobile manufacturers .\nin the late 2000s , the company tried to increase the local content of its cars . with help from western engineering consultants and design houses , it developed its own designs like vita c1 , haima 3 and besturn . however , their underpinnings were still based on its existing joint - venture cars . despite of its existence for over half a century , faw has yet to realize the original target of mao zedong .\nanalysts predict that profit growth for faw car will slow down in the latter half of this year , as advertising and engineering costs relating to the company ' s new models , the updated mazda6 and the besturn b50 , will cut into the bottom line . both gu and wang expect yearly profit growth to be lower than 200 % , particularly because the firm ' s sales in the second half of 2007 had accelerated , making a dramatic growth spurt in the second half of 2008 less likely .\naround 2010 faw was exposed developing a compact car named besturn b30 , which however did not launch as expected . instead , the faw oley was released in 2012 to fill the position of entry - level sedan . as the oley has proved a flop , faw re - launched the b30 in 2015 . although looking very different from the 2010 model , the 2016 b30 is believed by some to be derived from the same platform\u2013volkswagen\u2019s pq32 . they consider the new b30 a derivative of the vw bora ( a chinese variant of jetta ) .\nas a core business of faw group developing homegrown brands , faw - car is one of the most important strategical partners . the two paties have built up a very close relationship while tagal provided large amount of hdg products to the automaker since 2005 . also , tagal has large shares on the models like mazda , besturn and hongqi produced by faw - car . in 2013 , the partners had great progress on eti project . tagal was offered high praise by the car producer in regards to excellent comnerial service , product quality , logistics solutions and technical service .\nthe x40 is similar in size and price to the faw xenia r7 , launched last may , and they share the same platform and technology . makes sense to develop 2 models ? well , consider this : faw is a huge conglomerate that consists of a number of subdivisions and these have differences in popularity by region or market , so while it\u2019s indeed hugely inefficient , there is at least some economy of scale to be gained . the besturn x40 is powered by a 1 , 6 - liter engine with 115hp / 155nm , mated to either a 5mt or a 6at transmission . dimensions are 4 . 310 / 1 . 780 / 1 . 680mm with a 2 . 600mm wheelbase .\nfaw : first automotive works ( now known as the faw group ) is one of the oldest chinese automakers and has been a cooperation partner with mazda , toyota , and vw , but it also has brands of its own ( besturn , haima , hongqi , and xiali ) . hongqi ( red flag ) has built its baroque \u201cthree flags\u201d limousine since the 1950s . faw\u2019s in - house brands launched nine new models in 2009 , but on closer inspection , things look less rosy . \u201cunlike some others , faw does not own the technology of its cars , \u201d says analyst siebert . indeed , faw is responsible for almost zero independent engineering , and its generic styling themes have little potential to keep the brands alive . faw had better keep its cooperation partners happy , as it seems unlikely to be able to survive on its own .\nthe pace of sales in the chinese automobile market slowed in the first half of 2008 , but the listed unit of china ' s second - largest carmaker , first automobile works group , performed strongly , on the enthusiastic reception for its midsized sedans as well as diligent cost - cutting efforts .\namid consumer concerns about high fuel prices and inflation , growth in car sales moderated to 17 % in the first half of this year , versus the comparable period last year , the china association of automobile manufacturers said on wednesday . in the first half of 2007 , auto sales grew 22 % , year on year , over 2006 . but faw car co . , based in changchun , in the northeastern province of jilin , and listed on the shenzhen stock exchange , expects to post first - half profit growth of 200 % to 250 % .\npassenger vehicle sector growth slowed [ compared with ] 2007 , but this company ' s performance is above average because it has successfully launched the new models ,\nsaid shanghai - based analyst yusheng wang , who tracks faw car for boci research .\nfaw car previously had not been making use of its full capacity , so its rapid growth will create some efficiencies of scale , partially combating the impact of hikes in steel prices and rising labor costs , wang said .\nforecasts for the chinese auto sector as a whole call for 15 % profit growth for 2008 , with 10 million vehicles expected to be sold , gu said .\nfaw , which posted first - quarter profit growth of 261 % , to around $ 60 million , raised its first - quarter sales volume by 70 % over last year ' s equivalent period , to 280 , 000 vehicles .\nlisted chinese firms expecting earnings swings of 50 % or more are obligated by the securities regulator to release profit estimates publicly in advance . faw car ' s audited financial report is due on aug 28 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe 2016 b30 has a wheelbase of 2630mm and is 4625mm long , 1790mm wide , and 1500mm high . it is powered by an faw - 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designed b70 in the first half of 2014 , which shares a platform with the second - gen mazda6 ( called\nruiyi\nin china ) . in additional to the standard sedan , a sports version may be offered , named\nb70 rs .\nthe b70 posted disappointing sales in 2013 , delivering only 7 , 903 units . annual sales rose to 22 , 627 in 2014 .\nplease sign - up to wattev2buy\u2019s newsletter and stay up to date with the top 5 electric vehicle news stories every week .\nwe have designed some cool tools to compare electric vehicles . our tools include a mobile app , charging cost calculator and ev selector . use wattev2buy\u2019s proprietary tools to find the ideal ev for your requirements and determine the cost of charging evs .\nwattev2buy\u2019s easy to use ev select tool helps identify which electric vehicle is perfect for your specific requirements . ev select compare electric vehicles battery electric range over various vehicle types . within four clicks you can get the perfect luxury sedan able to drive your required distance on battery power .\nwattev2buy\u2019s easy to use charging cost calculator compare electric vehicles charging cost in your state and relate it to equivalent gasoline cost . the charging cost calculator also allows you to be specific and customize your electricity cost in kwh and provide results in miles and kilometers , making it usable all over the world .\nwe hate spam just as much as you , so be assured we will only send you one email a week with real news .\na total of 1 , 000 high - end passenger cars from domestic brand hongqi have been sold to the people\u2019s liberation army and sent to its general armament department for military use , according to the people\u2019s liberation army daily , the official newspaper of the armed forces .\nthe cars are the first batch of hongqi vehicles to join the military vehicle team after beijing set out new official car procurement policy this january in favour of domestic brands .\nthe military would no longer buy new cars from foreign brands like audi or volkswagen , including their joint ventures in china . the ruling was approved by president xi jinping and issued by the people\u2019s liberation army ( pla ) headquarters , \u201cpromoting frugality and cutting down on waste in military and armed police forces\u201d .\npurchase of new official cars for military use should be arranged within a centralised system and vehicles should be selected from domestic brands , the ruling said . spending on domestic and overseas business trips should also be strictly controlled , it added .\nbesides faw , which produce hongqi , the military has also invited guangzhou automobile group , shanghai\u2019s saic motor , brilliance auto and beijing\u2019s baic to bid for the tender .\nhongqi h7 sedan l is promoted by faw as the country\u2019s \u201cfirst self - developed high - end passenger car model\u201d . it launched last year and sold about 3 , 000 cars in first nine months , most ordered by official departments , xinhua reported then .\nas a car with a price range of 299 , 800 yuan to 479 , 800 yuan ( hk $ 376 , 700 - hk $ 602 , 900 ) the year\u2019s sales of hongqi were only equal to bmw\u2019s sales in a period of three days , or audi\u2019s over two days , according to the china business news newspaper .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nheadquarters and r & d center : changchun main assembly plants : changchun ( faw , mazda ) , changchun ( jv with vw ) , tianjin ( jv with toyota ) , hainan ( haima ) .\nsoon after communist party took over china , mao zedong set an ambitious target of overtaking the great britain in 5 years and matching united states in 10 years . in order to promote the\nnew china\ninto an industrial superpower , he launched the first 5 - year plan . among others , the plan called for establishing china ' s own motor industry . as a result , first automobile works was founded in 1953 as the first car maker in china . all technologies and production toolings were donated by soviet union , which also helped designing the faw production plant in changchun .\nthe first faw product was a truck named\njiefang\n, which meant\nliberation\nin typical communist style . in the first three decades , faw was essentially a truck manufacturer , although it also produced a handful of hongqi ( or\nred flag\n) luxury limousines for party leaders based on outdated soviet designs . ironically , millions of chinese people died in hunger in the late 1950s , then waves of political thunderstorms killed similar amount in the next two decades . china had been famous for poverty , thus mass production of passenger cars was out of question .\nin 1978 , deng xiaoping launched an economic reform whose alternative name was\ncapitalism\n. as a result , the state - owned faw became profit and market - oriented . it sent engineers to japan for training and modernized its production plant . production of trucks increased following domestic economic growth . the 1 millionth jiefang truck was built in 1983 .\nto produce cars in china . initially , the venture assembled old audi 100 based on knock - down kits , then it started producing the equally outdated volkswagen jetta mk2 ( which is still in service today ) . these cars were extensively used as government cars and taxis all over china .\n2002 saw faw acquired local competitor tianjin auto , which brought it the xiali small car brand and relationship with toyota . later on , faw formed another joint - venture with toyota to produce its cars in china . thanks to these foreign ventures , faw became the first chinese car maker to reach 1 million units of annual sales in 2004 .\ncome of faw car co . , the car unit of china faw group corp . , declined for the second consecutive year in 2015 , plunging 65 percent year on year to 52 . 9 million yuan ( $ 8 . 1 million ) .\nthe company blamed the income slump on price wars on the domestic car market and a lack of competitive products .\nlast year , faw car sold roughly 235 , 900 vehicles , a drop of 19 . 6 percent from 2014 .\nto shore up sales , the company offered steep price discounts for its products . as a result , the gross profit margin of its vehicles dipped 2 . 28 percentage points to 18 percent , said faw car .\nautomotive news china produces two email newsletters each week . you can sort your news by the articles highlighted in each of our newsletters here .\nentire contents \u00a9 crain communications , inc . use of editorial content without permission is strictly prohibited . all rights reserved .\non dec . 11 , 2013 , faw - car purchasing partners conference was held in changchun , tagal was awarded \u2018excellent supplier 2013\u2019 for its outstanding contributions .\nthe key part of our strategy is \u201cbest product quality , best supply chain system , best evi technical service\u201d . believed we will perform even better with our great efforts in 2014 .\nwe reported earlier on the upcoming hongqi c131 . by that time the chinese press reported that the platform was independently developed by faw . we had our doubts , and that proves correct . chinese media now reports the c131 is actually based on an audi a6 platform .\nvw / audi and faw have a joint venture , faw - volkswagen , they make they audi\u2019s a4 , a6 and q5 and a bunch of volkswagens . audi and hongqi go way back , audi supplied platforms for hongqi since the early 80\u2019s . see here , here and here for some examples . hongqi later did it with ford for awhile but that relationship soon brook down . hongqi then tried toyota but that love produced only one baby , the crown - based hq3 . back again now with audi for the new mid - sized hongqi limosine , a big sedan is on its way as well\u2026\nfaw easily has enough money to develop their own platforms , they just don\u2019t wanna do it because it takes time . faw , and other chinese automakers , think it is much easier to use some old platforms , change the headlights and start making money immediately . fine for tomorrow and next week but deadly in the long run\u2026\nthe u . s . \u2019s leadership of the world car market has finally come to an end . china is now where the action is , like it or not .\njust one generation ago , when hard - line maoist communism was the reality , individual mobility in china meant grabbing a bike and pedaling . now the roads are crammed with cars , even though less than three percent of the 1 . 3 billion chinese own their own vehicles .\nthe chinese market is growing at an astonishing pace . from producing 30 , 000 passenger cars 20 years ago , production has risen to an estimated 8 . 3 million passenger cars in 2009 ; total sales ( including trucks , cars , and commercial vehicles ) were expected to reach 12 . 6 million , which would make china the world\u2019s largest automotive market . and this ferocious growth is not over : shanghai - based analyst jochen siebert expects passenger - car production to grow to 9 . 5 million by 2012 , with sales reaching 14 million units .\nfrom 2001 to 2005 , china built 15 , 350 miles of expressway , which now totals 25 , 480 miles . the u . s . has more than 46 , 000 miles of interstate , but by 2020 , china may top that .\nforeign carmakers looking for a piece of the chinese pie must tread very carefully . the government requires those companies to team up with a chinese partner . the first western carmaker to gain a substantial foothold was volks\u00adwagen in the 1980s , partnering with shanghai automotive industry corporation ( saic ) . the vw santana , which we knew as the quantum 25 years ago , is still sold in the people\u2019s republic . gm\u2019s buick brand , a popular car with the chinese elite before mao\u2019s emergence , sells more cars in china than in its homeland .\nthese alliances carry enormous cultural and corporate baggage . despite having a partnership with vw , saic - vw and faw - vw don\u2019t seem to trust each other enough to put together a common purchasing policy ; vw has a common purchasing policy for all of its other brands throughout the world .\nanother issue is that intellectual property rights in china are not always respected , resulting in copycat products .\nhere\u2019s a look at the current players in china , and what they bring to the game .\nbyd : a battery maker in shenzhen called byd \u2014its marketing office says it stands for \u201cbuild your dreams\u201d\u2014has thrown itself into carmaking in a big way . \u201cboundless optimism\u201d might be a more appropriate company name : byd says its goal is to become the world\u2019s biggest carmaker by 2025 .\neven with some rather pedestrian offerings , including clones of gm daewoo and toyota vehicles , sales grew massively , from 20 , 000 units in 2005 to more than 300 , 000 in 2009 . the most curious offering is called the \u201cs8 , \u201d a retractable - hardtop convertible that blends the look of the mercedes - benz clk with that of the renault m\u00e9gane . the company is now concentrating on making hybrids and fully electric vehicles and claims its upcoming electric e6 minivan will have a range of 250 miles . to achieve that range , the e6 carries a battery pack that weighs 1200 pounds .\nchery : if there\u2019s a chinese carmaker that\u2019s been underestimated , it\u2019s chery . many china - car watchers know the \u201cqq , \u201d a blatant copy of the diminutive daewoo matiz , as well as the company\u2019s eastar , which looks suspiciously like the gm daewoo leganza / suzuki verona . this so irritated the usually placid gm that it sued . in its defense , chery claimed to have a contract with daewoo to build the two cars but still has not produced a document to support that claim . the chinese courts didn\u2019t appear to care , and daewoo owner gm lost . chery is also the brand that malcolm bricklin tried to bring to the states , and when that didn\u2019t work out , he sued for $ 14 billion . today , the company is working to transform its lineup and expand its brands by launching a premium brand dubbed xuan yuan . the first xuan yuan model is slated to be a luxury sedan with a chery - developed 3 . 0 - liter v - 6 and 4 . 2 - liter v - 8 . a cooperative agreement with fiat , however , got off on the wrong foot : fiat wanted to build the alfa romeo 159 in china , but chery said no thanks , citing the alfa\u2019s inferior technology .\ngeely : some chinese automakers make it hard to be taken seriously . geely , for example . it makes a car called the beauty leopard . still , this former producer of scooters and refrigerators has become the biggest privately owned carmaker in china . so far , the growth has come from its own vehicles , many of them \u201cinspired\u201d by western and japanese models . geely plans to grow through acquisitions . first , the firm acquired a share in manganese bronze , makers of the classic london taxi and\u2014perhaps to the sniggering of its rivals\u2014announced that a luxury car would emerge from that platform . geely\u2019s next move might not be as funny : it is working on taking over volvo and has ambitious plans for the swedish brand .\nsaic : the largest of the chinese carmakers , saic has had a working relationship with both vw and gm and , as a result , has learned much about making cars . in late 2004 , saic bought the rights to build several rover models but not the rights to the rover name . as a result , saic\u2019s version of the rover 75 became the amusingly named \u201croewe 750 . \u201d but no one\u2019s laughing now . the new roewe 550 and 350 models , developed with the help of engineering firm ricardo , are easily the most advanced indigenous vehicles in the chinese market . what\u2019s more , they\u2019re not just copies of western products any longer ; they have distinctive styling and engineering aimed at worldwide markets . the 550 may be sold in europe as a ssangyong , a korean brand owned by saic . saic is expected to sell 2 . 65 million cars in 2009 , making it the eighth - largest automaker in the world ."]}
{"id": 53778, "summary": [{"text": "the center for strategic counterterrorism communications ( cscc ) was an american government enterprise established in 2011 at the direction of the president and the secretary of state to coordinate , orient , and inform government-wide foreign communications activities targeted against terrorism and violent extremism .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the global engagement center , based at the state department , replaced the cscc in 2016 . ", "topic": 38}], "title": "center for strategic counterterrorism communications", "paragraphs": ["isis has al hayat media . the united states has the center for strategic counterterrorism communications ( cscc ) .\nalberto m . fernandez is the state department\u2019s coordinator for the center for strategic counterterrorism communications . ( sarah l . voisin / the washington post )\nhe has been blunt in his critique of the previous messaging efforts by the much - maligned and now defunct center for strategic counterterrorism communications .\nthe center for strategic counterterrorism communications has developed a strong partnership with the government of nigeria , and in conjunction with other international partners , provided assistance on developing a comprehensive communications strategy .\nabout 15 to 20 full - time staff , mostly emiratis , will work at the center for now , said rashad hussain , the u . s . special envoy and coordinator for strategic counterterrorism communications .\nseparately , the united states has been expanding an existing u . s . state department division , which hussain heads and which was set up in 2011 . it is known as the center for strategic counterterrorism communications ( cscc . )\nat the heart of the plan is expanding a tiny state department agency , the center for strategic counterterrorism communications , to harness all the existing attempts at countermessaging by much larger federal departments , including the pentagon , homeland security and intelligence agencies .\nmade up of employees of google , twitter , and other companies located in silicon valley , new york , and texas , the panel was tasked with analyzing the progress of the center for strategic counterterrorism communications ( cscc ) , a small outfit under the state department .\nthe review specifically raised doubts about propaganda messages posted under the state department seal \u2014 presumably including social media accounts like the the center for strategic counterterrorism communications '\nthink again , turn away\nanti - terrorism campaign , which has already been criticized for its lack of effectiveness , despite an active social media presence .\nother accomplishments since the launch include the adoption of various sets of good practices that are intended to both provide practical guidance for countries as they seek to enhance their counterterrorism capacity and bring greater strategic coherence to global counterterrorism capacity building efforts .\nthe center\u2019s appetite for barbed attacks intensified when lebaron retired in early 2012 and was replaced by fernandez .\nthe clip was assembled by a special unit at the state department charged with finding ways to contain the spread of militant islamist ideology . the center for strategic counterterrorism communications , or cscc , had direct backing from president obama , help from the cia , and teams of arabic , urdu and somali speakers who were thrust into the fray on twitter and other social - media platforms .\nhe cscc\u2019s primary objective is to systematise u . s strategic communications to counter the appeal of violent extremist ideologies among foreign populations , particularly as related to al - qaida and its global affiliates .\nboko haram and u . s . counterterrorism assistance to nigeria ( may 14 , 2014 )\nan informal , multilateral counterterrorism platform with 30 founding members that promotes a strategic , long - term approach to dealing with the ct threat . the forum identifies urgent needs , devises solutions , and mobilizes resources to address key civilian counterterrorism challenges . the forum was launched in september 2011 . please visit urltoken for more information\nthe report coincided with the departure of rashad hussain , who was installed this year by the white house as head of the state department\u2019s center for strategic counterterrorism communications , or cscc . hussain has taken a position at the justice department , and officials said the shift was not related to the review or to concern about his tenure at state . but his departure has brought new tumult to a unit already associated with frequent changes of strategy and personnel .\n\u00a9 2014 institute for strategic dialogue , all rights reserved . registered with the charity commission as trialogue educational trust , charity no 1076660\ndubai , united arab emirates - the u . s . and emirati governments launched a new mideast digital communications center wednesday focused on using social media to counter islamic state of iraq and syria ( isis ) propaganda efforts online .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nlearn about the bureau of counterterrorism\u2019s various programs to build foreign partner capacity and counter terrorism around the world .\nthe center\u2019s creators see the changes as a retreat from the war room they envisioned .\nthe bureau of counterterrorism and countering violent extremism\u2019s mission is to promote u . s . national security by taking a leading role in developing coordinated strategies and approaches to defeat terrorism abroad and securing the counterterrorism cooperation of international partners .\nlumpkin has fought to double the center\u2019s budget from $ 10 million last year to more than $ 20 million requested for next year , and he says he\u2019ll ask for more after that .\nthe center released youtube videos and twitter messages wednesday in arabic and english announcing its launch .\nthere are three predicates upon which a strategic ci mission would rest . first , the foreign intelligence threat is strategic , meaning that states use their intelligence resources purposefully to gain advantage over the united states and to advance their interests . second , strategic intelligence threats cannot be defeated through ad hoc measures alone . the threats must be countered by a strategic response . and third , there must be a national level system that integrates and coordinates diverse programs , resources , and activities to achieve common strategic objectives .\nin for a penny , in for a pound . take it for granted that they ' re wrong , and everyone knows it . then annoy the hell out of them with withering wit for being wrong .\nmatthew levitt is the fromer - wexler fellow and director of the washington institute ' s stein program on counterterrorism and intelligence .\nwe\u2019ve moved ! we\u2019ve joined the global engagement center . follow our new twitter handle , @ thegec .\nthe ata program\u2019s policy formulation , strategic guidance , and oversight are managed by the u . s . department of state\u2019s bureau of counterterrorism , while implementation and program administration are the responsibility of the bureau of diplomatic security ( ds ) .\nplease be sure to follow the global engagement center at @ thegec ( previously @ thinkagain _ dos ) .\nhussain said it sends a powerful message when muslim communities publicly reject extremists ' messages , and he expressed appreciation for the emiratis ' leadership in supporting the new center .\nnetwork analyses to map terrorist supply chains , support infrastructures , financial transactions , communications channels , recruitment and training activities , and other footprints serve to focus collection , identify vulnerabilities and inform strategic operational planning to attack , disrupt , and neutralize terrorist operations . while forensic analyses of terrorist acts remain vital , the us counterterrorism enterprise ( including its intelligence community foundations ) is strategically oriented proactively to identify , assess , and defeat terrorist operations .\ncritics blasted not only the video , but also the broader \u201cthink again turn away\u201d campaign . rita katz , whose site intelligence group tracks the online communications of terrorist groups , began cataloguing what she considered to be the center\u2019s most embarrassing materials and said the campaign was playing into the islamic state\u2019s hands by bolstering its reputation for cruelty and expanding its audience .\nsince its launch in september 2011 , the gctf has mobilized over us $ 200 million to strengthen counterterrorism - related rule of law institutions , in particular , for countries transitioning away from emergency law .\nhedayah , based in abu dhabi , uae , serves as a cve center of excellence and a training hub .\nthe global engagement center provides information and facts about terrorism and the international community ' s activities to end terrorism .\nby contrast , \u201cstrategic counterintelligence\u201d remains a relatively undeveloped concept , in theory or implementation . isn\u2019t this curious ? for if strategic intelligence takes as its touchstone the whole of state interests and the sources of state power , then understanding the purpose and manner in which other states use their intelligence resources to gain advantage and mastering the capability to counter them would seem to be the other side of the strategic intelligence coin .\nthe obama administration has urged arab allies to do more to combat the media blitz , characterizing the fight on the communications front as a key pillar in the overall effort to defeat the group .\nboko haram and u . s . counterterrorism assistance to nigeria ( may 14 , 2014 ) | u . s . embassy & consulate in nigeria\nthe center was conceived by senior officials at the state department , including its counterterrorism chief , daniel benjamin , who was among a group of administration insiders who worried that the white house had become more focused on killing terrorists than preventing the recruitment of new ones .\nlast june , islamic state supporters warned fighters to beware of the center\u2019s twitter account and not to interact with it .\nthere is another way . us counterintelligence could seize the strategic initiative and begin by working the target abroad , with the purpose of selectively degrading the hostile foreign intelligence service and its ability to work against us . this is the central objective of strategic counterintelligence .\nthis analytic work in turn should lead to refined collection requirements to help identify adversary intelligence service vulnerabilities and support strategic operational planning to exploit them\u2014and some thought - provoking new possibilities for advancing us objectives .\n1 . sherman kent , strategic intelligence for american world policy ( princeton , nj : princeton university press , 1949 examples of the literature published since kent\u2019s work include : roger hilsman , strategic intelligence and national decisions . ( glencoe , il : free press , 1956 ) ; bruce bruce d . berkowitz and allan e . goodman , strategic intelligence for american national security . ( princeton , nj : princeton university press , 1989 ) ; richard k . betts , and thomas g . mahnken , eds . , paradoxes of strategic intelligence : essays in honor of michael j . handel ( london : frank cass , 2003 ) ; loch k . johnson and james j . wirtz , eds . , strategic intelligence : windows into a secret world\u2014an anthology . ( los angeles : roxbury publishing company , 2004 ) ; and loch k . johnson , ed . , strategic intelligence ( london : praeger security international , 2007 ) .\nskeptics of the new campaign voiced concerns that the program is an attempt by the white house to end a long - simmering turf war with the counterterrorism center\u2019s director , alberto fernandez , and exercise more control over the kinds of messages that are produced and coordinated with domestic and international partners .\nthe national ci enterprise must be configured to execute the strategic ci mission . the strategic ci mission requires a supporting infrastructure to orchestrate the resources of the many parts of the ci community to focus collection and analysis of the foreign intelligence service , perform strategic operational planning to address collection gaps , develop options to degrade the foreign intelligence service , and enable coordinated execution to achieve defensive and offensive ci goals .\nthe starting blocks for the strategic ci mission are in place . in line with the commission\u2019s recommendation , the national clandestine service , under cia , is ideally situated to deliver , for the first time , a genuine ci capability abroad to complement the fbi\u2019s responsibilities at home .\nthis can work for obvious reasons : bad guys and their sympathizers don\u2019t care what the us government wants them to do , but they can be influenced by peers or cultural in - groups .\npeople who are attracted to [ jihadism ] don ' t go to the government for their guidance on what to do ,\nnicholas rasmussen , the director of the national counterterrorism center , told the senate intelligence committee in early february .\neven with clinton\u2019s backing , however , a 2010 meeting at the white house offered an early indication of how contentious the plan would be . the cia\u2019s drone war in pakistan was at full throttle when benjamin pitched the idea for the center to obama and key players on his national security team , including clinton , counterterrorism adviser john brennan and senior aide denis mcdonough .\nother officials questioned whether even a newly empowered center at the state department would be up to the task . operating the center on a shoestring budget of about $ 5 million a year , mr . fernandez , a respected middle east specialist and career foreign service officer , and his supporters have long complained that neither the state department nor the white house fully supported or properly financed the center\u2019s activities .\nas the center finally began to take shape at the state department , there was a sense that significant ground had already been lost .\ncountering violent extremism ( cve ) is a pillar of the administration\u2019s strategic approach to counterterrorism , and is an increasingly critical component of a comprehensive and sustainable counterterrorism strategy that seeks to address the entire life cycle of radicalization to violent extremism . the united states is working with governments and non - governmental partners to address the spread of violent extremism and the conditions that make communities susceptible to violent extremism , including \u2013 but not limited to \u2013 isil / da\u2019esh\u2019s potent brand of terrorism .\nfrustratingly for journalists and other advocates of government transparency , the center will seldom reveal who it is supporting , just as special operators don\u2019t reveal the forces they are training unless that nation chooses to reveal it .\ngreg miller is a national security correspondent for the washington post . he was among the post reporters awarded the 2014 pulitzer prize for coverage of u . s . surveillance programs revealed by edward snowden and a finalist for the 2013 pulitzer prize . he previously worked for the los angeles times . follow\n\u201cunfortunately , as we all know , the government is probably not the best platform to try to communicate with the set of actors who are potentially vulnerable to this kind of propaganda and this kind of recruitment , \u201d nicholas rasmussen , the director of the national counterterrorism center , told the senate intelligence committee last week .\nthe u . s . - nigeria bi - national commission is a strategic dialogue designed to expand mutual cooperation across a broad range of shared interests .\nfirst established in 2009 , the partnership for regional east africa counterterrorism ( preact ) , is a u . s . - funded and implemented multi - year , multi - faceted program designed to build the capacity and cooperation of military , law enforcement , and civilian actors across east africa to counter terrorism in a comprehensive fashion . it uses law enforcement , military , and development resources to achieve its strategic objectives , including :\nthe global engagement center is charged with leading the u . s . government\u2019s efforts to counter propaganda and disinformation from international terrorist organizations and foreign countries .\nin time , strategic ci operations should yield insights into foreign intelligence threats that inform us ci activities globally and diminish the adversary\u2019s ability to work against us . the fbi should realize the most immediate gains from strategic ci operations as collection against foreign intelligence services abroad begins to fill in the ( now largely empty ) file folders on intelligence personnel arriving on our shores . in other words , the return on investment in the strategic ci mission should more than offset the cost of redirecting current ci resources and effort ; conversely if us counterintelligence does not adopt a strategic approach the marginal return on additional ci dollars is likely to be disappointing .\nsince its inception , the center had purposely avoided posting any material in english . it did so in part to avoid running afoul of rules barring the state department from attempts to influence american citizens . but officials also cited another concern : venturing into english would expose the center\u2019s efforts to more scrutiny in washington .\nthe global counterterrorism forum ( gctf ) is a multilateral body that seeks to promote civilian cooperation and good practices to counter terrorism . the gctf is composed of 30 countries and the eu . it consists of a strategic - level coordinating committee and five thematic and regional expert - driven working groups focusing on the criminal justice sector and rule of law ; countering violent extremism ; and capacity building in the sahel , the horn of africa , and southeast asia . the gctf aims to strengthen the international architecture for addressing 21st century terrorism and promotes a strategic , long - term approach to dealing with the threat .\nthe proposal languished long after obama\u2019s flash of frustration . in her memoir , clinton said that \u201cdespite the president\u2019s pointed comments in july 2010 , it took more than a year for the white house to issue an executive order\u201d establishing the center .\nwhat the sawab center will do is , it will begin to rectify the wrong impression that isil is beating us in the information war and the social media war ,\nhe said , using an alternate name for the militant group .\nthe consolidation and enhanced professionalization of all of the fbi\u2019s national security functions under a new national security branch should enable a more systematic and strategically - driven approach to the bureau\u2019s intelligence mission , including its ci work . the defense department\u2019s strategic ci orientation has been institutionalized in the mission of counterintelligence field activity and the ongoing work on ci campaign plans now incorporated within the department\u2019s deliberate planning process . and with the issuance of the 2005 national counterintelligence strategy , the office of the ncix engaged the ci community to build central data bases on select foreign intelligence services to support strategic analyses and to identify collection needs , and it established a pilot project for a ci community integration center to conduct strategic operational planning to degrade foreign adversaries intelligence capabilities .\na status report in the final analysis , the decision whether or not to pursue a strategic ci capability is ultimately a policy call . president bush made the initial call in approving the first national counterintelligence strategy in 2005 . 13 while broadly a vision statement for the many ways in which counterintelligence should support national security , the strategy\u2019s central feature is reorientation of the ci enterprise to enable proactive strategic operations against foreign intelligence threats as national security priorities dictate . the national security leadership has every reason to expect that the ci community is hard at work to deliver this new strategic ci capability .\nhe and anwar gargash , the emirati minister of state for foreign affairs , said in a joint statement the center ' s aim is to support coalition efforts , challenge isis propaganda and\namplify moderate and tolerant voices from across the region .\nthe center\u2019s ability to fend off the criticism was hampered by the difficulty of measuring the effectiveness of its work . the group could point to the size of its following on twitter and argued that all the death threats and efforts to shut down its accounts were evidence that the center had gotten under the islamic state\u2019s skin .\nsince its creation , the center\u2019s budget had hovered between $ 5 million and $ 6 million per year , a range that barely registers on washington\u2019s spending scale .\nmatthew levitt is the fromer - wexler fellow and director of the stein program on counterterrorism and intelligence at the washington institute . this article originally appeared on the wall street journal blog\nthink tank .\nmore work still needs to be done . the center does not yet have an active website of its own , and a planned facebook presence and a dedicated youtube channel are expected to take several more weeks to develop . officials say they hope the center will eventually launch\nproactive online messaging campaigns\nto target isis propaganda .\nthat finding was interpreted as an endorsement of the center\u2019s work under hussain to set up messaging centers overseas with the expectation that their postings would have greater credibility and impact than those coming from the u . s . government . a center in the united arab emirates became operational this year . others are planned in malaysia and nigeria .\ndespite these accomplishments , the ability to execute strategic ci operations remains a far - off goal . it is uncertain whether plans for the new external ci cadre at cia will survive in the face of competing demands on the agency\u2019s humint collection and other clandestine resources .\ncounterterrorism support to nigeria focuses on building critical counterterrorism capabilities among nigeria\u2019s civilian and law enforcement agencies . this supports the larger u . s . objective of encouraging nigeria to develop and implement a comprehensive approach to counter bh that upholds and enforces the rule of law , provides civilian protection , respects human rights and international norms , and addresses the underlying grievances that bh exploits ( including through development gains and through responsive governance ) .\nmr . fernandez , who is retiring in april , declined to comment for this article .\nchina says it ' s ' fully prepared ' for trade war with u . s .\nall ata courses emphasize the importance of the rule of law and respect for human rights .\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nrichard stengel , a former time magazine managing editor who is the u . s . undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs , traveled to the emirates for the launch .\nis a menacing phantom , a headline , and news clip . for some like alex ,\nthat is why the center will need to leverage \u201ca network of networks\u201d to be effective in preventing or mitigating extremist violence , mr . stengel and other american officials said .\njournalists were not allowed to attend the project ' s unveiling or visit the center , which has been testing its operations and developing its branding over the past three months .\nthe un is a close partner of and participant in the gctf and its activities . the gctf serves as a mechanism for furthering the implementation of the universally - agreed un global counter - terrorism strategy and , more broadly , to complement and reinforce existing multilateral counterterrorism efforts , starting with those of the un .\noperational risks . the risks associated with strategic ci are of particular concern to those responsible for clandestine humint . there is an inherent tension between the work of humint collectors and the work of counterintelligence operations . intelligence collection values above all the information , but ci insists on acting on that information , which is a very different operational dynamic . for example , if a penetration within a foreign government were used as a ci agent ( for example , serving as a channel for deception ) , that ci operation would introduce a new risk of compromising the asset , to the detriment of the collection effort . yet the very same organizations that are responsible for humint are also being asked to take on expanded ci operational responsibilities , which means they must weigh the costs and benefits of the strategic ci mission against their other standing responsibilities .\nthere were also death threats . most were vague vows by islamic state followers to track down the center\u2019s employees . but in one case , isis managed to identify one of the center\u2019s contract workers by name and singled him out as a target . the threat was traced to a militant in spain who was subsequently arrested , u . s . officials said .\nit is a problem that has proved more difficult to solve than almost any other for counterterrorism officials . in the 14 years since the sept . 11 attacks , the united states has degraded al - qaeda , tracked down and killed osama bin laden and protected the country from any mass - casualty follow - up attacks .\nlearn how the cia is organized into directorates and key offices , responsible for securing our nation .\nin addition , the gctf served as impetus for the development of three \u201cinspired\u201d institutions in order to address the forum\u2019s areas of strategic priority : countering violent extremism ( cve ) and strengthening the rule of law . these institutions provide a vehicle for the operationalization , promotion , and implementation of some of the gctf good practices surrounding cve and rule of law . these three institutions include :\nbased inside the state department , a team of around 50 people man the center , working on its own set of videos , images for sharing on facebook , tweets , anything to blunt the spread of extremist communcations on social media . the concept behind the center was first born in 2010 out of a desire to , rather than just ignoring the messaging that al - qaeda and other terrorist groups published , actually counter their message with one of our own .\nthere is a parallel for thinking about counterintelligence as a strategic mission . just as us intelligence is mapping the essential features and activities of terrorist groups , so ci analysts could determine how foreign intelligence services are built and operate\u2014call it ci order - of - battle preparation . key questions would include :\nthe new sawab center is one of the most concrete responses to that call yet in the region . named for the arabic word for\nthe right or proper way ,\nit will be based in abu dhabi , the oil - rich capital of the united arab emirates , a key american ally and a member of the u . s . - led coalition against the isis group .\ntrump shrugs off u . k . \u2019s brexit flap , still jazzed for visit with pm theresa may\nthe institutions and people responsible for the formulation and implementation of american plans , intentions , and capabilities .\nthis report provides the department of state\u2019s annual , statutorily mandated assessment of trends and events in international terrorism that transpired in 2016 , including country - by - country breakdowns of foreign government counterterrorism cooperation , and profiles of designated foreign terrorist organizations .\namid the rash of negative coverage , marie harf , a state department spokeswoman , began urging that the cscc be reined in . in an e - mail to white house communications adviser ben rhodes and others , she said that she was \u201csupremely uncomfortable\u201d with the graphic images that were \u201cgoing out under the state department seal . \u201d\nin the summer of 2015 , who was a target recruit for the islamic state . her story provides a chilling illustration of the group\u2019s reach and the persistence of its messaging . for most in the west ,\noverall , the most formidable obstacle to progress has been the lack of understanding or consensus behind the purpose and value of the strategic ci mission . even the end goal behind the creation of the ncix remains a matter of some dispute . is the objective to establish a new national capability to execute the strategic ci mission or simply to become more efficient at performing the standing missions of the several ci agencies ?\nand it may well be the case that the best sources on those intelligence operations are to be found not in iraq but in other parts of the world , another reason why coordinated strategic planning for global ci operations and exploitation to advance theater objectives has been deemed essential ( if not yet fully realized ) .\n1 . enabling and enhancing the capacity of north and west african militaries and law enforcement to conduct counterterrorism operations ; 2 . integrating the ability of north and west african militaries and law enforcement , and other supporting partners , to operate regionally and collaboratively on counterterrorism efforts ; 3 . enhancing border security capacity to monitor , restrain , and interdict terrorist movements ; 4 . strengthening the rule of law , including access to justice , and law enforcement\u2019s ability to detect , disrupt , respond to , investigate , and prosecute terrorist activity ; 5 . monitoring and countering the financing of terrorism ( such as that related to kidnapping for ransom ) ; and 6 . reducing the limited sympathy and support among communities for violent extremism .\njavascript is disabled in your browser . for the best experience on this web site , please enable javascript .\npatrick tucker is technology editor for defense one . he\u2019s also the author of the naked future : what happens in a world that anticipates your every move ? ( current , 2014 ) . previously , tucker was deputy editor for the futurist for nine years . tucker has written about emerging technology in slate , . . .\nfortunately , such reflexive protectiveness commonly is overcome in the field , where people with a shared duty station and purpose are clear that they are working on the same team . without some way of instilling that spirit and incentive structure in washington interagency planning groups , strategic operational planning for ci will remain an elusive goal .\nlet me be clear : operations to identify , assess , neutralize and exploit foreign intelligence services as a strategic target are not an entirely new concept for us counterintelligence . over the course of 70 years , us and british intelligence acquired just such specialized insights into the gru and the kgb , to inform ci operations against the soviet union . 8 while not presently configured to work as a strategic whole , us counterintelligence , nevertheless , unquestionably could produce and execute collection strategies to characterize other foreign intelligence services of concern , exploit those sources for their positive intelligence value , and develop options to degrade those services as national security objectives may dictate .\nas the center\u2019s campaign intensified , the islamic state showed flashes of irritation . the group launched a twitter account , @ al - bttar , specifically to engage in running arguments with the state department team .\n\u201cthere was irritation\u201d in obama\u2019s voice , the former official said , aimed at aides he had been pressing for options to keep al - qaeda\u2019s ideology from spreading . \u201ceverybody on his counterterrorism team had a little bit of egg on their face at that point , \u201d said the former official , who was not authorized to speak publicly about the meeting and requested anonymity .\nthe cscc began with more going for it than any of its predecessors , but it also faced major obstacles .\nfor travel to the united states on a temporary basis , including tourism , temporary employment , study and exchange .\nu . s . consul general f . john bray graduation \u2013 ceremony for fellows of the carrington youth fellowship initiative\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\neven though it has been six years since the office of the national counterintelligence executive ( ncix ) was created to lead and integrate the us counterintelligence enterprise , at present we have neither the ability to perform the mission of strategic counterintelligence nor a common understanding of what it means , much less an appreciation of its value to national security . [ a ] indeed , it is one thing to have a national - level office to bring strategic coherence to wide - ranging ci activities , as the law provides ; it is quite another matter ( to paraphrase henry kissinger ) to answer the question , \u201cwhat is strategic counterintelligence and what do you do with it ? \u201d\nthe national security strategy of the united states , and in particular the strategy behind the global war on terrorism , embodies just such a national offensive orientation . 6 in times past , the most pressing terrorism - related intelligence question was most often , \u201cwho did this ? \u201d in turn leading to manhunts , apprehension and rendition for trial . today the strategic imperative is to stop the terrorists before they strike , with derivative requirements for operational intelligence support .\nestablished in 2005 , the trans - sahara counterterrorism partnership ( tsctp ) is a multifaceted , multi - year strategy implemented jointly by the department of state , the u . s . agency for international development , and the department of defense to assist partners in west and north africa increase their immediate and long - term capabilities to address terrorist threats and prevent the spread of violent extremism .\nthe tradecraft of counterintelligence and its several tactical functions , which are properly within the separate cognizance and competence of units within the fbi , cia , and the department of defense , have well established objectives and processes that are not at issue here . what is at issue , what the very concept of \u201cstrategic counterintelligence\u201d implies , is the potential for engaging ci collection and operations as tools to advance national security policy objectives , and , at the strategic level , to go on the offense to degrade hostile external foreign intelligence services and their ability to work against us .\nfrom prevention of terrorist attacks to responding to and mitigating terrorist attacks , ata helps partner nations build critical capabilities across a wide spectrum of counterterrorism skills . ata will continue to provide training courses , consultations , mentorships , seminars , and equipment relevant to investigations , border security , protection of critical targets , leadership and management , regional coordination and cooperation , critical incident response and management , and cyber security . as terrorist networks continue to adjust their tactics and strategies , ata will continue to adapt and refine its counterterrorism training initiatives to meet evolving threats .\nthe state department\u2019s counterterrorism finance ( ctf ) program provides training that aims to restrict boko haram\u2019s ability to raise , move , and store money . ctf\u2019s current focus provides nigeria with cross border financial investigations training to work effectively with counterparts in neighboring countries on critical ctf cases .\nthe threat is strategic foreign intelligence operations against the united states are now more diffuse , more aggressive , more technologically sophisticated , and potentially more successful than ever before . in recent years , we have seen a growing number of intelligence operations within our borders , facilitated by an extensive foreign presence that provides cover for intelligence services and their agents .\ntranscript : briefing on the 15th anniversary of the u . s . president\u2019s emergency plan for aids relief ( pepfar )\na team from university college london , one of the few groups to broaden their understanding of ' extremism ' to include white supremacist and nativist strains , designed a website for mental health workers to peruse warning signs for\nradicalization .\n\u201cits main shortcoming was that it operated too independently and rarely integrated its efforts with others in the federal government focused on countering violent extremism , \u201d said john d . cohen , a former top counterterrorism official at the department of homeland security who is now a professor at rutgers .\nunder the new plan , the digital outreach teams will continue , but a new entity called the information coordination cell , staffed by intelligence and pentagon analysts among others , will be responsible for the broader coordination functions . with just 30 people in that cell , and 50 more in the center , the overall effort will still be quite small .\nprevious u . s . efforts have ranged from covert cia propaganda programs to a walt disney - produced film . their ineffectiveness has hindered attempts to rebalance u . s . counterterrorism policy , leaving the government heavily dependent on armed drones , commando teams and other instruments of lethal force .\nthe center\u2019s troubles were compounded as its supporters in the administration dwindled . benjamin , who had pushed to create the group , left the state department at the end of 2012 for an academic position at dartmouth college . clinton resigned as secretary of state weeks later and was replaced by john f . kerry , who overhauled the department\u2019s public diplomacy ranks .\ntwitter\u2019s nu wexler was pointed in his reply about cooperation with the center . \u201ctwitter is largely a public service and the u . s . government may review public accounts on its own . government requests for non - public information are reviewed pursuant to our privacy policy and law enforcement guidelines , and disclosed in our transparency report , \u201d he wrote .\ncj is not on the verge of becoming the first ever west point - educated member of the islamic state . quite the opposite : his facebook activity is sanctioned by the state department and the combatting terrorism center at west point .\nmessage for u . s . citizens : renew u . s . passports and perform notarials in jos city , plateau state\nstrategic assessments of foreign intelligence capabilities can help inform policy deliberations and frame options for actions . narrowly , as part of a warning template , the activities of foreign intelligence services may number among the most useful early indicators of changes in threat conditions . more broadly , there is scarcely an area of national security concern\u2014from iranian or north korean wmd activities to chinese military space activities to fielding effective ballistic missile defenses\u2014that does not have a critical foreign intelligence dimension . when integrated with other foreign policy tools , the insights and operations of strategic counterintelligence operations could make the difference between favorable and unfavorable outcomes in world events .\nthen there\u2019s the delivery of the content . that\u2019s where the big data analysts come in . lumpkin will be contracting private companies that crunch the public trail of information internet users leave behind , just like they do for large retailers looking for new buyers .\n\u201cwelcome to isis land\u201d sat largely unnoticed on the center\u2019s youtube channel after it was posted on july 23 , 2014 . it was part of a much larger collection that included nearly 300 other clips , including more than 200 in arabic .\nthe center will also employ data analysts who will work with private industry partners to sift through the public information any user leaves on social media , to determine who might be leaning toward radicalism and message them directly\u2014though how isn\u2019t clear yet .\njavascript is required for full functionality on this website , but scripting is currently disabled . please enable javascript and reload this page .\nyou are now subscribed to the daily digest and cheat sheet . we will not share your email with anyone for any reason .\nfernandez had made sure that the \u201cisis land\u201d video was approved in advance by officials from the white house , the cia , the pentagon and the state department . but the public reaction emboldened insiders who were already skeptical of the center\u2019s work .\nrichard stengel , a former managing editor of time magazine hired by kerry as head of public diplomacy , had concerns about the center\u2019s \u201csnarky tone . \u201d he pushed an approach he had employed at time : \u201ccurate more and create less . \u201d\neven the department of defense , with its long wartime experience in counterintelligence operations and its highly developed deliberate planning process , has been late to incorporate strategic ci campaign plans as part of standing theater operations plans . 9 in the six months leading up to operation iraqi freedom , an interagency ci strategic planning team came together under dod leadership to develop a common operating picture of iraqi intelligence operations worldwide . in response to command authority direction , the team was chartered to develop operations to render iraqi intelligence ineffective .\nthe center occupies a cramped second - floor office at the state department that officials said is the only space in the department\u2019s public diplomacy bureau equipped with the locks , alarms and other systems needed to serve a classified facility . inside , employees track terrorist propaganda and devise responses at computers that are equipped with access to reports from the cia\u2019s open source center and other channels . most of the front - line work on social media is carried out by contractors in a separate building nearby .\neven so , fernandez pressed ahead late last year with an ambitious proposal to double the center\u2019s budget . he made his case in a memo that detailed how badly the center was overmatched . because of budget constraints , the outreach team could be online only five days a week , rarely during hours that corresponded with peak internet activity in the middle east . the proposal cited the poor production quality of its videos as proof that even its equipment was inferior to that of the islamic state .\nthat resurrection , even as twitter and other social media platforms selectively target isis\u2019 accounts , shows that there will be no shortage of targets for the center\u2019s outreach efforts . it remains uncertain whether these long - term efforts to end the threat that ideologies like those of isis and al - qaeda pose will be successful or just screams into the dark void that is the internet .\nus ci professionals have made tremendous contributions to the security of our nation . thanks to their dedicated work there is no reason to doubt that we are deriving about as much value as is possible from the current business model of us counterintelligence . the question is whether our national security leadership thinks that is good enough , because the sum of what our ci agencies do will not bring us a strategic offensive gain against foreign intelligence threats unless orchestrated to a common purpose . that is the mission of strategic ci .\nits creation in 1983 , the antiterrorism assistance ( ata ) program has served as the primary provider of u . s . government antiterrorism training and equipment to law - enforcement agencies of partner nations throughout the world , and has delivered counterterrorism training to more than 90 , 000 law enforcement personnel from 154 countries .\npresident barack obama wanted a counterterrorism achievement in time for the state of the union address , and he got two : a state department office focused on countering terrorist narratives abroad has been refocused and an interagency task force established to coordinate efforts against violent extremism within the u . s . to make the tuesday deadline , the changes were announced before all details were finalized . still , what might sound like bureaucratic reshuffling could lead to important developments .\nmaybe we are overstating the threat . in a conversation with me about the concept of strategic ci , an old hand in the british secret intelligence service dismissed it summarily : \u201cyou\u2019re scaring yourself . the bad guys are nowhere near so formidable as to warrant such a broad undertaking . it\u2019s enough to deal with them prudentially ; you don\u2019t have to go looking for new dragons to slay . \u201d\nisis supporters themselves . . . characterized the effects of the suspensions as ' devastating ' in strategy documents , and repeatedly emphasized the importance of creating new accounts ,\nberger and morgon write , adding that hashtag mentions of the group have dwindled from 40 , 000 a day in september 2014 to 5 , 000 last month\u2013a result of efforts by twitter staff in san francisco to disrupt the group ' s communications .\nas the president noted in his national defense university speech in may 2013 , countering terrorism requires a holistic approach . we continue to work with nigeria and other international partners to help promote and support such an approach to boko haram . the united states has been working to counter bh for many years , and we will continue to do so . the first part of this fact sheet provides information about bh and the many atrocities it committed in nigeria prior to its attack on a girls\u2019 secondary school in chibok , borno state , where it kidnapped approximately 300 girls . the latter part provides information about various u . s . department of state initiatives and programs to assist nigeria\u2019s counterterrorism efforts , such as the antiterrorism assistance program and the trans - sahara counterterrorism partnership .\nby working the foreign intelligence service as a strategic target globally , us counterintelligence should be able to leverage insights into adversary activities and vulnerabilities to direct ci operations to maximum effect . at home , this means that the operational and analytic focus of us counterintelligence would need to be transformed from its case - driven approach to one that includes strategic assessments of adversary presence , capabilities , and intentions . this in turn would drive operations to neutralize the inevitable penetrations of our government and protect national security secrets and other valuable information .\nin late 2013 , the center unveiled an english - language campaign dubbed \u201cthink again turn away\u201d aimed at the islamic state . in a typical skirmish last year , the terrorist group launched a barrage of messages on twitter under the hashtag # calamitywillbefallus . the center tried to disrupt the stream with caustic replies . one showed a feeble - looking bin laden watching television in the compound where he was killed and warned islamic state followers : \u201ci want to remind you what happens to terrorists who target us . \u201d\nstrategic threats require a strategically coherent response . instead of looking at the broader implications of these foreign intelligence operations , we have for the most part adopted a case - by - case approach to dealing with the threat they represented . and by concentrating our ci resources overwhelmingly inside the united states , rather than engaging the foreign intelligence service abroad , we have ceded advantage to adversaries . [ d ]\nforeign powers have seized the initiative , and moved their operations to us soil , where our institutions are not constituted to work against growing foreign intelligence networks embedded within american society . here , ci investigations may result in prosecutions for espionage or related offenses , demarches , or the expulsion of diplomatic personnel for activities inconsistent with their status . but with rare exception , their disposition is decided on the merits of each case at hand and not as part of a larger effort to counter the foreign intelligence service as a strategic target . [ e ]\nthe abu dhabi center ' s staff will engage social media users on various platforms and partner with prominent individuals and organizations to counter is messaging , according to hussain . it will also host a content - sharing platform so partners can upload and download files .\nin thinking about intelligence , sherman kent began with an understanding of national power that was well within the mainstream of contemporary american strategic thought . kent\u2019s contribution was to apply thinking about strategy and national power to an ordered conception of intelligence analysis as an intellectual discipline . 2\nthe office of public affairs ( opa ) is the single point of contact for all inquiries about the central intelligence agency ( cia ) .\nwhen richard lebaron , a career u . s . diplomat , was asked to be the center\u2019s first director , he described the job offer to his wife . noting that it had been nine years since the sept . 11 attacks , she reacted with disbelief .\n\u201cwelcome to isis land\u201d went on to be viewed in numbers never approached by any of the center\u2019s other films . but even now it is not clear that any of those viewers were ever at risk of joining the islamic state , let alone diverted from that path .\nyet to the extent strategic counterintelligence ( ci ) is addressed within ci or intelligence circles , it is controversial , poorly understood , and even more poorly executed because it does not fit comfortably within the existing architecture and approach to counterintelligence as it has developed within the united states .\nprobably the most effective and most troubling government strategy is to get ngos , grassroots groups , and individual influencers to do your messaging for you .\nin my view , however , larger national security considerations argue for a purposeful ability to deny , degrade , or manipulate the intelligence capabilities of america\u2019s adversaries . if our national security leadership judges that the united states requires such a strategic ci capability , then the dni , the ncix , and the whole of the community must step up to that task . that is a much higher bar . but it is not beyond our reach ."]}
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", "topic": 28}], "title": "upper crust pizzeria", "paragraphs": ["the upper crust pizzeria beverly hills 243 s . beverly drive beverly hills , ca\ncesar provided excellent customer service , he was attentive and patient . he offered a great selection of speciality pizzas to choose from . upper crust pizzeria should be renamed to golden upper crust because the crust is cooked to crispy perfection .\nthe bitter internal dispute comes after years of mounting pressure on upper crust\u2019s operations .\nthey should look up\nsuicide\ninstead of editing the upper crust page .\nagreed . but as we were boycotting upper crust because of their shitty practices , my wife and i converted to ottos . ottos is better than upper crust anyways .\nupper crust has 16 locations left after four restaurants shut down in the past year .\nsince 2001 , the upper crust pizzeria has been serving award - winning pizza to boston - area residents craving something delicious and extraordinary . the concept is simple : use fresh \u2026\nupper crust pizzeria is open daily in beverly hills from 11 a . m . to 11 p . m . , with delivery , takeout , and dine - in seating available .\n\u201ca federal grand jury is scheduled to hear testimony this week about the alleged exploitation of immigrant workers at upper crust pizzeria , according to several sources with direct knowledge of the inquiry .\nlocal activists also have launched boycotts to protest what they say is upper crust\u2019s mistreatment of workers .\nthe relationship between upper crust and the brazilian workers soured over time as the company grew larger .\nthe owner of the upper crust franchise in plymouth , al cervelli , bought the hingham location .\nlast month , more than 60 student groups at harvard university joined together to boycott upper crust restaurants .\nimmigration officials are investigating whether upper crust pizzeria harbored and exploited illegal immigrant workers , the second federal inquiry into the restaurant chain , according to several former employees with direct knowledge of the new investigation .\nharvard square\u2019s upper crust pizzeria , which closed in the wake of a company - wide legal scandal last november , will reopen as the renamed and partially worker - owned the just crust , ushering in a new era for employees of the embattled chain .\ngildezio silva made a pizza at the former upper crust , rechristened anchor stone deck pizza , in newburport .\nhi winnie , so sorry to hear you were less than pleased with your experience at upper crust . since\u2026\nthis is a real deal pizzeria serving top quality (\nupper crust\n) pizza that ' s better than any other pizza available in beverly hills . free parking available at city lot down the street .\nliss - riordan said she hopes for the just crust to open by march . she said she is also still involved in potentially acquiring other former upper crust locations .\nbrian munro worked outside on the transition of the former upper crust into the anchor stone deck pizza in newburyport .\nboston restaurant associates ( they run the regina pizzeria chain ) snapped up the storefront near fenway park .\nusing only the freshest local ingredients available , boston\u2019s legendary upper crust pizzeria now serves award - winning pizza to arlingtonians who crave something unique , inspired and extraordinary . come see our latest location at the lee heights shops !\nlawyers representing tobins and upper crust co - owners josh huggard and brendan higgins did not respond to messages seeking comment .\n\u201cwhen jordan did attend to upper crust business , he was a disruptive force , often yelling and threatening employees . \u201d\nupper crust has repeatedly denied accusations for the past several years that it rescinded overtime compensation ordered by the labor agency .\nand david berman , a lawyer representing upper crust , said the boston chain does not know of any such investigation .\nthe labor department is looking into accusations that upper crust rescinded thousands of dollars in back overtime payments the agency required the company to make to employees in 2009 . immigration officials have been examining whether upper crust harbored and exploited illegal immigrant workers\u2026\u201d\ntry otto or sweet tomatoes . if you liked the upper crust , you ' ll love both of those places .\n\u201cinstead of focusing on the upper crust business , in the last three to four years jordan has spent more time on his yacht , in his vacation home , playing with his cessna airplane ( which he purchased for himself with upper crust funds ) , and in florida ( where there is an upper crust pizza location which he claims is owned and operated by his father ) than in the office or working on upper crust matters , \u201d huggard and higgins alleged in their complaint .\nberman said boycotts of the restaurants are misguided . he characterized the allegations against upper crust as \u201cfalse , malicious , and defamatory , \u2019\u2019 and said , \u201cwe regret that anyone has seen fit to refrain from patronizing upper crust\u2019\u2019 because of the reports .\nshannon liss - riordan sued upper crust in 2010 on behalf of immigrant workers who claim the company took advantage of employees .\nhard to say what will happen to that one , but it ' s days as an upper crust are probably over .\nthats awesome . i liked the occasional upper crust style pizza , so now i have a righteous place to get it .\nthe problems deepened in june , when zvi construction filed a lawsuit seeking about $ 700 , 000 it claims it is owed for store improvements at upper crust restaurants . zvi then attempted to seize upper crust\u2019s bank accounts at td bank and bank of america .\nlong - embattled new england pizza chain the upper crust pizzeria is expanding to the west coast , landing their first cross - continent location in beverly hills as of a few weeks ago \u2014 though their official grand opening party was just last friday .\nfederal immigration officials began examining upper crust earlier this year , according to the former workers who requested anonymity because the investigation is ongoing .\ncambridge , mass . \u2014 in the ashes of the boston pizza chain that wronged them , some former upper crust pizzeria employees are trying to get their just desserts . they\u2019re opening their own restaurant , hoping to show up the previous owners with even bigger success .\nupper crust has denied accusations made by former employees , but in their lawsuit filed against tobins , higgins and huggard state : \u201cjordan\u2019s reckless spending and abusive behavior caused the upper crust to incur significant legal bills to defend itself in civil suits and with the department of labor . \u201d\nlevy also noted that the former upper crust workers are no longer opposing marcus\u2019s motion to dismiss the charges against him in the civil lawsuit .\nthe department of labor launched an investigation into upper crust in 2009 after several immigrant employees took their complaints about working conditions to the agency .\nplymouth \u2014 when al carvelli recently dismantled the upper crust sign outside his pizza shop here , the former franchisee felt a sense of relief .\nmy children and i saw the upper crust pizzeria facebook post so we drove to it . . it ' s a small shop located in columbia . we ordered halal cheese steaks , pizza and wings . soooo gooood ! you gotta try them out ! ! ! !\nagreement of lease between braintree property associates , limited partnership and ocean , inc . d / b / a\npizzeria regina\nupper crust ' s 33 - year - old owner jordan tobins originally planned to be a pediatrician . now he ' s a pizza king .\nberman , upper crust\u2019s lawyer , said sales during december , january , and february were \u201cin line with the same period in prior years . \u2019\u2019\nhi sophie , we ' re so sorry to hear about this - and agree that this just isn ' t the upper crust way . \u2026\ntobins , who has been placed on leave from upper crust over the accusations , issued a strong response in a counterclaim that denied the allegations , and asserted that huggard and higgins had \u201cunlawfully seized control of the upper crust business , causing tremendous damage to their partner and imperiling the business itself . \u201d\nin addition to the immigration investigation , a us department of labor inquiry into upper crust\u2019s wage practices has been underway for several months . labor department officials are looking into allegations that the boston restaurant chain rescinded thousands of dollars in back overtime wages the agency required upper crust to pay employees in 2009 .\nupper crust , in previous globe stories , acknowledged it had made mistakes in its overtime payment practices , but said the company has resolved those issues .\nthe former harvard square location of the bankrupt local pizza chain the upper crust is indeed reopening as the just crust in what can only be described as an act of pizza - justice - performance art - revenge .\ntramontana said sunday was bittersweet \u2014 that\u2019s when he took down the upper crust signs at his newburyport restaurant . after opening in 2008 , he said , upper crust was a franchisee\u2019s dream : a fast - growing business with instant brand recognition that won awards for its gourmet pizzas delivered by bicycle around boston .\nthey said upper crust relied on low - paid illegal laborers from a small town in brazil to expand the chain to 18 restaurants over the past decade .\ntobins , huggard and higgins settled their lawsuit in august 2012 . under the terms of the settlement , tobins paid huggard and higgins $ 250 , 000 and assumed partial liability for the class action lawsuit by former upper crust employees , the department of labor investigation , and a lawsuit by upper crust ' s construction firm . in exchange , tobins received the rights to the upper crust name . finally , huggard and higgins took ownership of the upper crust restaurants in back bay , fenway , harvard square , hingham , lexington , state street , south end , summer street , waltham , washington dc , watertown , and wellesley .\nin one of the suits , two former cooks claim they were fired after complaining that upper crust deducted thousands of dollars from their checks to recoup overtime payments .\nso after years of painful sales declines , carvelli has parted ways with upper crust , which filed for bankruptcy protection in october following mounting financial problems , labor troubles , and disputes among its partners . he is joined by mark tramontana , another former upper crust franchisee who shut down his portsmouth restaurant earlier this year and recently terminated his relationship with the company for the newburyport location . the sole remaining franchisee in west roxbury would not confirm whether it planned to continue working with upper crust .\nhowever ,\nthe upper crust\nwas a more clever bit of word play , applying a fairly common phrase to a related business . i never hear people using\njust crust\nor\nthe just crust\nin any common way , so that phrase has to more represent the business accurately ( imo ) .\n\u201ci informed upper crust\u2019s owners that the company could not recoup the dol payments from its employees . as for the money that had been recouped by mr . botelho from the checks he cashed for the employees who had returned to brazil , this cash was returned to upper crust , and new checks were issued for these employees , \u201d marcus said in the affidavit . \u201chowever the payments that were recouped from employees by upper crust through the reduced salary arrangement were never paid back to employees . \u201d\nemployees eventually took their complaints to the department of labor , which first investigated in 2009 and ordered upper crust to pay workers nearly $ 350 , 000 in overtime .\ndavid berman , tobins\u2019s lawyer , denied marcus\u2019s allegations in his new affidavit and said the chief financial officer was the sole liaison between upper crust and the labor agency .\nld rather pay more for real meat not a tease buck up you would bring in more people . wow upper crust they got the baddest wings every nooot . yet\nthe pizzeria violated the fair labor standards act by withholding full overtime pay to employees and keeping faulty records of their work hours , according to investigators .\nthanks for the info . i ' m eager to try out just crust !\nthe upper crust pizzeria is a boston , united states based chain of pizzeria restaurants . founded by jordan tobins , the first location opened in beacon hill in 2001 . it has won local accolades such as\nbest gourmet pizza\n( boston magazine ) and\nboston ' s best pizza\n. ( the improper bostonian ) by may 2009 , the chain had grown to 14 locations and 17 by july 2010 . in april 2011 the upper crust opened its 21st location , and its first outside of new england , in washington , d . c . and announced plans to open additional restaurants in the dc area over the next five years .\ntobins and his partners tried to resolve their differences this summer with a settlement agreement that would allow the founder to keep the upper crust name and franchising rights , along with two upper crust stores in brookline and beacon hill in exchange for a $ 250 , 000 payment , according to a copy of the agreement filed with the bankruptcy court .\nhere is the problem as i see it , and i ' m sure there are fractured opinions on this . . . pizza is not primarily about the\ncrust\n. yes , a crust can make or break a pizza , yadda yadda . even for a\nthin crust\nor\nthick crust\npizza i still believe you think about the whole pie . the just crust calls too much attention to the crust , especially if they do not plan to have some sort of uniqueness about the crust itself ( which i did not take from the article ) .\nal carvelli at his restaurant , which he now calls top crust , in plymouth . the bicycle used to sit in a window as an icon of the eatery when in was called upper crust . he removed it in honor of the restaurant\u2019s new name .\nthey are requesting the court take control of tobins\u2019s 45 percent stake in the business as well as several limited liability companies related to upper crust\u2019s operations that are controlled by him .\nupper crust\u2019s sales and high growth depended on a steady flow of illegal laborers from the impoverished village of marilac in southeastern brazil , according to a globe investigation published in 2010 .\n\u201cthis gives me freedom to bring in more business without being tied to upper crust , \u201d said carvelli , 70 , during an interview at his plymouth restaurant , which he is rebranding as \u201ctop crust\u201d and expanding the menu to include wraps , subs , and desserts .\nthe chain is under investigation by the us department of labor over alleged violations of wage and hour laws . and several former employees have filed civil suits accusing upper crust of mistreatment .\nthe offers are for leases and restaurant equipment , not the rights to use the upper crust name . upper crust filed for bankruptcy protection in october after years of financial and labor troubles . a bankruptcy trustee closed 10 stores in november because the business had almost no cash and few supplies after executives paid themselves a month\u2019s salary in advance . upper crust said in court records it owes at least $ 3 . 4 million , and the us department of labor filed a claim that the company owes workers $ 850 , 000 in back wages and damages .\nclick the gear in the upper - right hand corner of the window , then internet options .\nthis fall , the firm provided $ 250 , 000 as part of a settlement that was in the works between tobins and his upper crust partners , according to attorneys and court records .\nhere ' s the entire upper crust entry you would have seen at 5 : 39 p . m . yesterday , after somebody claiming to be from the current ownership was done editing :\nupper crust founder jordan tobins , who owns the franchising rights and company name , along with restaurants in brookline and beacon hill , did not return messages seeking comment . tobins has kept a low profile since working with a private equity firm to purchase several upper crust stores at the bankruptcy auction and re - open locations in the south end , watertown , lexington , and wellesley .\nas the boston globe reports , upper crust pizzeria spent the better part of the past five years in and out of litigation , mostly related to underpaying immigrant staffers who came to the pizza brand primarily via a small town in brazil . the boston paper investigated the company in 2010 ( the same year that workers sued the company for failing to pay minimum wage and overtime ) , and by 2012 upper crust had filed for bankruptcy , citing over $ 3 million in debts and a nearly $ 1 million judgment brought against them by the us labor department .\nupper crust owes an equal amount in damages , as well as $ 37 , 000 in civil penalties , according to the proof of claim filed last week in us bankruptcy court in massachusetts .\nsome ex - employees have accused upper crust founder jordan tobins of taking back thousands of dollars in back - overtime wages that were ordered by the us department of labor after its 2009 investigation .\nliss - riordan said she believes there are questions about whether tobins , through a third - party firm , can buy the upper crust locations because of an injunction prohibiting him from transferring assets .\ni always loved how packed it was , while the upper crust was empty , and their poor employees ( who are the real victims ) were just staring out the window like sad puppies .\nwhoa ! ! ! this article only references one of upper crust ' s many former locations . the rest of the locations are , last i heard , being bought back by jordan tobins .\nthey can bring it back the same way . he then told him they will never deliver to our address again . ( which really hurt my feelings ) not really lol . i don ' t write reviews often but this had to be written to explain the horrible service from upper crust pizzeria 8835 centre park drive columbia md 21045 phone # 410 . 740 . 90\nsince 2001 , this pizzeria has been serving award - winning pizza to boston - area residents craving something delicious and extraordinary . the concept is simple : use fresh ingredients in traditional and unexpected ways on top of a flavorful crust . the menu has grown from classic combos to more unique and daring pairings - all atop a mouth - watering style , thin crust .\nlease approx . seating expiration location sq . ft . capacity date name / type - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - north end , boston ( 1 ) 4 , 300 67 na pizzeria regina ( wait - service ) faneuil hall marketplace ( 2 ) 750 na 12 / 31 / 00 pizzeria regina boston ( upstairs ) ( food court ) faneuil hall marketplace ( 3 ) 2 , 000 75 12 / 31 / 97 pizzeria regina boston ( downstairs ) ( wait - service ) longwood medical center ( 2 ) 650 na 1 / 31 / 98 pizzeria regina boston ( food court ) burlington mall 3 , 000 100 4 / 30 / 99 pizzeria regina burlington ( self - service ) burlington mall ( 2 ) 1 , 018 na 11 / 30 / 05 pizzeria regina burlington ( food court ) 14 south shore plaza ( 2 ) ( 5 ) 700 na 2 / 28 / 06 pizzeria regina braintree ( food court ) lexington 3 , 850 160 11 / 14 / 98 bel canto solomon pond mall ( 2 ) ( 5 ) 1 , 085 na 1 / 30 / 07 pizzeria regina marlborough ( food court ) saugus ( 6 ) 11 , 000 400 11 / 30 / 12 polcari ' s north end\nfranklin levy , a lawyer representing upper crust and huggard and higgins , said tobins remains on leave indefinitely , and discussions are continuing with the federal labor agency over a potential settlement on its allegations .\n\u201cupper crust plotted and carried out an illegal scheme to recoup back wages that the dol ordered it to pay its workers , \u201d said shannon liss - riordan , an attorney representing the former employees .\nupper crust opened at least three new stores last year . pinto and batista said they stayed with the company despite the alleged wage deductions because they worried about finding another job in a down economy .\nas a result , upper crust drastically slashed its payroll , they said , and forced the managers \u2014 who do not receive overtime \u2014 to work double shifts and upwards of 60 hours a week .\nboston restaurant associates , which runs the regina pizzeria chain , acquired the lease for the upper crust near fenway park for $ 175 , 000 . sam sokol , who works for a real estate and hospitality investment firm , paid $ 100 , 000 for the newbury street site and said he plans to open a pizza shop at the location , but would not disclose which brand .\nsince 2001 , the upper crust pizzeria has been serving award - winning pizza to boston - area residents craving something delicious and extraordinary . the concept is simple : use fresh ingredients in traditional and unexpected ways on top of a flavorful crust . our menu has grown from classic combos to more unique and daring pairings - all atop a mouth - watering thin crust pizza . from our original storefront on beacon hill ' s historic charles street to any of our other metro area and suburban locations , customers can grab takeout , get delivery or choose to dine in . our award - winning architectural spaces include open kitchens , pizza tin - decorated ceilings and high - definition flat screens , all adding up to deliver a truly unique experience that can only be described as upper crust .\nthe fight is spelled out in a complaint and counterclaim filed in suffolk superior court by upper crust co - owners joshua huggard and brendan higgins on one side , and founder jordan tobins on the other .\nthe pair also alleged that tobins misused corporate checks for a down payment on a home , falsely claimed personal trips to the cayman islands and nantucket as business expenses , and put his wife on the upper crust payroll even though she did not work for the company . the partners said that tobins\u2019s \u201creckless spending\u201d endangered upper crust\u2019s finances at a time it was waging an expensive legal defense over its labor practices .\nmarcus\u2019s testimony is at odds with what upper crust has maintained about its employment practices . the company has repeatedly denied accusations for the past several years that it rescinded overtime compensation ordered by the labor agency .\npublicity about upper crust\u2019s alleged labor practices appears to be taking a toll on its business . sales declined by nearly 20 percent in december , according to several former store managers who recently left the company .\nshannon liss - riordan , co - owner of the just crust pizzeria in harvard square ( 49b brattle st . ) , is not accustomed to being a restaurateur . in fact , she\u2019s had much more experience suing restaurants than running them . liss - riordan is a lawyer who\u2019s earned distinction defending waitstaff and workers from unfair pay practices , lately gaining notice for leading a class action suit against uber in defense of drivers . so when she bought the just crust\u2013formerly the upper crust , another company against which she led a class action suit\u2013she was in for a bit of an awakening .\nbecause upper crust faced a cash crunch , huggard and higgins stated , they had to pour their own money into the company , borrow from relatives , and cut their own pay to keep the business going .\n\u201ci talked to them , \u2019\u2019 said one of the former workers . the immigration department \u201cis looking at how the employees got here , whether upper crust is giving them housing , and the overall arrangement . \u2019\u2019\ndegiacomo is investigating upper crust operations for potential lawsuits against individuals who may have received money prior to the bankruptcy outside the course of business . he said he plans to try to recover more funds for creditors .\nin december , the globe reported that more than 80 men from marilac , an impoverished brazilian village , over the years made their way to boston , risking deportation and even death , for the promise of a job at an upper crust restaurant . the company allegedly depended on the pipeline of cheap labor to staff kitchens and deliver pizzas . upper crust also set up an apartment for some brazilian employees near its hingham location .\nuc acquisitions , a private equity firm with ties to upper crust founder jordan tobins , purchased some locations from the bankruptcy estate of huggard ' s and higgin ' s firm . the location in harvard square was subsequently purchased by an attorney who had represented the chain ' s employees in a lawsuit , to be re - opened as a partly employee - owned pizzeria . since uc acquisitions and tobins took control of upper crust , many franchisees have elected to cut ties with the company . as of april 2013 , tobins or uc acquisitions control the upper crust name and the locations in beacon hill , brookline , lexington , south end , watertown , and wellesley . also , as of april 2013 , massachusetts has more than $ 100 , 000 in tax liens outstanding against jordan tobins and his boston condo for unpaid meal taxes .\na partner at boston - based plaintiffs\u2019 - side employment and labor law firm lichten & liss - riordan , she will open the just crust pizzeria on brattle street in cambridge , just down the block from where she lived with her now husband , kevin , while she was in law school .\na federal investigation of pay practices at upper crust between april 2009 and january 2011 found the company violated minimum - wage and overtime laws and failed to pay 67 employees roughly $ 425 , 000 during that period .\ntobins , in his counterclaim , states that forcing the founder out of the multimillion - dollar business he built has undermined creditors\u2019 confidence in upper crust , and resulted in creditors filing suit seeking to collect on their debts .\n\u201ci\u2019m just trying to make it work , \u201d said carvelli , who also sold a former upper crust location in hingham that he bought at auction after realizing he needed to focus on a turnaround at the plymouth shop .\nthe labor department , which determined upper crust owed workers about $ 850 , 000 in back wages and damages , will detail its claims in lawsuits it plans to file against the corporate entities and individual executives , fitzgerald said .\nthe story behind just crust is alluded to in its logo : a beaming , aproned worker holding up a sign the way you would at a protest or rally . it\u2019s a stark contrast from its predecessor , the upper crust , whose logo shows a dandy man in a top hat riding a bicycle . it\u2019s poetic juxtaposition , considering the backstory that many cantabrigians may recall . more than five years ago , the rapidly expanding upper crust franchise based out of waltham became steeped in controversy for hiring undocumented workers and underpaying their staff . after the labor department forced the company to pay almost $ 350 , 000 in back pay , they reportedly cut wages to make up for what they would lose in the federally mandated payouts . upper crust would ultimately declare bankruptcy , and its locations were auctioned off .\nthe globe reported in april that upper crust owed nearly $ 150 , 000 in unpaid meals taxes from about 10 of its restaurants , and last week the pizza chain said it closed a location on commonwealth avenue near boston university .\ntwo former cooks at upper crust pizza filed a lawsuit yesterday that accuses the popular chain of taking back thousands of dollars in overtime payments that were ordered by the us department of labor after an investigation into the company\u2019s compensation practices .\n\u201calthough he will claim he is doing it through someone else , the point is that assets under his control should be preserved to pay back the employees , as well as creditors of upper crust , \u201d liss - riordan said .\ninteresting timing . i noticed people working inside the south end upper crust over the last two days , i wasn ' t sure if they were moving out or what . i searched for uc aquisitions and found this globe article :\nthe restaurant\u2019s old life was part of a once fast - growing local chain . but the owners may have been taking the \u201cupper crust\u201d name too literally . they may have been trying to get rich at the expense of workers .\nin 2009 , the federal government investigated and ordered upper crust to pay its employees $ 341 , 000 in back wages for uncompensated overtime . after that , workers accused ownership of taking that money right back out of their paychecks .\nshannon liss - riordan , who sued upper crust in 2010 on behalf of immigrant employees who claim the business took advantage of workers and seized back wages from them , said she plans to give employees ownership shares in the restaurant .\ntwo former cooks at upper crust pizza today filed a lawsuit that accuses the popular chain of taking back thousands of dollars in overtime payments that were ordered by the us department of labor following an investigation into the company\u2019s compensation practices .\nupper crust , the bankrupt gourmet pizza chain accused of exploiting workers as it expanded across the region , owes employees about $ 850 , 000 in back wages and damages , according to court records filed by the us department of labor .\nupper crust , which was founded in 2001 in beacon hill and quickly gained a devoted following , depended on a steady pipeline of immigrant workers from the impoverished village of marilac in brazil , according to a globe investigation published in 2010 .\n\u201cupper crust is really jordan\u2019s life so he\u2019s very excited . he\u2019s very happy a number of employees will be back having jobs , \u201d said rick mikels , an attorney for tobins , who started the chain in beacon hill in 2001 .\nhiggins and huggard would keep running the remaining restaurants as long as they did not use the word \u201cupper\u2019\u2019 in their names .\nafter a night of bar hopping i was headed back to my hotel for the night . on my walk i passed upper crust and figured this would be a great way to avoid any morning - after effects so i decided to pop into upper crust . the joint was relatively empty but the staff was busy making pies . i went with 2 slices of pepperoni which i enjoyed inside . the thin crust foldable pizza was great ! from the cheese to the sauce and topping , all of the ingredients were flavorful and yummy . i could have easily ate an entire pie that night but they were closing up shop and i didn ' t want to be\nthat guy\n. although my experience at upper crust was brief it was a good one . glad i stumbled across this place on my way back to my hotel .\nshannon e . liss - riordan \u201990 , who represented upper crust employees in a labor abuse case against the management , spearheaded a fundraising effort to purchase the harvard square location when the pizza chain\u2019s ten leases were auctioned off in december 2012 .\njosh huggard , one of upper crust\u2019s owners , said the chain \u201clearned from its mistakes in the past\u201d regarding the department of labor investigation into its overtime payment practices . but huggard said the company \u201cnever ever said [ employees ] couldn\u2019t work for us or that they had to pay us back . \u201d huggard said pinto , who worked at upper crust on commonwealth avenue in boston , was fired because \u201che was lazy . he was an awful worker . \u201d read the full article here\nhaluk ozek , owner of monella boutique on brattle street , partnered with liss - riordan to purchase the pizzeria at the auction . he said he immediately loved liss - riordan\u2019s idea of giving ownership shares to the employees .\n\u201cthis place is a slice of heaven and the pizza is a thin crust and fresh ingredients . \u201d in 5 reviews\n\u201camong other things , mr . tobins said words to the effect of \u2018this is my company\u2019 and \u2018the employees are not going to take my money , \u2019 \u201d marcus , who worked at upper crust until last summer , said in court records .\nhi sophie , we ' re so sorry to hear about this - and agree that this just isn ' t the upper crust way . please email me directly so we can make this right for you : erika @ theuppercrustpizze\u2026 . thank you , erika\nthe upper crust in brookline has actually seen an increase in business since their other locations have shut down , and while i can see certain locations offering delivery , i would be surprised if the brookline one did in the foreseeable future . . . .\nupper crust has abruptly closed most of its restaurants , let go about 140 employees , and will shut down permanently unless the gourmet pizza chain gets a cash infusion in the next few days , according to a trustee overseeing the boston - based company .\nshannon liss - riordan , an attorney who filed the class - action suit on behalf of former upper crust workers , said she will continue pursuing claims for employees who were allegedly forced to choose between keeping their jobs or keeping their payments for back wages .\nso on sunday night , after celebrating his son\u2019s birthday , tramontana got rid of the upper crust logos , signs , and menus . he renamed the pizzas after his three children and local landmarks , and lowered the prices on everything from pies to sodas .\nafter being ordered by the government to pay employees nearly $ 350 , 000 in overtime , executives at upper crust devised a scheme to wrest the money back , including cashing forged checks and slashing workers\u2019 wages , according to the pizza chain\u2019s former chief financial officer .\nby then , tramontana had plans underway to separate from upper crust . he knew the bad publicity wasn\u2019t going away anytime soon . if anything , it might get more intense \u2014 the class action filed by former workers is scheduled to go to trial this summer .\ni ' ve been to regina but not the others . there ' s a lot of great pizza places in boston but upper crust was just my personal favorite . i stopped going there though when i found out what a dick the owner was / is .\nover the past decade , dozens of men from marilac have made the 7 , 500 - mile trek , risking arrest , deportation , and , in rare cases , death . and upper crust , founded by sharon native jordan tobins in 2001 , welcomed them .\nhuggard said pinto , who worked at upper crust on commonwealth avenue in boston , was fired more than a year ago because \u201che was lazy . he was an awful worker . \u2019\u2019 but paychecks provided by batista\u2019s lawyers show he received checks through april of this year .\nthe business , which filed for bankruptcy protection last month , needs $ 120 , 000 to keep doors open . if the company can obtain funding within few days , it could avoid a permanent shutdown . so far , upper crust has closed 10 of 16 locations .\njo filho , general manager and head chef at the just crust , in front of the menu he created for the restaurant .\nupper crust co - owners allegedly decided to recover the money they were supposed to pay employees by turning the hourly workers into \u201cmanagers\u201d and putting them on salaries at a reduced rate , according to the affidavit filed by marcus and previous interviews with former employees and other managers .\ncarvelli bought the store in 2010 with plans to have fun and make money at the popular gourmet pizza chain that had rapidly expanded across the region . but tough economic times and bad publicity from accusations that upper crust executives exploited workers at other stores had the opposite effect .\nat a hearing in us bankruptcy court tuesday , the trustee , mark g . degiacomo , said upper crust shut restaurants monday night because it had just four days of supplies and only $ 14 , 000 in cash after company executives paid themselves a month\u2019s salary in advance .\nthe embattled upper crust pizza chain , already under federal investigation for its labor practices , is now riven by a nasty battle for control of the company among its co - owners , who are accusing each other of misusing corporate funds for personal extravagances such as a private airplane .\nin 2012 , upper crust co - owners joshua huggard and brendan higgins sued tobins , alleging that he had used more than $ 750 , 000 in company money for personal expenses , such as the purchase of a small airplane . tobins was placed on leave from the company .\nthis is so cool . i ' ll have to check out just crust when it opens . i hope they ' re successful .\nas for sustainability , the just crust sources its ingredients from local or regional farms . from the flour in the dough , to the tomatoes in the sauce , taking a bite out of a just crust slice is like getting a taste of the farms of new england .\nshannon liss - riordan , who sued upper crust in 2010 on behalf of immigrant employees who claim the business took advantage of workers and seized back wages from them , said she plans to give employees ownership shares in the restaurant . she partnered with another investor , haluk ozek , who owns monella boutique in harvard square , to buy the cambridge lease and equipment and they are considering naming the restaurant \u201cthe just crust . \u201d\nupper crust founder jordan tobins \u201cyelled and screamed about the investigation\u201d after the us department of labor informed the boston chain it owed money to more than 100 employees , david marcus said in an affidavit filed on friday in suffolk superior court in a lawsuit brought by former workers over back pay .\nthese new allegations may complicate an ongoing labor department investigation into the matter and the former staffers\u2019 suit . the troubles at upper crust , which won praise from area foodies and corporate titans like jack welch , also highlight the treatment of immigrants who provide cheap labor for businesses in the service economy .\nthe rest of the former upper crust locations were auctioned off in december ( along with this store in harvard ) . 4 of them were purchased ( contentiously ) by a manageent company with connections to tobins . the rest went to other bidders ( inlcuding the harvard square store already mentioned ) .\ntobins needed lots of kitchen help ; the brazilians worked hard and didn\u2019t complain about workweeks that routinely stretched to 80 hours . marilac prospered as upper crust\u2019s immigrant employees sent thousands of dollars home , and the company swiftly expanded from its original store in beacon hill to one upscale suburb after another .\njosh huggard , one of upper crust\u2019s owners , said the chain \u201clearned from its mistakes in the past\u2019\u2019 regarding the department of labor investigation into its overtime payment practices . but huggard said the company \u201cnever ever said [ employees ] couldn\u2019t work for us or that they had to pay us back . \u2019\u2019\nthe bankrupt upper crust pizza chain was sliced up at auction wednesday , as a private equity firm with ties to ousted founder jordan tobins won leases for four restaurants , while an attorney who filed a class - action lawsuit against tobins and the company for allegedly exploiting workers purchased the harvard square location .\nupper crust , which defaulted on a td bank loan in late september , said it owes at least $ 3 . 4 million to creditors , including more than $ 500 , 000 to zvi construction co . in brookline , about $ 235 , 000 to a food distributor , and $ 230 , 000 to a former massachusetts attorney general , thomas f . reilly , who represented the business after leaving office , according to a list filed last month with the bankruptcy court . the state department of revenue says upper crust has not paid an estimated $ 843 , 000 in meals taxes from the last year .\nberman , tobins\u2019s lawyer , said botelho told his client that some employees in brazil were happy with their experience at upper crust and did not want the money so botelho returned the cash from the checks to marcus . berman said he is not sure what happened to the money that was given to marcus .\nin april , huggard and higgins sued tobins , accusing him of looting the upscale boston pizza chain by charging more than $ 750 , 000 in personal expenses to the company , including buying a cessna airplane . they asked the court to force tobins to surrender his stakes in upper crust and its related businesses .\nseveral former employees have filed a civil lawsuit seeking class - action status that claims upper crust management , after making the lump restitution payments for overtime , told workers they would have to pay it back if they wanted to keep their jobs . there is a hearing set for tuesday to schedule a trial date .\nmore wikipedians poured in overnight to discuss the whole thing , including whether to include material from a globe article that one editor could not find - but which another editor promptly did . as of a few minutes ago , the upper crust entry still has a section on the department of labor and the lawsuits .\nyes , the upper crust management were a bunch of assholes that exploited unskilled labor . we know this and in their case they had the hutzpah to make everyone a manager so they wouldn ' t have to pay overtime . a cruel joke but in the end ownership lost their business in a bankruptcy auction .\nthe lawsuit , which seeks class action status , was filed nearly a year after upper crust was ordered to pay more than $ 341 , 000 in back wages to about 121 workers for uncompensated overtime , according to john chavez , a spokesman for the agency . the chain has 17 restaurants in the boston area .\nthe government notified upper crust founder jordan tobins of its findings in august 2011 and spent more than a year trying to come to an agreement with the chain on payments and penalties . but the business , with 176 employees , sought bankruptcy protection in october after facing persistent labor problems , financial troubles , and ownership disputes .\nand even if they didn ' t , they ' re still in the same business . they both make and sell pizza , primarily . and when you have competition literally across the street , it only makes it tougher . hell , the otto on commonwealth ave . in allston took over a closing upper crust location .\n\u201cthis scheme has been confirmed now by three managers of upper crust . we are hopeful this evidence will bring us closer to a resolution of the case , so that we can get the workers back their money , as well as compensation for the workers who lost their jobs because they didn\u2019t go along with the scheme . \u201d\ndespite sliding sales , the franchisees stuck by upper crust and refused to criticize the owners , even as they feuded and charged each other with misusing corporate funds . but that changed last fall after the company sold thousands of discount vouchers on groupon without the franchisees\u2019 knowledge , kept the proceeds , and then filed for bankruptcy protection .\nas upper crust rapidly expanded , the business depended on immigrant laborers from a village in brazil . at first , workers embraced the opportunity , but over time , the relationship was strained as employees were underpaid for long workweeks while owners indulged in luxuries such as a yacht , according to a 2010 investigation published in the globe .\nthe scrutiny by immigration and customs enforcement , or ice , is the latest problem for upper crust , which also is contending with organized boycotts and the departure of at least three store managers following a december boston globe story in which some former employees alleged the company routinely took advantage of brazilian workers by underpaying them for long workweeks .\ni had almost walked by this place many times until i realized that the men rolling dough in the window were connected to a pizzeria . i haven ' t even had one of their slices but their calzones give me so much joy i wanted to dedicate all my five stars to those instead .\nthe case was eventually granted class - action status in july 2012 , allowing liss - riordan to represent all of the aggrieved workers . when the upper crust filed for bankruptcy in october and the company closed its 10 storefronts , liss - riordan started thinking about a way to reopen the restaurants and further help the employees she had represented .\nthe lawsuit , which seeks class action status , comes nearly a year after upper crust paid more than $ 341 , 000 in back wages to about 121 workers for uncompensated overtime , following a us department of labor investigation , according to john chavez , a spokesman for the agency . the chain has 17 restaurants in the boston area .\nbut not upper crust pizzeria & deli . the employee became very nasty and irate with me . he told me from now on i should order from somewhere else . no problem . i tried calling back but they did not answer from the number i was calling from ( caller id ) . i called my husband and explained to him what happened . he called and the same employee got nasty with him . but he offered my husband the refund , claiming he didn ' t want to argue . he then told my husband to come and pick it up ( around 9 pm ) . we paid extra for it to be delivered ,\nal carvelli , who runs an upper crust franchise in plymouth , submitted the successful bid of $ 70 , 000 for the hingham location . the landlord at state street bought back its lease for $ 170 , 000 and the landlord for the washington , d . c . , shop also took over its site for $ 63 , 000 .\nresults of operations for the years ended april 27 , 1997 and april 28 , 1996 revenues net sales in fiscal 1997 were $ 11 , 411 , 000 compared to net sales of $ 10 , 864 , 000 in fiscal 1996 . the increase in net sales in fiscal 1997 as compared to fiscal 1996 reflected , among other things , an increase in net sales at the new solomon pond mall and south shore plaza pizzeria regina ( which replaced an in - line restaurant at this mall ) food court restaurants which were open in august of 1996 , increased aggregate sales from the other pizzeria regina restaurants and increased sales at the new polcari ' s north end restaurant . the increases were partially offset by a reduction in net sales at the remaining bel canto restaurant and the closure of the self - service pizzeria regina at the south shore plaza in august of 1996 . net sales at the company ' s pizzeria regina restaurants increased to $ 7 , 890 , 000 in fiscal 1997 from $ 6 , 543 , 000 in fiscal 1996 , principally due to the addition of sales from the new pizzeria regina food court kiosks and the brookline location opened in february 1996 which was subsequently closed in may 1997 at the completion of its lease ( due to the inability to renegotiate a market value lease ) . in addition there was aggregate increase in sales from the previously existing ongoing pizzeria regina restaurants . net sales at the company ' s full service casual dining restaurants decreased to $ 3 , 479 , 000 in fiscal 1997 from $ 4 , 287 , 000 in fiscal 1996 . while sales at the new polcari ' s north end restaurant in fiscal 1997 increased by over $ 326 , 000 from the sales in fiscal 1996 period , this increase was offset by decreased sales at the remaining bel canto restaurant , the closure of the framingham capucino ' s in june 1995 , the closure of the wellesley restaurant in november 1995 , and the conversion of the brookline capucino ' s to a pizzeria regina in february 1996 . the decrease at the bel canto restaurant was primarily attributable to the increased competition in the lexington area . costs and expenses cost of food and beverages 18"]}
{"id": 53798, "summary": [{"text": "rus aviation was an all cargo airline based in sharjah , united arab emirates .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it operated scheduled and charter cargo flights .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "its main base was sharjah international airport .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "rus aviation was one of the biggest il76 & an12 operator/supplier within uae and the region .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "with a fleet of more than 28 freighters of airbus , antonov , boeing it provideed following services : cargo consolidation , air charter in uae , ground handling , flight planning , landing permits , fuelling .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "a rus aviation il-76 featured in a 2010 episode of top gear , landing in iraq .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the carrier ended operations in 2015 . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "rus aviation", "paragraphs": ["you can track rus aviation shipments by air waybill document number ( awb ) . rus aviation awb starts with airline prefix ' 827 ' followed by eight digits . for example , 827 - 12345675 .\na rus aviation il - 76 featured in a 2010 episode of top gear , landing in iraq .\n\u201cwe are pleased to release this newly converted aircraft to rus aviation , \u201d said andreas sperl , president and ceo of eads efw . \u201cthe freighters\u2019 great potential will further enhance the business opportunities of rus aviation . \u201d\nrus aviation received its second converted freighter from eads efw last month , supporting a multi - million dollar fleet development programme .\n\u201cwe believe there will be a full recovery in the air cargo business , \u201d stated saleh al aroud , chairman of rus aviation .\nrus aviation is able to provide and operate various types of freighters depending on the customer\u2019s requirements . due to its commitment to maintain on - 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600 conversion backlog at seventeen units for three carriers : dhl ( 13 ) , maximus air cargo ( 3 ) , and rus ( 1 ) .\nrus aviation is professional in managing aircraft on ground ( aog ) situations by urgent delivery of spares and required equipment . the operational support of rus aviation flights is provided by the flight operations team , consisting of licensed , well - qualified and experienced personnel . the team provides all kinds of clearances , flight planning and up - to - date notams and weather reports to its crew 24 / 7 , constantly tracking our aircraft and your cargo .\nsharjah - based rus aviation took redelivery of an a300 - 600f ( msn 626 ) following conversion to freighter configuration by efw . a second a300 - 600 ( 643 ) is also undergoing conversion at efw\u2019s dresden facility . in addition to these a300 - 600fs , rus operates a mixed fleet mainly made up of il - 76s and an - 12s .\nsharjah aviation services is a newly formed airport handling company at sharjah international airport , formed as a joint venture between the department of civil aviation sharjah and air arabia , the successful low cost airline flying to 34 destinations across the region . sharjah aviation services employs over 1 , 000 staff handling more than 100 airlines and essential to its ongoing success is the quality of the people employed within the organization . in addition to offering attractive tax free salaries sharjah aviation services also offers a range of personal development opportunities and rapid career progression .\nfrom air cargo charter to scheduled cargo flights to cargo acceptance and clearing , you name it , rus aviation will provide it . when it comes to air cargo solutions , the company has earned the trust of its clients as a comprehensive service provider in the following :\nstarting from the year 2005 rus aviation , through its subsidiary , began operating scheduled cargo flights to cis countries . from 2008 , it expanded its operation further into africa , and from the year 2009 , it branched out to various destinations in the middle east , asia , and china .\nrus aviation runs a 2 , 000 m2 fully equipped and highly secured warehouse at sharjah international airport cargo terminal 3 with direct access to the ramp . it is managed by an expert ground operation team that works round the clock to ensure smooth acceptance and handling of all types of goods , including high valuable cargo , dangerous goods , temperature controlled and perishable cargo .\ndisclaimer : if you are looking for a job in rus aviation ( fze ) or just looking for salary information in the company then this site is not for you because we does not provide the information that you are looking for . this site is a business directory site and not a recruitment site , if you want apply for a job you may click on the link provided bellow .\nchairman saleh al around spells out the secret of rus aviation\u2019s success we are committed to translating our values into reality 2 3 \u201ccustomers come first\u201d is the thumb rule me and my well experienced team believe in and follow on daily basis . at rus aviation , we never hesitate to go to any length to deliver our promises to our customers , whom we pride ourselves for winning their complete trust . the world of air cargo , where time and delivery are all - important , is a high - pressure industry . you have to always be available for customers , no matter of the size of cargo , or the destination required . we have successfully balanced top - quality services with unmatched prompt delivery and therefore we are regarded as a reliable and cost - effective air cargo solution provider within the middle east today , and due to the large experience we have gained over the years within the industry , our clients and partners have come to rely on our tailor - made and effective solutions . we consider our team of professionals as the true asset of rus aviation . people have grown with us over the past decade and they have lived our values that we strive to translate into facts .\nfrom stat time \u2013 click and read the article : royal brunei airlines picks ecs group as cargo gssa for europe , north and south asia leading general sales & service agent ( gssa ) ecs group has . . .\nclick here , go on page 24 and read the cover story about ecs group on air cargo update ! click here and read more ! . . .\nclick and read the entire article from air cargo news ! speaking at the air cargo china event in shanghai , chief executive of the general sales and service agent ( gssa ) adrien thominet said that the company . . .\nclick and read the entire article from itj \u2013 breaking the mould how is the ecs group different from its competitors in the market ? there are three key aspects that differ\u00adentiate us from our . . .\nclick here and read the article from air cargo news \u2013 uia selects ecs globe air cargo india as gssa for the subcontinent . . .\nbusiness activity : aircraft chartering , leasing and cargo handling , flight permission & clearances .\ncurrently you have javascript disabled . in order to post comments , please make sure javascript and cookies are enabled , and reload the page . click here for instructions on how to enable javascript in your browser .\nakhtaboot is an online career network , serving the mena region . as an employment website , akhtaboot serves as a platform that connects employers and job seekers , creating vast opportunities for talented candidates .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe latvian airline airbaltic announces its first destinations for the summer season of 2018 , starting on march 27 , 2018 . next summer airbaltic will have more than five new destinations added to its route map .\nwolfgang reuss , senior vice president network management of airbaltic : \u201cso far 2017 has been an excellent year for airbaltic \u2013 already seven brand new bombardier cs300 aircraft have successfully joined our fleet as we are serving a growing family of customers . we are delighted to share the first glimpse of forecast how our 2018 is going to look , by announcing a wider selection of destinations that our customers have demanded for the next summer . network expansion is a key part of our horizon 2021 business plan that enables us to further improve connections between the baltic region and the rest of the world . \u201d\nduring the first six months of 2017 , airbaltic has carried a total of 1 565 462 passengers throughout its network spanning europe , scandinavia , russia , cis and the middle east , which is the second highest number of passengers in the history of the airline . airbaltic\u2019s improved connectivity , efficient aircraft and low cost base will further enable to continue its expansion as no 1 carrier of the baltic region .\nfor the summer season of 2018 airbaltic has added malaga ( spain ) , lisbon ( portugal ) , split ( croatia ) , bordeaux ( france ) and gdansk ( poland ) . additional new destinations will be announced in the future . a complete schedule of airbaltic flights can be found on the company\u2019s homepage at www . airbaltic . com .\nairbaltic serves over 60 destinations from its home base in riga , latvia . from every one of these locations , airbaltic offers convenient connections via riga to its network spanning europe , scandinavia , the cis and the middle east . in addition , airbaltic also offers direct flights from tallinn and vilnius .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nwe have constant accessibility to western palletized freighters allowing time efficiency and fast turnaround to bulk loading freighters that are fitted with built - in high capacity cranes allowing smooth handling of out - sized cargo and self - handling at short airstrips . pressurized and non - pressurized cargo compartments allow transportation of livestock , medical supplies , temperature controlled cargo and perishables .\napart from general cargo it is always ready to deliver heavy and outsize cargo , oil and gas equipment , humanitarian relief and governmental cargo , dangerous goods and valuable cargo .\nfrom europe to china , cis countries , india and usa , it has developed an enviable network of agents and offices worldwide . in 2011 ,\nthe company possesses vast knowledge in local specifications , conditions and regulations , fostered by many years of experience , and hence , provides top - notch solutions through integrated services that match clients\u2019 needs .\nhaving built a solid reputation as a reliable cargo aircraft operator , it has recently acquired two airbuses a300 - 600f , as part of a multi - million dollar fleet rollover programme . these aircraft are ready for charter on ad - hoc requests and for leasing purposes .\nthis page was last modified on 23 june 2015 , at 22 : 19 .\nthis article ' s content derived from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia ( see original source ) .\n\u00abrusline airlines\u00bb \u2013 one of the largest domestic airlines in the russian federation , operates both scheduled and charter flights . the principal activity of the airline is to restart future - oriented routes between the destinations of the russian federation and also between russia and neighboring countries . the main idea is to deliver passengers from small towns in the russian federation to air hubs on medium - haul aircraft .\nbought - out of controlling interest in airline support sweden a . b . \u2013 the swiden company performing aircraft maintenance ;\nwon a tender for operating between petrozavodsk and moscow , ivanovo and moscow , ivanovo and st . petersburg , yaroslavl and moscow , yaroslavl and st . petersburg ;\na contract was signed with hotels . com ( hotel booking service ) for representation of its logos on the fuselage of bombardier crj - 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{"id": 53807, "summary": [{"text": "kawai musical instruments manufacturing co. , ltd. ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u6cb3\u5408\u697d\u5668\u88fd\u4f5c\u6240 kabushiki-gaisha kawai gakki seisakusho , tyo : 7952 ) is a musical instruments manufacturing company headquartered in hamamatsu , shizuoka , japan .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it is best known for its grand pianos , upright pianos , electronic keyboards and electronic synthesizers .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "the company was established in august 1927 . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "kawai musical instruments", "paragraphs": ["partnership with beijing xinghai musical instruments co . , ltd . established , production of musical instruments begins in china .\n\u00a9 kawai musical instruments mfg . co . , ltd . all rights reserved .\nhome books politics and business magazines kawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd .\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd . - company profile , information , business description , history , background information on kawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd .\ncopyright \u00a9 kawai musical instruments mfg . co . , ltd . all rights reserved .\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd . is mainly engaged in the musical instrument business . the company operates in five business segments . the musical instruments segment sells pianos , electrical musical instruments , wind , brass and string instruments and percussions , as well as accessories . this segment also provides tuning and repairing services for instruments . the education - relate\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd . is mainly engaged in the musical instrument business . the company operates in five business segments . the musical instruments segment sells pianos , electrical musical instruments , wind , brass and string instruments and percussions , as well as accessories . this segment also . . . ( more )\nan outline of kawai japan\u2019s domestic business activities , ranging from musical instruments to precision metals .\nkimball international , inc . ; yamaha corporation ; steinway musical instruments , inc .\n7952 . jp financial statements - kawai musical instruments manufacturing co . ltd . - wall street journal\nkawai musical instruments is a musical instruments manufacturing company headquartered in hamamatsu , shizuoka , japan . it is best known for its grand pianos , upright pianos , electronic keyboards and electronic synthesizers . the company was established in august 1927 .\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . sees 7 billion yen net loss ,\nkyodo news international , march 30 , 2004 .\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . sees 7 billion yen net loss ,\nkyodo news international , march 30 , 2004 .\ndata as of jul 09 2018 . currency figures normalised to kawai musical instruments manufacturing co ltd ' s reporting currency : japanese yen jpy\nkawai digital pianos are some of the most advanced musical instruments in the world . select from our range below for a closer look .\nlowrey is a division of kawai america corporation , and as such is part of the group of companies of kawai musical instruments mfg . co . , ltd . ( kwms f ) . an international manufacturer of musical instruments , kawai is one of the largest instrument manufacturers in the world !\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd . .\ninternational directory of company histories . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\npublic company founded : 1927 as kawai musical instruments research institute employees : 2 , 780 sales : $ 639 . 9 million ( 2005 ) stock exchanges : tokyo ticker symbol : kwms f naic : 339992 musical instrument manufacturing\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd . .\ninternational directory of company histories . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nkawai musical instruments was founded in hamamatsu , japan , in 1927 . the company was founded to further the development of the piano through advances in technology . to this day , kawai acoustic\u2026\nthat\u2019s the history of the kawai musical instruments manufacturing company , ltd located in hamamatsu , shizuoka , japan . they\u2019re renown for their masterful piano line and electronic keyboard line . with over $ 1 billion in sales annually , you can\u2019t deny that kawai is a leader in the field of finely made musical instruments especially their grand pianos and upright pianos .\nover the past eighty years , kawai has earned a reputation for outstanding quality and workmanship in the crafting of world - class musical instruments . as a result , kawai pianos have become the instruments of choice for pianists , teachers , churches , students and piano enthusiasts around the globe .\nthe premium range is quite simply our finest digital piano collection . kawai ' s heritage in crafting world - class performance instruments inspires these digital pianos that deliver an exceptional musical experience .\n\u2018lepre\u2019 music school opened in shinjuku , specialising in musical education for adult students .\nlowrey ' s high degree of musical refinement offers incredible music making opportunities for all levels of players . lowrey instruments satisfy the most discerning player and those just getting started .\nwelcome to the home of kawai acoustic and digital pianos in the united states and canada . over the past eighty years , kawai has earned a reputation for outstanding quality and workmanship in the crafting of world - class musical instruments . as a result , kawai pianos and digital pianos have become the instruments of choice for pianists , teachers , churches , students and piano enthusiasts around the globe .\nthe kawai grand piano transforms craftsmanship into artistry . here you will find the most advanced pianos of the modern age - instruments that combine the latest technology with the time - tested principles of old - world craftsmanship to provide a sublime musical experience .\nkawai musical instruments is a japanese brand which was founded in 1927 by koichi kawai who used to work for yamaha as an engineer . a talented constructor also appeared to be a resourceful originator . koichi kawai became the first in japan to design and build a complete piano action , receiving many patents for his designs and inventions .\nkawai america corporation ; kawai deutschland gmbh ; kawai europe gmbh ; kawai asia manufacturing sdn . bhd . ; kawai finishing inc . ; midi music center inc . ; kawai australia pty . ltd .\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing company was estabished in 1927 in shizuoka , japan by koichi kawai with seven like - minded colleagues . he was the first person to design and build a complete piano action in japan and had a passion to produce superior pianos . since 1989 , kawai has been run by koichi ' s grandson , hirotaka .\nwe invite you to explore our collection of world - renowned instruments\u2014from luxury grands to elegant uprights to ground - breaking digitals .\nkoichi kawai soon produced a breakthrough , becoming the first japanese piano maker to design and build a piano action . prior to then , japanese piano makers had to import piano actions from the united states or germany . by making his own action , kawai would be able to competitively price his pianos . a year after building the action , kawai began producing upright pianos . eighteen months later , he completed his first grand piano . in 1929 the company changed its name to kawai musical instruments manufacturing co . its corporate structure was expanded to partnership status in 1935 , and the company took the name of kawai musical instruments manufacturing , ltd . in 1930 the company also began to produce reed organs .\nkoichi kawai soon produced a breakthrough , becoming the first japanese piano maker to design and build a piano action . prior to then , japanese piano makers had to import piano actions from the united states or germany . by making his own action , kawai would be able to competitively price his pianos . a year after building the action , kawai began producing upright pianos . eighteen months later , he completed his first grand piano . in 1929 the company changed its name to kawai musical instruments manufacturing co . its corporate structure was expanded to partnership status in 1935 , and the company took the name of kawai musical instruments manufacturing , ltd . in 1930 the company also began to produce reed organs .\nour dramatic new range of grand pianos with modern styling and the design intelligence to allow the player to achieve full musical artistry .\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd . is second only to yamaha corporation in global sales of musical instruments . the japanese company ' s core business is the manufacture and marketing of pianos , ranging from less expensive upright and grand pianos to the shigeru kawai handcrafted concert grand , one of the most expensive pianos on the market , priced around $ 65 , 000 . kawai also makes electronic pianos , electronic organs , synthesizers , guitars , percussion instruments , sells scores and records , offers tuning and repair services , and runs a music school . in addition , the company operates gymnastic schools and sells computers and peripheral devices , sporting goods , leisure - related goods , environmental cleaning supplies , and wood fabricating and metal fabricating devices . kawai is a public company , listed on the tokyo stock exchange .\nkawai musical instruments manufacturing co . , ltd . is second only to yamaha corporation in global sales of musical instruments . the japanese company ' s core business is the manufacture and marketing of pianos , ranging from less expensive upright and grand pianos to the shigeru kawai handcrafted concert grand , one of the most expensive pianos on the market , priced around $ 65 , 000 . kawai also makes electronic pianos , electronic organs , synthesizers , guitars , percussion instruments , sells scores and records , offers tuning and repair services , and runs a music school . in addition , the company operates gymnastic schools and sells computers and peripheral devices , sporting goods , leisure - related goods , environmental cleaning supplies , and wood fabricating and metal fabricating devices . kawai is a public company , listed on the tokyo stock exchange .\nover the past 80 years , kawai has earned a reputation for outstanding quality and workmanship in the crafting of world - class musical instruments . building upon the legacy of company founder , koichi kawai , the people of kawai have dedicated themselves to a singular pursuit - to transform the future of the piano by skillfully blending the precepts of traditional piano craftsmanship with the latest available technologies and materials .\nwe are an independent music shop in bristol , one of the biggest in the uk , bringing you the best value instruments and accessories .\nthe extended key length on all of the gl\u2019s have made these instruments even more effective as practice and training pianos for aspiring professional players .\ncontact information for kawai\u2019s local offices , and official kawai piano distributors throughout the world .\nhirotaka kawai , shigeru\u2019s son , appointed president and shigeru kawai was promoted to chairman .\na perfect digital piano in your den or bedroom for your musical needs . perfect for teaching piano and if noise is an issue where you live .\nyou might be making your first musical forays into playing the piano , encouraging a child into learning a new instrument or looking for something to add to an existing musical set up . whatever you need , if you fancy tickling the ivories , you ' ll find from a huge selection of keyboards and pianos from entry level to studio quality and more besides . there ' s sure to be a brand , size and sound to fit your musical requirements .\ngospel pianos was founded in 1987 and has grown to become australia ' s largest specialist musical instrument suppliers . as quality technicians gospel pianos founders have a love of music , quality pianos and musical instruments . as a strongly committed christian family business you can be assured of not only products of the highest quality but friendly honest service that is beautifully refreshing in this day and age . gospel pianos treat the customers how we ourselves would like to be treated . w\ncompact and portable , the multi - purpose es series pianos feature realistic keyboard actions , powerful speakers and a selection of excellent sounds suitable for various musical opportunities .\nkawai epic institutional partnership - faculty and student reactions - - - - - - kawai . . . the finest name in pianos . over the past eighty years , kawai has earned a reputation for outstanding quality and workmanship in the crafting of world - class musical instruments . as a result , kawai pianos and digital pianos have become the instruments of choice for pianists , teachers , churches , students and piano enthusiasts around the globe . building upon the legacy of company founder , koichi kawai , the people of kawai have dedicated themselves to a singular pursuit\u2014to transform the future of the piano by skillfully blending the precepts of traditional piano craftsmanship with the latest available technologies and materials . this never - ending quest for perfection , now led by the third generation of kawai family leadership , has brought about the finest selection of grand pianos , upright pianos , digital pianos and professional stage pianos available today . we invite you to explore our collection of world - renowned instruments\u2014from luxury grands to elegant uprights to ground - breaking digitals . the perfect piano awaits you . please visit us at www . kawaius . com . - - - - - - - - - - - tag : kawai , kawai piano , kawai music , video piano kawai , kawai video , demo piano kawai\nof these , the action designs are by far what kawai has fought hardest for , and became one of the most controversial piano builders through the 1970\u2019s and 1980\u2019s because of it . kawai currently maintains one of the largest r & d divisions of any musical instrument company in the world , and their principal manufacturing facility at ryuyo japan is also one of the only iso14001 - certified \u2018green\u2019 factories in the musical world .\n\u2018small modern\u2019 or \u2018continental\u2019 upright pianos are those without the bulky front legs of more traditional instruments , and have been the most popular case style in britain since the 1960s\u2026 .\nkawai . . . winner of over 48 major international awards for excellence . over the past ninety years , kawai has earned a reputation for outstanding quality and workmanship in the crafting of world - class musical instruments . today , kawai acoustic and digital pianos are a top choice of pianists , teachers , churches , students and piano enthusiasts around the globe . our skillful blending of traditional piano craftsmanship with state - of - the - art technology and materials has brought about the finest selection of award - winning grand , upright , digital and professional stage pianos available today . we invite you to explore our collection of world - renowned instruments . the perfect piano awaits you .\nthose who own a shigeru piano know that they possess not merely an instrument , but a partner in the musical pursuit of dreams . learn more about various models below .\nother elements to consider when purchasing a digital piano are the ability to connect to other instruments or a computer as well as available accessories like headphones , external speakers , music and keyboard stands . the best choice for you will depend on your musical ability , skill level and needs . choose the model that maximises your music without breaking your budget .\n\u00a9 2015 kawai america corporation \u2022 kawai canada music 2055 e . university drive rancho dominguez , ca 90220\n\u00a9 2016 kawai america corporation \u2022 kawai canada music 2055 e . university drive rancho dominguez , ca 90220\ninterlochen center for the arts will partner with evola music and kawai musical instruments at the conclusion of interlochen arts camp 2017 for our annual piano sale . the 2017 piano sale will be hosted in interlochen\u2019s phoenix theatre on saturday , aug . 19 from 10 a . m . to 5 p . m . for more information or to schedule a preview and purchase appointment , call 231 . 276 . 1286 .\nkawai techno center co . , ltd . ( later merged into kawai business software co . , ltd . ) and kawai sound system inc . established .\nthe kawai k - 15 continental console provides an excellent introduction to kawai upright piano quality . | kawai | pinterest | upright piano , pianos and piano jazz\n2 - in - 1 of numbered musical notation and staff . the keyboard should be cleaned before pasting . material : sticker . it will not discolor when tearing off the film .\nthe core values that kawai aspires to , inspired by the imaginative spirit of company founder , koichi kawai .\nkawai rx1 baby grand piano , ebony , 1998 , 5 ft . 7 in . signed by hirotaka kawai\nthere are several things to take into consideration when shopping for the perfect electric piano . first , portability versus size . other considerations include volume levels , connectivity to other instruments and computers , feel of the keys , availability of other sounds in the form of voices and instruments and cost . the best model for you will make the creation of music easy , fun and innovative .\nour store is devoted exclusively to pianos with grands , uprights , and digitals in our showrooms on madison ' s west side . here you can choose from new , used , and restored instruments . every piano we sell is prepared by our registered piano technicians . browse our gallery to view a portion of our piano collection or stop by to hear these magnificent instruments in person .\nit was in the 1970s that kawai broke the mold in making musical instruments out of alternative materials . this was done in order to optimize better performance . the use of abs , acrylonitrite butadiene styrene , a composite for special parts used in its pianos . this replaced wood that couldn\u2019t stand the strain . wood gets compromised by heat , moisture and other stresses so the composite not only solved the problem but also has become the benchmark that led kawai to the top of the industry .\nthe kawai es110 is the latest addition to kawai\u2019s lineup of high - performance digital pianos . using kawai\u2019s exclusive \u201charmonic imaging technology\u201d with individual 88 note sampling , the kawai es110 out performs every other piano in its class .\nkawai k400 piano review the kawai piano brand is in the midst of a significant swell [ . . . ]\nanother key advantage to yamaha is the extent of the company ' s expertise in related technologies . with well - established credentials in fields such as metallurgy , chemistry and electronics as well as more obvious areas like acoustics and woodworking yamaha leverages extensive internal resources to raise the standards of piano - making . the results of this inter - disciplinary approach are a steady stream of innovations and better musical instruments .\never since , kawai grand pianos and their other line of products are the standard that other companies are compared by . the musicians and studios that demand kawai know the difference between a well crafted instrument and not . the fact that one will find these instruments in the great halls of music as well as on the stage used by the top stars of today . since outdoor events can take a toll on an instrument made with wood parts , the composites that kawai uses not only stand the test but outperform the standard . this saves time and money as the instruments need less maintenance and replacement .\nkawai is japan\u2019s second largest piano maker , and consistently in the world\u2019s top 3 for volume . they are primarily known for their institutional uprights and grands ; many universities , colleges , and music academies rely on kawai pianos around the world to provide their students with consistent and satisfying practice tools , instructional grands , and concert instruments .\npowering our instruments are technologies that put kawai digital pianos in a class of their own . play , record and overdub mp3 files in real - time . connect your piano to recording software , use it to control other instruments or play silently through headphones with custom spatial profiling . choose from hundreds of sounds and customise them with virtual technician . build and save your perfect piano sound with your ipad . learn as you play , with alfred publishing and other lessons built right into the piano .\nkawai pianos have stood as one of the world\u2019s most trusted and popular piano manufacturers for more than 85 years . they have earned a hard - fought reputation as true innovators , leaders , and musical advocates , all while remaining family controlled and true to their core values .\nkawai rx5 grand piano - youtube . this is the famous kawai japan rx5 . these are the pianos kawai built their reputation on . great big bass tone and nice , brilliant highs . the kawai pianos are well known for their playing and tuning stability .\nthe company builds japanese piano models which can surely compete and even excel the products made by western manufacturers . kawai instruments combine advanced and unique technologies which have been developing for years in the design and engineering laboratories , high quality of the components and matchless sound . kawai brand received recognition as a great digital piano maker thanks to its ca and cs series .\nconnect to professional sound systems kawai pr - 1 a complete system that allows you to mic and record any acoustic piano ( instruments ) or connect to any external sound system ! these unique mics attach to any grand or upright piano and then connect directly to the pr - 1 control module . the pr - 1 can be used to record a piano along with other instruments or a vocalist , or as a microphone system in live performances or in a recording studio , making high quality cd recordings , will come with owners ma\nkawai m\u00f6chte seine kunden vor der tatsache warnen , dass es gef\u00e4lschte websites gibt , auf denen das kawai - firmenlogo ohne genehmigung angebracht ist und kawai - produkte zu \u00e4u\u00dferst g\u00fcnstigen preisen zum verkauf anbieten .\nkawai ks1f 1327026 - youtube . kawai ku10 professional upright piano black polish . kawai professional upright piano . piano disc ipad wireless player system - youtube . 48\nblack polish . stevens point , wi 54481 .\nnew kawai grand / baby grand piano lock key . will not fit kawai vertical pianos - for vertical lock key see item # 291794401706 .\nelectric pianos have come a long way since those small lightweight casio keyboards in the ' 90s that kids practised their beats on . these days digital pianos have high quality sound and weighted keys that feel just like a traditional piano . digitally sampled sound in the best versions of these instruments sound just like the grand pianos from where the sound originated . the beauty of these new models is that other high - quality sounds from instruments and even voices can be added to enhance the music you create .\nthis is the famous kawai japan gs30 . these are the pianos kawai built their reputation on . great big bass tone and nice , brilliant highs . the kawai pianos are well known for their playing and tuning stability .\nurltoken ' s musical instruments , stage , and studio store features thousands of products including acoustic , electric , and bass guitars , keyboards , ukuleles , drum sets , dj controllers , microphones , and much more . you can browse your favorite brands like gibson , shure , behringer , casio , audio - technica , pioneer , and blue microphones . once you find that perfect product , don ' t forget the accessories . from guitar picks and strings , to music stands and drum thrones , cases and covers , and cables and amplifiers , urltoken has everything you need . join amazon prime for free two day shipping and get your musical instrument needs delivered fast . so find that perfect product for you or the perfect gift for the music lover closest to you .\nkawai began making pianos as a company in 1927 , however kiochi kawai , the company\u2019s founder and first president , began building pianos long before that .\ngiven kawai ' s deep experience in producing acoustic pianos , it is no surprise that the kawai action is among the most highly prized in the digital piano marketplace . kawai es8 - wherever the venue . whatever the occasion .\nkawai decorator series are specially designed to meet the needs of those who require high quality and durability in an instrument . . . without a premium price tag . these instruments embody three fundamental elements of a fine piano\u2014an exceptional soundboard made of solid spruce , a durable back assembly with sturdy back posts , and our exclusive ultra - responsive direct blow action .\nthis one - owner ebony kawai piano was made in hamamamatsu , japan in the years when quality materials were used . it has kawai ' s millennium iii upright action with abs - carbon . each upright kawai piano ha . . .\nshigeru kawai appointed president after his father\u2019s death . initial steps taken toward modernization .\nkawai ( muziekinstrumenten ) nederland b . v . established in naarden , holland .\nkawai trading ( shanghai ) co . ltd . established in shanghai , china .\nexpansion of primary factory and acquisition of additional secondary factory at pt kawai indonesia .\nkawai casting iron casting facility established in hakui city , ishikawa prefecture , japan .\npiano , grand piano , kawai . k . kawai grand piano with matching bench . original owner . piano in excellent condition . tuned june 11 , 2017 .\nkawai 804f console piano . finish : walnut . stevens point , wi 54481 .\nkawai ge 1 baby grand piano . kawai ge 1 baby grand piano rich tonal qualities , great sustain and resonance . manufacture k . kawai , hamamatsu , japan ( # 1915409 ) in 1989 . length , 56in . width , 39in .\nget an alert with the newest ads for\nkawai organs\nin ontario .\na listing of kawai\u2019s overseas subsidiaries , sales and distribution offices , and production facilities .\nkawai restructures manufacturing ,\nmusic trades , june 2004 , p . 42 .\nkcp co . , ltd . and kawai wood co . , ltd . established .\nshanghai kawai emi ( ske ) digital piano manufacturing facility established in shanghai , china .\npt kawai music school indonesia subsidiary company established in banten province , tangerang , indonesia .\nkawai restructures manufacturing ,\nmusic trades , june 2004 , p . 42 .\n* password required for print resolution data . please contact kawai japan for media support .\nkawai dankt seinen kunden f\u00fcr ihre unterst\u00fctzung und warnt erneut vor dem besuch gef\u00e4lschter websites .\nkawai proudly introduces the kawai vpc1 , featuring unparalleled keyboard action realism , impressive hardware / software flexibility , stunning piano - like design , and strong backing from the industry .\nkawai professional upright piano , fully refurbished in japan , kevin 408 . 310 . 1248\nthe early years provided many diverse challenges \u2013 the shortage of qualified craftsmen , the continual scarcity of quality materials , and an underdeveloped network of dealers for reaching potential customers . yet , the determined company prospered . by the early fifties . kawai had grown to over 500 people producing over 1500 pianos per year \u2013 and koichi kawai had received the prestigious\nblue ribbon medal\nfrom the emperor of japan , becoming the first person in the musical instrument industry to receive such an honor .\nwith the new century kawai looked to compete with the most prestigious piano companies in the world at the upper reaches of the market . in 2000 it introduced the shigeru kawai limited production series of grand pianos , named after its chairman , offering a number of handcrafted features . moreover , owners received a visit from one of the company ' s\nmaster piano artisans ,\nwho would apply concert - level voicing , regulation , and tuning to the instruments . but after years of establishing itself in the marketplace on the basis of value , kawai faced a difficult challenge in changing the perception of the brand . the company persevered , however . it added to its initial three models with the shigeru kawai classic noblesse in 2001 , followed a year later by the shigeru kawai ex concert grand , which the company promoted by providing it to the rachmaninoff international piano competition , where it was used for all levels of competition . also of note in the early years of the 2000s , kawai established the shigeru kawai foundation , its mission to\nperpetuate music education and acknowledge significant contributions to the musical arts .\nthe first artists to be honored were broadway star john raitt and elmer bernstein , an oscar - winning composer of more than 200 film scores .\nwith the new century kawai looked to compete with the most prestigious piano companies in the world at the upper reaches of the market . in 2000 it introduced the shigeru kawai limited production series of grand pianos , named after its chairman , offering a number of handcrafted features . moreover , owners received a visit from one of the company ' s\nmaster piano artisans ,\nwho would apply concert - level voicing , regulation , and tuning to the instruments . but after years of establishing itself in the marketplace on the basis of value , kawai faced a difficult challenge in changing the perception of the brand . the company persevered , however . it added to its initial three models with the shigeru kawai classic noblesse in 2001 , followed a year later by the shigeru kawai ex concert grand , which the company promoted by providing it to the rachmaninoff international piano competition , where it was used for all levels of competition . also of note in the early years of the 2000s , kawai established the shigeru kawai foundation , its mission to\nperpetuate music education and acknowledge significant contributions to the musical arts .\nthe first artists to be honored were broadway star john raitt and elmer bernstein , an oscar - winning composer of more than 200 film scores .\nan overview of the kawai company\u2019s significant events and achievements from 1927 to the present day .\nkoichi kawai awarded the blue ribbon medal , first person in the industry to receive it .\nshanghai kawai emi ( ske ) digital piano manufacturing facility receives iso14001 certification for environmental management .\nthe inheritance of all the essential qualities that have made kawai pianos a choice of pianists .\nkawai child size studio piano walnut w / bench . this is a scaled down version of kawai ' s popular vertical and has full size piano keys . local pick up only .\ndesigned specifially for the kawai es8 , this stylish unit comprises of a stur . . .\nkawai digital accompaniment center for acr - 20 service manual and schematics . in good condition .\ninformation about the kawai company , our domestic and overseas business activities , and significant historical achievements .\na personal welcome message to devotees of music and the piano from company president , hirotaka kawai .\na summary of kawai\u2019s company profile , including capital , consolidated turnover , and stock listing information .\nkawai grand piano\nex\nchosen as an official piano for 11th chopin competition in warsaw .\npt . kawai indonesia no . 3 digital piano facility established , production of digital pianos begins .\nwhen kawai claims the mantle of \u201cthe future of the piano\u201d , it is not stated lightly .\nlondon ' s supplier of kawai digital pianos - rose morris , denmark street . \u2013 rose morris\nan impressive addition to kawai\u2019s digital piano line - up , the modest kdp110 fe . . .\nthere are as many reasons to choose an electric keyboard as there are choices of size , sound and utility . if you want something lightweight to take on the road or keep to hand for composition you ' ll find simple three octave instruments that will keep you playing wherever you are . if you want all the expression but with a control of volume , then an electric keyboard gives you the sound without disturbing the neighbours . if you ' re an advanced player looking for the versatility of multi voiced instruments with expressive , touch sensitive keys for your next performance or recording session there ' s a keyboard to fit your budget . piano , organ , harpsichord , accordion , the choice is huge .\nevery kawai digital piano sold in australia and new zealand comes with a full 5 year manufacturer\u2019s warranty and gives you access to a network of expert technicians via this website or though your kawai retailer .\nlowrey products have earned a distinguished reputation for design , engineering , and technology , creating the highest quality ' virtual orchestra ' on the market today . our proprietary technology helps ensure that each instrument defines the distinctive lowrey sound . the people that make lowrey instruments are the best at what they do and they take pride in their ability to do it .\ngrier city ( us ) painting company acquired , renamed kawai finishing lnc . , and begins production .\npt kawai indonesia no . 1 & no . 2 manufacturing facilities receive iso14001 certification for environmental management .\nthe kawai mp11 is considered by many experts to be the worlds best stage piano . using kawai\u2019s exclusive harmonic imaging xl sounds , the grand feel ( gf ) wooden - key action , and triple sensors with let - off , the kawai mp11 is just like the real thing and maybe even better !\nkawai us55 - youtube . 48\nw / french designer legs . stevens point , wi 54481 .\nelectric pianos come in many sizes , not just smaller keyboards but also full size keyboards . smaller keyboards are best for pianists with limited space or portability needs but may limit your musical choices . full size keyboards are best for musicians who want the traditional feel of a grand piano . look for models with weighted keys and pedals for the most traditional experience .\nthe kawai kdp90 now features improved polyphony and better action , along with an upgraded speaker system . as always , kawai\u2019s harmonic imaging technology gives the kdp90 a very authentic touch and sound like a grand piano .\nthe kawai k3 upright piano is part of the new series of kawai pianos to be fitted with their much improved \u2018millennium iii\u2019 action . this action was first seen on their top - of - the - line\u2026\nsteinway to distribute kawai - built piano ,\nmusic trades , april 1991 , p . 104 .\npiano assembly plant ( kawai america manufacturing inc . ) opens in lincolnton , u . s . a .\nsteinway to distribute kawai - built piano ,\nmusic trades , april 1991 , p . 104 .\npiano name kawai new type upright piano level advanced year build circa 2018 serial number f120801 build . . .\nthis is a 1998 kawai rx7 kawai grand piano serial number 2307100 that has been regularly tuned and remains in immaculate condition . with a beautiful sounding tone and great even action please enquire within or give james a call on\ncompany president , hirotaka kawai , awarded the grand cross of the order of merit of the republic of poland .\ngenuine hybrid technology from kawai . real acoustic pianos that incorporate an acoustic muting feature and powerful digital audio components .\nkawai have changed the weight used in the piano keys from lead to iron as it\u2019s better for the environment .\nlets take a look at the kawai k300 upright piano , and most importantly what they\u2019ve [ . . . ]\nthe kawai rx series is the topmost performance grade piano line manufactured by kawai , comparable in design , durability , and reputation to the yamaha c2 or c3 . it is truly one of the world ' s finest pianos .\nfree delivery / setup k . kawai 5 ' 1 ' ' baby grand piano polished black model ge - 1\nkawai professional upright piano . kawai us55 - youtube . french black polish . piano disc ipad wireless player system - youtube . as new condition . video will open in a new window [ isdntekvideo ] . responsive keybaord action .\nkawai organ 88 keys like new lots of bells and whistles looking for a home 44x25x36 inches $ 30 . 00\na third generation took over the presidency in 1989 when hirotaka kawai succeeded his father , who now assumed the chairmanship of the company . like his father and grandfather , hirotaka was eager to modernize the piano building process . under his leadership , kawai moved into the 1990s by investing tens of millions of dollars to introduce robotics . he also oversaw the launch of manufacturing operations in malaysia , forming kawai asia manufacturing sdn . bhd . in 1991 . the kawai america manufacturing subsidiary also established kawai finishing inc . in november 1995 , and subsequently acquired continental finishing inc . , based in greer , south carolina , which began producing polyester - coated piano parts under the kawai finishing name .\na third generation took over the presidency in 1989 when hirotaka kawai succeeded his father , who now assumed the chairmanship of the company . like his father and grandfather , hirotaka was eager to modernize the piano building process . under his leadership , kawai moved into the 1990s by investing tens of millions of dollars to introduce robotics . he also oversaw the launch of manufacturing operations in malaysia , forming kawai asia manufacturing sdn . bhd . in 1991 . the kawai america manufacturing subsidiary also established kawai finishing inc . in november 1995 , and subsequently acquired continental finishing inc . , based in greer , south carolina , which began producing polyester - coated piano parts under the kawai finishing name .\nnot the result of mere assembly , every element of a kawai upright piano is crafted with meticulous skill and care . kawai artisans begin with the finest materials and create each instrument with a harmonious blend of advanced technology and old - world craftsmanship . the result embodies the passionate quest for excellence that has characterized three generations of kawai family leadership .\nthe kawai rx2 grand piano is the most popular model for the rx line . at 5\u201910\u201d in length and due to it\u2019s hardwood frame construction , the kawai rx2 can be used is even a larger venue or a small home .\nthis kawai 52\u201d upright is in excellent condition for its age and finished in an incredibly rare polished teak . in kawai ' s long and successful history , there were only a few short years where we saw th . . .\nkawai brings new price points to grand piano market ,\nmusic trades , march 1992 , p . 168 .\nkawai unveils premium pianos , honors bernstein & raitt ,\nmusic trades , march 2000 , p . 137 .\nkawai brings new price points to grand piano market ,\nmusic trades , march 1992 , p . 168 .\nkawai unveils premium pianos , honors bernstein & raitt ,\nmusic trades , march 2000 , p . 137 .\nthe kawai es7 is not new to the north american digital piano market . in fact , [ . . . ]\nkawai grand piano . this is a great example of a fine kawai grand piano . this piano has had great care throughout its life and features a wireless player system . everything in the piano is original and in like new condition .\nmp11 digital 88 - key piano with a 256 - voice polyphony offers the keyboard based on the new brand technology called grand feel \u2013 it will introduce you to the realistic feel of fully weighted hammer action keyboard . to make the press on a key easier while playing quick and dynamic arpeggio each key has a weight on the back side of a bit different , elongated form which imitates the key of the kawai\u2019s concert grand piano . kawai\u2019s instruments have a noble key coating \u2013 ivory touch which is a premium technology . ivory touch keyboard is smooth but not slippery because the texture of the coating ensures moisture absorption and overall nice performance . mp11 is a piano which is meant for stage \u2013 it offers mainly key instrument programs among which are pianos , electric pianos and harpsichord . there are just a few guitar , drum and bowed string sounds and there are no synth sounds at all as well as there are no effects because the keyboard of this model is about delivering great piano performance only . if you\u2019re sure that you need more instruments in your keyboard you should opt for mp7 .\nkawai ku10 professional upright piano . kawai ku10 2364884 - youtube . piano disc ipad wireless player system - youtube . black polish . as new condition . stevens point , wi 54481 . video will open in a new window [ isdntekvideo ] .\nyamaha died in 1917 , new management took over , and the company prospered through 1921 . nippon gakki then experienced a string of setbacks over the next five years : the rising value of the yen that made its products less competitive internationally , a fire and earthquake that damaged or destroyed company facilities , and a crippling labor strike . by 1927 nippon gakki was on the verge of ruin , a new president was installed , and the company was reorganized . in that same year , koichi kawai decided to strike out on his own and along with seven colleagues left nippon gakki to form the kawai musical instrument research laboratory in hamamatsu to design his own piano .\nkawai manufactures several lines of acoustic piano . merriam pianos proudly offers our customers the kawai k - series pianos , the gm , ge , rx , and gx series of grands , and although considered semi - autonomous , the shigeru kawai line of grands as well . both kawai\u2019s uprights and grands are considered by many in the industry to be the very best value for money under $ 30 , 000 , and every * review magazine in the english - speaking world recommends kawai pianos as a top choice . ( * pianobuyer . com , the piano book , idiots guide to pianos , bluebookofpianos . com )\nyamaha died in 1917 , new management took over , and the company prospered through 1921 . nippon gakki then experienced a string of setbacks over the next five years : the rising value of the yen that made its products less competitive internationally , a fire and earthquake that damaged or destroyed company facili - ties , and a crippling labor strike . by 1927 nippon gakki was on the verge of ruin , a new president was installed , and the company was reorganized . in that same year , koichi kawai decided to strike out on his own and along with seven colleagues left nippon gakki to form the kawai musical instrument research laboratory in hamamatsu to design his own piano .\nwe are atlanta ' s largest factory authorized representative for new pianos from shigeru kawai , kawai , and george steck . all of our brands are world class , and we are as proud to represent them as you will be to own them .\npiano name kawai new type upright piano level advanced year build circa 2018 serial number f120801 build in japan cabinet . . .\nkawai is best known for their action innovations , their grand piano rim designs , and their over - strung scale designs .\nfor sale : kawai designer console piano model 608 in french provincial cherry with matching bench . one owner . lovely sound .\nthe kawai k - 3 piano was the precursor to the current kawai k - 300 and shares many of its construction and sound designs . but hurry , hurry because these never , ever last , especially in this kind of cond . . .\nkawai kg - 2c grand piano . this piano , built by kawai , is one of their\ncrayon color\npianos built in the 1970 ' s . we have just restrung the piano and installed new damper felts . the piano outlet .\nit ' s simply a treat whenever we do get to fix up a kawai since our technicians find they are pleasant to work with , and they fix up very nicely . this kawai has a simply superb sound in a modest console size .\nkawai introduced its first electronic organ to the market in 1960 . kawai became a public company in 1961 , its stock listed on the tokyo stock exchange . with the company now well established in its home market , shigeru kawai set his sights overseas , in particular the united states . in may 1963 kawai america corp . was launched . more foreign subsidiaries would soon follow in australia and asia . in 1975 kawai canada was established , followed a year later by kawai deutschland gmbh , located in west germany . in 1979 kawai europe gmbh was formed , also based in west germany in dusseldorf . along the way , kawai introduced a number of innovations and key products . in 1968 the company introduced its abs styran action flanges , replacing some wooden parts in the piano action with longer - lasting , stronger plastic parts that better resisted warping , shrinking , and swelling caused by moisture . kawai unveiled a transparent grand piano in 1971 , and a year later introduced its kg - series of midrange priced grand pianos . a top - end line of hand - built grands , the gs - series , was introduced in 1979 .\nkawai introduced its first electronic organ to the market in 1960 . kawai became a public company in 1961 , its stock listed on the tokyo stock exchange . with the company now well established in its home market , shigeru kawai set his sights overseas , in particular the united states . in may 1963 kawai america corp . was launched . more foreign subsidiaries would soon follow in australia and asia . in 1975 kawai canada was established , followed a year later by kawai deutschland gmbh , located in west germany . in 1979 kawai europe gmbh was formed , also based in west germany in dusseldorf . along the way , kawai introduced a number of innovations and key products . in 1968 the company introduced its abs styran action flanges , replacing some wooden parts in the piano action with longer - lasting , stronger plastic parts that better resisted warping , shrinking , and swelling caused by moisture . kawai unveiled a transparent grand piano in 1971 , and a year later introduced its kg - series of midrange priced grand pianos . a top - end line of hand - built grands , the gs - series , was introduced in 1979 .\nbuilding upon the legacy of company founder , koichi kawai , the people of kawai have dedicated themselves to a singular pursuit - to transform the future of the piano by skillfully blending the precepts of traditional piano craftsmanship with the latest available technologies and materials .\nkawai grand piano kg 2c - 180cm $ 9000 kawai grand piano - almost brand new and in pristine condition - hardly used . an equivalant piono new is worth $ 30 , 000 buy now and don ' t miss out on this amazing price .\nkawai upright piano model 505 - youtube . very nice upright piano by kawai . watch and listen this piano in action . made in 1996 . video will open in a new window [ isdntekvideo ] . tuned to concert pitch . j . . .\nwith the ce220 kawai has added to this popular feature several other upgrades and new features as well , including kawai ' s progressive harmonic imaging sound technology with 88 - key piano sampling , which produces a more detailed , clear and realistic piano sound .\nbeautiful kawai cl - 2 upright piano ! we just recently refinished this piano into a stunning satin ebony finish ! ( kawai decal and music rack on the way ) . this gorgeous piano is a studio size and has a full and rich tone .\npianomax - the leader in pianos since 1977 limited stock , save $ 1000 on new 121cm kawai nd21e premium upright piano at just $ 4995 . you save $ 1000 on the factory list price of $ 5995 . this is a limited time special to celebrate the 90th anniversary of the establishment of kawai pianos in hammamatsu japan . the nd21 features the fastest , smoothest , most reliable action mechanism in the world . during the kawai japan 90th birthday celebration , kawai has released a limited number of their best sell\nkawai celebrates 10 years of u . s . piano production ,\nmusic trades , november 1998 , p . 106 .\nkawai celebrates 10 years of u . s . piano production ,\nmusic trades , november 1998 , p . 106 .\nlightly used kawai student piano . mahogany finsh . original owner . purchased in 1982 from brash ' s . comes with stool . piano mover service available ( buyers responsibility ) . make : kawai model : le7 colour : s - mp serial # : 1297175\ndesigned in the \u201ccontinental \u201d style the kawai k15 is one of the top rated pianos on the market under to $ 5000 .\ntoday we\u2019ll be discussing an instrument that has a very personal past to me , the kawai k15 continental [ . . . ]\nkawai cs - 9 studio upright piano in high gloss black . for the past 33 years , keyboard concepts has been the .\nkawai offers a rare combination of features and materials quality for the price ranges that they cover . taken out of context , none of the elements of kawai\u2019s construction are particularly unique within the industry , and can often be found on several competitors\u2019s models and lineups . however , on closer examination , it becomes rather apparent that almost no other competitors bring the same standards in such a wide range of feature categories as kawai does \u2013 and kawai manages to accomplish this in 4 different lines across a $ 50 , 000 price spread ."]}
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", "topic": 23}], "title": "the walt disney company france", "paragraphs": ["the walt disney company france is one of the walt disney company ' s international divisions and . . .\nglassdoor has 30 walt disney company reviews submitted anonymously by walt disney company employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if walt disney company is right for you .\ndisney channel airs the first annual the walt disney company presents the american teacher awards .\nthe walt disney company cis , llc is one of the walt disney company ' s international subsidiaries . the walt disney company cis was founded in april 2006 . it is headquartered in moscow , the capital of russia .\nfor student projects on the walt disney company , we suggest visiting our comprehensive archives site or email the walt disney archives here .\nin 2007 , walt disney company cis and sony pictures russia created the joint venture of walt disney studios sony pictures releasing cis .\nthe walt disney company today announced the appointment of kylie watson - wheeler as svp & managing director for the walt disney company australia and new zealand , effective july 1 .\nthe company name comes from buena vista street , the road on which the current walt disney studios and company headquarters are situated .\nno , each disney business unit operates with separate management under the disney company umbrella . wdi , walt disney world , disneyland , walt disney studios , the disney store , etc . are all separate companies .\nthe walt disney company france created a splash with instagram , encouraging potential viewers to dive into its latest film release le monde de dory ( finding dory ) .\nwalt - disney - studios - motion - pictures - international - ex - buena - vista - international - france . jpg\nask a question about working or interviewing at the walt disney company . our community is ready to answer .\ntv ads for movies aren\u2019t allowed in france , so walt disney france used instagram\u2014and its ability to blend sound and dynamic video\u2014as its chief way of delivering audiovisual ads live to its target audience .\nthe walt disney company france vous souhaite une tr\u00e8s belle ann\u00e9e 2013 ! d\u00e9couvrez toute l ' actualit\u00e9 de 2013 de the walt disney company france : les films , les cha\u00eenes t\u00e9l\u00e9 , les s\u00e9ries , les jeux vid\u00e9o , les applications mobiles . . . retrouvez - nous sur le site officiel sur urltoken devenez fans sur urltoken suivez - nous sur urltoken\nsynonymous with quality entertainment and cutting - edge technology , the walt disney company impacts a global audience every day .\n\u201cthe 401k plan at the walt disney company does not apply to part time cast memeber only full time employees of the company . from what senior level . . . \u201d\nwe\u2019d love your help . let us know what\u2019s wrong with this preview of painting the town by walt disney company .\nimage - walt - disney - studios - motion - pictures - international - ex - buena - vista - international - france . jpg | disney wiki | fandom powered by wikia\nwe appreciate your interest in citizenship at the walt disney company . we believe stakeholder feedback is crucial to the development of our approach to citizenship .\nthe current company logo is a silohuette of the iconic sleeping beauty castle at disneyland , the company ' s flagship theme park which opened a year after the company was founded .\nthe service will sit alongside disney channel , disney junior and disney xd on canalsat .\nnote : the decision was made to consolidate all disney publications under the name walt disney company . this profile is for walt disney , the characters he created , and the company he founded . any questions , please ask in the librarian ' s group . walter elias \u201cwalt\u201d disney ( december 5 , 1901 \u2013 december 15 , 1966 ) was an american film producer , director , screenwriter , voice actor , animator , entrepreneur ,\nwatson - wheeler will report to chairman of walt disney international , andy bird , as she takes on the role previously held by catherine powell , who recently relocated to france as president , euro disney s . a . s . , the management company of disneyland resort paris .\nwalt disney france\u2019s key objective was boosting the number of french people that expressed what movie studios refer to as \u201cintent to view\u201d the film . data from previous walt disney campaigns has shown that advertising across a \u201chigh proximity\u201d platform\u2014in this case , instagram on smartphones\u2014is the surest way of boosting this key metric .\nuniversal pictures international has set xavier albert as managing director of its french operating company . he will take over the role previously held by stephane huard , who is leaving the company to pursue another opportunity , according to upi president of distribution duncan clark . albert was most recently marketing director for netflix france . prior to netflix , the exec spent 10 years with the walt disney company france as theatrical marketing director , studio lead and chief marketing officer . he began his career in 1996 in the technical department working on the editing , dubbing and subtitling of trailers for gaumont buena vista international , a joint venture with the walt disney company .\nthe company is also pursuing local programming partnerships . it has 35 disney clubs and other disney programs that are broadcast internationally .\nin 2012 , a disneynature tv cable channel was launched in france . it is currently carried by\nat the time when i was working at the disney store it was under the children place company . now that it under the disney company again i bet it has that disney feeling again , great hours , great workplace to be at if you enjoy disney a lot .\nhow much do walt disney company employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nbuena vista pictures distribution , inc . is a motion picture and television feature distribution company owned by the walt disney company . buena vista international is the worldwide equivalent , and buena vista home entertainment is the firm ' s video and dvd distribution arm .\n, established in january 1993 . gbvi ensured the distribution of films of its two parent companies in france . after 10 years of existence , it was dissolved in 2004 as disney prefers to distribute its own films as buena vista international ( france ) .\nin 1989 , the walt disney company announced a public share offering of its young european arm . it was the continent\u2019s largest - ever ipo to that point and analysts said euro disney stock promised \u201cgood long - term returns . \u201d\nwith its young demographic , visual qualities and mobile - centricity , instagram was the perfect platform for walt disney france to use in order to attract cinema - goers to its eagerly awaited summer blockbuster le monde de dory ( finding dory ) .\nbarton k . boyd , president of disney consumer products , said that there are 268 disney stores , and the company plans to open at least 70 new stores a year . this year alone , disney plans to open 100 stores in france , england , germany , spain , japan , hong kong , singapore , canada and the united states . the disney store on the champs - elysees in paris is the company ' s top grossing store .\nwdw community relations walt disney world co . p . o . box 10 , 000 lake buena vista , fl 32830\nin general , the only employees of the walt disney co . that are called cast members are those that work in the parks and the disney store . the employees of the disney development company in florida were the exception . since they recently merged with wdi \u2013 florida , they are now imagineers although some still refer to themselves as cast members .\nthe company will launch an ipo on a ' recognized ' us stock exchange .\nthe company had a decent quarter , but it still has some big problems .\nwalt disney co . , the latest entertainment company to hop on corporate america ' s green bandwagon , is launching a new film production unit called disneynature to make feature - length documentaries about animals and the environment .\npurchase of fox family worldwide , disney also got a major ownership interest in fox kids europe which included fox kids in france . fox kids switch over to\npurchase of fox family worldwide , disney also got a major ownership interest in fox kids europe which included fox kids in france . fox kids switched over to\nthe company owns and operates russian versions of disney channel and playhouse disney . disney channel was originally planned to launch in 2009 , but a disney americas deal with media - one holdings was denied by russian authorities . [ 1 ]\ndisney studios produces movies under three labels : walt disney pictures , touchstone pictures and hollywood pictures . walt disney pictures produces animated features like\nthe little mermaid\nand family - oriented features . touchstone and hollywood pictures produce more mature films like\npretty woman\nand\nsister act .\nthe u . s . parent company has also made money from its french adventure . since 1992 , royalty and management fees have added up to 975 . 69 million euros for the walt disney company , according to reuters calculations based on financial reports . euro disney said 285 million euros of that was not paid as of 2014 , but still owed to disney .\nthe company distributes all features produced by walt disney pictures , touchstone pictures , hollywood pictures , disneytoon studios , touchstone television , miramax , and several small independent companies which employ buena vista to distribute their films .\nshe will be responsible for driving the company\u2019s strategy , coordinating and leading all company business divisions , overseeing disney global franchises , expanding existing businesses and seeking out new business opportunities in this region .\nonce upon a time , the walt disney company was famous for a quaint little mouse , a collection of vintage animated films for children\u2014including fantasia and the beautifully antique snow white and the seven dwarfs \u2014and two enjoyable but aging theme parks . it was , in other words , a great american company in eclipse .\ndebut of sunday overnight block , vault disney , featuring the best from disney\u2019s vast library .\ndisney hospital care packages bring disney magic to 445 children\u2019s hospitals across the u . s .\nthe walt disney company cis planned to make two new films in the summer of 2011 [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] , but eventually produced the last warrior film from 2017 .\nprior to 1954 , walt disney ' s productions were distributed by rko radio pictures . however , a dispute over the value of disney ' s true - life adventures series of live - action documentary featurettes led to walt and his older brother roy oliver disney founding the buena vista distribution company to handle the distribution of their own product . buena vista ' s first release was the academy award winning live - action feature the living desert .\nwalt disney pictures ( trailer variants | closing variants | international | logo variations ) | touchstone pictures ( others | logo variations ) | lucasfilm ltd . ( others ) | lucasfilm animation | pixar ( others ) | disneynature | walt disney animation studios | marvel studios\n\u00a9 disney \u00a9 disney\u2022pixar \u00a9 & \u2122 lucasfilm ltd \u00a9 marvel . all rights reserved\nin a presentation monday at disney ' s burbank headquarters , iger and walt disney studios chairman dick cook announced and showed snippets from the new label ' s initial slate of seven films .\ndisney has launched a new movie channel and on - demand service in france that will have a slew of features from the studio and get the upcoming star wars movie in an exclusive first window .\nwidely considered the most successful entertainment enterprise in a decade , the walt disney company , which once seemed to make money as effortlessly as mickey mouse waved his magic wand , does so no longer and has decided that it needs a change .\nthe same month , the minister of culture and communication , audrey azoulay ( france ) named pierre sissmann \u201cofficer of the national order of merit\u201d for his work in the field of culture and the media .\ndisney - abc television group : walt disney television ( others ) | abc entertainment | abc news | abc studios ( abc signature ) | disney television animation | greengrass productions | it ' s a laugh productions | disney - abc home entertainment and television distribution | disney media distribution | disney channel original movie ( others ) | valleycrest productions | abc news productions | disney xd originals | disney junior originals | abc family worldwide inc .\ngbvi was the company founded in 1993 as a result of the merger between gaumont and buena vista international .\nannouncement of toon disney , a new basic cable channel comprised of classic disney animation .\nthe success of disneyland resort also has resulted in immense growth for the city of anaheim , calif . the resort\u2019s workforce of 27 , 000 cast members makes it the largest single - site employer in orange county . from the original disneyland park , the entertainment concept has expanded worldwide and is enjoyed by guests at walt disney world resort in lake buena vista , fla , tokyo disney resort in japan , disneyland paris in france , hong kong disneyland , disney cruise line , disney vacation club , adventures by disney and aulani , a disney resort & spa in hawaii . shanghai disney resort is now under construction in china .\ndisney consumer products and interactive media ( dcpi ) is the business segment of the walt disney company that brings stories and characters to life through innovative and engaging physical products and digital experiences across more than 100 categories , from toys and t - shirts , to apps , books and console games .\nnow disney is allowing wine and beer to be sold , and the company has cut back the number of traditional restaurants while adding american - style fast - food operations . in addition , the company is offering some room discounts to attract visitors to the hotels .\njean - francois camilleri , head of the company had the company acquire march of the penguins for the french market . buena vista international france also managed to obtain a 20 % ownership stake in the french version of the film . however , buena vista pictures distribution ' s bid to distribute the film in the us ultimately failed . [ 9 ] at the formation of disneynature film unit , camilleri was placing in charge of the unit . [ 10 ]\ncompany holds the disney brand over your head , they are afraid to let go of bad employees , virtually zero chance of promotion from contract .\nthat prediction came true . euro disney plunged back into the red in 2002 , soon after an investment in a second park , walt disney studios . the second financial crunch led to a capital - raising operation in 2004 .\nthe mission of the walt disney company is to be one of the world\u2019s leading producers and providers of entertainment and information . using our portfolio of brands to differentiate our content , services and consumer products , we seek to develop the most creative , innovative and profitable entertainment experiences and related products in the world .\ndisney channel announces a new interstitial series , the disney channel salutes the american teacher , hosted by first lady barbara bush .\nfaced with a weak economy , declining profit growth , flops at the box office and troubles at its theme parks , notably the euro disneyland debacle in france , disney needed a tuneup if it was to continue to sparkle .\nthe rebrand has been a long time coming . fke switched hands from its joint owners news corp and saban entertainment to the walt disney company back in july 2001 . after shelling out $ 5 . 3 billion for the fox family group , disney initially planned to capitalise on its own brand ' s strength and stamp fke with the mouse logo .\nyes , they have offices in burbank and production facilities in tujunga , ca . they also maintain field offices at the parks in orlando , tokyo , and france .\nwalt disney ' s success is based on a very simplistic approach : the filmed entertainment division comes up with new characters that are then used by the rest of the company to create a broader line of products ,\nchristopher p . dixon , an analyst for paine webber , said .\neuro disney acknowledges the need for new investment . it won shareholder approval on jan . 13 for a recapitalization plan to cut debt , renovate the park and set it on a firmer financial footing . the walt disney company , which purchased euro disney\u2019s debt load from french banks in 2012 , says it aims to reduce the 1 . 7 - billion - euro debt to about 1 billion euros and improve euro disney\u2019s cash position by about 250 million euros .\n\u201cshareholders not the main concern\u201dthe trouble at euro disney stems from the firm\u2019s origins and ownership structure .\neuro disney faced its first financial crisis just two years after opening . walt disney company suspended royalty fees between 1994 and 1998 , before reinstating them at half the normal rate until 2004 . the firm\u2019s profitable years came during this period . euro disney warned in its 1995 financial report that reinstating full payment of royalties and management fees would \u201chave a significant impact on the group\u2019s results of operations . \u201d\nthose charges cost euro disney around 10 percent of its annual revenue \u2013 too much , shareholders say , for it to become profitable . as evidence , they point out that all the years the european firm did turn a profit for shareholders were between 1995 and 2001 , a period when walt disney company had suspended most of its charges .\na disney spokeswoman said further deferring or waiving fees would not have substantially improved euro disney\u2019s liquidity situation .\none of the ideas the company moved forward with was your concept for a symphony . how did you come up with it ?\nin 1970 , hightower was hired by xerox as manager of organizational planning . he left his position there in 1972 , when he was awarded a fellowship to attend harvard business school . he graduated in 1974 with his m . b . a . hightower then joined mckinsey & company and worked as a senior associate and engagement manager until 1978 , when he was hired by general electric\u2019s lighting business group . in 1987 , hightower was hired by the walt disney company as vice president of consumer products for europe , based in paris , france , and later became president of consumer products for europe , middle east and africa divisions . in 1995 , he was promoted to president of walt disney television and telecommunications .\nnow a disney company , fox kids europe is rebranding , as maria esposito explains . this year will see the gradual demise of the children ' s broadcasting brand fox kids europe .\nshareholders do not dispute there are difficulties , but point to another factor : u . s . - based walt disney company , which owns 40 percent of euro disney , extracts tens of millions of euros annually from the european firm by charging it a host of fees and royalties for everything from operating a call center to the use of intellectual property .\n\u201cworld of color \u2013 celebrate ! the wonderful world of walt disney\u201d \u2013 mickey mouse will entertain guests as mischievous host of this fun - filled new presentation of the popular , nighttime \u201cworld of color\u201d spectacular in disney california adventure . illuminating the night in a contemporary and moving celebration of walt disney and his dream of disneyland , mickey mouse will take guests on an inspirational journey through the unparalleled imagination of walt disney , exploring his decades - long legacy of memorable animated moments and the dream of disneyland park . both epic and intimate in scope , \u201cworld of color \u2013 celebrate ! \u201d brings to life the remarkable story of walt and the happiest place on earth with animated imagery , live - action film , fountains , lasers , special effects and a stirring musical score , all on the magical water canvas of \u201cworld of color . \u201d\non november 30 , 2008 at 8 : 30 pm , disney cinemagic hd debuted in france broadcasting on canalsat from 6am to 1am daily [ 7 ] making the channel the first\nchildren and family hdtv channel in a french market\n. [ 8 ]\nthe company does treat you well , even for a contract gig . but it likes to remind you that you work for disney , and they use it that to prevent any type of compensation . the work is usually pretty balanced , the life at the company is well with regular company outings and events . the campus is beautiful , and a lot of people , while under appreciated , are extremely hard working and very very great at their job .\ni\u2019ve been at the company for a while and i\u2019ve witnessed the company go from highly supportive of sales to openly hostile towards sales and salespeople . senior sales leadership is jumping ship including the leader who commands the respect of the sales team and who is directly responsible the reasons why the company scaled so fast . with his departure many members of the sales team are wondering if there is a future for the company . not enough support from marketing to generate more inbound leads . the product has remained static and there seems to be no roadmap for developing additional features to help the sales team increase contract values . we hear a lot that the company is burning a lot of money each quarter while it continues to hire non - revenue producing employees .\nwhether jetix will grab fke ' s regular advertisers such as hasbro , mattel , lego and nintendo is a matter of conjecture . valerie grezes , the tv media buyer at mindshare , france , believes the proof will be in the programming .\nand buena vista international formed gaumont buena vista international , their joint venture french distribution company , in 1992 .\nshareholders also point to the fact that euro disney made money during the years disney suspended related - party transactions payments as evidence that the fees are an important cause of the theme park\u2019s losses .\nbut shareholders say this argument is flawed because disney , as part - owner of euro disney , has a shared responsibility in the firm\u2019s financial well - being . yet disney charged further fees and even raised them as euro disney fell on hard times .\nwalt disney parks and resorts is one of the world\u2019s leading providers of family travel and leisure experiences , giving millions of guests each year the chance to spend time with their families and friends , making memories that last a lifetime .\nyou\u2019d have to live in a cave to miss a new disney movie coming out , what with the cross - promotions on tv , on the web , at the theme parks , at the disney stores , and even at mcdonald\u2019s , with little disney characters tucked in with the burgers and fries . what goes on inside disney to make the blitz happen on the outside ?\ni was offered the opportunity to be the communications intern at wdi and loved every moment of it . everyday taught me something new and the company treats their employees well . those who want to work there in the long - run either have to be hired at the right time or work hard enough to have the company rely on them .\nin line with disney ' s approach of extending its creative franchises across the company ' s various business units , cook said he could envision the nature films inspiring opportunities in publishing , merchandising and theme park attractions .\n. as with disney wiki , the text of wikipedia is available under the gnu free documentation license .\nthey are angry that the operation will give the parent company up to 82 percent in euro disney . in addition to disney\u2019s stake , 10 percent of euro disney\u2019s equity is held by saudi prince al waleed bin talal , and 6 percent by u . s . investment firm invesco . both declined to comment . the rest of the equity is held by small shareholders in europe .\njudson c . green , president walt disney attractions , said that despite the recent declines , he expected overall park attendance and revenues to rise , ignited by the planned opening of new gates , rides and attractions . still , mr . green said , disney is cutting operating costs at the parks and aggressively pricing its hotels .\nsimply put , disney is the best company on earth as far as people , culture and fun . however , cast members that aren ' t senior managers are not paid enough to live in the area they work .\na major contributor to the success of the consumer products division was the disney stores , which sell everything from mickey mouse watches and dopey cookie jars to disney shirts , hats and jewelry .\nbut mr . eisner ' s new international concentration comes after a disaster in disney ' s most visible foray into europe . from its inception , euro disney has lost money , hurt by europe ' s recession and the company ' s misjudgments of european tastes .\nthe popularity of disneyland through nearly 60 years celebrates walt disney\u2019s dream of a place where family members of all ages can have fun together in an atmosphere that emphasizes imagination , fantastic storytelling and extraordinary guest service . since 1955 , dignitaries , heads of state , celebrities and more than 700 million guests have passed through the gates of a place that walt imagined as \u201ca source of joy and inspiration to the world . \u201d\neuro disney chief financial officer stead said euro disney shareholders were aware of its fees and charges which had \u201calways been disclosed . \u201d\ndisney channel debuts in the u . s . as a premium / pay service ,\nhave a question or comment ? the following options can help direct your inquiries to the right disney business .\nlooking to reinvent themselves in response to disruptions from their digital rivals , the walt disney company ( dis ) and comcast ( cmcsa ) spent the first half of 2018 flexing their muscles . the two us media titans spent the better part of the first half of the year fighting over 21st century fox ( fox ) ( foxa ) . it all began on december 13 , when disney announced that it had reached a deal to buy most of fox\u2019s assets in an all - stock transaction valued at $ 52 . 4 billion .\ndisney is an iconic brand with a global presence and that heritage lives on today . this is a company that values face - to - face interactions and thorough discussions before making decisions .\nthere used to be research and development offices in long island , ny and massachusetts . the florida division that used to be located in celebration , florida was closed and attached to the walt disney world field office . the other divisions ( ny and ma ) were closed in 2000 .\ncompany to attached to the 80s corporate america mentality . needs a cultural shake up . they are loosing all the talent to more progressive media companies like netflix and hulu .\nrobin in the 1964 film , mary poppins . the success of the film and the robin\n\u201csixty years ago , walt disney welcomed the first guests to disneyland . nearly 3 billion guest visits later , it\u2019s amazing to contemplate all that disney parks and resorts represents to so many people around the world , \u201d said tom staggs , chairman , walt disney parks and resorts . \u201cwe\u2019ve conceived the disneyland diamond anniversary as a celebration of this special place that started it all . disneyland was envisioned as a place that encourages all of us to be \u2018forever young , \u2019 in part by being forever young itself \u2026 so we\u2019re celebrating not just the last 60 years , but all that is yet to come . \u201d\nwith disney ' s revenues approaching $ 10 billion a year , and competition growing in the theme park and animation businesses , it will be far more difficult for the company to achieve the 20 percent annual earnings growth that management has projected over the next five years , industry analysts say .\nthe issue led to one more challenge in the french filmmakers ' arduous passage : negotiating film - industry politics on both sides of the atlantic . mr . darondeau said that he hoped france would nominate the french version for an oscar in the foreign - language film category , and that he expected warner independent pictures to submit the american version as a documentary .\nin the race for\nfirsts\n, disney claimed victory in the\nchildren and family hdtv channel in a french market\ncategory this past weekend . disney cinemagic hd went live friday evening in france and other french - speaking territories with an exclusive broadcast of brother bear 2 . as you might guess from the channel ' s name , it will focus on hd movie offerings . the channel is carried by canalsat in france and has programming from 6am - 1am , which seems like it ' s definitely in the\nway past your bedtime\nzone to us . in a nod to the global marketplace we live in , the channel is available to those who sign up for the hd service plus the family pack ; vive la tiered subscription packages ! [ via hdtv uk ]\nthe electrifying new shows will take guests into the worlds of disney stories like never before , celebrating 60 years of magic with a nighttime parade that shines with more than 1 . 5 million individually controlled lights \u2013 the first all - led parade at the resort ; a reinvention of the classic fireworks that adds projections to transform the park experience ; and a moving , new version of \u201cworld of color\u201d that celebrates walt disney\u2019s dream for disneyland .\nlike other film studios and entertainment companies , disney will focus on cultivating foreign markets , which represent the highest potential for growth , mr . eisner said . reinventing disney will also include exploring new technologies and expanding the responsibilities of the company ' s senior executives , many of whom will assume duties held by mr . wells , he continued .\nafter that came out , a lightbulb went off and we said that should have been a disney film worldwide ,\nsaid disney ' s chief executive , bob iger .\nthat ' s part of the disney heritage .\nthe u . s . parent firm uses a corporate structure known as the \u201csociete en commandite par actions , \u201d or sca . this set - up , used by a handful of firms in france , allows disney to manage euro disney via a 100 - percent - owned subsidiary . it charges what leroy and others call \u201cenormous\u201d fees for related - party transactions including royalties , management , development , maintenance and other services .\ntci montgomery cablevision becomes the first cable operator to carry disney channel as a basic cable service .\nexperience a new culture while giving the gift of language to children across china with disney english .\ndepending on where you work for the company , it can be a magical experience . however , the info you need to be successful can be disseminated slowly or not at all .\ndisney cinema will have the hugely hyped new instalment of the star wars franchise , star wars : the force awakens , after its cinema debut .\nvirginie calmels , head of euro disney\u2019s supervisory board , told shareholders that the strategy would \u201cfinally put the firm on the path to profitability . \u201d\ndisney channel announces a multiyear affiliation agreement with tci communications that will permit tci to carry disney channel on various product tiers on its cable television systems .\nthe theme park business is highly dependent on the health of world economies and consumer confidence . and with a weak economies in europe and california , operating profit at disney ' s theme parks in the first three months of this year fell 3 percent to $ 152 . 3 million , mainly because of a decline in overseas visitors to walt disney world in florida and a drop in attendance at disneyland after the california earthquake .\nwatson - wheeler joined disney 12 years ago and brings broad - based expertise from multiple business areas including consumer products , marketing , sales and theatrical distribution . she joined the company in 2004 , leading both the consumer products and sales teams in australia and new zealand .\nlearn more about the dcpi products and experiences that bring disney stories and characters to life every day .\nbroken - down rides , hotels needing renovation , long queues at restaurants and shortened opening hours have dragged down visitor satisfaction , company documents show .\nglassdoor has millions of jobs plus salary information , company reviews , and interview questions from people on the inside making it easy to find a job that\u2019s right for you .\nmoez bennouri , a finance professor at rouen business school , said one problem is that auditors often struggle to determine the market value of related - party transactions . in euro disney\u2019s case , all but one financial analyst has given up reporting regularly on the stock . the last to do so , financial services firm oddo securities , works for euro disney to help ensure investors can trade in the company\u2019s shares .\ndisney , which owns 49 percent of euro disney , banned alcohol at the park , offered visitors european food and fancy table settings , and expected them to patronize the hotels and gift shops . but many europeans shunned the park or spent as little as possible there . as a result , euro disney lost nearly $ 1 billion in its first year and disney ' s profit fell 63 percent .\nfirst made - for - disney channel tv movie , tiger town , airs .\nthree years on , disney has instead opted to re - invent fke as jetix . rather than merging the boy - skewed channel with disney ' s more girl - friendly identity , jetix was conceived as\na strategic , ad - supported complement to disney - branded television\n, anne sweeney , the president of abc cable networks group and disney channel worldwide , says .\nthe world television premiere of alice in wonderland marks the first time a classic disney animated film has aired in its entirety on tv .\nants and wasps can spoil a summer picnic , but they brought good news to walt disney co . at the weekend box office . backed by its powerful lineup of marvel characters , including black panther and iron man , disney went into the weekend dominating this year\u2019s box office , with domestic sales of $ 2 . 27 billion and a 36 percent share of revenue . while the film landed within disney\u2019s weekend sales projection of $ 70 million to $ 85 million , it fell short of some analysts\u2019 estimates .\nwhen walt disney opened disneyland on july 17 , 1955 , he inaugurated a tradition of innovative , immersive storytelling that inspired classic theme park attractions such as pirates of the caribbean , space mountain , star tours , soarin\u2019 over california , toy story midway mania and radiator springs racers . the diamond celebration will continue this tradition with three fantastic new shows that expand the boundaries of after - dark entertainment \u2013 disney\u2019s signature \u201ckiss goodnight . \u201d\nalthough walt disney ( dis ) counts among american media giants whose broadcast divisions have partnered with facebook ( fb ) for its watch video news programming , the chemistry between facebook and disney isn\u2019t perfect . the first half of 2018 brought more insights into the growing friction between traditional media companies and their technology counterparts . last year , disney announced that it was pulling its movies and shows from netflix ( nflx ) because it was preparing to launch its own streaming services that would compete with netflix and other streaming services .\nit is the second deal between disney and canalsat parent canal + group in recent weeks , after the pair announced they were launching a maker on demand service , programmed with content from disney - owned digital studio maker .\na disney spokeswoman said the burbank , california - based firm had \u201cconsistently demonstrated its commitment\u201d to supporting euro disney and , in addition to waiving fees in the mid - 1990s , had deferred payment on some of its fees .\nhow does practical magic apply to branding issues ? after all , the disney brand dictates some pretty strict boundaries .\ndisney cinema has rolled out on the canalsat platform , and is programmed with features from disney and its pixar and star wars brands . there will also be family - focused feature docs from disneynature .\ndisney channel becomes available on cable systems in all 50 u . s . states .\ndisney channel launches its going home concert series with ashford & simpson : going home .\ndisney channel wins its first peabody award for shelley duvall\u2019s mother goose rock \u2018n\u2019 rhyme .\ndisney channel earns its first primetime emmy for shelley duvall\u2019s mother goose rock \u2018n\u2019 rhyme .\nexplore a variety of opportunities to start a new chapter in your career at disney .\nif you want to have the disney name on your resume , need benefits , or you ' re corporate , then i would understand why you want to work or still work at disney . but for your average cast member , we are under paid . management is poor . i am very disappointed with the company . i have not recieved an raises . my wage only went up when the minimum wage went up . i ' ve been with the company on and off 5 years and i ' m still at minimum wage . been in my department for 3 years and the new cast members that just got hired make the same amount as i do . the pay system is unfair at disney . there is also a huge lack of communication with leads and management .\nexcellent company to work for . great people and environment . many benefits . silver pass , free tickets , movie openings . metrolink discount . free taxi if needed\nan official in former prime minister jacques chirac\u2019s government when the deal was signed said the state had imposed a shared ownership structure out of \u201cpatriotic sentiment , \u201d and had not prioritized the protection of european shareholders . \u201dthe shareholders were not the main concern , \u201d said christian cardon , mayor of trouville in northern france and former chief of staff for then transport minister pierre mehaignerie . disney and the government \u201cdidn\u2019t look too closely at the financial setup . if there had been a purely private approach . . . with major private shareholders , things would have been different . \u201d\nit was just that . everyone i met working at disney truly lived moved disney just like i did and enjoyed their jobs . the entire experience was life changing and i\u2019m so glad i did it .\nunder mr . eisner and mr . wells , who were hired in 1984 to revive a languishing disney , the company saw its annual revenue rise from $ 1 . 5 billion to $ 8 . 5 billion in a decade and its stock value increase 1 , 500 percent .\nanaheim , calif . ( january 28 , 2015 ) \u2013 three sensational new nighttime spectaculars will dazzle guests at the disneyland resort when the diamond celebration begins friday , may 22 , 2015 . nighttime will glitter as never before when the latest technology and immersive special effects lift the \u201cpaint the night\u201d parade and \u201cdisneyland forever\u201d fireworks spectacular beyond anything seen in the past at disneyland park . in disney california adventure park , a new \u201cworld of color\u201d show featuring mickey mouse will tell the story of walt disney and the happiest place on earth through fountains , film , animation , a stirring musical score and amazing visual surprises .\ntime there at disney interactive was amazing . they really take care of you and are considerate of family issues . would love to work for them again ! thank you disney !\ndespite numerous box - office flops in the past year , disney ' s filmed entertainment division continues to post strong gains , buoyed by the popularity of disney ' s animated features and robust home video sales , both domestically and overseas .\nthe announcement , which came a day ahead of earth day , also provided an opportunity for disney to tout its environmental credentials . iger pointed out that at disney ' s animal kingdom in orlando , fla . , the company had nursed endangered sea turtles back to health , returned white rhinos to africa and conducted a census of cotton - top tamarins , a species of monkey found only in colombia .\nbut last week , his hopes were dashed when the news broke that france had instead nominated a world war i drama in limited release ,\njoyeux no\u00ebl\n(\nmerry christmas\n) . the movie trade magazine screen daily described a behind - the - scenes struggle , as some french producers publicly complained , noting that that film had barely met the release dates required to qualify for a nomination .\ndisney channel becomes profitable 20 months after its debut , with 1 . 75 million subscribers .\nthe data collection process has benefited from the help of the european platform of regulatory authorities .\nthe software of the database was developed in the framework of a contract with the dg communication of the european commission ( 2007 - 2011 ) and owned by the european union ( represented by the european commission ) .\ndisney channel debuts a new logo and on - air look to viewers , along with the world television debut of pocahontas .\nposition was at the disney resort in vero beach , florida . put it this way , you lose the\ndisney dust\nwhen you go to work for them . underpaid , under appreciated , and cut - throat environment . what the public sees does not truly represent what goes on behind the scenes .\nsynergy happens at disney because it should . our products scream out for synergy . if we build a new attraction at a park , or build a new park altogether , or make a new animated movie , it very naturally is on the cover of our magazines around the world . it\u2019s on the disney channels around the world explaining how it was made . it could be in a trailer playing around the world in front of another disney movie . and of course it would be displayed in the windows in our 700 - plus stores , again around the world . there may even be a hangtag on millions of pieces of consumer products worldwide . and disney records will promote the music . there is not a single part of disney where the left hand can\u2019t wash the right .\nwhile fke started to phase in blocks branded with the new name in april , the first fully fledged jetix channel is being rolled out in france later this month . the uk , the most competitive european market for children ' s broadcasting , will get its own jetix channel early next year . along with spain , italy and germany , these territories form part of the broadcaster ' s\nfab five\ncore markets , followed by the netherlands , scandinavia and central and eastern europe .\nnine - city \u2018disney channel premears in the park , \u2019 a four - night mini - movie festival promotional tie - in with local cable services to promote disney\u2019s move to basic cable , kicks off in kansas city .\nwhile i do not intend to return to the walt disney company as a member of entertainment , it did provide me with opportunities to grow and develop skill sets such as organization , time management , quick thinking , improvisation , problem solving , and people skills . with that being said , i felt disposable and undervalued . i never met a manager other than during training , and work schedule was nearly impossible to manage with school and maintaining my sanity . while there were amazing days , there were more stressful days . must be a specific type of worker and personality to love working for disney in entertainment . completed underpaid for the amount of work .\ndisney channel kicks off a 14 - city nationwide bus tour in celebration of its tenth anniversary .\ndisney , universal orlando , and even seaworld are getting ready for peak summer crowds this season .\ndisney has already made significant headway in expanding its consumer products , publications , movies , videos and television programs in europe , asia , the middle east and south america . today , disney has 16 offices serving 45 countries .\ndisney is expanding is presence in the international film and television market . its animated films are a huge success overseas and have been translated into 25 languages . disney ' s total box office last year was $ 644 million .\nall the fees add up to around 10 percent of euro disney\u2019s revenue . and that\u2019s set to climb even further . as part of euro disney\u2019s turnaround plans , one of those charges , the management fee , will rise to 6 percent on oct . 1 , 2018 from 1 percent now . disney says this will restore it to originally planned levels .\nthe disney wildlife conservation fund also has given more than $ 11 million in support to 650 projects in 110 countries since 1995 .\nwhen they go back to their jobs , what happens is synergy , naturally . when you want the stores to promote tarzan , instead of the head of animation for tarzan calling me , and me calling the head of the disney stores , what happens is the head of tarzan calls the head of the stores directly .\npierre - henri leroy , head of the independent investment advisory firm proxinvest , says the 1987 agreement that established euro disney was made to benefit disney and the french state , whose main concern was developing a depressed agricultural region east of paris . in this , disney was a welcome guest . some 55 , 000 jobs in the greater paris area depend , directly or indirectly , on euro disney , making it the largest private employer in the seine - et - marne region , according to a 2012 economic study commissioned by the government . the firm has also paid 5 . 3 billion euros in various taxes to local and national authorities since 1992 .\nwhile no decision has yet been made , mr . green said that disney was seriously considering building a theme park in the far east , perhaps somewhere in the pacific rim . the company has also looked at building parks in australia , south america and elsewhere in europe , but\nthe politics and economics have to be right before we make a major move ,\nmr . green said . consumer produces expanding\nbonne pioche , the french company that produced the movie , struggled to avoid bankruptcy while the film was being made and confronted near disaster when its two cameramen were trapped in a deadly antarctic blizzard . and later it faced new perils : hollywood backbiting and french film - industry politicking .\ncash may be king but walt disney co . \u2019s stock - based offer for 21st century fox inc . entertainment assets could give it a $ 3 . 5 billion edge over comcast corp . \u2019s rival bid . comcast\u2019s $ 65 billion all - cash deal could stick rupert murdoch and his family with an upfront federal tax bill of $ 2 . 6 billion for their 17 percent stake , compared with no taxes now for disney\u2019s $ 71 billion cash - and - stock offer if murdoch takes his entire payday in disney stock .\neuro disney shareholders complain that they have held on to their stock because of repeated assurances from management that it will become profitable in the medium - term . in 2012 , ceo philippe gas said euro disney was \u201csetting the stage for sustained long - term profitability . \u201d"]}
{"id": 53818, "summary": [{"text": "kettle foods , inc. is an international manufacturer of potato chips , tortilla chips , and nut butters based in salem , oregon , united states , with a european and middle east headquarters in norwich , united kingdom .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "as of 2006 they were the largest natural potato chip brand in the u.s .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company , founded in 1978 by cameron healy has been owned by diamond foods since 2010 and was previously sold to lion capital in 2006 . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "kettle foods", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 9 kettle foods reviews submitted anonymously by kettle foods employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if kettle foods is right for you .\nby \u201ckettle foods family\u201d , we mean the companies within the same group as kettle foods ltd . the companies in the kettle foods family include our parent company , campbell soup company , and our affiliates .\nsince then diamond foods has been highly acquisitive , snapping up a variety of brands including kettle foods . last year , diamond foods paid $ 615m to private equity firm lion capital for kettle foods , the maker of upmarket crisps kettle chips .\nkettle foods , which makes kettle chips and has a factory in norwich , is being bought by san francisco - based diamond foods for \u00a3400million .\n1 . kettle foods initially just sold nuts . . . out of a van\nwe may share personal information within the kettle foods family and certain selected companies .\nkettle foods ' reputation for creativity is bringing high - end manufacturing jobs to salem .\ninnovation center coming to kettle foods plant in salem kettle foods ' reputation for creativity is bringing high - end manufacturing jobs to salem . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nashley hicks , md of kettle foods , told bakeryandsnacks , the acquisition of kettle foods by snyder\u2019s in march last year has taken the british chip business to the next level .\nproduction at the kettle foods bowthorpe factory . managing director ashley hicks . photo by simon finlay\nproduction at the kettle foods bowthorpe factory . sliced potatoes are cooked . photo by simon finlay\nchips are sorted at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\nchips are fried at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\nprocter & gamble merges pringles with kettle chips owner diamond foods in $ 2 . 4bn deal\nchips are bagged and boxed at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\nbuawan durette sorts through chips at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\npotatoes are washed and sorted at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\nask a question about working or interviewing at kettle foods . our community is ready to answer .\ni believe kettle foods has been the most caring company i have ever worked for .\nchips are shot into the fryer at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\nkettle foods ltd registered office : barnard road bowthorpe norwich nr5 9jp registered in england no . 2238320\njemima onio boxes bags of prepared chips at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\nmaria prada boxes bags of prepared chips at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\nchips are coated with salt and pepper at kettle foods in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 . diamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location .\nproduction at the kettle foods bowthorpe factory . cooked chips are checked and sorted . photo by simon finlay\nwe use standard contractual clauses to protect the transfer of data to companies in the kettle foods family .\nprocter & gamble merges pringles with kettle chips owner diamond foods in $ 2 . 4bn deal - telegraph\ndiamond foods inc . has agreed to buy kettle foods inc . in a $ 615 million , all - cash deal that more than doubles its snack business .\nproduction at the kettle foods bowthorpe factory . seasoning is added to the cooked chips . photo by simon finlay\nand salem . two years later , the company helped preserve hedges creek marsh in tualatin . kettle foods received a\nkettle foods of salem sold for $ 615 million .\nbloomberg news , february 26 , 2010 . urltoken\nthe kettle foods family will process your personal information in accordance with this policy and all applicable data protection legislation .\ncameron and his son discovered the british love of crisps , prompting cameron to establish kettle foods in the uk .\nkettle foods inc . of salem , oregon , is a maker of healthful gourmet snack foods : kettle chips , kettle crisps baked potato chips , krinkle cut kettle chips , kettle tortilla chips , kettle roaster fresh nut butters , and kettle quality handcrafted nuts . the company has facilities in salem , oregon ; springfield , ohio ; and norwich , england . its products are sold in all 50 states , canada , the pacific rim , the united kingdom , and western europe .\ndiamond foods , inc . , the company behind kettle brand chips , is constructing a new innovation center to support new product and packaging development next to the current kettle foods location in salem on monday , oct . 4 , 2014 .\nkettle & foods kitchen makes sauces that are vibrant , full of flavor and texture which follow culinary techniques and traditions .\nkettle foods ' reputation for creativity is bringing a couple dozen high - end manufacturing jobs to salem , according to an announcement made monday by the brand ' s parent company , diamond foods .\nmensch also said that prior to this move by diamond foods to build an innovation center , the company employed just two people dedicated to generating new products \u2014 both of them work at kettle foods .\nthis website ( urltoken ) is owned and operated by kettle foods ltd ( \u201cwe , \u201d \u201cus , \u201d or \u201cour\u201d ) .\nin addition to kettle foods ' history , mensch said diamond foods chose salem for its prime location in marion county , the state ' s top agricultural producer and home to a variety of specialty crops .\nuk business kettle foods is diversifying into new snacking avenues such as popcorn and potentially pretzels as it expands overseas with its parent firm .\nkettle & foods kitchen creates sauces with natural exotic pan - asian ingredients from as far as japan , china , thailand and indonesia .\nmichael mendes , chairman of diamond foods , said his firm had ' deep respect ' for kettle ' s ' truly premium brand ' .\nsharing cameron\u2019s vision , chris soon packed up his utensils and recipe books to join us in setting up the uk branch of kettle foods .\nkettle foods agreed to reduce the acrylamide in its chips by about 87 % and to pay $ 350 , 000 in fines and legal costs .\nkettle foods , inc . history .\ninternational directory of company histories , vol . 48 . st . james press , 2003 . urltoken\nkettle had about as humble a start as can be had . our founder sold natural foods from a van way back in 1978 . his original vision\u2014great taste with real , less processed foods\u2014has been our driving ambition ever since .\nthe company introduced its e - commerce service in 2000 . online customers became able to buy chips by the case . overseas , kettle expanded its factory in england as kettle sales in that country reached almost twice what they were in the united states . yet kettle foods continued to embrace the philosophy upon which the company was founded : making good snacking foods by hand with attention to ingredients .\nwhen contacted yesterday , kettle foods did not wish to comment on the campaigns running on facebook , but said that it provided good working conditions for its workers .\nin diamond foods , we are putting the kettle brand in great hands ,\ntim fallon , president of kettle foods north america , said in a news release . he will continue to head the u . s . operations , which are based in salem and include a plant in beloit , wis . kettle also maintains a base in norwich , united kingdom and employs over 700 worldwide .\nthe private investment firm lion capital , based in london , purchased kettle foods in august 2006 . it sold the company to diamond foods in san francisco in february 2010 . the brand has retained its name , and manufacturing still takes place in salem .\nthrough the commitment of our people , we handcraft great tasting , all natural snack foods .\nthe company changes its name to kettle foods inc . and purchases five acres of vacant land ; the company rents part of the tuckers factory in norwich , england .\nphillabaum , lacey ,\nkettle foods and america ' s love affair with the potato chip ,\nin good tilth , may - june 2001 , p . 10 .\nlyndon lea , from lion capital , said : ' we are pleased to be selling this iconic brand and highly strategic asset to diamond foods , whose heritage of delivering the consumer premium snacking products and market - leading innovation complements the core tenets of kettle foods . '\nits us parent company diamond foods is in the process of being bought by rival snyder\u2019s lance .\nbarton , gene ,\nnatural foods put n . s . khalsa in the chips ,\ntwo groups , boycott kettle crisps for attacks on workers and boycott kettle crisps : the anti - trade union snack , have been formed on the popular website urltoken .\nthe salem company renowned for its unique potato chips will be home to a so - called\ninnovation center\nfor diamond foods and its three other brands , a new 7 , 000 - square - foot space set to open by march at the kettle foods facility on state street , at 3125 kettle court se . construction on the two - story building began monday .\nhey did you ever watch the movies of ma and pa kettle you should really .\non monday , kettle foods advertised two research positions \u2014 for a food technologist and a senior research and development manager \u2014 in the career section of its website , possibly related to the innovation center .\n, we may share your personal information with other organisations , such as other entities in the kettle foods family , that may receive and process your personal information as a controller in their own right .\n\u201ckettle foods is providing snyder\u2019s with a new \u2018railroad\u2019 into consumer markets in the uk . we also export our chips to 23 european countries , reaching just over 300 million consumers outside the uk . \u200b\nkettle & foods kitchen was founded by a group of partners who simply wanted to produce better quality sauces and food products . having been in the food service business for many years the partners knew there was a demand for high quality sauces and liquid products that used natural ingredients . the facility for kettle & foods kitchen took a year to design and complete construction and shortly afterwards sauces were flowing .\ni dont ever want to see kettle chips again . fuck u saratoga ! ! ! !\nbritish - owned producer of kettle chips is sold to u . s . conglomerate for \u00a3400million\nthe center will develop new products , new packaging and possibly new flavors across diamond foods ' existing product lines . in addition to kettle foods , the company owns emerald snack nuts and pop secret . holly mensch , vice president for research development and innovation , said the center will employ in the neighborhood of 20 employees .\nkettle foods was ticking over nicely , but it was the moment cameron first sampled the delights of homemade potato chips on a hawaiian beach that changed everything . once home he immediately began experimenting with traditional chip production methods . it took a while to perfect the process but soon kettle\u00ae chips was born .\nsustainability is baked into everything at kettle foods , which boasts the first leed gold - certified food factory in the country , and uses a fleet of vw\nbiobeetles\nthat run on recycled cooking oil .\n\u00a9 2018 inventure foods , all rights reserved . home | about us | company history | product feedback | contact us\nkettle foods is owned by a private equity firm , lion capital , and makes upmarket and organic crisps and snacks , supplying supermarkets such as waitrose and tesco and making own - brand products for marks & spencer .\na campaign to boycott kettle foods has been launched on the internet following the disclosure in the guardian last week that the upmarket crispmaker called in us union busters to dissuade workers at its norwich factory from joining a union .\nkettle cooked chips use thickly sliced premium potatoes that are slow cooked in small kettles using sunflower and / or safflower oil . we then add our distinctive flavors to create the finest kettle chips around .\ncameron healy got talking to owner and chef chris barnard and in him recognised a true passion for authentic foods and ingredients .\n' we believe kettle foods is a strong fit with the capability to provide solid financial returns for our shareholders , and we plan to invest behind the brand in several areas to position it for long - term success . '\nkettle foods was an awesome job . i put alot of my time in there . i had been with the company since i was 19 . i learned alot there . i was relocating to the coast for my wife job there .\nunder lion capital\u2019s ownership from 2006 to 2010 , kettle foods achieved significant distribution and market penetration gains in the u . k . and the u . s . , leading to double - digit annualised growth in group revenues . in 2007 , the company added a second manufacturing facility in the u . s . , doubling capacity in that market and significantly reducing distribution costs . strong revenue growth and margin improvements led to 30 % annualised growth in profitability over this same period . in the final year of lion ' s ownership , kettle employed over 700 people and generated sales of over $ 250 million . in march 2010 , lion capital sold kettle foods to diamond foods , inc . ( nasdaq : dmnd ) .\nkettle brand potato chips : simply great tasting , all natural potato chips made by a company that cares .\nwe are kettle foods limited ( company number 2238320 ) a leading manufacturer of premium hand cooked potato chips and snacks in the uk . our registered office address is at 38 barnard road , bowthorpe , norwich , norfolk nr5 9jp , uk .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 old dutch foods , ltd . | privacy policy | site map | custom web design & website cms by adapta interactive\nchoose from the list of countries to find out who to contact to buy kettle \u00ae chips in your market .\nover the years , we\u2019ve carefully added new flavors and even expanded our line to include the krinkle cut\u2122 variety , kettle brand\u00ae organic chips and kettle brand\u00ae baked potato chips , creating entire new categories for our fans to love .\nbritish - owned producer of kettle chips is sold to u . s . conglomerate for \u00a3400million | daily mail online\nnote to the kettle brain trust : start making pretzels . then cover them in this stuff . you\u2019re welcome .\nin 2009 big global marketers such as pepsi and unilever clamored to hitch a ride on the crowdsourcing bandwagon . but one smaller company , kettle foods , has been successfully leveraging the wisdom of a fanbase of loyal snacksters for more than five years now .\nthe internet is not a secure medium and kettle foods ltd . cannot absolutely guarantee the security of your personal information provided over the internet and any transmission is at your own risk . however we have put in place various security measures as set out below .\nstill making sea salt & balsamic vinegar kettle\u00ae chips , because we know what you\u2019d do to us if we stopped .\nyour tastebuds will get kicked into high gear with our red chili kettle cooked chips . made with premium american grown potatoes from an original family recipe , they\u2019re kettle cooked in small batches , thickly sliced and deliciously crunchy . read more \u2192\nthere great , the company is run very well . . every 1 works as a team , we are expanding our company doubling in size , 100 new jobs are going to be offered as well . i am pleased with every single person at kettle foods us .\nit all began with a vision and a van\u2014a vision to fuse the natural with the savory , to create a great tasting , wholesome product everyone would fall in love with . and a beat - up van that would become the very first kettle foods delivery truck .\nlos angeles - - california attorney general edmund g . brown jr . today settled lawsuits against heinz , frito - lay , kettle foods and lance inc . after the companies agreed to slash levels of the cancer - causing chemical acrylamide in their potato chips and french fries .\nother companies , though , dug in their heels . they included frito - lay inc . , maker of lay ' s and ruffles and the dominant seller of potato chips statewide ; kettle foods inc . , maker of kettle chips ; lance inc . , maker of cape cod chips ; and h . j . heinz co . , maker of ore - ida french fries and tater tots .\ni and all my friends and family will be boycotting your products if kettle chips proceeds in this shameful manner .\ni don\u2019t buy kettle chips since you discontinued the baked sea salt chips . i used to buy them buy the case !\nwe started by running a very humble little online program where we asked consumers to choose among five flavors , using a ' crave - o - meter , ' and winning flavors would be produced ,\nrecalled michelle peterman hunt , 43 , vp - marketing for kettle foods .\nfrom 2009 to 2012 in packaged foods and from 2008 to 2011 in beverages , small players grew revenue about three times as fast as the overall category . specifically , in packaged foods , small players gained 1 . 7 percent of market share , while large players saw their market share decline 0 . 7 percent .\ndiamond foods bought kettle for a whopping $ 615 million back in 2010 . diamond also owns emerald nuts and pop secret , so now the brands are all step - siblings . it ' s not clear yet who is the jan of the family , but our bets are on emerald .\nin the new salem plant , large signs lined the corridor :\nbe passionate about quality\nand\ncreate good will in every action .\nin 2001 , kettle foods began to offer seasonal additions of chips and organic chips made from organic potatoes cooked in oil from organically grown safflower seeds . with sales of natural food products topping $ 32 billion in 2000 - - a 7 percent increase from 1999 totals - - kettle foods ' commitment to all - natural products and to making the theory of sustainable agriculture work in the real marketplace seemed likely to find many customers worldwide .\nkettle has always been about real people who care about what we do . the time and attention each kettle worker puts into our products , as each one makes its way from farms to our kitchens and then to your home , is care you can taste .\nthey treat there employees very well , with fairness , and great oppurtunities to grow . kettle foods is a growing company and i want to grow with this company , its not about the money , its the people that work there , that make the days better and very enjoyable . . thankyou\nin 2001 , four years after moving its plant to 3125 kettle court southeast in salem , adjacent to a wetlands , the company installed solar panels capable of generating 120 , 000 kilowatt hours per year\u2014one of the largest installations in the pacific northwest . in 2007 , kettle foods opened the first u . s . food manufacturing facility to earn the green building council\u2019s leadership in energy and environmental design gold certification at beloit , wisconsin .\nplease enter your email address below to sign up for our mailing list . you will receive exclusive better made deals and discounts for better made snack foods and apparel !\ndiamond foods\u2019 acquisition last february of a 51pc share of netherlands - based yellow chips , which produces vegetable crisps under the kettle brand , would provide a further base to launch european expansion . \u201cwe are already trading in 12 markets , but we think we can grow much quicker , \u201d said mr hicks .\nhouse , kelly .\nkettle chips factory tour reveals anatomy of an oregon potato chip .\noregonian , july 25 , 2013 . urltoken\nkettle , which makes gourmet style crisps , nuts and tortilla chips , was founded in oregon , u . s . , in 1978 .\nthere was a deliberate decision to put the innovation center here , part of it being the history of innovation at kettle ,\nmensch said , noting that diamond foods actually is headquartered in san francisco .\ninnovation is in its heart blood . we wanted to bring that to all the other brands .\nby late 2005 , kettle foods chips had acquired 52 percent of the market share of the \u201csalty snack\u201d category in natural food stores , but only 1 percent of that market in all u . s . food stores . in early 2006 , the company hired two executives with experience at starbucks , frito - lay , and pepsi . within three years , kettle foods had captured 18 percent of the u . s . market share in the \u201cpremium potato chip\u201d category . in 1982 , the company made $ 3 million in sales ; by 2008 , sales were $ 235 million . the company employed about 300 people in salem in 2006 .\nrecognizing a market for his chips in the united kingdom , healy began production in norwich , england , in february 1989 ; by june , u . k . sales were 10 percent of the company\u2019s total . kettle foods opened factories in vancouver , b . c . , in 1989 and springfield , ohio , in 2001 .\nkettle foods began in 1978 in salem with cameron healy , who took out a $ 10 , 000 bank loan to found company n . s . khalsa and produce nut and trail mixes . healy turned to potato chips in 1982 , producing them from oregon russet burbank potatoes and pushing a less - processed variety than competitors .\nwhen kettle foods began producing kettle chips in salem in 1982 , the company was making the only all - natural , hand - cooked potato chips in the western united states . the company quickly established a standard that evolved into a trend - setting , multi - million - dollar segment of the potato chip industry . founder cameron healy said he had\nno master plan , \u201d but he \u201cwanted to develop products of natural integrity\nand \u201ctake natural foods to the world . \u201d by 2011 , with its signature line of potato chips , the company had acquired a strong and growing international market share and had become a supporter for social and environmental causes .\npringles , which are sold in more than 140 countries , will give diamond foods a wider access to international markets and more than double its sales in the us and the uk .\ndiamond foods was founded in 1912 by a group of californian walnut growers . it remained a private company focused on selling nut snacks until 2005 , when the business floated on nasdaq .\nin 2005 , the attorney general sued mcdonald\u2019s , wendy\u2019s , burger king , kfc , frito - lay , kettle foods , lance , procter & gamble and heinz , for selling potato chips and french fries containing high levels of acrylamide , a chemical known to the state to cause cancer . acrylamide is a by - product of frying , roasting and baking foods - - particularly potatoes - - that contain certain amino acids . in 2002 , swedish scientists discovered high levels of cancer - causing acrylamide in fried potato products .\nthe company seems to care for its employees and there families and you do not see this often in employment . the benefits are excellent as well as the product we make and the quality is excellent . in my experience with kettle foods the people i worked with have become like family and i care about each and everyone i work with .\nwith kettle , diamond adds premium brands such as spicy thai and new york cheddar flavored potato chips to its lineup of packaged nuts and pop secret popcorn .\nwhen you open a bag of kettle brand potato chips , you know you\u2019re getting the best tasting , natural chips made with real ingredients by real people .\nsince 1989 , hung up his apron and retired to much sadness and a whole lot of cake ( we don\u2019t just eat kettle\u00ae chips , honest ) .\nwe know kettle , you have to keep up with sriracha - loving joneses , but not everything needs sriracha on it . like potato chips for example .\n\u201cdon\u2019t use my sexuality as a marketing scheme ! ! ! \u201d whatever , i\u2019ll take allies where i can find em . thanks kettle brand ! ! ! \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc9c\ud83d\udc99\nthe \u00a3750 , 000 investment will see the factory shut down for a week next week while a new microwave oven is installed to make the kettle bites range .\n\u201cuntil now , we\u2019ve only been trading with the kettle brand , but together with snyder\u2019s - lance , we want to develop a much larger snack portfolio . \u200b\nto take advantage of some of the benefits that smaller brands generate , large cpgs can either build or buy their way to faster growth . consider artisan chips \u2014 high - end potato chips cooked in small batches \u2014 a category dominated by two small players : cape cod and kettle chips . frito - lay entered this category with lay\u2019s kettle cooked , positioning the product as a lower - priced alternative to cape cod and kettle products and as a healthier way to enjoy lay\u2019s potato chips . lay\u2019s \u201ccategory captain\u201d position in traditional flat potato chips gave frito - lay the power to influence product placement in grocery stores and supermarkets . and with that advantage , in 2015 sales of lay\u2019s kettle cooked chips hit $ 368 million , outstripping cape cod potato chips\u2019 sales of $ 225 million , and kettle brand\u2019s $ 181 million .\nthe new boss of norfolk crisp maker kettle chips is targeting europe as part of a bold plan to boost sales by 50pc in the next three to five years .\nthe kettle chip maker , which started in 1988 in norfolk , made inroads into the better - for - you popcorn category when it procured metcalf\u2019s skinny popcorn last year .\npure coconut oil and sea salt bring our original kettle chip to another level of delicious snacking . do your taste buds a favor and savor each delicious crunch read more \u2192\nbut it wasn ' t until 2002 that swedish scientists discovered that acrylamide is naturally produced when potatoes and other starchy foods are cooked at high temperatures , making popular snacks like potato chips and french fries potentially carcinogenic .\n\u201cabout a third of the house holds in the uk buy kettle chips in a year , \u201d he said . \u201cthat\u2019s a lot of people to excite with new products . \u201d\ntoday , as we look back on those humble beginnings , we\u2019re sincerely grateful to all the loyal fans that have made kettle brand\u00ae potato chips a part of their snacking life .\nkalamea foods agias annis 75 - 77 , ag . i . rentis - 18233 , greece tel : + 30 210 33 90 617 fax : + 30 212121 9306 email : info @ urltoken website : www . urltoken\nwell the only thing thats hard sometimes is that kettle is always going they only shut down 1 day so that means 6 days on 1 day off , but its great . .\ntaters of tradition for some farmers , it\u2019s just in their blood . philip mehlenbacher is one of them . a third - generation farmer , philip grew up with kettle brand : his family farm started growing potatoes for our chips in 1989 , when he was just 5 years old . \u201cworking with kettle brand , an organization that shares our passion for [ \u2026 ]\nthe history of the potato chip isn ' t exactly packed with health nuts . but in recent years , people have been dropping their lard chips in favor of more natural varieties , and kettle foods has a lot to do with that . before the salem company became a national success story , it was just one guy hawking health foods along the pacific northwest . it probably didn ' t help that he was doing this from his van , but we assume it eventually worked in his favor that his food was healthier than candy . we ' ll get to that , as well as kettle ' s surprising ties to beer and veganism , below . we ' re still not sure how they got\nred curry\ninto a chip , but we bet the chip rakers had something to do with it :\ndue to the global nature of our business , as part of the services offered to you through our website or competitions , the information which you provide to us may be transferred to countries outside the european union / european economic area ( \u201ceu / eea\u201d ) ( such a country is called a \u201cthird country\u201d ) , for example , a company within the kettle foods family in the united states of america .\ninstead , the responsibility will fall to diamond foods after the company merged with p & g ' s pringles business in a deal that values the snack brand at $ 2 . 35bn ( \u00a31 . 4bn ) including debt .\na heinz spokesman said the company\nremains committed to providing only the highest - quality frozen potato products to consumers .\nno one at kettle or lance could be reached for comment .\nwhere individuals under the age of 13 register on our website , we must obtain the consent of a parent or guardian . we also reserve the right to request parental / guardian consent for anyone between the ages of 12 and 16 . information provided by under 16\u2019s will not be used for marketing purposes but we may from time to time tell you about developments on our site or provide you with information about kettle foods ltd .\nit comes as the edp top100 firm undergoes a high - level change of ownership and is investing \u00a3750 , 000 to double production capacity for its new low - fat range , kettle bites .\nunder today\u2019s settlements , frito - lay , inc . , which sells most of the potato chips sold in california , kettle foods , inc . , maker of \u201ckettle chips , \u201d and lance , inc . , maker of cape cod chips will reduce acrylamide over a period of three years to 275 parts per billion . for frito lay , this is about a 20 % reduction , while for kettle chips , which contain far more acrylamide ; this is an 87 % reduction in acrylamide . most cape cod chips are already near the compliance level , but one product , \u201ccape cod robust russets , \u201d contains over 7 , 000 parts per billion of acrylamide , and immediately will either carry a warning label on the package or will be removed from the market . frito - lay will pay $ 1 . 5 million in penalties and costs , $ 550 , 000 will be forgiven if it can reduce acrylamide in its products in half the time required by the settlement . it will pay an additional $ 2 million if it fails to reduce acrylamide in the required time . kettle foods will pay $ 350 , 000 in penalties and costs , while the much smaller lance , inc . , will pay $ 95 , 000 in fees and costs .\nhe said : ' by adding kettle , including its talented team of employees , our snack business will have greater scale , which will help us to drive even greater innovation in the snack market .\ni was there for 6 weeks as a contractor and during that time that were purchased by diamonds foods and cut the entire department the day after i left . i don ' t even know if there is any local it dept there anymore .\nunder lion capital\u2019s ownership , bumble bee foods has pursued several initiatives to leverage its strong credentials in shelf - stable seafood into product assortments beyond the current offerings . category extensions include the recently launched superfresh frozen range , a premium frozen seafood product .\nwe reserve the right to use or disclose any personal information as needed to satisfy any law , regulation or legal request , to protect the integrity of the site , to fulfil your requests , or to cooperate in any law enforcement or regulatory investigation . save for this , we do not sell , rent , transfer or disclose personal information we have collected from you in connection with our website activities , to third parties outside the kettle foods family .\nbrown said he will work with the companies to find a way to effectively give consumers information about the acrylamide in their products , while at the same time preventing undue public alarm and unnecessary warning signs concerning foods that contain insignificant amounts of the chemical .\nby mid - 1997 , kettle foods had acquired a second processing plant in springfield , ohio and began expanding aggressively in the midwest and in eastern markets . still , about 60 percent of the potatoes the company purchased came from a half dozen growers in the willamette valley , the remainder from farms elsewhere in oregon , washington , and idaho . the company as a whole employed 80 people at its salem headquarters and more than 200 people at its norwich subsidiary .\nfor five years , kettle conducted its own crowd - sourced chip campaign . under the\npeople ' s choice\ninitiative , kettle gave fans the chance to vote on their favorite of five flavors that the company brainstormed . the campaign shut down in 2009 with the final winner , fully loaded baked potato , which is sadly no longer with us . but cheddar beer ( the og ' 05 champ ) still is .\nkettle has nearly doubled market share in the $ 500 million premium potato chip category in a matter of five years . in 2005 , kettle brand chips had 10 % share , and that ' s grown to 18 % in 2009 , according to ac nielsen data . a one - time west - coast brand , the company now has distribution in national channels and has expanded its presence from health - food stores to supermarket aisles .\nwe are confident diamond foods will be an excellent new home for our snacks employees ,\nsaid bob mcdonald , chief executive of p & g .\nthis is also a terrific deal for our shareholders \u2013 maximising value and minimising earnings per share dilution .\ngas barbecues allow you to start cooking almost immediately . as the temperature is regulated , gas tends to cook more evenly than charcoal . on some machines with multiple burners you can cook food at different temperatures . this is handy for foods that require varying heat intensities .\nthe mouthwatering heat of these jalape\u00f1o potato chips will perfectly satisfy your spicy craving . made with premium american grown potatoes from an original family recipe , they\u2019re kettle cooked in small batches , thickly sliced and deliciously crunchy . read more \u2192\neast meets west in these unique kettle cooked potato chips . cooking in 100 % rice bran oil provides a smooth mild taste and crispy finish . adding a dash of himalayan pink salt makes these chips a global phenomenon . read more \u2192\nin may 2006 , as part of the transition from a regional potato chip producer to a national marketer of snack foods , the poore brothers name was replaced with the inventure group to create a corporate identity that more closely reflects our diverse lineup of innovative consumer brands sold both nationally and internationally .\nin an unusual transaction , p & g will\nsplit off\nthe pringles unit and combine it with diamond foods , with p & g shareholders owning 57pc of the new company and diamond shareholders the rest . the combined group will be led by michael mendes , diamond ' s chief executive .\nthe rich aromatic flavor of 100 % olive oil is the backdrop for the tongue tantalizingly sweet tang of these crunchy kettle cooked chips . one bite will have your mouth watering for more of this perfect balance between sweet and zesty . read more \u2192\nwarning : tropical snacking experience ahead . these kettle chips will transport you to a tropical paradise with pure coconut oil and the perfect blend of smoky mesquite barbecue flavor . do your taste buds a favor , and savor each delicious crunch . read more \u2192\neast meets west in these unique kettle cooked potato chips . cooking in 100 % rice bran oil provides a smooth mild taste and crispy finish . pairing zesty ginger and tangy teriyaki elevates these chips from mere snacks to a gourmet delight . read more \u2192\nsurprised they retired jalapeno jack , i would imagine it would be popular . seems like a popular flavor with other kettle style chips . i ' ll grab a bag of the jalapeno jack . . . and of course a bag of vinegar / sea salt !\none blogger , steve wilson , wrote to the firm :\ni am disgusted that kettle chips is engaged in union - busting activities , including non - disclosure to its own employees about the anti - union stance of the supposedly impartial consultancy company omega training .\nour italian roots inspired this chip cooked in 100 % pure olive oil for a rich , aromatic flavor . made with premium american grown potatoes from an original family recipe , they\u2019re kettle cooked in small batches , thickly sliced , deliciously seasoned and satisfyingly . . .\nas a result , the brothers decided to develop their own snack brand by creating a kettle - cooked chip that was thicker than traditional varieties . so , in 1983 , bob\u2019s texas style potato chips was born . after only three years , the chips became so popular with consumers that the brothers sold the business to a partner , moved to arizona and launched the poore brothers brand . starting with only a single kettle and one delivery truck , they relied on sampling and word - of - mouth advertising to grow the business .\nwarning : tropical snacking experience ahead . these kettle chips will transport you to a tropical paradise with pure coconut oil and the perfect blend of sweet pineapple and spicy habanero pepper flavor . do your taste buds a favor , and savor each delicious crunch . . . .\nand the winner . here is greasy , crunchy proof that doing weird stuff with chips can pay off . they\u2019re tangy , they\u2019re innovative and weirdest of all , whatever kettle put on them tastes exactly like pepperoncini . all hail pepperoncini , king of the chip flavors .\nhealy opened a 25 , 000 - square - foot plant in july 1982 in downtown salem , where the company established a process that was a return to early twentieth - century methods : cooking individual batches of thin - sliced potatoes in vats of hot oil . in 1988 , he changed his company ' s name to kettle foods . the company\u2019s manufacturing process uses safflower oil and packs chips in sea salt and nitrogen to preserve freshness . the company also uses russet burbank potatoes , which it buys from pacific northwest farmers , and does not use monosodium glutamate or artificial colors , flavors , or sweeteners .\nsince 1978 , kettle chips has been raising the bar on the potato game with bolder flavors , thicker chips , and enough crunch to humble nestl\u00e9 . now , they ' re everywhere , with a cult of greasy - fingered followers ready to swallow up whatever they concoct .\neast meets southwest in these unique kettle cooked potato chips . cooking in 100 % ricebranoil provides a smooth mild taste and crispy finish . we add the smoky heat of roasted jalape\u00f1os to give your taste buds a savory burn that will have you licking the crumbs . . .\nkettle chips are my splurge love them . i found this health transformational system . 25 pounds melted right off . i have crazy amounts of energy and feel better then i\u2019ve ever felt in my life . i literally can\u2019t buy more then one bag . . no willpower . \ud83e\udd2a\nvoted america\u2019s # 1 potato chip by rachel raythis is a taste you know but made better by our crunchy , golden kettle chips . boulder canyon\u2122 sea salt & cracked pepper potato chips have a zesty pinch of salt combined with a kick of pepper . think you . . .\nkettle chips , by contrast , have spent their time in this era of crazy chips experimenting with flavors we might actually want to eat . and they\u2019ve done it to some successful ends . so we rounded up every flavor they\u2019ve got and started crunching . here are the results .\nwhile other snack food brands are busy altering their recipes to become trans - fat and preservative free , kettle ' s flavors have never been cooked up in a lab - - they ' re made the hard way , staying true to the company ' s all - natural promise .\nall that growth led to kettle tapping its first - ever ad agency of record , cultivator advertising & design , denver . the move was made mainly to help maintain a consistent representation of the brand across its portfolio of products , which includes tortilla chips , nuts and nut butters .\nunlike our writer dan gentile , i don\u2019t worship at the altar of cock sauce . just smelling it gives me heartburn ( it doesn\u2019t take much for me ) , and this bag has the same powerful smell . i do love the flavor , though - - red chile , garlic , vinegar , and sugar are wonderful bedfellows - - and though some might slight kettle\u2019s sriracha for being too mellow , it allows me to finally get a taste of hipster ketchup without losing esophageal lining . so . . . well played kettle . and shut up , dan gentile .\nlong before the natural foods movement went mainstream , springfield creamery found its niche there , with its signature brand , nancy\u2019s yogurt , made with milk from local dairies , fruit from nearby farms , and natural sweeteners . the family - run company , with roots deep in 1960s counterculture , sells nationwide today . annual sales exceeded $ 20 million . . .\nready for the ultimate taste bud transcendence ? our red chili kettle cooked potato chips are cooked in 100 % olive oil for a smooth , flavorful finish . with just the right kick of red chili goodness and a crave - worthy crunch , this inspired delight will have your . . .\nmy trip to the kettle factory dispelled my fantasy that each bag had a little waiter in a white shirt and black tie grinding pepper into each bag of these . it was a stupid fantasy , but it was mine , dammit . it doesn\u2019t happen . but it tastes like it does .\ncooked in 100 % pure olive oil for a rich , aromatic flavor . we then add a dash of savory sea salt and a pinch of zesty cracked pepper for a classic taste combo . made with premium american grown potatoes from an original family recipe , they\u2019re kettle cooked in . . .\njust last summer , kettle bravely ventured into the world of bagged ( natural , non - gmo ) popcorn . it ' s sticking with just five flavors for now , but expect that lineup to expand as it gets more tips from pop secret . we recommend the sriracha variety , for obvious reasons .\nunder lion capital\u2019s ownership , bumble bee foods has made an aggressive effort to drive innovation and is now at the forefront of innovation within the shelf - stable seafood category . the company has successfully launched several new concepts that meet consumers\u2019 demand for healthy , tasty , convenient and affordable products , including a certified sustainable premium line of seafood and a retro - inspired canned tuna pack .\nit takes a village community is a big deal at kettle brand . and the same is true of the farmers who pool together their crops and resources at oneida potato exchange , a farm cooperative located in the heart of wisconsin . by farms like neumiller and bula farms joining forces , the farmers are able to do [ \u2026 ]\nthe strategy paid off and , in 1996 , the company went public with the help of a private investment group . soon after the ipo , acquisitions started when bob\u2019s texas style potato chips was bought back in 1998 . a bluffton , indiana , facility \u2013 the location where t . g . i . friday\u2019s snack foods are produced \u2013 was acquired in 1999 , and the boulder canyon brand was purchased in 2000 .\nhe chose norfolk as our home , where you can still find us to this day , in order to be as close as possible to many of our potato growers . our first home was actually the corner of an old converted shoe factory in norwich . and so , from humble beginnings , the first kettle\u00ae chips were produced in the uk .\nnew roots while potatoes are at the heart of what we do at kettle brand , it\u2019s not all taters all the time . that\u2019s where the folks at miedema produce come in . todd miedema and his family grow the parsnips for our uprooted vegetable chips on their 2 , 000 acre farm in hudsonville , michigan . much like us , [ \u2026 ]\nhome grown for david fazio , owner of jd ranch on sauvie island in oregon , it was driving tractors as a kid that got him interested in farming . we\u2019re glad it did . a third - generation farmer , his family has been growing potatoes for nearly a century on a 2 , 000 acre farm just 100 miles from kettle brand\u2019s [ \u2026 ]\nweber ' s one touch premium kettle has a cooking diameter of 57cm with a hinged grate to add more charcoal without moving the food . the lid and bowl have been made with porcelain and enamel - coated steel . it has an integrated thermometer and also has a one - touch cleaning system . best - priced with fires - cookers at \u00a3163 . 80 .\ni don\u2019t know what possessed kettle to make a red curry chip , but we\u2019re lucky it did . because holy crap , is this unexpectedly delightful . it\u2019s like a chunk of potato floating in a bowl of red thai curry . except that the potato has been deep fried . and you can eat it in the car without spilling curry all over your lap .\nfounded in 1899 , bumble bee foods is north america\u2019s largest branded shelf - stable seafood company , offering a full line of canned and pouched tuna , salmon , sardines , and specialty seafood products . bumble bee foods are marketed in the u . s . under leading brands including bumble bee , brunswick , sweet sue , snow\u2019s , beach cliff , wild selections , bumble bee superfresh , and in canada under the clover leaf brand . the company\u2019s diverse product offering is sold through every major u . s . and canadian food retailer and food distributor including supermarkets , mass merchandisers , drug stores , warehouse clubs and discount stores . the bumble bee brand , fully committed to promoting the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle , has established significant consumer awareness and loyalty based on the quality , nutritional value , and affordability of its products . in 2014 , the company generated nearly $ 1 billion of net revenue ."]}
{"id": 53821, "summary": [{"text": "vips is a restaurant chain in south korea owned by the cj foodville of cj group .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "its operations span china .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "cj foodville plans to set up some 100 restaurants in china by 2017 . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "vips ( restaurant )", "paragraphs": ["vips smart is the fast casual version of vips . it offers the best of a vips restaurant but in a fast format . vips smart proposes a selection of the most iconic vips dishes with the same quality yet faster service from a counter and at a lower price .\nmadrid ( reuters ) - spanish investment fund proa capital will acquire a 30 percent stake in restaurant group vips from goldman sachs for an undisclosed amount , vips said in a statement on thursday .\nwe manages it internally owned or through franchising agreements , 6 chains : vips , vips smart , ginos , starbucks in spain and portugal , fridays y wagamama .\nand the best restaurants make their vips feel important without ever letting their other guests know that they\u2019re second tier : preparing for vips is a quiet dance that happens largely behind the scenes .\nthis place seems by far overrated . it is basic burgers ( not bad and definitely not the best ) . feels like being in a hallway as the set up of the restaurant feels like a large open place . nothing special about this restaurant chain .\ncj foodville plans to set up some 20 vips restaurants in china by 2013 , aiming at 100 by 2017 .\n\u201cour vips are people who we know very well who come in a lot , \u201d says justin aprahamian , the chef and owner of milwaukee , wi restaurant sanford . though the restaurant often attracts baseball players and musicians during the summer and will usually send them something extra , those people may not visit milwaukee again . \u201cwe take care of those vips but don\u2019t make it a show , \u201d aprahamian says . \u201cwe don\u2019t want our local guests watching a celebrity get special treatment while they\u2019re getting ignored . \u201d\nbefore a vip even sets foot inside the restaurant , most establishments have been anticipating their arrival for hours ( that is , unless someone has made a reservation under another name to preserve his or her privacy ) . at the beginning of each shift , the manager at hugo\u2019s restaurant in houston , texas goes over the night\u2019s reservations with the host , making notes on incoming vips or celebrities .\nin the middle of mirpur area vip is a stand aside restaurant , owner is a korean and food is good as well as very much affordable , been in this restaurant countless times and it never let me down . if you are at mirpur then spend . . .\nin the middle of mirpur area vip is a stand aside restaurant , owner is a korean and food is good as well as very much affordable , been in this restaurant countless times and it never let me down . if you are at mirpur then spend one or two hours here\nyou can find a vips restaurant at your convenience everywhere you go in mexico city . the menu is varied , you can either choose an entree , main dish , salad , coffee and dessert . it\u2019s not very expensive and you play safe if you go there !\nthe vips discount cards are well worth using , and if you are a regular customer you can get as much as 50 % off your meal at the end of the month . the cards are good at all vips locations around mexico . our oaxaca eggs and . . .\ncj foodville ' s premium steakhouse vips on the second floor of the cj food world location in beijing . ( photo courtesy of cj foodville )\nsouth korea was first introduced with the concept of casual dining in 1992 , when a u . s . brand restaurant launched in seoul ,\ngwak kyu - do , head of cj foodville ' s china operation , told yonhap news agency .\nin twenty years , we were able to export korean homegrown restaurant brands to china .\ni had a good coffee , and enchiladas . . . good attention . good price , excellent coffee . for a good and fast mexican food , this is a good restaurant .\nin beijing ' s northeastern residential district of lido , widely known for its exposure to foreign culture , cj foodville has recently set up its multi - restaurant cultural space called cj food world .\nmost restaurants keep track of their who\u2019s - who of the night\u2019s reservations through a ( hopefully ) secret series of acronyms . instead of writing \u201cvip\u201d next to a guest\u2019s name , kachka uses \u201chp , \u201d meaning \u201chigh profile . \u201d some restaurants may refer to vips as \u201csoign\u00e9 , \u201d a french term meaning someone who is elegant or well - groomed and in restaurant lingo means , \u201cdon\u2019t make a mistake with this table or else . \u201d\nin a bid to tap the much - coveted market , cj foodville corp . , south korea ' s largest restaurant franchise , has thrown down the gauntlet to chinese and foreign competitors , vowing to delight chinese consumers with its culinary pleasures .\ncj food world acts as the flagship store for dozens of other cj foodville franchise stores operating across china , creating a place where customers can experience different aspects of dining - out from a cafe , bakery and restaurant to a cooking studio .\nthe program can track over 50 different data points automatically \u2014 anniversaries , birthdays , allergies , or favorite bottles of wine are just a few . even more useful for giant restaurant groups is the ability to share this data between locations . if john smith is a regular at hip new restaurant in new york and then goes to its sister locations in los angeles or miami , his vip status will go with him . but sevenrooms aims to be about more than just making sure big spenders are always recognized .\nthe leading casual dining chain in the united states , it specializes in american food . it offers real american tex - mex cuisine and cocktail making in an informal setting where fun reigns . grupo vips manages eleven fridays restaurants in spain .\nproa capital will also take 12 . 5 million euros ( $ 14 . 1 million ) of a 41 . 5 - million - euro rights issue planned by vips , which holds the franchise rights for starbucks and fridays in spain .\nin a separate move , cj foodville will speed up the expansion of its high - end steakhouse vips , starting from the northern part of china , under the partnership with state - run food processing and logistics firm beijing capital agribusiness group .\nate here as a family . menu looked good and restaurant looked nice from the door . it shares space and entrance hall with gino\u2019s italian , on gran via . the cheese on the chicken burger was like a craft cheese slice . the well done steak was medium . . .\nfood is not just bad , its aweful . in buffet , the food never refills . poor catering quality , no table cutlaries and waiters does not even know what they are doing . i was really hungry and found this restaurant in news paper . it just ruined my day .\ni have been in the restaurant on 16th nov . 2014 . with my family and a friend . ordered from menu and request to waiter not to made up dishes with buffet food . withich was resting on display all day long . finally food served in the table . . .\nafter two hours on the hop on hop off bus in mexico - city , we were hungry and neede to eat . there were so many places close to our hotel so we randomly chose this restaurant . we were not disappointed with the venue and the meal . my . . .\nit is the first installment of cj food world outside south korea , housing cj foodville ' s four different brands - - premium steakhouse vips , global korean food brand bibigo , organic bakery tous les jours and trendy cafe twosome coffee - - in one place .\nvips is a safe bet , food is good , large portions and the price is even better ! for me its like a mexican dennis , i would say that if you are in a hurry and you want to make sure you don ' t . . .\nwe were in town for some genealogy research and needed lunch . vips fit the bill . hubby had a medium rare ground beef steak and i had the lasagna . nothing fancy just good home cooking . pleasant staff , good food , worth a stop for lunch .\nwe opted for vips in the city centre as we thought that a food chain should be a cheap and safe option . the interior is not pleasant , it\u2019s dark , tightly packed with tables and virtually no sunlight . we ordered a vegetarian falafel burger with fries . . .\ni have been coming to vips in mexico city for 2 years , every time i return . i ' m always greeted by polite and friendly staff . the tables and chairs are clean . menus are in both spanish and english . excellent ! the variety of food is . . .\nbut all this information restaurants collect on vips have to be wielded carefully . one of kachka\u2019s regulars \u201ccame in with who we thought was his wife for quite some time , \u201d morales recalls . \u201cwe had lists of notes on their likes and dislikes but when he came in with his actual wife , we had to get rid of those . we couldn\u2019t offer the same types of drinks of even recognition that he\u2019d ever been here before . \u201d ( it\u2019s worth noting that some version of this story came up multiple times while reporting this article , and would almost seem like an urban restaurant legend if it weren\u2019t true . )\nour flagship brand . created in madrid in 1969 , it introduced an innovative concept to spain through a combination of a cafeteria and a shop in the same place , extended opening hours and quality iconic international and american dishes . nowadays , there are nearly a hundred locations and it has become one of the restaurant and retail leaders in spain .\nwagamama , which means \u201cwillful\u201d in japanese , was created in 1992 in london by chef alan yau . its successful offering made it the international leader in its market segment in just a few years . it is currently present in more than 20 countries and grupo vips is managing its license in spain .\nthe number one coffee roaster and distributor in the world . since its foundation in 1971 , starbucks has been committed to fair trade and producing the best arabica coffee in the world . grupo vips is an exclusive starbucks coffee international licensee with full rights to manage and develop the brand in spain and portugal .\ni was not impressed with the vips menu or food . all they serve is basically fast food at fancy prices . it ' s a place for families that are looking for a quick and easy bite , but it ' s nothing memorable . the service is terrible ( just like in . . .\nvips was a godsend when traveling with my ultra - picky 11 - year old daughter . after 2 days in madrid , eating only bread and cheese plus some granola bars i ' d packed for her in our luggage , i was happy to finally give her some protein ( albeit friend ) in . . .\nthe card didn\u2019t go far , yet the feelings that caused a man to create this blackmail - note - in - credit - card - form are familiar to most restaurant - goers . \u201ceveryone wants to feel important , \u201d says israel morales , co - owner of kachka restaurant in portland , oregon . \u201cevery restaurateur would like to treat everyone the same way \u2014 and it looks good on paper to say that we do \u2014 but it\u2019s not really the case . \u201d though restaurants aim to give everyone good service , regulars , big spenders , and friends of the staff often get special treatment in the form of a better table , free cocktails at the bar , or maybe even a few surprise courses courtesy of the chef .\nvips is a greasy spoon . it ' s relatively clean . the service is relatively attentive . the food is relatively fine . it attracts the post - church crowd , and has pretty good breakfast . the two things that recommend the place are the rotating pie rack and the carne asada ( which is surprisingly good ) .\nhugo\u2019s manager makes sure vips are assigned an appropriate table ( a . k . a . the best or most private one in the house ) and notifies the kitchen in case the chef wants to prepare something special . usually this is an off - menu item or an item coordinated with the guest\u2019s meal . these foods are rarely chosen ahead of time . ( if the entire table is ordering fish , few kitchens would send out red meat without knowing more information on the guests\u2019 dietary preferences . ) \u201cafter that , we have a pre - shift meeting with the servers , \u201d says manuel ponce , hugo\u2019s general manager . this is when the people who will be waiting on vips find out their night\u2019s fate .\nginos is a chain of restaurants that specializes in quality authentic italian cuisine at a very affordable price . created at the end of the 1980 ' s by grupo vips , ginos is a chain that is constantly innovating and is known for warm , modern , cozy and cool settings . there are currently nearly a hundred locations throughout spain and it has become the undeniable sector leader .\nyou ' ll be created perfunctorily and led to a table or booth in this older , primarily greek inspired diner . the wait staff is friendly and helpful . vips does a great job with their dutch oven pancake , breakfast skillets ( love the greek skillet ) , and offers daily lunch and dinner specials , which are good values , in addition to their long menu . coffee is good ; beer and wine available .\nif this is done well , guests are left with the feeling that they are both important and memorable . it\u2019s important to not be so eerily specific that guests wonder whether there\u2019s a physical memorial of what they\u2019ve ordered during their other visits ( although , usually , there is ) . kachka describes its receipt collection as looking like \u201cone of those murder detective maps of the city with pinpoints all over the wall , \u201d morales says . and it\u2019s certainly not the only restaurant that has a meal - tracking receipt wall taking over a back office .\nkachka also keeps dossiers on its regulars . \u201cwe try to recognize the details with everyone who comes in as much as we can , \u201d morales says . in some cases these are obvious things like dietary preferences or whether or not someone drinks alcohol . other times , kachka has noted that a guest is left handed and might organize the silverware differently on the table . \u201cour vips have less to do with whether they\u2019re known in the public sphere or not , \u201d morales says . \u201cit\u2019s that we recognize them as having been here before and know the things that they\u2019ll notice . \u201d\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhong kong / beijing , dec . 18 ( yonhap ) - - beijing , china ' s capital for the past 850 years and a burgeoning international metropolis , has also become a favorite destination for gourmets .\nthe political , economic , cultural and educational center of the world ' s most populous country offers not only the best of the chinese cuisines , but also a wide array of global food selections .\nthe two - story cj food world building stands on a street in beijing ' s northeastern district of lido . ( photo courtesy of cj foodville )\nthe consumer food service industry in china has experienced rapid growth in recent years .\neconomic growth , accelerating urbanization , increasing disposable income and changing consumption patterns have led to substantial growth in the consumer food service market in china .\naccording to the euromonitor report , the chinese consumer food service market grew from 1 . 39 trillion yuan in 2006 to 2 . 26 trillion yuan in 2010 , representing a compound annual growth rate of 13 percent during the five - year period .\nthe market size is expected to reach 3 . 72 trillion by 2015 , representing an annual growth rate of 9 . 9 percent from 2011 .\nalixpartners llp , a global business - advisory firm , earlier predicted foreign restaurants will experience further growth in china , as they are estimated to make up only 1 to 2 percent of the chinese eating - out market , with fast - food chains such as kfc , mcdonald ' s and pizza hut being a major presence there .\nincreasing frequency of dining out for business , family and social gatherings can be witnessed in china , thanks to expanding affluence and the faster pace of life .\nwhile the alixpartners survey found that chinese consumers still prefer chinese - style dining overall , more young adults in china spend their dining out expenditures in non - chinese restaurants , citing a cleaner atmosphere and better service .\nfollowing the success of the first cj food world in china , cj foodville has agreed with soho china ltd . , beijing ' s largest property developer , to open a larger one in qianmen , the capital ' s most popular commercial district .\nthe opening of the new cj food world , which is to take place in early 2013 , will generate a significant lift in the company ' s brand awareness among beijing consumers , cj foodville officials said .\nthe chinese firm , also known as sunlon , has experience of working with u . s . franchises such as kfc and mcdonald ' s , cj officials said .\nwe use first - party and third - party cookies to improve our services and display advertising related to your preferences by analyzing your browsing habits . if you continue browsing , it is our understanding that you agree to their use . you may change the settings or obtain more information here\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\ngood enough to eat a quick lunch and have a little break in the sidewalk on gran via . we had a hamburger , a salad and some frites .\nhello . we are really sorry to hear that you didn ' t enjoy your visit . we ' ll take everything in this comment into account to improve our service . thank you so much for your feedback . it ' s well appreciated .\nenjoyed an evening meal here after a long day of walking . a wide range of food on offer from the menu , also plenty of healthy food . staff were exceptionally helpful and friendly . very good value for money\nif you just want quick basic food , such as sandwiches and burgers then it\u2019s fine . the club sandwich was pretty good .\nit ' s lovely to see gluten free options on a menu . and to see the gluten free food served on a different coloured plate to everything else you know all the staff are aware of your dietary requirements . both the gluten free & non gluten free meals . . .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\nown or manage this property ? claim your listing for free to respond to reviews , update your profile and much more . claim your listing\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . 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not a soul in the parking lot . i thought they went out of business ! guess they have odd hours that don ' t match mine .\nat the recommendation of jim from one of the local museums , i went here for lunch during my day trip to danville . i didn ' t go until about two , so i missed the lunch crowd . our server was super nice and i loved that they serve breakfast all day . the place was clean , the food was very good , and it ' s fairly inexpensive . it ' s perfect if you are traveling through town and trying to stay on a budget .\ngot the vip omelette which includes steak / chicken and avocado ; one of the best omelette ' s i ' ve ever had . i ' ve been back twice now and this may be the only dish i ever order there . served with hash browns and choice of flapjacks / toast ( i go pancakes each time ) . had 5 cups of coffee . vip omelette is like $ 8 . 50 and others i did not care for 6 - 7 $ . if you like avocado in your breakfast , you need to try the vip ( get an extra side of something and this is more than enough food for a couple ) .\nthis place was horrible ! service was alright , food was disgusting , decor was ancient , and i did not feel like a\nvery important person !\ni won ' t ever go back and i have no problem discouraging everyone i know from going into this place ! the coffee was see through , because it was so watered down and they put provolone in out\nmexican skillet\nand it tasted like glue . we did not finish our meal . plus it was expensive !\ni came here for the first time today for their breakfast & ordered a belgian waffle & bacon . i really enjoyed my waffle ! the service was great , the server kept coming by to make sure we had enough coffee and was very attentive . i will definitely be going back here for breakfast !\nclaim this business to view business statistics , receive messages from prospective customers , and respond to reviews .\nin 2013 , the scourge of entitled yelpers reached its peak when a man invented the \u201creviewercard\u201d \u2014 a black credit card that allowed reviewers to have a \u201clifetime of upgrades\u201d by scaring businesses into giving them good service . don\u2019t want to wait for a table ? flash a reviewercard . feel like your server is ignoring you ? just carefully slide out your shiny black card that tells the world just how important you are .\nservice is especially en pointe with guests marked \u2018aaa , \u2019 though an \u2018aa\u2019 guest is also of note .\nlike most restaurants , sanford has a system of tracking regular guests . unlike most , their reservation book is still done by hand , and distinguished guests are tracked using a system of files and notes on a bulletin board kept in the office . \u201cif people do the tasting menu every time they come in , we want to keep track of what they\u2019ve had in the past . \u201d aprahamian explains .\nbut in recent years , guest - tracking software has become a major industry . since opentable created a reservation system that could track guests\u2019 information , visits , and cancellations , other companies have stepped in with software that can turn any computer into a professional ma\u00eetre d ' . the most well - known of these guest trackers is sevenrooms , which was founded in 2011 .\nits receipt collection looks like \u201cone of those murder detective maps of the city with pinpoints all over the wall . \u201d\nmorales notes that it\u2019s an impressive vote of confidence that the gentleman \u201cwho will remain unnamed\u201d didn\u2019t worry that kachka\u2019s staff would say something as simple as \u201cwelcome back\u201d and blow his cover . \u201cwe rely on the information we collect about our regulars , \u201d he says , \u201c but it can all change with the flip of a coin . \u201d\ntove danovich is a freelance journalist now based in portland , oregon . editor : erin dejesus\nby signing up , you agree to our privacy policy and european users agree to the data transfer policy .\nthis article has a component height of 33 . the sidebar size is long .\nsvg public\n- / / w3c / / dtd svg 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken"]}
{"id": 53836, "summary": [{"text": "north west aviation transport company vyborg ( russian : \u0441\u0435\u0432\u0435\u0440\u043e-\u0437\u0430\u043f\u0430\u0434\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0430\u0432\u0438\u0430\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0442\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0442\u043d\u0430\u044f \u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u00ab \u0432\u044b\u0431\u043e\u0440\u0433 \u00bb ) was an airline based in saint petersburg , russia , operating chartered passenger flights out of pulkovo airport .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the company was founded in 2002 and operated a fleet of two ilyushin il-114 aircraft , a type of which only 20 have been built .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "in july 2010 , vyborg was shut down .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "its airline license was passed to solaris airlines . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "vyborg ( airline )", "paragraphs": ["vyborg airlines . airline code , web site , phone , reviews and opinions .\nif you are looking for photos of a specific airline , use this menu .\n) was an airline based in saint petersburg , russia , operating chartered passenger flights out of pulkovo airport . the company was founded in 2002 and operated a fleet of two ilyushin il - 114 aircraft , a type of which only 20 have been built . in july 2010 , vyborg was shut down . its airline license was passed to solaris airlines .\nvyborg airlines has taken delivery of an ex - uzbekistan airways ilyushin il - 114 turboprop , following overhaul and reconfiguration for flights in european airspace . the airline , which is the first russian operator of the type , plans to fly five il - 114s , including three new examples delivered from the tapo factory in uzbek capital tashkent . vyborg , a small town near st petersburg , established the regional airline to operate services from the local pulkovo airport . services to destinations in north - western russia will begin in september , with regular services to scandinavian countries planned next year .\nthe cheapest flights to vyborg found within the past 7 days were $ 958 . 78 . prices and availability subject to change . additional terms may apply .\nalthough you may try and resist the urge , you know that when the travel bug comes , there is only one way to get rid of it . thankfully , travelocity is here to help nip that travel bug in the bud with great deals on flights to vyborg . browse through our inventory to explore a wide range of cheap flights to vyborg to solidify your next big trip out of town . whether you are heading out on a business trip , exploring a place you have never been for pleasure or are bringing the family on the annual vacation , we have the perfect getaway waiting for you . in no time , you will be day dreaming of your plane landing in vyborg as you anxiously await to exit the plane and explore what vyborg has to offer . considering all the amazing local food and culture in vyborg , we won ' t hold this against you .\nsome people think that vyborg is the total contrast to any other city in russia . if you choose to spend your holiday in vyborg you will definitely not regret it . the architecture of the buildings is great and there are many memorials to many different nations : swedish , finish , russian and german . this fact makes the culture of vyborg even more interesting . buildings of different time periods give the city a certain charm . notable is the paul and peter cathedral which was built in the 18th century . you cannot visit the city without going to the vyborg castle . in here tourists cannot only be impressed by its great architecture but also they will have the chance to shoot with bow and arrow . from the main tower of the castle you will have a wonderful view over the whole city . in this city you can be sure to find a very nice hotel . in order that you won ' t loose precious time we recommend to follow the suggestions on the website www . hotels . ru . we will help you to find the best place to stay and we consider all your wishes and preferences .\nplease note that , due to space constraints , this menu includes only airlines of which 10 or more photos exist in our database . if the airline you ' re searching for is not in this list , use the ' keywords ' field further down in the search menu .\nwhen you are ready to embark on your next big adventure , travelocity will be right here waiting to open the doors to the garden so that you can go and smell the roses . when you decide to book and travel is entirely up to you , but don ' t wait too long because we have some of the best deals on the web and they won ' t last long . take time to go through our huge selection of cheap flights to vyborg to find the best deals that fit into your budget . if browsing on your phone while your boss isn ' t looking is more your thing ( we promise we won ' t tell ) , consider checking out travelocity ' s mobile app which allows you to take advantage of all our flights to vyborg without having to compromise your work computer ' s search history . if you are looking to save even more , you can easily save up to $ 537 when you bundle one of our cheap flights to vyborg with one of our hotels . so why are you waiting around ? 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{"id": 53837, "summary": [{"text": "mainbocher is a fashion label founded by the american couturier main rousseau bocher ( 1890 \u2013 1976 ) , also known as mainbocher .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "established in 1929 , the house of mainbocher successfully operated in paris ( 1929 \u2013 1939 ) and then in new york ( 1940 \u2013 1971 ) .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "although often pronounced \" man-bo-shay , \" the designer 's name is correctly pronounced \" maine-bocker . \" ", "topic": 19}], "title": "mainbocher", "paragraphs": ["mainbocher ' s last paris collections created a storm of controversy . just as later\nmainbocher ,\nspecial monograph issue of harper ' s bazaar , july 1967 .\nthe career of mainbocher discussed ,\nin the times , 14 january 1977 .\nmainbocher , spring 1958 collection : wool suit with a halter top of lace over shantung .\nmainbocher was not much concerned with the ephemeral nature of fashion but with its enduring qualities .\nmainbocher also created one of the first strapless ball gowns in the 1930\u2019s . later in the 1950\u2019s , strapless gowns became a common fixture in women\u2019s fashion making mainbocher almost two decades ahead of his time . so yes , we have mainbocher to thank for a lot of trends .\nmainbocher : great gentleman of fashion ,\nin harper ' s bazaar , june 1971 .\nmainbocher died in 1976 at age 85 . his association with chicago never faded , slinkard said .\nand established\nmainbocher inc .\nas a french - american designer of international reputation , mainbocher returned to new york with wide publicity , the first american celebrity in the french fashion world .\nmainbocher is really in advance of us all , because he does it in america .\nfrench businessman arnaud de lummen recently purchased the mainbocher trademark , previously never licensed by main bocher .\nreplica of mainbocher ' s new york city fashion hall of fame plaque . photo : deluxe redux\nmain rousseau bocher in chicago , illinois , 24 october 1890 ; adopted name mainbocher , circa 1929 .\nmainbocher ,\n[ obituary ] , in the times ( london ) , 5 january 1977 .\nmainbocher , fashion designer for notables since the 1930 ' s , is dead in munich at 85 .\nin 1961 , mainbocher business moved to the k . l . m . building on fifth avenue and continued until 1971 when mainbocher , at the age of 81 , closed the doors of his house .\nby the way , it\u2019s important to note that mainbocher\u2019s corset premiered 8 - years before dior\u2019s \u201cnew look\u201d . if you love dior\u2019s \u201cnew look\u201d which i\u2019m sure you do , then you can thank mainbocher for that .\nmainbocher put chicago on the fashion map . most of us just didn ' t know it until now .\njacobs , laura ( october 2001 ) , the mark of mainbocher , vanity fair , pp . 87 - 90\nmainbocher is really in advance of us all , because he does it in america .\n- christian dior\nmainbocher .\nthe columbia encyclopedia , 6th ed . . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nmainbocher frequently used red for ballgowns . this 1947 dress is fabricated in velvet and trimmed with beads and sequins .\nand established his own fashion house , incorporated as\nmainbocher couture ,\nat 12 avenue george v in paris .\nmainbocher . photographer unknown , 1939 ; the metropolitan museum of art , new york , irene lewisohn costume reference library .\nwith the headline : mainbocher , fashion designer for notables since the 1930 ' s , is dead in munich at 85 .\nmainbocher ( left ) shares his sketchbook with staff at the metropolitan museum of art , 1971 . photo : chicago history museum\nas a baritone opera singer , mainbocher lost his voice on the night of his big debut which subsequently ended his career .\ns , worn with coordinating bare - armed blouses . a mainbocher standby was the little black\nnothing\nsheath dress .\n27 . - 30 . navy uniforms waves uniform , united states naval reserve , 1942 . josephine ogden forrestal , wife of the navy undersecretary asked mainbocher to design the navy uniforms . mainbocher designed the uniforms for $ 1 . \u200b photo : deluxe redux\nmainbocher , fashion designer for notables since the 1930 ' s , is dead in munich at 85 . - the new york times\nin 1947 , eight of the new york dress institute ' s ten best - dressed women in the world were mainbocher clients .\nthere were other american couturiers working at the same time as mainbocher , mainly charles james and valentina . but mainbocher was the first american to achieve success as a couturier working in paris in the 1930s . and yes , he was born and raised in chicago .\nmainbocher is known for having a deep understanding of his clients which is why his couture creations were highly sought after . to keep up the exclusive nature , prospective buyers made appointments and paid a very high admissions fee . essentially , the mainbocher woman never had to worry about someone having her same dress . mainbocher was certainly not for the masses so even the most expensive department store just wouldn\u2019t do .\nmainbocher .\nthe columbia encyclopedia , 6th ed . . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nmainbocher\u2019s career as a couturier began in paris . he learned about what constitutes \u201cgood fashion\u201d from his years working as a fashion artist for\n2 . chicago history museum , ( 2016 ) . making mainbocher : the first american couturier [ press release ] . retrieved from urltoken\n\u201c making mainbocher : the first american couturier \u201d is on view at the chicago history museum from october 22 to august 20 , 2017 .\n\u201cby examining the steps taken by mainbocher to achieve great success as a couturier , this exhibition introduces visitors to the extraordinary career of mainbocher and invites them to get to know him as an arbiter of early - to mid - twentieth - century style . \u201d said petra slinkard , curator of costume . \u201cthis exhibition is the first of its kind , dedicated to the study and presentation of the work of mainbocher . \u201d\nf you think you know everything about fashion , you are probably asking yourself why have i never heard of mainbocher ? well for one , mainbocher cannot be found in stores . good luck finding it in neiman marcus or bergdorf goodman . fashion houses like chanel and dior remain household names because the collections continued even after the designer\u2019s deaths . mainbocher also never licensed his name since his clothes were exclusively made to order .\nin 2002 , mainbocher was honored with a bronze plaque on new york city ' s fashion walk of fame in the legendary garment district .\nthe exhibition covers his childhood in chicago , follows mainbocher ' s fashion career in paris and new york and discusses his major fashion contributions .\nmainbocher was never formally trained in fashion design , nor did he have an apprenticeship with a designer . he was completely self - taught .\nin 1934 mainbocher introduced the boned strapless bodice , and before the war forced him to leave paris , a waist cincher , forming tiny waisted , pleated and skirted dresses that presaged dior ' s postwar new look . mainbocher ' s arrival in new york coincided perfectly with the city\nthe duchess of windsor ' s wedding gown was blue in color . mainbocher called the color\nwallis blue\nwhich matched the color of her eyes . although mainbocher destroyed the dress design almost immediately , the dress went on to become the most copied dress of the 20th century .\nmainbocher was assigned to the intelligence corps and much of his work involved trailing members of a drug ring that was supplying narcotics to american fliers .\n' s loosely cut , boxy jackets and skirts . the corset that shaped mainbocher ' s last parisian collection was immortalized in 1939 by one of\nmain rousseau bocher ( october 24 , 1890 - december 27 , 1976 ) , also known as mainbocher . established in 1929 , the house of mainbocher successfully operated in paris ( 1929 - 1939 ) and then in new york ( 1940 - 1971 ) . although often pronounced\nman - bo -\nmainbocher , it ' s glamour , but with a sense of everyday glamour . . . it ' s so pure , so new .\nmainbocher ' s story is not only fascinating , but also inspiring . he carved his path to fashion greatness and in many ways did it first .\nchristian dior spoke for other fashion geniuses when he said : \u201cmainbocher is really in advance of us all , because he does it in america . \u201d\nlearn more about mainbocher below in a chicago history museum video and in a q & a with the museum ' s costume curator , petra slinkard .\nan astute businessman , mainbocher had learned the value a full two - page magazine spread when he was a fashion editor and always insisted on it .\nmainbocher demanded his designs were shown on double - page spreads so that one could not compare his fashion to another designer within a magazine ' s editorial .\nthe gallery\u2019s interactive experiences invite visitors to step into a designer role : create a mainbocher - inspired moniker ; flip through sketchbooks featuring fashion illustrations of garments on view ; and use mainbocher\u2019s preferred colors , fabrics , and motifs to design a garment that is projected on a 3 - d dress form in the gallery .\ngloria vanderbilt , who recently went into her own dress manufacturing business , credited mainbocher , who used to make her clothes , with influencing her fashion thinking profoundly .\nmainbocher ' s corseted waist , defined bosom , and back draping was an abrupt shift in sihouette and introduced the victorian motifs that were to pervade the forties .\nmary martin . ( \u201ci\u2019m a mainbocher makeover , \u201d the actress said . \u201cbut , \u201d qualifies a fashion insider , \u201cshe was only chic onstage . \u201d )\n\u200bmainbocher produced some of the most expensive clothes in the world\u2014more costly than christian dior . in the 1950 ' s , while dior dresses cost $ 500 - $ 600 , mainbocher ' s dresses were priced between $ 1 , 200 to $ 1 , 300 . some designs were almost as expensive than a rolls royce in 1955 .\namerican fashion : the life and lines of adrian , mainbocher , mccardell , norell , and trige\u0300re / edited by sarah tomerlin lee for the fashion institute of technology .\ni think some of mainbocher\u2019s influences are so far - reaching we forget from where they came . for example the beaded cardigan and strapless gown have become fashion staples .\n, the\nmainbocher corset ,\na nipped - in waist , radically altered the undefined silhouette of the thirties . this change , linked with the fame of his\nduring the second world war , mainbocher lent his designs to the american navy for the creation of the uniforms for the women only division of the navy , called waves .\nfirst time on public display , 100 - year - old original oil on canvas painting of hawaiian waltz dancers thomas rector and hazel allen by mainbocher . photo : deluxe redux\namerican fashion : the life and lines of adrian , mainbocher , mccardell , norell , and trige\u0300re / \u200b edited by sarah tomerlin lee for the fashion institute of technology .\nlee , sarah tomerlin , editor , american fashion : the life and lines of adrian , mainbocher , mccardell , norell , and trig\u00e9re , new york , 1975 , 1987 .\nfrom the \u201cwallis blue\u201d wedding dress of the duchess of windsor to the crisp nurses uniforms done as a favor to a chicago socialite , mainbocher commanded fashion headlines throughout his six - decade career . the chicago history museum opens its stunning exhibition \u201cmaking mainbocher : the first american couturier\u201d on october 22 featuring thirty pieces donated by some of chicago\u2019s most fashionable women .\n\u201cmaking mainbocher : the first american couturier\u201d opens at the chicago history museum on october 22 . read more about the exhibit and the additional talks and programs for veterans at urltoken .\na rotund , cherubic man with a thatch of white hair , who almost always wore a v\u2010neck cashmere sweater under his suit jacket , mainbocher was unpretentious in his speech and attitudes .\nhe resigned in june 1929 to establish his own couture house with a group of wealthy investors . he took on the name mainbocher , a combination of his first and last names .\nan arbiter of fashion , mainbocher created the most luxurious and most expensive garments . frequently inspired by fabrics , he designed with men\u2019s suitings and cotton ginghams as imaginatively as with silks and satins . unlike christian dior , who created a new silhouette each year , mainbocher\u2019s designs fused high fashion with function ; the designs were timeless and easy to wear for many years .\nmainbocher also created uniforms for the united states naval reserve waves in navy , white , and seersucker ; the girl scouts ; and nursing students at chicago ' s passavant memorial hospital .\nin a retrospective exhibition of fashions in paris last summer , several mainbocher dresses were included in a show called \u201ca century of fashion . \u201d it was a rare honor for an american .\nmainbocher was known for the understated elegance of his couture clothing . among his innovations were short evening dresses , jeweled sweaters , and a revival of the corset that anticipated dior\u2019s new look .\nmaking mainbocher : the first american couturier is at the chicago history museum , 1601 n . clark street , chicago , until august 20 , 2017 . dedicated to the life and legacy of mainbocher , this exhibition is sponsored by the costume council of the chicago history museum and curated by petra slinkard . it features 30 garments , numerous photographs , illustrations , and oral histories .\namerican couturier , editor , and artist main rousseau bocher left a legacy in the world of international haute couture fusing his first and last name , he and his couture house were known as mainbocher . three generations of new york and european socialites were mainbocher clients . from 1922 - 1971 , he i nnovated women\u2019s fashion , the couture world , and fashion publications . mainbocher is best remembered for designing wallis simpson \u2019s wedding dress for her controversial marriage to edward , duke of windsor in 1936 . powder blue , named wallis blue by mainbocher , floor length , with long sleeves and draping in the front , buttons lined the torso below the bustline . it was an international sensation . the dress is known as the most reproduced couture dress in fashion history .\nby the 1950s and 1960s , old guard mainbocher customers enjoyed wearing impeccably made classic coats and suits of wool , often fur - lined , in the midst of nouveau - riche ostentation . the typical ladylike daytime mainbocher look was accessorized by a plain velvet bow in the hair instead of a hat , a choker of several strands of real pearls , white gloves , and plain pumps with matching handbag . the integrity of luxurious fabrics , intricate cut , quality workmanship and materials , elegance and classicism , were cherished and worn for years by mainbocher ' s upper crust customers .\namerican fashion : the life and lines of adrian , mainbocher , mccardell , norell , and trige\u0300re / edited by sarah tomerlin lee for the fashion institute of technology . - version details - trove\nthe chicago history museum\u2019s latest exhibit \u201cmaking mainbocher : the first american couturier\u201d explores the life and legacy of the west garfield park native in great depth and detail . while his name is not as famous as coco chanel or christian dior , this doesn\u2019t mean his contributions aren\u2019t noteworthy . whether it\u2019s the corset or the strapless gown , you can definitely see a bit of mainbocher in your favorite garments .\nas a fellow chicagoan , i was excited and proud that the chicago history museum was able to tell mainbocher ' s story for the first time . what a significant contribution to the fashion industry !\nthe brand has not yet been resurrected , but it is a great question , as the owner of the mainbocher brand [ paris - based entrepreneur arnaud de lummen of luvanis ] will be at the museum on saturday , october 22 , to discuss the pros and cons of resurrecting \u201csleeping beauty\u201d brands such as mainbocher . the talk begins at 10 : 30 am and is free with museum admission .\nas the years progressed , mainbocher continued to design exclusively on a made - to - order basis , refusing to license his name . la galerie , a department in his salon , did produce clothes in standard sizes , a compromise for busy women without time for lengthy fittings . the reverse snobbery of the humble pastel gingham or cotton piqu\u00e9 used for fancy dresses appealed to mainbocher ' s client\u00e9le , as did refined tweed suits with subtle dressmaker touches such as curved bands or fabric appliqu\u00e9s , worn with coordinating bare - armed blouses . a mainbocher standby was the little black\nnothing\nsheath dress .\ntoo avant - garde . instead , he admired vionnet and borrowed her bias - cut technique for his own simple slip evening dresses in the 1930s . twenty years later , a very similar slip design was employed by mainbocher , produced in a signature elegant silk velvet fabric . from augustabernard , another 1920s french dress designer , mainbocher was inspired not only to form his name , but to use godets in skirts , and shoulder bows to catch the folds of draped bodices . frequent mainbocher suit treatments in the 1930s included short capelet effects or dropped shoulders widening into full sleeves . the designer knew his client\nwhile there is so much to learn about the first american couturier , i\u2019ve compiled a handy - dandy list of five 5 fast facts you should know about couture and mainbocher before you visit the exhibit .\nou can learn more about the fascinating and wonderful mainbocher at the chicago history museum . you\u2019ll learn all kinds of interesting facts during your visit that will give you a newfound appreciation for a chicago icon .\nmrs . ronald balcom ( millicent rogers , the standard oil heiress , with a penchant for indian jewelry , folkloric clothing , and historical costumes , combined with mainbocher , schiaparelli , and charles james ) .\na mover and shaker in the fashion world , mainbocher coined the now commonly - used term off - white during his years as editor at french vogue , and created french vogue\u2019s opening editorial eye view , which ran in print 50 years after he left the publication . as a couturier in the 1930s , mainbocher was first to impose a guarantee of purchase for clients who came to view his collection in the showroom . other couturiers followed . mainbocher moved from chicago to new york city , in 1909 , to study art . but his love of opera pushed him on to europe . during the early 1900s , the difficulties of world war i forced him back and forth between the u . s . and europe . he studied art and made connections in munich , paris , london , and new york . mainbocher began designing clothing for his female friends in the u . s . inspired by his success , he showed some designs to captain molyneux , a british courtier , in paris , 1917 . molyneux and he could not settle on a price , but on his way out of the showroom an assistant suggested that mainbocher apply for the fashion illustrator job at the paris outpost of harper\u2019s bazaar . from there , mainbocher\u2019s fashion career skyrocketed .\nmaking mainbocher : the first american couturier\n10 / 22 - 8 / 2017 , chicago history museum , 1601 n . clark , 312 - 642 - 4600 , chicagohistory . org , $ 16 .\ntens of thousands of school - aged children visit the museum ' s costume exhibit to learn history through fashion . perhaps mainbocher will ignite a dream in one of these young chicagoans ,\nadded smith .\nwearing mainbocher , i think you felt \u2014 perfect ,\nvanderbilt says in the recording .\nyou felt like sylph . there was nothing silly about it . there was no fringe . they were all smooth , you know , unctuous fabrics . they were just so elegantly , beautifully made , probably severely elegant . i felt that if you walked into a room wearing a mainbocher , you were a vision .\nlite trade in 1940 new york . no less appealing was the fact that mainbocher had designed the duchess of windsor ' s trousseau upon her marriage in 1937 . in 1930 , after several years as editor of french\nin addition to uniforms for the girl scouts and the passavant hospital nurses , mainbocher was asked to outfit the waves ( the women\u2019s branch of the united states naval reserve ) during world war ii . with this in mind , the history museum has scheduled two upcoming events honoring mainbocher\u2019s own war service and the uniforms he designed : a uso dance october 24 and a veteran\u2019s day presentation november 11 , free to veterans and their families .\nin the course of his 41 - year career in design , mainbocher would be credited with inventing or popularizing the short ( er ) evening dress ( 1931 ) , the strapless dress ( 1934 ) , a cinched - waist silhouette that predated the new look ( 1939 ) , the evening cardigan ( 1941 ) , and the sheath ( 1946 ) . these were worn by clients including diana vreeland , guest , babe paley , and wallis simpson , who donned a custom mainbocher when she married her prince . he was also admired by christian dior and isabella blow , but not by charles james . \u201cmainbocher , \u201d james railed against his rival in the new york times , \u201crepresents a rich , artificial , and purse - proud exclusivity . \u201d ( ironically , businessman arnaud de lummen is said to have bought the rights to both the mainbocher and charles james brands . )\nthe chicago history museum explores the life and legacy of an enterprising chicagoan who rose to the heights of the fashion world in its newest costume exhibition , making mainbocher : the first american couturier opening saturday , october 22 .\nknown for his elegant , understated designs , mainbocher also created uniforms for the united states naval reserve women accepted for volunteer emergency service ( waves ) ; the girl scouts ; and nursing students at chicago\u2019s passavant memorial hospital .\nmainbocher , mrs . loyal davis , mrs . leon mandel ( wearing a uniform by the designer ) , mrs . james ward thorne , and mrs . alden b . swift . courtesy of the northwestern memorial hospital archives .\nthe exhibition is sponsored by the costume council of the chicago history museum with lead corporate sponsor luvanis . for more on making mainbocher and the chicago history museum\u2019s programs and exhibitions , visit urltoken or call 312 - 642 - 4600 .\nmain rousseau bocher , the fashion designer from chicago who , under the name of mainbocher , was a dominant figure in the paris couture in the 1930 ' s , died in munich monday night . he was 85 years old .\nyou don ' t have to be a chicagoan or even a fashionista , for that matter , to be interested in how main rousseau bocher morphed into mainbocher . success , especially when it seems so improbable , is always alluring .\nmainbocher suddenly decided to channel his artistic sensibilities into the establishment of a couture salon in paris . editorial experience enabled him to sense what would become fashionable and to package himself as an exclusive designer to the wealthy and the titled .\nmainbocher was , undoubtedly , a snob , but one who inspired loyalty and devotion among his well - heeled clients . these women found pleasure , utility , comfort , and even value in clothes that were costly , built to last , and trend - free . as vogue put it : \u201cmainbocher sees fashion as simple , easy , unpretentious . it has a low voice . fits in . does not sniff at last season . yet it is completely contemporary . \u201d\nduring the early 1920s he worked at the american edition of harper\u2019s bazaar in paris before moving to french vogue as the paris fashion editor , eventually becoming editor - in - chief of french vogue in 1927 . the year 1929 marked his entrance into the world as a couturier . he left french vogue to start his own couture house . his clothing was based on his personal theory of simplicity - luxuriously draped fabrics and eveningwear cut on the bias . his final collection saw the return of the corset and nipped waist , causing controversy . critics of mainbocher said he lacked creativity . but what mainbocher lacked in ornate or over - embellished design , he made up for in his way of working . in an unusual style , he first chose the fabric , twisting and draping it before having it sketched by a friend , then finally actualized . the mainbocher customer was the epitome of high society . his most famous clients included gloria vanderbilt cooper , daisy fellowes , princess maria christina de bourbon , cz guest and barbara paley . the women who wore mainbocher were very loyal , often wearing it exclusively . despite all this , mainbocher came to an end in 1971 , when he retired .\nmainbocher considered his contemporary chanel too plebeian , and schiaparelli too avant - garde . instead , he admired vionnet and borrowed her bias - cut technique for his own simple slip evening dresses in the 1930s . twenty years later , a very similar slip design was employed by mainbocher , produced in a signature elegant silk velvet fabric . from augustabernard , another 1920s french dress designer , mainbocher was inspired not only to form his name , but to use godets in skirts , and shoulder bows to catch the folds of draped bodices . frequent mainbocher suit treatments in the 1930s included short capelet effects or dropped shoulders widening into full sleeves . the designer knew his client\u00e9le personally and designed for the lives they led , specializing in evening clothes . for resort wear he ventured into a mix - and - match ensemble consisting of matching top , skirt , bathing suit , and hat . slim , demure black wool dresses for daytime would sport white chiffon interest at the throat .\ndesigner : mainbocher ( american , 1890\u20131976 ) date : 1937 culture : french medium : silk , leather , straw , coq feathers credit line : gift of the duchess of windsor , 1950 accession number : c . i . 50 . 110a\u2013j\nif you want even more action , you can become a designer for a day at the make your own couture gown station . trust me , you\u2019ll have so much fun exploring the fabrics and patterns of mainbocher by creating your own gown .\n\u201cthe workshops of mainbocher , famous paris couturier , where you see seamstresses at work preparing the trousseau of the american beauty who will wed the duke of windsor at monts on june 3 . \u201d bettmann / bettmann nast collection / getty images .\nto get a sense of the mainbocher mystique , just listen to jean harvey vanderbilt , who was married to gloria ' s cousin , alfred gwynne vanderbilt , as she shares with exhibit visitors taped memories of visiting the designer ' s manhattan atelier .\ni have always loved the classic , clean lines of norman norell and halston , more recently tom ford for gucci , and designers who shake things up a bit like mugler , gaultier , and moschino . i have always known and admired mainbocher .\nmcconathy , dale ( 1975 ) , american fashion - the life and lines of adrian , mainbocher , mccardell , norell and trig\u00e8re , the fashion institute of technology , quadrangle , pp . 115 - 200 , isbn 0 - 8129 - 0524 - 5\nmainbocher designed for the most exclusive clientele including diana vreeland , actress claudette colbert , decorator elsie de wolfe , american uber - socialite babe paley , watson armour iii ' s first wife , jean schweppe , gloria vanderbilt , and the duchess of windsor .\npe dress itself , was widely copied . the simple , conservative elegance of mainbocher ' s style , feminine but not fussy , perfectly suited the slim , severe good looks of the duchess and wealthy women like her . additionally , she was honoring a fellow american .\nalthough he left chicago at 19 , he returned frequently for business and lectured at the fashion group in the 1940s . mainbocher returned to his alma mater , john marshall high school , frequently to talk with students and tried always to fit in a lyric opera performance .\nat 81 , mainbocher closed his new york fashion house in 1971 and died five years later . the fashion world lost its first french - american designer of international fame and the waves , nurses , and girl scouts lost a friend who cared deeply about their work .\nyou may have better luck finding mainbocher at auctions , but even still his pieces are incredibly rare . however , if you do manage to get your hands on one of his couture creations expect it to go anywhere from $ 1 , 000 \u2013 $ 2 , 000 .\ndesigner : mainbocher ( american , 1890\u20131976 ) date : ca . 1938 culture : french medium : silk credit line : gift of mrs . harrison williams , lady mendl , and mrs . ector munn , 1946 accession number : c . i . 46 . 4 . 1\nin 1939 , world war ii had forced the couturier to move his showroom stateside , and though he vowed to return to paris , he never did . the fact that only about 22 % of mainbocher\u2019s customers were american , combined with the new favor of ready - to - wear over couture drastically reduced his sales . but mainbocher left a lasting impression on the fashion world . as an artist , editor and couturier , his critical eye and passion aided his success in all three categories . mainbocher did things his own way , and wasn\u2019t afraid of what his peers or anyone else thought . on designing clothing , he said : \u00abi don\u2019t believe that dressmaking is an art but i do think that dresses are an important part of the art of living , just as important as food , surroundings , work and play\u00bb .\naccedance to wartime economies resulted in mainbocher ' s short evening dresses , and versatile cashmere sweaters\u2014beaded , lined in silk , and closed by jeweled buttons\u2014designed to keep women warm in their bare evening gowns . another practical wartime innovation , the\nglamor belt ,\nan apron - like , sequined or bead - encrusted accessory , could be added to embellish any plain costume . practically gratis , mainbocher designed uniforms for the u . s . women ' s marine corps , the waves ( navy ) , the american red cross , and the girl scouts .\ni am absolutely crazy about mainbocher\u2019s clothes . i think they are so subtle , the detailing is so extraordinary , and they are so unbelievably evocative of such a particular time and place and milieu and lifestyle , of absolute subtle luxury . you can really see why a client like\nmainbocher\u2019s rise was meteoric ; by 1932 vogue was writing that the designer was \u201ca new star in the firmament of the paris couture . \u201d from the start , mainbocher was clear about who he wanted to dress and how he wanted his work to be presented . he demanded , and got , double - page spreads . his approach , he would tell vogue , was to make clothes that were \u201ca friend to woman\u2014the kind of friend you can see again and again and not get sick of . \u201d they were , he said , \u201cintensely wearable , but have great gaiety and mystery , too . \u201d though unafraid of prints or color , it was his elevation of the humble in the form of decorative cardigans for evening and his concealment of luxury \u00e0 la fur - lined coats that made signature statements . mainbocher wasn\u2019t a minimalist , at least not in the sense that the word is used today , though he can be placed on a continuum that includes designers such as norman norell , halston , and perhaps bottega veneta\u2019s tomas maier . \u201cseverely elegant\u201d is the phrase client jean harvey vanderbilt used to describe mainbocher\u2019s spare , sharply edited designs .\nmain rousseau bocher ( 1890\u20131976 ) grew up in a modest home on chicago\u2019s west side . educated at john marshall high school and the lewis institute ( a precursor to the illinois institute of technology ) , mainbocher transformed his interest in the arts into a fashion empire serving royalty , hollywood icons and the social elite . as stated on his plaque on new york\u2019s fashion walk of fame , \u201cmainbocher was known for the understated elegance of his couture clothing . among his innovations were short evening dresses , jeweled sweaters , and a revival of the corset that anticipated dior\u2019s new look . \u201d\nknown as the designer of wallis simpson\u2019s dress when she married the duke of windsor in 1937 , main rousseau bocher was the first american couturier in paris . his story and work is the subject of the \u201c making mainbocher : the first american couturier \u201d exhibition at the chicago history museum .\nmost famous for designing the wedding dress of the duchess of windsor in 1937 , mainbocher balanced his elite brand by creating uniforms for the navy w . a . v . e . s . during world war ii , the girl scouts of america and nursing students at chicago\u2019s passavant memorial hospital .\ni believe that it was mainbocher\u2019s upbringing that helped enable him to achieve the level of success he did . not having come from a wealthy family meant he had to work hard for everything he achieved and he needed to be smart and flexible in achieving his goals . becoming a couturier requires a great amount of skill and creative talent . haute couture is a complex system of industry standards and social mores . what is most impressive about mainbocher\u2019s path is that he was an american working in the french system and then went on to adhere to the same process in the united states later .\nthe snob appeal of patronizing an american couturier with a french sounding name\u2014extremely successful in paris for a decade before his arrival in the united states\u2014appealed to the socially \u00e9lite trade in 1940 new york . no less appealing was the fact that mainbocher had designed the duchess of windsor ' s trousseau upon her marriage in 1937 . in 1930 , after several years as editor of french vogue , mainbocher suddenly decided to channel his artistic sensibilities into the establishment of a couture salon in paris . editorial experience enabled him to sense what would become fashionable and to package himself as an exclusive designer to the wealthy and the titled .\nwith each garment in the exhibit , visitors travel through time and get a firsthand look at the couture of the 1930\u2019s through the 60\u2019s . each piece whether it be the gown worn by mrs armour watson iii or the uniforms from the girl scouts of america revealed mainbocher\u2019s astute attention to detail and quality .\ndesigner : mainbocher ( american , 1890\u20131976 ) date : 1946 culture : american medium : wool credit line : brooklyn museum costume collection at the metropolitan museum of art , gift of the brooklyn museum , 2009 ; gift of arturo and paul peralta - ramos , 1954 accession number : 2009 . 300 . 169\nhis philosophy was rooted in simplicity and sophistication . i think , in many cases , less is more when it comes to mainbocher ' s designs , ' ' she said .\nhe ' s the designer that had great impact , but many people don ' t know who he is . ' '\nmainbocher still kept busy even during the war . he designed uniforms for girl scouts , the red cross , and other military services . instead of floor length gowns , his dresses featured shorter hemlines . during this time , shorter evening dresses became the mainstay throughout all designer collections due to the strict fabric regulations .\nthe chicago history museum\u2019s mission is to share chicago\u2019s stories . mainbocher\u2019s biography had not yet been told through an exhibition and so it seemed like a good fit for us at this time . his story is multifaceted and in my opinion , fascinating . i\u2019m thrilled that we get to share it with them now .\n* correction : this post has been amended to correctly reflect the names of mainbocher ' s best - known clients as identified by exhibit curator petra slinkard . several of those mentioned used their husband ' s names , hence were distinguished simply by the title\nmrs . ,\nwhich has now been supplied .\npetra slinkard , chicago history museum curator of costumes , said ,\none of the things that most impressed me about mainbocher was that he was always a west sider at heart . this man was a chicago - born designer , artist , editor and patriot . he never distanced himself from our city .\nin 1934 mainbocher introduced the boned strapless bodice , and before the war forced him to leave paris , a waist cincher , forming tiny waisted , pleated and skirted dresses that presaged dior ' s postwar new look . mainbocher ' s arrival in new york coincided perfectly with the city \u00e9lite ' s love for french couture , for though he epitomized it , he satisfied their patriotism because he was actually an american . society matrons such as c . z . guest and the vanderbilts , and stage actresses such as mary martin , avidly patronized this\nmost expensive custom dressmaker\nwho made women look and feel exquisitely well - bred .\ndesigner : mainbocher ( american , 1890\u20131976 ) date : 1950 culture : american medium : silk , metal credit line : brooklyn museum costume collection at the metropolitan museum of art , gift of the brooklyn museum , 2009 ; gift of arturo and paul peralta - ramos , 1954 accession number : 2009 . 300 . 173\nfashion was the focus at the opening - night gala oct . 21 of\nmaking mainbocher : the first american couturier\npresented by the costume council of the chicago history museum . over 200 stylish partygoers attended the event at the museum to celebrate the life and work of chicago - born designer main rousseau bocher .\nin addition to his custom order collections , mainbocher also designed costumes for the stage . among the stars he dressed were mary martin in \u201cthe sound of music , \u201d irene worth in \u201ctiny alice , \u201d ethel merman in \u201ccall me madam , \u201d rosalind russell in \u201cwonderful town\u201d and katherine cornell in \u201cthe prescott papers . \u201d\nfrom the start , mainbocher specialized in simple , conservative , elegant , and extremely expensive fashions , the luxury of cut , materials , and workmanship that could only be recognized by those in the know . most importantly , the clothes , exquisitely finished inside and out , gave self - confidence to the women who wore them .\nmainbocher had a design philosophy rooted in elegance and sophistication which became apparent in each of his garments . he remains an iconic figure in the world of fashion and his legacy cannot be ignored . not one to overlook such an iconic figure , we have the chicago history museum to thank for breathing more life into his story .\nas the years progressed , mainbocher continued to design exclusively on a made - to - order basis , refusing to license his name . la galerie , a department in his salon , did produce clothes in standard sizes , a compromise for busy women without time for lengthy fittings . the reverse snobbery of the humble pastel gingham or cotton piqu\nmainbocher located his salon on the third floor on a quiet residential street in paris . unlike other couturiers , he established a \u201ccaution\u201d\u2013a fee to see the designs ; this fee was applied to any orders clients placed . this reduced copying by other designers , manufacturers , and retailers . his business flourished , and he bought out his original investors .\nwhile mainbocher did use some japanese - like kimonos as eveningwear during this period , his hallmark was nonaggressive , not exaggerated or period dressing . a touch of labor - intensive luxury would be bestowed by all - over sequins on an evening jacket or on a bare top worn discreetly under a jacket . the grayish - blue ,\nwallis blue ,\nof the duchess of windsor ' s wedding dress , as well as the long , fluid cr\u00eape dress itself , was widely copied . the simple , conservative elegance of mainbocher ' s style , feminine but not fussy , perfectly suited the slim , severe good looks of the duchess and wealthy women like her . additionally , she was honoring a fellow american .\ndesigned to keep women warm in their bare evening gowns . another practical wartime innovation , the\nglamor belt ,\nan apron - like , sequined or bead - encrusted accessory , could be added to embellish any plain costume . practically gratis , mainbocher designed uniforms for the u . s . women ' s marine corps , the waves ( navy ) , the american\nn what must be one of most intriguingly messaged wedding looks of all time , simpson wore a silk crepe dress designed for her by mainbocher , an american couturier working in paris at the time . the dress was dyed \u2018wallis blue\u2019 , a pale duck egg shade which the designer coined especially to match his client\u2019s eyes - white was obviously not an option , but . . .\nmainbocher closed his couture house in 1939 as the germans moved into france . he returned to the united states and opened a small salon in new york city . many of his paris customers had been americans , so it wasn\u2019t a surprise that his first collection was wildly successful . he moved to a new , larger salon near tiffany & co . on 57th street in manhattan .\non friday , october 21 , the costume council will present the exhibition\u2019s opening gala , worthy of the elegance of mainbocher . kristin noelle smith serves as costume council chair and benefit co - chairs are nancy connelley , marci holzer , and mary shearson . chicago\u2019s chicest will have a preview tour of the exhibition , hear remarks by petra slinkard and enjoy dinner and dancing at the museum .\nfollow the trajectory of mainbocher\u2019s life throughout the exhibition , discovering his bold career choices and unrelenting ambition that guided him through work in chicago , paris and new york . exhibition highlights include a 1937 suit identical to one selected by the duchess for her trousseau , a stunning strapless ball gown worn by mrs . watson armour iii , two items donated by the couturier and samples of his uniforms .\nhen we think of the fashion capitals of the world we think of new york , paris , and milan . as a fashion lover in chicago , it always disappoints me that chicago is not part of such a prestigious group . however , chicago is home to a very iconic figure in fashion and chances are you have never heard of him . meet mainbocher , the first american couturier .\nit was a time of grandeur and mainbocher ( he ran his name together for his label , in the manner of other reigning couturiers such as louiseboulanger and augustabernard ) startled by his simplicity . he made short evening dresses instead of long ones , he designed cloth coats to wear at night instead of furs and he used peasantlike checked cottons for grand evening dresses . he became the rage of paris .\nhow a man from east garfield park ( a 1940 new yorker profile described him growing up on\nthe unfashionable west side of chicago\n) found himself dressing some of the world ' s most notable women , first in 1930s paris and then for decades in new york , is the theme of the new exhibit at the chicago history museum :\nmaking mainbocher : the first american couturier .\n\u201c making mainbocher , \u201d a new exhibition opening in chicago tomorrow , is a long - overdue hometown homage to an autodidactic designer , main rousseau bocher , who created exquisite designs for the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me . if his outlook wasn\u2019t particularly democratic , bocher\u2019s life was a rather splendid example of the american dream , which we are hearing so much about this election season , and bears a brief retelling .\nainbocher was a trendsetter in more ways than one . one of his most iconic yet controversial creations was the \u201cmainbocher corset\u201d it dramatically pulled in the waist and altered an undefined silhouette creating a defined bosom . his last and final parisian collection featured the iconic yet controversial piece . he was a little ahead of his time by accentuating the figure of a woman in the 1930\u2019s , so the controversy is understandable .\nwhile mainbocher did use some japanese - like kimonos as eveningwear during this period , his hallmark was nonaggressive , not exaggerated or period dressing . a touch of labor - intensive luxury would be bestowed by all - over sequins on an evening jacket or on a bare top worn discreetly under a jacket . the grayish - blue ,\nwallis blue ,\nof the duchess of windsor ' s wedding dress , as well as the long , fluid cr\nmrs . winston guest . ( c . z . , wife of the dashing sportsman . lambert introduced the outdoorsy guest to mainbocher , a match that proved to be as mutually inspiring as the enduring one he enjoyed with the duchess of windsor . \u201cin main , c . z . was so understated that when she went to spain they didn\u2019t understand her at all , \u201d recalls a fashion editor . \u201cthey thought she dressed like a governess . \u201d )\n\u201cmain bocher and five new mainbochers , from left to right : [ on sunny harnett ] silk surah morning glories\u2014pink and fuchsia on black , one of the few long dresses mainbocher showed this season . this has his famous bias cut , a cowboy fling of scarf trickling off the shoulders . at main bocher\u2019s , left , one of those short evening dresses that look almost too fragile to breathe on\u2014embroidered white organdy . over [ isabelle albonico\u2019s ] arm , a short red faille coat . the coat half - hidden by this one [ on anne st . marie ] is fitted white cotton , with a dotty pink - and - white lining . the other dots\u2014mauve on white\u2014belong to one of the famous mainbocher suit blouses , and account for much of the charm of the mauve jersey suit in the foreground [ on dorothy mcgowan ] . finally , a cashmere dress with its own flick of jacket in white and yellow checks . the coiffures by kenneth of lily dach\u00e9 . \u201d\nat the close of the 40s , lambert improvised a \u201cbest - dressed fashion professionals\u201d list : the flamboyant valentina , whose producer husband , george schlee , was greta garbo\u2019s lover ; sophie gimbel ( sophie of saks ) ; maxime de la falaise , then a designer at paquin ; and mrs . john c . wilson ( born natasha paley , she was a morganatic russian princess , mainbocher\u2019s directrice , the wife of no\u00ebl coward\u2019s lover , and the possessor , cecil beaton wrote , of an \u201cinstinctive and poetic beauty\u201d ) .\nthe costume council of the chicago history museum presents a first look at the exhibition at making mainbocher : an opening night gala , on friday , october 21 . the fashionable evening gala promises cocktails , dinner and dancing . the event is sponsored by the costume council of the chicago history museum alongside liz stiffel as presenting sponsor ; luvanis as lead corporate sponsor ; laurent perrier ; jewell catering and bbj linen as event sponsors ; and chicago magazine as media sponsor . co - chairs for the event are nancy connelly , marci holzer , and mary shearson .\n\u201cin actual fact , \u201d mainbocher divulged to town & country in 1967 , the poll was \u201ca publicity stunt for my paris house , \u201d orchestrated \u201cby the directrice of my salon with the aid of a helpful journalist . naturally , the top awards went to my own clients with a few others sprinkled in for verisimilitude . we did not take it all seriously at the time but others did ; indeed , it was a sensation , and it eventually passed out of our hands altogether . since then , there has been a stupendous escalation of the original idea . \u201d\nmainbocher , known for his sense of decorum , created a garment impeccably suited to the occasion . if his design seems conservative , as compared to the modern experiments of others in the 1930s , it was because he sought an unerring gentility . he held decoration to a minimum , favoring refined feminine forms ( petal - shaped collar , shirring , small embroideries ) . even the gloves were specifically designed to accommodate the wedding ring . while a defect in the stability of the dye has caused the dress to lose its\nwallis\nblue , it retains the willful seemliness of a marriage in world view .\nkristin noelle smith , president of the costume council of the chicago history museum , spoke of mainbocher ' s legacy .\nhe was born and raised on the west side of chicago , served in world war i in france and rose to become the first american couturier , one of only two ever , to be granted this label by the french government . . . . he was a one - of - a - kind , exceptional chicagoan who reached the pinnacle of design .\nhis client list included hollywood icons , socialites and royalty . ( he designed the duchess of windsor ' s wedding gown ) .\nmainbocher\nis usually given a frenchified spin (\nman - bo - shay\n) , appropriate for a venerated fashion house that dressed generations of a - listers , women such as the duchess of windsor , whose 1937 wedding gown in\nwallis blue\nis one of the most recognizable garments of the 20th century ; gloria vanderbilt , the jeans designer and anderson cooper ' s mom ; socialite c . z . guest ; legendary vogue editor diana vreeland ; and mary martin , the broadway star . but the name of the man himself was pronounced\nmaine bocker ,\nfor he was american \u2014 born and raised in chicago ."]}
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johann sebastian joust is led up by wilson , mutazione by deneken , where is my heart by collaborator bernhard schulenburg .\ntelecommuting is a new issue for die gute fabrik ' s owners , but it ' s always been a trial for their development projects . the studio ' s collaborators are spread out across the world . programmer george buckingham is based out of london . composer alessandro coronas lives in sardinia , italy .\nnow , development on a retail version of joust \u2014 to be released in the sportsfriends bundle for playstation 3 and pc \u2014is\npicking up pretty fast ,\nwilson explained . die gute fabrik has hired the contractors they needed to finalize the four games included in the package , leaving wilson to polish joust , his own contribution to the project .\nmutazione ' s development is supported by a grant die gute fabrik received from the danish film institute all the way back in 2009 . the team has to\nburn on a low flame ,\ndeneken explained , until it receives additional funding \u2014 while games like where is my heart were well - received , they didn ' t sell enough to fund the team ' s other efforts .\nwilson reached out to game designer and artist dominique\ndom2d\nferland , who contributed art for the sportsfriends kickstarter project , to create visual assets for the game . wilson said he ' s incredibly selective when it comes to collaborators on die gute fabrik ' s games , but dom ' s illustrations , which depict baroque - era characters playing the game ' s soundtrack on musical instruments , were an instant hit .\ndie gute fabrik is a small games studio based in copenhagen and new york city . we take classic play forms from the past - be they physical folk games from the playground or adventure games from old consoles - and breathe new life into them with 21st century technology and our own sense of style and storytelling . we strive to develop games that are hand - crafted , synaesthetic , offbeat , and above all , personal .\ndie gute fabrik is an independent games studio that develops games which are hand - crafted , synaesthetic , offbeat , and personal . it converts classic play forms from the past such as physical folk games from the playground or adventure games from old consoles into 21st century games with new technology . its games include sportsfriends , johann sebastian joust , where is my heart , mutazione , r\u00fcckblende , b . u . t . t . o . n . , and more .\nthose two titles \u2014 just a portion of the team ' s full portfolio \u2014 have been well received , but couldn ' t be any more different ; one , a highly mechanical and lovingly illustrated traditional video game , the other , a display - free , all - physical sporting event . die gute fabrik hasn ' t pigeonholed itself as a specialist in a singular genre ; and they ' re not looking to , either . that fact is clearly evidenced by the next project coming from the developer : the quiet , painterly adventure game mutazione .\ndie gute fabrik ' s development strategy of disassociated projects and shifting personnel is not going to change , wilson and deneken said . the freedom they ' ve achieved has allowed them to explore new ideas without shackling themselves to sequels or a specific genre . as long as they keep moving , they won ' t run out of ideas . it ' s that very playfulness with design that led to joust ' s invention in the first place . it ' s what let them develop tower no tumble , a crokinole - inspired sifteo cube game with ties to the mutazione universe , earlier this year .\nit was a lot like that when i was with my danish colleagues in copenhagen game collective ,\nwilson added .\nwe were working on a lot of party games and stuff , and that was fun , and great for a few years . but at some point it was like , now i just want to make games with nils and a few other people in our die gute fabrik band , so to speak . whatever that is , that ' s what it ' ll be . will that be intelligible to other people ? i don ' t know . we ' re just going to have to try our best .\ndouglas wilson is a lead game designer and partner at die gute fabrik , a small games studio based in copenhagen , denmark and new york city . doug recently finished a phd dissertation at it university of copenhagen , where he wrote about designing games that embrace an aesthetic of confrontation , silliness , and brokenness . his games have been shown around the world , in venues such as the independent games festival , indiecade , and the museum of modern art . he grew up playing simple folk games , and also videogames like goldeneye 007 , mario kart , and dance dance revolution , and wants to help carry those kinds of experiences into today\u2019s world .\ndie gute fabrik experimented with making the screen a more mechanical part of the retail release of joust , but it never felt natural . the studio looked to one of it ' s older titles , button , for inspiration ; in button , the screen simply displayed a real - life action players had to perform before pressing their controller ' s button to win the round . it ' s a game that required its players \u2014 perhaps complete strangers demoing the game at an exhibition \u2014 to roughhouse in a generally humorous manner . to break the ice , the game ' s visuals featured fittingly humorous graphics (\ndumb , kind of stoner graphics ,\nin wilson ' s own words ) drawn by deneken .\nthe denmark - based studio , owned by joint founders douglas wilson and nils deneken , is far from unproven , having critically - acclaimed puzzle - platformer where is my heart and folk game darling johann sebastian joust already under its belt . later this year , the studio will release a mac , windows pc and linux port of the former title , while the latter is being bundled into the sportsfriends package , which met a lofty $ 150 , 000 kickstarter goal late last year .\ni kind of conceived the project , and was working on it back then , when we were meeting at indiecade ,\ndeneken said .\nthat ' s actually a really long time ! it was always in the back of my head , always developing that world , drawing backgrounds and shaping that world , and looking for people who would love to work on that with me .\nhe found that collaborator in wilson , beginning a partnership that would shape both the studio they founded and all the games that they would create .\n[ mutazione ] really is nils ' s project , it ' s his baby ,\nwilson said .\ni see myself as wanting to help bring nils ' s vision to life , which is really different from joust . nils was really there for the genesis of joust \u2014 i think i ' ve told this story before , but i ' m not sure that game would even exist in its current form if nils hadn ' t been there at this game jam , helping me explore the idea . but that game is very much , kind of , my game that nils has supported along the way . it ' s the flip relationship on mutazione .\nwhere is my heart and johann sebastian joust are two very different games with one common thread ; they were inspired by their mechanics , rather than their aesthetic world design .\nthat much is obvious regarding joust \u2014 a game with zero visuals in its current form \u2014 but slightly less evident for schulenburg ' s where is my heart . the world of that game , lovingly pixelated by deneken , is objectively beautiful . but it was where is my heart ' s core mechanic , a puzzle - platforming blend involving panels which players can swap to change the world around them , that inspired the game , wilson explained .\ni think that just shows the different interests ,\nwilson said .\nnils is kind of an illustrator and storyteller , right ? i think that ' s where his creative impulse is coming from .\nbefore the evolving adventure game mechanics of mutazione were put in place , the world of the game \u2014 a ruined , semi - post - apocalyptic swamp that ' s overtaken a once pristine holiday resort \u2014 was developed .\ni thought this holiday village would be the perfect setting for it ; i always wanted to drop a bomb on these , like , holiday resorts ,\ndeneken laughed .\nit has everything : a beautiful valley , a swampy region with a beach close by . it ' s a beautiful place , that ' s also a little bit \u2014 i wouldn ' t call it morbid , but it has these traces of our civilization . there ' s a lot of depth to that , you have the possibility for a lot of stories to develop there . it ' s a place that tells a story .\nmutazione stars \u2014 or rather , co - stars \u2014 a human named kay , who is transported to the game ' s titular world after a motorcycle crash . the means of her transportation are vague , layering another mystery on top of the world , as the player ' s not sure if they ' re in another age , another dimension or another reality altogether .\nthe world was cemented in deneken ' s mind before any mechanics took shape , he explained .\nin my head back then , it was always kind of this exploratory platformer game , in that world i was inspired to create ,\ndeneken said .\nsince then , it ' s really developed and changed a lot . it got less and less challenge - based , i guess , and more and more in the direction of , i want this to be a world you can explore , and find its different possibilities without having to solve puzzles to progress . or the other way , that it should not be too skill - based , that you don ' t have to control your character in this perfect way to succeed . it should be laid back , and relaxed .\nthe stories , lives and interactions of mutazione ' s mutant cast will expand over time ; not just with the passing of dialogue , but the passing of time .\nthe citizens of mutazione won ' t challenge kay in mortal or mental combat . they ' re major characters , each with their own stories . as kay , the player will get to know these characters , interact with them , learn their stories , their motivations and their schedules . they ' re also a colorful cast of characters ; they ' re all mutants who ' ve been physically changed by the cataclysmic event that has thrown the holiday resort into disarray .\nbut . . . but friendly mutants ,\nwilson explained .\nthis is not fallout .\nthat ' s not the only time that comparison came up during the interview . deneken emphasized how important it is for him to create a world where players can build deep , meaningful connections with characters on their own terms . it ' s a shortcoming he observed when playing a game he otherwise loved : bethesda ' s fallout 3 .\nobviously it ' s a really gigantic world so you can ' t ask for all that much depth from the game , but you get this place , this really scrappy town called megaton , and you have a house there ,\ndeneken said .\nbut aside from some few shopkeepers , you can ' t actually interact with your neighbors . i found that really annoying . sometimes one of those villagers would come to you as a player and would give you something , but it didn ' t have any background , and you didn ' t have any relation to those characters . they ' re really just puppets .\nthe stories , lives and interactions of mutazione ' s mutant cast will expand over time ; not just with the passing of dialogue , but the passing of time . the world will change based on the time of day and day of the week . characters will be at different places depending on their schedules , and will impart new information and carry out new conversations based on where and when they are .\ni think the main kernel for me is super inspired by majora ' s mask ,\nwilson said .\nthis idea of how can you make a place feel like a living , breathing place ? this idea in majora ' s mask that everyone had this schedule , and so forth \u2014 it ' s almost this kind of trick , because that game feels like it has more content than it really does . it ' s clever , right , because instead of needing to make five towns , you only have the resources for one town , so you do a lot more with that set of resources .\nthat starts weaving into the way you converse with these characters , how you find them , what mood they ' re in at this place and time ,\nwilson added .\nthat , to me , i ' d say is the core thing i ' m hoping to add to the core adventure - ish template . to make the world seem a bit more alive .\non the complete opposite end of the game design spectrum is johann sebastian joust ; a title that has built a following out of not having a visual element . the game is not suspended in an illustrated world with a charming cast of characters ; it manifests entirely in the physical space , its interactions occurring dynamically between real - life combatants .\njohann sebastian joust has gained a fair amount of celebrity among anyone who ' s ever played it . but it ' s never actually been fully released , existing and spreading only in various betas that have been distributed since the game first surfaced at the 2011 nordic game jam .\npart of the discussion is , it changes a lot , right ,\nwilson said .\nwhen you go from just , like , an exhibition game or art piece or whatever you want to call it , to a commercial product . that ' s both for good and for bad . the tough thing is the expectations change , literally just by putting it on a different platform . it needs to be intelligible to people who aren ' t part of the scene , or who haven ' t seen it in exhibitions .\njohann sebastian joust is a game that requires its players to possess a feral awareness of their opponent ' s intentions , ensuring nobody ' s close enough to dive at their vulnerable controller , jostling it enough to remove them from the game . that sense of self - preservation and battlefield assessment is part and parcel of the game ' s magic .\nperhaps the biggest question wilson had to answer while making the sportsfriends port of joust is how to preserve that magic while incorporating a screen into the mix .\nyou can ' t really imagine , like , you turn on your playstation 3 , select this game and then look at a black screen with music ,\nwilson said .\nthat ' s not what happens when you load a playstation . there ' s got to be some kind of smoother path to that .\nfor me , visuals become a way of framing the experience ,\nwilson added .\nthe idea is not that you look at the screen while you play , but that it sets the tone .\neach character is based on one of the colors projected by the playstation move controller ' s tip , providing players and spectators with a quick visual reference for who ' s still in the game . as the music shifts in tempo , so do the character ' s animations on screen . it provides data on the game ' s proceedings without busy , distracting user interfaces . it contributes more to the atmosphere of joust than it takes away .\nthe same philosophy applies to the sportsfriends version of joust . it is , in a way , wilson ' s method of building a memorable world on top of the one we live in .\nit ' s the same reason i ' m using js bach , and not just any old piece of music ,\nwilson said .\nit kind of sets this , slightly sillier tone , and the baroque bullshit kind of makes you want to act like an old swordsman or something . i think it ' s all part of this subtle mood suggestion stuff , and just looking like , ' ah , this is a product , it was worth my money to spend on it , it wasn ' t just slapped together .\nnot five minutes into our teleconference interview , the skype call between myself , wilson and deneken dropped .\nit ' s an increasingly common and frustrating scenario for wilson and deneken , who , until recently , operated out of the latter ' s office in copenhagen . after finishing up a danish ph . d . program , wilson returned to the united states to work out of new york city .\nthis is basically , we do this call every day ,\nwilson said .\nyou ' re getting a really good insider view on what it ' s like for us to work out of skype .\nthe team is happy to work on their own schedules , wilson explained , but he and deneken still try to get as much face time with one another as is financially possible .\nwe try to be clever ; like , i ' ll wait for if i ' m lucky enough that some exhibition wants to fly me out to europe , i ' ll use that for free plane tickets to europe , then we ' ll turn that into a work camp or something ,\nwilson said .\nwe ' re just kind of scrappily trying to do what we can . we gotta make it work , but i think we ' re slowly getting the hang of it .\nyes ,\nwilson said ,\nbut i don ' t know what the answer is . we were just kind of like , ' fuck it , we ' re just gonna do the projects we want to do , and that we ' re excited about , and it ' ll either work out or it won ' t . ' i don ' t understand what the alternative would be . like , we come up with some strategy to be the motion control studio , or whatever .\nwe were just kind of like , ' fuck it , we ' re just gonna do the projects we want to do , and that we ' re excited about , and it ' ll either work out or it won ' t . '\nour goal is to be self - sustaining ,\ndeneken said .\nthat ' s our ultimate goal at the moment , just to get to that point where we can just have a game out , and that can finance our next project .\nthe hope is that mutazione , sportsfriends and the pc , mac and linux ports of where is my heart will bring them into a more financially stable future , wilson explained ; one where they don ' t have to change their freeform development philosophy .\nbut it ' s difficult , it ' s definitely a struggle ,\nwilson said .\nbut we ' ve gotta give it a good try . i super believe in nils and his work , which is partially why it ' s this crazy , shifting cast of characters and collaborators . you ' re kind of piecing it together . we can barely afford to keep ourselves going . there ' s no staff of like , hiring a big studio of 20 people , or something .\nbut that ' s kind of okay , that way , because we ' re all involved in production work ,\ndeneken said .\nthat ' s really nice , we ' re not all just managing . i wouldn ' t actually want that , to have this big staff and run around , coordinating stuff . i just want to go in myself and do assets and stuff like that . we hope we can stay small , and release a successful project that can keep us going , and add up , and have a back catalog of games that will finance our work .\nsure , here and there we could contract an animator , or even hire one on a regular basis ,\ndeneken added .\nbut i ' m not interested in growth , basically . i ' m really not .\nfallout 76\u2019s todd howard : no cross - console play because \u2018sony is not as helpful as everyone would like . \u2019\nthis article has a component height of 95 . the sidebar size is long .\nand yes , we love let ' s play videos and live - streamers ! if you ' re looking for explicit permission , see here .\nsign up for a free crunchbase account to follow and track organizations you care about .\nterms of service | privacy policy | \u00a9 2018 crunchbase inc . all rights reserved .\ndescriptive keyword for an organization ( e . g . saas , android , cloud computing , medical device )\njohann sebastian joust is a no - graphics , digitally - enabled playground game designed for motion controllers .\nthe goal is to be the last player remaining . when the music \u2014 j . s . bach ' s \u200cbrandenburg concertos \u2014 plays in slow - motion , the controllers are very sensitive to movement . when the music speeds up , the threshold becomes less strict , giving the players a small window to dash at their opponents . if your controller is ever moved beyond the allowable threshold , you ' re out ! try to jostle your opponents ' controllers while protecting your own .\nj . s . joust is available on playstation 3 & 4 as part of the sportsfriends compendium . the game is also coming to mac and linux december 19 via steam and the humble store .\na compendium of four joyfully fun local multiplayer games for playstation 3 and home computers .\nthey already exist as playable prototypes , and have been exhibited around the world at festivals and parties . they ' ve received lots of honors and awards , including three indiecade awards and the innovation award at the 2012 game developers choice awards . most importantly , we know they ' re super fun . sony does too , and they ' ve already given us the go - ahead to put sportsfriends on the playstation 3 !\nwe want to take the current prototypes to completion , adding tons of different ways to play while keeping them simple at heart . publishers aren ' t interested in local multiplayer - only games , so that ' s where you come in . we need kickstarter funding to make this project happen .\nback us with $ 15 or more , and you ' ll get this package of four games plus exclusive rewards . and you ' ll make it possible for us to finally bring these games to the broader public and to you !\nthis is a game that people need to play .\n\u2013ben kuchera , the penny arcade report\njoust rides at the vanguard of a genre that ' s as old as written language , but entirely new to video game culture .\n\u2013griffin mcelroy , the verge\nj ohann sebastian joust is a no - graphics , digitally - enabled playground game that i designed for motion controllers like the playstation move . players try to jostle their opponents ' controllers while protecting their own . how fast you can move your controller depends on the varying tempo of the music . if your controller is ever moved beyond the allowable threshold , you ' re out ! the goal is to be the last player remaining .\ni first prototyped the game in 2011 at the nordic game jam . right after the jam , a large throng of people assembled to play the game for hours . from then on , i knew i had stumbled upon something special . over the past year i worked on j . s . joust on the side as i finished my phd , showing the game at exhibitions and festivals around the world . at this year\u2019s game developer choice awards , j . s . joust even won the innovation award , beating out heavy hitters like l . a . noire and portal 2 .\none of the design goals behind j . s . joust was to make a motion - control game where people look at each other , rather than at a screen . the kind of raucous experience i wanted to design was influenced by my previous work on experimental party games like b . u . t . t . o . n .\nnow i ' m eager to expand and polish the game ! the final version of j . s . joust will contain a variety of new play modes , music options , and adjustable settings - for instance , traitor mode . in one new music mode , i want to assign a separate instrument to each player , such that their\nvoice\ndrops off when they ' re eliminated . more generally , i want to allow players to tweak the base game system in a whole bunch of ways , so that each player community can find their own preferred ruleset .\nit turns out that j . s . joust is a little too weird for publishers . after all , what do you do with a game that has no graphics or single - player mode ? but i know the game is a blast , and i hope you ' ll help support a commercial release !\nit has that perfect mix of pixel elegance and stellar fluid motion , like watching basketball through mosaic sunglasses .\n\u2013marc weidenbaum , disquiet\n. . . like super smash bros from a superior reality .\n\u2013adam smith , rock paper shotgun\nbarabariball is a fighting / sports game for two or four players . players score by dunking the ball in the water on the opposing team\u2019s side but lose a point for falling into the water themselves .\nin addition to a wide range of tactical maneuvers , players have seven air jumps , allowing for unprecedented control and ridiculously awesome aerial combat . barabariball favors responsive controls , improvisation and tactics , and currently features three unique characters with a wide variety of attacks and special abilities .\nbarabariball has been featured at events such as the nyu game center ' s 2012 no quarter , the evo 2012 indie showcase , the tokyo game show ' s sense of wonder night , indiecade ' s night games , eurogamer ' s rezzed , juegos rancheros , fantastic arcade , wild rumpus and many more .\nshould this kickstarter be funded , i will continue development with an eye toward new arenas , improved animation and audio , additional game types ( team battle ! challenge mode ! three player mode ! ) and further balance and playtesting .\nthe barabariball team also includes richard and marcus terrell , as well as michael fisher on tabla .\nsuper pole riders will be an enhanced , extended version of my hit pole - vaulting polo game , pole riders . in pole riders , two athletic men pole - vault into the air to try to kick a ball , suspended on a rope by a pulley , into their enemy ' s goal . it ' s a no - holds - barred sport of launching yourself off your opponent ' s head , kicking him off his pole , and flipping the other guy into orbit with your pole . it brings the awkward physics - based controls of my single player game qwop to a local multiplayer battle .\nsince i shipped the original pole riders , we ' ve shown it at a number of parties and events around the world . it debuted at babycastles in new york before the web launch . it was at prince of arcade in montreal , juegos rancheros in austin , wild rumpus in london and san francisco , among others . i ' ve heard from a number of game developers that they play pole riders tournaments in their office , at places like maxis and harmonix . the more i watch people play pole riders competitively , the more i ' ve seen how it could be developed further . now i want to make an enhanced edition that can do things that were technically impossible in the web version .\nfirst , i want to make the game playable by four players at once , so that each game in the sportsfriends set can be played by a party of four . more players means more poles , which will place more strain on the physics engine , but i think a downloadable title can handle it .\nsecond , i want to have a number of arenas with more interesting geometry . in some , you ' ll only be able to reach the ball by vaulting into the air . in others , you ' ll have to work quite hard to reach the goals , which will be at the top of hills or at the exits to a greco - roman amphitheater .\nfinally , the most important addition of all : you ' ll be able to impale your opponent on your pole , and wave his lifeless body around as a kind of club .\nin the sense of creating true human connection , hokra shoots and scores .\n\u2013 jessica conditt , joystiq\nit\u2019s got all the fast - paced competitive teamwork and maneuvering of a game like nba jam .\n\u2013ryan rigney , wired\nhokra is a minimalist digital sports game . a fast - paced , competitive game for two teams of two players each , hokra features simple controls and minimal rules while retaining the depth that makes multiplayer games exciting for advanced players . like the sports from which it draws inspiration , hokra is engaging to both player and spectators .\nhokra has been shown at over a dozen events all over the world , from its debut at nyu\u2019s no quarter exhibition to babycastles , wild rumpus , and indiecade 2012 , where it won the audience choice award .\npeople have already had a lot of fun playing hokra at these events , but i\u2019m still working to make the game even better . i ' m currently experimenting with new arenas , including some with moving goals , walls that impede movement , and special terrain where players move slowly . i\u2019m also adding a super hectic 8 - player mode . i can\u2019t wait to get the final version of hokra into everybody\u2019s hands !\nwith sportsfriends , our goal is to bring people together to the same physical space to enjoy simple , spectator - friendly videogames . online multiplayer is great and everything , but there\u2019s nothing quite like gaming together with friends who are there with you in person , or competing in front of a cheering crowd . think back to those games you played at the arcade , or on the playground , or on your friend\u2019s couch . many of our favorite gaming memories come from local multiplayer games , and we want to celebrate that kind of co - located play .\nsportsfriends takes some our favorite aspects of popular sports \u2013 playful competition , performance , and spectatorship \u2013 and tries to make those elements more palatable to a broader game - loving audience . you don ' t have to be a sports fan or even a fan of sports games to enjoy sportsfriends . we want to draw attention to what ' s happening in front of the screen , between the human beings playing and watching .\nsportsfriends is more than your typical\nbundle\nof games . it ' s one tight - knit package of multiplayer games that all embrace a similar design philosophy . the four of us made our games around the same time , and we\u2019ve all influenced each other . by collaborating on one project , we hope to make something that transcends any of the individual games .\ndeveloping videogames is expensive , especially for console and for multiple platforms . games like ours that require joypads or motion controllers make the task even trickier .\nchief among our project costs , we ' ll need to hire two expert multi - platform programmers to port all the games . the four of us are primarily designers , so we can ' t do it ourselves . we ' re eager to get these games out to the public , so we want to hire programmers who can help us do this efficiently .\nwe ' ll also need a bit of graphic design and sound design work to help tie the four games together into one cohesive , quadrathlon - tastic package .\nthe good news is , sony likes the games enough that they ' ll help us a little on the back end and with marketing . but we\u2019re still far short of the funds we need to port the games and wrap them together in one package . the fact is , our four games don\u2019t look or play like most console titles . we need your help and support to get us to the finish line and to prove that , yes , people are interested in these games .\nby self - publishing this compendium , we want to show that the gaming public does indeed care about local multiplayer ; that the future of this medium concerns more than just fancy graphics , but also innovative design and replayability ; that sometimes , the best games of them all are the simplest .\n\u2022 we plan to debut on playstation 3 ( digitally via psn ) in fall 2013 , with a mac / pc / linux release shortly afterwards .\n\u2022 if you donate at $ 30 , you ' ll get alpha versions of the games shortly after the kickstarter campaign ends .\n\u2022 hokra , super pole riders , and barabariball require controllers , and cannot be played with a keyboard . we ' ll try our best to support a wide range of controllers .\n\u2022 for j . s . joust we ' re investigating sixaxis support and also wiimote support ( for the home computer version ) , but in the meantime playstation move controllers and bluetooth will be required .\n\u2022 due to bluetooth issues , native windows support for j . s . joust may not be possible . we ' ll look into it . meanwhile , for you windows users , you ' ll be able to boot your pc directly into a special linux version from a standard usb thumbdrive . we ' ll provide full directions .\n\u2022 right now we can only guarantee the playstation 3 version to the following countries : united states of america , canada , mexico , austria , belgium , croatia , czech republic , denmark , france , germany , greece , israel , italy , luxembourg , netherlands , portugal , slovenia , spain , sweden , switzerland , united kingdom . we hope to support additional countries too - stay tuned .\nsee\nrelease plans\nabove for technical specifications , platforms , applicable countries , and release schedule .\nall release copy backers ( no matter which version you choose ) will also receive a copy of jan willem nijman ' s unreleased tennis game , tennnes .\nmuch like hokra and barabariball , tennnes is a minimalist sports game commissioned by the nyu game center ' s no quarter exhibition . it features sound by eirik suhrke ( of spelunky and super crate box fame ) . jw has graciously agreed to donate an exclusive copy of the game in support of our kickstarter campaign .\nsure , there are already lots of tennis videogames out there , but none of them feel quite as good as tennnes . jw , co - founder of dutch game studio vlambeer and one of the minds behind super crate box , excels at designing game systems that feel\njuicy\nand are tweaked to perfection . tennnes is no exception . stripped down to the bare essentials , tennnes captures the elegance of tennis , yet is fun even if you aren ' t a tennis fan .\nin addition to everything above , early alphas backers will receive current alpha versions of the games . start playing now , before we ' re even done ! the alpha versions aren ' t thoroughly tested , but we ' ve shown them at many events around the world , and they ' re already super fun . here ' s some more info about each alpha :\njohann sebastian joust alpha \u2022 expected delivery date : mid december \u2022 requirements : mac only ( osx 10 . 5 or above ) , bluetooth , two or more ps move controllers\nat this tier we ' re also throwing in five unreleased local multiplayer games ( for pc / mac ) , donated by some of our favorite indie designers .\nqwopfriends by bennett foddy - race your friends in a game of precision qwop using dual analogue sticks . hop , skip and jump your way to victory across three events . based on the highly popular qwop for ios . requirements : for windows , mac , and linux . requires xbox 360 controllers .\nmiracle adventures in 2113 by noah sasso - - an experimental action game with one foot in the bullet hell / shmup tradition . players alter the trajectory of bullets using a mouse - controlled magnet , and attempt to dodge the inevitable chaos that ensues . requirements : for windows and mac . supports both xbox 360 controller and mouse / keyboard .\nboss battle ( working title ) by ramiro corbetta - a local multiplayer shmup boss fight in which the boss is controlled by a human player . a game for 2 to 4 players . requirements : for windows only . requires xbox 360 controllers .\nbackers at this level will also receive access to an exclusive series of podcasts that we ' ll produce throughout the development process . the four of us will go in - depth on the design process , explaining how we balance the games and what new features we ' re playtesting .\nin addition to everything above , backers at the sportsfriends forever level will receive a stylish t - shirt . wear your sportsfriendship proudly , for the whole world to see !\nbackers at this level will also get their name into the game credits . show your support and become a part of sportsfriends history !\neverything above , plus we ' ll mail you seven brand new move controllers , and you ' ll be able to put them to use with your early alpha build .\nfor each controller , we ' ll also include a special controller\ncharm\n- a decorative memento to clasp onto the wrist strap .\neverything in the sportsfriends forever tier and above , plus we ' ll send you everything you need to run bennett ' s and doug ' s popular mega - girp , a game installation exhibited at galleries and parties around the world and at venues like gdc ' s experimental gameplay session .\nmega - girp is a game played on four modified dance pads . it takes bennett ' s award - nominated web game , girp , and transforms it for public events and spectators , combining the game ' s cheeky physics system with physical , performative play . read more about it here .\nthis package includes four xbox 360 dance pads specially modified by us , a usb hub , and an exclusive full - screen build of girp .\nthe bluetooth hardware spec only allows up to seven controllers . that ' s why the normal version of j . s . joust supports 2 to 7 players .\nbut in early 2012 , doug , together with psmoveapi wizard thomas perl , prototyped a special 18 + player version of j . s . joust by networking together three macbook pros . doug also modified the design of the game to include a special\ntraitor\nfeature . it ' s kind of like j . s . joust with a strong dose of the famous parlor game mafia .\ndoug has since exhibited this special version of the game at several public events , including a raucous showing at pax 2012 . ben kuchera of penny arcade report chronicled the event in this in - depth account .\nbackers at this tier will receive everything in the sportsfriends forever tier and above , plus we ' ll ship you 18 move controllers , a full set of 18 controller charms ( see above ) , three charging stations , a wireless router , and the specially prepared j . s . joust build required to network the computers together .\n( note : you will need three bluetooth - enabled mac computers to support 18 players - not included in this package ) .\nbackers at this tier will receive everything in the sportsfriends forever tier and above , plus one of us will travel out to you in person to run the sportsfriends games for your very own private ( or public ! ) event . we ' ll even even bring 18 - player j . s . joust , as described above .\nto backers at the ultimate trampoline package level , we ' re offering everything in the sportsfriends forever tier and above , plus an erotic , physics - based wrestling trampoline game by bennett and doug , called get on top ( see kotaku coverage here ) . get on top pits two players head - to - head in a contest to see who can dump their opponent ' s avatar on the ground . thanks to a set of gyroscopes attached to the trampolines , you make your avatar jump by jumping on the trampoline yourself ! players also hold a move controller , which they use to control their avatar ' s arms .\nwe recently exhibited the game in public at gamecity , at the venus patrol training facility . suffice to say , it was a big success !\nwe ' ll ship you everything you need to run the game , including two specially prepared trampolines , the game controllers , and an exclusive build of get on top . a wildly fun installation for public events !\nnoah sasso has a background in audio and web development , and spent the mid 00s managing and recording music for the record label / collective kracfive , as well as paying dues working for clients like major league gaming and zeitgeist films . after several years developing game prototypes , freelancing and working as a game designer at nyc ' s this is pop , he was awarded a commission to produce an original game for the nyu game center ' s no quarter exhibition . the result was barabariball , a crowd favorite that has since appeared at festivals and tournaments around the world . his work has also appeared at the star pine cafe in tokyo , new york ' s knitting factory , vice magazine , pitchfork , the los angeles times , xlr8r and many more .\nbennett foddy is a philosopher at oxford university , who writes about things like new technology and medicine . but he is better known for writing videogames that explore rhythm , muscle power , and the immoral abuse of players . he is best known for the single - player web games qwop , girp , and clop , and local multiplayer games winner vs . loser , pole riders , fistmonger and now the new trampoline game , get on top . his games have been shown at the museum of modern art and the pulse art fair in new york , gamecity in nottingham and at the indiecade festival in los angeles , and nominated for an igf award at the 2012 game developer ' s conference . the free web versions of his games have been played by tens of millions of players worldwide . his games have been featured in wired magazine , popular science , and on the television show the office . all of the best gaming experiences in his life have been played sitting or standing next to another real - live human being .\nramiro corbetta is a new york based independent game developer . his work has been shown all over the world , including at the new museum , babycastles , the independent games festival , and indiecade . ramiro designed glow artisan , winner of the 2010 independent games festival award for best mobile game design . he grew up in brazil with a balanced diet of super nintendo , soccer , and surfing .\nthanks to all our fellow devs who gave us video testimonials , as well as the following people who provided footage for our trailer : johan lindegaard , robert meyer , gwynna forgham - thrift , colin snyder / gameifesto , george buckenham / wild rumpus , will smith / urltoken and matt broach .\nour biggest challenge will be porting the games to the playstation 3 . console development isn ' t trivial , and it ' s expensive . nevertheless , if we can make our funding target , we ' ll have enough money to pay programmers who have console experience .\nfriend of sportsfriends - a thank you on our website , plus a set of high - res sportsfriends wallpapers .\nrelease copy - everything above , plus the finished game for your choice of either playstation 3 or home computers ( windows / mac / linux for hokra , super pole riders , and barabariball , and mac / linux and pc hardware for j . s . joust , see\nrelease plans\n) . also includes a special copy of jan willem nijman ' s unreleased tennis game tennnes . 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{"id": 53845, "summary": [{"text": "bally technologies , inc. is a manufacturer of slot machines and other gaming technology based in enterprise , nevada .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it is owned by scientific games corporation .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1968 as advanced patent technology .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it eventually changed its name to alliance gaming and acquired , in 1996 , bally gaming international , a former division of bally manufacturing .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "in 2006 , the entire company adopted the bally name .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "scientific games acquired the company in 2014 .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "today , bally constitute one of the four brands of scientific games , along with sg , wms and shuffle master . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "bally technologies", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 375 bally technologies reviews submitted anonymously by bally technologies employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if bally technologies is right for you .\nscientific games to acquire bally technologies in transaction valued at $ 5 . 1 billion\nwas scientific games $ 5 . 1 billion acquisition of bally technologies a good deal ?\nscientifc games completes merger with bally technologies . click here to read the full announcement .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at bally technologies , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the bally technologies company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at bally technologies .\nexcellent to work at bally technologies . their culture is excellent . better system , benefits and better environments . there is a gym and ping pong table . i love bally technologies .\n01 / 8 / 2014 - scientific games and bally technologies agree $ 5 . 1bn merger\nbally technologies , inc . to acquire leading social casino company dragonplay ltd . | business wire\nscientific games to buy bally technologies for $ 3 . 3 billion - the new york times\nask a question about working or interviewing at bally technologies . our community is ready to answer .\nbally technologies ( byi ) to be acquired by scientific games corporation in $ 5 . 1b deal\nlas vegas , nevada based bally technologies inc . is a major manufacturer of slot machines and other gaming technologies and was founded in 1968 as advanced patent technology .\nbally technologies applied for two nevada licenses , both a service provider and as an online poker manufacturer .\nnews about bally technologies inc . , including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times .\nbally technologies ( byi ) to be acquired by scientific games corporation in $ 5 . 1b deal - urltoken\nscientific games to acquire bally technologies in transaction valued at $ 5 . 1 billion - macandrews & forbes incorporated\nthe company changed its name to alliance gaming and was acquired in 1996 by bally gaming international , a division of bally manufacturing . the whole company then became bally technologies inc . in 2006 adopting the bally trademark , which originated in 1932 .\nslot machine giant bally technologies announced thursday it would pay up to $ 100 million to acquire a social gaming company .\nramesh srinivasan is the chief executive officer of slot machine maker bally technologies . ( las vegas review - journal file )\nin 2012 bally technologies also partnered with aristocrat technologies , with the two companies planning to offer a full slate of online gaming options in the newly regulated market . this partnership may start moving forward now that aristocrat technologies has been approved as a service provider on may 23 , 2013\nin 2014 scientific games acquired bally technologies in a multi - billion dollar deal . bally now operates as a subsidiary of scientific games . bally continues to focus on creating slot machine games and casino accounting software systems .\nbally technologies , inc . has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire dragonplay ltd . , a leading online social casino company .\nrichard haddrill , ceo of bally technologies , poses by a michael jackson - themed slot machine monday , march 5 , 2012 .\nscientific games said friday that it would buy the slot - machine maker bally technologies for $ 3 . 3 billion in cash .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 2 days . i interviewed at bally technologies ( chennai ) in february 2011 .\narticles > market commentary > bally technologies ( byi ) to be acquired by scientific games corporation in $ 5 . 1b . . .\nbally technologies has agreed to acquire shfl entertainment , which makes products like automatic card shufflers and proprietary table games and electronic gambling machines .\nbally technologies announced a systems agreement monday with boyd gaming corp . to operate the casino company\u2019s slot machine in 18 casinos across seven states .\nbally technologies announced a systems agreement monday with boyd gaming corp . to operate the casino company\u2019s slot machines in 18 casinos in seven states .\nthe announcement was met by widespread approval by traders , evidenced by both bally technologies\u2019 and sg\u2019s stock surging shortly after sg issued its press release .\nshares in bally technologies inc ( co . data ) ( nyse : byi ) closed at $ 65 . 87 per share in new york thursday .\ntwo months ago , scientific games corp . bought the slot machine manufacturing company bally technologies . the buyout was estimated to $ 5 . 1 billion .\nwhat would eventually become bally technologies started out as two separate companies : advanced patent technology which began in 1968 as a patent development firm , and bally which was started in 1932 as a slot machine manufacturer .\nin december card player revealed bally\u2019s had applied to offer online poker in the state of nevada . bally\u2019s was founded in 1968 as advanced patent technologies and is a manufacturer of slot machines and other gaming technology .\nabout bally technologies founded in 1932 , bally technologies ( nyse : byi ) provides the global gaming industry with innovative games , table game products , systems , mobile , and igaming solutions that drive revenue and provide operating efficiencies for gaming operators . for more information , please visit urltoken . connect with bally on facebook , twitter , youtube , linkedin , and pinterest .\nbally technologies , inc . pays its employees an average of $ 76 , 309 a year . salaries at bally technologies , inc . range from an average of $ 45 , 308 to $ 124 , 882 a year . bally technologies , inc . employees with the job title financial controller make the most with an average annual salary of $ 140 , 765 , while employees with the title payroll specialist make the least with an average annual salary of $ 42 , 912 .\nscientific games corp . completed its $ 5 . 1 billion acquisition of slot machine giant bally technologies on friday , finalizing the buyout is less than four months .\nitaly - based gtech holdings acquired igt in $ 6 . 4 billion transaction and lottery giant scientific games spent $ 5 . 1 billion to purchase bally technologies .\nbally technologies purchased shfl entertainment this week . shfl entertainment is better known in the gambling world as shufflemaster . the shufflemaster company , which is based in paradise , nevada , has significant assets in australia and new zealand . by way of this transaction , bally technologies will control a significant part of the gaming industry in australasia .\nbally technologies ( byi ) to be acquired by scientific games corporation in $ 5 . 1b deal . investorguide . com . webfinance , inc . july 9 , 2018\nthe company that would becoming bally technologies was formed in 1968 , though at the time it was known as advanced patent technology and had no real connections to the gaming industry . instead , the focus was mainly on ultrasonic technologies , for which the group held many patents .\nbally technologies incoming ceo and former coo and president ramesh srinivasan : srinivasan was promoted to president of bally technologies in march of 2011 , and added the coo title to his bio in december of 2012 , all the while being tapped to replace outgoing ceo richard haddrill in january of 2013 . srinivasan has been with bally\u2019s for nearly a decade and was an integral part of the company\u2019s overseas growth .\nbally technologies ( byi ) to be acquired by scientific games corporation in $ 5 . 1b deal . urltoken . retrieved july 9 , 2018 , from urltoken website : urltoken\nus gaming supplier bally technologies has completed its $ 100m acquisition of tel aviv - based social casino studio dragonplay , just under a month after the deal was originally announced .\n\u201cequally as important , bally technologies has also obtained an experienced team of industry veterans from within the online gaming industry , which will help our customers optimize their use of this platform . \u201d\nslot machine maker bally technologies will pay up to $ 100 million to acquire dragonplay , an israel - based social gaming business . ( david cleveland / las vegas review - journal file )\non thursday , june 21 , 2012 , bally technologies became the first company licensed by the nevada gaming commission to act as a gaming manufacturer and service provider . bally\u2019s license was approved unanimously , and on the same day the ngc also approved igt\u2019s license .\nbally technologies was initially founded as bally manufacturing in 1932 . it began manufacturing pinball and slot machines and over the years it expanded its business with casinos , video games , table - game products , igaming solutions and many more . bally\u2019s history is actually a story of two companies and it\u2019s as interesting as it can get .\nbally technologies outgoing ceo : richard haddrill ( haddrill left bally\u2019s december 31 , 2012 ) : despite leaving the company i left haddrill\u2019s name here because he oversaw the licensing of bally\u2019s in the nevada market . haddrill leaves behind a long resume filled with accomplishments , and new ceo ramesh srinivasan will have some very big shoes to fill .\nbally technologies is one of the most popular and leading manufacturers of slot gaming machines , along with other gaming - based technology . it is located in las vegas in the state of nevada .\nsrinivasan was an executive with software firm manhattan associates before joining bally in 2005 as an executive vice president overseeing bally\u2019s casino - management systems business .\nbally technologies ( byi ) to be acquired by scientific games corporation in $ 5 . 1b deal . investorguide . com . webfinance , inc . urltoken ( access : july 9 , 2018 ) .\nbally technologies is generally viewed by analysts as a growth company . in the past three years , the company has exhibited double digit revenue growth , and is on target repeat this feat in 2014 .\nperhaps the most immediate benefit of sg aligning with bally technologies is that their array of gaming offerings will expand immensely . consider that many of bally\u2019s proprietary technologies are based in the mobile , social and interactive spheres . with the financial backing power of scientific games , the combo will be able to pitch these cutting edge , high - speed online products to potential buyers at a lower price point .\na gaming industry executive with over a decade of experience , mr . isaacs has worked with bally technologies and aristocrat leisure limited . also part of the board of directors for the american gaming association .\nbally technologies began in 1968 as advanced patent technology , under jack solomon and alvin snapper . the company had over 80 patents , including patents in electronics , optics , and medicine . it did not move into the gaming industry until 1979 , when bally purchased pokies route operators in nevada . eventually , bally had casinos in las vegas and laughlin .\nslot machine giant bally technologies joined its rivals in the rapidly growing social gaming business , saying thursday it would pay up to $ 100 million to acquire dragonplay , an israel - based social gaming business .\nin the early 2000s , igt and bally technologies \u2013 then the gaming industry\u2019 slot machine giants \u2013 often sued and counter - sued each other in federal court for violating various patents associated with gaming equipment .\npeermont chief operating officer leon kok , said : \u201cwe know bally technologies\u2019 systems will provide stability for our operations and better capabilities to service our valued guests . the solutions from bally provide scalable , long - term value across our properties and a great foundation for the future . \u201d\nbally technologies is a company situated with headquarters in las vegas . scientific games paid a total of $ 3 . 3 billion , which makes a little over $ 83 per share . by acquiring bally , sct is also taking care of its debt of close to $ 2 billion .\nbally technologies has been proven to be an extremely reliable partner in the world of mobile gaming . it provides gaming apps for ipad , iphone , android , android tablet , blackberry and most other mobile devices .\n) for $ 83 . 30 per share in cash . bally technologies stock closed at $ 77 . 70 , up + 17 . 53 or + 29 . 13 percent in friday ' s regular trading session .\nall in all , it is important to note that bally technologies\u2019 total dedication to quality . since their earliest machines to today\u2019s desktop and mobile slot games , they have provided quality audio and video . another plus is the fact that they have not been involved in any scandals concerning rigged slot reels or unfair software . with multiple variations of payouts and paylines , bally technologies definitely carries a lot of weight in the slots industry .\nbrinksmanship and circumstances paid off for alliance gaming corporation . the board of directors for bally finally capitulated to a hostile takeover strategy and accepted the alliance merger . the merger was completed in 1996 and three bally divisions were organized within alliance gaming corporation : slot manufacturing under bally gaming , casino accounting and management systems under bally systems , and bally wulff . the first two divisions were combined in 1998 .\nnote : there are currently no bally casinos available to players from your location .\nalthough a successful enterprise , bally manufacturing suffered two setbacks in the late 1950s .\nthe long steady history of partnerships between bally technologies and other gaming companies has played a critical role in its growth . initially , the partnerships were focused on the us market and included deals with companies like the american casino , aristocrat technologies , amaya gaming , openbet and interblock . the company then expanded to the non - us gambling market by creating a service and sales hub in amsterdam . today , the company has a proprietary igaming platform and rgs ( remote gaming server ) and offers software for mobile and online gaming . bally technologies casino dedicated mobile platform , the bally mobile , offers support for android , ios phones and tablets , as well as blackberry products .\nbally technologies , inc . is a slot game design and manufacturing company that has grown through a series of mergers and acquisitions . the company was acquired by scientific games in 2014 but continues to operate as a separate unit .\nafter the merger process is finished , bally will become a subsidiary company to scientific games . there have been a number of acquisitions of slot machine manufacturers , such as international game technology , multimedia games and video gaming technologies .\njohn connelly , vice president of business development at the nevada - based company , said , \u201cthis acquisition provides an open , cloud - based platform for bally technologies to offer an integrated traditional and online casino solution to operators worldwide .\nin an abrupt reversal , bally technologies ceo ramesh srinivasan is being replaced at the helm by the man he replaced less than a year and a half ago \u2014 the same one who recruited srinivasan to the company , no less .\nultimately , bally technologies was purchased by the company scientific games in 2014 in an attempt to continue producing games regularly without affecting their quality . this has launched the company to greater achievements , proving that their persistence has paid off .\nthe gambling industry has taken its lumps since the recession began , but bally technologies has rebounded nicely after a dip in share price during 2008 . much of bally\u2019s 6 , 395 % growth during the 2000\u2019s owes to the company\u2019s shrewd acquisitions of casino marketplace , mindplay and advanced casino systems corporation , which allowed bally\u2019s to expand its slot machine technology dominance . 2004\u2019s acquisition of sierra design group cemented bally\u2019s direction as a gaming technology company . while bally\u2019s had plenty of opportunities to slow down during the last decade , its philosophy of continuously releasing new products has proved to be an effective one .\nbally technologies is a las vegas - based outfit best known for their development of a variety of gaming devices . the company also structures and executes player backends for gaming devices , and provides a number of related services to casinos and other customers .\nbally technologies incorporated is a world leader in gaming machines and technology . founded in 1932 , the company remains the oldest manufacturer of slot machines in the world . they create , sell and distribute gaming machines and software to over 600 locations worldwide .\nbased in las vegas , bally technologies makes slot machines , video lottery systems , table games and other products . both companies are increasingly offering or acquiring online and interactive games via social media to try to capture more of the internet gaming market . bally is also expanding its operations in asia as new casinos and gambling centers open there .\nby comparison , cash flow declined at bally gaming & systems over each of the past three fiscal years . in its most recent quarter , alliance said bally operated at a loss .\nscientific games completes $ 5 . 1 billion acquisition of bally \u2013 las vegas review - journal\nfoxwoods resort casino selects bally interactive as mobile provider . click here to read the announcement .\nthe decision was then made to focus on gaming technology , and a number of longtime business interests were sold off . this streamlining had a positive effect , allowing bally to make record gains and alliance gaming to move onto the new york stock exchange . in order to present a unified identity , alliance rebranded itself as bally technologies in 2006 .\nin the 1990s the newly rebranded bally entertainment group continued to manufacture slot machines and operate casinos . rival international gaming technologies was by this time dominating the world slot machine market . by 1995 bally had sold off the fitness manufacturing operations to brunswick corporation and the arcade business to namco cybertainment , inc . in 1995 , now focused on operating casinos and manufacturing slot machines , bally was acquired by hilton hotels corporation and alliance gaming corporation in separate buyouts that broke up the company ; bally entertainment group ceased to exist at this time .\nhowever , by 1988 the company\u2019s rapid growth ruined its finances , forcing bally to divest itself of its bally - midway , fitness club , and amusement park operations . despite the sale of midway manufacturing bally retained the aladdin\u2019s castle game arcade chain and continued to manufacture fitness equipment .\nfounded in 1932 , bally technologies ( nyse : byi ) provides the global gaming industry with innovative games , table game products , systems , mobile , and igaming solutions that drive revenue and provide operating efficiencies for gaming operators . for more information , please visit urltoken . connect with bally on facebook , twitter , youtube , linkedin , and pinterest .\nthe era of space invaders and pinball wizards may be over , but bally technologies is still going strong when it comes to producing innovative and profitable slot machines . this article looks at some of the most popular video slots made by the company , as well as providing a brief history of bally and a list of some of their biggest casino winners .\nbally technologies , one of the world\u2019s largest manufacturers of slot machines , is headquartered 3 miles south of the strip . when i visited bally in mid - march , mike trask , the company\u2019s senior marketing manager , walked me into the company\u2019s showroom to play some games . compared to the cacophony of a casino floor , bally\u2019s showroom was practically monastic , the lights low and the room silent apart from the soothing hum of two dozen hibernating consoles .\nsubject to completion of certain customary closing conditions , bally expects to close the acquisition of dragonplay in july 2014 and expects the acquisition to be accretive to bally\u2019s fiscal 2015 adjusted earnings per share .\nbally technologies has always been known to provide its players with state of the art and high quality gaming software and features . every bally game seems to have amazing play mechanics , brilliant graphics , exciting bonuses and entertaining music . the games provided by the company usually feature leader boards , social sharing functionality , gps - enabled locators and even a choice of music .\nmacquarie capital served as lead financial advisor and groton partners served as co - financial advisor to bally and skadden , arps , slate , meagher & flom llp served as the legal advisor to bally .\nlast friday , scientific games corporation ( sg ) revealed that it has entered into a merger agreement with nevada based gaming company bally technologies . as part of the deal , sg will acquire all of bally\u2019s stock at a 38 percent premium and refinance $ 1 . 8 billion of its existing debt , bringing the total cost of the acquisition to $ 5 . 1 billion .\nwith the news of bally technologies incorporated\u2019s acquisition of an e - gaming platform from chiligaming in february , it is likely that bally is making its move into the lucrative internet casino market . the combination of chiligaming\u2019s comprehensive software and bally\u2019s ubiquitous exposure and history of innovation suggests a formidable new player in the internet gaming business . bally has made several more moves in preparation for their entry into online gambling , include the recent launch of their remote gaming server ( rgs ) for online gaming content and their 2011 purchase of macroview labs , the casino industry leader in custom mobile software .\none of those land - based firms that jumped on the internet bandwagon was bally technologies , which had already been creating games since the late 1970s . now , they have started to build a reputation for their online slots , even if traditional casinos remain the company\u2019s main focus .\nafter announcing only yesterday the expansion of its cabinets to european gaming floors , global gaming provider , aristocrat technologies , has today revealed its entry into the north american vlt market .\nthis site uses cookies and other tracking technologies to assist with navigation and accessing content , analyse your use of our products and services , assist with our promotional and marketing efforts .\nshares of bally technologies closed at $ 69 . 46 monday on the new york stock exchange , down $ 3 . 86 or 5 . 26 percent . shares of boyd gaming closed at $ 9 . 94 on the nyse , down 62 cents , or 5 . 87 percent .\nthe new senior management team for the company includes executives with experience at scientific games , wms , bally and shfl . perelman is chairman of scientific games . former bally ceo richard haddrill will become vice chairman .\nadditional information and where to find it this communication is being made in respect of the proposed transaction involving bally and scientific games . bally intends to file with the sec a proxy statement in connection with the proposed transaction with scientific games . bally also intends to file with the sec other documents regarding the proposed transaction . the definitive proxy statement will be sent or given to the stockholders of bally and will contain important information about the proposed transaction and related matters . bally\u2019s security holders are urged to read the proxy statement regarding the proposed transaction and any other relevant documents carefully and in their entirety when they become available because they will contain important information about the proposed transaction . the proxy statement and other relevant materials ( when they become available ) , and any other documents filed by bally with the sec , may be obtained free of charge at the sec\u2019s website , at urltoken . in addition , security holders of bally will be able to obtain free copies of the proxy statement from bally by contacting investor relations by mail at attn : investor relations , bally technologies , 6650 el camino road , las vegas , nv 89118 .\nnew york and las vegas \u2013 august 1 , 2014 \u2013 scientific games corporation ( nasdaq : sgms ) ( \u201cscientific games\u201d ) and bally technologies , inc . ( nyse : byi ) ( \u201cbally\u201d ) today announced that the companies have entered into a definitive merger agreement whereby scientific games has agreed to acquire all of the outstanding bally common stock for $ 83 . 30 in cash per share , which represents a 38 percent premium to bally\u2019s closing stock price on july 31 , 2014 . the aggregate transaction value is approximately $ 5 . 1 billion , including the refinancing of approximately $ 1 . 8 billion of existing bally net debt . the transaction was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of the two companies .\nrevenue : $ 691 . 5 million , up 65 . 8 percent from the second quarter of 2014 . the company\u2019s revenue \u2014 and its loss \u2014 was notably affected by its $ 5 . 1 billion acquisition of the slot machine company bally technologies inc . , which closed in november .\nin february of 2013 , bally technologies partnered with amaya gaming \u2013the current owners of the ongame poker network\u2014with amaya supplying the poker platform for bally\u2019s online poker site . bally\u2019s would still need to find an online poker operator to partner with in order to dip their toes in the nevada online poker market ; a move they made in september of 2012 when they aligned themselves with stratosphere casino owners american casino and entertainment properties ( acep ) , a company that has received an online operator\u2019s license from the ngc .\ndespite these successes the company found itself facing inquiries in the united states and australia over alleged connections to organized crime syndicates . ceo william t . o\u2019donnell eventually resigned as bally worked to open its first casino in atlantic city , nj . despite these issues bally also launched a home computer product called the bally professional arcade .\nserved as bally ' s ceo from 2004 to 2012 . also served on bally ' s board of directors from 2003 until the sg acquisition , as well as being chairman of the board from 2012 to 2014 .\nglobal slots provider , bally technologies , has also had something up its sleeve it\u2019s been just dying to share . after showcasing its newest wares at the sagse expo and congress last week , today it announced the completion of a new enterprise - wide systems contact with casino licensee , peermont group , africa . this means bally will replace competitors\u2019 systems at 10 casinos in south africa and botswana in 2012 .\nsince the merger bally technologies ( as the company eventually became known in 2006 ) has been one of the top slot machine and video manufacturers around the world . the company\u2019s headquarters are located in las vegas , nevada , and it is a publicly traded company on the new york stock exchange .\nbally technologies limited ( gibraltar ) , a subsidiary of bally technologies incorporated ( las vegas ) , has applied to the alderney gambling control commission ( agcc ) for a foreign gambling associate certificate . their application was submitted on may 11 , with a 14 day window given to concerned parties to object to the application . according to the agcc , a foreign gambling associate \u201cis an entity\u2026to whom a category 1 egambling licensee transfers customers , or allows them to be transferred , for the purpose of that entity effecting gambling transactions with the customer or arranging for those customers to gamble with others . \u201d\nbally interactive ' s igaming platform ( ' igp ' ) wins top honors in 2013 gaming & technology awards .\nincluding the refinancing of bally\u201a\u00e4\u00f4s debt , the deal is worth $ 5 . 1 billion , the companies said .\nthis is the second buyout of this magnitude that scientific games corp . has done recently , after it bought international game technology for $ 6 . 4 billion . it is reported that when bally technologies gets a new owner , there will be an one - fifth decline in the employees hired positions outside of manufacturing .\nalliance gaming corporation continued operating under that name through the early 2000s . the company sold off some assets and continued to focus on game development . in 2006 they rebranded as bally technologies , inc . and folded bally gaming and systems into core operations . new innovations in gaming technology included the introduction of oversized slot machine cabinets , slant top cabinets , and improved video and onboard computing hardware that provided greater resolution and reduced power use .\nbally technologies started life way back in 1932 with the production of its first pinball game , ballyhoo . the company is famous for producing a large number of coin operated amusements , pinball machines and video games , along with slot machines for the land - based casino market . bally recently moved into the online space with the release of a small number of their popular slots and we expect to see the number grow as time passes .\n\u201cwe believe the price is reasonable , the deal makes strategic sense \u2014 putting proprietary bally slot content on the dragonplay platform \u2014 and gives bally an additional growth driver , \u201d j . p . morgan gaming analyst joe greff told investors .\nbally shareholders signed off on the deal tuesday . thursday\u2019s approval by the nevada gaming commission was the final regulatory hurdle .\nwall street placed the estimated annual financial benefit of the deal to bally at $ 34 million to $ 38 million .\nmacquarie capital , groton partners and the law firm skadden , arps , slate , meagher & flom are advising bally .\ntoday , bally technologies offers a full selection of services , including : accounting , analytics , marketing , player tracking and more . some of its customers include major casinos like caesars entertainment , penn national gaming , foxwoods resort casino and other important names in the industry . bally accounting systems are made to capture important data from floor transactions like cashless transfers , sweepstakes , jackpots and more . after gathering this data , bally uses a powerful analytics system to provide a bird\u2019s eye view of the gaming floor . asides from these , bally also comes up with player - centric marketing solutions that not only generate player loyalty and engagement , but also provide a fun and entertaining environment .\neilers research principal todd eilers said the agreement will displace a system from aristocrat technologies , which is used at five regional casinos that boyd purchased more than a year ago when the company acquired peninsula gaming .\nformer shfl entertainment product manager michael daly has rejoined the company after several years with fellow nevada egaming licensee bally technologies , taking on the role of vp of online gaming . mit graduate daly first joined the company , which received its nevada online poker licence last year , in 2003 as product manager for the service provider ' s\u2026\nbally stock is still trading below the $ 83 . 30 offering price and will probably continue to trade with volatility until all of bally ' s common stock is tendered to scientific games . the transaction is expected to close by early 2015 .\ncredit suisse gaming analyst joel simkins said dragonplay may rank below its peers in the social gaming spectrum , but bally\u2019s slot machine content and table game content from recent bally acquisition shfl entertainment could boost the business\u2019s performance over the next 18 months .\nalthough kfwip ceo joel kirschbaum had expressed interest in a merger with bally in 1993 , bally executives were dubious of united gaming\u2019s financial strength . bally soon entered into negotiations with wms industries , another slot game manufacturer , and a complicated game of offers and counter - offers ensued . alliance gaming even walked away from negotiations in early 1995 . however , bally solicited a return to negotiations and bidding came down to alliance and wms , eventually leading to all three companies filing conflicting lawsuits .\nbally\u2019s also took steps of its own to consolidate the industry by purchasing shfl entertainment for $ 1 . 3 billion in november 2013 . with the acquisitions , bally\u2019s product catalog was expanded to include table games and automatic shufflers and other electronic systems .\nhaddrill was ceo of manhattan associates before joining bally , and he said today that he recruited srinivasan to the casino supplier .\nin 1975 , the company known as bally manufacturing at the time became the first gaming establishment which was legally traded on the new york stock exchange . since then , bally has undergone several transitions and owners , hence the constant change in names .\nbally technologies certainly has a strong reputation , gained through their decades of experience in the brick - and - mortar world . however , they are still just a minor player in online world . they do not yet offer enough games by themselves to power sites independently , meaning they usually have only a supporting role on a gaming site .\nany online casino player will confirm that the site\u2019s graphics are an important segment of the whole gambling experience . that is why bally technologies have always dedicated much attention to it and are considered to be among the leaders in the industry . both their desktop and mobile versions are equipped with top - quality graphics , audio and overall gameplay .\nigt and scientific games have the largest patented slot game feature portfolios in north america . igt recently signed several cross - licensing agreements with other slot machine competitors , including konami gaming , aruze gaming and incredible technologies .\nbally technologies has grown from being a small company to being one of the leading slot manufacturers in the world . even though the journey wasn\u2019t that easy , the company seems to have made quite a lot of progress . however , the main goal of the company will always be to provide players with high - quality games and excellent features .\nscientific games has been rapidly expanding during the past few years . last year it doubled its 2 , 500 employees after acquiring wms industries , a company which manufactures slot machines . bally technologies has also been actively acquiring other businesses . it added new departments in order to successfully complete the acquisition of shfl entertainment back in 2013 . it currently employs around four thousand employees . when scientific games acquired bally , it became the owner of two of the three major slot machine manufacturers .\nbally has already formed a strategic partnership with mohegan sun , even though connecticut isn\u2019t even on the radar for online gaming legislation .\nat the time of the announcement bally chief executive richard haddrill commended dragonplay\u2019s ability to acquire , monetise and retain social gaming players .\nthe 1980s saw a period of expansion , with bally buying fitness clubs , casinos , and the six flags amusement park chain . this came back to haunt them , however , as too many expenditures forced bally - midway and six flags to be sold .\ndeutsche bank gaming analyst carlo santarelli was less optimistic , telling investors the estimated financial benefit to bally was about $ 34 million .\nbally plays an important role in the gaming world by providing casino operators innovative games , systems , table game products , casino apps , online and mobile slot games , and igaming solutions that help operators increase their revenues through competitive and efficient casino products . today , bally technologies games are becoming more popular with new and old online casinos due to high - quality graphics and sound . choosing the best belly casino depends on a player\u2019s personal requirements , as well as welcome and bonus packages .\nbally technologies has a large library of games that they\u2019ve developed for their brick - and - mortar clients over the years , and over the last few years , they have begun to port over some of those same games to the internet . still , the online selection is much smaller than you might expect given the company\u2019s pedigree , at least for now .\nronald o . perelman , left , chairman of scientific games , barry f . schwartz , scientific games executive vice chairman , and gaming attorney frank schreck during the gaming control board hearing on the company ' s buyout of bally technologies on thursday , nov . 20 , 2014 at the grant sawyer building , 555 e washington ave . gaming control board and gaming commission approved scigames purchased of bally ' s for $ 5 . 1 billion . ( jeff scheid / las vegas review - journal )\na long history means just that when it comes to bally technologies , a long and rich history spanning all the way back to 1932 . during their first year of operation , the original holding company created its first game , ballyhoo ( a pinball game ) , which became available to the public in 1936 . in 1975 , the company got its name listed on the new york stock exchange and in 1996 , it merged with alliance gaming corporation . the company officially adopted its current name , bally technologies in 2006 . in 2014 , the company agreed to be acquired by scientific games . as mentioned earlier , this long history makes the company one of the most experienced and highly regarded slots companies in the gaming industry .\non june 6 , 2012 bally\u2019s license application was recommended for approval by the nevada gaming control board following a hearing . bally\u2019s became the first company to receive such an approval from the ngcb and their application was sent on to the nevada gaming commission for final approval .\nbally is a well known brand in the gaming industry , and considering the company\u2019s propensity to keep their eggs in a number of different baskets , it\u2019s almost a certainty that the bally\u2019s name will pop - up in other legal , regulated , markets in the us .\n\u201cwe expect this strategic acquisition to help position bally at the forefront of social casino gaming , \u201d bally ceo richard haddrill said in a statement . \u201cdragonplay has proven remarkable foresight and leadership in the mobile space , which is the fastest growing segment of social gaming . \u201d\nthe offer price of $ 83 . 30 in cash a share represents a 38 percent premium to bally\u2019s closing stock price on thursday .\nbally technologies , inc . laura olson - reyes , 702 - 532 - 7742 senior director , marketing & corporate communications lolson - reyes @ urltoken michael carlotti , 702 - 532 - 7995 vice president of treasury and investor relations mcarlotti @ urltoken mike trask , 702 - 532 - 7451 mobile : 702 - 330 - 6679 sr . manager , corporate communications mtrask @ urltoken\nover the years bally has grown into one of the biggest manufacturers of gambling products . with countless of awards in its portfolio , bally has proven time and time again that its business model relies on innovation and commitment to delivering outstanding products . with over 80 years of experience with gaming technology , bally is here to stay . who know what the future will bring and how bully will further revolutionize the industry ?\nronald o . perelman , left , chairman of scientific games , talks to barry f . schwartz , scientific games executive vice chairman , during the nevada gaming control board hearing on the company ' s buyout of bally technologies on thursday , nov . 20 , 2014 at the grant sawyer building , 555 e washington ave . ( jeff scheid / las vegas review - journal )\nmost recently , it has been known under the name bally technologies and as such , caters to both land - based and online casinos . it is among the few rare companies in the industry which can truthfully claim existence for 80 years in the business . with a long history , turbulent periods and prolific game production , this company is bound to persist in its mission .\nbally technologies started off on casino floors , and has always been very focused on the industry . it started acquiring companies such as mindplay , casino marketplace , and even advanced casino systems corporations . with its aim to take over the casino industry , the company rapidly started expanding the slot accounting market . bally quite recently , opened its new european sales hub , in the city of amsterdam . along with this , there are two development and research centers located in india , in the cities of bangalore and chennai .\nthis company first became popular with the production of slot and pinball machines for land - based companies , but it wasn\u2019t much before it caught up with the latest trends . nowadays , bally technologies provides casino software for some of the most reputable names in the industry . this transition was based on the already existing games which have achieved massive success back in their days . bally created online counterparts at first , and later proceeded to invent various other games and features like the jackpot system thrillions dating back from 1999 .\nthe name bally technologies should be familiar to many physical casino players . the company is a merger between two companies ; a patent development firm , advanced patent technology , and a slot machine manufacturer , bally . in recent times , the company has moved on to the creation and development of products for online casinos . some of the services it provides include mobile applications like casino - management systems , igaming platforms and the bally slots app . in fact , the company has received numerous awards for its products and it looks the future is only set to get brighter in the coming years . when it comes online slots , gamers can now enjoy a game\nat issue is that a chunk of boyd\u2019s 27 , 100 slot machines are not compatible with the bally\u2019s system\u2019s technology and can\u2019t be linked .\nthe installations include an array of bally\u2019s latest systems applications , including sds for windows and cmp casino - management systems . peermont will also deploy bally\u2019s iview display manager ( dm ) to provide what it calls \u201ca unique experience at the gaming device to specific targeted players at select locations\u201d .\nthe company came into existence in 1968 and was initially known as advanced patent technology . eventually , the name was changed to alliance gaming when the company was acquired by bally gaming international in 1996 . finally in 2006 the company adopted the name bally , which turned into a trademark .\nthe late 1960s were especially important to bally , as they became a publicly traded company and also introduced the world ' s first electronic slot .\ncommand center : another popular feature offered by bally technologies is the command center , which involves new technology that helps expand the casino floor possibilities to a significant level . using this feature , the casino can configure the game and peripheral content from a central location . additional new features , such as iview and ideck , also form part of the command center toolbox , giving casinos much greater control .\nthroughout its long and rich history , the company has become known as one of the founders of slot machines and games in general . it is responsible for the first slot machine which functioned on the basis of electromagnetic principles in 1964 known as \u201cmoney honey\u201d . since then , bally technologies has been made a pioneer in other achievements , such as the first completely electronic reel - spinning slot machine .\n2014 was a landmark year for the company , as several of their slots were honored with awards for innovation and overall quality . in august , bally technologies entered into an agreement to be purchased by scientific games , a longtime maker of sports betting and lottery equipment . the transaction was made for $ 3 . 3 billion , as well as an additional $ 1 . 8 billion in assumed debt .\nnonetheless , bally technologies offers another type of online gambling product which serves a different type of customer . during the years of manufacturing gambling equipment , managing casinos and providing the best possible service , this company has accumulated a great deal of experience and knowledge . in order to make it available to everyone , they now offer entire security and casino management systems that facilitate the work of operation managers and guards .\nfortunately , bally\u2019s games are available for instant play , no downloads are necessary . however , you may stumble upon certain online casinos that will offer their games through a client of some sort . over their 50 years of existence , being owned by several owners , bally has accumulated crucial experience , skills and know - hows that allowed it to go neck a neck with the biggest casino software providers today . besides games , bally provides gaming platforms , company solutions such as accounting systems , management systems and customer support platforms . in other words , bally can supply an online casino all by themselves .\nat the turn of the year , bally technologies announced its latest deal as part of its efforts to form an increasingly large footprint at casinos and other land based gambling establishments across canada . the latest deal is with the government of saskatchewan , with the company agreeing to provide the area with 650 video lottery terminals to be distributed at venues across the region . naturally , the agreement is for the very latest technology from bally , which includes the unique ideck touch - screen programmable button that can adapt to any game of the player\u2019s choice and offers additional functionality .\nsome bally technologies games feature high online jackpots and rtp rates . plus , there are numerous unique bonuses and bally exclusive promotions that game players can use to enhance their gaming sessions . regular players are usually at the receiving end of exclusive prizes that include real cash , gadgets , an occasional holiday package and others . the main requirement to be part of these exciting promotions is just registration . however , each casino will have in place its own set of rules and promotions ; so , every player should look for a casino that offers them the best offers and programmes .\nwith a stock price at $ 23 . 25 per share , it\u2019s thought the eventual cost of the takeover will be $ 1 . 3 billion . bally has a casino on the las vegas strip and is the major rival to igt as a distributor of land - based pokies in the united states , so it is a major gaming corporation by any standards . while the company\u2019s australian and new zealand assets are likely to be less prominent parts of the far flung bally technologies gaming empire , this could mean certain changes in policies or staff among shufflemaster australia\u2019s corporate structure .\nbally\u2019s sds windows solution will be connected live to more than 3 , 200 gaming machines across peermont\u2019s operations using some proper neat high - speed networking technology .\nin 1996 , alliance engineered a hostile takeover of bally entertainment , which gave it control of a large segment of the american slot machine ( pokies ) industry . bally entertainment began as a pinball machine company in chicago in 1932 , but eventually became one of the chief producers of american pokies in succeeding decades .\nbally has had a drop in earnings since last summer , and its stock , while still higher than when srinivasan became ceo , plunged in recent months .\nat bally , srinivasan was promoted to president and chief operating officer in 2011 and , keeping his president\u2019s title , replaced haddrill as ceo in december 2012 .\nthe company said there was significant value in the igaming platform solution\u2019s ability to give customers seamless integration with their bally slot - management and casino - management systems .\n\u201cbased on a discussion with the company , the acquisition was in the works for months and bally has previously scouted out a number of social platforms , \u201d simkins said . \u201cwith the social gaming business here to stay , dragonplay provides bally an immediate entry into the only vertical it was missing at a fair price . \u201d\nwhat it means : scientific games has grown substantially due to its merger with bally , which followed the company\u2019s earlier acquisition of wms industries inc . in 2013 .\ni worked for bally technologies for 18 years . starting as an accounting clerk . promoted to accounting supervisor , to office manager and then facility manager . the company provided me a career path and i was able to grow within the company . the culture began to change with the company acquisitions and then bally was acquired by scientific gaming . there were many layoffs through the years as the company went through many changes . the most enjoyable part of my job was the opportunity to keep learning new processes . my peers were wonderful to work with and for the most part it was a positive atmosphere ."]}
{"id": 53853, "summary": [{"text": "oudh and rohilkhand railway was an extensive railway network in the north india , mostly north of the ganges , starting from benares and subsequently up to delhi . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "oudh and rohilkhand railway", "paragraphs": ["the oudh and rohilkhand railway battalion were an auxiliary regiment associated with the oudh and rohilkhand railway .\nhistory of the oudh & rohilkhand railway urltoken includes a photograph of the oudh & rohilkhand railway volunteer rifles 1910 - 1911 . in 1926 it became the 2nd battalion of the east indian railway regiment\naround 1872 , the indian branch railway company was transformed into oudh and rohilkhand railway . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] oudh and rohilkhand railway was merged with east indian railway company in 1925 . [ 11 ]\nthe varanasi - lucknow - moradabad main line of oudh and rohilkhand railway was extended to saharanpur in 1886 . [ 1 ]\nthe government of india took over the bengal and north - western railway and merged it with the rohilkhand and kumaon railway to form the oudh and tirhut railway in 1943 . [ 12 ]\nthe oudh and rohilkhand railway ( o & rr ) took over the interests of the indian branch railway ( ibr ) and under a government of india ( goi ) guarantee . [ 1 ]\nsaharanpur marshalling yard under construction by the north western state rly . and the oudh and rohilkhund rly .\nthe curzon bridge across the ganges was opened in 1905 by the east indian railway company and the template : gauge broad gauge allahabad - faizabad line was possibly opened the same year . it was operated by the oudh and rohilkhand railway .\nin 1952 , eastern railway , northern railway and north eastern railway were formed . eastern railway was formed with a portion of east indian railway company , east of mughalsarai and bengal nagpur railway . northern railway was formed with a portion of east indian railway company west of mughalsarai , jodhpur railway , bikaner railway and eastern punjab railway . north eastern railway was formed with oudh and tirhut railway , assam railway and a portion of bombay , baroda and central india railway . [ 13 ] east central railway was created in 1996 - 97 . [ 14 ] north central railway was formed in 2003 . [ 15 ]\nthe oudh and rohilkhand railway opened the template : gauge broad gauge line from varanasi to lucknow in 1872 . the line was extended to faizabad with the faizabad loop . then jaunpur junction was built .\noudh & rohilkund rly . opens line from benares ( varanasi ) to lucknow .\nthe rohilkhand and kumaon main line began beside the oudh and rohilkhand at bareilly . in some ways it was a pleasant station \u2013 platform one was wide and had comfortable wooden seats and a polished brass bell cast \u2018bb & ci\u2019 and engraved \u2018eir\u2019 , while there were shunting 0 - 6 - 0\u2019s on broad gauge , exceeding british engines heavily balanced on their three axles , and with next - to - no buffer beam .\nbengal and north western , bengal central , rohilkhand - kumaon , and indian midland railways formed without guarantees ; southern mahratta railways formed with guarantees .\nindian railway staff and some mg locos are sent overseas to help build the uganda railway .\nrunning north of the ganges and across the united provinces , there was a large metre gauge railway system comprising the bengal & north western railway and the rohilkhand & kumaon railway . these two railways were amalgamated in 1945 , and became known as the oudh & tirhut railway . these fine names have been discarded by the indian authorities in favour of common zonal names . perhaps the old names were too imperialistic and british for the indian management !\nindian railway standards renamed indian government railway standards . locomotive classification codes updated to include diesels and electrics .\nwadi - secunderabad railway line built with financing from the nizam of hyderabad , and later becomes part of the nizam ' s guaranteed state railway . secunderabad railway station built by this railway .\nbengal and north - western railway is taken over by the state , after being merged with the rohilkund and kumaon rly . , the mashrak - thane extension rly . , the lucknow - bareilly rly . , and the tirhut rly . the new railway is known as the oudh and tirhut rly .\na number of rajput , gujarat and kathiawar state rulers also had their private railways notably the jodhpur railway , bikaner state railway , jaipur state railway and the gaekwads baroda state railway , to name a few . in the south , there was the mysore state railway .\noctober : sind , punjab , and delhi railway completes amritsar - saharanpur - ghaziabad line , linking punjab railway with the eir and providing connectivity between multan and delhi .\nlocomotives too were messed about and the bnr saddle tank locust began life as a broad gauge engine on the oudh and rohilkhand railway . only after 30 years service was she acquired by the bnr and then went through a slimming operation at the motibagh works in nagpur to emerge as a narrow gauge loco . in 1916 she moved to a third company the bdrr - - the target of my mission from ranchi .\nrailways act passed by the government defining the framework for railway construction and operation .\npowers of the railway board are formalized under lord curzon . the board is under the department of commerce and industry , and has government railway official serving as chairman , and a railway manager from england and an agent of one of the company railways as the other two members .\na . h . wheeler and co . introduce their indian railway library series of publications .\nrailway finances separated from general finances in the general government budget after the first railway ' convention ' . railway board expanded to have a financial commissioner , a member in charge of ways , works , stores and projects , and a member in charge of administration , staff , and traffic .\nrailway line laid across the bolan pass to help move men and materiel during hostilities in afghanistan .\najmer - ahmedabad line ( mg ) opens , and becomes part of the rajputana state railway .\neast indian railway company taken over by the state on january 1 ; great indian peninsular railway taken over on june 30 .\nbengal and assam were served by the bengal assam railway , which came into being on the 1st january 1942 by the amalgamation of the eastern bengal railway , which was one the oldest railways and part of lord dalhousie ' s original plans for a network of railways in india , and the all metre gauge assam bengal railway . this railway also got fragmented following independence .\nbenares city branch railway , opened 1900 as branch of the owners o & rr ; however worked by bengal and north - western railway ( b & nwr ) .\nmost main stations and mail trains in the 1950s had posh railway restaurants and restuarant cars with clean table linen and uniformed waiter service . alas with increase in air travel , the railways went dowbhill in the 1960s and 70s .\nthe jamnagar and dwarka railway procures a single mg diesel loco for its saurashtra passenger service , from brookville .\nthe railways were given grand sounding names by the british as they constructed them to all corners of the sub - continent , beginning with the great indian peninsula railway which was the first railway closely followed by the east indian railway . the punjab , sind , baluchistan and the north west frontier provinces were served by india ' s largest railway system , the north western railway ( the greater part of this railway went to pakistan following independence . )\nthe south was served by the madras & southern maharatta railway and the south indian railway . the gujarat , rajputana ( rajasthan ) and central india were served by the bombay baroda & central india railway , which had an extensive broad gauge and metre gauge network ( nearly all the metre gauge has now been converted to broad gauge ) .\nthe post of minister for transport and communications is created ; the minister was a civil servant , and could decide on matters dealt with by the railway board .\nmoradabad and ambala cantonment on this line , are amongst the top hundred booking stations of indian railway . [ 7 ]\njaunpur junction ( jnu station ) , also known as bhandariya railway station , is a railway station in jaunpur , uttar pradesh , india . this station is part of the northern railway lucknow division and the varanasi - lucknow line via faizabad . it is also part of the allahabad - jaunpur line and aunrihar - kirakat - jaunpur line . this station is a adarsh category railway station in northern railway . this station is situated in northeast jaunpur . nearby stations include jaunpur city railway station ( jop ) and zafrabad junction ( zbd ) . jaunpur junction is a medium revenue station , serving over 16 , 000 passengers and over 50 trains on a daily basis . it is under the administrative control of the northern railway zone ' s lucknow division , and partly of the north eastern railway zone ' s varanasi division .\nthe deccan was served mostly by the nizam ' s state railway , which was also a broad and metre gauge system . the central provinces was served by the great indian peninsula railway . the ganges plain and northern india then known as the united provinces ( up ) was the monopoly of the east indian railway .\nmsmr ' s workshops at perambur split into the carriage and wagon workshops and the locomotive workshops .\na petrol - driven 0 - 4 - 0 loco from kerr stuart is in use by the morvi railway and tramways company .\nbnr ' s satpura railway complete ' s gondia - nainpur - jabalpur link .\ntwo bg diesel shunters from william beardmore in use on the north western railway .\nlucknow railway station is one of the two main railway stations of lucknow city for broad gauge trains , other one is\nlucknow jn\n( station code\nljn\n) . this page contains information about the lucknow nr railway station .\nnalhati - azimganj railway , opened 1863 . originally part of indian branch railway , unique 4ft gauge ; worked by o & rr , 1863 - 72 ; run as state rly , 1872 ; leased to east indian railway ( eir ) , 1892\ndelhi - bandikui , bandikui - agra lines of rajputana state railway opened , and alwar line is under construction ( all mg ) .\nkaunia - dharlla mg line of east bengal railway extended to amingaon , where a ferry across the brahmaputra connected to the rail system of the assam bengal railway through guwahati .\nfamines in several areas of india result in more railway lines being bulit for relief .\nmarwar - pali section opened on june 24 as part of the new jodhpur railway .\neir taken over by the state ( 1879 ? ) , but the construction and operation of the railway are handed back to the company .\ncawnpore - burhwal railway , opened 1896 . , constructed and worked as state line up to 31 mar 1915 , then government of india ( goi ) ; managed and worked by o & rr .\nsouth india rly . is engaged in ultimately abandoned attempt to build a direct railway between india and ceylon with a viaduct over the panban viaduct .\nthe nizam of hyderabad pays for the construction of a railway linking hyderabad to the gipr .\nnizam ' s state railway ' s main line is extended to bezwada ( vijayawada ) .\nsyke ' s lock and block system of interlocking introduced on the bb & ci rly . and other railways .\nthe moradabad \u2013 ambala line ( also known as moradabad - ambala main line ) is a railway line connecting moradabad in the indian state of uttar pradesh and ambala cantonment in haryana . the line is under the administrative jurisdiction of northern railway .\nsadly , john is now no longer with us , but long may he be remembered as one of india ' s railway history champions . i hope my book and this article , will be a tribute to his efforts , and others like him , past and present .\nmaharaj scindia of gwalior opens ng ( 2 ' ) railway lines from gwalior to bhind and shivpuri . these later become part of the gwalior light railways .\n22 march : matheran light railway opens , with 4 articulated 0 - 6 - 0t locomotives .\nbangalore - chikkaballapur light railway ( 2 ' 6\n) opens the bangalore - yeshwantpur section .\nthe shahdara - saharanpur light railway ( sslr ) was a 2ft 6in / 762mm narrow gauge ( ng ) privately owned railway with a length of line of 92 miles when completed in 1907 . the shahdara ( delhi ) - saharanpur light railway company had been formed in 1905 . [ 1 ]\nis the first step towards better linkage . we strive to get better opportunities in transport to delhi and dehradun . the renovated track will help in better livelihood opportunities for locals , \u201d tamta said . sixty - km railway line between tanakpur and pilibhit was laid a century ago by the british to transport timber and sub - minerals like boulder and gravels from kumaon to the rest of india and abroad .\nthe answer to virginia wells is there were two routes from howrah to bombay victoria terminus . the first and original trans - indian route by the east indian railway and great indian peninsula railway which is 1358 miles via allahabad and took forty - two and a half hours starting at howrah at 20 . 25 arriving at vt at 15 . 10 . this train had an air - conditioned coach and was usually made up of eir rolling stock and was the preferred train for calcutta business people and military top brass en route to the uk on furlough . the other bombay mail was the bengal nagpur railway and great indian peninsula railway mail which ran via nagpur and a shorter route of 1 , 230 miles and took forty - one and a half hours ( which meant it was a slower train . ) this train never came into being till after 1905 about fifty - five years , after the eir - gip train , the year the bnr arrived at howrah . this train did not have an air - conditioned coach . both trains had a restaurant car . regards ken\nkalyan - igatpuri - pune section is now completely electrified , and the quadruple line between bombay and kalyan is also electrified .\nworld war ii . railways under strain again . locomotives , wagons , and track material are taken from india to the middle east ; 28 branch lines were completely cannibalized for this . railway workshops are used to manufacture shells and other military equipment . the entire railway system is in poor shape by the end of the war .\nthe first section of the ng barsi light railway is built from barsi road junction to barsi town .\nthe east coast between calcutta and madras was served by the bengal nagpur railway ( bnr ) with an end - on junction with the madras & southern maharatta railway at waltair , which is now part of visakhapatnam . the bengal nagpur railway also served the nagpur / chota nagpur area and the vast mineral districts of the area , and jointly with the east indian railway the industrial area of the damodar valley . in fact the first aim of the bengal nagpur railway was to connect the rich mineral sources in the nagpur district with the industry growing up in the asansol area ; this was the bnr ' s first main line . the bnr did not reach calcutta until 1905 , and to bnr people that line was always referred to as \u2018the howrah branch ' !\no & rr were given operating rights of the opening in 1905 of the allahabad - fyzabad railway which included the curzon bridge , allahabad over the river ganges . this line and bridge were constructed by state railways and connected to the east indian railway ( eir ) to the south of the river ganges and a junction to the o & rr mainline . thus providing a direct link from allahbad to lucknow and the hill stations beyond . [ 2 ] .\nthe extraordinary workmanship that went into these old steam locomotives is what sealed the bond between a railway company and a distant manufacturer . for example the loco used for film\n( 1877 ? ) following an agreement between the british and the french , an mg line is laid between pondicherry and villupuram .\nkhandwa - indore mg line of holkar state railway under construction , passing the mhow ghat section by 1878 .\nthe government - built godhra - nagda link is handed over to the bb & ci railway for operation .\neir trackage totals 1350 miles ; other railways : gipr - - 875 , madras railway - - 680 , sind and punjab - - 400 , bbci - - 300 , east bengal - - 115 , and great southern - - 170 .\nlarge numbers of american and canadian locos are imported ( awd , cwd , along with awc , awe , and mawd classes ) .\ndiscover and book hotels , restaurants and local experiences in 50 , 000 destinations worldwide . triposo works offline so you can wander freely .\nsir thomas robertson committee submits recommendations on administration and working of the railways . an early version of the railway board is constituted , with three members serving on it at first .\nassam rly . and trading co . opens dibrugarh / amlapatty - dinjan stream mg section as part of the dibru - sadia railway ( section operational on aug . 15 ) .\nrailway mileage now at about 24 , 750 miles in india , of which 14 , 000 miles are bg , and most of the rest mg ( with only a few hundred miles of 2 ' and 2 ' 6\ngauge lines ) .\nrailway board decides that lavatories will be provided in all lower class carriages for trains running more than 50 miles .\nchandausi railway station is located in sambhal district in the indian state of uttar pradesh and serves chandausi . chandausi junction railway station falls on the aligarh - bareilly rail route . it is served by the northern railways . the main train connections include dadar - bareilly express , dehradun - allahabad link express , muzzaffarpur - delhi sadhbhavana express and sultanpur - delhi sadbhawna express .\nthe bb & ci suburban lines extended to borivili and virar . in the bombay area tracks in some places are doubled and even tripled or quadrupled ( e . g . , between bandra and borivili ) .\nsuch mundane reckoning were soon forgotten when i cast my eyes over the railway station . tottering , tatty and woebegone , it was everything a narrow - gauge steam lover could wish for .\nthe railway board is reorganized with a chief commissioner of railways having overriding powers on technical matters . ( 1921 ? )\nhardwar - dehra railway , opened 1900 . small , privately - owned assisted broad gauge branchline worked by o & rr\nhistory of railway construction\nindian railways service of engineers [ see\nmartin & co\nin table ] .\nambala has an outstation shed for shakurbasti wds - 4 locos . jagadhari has a carriage and wagon workshop and a bridge workshop . [ 5 ]\nthe most prestigious and luxurious train to ever run in india during the raj was the indian imperial mail , ( the british loved the term \u2018imperial ' ) which was a joint east indian railway and great indian peninsula railway venture . it carried first class passengers only , and ran between calcutta and bombay in connection with berthing times at ballard pier in bombay of certain p & o liners to and from the uk this train ceased to run following the outbreak of world war ii . with the introduction of air conditioning on the bombay mail , there was no need to run the imperial mail when hostilities ended .\ntotal trackage at 37 , 000 miles ( about 15 % privately - held ) . the east india railway committee ( chaired by sir william acworth , hence also known as the acworth committee ) points out the need for unified management of the entire railway system . on the recommendations of this committee , the government takes over the actual management of all railways , and also separates railway finances from the general governmental finances ( the latter step led to the practice , followed to this day , of presenting the railway budget separately from the general budget every year ) .\nthese compartments gave excellent comfort and privacy , which made the long journeys enjoyable especially with a certain cosiness and privacy with night travel , when it was possible to lock the compartment doors and have a secure and good night ' s sleep in your en suite compartment , which was solely for your use between the hours of nine in the night and seven the next morning .\njuly 11 : a flash flood washes out portions of the tracks on the chappar rift of the sind peshin state railway ( now in pakistan ) , and through running never resumes on this line .\nsouth indian railway begins madras - tuticorin service connecting with the boat to ceylon , using vestibuled coaches for both first and second class . the trip takes nearly 22 hours for the 443 mile route .\nthe kandahar state railway from ruk to sibi is formed ; 133 . 5 miles of track are laid in 101 days !\nthe memories of those journeys date back to august 1931 , when as a young lad , arriving at bombay from the uk , i made a journey of some one thousand two hundred miles from victoria terminus of the great indian peninsula railway to dhanbad on the east indian railway , where my grandfather was the yardmaster . till then i was familiar only with the trains of the southern railway in england with their corridor trains and similar trains in europe .\nthe journeys i made and enjoyed during the days of the raj , are recounted in a book i am completing and which i am giving the title \u2018coupling across the peninsula . ' it gives an insight to the glories of those railways , life in the railway colonies and a glimpse of an important part of the history of india ' s railways .\nthe sind , punjab and delhi railway completed the 483 - kilometre - long ( 300 mi ) amritsar \u2013 ambala \u2013 saharanpur \u2013 ghaziabad line in 1870 connecting multan ( now in pakistan ) with delhi .\nthe spur from the north - west territories into afghanistan , the only railway line in afghanistan at this time , is dismantled .\nkhyber railway ' s last section from landi kotal to landi khana , 2km short of the frontier with afghanistan , is opened .\npunjab northern state railway builds the lahore - jhelum line ( parts that opened as mg in 1876 are converted to bg ) .\nconstruction of the siliguri - darjeeling line , the first hill railway in india ( not counting the ghat sections near bombay ) .\nthe darjeeling steam tramway ( later the darjeeling himalayan railway ) starts services on its first section , the siliguri - darjeeling line .\na petrol - driven 0 - 4 - 9 loco is supplied to morvi railway and tramways by nasmyth wilson . a couple of thornycroft petrol - driven parcel delivery vehicles are also in use by the eir .\njodhpur bikaner rly . split into jodhpur state rly . and bikaner state rly .\nmay 9 : horse - drawn tram system begins operation in bombay , betwen parel and colaba . operated by stearnes and kittredge with a stable of 900 horses .\nindia ' s first electric locos ( two of them ) are delivered to the mysore gold fields by bagnalls ( stafford ) with overhead electrical equipment by siemens . also among the earliest electric vehicles , electrically operated rail trolleys (\nwhite ' s patented rail motor trolleys\n) are brought into use ( by eir ' s carriage & wagon workshops , by the oudh and rohilkhund rly . , by the eastern bengal state rly . , etc . ) .\nin 1925 , the o & rr was merged into the east indian railway ( eir ) when the latter came into state management .\nex - gipr suburban line is electrified up to kalyan . main line electrified up to poona and igatpuri over the bhore and thal ghats ( 1500 v dc ) .\nthere are three special courts namely special court ( sc / st act ) and special court ( e . c . act ) and special court ( gangster act )\nin 1928 , the bombay baroda & central india railway introduced an air - condition coach on its prestigious train , the frontier mail , which was the first train in india to have air - conditioning . this was followed in the 1930 ' s by the east indian railway on its premier train the delhi - kalka mail and later on its calcutta - bombay mail . these were the last word in railway luxury at that time . though it was the preferred mode of travel for senior civil servants , top men in commerce and industry and the army top brass , it was available to anyone who could afford the fare , regardless of nationality or caste , and this was true for all \u2018upper class ' accommodation on all the trains .\ngrass grew between the lines that led to the loco shed and this held out the rare promise of some overlooked treasure rusting in the sidings , too modest in her scrap value to arouse the lust of railway economists .\nthe government purchases all major lines and re - leases them to private operators , with the exception of rohilkhund & kumaon rly . and bengal & north - western rly .\npunjab limited express begins to run between mumbai and lahore , leaving mumbai on thursdays .\nsouthern mahratta rly . co . opens hospet - bellary and gadag - hotgi lines .\nlist & morse interlocking system introduced for 29 single line crossings between lahore and ghaziabad .\nin the days of the raj , there were four different class of carriages ; first class , second class , intermediate class , and third class . first , second and intermediate classes had well upholstered accommodation . privacy and comfort were of paramount importance to the railways for first and second class passengers , who travelled almost like a privileged class !\nnov . 9 : kalka - shimla railway line opened , built at 2 ' 0\ngauge ( but relaid later , see below ) .\nbowringpet - kolar 2 ' 6\nline extended to chintamani / chikkaballapur ( forming the kolar district rly . ) by the mysore state railway .\nirca reviews experiments with wagon pooling and establishes it as a policy for all bg railways .\nmarch 7 : gipr connection over the thull ghat reaches jubbulpore ( jabalpur ) from itarsi , linking up with eir track there from allahabad , and establishing connectivity between bombay and calcutta .\nmasjid , parel , ghatkopar , diva , and chinchpokli stations opened for mumbai local services .\na select committee in the house of commons recommends continuing the policy of using mg for local and secondary lines only , and suggests that feeder lines to bg should also be bg .\nng lines opened : parlakimedi light rly . from navpada ( bnr ) ; rajpur - dhamtari ( bnr ) . planning begun for matheran light railway .\nkalka - shimla railway regauged to 2 ' 6\ngauge under guidelines from the war department seeking to ensure uniformity in all imperial narrow gauge systems .\nthis photograph was uploaded on the irfca website by john lacey who gave me his permission to use it in my book together with several other photographs . john , like me was a great lover of the indian railways and uploaded several illustrations of indian railway history on the irfca website and who i got to know through the \u2018net . '\nthe fashion to give steam shunters the blank armoured look arouse from the economic ascendency of diesel traction . the first main line diesel shunter in britain was introduced at this time and what a sad sight it looked alongside the steam master - - pieces of gresley and stainer . the leeds company of hunslet pioneered the painful switch in loyalties and in 1934 their first passenger diesel went into service - - on the egyptian delta light railway .\nthe jodhpur railway becomes the first to introduce electric lights as standard fixtures . ( electric lighting had been tried by other railways starting in the 1890s . )\nthe survey for railway electrification of the moradabad - aligarh line , including the chandausi - bareilly sector , was sanctioned in the budget for 2012 - 13 .\nrajputana - malwa rly . taken over by state and made part of bb & ci rly .\npatiala state monorail obtains the four famed orenstein and koppel monorail locomotives for some of its lines .\nsir on july 1 takes over gsir ( bg ) and carnatic rly . ( mg ) .\nindian midland rly . opens lines from jhansi to gwalior , kanpur , manikpur , and bhopal .\nmettupalaiyam - coonoor section of the nilgiri mountain rly . re - opens after repair and restoration .\nng lines : nainpur - chhindwara ( bnr ) ; howrah - tribeni ( bengal provincial rly . co . , connecting to katwa line ) ; gwalior light railway sections : gwalior - jora alapur ( jan . 1 ) , jora alapur - sabalgarh ( dec . 1 ) . construction begun on matheran light railway .\nmadras mg suburban railway line completed . ( ( april 2 ? ) may 11 : tambaram - beach has electric traction ) . the first mg emu service .\nin a reversal of the broad - gauge policy instituted under lord salisbury , the rajputana - malwa railway is authorized to build its lines to meter - gauge .\na monorail of the ewing system ( double - flanged wheels and an outrigger wheel for balance ) powered by ponies is installed for transporting tea and other light goods at the high range near keranganie .\nmay 1 : the flying queen ( predecessor of flying ranee ) is introduced between bombay and surat , hauled by an h class 4 - 6 - 0 and making her run in 4 hours .\nworld war i places heavy strain on the railways . railway production is diverted to meet the needs of british forces outside india . at the end of the war indian railways are in a total state of dilapidation and disrepair . all services are downgraded or restricted .\noct . 1 : mysore darbar takes over nanjangud - mysore - bangalore and birur - shimoga lines .\njodhpur rly . acquires two drewry railcars , one for the maharaja and the other an inspection car .\nfollowing political and passenger demands , toilet facilities are introduced on a large scale in first class carriages .\nnov . 1 : through bg connection between bezwada ( vijayawada ) and madras ( chennai ) opens .\nfirst and second class carriages had superior fittings and en suite toilet facilities in the western style , while first class also had the added luxury of a shower unit . there was good electric lighting with each berth also having individual reading lights , and a minimum of two electric ceiling fans . these were either four berth or two berth compartments ; the two berth variety were known as \u2018coupes . ' coupes had one lower and one upper berth , while the four berth compartments had two lower and two upper berths .\nto every railway man jamalpur in west bengal rings a bell of pride . not only did this original railways township produce india ' s first locomotives ( from the ingenious fashioning of imported spare parts ) but it continues to produce another crucial asset , the line of mechanical experts who are considered the best material for chairmanship of the railway board .\nrefreshing & rewarding . recollections of royal splendor . as a former railway official , i felt privileged to read tha article . i look forward to the book being published ,\nfirst automatic colour - light signals in india , on gipr ' s lines between bombay vt and byculla .\napril : msmr merged with the lines worked by the sir company , and taken over by the state .\ntwo new branches of the darjeeling himalayan railway opened to traffic . the kalimpong road ( now gelkhola ) branch followed the teesta valley ( hence known as the teesta valley line ) and the kishanganj branch ( built in the preceding year , 1914 ) ran west - southwest of siliguri .\nthe o & rr established workshops at alambagh ( 1865 ) and charbagh ( 1867 ) to provide capacity for the major broad gauge ( bg ) line from benares to lucknow , to the north of the river ganges , which it opened to traffic in 1872 . in 1874 , the line was extended to moradabad and in 1876 , to saharanpur where the o & rr met the north western railway ( nwr ) . on 31 december 1888 , the goi assumed both ownership and management of the o & rr .\ncalcutta tramways ' electrification and conversion to standard gauge from meter gauge begins . total system size is at 30km .\nwedgwood committee makes recommendations for public relations , advertising , etc . which until then had been neglected . also recommends faster and more reliable passenger services and expansion of freight activities , for the railways to compete with road transport .\nthe building was commenced in the month of may 1878 , and was completed in the month of may 1888 .\nsouth - east of kalyan , the gipr line extended over the bhore ghat to reach raichur , connecting with the madras railway , whose branch line out of arakkonam reaches raichur by now .\njodhpur is connected ( via luni ) to the rajputana malwa railway network ( first train on march 9 ) ( mg ) . this line later becomes part of the jodhpur bikaner rly .\ntilhar - budaun - hapur railway survey . under survey by o & rr , 1909 . ref civil list 1909 page 379 \u2013 railways o & rr - unable to determine if constructed .\ngoa - guntakal mg line completed by the southern mahratta rly co . , with branches from londa to poona ( connecting to mysore via bangalore , and also with gadag - hotgi ) , and bezwada ( vijayawada ) to marmagoa .\nthis is a photograph of the inside of the restaurant car on the indian imperial mail . it is typical of the restaurant cars attached to the important trains on the east indian railway , where silver service meals were served in clean hygienic surroundings and where the cuisine and service was of an excellent standard . it was services like this that made an added joy to rail travel in the days of the raj and completely lost to the present day traveller who is subjected to dubious food quality served from questionable hygiene standards prevalent in the pantry cars where it is prepared . the father of pop idol sir cliff richard was once the manager of a restaurant car on the east indian railway similar to one shown in this photograph .\nindia was handed a splendid railway system by the british when they left india with excellent designs of travelling conveniences and facilities . service standards have been allowed to slip to these unacceptable depths , particularly for those indians who well remember travelling conditions on the railways of the raj and to foreign tourists who visit india . it is a shame that the indian railway managing authorities , while they have raised the standard of third class travel have lowered the quality for the more expensive ticket holders to unacceptable standards of comfort and privacy . perhaps the quality of upper class accommodation that existed before independence was too british for their liking ; or is it they were a reminder that the british introduced those standards which were typically british but not indian ?\nearly attempts to set up a horse - drawn tram system in calcutta , between sealdah and armenian ghat street ( 3 . 8km ) . this service opened on feb . 24 and closed by nov . 20 for lack of patronage .\nstarted working west of lucknow and it reached bareilly in 1873 . a line connecting moradabad to chandausi was also built in 1872 and it was continued up to bareilly in 1873 . the bareilly - moradabad chord was completed in 1894 . the former main line became chandausi loop and the one via rampur became main line . it was extended to shahranpur in 1886 .\nentire calcutta tram network is now electrified and converted to standard gauge . the howrah station to bandhaghat line opens in june .\nsirhind - morinda section of the patiala state monorail is opened , powered by oxen and army mules from 1907 until 1927 .\n8 - coach emu rakes are introduced on the main line in mumbai and 4 - coach rakes on the harbour line .\nearly use of simple mechnanical interlocking devices ( list and list & morse systems ) at six single line crossings of nwr .\nkenneth hugh staynor was born at madhupur on 16 september 1927 . in 1929 , his family went to the united kingdom , and returned to india in 1931 to kurseong , where his father was a teacher , and later headmaster , at victoria school . kenneth was educated at st . josephs college , darjeeling , and st mary ' s high school , mount abu . he left india in august 1951 for permanent residence in the uk to get into research and development in engineering , which was not available in india , and because his ancestral roots were in the uk . he lives in south wales after retirement . his wife passed away in january 2010 ; he has three sons , five grandsons , five granddaughters and one great granddaughter .\nthe engine of 55364 up pilibhit - bareilly city passenger train derailed in pilibhit on sunday morning . the derailment took place when the engine was being shunted and was to be attached to the standing bogies before leaving for izzatnagar railway station in bareilly . however , no injury was reported , so far . according to rajendra prasad , official spokesperson of the izzatnagar division of the north eastern ( ne ) railway , \u201cthe derailment of engine number 11264 took place between two points of barha railway crossing\u2019s stretch at around 9 . 15am on sunday after it reached pilibhit junction at 9 . 10 am with the 55361 down pilibhit - bareilly city passenger train . it was scheduled to take the 55364 up train back to bareilly at 10 am . \u201d\nfebruary 3 : first electric railway operates on harbour branch of the gipr from victoria terminus to kurla ( 16 km ) , using 1500v dc overhead traction . the section is designated as a suburban section . emus from cammell laird and uerdingenwagonfabrik are used . in the same year electrification of vt - bandra is also completed and emu services begin there as well , with an elevated platform at sandhurst road . the gipr suburban line is later electrified up to kalyan .\n( late 1890 ' s ) lighting in passenger coaches introduced by many railway companies . lower classes tended to get gas lamps , whereas upper classes sometimes got electric lights , but often gas or oil lamps .\nthe station is also proposed as an intersection for lucknow metro routes i . e . north - south corridor and east - west corridor . it will be a terminal station for east - west corridor . line first operational stations length ( km ) terminals east - west corridor under construction 12 11 . 098 lucknow charbagh railway station vasant kunj\nthe morning train from gauri phanta \u2013 indeed its one daily train \u2013 connected at dudwa for mailani , and that train connected at mailani for the end of the r & k at bareilly , and that train connected at bareilly for the north - west .\ndec . 6 : the grand chord via gaya , which significantly shortens the distance between delhi and calcutta , opens on the eir ' s calcutta - delhi trunk route ( inaugurated by the earl of minto , the viceroy and governor - general of india .\nindian standard time ( ist ) comes into force for timekeeping in british india ( except for calcutta and some other regions ) .\nmandra - bhaun and sialkot - narowal lines opened ( both now in pakistan ; the former was closed in the 1990s ) .\nboth bagnali and delta class lie in bankura and when i was there a few years back some of the handsome cc class had been sent up from the baripada shed in orissa to help out in handling the traffic . these locos of the north british co predate the bagnall fleet and i felt privileged to watch the last paintings of these 1906 engines doing their thing 70 years later .\ninformative article . i am writing a story of the raj period in india . can you tell me how long the train journey took from bombay to calcutta and even the arrival and departure times . would like to know when the book comes out . cheers\nto the north the cloud was thicker , and in the stillness when the train stopped we could hear its low , boiling thunder . when we were moving we could put out our hands and feel the tiny droplets of water hitting them like pins and needles . but pulling away from lalauri khera we noticed a faint vertical division in the sky , grey on our side , yellow - grey ahead . we entered the yellow - grey . the carriage was hit from the left and leant over on its side . this was more than a wind ; it was a mass of air , neither swirling nor eddying but travelling south , solid . it was thick with dust ; there was no more any colour save yellow - grey . our vision of dark tossing trees and moving ground cut out beyond fifty yards . as the wind buffeted and the dust permeated we thought of trains that had been blown off the rails , and estimated the height of the embankment we were on . and the dry grit turned to mud hitting hard against us , and this to heavy rain which rebounded from the earth in a scudding ground - haze . still there was no colour \u2013 the rails of pilibhit yard , where we took refuge , and the trees beside it , were all in different densities of the all - grey .\nbhusawal loco shed set up by gipr ; at the time the largest loco shed in asia and the third largest in the world .\nretrenchment committee under lord inchcape recommends drastic cuts in working expenses and other measures designed to produce a fixed annual profit for the state .\nrailways ( like everything else ! ) hit by the 1929 wall street crash and the ensuing global depression ; severe economy measures undertaken .\na 2 ' gauge diesel loco from maffei is supplied to c k andrew and co . ( probably used on a plantation ? )\ncabin interlocking introduced in some places by the gipr on the bombay - delhi route . ( equipment supplied by saxby and farmer . )\nbangalore - mysore mg line opened by the mysore state rly . ( this line later went to the southern mahratta railway co . which was chartered in 1882 to operate some famine - relief lines opened by the state ) .\nmcleods like the gaekwad ' s dabhoi line , favoured the stafford company of bagnall and all four lines were serviced by a sturdy tank engine , followed by a slightly lighter version called delta class . this did not refer to the delta of the ganga but to that of the nile where the engines ordered for the egyptian delta light railways were found ideal for bengal . the bankura - damodar river railway still runs two mixed trains daily from bankura to rainagar ( some 97 kms distant ) though the bdr on the side of the tank should actually read ser ( south eastern railway ) .\nthe robertson report recommends re - laying all bg and mg lines to standard gauge , but this report seems to have been completely ignored .\n23 - ton bg bogie hopper wagons brought into use by bengal nagpur rly . for transporting iron to the tata iron and steel works .\njamnagar - kuranga mg line opened by the jamnagar & dwarka rly . , and the kuranga - okha mg line by the okhamandal rly .\nsamdari - raniwara section opens as the first phase of a rail connection between jodhpur - bikaner and gujarat . phalodi - jodhpur section opens .\nfirst locomotive built in india at the ajmer works , an ' f ' class 0 - 6 - 0 mg loco for the rajputana malwa railway ( f - 734 ) . this is now preserved at the national rail museum .\n( possibly 1876 ? ) emile moreau , a french author , and t k bannerjee , an indian businessman , start the bookstore chain ' a h wheeler & co . ' , which later spread to have its book stalls in a great many small and big railway stations in india , especially in the north . the company was also the one that published rudyard kipling in 1988 when he was all but unknown . the company ' s name was borrowed from a then - successful london bookstore , arthur henry wheeler ' s .\nthis is a far cry from the days of the refreshment rooms at important stations and restaurant cars with their silver service on important trains , which usually served vegetarian and non - vegetarian meals - all part of a forgotten era of the indian railways . these were excellent facilities which the present generation of indians never knew ever existed for the convenience of rail travellers . part of the joy of a long train journey in the days of the raj was walking along the platform to the restaurant car at stations designated in the time table for lunch or dinner . here the hygiene , cuisine and service was of the highest standard , and managed by a dining car manager , who actually dressed with bow tie and tuxedo for the night time meal . like in an expensive restaurant , he made a point of enquiring of every diner if all was to their liking and saying \u2018enjoy your meal . '\ncolaba terminus commissioned , envisioned as a temporary station pending completion of a permanent line between marine lines and churchgate , making marine lines the new terminus .\nlord mayo introduces meter gauge as a compromise between proposals for narrow gauges less thand 3 ' and broad gauge , for use in areas with limited traffic .\ngetting away from the bay platform , the midday train for ramnagar passed a small transfer yard and continued along the broad gauge to the kathgar bridge , on which the gauges were gauntletted along with paving for road traffic . only when on the further bank did the train set its course across the plain for the hills . as elsewhere the plain was grey fallow and completely flat , and often treeless for miles . the grey river stones that ballasted the track merged with the colour of fallow , though there might be a close cropped grass verge . deliberate and slow , the train progressed from small hot halt to small hot halt , and one felt the lack of fans in its carriages , though under the last coach a generator belt was slipping in a constant thread of noise .\nthe visit of the prince and princess of wales gives eir a chance to build a special train with coaches rivalling the luxury saloons used by nobility in europe .\nconstruction begins on a new , larger howrah terminus station with six platforms and provision for four more , to replace the older howrah station in use from 1854 .\nin the mumbai area , suburban terminals are opened at kurla , kalyan , thane , and one at the bb & ci station at bandra for gipr trains .\nbut the storm passed , and the bedraggled men who boarded the train at pilibhit took off their clothes to shiver , cadging dry cigarettes and matches , wringing out clothes till the compartment smelt like a football changing room after a hard match . it was pleasant and now cool to walk on the platform , looking at the yard as it glistened with water ; at the shiny engines that puffed white steam and best at the delicate pale blue that appeared , edged with white cloud , in the western sky . this turned to red and darkness , but the telegraph line was down on the tanakpur branch , the tablet instruments would not work , so a pilot engine had to be sent . we were held up at pilibhit half the night but no worry ; there was a luggage rack to sleep on .\nthe emphasis of the present managing hierarchy of indian railways has been to concentrate on changing the names of stations , usually to past political heroes , gauge conversion and political \u2018one - upmanship ' and the lowering of traveling standards of comfort with second rate catering facilities in \u2018pantry cars ' with dubious hygiene standards and serving up prepacked mediocre meals of questionable quality , so that most passengers prefer to carry their own food , which is not always convenient on journeys that may be of several days duration ."]}
{"id": 53857, "summary": [{"text": "lerner newspapers was a chain of weekly newspapers .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "founded by leo lerner , the chain was a force in community journalism in chicago from 1926 to 2005 , and called itself \" the world 's largest newspaper group \" .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "in its heyday , lerner published 54 weekly and semi-weekly editions on the north and northwest sides of chicago and in suburban cook , lake and dupage counties , with a circulation of some 300,000 .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "editions included the booster , citizen , life , news , news-star , skyline , star , times and voice . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "lerner newspapers", "paragraphs": ["lerner newspapers . the lerner newspaper microfilm collection includes newspapers from chicago neighborhoods and suburbs ranging from 1905 - 1993 .\nlerner newspapers - urdu meaning and translation of lerner newspapers , translation , multiple word search ( seperate words with space ) , english to urdu machine translation of lerner newspapers and more .\n[ harwood heights , ill . ] : pulitzer - lerner newspapers , 1989 -\nhe continued his newspaper career as vice - president and general manager of the lerner life newspapers , and later the lerner voice newspapers , a suburban newspaper chain .\n[ schaumburg , ill . ] : pulitzer - lerner newspapers , 1989 - 1990 .\nlerner newspapers was once the largest chain of weekly newspapers in the world . founded by leo lerner , the chain was a force in community journalism in chicago from 1926 to 2005 .\nthis building used to house lerner newspapers , a publisher of community newspapers . it has since been torn down , after laying vacant for years .\nmr . lerner is survived by his wife , susan , and two daughters , jane lerner and lucy lerner , both of chicago .\npublished materials consist of articles by leo lerner , articles about leo lerner and miscellaneous published materials .\n( citizen ( chicago newspaper ) ) lerner newspapers was once the largest chain of weekly newspapers in the world . founded by leo lerner , the chain was a force in community journalism in chicago from 1926 to 2005 .\nlerner newspapers was a chain of weekly newspapers . founded by leo lerner , the chain was a force in community journalism in chicago from 1926 to 2005 , and called itself\nthe world ' s largest newspaper group\n.\n: at first radiant when gazing at her lover pete , then painfully distraught when his affection flags . \u201d \u2014 beverly friend , lerner newspapers\n\u201cchicofsky further stated that he feels a lot better now that lerner is off the streets because when lerner was around , he was never really sure when lerner might decided to \u2018plank\u2019 him . \u201d\nnorwood park ( chicago , ill . : community area ) - - newspapers .\nnorwood park ( chicago , ill . : community area ) - - newspapers .\nas editor and publisher of the lerner newspapers inc . , which publishes community newspapers serving chicago and its suburbs , and an official or director also of other publishing concerns in the area , mr . lerner was consulted by many of the democratic presidential aspirants before and during the primaries . cultural activities\nthe booster is the oldest newspaper to ever be owned by wednesday journal . it was originally known as the lincoln - belmont booster . leo lerner launched his lerner newspapers empire when he acquired it in 1926 . in 2000 , it , along with the other surviving lerner newspapers , were sold to pioneer press . in 2005 , pioneer press sold the booster to the wednesday journal .\nnewspapers from burlington , n . c . , to walla walla , wash . , told the same story : maury ( pro ) lerner could hit .\nunlike the city newspapers , suburban newspapers are paid . they can be found in newsboxes throughout their respective coverage areas . they are also available by subscription . compared to their city - based counterparts , the suburban newspapers are larger and contain more articles per issue .\nthe lerner newspapers chain , a fixture on the chicago scene since the late 1920s , is expected to shut down in early october unless it can be sold .\ncrain ' s chicago business columnist greg hinz , who worked with gerber at lerner newspapers , said she was\nher own little private force of nature .\nborn in chicago and raised on the west side , mr . hoffenberg helped his grandfather sell newspapers as a boy and began reading newspapers at a young age , his son said .\nlerner , based in lincolnwood , operates 14 weekly newspapers in the northern and northwestern suburbs . the papers have a combined average weekly circulation of about 100 , 000 .\nlerner , leo alfred was born on september 20 , 1907 in chicago , illinois , united states . son of harry and dora ( jacobs ) lerner .\nlerner : seattle times management says both ad campaigns are scheduled to run through election day . for npr news , i ' m sara lerner in seattle .\nmarriages - engagements - anniversaries in cook county ( articles from various newspapers ) . genealogy trails .\nglen lerner is the son of maury lerner , a former professional baseball player and mob hit man . \u201ci wouldn\u2019t trade him for anybody as my father . \u201d\npapers of the american editor , publisher of lerner newspapers , also known as the chicago northside newspapers . correspondence , incoming and outgoing ( 1931 - 1965 ) ; personal notebooks , speeches ( 1941 - 1962 ) , articles , editorials ; clippings , tape recordings , and pocket calendars .\nliberty suburban chicago newspapers : obituaries . recent obituaries . bolingbrook - lisle - naperville - romeoville - woodridge\nwith lerner losing his love of spending , the supporters had the taste for rebellion .\nlerner : the reporters went on to say these ads threaten their independence and credibility .\nprincipal subsidiaries : pulitzer newspapers inc . ; st . louis post - dispatch llc ; arizona daily star .\njournal and topics newspapers : obituaries . arlington heights , buffalo grove , palatine , rolling meadows , wheeling .\nafter graduating from senn high school and theuniversity of illinois at urbana - champaign , mr . hoffenberg joined the city news bureau . lerner newspapers then hired him as a news columnist . in the 1970s he left lerner after a disagreement with management over his columns , his son said .\nwednesday journal is a newspaper publisher based in oak park , illinois . it publishes free weekly community newspapers throughout chicago , paid weekly newspapers in the city ' s western suburbs and parenting magazines in the chicago metropolitan area .\nlerner in my judgment acted according to the contract ,\nsaid the former executive .\nlerner recently began converting the circulation of its skyline and booster papers to paid from free .\nhe says lerner , whom he respected , was of a different prison stripe than most .\nlerner with his wife , arrene , not long after his release from prison in 1988 .\nthe lerner family bought its first chicago newspaper in the late 1920s . it expanded in the 1940s with the purchase of the north side myers newspapers . in 1965 , leo lerner died and was succeeded as editor and publisher by his son , louis , who soon began expanding into the suburbs .\ntags : news , news bites , pioneer press , wednesday journal inc . , the booster , the news - star , jack bess , lorraine swanson , lerner newspapers , anish eapen , lake effect news\nbut then torgeson and lerner teamed up against some cuban players , after lerner complained about too many brush - back pitches . torgeson got into a fistfight with a cuban player and resigned . lerner attacked a cuban pitcher and a cuban umpire but kept on playing . and hitting .\ntags : media , news bites , hyperlocalism , mike fourcher , chicago media future conference , patrick boylan , chicago now , center square ledger , lake effect news , lorraine swanson , wednesday journal inc . , lerner newspapers\nlerner\u2019s arrest allowed others to relax . according to f . b . i . records , another federal informant , richard chicofsky , told his handlers that \u201cthat bastard lerner got what he deserved . \u201d\nproducer and director danny lerner died march 6 in culver city , calif . he was 62 . lerner . the brother of producer and nu image / millennium films founder avi lerner . worked on more than 100 films , including most recently\nolympus has fallen\nand\nthe expendables 3 .\nchicago , illinois . historical newspapers , birth , marriage , & death announcements , 1851 - 2003 . urltoken subscription product .\nare sew simple systems , inc . ( a manufacturer of automated textile manufacturing equipment located in fountain inn , sc ) , and lerner communications , inc . ( a publisher of five neighborhood newspapers in the chicago area ) .\nnow the lerner agreement has also fallen apart . it is a matter that labor and management come at with diametrically opposed perspectives . a former executive of the lerner papers remembers louis lerner , the late owner , showing him the 1975 agreement after it was signed . lerner was smart : he ' d hung on to a way of laying off his printers - - they ' d go if their workplace disappeared .\n\u201cmaury lerner crashed a triple off the clock and rode home on jacoby\u2019s single . \u201d \u201cmaury lerner doubled in two runs sunday night to lead boise to a 7 - to - 5 victory over pocatello in the pioneer league play . \u201d maury lerner singled , doubled , tripled , homered , won the game .\nher column became the lifeblood of lerner ' s skyline newspaper that catered to the tony gold coast crowd , but was just as much at home next to the aldermanic shenanigans and pothole coverage of the chain ' s neighborhood newspapers .\nlerner : in his mind , this goes well beyond the paper taking a stance in its opinion section .\na 1978 graduate of wauconda high school , howard graduated from the university of illinois in 1982 with a bachelor ' s degree in journalism . she worked as a reporter and copy editor for lerner newspapers before joining the daily herald in 1993 .\nrosemary k . sazonoff , 79 , a suburban journalist , was a feature writer and general assignment reporter for two decades for lerner newspapers . before that , she wrote a column ,\nlife in deerfield ,\nfor the deerfield review .\ngoodman , adam ,\npulitzer selling its newspapers in chicago ,\nst . louis post - dispatch , december 24 , 1994 .\nuse the resources below to gain electronic access to thousands of current and historical newspapers , with additional information in print and on microfilm .\ngerber , who attended senn high school , wright junior college , northwestern university and mundelein college , began her career at age 16 with the lerner newspapers , then a thriving chain of community newspapers on chicago\u2019s near north , north and northwest sides . she went on to become a fixture on chicago\u2019s society and celebrity circuit and one of the longest running newspaper columnists in the country .\nlerner did not mince his words when he completed his \u00a362 . 6million takeover before the 2006 - 07 season .\nthere was no formal announcement , no issued news release . but pro lerner had given up baseball to concentrate on a new career . a name that once appeared in scouting sheets and small - town newspapers was now popping up in police intelligence reports .\n. the printing of the newspapers is sub - contracted and sunstates maintains no printing or other facilities with respect to its newspaper publishing operations .\ndiamond moved to chicago after living in sunnyvale during the 1960s to be managing editor of 49 newspapers in the lerner newspapers chain of weeklies and semi - weeklies serving chicago suburbs . she received a knight fellowship at stanford university in 1978 , and moved to palo alto . in 1982 she started the california lawyer magazine as editor in chief , and then began working at stanford , holding several positions .\nedgar miller students receive free backpacks donated by crossroads connects and glen lerner injury attorneys during the first day of school .\na 1957 issue of the idaho daily statesman included a photograph of maury lerner when he played for the boise braves .\nmaurice \u201cpro\u201d lerner\u2019s professional stats included an arrest for larceny in his hometown , brookline , mass . , in 1963 .\nlerner was a model inmate who ran an elite prison softball team and once saved the life of a correction officer .\nliberty suburban chicago newspapers : obituaries . recent obituaries . bartlett - bloomingdale - carol stream - glendale heights - hanover park - itasca - roselle - streamwood\nmanor , robert ,\npulitzer sells lerner papers ,\nst . louis post - dispatch , october 8 , 1992 .\nlerner has been a laggard performer in this area for pulitzer , which also owns the daily southtown economist and the marketer weekly shopper . those publications have a wider advertising base than lerner , which depends primarily on classified advertising , especially help wanted .\nneighborhood news veteran lorraine swanson launches a north - side chicago news site whose roots reach back to the old lerner chain .\nbaseball scouts used to scrutinize maury lerner\u2019s every move . then f . b . i . agents were the ones watching .\nraised on the north side , gerber attended senn high school and then wright junior college and northwestern university . at 16 , gerber began writing for the lerner newspapers chain . by 1950 , she began working as the chain ' s gossip columnist . she also eventually became the editor of lerner ' s skyline newspaper , which was launched in the 1960s and covered the city ' s near north side .\nformer lerner newspapers reporter felicia dechter , who along with butler had recently been working with gerber on gerber ' s memoirs , called her\na dear friend and a longtime mentor , and underneath that tough exterior was one of the most generous and caring people i know .\nlerner was arrested again a few months later , charged with conspiring to commit armed robbery and carrying a firearm without a permit . according to brookline police records , detectives interrupted lerner and his ex - con companion in the midst of robbing an acquaintance .\nothers in chain : part of pantagraph publishing co . regional newspapers ( includes farmer city journal , leroy journal , gibson city courier , woodford county journal )\nexcept for a brief stint at the sun - times in the 1980s , gerber has been synonymous with skyline since 1960 when she began chronicling society life in chicago\u2019s gold coast and near north side neighborhoods for the publication\u2019s original owner , lerner home newspapers . her lively mixture of caustic comments , blind items , and genuine news about movers and shakers had been running since 1950 in other editions of the lerner chain .\n\u201cportrait of young woman as artist , \u201d sandra parlin , lerner papers , dec . 3 , 1980 , p . 7 .\nfrank kostro , a future major leaguer known for his pinch - hitting , competed against lerner that winter . \u201ci was hitting well over . 300 , \u201d he says . \u201cbut i wasn\u2019t even close to the leading hitter \u2014 who was maury lerner . \u201d\nbaseball scouts used to scrutinize lerner\u2019s every move . now agents from the f . b . i . were the ones watching .\nmr . lerner served as ambassador to norway from 1977 until 1980 . a longtime worker in the democratic party in chicago , mr . lerner said when he was named envoy to oslo that he was ' ' probably the first carter supporter in illinois . ' '\nfrom the time he was 10 or 11 , he spent his time reading newspapers and obsessed over journalism and the news media ,\nrick hoffenberg said .\ntoday , new technology is again shaking american newspapers as the internet drains away more and more advertising revenue . cities with dailies may soon face a newspaper blackout much darker than what new york experienced a half - century ago . for a brief period , new york was a laboratory that demonstrated what can happen when newspapers vanish .\nfitzgerald , mark ,\npulitzer to fold lerner papers ,\neditor and publisher , august 15 , 1992 , p . 9 .\nhundreds of colorful backpacks were donated to edgar miller students by crossroads connects and glen lerner injury attorneys during the first day of school .\ncharged with murder , lerner was found guilty and sentenced to life in a rhode island prison , where he kept his mouth shut .\nann gerber , seen here on may 10 , 1992 , at arlington park , also was editor of lerner ' s skyline newspaper .\nthe chicago typographical union calls this a sneaky trick . gilbert cornfield , the union attorney , tells us web set is a corporation created by the compucomp corporation of broadview strictly to do lerner ' s printing . lerner has leased space in the niles building and that ' s where lerner ' s production manager and makeup editors now have their primary offices . and they aren ' t the only familiar faces .\nafter three days of deliberations in march 1970 , a jury in providence convicted lerner , patriarca and three others of conspiracy , while lerner was also convicted of murder . the man with a career batting average of . 308 was given two life sentences . he was 34 .\nby the mid 1990s , broadcasting accounted for nearly 75 percent of company earnings . the post - dispatch , like most large metropolitan dailies , was suffering from declining circulation while battling rising costs . to bolster its newspaper holdings , pulitzer acquired 16 daily newspapers and nearly 30 non - daily publications from scripps league newspapers for $ 214 million .\nher former lerner colleagues - - and there were many - - remember her generosity , kindness , and love for dogs and liberal causes .\nthe lerner newspapers ' composing room at 7519 n . ashland expired at the end of the workweek saturday , september 3 . survivors were consoled in the traditional way , which is to pat them on the back and wish them luck finding another job . and the trucks rolled in to collect the stilled equipment .\nleo alfred lerner , american editor , public . recipient 1st prize best editorial illinois press association , 1937 , herrick award , national education association , 1951 ; named public of year , controlled circulation newspapers american , 1953 ; chicago medal of merit , 1961 ; mayor daley\u2019s medal of merit , chicago , 1962 .\ncopeland , david . debating the issues in colonial newspapers : primary documents on events of the period . westport : greenwood press , 2000 . 15 may 2016 . web .\nlerner has studied and worked in five different states stretching from washington , d . c . , to california . before joining abc15 , lerner was most recently a morning anchor at kvoa - tv in tucson . she also worked at ksby - tv in san luis obispo , calif .\npulitzer , joseph , jr . , and michael e . pulitzer , pulitzer publishing company : newspapers and broadcasting in the public interest , new york : newcomen society , 1988 .\nthe acquisition expands the regional newspaper reach of hollinger , which bought the sun - times and several dozen weekly newspapers surrounding chicago in 1994 . hollinger has since picked up the daily southtown and the post - tribune of gary and now , with the lerner purchase , has 96 publications in its chicago - area newspaper group .\ndanny lerner made independent films\n- variety , vol . 327 , issue 8 , march 24 , 2015 | online research library : questia\ngerber was an old - school gossip columnist who knew where all the bodies were buried and what they were wearing - - or not wearing . her column ran for over 65 years , mostly from the storied lerner newspaper chain that in its heyday published 56 community newspapers that covered the near north , north and northwest sides .\nprofessionally , cecil ' s greatest triumph still lay ahead . alan jay lerner and fritz loewe wanted him to design the costumes for my fair lady in 1955 because , as lerner wrote , it was ' difficult to know whether he designed the edwardian era or the edwardian era designed him ' .\n. lerner solicits advertising and publishes the newspapers but subcontracts the printing of the papers with other newspaper printers . the purchase price of the net assets acquired totalled $ 1 , 078 , 626 consisting of $ 475 , 000 cash at closing and a short - term note payable of $ 602 , 431 paid in early 1993 plus other assumed liabilities of $ 1 , 195 . the operations of lerner are included in the sunstates ' consolidated financial statements since the date of acquisition .\nthe nadig newspapers office is open monday through friday . each department has different hours which can be found by clicking on their department page link on the top part of the website .\nno question . pro lerner was looking ahead . by the summer of 1961 , the professional ballplayer was also trying out for a life of crime .\nall the while , lerner remained a family man ; that is , to his own family . when appeals to overturn his conviction seemed at a dead end , lerner moved his wife , arrene , and their two young children , glen and jenni , to a small house close to the prison .\nlast month we brought you news of radical change at the lerner newspapers . booster and skyline papers heretofore given away would be delivered by mail for a modest yearly rate . the pulitzer publishing company , which bought the 66 - year - old chain in 1985 , hoped this measure would pluck the chicago holding from the mire of unprofitability .\nquestioned by the police , lerner repeatedly lied . and while he eventually beat the rap , the young ballplayer made an unfavorable impression . \u201ci know the brookline police were not fond of him , \u201d glen lerner says . \u201ca jewish troublemaker would not be well looked upon by an irish police force . \u201d\nin 1980 , lerner came to the rescue of a correction officer who was being choked with a cord by another inmate . he subdued the inmate and escorted the injured officer to the infirmary . a formal commendation was entered into lerner\u2019s file , applauding him for a \u201cheroic action\u201d that would not be forgotten .\nliberty , which bought the suburban life weekly newspaper chain in january 1999 , owns 60 newspapers in the chicago suburbs and has accumulated more than 300 papers nationwide in less than three years .\nmaury lerner batted . 328 for the boise braves in 1957 . twenty years later , he was serving time at the adult correctional institutions in rhode island .\nthose personal matters might have included lerner\u2019s arrest that summer for the armed robbery of a boston furniture store . he was later sentenced to three years\u2019 probation .\nnews - star and booster are two of the last three lerner newspapers that the chicago journal group bought in january 2008 from the chicago sun - times when the sun - times ' pioneer press division was being downsized . news - star covers rogers park , ravenswood , edgewater and uptown . booster covers lake view , north center and roscoe village .\nstaff members of the newspapers were told at a special meeting at 4 p . m . monday that diamond was leaving\nto pursue other interests ,\nnot that she was being terminated .\nann gerber wrote for local chicago newspapers for more than 70 years , authoring a sometimes - catty gossip column that was a must - read for the city ' s socialites and political class .\nseeking to expand , in 1985 pulitzer bought the lerner newspapers chain of 52 small local chicago weeklies for $ 9 . 1 million . the firm hoped to win readers and advertising dollars from the large metropolitan dailies , the chicago tribune and chicago sun - times , in the same way that the suburban journal chain of suburban weeklies was weakening the post - dispatch . the lerner papers had a combined circulation of about 300 , 000 , and pulitzer planned to increase that to compete in the chicago newspaper market .\noak lawn public library local history page : local newspapers . this is a partial index to over 54 , 000 references to articles found in the following newspapers from the period june 1 , 1988 - daily southtown ( south ed . ) , oak lawn independent , oak lawn reporter , southtown economist ( south ed . ) , southwest courier ( 1998 - december 31 2000 ) , southwest news - herald ( oak lawn ed . ) , and village view ( 1994 - ) . this is not a complete index . rather , the newspapers have been examined for articles dealing with oak lawn and the immediate area . nevertheless , items concerning many other suburbs have been included . obituaries are not included . however , a separate obituary index to local suburban newspapers for the years 1985 - is available .\nlerner claimed to have enjoyed a happy childhood , spending part of his youth in a duplex on verndale street , about two miles from fenway park . but his son , glen lerner , disputes this assertion of boyhood happiness . maury\u2019s father , glen says , never told maury he loved him , never went to his ballgames .\nwhen some men made the ill - conceived decision to rob a bookie operation linked to a high - ranking mafioso , it was lerner , along with kelley , who was dispatched to straighten things out . when certain people disappeared or stopped breathing , lerner often seemed to be , shall we say , part of the postmortem conversation .\n\u201cwhen asked what he meant by that , he replied that lerner was a sadistic killer and that he got his kicks from watching people bleed . he told of the time that lerner had bragged to him how he killed billy aggie ( agisotelis ) with a . 45 while he and aggie held a casual conversation in an automobile .\nthe deal was completed in 1999 and left pulitzer on the hunt for newspapers to add to its arsenal . michael pulitzer remained chairman while robert c . woodworth was named president and ceo of the new spin off . under the direction of its management team , pulitzer set out to expand its business . in 1999 , it acquired the bloomington pantagraph and seven smaller newspapers in illinois for $ 180 million . the following year the firm purchased the suburban newspapers of greater st . louis and paid the herald co . $ 306 million to increase its stake in the post - dispatch from 50 percent to 95 percent .\nsucs , loretto dennis . chicago and cook county : a guide to research . salt lake city , utah : ancestry publishing co . , 1996 .\nnewspapers .\npp . 436 - 449 .\n\u2018those were grim times in new york , \u201d nora ephron remarked in 2009 . \u201cit was like part of the blood supply of the city was cut off . \u201d the disappearance of newspapers reverberated widely .\nshe wrote with vitality , and i enjoyed editing her copy ,\nleigh hanlon , who worked with her at lerner newspapers , said .\nshe was a staunch defender of 1st amendment rights , and younger people in the newsroom were always surprised to see how committed she was . i guess they thought someone her age was past caring about freedom of expression .\nmaury lerner held on a little longer to his baseball dreams . he spent part of the 1962 season with the raleigh capitals , of the senators organization , batting . 308 and hitting eight home runs , the most of his professional career ( \u201ca two - run homer by first baseman maury lerner in the eighth inning won the game\u201d ) .\ncronin stated that being on the suspended list indicates either lerner did not report to the york team or was suspended while there for some infraction of the club\u2019s training regulations .\nann gerber , seen here on may 10 , 1992 , at arlington park , also was editor of lerner ' s skyline newspaper . ( jose osorio / chicago tribune )\nann gerber , a genuine chicago original whose deliciously catty column was a guilty pleasure for readers of skyline and other local newspapers for more than 65 years , prided herself on printing what she called \u201ctrue gossip . \u201d\nin 2008 , inside publications acquired the news - star ( which traditionally covered rogers park , edgewater and uptown ) and the booster ( which covered lakeview , lincoln square and ravenswood ) from wednesday journal inc ( which got them from pioneer press , which got them from lerner newspapers chain ) . inside was merged with booster into inside - booster , and news - star remained the same .\nsuzanne lerner boasts decades of experience in business , as well as a background in philanthropy with a primary focus on gender equality , economic empowerment and social justice . in 1986 , lerner co - founded clothing company michael stars , of which she now serves as president . lerner\u2019s second career focuses on philanthropy and giving back to communities , both domestically and abroad . she supports numerous causes personally , as well as through the michael stars foundation . lerner serves on the boards of the women thrive alliance , the ms . foundation , the aclu foundation of southern california , and as advisory board members for prosperity catalyst and children mending hearts . she is also a member of women donors network and women moving millions .\nmaybe lerner had gravitated toward father figures who had led him astray , his son says , sounding wishful . maybe he was looking for someone to look up to . maybe .\nsara lerner , byline : the ads are in support of one washington state gubernatorial candidate , republican rob mckenna , and a state referendum that would legalize same - sex marriage . seattle times spokesperson jill mackie says the paper is running the ads to prove a point : that political advertising in newspapers can make a difference , at a time when the bulk of campaign money goes to broadcast television .\nall of wednesday journal inc ' s chicago - based community newspapers are published on thursdays and distributed free of charge . since 2008 , none of the papers have staff writers , with editors relying instead on freelance contributors .\nin st . louis , the globe - democrat competed with the post - dispatch . under a 1961 agency agreement , which allowed competing newspapers to share printing and other facilities so that both could stay in business , the post - dispatch was st . louis ' s afternoon and sunday newspaper , while the globe - democrat was the morning paper and produced a weekend edition . pulitzer managed the production and printing of both newspapers , while their news , editorial , advertising , circulation , accounting , and promotion departments remained separate . in the late 1960s , the post - dispatch became one of the first major u . s . newspapers to oppose the vietnam war .\nhopefully , this brief overview of digitization and the historic jewish press will stimulate an interest in further explorations of how computers and electronic information can impact our own research and scholarly output . the editors invite you to comment , contribute , or suggest other topics for this newsletter relating information technology to our field of jewish studies by contacting heidi lerner at lerner @ urltoken .\nkelley told federal investigators that lerner , the primary shooter , was bright , courageous and homicidal : the most dangerous man he had known in his 25 years on the dark side .\naccording to tillinghast , lerner\u2019s interaction with his players ended on the ball field . he might say hi to a teammate in the yard , but he rarely engaged in serious conversation .\nlerner and his wife quickly left rhode island for california and then for las vegas \u2014 as if to get as much distance as possible from the past . patriarca was dead and now so was a part of lerner . he had no desire to reconnect with his former cronies , no interest in being compensated for keeping his mouth shut . he just wanted out .\nas promised , lerner dug deep and spent \u00a3200m . for that , he got consistency in the shape of three sixth - placed league finishes in a row \u2014 but no success .\njerry strader , president of hollinger ' s community newspaper division , said the company had been in talks with lerner for a couple of months . strader said the deal closed friday .\nmichele lerner has gathered the advice of financial and real estate experts from around the country into a simple , yet comprehensive guide which is valuable to anyone buying a home . \u201d\nmichele lerner ' s real estate expertise helped us make the right decisions when we bought our first home . this book provides real - world advice for any potential buyer . \u201d\ngerber told michigan avenue magazine that she had always wanted to be a writer . while a student at senn high school , gerber was 16 when she began her writing career at lerner newspapers . by 17 , she was promoted to editor . she watched clark gable drink six bourbons for lunch at the old pump room , and turned down a 30 - year - old marlon brando for a date . .\njaycox made justice .\nnew york times ( 1857 - 1922 ) : 10 . proquest historical newspapers : the new york times ( 1851 - 2007 ) . apr 13 1906 . web . 2 feb . 2012 .\n\u00a9news group newspapers limited in england no . 679215 registered office : 1 london bridge street , london , se1 9gf .\nthe sun\n,\nsun\n,\nsun online\nare registered trademarks or trade names of news group newspapers limited . this service is provided on news group newspapers ' limited ' s standard terms and conditions in accordance with our privacy & cookie policy . to inquire about a licence to reproduce material , visit our syndication site . view our online press pack . for other inquiries , contact us . to see all content on the sun , please use the site map . the sun website is regulated by the independent press standards organisation ( ipso )\nbut he returned in 1957 to join the milwaukee braves franchise in boise , idaho , where he smacked 158 hits in 127 games and batted an impressive . 328 ( \u201csecond - sacker maury lerner got the vital hit , a double to right - center\u201d ) . then , up in yakima , wash . , he hit . 348 ( \u201clerner\u2019s drive was against the right field fence\u201d ) . then , over in the pittsburgh pirates organization , he hit . 372 for the wilson tobs in north carolina ( \u201clerner popped one over the short center wall\u201d ) .\nfifty years ago this month , striking printers shut down seven new york city newspapers . the strike would last for 114 days and helped to kill four of those newspapers . \u201cthis was an absolutely unnecessary strike , \u201d recalls tom wolfe , who worked for the doomed herald tribune . deep down it was about technological disruption\u2014a foreshadowing of dislocations that roil the newspaper industry in our own time . as a newspaper town , new york was never the same again .\nbrill , marlene . the trail of tears : the cherokee journey from home . brookfield : lerner publishing group , 1995 . ebook collection ( ebscohost ) . 15 may 2016 . web .\nbut rather than join in , lerner removed himself , capitalizing on the uncommon deference he had earned by keeping his mouth shut about patriarca . he was , after all , a pro .\nhollinger international inc . , the owner of the chicago sun - times , said wednesday that it had acquired the suburban newspaper chain of lerner communications inc . terms weren ' t disclosed .\nmichele lerner is a longtime freelancer who i love for her willingness to track down interesting people and get them to spill their guts about really sensitive personal financial stuff . like this :\nlaunched by lerner newspapers in the 1960s , the skyline covered the gold coast , lincoln park , the loop and the near north side , with an emphasis on society gossip . the skyline was the only lerner paper not to cover school sports . in 2005 , pioneer press sold the nameplate to the wednesday journal . today , it covers the gold coast , lincoln park , old town , former cabrini - green and river north . true to its historic emphasis on society gossip , it is the only wednesday journal newspaper to retain a gossip column , written by ann gerber . circulation : 9 , 400\nthis course provides an understanding of the nature and state of contemporary arabic language news and opinion reporting . it focuses on the major arabic language newspapers and selected arabic satellite new channels and programs . prerequisite : arabic 44 or higher .\npulitzer , publisher of the st . louis post - dispatch , was eager to enter the chicago - area market in 1985 , believing it could duplicate here the success of community newspapers ringing its flagship in the st . louis suburbs .\nmember of abraham lincoln sesquicentennial commission of illinois . member illinois state parole and pardon board , 1962 . member the art institute of chicago chicago , museum modern art , new york city . member accredited community newspapers of chicago ( vice president , secretary , since 1930 ) , controlled circulation newspapers american ( vice president since 1948 , director ) , accredited home newspapers american ( president 1955 - 1957 ) , indiana voters illinois ( chairman 1943 - 1947 ) , american forestry association , american political science association , society general semantics , americans for democratic action ( nat . treasurer 1950 - 1951 ) , chicago association commerce , chicago civil war round table . walt whitman society american , illinois press association , national .\nat its core , the new york newspaper strike was a battle over technology . the 1950s and 1960s saw the emergence of computerized typesetting systems that would revolutionize the newspaper composing room . newspapers that prohibited unions , such as the los angeles times , rushed to install cutting - edge computers such as the rca 301 . newspapers with union contracts , including those in new york city , faced tempestuous resistance from labor leaders , who could easily see that automation would cost jobs .\n\u201cone of his biggest regrets , \u201d glen lerner says . \u201cwhenever he was going to get promoted , he would do something to undermine it . he didn\u2019t know how to explain it . \u201d\nbut in 1969 , the patriarca operation suffered a critical security breach when one of its associates turned informant . unfortunately for pro lerner , the canary was his friend and mentor , red kelley .\nf . b . i . agents arrested lerner early one morning at the brookline apartment he shared with his wife and two young children . while lerner dressed , an agent noticed a brown gun case . when law enforcement officials returned hours later with a search warrant , they discovered its contents , a pump - action shotgun and a fully loaded pearl - handled . 45 - caliber pistol .\njustice jaycox dies in automobile .\nnew york times ( 1923 - current file ) : 19 . proquest historical newspapers : the new york times ( 1851 - 2007 ) . feb 04 1927 . web . 2 feb . 2012 .\npulitzer said a closing wouldn ` t have any material impact on its earnings . the company wrote down $ 3 . 9 million in goodwill and other intangible assets of lerner ` s last december .\nbartirome remembers lerner being so well mannered that \u201che was like a priest , almost . \u201d oh , and another thing : he would occasionally leave the team to take care of some personal matters .\nthrough it all , lerner was the odd man out : a jew from brookline , not an italian from providence , who sought comfort in the regular visits to the prison by a boston rabbi .\ngerber ' s frequent lunch companion in her later years , former lerner colleague jack bess , recalled gerber as direct , down to earth and witty , who could sometimes be sharp in her comments . .\nlerner grew up in phoenix and is a graduate of chaparral high school . she attended saint mary\u2019s college in south bend and received her master\u2019s degree in broadcast journalism from northwestern university medill school of journalism .\nmichele lerner is one of the most intelligent , informed and diligent journalists i have met covering real estate . i am interviewed by journalists about real estate every other month and have even met assignment editors for real estate sections of major newspapers who were out shopping for investment properties . i was often astounded by how often these people were covering stories that happened 3 months ago , or were regurgitating government agency talking points , or how often their backgrounds consisted of previously covering\nstyle\nsection type topics . michele lerner , however , is always informed about the real estate market and has herself bought and sold homes in dc and the surrounding suburbs .\npart of the growing lerner reputation was how pro once applied his bat skills to his new profession by ringing a doorbell and taking a cut at the head of the man who answered . the oft - told story may be apocryphal , but word of lerner\u2019s penchant for violence had clearly reached the front office of the patriarca crime family , the boston red sox of the underworld . and he got called up .\na teammate , john kennedy , a future major leaguer , hasn\u2019t forgotten the sounds of obsession that emanated from lerner\u2019s home in raleigh , the rhythmic whacks of a fixated hitter striking a tire with a bat .\nback in the states , lerner\u2019s private life was in turmoil , too . a messy divorce from wife lara came as his family stake in bank of america was hit by a calamitous share - price dip .\ncecil ' s greed for self - publicity was all - devouring . he sent photographs of himself to the newspapers ( nanny developed them in the bath ) and when that didn ' t work , he dressed up his sisters and sent in photographs of them .\nthough the two ballplayers crossed paths only briefly more than a half - century ago \u2014 one going up , the other going down \u2014 michael never forgot lerner , a good fielder and a great line - drive hitter who advocated chopping down on the ball to beat out the throw to first . over dinner one night , lerner lectured on baseball strategy and training in ways that the younger , less experienced michael had never heard before .\nlerner signed with the washington senators at 18 and was dispatched to play entry - level ball in erie , pa . he batted a miserable . 167 in 13 games and spent the next few years in the marines .\nbut maury lerner never lost his sense of belonging to the professional baseball fraternity . among its members , he was not known for being anything other than a loyal teammate who could hit like hell . a real pro .\nin related news , danielle lerner has been promoted to co - anchor of abc15 mornings . she is an award - winning journalist who has been with abc15 since the fall of 2014 as a weekend anchor and reporter .\nin 1938 , came cecil ' s first real setback . to a drawing for american vogue called new york society - an explosion of trombones , telephones , party girls and swizzle sticks - he added fluttering newspapers in which were some anti - semitic phrases in microscopic type .\nhis work as a journalist has appeared in the chicago reader , the chicago tribune , chicago magazine ( notice a trend here ? ) , new city , the pulitzer - lerner newspapers , the publications of the national safety council and many , many more . he has covered city hall , the police beat , real estate development , the public schools and more . he\u2019s most proud of his series of in - depth feature profiles of chicago artists , broadcasters , professional athletes and other colorful characters .\nlerner : clark says print newspapers do need to find creative ways to make money , and that ' s perfectly evident here in seattle , where news consumers are still feeling the sting from the loss of the post - intelligencer newspaper three years ago . it ended its print edition and dramatically downsized . but clark says this isn ' t the way to generate revenue . many seattle times readers are also upset about the political ads . retired county judge michael fox has read the paper for decades .\nbut the old computerized advantages that used to spit out ads for the lerner papers were not laid to rest beside the ludlows and linotypes of times past . the trucks wheeled them west to a building in niles where a new firm called web set inc . had just set up shop . web set now typesets the lerner papers . come september 6 , the day after labor day , the advantages came back to life and went back to work .\nlerner : and fox appreciates the editorial page ' s role in helping readers choose county judges . the ads , he says , go too far . but seattle times spokesperson jill mackie says readers can figure out the difference .\nkelley kept talking . about how a patriarca lieutenant , luigi manocchio , had recruited lerner for his controlled violence , and how lerner had recruited kelley for his meticulous attention to escape plans . how they repeatedly scouted the daily movements of their intended victims , the wayward bookie , rudy marfeo , and his bodyguard , anthony melei . how manocchio later shook hands after a job well executed and conveyed the message that \u201cgeorge\u201d \u2014 code for patriarca \u2014 was pleased .\nrecipient 1st prize best editorial illinois press association , 1937 , herrick award , national education association , 1951 . named public of year , controlled circulation newspapers american , 1953 . chicago medal of merit , 1961 . \\ r \\ nmayor daley\u2019s medal of merit , chicago , 1962 .\nthe journal ' s independent group of community weekly newspapers also publishes wednesday journal of oak park and river forest , forest park review , riverside brookfield landmark and austin weekly news . the company also publishes three regional parenting magazines : chicago parent , chicago baby and chicago special parent .\nthe deal also accelerates the national trend of increasing corporate control of the weekly newspaper business that only a few years ago was known for family ownership . the combination of a booming economy and shifting advertising strategies have driven up the values of weekly newspapers and fed the consolidation movement .\nmaury lerner was 24 , then 25 , then 26 \u2014 middle - aged in minor league time . a veteran bush leaguer making about $ 700 a few months of the year . a one - time prospect with no prospects .\nas lerner\u2019s wife took sick and went upstairs , they went downstairs to find a cellar converted into a shooting range . a silhouette target had been drawn on the bullet - pocked wall , and bits of lead peppered the floor .\nthe promise was investment on a grand scale . the ambitions of the club , which had just appointed o\u2019neill as boss , would finally have a chance of being fulfilled . lerner even had the villa badge tattooed on his ankle .\nlerner needs concessions to compete with the other community presses around them without unions ,\nhe said .\nthe reader ' s competition . you wouldn ' t live with restrictions in either area - - editorial or production .\nlouis a . lerner , a chicago newspaper publisher and the united states ambassador to norway in the carter administration , died of cancer yesterday at the university of illinois hospital in chicago . he was 49 years old and lived in chicago .\nmr . lerner was born in chicago and received a b . a . degree from roosevelt university there in 1960 after studying at the university of chicago from 1951 to 1954 and attending scandinavian study seminars in copenhagen in 1956 and 1957 .\nperhaps wisdom will come with numbers . the 34 - member lerner unit of the chicago newspaper guild called a meeting to talk over the practicality of employee ownership and to figure out how many guild employees genuinely want to go after it .\nthe ctu argues it ' s been grossly violated . thirty printers had been protected for life in ' 75 , and 18 of them were still working for lerner on september 3 . the ctu filed for arbitration to keep the composing room open and lost , but the union still hopes to prevail in federal court ; it ' s filed suit alleging breach of contract . gilbert cornfield said he hopes to get more facts out in court than the arbitrator would permit , in particular the full story of the financial arrangements among compucomp , web set , and the lerner papers .\nlerner has the right to buy their equipment back ,\ncornfield told us .\nthe agreement ' s only for three years .\npulitzer snapped up lerner in june 1985 . but within a year , a larger , more suitable vehicle for its role here came on the market , the economist group , for which pulitzer paid $ 40 . 8 million in april 1986 .\nnicholas penniman iv , pulitzer ` s senior vice president for newspaper operations , said that , barring some unforeseen turnaround in lerner ` s business , the only probable alternative to a shutdown is a sale of the properties to one or more buyers ."]}
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", "topic": 10}], "title": "wargaming seattle", "paragraphs": ["check out wargaming seattle\u2019s gingerbread tanks from our build your own tank event , gingerbread edition .\nwargaming seattle , formerly known as gas powered games , is a video game developer located in redmond , washington .\nled by scott bandy , wargaming seattle is a team of highly skilled professionals who are creating truly next - generation games .\nseattle - based mobile gaming company dropforge games is now officially part of wargaming , creating a new division called wg cells .\ndropforge and wargaming have been intertwined for years , but dropforge has technically been an independent studio that was fully funded by wargaming .\nwg cells will be headquartered with wargaming in cyprus , but it will be operationally centered in seattle , with an additional team in ukraine .\nnow , the seattle mobile gaming startup has been officially absorbed into wargaming , giving the 60 - person team access to resources of its new parent company .\nwg cells marketing head mike schmid clarified that this wasn\u2019t an acquisition , since wargaming already owned dropforge . it also won\u2019t have any impact on the company\u2019s seattle employees .\nfive core values are the pillars on which wargaming builds a foundation for success .\ntaylor said his company has tentatively been renamed\nwargaming seattle ,\nadding ,\nthat ' s not 100 percent sure , but it ' s not a bad thing to say .\nminiatures wargaming also has a presence at metro seattle gamers . in addition to the occasional civil war game , we have a regular de bellis antiquitatis group . metro seattle gamers currently is searching for a core group of dedicated miniaturists who are intrigued with the idea of participating regularly as members of our club .\nwhen asked if the new game from gas powered games / wargaming seattle will include\nworld of\nin its title , taylor laughed .\ni can ' t say , because i don ' t know .\nrespected specialists in areas of game design and publishing , wargaming is dedicated to sharing professional expertise with others .\nin recent years our capabilities have been noticed by some publishers . as of january 2014 , we were playtesting three board wargames at metro seattle gamers .\nwargames really shine at metro seattle gamers . our members have interests ranging from ancient history to science fiction . historical discussion is not unknown across our tables .\nwe have the space , time and storage to play any published titles , making us practically the center of board wargaming for the seattle area . play a wargame in one session or play a wargame across months of time , letting each session simmer in your mind as you plan for your next encounter .\nduring the early years of dragonflight , the sga provided a large percentage of the game events and staff for the convention . in time the hub became prohibitively expensive for a campus gaming club to use , so in 1990 members of the sga asked the dragonflight board of directors to consider sponsoring a game club to serve the seattle area . in october 1990 the first metro seattle gamers was opened in ballard at 1139 northwest market street . in june 2007 metro seattle gamers moved to its second location in the interbay business center , 1600 west armory way . in june 2017 , metro seattle gamers moved to its third location at the nickerson marina building , suite 200d .\nthe team will be led by ceo david bluhm , a superstar in the seattle gaming industry and former ceo of dropforge . it will focus solely on the exploding mobile games market .\ncampaigns , tactical wargames linked together with an underlying purpose , are another feature of wargaming at metro seattle gamers . we have hosted a number of campaigns including for star fleet battles , de bellis antiquitatis , command decision , achtung ! spitfire , advanced squad leader , fire and fury , panzer / 88 , fear god and dreadnought , and close action .\nat the 11th hour on the 11th day on the 11th month , the great war ended . in honor of veterans day , wargaming america presents a thoughtful look into the history of veterans day .\n\u201cit\u2019s very exciting to bring the full force of wargaming\u2019s brand , expertise , know - how , and resources to the fast growing mobile games market , \u201d bluhm said in a tuesday press release .\nwargaming\u2014the developer of mega - popular free - to - play online game world of tanks \u2014just announced that they ' ll be acquiring gas powered games , the company responsible for dungeon siege and supreme commander .\nmajor layoffs at gas powered and the cancellation of their wildman kickstarter project made the company ' s future look uncertain . for wargaming , this is another move that seemingly preps them for expansion to newer platforms .\nthough the team is still very early into designing its first game under the wargaming banner , taylor confirmed that it will be a\nfree - to - play , triple - a mmo with pvp ,\nin keeping with the model of other popular wargaming titles such as world of tanks . he said that wildman , the game he had attempted to fund through kickstarter , is no longer in development . taylor expects to be ready to talk about the new project in a few months .\nmetro seattle gamers has two parents : dragonflight and the university simulation gaming association ( sga ) , the latter of which met at the university of washington . the current dragonflight organization was started in 1981 to continue the dragonflight annual conventions and to promote the hobby generally . the sga started in 1979 : it was a registered student organization that used to meet for long hours of gaming in a conference room on saturdays and held shorter sessions during the week in an office in the husky union building ( hub ) . contrary to rumors , dragonflight and its convention predate metro seattle gamers by about ten years ; the convention and the club are separate divisions of dragonflight .\nthe club has seen its share of trends in gaming . early in the club\u2019s history wizards of the coast held one of its first organizational meetings at msg ( note : we have never had any formal affiliation with wotc ) . the 90\u2019s at the club saw magic , lan gaming , experimental wargaming , lots of titan , and the early beginnings of euro gaming . since the turn of the century we saw considerably more euro gaming , some rail gaming , and now we are seeing a resurgence in wargaming . the club has generally hosted at least one roleplaying game group at any given time .\nwargaming is a giant in the free - to - play game genre , producing titles for pcs , consoles and mobile . founded in 1998 , it now employs 4 , 000 people around the globe and owns titles like world of tanks , world of warplanes and world of warships . world of tanks blitz , the company\u2019s foray into mobile , has counted over 35 million downloads .\nin a shocking twist for age of empires online , original developer robot entertainment is out , and chris taylor and his gas powered games crew ( of supreme commander fame ) are in . gpg has picked up where robot left off , and will carry microsoft ' s free - to - play real - time strategy game to completion . what exactly happened to prompt this switcharoo is unclear , and microsoft probably isn ' t too eager to share , but we ' ll be poking around for details at today ' s microsoft showcase event .\nwe ' re all big fans of gpg ' s work , and taylor is a known fan of ensemble ' s classic age of empires ii , so this seems like a good fit . in fact , taylor cited aoeii as one of his all - time favorite rts games when i talked to him about gpg ' s now - on - hold fantasy rts kings & castles last year - i suppose this explains why taylor ' d be willing to set that project aside to work on an aoe game .\nupdate : robot entertainment president patrick hudson called to clear up the mystery . read on for his side of the story .\npatrick hudson : we were always scheduled to roll off age online in february 2011 . we ' ve been working with gpg since last fall on the transition . we really enjoyed working with microsoft , and know that they ' re in good hands with chris and the gas powered games team .\nrobot was founded to work on original ip , but working with aoe was a great way to get the company off the ground . the plan was always to move to original ip as soon as we had the ability focus on our core business goal .\nph : i guess it ' s unusual , but as the game has evolved it ' s turned into a platform for a lot of content . we developed the game and the first two civilizations , the egyptians and the greeks , and gpg is taking it from there . that was always the plan when we started the company .\nwe ' re now working on shipping our first original game , orcs must die ! and will be announcing additional projects that we have in the works in the near future . that ' s ours , we ' ll stick with that one forever .\nso it looks like this story isn ' t quite as scandalous as it first appeared , but still a pretty unusual occurrence in game development , and certainly great news for gas powered games fans . we ' ll be talking to chris taylor about his plans for age of empires online very soon .\nsubscribe to get the best content of the week , and great gaming deals , as picked by the editors .\nno spam , we promise . you can unsubscribe at any time and we ' ll never share your details without your permission .\npc gamer is part of future plc , an international media group and leading digital publisher . visit our corporate site .\ntoday , with four days and another half - million dollars in funding required to reach its goal .\nat this point , it makes sense for us to focus our attention on other ways to keep gas powered games running . unfortunately , we are unable to share any specifics in public ,\nan update reads on the\nkickstarter page .\nwe are profoundly grateful to those of you who backed this project and gas powered games . your passion and hard work put us in a position to write this exciting new chapter in the history of gpg .\ntapping into the same creative well as ' minecraft ' could be the key to long - term success .\nit ' s available now , along with watchos , tvos and homepod versions .\nthe company will launch an ipo on a ' recognized ' us stock exchange .\nit comes with boards , fishing rods , a tent and a solar - powered shower .\nbringing together all of the officially released content with modernized gameplay , all - new visuals , and a host of other new features .\nwhat\u2019s up wololo warriors ? it\u2019s time once again to step up and show your wololo spirit in our monthly contest ! but first , lets take a look at the winners from june . this time we asked you to pick a civilization in any age of empires game and tell us . . .\nit\u2019s time for everyone\u2019s favorite time of year : the steam summer sale ! now through july 5th a selection of aoe games are on sale for up to 80 % off ! go here to browse the entire sale , or read on below for all the age related goodies . age of empires ii hd . . .\nwhat\u2019s up wololo warriors ? it\u2019s time once again to step up and show your wololo spirit in our monthly contest . but first , the winners from last month . we asked you to come up with slogans to recruit soldiers for your armies , and boy did you all do a . . .\ntime for another episode of age up ! this time we\u2019re talking about the greeks ! want to dive even deeper into the history ? check out our page on the greek civilization here . . .\nyou heard us right age fans , we are finally doing an all out age of empires ii tournament ! we\u2019ve partnered with escape gaming to bring you a year long tournament extravaganza ! teams will compete for their share of a $ 60 , 000 prize pool in 7 tournament stages . . .\njoin the age insider program to keep up on all age of empires titles .\ntake - two publishing label acquires rights to gas powered games ' rpg ; pc expansion , psp debut scheduled for release this year .\nno spam , no fuss ; just the latest updates delivered right to you .\nall the highlights in the world of games , lovingly delivered 2 - 3 times / week .\n2k games now has something in common with maligned german director uwe boll , but the publisher doesn ' t seem to mind . the new york - based company today announced that it has acquired the publishing rights to dungeon siege , the gas powered games role - playing series serving as the source material for boll ' s upcoming film , in the name of the king : a dungeon siege tale .\nin accordance with the agreement , 2k games will release two new dungeon siege properties , an expansion for the pc game dungeon siege ii , and a new psp game set in the dungeon siege universe .\ndungeon siege ii : broken world will open up new realms for fans of the series this summer on the pc . the expansion begins where dungeon siege ii left off and includes a new campaign , a new race , and a multiclass character development system . gas powered games will be developing this first expansion for the second dungeon siege game .\nthe franchise makes its portable debut on sony ' s psp with dungeon siege : throne of agony . scheduled to hit stores in the fall , throne of agony will include a brand - new single - player campaign as well as support for competitive or cooperative ad hoc wireless multiplayer modes . the game is being developed by supervillain studios , which formed in 2004 and is headquartered in costa mesa , california .\nno rating or pricing information has been revealed for either game . for more details on the franchise , crawl through the dungeons of gamespot ' s previous coverage of dungeon siege ii .\nexpectations are tricky , particularly when a developer takes a proven game concept to a new setting . we didn ' t want to presume too much about this\ndungeon crawl in space\napproach to\n' new action rpg . while space siege definitely delivers the superficial experience of a classic dungeon crawl , it fails to provide the player with enough meaningful choices or variety to make it worthwhile .\nthe story is full of stock sci - fi elements that aren ' t surprising by themselves and aren ' t used with any great effect . the game begins with the player hunting down stowaway aliens on board a massive spaceship and then runs through many of the standard twists and predictable turns . there are a few surprises here , but your emotional involvement with the story is never enough to give them any great meaning . it ' s simply enough to know where your objective is and that you have to shoot every alien , robot or cybernetic soldier you meet along the way . the few characters you meet are generally interesting but aren ' t really given enough to do to get you from one chapter to the next .\ngetting from a to b is fairly straightforward . the sequence of objectives and the basic layout of the levels don ' t allow for any real variety or flexibility in the way you approach the game . there are definitely plenty of instances where you can choose whether to go left or right , but the choice ends up the same in the end . the only real challenge is in trying to determine whether or not the objectives that show up on your mini map are above or below the level you ' re on . at the very least it would be helpful to see where the elevators are .\nspace siege bills itself as an action rpg but the developers have cautioned that it leans more towards action than rpg . the combat mechanics are functional if not particularly inventive . the player simply points and clicks the mouse to move and shoot , and uses the number keys to launch the occasional special attack . we ' d have loved to see a wasd - style movement system like we saw in shadowgrounds , because using the mouse pointer to control movement and shooting makes it impossible to do both at the same time . it ' s not usually a problem but in the bigger firefights it can be a real liability that you can ' t move while shooting .\nthere is a dodge function in the game , but it really doesn ' t work all that well . in order to dodge to the side or the rear , you have to move your mouse cursor off of your target and onto the other side of your character . if you have to do that , you might as well just move out of the way yourself .\non the plus side , there are some tactical elements you can use to make the fights a bit more interesting . as in any large space ship there are hundreds of explosive red barrels and crates scattered in every area and you can use these to create some interesting surprises if you can get your enemies to walk by them . you can also use your engineering skills to lay booby traps or drop turrets in front of your enemies . since none of the enemies do anything more sophisticated than running straight at you , you can usually be sure that they ' ll hit the traps you place .\nyour greatest tactical asset is hr - v , pronounced\nharvey\n, a combat robot that you can outfit with a couple of different weapons . hr - v basically follows you around and shoots at whatever happens to be in its field of vision . while it doesn ' t have as much personality or charm as the pack mule from the original dungeon siege , it ' s definitely useful to have an extra pair of guns when dealing with large groups . though hr - v follows you around and engages in combat automatically , you can also give it specific move and fire orders . the movement orders are sometimes useful , but for the most part the game doesn ' t give you enough breathing room to hand - select hr - v ' s targets .\nmassive layoffs crush gas powered games just days after launch of $ 1 . 1 million kickstarter [ update ]\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\nwe ' ve heard from two sources that there have been big layoffs at gas powered games , the company that just launched a kickstarter for $ 1 . 1 million to make their next game , wildman .\nthe makers of total annihilation and dungeon siege want $ 1 . 1 million from you for wildman , an rts\u2026\nthe latest big - name - developer kickstarter comes from chris taylor & apos ; s gas powered games . they\u2026\none source said these layoffs may be connected to the kickstarter ' s current performance , which you could argue has been disappointing , based on their goal . right now , it has been up for four days and earned around $ 173 , 000 .\nupdate : we ' ve heard from two more sources saying that almost everyone at the company has been laid off . according to one of these sources , the company has let go of everyone except ceo chris taylor and one or two people .\nlocated in redmond , washington , gas powered games is the developer behind games like dungeon siege and supreme commander . it ' s run by chris taylor , who created the popular real - time strategy game total annihilation .\nwe ' ve reached out to both taylor and a pr representative for the company ' s kickstarter project . we ' ll update should we hear back .\nupdate 2 : chris taylor has confirmed the layoffs . he sent over the following e - mail :\nwe do have a layoff , and we ' ll be updating our kickstarter as well with details as well very soon . i ' m way behind , so many wonderful people to talk to and share stories with , so it just takes time . it ' s actually been a fairly positive experience , because i run a very open company and everyone knows what ' s going on .\nupdate 3 : taylor has offered some further explanation to gamasutra , saying ,\nthe studio is still operating , but we had to slim way down to conserve cash reserves .\nupdate 4 : taylor has offered a further bit of explanation to joystiq , telling them that about 40 people have been\naffected by layoffs\n( joystiq ' s language ) , that the decision wasn ' t as sudden as it appeared to be , and that it will allow the company to pay severance and remaining paid time - off .\nupdate 5 : taylor has made a lengthy statement via a video update to the wildman kickstarter page . he explains the reasoning behind the timing of the layoffs : if the company ran through the entire kickstarter campaign and it failed , he says he ' d have to let everyone go , shut the company down , and not give any paid time - off or severance .\nthat ,\nhe says ,\ni decided was not worth it .\nin the video , taylor goes on to ask backers if he should continue the kickstarter campaign .\nnow that the team has been laid off ,\nhe says ,\nshould i continue the campaign to see if the numbers do improve , and hire them back at the end of the campaign if they still want to come back and if they haven ' t found jobs ? or do i shut the campaign down tonight , or tomorrow , and call it done ?\ntaylor then asks people to vote with their comments , and says they will tabulate them .\ndo we kill the campaign , or do we keep it going ? it ' s up to you .\ndesigner chris taylor has canceled his troubled kickstarter , just four days before funding was scheduled to end .\nwildman , an action - role - playing game that promised to be\nevolutionary ,\nhad earned roughly $ 504 , 000 , more than half a million short of its $ 1 . 1 million goal . the kickstarter was due to end on friday .\nthis project has been troubled for a while now : a few weeks ago , days after the project launched , taylor laid off a bulk of his staff at gas powered games . he later said he would\nsee the kickstarter campaign through .\nat this point , it makes sense for us to focus our attention on other ways to keep gas powered games running . unfortunately , we are unable to share any specifics in public . when we have news to share , we will be posting it on our site . if you want status updates , or if you want to continue discussing wildman and / or this kickstarter , please consider migrating over to forums . gaspowered . com .\nwe are profoundly grateful to those of you who backed this project and gas powered games . your passion and hard work put us in a position to write this exciting new chapter in the history of gpg .\nif you\u2019re a talented , open - 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[ 4 ]\ncognita schools is an international independent schools group offering k - 12 private education across the globe .\ncongratulations to all of the students , staff and parents at these three cognita schools in spain .\ncognita is a class i medical device per the medical device data systems ( mdds ) regulation and built to support any class of medical device . the cognita platform has completed verification testing . when cognita is customized for your device , it may undergo additional verification testing and will undergo full validation .\ncognita is run by former chief inspector of schools chris woodhead . photograph : martin argles for the guardian\nhead teacher nicola walker said cognita had warned them that there was a question over its financial viability .\ncognita schools on twitter :\nschools in the # cognita group deliver a wide range of curricula , including the ib & the national curricula of the uk , australia and the usa . \u2026 urltoken\ncognita welcomes st . andrews international school , dusit in bangkok . colegio pumahue chicauma opens in chile .\ncognita expands in latin america through a partnership with chilean private schools group desarrollos educacionales ( ddee ) .\naustralian international school ( ais ) singapore and the british school of barcelona ( bsb ) join cognita .\nthe current chairman of cognita is sir chris woodhead , the former chief inspector of schools in england .\nconozca los diferentes puntos de vista acerca de la educaci\u00f3n global de nuestros educadores de la red cognita .\nthe school ' s owners cognita said it would be\ninappropriate\nto comment during a police investigation .\nsir chris woodhead said cognita would \u2018robustly\u2019 defend itself against the claims . photograph : adrian sherratt / rex features\ncognita runs schools in spain , thailand , singapore and vietnam , and is looking to expand into china .\nan article about cognita from the guardian paper in the uk . urltoken . . . ? fb = optout\ncognita expands internationally as schools in singapore and spain join our group . meanwhile our uk group continues to expand .\ncognita is founded with its first school in the uk and soon welcomes a further 20 schools into the group .\nthis article was updated to make clear that financial issues faced by the cognita group were historical and not current .\nsouthbank international school - history 2006 the milton keynes based private company cognita became the major shareholders and southbank international school became the first in cognita ' s international division . . . cognita has run into serious criticism of its management of southbank international school with a parent group claiming it has\nno serious interest in maximising the educational . . . cognita denied the allegations , claiming that its profits were in line with others in the sector . . .\ncumnor house school . cognita schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and . . . .\nst . andrews international schools in thailand are part of cognita , a global school network of over 60 schools in seven countries . providing excellent teaching and supporting every child to achieve their potential are the cornerstones of a cognita education .\nwoodhead , who runs cognita , said he would\nrobustly\ndefend the allegations , although would not elaborate further .\nsir chris woodhead , former head of ofsted , is now the chairman of cognita . photograph : martin argles for the guardian\ncognita welcomes the american british school in chile . the woodland pre - school group becomes our second school in hong kong .\nis a private company which owns and operates independent schools throughout the united kingdom . in addition , cognita operates a number of\nin august 2012 cognita questioned the financial viability of its ffynone house school in swansea . [ 5 ] following lobbying and negotiation by parents and staff of the school , [ 6 ] cognita agreed to surrender the school to its lessor , ffynone house school charitable trust , from which cognita had leased the school . cognita paid the trust \u00a3535 , 000 as a surrender sum and 10 years rent in advance of \u00a3270 , 000 and the school continues to operate with an operating surplus . [ 7 ]\na statement from cognita claimed it has no plans to get involved in state - funded free schools\nin any way\n.\nwoodhead insisted that cognita would be concentrating on its independent schools and that he had not spoken to gove for over a year .\nasquith court schools were bought by cognita ltd , a new education company chaired by chris woodhead , the first chief inspector of schools . cognita has over 45 schools in its portfolio and is the largest independent schools provider in the uk , europe and asia .\nbecause we are an integral part of cognita schools , we promote students exchange and a number of multicultural experiences to our students .\nwith a global group of 68 schools across asia , europe and latin america , cognita knows that borders themselves are evolving , blurring and even disappearing \u2013 and cognita schools are right at the forefront of equipping today\u2019s children for the changes that have yet to come .\nlong close school is proud to be part of the global cognita family of schools . cognita is an extraordinary group of diverse yet connected schools joining forces in an inspiring world of education with one common purpose : building self - belief and empowering individuals to succeed .\ncognita was accused of pension irregularities in 2012 . [ 17 ] in 2012 , cognita staff were instructed to impersonate parents and take tours of competing schools in wales . this conduct was defended as a\nnormal\nway of assessing the competition . [ 18 ]\noakleigh house school is proud to be part of the global cognita family of schools . cognita is an extraordinary group of diverse yet connected schools joining forces in an inspiring world of education with one common purpose : building self - belief and empowering individuals to succeed .\noakfields montessori school is proud to be part of the global cognita family of schools . cognita is an extraordinary group of diverse yet connected schools joining forces in an inspiring world of education with one common purpose : building self - belief and empowering individuals to succeed .\ncognita schools in asia and europe are celebrating outstanding international baccalaureate ( ib ) examination results from the 2017 tests . students from cognita schools in singapore , thailand , the uk and vietnam achieved their ib diploma in 2017 , exceeding the worldwide average ib pass rate .\nminnetronix and thinking medical systems are registered trademarks of minnetronix , inc . cognita , magic and neurapheresis are trademarks of minnetronix , inc .\nlong close school is one of 40 cognita schools in uk , alongside akeley wood school , st clare\u2019s school and colchester high school .\nall cognita schools are different , reflecting the needs of the families and communities they serve . we encourage our educators to [ \u2026 ]\noakleigh house school is one of 40 cognita schools in uk , alongside st clare\u2019s school , quinton house school and colchester high school .\nit is believed cognita made an aggressive bid because the building is in good condition and requires little refurbishment to open a new school .\nstamford american school hong kong is proud to be part of the global cognita family of schools . cognita is an extraordinary group of diverse yet connected schools joining forces in an inspiring world of education with one common purpose : building self - 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million pound private school chain , were\nhanded scripts\nby the uk marketing director nicole louis in order to obtain information . cognita ' s ffynone house school in swansea competes with st michael ' s , which charges more than \u00a310 , 000 annually in fees .\nthe cognita medical device connectivity platform satisfies our customers\u2019 need for a connectivity tool that manages devices , deploys software , tracks usage , and improves supply chain management .\nan inspiring world of education with some 70 cognita schools in europe , latin america and asia . this week managed by @ nbhc _ deputyhead as our # cognitainsider\nin march 2016 , cognita started a school from inception in chile with the opening of colegio pumahue chicauma . [ 4 ] also in 2016 , a further three schools joined cognita - international school of barcelona and the english montessori school in spain along with st . andrews international school , dusit in thailand . [ 4 ]\ncognita schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of . cumnor house school . iaps boys\u2019 preparatory school aged ( 4 - 13 ) . . . .\ncognita schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of . cumnor house school for girls . isa girls\u2019 preparatory school aged 4 - 11 . . . .\nlondon , 06 may 2016 - - moody ' s investors service , (\nmoody ' s\n) has today changed cognita bondco parent limited ( cognita ) and cognita financing plc ' s rating outlook to negative from stable . at the same time , moody ' s has affirmed the company ' s b2 corporate family rating ( cfr ) and b2 - pd probability of default rating , as well as the b2 instrument ratings on its gbp280 million senior secured notes due in 2021 .\ni hope that you will enjoy the contents and possibly consider making a contribution to a future edition of the cognita learning post . the intention is that it is a publication by educationalists for educationalists . there are over 3 , 100 teachers within the cognita schools group \u2013 that is a whole lot of wisdom to be tapped .\nstudents from cognita schools in chile have been enjoying an educational visit to cognita schools in london over the past six weeks . 20 students and two teachers have been attending north bridge house canonbury and north bridge house hampstead , while staying with local families . a reciprocal trip for uk students to chile is being planned for 2017 .\nwoodhead said cognita would\nrobustly\ndefend itself but would offer no further comment . the dfe said it was aware of the allegation but could not comment further .\nthe school remained a family business , under the headship of mr brown until 2004 when the school was sold . it was later acquired by the cognita schools group .\nalongside its continued growth , expansions and improvements , cognita also aims to create a more enviable teaching environment to attract the very best educators to deliver world - class education .\nhydesville tower school in walsall and the asquith court group of schools , including north bridge house in london , downsend in surrey and akeley wood in buckinghamshire , join cognita .\ncognita was formed in october 2004 by its founder management team and englefield capital , a private equity firm , now called bregal capital , and its former chairman , sir chris woodhead , the former chief inspector of schools in england . [ 3 ] from 2004 cognita started operating its first school , quinton house school in northampton . later in 2004 , cognita acquired the asquith court group , bringing a further 18 schools into the group . from 2004 until 2007 , they continued to buy independent schools within the uk .\nparents at cognita ' s saint andrews sukhumvit 107 school in bangkok , thailand , prepared a petition containing an open email to sir chris woodhead in 2012 alleging lack of transparency and a disdain for parental views following a decision by brian rogove , cognita ' s former asia pacific ceo , to change the leadership of the school . [ 24 ]\ncognita is a private company which owns and operates independent schools throughout the united kingdom . in addition , cognita operates a number of international schools in singapore , spain , thailand and vietnam , and is looking to expand into china . the company is based in milton keynes , buckinghamshire , and is the largest independent schools business in the uk .\nevery single one of the inspection reports has improved under cognita ' s ownership ,\nhe added .\nshow me a local authority with that kind of reputation .\nofficials are acting on information from a former senior executive at cognita , which has a multimillion - pound turnover and manages more than 50 fee - paying schools across the country .\nlast year this newspaper revealed how another of cognita ' s schools , southbank international , had been criticised by parents for\nmilking profits\nat the expense of children ' s education . they accused cognita , the country ' s largest owner of independent schools with a turnover of \u00a3150m , of turning the london school into a\nmoney - making machine\n.\nthe cognita platform consists of cost - effective , customizable technology that can be built into your medical device . cognita allows you to remotely manage , update , locate , and understand the use of your entire fleet of devices in the field . minnetronix provides best - in - class , start - to - finish integration with your device , and provides ongoing service .\nminnetronix maintains and supports the entire cognita platform , providing cellular - based data transmission , storage , and data access that does not require integration with a facility\u2019s wi - fi network .\nto that end , cognita achieves a significant milestone this month with the opening of a new purpose - built early learning campus in singapore called the early learning village . conceptualised and developed for students aged 18 months to six years , the new campus is a joint project conceived by cognita\u2019s australian international school ( ais ) and stamford american international school ( sais ) .\non 6 may 2013 the formerly majority british - owned company cognita agreed to be invested in by the american private equity firm kkr kohlberg kravis roberts l . p . [ 8 ]\ncognita is a global group of schools teaching a wide range of internationally renowned curricula , including the ib as well as the national curricula of leading education markets like great britain , australia and the usa . cognita schools enable children to reach the highest levels of academic attainment and this strong performance in key curricula examinations reflects the commitment of our students and their teachers .\nheadquartered in the uk , cognita schools is an international independent schools group offering primary and secondary private education in 70 schools across seven countries in europe , asia and latin america . bregal capital and kkr private equity each own 50 % of the shares of cognita . in the ltm february 2016 period , the company reported gbp310 million revenue and gbp58 million management adjusted ebitda .\nwoodhead insisted that cognita would not sell southbank and criticised cooper - hohn ' s confrontational manner . he wrote :\nhe has tried to use his wealth to intimidate and threaten .\nlast night woodhead said that further meetings with parents had led to some common ground being found , and he repeated his denial that cognita had\nmilked\nsouthbank . he admitted cognita had shown interest in the free schools project , but said talks to run toby young ' s school in hammersmith and two further schools elsewhere in the country had\ncome to nothing\n.\nby chris jansen it\u2019s been nearly a year since we formed the cognita global education council and the work of this group has been instrumental in putting education at the heart of our agenda .\ntems is a proud member of the cognita global family of schools . we benefit from the support that being part of a global group brings , as well its culture of academic excellence .\ncognita is a worldwide group of 67 schools in europe , latin america and south - east asia , employing some 4 , 600 teaching and support staff in the care and education of more than 30 , 000 pupils . cognita states that it values and respects the individuality of its schools , each one retaining its own unique ethos , with curricula and programmes tailored to the needs of the parents and children it serves . cognita\u2019s values of excellence , collaboration , respect , integrity , accountability underpin the group\u2019s vision of enriching pupils\u2019 lives and helping them to achieve their potential .\nthe cognita platform provides a cost - effective customizable hardware , software , and systems solution to remote medical device connectivity , giving you real - time access to valuable information - anytime , anywhere .\ncognita has more than 30 , 000 students and 5 , 200 teaching and support staff across its 68 schools . in its move towards a broader presence in asia , cognita has also brought the stamford american brand to hong kong , where its new campus will open in september . it will also expand the international school ho chi minh city ( ishcmc ) in vietnam later this year .\nin a statement , cognita said :\nit would be inappropriate to give specific comment at this stage as the police investigation of william vahey is still under way and these are interim findings .\na court heard that milbourne lodge , a popular feeder school to eton formed 100 years ago but taken over by cognita in 2007 , removed the children , aged eight and six , without warning .\nhaving a degree in business management and administration , i started working at el limonar international school murcia in 2008 , coinciding with the acquisition of the school by the cognita group . p . . .\ncolegios manquecura es miembro del conglomerado internacional l\u00edder en educaci\u00f3n , cognita schools , lo que nos ha permitido expandir nuestras fronteras hacia una educaci\u00f3n vanguardista , globalizada , y que aborda experiencias \u00fanicas en chile .\n\u2014 a brainless or thoughtless individual . i see that guy every morning on the crowded , rush hour train with his stuff spread all over the seat next to him ; what a persona non cognita \u2026\nin 2012 , playpen became part of cognita schools group , an educational group based in the united kingdom and with more than 60 schools worldwide . in addition to pedagogical , techological and infrastructure investments , being part of cognita schools group enables participation in numerous bilateral exchange programs , in which students and faculty enjoy the advantages of being part of a permanent culture of exchange among different schools all over the globe .\nms dean , deputy head of early years and primary , and ms mcmillan , teacher of early years , were invited to deliver training for the english teachers of the cognita schools in chile last week .\nmr jones said that if state schools can learn one thing from cognita - which has previously being accused of\nmilking\nits schools for profits - it is\nhow to run an efficient school\n.\non our arrival at harwood hall only a few classrooms were occupied but we quickly grew into a successful and thriving school . oakfields became part of the cognita group , a leading international schools group in 2007 .\na senior source in the education sector said the building attracted many eager bidders . cognita ' s offered price of nearly hk $ 7 , 000 per square foot rivaled that of high - end residential properties .\nschool group cognita has acquired the international school of barcelona ( isb ) . located in the seaside community of sitges outside barcelona , isb was founded in 1994 and serves 300 students aged 2 to 18 years . the school delivers the igcse and a - level curricula as well as the international baccalaureate ( ib ) . max vialou - clark , cognita\u2019s chief executive of europe , said : \u201cisb is a welcome addition to the cognita family , adding to our already strong portfolio of schools in spain , including the nearby british school of barcelona . \u201cwe will support isb staff to improve the education experience for students and have already planned significant investment for this academic year to improve the school\u2019s facilities , including the refurbishment of classrooms , improvements to playground areas and the development of it systems . \u201d isb becomes cognita\u2019s 67th school and its fifth in spain .\nsing tao daily was the first to report the buyer as an educational institution . it subsequently identified the buyer as flora education ltd whose director is from the management of cognita schools , a prominent educational institution in britain .\nin october 2012 , playpen became part of cognita schools group , an educational group based in the united kingdom , a world leader in the private education segment with more than 60 schools in asia , europe and latin america .\ncognita is a worldwide group of some 70 schools in europe , latin america and south - east asia . we employ over 5 , 000 teaching and support staff in the care and education of more than 30 , 000 pupils .\ncognita , run by former chief inspector of schools chris woodhead , has come under attack from parents at one of its most successful institutions , the southbank international school . they accuse cognita , the country ' s largest owner of independent schools with a turnover of \u00a3150m , of turning the london school into a\nmoney - making machine\n. the row threatens to embarrass the government as it pushes through its plans for schools to operate outside local authority control .\nin june 2013 , cognita expanded its network of latin american schools through a partnership with desarrollos educacionales ( ddee ) , a chilean private schools group operating nine national curriculum day schools under the pumahue and manquecura brands . [ 9 ]\nworldwide , it has more than 4 , 000 teaching and support staff working for the care and education of about 30 , 000 students from 1 to 18 years . since its launch in 2004 , cognita has successfully built a group of exceptional schools , in which no two institutions are the same . each cognita school maintains its own history , identity , and ethos , offering a curriculum and comprehensiveness of services designed to meet the local needs of each country . at any cognita school there are respected educational leaders , dedicated teachers and students who are enthusiastic learners . with significant investments in the pedagogical , technological , infrastructure and in exchange program areas , cognita allows playpen , a school already renowned for its merits , to share best practices and knowledge among schools of the group . such practices and knowledge are brought to brazil , with the aim of constantly enhancing teaching , and remaining at the forefront of education in the country .\nthis exchange follows other links being forged between our schools , including huddersfield grammar in the uk and el limonar murcia in spain and hydesville tower and british school of barcelona . cognita is actively exploring how we can further develop this activity .\nstamford american school is one of 10 cognita schools in asia , alongside stamford american school singapore , australian international school , singapore , international school ho ch minh city , vietnam , and st . andrews international school , sathorn , thailand .\nwe\u2019re growing all the time . cognita is an international group employing more than 5 , 000 teachers and professional staff between our some 70 schools , uk head office and regional offices in europe , latin america and south - east asia .\nit is claimed that , in order to lure high - achieving staff , cognita filed paperwork to ensure that headteachers at schools not eligible to benefit from the teachers pensions scheme ( tps ) were registered as working in schools that are covered .\nsenior education officers at cognita uk , a group run by ex - ofsted chief sir chris woodhead , were sent to st michael ' s school in llanelli , wales , to take part in\ncommercial espionage\n, it emerged on sunday .\nthe negative rating outlook reflects our expectation that the hong kong school acquisition will delay cognita ' s expected reduction in leverage , with moody ' s adjusted gross debt / ebitda likely to remain above 7 . 0x in the next 12 - 18 months .\ncognita , which educates 15 , 000 pupils in 50 schools worldwide , denied the allegations , claiming that its profits were in line with others in the sector . it also resisted parents ' demands that the school be sold to a charitable organisation . in a letter to parents , woodhead claimed that the\nhostile campaign . . . being waged against cognita is threatening the stability of the school and the ability of our teachers to do what is best\n. he wrote :\ncognita is not , as the spi would have you believe , ' milking southbank for profits ' . to the best of our knowledge , our profitability is comparable to other private operators in the sector . the figures which have been bandied about by the spi are wholly inaccurate .\ngeraint jones , the new director of education at private equity - owned cognita , said that moves to pass these jobs to support staff over the past 10 years had led to a level of inefficiency in the state sector that made him\nsick\n.\nwith some 70 schools in europe , latin america and asia , we employ 5 , 000 teaching and support staff in the care and education of more than 35 , 000 students . together , our schools ensure that each student receives a rounded cognita education :\nour basic starting point in early 2016 was to bring representatives from our educational leadership in each region together so we could establish joint priorities . this was a real step forward , providing a practical forum for a joined - up conversation on education within cognita .\nteaching excellence represents everything we stand for at cognita . we\u2019re committed to hiring and retaining outstanding talent : teachers and school leaders who are passionate about their craft as well as functional leaders and professionals in our head and regional offices who can take the business forward .\nto achieve more than you believe possible \u2013 that\u2019s the hallmark of a quality education . at cognita , it\u2019s what we strive for within each of our schools . it\u2019s what we want for our students , for our parents and for the people who work with us .\nhowever , he insisted that the main driver of cognita ' s schools is excellence in teaching and learning , with profits ploughed back into the schools themselves : 43 of its 44 uk schools received a\ngood\nor\noutstanding\nrating in their most recent ofsted reports .\na recent survey from educational testing service ( ets ) has revealed that the level of english attained by chilean students falls below the expected average in developed countries . consequently , cognita carried out a thorough review of their schools\u2019 english language learning and development framework in the early years of school , and decided to implement an increased english programme for young children during the upcoming academic year . to help launch this ambitious project , two of our early years staff were asked to deliver guidance in learning for the early years teachers in the 9 cognita schools in chile .\ncognita will robustly defend all of the allegations referenced within the article and in the specific matter regarding st michael ' s school in llanelli , having taken expert advice , we are certain that we have not done anything wrong or unusual in organising the ' mystery shopping ' trips .\ncognita was formed in october 2004 by its management and englefield capital , a private equity firm , now called bregal capital . currently the company employs more than 3 , 500 teachers , and educates more than 17 , 500 children in a variety of pre - preparatory , preparatory and senior schools .\ncognita\u2019s director of education is simon camby , who joined cognita in 2015 , having previously been a lead ofsted inspector and chief executive of the focus trust . [ 15 ] simon camby has written on the issue of gcse reform taking place in 2017 as the first stage in a complete transformation of the exam system that will eventually affect all subjects . [ 16 ] he argues schools shouldn\u2019t specialise so early and to such a degree that there is no room for a broad curriculum and achieving the right balance between depth and breadth is essential whilst schools must not become exam factories . [ 16 ]\nthe observer revealed that officials had received allegations of impropriety from a former senior executive at cognita , which manages more than 50 fee - paying schools across the country . the whistleblower , who had been dismissed by cognita , had claimed that in order to lure high - achieving staff the company had filed paperwork to ensure that headteachers at schools not eligible to benefit from the teachers pensions scheme ( tps ) were registered as working in schools that are covered . an education department spokesman said that after working with the firm they were\nnow satisfied that the scheme rules are now being correctly applied\n.\nin 2008 , cognita purchased acorn school which was a small family - owned nursery based in st andrews road . acorns merged with polam school , and for a while the school became known as polam oaks , before returning to its roots and re - embracing the name of polam school in 2012 .\nin april 2014 , cognita transferred ownership of ferndale preparatory school , faringdon , oxfordshire , to ferndale preparatory school limited , a parent - led consortium . this filed for administration on 22 july 2016 due to lack of pupil numbers and funding issues , leaving staff redundant . [ 10 ] [ 11 ]\nour diverse portfolio of schools and regional offices , combined with our ongoing investment in the professional development of our people , means we can offer first - class career opportunities with a global dimension . if you want to take your career further , we want to support you in achieving that goal within cognita .\nthe whistleblower further claims there was a brutal culture at the firm . minutes of a meeting between woodhead , who is the firm ' s chairman , and cognita heads on 12 may 2011 records woodhead saying :\ncertain members of staff at head office should stop behaving in a brutal and cavalier fashion .\nbritish cognita , world\u2019s leading independent schools group with 67 schools in 7 countries around the world , has announced the acquisition of international school of barcelona , located in sitges . the group has signed a purchase - and - sales agreement with the former owners of the school , in force since 1st january , 2016 .\nhaving a degree in business management and administration , i started working at el limonar international school murcia in 2008 , coinciding with the acquisition of the school by the cognita group . previously , i held roles both in controlling and management in a variety of different sectors including construction , the chemical industry and human resources .\nsince the change of ownership has taken place during the academic year , the school of sitges will continue to operate as usual supported by cognita group until the end of the school year 2015 - 2016 . thus , the daily activity of both students and teachers will not suffer any alteration and the transition will run smoothly .\nholistic \u2013 valuing academics , sports and the arts \u2013 is how the australian international school describes its approach to excellence in education . most of all , the school takes pride in its non - selective admissions policy , which reinforces cognita\u2019s belief that intellectual ability alone does not determine an individual\u2019s worth or contribution to the world .\nwith an ultimate mission of preparing students for future success in an uncertain world , cognita knows that the path ahead will be challenging and constantly evolving , but it is confident that the three building blocks it focuses on \u2013 quality education , building character and instilling a global mindset \u2013 will be key in achieving its objectives .\nof particular note are the two schools within the cognita family who are celebrating perfect or near perfect scores by their students \u2013 yeji , a student at international school ho chi minh city recorded a flawless 45 ( out of 45 ) and three students at southbank international school scored an impressive 44 ( out of 45 ) .\nat a national level in chile i have held the position of national counselor for the board of senior management dealing with topics related to educational management in the public system in chile . i have been head teacher in pumahue puerto montt and in pumahue temuco schools , both of these schools are currently part of the cognita network .\nwe consider cognita ' s near - term liquidity position to be adequate , based on a cash balance of about gbp62 million and approximately gbp52 million of undrawn super senior revolving credit facility undrawn at the end of february 2016 . in addition , the company has signed a separate gbp5 . 5 million asian local working capital facility .\nst . andrews international school , sukhumvit 107 is a world - class school for 2 - 18 year olds , focused on meeting your child ' s individual needs . set within a vibrant and green suburban campus that is easily accessible from the city , with the schools entrance at the foot of the bearing bts station . our school community is diverse in nature with students , parents and teachers coming from over 40 different nationalities . st . andrews international schools in thailand are part of cognita , a global school network of over 60 schools in seven countries . providing excellent teaching and supporting every child to achieve their potential are the cornerstones of a cognita education .\njudith fox , the sister of terry fox was in the city for the annual terry fox run . as one of the first schools group to support the terry fox run in ho chi minh city , judith fox visited the cognita schools to meet students who have participated in the race and supported with fundraising for the terry fox foundation .\n\u201cwe wish to congratulate all of our ib students on their successes in these examinations , \u201d says chris jansen , cognita\u2019s chief executive officer . \u201cthe ib is recognised by leading universities around the globe for the rigour and breadth it fosters in students and we are proud that our schools continue to achieve such admirable and improving results year after year . \u201d\ncognita ' s management of southbank international school was criticised in 2011 , with parents groups claiming it had\nno serious interest in maximising the educational experience of . . . children if it impacts on their bottom line\n. then chairman chris woodhead denied the allegations , claiming that its profits were in line with others in the sector . [ 20 ]\nheadquartered in the uk , cognita has a regional structure to support our diverse and growing family of schools around the world . between them , our schools deliver a wide range of internationally renowned curricula , including the international baccalaureate as well as the national curricula of australia , brazil , chile , singapore , spain , thailand , the uk , usa and vietnam .\nhe says the company ' s uk marketing director , nicole louis , even handed him a script to use during a planned visit to st michael ' s school in llanelli last year , which competes with cognita ' s ffynone house school in swansea . ffynone house has since been transferred back to its previous charitable owners amid questions over the school ' s financial viability .\nthe school inspection service inspects all cognita\u2019s schools in england with the exception of those few whose headteachers are members of the independent schools council ( isc ) . our inspections are conducted in accordance with section 109 ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) of the education and skills act 2008 and follow the inspection framework agreed by sis and the department for education ( dfe ) .\nthe matter has been internally investigated by the company ' s lawyers and its chief executive , rees withers , wrote to the whistleblower denying there was any issue , adding that there were no grounds to accuse cognita of dishonesty . he wrote :\ngiven the complexities of pension legislation it would be perfectly feasible for illegitimate arrangements to be put in place through a misunderstanding of the rules .\nthe group chief executive officer of cognita is chris jansen , who has over 20 years ' experience in consumer products and service businesses . prior to cognita , he was chief executive officer of the aa following six years at centrica plc , latterly as managing director of british gas services from june 2010 to july 2013 . from 2000 to 2007 , mr jansen worked for british airways plc , where he held a number of general management roles including responsibility for concorde , global head of the executive club and managing director of airmiles . before british airways , mr . jansen worked for procter & gamble for seven years from 1993 , having joined on the graduate programme . [ 12 ] mr jansen is a member of the corporate partnerships board of the great ormond street hospital children ' s charity . [ 13 ]\nwe value and respect the individuality of our schools , each one retaining its own unique ethos , with curricula and programmes tailored to the needs of the parents and children it serves . wherever you visit a cognita school , be that in brazil , chile , singapore , spain , thailand , vietnam or the united kingdom , you will find empowered school leaders , committed teachers and pupils who are enthusiastic learners .\ntwo months before he was fired , the whistleblower received a letter from withers , saying :\ni appreciate that you felt it wrong of nicole louis to ask you to adopt a false name and pretend to be a prospective parent and that you believe that , as a general rule , it is inappropriate for a senior employee of cognita to adopt such an approach to assess the facilities of a rival .\ncognita is one of a number of for - profit companies keen to get involved in the government ' s vision for education as set out by gove , who admits having no\nideological objection\nto their involvement . at present free schools cannot be owned by profit - making institutions , but parents are permitted to lease premises , buy products and contract out the school management to private for - profit companies .\nthe last one of new method college ' s campus buildings was put up for tender and sold for hk $ 670 million . sing tao daily was the first to report the buyer as an educational institution . it subsequently identified the buyer as flora education ltd whose director is from the management of cognita schools , a prominent educational institution in britain . it is believed the group may soon open internation . . .\nthe only facility of its kind in the country , the early learning village will offer families a choice of education grounded by the international baccalaureate ( ib ) with two pathways : the australian or american curriculum . this unparalleled project reflects cognita\u2019s modern and innovative approach to learning . it also represents a world - first in early childhood education \u2013 one tailored to the distinct environment of singapore , where space is at a premium .\nsimon camby , luiza sassi and adrian watts have been involved over the course of the year alongside members of the cognita leadership team . also joining us as an external member is david smellie , partner at farrer and co and former chair of the southbank board . david has great experience and is a real leader in the area of safeguarding and education more widely . david has served as a much - valued \u2018critical friend\u2019 on the council .\ni read the story about breckland and i shrugged my shoulders . so many people have so many opinions and they don ' t even work for the company - they are just creating stories and headlines and nervousness around the system ,\nmr jones said .\nthere ' s a moral conflict , but again , where ' s the evidence in people ' s judgement that a group such as cognita is in it purely for the money ?\nthe sis inspects several groups of independent schools including the focus learning trust , run by a christian sect called the plymouth brethren , which was under investigation by the dfe over its teaching practices , as well as steiner waldorf schools , which have attracted controversy for philosophies based around reincarnation , and schools in the cognita group , which was set up by former head of ofsted chris woodhead in 2004 and encountered financial losses and investigation in its early years .\nin 2012 judge robert reid qc ruled that the cognita - owned milbourne lodge in esher , surrey , had acted unfairly in removing two children , aged eight and six , without warning after the children ' s parents criticized the school ' s parents\u2019 association , the friends of milbourne lodge , for lack of transparency in its fundraising and spending . the judge said that the parents\u2019 association was\nsomewhat shadowy\nand a\nshambles\n. [ 19 ]\n\u201cthe know - how we seek to equip our students with will help them adapt and succeed in life \u2013 that is where the skills of being inquisitive , adaptable , curious and resilient will be extremely important , \u201d drake says . \u201cif there is one accomplishment that cognita aims to be known for , it is preparing the students in our care for lives that may be different , complex and challenging without forgetting they should be sustainable , rewarding and fulfilling . \u201d\nisn ' t housing cheap in that area ? or am i wrong , i am just guessing ? i know there is no saving to be had there . i had thought it was a relaxed atmosphere , fairly well run and not a heavy workload . plus you can live by the beach . was it ever like this ? i wouldn ' t want to go there if its cognita though because it will be a lot of work and no money .\nit is a great opportunity for educational and institutional growth , being able to share best pedagogical practices and of course , gain experience from experts in the area of education . having the cognita way as a central guide for our institution allows for academic enrichment and improvement where the students receive the benefits since they are at the centre of the process . having the opportunity to learn about different educational curricula fosters important growth not only for the people but also for the institution .\nat least three out of 10 jobs will be obsolete within the next 20 years . more will follow suit as technologies such as automation and robotics increasingly find their way from hi - tech laboratories and factory floors to operating tables , homes and everyday lives . key to staying relevant in the perpetually evolving market is a matching desire to learn limitlessly . for cognita schools worldwide , this means transcending borders \u2013 from the four walls of the classroom to all corners of the world .\nas from september , the school will be integrated as a new campus under the brand of the british school of barcelona . therefore , lnternational school of barcelona becomes a cognita school , joining the other four schools that the educational group currently has in our country , namely the british school of barcelona in castelldefels , hastings school in madrid , el limonar lnternational school of murcia and el limonar lnternational school villamart\u00edn of alicante . these centres are considered top class british education private schools nationwide .\nwe are proud to have three schools at the top of this renowned ranking of the best spanish schools . cognita\u2019s first priority is to offer the best education for each one of our pupils , not just maximising academic results but also promoting universal values and building the skills that they will need to succeed in a fast changing world . this result is a reflection of the commitment and dedication of the teams at the british school of barcelona , el limonar international school and hastings school . \u201d"]}
{"id": 53879, "summary": [{"text": "the maryland mining company is a historic coal mining , iron producer and railroad company that operated in allegany county , maryland .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the company was based in eckhart mines , maryland ; the location in braddock run was among the first bituminous coal mines developed in the georges creek valley . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "maryland mining company", "paragraphs": ["1844 new york mining company incorporate ( incorporate the new york mining company ) .\nextracts from a report made to the maryland mining company [ microform ] : on the estate of said company , . . .\n1870 : february 28 th , consolidated coal company to the mt . savage fire brick and mining company conveyed all the described deed from the mount savage iron company to the union mining company .\n\u00a9 2018 visit maryland , maryland office of tourism development . all rights reserved .\nextracts from a report made to the maryland mining company [ electronic resource ] : on the estate of said . . .\nsilliman , benjamin . & silliman , benjamin . ( 1838 ) . extracts from a report made to the maryland mining company on the estate of said company , in the county of allegany , maryland .\n1831 : founders of the union mining company get a land grant in mount savage .\nbut now another canadian mining company , rise gold , is going to try it again .\nwhite bear mine ( maryland mining company ; skillan and means ) , black bear , klamath mts , siskiyou co . , california , usa\nwhite bear mine ( maryland mining company ; skillan and means ) , black bear , klamath mts , siskiyou co . , california , usa\nextracts from a report made to the maryland mining company [ electronic resource ] : on the estate of . . . | national library of australia\nextracts from a report made to the maryland mining company [ microform ] : on the estate of said compa . . . | national library of australia\nand mining company , by mr . e . g . spilsbury , who was then the american representative of the hodgson wire rope tramway company .\n1 874 : warren delano iii , after graduating from harvard university in 1874 he joined the management of the union mining company at mt . savage , maryland .\nsilliman , benjamin . and silliman , benjamin . extracts from a report made to the maryland mining company [ microform ] : on the estate of said company , in the county of allegany , maryland / by benjamin silliman aided by benjamin silliman , jr new - york 1838\nstrong knowledge in machine learning and data mining ; design and implement data mining , machine learning and pattern recognition algorithms ; . . .\n1860 an act to incorporate the consolidation coal company . incorporation of the consolidation coal company )\nsilliman , benjamin . and silliman , benjamin . extracts from a report made to the maryland mining company [ electronic resource ] : on the estate of said company , in the county of allegany , maryland / by benjamin silliman aided by benjamin silliman , jr new - york 1838\nthe renowned tyson mining family dominated the chrome industry and contributed significantly to the copper and iron mining and smelting industry during the nineteenth century .\n1905 - the american tobacco company acquires r . a . patterson ' s lucky strike company .\n1911 union mining company wm . l hamilton superintended . . . . . . . . . jas . aldon mine forman\n1839 : the maryland and new york iron and coal company iron works began construction . construction was completed in 1843 .\n2007 sterlite ( vedanta ) , a london - based mining company with assets in india and africa , offers to purchase asarco .\n1848 : the maryland and new york iron and coal company failed and the assets were sold to the mount savage iron company . lulworth also aquired the mount savage railroad .\nthe consolidation coal company was established in 1864 and headquartered in the city of cumberland , maryland for the first 85 years ( 1864 - 1945 ) where the company became the largest bituminous coal company in the eastern united states .\n1901 - the eastman kodak company of new jersey , the present parent company for kodak , is formed .\n1944 : andrew john rost ( 1903 to 1999 ) of pittsburgh , pennsylvania purchased the assets of the union mining company and operated the brickyard under the name of the mount savage refractory company inc . this is the oldest fire clay brick plant in maryland .\nfigure 38 . late - 19th - century coal company towns along the potomac river in western maryland . source : lacoste and wall 1989 : figure 9 . courtesy of the maryland geological survey .\nthe research analyst will aid pier with quantitative and qualitative data mining , analysis , and compiling of regulatory reports for maryland and the federal . . .\nextracts from a report made to the maryland and new york coal & iron company [ electronic resource ] : on . . .\noperating in maryland . most are found in southern maryland ( charles , prince george ' s & st . mary ' s counties ) . the\n1894 - the r . c . maxwell company , the oldest existing outdoor advertising company in america , is created . the company concentrates primarily in the middle atlantic states .\n, a mining operation , established by levi hollingsworth at glen arm , baltimore county .\n1881 dr . thomson union mining co . doctor . ( college clinical record 1912 )\nbeitzel corporation is an industrial construction and service company with over 40 years of experience in the energy , mining , industrial construction and . . .\n, for the brailer mining company ( corporation ) of mt . savage md . , was before the board stating that the personal proper of the\nextracts from a report made to the maryland and new york coal & iron company [ microform ] : on the estate . . .\n1864 mt savage iron works and frostburg coal company combine to form consolidated coal company . a . j . center president .\na minimum of 7 - 10 years relevant experience with an emphasis on underground mining ( borer miners , longwall mining , and hoist operations experience is an asset ) ; . . .\nmust possess a good knowledge of risk analysis and data mining technique . is looking to hire a data mining subject matter expert with at least seven ( 7 ) years . . .\ndiscover maryland\u2019s miles of waterfront , from well - known resorts to quiet coves .\n, baltimore , maryland , august 2003 . photo by diane f . evartt .\nmaryland - virginia boundary in lower chesapeake bay demarcated by black - jenkins award .\npennsylvania steel ( maryland steel , 1891 ) built blast furnace at sparrows point .\ncoal was originally mined here early when the \u201cbig vein\u201d was opened in 1820 . the coal was orginally transported by flatboats placed together on the headwaters of the potomac . as part of their operations , the potomac wharf branch was built from will ' s creek , west of cumberland , by the maryland mining company between 1846 and 1850 , as an extension to their eckhart branch railroad . the cumberland coal & iron company , chartered in 1850 , purchased the maryland mining company ' s mines and railroad in april 1852 , including the village of eckhart .\n1854 : january , the railroad interests of the mount savage iron company were transferred to the newly incorporated cumberland and pennsylvania railroad company .\n1844 : february , the b & o railroad signs its first commercial contract to carry large scale shipments of coal from mt . savage , maryland to mt . clare , maryland . urltoken b & o signs traffic contract with maryland & new york iron & coal company of mount savage for first large - scale coal shipments .\nmagnesite mining in stevens county ( 1916 - 1968 ) by j . e . ( jess ) buchanan\n1924 andrew ramsey , john ramsey and william ramsey start an company to manufacture tile , brick and artifical stone under the name vitrox company .\n1911 - antitrust action against the american tobacco company breaks it into several major companies : american tobacco company , r . j . reynolds , liggett & meyers tobacco company , lorillard , and british american tobacco .\nfigure 34 . postcard depicting the company town of eckhart ( al - v - a - 249 ) , allegany county . courtesy of the maryland historical trust .\nportions of allegany and garrett counties were the focus of an extensive cultural resources survey undertaken by the maryland historical trust on behalf of the maryland bureau of mines from 1980 to 1983 .\ncasselman bridge , grantsville , maryland , october 2015 . photo by diane f . evartt .\n1848 : february 7 th , the lulworth iron company changed its name to the mount savage iron company ( act of 1847 . chapter 57 )\n1909 hayden , arizona founded as a company town to provide housing for workers supporting mining and smelting operations . asarco and kennecott build side - by - side copper smelters in hayden .\nrise owns the past producing idaho - maryland gold mine located near grass valley , california usa .\nimproved order of red men ( secret fraternal society ) organized great council of maryland , baltimore .\n1944 : the icc granted the western maryland railroad permission to purchase the cumberland and pennsylvania railroad .\n1906 general sales manager for union mining co . chas . h . clairborne 1113 fidelity bldg . baltimore md .\nmagnesite mining in stevens county ( 1916 - 1968 ) by j . e . ( jess ) buchanan - urltoken\n1850 the cumberland coal & iron company , chartered in 1850 , purchased the maryland mining company ' s mines and railroad in april 1852 , including the village of eckhart . the railroad was operated by the new company until 1870 . in that year , cumberland coal & iron was itself acquired by consolidation coal . the eckhart branch and the potomac wharf branch then became part of the cumberland & pennsylvania railroad , also owned by consolidation coal .\nthese two towns were some of the few company towns to appear in garrett county . in addition to these towns and kitzmiller , shallmar was one of the major coal towns in the county . founded by the wolf den mining company in the second decade of the 20\n, state house grounds , annapolis , maryland , april 2000 . photo by diane f . evartt .\ngeneral assembly reserved all unpatented lands\nwestward of fort cumberland\nfor maryland soldiers of the revolution .\n1902 - the state of maryland passes a workers ' compensation law , the nation ' s first .\nconduct research and rapid prototyping of automation scripts , malware processing systems , and security data mining applications . . . .\ndemonstrated ability to conceptualize and develop proactive prospecting methodologies to support organizational goals , including data mining , sophisticated . . .\nbook review : collector ' s guide to the balmat mining district , in st . lawrence county , new york .\nbaltimore - union passenger railway company , first commercial electric street railway in country .\ndeep creek dam constructed by pennsylvania electric company . the dam ' s construction created\n1896 : september 8 th , the mt . savage fire company was instituted .\nbyron riblet died in 1952 . there are no riblet descendants in the company .\n1911 - american tobacco company controls 92 % of world ' s tobacco business .\n1916 - boeing aircraft company designs and produces its first model , the biplane .\nnevertheless , all of these towns shared a common characteristic : domination by a company . it was not uncommon for the only store in a town to be run by the company , or for churches to be built using company funds . around 15 company towns were established in the george\u2019s creek coal valley in the mid - 19\nthe company did not develop adequate kilns for deadburning its ore , and its rail operation was costly , with the result that the company was not a financial success .\nmaryland monument , gettysburg battlefield , gettysburg , pennsylvania , august 2006 . photo by diane f . evartt .\n1946 : the western maryland rail road moved the maintenance crews from mt . savage md to ridgeley wv .\nthis sample of chromite , also know as iron chromate ( fecr 2 o 4 ) is from a lens of ore in the arundel corporations ' s delight serpentine quarry , located in reisterstown , maryland . the calhoun chromite mine of the tyson mining company was located on the quarry site and last operated around 1880 .\nthe company town of shallmar suffered a slow decline from the 1930s through the 1960s .\n1847 - 1850 company doctor andrew bruce of somerset pa . ( jefferson medical college )\n? : republic lumber company ceased operation in mt . savage . the company is still in operation by andrew j . rost\u0092s grandson david w . rost . ( 2003 )\n1890 - j . walter thompson company ' s billings total over one million dollars .\n1902 - alfred erickson opens his own advertising agency , the erickson company , at the age of 25 ; his first clients include bon ami and american coal tar company .\n1907 - the justice department files anti - trust charges against the american tobacco company .\nfinance docket no . 18980 : shamokin valley & pottsville railroad company et al . abandonment\ncentury , shallmar was the town in garrett county which most resembled the company towns of the george\u2019s creek valley . in 1923 the company employed 130 laborers . their housing was constructed on a typical corporate paternalistic plan , and unionism was actively discouraged by the company .\nother companies included the foltz manufacturing and supply company , the brandt cabinet works , the national biscuit company warehouse , the new york central iron works , the jamison cold storage door company , the antietam paper company , the pangborn corporation ( the world\u2019s largest producer of sand blast cleaning and dust control equipment ) , and the fairchild engine and airplane corporation .\n( 1854 - 1951 ) , encamped at bladensburg and other maryland sites after first march on washington , dc .\n1953 c & p integrated into the western maryland rr . track from mt savage junction to mt savage removed .\nthe shamokin valley and pottsville railroad company was incorporated by an act approved by the state of pennsylvania on march 25 , 1858 . it was established by the owners of the defunct danville and pottsville railroad company and the philadelphia and sunbury railroad company , and was granted all the rights , powers , and privileges , etc . , earlier given to these entities . the shamokin valley and pottsville railroad company later became a subsidiary of the pennsylvania railroad company\nperform extensive data mining and analysis base on investigation and identification of fwa patterns and instances and report conclusions / recommendations via . . .\n1902 asarco expands , building lead smelters at murray , utah and chihuahua , mexico . the company acquires mines and future mineral rights in idaho , invests in zinc mining and production and purchases a smelter in everett , washington .\nwhile houses in barton were made available to the general public , not just company employees .\nboston steamship company ( later merchants and miners transportation ) began coastal shipping service , baltimore .\n1877 chas f mayer becomes president of the c & p railroad and consolidation coal company .\nplease be advised that effective this date , you are appointed assistant superintendent of this company .\nstrip mining techniques have allowed a resurgence of the coal industry in allegany county in the past few decades , but the new technology requires far fewer laborers . sixty - four mining companies were operating in the region in 1966 , but fewer than a dozen employed over 10 people .\n2005 through a stock swap , southern peru copper corporation acquires minera mexico , grupo mexico\u2019s mining division . spcc becomes southern copper corporation . grupo mexico\u2019s railroad division acquires the railroad company , ferrosur , expanding its control of mexican transportation networks .\nthe klots throwing company in lonaconing was bought out by general textile mills and closed in 1946 .\n1867 - lord & taylor is the first company to use double - column advertising in newspapers .\nmaryland & new york iron & coal company constructs 10 mile railroad from mt savage to cumberland thru the narrows to connect with the b & o . this railroad was built with\nu\nrail produced in mt savage\n( c . 1829 - 1892 ) , elected as annapolis alderman , first african american to hold elected office in maryland .\nterra rubra , birth site of francis scott key , keymar , maryland , september 2006 . photo by diane f . evartt .\n10893 : samuel m . semmes vs . maryland & new york iron & coal co . al . mortgage foreclosure on the mount\n1864 jan . 26 c & p railroad purchase of georges creek coal and iron company and railroad .\nexperience in data mining and a proven ability to translate numbers into plain english for business use . the ideal candidate applies analytic techniques of . . .\nand other public buildings in washington , dc . district residents fled to maryland and virginia . president james madison first retreated to virginia .\ncivil war re - enactors , carroll county farm museum , westminster , maryland , may 2005 . photo by diane f . evartt .\noversees data mining where information is collected from the quality assessment and reporting tool ( qart ) and other various tools , and compiled into meaningful . . .\nkitzmiller also developed a thriving lumber industry , although its residents also worked in a woolen mill and a shirt factory , as well as in coal mining .\nuse sloping access shafts to reach mineral deposits . they afford access to minerals not found at the surface , but not deep enough to warrant shaft mining .\n1910 - 1940 asarco purchases mines in five new areas of mexico , invests in copper mines in chile , and tests for metal in colombia , venezuela , the west indies , cuba , ecuador , peru , argentina , nicaragua and brazil , eventually forming a peruvian mining company as a wholly owned subsidiary and mining intensively in bolivia . asarco also invests in mines in canada , australia , west africa and saudi arabia .\n1911 - the supreme court rules that standard oil company of new jersey must be dissolved under antitrust laws .\nextract minerals that are just below the surface , or are too unstable for tunnelling techniques to reach . the term , surface mining , describes all procedures that remove the surface to reach mineral deposits . this method includes open - pit and strip mining , and is used to reach cinder , gravel , and sand .\npillar innovations offers a diverse product portfolio to fulfill the needs of the energy , mining , environmental , manufacturing , and food & drug sectors . . . .\ncaterpillar bulldozer & conveyor belt dumping coal , conrail coal yard , baltimore , maryland , may 2015 . photo by sarah a . hanks .\nas the companies left the george\u2019s creek valley , the people left behind saw major changes . many of the former bustling company towns died out and became ghost towns , or dwindled to a handful of residents . many formerly company - owned properties became the possessions of former workers . for instance , in brophytown all of the company houses built by the phoenix and george\u2019s creek coal company in 1918 were sold to their inhabitants in the 1950s .\nrise gold corp . is a publicly listed exploration company . ( cse : rise ) ( otc : ryes )\nthe area that would become midlothian was the site of a bowery furnace for the cumberland coal and iron company .\n1896 - j . walter thompson company begins using the rock of gibraltar in its advertising for prudential insurance co .\nno further analysis was undertaken . although part of this site has been disturbed by later mining activities , the deposits were sufficiently intact to allow for some further interpretation .\nmining has been a significant part of maryland ' s economy , particularly in the western counties . during the 1700s , the first mines in maryland were dug for coal and stone . using both the chesapeake and ohio canal , and the baltimore and ohio railroad to ship their product east , they helped spur transportation development in the state . in some cases , companies carved their own transportation routes , as in 1845 , when the mount savage coal & iron company completed the mt . savage railroad in an effort to expedite shipping and eliminate reliance on private shipping companies .\ncomment : total gold production from the idaho - maryland group was estimated by clark ( 1970 ) at about $ 70 , 000 , 000 .\nreference : additional information on the idaho - maryland mine is contained in file no . 331 - 9392 ( cgs mineral resources files , sacramento )\n1851 - i . m . singer and company takes out its first patent for the singer perpendicular action sewing machine .\n1908 - the ford motor company unveils the model t at $ 825 , beginning the automobile age for the masses .\nplease check back frequently as we will be updating our shareholders with news releases , maps , photos and descriptions on the idaho - maryland gold project .\nfort mchenry national monument & historic shrine , 2400 east fort ave . , baltimore , maryland , july 2016 . photo by sarah a . hanks .\n1905 dr conroy sustained sever injuries , involving perhap the loss of his sight , by explosion of a vial of nitroglycerine . ( maryland medical journal )\nthe last of the counties to be formed in western maryland , garrett county ( carved out of allegany county in 1872 ) was also the most remote .\nfigure 36 . engle mill store ( g - ii - b - 146 ) , accident , garrett county . ( courtesy of the maryland historical trust )\n\u201crise gold expects to start an exploration diamond drilling campaign at the idaho - maryland project in the september quarter and is currently preparing the drill sites . \u201d\nmount savage rolling mill ( maryland & new york iron & coal company ) rolls first u . s . iron rail ( 42 # u - rail ) : later in year rolls 50 # t - rail for railroad between boston and fall river . ( r r history )\nthe paper industry arrived in allegany county during this period . in 1890 the potomac paper company built a paper mill in cumberland , employing over 100 men . later sold to the cumberland paper company , the operation went out of business in 1903 .\n1965 asarco constructs an 800 - foot smokestack in el paso . the company says the stack will \u201cdiffuse objectionable emissions . \u201d\n1899 - j . walter thompson company opens a london office , possibly the first international office of an american advertising agency .\n1849 md . session law an act to incorporate the wellersburg and jennings ' run rail road company . an act amendatory of an act entitled , an act to incorporate the parker vein coal company , passed at december session , 1849 , chapter 56 .\nthis information resource of the maryland state archives is presented here for fair use in the public domain . when this material is used , in whole or in part , proper citation and credit must be attributed to the maryland state archives . please note : rights assessment for associated source material is the responsibility of the user .\npeale museum & kurt l . schmoke conference center , 225 north holliday st . , baltimore , maryland , septmber 2008 . photo by diane f . evartt .\n1919 - since the passage of the child labor provision in the federal tax code in april , child labor is reduced by 40 percent , particularly in the coal mining and canning industries .\n1901 asarco averts a catastrophic war with the guggenheims , who take control of the company , acquiring 50 % of asarco\u2019s stock .\n1902 - the sherman antitrust act is used for the first time against the northern securities company , formed by a railroad merger .\n1918 - the first test kitchen in an ad agency is created in the chicago office of the j . walter thompson company .\nto advertise their complaints , the striking miners won the battle . soon thereafter they formed \u201cthe miners and laborers protective and benevolent association of allegany county , maryland . \u201d\nfigure 39 . excavated wheel pit at the antietam furnace complex ( 18wa288 ) , washington county . 18wa288 slide # 37 . ( courtesy of the maryland historical trust )\nthe other center of the paper industry in the county was luke , originally known as west piedmont . this town was laid out around a saw mill between 1872 and 1881 . in 1882 the piedmont pulp and paper company , later the westvaco paper company , was chartered by the luke family . in 1894 this company employed 200 men in the pulp mill and 75 in the paper factory . over the next two decades the company came to employ over 1 , 000 people . later westvaco expanded its operations to south westernport .\n1901 - united states steel company is incorporated through the merger of ten companies . it is the world ' s largest industrial corporation .\nfigure 35 . a miner ' s saltbox house in eckhart ( al - v - a - 249 ) , allegany county . ( courtesy of the maryland historical trust )\ncomment : the location point selected for latitude and longitude represents the idaho - maryland mine main shaft as shown on the usgs grass valley 7 . 5 - minute quadrangle .\nbaltimore & ohio railroad museum , 901 west pratt st . ( at poppleton st . ) , baltimore , maryland , may 2013 . photo by adam n . wexler .\nin remote locations such as railroad construction sites , lumber camps , turpentine camps , or coal mines , jobs often existed far from established towns . as a pragmatic solution , the employer sometimes developed a company town , where an individual company owned all the buildings and businesses .\nreference : macboyle , e . m . , 1919 , mines and mineral resources of nevada county : sixteenth annual report of the state mineralogist , california state mining bureau , p . 1 - 270 .\nfigure 37 . mills known to have existed in garrett county during the 1860s . source : lacoste and wall 1989 : figure 8 . ( courtesy of the maryland geological survey )\nthe village of wilson also became home to a lumbering operation which included a shingle mill ; the company went out of business in 1915 .\na contract has been given to the luten bridge company . york , pa . , to build a 44 - ft . concrete span bridge\nfrancis scott key plaque , mt . vernon place united methodist church , 10 east mt . vernon place , baltimore , maryland , september 2009 . photo by diane f . evartt .\n1846 : june 29 th , the maryland and new york iron and coal company borrowed $ 30 , 000 from samuel semmes . said mortgage included 9 miles of railroad from mt . savage to cumberland , mines , furnaces , all equipment , horses , mules , all personal property , etc . ( liber 1 folio 788 )\nin 1845 , he established baltimore chrome works , the first chromium chemicals plant in the united states , after developing and patenting a process to manufacture potassium bichromate . chromium chemicals were primarily used to manufacture paint pigments , dyes , and mordant for tanning leather . isaac ' s son , jesse tyson , followed in his father ' s footsteps , serving as president of baltimore chrome works in fells point . jesse built cylburn mansion with his fortune . isaac ' s other , son , james wood tyson , ovresaw the tyson mining company , which mined chromite in maryland , pennsylvania , and california . james , like his father , also was involved in a number of copper mines and iron furnaces in both maryland and vermont .\n1898 henry rogers , instrumental in forming the standard oil company trust organizes the amalgamated copper company to acquire \u201call the principal smelting works in the u . s . with the exception of the guggenheims\u201d later , needing capital , rogers approaches the guggenheims , who demand control of the developing trust .\n1890 - the american tobacco company is founded , absorbing over 200 hundred rival firms , and gains control of the cigarette and smoking tobacco industries .\n1895 - fred pabst , president of pabst brewing company , predicts in an essay that beer will become the national beverage of the united states .\nthe site of murphy\u2019s hall in lonaconing was identified during a phase i survey in the early 1980s . the site , former mining company housing near lonaconing which consists of a buried foundation , a cellar , and a midden scatter , was tested . despite apparent potential to yield significant deposits , the site was found to have little integrity and thus low information potential .\nregion , stretching all the way from baltimore and over the maryland state line into pennsylvania . many important serpentine deposits lie within this area , which is also the source of the discovery of\nst . elizabeth ann seton statue , national shrine of saint elizabeth ann seton , 339 south seton ave . , emmitsburg , maryland , july 2016 . photo by sarah a . hanks .\njames noonan of the union mining co , mt savage , died this morning of pneumonia . he was the brother of thomas noonan of cumberland . he was in his 58th year and leaves a wife and 6 children .\nthe rise of industry during this period was paralleled by the rise of unionism . four strikes occurred during the 1870s . one of these occurred at the new central mining company\u2019s mines in midlothian in 1873 . the miners , who were paid by the amount of coal which they produced , thought they were being cheated by the scales used to weigh the coal . using the\nin lonaconing , the klots throwing company opened a silk mill that provided employment to many miners\u2019 wives and a glass factory operated from 1912 to 1916 .\nthere were two principal operating companies in the district : american mineral production co . ( amp co ) and northwest magnesite company ( nwm co ) .\n1889 - james b . duke spends 20 per cent of the gross sale of his tobacco company earnings ( $ 80 , 000 ) towards advertising .\n1896 - the monarch bicycle company spends $ 125 , 000 on advertising , including $ 10 , 000 for a bicycle racing crew that tours the country participating in bicycle races under the monarch name . the company sells 50 , 000 bicycles in 1896 , up from 1 , 200 sold in 1893 .\npublished compilation of acts of the pennsylvania assembly that deal directly with the shamokin valley and pottsville railroad company and earlier railroad companies from circa 1820 to 1857 . also included in this volume are miscellaneous mortages , prospectuses , reports , resolutions , correspondencies , maps , and by - laws relating to this company\nby the mid - 1900s , the mining industry began to decline in maryland . more buildings were being constructed with brick , crushed stone , and steel . this factor , as well as a decrease in reliance on coal as a fuel source , caused many mines to became less profitable . some tapped out ; others became financial burdens on owners . consequently , fewer mines were dug , and more shut down .\n( c . 1820 - 1913 ) made at least 13 trips into maryland , leading more than 70 people to freedom , and providing resources that allowed the freedom of at least 50 others .\noversees and approves all proposed mining plans in the state . the division also evaluates and approves plans for environmental restoration of lands containing abandoned mines . approximately 37 . 1 % of all energy produced in maryland comes from coal . as of 2017 , some 57 permitted coal mines operated in the state , producing over two million tons of coal each year . most are surface mines , while five are underground drift mines .\n1901 - the victor talking machine company acquires the american rights to the famous painting of the dog nipper listening to a phonograph with the caption\nhis master ' s voice\nand begins using the image in advertisements . rca , which bought the victor company in the 1920s , still uses nipper in ads .\ncopy of mortgage of the shamokin valley and pottsville railroad company to simon cameron , john b . packer , edmund smith , trustee , july 1st , 1871\nmany of these companies laid out new towns and built housing to attract a growing work force . usually the company controlled most , if not all , aspects of its workers\u2019 lives , especially their homes . these towns were very similar to the company towns of the pennsylvania anthracite region and the northern textile mill towns .\nsettlement of the western maryland region was considerably delayed from that of the rest of the state due to lack of adequate transportation routes through the wilderness . it began in earnest toward the end of the 18\n( 1795 - 1869 ) statue ( 1869 ) , by william w . story , before peabody institute , mount vernon place , baltimore , maryland , march 2009 . photo by diane f . evartt .\nsharp declines in coal demand after 1920 , reflecting downturns in the economy , recurrent labor problems and the extensive replacement of coal by petroleum , led to further consolidations and mergers in the coal industry . in 1945 , consolidated coal company merged with the pittsburgh coal company , and the corporate headquarters was moved from cumberland to pittsburgh .\nfifty - eight charcoal hearths in the vicinity of maryland heights are all recorded as separate archaeological sites , 18wa331 through 18wa388 . for the purposes of this discussion , these will all be considered as one site .\nother towns followed a different pattern . the village of vale summit , for example , was laid out and built by the miners themselves , rather than the company .\nthe biography of byron c . riblet pub\u00adlished in spokane and the inland empire says he built his first aerial tramway for a mining company at sandon , british , columbia , in 1896 - 1897 . however , prior to his tramway ventures , he had a distin\u00adguished career extending over a decade locating and building railroads and hydro\u00adelectric plants in the spokane country , in\u00adcluding a stint as engineer for the wash\u00adington water power co .\nonce a thriving industry in the state , the mining of building stone abated as its use declined in construction . in the early 20th century , maryland mined and exported granite , marble , quartzite , sandstone , and slate . some of these stones even became synonamous with their location . baltimore gneiss , for example , was mined along jones falls and gwynns falls . as early as the 1700s , some of baltimore ' s first buildings were constructed using this stone .\ni was then at the ripe age of 19 . i still have the letter . the company didn ' t last long after that . it closed down in september 1923 , and i took off for college . mr . moore went on to a fine career with the washington public ser\u00advice commission and later with the wash\u00adington water power company .\nriblet tramways , hundreds of them , are in operation for industry and recreation all over the world , including behind the iron curtain . there is a fine historical story of the company written by john fahey in the november 1980 , issue of spokane magazine . spokane should take pride in having this company as one of its illustrious corporate citizens .\n1913 - the reo car company sells the ' reo the fifth ' for $ 1 , 095 . the top , windshield , lighting and starting systems are all optional .\nmaryland voters gave john c . breckinridge ( southern rights democrat ) 42 , 482 votes , john bell ( constitutional union ) 41 , 760 , stephen a . douglas ( popular sovereignty democrat ) 5 , 966 , and\n- century miners\u2019 dwellings . as such , it was determined to be moderately significant . the hope road miners site , located between frostburg and zihlman , was mapped and surface collected . recent disturbance from surface mining lead the investigators to recommend no further investigation .\na brick manufacturing plant was built near jennings in 1944 . the flushing shirt manufacturing company began producing uniform shirts in grantsville in 1953 , and in 1969 the garrett manufacturing company of deer park began making women\u2019s blouses . accident became the home to the greater maryland tool and manufacturing corporation , which made machine parts , in 1967 , and american hv test systems built a plant for the production of high - voltage test equipment there in 1975 . bausch and lomb , inc . began producing glass lenses near mountain lake park in 1971 , and the sterling processing corporation began processing and freezing poultry in oakland around the same time . the gordon douglass boat company , which manufactures sailing boats , started up in oakland in 1958 but later moved to deer park .\nin other cases , the company\u2019s motivations were less ideal . the remoteness and lack of transportation prevented workers from leaving for other jobs or to buy from other , independent merchants . in some cases , companies paid employees with a scrip that was only good at company stores . without external competition , housing costs and groceries in company towns could become exorbitant , and the workers built up large debts that they were required to pay off before leaving . company towns often housed laborers in fenced - in or guarded areas , with the excuse that they were \u201cprotecting\u201d laborers from unscrupulous travelling salesmen . in the south , free laborers and convict laborers were often housed in the same spaces , and suffered equally terrible mistreatment .\n1889 the guggenheim family founds the philadelphia smelting and refining company in pueblo , colorado . the plant smelts ore high in zinc\u2014often rejected by other companies because of its contaminated slag .\n1967 under pressure from the mexican government , asarco\u2019s mexican mines and plants are reorganized as asarco mexicana . 51 % of interest in the new company is sold to mexican investors .\nhave been a major source of income for maryland since the early 1800s . found in the western counties , these mines once exported to all states , and even europe . by the early 1900s , coal mining here peaked with more than 450 mines in operation , producing over five million tons a year . since then , despite a dramatic drop in the number of active mines , technological advances have allowed production of more coal per mine with less damage to the environment than ever before .\ngarrett , allegany and washington counties are grouped together to form the western maryland region in the maryland comprehensive historic preservation plan . at one time , both garrett and allegany counties were actually a part of washington county , but for the purposes of this report their specific histories will be discussed separately . though varying widely in time of settlement , geography and types of industry , these three counties do share some general characteristics that bare comparison ( and contrast ) .\njune 2010 the mexican courts dissolve the collective bargaining relationship between los mineros and grupo mexico . this allows the government to send thousands of federal police to break the strike . the mine is returned to grupo mexico\u2019s control ; the company offers to rehire strikers if they will accept severance benefits and join a company union . the majority of union workers have refused .\nreports of annual operation of the shamokin valley and pottsville railroad company to the interstate commerce commission . each report generally includes a brief history ; organizational information ; summary of properties owned and leased ; statements of capital stock , debt , operating income , and expenses ; financial statements ; traffic and mileage statistics ; equipment inventory ; and other information related to company operations\ncomment : a diagram of the eureka - idaho ore shoot is given in johnston ( 1940 , fig . 64 ) . a detailed account of the underground workings of the idaho - maryland mine is not available at this time .\nis a form of aggregate , and is a base for making asphault , concrete , macadam , and tarmac . used extensively to pave and construct roads , crushed stone mined in maryland was valued at $ 237 million in 2016 .\nfirst extensive mining was at the allen deposit . to replace road hauling the company decided first to build six miles of standard gauge railroad from a rail siding at the town of valley to the allen quarry . later the line was to be extended to red marble . the railroad was or\u00adganized in 1917 as a subsidiary of amp co . and was named spokane valley & northern railroad . it is reported to have cost about half a million dollars .\n1864 - william james carlton begins selling advertising space in newspapers , founding the agency that later became the j . walter thompson company , the oldest american advertising agency in continuous existence .\n1918 - the war department buys the entire output of bull durham tobacco . the american tobacco company advertises ,\nwhen our boys light up , the huns will light out .\n1919 - george whelan tobacco products acquires phillip morris & company , ltd . inc . and its cigarette brands of cambridge , oxford blues , english ovals , players , and marlboro .\nfigure 40 . polychrome hand - painted pearlware sherds recovered from the mechanic street site ( 18ag206 ) , cumberland , allegany county . source : cheek et al . 1994 : plate 12 . ( courtesy of the maryland state highway administration )\nhocking , george h . 1883 . born at frostburg , md . , 1855 . m . d . , university of maryland , 1879 ; chief surgeon to cumberland and pennsylvania railroad , mount savage , md . , 1882 - 97\njohn e wilhelm , aged 65 years , a pattern maker of the union mining co and a steward in the m e church in mt savage , died yesterday afternoon . a widow and 4 children survive . funeral tomorrow at the me church rev j d still officiating .\nan iron furnace was operated on bear creek from 1828 to 1839 to produce pig iron . this was the first organized industry in the county , and led to the development of friendsville . the allegany ( later youghiogheny ) iron company employed over 100 men , which it housed . after this company failed , development of the area included a number of flour and grist mills .\nthe consolidation coal company came to prominence in the 1870s and eventually became the largest company in the region and a powerful social and economic force . consolidation owned mines in eckhart , frostburg , hoffman hollow , klondike , woodland , and loarville . while the consolidation mines and other operations were run by companies in other regions and even other states , a few were run locally .\ncharles albert tindley ( 1851 - 1933 ) born in berlin , maryland . his gospel song ,\ni ' ll overcome some day ,\n( 1901 ) is considered the source for civil rights anthem ,\nwe shall overcome .\n1898 - the national biscuit company is founded , and immediately begins advertising its uneeda biscuit , employing the n . w . ayer & sons advertising agency for a campaign that became very successful .\nmr john p porter , of mt savage , died yesterday after a 4 week illness of pneumonia . he was about 65 years , living all of his life here . he was a teamster for the union mining company . he is survived by a wife and these children : mr john d porter of st louis mo ; herbert , charles , harry , and archibald - all of mt savage ; and mrs edwin goetz and mrs christian lammert , both of mt savage .\nin 2017 , some 361 mines were active in maryland . according to the 2012 u . s . economic census , 54 firms operate mines in the state . with a combined payroll of $ 60 million , they employ 1 , 046 people .\ncentury , during which time the story of industry and labor resides almost exclusively in what is now washington county . in 1732 lord baltimore announced that the lands of western maryland , much of which belonged to him , would be officially open for settlement .\nasarco establishes an agricultural research laboratory which conducts extensive experiments , fumigating agricultural plots with so2 . the company concludes that high smokestacks will do a better job dispersing emissions over a larger area\u2014this becomes asarco\u2019s solution to concerns voiced about emissions for the next 70 years . the company constructs tall stacks at murray , selby , and tacoma ( and later , in el paso , east helena and hayden ) .\nis any stone that is mined , then altered to required specifications . once used as a primary building material , dimension stone production has declined greatly over the last century . the value of dimension stone mined from maryland in 2015 was $ 728 , 000 .\ngas light company incorporated to provide streetlights in baltimore , first such firm in country . two days later , its first lamp was lit at corner of market and lemmon ( now baltimore & holliday ) streets .\n2005 asarco declares chapter 11 bankruptcy , citing environmental liabilities as a primary cause . the company has 90 + sites in the united states alone where closures / cleanups are an issue , and 22 superfund sites .\n1853 the ss mount savage was built in philadelphia for the parker vein coal company . later renamed to the uss memphis . served in the paraguay expedition and served off the coast of africa to stop slave ships .\nthe consolidation coal company , districts # ( see report ) reported reductions in amount of $ 4 , 758 . 37 ( transfers ) and abatements of $ 24 , 882 which were allowed by the board for 1927 .\nmary ann carter , familiar as\ngranny carter\nof mt savage , died yesterday at the advanced age of 106 years and 10 months . she was a lifelong resident of mt savage and will be buried at maryland mines tomorrow . she was a member of the catholic church .\n1902 - unilever hires the j . walter thompson company for advertising lifebuoy soap and later lux and other products in america . unilever is still with j . walter thompson and represents the oldest client relationship in the advertising industry .\nmr . walter rizer . who was formerly located in the blacksmith business in the east end of mt . savage , has moved into his new shop , which has just been completed , near the union mining co . brickyard . this is a fine new two - story building and is well equipped for convenience to the trade in every respec\nduring this decade the city also received an economic boost from the relocation of the kelly - springfield tire company from akron , ohio . in addition to a new factory , kelly springfield also built housing for its employees and a hotel .\nthe cumberland and pennsylvania rail road company , filed a report of changes to be made on their account for 1927 . deductions on same for 1927 in the amount of $ 8 , 605 . 50 were ordered for the above year .\n1911 - the taft administration files a suit against the united states steel company under the sherman antitrust act , in spite of theodore roosevelt ' s earlier pledge to j . p . morgan that such a suit would not be brought .\nrecord of financial transactions of the shamokin valley and pottsville railroad company from january 30 , 1858 to december 31 , 1904 . entries are in a debit / credit format and generally include the date , amount , account numbers , description , and name of interacting business or individual . frequently used accounts relate to payables and receivables , operating expenses , revenues , taxes , interest , and affiliated companies . entries from this series were posted to a company ledger bearing the same dates\nmr barrett of mt savage , died saturday ( 7 jan ) of paralysis . he was 72 years of age and lived in mt savage for 48 years , working for the union mining co . he leaves a wife and 9 children . the funeral is today from the c & p rr station and burial in st patrick ' s cemetery .\n1972 - 73 asarco constructs acid plants at a cost of $ 50 , in ruston , hayden and el paso , to reduce sulfur dioxide emissions . the company calls the acid plants \u201ctangible evidence of asarco\u2019s dedication to improved air quality . \u201d\nasarco has owned smelting and refining operations in hayden , arizona ; el paso and amarillo , texas ; east helena , montana ; garfield and murray , utah ; selby , california ; denver , colorado ; perth amboy , new jersey ; baltimore , maryland ; bunker hill , idaho ; and omaha , nebraska .\nduring the agricultural - industrial transition period settlements were few and far between , but what industry existed was more diverse than in allegany county . despite a similarly rough terrain , farming was one of the major occupations in garrett county . consequently , grist milling was a major industry . other industries included iron production , lumbering , coal mining , textiles and railroad construction ."]}
{"id": 53882, "summary": [{"text": "the zenith carburetter company limited was a british company making carburettors in stanmore middlesex founded in 1910 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "in 1965 they joined with their major pre-war rival solex carburettors and over time the zenith brand name fell into disuse .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the rights to the zenith designs were owned by solex uk ( a daughter company of solex in france ) .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "while better known for their much later products , zeniths were standard equipment on some very early , brass era automobiles , including the scripps-booth . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "zenith carburettor company ( british )", "paragraphs": ["here is a link for marvel and zenith service manuals . marvel and zenith service manual\nparts for mgb \u2022 zenith stromberg 175 cd5t internal carburettor - limora oldtimer gmbh & co . kg\nthat doesn ' t have anything to do with a british - zenith carb . it ' s a totally different company and design then american zenith carbs .\nwas a british company making carburettors . in 1955 they joined with their major pre - war rival solex carburettors and over time the zenith brand name fell into disuse . ferguson tea 20 tractors sold in south africa were fitted with the zenith 24t2 carburettor .\nin 2003 the business was sold to burlen fuel systems , a company which also produces su , solex and zenith , three other\nclassic\ncarburettor ranges .\nzenith carburetter company was a british company making carburettors . in 1955 they joined with their major pre - war rival solex carburettors and over time the zenith brand name fell into disuse . the rights to the zenith designs were owned by solex uk ( a daughter company of solex in france ) . while better known for their much later products , zeniths . . .\nis it actually made by british - zenith or is it a american zenith used on a british tractor ? jsut curious since the 24t doesn ' t show in my british - zenith production and appication book . only carb the chart shows with any # 20 in it is the 20vig and the 26vme . i ' ve got the up - to - 1972 british - zenith carburetters book , but maybe it ' s not complete ? my only hands - on experience with british - zeniths are on several of my international gas tractors and a few small british cars . that carb company got taken over by solex , as far as i know .\nthe zenith 24t - 2 was an updraft carbie , no accelerator pump , fitted to most british made ferguson tea20 tractors .\nrestoration of most types of carburettor . amal , amac , brown & barlow , dellorto etc .\nn january 1968 leyland motors , the company that had been the owner of standard - triumph since 1961 , took over british motor holdings , which included jaguar , daimler and the whole of the bmc company , including austin , morris and mg . the merged company was rechristened british leyland .\n1880s in 1883 an ambitious swiss national called richard cadisch arrived in england to set up his own business , cadisch & co . in the early 1900s the british motor trade began to grow and richard started importing and selling the zenith carburettor along with other motor accessories .\nwe are the worlds sole manufacturer of genuine zenith , stromberg and solex carburettors and spares .\nthe carburettor fitted to the\n65\n, nippy and speedy models was the downdraught zenith 30 vei ( pictured here ) . on my\n65\n, the vei had to be replaced as the original was missing . the downdraught zenith 30 vm - 5 , which was designed for 8 h . p . austins manufactured 1939 - 46 , is a good alternative . however , if anyone out there has a spare zenith 30 vei , please\nget the latest british car updates , events and news delivered straight to your inbox every friday .\nuk built ferguson tea / ted20 tractors had updraft zenith 24t - 2 carbies at least from 1949 to 1957 , maybe longer . i ' ve also seen zenith 24s on agricultural and industrial engines . there must have been up to a million zenith 24 updraft carbies built , with various minor changes to suit various applications . new zenith 24t - 2 carbies recently became available , i suspect made by solex - stromberg - or in asia under license .\n1912 all - british engine co . advert showing brooklands as the main address - courtesy of roger bird\nspares for some lightweight british motorcycles ( inc . greeves , & amc engined f / barnett & james )\nwe are a family based business established in 1910 which gives us many years of experience of carburettors and their problems . all british and european carburettor work under taken with a large stock of spares available through our mail order service . this includes s . u , weber , dellorto , stromberg , pierburg , zenith and solex carburettors and spares for your vintage , classic or modern car .\nduring the early months of ww2 , the company was geared towards war production for the british government . but in november 1940 , the coventry production facilities were almost completely destroyed by german bombing .\none of the biggest challenges restoring or repairing a ferguson tractor is a missing or unrepairable carburettor . whilst these are freely available as an import from the uk or usa the price is prohibitive .\nwe have been reliable stockists and distributors for over 130 years . the origins of the company date back to as early as 1883 when our founding member , richard cadisch first established the company .\nwo years before the end of mkiv production , triumph had already introduced the 1 , 493cc engine in mkiv ' s for the us market , albeit with a single zenith stromberg carburettor . changing the design to conform with us emission regulations had robbed so much of the old engine ' s power that an increase in swept volume was badly needed .\nunit 2 , the io centre , hearle way , hatfield , hertfordshire , al10 9ew . company reg 02531531 .\nwith the decline of the british motorcycle industry amal carburettors declined as well but are still produced by their current owner burlen fuel systems as spares for the classic market .\n1900s after the first world war , richard cadisch\u2019s three sons joined the business and the company\u2019s name was changed to r . cadisch & sons . the company expanded rapidly in the motor trade and moved to larger premises in holborn , london .\non 31 december 1945 , sir john black of the standard car company acquired the triumph name and the remaining assets of the company . sir john planned to use triumph as an upmarket ' badge ' for his mass - produced standard models .\nan alphabetical series of short driving impressions of some of the museum\u2019s car collection . this month we pilot an early example of one of the pioneering british makes , wolseley .\nwhat specific carb ? if it ' s a downdraft vn or vnn , i ' ve fixed many . no big deal . british - zeniths were used on many small cars in europe , besides tractors . most only need a needle and seat - unsticking the accel . pump if it has one . british - zenith was taken over by solex , and later dropped . i ' ve had no trouble getting parts for the 30mm downdraft vn and vnn carbs , but don ' t know exactly what you have . i have spec sheets and manuals here .\n1960s in the late 60s the motor industry had become increasingly competitive in the uk . the cadisch management decided to make the bold move to sell the motor side of the company and focus on developing the wire mesh , filtration and allied products division of the company .\nit so happened that the leyland motors company , manufacturer of trucks and buses , was looking for expansion into the car market . leyland made a successful take - over bid on standard - triumph in december 1960 and took full control of the company in april 1961 .\nthe s . u . company ltd was founded in 1910 , and it\u2019s been a carburetor superpower ever since . over the generations , the keys to the skinner\u2019s union castle were passed from skinner to skinner until burlen acquired the name and rights of the company in 1996 .\nthis marks a new beginning for the su brand and could well be a historic moment for the company that adds to its already rich heritage .\nriden , p . , 1998 . how to trace the history of your car : a guide to motor vehicle registration records in the british isles . 2nd ed . whitchurch : merton priory press ltd .\nbanker lionel nathan de rothschild joined the company bringing his money , but the board was unhappy because people were calling the cars simply siddeleys and profits were marginal . in 1909 the dissatisfaction led to both siddeley and de rothschild leaving the company , opening the door for ernest hopwood to move from the british electric traction co to become managing director . he was joined by a j mccormack in 1911 as a period of stability began , instigated by board member walter chetwynd . the company regrouped into fewer premises , and the siddeley name was dropped . wolseley began making a profit and by 1913 it was britain\u2019s largest car manufacturer , selling 3 000 cars .\nwilliams , l . m . , 1994 . austin seven specials : building , maintenance and tuning . sparkford : g . t . foulis & company\nburlen ltd , the world\u2019s only manufacturer of genuine su ( skinner\u2019s union ) , amal and zenith carburetors , is gearing up for an exciting 2017 , with an innovative and truly ground - breaking product set to roll out of the workshop .\njd - my ih3444 gas has a british zenith downdraft but , not like the vn / vnn that i see in various pictures . my problem is the float leaks and fills up with fuel at the seam . do you know of a source for new floats and / or a good fuel resistant glue that would fix this ? it is made of soft black plastic similar to vinyl . i can post pics , if that would help . tia ! mike in mn .\nby the latter part of 1912 the all british engine company was generally being referred to as abc ( the engine part of the title was subsequently printed in brackets ) and by this time w l adams had left as he must have found working with bradshaw something of a prickly experience , taking with him the v - 8 aero engine design subsequently developed by w h dorman & co ltd of stafford . redbridge was closed during 1911 and reverted to the name w . l . adams - engineer whilst the abc company was moved to brooklands .\nbeing a reservist , ronald charteris was called up into the royal flying corps with the rank of lieutenant and was absent from much of the company business for several months . by the time he was able to return in 1915 to a company making auxiliary engines for war office contracts , he had the title of captain .\nand their new direction for the company is epitomized by the upcoming product it will take to market , the first of several new developments to come in 2017 .\nburlen ltd , the world\u2019s only manufacturer of genuine su ( skinner\u2019s union ) , amal and zenith carburetors , is celebrating a hugely successful promotion of the flagship race of the 2017 brands hatch mini festival . earlier in july , the salisbury - based company promoted the historic mini races \u2013 named \u2018the su carburetters cup for pre - 66 minis\u2019 \u2013 and pulled out all the stops to create an event that will live long in the memory . staff\nagriline diesel cc is a registered company in south africa : reg no ck 2010 / 044705 / 23 | registered office : shop 4 kenmare mall , kenmare krugersdorp 1739 .\nthe amal company was formed just after the first world war from a number of other companies to manufacture carburettors and associated products .\namal\nand\nmak\n.\nunfortunately , by the spring of 1960 , car sales on the home market had started to fall dramatically and in november 1960 , the company books were showing red figures .\nthe last spitfire 1500 , an inca yellow specimen with hardtop and overdrive , rolled off the assembly line at canley in august 1980 , bearing commission number tfadw5at009898 . it was never sold and is still in the british motor heritage museum at gaydon today .\nthe company proposed a pay decrease in 1922 which the unions rejected , after which many workers were laid off . in 1923 short time came into being with two weeks on and one week off , leading to one week on and two weeks off . few could survive on such a precarious living and the company was wound up in july of that year .\naustin agreed to build the vertically - engined siddeley , named after its originator john davenport siddeley . the car outsold the wolseley and so austin bought out the company and j d became sales manager . but in 1905 a frustrated austin resigned , leaving j d as general manager . at the olympia motor show , newly - badged wolseley - siddeley cars with both vertical and horizontal engines were displayed . wolseley\u2019s fate was seen to be turning , as was austin\u2019s \u2013 once his contractual obligations to the wolseley tool and motor car company ended , he established the austin motor company limited .\none of the results of this merger was that competing sports cars ( triumph spitfire and the midget / sprite range from mg and austin - healey ) were now built by the same company .\nafter the end of hostilities late in november 1918 , there was a sudden influx of activity for non - aviation products , and the company minutes refer to the 1100cc engine being completed , but the chassis was barely at the experimental stage . it was suggested that the hersham works could produce around thirty cars per week once it was on a production basis . with this in mind the company was in negotiations for 400 1100cc cyclecar engines with gillet stephens & company , who had been involved with the auxiliary engines during the war , whilst a diagrammatic chassis layout was produced in motor cycle for 5th december 1918 showing a transverse flat twin engine , friction drive transmission and chain final drive to each rear wheel . the engine in some reports was now suggested to be 1200cc and by mid - january 1919 the company had received orders for 277 light cars with deposits totalling \u00a31385 ( \u00a35 per car ) .\nnineteen twenty two was a comparatively good year for sales with some 750 - 800 being sold , but since the anticipated output was 5000 cars per year , the company was getting deeper and deeper in debt . this was reflected by the fact that j h bean and h j whitcombe resigned from the board in april 1921 , ernest noel in december 1921 , maurice yorke in april 1922 , and in july 1922 capt . charteris , founder of the company in 1910 . there had been two entries by the company in the royal scottish automobile club\u2019s light car trial from 5th - 10th june 1922 , but these were scratched before the event . a receiver was appointed in november .\n1970s after the sale of the motor side of the company in 1969 , the mesh and filtration business took off ! the company moved to new premises in finchley and added screen printing fabrics and perforated metals to its range . in 1970 r . cadisch & sons was awarded with a contract to supply filters for the aeronautical engines division of rolls royce . then in 1975 a new screen printing division was set up to supply the rapidly expanding circuit board industry .\nthe history of wolseley goes back to 1887 , when dublin - born frederick york wolseley established the wolseley sheep - shearing machine company to make the most of the many patents he had devised for sheep - shearing equipment while working in australia . herbert austin was working down under at the time and took an interest in the company , pointing out to wolseley where his design and construction methods were going wrong . wolseley was impressed and austin was appointed manager in 1893 . wolseley later resigned , then passed away in 1899 .\nby may 1901 the company issued its first catalogue of wolseley cars . at this time there was a diversion of opinion over engine layouts , a minority advocating a horizontal layout while a vertical design was the more popular approach . austin was a \u2018horizontal man\u2019 , which put wolseley at odds with its rivals and the company made a loss in its first 10 months . profits were made in 1902 and 1903 and prizes were won in sporting events and at motor shows , but these were followed by five years of losses , brought about mainly by component supply issues .\ntowards the end of may 1919 the company was in negotiations with a mr metts of gillet stephens , which resulted in a proposal from sir samuel waring ( of waring & gillows and a major shareholder in walton motors ) to take over the manufacture and sales of the abc light car through gillet stephens . a further meeting in mid - june with metts and gillet resulted in an agreement for gillet stephens & co to proceed with the manufacture of 400 light cars to drawings and specifications provided . however by late september the formalities had not been concluded , so captain charteris then tried to interest the aircraft manufacturing company ( makers of airco and dehaviland aircraft ) who suggested that they might be interested subject to an order for a minimum of 4 , 000 cars . a further consideration was to extend the abc factory by going to the public for funding , whilst the md was also going to france to pursue any possibility of the cars being made by the french gnome et rhone company , who by this time were setting up production of the post - war abc 398cc motorcycle in parallel with production in the uk by the sopwith aviation company ltd .\nthis motorcycle engine had a bore and stroke of 68 mm . x 68 mm . and employed a three - throw crank , with one large con - rod centrally , and a lighter section con - rod either side to the second cylinder , thus obtaining very good balance . the cylinder barrels were machined from a solid bar and together with the con - rods , pistons and overhead valve gear were all based on aero - engine practice , the fin arrangement on the cylinders was described as\npear shaped\n, which were finished in nickel plate left dull . a certain amount of adjustment was required to the majority of frames , so zenith motors and h . collier & sons were asked to design a suitable frame around the engine . the second prototype engine incorporated pressure - feed lubrication instead of splash , normal working pressure being about 50 lb . / sq . in . at a speed of 4 , 200 r . p . m . in april , the a . b . c . - zenith appeared at the track , in the hands of f . w . barnes , although after this date little is heard of either the zenith or matchless - framed machines . the first production engines , which were available in june , in some cases found their way into douglas frames , as these obviously lent themselves to the design of the a . b . c . unit .\nthen machine gun inventor hiram maxim joined in . maxim was a member of the vickers , sons & maxim company and had consulted austin a number of times regarding the design of flying machines that he was developing and constructing . wary of becoming too involved in the motor car business , this friendship led to the sheep - shearing side pulling away to allow the wolseley tool and motor car company to be incorporated in march 1901 with a capital of \u00a340 000 by vickers , sons & maxim to manufacture motor cars and machine tools , with 33 - years - old austin as managing director .\nthe company was renamed wolseley motors limited in 1914 and set up operations in canada and later began a joint venture in japan with ishikawajima ship building and engineering , a coalition that was the foundation of isuzu motors in 1949 . the company grew and prospered and in 1921 manufactured 12 000 cars , continuing to be britain\u2019s biggest motor manufacturer . however , over - expansion led to receivership in 1927 when it was purchased from vickers by william morris ( later lord nuffield ) , who pre - war had bought a wolseley taxi . up to this point , at various times wolseley had built motor cars , aircraft , aero - engines , gliders , railcars , a gyro car , boats , armoured cars , buses and ambulances , not to mention mines and depth - charges . wolseley was incorporated into the morris motors empire where it became a badge - engineered product under bmc , bmh and british leyland ownership before the name was dropped altogether in 1975 , an unflattering finale to what was once an eminent force . mm\nabingdon spares will be hosting british carburetor expert joe curto on saturday , march 31 , 2018 . joe is known nationally as well as internationally as an authority on su carburetors . joe will be at the abingdon spares shop in deep river , connecticut , for an informal presentation on su carbs of all types . there will be a particular emphasis on the su carburetors used on post - war mgs . joe will explain the how\u2019s and why\u2019s of british carburetion . he will also provide tips on carburetor maintenance and tuning , as well as information on the do\u2019s and don\u2019ts of modifying your current setup . there will , of course , be lots of time for questions and answers from the audience . joe is well known for his guidance and advice to both the expert and the bewildered mg owner on the subject of sus . mark your calendars now for [ \u2026 ]\nbrothers mark , andy and jamie burnett are the masterminds and have worked at the company for over 15 years at all levels and now form the board of directors running the business . their passion and excitement for the brand along with modern thinking and technical vision marks the start of a new era for burlen .\nthe 12 - 16 is powered by a 2 226 cm 3 four - cylinder side - valve engine with a single zenith carburettor . the 12 refers to the rac horsepower rating : the engine produced 15 hp ( 11 kw ) at 1 800 r / min . once the priming cocks have been utilised , the motor swings into life at the first turn of the crankhandle and pulls away with enthusiasm thanks to a low first gear . top \u2013 third \u2013 gear is high , leaving flexible second to bear the brunt of the drive to the back axle . as regular readers will know , my long - legged frame is not commensurate with veteran and vintage ergonomics \u2013 the pedals are mounted very close together forcing me to drive shoe - less in order to operate the central accelerator , while the top of the gear lever sits in the crook of my right knee . ah , the joys of pioneering motoring\u2026 the 12 - 16 was certainly no slouch . a speeding fine was issued on the car for travelling at 143 km / h in a 120 km / h zone in alberton , only for it to be found that someone was illegally using the wolseley\u2019s number plates\u2026\nmost of our stocked parts ship within 24 hours ( m - th ) . expedited shipping available , just call ! most prices for parts and manuals are below our competitors . compare our super low shipping rates ! we have the parts you need to repair your tractor . we are a company you can trust and have generous return policies .\na note about the company\u2019s address in hersham . when referring to the post - brooklands site , the company minutes refer only to the \u2018hersham works\u2019 with no reference to the road , whereas those that worked there referred to it as the \u2018old esher road\u2019 factory . it is likely that a number of plot or property purchases after 1914 gave the old hersham works access to molesey road which certainly in later years was the main entrance , whereas at the back of the property access led on to mole road , itself running into the old esher road . the latter was often flooded and was by - passed in the 1960s by the new esher road . in march 1919 the minute books refer to \u00a39000 for factory extensions which were presumably behind hersham lodge . these were no doubt enlarged when the harper bean deal went through . it would appear therefore that there was never any direct access from the abc works to old esher road . the \u2018new\u2019 factory was acquired by the hackbridge company , producers of electrical transformers and cables , who in 1923 became the hackbridge electric construction company . the hewittic electric co . ltd made rectifiers , and from 1924 shared the site with hackbridge , who in 1947 became the hackbridge & hewittic electric co . ltd . hersham lodge and its adjacent factories were demolished in 1978 and the site is now the offices and research facilities for air products .\nprobably the first aircraft to be fitted with an a . b . c . engine was t . o . m . sopwith ' s ( now sir thomas sopwith ) burgess - wright biplane which he bought whilst in america . with this and two other aircraft he started a flying school at brooklands in 1911 . during 1912 harry hawker joined him , having just arrived from australia , and later that year he succeeded in gaining the british duration record , flying for 8 hours 23 minutes .\nthe\n65\nis a very rare breed of austin seven . easily confused with its successor , the nippy , it is a low - slung two seater sports tourer which was made from june 1933 for about a year , during which time about 275 rolled off the production line . the austin\n65\nwas not intended for racing but for those who just wanted the sports two seater look . costing a mere \u00a3148 in 1933 , these examples from the heyday of british motoring can now fetch considerably more !\nin the latter part of january and into february 1920 sir samuel waring put forward a proposal to amalgamate abc with various other of his companies , whilst sir davison dalziel proposed an amalgamation with gilbert campling . tom dennis , the company secretary , was left to negotiate terms of various proposals and to obtain from an approved agency a prospectus for an increase in capital of up to \u00a3300 , 000 .\nhe history of triumph cars dates back to 1923 , although before that time , the company already made bicycles and motorcycles . during the 1930 ' s , triumph produced a number of sporting and fairly expensive cars , which were not marketed very successfully . high costs , too many models and comparatively slow sales led to bankruptcy and a takeover by a steel making group in the late 1930 ' s .\napart from minor changes , british leyland did not invest in the spitfire . bl originally planned to keep the spitfire in production until 1982 , but in 1980 it was quickly discovered that the old triumph 1 , 500cc engine could not possibly meet new californian emissions regulations . since around half of spitfire sales at that time took place in california , this meant that production halved and became uneconomical . besides , the car was an old design after 18 years in production and could no longer compete with more modern offerings like fiat ' s x - 1 / 9 and bl ' s own tr7 .\nin the preparation of this article , i would like to thank the following for their assistance : mr . r . m . dennis , formerly managing director of a . b . c . motors , sir thomas sopwith , c . b . e . , the royal aeronautical society , flight international , m . gustave courau , m . andre jacquemin , and the many people who worked at the various company ' s factories .\nby this time the company had been set - up in birmingham , england and was operating successfully , even to branching out to make bicycles . then austin\u2019s entrepreneurial spirit led him to travel to paris to look at the pioneering horseless carriages that were all the rage . inspired by what he saw , he returned home and produced his own three - wheeler that was a modified copy of a l\u00e9on boll\u00e9e . however , due to patent rights , the car was never produced .\nearly in february both country life and light car & cyclecar reported that the car would have a four speed gearbox with bevel final drive and that the cars would likely make an appearance by the end of may 1919 . 1000 light car chassis were ordered through selsdon engineering company ltd early in april ( another outlet for gilbert campling ) , but by the middle of that month selsdon were saying they could not entertain the manufacture of complete chassis but would entertain making the gearboxes .\nby december 1923 , consent had been given to the registration of a new company , abc motors ltd . , with t a dennis as managing director , who from 1915 had been the secretary of the company . any stocks remaining were taken over , the new factory sold and all work reverted to the old esher road factory across the way from which several more cars were assembled and sold at \u00a3160 for the sports , \u00a3175 for the standard , and \u00a3185 for the four - seater . the term \u2018standard\u2019 also appears to have been dropped shortly afterwards in favour of a reversion to the \u2018regent\u2019 name , which poses the question as to where these bodies were made . it is likely that a new batch of cast iron cylinders were made from about 1924 instead of the machined steel ones and these were also made in larger format for the new supersports model introduced late in that year ( 91 . 5 x 96 . 1mm giving a capacity of 1326cc ) .\nhe end of the triumph story is not a happy one . in the eighties , british leyland was troubled by bad products , bad management and a less than motivated workforce . new products like the triumph tr7 suffered from underdevelopment and mediocre quality . production of the tr7 / 8 , the last true triumph sports car , ended in 1981 . the triumph name appeared for the last time on a saloon car named acclaim . this was little more than a rebadged honda ballade , which was in itself based on the honda civic platform of the second generation . the triumph brand name is today owned by bmw , along with other famous names like riley , wolseley , morris and austin .\nmeanwhile , it seems that an abc subsidiary company , walton motors ltd , formed in 1917 to concentrate on government contracts for aero engines , was instrumental in obtaining various parcels of land and premises close to their hersham works , not least in august 1918 acquiring hersham lodge on molesey road , a mid - 19th century mansion with seven acres of grounds and parkland suitable for converting to quite opulent offices with the possibility of building a large factory opposite the existing works off the old esher road , hersham .\nthe company supported numerous trials of the period often with a team of five drivers comprising vaughan knight ( sales director ) , capt charteris ( director ) , a h jones ( chief tester ) , and one or two invited drivers such as s c h davis or jack falahee . in time , many other private owners also competed with considerable success up to about 1927 gathering cups , and gold , silver and bronze medals . gordon england was one of the company\u2019s early customers , his father george running the local agency . he modified his car for racing at brooklands over the period 1921 - 1923 . suffice it to say that the car competed in the up to 1500cc class , but was hampered by being only 1223cc , in the same way that the 398cc motorcycle gave away 100cc in its 500cc class . in its final year the car was fitted with a bristol cherub aero engine in order to compete within the 1100cc class in the 200 - mile race , and came fourth driven by stephen bassett .\naero engines was not the only aspect occupying bradshaw ' s mind during the war . as far back as 1913 , when the 500c . c . motor cycle engine was introduced , it was stated that a similar but larger version would be made for cycle car work . that year a capacity 900 c . c . was envisaged , and a combined fan - cum - flywheel would be used so that the complete power unit could be enclosed . in 1917 the engine grew to 1 , 094 c . c . , a suitable gearbox had been designed , and so had an a . b . c . carburettor as described in april 1917 in an article on motor cycling and light car in june of the same year . by 1918 the transmission was said to be by friction discs , with final drive by chains ( supposedly based on an american system ) and quarter elliptic springs all round . a price of 100 guineas was mentioned . in 1919 the whole thing grew up to become the light car , of which more anon .\nn 1964 , standard - triumph ' s competitor bmc ( british motor corporation ) came up with an improved austin healey sprite and mg midget . in an answer to the marketing success of the spitfire , it now had a proper bootlid and wind - up windows . standard - triumph responded with the spitfire mk2 in march 1965 . this had a slightly more powerful engine ( 67 bhp instead of 63 ) , thanks to revised manifolds and valve gear . inside there were proper carpets instead of rubber covering on the cabin floor and the previously exposed metal on the inner door tops was now covered with trim . hardtop , wire wheels , overdrive and even the heater were still optional . more than 37 , 000 mk2 ' s were built .\nby the end of february 1920 another proposal was being considered in which harper bean ltd . , itself inaugurated in november 1919 with a \u00a36million capital , would supply sufficient materials to produce 5 , 000 cars per year and that they would guarantee the sales and marketing of the car through the british motor trading corporation assuring a profit on each car of \u00a320 . the idea of harper bean was to emulate general motors in america , which grouped several suppliers of component parts and manufacturing companies under one umbrella organisation in order to benefit from cheaper supplies by ordering in volume . apart from bean this also embraced swift and vulcan as well as the regent carriage co . , gallay radiators , and shares in hadfields the sheffield steel suppliers . h j whitcomb ( who formed harper bean limited with jack bean and charles wardman of vulcan in 1919 ) was to become chairman .\nfor a light car , the a . b . c . offered a surprising number of special coachwork styles . gordon watney did an improved standard model with twin spare wheels and extra weather equipment ; george england offered a four - seater , access to the rear being through a hinged front seat ; and morgan & co . ltd . , of leighton buzzard , made a clover - leaf three - seater for the british motor trading corporation , finished in black and cream . george england later introduced an improved two - seater model incorporating special valve springs , push - rod return springs , and lubricated valve rockers , all learnt from brooklands racing , and a two - bladed timber fan , later added to normal a . b . c . specification . a very pleasant sports body was fitted with vee screen and outside exhaust pipes , but it is doubtful if many were sold at \u00a3450 a time .\nin 1956 , standard - triumph , as the company was now called , started development on a completely new saloon model . due to difficulties in finding enough production capacity for a full monocoque , the engineers decided on a simple separate chassis - and - body construction . this also enabled the factory to produce the car very cheaply and at the same time it made the production process very flexible . different body styles could be produced , without a complete retooling . other advantages were that the chassis could be used as a jig for building the body and that overseas production from parts kits was greatly simplified . the car was marketed from 1959 as the triumph herald .\non january 13 , 1914 , jack emerson , the company ' s chief tester , broke the class c and d flying kilometre and mile records , previously held by stanley on a singer at 78 . 22 m . p . h . and 76 . 69 m . p . h . , the new speeds being 80 . 47 m . p . h . and 78 . 26 m . p . h . respectively . for this attempt the bore was increased by less than half a millimetre , the rocker gear lightened , and a streamlined tail was added , consisting of aeroplane canvas stretched over a timber frame and attached to the rear of the saddle .\nin the middle of december 1919 in relation to the proposed new enlarged company , granville bradshaw stipulated that he should receive 1 / 3rd of the purchase price payable to the vendors from the sale , a proposal the md considered unreasonable , and thus bradshaw resigned . it was suggested that perhaps he could be persuaded to continue as consulting engineer and designer at a fee of \u00a31 , 000 per year for two years , but whilst he continued to see through the finalisation of drawings and specifications bradshaw\u2019s mind was already made up , regarding the situation as likely to introduce too many new people telling him what to do , when they had little real design experience themselves , although he seems to have stayed on until about march 1920 .\ngood publicity was gained late in april and early may with both light car and cyclecar and autocar carrying articles on the new abc light car with an artist\u2019s impression of the car and line drawings and photos of the engine , which was great for potential customers , but as we are seeing nothing yet had been finalised regarding its production by the company which would require some form of restructuring . due to these optimistic reports some 3 , 000 orders had already been received for the light car , and the 1919 production target was 4 , 000 cars . they were to be sold by the new service organisation for motorists , which was connected with the motor union insurance co . ltd . , for about \u00a3195 per vehicle , deliveries starting in june .\nthe new supersports was fitted with a two - seater polished aluminium body with pointed tail , staggered seating and v - screen made by compton & hermon , the local coachbuilders . the engine had a larger crankshaft with double roller big - ends and the valve rocker mechanism was redesigned with larger bearing surfaces for the pushrods , both pushrods and rockers being enclosed to aid lubrication , somewhat on the lines of the taylor young valve conversion set on the abc motorcycle . an oil tank mounted below the subframe supplied lubrication to twin adjustable sight feed indicators on the dashboard , with a recommendation to deliver 60 drops per minute to each cylinder . helically cut timing wheels replaced straight cut type and twin zenith triple diffuser carburettors were fitted . each cylinder had its own silencer and exhaust pipe , finished off with about one foot of copper pipe , which gave a certain resounding ring when in use and not especially favoured by horses . fifty of these larger engines were made . some could have gone into standard cars and eight went for scrap after ww2 , leaving a maximum of 42 built . five of them appeared on the 1927 london \u2013 lands end trial organised by the motor cycling club , perhaps the largest number ever seen together .\ncongratulations to mike harvey who has been awarded the pre - war car michael sedgwick award 2016 for his publication \u2018skinners union \u2013 a history of the skinner family and s . u company\u2018 . the award , that takes the form of a plaque and \u00a3250 given by the michael sedgwick memorial trust , hopes to \u2018encourage new research into motoring history and to make the finding available to the public\u2019 . the winner has to demonstrate excellence in research , presentation , readability and novelty , that will materially further our understanding of the subject . a short list of nominated books were assessed by a panel of judges , who are themselves respected authors and highly knowledgeable enthusiasts . the panel was headed by chairman guy loveridge , motoring author and broadcaster and deputy chairman of the guild of motoring writers . \u2018skinner\u2019s union \u2013 a history of the skinner family and the [ \u2026 ]\nfrom about the turn of the century , a small workshop ( redbridge motor works ) in redbridge , near southampton , under the name of walter . lawson adams - motor engineer , designed and installed engines for small motor boats and hydroplanes . a 10 - 12 h . p . engine installed in a boat named ` bluebottle\nin 1904 , won its class in some reliability trials in 1905 in the southampton area whilst a 15hp v - twin was fitted to a hydroplane in 1909 . by that time he had become more interested in aircraft engines and , to pursue such interests , he first formed w l adams ltd and then joined forces with ronald louis charteris forming the aeroplane engine company in 1909 . charteris was the grandson of the 7th earl of wemyss and march and a keen early aviator . together with adams , they commenced work on a 90 - degree v8 engine of 88hp having a bore and stroke of 4 in . x 4 3 / 4 in . there is however no evidence that it was ever completed .\nin 1938 the company took on the manufacture of constant - speed units , used in connection with variable - pitch propellers , as subcontract work from de havilland ' s , and , during the war , standard motors also produced these units . admiralty contracts were also undertaken for high - pressure air - valve units for torpedoes , including gyroscopic assemblies , and because of all this work the existing factory was extended . during the war about 500 people were employed , with both day and night shifts in operation . since the war , only one engine has been produced , this being an air - cooled v - 4 airborne auxiliary unit , known as the\nbee\n, several of which exist . apart from this the tendency was to concentrate on precision engineering , such as toolmaking , gear cutting , and centreless grinding , although about 1952 a small department was set up to manufacture experimental and prototype electronic units and to test such gear as customers wished . in 1951 a . b . c . motors became a subsidiary of vickers ltd . , and they remain as such today .\nthese bikes were sold in some numbers , and soon appeared in sporting events , acquitting themselves quite reasonably , having a respectably high performance and vivid acceleration . in the scottish speed championships , t . c . m . bellairs won his heat and came third in the final on his machine nicknamed the\npirate\n, and at the oxford v . cambridge brooklands meeting in september , e . h . lees won the first and third races . with successful competition and the usual and enthusiastic press coverage , a . b . c . had to think of moving to larger premises to fulfil all their orders , and agreed to purchase the old faulkner\u2019s foundry site in hersham near walton - on - thames . however , this site was required sooner than expected since brooklands was taken over as a military flying ground in august , 1914 , and a . b . c . s lost all their workshops and equipment into the bargain . once installed in the new and hurriedly constructed factory , the company were asked by the government to concentrate on experimental work in the aero - engine field , and in particular on an electrically - controlled aerial torpedo .\nlord ridley joined the company in about 1929 , and set about the design of a small auxiliary engine . this was finally produced in 1932 , and consisted of a flat - twin engine with 54 mm . x 38 mm . bore and stroke , capable of operating five auxiliary units , these being a 50 amp . 12 - volt dynamo , a petrol pump delivering 2 , 250 gallons per hour , an oil pump delivering 300 gallons per hour , a water pump at 2 , 500 gallons per hour , and an air compressor which would charge a 400 cu . in . air bottle to a pressure of 200 lb . / sq . in . in 10 minutes . these could be operated separately or together , except the bilge pump which operated alone , and the unit was designed to be cooled by water from the main engine supply , although a small pump of its own could be incorporated . these proved useful little units , and many were installed in seaplanes , including the\nsunderland\n, and the air ministry were also supplied with over 1 , 000 during the last war . lord ridley was , of course , better known for his appearances at brooklands with the ridley special .\nin late 1912 s . l . bailey , who rode douglas motor cycles at brooklands , asked bradshaw to design various parts to improve the performance of one of his bikes . these included machined cylinders , new con - rods , and new valves , tappets and rocker gear . in this form it proceeded to take the class b ( 350 c . c . ) kilometre and mile records at 72 . 63 m . p . h . and 70 . 04 m . p . h . respectively , beating the 68 . 28 m . p . h . and 67 . 85 m . p . h . previously set up on the martin - j . a . p . the fact that bailey had asked for revised motor cycle parts probably sparked off in bradshaw ' s mind the idea of the a . b . c . motor cycle , and by january , 1913 , a 500 c . c . opposed - twin engine had been designed and built , which , it was claimed , would fit most frames . in an article in motor cycling for 14th january 1913 describing this engine , it was also mentioned that there could be a 900cc flat twin suitable for a cyclecar , not that the company had any serious intention of making one themselves , rather that it might be an opportunity to supply it as a proprietary unit to others .\nyou must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\nsearch for a specific product below by either entering a search word or part number .\nplease use the search form below to search for products in our online store . if you are having trouble finding a specific part please contact us with your requirements .\nselect your amal carb type below . some of the carbs will have more than one ' series ' option so you will need to select this from the drop down menu .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe body is made from aluminium on an ash - wood frame , and the cycle wings are made of steel . in 1933 , the\n65\ncould develop 23 bhp at 4800 rpm ~ this is about twice the power of a standard austin seven .\nin 1934 , austin made a few design modifications and renamed the car , the nippy . there were now separate side lights and the body was manufactured from steel . production of the nippy ceased in 1937 .\nmany surviving examples of the\n65\nhave been modified to improve reliability and performance . for example , a pressure - fed oil system such as that designed for the later nippy and speedy models or the bowdenex braking system or modifications to carburation . the two - bearing crank of the original design , with it ' s splash - fed lubrication system could not withstand the high speed of the engine , and sadly many crankcases met their graves early on .\nthe phoenix crank is a well known sports replacement . there are many other modifications that can improve performance of the\n65\n( eg 17\nwheels , side lights , 12 volt ignition etc . ) but these take the car away from it ' s original character ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "xiamenair", "paragraphs": ["rishworth aviation on behalf of our client xiamenair are now accepting b737ng applications from b737ng captains on a contract term with xiamenair based in china .\nxiamenair accelerates fleet expansion pace\nis part of atw plus , our online premium membership .\nover the past three decades , xiamenair has continuously shown a profit for 29 years , the longest period of reporting uninterrupted profits in chinese civil aviation history . interestingly , xiamenair operates the largest all - boeing aircraft fleet in china .\nto personalize and improve your website experience this site uses cookies . by using xiamenair . com , you agree to our\nthis route joins xiamenair\u2019s existing melbourne - xiamen services and complements the airline\u2019s other australian flights from sydney to fuzhou and xiamen .\nskyteam alliance member xiamenair will link melbourne with hangzhou , china from december as the airline plans twice - weekly boeing 787 flights .\nxiamenair commenced operations in july 1984 and its main shareholders are china southern airlines , xiamen c & d corporation and jizhong energy resources ltd . the\noperating since 1984 , xiamenair claims to be the only chinese civil airline that has been profitable for 29 consecutive years . it\u2019s the country\u2019s sixth largest airline , and in the incestuous and convoluted world of china\u2019s airline ownership , 55 % of xiamenair is owned by fellow - skyteam member china southern airlines . in turn , xiamenair has almost full ownership of hebei airlines , and owns a 60 % stake of recently - launched jiangxi airlines .\nxiamenair is the first airline in mainland china operated in the course of modern enterprise . headquartered in xiamen gaoqi international airport ( xmn ) , xiamenair has established 4 branch offices in fuzhou , hangzhou , nanchang and tianjin , 2 operating bases in quanzhou and hunan , and 41 domestic and overseas offices . xiamenair ( iata designator : mf ) prides itself on its fleet of the world ' s most advanced aircraft . as of the end of august 2012 , xiamenair operated a total of 83 aircraft , including 77 b737 and 6 b757 , with an average airplane service age of only 4 . 79 years . with a flight network covering china , japan , korea and southeast asia , xiamenair is committed to providing excellent , convenient and safe service for our customers .\nto complete the build out of a network that extends beyond seattle , xiamenair has signed a partnership agreement with alaska airlines that enables passengers traveling to seattle via xiamenair , to fly onward to 61 major and secondary destinations across the u . s . , canada and mexico by connecting to an alaska airlines flight in seattle .\nxiamenair\u2019 egret club is a miles accrual and redemption program , cooperating with various well - known brands to offer diverse miles accrual to its members . egret club members earn miles easily by flying with xiamenair or by using co - branded credit cards to qualify for special offers and rewards , including redemption for free tickets , upgrades , gifts and high - end activities .\nthe xiamen - shenzhen - seattle service is the sixth long haul and the first american route that xiamenair has launched . the existing services including xiamen - amsterdam , fuzhou - sydney , xiamen - sydney , xiamen - melbourne and xiamen - vancouver . the newly opened seattle service is xiamenair\u2019s first long haul route with a stop at a city outside of the fujian province .\nxiamenair is the only airline to provide non - stop flights between melbourne and hangzhou : capital of china\u2019s zhejiang province with a population of almost nine million people , just 180km from finance hub shanghai .\nchinese airline and skyteam alliance member xiamenair will mark its australian debut this month with the launch of non - stop flights between sydney and fuzhou , jointed shortly after by services between sydney and xiamen .\nwhile xiamenair has no australian airline frequent flyer partner , its skyteam alliance membership allows travellers to earn points via any skyteam frequent flyer program , including alitalia which is currently running a handy status match deal .\nxiamenair offers the facility of online check - in . check - in from the comfort of your home or office . opt for web check - in and say goodbye to the long queues at the airport .\nxiamenair offers in - flight entertainment to keep passengers occupied throughout the journey . the in - flight entertainment includes well - selected travel programs , comedy shows , music videos , movie trailers , and premium movies with multiple subtitles .\nseattle \u2014 xiamenair launched its xiamen - shenzhen - seattle service on monday sept . 26th , creating an air bridge connecting two of china\u2019s major special economic zones and an economic heavyweight on the u . s . west coast .\ndecember 6 2015 also marks the launch of non - stop xiamenair flights from sydney to its home hub in xiamen , with mf802 sharing a midday departure from sydney but on sundays and thursdays before touching down in xiamen at 6pm .\nin december 2016 , xiamenair took delievery of its first b787 - 9 with b - 1566 . the aircraft is the first of 6 b787 - 9s the china southern airlines subsidary will take delivery of from boeing between now and 2018 .\nxiamenair ' s non - stop flights to fuzhou will prove convenient for business travellers with manufacturing ties in the region , while those in the banking and finance sectors are well - placed to access the 600 + financial institutions with offices in xiamen .\npassengers in business class and first class along with skyteam elite plus frequent flyers are invited to use the skyteam lounge at sydney airport before their departure ( below ) , and to make use of xiamenair lounges in fuzhou and xiamen when returning home .\nxiamenair was honored with the title of\nthe best airline in mainland china\nfor 19 consecutive quarters in the\nairlines service survey\nmade by carnoc . com . the survey consists of comprehensive questionnaires answered by the passengers and analyzed by experts .\nxiamenair was honored with the title of\nthe best airline in mainland china\nfor 6 consecutive quarters in the\nairlines service survey\nmade by carnoc . com . the survey consists of comprehensive questionnaires answered by the passengers and analyzed by experts .\nthe majority of xiamenair\u2019s fleet is made up of narrow - body 737 - 700 / 800s , and 757 - 200s , with 737 maxs on order . the airline\u2019s six 787 - 8s will be joined by six on - order 787 - 9s .\nusing a boeing 787 - 8 dreamliner aircraft , xiamenair will offer guests four first class suites in a 1 - 2 - 1 layout : extending to 198cm when in bed mode and providing a 15 . 4 - inch touchscreen inflight entertainment system for each passenger\u2026\nxiamenair says it\nwill not be competing on price , but service\nas the routes become established , but is offering return first class fares of a $ 4 , 500 and return business class fares of just a $ 2 , 000 as part of special promotion to mark the launch .\n\u201cwe\u2019re very proud that yvr is xiamenair\u2019s first north american destination , \u201d says craig richmond , yvr president and ceo . \u201cthis means we\u2019re not only connected to a great new destination , we\u2019re also the only airport in the americas and europe to be served by five mainland chinese air carriers . \u201d\n\u201cxiamenair has one of the largest all - boeing fleets , currently with 160 aircraft , \u201d says xu minghui , senior vice - president of passenger marketing and sales committee . \u201cby the end of 2020 , our target is to have a fleet of 300 boeing aircraft . we have an ambitious plan . \u201d\nxiamenair\u2019s 787s are configured with four lie - flat first class pods , 18 lie - flat business class seats , and 215 economy class seats . given the long - haul mission , the wi - fi - enabled aircraft are equipped with panasonic\u2019s ex3 in - flight entertainment system with over 700 hours of content .\nheadquartered at xiamen in the fujian province of china , xiamenair is owned by china southern airlines . the airline was awarded as\nthe best airline in mainland china\nfor 6 consecutive quarters in the\nairlines service survey\ndone by carnoc . com . xiamenair has its hubs at xiamen gaoqi international airport , fuzhou changle international airport , and hangzhou xiaoshan international airport , and its focus cities include nanchang changbei international airport , tianjin binhai international airport , changsha huanghua international airport , beijing capital international airport , quanzhou jinjiang international airport , and wuyishan airport . xiamenair has codeshare agreements with china eastern airlines , china southern airlines , garuda indonesia , klm , korean air , malaysia airlines , mandarin airlines , and philippine airlines . boasting fleet of 145 aircraft , the airline offers plethora of flights to a number of destinations around the world including new york city , los angeles , vancouver , amsterdam , sydney , hong kong , phuket , and more .\ndomestically , xiamenair serves china\u2019s major cities , along with regional flights to hong kong , macao , taiwan and other southeast asian markets . the airline has \u201cmore than 280 routes , 3 , 500 flights per week , and 26 million passengers chose to fly with us last year , \u201d says vice - president zhou weidong .\nvancouver \u2014 on monday , july 25th , a xiamenair boeing 787 - 8 touched down gracefully on vancouver international airport\u2019s ( yvr ) runway 26r , marking the carriers inaugural service to canada\u2019s west coast asia - pacific gateway . the landing at yvr not only marked the carrier\u2019s 32nd birthday , but also its entry into the north american market .\nxiamenair made new york its second destination in the us . the airline launched a 3 x weekly service from fuzhou ( foc ) to new york jfk ( jfk ) , a distance of 12 , 477 kilometres . no other carrier offers non - stop flights between fuzhou and the us . both routes are flown using the airline\u2019s 787 - 8s .\nthe 20 airlines that are currently members of skyteam include aeroflot , aerol\u00edneas argentinas , aeromexico , air europa , air france , alitalia , china airlines , china eastern , china southern , czech airlines , delta air lines , garuda indonesia , kenya airways , klm , korean air , middle east airlines , saudia , tarom , vietnam airlines , and xiamenair .\nthe following are significant events involving the airline or its subsidiares . the numbered events are those involving at least one airline passenger death where the aircraft flight had a direct or indirect role , and where at least one of the dead passengers was not a stowaway , hijacker , or saboteur . xiamenair , formerly known as xiamen airlines , began operations in 1984 .\nat approximately 10 : 25 local seattle time the xiamenair boeing 787 - 8 dreamliner ( b - 2763 \u2022 msn 41543 \u2022 ln 343 ) was seen floating over 34r on a gorgeous seattle morning for the first time as the chinese carrier was launching its first route to the united states and second flight to north america following the carrier\u2019s launch into vancouver earlier this year .\nxiamenair has a vision to \u201cbe an internationally recognized brand - name airline , to make the airline the preferred choice for customers , and to become a top - class airline in the asia - pacific region . \u201d the airline is working towards this goal , having won \u201cbest airline in mainland china\u201d for the past three years , and received the highest honor for service in 2016 , winning the china quality award .\nxiamenair joins air china , china eastern airlines , china southern airlines , and sichuan airlines with service to yvr . all of these carriers add choice for passengers , but new competition for air canada , which starting with predecessor cp air / canadian pacific airlines , has served the chinese market for decades . and this slate of airlines may expand . richmond adds , \u201cwe\u2019re in active conversations with other chinese mainland carriers . \u201d\nxiamenair chairman and general manager che shanglun said , \u201cthe launch of the xiamen - shenzhen - seattle service is an important reflection of the results of the meeting between chinese and american leaders in 2015 . on the heels of these events , a fuzhou - new york and a xiamen - la service will also be initiated , making air travel , and , by consequence , exchanges between the two countries much easier . \u201d\nchina southern subsidiary xiamenair plans to grow its fleet to more than 200 aircraft\u2014and expand its widebody aircraft to 18\u2014in 2018 to keep up with international market demand . the carrier is scheduled to open intercontinental routes to paris and toronto by 2020 . the xiamen - based carrier currently operates 181 aircraft , which comprises : 145 narrowbodies , including 11 boeing 737 - 700s , 130 737 - 800s and four 757 - 200s ; 10 widebodies , including six 787 - 8s and four 787 - 9s ; and 26 . . .\nthe airline was established as a domestic carrier on july 25 , 1984 primarily to connect the province of fujian to the rest of china . as china ' s aviation sector developed the airline expanded to regional asian destinations while the delivery of wide - body boeing 787 dreamliner ' s permitted the airline to offer long distance services . the airline ' s first inter - continental expansion was to europe which commenced with an amsterdam service from july 26 , 2015 [ 5 ] . services to sydney followed from november 30 , 2015 [ 6 ] , and melbourne a year later . the airline ' s first north american service , to vancouver were launched on july 26 , 2016 [ 7 ] . xiamenair ' s first us service was to seattle followed by los angeles and then new york . by early 2014 , the airlines had set up bases at fuzhou changle international airport , nanchang changbei international airport , hangzhou xiaoshan international airport , tianjin binhai international airport , changsha huanghua international airport and beijing capital international airport .\nbased at xiamen gaoqi international airport with secondary hubs at fuzhou and wuyishan airports , xiamen airlines is a privately owned company with major shareholders including china southern airlines ( 55 % ) , xiamen construction & development group ( 34 % ) and fujian investment & development group ( 11 % ) . the carrier operates a network of domestic and regional services throughout china and asia . the carrier is a member of the skyteam alliance . xiamen airlines also holds a 99 . 23 % stake in hebei airlines and 60 % stake in jiangxi airlines .\ncapa profiles help you identify new business opportunities and make better business decisions , by providing accurate and up - 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boeing carrier , have finalized an order for 10 next - generation 737 - 800s .\nonly all - boeing carrier , have finalized an order for 10 next - generation 737 - 800s .\n, senior vice president , northeast asia sales , boeing commercial airplanes .\nwe are pleased to see the 737 - 800 continues to play an important role in xiamen airlines ' fleet expansion .\nand a municipal government , xiamen airlines began flying passengers in 1985 with two 737 - 200s serving three cities .\nair travel industry , the carrier now has expanded its fleet in service to 135 airplanes \u2013 17 737 - 700s , 108 737 - 800s , 4 757 - 200s and 6 787 - 8 dreamliners .\nonline booking for laborer / seaman / student / immigrant tickets is not available for the time being . please visit a xiamen airlines ticketing office to make such purchase if need be .\nchildren shall be accompanied by an adult passenger of over 18 years old and with full civil capacity when taking a flight . otherwise , the appropriate procedures for unaccompanied minors are required before taking the flight ( this is only applicable to children of above 5 but under 12 years old ) .\nas of june 20 , 2018 , xiamen airlines check - in counter at seattle tacoma airport has been changed to gate no . 15 at the departure level . . .\naccess to xiamen airlines website at urltoken to get your exclusive anniversary discount up to $ 150 ! ! ! applicable for all mf operating flights departing from lax . . .\neffective from 25mar18 to 27oct18 , xiamen airlines\u2019 lax flights will be operated at tom bradley terminal ( shown as \u201cb\u201d in gds ) . details are listed as follows . . .\nplease be noted that from 29oct17 to 24mar18 , xiamen airlines\u2019 lax flights will be operated at tom bradley terminal ( terminal b in gds ) . details are listed as follows . . .\nthe fare conditions shown at the bottom right of the search flights page is very helpful in case of further ticket changes or refunds . please pay attention to it at the time of booking .\nterms and conditions | responsibility statement | privacy notice | contact us | notification of in - person card . . .\n) formerly known as xiamen airlines , is a chinese airline and was the first privately owned chinese airline .\nhas bases in xiamen , fuzhou and hangzhou and covers major cities in china and extends to hong kong , macau , taiwan and southeast asian countries . it operates many flights from its hub at xiamen gaoqi international airport and also fuzhou changle international airport and hangzhou xiaoshan international airport .\nall - boeing fleet consists of 123 aircraft and operates more than 220 domestic routes and 50 international and regional routes .\nflies to many destinations including beijing , changchun , changsha , chengdu , chongqing , dalian , datong , fuzhou , fuzhou , guangzhou , guilin , haikou , hangzhou , harbin , hohhot , jinan , kunming , lanzhou , lhasa , lijiang , luzhou , mianyang , nanchang , nanjing , nanning , ningbo , qingdao , amsterdam , denpasar , jakarta , tokyo , macau , kuala lumpura and many others .\nhas codeshare agreements with transasia airways , malaysia airlines , japan airlines , korean air , klm , hebei airlines , garuda indonesia , china airlines , china southern airlines and china eastern airlines .\nhas issued a tender for the construction of various facilities at the airport including aircraft mro , crew facilities , a canteen , and administrative facilities . total space allocated extends to 71 , 822 square meters . serving seventeen cities across china ,\nis currently chongqing ' s sixth largest carrier by weekly capacity occupying 6 . 7 % of the market with 27 , 352 seats . chongqing is currently a base for fellow china southern airlines units chongqing airlines and sichuan airlines alongside air china , china express airlines , and west air .\nyou can now check - in to your flight directly from the comfort your own computer ! xiamen airlines offers you a check - in process so you can print your boarding pass and receive your e - booking pass via your email address . this web check - in also allows you to add luggage in advance , choose your seat , pick a meal option and other amenities before you fly . please click the link to find out more about xiamen airlines online check - in .\nxiamen gaoqi international is the international airport serving the city of xiamen in fujian province , china . xiamen gaoqi international airport is the hub airport for xiamen airlines . other airlines which fly to air china , air macau , beijing capital airlines , cambodia angkor air , cebu pacific , chengdu airlines , china eastern airlines , china southern airlines , dragonair , hebei airlines and many others . xiamen gaoqi international airport has one runway and can handle nearly 25 million passengers every year .\nskyteam alliance is a leading global airline network , with 20 member airlines . skyteam alliance was founded in 2000 and now consists of member airlines such as aerolineas argentinas , aeromexico , air europa , china southern , alitalia , china airlines , delta , garuda indonesia , kenya airways , klm and others . skyteam alliance network has nearly 16 , 323 daily flights , with 1 , 052 destinations in 177 countries .\nxiamen airlines has taken delivery of its first boeing 737 max , expanding its fleet to 200 aircraft . this is the latest milestone in a period of strong growth from the airline , which has added on average 20 aircraft to its fleet every year since 2013 .\nthe chinese passenger airline counted 100 aircraft in its fleet in 2013 and has now doubled that number . during this period , the airline\u2019s operating profits also increased year by year , booking gross profits exceeding rmb 10bn ( approximately us $ 1 . 5bn ) .\nover the past five years , civil aviation passenger volume in the usa , europe and china recorded an average annual growth rate of roughly 4 % , 6 % and 10 % , respectively , while xiamen airlines experienced an average growth rate of 15 % . it has been profitable for 31 consecutive years .\nafter expanding its fleet in 2013 , xiamen airlines sped up its expansion into international markets . the airline bought its first boeing 787 dreamliner in august 2014 and launched its first intercontinental flight , between xiamen and amsterdam in the netherlands , in july 2015 .\nover the following two years , the airline launched 10 intercontinental flights to cities across europe , north america and oceania . all the intercontinental flights are now serviced by boeing 787s .\nthe 737 max is the best - selling civil aircraft in the history of boeing , featuring excellent performance , flexibility and efficiency . the 737 max can offer passengers a more capacious and comfortable flying experience . equipped with several of the latest technologies , including the winglet and a brand new engine , the aircraft outperforms the previous - generation model in flying performance , environmental protection and reliability .\nwith the addition of the aircraft , xiamen airlines passes a key milestone , with the size of the fleet now at 200 airplanes . the airline passed the first milestone of 100 planes in 2013 , and continued to grow by adding roughly 20 aircraft per year and doubling the size of the fleet within five years . during the period , the airline ' s operating profits also increased year by year , booking gross profits exceeding 10 billion yuan ( approx . us $ 1 . 5 billion ) . the airline has been profitable for 31 consecutive years , reflecting the rapid growth in china ' s civil aviation industry .\nche shanglun , chairman of xiamen airlines , revealed that the airline ' s rapid growth was mainly attributable to the economic stimulus that resulted from china ' s reform and opening up and the constant improvement in the living standard across china , which , in turn , led to the massive boost in the demand for air travel . over the past five years , the us , europe and china recorded an average annual growth rate of roughly 4 percent , 6 percent and 10 percent in civil aviation passenger volume , respectively , while xiamen airlines experienced an average growth rate of 15 percent .\nafter expanding the fleet to 100 airplanes in 2013 , xiamen airlines accelerated the move into international markets . the airline bought the first boeing 787 dreamliner in august 2014 and launched the first intercontinental flight , between xiamen and amsterdam , in july 2015 . over the following two years , the airline launched 10 intercontinental flights to cities across europe , north america and oceania , including los angeles , melbourne , new york , seattle , sydney and vancouver . all the intercontinental flights are now serviced by boeing 787 aircraft .\nthe operator vinci airports , who operates three airports in cambodia , has reported that 3 million passengers used these airports in the first quarter of 2018 , a 26 . 1 % year - on - year increase . at phnom penh airport , the country ' s capital , this upward trend is even steeper at a staggering 34 . 5 % . the capital\u2019s airport handled 1 . 4 millions passengers , while the increase was mainly attributed to new services introduced by malindo , vietjet and shenzhen airlines . chinese carriers such as spring , china southern airlines and xiamen airlines all increased services to phnom penh .\nlocal cambodian start - up airlines , jc international and lanmei airlines , may also be responsible for the surge in traffic , as both recently established flights to singapore and bangkok . passenger traffic at siem reap airport increased by 17 . 4 % . travellers from china topped the passenger lists , while domestic travel also expanded . this is part of a ever - growing tourism trend in the country , who saw the number of international travellers visiting the kingdom reaching 5 . 6 million in 2017 , up 11 . 8 % ( statistics from the ministry of tourism ) . if precditions are correct , cambodia should be letting through its immigration over 6 . 1 million tourists this year .\nxiamen airlines has firmed an order for 20 boeing 737 max 8 and 10 737 max 10 aircraft . through its parent company , china southern airlines , it details that the jets will be delivered between 2019 and 2022 . five - 8s will first join the airline\u2019s fleet in 2019 , followed by seven in 2020 . in 2021 , it will take eight - 8s and seven - 10s , before receiving the final three - 10s in 2022 . the acquisition will be paid for partly by internal resources and partly through loans and other finance agreements . xiamen airlines adds that the new generation aircraft will improve its operating efficiency , help maintain its \u201cstreamlined and efficient\u201d fleet structure , as well as expand capacity . the carrier , together with china southern , first signed an agreement to acquire 110 boeing 737s , including the 30 737 max aircraft , in december 2015 .\nxiamen airlines has commenced operations on the 2010 - kilometre route , taking passengers between xiamen ( xmn ) and phnom penh , the capital of cambodia . there will be flights four times a week using the fleet ' s 737 - 800s . this route currently has no direct competition . phnom penh organised a welcoming committee to celebrate the arrival of the first flight on 28th january .\nxiamen airlines has commenced a second nonstop service between melbourne and mainland china with the start of flights from hangzhou .\nflight mf813 , operated by boeing 787 - 8 b - 2763 , landed at melbourne airport a little after 0940 on sunday , following its 10 and a half hour journey from hangzhou .\nthe aircraft was on the ground for about two and a half hours before operating the reciprocal mf814 back to hangzhou , which is located in the zhejiang province in the eastern part of china and about 100nm south of shanghai .\nthe city has a population of about nine million and is the headquarters of chinese e - commerce company alibaba .\n\u201cwe are delighted with xiamen airlines\u2019 decision to expand into hangzhou \u2013 the city that\u2019s home to internet giant alibaba and where third - party mobile and online payment system alipay was established . the region is viewed as one of china\u2019s most prominent tech hubs , and last year was host city to the g - 20 summit , \u201d melbourne airport chief of aviation simon gandy said .\nxiamen , which is 51 per cent owned by china southern airlines , one of eight chinese carriers serving melbourne alongside air china , capital airlines , china eastern , china southern , hainan airlines , sichuan airlines and tianjin airlines , which started serving australia at the start of november .\nseparately , taiwan\u2019s china airlines and hong kong - based cathay pacific also fly to melbourne .\nxiamen\u2019s 787 - 8s have 237 seats in a three - class layout comprising four in first ( in a 1 - 2 - 1 layout ) , 18 in business ( in a 2 - 2 - 2 configuration ) and 215 in economy ( at nine abreast ) .\nthe new service will operate twice a week , with departures from hangzhou on wednesday and saturday nights , and departures from tullamarine on thursday and sunday lunchtime .\nthe skyteam alliance member first served melbourne in june 2016 , when it commenced flying nonstop from xiamen .\nxiamen airlines headed for hollywood from qingdao ( tao ) on 11 december , the day which saw the carrier commence its first long - haul route from the chinese airport , a connection to los angeles ( lax ) . according to xiamen airlines\u2019 qingdao sales manager , zheng weijian , the performance of the new service is doing very well , with the initial flight having a load factor of 80 % according to various reports in chinese media . the skyteam member will offer three weekly flights on the 10 , 110 - kilometre route using its 787 - 9s , of which it currently has four , with a further two expected to join the fleet . no other carrier currently operates between the two airports . by launching services between qingdao and los angeles , xiamen airlines now offers five non - stop transpacific city pairs , with it already linking los angeles with xiamen . the airline also serves new york jfk , seattle - tacoma and vancouver in north america .\nxiamen airlines reiterated ( 15 - sep - 2017 ) its fleet will exceed 200 aircraft by 2020 , including expanding its widebody fleet to 18 .\nxiamen air will add a second route out of melbourne tullamarine from december 2017 when it starts flights to hangzhou .\nthe skyteam alliance member has scheduled two flights a week with boeing 787 - 8s that will operate via a xiamen - hangzhou - melbourne - hangzhou - xiamen routing starting on december 16 .\nthe airline already has nonstop xiamen - melbourne service which kicked off in june 2016 .\nxiamen , which is 51 per cent owned by china southern airlines , is the seventh chinese carrier serving the victorian capital alongside air china , beijing capital airlines , china eastern , china southern , hainan airlines and sichuan airlines . an eighth , tianjin airlines , was due to commence melbourne - chongqing flights in late october .\nmelbourne airport chief of aviation simon gandy said hangzhou would be the 11th nonstop destination in china from tullamarine .\n\u201cchina is currently our largest inbound tourism market for victoria with 570 , 000 annual visitors , \u201d gandy said in a statement .\n\u201cwith tourism between china and melbourne booming , this new non - stop service to hangzhou will continue to enhance choice for victorian travellers . \u201d\nhangzhou , located in the zhejiang province in the eastern part of china and about 100nm south of shanghai , has a population of about nine million and is the headquarters of chinese e - commerce company alibaba .\nxiamen\u2019s new service will operate as an overnight service from hangzhou on wednesdays and saturdays , and a late - morning departure from tullamarine on thursdays and sundays .\nflies to many destinations , offering a cost effective and safe service to all its passengers . let alternative airlines help find you cheap\nflights on alternative airlines to save big ! alternative airlines is an online travel agency , specialising in booking lesser known airlines and remote destinations .\nalternative airlines is an online flight search complete with customer service specialising in booking flights on lesser known airlines and to remote destinations . we offer you a wider choice of airlines supported by a team of customer service and travel specialists for help and advice on your travel plans . we specialise in finding the best available fares on the widest range of airlines and making them available to you online , with prices in the currency of your choice .\nalternative airlines handles all your travel arrangements and payments , complete with ticketed confirmation . we do not direct you to other websites or service providers . we help you through the process . this is what makes us alternative airlines . check out our reviews on feefo or our reviews page . if you want to know a little bit more about us , read our blog for our alternative travel secrets and stories .\nbrowse for flights , find some amazing deals , make a reservation and pay in the currency of your choice today with alternative airlines . let alternative airlines help find you the best prices and make international and domestic flight reservations with us today .\njoin the alternative airlines members club and get \u00a3100 . 00 back on your 5th booking with alternative airlines . you will have insight to many benefits and exclusive deals on over 650 airlines . click on the members section on the alternative airlines website for more information and join today . we are open every day from 8am until 8pm ( uk local time ) .\nxiamen airlines are the regional airline from xiamen in china and operates flights throughout china and to malaysia , japan , singapore , taiwan and s . korea .\nestablished in 1984 xiamen airlines was the first airline in china to be run by private enterprise and is based at xiamen international airport in china . the airline is 60 % owned by china southern airlines , a major player in the chinese aviation industry and the remainder by the ximen c & d group . the airlines main operating base is at ximen and has hubs in fuzhou , wuyishan and hangzhou from where they operate flights to 41 domestic chinese airports as well as hong kong and the gambling mecca of macau . international destinations include singapore , seoul , osaka , toyko , kuala lumpur , and taipei .\nchina southern airlines signed an initial agreement to purchase 13 boeing 787 aircraft , 3 of which are for xiamen airlines . aircraft deliveries are to be completed by 2010 . this is part of an ongoing development plan which should see the airline double it\u2019s fleet by 2010 and reach the 13 million passengers carried per year milestone . xiamen airlines operates a fleet 46 blue and white liveried boeing 757\u2019s ( 9 ) and 737 - 500 / 700 / 800 series ( 37 ) with eight more 737\u2019s expected shortly .\nalternative airlines just loves private enterprise and this airline is living proof that you do not have to be a mega corporation to succeed . mind you having china southern airlines as majority shareholder and financier does help ! ! they have built a good domestic route network operate to six key international business destinations in singapore , malaysia , japan , s . korea and taiwan . their expansion plans have very well thought out and executed in a and very professional manner . with full onboard services and friendly cabin crew we suggest that you give this progressive chines airline a try when you are next in their neck of the woods - you won\u2019t be disappointed . as xiamen airlines do not have an english language on line booking facility just complete the look and book section on this page for immediate confirmed reservations with tickets sent direct to you by e - mail\nyou can pay for your flights with xiamen airlines in the currency and payment method of your choice when booking through alternative airlines .\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with xiamen airlines easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\ni ' ve always hated flying . i despise the disrespectful , messy , loud , inconsiderate and sick passengers that seem to possess zero self awareness and crowd my limited personal space . turbulence makes me freeze like a deer in the headlights and i have the urge to get out my seat to stretch or move , even though i can ' t because i don ' t want to . . .\nthis airline is the biggest scam ! i booked a flight from los angeles to bangkok with three hours layover in xiamen city . at the airport i was told that i can\u2019t use xiamen airlines because i don\u2019t have chinese transit visa . xiamen airport does not have transit area for transit passengers so everyone has to go through customs , get out . . .\nin the last 2 weeks i used xiamen air on 2 international and 2 domestic flights in china , by far the worst experiences ever . all flights were delayed , one domestic flight we boarded taxied out and sat there for 2 whole hours before it decided to take off for the 2 . 5 hr flight to bejing . air conditioning on all flights . . .\nhad a terrible experience with china air , but no issues what so ever with xiamen airlines . they had a very organized boarding system , served drinks and snack 15 minutes after takeoff . flight was under 1 1 / 2 hours and we were in hong kong before we knew it . staff was friendly and no issues at all\ni had taken flights with xiamen air a couple times , and each time i could see and feel the improving in - flight service . although the flight attendants still speak as soft as taiwanese airlines crew , but they do answer to all calls from the guests . credit to the flight crew .\nthe plane was new and it was a really comfortable 3 hours flight from beijing to xiamen . legroom was good for the economy seat . the meals served were good and edible . hot drink especially the coffee was fantastic and free flow at your request . the staff provided excellent service , was pleasant and friendly . though this is the first time i have . . .\ni was initially sceptical because i hadn\u2019t even heard about xiamen air couple of weeks before the trip . i reluctantly bought the tickets only because they were the best deal i could get . a week later , i am glad as the trip turned out to be a very pleasant experience . okay , staff speak very little english but that wasn\u2019t major . . .\nthis was our return flight from chongqing to xiamen and then xiamen to sydney , australia . our flight from chongqing was great but our flight from xiamen to sydney departed 2 hours late , arriving into sydney 1 1 / 2 hrs late . our flight from sydney to xiamen was also delayed making me think this is the norm with this airline . we missed . . .\nthis was our first flight with xiamen air and we were pretty impressed . we were surprised by the amount of space in our economy seats . i was also pleasantly surprised by my vegetarian meal option . my partner had a meat meal which he also enjoyed . entertainment system was good - a fair mix of english and chinese movies and tv . . . .\nin china flights you don ' t have much to choose or much difference between airlines . this flight depart from the new terminal 2 in guangzhou airport and yet they made us take the bus to board the plane . leg space is small and normal for china . service is ok with some hot noodles or rice for meal + refreshments .\n\u201cmake sure you check with the airline counter at the airport to get a pass to the transit lounge should you wish to use it . \u201d\n\u201cdon ' t be afraid to eat the food . it ' s better than you ' d expect . \u201d\n\u201cuse google translate to communicate , bring your own food onboard , be prepared to wait in long lines at chinese immigration ports of entry . \u201d\n\u201ctry to board early and don ' t be in a hurry to exit when landed . less stress . \u201d\nfounded in 1984 , xiamen airlines ( mf ) is china ' s first privately owned airline . it is owned , in part , by china southern airlines ( cz ) . xiamen airlines is headquartered in xiamen , fujian province , and operates from hubs at xiamen gaoqi international airport ( xmn ) , fuzhou changle international airport ( foc ) and hangzhou xiaoshan international airport ( hgh ) . the carrier is part of the skyteam alliance and flies to about 70 destinations . the majority of these are domestic destinations , but the airline also flies to 13 countries in asia , oceania and europe .\nrespond to airline reviews . register now and reply to member reviews . departmental and company credentials will be verified .\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . 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", "topic": 3}], "title": "zimperium", "paragraphs": ["zimperium zlabs is raising the volume : new vulnerability processing mp3 / mp4 media . \u203a zimperium mobile security blog\ntoday , zimperium is proud to announce that our highly differentiated mtd platform , zimperium 5 . 0 , is . . .\nzimperium ' s ceo , shridhar mittal , currently has an approval rating of 62 % . zimperium ' s primary competitors are\nowler has collected 13 screenshots of zimperium ' s website since jun 2014 . the latest zimperium website design screenshot was captured in mar 2018 .\nzimperium offers an enterprise - class real - time protection for mobile devices against threats and malware attacks . zimperium ' s headquarters is located in dallas , texas . for every employee , zimperium generates $ 58 . 4k in revenue . zimperium ' s latest funding round was a equity for $ 15m on dec 2016 . zimperium ' s main competitors are skycure , sentinelone and corrata . zimperium has 1 , 276 followers on owler .\nzimperium , inc . is a delaware corporation with major offices in dallas and san francisco . the company was incorporated in 2013 , the same year it purchased the assets of zimperium , ltd . zimperium , inc . has no ownership interest in zimperium , ltd . zimperium , inc . is backed by warburg pincus , softbank , sierra ventures , telstra and samsung .\nsmartphone security isn ' t quite the same as desktop security . zimperium researchers discuss the pitfalls of mobile and what zimperium is doing to limit risks .\nsince zimperium was founded in 2010 , it has participated in 4 rounds of funding . in total zimperium has raised $ 58 . 0m . zimperium ' s last funding round was on dec 2016 for a total of $ 15 . 0m\nmike brings 25 years of experience in the application , security , hardware and software networking industries . at zimperium , he is responsible for expanding zimperium\u2019s american business .\nenterprise mobile security provider zimperium has announced an integration with microsoft\u2019s enterpris . . .\nzimperium currently has 7 , 904 followers on twitter . as of october 2014 zimperium had 3 , 101 followers . that ' s a 154 percent increase in 3 years\nzimperium currently has 7 , 357 fans on facebook . as of february 2015 zimperium had 3 , 039 fans . that ' s a 142 percent increase in 3 years\nzimperium ' s leadership team includes key industry veterans and thought leaders in mobile security .\nmike brings 25 years of experience in the application , security , hardware and software networking industries . at zimperium , he is responsible for expanding zimperium\u2019s american business . read more\nskycure is perceived as one of zimperium ' s biggest rivals . skycure was founded in 2012 , and its headquarters is in palo alto , california . like zimperium , skycure also works within the internet software field . skycure has 20 more employees than zimperium .\n: zimperium\u2019s enterprise security app , zips , uses machine learning to detect new smartphone attacks .\nwarburg pincus\u2019 cary davis and ashutosh somani will join zimperium\u2019s board as part of the deal .\n[ edit ] the zimperium blog post notes that 4 . 0 . 1 is still vulnerable :\nsee how zimperium z3a\u2122 can help you identify mobile vulnerabilities , and evaluate and mitigate their risks .\nzimperium and mobileiron are coming together and simplifying mobile threat defense . mobileiron will i . . .\nzimperium offers an enterprise - class real - time protection for mobile devices against threats and malware attacks . zimperium was founded in 2010 . zimperium ' s headquarters is located in dallas , texas , usa 75244 . it has raised 58 . 0m in 4 rounds . the late . . .\nzimperium has broadened its portfolio of mobile device security solutions by acquiring mi3 security ' s . . .\nzimperium said it had notified google ' s android security team of the second issue on august 15th .\nthe japanese giant is partnering with us startup zimperium to offer its mobile security application to japanese iphone users .\nthis is a discussion about zimperium . concerns about the topic , its accuracy , inclusion of information etc . should be discussed here . off - topic discussion not pertaining to zimperium or this wiki will be removed .\nthe stagefright flaw discovery was a real milestone for zimperium in many ways . after the stagefright discovery , customers started to realize how critical mobile security is to the enterprise , said john michelsen , chief product officer at zimperium .\nto see how zimperium can protect your organization\u2019s mobile devices from advanced threats , get a free enterprise trial today .\ncorrata is zimperium ' s # 3 rival . corrata is a private company that was founded in dublin , county dublin in 2016 . corrata operates in the it services industry . corrata has 74 more employees vs . zimperium .\neric grotefeld wants to help take zimperium from doing half of its business through the channel in 20 . . .\nvulnerabilities were first discovered in android media playback software in july 2015 by mobile security researchers at security firm zimperium .\nto address enterprise - specific mobile security vulnerabilities , zimperium also provides a risk - based approach to mobile security management .\nsentinelone is one of zimperium ' s top rivals . sentinelone is a private company that was founded in 2013 in mountain view , california . sentinelone competes in the application software field . compared to zimperium , sentinelone has 188 more employees .\nwebinar to discuss the adoption of new gdpr regulations and how enterprises are protecting mobile devices and apps in the process . zimperium is hosting a webinar for customers , media and the general public . zimperium executive , jt keating , vice president of product strategy , will lead the webinar . who : zimperium , a global leader in enterprise mobile threat \u2026 read more\nall information for zimperium ' s wiki comes from the below links . any source is valid , including twitter , facebook , instagram , and linkedin . pictures , videos , biodata , and files relating to zimperium are also acceptable encyclopedic sources .\nwebinar will cover how phishing is evolving , the damages it causes , unique challenges presented to mobile users and how companies can protect against . zimperium is hosting a webinar for customers , media and the general public . zimperium executive , jt keating , vice president of product strategy , will lead the webinar . who : zimperium , a global leader in enterprise \u2026 read more\nzimperium ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nzimperium has employees and is the sixth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 131 .\nzimperium posted a video\nmobile security on - device or in the cloud ? hackers have a preference .\non youtube\nmichael brings 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the enterprise and security industries . at zimperium , he leads all aspects of zimperium\u2019s marketing , including branding , press and analyst relations , field and channel marketing , product marketing , demand generation and messaging .\nsan francisco , july 20 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - zimperium , the global leader in enterprise mobile threat . . .\nzimperium zlabs has released to the public a working exploit that shows how the stagefright vulnerability can allow remote code execution without user interaction .\nmichael brings 25 years of sales and marketing experience in the enterprise and security industries . at zimperium , he leads all aspects of zimperium\u2019s marketing , including branding , press and analyst relations , field and channel marketing , product marketing , demand generation and messaging . read more\nios 11 . 2 . 2 jailbreak : zimperium zlabs finds ios 11 . 2 . 2 vulnerabilities , jailbreak tool expected to arrive soon\nmarch 7 , 2017 | israeli cyber security company zimperium inc . has raised $ 15 million from japan ' s sof . . .\nsan francisco , oct . 10 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - zimperium , the global leader in enterprise mobile threat . . .\nthe new sirin labs phone , the most expensive on the market and equipped with zimperium ' s security technology . photo credit : sirin labs\nthe capital will be used to expand zimperium\u2019s global reach and add new partnerships to its ecosystem , similar to its latest deutsche telekom partnership .\ndallas , feb . 13 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - zimperium , the global leader in mobile security , today announce . . .\nsan francisco , sept . 28 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - zimperium , the global leader in mobile threat defense ( . . .\nzimperium posted a video\nbanking information is at risk of theft on mobile devices . what can be done about it ?\non youtube\nlooking forward , mittal noted that the right foundation is now in place for zimperium and he ' s confident he has the right investors too .\n. but zimperium has already proven it has the chops . now it has to show it can be a bad - ass business , too .\nprotecting government systems is a significant challenge for security teams . learn why the government sector is seeing more cyberattacks and how zimperium technology can help :\nsan francisco , feb . 12 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - zimperium , the global leader in mobile threat defense ( m . . .\nzimperium zlabs has released to the public a working exploit that shows how the stagefright vulnerabilities can allow remote code execution ( rce ) without user interaction .\na timeline included in the zimperium blog post shows that company officials first notified airdroid of the vulnerability in late may . in september , airdroid informed zimperium of an upcoming release , which finally went live two weeks ago . zimperium ' s analysis of that release , airdroid version 4 . 0 and the subsequent 4 . 0 . 0 . 1 showed that the app remained vulnerable , a finding that resulted in thursday ' s disclosure of the weakness .\nmountain view , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - # aiops - - zimperium\u00ae deploys zerostack ' s private cloud solution . . .\nzimperium plans to use the funding to expand its global customer reach and mobile partner ecosystem . the funding will also support zimperium as it continues to add new capabilities to its existing mobile threat protection product suite , which safeguards against advanced known and unknown mobile cyberattacks , as well as develop new products .\nzimperium has a commercial mobile intrusion prevention system ( ips ) called zips that aims to help users and organizations detect and limit mobile attacks . zimperium also has a mobile penetration toolkit called zanti that initially required payment for certain levels of service , but avraham has now made zanti free for all to use .\nzimperium ' s new round of funding was led by warburg pincus and included the participation of sierra ventures , telstra ventures and lazarus israel opportunities fund lllp .\nsoftbank has agreed to roll out san francisco startup zimperium ' s artificial intelligence ( ai ) security solution for mobile devices in japan , starting november 15 .\nzimperium\u2019s zips\u2122 is the world\u2019s first mobile intrusion prevention system app that provides comprehensive protection for ios and android devices against mobile network , device and application cyber attacks .\ndallas - - ( business wire ) - - # emm - - zimperium ' s may webinars will give practical examples of how best to p . . .\nzimperium , the security company behind a mobile and in - app protection service , announced today that it has raised a $ 25 million investment led by warburg pincus .\napply by e - mail to jobsus @ urltoken or by mail to staffing , zimperium , inc . , 4055 valley view lane , suite 300 , dallas , tx 75244 . reference job # sse2018 in reply . this position is part of zimperium , inc . \u2019s employee referral program and is eligible for an employee referral incentive .\nsierra ventures , telstra ventures , and lazarus israel opportunities fund also participated in the series c round , which adds up to $ 45 million in total funds for zimperium .\nzimperium announced today it has raised $ 8 million from sierra ventures to build out its mobile technology designed to protect you from those attacks at the airport or wherever else you might be .\ntim brings more than two decades of experience developing and managing financial organizations for high growth businesses . at zimperium , he is responsible for financial policies , business plans and facilitating new financings .\nleveraging the most robust mobile threat defense solution available , the zimperium\u00ae zpartner program enables partners to provide customers with unique visibility into , and protection against , the risks associated with mobile devices .\nzimperium ' s advanced mobile security solutions kept its customers safe from a new found vulnerability in samsung swiftkey keyboard . watch this video to learn about zips protects from unknown vulner . . .\nthe people behind zimperium are no joke . ceo itzhak \u201czuk\u201d avraham spent three years with the israeli defense forces ( idf ) . so you can just imagine what he worked on while there .\ntim brings more than two decades of experience developing and managing financial organizations for high growth businesses . at zimperium , he is responsible for financial policies , business plans and facilitating new financings . read more\n' the issues in stagefright code critically expose 95 per cent of android devices , an estimated 950 million devices , ' researchers at zimperium who first identified the bug , wrote in a blog post .\nsoftbank said it will continue to work with zimperium - - which is backed by warburg pincus , samsung , telstra , and sierra ventures - - to offer mobile security to enterprise customers in the future .\nzimperium said in a written statement that it was making the code available to the general public\nso that security teams , administrators , and penetration testers alike may test whether or not systems remain vulnerable .\nfor over 20 years , jon has led global field engineering and product teams in major security companies like mcafee . at zimperium , he is responsible for pre - sales execution , sales enablement and strategic technology partnerships .\nrajeev gupta is the head of product management & engineering responsible for all zimperium products . he comes with 20 years of hands - on experience in software architecture and design of large - scale secure enterprise applications . read more\nfor over 20 years , jon has led global field engineering and product teams in major security companies like mcafee . at zimperium , he is responsible for pre - sales execution , sales enablement and strategic technology partnerships . read more\non tuesday , israeli - founded mobile threat protection cyber security startup zimperium announced the close of their series c funding round , bringing in $ 25 million in new financing . leading the round was the private equity investor warburg pincus .\nas vice president of u . s . public sector at zimperium , gary bradt is responsible for leading a team of professionals serving federal , intel , state and local governments , and education customers across the united states . read more\nwe believe we have a significant lead on our competition , and we want to invest in new products and spend more on our security as well as research and development ,\nshridhar mittal , ceo of zimperium , told eweek .\nzuk avraham started his company zimperium in 2010 in a bid to help improve mobile security testing . now in 2015 , that effort is accelerating as mobile usage and threats proliferate and the need for mobile security is greater than ever before .\nnitin brings over 30 years experience , 19 at microsoft , developing enterprise and cloud software serving global customers in several different industries . at zimperium , nitin is responsible for product management , engineering , quality assurance , release management and devops .\nzimperium , inc . is a global company with hundreds of customers and dozens of employees / contractors around the world . our customers include enterprises of all sizes , large federal and local government agencies , leading mobile operators and major oem partners .\nfor over 25 years , eric has been creating new market opportunities with transformational technologies and scaling highly effective organizations that care deeply about customer success . eric leads all aspects of zimperium\u2019s global go - to - market growth and customer engagement initiatives .\nnitin brings over 30 years experience , 19 at microsoft , developing enterprise and cloud software serving global customers in several different industries . at zimperium , nitin is responsible for product management , engineering , quality assurance , release management and devops . read more\nfor over 25 years , eric has been creating new market opportunities with transformational technologies and scaling highly effective organizations that care deeply about customer success . eric leads all aspects of zimperium\u2019s global go - to - market growth and customer engagement initiatives . read more\nzimperium\u2019s product zips comes as an app that sits on an employee\u2019s phone , working with both ios and android . with consistent monitoring of the device , the app works to detect , analyze , and help the user remediate any issues that could turn up .\nakhil is a results oriented and execution focused leader with 25 + years of diverse experience in corp strategy , strategic partnership building , enterprise software sales and business management . at zimperium , akhil is responsible for corporate business development and is the gm of our emerging markets business in apj , and mea . in his role as the gm , akhil ' s primary goal is to advance zimperium mtd brand awareness , build trusted partner / reseller network , drive revenue growth and delight customers with his team of leaders in the region .\nthe top 10 competitors in zimperium ' s competitive set are skycure , sentinelone , corrata , optio labs , appdome , pulse secure , iovation , wandera , workspot and asavie . together they have raised over 273 . 5m between their estimated 1 . 4k employees .\nthe new service by the companies is designed to provide threat detection , risk analysis and prevention against security risks for mobiles operating on both ios and android platforms . the service includes integration of zips by zimperium with blackberry ' s good dynamics secure mobility platform and bes12 .\nzimperium is building a world class development team focused on mobile threat defense and security and looking for dynamic individuals to join us . we are seeking for the best dev - ops engineer ( devops - 1 ) to take part at our team at a leading company .\nwhile the zips app is geared toward companies that would deploy the software on employees\u2019 phones and use new companion software called zconsole to manage all the handsets , zimperium expects to roll out a consumer version in the future , and will perhaps eventually bring zips to other devices .\nthe vulnerability , which zimperium privately reported to airdroid developers in may , remained present in airdroid version 4 . 0 , which was released in mid - november . on wednesday , airdroid developers released version 4 . 0 . 0 . 1 , and that too remains vulnerable .\nzimperium develops mobile unified threat management console ( zconsole ) bundled with an intrusion prevention system ( zips ) for smartphones and tablets . as employers increasingly adopt the bring your own device ( byod ) trend , the organization\u2019s most valuable information becomes vulnerable and accessible to malicious entities .\ngoing a step further , privilege escalation attacks , which are increasingly common on servers and desktops , are difficult for typical antivirus technologies to detect . joshua drake , senior director of platform research at zimperium , comments that mobile sandboxes aren ' t often enough to prevent exploitation either .\njoshua drake , from zimperium zlabs , who reported the bugs in april this year , said whilst google has sent out patches to its partners , he believes most manufacturers have not made fixes available to protect their customers . \u201call devices should be assumed to be vulnerable , \u201d drake , vice president of platform research and exploitation at zimperium , told forbes . he believes as many as 950 million android phones could be affected , going on figures suggesting there are just over 1 billion in use . only android phones below version 2 . 2 are not affected , he added .\n\u201cgoogle released new versions of hangouts and messenger to block automatic processing of multimedia files arriving via mms . we ' ve tested these updated versions and are happy to confirm they prevent unassisted remote exploitation ,\nzimperium said , adding that there are still other vectors present that must be fixed .\nmobile security vendor zimperium announced on june 7 that it raised $ 25 million in a series c round of funding , bringing total funding to date for the company up to $ 43 . 5 million . the company will use the new funding to expand its global operations and invest in new technology development .\nmobile security researchers at zimperium say that they have discovered the \u201cworst android vulnerability in the mobile os history\u201d \u2013 and it can infect your smartphone simply by receiving an mms message . unlike most malware , it is not necessary to open the message in order for your phone to be compromised , reports npr .\nthe senior software engineer will develop , create , and modify computer applications and specialized mobile security systems software . analyze user needs and develop software solutions . design and customize software for client use with the aim of optimizing operational efficiency . analyze and develop zimperium ' s saas - based , full - stack management server .\nzimperium\u2019s funding stands out in the startup sector with their high percentage of strategic investors , a mark that speaks volumes about where they are heading . while they have attracted some vc cash , their investors seem to have been drawn to them out of belief that their product is an industry necessity that will only continue to grow .\nzimperium has a mobile app called \u201c zanti \u201d that is meant to give the every day user the ability to test networks to see if they have vulnerabilities such as the danger of \u201c man in the middle , \u201d attacks . these attacks hijack a user\u2019s session and then act as a silent eavesdropper masquerading as a trusted participant .\nzimperium is a fast growing innovative startup in the mobile security space and is looking for high - energy self - motivated pre - sales engineers in us ( any location ) , london , amsterdam , bangalore and sydney . it\u2019s a senior position aligned with our most senior sales directors to lead a consistent , structured technical sales cycle .\nthe zips software works whether the user is on or offline , says zimperium ceo and founder itzhak avraham , and can protect against malicious apps , such as those that can self - modify , as well as various types of network attacks , like a \u201cman in the middle\u201d attack where a hacker intercepts data being sent between two parties .\nshridhar is the ceo of zimperium . previously he was the gm of the application delivery business unit at ca technologies ( ca ) , where he was responsible for creating the devops vision and establishing ca as a leader in the high - growth space . at ca , shridhar ran a global organization and led the acquisition of nolio . read more\nwebinar to highlight emerging mobile cybersecurity threats facing state and local governments , and what these entities can do to better protect mobile data . zimperium is hosting a webinar for customers , media and the general public . karen jackson , former secretary of technology for the commonwealth of virginia , along with chul yim , director of state and local \u2026 read more\nzimperium provides the industry\u2019s first mobile threat management platform that delivers continuous , real - time cyberthreat protection for both mobile devices and applications . it\u2019s the only on - device solution that continuously detects advanced network , device and application mobile threats in real time . what\u2019s more , it provides the enterprise security team with best - in - class mobile device threat visibility and forensics .\nzimperium is a fast growing innovative startup in the mobile security space who willing to add the bast candidates at the field of mobile security . we are seeking for confident , collaborative , and innovative senior back - end engineer . the best candidate will have the ability to learn quickly and the desire to be the thought leader in the fast growing , highly challenging , and very interesting mobile security market .\nrajeev gupta is the head of product management & engineering responsible for all zimperium products . he comes with 20 years of hands - on experience in software architecture and design of large - scale secure enterprise applications . in his previous role as a chief strategist and head of product management for the application delivery business unit at ca technologies , rajeev mentored several customer teams and led efficient software development strategies for fortune 500 clients .\nmargaritelli said that while airdroid versions he tested used industry - standard https to encrypt most traffic , data for certain functions is sent over http . in the cases where http is used\u2014including update notifications and the update files themselves\u2014the http - transmitted data is encrypted using des , short for the data encryption standard . remarkably , the key used for this symmetric encryption scheme\u2014890jklms\u2014is hardcoded into the airdroid app , where it ' s easy for zimperium researchers to find .\nzips is a behavioral analysis system .\nwe look at three areas ,\nsaid john michelsen , zimperium ' s chief product officer :\nthe device , the network , and the applications that run on the device .\nzips continuously monitors for aberrant behavior .\nwe ' re checking to see if there has been any exploitation or device tampering ; whether there is a network attack in progress such as a man - in - the - middle attack or problems with ssl ; or whether there is any malicious activity from any of the apps .\nshridhar is the ceo of zimperium . previously he was the gm of the application delivery business unit at ca technologies ( ca ) , where he was responsible for creating the devops vision and establishing ca as a leader in the high - growth space . at ca , shridhar ran a global organization and led the acquisition of nolio . shridhar came to ca with the successful $ 330m acquisition of itko . prior to itko , shridhar had an 11 year career with i2 technologies in various roles including presales leadership , sales leadership , and various marketing and general management positions . his finished his career with i2 as the chief marketing officer .\nwhile application sandboxing built into the android operating system can limit the access malicious apps have , there are a few reasons why the attack zimperium has demonstrated remains a serious threat . first , airdroid already has a significant number of usage rights , including the ability to make in - app purchases and to access contacts , device location , text messages , photos , camera , microphone , wi - fi connection data , and device id and call information . what ' s more , an attacker pushing a malicious update could augment those rights as long as the end user clicked an ok button when receiving a fake notification that an update was available .\nvisitors are allowed 3 free articles per month ( without a subscription ) , and private browsing prevents us from counting how many stories you ' ve read . we hope you understand , and consider subscribing for unlimited online access .\nas smartphones become ever more popular , we\u2019ll need more ways to protect them from digital attacks .\na mobile security startup is launching software that learns how your smartphone behaves in order to better spot and stop new security threats before they can cause harm or spread to other handsets .\nlong combated on computers , malware has begun to hit smartphones , too , as they become a popular ( and for some people , predominant ) way to get online . since android smartphones make up the majority of the market , they\u2019re most affected so far : a recent report from f - secure found 259 new security threats and variations on existing threats in the third quarter of 2013 , 252 of which were focused on android . according to a juniper research report , though , 80 percent of business and personal handsets are still unprotected .\navraham , who previously served as a security researcher for the israeli defense forces and as a white - hat hacker for samsung , showed me a demo of zips in action during a video chat over skype . holding two android samsung smartphones , he used one to attack the zips - running handset , which glowed with a green image meant to look like a radar screen . when avraham performed a man - in - the - middle attack , a notification popped up on the zips display saying that a threat was just spotted and prevented . it also presented information on the type of threat ( \u201cmitm\u201d in this case ) and the ip address of the attacking device .\navraham says that attacks such as these aren\u2019t generally spotted by mobile antivirus apps because those apps tend to be designed just to look for incoming file signatures that can be compared with known bad code . \u201cif i download an app , for instance , even if the app itself is benign at that moment in time , i can later download an update that has malicious intent to run outside of the sandbox that the [ antivirus ] product has access to , \u201d he says .\nthe zips app is trained to recognize such attacks by using existing malware and known attack techniques . this is doable , avraham says , because while there are tons of different attacks , there are just a few dozen different techniques .\ninternet - connected devices are already gaining some unwelcome attention : between late december and early january , one security software company , proofpoint , noticed an attack in which hundreds of thousands of malicious e - mails were sent by over 100 , 000 internet - connected consumer gadgets , including routers , tvs , and at least one fridge .\ntech obsessive ? become an insider to get the story behind the story \u2014 and before anyone else .\n\u2019s senior editor for mobile , i cover a wide variety of startups and write gadget reviews out of our san francisco office . i\u2019m curious about tech innovation , and i\u2019m always on the lookout for the next big thing . before\narriving at mit technology review in early 2012 , i spent five years as a technology reporter at the associated press , covering companies including apple , amazon , and ebay , and penning reviews .\nafter ethical concerns marred its announcement in may , google showed off its retooled aural ai that helps you connect with people who still answer the phone .\nthe country\u2019s diversity of scripts , dialects , dress , and culture is a challenge that will make artificial intelligence more resilient .\nsix issues of our award winning print magazine , unlimited online access plus the download with the top tech stories delivered daily to your inbox .\nby signing up you agree to receive email newsletters and notifications from mit technology review . you can unsubscribe at any time . view our privacy policy for more details .\nthe mission of mit technology review is to bring about better - informed and more conscious decisions about technology through authoritative , influential , and trustworthy journalism .\nthe good dynamics secure mobility platform is part of the good secure emm suites of blackberry . enterprises which use this platform can ensure that apps deployed on it meet the stringent requirements of mobile enterprise that are required to protect the devices . furthermore , the goody dynamics platform is well integrated with the bes12 offering by blackberry . per the chief security officer of black berry , dave kleidermacher , the integration of zips with good dynamics and bes12 provides holistic threat detection , visibility and protection against a range of network , device and application mobile attacks targeted at corporate apps and data .\nwe believe that the rapidly increasing use of mobile devices makes such products a necessity for the industry and expect this partnership to further boost blackberry ' s efforts in revamping its core business model .\nblackberry currently carries a zacks rank # 3 ( hold ) . a better - 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- whether it came over safari payload in ios , like trident / pegasus did ; or whether it was stagefright , which was exploited by a maliciously crafted multi - media file sent to an android device ; or malicious apps that download and detonate on the device - - we are the only software that could detect every one of those before they were identified and disclosed .\nbut being able to detect malicious behavior does not in itself protect against that behavior . consider ransomware - - detecting the encryption process and determining it is malicious is not enough ; the process needs to be stopped immediately . while zips itself is primarily behavioral analysis ,\nthere are a number of things we can do on the device immediately ,\nsaid michelsen .\nwe have a cloud - based configuration system called zconsole .\nit provides security teams with visibility across all devices ; and it is where the admin defines what he wants zips to do in the event of bad behavior .\nin many cases ,\nhe continued ,\nwe have the ability to do lots of good things without any help from third party software . but it ' s not complete - - especially in the enterprise context .\nhere the enterprise will have sensitive data on the users ' phones , including company information , company apps and company connectivity . depending on what activity zips detects , the enterprise might for example want to remove the user ' s entitlement to sharepoint because the hacker could use the phone to read the entire sharepoint repository that the user is able to access .\nso one of the things the enterprise will want to do that we cannot do ourselves is remove that entitlement . that ' s why ,\nhe added ,\nwe integrate with the emms like blackberry , and why we integrate to ecosystems like good . good gives us the integration between the zips app and the good technology platform that allows us to trigger remediation immediately in the good ecosystem .\ngartner recently rated blackberry as a top emm solution currently available . if blackberry without zips was good , blackberry with zips is even stronger .\nkevin townsend is a senior contributor at securityweek . he has been writing about high tech issues since before the birth of microsoft . for the last 15 years he has specialized in information security ; and has had many thousands of articles published in dozens of different magazines \u2013 from the times and the financial times to current and long - gone computer magazines .\nthe android operating system runs on smartphones from a number of manufacturers , which has led to difficulties patching . photograph : ee / pa\na major security flaw in android lets an attacker take control of a phone simply by sending a text message \u2013 and for the vast majority of android users , there\u2019s no fix available yet .\neven the small number of people using google\u2019s own line of android phones , sold under the nexus brand , are vulnerable to some of the effects of the bug , according to joshua drake , the researcher who discovered the flaw .\nthe weakness affects a part of the android operating system , called stagefright , that lets phones and tablets display media content . a maliciously crafted video can be used to deliver a program which will run on the phone as soon as it is processed by stagefright , potentially letting an attacker do anything from read and delete data to spy on the owner through their camera and microphone .\nworse , google\u2019s messaging app hangouts automatically pre - processes videos when they\u2019re received to cut down the delay if the user wants to watch them straight away . that means that if the video is sent as an mms message , it can take over the phone \u201cbefore the sound that you\u2019ve received a message has even occurred , \u201d drake told npr .\neven with android\u2019s default messaging app , all the user has to do is view the message to trigger the stagefright vulnerability . in neither case does the user actually have to play the video in order to be the victim of the hack . but in newer versions of the android operating system , google says that users are protected from the worst effects of the bug .\nchris wysopal , the chief information security officer for app security specialists veracode , called the flaw \u201c heartbleed for mobile\u201d , referring to the widespread bug that put hundreds of thousands of websites at risk of hacking in april 2014 .\nwysopal said bugs that severe \u201care exceedingly rare and pose a serious security issue for users\u201d .\ndrake revealed details of the bug to google in april , and provided the company with patches for the errors \u2013 in theory , enough to ensure that users are never put at risk from the bug . he negotiated a 90 - day embargo before he went public , giving the company a long headway to ship a fix to users ( google\u2019s in - house security researchers , project zero , apply the same 90 - day warning to other vendors when they find bugs in products from companies such as apple and microsoft ) .\non top of that , only the newest android phones receive patches , which means that the stagefright bug \u2013 which affects the android operating system all the way back to 2010\u2019s version 2 . 2 \u2013 may never be fixed for a huge number of phones still in use .\nveracode\u2019s wysopal said that \u201cit will be very interesting to see how google responds to this . they\u2019ll have to drive the patch quickly and in a manner that impacts every affected device at the same time . waiting for handset manufacturers or carriers to issue a patch would be problematic since it could take a month or more before each party issues a patch .\n\u201cthis would leave a big window for an attacker to reverse engineer the first patch issued by whichever party to create an exploit that would impact any device . we\u2019re likely to see google force down a tool that addresses the vulnerability for everyone . \u201d\nin a statement , google said : \u201cthis vulnerability was identified in a laboratory setting on older android devices , and as far as we know , no one has been affected . as soon as we were made aware of the vulnerability we took immediate action and sent a fix to our partners to protect users .\n\u201cas part of a regularly scheduled security update , we plan to push further safeguards to nexus devices starting next week . and , we\u2019ll be releasing it in open source when the details are made public by the researcher at blackhat . \u201d\ngoogle rewarded drake $ 1 , 337 for reporting the patches \u2013 although if he\u2019d waited a couple of months , until the company launched its official bug bounty programme , he could have earned ten times that .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nlet\u2019s say you\u2019re at the airport , checking your email on your iphone over the wifi . well , you\u2019ve already made your first mistake . you\u2019ve trusted the airport network to be secure enough to protect you from hacker attacks .\nthe company also has a tool for it administrators to monitor all those devices registered to the network . the company now has a super secret project in the works to turn the tables on the hackers . to do that , they are going to hire more hackers , which obviously makes sense . that should not be too difficult , considering kevin mitnick , one of the most famous hackers in the world , sits on the company\u2019s board of advisors .\nfor example , frank and veronica know and trust each other . but their network has gotten hacked and this dude , lester , has put himself in the middle , pretending to be veronica . frank is so happy to check out the link from veronica , and that\u2019s all it takes . lester has succeeded in taking over the conversation and gaining access to veronica\u2019s network of taco truck apps \u2014 or whatever the info she has that lester now seeks to exploit . lester has convinced frank to give access to his network as well by sending him a link that he knows frank will be enticed to open .\nit\u2019s no surprise then that avraham would boast that this new top - secret project will be able to stop attacks such as stuxnet , the computer worm designed to attack nuclear operations .\nmobile \u2014 the next frontier \u2014 is a gold mine for the security pros . angel list has 108 companies listed that specialize in\nsix critical vulnerabilities have left 95 per cent of google android phones open to an attack delivered by a simple multimedia text , a mobile security expert warned today . in some cases , where phones parse the attack code prior to the message being opened , the exploits are silent and the user would have little chance of defending their data . the vulnerabilities are said to be the worst android flaws ever uncovered .\ndepending on the mms application in use , the victim might never know they had even received a message . drake found that when the exploit code was opened in google hangouts it would\ntrigger immediately before you even look at your phone . . . before you even get the notification\n. it would be possible to delete the message before the user had been alerted too , making attacks completely silent , he added ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "polar air cargo", "paragraphs": ["air france cargo - klm cargo is the dedicated air cargo business of air france - klm .\npolar air cargo surges in 4q earnings ,\nairline financial news , march 23 , 1998 .\nputzger , ian ,\nby polar ,\nair cargo world , december 1999 , p . 24 .\nace air cargo is located at 5901 lockheed avenue , north air park at the anchorage international airport .\npolar air cargo worldwide , inc . has executed a letter of intent for dhl to acquire a 49 % equity interest , including a 25 % voting interest in the scheduled - service business of polar air cargo , inc ( polar ) for us $ 150 million in cash .\nwith a modern , all - cargo fleet , coverage of major world markets , vast experience in air cargo and a commitment to quality , safety and customer service , polar air cargo is a key player in the facilitation of global trade .\n: worldwide air cargo serving over 300 countries since 1991 . instant quotes online .\nownership : atlas air worldwide holdings , inc . ( aaww ) owns 51 % of polar air cargo worldwide ( 75 % voting interest ) and dhl express holds the remaining ownership interest . aaww also owns polar\u2019s sister company , atlas air , inc .\ncontact us today to find out more about polar air , schedule your shipment , or arrange to ship your cargo via charter .\nhere are links to access special flight access requests : oal jumpseat couriers / grooms thank you for contacting polar air cargo worldwide .\npolar air cargo restructures to operate international freighter service ,\naviation daily , march 31 , 1994 , p . 516 .\npolar air cargo enters strong freight market ,\naviation week & space technology , march 29 , 1993 , p . 33 .\namerijet international offers direct air cargo flights into latin america , mexico and the caribbean .\nproducts & services : polar air cargo worldwide operates a fleet of boeing 747 - 400 freighters in time - definite , airport - to - airport scheduled air cargo service for freight forwarders and other customers . our services include :\natlas air worldwide has three major subsidiaries : atlas air ( cargo and passenger acmi , cmi , and charter operations ) , polar air cargo worldwide ( 51 / 49 joint venture with dhl express , operating primarily for dhl ) , and titan aviation leasing ( dry leasing ) .\natlas air worldwide holdings , inc . announced the acquisition of polar air cargo for $ 84 million in july 2001 , and the deal was closed four months later . atlas had been formed in colorado around the same time as polar air and carried freight under contract for other airlines . it had long sought to enter the japanese air cargo market , the world ' s fourth largest , where polar had a presence with 16 weekly flights .\nbuilt on a heritage of highly reliable scheduled air - cargo service , polar delivers a strong express network through its partnership with dhl express , which produces performance enhancements for polar ' s freight - forwarder customers . in 2007 , polar ' s parent company ,\nthe acquisition includes all four of the above companies \u2013 southern air holdings , worldwide air logistics group , southern air , and florida west .\npolar air cargo inc . is one of the world ' s leading all - cargo airlines . a subsidiary of atlas air , inc . , polar operates a fleet of 15 boeing 747s . its operations have always been strongest in the pacific , though the company operates scheduled routes to all inhabited continents . polar markets its services mostly to freight forwarders .\nfounded in 1978 , martinaire is a dallas , texas based far part 135 air cargo carrier .\n: french first charter organization . international air freight specialists , air freight wholesalers , charters brokers .\nby 1998 , polar was the world ' s fourth largest all - cargo airline . it flew to 19 countries on five continents . polar typically flew for freight forwarders , not passenger airlines . a marketing arrangement with air new zealand announced in august 1999 gave polar a new stream of westbound cargo on its pacific crossings . polar ' s eastbound business had been much stronger .\nhouston ( iah ) polar air cargo amanda george amanda . george @ urltoken cell : 404 775 9310 toll - free customer service : + 1 888 380 3400\npage , paul ,\npolar air cargo to start up in may as aircraft lessor ,\ntraffic world , march 29 , 1993 , p . 23 .\nair cargo was a growing business in the early 1990s in spite of the generally depressed state of the world economy . the founders of polar air cargo saw their niche in the pacific region served on a scheduled basis by flying tigers before its 1989 takeover by federal express .\npolar air cargo worldwide provides a critical link in the global logistics chain with the largest fleet of boeing 747 freighters among u . s . scheduled all - cargo carriers . by connecting major cargo markets with frequent boeing 747 - 400 all - cargo service \u2013 using the best freighter for long - haul payloads \u2013 we deliver high - quality , time - definite scheduled air cargo service , enabling freight forwarders to connect to major markets quickly and dependably .\npolar air cargo worldwide provides a critical link in the global logistics chain with the largest fleet of boeing 747 freighters among u . s . scheduled all - cargo carriers . by connecting major cargo markets with frequent boeing 747 - 400 all - cargo service \u2013 using the best freighter for long - haul payloads \u2013 they deliver high - quality , time - definite scheduled air cargo service , enabling freight forwarders to connect to major markets quickly and dependably .\nas operating units of atlas air worldwide holdings , inc . , atlas air , inc . and polar air cargo worldwide , inc . are in the business of acmi aircraft leasing , air cargo charters and air cargo scheduled services . the unauthorized use of our companies\u2019 names and website content and the misrepresentation of our companies\u2019 services are strictly prohibited . we are aware of situations in which unauthorized persons have used this website and other means to fraudulently claim an affiliation with , or endorsement by one of our companies . you should be vigilant to protect yourself from such perpetrators . if you have any suspicion that you have encountered an unauthorized business presenting itself as atlas air , polar air cargo or an affiliate , please report this to us at\nas operating units of atlas air worldwide holdings , inc . , atlas air , inc . and polar air cargo worldwide , inc . are in the business of acmi aircraft leasing , air cargo charters and air cargo scheduled services . the unauthorized use of our companies\u2019 names and website content and the misrepresentation of our companies\u2019 services are strictly prohibited . we are aware of situations in which unauthorized persons have used this website and other means to fraudulently claim an affiliation with , or endorsement by one of our companies . you should be vigilant to protect yourself from such perpetrators . if you have any suspicion that you have encountered an unauthorized business presenting itself as atlas air , polar air cargo or an affiliate , please report this to us at info @ urltoken .\nmr . eichenlaub has over thirty years experience in regulatory and legal issues affecting international air transportation . before joining polar air cargo as its general counsel , mr . eichenlaub was a senior partner in the transportation section of a major washington d . c . law firm . he represented united airlines , us air , and the flying tiger line among others , on a variety of legal and strategic issues ranging from bilateral negotiations to route expansion strategies . following ge ' s sale of polar air , mr . eichenlaub joined wallace air cargo group .\n- - - - - - ,\npolar air cargo , atlas air inc . to lay off pilots , other staff as u . s . economy slows ,\nalaska journal of commerce , may 27 , 2001 , p . 8 .\nawards : polar is frequently recognized for excellence in the global airfreight industry . polar is the winner of the prestigious air cargo excellence ( ace ) award in the air cargo charter category . the ace awards are presented based on a survey of 20 , 000 members of the airline and freight forwarding industries in which the members rate air carrier service providers in the areas of performance , customer service , value , information technology and overall quality .\nto complement its express air services , polar plus is a scheduled trucking service that enables our customers to forward their cargo quickly and dependably to more than 100 cities around the world . there\u2019s no need to use two separate carriers \u2013 one to move the air cargo and another to truck it to the final destination . polar serves customers with both , delivering the highest quality and reliability .\n: provides priority air cargo / freight aircraft charter transportation services anywhere in canada / us , 24 hours / 7 days .\npolar\u2019s commitment and ability to serve the general shipping public is bolstered by its strategic relationship with dhl express which makes dhl an anchor customer and establishes strict flight performance standards . polar offers the shipping public convenient schedules in desirable air cargo markets . there is ample capacity available polar\u2019s flights to meet the needs of its freight - forwarder customers .\npolar air cargo ' s mission is to work in partnership with international air freight forwarders and agents by providing them high quality , efficient services at competitive prices and with the highest safety standards of any airline in the world . international air freight forwarders and agents are assured that they and their customers will be served by polar ' s experienced and proven air freight professionals in sales , customer service , flight operations , maintenance , freight handling , and accounting . we strive to be the\ncargo airline of choice .\nmr . smollen ' s background covers all facets of the air freight industry . starting his career on the ramp , he then traveled the globe as a loadmaster , progressing into station and then corporate management . prior to his current position , he was responsible for worldwide charter , amc , acmi and scheduled service cargo operations at kalitta air and served as their technical expert on the loading capabilities of the b747 - 200f & 400f fleet . prior to joining wallace air cargo and kalitta air , mr . smollen held various management positions at world airways and polar air cargo .\nair cargo / freight carriers to the caribbean and central america , miami , jfk , san pedro sula honduras and el salvador .\nscheduled and on demand air cargo throughout the caribbean . charter service specializing in overweight , oversize , haz mat , live animals .\nbarling , russell ,\natlas launches global hub network ; acquisition of polar air boosts cargo capabilities ,\nsouth china morning post ( hong kong ) , november 21 , 2001 , p . 1 .\n: an all - cargo airline to south america operating weekly b727 - 200f cargo flights to ecuador as well as on demand charters .\npolar air cargo is an american cargo airline based in purchase , new york , usa . it operates scheduled all - cargo services to asia , europe , australia , new zealand and the americas . its main base is john f . kennedy international airport , new york , with hubs at amsterdam schiphol airport and ted stevens anchorage international airport .\nbuilt on a heritage of highly reliable scheduled air - cargo service , polar delivers a strong express network through its partnership with dhl express , which produces performance enhancements for polar ' s freight - forwarder customers . in 2007 , polar ' s parent company , atlas air worldwide holdings , inc . , formed a long - term strategic alliance with dhl express . as the owner of a 49 % equity interest in polar , dhl express secured access to capacity on polar\u2019s 747 - 400 freighter services , combining dhl ' s leading position in asia with polar ' s unique access on u . s . - asia routes and industry - leading services and support .\nin november 2001 , polar was acquired by atlas air worldwide holdings , whose atlas air , inc . subsidiary is the world\u2019s leading provider of acmi ( aircraft , crew , maintenance and insurance ) freighter leasing .\npolar challenge : a young cargo airline still prospers despite the asian downturn ,\nflight international , april 29 , 1998 , p . 44 .\narmbruster , william ,\nair cargo ' s young guns ,\njournal of commerce , january 9 , 1995 , p . 9 .\nms . styer has over thirty years experience in airline sales and customer service . she began her career with the flying tiger line and was part of the original polar air cargo management team when mr . wallace founded that all - cargo carrier . her responsibilities at polar included establishing and supervising a comprehensive customer services department operated 24 / 7 she was also responsible for capacity planning to facilitate the movement of cargo over an interconnected global route system .\nairport office polar air cargo room 1 - 209 , no . 501 , west hebin rd , pudong int ' l airport shanghai , china tel : + 86 21 6835 2760 / 61 fax : + 86 21 6835 2759\nin march 2003 , polar ' s head offices were moved to purchase , new york , next door to those of atlas air . polar ' s sales and marketing functions remained in long beach . parent company atlas air worldwide holdings was entering a\nprepackaged\nchapter 11 bankruptcy filing in december 2003 .\nhanigan , ian ,\nnew york air cargo company plans to buy long beach rival ,\npress - telegram , july 13 , 2001 .\nwith 72 years of continuous air operations , evergreen international airlines has become the world ' s largest contract cargo carrier , the airlines ' airline .\n: air freight forwarding , truck loads , warehouseing and aircraft chartering services . cargo of all weights and sizes , domestic , international , hazardous .\nair cargo charter and lease broker specialising in russian - built aircraft . africa , europe , mid - east . located in sussex , england .\nfounded as a global provider of time - definite , airport - to - airport scheduled service for freight forwarders and shippers , polar air cargo today operates dedicated boeing 747 - 400 freighters for dhl express\u2019 trans - pacific express operations .\nwith airfreight industry leader atlas air worldwide holdings , inc . as its majority shareholder , polar is 49 % owned by dhl express , and dhl is an anchor customer . under this long - term , strategic partnership , polar supports dhl express with trans - pacific express service on polar\u2019s fleet of boeing 747 - 400 freighters .\nfleet : polar operates boeing 747 - 400 freighters . learn more about our fleet .\npolar air cargo had 175 employees , 45 of them pilots , and operated a fleet of four boeing 747s . sales were about $ 168 million in 1994 and $ 234 million in 1995 . polar had become profitable in its first couple of months in business . the fleet numbered a dozen aircraft by july 1995 . london , amsterdam , and three stops in brazil were added to the scheduled route network in 1996 . sales rose to $ 258 million , making polar the largest all - cargo airline in the united states , according to air transport world .\nlynden air cargo was established in 1995 and started operations on 31 august 1995 . it began operation of lockheed l - 382 hercules aircraft in 1997 .\noak hill capital partners is the majority owner of southern air holdings , which is the parent of worldwide air logistics group , which in turn is the parent of the two airlines , southern air and florida west international airways .\nragsdale , rose ,\npolar air to consolidate operations , relocate into expanded space ,\nalaska journal of commerce , september 1 , 1997 , p . 6 .\ncargo airport services building 151 john f . kennedy international airport jamaica , ny 11430\n: one of the most sought after contract cargo carriers in the aviation market .\nthe largest cargo . charter airline in the caribbean . based in puerto rico .\nin march 1994 , the whole arrangement was restructured due to polar air ' s rapid growth ( the company would end the year with a fleet of nine planes ) . southern air transport withdrew from the partnership entirely . nedmark transportation services changed its name to polar air cargo inc . on march 9 , 1994 . it was certified as an air carrier on july 4 , 1994 and took over responsibility for flight operations . polaris had formed a subsidiary called palc ii to lease the aircraft . polaris was soon renamed ge capital aviation services and relocated to stamford , connecticut .\npolar plus trucking service \u2013 onward trucking service to more than 100 destinations around the world .\ndestinations polar serves cities around the world with regularly scheduled flights . see our network map .\n: an air carrier company based in sioux falls , sd , flying daily cargo and passenger routes for many large companies and on demand flights of any size .\nstapleton , rob ,\ndamaged polar air jet likely to sit until boeing strike ends ,\nalaska journal of commerce , march 5 , 2000 , p . 24 .\nleadership : polar is led by some of the most experienced leaders in air cargo , including : william j . flynn , president and chief executive officer and robert j . hyslop , executive vice president and chief operating officer . other leaders are listed here .\nms . muckenthaler has over 15 years experience in accounting and finance since beginning her career as a c . p . a . with the firm of deloitte and touche . she joined polar air cargo in 1993 as its controller and , among other projects , was responsible for creating and implementing all of the carrier ' s accounting , billing and collection systems . ms . muckenthaler served in a similar capacity at i - cargo . com , a web based scheduled air freight booking company before joining wallace air cargo group as cfo in 2003 . she holds a masters degree in business administration\natlas air confirms $ 3 . 4bn order for 12 boeing 747 - 8 freighters\naccording to polar , under the terms of the 20 - year commercial agreement , dhl would have access to lift capacity through polar ' s current fleet of six boeing 747 - 400 freighters , plus additional available acmi aircraft from atlas . through its subsidiaries , atlas and polar , aaww operates a fleet of 35 boeing 747 freighters . polar provides scheduled air cargo services to the world ' s largest international freight forwarders , operating airport - to - airport routes on a specific schedule serving asia , europe , north america and south america . atlas offers commercial cargo charters , military cargo charters and acmi freighter aircraft leasing in which customers receive a dedicated aircraft , crew , maintenance and insurance on a long - term lease basis .\ncertainly , the attractiveness of polar to dhl is due strongly to the china frequencies it has received from the us dept of transportation , which recently awarded polar four additional weekly frequencies for us - china beginning 25 march 2007 . this would increase polar ' s weekly china flights to 16 .\nav . elmer faucett 2851 , int . 411 lima cargo city , callao , peru\n, atlas air and polar operate 38 747s between them , comprising 21 747 classics and 17 747 - 400s . under the fleet restructuring plan , atlas air and polar have phased out seven older 747s , says flynn . \u201cour next step will be a significant investment in next - generation freighter technology , which we hope to announce shortly , \u201d he adds .\nshenzen ( xsz ) polar air cargo room 308 - 310 , 3 / f , iccs terminal 2 , international cargo centre shenzhen , hangzhen 4th road , shenzhen bao\u2019an international airport , p . r china 518128 tel : + 86 . 755 . 2300 . 0548 fax : + 86 . 755 . 2777 . 9669 \u2013 ( adsl internet / fax )\npolar had also been awarded coveted rights to fly between hong kong and seoul . polar began flying from the united states to korea , via hong kong or tokyo , in october 2001 . taipei and manila were also connected to this service . inchon , south korea , became polar ' s asian hub , with more than two dozen flights a week starting in 2003 . polar planned to connect\npolar also has completed the international air transport association\u2019s operational safety audit ( iosa ) , a globally recognized safety and quality standard following a stringent audit of its operational standards and procedures .\none of the key all - cargo carriers in the world , polar has expanded from an initial flight from new york to shannon , ireland , to a scheduled route network serving the world\u2019s major economic regions . polar\u2019s \u201ccircle p\u201d logo is now a common sight at major international airports .\npolar air cargo , l . p . was formed in january 1993 as a partnership between polaris holding company , southern air transport , inc . , and nedmark transportation services inc . southern air , a major unscheduled cargo airline based in miami , operated the planes , which were owned by polaris holding of san francisco , a subsidiary of general electric capital services ; the three boeing 747 freighters had formerly carried passengers for pan american . nedmark , based in long beach , california , was formed to market the business mainly to freight forwarders .\nall - inclusive air charters , time - critical delivery and courier transport services with cargo and passenger aircraft worldwide ; airport - to - airport or door - to - door .\n: an all - cargo airline to the bahamas based in miami , fl operating daily caravan and dc - 3 cargo flights to nassau , bahamas as well as on demand charters .\nwhile the deal will increase atlas\u2019 already - large freighter fleet ( see chart ) , it is , in many ways , more about dhl express than anything else . not many years ago , aaww was an acmi and charter operator , with a somewhat troubled scheduled - service subsidiary , polar air cargo . that changed in 2009 , when dhl express took a 49 % equity stake in polar , and began using polar to fly several 747 - 400fs in support of its us international business .\n- - - - - - ,\npolar air plans global freighter link with hk approval ,\nsouth china morning post ( hong kong ) , march 7 , 2003 , p . 6 .\npolar was formed in 1993 as a joint venture between southern air transport and ge capital aviation services ( gecas ) . it started operations in june 1993 and began with charter flights , later adding scheduled services . during 1994 , polar was certified as a supplemental air carrier by the federal aviation administration and on 4 july 1994 as a us all - cargo carrier by the united states department of transportation . after several years of continued growth , the remainder of the company was acquired by gecas .\nwe ensure that you , our customers , receive a world class and constantly improving cargo product .\ncargo carrier for southeast feeds to worldwide destinations . an 12 ' s to 747f ' s .\nukrainian cargo airline using antonov freighters for charters and leases in africa / middle east / europe .\nsouthern transport began operating scheduled flights under the polar air cargo name with a charter flight from new york to vienna in april 1994 . scheduled operations began in may 1993 with a new york - shannon , ireland - moscow route . this route was extended to hong kong and the united states for polar ' s first transpacific service . another connected new york to hong kong with stops in los angeles , honolulu , and sydney while returning via taipei , anchorage , and the major cargo hub of columbus , ohio .\nat the same time , polar continues to serve its freight - forwarder customers with convenient schedules on existing routes .\nin june 2007 , polar closed on a strategic transaction with dhl express that gives dhl a 49 % equity interest , including a 25 % voting interest , in polar . a related commercial arrangement includes blocked - space on polar flights and flight - service support agreements , ensuring that dhl express has access to aircraft capacity in key global markets .\natlas air worldwide holdings , parent of us cargo carriers atlas air and polar air cargo , is poised to conclude a deal for up to 12 boeing 747 - 8 freighters as it begins a major fleet - renewal programme . the company confirms that it expects to announce a deal shortly for next - generation freighters , but declines to identify the aircraft selected . however , according to industry sources , the all - 747 operator has selected the 747 - 8f and is in final negotiations for a 12 - aircraft order . \u201cwe can\u2019t comment on speculation like that , \u201d says the airline . boeing declines to comment .\nas part of atlas air\u2019s global ground crew , you\u2019ll work as a team to serve our customers .\nbased at frankfurt / main airport in germany . worldwide air - and seacargo specialist , courier service .\nusa atlanta ( atl ) airport office / sales polar air cargo 4500 asr road cargo bldg b , suite # 208 atlanta , ga 30320 sr . regional sales manager mike forzano michael . forzano @ urltoken cell : 678 469 0950 tel : + 1 404 767 7471 sales + 1 404 591 1342 export + 1 404 559 0244 import fax : + 1 404 767 4201 toll - free customer service : + 1 888 380 3400\npolar flights started in hong kong 12 years ago .\nwe are certainly dedicated to this market . polar serves china through our operations in hong kong and shanghai ,\nsays krupp ,\nshanghai serves central china while beijing serves northern china .\nscheduled , airport - to - airport , all - cargo airline utilizing b747 freighters servicing over 100 cities worldwide .\npolar\u2019s modern , reliable fleet is centered around the highly efficient boeing 747 - 400 freighter , the industry benchmark for operating performance in the intercontinental air freighter market due to its cost and capacity advantage over other freighters . the 747 - 400f model , providing nearly half of the world\u2019s total freighter capacity , features a nose door for outsized cargo and a large side cargo door for 10 - foot - high ( 3m ) pallets , giving polar the capacity to handle shipments of widely varying sizes and volumes , and to deliver goods to hundreds of markets around the globe with consistently high quality .\nas subsidiaries of atlas air worldwide , southern air will continue to operate from dhl\u2019s hub at cincinnati / northern kentucky international airport ( cvg ) , and florida west will continue to operate from miami international ( mia ) .\natlas air worldwide is a leading global provider of outsourced aircraft and aviation operating services . it is the parent company of atlas air , inc . , southern air holdings , inc . , and titan aviation holdings , inc . , and is the majority shareholder of polar air cargo worldwide , inc . our companies operate the world ' s largest fleet of 747 freighter aircraft and provide customers a broad array of boeing 747 , 777 , 767 and 737 aircraft for domestic , regional and international applications . at atlas air , our mission is to be our customers\u2019 most trusted partner . join our global team of over 3 , 000 employees who are dedicated to safety , integrity , excellence and delivering superior customer service to our customers . explore the aaww opportunities below and take your career to new heights .\nmr . stauffer ' s career in airfreight began in 1972 and has given him in - depth experience in a wide range of operational and sales issues affecting international all - cargo operations . at the flying tiger line and federal express mr . stauffer held a variety of positions ranging from station manager to international charter sales . he joined polar air cargo in 1993 as its vice president aircraft resources management and vice president of charter sales . mr . stauffer ' s areas of expertise include flight operations management , aircraft and crew scheduling , cargo charter and acmi sales as well as amc contracts .\nsingapore ( sin ) singapore gsa office aviation solutions gsa pte . ltd . unit 219 , dnata cargo centre , 45 airport cargo road , singapore 819478 tel : + 65 . 6543 . 3363 fax : + 65 . 6543 . 4663\nin april 1998 , polar became the first all - cargo airline in the united states to equip its fleet with the traffic alert and collision avoidance system ii ( tcas ii ) . however , this was not designed to prevent mishaps such as one of the company ' s 747s being damaged at anchorage international airport in 2000 after 100 mph winds pushed it into a cargo loader .\ntoday , polar has 12 weekly frequencies between the us and shanghai and with authority to operate the additional four weekly frequencies in march . polar started its all - cargo scheduled service to china in dec 2004 with six weekly flights . three additional flights were added in march 2005 , and another three in march 2006 . the carrier is one of only four us freighter operators designed to serve china .\nnew international cargo service to begin in may ,\naviation daily , march 19 , 1993 , p . 440 .\nus all - cargo airline providing airport to airport acmi transportation service to other airlines . us and latin american freight markets .\natlas air worldwide holdings ( aaww ) signed a definitive agreement to acquire southern air holdings , a privately held us company with two airline subsidiaries \u2013 southern air , and florida west international airways \u2013 for us $ 110 million . atlas said it expected the acquisition to close \u201cin the next few months , \u201d assuming regulatory approval by the us department of transportation .\npolar will continue to operate as an independent company and there will be no integration with dhl or any of its units . dhl operates in all major american and asian markets , with a wide range of mail , express , logistics and air and sea freight products .\nin addition to this long - term , strategic partnership , polar continues to provide scheduled service on its aircraft to freight forwarders and other customers .\nfor polar and its mother company , atlas air worldwide holdings , inc ( aaww ) , it will provide a valuable , long - term partnership and potential revenue stream in excess us $ 3 . 5 billion over the full - term of the agreement . dhl will also have the added access to available additional aircraft capacity from aaww ' s subsidiary , atlas air , inc ( atlas ) .\npolar has earned the international air transport association\u2019s operational safety audit ( iosa ) , a globally recognized safety and quality standard , and we\u2019re the only u . s . all - cargo carrier to have all of its aircraft equipped with the traffic and collision avoidance system ( tcas ) . their fleet is fully certified to operate under very restricted visibility conditions and is 100 % stage iii / chapter iii compliant .\nnelms , douglas w . ,\nwhen niche means most ,\nair transport world , july 1995 , pp . 56ff .\nthis key strategic partnership ensures we can meet the rapidly rising demand for air cargo capacities between the us and asian destinations . dhl express is already the market leader in asia and the partnership with polar will help us offer even higher quality levels to customers , while at the same time improving profitability on the fast - growing routes between the us and asia ,\nsaid john mullen , ceo of dhl ' s express division .\nthe trans - pacific route is one of the most rapidly growing and competitive trade lanes globally and adding capacity through an even stronger presence in the us is a crucial factor in supporting our dynamic asia business . polar is the ideal partner in to achieve that . our long - term partnership will benefit both companies and enhance competition in the express delivery sector of the air cargo market .\nthe company launched scheduled service between the united states and japan in april 1997 , becoming only the third u . s . - based all - cargo airline in the market . during the year , polar had also expanded its network to bangkok , new delhi , manila , and dubai .\nthe asian financial crisis of 1997 - 98 greatly affected polar ' s pacific business , reducing the region ' s cargo traffic by one - third . fortunately , u . s . and european markets remained strong , and there were good prospects for growth in other parts of the world .\nstreet address : atlas air , inc . 6303 blue lagoon drive , suite 460 west miami , florida 33126 email : miaatlassales @ urltoken\natlas air , inc . - agencia en chile av . 11 de septiembre 2155 of . 402 torre a providencia , santiago , chile\natlas air , inc . - agencia en chile av . armando cortinez 1704 of . 103 edificio \u201ccentro aereo\u201d pudahuel , santiago , chile\nas to florida west international airways ( fwia ) , while its operation is not particularly complementary , it is also not very big . at present , cargo facts believes fwia leases one 767 - 300f from lan cargo , and operates that freighter for lan cargo . the carrier has historically operated throughout latin america and the caribbean region from its base in miami , but how atlas plans to use fwia\u2019s certificate remains to be seen .\naccording to dhl , the partnership will significantly improve service to dhl express customers shipping goods between the us and asia by securing long - term access to greater air capacity on the transpacific air routes , reducing transit times and increasing reliability of delivery on both sides of the pacific .\n: an international airline cargo gsa ( general sales agent ) which provides marketing & sales for global airlines as well as ad hoc charter flights .\nour fleet is fully certified to operate under conditions of very restricted visibility and are 100 % stage iii / chapter iii compliant \u2013 so cargo gets delivered even in bad weather conditions and at airports with stringent noise restrictions . polar is dedicated to maintaining the highest level of safety throughout its operation , and is the only u . s . all - cargo carrier to have all of its aircraft equipped with the traffic and collision avoidance system ( tcas ) .\npolar buy sees atlas ' freight and charter revenues surge ,\nsouth china morning post ( hong kong ) , november 19 , 2002 , p . 6 .\npolar announced a code share agreement with qantas in april 2002 . under the deal , the two carriers would market cargo space on each other ' s planes in the south pacific . the company was also expanding its operations between the united states and europe , increasing services to the united kingdom , ireland , sweden , and continental europe .\nmongelluzzo , bill ,\nall - cargo ' rookies ' show off their wares ,\njournal of commerce , april 25 , 1994 , p . 6 .\n: premier cargo charter offers b727 - 200f ( s ) with 12 pallet configuration for 50 , 000lbs . of payload available for charter throughout the western hemisphere .\nsafety polar is dedicated to maintaining the highest level of safety . we\u2019re the only u . s . all - cargo carrier to have all of its aircraft equipped with the traffic and collision avoidance system ( tcas ) . our fleet is fully certified to operate under very restricted visibility conditions and is 100 % stage iii / chapter iii compliant .\nmr . perraud ' s background is in business development , marketing and sales . before joining wallace air cargo group in 2006 , mr . perraud was the president of direct spotlight media , llc which created and produced multi - media marketing campaigns . as vp business development for natural golf , he helped guide the company ' s expansion up to and through a successful initial public offering . his modern perspective on marketing complements the more traditional background of his fellow managers at wallace air .\natlas air worldwide holdings is the recognized leader in global airfreight , with more than 15 years of experience serving the airline and freight industries , commercial and military customers .\natlas air , inc . 2000 westchester avenue purchase , ny 10577 2543 email acmi / cmi : sales @ urltoken charter : chartersales @ urltoken passenger : paxchartersales @ urltoken\n: a licensed freighter operator based in nairobi , kenya with air - freight services within east , central , southern , horn of africa and the indian ocean islands .\nned wallace , head of nedmark , was named ceo of the partnership , supported by president mark west . wallace had been an executive with the flying tiger line and was formerly chairman of evergreen international . west had also been at both airlines . though the market was competitive , polar air ' s planners sought to exploit low lease rates for aircraft and low rates for contract maintenance .\nlike atlas , southern air has evolved considerably since jim neff resurrected it from the ashes of the bankrupt southern air transport in 1999 . from that point through 2007 , southern air offered acmi and charter service with a fleet of up to eighteen 747 - 200fs , eventually supplemented with some 747 - 400fs . things began to change in 2007 when us - based private equity firm oak hill capital partners acquired majority ownership , and merged southern with the smaller all - cargo carrier , cargo 360 . oak hill subsequently put four of its own 777fs into the southern fleet and gradually shed all of the 747 freighters . in 2013 , oak hill transferred the leases on its 777fs to dhl express and entered into a long - term contract with the german integrator under which southern would operate the freighters on cmi basis . in the last two years , that contract has expanded to include five freighter - converted 737 - 400fs , and a fifth 777f .\nthere is a 20 - year block space agreement for dhl express with early termination rights that guarantees dhl solutions on the usa - asia points ,\nacknowledges kersti krepp , polar ' s vp for asia pacific .\nwhile dhl may be the number - one customer at atlas , it is the only customer at southern air . so atlas\u2019 description of southern\u2019s operation as a \u201chighly complementary business\u201d is spot on .\nrevenues were $ 300 million a year in the late 1990s . the shipping market contracted in 2001 as the world economy slumped . polar laid off more than 50 workers , including two dozen pilots , or about 10 percent of staff .\natlas air , inc . suite 11 , pure offices apollo rise , southwood business park farnborough hampshire gu14 0np united kingdom phone : + 44 1252 757 344 email acmi / cmi : sales @ urltoken charter : chartersales @ urltoken atlas air , inc . dubai ground ops - admin freight gate 5 block e , 2 fl . , rm . 20 dubai airport free zone dubai , uae phone : + 971 429 97634\nsan francisco , ca downtown office griffin cargo , inc . 1001 bayhill drive , 2nd floor san bruno , ca 94066 tel : 650 - 871 - 8208 email : pnwsales @ urltoken fax : 650 - 871 - 8210\nhall , kevin g . ,\nsouthern air , ex - tigers to link us , australia ; all - freight service seeks asia inroads ,\njournal of commerce , march 23 , 1993 , p . 1a .\natlas air , inc . suite 605 - 607 , one citygate 20 tat tung road tung chung , lantau hong kong phone : + 852 3403 1800 email acmi / cmi : sales @ urltoken charter : chartersales @ urltoken\ntaipei ( tpe ) taipei gsa office sky 1 air inc . room b , 10 / f . , no . 80 songjiang road . , taipei tel : + 886 2 2521 9678 fax : + 886 2 2521 9639\n: a jakarta - based company offering ad - hoc and spot charter , project cargo services for the oil and petrochemical industries , as well as the manufacturing and civil engineering sectors , and humanitarian relief flights for charitable organisations or goverment .\nwe tailor our network to suit our customers ' needs ,\nsays krepp . on 11 november 2006 , polar begun two weekly scheduled - service operations into beijing capital international airport ( pek ) .\nthe flights go over korea to the us and onto south america .\naaww says the acquisition will be an all - cash transaction , funded \u201cusing available cash on hand , \u201d with no debt being assumed . aaww also said the acquisition would be \u201cimmediately accretive , \u201d with southern adding \u201capproximately $ 100 million to atlas air worldwide\u2019s annual revenues . \u201d\nthe company ' s headquarters are relocated from long beach , california to purchase , new york . hong kong to its service from the united states to india via europe in 2003 . polar operated 17 boeing 747s at the time it was acquired by atlas . the company employed 660 people , about a third of them at its long beach headquarters .\ncanada toronto ( yto ) sales office 512 cargo express drive bldg 516 chicago , illinois 60666 usa phone : 773 / 686 - 0222 fax : 773 / 686 - 1366 sales office hours : monday thru friday 0800 - 1700 cst customer service : 888 / 380 - 3400 email : customerservicecenter @ urltoken warehouse / drop station location polar c / o landair 65 superior blvd mississauga , ontario l5t 2x9 phone 905 677 6770 for import arrival information e mail : rfs _ polaraircargo @ urltoken montreal ( ymq ) sales office 512 cargo express drive bldg 516 chicago , illinois 60666 usa phone : 773 / 686 - 0222 fax : 773 / 686 - 1366 sales office hours : monday thru friday 0800 - 1700 cst customer service : 888 / 380 - 3400 email : customerservicecenter @ urltoken warehouse / drop station location polar c / o accs warehouse 40 lindsay ave . dorval , quebec h9p 2t8 phone 514 633 9444 for import arrival information e mail : rfs _ polaraircargo @ urltoken vancouver ( yvr ) sales office 512 cargo express drive bldg 516 chicago , illinois 60666 usa phone : 773 / 686 - 0222 fax : 773 / 686 - 1366 sales office hours : monday thru friday 0800 - 1700 cst customer service : 888 / 380 - 3400 email : customerservicecenter @ urltoken warehouse / drop station location act 2 160 - 4840 miller road richmond , bc canada , v7b 1k7 tel : 604 / 232 - 0600 fax : 604 / 232 - 1197 for import arrival information e mail : rfs _ polaraircargo @ urltoken winnipeg ( ywg ) sales office 512 cargo express drive bldg 516 chicago , illinois 60666 usa phone : 773 / 686 - 0222 fax : 773 / 686 - 1366 sales office hours : monday thru friday 0800 - 1700 cst customer service : 888 / 380 - 3400 email : customerservicecenter @ urltoken warehouse / drop station location now logistics c / o quik x 575 inkster boulevard winnipeg , manitoba canada , r3c 2e6 for import arrival information e mail : rfs _ polaraircargo @ urltoken\npolar had 550 employees at the end of 1997 . it posted a net profit of $ 4 . 3 million on sales of $ 335 . 3 million for the year , after losing $ 4 . 4 million on revenues of $ 256 . 2 million in 1996 . the company ' s operations in the pacific , its only profitable region in 1997 , accounted for about three - quarters of revenues .\ndhl said the letter of intent that both parties signed stipulates that dhl will invest us150 million to acquire the minority stake of 49 % in polar , including a 25 % voting interest , consistent with us laws and regulations . the payment will be in cash us $ 75 , million to be paid upon closing of the transaction , and us $ 75 million to be paid in two installments on 15 jan 2008 and 17 nov 2008 , subject to certain acceleration provisions .\njapan tokyo sales office rm 403 , 4 / f kasumigaseki tokyu bldg , 7 - 1 kasumigaseki 3 - chome , chiyoda - ku tokyo , japan 100 - 0013 tel : 81 . 3 . 6268 . 8324 fax : 81 . 3 . 6268 . 8330 narita ( nrt ) room 204 - 2 , 2131 , no . 1 cargo bldg komaino aza - tennamino , narita - shi , chiba 282 - 0021 japan tel : 81 . 476 . 32 . 4383 fax : 81 . 476 . 32 . 4680 nagoya ( ngo ) mn01 - 2352 , 2f passenger terminal bldg , 1 - 1 , centrair , tokoname city , aichi prefecture , japan 479 - 0881 tel : + 81 . 52 . 588 . 7137 fax : + 81 . 52 . 588 . 7134 gsa office cargo management co . , ltd . ( wai ) nagoya diamond bldg . 2 - 6f , 15 - 1 meieki 3 - chome , nakamura - ku , nagoya - city , aichi 450 - 0002 tel : 81 - 569 - 38 - 7267 fax : 81 - 569 - 38 - 7203\nsince then , the atlas / dhl partnership has considerably strengthened , and ( by our estimate ) aaww now operates twelve 747 - 8 and 747 - 400 freighters for dhl on an acmi basis ( through polar ) , and two 767 - 300 and nine 767 - 200 freighters for dhl on a cmi basis . that is , aaww is operating twenty - three of the fifty - eight aircraft in its operating fleet \u2013 40 % of the fleet \u2013 in service to dhl . in addition , aaww\u2019s dry - leasing subsidiary , titan aviation leasing , leases two 777fs and one 757 - 200f to carriers operating for dhl .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwarehouse hours & attributes - cooling room : 115 m\u00b2 5 / 0 ~ 8\u00b0c - freezer room : 115m\u00b2 / below 18\u00b0c - warmer room : 70m\u00b2 / 15 ~ 18\u00b0c - possible alternation between cooling and warmer room - advance notice required due limited space . sales office hours monday to friday 08 : 00 - 17 : 00\nmexico guadalajara ( gdl ) downtown office aerocharter de mexico , s . a . de c . v . educaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica # 62 , 1rst floor col . federal , 15700 mexico d . f . tel : 52 55 4777 7700 ext 216 fax : 52 55 4777 3340\nmexico city ( mex ) downtown office aerocharter de mexico , s . a . de c . v . educaci\u00f3n p\u00fablica # 62 , 1rst floor col . federal , 15700 mexico d . f . tel : 52 55 4777 7700 ext 216 fax : 52 55 4777 3340\nground handling agent j & j ; international llc 184 - 54 149th ave . springfield garden , ny 11434 telephone ( 718 ) 995 - 0245 fax ( 718 ) 995 - 5065 email airexport @ urltoken hours of operation : mon - fri 8am - 11pm sat - 9am - 7pm sun closed import - ( 715 ) 995 0245\nphiladelphia , pa drop station location philadelphia truck lines , inc . 519 kaiser dr . ste d folcroft , pa . 19032 hours of operation : monday thru friday 08 . 00 to 24 : 00\n. now it\u2019s time to contact us for your time - definite , global airport - to - airport shipping needs . our detailed\ntake your future to new heights , from our airport facilities to our corporate offices .\njoin our top team of aviation professionals . our pilots travel the world and fly state - of - the art aircraft .\nif you are experiencing technical issues accessing our career portals please reach out to our helpdesk at 914 - 701 - 8888 .\nthis website uses cookies . by using and further navigating this website , you accept this .\nyou can help us keep flightaware free by allowing ads from flightaware . com . we work hard to keep our advertising relevant and unobtrusive to create a great experience . it ' s quick and easy to whitelist ads on flightaware or please consider our premium accounts .\nbasic users ( becoming a basic user is free and easy ! ) view 40 history . 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{"id": 53897, "summary": [{"text": "the united states federation of worker cooperatives ( usfwc ) is a federation of worker cooperatives in the united states .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "usfwc was founded at the u.s. conference of democratic workplaces in minneapolis , minnesota in may 2004 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the federation was sponsored by the cooperative foundation in addition to other cooperative support organizations .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "it was created partly in response to growing regional organizing among united states worker cooperatives and to foster the sharing of information and resources between national gatherings . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "united states federation of worker cooperatives", "paragraphs": ["102 2009 _ dawson et al _ united states federation of worker cooperatives . doc\nunited states federation of worker cooperatives is a\nnational grassroots membership organization for worker cooperatives\nfounded in may of 2004 at the us conference of democratic workplaces .\nthe united states federation of worker cooperatives is the national grassroots membership organization for worker cooperatives . its membership also includes democratic workplaces , cooperative , developers and organizations that support worker cooperatives .\nthe worker cooperative sector in the united states is represented by the us federation of worker cooperatives ( urltoken ) and an international apex organization , cicopa ( urltoken ) , represents the global worker cooperative community .\nu . s . federation of worker cooperatives \u2013 farther . faster . together .\nthe u . s . federation of worker cooperatives is pleased to . . .\n\u201cthe mission of the united states federation of worker cooperatives is to create stable and empowering jobs and worker - ownership through the development of a thriving cooperative movement . we advance worker - owned , - managed , and - governed workplaces through cooperative education , advocacy and development . \u201d\nthe united states federation of worker cooperatives ( usfwc ) is the national grassroots membership organization for worker cooperatives . our mission is to build a thriving cooperative movement of stable , empowering jobs through worker - ownership . we advance worker - owned , - managed , and - governed workplaces through cooperative education , advocacy and development .\nover the summer of 2011 , the group decided to formalize by adopting an official website , affiliating with the united states federation of worker cooperatives , and establishing a board structure . in march 2014 , the board incorporated as a membership not - for - profit business association\u2014and formalized its membership structure to further align with the united states federation of worker cooperatives . in december 2014 , the irs awarded nyc nowc with its 501 ( c ) ( 6 ) tax - exempt status .\nthe majority of worker cooperatives in the united states are small businesses , with between 5 and 50 workers , but there are a few notable larger enterprises with between 150 and 500 workers . the largest worker cooperative in the united states is cooperative home care associates ( chca ) , a home care agency with over 2 , 000 workers based in the bronx , new york .\nthe united states federation of worker cooperatives is a national grassroots membership organization of and for worker cooperatives , other democratic workplaces , and the organizations that support the growth and continued development of worker cooperatives . we were founded in 2004 , the result of several years of organizing on the part of worker cooperatives and regional groups from around the country . our members are workplaces of all sizes and a broad variety of industries , from across the country , and our member workplaces comprise more than 1300 individual workers .\nusing data from our most recent annual census of worker cooperatives , we estimate that there are over 500 democratic workplaces in the united states , employing over 8 , 000 people and generating over $ 400 million in annual revenues .\nthe united states federation of worker cooperatives was founded at the u . s . conference of democratic workplaces in minneapolis , may 2004 . the conference elected a board and settled on an outline of the defining characteristics of the organization and its membership . in the two years since then , the elected board has been busy sorting out a structure , building a foundation and exploring possible directions for the federation .\nthe federation made history in 2005 when it joined cicopa , the international worker cooperative organization , making it the first time that the united states was represented in this world body . joining cicopa was the second highest priority of the conference with 20 votes . the first , with 21 votes , was creating group health care insurance benefits for worker cooperatives .\nmelissa hoover is executive director of the us federation of worker cooperatives . lillian \u201cbeadsie\u201d woo is a senior associate at the annie e . casey foundation in baltimore .\nms . brockway has been working directly as a national speaker for the united states department of housing and urban development to train and work with the agencies to provide the successful development of homeownership opportunities .\nunited states federation of worker cooperatives ( usfwc ) history founded in 2004 by u . s . conference of democratic workplaces services offered purpose created to allow easier sharing of information between previously existing us worker cooperatives location has had meetings in . . . - new york ( 06 ) - new orleans ( 08 ) - madison ( 09 ) - san francisco ( 10 ) - austin ( 11 ) - boston ( 12 )\nthere is no uniform cooperative code in the united states , and definitions and incorporation guidelines vary from state to state . as a result , worker cooperatives can incorporate in a number of different ways . in states where there are cooperative incorporation codes , such as massachusetts and california , businesses can incorporate as worker cooperatives . in states where there are no such laws , a worker cooperative can incorporate as a c corporation , s corporation , llc , flexible purpose corporation , or any other corporate form , as long as the company meets the minimum requirements of operating as a worker cooperative .\nnationally , there are 300 \u201cdemocratic\u201d workplaces , collectively employing more than 3 , 500 people , according to the u . s . federation of worker cooperatives .\nthe entire cooperative sector in the united states is represented by the national cooperative business association ( urltoken ) . the international cooperative alliance provides a cooperative definition , list of values , and principles on its website : urltoken .\nthe proposed structure for the federation is six membership classes : worker cooperatives , local and regional networks , other democratic workplaces , cooperative developers , associates , and individuals .\nworker - owned cooperatives are rare in the united states , but in spain , where they are much more established , they\u2019re often followed closely by a whole community . one study looked at the retail chain eroski , which has both worker - run and traditional stores , and found that the worker - run eroski stores grew \u201csales significantly faster\u201d than those not run by workers .\nthe nyc network of worker cooperatives is dedicated to sharing and cultivating the educational , financial and technical resources of its members and supporting the growth of worker cooperatives for social and economic justice . we offer assistance to existing and new worker cooperatives in all communities within the new york city metropolitan area , with a focus on the development of cooperatives within marginalized communities .\nthe institute was created by the us federation of worker cooperatives ( usfwc ) to expand worker ownership in a movement that is adequately supported , effective , and strategically directed . our work ensures that our growth is rooted in worker cooperatives themselves at the same time as it reaches new communities most directly affected by inequality .\nregional organizations include the network of bay area worker cooperatives ( nobawc ) , the eastern conference for workplace democracy , federation of workplace democracies , minnesota , ( fwd minnesota ) , south sound cooperatives in olympia , worker owned and run cooperative network ( worc\u2019n ) of boston , the portland alliance of worker collectives , and others that are just getting off the ground .\nmelissa hoover is the executive director of the united states federation of worker cooperatives and a founding director of the democracy at work institute , the nonprofit education and training organization for worker cooperatives . for five years , melissa also worked with the arizmendi association of cooperatives in the san francisco bay area as a cooperative developer , helping start two new worker cooperatives and providing training and support in financial management for all arizmendi cooperatives . prior to that she worked as a consultant with worker cooperatives and other small businesses on setting up good financial systems . melissa got her start in cooperatives at inkworks press in berkeley and served as part of the management group there . she currently serves on the board of directors of the northcountry cooperative development fund and the ica group in boston . melissa holds a b . a . in history from stanford university , where she lived in a housing cooperative and did independent research on immigrant women\u2019s contributions to the us cooperative movement of the 1920s and 1930s .\nlegal forms the corporate form for cooperatives varies . in states where there are cooperative incorporation statutes , businesses can incorporate as worker cooperatives . in states where there are no such statutes , democratic workplaces can take a variety of forms : s or c corporations , llcs , etc . whatever its incorporation status , a worker cooperative must create , in policy and practice , mechanisms for workers to make the decisions that affect the functioning and governance of the business .\na worker cooperative is a business that is owned and controlled by its workers , who constitute the members of the cooperative . the two central characteristics of worker cooperatives are :\ntypes of businesses worker - owned business and democratic workplaces exist across the country , with the greatest concentrations in the northeast , the west coast and the upper midwest . the vast majority of worker cooperatives in the united states are small businesses , with a few notable larger enterprises . many are concentrated in the retail and service sectors . there are also well - established worker cooperatives in manufacturing and the skilled trades . traditionally there has been a strong cooperative presence in food production , processing and and sales . in the past ten years , we have also seen the growth of worker cooperatives in the technology sector and home care .\nit is true that the cooperative economy is strong and in some cases better developed in other parts of the world , and that worker cooperatives have grown to be influential actors in the economies of spain and italy , in particular . however , cooperatives also have a long history here in the united states , from farmers coming together in agricultural cooperatives to the rural electrics wiring the countryside to the earliest worker cooperatives that emerged from artisans\u2019 guilds and labor unions . cooperatives happen anywhere people come together to meet their needs \u2013 the cooperative form is international , flexible , and adapts to the conditions in which it emerges . we see concentrations of worker cooperatives in parts of the world where there is governmental and policy support for the cooperative form . there is great potential for cooperative development in general and worker cooperative development in particular to make cooperatives a larger part of the u . s . economy in the coming decades .\none perennial criticism of worker co - ops is that they can\u2019t afford the high - flying talent that would help them innovate . but not every company needs to innovate . many just need to mop floors , sling burgers or clean linens . and it is usually those companies whose workers struggle most . \u201cwe\u2019re not trying to create an amazon that pays jeff bezos to do what he does , \u201d says melissa hoover , the executive director of the united states federation of worker cooperatives . \u201cwe\u2019re trying to remove jeff bezos from the equation and have everyone else make a little more money . \u201d\nthis past weekend , june 23 - 25 , three c4 tech & design members traveled to boston to attend the biennial united states federation of worker cooperatives ( usfwc ) 2012 conference and the daylong intensive on cooperative development . anna boyer , david boss , and jason want spent the three days sharing information with other cooperators representing businesses , cooperative alliances , and cooperative development organizations . we all came away from the conference with a better understanding of and commitment to the seven co - operative principles , found at the uswfc website :\nin austin alone , there are worker - owned green cleaning cooperatives and collectively - run thrift stores , worker - run brewpubs and worker - owned internet hosting cooperatives . taxi drivers , threatened by uber and lyft , are talking about starting a taxi cooperative .\nas of january 2014 , just 23 worker - owned co - ops existed in new york , of which only chca employed more than 70 people . nationwide , according to data from the u . s . federation of worker cooperatives , roughly 300 worker - owned cooperatives average 11 workers each . lack of public awareness and funding , as well as a weak support system , holds co - ops back , researchers say , and cumbersome city paperwork doesn\u2019t help .\nwhat would it take for worker cooperatives to rapidly develop in the united states and are these conditions realistic ? a panel discussion - january 11th , 2015 david hammer , executive director , the ica group melissa hoover , executive director , democracy at work institute ariana levinson , university of louisville louis d . brandeis school of law christopher michael , nycnowc erik olsen , university of missouri at kansas city department of economics joyce rothschild - whitt , virginia polytechnic institute and state university school of public and international affairs\n\u201cwe\u2019re hoping that at least a third of the 300 - 400 worker cooperatives in the country that we know of join the federation and build a formidable and representative worker cooperative movement in this country , \u201d said usfwc staff person melissa hoover . \u201cthe time is ripe for workers to have input into and control of our economic lives . \u201d\nmany worker - owned cooperatives operate by consensus , meaning that the objections of one worker can scuttle plans . when black star first opened , some workers wanted to wear uniforms to distinguish themselves from patrons . one worker , dana curtis , strenuously objected .\nlegal tools for worker cooperatives and the sharing economy - february 5th and 6th from 9am - 5pm in new york city .\nworker cooperatives exist across the country , with the greatest concentrations in the northeast , the west coast and the upper midwest .\nadministered by the federation of protestant welfare agencies ( fpwa ) , the city\u2019s new funds will go to 10 nonprofits ( among them , green worker cooperatives and the center for family life ) . the groups must create \u201c234 jobs in worker cooperative businesses , reach 920 cooperative entrepreneurs , provide for the start up of 28 new worker cooperative small businesses , and [ assist ] another 20 existing co - ops . \u201d\nto address these concerns , the federation board discounted dues for any co - op that already pays dues to a regional organization . in addition , the regional membership category is a member by virtue of their work organizing other cooperatives .\n\u201cwe have to pay dues ( to cicopa ) , and dues will be an important part of the grassroots fundraising mechanism of the federation , so we hope that people will donate as much as they can to cover our work and to help us meet our obligations , \u201d said omar freilla , of green worker cooperatives in the bronx .\nto ensure that cooperative member - owners and workers from 100 % worker - owned esops wield the most power in the federation , votes are weighted . the votes of worker - owners and regional / local networks would count as three votes . these include cooperative developers that are organized as worker cooperatives . the vote of other democratic workplaces \u2013 51 percent owned esops and other organizations count as two vote , and associate members count as one .\ndefinition a co - operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic , social , and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly - owned and democratically - controlled enterprise .\nthe blockbuster economics book of the season , thomas piketty\u2019s \u201ccapital in the twenty - first century , \u201d argues that the great equalizing decades following world war ii , which brought on the rise of the middle class in the united states , were but a historical anomaly . armed with centuries of data , piketty says the rich are going to continue to gobble up a greater share of income , and our current system will do nothing to reverse that trend .\nlinda brockway is currently the treasurer of the national association of housing cooperatives , inc . , and has served on the board of directors since october 2000 .\nin a worker co - op , the workers own the business and decide what to do with the profits ( as opposed to consumer co - ops , which are typically stores owned by members who shop at a discount ) . historically , worker co - ops have held the most appeal when things seem most perilous for laborers . the present is no exception . and yet , despite their ability to empower workers , co - ops remain largely relegated to boutique status in the united states .\nms . brockway is the president of economic consultants for housing opportunities , inc . economic consultants for housing opportunities , inc . ( echo , inc . ) is a full service homeownership / economic development consulting firm that works with residents , housing authorities , cooperatives , city governments , county governments , non - profit organizations , financial institutions , united states department of housing and urban development , and other organizations to develop strategic plans , self sufficiency programs , welfare reform programs , economic development , homeownership programs and other self sustaining programs for low income families to support the development of affordable housing , including the development of housing cooperatives .\nworker cooperatives are values - driven businesses that put worker and community benefit at the core of their purpose . in contrast to traditional companies , worker members at worker cooperatives participate in the profits , oversight , and often management of the enterprise using democratic practices . the model has proven to be an effective tool for creating and maintaining sustainable , dignified jobs ; generating wealth ; improving the quality of life of workers ; and promoting community and local economic development , particularly for people who lack access to business ownership or sustainable work options .\nin worker cooperatives , decision - making is democratic , so each worker has one vote , and policies can\u2019t be determined by an investor whose only priority is profit . ( most profit - minded investors probably wouldn\u2019t touch a worker cooperative with a ten - foot pole anyway . )\nthe board , elected at that conference , has been working since then to build a foundation for the federation and to plan ways to carry out a prioritized list of member mandates .\nwe will be using the us federation of worker co - operatives ( usfwc ) as the example to examine the larger question of \u201cauthority versus liberty\u201d ; of which authority can be defined as a federation where co - operatives are members of a larger organization and therefore limiting individuals control over certain aspects and decisions ; and of which liberty can be defined as the autonomy of individual co - operatives and their members to control their fate . by way of comparison , we will briefly look at some us worker co - op networks as well as similar networks in other countries and co - op sectors \u2013 specifically canadian credit union networks and the masters of co - operative management program .\nthere are many different types of cooperatives . there are consumer cooperatives , which are owned and governed by customers ( such as new york city\u2019s park slope food coop ) ; producer cooperatives , which are owned and controlled by independent producers ( such as florida\u2019s natural growers ) ; multi - stakeholder cooperatives , which are democratically governed by workers , consumers , and producers , or some combination thereof ; and there are worker cooperatives like red rabbit , austin\u2019s donut co - op , which are equally owned and democratically governed by workers .\neditor\u2019s note : on the eve of the first official membership meeting and second annual conference of the us federation of worker cooperatives ( usfwc ) taking place in new york city from october 13 - 15 , we asked melissa hover , the first usfwc staff person to review the accomplishments of the new organization and its future plans . hoover has been a cooperative activist nearly all of her working life and is currently a collective member at inkworks press , a worker - owned and - managed print shop which serves the bay area progressive community .\nwhy are cooperatives more common in other countries than in the u . s . ?\ntoday , blue hawk serves 231 members with 1 , 270 branches in 49 states representing over $ 6 billion in sales . rapidly , blue hawk has become the largest purchasing entity in the hvacr industry .\nthank you and congratulations to the founding members of the us federation ! we expect membership to double ( at least ) in the rest of 2006 . for an application and explanations of membership and dues , see the\nhow to join\nsection of our website at : urltoken incorporation\n\u201cthere is no greater medicine for apathy and feelings of living on the edges of society than to see your own work and your voice make a difference , \u201d says a report on co - ops by the federation of protestant welfare agencies in new york .\nafter 17 years as a home health aide at cooperative home care associates ( chca ) , the largest worker - owned co - op in the united states , ramos recently celebrated her daughter\u2019s college graduation . she\u2019s paying half of her son\u2019s tuition at a catholic school , and she\u2019s a worker - owner in a business where she enjoys flexible hours , steady earnings , health and dental insurance , plus an annual share in the profits . she\u2019s not rich , she says , \u201cbut i\u2019m financially independent . i belong to a union , and i have a chance to make a difference . \u201d\nthis year , the democracy at work institute is working with the national center for employee ownership ( nceo ) to offer a day on worker cooperatives at the employee ownership conference , including workshops and conversations on the uses and practices of worker cooperatives as well as developments in the field . worker cooperative experts will address a range of topics relevant to the larger employee ownership field such as ownership transitions , policy initiatives , capital access , and employee education . ( learn more\nthe new york city network of worker cooperatives was founded by a community of local worker - members , labor organizers , developers , lawyers , and academics on december 18 , 2009 during the 5th annual sister mary geraldine symposium , entitled\nfair work : building and strengthening ties within the worker - owner cooperative community in new york city .\nthe symposium was organized by the center for family life in sunset park and hosted at the cuny murphy institute for worker education and labor studies . sitting in a large circle , over 50 individuals and organizations voted unanimously to establish a new organization dedicated to promoting worker cooperatives in new york city .\ncooperatives are businesses owned and controlled by their members on the basis of one member , one vote . given enough time , worker - owned cooperatives tend to increase wages and improve working conditions , and advocates say a local co - op generally stays where it\u2019s founded and acts as a leadership - building force .\nwe are continuing negotiations with the national organizers alliance ( noa ) to offer our members a pension benefit through the noa . we are also researching the possibility of health benefits and post - retirement medical benefits for usfwc members . directory of worker cooperatives\neven as the number of worker cooperative continues to grow , the access to capital remains one of the major hurdles for startups and growth - oriented cooperatives . at democracy at work institute , we are interested in supporting worker - owners and cooperative developers to seek out positions on the boards of lending institutions and build their capacity to be effective . one of the barriers to participating on boards in general , but in particular of cdfis and other lending institutions for many worker - owners and cooperative developers , has been the lack of experience and knowledge of board governance and financial management .\nthis $ 1 . 2 million won\u2019t end poverty , but it\u2019s a step in the right direction , says christopher michael of the new york city network of worker cooperatives . \u201cwe have all the raw ingredients of a successful policy initiative : engaged groups , a bit of a track record and support in the city council\u2026\na collective is a general term for groups where management decisions are made democratically , usually by some form of consensus . the term can apply to businesses , nonprofits , or volunteer groups , including worker cooperatives . collectives are often organizations that do not have ownership buy - in or profit - sharing . cooperative is a more formal term signifying that the entity is a member - benefit organization designed to meet community needs , with economic participation and democratic governance by members . in addition to worker cooperatives , which are found in many industries and sectors across the economy , there are also sector - specific cooperative forms , such as housing cooperatives , agricultural producer cooperatives , consumer cooperatives , and credit unions .\nany business can be a worker - owned and - controlled business . worker co - ops have been successful in many different sectors and industries . some examples are :\nbenefits cooperatives are the only form of business centered around membership , and member and community benefit is at the core of the cooperative model . worker cooperative businesses are owned and run by their members , the people who work in them , and they operate for the benefit of these members .\nthe organizing conference took place may , 2004 at the university of minneapolis and was attended by more than 100 participants , most of them members of worker cooperatives and other democratic workplaces such as 100 % worked - owned employee stock ownership plans , democratically - run nonprofit businesses and volunteer organizations .\nfounding organizations included the center for family life in sunset park , green worker cooperatives , the community development project of urban justice center , fordham law school , national domestic workers alliance , lsa family health service (\nthe little sisters\n) , workers justice project\u2013\u2013and worker cooperatives cooperative home care associates , s\u00ed se puede , beyond care , colors , the sharing place , and third root community health center .\nlegal professionals , accountants , and community development organizations are invited to a two - day workshop on legal structures and strategies for cooperative development and sustainable local economies . this workshop will have a special emphasis on worker cooperatives , freelancer - owned cooperatives , land trusts , and alternative capital structures .\nfinancing is an especially difficult proposition for worker cooperatives . by definition , every worker - owner has an equal vote and gets an equal share of profits . this is not appealing to investors who would choose a company because they want to get a big return on their investment or because they want to take control .\nnew york city is going\u2014in a big way\u2014for worker - owned cooperatives . inspired by the model of chca and prodded by a new network of co - op members and enthusiasts , mayor bill de blasio and the new york city council allocated $ 1 . 2 million to support worker cooperatives in 2015\u2019s budget . according to the democracy at work institute , new york\u2019s investment in co - ops is the largest by any u . s . city government to date .\n\u201cwe think of local networks and regional organizations as partners , \u201d said board member kirsten marshall , of rainbow grocery cooperative in san francisco . she said that when the idea of a federation was first talked about , a concern of many local co - ops was of the national organization taking funds away from the locals . also , people were concerned that local organizing remains the priority .\nworker cooperatives are not new , but they\u2019re seeing new life as progressive - minded employees seek out remedies for the nation\u2019s growing economic inequality . worker cooperatives are equally owned and governed by employees , who also earn money from the profits of their labor . there are no ceos here making multi - million dollar salaries while workers receive minimum wage . nor are there ceos with decades of experience and education to successfully guide the company through the up and downs of the dog - eat - dog business world .\nthe federation is currently working on incorporation , negotiating a pension plan , researching post - retirement benefits , and is working out finding insurance coverage . board members expect to have more concrete information by the october conference .\nms . brockway has also spoken for the national association of housing cooperatives , midwest association of housing cooperatives , the national association of housing and redevelopment officials , ncba , and numerous local associations . ms . brockway has also worked to develop the governance training course , mortgage pay off course and strategic planning courses , which are offered by nahc .\nthroughout its five - year history , nyc nowc has been an entirely volunteer - run organization . recently , thanks to funding from new york city council , nyc nowc has been able to provide additional direct services to worker cooperatives in new york city\u2014with a special focus on engaging worker cooperative service providers to provide marketing , website , bookkeeping , and digital media services to the nyc worker cooperative business community . finally , nyc nowc also provides pro bono legal services to nyc ' s worker cooperative businesses .\nthis january , as a new mayor ( who ran on combating inequality ) and a progressive majority of the city council were taking office , the federation\u2019s report inspired councilmember maria del carmen arroyo to think about co\u2011ops . \u201ca bulb went off , \u201d she said .\ncommunity benefits are clear too . successful worker cooperatives tend to create long - term stable jobs , enact sustainable business practices , and develop linkages among different parts of the social economy . worker - owned businesses have not only a direct stake in the local environment but the power to decide to do business in a way that is sustainable for us all . the worker cooperative movement is increasingly recognized as part of the larger movement for sustainability and a new economy based on people\u2019s needs .\nharvey served as a professor and agribusiness extension specialist serving cooperatives for 10 years at oregon state university ; he was a senior officer of the spokane bank for cooperatives for 10 years ; and for the past 24 years has advised cooperatives of all types and sizes as an independent certified management consultant . for over 30 years , he served as a faculty member of the executive institute for northwest cooperatives ( an annual board training event for directors of cooperatives ) . this year the 12 - member co - op ceo focus group he founded celebrated its 20th anniversary coming together to exchange ideas and perspectives . and , this past january he launched an annual director - training course for pacific - northwest co - op directors and management that was well attended .\nsince its founding in 2009 , nyc nowc has primarily served as a co - marketing service for all of new york city ' s worker cooperative businesses\u2014and to promote visibility and understanding of workplace democracy as a principle of corporate governance . over the last several years , nyc nowc has also engaged in lobbying at the city and state level\u2014to establish public funding for worker cooperative business development and to pass legislation for the worker cooperative business community . in addition , nyc nowc organizes the annual nyc worker cooperative conference .\nanna boyer represented c4 as a worker cooperative and the us south region as usfwc regional board member . she was excited to connect with the many worker cooperatives and cooperative developers attending the conference from the south . anna ' s says ,\ni was excited to see the involvement of many new cooperators . at the same time , i noticed the evolution of ideas from previous conferences maturing into actionable steps to grow our community .\nshe was re - elected by the usfwc membership to another 2 - year term where she will continue to support worker cooperatives throughout the south region . next month , anna will continue connecting with cooperatives in the south at the coop econ on july 27 - 29 in epes , alabama .\nlance has been an active participant at the ncba annual conferences for purchasing cooperatives and has served on past advisory councils .\nwith their emphasis on people before profit , creating community , and equitable compensation and participation , worker cooperatives are a concrete example of using business as a force for social good . additionally , a large percentage of existing cooperatives in the u . s . were specifically developed to meet the needs of people who lack access to business ownership or even sustainable work options . as a result , worker cooperatives can be defined as social enterprises and are often associated with larger movements , including the new economy movement ( which is also referred to as the alternative economy , the fourth sector , or the social sector economy ) , the solidarity economy , as well as various causes from immigration rights to labor rights .\ncooperatives have a long history as a way for working people to create good , dignified jobs that they control , particularly for people who lack access to business ownership or even stable work options . organizations undertaking economic development to build wealth in poor communities and communities of color have used worker cooperatives as a powerful vehicle for addressing economic inequality . worker cooperatives have been shown to provide better working conditions and wages for typically low - wage work , and to increase household wealth for low - income workers . worker cooperatives can also play an important role in building movements for economic justice and social change . as institutions where real democracy is practiced on a day to day basis , they are a model for the empowerment we will need to create the change we envision . as economic engines , they meet material needs , anchoring capital and jobs in communities .\nas a membership and advocacy organization , we connect worker cooperative members to benefits , to each other and to the larger cooperative and economic justice movements . we amplify our members\u2019 voices to advocate for worker cooperatives at the local , state and national level . we provide consulting and technical assistance to cooperatives old and new . and through the education , training and organizing work of our partner organization , the democracy at work institute , we are committed to ensuring cooperative business ownership reaches those who need it the most .\ncleaning ladies in the san francisco area and home - care workers in new york have banded to pool resources as worker - owners of profitable enterprises . white - collar workers are getting involved , too : one of the most successful cooperatives is isthmus engineering , a wisconsin firm where engineers bought the company from its owner .\nsupport for full - fledged co - ops has inched into the mainstream as communities have grown weary of waiting for private investors to create good jobs \u2014 or sick of watching them take jobs away . in cleveland in 2009 , hospitals and a university gave seed money to a new group of businesses , the evergreen cooperatives , and now contract with them for laundry , energy retrofits and fresh produce . last month , a government commission in wales announced that \u201cconventional approaches to economic development\u201d were insufficient ; it needed cooperatives . that same month , the new york city council held a hearing called \u201cworker cooperatives \u2014 is this a model that can lift families out of poverty ? \u201d\njoe marraffino is the co - director of the cooperative conversions program at the democracy at work institute . joe was the finance manager for the 12 , 000 member greenstar cooperative market in ithaca , new york . previously he was a worker - owner of arizmendi bakery in san francisco and worked as a business developer for the arizmendi association of cooperatives to help launch two new worker - owned bakeries . joe was a founding member of the of the new york cooperative network and the democracy at work network . he has a ma from the new college of california in culture , ecology , and sustainable community .\nwe are currently building an online document library , which will include models and sample documents from worker cooperatives , as well as step - by - step help with incorporation , conversion , and establishing democratic ownership and management practices . looking ahead\nin this webinar , democracy at work institute and project equity discussed approaches to generate new types of business ownership and creating ecosystems that support worker ownership on a broader scale . the session covered opportunities and strategies to develop or expand networks for worker - owned businesses and advance economic progress for our communities . two of the nation\u2019s leading civil rights organizations , which are members of the asset building policy network , also discuss the implications of the worker ownership movement within their respective organizations and local affiliate networks .\nerbin crowell serves as executive director of the neighboring food co - op association , a regional federation of food co - ops and start - up initiatives in new england . for over a decade he was a member of equal exchange , continuing his career in co - ops with the cooperative fund of new england , the cooperative development institute , and the valley alliance of worker co - ops . erbin has taught courses on the co - operative movement at the universities of connecticut and massachusetts , serves on the board of the new england farmers union and is a founding board member of the valley co - operative business association , a regional , cross - sector federation of co - ops and credit unions . he received his master in management : co - operatives & credit unions from st . mary\u2019s university in nova scotia , thanks to a scholarship from the national co - operative bank ( ncb ) . erbin lives in western massachusetts with his partner kristin and their son elias . he may be contacted at\nfor four years , aaron dawson has held the elected position of board member for equal exchange , a fair trade massachusetts worker co - op with over 150 employees , 125 co - op members and almost a 30 year history of growth , fair trade and democratic practice . he also held the elected position of worker owner coordinator for equal exchange for two years . additionally , he has served on the board of the us federation of worker co - ops for four years and completed his masters in management , co - operatives and credit unions at st . mary\u2019s university in halifax , canada . aaron has been at equal exchange for thirteen years , where he is a customer service manager . involvement in worker co - ops runs in aaron ' s family . his father , steven dawson , is a co - founder of the ica group , an employee ownership consulting firm and helped to set up cooperative home care associates in new york city .\nthe board and staff are looking forward to the general membership meeting at the upcoming conference as an important point in the growth of the federation : there we will review the bylaws , create structures for effective member participation , take on new projects , and set a direction for the federation over the next few years . we hope all members can send a voting representative ( or several ! ) to the conference and meeting , and we are committed to helping make that possible . our work as a vibrant , powerful grassroots organization is just getting started .\ntim brings extensive experience in worker cooperatives to cccd\u2019s board . he is an attorney and a founder of the arizmendi association of cooperatives , a cooperative composed of nine member businesses : six bakeries , a landscape design - build cooperative , a general contractor , and a technical support collective . as part of the association\u2019s development & support cooperative , tim participates in writing business plans , raising start - up capital , and training workers in democratic business management ; he also serves as in - house legal counsel . tim serves other cooperatives as an attorney as organizational trainer / consultant . tim completed his undergraduate studies at the university of michigan and his law degree from uc hastings college in san francisco . he lives at a housing cooperative in oakland .\nour federation represents nearly 200 business and organizational members representing 6 , 000 workers across the country . we organize through local cooperative networks while building power with national and international partners to advance an agenda for economic justice rooted in community - based , shared ownership .\ndues are payable financially on a sliding scale and by voluntary contribution of labor . the lowest financial request is $ 50 but can go as high as $ 5 , 000 for workplaces with gross profits in the millions . workplaces without income could work at a rate of $ 25 an hour helping with administrative tasks and collaborating on organizing with the federation .\nthe democracy at work institute advances the worker cooperative field in order to create a fairer economy and better jobs .\nour federation is led by a 100 % member - elected board of directors , member councils , and a small but mighty staff with offices in oakland , ca and philadelphia , pa . annual membership dues are our primary funding source , supplemented by small grants , consulting and program contracts , and individual contributions .\narroyo , incoming chair of the community development committee , represents a south bronx district that\u2019s still one of the poorest in the nation , even after years of \u201cdevelopment . \u201d national retailers , attracted by tax breaks , typically pay low wages and squeeze out local businesses . partly in response , the bronx is also home to an array of co\u2011ops , from the large chca to the small green worker cooperatives , which incubates local green businesses .\namong the co - op members who testified was yadira fragoso , whose wages rose to $ 25 an hour\u2014up from $ 6 . 25\u2014after becoming a worker - owner at si se puede , a cleaning co - op incubated by the brooklyn - based center for family life . translation at the hearing was provided by caracol , an interpreters\u2019 cooperative mentored by green worker cooperatives .\njust last month , the un declared 2012 the international year of cooperatives . it\u2019s urging governments worldwide to collaborate with the co - op movement to reduce poverty and create more productive societies .\nalthough the term employee - owned can be used to describe many different business structures ( including worker cooperatives ) , it is most commonly used to describe companies with an employee stock ownership plan ( esop ) . an esop is a federally governed benefit plan ( like a 401 ( k ) or profit sharing plan ) that can be used to share an ownership stake with employees . while an esop company can be 100 % owned by its employees and operate according to worker cooperative principles , very few esop companies currently qualify as worker cooperatives . the national center for employee ownership has extensive resources on esops available on their website , urltoken .\nmany people think of co - ops as the hippie - dippy grocery store that sells organic goods . in fact , a 2009 study by the university of wisconsin center for cooperatives found more than 29 , 000 cooperatives in the us , which make $ 500 billion in annual revenue , support 853 , 000 people , and pay $ 25 billion in wages and benefits . they include national firms such as credit unions , and local businesses such as the alvarado street bakery in petaluma , calif . , or the evergreen cooperative laundry in cleveland . [ editors note : the original version of this essay misstated the number of workers supported by cooperatives . ]\na multi - stakeholder cooperative is a cooperative that has more than one class of members . for example , a grocery store might have consumer members and worker members . the different classes of members might have different rights to participate in the surplus ( or profits ) of the company , and different roles in decision - making . multi - stakeholder cooperatives can come in many different forms and structure the business in a variety of ways . a recent trend is the development of multi - stakeholder food coops in local food systems .\nprior to blue hawk , lance spent five years working with other purchasing cooperatives , four as vice president of amarok , formerly a drywall distribution co - op , and one as recruitment manager for three cooperatives : amarok , nemeon ( a roofing distribution co - op ) , and yaya ! bike ( now part of the bike cooperative ) . this experience provided him with invaluable knowledge of the cooperative business model and the benefits it affords independent business owners .\nas a think - and - do - tank , the institute brings on - the - ground experience with cooperative business to a birds - eye view of the national stage . we develop standards and leaders , gather models and best practices , coordinate existing resources , and advocate for worker cooperatives as a community economic development strategy .\nsince microbreweries are capital intensive , 4th tap set up a separate llc for investors , which john stecker , one of the co - founders , says will give investors a competitive return but also protects the integrity of the worker co - op . it also secured a small business loan from the small business administration , which stecker believes is the first worker cooperative in the nation to receive an sba loan . ( the sba says it does not track loans to cooperatives , and could not confirm . )\nbut this was a very time - intensive process . when every worker is an equal owner , a worker - owner with bad credit can scuttle a loan . red rabbit , the donut company , is trying to raise $ 15 , 000 to open a retail location , and is considering going to kickstarter because of the challenges of getting traditional financing .\nburley\u2019s transition to a private business after being a cooperative for so many years raised the question of whether cooperatives could really compete in the private market . but sociologist joel schoening looked more deeply into the fall of burley , and came to a different conclusion . in interviews with burley members , he found that burley had hired too many people who didn\u2019t buy into the idea of a worker co - op , rendering the structure unworkable .\ncommunication is key to working together and making good decisions . this webinar is meant to help worker - owners unearth strategies and structures to promote intentional , robust communication throughout their workplace . you will hear how successful cooperatives support and encourage meaningful cooperative - wide participation , make information accessible , and educate their worker - owners to do their best work . together as a group , we will identify what communication systems you already have and how to build off of that .\nthe newest worker cooperative in austin is a microbrewery called 4th tap , set to open later this summer in a renovated office park .\nthe training is an effort to support worker - owners and cooperative developers interested in a professional and leadership development opportunity , in particular becoming prepared to serve on the board of a lending institution .\nthe membership call comes 10 months from the second annual usfwc conference planned for oct . 15 - 17 at the institute for worker education and labor studies at the city university of new york .\nstill , curtis , a one - time union organizer , says she\u2019d choose the worker - run structure over a traditional hierarchy any day .\nin addition to their economic and governance participation , worker - owners often manage the day - to - day operations through various management structures .\nana martina is the membership director of the us federation of worker cooperatives . born and raised in mexico city , her work with community media took her to california and arizona where she collaborated with different independent media outlets . once she moved to philadelphia , she served as the technical director of the prometheus radio project supporting communities and organizations across the country in their efforts to access community owned media . from 2011 to 2014 ana martina helped organize the spanish speaker network gathering at the allied media conference celebrated in detroit . in 2014 ana was invited to join the rhizomatica project where she helped install mobile phone networks owned by autonomous indigenous communities in oaxaca , mexico . early spring 2016 , she moved back to philadelphia where she lives now with her partner and 21 month old toddler . back in her community now , she is working towards the creation of a bilingual media tech coop radicante media ."]}
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", "topic": 33}], "title": "kentucky central insurance company", "paragraphs": ["for kentucky central life & accident insurance company , anchorage , kentucky , 1935 .\nhome herald - post collection kentucky central life & accident insurance company , anchorage , kentucky , 1935 .\nkentucky central life & accident insurance company , anchorage , kentucky , 1935 . : : herald - post collection\nkentucky central life insurance company , appellant , v . don w . stephens , commissioner of the kentucky department of insurance , appellee . kentucky central life insurance company , appellant , v . don w . stephens , commissioner of the kentucky department of insurance , appellee .\nbut the webbs also were central figures in the dissolution of kentucky central life insurance co . in the 1990s .\nthe office of insurance assumed control of kentucky central in february 1993 and the company entered liquidation in 1994 .\ncentral bank insurance agency inc is a public business and is considered small . central bank insurance agency inc is located in lexington , ky . central bank insurance agency inc is located in lexington , ky .\nthe kentucky department of insurance , acting as liquidator for kentucky central , had alleged professional negligence by deloitte & touche in auditing kentucky central ' s financial reports . the claim stated that the accounting firm , which had served as kentucky central ' s accountant for 23 years , allowed kentucky central directors to engage in reckless practices that ran the company into the ground .\nthe owners of kentucky central life insurance co . ' s voting stock are planning to elect a new board o\nr . glenn jennings , deputy liquidator , on behalf of martin j . koetters , executive director , office of insurance , and as liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company\nmore than $ 40 million has been released to former agents and other creditors by the kentucky central life insurance company estate . the distribution on august 11 included $ 9 million in deferred compensation to about 650 former kentucky central agents .\nin 1992 , united trust acquired universal guaranty life insurance company . today , universal guaranty holds all of the company\u2019s insurance policies .\nfletcher has been trying to link beshear to a scandal involving the kentucky central life insurance company , perhaps hoping to deflect criticsm from his own ethical problems .\nfind 33 listings related to central bank insurance in lexington on yp . com . see reviews , photos , directions , phone numbers and more for central bank insurance locations in lexington , ky .\nthe kentucky department of insurance has reached a $ 23 million settlement with deloitte & touche llp , ending a lawsuit the state brought against the accounting firm for its dealings with the now - defunct kentucky central life insurance co .\ninvestments in property and casualty insurance , broadcasting , citrus groves and a hotel . kcl ' s subsidiaries were mid - central investment co . , inc . , bluegrass broadcasting company , inc . , wvlk radio , inc . , kentucky central television , inc . , kentucky central insurance company , kentucky national insurance company , brevard groves , inc . , m - c realty , inc . , and wilkinson hotel enterprises , inc . kcl also owned a significant amount of commercial real estate .\ncommonwealth of kentucky , office of insurance p . o . box 517 frankfort , ky 40602\nkentucky central life insurance co . , which was based in lexington , was taken over by the state after its 1993 collapse . the department of insurance filed a number of lawsuits against parties involved with the insurer and has reclaimed about $ 227 million for policyholders , investors and shareholders of kentucky central .\nuniversal guaranty life insurance company formed in columbus , ohio in 1966 and sold individual life insurance policies to families throughout the midwest .\nformer headquarters of kentucky central life insurance company in anchorage , kentucky ; a two - story building with tile roof , manicured lawn , curving driveway , and flagpole . a sign above the door reads\nkentucky central life & acc . ins . co .\n, and a signpost with an arrow appears to point the way to louisville .\ngeorge nichols , iii , liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . robert w . crabtree , fayette circuit court , civil action no . 94 - ci - 0442 and george nichols , iii , liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . charlie murphy & murphy real estate , inc . , fayette circuit court , civil action no . 94 - ci - 0441\nr . glenn jennings , liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . webb properties , et al . , fayette circuit court , civil action no . 94 - ci - 00032 .\nget a quote in lexington , ky . call central bank insurance at ( 859 ) 253 - 8799 today .\nfredrick l . angst v . kentucky central life insurance company , et al . , united states district court , civil action no . 93 - 152 ( e . d . ky . ) .\nthe domiciliary state is the state in which an insurance company is incorporated or organized .\nto determine if a company uses credit information for private passenger automobile or homeowners insurance .\n\u2022 $ 1 . 9 million to sterling property recovery company , as assignee for lincoln national life insurance company , to cover kentucky central\u2019s responsibility for an office building mortgage . \u2022 $ 1 . 1 million to 50 other unsecured creditors .\nif you are not currently a central policyholder but are interested in learning more about central and our products , we encourage you to find a central agent in your area using the find an agent link .\nbrian luftman stands on property his company american farm investors manages in harrodsburg , kentucky .\n\u2022 $ 9 . 9 million to bondholders for the lexington festival market development . kentucky central guaranteed the bonds , and when the project failed , the bonds went into default . with the exception of interest , today\u2019s payment fulfills kentucky central\u2019s liability .\nmy parents also took out a kentucky central life insurance policy of $ 500 on me that was paid off on 4 / 18 / 1977 . how can i make claim on the policy\nr . glenn jennings , liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . mid - america bank of louisville and trust company , d / b / a bank of louisville and trust company , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 001967 - ap - 011 .\nlocated in lexington , ky . , central bank & trust company offers commercial and retail banking , insurance , brokerage and trust services and products through more than 10 branches .\ngeorge nichols iii , liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . edwin f . schaeffer , jr . , et al . , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 00196 - ap - 002 .\nin re kentucky central life insurance company , don w . stephens , in his capacity as liquidator v . wallace and martha wilkinson , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 00196 - ap - 003 .\n5 . cash - as of december 31 , 2003 , kentucky central had cash on deposit in banks of $ 591 , 634 .\nkentucky central life insurance company v . bond management , inc . ; bruce e . burnett , barbara e . burnett , jordan plating , inc . , farmers bank and capital trust company , commonwealth of kentucky and new farmers national bank of glasgow , fayette circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 1066 .\nthe webbs have filed a motion in liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . kentucky central life insurance company , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 00196 , to lift the stay to permit them to file a lawsuit against the liquidator for alleged wrongful use of civil proceedings arising out of the liquidator ' s actions in count i of the guaranty case ( liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . r . dudley webb , et al . , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 94 - ci - 017 - ap - 12 ) and the bank of louisville case ( liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . mid - america bank of louisville and trust company , d / b / a bank of louisville and trust company , et al . , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 001967 - ap - 11 ) . the liquidator is opposing the motion and believes there to be no merit to the underlying allegations .\nthe charge focuses on beshear ' s work for a law firm which represented kentucky central , a company that was forced to let go of 800 employees when it underwent liquidation .\n2 . basis of presentation - the accompanying financial statements of kentucky central life insurance company in liquidation are unaudited . the financial statements are presented generally in a format established by the national association of insurance commissioners (\nnaic\n) report on receiverships . the balance sheet has been prepared on a liquidating basis .\nin this insurance liquidation proceeding , the franklin circuit court approved the sale of kentucky central life insurance company ' s ( kcl ) assets , including the company ' s insurance business , and ordered kcl ' s liquidation . the current board of directors of kcl seeks reversal and remand upon the basis that the decision failed to comply with the kentucky insurer ' s rehabilitation and liquidation laws and was made in contravention of the constitutional rights of kcl and its shareholders . [ 1 ]\nan naic number is a five - digit number assigned to every insurance company by the naic ( national association of insurance commissioners ) . because each company has its own unique number , the naic number can be used to identify a particular company .\n\u2022 $ 16 . 5 million to state guaranty associations for support to the accounts of former kentucky central policyholders during a portion of the liquidation .\nreport a claim request insurance card get an insurance quote at heritage insurance , we are committed to providing the best service and overall satisfaction to our clients . we serve lexington , ky and surrounding counties .\nr . glenn jennings , liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . r . dudley webb , donald w . webb , and julie h . webb , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 94 - ci - 00017 - ap - 012\nnaic consumer alert : combining your insurance : just got engaged ? don ' t forget to talk about insurance . [ pdf - 122k ]\n\u2022 $ 2 . 1 million to lexington - fayette urban county government to fulfill kentucky central\u2019s joint and several liability agreement for the festival market project .\nif you are interested in becoming a central agent , please contact our marketing department .\ngeorge nichols iii , in his capacity as liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company , mid - central investments , inc . and m . c . realty , inc . v . wallace wilkinson , wallace ' s bookstores and wilkinson enterprises , inc . , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 196 - ap - 005 .\nnew york & kentucky oil & mining company ( cumberland valley , kentucky ) - new york 1865 normal price : $ 295 . 00 our sales price : $ 250 . 00\nis this the same dudley webb that was involved in the kentucky central insurance collapse , or better know as\nthe kentucky enron ,\ni believe that dudley webb was from letcher county and is involved in\ncentrepointe\nproject - or are you just\npulling my leg .\nwhat is the name of the construction company ?\npursuant to krs 304 . 33 - 240 and in preparation for seeking a final order closing this matter , julie mix mcpeak , as liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company ( hereinafter\nliquidator\n) , hereby respectfully submits the unaudited financial statements of kentucky central life insurance company in liquidation ( hereinafter\nkcl\nor the\ncompany\n) as of december 31 , 2006 , prepared on a liquidating basis , and this twenty - eighth and comprehensive report to the court concerning the activities and transactions of the company from the date of the order of rehabilitation entered on february 12 , 1993 , to the present .\nfred burns v . george nichols , iii , in his capacity as liquidator of kentucky central life insurance co . and banker ' s trust co . , fayette circuit court , civil action no . 95 - ci - 1328 .\nmy father has a paid up life insurance policy from alexander hamilton life insurance company which was acquired by jefferson - pilot . how can i get in touch with them about a beneficiary change ?\namerican bankers best bank to work for 2016 . lexington . the horse capital of the world , home to the university of kentucky and the birthplace of central bank .\nmcpeak said the estate is taking steps to prepare and finalize the reimbursement to jefferson - pilot life insurance company for amounts owed to former policyholders of kentucky central for items such as additional expense charges and lower crediting rates on their account balances . the reimbursement will have the effect of making the policyholders whole for the limitations placed on the policies when kentucky central was placed in rehabilitation and for the five years subsequent to the transfer of the policies to jefferson - pilot .\nall policyholder inquiries should be made to price huston in the consumer protection and education division of the kentucky department of insurance at 502 . 564 . 6034 .\nadvertisement for the jefferson standard life insurance company in turner ' s north carolina almanac . raleigh , n . c . : times publishing company , 1917 . p 2 .\nocean steamship company of savannah ( issued to the central rail road and banking company of georgia ) - georgia 1882 normal price : $ 495 . 00 our sales price : $ 395 . 00\n\u201cwe were particularly pleased to be in a position to make the deferred compensation distribution , \u201d said julie mix mcpeak , kentucky office of insurance executive director and kentucky central liquidator . \u201cunder statute , these payments could not be made until other issues had been resolved , so we are very happy to have reached this point in the liquidation . \u201d\ncentral bank and trust co . , as trustee and executor v . mid - central investment co . , inc . , franklin circuit court , division i , no . 97 - ci - 1063 .\ncertificate of authority cancelled in texas due to liquidation in home state of kentucky .\nbut yates said louisville occupies a similar positon in kentucky as atlanta in georgia .\nkentucky fuel company 1890 - classic little girl vignette normal price : $ 249 . 95 our sales price : $ 199 . 95\nmr . webb also served on numerous civic boards , among them the kentucky economic development corp . , the central kentucky blood center , the kentucky horse park commission and fund for the arts . he was the primary founder of the lexington trolley company and the downtown lexington corp . he also served as chairman of the greater lexington chamber of commerce and as chairman of the fayette county democratic party .\ncar insurance is designed to help provide protection against damage , injury and liability arising from a collision . you want to ensure that you have enough coverage to protect yourself against comprehensive damage and disability , but not take on more auto insurance than you can comfortably afford . that\u2019s where we come in . as an independent insurance agency , heritage insurance has the ability to offer you the best car insurance products at the most competitive premiums .\nnew york central railroad company $ 864 , 000 bond - united states 1913 normal price : $ 189 . 95 our sales price : $ 149 . 95\nnew york central railroad company uncancelled $ 1000 gold bond - new york 1913 normal price : $ 250 . 00 our sales price : $ 195 . 00\nburksville kentucky oil and mining company - new york 1865 normal price : $ 295 . 00 our sales price : $ 250 . 00\nohio edison electric installation company - incorporated in kentucky 1883 normal price : $ 995 . 00 our sales price : $ 895 . 00\nbaltimore insurance company rare - maryland 1797 normal price : $ 1 , 695 . 00 our sales price : $ 1 , 395 . 00\na community bank serving central and western kentucky , with branches in 11 counties : caldwell , fayette , garrard , lincoln , logan , jessamine , madison , muhlenberg , pulaski , wayne and warren .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 heritage insurance agency all rights reserved \u00b7 for more information call 859 - 219 - 1122 \u00b7 email us licensed in kentucky , ohio , tennessee , indiana and florida .\nin addition to our home office in van wert , ohio , central operates four full - service regional offices .\nnew york central railroad company $ 1 , 000 , 000 bond - united states 1921 normal price : $ 189 . 95 our sales price : $ 149 . 95\n\u00a9 2001 - 2018 all rights reserved . the national organization of life & health insurance guaranty associations\nunited trust , inc . was incorporated in springfield , illinois and through its subsidiary , united trust assurance company , sold life insurance policies in illinois .\nkentucky central ins . co . v . bond management , inc . , burnett rentals no . 2 and bruce e . burnett , fayette circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 1363 .\nin october of 1961 , the central regional office was established in van wert , ohio , to service agents throughout the midwest . in the same year , all america insurance company was incorporated and the central regional office sold the first all america policy to golfer jack nicklaus . the region ' s oldest agency is the purmort brothers agency in van wert , ohio , appointed in 1876 .\nugi corp . unilever united states , inc . union central life insurance co . union mutual fire insurance co . union pacific corp . unisource foundation united fire and casualty co . united parcel service united states automobile association united technologies corp . unitrin , inc . universal studios u . s . bancorp . u . s . borax , inc . usg corp . ust , inc . utica national insurance group back to top\nthough located in the same building as the home office in van wert , ohio , the central regional office is an autonomous operation serving the states of idaho , illinois , indiana , kentucky , ohio , michigan , and utah . the office is staffed by 70 employees , led by regional vice president patrick jackson . the central region is comprised of approximately 123 agents who write around $ 145 million in premiums , 34 percent commercial insurance and 66 percent personal insurance . the average written premium per agency is $ 1 . 2 million .\nloss and unearned premium claims . claims by policyholders , beneficiaries , and insureds arising from and within the coverage of and not in excess of the applicable limits of insurance policies and insurance contracts issued by the company , and liability claims against insureds which claims are within the coverage of and not in excess of the applicable limits of insurance policies and insurance contracts issued by the company , and claims of guaranty associations or foreign guaranty associations . notwithstanding the foregoing , the following claims shall be excluded from class 2 priority :\ncomplaints against an insurance company are not part of the complaint tally above if the insurance company served only as a third party administrator ( tpa ) , a company hired simply to administer the paperwork of a health plan . instead , they are included in the complaint record of the insurance company or hmo that hired the tpa . if a bonafide self - insured benefit plan hired the tpa , no complaint numbers are recorded as a part of the company / tpa ' s profile . neither are profiles available for self - insured plans , as such plans are regulated under federal law .\n2 . basis of presentation - the accompanying financial statements of kentucky central life insurance company ( in liquidation ) are unaudited . the balance sheet has been prepared on a modified liquidating basis , that is , assets have been reported at their estimated market value when known , otherwise , they are reported on the basis more particularly described herein . the financial statements are presented generally in a format established by the national association of insurance commissioners (\nnaic\n) report on receiverships .\n\u201che is ? \u201d she asked . \u201cwell , then , he\u2019s no good for kentucky . \u201d\n( 2 ) loss and unearned premium claims . claims by policyholders , beneficiaries , and insureds arising from and within the coverage of and not in excess of the applicable limits of insurance policies and insurance contracts issued by the company , and liability claims against insureds which claims are within the coverage of and not in excess of the applicable limits of insurance policies and insurance contracts issued by the company , and claims of guaranty associations or foreign guaranty associations . notwithstanding the foregoing , the following claims shall be excluded from class 2 priority :\nconfirmed complaints : the number of confirmed complaints closed against the company for the line of insurance and year indicated . a complaint is confirmed if the department receives information indicating that a company committed any violation of an applicable state insurance law or regulation , a federal requirement the department has authority to enforce or the term or condition of an insurance policy or certificate . a complaint is also confirmed if the complaint and company ' s response , considered together , suggest that the company was in error or that the complainant had a valid reason for the complaint .\nfranklin fire insurance company authentic stock certificate 1839 - ben franklin & early fire apparatus picture normal price : $ 129 . 95 our sales price : $ 99 . 95\nheritage insurance works to deliver cost - effective workers compensation coverage , which is a state - mandated program .\nwe offer insurance by phone , online and through independent agents . prices vary based on how you buy .\ncentral bank announces the promotions of david hake and erica parks june 28 , 2018 . lexington , ky \u2013 central bank chairman , president and ceo , luther deaton , jr . , has announced the promotion of david hake to vice president , technology services .\nthis giving spirit is a key reason that central bank is honored as one of the best places to work in kentucky on an annual basis . for more information about the bank and any of our services please call ( 859 ) 253 - 6222 , ( 800 ) 637 - 6884 or visit www . centralbank . com . central bank , member fdic .\nthe cvb isn\u2019t the only organization keeping an eye on comments about kentucky from the rest of the country .\nthe largest requested increase was 65 . 1 percent from the golden rule insurance company , which is owned by unitedhealthcare . that company does not offer plans on the state exchange . a spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment .\nfolder 108 : lakeland asylum ( central state hospital ) , lakeland , ky . , ( louisville , ky . ) , 1912 - 1913\nkentucky central ins . co . v . bruce e . burnett , barbara b . burnett , bond management , inc . and burnett rentals no . 2 , inc . , fayette circuit court , civil action no . 93 - ci - 1361 .\nthe following organizations rate insurance companies on their financial strength and stability . some of these companies charge for their services .\nnew york central railroad company $ 1 , 725 , 000 gold bond ( gold bond disclaimer legend stamp ) - high denomination 1938 normal price : $ 595 . 00 our sales price : $ 495 . 00\nthe state insurance commissioner filed suit in 1994 against the webbs to collect $ 108 . 9 million in loans they had received from kentucky central . the issue churned through the courts for years before out - of - court settlements were reached in 2005 , with donald webb settling his part of the lawsuit for $ 2 . 85 million and dudley webb for $ 4 million .\n4 . order of distribution - the order of distribution from the assets of the company ' s estate is set forth at krs 304 . 33 - 430 , prior to its amendment in 2000 . by its express terms , the statute applies and governs the priority of distribution of assets in any proceeding to liquidate an insurer pending on the effective date of the statute . even if adopted by kentucky central , the changes to the statute effectuated in 2000 would have no effect on the priority of distribution of the company ' s assets . accordingly , the order of distribution of kentucky central ' s assets is governed by the statute , as amended .\nthe liquidator , by court order , becomes the sole owner of the company ' s assets and administers the estate of the company .\n6 . kentucky corporation income tax refund claim - in august 1996 , m - c realty , inc . ( a kentucky central subsidiary ) and certain affiliates of m - c realty , inc . filed refund claims for corporate taxes paid to the commonwealth of kentucky for the 1991 - 94 tax years . the total amount of refunds sought was $ 1 , 132 , 166 . based on substantial uncertainty regarding collection of this amount , the liquidator withdrew these refund claims and asserted other refund claims for an overpayment of kentucky income taxes . the revised claim totals $ 217 , 349 at december 31 , 2006 . the liquidator is in the process of working with the kentucky department of revenue to resolve the refund claim .\nbut many kentucky counties only have one company offering health plans on the exchange . some counties have as many as six plans to choose from , both on and off the exchange .\ndetails : in the final days of 2011 , the private university of pikeville announced that it was in talks to join the state university system . former gov . paul patton , the university ' s president , said state funding for pikeville would lower student tuition and raise education levels deep in the eastern kentucky mountains . stumbo , the house speaker from nearby prestonsburg , said he liked the idea . advocates say southeastern kentucky \u2014 which includes some of the poorest u . s . counties \u2014 is largely ignored by the state ' s higher education system . while the state has eastern kentucky university , it ' s paradoxically in central kentucky ' s madison county , just 27 miles south of the university of kentucky in lexington .\nmy husband and i took out a $ 500 . 00 kentucky central life ins . policy on our son ( darrell brooks ) in the late 1970 ' s . the policy was paid until pd . off . we never knew anythin . . . read more\nkentucky is one of 13 states that operate its own health insurance exchange , a website where people can purchase discounted private insurance plans with the help of federal subsidies . republican gov . matt bevin plans to dismantle that state exchange , named kynect , by the end of this year . its plans and customers would be shifted to the federal exchange healthcare . gov .\ncharles s . cassis , brown , todd & heyburn , louisville , for kentucky cent . life ins . co .\nunited wireless telegraph company 1908 - early wireless radio company fraud normal price : $ 299 . 95 our sales price : $ 269 . 95\nassets not transferred to jp life remained with the company and have been liquidated by the executive director of the kentucky office of insurance ( formerly\ncommissioner of the kentucky department of insurance\n) who has been designated as the liquidator of the company . the liquidator is vested by operation of law with the title to all of the company ' s property , contracts , and rights of action , and may recover and reduce all such assets to possession and liquidate them in accordance with the terms of the order and applicable law . the court ordered the liquidator to liquidate the remaining assets of the estate as rapidly and economically as prudent . the assets of the company have been ( and will continue to be ) distributed in accordance with the priority established by applicable statute .\npolicies of an insolvent company are often transferred to a financially sound insurance company . if policies are not transferred to another company , the policies are continued and claims administered by either the guaranty associations or a third - party administrator ( tpa ) working on behalf of the associations . please contact the company / tpa listed below or the guaranty association in your state of residence for more information about your policy .\ncentral bank & trust co . was established on april 15 , 1938 . headquartered in lexington , ky , it has assets in the amount of $ 1 , 966 , 857 , 000 . its customers are served from 23 locations . deposits in central bank & trust co . are insured by fdic .\nthe business of insurance is affected with a public interest and the state has an important and vital interest either in the liquidation or reorganization of such a business . neither the insurance company nor policyholders have inviolate rights that characterize ordinary private contracts . the policyholders ' contracts as well as others with interest in the company , are subject to a reasonable exercise of state police power . we agree with kcl ' s statement that rehabilitation is preferable to liquidation , but this ideal cannot survive the trial court ' s measured finding that\n[ f ] urther attempts to rehabilitate kentucky central life would substantially increase the risk of loss to policyholders and creditors and would be futile .\none of the most common reasons critics of obamacare say the law is \u201ccollapsing\u201d is that insurers appear to be fleeing the affordable care act\u2019s health - insurance exchanges , or the state - based , online marketplaces where people can buy individual health - insurance policies .\nwhen considering the company ' s complaint index and ratio , be sure to review the company history information displayed below for recent acquisitions , mergers , or other events that may affect the figures displayed for this company .\nsave kentucky healthcare , a nonprofit started by former democratic gov . steve beshear to advocate for kynect , said in a statement \u201cwe believe the main reason why insurance companies are proposing higher rates is because of the uncertainty of the future of kynect . \u201d\nthe filson\u2019s mission is to collect , preserve , and tell the significant stories of kentucky and ohio valley history and culture .\nfor names of the company\u0092s current officers , please contact the company at the phone number listed in the contact information above or on their website .\ncomplaint ratios : the ratio , expressed as a percentage , is the number of closed confirmed complaints divided by the number of policies the company had in force for the line of insurance and year indicated .\nwhen he looked around for a company that managed farmland for investors like himself , luftman could not find one . so he created american farm investors in kentucky , his home state , in 2011 .\n3 . ownership and affiliated companies - the common stock of kentucky central consists of two classes : voting and class a non - voting . the class a non - voting common stock is publicly held and was traded on the nasdaq stock market until removed from listing in april 1993 .\nthe jefferson - pilot corporation is one of the largest shareholder - owned life insurance companies in the united states . during the first decade of the twentieth century , ten insurance companies were incorporated in greensboro , the strongest of which was security life insurance company . at the same time , jefferson standard life insurance company was founded in raleigh , although by 1912 the company had depleted its surplus by paying excessive commissions to its agents . security life acquired the raleigh firm and the new company created by the merger retained the name jefferson standard . under the leadership of julian w . price , the company doubled its capital stock to $ 1 million by 1926 . it survived the great depression by issuing policies designed to\nmeet the times\nwith a graduated payment scale that enabled people to hold on to their policies . dividends continued to be paid , and the company continued buying bonds and lending money . it came to be considered one of greensboro ' s depression - proof industries .\nfrankfort , ky . ( ap ) - health insurance companies in kentucky want to increase rates by an average of 17 percent next year , continuing a national trend of hefty hikes as insurers adapt to a market reshaped by president barack obama\u2019s signature health care law .\nlife insurance is designed to provide financial security to your loved ones in the event of your death . while that\u2019s something that most people don\u2019t want to think about , it is an important part of planning for the future . from paying off your mortgage and any debt to ensuring your family is financially prepared for the milestones ahead , life insurance can provide you with financial security and peace of mind . life insurance quote\nplease complete this form so that we are better able to answer your insurance questions . someone will contact you within the next business day .\nmutual life and accident insurance association - locomotive engineers - 1910 normal price : $ 295 . 00 our sales price : $ 250 . 00\nboeing airplane company ( early boeing airplane company stock certificate ) - delaware 1952 normal price : $ 595 . 00 our sales price : $ 495 . 00\nmaryland freestone mining and manufacturing company ( seneca sandstone company ) - maryland 1870 normal price : $ 495 . 00 our sales price : $ 395 . 00\nkentucky soaps & such is a small general store that produces its own natural goat milk bath products and sells local , artisanal gifts .\nnegative comments about kentucky are popping up on social media and gov . steve beshear has said publicly kentucky does not want to repeat the example of indiana , which passed a religious freedom law but quickly repealed it when major companies announced they would consider leaving the state .\nterry sebastian , spokesman for beshear , confirmed state tourism officials are monitoring social media where some anti - kentucky comments have popped up .\ndetails : child advocates are concerned about the large number of underage\nstatus offenders\nwhom kentucky incarcerates . a status offense is a wrongful act for juveniles \u2014 such as skipping school or running away for home \u2014 that isn ' t a crime for adults . in 2010 , there were 1 , 541 bookings of youths into kentucky juvenile detention facilities because of status offenses , according to kentucky youth advocates .\nprocess , bidders could submit a type a bid , which involved infusing capital into the company and leaving the company intact , or a type b bid , which would spin off the life insurance business , leaving kcl to be liquidated . the rehabilitator ' s stated preference was for a type a bid .\nelectric bond and share company ( general electric holding company ) 1939 ( ebasco ) normal price : $ 249 . 95 our sales price : $ 199 . 95\nminnesota mining & manufacturing company ( 3m ) 1904 - signed by 3m company founders normal price : $ 395 . 00 our sales price : $ 295 . 00\ntoday utg , inc . serves as the holding company for universal guaranty life insurance company , cumberland woodlands , llc and stanford wilderness road , llc . through this diverse mix of business ventures and investments , we are able to reach into different markets and balance the ups and downs of an ever changing economy .\non july 12 , 2002 , the kentucky court of appeals reversed the rulings of the franklin circuit court and ordered the case remanded for further proceedings . rejecting the trial court ' s determination that dudley webb ' s written guaranties were unenforceable , the kentucky court of appeals ruled ,\nwe conclude that the guaranty agreements are enforceable by their very terms .\nsimilarly , the kentucky court of appeals held that donald , dudley , and julie webb ' s promissory note for the west main properties loan was binding and enforceable . in june 2003 , the kentucky supreme court denied the defendants ' motion for discretionary review and the july 12 , 2002 opinion of the kentucky court of appeals became final .\nnew orleans & ohio telegraph lessees - louisville , kentucky 1858 normal price : $ 695 . 00 our sales price : $ 595 . 00\nuniversal guaranty life insurance company is a 100 % subsidiary of utg . universal guaranty is a solid and secure life insurance company established to help ease the financial burdens faced during life\u2019s most stressful times . we continually remind ourselves that the funds we manage belong to our clients and recognize each one as an individual person , not just a policy number . universal guaranty is committed to financial responsibility and ensuring the proceeds of every policy are there when needed and due .\nlakeland asylum ( central state hospital ) , lakeland , ky , blueprint of \u201cadams feeds\u201d for pacific flush tank co . , madison , s . d . , june 27 , 1911\nmedical hall of transylvania university stock certificate - lexington , kentucky 1827 normal price : $ 595 . 00 our sales price : $ 495 . 00\ndetails : there is a resurgence across kentucky of suspected\npill mills\n\u2014 pain clinics feeding the state ' s epidemic of prescription - drug abuse . police and pharmacists say the demand for pain pills is growing at kentucky clinics because florida finally is cracking down on pill mills there , closing the interstate 75 pill pipeline used by kentucky addicts . one federal estimate has kentucky tied for the second - highest percentage of people 12 and older who use pain relievers for non - medical purposes : 6 . 58 percent , compared to the national level of 4 . 89 percent .\nlabor forces in kentucky would love to have the ear of a democratic governor who would , in theory , be more sympatheic to their concerns .\n\u201cpeople in kentucky understand how the marketplace works , and they know that they can shop around and find coverage that fits their needs and budget , \u201d gold said . \u201cthe vast majority of consumers in kentucky qualify for tax credits that reduce the cost of coverage below the sticker price . \u201d\nin the southeast region 75 employees serve over 163 agencies in the states of georgia , maryland , north carolina , south carolina , tennessee , and virginia . the region writes over $ 239 million in premiums , personal and business insurance combined . on average , agencies in the southeast region write approximately $ 1 . 4 million with central .\ngeorge n . pierce company ( rare ) pierce - arrow car company - new york 1908 normal price : $ 695 . 00 our sales price : $ 595 . 00\nutg and our family of businesses are blessed to be part of a community that inspires us and makes us proud to call central kentucky home . we believe stanford is our core , and we\u2019re committed to making it \u2013 and every place our reach extends \u2013 better through a set of driving ideals we call the triple bottom line .\ninsurance doesn ' t have to be complicated . here you ' ll find easy explanations for all of your questions about coverages , pricing , and more .\nadditionally , pursuant to a july 12 , 2004 order of the franklin circuit court concerning amendments to the pleadings in the\nguaranty case\n( liquidator of kentucky central life insurance company v . r . dudley webb , et al . , franklin circuit court , civil action no . 94 - ci - 017 - ap - 12 ) , the webb group defendants have asserted a counterclaim against the liquidator for alleged wrongful use of civil proceedings arising from count i of the guaranty case . the liquidator disputes this claim and is unable to estimate any potential loss at this time .\nin 2005 , united trust group , inc . completed the final steps of a series of mergers and consolidations , creating one holding company and one life insurance subsidiary , universal guaranty . through this process , united trust group , inc . became utg , inc . in addition to the mergers and consolidations that formed utg , the company , and those it has assumed over time , has a strong history of acquiring life insurance companies , some with histories and policies dating to the 1920s .\n16 . losses / benefit payments - this amount includes payments made to policyholders with claims occurring prior to may 31 , 1995 and continuing claims on credit insurance .\n11 . losses / benefit payments - this amount includes payments made to policyholders with claims occurring prior to may 31 , 1995 and continuing claims on credit insurance .\nthese publications were produced by the kentucky department of insurance ( unless otherwise noted ) . if you have a disability and need information in an alternate format , contact the department by calling 800 - 595 - 6053 ( in - state only ) . ( for voice to tdd , call 800 - 648 - 6057 . for tdd to voice , call 800 - 648 - 6056 . ) or writing department of insurance , po box 517 , frankfort , ky 40602 - 0517 .\nlakeland asylum ( central state hospital ) , lakeland , ky , blueprint of \u201cfeeds and timed siphons\u201d for pacific flush tank co . , westfield , ny , july 07 , 1911 [ folder 108 ]\nbut chandler , at that point , hadn ' t been in office for six years . and their fight wasn ' t about undoing what was central to one of the governor ' s legacies .\n4 . order of distribution - the order of distribution from the assets of the company ' s estate is set forth at krs 304 . 33 - 430 , prior to its amendment in 2000 . by its express terms , the statute applies and governs the priority of distribution of assets in any proceeding to liquidate an insurer pending on the effective date of the statute . even if adopted by kentucky central , the changes to the statute effectuated in 2000 and subsequently would have no effect on the priority of distribution of the company ' s assets .\nbrink ' s express company ( western branch of the brink ' s armored car company ) - california 1912 normal price : $ 595 . 00 our sales price : $ 495 . 00\nunited states shipbuilding company - uss oregon battleship vignette ( company became bethlehem steel corporation ) - new jersey 1902 normal price : $ 595 . 00 our sales price : $ 495 . 00\n\u201ci\u2019ve got a mix of emotions , \u201d she said . \u201ci do want everybody to have insurance , but i understand what it\u2019s like to pay for it too . \u201d\nwith the judgment of the commissioner of insurance being that liquidation was subsequently desirable and necessary , we determine that only a strong showing to the contrary would have justified the trial court ' s refusal to follow the recommendations of the administrative officers to whom the supervision of the insurance company was entrusted by the legislature . in re new york title & mortgage co . , 156 misc . 186 , 281 n . y . s . 715 ( 1935 ) .\nbrush electric light & power company - rare issued certificate - early g . e . company - montana , territory 1882 normal price : $ 495 . 00 our sales price : $ 395 . 00\nat the conclusion of the first round of the bid process , eight ( 8 ) bids were received , and all such bids were type b bids . after a second round of bidding , jefferson pilot life insurance company (\njp\n) was chosen as the winning bidder .\nhughes tool company ipo certificate ( howard hughes , jr . , sold hughes tool company in an ipo ) - delaware 1972 normal price : $ 395 . 00 our sales price : $ 295 . 00\nsouthern telegraph company 1882 normal price : $ 695 . 00 our sales price : $ 595 . 00\nhurdles : few tasks are more political . politicians prefer to choose their voters when possible . in the past , the state house and senate each drew its own districts and largely respected the other ' s decisions , with each chamber ' s majority party reaping the benefits . the big partisan fight comes over kentucky ' s congressional districts . adding or subtracting a few counties to central kentucky ' s 6th congressional district , for example , could guarantee re - election for incumbent democrat ben chandler or cost him the job , depending on the voter makeup of the counties .\nbevin spokeswoman jessica ditto said the affordable care act is failing and hurting the state , offering the rate increases as proof that the state needs \u201ca sustainable healthcare model tailored for kentucky . \u201d bevin wants to repeal the state\u2019s expanded medicaid program and replace it with a system similar to one in indiana , where some medicaid recipients pay small premiums for their insurance .\non february 12 , 1993 , at the request of the then commissioner of insurance , kcl was placed in rehabilitation by order of this court , and the commissioner was appointed rehabilitator . at that time , kcl had approximately $ 43 billion in life insurance in force in forty - nine states and the district of columbia . also , through its subsidiary companies , kcl had\nthis story has been corrected to reflect that the factors used to determine a person\u2019s health insurance premium are age , where a person lives and whether they smoke , not a person\u2019s gender .\nthe key element of the rehabilitator ' s plan of reorganization and reinsurance , the transfer to jp life of most of the company ' s assets in exchange for jp life ' s agreement to assume and\nenhance\nthe life insurance policies and annuity contracts previously issued by the company , was closed on may 31 , 1995 . all policyholders of the company were given the right , if they chose to do so , to keep their life insurance and annuity contracts , and immediately become policyholders of jp life ; such policyholders are referred to herein as\nopt - ins .\nthose policyholders who elected not to have their policies transferred are referred to herein as\nopt - outs .\nin the southwest regional office , 75 employees service approximately over 90 agencies in the states of arizona , colorado , nevada , new mexico , oklahoma and texas . under the guidance of regional vice president tim rauch , the region writes over $ 219 million in premiums , personal and commercial combined ; averaging $ 2 . 6 million per agency . the southwest region boasts the largest state in the company with texas making up to 21 percent of the total company premium and the largest agency in the company with production of $ 43 million with central .\nthis action involved a dispute as to whether the policyholders and creditors of kcl had priority as to the assets of mid - central investment co . over preferred shareholders of mid - central . a settlement was reached on these claims , pursuant to which the preferred shareholders received payment of $ 6 , 000 , 000 in settlement of claims of nearly $ 8 , 800 , 000 . the settlement was approved by the franklin circuit court on december 19 , 2002 .\nradio shack random house rayonier foundation raytheon co . rbc dain rauscher , inc . reader ' s digest association , inc . realnetworks , inc . reebok international , ltd . reliable life insurance co . reuter america , inc . revlon , inc . rexam , inc . rexnord corp . rhodia , inc . riviana foods inc . rli insurance co . robert wood johnson foundation rochester midland corp . rockefeller brother fund , inc . rockefeller family and associates rockefeller group rockwell automation ronin development corp . royal and sun alliance insurance ryco divison , reilly - whiteman , inc . back to top\nperhaps nowhere has the health care law had as powerful an impact as in kentucky , where nearly one in three people now receive coverage through medicaid , expanded under the legislation . perhaps no region in kentucky has benefited as much as appalachia , the impoverished eastern part of the state , where in some counties more than 60 percent of people are covered by medicaid .\ncoca - cola company specimen normal price : $ 295 . 00 our sales price : $ 195 . 00\nphiladelphia guano company - 1857 normal price : $ 595 . 00 our sales price : $ 495 . 00\nwashington turnpike company - 1819 normal price : $ 199 . 95 our sales price : $ 169 . 95\nthe chandler - breathitt feud was a far cry from the open warfare we saw on thursday as beshear announced plans to try to salvage the signature successes of his administration : the expansion of medicaid and the creation of the kynect health insurance portal , which combined , have caused kentucky\u2019s uninsured rate to drop from 20 . 4 percent to 7 . 5 percent , according to gallup .\ncomplaint index : indicates how a company ' s ratio of the number of complaints to the number of policyholders compares to the average for all insurers . the index is calculated by dividing the company ' s percentage of complaints for a specific line of insurance by the company ' s percentage of the policies in force for the same line of insurance . the average index is 1 . 00 . a number less than 1 indicates fewer complaints than average ; a number greater than 1 indicates more complaints than average . for the most recent completed year , a given insurer ' s index may change over time , as policy count data is received by tdi . this will affect each insurer ' s percentage of the total .\nassets not transferred to jp life remained with the company and are being liquidated by the commissioner of the kentucky department of insurance who has been designated as the liquidator of the company . the liquidator is vested by operation of law with the title to all of the company ' s property , contracts , and rights of action , and may recover and reduce all such assets to possession and liquidate them in accordance with the terms of the order and applicable law . the court has ordered the liquidator to liquidate the remaining assets of the estate as rapidly and economically as prudent . as these assets are liquidated , they will be utilized to repay the guaranty associations and to make policyholders whole . the remaining assets of the company , if any , will be distributed to other creditors and shareholders in the priority established by applicable statute ."]}
{"id": 53917, "summary": [{"text": "the local interstellar cloud ( lic ) , also known as the local fluff , is the interstellar cloud roughly 30 light-years ( 9.2 pc ) across through which the solar system is currently moving .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it is currently unknown if the sun is embedded in the local interstellar cloud , or in the region where the local interstellar cloud is interacting with the neighboring g-cloud . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "local interstellar cloud", "paragraphs": ["redfield s . , linsky j . the structure of the local interstellar medium . iv . dynamics , morphology , physical properties , and implications of cloud\u2013cloud interactions .\nredfield , s . , and linsky , j . l . : 2001 ,\nmicrostructure of the local interstellar cloud and the identification of the hyades cloud\n, astrophysical journal , 551 , 413\ncentauri a and b evidently lie beyond the local interstellar cloud , although the line of sight from earth is dominated by another interstellar cloud known as the g cloud . an interstellar mission to this system would tell us whether the sun is actually embedded in the local interstellar cloud or just outside it in the region where the lic is interacting with the g cloud . conceivably a centauri mission would thus get to sample two different interstellar clouds , along with the low density material between them . as crawford writes , we would receive a windfall of data :\nthe local interstellar cloud is an almost empty bubble of gas and dust that our solar system is travelling through with a distinct direction and speed .\nprevious measurements of interstellar helium atoms by the ulysses spacecraft indicated the solar system may be emerging from the local cloud . but the latest ibex data , which detected incoming atoms moving at a slower speed , show the heliosphere is still embedded within the local cloud .\ndetermine the chemical abundances and depletions of warm clouds in the local interstellar medium .\nabove : an artist ' s concept of the local interstellar cloud , also known as the\nlocal fluff .\ncredit : linda huff ( american scientist ) and priscilla frisch ( university of chicago ) [ more ]\nredfield , seth and linsky , jeffrey l . : 2008 ,\nthe structure of the local interstellar medium . iv . dynamics , morphology , physical properties , and implications of cloud - cloud interactions\n, astrophysical journal , 673 , 283\nredfield , s . , and linsky , j . l . , : 2000 ,\nthe three dimensional structure of the warm local interstellar medium . ii . the colorado model of the local interstellar cloud ( lic ) , astrophysical journal , 534 , 825\n, also called the local fluff , during the next 10 , 000 years . much remains unknown about the local\nthe lism is that region of space in the local galactic arm where the sun is located ( thomas , 1978 ) , the local interstellar cloud is the cloud within it in which the sun resides , and the heliosphere is the region in space filled with solar wind material ( both supersonic and subsonic flow ) .\n, the local cloud has an extent of about 5 pc ( 15 light - years ) in the direction of g191 - b2b . if this dimension is typical , the total mass of the cloud is about 0 . 4\ndetermine the physical properties ( temperature , density , and ionization state ) of warm clouds in the local interstellar medium .\nthe observed temperature and density of the local cloud do not provide enough pressure to resist the ' crushing action ' of the hot gas around it ,\nsays opher .\nthe sun is located near the edge of a great void in interstellar matter known as the\nlocal bubble\nthat is filled with hot low - density plasma . several thousand years ago the sun entered our local interstellar cloud ( lic ) , one of several nearby clouds composed of warm , low density ( ~ 0 . 3 atoms / cm\nmap of the local galactic neighborhood showing the sun located near the edge of our local interstellar cloud ( lic ) . the star alpha - centauri is located just over 4 light - years away in the neighboring g - cloud complex . outside these clouds , the density may be lower than 0 . 001 atoms / cc . our sun and the lic have a relative velocity of 26 km / sec .\nduring the past few million years , wispy filaments of interstellar gas have drifted into the local bubble . our solar system is immersed in one of those filaments - - the\nlocal fluff ,\na relatively cool ( 7000 k ) cloud containing 0 . 1 atoms per cubic centimeter . by galactic standards , the local fluff is not very substantial . it has little effect on earth because the solar wind and the sun ' s magnetic field are able to hold the wispy cloud at bay .\n2 science summary : the interaction of the solar wind and the local interstellar medium .\nnational research council . 2004 .\nthe voyagers are not actually inside the local fluff ,\nsays opher .\nbut they are getting close and can sense what the cloud is like as they approach it .\nright : an artist ' s concept of the local fluff . [ more ]\nastronomers originally thought that this suffocating cloud would smother its smaller relative , but measurements from the voyager probes as they exit the solar system have shown that the fluff has its own magnetic field that repels the larger cloud .\nthe survival of the local cloud in the environment of the hot local bubble is problematical . if it predated the occurrence of a nearby supernova whose blast wave might have created the local bubble , it should not have survived the blast . even in the current environment , such a cloud must have a short lifetime because of evaporation by the hot bubble gas , and it is therefore tempting to conclude that the cloud is fairly young . perhaps it is the remnant of a planetary nebula shed by a nearby star that has recently become a white dwarf ( cox & reynolds 1987 ) .\n1 . evaluating the morphology of the local interstellar medium : using new data to distinguish between multiple discrete clouds and a continuous medium redfield , s . , & linsky , j . l . 2015 , apj , 812 , 125 we use a new sample of hst observations to test between a lism morphology of a single lism cloud that is kinematically deformed or a multiple cloud model . we find the multiple cloud model is preferred , even though it utilizes more parameters .\nwe\u2019d better , in other words , get up to speed about the interstellar medium before we launch any true interstellar craft , and that means a series of early missions of a precursor nature that can tell us what to expect . crawford notes that the sun is currently located close to the boundary of a small low - density interstellar cloud known as the local interstellar cloud ( lic ) , one of several such clouds within several parsecs of our solar system \u2014 indeed , one study identifies seven such clouds within 5 parsecs of sol . these are found within the local bubble , about which this :\nv . v . izmodenov , j . geiss , r . lallement , g . gloeckler , v . b . baranov , y . g . malama , filtration of interstellar hydrogen in the two - shock heliospheric interface : inferences on the local interstellar cloud electron density . j . geophys . res .\ng . p . zank , interaction of the solar wind with the local interstellar medium : a theoretical perspective . space sci . rev .\n6 . the three - dimensional structure of the warm local interstellar medium . ii . the colorado model of the local interstellar cloud redfield , s . , & linsky , j . l . 2000 , apj , 534 , 825 my first paper on the lism that i led , and the beginning of a long series of papers with my ph . d . advisor , jeff linsky . we developed a model of the morphology of the local interstellar cloud , the cloud that directly surrounds the solar system , and the material in which the voyager spacecraft are speeding into . an online lic model column density calculator is available to predict the amount of material associated with the lic along any given sight line . this work was featured in physics today and sky & telescope .\nweingartner , j . c . & draine , b . t . dust grain - size distributions and extinction in the milky way , large magellanic cloud , and small magellanic cloud . astrophys . j . 548 , 296 ( 2001 ) .\nnasa astronomer ' s best guess is depicted in the map ( below ) of the surrounding 1500 light years constructed from multiple observations and deductions . the local interstellar cloud ( lic ) , shown in violet , which is flowing away from the scorpius - centaurus association of young stars ) .\ni ' ve been trying to wrap my head around capabilities of current radio - astronomical spectrometry technology to isolate not too distant tenuous sources , say , chemical composition and density of the the interstellar medium right in the neighborhood of our solar system . in essence , what is our local interstellar cloud made out of and how much of it is there :\ncen line of sight : d / h ratio , physical properties of local interstellar gas , and measurement of heated hydrogen near the heliopause . astrophys . j .\nh . l . pauls , g . p . zank , interaction of a nonuniform solar wind with the local interstellar medium . j . geophys . res .\nopher m . , stone e . c . , liewer p . c . the effects of a local interstellar c field on voyager 1 and 2 observations .\nwe can learn a lot about these matters , including the properties of the local interstellar cloud , by spectroscopic studies of interstellar absorption lines toward nearby stars . investigations into our solar system\u2019s interactions with the heliosphere are also useful , but we\u2019ll need to augment these with direct measurements of the interstellar materials just beyond the heliopause , and that means developing the capability to get space probes to distances up to 1000 au or more .\n4 . the structure of the local interstellar medium iv : dynamics , morphology , physical properties , and implications of cloud - cloud interactions redfield , s . , & linsky , j . l . 2008 , apj , 673 , 283 a new kinematic model of the suite of 15 clouds within about 15 pc of the sun . an online lism kinematic calculator is available to predict the velocity of absorption along any given sight line .\nstudy the interaction of stellar winds with the local ism that forms hydrogen walls and astrospheres around stars .\nastronomers call the cloud we ' re running into now the local interstellar cloud or\nlocal fluff\nfor short . it ' s about 30 light years wide and contains a wispy mixture of hydrogen and helium atoms at a temperature of 6000 c . the existential mystery of the fluff has to do with its surroundings . about 10 million years ago , a cluster of supernovas exploded nearby , creating a giant bubble of million - degree gas . the fluff is completely surrounded by this high - pressure supernova exhaust and should be crushed or dispersed by it .\nwood , b . e . , redfield , s . , linsky , j . l . , and sahu , m . s . : 2002 ,\nelemental abundances and ionization states within the local interstellar cloud derived from hst and fuse observations of the capella line of sight\n, astrophysical journal , 581 , 1168\n3 . the interstellar medium surrounding the sun frisch , p . c . , redfield , s . , & slavin , j . d . 2011 , araa , 49 , 237 a review of our current understanding of the local interstellar medium .\nv . florinski , g . p . zank , w . i . axford , the solar system in a dense interstellar cloud : implications for cosmic ray fluxes at earth and 10be records . geophys . res . lett .\nh . l . pauls , g . p . zank , l . l . williams , interaction of the solar wind with the local interstellar medium . j . geophys . res .\nour sun is moving through the local interstellar gas cloud approximately into the direction of scorpio with a speed of about 25 km / sec . as a result of this motion , an interstellar wind with that speed is blowing through our planetary system . this is similar to the wind felt while driving a convertible car with the top down . we measure this interstellar wind as helium , and the density of helium changes with our year , an effect that can be seen in this brief animation .\nredfield , s . , and linsky , j . l . : 2004 ,\nthe structure of the local interstellar medium . iii . temperature and turbulence\n, astrophysical journal , 613 , 1004\nthe matter between stars , the interstellar medium , varies considerably from region to region in our galaxy . the sun is inside a very large structure called the local bubble , a region of hot tenuous gas formed by supernova explosions tens of millions of years ago [ 1\u20133 ] . adjacent to the local bubble is a similar but larger bubble , also formed from supernova explosions . inside the local bubble are smaller , denser clouds which may have broken off from the bubble interaction region . the sun is now in one of these denser , cooler clouds . the h density of the local cloud is about 0 . 2 cm \u22123 , the temperature is about 6000 k , and the cloud moves about 23 km / s with respect to the sun [ 4 , 5 ] . the magnetic field strength cannot be directly measured , but based on models is 3\u20135 nt [ 6 , 7 ] .\nclose to the sun ( within ~ 5 au ) , the local distribution of interstellar neutral helium has been measured using an impact - ionization method by the ulysses interstellar neutral gas experiment ( gas ) ( witte et al . , 1992 ) . these measurements provide the velocity and direction of the flow of interstellar he as well as its temperature and density .\ndecember 23 , 2009 : the solar system is passing through an interstellar cloud that physics says should not exist . in the dec . 24th issue of nature , a team of scientists reveal how nasa ' s voyager spacecraft have solved the mystery .\nlinsky , jeffrey l . , rickett , barney j . , and redfield , seth : 2008 ,\nthe origin of radio scintillation in the local interstellar medium\n, astrophysical journal , 675 , 413\nh . l . pauls , g . p . zank , interaction of a nonuniform solar wind with the local interstellar medium . 2 . a two - fluid model . j . geophys . res .\nwe entered the 30 - light - year - wide cloud of hydrogen and helium , which astronomers refer to as \u2018local fluff\u2019 , at some point after anatomically modern humans evolved about 200 , 000 years ago , and we\u2019ll be leaving it in about 10 , 000 to 20 , 00 years .\ntoward all stars observed , and this minimum is all that is seen for stars in the local bubble . thus , it appears that the sun must be surrounded by a small , at least partially neutral cloud with approximately this column density . an atomic - hydrogen density of about 0 . 1 cm\nwhereas solar wind and interstellar plasmas respond to electromagnetic fields ( being decelerated at the heliospheric boundary shocks , for example ) , interstellar neutrals flow relatively unimpeded . plasma\nbelow : a computer - simulated chips spectrum of extreme - uv radiation from hot gas in the local bubble . [ more ]\nour solar system has been voyaging through the very low density local interstellar cloud , a region about 30 light - years across that ' s as sparse as a handful of air stretched over a column that is hundreds of light years long , or about one atom per three cubic centimeters of space . earth and our sun has been traveling through the cloud for somewhere between 40 , 000 and 150 , 000 years and will probably not emerge for another 20 , 000 years . a mere blip in our 250 million - year orbit through the milky way .\nif the sun does lie within the lic , then a mission to \u03b1 cen would sample the outer layers of the lic , an interval of low density lb material , the edge of the g cloud , and the deep interior of the g cloud . this would sample one of the most diverse ranges of interstellar conditions of any mission to another star located with 5 pc of the sun , as most other potential targets lie within the lic\u2026 even if the sun lies just outside the lic ( as argued by redfield and linsky [ 8 ] ) , the trajectory to \u03b1 cen would still permit detailed observations of the boundary of the g cloud ( and its possible interaction with the lic ) , and determine how its properties change with increasing depth into the cloud from the boundary .\nisn ' t alpha centauri in there as well ? given it ' s very short distance from sol , i ' d expect both systems to belong to the same cloud .\nredfield , s . , wood , b . e . , and linsky , j . l . : 2004 ,\nphysical structure of the local interstellar medium\n, advances in space research , 34 , 41\nthe first thing to notice is that the local interstellar cloud , in which the sun is evolving right now , is a fairly diffuse region , with a typical density of about one to a few particles per cubic centimeters . clouds with such low density are actually mostly atomic ; as you can see on this plot ( snow & mccall 2006 , adapted from neufeld et al . 2005 ) :\nlinsky , j . l . and redfield , s . : 2015 ,\nwhat is the morphology of the local interstellar medium and its importance for the gaia era ?\n, memorie della societa astronomica italiana , 86 , 606\np . c . frisch , characteristics of nearby interstellar matter . space sci . rev .\ni don\u2019t want to worry you , but the solar system is currently sat in the middle of a vast cloud of incredibly hot gas , about the same temperature as the surface of the sun .\nredfield , s . and linsky , j . l . : 2015 ,\nevaluating the morphology of the local interstellar medium : using new data to distinguish between multiple discrete clouds and a contimuous medium\n, astrophysical journal , 822 , 125\ng . p . zank , h . l . pauls , l . l . williams , d . t . hall , interaction of the solar wind with the local interstellar medium : a multifluid approach . j . geophys . res .\nbeyond that , and having taken these findings in account in its design , a true interstellar probe would be a priceless tool for measuring everything from dust density and composition to the interstellar magnetic field strength enroute . crawford points out that a spacecraft moving at 0 . 1c could do daily measurements 17 au apart ( roughly half the radius of the solar system ) which would offer unprecedented knowledge of the structure of the local interstellar medium .\ngood news is , there is not only molecular lines to give informations about the physical properties ( temperature , density , ionization , velocity structure and morphology ) of the local interstellar cloud . in particular , ultraviolet is a perfectly suited wavelength range to sudy this region in absorption , and there are some quite extensive studies of the subject ( see for example paper i , paper ii , paper iii and paper iv of redfield et al . ) .\nthe lic resides in a low - density hole in the interstellar medium ( ism ) called the local bubble , shown in black . nearby , high - density molecular clouds including the aquila rift surround star forming regions , each shown in orange .\nthe\nlocal bubble\nexists in a network of cavities in the interstellar medium , probably carved by massive star explosions millions of years ago . the interstellar medium ( or ism ) is the matter that exists in the space between the star systems in a galaxy . this matter includes gas in ionic , atomic , and molecular form , dust , and cosmic rays . it fills interstellar space and blends smoothly into the surrounding intergalactic space .\ni recall reading about smoke particle shield , although i do not recall the source . once cruising speed is reached , a probe moves out significantly ahead of the main spacecraft and generates a very large cloud of smoke particles that leads the spacecraft for the entire journey . the idea is that the smoke cloud will intercept and atomize the majority of the dust particles before the main spacecraft reaches that area of space .\nthe newly - created ion , with its positive electric charge , can no longer cross magnetic field lines . ions are forced to gyrate around a field line , like a gymnast swings around the horizontal bar in the giant swing . ( to see an animated explanation of this , please watch part two of our movie regading the topic . ) these interstellar ions are called\npickup ions\n. they are an excellent tool for determining the density of the local insterstellar cloud , and to help us find out of which elements the interstellar medium consists .\nfor more information regarding this website and the interstellar probe project , please contact dr . paulett liewer\nmodel the structure and kinematics of warm clouds in the interstellar medium out to about 100 pc .\nobservations from the interstellar boundary explorer are not consistent with a bow shock ahead of the heliosphere .\nfrisch p . c . the s1 shell and interstellar magnetic field and gas near the heliosphere .\nwe know because we can still see the cloud today . it ' s 450 light years from earth and receding in the direction of the constellations scorpius and centaurus ( hence the cloud ' s name ,\nsco - cen\n) . astronomer jes\u00fas ma\u00edz - apell\u00e1niz of johns hopkins university recently backtracked sco - cen ' s motion and measured its closest approach : 130 light years away about 5 million years ago .\nd . p . cox , l . helenius , flux - tube dynamics and a model for the origin of the local fluff . astrophys . j .\nperhaps the most important lesson learned from the voyager and ulysses missions , complemented by theory and modeling efforts , is that the physics of the outer heliosphere is influenced profoundly by the lism since we are embedded in the local interstellar cloud ( lic ) . this is because neutral hydrogen atoms flow into the heliosphere and are the dominant component , by mass , from 10 au outward ( i . e . , beyond saturn ) . as described below , the ionization of interstellar neutrals in the supersonic solar wind can even affect the size and structure of the global heliosphere .\nsupernovas near earth are rare today , but during the pliocene era of australopithecus supernovas happened more often . their source was an interstellar cloud called\nsco - cen\nthat was slowly gliding by the solar system . within it , dense knots coalesced to form short - lived massive stars , which exploded like popcorn .\nfigure 2 . 8 projection of a three - dimensional magnetohydrodynamic - only simulation ( i . e . , excluding interstellar h atoms ) in the presence of an interplanetary and an interstellar magnetic field . the interstellar magnetic field is oriented 20\u00b0 from the interstellar flow direction and the interstellar magnetic field strength is assumed to be 1 . 6 \u03bcg . density isolines are plotted in the meridional plane , together with three - dimensional steamlines starting in this plane . source : pogorelov et al . ( 2004 ) .\nthis may be applicable : urltoken table1 . dat contains a list of hipparchos stars in the ism ( local bubble ) used to calibrate distances to nai observations .\nfrisch has noted that homo sapiens arose only after the local interstellar medium was cleared out . fewer clouds to run into would promote a stabler climate for our planet , she argues . so perhaps what australopithecus saw was a good omen , after all . . . .\nlinsky , j . l . , redfield , s . , wood , b . e . , and piskunov , n . : 2000 ,\nthe three dimensional structure of the warm local interstellar medium . i . methodology\n, astrophysical journal , 528 , 756\nt . linde , t . i . gombosi , p . l . roe , k . g . powell , d . l . dezeeuw , the heliosphere in the magnetized local interstellar medium : results of a 3d mhd simulation . j . geophys . res .\nusing data from voyager , we have discovered a strong magnetic field just outside the solar system ,\nexplains lead author merav opher , a nasa heliophysics guest investigator from george mason university .\nthis magnetic field holds the interstellar cloud together and solves the long - standing puzzle of how it can exist at all .\nthe effectiveness of the lyman - alpha absorption technique for investigating the outer heliosheath resides in its ability to probe local density and temperature enhancements . the lyman - alpha absorption\nthe sensitivity of hut in the 400 - 900 \u00e5 portion of the extreme - uv band allows us to make a direct measurement of the neutral - hydrogen and neutral helium column densities in the local ism . the nearby hot white dwarf g191 - b2b , located within the bubble but beyond the local cloud , provides a suitable background source for this measurement . it is a da white dwarf , meaning that it has a pure hydrogen atmosphere whose properties are readily calculated , and is hot enough ( 60 , 000 k ) to provide a strong signal at 500 \u00e5 . furthermore , the absence of atmospheric helium in such a star avoids potential confusion with interstellar helium .\nthese [ clouds ] are immersed in the very empty ( n h ~ 0 . 005 cm - 3 ) and probably hot ( t ~ 10 6 k ) local bubble ( lb ) in the interstellar medium , which extends for about 60 - 100 parsecs from the sun in the galactic plane before denser interstellar clouds are encountered ( at high galactic latitudes the lb appears to be open , forming a chimney - like structure in the interstellar medium which extends into the galactic halo\u2026 )\nthere are , however , denser clouds out there . the sco - cen complex , for instance , is sending a stream of interstellar\ncloudlets\nin our direction .\nsome of those cloudlets might be hundreds of times denser than the local fluff ,\nsays priscilla frisch , an astrophysicist at the university of chicago who studies the local interstellar medium .\nif we ran into one , it would compress the sun ' s magnetic field and allow more cosmic rays to penetrate the inner solar system , with unknown effects on climate and life .\nlinsky , j . l . , redfield , s . , and schwarz , m . : 2017 ,\nvisualizing the three - dimensional structure of the local interstellar medium and possible physical causes of this structure\n, open access journal of physics : conference series , to appear\nprimitive solar system materials , such as certain types of meteorites , interplanetary dust particles and cometary matter , contain small quantities of refractory dust grains that are older than our solar system . these \u2018presolar grains\u2019 condensed in the winds of evolved stars and in the ejecta of stellar explosions , and they were part of the interstellar gas and dust cloud from which our solar system formed 4 . 57 billion years ago 1 . interstellar dust is not only stardust but forms in the interstellar medium as well , predominantly as silicates , and , to a lesser extent , as carbonaceous dust and iron particles 2 . presolar grains represent a sample of stardust , and their abundances in primitive solar system materials can be used to constrain the fraction of stardust among interstellar dust . here we show that the size distribution of presolar silicates follows that observationally derived for interstellar dust , at least in the diameter range 100\u2013500 nm , that current estimates of presolar grain abundances ( mass fractions ) are at least a factor of 2 too low , and that several per cent of the interstellar dust in the interstellar cloud pre - dating our solar system was stardust , making it a minor but still important ingredient of the starting material from which our solar system formed .\nlinsky , j . l . : 2002 ,\nconstructing physically realistic models of the interstellar gas : start with understanding the physics of the local ism\n, in hubble science legacy workshop , ed . k . sembach , et al , asp conf . series , 291 , 188\npolarized radiation in the nebula cloud leads to the formation of proteins , nucleobases and then dna . the combination of hydrogen , carbon , oxygen , nitrogen , cyanide and several other elements , could create adenine , which is a dna base , whereas oxygen and phosphorus could ladder dna base pairs . glycine has also been identified in the interstellar clouds .\nwe present an empirical dynamical model of the local interstellar medium based on 270 radial - velocity measurements for 157 sight lines toward nearby stars . physical - parameter measurements ( i . e . , temperature , turbulent velocity , depletions ) are available for 90 components , or one - third of the sample , enabling initial characterizations of the physical properties of lism clouds . the model includes 15 warm clouds located within 15 pc of the sun , each with a different velocity vector . we derive projected morphologies of all clouds and estimate the volume filling factor of warm partially ionized material in the lism to be between ~ 5 . 5 % and 19 % . relative velocities of potentially interacting clouds are often supersonic , consistent with heating , turbulent , and metal - depletion properties . cloud - cloud collisions may be responsible for the filamentary morphologies found in ~ 1 / 3 of lism clouds , the distribution of clouds along the boundaries of the two nearest clouds ( lic and g ) , the detailed shape and heating of the mic cloud , the location of nearby radio scintillation screens , and the location of a lism cold cloud . contrary to previous claims , the sun appears to be located in the transition zone between the lic and g clouds .\nredfield , s . , and linsky , j . l . : 2002 ,\nthe structure of the local interstellar medium . i . high - resolution observations of fe ii , mg ii , and caii toward stars within 100 parsecs\n, astrophysical journal supplement series , 139 , 439\njenkins , e . b . , et al ( including linsky , j . l . ) , 2000 ,\nthe ionization of the local interstellar medium as revealed by fuse observations of n , o , and ar toward white dwarf stars\n, astrophysical journal letters , 538 , l81\nlinsky , j . l . and redfield , s . : 2009 ,\nstructure , dynamics , and physical properties of the warm lism within the local bubble\n, in the local bubble and beyond ii , ed . k . d . kuntz , r . k . smith , and s . l . snowden , aip conference proceedings 1156 , 174\nalouani - bibi1 f . , opher m . , alexashov d . , izmodenov v . , toth g . kinetic versus multi - fluid approach for interstellar neutrals in the heliosphere : exploration of the interstellar magnetic field effects .\ni posted this question in the space exploration forum , but i think it might be more appropriate here in the astronomy forum . this is the thread : urltoken basically , i ' d like to know which local stars are , and aren ' t , embedded in the\nlocal fluff\nalong with the sun . i can ' t find any lists .\nlinsky , j . l . : 2009 ,\nresults of the issi workshop ' from the outer heliosphere to the local bubble : comparison of new observations with theory\n, in the local bubble and beyond ii , ed . k . d . kuntz , r . k . smith , and s . l . snowden , aip conference proceedings 1156 , 184\nlinsky , j . l . and redfield , s . : 2007 ,\nstructure of the local ism\n, in sins - small ionized and neutral structures in the diffuse interstellar medium , ed . m . haverkorn and w . m . goss , asp conf . series , 365 , 219\nwhat was something of a mystery until recently , however , is why the cloud exists at all . about ten million years ago , a cluster of supernovae exploded close to earth , creating a bubble of much - hotter gas that enveloped the fluff .\nredfield , s . , and linsky , j . l . : 2004 ,\nthe structure of the local interstellar medium . ii . observations of d i , c ii , n i , o i , al ii , and si ii toward stars within 100 parsecs\n, astrophysical journal , 602 , 776\nr . ratkiewicz , a . barnes , g . a . molvik , j . r . spreiter , s . s . stahara , m . vinokur , s . venkateswaran , effect of varying strength and orientation of local interstellar magnetic field on configuration of exterior heliosphere : 3d mhd simulations . astron . astrophys .\nthe only two stars that are definitely shown as being embedded in the local fluff are sol and altair ; bit it looks a lot more extensive than that . stars that might be in the fluff , judging by the map praedst posted , include barnard ' s star , 61 cygni , wolf 1055 , and maybe 70 ophiuchi . but since we don ' t know the thickness of this cloud from the published image , we can ' t be sure .\nn . v . pogorelov , g . p . zank , t . ogino , three - dimensional features of the outer heliosphere due to coupling between the interstellar and interplanetary magnetic fields i . magnetohydrodynamic model : interstellar perspective . astrophys . j .\nthis report is the summary of a workshop held in may 2003 by the space studies board ' s committee on solar and space physics to synthesize understanding of the physics of the outer heliosphere and the critical role played by the local interstellar medium ( lism ) and to identify directions for the further exploration of this challenging environment .\nhowever , suppose we assume for the moment that there is an impending threat from such a cloudlet incursion . would the solar and climatic effects be like that of a superwave ? well we can do some calculations to find out . given that the local fluff has a density of ~ 0 . 1 hydrogen atoms / cm 3 . the hypothesized cloudlet , which could have a density hundreds of times greater , would then have a density of say around 20 to 50 hydrogen atoms per cubic centimeter . this would equal a cloud density of around 3 to 8 x 10 - 23 grams / cm 3 . an interstellar cloud incursion of this sort would have a significant climatic effect and a significant solar effect . but the most dangerous phase would likely last for several years , rather than for centuries or millennia as is often the case for the effects from a superwave .\nlinsky , j . l . and redfield , s . : 2014 ,\nthe local ism in three dimensions : kinematics , morphology and physical properties\n, astrophysics and space science , 354 , 29\nwe often think about interstellar probes only in the context of what they find at the end of their journeys \u2014 astrobiologically interesting planets seem to be the whole story . but not so fast . as ian crawford ( university of london ) notes in a recent paper , there are quite a few fascinating \u2014 and indeed critical \u2014 things we need to learn about interstellar space itself , in this case what is known as the local interstellar medium ( lism ) . crawford , who has been analyzing these matters for the project icarus team , notes how much we\u2019ve learned about the lism since the daedalus days .\nin the gas flowing through the solar system and a neutral - hydrogen density about five times as large with a temperature of about 8 , 000 k . the low observed ratio of h to he compared with the nominal cosmic abundance ratio of 10 has usually been interpreted to indicate that the hydrogen is significantly ionized , whereas the helium is largely neutral . however , known sources of ionizing radiation in the solar neighborhood are insufficient to maintain such a high degree of hydrogen ionization in the local cloud .\nw . i . axford , the interaction of the solar wind with the interstellar medium . solar wind , nasa spec . publ .\nthe size of the heliosphere is determined by a balance of forces : solar wind inflates the bubble from the inside while the local fluff compresses it from the outside . voyager ' s crossings into the heliosheath revealed the approximate size of the heliosphere and , thus , how much pressure the local fluff exerts . a portion of that pressure is magnetic and corresponds to the ~ 5 microgauss opher ' s team has reported in nature .\nmalamut , c . , redfield , s . , linsky , j . l . , wood , b . e . , and ayres , t . r . : 2014 ,\nthe structure of the local interstellar medium . vi . new mgii , feii , and mnii observations toward stars within 100 pc\n, astrophysical journal , 787 , 75\nthe relative proximity of \u03b1 cen , together with its interesting interstellar sightline and the presence of stars of three different spectral types , makes it an attractive target for humanity\u2019s first interstellar mission . however , as the bulk of the scientific benefits of interstellar spaceflight pertain to planetary science and astrobiology , a final prioritization must await future developments in the detection of planetary systems around the nearest stars . fortunately , expected advances in astronomical instrumentation over the next century should ensure that a comprehensive list of prioritized targets is available well before rapid interstellar travel is technically feasible .\nn . v . pogorelov , t . matsuda , nonevolutionary mhd shocks in the solar wind and interstellar medium interaction . astron . astrophys .\npickup ion data directly to the lism h . secondly , there is some disagreement about the temperature of neutral hydrogen in the interplanetary medium . however , the interstellar helium temperature now appears to be well constrained and , by implication , the temperature of the interstellar h as well .\non the other hand , the website of priscilla frisch ( urltoken ) suggests that this apod image is based on some slightly earlier and less complete data from the same instrument ( hubble ghrs ) . the methodology is outlined in frisch ( 1994 ) , science , v265 , p1423 ,\nmorphology and ionization of the interstellar cloud surrounding the solar system\n: urltoken using the results from the 1995 paper i mentioned above would be better .\neven if we didn\u2019t have that , the damage wouldn\u2019t be too great . the cloud is hot , but it\u2019s also not very dense \u2014 with just 0 . 3 atoms per cubic centimetre . at the edge of the atmosphere , for comparison , the earth has about 12 billion atoms per cubic centimetre .\nlinsky , j . l . , redfield , s . , and wood , b . : 2000 ,\ncomponents of the local interstellar medium\n, invited talk at iau symposium 203 , recent insights in to the physics of the sun and heliosphere , manchester england , aug 7 - 11 , 2000 , astronomical society of the pacific conference series , 200 , 595\nfigure 2 . 2 schematic of the heliosphere . the global heliosphere is created by the supersonic solar wind diverting the interstellar plasma flow around the sun . interstellar ions and neutral atoms flow at 26 km / s relative to the sun . the solar wind , flowing outward at 400 to 800 km / s , makes a transition to subsonic flow at the termination shock . beyond this , the solar wind is turned toward the heliotail , carrying with it the spiraling interplanetary magnetic field . the heliopause separates solar material and magnetic fields from interstellar material and magnetic fields . interstellar neutral atoms and higher - energy galactic cosmic rays can penetrate the heliosphere , but interstellar ions are diverted around it . beyond the heliopause there may also be a bow shock formed in the interstellar medium . source : jet propulsion laboratory ( 1999a ) , courtesy of steven t . suess .\nlinsky , j . l . , redfield , s . , and wood , b . e . : 2000 ,\nthe warm local ism : structure , properties , and theory\n, invited talk at the fourth tetons summer conference : galactic structure , stars and the interstellar medium , jackson hole wy , may 28 - june 1 , 2000 , asp 231 , 337\nthe cosmic hot interstellar plasma spectrometer - - ( uc berkeley ) chips mission home page . see also the chips public education and outreach website .\np . a . isenberg , interaction of the solar wind with interstellar neutral hydrogen : three - fluid model . j . geophys . res .\nin february 2012 , nasa ' s interstellar boundary explorer ( ibex ) , the centerpiece of a $ 169 million mission mapping the frontier of the sun ' s influence , detected atoms from interstellar space streaming by earth , that are different from the chemical make - up of the solar system .\nbesides the erosion / explosion fears , flying through even a tenuous dust cloud at 0 . 1c could create enough friction to slow down the craft like an atmospheric reentry . it would then require addition propulsion ( and time ) to regain 0 . 1c . the craft could also be thrown off course - perhaps badly off course - requiring a significant course correction and the use of more propellant , also adding time to the mission . ( this assumes the craft was designed strictly for the vacuum of space and wasn\u2019t particularly aerodynamic . for example , enormous solar sails as currently envisioned would fare poorly with a dust cloud encounter at significant speed . ) multiply that by the number of dust clouds a craft might encounter and an interstellar mission could take much , much longer than anyone anticipated .\nfor example , p . caselli et al . from the harvard - smithsonian center for astrophysics presented a paper ( pdf ) on j = 1 \u2192 0 transition of n 2 h + at 93 ghz toward the quiescent low - mass cloud core l1512 in taurus , back in 1995 . that is 18 years ago !\nnote : the cosmic hot interstellar plasma spectrometer ( chips ) is a university - class explorer ( unex ) mission at uc berkeley funded by nasa .\nduring the sun ' s journey through the galaxy it encounters a range of environments , and interstellar densities ranging from 10 - 5 to 10 5 atoms / cm 3 are observed in our galactic neighborhood . hydrodynamic simulations show that if the solar system were to enter a typical diffuse cloud with a density of 10 atoms / cm 3 , the size of the heliosphere would shrink by nearly a factor of ten , with significant effects on the interplanetary environment at 1 au . by targeting interstellar probe to fly upstream of the sun ' s motion , it will explore the future environment of the solar system over the coming decades .\nastronomers call it\nthe local bubble .\nit ' s peanut - shaped , about 300 light years long , and filled with almost nothing . gas inside the bubble is very thin ( 0 . 001 atoms per cubic centimeter ) and very hot ( a million degrees ) - - that ' s 1000 times less dense and 100 to 100 , 000 times hotter than ordinary interstellar material .\nthat local fluff image was apod feb 10 , 2002 . maybe one of the contact pages reachable from there may lead to an involved scientist who would just love to share his / her expertise and / or graphical and / or other data .\nmagnetic fields play an important ( sometimes dominant ) role in the evolution of gas clouds in the galaxy , but the strength and orientation of the field in the interstellar medium near the heliosphere has been poorly constrained . previous estimates of the field strength range from 1 . 8 - 2 . 5mug and the field was thought to be parallel to the galactic plane or inclined by 38 - 60\u00b0 ( ref . 2 ) or 60 - 90\u00b0 ( ref . 3 ) to this plane . these estimates relied either on indirect observational inferences or modelling in which the interstellar neutral hydrogen was not taken into account . here we report measurements of the deflection of the solar wind plasma flows in the heliosheath to determine the magnetic field strength and orientation in the interstellar medium . we find that the field strength in the local interstellar medium is 3 . 7 - 5 . 5mug . the field is tilted ~ 20 - 30\u00b0 from the interstellar medium flow direction ( resulting from the peculiar motion of the sun in the galaxy ) and is at an angle of about 30\u00b0 from the galactic plane . we conclude that the interstellar medium field is turbulent or has a distortion in the solar vicinity .\nlike interstellar neutrals , galactic cosmic rays allow us to probe the interstellar medium , with the distinction being that their origin is not necessarily local . however , unlike interstellar neutrals , galactic cosmic rays , being charged , respond to the ( electro ) magnetic structure of the heliosphere - lism interaction region . observations ( mcdonald et al . , 2000 ) and models are beginning to use galactic cosmic rays flowing into the heliosphere to infer the structure of the boundary regions . such studies can be accomplished only by spacecraft placed far out in the heliosphere since diffusion effectively washes out any signature or imprint of the heliospheric boundaries on the cosmic ray flux observed within 40 to 50 au ( florinski et al . , 2003 ) .\nas i mentioned above , crawford\u2019s paper delves deeply into the rationale for an interstellar mission , going beyond the interstellar medium question to address planetary and stellar studies and astrobiology . it\u2019s a fascinating rationale for undertaking these studies and continuing to advocate precursor missions . and note this final caveat re alpha centauri as a destination :\nthe space between the stars is filled with gas and dust . spectacular displays of this interstellar medium ( ism ) can be found in star - forming regions where new stars are being created from the ism , as well as in planetary nebulae and supernova remnants where old stars are returing much of their mass back into space . i explore the region just around the sun , within approximately 100 pc , which is home to the local interstellar medium ( lism ) . here we find a suite of warm , modest density , partially ionized clouds ( see figure below ) .\nright : the brightest star in the sco - cen star - forming cloud is the red giant antares , which illuminates the yellow nebula in the upper - left corner of this image . antares might be the next star to explode in sco - cen , but at 500 light years it is a safe distance from earth . [ more ]\ndraine , b . t . & salpeter , e . e . destruction mechanisms for interstellar dust . astrophys . j . 231 , 438\u2013455 ( 1979 ) .\nn . v . pogorelov , a . y . semenov , solar wind interaction with the magnetized interstellar medium . shock - capturing modeling . astron . astrophys .\nlinsky , j . l . , mobius , e . , izmodenov , v . v . , and von steiger , r . ( eds . ) : 2009 ,\nfrom the outer heliosphere to the local bubble\n, space sciences reviews , 143\n\u201ci recall reading about smoke particle shield , although i do not recall the source . once cruising speed is reached , a probe moves out significantly ahead of the main spacecraft and generates a very large cloud of smoke particles that leads the spacecraft for the entire journey . the idea is that the smoke cloud will intercept and atomize the majority of the dust particles before the main spacecraft reaches that area of space . \u201d hmmm . surely that would take quite a bit of dust , since the smoke would be disappated eventually and need replacing ? i suppose you could hold a plasma shield , and idea i\u2019ve been considering \u2013 the heat to keep it ionized might come from the energy of vaporization ?\nissues like this further highlight the difficulty in making interstellar voyages . it will certainly be possible , but there will be many challenges to be met by innovative ideas .\np . a . isenberg , w . c . feldman , electron - impact ionization of interstellar hydrogen and helium at interplanetary shocks . geophys . res . lett .\nm . witte , kinetic parameters of interstellar neutral helium . review of results obtained during one solar cycle with the ulysses / gas - instrument . astron . astrophys .\nand neutral atoms are coupled weakly but directly through various kinetic processes , these being charge exchange , photoionization , recombination , and electron - impact ionization , besides direct collisions between the neutral atoms and charged particles . the weak coupling of neutral interstellar hydrogen and plasma affects both interstellar hydrogen and plasma distributions in important ways . in the partially\nas mankind begins to travel further outside the solar system , we\u2019ll need to start thinking about how to shield ourselves from the local fluff and other gas clouds we may travel through . but for the time being , we should probably just focus on planets closer to home .\ni had a look round yesterday , but i couldn ' t find any decent maps of the local fluff . you might try fitting the picture you posted to this map of our neighbourhood . it ' s approx the same scale as the fluff , 20 - 30ly .\nheck , p . et al . interstellar residence times of presolar sic dust grains from the murchison carbonaceous meteorite . astrophys . j . 698 , 1155 ( 2009 ) .\nlinsky , jeffrey l . : 2009 ,\nsolving the mysteries of the diffuse interstellar medium with high - resolution spectroscopy\n, astrophysics and space science , 320 , 85\nthe interaction of the solar wind with the local interstellar medium is characterized by the self - consistent coupling of solar wind plasma , both upstream and downstream of the heliospheric termination shock , the interstellar plasma , and the neutral atom component of interstellar and solar wind origin . the complex coupling results in the creation of new plasma components ( pickup ions ) , turbulence , and anomalous cosmic rays , and new populations of neutral atoms and their coupling can lead to energetic neutral atoms that can be detected at 1 au . in this review , we discuss the interaction and coupling of global sized structures ( the heliospheric boundary regions ) and kinetic physics ( the distributions that are responsible for the creation of energetic neutral atoms ) based on models that have been developed by the university of alabama in huntsville group ."]}
{"id": 53941, "summary": [{"text": "invicta bus services was a bus and coach operator in melbourne , australia .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "as a melbourne bus company , it operated 16 bus routes under contract to the government of victoria . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "invicta bus services", "paragraphs": ["by bus arriva and nu - venture run bus services to invicta grammar school .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at invicta bus services , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the invicta bus services company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at invicta bus services .\nex ( 223 ) 6018ao grenda ' s bus services , dandenong , victoria .\nthe survey task was complex due to the combination of school services , urban routes and telebus services . the school runs were interlined with regular route services . school service surveys are extremely sensitive and the process required extensive daily liaison with schools , invicta and ptv .\nfor the full stories in invicta , join the m & d and east kent bus club now .\nmountain gate shopping centre invicta services run via mountain gate shopping centre at 7 . 25am . the after school bus leaves at 4 . 00pm ( junior school five minutes earlier ) . urltoken\nas part of the invicta intermodal study , phillip boyle & associates conducted a survey of all urban and school services . the survey covered 22 urban routes and 80 school special services . it also included the invicta telebus services , which required data to be collected at non - designated stops . data for all trips was collected twice . run - time data was collected for in - service and dead running .\nex ( 723 ) 3586ao grenda corporation - invicta , lilydale , victoria ; ex ( 23 ) 3586ao invicta , lilydale , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 826 ) 5251ao grenda corporation - invicta , lilydale , victoria ; ex ( 126 ) 5251ao invicta , lilydale , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nstudfield invicta services direct to ringwood station leave yarra valley grammar at approximately 3 . 35pm and 3 . 50pm each day ( junior school five minutes earlier ) . students then take the 665 bus to dandenong station . urltoken\nour school is well served by a network of private charters and public bus services from surrounding areas . there are links to both croydon and ringwood railway stations and the school enjoys well - established relationships with the many bus companies that provide services from the areas listed below .\ninvicta raised an amazing \u00a32276 . 10 for sport relief @ sportreliefsch doing military mayhem ! urltoken\nwalker invicta ltd 24 king street , stanford - le - hope , essex . ss17 0hl\nringwood station invicta services operate direct to the school leaving ringwood station at approximately 8 . 15am . return buses leave yarra valley grammar at approximately 3 . 35pm and 3 . 50pm each day .\nex ( 804 ) 3568ao , ex ( 104 ) 3568ao , ex ( 104 ) rbt204 invicta bus service , lilydale , victoria .\nex ( 807 ) 3571ao , ex ( 107 ) 3571ao , ex ( 107 ) rbt207 invicta bus service , lilydale , victoria .\nin july 1987 invicta purchased morse ' s bus service in devonport , tasmania . this was sold in 1990 . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]\nyarra valley grammar offers nine charter bus routes that are run by ventura bus lines .\nex 4486ao , ex 79 , ex ( 91 ) , ex ( 19 ) kus862 grenda coach services livery .\nother services to and from yarra valley grammar all bus services listed below travel to and from yarra valley grammar . the afternoon routes are described in some detail . some morning and afternoon routes vary slightly and it is essential to check exact details with the relevant company . contact details for each bus company are provided .\nthe m & d and east kent bus club has been recording our fleet , and that of our predecssor , maidstone & district motor services , since 1952 .\nwonga park invicta services run via luther college , yarra road , jumping creek road , homestead road , brushy park road , lyons road , exeter road ( terminates ) . the after school bus leaves at 3 . 55pm ( junior school five minutes earlier ) . urltoken\nex croydon bus service pty ltd , t / a invicta united bus services , lilydale , vic ( 55 ) ait 104 - / 82 ; ex keiraville bus service , wollongong m / o 6239 - / 78 ; import ex oldham , uk ( 176 ) obu176f . sold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 871 ; subsequently withdrawn .\nfind out what to do if you leave something on the bus , find something on the bus or are concerned about a suspicious package on the bus .\nmembers and others wishing to post photos and discuss the local bus scene , may wish to register to join the invicta e - group , an independent forum for both current and historical topics .\non 18 june 2018 invicta hosted the annual primary speaks competition . year 5 pupils from local schools joined a team of invicta students to develop the skills needed in the art of public speaking . the standard was very high the eventual winner was lara from loose primary school . urltoken\ninvicta was acquired by the grenda corporation in march 2009 . [ 4 ] it was included in the sale of grenda corporation to ventura bus lines in november 2011 . [ 5 ] [ 6 ]\nex 4487ao , ex ( 4 ) kro220 ex ( 20 ) kro220 southland bus service , vic . southland bus service livery\nex 4480ao , ex ( 11 ) lal023 ex ( 23 ) lal023 southland bus service , vic . southland bus service livery\nthe real schools guide 2018 has invicta grammar school listed as the number 8 school nationally and the number 2 school in kent and medway . @ realschools1 urltoken\nwith the arriva bus app you can find the time of the next bus , the nearest bus stop , how get somewhere . get all the information you need in the palm of your hand .\nex 214ism ( qld ) l . t . d . bus rentals , ashmore , qld via rodd hood bus & coach sales .\nsold to tweed bus service south tweed heads , nsw as ( 49 ) mo 0845 - / 84 ; then to interline ( ingleburn bus services pty ltd ) , macquarie fields , nsw as ( 61 ) m / o 4484 - / 88 ; converted to a motorhome and noted for sale in 2009 .\ntransdev melbourne originally took over the operation of 52 routes spanning melbourne ' s metropolitan area , separated into three groups : 40 eastern routes , nine western routes and three smartbus orbital routes . it also operates 122 school bus services across metropolitan melbourne .\ncongratulations to all of the nominees who attended the annual invicta awards event last night , and to our speakers , former student katie andrews and athlete lina nielson . urltoken\nex ( 58 ) 4750ao peninsula bus lines , seaford , victoria ; ex ( 58 ) 4750ao grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria .\ntassielink transit separated from the invicta group in 2001 . it is wholly owned within the john usher extended family , carrying on a family tradition of coach operation which began in 1947 .\nex ( 102 ) 3656ao ventura bus lines , monbulk , victoria ; ex ( 56 ) 3656ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria .\nat ventura we understand the need for safe and reliable services as such we now feature live tracking for many of our school routes ! for live tracking , timetables or route information please click the link below .\nex ( 212 ) 6054ao grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria .\nthe club also records details of the other main bus company in kent , stagecoach south east , and of all other bus and coach companies in the area .\na group of excited year 5 students attended invicta grammar school to partake in a first aid workshop , which was led by chris hills , a first aid trainer at pulse first aid . @ pulsefirstaid urltoken\n. melbourne : bus & coach society of victoria . 1991 . p . 13 .\nex ( 272 ) 6938ao grenda corporation - grenda bus service , dandenong , victoria .\nex ( 313 ) 2405ao peninsula bus lines , seaford , victoria . ex grenda livery\nex ( 3 ) 3603ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria .\nex ( 11 ) 3611ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria .\nex ( 72 ) 6072ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria .\nex ( 79 ) 6088ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria .\nex ( 91 ) 3691ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria .\nex ( 64 ) 3664ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria .\nex ( 46 ) 0546ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria .\nex belmore - lakemba bus service m / o 5648 - / 73 . withdrawn .\nsold to tweed bus service , west tweed heads - / 88 as ( 44 ) mo 9723 ; then to surfside bus lines , west tweed heads - / 93 .\ntransdev melbourne is an australian bus operator in melbourne operating a fleet of over 500 buses on 45 routes . it commenced operations in august 2013 , taking over all melbourne bus link and national bus company routes , as well three smartbus routes . it operates approximately 30 % of melbourne ' s bus network . it is a subsidiary of transdev australasia .\nif you ' re interested in arriva ' s buses in south east england then you can keep up to date with changes to our vehicles and services by subscribing to one of the enthusiast societies that record all the details each month .\nas well as the monthly ' invicta ' magazine , the club produces publications covering current and historical subjects , holds local meetings where members can get together to see slide shows and talk about the latest developments , runs day tours to places of bus interest and has an extensive range of photographs for sale .\nhover your mouse over the bus symbol to show address and the expected time of arrival .\nex ( 7 ) 4607ao , euv412 grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria .\nex 001gzf ( qld ) coastlands coaches , maroochydore , qld via used bus sales australia .\nex ( 317 ) 4436ao peninsula bus lines , seaford , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 495 ) 4435ao peninsula bus lines , seaford , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nphillip boyle consistently provided a high level of expertise , advice and management of the scheduling process . his strong technical skills and thorough understanding of transport operations were major assets to the provision of the olympic and paralympic games transportation services .\ninvicta held a year 10 careers education day which began with an assembly introducing students to the event and providing them with an outline of what to expect from the careers education and guidance curriculum over the coming years . urltoken\nas at april 2014 the fleet consisted of 97 buses . [ 7 ] invicta ' s buses were painted in a fawn and orange livery that was later superseded by a white , yellow and red livery . it has since adopted the standard white with red and yellow flashes of grenda corporation . no invicta buses were ever painted in ventura ' s blue livery , although new buses were delivered in the later white ventura livery prior to the ptv branding .\nhaving worked with phillip boyle over many years i can say without a doubt he provides industry - leading expertise in the planning , scheduling and operation of public transportation services . his recent work on the advanced transit scheduling manual reinforced this view .\nex ( t317 ) , ex ( 139 ) , ex frw139 , ex fko139 . training bus\nex ( 13 ) 2813ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 14 ) 2814ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 2 ) 2802ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 28 ) 6028ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 29 ) 7329ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 3 ) 2803ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 30 ) 7330ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 4 ) 2804ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 7 ) 2807ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 8 ) 2808ao ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . ex ivanhoe livery .\ncroydon bus service owned by bill wilson commenced in may 1936 between croydon and north croydon . in december 1947 clem usher purchased the business . the business expanded with the purchase of ringwood bus service in may 1952 , a turner in 1968 , adams bus service in january 1979 . [ 1 ]\non 19 june 2018 the year 8 invicta rounders\u2019 team were crowned the maidstone district champions at cornwallis academy after a successful run of form . the team are unbeaten this season and have been very impressive in both batting and fielding . urltoken\nex ( 209 ) 4673ao grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 210 ) 5937ao grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 214 ) 5936ao grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 216 ) 5938ao grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 414 ) 4414ao ventura bus lines , dandenong , victoria ; ex ( 414 ) 4414ao , ex ( 14 ) 4414ao , ex ( 14 ) euv415 peninsula bus lines , seaford , victoria .\nex ( 76 ) mo 8 . 076 ( nt ) darwin bus service , darwin , nt .\nsold to tweed bus service , west tweed heads - / 88 as ( 45 ) mo 0144 ; then to surfside bus lines , west tweed heads - / 93 as ( 526 ) mo 0144 .\narriva buses run in most uk towns and regions . we operate in the north west , north east , yorkshire , wales , the midlands , beds and bucks , herts and essex and kent and surrey . select your region to see what services operate in your area .\nex ( 215 ) 4756ao grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria . ex grenda livery , .\nex ( 471 ) 4471ao b43d , ex ( 71 ) exp226 peninsula bus lines , seaford , victoria .\nex 4485ao , ex ( 27 ) knv427 ex rand , hastings , vic . peninsula bus lines livery .\nex ( 90 ) mo 8 . 090 ( nt ) ab72d darwin bus service , darwin , nt .\nex ( 91 ) mo 8 . 091 ( nt ) ab72d darwin bus service , darwin , nt .\nex ( 9 ) 2809ao , ex ( 9 ) ovb852 ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria .\nex ( 4 ) 7860ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 8 ) 7861ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 9 ) 7872ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria . ex ventura livery .\nin 1997 the company purchased and amalgamated trc travel and tigerline coaches with tasmanian wilderness travel . in 1999 we added the port arthur , west coast , east coast and huon services from hobart coaches . later acquisitions include the service between cressy , longford and launceston ( october 2005 ) .\nthe introduction of new operating contracts in january 2008 has provided the means and incentive to invest in new vehicles , and develop routes and timetables , improving the transport options for the communities we serve . these changes have led to significant and continuing patronage improvement on most of our services .\ncongratulations to jasmine 11i and amelia 11v , both have achieved 100 % attendance for the 5 years that they have been at invicta grammar school . in recognition of this amazing achievement , the girls have been awarded a platinum attendance certificate and @ waterstones gift cards .\nex ( 80 ) 4483ao ( v / line livery ) grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria .\nex ( 2 ) 3602ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria . ex u . s livery\nex ( 12 ) 3612ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria . ex u . s livery\nex ( 69 ) 3669ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria . ex u . s livery\nfive invicta girls and ponies competed at felbridge in showjumping and dressage . all girls did very well but a particular well done to niamh , alice and katie who formed a team in the 60cm grassroots competition and finished in 2nd place , next the grassroots national championships urltoken\non 18 june the invicta over 60\u2019s club met at mote park for a picnic , which culminated in strawberries and cream . the weather held out and was very sunny in the afternoon for lawn games such as boules and croquet . everyone had a great time ! urltoken\nafter school hours \u2013 students should catch national bus 380 to croydon station . buses leave only from croydon station , olinda tourist road or boronia station . ( ring the mt dandenong bus company for more information on 9723 3529 ) . urltoken\nex ( 38 ) ; ex ( 80 ) 4680ao , exp255 grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria .\nex ( 39 ) ; ex ( 86 ) 4686ao , exp260 grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria .\nex ( 1 ) 3601ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria . ex u . s livery .\nex ( 20 ) 3620ao u . s . bus lines , monbulk , victoria . ex u . s livery .\nex ( 22 ) 3622ao , ex ( 22 ) pww377 u . s . bus lines , belgrave , victoria .\nex ( 29 ) 3629ao , ex ( 29 ) nsu544 u . s . bus lines , belgrave , victoria .\nex ( 43 ) 3643ao , ex ( 43 ) ffm798 u . s . bus lines , belgrave , victoria .\nex ( 979 ) 8261ao . displayed at the 2011 australian bus & coach show in sydney . ex ventura livery .\nphillip boyle & associates has supported the development of the smartbus program through the planning and implementation phases . in particular on route 901 and 902 he developed the timetable and worked with the multiple bus operators to create scheduling solutions for implementation . this included not only creating the vehicle runs and crew shifts but also development of information for the systems that support smartbus technologies . in each case implementation went very smoothly and high levels of scheduling efficiency were achieved . phillip\u2019s operational expertise and ability to successfully work with the bus operators involved was critical to the successful implementation of these services .\nex ( 20 ) 8116ao . ordered by ivanhoe bus lines , but delivered after the takeover by ventura . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 6 ) 7954ao . ordered by ivanhoe bus lines , but delivered after the takeover by ventura . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 63 ) 4663ao , ex ( 63 ) qls313 grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 65 ) 4665ao , ex ( 65 ) qls341 grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 423 ) 4423ao , ex ( 23 ) 4423ao , ex ( 23 ) ffm799 peninsula bus lines , seaford , victoria .\nex ( 472 ) 4472ao , ex ( 72 ) 4472ao , ex ( 72 ) pex072 peninsula bus lines , seaford , victoria .\nex ( 5 ) 2805ao , ex ( 5 ) qgg007 ivanhoe bus company , heidelberg west , victoria . . ex ivanhoe livery .\nex ( 491 ) 1651ao ; ex ( 501 ) 1651ao , ex ( 501 ) oby785 national bus company , north fitzroy , victoria .\ntransdev melbourne operate from five depots , with two satellite depots . the eastern network ( former national bus company ) operates out of depots in\nex ( 358 ) 6940ao ventura bus lines , rosebud , victoria ; ex ( 358 ) 6940ao grenda corporation - portsea passenger service , victoria .\nex ( 35 ) 3635ao , ex ( 35 ) pci074 u . s . bus lines , belgrave , victoria . ex u . s livery\na national bus company service ( 380 ) leaves ringwood station and travels to yarra valley grammar . the school stop for both inward and outward trips is the roundabout at the intersection of plymouth and kalinda roads . exact routes and timetables for this service are available from the national bus company . urltoken\nyou can find out more about the history of the maidstone & district and east kent bus companies that gave our club its name by clicking here .\nex ( 34 ) 3634ao , ex ( 34 ) ovb890 u . s . bus lines , belgrave , victoria . ex u . s livery .\nthis is a historic listing of vehicles owned and operated by hadfield ' s bus lines - engadine ( as at 3 / 7 / 89 ) .\ncroydon station a national bus company service ( 380 ) leaves croydon station and travels to yarra valley grammar . the school stop for both inward and outward trips is the roundabout at the intersection of plymouth and kalinda roads . exact routes and timetables for this service are available from the national bus company . urltoken\nex ( 650 ) mo 5410 busways , north coast , nsw ; ex ( 190 ) mo 5410 king brothers bus group , north coast , nsw .\nfind out about the fascinating past of your local bus company . you may be surprised to find just how long we\u2019ve been a part of your local community .\nsold to branxton bus service as mo 9501 ; then to macquarie towns coach lines , windsor as m / o 7520 ; then to jones bros bus company , lithgow as mo 9498 via auction 15 / 3 / 88 ; then to mersey , devenport , tas as dh 9192 ; and for sale by 1 / 00 .\nthe m & d and east kent bus club was formed in 1952 and aims to bring together those interested in the road passenger transport of kent and east sussex .\narriva uk bus is part of the arriva group , which is owned by deutsche bahn . find out more about the arriva group and how we fit into it .\nex 4625ao , ex ( 25 ) 4625ao , aoq951 grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , vic . - ex volvo and / or volgren demonstrator unit . grenda livery\nex ( 30 ) 3630ao u . s . bus lines , belgrave , victoria ; ex ( 112 ) 0112ac , ex qls310 australian coach travel , highett , victoria .\nex ( 31 ) 3631ao u . s . bus lines , belgrave , victoria ; ex ( 114 ) 0114ac , ex qls311 australian coach travel , highett , victoria .\nex ( 32 ) ; ex tv2420 ( nsw ) king brothers bus group , north coast , nsw ; ex tv2420 ( nsw ) great lakes coaches , heatherbrae , nsw .\nour modern buses are fitted with all the latest gadgets required to ensure a safe , smooth and comfortable trip . with multiple buses to choose from there is a bus for every price and any occasion .\nex ( 479 ) 4659ao , ( 79 ) 4659ao , ( 79 ) ocu059 portsea passenger service , rosebud , victoria ; ex ( 59 ) ocu059 grenda ' s bus service , dandenong , victoria .\npurchasing bus tickets or topping - up your m - ticket account is now easier than ever - do it at your local shops next time you drop in for milk or to pick up a paper .\nmount dandenong mt dandenong bus via luther college , maroondah highway , croydon road , lincoln road , dorset road , mt dandenong road to montrose roundabout . buses connect to ferny creek via mt dandenong tourist road .\nex ( 331 ) 5611ao ventura bus lines , rosebud , victoria ; ex ( 331 ) 5611ao grenda corporation - portsea passenger service , rosebud , victoria ; ex ( 220 ) vv38fc britz tours , australia .\nsold to lyrebird coaches , milton as mo 9282 ; the to kellam ' s bus service , ulladulla as mo 9282 ; reseated from to rb57f ; then rereg 3873 mo ; de - reg 17 / 2 / 10 .\nsold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 7265 and later adopted the southtrans name and fleet number ( 65 ) ; then sold to road runner tours ( r warry ) , wangi wangi as m / o 7265 by 2 / 93 , then with runs to toronto bus service pty ltd t / a morisset bus service , morisset as m / o 7265 - withdrawn early - 2003 & sold for a motorhome by the end of 2003 .\nthis service commences at aquarena on williamsons road and operates via george street , doncaster road , tunstall square , mitcham road to harrison street , mitcham then direct to yarra valley grammar . the after school bus leaves from 3 . 40 pm ( junior school five minutes earlier ) .\nsold to shoalhaven heads bus service ( mj & ja forde ) , nowra as mo 0329 ; then to mcdonald , armidale as mo 2187 - / 94 ; then to mccosker ' s , inverell as ( 1 ) mo 2187 and renumbered 1351 mo by - / 09 .\nthis service commences in andersons creek road at the corner of landscape drive and operates via heidelberg - warrandyte road , yarra street and ringwood - warrandyte road arriving at yarra valley grammar at 8 . 15am . the after school bus leaves from 3 . 40 pm ( junior school five minutes earlier ) .\nyou can buy a selection of tickets on your arriva bus , from single tickets , to weekly saver . please try to remember to have the correct far as the drivers may not always have change and then all you need to do is find a seat , sit back and enjoy your journey .\nthis service commences at king street and blackburn road and operates via king street , lynwood parade , high street , james street , james street shops , foote street , reynolds road , park road and knees road to yarra valley grammar . the after school bus leaves from 3 . 40pm ( junior school five minutes earlier ) .\nsold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 7469 and later adopted the southtrans name and fleet number ( 83 ) ; sold to rover motors pty ltd , cessnock as ( 1 ) mo 4383 by 7 / 93 ; then to ap & jp king , king bros bus service kempsey pty ltd as ( 248 ) mo 4383 3 / 03 ; then to busways north coast pty ltd , kempsey as ( 629 ) mo 4383 3 / 10 / 03 ; renumbered 5566 mo 1 / 09 ; then sold to kurnell bus lines ( nsw ) p / l ( skennar ' s ) as 5566 mo 1 / 09 .\nsold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 789 and later adopted the southtrans name and fleet number ( 85 ) ; sold to rover motors pty ltd , cessnock ( 3 ) mo 0090 by 10 / 94 , rereg m / o 0090 , and then to ap & jp king , king bros bus service kempsey pty ltd as ( 174 ) m / o 0090 3 / 03 ; resold with business to busways north coast pty ltd , kempsey as ( 628 ) m / o 0090 3 / 10 / 03 and renumbered 5565 mo 1 / 09 ; resold to collins bus service ( allen collins ) , wauchope as 5565 mo 1 / 09 .\nsold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 7526 and later adopted the southtrans name and fleet number ( 84 ) ; sold to rover motors pty ltd , cessnock as ( 12 ) mo 5705 by 7 / 93 ; then to ap & jp king , king bros bus service kempsey pty ltd as ( 242 ) mo 5705 3 / 03 ; then to busways north coast pty ltd , kempsey as ( 630 ) 5705 mo 3 / 10 / 03 ; renumbered 5567 mo 1 / 09 ; then to kurnell bus lines ( nsw ) p / l ( skennar ' s ) as 5567 mo 1 / 09 ; de - registered and stored by 1 / 12 .\nex calabro , bonnyrigg ( unused ) ; ex pier one courtesy bus , sydney m / o 655 ; ex urban transit authority ( 3740 ) . sold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 7906 ; then sold for a mobile home , palm beach as rfx 444 ; then to qld as 290 bbx .\nthis service commences at 36 kangaroo ground / warrandyte road and operates via graham road kangaroo ground , main road eltham , research warrandyte road , warranwood road and kalinda road , arriving at yarra valley grammar at approximately 8 . 10am . the after school bus leaves from 3 . 40pm ( junior school five minutes earlier ) . the pm route travels the same roads but in an alternate sequence .\nthis service commences in high street , just west of gallaghers road , glen waverley and operates via glen waverley train station , springvale road , hawthorn road , terrara road , canterbury road , heatherdale road , deep creek road , loughnan road , warrandyte road and wonga road arriving at yarra valley grammar at 8 . 06am . the after school bus leaves from 3 . 40pm ( junior school five minutes earlier ) .\nex urban transit authority ( 1520 ) . sold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 7136 and later adopted the southtrans name and fleet number ( 15 ) ; then to westlink , regents park as m / o 7136 6 / 90 then re - reg m / o 8186 ; then to crossley bus lines , chester hill as m / o 8186 .\nsold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 4267 and later adopted the southtrans name and fleet number ( 26 ) ; then to thompson , strathpine , qld as ( 53 ) 053 gjt , then ( 33 ) 033 gjt and resold to red & white bus service , sandgate , qld as ( 6 ) 839 htq ; then re - sold for a motorhome .\nex urban transit authority ( 3999 ) . sold to deanes coaches ( south ) pty ltd 3 / 7 / 89 as m / o 7272 and later adopted the southtrans name and fleet number ( 11 ) ; then on - sold to westlink , regents park as m / o 7272 6 / 90 ; and with runs to crossley bus lines as m / o 7272 ; then resold to green ' s northern coaches , thirroul as m / o 7272 and later scrapped .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nin 1989 we started developing both the product and the marketing direction of the company . the company \u201ctasmanian wilderness travel\u201d became a well - recognised operator in the tasmanian nature based tourism area , with an influence far greater than its size would indicate .\nin 1997 tasmanian wilderness travel was the very proud recipient of three awards at the tasmanian tourism awards . in 1998 we repeated our success in the awards . in 1999 twt was inducted into the hall of fame , having won awards for three years in succession . in 2000 and 2001 tasmanian tours and travel won another award . further awards were added to this impressive list in 2003 and 2004 . we won again in 2005 , and again have been inducted into the hall of fame .\n\u00a9 2010 tasmanian tours & travels ( fleet ) pty ltd . all rights reserved\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nknox city council acknowledges the traditional custodians of the city of knox , the wurundjeri and bunurong people of the kulin nation .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\nchanges won ' t be saved until you sign up for an enhanced profile subscription .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nget this page going by posting a review . it only takes a second , and your review is anonymous .\nglassdoor has millions of jobs plus salary information , company reviews , and interview questions from people on the inside making it easy to find a job that\u2019s right for you .\na major component of the survey was the collection of data about passenger transfers between buses and trains , which we completed for every trip . the matrix provided to ptv was used to support transport planning .\nphillip boyle & associates conducted a follow - up survey ( post - implementation ) to assess changes to patronage and passenger connections .\nthe high number of transfers between buses and trains made tracking difficult and it was essential to provide ptv with accurate and comprehensive data about transfers as it would underpin future network planning .\nthe process of managing survey staff and getting them to remote locations and schools was also challenging .\nphillip boyle & associates provided outstanding expertise in assisting sydney ferries with development of its successful operating bid , driving the development of a range of \u201coutside the box\u201d options aimed at improving service quality and increasing efficiency levels . phillip boyle\u2019s combination of technical operations capabilities and commercial experience provided sydney ferries with significant benefits during this process .\na highly successful implementation has been achieved , complete with substantial network changes and a complete rewriting of all operating timetables . during the scheduling process phillip boyle & associates worked closely with both translink and ourselves to achieve the best possible outcomes . as a result the operation has been made simpler and substantially more robust . implementation was helped significantly by phillip boyle\u2019s operational planning and scheduling expertise .\nphillip boyle provided scheduling support for brisbane transport over several projects spanning almost ten years . the range of projects he has assisted with cover the scheduling , planning and human resources disciplines . in that time he has demonstrated high levels of scheduling , planning and operations expertise . i look forward to working with phillip boyle & associates in the future and would highly recommend them to an organisation looking for planning , operations or scheduling expertise .\nunit 3 , 1014 doncaster road doncaster east vic . 3109 t : + 61 ( 0 ) 3 8679 6940 m : + 61 ( 0 ) 409 144 513 f : + 61 ( 0 ) 3 9923 6379 e : info @ urltoken\nwith 32 million customers , ventura carries more than five times the victorian population every year .\ndue to cdc being involved in industrial action tomorrow , tuesday 10th july , the following trips from caulfield on route 900 will run , as they are operated by ventura - 06 : 00 , 06 : 32 , 07 : 23 , 07 : 43 , 08 : 03 , 08 : 13 , 08 : 23 , 08 : 33 , 09 : 31 , 09 : 46 , 10 : 16 , 10 : 31 , 11 : 31 , 11 : 46 , 12 : 16 , 12 : 31 , 13 : 29 , 13 : 43 , 14 : 12 , 14 : 27 , 15 : 29 , 15 : 39 , 15 : 49 , 16 : 09 , 16 : 18 , 16 : 29 , 17 : 19 , 17 : 49 , 17 : 59 , 18 : 09 , 18 : 30 , 18 : 40 , 18 : 50 , 19 : 22 , 19 : 55 , 20 : 10 , 21 : 15 , 21 : 50 , 23 : 17 , 23 : 47 .\ndue to cdc being involved in industrial action tomorrow , tuesday 10th july , the following trips from stud park shopping centre on route 900 will run , as they are operated by ventura - 05 : 05 , 05 : 36 , 06 : 27 , 06 : 49 , 07 : 00 , 07 : 10 , 07 : 20 , 07 : 30 , 08 : 22 , 08 : 42 , 09 : 16 , 09 : 31 , 10 : 31 , 10 : 46 , 11 : 16 , 11 : 31 , 12 : 31 , 12 : 46 , 13 : 16 , 13 : 31 , 14 : 31 , 14 : 47 , 15 : 11 , 15 : 21 , 15 : 31 , 16 : 11 , 16 : 41 , 16 : 51 , 17 : 01 , 17 : 21 , 17 : 31 , 17 : 41 , 18 : 31 , 19 : 01 , 19 : 11 , 19 : 42 , 20 : 26 , 20 : 57 , 22 : 27 , 22 : 57 .\nfrom monday 16 july 2018 , the 2 : 19pm trip from box hill to southland will now depart box hill at 2 : 26pm , and arrive at southland at 3 : 43pm .\nare you interested in sampling some of the finest food and quality wines that australia has to offer ? well your in luck ! the melbourne food and wine festival will be returning .\ncongratulations sophie 7v who took part in a weightlifting competition @ pegasusgymclub in june . it was the first time she had competed , it was all about technique and sophie managed to score 40 out of 52 and she was awarded her certificate by commonwealth gymnast courtney tulley urltoken\nwell done to lauren 7s who competed at the same competition as amber . she performed two solo dances with a routine , canasta and then a duo with her friend rosie doing a collegiate and olympic foxtrot . lauren didn\u2019t place in her solo event but came 2nd in her duo . congratulations ! urltoken\ncongratulations to amber 8n who belongs to kent artistic roller dance club kardc . their annual roller dance competition on 1 july 2018 and amber danced in a team event with 3 other girls called kent little mix . kent little mix were placed 1st ! ! urltoken\nwell done to hannah 7s who competed in the @ bewlwater aquathon 1 july 2018 , having to swim 250m in the reservoir before completing a 2km run . she led from the start and was the first girl in her age group to finish as well as the first finisher overall in the 11 - 12 year group . urltoken\nthe theme of the week : be knowledgeable about the arts and media . assemblies and tutor time will be based on the theme .\nafter a gruelling selection progress we are delighted to announce that maddie in 7a has been selected to join the squad for the kent schools\u2019 u14 girls football team ! well done maddie . urltoken\nour new year 7 have had a great taster day today , making new friends and experiencing lessons here , whilst finding their way around . we look forward to welcoming them back in september . urltoken\nyear 9 art and photography students are using their thinking skills to spark ideas for their exciting new project . they are enthusiastic about their mini summer sketchbooks to research and explore before returning as year 10 to experiment and refine their creative ideas further . urltoken\nwell done to year 10 student daisy who has been selected by gchq to be part of their elite cyber security team in a workshop in the summer . urltoken\nyear 11 students celebrated the end of the exam season at the barnyard in upchurch . the prom committee spent months meticulously planning a truly special evening for the year group and all their hard work paid off on the night ! the girls looked very elegant in their gowns . urltoken\nwell done alex in 12g and joelle in 12n who took part in a triathlon on 23 june to raise money for haematology cancer care . they raised over \u00a3600 and came 2nd and 3rd for their age group , it was their first triathlon ! it was at leeds castle , a 750m swim , 29km cycle and a 5km run . urltoken\ncongratulations to isabel in 7t who competed in the kent advanced floor and vault championships on sunday , 24 june 2018 placing 5th . well done isabel . urltoken\ni feel most free when\u2026 by 9i no one telling me what to do , say , think or act , the moment where your life becomes a slow - motion scene \u2013 the character\u2019s sudden revelation that life\u2019s too short , you\u2019ve got to be happy . # nationalwritingday # writeaway urltoken\nthe theme of the week : reflect upon science and technology . assemblies and tutor time will be based on the theme and there will be various stem activities taking place .\ni feel most free when\u2026 by 8i - i feel most free when away from civilisation . i feel most free when i\u2019m united with my family , # nationalwritingday # writeaway\ni feel most free when\u2026 by 8i - i feel most free when i run and skip in an open land of grass . i feel most free when i see the stars in the sky and the phases of the moon , i feel most free when i close my eyes , i feel most free in my deepest dreams ;\napplications are now open for young persons travel pass 2018 / 19 . it is very important you apply on or before friday , 13 july 2018 to ensure the passes arrive in time for the start of term in september 2018 . urltoken urltoken\nstudents from year 9 and 10 aspire group recently attended oxford and cambridge universities . both visits were very inspiring for the students . in oxford the group were the hosts of st hugh\u2019s college and in cambridge , were hosted by queen\u2019s college . urltoken\nfrom the english department for national writing day : \u201cthat\u2019s when i feel most free . the black ink on the pages twists and turns , loops and curls , unfurling to open to\u2026a day in paris , the promise of your dreams becoming a reality . \u201d # nationalwritingday # writeaway\ncongratulations to isabelle in 8n and jessica in 7v who recently competed in the women\u2019s artistic gymnastics kent twin piece competition held in gravesend . urltoken\nwell done to amber in 9i who has been asked to take part in the mall and horse guards parade with the royal air force in london on tuesday , 10 july 2018 to celebrate 100 years of the royal air force .\nthe theme of the week : be inquiring about internationalism , religion and culture . assemblies and tutor time will be based on the theme .\nby train there are three train stations in maidstone , check the national rail website for up to date train times .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - to - date ? we have created a browser extension .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\nof perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .\ngrenda announcement 18 / 11 / 2011 archived 2 may 2013 at the wayback machine . grenda corporation 18 november 2011\nthis page was last edited on 12 april 2017 , at 11 : 37 .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\nyoung person ' s travel pass , po box 441 , aylesford , me6 9hj .\nthe club caters for all those interested in the vehicles and general operations of arriva , stagecoach , and other operators in most of kent and neighbouring parts of east sussex ( including hastings and bexhill ) .\nclick here to view circular number c . 66 issued may 2018 regarding your personal information .\n- changes to maidstone park and ride : pay to park , and concessionary passes no longer valid .\n- more details on the june changes at stagecoach - the finer implications start to become clear .\n- kings ferry start operation on the ouibus network ; five coaches set to appear in their colours .\nyarra valley grammar is located in ringwood , in the eastern suburbs of melbourne , australia .\nthe school is a single - campus , co - educational independent school set on 29 hectares of grounds overlooking the yarra valley and picturesque dandenong ranges .\nthis service commences at ferntree gully station then operates via boronia road , scoresby road , burwood highway to knox city sc , stud road , wantirna road , canterbury road , great ryrie street , bedford road , dublin road to yarra valley grammar . click here for further details\n/ about - yarra / img / george - woord - performing - header . jpg\n/ curriculum - and - programs / img / curriculum - programs - header . jpg\n/ curriculum - and - programs / img / digital - learning - header . jpg\n/ about - yarra / img / early - learning - centre - header . jpg\n/ curriculum - and - programs / img / elc - 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cardinia transit , pakenham , victoria .\nex ( 4 ) 2404ao , ooz292 frankston passenger service , frankston , victoria .\nex 2407ao , ex ( 7 ) 2407ao , frm489 ( or 849 ? ) , crv457 frankston passenger service , frankston , vic . frankston passenger service livery .\nex ( 10 ) 2410ao , pww304 frankston passenger service , frankston , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 12 ) 2412ao , qzf110 frankston passenger service , frankston , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 2 ) 0171ao , ple035 blue ridge coaches , rosebud , victoria ; ex start , tyabb , victoria .\nex ( 7 ) 2177ao blue ridge coaches , rosebud , victoria ; ex 0405so old tyabb coaches , tyabb , victoria .\nex ( 456 ) 4456ao b47d , ex ( 56 ) nhm387 portsea passenger service , rosebud , victoria .\nex ( 461 ) 4461ao b47d , ex ( 61 ) nhm395 grenda corporation - portsea passenger service , rosebud , victoria .\nex ( 518 ) 4518ao b45d , ex ( 18 ) , ex ffm718 .\nex ( 565 ) 4565ao , ex ( 65 ) epc965 moorabbin transit , moorabbin , victoria .\nex ( 585 ) 4553ao moorabbin transit , moorabin , victoria . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 605 ) 0676ao ; ex ( 24 ) 0676ao , ex ( 24 ) plq 024 nuline charter / bayside coaches , moorabbin , victoria .\nex ( 27 ) 1227ao nuline charter / bayside coaches , moorabbin , victoria .\nex ( 767 ) xgr837 , ex ( 767 ) 6867ao , ex ( 67 ) 6867ao . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 85 ) 3555ao , ex ( 85 ) prl588 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 87 ) 3557ao , ex ( 87 ) prl590 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 89 ) 3559ao , ex ( 89 ) qgg014 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 90 ) 3560ao , ex ( 90 ) qgg024 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 91 ) 3561ao , ( 91 ) qgg025 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 92 ) 3562ao , ex ( 92 ) qls333 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 93 ) 3563ao , ex ( 93 ) qls347 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 94 ) 3515ao , ex ( 94 ) qsg157 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 95 ) 3507ao , ex ( 95 ) qsg158 . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 116 ) 3579ao , ex ( 116 ) ooz295 ; ex ( stock ) scania , australia .\nex ( 118 ) 3581ao , ex ( 118 ) ooz293 ; ex ( stock ) scania , australia .\nex ( 148 ) , ex phl148 , ex pci010 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 001 ) upr852 grenda corporation , dandenong - scania demo . ex grenda livery .\nex ( 156 ) . ex melbourne city tourist shuttle livery . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 157 ) . transferred to national and then back . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 979 ) 979err ( qld ) ab74d brisbane transport , brisbane , qld .\nex ( 112 ) 2665ao , ex ( 335 ) 2665ao , ex esj149 ; ex ( 35 ) esj149 mount dandenong passenger service , croydon , victoria .\nex ( 105 ) 2689ao , ex ( 304 ) , ex ( 204 ) , ex ooz284 .\nex ( 104 ) 2687ao , ex ( 302 ) 2687ao , ex ( 202 ) 2687ao , ex ( 202 ) vc0202 .\nex ( 107 ) 2660ao , ex ( 328 ) 2660ao , ex pzz957 ; ex ( 28 ) pzz957 mount dandenong passenger service , croydon , victoria .\nex ( 114 ) 2676ao , ex ( 350 ) 2676ao , ex ffm774 ; ex ( 50 ) ffm774 mount dandenong passenger service , croydon , victoria .\nex ( 804 ) 2522ao , ex ( 22 ) 2522ao , ex ( 22 ) nzr022 , ex ( 22 ) nsu595 .\nex ( 807 ) 2539ao , ex ( 39 ) 2539ao , ex ( 39 ) ogc039 .\nex ( 808 ) 2586ao , ex ( 86 ) 2586ao , ex ( 86 ) oiq086 .\nex ( 811 ) 2546ao , ex ( 46 ) 2546ao , ex ( 46 ) oiq046 .\nex ( 815 ) 2618ao , ex ( 118 ) 2618ao , ex ( 118 ) oqk118 , ex ( 118 ) ohc460 .\nex ( 818 ) 2649ao , ex ( 149 ) 2649ao , ex ( 149 ) phl149 , ex ( 149 ) pci017 .\nex ( 822 ) 2513ao , ex ( 13 ) 2513ao , ex ( 13 ) phl013 , ex ( 13 ) ooz345 .\nex ( 823 ) 2681ao , ex ( 357 ) 2681ao , ex ovb881 ; ex ( 57 ) ovb881 mount dandenong passenger service , croydon , victoria .\nex ( 824 ) 2682ao , ex ( 358 ) 2682ao , ex ovb896 ; ex ( 58 ) ovb896 mount dandenong passenger service , croydon , victoria .\nex ( 825 ) 2683ao , ex ( 359 ) 2683ao , ex pci076 ; ex ( 59 ) pci076 mount dandenong passenger service , croydon , victoria . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 826 ) 2684ao , ex ( 360 ) 2684ao , ex pci078 ; ex ( 60 ) pci078 mount dandenong passenger service , croydon , victoria . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 827 ) 2508ao , ex ( 8 ) 2508ao , ex ( 8 ) pww308 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 828 ) 2535ao , ex ( 35 ) 2535ao , ex ( 35 ) pww335 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 829 ) 2514ao , ex ( 14 ) 2514ao , ex ( 14 ) pww314 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 830 ) 2518ao , ex ( 18 ) 2518ao , ex ( 18 ) pww318 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 831 ) 2506ao , ex ( 6 ) 2506ao , ex ( 6 ) plu006 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 832 ) 2652ao , ex ( 152 ) 2652ao , ex ( 152 ) plu152 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 833 ) 2667ao , ex ( 337 ) 2667ao , ex ( 337 ) pzz943 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 834 ) 2668ao , ex ( 338 ) 2668ao , ex ( 338 ) pzz944 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 835 ) 2523ao , ex ( 23 ) 2523ao , ex ( 23 ) qgg023 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 836 ) 2540ao , ex ( 40 ) 2540ao , ex ( 40 ) qgg040 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 837 ) 2542ao , ex ( 42 ) 2542ao , ex ( 42 ) qgg042 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 838 ) 2563ao , ex ( 63 ) 2563ao , ex ( 63 ) qgg063 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 839 ) 2632ao , ex ( 132 ) 2632ao , ex ( 132 ) qls332 . ex aoa denoting ethanol fuelled , special livery with leaves and frogs .\nex ( 840 ) 2645ao , ex ( 145 ) 2645ao , ex ( 145 ) qgg045 . ex ventura livery .\nex ( 841 ) 2646ao , ex ( 146 ) 2646ao , ex ( 146 ) qls346 . ex aoa ethanol fuelled , special livery with leaves and frogs .\nex ( 842 ) 2673ao , ex ( 339 ) 2673ao , ex ( 339 ) qzf143 . ex ventura livery ."]}
{"id": 53944, "summary": [{"text": "billguard is a personal finance security and productivity company .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "its mobile and website application scans credit card and debit card transactions , alerting users to possible scams , billing errors , fraudulent charges and hidden fees .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "as of october 2014 , billguard reports it has flagged over $ 60 million of suspect charges on behalf of its users , drawing from over $ 1 billion of monitored transactions .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "in september 2015 , billguard was acquired by prosper marketplace .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "billguard was named \" one of the top online banking innovations of all time \" by marketconsensus .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "and a \u201c top 10 tech company \u201d by american banker .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "billguard is also ranked as the \" top 2015 most powerful financial protection app \" by advisoryhq news . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "billguard", "paragraphs": ["billguard on abc news 7 in san franciscoget the billguard app : android - urltoken ipho . . .\nbillguard vs . mint : mint is not a financial protection app . billguard ( prosper daily ) is .\nbillguard on cnbc ' s power pitchget the billguard app : android - urltoken iphone - http . . .\nbillguard on the today showjanuary 8 , 2015 get the billguard app : android - urltoken i . . .\nin his first visit to israel after buying billguard , prosper ceo aaron vermut says billguard staff wi . . .\nmint vs . billguard : mint is not designed to be an id protection app . billguard ( prosper daily ) is .\nbillguard ' s founder , raphael ouzan , currently has an approval rating of 61 % . billguard ' s primary competitors are\nmint vs . billguard : billguard ( prosper daily ) is a personal finance security company , while mint is a personal finance company .\nto satisfy some of these questions about the billguard app , particularly when considering billguard vs . mint , we began by reviewing as much informational content as we could find on billguard ( prosper daily ) .\nmint vs . billguard : mint is designed to be an all - inclusive personal finance app . billguard ( prosper daily ) is not .\nbillguard - billguard was a personal finance analytics app that empowered consumers to control , protect and do more with their money . | startup ranking\nowler has collected 15 screenshots of billguard ' s website since oct 2012 . the latest billguard website design screenshot was captured in aug 2017 .\ndespite the high levels of security that billguard reviews applaud the billguard app for , there is no personal finance software that is 100 % safe .\na billguard review in forbes magazine reports that , in four years , billguard ' s expense tracking software helped identify over $ 70 million in unauthorized charges .\nbillguard vs . mint : mint is not designed to alert you whenever there are suspicious activities on your credit card . billguard ( prosper daily ) is .\nbillguard currently has 32 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 billguard had 2 , 198 followers . that ' s a 98 percent decrease in 4 years\nsince billguard was founded in 2009 , it has participated in 3 rounds of funding . in total billguard has raised $ 16 . 9m . billguard ' s last funding round was on sep 2014 for a total of $ 3 . 9m\nbillguard currently has 4 , 908 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 billguard had 1 , 934 fans . that ' s a 153 percent increase in 1year\nbillguard is a personal finance security platform that enables users to track and monitor their spending across credit and debit card transactions . billguard ' s headquarters is in san francisco , california . raphael ouzan is the founder of billguard . billguard ' s latest funding round was a crowdfunding for $ 3 . 9m on sep 2014 . billguard ' s main competitors are mint software , personal capital and credit karma . as of december 2014 , billguard has 4 . 9k fans on facebook and 32 followers on twitter .\nhelp ! i can ' t add my account . billguard faq & support center : http : / / help . billguard . com . get the billg . . .\ncredit karma is billguard ' s # 3 rival . credit karma is headquartered in san francisco , california , and was founded in 2007 . like billguard , credit karma also competes in the internet software industry . credit karma generates 228 % the revenue of billguard .\nbillguard started as a piece of financial planning software to offer expense tracking and credit monitoring services . in 2015 , billguard announced that it would soon be acquired by prosper marketplace .\nwith the acquisition of billguard and the rebranding of billguard app , prosper marketplace is making huge waves . the prosper daily app is the first of its kind for prosper marketplace .\nas the billguard app has merged to become the prosper daily app , there seems to be one important change . in the past , billguard was a free expense tracking app .\n( prosper daily ) billguard vs . mint | 2017 comparison | budget software reviews & competition\n, billguard is starting to go truly global with its first launch outside of north america .\nyes , from today , consumers in the uk , australia and new zealand can use billguard too . if you\u2019re new to billguard , here\u2019s a quick recap of how it works .\nfor its part , billguard seems nothing short of ecstatic to become a part of prosper .\nour core mission is to use data to save people money . \u2014 billguard ceo yaron samid\nbillguard is a crowdsourced intelligence platform that actively tracks spending and generates grey charge alerts by listening to what millions of people are saying about credit and debit card charges nationwide . billguard users sh\nthe deal is mostly in cash , with some stock included as retention incentives for billguard\u2019s staff .\nbillguard posted a video\nhelp ! i can ' t add my account .\non youtube\nenter billguard , who forevermore shall be known as the fairy godmother of personal finance . billguard watches over you , warns you of trouble , and gently encourages you to make the right choices .\n( prosper daily ) billguard vs . mint | 2017 comparison | budget software reviews & competition \u2013 advisoryhq\nin 2016 , billguard was advisoryhq ' s highest ranked \u201cmost powerful financial protection and monitoring app of the year . \u201d this isn ' t surprising , since billguard has been a superior personal finance software .\nbillguard , a personal finance analytics application and a subsidiary of prosper marketplace , on tuesd . . .\nbillguard and experian unveil partnership for identity protection at money2020 , 2014on november 4 , ex . . .\nin other words , all problematic charges or complaints go into the billguard server and every user who has an account at billguard gets an update about the problem if it is relevant to the user\u2019s purchasing history .\nbillguard reviews show that the billguard app is an easy - to - use monitoring app that provides a tremendous amount of value by helping you to quickly detect and minimize fraudulent transactions on your credit or debit cards .\n( the paypers ) marketplace lender prosper has acquired personal finance app billguard for usd 30 milli . . .\nback in september we announced that billguard would be acquired by prosper marketplace . if the courts . . .\nwhile billguard has certainly seen its own success , the billguard app has recently been acquired and rebranded as the prosper daily app . as a part of prosper marketplace , how will it compete with leading financial planning software like\nbecause the merger is still new , there are plenty of people who are asking questions about the billguard app and looking for billguard reviews , without knowing that this personal finance software is now a part of prosper daily .\nwhile the billguard app has been rebranded with the merger , the functionality remains the same : as prosper daily , the billguard app continues to offer budget software , expense tracking , credit monitoring , and alerts for potential fraud .\nover all , according to prosper , billguard customers on average use the service two to three times a week .\nbillguard was a personal finance analytics app that empowered consumers to control , protect and do more with their money .\nnote : billguard is currently only available for ios , but plans are in the works for an android version .\nwe reviewed what consumers were saying about the billguard app on major review and download platforms like itunes and google play .\nin essence , billguard ( prosper daily ) is designed to protect and alert , while mint is designed to manage .\nstill , if you\u2019re at all wary of handing your bank details over , you\u2019re best not using billguard at all .\nbillguard is a service for tracking your spending and monitoring your credit , and an android app is a . . .\nas prosper daily , we couldn ' t find any specific information on the app ' s security features . it ' s safe to assume that the billguard app would retain its original security , which is what we will be using in this billguard review . based on previous data , the billguard app ( prosper daily app ) is certainly safe to use .\npersonal capital is billguard ' s # 2 competitor . personal capital was founded in 2009 , and its headquarters is in san carlos , california . personal capital competes in the application software industry . personal capital has 172 more employees than billguard .\nwhile the billguard app ( prosper daily app ) offers both free and paid versions , the mint app is completely free .\nchoosing between the prosper daily app ( billguard app ) or the mint app will inevitably come down to personal financial goals .\nyou can download billguard for ios and android now , in the us , canada , uk , australia and new zealand .\nthe prosper daily app will offer billguard\u2019s budgeting and spending tracking services , alerts for potential fraudulent charges , and credit monitoring .\nbillguard has employees and is the last highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 894 .\nsan francisco - - ( business wire ) - - billguard , a personal finance analytics application and a subsidiary . . .\nbillguard is one of the best ways for you to track your spending costs , and protect your cards from fraud and errors .\nintegrating billguard into a bank ' s online and mobile banking is as easy as adding a snippet of javascript , samid adds .\nback in september , peer - to - peer ( p2p ) lending platfrom prosper marketplace acquired billguard , a crow . . .\nall joking aside , billguard truly is groundbreaking . the company has been around for the past few years , but for those who aren\u2019t familiar , billguard is essentially antivirus for bills . basically , the app scans a user\u2019s credit and debit card statements daily looking for erroneous or deceptive charges . if any erroneous charges are found , the user is notified and billguard helps get their money back . billguard uses crowd - sourced big data analytics to acquire collective knowledge about millions of consumer\u2019s billing complaints to merchants and their banks .\nmint software is seen as one of billguard ' s top competitors . mint software was founded in mountain view , california } in 2006 . mint software is in the internet software industry . compared to billguard , mint software generates $ 1 . 7m more revenue .\neven if you don\u2019t recognize a charge on your statement , you can easily get details through billguard ' s community - edited information .\nas such , when comparing billguard vs . mint , we will really be talking about the prosper daily app vs . the mint app .\nthe billguard app ( prosper daily app ) provides real - time displays of your credit / debit card charges as soon as they occur .\nbillguard ( prosper daily ) makes it very easy for you to verify a charge or flag new charges on your credit and debit cards .\nadditionally , once your card is on file , billguard will scan that account daily and email you if it finds any questionable charges . you can also set up notifications to have billguard email you about suspicious charges , new recurring payments and data breaches that might affect your accounts .\nbillguard ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 189 . 9m .\nas with the u . s . version , billguard remains free to use in these new countries , too . in a past life billguard charged a subscription fee for multiple card tracking , but now it ' s totally free and totally unlimited . if you ' re not familiar , billguard links to your card accounts on a read - only basis to pull in your transaction history and has some pretty significant backing .\nbillguard had put out feelers that it was interested in potentially selling itself , prompting mr . vermut and his team to move quickly . helping them was itzik cohen , prosper\u2019s chief business officer , who is also a former israeli pro basketball player well - known to billguard\u2019s israeli founders .\nsince its inception in 2010 , the billguard app has been a trusted piece of expense tracking software , acquiring over 1 . 3 million users .\nstill , billguard is adding employees in dribs and drabs \u2014 currently hiring two sales folks in rented office space in manhattan ' s columbus circle .\nbillguard helps you detect unwanted , inaccurate or fraudulent charges on your credit card statements , and stay on top of your finances . if you aren\u2019t already in the habit of reviewing your credit card transactions one - by - one at least once a month , billguard might help you save money .\nmerging two companies takes time , and it may be another year until consumers recognize the billguard budget software as synonymous with prosper daily personal finance software .\nbillguard utilizes bank - level aes 256 - bit encryption and all data processing is performed on isolated servers that have no direct access to the internet .\nas of last month , billguard also issues personalized data - breach alerts , that automatically inform you when a business you\u2019ve shopped at has been breached .\nwith employees on two continents and software that ties together merchants and consumers , billguard is trying to solve one big problem \u2014 shady credit card charges .\n< a href =\nurltoken\n> billguard < / a > has come a long way in a short time . the company launched its s\nclick here to download the complete report , or for a quick overview of the findings and billguard ' s solution an infographic can be viewed here .\nif you want to have the highest levels of protection for your identity and credit card activity , you will want to consider prosper daily ( billguard ) .\nyet to date , billguard has not announced any bank customers . and samid says he can ' t even discuss how many it ' s talking to .\nthe deal for the five - year - old billguard came together in about six weeks , aaron vermut , prosper\u2019s chief executive , said in an interview .\nultimately , the billguard app ( prosper daily app ) is focused less on budgeting , and more so on protecting your financial activity and shielding against identity theft .\nin the uk , billguard supports all the major banks except barclays and hsbc , while in australia and new zealand , we\u2019re assured all major banks are supported .\nfinally , while billguard was once a subscription - based product , you\u2019ll be pleased to know that as of february this year , it\u2019s completely free to use .\nare information about good and bad charges , merchant reliability and their responsiveness to billing inquiries . this shared knowledge allows billguard to quickly notify users when other community members are questioning similar charges on their credit and debit cards . if a grey charge is suspected , billguard directly connects users with merchants for expedited resolution and refund .\nof course , other apps have tried to help users save money through analytics and local discounts . so what makes billguard think it can succeed where they\u2019ve failed ?\nwith its new data breach alerts , billguard will send a push notification to users whenever one of their cards is suspected to have been obtained by hackers . due to the number of charges and amount of data it sees , billguard finds that it can identify and notify users with affected accounts more quickly than the merchants themselves .\nif you don\u2019t recognize the charge , you can instruct the billguard app ( prosper daily app ) to perform additional due diligence by contacting the merchant for additional information .\ntwo years in the making , the billguard iphone app is the culmination of the company ' s pioneering work , crowdsourcing and analyzing millions of consumer - disputed transactions .\nbillguard ( prosper daily ) is one of the fastest - growing expense tracking apps that automatically monitors your credit / debit card expenses and quickly pinpoints suspicious activities and charges .\nbillguard flags merchants on your credit card statements who frequently charge consumers for products or services they ' ve either forgotten about or they didn ' t know they were requesting .\nwhen it comes to comparing billguard reviews and mint reviews , both apps are in steep competition . in fact , they are nearly neck - in - neck on both platforms .\nstill , the paid version of the billguard app ( prosper daily app ) provides essential features that mint does not , like credit fraud protection , insurance , and identity restoration .\nthe billguard iphone app seeks to make identifying those charges easier by highlighting new questionable charges users might get . while the billguard web product was designed mainly as a set - it - and - forget - it type of application , the iphone app hopes to keep users engaged with push notifications , letting them know of questionable charges as they pop up .\nunder the prosper brand , billguard\u2019s services won\u2019t change much . already users have the option to \u201coptimize\u201d their credit through a button in the app that links to prosper\u2019s lending service .\nthe internet - based loan marketplace plans to announce on thursday that it has purchased billguard , a start - up that helps customers manage their money and protect their financial identity .\nto determine how the prosper daily app ( billguard app ) will stack up against big financial planning software , we began by reviewing the services and features offered through mint budget software .\nthe new billguard app , which is available for both android phones and tablets , builds on all the features that the company had previously built into system , and adds to them .\n\u201c\u2026bank - level security to ensure your data is kept private and secure . we require you to set a four - digit pin for your billguard account and encrypt all communication . \u201d\nwith the rebranding , the former billguard becomes prosper\u2019s first mobile app and is the company\u2019s first beachhead into what chief executive aaron vermut hopes will be a broader suite of mobile products .\nprosper marketplace , the marketplace lender focused on refinancing and credit rehabilitation , has re - launched its billguard app ( acquired last september ) under its own brand as prosper daily . with\nwith spend analytics , billguard is beginning to move from being just a \u201cpersonal finance security\u201d company to also offering personal finance management tools . in other words , it\u2019s entering mint territory .\nthere\u2019s nothing like a well - executed product launch to get the breakaway team\u2019s collective adrenalin pumping . the recent launch of the billguard ios app proved to be exceptionally exciting and rewarding .\nbillguard ' s engine , heralded by online banking report as\none of the top online banking innovations of all time ,\nhas identified over $ 50 million in grey charges so far .\nour data shows that if every american cardholder used the billguard iphone app , the total annual savings in grey charges could top $ 7 billion ,\nsaid ouzan .\nwhen the billguard app ( prosper daily app ) flags such a transaction , you are notified and provided with the option of validating / confirming that the charge ( s ) is valid .\nbottom line : billguard flags merchants on your credit card statements who frequently charge consumers for products or services they ' ve either forgotten about or they didn ' t know they were requesting .\nabout billguard : billguard is the transaction intelligence network\u2122 enabling trusted commerce via credit cards , debit cards and digital wallets , by harnessing the inputs of millions of consumers and merchants and financial service providers . this crowdsourced knowledge empowers consumers to intelligently monitor their spending and resolve unwanted\ngrey charges\ndirectly with merchants via billguard ' s mobile app or their bank ' s online statements , saving everyone time and money . billguard has won numerous top industry awards and was named one of the top banking innovations of all time in 2012 by online banking report . the company has offices in new york city and tel aviv and is backed by prominent investors including bessemer venture partners , khosla ventures , eric schmidt ' s innovation endeavors and peter thiel ' s founders fund .\nbillguard has headquartered its marketing , sales and business development in nyc . it was the logical choice for us , given that the billguard service merges technology with finance to give consumers the first tool to help them save money by identifying grey charges and resolving billing disputes . we are proud to be in a city that is home to the world\u2019s largest financial institutions and most dynamic technology innovators .\nas a step further in ensuring that the billguard app is safe , the firm\u2019s systems are monitored by their own security staff 24 / 7 and audited daily by verisign and mcafee ' s hackersafe .\nit ' s clear that mint is a major competitor for the billguard app , even after becoming the prosper daily app . the crucial distinction between the two apps comes down to pricing and core features .\ntwo years ago , billguard launched to help consumers identify fraudulent charges on their credit cards . now it ' s hoping to save them money with the launch of a new iphone app determined to identify and\nbillguard offers spending analytics , too . this will let you break down your spending categorically , and let you see where you might be overextending yourself . this should help you to reform your spending habits .\nyou can grab this latest version now from the app store link below . if billguard is a favorite of yours , be sure to let folks in these new countries now what you love about it !\nbillguard , the leading personal finance protection company , today unveiled its free app for iphone , offering the only tool for combatting the $ 14 billion dollars lost by american cardholders to unwanted\ngrey charges .\nthis part may make some people feel a little queasy , after all you\u2019re handing over your precious bank details to a third - party . first up , billguard itself is a read - only service , so you ( or anyone else ) won\u2019t be able to make any transfers with the app itself . however , this doesn\u2019t circumvent the fact that you are still handing your details over . but billguard says it uses :\nthe user interface shows all your transactions on each card for the preset time range you select : 7 days , 30 days , 90 days , this month , last month , this year or all time . you\u2019ll also see billguard\u2019s assessment of how many transactions are ok and how many are questionable . billguard prioritizes these transactions for review , too . you can then go over the questionable charges for possible errors or fraud .\nbillguard ' s home page is a dashboard that displays a small window and four navigational buttons . your total credit card debt incurred so far in the current month appears in the window , along with your balance .\nbillguard is expanding its reach with the launch of an android app , and also adding a new feature that will alert users when their cards have been affected by a target - style data breach . the new billg\nin addition to these protections , billguard has a few other innovative services . you can link your credit cards and debit cards to the app and it will monitor your transactions . if you enable geolocation features on your phone , you will be at the cutting edge of fraud prevention . if billguard sees that you are in new york , but a gas station charge is being attempted in los angeles , you would be alerted .\nit all comes down to the engagement the company sees from users , according to samid . personal finance management apps normally see users sign up and quickly lose interest once the novelty wears off . but billguard is seeing its users open up the app an average of four times a week . in the same way that people clean out their inboxes , billguard users are going there to clear away questionable charges , almost every day .\nas one of the fastest - growing news media sources that performs detailed reviews of financial platforms , apps , software , and advisors , we frequently run into questions about billguard and its rebranding as the prosper daily app .\narriving for us consumers way back in 2010 , billguard touts itself as the world\u2019s first \u2018people - powered antivirus system for bills\u2019 . its predictive algorithms alert you when there\u2019s unexpected charges such as hidden fees , billing errors , scams and fraud on your credit card or debit card , while it also serves up warnings when a similar dubious charge has been flagged by other users . as such , the \u2018billguard brain\u2019 becomes more accurate over time .\nbillguard says it is on course to pass the million - users mark , and is adding 2 , 500 more each day . since launch , it claims to have flagged more than $ 60 million in suspect charges .\nyou\u2019ll need to register an account with billguard , and you must set yourself up with a 4 - digit passcode to access the app . after that , you tap to add your debit or credit card ( s ) .\nin many cases , people forget they signed up for something , which merchants are counting on , says mary anne keegan , chief marketing officer for billguard . and consumers often don ' t dispute the charges , she says .\nwith that in mind , billguard is perhaps based on the same premise of probabilistic modeling ( gathering unstructured data and drawing algorithmic conclusions ) that the israeli army might use to make decisions on how best to protect its borders .\nbillguard retained aite group , a leading research and advisory firm with expertise in financial services , to conduct the study to examine the grey charge problem among us debit and credit cardholders and the service cost impact on card issuers .\nbased on billguard - provided non - personally identifiable information for 4 , 817 randomly selected billguard users from january to december 2012 , this impact note by senior analyst ron shevlin sizes the grey charge problem among u . s . cardholders ( debit and credit ) and the service cost impact on issuers . the piece also defines the 11 types of grey charges and shows how it is in issuers ' best interest to help cardholders monitor and avoid grey charges .\nthree days and 32 startup pitches later , the winner of techcrunch disrupt has been determined . out of the 30 startups and two audience choice winners , we whittled the list down to six finalists , which include billguard , ccloop , do @ , getaround , invoiceasap , and sonar . without further ado , the two runners - up are billguard and sonar ( that\u2019s the first time we\u2019ve had two runners - up ) . and the winner is\u2026 . getaround !\nas we said before , there are countless finance apps out there , but so far billguard is the only one that offers a complete personal finance experience . and like a fairy godmother , they will always have the user\u2019s back .\nbillguard , an israeli startup that helps people fight credit card fraud by using \u201cthe wisdom of the crowds , \u201d was recently introduced to the public , after it receives an initial funding of $ 3 million from american investor funds .\nsimultaneous to the launch , the billguard ios app was featured in the apple app store . this featured status\u2014combined with the widespread media coverage that was hard to avoid\u2014helped push the app into the coveted # 1 position in its category .\nanyway , that\u2019s all functionality that billguard had previously enabled . but now , thanks to all the information it has about charges its users have made , it can also alert them when their cards are at risk of a data breach .\nfeatures and functionality aside , billguard is a beautifully designed app that adopts familiar mailbox - like swiping gestures to let you navigate your way through the app . it\u2019ll likely find itself many new fans in the wake of its international expansion .\nhe began billguard in 2009 after he noticed a ridiculous $ 9 . 99 recurring charge on his wife ' s credit card bill . after some googling he figured out it was a concert ticket vendor scam that cost him 60 bucks .\nas such , i am always interested when i run into platforms like billguard , mint ( sold to intuit for $ 170 million ) , prosper daily , and a wide range of other highly innovative tools that are disrupting the financial segment .\nin september , 2015 prosper acquired billguard , a company that created a mobile personal finance application . the application allowed users to track financial transactions and prevent fraud . today , prosper announced the end of the billguard brand and introduced a new application with many changes . the new app called prosper daily is available today on apple and android devices . peter and i spoke with itzik cohen , chief business officer to learn more about the new application and how it fits into prosper loans .\ntoday , we speak with yaron samid , co - founder and ceo of billguard , a free personal finance security service that uses crowdsourced big - data analytics to identify deceptive , erroneous and unauthorized charges to your credit or debit card bills .\nthe gist of billguard from here on in is this : you stipulate which spending categories you wish to view ( e . g . \u2018clothing\u2019 , \u2018cash\u2019 , \u2018eating out\u2019 ) , and set up notifications for when new charges hit your account , which can be daily or weekly . while you can use billguard to view how much you\u2019ve spent on various things , otherwise known as \u2018budgeting\u2019 , this is not its main selling point . security and saving money is the name of the game here .\nsamid instantly began searching for the expertise to build the system . he found that in ouzan . a french - born 22 - year - old , his first day at billguard was his last in the israeli army after a five years stint .\nalthough move from analogue banking to digital is disrupting the ground beneath their feet , the banks still do have one advantage : they hold a lot of core data . and it ' s this data that companies like billguard would like access to .\nif everyone went over their credit card statements with a fine - tooth comb and reported any questionable or unwanted charges immediately , there wouldn ' t be much need for an iphone app like billguard . but not everyone does . i know i don ' t . billguard , described by its developer as a\npersonal finance security service ,\nis a smart , useful , innovative iphone app ( also available on android ) that ' s simple\u2014almost fun\u2014to set up and use . it displays your credit card charges as they occur , flagging any that have been frequently reported by members of its network as questionable or unauthorized . you can either confirm that those charges are authorized or ask billguard , via a simple automated reporting system , to contact the merchant on your behalf .\ni have historically used the free option , depending upon early detection from creditkarma and my own ability to manage the resolution process . after doing this research , i am going to buy a zander membership for my mother and am tempted by billguard for myself .\nin conjunction with announcing the new mobile app for billguard\u2014a popular online service that scans users\u2019 credit and debit card bills , alerting them to potentially deceptive and unwanted charges that are known as \u201cgrey charges\u201d\u2014the company teamed with research firm aite group to issue the finance industry\u2019s first definitive research study on grey charges . the findings of this study were incredibly eye opening . the grey charges news got a lot of attention , and drove massive attention to the only service available to help credit card holders identify grey charges , billguard .\nthe free app intelligently prioritizes noteworthy , recent and recurring charges across all of a cardholder ' s credit and debit cards .\nit ' s like a smart inbox for your money ,\nsaid samid .\nthe app uses crowdsourced analytics from billguard ' s national transaction intelligence network\u2122 to help users quickly spot and recognize charges deemed questionable by other cardholders on their cards . as users archive verified charges and trusted merchants with a single finger - swipe , billguard gets smarter , customizing their priority list with the charges they want to review . to handle billing inquiries and disputes billguard completely bypasses the costly and inefficient chargeback networks to connect cardholders directly to merchants for free , expedited resolution . it ' s a classic win - win - win for consumers , merchants and banks .\naccording to billguard ceo yaron samid , the company has found that its analytics are the main value prop for the app , but it\u2019s the tracking feature that\u2019s the lead utility , and what keeps users coming back an average of 4 . 5 times a week .\ncollectively , consumers paid $ 14 . 3 billion in unwanted charges last year , according to the survey commissioned by billguard , an online service and app that tracks and alerts consumers to these kinds of charges and helps users dispute them . it found that one in three american card holders is hit with these\ngray charges\nat an average of $ 215 per person per year . the survey analyzed an anonymous sampling of a year ' s worth of credit and debit card transactions from nearly 5 , 000 billguard users .\nbillguard was a finalist at techcrunch disrupt a few years ago , and since has raised $ 13 million in funding from investors that include khosla ventures , founders fund , eric schmidt\u2019s innovation endeavors , bessemer venture partners , ia ventures , saul klein and joe lonsdale .\n* to celebrate its launch week , billguard is making its premium upgrade , which supports 10 cards , available for a one - time in - app purchase of $ 9 . 99 . download the app here . continuing its mission to protect consumers from grey charges , billguard today also released the 2013 industry report on grey charges , a first - of - its kind study revealing that american cardholders were hit with $ 14 . 3 billion in deceptive grey charges in 2012 . click here for more information about the report .\nif you aren ' t careful , these fees can amount to some big bucks . billguard reported that about one third of cardholders in its sample paid $ 100 or more in grey fees during 2012 , and almost one in 10 paid more than $ 500 .\nbillguard is a personal finance security platform that enables users to track and monitor their spending across credit and debit card transactions . founded in 2009 , it has its headquarters in new york city . as of october 2014 , it reports that it has f . . .\nprosper marketplace , a peer - to - peer lender that has funded more than $ 4 billion in personal loans , announced thursday that it will acquire billguard , a spending - and - credit - tracking app , for $ 30 million . billguard works by letting its users track their spending , monitor their credit , set up fraud alerts and , via crowd - sourced data , flag unauthorized charges ; it says that it has helped its 1 . 3 million users flag more than $ 70 million in unauthorized charges since its inception in 2010 .\nthe alerts are useful enough , but since billguard also tracks your credit cards and accounts for suspicious charges ( and even so - called\ngrey charges\nyou may not otherwise notice ) , you can opt to keep an eye on things and act if you see anything strange . for its part , the new android app looks great and includes all of billguard ' s features , including budgeting tools , account overviews , and more . hit the link below to learn more about the new feature , or to download the android app at google play .\nin either case , samid said billguard is going to be ultra picky about the coupons that it sends to users . and since it\u2019s scanning the web for new discounts and it\u2019s not working with merchants to pitch discounts to users , it\u2019s not incentivized to spam them with offers .\nif you follow financial news , you know that last year there were numerous data breaches at major corporations like target . in response , billguard has added a watchdog feature to alert you via email and phone when these occur , in case you don ' t hear about it quickly .\nthe event , held at the british museum , will feature speakers including bbva chairman and ceo , francisco gonz\u00e1lez . billguard founder and cto raphael ouzan will be speaking in the\ninnovating by design\nsession alongside hiroki takeuchi of gocardless , taavet hinrikus of transferwise and valentin stalf of number26 .\nthe top 10 competitors in billguard ' s competitive set are mint software , personal capital , credit karma , lifelock , sigfig , credit sesame , mint bills , level money , identity guard and mcafee . together they have raised over 6 . 5b between their estimated 9 . 8k employees .\nif you want the highest level of protection for the lowest cost , you might want to consider downloading the app billguard , which was just acquired by prosper . for $ 9 . 99 a month , or $ 83 . 88 a year if you pay all at once , you receive billguard ultimate . with this product , all three bureaus will be monitored daily for changes . you will be given access to a us - based recovery agent to manage the process from beginning to end if your identity is compromised . and a $ 1 million insurance policy is available as well .\nfor example , billguard might detect two $ 7 . 95 charges for amazon kindle on december 26 and ask you if one is a duplicate charge . you can then log into your amazon account and see if you actually bought two kindle books on the same day that were identical in price .\nto confirm that they made a purchase , users simply swipe right on charges as they appear in the app . if , however , they don\u2019t recognize a charge or wish to dispute it , billguard makes it easy to report those they believe to fraudulent or contact the merchant from inside the app .\ni was looking for a system of collaborative data analytics , but i found it in a parallel industry \u2014 anti - spam\nsoftware , says samid .\nwe modeled billguard after this anti - spam methodology and we built the consumer service first . that ' s how we started .\nthe smart savings feature notifies users of discounts or coupons that they may not know about . since billguard knows a user\u2019s purchase history , the offers will be relevant to their day to day life . a user can also accept or reject coupons , and the app will then adjust its behavior accordingly .\nandroid / ios : billguard , the service that already notifies you of questionable charges and monitors your credit for you , now also offers personalized data breach alerts . now , if a bank , credit card , or retailer you frequent loses data in a security breach , the app will notify you immediately .\ntwo years ago , billguard launched to help consumers identify fraudulent charges on their credit cards . now it\u2019s hoping to save them money with the launch of a new iphone app determined to identify and dispute so - called \u201cgrey charges\u201d \u2014 that is , charges that they might have agreed to but forgot about .\nour pr strategy was built around the powerful one - two punch of defining the massive grey charge problem via industry research\u2014which was quantified at over $ 14 billion in 2012\u2014and connecting the concept to the highly effective and easy - to - use billguard ios app solution via media and analyst relations and social media .\na simple , friendly solution personal finance management applications are just getting started when they connect to your financial institution and download transactions . they have many other features . billguard is much less complex , but it ' s still very smart , in a couple of ways . first , it draws on the experience of other consumers to let you know when what you ' re experiencing with a particular merchant is widespread . and second , it has isolated one element of personal finance that can get lost in the noise of more robust applications . billguard provides a quick and easy solution to one clearly - defined problem\u2013gray charges . which are you more likely to do , pore over your printed or downloaded credit card statement , or pull out your iphone and spend a minute or two with a cool app ? billguard is one personal finance app i ' m going leave on my iphone long after i ' ve finished testing it .\ntracking is also important , since only about a third of all fraudulent charges are caught by the banks themselves . the other two - thirds are reported by credit card owners themselves . so far , billguard says that its users have reported more than $ 60 million worth of fraudulent charges identified through the app .\nthese gray charges are not illegal ; they ' re just kind of unethical and a little bit questionable ,\nsays ron shevlin , senior analyst at aite group , which conducted the survey for billguard .\nand many times it ' s the consumer ' s behavior that triggers these gray charges .\nit is not only direct criminals , but legitimate merchants who sneak deceptive and unwanted charges that most people will miss . just like google uses collective power to detect spam , billguard provides the first - ever service to identify and resolve those grey charges by harnessing the knowledge of millions of consumers reporting bad charges .\nbillguard analyzes pools of data and , if it detects something suspicious such as random fees or \u2018grey\u2019 charges ( e . g . a subscription auto - renewal ) , it raises a red flag and asks you whether you want help recognizing it . it also allows you to contact the merchant directly through the app .\nshevlin hopes card issuers will soon be required to monitor the charges in some way . and billguard is working with the consumer financial protection bureau to supply data about the prevalence of deceptive marketing practices as part of an initiative cfpb launched last fall to encourage\nconsumer - friendly innovation\nin the financial services industry .\nto use this free service , you sign up for an account using your email address , then register the credit and debit cards you want to monitor . choose the bank that issues your card , then enter your login credentials . billguard will scan your accounts for hidden fees , billing errors , scams and fraud .\nthat starts with a new design that\u2019s built to better highlight how users are spending their money at a glance , while also showing how much more or less they\u2019ve spent versus a usual month . bringing that spend analytics front and center while making it easier to understand was one of the key areas of focus for billguard .\ntap the push pin , and another small window of options opens . if you click the help me recognize this button , billguard provides links that let you ask a friend about it via email or text message . you can also start a search in google from that point to try and figure out what the charge is . the report / contact merchant button takes you to the report charge window , where you can select your problem from a list that includes stolen card , forgotten charge , and hidden fee . you ' ll be able to enter text expanding on that , and then you can authorize billguard to contact the merchant for you .\nbillguard is straightforward and easy to use and limited in what it does , but it does offer a more inclusive battery of services these days . it won ' t give you an overall picture of your financial situation , but in addition to keeping your accounts safe , it might help you stick to a budget , too .\nin order to engage with and retain these younger customers the banks need to figure out a way to focus on the consumer experience , making it easier and more pleasant . ouzan says that means continuing to develop products like billguard that can be used in an ongoing basis to transform the banking experience for the benefit of consumers .\nny has always been \u201cthe great american melting pot . \u201d it has a long , rich history of enabling entrepreneurs to make their dreams become a reality and businesses to flourish and grow . for billguard , ny was a logical choice , given that it is home to the world\u2019s largest financial institutions and most dynamic technology innovators .\nthe update comes on the heels of billguard ' s new android app ( the service was previously ios only ) so you get the benefit of improved security as well as the ability to track your finances on the go . the video below is a good introduction to the new app . the service tooks the initiative to start tracking security breaches after the big target incident back in december , and now whenever something similar happens to a company you shop with , or a bank you have an account with , billguard will alert you via push notification and via email . it ' ll also include instructions and suggestions for what you should do as a result .\ngray charges and security breaches billguard doesn ' t promote itself as an identity theft - prevention tool , though it can work like one if you check it regularly . rather , its mission is to help you avoid\ngray charges ,\nunwanted hits on your credit cards . maybe you signed up for something and forgot about it . or maybe the merchant used misleading , deceptive language or hid a recurring charge in fine print that you ' re unlikely to have seen . billguard claims that u . s . cardholders spend $ 14 . 3 billion in gray charges annually , so it ' s a good idea to keep an eye out for them .\nof those who incurred gray charges last year , the largest percentage dealt with charges totaling $ 20 to $ 50 for the year , the billguard report shows . the average individual charge was slightly higher , though , at $ 61 , likely because some of the less prevalent types of charges can be for higher amounts , keegan says .\nbillguard has developed a \u201ccollective vigilance , or people - powered solution , \u201d that can take an alert raised by one of their users and send it to every other user that might also be affected . the company warns them about excess credit card charges , billing errors , fraud , or other charges of which they are not aware .\nthe problem is that most customers don\u2019t pay enough attention to their credit card accounts to know that they\u2019re there or dispute them . according to a study conducted using billguard data , there are approximately 233 million grey charges posted to u . s . credit cards every year , resulting in about $ 14 . 3 billion lost by consumers annually .\nbillguard has raised $ 13 million from investors that include khosla ventures , founders fund , eric schmidt\u2019s innovation endeavors , bessemer , ia ventures , saul klein , and joe lonsdale . the company now has 23 employees , most of which are based in tel aviv , israel\u2026 but it\u2019s looking to hire more . ( * hint , hint * )\n\u201cour core mission is to use data to save people money , \u201d billguard ceo yaron samid told me via skype . \u201cwe\u2019re really good at saving people from the bad stuff , and now we want to find the good stuff\u2026 [ the app ] is like the perfect accountant running in the background and trying to find ways to save money . \u201d"]}
{"id": 53946, "summary": [{"text": "jetivia sa v bilta ( uk ) limited ( in liquidation ) [ 2015 ] uksc 23 ( sometimes referred to as bilta ( uk ) limited v nazir ) is a uk company and insolvency law decision of the supreme court of the united kingdom in relation to ( i ) the attribution of unlawful acts of a director to the company where the company is the victim of the unlawful act , and ( ii ) the extent to which liability for fraudulent trading under section 213 of the insolvency act 1986 has extraterritorial effect .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the supreme court held that : the defence of ex turpi causa could not operate to prevent a claim brought by the liquidators on behalf of a company against its former directors on the basis that , where the company was essentially the victim of a fraud by the directors , the conduct of the directors would not be attributed to the company and thereby treat the company as a party to the illegality ; and liability for fraudulent trading under the insolvency act 1986 had extraterritorial effect .", "topic": 18}], "title": "jetivia sa v bilta ( uk ) limited ( in liquidation )", "paragraphs": ["jetivia sa & another v . bilta uk limited ( in liquidation ) & others [ 2015 ] uksc 23\nfrances coulson , partner at moon beever , gives her reaction to the supreme court\u2019s decision in jetivia sa and another v bilta ( uk ) ltd ( in liquidation ) and others [ 2015 ] uksc 23 .\nas with the phones , bilta bought ex uk from suppliers including jetivia ( vat free trade within the eu ) then sold to uk traders at a price lower than that they paid , and then the uk traders paid jetivia rather than bilta anyway .\ncopyright \u00a92014 reed elsevier ( uk ) limited , trading as lexisnexis . all rights reserved .\nhas your company been served liquidation proceedings ? then you have a limited time to act .\nnotable cases include the supreme court decision of jetivia sa & another v . bilta uk limited ( in liquidation ) & others [ 2015 ] uksc 23 , a leading authority for the application of the illegality defence . the supreme court ' s decision is of particular significance to insolvency practitioners considering claims against the directors of insolvent companies and brings welcome clarity to the scope of the house of lords ' decision in stone & rolls limited v . moore stephens [ 2009 ] 1 a . c . 1391 .\nbilta would buy the euas from a number of traders based outside the uk , including jetivia , whose sole director was one mr brunschweiler . bilta paid no vat when it acquired the euas from jetivia but then sold these euas on to a number of uk based traders who were registered for vat . the sales of these euas were taxable supplies and bilta thereby incurred substantial liabilities in respect of vat . however , as part of the fraudulent scheme , when the euas were sold to the uk based traders they were sold at a price below the price paid to jetivia plus the vat due . further , the payments made by the uk based traders were either made directly to jetivia or to various offshore bank accounts .\naccordingly , bilta did not receive the proceeds of the sales of the euas , which left it unable to meet its vat liabilities , in the sum of gbp 38 , 733 , 444 . in the meantime , both jetivia and the uk based traders were able to make significant profits at the expense of bilta .\nbilta had two directors , mr nazir and mr chopra , with mr chopra as the sole shareholder . between 22 april and 21 july 2009 bilta purchased carbon credits from traders ( including jetivia ) located outside the uk , which were zero rated for vat purposes , and sold these at no profit ( and frequently at a loss ) to vat registered suppliers within the uk , charging vat . proceeds from these sales , including the vat element , were diverted offshore to jetivia and other third parties . this so - called \u201cthird party payment\u201d structure is a common feature of missing trader intra - community ( \u201cmtic\u201d ) vat fraud . bilta was unable to pay the vat when it fell due and in september 2009 it entered provisional liquidation on the petition of hmrc .\n\u201cin common with all members of the court , i consider that this appeal should be dismissed because the court of appeal were right to hold that ( i ) illegality cannot be raised by jetivia or mr brunschweiler as a defence against bilta\u2019s claim because the wrongful activity of bilta\u2019s directors and shareholder cannot be attributed to bilta in these proceedings , and ( ii ) section 213 of the insolvency act 1986 has extra - territorial effect . \u201d\nbilta ( uk ) limited ( \u201cbilta\u201d ) had been in liquidation since 29 september 2009 . at all material times prior to the liquidation , the company had only two directors - messrs . nazir and chopra - and a sole shareholder , mr chopra . between april and july 2009 , the company was engaged in an elaborate vat fraud , based on the purchase and resale of european emissions trading scheme allowances ( euas ) . euas were , at this time , treated as taxable supplies under the vat act 1994 and were therefore liable for vat at the standard rate ( 15 % ) .\nthe court of appeal recently handed down its much - anticipated judgment in ( 1 ) jetivia s . a . ( 2 ) urs brunschweiler v bilta ( uk ) limited ( in liquidation ) ( 2013 ) . in doing so , it revisited the decision of the house of lords in the auditors\u2019 liability case of stone & rolls ltd ( in liquidation ) v moore stephens ( a firm ) ( 2009 ) , where it was held by a majority that a claim by a \u201cone - man\u201d company defrauded by its director , against auditors who were said to have failed , negligently , to alert the company to the fraud , was barred by the principle of ex turpi causa as that director was the company\u2019s sole mind , will and beneficial owner and his dishonesty was therefore to be attributed to the company .\nthis left bilta with vat liabilities of \u00a338 , 733 , 444 which it had no means of paying .\nin october , the court heard applications by a swiss company jetivia and its director appealing against decisions to reject its application to strike out claims made against it for conspiracy , dishonest assistance and fraudulent trading . the claims arose from the appellants\u2019 alleged participation with bilta\u2019s directors and others in a vat fraud involving carbon credit trading which left bilta unable to pay debts of over \u00a338m to hmrc .\nat first instance ( 1 ) \u2013 bilta ( uk ) ltd ( in liquidation ) v nazir and others chd ( [ 2010 ] bus lr 1634 , [ 2010 ] 2 lloyd\u2019s rep 29 , bailii , [ 2010 ] ewhc 1086 ( ch ) ) the sixth defendant resisted a claim against it saying that matters between them were governed by a framework agreement which provided for matters to be resolved by arbitration . the claimant resisted , denying the arbitration agreement and saying . .\nthe supreme court held that s 213 has extra - territorial effect at least to the extent of applying to individuals and corporations resident outside the uk .\nappeal from \u2013 jetivia sa and another v bilta ( uk ) ltd and others ca ( bailii , [ 2013 ] ewca civ 968 , [ 2013 ] wlr ( d ) 333 , [ 2014 ] 1 all er ( comm ) 176 , [ 2013 ] 3 wlr 1167 , [ 2014 ] 1 all er 168 , [ 2014 ] ch 52 , [ 2013 ] sti 2677 , [ 2013 ] bcc 655 , [ 2014 ] 1 bclc 302 , [ 2014 ] 1 lloyd\u2019s rep 113 , [ 2013 ] lloyd\u2019s rep fc 620 , [ 2013 ] stc 2298 ) defendants appealed against refusal of their request for a summary striking out for lack of jurisdiction , of the claims against them arising from their management of the insolvency of the first defendant . . .\nthe subject company went into compulsory liquidation on 30 november 2005 , the creditors ' petition having been presented on 28 september 2005 .\nwhen the very significant scam was discovered and the company wound up , the liquidators sued various parties they alleged had been involved in a conspiracy to defraud bilta , including jetivia . the causes of action pleaded were conspiracy and dishonest assistance by the company , and by the liquidators for fraudulent trading under s . 213 of the insolvency act 1986 .\nteam y & r holdings hong kong limited ( the \u201c company \u201d ) was incorporated in hong kong in 2007 . the shareholding of the company is as follows\nthus in bilta of course the company was the victim of its officers , and the damage was the deficit , the liabilities it could not pay to hmrc .\nat first instance ( 2 ) \u2013 bilta ( uk ) ltd v nazir and others chd ( bailii , [ 2010 ] ewhc 3227 ( ch ) ) the company had been wound up by the revenue on the basis that it had been used for a substantial vat fraud . the liquidators now sued those said to have participated . a defendant denied the jurisdiction because of a disputed arbitration agreement . . .\nwhen the scheme unravelled , liquidators were appointed and the company was wound up . subsequently , the liquidators issued proceedings against a number of parties it alleged to have been involved in a conspiracy to defraud bilta , including jetivia and mr brunschweiler ( who subsequently became the appellants ) . the proceedings involved both a claim by the liquidators on behalf of bilta against the appellants and others for conspiracy and dishonest assistance , and parallel claims by the liquidators for fraudulent trading under s . 213 of the insolvency act 1986 .\nbilta ( uk ) limited ( \u201cbilta\u201d ) went into liquidation on 29 september 2009 on an hmrc petition . it had only ever had two directors \u2013 messrs . nazir and chopra , though mr chopra was the sole shareholder . for a period of 3 - 4 months to july 2009 , the company was engaged in a substantial vat fraud , based on the purchase and resale of european emissions trading scheme allowances ( euas ) . euas were , at this time , treated as taxable supplies under the vat act 1994 and were therefore liable for vat at the standard rate ( 15 % ) . similar to the traditional mtic fraud where mobile phones or cpu\u2019s were supposedly traded back to back , carbon credits had the advantage of requiring no physical transportation or storage .\ncited \u2013 burnden holdings ( uk ) ltd v fielding and another ca ( bailii , [ 2016 ] ewca civ 557 , [ 2016 ] wlr ( d ) 313 , wlrd ) the company , now in liquidation sought to claim for the alledged misapplication by former directors of its funds in 2007 . it now appealed against a summary rejection of its claim as time barred . held : the appeal succeeded . section 21 ( 1 ) ( b ) . .\napplying these principles to this case , patten lj held that bilta was unquestionably the victim : it had suffered the primary damage and the principle in hampshire land would therefore apply .\nbilta and its liquidators commenced proceedings against bilta\u2019s directors , the appellants and other alleged co - conspirators in the fraud . the appellants applied for the claims against them to be struck out or summarily dismissed on the grounds that they were either a ) ( with respect to bilta\u2019s claims ) precluded by the ex turpi causa doctrine ( relying for these purposes on the decision in stone and rolls ) , or b ) ( with respect to the liquidators\u2019 claim ) bound to fail because section 213 does not have extra territorial effect .\nan extension of the exception was arguably open to the court on the basis that there was still , in bilta , no human embodiment of the company who was unaware of the conspiracy .\nwood & another v . kirankumar mistry [ 2013 ] 1 b . c . l . c . 389\nre opti - medix ltd ( in liquidation ) and another matter [ 2016 ] sghc 108 the primary issue before the court was whether liquidation in a jurisdiction other than that of the place of incorporation should be recognized . the court agreed that japan was essentially the sole place where actual business was carried on . singapore was primarily a center for managing funds received in the first instance in japan . further , there was no competing jurisdiction interested in the winding - up of the companies . on the other hand , japan had moved in favor of liquidation . to hinder the orderly dissolution of the companies in this situation would serve no purpose .\nregion / country . . . worldwide latin america europe asia pacific africa caribbean australasia asia european union australia u . k . canada cayman islands china costa rica cyprus ireland italy japan netherlands south africa uk united states guernsey\ncited \u2013 lennard\u2019s carrying company limited v asiatic petroleum company limited hl ( [ 1915 ] ac 705 , [ 1914 - 15 ] all er 280 ) the house was asked as to when the acts of an individual became those of his employer under section 502 ( \u2018any loss or damage happening without ( the ship owner\u2019s ) actual fault or privity\u2019 ) . held : viscount haldane lc said : \u2018it must be upon the . .\nthe justices were required to consider whether the decision in moore stephens v stone & rolls ltd [ 2009 ] ukhl 39 applied to the facts of bilta . stone & rolls ltd has been a debated and much criticised authority , not least because of the significant differences between the reasoning of the majority who argued it .\nmedical trend limited and opti - medix limited ( collectively , the \u201c companies \u201d ) were incorporated in the bvi . their main business was in japan . the proceeds of the business were however transferred to their bank accounts in singapore . in late 2015 , bankruptcy orders were granted by the tokyo district court , and the applicant was appointed as their bankruptcy trustee . the applicant sought the recognition in singapore of the foreign insolvency proceedings in respect of the companies .\nthe provisional liquidators ( \u201c liquidators \u201d ) of sunlink international holdings limited ( \u201c sunlink \u201d ) issued a writ against deloitte touche tohmatsu ( \u201c defendant \u201d ) on 14 april 2011 . the writ was subsequently amended to reflect the assignment of sunlink\u2019s claims to enrich future limited as 1 st plaintiff , and the addition of other plaintiffs in the action .\nmedical trend limited and opti - medix limited ( collectively , the \u201c companies \u201d ) were incorporated in the bvi . their main business was in japan . the proceeds of the business were however transferred to their bank accounts in singapore . late 2015 , bankruptcy orders were granted by the tokyo district court , and the applicant was appointed as their bankruptcy trustee . the applicant sought the recognition in singapore of the foreign insolvency proceedings in respect of the companies .\nthis case represents an opportunity for the court to clarify the scope of the ex turpi causa non oritur actio doctrine \u2013 the principle that the court will not assist a company to recover damages for its own wrong . the appellants assert that the house of lords decision in stone and rolls ltd v moore stephens [ 1 ] ( in which the liquidators of stone and rolls were unable to pursue a claim against the company\u2019s auditors for failure to detect a fraud perpetrated by stone and rolls\u2019 sole director and shareholder ) applies to the facts in this case thereby preventing bilta ( itself now in liquidation ) from making any claim .\nappeal from \u2013 bilta ( uk ) ltd and others v nazir and others chd ( [ 2012 ] stc 2424 , bailii , [ 2012 ] ewhc 2163 ( ch ) , [ 2012 ] wlr ( d ) 236 , [ 2013 ] 2 wlr 825 , [ 2013 ] 1 all er 375 , [ 2013 ] bcc 235 , [ 2012 ] sti 2554 ) the company was said to have engaged in a fraud based on false european trading scheme allowances , and had been wound up by the revenue . the liquidators , in the company name , now sought recovery from former directors and associates . held : the . .\nmedical trend limited and opti - medix limited were incorporated in the british virgin islands while their main businesses are conducted in japan with sale proceeds transferred to their singapore bank accounts . in late 2015 , bankruptcy orders were granted by the tokyo district court , and the applicant was appointed as the bankruptcy trustee of the two companies . the applicant sought to exercise his powers under the japanese bankruptcy orders to ascertain , administer , and dispose of the companies\u2019 assets and hence he applied for the recognition of the singapore court of his appointment as the bankruptcy trustee . the primary issue is whether liquidation in a jurisdiction other than that of the place of incorporation should be recognized .\nin the case of re opti - medix ltd ( in liquidation ) and another matter [ 2016 ] sghc , the singaporean court has handed down the first written judgment which recognizes foreign liquidators from jurisdictions other than the place of incorporation of the company .\nre opti - medix ltd ( in liquidation ) and another matter [ 2016 ] sghc 108 the primary issue before the court was whether liquidation in a jurisdiction other than that of the place of incorporation should be recognized . the court agreed that japan was essentially the sole place where actual business was carried on . singapore was primarily a center for managing funds received in the first instance in japan . further , there was no competing jurisdiction interested in the winding - up of the companies . on the other hand , japan had moved in favor of liquidation . to hinder the orderly dissolution of the companies in this situation would serve no purpose . where winding up is on the ground of insolvency , the applicant has to show that the company has returned to solvency in order to successfully stay the winding up proceedings\npatten lj held that the circumstances in which the \u2018sole actor\u2019 exception should apply are extremely limited , saying that the decision in stone & rolls \u201cshould be confined in my view to the claim and facts in that case\u201d and that \u201cin the context of a claim by the company against its fraudulent directors , the rule has no place in english law\u201d .\nthe court found that as a general rule , a litigant cannot recover expenses which he incurs in connection with the litigation other than by way of an order for costs : avrahami v biran [ 2013 ] ewhc 1776 ( ch ) ; cockburn v edwards ( 1881 ) 18 ch d 449 . further , the time costs and expenses of insolvency office - holders in respect of litigation are generally not recoverable as costs in the litigation : sisu capital fund v tucker [ 2006 ] bcc 463 .\ncited \u2013 bowman v secular society limited hl ( [ 1917 ] ac 406 , [ 1916 - 17 ] all er 1 ) the plantiff argued that the the objects of the secular society ltd , which had been registered under the companies acts , were unlawful . held : the house referred to \u2018the last persons to go to the stake in this country pro salute animae\u2019 in 1612 . .\ncited \u2013 the citizens life assurance company limited v brown pc ( bailii , [ 1904 ] ukpc 20 , [ 1904 ] ac 423 ) ( new south wales ) a malicious libel was alleged . the life assurance company was vicariously liable in respect of a libel contained in a circular sent out by a person who was employed by the company under a written agreement as its \u2018superintendent of . .\non 1 st april , the court of final appeal handed down its judgment in cheng wai tao and others v poon ka man jason ( suing on behalf of himself and all other shareholders in smart wave limited except the 1st appellant ) and another facv17 / 2015 . the judgment marked an end of the protracted battle over litigation between two partners of the successful chain of sushi restaurants , itamae .\nfieldfisher llp ( \u201c ff \u201d ) , a firm of solicitors , brought an application for an administration order in relation to pennyfeathers limited ( the \u201c company \u201d ) based on a disputed debt in the parties\u2019 conditional fee agreement ( \u201c cfa \u201d ) .\nthe case is important as it shows the liberal approach of the singaporean court in recognizing foreign liquidation in a jurisdiction other than that of the place of incorporation . while the judgment is not binding on hong kong courts , it is a good support for future litigants to argue for the same in hong kong .\non 28 july 2016 , the english court of appeal delivered its decision in express electrical distributors ltd v beavis and others [ 2016 ] ewca civ 765 , which considered whether a validation order should be granted in respect of a payment that had been made for pre - liquidation supplies at a time when neither party was aware of the winding - up petition . the judgment is important as it clarifies the principles of granting a validation order .\nsubject to limited exceptions , all property belonging to or vested in the bankrupt forms part of the bankrupt\u2019s estate , and thus vests in his trustee . however , property which is \u201cpeculiarly personal\u201d to the bankrupt does not form part of the bankrupt\u2019s estate . in haig v aitken [ 2001 ] ch 110 , rattee j held that a bankrupt\u2019s estate does not include the bankrupt\u2019s personal correspondence which is of nature peculiarly personal to him and his life as a human being .\nre ardent harmony fund inc ( in official liquidation ) ( fsd 54 of 2016 ) the chief justice of the grand court of cayman islands held that the court has jurisdiction to restrain a creditor over whom it has personal jurisdiction from the institution or continuance of proceedings in a foreign court , where the effect of those proceedings would be to subvert the universal collective process of the liquidation . the chief justice went on to say that there was in fact public interest in the ability of a court exercising insolvency jurisdiction in the place of the company\u2019s incorporation to conduct an orderly winding up of its affairs on a worldwide basis .\nwhile there was no exact factual match between bilta and stone & rolls ( which was a \u201cone - man\u201d company ; in bilta there were two directors , one of whom was the only shareholder , and both of whom were involved in the conspiracy ) , an opportunity presented itself to the court of appeal to extend the operation of the \u201csole actor\u201d exception . for example , the decision in stone & rolls had left open the question of whether the exception applied to such factual scenarios ( rather than a simple \u201coneman\u201d company ) and / or to a claim by a company against its directors .\ncited \u2013 ashmore , benson , pease and co v a v dawson ltd ca ( [ 1973 ] 1 wlr 828 ) by acquiescing in the overloading of the hauliers\u2019 lorries , the consignors\u2019 assistant transport manager and his assistant made the haulage contract unenforceable at the instance of the consignors , who were unable to recover when a lorry toppled over . .\ns 213 is one of a number of discretionary powers conferred by statute on the english court to require persons to contribute to the deficiency who have dealt with a company now in liquidation in a manner which has depleted its assets , with no express limits on their territorial application . it provides as follows :\nit was alleged that in february 1998 , leung yat tung ( the \u201c bankrupt \u201d ) transferred to harbour front limited ( \u201c harbour front \u201d ) certain shares owned by him at a gross undervalue . in march 2001 , the bankrupt was adjudicated bankrupt and official receiver ( \u201c or \u201d ) was appointed as trustee in bankruptcy .\nto begin with , the fact that a company is in liquidation in a particular country does not by itself give rise to a basis to recognize that liquidation in singapore . something more has to be shown . the court acknowledges that there has been a general trend towards recognition that universal cooperation between jurisdictions is a necessary part of the contemporary world in the context of cross - border insolvency . in line with such a universalist approach , there is a greater readiness to go beyond traditional bases for recognizing foreign insolvency proceedings . the place of incorporation of a company may be an accident of many factors , and may be far removed from the actual place of business .\ncited \u2013 salomon v a salomon and company ltd hl ( [ 1897 ] ac 22 , 66 ljch 35 , [ 1895 - 99 ] all er 33 ) mr salomon had incorporated his long standing personal business of shoe manufacture into a limited company . he held nearly all the shares , and had received debentures on the transfer into the company of his former business . the business failed , and . .\nunlike their counterparts in the uk , consumers in hong kong seem to be in a worse position . in the absence of a statutory regime , consumers can only rely on the voluntary \u201cchargeback\u201d arrangements offered by credit card issuers in limited circumstances . a simple google search will reveal that not all credit card issuers offer chargeback arrangements and even they do , card issuers do not always do enough to inform consumers about how to raise a chargeback claim and what documentation needs to be provided to the bank . the bank regulator\u2019s executive director of the monetary authority , carmen chu , also warned that in some situations , where the banks paid the business in full first , before later on collecting the sum from credit card users in instalments , the customer is still obliged to make monthly repayments to the bank , even if the business has closed down .\nthe decision in bilta serves to illustrate the uncertainty that had existed , following stone & rolls , as to the potential availability of the \u201csole actor\u201d exception . the court of appeal\u2019s judgment goes some way in clarifying the position , in that it held that the \u201csole actor\u201d exception was of limited application , and in particular does not apply to claims by a company against its fraudulent director ( s ) . patten lj does not , however , provide a great deal of explanation for circumscribing the extent of the \u201csole actor\u201d exception in this way . this was also a court of appeal rather than a supreme court decision and it remains to be seen whether the legal position will be tested further .\nat common law , liquidation of a foreign company has no automatic consequences in relation to the property of such company in a local jurisdiction . the common law maintains that the court has power to recognise foreign liquidators and assist the courts of the place of incorporation of an insolvent company operating a similar insolvency regime in ensuring that the affairs of the company are properly investigated .\nthe court held that in order for the plaintiff to defend the counterclaim successfully , the plaintiff must establish that she has a beneficial interest in the property : cheung wing kwan tommy v hong kong export credit insurance corp [ 2012 ] 2 hklrd 1255 ; health v tang [ 1993 ] 1 wlr 1421 . but she cannot establish such an interest because any such interest she may have had is vested in the tib . hence , she has no defence .\nthe supreme court\u2019s decision in jetivia will be one of the most important decisions in insolvency for many years . if the supreme court upholds the appeal , the impact on proceedings brought by administrators and liquidators against fraudulent directors will be significant . additionally , any decision which denies the extra - territorial reach of the insolvency act will have serious implications for office holders who are ever more frequently trying to make recoveries for the benefit of creditors in relation to businesses which have a global reach .\nthe court was satisfied that it had jurisdiction over itto , as it was a shareholder of the fund and had submitted a proof of debt . noting that the appointment of bankruptcy trustee in barbados would definitely interfere with the conduct of the cayman islands liquidation , the court granted the anti - suit injunction .\nan application for recognition and assistance was made by the joint and several official liquidators ( the \u201c liquidators \u201d ) of rennie produce ( aust ) pty ltd which was in liquidation in australia . such application was made pursuant to a letter of request issued by the federal court of australia . a separate application was made for production of documents by two banks in hong kong .\nthe english high court referred to the court of appeal decision in salford estates ( no . 2 ) ltd v altomart ltd [ 2014 ] ewca civ 1575 , in which it was held that the court should , save in wholly exceptional circumstances , exercise its discretion in an application for winding up consistently with the legislative policy embodied in the arbitration act 1996 .\nas noted above , jetivia and mr brunschweiler were said by the liquidators to have dishonestly assisted the directors in the conspiracy to defraud the company . at first instance , and on appeal , the appellants sought to have this claim struck out , relying on the principle of ex turpi causa non oritur actio , on the basis that the company itself was part of a conspiracy to defraud hmrc . the principle of ex turpi causa was originally defined by lord mansfield cj in holman v johnson ( 1775 ) as the rule that \u201c no court will lend its aid to a man who founds his cause of action upon an immoral or illegal act \u201d .\nback in mid - 1990s , there was discussion in hong kong regarding the introduction of an insolvent trading provision , which closely mirrors the wrongful trading provision of the uk insolvency act 1986 . the purpose of the introduction of the insolvent trading provision is to encourage better corporate governance . it was designed to raise the awareness of company directors of their duty to creditors , rather than just having regard to the interests of themselves or the shareholders .\nthe law commission believes that an additional category of preferential creditor would not add much complexity , delays and costs , since the limited preference is not designed to protect consumers in all circumstances . rather , it would cover only the most serious cases , where businesses take new ( and substantial ) cash payments from consumers in the run - up to insolvency .\nat trial the defendants relied on the house of lords decision in stone & rolls ltd ( in liquidation ) v moore stephens ( a firm ) ( 2009 ) , where it was held by a majority that a claim by a \u2018one - man\u2019 company defrauded by its director , against auditors who were said to have failed , negligently , to alert the company to the fraud , was prevented by the principle of \u2018ex turpi causa\u2019 ( see above ) as that director was the company\u2019s sole mind , will and beneficial owner and his dishonesty was therefore to be attributed to the company .\nthe appellants\u2019 application was dismissed at first instance and on appeal . at first instance and in the court of appeal , the appellants submitted that in respect of bilta\u2019s claims , the court was bound by the decision of the house of lords in stone and rolls \u2013 in which the house of lords attributed knowledge of a director\u2019s fraud to a one - person company , creating an exception to the rule in re hampshire land co ( no . 2 ) [ 2 ] and allowing the company\u2019s auditors to resist the company\u2019s claim in negligence on the basis of ex turpi causa .\nmr . innhaug , being the founding shareholder of nordic international limited ( the \u201c company \u201d ) entered into a shareholders\u2019 agreement with sinwa ss ( hong kong ) co ltd ( \u201c sinwa \u201d ) , which took up 50 % stake in the company . not long after , disputes surfaced between the parties and the parties have since been involved in multiple litigation and arbitration proceedings .\ndisputes arose over the allotment of shares in the subsequent itamae restaurants . as a result , the ajisen shareholders entered into a shareholders\u2019 agreement known as the hero elegant agreement at the end of 2015 , under which it was agreed that jason and daisy would be allotted shares in the itamae sushi business through their corporate vehicle , fine elite group limited ( \u201c fine elite \u201d ) .\nnot to be followed \u2013 moore stephens ( a firm ) v stone rolls ltd ( in liquidation ) hl ( bailii , [ 2009 ] ukhl 39 , times 11 - aug - 09 , [ 2009 ] 1 ac 1391 , [ 2009 ] bus lr 1356 , [ 2009 ] pnlr 36 , [ 2009 ] 3 wlr 455 ) the appellants had audited the books of the respondent company , but had failed to identify substantial frauds by an employee of the respondent . the auditors appealed a finding of professional negligence , relying on the maxim ex turpi causa non . .\nat the same time , the report of the law reform commission of hong kong on corporate rescue and insolvent trading ( 1996 ) recognized that the insolvent trading provision should not be so harsh as to discourage responsible persons from taking the time to consider , and to seek advice , as to whether a company could be saved or go into liquidation . nor should the provision make the responsible persons more inclined to push companies into voluntary liquidation or receivership unnecessarily , for fear of being made liable for trading while insolvent . the report also recognized that responsible persons who paid attention to their business , and who took appropriate action when faced with insolvency , should never face an application in respect of insolvent trading .\nin the last issue of our \u201conc corporate disputes and insolvency quarterly\u201d , we discussed the decision in aabar block s . a . r . l , edgeworth capital ( luxembourg ) s . a . r . l v glenn maud [ 2016 ] ewhc 1016 ( ch ) . there has been a further development in relation to this case .\nmonths of waiting are over as today the supreme court handed down its decision in the bilta case . seven justices ( including lord mance a minority judge in the stone & rolls case ) considered this vitally important case in the fraud arena , albeit of wider application . the supreme court has not however decided to deal fully with the question of illegality , saying that this case was not going to be determinative of the questions and thus those questions would wait for another day .\npursuant to section 150fa of the predecessor companies ordinance ( cap 32 ) , masterwise was ordered to produce various classes of documents under an inspection order , which include records of shenzhen fifu company limited , a wholly owned subsidiary of masterwise , and huizhou fifu electronics co ltd , which is in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of shenzhen fifu . both shenzhen fifu and huizhou fifu are incorporated in prc .\nwhen a company goes into liquidation , the liquidator must distribute the remaining assets of the company to creditors in accordance with a strict statutory hierarchy . consumers , alongside many others , including suppliers , landlords and utility companies , are unsecured creditors . most of the money will go to secured lenders and preferred creditors , such as employees , leaving very little , often negligible to unsecured creditors .\nthe joint liquidators ( the \u201c liquidators \u201d ) of ralls builders limited ( the \u201c company \u201d ) brought a claim against three former directors ( the \u201c directors \u201d ) of the company for wrongful trading under section 214 of the insolvency act 1986 . the court found that the directors ought to have concluded that there was no reasonable prospect of the company avoiding liquidation by 31 august 2010 . however , the court refused to make a declaration that the directors should make a contribution to the assets of the company in respect of any losses caused to the company during the period after 31 august 2010 , because the court did not find it proven that the net deficiency of the company increased during that period .\nfurther , in the matter of moulin global eyecare holdings limited ( in liquidation ) & ors v olivia lee sin mei [ 2012 ] 4 hklrd 263 , ( 2014 ) 17 hkcfar 466 , barma j , remarkably , allowed the liquidator to add a claim based on increase in net deficiency . in essence , the liquidator claimed that at material time , the defendant , acting as a non - executive director of the company , knew or ought to have known , that the company was insolvent and there was no hope to trade out of insolvency . she should have procured the appointment of provisional liquidators , or otherwise blown the whistle . but she did not . instead , she left the company to trade on and as a result , there was an increased net deficiency of hk $ 1 . 23 billion by the time the company was wound up . on appeal , barma j\u2019s order was set aside , but restored by the court of final appeal . while the final outcome is still pending , the moulin case demonstrates the possibility of a claim based on insolvent trading .\nthe case was appealed to the supreme court , the court of appeal not having gone into huge detail about the circumstances where the ex turpi causa defence might apply or be defeated . however the supreme court has decided this is not the case in which to expand the discussion . it did say that stone & rolls was limited to its facts . lord neuberger said that\nhowever , the court decided that the \u201csole actor\u201d exception did not apply to a case like bilta , where the claim was against the fraudulent directors themselves ( and / or those dishonestly assisting them ) . amongst other things , patten lj agreed with the court below that the reasoning in stone & rolls is not applicable to a case in which the claim is based on breach of a duty which ( unlike the duty owed by the auditors in stone & rolls , which the majority of the house of lords accepted was a duty owed to the company alone ) extends beyond the interests of the fraudsters as shareholders , to creditors . stone & rolls did not , therefore , apply in bilta , where ( as patten lj noted ) the directors\u2019 duties had always included a duty to consider the interests of creditors under s . 172 of the companies act 2006 ( and it should be noted that there were also parallel proceedings under s . 213 of the insolvency act 1986 ) . patten lj said that this would be the position even in a case where a true \u201cone - man\u201d company sued its sole director and owner for a breach of duty against the company . indeed , patten lj held that the circumstances in which the \u201c sole actor\u201d exception should apply are extremely limited , saying that the decision in stone & rolls \u201cshould be confined in my view to the claim and facts in that case \u201d and that \u201c in the context of a claim by the company against its fraudulent directors , the rule has no place in english law \u201d .\nin the recent decision of shlosberg v avonwick holdings ltd and others [ 2016 ] ewhc 1001 ( ch ) , the english high court considered the nature and devolution of legal professional privilege in the context of bankruptcy . it was held that the trustee in bankruptcy might be unable to waive privilege even when entitled to possession of privileged documents to administer the bankrupt\u2019s estate .\nthe court agreed with the english court of appeal\u2019s decision in liquidator of west mercia safetywear ltd v dodd and another ( 1988 ) bcc 30 , in which a director was made personally liable for procuring an undue preference . the court found that holding a director who procures an undue preference directly responsible for restoring the company to the position it would otherwise have been in is not only just , but also in line with the clear direction of the singapore court of appeal in liquidators of progen engineering pte ltd v progen holdings ltd [ 2010 ] 4 slr 1089 that a director has a fiduciary duty to take into account the interests of the company\u2019s creditors when a company is insolvent , or near insolvency .\nanother such provision , s 238 ( which empowers the court to make orders against any person to reverse transactions at an undervalue ) , was held by the court of appeal to apply without territorial limitations in in re paramount airways ltd [ 1993 ] ch 223 . in this case , sir donald nicholls v - c observed : ( i ) that current patterns of cross - border business weaken the conducting the liquidation of a united kingdom company ; ( ii ) that the absence in the statute of any test for what would constitute presence in the united kingdom makes it unlikely that presence there was intended to be a condition of the exercise of the power ; and ( iii ) that the absence of a connection with the united kingdom would be a factor in the exercise of the discretion to permit service out of the proceedings as well in the discretion whether to grant the relief , which was enough to prevent injustice ( para . 110 ) .\nian robert ( trustee in bankruptcy of mr . elichaoff deceased ) v sarah jane duncanson woodall [ 2016 ] ewhc 538 ( ch ) the tib contended that causes in action , as property of the bankrupt estate , vest in a trustee in bankruptcy upon his appointment unless the claims are of an entirely personal nature : section 283 of the insolvency act and heath v tang [ 1993 ] 1 wlr 1421 . the tib observed that claims for financial provisions will not be entirely personal because they may include sums which will be paid to creditors . the court concluded that the right to seek financial provision does not vest in the tib . hence , the court granted the application to strike out the relief claimed within the tib\u2019s application .\nthe court in bilta , a case involving the different situation of a claim by a company against parties said to have dishonestly assisted the company\u2019s directors in defrauding the company , circumscribed the ambit of this \u201csole actor\u201d exception and decided that it did not apply in this case . a question remains , however , as to the implications of this for third party professionals such as solicitors or accountants who might be sued by an insolvent company on the basis that those professionals have failed to spot or alert the company to a fraud perpetrated by its directors .\nthe first restaurant was opened by smart wave limited ( \u201c smart wave \u201d ) , using the trade name \u201citamae\u201d ( \u677f\u9577\u58fd\u53f8 ) . apart from ajisen shareholders , smart wave also had five minority shareholders , who were suppliers and key staff . ricky was the sole director of smart wave . three additional itamae restaurants were opened within two years of the first .\nfieldfisher llp v pennyfeathers limited [ 2016 ] ewhc 566 ( ch ) the evidence disclosed that there is a good arguable case that ff is owed large sums and is therefore a creditor with sufficient status to apply for an administration order : hammonds v pro - fit usa ltd [ 2007 ] ewhc 1998 ( ch ) . however , the cfa contains an arbitration clause , whereby the parties agree to refer any dispute arising out of or in connection with the cfa to arbitration . the court noted that exercise of the discretion otherwise than consistently with the policy underlying the arbitration act 1996 would inevitably encourage parties to an arbitration agreement to bypass the arbitration agreement by invoking insolvency procedures in the companies court . parties should not be allowed to do so , since it would be entirely contrary to the parties\u2019 agreement as to the proper forum for the resolution of such an issue and to the legislative policy of the arbitration act 1996 : salford estates . the application was accordingly dismissed .\nstephen paul grant and james richard tickell ( joint liquidators of ralls builders limited ) v william ralph ralls , nicholas lee ralls and gary christopher hailstones [ 2016 ] ewhc 243 ( ch ) the liquidators then applied to the court for an order that the additional costs and expenses incurred by them in dealing with the wrongful trading claim , which amounted to \u00a3256 , 160 . 75 , be contributed by the directors to the assets of the company . moreover , the court pointed out that it had found that the continued trading did not result in any increase in the net deficiency of the company . it would be illogical if the court , despite such findings , nevertheless ordered the directors to pay for the additional fees and costs incurred by the liquidators in investigating and unsuccessfully trying to prove that some loss was sustained .\nthe position in new york is in fact consistent with the position in hong kong . in east asia satellite television ( holdings ) ltd v new cotai llc & ors [ 2011 ] 3 hklrd 734 , the hong kong court of appel held that whether a derivative action can be brought on behalf of a foreign company is a matter of substantive law , determined by the law of the place of incorporation . similarly , in wong ming bun v wang ming fan [ 2014 ] 1 hklrd 1108 , peter ng j quoted the following passage from graeme johnston , the conflict of law in hong kong , at p . 592 : \u201cthe ability to bring a derivative action in hong kong is a matter for the law of the place of incorporation of the company , though it is also necessary to comply with hong kong procedural requirements for the bringing of such actions . \u201d\ninterestingly , in bilta , as is commonly the case in a claim brought by an insolvent company , the main beneficiary of a successful claim would be the revenue and , ultimately , the taxpayer . as such , in some ways , the decision facing the court of appeal was a simple one . either the court allowed a claim to progress that could result in substantial recovery for the taxpayer or it allowed alleged fraudsters ( the appellants ) to defeat the claim and avoid liability . it is easy to identify the public policy in play , although it would be interesting to see how the court might respond in circumstances where the claim , if successful , would not ultimately benefit the taxpayer but some other third party , such as a litigation funder .\nexpress electrical distributors ltd ( \u201c express \u201d ) is a company which trades in the wholesale supply of electrical goods . edge electrical limited ( \u201c edge \u201d ) was in the business of installing electrical equipment in high value properties . in about 2011 , edge became a customer of express and purchased significant quantities of goods from express every month or so . in order to utilize the maximum credit to which edge was entitled , edge generally paid for the supplies on the last available payment date allowed under express\u2019s terms and conditions . however , from november 2012 , edge started to pay late . on 29 may 2013 , in response to a number of attempts by express to contact edge , edge made a payment of \u00a330 , 000 to express in respect of goods already supplied .\n\u00a9 2018 enyo law llp | privacy | terms of business enyo law llp is authorised and regulated by the solicitors regulation authority ( 548866 ) and is a limited liability partnership registered in england and wales with registered number oc356313 . a list of members is open to inspection at the registered office , 11 pilgrim street , london ec4v 6rn , and any reference to a partner of enyo law llp means a member of enyo law llp . our professional rules can be found in the sra code of conduct 2011 and the sra handbook : urltoken\ncited \u2013 abrath v north eastern railway co hl ( ( 1886 ) 11 app cas 247 ) the plaintiff had brought an action against the company of malicious prosecution . it was rejected by the jury and again on appeal . held : the appeal failed . in an action for damages for the tort of malicious prosecution one of the elements of . ."]}
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fi , home cinema and tv equipment and are committed to giving you the best value for money and customer service that we possibly can .\nkat from the richer sounds solihull store takes a look at teac tn350 usb turntable . for more info please visit : urltoken https : / / www . richersounds . c . . .\n\u201cricher sounds , the slightly maverick hi - fi retailer , donates a higher percentage of its profits ( currently 15 % ) than any other privately - owned company . \u201d - the guardian\nwhile richer sounds\u2019 customers raved about customer service and their \u201ctrust\u201d in the brand , diy enthusiasts said toolstation\u2019s argos - style stores were cheaper than big shed rivals such as b & q .\njosh from richer sounds in exeter shows you how yamaha\u2019s intuitive musiccast wireless multiroom system easily delivers fantastic sound all around your home . click here to see our full range of musi . . .\nricher sounds stands behind its name . founded by then - 19 - year - old julian richer , the company today is britain ' s biggest hi - fi and electronics retailer , selling audio and video electronics gear from more than 40 stores throughout the uk . stores sell such products . . .\nben from the richer sounds bristol store takes a look at the oppo udp205 uhd blu - ray player . for more info please visit : urltoken store finder : https : / / www . ric . . .\nwe have also expanded our install facility , so we can now offer customers a complete home entertainment solution \u2013 we can now advise , demonstrate , sell and install equipment , all at richer sounds\u2019 legendary low prices .\nricher sounds now has 52 shops , ten of which are in london , and its original shop consistently appears in the guinness book of records for the highest sales per square foot of any retail outlet in the world .\njosh from richer sounds exeter takes a look at the dali rubicon speaker range , including the rubicon 2 bookshelves ; rubicon 5 , 6 and 8 floorstanders ; a centre speaker and a set of dipole speakers . . . .\n\u2022\nthe bald fact remains that richer sounds , the slightly maverick hi - fi retailer , generally donates a higher percentage of its profits ( currently 15 % ) than any other privately owned company .\n- the guardian\n\u201cwe are sure this will be an exciting new chapter for the company and look forward to expanding our commitment to value and customer service through our stores and online , \u201d said richer sounds chairman david robinson in a remarkably brief statement .\nthey are not exactly household names , unless you spend your weekends in the shed or fiddling with your surround - sound speakers , but an influential shopper survey has named toolstation and richer sounds as the uk\u2019s most highly - rated shops .\nricher sounds are happy to offer free delivery on all our products to blind , partially sighted and disable customers . please place orders online , then contact webaftersales @ urltoken who will advise on how to arrange the refund of your delivery charge .\nricher sounds recognises that the provision of all services and products generates an impact on the environment and we are fully committed to minimising any potential negative impact by continually striving to improve our environmental performance . click here to download our environmental policy .\nhis parents wanted him to become an accountant , but that was never a realistic option : at 19 , he opened his first richer sounds shop at london bridge . it was tiny , but it was passed by 70 , 000 commuters a day .\n\u201cthe best retailers , richer sounds and toolstation , continue to strike the right balance by selling quality products at reasonable prices , \u201d said richard headland , editor of which ? . \u201ci t\u2019s a simple formula but that\u2019s why they consistently score well with shoppers . \u201d\nat richer sounds we love music . that\u2019s a large part of why julian started our company back in 1978 . over the years , many a band has been started in the back rooms of our stores as many of our team are musicians , including julian himself .\nrosie from the reigate richer sounds store takes a look at the lg oled b7 4k hdr smart tv . the b7 tv range is available in 55\u201d ( oled55b7v ) and 65\u201d ( oled65b7v ) . for more info go to https : / / www . riche . . .\njulian richer , 54 , who still holds 100 per cent of the shares in richer sounds , the chain he founded 35 years ago , has devised a \u201ctrust\u201d model akin to firms such as john lewis . under the scheme , which will come into effect when he dies , all staff will receive an equal share in the business , while the firm\u2019s it director julie abrahams will assume the role of managing director .\nto be fair this all makes a reasonable amount of sense . the empire direct brand is pretty well known ( arguably as well known as richer sounds ) and with few other companies looking to spend any kind of money during these dark economic days i suspect quite the bargain was had .\nfor over 35 years richer sounds have been true advocates for hi - fi separates and the pleasure they bring . as the uk ' s favourite audio visual retailer we offer unbeatable prices and extensive premium ranges that help many enjoy the upgrade path towards musical nirvana and the thrill that it brings .\nstrictly not for profit , it\u2019s our way of giving something back : using the richer sounds brand and contacts to help musicians get a foot in the door and , of course , bringing new music to your ears . thousands of songs are available to listen to and enjoy , completely free .\njulian richer founded acts435 , a charity that provides direct giving to those in need with 100 % of donations going to the recipient . urltoken\nas for the plans richer sounds has for empire direct , little was given away other than a loose line talking up the \u201copportunity to deliver their low - price business model and buying power to a greater number of customers . \u201d in essence , i suspect this means capitalising on its supply chain .\nblack friday and cyber monday are the biggest shopping days of the year , so naturally richer sounds is taking part . the av specialist always has some great deals , whether you ' re looking to shell out thousands of pounds on a big - screen tv or just tens on a pair of headphones .\nmike from richer sounds in bath takes a look at the acclaimed mu - so and mu - so qb from naim . * limited - time trial of of tidal hi - fi for mu - so / mu - so qb buyers , click here for more details : https : / / ww . . .\nhigh fidelity : julian richer rewards staff loyalty with holiday homes and trips on the company jet . next ? he ' s planning their inheritance . . .\nwe\u2019re so passionate about music , we\u2019ve set up richer unsigned to promote musicians who don\u2019t have a label deal or are finding it tough to get noticed .\ncarpet - friendly profilethis super - flexible cable is flat in profile and so ideal for hiding under carpet . thanks to its high purity copper content the symphony 300 also sounds natural and detailed .\nhigh fidelity : julian richer rewards staff loyalty with holiday homes and trips on the company jet . next ? he ' s planning their inheritance . . . | the independent\n\u2022\nbecause mr richer ' s practices have been so influential in the development of suggestion schemes , the basic features are found in many firms .\n- the independent\n\u2022 \u201conline shoppers receive misleading information about their rights to return items , leading to widespread confusion , a consumer group has said . which ? studied the websites of 46 retailers and supermarkets . it found that all but one had errors . the only retailer to pass the test was hi - fi seller richer sounds . \u201d \u2013 bbc news , 16 . 03 . 2018\ntake an award - winning speaker , make it smaller , and you have the immensely flexible mission lx1 . winning genesbased on the award - winning lx2 , the mission lx1 sounds like a true mission speaker .\nwhen you step into a richer sounds store , you\u2019ll be greeted by someone who not only knows all about audio and visual entertainment , but also knows how to make it work beautifully in real homes . as well as having a team that love what they do , we train , train and train constantly so we can be confident in saying we have the knowledge on audio and visual entertainment .\nothers have taken note . richer is in huge demand as a consultant ( asda , baa and halifax are just three , much bigger firms to benefit from his wisdom ) and motivational speaker .\nwhy can ' t all bosses be like julian richer ? i ' m not going to beat about the bush here : i think julian is great . if i had to hold up someone as a role model for other wannabe tycoons to follow , the founder of the richer sounds hi - fi chain would be that person . let me be clear : for all i know , he could be another rev paul flowers , formerly of the co - op bank , and spend his dosh on crystal meth and crack . but if there are such horrors in his cupboard , i don ' t know what they are .\nthat ' s how he is . he ' s often talked of the business surviving after he ' s gone , of putting a structure in place to ensure his methods continue . he calls them the richer way ( he ' s pulled them together in what must rank as one of the best business books in history , now in its fifth edition , called , not surprisingly , the richer way ) .\nfor over 30 years we at richer sounds have had music in our blood and have been true advocates for hi - fi separates and the pleasure they can bring . as the uk ' s favourite audio visual retailer we have introduced millions of customers to the world of real hi - fi and over the years with our expert advice , unbeatable prices and expanded premium ranges have helped many enjoy the upgrade path towards musical nirvana and the thrill that goes with it .\nmr richer has a reputation for treating his staff well . the company , which has 52 stores around the country , is known for rewarding employees with perks including trips in the company jet and free use of holiday homes in europe .\nhe is devoted to what he calls\nthe biz\n( another favourite term is\nthe buzz\n\u2013 to succeed , the biz must have the buzz ) , and has been all his life . richer grew up in bristol , the son of parents who worked for marks & spencer ( it was from their tales of m & s , which also famously treated its staff well with perks such as a good canteen and hairdresser , that he developed the notion of the richer way ) .\nat richer sounds , we pride ourselves on being able to offer our customers a bargain . if you ' re on the hunt for top brand equipment at the lowest possible prices , look out for our in - store and online clearance products , all of which have had their prices slashed to show genuine reductions . how can we afford it ? good question ! the simple answer is : because we have to . our stock turns over so fast and models change so quickly in our industry that we are continuously finishing lines and making way for new products .\nricher sounds recognises that slavery and human trafficking is a crime and a violation of fundamental human rights and remains a hidden blight on our global society . we hold a zero - tolerance approach to slavery and human trafficking and are committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business dealings . we expect our colleagues , suppliers , contractors and all other stakeholders to commit to the same , including implementing and enforcing effective systems and controls to prevent and detect modern slavery . we would never knowingly conduct business with suppliers or employees engaged in such practices . our colleagues are expected to report concerns and management are expected to act upon them .\nit was no surprise to hear richer , 54 , who still holds 100 per cent of the company he started 35 years ago , explain this week how he has formed a trust for when he dies so that the business becomes a mutual , similar to john lewis , under which every staff member receives an equal share , with the it director , julie abraham , stepping up to managing director .\nmarried to rosie since 1982 , richer has many parallel and philanthropic interests . he was the first patron of the big issue foundation , an early director of the prince of wales ' s duchy originals , and he ' s the founder of acts 435 , a charity launched by archbishop john sentamu to help those in need , and asb help , a charity to help the victims of antisocial behaviour .\nso why shop at richer ? well , it ' s an accredited living wage employer - none of its staff are on zero - hours contracts - and it donates 15 % of its profits to a range of charities ( more than 400 last year ) . and , of course , it ' s a long - established retailer with an equally long list of kit in stock . so let ' s see what ' s among the offers . . .\nthe hi - fi and tv specialist was founded by influential business guru julian richer , who has promised to hand his business to his employees through a trust model similar to that of john lewis when he dies . it has 53 stores and made an operating profit of \u00a39m on sales of \u00a3186m last year . it donates 15 % of its profits to charity while shopfloor staff enjoy john lewis - style perks such as subsidised holiday homes in the uk and european cities paris and venice .\nthe company , which was founded in 1978 with its first shop at london bridge , has been awarded a royal warrant of appointment to hrh the prince of wales as a supplier of consumer electronics products .\nbest of the week : world cup 2018 . cricket in 4k . philips ambilight 4k tv , jamo atmos speaker package and more\nsave \u00a3100 on 4k , oled , lcd tvs over \u00a31000 at . . .\nwhat hi - fi ? is part of future plc , an international media group and leading digital publisher . visit our corporate site\ngain a global perspective on the us and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50 + countries covering politics , business , innovation , trends and more .\nmarkets data delayed by at least 15 minutes . \u00a9 the financial times ltd 2018 . ft and \u2018financial times\u2019 are trademarks of the financial times ltd . the financial times and its journalism are subject to a self - regulation regime under the ft editorial code of practice .\nthe founder of britain\u2019s largest independent chain of hi - fi shops has made plans to hand his entire business to his employees when he dies , saying he lacks a \u201cspoilt child to run the business\u201d .\nfor the best experience on our site , be sure to turn on javascript in your browser .\nplease tick the box if you would like to be informed of our special vip discounts by e - mail .\nyou may choose to opt out of e - 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equipped lg 49uj630v is the perfect way into a world of stunning detail . hdr now with hlg and hdr10 compatibilitythis 49\nlg tv is compatible with hdr10 and hlg for greater hdr playback potential .\na step - up from the award - winning 220 , the wharfedale diamond 230 brings added bass into the mix . strong bass with styleideal for medium - sized rooms , the wharfedale diamond 230 offers the deep , powerful sound you ' d expect from floorstanding speakers whilst keeping the overall dimensions relatively compact .\nfantastic bundle offers also available here\u201cthe d - m41dab is impressive proof that great pound - for - pound hi - fi sound need not always mean several separate components\u201d what hi - fi award winner 2017bluetooth now standardfor the first time , denon\u2019s best - selling hi - fi mini system comes with bluetooth connectivity . this lets you wirelessly connect your smartphone or tablet and stream your stored music or favourite streaming services such as spotify , apple music and deezer .\nfamous brand speakers with a deep , powerful bass - the tannoy eclipse two gives you more for less . room - filling soundwith their larger , floorstanding cabinets , the tannoy eclipse two speakers are perfectly suited to medium and larger rooms .\nfantastic bundle offers also available here\u201cdelivers a full dose of power , scale and drive\u201d what hi - fi award winner 2017 . product of the year .\nthis package includes the cambridge cxa60 ( silver ) and cambridge audio bt100 dac + dongle . cambridge cxa60 ( silver ) a fresh new style and impressive digital connectivity make the cambridge cxa60 a class - leading contender .\nthe marantz tt5005 is the perfect plug and play turntableready to go , straight out of the boxif you ' re looking for a quality brand of turntable that ' s easy to set - up and use , then the marantz tt5005 is ideal . with a preset tone - arm and attached mm cartridge , the tt5005 is ready to go .\nyet another top class budget standmount from q acoustics . it delivers a fabulous sound for the money .\nfantastic bundle offers also available herestream via bluetooth , airplay or dlna . play cds or listen dab / fm radio - the marantz mcr611 simply does it all .\nwant to know what the best sounding budget speakers on the market are ? easy , its wharfedales brand - new diamond 220s .\nwhat hi - fi sound & vision magazine , 5 - star review .\n* save 10 % on speakers on standmount or floorstanding speakers when bought with any hi - fi amplifier using code spk10 * not in conjunction with any other offer / promotions . terms & conditions apply .\nif you are making a special journey please call your local store so we can check stock levels .\nremember , we ' ll also pay your parking . just show us your ticket and we ' ll refund the fee .\nif you are making a special journey please call your local store so we can check stock levels and reserve your chosen product for you .\napplicable for all genuine customers for the duration of your visit . ( up to \u00a35 in london , \u00a33 elsewhere )\nwe can deliver free to uk mainland . find out about our other delivery options available at checkout . ( ireland customers should contact our belfast store )\nhome cinema is a catch - all term that describes a number of exciting elements \u2013 from simple tv sound solutions , such as soundbars and sound bases , to more advance multi speaker setups , 5 . 1 surround sound , dolby atmos and dts : x and more . also included are the all - important source components . 4k blu - ray and digital set top boxes , for example , are just two ways to get the very best out of your tv or home projector system .\nthe platinum series hdmi 1 . 5m gives you top quality picture and sound from all your digital sources , including 1080p , at a superb price .\ncambridge audio lifetime guarantee with this cable ! a quality link between the wall socket and your av set up , plus cambridge audio ' s lifetime guarantee . oxygen - free copper cableif you ' ve got a quality av system then it ' s all too easy to forget about the rf lead .\nthe cambridge ca600d is specifically designed for the minx min10 , min11 or min12 satellite speaker . made from aluminium , it complements the quality and style of the speakers and adds flexibility of placement .\nspeaker not includedgive your sonos play : 1 a lift , with the flexson desk stand . the flexson desk stand for the sonos play : 1 speaker is a compact , clever design that angles sound to your ear , minimises vibration and adds a stylish flair .\nclean up your vinyl records , cds , dvds and blu - ray discs with the milty permaclean . keep up the good work by getting a refill kit .\na high performance cable with none of the bulk , the qed slim high speed hdmi 0 . 6m lives up to its name .\ncambridge audio lifetime guarantee with this cable ! a quality lead for your optical connections , with cambridge audio ' s lifetime guarantee . polished ends ! if you ' ve a good quality hi - fi or av system that relies upon optical digital connections , then good quality leads are vital .\ncambridge audio lifetime guarantee with this cable ! the cambridge audio dig300 coaxial makes a durable , quality connection between your digital sources . the ideal cable for many digital sourcesthis quality coaxial cable is suitable for a wide range of applications including connecting a cd player , network streamer or other digital hi - fi source to a dac ( digital to analogue convertor ) .\nthe profile optical cable delivers great sound from a tv , cd , dvd , blu - ray player and games console to your dac , amplifier or receiver in a discreet and flexible design . compact designfeaturing a miniature 4mm outside diameter , the qed profile is very flexible and easy to around tight spaces .\nthe cyp hdmp - 050m 0 . 5m is a certified premium hdmi cable , fully supporting 4k uhd and hdr ( high dynamic range ) av content .\nall clearance items are fully guaranteed for 12 months , no matter if you buy in - store or online . please note that extended guarantees are not available on these products .\nthese will be ex - display , refurbished items or returns for the most part . some may even be ' end of line ' , which means that they will be brand new and factory sealed ! use the drop down menu above to see what ' s available , or contact your local branch , where a sales colleague will be able to advise you on anything else you may need to know .\na small selection of products are delivered directly from our warehouse . these products are described as refurbished . this means an item has been repaired following a customer return .\nall items are in good working condition , but may have visible minor marks such as light surface scratching or signs of handling and cleaning . all essential accessories are included , although alternative packaging may be used .\nwe have one of the widest ranges of hifi available in northern ireland and the republic of ireland from excellent integrated amplifiers to the latest stereo micro systems . we focus on sound quality and value for money .\nfrom the latest 3d , smart and oled tv ' s to a huge range of home cinema receivers and speakers , we have a huge range of home cinema products available . we specialise in this type of product so if you have any questions or are unsure about what to go for , please drop us an email to sales @ urltoken or call us on the number at the top of the website .\nwe have a range of speakers to suit all tastes . in this category you will find small wall mounted speakers to large floor standing speakers and everything in between . we also stock a wide range of installation speakers which can be in - ceiling , in - wall or speakers that look like rocks or picture frames . if you don ' t see anything in this section to suit , please let us know as i ' m sure we can source a speaker to suit your needs .\nwant to keep up with the latest way of listening to music or maybe you want to view photos , stream movies , try music streaming services or internet radio ? we have the answer ! we have a wide range of streaming and multiroom equipment that will do all of this for you and your family . ask our experts for info and we will endeavour to get the best solution .\nwe have put together some of the systems that we would suggest as great combinations and when buying these together , we ' ve applied a system price . we have a great range of mini systems , stereo systems and home cinema system , at various different price levels .\nwant bring your music with you on holiday or the garden or anywhere for that matter ? connect your smart phone or tablet to our range of portable bluetooth speakers and you have all your songs in great quality .\nwe also have portable internet & dab radios so you never miss a thing . our experts can offer you the best advice to full fill your requirements .\nheadphones have become one of the most popular ways to listen to your music or radio .\nour range covers traditional on ear headphones from basic models to high end headphones and we also carry a range of discreet in ear models for portable devices and wireless models to allow freedom in your house . we have headphones to suit all tastes .\nprices valid in store ( all including vat ) until close of business on the date below . ( some of these web prices are cheaper than in - store , so please mention that you ' ve seen these offers online )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsamsung ue55mu7000 55 inch smart 4k ultra hd hdr led tv tvplus us . . .\nlg 43uj670v 43 inch smart 4k ultra hd hdr led tv freeview play us . . .\nsamsung qe65q7camt 65 inch curved smart 4k ultra hd hdr qled tv t . . .\npanasonic dmr - hwt250\u200beb smart freeview play recorder 1tb hdd pvr b . . .\nsony kd55xe7002 55 inch smart 4k ultra hd hdr led tv freeview hd . . .\nsony kd49xe8004\u200bbu 49 inch smart 4k ultra hd hdr led tv freeview h . . .\nsony kd65a1bu 65 inch smart 4k ultra hd hdr oled tv freeview hd u . . .\nlg oled65c7v 65 inch smart 4k ultra hd hdr oled tv freeview play . . .\nsony kd - 55a1 55 inch smart 4k ultra hd hdr oled tv freeview hd us . . .\nsony kd49xe7002 49 inch smart 4k ultra hd hdr led tv freeview hd . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 1995 - 2018 ebay inc . all rights reserved . user agreement , privacy , cookies and adchoice\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies . learn more and read our policy .\nour a - z of retail companies listed by company name . browse for news and analysis .\nretail week is the most trusted source of business intelligence for the retail industry . subscribe now to enjoy :\nplease note , if you have recently purchased a subscription , it may take a few minutes before your account is updated .\nso what earns him this accolade ? the way he treats his staff , the fact that in surveys 95 per cent of them say they love working for him . and then the way his approach translates into tangible results : 52 stores that produced profits of \u00a36 . 9m from sales of \u00a3144 . 3m last year in an austerity - hit economy , and helped him to build a personal fortune estimated at \u00a3115m .\nbased in what property agents refer to as the\nsecondary\nshopping streets \u2013 the tattier end \u2013 his shops , full of in - your - face day - glo posters , have won awards galore for their levels of service , and achieved sales unheard - of in the electronics industry . for years , his london bridge branch could claim to have the highest sales density of any shop in the world .\nthese include : providing free access to holiday homes in the uk and abroad ( regardless of sales performance ) ; trips aboard the company jet for those who suggest the best ideas ; cash handouts for staff so they can go to the pub and brainstorm ; the use of a bentley for the store which does the best each month . his reasoning is simple : a happy workforce supplies good customer service , boosts sales , decreases complaints , and eradicates theft and absenteeism .\nat 14 , during the energy crisis and while at school at clifton college , he bought a case of candles for \u00a33 and sold it for \u00a315 . that was followed by second - hand hi - fi equipment \u2013 he would do up turntables and flog them . aged 17 , he had three people working for him .\nalready , he was treating staff well \u2013 thanks to m & s and also , he says , his socialist housemaster at fee - paying clifton . later , there was a third influence : tom peters ' s seminal us management work in search of excellence .\na committed christian , he ' s never seriously thought of selling his business , of floating it on the stock market .\nthe biz\nis his life ' s work and he sees it as only natural that those who have contributed to his company ' s success , the staff , should inherit it .\njr : i think a key factor is that we recruit colleagues who love music and movies as well as for their natural friendliness . we don\u2019t employ people for their high - pressure sales skills ; we choose team members who are friendly , enthusiastic and genuinely passionate about home entertainment . that means that our sales teams have something in common with our customers straight away , which makes it easier to build a rapport .\nyour brand particularly stands out within the industry for personalisation and time and effort . what do you think drives your customers to rate the business so highly for these pillars in particular ?\njr : we treat customers like we would do our friends and family , with the aim of building a long - term relationship . we ask for feedback at every step of the customer journey and we listen to what they have to say , no matter whether the comments are good or bad . i personally respond to all correspondence , and ensure that all colleagues are accountable , from store colleagues wearing name badges to directors responding to specific issues raised . because of this , we\u2019re constantly evolving based on customers\u2019 needs .\nhas the business made any investments over the last year to improve your customer experience ? ( eg . investments in employees / infrastructure / technology / new products ) ?\njr : our colleagues spend many hundreds of hours a week learning about new products , which has ramped up considerably over the last year .\nwe have also recently worked hard at developing relationships with , and visiting , customers at their homes or places of business in order to offer a much more comprehensive and bespoke service .\njr : customer service is at the heart of everything we do , and influences pretty much every business decision . as such , we work hard to maintain standards with a rigorous quality control program . we empower our colleagues to build relationships with customers and work hard to ensure our in - store teams treat our customers as real people with individual needs , rather than reading from a \u2018one size fits all\u2019 sales script .\njr : we\u2019re a diverse team , united by a passion for music and movies . our stores contain a remarkable number of budding musicians , djs , scriptwriters and film critics . each of our stores has a lot of autonomy \u2013 they are encouraged to support local events and respond to local demographics , on the basis that someone in cardiff ( for example ) has a better feel for the immediate community than someone in london or stockport , where our two central support offices are based . we encourage colleagues at all levels to innovate and improve the business by submitting their ideas , and have one of the most successful suggestion schemes in the uk .\njr : we believe in constant improvement , so it\u2019s very satisfying to have risen from position 22 to number 4 on this survey . getting recognised for customer service excellence is very gratifying , but we know we can\u2019t rest on our laurels . we\u2019re constantly appraising what we do , and looking to enhance our customer service offering . i\u2019m not sure where the next innovation will come from , but i\u2019m fairly certain it will be from a colleague or customer suggestion .\none of the best events i ' ve attended for years . inspiring , thought provoking speakers who were really happy to share their experience and expertise . i loved the format ! head of engagement , the co - operative group case studies were fantastic and the industry reports are extremely useful for that wider view of insight we ' re not so exposed to within our every - day roles . customer experience manager europe , hsbc one of the best events i have been to , great speakers , atmosphere , content / mind share - really enjoyed it and will be there next year . keep me informed of future events . retail specialist , at & t ;\nengage customer provides hugely successful leadership events including directors forums , leadership roundtables and the annual customer engagement summit . supported by our dynamic website , weekly newsletter , webinars and digital media . we may use your information to send you details about goods and services which we feel may be of interest to you . we will process your data in accordance with our privacy policy as displayed on our parent website urltoken\nwe may use your information to send you details about goods and services which we feel may be of interest to you . we will process your data in accordance with our privacy policy as displayed on our parent website urltoken\nthe advertisements supplied by our carefully selected sponsors enable us to host and support the company data we share with our free members .\nsimply enter your email address below and we will send you an email when the company files any documents or there is a change to their credit report .\nwe require your email address in order to send you alerts by email . you can unsubscribe at any time .\nincludes risk score , credit limit , ccjs , mortgages & charges , director & secretary timeline , shareholders , ownership & group stucture . plus unlimited updates and free documents !\n47430 retail sale of audio and video equipment in specialised stores - retailers of hi - fi , home cinema , flat panel tv and related equipment .\nwe use cookies to personalise content and ads , to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic . we also share information about your use of our site with our social media , advertising and analytics partners . find out more\nwith advanced searching , free company accounts and comprehensive credit reports across 11 countries , company check is the uk ' s most used online business data provider , delivering 107 million reports to over 22 million visitors in 2017 alone .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 company check ltd ( 04905417 ) registered office : caspian point one , pierhead street , cardiff , cf10 4dq , united kingdom .\nwho are we ? 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", "topic": 0}], "title": "universal sompo general insurance company", "paragraphs": ["universal sompo general insurance company limited is a privately - held company that operates in the insurance industry . universal sompo general insurance company limited was founded in 2007 . universal sompo general insurance company limited headquarters are located in mumbai , india .\nuniversal sompo general insurance\u2019s travel insurance plan provides additional benefits like online transactions and universal sompo general insurance\u2019s travel insurance policy renewal online .\nuniversal sompo general insurance company limited and the respondents to jointly pay a compensation of rs . 32 lakh\nuniversal sompo general insurance co ltd ( universal sompo ) has a new managing director and chief executive officer in rajiv kumar .\nuniversal sompo general insurance\u2019s travel insurance plan provides additional benefits like online transactions and universal sompo general insurance\u2019s travel insurance policy renewal online . universal sompo general insurance\u2019s travel insurance fulfils the needs of individuals , family , senior citizens and students . whether you are a regular traveler or planning a family vacation in overseas universal sompo general insurance\u2019s travel insurance is the best option for you . universal sompo general insurance\u2019s travel insurance provides cover for emergency medical expenses incurred by bodily injury , sickness , disease or death .\ni here by authorised universal sompo general insurance co . ltd . to contact me .\ncustomer can also contact the nearest universal sompo general insurance branch for any further clarification .\nuniversal sompo general insurance co . ltd . public disclosure file for financial years as follows\nuniversal sompo insurance\u2019s online health insurance policies offered by the company are listed below . universal sompo insurance\u2019s online health insurance policy is further explained in terms of their most salient features .\nuniversal sompo general insurance renewal is possible in two ways . one is through offline and other through online . for offline renewal , insured must visit the universal sompo general branch office within the grace period . insured should fill the corresponding forms regarding the policy and make a payment . universal sompo general insurance renewal process through offline is a time taking process . to make renewal process easy for the policyholder , universal sompo general insurance company offers universal sompo online renewal option . universal sompo renewal through online is an easy process compared to the offline process . universal sompo general insurance renewal through online option assists you to renew your universal sompo general insurance policy through online\nuniversal sompo general insurance was ranked the 5th among top 15 nonlife insurance companies as per the icmr - bfm survey .\nuniversal sompo general insurance co ltd . unit no 401 , 4th floor , sangam complex , 127 ,\nit is advisable to compare all universal sompo general insurance plans with plans from other general insurance companies in india to choose the best insurance plan that suits you the most .\nuniversal sompo insurance\u2019s online facilitates purchase and renewal of insurance policies through its online portal , intermediaries and offices . some of the insurance products on offer at universal sompo insurance\u2019s include : -\nuniversal sompo general insurance also covers several different commercial insurance products . it also provides easy online renewal options for its customers .\nan expert in his field , prior to joining universal sompo general insurance , he worked with boi axa investment managers , reliance general insurance and icici bank .\nuniversal sompo is a customer friendly and its main motto is to fulfill the client needs . finishing the targets claim service is the main and crucial thing to maintain for universal sompo general insurance . aiming for a better future with policies such as universal sompo general insurance policy renewal online helps it to reach new heights . universal sompo insurance considers maintaining the insured and insurer relationship its prime duty . universal sompo general insurance provides preventative advice to the customers .\nuniversal sompo is a non - life insurance company set up as a joint venture between dabur investments and sompo general insurance company of japan , along with iob ( 19 per cent equity ) , allahabad bank and karnataka bank .\nuniversal sompo general insurance company on monday signed a memorandum of understanding ( mou ) with chennai - based public sector lender indian overseas bank ( iob ) for distribution of the japanese company\u2019s general insurance products through its branches across the country .\nirda have given universal sompo general insurance accreditation of three agents training institute at raghunathganj , bangalore , and varanasi .\nuniversal sompo general insurance was the first amongst all general insurance companies to implement the integrated grievance management system real - time / online grievance reporting system executed by irda for all insurance companies .\nuniversal sompo general insurance co . ltd . is the first company in the indian general insurance industry formed through a public - private pairing . its founders comprise 4 leading companies from the indian banking and fmcg space and sompo japan insurance inc . from japan .\nwhat is the customer service no . & email id of universal sompo insurance ?\nsanjay makwana is associated with universal sompo general insurance as a chief financial officer . he is a commerce graduate and chartered accountants with over 13 years of work experience in general insurance , banking and asset management company .\ni have taken a health insurance with universal sompo . the benefits is for the whole family and the offers of universal sompo covers the top hospitals which is helpful . it was an excellent experience with universal sompo health insurance service .\nuniversal sompo general insurance company ltd . , plot no - el - 94 , kls tower , ttc industrial area , midc , mahape , navi mumbai 400710 .\nuniversal sompo general insurance company limited , a venture between allahabad bank , indian overseas bank , karnataka bank , dabur investments and sompo japan insurance inc , is eyeing a 2 - 3 per cent share in the domestic general insurance market in the next two to three years .\nin consideration of your having paid the premium for the universal sompo insurance policy period stated in the schedule or for any further period of insurance for which universal sompo general insurance may accept the payment for renewal of this policy . universal sompo general insurance will indemnify you on the happening of any insured event . as mentioned , universal sompo general insurance will cover the extent of loss suffered but not exceeding the sum insured and / or limit of liability for each of the sections stated in the schedule of the universal sompo general insurance policy , provided by all the terms , conditions and exceptions of this universal sompo general insurance policy , in so far as they relate to anything to be done or complied with by you , have been met . the online facilities come handy to follow the procedure effortlessly for buying and renewing universal sompo general insurance .\nl & t general insurance company limited is a subsidiary of larsen & toubro , which is one of the most reputed engineering companies of india . l & t general insurance company limited aspires to become a leading name in the general insurance market through its innovative insurance products and efficient services . a few years back , l & t general insurance company was merged with hdfc ergo and today it is known as hdfc general insurance limited .\nuniversal sompo general insurance on friday announced that rajiv kumar has been appointed its managing director & ceo with effect from thursday .\nuniversal sompo insurance\u2019s online health insurance policy has an impressive product portfolio catering to individuals , smes and large corporate . universal sompo insurance\u2019s online health insurance policy is customized to suit the requirements of both individuals and their families .\nyou are viewing an archived report of universal sompo general insurance company limited . privco has discontinued ongoing coverage of international companies and now focuses exclusively on us - based companies .\nuniversal sompo general insurance is the first private partnership in indian general insurance industry , the joint venture has been capitalized with shareholders funds of over 230 cr . including share premium . sompo japan insurance inc . headquartered in tokyo , is a fortune 500 company with a capital of 70 billion yen . universal sompo general insurance offers health & critical illness , personal accident & disability , home , motor and property insurance . the company received the licence and certificate of registration from insurance regulatory and development authority in november 2007 .\nroyal sundaram general insurance co . ltd was earlier known as royal sundaram alliance insurance company limited . this company offers comprehensive insurance plans . they also provide innovative insurance solutions to various categories like the families , individuals and businesses . this company offers different general insurance products like car , personal accident , health , home , two wheeler and travel insurance .\nmr singh joined universal sompo in 2008 as a business head of usgi - north zone and further relocated to head office - mumbai in 2015 as chief marketing officer of universal sompo general insurance co . ltd\nthe universal sompo general insurance company operates with the help of more than 50 branches . moreover , the company provides for its customers easy channels of access to its products through its 24x7 call centre and a transactional website .\nthe general insurance company that you choose must have the capability and credibility to keep up to their promises .\npurchased a health insurance policy from universal sompo . thank you for your quick service and response .\nuniversal sompo , at present , offers 40 - odd insurance products that could be categorised into property , marine , general accident and workmen association .\nthe bank ' s board will meet on friday to consider selling a part or all of its 30 % stake in universal sompo general insurance .\nuniversal sompo is a joint venture between allahabad bank , indian overseas bank , karnataka bank , dabur investments corporation and sompo japan nipponkoa insurance .\nprior to joining universal sompo group , mr . bisheshwari singh has worked with iffco - tokio general insurance co . ltd as a sbu head - noida .\nonline automobile search company cardekho is set to enter the auto insurance broking business .\nmr . o . n . singh , the founder chairman universal sompo general insurance having experience of more than 46 years in senior consulting , business and strategic roles .\nin banking / financial services / insurance . mahindra insurance brokers / prudent insurance brokers / aditya birla insurance brokers / india insure insurance . . .\nas of end march 2016 , universal sompo had 113 branches and 872 employees across india .\nthe organization of universal sompo focuses on quality , customer relationships and the providing comprehensive health insurance across all segments of society in the country . today the organization is among the preferred brands in the insurance industry in the country . universal sompo offers simple scalable health insurance plans that are robust and appropriate for all levels of income . below are the advantages of buying health insurance plans from universal sompo :\nsources in universal sompo said that the irdai directive might put the company\u2019s day - to - day operation in bind in the absence of an md .\nthe motor accident claims tribunal , chandigarh , has announced it as a joint liability of the driver , the owner , and universal sompo general insurance company limited , the insurance provider of the car , to compensate rs 32 lakh to the family of the accident victim .\nhe has been with the company i . e . universal sompo general insurance co . ltd since 2007 , and in his last role , he was the head of corporate planning , customer service , product development and operations before taking over as managing director & ceo of the company in oct 2016 .\ni have taken my health insurance policy from universal sompo general insurance . i already completed five years with them . last year i had a very bad experience with this insurance company because a third party was involved in their processing for any kind of cashless treatments . other than this they are good enough .\ni came to know about universal sompo health insurance by an advertisement . it had tied up with 14 - 15 major hospitals in my area . universal sompo general health insurance covers all medical expense . and best part is that they also send reminder of my premium so that i get full benefit of it . plan name : univerdal sompo indiviual essential agent code : bpw01676\nsompo would buy the stake from karnataka bank , which holds 14 . 26 % in the joint venture , universal sompo chairman o n singh said .\nthe oriental insurance company limited was formed in the year 1947 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the erstwhile oriental government security life assurance company ltd . the core intent to form oriental insurance was to cater the requirement of general insurance for all the segments of indian market . oriental insurance made a modest beginning with a first year premium of 99 , 946 in the year 1950 and since then the oriental insurance has pioneered various general insurance products in india and has earned a reputation in the indian insurance industry for its smooth & orderly accomplishment of the general insurance business .\nstar health & allied insurance company limited is a standalone health insurance company in india which was formed in 2006 . since inception , the company has been engaged in offering health insurance , travel insurance and personal accident plans . best health insurance award winner of 2015 , star health has set the benchmark as a health insurance provider of india . as india ' s first standalone health insurance company , with thousands of network hospitals , star health provides an outstanding claim settlement to their customers .\nuniversal sompo general insurance has been adjudicated the \u201c customer service provider of the year \u201d at the 02nd annual insurance summit & awards 2017 , held in mumbai on 26th may 2017 . the company achieved maximum scores in all parameters as per the defined rules of the nominations . the parameters included , company\u2019s bandwidth of customer service personnel , response rate , innovation in servicing customers and financial implication . the award was bestowed to mr . rajiv kumar , md & ceo , universal sompo general insurance at an award ceremony held at hotel lalit , mumbai .\nuniversal sompo general insurance co . ltd was recognized & honored with the prestigious \u201c the fintelekt insurance awards 2017 , \u201d , held in mumbai on 21 july 2017 . the company was bestowed with an award for being a\nclaim service leader \u2013 medium & small\ncategory . in the fy 2016 - 17 , universal sompo general insurance co . ltd . ; settled more than 1 . 2 million claims . the jury members consisted of eminent members from irdai , general insurance council , life insurance council and insurance industry veterans . the fintelekt insurance awards measure and acknowledge the achievements of the insurance industry in india and have become the undisputed and credible mechanism to rank industry players in a comprehensive and fair manner .\nuniversal sompo general insurance has launched mobile application for its pos distribution channel to further enhance and improve penetration of its general insurance products in the country . the new pos channel will utilize mobile based application to service new business and customers through the mobile application . universal sompo will be extending a set of pre - underwritten & irdai approved products to customers for motor , health and critical illness initially .\nmr ranjan has over 23 years of experience including 13 years of experience in general insurance industry .\nfor the leadership in claim service in general insurance industry for the financial year 2016 - 17 .\nall injuries , ailments , or conditions that the customer suffered from / was diagnosed with / received treatment for , prior to buying a health insurance policy from universal sompo health insurance .\ni bought universal sompo health insurance policy when i was advised by my friend . it has been two years since then , i am very happy with their service and i had claimed it once . plan name : universal sompo individual basic agent code : bpw01676\nit is a group policy opened by my company and on this health insurance all my family members are included . i get benefit of 5lakhs for one year . for one person i can use entire amount . almost all the diseases including maternity are claimable . 75thousand is the limit for maternity in universal sompo general insurance .\ni took the health insurance policy with the universal sompo general insurance company . the premium is around 14000 rupees for the full family . cashless treatment facility is available there and they have given the card . by using this card i can get the treatments and i been with them from the last four years of time .\nhealth insurance denotes the reimbursements made against medical expenses . critical illness policies ( aapat suraksha from universal sompo ) are benefit policies , wherein the insurance company will pay lump sum to the policyholder in the event a specified critical illness is contracted by the insured .\nraheja qbe general insurance co . ltd is one of the famous insurance companies in the world . this company was founded by rajan raheja group , which happens to be one of the dynamic business groups in india . this company is renowned for its unique insurance products . they believe in offering help to their clients during tough times by its insurance related products .\nthe exhibition / conference held on 8th & 9th of september ' goregaon - mumbai , exhibits the general insurance products offers by universal sompo . the two days exhibition / conference was an open platform for the visitor to bring clarity on insurance concepts & need of insurance , premium charges & coverage details . universal sompo also educated the visitors on digital transactions & easy online policies which will be convenient for the customers .\ncar is the most preferred asset in today\u2019s world , where it has become a necessity rather than a luxury . the complementary need of car insurance also rises along with the need of a car . we have to be careful enough to choose the best insurance provider that gives us all the sought facilities and benefits at fewer prices . universal sompo general insurance\u2019s car insurance providers try their level best to connect to the consumer\u2019s needs and provide them the world class facilities . universal sompo is a dedicated car insurance provider that fulfills all your expectations in terms of state of the art facilities , a pure concern towards your money and emotions and an honest service that would lure you to keep the knot tied forever . coverage is the main determining factor to choose an insurance policy . universal sompo general insurance\u2019s car insurance always looks for complete protection at minimum cost . universal sompo car insurance provides us everything in terms of coverage that we generally look for .\non policy cancellation of universal sompo health insurance , the cover ceases to exist for the policyholder . the premiums are refunded according to the applicable interest rates .\nmy health insurance policy has been taken from universal sompo general insurance . i undergone an accident which got covered by company and in future also i need to re operate it , so i stick with them . the services are good with them and i am paying around rs8000 as the premium and the total insured value is around rs3 lakh . plan name : univerdal sompo indiviual essential agent code : bpw01735\nnational insurance co . ltd is india ' s one of the oldest providers of general insurance . it is renowned to achieve significant milestones . it has achieved significance by launching corporate as well as rural products . they have good deals for online insurance products . this company was incorporated in the year 1906 . this company offers huge range of products and other insurance related services .\nsbi general insurance co . ltd is a collaboration of state bank of india and bnp paribas cardif s . a . this company was founded in the year 2001 . they offer products as per customers requirements . this company is famous for its versatile products .\nrajiv kumar , began his career with united india insurance co . ltd in 1990 , and then moved to iffco - tokio general insurance in 2002 .\nmr singh has over 21 . 6 years of experiences in the marketing field covering financial risk , business relationship management , health insurance , operations management , and risk management . he is currently based in head - office of universal sompo general insurance co . ltd - mumbai .\nthe service provided was good with universal sompo general insurance based on the health insurance service . they do ask confirmation to the customer before processing the request which was good . they do have cashless facility available in the insurance . i have to pay around rs9000 as a premium for the insurance . i have to pay a coverage amount around rs3lakhs in the insurance . allover good policy and services . plan name : univerdal sompo indiviual essentia agent code : bpw01735\ni purchased a health plan from universal sompo insurance company for my parents because it is good and cheap as well . but , the customer care service is the worst . i would recommend bajaj allianz to my friends who have low budget . plan name : univerdal sompo indiviual basic agent code : bpw01735\nunited india insurance co . ltd is india\u2019s one of the oldest companies which was established in the year 1938 . this company later got merged with 12 indian insurance companies , 4 cooperative insurance societies and indian operations of 5 foreign insurers , apart from general insurance operations of southern region of life insurance corporation of india . this company has major clients like ongc ltd , gmr \u2013hyderabad international airport ltd , mumbai international airport ltd etc .\nhdfc ergo general insurance company ( irda reg . no 125 ) is a joint venture of one of the most respected financial institutions that provides housing finance , hdfc , and the insurance arm of munich re group ergo international ag . hdfc ergo has a range of products such as health insurance , motor insurance , travel insurance etc . this general insurance company is one of the leaders in the private sector insurance providers in india . it is iso certified and was bestowed upon the prestigious iaaa rating by icra , which is a reflection of company\u2019s high claim settlement ratio . hdfc ergo also offers health insurers , and quite a favorite of their loyal customer base .\nhave a health insurance with universal sompo general insurance , it is also called third party hhppl insurance . my company has offered me this insurance , which is very useful for my whole family . the cashless treatment and post cash treatment is available with this health insurance . need to renew it yearly once by paying around rs . 23 , 000 , which covers for about 6members in my family . i can say , it is good to have health insurance for a family . it is also helpful for it exemption .\nthe company offers different types of health insurance plans . let us take a closer look at each plan in detail :\nliberty videocon general insurance co . ltd is a collaboration of liberty citystate holdings pte ltd which is a us based group company named liberty mutual group , a leading global property and casualty group and videocon industries limited . this company started its operations in the year 2013 .\nwhen a leading financial services company comes along with two reputed public sector banks you get religare health insurance company limited . religare health insurance company limited is formed as a venture between religare enterprises limited , corporation bank and union bank of india . religare enterprises limited does not need much introduction . religare health insurance co . ltd . specializes mainly in health insurance products . the company also offers travel insurance . the company is promoted by the founders of very famous healthcare companies \u2013 fortis healthcare and srl diagnostics . while fortis boasts of having about 54 healthcare facilities in india , mauritius and dubai , srl diagnostics is considered to be india\u2019s largest diagnostic company . the company in present in dubai , nepal and sri lanka and has more than 306 networking laboratories .\nsompo japan insurance inc . , headquartered in tokyo , is a fortune 500 company that has made its mark in over 27 countries worldwide . it brings to usgi strong product knowledge and brand equity in the field of insurance .\nbharti axa general insurance company ltd was formed in the year 2008 as a joint venture between one of india leading business house \u2013 the bharti enterprises & the axa business group . the bharti group owns 51 % stake in the joint venture whereas axa group owns 49 % of the stake . in a short stint of just 09 years , the bharti \u2013 axa general insurance company has expanded its horizons in both life insurance category & general insurance products . bharti axa has a vast network and national footprint of insurance distributors who are trained & equipped to provide quality financial service and insurance solutions to the each and every type of customer base .\ngeneral insurance also covers one from the expenses spent on the legal actions . in short , you have the option to choose the right type of cover by choosing the right type of insurance policy as per our requirements . the tenure for a general insurance are mostly yearly contracts .\nmagma hdi general insurance co . ltd is a collaboration of magma fincorp ltd , kolkata and hdi global se germany . this company\u2019s motive is to be one of the responsible and vibrant general insurance companies . they wish to fulfil the ambitions of all the stakeholders . they want to give excellent services to their customers .\nauto component company mm forgings will invest \u20b9650 crore in expanding its . . .\ndr reddy\u2019s laboratories ltd and ucb , a biopharmaceutical company , have . . .\nshe is associate company secretary and also pursued mba in finance from reputed institute .\nprivco is a world - class private company database with over 1 million companies .\nmy health insurance is with universal sompo general insurance . it is a corporate policy . the services are good . i had two claim experience with them . one was of reimbursement . the other cashless treatment . both the process was good . i faced no hassles . the coverage is for my parents , my family and myself . the premium is renewed by my company .\nuniversal sompo executive chairman o n singh said the company had set a target of rs 50 crore for the current financial year and planned to capture 2 per cent of the country\u2019s market share by 2010 - 11 .\nprior to this elevation , kumar was the head - - corporate planning , customer service , product development and operations for universal sompo .\nuniversal sompo general insurance embedded itself to book a coveted seat among major financial companies to successfully complete the ckyc registry process as required by central registry of securitization and asset reconstruction and security interest of india ( cersai ) , a company licensed under section 25 of the companies act , 1956 and registered by the registrar of companies , new delhi . with this certification , universal sompo general insurance becomes compliant for securely initiating & adhering to the uniformed parameters for uploading customer kyc details in the central system , for future customer identification purposes , which obviously gives it a thrust to adopt state - of - the - art it infrastructure .\ni am having the health insurance policy with the univeral sompo insurance company . i would like to say that everything is good and fine one with them and i have faced some claims with them ad the coverage value is up to 3 lakh rupees .\nthe health insurance plans offered by the company are listed below . each plan is further explained in terms of their most salient features .\nit is a corporate health insurance from universal sompo general insurance . the services are good from them . though i have not had a claim experience yet . the coverage is good . it is for my family and myself . the premium is renewed by my employer . they have a tie up with a good net work of hospitals . plan name : univerdal sompo indiviual basic agent code : bpw01676\ni purchase universal sompo health insurance policy plan and the plan is great with huge benefits . policy coverage is 90 % , claims are high approx . rs . 2 . 8 lakhs . service is quick and always on time . ambulance is also provided without taking any charges . plan name : universal sompo individual basic agent code : bpw01735\nformed on january 22 , 2001 , tata aig general insurance company limited is established as a joint venture between tata group and the american international group ( aig ) . while tata group is one of the largest conglomerates of india , aig is an international insurance company which has its presence in more than 100 countries worldwide . since 2001 , tata aig has made it a goal to provide insurance products so as to meet the needs of their customers . as a result tata aig was awarded as the \u201cgeneral insurer claims team of the year\u201d by claims awards asia 2013 . tata aig offers consumer as well as commercial general insurance plans .\nuniversal sompo travel insurance : we put a lot in planning the trip . however , to ensure that our vacation is a complete success , travel insurance is an absolute necessity . whether you lost your baggage or need some medical assistance , travel insurance will make sure you get what you need .\nuniversal sompo general insurance have tie up with most of the hospitals and they have provided medical card where i can get cashless treatment . coverage of 2lakhs for entire family is not sufficient as they have to increase the amount . i did not claim anything till date in health insurance but according to my friends experience it was smooth .\ni ' ve a health insurance policy with the universal sompo . i pay a premium of 10000 per year , the coverage is good and i never had any claim experience with the policy overall it is a useful health insurance policy to have .\nindividuals desirous of availing any of the travel insurance plans can simply call the sales helpline of the company and speak to the customer service representative .\nuniversal sompo health insurance policies help to protect your family against financial emergencies and pays for hospitalisation expenses as well as domiciliary hospitalisation benefits if you suffer from an illness or accidental injury during the policy period .\nshriram general insurance co . ltd is a collaboration between shriram capital ltd and sanlam limited . it was a 74 : 26 until september 2012 . this company was rewarded with \u201cexcellence in growth award\u201d in 2011 and 2012 . the main motive of this company is to serve a major group of \u201caam admi\u201d with its variety of products .\ngroup personal accident policy : the insurance plan from universal sompo covers the insured party and their employees or members against unforeseeable accidents . the policy can be covered to include dependent children and parents of the employees .\nbought healthcare policy after several enquirers , low premium and also by thinking we are young so wont be hospitalized in this age . unfortunately , an emergency admission was required to my wife , went to universal sompo ' s network hospital only , but they never heard this company at all . i have requested for a pre - authorization , but rejected by universal general sompo stating to go for claim reimbursement . i paid entire hospital expenses , and went for claim reimbursement by submitting entire original documentation provided by hospital ( claim # 103006 ) , but universal general sompo demanded few more documents every time , but finally rejected by hospital authoritiesas it is against to their rules , staes no insurance company demands these kind of documents , also laughing at me with what kind of company ' s policy i owned , is a big insult to me . big thing was , since they are not ready to settle my claim , i requested them many times atleast to send back all my docs , but no response at all .\nthe proposal , if it becomes a rule , would stop universal sompo from depositing funds in allahabad bank , indian overseas bank or karnataka bank \u2014 its promoters .\nuniversal sompo health insurance has many terms and conditions . a policy holder needs to be admitted in hospital for more than 24 hours , i order to get full benefit of reliance health insurance . i bought money back guaranteed plan . the premium is moderate and coverage is only for me . plan name : univerdal sompo indiviual essential agent code : bet01306\nin her previous assignment , she was company secretary at fei cargo ltd . from march , 2015 to december , 2017 . she was also associated with star union dai - ichi life insurance company ltd . from jan , 2009 to feb , 2015 .\ninsurance companies promoted by banks have unanimously lobbied against insurance regulatory & development authority of india ' s suggestion .\nuniversal sompo home insurance plan is good . the premiums are low and the policy coverage is high . the claims are even better . good service provided by the executives and staff of the company . many goods and belongings are insure in the policy plan . good investment which secure my house . i like the policy .\ni have purchased universal sompo health insurance policy . this is provided by my employer . it gives me coverage of rs 2 lakh for my family . i have heard about positive response during claim . all over process was hassle free and easy . plan name : univerdal sompo indiviual basic agent code : bpw01676\nfuture generali general india insurance company which is a collaboration between future group and the generali group was incorporated in the year 2006 . this company offers a varied range of easy solutions for the financial protection of the customers with a huge range of insurance products . it provides you a sense of security and a freedom to lead your life tension - free . besides , the plans offered are customized as per your requirement .\nfully aware that insurance , as a business , can only thrive on quality customer support , universal sompo strives to provide the same to its customers via various easy to connect channels . universal sompo general insurance has set up a highly trained customer care team which is well equipped to cater to a wide range of customer queries and requests regarding health insurance policies . policyholders can get in touch with the customer support team not only via the toll - free helpline number , but also via email . in addition to the customer care , policyholders can also get in touch with insurance agents at the insurer\u2019s head office . alternately , they can also write a mail to the insurer\u2019s headquarters for swift response . in addition to the online mediums , customers can also walk in to a universal sompo registered branch which is located in multiple metro cities across india .\nspeaking to mediapersons here , universal sompo executive chairman on singh said the company , which started its operations in november 2008 , intends to have a business portfolio including 30 per cent of automobile industry , 40 per cent of the retail , and the remaining 30 per cent constituting health , accident and marine insurance business in the coming years .\ncommenting on the future products of the company , singh said innovative covers in the pipeline included customised corporate solutions with optimum risk management , nil depreciation covers , gap insurance , weather derivatives , loan tenure motor secure , loss of job with lifetime event coverage insurance , long - term construction equipment insurance , long - term farmers package and tractor insurance .\ni have taken a mediclaim health insurance service with universal sampo the service was awesome i am paying around 5k as a premium yearly the payments where generally through online if i admitted in hospital 95 % amount will be payed it was totally a good experience with universal sampo for my health insurance service .\ncommenting on his new role , kumar said he was elated over his elevation . he also expressed keenness to expand universal sompo ' s product and service offerings in the indian market .\nuniversal sompo general insurancetakes 7 business days to settle claims for minor accidents . you need to submit the mandatory hospitalization bills and reports in addition to the claims application and submit the same to the claims department . the claim amount will be directly debited into the bank account of the policyholder .\non singh is slated to become the non - executive chairman of the company as per its new management policy .\nfor my spouse maternity i made the claim and universal sompo general insurance reimbursed only of 70 % . i have presented all the bills that i spend but on that they approved some bills and few bills were not approved . actually my question is , why they did not approve that 30 % . this health insurance was offered by my organization so i did not get answer from customer service for my question .\nbajaj allianz general insurance company limited is a joint venture between the world ' s foremost insurance company allianz se and bajaj finserv limited , with has an authorized and paid up capital of rs . 110 crore . bajaj finserv limited holds 74 % and 26 % is held by allianz , se . they started their operations in 2001 and now with the range of products catering to individual and corporate . it has received iaaa rating from icra for 10th consecutive years .\nchola ms general insurance co . ltd . ( irda reg . no 123 ) headquartered in chennai , is a leading insurance company in india . cholamandalam was established about 10 years ago , in 2005 , their values truth , transparency , and technology forming the foundation of the multi - faceted company . chola ms has a number of products such as different kinds of insurance , business protection solutions , etc . cholamandalam health insurance is very popular amongst their customer base due to their high level of customer satisfaction through optimized operational processes and innovative vision . cholamandalam health insurance has over 90 centers pan - india and an agent network that is 7000 strong .\nit was recently i have taken a health insurance with universal sampo their service was really wonderful and the documents part was easy offers are fine but i have not avail their offers much and yearly i am paying around 5500 through online it was totally a good experience with universal sampo for my health insurance service .\nlastly , customers may also visit the company\u2019s branches or get in touch with an agent to buy the plans required .\nexport credit guarantee corporation of india ltd was established in 1957 which is a wholly owned government company . it was formed with an objective of promoting exports from india thereby offering credit risk insurance and other related services for exports . basically , this company is an export promotion organization . the premium rates here are minimal .\nkotak mahindra general insurance co . ltd is a subsidiary of kotak mahindra bank ltd , that serves the needs of their customers with their growing non - life needs of insurance . their main focus is to provide excellent customer service and insurance products of good quality with innovation . they wish to cater to different categories of customers .\naapat suraksha bima policy : a lump sum benefit plan from universal sompo , the policy guards the insured and / or their nominees against sudden and unexpected expenditures on the diagnosis of five major diseases / illnesses .\ncall toll - free number of the company to inquire about the renewal process . submit the payment in the acceptable bank branch .\nreliance general insurance co . ltd is a fundamental part of reliance capital . reliance capital has diversified business in insurance of all kinds , asset management , mutual funds , commercial finance and other financial services . reliance life has a huge variety of life insurance plans that offers tailor - made plans as per the customer ' s requirements .\nnew india assurance co ltd , founded by sir dorabji tata in 1919 . and now it is a 100 % government owned multinational general insurance company operating in 28 countries with headquarter in mumbai , india . the new india assurance has been conferred an aaa / stable rating by crisil , which is a reflection of the company\u2019s financial stability and solubility , which in turn talk about the strong ability of the company to fulfill the claims of their customers . moreover , new india assurance is the only direct insurer in india rated a - ( excellent - stable outlook ) by am best .\ni purchase universal sompo travel insurance plan . the policy coverage is good and the premium is low . the luggage lost and dental emergency is inbuilt in the policy . claims are good and procedure to sanctioning it is very easy because executives provide good and fast service . good job .\ni have taken health insurance with universal sompo . the premkum amount is 3500 annually , the policy coverage amount is 1 . 5 lakhs . i have no claim experience with them . i pay my premium amount through online . i get best benefits holding this policy including the family members .\nreinstatement value clause ( applicable on section c ) where universal sompo will compensate the insured educational institute against fire and allied perils on reinstatement value basis i . e . there would not be any deduction for depreciation while settling claims\nuniversal sompo , which has a capital base of rs 235 crore , is targeting a premium base of rs 50 crore by the end of the current financial year and intends its insurance venture to multiply its previous year\u2019s growth by four times , to around rs 200 crore by the next financial year .\nmax bupa health insurance company ltd . ( irda reg . no 145 ) regularly known as max bupa is a strategic collaboration between max india limited and bupa \u2013 a pioneer in healthcare services from uk . max india group is considered to be a forerunner in the indian health and insurance segment . their repertoire includes life insurance , hospitals , and health related clinical research . on the other hand , bupa boasts of over 6 decades experience in the healthcare industry and it has over 11 . 3 million customers spread across 190 countries . max bupa health insurance envisions of being india ' s most preferred health insurance company by being committed to their esteemed customers .\ni buy universal sompo car insurance plan . the policy coverage is high and the premium is low . the claims are good and claiming process is easy because fast service facilitate by the executives and staff members . the tow car facility is given without taking any charges . good policy , i like it .\n* disclaimer - this is not an exhaustive list but an indicative representation of hospitals that form a part of the company ' s wider network .\nin addition to his responsibilities at universal sompo , mr . o . n . singh is a member of the indian bank\u2019s association ( iba ) and national institute of disaster management ( appointed by the union home ministry government of india ) .\nas a client of universal sompo i am very much glad and proud to inform you that i got the best support along with speedy support from your side . from my side i want to take the privilege to inform you that this is\nagriculture insurance co . of india was established on 20th december 2002 under the indian companies act , 1956 . this company was launched with a motive to meet the needs of the farmers and to work on a maintainable actuarial regime .\nuniversal sompo two wheeler insurance is nice with low premiums . the policy coverage is high ~ 87 % and the policy claims are even better . the service facilitate by the executives and staff is really very fast by which claiming procedure get easy . the tow facility is inbuilt in the policy and huge number of garages are there for all time assistance .\ni got a health policy with star health insurance . they provided the best policy i ever seen and the customer service is the best . claims are easy to get and the coverage is 80 - 85 % . i must say guys good job . happy to get this great deal . . . plan name : universal sompo individual essential agent code : bpw01735\nhe has been with the company since 2007 , and in his last role , he was the head of corporate planning , customer service , product development and operations .\n\u00a9copyright 2015 | urltoken | all rights reserved | insurance is the subject matter of solicitation .\nabout the company : contetra is a result of technology ( digital marketing , website development ) , training ( online & offline ) , and consulting ( financial . . .\nreally this insurance is very nice , in emergency my wife got admitted in hospital and got cashless treatment , good insurance . bought healthcare policy after several enquirers , low premium and also by thinking we are young so wont be hospitalized in this age . unfortunately , an emergency admission was required to my wife , went to universal sompo ' s network hospital and got cashless treatment . mr ramesh , branch manager of allahabad bank , habsiguda helped a lot , well done\ni have a health insurance policy taken from universal sompo , it was the best deal i came across when i was looking for the policy , the premium amount that i paid was quite reasonable and not too high , the sum assured amount was also good . i never got chance to take the services of this policy i have no claim experience from them so far .\ni can say it is an average policy to use and i got the universal sompo health insurance policy from past 2years . i pay rs . 4000 to renew the policy . this policy covers only 3 members which is myself , my spouse and my son . i never had any claim experience yet . the medical coverage is good with this policy it covers upto 2lakhs .\nsingh was here to inaugurate a new branch of the company , its 15th branch in india . singh maintained that even as bancassurance would be the primary channel to reach a large customer base , especially in the small and medium enterprise ( sme ) segments by leveraging their association with banks , universal sompo intends to have 17 physical branches , including six in the northern states , which are expected to be operational by the end of the current financial year .\ni purchase universal sompo goods carrying vehicle insurance . the policy is good which provides good benefits . the policy coverage is high and the premiums are low . claims are good and the claiming is very simple . no paper work for claiming or any other query . availability of 24 * 7 customer support so that all customer queries and concerns are taken care of expeditiously . great work ."]}
{"id": 53965, "summary": [{"text": "convatec group plc is an international medical products and technologies company , offering products and services in the areas of wound and skin care , ostomy care , continence and critical care and infusion devices .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 100 index . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "convatec", "paragraphs": ["convatec share price . ctec - stock quote , charts , trade history , share chat , financials . convatec ord 10p\nmorgan stanley takes holding in convatec to 5 . 1 % after transaction ( alliss )\nconvatec introduces aquacel \u00ae extra\u2122 wound dressings with hydrofiber \u00ae technology in u . s .\nthe source said convatec generated\nvery good interest\nfrom us long - only investors .\nelevate your experience of ostomy care with convatec\u2019s global medical products and technologies focu . . .\nconvatec is a world leader in markets which are large and structurally growing ,\nhe said .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - convatec group plc on monday said executive vice president of . . .\nconvatec , which was founded in 1978 , has 9 , 000 employees and operates in more than 100 countries .\nconvatec is committed to helping you achieve the best possible outcomes for your facility and the patients in your care .\n, ceo of convatec .\nwe look forward to bringing innovative healthcare technologies and treatments to the indian market . we view this as an important first step in building a strong presence in an important growth market for convatec .\nconvatec has a 4 week average price of 189 . 25p and a 12 week average price of 189 . 25p .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - convatec group plc on monday said executive vice president of operations mike sgrignari has died .\ncontact : nimisha savani of convatec , + 1 - 908 - 904 - 2522 , nimisha . savani @ convatec . com ; or punnie donohue of weber shandwick , + 1 - 212 - 445 - 8163 , pdonohue @ webershandwick . com , or harry levin of outcom , + 45 - 33 - 12 - 19 - 00 , levin @ outcom . dk , both for convatec\nbut that was long before the legal argy - bargy between convatec , a global medical products company , and smith & nephew , a specialist in \u201cadvance wound management\u201d which questioned a patent owned by convatec on a wound dressing involving silver and a salt solution .\nedical products business convatec was the ftse 100 ' s biggest faller today , after reporting a slide in half - year profits .\n- convatec , a world - leading developer of innovative medical technologies , is pleased to announce the launch of operations in india .\nconvatec has opened an office in bangalore at the world trade center , which will serve as headquarters for the company ' s indian operations . the india office will be inaugurated by the ceo of convatec , mr . ken berger , on friday , december 14 .\nthe convatec patent covered any salt solution \u201cbetween 1 per cent and 25 per cent of the total volume of treatment\u201d . however , smith and nephew devised a competing product that used 0 . 77 per cent concentration , bypassing , or so it believed , the convatec patent .\nconvatec is spending $ 321 million on 180 medical , an oklahoma city maker of sterile - use catheters and urologic and disposable medical supplies .\nthe combined company will be known as convatec and will be led by current convatec ceo , david johnson . convatec will have four business divisions : ostomy care , wound therapeutics , continence & critical care , and infusion devices . infusion devices will continue to operate separately . as required by the european competition commission , the integration will not include the unomedical wound care division , which will be divested within the next several months .\navista and nordic capital bought convatec from us pharmaceuticals giant bristol - myers squibb in 2008 for $ 4 . 1bn ( \u00a33 . 18bn ) .\ndavid cox , analyst at panmure , commented that production issues in convatec\u2019s wound care business and higher than expected operating costs had held back earnings .\nhow much do convatec employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nconvatec group plc on monday said executive vice president of operations mike sgrignari has died . sgrignari joined the group in 2015 . his . . .\npaul moraviec , chief executive of convatec , said he was pleased by the investor interest and that the company would push ahead with ambitious growth plans .\nconvatec focuses on four areas : ostomy care , wound therapeutics , infusion devices , and continence and critical care . the 180 medical buy is likely to boost the company ' s urological business , and the successful bid comes after convatec was thwarted in its attempts to buy wound - care specialist kinetic concepts last year .\nmr schulkes , who was most recently cfo of private german industrial products business wittur group , will take over the role at convatec at the end of october .\nwe are excited to begin our operations in india . with a fast - moving economy , india is on the cusp of exciting times , and convatec is committed to growth and a long - term presence in the country ,\nsaid ken berger , ceo of convatec .\nwe look forward to bringing innovative healthcare technologies and treatments to the indian market . we view this as an important first step in building a strong presence in an important growth market for convatec .\nface the challenge of providing advanced treatments for increasing incidences of lifestyle and chronic diseases .\nconvatec is committed to meeting the needs of healthcare professionals and patients in\nindia is making rapid strides towards world - class healthcare , and convatec is uniquely positioned to address these growing needs ,\nsaid anand shirur , managing director for convatec in india .\nwe are bringing affordable , high - tech solutions to hospitals and wound clinics , enabling easy access and benefits from the latest medical technologies .\nconvatec \u2013 a manufacturer of specialist wound dressings , ostomy bags and catheters \u2013 was london\u2019s largest initial public offering ( ipo ) last year , valued at \u00a34 . 4bn .\nconvatec said it had decided to move the cfo role from dublin to london and as a result mr clerkin had decided to leave the company rather than relocate his family .\nat the world trade center , which will serve as headquarters for the company ' s indian operations . the india office will be inaugurated by the ceo of convatec , mr .\nreading - based convatec will raise \u00a31 . 47bn from the offer after the shares were priced at 225p a piece . most of the windfall will be used to pay down debt .\nconvatec has also secured board positions for other heavy hitters in the corporate world , including former national grid boss steve holliday and rick anderson , who was once group chairman of johnson & johnson .\nritish wound dressings maker convatec has set the price of its ipo , valuing the company at more than \u00a34bn in the biggest flotation on the london stock market this year and the largest ever european healthcare listing .\nconvatec is a global medical products and technologies company focused on therapies for the management of chronic conditions , with leading market positions in advanced wound care , ostomy care , continence and critical care , and infusion devices .\ntheir lordships concluded that \u201cone\u201d includes anything greater or equal to 0 . 5 and less than 1 . 5 \u2013 much to the chagrin of smith & nephew , whose 0 . 77 now fell within the realm of convatec\u2019s patent .\nthere are currently 1 , 951 , 472 , 651 shares in issue and the average daily traded volume is 5 , 355 , 524 shares . the market capitalisation of convatec is \u00a33 , 835 , 619 , 495 . 54 .\ndaily mail / this is money : 19 october 2017 director ' s deals : convatec chairman sir christopher gent buys nearly \u00a383 , 000 worth of shares city grandee sir christopher gent spent nearly \u00a383 , 000 buying shares in convatec after it lost more than a fifth of its value in a day . in a vote of confidence in the medical products firm , the chairman bought 38 , 889 shares at 213p . that followed a 26 . 6 per cent slump in the share price on monday , after convatec slashed its sales forecasts for the year amid supply issues and disappointing revenues . gent is a former chief executive of vodafone and an ex - chairman of glaxosmithkline . read more : http : / / www . thisismon\nwe are attending wounds uk annual conference this year ! the conference takes place on 13th nov 2017 to 15th nov 2017 at harrogate international centre ( kings road , harrogate , hg1 5la , uk ) . you will have a great opportunity to meet convatec employees at the conference , learn about the products , company mission and understand why do we love being a part of convatec . do not hesitate to ask questions , learn about the recruitment process or simply feel the positive spirit of our working environment .\nthis judgment ruled that the patent covered any solution greater than or equal to 0 . 95 per cent and less than 25 . 5 per cent , which meant smith & nephew was free to flog its multi - million pound products without paying anything to convatec .\n180 medical sells products for urinary incontinence , spinal cord injuries , multiple sclerosis and other urological conditions , the company said . convatec , which is owned by nordic capital and avista capital partners , is financing the deal through its credit agreement and expects to close it in the third quarter .\nas in many countries , hospitals and clinics in india face the challenge of providing advanced treatments for increasing incidences of lifestyle and chronic diseases .\nconvatec is committed to meeting the needs of healthcare professionals and patients in india with unique products that promote healing , improve care and guard against infection ,\nadded shirur .\nmike was a hugely talented executive who made a significant and valuable contribution to the development and performance of the company . on behalf of the management and employees of convatec i wish to publicly express our condolences to mike ' s family , colleagues both past and present and friends , for their loss ,\nchief executive paul moraviec said in a statement .\nconvatec was in the late stages of a $ 6 . 5 billion buyout of kinetic concepts when the deal fell apart in september 2011 , with a source telling reuters that the company ran into\na hole in the financing that [ it ] could not fill .\nkinetic concepts was eventually sold for $ 6 . 3 billion to a group led by apax partners .\nwith complementary portfolios in acute care and home healthcare , the combined company will be a much larger driving force in the industry , with an expanded offering of products and product - related services for customers around the world . unomedical ' s strong presence in hospitals and intensive care , especially deep throughout europe , will complement convatec ' s existing strengths in community and home - based care .\nthis is a tremendous day for our customers , our employees and our business ,\nsaid david johnson , ceo , convatec .\nas two global healthcare leaders , we are uniquely positioned to build on each other ' s strengths . by joining forces , our combined company will be able to offer our customers around the world an unprecedented portfolio of comprehensive best - in - class solutions .\nskillman , n . j . , sept . 3 / prnewswire / - - convatec , a world leader in the development and marketing of innovative wound therapeutics and ostomy care products , today announced it has completed the acquisition of unomedical . unomedical is a copenhagen - based manufacturer of single - use medical devices . the combination will create a company with $ 1 . 6 billion in annual sales with a significantly expanded global footprint .\nconvatec will market and distribute a variety of innovative medical products to hospitals and other healthcare providers in india . these include advanced wound dressings for patients with acute and chronic wounds such as burns , diabetic foot ulcers , pressure ulcers , and venous leg ulcers ; and products for those with an ostomy following surgery for colorectal cancer or inflammatory bowel disease . in addition , the company will provide a wide range of hospital products , including catheters and other products used to manage incontinence and support critical care .\ngain access to global coverage from local journalists on the ground in 50 + countries working around the clock to break news , analyze , spot risks and opportunities .\nmarkets data delayed by at least 15 minutes . \u00a9 the financial times ltd 2018 . ft and \u2018financial times\u2019 are trademarks of the financial times ltd . the financial times and its journalism are subject to a self - regulation regime under the ft editorial code of practice .\njohnson continued ,\ntogether , we are poised for accelerated growth and innovation . most importantly , we share the same goal - - to improve the lives of patients and to support healthcare professionals globally .\nunomedical is a leading provider of single - use medical devices with global operations . within hospital care , unomedical is one of europe ' s leading companies and it has strong niche positions overseas . within infusion devices , unomedical is a global market leader within infusion sets used by diabetics on pump therapy . based in birkerod , denmark , unomedical has product development , manufacturing and sales offices worldwide and employs some 4 , 500 employees in 14 countries . for more information , please visit www . unomedical . com .\n\u00a9 1985 - 2018 biospace . com . all rights reserved . powered by madgex job board software\nenclose phrases in quotes . use a + to require a term in results and - to exclude terms . example : + water - europe\nthe company began as bristol - myers squibb ' s ( $ bms ) wound - care unit , but was sold to nordic and avista in 2008 for $ 4 . 1 billion .\n\u00a9 2018 questex llc . all rights reserved . 275 grove street , suite 2 - 130 newton , ma 02466\nwhat is the meaning of one ? it\u2019s a question that has occupied the minds of the greatest thinkers such as philo of alexandria , who believed that the numeral one was god\u2019s number and so the basis of all other numbers .\ntwo millennia later , in the august surroundings of the royal courts of justice in london , three judges in the court of appeal last week also deliberated on the meaning of one . they came to the conclusion that one does not necessarily mean one at all \u2013 because it can actually include anything greater than or equal to a half and less than one - and - a - half .\nin a patent dispute between two pharmaceutical giants arguing over who owns the royalty rights to a lucrative wound - dressing solution , their lordships sat in judgment over an issue that would have tested the mettle of the finest mathematical logicians ; and in the process coined a new legal definition of \u201cone\u201d .\nit may seem odd that their lordships dare question the meaning of one \u2013 it is after all the oldest number we have . some 20 , 000 years ago , someone scratched a series of notches along the fibula bone of a baboon with a piece of quartz and in the process left the earliest known record of the number one .\na previous judgment in 2013 ruled in smith & nephew\u2019s favour because of a mathematical quirk known among chemists as the \u201csignificant figures rule\u201d , which is a way of taking into account errors of measurement .\nso in this earlier judgment \u201cone\u201d meant anything greater than or equal to 0 . 95 and less than 1 . 5 , which produced an uncomfortable asymmetry that did not go unnoticed in last week\u2019s judgment . how could \u201cone\u201d include something that is 0 . 05 less but also include something that is nearly ten times this figure more \u2013 for instance 0 . 49 more than 1 ?\nto correct this , the three court of appeal judges used a mathematical approach , known as rounding . it exploits that convention of rounding up or rounding down to the nearest whole number if there are decimal places .\none of the judges , lord justice christopher clarke , admitted that it may seem daft to suggest that 0 . 5 now falls between 1 and 25 . \u201cto jump to that conclusion would , however , ignore the fact that figures , no less than words , may take their meaning from the context in which they are used , \u201d he wrote in the final judgment .\n\u201ca linguist may regard the word \u2018one\u2019 as meaning \u2018one \u2013 no more and no less\u2019 . to those skilled in the art it may , however , in context , imply a range of values extending beyond the integer , \u201d he explained .\nwe ' re currently experiencing technical difficulties . if this persists , please email our dedicated team at digitalservices @ urltoken\nmeanwhile , private equity owners nordic capital and avista capital partners have used the listing to offload part of their stakes in the business .\nit makes medical products , such as dressings to contain oozing wounds , endotracheal tubes , colostomy bags , catheters , surgical suction devices and faecal incontinence equipment .\nin the uk , it employs 1 , 000 staff and carries out all of its r & d work in north wales .\nthe company ' s products help people with long - term illnesses . it is a growing market , driven by increasing life expectancy and greater incidence of chronic health conditions .\nwe have implemented a clear growth strategy , which is now showing solid results through product innovation , new market entry and investments in direct - to - consumer engagement , in addition to which we are implementing a margin improvement programme .\nhe successful ipo comes against a challenging backdrop in capital markets , with several companies forced to cancel their listings this year because of difficulty in raising funds .\nafter the shares begin formally trading on monday , nordic capital and avista capital partners will retain a 45 . 1pc and 19 . 5pc stake in the business , respectively .\nsir christopher gent , former boss of vodafone and ex - chairman of glaxosmithkline , will become chairman of the newly listed company .\nin the year to december 2015 , the group generated annual revenues of $ 1 . 65bn , on which it made an adjusted operating profit of $ 436 . 8m .\nthe company ' s net debt is more than seven times its adjusted cash profits , or \u00a33 . 32bn . the cash injection from the ipo means this should drop to 3 . 5 times , or \u00a31 . 66bn .\na source close to the ipo dealings said that its size and good investment case helped to generate interest among institutional investors amid a difficult backdrop in the market .\nvolumes of listings have been low this year because of brexit and the us election and high volatility in the market in the first quarter on the back of selling off concerns in china , which makes pricing difficult ,\nthe person said .\nthere is no doubt people have pushed back their ipos to next year because they can ' t get the valuation they are looking for . given all the relative negativity to get a big deal done successfully is a good thing .\nit went roughly 40pc to the us and 55pc to the uk .\npeel hunt and rbc acted as lead managers on the ipo , while ubs , goldman sachs and bank of america merrill lynch were joint global co - ordinators . credit suisse , deutsche bank , jp morgan and morgan stanley were joint bookrunners .\nwe urge you to turn off your ad blocker for the telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future .\nour products provide a range of clinical and economic benefits including infection prevention , protection of at - risk skin , improved patient outcomes and reduced total cost of care . we have 9 , 500 employees and do business in more than 110 countries .\ncookies are needed for this website to work optimally . they also help us to know a little bit about how you use our website , which improves the browsing experience . cookies on this site are used for traffic measurement and optimisation of page content only . by continuing to browse on this website , you indicate your consent to the use of cookies . you may block the use of cookies by following the\nhow to block and avoid cookies\ninstructions\ngain a global perspective on the us and go beyond with curated news and analysis from 600 journalists in 50 + countries covering politics , business , innovation , trends and more .\nthe one - piece system that ' s gentle on the skin , while remaining secure and easy to use ! flexible and discreet , the esteem\u00ae + one - piece system is the all - in - one solution that combines the skin barrier and pouch in a single unit , allowing for a simple , secure , and comfortable experience . available wi . . .\noperation , there\u2019s a lot to come to terms with , and it can be a difficult and challenging time .\nthe information in this handbook and series is not intended to provide medical advice . you should speak with your health care professional before engaging in physical activity following ostomy surgery . in the event you experience pain or discomfort , stop the activity immediately and contact your hea . . .\nconvactec ' s shares closed down more than 7pc at \u00a32 . 89 , on news that underlying operating profits over the six months to june had fallen 7pc to $ 193 . 5m ( \u00a3146 . 3m ) , down from $ 209m the previous year .\nsales edged up marginally to $ 831 . 3m , up from $ 829m .\npaul moraviec , chief executive , said the firm had had a \u201csolid start to the year\u201d but was expecting improvements in the second half .\ne said : \u201cwe are confident for the future and delivering our full - 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{"id": 53970, "summary": [{"text": "bonwit teller & co. was a luxury department store in new york city founded by paul bonwit in 1895 at sixth avenue and 18th street , and later a chain of department stores .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "in 1897 edmund d. teller was admitted to the partnership and the store moved to 23rd street , east of sixth avenue .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "bonwit specialized in high-end women 's apparel at a time when many of its competitors were diversifying their product lines , and bonwit teller became noted within the trade for the quality of its merchandise as well as the above-average salaries paid to both buyers and executives .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the partnership was incorporated in 1907 and the store made another move , this time to the corner of fifth avenue and 38th street .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "throughout much of the twentieth century , bonwit teller was one of a group of upscale department stores on fifth avenue that catered to the \" carriage trade \" .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "among its most notable peers were peck & peck , saks fifth avenue and b. altman and company .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "bonwit changed ownership frequently , particularly after 1979 .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "bonwit teller 's parent company declared bankruptcy in 1989 , resulting in the closure of the bulk of the company 's stores .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "despite efforts over the years to restore it , the bonwit teller brand is now defunct . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "bonwit teller", "paragraphs": ["i lived in nyc in the late 70s and loved bonwit teller . in fact , i still have my bonwit teller credits card wtih its lovely floral bouquet !\nkangaroo ceramic planter pot made in italy bonwit teller italian statue vintage . . .\nwhat can consumers expect when you relaunch bonwit teller & co . this year ?\nvintage bonwit teller purse in burgundy . . . very good vintage condition . . .\nwith the headline : the decline of bonwit teller : did time pass retailer by ? .\ncolumbiana center in columbia , sc never had a bonwit teller . only richland mall ha a bonwit teller and it lasted less than 2 years . the wrong store for the wrong market .\nreal art , not like the junk i destroyed at bonwit teller ,\ntrump reportedly said of the decorations .\nin severance , joan visits bonwit teller on a shopping spree . this time , mad men got the packaging right .\n( bonwit teller ) , hortense mcquarrie odlum ( 1939 ) . a woman ' s place : the autobiography of hortense odlum . ( new york , ny : scribner , 286 p . ) . former president of bonwit teller . oldum , hortense mcquarrie , 1892 - ; bonwit teller & co . ; businesswomen - - united states - - biography .\nthe bonwit teller store on the corner of 56th street and fifth avenue was razed to make room for trump tower .\njay hyde crawford was a fashion illustrator most famous for his design for department store bonwit teller . a simple bouquet of violets created in 25 minutes according to him . in 1986 bonwit teller held a party for him to celebrate the enduring image .\napparently the casket of gems didn\u2019t attract enough customers , and in april 1930 , bonwit teller took over the stewart store . by this time bonwit teller was a formidable retailer , with stores in southampton , bar harbor , palm beach and similar outposts .\nmr . trump in 1980 with a model of trump tower before it was built on the site of the bonwit teller building .\nvintage kangaroo white ceramic planter , plant pot . marked made in italy for bonwit teller . no chips or breaks . . . .\nfloyd and hortense odlum would sell their investment in bonwit teller to walter hoving ' s hoving corporation . at the same time , albert m . greenfield ' s philadelphia - based investment company bankers securities corporation acquired bonwit teller ' s philadelphia stores . with bonwit teller , hoving would establish a strong retail presence on fifth avenue that would also include tiffany & co . although hoving was responsible for the significant growth of bonwit teller , it was ultimately this over - expansion , along with constantly changing ownership , that led to the firm ' s collapse .\npair of glazed ceramic plates with a relief zebra design . signed . made in italy for bonwit teller . circa 1970 . . . .\nits competitors were diversifying their product lines , . . . . . . re diversifying their product lines , and bonwit teller became noted within\nit was a small print ad for \u201cparfums chanel\u201d announcing the chanel line of fragrances now available at bonwit teller , an upscale department store .\ni am the daughter of a woman who worked for the original bonwit teller stores in nyc an white plains . i still have a bonwit teller tin , a bonwit teller bear and her bonwit teller tag . i t broke my heart to see such a glorious , elegant store be so mismanaged and brought to ruin by companies like genesco and federated who didn ' t really give a damn about saving it and simply milked the cash cow until it was dry . my mother worked in the miss bonwit women ' s dept . what wonderful memories i have of the original elegance and splendor of the ny and white plains stores .\nbonwit teller beverly hills actually took over jj haggarty ' s store at wilshire rodeo . the wj sloane building was next door and became gumps .\nandy warhol . bonwit teller window display advertising mistigri perfume . 28 jun 1955 . dan arje papers . new school archives and special collections digital archive .\nwanting his own business , bonwit established a store in new york at sixth avenue and eighteenth street in 1895 . two years later edmund d . teller and he relocated their establishment ( now known as bonwit teller ) to sixth avenue and twenty - third street . the partners incorporated their firm in 1907 as bonwit teller & company and in 1911 relocated yet again , this time to the corner of fifth avenue and thirty - eighth street . [ 3 ]\nin mad men episode 3 . 08 : souvenir , pete encounters joan working at bonwit teller . he leaves with a replacement dress , but sharp - eyed fans noted that pete\u2019s bag was not bonwit\u2019s signature violet - covered package .\ni worked at the new york bonwit teller in the eighties as a sales - clerk . it was a wonderful experience . the store was always impeccably neat . every item a customer purchased was wrapped in purple bonwit teller tissue paper . i also enjoyed browsing the nearby stores , such as tiffany\u2019s . the store had a way of making you feel safe , sad to see any department store go , but especially bonwit teller , and i really miss my employee discount card .\ndonald trump with a model of trump tower before it was built on the site of the bonwit teller building in new york , aug . 1 , 1980 .\npaul joseph ( or josef ) bonwit ( september 29 , 1862 \u2013 december 11 , 1939 ) was a german - born american businessman . he was the founder of bonwit teller department store in new york city . bonwit controlled the company bearing his name from its founding in 1895 until its sale in 1934 .\nandy warhol ' s window display at bonwit teller department store , 1961 . photograph by nathan gluck \u00a9 estate of nathan gluck . courtesy of luis de jesus los angeles\nedward l . lach , jr . paul j . bonwit , american national biography online .\nbonwit , paul j . ( 29 sept . 1862 - 11 dec . 1939 ) , retail merchant , was born paul joseph ( or josef ) bonwit near hanover , germany , the son of bernard bonwit .\nwikipedia - en : special : filepath / old _ bonwit _ logo . png\nthe backstory : the new york city bonwit ' s was founded in 1895 by paul bonwit . the first store was located on 18th and sixth as part of the fashionable\nladies ' mile\nstreets of shops . two years later edmund teller became a partner . bonwit teller specialized in high - end women ' s apparel and was known for providing its workers with good salaries . bonwit ' s moved uptown over the years , and by 1930 was at 56th and fifth avenue . that location ( next door to tiffany ' s ) remained the flagship until bonwit ' s finally closed .\nthings are looking up at bonwit teller . upscale , that is . bonwit ' s , closed for a year here , is back in town with a sleek , more expensive new store and a new management that is aiming for a more affluent clientele .\nthe former bonwit teller building on fifth avenue nicely complimented the adjoining tiffany building before tiffany ' s chairman , walter hoving , made an uninspired four - story addition to it .\nfrom left , the stewart & company store in 1929 , soon to become bonwit teller ; the front door , also 1929 ; and the trademark limestone reliefs coming down in 1980 .\ngreat to find a photo of the main bonwit teller store . such a pic is almost impossible to find on the internet ! must have made a perfect pair with the tiffany building\ntwenty years ago , bonwit teller and saks fifth avenue , two of the nation ' s most celebrated fashion retailers catering to affluent customers , were roughly equivalent in size and approach .\nthe cleveland , ohio bonwit teller was part of the original bonwit teller stores . i still have my original bonwit teller credit card from them which lists the cleveland location on the back in addition to the original new york city location . the card is very very old as it carries my full address at that time and has a city and zone number rather than a zip code - - ie cleveland 11 , ohio as opposed to cleveland , ohio 44111 which would be pre 1963 when then zip code system came in place in july , 1963 .\nshe does so because the story of how trump dealt with a couple of historically and artistically significant sculptures on the bonwit teller building he razed to build trump tower is a fascinating one .\ndonald trump promised to save some important architectural features on the old bonwit teller department store before it was torn down to make way for trump tower . he reneged . the associated press .\ni am the daughter of a woman who worked in the original nyc and white plains stores for more than 30 years . it broke my heart to see the stores so mismanaged by companies like genesco and federated that didn ' t really give a damn about saving the stores , they simply milked the cash cow for everything it was worth and brought it to ruin . i still have an original bonwit teller tin , a bonwit teller bear and my mother ' s bonwit teller badge . i have wonderful memories of the splendor and elegance of the original stores .\nthe site of that epitome of elegance and style - - bonwit teller - is now trump tower . how sad . i wish my daughter could have known the store as i did .\ni have a ton of bonwit teller hats from my grandmother in their original box . i was looking to sell them anyone interested or know where the best place to sell them is ?\ni frequently shopped at the bonwit teller in troy , michigan . what a wonderful store . i have a reversible rain slicker that is lilac on one side and violets on the other side , a beautiful scarf with a large spray of violets , and a tote bag that is white canvas with a large spray of violets . of course , they all have the bonwit teller labels .\nchic 1970s bonwit teller boho cotton boho maxi skirt ! features soft quilted cotton with a vibrant green background . colorful paisley and floral prints in orange , burnt orange , blue , . . .\na modern couture original retailed by bonwit teller in the 1960 ' s this sparkling gold and cream woven lame dress has a jeweled tulle bodice with a plunging neckline and slightly rais . . .\nbonwit teller : the name doesn ' t mean as much to new yorkers today as it did back in 1910 , and trump tower might have something to do with it . when bonwit teller & company closed the doors to its 56th street location in 1979 , a 34 - year - old donald trump acquired the property , deeming it the perfect space to build his iconic tower .\nthere was no bonwit ' s in garden city . . . wish there had been !\nrival retailers express sympathy but are often caustic about the reasons for bonwit ' s downfall .\nbonwit teller & co . was a department store in new york city founded by paul bonwit in 1895 at sixth avenue and 18th street . in 1897 edmund d . teller was admitted to the partnership and the store moved to 23rd street , east of sixth avenue . bonwit specialized in high - end women ' s apparel at a time when many of its competitors were diversifying their product lines , and bonwit teller became noted within the trade for the quality of its merchandise as well as the above - average salaries paid to both buyers and executives . the partnership was incorporated in 1907 and the store made another move , this time to the corner of fifth avenue and 38th street .\nthe jewish floridian , january 30 , 1942 .\n. . . rebecca woolf bonwit , mother of walter b . bonwit ; . . .\n( university of florida digital collections )\n1895 at sixth avenue and 18t . . . . . . rk city founded by paul bonwit\nbonwit teller in columbia sc ( in richland mall ) was open for 2 years and was a ' real ' bt . i worked there and shopped there . it was only open for 2 years though .\nnothing said\ngood taste\nin cleveland as much as bonwit ' s . the local department and specialty stores could try and had their fans , but bonwit teller also said\nnew york city\n. at 550 miles away ( most of it endless stretches on the pennsylvania turnpike ) , we didn ' t get to new york often . in bonwit ' s i could pretend i was there .\nrecalling that bonwit in the late 1960 ' s had an enviable 10 percent operating profit margin , mr . levy , the new york consultant who had also worked for bonwit , attributed the gains to the introduction of designer clothes at the chain by mildred custin , then bonwit ' s chairman .\nbeginning in the 1960s , a series of corporate takeovers changed the face of retailing . bonwit\u2019s was sold several times , and it lost the luster that bergdorf , in particular , was able to retain . although some ancillary stores survived until 2000 , bonwit teller closed its store at fifth and 56th in 1979 .\nwikipedia - en : special : filepath / old _ bonwit _ logo . png ? width = 300\nregarding ex - buyer ' s store list , i grew up in san francisco and there was never a bonwit teller in palo alto ( or anywhere in northern california for that matter ) . wish there had been .\nlichterman revamped the bagatelle site last fall but has only recently , in the past few months , begun to actively promote the blog . \u201ci\u2019m not sure if the popularity of the bonwit teller bag has something to do with\nbonwit teller tangerine hand - beaded evening bag is done with micro - sized glass seed beads styled in waves of swirls of semi - circles . hand - beaded in beligum , the gold hardware frame is a . . .\nitem : gorgeous pauline trigere for bonwit teller vintage 1960 ' s linen midi dress brand : pauline trigere color : blue size : us 0 - 2 ? see measurements . condition : in excellent condition ; no s . . .\nwynnewood center was a premier destination when it opened in 1954 , in wynnewood , pa . , on philadelphia ' s upscale main line . the original center had 11 stores including a supermarket , a john wanamaker and a bonwit teller .\n' ' one of the first things robert campeau told me in 1986 was that bonwit had to be sold , ' ' said william ruben , who was chairman and chief executive of bonwit from 1983 through march 1989 .\nbonwit teller hat box vintage purple violets . some water stains and damage on top . the top is detached from the sides of the top in some places . has some marks on box . original tissue paper inside . th . . .\nthe history of bonwit teller is fraught with economic downturns and subsequent saves . alas the bell tolled its last in 1990 when a greatly diminished bonwit ' s shut its doors for good . by that time it had been relegated to a small presence on the 57th street side . the main building had been bought and demolished by a brash young developer making his name in new york city real estate . today trump tower stands where bonwit ' s used to hold court .\nthe company\u2019s flagship store was sold separately to donald trump . the flagship manhattan location was demolished in 1980 to build the original trump tower and bonwit\u2019s opened a new location at fifth avenue and 56th street . ultimately , bonwit\u2019s only lasted a short time in its new location , before being closed in 1990 . bonwit\u2019s would be replaced by galeries lafayette .\nbrand : unbranded logo ' s & tags : none condition : very beautiful 1950 ' s - 1960 ' s vintage bonwit teller\njana\ndoctor carpet bag in great vintage used condition . the exterior bold multi - colored floral ca . . .\nwho demolished the bonwit teller department store to make way for trump tower . a federal judge ruled that trump conspired to cheat the workers , who never did collect all of their $ 4 - an - hour wages despite an 18 - year struggle .\nin 1939 bonwit\u2019s retained salvador dal\u00ed to design its windows , for which he supplied a bathtub lined with persian lamb . but in 1942 life magazine reported that \u201clacings , according to miss frances heller , corseti\u00e8re at new york\u2019s bonwit teller , are a fine thing . they enable a woman to bind herself firmly where bulges are biggest , and shape remains as laced . \u201d\nduring this period , bonwit grew at a much slower pace and with a lower degree of coordination than its peer , saks fifth avenue , which was roughly the same size as bonwit in the 1950s . during this period , bonwit did retain a role on the development of fashion and design , most notably helping to launch the career of calvin klein .\nboth bonwit and saks were put up for sale several months ago , but for very different reasons . bonwit drew no bidders , while the more alluring saks attracted eight , leading to strong expectations that it will soon have new owners .\nmr . leblang added , ' ' consumers didn ' t quite know what bonwit ' s had anymore . ' '\nif you like , there is an excellent photo of the lincoln road , miami beach location of bonwit teller from 1937 at urltoken i believe the lo - res version may be used without rights - hope this adds to the history of this wonderful store .\n' ' i don ' t mean to be unkind , ' ' said marvin j . rothenberg , head of the retail marketing consulting firm bearing his name , ' ' but bonwit teller was dead for years , only no one buried it . ' '\ntwo stone bas - relief sculptures high on the fa\u00e7ade of the bonwit teller building under demolition on fifth avenue \u2013 pieces that had been sought with enthusiasm by the metropolitan museum of art \u2013 were smashed by jackhammers yesterday on the orders of a real estate developer .\nonce upon a time that shopping bag was new and contained a treasure . it doesn ' t matter what it held\u2014 a scarf , a handkerchief , a pair of gloves or stockings\u2014 it was a treasure because it meant you had been shopping at bonwit teller .\nthe company was started by paul j . bonwit in the 1880 ' s when he opened a small shop at sixth avenue and 18th street selling fine women ' s apparel and exclusive designs . in 1898 , he formed a partnership with edmund d . teller .\nmy husband helped frame bonwit teller at the carousel in syracuse . amazing soffits and beautiful paintings . natural lighting down to the 1st floor . sad to learn that the store has been closed - wished our son would have gotten a chance to see this ingenious design .\nbonwit teller , founded in the 1880 ' s in new york , was sold in may 1987 by allied stores for $ 101 million to hooker , one of australia ' s largest real - estate developers . the sale was one of several divestitures by the campeau corporation , the canadian developer that purchased allied in 1986 . many more bonwit ' s stores are now planned nationally , mr . dworkin said .\nin 1979 , trump acquired a building at 56th street and fifth avenue that previously housed the women ' s retailer bonwit teller . the art deco structure was built in 1929 by whitney warren and charles wetmore , the same architects who designed the beaux - arts grand central terminal .\nthe old bonwit teller building at 721 fifth ave . on the corner of 56th street in new york city , as it looked in 1956 . the metropolitan museum of art asked donald trump to save the two stone bas - relief sculptures high on the fa\u00e7ade . the associated press\nby 1986 , between 15 % and 20 % of the tower ' s original stores had closed down or moved to another location . the commercial rents were the highest of any building along fifth avenue at the time , with retail space in the atrium costing $ 450 per square foot ( $ 4 , 800 / m 2 ) per year . [ 37 ] the flagship bonwit teller store remained as one of trump tower ' s retail offerings until 1990 , when bonwit teller ' s parent company declared bankruptcy and closed the trump tower location . [ 4 ]\nbetween 2005 and 2008 , we began negotiations to acquire and relaunch the bonwit teller department store brand . it would serve to be the retail showcase for all grand metropolitan consumer luxury goods . with the new economy , bonwit\u2019s will be rechristened with offerings found in qatar holdings\u2019 harrods , russia\u2019s gum , and orcofi\u2019s ( luxadvor ) hediards . we have been approached by many luxury brand partners from lalique to lamborghini . \u2022\ni have a neighbor that asked to borrow a clutch purse for her son ' s wedding and i went in my closet to see what clutch purses that i had put away , and i forgot that i had a bonwit teller clutch purse . i ' ve had that purse since the 70 ' s and i had it so wrapped up and it still looks like i just bought it yesterday , so those that own any bonwit teller , don ' t get rid of it . they are wonderful , elegant purses . sad the store no longer exist . vr\nbonwit teller began opening small branches in 1934 , with a\nseasonal\nshop in palm beach . eventually there were 19 branch locations , usually located in exclusive shopping centers of wealthy cities . how cleveland got one i ' ll never know , but i ' m eternally grateful .\nby the 1910s bonwit teller & company was one of the most prominent women\u2019s retailers in the city . but it was still on fifth avenue and 38th street in 1929 , when stewart , another women\u2019s store , built an emporium at fifth avenue and 56th street in the new luxury retailing district .\nin addition to criticizing the president ' s blaming\nboth sides\nfor the violence and screaming at ( and devouring ) an american flag sheet cake , she tells viewers to\ngoogle ' trump bonwit teller . '\n( it begins around 5 : 55 in the clip below . )\nbonwit was born near hanover , germany , the son of bernard bonwit . [ 1 ] at the age of 16 , he moved to paris , where he found work with a local export house as a clerk and continued his studies at night . in 1883 , at age 21 , he emigrated to the united states , locating at first in lincoln , nebraska , where he worked in a department store . he moved to new york city for a job with rothschild & company , which was renamed bonwit , rothschild & company when he later became a partner . he eventually settled in new york city . he married rebecca woolf bonwit [ 2 ] ( 1869 - 1934 ) in 1893 and they had two sons , harold woolf bonwit ( 1896 - 1950 ) and walter b . bonwit ( 1901 - 1984 ) .\n' ' i started with bonwit and it was a great company many years ago , ' ' said ira neimark , chairman and chief executive of bergdorf goodman . ' ' but the lack of consistent management is one of the biggest reasons why bonwit lost its way . ' '\nmr . congel said pyramid would not restrict bonwit stores to just company - owned malls , of which 17 new ones are in development . he said plans called for new bonwit stores in ' ' appropriate , upscale locations in such cities as philadelphia and new york . ' ' he added , ' ' we want to open at least one new bonwit a year but we want to have total control . ' '\nmy grandmother , ethel johnson rienzi , was a buyer of suits at the original ny bonwit teller and also a friend of paul bonwit . i ' ve often heard the story about how he wanted her at his side when he passed away , but i never understood the history of the store . thanks so much for putting this all in one place , i am enjoying it and will be back as you continue to build it .\nfrom assistant to doorman at bonwit teller to ceo of bergdorf goodman ; transformed iconic fifth avenue department store : 1 ) reintroduced paris couture in united states , 2 ) showcased great italian , french designers , 3 ) developed best new american designers , 4 ) elaborate promotional launch events featured haute couture .\nbonwit teller in manhasset had one of the most beautiful store on the miricle mile in manhasset , unfortunately the service was usually rude . nonetheless it went out of business the same at b altman for all the wrong reasons . . greed being the major reason . so now its a whole foods store .\nthe hooker corporation , the australian developer that bought both bonwit and b . altman , went into chapter 11 bankruptcy in august and put bonwit on the block to raise cash . last week a federal bankruptcy judge approved hooker ' s plan to liquidate most of the bonwit stores . as a result , there was a sharp cutback in the number of stores , to 4 from 16 , effectively putting the other 12 out of business .\n\u201cdonald j . trump said last night that he had ordered the destruction of two art deco bas - relief sculptures on the bonwit teller building last week because their removal could have cost more than $ 500 , 000 in taxes , demolition delays and other expenses , and might have endangered passing pedestrians on fifth avenue .\nin 1979 , he had purchased the bonwit teller building on fifth avenue with the intention of constructing a luxury condominium project . he immediately made himself into a villain of preservationists by demolishing the art deco department store and its famous limestone reliefs , which he had initially promised to give to the metropolitan museum of art .\nwhen stanley whitman decided in the 1950 ' s to build a mall on the site of a former army barracks on collins avenue , within a block of both the atlantic ocean and biscayne bay , miami beach was deteriorating badly and upscale department stores like bonwit teller had fled the main shopping street , lincoln road .\nin 1930 bonwit chose a new address farther north on fifth avenue \u2013 the former a . t . stewart & company building at fifty - sixth street . in 1931 , the company drew the attention of noted financier floyd odlum who made a significant investment into the company . bonwit agreed to let odlum ' s wife hortense serve as a consultant to the company in 1932 . two years later , dogged by poor health and saddened by the death of his wife , bonwit sold the firm to odlum ' s atlas corporation . odlum promptly named his wife as the new president ( she was the first woman to hold such a position in new york ) , with bonwit ' s son walter bonwit staying on as vice president and general manager .\nthe bonwit teller store is another lost landmark of the time when the 57th street area was the home of suave and sophisticated shops instead of the brash hyperscraper . designed in 1929 as the stewart & company store , it had an entranceway that was a stupendously luxurious mix of limestone , bronze , platinum and hammered aluminum .\nin the summer of 1989 , however , hooker found itself with little money even after selling bonwit ' s accounts receivables to the ge capital corporation .\nfor example , not far from bonwit ' s is heritage on the green , a new office - apartment - retail complex that includes boutiques like escada , hermes and saint laurent rive gauche . bonwit ' s sells escada clothing . newbury street and its many specialty stops are also a few blocks away .\nback in the mid 70 ' s i once ran into the old time actress lillian gish in bonwit teller on 56th . i mean literally ran into her . . . well a small mass of mink coat . i was told : you just bumped into lillian gish ( i had never heard of her ) . actually she walked into me , but i was a mere no one . . . very much like today ! at least i had my brush with greatness . wait , i am sure i have never seen a movie with her in it . . . who is she ? i know one thing , she was clearly a bonwit teller customer !\nhello - i have a handled limoges dish , hand painted w / fruit and stamped on the back\nmade for bonwit teller\n. i have had no luck in locating this on the net . any information anyone may have will be tremendously appreciated ! you can send to my email address : egerson623 @ urltoken thanks in advance\nintimate portraits of the young artist by friends also provide a fascinating and alternative look at a man who would become simultaneously plagued and enamoured with his own image . on another wall , large scale shopfront window displays for clients like dior at the bonwit teller fifth avenue department store have been recreated from sketches and photographs of the original windows .\nthe pyramid companies of syracuse , which bought the bonwit name and the leases on two bonwit stores , said it would heed the lessons of the retailer ' s decline . pyramid plans to encourage a new top management team to focus sharply on profits , partly by giving the executives a 50 percent stake in the business .\nbonwit teller , in conjunction with the opening of the \u201cfantastic art , dada , surrealism\u201d exhibit at the museum of modern art , had commissioned a series of windows by surrealist artists . who better to contribute than salvador dali , exemplar of the movement , creator of the ubiquitous melting clocks , and the man who said , \u201ci myself am surrealism\u201d ?\nat the very top of the facade were limestone relief panels of two nearly naked women brandishing large scarves , as if dancing . the architects were whitney warren and charles wetmore , super - traditional beaux - arts designers of mansions and clubs \u2014 a puzzling choice for a such an outr\u00e9 building . in time the reliefs would become a bonwit teller signature .\n' ' but as bonwit ' s began to flounder , ' ' mr . levy said , ' ' it lost the sharp elbows that saks fifth avenue had . without that or a more critical mass , it meant that bonwit couldn ' t get its deliveries on time nor enough exclusives to make it stand out . ' '\n' ' we feel that our customer is very sophisticated and very demanding , ' ' said david l . dworkin , president and chief executive officer of bonwit ' s .\nindustry analysts said that bonwit ' s problems were magnified by the operational and marketing changes brought about as at least 10 management teams altered the company with their own agendas . by comparison , saks had three top - management shuffles in the same period , and they kept the chain ' s policy consistent . they also drove saks ' s sales to six times that of bonwit ' s - more than $ 1 billion , compared with $ 168 million - and kept the stores profitable while bonwit suffered intermittent losses .\npaul j . bonwit died in manhattan in 1939 after a brief illness and is interred in a private mausoleum in kensico cemetery in valhalla , new york . [ 7 ]\nwalter k . levy , a retail - marketing consultant , said , ' ' genesco bought bonwit for prestige , allied bought it to go upscale and hooker bought it for anchors for its medium - income malls . ' ' but bonwit was a high - priced retailer that did not fit into some of the new hooker malls , he said .\nthere are very handsome outd oor terraces at the top level of the atrium that overlook the great atrium of the former ibm building on the eastern half of the block and adjoining the nike store that replaced the former galleries lafayette store that replaced the former bonwit teller store that had relocated to that location after its fifth avenue building had been demolished by replaced by trump tower .\nwith its signature logo of clusters of violets on boxes and bags , bonwit teller was instantly recognizable . the posh store , headquartered in new york city , opened in the 1890s . \u201cbonwit\u2019s\u201d opened a detroit - area store in the late \u201960s at somerset mall ( now somerset collection ) . the location was adorned with marble , a plant - filled atrium , and a mural by richard lowell neas . but the grande dame underwent bankruptcy proceedings , and locations closed by 1990 . the somerset store was razed to make way for neiman marcus in 1992 .\nbonwit was acquired by the allied stores corporation in 1979 from genesco inc . , and allied seemed to give it the expansion and confidence that competing retail executives say it deserved .\nthe company would undergo another ownership change just ten years later with the acquisition of bonwit by genesco in 1956 . at the time , genesco was a large conglomerate operating more than 64 apparel and retail companies . while genesco ' s portfolio included other upscale brands , including henri bendel , the company was largely known as a shoe retailer . bonwit teller , which had developed a cutting edge reputation promoting a young christian dior and other prominent american designers , began to lose both its fashion and sales momentum in the mid - 1950s following the acquisition by genesco .\nto build his skyscraper , trump first had to knock down the bonwit teller building , a luxurious limestone building erected in 1929 . the face of the building featured two huge art deco friezes that the metropolitan museum of art wanted to preserve . the museum asked trump to save the sculptures and donate them , and the mogul agreed \u2014as long as the cost of doing so wasn\u2019t too high .\nto build his skyscraper , trump demolished the bonwit teller building , which was erected in 1929 and included a historically significant art deco relief . the metropolitan museum of art was reportedly interested in preserving the artwork around the time of the building\u2019s demolition , and , according to a 1980 report from the nyt , trump originally agreed to donate them to the museum as long as the price wasn\u2019t too high .\nthe bonwit teller in palm desert was a very modern , clean lines , elegant store , and it felt very new york city inside , but there was a coldness to it , and snooty sales associates . i still have my bonwit teller card all employees received in order to use their employee discount , i ended up at the new bullock ' s with more than the 20 hrs a week they had at bt for me . bullocks wilshire took over after bt closed and it brought new warmth to the store , and in the end it became i . magnin which fit in very nicely . the building became macy ' s mens and home , and last i heard it was to be torn down for a new larger nordstrom store that was put on hold in 2008 when the economy went belly up .\nafter the bonwit teller reliefs were destroyed , the press , architects , metropolitan museum of art and the public were incredibly unhappy with his decision . john barron , identified as the vice president of the trump organization , was quoted in a new york times cover story defending trump ' s decision . it was later reported by the washington post that barron may have actually been trump himself pretending to be a publicist .\ni have been fortunate to acquire ( on ebay ) several pieces by the great modernist artisan georges briard , one of the artists ' en residence ' over many years supplying bonwit - teller with gorgeous and varied pieces of housewares and accessories . the story of the demise of the stores is as much a tragedy as it ' s esoteric tradition of commitment to cultivating original and meticulously crafted artisan works under their auspices .\nin 1961 , the company added a store in short hills and , in 1965 , merged with the three - store bonwit teller philadelphia chain ( philadelphia , wynnewood , and jenkintown ) . later branches were located in oak brook , troy , palm desert , beverly hills , bal harbour ( replacing the lincoln road resort shop in miami beach ) , kansas city , buffalo , syracuse , and columbia , south carolina .\nthe unhappy story of bonwit ' s demise , analysts said , is a case of a retailer that first lost its edge in marketing and then became a repeated takeover target , with each new owner shifting strategies . customers , understandably confused , fled to other stores . and so bonwit ' s once - profitable marketing formula of catering mainly to affluent , fashion - conscious women was squandered .\nthere are expanded - and more expensive - designer collections , a new men ' s shop , special boutiques and a bonwit ' s shoe salon ( which was leased in the past ) . ' ' the new store is very new york , ' ' said sharyn fireman , a longtime bonwit ' s shopper . ' ' there is not a lot of selection , but what they have is wonderful . ' '\nalthough a poor church mouse of a working girl - to - be , i bought the dress i wore on all my first - job interviews at bonwit ' s . with even less money as a working girl in new york , i wouldn ' t dare go into the fancy stores like saks and bergdorf ' s for fear they would sniff me out , but somehow still felt welcome in bonwit ' s .\ni ' m helping with a documentary on chef edna lewis who briefly worked at bonwit teller as a window dresser . we ' re looking for an exterior photo of bt and i wondered if someone here might have a personal photo you would be willing to contribute in exchange for credit and a copy of the finished dvd . you can learn more about edna lewis at wikipedia . org . you can reach me by clicking the 1200flasher link above .\nas for the violets , they had been around for a while in a fusty , old fashioned way . bonwit ' s premier illustrator in the 1950s was jay hyde crawford . fashion illustration was then an important element in advertising and editorial ( alas no longer ) . in 25 minutes he\nupdated\nbonwit ' s violets in a free - form , modern way , and they became synonymous with the store . bonwit ' s violets appeared not only on bags and hat boxes but bloomed on everything from playing cards to umbrellas . i ' m hard pressed to think of any other store with a mascot like those violets .\ngreat post ! i remember the boston store well , even though the only thing i shopped for there was makeup . my mother used a toiletry bag from bonwit ' s with the trademark violets on it , and i thought it was the prettiest thing ever . when i moved to chicago , they had a branch on michigan avenue in the base of the john hancock tower , and i vividly remember the summer i stalked every clinique gwp through every department store in the city - - carson pirie scott , i . magnin , marshall field , lord & taylor , saks , neiman marcus and of course , bonwit teller . talk about the good old days !\nit is now up to pyramid , whose store leases are in boston and buffalo , to give bonwit a second life of sorts . pyramid says it will also seek to replace the flagship store being closed in trump tower in manhattan with another one on fifth avenue . two other bonwit stores , in hooker shopping malls in cincinnati and columbia , s . c . , will continue to operate under a license from pyramid .\nthe company enjoyed success under the direction of the odlums . [ 4 ] in may 1979 , the developer donald trump acquired and later , in 1990 , demolished the fifth avenue store in order to make room for the trump tower . bonwit teller would change ownership several times throughout the 1970s and 1980s . [ 5 ] in 1989 , its parent company at the time filed for bankruptcy protection , liquidating most of the company in 1990 . [ 6 ]\napparently , the first leg of the project was too important to entrust to american workers . in a lawsuit filed in manhattan federal court , members of house wreckers local 95 alleged that , to avoid paying union employees their pension and welfare benefits , trump ( and the contractor he used for the job , kaszycki & sons ) brought in some 200 undocumented polish workers to demolish the bonwit teller building that then occupied the site of the future trump tower .\nthe plan for a gleaming tower in place of the 12 - storey bonwit teller store , a stately structure built as stewart & co . in 1929 , was hatched in 1978 . at the time , donald trump was renovating the old hotel commodore , which became the grand hyatt , near grand central terminal . the work on trump tower began in 1980 , and its namesake developer was soon revealed to be someone who did not mind playing the villain .\nthe plan for a gleaming tower in place of the 12 - story bonwit teller store , a stately structure built as stewart & company in 1929 , was hatched in 1978 . at the time , mr . trump was renovating the old hotel commodore , which became the grand hyatt , near grand central terminal . the work on trump tower began in 1980 , and its namesake developer was soon revealed to be someone who did not mind playing the villain .\nas the shot pans , you can see that joan\u2019s shopping spree didn\u2019t start at bonwit\u2019s . the distinctive brown and white striped henri bendel packaging is also visible ; this is at least the second store she\u2019s visited .\n\u201cwe had to renovate because wynnewood center no longer met the needs of today ' s tenants , \u201d says john tschiderer , federal realty vice president of redevelopment . \u201cbuildings had individual internal vertical circulation but were not connected to each other . two antiquated stores had to be made more marketable . we integrated existing buildings with below - grade services at the old bonwit teller building , through a loading dock and tunnel serving two three - story buildings and three primary tenants . \u201d\ni met my friend barbara almost 60 years ago when she was working in bonwit ' s\ndeb shop\nand i was snooping around . we discovered we were both about to start the same art school that fall .\nafter years of begging for one , i finally got a lanz dress ( blue cotton dimity print ) and from the bonwit ' s in boston\u2014 a spectacular location in a former mansion . i have never forgotten either one .\nreal estate specialists say that the mall ' s private ownership enables the whitmans to act in ways that would be unheard - of for public companies , which are under constant pressure from stockholders . for example , one tenant , bonwit teller , went out of business more than a decade ago , but some of its 60 , 000 square feet was unoccupied until recently because the younger mr . whitman hoped - - vainly , as it turned out - - to lure barneys new york to bal harbour .\ni also remember bonwit ' s like an old lover ! i remember my favorite shoes and beautiful dress with jacket . that was in the 60 ' s and it ' s still my favorite outfit . what a store it was .\nallied moved the flagship store to trump tower and it seemed that after years of static ownership bonwit might finally thrive . but in 1986 , allied was acquired in a hostile takeover by the campeau corporation , the canadian real estate developer .\ntrump ' s demolition of the modest , but very attractive art deco box of the former bonwit teller building on fifth avenue designed by warren & wetmore in 1929 and remodeled the next year by ely jacques kahn was done before a protest could be effectively waged to preserve from trump ' s jackhammers some very good - looking 15 - foot - high , art deco bas - reliefs on the facade that had been promised to the metropolitan museum of art along with decorative ironwork above the store ' s entrance .\nwe may rightly lament the passing of bonwit teller and the other great bastions of retail elegance such as depinna and best & company that have disappeared from fifth avenue . once the great savoy plaza hotel was demolished to make way for the general motors building and once sheldon solow built his sloping skyscraper at 9 west 57th street , the low - rise , turn - of - the - century and jazz age - ambiance of this part of town was transformed into a melange of the old and the new .\nthe demolition crew included undocumented polish laborers , which kept costs down but subjected mr . trump to litigation . the contractor for the job of razing the bonwit teller building , william kaszycki , of kaszycki and sons contractors , ultimately served time in a new jersey prison for employing illegal immigrants on another project . after a legal battle lasting many years , a federal judge found that mr . trump , a group of his associates and a union official had conspired to avoid making payments to the housewreckers\u2019 local 95 union .\nduring his business career , bonwit sat on the boards of both harriman national bank and a . sulka & company , while he also maintained an interest in philanthropies and the arts . he maintained an active interest in philanthropies and the arts .\nbonwit\u2019s joined an elite group of retailers on and near fifth avenue in the 50s : saks , bendels and bergdorf , but also names that are as vanished today as a notions counter : milgrim , peck & peck , jay thorpe and others .\nborn in germany , bonwit moved to the us in 1883 , working in new york and nebraska . could work as a long shirt or a short dress . white and yellow flowers with green stems against blue . would pair great . . .\nhey ex - buyer , come clean w / your name ! read the book :\ntrump tower\nby sy rubin and jonathan mandell published by lyle stuart . it chronicles the rise of the tower and the destruction of bonwit ' s flagship . even has some pics of it , which i find quite disturbing . you know some company bought the rights to the bonwit ' s name and was due to start opening stores including a flagship in nyc when the recession in 2008 derailed it .\nbonwit teller in new york 5th ave was my first real full time high school job as a computer data processor on the second floor behind the shoe dept . mildred custin was the president of the company and mr . o ' neil was the store manager . i quit because the people were stuck up that worked there . most of them , not all of them , but most of them . too expensive ever with my store employee discount . only lasted a few months there and went to mays dept store in woodmere . liked the employees better . franklazza @ urltoken\nritts was raised in philadelphia , the daughter of schoolteachers , and was trained in art at the pennsylvania academy of fine arts . she became a fashion illustrator for bonwit teller and john wanamaker , and also was a good enough pianist and organ player to make occasional radio appearances . during world war ii , she volunteered at the local uso as a graphologist . one of her clients was paul ritts , then an armed forces radio announcer stationed in texas . family lore has it that her analysis of his handwriting showed a deep well of creativity . the two soon married ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "rpd international ( company )", "paragraphs": ["the team are all employees at rpd international , the company owned by josh valman , hence the robot ' s name .\njosh valman is managing director of rpd international , a design and manufacturing company , operating a global supply chain of creative individuals , suppliers and factories .\njust a short walk from london\u2019s westminster tube station , in a fairly quiet open plan office in millbank tower is rpd international .\nthe teenager is the boss of rpd international , which allows companies of all sizes to pay a fixed retainer to access a flexible supply chain , comprising designers , engineers and distributors . \u201cwe can help any company to make any product , \u201d he says . \u201ca six - person company can deliver as much as a 2000 - person company now . . \u201d\nin 2013 , aged 18 , valman founded rpd international , a design and manufacturing firm , which boasted phenomenal growth from take - off . the company was valued at \u00a31m within its first six months of trading .\nlondon teenager josh valman is on a mission to change the way product design , engineering and manufacturing works around the world . tanya weaver meets with this young entrepreneur to discover how he became the ceo of the supply chain company rpd international\n\u00a9 2018 rapid news publications ltd . a rapid news communications group company . all rights reserved\nthe young entrepreneur still enjoys tinkering and works as a junior engineer for rpd international on sundays . \u201ci\u2019ll always be fascinated by problem - solving , \u201d he said .\nthe young entrepreneur still enjoys tinkering and works as a junior engineer for rpd international on sundays . \u201ci\u2019ll always be fascinated by problem - solving , \u201d he said . \u2013 telegraph .\nthe payouts will be based on seniority , not position at the company , betters said . everyone will get a certain dollar amount based on the number of months worked at brothers international as of april 30 , 2017 .\njosh valman is managing director of rpd international , a design and manufacturing company , operating a global supply chain of creative individuals , suppliers and factories . from their headquarters in london\u2019s westminster , his teams provide product design , manufacturing and supply chain solutions to companies across europe , asia and america .\nwith advanced searching , free company accounts and comprehensive credit reports across 11 countries , company check is the uk ' s most used online business data provider , delivering 107 million reports to over 22 million visitors in 2017 alone .\njunior chamber international ( jci ) uk is committed to raising awareness of young people doing amazing things in our businesses and communities .\nat just 19 years old , josh valman has built a global manufacturing company , valued at more than \u00a31 million .\n\u201crpd differs from the miproto platform in that there are local project managers \u2014 if you pay the enterprise rate you will have a dedicated person at rpd who knows all of the projects undertaken by your company and who can act as a liaison between rpd , the company using the platform and the departments involved in each project . the miproto platform is more guided for individual people who have an idea and want help to get it made \u2014 there\u2019s more hand holding .\nthe advertisements supplied by our carefully selected sponsors enable us to host and support the company data we share with our free members .\nrpd international has pledged marketing , mentoring and business support as well as the design and manufacturing of the winner\u2019s products . it has also offered a 20 per cent discount on the design and manufacture of products from any shortlisted applicant .\nnow the product designer , still just 19 , has just closed a \u00a3250 000 seed funding round to value the company at more than \u00a31m , just six months after he launched . the teenager is the boss of rpd international , which allows firms to pay a fixed retainer to access a flexible supply chain , comprising designers , engineers and distributors . \u201cwe can help to make any product . a six - person firm can deliver as much as a 2 000 - person company now , \u201d he says .\nmy name is josh valman , ceo of rpd international and we help companies develop and produce new products . we work directly with senior management and r & d or innovation teams , to solve problems , develop sustainable solutions and bring them to market .\nattorney stephen jones , who represented brothers international in the case , said the dispute was resolved without filing , so there is no record of it on file .\nbut since then valman has been very selective in the investors he\u2019s chosen . it\u2019s not about the money , but more about what they can offer in terms of skills and connections . \u201csome people i would take \u00a35 , 000 off but it\u2019s not because it\u2019s \u00a35 , 000 , it\u2019s because this guy is the director of this company who can connect me to that company who can in turn connect me to this other company . \u201d\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 company check ltd ( 04905417 ) registered office : caspian point one , pierhead street , cardiff , cf10 4dq , united kingdom .\nrpd \u2122 \u2018s competitive advantage is delivering greater capacity at faster rates with much less material waste .\ni can\u2019t say i ever intended to start a business . my first company , miproto , came about as a scaling of a successful freelance career .\nwe\u2019re powering six to 10 - person companies and manufacturing and delivering products at the same level a 200 - strong person company might , but quicker .\nbetters credits his employees with the growth of his business and hopes to inspire other company owners to give back to the people who helped them grow .\nrpd currently employs 46 staff around the globe , and will turn over seven figures this financial year .\nrpd \u2122 is pioneering the next industrial revolution ; be a part of the future of additive manufacturing .\nwith his entrepreneur head on he got thinking and realised that companies , both large and small , rather than individuals were using this service . so , using the same global supply chain , in january 2014 he launched rpd international \u2013 a corporate platform that powers design and manufacturing for companies .\nrpd \u2122 is fast , efficient , oem - qualified , faa - certified , and now in production .\nbosch , cisco , hive by british gas , rpd international and fab lab london have joined the likes of ee , john lewis and unilever to pledge their support for a \u00a31m launchpad competition , which will provide support for start - ups working in the internet of things ( iot ) space .\nrapid competed in heat 3 of series 10 , where despite being relatively inexperienced competitors themselves , team rpd proved to be the veteran competitors against newcomers track - tion and bucky the robot in their first battle . the team introduced themselves by revealing to dara \u00f3 briain that rpd international pledged to hire roboteers capable of defeating the newly improved rapid , and that the competition was the best place to scout talent .\nwith a company rumoured to be worth \u00a35m , this 22 year - old founder proves that , when it comes to business , age is just a number . . .\nr - cast has realized a set of functions corresponding to the main steps of the rpd model : situation analysis , recognition , evaluation , coa implementation , and expectancy monitoring . fig . 2 shows the implemented rpd process .\nhe launched his company rpd international six months ago , with a plan to provide small companies with access to teams of designers , engineers and distributors . on his website josh says his mission is\nto make product design and manufacturing accessible to everybody .\neverybody has ideas ,\nhe writes .\nso why should resources be the limiting factor to what this world can achieve ?\nrpd currently employs 46 people and will turn over seven figures this financial year . clients include a jewellery company that creates pieces for high street retailers including topshop . josh may already have proven himself as an accomplished businessman , but he has not lost his love of engineering , and alongside his role as md he has taken up a sunday job as a junior engineer at his own firm .\ni\u2019m having fun . we\u2019re building a company to continue having fun . it\u2019s incredible how rpd has helped so many small companies compete with big firms . to have access to a global supply chain , without a seven to eight - figure investment , has completely changed what a small firm is capable of .\nfor larger companies and oem , the platform offers the ability to expand their capabilities , rather than replace exiting facilities . \u201cthe end - game for the rpd platform is that any company could customise the experience with their branding , releasing it to their internal teams or even to end customers . \u201d explained josh .\n16 . the decision - making process of claim 1 , including agents operative to adjust the progress of the rpd model .\n17 . the decision - making process of claim 1 , including agents operative to adjust the progress of the rpd model .\nif there is no decision space applicable to t , i . e . , the rpd - agent cannot handle the task due to lack of expertise , this agent has to find one competent rpd - agent and transfer the task to that agent .\nrpd ' s distributed creativity model brings together talent and experience from all over the world , to look at problems very differently .\nrealizing that the success of his company is based on his employees , travis betters decided to give the entire settlement to his 50 staffers , with those who have more seniority getting the biggest chunks .\nvalman\u2019s cv , with its four job roles \u2013 md of rpd international , md of miproto , owner of urltoken and freelance product design engineer \u2013 reads like that of someone at least ten years older . however , what gives it away is his schooling : vyners school in ickenham , west london , 2006 \u2013 2013 . he only completed his a levels last year !\nbetters cannot disclose the details due to the confidentiality agreement of the settlement , saying only that the amount was significant . he notified employees that they would be receiving the extra money via company e - mail .\nsnook , who has been with the company 10 years , plans to put the money toward her family ' s expenses . she declined to say how much she received , indicating only that it was a large sum .\nbut what exactly does his company do ? valman explains it simply as \u201crpd powers design and manufacturing departments for companies . \u201d basically he has built a global supply chain that consists of specialist factories and contractors to handle everything in a product development project from conception , to prototyping , to mass production to delivery . it can handle all or just a small part .\ntoday , rpd is rumoured to be worth as much as \u00a35m and boasts a current growth rate of 450 % year - on - year .\n[ 12 ] f . robichaud . implementing a naturalistic command agent design . in presented at the workshop on computerized representation of rpd , 2002 .\nthe competition is open to all european entrepreneurs , as long as their company is registered in the uk and has a working connection with either the london or cambridge tech clusters . closing date for submissions is 3 september 2014 .\nfounded in 2001 , brothers international produces freeze - dried fruit snacks and value - priced wines under lost vineyards and sangrias as well as fruit ingredients . the retail products are sold at supermarkets nationwide , including walmart . betters , who now lives with his family in victor , ontario county , is a graduate of oakfield high school in genesee county and worked in the wholesale food business before launching brothers international with his brother matt , initially in batavia and now at 1143 lexington ave . in an industrial part of rochester .\nthe drum speaks to people across the global media and marketing sector who are bringing something a little different to the industry and talks to them about what little insights they can offer the rest of us . this week ' s 10 questions with . . . features josh valman , founder of the ground breaking product development and manufacturing company rpd talks connectivity , spielberg and business lunch attire .\n\u201crpd powers design and manufacturing departments for companies around the world . it\u2019s a platform for any company to integrate into their firm \u2014 for example tct could run urltoken \u2014 anyone at tct could log in and start working on a product they wanted to develop , have it priced , have it made into 3d drawings , rapid prototyped , or manufactured all the way up to a million units .\nthat ' s what happened to employees at brothers international food corp . the ceo of the rochester - based firm that makes fruit products and beverages received a financial windfall from a competitor in a legal settlement and gave it all back to the people who work there .\nrpd operates new product development , manufacturing and supply chain elements of your business , to deliver new products to market and lead the pace of global innovation .\nthe r - cast architecture implements the collaborative - rpd model described above . fig . 1 shows an abstract view of the r - cast agent architecture .\nwith rpd , companies from 1 - 10 , 000 people are able to design , prototype , manufacture and deliver with enormous efficiency , without the large investment .\nback in his office , valman has employed people to work with the british standards institution ( bsi ) to certify rpd\u2019s processes and facilities \u2013 the boring side of business , according to him , whilst he gets very little sleep jetting off all over the place hunting out suppliers and spreading the word of what rpd does .\ntitanium wire , argon gas , plasma arc , and process controls are at the heart of rpd \u2122 , resulting in forged strength at the speed of innovation .\nthere have been several attempts in computerizing the rpd model . for example , there are rpd - related studies that used long - term memory structure [ 17 ] , fuzzy techniques [ 12 ] , and neural networks [ 7 ] to represent experiences . the navy dss system [ 9 ] implements a functional model that allows a decision maker to explore alternative hypothesis . there are also attempts in integrating rpd with agent technologies [ 10 ] [ 14 ] [ 17 ] [ 20 ] . for example , norling et al . [ 10 ] explored the ways of using rpd to enhance bdi agents so that the simulations of human societies would be more realistic . warwick , et al . [ 17 ] [ 20 ] investigated a computational approach to rpd to represent human decision - making for concept exploration , analysis , or evaluation . however , all of these attempts have ignored the support of team collaboration in the rpd decision - making process . this actually leaves the most exciting part of the rpd model as an open research issue : how a team of agents , with a shared computational rpd process , are supposed to work together in collaboratively developing situation awareness , in effectively anticipating others ' information needs relevant to cues and expectancies , and in proactively sharing information to make better decisions under time pressure .\nthe miproto and rpd platforms empower non - technical users to realise their products with the knowledge that the engineers and manufacturers they are tapping into are qualified and vetted .\nj . yen , j . yin , t . ioerger , m . miller , d . xu , r . volz ;\ncast : collaborative agents for simulating teamwork ,\nproceedings of the seventh international joint conference on artificial intelligence , pp . 1135 - 1142 , aug . 2001 .\n18 months ago josh valman founded miproto \u2014 a way to make product design and development accessible to everyone \u2014 a website where you could upload all of your product ideas and have them developed and manufactured ready for market . the platform proved a success not only for the general public to which it was aimed , but also with small and large companies alike . this realisation lead to further research and the development of a new , commercially biased platform \u2014 rpd international .\nwhat is also important is that an agent can be involved in multiple decision tasks , which may or may not have relations . it is thus necessary for an rpd - agent to be able to effectively manage multiple attentions ( rpd processes ) . for flexibility , we leave the issue of attention management open to the designers of agent architectures .\none company - one brand : waeco\u00b4s highly appreciated and valued solutions have been rebranded and will be offered by dometic from now on . our motivation is to build one strong , consistent and distinctive corporate brand out of these various valuable sub brands dometic consisted of before .\nin an effort to use rpd for collaborative decision - making in teamwork settings , an objective of this invention is to establish a computational collaborative rpd model , and empower intelligent agents with such a model so that they can help a decision - making team to better collaborate with each other for effective team decision - making . collaborative rpd is quite different from an individual rpd model . collaborative rpd is more complex because the process involves interactions between the decision - making agent and its teammates ( both human and intelligent agents ) . however , collaborative rpd is also much more powerful because the decision - making agent can leverage information processing capabilities of others ( such as information gathering , filtering and fusing ) . thus , according to this invention , decisions can be made with better quality ( e . g . , in terms of timeliness or correctness ) . the following description focuses on ( 1 ) types of decision - making tasks , ( 2 ) collaborative situation awareness , ( 3 ) collaborative story building , and ( 4 ) collaborative expectancy monitoring .\nrpd supports businesses in finding the latest trends and opportunities . we focus on market fit and manufacturing viability , bringing detailed practical knowledge on manufacturing , differentiating from traditional agency models .\nrpd works with you from concept , through to finished product . we work across design , engineering and electronics - integrating all of these services to reduce cost and time in handover .\nfounding miproto , an accessible way for anybody to have an idea produced , was a way to scale my freelance work . now rpd powers design and manufacturing for companies around the world .\ncase - based reasoning ( cbr ) is another psychological theory of human cognition [ 27 ] , focusing on the process of reminding ( experience - guided reasoning ) and learning . while there is no clear line between rpd and cbr as far as their process models are concerned ( e . g . , both cover experience retrieval , solution adaptation and evaluation ) , they differ in several important aspects . first , rpd originates from studies about how human experts make decisions under time pressure [ 5 ] [ 6 ] . experiences in rpd are prior decision - making cases , while experiences in cbr can be of any kind . from such a perspective , rpd can be taken as a subfield of cbr . second , while storage and retrieval are central aspects of cbr , research on rpd is more concerned with the iterative process of recognition refinement ( i . e . , developing better situation awareness through information gathering ) . third , rpd systems ought to be aware of time stress and make as better decisions as time permitted , but this is not a requirement on cbr systems . in addition , the collaborative - rpd model implemented in r - cast takes a more extensive view , focusing not only on human - centered teamwork in making decisions , but also seriously addressing related issues such as collaborative situation awareness and expectancy monitoring .\nsarah is a non - executive director of the police ict company , a member of the audit , risk and compliance committee of kings college london and an advisory board member at imperial college and oxford university . she has also worked as an advisor to a number of technology start - ups .\nmany companies have in - house facilities and systems for product development already , but they\u2019re complex and wrestling with legacy issues . plus not everyone in that company can use them , as josh explained : \u201cone of the companies that is using the rpd platform has over 10 , 000 employees but only the \u2018top\u2019 1000 employees has access to the manufacturing facilities . if one of the other 9 , 000 employees has an idea , it\u2019s very difficult for them to interrupt the system and experiment .\nrpd currently employs 46 staff around the globe , and will turn over seven figures this financial year . \u201cwe\u2019re growing 50 percent month - on - month at the moment , \u201d he said .\nin our model , no restriction is placed on the sources of decision tasks . it could be a pre - specified step in a plan , could be a request from a human partner or other teammates , or could be dynamically identified by an agent itself . responding to a decision task t , an rpd - agent will first follow the procedure below to initialize the rpd process :\n[ 10 ] e . norling , l . sonenberg , and r . ronnquist . enhancing multi - agent based simulation with human - like decision making strategies . in proceedings of the second international workshop on multi - agent based simulation ( moss , s . and davidsson , p . eds ) , page 214 - 228 , 2000 .\nin terms of actually getting products made , josh explained : \u201cwe have nine factories - five in the uk , four in china \u2014 that are specialised in different aspects of production , different materials , different production run lengths etc . , we are expanding that network at the moment and looking for more international facilities for a global client base .\nassuming that satisfying reflects human behavior better than optimizing [ 13 ] , the rpd model argues for finding the first workable solution through recognizing the similarity between the current decision situation and previous decision experiences . the rpd model divides a decision - making process into two phases [ 5 ] : recognizing which course of action makes sense for the current situation ; then evaluating the course of action by imagining it .\nlooking around you wouldn\u2019t guess that this company has grown 50 per cent month on month since its launch in january 2014 , employs 46 people and is on track to achieving a seven figure turnover this financial year . you certainly wouldn\u2019t guess that the man at the helm is 19 - year old josh valman .\nnorsk titanium rapid plasma deposition \u2122 ( rpd \u2122 ) is an faa - certified , oem - qualified additive manufacturing process that delivers structural titanium parts with reduced lead time and cost . the future is now .\nthis invention is directed to providing collaborative agents for simulating teamwork with a recognition - primed decision ( rpd ) model , thereby enhancing analysis through linking and sharing information using knowledge and experience distributed among team members .\n\u201cno one knew how old i was . the work kept coming in and at one point i was earning \u00a310 , 000 a week . \u201d now the product designer , still just 19 , has just closed a \u00a3250 , 000 seed funding round to value the company at more than \u00a31m , just six months after he launched .\nsummary josh valman discusses how rpd combined people , expertise , and experience from around the world to re - design the concept of flying for a multi - billion $ airline , whilst teaching how to solve big ideas .\nrpd allows you enter the market quickly with a small ( 1 - 100k ) production run , and then scale . we help you validate a product\u2019s success , and begin returning investment , whilst you setup your traditional processes .\nteam rpd had a memorable ' hero shot ' when they entered the arena in series 9 , as josh valman opened an umbrella in the face of the steam jets . this umbrella actually belonged to tara ware [ 3 ] .\nproviding a recognition - primed decision ( rpd ) model enabling one or more of the agents to anticipate information needs , seek , fuse , and share information so as to enhance the quality or timeliness of decisions regarding the situation .\nrpd is a specialist in scaling manufacturing and works with you on cost - down , certification , testing and optimisation for the product and supply chain . our facilities are designed to help you begin returning on investment , whilst developing internal production capabilities .\nsecond , rpd - agents can use expectancies to refine a decision , leveraging some structures within the active ekb . the invalidation of some expectancies may indicate that the once workable recognition is no longer applicable to the changing situation . the already executed part of the selected course of actions may still make sense , but the rest part has to be adjusted . in such cases , the rpd - agent can start another round of recognition , using the experience refinement relation described earlier to develop a better solution .\nso far rpd has worked with a range of clients including creative agencies such as london - based taxi studio , which as part of a national campaign for its client \u2013 plasterboard producer siniat \u2013 asked for 550 small foam bulls to be made and delivered .\nthis invention relates generally to decision - making and , in particular , to providing collaborative agents for simulating teamwork with a recognition - primed decision ( rpd ) model , thereby enhancing analysis through linking and sharing information using knowledge and experience distributed among team members .\nexplore the decision space hierarchy to pick one that is applicable to the decision task . a decision space ekb j is chosen and fixed in the rest of the rpd process if ft can be covered by c ekbj . however , the determination of ft itself is a high - demanding cognitive task , and the selected decision space might not be the desired one . thus , an internal mechanism of decision - space adaptation is highly needed so that the rpd - agent can recover from wrong selections of the decision space .\n[ 5 ] g . a . klein . the recognition - primed decision ( rpd ) model : looking back , looking forward . naturalistic decision making ( eds : c . e . zsambok and g . klein ) , pages 285 - 292 , 1997 .\nyoshikuni takashige joined fujitsu in 1984 . he was engaged in international business , taking a strong leadership in developing fujitsu\u2019s important strategic partnerships and joint ventures with global companies . since 2012 , he has been responsible for portfolio strategy for fujitsu\u2019s broad range of products and services . he leads the creation of fujitsu technology and service vision , which sets out fujitsu\u2019s vision and its thinking on how organisations can innovate by leveraging digital technologies . he speaks about innovations internationally .\nrapid , styled by the team as rapid , was a heavyweight robot which competed in series 9 and 10 of robot wars . a one - time grand finalist entered by design and manufacturing firm rpd international , rapid reached the second round of series 9 , but after being drawn against aftershock at the beginning of the head - to - heads , it sustained terminal damage and forfeited from the competition . rapid was much more successful in series 10 , reaching the grand final by throwing a robot out of the arena in all three battles leading up to it , setting the record for the quickest victory in the history of the show along the way , before succumbing to an explosive defeat at the hands of carbide in the robot redemption round .\nsupporting over 100 research and development ( r & d ) departments across europe and asia , valman operates rpd across two offices in the uk and china , with manufacturing facilities across 40 countries . valman counts the likes of unilever , vodafone and air new zealand as clients .\nin the heat final , rapid faced robot wars veteran terrorhurtz for the second time in its career , for a place in the grand final . in preparation for its opponent ' s powerful axe , team rpd applied a layer of hdpe to the top of their robot .\n\u201cwe found that a lot of companies were using miproto \u2014 which was intended to be a consumer platform \u2014 just to have access to these facilities . we spoke to them and realised that something like rpd would make their life a lot easier . big name brands really value their designers but a lot of them work in 2d and outsource the work of turning those designs in to viable 3d cad and prototypes . this outsourcing is done with multiple companies , taking excessive time and money . rpd doesn\u2019t replace any designer ; it is simply a more efficient way to execute on ideas . \u201d\nwhen the company went to raise further funding , the use by commercial users became more apparent . josh realised that the same problems miproto encountered when dealing with the general public were still going on in a professional environment \u2014 even big companies were dealing with terrible supply chains . \u201cit would be taking them months and months to get things on the table . so by using the engineers and factories we had brought together for miproto we created a platform for companies . \u201d\ncollaborative agents for simulating teamwork ( cast ) are provided with a recognition - primed decision ( rpd ) model , thereby enhancing analysis through linking and sharing information using knowledge and experience distributed among team members . the rpd model is integrated within a cast architecture to the extent that agents can proactively seek and fuse information to enhance the quality and timeliness of the decision - making process . the approach , which is applicable to both human assistants and virtual teammates , can approximately track human ' s decision - making process and effectively interact with human users . a disclosed example relates to teams of agents analyzing terrorist activities .\nthe computational rpd model implemented in r - cast is also a collaborative model . as shown in fig . 3 , each r - cast agent ( e . g . , s3 agent ) may have a human partner , who can override the decisions suggested by the r - cast agent . an r - cast agent can also team up with other r - cast agents and interact with them . as far as a specific decision task is concerned , if one rpd - agent who has the required expertise is designated as the final decision maker , all the other r - cast agents will be supporters ( of course , the supporters may be the final decision makers for other tasks ) . in the current implementation , a decision maker agent can collaborate with its human partner and the other supporting agents along the rpd process . here we mainly focus on exchanging information relevant to establishing situation awareness for decision - makings .\n\u201cin that situation , they\u2019re using rpd to power lower level teams . by validating ideas externally , before dedicating expensive internal resources , companies can greatly expand the number of minds contributing to corporate innovation . an idea doesn\u2019t always come from experience . that\u2019s 9 , 000 new contributors , with 0 new hires . \u201d\nanother was a british supercar manufacturer who tasked rpd with designing its key fob asking : \u2018how can our customers feel the beauty of our engine , without opening the bonnet every day ? \u2019 . with a reasonable budget , valman combined three minds : an american artist , italian fashion designer and a scandinavian industrial designer .\ni\u2019m proud of the team we\u2019ve built and the environment they create . it\u2019s an incredible place where every single person room , in every office , is doing what they love . we\u2019re proud of the fact we don\u2019t retain ip created , if not linked to projects . so a lot of our teams are working on their own products , with access to the facilities . as much as developing a high value company is important \u2013 the most important feeling is that people love where they work .\n\u201ctechnically everything done on the rpd platform is done \u2018in - house\u2019 by us . we have teams of engineers all over the world that are specialised in different areas \u2014 from a nuclear submarine engineer to graduate and undergraduate designers and engineers that are building a portfolio . we can associate the right designers with the right projects .\ncharles is chief executive of baker dearing educational trust , which promotes and sustains university technical colleges . he has worked in industrial strategy , corporate finance and property development , mostly for charter plc , where he was an executive director from 1990 - 96 . he was clerk to the mercers\u2019 company from 1997 - 2008 when he became involved with the academies programme as a sponsor and project manager . he was academies adviser to partnerships for schools from 2008 - 10 and finance director of faber music ltd .\ni decided to give 100 percent of the money to the employees of the company . i will not be receiving any proceeds ,\nthe e - mail read .\nwhy ? this was not part of a forecast or goal , not factored in with how we run the business . this was a unique situation where my experience paid off . my experience has also led me to hiring you , which continues to pay off every day . this is my way of saying thank you .\ntherefore , we have implemented an iterative , computational rpd model in r - cast , which explicitly incorporates the idea of \u201crecognition refinement\u201d , and supports situation reconsideration during action execution phase . the computational model is also much more flexible for us to investigate the time pressure issue . since r - cast agents can make a sequence of decisions ( the length of the sequence is restricted by the external time pressure ) , with one decision refining the preceding ones , it can always return an acceptable decision relative to the timing constraints . this virtually guarantees no critical decision is missed under stress situations . pseudo - code of the iterative algorithm for rpd is as follows :\ni never made a formal decision . these things just kind of happen ! i was working on small projects , for really small amounts of money , and it escalated from there . over time people would introduce my work , rather than me \u2013 and i was able to get access to some much bigger corporate work . i spent a couple of years working on international supply chain projects \u2013 all remotely , for success fees . a lot of the skill in this , was having complete ignorance . supply chain is often a legacy business , and so stupid questions uncover big opportunities .\nan agent architecture based on collaborative rpd responds to the challenges for hs decision - making teams in three important ways . first , terrorist detection and investigation rely on the capability of recognizing critical patterns from the current situations . the collaborative rpd model disclosed herein is per se recognition - primed . to achieve an improved situation awareness , r - cast allows agents in a team to anticipate the information needs of the decision - making agent ( dma ) based on their shared mental model , and to proactively seek , fuse and deliver relevant information to the decision - making agent . in addition , teammates can assist the dma in re - assessing situations by monitoring the changes to the relevant expectancies .\nat 17 years old , josh valman was working in freelance product design , when he noticed a trend : \u201cmany people were coming to me with their product ideas because i was accessible , \u201d he explained . \u201cit struck me that it was easier for them to come to a \u2018kid\u2019 and have him take on the work , than it was to sit down in front of a panel of designers at a firm and have their idea scrutinised to the nth degree . it was that spirit of accessibility that we embodied into the new company .\n\u201cat it\u2019s core the rpd platform is an accessible closed - network of expertise in engineering and manufacturing . each engineer is personally interviewed and the output of each factory is assessed to ensure it meets the standards people need and expect . we have around 300 applicants per position and would recruit maybe five people from that pool , so the quality is very high .\nthe platform is also used extensively by creative branding and marketing industries . creative firms are using rpd to power \u2018ideo\u2019 like departments , producing and delivering physical prototypes and products as part of their service . the simplified process takes the expense out of manufacturing for these companies , allowing them to upload simple hand sketches and deliver physical products in a matter of days and weeks .\nin accordance with the invention , the rpd model is integrated within the cast architecture to the extent that agents can proactively seek and fuse information to enhance the quality and timeliness of the decision - making process . the approach , which is applicable to both human assistants and virtual teammates , can approximately track human ' s decision - making process and effectively interact with human users .\nthe potential of the rpd platform is obvious for smes and larger oems alike . specifically , the ability to either follow through an entire development cycle or just pick sketch - to - cad , 2d - to - 3d , cad - to\u2013prototype or prototype - to - production assistance could be invaluable in relieving bottlenecks for established organisations , as well as helping to push startups forward .\nbroadly , this invention resides in a collaborative rpd model ( section vi . a ) and the r - cast software architecture ( section vi . b ) that is based on a shared decision - making process among team members . an anti - terrorist scenario and an application are also disclosed in section vii and viii , respectively , to show how r - cast agents can help human teams make decisions .\nben thompson is a bbc business reporter and presenter . he hosts bbc world\u2019s flagship business daily bbc business live , and also covers business matters every friday on bbc breakfast . covering everything from the latest stock market and economic news to the breaking business developments around the world , ben also interviews leading figures and entrepreneurs . he looks at new tech start - ups , multi - national company results , and the outlook for individuals , nations and businesses around the world . ben lived and reported from new york and dubai serving as north america business correspondent and middle east business correspondent . prior to working in front of the camera he was a bbc business producer .\nfirst , expectancies can be used to initiate a complete new decision . an expectancy states what will happen , serving as a gate - condition for keeping following the current recognition . some expectancies may be so crucial that whenever they conflict with the new observed facts , it indicates the decision maker has heavily misinterpreted the current situation . in such cases , the rpd - agent has to diagnose the current recognition , re - considering the whole space of the active ekb for another time .\nan r - cast agent may trigger the rpd decision process in one of three modes : 1 ) based on human ' s recognition , 2 ) based on agent ' s recognition , or 3 ) based on decision points explicitly specified in a plan . in the first mode , the need for making a decision is first recognized by a human based on his expertise and his assessment of the current situation . he then delegates the identified decision - making task to his assistant agent , who will trigger the rpd process and inform other teammates of the decision - making request so that they can collaborate in making the decision . in the second mode , the need for making a decision is recognized by an agent based on its situation assessment . running in this mode , an r - cast agent needs to continually pay attention to the changes of cues or patterns of cues in order to recognize the emerging decision tasks . in the third mode , the needs for making decisions are explicitly specified in a team plan as fixed decision points , and the rpd process is triggered whenever agents reaches a decision point . generally , an r - cast agent running in the first mode can evolve into a system in the second mode , after the agent gain enough expertise ( e . g . , cues to consider ) for recognizing decision - making tasks through learning from humans . similarly , a system operating in the second mode can further evolve to act in the third mode .\nthere has been much theory and research presented with respect to team cognition , naturalistic decision - making , and collaborative technology [ 8 ] in relation to real world , complex domains of practice . however , there has been very little work in looking at cognitive agent architectures as a means to assist and support distributed team cognition and decision - making . this is particularly true as applied to naturalistic decision - making theory ( e . g . , klein ' s rpd framework [ 4 ] ) .\nafter an rpd - agent makes a recognition , it will continuously monitor the associated expectancies until the completion of the selected course of actions . expectancy monitoring is one of the key features to support adaptive decision - makings . a dm agent can subscribe information relevant to the expectancies that need to be continuously monitored . such collaborative expectancy monitoring can take full advantage of the team ' s distributed cognition , so that the dm agent can terminate the actions resulted from a wrong recognition at the earliest opportunity .\nthird , since rpd is an abstract model of a human ' s decision - making process , r - cast naturally combines the attributes of human cognition with computational intelligence . through human interface , r - cast achieves a certain degree of adjustable autonomy in making decisions . this agent architecture can not only enhance the capabilities of anti - terrorist analysts in identifying terrorist threats , but also pave the way for the next generation digital assistants that are \u201cpersonalized\u201d not only for individuals , but also for teams .\nevaluation is a process for selecting a workable course of action . for human decision makers , evaluation is a mental simulation process : people imagine how the course of action may evolve and judge whether the relevant goals can be achieved . for an r - cast agent , we simplify the process by simulating the effects of the selected plan ( i . e . , the chosen course of action ) in the knowledge base ( kb ) . first , the rpd - agent checks whether the preconditions of the selected plan is satisfiable with respect to its kb . if so , the agent asserts the effects of the plan into its kb and uses the kb engine to check whether the relevant goals become true . if a plan can pass such a two - phase kb evaluation , it is deemed as a workable solution for the current situation and the agent will coordinate with other teammates to execute the plan . otherwise , the agent has to make another round of recognition , going through the rpd process again .\nothers have been investigating ( a ) the use of software agents for robust battlefield simulation ( e . g . , [ 21 ] ) ; ( b ) the use of agents as aids to information filtering in a decision environment ( e . g . , [ 22 ] [ 23 ] ) ; ( c ) shared situation awareness ( e . g . , [ 24 ] ) , cognitive models of situation awareness ( e . g . , [ 25 ] ) ; and ( d ) teaming with automation ( e . g . , [ 26 ] ) . the collaborative - rpd model implemented in r - cast is linked to but also distinguished from the existing work in important ways . first , r - cast is the first rpd - enabled agent architecture designed for supporting teamwide collaborations ( including human - agent and agent - agent collaborations ) . with collaboration in mind , we take an intensive view of the recognition phase of the rpd process and focus on the investigation of how proactive information exchange among teammates might affect the performance of a decision - making team . second , r - cast agents can proactively reason across decision spaces , seek missing information from external intelligence sources , exchange relevant information among teammates , and monitor an on - going decision against potential expectancy . third , the \u201ccognitively - aware\u201d agents , as teammates or decision aids , each assigned to a specific functional area , can be used to assist human teams ( e . g . , military staff ) in developing shared situation awareness while balancing information requirements against the dynamic and time sensitive decision - making process .\nrpd is available with plans starting from a \u00a3100 + vat monthly deposit . each project is then priced and billed individually , based on an hourly rate and manufacturing costs . josh explains \u201cthe monthly deposit is a way for us to make sure we always have enough project managers . that way , there\u2019s always somebody you can call and say \u2018help ! \u2019\u201d he continues : \u201ceffectively , the larger the monthly deposit , the more projects you can do in a month and the cheaper they are . we also have several corporate plans that include things such as dedicated internal project managers for the customer . \u201d\nrapid kept moving around the arena , despite the smoke , staying out of carbide ' s way . rapid eventually moved into a clearer area and was hit by carbide ' s weapon again . rapid stopped moving and the smoke texture changed from large quantities of thin smoke to thick , white smoke . carbide hit rapid a few more times at team rpd ' s own request as ' cease ' was called . some time after ' cease ' , rapid burst into flames completely , enveloping the whole robot in fire to the amusement of both teams . the charred remains of rapid were therefore eliminated from the competition .\nit was revealed after this battle that aftershock had significantly bent the flipper arm , which required cutting in half and re - welding straight before its next fight against terrorhurtz . while the team reassembled the robot , they discovered that its gearbox had also seized , with one of its wheels locking up and potentially rendering it unable to drive straight . as the repairs required an extra hour to complete , and were therefore impossible to make within the allotted time , rapid was forced to forfeit its place in the remainder of the second round . jellyfish was reinstated to fight terrorhurtz in rapid ' s place , with team rpd offering jellyfish their spare speed controller .\nan agent may have multiple goals to pursue . an r - cast agent uses the am module to manage the attentions under its concern . for instance , based on the agent ' s situation assessment and cooperation requests from other agents , the agent may pay more attention to one goal , or suspend the pursuit of one goal and switch to another . more specifically , a team process may involve various kinds of decisions ( e . g . , working under multiple contexts ) . since each decision task will trigger one rpd process , it is the am ' s responsibility to effectively and carefully adjust the decision - maker agent ' s attentions on decision tasks .\nin series 9 , rapid ' s flipper did not run flush to the floor , instead relying on small notches beside the flipper to breach ground clearances . this was altered for series 10 , where although the flipper was still raised from the floor , the flipper now had a blade . the sides surrounding the flipper were also made much wider , leading team rpd to believe they possessed the lowest wedge in robot wars . however , josh valman referred to his robot as ' completely overengineered ' , and ultimately their forfeit from series 9 was because of the inaccessibility of rapid ' s parts during the repair process , and the time it would take to remanufacture essential parts .\nsmm stores the knowledge and information that are shared by all the member of a team . the smm implemented in r - cast contains four components : team processes ( including the rpd process ) , team structure , shared domain knowledge , and information - needs graphs . the shared domain knowledge may include inter - agent conversation protocols and social norms to follow , domain - specific inference knowledge , etc . an information - needs graph maintains a dynamic , progress - sensitive structure of teammates ' information - needs , ensuring that only relevant information is delivered to the right entity at the right time . the smm management module is responsible for updating and refining the smm and may entail inter - agent communications to maintain cross - agent consistency of certain critical parts of team members ' smms ."]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "marjan television network", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at marjan television network , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the marjan television network company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at marjan television network .\nmarjan television network limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 07020659\nmarjan television network is a tv company whose owner is manoto 1 , a persian - language tv channel . based in london , it was established in 2009 as a platform from which to develop and launch a series of new television channels that would turn out content for a persian - speaking audience .\nkayvan and marjan abbassi , the uk - based iranian couple who launched manoto\u2019s parent company , marjan tv , in 2009 , stay out of the media spotlight . they and other marjan tv officials declined to comment for this story despite repeated requests for interviews .\nbut despite the government\u2019s efforts , the entrance of new persian - 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language television . iranians can now watch bbc persian , which has doubled its iranian audience since launching in 2009 to about 6 million people ; farsi 1 , which also started in 2009 and is partly owned by rupert murdoch\u2019s news corp . ; and voa\u2019s persian news network , home to satirical show \u201cparazit , \u201d similar to jon stewart\u2019s \u201cthe daily show\u201d and popular inside iran ever since it began in 2009 .\n\u201cthis is television for the masses , \u201d said mahmood enayat , who directs the iran media program at the annenberg school for communication at the university of pennsylvania . \u201cit\u2019s not for the elite or upper class . \u201d\nanother way the government has gone after commercial channels like manoto is by targeting firms who buy advertisement spots . in comments on iranian state television last year , tehran\u2019s police chief reminded firms that advertising on satellite channels is illegal .\nthe abbassis do not do interviews \u201cin light of the sensitive nature of the current iranian media environment , \u201d said maryam meddin , managing director of clarus design , the network\u2019s media agency . but she added : \u201cmanoto 1 remains committed to providing entertainment programming to the iranian people . \u201d\n\u201cmanoto is closer to us than other channels culturally , and their shows are more fun , \u201d said mohamad , 25 , of esfahan , who answered questions over the internet . \u201cit\u2019s like we are watching ourselves on television . even their presenters are people who seem similar to us . \u201d\niranian music star googoosh ( r ) performs on stage with guitarist babak saeedi during the season finale of\ngoogoosh music academy ,\na music competition show on persian - language entertainment channel manoto 1 , in london in this handout taken november 2011 . launched in 2010 , family - owned satellite channel manoto 1\u2019s programming has struck a chord inside iran and gained what is likely to be millions of fans since launching in 2010 , though it is periodically jammed by iran\u2019s islamic government . the channel was launched by kayvan and marjan abbassi , an iranian couple , and focuses on entertainment and youth culture . reuters / manoto / handout\niranian music star googoosh ( c ) stands on stage with guitarist babak saeedi ( 6th l ) and contestants during the season finale of\ngoogoosh music academy ,\na music competition show on persian - language entertainment channel manoto 1 , in london in this handout taken november 2011 . launched in 2010 , family - owned satellite channel manoto 1\u2019s programming has struck a chord inside iran and gained what is likely to be millions of fans since launching in 2010 , though it is periodically jammed by iran\u2019s islamic government . the channel was launched by kayvan and marjan abbassi , an iranian couple , and focuses on entertainment and youth culture . reuters / manoto / handout\nlondon ( reuters ) - four iranians gather for a cosy dinner party , cracking jokes in persian over a traditional meal of saffron rice and stew .\nwith light fare like \u201cbefarmaeed sham , \u201d ( \u201cwelcome to dinner\u201d in persian ) , the iranian answer to the uk cooking show \u201ccome dine with me , \u201d family - owned channel manoto 1 has struck a chord inside iran , gaining what is likely to be millions of fans since launching in 2010 . in the process , it has also irked iran\u2019s islamic government .\nsatellite dishes are illegal in iran , and the government periodically cracks down on owners and scrambles content from western channels . still , the dishes are sold and installed widely on the black market .\nabout 40 percent of iranians watch satellite programmes broadcast from outside the country , according to a 2010 estimate from bbc monitoring .\nafter less than two years on the air , manoto ( \u201cme and you\u201d ) has outstripped its closest rivals , bbc persian , farsi 1 , gem tv and voice of america ( voa ) , according to the number of \u201clikes\u201d each channel receives on its facebook page - an imperfect proxy used by some experts to assess the channels in lieu of independent media survey firms in iran .\nas of mid - april , more than 620 , 000 people listed themselves as manoto fans on facebook - more than twice the number of its biggest competitor .\nbut in a country whose government tries to instil islamic values by strictly regulating popular culture , even an entertainment channel like manoto has angered authorities , who view it as part of a cultural \u201csoft war\u201d waged by the west . the iranian government sometimes jams manoto\u2019s signal , according to viewers .\n\u201cmanoto broadcasts programs that are completely against islamic edicts , such as promoting the way the rich live , \u201d said researcher mohammad reza khoshroo at a conference held in iran this year , according to comments reported by iran\u2019s hawzah news agency .\nfor an example of the \u201csensitivities\u201d involved , one need look no further than \u201cbefarmaeed sham\u201d , where expatriate iranians test their cooking skills and compete for a cash prize . sounds innocent enough - except men and women also mix freely and drink alcohol . female contestants do not cover their hair and tend to wear clothes that are more revealing than those allowed in the islamic republic , where women must wear headscarves and loose clothing in public .\n\u201cit\u2019s a window into a culture we could have if we were freely part of the global popular culture , \u201d said mehdi semati , an expert on iranian media and culture at northern illinois university .\n\u201cknowing there\u2019s a world outside where iranians act like us , talk like us , and think like us , but live a life that is free of constraints - people compare themselves , and that\u2019s worrisome for the government . \u201d\nat the conference , citing data from manoto , khoshroo said about half a million people inside iran contacted the channel in its first week .\nmanoto\u2019s funding also comes from venture capitalists , according to a 2011 report on human rights and information access in iran by the foreign policy centre , a uk - based independent think tank . the report did not name the venture capital firms behind the station .\nthe abbassis\u2019 previous venture , bebin . tv , an online channel aimed at second - generation iranians living in the west , shut in 2008 . manoto continues bebin\u2019s focus on youth culture on a more ambitious scale , with several original shows , a second channel that airs documentaries and licenses to broadcast miss world , the golden globes and the grammy awards .\nmedia professionals and experts and iran watchers said it was not known what role politics played in the abbassis\u2019 business strategy , if any .\nwhat was clear was that the channel has tapped into a yearning in iran for creative , original persian - language programming , they said . though satellite channels can be accessed worldwide , experts believe the vast majority of the viewership for persian - language channels is inside iran .\nmanoto\u2019s popular news satire show , hosted by a cartoon monkey named dr . copy , is aimed at viewers who don\u2019t follow politics closely . dr . copy makes barbs at both iranian and western politicians , uses a laugh track and often receives feedback and photos from child fans .\n\u201cgoogoosh music academy , \u201d a competition show featuring music doyenne googoosh guiding aspiring persian - pop crooners , has been a runaway hit and completed its second season last year . googoosh , essentially the barbra streisand of iran , made her name as a singer and actress in the shah - era 1960s and 1970s , and now performs and lives outside the country .\non the show , young men with trendy hairstyles and women in glitzy gowns sing ballads made famous during their parents\u2019 generation , before the 1979 islamic revolution and later restrictions on female vocalists and pop music .\naccording to manoto figures , over four million viewers voted for their favourite contestant on the new season last fall , and the final episode attracted nearly 140 , 000 views on youtube .\none proof of manoto\u2019s success is that it appears to be a favourite target for iran\u2019s censors , who must be selective about the programmes and channels they choose to jam because it is difficult to do so , media experts said .\nreports from viewers inside iran suggest authorities have repeatedly tried to interfere with manoto programming since the channel launched .\nsoon after manoto debuted , a fan of \u201cgoogoosh music academy\u201d complained he couldn\u2019t tune in to the season finale because the signal was jammed .\n\u201cplease , anyone who can , let us know what happens , \u201d he wrote on a facebook thread dedicated to the show .\non manoto\u2019s online message boards , viewers ask the channel to re - air beloved shows jammed on their original air date .\nmanoto isn\u2019t alone among its competitors in being targeted by iran\u2019s censors , enayat said . voa , bbc persian and farsi 1 face the same issue , he said .\n\u201cto those who perhaps unknowingly advertise on these channels , we are telling them to cancel their contracts , \u201d said the official , ahmad - reza radan .\nin recent months , dvds of a slick new show have popped up in iran\u2019s video shops and attracted a following : a \u201ccome dine with me\u201d - style cooking competition , featuring four same - sex contestants , called \u201ciranian dinner ! \u201d the contestants in its first instalments are well - known iranian actors , and youtube videos of the show have garnered tens of thousands of views .\n\u201cit has just forced everyone to produce better programming for iranians , \u201d enayat said .\nmanoto is excited to bring viewers a brand new music show echo , with maral & sara , to be broadcast mondays only on manoto tv , bringing you . . .\neach episode , 4 contestants compete against each other for a grand prize of $ 10 , 000 . participants will have to \u201csing in the blanks\u201d when presented with a particular song to proceed to the next level . our live band and dancers on the floor will also be there to entertain the audience .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\nthe advertisements supplied by our carefully selected sponsors enable us to host and support the company data we share with our free members .\nsimply enter your email address below and we will send you an email when the company files any documents or there is a change to their credit report .\nwe require your email address in order to send you alerts by email . you can unsubscribe at any time .\nincludes risk score , credit limit , ccjs , mortgages & charges , director & secretary timeline , shareholders , ownership & group stucture . plus unlimited updates and free documents !\nwe use cookies to personalise content and ads , to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic . we also share information about your use of our site with our social media , advertising and analytics partners . find out more\nwith advanced searching , free company accounts and comprehensive credit reports across 11 countries , company check is the uk ' s most used online business data provider , delivering 107 million reports to over 22 million visitors in 2017 alone .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 company check ltd ( 04905417 ) registered office : caspian point one , pierhead street , cardiff , cf10 4dq , united kingdom .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\nchanges won ' t be saved until you sign up for an enhanced profile subscription .\nunderpayment , mso gets less money than camera operators to do the same job .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsorry , there are currently no jobs which match your criteria . please try again .\nif you are not using one of these browsers , you may find some functions on grapevinejobs don\u2019t work properly .\nfind out if this company is financially regulated to ensure that the companies you are working with are fully regulated , minimising the risk of customers being rejected by internal credit teams .\nduedil ' s information security management system ( isms ) has been certified to the iso 27001 : 2013 standard .\nduedil provides access to company information via a free account , enterprise package or the api .\nyou can only message people who are following you . if you\u2019d like to message this person , simply join our recruiter pro plan ."]}
{"id": 54016, "summary": [{"text": "navigenics , inc. was a privately held personal genomics company , based in foster city , california , that used genetic testing to help people determine their individual risk for dozens of health conditions . ", "topic": 33}], "title": "navigenics", "paragraphs": ["navigenics ' s ceo , vance vanier , currently has an approval rating of 29 % . navigenics ' s primary competitors are\nnavigenics . the science behind the navigenics service . 1 ( 866 ) : 1\u201313 . urltoken . accessed 20 january 2011 .\nowler has collected 16 screenshots of navigenics ' website since apr 2012 . the latest navigenics website design screenshot was captured in aug 2017 .\nnavigenics currently has 73 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 navigenics had 52 fans . that ' s a 40 percent increase in 5 years\nnavigenics provides personal genetic testing and analysis services . navigenics is a private company . vance vanier is the ceo of navigenics and has an approval rating of 29 from owler members . kleiner perkins caufield & byers , mohr davidow ventures , and sequoia capital are some of navigenics ' s investors . navigenics ' s top competitor is 23andme , led by anne wojcicki , who is their co - founder & ceo . navigenics has 693 followers on owler .\n23andme is the biggest rival of navigenics . 23andme is headquartered in mountain view , california , and was founded in 2006 . like navigenics , 23andme also operates in the biotechnology space . 23andme generates 89 % the revenue of navigenics .\nsince navigenics was founded in 2001 , it has participated in 2 rounds of funding . in total navigenics has raised $ 43 . 0m . navigenics ' last funding round was on nov 2007 for a total of $ 25 . 0m\nnavigenics currently has 3 , 110 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 navigenics had 3 , 229 followers . that ' s a 3 percent decrease in 4 years\nmari baker , chief executive of navigenics , said she was satisfied with the outcome .\nnavigenics\u2019s $ 1 , 000 service offers only health - related information , not genealogical data as 23andme\u2019s does . navigenics also offers genetic counseling to help people understand their test results .\ncheck out 7x7 ' s hot 20 under 40 profile with navigenics coo , sean george .\nnavigenics provides personal genetic testing and analysis services . navigenics was founded in 2001 . navigenics ' headquarters is located in foster city , california , usa 94404 . it has raised 43 . 0m in 2 rounds . the latest round was in nov 2007 . some of n . . .\ni agree with many comments here\u2026 but i don\u2019t agree that navigenics has got it all wrong .\na genetics test on the navigenics web site that allows consumers to check their risk for different diseases .\nnone of that information , however , was picked up by salvia samples examined by navigenics , eng said .\nnavigenics is a personal genomics company that uses genetic testing to help people determine their individual risk for health conditions .\nnavigenics has employees and is the sixth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 96 .\nfamily tree dna is navigenics ' s # 2 competitor . family tree dna is a private company that was founded in houston , texas in 1999 . family tree dna is in the personal services field . family tree dna has 47 more employees vs . navigenics .\ncomplete genomics has been one of navigenics ' s top competitors . complete genomics ' s headquarters is in mountain view , california , and was founded in 2005 . complete genomics is in the health care technology industry . complete genomics generates 108 % of navigenics ' s revenue .\nnavigenics ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 3 . 4m .\non the other hand , navigenics listed eight men at risk for prostate cancer when their family history predicted a risk no higher than average .\n23andme did not immediately return calls friday afternoon . navigenics confirmed it had received a letter . navigenics chief executive mari baker said her company continues to process orders from california residents because\nto the best of our knowledge , we are in compliance\nwith state law . navigenics uses a doctor to transit orders and review results , and it relies on a state - certified lab testing company to do the gene tests , baker said .\nthis test was navigenics compass vs family history in 22 females with breast cancer , 22 males with prostate cancer and 44 people with colorectal cancer .\nthe president and ceo of navigenics is mari baker , formerly an executive - in - residence at kleiner perkins caufield & byers , one of the lead investors in navigenics . baker was previously the president of babycenter llc , a website for parents - to - be , owned by johnson & johnson .\nessentially , to buy the navigenics service , you have to be convinced that talking on the phone to navigenics\u2019 pet counsellors will give you $ 2 , 000 worth of value that you couldn\u2019t gain from the detailed online information provided by 23andme or decodeme \u2013 and then there\u2019s the annual $ 250 subscription fee on top of that .\nrisk categorizations for 20 complex conditions included in navigenics personal genome testing were compared with risk categorization estimates derived from family history assessment using the kappa ( \u03ba ) statistic .\nnavigenics\u2019 annual insight service retails for $ 499 and analyzes an individual\u2019s genetic predisposition for ten common health conditions ( nine each for men and women ) , including breast cancer , prostate cancer , colon cancer and heart disease . the service will be available to consumers through participating health care providers or directly from the navigenics website with genetic counselor support .\nnavigenics issues press releases about important partnerships , genetic testing innovations , and other business developments . these include a partnership with mdvip , a medical education program with the . . .\non its website , navigenics states : \u201cwe believe that you are the owner of your genetic data , and it is our responsibility to safeguard that data while helping you apply it to improve your health . navigenics will maintain industry - leading physical , electronic and operational procedures to safeguard the integrity and security of all personal genetic data and related information . \u201d\nnavigenics , inc . helps educate and empower individuals and their physicians with knowledge of their genetic predispositions , and then motivates them to act on the information to prevent the onset of disease , achieve earlier diagnosis , appropriately manage disease , or otherwise lessen its impact . navigenics ' lead investors are kleiner perkins caufield and byers , sequoia capital and mdv - mohr davidow ventures .\nin my own experiments , i compared results delivered by several online genetic testing websites : 23andme and navigenics , and also iceland - based decodeme . my results for heart attack produced three different overall heart - attack risks\u2013high from navigenics , medium from 23andme , and low from decodeme . i found several less - striking contradictions for diabetes , macular degeneration , and other traits .\nnew york ( genomeweb news ) \u2013 life technologies has acquired consumer genetic testing firm navigenics , the carlsbad , calif . - based company announced after the close of the market on monday .\n\u201cit is more effective to partner with a medical institution rather than do an end - run around them with a direct - to - consumer model , \u201d said vance vanier , navigenics\u2019s chief executive .\nalong with family health histories , the researchers used personal genome scanning tests from the company navigenics to identify whether or not someone has a higher risk for breast cancer , prostate cancer and colorectal cancer .\nnearly five months after 23andme dropped the price of its genome scan service from $ 1000 to $ 400 , personal genomics competitor navigenics has made its own foray into the lower - cost genetic testing market .\nmoreover , using targeted genotyping means that you can\u2019t simply check your results whenever a new region of the genome is associated with one of these diseases ( as you can , in many cases , if you have genome scan data ) \u2013 instead , you\u2019d have to pay to get another test done . alternatively , you could take advantage of navigenics\u2019 offer to \u201cupgrade to the comprehensive navigenics health compass package\u201d \u2013 yay !\namong the executives appearing in the introductory video on the company\u2019s website is stephen fodor , founder , chairman and ceo of affymetrix . spokesperson andrew noble of affymetrix confirmed that the company is a technology partner of navigenics .\nwe have been working with the navigenics team for quite some time and we are pleased with the quality of their approach to bring the power of genetic technology to personalized medicine ,\nsaid noble .\nms . billingsley said the companies also satisfied the requirement for a doctor to be involved . navigenics already was paying a physician to review customer orders and now it appears that 23andme might be doing something similar .\nto learn more about navigenics and influence your genetic\nfate , \u201d visit urltoken . 7x7 readers can get tested for $ 499 ( a savings of $ 500 ) through november 30 , 2009 by using code 7x72009 .\nnew york state also has taken action against at least 31 genetic testing companies , saying they cannot solicit business from new york residents . ms . baker of navigenics said a resolution with new york did not seem imminent .\nnavigenics recently raised a total of $ 18 million from two venture capital firms \u2014 mohr davidow ventures and kleiner perkins caufield & byers \u2014 as well as procter & gamble , which views \u201cwellness\u201d as a priority area for future product development .\na new california - based start - up named navigenics , boasting some impressive managerial and financial backing , has just outlined its basic mission \u2013 to provide individualized genetic health profiles to help consumers \u201cdevelop a plan for wellness and prevention . \u201d\nas blaine notes , the issue is mainly with the wording \u2013 it makes it sound as though navigenics thinks it is generous to offer access for \u201can entire year\u201d . this is of course absurd given that its competitors offer unlimited access .\nms . baker of navigenics said a resolution with new york did not seem imminent . \u201cwe do think in the end this needs to be regulated at the federal level rather than as a patchwork of state regulations , \u201d she said .\nthe licenses , granted to navigenics and 23andme , should help defuse a controversy that began in june when the california department of public health sent \u201ccease and desist\u201d letters to the two companies and 11 others that offer genetic testing directly to consumers .\nnavigenics , which successfully applied to have its test licensed in new york , has now essentially put aside marketing to consumers , aiming instead at doctors . it is also courting corporations that might use the test as part of their employee wellness programs .\nfor the seven diseases analyzed by the researchers , only about half of the risk factors provided by 23andme and navigenics agreed for the five patients . for instance , for lupus and type 2 diabetes , three of the five subjects received conflicting results .\nadd to that , navigenics also wanted to offer disease related testing ( i\u2019m leaving the question of clinical utility aside here since the only people who have thought usefully about that are the decode folks , and apparently not the navis , 23s , etc . )\nthe estimated numerical lifetime risks for each condition , as calculated by navigenics pgt , are grouped into three categories : \u201cless than general population\u201d risk , \u201cgeneral population\u201d risk , or \u201cgreater than general population\u201d risk . navigenics categorized risks into the \u201cless than\u201d or \u201cgreater than\u201d categories if the risk was \u00b120 % as compared with the general population lifetime risk . for the purposes of directly calculating agreement between pgt and family history risk categorizations in this study , the \u201cless than general population\u201d pgt risk group was collapsed into the \u201cgeneral population\u201d risk category .\nnavigenics has always been the most expensive of the three mainstream genome - scan companies , despite offering essentially the same product as competitors 23andme and decodeme : a genome scan examining between 500 , 000 and a million sites of common genetic variation , known as snps . while its competitors charge a one - off fee of $ 400 ( 23andme ) or $ 1 , 000 ( decodeme ) , navigenics whacks its customers with a hefty $ 2 , 500 up - front fee plus a $ 250 annual subscription for its flagship product , health compass .\nthe state won ' t identify which companies were mailed letters until it confirms those firms have received them . but high - profile gene testing companies that operate in california include 23andme , founded by the wife of a top google billionaire , and navigenics , based in redwood shores .\nwhether the consumer genomics services are indeed medical tests or \u2014 as 23andme contends \u2014 merely informational , is not just a regulatory issue . it is a business question , too . and the two leading companies in the business , 23andme and navigenics , have different views of the matter .\nthe top 10 competitors in navigenics ' competitive set are 23andme , family tree dna , complete genomics , reprogenetics , recombine , on - q - ity , genomic express , courtagen , gnubio and gene by gene . together they have raised over 850 . 5m between their estimated 973 employees .\nto find out , the cleveland clinic ' s eng recruited 44 people \u2014 22 patients in her family cancer clinic and their spouses \u2014 for a family health history and a saliva test from one of those genomic services , navigenics , to calculate their risk for colon cancer and breast or prostate cancer .\ndigging deeper , the researchers found that some of the individual risk factors were strikingly different . for psoriasis , 23andme reported a risk factor of 4 . 02 ( four times greater ) for one individual , while navigenics reported only a 1 . 25 risk factor ( 25 percent greater ) , a threefold difference .\n23andme cofounder anne wojcicki and navigenics cofounder david agus both agree with the recommendations . \u201cthere is a distinct need for transparency and quality in genetic association studies , \u201d says agus . \u201cwe are giving critical information to individuals to help them with their personal health . that information needs to be correct , or we have done a disservice . \u201d\n\u201cwell , that\u2019s because it comes with a time limit \u2013 the navigenics web - site says your $ 500 buys you \u201c [ a ] ccess to your genetic test results for an entire year . wow , guys , you get to look at a tiny fraction of your own genome for an entire year before your access gets revoked ! \u201d\ncalifornia ' s move follows a crackdown on online gene testing firms by the state of new york , which sent warning letters to a number of firms , including 23andme and navigenics . california said its investigation followed a number of consumer complaints .\nthe consumers were unhappy about the accuracy [ of the tests ] and thought they cost too much ,\na spokeswoman for the department said .\nstephan , who was a bio - it world \u201cbest practices\u201d winner in 2005 , runs one of the largest high - throughput affymetrix genotyping centers in the country . in the video , stephan explains the basic navigenics premise : \u201cyou would get on the website and you would order a saliva collection kit . you would then return that to our laboratory , where we would sift through the entire human blueprint you\u2019ve provided to us . \u201d\nventer , the founder of the j . craig venter institute in san diego , ca , and collaborators from that institute and from scripps translational science institute in la jolla , ca , sent the saliva of five individuals\u2013they don\u2019t say whose spit they used\u2013to 23andme and navigenics , two major online dna - testing companies both based in the san francisco bay area . venter\u2019s team then analyzed and compared the results to see if the sites provided consistent information .\none controversy is that some gene testing web sites take orders directly from patients without a doctor ' s involvement . ( navigenics says it uses a doctor . ) california law requires that a licensed physician order any lab tests , including genetic tests , says karen nickel , chief of laboratory field services for the california department of public health . all lab tests must also be validated for accuracy and medical utility , according to state requirements , nickel says .\nnavigenics and 23andme attracted the most focus of the companies receiving the letters . both are based in california\u2019s silicon valley and both offer services , costing from $ 1 , 000 to $ 2 , 500 , that scan a person\u2019s whole genome , providing a variety of information about the risk of various diseases . google is a backer of 23andme , and one of the company\u2019s founders , anne wojcicki , is married to a google co - founder , sergey brin .\nthe venter study notes that , in some cases , companies define the average population disease risk differently . \u201cnavigenics distinguishes population disease risk between men and women ( for example , men are more likely to have heart attacks than women ) , whereas 23andme primarily takes into account age ( for example , incidence of rheumatoid arthritis increases with age ) , \u201d the authors write . \u201cthis ambiguity in the definition of a \u2018population\u2019 underscores the caution one must exercise when interpreting absolute risk results . \u201d\nnow , i agree with steve murphy about a lot of things , but i totally diverge from him on this . having been tested by both 23andme and navigenics , i can say that , yes , it ' s complicated . but frankly i don ' t need a doctor , and i don ' t want a doctor , to facilitate my understanding of what my dna means . yes , there are some medical implications , but these are hardly live - or - die moments .\nas the years pass , it ' s only natural to start worrying about how your health may change . but until recently , we ' ve only been able to gauge what the future may bring by looking at our current health and family history . enter navigenics , a silicon valley - based personal genetics company dedicated to helping you understand your genetic dispositions to 28 common conditions , from alzheimers to breast cancer , so that you ' re able to take preventative measures to ensure a long , healthy life .\nas for downloading your data off - line : sure , you can do it , but it\u2019s worth noting that navigenics actively discourages this ( at least for their snp chip package ) . their view seems to be that too much knowledge could be scary or dangerous for ignorant consumers ; well , that , and they don\u2019t want you taking your raw data off to be analysed by a third party . it\u2019s a deeply regressive , paternalistic approach compared to the \u201cknowledge is power\u201d perspective advocated by both 23andme and decodeme .\nthe results of our study are consistent with those found by heald et al . , 14 which reported poor concordance between risk assessment methods for three conditions tested in navigenics pgt ( breast cancer , prostate cancer , and colon cancer ) . we expand on their work by analyzing more conditions included in the pgt panel and in a larger sample of individuals . the finding that overall these risk estimates do not agree for most conditions tested implies that these two risk assessment methods may not provide equivalent risk information for most individuals .\nin contrast to our findings , bloss et al . 13 reported association between navigenics pgt risk estimates and family history for a subset of five conditions . two of these five conditions ( type 2 diabetes and graves disease ) were included in our analysis and were found to show poor concordance between pgt and family history risk estimates . differences between our findings are likely explained by a significantly lower prevalence of family history reports in our cohort and a difference in sample size , as well as different statistical methodologies used to assess association and concordance .\nthe agreement between family history and navigenics pgt risk assessment is shown in figure 1a , b and table 2 . overall , the two methods of risk assessment had poor concordance , as shown by the calculated kappa statistic ( \u03ba ) values . there were no conditions for either males or females that showed more than slight agreement between risk assessments ( i . e . , had a \u03ba value > 0 . 20 ; table 1 ) , aside from deep vein thrombosis in females ( \u03ba = 0 . 201 ) . similarly , when combining males and females into a single sample for the 18 conditions that overlapped between the sexes , there were no conditions that showed significant agreement between risk assessment methods ( see supplementary table s2 online ) .\nto me , this reflects as much a cultural disagreement as a legal or regulatory one . that is , there is the assumption in the states ' letters that , because genetic information has medical implications , the dissemination of this information must fall under their jurisdiction .\nbut there are , in fact , all sorts of areas in life that have medical implications that we don ' t consider the province of government \u2013 a pregnancy test , most obviously . we neither want nor assume that doctors should have a gatekeeper role in establishing whether we are or are not pregnant , nor do we look to the state to protect us from that information . pregnancy is a part of life , and it has all sorts of implications and ramifications . so too with dna .\nwhat ' s more , when i have shared my results with physicians , they ' re largely greeted with a shrug . i don ' t want to\ntrust\na doctor , no matter how skilled or well trained , i want the access to my genetic data just as i want to know , without government approval or physician filtering , all sorts of information about myself .\nthis is * my * data , not a doctor ' s . please , send in your regulators when a doctor needs to cut me open , or even draw my blood . regulation should protect me from bodily harm and injury , not from information that ' s mine to begin with .\nuse of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) . your california privacy rights . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of cond\u00e9 nast . ad choices .\ncalifornia becomes the second big state to crack down on companies that offer gene tests to consumers via the web . this week , the state health department sent cease - and - desist letters to 13 such firms , ordering them to immediately stop offering genetic tests to state residents .\nboth companies use dna chips to scan a person ' s genome for gene variants that can be used to predict increased risk of developing a wide variety of diseases . decode genetics of iceland offers a similar consumer test .\nthese businesses are apparently operating without a clinical laboratory license in california . the genetic tests have not been validated for clinical utility and accuracy ,\nsays nickel .\nand they are scaring a lot of people to death .\nrequiring that such tests demonstrate clinical\nutility\ncould pose a particular problem if applied to 23andme : the company has admitted its tests are not medically useful , as they represent preliminary findings , and so are merely for educational purposes .\nsign up for a free crunchbase account to follow and track organizations you care about .\nterms of service | privacy policy | \u00a9 2018 crunchbase inc . all rights reserved .\ndescriptive keyword for an organization ( e . g . saas , android , cloud computing , medical device )\nthis field describes an organization ' s most recent funding status ( e . g . early stage venture , late stage venture , m & a )\nlast funding round type ( e . g . series a , seed , private equity )\nauto - generated name of transaction ( e . g . whatsapp acquired by facebook )\ntransaction name : auto - generated name of transaction ( e . g . angel - uber )\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nresidents of new york state who want to send saliva for dna testing by 23andme should do their spitting outside state lines .\nthe state\u2019s health department considers 23andme\u2019s genome scan to be a medical test that must be approved by regulators and ordered by a doctor .\nmr . vanier , who in january became the company\u2019s third chief executive , himself symbolizes that trend . he is a physician who still moonlights in the emergency room of stanford university medical center . the company\u2019s first chief executive had a background in consumer internet businesses and the second was a former health insurance executive .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nmeanwhile , 23andme continues to define itself primarily as a consumer - oriented company . it offers not only health - related information , but also ancestry data and some fun facts with little medical impact \u2014 like whether a person has the gene for wet or dry ear wax .\n\u201cour core strength is communicating with consumers , \u201d said esther dyson , a director of 23andme .\nms . dyson called it \u201cappallingly paternalistic , \u201d to think consumers could not interpret genetic information without help of a doctor . \u201cpeople can understand statistics about baseball , \u201d she said , \u201cand i think they ought to understand statistics about genetics . \u201d\nwith the headline : is a dna scan a medical test or just informational ? views differ .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nuniversity of adelaide researchers suggest that line - 1 transposable elements may have driven the spit between therian mammals and monotremes .\na startup company is trying a different approach to dna - based data storage , digital trends reports .\nbuzzfeed news reports on the case of a young girl who inherited most of her genes from just her father .\nin plos this week : genetics early flowering adaptations , genetic diversity and population structure of sandflies in the americas , and more .\nthis webinar will discuss a project that is analyzing the \u201chuman brainome\u201d \u2013 genome , transcriptome , proteome , and phenome interaction data - - to gain insights into alzheimer\u2019s disease pathogenesis .\nthis online seminar will discuss the advantages of incorporating molecular testing into the microbiology laboratory to aid in the identification of relevant antibiotic resistance mechanisms .\nin this two - part webinar , dr . elin gray , from edith cowan university , and ms . weiwei zhao , from kingmed diagnostic , will compare the highly sensitive , multiplexed ultraseek technology , on the massarray system , to digital droplet pcr ( ddpcr ) results on melanoma and non - small cell lung carcinoma samples .\nthis webinar will provide an overview of recent advances in single - cell rna sequencing from the perspectives of three research organizations .\nprivacy policy . terms & conditions . copyright \u00a9 2018 genomeweb llc . all rights reserved .\n1001 e hillsdale blvd , ste 550 ( 15 . 56 mi ) foster city , california 94404\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe company was co - founded by dietrich stephan , director of the neurogenomics division of the translational genome research institute ( tgen ) in phoenix , ariz . , and david agus , director of the spielberg family center for applied proteomics at cedars - sinai medical center in los angeles , calif .\nsays fodor : \u201ci think there\u2019s an opportunity for modern genetics to move outside the laboratory and move directly to consumers . \u201d he adds , \u201cthe clinical information that comes back to the consumer is presented in a way so that the confusion is removed . \u201d\nvice president of engineering kamal nabijee dietrich stephan was previously the group program manager for apple\u2019s online store , and before that directed applied biosystems\u2019 ecommerce program . general counsel stephen moore was formerly with affymetrix , while vice president of editorial david ansley was formerly science editor at consumer reports .\nthe company has assembled a task force of experts to guide its practices in ethics , policy , law and security . they include greg simon , president of fastercures and a former advisor to vice president al gore , to advise on patient rights ; and david brailer , the former czar of health information technology . as recently reported in bio - it world , consumer genomics start - up 23andme recently reached an agreement with affymetrix rival illumina .\nin other words , they\u2019re not following 23andme\u2019s lead in the sense of dropping the cost of their flagship genome scan product , which remains as laughably over - priced as ever . instead , they\u2019re offering a stripped - down version of their test , targeting common variants associated with just ten diseases , apparently using targeted genotyping assays rather than a genome - wide snp chip scan .\ni just don\u2019t understand how anyone could possibly see this as an attractive alternative to 23andme\u2019s ( $ 100 cheaper ) full genome scan \u2013 but i suppose it will be interesting to see what proportion of their target audience disagrees with me .\ndaniel \u2013 i was just about to sit down and write this very post ! i still can\u2019t believe they used the sentence \u201caccess to your genetic test results for an entire year . \u201d anything would have been better than that ( like \u201caccess to your genetic test results for one year\u201d or \u201caccess to your genetic test results while enrolled in annual insight . \u201d ) it seems that they are unaware of the discussion / criticism surrounding their service or aren\u2019t concerned with it .\ni don\u2019t understand your issue with this . the time limit is really irrelevant since once you get your test results in your account , you can save that info in your computer / print it out . its not going to change with time .\ndaniel , this is precisely the market they should have been targeting from the beginning\u2026 . .\ni have no clue what kpbc was smoking when they told them that was the right price point\u2026 . .\nthe true winners in this genome space will be those who have a distribution platform for medical tests or a platform for novelty tests\u2026 . . the 2 shall never meet\u2026 . . which is why i predict 23andme will go straight to novelty this year\u2026 .\nif not , the fed is likely to put the squeeze on them\u2026 . . regardless of schmidt and the inauguration gifts\u2026 .\nthe marketplace for genetic testing is basically an uneducated one ( with the exception of people who are really excited about it ) .\nso , they realized that to keep an uneducated customer happy while contemplating medically related information , they were going to need to make it easy for that person to pick up the phone and talk to an \u201cexpert\u201d .\nthat\u2019s what they got right . personalized genetic testing is not about the test , which is a commodity , or the \u201creport\u201d which is useless to most doctors , mothers , etc . , but the information , which is currently best conveyed through a person who can answer questions . and people cost a lot of money , thus the ridiculously high price .\npersonalized genetic testing is about people getting attention they feel they need or want enough to pay for it , because they can\u2019t get it from their pcp anymore on their insurance co . \u2019s dime .\nany company that can capitalize on that ( regardless of whether the test is clinically useful or just hand waving ) will have a market .\nthe writer traced the experiences of a new silicone valley millionaire who had sold his interest for a few million . this fellow had contracted with a physician in denver who was also a research scientist in dietetics and longevity .\nthe md took the guy\u2019s dna info and made a prescriptive supplement program plus a killer 4 hour per day exercise regimen . the doc mentioned something about a guarantee his patient would live to be a hundred ! he didn\u2019t say who would be the beneficiary .\n\u00a9 2006 - 2018 science 2 . 0 . all rights reserved . scienceblogs is a registered trademark of science 2 . 0 , an education nonprofit operating under section 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) of the internal revenue code . contributions are fully tax - deductible .\nvisitors are allowed 3 free articles per month ( without a subscription ) , and private browsing prevents us from counting how many stories you ' ve read . we hope you understand , and consider subscribing for unlimited online access .\ncraig venter and colleagues compare consumer genetic tests and suggest ways to make them more useful .\ngeneticist craig venter and colleagues have tested two of the leading consumer genomics services and declared the fledgling industry to be promising , but still very early in terms of how useful the information might be .\nthe team compared the five sets of dna results for the risk of developing 13 diseases , including colon cancer , lupus , type 2 diabetes , and restless leg syndrome .\nthe results are published today in a commentary in the journal nature , along with suggestions on how to improve genetic testing as a direct - to - consumer product .\nventer\u2019s group found that the raw genetic sequencing data supplied by each company was almost 100 percent consistent . that is , for the 500 , 000 to 1 million genetic markers tested for each person , the as , cs , ts , and gs were almost exactly the same .\nhow the genetic testing sites interpreted the data was less consistent . each used studies in the scientific literature that have scanned human populations for dna markers associated with risk factors in order to predict whether a person will succumb to a particular disease . a person might have , say , a 30 percent increased risk for type 2 diabetes if they have a particular version of the relevant genetic marker .\nthe differences arise for two main reasons : because different companies sometimes use different markers , and combinations of markers , to determine an overall risk score for a disease , and because the algorithms the sites use differ in how they weigh the risk factors for different genetic markers .\nthe venter study makes several recommendations for direct - to - consumer genetic testing companies . these include a greater focus on the genetic variations that have a high impact on disease risk and a call to use more markers that provide information on risk factors for taking medications , such as the blood - thinner warfarin and cholesterol - lowering statins . ( 23andme does provide a marker that can indicate a risk of side effects for warfarin . ) the researchers also suggest that sites better explain how their markers fit into the overall impact of genes on a disease ( for example , whether a given marker represents 5 percent , 20 percent , or 100 percent of the genetic impact on a disease ) .\nrecommendations to the genetics community include conducting clinical studies to validate genetic markers for disease and for behavioral traits in actual patients tracked over time , and giving more attention to non - caucasian ethnicities .\n\u201cwe plan on working with 23andme to codevelop standards for the field , \u201d agus adds . this is a voluntary effort that so far has faltered . 23andme science and policy liaison andro hsu says there might be a need for a neutral third party that creates standards\u2013he suggested the centers for disease control . others have talked about the food and drug administration , or even the national institute of standards and technology .\nwhat venter and company didn\u2019t mention is the word \u201cregulation\u201d\u2013which is likely to happen in some form if the industry is to ensure that information is accurate and consistent . the nature commentary also doesn\u2019t call for an aggressive and comprehensive effort to validate genetic tests by running studies in the clinic to see which of these markers really do predict disease\u2013a project that may be needed to accelerate the day when these tests become more medically useful for individuals .\njust two years ago , it cost $ 1 million to sequence an entire genome ; now the price is rapidly dropping to under $ 50 , 000 , and may be as little as $ 5 , 000 by next year .\n\u201conce we have at least 10 , 000 human genomes and the complete phenotype [ disease profiles ] with these genomes , we will be able to make correlations that are impossible to do at the present time , \u201d says venter . \u201cat that stage , genetic testing will be a good investment for private companies and the government . \u201d\ndavid ewing duncan is a journalist and best - selling author of nine books . he is curator of\n, which convenes top doers and thinkers around critical life science topics to discuss and find solutions . he\nis a daily beast columnist and writes for wired , the new york times , atlantic , and fortune , among others . he is the author of experimental man : what one man\u2019s body tells us about our health future ( wiley ) and when i\u2019m 164 : the science of radical life extension and what happens if it succeeds ( ted books ) . his website is urltoken .\na new measurement of chemical evolution suggests that amino acids filled the early universe some nine billion years before life emerged . that has important implications for understanding the origin of life and attempting to re - create it in the lab .\nmedical data tends to be messy and hard to annotate , which makes it hard for neural networks to learn from . but machine learning is beginning to make progress .\nmartine rothblatt wants to end transplant shortages with 3 - d - printed lungs .\neverything included in insider basic , plus the digital magazine , extensive archive , ad - free web experience , and discounts to partner offerings and mit technology review events .\nby signing up you agree to receive email newsletters and notifications from mit technology review . you can unsubscribe at any time . view our privacy policy for more details .\nthe mission of mit technology review is to bring about better - informed and more conscious decisions about technology through authoritative , influential , and trustworthy journalism .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nthank you for visiting nature . com . you are using a browser version with limited support for css . to obtain the best experience , we recommend you use a more up to date browser ( or turn off compatibility mode in internet explorer ) . in the meantime , to ensure continued support , we are displaying the site without styles and javascript .\npersonal genome testing allows the identification of single - nucleotide polymorphisms associated with an increased risk for common complex disorders . an area of concern in the use of personal genome testing is how risk estimates generated differ from traditional measures of risk ( e . g . , family history analysis ) . we sought to analyze the concordance of risk estimates generated by family history analysis and by personal genome testing .\nthe only conditions showing slight agreement between risk assessment methods were alzheimer disease ( \u03ba = 0 . 131 ) , breast cancer ( \u03ba = 0 . 154 ) , and deep vein thrombosis ( \u03ba = 0 . 201 ) in females , and colon cancer ( \u03ba = 0 . 124 ) in males . eighty - six individuals ( 11 . 4 % ) were found to have additional genetic risks not assessed by personal genome testing after family and medical history assessment , including 38 individuals with family histories suggestive of hereditary cancer syndromes .\ndiscordance between personal genome testing and family history risk estimates suggests that these methods may provide independent information that could be used in a complementary manner . results also support that eliciting family history adds value to overall risk assessment for individuals undergoing personal genome testing .\nthe medical history of each client , as collected by the genetic counselor , was reviewed , and the total number of individuals affected by any of the 20 conditions was recorded . the maternal and paternal family history for each client was reviewed , and any family members affected with any of the 20 conditions were noted .\non the basis of family history assessment , individual lifetime risk for each condition was classified into two categories : \u201cgreater than general population\u201d risk , or \u201cgeneral population\u201d risk . \u201cgreater than general population\u201d risk categorization was defined according to the presence of a positive family history : either one affected first - degree relative or multiple affected relatives ( two or more first - degree relatives , and / or two or more second - degree relatives on the same side of the family ) . lack of a positive family history of any condition resulted in classification of individuals as at \u201cgeneral population\u201d risk .\ninformation was collected regarding additional genetic risks identified during family and medical history assessments , as well as pursuit of genetic testing outside of pgt as recommended based on these risks , if known . such genetic risks were defined by a reported family history of a specific genetic syndrome or a family / medical history suggestive of a genetic syndrome ( e . g . , hereditary cancer syndromes ) .\nconcordance between family history and personal genome testing risk assessments in ( a ) males and ( b ) females . error bars represent 95 % confidence interval . \u03ba values as listed in table 2 . conditions showing slight concordance are displayed in bold ; all other conditions analyzed had poor concordance .\nfor males , 18 of 19 conditions analyzed had \u03ba values whose 95 % confidence intervals ( cis ) crossed zero ( table 2 ) , indicating poor agreement between risk assessment methods , similar to what would be expected by chance . colon cancer was the sole condition for males for which there was slight agreement . pgt and family history assessment agreed on risk categorization for colon cancer 79 . 7 % of the time ; however , the agreement between the measures was only modest ( \u03ba = 0 . 124 ; 95 % ci = 0 . 0165\u20130 . 232 ) . fifty - three men ( 11 . 2 % of total men ) had a family history of colon cancer ; only 15 of these individuals ( 28 . 0 % ) , however , were categorized as having higher risk by pgt .\nsimilarly , for females , 16 of 19 conditions had \u03ba values whose 95 % ci crossed zero ( table 2 ) , suggesting poor agreement between pgt and family history . the three conditions for which there was a slight agreement above that expected by chance , in ascending order , were alzheimer disease ( \u03ba = 0 . 131 ; 95 % ci = 0 . 0206\u20130 . 241 ) , breast cancer ( \u03ba = 0 . 154 ; 95 % ci = 0 . 0185\u20130 . 289 ) , and deep vein thrombosis ( \u03ba = 0 . 201 ; 95 % ci = 0 . 00380\u20130 . 399 ) . overall , pgt and family history assessment agreed on risk categorization for these conditions 75 . 4 , 76 . 5 , and 91 . 2 % of the time , respectively . nineteen women had a family history of alzheimer disease , and 10 of these women ( 52 . 6 % ) were categorized as having high risk by pgt . of the 49 women with a family history of breast cancer , 14 ( 28 . 6 % ) were categorized as having high risk by pgt . only 11 women in this study had a family history of deep vein thrombosis , and 7 of these women ( 63 . 6 % ) were classified as either having general population risk / less than general population risk by pgt ( data not shown ) .\nthe number of individuals with a personal medical history of the conditions included was not large enough to analyze the concordance of personal medical history and pgt risks . for 12 of the 19 conditions in each sex , there were fewer than 10 individuals with a personal medical history of these conditions ( data not shown ) .\nadditional genetic testing pursued and potential genetic risks identified . ( a ) proportion of individuals who had genetic testing outside of pgt after additional genetic risks were identified . ( b ) family history assessment identifies individuals at risk for hereditary cancer syndromes . of individuals found to have additional genetic risks , a breakdown of risks for specific syndromes identified by genetic counselors is shown . details regarding the risks identified in the \u201cother risks\u201d category and genetic testing pursued are available in supplementary table s3 online .\nof females whose family histories were suggestive of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer ( with a lifetime risk to develop breast cancer likely to be higher than the general population ) and males and females whose family histories were suggestive of lynch syndrome ( with a potentially higher lifetime risk of developing colon cancer ) , the majority were categorized as general population or lower risk of developing breast and colon cancers , respectively , by pgt ( table 3 ) .\nmuch of the concern regarding pgt lies in a lack of proven clinical utility , validity , and predictive value . 2 , 3 this is , in part , related to the longitudinal nature of the data needed to determine pgt validity and the subsequent translational research necessary to provide evidence of clinical utility . our study represents one of the first and largest studies evaluating the concordance between pgt and family history risk assessments for complex disorders and provides novel data with implications for the validity and usage of pgt .\nthe two methods of risk assessment are inherently different , in that pgt does not take into account environmental factors , which can be shared by members of the same family and thus are partially encompassed in empiric recurrence risks generated for multifactorial disorders . this significant contributor to the development of complex diseases could account for some of the differences in risk estimate categorizations .\ntables of direct - to - consumer genetic testing companies and conditions tested . 2011\na formal risk - benefit framework for genomic tests : facilitating the appropriate translation of genomics into clinical practice .\ninherited genetic markers discovered to date are able to identify a significant number of men at considerably elevated risk for prostate cancer .\nfamily history : a comprehensive genetic risk assessment method for the chronic conditions of adulthood .\nfamily history in public health practice : a genomic tool for disease prevention and health promotion .\nassociation of direct - to - consumer genome - wide disease risk estimates and self - reported disease .\nprospective comparison of family medical history with personal genome screening for risk assessment of common cancers .\nstandardized human pedigree nomenclature : update and assessment of the recommendations of the national society of genetic counselors .\ngenetic variations of prostate stem cell antigen ( psca ) contribute to the risk of gastric cancer for eastern asians : a meta - analysis based on 16792 individuals .\nthe current landscape for direct - to - consumer genetic testing : legal , ethical , and policy issues .\ngenetic susceptibility testing versus family history - based risk assessment : impact on perceived risk of alzheimer disease .\naccuracy of self - reported family history is strongly influenced by the accuracy of self - reported personal health status of relatives .\nthis study was supported by the msc in genetic counselling education fund of the university of toronto .\nl . a . acknowledges that she had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data , the accuracy of the data analysis , and the decision to submit for publication .\nnature is part of springer nature . \u00a9 2018 springer nature limited . all rights reserved ."]}
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", "topic": 24}], "title": "sgn ( company )", "paragraphs": ["the company competes with bristol - myers squibb company , celgene and spectrum pharmaceuticals .\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for sgn telecoms ltd .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at sgn , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the sgn company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at sgn .\nin 2014 , scotia gas networks , scotland gas networks and southern gas networks was rebranded to sgn . [ 4 ] the company believed the previous names did not represent the business as\nbright , forward thinking experts\n, and that the name\nsgn\nwould be better for customers to understand what sgn does as a company .\nfasset ltd , the national facilities management company behind langstone technology park ha . .\nthat\u2019s the case at gas distribution company sgn , where the finance team are heavily involved in fleet policy , delivering new initiatives , interrogating working practices and bringing about change .\nffp member\u2019s personal information may be disclosed to the company\u2019s co - branded card issuers .\nsorry , something has gone wrong . please email web @ sgn . co . uk .\nseattle genetics , inc . , incorporated on july 15 , 1997 , is a biotechnology company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for the treatment of cancer . the company is engaged in the development and sale of pharmaceutical products on its own behalf or in collaboration with others . the company ' s marketed product adcetris , or brentuximab vedotin , is an antibody - drug conjugate ( adc ) . in addition to adcetris , the company ' s pipeline includes other clinical - stage adc programs , such as asg - 22me , sgn - liv1a , sgn - cd19a , sgn - cd19b , sgn - cd123a , sgn - 352a , and asg - 15me , as well as two immuno - oncology agents , sea - cd40 , which is based on its sugar - engineered antibody ( sea ) technology , and sgn - 2ff , which is a small molecule . it also has multiple preclinical and research - stage programs that employ its technologies , including sgn - cd48a and a preclinical adc .\nassets of british gas corporation transferred to british gas plc ( integrated gas company for uk ) .\nthis direction sets the conditions of funding for sgn\u2019s network innovation competition project \u2013 real - time networks .\nthis is the six monthly report delivered by sgn on their gas network innovation competition project , robotics .\nscotia gas networks\u2019 ( sgn ) is the holding company of scotland gas networks and southern gas networks with a gas supply infrastructure serving 5 . 7 million customers stretching across scotland and southern england . erm is sgn\u2019s appointed term consultant for land portfolio management helping to assess and mitigate potential environmental risks relating to these sites .\nsgn telecoms has informed about standalone financial results & limited review for the period ended december 31 , 2016 .\n\u00a9 2018 energy networks association limited . company registered in england & wales no . 04832301 website by 5662 .\nthe best way for our customers to understand who we are is for us to demonstrate our vision and values in everything we do . the sgn way is at the heart of how we understand ourselves as a company .\ni applied in - person . the process took 4 + weeks . i interviewed at sgn in october 2017 .\nthe property is outside of sgn ' s operating regions but urltoken may help you identify the right contact . please note that this check only informs you if sgn covers your postcode area , it does not inform you if there are gas assets at your location , in particular if you are on or near the boundary . before starting any work please contact the sgn plant protection team on 0800 912 1722 or email plantlocation @ sgn . co . uk .\nbg plc completed a financial restructuring which resulted in the creation of a new parent company , bg group plc .\nsgn - cd19b is an adc comprising an anti - cd19 monoclonal antibody utilizing its eupergit c monoclonal antibody ( ec - mab ) technology linked to a potent pyrrolobenzodiazepine ( pbd ) dimer . the company is developing this product candidate as a potential treatment of non - hodgkin lymphoma . as of december 31 , 2016 , the company was focused on conducting phase i , open - label , multi - center , dose - escalation clinical trial of sgn - cd19b .\nthe company was formed in 2005 as scotia gas networks . in september 2014 they changed their name to sgn . the rebrand was driven by a desire to present with a greater unity between the two distinct geographic areas of its business . [ 3 ] those are scotland and the south of england , where sgn owns and maintains the gas network .\none of the biggest companies in mobile is changing its name \u2014 sgn is out , and jam city is in .\nsgn ( previously known as scotia gas networks ) is a uk gas distribution company which manages the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5 . 8 million homes and businesses across scotland and the south of england . [ 2 ]\nsgn - cd123a is an adc composed of an anti - cd123 monoclonal antibody utilizing the ec - mab technology linked to a potent pbd dimer . the company is developing this product candidate as a potential treatment of acute myeloid leukemia ( aml ) . as of december 31 , 2016 , the company was focused on initiation of a phase i , open - label , multi - center , dose - escalation clinical trial of sgn - cd123a for patients with relapsed or refractory aml .\nthis is the six monthly report delivered by sgn on their gas network innovation competition project , opening up the gas market .\nas part of sgn\u2019s commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility , erm has been appointed to assist in the development of a strategy which helps sgn engage with its stakeholders - including local communities and regulatory agencies - in relation to their gas supply infrastructure sites .\nas a company we are committed to being positive , dynamic and responsible and we want our customers and stakeholders to recognise that .\nfor the presentation and marketing of products and advertisement , including the services and products of the company and / or of a third - party contract partner , and the company\u2019s contractors , agencies , subsidiaries , associated companies , group and / or business partners .\nsgn - 2ff is a small molecule immuno - oncology agent . it is an oral agent that has been shown in preclinical models to inhibit fucosylation of proteins . as of january 2017 , the company had initiated an open - label , multi - center , dose - escalation clinical trial of sgn - 2ff for patients with relapsed or refractory solid tumors , including non - small cell lung cancer .\nfor postal hr enquiries , write to sgn human resources , st . lawrence house , station approach , horley , surrey , rh6 9hj\nthe project will provide a turn - key solution for sgn that will ensure the uk gas industry will understand and meet future energy challenges .\nerm\u2019s work has helped sgn to proactively engage with local authorities , neighboring communities and other stakeholders in an informed manner using robust technical information .\nthese are the elements of our company that we\u2019ll bring to life in our communications and interactions with customers . we\u2019ll build on these elements by being consistent in our actions , the way we talk about sgn , tell customers what we do and how we deliver our services .\nchanges to fleet policy have not just affected vans ; stone also has the 600 - strong company car fleet firmly in his sights .\nevery year yes energy solutions produce a company report for the cic regulator to demonstrate how we have helped fight the national fuel poverty crisis .\nvehicle condition and driver safety were two of the main driving factors behind the company\u2019s extended rollout of a telematics and driver behaviour system from tomtom .\nwe ' ve recently completed an ambitious project , producing and installing vehicle graphics for a 1 , 600 strong fleet for sgn ' s corporate rebrand programme .\nsgn , which was short for social gaming network , is rebranding because its name was a \u201ccorporate acronym that lacked the spirit of our products , \u201d ceo chris dewolfe said in a statement . the new , punchier name for the 500 - person company harnesses \u201cthe success of our games \u2014 particularly , our \u2018\nsgn annual report 2017 ( interactive online document reader ) . open the document in a full screen and our annual report will automatically open on the first page .\nchris stone and his team have been leading a programme of incremental change at sgn , working with other teams across the business to investigate and deliver potential savings .\nsgn - liv1a is an adc composed of an anti - liv - 1 monoclonal antibody linked to a potent auristatin compound using its adc technology , and is a product candidate for the treatment of liv - 1 - positive metastatic breast cancer . as of december 31 , 2016 , the company was focused on conducting a phase i , open - label , dose - escalation clinical trial to evaluate the safety and antitumor activity of sgn - liv1a in patients with liv - 1 - positive metastatic breast cancer .\nwe have awarded funding for four sgn gas network innovation competition projects . you can find further information on each project and related documents under the publications and updates feed below .\nsgn has an open choice policy , although vehicles cannot be two - door , coup\u00e9 , or cabriolet , and must be diesel , with a maximum co2 of 140g / km .\nafter several meetings and numerous site visits , aura graphics and sgn settled on leasing a premises in bellshill , glasgow for the scotland based part of the rebrand , while in the south , we were provided with an area of land next to an sgn site in horley , close to gatwick airport . here we arranged for a specialist temporary structure to be constructed .\nthese are all the non - confidential documents submitted by sgn to the gas network innovation competition for the project entitled real - time networks on which our decision to award nic funding is based .\nthe strategy is being driven by head of finance chris stone , who has been with the company for four years . fleet is just one of the areas he has targeted for improvement .\nday - to - day operation of the fleet \u2013 2 , 000 vans , 700 cars \u2013 stays with the company\u2019s fleet manager , while routine driver contact is outsourced to inchcape fleet solutions .\nsgn - cd19a is an adc composed of an anti - cd19 monoclonal antibody linked to a potent auristatin compound using its adc technology . cd19 is a b - cell antigen that is expressed in non - hodgkin lymphoma , chronic lymphocytic leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia ( all ) . as of december 31 , 2016 , the company was focused on initiation of a randomized phase ii clinical trial of sgn - cd19a in combination with the second - line salvage regimen of rituximab , ifosfamide , carboplatin and etoposide ( rice ) , for patients with relapsed or refractory diffuse large b - cell lymphoma ( dlbcl ) .\nnorthern gas networks acquired by ck infrastructure ( formerly cheung kong infrastructure ) when national grid transco sold four networks including northern gas networks , sgn and wales and west utilities . national grid transco become national grid .\nfollowing a successful network innovation competition bid in 2015 , dnv gl has secured innovation funding from sgn to partner in a project to demonstrate the viability and practical reality of a mixed - source , energy - centric gas network for the future . the project was developed , and will be delivered , in partnership with sgn who are one of the uk ' s key gas distribution operators , and industry leaders in innovation .\nwe have captured the two most important parts of what we do , customer safety and energy delivery , to redefine a new vision that is strong , sharp and sits at the core of our company .\na lease versus buy comparison on cars has recently been completed . sgn previously bought its cars outright on a five - year operating cycle , but the cost analysis showed that it would be better off leasing them .\nas an apprentice you ' ll join an externally accredited programme to gain the knowledge and practical skills for a craftsperson role within sgn . when qualified , you will participate in an out - of - hours standby rota .\nsgn manages the network that distributes natural and green gas to 5 . 9 million homes and businesses , 74 , 000 km of gas infrastructure , across scotland and the south of england . as an organization they are dedicated to keep their customers safe and warm by leading the way in energy delivery . dnv gl has worked closely with sgn as a trusted advisor for many years and this project clearly endorses our relationship and recognises future potential .\nealth funds are not holding back post - brexit \u2013 the desire for high - quality infrastructure assets is too strong . the abu dhabi investment authority ( adia ) , through its sovereign wealth enterprises , acquired a 16 . 7 % minority equity ownership stake in gas distribution business scotia gas networks limited ( sgn ) from perth , scotland - based power provider sse plc . sse will retain a 33 . 3 % ownership stake in sgn following the sale . [\nwe are always looking for passionate and hard - working professionals to join our award - winning company . we offer tailored coaching and development programmes to employees across all levels to support everyone in reaching their full potential with us .\nasg - 15me is an adc composed of an anti - slitrk6 monoclonal antibody linked to a potent auristatin compound using its adc technology . the company is developing asg - 15me under its co - development collaboration with astellas . the company , together with astellas , is focused on its development activities on asg - 22me for metastatic urothelial cancer , while evaluating next development steps for asg - 15me . as of december 31 , 2016 , asg - 15me was in phase i clinical trial .\nthe personal information you provide is processed via computerized instruments , with the required cross border data transmission to the company and its contractors , agencies , subsidiaries , associated companies , group , immigration authorities of the arrival country and business partners , for the provision of products and services . the company shall make every effort to ensure that its employees , agents , contractors , agencies , subsidiaries , associated companies , group and partner service providers observe and adhere to the terms of this privacy policy .\nusage period : within the period of existence of the contractual relationship between the company and co - branded card issuers , the record retention period stipulated by relevant regulations , or according to the terms and conditions of the co - branded card issuers .\nthe company also offers a salary sacrifice scheme . uptake has been low \u2013 around 50 staff from a workforce of 4 , 000 \u2013 but stone has moved the scheme to inchcape and believes the better rates on autobid will encourage more staff to sign up .\nthe strategy enables sgn\u2019s management team to assess the potential risks associated with more than 250 sites across the uk in line with current environmental legislation and best practice , and to develop a program of ongoing management . this includes more detailed site investigation and remediation where required .\nsgn telecoms ltd . was incorporated in the year - 1986 . its today ' s share price is 0 . 19 . its current market capitalisation stands at rs 1 . 54 cr . in the latest quarter , company has reported gross sales of rs . 21 . 41 cr and total income of rs . 21 . 67 cr . the company ' s management includes rajiv kishore , inderjit singh , parminder kaur , surinder singh , surinder singh . it is listed on the bse with a bse code of 531812 , nse with an nse symbol of and isin of ine266c01023 . it ' s registered office is at e 58 phase viii , eltop , sas nagarmohali - 160055 , punjab . their registrars are acc ltd . it ' s auditors are n kumar & co , narinder kumar & co\nboth sites had to be large enough to accommodate 10 vehicles at a time and allow space for cleaning and valeting . during the height of the project we were completing 100 vehicles a week , allowing us to successfully finish the entire sgn fleet within a six month timescale .\nquality performance is a commitment to excellence by each sgn employee . it is achieved by teamwork , training and a process of continuous improvement . we are dedicated to being the leader in providing high quality , defect free nonwoven products which meet or exceed the expectations of our customers .\nto get a better picture of the challenges faced by van drivers , and establish a benchmark on the points scoring system , stone and finance assistant nina rego , who monitors the telematics data , swapped their cars for a company van for two months for their daily commute .\n\u201cit made sense for us to switch financially . from a driver\u2019s perspective , the move was great , because they don\u2019t really want to be in a car for five years , particularly with the big reduction in emissions meaning lower company car tax rates , \u201d says stone .\nsgn has also been able to plan the management of its portfolio over the next 10 years to ensure that appropriate financial provision has been made to address potential issues such as soil and groundwater contamination associated with their sites\u2019 previous history and to maintain its reputation for technical excellence and environmental responsibility .\nthere are no pros in this job . the fact you get to go home away from the place is the most satisfying thing about it . i would rate sgn with 0 stars but unfortunately that isnt an option so ill have to break my heart and offer them an undeserved 1 star .\nasg - 22me is an adc composed of an anti - nectin - 4 monoclonal antibody linked to a potent auristatin compound using its adc technology . nectin - 4 is a target expressed in multiple cancers , including urothelial cancers , such as bladder cancer , as well as ovarian and lung cancers . the company is developing asg - 22me as a potential treatment of solid tumors under its co - development collaboration with astellas pharma , inc . ( astellas ) . as of december 31 , 2016 , he company had completed the phase i clinical trials for asg - 22me .\nck infrastructure ( cki ) is a diversified infrastructure company with a market capitalisation of hk $ 170 billion ( \u00a316 . 7 billion ) and operations that span the globe . cki is a key member of the ck hutchison group , which is one of the largest conglomerate groups in the world .\nbeing a community interest company ( cic ) allows us to focus on work that truly benefits communities , rather than solely generating profit . in fact , because we have no shareholders , we are able to reinvest the money we make into our social mission \u2013 to reduce co2 and alleviate fuel poverty .\njam city\u2019s prioritization of licensed properties shouldn\u2019t overwhelm its continued focus on developing its own mobile franchises , dewolfe told thewrap . he said the company\u2019s attention will be split evenly between its third - party agreements and its original properties , taking a \u201chalf and half\u201d approach as it moves into the jam city era .\nthe fleet had employed \u2018track and trace\u2019 style telematics on its commercial vehicles since 2008 , but decided to deploy a system with driver behaviour functionality earlier this year . the company underwent a rebrand during 2014 so , at the same time the new livery was applied , an updated telematics system was installed in each vehicle .\ndewolfe told thewrap that the company expects it to be one of the top games on google play and the ios app store , citing the sustained success of the games from which jam city is taking its new name , \u201ccookie jam\u201d and \u201cjuice jam , \u201d which pull in 30 million player sessions daily between them .\nthe refund will be promptly processed once we receive your refund request . it may take up to 2 months to receive a statement listing the refund , of course subject to your credit card as well as the billing cycles of your credit card company . any applicable refund service charge will be deducted from the amount refunded .\nthe company is owned by three shareholders \u2013 sse plc ( 50 % ) , borealis infrastructure europe ( uk ) limited ( 25 % ) , which is indirectly wholly owned by omers administration corporation and otppb investments ( u . k . ) limited ( 25 % ) , which is owned by ontario teachers\u2019 pension plan board . [ 1 ]\ncanada pension plan investment board ( cppib ) , through its wholly owned subsidiary , cpp investment board europe s . \u00e0 r . l . , and tcv will together acquire a stake in sportradar at an enterprise value of \u20ac2 . 1 billion . sportradar is a company involved in sports data that is based in st . gallen , switzerland . [\nin september 2013 , scotia gas networks approached aura graphics with a project which would involve a complete rebrand of their 1 , 600 strong fleet for both southern gas networks and scotland gas networks . the idea was to eliminate the regional aspects of their livery , to incorporate one \u201csgn\u201d brand throughout the uk , as well as implementing chapter 8 reflective safety markings to the rear of the fleet .\nyou are encouraged to know all your rights about using the services of this website provided by eva airways corporation ( hereinafter \u2018the company\u2019 or \u2018eva air\u2019 ) . eva air hereby makes the following statement in accordance with article 8 of the personal information protection act of taiwan and article 7 of eu general data protection regulation , which includes the guidelines we use for protecting the information you provide us during a visit to our web - site .\ngas needs to travel through the high pressure transmission system , then through the medium and low pressure distribution networks to reach the consumer . the gas distribution networks ( gdns ) are the penultimate stage in the delivery process . there are eight distribution networks throughout the british isles which are owned by cadent , northern gas networks , sgn and wales & west utilities . these are shown on the map below , together with the ena member independent gas transporters ( igts ) which operate nationally .\nthe logo was also changed . from 2005 , the logo was originally red and blue dots forming a shape of the united kingdom . the red dots covered scotland and the southern area on the\nscotia gas networks\nlogo , just scotland for the\nscotland gas networks\nlogo and just the southern area for\nsouthern gas networks\n. this was to highlight where works are carried out by the company . the new logo shows a cylinder filled with orange , blue and purple dots .\ngus mcintosh , innovation & new technology manager and project director for sgn said : \u201cwe are excited by this partnership with dnv gl and the opportunity it affords to radically change how we manage and design our networks , whilst removing barriers for new sources of gas and stimulating downstream gas renewables . a key challenge is to not only manage the volume and flow in our network , but to manage and model the energy content . once again we are showing the energy market that gas has a significant role to play in the future energy mix . \u201d\npassenger\u2019s personal information may be used by the company , its contractors , agencies , subsidiaries , associated companies , group , and / or business partners to offer services that include , but are not limited to : general / online reservations , local transportation service , online shopping , online check - in , text - messaging , online events , social activities , membership rewards programs and various types of activities . the data will also serve as a basis for statistical surveys / analyses that will facilitate the provision of the services mentioned above .\nemployees dont have a voice . hr are supposed to see things from both sides but team up with the company against employees . constant lies and victimisation towards certain individuals from senior management . try to control your personal life aswell as working life . employees losing out on thousands per yer due to managment trying to take advantage of loopholes in contract . law breaking acts taking place daily amoung managers . im sure youve already seen this place in the newspapers a couple of times . stay clear of this place . securing a job here will be a decision you will live to regret .\nlovely people , good working conditions , supportive manager . i ' m based in scotland and have been working with the company for just over three years . i have the opportunity to travel to other depots and offices which is great . there is a good benefits site with discounts for most of the high street retailers . there is also a great employee app which you can access from your own tablet / phone . good opportunities for development / training if you ask for it , though it ' s difficult to find out what ' s on offer . lots of opportunities for moving into other roles , especially in projects .\nthe information in this documents has been printed on the basis of publicly available information , internal data and other reliable sources believed to be true and is for general guidance only . while every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of information contained , the company makes no guarantee and assumes no liability for any errors or omissions of the information . no one can use the information as the basis for any claim , demand or cause of action . lkp shares & securities ltd . , lkp securities ltd . and affiliates , including the analyst who have issued this report , may , on the date of this report , and from time to time , have long or short positions in , and buy or sell the securities of the companies mentioned herein or engage in any other transaction involving such securities and earn brokerage or compensation or act as advisor or have other potential conflict of interest with respect to company / ies mentioned herein or inconsistent with any recommendation and related information and opinions . lkp shares & securities ltd . , lkp securities ltd . and affiliates may seek to provide or have engaged in providing corporate finance , investment banking or other advisory services in a merger or specific transaction to the companies referred to in this report , as on the date of this report or in the past . \u201cthe stock exchange , mumbai is not in any manner answerable , responsible or liable to any person or persons for any acts of omission or commission , errors , mistakes and / or violation , actual or perceived , by us or our partners , agents , associates etc . , of any of the rules , regulations , bye - laws of the stock exchange , mumbai , sebi act or any other laws in force from time to time . the stock exchange , mumbai is not answerable , responsible or liable for any information on this website or for any services rendered by our employees , our servants , and us . \u201d\nthe company ' s adcetris is an adc comprising an anti - cd30 monoclonal antibody attached by a protease - cleavable linker to a microtubule disrupting agent , monomethyl auristatin e ( mmae ) . adcetris employs a linker system that is designed to be stable in the bloodstream and to release mmae upon internalization into cd30 - expressing cells . as of january 31 , 2017 , adcetris was commercially available in 66 countries for relapsed or refractory hodgkin lymphoma and relapsed or refractory systemic anaplastic large cell lymphoma ( salcl ) . adcetris has received approval for three indications : for the treatment of patients with classical hodgkin lymphoma after failure of auto - hematopoietic stem cell transplantation ( hsct ) ; for the treatment of classical hodgkin lymphoma patients at high risk of relapse or progression as post - auto - hsct consolidation , and for the treatment of patients with salcl after failure of at least one prior multi - agent chemotherapy regimen . in the european union adcetris has been granted conditional marketing authorization for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory cd30 - positive hodgkin lymphoma following autologous stem cell transplantation ( asct ) , and for the treatment of adult patients with relapsed or refractory salcl .\npsp investments bets on recordati s . p . a . with cvc capital partners\naccording to data from swfi , increasingly central banks are concerned about emerging market currencies , especially when it comes to foreign reserve management . when the next recession does hit , the u . s . dollar may end up being the winner , since it continues to remain as the world\u2019s reserve currency . [\nthe july issue is available online at urltoken under the reports tab . the issue is also being sent via print to our readership .\n\u00a9 2008 - 2018 sovereign wealth fund institute . all rights reserved . sovereign wealth fund institute \u00ae and swfi\u00ae are registered trademarks of the sovereign wealth fund institute . other third - party content , logos and trademarks are owned by their perspective entities and used for informational purposes only . no affiliation or endorsement , express or implied , is provided by their use . all material subject to strictly enforced copyright laws . registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of use agreement which includes our privacy policy . sovereign wealth fund institute ( swfi ) is a global organization designed to study sovereign wealth funds , pensions , endowments , superannuation funds , family offices , central banks and other long - term institutional investors in the areas of investing , asset 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causes minimum impact on our environment .\nread more about our strategy explaining what we want to achieve , how we want to achieve it and what we\u2019re prioritising .\nas part of their individual programmes of customer and stakeholder engagement , the gas distribution network operators publish information on their websites which they feel may be of interest and value to their customers and stakeholders . to access the customer and stakeholder information area of a gas distribution network operators ' website , click on its link below :\nif you can ' t find any documents you ' re looking for , please email web @ urltoken .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html + rdfa 1 . 1 / / en\nurltoken\nthe project aims to develop a robotic roadworks & excavation system , which will use advanced robotics and artificial intelligence to lower the cost and improve the efficiency , safety and environmental impact of utility excavations and activity .\nthe project seeks to develop , install and demonstrate a flexible \u2018real - time\u2019 network that would enable the gb gas network to meet current and evolving needs . the project will install and demonstrate sensing technologies , associated hardware and software , and infrastructure , in a representative section of the gb gas network .\na project to establish whether gas which sits outside the british gas safety ( management ) regulations standards could be used safely and efficiently in great britain .\na project to develop new robotic technologies that operate inside live gas networks , in order to repair leaking joints , manage risk of pipe fracture in larger diameter pipes and repair and replace pipeline assets .\nthis direction sets the conditions of funding for southern gas networks network innovation competition project \u2013 robotic roadworks and excavation system .\nthis is our decision to approve changes to scotia gas network\u2019s gas network innovation competition project : ' opening up the gas market ' .\nthis is the six monthly report , delivered by scotia gas networks on their gas nic project : robotics .\nthis is the six monthly report , delivered by scotia gas networks on their gas nic project : opening up the gas market .\nthis is our decision approve changes to scotia gas network\u2019s gas network innovation competition project - opening up the gas market .\nwe ' re making the energy market as transparent as possible so consumers , market participants and other interested parties can see how it is working . this portal gives direct access to all of our interactive data charts in a single location , alongside indicators we consider key to our performance monitoring .\nselect from the below to view a library of all data charts , or for a detailed view of indicators against our monitoring themes for the retail and wholesale markets and customer service . these include links to our annual reports .\nthese market indicators and data are not intended for use or to be relied on for 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( canada )\nsony music entertainment italy s . p . a . , rca trademark management s . a .\ncentralized trademark protection : ensure that trademark protection and infringement of any brand rights are managed by a central team .\nrca is one of the electronics industry\u2019s most recognized names , and today is a global trademark administered by rca trademark management . we selectively license the rca brand and are always open to discussions with reputable firms who would like to apply the rca mark on new products and ce categories around the world .\nrca is a trademark of technicolor usa inc used under license to curtis international ltd . , 315 attwell drive , toronto , ontario , m9w 5c1 . canada .\nat present , the rca trademark is owned by technicolor sa ( known as thomson sa until january 2010 ) through rca trademark management s . a . though it generally no longer uses the brand directly ( either it or general electric sold off virtually all the businesses that used it ) , technicolor sa licenses the rca name to other companies to use on products along seven different product lines :\ncompany to acquire the rights to the rca brand for consumer electronics audio video products .\nthe trademarkscan\u00adjapan database enables dialog users to search japanese trademark registrations and applications without having to know the japanese language . the database currently contains more than 2 . 5 million active and inactive japanese trademark registrations and applications . it updates monthly .\nrca is also a global brand and a familiar american name that can be extended to markets throughout the world . if you are interested in learning more about our trademark licensing program , please contact us at :\nalaska telecommunicatons relay service is funded by a surcharge established by the regulatory commission of alaska ( rca ) . \u00a9 2018 alaska relay . all rights reserved . captel is a registered trademark of ultratec , inc .\n\u00a9 carnyx group ltd 2018 | the drum is a registered trademark and property of carnyx group limited . all rights reserved .\nthis logo was taken from the former rca logo , however rca ( as of 1988 ) is now owned by technicolor s . a . ( formerly thomson s . a . )\nrca audio / video - manufactured by audiovox produces rca dvd players , video cassette recorders , direct broadcast satellite decoders , camcorders , and audio equipment . ( link on audiovox website )\nrca accessories - manufactured by audiovox , produces audio and video connectors , remote controls and television antennas .\nfor over 90 years , the rca brand has been there for countless moments in family rooms across america . through it all , families have come to expect exceptional performance , quality , innovation and value from rca .\nbmg ( for the record labels ) and thomson ( for the remaining businesses ) bought those assets from general electric , which took over the rca conglomerate in 1986 and kept rca ' s nbc broadcast television interests ( ge sold off the nbc radio network and the nbc - owned radio stations ) . initially , ge continued to control the rca trademarks ( including the rights to the his master ' s voice trademark and the dog nipper ) which were then licensed to thomson and bertelsmann . thomson eventually bought the rca trademarks in 2003 subject to the perpetual license ge had issued to bmg .\nin 1953 , rca ' s all electronic color - tv technology was adopted as the standard for american color tv ; it is now known as ntsc ( after the\nnational television system committee\nthat approved it ) . rca cameras and studio gear , particularly of the tk - 40 / 41 series , became standard equipment at many american television network affiliates , as rca ct - 100 [ 10 ] (\nrca merrill\nto dealers ) television sets introduced color television to the public .\nfor issues that do not qualify for a formal rca , a summary of events will be available in the associated tracking ticket .\nhark & hark , with offices in philadelphia and cherry hill , was named in a trademark infringement suit filed june 22 by helmer , conley & kasselman in federal court in camden .\nin september , rob berry and neil massong from the patent and trademark resource center program held a day seminar on patents and trademarks followed by a morning training staff for library staff .\npatrick lavelle , president and ceo of audiovox stated ,\nthis acquisition adds the well respected rca brand for a wide variety of consumer electronics audio video products to our brand portfolio and enhances our purchase of the rca consumer electronics accessory business made earlier in the year .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 acquia inc . . all rights reserved . drupal is a registered trademark of dries buytaert . all product names , logos , and brands are property of their respective owners .\nfor over 90 years , the rca brand has been there for countless moments in family rooms across america . through it all , families have come to expect exceptional performance , quality , innovation and value from rca product . today , the rca brand symbolizes american ingenuity worldwide . its iconic name can be found on flat - panel and 4k televisions , tablets , smartphones home appliances and many other products . from the biggest public moments to the smaller more personal ones , rca has been a part of lives and will continue to be \u2013 today , tomorrow and well into the future .\nthomson compumark complete online search service with over 50 million u . s . federal , state , common law , canadian , wipo , ec , and uk marks , as well as an extensive domain name collection of . com , . net , and . org records by thomson reuters . this is a subscription based database . trademark electronic search system ( tess ) tess contains more than 3 million pending , registered and dead federal trademarks of the united states . state trademarks at findlaw find information on trademarks specific to all 50 states and d . c . united kingdom trademark database the trademark information can be searched by the trademark number , marks matching / starting with specified text , proprietor , refused applications and by correct class of goods / services you need to specify when applying for a trade mark .\nagip databases abu - ghazaleh intellectual property ( agip ) , previously known as tmp agents provides information on services and charges required for trademark application process for more than 180 countries , including the arab world . australian trademark database this site includes information on all trade marks in force and all applications since 1985 . it also includes all trade marks that were in force in 1985 even if they have since lapsed or ceased . the trade marks mainframe database contains the register of trade marks and all signs which are protected within australia under the trade mark legislation . this site provides full online search manual for trademark databases .\nrca records ( including rca victor ) - now licensed to sony music entertainment , which received both record labels from bmg through their former joint venture sony bmg ( 2004\u201308 ) . bmg purchased the labels directly from ge in 1986 , together with a perpetual license to use rca ' s brands ( including rca ' s interest in the his master ' s voice brand , better known in the americas as nipper ) for both labels . as a perpetual license , it has survived both ge ' s sale of the brand to thomson and bmg ' s transfer of the labels to sony bmg and sony music .\nacquia does not provide an rca for events or downtime for a customer\u2019s application issues or for third - party services not managed by acquia . services , tools , and events not covered by an sla are not eligible for a formal rca . in these instances , acquia will investigate and report using our standard customer request processes . in addition , acquia may , at its discretion , provide an rca for a sustained issue with a service or tool not reported on urltoken .\npurchase price is $ 19 . 7 million , plus a net asset payment , plus a five - year fee related to the rca brand in the consumer electronics audio video product field .\nrca was a major proponent of the eight - track tape cartridge , which it launched in 1965 . the eight - track cartridge initially had a huge and profitable impact on the consumer marketplace .\ntoday , the rca brand symbolizes american ingenuity worldwide . its iconic name can be found on flat - panel and 4k televisions , tablets , smartphones , home appliances . . . read more .\nand , according to analysis of said performance of more than 500 consumer brands in the us , engagement labs said the top so - called social misfits are palmolive , corona , rca and paypal .\nacquia will provide a root cause analysis ( rca ) to a customer , upon request , for customer impacting issues where a root cause is deemed to be an acquia platform issue or where an acquia action resulted in a customer impacting issue . rcas will be delivered within three business days ( exclusive of acquia regional holidays ) of the resolution of an issue . if acquia is reliant upon a third party for critical rca information , the delivery time may increase to 5 - 7 business days . in some cases , the rca may be updated one or more times after it is delivered if additional information is discovered or third - party data becomes available . incidents tracked and communicated on urltoken will be closed with a summary of the incident resolution and will not receive separate rca documentation unless otherwise noted .\nrca began selling the first electronic turntable in 1930 and in 1931 ; rca victor developed and released the first 331 / 3 rpm records to the public . the format initially was a commercial failure because the records and playback equipment were expensive , and partially because the audio performance was poor . with the improvement of stylus for playback the product would be re released and become the standard for music playback for decades .\nbusiness and financial conditions led to rca ' s takeover by ge in 1986 and its subsequent break - up . ge then sold the rights to make rca and ge brand consumer electronics products , notably television sets , to the french thomson consumer electronics . thomson sold the rights to the brand to audiovox corporation , first for consumer accessory products and then two years later for consumer audio and video products excluding televisions .\npalmolive , corona , rca and paypal top engagement labs ' list of social misfit brands . / by adriano agull\u00f3 from elche , espa\u00f1a ( jerry only , misfits ) [ cc by 2 . 0 urltoken via wikimedia commons\nin 1939 , rca demonstrated an all - electronic television system at the new york world ' s fair and developed the usa ' s first - ever television test pattern . with the introduction of the ntsc standard , the federal communications commission authorized the start of commercial television transmission on july 1 , 1941 . world war ii slowed the deployment of television in the us , but rca began selling television sets almost immediately after the war was over .\ntoday ' s rca products , marketed by audiovox accessories include some of the most technologically advanced digital products in the market place . small wonder camcorders with their wide variety of software ' firsts ' lead the way . . . . digital audio mp3 players feature exclusive ez rip software that make them simple to use . . . . the rca clock radio line remains the number one brand in clock radios and the list goes on and on .\nthis is the original rca logo , which has not changed all that much over the years . the company ' s roots are in the broad cast industry with early product focus on the marketing of ge and westinghouse ' s radio equipment .\nvoxx intl purchased the brand as an extension of its already formidable consumer and accessory businesses . the company believes that the strength of the rca brand lives on and it has plans to continue to develop high tech products for these key consumer lines .\nbecause of their popularity during the golden age of radio , their manufacturing quality , their engineering innovations , their styling and their name , rca antique radios are one of the more sought - after brands of collectible radios and audiovox is committed to that legacy .\nfurther , engagement labs said the opposite is true for rca and paypal : their social media performance dominates in - person conversations about the brands , which can impact sales as word - of - mouth conversations are more likely to drive sales than online conversations , engagement labs said .\nin the years that followed , rca was responsible for the development of a myriad of innovations and key technology such as color television , the electron microscope , cmos based technology , heterojunction physics , optoelectronic emitting devices , liquid crystal displays ( lcds ) , video cassette recorders , direct broadcast television , direct broadcast satellite systems and high - definition television would be invented and developed during ensuing years . in 1949 , rca - victor developed and released the first 45 rpm record to the public , answering cbs / columbia ' s 331 / 3 rpm\nlp\n.\nthe company , which counts wal - mart stores inc . as one of its top five retail customers , gets about 60 percent of its sales from tablets and other computer products . nearly 70 percent of its annual sales of about $ 330 million came from north america . it ships its products under the rca and venturer brands .\nbertelsmann ag was new to the rca family ( though the creation of sony bmg is similar to that of emi more than 70 years earlier ) . sony took full ownership of sony bmg in 2008 and the record company was renamed sony music . thomson started as the french subsidiary of thomson - houston electric , a company which later evolved into general electric .\ntechnicolor offers licensing customers and partners the opportunity to benefit from the market awareness and strength of long recognized and highly established brands such as rca , thomson \u2013 as well as other trusted and respected global brands in the consumer electronics sector . great products need great brands to ensure commercial success . licensing one or more well - established brands from technicolor\u2019s brand portfolio increases your potential for success due to high consumer recognition and loyalty .\nin january 2007 , audiovox completed its acquisition of thomson ' s america ' s consumer electronics accessory business for a total purchase price of approximately $ 59 million . this deal gave audiovox the rights to the rca brand for consumer electronics accessories . the acquisition also included the recoton , spikemaster , ambico and discwasher brands for use on any products and the jensen , advent , acoustic research and road gear brands for electronics products in 2003 .\nhauppauge , n . y . , oct . 16 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - audiovox corporation ( nasdaq : voxx ) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement with thomson to acquire its u . s . , canada , china and hong kong consumer electronics audio video business . as a result of the acquisition , audiovox will acquire the rights to the rca brand for consumer electronics audio video products . the company anticipates this transaction will close by december 31 , 2007 .\nnotice notices to client may be made via email . the service may also provide notices of changes to the tos or other matters by displaying notices or links to notices to you generally on the service . any notice that client is required or may desire to give to the and its representatives under or in conjunction with the tos or any agreement between the parties shall be made via email to rca @ urltoken and shall be deemed to have been duly delivered based on the date that the electronic mail is received by the mail servers .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nproposed acquisition to add approximately $ 150 million in annual sales as well as the ability to generate royalty income and should positively impact fiscal 2009 results .\nlavelle further stated ,\nin addition , this acquisition is in line with our announced m & a strategy of adding synergistic businesses to our core and leveraging existing overhead to assimilate them while adding minimal additional operational expenses .\naudiovox corporation is a leading international supplier and value added service provider in the consumer electronics industry . the company conducts its business through subsidiaries and markets mobile and consumer electronics and accessories products both domestically and internationally under several of its own brands . it also functions as an oem ( original equipment manufacturer ) supplier to a wide variety of customers , through several distinct distribution channels . for additional information , please visit audiovox on the web at http : / / www . audiovox . com .\nour support line is available 24 hours a day \u2013 7 days a week .\n\u00a9 2016 curtis international . all rights reserved . terms & conditions | privacy policy\nin this tuesday , nov . 10 , 2015 , photo , david leung , head of sales for north america for alco electronics , talks about the operation at the factory in houjie town , dongguan city , in the guangdong province of china . a look inside the factory shows what it takes to succeed as a maker of gadgets for the rest of the world : human precision in tiny tasks , increasingly automated manufacturing , but also flexible thinking and perks to keep the best employees . ( ap photo / ng han guan )\na look inside alco electronics ltd . ' s factory in china shows what it takes to succeed as a maker of gadgets for the rest of the world\u2014human precision in tiny tasks and increasingly automated manufacturing , but also flexible thinking and perks to keep the best employees .\nchinese workers in blue coats and caps worked on a production line making tablets during the associated press ' recent visit to the 2 . 5 million - square - foot plant . their tasks can be tedious , such as soldering a connecter onto a circuit board . machines do things like inspect incoming circuit boards and tighten screws on tablets\u2014automation that lowers costs and improves quality . a droning noise signals where tablets are undergoing testing for all functions for eight hours before they ' re packaged . that ' s critical to help reduce returns .\nalco , founded in 1968 to make am / fm radios to export primarily to north america , has shifted with market demands . in 1980 , it moved production from hong kong to china in search of cheaper labor . due in part to automation and the changing labor market , it has about one - tenth of the employees it had at its peak of nearly 20 , 000 workers .\nthe company is now juggling customer demand for affordable but high - quality electronics as it wrestles with escalating labor pressures and other costs in china . david leung , head of sales for north america , recently spoke with the ap about what ' s selling , the differences in the chinese and u . s . markets , and what alco needs to do to attract workers .\na . in the u . s . , wi - fi is everywhere . so any device with the wi - fi capability is very popular . content owners are putting the apps onto the tablet so they can sell directly to the consumer . we work directly with wal - mart on vudu ( which distributes movies over the internet to tvs . ) the tablet is like a vending machine for your home . in peak times , we can do 40 , 000 ( tablets ) a day . . . that is if all 200 components arrive on the same day .\na . it is not a shoe factory or a garment factory . in general , we don ' t need a skilled worker . we need a disciplined worker , a worker willing to learn .\na . wages alone is not the biggest incentive . it ' s wages plus perks . we provide classes for them to learn in their free time . many workers like to learn cantonese and english as well . we also have karate classes , cooking classes . we have hired table tennis , basketball and yoga teachers to better their skills . we also host tournaments for volleyball , basketball , table tennis and badminton in our sport centre . since we are now making electric bicycles for europe , we also have a cycling team .\nwhatever the worker likes to do , we will try to find a teacher .\nin this tuesday , nov . 10 , 2015 , photo , a worker assembles electronic devices at an alco electronics factory in houjie town , dongguan city , in the guangdong province of china . a look inside the factory shows what it takes to succeed as a maker of gadgets for the rest of the world : human precision in tiny tasks , increasingly automated manufacturing , but also flexible thinking and perks to keep the best employees . ( ap photo / ng han guan )\nq . where do you sell your products other than the u . s . market ?\na . canada , mexico . we ship to south america , central america . and lately we ' re making shipments to india .\na . at the moment , we do not do a lot of business in china . our product is more geared for the overseas market . we are starting to do some china business . we ( started ) selling window tablets in the china market using portals like jd . com . in china , the physical store is not a big thing . they all rely on the internet . so we need to do our product with different packaging that is more suitable for the internet . many of the streaming portals are not available in china . even youtube is not available . also , google is not available in china so we have to redo all our software .\nin this tuesday , nov . 10 , 2015 , photo , workers at alco electronics pack video display devices at the factory in houjie town , dongguan city , in the guangdong province of china . a look inside the factory shows what it takes to succeed as a maker of gadgets for the rest of the world : human precision in tiny tasks , increasingly automated manufacturing , but also flexible thinking and perks to keep the best employees . ( ap photo / ng han guan )\nchina is a very big country . we need to learn about the distribution channel in china . we ' ve been doing export market selling to the united states for the past 30 years . so although our factory is in china , selling in china is a brand - new market for us .\na . online is no . 1 in china . china skipped all the shopping mall phenomenon and they jumped right into internet selling . so in order to sell to china , you have to find the right website . you have to really get into the social network to promote your product . it ' s not the advertisements on tv that is the most important . it ' s the advertisement through social networking that is key in the selling of your products .\nin this tuesday , nov . 10 , 2015 , photo , a worker tests displays at an alco electronics factory in houjie town , dongguan city , in the guangdong province of china . a look inside the factory shows what it takes to succeed as a maker of gadgets for the rest of the world : human precision in tiny tasks , increasingly automated manufacturing , but also flexible thinking and perks to keep the best employees . ( ap photo / ng han guan )\namazon said thursday it was launching its fire tablet in china , and had agreed to a partnership with internet firm baidu to provide search and applications for the device .\napple said friday it continues to sell its iphones in china pending an appeal of a ruling which said the smartphones violated a patent of a chinese manufacturer .\nminecraft ,\nthe popular microsoft - owned , world - building video game , is heading to china .\napple ' s grip on china ' s tablet market has loosened as asian tech companies increase sales with cheaper android tablet computers , a market report showed thursday .\nchinese appliance maker midea promised thursday that german industrial robot maker kuka will remain independent , seeking to allay fears about its takeover bid for the company .\nxiaomi , a chinese handset maker little known in the west , overtook tech giant samsung electronics co . to become china ' s top - selling smartphone brand in the second quarter , a market research company said tuesday .\nmobile fitness app polar has suspended its location tracking feature after security researchers found it had revealed sensitive data on military and intelligence personnel from 69 countries .\na lightweight , compact and efficient supercapacitor printed on a flexible plastic sheet has been developed by researchers at the indian institute of science ( iisc ) .\nresearchers from the university of western australia have designed a new system capable of carrying out large - scale 3 - d facial recognition that could transform the entire biometrics industry .\nthe european parliament rejected thursday a highly controversial eu copyright law proposal that has pitted beatles legend paul mccartney against internet giants and the creators of wikipedia .\nwikipedia went down in at least three countries wednesday in a protest at an upcoming european parliament vote on a highly disputed law that could make online platforms legally liable for copyrighted material put on the web . . .\nwhen a cia - backed venture capital fund took an interest in rana el kaliouby ' s face - scanning technology for detecting emotions , the computer scientist and her colleagues did some soul - searching\u2014and then turned down the money .\nplease sign in to add a comment . registration is free , and takes less than a minute . read more\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nwe are updating our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie and internet advertising policy effective may 25 , 2018 ! you can preview the new version and see details about the updates here .\nhello ! 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benefits .\nthe former personal driver for president donald trump , who is now chauffeured by the secret service , alleges in a lawsuit filed monday that his former boss stiffed him on overtime pay and that , despite trump\u2019s largess , he hasn\u2019t gotten a raise in 12 years .\nin their column on antitrust trade and practice , shepard goldfein and karen hoffman lent ask whether current approaches to antitrust review are effective in protecting competition , in view of the prevalence two - sided markets and \u201cbig data . \u201d\nthe nylj 100 ranks the 100 largest firms by number of lawyers in the state of new york . every private law office in the state is considered , irrespective\u2026\npart i , yesterday , began the analysis of whether standing has a jurisdictional impact by examining the epicenter of appellate review , the doctrine of preservation , standing , subject matter jurisdiction , and the treatment of standing in the first department . part ii continues the analysis .\nin their technology law column , richard raysman and peter brown discuss the circumstances , legal analysis and conclusions surrounding \u201cw . g . bradley v . intelligence\u201d where a software customer\u2019s fraud claims survived dismissal even after partial affirmation of the underlying agreement .\nclick on the selected day / section to open the new york law journal in pdf format .\ncourt of appeals judge rowan wilson granted prosecutors leave to appeal a decision from the appellate division , second department that threw out john giuca\u2019s conviction in february .\nin their trusts and estate law column , c raymond radigan and john g . farinacci discuss guardianship matters and claims challenging transactions to which elderly and infirm individuals were parties .\ndespite being elevated to the second circuit nearly eight years ago , judge denny chin has maintained a regular presence at the district level , including a trial set to begin this month .\njustice eileen rakower issued a decision reversing the rule announced by the state department of financial services in october 2017 . the state plans to appeal the decision , dfs superintendent maria vullo said .\nthis article argues that the most recent pronouncements from the court of appeals advance the conclusion that standing is jurisdictional , albeit , plainly , not subject matter , may not be waived , and may be raised for the first time on appeal .\nfrom the big 4 to rivals next door , our latest legal speak podcast investigates the biggest threats to law firms in the modern legal economy .\ncohen has reportedly hired lanny davis , a washington - based attorney and public relations expert who worked as special counsel to president bill clinton in the late 1990s .\ncomplex litigation columnist michael hoenig writes : while the notion of \u201cgetting away\u201d is understandably attractive and exciting , dangers lurk in many of these exploits . vacationers , in unfamiliar surroundings , doing things they may not physically be prepared for , and taking risks they are not fully aware of can suffer injury , illness , even death while vacationing .\nthe new york law journal sat down with him to talk about his career and his vision for prosecutors in new york state .\n\u201cwe will defend to the teeth her right to protest family separations , \u201d said therese okoumou ' s attorney .\nwhat ' s in geoffrey berman ' s us attorney financial disclosure ? now we know .\ngeoffrey berman ' s disclosure provides a peek into the compensation scheme at one of the country ' s largest law firms and a broad picture of the client relationships the former white - collar defender left behind when he took over one of the most visible u . s . attorney offices in the country .\nfaulting himself and fellow trial judges for treating defendants on supervised released with a heavy hand for smoking marijuana , u . s . district judge jack weinstein said he would eschew sending violators to jail solely for using the substance .\nthe decision published by the commission thursday detailed a series of events in which william fisher , who is not an attorney , not only entered someone\u2019s home without permission but also posted about it online .\neric schneiderman will collect a gross monthly pension of $ 5 , 329 , or $ 63 , 948 annually , from the state . he received his first payment at the end of june .\nin his column on insurance fraud , evan h . krinick looks at two recent reports , one from the federal government and the other from new york ' s department of financial services .\nthree books were recently published that help in the broad assessment of where president trump\u2019s policies fit into u . s . political and international history . the fit is not good .\ngreetings from coney island ,\na group photography exhibition , opened at the honorable charles p . sifton gallery at the eastern district courthouse in brooklyn on june 28 .\ntatiana martins served as chief of the public corruption unit for the u . s . attorney\u2019s office in manhattan .\na manhattan federal court judge on tuesday made a preliminary finding that there was \u201cstrong\u201d evidence the trump administration acted in bad faith when deciding to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census in ruling to move forward new york attorney general barbara underwood\u2019s lawsuit over the question about citizenship .\nthe senate judiciary committee is seeking a special counsel to help confirm the trump administration ' s supreme court pick . the doj ' s point person on judicial nominees , beth williams , formerly a kirkland & ellis partner , helped guide the john roberts and samuel alito confirmations as special counsel .\na queens judge took bank of america to task for failing to file a required affidavit in a foreclosure case , but said the bank is not alone in this regard\u2014there is a \u201cpattern of persistent neglect\u201d among foreclosure plaintiffs in prosecuting their cases , the judge said .\nmark peroff and darren saunders , whose clients have included takeda pharmaceutical and retailer h & m , were most recently partners at california ' s wilson keadjian browndorf .\nthe ruling by acting manhattan supreme court judge alexander tisch , which was published last week , is the second time in recent weeks that a judge has upbraided city lawyers for discovery issues .\nthe attorneys general filed a motion for expedited discovery in washington\u2019s western district monday , along with 99 declarations from people involved with or affected by the separation policy .\nin his corporate crime column , william johnson explores the history and traditional use of the presidential pardon power , and illuminates the constitutional and legal issues involved .\nin order for plaintiffs to recover for noneconomic losses as a result of a car accident , they must prove that they suffered a \u201cserious injury\u201d as defined by insurance law section 5102 ( see insurance law section 5104 [ a ] ) . in many cases , the parties\u2019 experts have conflicting opinions on this issue .\nthe motion to dismiss , filed by attorney general barbara underwood ' s office , claims the targeting of unlawful insurance practices by the state has had no impact on the gun group ' s speech ability .\nappellate practice columnists thomas r . newman and steven j . ahmuty jr . discuss aggrievement in appellate standing .\ncooperatives and condominiums columnist eva talel discusses updated information on balcony enclosures and rooftop use .\nthe new york city bar association honored sheila kearney davidson , john mbiti and susan shin with diversity champion awards at its annual diversity & inclusion celebration dinner on june 27 .\n\u201ceven though overwhelming\u2013and indisputable\u2013evidence exists showing exactly what happened at sandy hook elementary school . . . certain individuals have persistently perpetuated a monstrous , unspeakable lie , \u201d the complaint reads .\nchief marketing officers are on the move at big law firms , as some find\na disconnect between what firms believe they want in a cmo and what they really need ,\naccording to one former cmo .\nthe move by the nation ' s highest court to hear the challenge to the \u201cseparate sovereigns\u201d exception comes as new york lawmakers , eyeing possible trump pardons , seek to close a loophole in the state ' s own double jeopardy protections .\nno ducking : aflac , transamerica hit with $ 2 . 5m in fines , restitution for insurance law violations\naflac and transamerica financial life insurance co . violated more than a dozen new york insurance laws and regulations between 2006 and 2014 , according to the state department of financial services .\nin his state e - discovery column , mark berman examines the question : \u201cwhat happens when a \u2018faithless servant\u2019 employee absconds with confidential company emails , and then deletes them from the company\u2019s server . does a claim for conversion lie ?\na general overview of requirements for legal light and air applicable to residential use in new york city .\nnew york city has been hit with sanctions for failing to turn over evidence related to a civil lawsuit alleging several police officers used excessive force during a 2014 arrest .\nthe manhattan district attorney\u2019s office announced on monday that weinstein , 66 , was charged with a first - degree criminal sexual act and two counts of predatory sexual assault pertaining to conduct from 2006 ; the latter charges carry a maximum penalty of life in prison .\n' hope is not a strategy ' for midsize law firms in ny . here ' s what works\nseveral midsize firms based in pennsylvania and around the mid - atlantic have made bold moves in new york in recent months .\nsection 10 ( b ) of the securities exchange act became law in 1934 , and rule 10b - 5 was promulgated by the sec in 1942 , but it was not until the early 1960s , with cady , roberts & co . , 40 s . e . c . 907 ( 1961 ) , that the modern law of insider trading began to develop .\nnew york city bar association held its annual pride reception and arthur s . leonard award .\nin his section 1983 litigation column , martin a . schwartz notes that qualified immunity has recently come under attack by prominent federal jurists and legal scholars .\ntake a look at who ' s in contention and other kennedy news from the nlj .\nathene life insurance co . of new york was fined $ 15 million by state regulators thursday after an examination by the agency found the company violated the state\u2019s insurance laws and regulations by failing to make required disclosures to their policyholders .\nas the five district attorney\u2019s offices in new york city are set to give their entry - level prosecutors a pay bump with the help of millions in increased spending by the city government , the legal aid society , which is contracted by the city for its services , says it\u2019s time to boost public defenders\u2019 paychecks .\nthe panel friday sided with its sister circuit ' s order negating an fcc ruling that broadened the possibility for what fell inside federal law regulating autodialers .\nfenwick & west managing partner rodger cole called the team\none of the most successful ip litigation groups in the country .\nin a brief order , the appellate division , first department affirmed a manhattan judge\u2019s ruling to dismiss eric rasmusen\u2019s suit , finding that his allegations that citigroup underpaid its taxes are in the public domain , and thus a whistleblower suit is not justified .\nthe plea agreement between federal prosecutors and panepinto , a democrat from buffalo , said he tried to cover up his sexual harassment of a former senate staffer by offering her money and a new job .\nin his column on professional responsibility , anthony e . davis compares a new york opinion with one from north carolina , both addressing agreements that limit lawyers\u2019 rights to move between law firms .\nthe jurisprudence in the first department and the fourth department has evolved to become more favorable to certified classes seeking tort remedies for environmental harm .\nthe panel explained its reasoning for forcing the national highway traffic safety administration to implement new inflation - linked penalties .\nmembers of the latino judges association gathered at the new york city bar association for their annual meeting .\nthe city bar presented its municipal affairs awards to five assistant corporation counsel in the new york city law department .\nnew york attorney general barbara underwood\u2019s office has filed a motion to reargue the dismissal of charges against rensselaer county district attorney joel abelove , who was accused of perjury and misconduct in a matter stemming from his office ' s handling of a police - involved shooting last year .\nthe hire comes amid broader moves in dechert\u2019s life sciences and intellectual property practices , including a focus on building out its new york ip litigation practice .\nalready facing litigation over its chicago office , defunct firm sedgwick is now being sued for $ 23 million by its manhattan landlord for defaulting on payments .\nkenneth linn was ordered by a panel of the appellate division , first department , to participate for one year in the lawyer assistance program , which serves lawyers and judges who struggle with substance abuse or other mental health issues .\nformer st . lawrence district attorney mary rain will not be allowed to practice law in any capacity in new york state , according to a decision released by the third judicial department attorney grievance committee .\nin a letter to u . s . district judge george daniels , wigdor partner jeanne christensen said ed butowsky left threatening phone messages for douglas wigdor , asking for a meeting . butowsky called the move malicious .\ncvs agrees to pay feds $ 1 . 5m for failing to report opioid theft from long island stores\ncvs pharmacy has agreed to pay $ 1 . 5 million to settle claims that some of its stores in nassau and suffolk counties failed to swiftly report when opioids were lost or stolen .\nupcoming events and cle classes by local bar associations , courts and other presenters .\nthe new dfs rules apply to all entities under its jurisdiction , including insurance companies , insurance agents , banks , charitable foundations , consumer lenders , mortgage brokers , holding companies and premium finance agencies .\nthe court decided unanimously that a 2013 rule enacted by the new york city department of health and mental hygiene will stand .\nin their federal civil enforcement column , richard strassberg , william harrington and annie e . railton write : in 2010 , congress amended the anti - kickback statute ( aks ) to confirm that claims \u201cresulting from\u201d illegal kickbacks are false and thus actionable under the federal false claims act ( fca ) .\nnew york gov . andrew cuomo and attorney general barbara underwood and nyc mayor bill de blasio issued statements wednesday denouncing the divided u . s . supreme court\u2019s decision restricting the right of public sector unions to collect fair - share fees from non - union members and vowing support and protection for municipal unions . the state has the second - largest number of public sector workers in the nation , after california .\nunderwood\u2019s office warned of the scam in a tweet , saying it did not send a letter that asks for information from cryptocurrency platforms .\nten other states have also signed onto the lawsuit , which claims the epa violated the clean air act in april when it issued a guidance on the use of greenhouse gases used commonly in refrigeration and air conditioning .\nthe cia had denied the requests for records by employing the so - called ' glomar ' response .\nthe class action claims the office of refugee resettlement ' s new policy unduly delays transfer of unaccompanied minors in its care .\nthe actions are part of a consent order announced wednesday between equifax and banking regulators from new york and seven other states .\nin her distress mergers and acquisitions column , corinne ball discusses the case\nfranchise services of north america\nand writes : the importance of this case rests upon the threshold determination that relief from provisions in the certificate of incorporation granting rights to bona fide investors must be sought in the relevant state court , even when the remedy sought is the exercise of a federal right , generally exercised by fiduciaries that are required to act in the corporation\u2019s best interests .\nin his international arbitration column , john fellas analyzes the second circuit ' s recent decision in ' lloyds of london v . state of florida . '\nthe court , in a 4 - 2 reversal from the appellate division , found that comments made by a hospital official to a government investigator were not protected by absolute privilege .\nin the last two years , the second and seventh circuits have addressed rjr nabisco\u2019s domestic injury requirement .\nplease permit me by this letter to express my profound gratitude for having had the privilege to seek in each case how best to know , interpret , and defend the constitution and the laws that must always conform to its mandates and promises ,\nkennedy said in a letter to president trump .\njust minutes before the u . s . supreme court session began , justice anthony kennedy ' s wife mary slipped into the justices ' guest seats . was it a sign that kennedy was about to announce his retirement ?\njustice samuel alito jr . wrote that the majority recognized that the loss of payments from nonmembers may cause unions to experience\nunpleasant transition costs in the short term .\nhowever , he added ,\nwe must weigh these disadvantages against the considerable windfall that unions have received under abood for the past 41 years .\nmembers of the new york city bar association said in a report released on wednesday not having deep pockets for some litigants is undermining the fair administration of justice in new york\u2014but all hope is not lost .\nfederal authorities say the analyst provided nonpublic information about sherwin - williams ' upcoming acquisition of valspar to two associates , neither of whom had ever traded on securities before .\nin an appearance before manhattan supreme court judge saliann scarpulla , attorneys for the foundation asked that if a hearing is held , it be scheduled for after nov . 6 .\nas a host of new york lawyers mobilized to reunite families who have been separated while trying to cross the southern border of the united states , new york attorney general barbara underwood announced tuesday she has joined counterparts in 17 other states in a lawsuit to challenge the trump administration\u2019s immigration policies and practices .\nu . s . district judge kimba wood said the organization had until july 5 to finish its review of all the material provided by cohen ' s team at mcdermott will & emery , which itself has told wood it is finished with its own review process\u2014and will make more than 12 , 000 privilege claims .\nin his admiralty column , james e . mercante writes : recent marine casualties demonstrate that operators of watercraft can be lured into inattention as readily as their landlubbing counterparts .\nscott e . mollen , a partner at herrick , feinstein , discusses \u201ccohoes hous . auth . v . doe , \u201d where an eviction was found to be a \u201cgrossly disproportionate consequence , \u201d in light of sensitive circumstances ; and \u201cpaige v . new york city housing authority , \u201d where the court cited \u201cappalling bureaucratic malfeasance\u201d where it was found that nycha failed to conduct lead paint inspections and remediation .\nthe answer is always clients want us to bring these attributes to every stage of the project , to the overall project , and to every project .\nshareholder alert : pomerantz law firm reminds shareholders with losses on their investment newell brands inc . of class action lawsuit and upcoming deadline \u2014 nwl\nwith this subscription you will receive unlimited access to high quality , online , on - demand premium content from well - respected faculty in the legal industry . this is perfect for attorneys licensed in multiple jurisdictions or for attorneys that have fulfilled their cle requirement but need to access resourceful information for their practice areas ."]}
{"id": 54050, "summary": [{"text": "aero continente chile was a passenger airline from chile , that operated scheduled domestic and international flights out of santiago international airport on behalf of its parent company , aero continente from peru . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "aero continente chile", "paragraphs": ["how can i put and write and define aero continente chile in a sentence and how is the word aero continente chile used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528aero continente chile\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528aero continente chile\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528aero continente chile\u9020\u53e5 , aero continente chile meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\noperated by jat from 2002 to 2004 in full aero continente colours . actually the aircraft never operated for aero continente\n110ca - aero continente boeing 727 ; ob - 1601 @ cuz ; 29 . 09 . 2000 by aero icarus\na jat airways boeing 737 - 300 leased to aero continente , in 2004 .\n110by - aero continente boeing 727 - 51 ; ob - 1601 @ cuz ; 29 . 09 . 2000 by aero icarus\n110bq - aero continente boeing 727 - 51 ; ob - 1601 @ cuz ; 29 . 09 . 2000 by aero icarus\n168bt - aero continente boeing 737 - 200 ; ob - 1544 @ uio ; 01 . 03 . 2002 by aero icarus\n168bx - aero continente boeing 737 - 200 ; ob - 1544 @ uio ; 01 . 03 . 2002 by aero icarus\n247ch - aero continente boeing 767 - 205er ; ob - 1758p @ mia ; 20 . 07 . 2003 by aero icarus\n170ab - aero continente boeing 737 - 200 ; ob - 1752 @ lim ; 11 . 03 . 2002 by aero icarus\n325ax - aero continente boeing 727 ; ob - 1546 - p @ cuz ; 02 . 10 . 2004 by aero icarus\nwashington has agreed to give aero continente chile permission to operate flights to the usa despite unresolved questions about the airline ' s nationality .\naero continente chile was founded in 1999 . scheduled domestic passenger carrier . license was revoked in mid - 2002 for safety reasons and ceased operations\ngood luck to aero continente restarting aero continente chile , i would think the chilean government would try to protect chilean airlines and try to avoid airlines with foreign investors to enter the chilean domestic market . if aero continente re - enters the chilean domestic market it will represent a strong competition to both lan and sky . chepos\n326ad - aero continente boeing 737 - 200 ; ob - 1742 - p @ lim ; 03 . 10 . 2004 by aero icarus\n326aa - aero continente boeing 727 - 22 ; ob - 1570 - p @ lim ; 03 . 10 . 2004 by aero icarus\naero continente was a peru - based airline , but had created a subsidiary in chile to operate this b - 767 on the santiago de chile - lima - miami - route . the airline ceased operations in 2002 .\nthe chilean government accused the airline ' s personnel of using their airplanes for trafficking drugs and subsequently grounded aero continente chile in june 2002 and seized their assets .\nyou must have an aviation week intelligence network ( awin ) account or subscribe to this market briefing to access\naero continente chile scheduled to begin domestic operations\n.\naero continente will not buy ecuatoriana . the ecuadorian goverment decided not sale the airline to the peruvian carrier . however aero continente plans to open a subsidiary in ecuador in the next months . rj _ delta .\njat - yugoslav airlines ( aero continente colors ) boeing 737 - 3q4 yu - aon by m . oertle\nwith that , dot waived concerns about ownership and control , and approved the request by aero continente chile to operate daily santiago - miami round trips with a boeing 767 - 200 .\nin 2002 , the company suffered a setback when chilean authorities arrested several staff members of aero continente chile over drug trafficking allegations , which forced the airline to cease all flight operations .\naero continente boeing 737 - 200 . mariscal sucre international airport ( sequ / uio ) , quito . april 2003 .\naero continente chile planned in october to launch miami flights in a mirror image of lanperu ' s plan to expand usa flights after washington lifted its controversial wet - lease requirement for peruvian carriers .\naero continente chile is scheduled to begin domestic operations in 45 days from santiago to 12 chilean destinations with boeing 727s and 737s . the second stage calls for expansion to two border destinations in argentina .\nboeing 737 - 200 de aero continente . aeropuerto internacional mariscal sucre ( sequ / uio ) , quito . abril 2004 .\n327ad - nuevo continente boeing 727 ; ob - 1759 - p @ lim ; 04 . 10 . 2004 by aero icarus\nthis coincided with the foundation of\naero continente chile\n, a wholly owned subsidiary aiming at the chilean domestic market using a fleet of five boeing 737 - 200 aircraft handed down from its parent .\nlatam chile was formed on 05mar1929 as l\u00ednea aeropostal santiago - arica . renamed to lanchile & then lan airlines on 17jun2004 . reestablished as latam chile on 05may2016\ninternational and regional passenger and cargo airline that was the flag carrier for chile - [ latam chile was formed on 05mar1929 as l\u00ednea aeropostal santiago - arica . renamed to lanchile & then lan airlines on 17jun2004 . re - established as latam chile on 05may2016 ]\naero continente chile , s . a . : marchant pereira 357 , santiago , chile ; phone 204 2424 ; fax 209 2358 ; code c7 ; year founded 1999 . this subsidiary of aero continente , s . a . is established at santiago in the fourth quarter of 1999 to offer domestic scheduled passenger services . ownership is divided between local groups ( 51 % ) and the peruvian airline ( 49 % ) , which provides three boeing 737 - 201as .\nno further information at this time - [ latam chile was formed on 05mar1929 as l\u00ednea aeropostal santiago - arica . renamed to lanchile & then lan airlines on 17jun2004 . reestablished as latam chile on 05may2016 ]\nams 02 . 2005 - later registered se - rbv for a bit more than half a year before disappearing into the history books . originally air new zealand ' s zk - nbe . other operators include transbrasil pt - tag , cc - cjp aero continente chile , ob - 1766 aero continente , ec - joz bravo airline and air seychelles as s7 - sez . remains derelict at goodyear ( scan from my collection - not my shot ) .\nmost recently , a lanchile official accused the startup of not levelling with the public about several aircraft it had grounded at santiago airport . chile ' s director general of aeronautics , mario avila , replied that the aircraft were parked because aero continente chile had not yet applied to add them to its operating certificate . avila called the airline ' s practice\ntotally legal and legitimate\n.\nwhile this is rather a bad picture it shows something that cannot be seen anywhere else on the web ( at least i was not able to find another pic ) : nuevo continente was the short - lived , and ill - fated , successor of aero continente . in order to save aero continente ( that was grounded for a couple of days in 2004 ) the company ' s employees founded a new company - with the metal of n6 . . . the success , however , failed to appear and the company disappeared in early 2005 ( along with other planes still wearing aero continente colours . . . ) .\ncontinuing concern over the technical fitness of peru\u2019s airlines heightens and perhaps explains why aero continente has , by june , still not received a response to its 1999 request . an attempt to register via its new aero continente chile , s . a . ( chile is a category i country ) subsidiary is initially rebuffed by the faa . after returning the falcon air express boeing , the airline , on july 1 , suspends its u . s . service . the controversy over the election continues throughout the summer , leading to the resignation of the nation\u2019s president on september 16 .\nno further information at this time - [ latam chile was formed on 05mar1929 as l\u00ednea aeropostal santiago - arica . renamed to lanchile in 1932 & then lan airlines on 17jun2004 . re - established as latam chile on 05may2016 ]\naero nortesur ( aeronor chile ) was founded as transportes a\u00e9reos norte y sur y c\u00eda . in sep1977 & began its operations officially under the name aero norte - sur in mar1978 . the airline ceased operations in 1987 due to strong competition from other airlines and the poor condition of its own fleet\naeroejecutiva is a small charter airline based at comodoro arturo merino ben\u00edtez international airport , santiago . it caters mostly to corporate clients and flies routes across the region . it flies a route from los angeles , chile to santiago , chile\nthe miami route was henceforth offered by aero continente chile from santiago with a stopover at lima with a boeing 767 - 200 aircraft . by 2001 , the combined international network of the lima and santiago based companies had grown to include buenos aires , bogot ? la paz , caracas , guayaquil and santa cruz de la sierra .\nfollowing the june 5 decision of continental airlines not to take an equity stake in aeroperu , the peruvian government , on june 25 , grants permission for aero continente , the nation\u2019s largest remaining domestic airline , to fly routes to the u . s . , brazil , chile , argentina , venezuela , mexico , ecuador , and panama .\njetsmart is an lcc carrier out of ( santiago de chile int ' l ) financed through us low - cost carrier investment specialists indigo partners llc . it inaugurated commercial flights with its maiden scheduled service - ja4 santiago de chile int ' l - calama - on 26jul2017\na boeing 727 - 100 at jorge ch\u00e1vez international airport in the revived nuevo continente livery ( october 2004 ) .\nalpine air express chile was founded in 1972 & provided scheduled cargo services within chile . it was founded by alpine air express from provo , utah . the project was not successful and was discontinued in 2005 , with three beechcraft 1900c being re - integrated into the us fleet\navant airlines was originally known as aero chile ( founded in 1996 ) , the airline suspended operations in 1996 . then it was renamed to lac ( lineas aereas chilenas ) and recommenced service and then another change of name to the present one in 1997 . acquired tur bus in 1997 and national airlines in 1998 . provided domestic services over the full length of chile until it ceased operations in 2001\ntransa chile operated a regular freight service from santiago to caracas via arica , lima , guayaquil and panama with c - 46s . local services within chile and to san carlos de bariloche ( argentina ) are operated , as well as a canso service to juan fernandez island in the pacific\n[ avant airlines was originally known as aero chile ( founded in 1996 ) , the airline suspended operations in 1996 . then it was renamed to lac ( lineas aereas chilenas ) and recommenced service and then another change of name to the present one in 1997 . acquired tur bus in 1997 and national airlines in 1998 . provided domestic services over the full length of chile until it ceased operations in 2001 ]\n23 / 07 / 2004 nuevo continente ob - 1752 airline ceased operations in january 2005 , stored at lima . . .\ncontroversy has bedeviled the carrier since may when it first started operations . two chilean legislators called for an investigation into drug trafficking ties through the aero continente peru , which has been investigated and cleared of such charges in both peru and the usa . avant airlines , a domestic carrier , then accused it of below - cost pricing , a charge that chile ' s anti - monopolies commission is still investigating .\n23 / 07 / 2004 nuevo continente ob - 1742 , presumably scrapped after the latter airline ' s demise in 2005 . . .\nlan cargo was based on the original cargo divisions of lanchile , ladeco and fast air . rebranded to lan cargo on 17jun2004 & then to latam cargo chile in 2016\nemploying a boeing 757 - 28a wet - leased from air 2000 , ltd . , the carrier initiates daily roundtrips from lima to miami on november 17 ; the aircraft , which appears in the basic colors of the charter carrier with aero continente titles , has been chartered through april .\nair comet chile was formed as aerolineas del sur in 2004 by grupo marsans and started operations in dec2004 . it is wholly owned by grupo marsans and in the fourth quarter of 2007 it was renamed to air comet chile , as the sister airlines of the spanish airline air comet . ceased operation on 31oct2008 , and filed for bankruptcy protection on 18dec2008\ndelivered new to transbrasil as pt - tef january 12th 1988 , moved to region air as s7 - rgl in april 2001 then returned to ilfc as n818lf in may 2002 before moving to jat airways in july 2002 as yu - aon but retaining aero continente livery . currently in store .\nthe chilean government can ` t prohibit the entrance of new carriers because the policy of the state of chile is open skies to all airlines and countries . rj _ delta .\nnuevo continente was a passenger airline based in lima , peru , operating scheduled domestic and international flights out of jorge chavez international airport . [ 1 ]\nsoutheast pacific airways was founded in 1992 and merged into nacional airlines ( avant ) in 1993 - [ avant airlines was originally known as aero chile ( founded in 1996 ) , the airline suspended operations in 1996 . then it was renamed to lac ( lineas aereas chilenas ) and recommenced service and then another change of name to the present one in 1997 . acquired tur bus in 1997 and national airlines in 1998 . provided domestic services over the full length of chile until it ceased operations in 2001 ]\nparavai l\u00edneas a\u00e9reas plans to start operations in chile during the first quarter of 2017 , covering domestic and international operations , with a fleet of a320 and a321 and b . 777 aircraft\nin a come - back effort , the company reacted by changing its ownership structure and adopting the new name nuevo continente , but could not get rid of the allegations that it was involved in criminal activities . in 2005 , nuevo continente had its airline licence revoked by the peruvian authorities , officially due to safety concerns . [ 3 ]\nlan cargo was based on the original cargo divisions of lanchile , ladeco and fast air . rebranded to lan cargo on 17jun2004 & then to latam cargo chile in 2016 - international and domestic scheduled cargo services\nn1976 boeing b727 - 23 transperu - ex american airlines , aero costa rica , aerocontinente , magnicharters and aviandina ( scan from my collection - not taken by myself ) .\ntac ( transportes aereos coyhaique ) was formed in 1979 as an air - taxi operator in the south of chile , initially flying cessna 402s , tac upgraded to a fairchild f - 27 before suspending operations in 1988 .\nwhen aeroperu halts its domestic services on march 14 , aero conti - nente takes over the flag carrier\u2019s more important domestic routes , including that to peru\u2019s top tourist destination of cuzco .\nc / n 19153 / 508 . at lima . new to united airlines as n7089u in 1967 . to american trans air in 1983 and reregistered as n284at in 1984 . to aero continente as ob - 1570 in 1994 . reregistered as ob - 1570 - p in 2003 . withdrawn from use at lima when the airline ceased operations in 2004 . still there in 2014 .\nc / n 19150 / 485 . at lima . new to united airlines as n7086u in 1967 . to american trans air in 1983 and reregistered as n283at in 1985 . to aeroperu as ob - 1546 in 1993 then to aero continente in 1999 . reregistered as ob - 1546 - p in 2003 . withdrawn from use at lima when the airline ceased operations in 2004 . later scrapped .\nc / n 19153 / 508 . about to land at lima . new to united airlines as n7089u in 1967 . to american trans air in 1983 and reregistered as n284at in 1984 . to aero continente as ob - 1570 in 1994 . reregistered as ob - 1570 - p in 2003 . withdrawn from use at lima when the airline ceased operations in 2004 . still there in 2014 .\nc / n 19432 / 381 . at lima , peru . delivered to american airlines as n1956 in 1967 . to taesa as xa - sya in 1995 . to sc domestic holdings as n6293n then p4 - bab and leased to magnicharters in 1999 . to aero continente as ob - 1738 in 2000 . reregistered as ob - 1738 - p and then withdrawn from use at lima in 2003 . later scrapped .\nfounded by its peruvian namesake , the airline claims to be 51 % owned by a chilean citizen , jorge portilla barraza , who is also the airline ' s president , but there are questions about whether he is really a citizen of chile or peru .\nc / n 19152 / 507 . at lima , peru . new to united airlines as n7088u in 1967 . to american trans air in 1983 and reregistered as n285at in 1985 . to aeroperu as ob - 1548 in 1993 then to pegasus aviation as n932pg in 1999 and aero continente as ob - 1759 in 2000 . reregistered as ob - 1579 - p in 2003 . withdrawn from use around 2004 and probably later scrapped .\nc / n 18943 / 203 . at lima , peru . new to northwest orient airlines as n473us in 1965 . to national airlines as n3606 in 1979 and merged into pan am in 1980 . to american transair as n156fn in 1984 . reregistered as n288at in 1985 . to aero continente as ob - 1601 in 1994 . reregistered as ob - 1601 - p in 2003 . withdrawn from use at lima by 2004 . probably later scrapped .\nc / n 18943 / 203 . withdrawn from use at lima , peru . new to northwest orient airlines as n473us in 1965 . to national airlines as n3606 in 1979 and merged into pan am in 1980 . to american transair as n156fn in 1984 . reregistered as n288at in 1985 . to aero continente as ob - 1601 in 1994 . reregistered as ob - 1601 - p in 2003 . withdrawn from use at lima by 2004 . probably later scrapped .\nrevenue services commence on may 18 , 2000 , over routes to arica , iquique , and antotagasta . during this time , aero continente , which is banned from flying into the u . s . due to peru ' s category ii safety rating , attempts to register itself in the u . s . under its subsidiary ' s name . the effort is rebuffed by the u . s . federal aviation administration and a b - 737 - 300 acquired for the route is unemployed .\nthe us department of transportation ( dot ) chose to duck this issue . noting that the usa has an open skies bilateral with chile , it reasoned :\nthere is no evidence on the record which would suggest that the ownership of the carrier would be inimical to us aviation policy or interests .\naero condor , s . a . : juan de arona 781 , san isidro , lima 27 , peru ; phone 51 ( 14 ) 425663 ; fax 51 ( 14 ) 429487 ; http : / / www . ascinsa . com / aerocondor ; code p2 ; year founded 1975 . ac is\nlaw ( latin american wings ) was formed in 2015 & commenced revenue operations on 28jan2016 with flights from santiago de chile int ' l to punta cana via quito int ' l . law ( latin american wings ) has suspended scheduled flight operations as of 10mar2018 , blaming a worsening price war in the chilean aviation market . the chilean caa revoked law ( latin american wings ) in may2018\naero chasqui , s . a . : peru ( 1989 - 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copyright \u00a9 karl l . swartz . terms & conditions - privacy policy - contact us\nthis expansion , unfortunately , occurs during a time of recession and as a result , the company is unable to generate traffic and income sufficient to continue beyond july 1991 .\noperations continue apace in 1984 , and in 1985 the 60 - employee small regional enplanes a total of 45 , 267 passengers . during these two years , frequencies are initiated to bimini and marsh harbour .\nby 1986 , president t . p . cartier\u2019s company has replaced its brazilian - made commuter liners with a total of 9 cessna 402s . passenger boardings jump 25 % to 60 , 356 . twelve additional cessna 402s are purchased throughout 1987 , bringing the fleet total to 23 . customer bookings increase 69 . 7 % to 102 , 451 .\nairline employment stands at 60 in 1988 as a 24th cessna 402 is acquired . passenger boardings balloon 24 . 8 % to 127 , 878 .\nthe workforce is increased by 150 % in 1989 to 150 and the number of cessna 402s grows to 33 .\ndespite these preparations , customer bookings advance only 1 . 7 % to 130 , 092 .\nthere is no change in either the number of workers or aircraft in 1990 ; however , passenger boardings , due largely to recession , plunge by 9 % to 105 , 318 .\ntwo cessna 402s are withdrawn in 1991 as prelude to the company\u2019s collapse in 1992 .\nthe following year , 1968 , the route network grows to include stops at burbank , bakersfield , palmdale , apple valley , palm springs , fullerton , santa ana , oceanside , and san diego . the remainder of the twin otters enter service . meanwhile negotiations are conducted throughout the year with skymark , cable commuter , and golden west which , in march 1969 , merge to form the nation\u2019s largest third - level operation , golden west airlines .\nformed at lima in early 1975 to offer domestic passenger and charter flights . a fleet is established which includes 1 beech king air 90 , 1 beech b80 queen air , and such single - engine equipment as 2 britten - norman bn - 2a islanders , 1 cessna 402c , 4 cessna 172s , and 1 piper pa - 23 aztec . nonscheduled services are begun on september 10 to puerto maldonado , nazca , cuzco , ica and other towns .\nservices are maintained throughout the remainder of the decade and during the 1980s . airline employment exceeds 80 workers and passenger boardings average 20 , 000 per year . the fleet is upgraded by the addition of 3 more king airs . the company during this decade becomes well known for offering sight - seeing flights over peru\u2019s famous nazca lines .\npresident carlos palacin acquires 2 fairchild metro iiis for his fleet in 1992 . flights continue in 1993 - 1995 , with a third metro iii arriving during the latter year .\na cessna 208 caravan i is purchased in 1996 . service is maintained without incident in 1997 - 1998 .\nduring february 1999 , a code - sharing arrangement is entered into with aeroflot russian international airlines ( aria ) . under its terms , the company is able to provide its customers with twice - weekly return flights from lima to havana aboard the russian carrier\u2019s il - 96s .\na significant fleet expansion occurs in 1994 ; added by lease are 3 b - 727 - 22s and 1 b - 727 - 51 and , by purchase , 1 b - 737 - 222 and b - 737 - 247 . routes and services are expanded accordingly , with scheduled flights begun under the direction of president fernando zevallos .\nanother b - 747 - 247 is leased in 1995 . afokker f . 27 is also acquired for domestic charters . during the year the government of peru , convinced that the u . s . all - cargo airline fine air is involved in arms smuggling , bans it from making future flights into lima . the move will have an impact on ac several years hence .\nin 1996 , a fokker f . 28 - 1000 fellowship is purchased and 3 boeings are leased to the argentine charter operator dinar lineas aereas , s . a . these include the b - 727 - 22 , the b - 737 - 281 , and 1 of the b - 737 - 247s .\nhaving received intelligence that the airline has been operating its aircraft with \u201cunsafe engines , \u201d the u . s . embassy in lima prohibits all u . s . mission personnel from flying the airline as of august 23 . peruvian transport minister elsa carrera informs the media that the decision is \u201ctemporary\u201d and that all engines in the fleet will be overhauled within 15 - 20 days , according to guidelines of the u . s . faa .\nfollowing the economic collapse of aeroperu ( empresa trans - portes de aereos de peru , s . a . ) on march 10 , 1999 , ac becomes the nation\u2019s largest remaining airline . it is reported in the next day\u2019s issue of lima\u2019s el comercio that ticket prices at the now leading national carrier have doubled overnight .\nplans by the faa to return to peru for a review of the country\u2019s safety improvements are put on hold in the spring of 2000 as peru holds a controversial presidential election . the results draw international protest and the u . s . state department threatens sanctions .\nthe air 2000 , ltd . b - 757 - 28a is returned on april 29 and is replaced on the miami - panama city route with a falcon air express b - 727 - 200 .\nin something of a surprise , the u . s . department of transportation , on october 6 , authorizes the chilean subsidiary to operate the desired miami flights .\nin june , flights are started from santiago to concepcion and plans are announced for the initiation of service to antofagasta .\nthe u . s . department of transportation on october 16 grants the company permission to operate into miami . santiago - miami b - 767 - 219er return service is launched on november 17 .\ncornelius reichgeld becomes general manager in 1965 , during which year the company also becomes the nation\u2019s beech and de havilland dealer .\ndaily scheduled passenger and cargo services begin toward the end of the year and into 1966 from lagos to warri and port harcourt . acofn is now the only scheduled operator in the country other than the state airline nigeria airways , ltd .\nearly in 1967 , a contract is received from nigeria airways , ltd . to operate a thrice - daily return service over the lagos to port harcourt route acofn had opened earlier . unhappily , before this route can be started , nigeria rebels briefly seize five of the company\u2019s aircraft .\nthe fleet that eventually begins the flag carrier\u2019s replacement service comes to comprise not only the aztecs , dornier , dove , and beaver operated earlier , but 3 dhc - 6 - 300 twin otters .\nflights continue throughout the 1970s and , by the middle of the 1980s , the company is operating 4 de havilland canada dhc - 6 - 100 twin otters , 2 piper pa - 31 - 310 navajos , 2 british aerospace bae ( hs ) 125 executive jets , 1 beech king air 90 , and 10 aerospatiale alouette iii and dauphin helicopters . most of these are leased from schreiner .\nthree more twin otters are leased in 1990 , along with a dornier 228100 . following a successful 1991 , the 4 sa - 316bs are withdrawn in 1992 , as 1 more dhc - 6 - 300 is acquired . a fifth dauphin 2 is purchased in 1993 . during these years , oteri holdings acquires shareholding and chief michael olorogun ibru becomes general manager .\nthe workforce totals 300 in 1994 and the fleet now includes 3 bae ( hs ) 125s , 10 twin otters , 10 eurocopter dauphins , and 1 fokker f . 27 friendship . coming in from lagos on a contract flight for shell development company on september 13 , a twin otter with 5 passengers crashes at abuja airport ; there are 2 fatalities .\n2 dauphins , which are replaced by a pair of eurocopter as - 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{"id": 54052, "summary": [{"text": "tantor media is an independent publisher of unabridged fiction and nonfiction audiobooks .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "it is located in old saybrook , connecticut .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "tantor audio include notable titles , such as national book award , man booker prize , and pulitzer prize winners and numerous new york times best sellers .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "tantor offers its audiobook titles as both physical discs and as downloads for the retail and library markets ; tantor 's print and ebook line launched in 2012 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "in january 2015 , tantor was sold to recorded books but would continue to operate with its own imprint and offices . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "tantor media", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 13 tantor media reviews submitted anonymously by tantor media employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if tantor media is right for you .\n[ old saybrook , connecticut ] : tantor media inc . , [ 2016 ]\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at tantor media , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the tantor media company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at tantor media .\ntantor media , inc . is a rapidly growing audiobook company and currently has openings for a full - time audiobook proofreaders . candidates must be able to work out of the tantor media headquarters in old saybrook , ct .\nto our nation\u2019s military force and veterans and their families , tantor media would like to say thank you for your service .\n\u201cfurious cool : richard pryor and the world that made him\u201d by david henry & joe henry . narrated by dion graham . tantor media .\nstephanie klose ( sklose @ urltoken , @ sklose on twitter ) is media editor , library journal .\nanother key to tantor ' s formula is audio innovation . recording with narrators across the country and at tantor\u2019s own recording facility , tantor is able to quickly deliver today ' s hottest titles , in multiple formats , often simultaneous with the hardcover release . tantor studios is a full - service production facility serving the industry .\nmichael rogers ( mrogers @ urltoken ) is media editor , library journal and managing editor of lj reviews .\nin a deal that combines two of the largest independent companies in the spoken word audiobook industry , recorded books has acquired tantor media for an undisclosed price . the purchase gives recorded books additional clout in the audio retail marketplace , as well as access to tantor\u2019s recording studios .\nthe audiobook market now is divided between physical discs and downloadable . does tantor do both ?\ntantor media , a division of recorded books , publishes unabridged audiobooks in virtually every genre , ranging from new york times bestsellers to timeless classics . we are the recipients of multiple audies awards and many earphones awards .\n[ old saybrook , conn . ] : tantor audio , a division of recorded books , p2016\nbased in old saybrook , connecticut , tantor audio is one of the fastest - growing audiobook publishers in the united states . tantor is committed to innovative growth and recently expanded into print and ebooks .\ncolebank said tantor , which does about 600 of its own titles annually , has worked on several projects with publishers over the last five months but is now looking to offer the service on a larger scale . clients give tantor the digital text , agree on a narrator and tantor will take do the rest . john nesco , director of operations , will be in charge of the tantor studios division .\nlooking to leverage its production and distribution capabilities , audiobook publisher tantor media has officially launched tantor studios . the new division , which has been in a \u201csoft launch\u201d phase since the fall , will offer full audio production and distribution services for publishers and authors . \u201cthe production model is set up to meet the personal service needs of self - published authors yet has the capacity to accommodate the volume requirements of larger publishers , \u201d said tantor\u2019s kevin colebank .\n, chose tantor to be the publisher of his first novel to be published in the u . s .\nromance byrne , kerrigan . the highwayman . narrated by derek perkins , published by tantor media . duvall , dianne . a sorceress of his own . narrated by kirsten potter , published by tantor media . fenton , maggie . the duke\u2019s holiday . narrated by sue pitkin , published by brilliance audio . maclean , sarah . never judge a lady by her cover . narrated by justine eyre , published by harperaudio . quinn , julia . the secrets of sir richard kenworthy . narrated by rosalyn landor , published by harperaudio .\ntantor media and its employees recently formed an advisory committee called tantorgives ! the mission of tantorgives ! is to provide opportunities to give back to the community through fun , charitable initiatives , and to foster a spirit of teamwork and volunteerism among tantor employees . tantorgives ! has formed team tantor , comprised of employees and family members who will run or walk in support of the 5th annual spartyka wounded warrior 5k at bluff point state park in groton , ct , on may 16 , 2015 . tantorgives ! will match funds raised by team tantor , and you can back our walkers and runners in support of the wounded warrior project here .\ntantor will be publishing 40\u201a 60 titles per month this year . they are a mix of hot new releases , like our recent\nin the last few years , tantor has accelerated its title output and now releases about 100 audiobooks per month , which it sells in both physical formats and as digital downloads . tantor also produces a select number of e - books annually , and has started to publish print books . the push into print is part of a bid to offer tantor ' s authors the opportunity to have their works released across all three formats . the recorded books spokesperson , however , said the primary focus of the acquisition is aimed at\nexpanding tantor ' s core audio production business .\nmost of the audiobooks produced by tantor have been unabridged versions of print books published by major publishers , some of which have won the national book award , the man booker prize , and the pulitzer prize . tantor ' s audio narrators are among the industry ' s best , including audie winners\ntantor ' s formula for success starts with must - have authors and award - winning titles . tantor ' s extensive catalog includes man booker , pulitzer , and national book award winners , as well as countless new york times bestsellers and titles with starred reviews from all the major publications . tantor then adds the most popular and talented narrators to the mix , taking care to match the right voice to each book . the end result is award - winning audio . tantor is the recipient of numerous audie awards , audiofile earphones awards , publishers weekly listen - up awards , and starred audio reviews .\nselected by judging committees of librarians and other readers\u2019 advisory experts , the awards highlight outstanding works for adult readers and libraries nationwide . for more information on rusa\u2019s book and media awards , please visit urltoken .\ntantor was acquired by recorded books in 2015 . recorded books is the largest independent publisher of unabridged audiobooks with operations in the us , uk , and australia .\nfounded in california in 2000 , tantor audio has grown from a three person operation into a leading independent audiobook publisher , producing more than 100 new titles every month . now located in old saybrook , connecticut , tantor ' s talented team of associates , and over 150 of the industry ' s best narrators , are dedicated to providing the highest quality audio experience , all for the best value .\nerotica frank , ella . trust . narrated by shannon gunn , published by audible studios . mason , renea . curing doctor vincent . narrated by noah michael levine & erin deward , published by renea mason . reiss , cd . beg tease submit . narrated by jo raylan , published by flip city media . reiss , cd . control burn resist . narrated by jo raylan & christian fox , published by flip city media . wilder , jasinda . beta . narrated by summer roberts & tyler donne , published by acx / seth clarke .\ntantor has a backlist of over 4 , 500 titles and the acquisition , which was completed late last year but only announced this morning , gives recorded books a catalog of more than 22 , 000 audiobooks . through the deal , tantor will continue to operate out of its offices in old saybrook , conn . with cofounders kevin and laura colebank staying with the company for a period of time , a recorded books spokesperson said .\nparanormal dark , dannika . seven years . narrated by nicole poole , published by tantor media . kurtagich , dawn . the dead house . narrated by charlotte parry and christian coulson , published by hachette audio . rowland , diana . white trash zombie gone wild . narrated by allison mclemore , published by audible studios . skorkowsky , seth . hounacier . narrated by r . c . bray , published by audible studios . tufo , mark . lycan fallout 2 : fall of man . narrated by sean runnette , published by podium publishing .\ntantor is launching monthly individualized webinars to help selectors learn more about our titles in a quick , fun format that will be tailored to library groups . we encourage all libraries to sign up regardless of how / where our titles are purchased .\nlook in june for our new library website , www . tantordirect . com . the site is being designed specifically for library selectors with all the tools needed to navigate , find , and purchase quickly the titles that their patrons desire . we welcome all input from librarians to make this site their own . please forward any thoughts to marketing @ tantor . com . and , finally , tantor is excited to announce that we have 16 audie award finalists this year ! \u201a mike rogers\nliterary fiction & classics berger , thomas . little big man . narrated by scott sowers , cameo by david aaron baker , published by recorded books . crummey , michael . sweetland . narrated by john lee , published by highbridge audio / recorded books . francis - sharma , lauren . til the well runs dry . narrated by ron butler & bahni turpin , published by tantor media . obioma , chigozie . the fishermen . narrated by chukwudi iwuji , published by hachette audio . stevenson , robert louis . kidnapped . narrated by kieron elliott , published by recorded books .\ntantor offers a professional , enjoyable , unique , and fast - paced entrepreneurial work environment . compensation and benefit package includes competitive pay , generous paid time off , 401k , employee contributed medical , dental and vision plan and health / wellness program .\nnonfiction gutkind , lee . i wasn\u2019t strong like this when i started out . narrated by tavia gilbert , published by tantor media . krakauer , jon . missoula . narrated by mozhan marno , published by books on tape / penguin random house audio . leovy , jill . ghettoside . narrated by rebecca lowman , published by books on tape / penguin random house audio . schatzker , mark . the dorito effect . narrated by chris patton , published by dreamscape . seabrook , john . the song machine . narrated by dion graham , published by highbridge audio / recorded books .\nstart paying people what they deserve and maybe your turn over rate won ' t be so rapid . start investing in quality titles and pursuing legitimate authors so that people won ' t be embarrassed to represent tantor . invest in a bigger marketing and publicity team , if you ' re so worried about sales . give your employees the proper and up to date tools ! step up to the plate and actually manage and lead people ! reward those who have helped tantor ' s bottom line . stop treating people like they are disposable .\nhumor ansari , aziz with eric linenberg . modern romance . narrated by aziz ansari , published by books on tape / penguin random house audio . kaling , mindy . why not me ? narrated by mindy kaling , published by books on tape / penguin random house audio . lawson , jenny . furiously happy . narrated by jenny lawson , published by macmillan audio . magliozzi , tom & ray magliozzi . car talk classics : no factory recalls , so far . narrated by tom and ray magliozzi , published by highbridge audio / recorded books . ortberg , mallory . texts from jane eyre . narrated by amy landon & zach villa , published by tantor media .\ntantor offers its titles as both physical discs and downloads for the retail and library markets . the shift from discs to downloads has been rapid on the retail side yet slow for libraries\u201a a trend that is expected to continue as library budget , host platform , and publishing model issues are sorted out .\ntantor was one of the first audiobook publishers to offer libraries the option to purchase retail disc editions directly , and we continue to offer this option with significant discounts to help libraries [ collect ] the best circulating titles . while there is little profit in this model , we believe it is important to increase audiobook awareness continually while helping to serve communities .\nthe committee members of tantorgives ! were inspired to support and promote the wounded warrior project due to tantor\u2019s publication of once a warrior\u2014always a warrior , by charles w . hoge , md , narrated by john pruden . this book is essential for anyone who has returned from a war zone , as well as for spouses or family members navigating the transition from combat to home .\nyoung adult bray , libba . lair of dreams . narrated by january lavoy , published by listening library / penguin random house audio . gaiman , neil . the sleeper and the spindle . narrated by julian rhind - tutt , lara pulver , niamh walsh , adjoa andoh , peter forbes , john sessions , & michael maloney , published by harperaudio . hillenbrand , laura . unbroken ( the young adult adaptation ) . narrated by edward herrmann , published by listening library / penguin random house audio . kerr , philip . the winter horses . narrated by james langton , published by tantor media . niven , jennifer . all the bright places . narrated by kirby heyborne , ariadne meyers , & jennifer niven , published by listening library / penguin random house audio . shabazz , ilyasah & kekla magoon . x . narrated by dion graham & ilyasah shabazz , published by brilliance audio .\n\u201ctantor\u2019s longstanding relationships with leading publishers and authors has driven its strong growth and built one of the industry\u2019s leading catalogs of audiobooks , \u201d said rich freese , ceo of recorded books . \u201cas the publishing industry continues to embrace a shift towards digital and the growth in audio content , recorded books\u2019 catalog of audiobooks and digital capabilities will be even better positioned to capitalize on that demand .\ntantor media is a company that has grown by 300 % in the last 5 years . it has gone from a mom and pop small business in a garage to a multi - million dollar per year business while holding onto small business values . one of the only growing fields in publishing . the management ( upper and middle ) takes great pride in creating a work environment that is happy , flexible and conducive to maintaining work / life balance - - while balancing an intense amount of growth . don ' t listen to one unhappy reviewer . some people get to read for a living ! it ' s not always going to be pulitzer prize material . company parties , bbqs , ice cream trucks , walking groups , full benefits , flexible scheduling . . . this is a team atmosphere . it is still publishing and in southeastern ct . the pay reflects that , but most of us who went to school for a liberal arts degree knew what we ' d be getting into\n) , one of the nation ' s largest independent audiobook publishers , is venturing into the realm of printed books . the 12 - year - old publisher \u2013 after releasing 2 , 700 audiobooks - - is launching its new print line this fall with a combination of fiction and nonfiction . tantor will service consumers and authors by publishing in all formats : print , ebook , and audiobook , to all markets - - capitalizing on the emerging marketplace for new content delivery methods .\nas an audio proofreader , i have also read / listened to the following two books that reflect related aspects that impact the united states veteran . the first is war dogs , by rebecca frankel , narrated by tanya eby ( 2014 ) . military dogs are given well - deserved credit for their refined sense of smell and innate seek and rescue skills , which have resulted in saving the lives of thousands of men and women in the military . these same dogs suffer similar issues that our men and women do when returning home , while providing a loving cushion to the troops in the brutal horrors of war . beautifully written , war dogs wins the listener into becoming pro - canine , and a supporter of military working dogs . the second is american reckoning , by christian g . appy , narrated by sean runnette ( 2015 ) . this outstanding narration gives an account of the impact of the vietnam war on our nation , its identity , and people , as well as the military , through movies , song , popular media , commentary , and how it affected american culture .\ntantor was bought by recorded books at the beginning of 2015 and has come a very long way from the reviews i see posted here back in 2010 - 2011 . the friendly atmosphere and coworkers of this place are always what have made it special , but as the company grows , opportunities and benefits for employees are slowly but surely expanding as well . it seems like new positions are opening up in the company almost weekly in order to meet new production demands - so job security is great , as all hands on deck are essential . managers are very supportive and interested in you as a person , not just the work you do for the company . overall fun work with reasonable deadlines . awesome amount of pto . seasonal / quarterly events and activities such as walking challenges , bake sales , or charity drives hosted by a wellness committee that liven things up month - to - month .\n( apa ) . 2018 is the 23rd year of annual audie awards . finalists are announced in 26 categories .\nexplore the 2018 audie award finalists with sound clips and reviews in all categories below . browse prior years ' awards : 2017 audies , 2016 audies , 2015 audies , 2014 audies .\nfrancis of assisi is most commonly depicted as a simple saint who communed with animals , but he was . . . read more\nlike an impressionist painting that comes into focus as we soften our gaze , this first novel by the . . . read more\nwhen you live in new jersey , as i do , then any audio featuring rock musician bruce springsteen is . . . read more\nstarr is from a gang - ridden neighborhood but attends a private , mostly white , school . differences . . . read more\ncomedian trevor noah\u2019s stories of growing up in south africa are vivid , sometimes harrowing , and . . . read more\nnarrator christopher lane ' s first few sentences sound so powerful that it takes a moment to shift . . . read more\nthe sexy timbre of narrator john lane\u2019s voice immediately draws the listener into the romance of . . . read more\naudiofile review pending . from the publisher : don ' t miss your chance to own this limited edition of . . . read more\nfrom the publisher : penguin random house audio ' s signature try audiobooks awareness campaign took on . . . read more\narthur conan doyle , stephen fry [ intro . ] , read by stephen fry\nconsummate british actor , writer , comedian , and all - round performer stephen fry delivers an audio . . . read more\nnarrator kate reading voices an extraordinary group of women in this wonderful romp , which takes its . . . read more\nthe quintessential square peg , eleanor oliphant is intelligent and efficient in her daily work at an . . . read more\nsign up for our free newsletter with best - of - the - year recommendations , earphones awards , reviews , and curated picks from audiofile editors .\nour group will review and follow up within 72 hours . thanks for your interest !\nbelieves that expansion in an industry that is going through many dynamic changes is a good strategic move .\nwe now will provide a complete selection of content options for today ' s consumer : audiobooks , ebooks , and print . we are looking to publish books that have been our strength over the last few years in audio\u2014genre fiction like paranormal , romance , horror , and thrillers . we will also publish nonfiction titles , since we originally built our audio reputation on strong , quality nonfiction .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit is anticipated that cds will exist primarily in libraries and online retailers within two to three years as digital expands . libraries will become an increasingly important source for patrons to access audiobooks on disc as these sources shrink .\naccording to the latest audio publishers association ( apa ) survey , from 2009 to 2010 , the split between library download revenue and library discs was relatively unchanged . in that same period , retail download revenue increased by 31 percent . libraries face many obstacles associated with downloads and seem to have responded conservatively by staying primarily with cds that have known high - circulation rates .\nold formats are eventually replaced by new formats , but it takes much longer than one might anticipate . the cassette to cd transformation spanned 15 years . discs will likely continue to be the preferred format in libraries for several more years .\nat last year\u2019s apa conference , there was a lot of talk of audiobooks failing to find a public niche , although they circulate well in libraries .\naudiobook awareness continues to be a hot topic for everyone in our industry . of course , we may be a little biased , but most of us believe that once a person ( particularly one who reads frequently ) experiences a great audiobook , they are hooked . that is where libraries come in . with the rapid decline of audiobooks in retail bookstores , now more than ever people depend on libraries as a place to go , browse , touch , feel , and discover audiobooks .\nby john m . gottman . all titles will be available as unabridged audio in the most popular formats ; some will also be available in ebook format via overdrive and ebsco .\nthis is the secondary sidebar widget area . you can add content to this area by visiting your widgets panel and adding new widgets to this area .\nparts of this site are only available to paying pw subscribers . subscribers : to set up your digital access click here .\npw \u201call access\u201d site license members have access to pw \u2019s subscriber - only website content . simply close and relaunch your preferred browser to log - in . to find out more about pw \u2019s site license subscription options please email : pw @ urltoken .\nif you have questions or need assistance setting up your account please email pw @ urltoken or call 1 - 800 - 278 - 2991 ( u . s . ) or 1 - 818 - 487 - 2069 ( all other countries ) , monday - friday between 5am and 5pm pacific time for assistance .\n. there are 3 possible reasons you were unable to login and get access our premium online pages .\nto get immediate access to all of our premium digital content try a monthly subscription for as little as $ 18 . 95 per month . you may cancel at any time with no questions asked . click\nyou forgot your password and you need to retrieve it . click here to access the password we have on file for you .\ncall : 1 - 800 - 278 - 2991 ( us ) or 1 - 818 - 487 - 2069 ( outside us / canada ) 5 a . m . - 5 p . m . mon - fri ( pacific )\nthe audiobook industry honored its best at the 17th annual audie awards gala on tuesday night at the new - york historical society . winners like tina fey , william shatner and jane fonda weren\u2019t there , but the stars of the audiobook world \u2014 narrators like katherine kellgren ( seven nominations ) , simon vance and dion graham ( four each ) \u2014 were greeted with loud applause .\nteri hamilton garrett , a reader / listener with no professional connection to audiobooks , was one of those clapping . she flew in from iowa city for the event , to meet tavia gilbert , who was nominated for her reading of \u201cthe dirty life , \u201d a memoir by kristin kimball .\nms . garrett , who grew up in los angeles but has lived in iowa for more than 20 years , began listening to audio books three years ago to pass the time while exercising . after getting hooked , she wrote a thank - you note to ms . gilbert \u2014 who has recorded more than 100 books so far \u2014 which sparked a continuing correspondence . the two had lunch before the ceremony .\ninitially the audies were handed out during a casual afternoon hosted by an industry insider , according to michele cobb , president of the audio publishers association , which puts on the event . now it\u2019s a formal evening , with cocktails beforehand and champagne and dessert afterward .\nmichael showalter , the comedic actor and writer , played host , entertaining the crowd with industry - specific banter . ( offering a fake acceptance speech of his own , he thanked his engineer , \u201cwho pressed the \u2018record\u2019 button so well . \u201d )\nit was an audience that knew its art . when the presenter lorelei king flawlessly , even musically , pronounced the name of the nigerian author chimamanda ngozi adichie , someone gasped and then issued a reverent \u201cwow . \u201d\nms . cobb said that a category will sometimes be added to respond to trends in publishing . this year included a paranormal award , won by larry correia\u2019s \u201chard magic , \u201d read by the actor bronson pinchot . ( he wasn\u2019t there to accept . ) but with 30 awards given out , the association also keeps an eye out for bloat . only the winners of the last five categories took the stage to say thanks . the rest of the winners simply stood at their seats and soaked in a few moments of applause .\nin an interview before the show , the actor dylan baker , who was nominated for his reading of walter isaacson\u2019s biography of steve jobs , explained that he got his start in the business when a friend of a friend needed someone to read a novel about the civil war , which turned out to be charles frazier\u2019s mammoth - selling \u201ccold mountain . \u201d\n\u201ci love doing audiobooks because i got into acting to tell stories , \u201d mr . baker said . \u201ci thought i was going to be a writer for a while . \u201d\nmr . vance won twice on tuesday : in the classic category for his reading of \u201cthe life and adventures of nicholas nickleby\u201d by dickens , and as male solo narrator for \u201cthe king\u2019s speech\u201d by mark logue and peter conradi .\n\u201cwhen i beat kenneth branagh a second time , \u201d he said of the twin victories , \u201ci thought , \u2018i want to put it on my acting r\u00e9sum\u00e9 . \u2019 \u201d ( mr . branagh was nominated in both categories for his work on \u201cheart of darkness . \u201d )\nmr . vance said he was particularly happy to win the awards \u2014 his fifth and sixth over all \u2014 on the same night a special achievement prize was given to craig black , who founded oregon\u2019s blackstone audio 25 years ago . mr . black gave mr . vance his first audiobook job , reading stories by p . g . wodehouse .\nasked about the differences in the industry since he started blackstone , mr . black said , \u201cthere were a lot more of me then , more families and small companies . \u201d\nhe described his relationship with audible , the online retailer , as \u201cno different than anyone else in the industry . we have a love - hate relationship . we love that they distribute our books so widely . we\u2019re very concerned with them becoming a publisher and what that will do to competition . \u201d sound familiar ? amazon bought audible in 2008 . since then , mr . black said , audible has steadily published more titles on its own , with no signs of slowing down .\nbut gritty business talk about a still - expanding industry was mostly saved for another time . ms . garrett , who said that attending the audies had been on her \u201cbucket list , \u201d spoke after the ceremony about possibly joining the industry to help promote the careers of audiobook narrators , whom she called \u201cundervalued and underappreciated . \u201d\nthe purchase marks recorded books\u2019 second major acquisition in eight months . last april it acquired highbridge , which had been the audiobook imprint of workman publishing . additionally , recorded books itself was purchased by the private equity firm wasserstein & co . in early 2014 .\nby rhett c . bruno , felix r . savage , daniel arenson , david vandyke , will mcintosh , craig martelle , patty jansen , lindsay buroker , jason anspach , ann christy , chris dietzel , josi russell , chris pourteau , steve beaulieu , lucas bale , maya kaathryn bohnhoff , david bruns\naudiobook proofreaders play a key role in critically analyzing and judging the quality and suitability of audiobook recordings for publication . successful candidates must be able to consistently apply advanced knowledge about the genre and make consistent judgments related to the continuity of character representation , narrator creative interpretations , accuracy of narration to text , and the sound quality of recordings .\nlistening and simultaneously reading along with text to ensure accuracy , consistency , correct pronunciation , and quality of audio submissions .\nbachelor\u2019s degree , preferably in history , english , literature , or the fine arts .\nstrong focus and multitasking ability , including ability to sit and read from a computer screen for up to 8 hours per day .\nknowledge of foreign languages ( middle eastern , chinese , gaelic , etc . ) .\nfamiliarity with audio listening software ( sound forge , pro - tools , etc . ) .\nthe above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification . they are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities , duties , and skills required of personnel so classified . all personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time , as needed .\nwhat we\u2019re looking for is a creative person who has the ability to make complex photo - manipulations look like seamless original photography but who can also use fonts and typography like a pro . you\u2019d need to be able to take a bit of criticism ; we deal with a lot of folks both in and out of house who have say over our final designs , so the ability to adapt to someone else\u2019s ideas ( and pretty quickly , at that ) is a must . communication skills , prioritization , composition , and traditional artistic talent are pretty key , too .\nwe have a really good group of designers here who work as a team striving to make their targeted deadlines , but who also work on their own covers and marketing materials with a great deal of individuality and creative freedom . if this description sounds like you and is in an environment you\u2019d like to work in , please send in your resume , your salary requirements , pdf portfolio , or link to an online portfolio ( make sure your portfolio link is in the body of an attached pdf resume - some sites will drop your active link from the online editor as if it were spam ) . we look forward to hearing from you !\ndesign and illustrate audiobook covers and marketing materials within targeted deadline and budget parameters .\nuse sound judgment to determine best cover direction through research , initial manager input and available resources . re - work cover design , after managerial / agency review , if changes are needed .\nsolid knowledge of adobe design suite ( photoshop , indesign , illustrator , ) is a must . basic knowledge of coreldraw and microsoft office a bonus\nability to sit and read from a computer screen up to 8 hours daily .\nability to speak , write and read english fluently , additional knowledge of other languages a bonus .\n* to be considered for an interview , salary requirements and an online portfolio must be provided .\nwe hope you find all the answers you are looking for in the selections below . if you continue to have any questions or concerns , please feel free to contact customer service at service @ urltoken and one of our customer service representatives would be happy to assist you in any way they can .\nthomas \u00e0 kempis ( 1380\u20131471 ) was a late medieval catholic monk who is known for his devotional book the imitation of christ , the most widely translated christian text after the bible . see full bio\naj aalto is the author of the paranormal mystery series the marnie baranuik files . visit her at ajaalto . com . see full bio\nsandra aamodt , phd , is coauthor of welcome to your brain and the former editor in chief of nature neuroscience , the leading scientific journal in the field of brain research . see full bio\nrachel aaron lives a lovely , nerdy , bookish life in athens , georgia , with her four - year - old son , loving husband , and obese wiener dog . she also writes science fiction under the name rachel bach , including the paradox trilogy . visit her at rachelaaron . net . see full bio\nben aaronovitch , a london - born writer who has worked on television series , is the author of midnight riot , moon over soho , and whispers under ground . see full bio\ndavid aaronovitch is an internationally bestselling author and award - winning journalist whose first book , paddling to jerusalem , won the madoc award for travel literature in 2001 . see full bio\nedward abbey ( 1927\u20131989 ) was born in home , pennsylvania , and educated at the university of new mexico and the university of edinburgh . his many books include the monkey wrench gang , brave cowboy , the fool ' s progress , and down the river . see full bio\nedwin a . abbott ( 1838\u20131926 ) has been ranked as one of the leading scholars and theologians of the victorian era and is perhaps best known as the author of the mathematical satire and religious allegory flatland . see full bio\nkaren abbott is a journalist who has been a staff member of philadelphia magazine and philadelphia weekly . see full bio\nmegan abbott has taught literature , writing , and film at new york university and at the state university of new york at oswego . see full bio\nvictoria abbott is a pseudonym of writing team victoria and mary jane maffini . victoria is an artist , photographer , and short story writer . mary jane is an award - winning author whose many honors include the 2012 romantic times reviewers ' choice award for best amateur sleuth , three arthur ellis awards , and an agatha award . see full bio\nallan abbott is cofounder of abbott & hast mortuary , inc . , southern california ' s leading funeral home and mortuary service company . see full bio\nbarry abrams has narrated and produced audiobooks for a variety of publishers . since 2012 , he has also hosted and produced espn ' s in the gate podcast . based in danbury , connecticut , barry engineers and calls live webcasts of his son ' s ice hockey games . see full bio\nvikas adam is a classically trained actor with numerous credits in stage , film , commercials , and television , in addition to his over 100 recorded audiobooks . an audie award nominee , vikas has garnered many awards for his narrations , including audiofile earphones and various best of the year lists . see full bio\nphilip alces primarily narrates erotic romance . some of his titles are bestsellers in that genre , including several by natasha knight and red phoenix . having split his youth between california and england , he now spends much of his time in a cabin in the great north woods and enjoys savoring the solitude of the outdoors . see full bio\nandi arndt arrived at her career in audiobook narration after hosting public radio programs and teaching acting and voice / speech at james madison university . a classically trained actress with an ear for languages and dialects , andi has studied spanish , dutch , italian , french , and chinese ( mandarin ) . see full bio\nelise arsenault is a classically trained actor , singer , and voice - over artist . she has worked throughout the country with various regional theaters , including merrimack rep , lyric stage company of boston , ivoryton playhouse , imagination stage , and the discovery theater at the smithsonian institute . see full bio\na native of london , england , shiromi arserio is a stage actor , voice talent , and audiobook narrator . she holds a ba in theater from rose bruford college of theatre and performance . in addition to narrating dozens of audiobooks , her voice can be heard in documentaries , e - learning projects , and video games . see full bio\nheather auden is a talented voice - over artist whose work spans commercials , corporate videos , award - winning documentaries , and audiobooks . she has dedicated many years to dramatic vocal training , including theater studies at san diego state university and classical voice at the hartt school of music . see full bio\nbetter known as the goddess bilquis on the starz series american gods , nigerian - born actress yetide badaki has been seen performing all around the world . her other television credits include abc ' s lost , the fox show touch , and criminal minds on cbs . see full bio\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\ngive out larger raises and more promotions . turnover rate is high among good workers because they have no problem finding a higher paying job\na fun , supportive place to work with a great community of people .\nfirst of all , you get to work with books . most audio employees can spend all day every day immersed in a book wig fee interruptions from the real world . not all the projects are cake - walks , but you\u2019re always learning . the people are fantastic . the company is growing , so there are advancement opportunities .\nnot much movement on a day to day basis . it\u2019s easy to feel like a couch potato . but walks are encouraged .\nallow standing desks or provide other opportunities for brief periods of movement . employee focus will improve .\npay is fairly low . insurance options are not great and the\nbest\none takes a sizable chunk out of your paycheck ( if you are under 26 and still on a parent ' s insurance , stay on it while you can ) . also , a majority of the employees and managers live very close by in the area and often seem to downplay the impact of snow for those who have a 30 - 45 minute commute . sometimes it seems like a giant chasm could crack open the earth to release the dead from the underworld while fire rains down from the sky and the office would stay open and the next day at least one person would comment that the roads were fine when they came in that morning .\ncontinue to be open and personable . remember to continue to invest in your current employees .\nco - workers are great , general company culture is relaxed and generally stress free . workload is manageable and interesting benefits and insurance slowly improving . free snacks , seasonal company events , great amount of pto .\npay and raises are low , communication between management and various departments could be better . quality of book acquisitions is fairly hit or miss , unedited self published authors should be avoided .\ninvest in your staff , push for better wages . continue to be friendly and approachable . work towards better communication between departments .\nput one person in charge and don ' t rely on the round table method .\ngreat coworkers . free coffee and snacks . fun job . employees are very generous to local charities .\nawful pay and benefits . alright if you can ' t find work elsewhere but keep your eyes peeled for something better .\nwhen they remember , the free snacks help . free books . sometimes company decides to provide free meals .\nthe petty high school politics in this company will be their downfalls . they keep deadwood upper management / executives because there ' s a\nbond\nthere . they pay far too little for their talent , over work them , and then given them poor reviews so they don ' t have to provide raises . a lateral move requires you to be buddy - buddy with the manager or exec in both departments and doesn ' t go to those best qualified , instead goes to those who are friendly with higher ups .\nthis company needs restructuring . the execs and management who have high turnover rates need to be let go ; your spend more money finding replacements for those you lost by mistreating your employee than it would cost you to pay what they ' re worth and invest in better benefits packages . lose the politics and favoritism , and reward employees who work .\ngood working environment . staff is like family and very supportive . healthy snacks are offered every week . constantly changing and interesting workload .\nwhile the environment is positive , the ever - changing policies ( paid holidays , etc . ) are due to middle ( micro ) management . the insurance is good if it ' s only covering one person . if you add a child or spouse the out of pocket expense quadruples , which is devastating when the pay is just above poverty level . with the company sale to recorded books in maryland , we ' ve lost many good managers . no handicap bathroom .\nwhile the atmosphere is pleasant , quit paying pauper ' s wages and start paying workers what their worth .\nthis will replace the current featured review for targeted profile . are you sure you want to replace it ?\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\napplied online and was contacted to come in for an initial interview . met with two members of the department - - they were very easygoing and conversational and asked about my experiences like any other job interview . strung me along for months of me constantly emailing asking if they were moving forward . did a second interview . still no contact . many months later they finally responded to an email and said they ' d gone with someone else .\nalva no\u00eb ( 1 ) anne sinclair ( 1 ) anne - marie o ' connor ( 1 ) benjamin blech ( 1 ) david salle ( 1 ) don thompson ( 1 ) eric r . kandel ( 2 ) noah charney ( 1 ) paul strathern ( 1 ) philip hook ( 1 ) philip mould ( 1 ) ramie targoff ( 1 ) roy doliner ( 1 ) sarah thornton ( 2 ) sebastian smee ( 1 ) toby lester ( 1 )\nfor all music lovers and rock & roll fans , this sweeping history will shine a light on the corners of the genre to reveal some of the less well - known yet hugely influential artists who changed the musical landscape forever .\ned ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative\u2014from the 1920s , when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues , to the rise of the first independent record labels post\u2013world war ii , and concluding in december 1963 , just as an immense change in the airwaves took hold and the beatles prepared for their first american tour .\nin this first volume of a two - part series , ward shares his endless depth of knowledge and through engrossing storytelling hops seamlessly from memphis to chicago , detroit , england , new york , and everywhere in between . he covers the trajectories of the big name acts like elvis presley , buddy holly , chuck berry , and ray charles , while also filling in gaps of knowledge and celebrating forgotten heroes such as the burnette brothers , the\n5\nroyales , and marion keisker , sam phillips ' s assistant , who played an integral part in launching elvis ' s career .\nward knows his rock ' n ' roll , and this comprehensive history is as entertaining as it is informative .\n- - - shelf awareness\nnarrator david colacci delivers a measured , authoritative narration that takes the listener through the evolution of the most exciting period of modern music .\n- - - audiofile\na dean of rock journalism delivers the first volume of a magnum opus on a subject that never ceases to fascinate . . . . a spry study that should inspire listening with newly informed ears to old tunes .\n- - - kirkus starred review\nan excellent introduction to early rock\u2019s cast of characters and the music that rocked the world . . . . ward\u2019s delightful book is chock - full of everything there is to know about the history of rock .\n- - - publishers weekly\nexpansive , deeply researched without being pedantic , ed ward tells the story of rock and roll as it unfolded in all its glory .\n- - - lenny kaye , author of you call it madness\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nbefore it was trendy to use the word \u201ccrafted\u201d in reference to our beer , wine , and cocktails , it was the only way drinks were made . when you wanted a drink you didn\u2019t walk down the grocery store aisle and grab a plastic bottle of pre - made margarita or bloody mary mix\u2014 everything was made from scratch .\nyes , making a cocktail from scratch is more work . you will definitely need more ingredients , but with a little luck , skill , and patience you are likely to be sipping on a cocktail that tastes 10x times better than your quicker , artificial version .\ni am guilty of taking the easy way out when it comes to my cocktails , but i have also sipped on a truly crafted cocktail . on one of my adventures , i found myself in a dimly lit speakeasy in the wild west of south dakota imbibing on cocktails mixed with ice chipped and carved from a large block of ice . and while absinthe cotton candy dissolving atop a finely aged whiskey might seem more innovative than classic , it definitely made me a believer in taking the time to create an artistic beverage my taste buds will thank me for .\ndavid wondrich perfectly captures the vibrant history that surrounds the beginning of cocktails in america . in this book , you\u2019ll find yourself being taken on a journey through the history of popular drinks jerry thomas made and how to make them , and a little bit about the life of mixologist , thomas . i paid close attention to the drink called the knickerbocker . knickerbocker is in my blood\u2014not the drink , just yet\u2014the actual new york knickerbocker family . naturally , i was curious to learn more about the drink named for my ancestors . as it turns out , it was a popular drink all the way through the civil war , but the last record of it seems to be in the early 1880s . this once popular cocktail is definitely one i\u2019ve added to my \u201cmust try\u201d list along with several others that caught my attention like the champagne cobbler , apple toddy and a port wine sangaree .\nas for the question of shaken or stirred ? well , that is up to you and the drink . you don\u2019t always have to side with james bond on this one . some drinks require one versus the other , and in every other case , that depends on if you care if your drink is cloudy or clear ."]}
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", "topic": 20}], "title": "ward body works", "paragraphs": ["d . h .\ndave\nward founded ward body works in conway , arkansas in 1933 .\ndavid henry\ndave\nward was a blacksmith and founder of the ward body works in conway , arkansas .\nward body works ( also known as ward industries and ward school bus manufacturing ) was a school bus manufacturer based in conway , arkansas .\n\u201ccompanies comprising the charter membership in addition to superior and blue bird are : carpenter body works , inc . , hackney brothers body co . , hicks body co . , inc . , oneida products corp . , p . a . thomas car works , inc . and ward body works , inc .\nclara mae carter et al . , appellants , v . ward body works , inc . , appellee .\nward body works , inc . - ward , the champion of transportation : designed for the safety of your children , pub . 1954\nward body works , ward school bus mfg . , ic bus , ward school bus history , david h . ward , dave ward , amtran , navistar , ic corp . , conway , arkansas - urltoken\ncarter v . ward body works | 439 s . w . 2d 286 ( 1969 ) | sw2d2861717 | urltoken\nward body works , ward school bus mfg . , ic bus , ward school bus history , david h . ward , dave ward , amtran , navistar , ic corp . , conway , arkansas - urltoken\nward body works , ward school bus mfg . , ic bus , ward school bus history , david h . ward , dave ward , amtran , navistar , ic corp . , conway , arkansas - co\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\n\u201cthe firms merged were the ward body works and ward school furniture inc . , both owned by d . h . ward of conway , his wife and their children .\nward body works went bankrupt in 1980 and was reorganized as american transportation corporation ( amtran ) . amtran continued to to the ward brand name until 1992 .\n\u201cward body works of texas will manufacture and sell school buses , using all standard chassis . it also will manufacture transit buses .\njoe mcgee ,\nward body works : conway ' s first big industry ,\nlog cabin democrat , june 21 , 1955 .\na . * * * we were to get them signed and bring one of them back to the ward body works in conway .\nward body works , ward school bus mfg . , american transportation corp . ( aka amtran ) , amtran div . of navistar , ic corp . div of navistar\n\u201cward body works and texacoach are alleged to have violated the anti - trust statutes since jan . 1 , 1959 ; the blue bird and austin sales since dec . 7 , 1960 ; thomas car works and hurst bus sales since august 1 , 1959 ; and carpenter body works and commercial body corps . since jan . 1 , 1961 . \u201d\nward body works , inc . , ward , the champion of transportation : designed for the safety of your children ( conway , ar : the company , 1954 ) .\n\u201cdavid h . ward , president of ward body works , friday visited the site here on which grading has been started for erection of his texas bus body plant , and announcing plans to begin operation jan . 1 .\nthe volunteer was an all - new body redesign introduced by ward for 1973 .\n1961 patent : bus body window - us patent no . 3 , 174 , 194 - filed jan . 12 , 1961 issued mar . 23 , 1965 to d . h . ward assigned to ward body works inc .\nthat mr . sallis and mr . carter were employees of ward body works at the time of their deaths , and not independent contractors .\n\u201cthe industrialist announced that a texas ward body works corporation will be formed . he will be president and j . roy jones of austin will be vice president and general manager . jones , an austin business man , has for several years been texas sales representative of the ward body works of arkansas .\n\u201cthe nlrb said it agreed with a trial examiner ' s decision that ward body works , inc . , had engaged in some unfair labor practices .\n\u201clittle rock , ark . ( ap ) \u2013 the ward body works of conway yesterday was sued for $ 885 , 600 in federal court here .\nthe governing body consists of the mayor and 20 governing body members - ward councillors elected by voters from the 13 auckland wards they represent .\n\u201csafety test \u2013 a speeding car hits the side of school bus in test of a 1964 ward body works bus on a dragstrip at little rock , ark .\n\u201cfaulkner circuit clerk wendell bryant reported that ward body works submitted the highest bid of $ 30 , 000 and the equipment was sold on that basis , an attorney for the wards said this meant that the books of the body works would reflect a loss of $ 148 , 000 in completing the merger . \u201d\n\u201celection of w . r . smith jr . , austin , as vice president of ward body works of texas also was announced . smith is general counsel of the corporation .\n\u201cpulaski chancellor guy e . williams had order the sale of some of the furniture company\u2019s equipment to satisfy a $ 178 , 170 debt for which ward body works had sued .\n\u201cwashington , july 19 - ( ap ) \u2013 the reconstruction finance corporation has approved a $ 300 , 000 loan for the ward body works , inc . of conway ark . \u201d\n\u201cthe election of ray cowan of austin as secretary - treasurer of ward body works of texas , and his appointment as general manager of the new austin bus manufacturing firm , was announced monday .\n\u201clittle rock , ( ap ) - u . s . district court judge gordon young awarded hicks body co . inc . , of lebanon , ind . , an $ 80 , 150 judgment against the ward body works of conway , ark . , tuesday .\n\u201cconway \u2013 ( ap ) \u2013 ward body works , inc . , manufacturers of bus bodies here , has announced the formation of two new conway concerns that will create more than 100 new jobs .\n\u201cward body works of conway , ark . , has bought a site here for a school bus plant which will be put in operation in january with a new payroll of $ 350 , 000 a year .\nnorthern coach \u2022 perley a . thomas car works ( 1972 ; became thomas built buses )\n\u201cst louis , mo . - ( ap ) \u2013 the u . s . court of appeals has upheld a finding that hicks body co . , lebanon , ind . , is without the right to sue ward body works of conway , ark . , for breach of contract .\nward v western australia [ 2002 ] hca 28 , 8 august 2002 . [ hereinafter ward ]\n\u201cward body works of texas , inc . , of austin , headed by charles d . ward of 4201 s . congress ave . , austin , and the texacoach co . , of austin , headed by fred stroud . 106 brown bldg . , austin .\n\u201cconway , june 11 ( ap ) \u2013 a national labor relations board hearing on union complaints of discrimination in the laying off of employees by the ward body works , inc . , has been postponed until june 24\u2026\nward body works was founded by conway , arkansas , blacksmith david h .\ndave\nward in 1933 . ward established the company after lowering the wooden roof of a school bus used by the southside school district located several miles north of conway . in 1936 ward began manufacturing all - steel bus bodies , one of the first in the country to do so .\nd . h .\ndave\nward founded ward body works in conway , arkansas in 1933 when he\nlowered the roof of a wooden bus for mr . carl brady of the southside schools\n. southside schools were located about 15 miles north of conway . [ 1 ] a blacksmith by trade , ward grew his business primarily on body repair of bus bodies in the area . [ 2 ] in 1936 , he built his first complete school bus body . one of the first manufacturers of the time to use all - metal construction , the first school bus made by ward body works featured removable safety - glass windows and perimeter and center - mounted seating . [ 2 ]\n\u201cat san antonio , carpenter body works , inc . , of mitchell , ind . , and its texas distributor , commercial body corp . , headed by john t . lawson , 501 eighth st . , san antonio , were named defendants .\nthe auckland council organisation is led by the chief executive , who works closely with the mayor .\n\u201clittle rock ( ap ) \u2014 federal judge thomas c . trimble today sustained a motion by ward body works inc . of conway to dismiss a suit brought by hicks body co . inc . , of lebanon , ind . , to gain damages of $ 885 , 600 for alleged breach of oral contract .\ncrystal healing therapy involves placing gemstones on the body to draw out negative energy .\nward strengthened his postion in 1956 by eliminating a number of outside suppliers through the creation of the c . s . sash co . in addition to supplying aluminum bus windows for ward , excess capacity allowed it to supply the same to many of ward ' s competitors . ward was responsible for a number of improvements in bus window sashes and in1961 applied for a us patent on a bus body window - us patent no . 3 , 174 , 194 - filed jan . 12 , 1961 issued mar . 23 , 1965 to d . h . ward assigned to ward body works inc .\n\u201cconway \u2013 the national labor relations board has asked 158 employees of the ward body works , inc . , here to hold an immediate election on unionization of the plant or ask the cio to give up attempts to organize the workers . \u201d\nic corporation was founded in 1933 by blacksmith david h . ward as ward body works , a company that originally made school bus bodies from wood . the name was later changed to ward school bus manufacturing , inc . , a subsidiary of ward industries , inc . , and then to ward bus company . in 1968 , the company was handed over to ward\u2019s son charles . by the 1970s , the company was the largest school bus manufacturer in the world , with twenty - five percent of the market share by 1973 .\n\u201cthere are six major manufacturers of the body - on - frame type of school bus - blue bird body co . of fort valley , ga . ; carpenter body works , mitchell , ind . ; superior coach division , lima , ohio ; thomas built buses , high point , n . c . ; ward school bus co . , conway , ark . , and wayne corp . , richmond , ind .\nthe governing body focuses on the big picture and on region - wide strategic decisions .\n\u201cdave h . ward , owner of the body works , said some of the equipment from his original firm will be used in the new industries . the bus window sashes will be constructed of aluminum . the school furniture will be made of steel . \u201d\nduring the war ward constructed several orders for military buses and also performed body repairs on army vehicles . for their efforts during the conflict ward received a citation from the ordinance section , u . s . army .\n\u201cthe suit was brought by hicks body co . , inc . , of lebanon , ind .\n\u201cconway , march 7 - ( ap ) - employees of the ward body works , inc . , here for the second straight time have rejected affiliation with the cio united auto workers . the workers voted 145 - 54 against the union in a national labor relations board election yesterday . \u201d\n\u201cconway , ark , - ( ap ) \u2013 ward body works , inc . of conway has received a $ 1 , 836 , 780 contract from the us army tank automation center at warren , michigan for 6 buses . the buses will be used on the white sands missile base . \u201d\n\u201cconway \u2014 more than 700 workers are affected by layoffs at two industrial plants here . dave h . ward , president of ward body works , inc . , said today his firm had laid off about 150 employees in the past two weeks because the company had caught up on its orders . ward said the fall season normally is an off period but that he was negotiating for a foreign contract for 600 bus bodies . \u201d\n\u201ca 1964 school bus is rolled down a steep embankment at conway , ark . , in a safety test of the bus ' durability . the bus contained mannequins in the ward body works test to show the amount of injury to passengers in case of real situation . test was conducted thursday ( january 16 ) . \u201d\n\u201cd . h . ward has built up a large bus body works business at conway , ark . , during the last 12 years , reaching a national market . his success was recounted last month in \u2018business week , \u2019 which said he planned to set up a new plant in texas . location was not then indicated .\nthis is a slideshow about school buses from what is now called the ic corporation . originally the company was known as ward body works , the company became known as american transportation corporation ( amtran ) in 1980 . pictures thanks to : josh ' s school bus gallery urltoken bus urltoken urltoken the school bus yard urltoken and ebay .\nthe vanguard was the first cutaway - body school bus designed with 5 rows of passenger seating . [ 4 ]\nthe ccos operate separately but are accountable to the governing body , which sets their direction and monitors their performance .\nthe arrangements made between ward and the decedents are evidenced by the following testimony . mr . coy mccaskill , transportation manager of ward , testified as follows :\n\u201clittle rock ( ap ) \u2013 articles of incorporation listing authorized capital of $ 50 , 000 were filed yesterday for the eagle printing and lithographing co . of conway , ark . incorporators were listed as david h . ward , owner of ward body works at conway , jimmy foster and b . a . short , former superintendent of conway schools and now employed by ward . although the company is authorized to print either a weekly or daily newspaper , foster said that no newspaper was planned now . \u201d\nin 1976 , ward built a prototype derived from body of the president . using a modified ihc chassis , it was the first front - wheel drive school bus ; it did not enter production .\nwestern australia v ward ( 2000 ) 170 alr 159 at [ 826 ] .\nwestern australia v ward ( 2000 ) 170 alr 159 at [ 96 ] .\nduring the great depression , manufacturing companies , like most of america , took a hit . some companies were able to rebound and become profitable again , while others were not . by the mid - 30 ' s , the struggle of meeting production deadlines for sold bodies forced myers to look for more body options , and while at a national truck show in chicago , illinois , he met a man by the name of ralph h . carpenter from mitchell , indiana . mr . carpenter was the founder of carpenter body works where the development of an all - steel school bus body was beginning to replace the wood and steel combination body .\nalthough they make different types of decisions , there is an active working relationship between the governing body and the local boards .\nd . h .\ndave\nward founded ward body works in conway , arkansas in 1933 when he\nlowered the roof of a wooden bus for mr . carl brady of the southside schools\n. southside schools were located about 15 miles north of conway . [ 1 ] . later in the 1930s , the company produced its first all - metal body bus as steel replaced wood as the predominant body material in the industry . in the 1960s , ward school bus manufacturing , inc . was responsible for many notable innovations including use of computers in manufacturing ( using ibm 360s ) , safety advances , and manufacturing process improvements . in the 1970s , ward opened an assembly facility in beaver falls , pennsylvania , but this plant was closed in 1975 . in 1976 , ward built a prototype type d transit school and commercial bus on an international harvester chassis with front - wheel drive and tandem rear tag axles ; it did not enter production .\nin 1963 ward filed for another a patent on a knockdown body - us patent no . 3 , 186 , 755 - filed aug . 13 , 1963 , issued june 1 , 1965 to david h . ward . in 1964 ward performed the first independent side impact rollover test on a school bus , the caption on the upi wire photo dated january 11 , 1964 follows :\nward per gleeson cj , gaudron , gummow and hayne jj at [ 91 ] .\nthis page uses some content from wikipedia . the original article was at ward body works . the list of authors can be seen in the page history . as with tractor & construction plant wiki , the text of wikipedia is available under the creative commons by attribution license and / or gnu free documentation license . please check page history for when the original article was copied to wikia\nat the onset of the war the firm was awarded a number of military contracts . one was for a variety of truck bodies for gmc 2\u00bd - ton , 6\u00d76 , cckw military ordnance trucks which was shared with thomas car works of hihg point , north carolina , another school bus body builder .\nin august 1980 , an investment group assisted by the then - arkansas governor bill clinton purchased the assets of ward industries . while the school buses would still bear the ward name , the only interests that the ward family would keep in the new company would be in vehicle distribution . by 1981 , ward was officially known as amtran ( american transportation corporation ) .\nfollowing the dissolution of the ward brand , the volunteer remained in production as an amtran .\nward v western australia ( 1998 ) 159 alr 483 , per lee j at 639 .\nward , per gleeson cj , gaudron , gummow and hayne jj at [ 80 ] .\nin early 1954 ward backed out of its contract to supply school bus bodies to hicks bus body co . , and hicks sued , the thursday , july 22 , 1954 edition of the camden ( ark . ) news reporting :\nthe conference was attended by representatives of the bus body industry and at the end of the 7 - day event the group released a list of minimum standards and recommendations . among them were specifications for type of construction , body length , ceiling height and aisle width and color .\nalthough hicks body co . lost the war with ward , they did win one battle , receiving a judgement of $ 80 , 150 - as reported in the october 11 , 1961 edition of the hope star ( ark . ) :\nthis is a workmen ' s compensation case involving two consolidated claims for death benefits brought by the widows of the two decedents . the question before the commission was whether the decedents were in the course of their employment as employees of ward body works at the time of their injuries and resulting death . the question before us on appeal is whether there was any substantial evidence to sustain the findings and orders of the commission .\nthe organisation as a whole is responsible for our operation and service delivery , advising the governing body and local boards and carrying out their decisions .\nward body works , 1933 - 1970 ; conway , arkansas ; 1951 - 1970 , austin , texas ; autobus ward , s . a . , 1947 - 1954 ; mexico city , d . f . , mexico ; ward school bus mfg . , 1970 - 1980 ; conway , arkansas ; 1970 - 1975 , beaver falls , pennsylvania ; american transportation corp . ( aka amtran ) 1981 - 1995 ; amtran div . of navistar , 1995 - 2002 , conway , arkansas ; 1999 - 2002 , tulsa , oklahoma ; ic corp . div of navistar ; 2002 - present , conway , arkansas & tulsa , oklahoma\ncompare beaumont cj and von doussa j in the full federal court in ward with north j in dissent in the full court ( western australia v ward ( 2000 ) 99 fcr 316 ) , and lee j at first instance ( ward v western australia ( 1998 ) 159 alr 483 ) .\nin 1956 , ward became both a body manufacturer and an industry supplier , as the company created a subsidiary , c . s . sash company , which became a major aluminum window frame manufacturer for school buses . [ 2 ] [ 3 ]\n\u201cjohn h . shields , president of the superior coach corp . , is the first president of the newly - organized school bus body mnnufacturers assn .\nwestern australia v ward ( 2000 ) 99 fcr 316 , [ 805 ] - [ 820 ] .\nwestern australia v ward ( 2000 ) 170 alr 159 at [ 90 ] - [ 91 ] .\ncarpenter invited myers to mitchell , indiana , to tour his plant and make a deal , and this partnership led to the founding of myers equipment corporation in 1937 . over the next 60 years , the all - steel school bus body pushed carpenter to being a corner stone in the bus body industry .\nward relocated the coachette operations into a disused s . c . sash / surelite building in conway and commenced small scale production of the ward coachette using a chevrolet p30 1 - ton motorhome / bus chassis .\nin the 1960s , ward school bus manufacturing , inc . began a series of updates that would modernize manufacturing and production . to catalog the various state and local regulations affecting school bus specifications , in 1964 , company owner charles ward set up a computer mainframe ( using ibm 360s ) . [ 4 ] in the same year , ward performed the first independent rollover test on a school bus , discovering issues related to structural integrity . [ 5 ] during 1967 , the assembly line in the conway facility was upgraded to a moving assembly line , a first in the bus industry . [ 5 ] in 1969 , the recommendations from the crash test were published , finding that an inconsistent number of fasteners among manufacturers could lead to poor joint strength . [ 4 ] the findings would be used in part to government recommendations for school bus joint strength . [ 5 ] following the 1968 retirement of dave ward , ward body works remained a family - owned company , with son charles ward handling operations .\n\u201chis selection was announced by david h . ward of conway , ark . , president of the new texas corporation , at the close of its first directors\u2019 meeting . ward , operator of the largest bus body factory in the central west , last year selected austin as the site for his new plant to serve the southwest , west coast , and latin - american markets .\n\u201cward said the plant will built and install school bus and transit bus bodies to be supplied throughout texas and western states and for export to mexico . , central and south america . the export business already has been started from the initial ward plant at conway , ark . , but will be centralized here . ward said .\nreplacing the president , the senator was the ward counterpart of the blue bird tc / 2000 and the wayne lifestar . following the dissolution of the ward brand , the senator underwent minor revisions to become the amtran genesis .\nthis established performance requirements for school bus rollover protection , to reduce deaths and injuries from failure of a school bus body structure to withstand forces encountered in rollover crashes .\ndave ward drive in conway ( also known as arkansas highway 286 ) is named for the bus company founder .\ndave ward drive in conway ( also known as arkansas highway 286 ) is named for the bus company founder .\nthis established requirements for the strength of the body panel joints in school bus bodies , to reduce deaths and injuries resulting from structural collapse of school bus bodies during crashes .\nward ' s company grew rapidly as demand for school buses escalated . he sited a new bus - building operation at 805 harkrider avenue in the downtown district . the plant grew from an initial size of 10 , 000 square feet to over 100 , 000 square feet . expansion of ward industries operations led to the establishment in 1956 of the patented bus window maker c . s . sash company and the ward school furniture company in conway . in 1950 he established a printing plant , entering into a lasting , and bitter struggle with the local log cabin democrat newspaper . he also pursued his business in mexico city , where he opened a bus plant in february 1947 . the mexico city plant closed in 1954 as cross - border operations became more difficult . to replace this plant ward built a new ward body works facility in austin , texas . the 71 , 600 square foot austin plant opened in march 1951 , receiving parts for making buses from the conway plant .\nalthough they were no longer invovled on the manufacturing end , david h . ward\u2019s son , stephen a . ward , remained in the business as ward transportation service inc . , the regional distributors for ward and later international / ic corp school buses . another spin - off , demographics , was founded by dave ' s son charles to handle mass mailings for the democratic party . it was later reroganized as the conway communications exchange and today does business as acxiom .\ncrystal healing also involves the use of crystals and stones worn on the body or placed under pillows to ward off sickness , shed negative energy or absorb positive energy , according to crystal vaults , a company that sells such crystals , which it refers to as\ntalismans\nor\namulets .\n\u201cperley a . thomas car works inc . , of high point . n . c . , and its texas distributor . hurst bus sales co . , headed by j . k . hurst , 3913 balcones drive , austin .\nward also established the ward school furniture company to build steel and wood chairs , desks and tables for schools and institutions , the january 20 , 1956 edition of the hope star ( ark . ) reporting on his two new business ventures :\nupon the occasion of the new equipment display at the 1950 american association of school administrators ' convention , executives of the nation ' s largest school bus body builders formed their own trade group : the school bus body manufacturers association , the february 27 , 1950 edition of the lima news ( o . ) reporting the election of the group ' s first president :\nthe limit to possible development of the common law was that it must not\nfracture the skeleton of principle which gives the body of our law its shape and internal consistency\n.\nthe september 10 , 1952 edition of the camden news ( ark . ) revealed ward was getting into the publishing business :\nwestern australia v ward ( 2000 ) 99 fcr 316 , per beaumont cj and von doussa j at [ 93 ] .\nduring the 1970s , ward would become one of the largest school bus body manufacturers in the united states , with the company holding a 25 % market share in 1973 . [ 6 ] in 1970 , the austin plant was replaced by an all - new facility in beaver falls , pennsylvania . to expand into small buses , ward purchased texas - based manufacturer coachette in 1973 , moving their production into a separate facility in conway . [ 3 ] additionally , the assembly line at the main conway facility was upgraded and connected to an ibm 370 mainframe , as the company explored computer - based manufacturing . [ 5 ] coinciding with the new assembly line was the redesigned full - size conventional bus body , dubbed the ward volunteer . aside from a redesigned windshield and the change in chassis suppliers , the ward volunteer shares many components with that of the ic bus ce - series produced today .\nfay williams ,\nare you crazy as dave ward ?\narkansas democrat ( sunday magazine ) , october 21 , 1951 .\nthe 71 , 600 sq . ft . austin factory , whose 1 , 600 foot bus body assembly line could turn out a new bus body every 15 minutes , opened for business in march 1951 . midway through the year ward received the news that they had qualified for a $ 300 , 000 loan from the reconstruction finance corporation ( a short - lived - 1933 to 1957 - federal agency that supplied loans to municipal governments and small businesses ) , thejuly 19 , 1951 edition of the northwest arkansas times reporting :\nward was born to gaylord oscar ward and lottie p . ward on september 1 , 1904 , in wolfe city , texas , the fourth child of nine , including seven brothers and a sister . his father was a blacksmith , a sawmill operator , and a nazarene preacher . all of the children of the household were schooled on the importance of independent entrepreneurship , and all started their own businesses .\nthe information technology company acxiom owes its origins to ward bus company owner charles ward . ward founded demographics inc . with his brother stephen ward in 1969 to meet the needs of the young leadership council for the democratic party , of which he was a member , which wanted to create political mailing lists that were competitive with a data processing system set up by winthrop rockefeller and the arkansas republican party . in 1970 the system was used in the successful gubernatorial election campaign of dale bumpers . ward ' s leadership as arkansas ' democratic national committeeman , also helped in the failed draft movement to elect wilbur d . mills to the presidency of the united states in 1972 .\nward v western australia [ 2002 ] hca 28 , per gleeson cj , gaudron , gummow and hayne jj at [ 234 ] .\nlisted below are the cases that are cited in this featured case . click the citation to see the full text of the cited case . citations are also linked in the body of the featured case .\nthe decedents , richard sallis and milton carter , along with two vacationing arkansas state policemen , entered into verbal arrangements with ward body works at conway , arkansas , to deliver four new buses to purchasers in and near los angeles , california . each individual was to drive a bus and the drivers were paid in advance 14 cents per mile for driving the buses to california . they were to be reimbursed the actual cost of gas and oil and any other actual expenses on the buses in transporting them to california . upon delivery of the buses to the consignees in california , they were to obtain receipts which were to be returned to ward along with their receipts for gas and oil and any breakdown repairs , or other bus expenses incurred on the trip . after delivery of the buses in california , the drivers were on their own and under no direction or control whatever by ward .\nalong with other school bus manufacturers , the late 1970s would prove to be a rough time for ward , which had been renamed ward school bus manufacturing , inc . in 1975 , the pennsylvania plant was forced to close . a year later , ward would produce a prototype for the first front - wheel drive full - size school bus , but the company was forced to abandon the project before it reached production . as ward faced declining demand for school buses , the company was over $ 20 million in debt ; in july 1980 , the company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy .\n\u201cblue bird body co . , of fort valley , georgia , and its texas distributor . austin sales co . , inc . , headed by jack g . fisk , 8419 n . lamar blvd . , austin .\nby 1973 ward controlled 25 % of the us school bus market , quite an accomplishment for a firm that had only been making buses for a quarter century . in order to keep their postion further expansion was required and the firm was recapitlized and reorganized as ward school bus manufacturing , inc .\nwith the retirement of paul e . myers in 1968 , richard and david took over the company , and continued to expand both mec and mbh . as myers equipment grew , richard and david decided to open up the product lines to more than just school buses . mec began offering commercial buses , handicap accessible buses and vans , and got back into the truck body market , this time as a body dealer and not a chassis dealer .\n\u201cthe ward operation is to fabricate all - metal school bus bodies at its plant and install them on the chassis of all makes of motor vehicles .\nthe july 20 , 1963 edition of the northwest arkansas times mentioned that ward had recived a $ 1 . 8 million contract from the us army :\nthe patriot was the first semi - forward control conventional , combining the sloped nose of a type b bus with a full - size body . it was based on a modified version of the gm conventional chassis . [ 4 ]\nbarry beck ,\nward industries , inc . : a historical study ,\nfaulkner facts and fiddlings 16 ( winter 1974 ) : 67 - 83 .\n\u201cward announced that cowan , as general manager of the plant , will be in charge of all personnel , operating and purchasing of the new texas corporation .\n\u201cmr . and mrs . ward , who reached austin saturday , returned to conway following the close of the organizational meeting of the new texas corporation . \u201d\n1963 patent : us patent no . 3 , 186 , 755 filed aug . 13 , 1963 , issued june 1 , 1965 to david h ward .\nbarry beck - ward industries , inc . : a historical study , faulkner facts and fiddlings , vol . 16 , no . 4 , winter 1974 issue\n\u201c ( the ) proceedings established that the ward family members had sold assets or borrowed heavily to keep the company operating . as a result , he said , the evidence was that the wards had no money and ' the personal guarantees of the ward family are barely worth the paper they are written on . \u201d\nin 1953 ward ' s school bus sales totalled 2 , 000 units , producing a record $ 5 million in revenue . during the year the hicks bus body co . of lebanon , indiana entered into an 8 - 10 year agreement with ward whereby ward would construct as many as 12 , 000 hicks school bus bodies over the course of the contract , using dies , tools and other equipment supplied by hicks . although they would be built in conway , the resulting buses would be badged as hicks ' bodies and sold through hicks ' network of established dealers . consequently hicks manufacturing operations in lebanon were shuttered and the plant put up for sale , the firm becoming solely a distributor of school bus bodies .\nharold b . johnson - a history of dave ward and his company , arkansas state teachers college m . s . e . thesis , pub . 1960 .\nbarry beck ,\nward industries , inc . : a historical study ,\nfaulkner facts and fiddlings 16 . 4 ( winter 1974 ) : 67 - 83 .\nharold b . johnson ,\na history of dave ward and his company ,\nm . s . e . thesis , arkansas state teachers college , 1960 .\nin 1976 , ward built a president - based front - wheel - drive prototype school bus using a modified international bus chassis that filed to make it to production .\nfor additional information : beck , barry . \u201cward industries , inc . : a historical study . \u201d faulkner facts and fiddlings 16 ( winter 1974 ) : 67\u201383 .\nward per gleeson cj , gaudron , gummow and hayne jj at [ 91 ] ; mchugh j at [ 561 ] ; per callinan j at [ 969 ] .\nward , per callinan j at [ 626 ] . see also , gleeson cj , gaudron , gummow and hayne jj at [ 74 ] - [ 80 ] .\nurltoken ' + ' auto ' + plant + still + going + strong + after + 75 + years . - a0181301714 - article with facts related to ward bankruptcy filing\nin considering the possibility of the suspension of native title rights , justice north in the full court in ward discussed the potential for change in the doctrine of tenure itself .\njulia ward came of a well - to - do family and was educated privately . in 1843 she married educator samuel gridley howe and took up residence in boston . always of a literary bent , she published her first volume of poetry , passion flowers , in 1854 ; this and subsequent works\u2014including a poetry collection , words for the hour ( 1857 ) , a play , leonora ; or , the world\u2019s own , produced in 1857 , and a trip to cuba ( 1860 ) \u2014had little success .\nward ' s daughter wanda jean stephens is a 1958 graduate of the arkansas school of medicine . she was employed thereafter by the arkansas children ' s colony in conway . the wards also had a son stephen austin . ward was conway school board member from 1946 to 1958 , and a longtime trustee of the local first church of the nazarene . he considered a run for arkansas governor in 1946 , but dropped out lacking sufficient backing . he remained involved in local and state democratic politics . the ward family mansion is located at 1912 caldwell street in conway . the brick - and - steel mansion , dating to 1951 , is now under commercial operation as the ward mansion bed & breakfast .\nword got around and ward quickly developed a reputation as the go - to - guy for truck and bus body repair and fabrication . his first all - metal coaches were constructed in 1936 for the nearby hermitage and greenbriar school districts . they featured bi - lateral inward - facing bench seats and included removable wire glass side windows . his bodies developed a following and by 1939 devoted all of his efforts on building school bus bodies .\n\u201chicks had asked for a judgment of $ 150 , 000 . the firm said ward filed to live up to a contract to furnish bus bodies for sale by hicks . \u201d\n\u201cthe order said that the money would compensate the hicks firm for dies , tools and other equipment it furnished ward in 1953 in connection with a contract for manufacture of bus bodies .\nward also introduced computer - aided manufacturing to the school bus business , installing an early ibm system / 360 main - frame computer in the conway plant in the mid - 1960s .\nmany parents also use baltic amber necklaces for teething infants and toddlers , believing that the amber itself will help to take the teething pain away , similarly to the use of other gemstones to cure other ailments . according to healthy children , there is no scientific evidence that the amber works to subside teething pain . there are two theories that explain how the amber supposedly works : one is that a pain - relieving substance ( succinic acid ) is released from the amber by the heat of the baby ' s skin and is absorbed through the skin into the blood stream , and two , the amber stimulates the thyroid gland to increase drooling and reduce inflammation in the ears , throat , stomach and respiratory system .\n\u201cit has been indicated that an austin business man , who has been the texas sales representative of the ward conway factory , will be an active figure in the new austin industry . \u201d\n\u201cthe case involves the laying off of employees and other alleged unfair labor practices . about 90 workers were released from work two months ago by ward upon completion of a navy contract . \u201d\nalthough the c . s . sash company was successful , the ward school furniture co . was not , the january 7 , 1958 edition of the hope star ( arkansas ) reporting :\nthe question before us on appeal is whether there was any substantial evidence to sustain the commission and the circuit court in holding that the decedents were independent contractors and not employees of ward .\n\u201cthe site , purchased from can smith and associates , is in the new industrial area created when the missouri pacific acquired most of the bergstrom spur . representatives of ward were discussing a site at the time and as soon as the rail connections were assured , the ward plant became the first to be located in the new industrial area just outside the city and served by city utilities .\nfollowing dave ward ' s 1968 retirement , his eldest son charles - who had worked at the plant since 1959 - took over as president , although his father remained chairman of the board .\nthere is no evidence that crystal healing works over and above a placebo effect ,\nfrench told live science .\nthat is the appropriate standard to judge any form of treatment . but whether or not you judge crystal healing , or any other form of [ complementary and alternative medicine ] , to be totally worthless depends upon your attitude to placebo effects .\nward ' s business increased to the point where he was forced to locate to a new 10 , 000 sq ft . facility located a 805 harkrider street , near the intersection of oak street .\nin ward , the majority joint judgment made several comments that indicated the extent to which it relied on the act in contrast to the common law . at paragraph [ 16 ] , it stated :\njustice lee in ward stated that ' native title at common law is a communal ' right to land ' arising from the significant connection of indigenous society with land under its customs and culture ' .\nby that time the conway assembly line had been substantially upgraded and connected to a next generation ibm system / 370 main - frame computer . also introduced in 1973 was the all - new type c ( conventional ) ward volunteer school bus . the coach featured an all - new body that featured safety advances made possible by the firm ' s pioneering work in school bus crash - testing . ward\u2019s most popular school bus line , it could be used with chassis from any major manufacturer and was updated in 1980 , 1986 , and 1988 . aside from safety upgrades and a redesigned windshield , the modern - day ce - series ic type c school bus shares numerous components found a 1988 volunteer .\nhowever , she also recognised that if the movement toward a bundle of rights approach continued , as it has in ward , it may be necessary to pursue other ways of protecting native title along the lines of the canadian approach . given the potential of the concept of possession to strengthen the concept of native title , and the established jurisprudence in canada following this approach , the high court ' s failure to even consider the body of jurisprudence supporting this and other bases for aboriginal title is disappointing .\ncrystal healing is an alternative medical technique in which crystals and other stones are used to cure ailments and protect against disease . proponents of this technique believe that crystals act as conduits for healing \u2014 allowing positive , healing energy to flow into the body as negative , disease - causing energy flows out .\nin 1985 amtran introduced 2 new coaches to supplement ward ' s existing product line ; the vanguard , a type - a cutway van built on a choice of gm or ford 1 - ton chassis ; and the patriot , a full - size semi - forward control type c coach equipped with a sloped nose of the type normally found on type b mid - sized coaches . ward ' s standard type c coach , the volunteer , remained basically unchanged as did the president , ward ' s type d transit - style front - engined coach which was offered on international , gm and asia - smith chassis .\n\u201cother first officers of the group are a . l . luce , general manager , blue bird body co . , ft . valley , ga . , vice president , and herbert s . blake , jr . , president of the organization service corp . , new york city law firm , managing director .\n\u201cward , a native texan , said he and his family will visit austin as soon as school is out , and already he is looking forward to the entry of his children in the university of texas .\n\u201cward has been marketing since 1971 a safety bus containing more than twice as many rivets than in pre - 1971 buses . other manufacturers are using better fasteners and more rivets than they did nine years ago .\ndavid henry ward was born to gaylord oscar ( aka george , b . 1876 in arkansas ) and lottie p . ( orrick , b . 1876 in arkansas ) ward on september 1 , 1904 , in wolfe city , texas . his father was a blacksmith , sawmill operator , and nazarene preacher . all of the children of the household were schooled on the importance of independent entrepreneurship , and all started their own businesses .\nfurthermore , ward extended the principle of extinguishment on reserve lands . the high court overturned the trial judge and the full court of the federal court on the rules for the extinguishment of native title on reserve land .\nbut the philosophy of modern crystal healing is based on traditional concepts borrowed from asian cultures , most notably the chinese concept of life - energy ( chi or qi ) and the hindu or buddhist concept of chakras , which are vortices of this life - energy , said to connect the physical and supernatural elements of the body .\nalthough it was established prior to ward that native title was vulnerable to extinguishment by the exercise of sovereign authority , the rhetoric of fragility seems to have increased the extent of this vulnerability . prior to ward , an exclusive possession grant extinguished native title , but there could be co - existent rights on a non - exclusive possession grant . in ward , it would seem that the rights that can co - exist are only rights that in no way overlap with the rights of the holder of the grant . so if a pastoral lease confers on the pastoral lessees the right to exclude others ( besides native title holders ) from the land , any equivalent native title right to do so is extinguished , or if a reserve is vested in a statutory body , only that body can control and confer rights on land . strictly , this allows for no co - existence of rights at all . whenever a right exists in both grant holder and native title claimants , the latter is extinguished , reinforcing the extreme vulnerability of native title . in relation to reserves , the trial judge and the full federal court emphasised that the vesting of reserve land only gave to the authority ' rights necessary for the control and management of the reserve ' , and that this right was not sufficient to extinguish native title until exercised .\n\u201cward will continue the operation of the plant in his home town . a separate corporation is being formed for the austin industry . the plant here will be of approximately the same size as the one already in operation .\nin her reminiscences ( 1899 ) , julia ward howe told the story of how she came to write \u201cthe battle hymn of the republic . \u201d returning from a visit to an army camp near washington in the company of\u2026\nthe 90 ' s were tough on the school bus market and that forced manufacturing companies to merge together or go bankrupt . the 70 ' s & 80 ' s\nbig six\nmanufactures ( blue bird , carpenter , superior , thomas , ward , and wayne ) , was down to the\nbig four\nwith blue bird , carpenter , thomas , and international remaining . ic was the mother company of amtran , which bought out ward during bankruptcy in the 80 ' s , which is how ic became a school bus staple . carpenter would ultimately suffer the same fate as ward and wayne , even after an attempt to restructure and refinance .\nother lesser rights may , however , have survived . the result of ward would appear to be , therefore , that native title can only span the whole range of potential rights associated with land on vacant crown land .\nit is true that the decedents were required to return to ward , the receipted copy of invoices for the buses delivered , but this was permitted to be done by mail and personal delivery was not required . we conclude that there was substantial evidence that the decedents were independent contractors and not employees of ward at the time of their injuries and resulting deaths . even if the decedents had been employees of ward within the meaning of the workmen ' s compensation law , they had gone to san francisco on personal missions of their own and had not returned within the course of their employment when the accident occurred . the judgment of the circuit court must be affirmed ."]}
{"id": 54090, "summary": [{"text": "thermal spraying techniques are coating processes in which melted ( or heated ) materials are sprayed onto a surface .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the \" feedstock \" ( coating precursor ) is heated by electrical ( plasma or arc ) or chemical means ( combustion flame ) .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "thermal spraying can provide thick coatings ( approx . thickness range is 20 micrometers to several mm , depending on the process and feedstock ) , over a large area at high deposition rate as compared to other coating processes such as electroplating , physical and chemical vapor deposition .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "coating materials available for thermal spraying include metals , alloys , ceramics , plastics and composites .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "they are fed in powder or wire form , heated to a molten or semimolten state and accelerated towards substrates in the form of micrometer-size particles .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "combustion or electrical arc discharge is usually used as the source of energy for thermal spraying .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "resulting coatings are made by the accumulation of numerous sprayed particles .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the surface may not heat up significantly , allowing the coating of flammable substances .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "coating quality is usually assessed by measuring its porosity , oxide content , macro and micro-hardness , bond strength and surface roughness .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "generally , the coating quality increases with increasing particle velocities .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "several variations of thermal spraying are distinguished : plasma spraying detonation spraying wire arc spraying flame spraying high velocity oxy-fuel coating spraying ( hvof ) high velocity air fuel ( hvaf ) warm spraying cold spraying in classical ( developed between 1910 and 1920 ) but still widely used processes such as flame spraying and wire arc spraying , the particle velocities are generally low ( < 150 m/s ) , and raw materials must be molten to be deposited .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "plasma spraying , developed in the 1970s , uses a high-temperature plasma jet generated by arc discharge with typical temperatures > 15000 k , which makes it possible to spray refractory materials such as oxides , molybdenum , etc . ", "topic": 25}], "title": "thermal spraying", "paragraphs": ["suspension thermal spraying - an industrial breakthrough for thermal spraying [ pdf 0 . 27 mb ]\npersonnel and recources testing for the following processes : flame spraying with powder , flame spraying with wire , high speed flame spraying , arc spraying , plasma spraying , vacuum - plasma spraying , cold gas spraying .\nhigh velocity oxygen fuel spraying ( hvof ) is a further development of flame spraying and detonation spraying .\nan investigation of occupational metal exposure in thermal spraying processes . - pubmed - ncbi\nthermal spraying with suspensions - hardware components for industrial use [ pdf 0 . 39 mb ]\np . fauchais and g . montavon , latest developments in suspension and liquid precursor thermal spraying ,\n. while there may be variations in the applications of thermal spraying they all have similar risks .\nthermal spraying has the capacity to form barrier and functional coatings on a wide range of substrates .\nthermal spray coating techniques such as flame spraying , wire arc spraying and plasma spraying , allow many problems of wear , corrosion and thermal degradation to be resolved by engineering the surface with tailor - made coatings . for example , turbines can be coated by thermally spraying , allowing their use at higher temperatures .\nmany of the airborne dusts created by thermal spraying processes can be very hazardous to health if inhaled . it is therefore extremely important when installing thermal spraying systems that adequate dust control measures are incorporated .\ncoatings by thermal spraying of an amorphous precursor . j therm spray technol 20 ( 6 ) : 1201\u20131208\nthermal spraying , which involves the unique process of melting and projecting a solid feedstock , has characteristics that are unlike other surface modification technologies . this section provides descriptions of various surface modification technologies including thermal spraying .\nbarbezat g ( 2006 ) application of thermal spraying in the automobile industry . surf coat technol 201 : 2028\u20132031\nthere are a number of hazards which must be considered when carrying out thermal spraying operations . these include :\nthermal spraying is the general term used to describe a variety of coating processes . common processes described simply as\nthermal spraying\ninclude plasma spraying , hvof spraying , arc spraying and flame / combustion spraying . these processes have also been generally called\nmetallising\nor\nmetal spraying .\nwhile differing in method , all the listed processes are employed to add a coating to a substrate that , when combined , results in a\nsystem\nthat is better suited to the engineering application than just the substrate alone .\nthe asm thermal spray society ( tss ) developed a new , free safety document , \u201cguidelines for the use of personal protective equipment in thermal spraying , \u201d to help protect workers in thermal spray operations .\nfukumoto m ( 2008 ) the current status of thermal spraying in asia ; hwang sy status of thermal spraying in korea ; li c - j the current state of thermal spray activities in china ; tani k , nakahira a the current status of thermal spray in japan ; khor mka thermal spray activities in singapore . j therm spray technol 17 ( 1 ) : 5\u201313\ngorlach ia ( 2009 ) a new method for thermal spraying of zn\u2013al coatings . thin solid films 517 : 5270\u20135273\nstarcoat\u00ae metal and carbide coating systems are applied with high - speed thermal spraying techniques to achieve exceptional wear resistance .\n) . therefore , the larger spraying distances at hvsfs cause less heat flux compared to the very short spraying distances at sps processes .\ncr2o3 high performance coatings by thermal spraying with suspensions ( annual report article 2016 ) [ pdf 0 . 17 mb ]\namerican welding society ( 1985 ) thermal spraying , practice , theory and application . american welding society , miami , fl\nducos m ( 2006 ) evaluating the costs of thermal spraying , aliderte course . aliderte , limoges ( in french )\npetrovicova e , schadler ls ( 2002 ) thermal spraying of polymers . int mater rev 47 ( 4 ) : 169\u2013190\natmospheric plasma spraying ( aps ) is especially suitable for depositing ceramics , in particular oxide ceramics for thermal barrier coatings .\nlow heat input . with few exceptions , the thermal spray process leaves the component\u2019s thermal history alone .\n) . moreover , spraying at such short distances makes the spray pattern rather complex and hinders spraying on small turbine blades , for example .\nli y , li c - j , yang g - j , xing l - k ( 2010 ) thermal fatigue behavior of thermal barrier coatings with the mcraly bond coats by cold spraying and low - pressure plasma spraying . surf coat technol 205 : 2225\u20132233\na . potthoff , f . - l . toma , suspensions\u2014ready for thermal spraying ? , e . meillot , ed . ,\nhard chrome plating utilises more than double the number of process steps compared to thermal spraying . this translates into processing time , giving significantly longer turnaround times for chrome plating than thermal spray .\ncoating by spraying the coating material in the molten state , e . g . by flame , plasma or electric discharge characterised by the method of spraying\np . m\u00fcller , a . killinger , and r . gadow , comparison between high - velocity suspension flame spraying and suspension plasma spraying of alumina ,\nthermal spraying as a process group offers universal opportunities in the application of various functional layers , for repair or the production of components .\napplication time is much slower than thermal spraying . even for 0 . 001 inches , the plating process can take at least one hour\ncapital cost - the relative capital expenditure for establishing facilities with the same production capability is much greater for chrome plating than thermal spraying .\ne . bakan , d . e . mack , g . mauer , and r . va\u00dfen , gadolinium zirconate / ysz thermal barrier coatings : plasma spraying , microstructure and thermal cycling behavior ,\nthermal spraying is a coating process that generally applies a powdery or a wire - shaped coating material by spinning it with high thermal energy onto a component surface , where it creates a coating .\nthermal spraying with suspensions uses a liquid feedstock instead of a spray powder and has evolved into a well - established technology at least in the academic field . both important powder spray technologies , namely plasma spraying and high velocity oxy - fuel spraying , are capable of processing a liquid feedstock .\nthere are many variations of thermal spraying technology . in flame spraying the combustion of a fuel gas is used to heat the material . in atmospheric plasma spraying ( aps ) the material is melted and accelerated in a plasma jet . to avoid oxidation of the feed material , spraying can be carried out in an inert gas atmosphere , at a reduced pressure ( known as vacuum plasma spraying vps or low pressure plasma spraying lpps ) . in high velocity oxy - fuel spraying ( hvof ) , material is injected into a high velocity jet generated by burning a fuel mixed with oxygen at high pressure .\nm . vardelle and j . l . besson : \u201c\u03b3 - alumina obtained by arc plasma spraying : a study of the optimization of spraying conditions , \u201d\nkokini k , dejonge j , rangaraj s , beardsley b ( 2002 ) thermal shock of functionally graded thermal barrier coatings with similar thermal resistance . surf coat technol 154 : 223\u2013231\ngilbert a , kokini k , sankarasubramanian s ( 2008 ) thermal fracture of zirconia\u2013mullite composite thermal barrier coatings under thermal shock : a numerical study . surf coat technol 203 : 91\u201398\nthe asm thermal spray society operates according to our vision statement :\nto be the leading global source for thermal spray information \u2013 tss , your thermal spray information partner .\ne . bakan , d . e . mack , g . mauer , and r . va\u00dfen , gadolinium zirconate / ysz thermal barrier coatings : plasma spraying , microstructure , and thermal cycling behavior ,\nthermal spraying is a coating process whereby , in most cases , a powdery or a wire - shaped coating material with high thermal energy is spun onto a component surface where it creates a layer .\ngfe has more than 20 years of experience in the field of thermal spraying and carries out coating services for almost all segments of industry .\nshare your stories and questions in the comments section below to join the conversation on making thermal spraying processes as safe and efficient as possible .\ng\u00e9rard b ( 2006 ) application of thermal spraying in the automobile industry . surf coatings technol 201 ( 5 ) : 2028\u20132031 . doi :\nflame spraying requires line of sight to the surface being coated , similar to all other thermal spraying processes . it is difficult , or impossible , to coat inner surfaces of small diameter bores and other restricted access surfaces .\nkarger m , va\u00dfen r , st\u00f6ver d ( 2011 ) atmospheric plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings with high segmentation crack densities : spraying process , microstructure and thermal cycling behaviour . surf coat technol 206 : 16\u201323\ncompetitive application costs - when parts are large enough and the coating thickness requirement is high , thermal spraying becomes very cost competitive with chrome plating .\nthermal sprayed coatings are typically applied to metal substrates , but can also be applied to some plastic substrates . thermal sprayed coatings uniquely\nd . zhu and r . miller , thermal conductivity and elastic modulus evolution of thermal barrier coatings under high heat flux conditions ,\nthermal barrier coatings ( tbcs ) depend on low thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity . the state - of - the - art tbc system at the moment is an air plasma sprayed zr0 2 / 6 - 8wt % y 2 0 3 ceramic layer over a nicraly bond coat layer , deposited by plasma spraying at low pressure . partially stabilised zirconia has been chosen as the top coat because of its excellent thermal shock resistance , low thermal conductivity and relatively high coefficient of thermal expansion . the thermal conductivity and strain tolerance is further enhanced by the microcrack network , figure 1 , produced in the individual splats due to spraying .\nfauchais p . l . , heberlein j . v . r . , boulos m . i . ( 2014 ) industrial applications of thermal spraying technology . in : thermal spray fundamentals . springer , boston , ma\nuniform coating thickness - the coating build - up with thermal spraying is much more uniform over the entire part , depending on automation and part geometry .\nlow - pressure plasma spraying ( lpps ) and vacuum plasma spraying ( vps ) permit ceramic and especially also metallic layers to be produced , while oxygen uptake is avoided .\nthe demands for engineering coatings are becoming more and more stringent . environmental concerns are also being considered as an integral part of the design process . for future economic competitiveness and a lower environmental impact we must therefore turn our attention to processes that use the minimum of resources . thermal spraying is an attractive coating technique as it offers a wide choice of materials and processes that have a reduced impact on the environment when compared to conventional plating processes . thermal spray coating techniques such as hvof , flame wire spraying , flame powder spraying , arc wire spraying , plasma spraying and cold gas spraying , allow many problems of wear , corrosion and thermal degradation to be resolved by engineering the surface with tailor - made coatings .\na . killinger , m . kuhn , and r . gadow , high - velocity suspension flame spraying ( hvsfs ) , a new approach for spraying nanoparticles with hypersonic speed ,\n> > leistner hans gmbh > > . : : . plastic coating . : : . thermal spraying . : : . whirl sinter . : : .\nliang b , ding c ( 2005 ) thermal shock resistances of nanostructured and conventional zirconia coatings deposited by atmospheric plasma spraying . surf coat technol 197 : 185\u2013192\nall in all , it is easy to see why thermal spraying has become the preferred surface engineering technology in the market due to the amount of advantages it has over hard chrome plating . when it comes to disadvantages , we can also see that hard chrome plating has more issues to overcome than thermal spraying .\nj . francel and w . d . kingrey : \u201cthermal conductivity : iv , apparatus for determining thermal conductivity by a comparative method ,\nthis invention relates generally to a plasma transfer wire arc thermal spray system and a method of thermally spraying materials and , in particular , to a thermal spray apparatus with a spray gun having a simplified and faster starting procedure .\nnanostructured powders by atmospheric plasma spraying . j therm spray technol 17 ( 3 ) : 329\u2013337\nabb has invested in a development center for new products , and one new technology being employed is hvaf thermal spraying . they primarily use this new thermal spray process to improve the quality and lifetime of the new products they manufacture .\nj . francl and w . d . kingery : \u201cthermal conductivity : ix , experimental investigation of effect of porosity on thermal conductivity , \u201d\nthermal spray wires are used in thermal spraying applications by feeding two wires into a spray gun , then generating an arc between the two wires to create molten feedstock that is transferred onto a surface to deliver a heavy coating . thermal spray wires prove to be corrosion resistant in a number of demanding environments .\nthermal spraying offers a number of benefits , including improved resistance to wear , corrosion and heat in the final product . there are a number of thermal spraying processes , which basically entail heating the powder to above its melting temperature . cold spraying , in contrast , requires a powder temperature of just a few hundred degrees celsius . proper adhesion of the coating is achieved by increasing the particle velocity and thus the kinetic energy .\nmoskowitz ln ( 1993 ) application of hvof thermal spraying to solve corrosion problems in the petroleum industry\u2014an industrial note . j therm spray technol 2 ( 1 ) : 21\u201329\nr . tiwari , h . herman , and s . sampath , vacuum plasma spraying of mosi\na number of materials have already been proven to be suitable for cold spraying . these include :\nzhou d , guillon o , va\u00dfen r . development of ysz thermal barrier coatings using axial suspension plasma spraying . coatings . 2017 ; 7 ( 8 ) : 120 .\nthe success of the process in the automotive industry is due to the wide range of materials available for thermal spraying , the properties of these materials and the ease in providing high - rate / low - cost deposition for the high volume of parts involved . thermal spraying is a versatile process that can easily be integrated into a production line .\na . guignard , g . mauer , r . vassen , and d . st\u00f6ver , deposition and characteristics of submicrometer - structured thermal barrier coatings by suspension plasma spraying ,\nwaste disposal - wastes from thermal spraying are not toxic , but do contain elements requiring special disposal . typically they are dry powders , some of which can be reactive .\nthe main frame of work of the thermal spraying group consists of the development of new spraying technologies ( such as suspension spraying ) , new coating solutions ( such as coatings for heating elements , thermoelectric modules or hard metal coatings for components subjected to high stress ) , as well as the characterization of coatings ( for example , laser acoustic surface waves \u2013 lawave\u00ae ) .\nplasma spraying produces a high quality coating by a combination of a high temperature , high energy heat source , a relatively inert spraying medium and quite high particle velocities , typically 200\u2013300 m / s .\nthermal spraying can provide coatings with an approximate thickness range of 20 micrometers to several millimeters depending on the process and feedstock . coating materials available for thermal spraying include metals , alloys , ceramics , plastics and composites . coating quality is usually assessed by measuring its porosity , oxide content , macro and micro - hardness , bond strength and surface roughness .\nzhu d , choi sr , miller ra ( 2004 ) development and thermal fatigue testing of ceramic thermal barrier coatings . surf coat technol 188\u2013189 : 146\u2013152\nplasma spraying makes use of the plasma torch as the main tool for heating and spraying the coating . after the powder material has been melted down , it is then placed on the product in a manner which is similar to combustion flame spraying . the coatings which result from plasma spraying may be a few micrometers thick to a few millimeters think . while powder is the most widely used material , metals and ceramics are also used . the plasma spraying process is highly popular due to its adaptability .\nthere are a number of different process variations , for example plasma spraying , high - speed flame spraying or arc spraying , which are used for processing a broad range of materials such as metals , ceramics and polymers into functional coatings . layer thicknesses range from approx . 30 \u00b5m to several millimetres .\n: flsp was the first thermal spraying process . it use 2760 \u00bac ( 5000 \u00baf ) oxyacetylene flame to melt the targets which may be powders , rods , or wires .\nzhou , d . ; guillon , o . ; va\u00dfen , r . development of ysz thermal barrier coatings using axial suspension plasma spraying . coatings 2017 , 7 , 120 .\nwang y , khor ka , cheang p ( 1998 ) thermal spraying of functionally graded calcium phosphate coatings for biomedical implants . j therm spray technol 7 ( 1 ) : 50\u201357\nthe lead taken in evaluating and utilising thermal spraying on previously plated components by the major airlines in the us and europe , and other high volume , high profile users of chrome plating , should reinforce the confidence level of other industries enough to evaluate what thermal spraying can provide . the advances in thermal spraying over the past 10 years , both in terms of product and process , and also in the level of understanding , now positions this technology to move forward on a broader front as an established , and thoroughly proven industrial tool .\nlayers in power electronics using cold gas spraying . j therm spray technol 20 ( 1\u20132 ) : 299\u2013306\ndeposits fabricated by radio frequency induction plasma spraying . j therm spray technol 10 ( 4 ) : 611\u2013617\nlow - pressure thin - film plasma spraying ( lpps - tf ) represents a further development of vacuum plasma spraying conducted at low pressure . it enables thin , gas - tight layers to be deposited .\ng . mauer , a . guignard , and r . va\u00dfen , plasma spraying of efficient photoactive tio\nlike overlay welding or chromium plating , thermal spraying is a coating process . the feedstock material , in the form of a wire or powder , is melted or softened by flame or electricity and propelled onto the workpiece . during coating application , the spray torch traverses the workpiece to produce a coating . as with all industrial processes , thermal spraying has its advantages and limitations . understanding these characteristics is the key to taking advantage of thermal sprayed coatings . some of the benefits of thermal spray coatings include the following .\ncurry n , donoghue j ( 2012 ) evolution of thermal conductivity of dysprosia stabilised thermal barrier coating systems during heat treatment . surf coat technol 209 : 38\u201343\nthe other function of the thermal spraying enclosure is to reduce the noise to acceptable levels . typically , noise levels between 120 and 130 dba can be generated whilst spraying and , in order to comply with coshhh regulations , this needs to be reduced below 80 dba at 1 metre .\nthere are a number of different process variations , for example plasma spraying , high - speed flame spraying or arc spraying , which are used for processing a broad range of materials , such as metals , ceramics and polymers , into functional coatings . layer thicknesses range from approx . 30 \u00b5m to several millimeters .\nhelali m , hashmi msj ( 1996 ) production of free - standing objects by high velocity oxy - fuel ( hvof ) thermal spraying process . j mater process technol 56 : 431\u2013438\nthermal spraying is used in particular for wear - resistant combination layers , where an extreme surface hardness is to be combined with non - stick and sliding properties or enhanced traction properties .\nat a & a coatings , we recognize the various associated with thermal spray processes . that\u2019s why we adhere to the regulations set by the occupational safety & health administration to keep our workplaces safe . our team of highly trained thermal spraying specialists and operators understand the risks and know the importance of following safety procedures so that we can mitigate the risks . below is a quick look at how we ensure workplace safety while using thermal spraying equipment :\na & a coatings has been around for more than seven decades . we are the go - to shop for stellar thermal spraying solutions as we can tailor high performance thermal spray coatings according to your specific requirements . our success is not only built upon our diverse capabilities , which include plasma spraying , spray and fuse hardfacing , metalizing and hvof , but our ability to maintain absolute thermal spray safety in our workplace . find out the common risks that are associated with operating a thermal spray workplace and how we mitigate those risks .\neffect of thermal barrier coating for the improvement of si engine performanc . . .\nthe microstructural features in a tbc also influence its thermal properties . in fig .\ns . mahade , n . curry , s . bj\u00f6rklund , n . markocsan , and p . nyl\u00e9n , thermal conductivity and thermal cyclic fatigue of multilayered gd\nfind out how metalworkers like you can address the issue of thermal spray fumes .\nfigure 1 this thermal spray application uses a combustion source as the delivery mechanism .\nd\u00f6ring j - e , hoebener f , langer g ( 2008 ) review of applications of thermal spraying in the printing industry in respect to oems . in : lugscheider e ( ed ) thermal spray conference : crossing the border . dvs , d\u00fcsseldorf , e - proc\ny . zhao , d . li , x . zhong , h . zhao , l . wang , f . shao , c . liu , and s . tao , thermal shock behaviors of ysz thick thermal barrier coatings fabricated by suspension and atmospheric plasma spraying ,\nluo l , liu s , li j , wu y ( 2011 ) thermal shock resistance of femncral / cr3c2\u2013ni9al coatings deposited by high velocity arc spraying . surf coat technol 205 : 3467\u20133471\nfrom a historical view - point the thermal spraying or metal spraying has got its beginnings in the production of metal powders and was patented for the first time in 1882 . thereby , high - tension gases or vapours were made to escape and liquid metal was poured into the stream of gas (\nvacuum plasma spraying ( vps ) / technologies | tocalo co . , ltd . comprehensive manufacturer of advanced coating\nworkers involved in thermal spray processes face serious risks . this process\u2014also known as metalizing , flame spraying , metal spraying and hardfacing\u2014involves melting metal and spraying it onto a surface to form a coating . this is useful for adding corrosion - resistance to surfaces , building up worn parts and other applications . any situation that includes extreme heat and melted metal requires precautions , but workers performing thermal spray are often not protected to the degree that workers in other dangerous fields are , such as welders .\ndo you know why thermal spray coating has replaced hard chrome plating as the preferred surface treatment for many applications across a wide array of industries ? in this post , you will learn the answer as we put thermal spraying and hard chrome plating side by side for comparison .\nas with all thermal spraying processes there are particular health and safety issues that need to be addressed . for flame spraying these relate to protecting the operator from powder , dust and fume . also the use of flammable gases , including acetylene , requires that safe use and storage of gases be considered .\nthermal metal spraying , also referred to as thermal spray or metalizing , is a process where molten or semi - molten materials are propelled towards a substrate and deposited on the surface to create a coating that enhances the substrate\u2019s properties or characteristics . spraying materials may include pure metals , alloys , ceramics , cermets or plastics and can be delivered in a powder , wire or rod forms . some common thermal spraying processes include plasma arc spray , combustion spray , electric arc spray , wire flame spray , high velocity oxy - fuel ( hvof ) spray , cold spray and powder flame spray . thermal metal spraying is used across a wide range of industries and applications where metalworking is common including automotive , agriculture , aerospace , gas turbines , gas or petro - chemical .\na typical example of such an application of thermal spraying\u2014although not constricted to such use\u2014is the coating of light metal engine cylinder blocks with low friction and thermally conductive coatings on the cylinder bore walls .\nthermal spraying can provide thick coatings ( approx . thickness range is 20 micrometers to several mm , depending on the process and feedstock ) , over a large area at high deposition rate . coating materials available for thermal spraying include metals , alloys , ceramics , plastics and composites . they are fed in powder or wire form , heated to a molten or semimolten state and accelerated towards substrates in the form of micrometer - size particles . combustion or electrical arc discharge is usually used as the source of energy for thermal spraying . resulting coatings are made by the accumulation of numerous sprayed particles\nivosevic m , coguill sl , galbraith sl ( 2009 ) polymer thermal spraying : a novel coating process . in : marple br , hyland mm , lau y - c , li c - j , lima rs , montavon g ( eds ) thermal spray 2009 : proceedings of the international thermal spray conference . asm international , materials park , oh , pp 1078\u20131083\nsundararajan g , mahajan yr , joshi sv ( 2009 ) thermal spraying in india : status and prospects . in : marple br , hyland mm , lau y - c , li c - j , lima rs , montavon g ( eds ) thermal spray 2009 : proceedings of the international thermal spray conference . asm international , materials park , oh , pp 511\u2013516\nduring powder flame spraying the continuously added powder - like spraying additive is pre - melted and melted in an acetylene - oxygen flame . it is sprayed onto the prepared work piece surface , accelerated by the expanded fuel gases .\nhowever , suspension plasma spraying ( sps ) processes were rapidly developing in parallel . gitzhofer et al . ( ref\np . m\u00fcller , a . killinger , and r . gadow , suspension spraying of alumina and zirconia ceramics ,\nfinally , this article will conclude with the required improvements to meet the coating industry standards with suspension plasma spraying .\np . blazdell and s . kuroda , plasma spraying of submicron ceramic suspensions using a continuous ink jet printer ,\nm . yamada , h . isago , h . nakano , and m . fukumoto , cold spraying of tio\nzhou , dapeng ; guillon , olivier ; va\u00dfen , robert . 2017 .\ndevelopment of ysz thermal barrier coatings using axial suspension plasma spraying .\ncoatings 7 , no . 8 : 120 .\nsurface coverage might not be as easy to achieve in the case of plating . this is because thermal spraying is after all a line of sight process and it is harder to coat interior diameters .\nwhen comparing the two processes , a consideration of the economics involved in establishing and maintaining both types of facilities can be made . the following factors make thermal spraying commercially competitive with hard chrome plating .\nd . cheng , g . trapaga , j . w . mckelliget , and e . j . lavernia , mathematical modelling of high velocity oxygen fuel thermal spraying of nanocrystalline materials : an overview ,\nthermal spraying is a cost - effective method for enhancing surface properties . we support all common thermal spray methods , with options to suit your surfacing and all other applications requirements \u2013 such as the size of your run , scale of your part , environmental concerns , and portability needs .\ninterested to add thermal spray , laser cladding and cold spray solutions to your portfolio .\nn . curry , k . vanevery , t . snyder , and n . markocsan , thermal conductivity analysis and lifetime testing of suspension plasma - sprayed thermal barrier coatings ,\na . r . nicoll and h . eschnauer , retesting thermal - spray powders ,\n/ ysz thermal barrier coatings . j therm spray technol 19 ( 6 ) : 1179\u20131185\nthermal spray operator arc sprays copper onto a used ink drum for reclamation purposes . .\nhigh velocity oxygen fuel ( hvof ) spraying refers to a group of thermal spraying processes where spraying is done at supersonic speeds . hvof is considered to be a smart technique due to its wide range of choices in terms of materials and processes . it has less of an impact on the environment in comparison to other conventional plating processes . the materials available for hvof spray coating include metals and alloys , ceramics , plastics and composites .\nstarcoat\u00ae metal and carbide coating systems are applied with high - speed thermal spraying techniques to achieve exceptional wear resistance . the low proportion of pores creates an extremely high surface hardness of up to 70 hrc .\ne . dongmo , r . gadow , a . killinger , and m . wenzelburger , modeling of combustion as well as heat , mass , and momentum transfer during thermal spraying by hvof and hvsfs ,\ne . meillot , s . vincent , c . caruyer , j . p . caltagirone , and d . damiani , from dc time - dependent thermal plasma generation to suspension plasma - spraying interactions ,\ndavis jr ( ed ) ( 2004 ) handbook of thermal spray technology . sections introduction to applications for thermal spray processing and selected applications . asm international , materials park , oh\nnotomi a , sakakibara n ( 2009 ) recent application of thermal spray to thermal power plants . in : marple br , hyland mm , lau y - c , li c - j , lima rs , montavon g ( eds ) thermal spray 2009 : proceedings of the international thermal spray conference . asm international , materials park , oh , pp 1106\u20131111\nn . curry , k . van every , t . snyder , and n . markocsan , thermal conductivity analysis and lifetime testing of suspension plasma - sprayed thermal barrier coatings ,\nthermal spray coatings are widely used in a variety of industrial applications . molten powder or wire is heated either through oxy - fuel combustion or plasma\u2014the flame of the spray device powers the heated mixture , and after even spray distribution onto a metal product , the mixture assumes its solid coating form . thermal spray coatings can serve an array of functions ; commonly used to treat planes , they can also protect products from wear , temperature extremes , chemicals , and even protect buildings from external environmental conditions like rain and humidity . although there are multiple methods and materials involved in thermal coating , they are distinguished by both heat source and the base material used for deposition . combustion flame spraying , high velocity oxy - fuel spraying ( hvof ) , two - wire electric arc spraying , plasma spraying , and vacuum plasma spraying are several common coating application processes .\nph . roumilhac , j . f . coudert , and p . fauchais , designing parameters of spraying plasma torches ,\nsmyth rt , anderson jc ( 1975 ) production of resistors by arc plasma spraying . electrocompon sci technol 2 : 135\u2013145\nin contrast to plasma spraying , high - velocity flame spraying permits significantly higher particle velocities at comparatively moderate temperatures of the hot gas torch . this means that the process is particularly suitable for wear - resistant alloys and mcraly bond coats .\ncoating by spraying the coating material in the molten state , e . g . by flame , plasma or electric discharge\nhigh velocity oxygen fuel ( hvof ) spraying is a thermal spraying coating technique used to enhance surface properties or dimensions of components . this coating provides longer life of equipment through significantly increasing the protection against erosion , wear resistance and corrosion . the first hvof process is used in the detonation gun ( d - gun ) process .\na few months ago we looked at the thermal spraying of cylinder liners but here i would like to examine one of the processes mentioned in more detail , the plasma transferred wire arc ( ptwa ) method .\nwe conduct regular air sampling to determine our workers\u2019 potential exposure to airborne contaminants . we will make sure that the gases that are created from our thermal metal spraying and practices to exceed the permissible exposure limits .\nd . r . clarke and s . r . phillpot , thermal barrier coating materials ,\n\u2013nicr vps thermal spray coatings as candidate for chromium replacement . surf coat technol 220 : 225\u2013231\nr . j . bratton and s . k . lau , zirconia thermal barrier coatings ,\ne . ingier - stocka and m . maciejewski , thermal decomposition of [ co ( nh\nspace - a thermal spray facility requires significantly less floor space than an equivalent plating facility .\non - site capability - thermal spray equipment is portable and has on - site capability .\nfewer process steps - thermal spray coatings require fewer process steps to apply than chrome plating .\nplease contact astro alloys for custom design specs and recommendations for your specific thermal spray operations .\nat the surface engineering institute , numerical investigations of all relevant thermal spraying processes are executed . due to the different scales and physical phenomena that occur through thermal spraying processes , the processes can not be analyzed by deployment of a single numerical model . the entire process beginning from the heat generation up to the coating formation must be divided into sub - processes , which have to be modeled separately ( see figure left ) .\nall methods of thermal spraying involve the projection of small softened particles onto a cleaned and prepared surface where they adhere to form a continuous coating . combined thermal and kinetic energy causes the particles to flatten or \u2019splat\u2019 onto the surface , and onto each other , to produce a cohesive coating of successive layers .\nthe document provides guidelines for establishing ppe programs for thermal spraying , assessing hazards associated with thermal spray operations and training workers about ppe , as well as guidelines for selecting , using and maintaining ppe . the information is consistent with osha\u2019s personal protective equipment standard ( 29 cfr 1910 . 132 - 138 ) .\na . ganvir , n . curry , s . bj\u00f6rklund , n . markocsan , and p . nyl\u00e9n , characterization of microstructure and thermal properties of ysz coatings obtained by axial suspension plasma spraying ( asps ) ,\np . fauchais and a . vardelle , innovative and emerging processes in plasma spraying : from micro - to nanostructured coatings ,\nj . oberste berghaus , b . marple , and c . moreau , suspension plasma spraying nanostructured wc - 12co coatings ,\nf . wu et al . method for preparing porous hydroxyapatite coatings by suspension plasma spraying , patent wo 2010130109 a1 , 2010\nthermal spraying is a technology which improves or restores the surface of a solid material . the process can be used to apply coatings to a wide range of materials and components , to provide resistance to : wear , erosion , cavitation , corrosion , abrasion or heat . thermal spraying is also used to provide electrical conductivity or insulation , lubricity , high or low friction , sacrificial wear , chemical resistance and many other desirable surface properties .\nduring thermal spraying , the heat applied to the base material can be extremely high . when coating thin - walled substrates or substrates with very low thermal conductivity , or when using temperature - sensitive coating materials , overheating problems can arise . differences in heat expansion rates can even cause the coating to flake off .\nhvof coatings are used in applications requiring the highest density and strength not found in most other thermal spray processes . new applications , previously not suitable for thermal spray coatings are becoming viable .\nthermal sprayed coatings can also be used to manufacture hybrid microelectronic components , by spraying ceramic materials onto a metal substrate to provide electrically insulating areas . such technology is becoming increasingly important in meeting the demands of modern computing .\nchen x , gu l , zou b , wang y , cao x ( 2012 ) new functionally graded thermal barrier coating system based on lamgal11o19 / ysz prepared by air plasma spraying . surf coat technol 206 : 2265\u20132274\nmihm s , duda t , gruner h , thomas g , dzur b ( 2012 ) method and process development of advanced atmospheric plasma spraying for thermal barrier coatings . j therm spray technol 21 ( 3\u20134 ) : 400\u2013408\nhenne rh , schitter c ( 1995 ) plasma spraying of high performance thermoplastics . in : berndt cc , sampath s ( eds ) thermal spray science and technology . asm international , materials park , oh , pp 527\u2013532\nthermal spraying is a surface modification technology in which metals and ceramics are heated to a molten or semi - molten state and then made to collide with and accumulate on the surface of a substrate thereby forming a coating .\nall five thermal spray processes can be used to apply \u2018engineering coatings\u2019 to modify the surface properties of an item . engineering coatings can provide such properties as enhanced wear resistance , thermal barriers , electrical / thermal conductivity , hard - chrome replacement and insulation across a wide range of applications .\nschlegel n . , d . sebold , y . j . sohn , g . mauer , r . va\u00dfen , thermal cycling performance of a columnar structured complex perovskite in a temperature gradient test , e . meillot ed . , workshop on suspension and solution thermal spraying , tours france oct 8 , 9 , 2014\nsince the first thermal spraying process for feeding tin and lead wires into a modified oxyacetylene welding torch patented by m . u . schoop ( zurich , switzerland ) between 1882 and 1889 , thermal spray technology has been continuously developed to meet market requirements . it has evolved into a large family of processes that now includes flame spray , electric arc spray , plasma arc spray , and more recently the high kinetic energy spraying known as cold spray .\n- jim grundtner and precision coatings , inc . are among a prestigious few in thermal spray .\nstate - of - the - art thermal spray coating solutions [ pdf 0 . 34 mb ]\npawlowski l ( 1995 ) the science and engineering of thermal spray coatings . wiley , new york\niyengar rk ( 2009 ) thermal spray coating for steel processing . technovations international , littleton , ma\ncpt , thermal spray center , center within the university of barcelona which carries out an extensive research on the thermal spray field ; it covers a wide range of materials suitable for many applications .\nfigure 3 . a gas turbine shaft previously chrome plated , now coated using thermal spray techniques .\nin the future the manufacturing and engineering industries will continue to change dramatically , and for numerous engineering or consumer durable products appropriate surface engineering as applied by thermal spraying techniques is becoming a decisive factor in sustaining a competitive edge .\nberthelsen r , wiederkehr t , denzer r , menzel a , m\u00fcller h ( 2014 ) efficient simulation of nonlinear heat transfer during thermal spraying of complex workpieces . world j mech 04 ( 09 ) : 289\u2013301 . doi :\nsince then , numerous activities have been undertaken to evaluate sps and solution plasma precursor spraying ( spps ) processes , mainly in the field of thermal barrier coating ( tbc ) and solid oxide fuel cell ( sofc ) research . soon it was recognized that sps coatings revealed a unique microstructure that could not be achieved by ordinary spray processes like plasma and combustion flame spraying . in parallel , spraying of liquid precursors for the fabrication of nano - scaled powders and deposits were investigated ( ref\ngross ka , kovalevskis a ( 1996 ) mold manufacture with plasma spraying . j therm spray technol 5 ( 4 ) : 469\u2013475\nn . markocsan , a . ganvir , and p . newbatt , influence of coating morphology on thermal properties and lifetime of axial suspension plasma sprayed thermal barrier coatings , invited talk at the \u201cthermal spray of suspensions & solutions symposium ( ts4 ) \u201d , montreal , 2 - 3 december , 2015\nhaynes ja , ferber mk , porter wd ( 2000 ) thermal cycling behavior of plasma - sprayed thermal barrier coatings with various mcraix bond coats . j therm spray technol 9 ( 1 ) : 38\u201348\ns . gong , k . vanevery , h . wang , and r . w . trice , microstructure and thermal properties of inflight rare - earth doped thermal barriers prepared by suspension plasma spray ,\nthe substitution of the conventional spray powders by suspensions offers new possibilities , such as the direct use of finely dispersed powders , and thus saving in the production of specific thermal spraying feedstock powder , and the production of nanostructured coatings .\nskandan g , yao r , sadangi r , kear bh , qiao y , liu l , fischer te ( 2000 ) multimodal coatings : a new concept in thermal spraying . j therm spray technol 9 ( 3 ) : 329\u2013331\npan zy , wang y , wang ch , sun xg , wang l ( 2012 ) the effect of sic particles on thermal shock behavior of al2o3 / 8ysz coatings fabricated by atmospheric plasma spraying . surf coat technol 206 : 2484\u20132498\nwith ceracoat\u00ae , high - quality metal and ceramic coatings are created in a thermal spraying process . extreme surface hardness optimizes the wear resistance and traction properties and extends the service life of components subjected to high levels of mechanical strain .\nthermal conductivity , thermal cyclic life and erosion resistance of the three different tbc designs were compared . the as - sprayed tbcs were subjected to thermal cyclic fatigue test at 1100 \u00b0c and 1200 \u00b0c . also , the thermal conductivity of as - sprayed tbcs was measured in the temperature range of 25 \u00b0c to 1000 \u00b0c . the results revealed that the gz - based multilayered tbcs had a higher thermal cyclic life and lower thermal conductivity compared to single - layer ysz tbc , with the life enhancement in the thermal cyclic tests carried out at 1300 \u00b0c being significant ( 43 cycles in case of ysz compared to 395 and 521 cycles for the double - and triple - layer tbcs discussed above ( ref\nspraying humiseal\u00ae uv50lv can be applied via standard selective coating equipment or by conventional hand spray equipment . the source air used for spraying must be dry ( a dry inert gas ( air , nitrogen or argon ) is highly recommended ) to prevent premature curing of the secondary cure mechanism . the spraying should be done with adequate ventilation so that the vapour and mist are carried away from the operator .\nthermal spraying means to cause a molten material to collide with and accumulate on the surface of a substrate . accordingly , in order to create a good thermal spray coating , a high - temperature state to create a sufficient molten state and a high - speed state to spray particles are required . in the film - creation process in thermal spraying , molten particles collide with the substrate and simultaneously become flattened . some particles become a spray and are scattered . particles of the raw material that have melted and become a liquid , build up rapidly to form a film .\nseveral elements are contained within the spraying layer and can be combined ( e . g . cr , ni , carbides etc . )\n) . however , the deposition efficiency is considerably reduced in this case due to only partial melting of the particles during spraying . figure\ns . sampath , ph . d . thesis , \u201crapid solidification during plasma spraying , \u201d suny at stony brook , aug 1989 .\nj . oberste - berghaus , b . marple , and c . moreau , suspension plasma spraying of nanostructured wc - 12co coatings ,\nr . gadow , a . killinger , and j . rauch , new results in high velocity suspension flame spraying ( hvsfs ) ,\ne . bouyer , f . gitzhofer , and m . i . boulos , the suspension plasma spraying of bioceramics by induction plasma ,\nthe at 400 wire arc spray system has the highest deposition rate of the thermal spraying processes . options are available for broad coverage or tight spray patterns , running gear , cable length , remote wire feed unit and id coating extension .\nnagai m , shigemura s , yoshiya a ( 2009 ) thermal - sprayed cfrp roll with resistant to thermal shock and wear - for papermaking machine . in : marple br , hyland mm , lau y - c , li c - j , lima rs , montavon g ( eds ) thermal spray 2009 : proceedings of the international thermal spray conference . asm international , materials park , oh , pp 607\u2013611\nthe atmospheric plasma spray process is used for wear and corrosion protection , thermal insulation , repair , and restoration . as it is the most flexible of all thermal spray processes coatings , can be applied \u2026\nhigh deposition rates - most of the thermal spray processes have a higher deposition rate than chromium plating .\nthermal spraying is widely adopted across many industries as a preferred method . it has huge scope to extend the life of new components or through the use of tried and tested techniques , to repair and re - engineer worn or damaged components .\nthermal spraying techniques are coating processes in which melted ( or heated ) materials are sprayed onto a surface . the\nfeedstock\n( coating precursor ) is heated by electrical ( plasma or arc ) or chemical means ( combustion flame ) .\nour wire feeding solutions for electric arc thermal spraying offer you consistent feed rates , speed adjustment , and the ability to interface with various spool types or even whole drums . wires are uncoiled and transported using push or push - pull mechanisms .\nmore recently , thermal spraying has been recognised as a key process for the synthesis of specialised coatings and materials . it offers the ability to create free standing structures for net - shaped manufacture of high performance ceramics , composites and functional graded materials . it is also used for the rapid - solidification synthesis of specialised materials . thermal spraying is now being considered for the synthesis of advanced functional surfaces such as catalytic coatings , dielectrics , ferrites , bioactive materials and solid oxide fuel cells .\nthe customer was investigating dust collection for a thermal spraying booth . they had been using scrubbers and bag filters , but with both of these the filters became clogged within about a week , and the customer had problems with reduced air volume .\nespecially in sps , the short spraying distances cause high heat flux to the substrate . spraying distances at sps processes is usually 50 mm or even lower . using hvsfs larger spraying distances are used , usually between 80 and 120 mm . besides the lower spraying distance compared to the use of powders also the solvents influences the heat flux . when water is used energy is needed for the vaporization of the water . using organic solvents additional energy can be generated by the combustion of this solvent . therefore , the used solvent also influences the heat flux .\nlima rs , marple br ( 2007 ) thermal spray coatings engineered from nanostructured ceramic agglomerated powders for structural , thermal barrier and biomedical applications : a review . j therm spray technol 16 ( 1 ) : 40\u201363\nkoolloos mfj , houben jm ( 2000 ) behavior of plasma - sprayed thermal barrier coatings during thermal cycling and the effect of a preoxidized nicraiy bond coat . j therm spray technol 9 ( 1 ) : 49\u201358\nthermal spraying is a widely applied coating technique . the optimisation of the thermal spraying process with respect to temperature or temperature induced residual stress states requires a numerical framework for the simulation of the coating itself as well as of the quenching procedure after the application of additional material . this work presents a finite element framework for the simulation of mass deposition due to coating by means of thermal spraying combined with the simulation of nonlinear heat transfer of a rigid heat conductor . the approach of handling the dynamic problem size is highlighted with focus on the thermodynamical consistency of the derived model . with the framework implemented , numerical examples are employed and material parameters are fitted to experimental data of steel as well as of tungsten - carbide\u2013cobalt - coating .\nchr\u00e1ska p , neufuss k , herman h ( 1997 ) plasma spraying of zircon . j therm spray technol 6 ( 4 ) : 445\u2013448\nchraska p , neufuss k , herman h ( 1997 ) plasma spraying of zircon . j therm spray technol 6 ( 4 ) : 445\u2013448\n* as the spraying speed of molten particles is faster than in the air , coatings with higher bonding strength and higher density are produced .\nr . va\u00dfen , h . ka\u00dfner , g . mauer , and d . st\u00f6ver , suspension plasma spraying : process characteristics and applications ,\nl . jia and f . gitzhofer , induction plasma synthesis of nanostructured sofcs electrolyte using solution and suspension plasma spraying : a comparative study ,\nr . vassen , h . kassner , g . mauer , and d . st\u00f6ver , suspension plasma spraying : process characteristics and applications ,\ncombustion flame spraying is an excellent option for surfaces which aren\u2019t designed to handle extreme stress . the coating which results from this process is not strongly attached to the surface since the spraying mechanism is powered by a lower flame velocity . the flame will be generated via oxygen which has been combined with fuel , and this will melt the mixture . combustion flame spraying is popular for low intensity applications due to its low cost ."]}
{"id": 54093, "summary": [{"text": "renault winery ( pronounced / r\u026a\u02c8n\u0254\u02d0lt / , re-nalt ) is a winery located in egg harbor city and galloway township in atlantic county , new jersey .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it is the oldest active winery in the state in new jersey .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "renault is one of the larger winegrowers in new jersey , having 48 acres of grapes under cultivation , and producing 20,000 cases of wine per year .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the winery is named after its founder . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "renault winery", "paragraphs": ["renault winery\nthe history of renault winery\n( commercial website ) . retrieved 22 june 2013 .\nrenault winery is the only vineyard in new jersey that can claim to sell champagne .\nrenault winery resort and golf is scheduled to be sold to its mortgagee bank monday .\nmaher said oceanfirst decided last year it would operate renault winery temporarily for several reasons .\nrenault winery resort and golf was sold monday to the bank that holds its mortgage .\ntoms , charlie .\nrenault winery review\nin american winery guide ( 15 june 2013 ) . retrieved 1 november 2013 .\nrenault winery resort and golf in egg harbor city has filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection .\na friend of mine and i went to golf at the vineyard course at renault winery yesterday .\nthe renault winery in egg harbor city . june 1 , 2016 ( craig matthews / staff photographer )\nand i am so grateful i booked my wedding with renault winery , hands down best decision . thank you renault for bringing my fairytale wedding to life !\ncome on out to renault winery for a fabulous ladies night . free entry is always a good time .\na federal judge on thursday approved a $ 3 . 36 million oct . 15 sale of bankrupt renault winery\u2026\nsharrott winery is a winery in the blue anchor section of winslow township in camden county , new jersey .\nboasting an on - site winery and golf course , tuscany house hotel at renault winery is located in egg harbor city . free wi - fi access is available .\nlock in a great price for tuscany house hotel at renault winery \u2013 rated 8 . 7 by recent guests !\nowner joseph milza , left and dennis del vecchio , right chief operating officer of renault talks about the reorganization of renault winery resort and golf and plans for the future .\ntuscany house hotel at renault winery accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival .\ntoms river - based oceanfirst bank bought the bankrupt renault winery resort and golf in october for $ 3 . 36 million .\nrenault winery says it is one of the oldest continuously operating wineries in the u . s . , tracing its roots to louis nicholas renault , who purchased property in the region in 1864 .\nwe - me and my two sisters and niece - were very happy with the wine tour and renault winery in . . .\n( chatsworth , nj : pine barrens press , 1999 ) . isbn 9780937996386 . wines and wineries of new jersey . schmidt , r . marilyn . renault winery is named after louis nicolas renault .\nwent to the renault winery ( egg harbor city ) for the brunch yesterday , and took the tour . a few quick tidbits .\nrenault was the first winery in the us to produce champagne . it ' s blueberry champagne was served at jfk ' s inauguration .\ncava winery & vineyard .\ncava winery & vineyard : our story\n( commercial website ) . retrieved 21 july 2013 .\nover a century and a half old , renault winery is a recognized new jersey state historical site and one of the oldest continuously operating wineries in the united states . master vintner louis nicholas renault hailed from the ancient champagne house of the duke of montebello in rheims , france , settling in egg harbor city and establishing renault winery in 1864 .\nthe bankrupt renault winery resort and golf is scheduled to be sold to its mortgagee bank for $ 3 . 36 million oct . 15 .\nthe chief operating officer of renault winery says he hopes to restructure the company\u2019s finances to \u201censure us being here long into the future . \u201d\nrenault winery files for bankruptcy court documents reveal the winery has assets of $ 11 . 3 million and liabilities of $ 8 . 6 million , and that oceanfirst bank , which holds a $ 7 . 9 million mortgage had foreclosed on renault . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nfor most of past century , john d\u2019agostino and family owned the winery , which during prohibition was allowed to sell \u201crenault wine tonic\u201d to drugstores .\nrenault winery in egg harbor has a hotel and golf course . the par - 4 seventh hole has golfers teeing off over part of the vineyards .\nthe winery traces its roots to louis nicholas renault , a french winemaker who purchased property in south jersey in 1864 in search of the region\u2019s sandy soil .\nthe winery\u2019s current owner , joseph p . milza , a local newspaper owner and publisher , purchased the property in 1977 . because the production of sparkling wine at renault dates back to the 19th century , the winery can continue to use \u201cchampagne\u201d on its labels . the winery sells both an american champagne and a popular blueberry champagne . according to wines vines analytics , renault winery has 35 acres of vineyard and produces 12 , 500 cases of wine . in addition to the winery , hotel and golf course , renault also has an events facility for banquets and weddings and two restaurants . there are a total of 54 wineries in new jersey .\nrenault is one of the country ' s oldest vineyards , founded in 1864 . the winery is a recognized new jersey state historical site . during prohibition , the winery was given special permission to produce wine used for religious and medicinal purposes .\nworth more than 5 stars . from the moment i came to renault they were accommodat\ncompian felicia .\na dinner to celebrate the harvest at renault winery\nin the press of atlantic city ( 19 september 2012 ) . retrieved 20 september 2013 .\npost , kevin .\nrenault winery uses solar power to kill insects\nin the press of atlantic city ( 12 october 2011 ) . retrieved 8 june 2013 .\nwinery statuary . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nmaher said the winery business is not in the bank\u2019s long - term vision .\nit is the only winery in new jersey that produces wine from sugar plums .\nwe are proud to share our historic winery with you . when you arrive at the winery , we encourage you to take a tour of our historic winery and enjoy a tasting of our wines . the tour and tasting combined will be just under an hour long . winery tours start at the wine shop monday - friday , and in the winery lobby saturdays and sundays . the historic winery tours are about 30 minutes and end in the wine shop where additional guests can opt to partake in the wine tasting at the conclusion of the tour . those guests wishing to partake in only the wine tasting should arrive before the half hour mark . winery tours cost $ 5 and wine tasting includes a souvenir renault winery glass for $ 5 .\ndetail of winery statuary . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nwinery tours will continue . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nmain entrance to the winery . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nsince 1864 , renault winery has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in new jersey and a favorite of local residents . located off the beaten path , but still close enough to atlantic city , philadelphia , and new york city , renault winery offers a gift shop and glass museum , catering for banquets and weddings , and daily winery tours and tastings . our tuscany house hotel is also home to joseph\u2019s restaurant , two out - door swimming pools , and 50 hotel rooms . scenic grounds , photogenic vineyards , and the backdrop of our 18 - hole championship golf course , renault winery can accommodate a small and intimate wedding reception of 25 or a large crowd of 250 . with a variety of unique venue rooms , renault winery , is the perfect place to host your dream wedding !\nthe owner of the winery at the time was introduced to al capone by nucky .\nbottles corked with the renault logo await capping . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nwe - me and my two sisters and niece - were very happy with the wine tour and renault winery in general . our guide was very informative and spoke about the interesting history of the winery and its owners . the tasting was a lot of fun . . .\nscenic view of winery near golf club . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nthe winery uses old wine barrels as signage . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nwe had an amazing experience at renault ! we had to put together a wedding in 4 months and were so lucky to have found renault winery to host our wedding . first off , the venue is fantastic for photos , very picturesque . this is one of the best . . .\nthe location of the hotel in conjunction with renault winery was fantastic . we always loved going to renault . their wine is always top notch and being so close to atlantic city was nice . we were able to spend the night in ac and make the easy drive back to the hotel .\nrenault\u2019s list of wines includes cabernet sauvignon , merlot , chardonnay , riesling , american champagne and others .\na winery is attached to this egg harbor city hotel . tuscany house hotel at renault winery features 2 outdoor swimming pools , a golf course , and a seasonal outdoor pool . the hotel offers a restaurant . a bar / lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink .\nrenault claims to be the country ' s longest continuously operating winery , begun in 1864 . winemaking here dates to 1858 , when someone discovered that grapes thrived in atlantic county ' s well - drained sandy soil and temperate climate . the news drew german winemakers and then louis nicholas renault from france . renault left a europe whose vineyards were being ravaged by grape - killing bugs and started fresh in atlantic county , planting european grapes supplemented with north american varieties like catawba , which renault still grows and uses in its wines . many italian family vintners soon followed . the renault family ran the winery until 1919 , when the founder ' s son , felix , with prohibition looming , sold the place .\n\u201cthe location of the hotel in conjunction with renault winery was fantastic . we always loved going to renault . their wine is always top notch and being so close to atlantic city was nice . we were able to spend the night in ac and make the easy drive back to the hotel . \u201d\negg harbor city mayor lisa jiampetti said the hotel and the winery draw people from all over .\ncava is also the only new jersey winery that uses a\u00e7a\u00ed berries , pears , and watermelons .\namazing ! i had my wedding at renault winery ( on the winery side ) on 10 / 13 / 2017 and i could not have been happier . anna rose was my coordinator and made sure everything we wanted was taken care of from start to finish . the food and service wer . . .\nand so , renault headed for southern new jersey , where this miracle grape was rumored to thrive . finding a climate and soil similar to that which he knew in france , renault decided to settle and establish his own vineyard . in 1864 he purchased land in the egg harbor area , and by 1870 he had introduced his new jersey champagne . renault winery quickly gained notoriety , winning prizes for its wines and becoming the largest distributor of champagne in the united states . this winery\u2019s success even earned egg harbor the moniker of \u201cwine city . \u201d\ncourt documents reveal the winery has assets of $ 11 . 3 million and liabilities of $ 8 . 6 million , and that oceanfirst bank , which holds a $ 7 . 9 million mortgage had foreclosed on renault .\nsituated in egg harbor city , this golf hotel is 0 . 1 mi ( 0 . 1 km ) from renault winery and 2 . 3 mi ( 3 . 8 km ) from sylvin farms winery . sahl ' s father son farm and harold e . taylor observatory are also within 9 mi ( 15 km ) .\nbeautiful setting , enjoyed the winery , excellent restaurant at joseph ' s . two outdoor pools - nice .\nfrom the beginning , the owners of renault winery resort & golf aspired to construct a championship golf course unique to south jersey , which would be complimented by our award winning restaurants , winery and the tuscany hotel . this unique 7200 yard layout features majestic views of the vineyards as it meanders subtly through south jersey ' s pinelands .\negg harbor city \u2014 renault winery resort & golf , a sweeping complex started by a french vintner 150 years ago , is in the process of being sold to a new jersey - based buyer , its management said tuesday .\ntuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nfor more than half of the 20th century , john d\u2019agostino and family owned the winery , even producing during prohibition under a government permit that allowed \u201crenault wine tonic\u201d to be sold in drug stores , the company said on its website .\n\u201cbeautiful setting , enjoyed the winery , excellent restaurant at joseph ' s . two outdoor pools - nice . \u201d\nvineyard & winery management .\nwine industry index 2012\n( archived website ) . retrieved 12 april 2013 .\ncava winery & vineyard .\ncava winery & vineyard : online store\n( commercial website ) . retrieved 18 july 2013 . a review of the wines made by new jersey ' s 46 wineries found no other establishment using ciliegiolo , grechetto , or sagrantino grapes , nor any other new jersey winery using a\u00e7a\u00ed berries , pears , or watermelons .\nrenault winery is located in the outer coastal plain ava , and produces wine from baco noir , cabernet franc , cabernet sauvignon , cayuga white , chardonnay , merlot , noah , norton ( cynthiana ) , petit verdot , pinot gris , pinot noir , riesling , sangiovese , sauvignon blanc , vidal blanc . [ 13 ] [ 15 ] renault also makes fruit wines from blueberries , and is the only winery in the united states to make a blueberry champagne . [ 3 ] [ 16 ]\nthe econo lodge in hammonton , nj offers easy access to frog rock golf course , thomasello winery and batsto village .\ncourt documents reveal the winery has assets of $ 11 . 3 million and liabilities of $ 8 . 6 million .\nsince its beginning , sylvin farms winery has been dedicated to new jersey agriculture . in 1976 , when conventional wisdom sai\u2026\nalso , about 100 people have jobs there , and there were nine weddings planned at the winery , he said .\ngolf club restaurant . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nrestaurant dining room . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nvineyard in winter . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nmark maxwell , president of the egg harbor city historical society , said renault , a french winemaker , favored the region\u2019s sandy soils .\nr louis nicolas renault . we had a wonderful family reunion there in about 1986 . my sister dorothy who is fluent in french s\nhotel and restaurant building . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\ntoday , the winery has thrived and become one of the most popular tourist attractions in new jersey and a favorite of local residents . renault winery offers a catering for banquets and weddings and historic winery tours . in 2001 , the tuscany house was built - a 50 - room hotel with old world d\u00e9cor . the tuscany house is also home to conference facilities and joseph\u2019s restaurant , a european style dining room . october 2004 saw the addition of vineyard golf , an 18 - hole championship golf course .\nwe really liked this winery , lots of fascinating history delivered in an extremely entertaining tour . ask for suzanne as your tour guide . she brings the history of the winery to life with her tales of its shady past through prohibition and beyond . it was the most fun i ever had on a winery tour , and bonus - - the wine was delicious ! ! !\nfrom the start , laurito had signaled that this would be no highbrow tour . she said a french - canadian visitor had once insisted that renault should rhyme with jello .\nhere in south jersey , we say renault ,\nlaurito said , and it rhymed with salt .\ni had been to the winery before but never the course . the course was in decent shape and the staff was great .\ntoms , charlie .\nsouthwind vineyard review\nin american winery guide ( 30 november 2013 ) . retrieved 16 december 2013 .\nhill , kelly .\ncava winery\nin the new jersey herald ( 16 april 2008 ) . retrieved 19 may 2013 .\nthe vineyard was first planted in 1864 by louis nicolas renault , a french immigrant from mareuil - sur - ay who brought the original vinifera grapes from france . [ 9 ] [ 10 ] renault opened to the public in 1870 , and for many years was the largest producer of champagne in the united states . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] renault survived the prohibition era by obtaining licenses to produce sacramental wine as well as various medicinal wines , including\nrenault wine tonic\nwhich was sold by pharmacists across the united states . [ 12 ] [ 13 ]\nrenault winery was founded by louis nicholas renault , a \u201cmaster vintner\u201d from rheims , france , who came to the united states after phylloxera devastated french vineyards . he first attempted to grow grapes in california , but his vines there succumbed to phylloxera as well . after learning about native american grapes that had a natural resistance to certain diseases and pests , renault moved to new jersey in 1864 , purchased land near egg harbor , and planted native grapes varieties such as ives and catawba . he introduced his new jersey champagne by 1870 , and the winery grew to become the nation\u2019s largest producer of sparkling wine . in the late 19th century , egg harbor was known as \u201cwine city . \u201d\nwe recently had our wedding at the renault winery and we could not be happier with the outcome of everything for our big day ! valerie and her staff were a blessing to have help us make everything go smoothly . our family and friends are still ra . . .\nmy husband and i looked at so many different options across nj before making our decision on a wedding venue . once we saw the renault winery we knew this was it ! the grounds are beautiful and the banquet staff was very helpful . our guests have . . .\nlobby detail inside hotel and restaurant building . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nceiling detail inside hotel and restaurant building . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nthat ' s how i ended up in egg harbor city , about 45 minutes west of atlantic city ' s boardwalk , on a tour of the renault winery . even more surprising , i found that renault is not alone . it ' s one of four stops on a south jersey wine trail . all told , new jersey has more than a dozen wineries that together made about 140 , 000 gallons last year .\nbottles are filled by the wine bottling machinery . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\ni think this winery was great . the wine for the most part was amazing . the wine presenter penny was great , very knowledgea\nthe winery was ultimately worth more as an existing business than as something the bank could have sold off for pieces , he said .\nnearly a century and a half old , renault winery is a recognized new jersey state historical site and one of the oldest continuously operating wineries in the united states . like a fine varietal , the winery has continued to grow , develop and improve with age . the winery\u2019s story begins in europe , with one man and a tiny , sap - eating insect . master vintner louis nicholas renault was a representative of the ancient champagne house of the duke of montebello in rheims , france when europe was hit by the greatest disaster in the history of wine . the accidental introduction of phylloxera , a parasitic aphid , in the mid 1800s nearly destroyed france\u2019s entire wine industry . in 1855 , renault set sail for the new world with hopes of saving his vines and establishing a vineyard free of the insect that had ravished the vines of western europe . renault\u2019s first attempt at an american vineyard took place in california . to his dismay , phylloxera also destroyed the root systems of his californian grapes . it was then that renault learned of a native american grape that grew on the east coast , a grape with a natural resistance to certain pests and disease .\nalthough renault winery is a lovely setting , i walked away disappointed in the wedding we attended and the way it was managed . the outdoor ceremony was very nice . from there we were ushered into a room for cocktail hour . the food was so - so and there . . .\nstrauss , robert\na winery changes its face\nin the new york times ( 22 july 2001 ) . retrieved 3 april 2013 .\nmy mom and i travelled to the renault winery for an evening of tour , dinner , and hotel stay as a gift to her for christmas . it was january , so i ' m sure the grounds are more appealing during the summer , but the entire location left a . . .\negg harbor city chamber of commerce president james schroeder grew up down the street from the resort . he says financial troubles for renault started after hurricane irene .\nrenault winery offers a tuscan restaurant , catering for banquets & weddings , and historic winery tours open year round . in 2001 , the tuscany house opened with a 50 - room hotel with old world d\u00e9cor . the tuscany house is also home to conference facilities and a restaurant with european styling . october 2004 saw the addition of the vineyard golf course , a par 72 , 18 hole championship layout measuring 7200 + yards and groomed to perfection .\nuniversal foods bought the winery in 1968 and ran it until mcc presidential , a new jersey - based investment group , took ownership in 1974 .\nrenault is one of the larger winegrowers in new jersey , having 48 acres of grapes under cultivation , and producing 20 , 000 cases of wine per year .\nthe bank that has been running a 152 - year - old atlantic county winery for the past year hopes to soon get out of the business .\nsullivan , kathy .\ncava winery and vineyard\non wine trail traveler ( blog ) ( 7 july 2011 ) . retrieved 15 april 2013 .\nattorneys for the bankrupt - but - still - open renault winery resort and golf asked a federal judge this week to schedule a sept . 22 auction for virtually all of the property\u2019s assets , including a 150 - year - old vineyard billed as one of the oldest continuously operating wine producers in the united states .\nmarrio bucchi of toms river , winemaking operations manager , oversees the wine bottling machinery . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\ng been to other weddings ourselves and getting an idea of what to expect . never did we expect renault to blow us out of the water . lauran was phenomenal\nrenault borrowed from the bank in 2009 and 2010 on advice from the resort\u2019s then - general manager , chief operating officer dennis del vecchio has said in court papers . the manager \u201cadvised . . . ( renault ) on a number of questionable financial decisions and transactions , \u201d said del vecchio , who did not return a call for comment .\npaul verdi , general manager of renault , said the resort is under an agreement of sale and the buyer is examining the financial and other details involved with the transaction .\nthe winery is located on a 1400 - acre site which includes an 18 - hole golf course , a 50 - room hotel , and two restaurants . [ 17 ] [ 18 ] renault has a plenary winery license from the new jersey division of alcoholic beverage control , which allows it to produce an unrestricted amount of wine , operate up to 15 off - premises sales rooms , and ship up to 12 cases per year to consumers in - state or out - of - state . [ 19 ] [ 20 ] renault is a member of the garden state wine growers association and the outer coastal plain vineyard association . [ 21 ] [ 22 ]\nrenault winery have me the wedding of my dreams ! ! ! it was more beautiful than i ever thought possible it was perfect ! ! ! valerie is amazing and i don ' t know what i would of done without her . if i could do it again i wouldn ' t change a thing it w . . .\nchoukroun - chicheportiche , jonathan .\nsouthwind vineyard & winery\non vert de vin ( blog ) ( 19 september 2013 ) . retrieved 16 december 2013 .\nkevin mccarty of absecon , director of food and beverage , discusses procedures in the cold storage room for wines . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nafter world war ii , atlantic city political boss and racketeer enoch\nnucky\njohnson was employed by renault . [ 11 ] while the winery once cultivated 600 acres of grapes , and sold 500 , 000 cases of wine per year , production has decreased substantially in recent decades . [ 1 ] [ 10 ] the winery has instead developed into a resort , opening a restaurant in 1983 , a hotel and second restaurant in 2000 , and a golf course in 2004 . [ 1 ] [ 14 ]\ncurrent owner joseph milza , a former newspaper owner and publisher who purchased the winery in 1977 , added substantially to the complex to turn it into a tourism destination .\nthe winery was owned by a friend of the real nucky during probation , and got a govt permit to keep producing sacramental wines because of nucky ' s connections .\nkevin mccarty of absecon , director of food and beverage , passes the antique wine making equipment on display during tours . tuesday january 5 2016 renault winery in egg harbor city will remain open while working with ocean first bank . the jobs of the 150 people employed there are saved through 2016 . ( the press of atlantic city / ben fogletto )\nthe company ' s biggest secured creditor is oceanfirst bank , of toms river , which holds a $ 7 . 9 million mortgage and had foreclosed on renault , the filing said .\nrenault is one of about 40 wineries in new jersey , according to the garden state winegrowers association . more than a dozen are located in atlantic , cape may and cumberland counties .\nwhen john d ' agostino died in 1948 , his sister maria assumed responsibility for renault . having a talent for design , she made a showplace of the old winery by building the current chateau style hospitality house . in 1966 she added the wineglass museum to display her impressive collection of wineglass art , which dated back as far as the thirteenth century . in 1968 universal foods , a worldwide food distributor , acquired the winery and operated the facility until 1974 when mcc presidential , a new jersey based investment group , assumed ownership .\njust prior to the start of prohibition in 1919 , john d\u2019agostino purchased the winery . renault continued to operate under d\u2019agnostino during prohibition , when all other wineries in new jersey were closed , by selling three flavors of \u201crenault tonic\u201d in drugstores : port , tokay and sherry . the recommended dosage was a \u201cwine - glassful three times a day , \u201d and consumers were cautioned , \u201cdo not refrigerate this product\u2026as it may turn to wine . \u201d chilling caused the medicinal elements to settle to the bottom of the bottle , resulting in a 22 % alcohol wine .\nthere are several restaurants in the renault complex . ur favorite would be joseph ' s . really nice lunch menu . limited but good . nice private roms for affairs . nice bar for lounging\nif i could leave more than 5 stars i would ! had the most amazing wedding yesterday at renault . truly treated like royalty from the moment we arrived . the hotel staff was so accommodat\nthe expansive property includes two restaurants , a golf course , the 50 - room tuscany house hotel and a winery described as one of the oldest continually operating wine producers in the country .\nthere will be food and beverage available for purchase . have a glass or two of renault\u2019s amazing one of a kind wines paired with our cheese and fruit plates ; plus amazing other food options to try .\n, filed for bankruptcy nov . 13 . located less than 20 miles west of atlantic city in egg harbor city , n . j . , renault was founded in 1864 . the current owner , joseph p . milza , purchased the winery in 1977 and added a 50 - room hotel known as tuscany house in 2001 ; vineyard golf , an 18 - hole championship golf course , opened in 2004 .\nthe property was scheduled to be sold at a sheriff\u2019s auction , but the sale was canceled when the business filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in camden , n . j . milza plans to keep the winery and resort open while the company\u2019s finances are reorganized . oceanfirst bank in toms river , n . j . , has a $ 7 . 9 million mortgage on the property and foreclosed on renault .\nalong with an attached winery , this hotel has 2 outdoor pools and a golf course . self parking is free . other amenities include a restaurant , a bar / lounge , and a seasonal outdoor pool .\nuniversal foods acquired the winery in 1968 and ran it until mcc presidential , a new jersey - based investment group , took ownership in 1974 , the resort company said . milza purchased it three years later .\nour beautiful hotel features 50 completely unique guest rooms . whether you ' re planning a fun filled weekend getaway or simply need a quiet overnight stay , we are absolutely sure your stay with us will send you home relaxed and refreshed . we deliver old world charm and service , fine cuizine , and a fun , relaxing atmosphere . from start to finish , the renault winery has what it takes to give you a vacation to remember .\nand hurricane sandy , which in 2012 forced the resort to temporarily close and chilled tourism throughout south jersey , took a bite out of renault\u2019s revenue , which last year was between $ 6 million and $ 7 million , del vecchio said .\nrenault is open daily . while i highly recommend the tour / tasting combo , wine can be purchased at their gift shop and at festivals sponsored by the garden state wine growers association . renault at any one time has several wines to offer \u2013 riesling , fleur de blanc , blueberry champagne , burgundy , cabernet sauvignon , garden state red , and american port . the fleur de blanc made from noah , a white grape native to new jersey and the blueberry champagne are favorites .\nsix days , five nights from $ 450 plus taxes . . . the most affordable family vacation at the jersey shore . you pick the five consecutive nights you wish to stay between now - september 30 , 2018 . take advantage of everything the historic renault winery resort and the jersey shore has to offer . this very affordable extended stay at the jersey shore is the perfect summer vacation for the family . many activities on property or unlimited nearby adventures await you .\nthe resort , which straddles egg harbor city and galloway township , filed for bankruptcy protection in november , having fallen behind on loans from mortgagee oceanfirst bank . the bank obtained a $ 7 . 7 million mortgage foreclosure judgment against renault last summer .\non to make sure our day went smoothly ! and a special shout out to billy who really went out of his way for us all night long and made sure we ate ! it\u2019s truly a day we will never forget thanks to renault .\njohn d ' agostino wangled a special dispensation for the winery to stay in business by making sacramental wines for church use . d ' agostino also started a line of tonics that happened to be 44 - proof alcohol with the addition of a sour - tasting ingredient called peptone . renault ' s warning label made the sales pitch : it cautioned consumers not to refrigerate the product or else it would become wine . when chilled , the peptone separated out and voil\u0103 : vino .\nstart your day off at split elm equestrian and take a leisurely horseback ride through the trails . all appointments are for one hour from the time booked . trail rides are slightly less than one hour because of mounting / dismounting time . after your horseback , you will leave in time to arrive at renault winery to start your tour of the historic winery ( 10 minutes away ) . after your tour ends in the wine shop , you will enjoy a wine tasting . call for more information about the horseback wine tour , or to plan your next . this is a wonderful experience for bachelorette / bachelor , birthday parties , team bonding , and other group outings ! we can accommodate parties up to 10 .\nrenault is truly the best . from the very beginning of the planning process they were organized , efficient , and kind . the day of the wedding they treated us like royalty from the moment we arrived . everything ran smoothly and we wanted for nothi . . .\ni got married in the renault grand ballroom on 9 / 20 / 14 and everything was perfect in every way ! from the beautiful scenary to the food , everything was amazing . valerie , our wedding coordinator , was extremely helpful throughout the entire proces . . .\ni cannot say enough good things about renault . we had a fall wedding at the tuscany house hotel and it was absolutely amazing . valerie is super attentive and made sure everything was perfect - which it was . several of our guests said that it . . .\nincredible is a word that doesn ' t fully describe to setting . we had the absolutely beautiful wedding day at a historical and unique venue . valerie mcgeary was our coordinator at renault , and let me just say that she was efficient , organized , re . . .\nit was a growth even prohibition could not hold back . in 1919 john d ' agostino and family bought the winery and continued to operate during the fourteen years of prohibition under a special government permit . this permit allowed the production of wines for religious and medicinal purposes . renault wine tonic , which had an alcoholic content of 22 percent , became the chief product and was sold in drug stores throughout the nation . a label warned \u201cnot to chill the tonic , as it would turn into wine which is illegal . \u201d\nthat ' s a beautiful course at the winery . and we have blue heron pines and galloway national . but the golf bubble has burst . we have a lot of people who depend on ( the golf courses ) ,\nhe said .\nthe winery is currently celebrating it ' s 150th anniversary , but is scheduled for a sheriff ' s sale , so if you want to take the wine tasting tour or hit the buffet , better go quick as it may not be around long .\n@ stewienz ; they are allowed to call it champagne because louis renault settled on the land and brought over the original grapes from the champagne region of france where he was from . the original soil / grapes / seeds , etc . were from champagne france ; thus allowing it to be called champagne . it is a a very interesting story and history of the winery from its inception . it ' s a shame that it is up for sheriff sale ; and hopefully the new owners will continue the tradition of the 150 years .\ni could not ask for any other place to have my wedding . valerie and the staff at renault were so professional . from the cake to the small details everything was as perfect as i could ever image . valerie was there for us every step of the way . . .\nme and my husband have been here quite a few times and have told many family members about it . unfortunately this sunday was less than satisfactory . first we pull up to the winery with it\u2019s covered sign in a tarp and wine barrels are all . . .\nthe winery\u2019s chief operating officer , dennis del vecchio , commented , \u201cwe have been here for 150 years , and our plan will ensure us being here long into the future . we\u2019re not looking to sell the place . we\u2019re looking to continue the legacy here . \u201d\nthe winery itself is beautiful but the day of the wedding , even though it was pouring rain , was absolutely stunning . i was expecting everything to be nice but it was absolutely perfect . the lighting was just right , the fireplace was going , the . . .\nwe were set on an outside beach theme wedding for our special day august 21 . 2010 . after looking at many shore locations we decided to look at a different location . in may of 2008 we visited renault for an overnite stay & amp ; amp ; there was a wed . . .\n* * reservations required * * please call the wine shop to schedule your tour and tasting reservation , or with any questions at ( 609 ) 965 - 2111 x519 monday through friday , and the winery front lobby saturday & sunday at ( 609 ) 965 - 2111 x510 .\ni love the winery . i grew up on this street and spent more time than i can count on the grounds of this place . every time i return the experience gets even better . the staff is amazing and very hard working , food is excellent and . . .\ncava winery & vineyard .\nrecent posts by others\non facebook ( 1 september 2013 ) . retrieved 1 september 2013 . ceci bella is an italian word meaning\nbeautiful bean ,\na reference to the owner ' s tiny yorkshire terrier whose image is on the wine bottle .\nwe had our wedding at renault on 10 / 7 . all i can say is do not get married here . we paid a large amount of money to be treated so poorly . we were told we would get an assistant with us all day we did not . we didn\u2019t receive our cocktail food bec . . .\nwhat an amazing place for a fall wedding ! ! ! besides the beauty of the grounds and the hotel , the staff was amazing ! i first visited the winery in my late teens and told myself then that someday i would be married there . . . even after looking at . . .\noffers are being solicited for the entire property or for each of three components : a restaurant and 54 - room hotel , an 18 - hole golf course , and a restaurant and 40 - acre winery , said hank waida , managing director of equity partners hg , the investment banking firm running the auction .\nfrom there we moved to the modern working winery , where the white grapes are piped to one press and the red grapes go to a machine for hot fermentation . hot fermentation is important for red wines like burgundies , laurito said . parked right there was a white 1954 bentley , one of two belonging to the current owner , a former newspaperman from toms river .\nbeyond , we entered a colder storage room with empty barrels made of white oak . through a wall - length window laurito pointed out the bottling facility . champagne bottles are first chilled to 32 degrees , because champagne bottled at room temperature turns flat and foamy . renault also makes a full range of red and white wines , and boasts that its american white was served at president kennedy ' s inaugural ball .\n\u201cit\u2019s going to be harder , it\u2019s going to be messy . you actually have to run it , \u201d he said of the bank\u2019s ownership of the winery . \u201cyou\u2019re operating this place , you have to pay extra for insurance . but we think ultimately the recovery for the bank is better by doing that . second thing is , you look at all the lives you\u2019re affecting . \u201d\nour italian family style lunch or dinner is perfect for those looking for a meal option along with a complimentary winery tour and wine tasting . our lunch or dinner menu includes fresh tossed garden salad with homemade italian dressing , pickled beets , pasta in chef special marinara sauce , italian meatballs , baked sesame chicken , fresh baked italian bread , dessert , coffee , tea , and decaf coffee .\nlocated in the scenic pine barrens , this winery is one of the oldest continuously operating wineries in the united states . our tour begins in the fountain room where the greek goddess hebe , cup bearer of the gods , holds court . we ' ll continue on to our celebrated antique glass museum which houses our priceless champagne & wine glass collection dating back to medieval times . on to our hospitality room where your guide presents the unique history of renault winery and it ' s founder , from the mid - nineteenth century , through prohibition and the jazz age to the present . we ' ll continue on through our sun - drenched european courtyard - a favorite background for wedding portraits . you ' ll see our private collection of antique winemaking equipment , then onto our pressing room where our wines are made . next you ' ll see our climate - controlled wine cellar where the cellarmaster continually monitors our wine aged in giant oak and redwood casks . the tour continues to our wine tasting emporium where you ' ll have the opportunity to sample our award winning wine and champagne selections . all our wines and champagnes are available in the gift shop , including a unique selection of gift baskets , stemware , carafes and many other interesting items .\nowner description : located in the scenic pine barrens , this winery is one of the oldest continuously operating wineries in the united states . our tour begins in the fountain room where the greek goddess hebe , cup bearer of the gods , holds court . we ' ll continue on to our celebrated antique glass museum which houses our priceless champagne & wine glass collection dating back to medieval times . on to our hospitality room where your guide presents the unique history of renault winery and it ' s founder , from the mid - nineteenth century , through prohibition and the jazz age to the present . we ' ll continue on through our sun - drenched european courtyard - a favorite background for wedding portraits . you ' ll see our private collection of antique winemaking equipment , then onto our pressing room where our wines are made . next you ' ll see our climate - controlled wine cellar where the cellarmaster continually monitors our wine aged in giant oak and redwood casks . the tour continues to our wine tasting emporium where you ' ll have the opportunity to sample our award winning wine and champagne selections . all our wines and champagnes are available in the gift shop , including a unique selection of gift baskets , stemware , carafes and many other interesting items .\nlike no other . the course offers strategic elements that create risk and reward opportunities on every hole . the meticulously maintained tees , fairways , greens , and ponds accentuate the high quality arena renault crafted in his original plan . the vineyards golf course is a favorite in the atlantic city & surrounding area , and public play is welcome year - round . yearly memberships are also available , and our patrons have long since voted us as the ideal destination for we mid - week or weekend getaway .\nif you are interested in a shorter event without food , our guided tour & wine tasting option is the perfect day out . enjoy a guided tour of our 154 - year old winery . hear how we remained open during prohibition , and see our pressing room , aging cellars & bottle plant . hear the secrets of champagne making , browse our glass museum and visit our gift shop . at the conclusion of the tour enjoy a wine tasting of our favorite wines and champagne .\negg harbor city is a misnomer . for one thing , there ' s no city , and for another , there ' s no harbor . the crossroads was named in hopes of a canal that never materialized . maybe that prepares you for the fact that wine country in south jersey has a different flavor than other wine regions . no pretensions , no fancy talk of a vintage ' s nose or bouquet . the 10 of us on the renault tour stood around a counter in the dimly lit tasting room , each with two small plastic cups before us , the kind the dentist gives you and says ,\nspit ."]}
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in - class technological platform and have been developed over years of experience working with alternative asset investors .\nefront , a leading software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments , is pleased to announce capital dynamics , a global private asset management firm headquartered in switzerland , as a new client . capital dynamics will implement efront\u2019s flagship fund management and reporting software product , frontinvest .\nefront is the leading software provider of solutions dedicated to the financial industry with recognized expertise in alternative investments and risk management . efront\u2019s solutions serve major companies in the private equity , real - estate investment , banking , and insurance sectors . the company was founded in 1999 , and now provides services to nearly 700 companies in over 40 countries . it employs over 600 people worldwide .\nparis , france , march 6 , 2013 \u2013 efront , a leading software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments , is pleased to announce capital dynamics , a global private asset management firm headquartered in switzerland , as a new client . capital dynamics will implement efront\u2019s flagship fund management and reporting software product , frontinvest .\nglassdoor has 103 efront reviews submitted anonymously by efront employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if efront is right for you .\nin the previous issue of this newsletter , we focused on assessing the impact of the financial crisis . . .\nsince the financial crisis of 2007 - 2009 , the lending environment has evolved substantially , notably i . . .\nefront today announces the launch of efront insight , an advanced analytical solution that combines a . . .\nhelp investors define and implement best market practices provide investors with visibility on financial performance and processes to enable . . .\nin the previous issue of this newsletter , we started to assess the impact of the financial crisis and . . .\nefront ' s suite of solutions cover back office ( fund administration and fund accounting ) , middle office ( portfolio monitoring and investor portal ) , and front office ( crm , fund raising and deal pipeline monitoring ) . the company is the recognised global leader in software solutions for private equity institutions .\nefront\u2019s solutions have been entirely developed by our organization and do not depend on third - party organizations . approximately 15 % of the company\u2019s revenue is invested in research & development .\nfundcount is efront ' s # 2 competitor . fundcount is a private company that was founded in dedham , massachusetts in 1999 . fundcount is in the diversified financial services industry . fundcount has 330 more employees vs . efront .\nis a leading software provider of end - to - end solutions dedicated to the financial industry . efront\u2019s solutions for cross - asset classes serve more than 800 customers in 48 countries , including companies in the private equity , real estate investment , banking and insurance sectors . founded in 1999 , efront has offices in new york , dallas , montreal , london , jersey , paris ( hq ) , bonn , dubai , singapore , hong kong and beijing amongst our 23 global locations .\nthese are all the companies that efront has acquired . efront ' s latest acquisition was in oct 2012 .\npress release : efront : new market research report : efront s . a . - strategic swot analysis review\nfinancial services industry , specialising in enterprise risk management and alternative investments . its solutions serve more than 700 customers and 100 , 000 users in 40 countries , including some of the largest companies in the private equity , real estate investment , banking and insurance sectors .\nefront is the leading software provider of solutions dedicated to the financial industry with recognized expertise in alternative investments and risk management . by implementing of microsoft dynamics ax project module , the company efront received improvements in terms of access to the complete analytic projects , customers and suppliers , transaction history and invoicing . in this way , the company has significantly simplified its existing processes and enabled more efficient and transparent business .\nmatthew joined efront as chief financial officer in 2014 . he has 20 years of experience in financial management and international operations serving as cfo and finance director in a range of companies in software , cloud - based technology , media and consumer electronics sectors . he has worked in both the uk and us with a focus on entrepreneurial companies seeking international expansion , rapid growth and business transformation .\nowler has collected 12 screenshots of efront ' s website since jun 2014 . the latest efront website design screenshot was captured in sep 2017 .\ngildas mathurin joined efront in 2011 as chief operating officer , fronterm & frontcrm solutions . prior to efront , gildas managed astek finance , which specializes in information system consulting and integration for banking and insurance . he was also a division manager at sopra group and managed euvoxa , a company active in software consulting .\nefront currently has 526 followers on twitter . as of may 2014 efront had 253 followers . that ' s a 107 percent increase in 3 years\nefront currently has 696 fans on facebook . as of june 2014 efront had 159 fans . that ' s a 337 percent increase in 4 years\nefront is seeking a highly motivated intern to join the professional services team . you would be a key member of the implementation team , working with multiple efront customers following the implementation methodology . activities include meeting with customers to define and document requirements , translating requirements to efront solutions by documenting and configuring the software with the ability to leverage on market best practices , gathering and loading customer data and providing trainings .\nefront investor cloud can be used with other efront solutions , or as a stand - alone service to handle all of the effort related to collecting , validating and organizing quarterly performance data from fund managers . eic uses the lp investor portal to securely transfer data frontinvest or to any other system used for portfolio analysis and back office functions .\nthibaut became chief strategy and marketing officer of efront in may 2017 . he joined efront in may 2015 as chief strategy and transformation officer , to supervise the strategy definition and execution , and lead or coordinate priority projects for efront .\nglassdoor has 27 interview reports and interview questions from people who interviewed for jobs at efront . interview reviews are posted anonymously by efront interview candidates and employees .\nefront posted a video\nwe needed a solution that is flexible and usable , and efront had the best value proposition for us .\non vimeo\ni applied online . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at efront .\ni applied online . i interviewed at efront ( belgrade ( serbia ) ) .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at efront , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the efront company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at efront .\n\u201cmethys complements efront\u2019s leading technology with local presence and unique private equity process expertise , \u201d explained philippe verboogen , managing director of operations , europe and africa for efront .\nleading industry analysts ( including gartner , forrester , constellation research and nucleus ) , and financial analysts as the leader\u2026 sales engineers , lead generation , and marketing . desired qualifications experience selling for major software vendors\u2026\nalternative investment consultancy lionpoint group has partnered with efront and foresight group to i . . .\nmarketing solutions for advertisers . reporting directly to the vp legal affairs of the company , you will take care autonomously of the\u2026 particular the general data protection regulation providing legal advice and training to the operational teams from the different\u2026\nprofitability of the business . the marketing analyst will analyse the financial performance of on - going projects and business initiatives\u2026 opportunities , and provide recommendations . the marketing analyst will support business case and due diligence activities to ensure the\u2026\nthe role will give you the chance to work on challenging and exciting efront projects , gathering both financial aspects in alternative investment and private equity , and technology . you would have the opportunity to travel to meet our clients ( few days per months in europe ) . this internship could lead to a permanent contract .\ni applied online . i interviewed at efront ( belgrade ( serbia ) ) in july 2017 .\nas a market leader , efront is keen to set high standards for environment , social and governance ( esg ) practices in the alternative investments software industry . efront has established a sophisticated esg policy in line with best - in - class standards . the main components of efront\u2019s esg initiatives are the following :\nefront , a technology provider to alternative investment professionals , and pitchbook , a data provider . . .\nthe institutional limited partners association ( ilpa ) has partnered with efront to provide members wi . . .\nmore than 850 companies have chosen efront to be their alternative investment and risk management solutions provider . companies in the alternative investments space \u2013 including private equity and real estate general partners , limited partners including pension funds , sovereign wealth funds , family offices , insurance companies and more , and fund administrators \u2013 have chosen efront to solve challenges related to cross - asset fund management , portfolio analysis , investment reporting , fund accounting , deal flow management and more .\ncapital dynamics\u2019 commitment to high - quality client service prompted its decision to bring an innovative technology solution to its sophisticated client base . with this new software , capital dynamics aims to enhance the overall client experience through customizable solutions and tailored , bespoke services .\nthe process took 1 day . i interviewed at efront ( paris ( france ) ) in february - 2008 .\ndave cox was named chief services officer at efront . cox was previously with software company fico as . . .\nefront began its partnership with south africa - based methys in 2012 and , during that time , the two companies have collaborated on seven projects in south africa and throughout the continent . these successes have proven the importance of maintaining a local presence and local support services while highlighting methys\u2019 unique skill set , which combines technical expertise with superior knowledge of private equity and financial services .\nthe advantage of microsoft dynamics ax system is its efficient possibility of connecting with other information systems . the set of functional fields includes all financial operations , manufacturing and supply chain , sales and marketing , human resources management , as well as project management and service activities .\nefront has designated esg initiative leaders and reviews its esg progress regularly with a dedicated governance up to the board level .\nnavatar group is the biggest rival of efront . navatar group is headquartered in new york , new york , and was founded in 2004 . navatar group is in the it services field . navatar group generates 10 % the revenue of efront .\nefront ' s revenue is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nefront has employees and is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 218 .\nfrontinvest is not only integrated with other product of efront but also with microsoft thanks to add - in on excel and outlook .\ndealcloud has been one of efront ' s top competitors . dealcloud ' s headquarters is in hoboken , new jersey , and was founded in 2010 . dealcloud competes in the it services field . dealcloud generates 2 . 80 % of efront ' s revenue .\ni applied online . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at efront ( paris ( france ) ) in june 2015 .\ni applied online . the process took 5 days . i interviewed at efront ( belgrade ( serbia ) ) in september 2014 .\ni applied online . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at efront ( belgrade ( serbia ) ) in september 2014 .\ni applied online . the process took 3 weeks . i interviewed at efront ( paris ( france ) ) in may 2016 .\nefront is delighted to release its first recruitment video . . . join us if you are looking for an exciting career opportunity . urltoken\nparis , june 1 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - efront , the world ' s leading alternative investment management sof . . .\ni applied online . the process took 2 + weeks . i interviewed at efront ( belgrade ( serbia ) ) in november 2015 .\nbefore the implementation of microsoft dynamics ax solution , efront used its own software to primarily keep a record of client projects . however , this software was not designed for managing internal finance and accounting . continued growth and scale led to efront recognizing that the current systems & software used were no longer fit for purpose . efront had to alleviate the disadvantages of existing software with microsoft office working tool , word , and excel programs . using multiple programs for operational finance made the company\u2019s daily business routine unnecessarily complex , especially invoicing and payments . it is particularly important to emphasize that within the company , there are 26 different legal entities across 11 states , and the top priority was to harmonize and simplify financial system of the whole company .\nparis , new york , and singapore , february 1 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - efront , the leading technology provi . . .\n( pr - inside . com ) efront s . a . - strategic swot analysis review provides a comprehensive insight into th . . .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 2 + months . i interviewed at efront ( chicago , il ) in july 2017 .\nhow much do efront employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nas cto michael is responsible for the product management , engineering and hosting functions , and is accountable for setting the overall technology strategy and vision as well as the ongoing delivery of solutions and services to customers . key to this are robust roadmaps for all product lines that encompass client needs and define the mid to long term strategy for our product offerings .\ni applied through a staffing agency . the process took 2 + weeks . i interviewed at efront ( belgrade ( serbia ) ) in january 2016 .\nfrontinvest\u2019s fully integrated solution and dynamic dashboards will allow capital dynamics to further automate and standardize processes and controls , thus improving the speed of its service to clients . frontinvest will also allow capital dynamics to further enhance its monitoring and reporting capabilities across all levels of data , thus ensuring clients receive the most comprehensive financial , performance , and exposure reports available .\nthe frontinvest technical infrastructure leverages oracle or ms sql server , an application server platform based on microsoft . net , and offers a 100 % web - based interface for end users . because the end - user interface is entirely web - based , project implementations and deployments are much easier and less costly to support and maintain versus solutions which require software to be installed .\nwe would like to also thank the team at francisco partners and their considerable support for the transformation that efront has undergone over the last few years . '\nthere are many opportunities for those that want to fulfill a career ambition , travel and develop their skillsets . the company is totally international and everybody works with clients based in different countries and other efront offices around the world . i\u2019ve been working at efront for many years : the constant growth and our capacity to achieve a solid performance every year are making the challenge very exciting . the management in place is also considering all good ideas to improve the quality of life at efront that becomes better every day .\nxavier robert , partner of bridgepoint , added : ' efront is an exciting technology platform with a robust business model and significant scope for future revenue and profitability growth . we will work with management to strengthen efront ' s market share , target new customers , enlarge its product offering and assist it in expanding into new geographies and asset classes . '\nthanks for your feedback . efront is commitment to demonstrate transparency with all its employees . the all hands meeting is an initiative to connect with all employees , give them business insight\nalthough efront products offer many pre - configurations and pre - built reports , they are highly configurable and extensible in order to meet the exact needs of the most unique organizations . they are also modular , allowing firms to start with a single capability and to expand to others as needed . efront products grow with an organization as they grow and expand their operations .\nefront is dedicated to innovation and works tirelessly to ensure that its products leverage the most current technological advancements in order to provide the broadest set of capabilities in a user - friendly environment .\nfrontinvest is the flagship product of efront streamlining the management of investments in all alternative asset classes including : private equity , private debt , real estate , infrastructure and funds of hedge funds .\ntrue integration the investment caf\u00e9 platform seamlessly integrates with the efront\u2019s frontinvest and frontgp suites for gps , providing a true end - to - end solution for fund managers across all asset types .\nefront ' s core market is forecast to grow at double - digit rates , as underlying markets grow and the increasingly complex alternative investment funds scale , institutionalise and face an increasing regulatory burden .\nthank you for the review , very glad to hear you are enjoying your time here at efront ! we continue to push forward and are addressing the very issues that you have started above .\nas of february 2018 , tarek chouman became efront\u2019s chief executive officer . his previous roles in the company include global chief operating officer ( since august 2017 ) , chief sales and marketing officer ( since january 2016 ) , chief operating officer , emea & asia ( in 2015 ) , and chief operating officer for asia and the middle east ( 2008 - 2014 ) . over the past years , he has been instrumental in positioning efront as a global industry leader , expanding efront\u2019s global footprint particularly in the middle - east and apac regions where he opened 7 offices with strong local teams .\nthanks for the reply , it ' s unfortunate you feel that way . we are committed to making efront a great place to work heading into 2017 so this will certainly be taken into consideration .\nthe collaboration demonstrates efront\u2019s continuing commitment to its african clients and to serving the growing private equity industry in the region . efront\u2019s role as technology provider will continue with sales and business development management , support and maintenance programs , as well as web support portal access . methys will continue its implementation and post - deployment services , local consulting and business analysis , as well as state - of - the art hosting . in addition , methys will provide an additional layer of value added services in application management . methys will host south african efront operations in both johannesburg and cape town to strengthen the implementation and support methodologies .\nthe right solution for efront was the implementation of microsoft dynamics ax system which has the ability of connecting the entire business in one integrated system . the primary goal of implementing the ax system was the integration of all company\u2019s data , in order to increase efficiency in keeping records of clients and receivables . for initial phase of implementation , efront chose a microsoft partner from france , where its head office is located .\nefront\u2019s offering covers the full scope of investing into illiquid assets ranging from fund raising , pre - investment to exit through portfolio monitoring , portfolio administration , investment accounting , risk management , benchmarking and advanced analytics .\nefront needs more processes which they are aware of an working on . i ' d also say that more communication from the senior management is needed . again , it is one of the initiatives the management is looking into .\ni got a contact from the hr department that is looking for the potential candidates that could work for efront . firstly , it was a phone call interview about my knowledge , aspirations and goals . there were questions about my cv and things i could add to it to make it better . after receiving my application , efront hr called me for a technical test that consisted of 100 questions and tasks , regarding java , javascript , sql and programming in general .\npeter christodoulo , partner at francisco partners , also commented : ' it has been a pleasure to partner with olivier and the management team through a significant period of growth for efront and we wish the team every success in the future . '\nefront has experienced the most successful years of its history during the most challenging economic times of a generation . efront\u2019s sustained strong growth up until 2008 , however , since that time has continued to go from strength to strength , in terms of new clients , revenue and profit growth fueling continued product development , and new product acquisitions ( investment caf\u00e9 , the leading alternative investment investor reporting tool and analytx private equity office , the leading low - to - medium end gp solution ) .\nyou can really make a difference here . efront is a small yet very much a fast growing organisation . if you have an idea it will be listened to . if you build a business case you are very likely going to be able to implement your idea . or that it at least my experience . from what i can see , efront only hires very talented , ambitious and capable people . which means you will be surrounded by people you can learn from . i personally love it .\nprior to founding efront , olivier co - founded nat syst\u00e8mes in 1987 , becoming its chairman in 1989 . the company was sold to the canadian group cognicase in 1998 . olivier is a graduate of \u00e9cole polytechnique , one of the most selective engineering schools in europe .\nthe top 10 competitors in efront ' s competitive set are navatar group , fundcount , dealcloud , ilevel , vantage , redtail technology , private equity systems , advent , satuitcrm and ipreo . together they have raised over 92 . 0m between their estimated 3 . 2k employees .\nby implementing of microsoft dynamics ax project module , the company efront received improvements in terms of access to the complete analytic projects , customers and suppliers , transaction history and invoicing . in this way , the company has significantly simplified its existing processes and enabled more efficient and transparent business .\nprior to that , thibaut worked for 9 years at mckinsey & company , the management consulting firm that he left as associate principal . he operated in the high - tech and telecom sectors , serving in particular a global it services provider on numerous operational and strategic topics ( incl . m & a and post - merger management ) and helping it significantly increase its enterprise value , and assisting a leading software company\u2019s reorganization . he was also involved in the deployment of softwares from mckinsey solutions and led several due - diligence assessments for private equity funds . thibaut graduated from essec business school in paris with part of his curriculum spent at the university of chicago booth school of business and holds a ba in law .\nin may 2017 dave became chief customer success officer focusing on continual improvement and strengthening of efront\u2019s ability to deliver superior customer experiences at a global level . previously , he was chief services officer . he was leading our global professional services organization , bringing 15 years of experience managing large - scale services teams .\n\u201cefront and methys have a long professional history together , based on trust , \u201d commented christophe viarnaud , co - founder and ceo of methys . \u201cwe share a common philosophy on client satisfaction , and this has made for a very close fit of company cultures , which is an important component of our success . \u201d\n\u201ccapital dynamics is not just buying a fund management and reporting system , \u201d commented olivier dellenbach , founder and ceo at efront . \u201cthey are entering into a partnership with a technology provider who shares the same vision in terms of promoting a more automated , standardized and transparent flow of information within the alternative assets industry . \u201d\ncapital dynamics chose frontinvest after a thorough search and selection process beginning with a formal rfp , followed by months of in - depth due diligence and rigorous testing . the result of those efforts is the efront solution , which capital dynamics believes is best - suited to meet its increasingly complex fund management and reporting requirements , quality expectations and client service needs .\nthe efront frontinvest products are built on a technology platform that leverages the latest innovations and designs to deliver robust , scalable and user friendly applications . the platform is adaptable ; it can be used to meet the needs of the largest , most sophisticated global fund managers and is also appropriate for use by small , regionally - focused investment firms and limited partners .\nolivier dellenbach founded efront in 1999 . he was the chief executive officer up until 2018 , when he took on the role of executive chairman , in order to focus on innovation projects in the data and analytics area . olivier has extensive experience in the alternative investment and risk management industries , uniquely positioning him to shape the company\u2019s strategic direction , ensuring innovation remains at its core .\n\u201cwe believe efront is the most progressive software provider with recognized expertise in alternative investments currently in the market , \u201d explained george georgiou , managing director and chief operating officer at capital dynamics . \u201cwe feel that frontinvest is the most advanced and integrated platform available today , and the one that will allow us to continue providing first - class service to our clients well into the future . \u201d\nfrontesg is a flexible end to end reporting solution for lps and gps to collect and analyse esg information during the life of a fund . frontesg was designed in partnership with swen capital partners . swen capital partners provided business expertise in the domain of responsible investment in order to provide a solution that can either be efficient as a standalone offering , or integrated into an existing efront product suite .\nmichael joined efront in october 2017 as chief technology officer . michael has more than 20 years of experience leading technology function across a range of sectors including finance services ( lch . clearnet ) , media ( emi music ) and online gaming ( betfair ) . most recently he was chief information officer at the sage group plc , a global provider of payment , payroll and accounting solution to millions of small and medium businesses .\nduring the implementation , adacta tried to help overcome some of the issues identified in phase 1 and adacta formed virtual teams whose members were located globally , and showed that team spirit in accordance with new technologies was the right way to success . with timely and quality deliverables , adacta contributed to microsoft dynamics ax become closer to the desired level of functioning . from january 2015 , efront will finally have the possibility to accomplish the full potential of ax system .\ncape town , johannesburg , tunis , paris \u2013 february 18th , 2016 . during the savca conference held in stellenbosh on 17 \u2013 18 february , methys announced it is joining as a member of the southern african venture capital and private equity association ( savca ) . methys delivers business analysis , implementation , training , application management and cloud services to private equity funds and alternative investment managers . the company works in partnership with efront on numerous software . . . continue reading\nhe originally joined efront in 2003 as services manager before becoming the managing director for france and continental europe in 2004 . a graduate of the international school of isim , tarek chouman started his career in it services . in 1997 , he joined the logispace group to take charge of the development of a software suite dedicated to the management of real estate assets for large corporations . in 1999 , he joined canadian group cognicase , as manager of integration and engineering activities in europe .\nefront investor cloud ( eic ) is a service that enables a limited partner organization to \u201coutsource\u201d all of the time and effort associated with collecting , validating , transforming and organizing quarterly performance data provided to an lp by their numerous fund managers . this is a critical service as gps typically provide data to their investors in different formats , causing much work for an lp to analyze the performance of their portfolio of alternative investments . by using eic to perform this service , an lp can spend much more of their valuable resources analyzing performance and optimizing their investment decisions .\ni had an excellent experience during my time with efront , and i certainly felt that there was a lot of room for internal mobility . they take a lot of time to invest in their employees from early on , and you have the ability to work with some of the most well recognized names in the alternative investment space . a lot of synergy between the different divisions as well , and i always felt comfortable when upper management made strategic decisions . their services are truly best in class , and it is reflected in their client base , along with how much they invest in improving their platforms year - on - year . overall , i feel that they are an excellent employer to consider , no matter what stage one is at in their career .\ndave started his career in the us navy , spending 8 years as a nuclear submarine officer . he joined mckinsey in 2001 as a consultant and engagement manager focused on services and go - to - market for the high - tech industry . in 2004 , he joined emc in their services organization . dave had numerous roles there over more than 10 years , including leading operations for the evp of global services , gm for the global application consulting business , and gm for the $ 500m americas consulting business . prior to joining efront , dave was with fico first as head of global professional services , and then as leader of operations for the sales , marketing , and services organization . dave holds a bs in aerospace engineering and ms in mechanical engineering from rensselaer , and an mba from yale .\nthis is a brand new role in singapore office . submitted my cv online and a few days later received an email for a phone interview the following week . the talent acquisition partner whom i spoke with was very professional and asked really good questions . i also had the opportunity to asked questions and she answered really well . the interview went smoothly and i was looking forward to meet the project manager in singapore . unfortunately , a week after the interview , i received an email stating ,\nafter reviewing your work and experience , we ' ve made the decision to not move forward at this time . i hope you don ' t mind if we reach out to you in the future when a position opens up that may be a good fit .\ni was obviously disappointed . perhaps better things are coming for me . overall , i think efront is a good european fintech startup which has alot of potential . i wish them success in the future .\nto further accelerate our international expansion and product innovation to further facilitate our clients operations .\ndebt for the transaction was provided by babson capital , ing , hsbc and bank of ireland . advisers involved in this transaction were :\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\nchanges won ' t be saved until you sign up for an enhanced profile subscription .\nfast evolving company that offers a wealth of opportunities across projects , functions and regions .\ndouble - digits growth since inception . smart individuals to learn from and work with . fast evolving / maturing market encouraging innovation and offering opportunities . strong team work and mutual respect oriented ecosystem .\nworking with a team spread on multiple locations and time zones may be a challenge for some people .\njavascript questions were generally unfamiliar to me , since i havent had the chance to work with javascript . answer question\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\ngood work environment and atmosphere . looks to be plenty of opportunity to grow with the business and gain valuable experience resulting in career progression . people are recognised for hard work and meaningful contributions . global company so there are opportunities to work with colleagues and clients abroad .\nthere are no processes for certain tasks / activities which is often experienced as companies grow . if you show initiative though it is not difficult to work out .\nmake sure that teams are working toward one end goal and not in their silos focused on just their roles and activities . this should result in better collaboration and people being busy is not an excuse for teams not to respond and to have to constantly be chased . that is quite a waste of time . one employee wasting one hour a day everyday over the course of a year . . . .\nare working on ways to improve communication between managers and employees throughout all offices . if you have any suggestion how we could improve the communication flow feel free to let us know at support @ urltoken\nthanks for taking the time to write this review , glad to hear your experience has been positive so far ! your support would be much needed to accelerate the internal systems .\nmake the sales team accountable for what they sell , helped by more reasonable targets . promote from within rather than employing\nsenior\npeople from outside .\nthank you for your response , we are always looking at ways to improve so your comments will definitely be taken into consideration .\nnice company to work at , nice people , good location and good work life balance .\ngood salary , friendly people , they definitely don ' t overwork you , there was a team trip to paris within 3 months of me working there .\nthe team i was in was quite small , so if you want to work for a big corporate firm with 100 other grads , this isn ' t the place .\nculture of sharing knowledge and experience . strong growth highly intellectual and driven staff investment in people innovative opportunity to travel\nthis will replace the current featured review for targeted profile . are you sure you want to replace it ?\ni am a recent hire and i had a great experience with the entire process . extremely competitive salary exception employees throughout the organization smooth on - boarding and training process great potential for promotion within the orgaanization very strong management team with a vision and drive for implementing efficiencies for internal processes .\nit was fairly straightforward . i was on a call with 4 senior execs who asked challenging but fair questions . there was no test or presentation required of me . i also did not have to travel , which was nice .\nexcellent benefits , exposure to the private equity world and private equity clients , friendly / relaxed office atmosphere , no micromanaging ( employees are autonomous in their day to day duties ) .\nthe pros definitely outweigh any cons . upper management appears to be trying to show transparency to the employees as well as our clients , which is a good thing .\nwe\u2019re constantly looking for ways to improve and we\u2019ll take your point of view into consideration .\nexposure to good products , smart and innovative colleagues and a global work environment .\n100 % of healthcare insurance paid by the company . this includes dental and vision . never had this type of benefit before . you are given plenty of independence and ability to make decisions on your own . not nearly as much red tape to navigate here . company is dedicated to improving the company culture and improving client satisfaction\na little too much independence at times . there is no training so you ' re left to figure it out on your own , which can be frustrating .\nthe company is very entrepreneurial , so not a cubicle job . there are a lot of smart people and demands are high , but the reward is there . in the us , the package is good , with strong benefits . the growth of the company is really good , and the vision is solid . it is a great place to work for no - nonsense people that like to go fast . . . .\nit isnt warm and fuzzy , it is fast and if you dont keep up with the speed , it is a tough place to work .\ncommunication needs to be more frequent , and there needs to be a softer approach with some of the younger crowds that need to learn the faster pace way of working .\nc - level comparable to ( d ) evil . . . should defintely be rooted out\nno matter if you have screwed up business in americas , contributed to highly talented people drain , you will anyway be handed the product management and customer success on a silver platter . there again it ' s gonna be a complete mess . . . the management is completely disconnected from people and teams , with no consideration to employees . . . .\nto investors , it ' s important to do due diligence about the company and its business , likewise checking senior management track record is fundamental .\nsomething we have put on high importance in the last couple of months and the plan is to keep it that way . if you have any more suggestions feel free to let us know at support @ urltoken\nupload a resume to easily apply to jobs from anywhere . it ' s simple to set up .\nknow your worth\u2122 . get a free , personalized salary estimate based on today ' s job market .\nglassdoor has millions of jobs plus salary information , company reviews , and interview questions from people on the inside making it easy to find a job that\u2019s right for you .\ngreat onboarding program , dynamic and stimulating environment , many opportunities to learn and develop your knowledge and skills , dedicated and supportive managers , friendly and cooperative colleagues .\nle cto a fait une pr\u00e9sentation de la compagnie et du poste que j ' obtiendrais . il m ' a donn\u00e9 une vue d ' ensemble du poste et j ' ai \u00e9t\u00e9 convaincu que je voudrais joindre l ' aventure .\nthe cto made a presentation of the company and the position i would get . i gave me an overview of the job and i was convinced i would want to join the adventure\nje n ' ai pas n\u00e9goci\u00e9 quoi que ce soit . je demande juste un salaire , et il m ' a \u00e9t\u00e9 donn\u00e9 .\ni did nbot negociate anything . i just ask for a salary , it was grnated to me .\nall your burning filmmaking questions have answers . find them in vimeo video school .\nduring the post implementation phase the company made a decision that that process of invoicing for all legal entities would be centralized and a billing team was created in belgrade . although the implementation of basic microsoft dynamics ax system was delegated to a french company , additional implementation of project management and accounting module was entrusted to the company adacta from belgrade . also , adacta finalized the implementation of ax system for 10 legal entities within company in the following countries : singapore , dubai , hong kong , canada , usa ( 4 legal entities ) , and in uk ( 2 legal entities ) .\nbearing in mind that initial implementation has not been fully completed and a revision is ongoing , the most significant effects of the implementation are as follows : > the integration of data from all companies > visible and transparent intercompany relationships > unique records on employees ( hr ) > invoicing from the ax system ( reduced overhead related to data entry since it was invoiced by hand in the past and posted in the ax system ) .\n\u201cthe result is a very high level of confidence in the success of our future engagements for us and our customers . \u201d\nmethys announced today the appointment of mr guillaume lemal as chief operations officer europe & north africa .\nwelcome to the holland mountain directory , the most comprehensive source of software vendors and service providers working with private equity ( pe ) , real estate ( re ) and infrastructure fund managers .\neic enables an lp to obtain accurate data from their fund managers in a standardized format . an lp no longer needs to worry about the format a gp may force upon them for receiving their quarterly performance data . an investor can get right to the business of analyzing the performance data , up to the portfolio level , closer to the end of a reporting period .\neic employs industry - adopted templates to simplify the work for gps to create and populate the reports , and for lps to receive data . custom data requirements can always be accommodated into a client\u2019s templates , or custom templates can be used .\nfrontinvest is a web - based front to back solution covering requirements of limited partners ( lp ) , general partners ( gp ) , wealth & asset managers ( wam ) and asset servicers ( as ) .\nfrontinvest software takes a modular approach to fit precisely to the requirements of each clients .\nimprove investor communications and relations provide investors with direct 24x7x365 access to fund information , reducing the need to support requests for current or historical information , and improving investor satisfaction . you already make your investors happy with strong returns . with investment caf\u00e9 , you can give them greater operational value , and make them passionate advocates for your firm .\nend - to - end services investor reporting , fundraising and contact management are all available within a single platform , allowing you to better serve more investors , with less effort .\nstreamline reporting getting the right information to the right investors at the right time is an operational burden for all gps . with investment caf\u00e9 , you can easily load capital account statements , navs , calls , tax documents and distributions into the portal , then review , approve and send supporting emails \u2013 all with just a few clicks .\neasily track and monitor activities gps need to know that the materials they are providing are being read . during fund raising , this helps signal engagement , and once a prospective investor becomes a partner , this insight can help improve follow - up and eliminate misunderstandings . with investment caf\u00e9 , accounting , fundraising and management staff know what was provided to whom , and when , and who is reading the published information .\nfull service document processing investment caf\u00e9 can perform the task of splitting and loading documents , by investor , saving fund managers considerable time and effort .\nincreased control , fewer errors investment information is very sensitive , and gps need the ability to control access to information , as well as how it\u2019s used . investment caf\u00e9 lets gps manage who gets to see , download and even print information . your team can even establish internal checks and balances to reduce mistakes .\nleverage your brand with any business , your brand is your face to the world , and it\u2019s important for your investor portal to share the same branding you\u2019ve worked hard to cultivate . with investment caf\u00e9 , you can retain complete control over your investors\u2019 experience , by designing and configuring the portal interface to incorporate your house brand , style and messaging ."]}
{"id": 54102, "summary": [{"text": "| type = public company ( bse : 532541 ) ; ( nse : niittech ) | founder = rajendra s. pawar vijay k. thadani | key _ people = arvind thakur ( chief executive officer & joint managing director ) niit technologies limited ( bse : 532541 ) is an it organization , with customers in north america , europe , asia and australia .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it offers services in application development and maintenance , infrastructure management services , ip asset or platform solutions , and business process outsourcing to organizations in the financial services , travel and transportation , manufacturing , distribution , insurance & media sectors . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "niit technologies", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 973 niit technologies reviews submitted anonymously by niit technologies employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if niit technologies is right for you .\nniit technologies ltd . stock price , share price , live bse / nse , niit technologies ltd . bids offers . buy / sell niit technologies ltd . news & tips , & f & o ; quotes\nniit technologies ltd said it has agreed to acquire a 51 % stake in incessant technologies for an undisclosed sum .\nincessant technologies pvt . ltd , a subsidiary of software services provider niit . . .\na survey conducted by market researcher pac and sponsored by niit technologies reveals how the . . .\nniit technologies , with extensive industry skills and knowledge , helps you validate your sabre . . .\nfrom today we will start consolidating revenue of proyecta with niit technologies ,\nthakur added .\nniit is a good company for work . somany things teach in work with niit .\nniit technologies on tuesday announced acquiring 51 per cent stake in hyderabad - based incessant technologies for $ 17 million ( about rs . 107 . 8 crore ) .\nniit technologies q4 profit jumps 17 % to rs 97 . 3 cr ; q4 order inflow at $ 145 mn\nit company niit technologies today acquired spainish software services firm proyecta sistemas de informacion sa for for $ 7 million .\nniit technologies ' europe , middle east and africa ( emea ) operations contribute 35 % to its global revenues .\nniit technologies is a leading it solutions organization , servicing customers in north america , europe , asia and australia .\nshares of niit technologies rose 12 . 2 % to rs401 . 80 on bse . photo : pradeep gaur / mint\nniit technologies is a leading global it solutions organization - servicing customers across the americas , europe , asia and australia .\nthe acquisition enables niit technologies to enhance its european footprint with proyecta ' s experience in travel and financial services segments .\naccording to our data here at mergr , niit technologies has acquired 3 companies , including 1 in the last 5 years .\nniit technologies\u2019 largest acquisition to date was in 2006 , when it acquired room solutions for $ 53m . niit technologies has acquired in 3 countries . the company\u2019s most targeted sectors include information technology ( 67 % ) and software ( 34 % ) .\nmid - sized it services firm niit technologies ltd has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 51 per cent stake in business process management ( bpm ) services company incessant technologies pvt ltd , it said on tuesday .\nshares of niit technologies closed today at rs 196 . 25 , up by 2 . 53 % from previous close on the bse today .\nniit technologies revised details of the postal ballot and e - voting pursuant to regulation 44 ( 3 ) of sebi ( listing obligations and disclosu . . .\nmr . thakur added that going forward the company would be focusing on digital space . digital business currently contributes about nine per cent of niit technologies\u2019 revenues .\nartificial intelligence ( ai ) technologies have rewritten how businesses are run in the digital . . .\nwe will end up paying 70 % of the revenue [ for acquisition ] which is $ 7 million ,\narvind thakur , ceo , niit technologies , said .\nat niit technologies , we provide focused offerings , such as application development and maintenance , application managed services , digital services , infrastructure management services , mobility , and testing services .\nniit technologies ltd . , incorporated in the year 1992 , is a mid cap company ( having a market cap of rs 6782 . 30 crore ) operating in information technology sector .\nshares of niit technologies were trading at rs 380 . 35 each , down 5 . 34 per cent on bse in a weak mumbai market on wednesday at 11 . 47 am .\nnew delhi : mid sized information technology ( it ) firm niit technologies ltd has announced a joint venture with morris communications , us - based media conglomerate , marking its entry into the media vertical . named niit media technologies incorporated , the joint venture , in which niit will have 60 % stake , will provide integrated it and business process outsourcing ( bpo ) services the group companies of morris and is also targetting to service other media companies .\nniit tech closes above 30 - day , 50 - day moving average today .\nniit tech closes below 30 - day moving average of 1090 . 00 today .\nniit tech closes above 30 - day moving average of 1072 . 42 today .\nniit tech closes above 30 - day moving average of 893 . 29 today .\nniit tech closes above 30 - day moving average of 888 . 43 today .\nniit tech closes above 30 - day moving average of 883 . 39 today .\nniit tech closes above 30 - day moving average of 878 . 54 today .\nniit tech closes above 30 - day moving average of 871 . 14 today .\nniit have struggled to take advantage of the ip they purchased when buying room .\nniit said the entity is expected to be margin and eps accretive in fy16 .\nwealth management has been one of the industries slowest to adopt smart technologies . yet , as . . .\n\u201cincessant provides us with the capability to be a significant player in the digital integration space with digitisation and automation of business processes for seamless customer experience , \u201d niit technologies coo sudhir chaturvedi said .\nniit technologies intelligent automation framework , in partnership with a leading european robotic technology firm ( uipath ) provides robotic process automation ( rpa ) services , including development and deployment through a robust rpa delivery methodology .\n\u201cincessant provides us with the capability to be a significant player in the digital integration space with digitisation and automation of business processes for seamless customer experience , \u201d said sudhir chaturvedi , coo , niit technologies .\nin some sectors , niit technologies has developed ip assets to offer platform - based services , and where it does not have them , it has elected to partner with the owners of those ip assets .\nwe have an ecosystem of partners that enables us to develop new capabilities and allows us to invest in our customers to support their change - and - run organizations . niit technologies\u2019 partner ecosystem includes the likes of appdynamics , dynatrace , aws , azure , ca technologies , micro focus - suse , vistara - it , and bmc remedy .\njoin mergr and gain access to niit technologies\u2019 m & a ; summary , the m & a ; summaries of companies just like it , as well as recent m & a ; activity in the information technology sector .\nniit tech q4 pat seen up 8 % qoq to rs 81 . 8 cr : motilal oswal\nniit ltd said on tuesday it has acquired bengaluru - based ed - tech startup . . .\nmanagement is 40 years back and they don ' t care about current technologies and frameworks . they mean business and money only .\nat niit technologies , we have built our reputation for delivering excellence to some of the world\u2019s leading airlines , airports , travel distribution , and surface transportation companies with strategic it initiatives , which impact both their top and bottom line .\nniit technologies is a global it solutions organization addressing the requirements of clients across the americas , europe , asia , and australia . niit technologies services clients in travel and transportation , banking and financial services , insurance , manufacturing , and media verticals , offering a range of services , including application development and maintenance , infrastructure management , and business process management . focused on digital services , the company is helping businesses design agile , scalable , and digital operating models .\nniit technologies can help banks and financial service firms adopt this new digital operating model , along with its services , solutions , and alliances . with the right blend of industry and technology expertise , we help your business transform faster while remaining profitable .\nniit technologies had bagged this rs 229 - crore project last year . under the seven - year project , network connectivity has been extended up to bsf\u2019s battalion level and it has also set up a data centre and disaster recovery centres in different seismic zones .\ndifferentiated on the strength of its industry expertise , niit technologies services clients in travel and transportation , banking and financial services , insurance , manufacturing and media verticals , offering a range of services including application development and maintenance , infrastructure management , and business process management .\nincessant reported a revenue of $ 13 . 9 million in fy14 , and is estimated to report a revenue of $ 17 million for fy15 . \u201cthe entity is expected to be margin - and eps - accretive in fy16 for niit technologies , \u201d the firm said .\nthis site uses cookies to provide you with a more responsive and personalized service . by using this site you agree to niit technologies limited\u2019s use of cookies . please read the cookie notice for more information on the cookies we use and how to delete or block them . accept close\nniit technologies might not come across as an exciting company in the indian software industry today , an emerging star like a young cognizant or a mindtree . yet , its evolution in just the last three years could make it an example of how a software company successfully adapts with changing times .\nthe centre will be in augusta , georgia in the us and will mark niit fourth centre in the us . thakur also said since it is \u201clow - cost centre\u201d , it could be used for servicing niit\u2019s other customers as well , if need be .\nindustry leading processgym sm , which is niit technologies\u2019 consultative approach , designed to identify and eliminate waste , achieve optimum service delivery , and provide best - in - class service . it facilitates creation of a framework that helps reduce costs and defects , improve productivity , and reduce time - to - market .\nfor example , niit technologies has deployed cargo - handling systems across some major airports in the asia pacific region ( beijing , taiwan and hong kong ) , in partnership with singapore airport terminal services ( sats ) . in partnership with sats , it is now taking these solutions to other markets as well . niit tech in july , 2011 , had signed an $ 85 - million partnership agreement with georgia - based morris communications . under the terms of the agreement , the media company transferred its key assets including it infrastructure , people and applications landscape to niit technologies . this jv with morris started realising revenues from september 2011 and has contributed about rs 243 million to the revenues in q3fy12 . during q4 , the jv realised revenues of rs 245 million .\nniit technologies is a leading it solutions organization , servicing customers in north america , europe , asia and australia . it offers services in application development and maintenance , enterprise solutions including managed services and business process outsourcing to enterprise in the financial services , travel & transportation , manufacturing / distribution , and government sectors . our domain strengths , new approaches to customer experience management robust outsourcing capabilities , and dual - shore delivery model , have made it a preferred it partner to over 220 clients across 16 countries in these select verticals . with a talent pool of about 8000 professionals , niit technologies follows global standards of software development processes .\nniit technologies is a full - spectrum integrated business process services ( bps ) provider . we have adopted a customer - centric approach to bps . whether it is a unified solution - process excellence or an integrated it - bpo solution , niit technologies has developed a business model that delivers a strong and strategic partnership . our integrated service framework helps us re - engineer processes , resulting in cost rationalization , productivity enhancement , and service quality improvement for our clients in focus verticals such as travel and transportation , banking , financial services and insurance , and media from our delivery centers located in the americas , india , and the philippines .\nat niit technologies , we challenge the way it infrastructure is built , operated and managed . we are at the heart of 80 + smart enterprises which are transitioning to the new age . we have built a strong service culture for personalized services which help us go beyond meeting high service levels to deliver empathetic experiences .\ncompetitive business dynamics and the imperative to deliver connected experiences , have fuelled the need for industry players to transform and increase customer intimacy , employee productivity , and operational efficiency . niit technologies , with over two decades of experience and deep domain expertise can help enterprises leverage technology to deal with industry challenges in differentiated and cost - effective ways .\nniit technologies , a leading global it solutions organisation offers application development and maintenance services , infrastructure management services , ip asset or platform solutions and business process management to organisations in the financial services , travel and transportation , manufacturing / distribution and government sectors . it serves the customers in the us , europe , middle east , asia and australia .\n\u201cthis acquisition is a strategic move for us to grow in the digital space . incessant is valued at about $ 17 million and we will would be investing the same amount for 51 per cent stake , \u201d he said , adding that niit technologies will gradually go on to acquire the remaining stake in the company over a period of time .\ni was working at niit as faculty in ict project . i was working from 16july 2011 to 30nov 2013 . my exprearnce was good .\nniit technologies ltd . key products / revenue segments include sale of services which contributed rs 1587 . 50 crore to sales value ( 99 . 52 % of total sales ) and software & others which contributed rs 7 . 60 crore to sales value ( 0 . 47 % of total sales ) for the year ending 31 - mar - 2017 .\n\u201cone of the key elements has been to transform itself from a generic service provider to a specialised domain - focused player , \u201d says vishal jajoo , senior research analyst from nirmal bang . niit technologies began to focus on select verticals such as travel , insurance , banking and financial services and started acquiring intellectual property ( ip ) assets and niche capabilities in those verticals . \u201cwe believed in being the best ( in select verticals ) , and being big enough in contrast to being the biggest and good enough ,\nsaid arvind thakur , ceo niit technologies . the travel , as well as insurance and financial services verticals have been contributing 90 per cent of the company\u2019s incremental growth in the past few quarters .\nsrishti anand of brokerage firm angel broking said that it is \u201cgood to diversify\u201d for niit which is too concentrated on travel vertical . \u201cthe media sector has started spending significantly on it as companies are looking at digital consumer behaviour , online portals and digitisation etc . \u201d she added that companies such as hcl technologies which have been focussing on the vertical have been doing very well .\nnow , the company says the focus on growth , especially the inorganic kind , will be ratcheted up a few notches . with an executable order book of $ 243 million , mid - cap it firm niit technologies is now setting its eyes on larger deals . the company has formed a team called the ' elephant hunters ' , who would be identifying and pursuing significant transformational opportunities .\nas part of its strategy to invest in future growth , niit technologies increased its spend on sales and marketing considerably in the last three years . it spends 1 . 5 per cent of its revenues on sales and marketing , which is much higher than its other mid - cap peers . while the headcount pyramid remained flat , the company increased its international sales team by 20 per cent last year .\nexplaining the rationale behind the move , arvind thakur , ceo of niit said for the company the partnership means an entry into the \u201cemerging\u201d media sector , in which niit is currently not present . \u201dthe domain know - how of the media sector is coming completely from morris , which will help us tap into other companies as well , \u201d he said .\nniit tech block deal on nse , qty : 58 , 307 , deal price : 987 . 70 , value ( cr ) : 5 . 76 , time : 10 : 54am\nentering new territories the diversification into newer geographies has also helped . in 2008 - 09 , the company used to get 50 per cent revenues from europe , west asia and africa ( emea ) . now , niit tech has a balanced mix . it gets 37 per cent revenues from the us , 37 per cent from emea , 13 per cent from asia pacific and rest from other geographies including india . as arvind mehrotra , president asia pacific , niit technologies puts it , \u201cthe way we approach an acquisition has changed . we are looking at acquisitions to give us entry into newer geographies or areas of operations . \u201d\ndoes this mean they can\u2019t aspire towards the big leagues ? \u201cwhether niit technologies can catapult itself into the billion - dollar bracket would largely depend on its capabilities to develop expertise in the upcoming areas such as cloud , mobility and business analytics . the last phase of growth came from increase in the $ 25 - 100 million deals but the next phase of growth would be driven by expertise in these specific areas ,\nadded the analyst .\nniit technologies adheres to major global benchmarks and standards , having secured the iso 9001 : 2000 certifications and the iso : 27001 information security management accreditation and follows global standards of development . it has been assessed at level 5 of sei cmmi version 1 . 2 . our business process outsourcing arm conforms to the highest quality standards such as copc and six sigma . its data center operations are assessed at the international iso 20000 it management standards .\nniit tech block deal on nse , qty : 50 , 150 , deal price : 1 , 101 . 20 , value ( cr ) : 5 . 52 , time : 09 : 22am\nso , what does the future hold for niit technologies ? \u201cthe new deal additions and acquisitions may stress the balance sheet of the company . it has a cash reserve of $ 40 million and an order book of $ 243 million . its increased focus on government deals is good , but government deals usually locks in a lot of cash , which is a concern ,\nsaid a senior research analyst with a mumbai - based brokerage firm .\nsteve k . stone , senior vp and cfo of newspapers and shared services at morris communications said in a statement issued by niit that the partnership will significantly reduce the company\u2019s costs of operations and services . morris\u2019 group companies were earlier being serviced out of in - house firm in the us and post the partnership , the work can be outsourced to niit\u2019s operations in india , which will make it cost effective .\nto start with the partnership will result in a revenue of $ 85 million for niit over a period of five years from servicing morris companies . the venture will entail a total investment of $ 3 . 2 million out of which niit will invest around $ 2 million through cash infusion while morris\u2019 contribution will be through transfer of its exiting assets \u2013 it infrastructure , people and application landscape \u2014 to the new entity .\ninsurers face multiple challenges today\u2014new regulations , a millennial customer base , and the speed - to - market of innovative solutions , all creating the need to refresh core systems and drive the effective use of big data . niit technologies , with deep and enduring relationships with global insurance players across geographies and over two decades of experience in providing a range of technology services , offers an entire suite of it , bpm , and digital services that caters to the evolving needs of the insurance industry .\nmanufacturing companies are evaluated based on their resilience in the industry . this means greater emphasis on business efficiencies , but given the labor - intensive nature of the industry , efficiencies based on technology alone are insufficient . a strategy that balances global technology with local innovation is crucial for growth . nobody understands this better than niit technologies . with our experience in understanding both technological and cultural nuances , we have helped our global clientele make sound decisions about the deployment of automated , transparent , and integrated information management systems across their value chain .\nour subject matter experts have deep domain experience in delivering solutions across different platforms and technologies , ranging from the tried and tested to the upcoming . with over 50 + global clients , we provide end - to - end services and solutions , including legacy support and maintenance , legacy modernization , predictive analytics , portals , mobile apps , and the internet of things across the following segments :\nthe company posted a net loss of rs . 17 . 50 crore for the quarter ended march 31 , 2015 , against a profit of rs . 61 . 90 crore in the year - ago period , due to exceptional expenses of rs . 80 crore on account of dispute settlement . \u201ca dispute had arisen between one of the company\u2019s subsidiaries and its client in the asia pacific region . the dispute was resolved by concluding a settlement agreement which released the company of its obligations towards execution of the programme , \u201d niit technologies chief executive officer arvind thakur said . he added that the financial impact of this one - off event during the quarter was rs . 80 crore . consolidated revenues rose 3 . 9 per cent to rs . 611 . 20 crore in the january - march 2015 period . the board recommended rs . 9 . 50 per equity share as dividend for 2014 - 15 .\nacquisitions niit tech has also used acquisitions to help it accelerate from a four per cent yoy revenue growth in 2009 , to a 28 per cent yoy revenue growth in 2012 . in august 2011 , it acquired spanish software services firm proyecta sistemas de informacion sa for $ 7 million to strengthen its capability in the travel vertical . proyecta sharply focuses on two segments : travel and financial services . almost 68 per cent of its revenues come from the travel vertical .\npost - 2009 , niit tech decided to adopt a strategy of \u2018focus and differentiate\u2019 . this meant undertaking three transformational steps \u2014 focusing on just a few verticals and becoming a specialist in those segments , chasing geographic diversification and thirdly , investing in future growth which includes sales and marketing as well as strategic acquisitions . at the rate it\u2019s going , the goal of eventually becoming one of indian it\u2019s heavy hitters may not be wildly as improbable as it may have been three years ago .\nniit tech is in the computers - software sector . the current market capitalisation stands at rs 6 , 782 . 30 crore . the company management includes rajendra s pawar - chairman & managing director , arvind thakur - vice chairman & mng . director , vijay k thadani - promoter non - exe . director , surendra singh - independent director , amit sharma - independent director , ashwani puri - independent director , holly jane morris - independent director . it is listed on the bse with a bse code of 532541 and the nse with an nse code of niittech . its registered office is at 8 , balaji estate , first floor , , guru ravi das marg , new delhi , delhi - 110019 . their registrars are alankit assignment ltd .\n, while the benchmark sensex shed 0 . 18 % to 27 , 440 . 14 points .\nwe provide a wide range of best - in - class solutions and effective services that are spread across the manufacturing and distribution value chain .\nas enterprises become more complex , and success increasingly depends on streamlining operations , . . .\ntraditional infrastructure outsourcing ( io ) is on its decline with increasing levels of . . .\ngrowing complexity of local and regional sap landscapes , and distributed operations need the . . .\nleveraging one of the digital\u2019s most powerful capabilities , the ability to directly touch . . .\nmanufacturers are digitally engaged and connected with their end customers , their distributors , . . .\nin the business of construction , there is no room for error and no tolerance for delay . that is . . .\nenterprises across the globe have multiple applications deployed on their networks . sadly , a . . .\nthe banking and financial services industry recognizes that the \u201cuber moment\u201d in financial services is approaching . technology is \u201can unstoppable force\u201d that could improve customer service , risk management , and efficiency , as well as see new banks become household names .\nwhile making these points , antony jenkins , former ceo of barclays , also warned that incumbents risk becoming merely capital - providing utilities that operate in a highly regulated , less - profitable environment , a situation unlikely to be tolerated by shareholders .\nthe financial services industry must distribute products and services digitally with an omnichannel experience to shift consumer behaviors toward a \u201cdigitally integrated frictionless ecosystem\u201d to stay likable , compliant , and profitable .\nwe provide a wide range of best - in - class solutions and effective services that are spread across the banking and financial services value chain .\nexperience in serving 150 + financial institutions , us $ 1 . 5 trillion + aum , 6 , 000 + advisors , and 1 . 5 million + end customers through our clients\nthere is a misconception that gdpr is all about data security and compliance policies alone . . . .\npersonalization has always been a way of retaining good customers and generating more revenues . . .\nthe current process used for reconciling inter - entity accounting data and trade transaction . . .\ncompanies operating in the financial industry face intensive manual processes , critical . . .\n13th , january 2018 was a red letter day for the european financial services industry when the . . .\nall it - enabled businesses today are moving toward artificial intelligence ( ai ) driven . . .\ncustomers want their banks to perform like non - financial web services in how they gather and use . . .\nin today\u2019s rapidly changing business dynamics , awareness and understanding of the likely . . .\nwe have focused offerings such as application development and maintenance , application managed services , digital services , infrastructure management services , business process services , and testing services .\nour domain depth is augmented by innovative products and frameworks ( for revenue accounting , in - flight catering , cargo ground handling ) , which enable us to address industry - specific pain points for clients .\nwe provide a wide range of best - in - class solutions and effective services that are spread across the travel and transportation value chain .\nto gain an edge over the competition , organizations today need to keep up with the velocity of . . .\nimplementing sap product is a full - blown project lifecycle that brings together management , . . .\nwith the holidays in full swing , you may be thinking about how you can make your air travel . . .\nthe travel industry is undergoing a fundamental shift and is on the verge of disruption owing to . . .\napp users expect features such as simple navigation , convenient user interface , speedy . . .\ncarol , 36 , works as a client - servicing executive at a travel agency . she is different from her . . .\nwe live in an era where economy is increasingly driven by superior customer experiences . . . .\nconsidering that there is transfer of assets involved , the revenues from the deal will start accruing from the october - december quarter of the current fiscal , thakur said .\nwe understand the challenges posed by a need for continuously enhancing customer satisfaction along with reducing operational costs and increasing revenues . to that end , we partner with all of our clients , bringing our innovative solutions , stringent quality standards , highly skilled domain - focused resources , and investments in technology to the engagement . we also use proprietary tools and frameworks to add value to our clients . our offerings include :\ntermsmonitor tm , our in\u2013house developed workflow management tool , provides real - time monitoring and performance dashboards .\nk - portal ( a knowledge support system ) enables capture of process knowledge for continuous process improvement .\nwe provide a wide range of best - in - class solutions and effective services that are spread across the bps value chain .\ntoday , media companies face challenges on multiple fronts . subscribers are lapsing , driving away . . .\nenhancing and automating reporting systems to get a single reliable view of day - to - day operations . . .\nthe insurance industry is at an inflection point . the traditional double bubble of stringent . . .\nin the media industry , scalability and workforce productivity are essential . operational delays . . .\nthe \ufb01nance and accounting function is central to the successful operation of an organization . . . .\ntraditional media channels face heightened pressures related to operating budgets , traditional . . .\ninefficiencies in the sales management processes at media companies reduce the potential for . . .\na smart enterprise keeps on challenging the way it runs businesses with new ideas and delivers exceptional value to its stakeholders . it is reinforced by strong pillars of intelligence and empathy . a smart enterprise spends less and achieves more by imbibing an intelligent approach and leveraging the disruptive ecosystem . at the same time , it realizes that ultimately it is in the business of making life better for people . it goes beyond expected outcomes and delivers exceptional experiences to its internal and external stakeholders .\nfor a smart enterprise , business and it are two sides of the same coin . the traditional expectation from it is to consistently enable high performing businesses . it infrastructure services plays a critical role in delivering to this expectation . however a smart enterprise expects much more .\nwe take an application - centered approach while delivering infrastructure services . leveraging own ips , new age toolsets and using innovative processes , we bring in intelligent automation across the service delivery landscape and enable smart it operations .\nour clients expect much more than the traditional outsourcing or offshoring cost benefits . we act as orchestrators of best - fit it infrastructure solutions to provide cost benefits beyond the norm .\nwe provide a wide range of best - in - class solutions and effective services that are spread across the infrastructure management services value chain .\na leading destination carrier in the us were facing issues with the delayed time - to - market for . . .\nartificial intelligence ( ai ) enabled enterprises elevate human potential to do more with less . ai . . .\nthe dynamic services industry challenges companies to reduce downtime in order to thrive . the . . .\ndevops is an area of focus for everyone these days . devops is expected to be a solution to many . . .\nsoftware is a key driver of differentiation and business innovation . it\u2019s a gateway to new . . .\nthe client wanted to set up a separate it estate to support their it requirements . future . . .\nthe traditional approach to build infrastructure in terms of servers , network , and storage for . . .\nfocused on digital services , the company is helping businesses design agile , scalable and digital operating models .\nthe company\u2019s growth momentum and encouraging outlook is driven by its ability to win large deals , deliver on complex projects , and enter into strategic alliances or partnerships .\nwe are a value - led organization with a corporate governance philosophy that emphasizes consistent adherence to the highest standards of ethics , transparency , and accountability .\nthis web page is a part of our efforts to keep our shareholders informed about our operations , business performance , and financial results . we welcome any suggestion , feedback , or query that you may have , which can be directed to our investor relations team .\nwe help insurers modernize legacy systems , leverage digital legacy integration services , reengineer business processes to enhance business agility , improve operational efficiency , reduce costs , and improve margins , thus injecting new efficiencies into their systems , helping them monetize new channels , and preparing them for changing business imperatives .\nend - to - end testing ( functional , non - functional requirements , mobile , etc . )\nwe provide a wide range of best - in - class solutions and effective services that are spread across the insurance value chain .\ndeep debates in the software management circles surround the potential use cases of software . . .\ntoday\u2019s digitally - connected consumers often demand that insurers must become easier to . . .\nthe insurance industry has been following traditional ways of doing business and has been slow in . . .\nthe worldwide industry is embracing cognitive computing to embed native intelligence into digital . . .\nback in the eighties when i first entered the lloyd\u2019s insurance market , underwriting discipline . . .\ninsurance companies that find a partner , which analyzes , understands , and helps them to take . . .\nblockchain technology has the potential to revolutionize the way the insurance industry operates . . . .\nrecent technology trends have reshaped the financial services industry into a digital business . . .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\n1 . nice policies for employees 2 . flexible timings for work 3 . no extra stretching for work 4 . work can be done easily , good culture good people\ngood for freshers , they can understand the features and processes of a cmm levell 5 company . it is a good name in the marked , therefore provides good point to your resume\nmost of the projects are support and maintainence . career of a person may be spoiled in this company as his primary skills may be compromised by the management .\nless projects . large number of people in pool . management is not good .\nthis will replace the current featured review for targeted profile . are you sure you want to replace it ?\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnote - trailing eps is displayed only when latest 4 quarter results are available .\nour experts panel will help you to get you those life - changing stocks , tomorrow ' s bluechips today .\ncopyright \u00a9 urltoken ltd . all rights reserved . reproduction of news articles , photos , videos or any other content in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of urltoken is prohibited .\nseparate product from services , they require a different approach and the cost of product delays cost the company twice over .\neffectively a body - shop rather than an it services partner . very little effective internal communication . very asian - minded . out - dated offices and facilities . little independence from delhi hq in many matters .\nact more as a european company . hire more non - indian managers . communicate more effectively with staff .\nwe will never share or display your email . you will be notified , only if others like your post .\nfor the quarter ended 31 - 03 - 2018 , the company has reported a consolidated sales of rs 788 . 80 crore , up 4 . 27 % from last quarter sales of rs 756 . 50 crore and up 5 . 92 % from last year same quarter sales of rs 744 . 69 crore company has reported net profit after tax of rs 97 . 30 crore in latest quarter .\nthe company\u2019s top management includes mr . amit sharma , mr . arvind thakur , mr . ashwani puri , mr . rajendra s pawar , mr . surendra singh , mr . vijay k thadani , ms . holly jane morris . company has price waterhouse as its auditors as on 31 - 03 - 2018 , the company has a total of 61 , 456 , 124 shares outstanding .\ndate sources : live bse and nse quotes service : tickerplant | corporate data , f & o data & historical price volume data : dion global solutions ltd . bse quotes and sensex are real - time and licensed from the bombay stock exchange . nse quotes and nifty are also real time and licenced from national stock exchange . all times stamps are reflecting ist ( indian standard time ) . by using this site , you agree to the terms of service and privacy policy .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nfounded in 2007 , hyderabad - based incessant has offices in us , uk , australia and canada . the firm focuses on enabling its clients to automate and integrate back end systems with a digital front end . it currently has over 300 consultants and has more than 20 clients .\nfor the year ended march 31 , 2014 , the company generated revenues of $ 13 . 9 million and is estimated to have ended fy15 with top - line of $ 17 million .\nthis is the first such strategic m & a deal in almost three years . in september , 2012 , it had acquired us - based sabre holdings\u2019 philippines development centre .\nfor the quarter ended march 2015 , the firm had a consolidated revenues of rs 611 . 2 crore , up 3 . 9 per cent over the year - ago period . the firm reported net loss of rs 17 . 5 crore as against net profit of rs 61 . 9 crore in q4 fy14 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 vccircle . com . property of mosaic media ventures pvt . ltd .\ntapasya corp heights , plot no . - 5 , noida , 201301 india , + 91 120 711 8400 urltoken\nwhen analyzing the information technology sector as a whole , according to mergr , in the last 3 years , there are 1122 information technology companies that have made at least 1 acquisition , 62 have acquired at least 5 companies , and 11 have acquired more than 10 companies . the most prolific strategic information technology acquirer over the past 3 years is accenture , with 34 acquisitions . the most prolific private equity acquirer in the information technology sector over the past 3 years is h . i . g . capital with 12 platform acquisitions .\nby continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them . you can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them .\nin 2009 , the company found itself , like many others , confronting a worldwide recession . it had also incurred huge hedging losses of around rs 60 crore . yet , its most difficult decision was something that confronts almost every software player in india today \u2014 namely , how to migrate from a linear model that involves growing revenue in direct proportion to headcount to something higher up on the value chain .\n\u201cmoreover , 2009 made us look at the indian market . in that space we signed a large deal with the border security force ( bsf ) for its \u201cintranet prahari\u201d project . the deal not only helped us get inroads into future government deals but also catapult us into the large deal league , \u201d says mehrotra .\nsales and marketing push besides deepening its vertical focus , the company also enhanced its focus on the sales and marketing team . the company hired seasoned marketing professional , deepak khosla , as the global head of sales and marketing last year , with the objective to sharpen its sales focus .\nkhosla , who has years of marketing experience with patni computers systems ( now igate patni ) , hcl and others , realised that mining existing clients is as important as acquiring new one . apart from various other initiatives , khosla focussed on customised marketing initiatives or account - based marketing for select clients . this paid off as business from the top 10 clients grew by 39 per cent within a year .\n\u201cwe will be actively pursuing large deals upwards of $ 25 million and have already put a team in place to identify such deals ; $ 25 million is our sweet spot as the number of $ 100 million deals has remained static post 2009 ,\nsays ceo thakur .\ngoing forward , the company has already identified key areas that will add specificity to its growth \u2014 mobility , analytics and cloud computing .\n\u201cwe have three clear horizons . the first , is the current revenue generators like application development and others the second , are the ones where we have made investments in 2009 and are now paying off and the third is the area where we are investing now , which includes cloud computing , analytics and mobility ,\nsaid thakur .\nnew : get seamless access to urltoken at a great price . no additional sign - up required .\nhe said the company had revenue of $ 10 million in last financial year and has ebidta [ earnings before interest , taxes , depreciation and amortisation ] of 10 % .\nthe company sharply focuses in two segments , travel and financial services . its 68 % revenue came from travel vertical . this is going to add to our expertise and at same time give us local presence in europe ,\nthakur said .\nhe said countries in the europe mainland were very unique in nature and local presence was required for good experience of customers .\nheadquartered in madrid , proyecta , with over 100 consultants that industry players in business intelligence , web and mobility applications .\nthere is no acquisitions data available for this investor . please select another tab .\nour vision is to be the \u2018first choice\u2019 of customers in its chosen verticals . we implement the philosophy of \u2018focus and differentiate\u2019 that enables us to compete on the strength of our specialization . our path breaking innovations and tailored made solutions help customers improve time - to market and realize quick return on investment ( roi ) from their it implementations .\nawards and accolades have been an important part of our organization\u2019s success story . the company has bagged several recognitions at the indian and global levels . these are related to the company ' s industry performance , its leadership in the area of outsourcing , its headway in specific industry verticals and its robust hr practices .\nsign up for a free crunchbase account to follow and track organizations you care about .\nterms of service | privacy policy | \u00a9 2018 crunchbase inc . all rights reserved .\ndescriptive keyword for an organization ( e . g . saas , android , cloud computing , medical device )"]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "mg rover group", "paragraphs": ["mg zs 180 mg rover group picture of mg zs 180 ~ mg rover group mg zs 180 mg rover group mg rover was the last domestically owned mass - pr . . .\nmg rover group ltd mg tf 120 stepspeed ( 2003 , 1 . 8l )\nmg rover group ltd mg tf 120 stepspeed ( 2002 , 1 . 8l )\nmg rover holdings also includes mg sport and racing ltd , mg rover property ltd and mg heritage ltd .\npapers of rubery owen holdings ltd and predecessors ; papers of subsidiary companies including : darlaston group ; conveyancer group ; domestic equipment group ; fasteners group ; distributors group ; c & l hill group ; other subsidiary companies .\nmg rover group mg tf 135 ( from vin rd617391 ) ( 2006 , 1 . 8l )\nmg rover group mg tf 135 ( from vin rd617391 ) ( 2005 , 1 . 8l )\nmg rover group mg tf 135 ( from vin rd617391 ) ( 2004 , 1 . 8l )\nmay 2000 : the rover group is sold to the phoenix consortium for \u00a310 and becomes the mg rover group . only longbridge remains in rover\u2019s hands \u2013 mg rover\u2019s cars include standard rovers and sporty mg alternatives .\nmg rover group mg tf 120 stepspeed ( from vin rd617721 ) ( 2006 , 1 . 8l )\nmg rover group mg tf 120 stepspeed ( from vin rd617721 ) ( 2005 , 1 . 8l )\nmg rover group mg tf 120 stepspeed ( from vin rd617721 ) ( 2004 , 1 . 8l )\nin the report and this release , the terms \u201cmg rover\u201d and \u201cthe company\u201d cover mg rover group ltd and powertrain ltd .\nmargaret thatcher fails to sell austin rover to ford . it is renamed rover group\nmg zs 180 mg sa saloon picture of mg zs 180 cars mg zs 180 mg sa saloon the mg sa or mg 2 - litre was a sports saloon produced by the mg c . . .\nsave mg rover group to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nthe phoenix consortium put mg rover group into administration and the factory ' s 6 , 000 workers are asked to go home . later that month the mg rover group goes into receivership .\nmg rover group ' s innovative promotion provides ' free fuel until 2004 ' for customers buying mg and rover cars registered before 31 march 2003 .\naston villa and mg rover group have announced a shirt sponsorship deal for the next two seasons .\nadministrators for mg rover group ltd . have said that the collapsed british automaker has been bought by chinese carmaker nanjing automobile ( group ) corp .\nadministrators for mg rover group ltd . said friday that the collapsed british automaker has been bought by chinese carmaker nanjing automobile ( group ) corp .\nchina ' s nanjing buys u . k . ' s mg rover group - the globe and mail\nmg zs 180 mg r - type midget picture of mg zs 180 cars mg zs 180 mg r - type midget the mg r - type midget was produced by the mg car company . . .\nmg rover sells large chunk of longbridge site . mg rover and shanghai automotive industrial corporation sign cooperation agreement . mg rover announces plans for \u00a31bn joint venture with saic\nmg zs 190 mg va saloon picture of mg zs 190 cars mg zs 190 mg va saloon the mg va , or mg 1 . 5 litre as it was originally marketed , was pr . . .\nmg zs 180 mg j - type midget picture of mg zs 180 cars mg zs 180 mg j - type midget the mg j - type was produced by the mg car company from 19 . . .\nmg zs 180 mg 14 / 28 picture of mg zs 180 cars mg zs 180 mg 14 / 28 the mg 14 / 28 super sports was the first car produced by the mg car compan . . .\nfor a transitional period a rump workforce will continue to be employed by mg rover group and engine maker powertrain .\nmg rover group limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 01595268\nin 1988 bl became the ' rover group ' and a subsidiary first of british aerospace and then the bmw group . this led to a brief but interesting revival of fortune during the nineties . the rover and mg marques then fell into the hands of the phoenix consortium and became the mg rover group , although the rover name officially remained the property of bmw , which licensed its use . in 2005 , the mg rover group began insolvency proceedings .\nmg rover ' s ownership of powertrain will bring back together two parts of the old rover group which was broken up by bmw last year .\nmg zs 180 mg f - type magna picture of mg zs 180 cars mg zs 180 mg f - type magna the mg f - type magna was a six cylinder engined car produce . . .\nxpart ltd , a sister company of mg rover group , has announced an industry leading parts guarantee programme that will provide customers of new mg and rover cars with peace of mind .\nmg rover group , uk retail sales director , terry hunt commented :\nthis is a marriage between the midlands\u2019 premier car manufacturer and premier football club \u2013 and is testament to how far mg rover group has progressed over the last two years .\nafter the collapse of mg rover in 2005 , the rover brand disappeared , but the more valuable mg name was purchased and saved by chinese company saic who now manufacture cars in the mg rover longbridge plant under the \u2018mg motor\u2019 brand .\nford is to buy land rover from bmw , completing the german company ' s break - up of the rover group .\nbmw picked off the mini brand in 2000 as the rover group was stripped of its more valuable brands before finally going under in 2005 . bmw had owned the rover group overall since 1994 .\nthe rover report runs to more than 830 pages and details restructuring changes within mg rover group under the\nphoenix four\nwhich led to the creation of 33 companies .\non july 5 , 2009 , bbc online news reported an investigation by the local authorities about the demise of mg rover group back in 2005 .\nwelcoming the new dealership appointments , john jarvie , mg rover group head of dealer franchising said :\nwe are pleased that dealer groups already working with mg rover group are keen to extend their relationships . the appointments reflect the high level of confidence in the mg rover franchise along with the knowledge of incremental business opportunities that will result from future product introductions .\nbmw ( uk ) limited , mg rover group , lloyds banking group plc , standard chartered plc and others v the commissioners for hm revenue and customs : [ 2016 ] ukut 0434 ( tcc ) - gov . uk\nmg rover was formed from the parts of the former rover group volume car production business which bmw sold off in 2000 due to constant losses and a declining market share . bmw had acquired the rover group from british aerospace in 1994 and had since sold the land rover business to ford , and split - off the mini business as a new bmw subsidiary based in cowley . mg rover took control of the remainder of the former rover group volume car business , which was consolidated at the longbridge plant .\njohn sanders , sales and marketing director , mg rover group said :\nthis is another example of mg rover ' s innovative marketing programmes offering customers genuine benefit . fuel costs are a significant issue to many retail buyers and this offer will give mg and rover customers substantial savings until 2004 .\nmg rover group has today announced the appointment of four new uk dealerships . the appointments are part of a long - term strategy to increase the network\nin powertrain ltd , mg rover holdings has a business that manufactures engines and gearboxes , from the same longbridge site . mg rover parts ltd will provide a world - wide after sales supply operation to the mg rover dealer organisation .\nmg rover was the last british - owned mass - production car manufacturer in the british motor industry . the company was formed by the de - merger of mg and rover from bmw in 2000 ; these had previously been parts of british leyland . mg rover is now part of the nanjing automobile group .\n\u2022 car giant ford completes the \u00a31 . 8 billion purchase of land rover from bmw as the break up of the rover group is finalised .\nmg rover uk retail sales director terry hunt said :\nthis is a marriage between the midlands ' premier car manufacturer and premier football club - and is testament to how far mg rover group has progressed over the last two years .\nthe sales marks the end of bmw ' s troubled association with mg rover .\naston villa and mg rover have agreed a two - season shirt sponsorship deal .\nlongbridge produces models such as the austin metro and rover 200 - series which helps to keep bl , now called the austin rover group , afloat .\nmg rover group chief executive kevin howe said :\nwe are delighted that all the outstanding issues relating to the completion accounts have now been agreed with bmw .\nmg rover ' s principal claim was for vat overpaid in respect of supplies made by it or its predecessor in the business , while a member of a vat group , for periods between 1973 and 1996 . mg rover left the vat group in 2000 . the vat group continues to exist , however , and hmrc have rejected mg rover ' s claims accordingly on the basis that it is the representative member ( and not mg rover ) who is entitled to claim . it is worth noting that competing claims for part of the overpaid vat have been made by mg rover ' s predecessor in the business and by the representative member of the vat group of which mg rover was a member at the relevant time , and these two parties were therefore joined to the proceedings although nothing material turns on that .\njohn towers , the head of the phoenix venture holdings group that bought rover from bmw for \u00a310 in 2000 , said on friday that he felt no guilt over what had happened to mg rover .\n\u2022 the company becomes mg rover to link the fledgling concern with rover ' s popular mg sports car marque , and towers announces the new rover owners expect to be making a profit within two years .\n1989 : austin rover group is re - branded rover group . its final launch was the mg maestro turbo , powered by a 2 . 0 turbocharged engine and one of the fastest hatchbacks in the world with a top speed of nearly 130 mph ( 210 km / h ) .\npricewaterhousecoopers , which took over administration of rover when the automaker filed for bankruptcy in april , said nanjing had bought the assets of both mg rover group and its engine - producing subsidiary , powertrain ltd .\nin dartford , the prestigious whitehouse group are set to open their second mg rover dealership while in milton keynes , the souls organisation will open an all new dealership .\nmg rover has agreed with bmw to settle their dispute over completion of accounts in connection with the sale of rover cars .\nabout 6 , 000 people lost their jobs when mg rover went bust in 2005 .\nmr lomas added that the pensions position at mg rover was\nreally complex\n.\nbmw decides to split firm . land rover sold to ford . bmw keeps the mini , restyling it mini . remainder sold to phoenix consortium and becomes mg rover . mg zr , mg zs and mg zt launched as sporty alternatives to standard rovers the following year .\nthe winner of a brand new rover received the keys to his new car at villa park after scooping top prize in a grand draw organised by aston villa and mg rover group on behalf of the nspcc .\nrover is a company with a long tradition . founded in 1885 by john kemp starley as a bicycle factory it developed over time . in the beginning of 2000 bmw sold land rover to ford and the rest to the phoenix group . this was the end of the rover group .\nthe company , china ' s oldest carmaker , bought bankrupt british automaker mg rover group in 2005 , acquiring the mg , which enjoyed a reputation in the 1960s as a good - handling , affordable english sports car .\ngerman carmaker bmw has completed the break - up of rover group and sold its engine manufacturing at longbridge , near birmingham .\nthe year before bmw sold mg rover , it had made losses of an estimated \u00a3800million . the four business men who took control of the newly - formed mg rover group ( previously named rover car operations ) had have reported to receive around \u00a3430million in a dowry from bmw which included unsold stock .\nthe company was formed following the purchase of the rover group from bmw in may 2000 . the total group has an annual turnover in the region of \u00a32 billion and employs 6500 highly skilled and dedicated people .\n2003 mg rover launches the new rover cityrover - a small 5 door hatchback city car . sales performed poorly from the start .\nwhen the contract between bmw and mg rover was signed last year the operating activities of rover cars were transferred with immediate effect .\nto celebrate the deal , mg rover has produced a special one - off vehicle , an ' aston villa rover 25 ' .\nrover company limited ( formerly rover cycle company ltd ) . , 1890 - 1996\nthe mg f and later mg tf are mid - engined , rear wheel drive roadster cars produced from 1995 until 2011 . the mg f , designed and produced by rover group , was the first all - new car to bear the mg marque since the mg mgb that was produced from 1962 to 1980 . production of the mg tf paused in 2005 , when mg rover went into receivership , and resumed in 2007 under the company ' s new owners nanjing automobile of china . . . . more on wikipedia\nfollowing the collapse of the mg rover group , stadco is working closely with xpart to secure the supply and manufacturing routes required to continue producing body components for all mg and rover models . these spare parts are essential to keep accident - damaged vehicles on the road .\nthe largest business within mg rover is mg rover group , which designs , develops and manufactures cars at its longbridge , birmingham site in the uk . its products are sold world - wide in 70 markets , with approximately 50 per cent of sales in export territories .\n2001 mg rover bought qvale of italy ( only bought the factory and the rights of platform of the mangusta car . mg rover did not acquire the rights of the qvale name )\nthe agreement reached also involves a payment of \u00a365m to mg rover , its spokesman said .\nweek . each vehicle will feature one of the offers mg and rover customers can expect .\nthis week the former rover group announced it was changing its name to mg rover , in a bid to place greater emphasis on the brands the company owns . a new logo is in development , but an mg rover spokesman said it was too early to give an indication of what it would look like .\n2006 : ford purchases the land rover name , taking the rover marque with it . the brand is thereafter known only as mg .\nto celebrate the deal , mg rover has produced a special one - off vehicle , a rather sickly looking \u2018aston villa rover 25\u2019 .\nbecause with a bmw , we address a different target group . the mini is for a target group with a different lifestyle than the bmw customer ,\nhe says .\nhe said nac acquired the rights to the mg trademarks and logos when it bought the assets of the failed mg rover from administrators in 2005 .\nmg zs 180 austin motor company picture of mg zs 180 cars mg zs 180 austin motor company the austin motor company was a british manufacturer . . .\nthe news is a blow for uk businessman david james , whose kimber group had put in two bids to buy parts of rover .\n\u2022 spring 2000 : bmw decides to break up the rover group after losing \u00a3600 million in one year , prompting observers in germany to dub rover\nthe english patient .\nland rover produces four models , the range rover , discovery , freelander and defender .\nin conjunction with their partner autotrading luft , mg rover group is pleased to announce that it will shortly re - commence sales of mg and rover cars in japan . both mg and rover cars previously enjoyed much success in the japanese market . after much praise from the motoring press rover 75 was voted ' import car of the year ' . unfortunately , due to contractual obligations with the previous owner , mg rover group has until now been restricted from selling its cars in japan . autotrading luft is based in nagoya and will trade under mg rover nippon . sales will start during july with a focus on rover 75 saloon and tourer , mg tf plus mg zt and mg zt - t . initially six retail outlets will be fully operational , progressively increasing to over 20 . commenting on the announcement , john sanders , mg rover group worldwide sales and marketing director said :\nthis is an important milestone for our strategy of growth in markets outside western europe . japan is the world ' s second largest car market and we have a number of loyal japanese customers who are keen to see the return of mg and rover cars . we are pleased to have combined forces with autotrading luft and we feel confident of a successful relaunch considering the prestige of the mg and rover marques .\nnanjing auto also acquired power train ltd . , mg rover ' s engine - making unit .\nnanjing has indicated before it plans to use mg as its main marque in europe while developing other mg rover brands , such as austin , elsewhere .\nmg rover group is to sponsor the lashings cricket club . lashings are a \u2018dream team\u2019 of world cricket stars that play exhibition matches around the uk . in 2003 its stars will be driving club se specification rover 75 saloons and tourers .\nmg zs 180 sports sedan picture of mg zs 180 cars mg zs 180 sports sedan a sports sedan or a sports saloon is a descriptive term applied . . .\nmg rover was the last domestically owned mass - production car manufacturer in the british motor industry . the company was formed when bmw sold the car - making and engine manufacturing assets of the original rover group to the phoenix consortium in 2000 .\nwhen bmw sold off its interests , mg rover was bought for a nominal \u00a310 in may 2000 by a specially - assembled group of businessmen known as the phoenix consortium . the consortium was headed by ex - rover chief executive john towers .\nmoving further north , the horner group will open a new dealership in rochdale bringing their total number of mg rover outlets to five . also , moss rose will open a new dealership in macclesfield .\nalmost every type of mg will be at silverstone . the popular event includes model grouped parking , and circuit races with over 500 cars entering 15 races . rob oldaker , mg rover group ' s product development director is competing in two ( mayflower and abingdon trophy ) races in a circuit prepared mg zr .\nmg rover went into administration on 8 april 2005 , when its proposed deal with the chinese company saic collapsed . the subsequent closure of mg rover\u2019s plant at longbridge in the west midlands resulted in the loss of almost 6 , 000 mg rover jobs , with potentially serious adverse consequences for the local economy .\nflags flying outside the old mg rover factory in longbridge , birmingham . photograph : david jones / pa\nthe german car maker is retaining the mini marque , and selling the rest of the unprofitable rover group to the venture capitalist firm alchemy partners .\nthe agreement will involve bmw powertrain being transferred to mg rover , the company formed from the break - up of rover group last year . it means that mg rover will now be able to produce engines and transmissions for itself and third party customers . in addition , it will have control over the prices of the 150 , 000 engines and gearboxes it purchases each year . around 1 , 300 employees will be transferred with the business to mg rover .\nthis is an update of the original book about the failed bmw ownership of rover group , which was called\nend of the road : bmw and rover - a brand too far\n.\nin 1989 , arg was rebranded as rover group , the name of its owner . in 2008 , tata motors purchased the rover marque , as well as former bl / rover group businesses , land rover and jaguar cars , and the former bl marques daimler and lanchester , from the ford motor company . the austin marque has been retired and the mini marque is owned by bmw .\non 10 april 2005 , mg rover announced that they had received a \u00a36 . 5 million loan from the british government . < ref > { { # if : mg rover gets \u00a36 . 5m loan lifeline\nmg rover group is taking the idea to its ultimate limits . mg rover staff , disguised as gordon brown , arrive at filling stations around the country completely un - announced and spontaneously offer to pay for a customer ' s fuel in order to promote the campaign , which runs until the end of march 2003 .\nnews of a planned rebirth of car - making at mg rover has been welcomed by officials in birmingham .\n\u2022 december 2003 : production at mg rover halts early for christmas while the car giant launches a stocktake .\n2001 : mg rover\u2019s best year of sales at 170 , 000 cars . sales decline from this point .\nin january 2005 , it was revealed that british prime minister tony blair had intervened to support the alliance between mg rover and saic . mg rover could not give a date on which the agreement would be finalized .\nhowever , mg rover ran into trouble as demand for its cars waned and competition from foreign rivals increased .\nluk clutch kit landrover freelander mg - zt rover 75 ( 99 - 05 ) 2 . 0 cdti 623314509\nmg rover went into administration in 2005 and its key assets were purchased by nanjing automobile group , with nanjing restarting mg sports car and sports saloon production in 2007 . the rover marque , the ownership of which had been retained by bmw , was sold to ford , who had bought the land rover company from bmw in 2000 . the rights to the dormant rover brand were sold by ford , along with jaguar land rover , to tata motors in 2008 .\nmg rover ' s ownership of powertrain will bring back together two parts of the old rover group which was broken up by bmw last year . when the contract between bmw and the phoenix consortium was signed last year , the operating activities of rover cars were transferred with immediate effect . subsequent differences of opinion over valuation were referred to an independent expert ; however , mg rover said that process is no longer required .\ngervase macgregor and guy newey were appointed as inspectors under section 432 of the companies act 1985 and instructed to investigate the affairs of mg rover group , its parent company phoenix venture holdings ( pvh ) and mgr capital limited between the purchase of mg rover from bmw in may 2000 and the date of it entering administration .\na leaseplan company was set up and initially it was to be owned by the phoenix partnership rather than the mg rover group . but this structure had unfavourable tax consequences , and ownership reverted to the car company .\na significant part of the donation was raised by employees through the sale of tickets for the prize draw . steve hudson , mg rover group , quality director , accompanied by aston villa , finance director , mark ans\nprior to the administration , the company purchased vehicles from mg rover group limited ( \u201cmgrg\u201d ) for onsell to associated mg rover companies ( known as national sales companies ( \u201cnscs\u201d ) ) in germany , the netherlands , spain , italy , belgium , portugal , france and ireland and to independent importers and other overseas exports markets .\nstadco is one of europe ' s leading suppliers of body - in - white panels and pressings to vehicle manufacturers including ford , bmw , jaguar , land rover , and previously the mg rover group . as such , xpart , a division of caterpillar services ( uk ) ltd , which acquired the mg rover parts business in august 2004 has recognised that stadco is an ideal partner to help secure and establish the necessary production equipment and processes needed to manufacture mg rover body spare parts .\npowertrain ltd , valued at \u00a3150m , will be transferred to mg rover , which bought the rover brand from bmw for a nominal sum in may last year .\nthe former chief executive of stobart group has accused the company of treating shareholders with contempt for . . .\n' prostitutes , orgies , group sex - all of it ' : ex - wife of . . .\nmg rover ' s new chinese owners have opened a new car production line at its longbridge factory in birmingham .\nin the last years of mg rover , the longbridge factory was the last british - owned mass car producer .\nabout 5 , 000 mg rover workers are to lose their jobs , administrators for the stricken company have said .\n2005 : the british government withdraws the offer of a \u00a3120million loan to keep the deal with saic afloat . mg rover is declared bankrupt . the assets are auctioned off and most go to the nanjing automobile group for \u00a353million .\nfollowing the renaming of its parent company , bl , in 1986 to the rover group , and the subsequent sell - off of its truck and bus businesses , and takeover in 1988 by british aerospace , and then in 1994 by bmw , the combine now known as rover group was eventually sold back into private ownership and became mg rover , which lasted five years before going bankrupt . mg production was revived in 2007 by new owner nanjing automobile , while the rover marque was purchased by ford in 2006 , only to be transferred to ownership of indian carmaker tata in 2008 , as tata also took over land rover and jaguar to form jaguar land rover .\nthe whole corporate history of rover has tainted the rover brand in the uk .\nthis is an uncomfortable opinion , all the more so as the words come from mg rover sales and marketing director john sanders .\nit was one of two chinese companies trying to buy the assets of mg rover , the other being shanghai automotive .\nchinese automobile corporation nanjing automotive buys mg rover with the hope of re - starting car production at longbridge by 2007 .\nmg rover sales in europe ended in 2006 when the company filed for bankruptcy , after sales had dwindled for years .\nthe home and away kit will feature the rover and mg brands , rather than combining both brands on one shirt .\nten years ago ( saturday ) in england , mg rover group called in the receivers - - the british version of declaring bankruptcy - - and ended the journey of one of the most pioneering companies in all of transportation history .\nthe car is an original mini ,\ninsists rainer bickmann , assembly director of bmw group in oxford .\nwe stock top - quality parts for mg rover vehicles at prices to suit your wallet - from the rover 200 to the zt260 , we have the parts you need .\n2008 : ford sells land rover and rover to tata motors of india . rover\u2019s technology is shipped to china and spawns roewe , which continues to produce a version of the rover 75 , named the roewe 750 .\nbefore bought by bmw rover was in a partnership with honda , which had a minor stake in rover .\nrover sales continue to fall . mg rover runs out of money . offer to saic of \u00a3100m conditional bridging loan fails to convince chinese . as election campaign gets under way , production is halted , mg rover goes into administration . saic finally pull out , and administrators announce 5 , 000 redundancies\nwhen bmw sold off its interests , mg rover was bought for a nominal \u00a310 in may 2000 by a specially - assembled group of businessmen known as the phoenix consortium . the consortium was headed by ex - rover chief executive john towers . the company then ceased trading 8 april 2005 .\nthe financial services firm , which handled mg rover ' s administration and subsequent liquidation , is claiming the taxman received excess payments on vehicles manufactured by the midlands - based group and supplied to fleet operators \u201cdating back a number of years\u201d .\nnanjing automobile , the chinese car maker that bought mg rover two years ago , launched production of mg model sports cars , seeking to revive the historic brand both in china and overseas .\nmg zs 180 british leyland picture of british leyland mg zs 180 british leyland british leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed . . .\nvote for your favorite items on this poll , including mg xpower sv , mg zr , and more . this list of car models made by mg is a great way to see how mg has evolved over the years . mg types also have car class information available if you click on their names and go to their dedicated page .\n1981 : bl cars ltd is renamed austin rover group ltd . launch of the triumph acclaim , successor the dolomite and restyled version of the japanese - built honda ballade .\nthe austin rover group ( arg ) was formed in 1981 as the mass - market car manufacturing subsidiary of british leyland ( bl ) . arg was the end result of a comprehensive restructuring programme intended to rescue bl from almost - certain oblivion , and with the mg , triumph , morris , riley and wolseley marques now effectively dead , the new , leaner car business was rechristened as the austin rover group .\nthere has also been anger over the seven - figure salaries paid to the phoenix four before mg rover ' s collapse .\npwc ended those loans and closed the factory when the prospects of a bidder for the entire group appeared to vanish .\nthe move means that the group will now be able to produce engines and transmissions for itself and third party customers .\nagainst this background , hmrc maintain that , absent a specific assignment , the only person entitled to make a claim for vat overpaid in respect of supplies made by a company while a member of a vat group is the representative member of that group , i . e . the person who accounted for the vat , even if the generating company has since left the group . hmrc do , however , concede that where the relevant vat group has been disbanded , a claim under section 80 can be made by the generating company . they also maintain that the representative member of a vat group cannot make a claim under section 80 in respect of supplies made by a company before it became a member of that group .\nthe mg zr is an mg - branded\nhot hatch\nversion of the rover 25 supermini - class car , produced by mg rover at their longbridge plant in birmingham from 2001 to 2005 . compared to the rover 25 , the zr featured a number of styling modifications and performance enhancements such as uprated sports suspension and a less baffled exhaust . . . . more on wikipedia\nmore information regarding the flags : images : urltoken ( picture taken from urltoken ) . from left to right ( five flags are seen ) : tf model , indistinctive ( light blue ) , rover\na class of its own\n( slogan flag ) , mg rover group ( official vertical flag ) , mg flag . urltoken ( mg rover\ndirect\nflag ) ( caption of the picture :\na mg rover flag is seen at the longbridge site of car maker mg rover on april 11 , 2005 in birmingham , england\n. source : time magazine ) urltoken ( another mg rover\ndirect\nflag ) ( caption of the picture :\nmg rover flags are seen at the longbridge site of car maker mg rover on april 11 , 2005 in birmingham , england\n. source : time magazine ) urltoken ( mg flag on the left and rover flag on the right ) . caption of the picture :\na supporter of mg rover carries a flag at the longbridge site of the car maker on april 11 , 2005 in birmingham , england\n. source : time magazine urltoken (\na class of its own\nflag on the left and mg rover group flag on the right ) caption of the picture :\nmg rover signage is seen at the longbridge site of the car maker on april 11 , 2005 in birmingham , england\n. source : time magazine . urltoken ( tf model flag on the left ) source : time magazine urltoken ( full set of eight flags , plus the union jack ) . source : urltoken / blogs / autocarconfidential / archive / 2008 / 01 / 03 / another - glimmer - of - hope - for - longbridge . aspx also worth mentioning , is that at one point there seemed to be a semi - official mg rover group website ( probably hosted by union workers of this company ) at urltoken , as this picture shows : urltoken . however this site is owned currently by someone else . esteban rivera , 9 march 2011\nand honda - which owned the rights to some of mg rover ' s technology - has repossessed equipment and blueprints , making it more difficult for any buyer to restart production of the rover 45 - based on the honda civic - or mg zs models .\nmg rover\u2019s assets were auctioned off , and eventually most of the remains of the company were obtained by china\u2019s shanghai automotive industry corp . saic ended up with rover\u2019s technology and production equipment , but not the brand name , as well as the mg brand .\nm b parker : ' ' new government sort it out ! ! us former mg rover workers have suffered enough . ' '\nsome of the suppliers owed a total of about \u00a3200m by mg rover held a meeting on friday to discuss what happens next .\na government task force set up to help mg rover suppliers has so far made payouts of \u00a3156 , 000 to 26 firms .\npwc tells hmrc to pay up 10 years after mg rover collapse , claiming \u00a356m in overpaid vat | city a . m .\nfirm goes into administration , ending mass car production by british - owned manufacturers . mg becomes part of chinese firm nanjing automobile , firm restarts mg production in 2007 with mg 7 , a bland but solid saloon .\nnanjing and rival shanghai automotive industrial corp . both had sought to buy part or all of mg rover group ' s assets . saic subsequently purchased technology for two rover models , the 25 and 75 and has since begun making its own brand care based on the 75 , called the\nroewe 75 .\nfollowing the renaming of its parent company , bl , in 1986 to the rover group , and the subsequent sell - off of its truck and bus businesses , and takeover in 1988 by british aerospace , and then in 1995 by bmw , arg was eventually sold back into private ownership and became mg rover .\nby the late 1980s , british aerospace had become owner of what was once british leyland , rover\u2019s parent company . bmw bought the company in 1994 , but after years of heavy losses , broke it up in 2000 . bmw kept the mini brand . land rover went to ford , which already owned jaguar , while the mg and rover brands were sold to a group of british investors for 10 pounds . but five years later on april 4 , 2005 , mg rover ran out of money .\nthat\u2019s right , nick . since mg rover has gone out of business in 2006 they haven\u2019t produced or sold a car in europe . for more recent sales data of the \u201creborn\u201d mg brand under its new chinese ownership , please check my page on mg nanjing sales statistics .\nthe first car to be produced after the firm was privatised and renamed rover group . it replaced the mark i , which was driven by hyacinth bucket in television\u2019s keeping up appearances .\nthe home and away kit will feature the rover and mg brands respectively rather than having mg rover group on both . the home kit is available for order as of today and goes on sale in the club shop on 15 july . mg rover sales & marketing director , john sanders added :\nby separating the two brands between home and away kits we are maintaining the individuality of both brands . of course this sponsorship will help contribute to the world - wide awareness and desirability of our two brands .\nfirst rover car built at coventry factory . within two years the rover motor company ltd was building 750 cars a year\nthis case again involved several interested parties . standard chartered was seeking to make a claim as representative member of the standard chartered vat group for overpaid vat in respect of supplies made by various companies before they became members of the standard chartered vat group . those companies were subsequently acquired by lloyds , and lloyds was seeking to make a claim for overpaid vat in respect of supplies made by those companies while they were members of the standard chartered vat group . the standard chartered vat group continues to exist .\ndespite falling sales and the corresponding financial troubles , mg rover was not afraid to invest into expensive low - volume halo cars like the mg x - power sv ( pictured ) and the rover 75 v8 / mg zt 260 , which were converted from front wheel drive to rear wheel drive and fitted with a ford mustang v8 engine .\n* conditions apply : the offer excludes rover 25 i / ie and rover 45 ie models . rover 25 impression and impression s , mg zr 105 and mg zr turbo diesel models have a lower 5 , 000 mile / 416 mile per month projected mileage . offers apply to the uk mainland only ( not ireland ) .\nthe government offers a bridging loan of \u00a3100m to keep mg rover solvent provided\nthere is still a deal to be done\n.\ncopyright discount mg rover spares 2016 contact us - sales @ urltoken please include your order reference if applicable . vat number 196 8298 38\n* * average mileage based on the department of transport figures . full details of the free fuel offer are available from mg rover dealers\nmg rover has handed the task of promoting the newly rebranded company in the uk to steve robertson , a former mini brand marketer .\nthis is no april fool ' s joke . the purchase options are available on all new mg and rover cars registered between 1 april and 30 june 2003 . lpg band 4 conversions are available on all 1 . 6 - and 1 . 8 - litre rover and mg saloon cars ( excluding the mg zr 160 / express 160 ) .\nby mg rover group , will be first prize in the charity ' s annual grand draw , which raises more than \u00a3100 , 000 each year to fund research throughout the uk . the charity spends around \u00a320m a year in total , including \u00a33m on projects in\n2005 / 06 nanjing automobile group announces to build cars at longbridge after signing a deal to lease the site for 33 years .\n* 2007 : saic and nanjing automobile group announce a tie - up and a possible merger which is completed on 26 december .\ncommenting on the rover brand association with the championships , steve robertson , general manager brand strategy & communications , mg rover group limited said :\nworking with the iaaf on such a prestigious event in the midlands is a great privilege . it continues our ongoing investment to promote and develop british athletics on a truly international stage .\nthe successful sale of rover cars to the phoenix consortium prevented the closure of the rover plant in birmingham . this was the result of the negotiations between the bmw group and the phoenix consortium led by john towers that were successfully concluded in may 2000 .\ntop tv detective , john nettles , was at mg rover group , longbridge to formally unveil a recreation of lord austin ' s original office with john parkinson , managing director xpart ltd and former austin apprentice . the office has been hidden from public view until now .\nwas bought for a nominal \u00a310 in may 2000 by a specially - assembled group of businessmen known as the phoenix consortium . the consortium was headed by ex - rover chief executive john towers .\nbritish motor museum at gaydon , warwickshire : archive includes business records , publicity material and technical documents re the companies formerly included in the rover group ( including austin , morris and standard ) .\nan inquiry was set up by the government after mg rover went into administration on april 8 2005 owing creditors nearly \u00a31 . 3 billion .\nmike hodge : ' ' i fully endorse this action and support being provided to ex mg rover employees . the ex mg rover directors have consistently avoided answering questions and have hidden behind legal curtains . it is time that every question asked was fully and openly answered . ' '\nprime minister tony blair said \u00a3150m was being made available to help those being made redundant at mg rover and the companies that supply it .\ncharles kennedy , leader of the liberal democrats , said the government should have acted sooner to try to secure mg rover ' s future .\nthe inspectors said :\nwe conclude that the reason why the leaseplan company was to be owned by the phoenix partnership ( and not [ the mg rover group ] ) was that the four members of the phoenix consortium saw an opportunity to make money for themselves .\nconsumer offers have traditionally been focused on one or two key elements such as free insurance or a low cost finance package . mg rover group were first to offer the innovative and popular \u2018free fuel\u2019 campaign and this new approach recognises that every customer has a different purchase requirement .\nmg rover will display the new mg xpower sv sportscar , which goes on sale in september , the full mg product range , some in special ' monogram ' paintwork and other interesting xpower competition mgs , too . the euro ncap crash performing mg tf will also be displayed . engineers who developed its high - ranking safety performance will be on hand to answer any questions .\nmany car brands that were formerly the property of british leyland passed on to mg rover . the brands of alvis and jaguar ( including daimler and lanchester , as well as the american rights to vanden plas ) were sold off by british leyland before it became rover group , and land rover was sold to ford in the bmw days . it was announced in september 2006 that the rover brand would be sold by bmw to ford for an undisclosed fee . < ref > { { # if : rover brand name passes to ford\ncovered in dust , these mg rover door handles are destined to never be attached the the shells of the cars . production at the longbridge plant in birmingham was massively scaled back after mg rover collapsed in 2005 - meaning that the factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade\nadministrators for mg rover group ltd . said yesterday that the collapsed british auto maker has been bought by chinese car maker nanjing automobile group corp . pricewaterhousecoopers , which took over administration of rover when the auto maker filed for bankruptcy in april , said nanjing had bought the assets of both mg rover and its engine - producing subsidiary powertrain ltd . the terms were not disclosed and pwc officials did not immediately return calls for comment . nanjing had faced two competitors in its bid to buy rover ' s assets - - a similar offer from china ' s state - owned shanghai automotive industry corp . , and an offer by british businessman david james to buy two parts of the company .\nchinese carmaker nanjing automotive has secured ownership of mg rover for an unknown sum , after a three - way bidding battle spread over three months .\nthe cafe shut when mg rover closed down and there is nowhere else for me to get my sandwiches at lunchtime ,\nhe said .\na decade ago , mg rover shut its factory doors for good . we go back to the community it left behind and see how it survived\nthere were fears that by using the rover platform we were creating an mg maestro , but our engineers have made the mgs sufficiently different .\nin an effort to boost uk sales , mg rover has become the first major car company to offer new cars for sale via the virgin cars web site . this is being done with the participation of two of its dealers - although one of these is fully owned by mg rover .\nbetween april and july 2005 , pwc worked hard to find a buyer for the assets of mg rover , speaking \u2013 initially \u2013 to over 200 interested parties , before whittling the prospective candidates down to the final winner : nanjing . however , if rover\u2019s future at longbridge looks very uncertain , there is a real possibility of the mg and austin marques being revived by the company\u2019s new owner , nanjing automobile ( group ) corporation .\nthe mg brand was bought by saic , china ' s largest vehicle manufacturer .\nanalysts see the mg sports car brand as perhaps the most valuable asset left .\n1983 : launch of austin maestro , which replaces the 10 - year - old allegro . the mg badge is used for the mg maestro 1600 sports model .\nthe nac family includes mg , austin , and yuejin ( light trucks ) .\nthe bmw group and phoenix consortium signed and completed the purchase contracts in london . the symbolic purchase price is 10 gbp . phoenix will be taking responsibility for the development , production and distribution of rover cars . in addition , phoenix will aquire the mg brand and other heritage brands .\nmike wilson may have been the chief executive of a top - ranking financial advisory group , but he did not conform to . . .\nfinancially , the contribution this car will make to the [ bmw ] group is perfectly acceptable ,\ninsists mr houghton - berry ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "suncoast credit union", "paragraphs": ["kevin johnson is the new president and ceo of suncoast credit union in tampa . photo courtesy of suncoast credit union .\nshare secured credit cards ( contact the credit union for a credit card application . )\nthe credit union offers additional services to members . contact suncoast credit union to inquire about savings and loan services you need and to compare competitive credit union interest rates .\nsuncoast credit union offers the following financial services to credit union members . call suncoast cu at ( 800 ) 999 - 5887 for more information .\nview information on current and former suncoast credit union building locations . find leasing information , previous sales and currently active for sale and lease listings of properties where suncoast credit union is located . research suncoast credit union information , location photos and more .\ninterested in a little history ? in . . . - suncoast credit union | facebook\nlocation suncoast credit union pine ridge service center 3655 pine ridge rd . naples , fl 34109\ntampa - based suncoast credit union has appointed kevin johnson as its new president and ceo .\nthe once small , humble credit union is now recognized as florida\u2019s largest credit union and the seventh largest in the nation .\nfollows all credit union policies and procedures regarding teller transactions . processes a wide range of financial transactions for credit union members . . . .\nresponsible for overall operation of the suncoast credit union disputes department . follows service standards , policies and guidelines set forth by suncoast . . .\nsuncoast credit union is proud to partner with the tampa bay rays ! through our partnership , we sponsor meaningful programs that impact our community and align with the suncoast credit union foundation by supporting the education of children .\nactively cross - sells credit union products and services . initiates and underwrites consumer loans according to credit union lending policies and procedures . . . .\nevery time you swipe your debit card or credit card , suncoast donates two cents to the suncoast foundation .\nfollowing credit union policy , offers suggestions or recommendations to restore loan to a current status , minimize credit union losses , and increase net . . .\ncross - sells other credit union products and services , when applicable . general knowledge and understanding of all credit union computer systems and software . . .\nsuncoast credit union has been a past or current tenant within the buildings of the following commercial real estate properties .\nyour savings federally insured to at least $ 250 , 000 and backed by the full faith and credit of the united states government national credit union administration . equal housing opportunity . copyright 1999 \u2013 2018 suncoast credit union . privacy policy\ntampa , fla . ( may 25 , 2012 ) \u2013 the suncoast for kids foundation , funded by suncoast schools federal credit union , announces a new name , suncoast schools federal credit union foundation , and a new logo to reflect the mission and vision of the foundation .\nsuncoast approaches philanthropic efforts with one mission in mind \u2014 improve the lives of our members . through our team suncoast employee volunteer program and the suncoast credit union foundation charitable donations , we do just that .\n$ 913 is the difference between the amount paid in interest between suncoast credit union ' s rate at 2 . 75 %\n$ 574 is the difference between the amount paid in interest between suncoast credit union ' s rate at 8 . 90 %\n$ 918 is the difference between the amount paid in interest between suncoast credit union ' s rate at 4 . 00 %\nhome shopping this summer ? check with the credit union to discuss your mortgage options .\na better way to bank ? there ' s a credit union for that . \u2120\nsuncoast credit union has partnered with the foundation for lee county public schools to offer five $ 2 , 000 scholarships to high school graduates .\nthe suncoast credit union foundation was established to benefit sick children and their families and to support educational initiatives . since its inception in 1990 , the suncoast credit union foundation has raised and donated over $ 13 million dollars to help provide a better future for the children of our community .\nfederally insured by ncua . equal housing lender . \u00a92018 achieva credit union . all rights reserved .\n\u201cwe wanted our new name and logo to reflect the credit union that makes our initiatives possible , \u201d says mary tlachac , executive director of suncoast schools federal credit union foundation . \u201ceach time a member uses their suncoast schools federal credit union visa credit card or debit card , two cents is donated to the foundation to fund education and health - related initiatives to help children in our communities , keeping money in the local community where it is invested . \u201d\nattends educational events that will increase professional knowledge and be otherwise beneficial to the credit union . . . .\nlove the tampa bay rays ? show it ! get the official rays debit and credit cards , exclusively from suncoast credit union . earn rewards and enjoy perks at tropicana field on game day just for using your card .\naccess the credit union ' s online services 24 hours a day from your computer , tablet , or smartphone .\nthe suncoast schools federal credit union is also known for its stability . such stability is accredited to the fact that the whole organization is efficient . this credit union is efficient because its expense ratio is lower than half of those of banks and other financial institutions . this implies that the members can receive high dividends . this also implies that the credit union can afford to implement lower loan rates .\nsuncoast schools federal credit union , chartered in 1934 as hillsborough county teachers credit union , operates 50 full - service branches and serves over 500 , 000 members in the following florida counties : charlotte , citrus , collier , desoto , glades , hardee , hendry , hernando , hillsborough , lee , levy , manatee , pasco , pinellas and sumter . with assets of more than $ 5 . 0 billion , suncoast schools federal credit union is the largest credit union in the state of florida and the 14th largest in the united states . for more information visit : urltoken or urltoken\non behalf of the suncoast for kids foundation future scholarship recipients , we thank suncoast schools credit union for helping students in financial need achieve their higher education goals ,\nsaid tracey galloway , district director of development for edison college .\nall members of the suncoast schools federal credit union are involved in the education industry . all , if not most , of the members realize the importance of preparing the younger generation that will become the next leaders of the community and of the world . this is why the suncoast schools federal credit union has also established the suncoast 4 kids foundation . it is a non - profit foundation that promotes the well being of children . the suncoast 4 kids foundation , through the sponsorship of the credit union , accumulates funds to meet primary needs of the children , such as health care and education .\nsuncoast cu checking accounts , also referred to as share draft accounts , provide convenient access to your funds through debit cards , physical checks , and atms . contact the credit union at\n\u2014 subpoenas may be served at a branch location or via certified mail to suncoast credit union , attn . : rig001 , 6801 e . hillsborough ave . , tampa , fl 33610 .\nfederally insured by ncua . equal housing lender . \u00a92018 achieva credit union . all rights reserved . | security statement | privacy policy\ncredit unions are often started by individuals who wanted to make a positive economic impact on their lives . on the last day of january in 1934 , an event just like this happened in florida . the hillsborough county teachers credit union was established by enterprising teachers who lived in the hillsborough county . the membership of this credit union expanded until in 1953 , teachers from other counties , such as pasco , hernando , and citrus , were welcomed . six years later , membership extended to other school employees . since the credit union serves members from other counties , the name was changed . in 1975 , it became known as the suncoast schools federal credit union .\nmanages the budgeting and forecasting process for the credit union . attends educational events that will increase professional knowledge and be otherwise . . .\ncoordinates preparation of the credit union capital budget . attends educational events that will increase professional knowledge and be otherwise beneficial to . . .\nparticipates in overall strategic planning for credit union . attends educational events that will increase professional knowledge and be otherwise beneficial to . . .\nat suncoast , giving back to the community is part of our dna . through the suncoast credit union foundation , we provide support to local schools , children and families through scholarships , education initiatives , financial literacy and programs related to health and emotional well - being .\nthis loopnet suncoast credit union tenant and owner information is organized and aggregated from public records and the millions of historical and current sale and lease listings provided by members of the loopnet commercial real estate marketplace .\nlive your best life with the financial services you need and advice you can trust ! when you choose suncoast credit union , we know that you have a vision for your fantastic future . together , we\u2019ll get you there .\nsince we\u2019re a credit union , we put you first . we offer serious savings and better deals across the board \u2013 on everything from auto loans to credit cards and mortgages . check out the savings in your area below .\njohnson ' s appointment to head the largest credit union in florida is effective oct . 1 . suncoast , with 60 branches in 21 counties , has more than 700 , 000 members and $ 7 . 5 billion in assets .\nstudents at any campus of edison college may apply for the annual scholarship award . college employees , students , and their families are eligible for credit union membership .\nsince 1992 , the foundation has donated $ 7 million to various children\u2019s charities , and has awarded approximately $ 750 , 000 in scholarships . the foundation is sponsored entirely by the credit union , allowing 100 percent of funds contributed to go directly to the organizations and initiatives that assist children in the communities the credit union serves .\nsuncoast region \u201367016122\u2013tampa , florida . agency for persons with disabilities . . . .\n\u00a9 2007\u20132018 credit karma , inc . credit karma\u00ae is a registered trademark of credit karma , inc . all rights reserved . product name , logo , brands , and other trademarks featured or referred to within credit karma are the property of their respective trademark holders . this site may be compensated through third party advertisers .\nwe are proud to support education , and this program will help us give exponentially in the communities that we serve ,\nsaid tom dorety , president and ceo of suncoast schools fcu .\nthe suncoast for schools rewards check card gives members an opportunity to support public schools simply by virtue of their relationship with the credit union .\nplease note : the national credit union administration ( ncua ) requires all credit unions insured by the national credit union share insurance fund ( ncusif ) to file quarterly ( 5300 ) data reports . the information above comes from those reports . the deposit and loan rates shown are not the current rates for the credit unions shown . some of these rates change on a daily basis and you must visit each credit unions website to get their current rates . the sole purpose of showing this data is to show the relative relationship of each credit unions rates versus the average rates of all credit unions at both the state and national levels at a specific point in time , quarter end . the data above is from quarter end 6 / 30 / 2017 .\n* apr = annual percentage rate . savings based on best performing suncoast products : new car - 72 mo , rewards credit card , and home equity - loc .\nthe edison college foundation , inc . has received a gift of $ 10 , 000 from suncoast schools federal credit union [ fcu ] , suncoast for kids foundation , to establish an endowed scholarship fund . the donation is eligible for a dollar - for - dollar state matching program , which will increase the initial endowment to $ 20 , 000 .\nfollowing in the steps of a 19 - year tradition , suncoast schools federal credit union has awarded $ 66 , 000 in scholarships to five students from the 435 applicants who reside within the 15 counties served by suncoast . since the first scholarship allocation in 1992 , suncoast has awarded more than $ 750 , 000 in assistance to need - and merit - based applicants through the suncoast for kids foundation initiative . the suncoast for kid\u2019s foundation has donated another $ 6 million to various other children\u2019s charities . the foundation is permitted to allocate 100 percent of its funds to projects due to their self - sponsorship status .\nthe suncoast credit union foundation has awarded the heights foundation a grant of $ 25 , 000 for school success programs at the heights center . the grant provides funding support to the center\u2019s after school and summer camp programs for at - risk kids in the harlem heights neighborhood .\nsuncoast members \u2014 if you have questions about your suncoast accounts including balance , payment history or account inquiries , please log in to sunnet online banking and send us a secure message .\nas a state - chartered community credit union , our membership is defined geographically . we welcome individuals who live , work , worship or attend school in the following florida counties to join :\nin 1990 , to further support the cause of preparing the next generation , the suncoast schools federal credit union also provides scholarships to deserving students . these scholarships are awarded to those who wanted to pursue higher education , have achieved certain levels of scholastic achievement , and demonstrated a financial need . with the partnership with the consortium of florida education foundations , this credit union\u2019s scholarship programs expanded to provide more grants to include the sponsorship of various school needs and activities . all these programs are being supported by each member of the credit union . and while the member supports the scholarship , the member also receives additional benefits . for example , any donation given to the foundation is considered tax - deductible .\npurpose since early 2017 and as part of suncoast ' s commitment to accessibility for persons with disabilities , suncoast has been working to modify and update all of its core web page material and mobile application material to include enhanced features for improved accessibility . suncoast is committed to making reasonable modifications to its web pages and mobile application as requested by our members or otherwise as planned within suncoast\u2019s website and mobile application remediation plan . so , while suncoast works to improve the accessibility of its online environment , please pardon our digital\ndust .\ni applied for a personal checking and savings account and was approved , then i wanted to start the process of getting my car loan and credit card trasffered over to suncoast from my other credit union i was approved the first day i went into the branch and was told to bring in more documents to complete the process and when i returned and subitted the necessary paperwork , i was then denied and i feel that the reason they denied me was not the real reason . i am working on my credit and it has gotten better than it was before . i will not be going back to get my car loan and credit card transffered .\nsuncoast credit union ' s free mobile banking application for android . bank 24 / 7 manage your accounts , view copies of cleared checks view transaction history , make quick transfers between suncoast accounts and find the closest branch or atm in our network . safe and secure suncoast uses ssl ( secure socket layer ) to communicate securely through all mobile service providers . locate with a single click , you can find the fee - free atms near you and locate the closest suncoast branch . our search map provides addresses and branch contact information . free all suncoast members may use our sunmobile application for no charge . your wireless provider\u2019s messaging and data rates may apply . answers consult our frequently asked questions for quick answers about sunmobile . coming soon look for many of the same features available via sunnet online banking .\njohnson has been with the suncoast since 1985 . he previously served as its executive vice president and chief information officer .\nadvertiser disclosure : the offers that appear on this site are from third party advertisers from which credit karma receives compensation . this compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site ( including , for example , the order in which they appear ) . it is this compensation that enables credit karma to provide you with services like free access to your credit scores and free monitoring of your credit and financial accounts at no charge . credit karma strives to provide a wide array of offers for our members , but our offers do not represent all financial services companies or products .\n\u201cstaying in school is the most effective way to ensure a successful future , \u201d said kathryn kelly , president and ceo of the heights foundation . \u201cthe heights foundation has developed school success programs to address the challenges that may result from poverty , limited english proficiency and limited educational involvement . the support of the suncoast credit union foundation helps us continue to support these vital programs . \u201d\ni ' ve been banking with them for years due to my mother originally having them . i can say that the branches are readily available in my area and that it ' s a very friendly feeling . their phone support is 3 / 5 . if it wasn ' t for suncoast i couldn ' t have gotten my first credit card ; surprisingly it was unsecured , while other banks denied me even a secured card . i owe suncoast my respect for giving an 18yo me a chance to start my credit .\n1 suncoast trust & investment services is a marketing name used by suncoast credit union . securities sold , advisory services offered through cuna brokerage services , inc . ( cbsi ) , member finra / sipc , a registered broker / dealer and investment advisor . trust services sold through members trust company , office of comptroller of currency . not ncua / ncusif / fdic insured , no financial institution guarantee , may lose value . not a deposit of any financial institution . cbsi is a registered broker / dealer in all fifty states of the united states of america .\nwe\u2019re glad you\u2019re considering joining the suncoast family \u2014 it\u2019s easy to become a member . we\u2019re passionate about giving back to the local community and of course , providing the best financial services to our members . join today to see for yourself all the benefits suncoast has to offer .\nthe gift was made possible through the suncoast for schools rewards check card , which provides five cents for public schools each time a member uses the card for a signature - based credit transaction rather than a pin . all money raised through this program is being donated for school programs and scholarships in the 15 florida counties served by the suncoast schools fcu , based on the number of signature transactions by members residing in the respective counties .\nestablished along florida\u2019s suncoast 80 years ago , achieva credit union provides good banking experiences to people from all walks of life . unlike a bank , we are not - for - profit , and are owned and operated by the members we serve . that means that we\u2019re accountable to you , not outside shareholders . with 23 branches and over 140 , 000 members , our field of membership is always growing . join today and see why banking is good with achieva .\nfor college expenses not covered by scholarships and federal loans , suncoast has partnered with sallie mae\u00ae to bring you loans with great repayment options and competitive rates .\nat suncoast we put our members first , that ' s why we offer such serious savings . if you want to start saving money , apply now !\nwhy pay fees each month or struggle to maintain a minimum balance when you can get a checking account that is free ? our smart checking account offers the convenience and security of a big bank along with savings that can only come from a credit union . get the best of both worlds and open an account today !\nour team is standing by to assist you . apply online or visit us at any of our suncoast service centers . we look forward to speaking with you .\nsunnet lets you access and manage your suncoast accounts , wherever you are , whenever it\u2019s convenient to you . it\u2019s free and easy , so you\u2019ll save time and money !\nas a community credit union \u2014 anyone who lives , works , attends school or worships in any of the 21 counties we serve in florida is eligible for membership \u2014 the first simple step to opening an account and start saving ! if you ' re not sure if you ' re eligible , we\u2019ve made it easy to check . just answer the questions below to join more than half a million members already enjoying the suncoast difference \u2014 you can open your account online or walk - 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or four - year degree at any college or university .\nthe golden futures scholarship was created by the foundation for lee county public schools\u2019 2013 golden apple recipients to provide opportunities for emerging lee county educators . the scholarship provides four years of tuition to florida southwestern state college and is awarded annually to a deserving high school senior attending a lee county district school .\napplicants must exemplify qualities of educational leadership and demonstrate a passion for teaching . a condition of the scholarship requires recipients to complete a minimum of four years of service to lee county district schools upon graduation .\ngolden futures scholarship recipients receive mentoring and support from members of the academy of teachers throughout college and into their initial years in the classroom .\nrichard hagy had a passion for educating students and served lee county schools for more than 30 years as teacher , coach , and principal of alc and mariner middle schools . he was named principal of the year and touched the lives of countless students and friends . to honor his memory , this scholarship has been established with the following selection criteria :\n\u2013 must be a graduating senior from a lee county school ( public or private ) \u2013 minimum 2 . 5 weighted gpa \u2013 must be involved in cross country for three years of high school , one of which must be your senior year \u2013 must have earned a 3rd place finish or higher in any lcac championship contest or fhsaa district championship competition ( official verification required ) \u2013 must exhibit integrity and sportsmanship \u2013 must plan to attend a college or technical school\n\u2013 must be a graduating senior from estero high school \u2013 minimum 2 . 5 weighted gpa \u2013 must be involved in cross country for three years of high school , one of which must be your senior year \u2013 must exhibit integrity and sportsmanship \u2013 must plan to attend a college or technical school\ncoach jeff sommer spent decades devoting his life to helping and motivating athletes in the school district of lee county . this loyalty and passion ultimately led his teams to many victories , most remarkably , nine state titles . this scholarship will continue to carry on the legacy that coach sommer built so many years ago , of helping athletes of any ability become the best they can be .\ntake stock in children was established in 1995 as a non - 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fuller ' s\ntake a tour of the fuller ' s brewery delivery if you\u2019ve ever wondered how fuller\u2019s make such great beers , now is your chance to find out . this gift voucher . . .\nmoorhouse\u2019s , lancashire\u2019s leading independent brewery , has pledged ongoing backing to the county\u2019s annual twenty20 . . .\nthis dark , fruity ale was where the story began for fuller\u2019s vintage ale series .\nif you\u2019ve ever wanted to know what makes fuller\u2019s ales taste so good . . .\ncopper equipment adding colour and history to the tour . - picture of fuller ' s griffin brewery tour , london\nthe ultimate fuller\u2019s taster range delivery a special birthday gift not sure which fuller\u2019s beer is your favourite ? why not take home the full range ! with a bottle . . .\nlerwick brewery , shetland\u2019s newest craft brewery , has signed a strategic deal with cairngorm brewery . . .\nbrewery history society agm . wadworth ' s brewery , northgate brewery , devizes , wiltshire sn10 1jw .\nwhatever special occasion you\u2019re celebrating , fuller\u2019s pubs are the perfect places to host an event .\nwhere to have your meeting , conference , exhibition , private dining or training course near fuller ' s brewery tours .\nbrewery history society agm . shepherd neame ' s brewery , faversham , kent .\nhalf of fuller ' s shares still rest with descendants of victorian brewing barons john fuller , henry smith and john turner . photograph : martin godwin for the guardian\ncome to the home of fuller ' s ale and experience what all great pubs should be .\nour 2007 brew marked a special occasion for fuller\u2019s , as our vintage ales series turned ten .\ncopper equipment adding colour and history to the tour . - picture of fuller ' s griffin brewery tour , london - tripadvisor\ntruman\u2019s doubles production capacity through half million pound investment truman\u2019s \u2013 east london\u2019s beer . . .\nhome of fuller ' s , the beer with the griffin logo . tour the brewery for \u00a312 with tastings , \u00a38 without .\nthe fuller\u2019s pub experience is one of fine fresh food , friendly service and first class real ales . yet the real beauty of fuller\u2019s pubs isn\u2019t in the traits they share - it\u2019s in their unique character and individual charm . every fuller\u2019s pub is delightfully different , and that\u2019s what makes them all so special to visit . we\u2019ve got historic listed buildings , buzzing modern bars and everything in between \u2013 and with almost 400 establishments around the country , there\u2019s sure to be a fantastic fuller\u2019s near you .\nyesterday evening saw beers from east sussex\u2019s black cat brewery and berkshire\u2019s windsor & . . .\nacorn brewery\u2019s barnsley bitter has won a silver medal at the real ale industry\u2019s . . .\nburnley\u2019s moorhouse\u2019s brewery \u2013 home to the famous pendle witches ales \u2013 has brewed . . .\nsara barton of brewster\u2019s brewery in grantham has been celebrating hophead\u2019s gold medal win . . .\nmoorhouse\u2019s \u2013 the north west\u2019s newest regional brewery \u2013 has passed a top industry . . .\ntitanic brewery\u2019s burslem roots have led to an unusual order from the town\u2019s most . . .\nit\u2019s back , after last year\u2019s charity beer tobi\u2019s tipple special edition really did save . . .\nleading lancashire brewery celebrates 150th milestone moorhouse\u2019s \u2013 the much acclaimed \u2018pendle witches\u2019 brewery . . .\none of the stalwarts of the chiltern brewery\u2019s bottled beer range , john hampden\u2019s ale . . .\nbrewed to a 90 - year old recipe from the fuller\u2019s archives , 1926 has been created to celebrate the occasion of the queen\u2019s 90th birthday .\nhawkshead brewery is cumbria life\u2019s brewery of the year . hawkshead were one of 48 . . .\ntwice named world champion beer , strong , smooth esb is the fuller\u2019s brew that spawned an entire beer style .\nthe beer of the british summertime , fuller\u2019s summer ale is the perfect companion for those sunny - season barbecues .\nfuller ' s , london ' s last remaining traditional brewery , is to be run by a chief executive from outside the group ' s three founding families for the first time in its 168 - year history .\nthis year\u2019s world beer awards has added another top award to yorkshire - based saltaire brewery\u2019s . . .\ntruman\u2019s brewery , east london\u2019s beer since 1666 , will open its doors to drinkers on . . .\nin february 1995 , the prince of wales did the honours and tossed a handful of hops into a copper at fuller ' s chiswick brewery .\nthe mawson arms is a lovely traditional pub right on the fuller ' s brewery site and is the starting point for the brewery tour . the beer , as . . .\nnew bespoke dispense font with hand - 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conditioned beer packed with rich dried - fruit flavours .\nthe old fuller ' s brewery forms the home of this stylish budget hotel , conveniently located halfway between heathrow airport and central london . it ' s an easy stroll to . . .\ninveralmond brewery\u2019s flagship beer , ossian , has teamed up with rewind scotland , the 80\u2019s music . . .\nossian , inveralmond brewery\u2019s flagship beer brand , has today launched a new customer incentive , ossian\u2019s . . .\nthe new beer from fuller ' s . dry hopped and unfiltered for a fuller flavour . made with british pale malt and target hops . naturally hazy . 4 . 1 % abv . serve cold .\nthe fuller ' s brewery tour offers beer - lovers the chance to see just how great beer is brewed with a tour and a tasting . read more\nat leeds\u2019 oldest real ale house , whitelock\u2019s , yorkshire\u2019s multi - award winning ilkley brewery last night . . .\ndefences are up in chiswick as fuller\u2019s griffin brewery looks to protect the oldest wisteria in the uk from a rapid rise in the number of wisteria scale bugs .\nbased on this year\u2019s prices \u2013 the fuller\u2019s vintage 2016 ale sells for \u00a34 . 09 a bottle \u2013 this means its price has gone up by 6032 per cent .\nthe brewery history society agm . fuller ' s brewery , griffin brewery , chiswick road south , london w4 2qb . starting in fuller ' s hock cellar , chiswick lane from 11 . 00am . following the agm , a buffet lunch and brewery tours . the visit ends at 4 . 00pm . in the evening ( 6 . 00pm ) a visit to twickenham brewery , rycroft works , edwin road , twickenham tw2 6sp .\nmarston ' s training centre , summerfield road ( rear of the brewery ) . followed by a tour of banks ' s brewery in the afternoon .\nbrewed to celebrate fuller\u2019s 150th anniversary , 1845 is a live , bottle - conditioned beer packed with rich dried - fruit flavours .\nfresh , flowery and well - hopped , chiswick bitter has been a much - loved part of the fuller\u2019s family since 1930 .\nfuller\u2019s past masters xx strong ale , 7 . 5 % - inside beer : beer news , beer reviews and beer tasting events\nwith the full fuller ' s and dark star beer and cider ranges plus wine and spirits , we\u2019ve got everything you need .\nsample barrel - fresh beers before you grab a fuller\u2019s growler and have it filled up with high quality beer to take home .\nif you ' ve ever wanted to know what makes fuller\u2019s ales taste so good , you\u2019ll discover the secrets of our success on a tour of the griffin brewery .\nthe tour lasts around one and a half hours and culminates with the highlight : a tutored tasting of some of fuller\u2019s finest ales .\na porter fit to bear the fuller\u2019s name , this rich , dark complex brew is a modern take on a 19th century classic .\na strong , dark beer first brewed in september 1891 , the xx strong ale recipe is an heirloom from the fuller\u2019s brew book .\nfuller\u2019s flagship beer , london pride is a true classic of the capital \u2013 not just made in london , but made of london .\nwe have a great range of clothing , glassware and gifts . choose styles from fuller\u2019s and our newest family member , dark star .\nthe uk\u2019s most energy efficient brewery of its size opens doors to microdat customers .\nbhs visit to tetley ' s brewery , hunslet road , leeds , yorkshire .\nthe uk\u2019s best - selling organic beer , fuller\u2019s organic honey dew buzzes with a zesty edge and subtle sweetness . approved by the soil association , it\u2019s a thing of natural beauty \u2013 pure , golden sunshine in a glass .\nit soon became apparent that it was impossible for one man with no brewing experience to run a brewery of that size alone , so in 1845 john fuller ' s son , john bird fuller , was joined by henry smith from the romford brewery of ind & smith andhis brother - in - law , head brewer john turner , thereby forming fuller smith & turner , as it is still known today .\nfuller , smith & turner has reported strong q1 trading \u201caided by the recent spell . . .\nit soon became apparent that it was impossible for one man with no brewing experience to run a brewery of that size alone , so in 1845 john fuller ' s son , john bird fuller , was joined by henry smith from the romford brewery of ind & smith and his brother - in - law , head brewer john turner , thereby forming fuller smith & turner , as it is still known today .\nif you\u2019ve ever wanted to know what makes fuller\u2019s ales taste so good , you\u2019ll discover the secrets of our success on a tour of the griffin brewery . it\u2019s a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of a famous working brewery . whether you\u2019re looking . . .\nbut a spokesman for fuller\u2019s said it \u201cvalued its wisteria very highly\u201d and was constantly checking the condition of the 180 - year - old shrub .\nbhs visit to greene king ' s brewery , westgate street , bury st edmunds .\npress statement for immediate release \u201cit\u2019s very good news for the uk\u2019s independent craft . . .\na preview of february\u2019s new show for the uk\u2019s pub and bar industry at . . .\n1st anniversary of truman\u2019s return to east london brewing truman\u2019s has celebrated the first . . .\ndobbin\u2019s yakima grande pale ale will be appearing at this week\u2019s stockport beer festival . . .\nit\u2019s better down the pub is a new consumer campaign to celebrate britain\u2019s passion . . .\nsainsbury\u2019s have asked us to remind you that entries for the sainsbury\u2019s great british . . .\norkney\u2019s highland brewing company\u2019s pale ale added yet another medal to its ever increasing . . .\na conducted brewery tour around this fine fuller ' s griffin brewery - the oldest in london - includes a trip round the brewhouse , from the arrival of the raw materials to the packaging of the beer on the cask racking line . for over 18s , the tour ends with a tasting session of fuller ' s beers which include london pride . tours last approximately two ho\nbrewery walk in reading . a walk around the remains of reading ' s brewery history , led by bhs member evelyn williams .\nsteeped in history , it\u2019s a place that stands proudly as london\u2019s last family brewery and the home of the oldest wisteria in england .\nfirst brewed at fuller\u2019s in 1931 , old burton is back once more \u2013 with the same big , bold malt flavours that captured hearts decades ago .\na conducted brewery tour around this fine fuller ' s griffin brewery - the oldest in london - includes a trip round the brewhouse , from the arrival of the raw materials to the packaging of the beer on the cask racking line . for over 18s , the tour ends with a tasting session of fuller ' s beers which include london pride . tours last approximately two ho . . .\nat this year\u2019s world beer awards , local brewer nick stafford\u2019s hambleton ales with his . . .\ndrinkers of a new beer from south shropshire\u2019s wood brewery will support midlands air . . .\ndirectors and staff at wold top brewery are celebrating after the hunmanby business\u2019s export . . .\norkney\u2019s award winning highland brewing company has been reborn as \u2018swannay brewery\u2019 with a . . .\ndirectors and staff at wold top brewery are celebrating after the wold newton business\u2019s . . .\na cumbrian brewery is celebrating after one of the uk\u2019s most famous high end . . .\nblack sheep brewery has scooped two prestigious accolades at this year\u2019s world beer awards . . .\naward winning moorhouse\u2019s brewery enjoyed its 13th annual golf competition at mytton fold golf . . .\nshetland\u2019s lerwick brewery has teamed up with the university of the highlands and islands . . .\neast yorkshire based great newsome brewery\u2019s beer is finding favour with customers in italy . . .\nwest berkshire brewery are overjoyed to be the official ale supplier for this year\u2019s . . .\nmalton\u2019s brass castle brewery fought off strong competition from breweries across the uk to . . .\nthe orkney brewery\u2019s legendary skull splitter ale has won a prestigious award in a . . .\nedinburgh\u2019s caledonian brewery has teamed up with edinburgh castle in a new beer collaboration . . .\na cumbrian brewery will be the only one of the county\u2019s more than 30 . . .\n50 jobs created after brewery giants marston ' s open \u00a32 . 5 million pub in newcastle\none of inveralmond brewery\u2019s award winning brewing team has travelled to cornwall to join . . .\ndevon\u2019s leading brewery has come aboard to support one of the most iconic events . . .\nselby\u2019s great heck brewery this week won the gold medal for best label design . . .\nhunters brewery from sunny devon recently took part in bbc2\u2019s the fixer with alex . . .\nthe orkney brewery\u2019s speciality dark island reserve ale has picked up three gold stars . . .\ndevon\u2019s leading brewery yesterday hosted the trh the earl and countess of wessex for . . .\nsaltaire brewery\u2019s famous monthly beer club was the venue for a special brewing and . . .\nsaltaire brewery\u2019s famous monthly beer club will be the venue for a special brewing . . .\nlerwick brewery\u2019s flagship pilsener lager 60\u00b0 north has been confirmed as a finalist in . . .\ninvestment in a new visitor centre is under starter\u2019s orders as titanic brewery continues . . .\nexe valley brewery is delighted to have been awarded gold for it\u2019s winter glow . . .\nsouth shropshire\u2019s wood brewery is teaming up with the shropshire poppy appeal to commemorate . . .\norkney brewery\u2019s dark island ale has won a top award from major supermarket chain . . .\nsaltaire brewery\u2019s multi award winning triple chocoholic stout is to be used in a . . .\nafter months of anticipation wye valley brewery has opened it\u2019s doors and welcomed in . . .\nthe final puffs of steam emanated from locomotive number three at marston\u2019s burton brewery . . .\niron maiden\u2019s premium beer proves a triumph for british export business robinsons brewery today . . .\nseptember marks the return of premiership rugby to devon and with it otter brewery\u2019s . . .\nbeeston brewery\u2019s on the huh won the strong bitters category of the campaign for . . .\ncumbria\u2019s hawkshead brewery is celebrating winning a 2013 great taste award for its latest . . .\nthe boss of cumbria\u2019s hardknott brewery says he is being forced to sell his . . .\narkell\u2019s brewery will be celebrating its 170th year of brewing with a special open . . .\ntitanic brewery\u2019s royal exchange has been crowned pub of the year by beer lovers . . .\nbrewery upstart brewdog\u2019s combination of craft beer and hipster branding is proving a huge . . .\norkney brewery\u2019s dark island reserve ale has scooped up a prestigious national food and . . .\norkney brewery\u2019s dark island reserve is in the running for a prestigious national food . . .\neast yorkshire brewery great newsome are set to promote this year\u2019s hull beer and . . .\nskinner\u2019s brewery is supporting an exciting new project which is recording the history of . . .\ndartmoor brewery were awarded siba\u2019s top accolade for speciality beer for their unique dartmoor . . .\nyorkshire\u2019s saltaire brewery has just added another international brewing awards gold medal to its . . .\norkney brewery\u2019s famous skull splitter ale is to set to become available on draft . . .\nbhs north - west regional meeting at bank top brewery , bolton with brewery tour .\nto celebrate the launch of experience the works , we have commissioned local artist and fuller\u2019s drayman james stock to design a limited range of clothing and gifts .\nthe chiswick area has an extensive beer - brewing history which stretches back more than 350 years when families regularly brewed beer in their own homes . the fuller\u2019s brewery is located on chiswick lane , just a short tube ride away from hotel 55 . the brewery has a rich history , with the building dating back to 1828 . fuller\u2019s have been brewing their famous beer for over one hundred and sixty years .\nover the years fuller ' s has built up a reputation for its pubs and beers , with the likes of london pride , esb and 1845 all winning numerous awards . in fact , three of fuller\u2019s beers \u2013 london pride , esb and chiswick bitter \u2013 have been named champion beer of britain , a feat unmatched by any other brewery . [ citation needed ]\nfuller\u2019s flagship beer , london pride is a true classic of the capital \u2013 not just made in london but made in london by the people who love it .\nfuller was a wealthy country gentleman and he jumped at the chance to come aboard , investing primarily on behalf of his son . he soon bought one of the thompsons out and , within a couple of years , found himself the majority shareholder at the brewery . in 1839 , john fuller died and passed control to his son , john bird fuller . the younger fuller moved quickly to make his mark , and by 1845 he\u2019d severed ties with the thompsons to take the reins by himself .\nit\u2019s official\u2026 robinsons visitors centre is marketing cheshire\u2019s small visitors attraction 2014 and will now represent . . .\ntruman\u2019s eyrie joins brewer\u2019s permanent range a beer brewed exclusively with british - grown hops has . . .\nother pubs selling the ales include the admiralty in trafalgar square or london\u2019s pride in heathrow\u2019s terminal 2 .\nfuller , smith & turner is listed on the stock market but about 50 % of its shares and 75 % of its voting rights still rest with descendants of victorian brewing barons john fuller , henry smith and john turner .\neast yorkshire\u2019s hidden gem , great newsome brewery has been awarded the highest of accolades . . .\nas falmouth\u2019s hangovers after its annual ale festival , one brewery are still rising high . . .\nas of 6th may 2015 , the award winning st peter\u2019s brewery has announced the . . .\nrascal london porter , the latest beer to launch from inveralmond brewery\u2019s award winning inspiration . . .\ncathedral heights brewery in lincoln becomes siba\u2019s 800th brewer member trade organisation sets 20 % . . .\nlerwick brewery has confirmed a deal with wallaces tcb , scotland\u2019s leading full portfolio wholesaler . . .\ninveralmond brewery\u2019s award winning team is toasting yet another raft of successes , with their . . .\nilkley brewery\u2019s latest addition , ruby jane ( erstwhile daughter of flagship beers mary and . . .\nbutcombe , the west country\u2019s fastest growing brewery will have its flagship ale butcombe bitter . . .\nwith america and scandinavia already on ilkley brewery\u2019s export list , the west yorkshire craft . . .\nsince it\u2019s inception in july 2010 \u2013 loose cannon brewery , the brainchild of will . . .\nrobinsons brewery today announced a new supermarket listing for their fastest selling ale : sainsbury\u2019s . . .\nnew brewery opens in hackney wick truman\u2019s , one of the greatest names in british . . .\naward winning moorhouse\u2019s brewery enjoyed its eleventh annual golf competition at burnley golf club . . . .\ngreat news for local business joule\u2019s brewery , as they are formally welcomed to the . . .\nbutcombe , the west country\u2019s fastest growing brewery can now welcome virtual visitors to its . . .\nlancaster brewery is toasting its success after being the first brewery in lancashire to . . .\ndenver based hogshead brewery and uk based brewery rudgate have combined over a 100 . . .\nhawkshead brewery beat intense competition to take the title of overall brewery business of . . .\naward winning bottled beers from local brewery cullercoats brewery is celebrating success at this . . .\nwaitrose and thornbridge brewery announce uk search waitrose is teaming up with craft brewery . . .\nbutcombe brewery beat intense competition to take the title of overall brewery business of . . .\nburnley brewery toasts best monthly figures lancashire telegraph a brewery has achieved its best . . .\nleicestershire brewery everards has honoured one of its loyal brewery workers following 30 years . . .\na delicious , thirst quenching ale brewed with the unique gales yeast . fuller ' s donates \u00a35 for each barrel sold to seafarers uk , the leading maritime charity .\nthere are no half measures in a fuller\u2019s kitchen . our chefs create quality dishes using only the freshest ingredients and the highest culinary standards . that\u2019s why you\u2019ll find passionate chefs in every kitchen and their signatures on every menu .\nindeed , it\u2019s our constant aim to develop a strong portfolio of beers that can be enjoyed not just by today\u2019s generation but by tomorrow ' s , too .\nnottingham\u2019s castle rock brewery has begun a year - long evaluation of an anaerobic digester designed . . .\nquantock brewery , home to many of somerset\u2019s finest craft beers , have added a refreshing . . .\nwest berkshire brewery has secured a seasonal listing this autumn with m & b\u2019s leading castle . . .\ninveralmond brewery , one of scotland\u2019s leading craft beer producers , has come up with a . . .\nbeavertown brewery is a cask customer and a leader in the uk\u2019s growing micro - canning . . .\ninveralmond brewery , one of scotland\u2019s leading craft beer producers , are celebrating after their award . . .\npurity\u2019s unrivalled dedication to eco - friendly brewing has gained national recognition after the warwickshire brewery . . .\nthousands of jd wetherspoon\u2019s pub - goers will raise a glass of titanic brewery beer to . . .\nossian , inveralmond brewery\u2019s flagship beer brand , has today announced a commercial partnership with horsecross . . .\nmoorhouse\u2019s brewery , the maker of the famous pendle witches beer , cast its spell over . . .\nburnley - based moorhouse\u2019s brewery has entered the festive period in a buoyant spirit after reporting . . .\n50 jobs created after brewery giants marston\u2019s open \u00a32 . 5 million pub in newcastle read . . .\nbarnsley\u2019s namesake cask - conditioned bitter from the award winning acorn brewery has been hailed the . . .\nelgood\u2019s brewery beer festival local beers , food , music and a chance to be filmed . . .\nlerwick brewery\u2019s flagship pilsener lager 60\u00b0 north has been confirmed as a front - runner for . . .\ncolin wilde , managing director at nottingham\u2019s castle rock brewery , has announced changes to the . . .\nsouth shropshire\u2019s award - winning wood brewery is gearing up to increase business by appointing james . . .\nbutcombe , the south west\u2019s fastest growing brewery , has won the \u2018food and drink\u2019 category . . .\nthey\u2019re rolling out the barrels at moorhouse\u2019s brewery in burnley after a \u00a34 . 5million cash . . .\npendle witches brewer moorhouse\u2019s is celebrating the witching season in the new burnley brewery complex with . . .\nwe are very proud to announce that wye valley brewery\u2019s flagship pub , the barrels , . . .\nbutcombe , the south west\u2019s most innovative brewery , has achieved excellent results for its flagship . . .\nbutcombe , the south west\u2019s fastest growing brewery , has produced a beautifully photographed cookbook \u2018cooking . . .\nbutcombe , the west country\u2019s fastest growing brewery , is proud to announce a new partnership . . .\njoshua jane , ilkley brewery\u2019s best selling yorkshire bitter , will soon be on the shelves . . .\none of yorkshire\u2019s fastest growing microbreweries , ilkley brewery , is taking london by storm following . . .\nbutcombe , the west country\u2019s fastest growing brewery , is one of the key sponsors at . . .\nskinner\u2019s brewery is launching a new , special edition ale for the summer , named after . . .\nthree tuns brewery , reportedly the uk\u2019s oldest brewer , is looking to secure about four . . .\nnational cask winner march 14th , 2013 sponsored by close brewery rentals brewery product abv . . .\nthe thompson brothers invited philip wood , brother of london\u2019s lord mayor , into the partnership , but wood knew his money alone couldn\u2019t save the brewery . he too looked elsewhere for help . it came from one john fuller .\nover the years fuller ' s has built up a reputation for running great pubs and brewing outstanding beers , with the likes of london pride , esb and 1845 all winning numerous awards . in fact , three of fuller\u2019s beers \u2013 london pride , esb and chiswick bitter \u2013 have been named champion beer of britain , a feat unmatched by any otherbrewery . in 2005 fuller\u2019s added its first year - round cask ale for more than 20 years , discovery blonde beer , which it hopes will be an award winning beer of the future .\nfuller ' s has continued to expand its bottle - conditioned range with the two former gale ' s beers , prize old ale and hsb , as well as the ipa bengal lancer and the past masters and brewers ' reserve series .\nthe year in beer : u . s . brewery count reaches all - time high of 4 , 144\ninveralmond brewery , one of scotland\u2019s leading independent craft beer breweries , has \u200bspread its tasty cheer . . .\nthe liberation group has acquired butcombe brewery , bringing together two of britain\u2019s best - known independent . . .\nthe chiltern brewery has won gold stars for two of their products : bottled lord - lieutenant\u2019s . . .\nsaltaire brewery\u2019s triple chocoholic stout 4 . 8 % abv has won gold in the speciality beer . . .\nupham brewery , based near winchester , has agreed a title sponsorship with hampshire\u2019s octoberfest , one . . .\nbelow is the link to butcombe brewery\u2019s new quarterly e - magazine butcombe bytes , you can . . .\nbutcombe , the west country\u2019s most innovative brewery is launching a quarterly e - magazine with versions . . .\nbhs visit to m & b ; ' s cape hill brewery . see photographs of this excellent visit .\nthe brew bubbling beneath was the first run of the company ' s 150th anniversary ale , to be named 1845 after the year the fuller , smith and turner partnership took shape .\nit has , no doubt , inspired many of those beers that followed in its wake . it has also led to a strong belief in bottle conditioning at fuller ' s itself .\nfamous old recipes require a trusty pair of hands . so not only do we use gales yeast in the fuller\u2019s brew house , we use one of their most talented brewers too .\ncontinuous investment in the company will help fuller ' s to develop and grow , maintaining its position as the benchmark in retailing and brewing by deliveringquality , service and pride in everything it does . this commitment was rewarded by fuller\u2019s being recently named \u2018regional brewer of the year 2011\u2019 in the publicannewspaper awards , and \u2018national cask ale brewer 2012\u2019 at the publican supplier awards .\n\u2022 ainsty ales brewery opens its own micro - brewery in acaster malbis \u2022 firm focussed . . .\nwold newton brewery , wold top brewery has been shortlisted for two prestigious awards . the . . .\ndartmoor brewery , the highest brewery in england , has struck its first deal in the . . .\nthe chiltern brewery , the oldest independent brewery in buckinghamshire and the chilterns , has won . . .\njohn keeling , head brewer at fuller\u2019s , said : \u2018we have been producing a vintage ale every year since 1997 \u2013 and the older , rarer ones are now commanding a large price .\nbhs visit to nottingham city . beginning at the prince of wales ( hutchinson ' s ) brewery in basford , used by murphy & son ltd for the supply of products to breweries . then a walk via shipstone ' s maltings and brewery to the nottingham brewery in radford ; finishing with a tour of castle rock brewery .\ninveralmond brewery , one of scotland\u2019s leading independent craft - beer breweries , has today announced that stephen . . .\ninveralmond brewery , one of scotland\u2019s leading independent craft - beer breweries , has been accredited by the . . .\ninveralmond brewery , one of scotland\u2019s leading independent craft - beer breweries , has today raised a high . . .\nthe co - operative food is the latest retailer to add saltaire brewery\u2019s award - winning bottled beers . . .\ndevizes - based brewer wadworth is celebrating as the brewery\u2019s much - loved visitor centre was awarded gold . . .\naward - winning lye brewery sadler\u2019s ales has re - launched one of its most popular ales to . . .\nilkley brewery and brasserie blanc to host food and beer matching evening yorkshire\u2019s multi - award - winning . . .\nyorkshire\u2019s award - winning brew house , ilkley brewery , has upped its numbers to 12 with the . . .\nburnley brewery moorhouse\u2019s has hailed a record - breaking christmas with sales hitting almost 600 , 000 festive . . .\nin november 2005 , fuller\u2019s announced the largest deal in the history of the company acquiring george gale & co . ltd , of horndean , hampshire . the gales deal added 111 houses to the estate taking the total number of pubs then to 362 . fuller ' s has continued to selectively acquire pubs to add to its estate and the company now owns and operates over 380 pubs .\nbeer and brewery quiz night - sponsored by hall & woodhouse brewery at the st stephen\u2019s tavern , 10 bridge street , london sw1 ( opposite the houses of parliament ) .\npaul benson , head brewer at wood\u2019s , the award - winning south shropshire brewery at wistanstow , craven . . .\nfour months after its maiden voyage , ilkley brewery\u2019s scandinavian - inspired spruce beer , the norseman , is . . .\n, led by our president , miles jenner . meet in the harvey ' s brewery yard at 11 . 00am .\nbhs visit to pope ' s yard brewery , unit b5b , 477 - 479 whippendell rd , watford wd18 7pu .\nmichael turner said the promotion of a non - family member to chief executive of fuller ' s , which includes more than 380 pubs , was a landmark moment , but did not reflect a change of mood among family shareholders .\ni just think it is high time we had someone else driving the show . and it will coincide with me being 62 .\nin addition to turner , two other founding family members \u2013 richard fuller and sir james fuller \u2013 will continue to sit on the brewer ' s 10 - strong board .\nfuller ' s has been brewing beer on site in chiswick since 1845 and the brewery tour offers beer - lovers the chance to see just how their delicious beer is brewed . the griffin brewery tour shows modern machinery combining with traditional brewing methods to produce fuller ' s award - winning ales . tours include a full tasting session , last an hour and a half and run monday \u2013 friday at 1100 , 1200 , 1300 , 1400 and 1500 . advanced booking is essential : telephone ( 020 ) 8996 2063 .\nfuller\u2019s griffin brewery is home to a family of beers recognised as among the best in the world . from crisp blonde beers , through to full flavoured traditional ales and rich dark porters , we brew beers of the finest quality to suit every discerning palate .\nit was also bottle conditioned , the first beer presented that way by fuller ' s for many years . by the time it was released for sale , it had already matured for a hundred days .\nthe fuller\u2019s brewbooks have recorded each beer ever brewed in such meticulous detail , that the temperature was 56 degrees farenheit at 6am on the day of the first strong ale brew , monday 20 june 1966 .\nno two fuller ' s pubs are the same , yet each and every one of our fine establishments across london and the south east share a common aim : to be the best pub near you .\ntwice named world champion beer , fuller\u2019s esb is one of the most decorated ales of its time . a winner born and brewed , it\u2019s a strong , full - bodied ale that has delighted drinkers for decades with its smooth , mellow bitterness and superbly satisfying finish .\na conducted brewery tour around this fine fuller ' s griffin brewery - the oldest in london - includes a trip round the brewhouse , from the arrival of the raw materials to the packaging of the beer on the cask racking line . for over 18s , the tour ends with a tasting session of fuller ' s beers which include london pride . tours last approximately two hours and begin at the brewery tap , the mawson arms pub . there is also a small museum . individuals and groups are welcomed , though pre - booking is essential . no children under 14 years .\nthe imposing griffin brewery in fulham is home to fuller ' s beers who also own plenty of pubs in the local area where you can sample the brews made here . guided tours of the brewery are available and include a trip round the brewhouse , from the arrival of the raw materials to the packaging of the beer on the cask racking line . more about griffin brewery\nin response to young ' s move out of wandsworth , fuller ' s declared itself \u2013 microbrewers aside \u2013 london ' s last remaining brewer , headquartered at the griffin brewery in chiswick , west london . it too saw guinness peat build a stake in its shares in 2010 , though the family stood resolutely against quick gains from property selloffs . the activist group has since sold down its interest .\nelgood\u2019s brewery sweeps the board at siba east beer competition 2015 winning 7 medals including overall winner for its cherry wheat beer .\nbhs visit to batham ' s brewery , delph road , brierley hill , west midlands dy5 2tn . ( small charge )\nbhs informal visit to ma pardoe ' s ( old white swan ) brewery , 89 halesowen road , netherton , west midlands dy2 9px ; including a short tour of the brewery .\nbrewery history society agm at greene king ' s brewery , westgate street , bury st edmunds ip33 1qt . arrival from 11 . 00am and meet at the brewery tap . the agm will take place at 12 . 00 noon , after which there will be lunch and a tour of the brewery .\n. siba members only venue : hook norton brewery , brewery lane , hook norton , oxfordshire ox15 5ny . . .\nwith its location next to one of the busiest roads in london , it ' s hard to believe that hogarth ' s house , william hogarth ' s country home and museum , was . . .\nmembers only location : sambrook\u2019s brewery , unit 1 yelverton road , battersea , london , sw11 3qg . time : . . .\nhsb \u2013 or horndean special bitter \u2013 is a smooth , balanced brew , originally the flagship beer of gale\u2019s brewery in hampshire .\nbhs visit to holden ' s brewery , george street , woodsetton , dudley , west midlands dy1 4lw . ( small charge )\nbrewery history society agm . j w lees ' greengate brewery , lees street , middleton junction , greater manchester m24 2ax .\njill zarin admits she ' s ready to date again after being spotted with handsome businessman . . . following beloved husband bobby ' s death\nover a late night dram one winter evening , fuller\u2019s head brewer , john keeling , and a certain master distiller pondered a new concept in beer . a strong ale with the characteristics of a spirit . some four years and several whisky casks later , brewer\u2019s reserve no . 1 was born .\ni am happy for fuller ' s to contact me from time to time by email about their pubs , hotels , food , drinks , events & experiences . we may also use your details to personalise your visit experiences .\nbhs visit to phoenix brewery , green lane , heywood , greater manchester ol10 2ep . established as the oak brewery in 1982 - moved into this late - 19c brewery building in 1991 .\nsiba members only time : 11 : 00 venue : moorhouse\u2019s brewery , 4 moorhouse street , burnley , lancashire bb11 5en . . .\nbhs visit to the greene king archives at greene king ' s brewery , westgate street , bury st edmunds ip33 1qt . meet at the brewery tap at 2 . 00pm . following our visit last year , this is an opportunity to view the brewery archives which include records from greene\u2019s and king\u2019s , and greene king after the merger , also records from morlands , hardy & hanson , wells & winch , gk biggleswade , rayments furneux pelham and panton brewery cambridge .\npast masters 1966 strong ale , which is 7 . 3 % abv , has been recreated by fuller\u2019s master brewers to a recipe that dates back to the year of \u2018flower power\u2019 , the beatles and a certain successful football tournament .\n\u201cit\u2019s examined very closely twice a year and was examined recently and showed no signs of problems so we are confident it\u2019s in safe hands . \u201d\nit ' s a hat trick for mcqueen ! kate repeats the look she chose for george and charlotte ' s christenings in a . . .\nbrewery history society agm at st austell brewery , 63 trevarthian road , st austell , cornwall pl25 4by . meet at the brewery from 11 . 00am . the agm is held at 12 noon , followed by lunch and a brewery tour , then tasting .\nbrewer\u2019s reserve no . 4 starts its story across the channel , in the bas region of france . it\u2019s there that one of the finest , rarest armagnacs , comte de lauvia , is made \u2013 and it\u2019s there we travelled to bring the old armagnac casks back to griffin brewery .\naged in 30 - year - old single malt casks for exactly 500 days , brewer\u2019s reserve no . 1 is a lesson in craftsmanship , innovation and patience . to experience it now might require a little patience on your part too ; released as a limited edition , it\u2019s no longer available to buy \u2013 but it may reappear at special fuller ' s events in the future .\nbhs visit to the beamish & crawford brewery , prior to its closure in march 2009 . brewery reception , beamish & crawford plc , the brewery , south main street , cork city , ireland .\nbhs visit to this very successful brewery which started life as a 1990 micro in the former coopers ' shop of the arnold perrett brewery , and has expanded into the fascinating 19c main brewery buildings .\nif you\u2019ve ever wanted to know what makes fuller\u2019s ales taste so good , you\u2019ll discover the secrets of our success on a tour of the griffin brewery . it\u2019s a unique opportunity to see behind the scenes of a famous working brewery . whether you\u2019re looking for history and heritage , an insight into ale - making or just some superb samples , you\u2019ll find them all here . we run up to 20 tours each week , all led by expert guides who aim to answer all your questions and give you a fascinating glimpse into british beer - making history . the tour lasts around one and a half hours and culminates with the highlight : a tutored tasting of some of fuller\u2019s finest ales .\nbhs visit to the hop back brewery , downton . near salisbury sp5 3hu . this craft brewery was set up in 1987 . urltoken\nwhilst enjoying a stay at our boutique hotel in ealing london , there are some great activities on offer for you to enjoy . a particular highlight for beer - lovers is the nearby fuller\u2019s brewery , where you can take a tour and get a behind - the - scenes glimpse at how their refreshing beer is brewed .\nbhs north - west regional meeting : newsletter and meanderings - martland mill brewery ' s tap ' n ' barrel , hallgate , wigan wn1 1lr .\nbrewing has taken place on our site in chiswick since the days of oliver cromwell , and that heritage plays a large part in how we brew and trade today . visit the brewery and you\u2019ll see our historic early victorian brewhouse , part of john fuller\u2019s original investment , which provided the guiding format for the current brewhouse design .\npeter michael marino ' s successful solo show , desperately seeking . . . more\nat \u00a3250 . 80 a bottle , it could be britain\u2019s most expensive pint .\nsir alex ferguson ' s players wouldn ' t have poured champagne . . .\nbhs visit to brodie ' s brewery , leyton , london . meet at the brewery tap , king william iv , 816 leyton high road , e10 6ae . a visit to this micro which was set up in 2008 .\na great way to conclude your trip is to pop next door to the pub , the mawson arms . they offer a traditional british pub menu including pies , sausage and mash , and sticky toffee pudding . all of the produce is sourced locally and delivered fresh every day . if you can manage it , they also sell the best of fuller\u2019s beer on tap , including the brewery\u2019s signature tipple , london pride .\nbhs visit to the worthington white shield brewery , national brewery centre , horninglow street , burton upon trent de14 1ng . meet at the brewery tap at 11 . 00am , then a tour with steve wellington , head brewer .\nbhs visit to jennings brewery , castle brewery , cockermouth , cumbria ca13 9ne . there will be a charge of \u00a39 per person for this visit .\nplease email visits @ urltoken to register your interest . meet in the harvey ' s brewery yard for a walk with miles around the brewing heritage of lewes .\nken smith ' s urban walk to tottenham . a short walk around a number of brewery sites in the tottenham area . expected to take about three hours .\nsupporting the south west\u2019s craft brewers has been shown to be high on . . .\nmoorhouse\u2019s enjoys business surge in the capital the famous \u2018pendle witches\u2019 beers from . . .\nthe first production run from castle rock\u2019s newly introduced small scale brewing plant . . .\nin celebration of the queen\u2019s jubilee , our delicious sixth vintage adopted a golden theme .\nben affleck ' s $ 19m la mansion is surrounded by moving trucks . . . as it ' s revealed girlfriend lindsay shookus plans to spend more time on west coast\nhampshire butcher ' s chicken plus a pint of cornish orchards for just \u00a312 . 95\na fun tour on a wednesday afternoon , donning a beautiful high viz vest . there was a nice wee group for that time slot and our guide dave was great . it was obvious he was really proud of working at fuller\u2019s . he knows a lot of . . .\nin the evening ( 6 . 00pm ) , an informal visit to sarah hughes brewery , beacon hotel , sedgley dy3 1je , including a brewery tour .\nthe brewery history society agm at thwaites ' s star brewery , penny street , blackburn bb1 6hl . assemble in reception / visitor centre . the agm is at 12 noon , followed by a buffet lunch and tours of the brewery . the visit ends at 4 . 30pm . 6 . 00pm : informal bhs visit to 3 bs brewery , black bull , tockholes , near blackburn , bb3 0ll .\nbhs visit to hall & woodhouse brewery , blandford st mary . visit the old and new breweries . start at 2 . 30pm at the brewery visitor centre .\nbhs north - west regional meeting at the tap ' n ' barrel , hallgate , wigan - a martland mill brewery pub . topics - mish mash of the brewery - an old higsonian - stuart thompson ( previously higsons and robinsons ) ; gbbf - past and last - dave sweeney head brewer bank top brewery bolton ; from watney\u2019s red barrel to cain\u2019s bitter - phil linley ( previously phipps brewery \u2013 trumans ) . after the meeting , a brewery tour is available ( 15 min drive away ) : there will be a moderate cost for refreshments of \u00a37 . 00 per person ."]}
{"id": 54116, "summary": [{"text": "muela ( full name manufacturas muela ) is a spanish knife manufacturer based in ciudad real with an annual output of about 350 000 pieces a year .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the products include hunting , combat , luxury , outdoor and folding knives and knife accessories . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "muela ( knife manufacturer )", "paragraphs": ["the best survival knife ? muela 5161 knife review . ( hd ) - youtube\nmuela knives is a prominent knife manufacturer , widely known for designing custom - based knives . based in ciudad real , the knifing brand is approached for knives and accessories for various purposes such as hunting luxury , combat and outdoor . founded by elation muela , muela has been the top spanish knife manufacturer since 1952 .\nhere i review the muela 5161 military ( probably ) issue knife . muela is a spanish knife manufacturer , not that known apparently , but a company that i personally feel is quite good at manufacturing quality knives . have a look and do feel free to share your views . enjoy ! : - )\nyou will find great prices and a wide selection of muela knives when you visit our online catalog of muela knives .\nmuela knives are custom spanish hunting knives that have been made by the muela family for generations , and utilize tough moly - vanadium stainless steel . each muela hunting knife is handsome as well as functional with handle materials that include red stag antler , exotic stabilized hardwoods and pakawood\u2122 . all muela knives are built to last and carry a one - year full replacement guarantee .\ncompanies were started by eladio muela le\u00f3n in the mid 1950s , encouraged by the great success of his handcrafted 38 - pieces folding knife with the german engineers of the empetrol refinery , where eladio was working at the time .\nhome \u00b7 manufacturas muela \u00b7 strengths \u00b7 products \u00b7 news \u00b7 currently \u00b7 in the world \u00b7 contact \u00a9 2017 manufacturas muela . all rights reserved . legal advice\ny los reyes magos\nmuela\nllegaron a la casa de mario . . .\nnumerous muela knives and muela pocket knives count on the attractive complement of the spear of red deer in their handles , material that also is selected , prepared and fit in its own manufacture .\nany 12 survivors gear 5 . 11 tactical knives abkt tac accusharp sharpeners acme actilam cutlery adventure medical kits aitor knives aku strike al mar knives alabama damascus steel albainox all weather whistles american hunter knives american knife company american tactical american tomahawk anglesey knives antonini sos knives anza knives aquamira aquatabs ardennes - 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ground and hand - finished . they are very careful to use only the highest quality hand selected stag for their handles . the steel is specially tempered and attains a razor sharp edge longer than most spanish made knives . each knife comes with a custom leather sheath , certificate of guarantee and gift box . please check out our growing selection of muela knives .\nmuela knives and muela pocket knives are proud to conserve in the elaboration of many of their knives a high component craftsman , resorting to the ancestral one it files and the good one for making of the expert hands to obtain to great quality models .\nmuela knives is dedicated to make bowie knives , hunting knives , survival knives scuba diving knives , big knives , mount knives , luxe knives , . . .\none is located in ciudad real ( spain ) with a experience in the sector of but of 50 years and its present production of muela knives number in 350 , 000 pieces to the year .\n. . . because ever since muela was born , our products : luxury , handcrafted , sporting , tactical knives and folding knives for hunting , were exported outside spain , as well as selling in all parts of our country .\nthe ideal construction of muela knives is composed of stainless steel alloys with vanadium , chromium and molybdenum , in preset proportions . some of the luxury knives are equipped with damascus steel for superior finish and impressive functional life . because of such reasons , the annual production output is nearly 350 , 000 pieces in the current scenario .\nonce chosen the metal taps for the different models , generally , maraging steel of high quality alloyed to the vanadium chromium molybdenum , the necessary processes for the obtaining of each piece take i finish in own manufacture .\nfrom the cut of plates , the mechanized ones anticipated in each leaf , rectified and heat treatments or superficial are executed in modern machines , many attended by informatic technology and controlled by special technical personnel .\nthe factory counts on a department of guarnicioner\u00eda , where they are designed , they cut , they sew and they finish off the skins that become the covers that accompany the different models .\nin the luxe knives , produced in limited and numbered series , noble metal trimmings are included , being pieces executed by the best goldsmiths . in them handles or handle elaborated with selected spear of exotic red deer mount or wood , more difficult to work than the habitual ones , but whose affluent result compensates the effort and greater cost\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nthese same engineers ordered knives from him to take back to their country and this , together with his business spirit , were the stimulus he needed to set up his first handcrafted folding knives and knives factory , employing seven people .\nthe profit obtained was invested in machinery to make the factory more productive , so that in a short time it was enlarged and located in argamasilla de calatrava , in ciudad real .\nknives , in argamasilla de calatrava , occupy an area of more than 5 , 000 m2 and they are equipped with the most modern manufacturing and machining systems , producing more than 350 , 000 units per year , of which 70 % are exported to more than 50 countries in the five continents .\nis currently one of the reference firms in handcrafted knives for hunting , both in spain and the rest of the world , and its knives and penknives are highly appreciated for their top quality .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public ' - 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{"id": 54129, "summary": [{"text": "discovery digital networks is a san francisco based multi-channel internet television and digital cable network that creates , produces and distributes web television shows on niche topics .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "it operates as the online video arm of discovery communications since its acquisition in may 2012 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "it operates as the provider for 6 distinct \" networks : \" revision3 , testtube , animalist , seeker , the defranco network and rev3games .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "as of december 2016 , discovery digital networks has merged into a new company named group nine media . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "discovery digital networks", "paragraphs": ["discovery digital media \u00bb press releases \u00bb bree essrig joins discovery digital networ . . .\nlooking for jobs at discovery digital networks ? we post the most updated jobs from discovery digital networks and thousands of other employers in the entertainment industry .\nhow can i put and write and define discovery digital networks in a sentence and how is the word discovery digital networks used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528discovery digital networks\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528discovery digital networks\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528discovery digital networks\u9020\u53e5 , discovery digital networks meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\njim louderback ( pictured ) is leaving his post as general manager of discovery digital networks .\ndefranco also became an exec of discovery digital networks and the senior vice president of philip defranco networks and merchandise as a result of the move .\nin november 2014 , it was announced that ling joined discovery digital networks as its director of development .\nbetween december 2013 and december 2014 , wayne was a host for the animalist streaming series for discovery digital networks .\nabout discovery digital networks : discovery digital networks is made up of seeker and sourcefed studios . with over 300 million monthly views , ddn is reaching young , influential audiences around the world through daily programming , weekly series , premium web - docs & live online events . discovery digital networks is part of discovery communications , the world\u2019s number one non - fiction media company .\ndiscovery digital networks ended the operations of rev3games on november 6 , 2014 , for reasons that have not been disclosed .\nsessler was the editor - in - chief and executive producer of rev3games , until leaving discovery digital networks in april 2014 .\ntrace dominguez ( born may 19 ) is best known as an internet personality and host of dnews from discovery digital networks .\ndiscovery digital networks , the digital arm of discovery communications , has tapped nathan brown as senior vp of development and operations as it gears up for the relaunch of millennial - targeted online network seeker .\nthe average salary for discovery digital networks executive producer , animalist is $ 129 , 773 per year , ranging from $ 108 , 529 to $ 147 , 389 . compare more salaries for discovery digital networks executive producer , animalist at paysa . com .\na 2014 savetheice . org project in the baltic states was featured in the discovery digital networks production\nin the making\n.\nlast fall , discovery invested $ 100 million to form group nine media , a digital - media venture merging three startups backed by lerer hippeau ventures ( thrillist , nowthis and the dodo ) with discovery\u2019s seeker ( formerly discovery digital networks ) .\nthe series is part of phil defranco networks & merchandise , a subsidiary of discovery digital networks .\nthe vloggity\nis a video blog , or\nvlog\n, style show .\n' rev3games\n' was a web television channel owned by revision3 , a subsidiary of discovery digital networks , with shows about video games .\n\u201cnathan is a strong , innovative executive with an intimate knowledge of digital audiences and a proven track record of growing digital businesses , \u201d said suzanne kolb , executive vp and g . m . of discovery digital networks , to whom brown reports .\ndiscovery digital networks , the digital arm of discovery communications , has tapped nathan brown as senior vp of development and operations as it gears up for the relaunch of millennial - targeted online network seeker . most recently , brown was senior vp and g . m . of video at aol\u2019s huffington post overseeing all areas of global video , tv and film . at discovery digital networks , [ \u2026 ]\njim louderback ( pictured ) is leaving his post as general manager of discovery digital networks , and will be writing a book for first - time ceos .\nazevedo oversees a family of six news and comedy video channels for discovery digital networks , including youtube star phil defranco\u2019s channel , sourcefed , sourcefed nerd , nuclear family , super panic frenzy and people be like . the broader discovery digital networks portfolio also includes streaming networks animalist , dnews , seeker and testtube . azevedo\u2019s office of 30 people is churning out content daily for all social platforms .\nthe appointment comes only three months after jim louderback resigned from his position as gm of discovery digital networks and ceo of revision3 . he was succeeded by colin decker .\na discovery spokesperson confirmed the departure and says colin decker , group operating officer of discovery digital networks , will be taking over as lead . the division produces and distributes original web programming for networks revision3 . com , animalist . com , testtube . com , urltoken and sourcefed . com .\nmachinima \u2019s creative director of original programming , jeremy azevedo , has departed the company for a role as head of discovery digital networks la , according to multiple industry sources .\ndiscovery communications , in a significant consolidation in the digital media sector , is investing $ 100 million into a new digital media holding company that will merge thrillist media group , nowthis media , the dodo and discovery\u2019s digital network seeker and its sourcefed studios .\nthis non - fiction programming is offered through dci ' s more than 50 network entertainment brands , including discovery channel , velocity , eurosport and its web - native discovery digital networks business , led by seeker and sourcefed .\ndiscovery digital networks is the web - native video business of discovery communications and extends the company\u2019s 30 - year mission to satisfy curiosity across platforms . discovery digital networks\u2019 portfolio of original online video networks cover topics ranging from current events and pop culture to science and technology through daily content anchored by the best personalities on the web . with a robust lineup of networks , including testtube , sourcefed , the defranco network , revision3 and animalist , ddn features more than 110 web - native series enjoyed by passionate audiences . for more information , please visit\ndiscovery distributes customized content throughout the world in more than 40 languages . us networks account for about 50 % of revenue .\ntoday , dci channels include discovery channel , tlc , animal planet , investigation discovery , own : oprah winfrey network , science channel , discovery family channel , american heroes channel , velocity , destination america and discovery life channel , and two hispanic brands , discovery en espa\u00f1ol and discovery familia .\n\u201cthere are no walled gardens here , \u201d said suzanne kolb , evp and gm of discovery digital networks , which oversees seeker and other digital businesses under discovery communications . \u201cwe\u2019re focused on having a strong , ubiquitous brand that is available to an audience when and where they want it . \u201d\nsuper panic frenzy joins a host of other brands within the discovery digital networks family . discovery acquired revision3 back in may 2012 , and the two networks jointly launched the new educational network testtube a year later . more recently , ddn debuted the seeker network , aimed at thrill - seeking , adventure - loving audiences .\njim louderback , g . m . of discovery digital networks , is leaving the company two years after the cable programmer bought web - video startup revision3 , where he had been ceo .\nin may 2013 , defranco ' s assets , including\nthe philip defranco show\nand\nsourcefed\n, were acquired by revision3 , which itself was a subsidiary of discovery digital networks .\nmoving forward , decker hinted at increasingly blurred lines between discovery\u2019s cable operations and its digital networks . one testtube series , \u201c i fucking love science , \u201d has already made the jump to discovery\u2019s science channel \u2014 and more are sure to follow .\ndiscovery digital networks ( ddn ) is leveling up its portfolio of brands with a new gaming - centric hub . the network has officially created the subsidiary network super panic frenzy , led by defranco networks\u2019 philip defranco , sourcefednerd \u2019s reina scully , and ddn producer and host steven suptic .\ndiscovery digital networks is going to be better than ever in 2016 with all new shows and mini - series . this high energy promo video highlights some of the exciting projects coming up as well as some of the best moments from 2015 . featuring appearances from their popular networks seeker , testtube , dnews , revision3 , the defranco network , sourcefed , and more . discovery digital networks : urltoken video created by : filmless urltoken music credits : alexander & dr . ozi - down low urltoken\nnews of the automotive jv with ten comes just three days after discovery announced an agreement to acquire scripps networks interactive , home of food networks , hgtv and others , in a deal valued at $ 14 . 6 billion .\nas its newest host . based in discovery digital networks\u2019 los angeles office , essrig will bring her sharp humor and wit to sourcefed\u2019s 1 . 5 million passionate fans on youtube as she joins the ensemble .\na discovery rep confirmed louderback\u2019s departure and said colin decker , discovery digital networks group operating officer , now will be leading the unit . \u201cjim has been valued member of the family since joining discovery with the acquisition of revision3 , and we wish him all the best on his next chapter , \u201d the rep said .\nrev3games is shutting down . in a video post today , the gaming network ' s tara long announced the end of the discover digital networks brand .\nthe digital forensic specialist will perform forensic collections of data on a multitude of digital media devices and data types . . . .\ndiscovery digital networks represents more than two years of experimentation on that initial revision3 investment . its content hews closely to the \u201cdiscovery dna , \u201d as ddn general manager colin decker puts it , because ddn has kept a tight rein on the creative process . while ddn has some affiliate series , it owns most of the intellectual property across its digital networks , restricting its immediate viewership but affording it more long - term control .\ndiscovery digital networks , whose properties generate more than 300 million monthly video streams across platforms , later this year plans to a revamped version of seeker , with 250 - plus videos premiering each month across multiple digital platforms , including on a redesigned version of urltoken launching in may .\nthe primary purpose of this position is to conduct digital forensic investigations , data recovery , and electronic discovery . . . .\n\u201cthe launch of animalist is another step forward in discovery\u2019s journey to both ignite audiences\u2019 curiosity and fuel our mission to be the no . 1 nonfiction video and media company on all screens , \u201d sean atkins , discovery\u2019s senior vp of digital networks and commerce , said in a statement .\nhe ' s also appeared on other discovery digital networks shows like seekerdaily ( formerly testtubenews ) , dnews plus , sourcefed , as well as the now - defunct : sgnl by sony , seeker , anyhoo , and animalist .\nwhen discovery digital networks purchased revision 3 brushwood used it as an opportunity to move production of\nscam school\nfrom the san francisco bay area to austin , texas where he currently lives with his wife and three children .\n\u201cwe are very excited to have bree joining the discovery digital networks family and the sourcefed team , \u201d said jeremy azevedo , head of discovery digital networks \u2013 los angeles . \u201csourcefed is the ultimate destination for pop culture news , anchored by the best personalities on the web . bree is a rare , multi - faceted talent , and i can ' t wait to see what her unique mix of humor , intelligence and creativity will bring to this incredible brand .\nthe scripps networks include specialty channels hgtv , travel channel , food network and cooking channel \u2014 all of which lend themselves well to the most profitable niches in digital video .\n\u201ccats riding donkeys defined the early days of animal videos on the \u2018net but today\u2019s viewers want much more , and we\u2019re bringing it to them with animalist , \u201d said jim louderback , founder of revision3 and head of discovery digital networks .\ntoday , there are five core brands within discovery digital networks : revision3 , sourcefed , the defranco network , testtube and animalist . the 110 web series spanning those five properties drive 150 million monthly video streams , according to the company .\nepsilon\u2019s digital media arm , conversant , is a leader in personalized digital advertising and insights through its proprietary technology and trove of consumer . . .\nmost recently , brown was senior vp and g . m . of video at aol\u2019s huffington post overseeing all areas of global video , tv and film . at discovery digital networks , he will guide business strategy and audience growth and have operational responsibilities . brown will be based in discovery\u2019s san francisco office .\nthe digital asset librarian will oversee the taxonomy , metadata , and classification of digital assets so that they\u2019re easily accessible by all in creative . . .\ndiscovery communications ( nasdaq : disca , discb , disck ) is the world\u2019s # 1 pay - tv programmer reaching nearly 3 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories . for 30 years discovery has been dedicated to satisfying curiosity and entertaining viewers with high - quality content through its global television brands , led by discovery channel , tlc , animal planet , investigation discovery and science , as well as u . s . joint venture network own : oprah winfrey network . discovery controls eurosport , the leading pan - regional sports entertainment destination across europe , asia pacific , the middle east and africa . discovery also is a leading provider of educational products and services to schools , including an award - winning series of k - 12 digital textbooks , through discovery education , and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio , including discovery digital networks . for more information , please visit\njim louderback , g . m . of discovery digital networks , is leaving the company two years after the cable programmer bought web - video startup revision3 , where he had been ceo . louderback announced that he is leaving discovery communications in a post on his personal blog monday to take time off and write a book about being a first - time ceo . discovery in 2012 [ \u2026 ]\nstrengths in building networks of internal contacts and leveraging positive working relationships to achieve business goals . . . .\ngroup nine was formed last fall with the merger of three startups backed by lerer hippeau ventures ( thrillist , nowthis and the dodo ) and seeker ( formerly discovery digital networks ) , along with a $ 100 million investment by discovery . lerer , co - counder of thrillist , is the son of venture capitalist ken lerer .\ndiscovery communications allows viewers to go on journey without ever having to leave their couch . the company is the world ' s # 1 non - fiction media company , with more than 150 worldwide cable tv networks , including discovery channel , animal planet , and tlc . discovery ' s various networks reach more than 3 billion subscribers in about 220 countries . in addition , the company offers educational products and services to school ; a diverse set of digital media services ; and online content through seeker and sourcefed .\ndiscovery communications , in a significant consolidation in the digital media sector , is investing $ 100 million into a new digital media holding company that will merge thrillist media group , nowthis media , the dodo and discovery\u2019s digital network seeker and its sourcefed studios . the new company , group nine media , will be headed by ben lerer ( pictured above ) , formerly ceo [ \u2026 ]\nkolb , who most recently served as executive vp and general manager of discovery digital networks , joined group nine at the time of the merger . while at discovery she oversaw the formation of sourcefed studios , also a part of the roll - up , and the launch of seeker . she previously served as president of e ! entertainment .\ndiscovery , understanding , and optimization of novel functional materials : . discovery , understanding , and optimization of new and novel high performance . . .\nher post was immediately preceded by a farewell video from fellow rev3games host nick robinson . neither video offered an explanation for the shutdown . the remainder of discovery digital networks ' revision3 categories - - including movies , comedy , and tech - - appear to be unaffected .\nexperience in e - discovery collections and digital forensics required . candidate to be responsible for the collection of client data from network shares , desktop . . .\nthe discovery communications - backed company has appointed publishing veteran richard beckman as its chief revenue officer to lead its advertising efforts and has tapped former discovery digital executive suzanne kolb to oversee marketing and content creation as its chief brand officer .\nother cablers that have spawned digital - video brands \u2014 separate from sites for their tv channels , but repurposing some of the same content \u2014 include scripps networks interactive\u2019s ulive and turner broadcasting system\u2019s upwave .\nthe discovery digital networks group\u2019s properties include revision3 . com , animalist . com , urltoken , urltoken and sourcefed . com , and its content also is distributed via youtube , apple\u2019s itunes , and 40 - plus other partners and devices . in may 2013 , louderback led discovery\u2019s deal to buy the production company and channels of popular youtuber phil defranco .\ndiscovery communications has taken the wraps off of a rebrand of its seeker digital network , gunning for more growth by embracing facebook and other social platforms beyond youtube .\nthe strategy partly involves discovery recycling its 25 - plus - year library of nature and animal footage , including material from animal planet . as with its other digital initiatives , discovery is trying to be careful to reinforce its core tv biz , with animalist content designed to drive audiences back to discovery channel and animal planet .\ndiscovery communications is taking the funny - cat - video legacy of youtube to a whole new level in trying to scratch out some incremental digital bucks from animal lovers .\nthe bad news is , the discovery and scripps networks have not found their way into most of the so - called skinny bundles , as cable customers shift to narrower offerings ( and lower cost ) .\ntake , for instance , a recent video titled \u201cpeople try heroin for the first time , \u201d which was made for discovery digital networks\u2019 nuclear family sketch comedy youtube channel . on youtube , the nearly four - minute video has done more than 720 , 000 views since jan . 6 . on facebook , the same exact video has done nearly 16 . 7 million views . while it has seen some \u201cspikes\u201d month to month , discovery digital networks is averaging 60 million views per month on facebook , the company said . that\u2019s still not at youtube level ( 200 million a month ) .\ndiscovery communications inc . is a global mass media and entertainment company that started as the discovery channel , a single cable channel , way back in 1985 , .\nthis weeks guest , victor harwood , mr . digital hollywood wednesday , december 9 , 2015\n\u201cour ability to leverage digital assets across tv is a unique competitive advantage of discovery , \u201d said decker . \u201cyou\u2019ll see a lot more of that in the coming year . \u201d\nper the same sources , azevedo will oversee discovery digital networks\u2019 la production operations , as well as drive strategy and development for its various online properties , including youtuber phil defranco\u2019s division , phil defranco networks and merchandise , which also covers sourcefed and for human peoples . according to a source familiar with the hire , the role is newly formed and does not cover revision3 or testtube , which are run out of the company\u2019s san francisco offices .\nit\u2019s not that discovery has eschewed social platforms in the past . the company was among the earliest adopters of youtube as a place to find new audiences with original content \u2014 over the years , it either acquired or built digital video brands such as revision3 , sourcefed , testtube and dnews . but as kolb describes it , discovery digital networks for some time was \u201cfrankly , singularly focused\u201d on youtube . \u201cwe don\u2019t want to be singularly focused on just one or two platforms , \u201d she said .\nbeckman was previously cro at vice media and kolb hails from group nine investor discovery .\nlast year , dci invested $ 100 million in a new digital media holding company , group nine media , that merged thrillist media group , nowthis media , the dodo and discovery\u2019s digital network seeker and its sourcefed studios . group nine is headed by ben lerer , formerly ceo of thrillist .\nthe links to those more recent videos and the discussion about them should be removed , per wp : iinfo . also , why is the discovery digital networks navbar included with her ( real ) name on it , but no mention of this whatsoever in the article ? talk ) 16 : 22 , 27 may 2014 ( utc )\nlouderback , the former ceo of revision3 who saw the digital platform integrate into discovery communications\u2019 portfolio , said he \u201cgot the itch\u201d to take some time off after seven years in a leadership role .\nkolb , who joined discovery in january , was previously president of nbcuniversal\u2019s e ! entertainment .\nfy2020 earnings estimate for discovery communications inc . common stock ( disca ) issued by imperial capital\nall told , discovery now offers more than 600 hours of original online video programming across various properties .\nzacks : discovery inc series b ( discb ) given $ 30 . 00 average price target by brokerages\nlos angeles head of discovery digital networks jeremy azevedo said in a release how his network is catering to an audience that is well served by a gaming vertical . \u201cif there\u2019s one thing we know about this community , it\u2019s that they were practically born with a game controller in their hands . they love gaming as much as we do , if not more , \u201d he explained .\nunder the terms of the pact , discovery has an option to buy a controlling stake in group nine media in the future . in addition , the deal encompasses a commercial agreement between discovery and group nine under which both will be able to sell advertisers packages that span linear tv , digital and social content , and live events .\nlike rival cable programmers such as viacom and a & e television networks , discovery uses its portfolio of channels to segment its audience by programming each network around specific interests . the strategy gives each of discovery ' s channels a distinct identity and simplifies the company ' s marketing efforts . it also increases the value of commercial air time for advertisers trying to reach those audiences . discovery generates the lion ' s share of its revenue through advertising and carriage fees paid by cable system operators .\ndiscovery communications is spinning off velocity into a new joint venture with ten : the enthusiast network , coupling the tv network with the digital and live - event businesses of ten\u2019s 20 - plus automotive brands including motor trend and hot rod .\nsupports building up a network of key opinion leaders to collaborate with discovery on new product opportunities . . . .\nthose four companies are thrillist ( lifestyle ) , nowthis media ( video news ) , the dodo ( animals ) and discovery\u2019s digital network seeker ( including its production studio sourcefed ) . thrillist\u2019s ben lerer will become ceo of the combined organization .\ndiscovery\u2019s foray into digital video kicked off with the 2012 acquisition of revision3 , followed a year later with its purchase of defranco creative , the online channels and ventures of youtube star philip defranco . now called seeker and sourcefed studios , those businesses will become part of group nine media . discovery also led rounds of funding in the dodo in 2014 and 2015 .\ndiscovery communications is spinning off velocity into a new joint venture with ten : the enthusiast network , coupling the tv network with the digital and live - event businesses of ten\u2019s 20 - plus automotive brands including motor trend and hot rod . the venture \u2014 in which discovery will have a majority controlling interest \u2014 will bring together velocity and ten\u2019s entire [ \u2026 ]\nthe early returns are promising . for instance , the video about the diabetes patch has done 13 . 5 million views on the platform . like other publishers , facebook overall has been the place with the largest growth for discovery digital networks . of the 300 million views seeker and sourcefed studios generate per month , a third are now happening on facebook , the company said . its facebook videos averaged 700 , 000 views in april .\nthe emotional bonds that a consumer creates with any brand are based on experiences \u2013 digital , social , and environmental . . . .\nnewly formed group nine media \u2014 the parent company of thrillist , nowthis and other digital brands \u2014 is building up its executive ranks .\nthe venture \u2014 in which discovery will have a majority controlling interest \u2014 will bring together velocity and ten\u2019s entire automotive digital , direct - to - consumer , social and live event portfolio . financial terms weren\u2019t disclosed . ten\u2019s print businesses will not be part of the new venture , but the jv will have a commercial agreement for continued cross - promotion between the print magazines and digital properties .\n\u201cwe made a strategic decision early on to invest in original programming rather than attempt to aggregate a staggering scale , \u201d as youtube multi - channel networks typically do , decker told digiday . \u201cif there\u2019s one thing that the founder of discovery understood , it\u2019s building an audience over time and building a brand . \u201d\nthis position requires the ability to follow industry standard methods of properly identifying , collecting , preserving and analyzing digital evidence with an . . .\nback in 2012 , discovery barely had a digital video presence . it licensed some television shows to netflix and amazon , but didn\u2019t make much original content for the web . that changed in may 2012 when discovery spent roughly $ 35 million to acquire revision3 , an early web video network , bringing the company a strong stable of web properties like tech shows \u201c tekzilla \u201d and \u201c systm . \u201d\nsupporting a consistent metadata structure for all digital assets . the production & metadata specialist will work collaboratively with other team members , cross . . .\n\u201ccats riding donkeys defined the early days of animal videos on the \u2018net but today\u2019s viewers want much more , and we\u2019re bringing it to them with animalist , \u201d said jim louderback , head of discovery digital networks . \u201cwhether you identify with an animal\u2019s instinctive nature \u2013 to hunt and fight for territory , or you identify with that innocent and trusting relationship between us and them , our addictive slate of shows will make you laugh , make you cry and make you smarter . \u201d\nand while it is exploring subscription video - on - demand distribution through a number of partnerships , it is also producing its own digital platform experience .\nthe deal combines discovery\u2019s san francisco - based digital networks with three ventures backed by seed - stage vc fund lerer hippeau ventures , headquartered in new york city : lifestyle publisher thrillist , founded in 2005 by ben lerer ( son of ken lerer ) , which focuses on food , drink and travel ; news aggregator nowthis , founded in 2012 by ken lerer and eric hippeau ; and the dodo , dedicated to animal lovers and advocacy , founded by izzie lerer ( daughter of ken lerer ) in 2014 .\nas a digital forensics technician , your responsibilities may include : . we are seeking qualified entry - level candidates to join our rapidly expanding global . . .\nthe agreement forming group nine will let thrillist , nowthis and the dodo remain independent while benefiting from discovery\u2019s backing , according to ben lerer .\nrevision3 , the online - video unit of discovery communications , has acquired phil defranco\u2019s portfolio of youtube video channels and ventures , defranco creative .\nrevision3 , the online - video unit of discovery communications , has acquired phil defranco\u2019s portfolio of youtube video channels and ventures , defranco creative . financial terms of the deal were not disclosed . under the terms of the acquisition , defranco will join revision3 as senior vp of phil defranco networks and merchandise . defranco , whose videos have generated more than 1 [ \u2026 ]\nscientists can now manipulate the memories inside the brains of mice ! here\u2019s how this new discovery can change the way we look at our own brains .\npaul guyardo , discovery\u2019s chief commercial officer , will serve as chairman and ceo of ten : a discovery communications company in addition to his current responsibilities . reporting to guyardo will be scott dickey , president of ten , and bob scanlon , who will be appointed president of velocity and ten video content .\ndiscovery plans to add content from velocity\u2019s nearly 7 , 000 - hour library to ten\u2019s motor trend ondemand subscription video - on - demand service , marking discovery\u2019s first direct - to - consumer push in the u . s . the velocity channel is currently distributed to 73 million american pay - tv homes .\n\u201cif i was to put up a video that is even remotely divisive or controversial \u2014 which is going to happen a lot with news and comedy \u2014 on youtube , what often happens is people dislike it or flag it . that affects the algorithm in a way that\u2019s out of your control and the video will be dragged down , \u201d said jeremy azevedo , head of discovery digital networks la . \u201cfor good or for hell , on facebook people are going to share . the algorithm doesn\u2019t differentiate between someone who thought it was funny and someone who disliked it . \u201d\ndiscovery acquired revision3 in may 2012 . earlier this month revision3 debuted the testtube network , aimed as young males , stocked with new and existing online shows .\nperhaps , when you look beyond the headlines , you may think he has the clearest vision of how historic media properties can evolve and reinvent themselves in the new digital world .\nnow he ' s taking on group nine , which was formed in december as a roll - up of thrillist , nowthis , the dodo and and discovery digital networks ' seeker , and will look to leverage the company ' s 4 billion monthly video views .\ngroup nine has the rare combination of enormous scale , influential brands and powerful engagement metrics , coupled with a truly entrepreneurial spirit ,\nsaid beckman .\ni am delighted to be joining such an exceptional organization . the collective scale puts us in the ' big leagues ' of digital - first media and gives us permission to sit in any room and at any table . i look forward to bringing group nine ' s brands to the most important partners in the media world .\nwhile youtube remains discovery\u2019s biggest social video platform , azevedo admits that he\u2019s been devoting a lot more resources to facebook than he thought he would a year ago .\nfor group nine , liontree advisors was financial adviser and cooley llp acted was the legal adviser on the transaction . for discovery , proskauer rose llp was legal adviser .\ndefranco\u2019s channels now average 50 million views monthly and have nearly 2 . 6 million subscribers . he has already worked with discovery , serving as on - air host for discovery channel \u2019s \u201c shark week chompdown\u201d in 2012 . last year , defranco inked a deal with revision3 , which has provided ad - sales and production support to his firm .\nthat ' s why we created discovery , an important part of our enterprise - level toolset that ' s available from right within our entry editor where you create articles . using proprietary technology , discovery enables you to identify key pages and profiles that could be interested in sharing your content . and through varying levels of social outreach , you can repurpose and share content from your discovery findings in a way that validates the original message of those influencers . from there , you amplify the content through your own social channels .\nthe merging of the millennial - focused properties makes group nine one of five biggest u . s . - based digital - media companies , generating more than 3 . 5 billion global monthly video views\ndiscovery communications is taking the funny - cat - video legacy of youtube to a whole new level in trying to scratch out some incremental digital bucks from animal lovers . the media conglom debuted animalist , a new internet video network stocked with adorable pet videos \u2014 and more \u2014 primed for viral viewing . the slate of 15 short - form series runs the gamut [ \u2026 ]\nplastic pollution is threatening thousands of gal\u00e1pagos animals , many of which exist nowhere else on earth . # theswim # benlecomte be sure to follow the swim on seeker and discovery !\nlouderback announced that he is leaving discovery communications in a post on his personal blog monday to take time off and write a book about being a first - time ceo . discovery in 2012 acquired revision3 , specializing in content about technology and videogames , that he had run since 2007 , in a deal reportedly worth $ 30 million to $ 40 million .\nat group nine , los angeles - based kolb ' s duties include leading the creation of group nine studios , which will focus on the development and production of programming across digital , linear , social and virtual reality .\nanimalist , which discovery expects to deliver 7 million monthly views , features new shows , such as \u201cdiscovery sharks\u201d and \u201canimals with low self - esteem , \u201d while jackson galaxy of animal planet\u2019s \u201cmy cat from hell\u201d is hosting a show set to launch later this year . oh , and there will be a bunch of humorous cat videos with the \u201ccat pack\u201d series starring \u201ccat celebrities\u201d including lil bub .\nthe division\u2019s channels and shows include discovery vr with virtual - reality programming , sourcefed , \u201cthe philip defranco show , \u201d dnews , \u201crituals\u201d with laura ling , and sketch - comedy channel nuclear family .\n\u201cwar & pizza\u201d : long - form pizza - making competition series in partnership with t group productions that will span the digital , linear and physical worlds ( culminating with a thrillist pop - up restaurant for the winner ) .\ndiscovery is also creating videos specifically for facebook . two recent examples include a text - heavy sourcefed clip about mexican authorities capturing the drug lord \u201cel chapo\u201d and an animated explainer about the oregon militia men .\n\u201ceach of our brands has found great success independently , but with consolidation of digital content companies around the corner , there is extraordinary value in all existing under one multi - brand roof , \u201d lerer said in a prepared statement .\ndiscovery will own a 35 % stake in group nine . german media conglomerate axel springer , a minority owner of thrilist , will maintain its investment as the second - largest shareholder of group nine . according to the companies , the merging of the millennial - focused properties will immediately make group nine one of five biggest u . s . - based digital - media companies , generating more than 3 . 5 billion global monthly video views .\ngroup nine also will combine thrillist\u2019s pinnacle and nowthis\u2019s switchboard publishing platforms for all the brands . in addition , the new company will create a centralized , long - form video unit responsible for creating digital and linear tv programming across all properties .\nthis week we talk with victor harwood , mr digital hollywood . victor is the founder and director of the well - known and attended industry conference , digital hollywood , which focuses on the convergence of entertainment and technology . rarely is victor the one behind the mic but this week we get up close and personal and with one of the most prolific industry event producers in the country . not only is victor able to manage sponsors , attendees , speakers and all the madness of event production but he has an uncanny way of interpreting industry trends and creating content verticals around them before the hype and the business really begin . victor\u2019s latest events featured one of the first virtual reality film festivals as well as a women\u2019s entertainment summit . he knows everyone doing everything in every part of the digital media business and still manages to go for walks in the park in new york , his home base . join us this week to hear from victor harwood , mr . digital hollywood\n\u201ctoday marks the start of a strong new company with tremendous brands , reach and scale , \u201d said david zaslav , president and ceo , discovery communications , in a statement . \u201cthe merger of these assets will bring together best - in - class management , led by ben and his team , expertise in data analytics technology and global reach to create one of the world\u2019s largest digital - first content companies attracting young passionate enthusiasts that advertisers want to reach . \u201d\nand discovery / scripps ad sales would account for 60 % of the revenues . that would be \u201cby far the largest in the industry , \u201d according to barclays analyst kannan venkateshwar , as quoted in deadline / hollywood .\nsearch : the rebelmouse cms has the tools to help you optimize each post for seo . like everything else in the current digital climate , the strategy around search is always changing . we ' ll make sure your current efforts are up to snuff .\nthe much - anticipated internet trends report by mary meeker made its annual splash last month , unveiling both predictable and unpredictable insights about the current digital climate . while print consumption continues to decline at a rapid pace , digital consumption has not stopped its relentless growth . meeker ' s report found that u . s . adults spent over five hours more a day consuming digital media in 2017 than they did in the previous year . more than half of those hours were spent on mobile . and as adults spend more time online , teens are not - so - shockingly way ahead . new data from pew research center shows that 95 % of teens have access to smartphones , and 45 % of that group says they ' re\nconstantly\nonline .\naxel springer was an investor in nowthis media in addition to its stake in thrillist . with the formation of the new company , jens m\u00fcffelmann , president of axel springer usa and ceo of axel springer digital ventures , will become board member of group nine .\ndiscovery is following up the success of testtube by organizing another group of revision3 channels into a sub - network of their own . it\u2019s called animalist , and you can probably take a good guess as to what its theme is .\nfinancial terms of the deal were not disclosed . under the terms of the acquisition , defranco will join revision3 as senior vp of phil defranco networks and merchandise . defranco , whose videos have generated more than 1 billion views on youtube since 2006 , produces popular shows include \u201cthe philip defranco show , \u201d \u201csourcefed\u201d and \u201cthe vloggity . \u201d defranco creative has 25 employees , including talent .\nlaunch of animalist follows discovery\u2019s 2012 acquisition of online video network revision3 . this year the company launched testtube , an ad - supported online network with nonfiction programming aimed at young males , and acquired defranco creative , run by popular youtube personality phil defranco .\nthe parties will dub the joint venture ten : a discovery communications company , which will have a combined reach of more than 150 million automotive superfans and car buyers . the combined properties of the jv generate nearly 1 billion monthly social - video views .\nthe company cites the popularity of non - fiction programming as a key factor in its success ; discovery has carved out its leading position in the tv business by focusing on non - fiction and reality - based shows that mix entertainment and educational content .\na lot of publishers were slower to understand the importance of distributed publishing when digital started to gain steam . luckily , it ' s something we ' ve been working to perfect since we launched our cms in 2012 . producing quality content is only half the battle \u2014 after all , there ' s no point in publishing engaging content if nobody is around to read it . this is why dynamic distribution is so important in order to succeed in today ' s digital world . and the good news is that tackling this doesn ' t have to be a solo effort .\nfor the defranco transaction , discovery and revision3 were advised by proskauer rose llp . michael bienstock of semaphore tax and business solutions was the exclusive business advisor to defranco creative , with hubert smith jr . of hts media law advising on all legal and contract representation .\nwhile discovery ( which previously invested in the dodo ) will be a minority investor in group nine , it will have the option to buy a controlling stake . axel springer , which backed thrillist and nowthis , will be the second largest shareholder in the company .\nall of the content is handled by the 70 - person team behind seeker . this includes producers , writers and other staff members devoted to brands such as testtube , \u201cdnews\u201d and revision3 , which have been rolled up into seeker as discovery tries to build one \u201ccohesive\u201d brand .\nthe new joint venture \u201cbrings together the most trusted media brands in the automotive industry to create a multiplatform business with the reach , talent , and consumer insights to nourish car enthusiasts on all devices , \u201d david zaslav , discovery\u2019s president and ceo , said in a statement .\nnowthis sports : a new sub - brand about the stories behind athletes and how sports intersects with nowthis\u2019 core issues . nowthis sports will partner with discovery - owned eurosport ( the exclusive european home for the olympics from 2018 - 2024 ) as an official content partner in europe .\nthis sharing cycle has led to the success of some of our biggest clients . the dodo \u2014 one of the most successful new media companies to date \u2014 used discovery to become the center of all things animals on the internet . it can do this for you , too .\ntesttube and animalist , two of ddn\u2019s five networks , are wholly original ddn properties . some of their series have amassed major followings , like testtube\u2019s \u201c dnews , \u201d which hit a million youtube subscribers this week . recent episodes tackle topics like \u201c why alcohol ruins your sperm \u201d and \u201c why men go bald . \u201d most episodes rack up tens of thousands of views on youtube , with popular ones cracking 100 , 000 views , though they also appear on platforms like hulu and yahoo screen .\nlerer , at the company\u2019s digital content newfronts presentation thursday evening in new york , said group nine\u2019s four brands \u2014 nowthis ( news ) , thrillist ( food , drink and travel ) , the dodo ( animal lovers ) and seeker ( science and tech ) \u2014 program for social media with a recipe for high engagement , in a way few other companies do .\nlouderback was ceo of revision3 , a tech - focused web video platform that streams popular shows like tekzilla and rev3games , from 2007 to 2012 . after discovery bought the platform in 2012 for a reported $ 30 million , louderback was hired as gm to lead the integration and oversee expansion of the company\u2019s web - video portfolio .\nazevedo said discovery has seen a range of its news and comedy videos succeed on facebook . a sourcefed youtube clip about a teenager who lifted a truck to save her dad\u2019s life has received 6 million views since jan . 12 . in this case , it\u2019s an uplifting news story , which the facebook audience has always gravitated toward .\nless than five months ago , revision3 launched testtube , a sub - network that combined the video archive and influence of discovery communications with the talent of an online multi - channel network . testtube has been an instant hit , with several fascinating channels and series from the likes of tory belleci and i f * * king love science under its belt .\ngroup nine media isn\u2019t a household name . but ceo ben lerer wants you to believe his seven - month - old company is poised to become a next - generation media powerhouse a la buzzfeed or vice media . lerer , at the company\u2019s digital content newfronts presentation thursday evening in new york , said group nine\u2019s four brands \u2014 nowthis ( news ) , thrillist ( food , drink and [ \u2026 ]\nl . a . - based ten , which is owned by goldentree asset management , has an option to sell its stake in the venture to discovery at \u201cfair market value\u201d in the future . overall , ten operates 60 - plus sites and 50 publications . its auto group includes motor trend , hot rod , roadkill , automobile , automotive . com , and intellichoice .\nthe fact that discovery owns many of these intellectual properties outright gives it a lot of leeway to craft enviable distribution deals with partners or work with advertisers on sponsored content . a company like microsoft fills both roles : ddn has an app on xbox one , and it also partnered with xbox for a \u201c week of explosions \u201d campaign to promote the new xbox - exclusive video game \u201csunset overdrive . \u201d\ncontent creation has never been static . since the early days of social , the relationship between publishers and readers has blurred and warped into what ' s now the state of digital publishing in 2018 . at rebelmouse , we started out as a social feeds aggregator and subsequently went viral as the\nsocial front page .\nsince then , we ' ve obsessed over the best ways to share content in today ' s social world despite its unpredictable seasons .\nthe creation of group nine sees the combination of several ventures all connected through buzzfeed chairman and viacom board member kenneth lerer . his lerer hippeau ventures incubated nowthis ; son ben lerer co - founded thrillist and daughter izzie lerer runs the dodo . at the time of their merger , group nine ceo ben lerer said the goal was to create a media company with scale that could leverages its resources to create both digital and linear programming for its different content verticals .\n\u201cthe more you own , the bigger cut you take , the better the business model works , \u201d said paul kontonis , executive director of the global online video association . \u201cdiscovery understands where this space is going , that this is a very critical piece of their business moving forward . so instead of throwing a whole bunch of shit at the wall and seeing what sticks , they\u2019ve been much more focused . \u201d\nthe formation of group nine hasn\u2019t been without bumps in the road . in february , thrillist laid off about 20 employees . earlier this month , popular youtube vlogger philip defranco parted ways with group nine to go solo ( four years after discovery bought his company ) . that came after group nine shut down defranco\u2019s sourcefed and related sites and rebooted them under the nowthis umbrella \u2014 prompting a backlash from former fans .\nwe ' ve never been one to stick to boxes at rebelmouse . we started out on the cutting edge of social in 2012 , and stayed close to the heart of digital publishing ever since . that ' s why our clients don ' t get a stagnant software platform like wordpress . instead , they get a full - service creative agency full of content optimization specialists , social media gurus , and monetization experts . we blur the line between product and strategy to drive success .\n\u201ceach of our brands has found great success independently , but with consolidation of digital content companies around the corner , there is extraordinary value in all existing under one multi - brand roof , \u201d he said . \u201cwe will be stronger brands working together \u2013 we will have more influence ; we will have better data and insights ; we will be better partners to our advertisers ; and most importantly , we will be substantial enough to make a real difference and stay ahead of the market . \u201d\ntegna inc , a media company , provides broadcast advertising and marketing products and services for businesses . the company operates 47 television stations in 39 markets of the united states that produce local programming , such as news , sports , and entertainment . it offers local and national non - political advertising ; political advertising ; production of programming from third parties ; production of advertising materials ; and digital marketing services , as well as advertising services on the stations ' websites , tablets , and mobile products ."]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "advisorshares", "paragraphs": ["advisorshares said advisorshares dent tactical etf ( nysearca : dent ) will be reorganized into the advisorshares meidell tactical advantage etf ( nysearca : math ) .\nadvisorshares said advisorshares dent tactical etf ( dent - news ) will be reorganized into the advisorshares meidell tactical advantage etf ( math - news ) .\nglassdoor has 4 advisorshares investments reviews submitted anonymously by advisorshares investments employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if advisorshares investments is right for you .\nadvisorshares is one of the leading providers of actively managed etfs . as of 11 / 15 / 2011 , advisorshares offers 11 active etfs with over\nforeside fund services , llc , serves as the distributor to the advisorshares trust .\nfirst off , can you tell us a little bit about yourself and advisorshares .\naccuvest will also subadvise advisorshares\u2019 long - only accuvest global opportunities etf ( nysearca : accu ) , which has not been launched yet , advisorshares said in the press release .\naccuvest will also subadvise advisorshares\u2019 long - only accuvest global opportunities etf ( nysearca : accu ) , which has not been launched yet , advisorshares said in the press release .\nadvisorshares today launched four actively managed exchange - traded funds that finance gold purchases in currencies other than the u . s . dollar . three of the funds are focused on one specific currency\u2013\u2013the advisorshares gartman gold / euro etf ( geur ) , advisorshares gartman gold / british pound etf ( ggbp ) and advisorshares gartman gold / yen etf ( gyen ) .\nadvisorshares provides educational support to help investors understand etfs , and the underlying investment strategy for each advisorshares etf . advisorshares continues to seek qualified sub - adviser investment partners to offer compelling investment strategies in an active etf structure . visit our website at urltoken to learn more about us . follow the advisorshares team on twitter or ' like ' us on facebook .\nadvisorshares offers a variety of investment strategies by investment managers who are experts in their field .\nto purchase or learn more about advisorshares etfs , please contact your investment advisor or broker .\nadvisorshares provides educational support to help investors understand etfs , and the underlying investment strategy for each of the advisorshares etfs . advisorshares continues to seek qualified sub - advisor investment partners to offer compelling investment strategies in an active etf structure . visit our website at urltoken to learn more about us . follow the advisorshares team on twitter or ' like ' us on facebook .\nemails i sent to both advisorshares and harry dent ' s organization asking for comment went unreturned .\nadvisorshares investments , llc 4800 montgomery lane , suite 150 \u2022 bethesda , maryland 20814 \u2022 1 . 877 . 843 . 3831 privacy policy \u2022 copyright \u00a9 advisorshares 2016 \u2022 foreside fund services , llc distributor\nadvisorshares is a turnkey platform for investment managers seeking to offer their investment strategy in an actively managed etf . advisorshares works with some best - of - breed money managers to combine their money management expertise with the benefits the etf structure provides . advisorshares provides sales , marketing and educational support to help financial advisors use advisorshares etfs to help them achieve their clients\u2019 investment goals and objectives . advisorshares is a leader in actively managed etfs and is dedicated to investor education . visit our website at urltoken to learn more about us .\nthe largest etf in the advisorshares family is the advisorshares mars hill global relative value etf ( nyse : grv ) , the industry\u2019s first long / short etf , which in four months has grown to over $ 42 million in assets . the advisorshares line - up consists of a few other firsts : the advisorshares dent tactical etf ( nyse : dent ) was the first actively managed etf of etfs , and the advisorshares wcm / bny mellon focused growth adr etf ( nyse : aadr ) was the first international actively managed etf .\nthe largest etf in the advisorshares family is the advisorshares mars hill global relative value etf ( nyse : grv ) , the industry ' s first long / short etf , which in four months has grown to over $ 42 million in assets . the advisorshares line - up consists of a few other firsts : the advisorshares dent tactical etf ( nyse : dent ) was the first actively managed etf of etfs , and the advisorshares wcm / bny mellon focused growth adr etf ( nyse : aadr ) was the first international actively managed etf .\ndividend announcement : advisorshares trust ( nyse : scap ) today declared a dividend of $ 0 . 0317 per share\ndividend announcement : advisorshares trust ( nyse : scap ) today declared a dividend of $ 0 . 0301 per share\nyou ' re next job will be a huge step up , because almost every company is an improvement over advisorshares .\ninvestments , such as advisorshares etfs , on a wide range of criteria including expenses , performance , dividend yield and volatility .\n) ( the\nfund\n) , a series of advisorshares trust . accuvest global advisors (\naccuvest\n) , a\nfund . com\u2019s subsidiary , advisorshares investments llc , is creating actively managed etfs to take advantage of the rapidly growing etf business .\nscreen etfs based on asset class , issuer , market cap , expense ratio , and more . to analyze all advisorshares etfs in the\nor call the advisorshares investment consultant team at 1 - 877 - the - etf1 ( 1 - 877 - 843 - 3831 ) .\nthe table below includes fund flow data for all u . s . listed advisorshares etfs . total fund flow is the capital inflow into an\nin the advisorshares , including number of holdings and percentage of assets included in the top ten holdings . to see more detailed holdings information for any\nadvisorshares looks forward to the pershing insite\u2122 2018 conference being held at the hyatt regency in orlando , florida . come visit us at booth # 317 .\nphilippe cousteau jr . and advisorshares join forces to develop the global echo etf ( nyse : give ) social entrepreneur and environmental advocate philippe cousteau jr . and advisorshares investments , a sponsor of actively managed exchange traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced a partnership to develop the advisorshares global echo etf ( nyse : give ) , which will bring the first multi - manager etf with an absolute return and sustainable investment mandate to advisors and their clients marketwire\ncan you tell us about advisorshares\u2019 etf business ? advisorshares is an actively managed exchange traded fund firm . we offer 22 actively managed exchange traded funds . and what ' s unique about us is that we offer those products with different underlying managers who all have a previous track record and expertise in that particular strategy .\nthe newest etf in the advisorshares family is the advisorshares cambria global tactical etf ( nyse : gtaa ) , an etf managed by mebane faber and eric richardson , co - authors of the popular book , \u2018the ivy portfolio\u2019 . it raised over $ 40 million in assets in just two weeks of being available for investment .\nadvisorshares and all other issuers are ranked based on their aggregate 3 - month fund flows for all u . s . - listed etfs . 3 - month fund flows is a metric that can be used to gauge the perceived popularity amongst investors of advisorshares relative to other issuers . all values are in u . s . dollars .\n) in a measure aimed to benefit shareholders . the advisorshares board of trustees approved the closing and subsequent liquidation of dent , and following its last day of trading on\nthe newest etf in the advisorshares family is the advisorshares cambria global tactical etf ( nyse : gtaa ) , an etf managed by mebane faber and eric richardson , co - authors of the popular book , ' the ivy portfolio ' which has raised over $ 40 million in assets in just two weeks of being available for investment .\nthe following table presents sortable historical returns for all advisorshares etfs . to see information on dividends , expenses , or technicals , click on one of the other tabs above .\nthe following table presents sortable tax data for all advisorshares etfs . to see information on dividends , expenses , or technicals , click on one of the other tabs above .\ntell us why you\u2019re here today . we\u2019re here today to basically celebrate three years of having advisorshares gartman gold / euro etf ( geur ) and advisorshares gartman gold / yen etf ( gyen ) , two etf ' s that trade gold but predicated in euros ( in the case of geur ) or predicated in yen ( in the case of gyen ) .\nsocial entrepreneur and environmental advocate philippe cousteau jr . and advisorshares investments , a sponsor of actively managed exchange traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced a partnership to develop the advisorshares global echo etf ( nyse : give ) , which will bring the first multi - manager etf with an absolute return and sustainable investment mandate to advisors and their clients . the global\n\u201ci\u2019ve learned that owning different commodities , especially gold , in different currency terms can provide added - value for any investor\u2019s alternative allocation , \u201d gartman said in a press release . gartman worked with advisorshares and treesdale to develop the three gartman gold etfs , and will continue to partner with advisorshares to educate financial advisors and investors about investing in gold in different currency terms .\nadvisorshares launched its first active etf in 2009 and has since grown to 24 active etfs and $ 1 . 5 billion under management , $ 500 million of which has come in since january .\nadvisorshares etfs offer operational and tax efficiencies , which lower investment expenses and typically improve the overall investment return . etfs are , however , subject to commission costs each time you buy or sell .\nadvisorshares etfs offer daily transparency and liquidity , which provides investors the ability to understand what the etf owns and know the true value of their investment . although liquid , etfs fluctuate in value .\nthe following reprints should not be construed as an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of any other funds . they are provided for informational purposes for advisorshares only .\neric shore , a financial advisor with shore wealth management said , \u201ci use etfs for my clients but am also a believer in active management and appreciate what advisorshares is doing with the etf structure to marry the two concepts . advisorshares\u2019 products allow me to better diversify not only across asset classes , but across portfolio managers as well by way of a ticker symbol traded on an exchange . \u201d\nthe advisorshares international gold etf ( glde ) will invest in a basket of exchange - traded products that utilize the euro , pound , yen and u . s . dollar to make gold purchases .\nthe following table presents sortable dividends information for all advisorshares etfs , including yield and dividend date . for information on expenses , returns , or technicals , click on one of the other tabs above .\neric shore , a financial advisor with shore wealth management said ,\ni use etfs for my clients but am also a believer in active management and appreciate what advisorshares is doing with the etf structure to marry the two concepts . advisorshares ' products allow me to better diversify not only across asset classes , but across portfolio managers as well by way of a ticker symbol traded on an exchange .\n, ceo of advisorshares , said ,\nwe determined it was in the best interest of the shareholders to close dent due to the amount of time required for the merger and its associated costs .\neffective december 1 , 2011 , accuvest global advisors ( \u201caccuvest\u201d ) will replace mars hill partners , llc ( \u201cmars hill\u201d ) as sub - adviser to the fund and assume responsibility for the management of the fund on a day - to - day basis subject to the oversight of the board of trustees ( the \u201cboard\u201d ) of advisorshares trust ( the \u201ctrust\u201d ) and advisorshares investments , llc ( the \u201cadvisor\u201d ) .\nthe following table presents sortable expense information for all advisorshares etfs , including expense ratios and commission free trading . to see information on dividends , returns , or technicals , click on one of the other tabs above .\nadvisorshares\u2019 14th actively managed exchange traded fund \u2013 and the first of its etfs to focus on sustainable investment , the global echo etf ( give ) \u2013 opened for trading on thursday at the new york stock exchange .\nto request more information on advisorshares , please contact noah hamman at 202 - 684 - 6383 or nh @ urltoken . for media inquiries , please contact richard stern at 212 - 888 - 0044 or richstern @ urltoken .\nthis tool allows investors to compare two etfs head - to - head , presenting holdings , performance metrics , and other data . you can use this tool to compare advisorshares etfs with each other . for example , to compare\nall of these strategies provide diversification and the ability to neutralize u . s . dollar risk by providing investors the option to choose an alternative funding currency for their gold purchases other than the commonly used dollar , according to advisorshares .\nbethesda , md . , april 27 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced april 2018 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly . . .\nbethesda , md . , july 28 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced july 2017 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly . . .\nbethesda , md - - ( marketwire - november 11 , 2010 ) - advisorshares investments , llc , an innovator of actively managed exchange traded funds ( etfs ) , announced today that it passed $ 100 million in assets under management .\nthe following table includes certain technical metrics for all advisorshares etfs . for more advanced technical indicators , click the \u201cmore\u201d link in the right column . for information on expenses , returns , or dividends , click one of the other tabs above .\nbethesda , md . , june 28 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , announced june 2018 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly dividends . . . .\nbethesda , md . , april 2 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , announced march 2018 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly or quarterly . . .\nbethesda , md . , feb . 28 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced february 2018 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly . . .\nbethesda , md . , jan . 31 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced january 2018 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly . . .\nbethesda , md . , nov . 30 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced november 2017 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly . . .\nbethesda , md . , oct . 31 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced october 2017 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly . . .\nbethesda , md . , sept . 28 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced september 2017 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly . . .\nbethesda , md . , aug . 28 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced august 2017 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly . . .\n\u201cwhile other hedge fund strategies have struggled this year , this was designed to be an \u2018all weather\u2019 strategy that should still be able to find gains in both up and down markets , \u201d advisorshares\u2019 ceo noah hamman told indexuniverse in an interview .\nbethesda , md . , may 30 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced may 2018 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly distributions . . . .\nbethesda , md . , dec . 29 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - advisorshares , a leading sponsor of actively managed exchange - traded funds ( etfs ) , today announced december 2017 income distributions for etfs that pay monthly , . . .\nlaunched in partnership with environmental advocate and social entrepreneur philippe cousteau jr . , the advisorshares global echo etf is a multi - manager fund that seeks to \u201cdo well by doing good\u201d by pairing a public investment company product with a private charitable foundation .\nthis is a list of all the advisorshares etfs that are currently listed in the us . please note that the list may not contain newly issued etfs . for more detailed information on expenses , dividends , or returns , click on one of the other tabs above .\nthe following table includes links to more in - depth analysis of all advisorshares etfs ; click on the links below to see fund holdings , official fact sheets , and more . for information on expenses , returns , or dividends , click one of the other tabs above .\nan active etf doesn ' t need to be nontransparent ,\nsaid noah hamman , chief executive of advisorshares investments .\nwe looked around and we couldn ' t find any research that said if a portfolio doesn ' t show its positions , it will produce better alpha .\naccording to advisorshares , the foreign currencies are obtained through the sale of either exchange - traded currency futures or over the counter foreign exchange forward contracts . the funds will assess the dollar and corresponding foreign currency yield curve to gauge the most positive net effect to purchase gold in different currency terms .\n, ceo of advisorshares .\nthis change will bring an expert in global asset management to a product that has fallen short in performance relative to its peers . after reviewing the performance with the current sub advisor , it was concluded that a change was in the best interest of shareholders .\nthe following table shows the etfdb ratings for all advisorshares etfs . the etfdb ratings are a transparent , quant - based framework for evaluating exchange - traded products relative to peers in their urltoken category . for information on performance , expenses , or dividends , click on one of the other tabs above .\n\u201cgrv has an institutional - caliber investment strategy that is designed to pursue consistent positive absolute returns regardless of the direction of the stock market or interest rates . we are excited to bring investors access to this compelling investment strategy through an actively managed etf , \u201d said noah hamman , ceo and founder of advisorshares .\n\u201cwe are pleased to be positioned with a unique line - up of actively managed investment strategies . the financial advisor community we serve has expressed high interest in transparency and the need for tax efficiency for their client base , all attributes that our product suite contains , \u201d stated noah hamman , ceo and founder of advisorshares .\nbut with year - to - date net asset value losses of 16 percent , significantly lagging its long - only benchmark , grv now has only $ 3 . 2 million in assets , which led advisorshares to cut mars hill partners loose , and put walnut creek , calif . - based accuvest on the subadvisory job instead .\nwe are pleased to be positioned with a unique line - up of actively managed investment strategies . the financial advisor community we serve has expressed high interest in transparency and the need for tax efficiency for their client base , all attributes that our product suite contains ,\nstated noah hamman , ceo and founder of advisorshares .\naadr in focus - tom dorsey , founder of dorsey , wright & associates , provides an overview of the advisorshares dorsey wright adr etf ( ticker : aadr ) and shares insights on his firm\u2019s path to international investing . aadr is an international equity strategy that employs dorsey wright\u2019s renowned systematically - driven approach of relative strength investing . watch below :\nplease read the advisorshares funds ' prospectuses and summary prospectuses ( if available ) carefully before investing . the prospectuses contain each fund ' s investment objectives , risks , fees and expenses and other information , which should be considered carefully before investing . obtain a prospectus and summary prospectus ( if available ) at the fund ' s website at urltoken .\nin an interview at the nyse , advisorshares ceo noah hamman said his three - year - old firm\u2019s sole focus on actively managed etfs involved a complicated , time - consuming process to meet regulatory requirements . but the effort is worth it , he said , because etfs were transparent , liquid , tax efficient and open to investors of all kinds .\nrals isn\u2019t global in scope . it relies on rob arnott\u2019s research affiliates indexing model , and focuses on the u . s . market . but the rafi fund , which has a lower annual expense ratio of 0 . 95 percent compared with 1 . 49 percent for the advisorshares strategy , suggests the market has an appetite for volatility - focused strategies .\nadvisorshares , the bethesda , md . - based fund provider known for its actively managed etfs , enlisted accuvest global advisors to make over its mars hill global relative value etf ( nysearca : grv ) as it tries to revive an etf that has failed to perform . grv will also get a new name and a new ticker symbol , effective dec . 1 .\nadvisorshares , the bethesda , md . - based fund provider known for its actively managed etfs , enlisted accuvest global advisors to make over its mars hill global relative value etf ( nysearca : grv - news ) as it tries to revive an etf that has failed to perform . grv will also get a new name and a new ticker symbol , effective dec . 1 .\ni have been in the financial services business for 20 years on both the broker and asset management side . advisorshares is an actively managed exchanged - traded fund firm . we have a unique approach to the market . we were one of the first firms to offer actively managed etfs and we work with other underlying sub - advisors , who are all experts in their fields .\nfund . com\u2019s subsidiary , advisorshares investments , llc , creates actively managed etfs for investment advisers , earning its revenue from a share in the investment advisors\u2019 management fees . the company also owns 100 % of weston capital management , west palm beach , fl , an originator and distributor of hedge funds . weston originates and markets fund of funds ; originates and markets single - manager hedge funds ; and it raises capital to seed new hedge funds .\nissuer power rankings are rankings between advisorshares and all other issuers with their u . s . - listed etfs on certain investment - related metrics , including 3 - month fund flows , 3 - month return , aum , average etf expenses and average dividend yields . the metric calculations are based on u . s . - listed etfs and every etf has one issuer . if an issuer changes its etfs , it will also be reflected in the investment metric calculations .\nfounder and chief investment officer of mars hill partners , jason huntley said , \u201cwe are very excited to partner with advisorshares to package and launch grv given the underlying merits of our long / short investment strategy when combined with the daily liquidity , fully transparent and tax efficiency benefits of an nyse - listed etf . historically , strategies like ours have been accessible primarily through separate accounts or private hedge funds , neither of which offers anywhere near the benefits of the etf package which includes transparency . \u201d\n( moneywatch ) the advisorshares family of active exchange - traded funds recently announced it would be closing its dent tactical etf ( dent ) . this etf is based on the demographic research from bestselling author harry dent . according to the fund description , dent seeks to achieve its investment objective by identifying broad trends in the u . s . and global economies and then implementing investment strategies in asset classes ( such as , but not limited to , foreign and domestic equities or fixed income securities ) that the portfolio manager believes will benefit from these trends .\n, president of accuvest global advisors said ,\nwe are excited to launch our first of two actively managed etfs with advisorshares trust . the fund will provide an active long short etf solution for advisors looking to complement their alternative investment exposure , as well as a way to get global all capitalization exposure with potential lower volatility . the fund will allow us to deliver this strategy in a liquid , transparent vehicle that makes it accessible to a wide variety of investors . in addition to managing the fund , we also will serve as the sub - adviser for the accuvest global opportunities etf ( nyse :\nthe industrial revolution ushered in a new age of economic growth and development . historically , the advent of innovative ways to build and communicate have continued to drive the global economy forward . breakthroughs from the invention of the light bulb , transportation advancements , assembly lines , the telephone , computer chips and the internet have accelerated the growth of new companies as the equity markets progress higher and higher . the advisorshares new tech and media etf ( ticker : fng ) is an actively managed strategy designed to invest in the companies that are driving economic growth in the modern era , and can adapt to changing leadership by maintaining the ability to invest in the next generation of technology and media companies leading the equity markets .\nthe investment objective of the advisorshares ranger equity bear etf ( nyse arca : hdge ) is capital appreciation through short sales of domestically traded equity securities . hdge is sub - 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(\nportfolio manager\n) . the portfolio manager implements a bottom - up , fundamental , research driven security selection process . in selecting short positions , the fund seeks to identify securities with low earnings quality or aggressive accounting which may be intended on the part of company management to mask operational deterioration and bolster the reported earnings per share over a short time period . in addition , the portfolio manager seeks to identify earnings driven events that may act as a catalyst to the price decline of a security , such as downwards earnings revisions or reduced forward guidance .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\n( table below reflects daily flows on may 1 , 2017 and asset totals as of that date . )\ndisclaimer : all data as of 6 a . m . eastern time the date the article is published . data is believed to be accurate ; however , transient market data is often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges .\nall regions asia - 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all - jeff benjamin mary beth franklin greg iacurci bruce kelly ryan w . neal mark schoeff jr .\nfor years , the advice industry has been hearing about a coming wave of actively managed exchange - traded funds . yet as each year passes , very little happens .\nout of a total universe of 1 , 366 exchange - traded funds , the asset management industry has launched only 84 actively managed etfs , according to morningstar inc .\nactive etfs represent about 1 % of the overall etf market , and roughly half of those active - etf assets are concentrated in two funds managed by [ pacific investment management co . ] ,\nsaid stephen clarke , president of navigate fund solutions , an eaton vance corp . subsidiary that was created specifically to develop a new active - etf model .\nthe party line against the creation of active etfs by mutual fund companies typically boils down to those pesky rules that require daily portfolio transparency in the active - etf format . but some critics say the real reason is that the industry wants to protect the higher management fees it is able to collect for mutual funds compared with etfs .\nin 2008 , when the securities and exchange commission initially approved active etfs , the stipulation was that the portfolio holdings had to be disclosed daily . before 2008 , the etf industry was made up entirely of index - based strategies , and portfolio transparency was never an issue .\na growing voice from the mutual fund industry is claiming that managing an active etf would give the world a free look at what portfolio managers were doing inside their funds . daily disclosure is a far cry from what the mutual fund industry has gotten used to in the form of quarterly portfolio transparency requirements , reported on a 60 - day lag .\nthe fund companies say they ' re concerned about shadowing and front running of their portfolios , although we think both of those issues are overblown ,\nsaid robert goldsborough , an etf analyst at morningstar .\nyou have some enormously talented active managers at the mutual fund companies , but they ' re also very paranoid ,\nhe said .\nthe portfolio disclosure issue has become sort of a psychological hurdle .\nthat hurdle has led to a long and growing list of mutual fund companies appealing to the sec for permission to launch less transparent variations on the active - etf model .\nsome of the firms applying for portfolio disclosure exemptions include well - established etf players such as blackrock inc . , guggenheim investments and state street global advisors . but other firms such as eaton vance and t . rowe price group , which aren ' t even in the etf business , have also applied for exemptions . the reason may be the size of the etf industry and its potential down the road .\nthe fast - growing etf industry already has $ 1 . 7 trillion in assets . urltoken in january predicted that within 10 years , total etf assets will reach $ 15 . 5 trillion and eclipse the size of the mutual fund industry .\nthat $ 1 . 7 trillion is the number the fund companies are looking at today , because the growth in [ index - based investing ] over the last 10 years has been predominantly in etfs ,\nsaid jim ross , executive vice president at state street .\ni think it ' s hard to predict how big the active - etf space will be ,\nhe added ,\nbut we have seen the appetite among advisers for targeted active - etf strategies .\nssga already offers more than 130 etfs , including a few active ones , but the company still has filed with the sec for permission to launch a nontransparent active version .\nfull transparency hasn ' t proven to be a significant challenge for existing active etfs ,\nmr . ross said .\nthe thing that ' s yet to be proven , and the big ' if ' on sec approval , is whether the nontransparent versions even work .\nwhile the mutual fund industry pleads for exemptions to protect its intellectual property , regulators and critics warn that masking portfolio holdings will lead to wider spreads and other challenges as etf market makers try to hedge their exposure while taking on the added risk of not knowing exactly what they are trying to hedge .\nthe sec did not respond to a request for comment on whether it would grant disclosure exemptions to any of the asset managers that have applied for them . mr . goldborough believes the regulator will ultimately allow some form of masked portfolios for some active etfs .\neaton vance ' s navigate unit is seeking transparency relief for a hybrid fund , which might be more mutual fund than etf .\ndubbed an exchange - traded mutual fund , the navigate model would trade like an etf all day long but price only at the end of the day like a mutual fund .\nour approach is an investment vehicle , not a trading vehicle ,\nmr . clarke said .\nwe look at it as an evolution on the theme of the mutual fund .\neven if it does get through the regulatory gantlet , such hybrid active - etf strategies still likely will end up going head - to - head with pure active etfs .\non the issue of portfolio transparency and the threat of other traders ' trying to invest based on published portfolio holdings , mr . hamman says bring it on .\nif you like what i ' m doing so much , don ' t just try and trade based on what you think i ' m trying to do \u2014 just buy my fund ,\nhe said .\nif somebody is trying to copy what i ' m doing , chances are , they ' re getting far worse prices than i ' m getting .\nmr . hamman also shoots down arguments that if it takes a portfolio manager a few days to unwind a large position , the transparency factor could drive the stock price down before the entire position is sold .\nif other investors see me unwinding a position and follow suit , that could push the stock price down to a level where i don ' t want to sell anymore ,\nhe said .\nthere ' s no rule that says i have to keep unwinding if a stock price drops down to a more attractive level .\nas mr . hamman sees it , the biggest reason why more mutual fund companies aren ' t aggressively entering the active - etf sector is that fund companies can still charge higher management fees for mutual funds than they can for etfs .\nactive mutual funds are not going anywhere soon , because commission - based brokers and advisers are still feeding that space ,\nhe said .\nthat ' s one thing a mutual fund does a much better job at than an etf \u2014 charging fees at the individual level through multiple share classes .\nmr . clarke doesn ' t agree with mr . hamman . in fact , he claimed he had never heard that argument before . he said that from the investor ' s standpoint , the focus should be on better performance in a better structure .\nfor the sixth year , investmentnews will host the best practices workshop & awards , bringing together the industry\u0092s top - performing and most influential firms in one room for a full - day . this exclusive workshop and awards program for the . . . learn more\nkyle johnson ' s journey from a pastor to financial adviser ; the lesson ' s he learned along the way and what you can take away from his story .\nhere ' s what they ' re telling their clients to expect over the remainder of the year .\ninvestmentnews asked 11 financial advisers how they stay productive and successful in their careers .\nthe senior safe act and new finra rules are the latest initiatives to encourage advisers to intervene in cases of elder financial fraud . but the measures don ' t guarantee advisers won ' t be sued .\nnuveen\u0092s chief equity strategist grades himself as being on track on seven out of his 10 predictions for this year .\ncerulli study says mutual fund companies and wealth managers are swimming in the same channels .\nhi ! glad you ' re here and we hope you like all the great work we do here at investmentnews . but what we do is expensive and is funded in part by our sponsors . so won ' t you show our sponsors a little love by whitelisting urltoken it ' ll help us continue to serve you .\nto download the full contents of this week ' s issue , click here .\nbreaking news and in - depth coverage of essential topics delivered straight to your inbox .\nsubscribe to this rss feed to receive the latest news and opinion from investmentnews .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 crain communications inc . use of editorial content without permission is strictly prohibited . privacy policy and terms & conditions are applicable to you . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nas their names imply , geur uses the euro to fund its gold position while ggbp works via the pound and gyen employs the yen .\nall four funds are sub - advised by treesdale partners , a new york city - based registered investment advisor with a forte in managing fixed income - based and currency / commodity - based alternative investment products . treesdale is following an investment strategy used by dennis gartman , editor and publisher of the gartman letter , that uses different currencies to fund a gold position .\nto minimize the exposure of the fund to more volatile longer - term interest rates , the chosen maturity for funding these etfs won\u2019t exceed six months .\ngeur , ggbp and gyen all have expense ratios of 0 . 65 percent .\nglde takes a different tack by holding a variety of etps to provide diversified currency exposure to the international gold market . the fund\u2019s portfolio will hold the three gartman gold etfs , along with unaffiliated open - end and closed - end funds . as part of its seeding to get glde off the ground , the fund initially held a nearly 20 percent stake in the powershares db gold fund ( dgl ) .\nprivacy policy | terms and conditions | \u00a92018 charter financial publishing network inc . all rights reserved . 40\nthis is the second fund based on dent ' s demographic analysis . a mutual fund known as the aim dent demographic trends fund once had $ 2 billion in assets , and then was merged into another now extinct mutual fund after 80 percent of the assets evaporated . dent told me that the poor performance was due to the fund not taking all of his advice .\nthe dent etf , however , was managed by hs dent investment management , at least until the firm resigned on june 2 . since launching on sept . 9 , 2009 , and through july 30 of this year , the fund lost 12 . 9 percent . by contrast , the vanguard total stock index fund ( vti ) gained 42 . 7 percent over that period , the vanguard ftse all world ex us ( veu ) gained 5 . 8 percent , and the vanguard total bond ( bnd ) gained 18 . 2 percent .\nas recently as october of last year , advisor shares ceo noah hamman was touting the dent etf . in an email to me referring to a piece i wrote advising readers to do the opposite of what dent ' s strategy called for , he stated :\nand yes , i read the dent articles as well , the\nindent\nwas funny , though that prediction hasn ' t worked out as well this year , as dent significantly beat your comparable etfs except the bond etf . i would gladly pay 1 . 5 % to have a manager make the decision to be in cash versus trying to climb back from - 16 % and - 23 % with the international exposure .\non its website , hs dent calls the dent method\nthe ultimate economic forecasting tool for asset protection and growth .\na recent email i received from hs dent also included a link that claimed ,\nin other words , we accurately predicted most major economic and stock market events that could have made you substantially richer - - or poorer over the past 20 years .\ni ' ve spoken to harry dent in the past and can say he is both brilliant and articulate . i feel bad that investors have lost money a second time in funds based on his research . but the silver lining in this cloud are the three key lessons for all investors .\nfirst , brilliant research doesn ' t equate to beating the market . the stock market has outsmarted the likes of sir isaac newton and albert einstein , so you may want to think twice about following a guru claiming to be smarter than the market , no matter how compelling the logic .\nsecond , when a fund family touts the recent performance of one of its funds , remember that virtually any fund family can find one fund that has done well of late . as always , recent performance isn ' t indicative of future performance . finally , the next time someone tells you they accurately predicted the stock market , think about what they aren ' t telling you .\nallan s . roth is the founder of wealth logic , an hourly based financial planning and investment advisory firm that advises clients with portfolios ranging from $ 10 , 000 to over $ 50 million . the author of how a second grader beats wall street , roth teaches investments and behavioral finance at the university of denver and is a frequent speaker . he is required by law to note that his columns are not meant as specific investment advice , since any advice of that sort would need to take into account such things as each reader ' s willingness and need to take risk . his columns will specifically avoid the foolishness of predicting the next hot stock or what the stock market will do next month .\nquotes delayed at least 15 minutes . market data provided by ice data services . ice limitations .\nhis forecasts of booms and busts sell lots of books . but an etf ? maybe not . - wsj\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbefore investing you should carefully consider the fund\u2019s investment objectives , risks , charges and expenses . this and other information is in the prospectus and summary prospectus . please read the prospectus and summary prospectus carefully before you invest . foreside fund services , llc , distributor .\nan investment in the funds is subject to risk , including the possible loss of principal amount invested . the risks associated with each fund include the risks associated with the underlying etfs , which can result in higher volatility , and are detailed in each fund\u2019s prospectus and on each fund ' s webpage .\nfng\u2019s investment thesis believes that high - performing technology and media leaders , popularly characterized as \u201cfang , \u201d will continue to provide superior long - term performance . these disruptive innovators have created , acquired and refined current business models more successfully than others in the technology and media industries , establishing them as leaders on the forward edge . the portfolio manager seeks to identify additional constituents with similar characteristics using technical analysis , sampling and broad - 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the companies among the high - performing technology and media leadership advance commerce forward and can outperform broad market benchmarks . these equities are also consistently increasing their market cap within broad - based indexes due to superior fundamentals and company management . fng\u2019s portfolio management team believes these leadership qualities will be maintained as long - term drivers of equity markets .\nability to diversify among tech & media leaders - the strong balance sheets and appetites for expansion that exist within the high - growth equity core creates a natural diversifying quality to the etf\u2019s portfolio . notable company acquisitions by market leaders exemplify how owning outliers may return more than originally assumed . fng seeks to fill the void for those investors that don\u2019t want to rely on specific equity selection therefore minimizing company specific risk , but maintain an investment view on the overall technology , media and social media industries ."]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "joulex", "paragraphs": ["\u00a9 2012 joulex is a registered trademark of joulex , inc . joulex energy manager ( jem ) and load - adaptive computing are trademarks of joulex , inc . all other brands and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holder .\nall four joulex products are eligible for integration including joulex energy manager for pcs , for distributed offices , for energywise and for data centers .\n, national sales manager for fieldserver technologies .\nachieving joulex - ready validation shows customers that our solution meets or exceeds joulex compatibility criteria and successfully integrates with one or more of the joulex energy manager products .\n, president and ceo at joulex .\nthe joulex - ready technology partner program formalizes these activities to provide partners with the technical resources and professional guidance that our own customers have come to expect from the joulex brand .\njoulex claims its customers are reducing energy costs\nby up to 60 percent .\njoulex unveiled the latest upgrade of its energy management software product last week , the first version of joulex energy manager ( jem ) to be driven largely by customer feedback .\nkey partners such as calxeda , fieldserver technologies , project performance corporation , and wesustain are already leveraging the joulex - ready program to validate their solution integrations with the joulex energy manager platform .\nwhile joulex ' s headquarters are in atlanta , its main development center is in kassel , germany , and most of its early customers are in europe . siemens has deployed joulex energy manager in two facilities .\njoulex chemicals private limited - manufacturer of boiler water treatment chemicals & r . o water treatment chemicals from alwar\njoulex software uses an agentless system to detect devices on ip networks and track their energy usage . in this video , mark davidson of joulex talks about the company and demonstrates the software and some of its capabilities .\na single , seamless interface for former joulex partners and customers to open and manage service renewals and product support requests .\njoulex has made it easy to become part of the joulex - ready program . vendors simply complete an application and , once approved , they gain access to the joulex energy manager software development kit ( sdk ) and other technical resources to assist them . once the vendor ' s solution is validated , they can display the joulex - ready logo on their packaging and marketing materials for qualified offerings . additionally , their companies are listed on the joulex - ready webpage , giving them global visibility to customers , service providers , system integrators and sales teams worldwide that may be looking for readily deployable enterprise energy management offerings .\n. available globally , the joulex - ready program , which includes a comprehensive software development kit ( sdk ) , will provide technical validation and assurance for software and hardware vendors to ensure compatibility and interoperability with the joulex energy manager ( jem ) platform .\nbut noonan argues that the market has no clear leader as of yet , and thinks joulex offers a unique value proposition . joulex ' s software licensing costs will be about a third of the amount customers save by using the technology . hypothetically , if a 5 , 000 - employee company saves $ 300 , 000 a year using joulex they would pay $ 100 , 000 .\njoulex ' s energy management solution provides businesses the ability to measure , monitor , and manage their network ' s energy usage .\nbut noonan ' s main focus is joulex , which has 12 employees . although noonan is president and ceo , he says the credit for building joulex ' s technology goes to chief architect josef brunner and cto rene seeber , noonan ' s fellow co - founders .\nread the joulex integration q & as for commonly asked questions regarding cisco service offers , service agreements , renewals , support , and more .\njoulex chemicals private limited - manufacturer of boiler water treatment chemicals , r . o water treatment chemicals & descalants chemicals in alwar , rajasthan .\nfor more information on the newly integrated services portfolio , and how to open a service support case , visit the services and support for joulex .\nnoonan jokingly suggests that eventually\nsomebody is going to ip - enable a toaster ,\nadding it to the list of devices managed by joulex .\nthe open nature of network and systems management tools makes it relatively easy for joulex to gather the power information it needs , mccormick says . even with virtualization technology dividing physical servers into multiple logical entities , joulex can read the power usage of each individual virtual machine and make recommendations to lower energy costs . one customer that ' s piloting joulex is using vmware ' s live migration to move applications from one data center to another to take advantage of lower energy prices .\nactive joulex service agreements have been migrated to cisco software subscription support service agreements and integrated into our renewals management processes , as well as our support tools and processes .\ncisco just announced its intention to spend $ 107 million on joulex , a vc - funded startup that makes software to monitor and manage power usage of networked devices .\none of joulex ' s primary selling points is that , as a single piece of software , it doesn ' t require any agents to be installed on network devices .\nsec filings show joulex as having raised $ 17 . 2 million back in 2011 from target partners , techoperators , sigma partners , flybridge capital partners and intel capital . the firm was founded in 2009 in munich , germany and will reside within cisco\u2019s industry solutions group . the joulex software will integrate with cisco ' s energywise energy - management system .\njoulex and its main technology , the joulex energy manager , is based on a simple architecture . it ' s a single piece of software that is installed on a pc or virtual machine , usually in about two hours , and provides remote monitoring , analysis and management of all devices connected to the ip network . while vendors like 1e and verdiem focus on pcs and servers , joulex looks at essentially any device controlled by a computer , whether they are lighting systems , hvac , voip phones , or wireless access points .\nthe joulex energy manager ( version 4 . 0 ) platform is an enterprise - class energy management solution that reduces the total cost of ownership of network and data center infrastructure .\nthe joulex software allows the customer to monitor , measure and manage energy consumption of networks and it systems across an enterprise without the need for hardware sensors or device - side agents .\npointclear ceo dan mcdade said : \u201cwe are pleased with the productive year - long relationship between pointclear and joulex , and we\u2019re most gratified to be considered part of our client\u2019s team . \u201d\ntom noonan , joulex president and ceo said in a statement . \u201cour customers around the world are taking the lead in the \u2018sustainability\u2019 revolution , similar to the prominent roles they played in both the quality revolution and the computer revolution previously . the unprecedented growth that joulex has experienced indicates the importance of enterprise energy management solutions as the lynchpins in this transformation . joulex will continue to innovate to help provide the visibility and analysis required to help them control energy across their web scale enterprises - - from buildings and industrial controls to data centers and their distributed it infrastructure . \u201d\njoulex has $ 2 million in venture funding ( largely from noonan ' s tech operators firm ) and only about $ 200 , 000 in revenue so far . numerous energy management vendors are being formed to help businesses deal with the rising cost of energy and proliferation of power - hungry it equipment , meaning joulex will be just one of many options for a cost - conscious cio .\njoulex is a company founded by four former executives of internet security systems , according to greenmonk\u2019s tom raftery . but instead of hunting for security vulnerabilities , joulex hunts for energy inefficiencies . it can monitor anything with an ip address \u2013 pcs , servers , even ip - enabled hvac units , etc . \u2013 all without clients or hardware . it\u2019s priced according to the number of devices managed .\njoulex is a leading innovator in sustainable energy management for the enterprise . the joulex energy manager ( jem ) automatically monitors , analyzes and controls the energy consumed by all devices connected to the network\u2014without agents , hardware meters or changes to your network or security . this provides enterprises unprecedented visibility and control over the consumption and utilization of energy throughout their distributed office environments , data centers and facilities management systems .\nsoftware to track and manage energy use is an active sector of the data center market . one new player in this market is joulex , which has developed an agentless system that detects devices on ip networks and their energy usage . at the recent data center world conference , mark davidson of joulex told us about the company and demonstrated the software and some of its capabilities . this video runs about 12 minutes .\ncisco has completed the integration of joulex , a leading innovator in energy management solutions that provides organizations the ability to see , measure , and manage their it energy use for all network - connected devices and systems across the enterprise , including distributed offices and data centers . on november 20 , 2013 , the cisco energywise suite ( formerly joulex energy manager solutions ) became orderable on the cisco global price list ( gpl ) .\n\u201cwe needed a partner who understood joulex\u2019s value proposition , and would in turn help us achieve market coverage , gain market intelligence , and most importantly , generate highly qualified sales opportunities , \u201d said tim mccormick , vice president of sales and marketing for joulex . \u201cas an early stage company , we needed a team of sales professionals who could quickly help us target the relatively new sustainability market and ramp up sales efforts . \u201d\nfaces competition from a variety of companies that want to cut energy cost and consumption in large data centers . some of these \u2014 from calxeda to vmware \u2014 could be competing in the sense that they want a piece of a data center\u2019s budget . however , they could just as likely turn out to be collaborators whose technology works with joulex solutions . ( calxeda , formerly smooth - stone , shares some investors with joulex . )\n[ ed\u2019s note : edited the passage above at 11 : 55 et after initial publication to reflect joulex\u2019s potential to collaborate with other players in this space , while competing for a piece of data center budgets . ]\nthe thing\nright now\nfor noonan is a green it company called joulex , which is attempting to change the way businesses monitor and manage the power used by it equipment and other devices connected to computer networks .\nseeber , previously the iss chief scientist for content security products , and brunner initially founded joulex in march 2008 to solve a security problem , but a sequence of events caused them to switch their focus to energy management .\nas ceo , noonan is putting in nearly 90 hours a week , and brought his team to the interop conference in las vegas this week to launch joulex , which had been operating in stealth mode . ( take our interop history quiz . )\n, the prospect development firm , announced today it delivered $ 2 million in sales opportunities to atlanta - based software company joulex in 2012 . pointclear was tapped in late 2011 to provide the lead generation , qualification and nurture services energy management solutions provider\njoulex ' s approximately 15 customers include swisscom ( which is tracking 300 , 000 devices with energy manager ) , bmw , daimler , and deutsche bank , and noonan has had discussions with officials at google about potentially installing the energy manager in google ' s facilities .\nour proposed smart energy solutions integrate and build on current technology , including cisco energywise management ( formerly joulex ) . energywise management monitors , measures , and manages the energy of many ip connected systems . we develop policies and embed them in energywise to drive energy consumption savings on those systems .\nthe cisco acquisition of joulex helps cisco partners resell cisco energywise services to help your energy - conscious customers control consumption , save money , and boost performance . customers will see how their energy is used , wasted , and saved . they can then turn savings into network and data center business solutions .\njoulex \u2013 an atlanta tech startup promising a way to cut energy consumption and reduce costs at large data centers by about half\u2013 closed a $ 17 million round of financing , the company announced today . investors included : sigma partners , flybridge capital partners and intel capital , along with earlier investors target partners and techoperators .\nreaction from customers testing jem drove the development of several new features , according to marc davidson , sustainability officer for the atlanta - based company . for example , a large silicon valley firm that was developing its own energy management system before discovering joulex , deployed jem but ran into some stumbling blocks when trying to get buy - in from its engineers .\nin year one , leads representing more than $ 2 million in revenue , generated by pointclear , were in the joulex forecast . \u201cpointclear has delivered the opportunities we need to meet our sales goals . we\u2019re projected to achieve 80 % to 90 % growth next year over this year , thanks in part to the leads generated the first year of our partnership with pointclear , \u201d mccormick said .\nthere ' s not a business we ' re familiar with that is asking ' can we have another agent to install on our pcs and servers , '\nsays tim mccormick , vice president of sales and marketing for joulex .\nit just doesn ' t scale , it ' s too costly , you can break things on production equipment . it ' s just fraught full of problems .\nfollowing various stages of pilot testing , the jem version 2 . 5 includes features such as opt - in capability , a smart mobile application called joulex mobile that allows workers to turn their electronic devices on or off , and the ability to save energy in the data center with load - adaptive computing , a phrase the company coined to describe the rerouting of resources to specific functions or processes as needed .\npointclear\u2019s efforts yielded a 9 % lead rate on behalf of joulex\u2014significantly higher than the industry benchmark of 4 % to 5 % . the pointclear prospect development associates , who use the phone , email and voicemail to identify leads and nurture prospects , achieved this success because of their experience and sales training , and the fact that all have four - year degrees , levels of qualification not typical at competitive firms .\nthis week the company released a new version of the application and added a new mobile one that can adjust power consumption \u2013 dim lights , turn off devices etc . \u2013 based on a users location . joulex also expanded its out - of - the - box it infrastructure support , added support for linux and macintosh operating systems and added new reporting capabilities , such as the ability to automatically identify the biggest power hogs in an enterprise .\njoulex is not an early - stage firm . it has had 11 consecutive quarters of revenue growth and a long list of customers including cisco itself as well as bmw , sony , coca cola , equifax , nestle water , schneider electric , danske bank , and deutsche telekom . in 2012 it claimed to have won ,\n10 customer orders over six figures , and one over a million [ dollars ] .\nthe firm added 100 new customers in 2012 .\na standard power management policy that would phase down office devices during regular business hours wouldn ' t work for engineers who might arrive in the afternoon and leave after midnight . so joulex mobile was configured to turn devices on and off based on the engineers ' location . users could also access a portal where they could choose to participate , or opt in , their company ' s program , learn more about energy management and see for themselves how their contributions are boosting the company ' s energy savings .\na german company also turned to jem to reduce energy spending in its data center , which annually cost roughly 600 million euro . like many data centers , the facility constantly burned energy and rarely used all available bandwidth or computing resources , except at certain predictable peak times . working with intel and cisco allowed joulex to dynamically turn off switchers and routers to redirect resources as needed . this resulted in what the company calls increased energy intelligence and visibility that supports a range of it infrastructure devices , including cisco energywise and intel data center manager .\nplayers in the data center efficiency space range include the usual it giants , as well as power equipment giants such as siemens , schneider electric and abb , trane , emerson . on the smaller - company and startup front , we\u2019ve got a long list of contenders such as rf code , powerassure , synapsense , joulex , sentilla and vigilent ( formerly federspiel controls ) that have technology to help sensor , monitor and manage both building equipment assets and it assets , as well as marrying those two sides of the data center into a useful single platform .\nkey findings of the 2009 pc energy report , commissioned by 1e and the alliance to save energy , reveal that nearly half of u . s . employees who use a pc at work don\u2019t shut down their computers at the end of the day , wasting $ 2 . 8 billion every year powering 108 million unused pcs .\nby shutting down computers each night , for example , a company with 10 , 000 pcs can save more than $ 165 , 000 a year in energy costs , according to the study . in the u . s . this translates into more than $ 1 . 72 billion and nearly 15 million tons of co2 emissions .\nkateri callahan , president of the alliance to save energy , says powering down idle pcs can provide a way for businesses to reduce overhead costs and their environmental impact .\n1e and the alliance to save energy commissioned harris interactive to conduct two surveys in the u . s . , u . k . and germany to show how organizations can cut energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint by better understanding user behavior in the workplace .\ndata collected between september and october 2008 reveals that more than one - third of employees in the u . k . ( 38 percent ) , 32 percent of u . s . employees and 17 percent of german employees who use a pc at work said they either have no idea what power scheme settings are , or how to change the power settings on their pcs .\nthe survey also reveals that u . s . employees power down to make sure their pcs work properly and to comply with company policy , not because they are interested in saving money . in addition , findings show that only 10 percent of u . s . respondents power down their computers at the end of the day because of the environment , compared to 27 percent of u . k . respondents .\nof these , more than nine in 10 power down their home pc at least sometimes when they have finished using it \u2014 93 percent in the u . s . , 96 percent in the u . k . , and 96 percent in germany , according to the report . a greater number of respondents in the u . k . ( 78 percent ) and germany ( 78 percent ) are more likely than those in the u . s . ( 63 percent ) to always power down their home pcs .\nthe survey also indicates that 63 percent of u . s . employees feel their companies should be doing more to reduce power consumption . in comparison , 67 percent of respondents in the u . k . and 58 percent in germany believe their companies should be doing more . click here to download the u . s . and u . k . reports .\ndesktop workstations can be a serious power drain for big companies , too . converting to laptops can help ease the energy usage .\nmost employees are instructed to not turn off their computers so that automatic updates ( e . g . antivirus , software and operating system patches ) can run at night so as to not affect their work during business hours . since most new ( er ) computers have energy - saving modes , the actual energy \u201cwaste\u201d is not as much as estimated .\nthe 2009 pc energy report has one major flaw . turning the pc off each night requires booting the software each day \u2013 not a trivial amount of time . allowing only 2 minutes of time to start the pc 4 days a week will incur a labor cost of $ 20 billion for the 108 million pc\u2019s that were mentioned in the report . therefore businesses can save $ 2 . 8 billion in electricity if they are willing to lose an additional $ 18 billion in wages . that is calculated at an annual salary of $ 50 , 000 per year fully burdened with fringe benefits . if it takes 10 minutes to start the pc and software the labor cost soars to over $ 100 billion ! ! !\nsleep and hibernate are very effective solutions in office environments for users with a persistent relationship with the pc . it can , however , be very difficult for administrators to centrally configure power management . this makes it hard to enforce enterprise wide power and can lead to a high level of energy waste . companies like 1e , data synergy and verdiem provide software solutions that solve this problem . for instance data synergy\u2019s ( www . datasynergy . co . uk ) powerman product allows an administrator to remotely configure multiple power policies on a per - user , per - machine and even per - time basis . if necessary the policies can be enforced and , uniquely , the product includes a historical reporting feature that can measure success and highlight problems . the tool is proving very popular in larger organisations and in particular the public sector\njoin 100 , 000 + subscribers who gain a competitive advantage with our news and analysis .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 environmental leader \u00ae is a registered trademark of business sector media llc .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe chart below outlines the new product names and includes links to the product information on cisco . com .\nwe value your business and are excited to enable you to quote , order , and manage service renewals . we take pride in offering you award winning support tools , software support , access to cisco technology experts , and an extensive knowledge base .\nto open a tac request , you must first register for a urltoken user id . your contract number should be associated with a urltoken user id . you can do so by visiting the\naccess\ntab in your cisco account profile . if you don ' t know your contract number , please contact your cisco partner or account representative .\nfor additional information on obtaining technical support through the tac , please consult the technical support reference guide .\npolicy & regulation are aligning with renewables cost declines to make projects more profitable and portfolios more sustainable .\nthe grid edge comprises technologies , solutions and business models advancing the transition toward a decentralized , distributed and transactive electric grid .\nbatteries are helping to optimize the power grid and opening up new applications and services for utilities and service providers .\nthe wind industry is in a period of intensifying competition and shifting demand that requires a multi - 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- a healthy venture capital multiple in a green it and energy management acquisition by cisco .\nibm bought noonan ' s previous firm , isis , for $ 1 . 5 billion .\nless software is our biggest differentiator ,\nceo tom noonan told us in an earlier interview , adding that the system is partly based around concepts from the way security software is deployed .\n31 st . james avenue , 6th floor boston , ma 02116 617 . 307 . 9292\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u201ca few projects of note are carving out a path for the future of the internet of everything in power consumption savings through the use of sensors , \u201d explains clif deanhardt , cisco architect , global infrastructure services . while some initiatives are already in flight , the smart energy deployment , in pilot phase , tracks energy use and savings in areas where our policies have been introduced . currently , 1977 devices are being tracked for energy consumption in our tokyo campus , including :\ncisco replaced approximately 295 lcd monitors in its tokyo site with lcds using poe technology . passing electrical power along with data over ethernet cabling allows us to monitor power consumption and control systems through policy . in the late evening , for example , ports can be set to automatically shut off rather than going into standby mode , which saves approximately us $ 1800 annually in energy costs . the realized annual energy savings from using these policies are approximately 64 , 000kwh or us $ 24 , 000 .\n\u201cour story is about interconnectivity , \u201d says deanhardt . \u201cit\u2019s about the network . being a network - driven company , more devices are going to be connected to the network and powered by the network . part of our advantage is that we\u2019re unifying the management of all connected devices into one interface . \u201d\nat a high level , smart energy horizontally integrates into all our architectures , from data centers to unified communications , all of which are powered by electricity ( see figure 1 ) . by examining the hardware involved in switching the routers , access points to telephone and telepresence systems , we can track how much energy these systems are consuming . changing the way those systems are powered through power schedules helps to reduce overhead costs .\nenergy is one of the largest unmanaged expenses in any organization ( see figure 2 ) . organizations worldwide are quickly discovering the power of enterprise energy management systems for gaining detailed visibility and control , the vast majority of which is composed of it equipment . the implementation of smart energy management enables better business decisions and lower operational expenses .\nfrom a cost perspective , our data center operation teams have installed intelligent power strips to monitor all power consumption , and enable better management and logistics .\n\u201cwe use these power strips for reporting and governance . they offer us increased efficiency and data center resiliency . the monitors allow us to manage the data center\u2019s electrical load more effectively , \u201d says deanhardt .\n\u201csmart energy is one of the first uses that comes to people\u2019s mind when they think about the internet of everything , which has led to a lot of innovation in that space , \u201d says deanhardt . \u201cwe will continue to build on our smart energy initiatives to both reduce our carbon footprint and reallocate savings to other areas of the company . \u201d\nto read additional cisco it case studies about a variety of business solutions , visit cisco on cisco : inside cisco it .\nto view cisco it webinars and events about related topics , visit cisco on cisco webinars & events .\nthis publication describes how cisco has benefited from the deployment of its own products . many factors may have contributed to the results and benefits described . cisco does not guarantee comparable results elsewhere .\ncisco provides this publication as is without warranty of any kind , either express or implied , including the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose .\nsome jurisdictions do not allow disclaimer of express or implied warranties ; therefore , this disclaimer may not apply to you .\nthe u . s . epa has not updated national statistics about how much power data centers are using in the country , in years . however , in 2007 the agency estimated that in a year , the nation\u2019s servers and data centers consumed about 61 billion kilowatt - hours ( kwh ) or 1 . 5 percent of total u . s . electricity , costing around $ 4 . 5 billion for electricity alone . the epa at that time , predicted national energy consumption by servers and data centers would double by 2011 to more than 100 billion kwh , representing a $ 7 . 4 billion annual electricity cost .\na recent survey by the uptime institute found 36 percent of data center operators and owners believe they\u2019ll run out of space to add the power and cooling systems they need in their facilities by the end of 2012 .\nit\u2019s not really a surprise that it infrastructure is pushed to the limit , and energy consumption by data centers is on the rise , now . in general , businesses are relying more heavily on it for operations , telecommuting and the like , and consumers\u2019 appetite for features that require greater bandwidth and storage capacity \u2014 like mobile video , real - time data access and personal data storage in the cloud\u2014 is on the rise .\n\u201c\u2026measur [ es ] dynamic energy consumption and utilization of any device attached to the network , and supports devices such as physical and virtual servers , core routers and switches , storage , power distribution units ( pdus ) and others . \u201d\nit was 2006 , and tom noonan had it all . internet security systems ( iss ) , the company he co - founded and led as ceo , was pulling in $ 400 million in annual revenue and on the verge of being acquired by ibm for a whopping $ 1 . 3 billion .\nbut instead of reveling in it vendor glory , if there is such a thing , noonan was reminiscing about the early 1990s when fellow iss co - founder christopher klaus lived above noonan ' s garage in atlanta , and the two started building what would become one of the biggest organizations in tech security .\nall the damn sarbanes - oxley meetings and discussions with lawyers and cfos ,\nnoonan says now , when looking back at iss ' s final days .\nit wasn ' t nearly as fun . it was much bigger . we were much more famous . we were much richer . but it wasn ' t as much fun . i mean right now , this is where the fun is .\nprepare to become a certified information security systems professional with this comprehensive online course from pluralsight . now offering a 10 - day free trial !\nuntil about 20 months ago , noonan was a senior executive at big blue , helping integrate iss into the mammoth , 350 , 000 employee - strong ibm . it wasn ' t for him .\nwe sold iss to ibm . i had integrated the company and [ completed ] my commitment to ibm ,\nnoonan says .\nit ' s a different experience . it ' s not stifling for them because all that protocol is the way they operate a company of 350 , 000 people and i completely understand it , but it ' s not a game i wanted to play . at 45 years old i did not want to start a career at ibm .\nsince leaving ibm , noonan has started a venture firm called tech operators that is investing in 27 companies , and helped start endgame systems , which makes software vulnerability analysis tools and other security technology .\nthey were working on a security problem for a large smart meter company in europe ,\nnoonan explains .\nthe more they looked at data , the more they realized that the power consumption of an unoccupied , unproductive building is about exactly the same as a productive , occupied building . the thought changed from security to power management . clearly , something inside these buildings was consuming huge amounts of power and it didn ' t take a rocket scientists to figure out it was the it infrastructure .\nat siemens ,\nwhen the employee badges in in the morning , everything associated with that employee is turned on , their lights , their pc , their monitor , their printer , their wireless access points in their area ,\nnoonan says .\nwhen they badge out it ' s all turned off . and if they don ' t come back for a month it won ' t turn on for a month .\nthey ' re very interested in it because not only do they have data centers but they ' ve got literally hundreds of thousands of ip - connected devices operating across their office networks ,\nnoonan says .\nwe ' re trying to structure the pricing model so that it ' s almost a no - brainer , meaning every day you don ' t use this you ' re spending more money than you need to ,\nnoonan says .\nalthough noonan ' s focus today is green it , he ' s keeping close tabs on the tech industry as a whole . he says healthcare technology is another market primed for growth . and security , where noonan had his biggest success , still has room for new innovation , particularly when it comes to improving the safety of cloud computing and virtualization , he says .\nnoonan seemed excited to be back at interop , the network technology conference where he delivered keynote addresses in 2005 , 2006 , and 2007 . now he ' s hawking his product on the show floor in what interop calls\nstartup city .\nnoonan talked of\nstaying up all night , talking and drinking ,\nbut he says he won ' t actually place any bets .\ni ' m not much of a gambler . i do all of my gambling in technology ,\nnoonan says .\nas many times as i ' ve been to vegas i ' ve never gambled once . i am the classic reason why vegas hates to host technology people .\njoin the network world communities on facebook and linkedin to comment on topics that are top of mind .\nwhat are you doing to accelerate it agility ? learn about the it model that serves as a catalyst for digital transformation .\nunlock the potential of your data . how well are you harnessing information to improve business outcomes ? a new cio playbook will help .\nin addition to the ability to identify an organization ' s most energy - intensive devices , jem 2 . 5 includes a new dashboard with real - time and baseline charts that allows users to look at carbon and monetary savings by location or region . jem 2 . 5 also supports a range of it infrastructure devices , including cisco energywise api , intel data center manager and node manager , vmware vcenter , mac power management and winrm .\nother success stories include an atlanta - based financial services firm that used jem to make the business case for upgrading its pc fleet . the company had wanted to upgrade pcs for three years but the effort stalled during the economic recession . jem , however , allowed the company to use its energy simulation tool to forecast the amount of energy and money it would save by replacing some 10 , 000 pcs , which each consumed 250 watts of power , with new machines that pulled in 45 watts . the information was used to calculate the project ' s roi for the capital request .\n\u00a9 2018 greenbiz group inc . greenbiz\u00ae and greenbiz . com\u00ae is a registered trademark of greenbiz group inc .\none particularly cool feature : you can calculate roi of replacing old equipment equipment with newer , more efficient equipment .\n\u201cgood ideas don\u2019t come from restless minds . instead , it\u2019s essential to have a relaxed and peaceful mind , so that you have room for ideation . when i have an idea , i write it down then i envision \u2018how it works . \u2019 from there , i run it by a few people i trust and see if they can grasp it . and i always run my ideas by a young person \u2013 they have valuable insight ! \u201d \u2013 star cuningham\ncunningham is the founder of 4d healthware . 4d healthware , located in the chicago - based startup accelerator 1871 , is patient engagement software that makes personalized medicine possible through connected data . prior to 4d healthware , cunningham was an ibm tiger team leader , leading massively complex multi - million dollar projects around the world . star received her mba from northwestern university\u2019s kellogg school of management in 2001 , and an undergraduate degree in computer science , business administration and economics from heidelberg college .\n\u201ci have long suffered from chronic conditions that require close monitoring of medications , lifestyle factors and exercise habits . so , dealing with this first - hand , i realized the immense challenges that healthcare faced . following my last position with ibm , i wanted to transition from technology into the healthcare sector . i interviewed for numerous positions , but wasn\u2019t hired because i didn\u2019t have the typical healthcare background . i don\u2019t see healthcare as a healthcare problem , i see it as a data problem . \u201d\nmark cooper is co - founder of offerpop , the most widely used social marketing platform .\nmark has helped launch an array of online , mobile and media businesses , including the first tv product placement ratings service ( nielsen iag ) and the wireless industry\u2019s first mobile virtual network operator ( espn mobile ) . he began his career building brand campaigns for leading consumer marketers in the us and asia / pacific , including nike , general mills and apple . he holds a bachelors of arts from brown university . mark is a regular contributor to american express open forum , wired , & social media today .\n\u201cmy co - founders and i have been forming tech businesses since the late 1990s , so we\u2019ve seen a lot of trends come and go . when social media started exploding , we saw that it was more than a trend ; it was a disruption . so we launched offerpop in mid 2010 to help brands keep pace with these shifts . we introduced super easy - to - use apps for facebook and twitter that helped brands build an active social audience .\nin january 2011 , audi used us to launch the first twitter campaign ever promoted during the super bowl . since then , we\u2019ve evolved our platform to include 20 campaign apps , full mobile support , and powerful features that leverage social data . these days , our customers run around 4 , 000 to 5 , 000 campaigns on our platform every week . \u201d\ndavid c . drummond is google ' s senior vice president of corporate development and chief legal officer since january 2006 . in this role , drummond works with the management team to evaluate and drive new strategic business opportunities , including strategic alliances and mergers and acquisitions . he also serves as google ' s general counsel .\npreviously , he had served as vice president of corporate development and general counsel since february 2002 . drummond owns just over one million shares and options of google stock with a value in the area of $ 500 .\nmr . drummond was first introduced to google in 1998 as a partner in the corporate transactions group at wilson , sonsini , goodrich and rosati , one of the nation ' s leading law firms representing technology businesses . mr . drummond served as google ' s first outside counsel , and worked with larry page and sergey brin to incorporate the company and secure its initial rounds of financing .\nduring his tenure at wilson sonsini , he worked with a wide variety of technology companies , advising them on all aspects of their business and financial activities and helping them manage complex transactions such as mergers , acquisitions and initial public offerings .\nimmediately prior to joining google , mr . drummond served as executive vice president finance and chief financial officer for smartforce , where he helped transform the publicly traded company into the world ' s largest e - learning company .\ngrowing up , mr . drummond would spend his afternoons helping his mom shelve and organize the books at their independent bookstore .\nmr . drummond earned his bachelor of arts degree in history from santa clara university and his j . d . from stanford law school .\n\u201ci was a partner in a big law firm in palo alto , sort of the heart of silicon valley , and i got a call one day in the summer of 1998 from an old client of the firm , and it said there are a couple of computer science students at stanford , graduate students who have built some search engine , and they ' re looking for a lawyer . you should meet with them . and that turned out to be larry page and sergey brin , and so i met with them , and we sort of hit it off . \u201d\n\u201cand so i set up the company for them back in september of 1998 . so the document that creates google actually has my signature on it , which has caused our chairman of our board , when he introduces me places , he often calls me the real founder of google . \u201d\npharrell williams has become a leading force in popular music as a performer , songwriter and producer . he first got into music at a young age .\nas a kid , my aunt and i used to sit in front of the stereo and just play records ,\nwilliams explained to cosmogirl magazine . one of the first albums he bought was by hip - hop group a tribe called quest .\nthe eldest of three sons , williams started out by tapping rhythms on school desks . he attended princess anne high school where he felt somewhat out of place . as he told the london evening standard ,\ni lived in normalville usa and i didn ' t look like the average kid .\nwilliams eventually teamed up with friend chad hugo . the pair started performing together and later became the acclaimed producing duo the neptunes . another one of williams ' early breaks came thanks to producer teddy riley , who asked him to contribute to\nrump shaker\nby wreckx - n - effect in the early 1990s .\nas the neptunes , williams and hugo first broke through as a producing duo for such rap artists as ol ' dirty bastard and jay - z . they then branched out into pop music , working with the likes of britney spears and usher . williams also started performing , making guest vocal appearances on such songs as\nexcuse me miss\nby jay - z . in 2003 , williams made his first solo effort with the song\nfrontin ' .\nwilliams and hugo also picked up their first grammy awards\u2014for their work on justin timberlake ' s 2002 justified album and for producer of the year , non - classical .\nwith hugo and shae haley , williams found success with the rap - rock act n . e . r . d . ( which stands for nothing ever really dies ) . the group put out several well - received albums , including seeing sounds ( 2008 ) . williams also released his first solo album , 2006 ' s in my mind , and branched out into film in 2010 by creating the score for the animated hit despicable me .\nin 2013 , williams was instrumental in making two mega - hits : robin thicke ' s\nblurred lines\nand daft punk ' s\nget lucky .\n( he co - wrote and sang on both of those tracks . ) the following year , he earned individual grammys for record of the year with\nget lucky\nand album of the year for contributing to daft punk ' s random access memories . williams also won for best pop duo / group performance and again for producer of the year , non - classical .\nalso in 2013 , williams reached the top of the charts with a solo effort\u2014\nhappy\nfrom the despicable me 2 soundtrack , with the track staying at no . 1 for weeks and setting a billboard record as a crossover chart phenomenon .\nhappy\nalso earned williams his first academy award nomination , with the singer / producer performing the song live on the oscar telecast and serenading actress nominees amy adams , lupita n ' yongo and meryl streep in the audience . that same year , he released his second solo album , g i r l . and early 2015 saw more accolades for\nhappy ,\nwith a visibly surprised williams earning a grammy for best pop solo performance for a live version of the song , along with best music video . g i r l also won for best urban contemporary album .\nbesides music , williams is also passionate about design . he co - founded two fashion labels\u2014billionaire boys club and ice cream\u2014with tomoaki\nnigo\nnagao . working with marc jacobs , williams has also designed a line of sunglasses . and he joined forces with the adidas brand in 2014 . the clothing made with adidas will feature fabrics from bionic yarn , a textile company owned by williams .\nin addition to fashion , williams has sought out different types of media projects . he signed on to act as creative director for karmaloop tv in 2011 , also investing in this effort to produce programming for young fashion - forward and tech - oriented viewers across different platforms , including the web .\nin september 2014 , williams joined adam levine , blake shelton and fellow rookie coach gwen stefani ( whom he worked with on no . 1 hit\nhollaback girl\n) on the singing competition tv series the voice . he continued as a coach on the show during winter and spring the following year . then in early october 2015 , williams released a children ' s picture book , happy , inspired by his award - winning song . the title hit the new york times best sellers list .\nnatalie maria cole was born on february 6 , 1950 , to vocal legend nat king cole and jazz singer maria cole in los angeles , california . growing up with talented and renowned parents , cole was raised in an environment that nurtured her natural musical ability . at the age of 6 , she recorded\ni ' m good will , your christmas spirit\nwith her father , and by age 11 , the young songstress had begun performing in the community .\nnatalie cole ' s world suddenly changed when she was 15 years old : in february 1965 , her father died of cancer . the tragedy put a strain on cole ' s relationship with her mother . later that same year , her mother moved the family to massachusetts , where natalie attended northfield mount hermon high school .\nalthough a career in music would be an obvious choice for cole , she set her sights on something different : following high school , she enrolled at the university of massachusetts amherst , where she majored in child psychology . she briefly transferred to the university of southern california , where she pledged the upsilon chapter of the delta sigma theta sorority . her time at usc was short - lived , however , as she soon transferred back to the university of massachusetts amherst , where she earned a bachelor ' s degree in 1972 ."]}
{"id": 54161, "summary": [{"text": "the crimea railway ( russian : \u043a\u0440\u044b\u043c\u0441\u043a\u0430\u044f \u0436\u0435\u043b\u0435\u0437\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0430 ) is located in the city of sevastopol , republic of crimea .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it was founded by units of the crimean directorate of ukrainian cisdnieper railways in 2014 following the 2014 russian annexation of crimea . ", "topic": 20}], "title": "crimea railway", "paragraphs": ["for the first time the trains of reassigned crimea railway , were painted over . the emblem of ukraine and the logo of\nthe italian railway company is literary self - contained . they bring along everything they need from italy , in railway compartments . the only thing not on wheels is the gym .\ncrimea is a subject to territorial dispute between ukraine and russia . most western governments advise against all visits to crimea .\nkherson - while not part of crimea , crimea ' s ukranian presidential representative moved kherson , and kherson now serves as the de jure administrative center for the autonomous republic of crimea .\nfor a time , train services continued to be provided by ukrainian railways , albeit with border controls for entry to / exit from crimea . however , by 2015 , all rail traffic between crimea and the remainder of ukraine had been suspended . trains within crimea are now operated by crimea railway . a train ferry across the kerch strait connects port krim in crimea with port kavkaz in russia proper .\na huge 115 - foot railway arch in the channel connecting russia and crimea has been completed as the 12 - mile rail - road bridge begins to take shape .\nrussian engineers are installing a giant railway arch in the channel between russia and crimea , as a 19km ( 12 - mile ) road - rail bridge takes shape .\njohn goodchild , wakefield historian , suggests that two tank locomotives , built in leeds , for a colliery railway in wakefield ( running from what is now the national mining museum ) to the mainline were seconded by the government for use in the crimea , the colliery railway then having to rely on horses . robbins in his paper on the railway suggests that the first two locomotives were second - hand from a colliery railway belonging to sir john lister kaye ( thus confirmed by goodchild ) which were overhauled at the railway foundry in leeds before being sent to the front .\nin typical victorian fashion , the longer the title of the railway company , the shorter the route mileage .\nin russian and ukrainian ) was a military railway constructed by british forces during the crimean war in 1855 . it was built to indian ( 1675mm ) gauge to take advantage of equipment then under construction for the subcontinent which could readily be diverted to crimea . the completed railway totalled about 23 km . on the cessation of hostilities the following year , the railway was dismantled and all its assets dispersed .\nthe bridge consists of two parallel structures for automobile and railway traffic . for the railway section , engineers have designed a special combination of superstructure , open main trusses and arch to ensure the required reliability of the bridge .\n. additionally , there are signaling , communications and electrification tracks . the crimea railway does not have its own railway track machine ( pms ) for laying down a new track . until 2014 , the stations of the directorate worked mostly on unloading , thus providing the major portion of the annual transshipment ports of\none could tend to believe that the railway company is a relatively fresh unit , but this is not the case .\nmarch 15 , 2014 as a result of the annexation of crimea by russia actually came under the management of russian railways called\nfsue\ncrimea railway\n. location management \u2013 simferopol station . other major stations \u2013 dzhankoy , sevastopol , evpatoria resort , feodosia and kerch .\n1954 . the crimea region is transferred to ukraine by soviet premier nikita khrushchev .\ncrimean crisis in the summer of 2014 passenger traffic increased several times since the railway management activities provided in the most popular area with tourists \u2013 in the crimea . after the cessation of december 27 , 2014 of passenger and freight traffic from mainland ukraine crimea railroad started to play only local significance .\nthis article says that there are plans to connect simferopol and kerch with a direct railway link , without the detour through dzhankoy .\nour regiment was founded during the crimea war in 1855 . first as a part of the engineer regiment , but in 1871 we became a specialised unit ,\nsays postiglione . in kosovo the railway company is mainly occupied with fixing the rails all over kosovo . comkfor lt . gen . juan ortuo held his midst of tour speech in a railway carriage on its way from kosovo polje to prizren . it was the italian railway company who repaired this railroad connection .\ncrimea is reachable by car from the kherson region of ukraine and from the krasnodar region of russia across the crimean bridge which links kerch in crimea with taman in russia .\nvol 1 ( may 1953 ) , pp . 28 - 43 , which provides a complete chronology and detailed history of the railway .\nrailway communication between the crimean peninsula and the mainland empire was opened only in 1875 . built russian tycoon pi gubonin sevastopol railway linking the station lozova , which at that time was connected with kharkov and moscow . in 1895 the railway was also laid to yalta and feodosia . in the late 1880s \u2013 early 1900s was seen as the railway construction project from sevastopol to yalta , but the days of the empire he was not realized , as in soviet times , was recognized as dangerous due to the high seismicity of the region . [ 1 ]\n- one of the train ferries is in crimea and another route is in kavkaz kerch .\nwest crimea regional line : base map by maximilian d\u00f6rrbecker under cc 2 . 0 licence \u2026\nrussian engineers have begun a 72 - hour moving operation to position a 227 - meter - long railway arch for the crimea bridge on the piers located in the kerch strait in what is regarded as a \u201cunique operation\u201d in global bridge building .\nof 12 november 1940 notes that two of the engines sent out to the crimea were still in existance , in buenos aires . they were purchased second - hand by peto and brassey for building the buenos aires great southern railway in 1857 . according to\nin crimea itself , forces allied to russia have been seizing ukrainian ships and taking over military bases .\nall roads coming to crimea leads to simferopol , it is the undisputed transport hub of the region .\nwilliam howard russell , dublin - born london times correspondent , photographed in the crimea by roger fenton .\na huge 6 , 000 - tonne railway arch was hauled into place 35 metres ( 115ft ) above the sea , in an operation involving hundreds of workers .\ncarries an advertisement selling the railway in lots . this , therefore , would support the claim that locomotives , rolling stock and track found their way to argentina .\nthe eu and us have ratcheted up sanctions on russia since first imposing restrictions over the seizure of crimea .\nruth maclennan ' s film theodosia is a good introduction to the place of crimea in the russian psyche .\nukraine and western governments accuse russia of crushing political opposition in crimea , whose leadership is solidly loyal to president vladimir putin . ethnic russians are the majority group in crimea , which used to be part of imperial russia .\nthere are 257 rivers on the territory of the crimea . the longest river of the crimea is salgir - 220 km . the most full - flowing - belbek ( water consumption - 1500 liters per second ) . there are more than 50 saline lakes in the crimea . the largest is lake sasyk - sivash - 205 km\u00b2 .\ntwo new lines into the crimea were proposed here earlier . the proposed kiev \u2013 crimea high - speed rail line ( hsl ) would follow the existing line from kherson . it would run directly from the perekop isthmus to simferopol , by - passing dzhankoy . the other is a kharkov \u2013 melitopol \u2013 crimea hsl , through dzhankoy . these would duplicate the function of the existing lines into crimea , but with much higher speed and better quality .\nthat decision triggered violent protests , mr yanukovych ' s eventual overthrow and russia ' s subsequent move into crimea .\nrussia sees the bridge as a key strategic tool for developing crimea , more efficient than the current ferry service .\non 20 february 2014 russian federation attacked crimea , ukraine . map tells story about war in ukraine and eastern europe\nrussian engineers have completed a key phase of a bridge that will link the annexed crimea peninsula to mainland russia .\nthe first public railway in crimea was opened by the russian empire in 1869 , connecting the principal city and major port of sevastopol with kharkov / kharkiv , and ultimately via kursk to moscow . it was built to russian ( 1520mm ) gauge , as were later lines in the region .\ncrimea ' s land border with ukraine is tense and heavily militarised , making cross - border deliveries slow and difficult .\nsince december 2014 there are no trains from ukraine to crimea . the only train from russia crosses by kerch ferry .\ncrimea is a disputed region claimed by both ukraine and russia as part of either southern ukraine or southwestern russia . although most of the international community doesn ' t recognize crimea as part of russia , it is de facto controlled by russia .\n. whilst cooke has used the archival material in the national archives he has not read contemporary newspaper accounts , technical journals nor consulted the archives of the major railway locomotive constructors . therefore , there is scope for a new book , or at least a paper , identifying the locomotives used in the crimea .\nmr putin ordered fireworks displays for moscow and crimea on friday night to celebrate the region becoming part of the russian federation .\nin 1954 , crimea became part of the ukrainian ssr and hence part of ukraine on the dissolution of the soviet union .\nthe climate in the crimea can be characterized as moderate . winter is warm enough , and summer - hot and arid .\nrussian president vladimir putin announced the construction of the bridge in the immediate aftermath of the 2014 annexation of crimea by russia .\n, which was ceded a large part ceased to exist crimean directorate . in the course of events spring 2014 from crimea to mainland ukraine exported all new railway equipment , including passenger locomotives chs7 , track machines and cars of the new series . the places of the former crimean directorate , remaining on the territory of\ncrimean directorate of railway transportation \u2013 directorate of near - dnipro railways ( branch of ukrzaliznytsya ) . management services to the autonomous republic of crimea and sevastopol . by march 2014 also south - eastern part of kherson and south - western parts of zaporozhye region . in the management of living about 2 . 5 million people .\ncrimea is linked to ukraine by a narrow isthmus , but is separated from russia by the kerch strait . currently the only routes to crimea from mainland russia are by plane or a ferry across the strait , which is often cancelled due to bad weather .\nstates that\nthe alliance\nwas shipped from the railway foundry via southampton to the crimea in its edition of 8 september 1855 . she was\na small locomotive\n. . .\nwhat is a called a tank locomotive so that it carries all the water and fuel it requires on the body of the engine\n.\nthe new authorities in crimea have invited those serving in the ukrainian forces on the peninsula to switch sides and join the russian military .\non the basis of units of crimean directorate of ukrainian near - dnipro railways , located on the territory of the republic of crimea .\nukrainian . in decidedly and staunchly pro - moscow crimea , you might be met with a degree of hostility if you speak ukrainian .\nthe crimea favorably differs from similar resorts due to its rich nature , mild climate , good location and , of course , accessibility .\nchilean poet and politician pablo neruda traveled a lot around the world . while visiting the crimea he said one of his famous phrases :\nwhen you get to crimea you can buy the local guide book\ntime to come to crimea !\n( in both english , russian and ukrainian ) at many of the small booths on the street . for your reading entertainment here are some quotes from the book :\na bridge across the strait of kerch has been planned for decades . it would link the crimea to the caucasus , avoiding a very long detour around the sea of azov . after the recent annexation of the crimea , planning work has been accelerated : it also has military - strategic value . ( in fact there was a temporary bridge in 1944 , built by the red army for the crimea campaign ) .\nfor the first time on the crimean peninsula railway was in 1854\u20131856 years between sevastopol and balaklava , when the region during the crimean war was under the tutelage of the uk . [ 1 ] railroad freight shipped from balaklava bay to the front . but in 1856 , when the united kingdom in accordance with the paris peace had to give sevastopol russians railway was dismantled by the british away and rails sold to turkey .\nthe grand crimean central railway was constructed by messrs peto & brassey to link the port at balaklava with the british camp on the uplands . it used inclined plains to reach the hieghts , and locomotives thereafter .\n, the latter occupied and annexed by russia and in 2014 ) , and one autonomous republic ( crimea , similarly annexed in 2014 ) .\nthe crimea ( the crimean peninsula ) is located in the south - west of russia . there situated the autonomous republic of crimea . the crimea is a peninsula on the northern coast of the black sea in eastern europe which is washed by the azov sea from the northeast . it is connected with the mainland in the north by the perekop isthmus and in the east it\u2019s divided by the kerch strait with the taman peninsula .\npresident vladimir putin has signed a law formalising russia ' s takeover of crimea from ukraine , despite fresh sanctions from the eu and the us .\nin crimea , pro - russian forces seized government buildings , and in closed - door ( and reportedly invalid ) votes crimea ' s prime minister was replaced and a referendum on joining russia scheduled . local\nself - defense\nforces in conjunction with thinly disguised russian military forces seized key facilities and surrounded ukrainian bases in crimea . the march referendum ' s reported turnout ( 80 % ) and result ( 99 % in favor of joining russia ) was implausible given crimea ' s political history and ethnic makeup . russia quickly annexed the region , and the outnumbered ukrainian military withdrew .\nin otherwords , the frist two engines sent out to the crimea were second - hand 2 - 4 - 0s , originally intended for the colliery railway of sir john lister kaye . they were overhauled in leeds before being sent to the crimea via southampton . a further two , larger , 0 - 6 - 0 locomotives followed , also from leeds as the original two locomotives had proved too small .\nalliance\n, and possibly her sister\nvictory\nwere therefore 0 - 6 - 0 tank locomotives .\nirish engineers and navvies also worked on the new roads and the railway in the crimea . the chief engineers of both the road and railway projects , william doyne and james beatty , were irish . one of the most unusual aspects of this irish civilian involvement was the participation of members of the irish constabulary , who worked as military police with the mounted staff corps and also with the commissariat department . in january 1855 a letter written by sub - constable richard bradshaw from the irish constabulary barracks in kilkenny was published in the times . in it he described the misery of camp life at balaclava :\n27 - 28 feb : pro - russian gunmen seize key buildings in crimea . parliament , under siege , appoints pro - moscow sergei aksyonov a pm\nit is a flagship political project , as russia claims ukraine ' s crimea peninsula - which it annexed in march 2014 - as its own territory .\nbalaklava - famous for the crimea war of the 1850s , the infamous charge of the light brigade and home to a former secret soviet submarine base .\nexcept for the southern steppes and in crimea , where yearly average temperatures range from 50 to 56 degrees fahrenheit ( 10 to 13 degrees celsius ) .\nin ancient times , the population of the crimea included taurians , scythians , greeks . after them the romans , byzantines , genoese and tatars settled on the peninsula . in 1783 the crimea became a part of the russian empire and its population was replenished by russians , ukrainians , greeks and colonists of other nationalities . this can be explained by the fact that the crimea was located on a crossroads of sea and land trade routes for many centuries .\nthese railways were built to link crimea to the russian empire , not as an internal network for crimea itself . the only \u2018internal\u2019 line runs from simferopol to yevpatoria . there is no east - west line on the peninsula , and despite its status as tourist destination , there is no line along the coast .\nafter the annexation , russian officials looked at various options for connecting crimea to the russian mainland , including a tunnel , but eventually settled on a bridge .\nyou can get anywhere in crimea and some major ukrainian and russian cities by bus . online booking can be done using state - operated electronic ticket system .\nsince its independence , ukraine has experienced unrest in some of the predominantly russian areas in the east and southeast . crimea is the most notable example , declaring independence on 6 may 1992 . at the same time the russian parliament approved a resolution that declared the 1954 soviet grant of the crimea to ukraine unconstitutional and void . this resolution , however , was rejected by russian president boris yeltsin . demands for secession in crimea have continued to complicate ukrainian - russian relations .\nthe weather in crimea during the summer season is very much mediterranean . expect relatively hot weather and lots of thunderstorms that come and go . hot and very humid at night . in the winter snow can cover the mountains and make the roads almost impassable . however it almost never snows on the southern coast of crimea .\none of the best places in crimea . small city between alushta and partenit . climate is very similar to french riviera . gorgeous views and clean warm sea .\namong those who plan to re - visit the resorts of crimea , 53 percent said that they were satisfied with the infrastructure and the cleanliness of the region .\nukraine is divided into 24 administrative regions ( oblasts ) plus the autonomous republic of crimea . in addition , the cities of kiev , the capital of ukraine , and sevastopol , capital of crimea , enjoy oblast status . the oblast is divided into districts , each of which has a representative in the rada ( supreme council ) .\nthe fauna of the crimea is a unique complex of species with a high level of isolation from other geographically adjacent faunas of the caucasus and the balkans . it characterized by a high level of endemism ( a combination of mountain forest and lowland - steppe faunal complexes ) . many local species can be found only in the crimea .\nukraine ' s regional ethnographic cultures , not always congruent with oblast boundaries are : donbas , slobozhanshchyna , zaporizhzhya , steppes ukraine , poltava , cherkasy , polissya , podillya , volyn , halychyna , bukovyna , transcarpathia , and crimea . crimean tatar culture predominates in crimea , and the hutsul highlanders live in halychyna , bukovyna , and transcarpathia .\ntourism is the main sector of the crimean economy , and the main generator of passenger traffic , since the 19th century . almost all the tourist resorts are on the south coast , but the mountainous terrain with coastal cliffs prevented construction of a coastal railway .\nthe territorial predecessor of the modern crimean railways was the crimean directorate of near - dnipro railways in ukraine and ukrainian soviet socialist republic . until 15 march 2014 , the directorate obeyed near - dnipro railways , after which agreement was reached on its resubmission of the council of ministers of the republic of crimea following the 2014 russian annexation of crimea .\ndeputy head of the federal tourism agency alexei konyushkov , speaking at the krasnoyarsk economic forum , proposed to increase the tourist season in the republic of crimea . according to the official , there is no sufficient demand for holidays in the crimea during the summer period . therefore , one must find an alternative way to attract russians to the region .\nthe observers will not go to crimea but german foreign minister frank - walter steinmeier said the decision was\na step that helps to support our de - escalation efforts\n.\nthe peninsula is not connected with the mainland of russia . but there will be built a car bridge by the 2019 , which will connect it to the mainland of russia through the kerch strait . it will be joined by the railway bridge by the end of 2020 .\nwhen a lot of soldiers abroad might get homesick at the thought of the atmosphere back home , some just take it with them when they leave . like the italian railway company for example . they have everything they need to fulfil their mission in railway compartments . the kitchen , offices , the briefing room , infirmary , a laundry room , conference rooms , mess hall , aggregates , water pumps and storage rooms . just to mention some . according to company commander cpt . luigi postiglione this means the company is able to move at very short notice :\nthe speakers of russia ' s two houses of parliament , valentina matviyenko and sergei naryshkin - both at mr putin ' s side as he signed the crimea law - are also included .\n( vol 14 ) , 1908 confirms\nla portena\nand her sister were supplied by e b wilson - hudswell , calrke & co . having been used in the crimea . the\nthis is the first article in the series about the crimea , in which i\u2019ll describe geography , history , culture , tourism , politics , etc . of this region of the russian federation .\nfor russia , the bridge is both a practical necessity to provide infrastructure links to the annexed peninsula , and a symbolic move meant to show that moscow has no intention of giving up control over crimea any time soon . russian officials hope the bridge will make it easier for russian tourists to holiday in crimea , and for crimean wines and produce to be transported to mainland russia for sale .\n[ the railway ] taking along their waggons , both loaded and empty , their names are\nalliance\n,\nvictory\nand\nswan\n. the first two have four flags painted on each side , the two most prominent being the english union jack and the french tricolour .\non 30 march 2014 at 03 : 00 , when it would normally have changed to eastern european summer time , crimea advanced the clocks even more to be in the same time zone as moscow .\nthe crimea is a unique territory , combining picturesque landscapes and various medicinal resources in a very small area . in the main , this can be explained by its geographical position , relief and climate .\nin 1927 states that\nla portena\narrived in buenos aires along with rolling stock and track from the crimea ; the five passenger carriages were described as looking like\nlondon omnibus carriages\n.\n\u2026the engine which leaves here for southampton to - day has had a thorough renovation and repainted at the railway foundry . her\niron sides\nare adorned with the english , french , sardinian , and turkish war flags , conspicuously painted thereon , and she is called the\nalliance\n\u2026\nthe total population of the crimea is 2 400 000 . ( that includes sevastopol , which was not part of ukrainian crimea ) . the population is concentrated in the south , along the flanks of the crimean mountains . the north is relatively flat , with low population density and only 20 % of total population . all the main cities already have a station , but some lines are of poor quality .\nearlier , the association of russian tour operators provided positive data about the perception of holidays in the crimea . most of the tourists , who went to the crimea in 2015 ( 92 % ) , said that they would be willing to go there again in 2016 . only six percent of respondents have not yet decided on the future holiday destination , whereas two percent intend to choose another place for holidays .\nthe crimean ( or kerch ) bridge boasts two arch - shaped spanning 227 meters , a railway weighing 6 , 000 tonnes and a highway weighing 1 , 000 tonnes . after the installation of the 35 metre arch , it will ensure a passage for ships giving vessels 185 meters of free water to pass through\nthe crimean ( or kerch ) bridge two arch - shaped spans of 227 metres long , a railway weighing 6 , 000 tonnes and a highway weighing 1 , 000 tonnes , after installation on the height of 35 metres from the water surface will ensure passage of ships through 185 metres wide free water area .\nmeanwhile , russia ' s federal tourism agency suggested making the holiday season in the crimea a season that would last 12 months a year . however , one needs to create appropriate infrastructure for such an objective .\nleaving crimea can be hard on the ukrainian border but not so hard via the kerch ferry or by plane . the checkpoints and borders of ukraine and crimea are tightly packed by russian and ukrainian officers , and you may face problems in trying to leave . but most of the tourists successfully passed the border after checking their documents . the problems are crimeans who changed their passports and have a crimean registration ( formally they are still ukrainian citizens and they can be sent as a conscripts to ukrainian army ) but these problems can be easily solved after giving a bribe to ukrainian officer . leaving crimea via the kerch ferry is not so difficult . police officers check you in port krym and port kavkaz . the easiest way leave the crimea is by boarding the plane to russia . standard airport checking will be done before the boarding a plane .\nif you intend to go hiking in crimea it might be worth writing down phones of mountain rescue service of crimea ( \u043a\u043e\u043d\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043d\u043e - \u0441\u043f\u0430\u0441\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043b\u044c\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0441\u043b\u0443\u0436\u0431\u0430 \u043a\u0440\u044b\u043c\u0430 ) 380 652 253158 , 380 67 7041319 , 380 67 5550001 . if the hike is difficult and / or dangerous you need to register with them . they also hire out hiking gear and can provide instructor ( guide ) for multiple - day hiking or speleological trips [ 4 ] .\nbuses from russia reach crimea via kerch ferry . all passengers are leaving their buses on the russian side and boarding the ferry to crimea where another bus is waiting for them . such combination helps the ferry line to work normally with high passenger traffic and prevent the 2014 style traffic jams . if you buy a bus ticket from mainland russia to crimea , the ferry ticket is included in the bus ticket price . the bus services are operating from sochi , gelendzhik , novorossiysk , krasnodar , anapa ( the closest city to the kerch ferry ) , rostov - on - don , voronezh and even moscow . here you can find the e - tickets . urltoken\nthe 50th foot , the first to leave for the crimea , marching through kingstown ( d\u00ed\u00ban laoghaire ) on their way to board the troopship cumbria on 24 february 1854 . ( illustrated london news , 4 march 1854 )\nthe project , which is set to be completed next year , is seen as a massive political powerplay by vladimir putin because russia claims ukraine ' s crimea peninsula as its own territory after it was annexed in march 2014 .\nthe construction marks the realisation of plans that have been floated for more than a century , beginning with a vague suggestion by a british consortium in the 19th century to build a rail link between london and india via crimea .\nthe crimea has deposits of various minerals : mineral salts , building materials , gas , thermal waters , iron ore . the most important are natural recreational resources : mild climate , warm sea , therapeutic mud , mineral waters .\nonce you visit the crimea , you will definitely want to return there again . with each trip you will understand that the more you learn about this peninsula , the more secrets and mysteries will be encountered on your way .\nthere are plenty of atms , however none of them at the moment service western bank cards . as a foreigner , the only way for you to pay for things is with cash , which you will need to bring with you from outside of the crimea . do not make the mistake of relying on cards while in crimea . at night avoid lonely places where the numerous drunks hang out ; they are not really a danger except they might fall on top of you .\nthe khan ' s palace - - the khan ' s palace is in the small mountain village of bahkchisaray a halfway between simferopol and sevastapol . the khan ' s palace was the seat of the tatar rulers of crimea dating back to 1443 . with the ottoman conquest of crimea in 1475 the khan ' s became a vassal state of the ottoman empire but were left as the rulers . after the crimean war with the victory of russia all of the khan ' s were made russian nobility but the capital of crimea was moved to simferopol . the palace grounds include impressive gardens , several old mosques including cemeteries , a harem and of course the palace itself . you can take a guided tour of the palace but only in russian .\nhe first of two central arches of a new road and rail bridge across the kerch straits between russia and crimea has been moved into place , a key moment in the controversial project to construct a direct land connection between russia and the annexed region .\nbrian cooke in 1990 wrote a very short and patchy history of the railway . he states that it had six locomotives , all of which were second - hand to\nold lnwr designs\nand that they were tender engines , to a design of bowen - cooke , probably 2 - 2 - 2s . it is blatently obvious he has not read the very well researched paper in\na strong secessionist movement has risen up in crimea . in a nonbinding referendum held in 1994 , over 78 % of the 1 . 3 million people who voted supported greater autonomy from ukraine . in 1995 ukraine ' s parliament and president leonid kuchma moved to contain secessionist elements in the region . kuchma temporarily took direct control over the area and afterward decreed that he must approve all candidates for premier of the region . the crimea adopted a new constitution in 1999 providing for additional budgetary autonomy from the rest of ukraine .\nthe railway arch forms a section more than 200 metres in length , and is high enough to allow ships to pass beneath . a similar arch for the road traffic section will be lifted into place next month . the bridge has been described as the most complex construction operation in russian history . it will be the longest bridge in the country , and is projected to cost nearly \u00a33bn .\nenhancing the topography of ukraine are two mountain ranges . on the western border are the carpathians , very popular for winter sports . the crimean mountains divide the crimean peninsula , creating a semitropical area on its southernmost tip . the crimea is a popular tourist destination .\n\u201cthe maritime operation [ envisaged ] in the crimea bridge construction project is without exaggeration unique for the world\u2019s bridge building , \u201d the deputy ceo on infrastructure projects of the stroygazmontazh company , which is responsible for the operation , said , as cited by ria news agency .\nregardless of your position on crimean independence and the peninsula ' s annexation by russia , for all intents and purposes of trying to get into crimea will require you to go through russian authorities , so please look at the russia page for visa information and other customs information .\nmany regiments left before war was even declared as a conflict was deemed inevitable . on 24 february 1854 the 50th foot , commanded by wexford - born lieutenant - colonel richard waddy , left dublin . the dublin evening post describes the regiment\u2019s departure as it marched from the royal barracks ( later collins barracks ) to westland row railway station . such scenes were repeated in all of the towns and cities of ireland :\nhundreds of irishwomen also travelled to the crimea and their experiences have not been the subject of sustained research . each regiment allowed a small number of the men\u2019s wives to accompany their husbands to the crimea . they washed and cooked for the men and , after each battle , helped with the wounded . indeed , it could be argued that the army wives were used to help redress the deficiencies in the support and medical services . margaret kirwin , the wife of private john kirwin of the 19th foot , later described her experiences after landing at varna :\nonce finished , the 19 kilometer ( 12 miles ) crimean bridge will become one of russia\u2019s and europe\u2019s largest . the ambitious multibillion - dollar project will connect crimea with krasnodar region in mainland russia , allowing fast , reliable and cost - efficient transportation for passengers , goods and services .\na leading crimean tatar activist and deputy head of the mejlis , akhtem chiygoz , is expected to be sentenced by a russian court on 11 september . he is accused of organising\nmass disturbances\nduring a pro - ukrainian rally in 2014 before russia ' s annexation of crimea .\nto resign in 1764 ; the zaporizhzhya sich was razed by russian troops in 1775 , and ukraine , its political autonomy terminated , was divided into three provinces . in 1783 , russia annexed the khanate of crimea . the polish partition treaties of 1772 , 1793 , and 1795 ( see\nspoken english in the crimea is of a low standard . few people have more than a passing knowledge of english . a lack of exposure to the language and the relatively low number of foreign tourists , coupled with a continued soviet - style education means that the population is decidedly monolingual .\nrecords from e b wilson - hudswell , clarke & co . , of leeds suggest that they supplied two 2 - 4 - 0 tank eninges for the crimea , in 1855 . they had 5 ' 6\ndiameter driving wheels and a domeless boiler to the design of john gooch .\ncrimea is a beautiful region on the black sea that has long entranced visitors . the crimean peninsula is connected to mainland ukraine by two narrow necks of land , making it more like an island with a couple of natural land bridges than simply a bit of land jutting out into the sea .\nkharkov is located east of kiev near the ukrainian border with russia . founded in 1656 , kharkov is one of ukraine ' s principal transportation centers . it is linked by railway with ukraine ' s other major cities and with the cities of other former soviet republics . a modern highway system links kharkov with kiev and the rest of the country . another highway connects the city with the russian capital , moscow . the city itself is served by a modern subway station .\nthe first ship passed under the railway arch of the kerch bridge . the dry - cargo ship\nsaint alexy\nproceeded from the sea of azov to the black sea . the captain gave a welcome signal . subscribe : urltoken follow us : facebook urltoken twitter urltoken soundcloud urltoken pinterest urltoken instagram urltoken sputnik is a major new media brand with modern multimedia centers in dozens of countries . the agency is uniquely positioned as a provider of alternative news content and a radio broadcaster .\nthe city of feodosiya has a jewish community centre that is very active in doing research on the jewish community of crimea . you may contact them at [ email protected ] they can communicate in basic english ( so you can send the email in english ) but more than likely the response back will be in russian .\noutside kiev , favorite ukrainian vacation spots include the crimean peninsula , which has picturesque mountains and a stunning coastline . crimea ' s yalta , in particular , attracts tourists to its beaches and historic sites . the beautiful carpathian mountains in western ukraine are also a frequent travel destination . accommodations vary , but are generally adequate .\nthe crimean peninsula , also known as the crimea , is an autonomous republic in southeastern ukraine . the peninsula extends well into the black sea , measuring 175 kilometers ( 110 miles ) from north to south and 320 kilometers ( 200 miles ) from east to west , with a total area of 25 , 993 square kilometers ( 10 , 036 square miles ) . the narrow isthmus of perekop joins the peninsula to the mainland in the north and the kerch peninsula extends to the east , almost linking it with russia . the arabat spit is a long stretch of sand along the northeast coast of crimea that helps to form the sivash lagoon .\nwas replaced by the emblem of the republic of crimea and the abbreviation\ncr\n, but the blue and yellow colors were preserved . also on passenger cars was amended code of registry from 045 , 046 to 085 . the condition of infrastructure and rolling stock of the road at the time of its formation was poor . in mid - october of 2014 specialists of railways and goszheldornadzor conducted a survey of crimea and came to the conclusion that the structure of rail tracks and turnouts are in poor condition . as a result , in some areas the speed of trains was recommended to be reduced to 40 , 25 , and occasionally down to 10\nunless you are a ukrainian citizen , entering crimea from mainland ukraine will also require you to get a special permission from the national migration service . there is a limited number of reasons to get the permission which includes having close relatives or property there , being a human rights activist or being a member of some international organisations .\ntensions continued over the crimean peninsula , a former russian territory with a majority russian population . in 1995 , after crimea challenged the ukrainian government ' s sovereignty and threatened to secede , ukraine placed crimea ' s government under national control ; its regional assembly , however , was retained . another contentious issue was the division between russia and ukraine of the former soviet black sea fleet , based in the crimean port of sevastopol . a basic agreement , under which four fifths of the fleet would fall under russian control , was reached in 1995 , and in 1997 it was agreed that russia would be allowed to base its fleet at sevastopol for 20 years .\nthe successful wars with the ottomans in the second half of the eighteenth century and the annexation of the crimea by the russian empire in 1783 opened the steppes of southern ukraine to further colonization and brought numerous settlers of russian , serbian , german , and mennonite extraction into the region , apart from ukrainian cossacks and peasantry . the\nin view of this high level of irish involvement in the crimea , in both the military and civilian capacities , the intense interest of the irish public in the war is perhaps less surprising . many families must have had members in the crimea serving in some capacity . the work of war correspondents such as william howard russell fed this public demand for information , and the large number of crimean war ballads in irish collections is a further manifestation of this interest . when the south side of sevastapol was captured in september 1855 a series of celebrations took place around the country , and these were repeated when an armistice was signed in paris in february 1856 .\nin 2014 , following russian military occupation and a referendum of disputed legality , crimea declared its independence from ukraine and resolved to become part of the russian federation . the union was ratified by russia but has not been recognized by ukraine nor by the greater part of the international community . however , the region is now effectively under russian control .\nthe new alignment north of the crimean mountains would have three stations : zuia , bilohirsk and pervomaiske . that last station would in fact serve stary krim , the historical town that gave its name to the crimea . on the line to kerch , through trains would serve only lenine , capital of the rayon for the thinly - populated kerch peninsula .\nthe project , which is set to be completed next year , is seen as a massive political powerplay by vladimir putin because russia claims ukraine ' s crimea peninsula as its own territory after it was annexed in march 2014 . standing at a massive 35 metres above the water , the highest point of the arch is taller than the tower of big ben\ni ' m proud of living in the carriages i ' ve been part of refurbishing myself . i don ' t think i ' ll miss sleeping in the carriage the first days upon my arrival back home , but after a few days i ' ll probably miss the train a little bit .\nafter the soldiers have had their fair share of the life on the rails they have good possibilities of getting a job with a civilian railway company . according to postiglione there is a great demand for them back in italy :\nfor the time being , there are about 770 hotels in the crimea today . however , a half of them work only in the summer time . in the current circumstances , when one needs to redistribute the flow of tourists who used to go to turkey and egypt for holidays , the existing facilities on the peninsula are not enough to meet the demand .\nas of 2004 , there were 22 , 473 km ( 13 , 988 mi ) of railway in the ukraine , all of it 1 . 5 m ( broad ) gauge . highways in 2002 totaled 169 , 679 km ( 105 , 540 mi ) , of which 164 , 249 km ( 102 , 162 mi ) are hard - surfaced , including 1 , 770 km ( 1 , 100 mi ) of expressways . in 2003 , there were 5 , 603 , 800 passengers cars and 985 , 700 commercial vehicles registered for use .\nplans for its construction began to take shape shortly after the annexation , and were made all the more important by a series of blockades from the ukrainian side . the border between crimea and the rest of ukraine is highly militarised and subject to long delays . the peninsula was left without electricity for weeks on end in late 2015 after ukrainian vigilantes blew up electricity lines .\nthe area of the crimea is about 26 , 860 km\u00b2 : 72 % - plain , 20 % - mountains and 8 % - lakes and other water objects . as of 2014 , the population was 2 284 769 people . the density of this population is about 78 people per square kilometer : 62 . 7 % - urban and 37 . 3 % - rural .\nthe lutheran church in simferopol supposedly has a list going back to the early 1800s of all german families who emigrated to crimea under catherine the great , or so it was said at the archive . this information has not actually been confirmed at the lutheran church . for that matter , finding the lutheran church , although mentioned in the guide book , is actually a quite difficult task .\nthe russian 1803 - 1804 educational reform brought about the formation of gymnasiums , as well as privileged educational institutions , lyceums , and institutes for noble young ladies . the latter emerged in kharkov ( 1805 ) , poltava ( 1817 ) , odessa , and kiev . initial professional education was provided by specialized institutions : the kiev railway school , the kherson school of commercial navigation , and the yekaterinislav school of gardening , as well as art and trade schools . universities opened in kharkov in 1805 and in kiev in 1834 . two year teacher training courses affiliated with the universities followed suit .\nthe arch , which stands 227 meters long and 45 meters high , was assembled onshore at the kerch peninsula . on sunday , the construction teams started transporting the whole construction , which weighs more than 6 , 000 tonnes into place in the kerch strait , where it will be installed on special 35 meter - high piers and thus form one of the fairway arches of the crimea bridge .\ntitanic work has been done since the time of the conclusion of the state contract . the bridge to the crimea will be the longest in russia - the bridge across the kerch straight will be 19 kilometers long . all the necessary temporary infrastructure required for such a large - scale construction has been created , so we can start the construction of the bridge ,\nthe official said .\nthe city of odessa , with a population of 1 , 104 , 000 ( 1991 est . ) , is located 275 miles ( 443 kilometers ) south of kiev . the city ' s location on the black sea makes it one of ukraine ' s major ports . odessa is a major transportation center with excellent railway connections to other ukrainian cities , as well as moldova and romania . the city , with its well - developed industrial base , produces consumer goods , machinery , fertilizers , paints , dyes , and machine tools . a large oil refinery is also located near odessa .\na line from moscow to crimea via rostov is not rational , since it is a long detour around the sea of azov . the planned kerch bridge will probably have a limited rail line , primarily for freight . the connecting line through the kerch peninsula is of low quality . ( a tunnel or a bridge / tunnel combination like the \u00f8resund bridge might be more suited to a hsl ) .\nthe largest tv and radio network belongs to derzhavne tele radio ukraiiny ( state tv and radio of ukraine ) , which controls the national television channels ut - 1 and ut - 2 , national radio company of ukraine , the promin radio program , 26 regional state television companies , sevastopol ' and kyiv regional state television - radio companies , and the television - radio company krym ( crimea ) .\n( vol . 152 ) for 1903 confirms that the locomotives came from e b wilson - hudswell , clarke & co . of leeds . it is also clear that the government put the contract for the locomotives out to tender as\nmr peacock of manchester\n( presumably richard peacock , founding partner of beyer , peacock & co . ) submitted a tender for locomotivesfor the crimea in 1855 .\nthe carpathian mountains in the extreme west are the highest peaks in the country . mount hoverlya , the tallest summit in the country ( 2 , 061 meters / 6 , 762 feet ) , emerges from the carpathians . the crimean mountains at the southern end of crimea are also noteworthy , reaching a maximum height of 1 , 545 meters ( 5 , 068 feet ) at mount roman - kosh ."]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "wachovia securities", "paragraphs": ["wachovia securities : : us wachovia investor arbitration attorney robert wayne pearce , p . a .\nfirst union securities will announce wednesday that it has been renamed wachovia securities , registered rep . magazine has learned . the name change is effective may 2002 .\nfirst union announced this morning that it is buying wachovia corp . and adopting its corporate identity . first union corp . will become wachovia corp . , and first union securities will be renamed wachovia securities , officials said during a conference call this morning .\nwachovia securities is the trade name for the corporate and investment banking services of wachovia corporation and its subsidiaries , including its broker - dealer wachovia capital markets llc , member nyse , nasd , sipc .\nfirst union announced this morning that it is buying wachovia corp . and adopting its corporate identity . first union corp . will become wachovia corp . , and first union securities will be renamed wachovia securities , officials said during a conference call this morning . \u201cafter all the negative experiences that first union had last year , i have to believe that maybe taking the wachovia name is probably\nfirst union securities will announce wednesday that it has been renamed wachovia securities , registered rep . magazine has learned . the name change is effective may 2002 . this is the fourth name change in the past 10 years for both former kemper securities and wheat first brokers . first union is the retail brokerage arm of wachovia corporation , along with ijl wachovia . the firm , the nation ' s fifth\ndaniel j . ludeman , currently president and chief executive of wachovia securities , will be the president and ceo of the new firm .\nthis is the fourth name change in the past 10 years for both former kemper securities and wheat first brokers . first union is the retail brokerage arm of wachovia corporation , along with ijl wachovia .\nwachovia securities brings 600 registered reps to the deal , according to a spokesperson for first union securities . its brokerage operations include the former interstate johnson / lane business , which it bought in april 1999 . when combined , first union and wachovia securities will have 8 , 350 retail brokers in 600 retail branches and 133 offices , mostly located along the eastern seaboard .\nwachovia\u0092s equity capital markets group , which conducts equity research , underwriting , and sales and trading for retail and institutional clients under the wachovia securities brand , will continue to operate separately from the retail brokerage group .\nprudential is now exercising a put option it received as part of a 2007 deal in which wachovia bought a . g . edwards & sons inc . and folded it into wachovia securities , thus diluting prudential\u2019s share .\nwells fargo & company acquired wachovia corporation , including wachovia securities , in 2008 . the nonbank brokerage subsidiary of wells fargo & company is now called wells fargo advisors . the trade name for the capital markets and investment banking services of wells fargo & company and its subsidiaries is now called wells fargo securities .\nbut wachovia spokeswoman christy phillips brown told bloomberg , \u201cwachovia is firmly committed to our retail brokerage strategy and has no plans to sell it . \u201d the securities unit \u201chas been and continues to be one of wachovia corp . ' s best - performing businesses . it is a core business for wachovia and integral to our long - term strategy , \u201d she said .\nafter a posting record $ 8 . 9 billion quarterly loss in the second quarter , wachovia could sell its mutual fund business , securities brokerage or its northeast and texas branches , according to analysts . but wachovia says the brokerage isn\u2019t for sale .\ncharlotte will be the headquarters for the combined company ' s east coast retail and commercial and corporate banking business . st . louis will remain the headquarters of wachovia securities .\ndanny ludeman , president and ceo of wachovia securities brokerage group , said in a statement that the firm ' s new name\nhas compelling national power that will permit us to build on the sterling reputation associated with the wachovia brand . it gives us a distinct identity among a crowded and changing field of competitors in the securities industry .\nthe contributed brokerage operations will continue doing business under their current names until the merger is final , and then it will operate as wachovia securities , according to the statement .\nwachovia securities is deeply committed to leveraging technology in providing its customers with the best possible service and liquidity ,\nsaid mike lawroski , head of global rates at wachovia securities .\nparticipating on tradeweb ' s tba - mbs platform provides our firm with a great opportunity to further improve our service through efficient trading and online processing .\nwachovia corp . chairman l . m .\nbud\nbaker said that the combination of wachovia and first union securities will result in the creation of a super - regional brokerage firm that could become the\npremier wealth management company in america .\nunder the agreement announced wednesday , wachovia and prudential will combine their retail securities brokerage and clearing operations to form a new firm , which will be headquartered in richmond , va .\nnearly seven years ago , prudential financial combined its retail brokerage , prudential securities inc . , with that of wachovia , which became part of wells fargo last year . wachovia originally had a 62 % stake in the joint venture , while prudential had the remainder .\nunder the terms of the agreement , wachovia and prudential will combine their retail securities brokerage and clearing operations to form a new firm , which will be headquartered in richmond , virginia . wachovia will have a 62 percent ownership interest in the new firm , and prudential will own the remaining 38 percent . wachovia will appoint three members to the firm\u0092s board of managers and prudential will appoint two members . the contributed brokerage operations will continue doing business under their current names until integration is complete , and then will operate as wachovia securities .\nthe sale of prudential\u2019s stake in the division , known as wachovia securities , is not scheduled to be completed until about jan . 1 , 2010 , but prudential said the deal could go through sooner . prudential and wachovia combined their retail brokerages in july 2003 , with wachovia taking a 62 percent stake in the joint venture and prudential acquiring the rest .\nthe units of wachovia included in the new firm are : the entire wachovia securities retail brokerage firm , including its private client group , its in - bank investment services group and its independent brokerage group , which includes first clearing corporation , as well as selected supporting functions .\nwachovia corp . , created through the merger of first union and the old wachovia , has assets of $ 342 billion and branches in 11 states and washington , d . c .\njersey city , nj ( september 8 , 2004 ) - tradeweb , the leading dealer - to - customer fixed - income trading network , announced today that wachovia securities , a subsidiary of wachovia corporation ( nyse : wb ) , has gone live on its rapidly expanding mortgage bond trading platform .\njim toffey , ceo of thomson tradeweb commented ,\nwe are very excited to be working with wachovia securities as it strengthens its customer franchise on tradeweb . demand for electronic trading and processing continues to surge among mortgage investors and wachovia is now in an excellent position to capitalize on this growth\n.\nthe new firm will report to donald a . mcmullen , jr . , president of wachovia\u0092s capital management group . daniel j . ludeman , currently president and ceo of wachovia securities , will be the president and ceo of the new firm . he is a 24 - year veteran of the brokerage industry .\ndavid m . carroll , wachovia\u0092s co - head of merger integration of the first union / wachovia merger , which is planned for completion by year - end , will lead the integration effort .\nthis deal enables us to keep wachovia intact and preserve the value of an integrated company , without government support ,\nrobert steel , wachovia ' s president and chief executive , said in a statement .\nfirst union brokers say the firm has encountered problems in integrating the old everen securities\u2019 and first albany\u2019s back offices into first union .\nadditionally , three members of the wachovia board will join the wells fargo board when the transaction is completed .\nludeman said brokerage clients will receive information about the firm ' s decision to adopt the wachovia securities name in a series of communications over the next several months . he said the change does not affect clients ' relationships with their financial advisors .\nstrangfeld has led prudential securities for the past two years . he will continue in his position as a vice chairman of prudential financial .\nwachovia securities is the 16th dealer to join the tradeweb tba - mbs dealer group , which includes credit suisse first boston , goldman sachs , lehman brothers , merrill lynch , citigroup , morgan stanley , deutsche bank , jp morgan , greenwich capital , abn amro , bear stearns , ubs investment bank , banc of america securities , countrywide securities , and freddie mac ss and tg . according to greenwich associates , this group of dealers collectively handles over 97 % of all secondary trading volume in the mortgage pass - through market .\nwachovia securities has been the subject of numerous past regulatory events and arbitration proceedings . some of these past regulatory events and arbitration proceedings included claims involving fraud , misrepresentation , negligence , breach of fiduciary duty , omissions , unsuitable investments , churning , mismanagement of accounts , and failure to supervise . the financial industry regulatory authority ( finra ) oversees broker - dealer and stockbroker practices and enforces its rules to protect investors and uphold industry standards . finra also provides potential investors with useful research tools on its website . investors considering opening an account at wachovia securities should perform their own due diligence by reviewing the broker - dealer ' s regulatory history and stockbroker ' s history of conduct . to begin investigating wachovia securities and / or its registered representatives , please visit brokercheck ( urltoken ) .\nthat would have allowed citigroup to sell wachovia ' s distressed mortgage - related assets to the government for a profit .\nthe new firm will report to donald a . mcmullen jr . , president of wachovia ' s capital management group .\nfor dedicated representation by a law firm with substantial experience in all aspects of securities , and commodities and investment disputes , contact the law offices of robert wayne pearce , p . a . , located in boca raton , florida . for over 35 years , attorney pearce has tried , arbitrated , and mediated hundreds of disputes involving complex securities , commodities and investment law issues . the lawyers at our law firm are devoted to representing investors throughout the united states and international community ! we have information about arbitrations and disciplinary actions against wachovia securities and / or stockbrokers employed at the firm on our blog , urltoken . you can always call ( 800 ) 732 - 2889 or email mr . pearce at pearce @ urltoken for answers to any of your questions about your wachovia securities investment losses and / or any related matter .\nbloomberg reports that brad hintz of sanford c . bernstein & co . and gerard cassidy of rbc capital markets inc . suggest in research that wachovia\u2019s new ceo robert steel , who has pledged to sell \u201cnon - core assets , \u201d may decide that wachovia securities , which includes the a . g . edwards brokerage acquired last october , and evergreen mutual funds , qualifies as non - core .\nyou expect your investment bank to understand your company and industry inside and out . with wells fargo securities , you get that \u2013 and much more .\nfirst union is payout about $ 13 billion in stock for wachovia . a broker with ijl wachovia in richmond , va . , said that brokers in his office have not received details about how the brokerage businesses will be combined , and said the merger announcement came as quite a surprise to the producers in his branch , especially since first union plans to take the wachovia name .\nwe provide links to external websites for convenience . wells fargo does not endorse and is not responsible for their content , links , privacy , or securities policies .\nwells fargo securities is the trade name for the capital markets and investment banking services of wells fargo & company and its subsidiaries , including but not limited to wells fargo securities , llc , a member of nyse , finra , nfa , and sipc , wells fargo prime services , llc , a member of finra , nfa and sipc , and wells fargo bank , n . a . wells fargo securities , llc and wells fargo prime services , llc are distinct entities from affiliated banks and thrifts .\nadditional factors that could cause wachovia\u0092s and prudential\u0092s results to differ materially from those described in the forward - looking statements can be found in wachovia and prudential\u0092s annual reports on form 10 - k , quarterly reports on form 10 - q and current reports on form 8 - k filed with the securities and exchange commission . all subsequent written and oral forward - looking statements concerning the proposed transaction or others matters and attributable to wachovia or prudential or any person acting on their behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referenced above . wachovia and prudential do not undertake any obligation to update any forward - looking statement to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date the forward - looking statements are made .\nwachovia shareholders will receive 0 . 1991 shares of wells fargo for every share of charlotte , n . c . - based wachovia stock they own , valuing wachovia at about $ 7 per share . this is a nearly 80 percent premium over the stock ' s thursday closing price of $ 3 . 91 . shares closed at $ 10 last friday , the last trading session before the deal with citigroup was announced .\nwachovia , the nation ' s fourth - largest bank , will have a 62 percent ownership interest in the new firm , and prudential will own the remaining 38 percent . wachovia will appoint three members to the firm ' s board of managers and prudential will appoint two members .\nmr . pearce has tried , and mediated numerous disputes involving complex securities , commodities , administrative , contract , commercial , business tort and employment law issues for over 35 years .\nit is a bit unusual ,\nsaid the broker .\nbut wachovia does have a good , strong name here in the southeast .\nwells fargo securities is ranked in the top 10 in u . s . investment banking market fees and in the top 3 in total number of u . s . investment banking transactions .\njohn strangfeld , a vice chairman of prudential financial and leader of the company\u0092s investment division , which includes the retail securities brokerage and clearing operations , will serve as chairman of the new combined firm . strangfeld , a 25 - year employee of prudential , has led prudential securities for the past two years . he will continue in his position as a vice chairman of prudential financial .\nnew york ( ap ) - - in an abrupt change of course , wachovia corp . said friday it agreed to be acquired by wells fargo & co . in a $ 15 . 1 billion all - stock deal , wiping out wachovia ' s previous plan to sell its banking operations to rival suitor citigroup inc .\njohn strangfeld , a vice chairman of prudential financial and leader of that company ' s investment division , which includes the retail securities brokerage and clearing operations , will be chairman of the new firm .\nit provides superior value compared to the previous offer to acquire only the banking operations of the company and because wachovia shareholders will have a meaningful opportunity to participate in the growth and success of a combined wachovia - wells fargo that will be one of the world ' s great financial services companies ,\nsaid wells fargo chairman dick kovacevich .\nthrough tradeweb , wachovia securities now provides institutional investors deep liquidity across the range of actively traded tba - mbs products . currently , more than 350 major mortgage - backed institutional investors use tradeweb to execute a significant portion of their tba - mbs trades . in august alone , nearly $ 800 billion in volume traded over tradeweb ' s tba - mbs platform - a new monthly record .\na key difference is that the wachovia deal will be done without government assistance , while the citigroup deal would have been done with the help of the federal deposit insurance corp .\nwells fargo & co . is shelling out $ 4 . 5 billion in cash for prudential financial inc . \u2019s slice of a brokerage joint venture it shared with wachovia corp .\ncalvin previously served as the director of capital markets with an atlanta - based investment banking firm whereby he had responsibility for managing corporate and public client relationships as well as originating and executing capital markets and corporate finance transactions . calvin\u2019s client relationships included fortune 500 corporations and city and state pension and retirement funds . calvin possesses a wealth of knowledge in a diverse range of investment products . calvin began his investment - banking career with wachovia securities in atlanta , before moving to jpmorgan equity capital markets in new york . during his tenure with wachovia securities he held the positions of institutional fixed income investment officer and financial consultant . while at jpmorgan , calvin was responsible for conducting company and industry research , as well as performing valuation analysis for over $ 10 billion in equity and equity - linked transactions .\nwith more than 8 , 000 registered representatives serving clients through offices in 49 states , wachovia ' s combined brokerage organization has $ 274 billion in client assets , the firm says .\nnewark n . j . / charlotte , n . c . \u0097 february 19 , 2003 \u0096 wachovia corp . ( nyse : wb ) , and prudential financial inc . ( nyse : pru ) \u0097 two of the nation\u0092s leading providers of investment , securities , insurance , and banking products \u0097 announced today that they are joining retail brokerage forces to create one of the nation\u0092s largest retail financial advisory organizations .\non monday , citigroup agreed to buy wachovia ' s banking operations for $ 2 . 16 billion in a deal orchestrated by the federal government . that deal , which had been approved by the boards of both companies , was still subject to approval by wachovia ' s shareholders and regulators . it is not clear whether citigroup will have to pay a break - up fee .\nwachovia corporation ( nyse : wb ) , created through the september 1 , 2001 , merger of first union and wachovia , had assets of $ 342 billion , assets under management and administration of $ 802 billion , and stockholders\u0092 equity of $ 32 billion at december 31 , 2002 . wachovia is a leading provider of financial services to retail , brokerage and corporate customers throughout the east coast and the nation . the company operates full - service banking offices under the first union and wachovia names in 11 east coast states and washington , d . c . , and offers full - service brokerage with offices in 48 of the 50 states . global services are provided through more than 30 international offices . online banking and brokerage products and services are available through urltoken and www . wachoviasec . com .\nthe board approved wells fargo ' s offer late thursday . the deal is still subject to wachovia shareholder and other regulatory approvals . wells fargo said it expects the deal to close by year - end .\nbut the failure of the government ' s proposed $ 700 billion bailout for financial institutions monday afternoon cast doubt on whether citigroup would be able to rid itself of some of wachovia ' s bad debt .\nthe deal would give wells fargo , which is buying wachovia , full control of one the largest retail brokerage forces in the country , with 14 , 635 brokers and $ 1 trillion of client assets .\nthis news release contains forward - looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 , including , without limitation , ( i ) statements about the benefits of the transaction between wachovia and prudential , including future financial and operating results , cost savings , enhanced revenues , and accretion to reported earnings that may be realized from the transaction ; ( ii ) statements with respect to wachovia and prudential\u0092s plans , objectives , expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts ; and ( iii ) other statements identified by words such as \u0093believes\u0094 , \u0093expects\u0094 , \u0093anticipates\u0094 , \u0093estimates\u0094 , \u0093intends\u0094 , \u0093plans\u0094 , \u0093targets\u0094 , and similar expressions . these statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of wachovia and prudential\u0092s management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties . actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward - looking statements .\nif you have any further questions about enrolling in access online , please contact your financial advisor . wachovia securities is now wells fargo advisors . \u00a9 wells fargo advisors is a trade name used by wells fargo clearing services , llc ( wfcs ) and wells fargo advisors financial network , llc , separate registered broker - dealers and non - bank affiliates of wells fargo & company . wells trade brokerage accounts are offered through wfcs under the trade name wells fargo advisors .\ncharlotte , n . c . \u0097 wachovia corp . has agreed to acquire prudential financial inc . ' s retail brokerage unit in a deal that they said would create one of the nation ' s biggest brokerages .\nprudential financial plans to sell its minority stake in wachovia \u2018s brokerage unit to wells fargo in a deal that could yield the nation\u2019s second - largest life insurance company a $ 1 . 7 billion after - tax gain .\nwhen it reported second quarter results , wachovia said it expects $ 9 billion in additional mortgage losses over the next 18 months , though morgan keegan inc . analyst robert patten projected that number could exceed $ 15 billion .\nwells fargo securities offers a comprehensive set of capital markets services for corporate and institutional clients . these include originating and distributing public debt and equity , hedging interest rates and commodity and equity risks , advising on mergers and acquisitions , and originating structured lending facilities and municipal bonds .\na revised version of the bailout plan was passed on wednesday by the senate and goes up for a house vote on friday . the plan still centers on enabling the government to spend billions of dollars to buy bad mortgage - related securities and other devalued assets from troubled financial institutions .\nhe added that first union is determined to grow its wealth management business under the new wachovia banner , possibly increasing net income by as much as 15 % annually through cross - selling and possibly through more brokerage acquisitions in the future .\nmeanwhile , anton schutz , president of mendon capital advisors corp . in rochester , new york , said the bank is more likely to sell off retail bank branches such as new york and texas , where wachovia doesn ' t have strong market share .\nthe units of prudential included in the new firm are : the private client group , which includes prudential securities\u0092 domestic and latin american branches , and wexford clearing services corporation , as well as all supporting functions for these businesses . excluded from the new firm are prudential securities\u0092 widely - acclaimed , independent equity research department and its domestic and international equity sales and trading group . these will continue to operate as a unit of prudential financial and will be called the prudential equity group . other prudential units excluded from the new firm are : prudential\u0092s international private client and global derivatives operations , and the prudential bank and trust .\nthe wachovia - wells deal , announced friday , comes in a turbulent time for banks and financial firms as they grapple with the ongoing credit crisis , which led to the recent bankruptcy of lehman brothers holdings inc . and the failure of washington mutual inc .\n\u201cafter all the negative experiences that first union had last year , i have to believe that maybe taking the wachovia name is probably a good long - term strategy if this firm ever plans to have a national presence , \u201d says a first union broker who asked to remain anonymous .\nin addition to assuming $ 53 billion worth of debt , citigroup had agreed to absorb up to $ 42 billion of losses from wachovia ' s $ 312 billion loan portfolio . the fdic agreed to cover any remaining losses in exchange for $ 12 billion in citigroup preferred stock and warrants .\ntradeweb is the leading online fixed - income trading network with over 5 million trades executed and total volume surpassing $ 50 trillion since its inception in 1998 . tradeweb ' s multi - dealer auction model links 29 of the world ' s leading dealers of fixed - income securities with more than 1 , 500 buy - side institutions in north america and europe .\nwachovia is a regional banking firm based in winston - salem , n . c . first union corp . is headquartered in charlotte . a hiring freeze has been implemented at both firms , officials said during the conference call . the deal is expected to close in the third quarter of this year .\nseveral times during the conference call , thompson emphasized that the firm is preparing for a\nflawless\nintegration process that will be carefully and gradually implemented as wachovia and first union operations are merged over the course of the next three years .\ni can ' t emphasize this enough ,\nhe said .\nwachovia shares were up $ 2 . 25 , or 53 percent , at $ 6 . 50 in premarket trading , while wells fargo fell $ 1 . 40 , or 3 . 8 percent , to $ 35 . 31 . citigroup shares were down $ 3 . 10 , or 13 . 2 percent , to $ 20 . 35 .\nprudential , which is based in newark , and other insurance companies have seen their investment portfolios , which often include large piles of mortgage - backed securities , decline sharply in value over the past year . the company , which lost $ 108 million in the third quarter , also said that it had applied for capital through the $ 700 billion troubled asset relief program , or tarp , but that the government has not yet made a decision on its request .\nwith a strong entrepreneurial spirit , calvin has also enjoyed stints as founder and ceo of millennium health ventures , llc a healthcare holding company which established a growing network of five outpatient physical therapy clinics in georgia . he also served as ceo and board member of surgeon\u2019s choice assistants . calvin has an mba in finance from mercer university and a bachelors of science in finance from the university of alabama . he completed the ucla mergers & acquisitions executive education program . calvin holds the series 50 and 65 securities licenses .\n\u0093we are extremely enthusiastic about the formation of this new financial advisor powerhouse , \u0094 said mcmullen . \u0093this creates one of the nation\u0092s leading retail brokerage platforms , with a major national market presence , excellent growth prospects and a shared vision of putting the client first . this transaction is a clear indication of wachovia\u0092s commitment to its stated strategy of expanding retail distribution as a competitive advantage while generating rapid and attractive financial returns . \u0094\nprudential financial companies , with approximately $ 556 billion in total assets under management and administration as of december 31 , 2002 , serve individual and institutional customers worldwide and include prudential insurance company , one of the largest life insurance companies in the u . s . these companies offer a variety of products and services , including life insurance , property and casualty insurance , mutual funds , annuities , pension and retirement related services and administration , asset management , securities brokerage , banking and trust services , real estate brokerage franchises and relocation services . for more information , visit www . prudential . com .\ngregory feldman mr . feldman is a director \u2013 capital markets at silver portal capital with 20 years of capital markets experience . prior to joining the firm , he was vice president of capital markets for new york - based fbn securities where he developed and managed institutional investor accounts . prior to that , mr . feldman was responsible for business development and client management for institutional trading and equity research firms , capstone investments and caris & company . mr . feldman began his capital markets career with investment bank avondale partners , where he distributed firm research and raised over $ 100m of equity capital for investment banking clients . mr . feldman received a ba in economics and an mba in finance from emory university . mr . feldman holds a california real estate sales license and is finra series 7 , 24 and 63 licensed .\nsan francisco - based wells fargo will record merger and integration charges of about $ 10 billion , but says it expects earnings to be boosted within the first year after the acquisition closes . no government assistance is part of the deal terms .\nadditionally , wells fargo plans to issue up to $ 20 billion of stock , primarily common stock , to maintain a strong capital position .\nthe combined company will have total deposits of $ 787 billion and assets of $ 1 . 42 trillion , more than doubling wells fargo ' s totals on both counts . the bank will operate more than 10 , 000 locations . the two banks currently employ a combined 280 , 000 people .\nwhile the proposal would have prevented most banks from profiting on the sale of troubled assets to the government , an exception would have been made for assets acquired in a merger or buyout .\ncitigroup has not turned a profit for three straight quarters , and lost a total of $ 17 . 4 billion during that period after writing down its assets by about $ 46 billion . that ' s the most write - downs of any u . s . bank .\nwhile wells fargo has logged three straight quarters of profit declines , the bank has been weathering one of the nation ' s worst credit crises much better than most of its competitors , in part because it had less exposure to the subprime mortgages whose failure undermined the financial sector .\nthat means it hasn ' t been forced to take the huge number of write - downs that other banks have needed . under stumpf the bank also has continued raising its dividend at a time when many other financial institutions are slashing theirs to preserve capital .\njohn g . stumpf , wells fargo president and ceo , took over in june 2007 - - near the start of the credit crisis - - from kovacevich , who remains chairman . both men worked since the 1980s at norwest corp . , wells fargo ' s predecessor .\nsenate dem on trump court pick : ' never seen a president . . . make himself a puppet '\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nwells fargo advisors is one of the country\u2019s premier financial services firms . with wells fargo\u2019s brokerage businesses comprising more than 15 , 000 financial advisors nationwide , we offer a diverse array of investment products and services designed to meet the unique needs of individual investors .\n, monday through friday , 8 : 00 am - 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generated name of transaction ( e . g . whatsapp acquired by facebook )\ni could be wrong again . but the prospect to get a piece of the tarp funds may just puffs in the air , after this annoucement .\nthe new company will be the third largest brokerage firm in the country , based on combined client assets of $ 537 billion and 2002 estimated combined net revenue of $ 4 . 2 billion . the firm will have a national footprint of more than 3 , 500 brokerage locations , including 791 dedicated retail offices in 48 states and the district of columbia . the new company will create a full - service firm that will provide advice to customers based on research from multiple providers and have access to a broad suite of financial products and services from its parent organizations .\nthe transaction , which is anticipated to close in the third quarter of 2003 , is expected to be accretive to the earnings per share of both companies in the first full year following the closing , not including the effect of one - time charges . the transaction also provides attractive internal rates of return .\nthe new correspondent clearing unit will operate under the wexford name and will be among the nation\u0092s top five clearing firms , serving approximately 200 broker - dealers nationwide .\n\u0093our two firms are a great fit , \u0094 said strangfeld . \u0093this new company makes sense because it gives us the scale necessary to compete and because both parent companies share an investor - focused strategy . \u0094\nmcmullen noted that the combined entity would benefit from significant annual expense efficiencies , estimated at $ 220 million after tax by 2005 . the new company will record merger - related and restructuring charges and exit cost purchase accounting adjustments of approximately $ 681 million after tax in connection with the transaction over the 18 - month integration period .\nwith combined client assets of $ 537 billion , the new firm will distribute a full range of financial products , including mutual funds , annuities , insurance , lending , trust and 401 ( k ) products . it will be one of the leading distributors of mutual funds and annuities in the country .\n\u0093the combination of our financial advisory organizations will create a firm that is clearly among the leaders of our industry , \u0094 ludeman said . \u0093it will be a firm with the scope\nand resources required to make it the firm of choice for clients and in particular for quality financial advisors . \u0094\n\u0093there are few opportunities in the marketplace where two firms can join together to build the scale that makes you a major player overnight , \u0094 said strangfeld . \u0093we believe we are ideal partners for each other . our cultures are aligned and both firms are dedicated to putting the client first and offering them the best products and services . \u0094\nannouncement conference call : executives from both companies will discuss the partnership of the brokerage firms on a conference call at 10 a . m . edt on wednesday , february 19 . the call will be available by telephone and audio webcast . during the call , the speakers will review information presented in handouts that are available through urltoken participants are encouraged to access the handouts before the teleconference begins .\nwebcast instructions : to access the audio webcast go to urltoken and click on the audio webcast link . please log on to the website at least 10 minutes prior to the call to register and download and install any necessary audio software . a replay of the webcast also will be available beginning at 12 p . m . edt today .\nteleconference instructions : the telephone number for today\u0092s conference call is 800 - 283 - 4212 for u . s . callers ( 402 - 220 - 9731 for international callers ) . you will be asked to provide your name and business affiliation . mention the conference access code : 19996 . a continuous telephone replay will be available beginning at 12 p . m . edt today through 11 a . m . edt on march 5 . the replay telephone number is 402 - 220 - 9080 .\nvideo news release : b - roll and interviews with donald mcmullen jr . and john strangfeld can be downlinked from the following coordinates : sbs 6 , transponder 9 , 11 a . m . \u0096 11 : 30 a . m . edt , wednesday , february 19 th .\n( 16 ) technological changes ; ( 17 ) the effect of corporate restructurings , acquisitions and / or dispositions , including , without limitation , the transaction , and the actual restructuring and other charges related thereto ; ( 18 ) unanticipated regulatory or judicial proceedings ; ( 19 ) the impact of changes in accounting policies ; ( 20 ) the impact on the combined businesses , as well as on the risks set forth above , of various domestic or international military or terrorist activities or conflicts ; and ( 21 ) the success of the combined company at managing the risks involved in the foregoing .\nceo steel , who took the helm of the brokerage firm on july 9 after former ceo kennedy thompson was ousted , made the \u201cnon - core\u201d remarks on july 21 . at that time , he didn\u2019t define which assets are non - core , instead saying he would review the bank\u2019s units in the coming months .\nanalysts have been speculating about what the sale of various business units for many troubled wall street brokerages and investment banks .\nthe firm , the nation ' s fifth largest brokerage organization , will operate under its separate , existing names pending consolidation of separate brokerage systems , which the firm expects to complete in may , 2002 .\nthe companies said the resulting brokerage will be the third largest in the country , based on combined client assets of $ 537 billion and 2002 estimated combined net revenue of $ 4 . 2 billion .\nthe firm will have more than 3 , 500 brokerage locations , including 791 dedicated retail offices in 48 states and washington , d . c .\nthe merger is expected to close in the third quarter , the companies said .\nour two firms are a great fit ,\nsaid strangfeld .\nthis new company makes sense because it gives us the scale necessary to compete and because both parent companies share an investor - 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", "topic": 3}], "title": "safenet", "paragraphs": ["safenet originated during 1996 under mauritz le roux , current managing director of safenet security services .\nsafenet has been keeping women and children safe from domestic abuse for forty years .\n2000 : ire renamed to safenet , inc . after de vpn product wine . charwes brown acqwired de rights to de safenet name for $ 75 , 000 .\nsafenet\u2019s in - house attorney provides clr\u2019s legal representation and a person seeking civil legal representation at safenet is not required to have a pfa to be eligible for representation .\nsafenet supplies work to more than a thousand people in six provinces across the country .\nthe safenet program has evolved to a 24 hour on - call service to the emergency departments of the two hospitals . safenet trains medical personnel on the importance of screening and the dynamics of domestic violence . a fully accredited medical conference is sponsored annually by safenet featuring a nationally known speaker . to date , safenet has hosted 16 conferences which are always sellout events .\ntoday , safenet also offers counseling at outreach offices in public housing and at edinboro university .\nsafenet , inc . was an information security company based in bewcamp , marywand , united states , which was acqwired in august 2014 by de dutch security company gemawto . safenet ' s products are marketed under de safenet product brand , and incwude sowutions for enterprise audentication , data encryption , and key management . safenet ' s software monetization products are sowd under gemawto ' s sentinew brand .\none of the services provided by safenet is civil legal representation . ( clr ) . clr is provided for safenet clients and includes legal representation for family law , custody , support , and divorce .\nsafenet at is always looking for talented individuals to join our team . learn more about our current opportunities .\nsafenet deliver services throughout the north west from bases in burnley , preston , lancaster , rochdale and blackpool .\nexperienced gained in the international industrial and security environment enabled him to develop safenet into a dynamic security company .\nsafenet was notabwy one of de wargest suppwiers of encryption technowogy to de united states government . [ 1 ]\nsafenet reports third quarter financial results ; company reports record adjusted eps of $ 0 . 39 ; exceeds guidance\nthe orange button to the right of the safenet website will quickly exit the website , and land on the google search bar homepage . within your history it will not list the safenet website , it will say recently closed .\n2002 : safenet acqwired a dutch company secureawink . wif de cowwapse of de tech\nbubbwe\nsafenet , as a pubwic company wif a strong sawes channew , was abwe to acqwire a series of promising security companies at deep discounts .\nsafenet recognises the increased vulnerability and risk of serious harm and homicide that women and children face when complex needs are present .\nsafenet reports third quarter financial results ; company reports record adjusted eps of $ 0 . 39 ; exceeds guidance | business wire\nsafenet continuously strives to better itself in their field of expertise and is becoming a secure and household name in the security industry .\n- - the acquisition of datakey , whose identity management solutions will enhance safenet ' s ability to meet the demands of enterprise customers for secure and simplified user access and authentication . datakey , along with the safenet ikey and luna lines , will be part of the new identity management business unit , which will be led by tim russell , datakey ' s president , who will join safenet as vice president and general manager , reporting to chris fedde , senior vice president and general manager for safenet ' s enterprise security division .\n1983 : safenet , inc was founded in 1983 as information resource engineering by two nsa engineers and one entrepreneur named andony a caputo .\nwith gemalto\u2019s safenet access management & data encryption solutions , you can securely move your business forward in a mobile - first , digital world .\nsafenet is a non - profit organization providing free confidential services including counseling , legal advocacy , education and shelter to victims of domestic violence . safenet , erie\u2018s only accredited domestic violence agency , offers options and builds on strengths that assists in restoring lives . click to learn more \u00bb\npromoting and protecting online freedom of expression and digital rights in southeast asia countries . # 5afenet # 5thsafenet email : contact . safenet @ urltoken\n- - as mentioned above , today safenet announced that it has received a substantial dod order for the new safeenterprise sonet encryptors as well as the security management center . under the contract , safenet will be delivering the sonet encryptors operating at networking speeds from 155 mbps to 10 gbps .\nno hardware . no software . just services . hsm , key management and encryption services delivered from the cloud with safenet data protection on demand .\nas previously announced , safenet is hosting a conference call today at 5 : 00 pm edt . to join the safenet conference call , dial 1 . 866 . 800 . 8651 and use pass code 14508464 within the united states . if you are calling from outside the u . s . , please dial 617 . 614 . 2704 and use pass code 73293618 . the conference call will also be available via live webcast on safenet ' s investor relations web site at urltoken . a replay of the conference call will be immediately available via webcast on safenet ' s investor relations site .\nanthony caputo , chairman and ceo of safenet , stated ,\nwe are very pleased with safenet ' s third quarter performance . revenue grew sequentially by 9 % , and adjusted earnings per share grew even faster to $ 0 . 39 per share . this performance , that exceeded our previous guidance , is a new company record for quarterly profit . we grew in both the core safenet business , and the businesses we acquired from rainbow .\n1996 : mci communications waunched de first commerciaw vpn service using safenet technowogy . this service produced recurring revenue from safenet ' s trusted dird party secure des key distribution center . ire ' s nasdaq wisted stock rose 10 fowd , and andony caputo , den ceo , and charwes brown raised $ 24 miwwion in a secondary offering managed by ferris baker watts . safenet was adopted by dirteen of de top fifteen u . s . banks widin two years .\nthe former rainbow technowogies subsidiary safenet government sowutions , llc formerwy safenet mykotronx is stiww based in torrance , cawifornia wif offices in irvine , cawifornia and cowumbia , marywand . [ 12 ] the company was founded in 1979 as myko enterprises . it changed its name to mykotronx , inc in 1987 and merged wif safenet as part of de safenet merger wif rainbow in 2004 . [ 13 ] safenet government sowutions , llc has been operationawwy merged into safenet and de wines between de two organizations have been intentionawwy bwurred due to financiaw reasons . safenet government sowutions is no wonger considered a subsidiary . safenet government sowutions , llc provides infosec and comsec technowogy for de us government . the firm has an indefinite - dewivery , indefinite - qwantity contract for its kiv - 7 wine of commerciaw off - de - shewf cryptographic devices dat provide protection for digitaw and voice communications drough top secret , used by agencies such as de nsa and de nro . [ 14 ] oder products incwude de kov - 14 fortezza pwus pc card which was devewoped as part of de nsa ' s nssi program and is used on secure terminaw eqwipment . [ 15 ] they previouswy devewoped de cwipper chip . [ 16 ] [ 17 ]\nfounded in 1983 , safenet , inc . is one of the largest information security companies in the world , and is trusted to protect the most sensitive data for market - leading organizations around the globe . safenet ' s data - centric approach focuses on the protection of high - value information throughout its lifecycle , from the data center to the cloud . more than 25 , 000 customers across commercial enterprises and government agencies trust safenet to protect and control access to sensitive data , manage risk , ensure compliance , and secure virtual and cloud environments . learn more about safenet on twitter , linkedin , facebook , youtube , and google + .\n- - a multi - year production contract from the united states air force ( usaf ) with safenet subsidiary mykotronx , inc . this contract , part of the air force ' s cryptographic modernization ( cm ) program , is for the purchase of state - of - the - art electronic key management modules for existing safenet mykotronx ground units .\n- - a significant customer development within the us federal government . safenet delivered nearly 100 of its kiv - 7hsb high assurance encryption products to a major homeland security systems integrator .\nmenu id ( hidden ) : ( this is the id of the menu that will appear as the left navigation menu . by default the\nabout safenet\nmenu will appear )\nthe best way to support safenet is to give regularly . it provides a reliable income that we can count on , allowing us to plan in advance , and budget more effectively .\nas safenet already was in the service providing industry , he seized the opportunity to expand the business into a next phase of the service industry and so skosana contract labour came about .\nin 2009 , vector capitaw acqwired awaddin knowwedge systems , and pwaced it under safenet wif de annotation of ' under common management ' . in 2010 , de two companies were officiawwy merged .\non the 1 june 2006 it was decided to split the local and overseas business and from there elegant line trading 663 cc t / a safenet was establised to perform the local security service .\nthe calico group comprising : calico homes limited , calico enterprise limited , safenet domestic abuse service , ring stones maintenance and construction llp , acorn recovery projects , delphi medical ltd , hobstones homes limited .\npfacs , a separate 501c3 nonprofit which is located at safenet , was incorporated in 1990 . pfacs serves victims of domestic vio\u00adlence including those women from the community who did not need or want shelter .\nthe full process of leaving and restoring one\u2019s life may take years . prior to the capital campaign which began in 1998 , safenet was fully aware that our scope of services and potential target population were limited by virtue of the fact that service provision took place in confidential \u201chidden\u201d addresses . as the board steered itself toward a capital campaign , a name change was agreed upon and the name was legally changed from hospitality house to safenet . with honorary chair , susan hirt hagen and chairs ruth burton and cle austin , the campaign was a success and safenet center at 1702 french opened in 1999 .\n) - - oct . 28 , 2004 - - safenet ( nasdaq : sfnt ) , setting the standard for information security , today announced results for the third quarter ended september 30 , 2004 .\nwe are also confident in stating that we have executed well with integrating rainbow into safenet - people , products , and processes . we are finished - - on schedule and on budget .\nlegal services for abused individuals became more comprehensive through additional funding that was granted by then governor tom ridge in 1999 . these funds have enabled safenet to hire a full time staff attorney with support staff .\nsafenet protects victims and survivors of domestic abuse through the provision of safe refuge and support services , and promotes the prevention of further harm , through various initiatives including , working to build safe and healthy relations and promote equality .\ngemalto serves more than 25 , 000 customers in over 100 countries , across both commercial and government agencies . many of the world\u2019s leading global organizations rely on our safenet solutions to secure their high - value data throughout the information lifecycle\u2014 from the data center into the cloud . those customers utilizing safenet solutions include citigroup , banamex , bank of america , gap , netflix , starbucks , kaiser permanente , cisco , dell , hewlett - packad , and more .\nannex in june of 2007 , a new annex was opened . for years , overcrowding was a serious problem at safenet . at times , 28 women and children were living in a house originally built for a family of five .\nshelter hospitality house , the precursor to safenet , was founded by a group of interfaith women in 1974 as a private non - profit organization with a mission of providing temporary emergency shelter for women and their children in times of crisis .\nalex , five year old alex came to shelter early in the morning . he and his mother left from a household torn apart by violence . since his time with safenet , alex ' s life is slowly piecing itself back together .\ngemalto is a leading global provider of data protection . around the world , fortune 500 global corporations and government agencies turn to gemalto ' s safenet identity and data protection solutions to secure and protect their most valuable data assets and intellectual property .\n1995 : ire reweased de first commerciaw vpn system , cawwed safenet . safenet was conceived by charwes brown and qwickwy adopted by mci - worwdcom and vinton g . cerf , den head of mic - worwdcom ' s data network architecture . safenet was specified by gary l . mcgreaw , based on designs originawwy devewoped at nsa . gary mcgreaw became vp of marketing after de merger wif ire . charwes brown served as evp of sawes and business devewopment and sowd de vpn product into mci and cisco systems . charwes brown had worked cwosewy wif mci vp , vint cerf whiwe at sac and mci . vint cerf is best known as de co - designer of tcp - ip , de protocow suite used in de internet . oder earwy customers incwuded de nsa and de fbi .\nkeeping your family cyber secure is a necessary priority in today ' s digital world . but before you can protect yourself against it , it ' s important to understand exactly what cyber risk is . safenet is worldlink ' s parental control solution for child safety . it is our attempt to make the internet safe and secure for our children . it allows parental control what internet content is accessible over worldlink broadband connection . safenet allows our users to select which category of content they wish to restrict and at what timings .\nsafenet is a global leader in information security . founded more than 20 years ago , the company provides complete security utilizing its encryption technologies to protect communications , intellectual property and digital identities , and offers a full spectrum of products including hardware , software , and chips . arm , bank of america , cisco systems , the departments of defense and homeland security , adobe , samsung , texas instruments , the u . s . internal revenue service and scores of other customers entrust their security needs to safenet . for more information , visit urltoken .\non our 5th anniversary , southeast asia freedom of expression network ( safenet ) want to say : thank you for supporting us , for believing our works , and for helping us promoting and protecting online freedom of expression and digital rights in southeast asia . keep on fighting ! urltoken\nstatements contained in this document that are not historical facts could be deemed to be forward - looking statements within the meaning of section 27a of the securities act of 1933 and section 21e of the securities exchange act of 1934 . these statements are based on management ' s current expectations and beliefs , are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to a number of risks , uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward - looking statements , including , among others : the risk that the safenet and rainbow businesses will not be integrated successfully ; costs related to the merger with rainbow ; and other economic , business , competitive , and / or regulatory factors affecting safenet ' s business generally , including those set forth in its filings with the securities and exchange commission , including safenet ' s annual report on form 10 - k for the fiscal year ended december 31 , 2003 , its quarterly report on form 10 - q for the quarter ended june 30 , 2004 and its current reports on form 8 - k . if any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or any of these assumptions proves incorrect , safenet ' s results could differ materially from the expectations in these statements . safenet assumes no obligation and does not intend to update or alter these forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events , or otherwise .\nthe opportunity to acquire safenet has come at exactly the right time , as we have just entered into our new multi - year development plan and there is a perfect fit between gemalto ' s\nsecurity at the edge\nand safenet ' s\nsecurity at the core\ncapabilities . this will enable us to further accelerate the deployment of strong security solutions in the enterprise sector , and expand our technologies and growth opportunities in protecting online access . overall , our global leadership in digital security will be reinforced\n, said olivier piou , gemalto ceo .\nonce the acquisition is completed , safenet will significantly reinforce gemalto ' s identity and access management business . it will become part of gemalto ' s payment & identity segment , and its platforms & services activity , that account respectively for \u20ac1 , 329 million and \u20ac715 million of the 2013 pro forma revenue .\n2006 : safenet was invowved in de options backdating controversy . as a resuwt , bof de chief executive officer and de chief financiaw officer resigned , and in 2008 de company ' s former cfo was sentenced to six monds in prison for manipuwating empwoyee stock options . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ]\nacquisition in cash for up to $ 46 million of embedded security solutions ( ess ) , a security specialist that designs and develops intellectual property and secure solutions using encryption systems . on 2010 authentec acquired the embedded security division of safenet that added the packet engine and their ip cores to inside secure vault product line .\nsafeguarding high - value data gemalto ' s data - centric safenet security solutions have enabled our customers to adapt to the escalating internal and external threats to their high - value data , and rapidly evolve to address new business requirements and compliance mandates . our products deliver persistent protection of sensitive data throughout the information lifecycle by :\n- - the release of the sentinel ultrapro software protection keys . the ultrapro line adds significant new features that enhance security , ease - of - use and evaluation , enhanced memory , and reduce time - to - market for software developers . ultrapro reflects safenet ' s continued commitment to and focus on the sentinel product lines .\nour data - centric approach focuses on the protection of high value information throughout its lifecycle , from the data center to the cloud . more than 25 , 000 customers across commercial enterprises and government agencies trust safenet solutions to protect and control access to sensitive data , manage risk , ensure compliance , and secure virtual and cloud environments .\non 8 august 2014 , gemawto announced dat it had signed a definitive agreement to acqwire 100 % of de share capitaw of safenet from vector capitaw for us $ 890 miwwion on a debt free / cash free basis . [ 2 ] a subseqwent acqwisition of gemawto by french rivaw thawes group was pending as of apriw 2018 . [ 3 ]\nwe are very excited for the opportunity to join gemalto , which is recognized internationally for leadership in the digital security domain . our products and routes to market are perfectly complementary and our visions for the future naturally intertwined ,\nsaid prakash panjwani , safenet president and chief executive officer .\nthe combination of our portfolios will allow customers to have access to world ' s leading security products for mobile and cloud , delivering best - in - class protection of data and identities . this transaction will accelerate the delivery of gemalto ' s security solutions to the enterprise while also making safenet ' s data protection solutions accessible to the banking and telecom sectors \u2013 truly a win - win for everyone involved .\n\u200b\u200b\u200bamsterdam , august 8 , 2014 - gemalto ( euronext nl0000400653 - gto ) , the world leader in digital security , today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100 % of the share capital of safenet , a worldwide leader in data protection and software monetization , from vector capital for us $ 890 million on a debt free / cash free basis .\ndisclaimer : security services do not have any service level warranty or guarantee and it is always provided in best effort basis , followed by implementation of ideal common practices , awareness and knowledge . we endeavor best to ensure safenet\u2019s content filtering algorithm and lists are nearly accurate , but accept no liability for mis - classification or non - classification of a particular domain or url .\ncounseling survivors of abuse differs from mental health or substance abuse counseling . it is non - diagnostic , wellness or strengths based , and it assists the victim in critical thinking about safety in its broadest application of well - being . safenet counselors are certified through pennsylvania coalition against domestic violence and as such are granted full confidential privilege under state law . children , even those children whose parents don\u2019t believe they have witnessed the abuse , are affected . safenet provides counseling for kids who accompany their mothers to shelter or support groups . evidence - based practices , as developed by jackie campbell , ph . d . , help children to not take responsibility for the abuse , identify emotions with the goal of mastering negative emotions , and develop a safety plan .\nmedical advocacy in 1996 , safenet was one of 12 programs in the nation selected for a federal grant to support collaborative projects between the health care establishment and domestic violence services . our program evolved initially with then hamot hospital and saint vincent health care . doctors , nurses and domestic violence program directors were trained to first understand the efficacy of intervention which would connect the victim with domestic violence services .\ngemalto ' s safenet identity and data protection solutions are trusted by the largest and most respected brands around the world to protect their data , identities , and intellectual property . as the world leader in digital security , gemalto ensures the authenticity of your banking transactions , safeguards your health records , protects the purchase of your morning cup of coffee , and helps organizations to control risk , manage security , and maintain compliance .\nas gemalto enters into its 2014 - 2017 multi - year development plan , the digital world enters a period in which proper control over sensitive information is paramount . nearly 400 million digital data records have been lost or stolen already in 2014 , prompting a significant rise in global awareness regarding the effective protection of data . with this acquisition , gemalto and safenet combine the best technologies , expertise and services available for securing a complete infrastructure : network , users , data , software , at the core and at the edge .\ncaputo continued ,\ngovernment business remains strong . the safeenterprise ( tm ) system was chosen by the department of defense ( dod ) for a department - wide deployment . the first order will contribute to more than five percent of safenet ' s 2004 revenue , which represents only about one - third of the total revenue we expect to realize from this customer . likewise our classified government business was also strong , with record quarterly revenue . in previous quarters i ' ve spoken about our rights management business , which had been flat in prior years . this year , the business is producing a double - digit growth rate .\nvector capital is a leading global private equity firm specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses . vector identifies and pursues these investments in both the private and public markets . vector actively partners with management teams to devise and execute new financial and business strategies that materially improve the competitive standing of these businesses and enhance their value for employees , customers , and shareholders . among vector ' s notable investments are aladdin knowledge systems , allegro development corporation , cambium networks , certara , collabnet , corel , ipvalue management , landesk software , niku , gerber scientific , rae systems , register . com , safenet , technicolor , teletrac , tidel , watchguard technologies , and winzip .\nsafenet provides an extensive portfolio of data protection solutions including hsm1 advanced cryptographic key management systems , encryption technologies for civilian applications , authentication servers and authentication as a service , as well as sophisticated software license management and monetization solutions . as an example , hsms are the essential cloud - based secure elements generating and protecting the fundamental cryptographic keys and processing units used by digital authentication , encryption and signature mechanisms within computer networks and the internet . all of these will perfectly complement gemalto ' s offering of embedded software and portable secure elements , which are used globally at the other end of the network security chain , i . e . in the users ' pockets and inside the network - connected terminals .\nfor the quarter ending december 31 , 2004 , safenet currently expects to achieve revenues in the range of $ 62 to $ 66 million . the adjusted net income is expected to be in the range of $ 0 . 41 to $ 0 . 45 per diluted share . adjusted guidance excludes integration costs of $ 3 . 4 million , amortization of acquired intangible assets of $ 5 . 5 million , amortization of unearned compensation of $ 1 . 9 million , and net tax adjustments of $ 2 . 6 million . the adjustments are expected to increase net income by $ 8 . 2 million , or $ 0 . 33 per diluted share . the gaap net income is expected to be in the range of $ 0 . 07 to $ 0 . 12 per share .\nthe purchase price of us $ 890 million is self - funded with us $ 440 million from available cash , and us $ 450 million drawn from existing long - term credit facilities . depending on market conditions , gemalto may refinance the credit facilities through a bond issuance or other means at a later date . the closing of the transaction is expected to occur in q4 2014 , after approval from the relevant regulatory and antitrust authorities . after the acquisition is completed , gemalto will retain a strong financial structure with a net debt / ebitda ratio < 1 . the transaction will be accretive to adjusted eps ( earnings per share ) before purchase price allocation upon completion .\nas a result of the acquired business ' s anticipated profitability , growth and synergies , gemalto expects to surpass its 2017 profit from operations2 objective of \u20ac600 million by approximately + 10 % .\n2 profit from operations is a non - gaap measure defined as the ifrs operating result adjusted for the amortization and depreciation of intangibles resulting from acquisitions , for share - based compensation charges , and for restructuring and acquisition - related expenses .\ngemalto ( euronext nl0000400653 gto ) is the world leader in digital security with 2013 annual revenues of \u20ac2 . 4 billion and more than 12 , 000 employees operating out of 85 offices and 25 research and software development centers , located in 44 countries .\nwe are at the heart of the rapidly evolving digital society . billions of people worldwide increasingly want the freedom to communicate , travel , shop , bank , entertain and work \u2013 anytime , everywhere \u2013 in ways that are enjoyable and safe . gemalto delivers on their expanding needs for personal mobile services , payment security , authenticated cloud access , identity and privacy protection , ehealthcare and egovernment efficiency , convenient ticketing and dependable machine - to - machine ( m2m ) applications . we develop secure embedded software and secure products which we design and personalize . our platforms and services manage these products , the confidential data they contain and the trusted end - user services made possible .\nour innovations enable our clients to offer trusted and convenient digital services to billions of individuals . gemalto thrives with the growing number of people using its solutions to interact with the digital and wireless world .\nfor more information visit urltoken , urltoken , urltoken , or follow @ gemalto on twitter .\na presentation about this announcement and a q & a session will be webcast in english today at 3pm amsterdam and paris time ( 2pm london time and 9am new york time ) .\nquestions will be taken by way of conference call . investors and financial analysts wishing to ask questions should join the presentation by dialing :\nthe accompanying presentation slide set is now available for download on our investor relations web site .\nreplays of the presentation and q & a session will be available in webcast format on our investor relations web site approximately 3 hours after the conclusion of the presentation . replays will be available for one year .\nthis communication does not constitute an offer to purchase or exchange or the solicitation of an offer to sell or exchange any securities of gemalto .\nprivate equity firms , armed with a record $ 1 trillion in cash , are investing more in public companies than at any time since the financial crisis , buying those left behind in wall street\u2019s nine - year bull market .\nthe kela group ( kela ) , a rapidly growing , israel - based provider of advanced cyber intelligence software and solutions , today announced a $ 50m equity investment from san francisco - based vector capital . vector\u2019s minority investment marks the first institutional funding received by kela in its 9 - year history .\non the heels of closing its fifth fund at $ 1 . 4 billion , vector capital sold a non - voting minority interest to dyal capital partners , a division of neuberger berman that acquires minority equity stakes in established alternative asset managers . other pe firms dyal backs include : h . i . g . , kps capital partners , silver lake and vista equity partners . vector , based in san francisco , invests in technology sectors , including : software , internet , digital media , communications , and industrial technology . the firm has been active with portfolio company deals of late , including recently agreeing to sell 2020 technologies , a developer of interior design software , to golden gate capital . we caught up with vector founder alex slusky to ask about the dyal deal , the larger trend of middle - market pe firms selling minority stakes and the tech m & a landscape .\nvector capital , a leading private equity firm specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses , today announced that affiliates of dyal capital partners ( \u201cdyal\u201d ) , a division of neuberger berman , made a strategic minority investment in vector . under the terms of the transaction , dyal has acquired a passive , non - voting , minority stake in the firm . there will be no changes to vector\u2019s strategy , investment process or day - to - day operations .\nsaba software , a leading provider of people - centric talent management solutions , has appointed docusign\u2019s president , worldwide field operations , neil hudspith , to its board of directors . mr . hudspith\u2019s appointment further accelerates saba\u2019s growth strategy as a leader in the saas talent management market , and bolsters strategic and operational expertise .\nsaba software , a leading provider of people - centric talent management solutions , today announced pervez qureshi\u2019s retirement from the role of ceo . phil saunders , saba\u2019s president , will immediately assume the role of president and ceo as part of the company\u2019s succession plan , and will also maintain his position on saba\u2019s board .\nchyronhego , a portfolio company of vector capital , today announced the appointment of marco lopez as ceo , effective jan . 8 . the company\u2019s former president and ceo , johan apel , will continue serving the company as executive chairman of the board with an emphasis on chyronhego\u2019s market leadership in sports solutions .\nvector capital , a leading private equity firm specializing in transformational investments in established technology businesses , today announced it has successfully completed a restructuring of vector capital ii , l . p . , a 1999 vintage fund , vector capital iii , l . p . , a 2005 vintage fund , and affiliated vehicles held by existing lps ( collectively , the \u201cfunds\u201d ) , for approximately $ 450 million . goldman sachs asset management\u2019s vintage funds and gic led the transaction , and collectively , are now the largest lps in the funds .\ncorel corporation today announced that it has acquired clearslide inc . , the sales engagement platform leader that enables sales , marketing , and service teams to drive more successful customer interactions . with this acquisition , corel will make significant investment into the development of clearslide ' s cloud - based platform , fueling its technology leadership and enabling clearslide to grow its business in new markets .\nchyronhego today announced the appointment of boromy ung as chief product officer , reporting to president and ceo johan apel . as leader of chyronhego\u2019s global product management division , ung has taken charge of the vision and roadmap for the company\u2019s award - winning family of solutions for live television , news , and sports production .\nthe clipper chip has been designed and introduced by the federal government to standardize encryption technology so that law enforcement agencies can listen in on\nprivate\nconversations in electronic media . the device will initially be installed in government phones , and at & t will also sell it for individual and business use . it is clear that the government would very much like the clipper to become the standard for all future domestic electronic\nprivate\ncommunication . many respected professionals in telecommunications and related industries fear that the government may soon make moves to outlaw or otherwise kill other encryption technology that could compete with the clipper .\nthis is not unlike the government demanding that you give them a sealed copy of all your future phone conversations and other computer - facilitated communications , just in case they ever want to open and examine them later .\nthe legal right to express oneself is meaningless if there is no secure medium through which that expression may travel . by the same token , the right to hold certain unpopular opinions is forfeit unless one can discuss those opinions with others of like mind without the government listening in .\n. . . there is a kind of corrupting power in the ability to create public policy in secret while assuring that the public will have little secrecy of its own . . .\nthis message contains announcements from the white house , at & t , the electronic frontier foundation , the computer professionals for social responsibility , and various news articles . technical details and darker , deeper , evaluations of the clipper project are available ; see the usenet newsgroup sci . crypt for current info and pointers .\nfrom : clipper @ urltoken ( clipper chip announcement ) subject : white house public encryption management fact sheet organization : national institute of standards & technology date : fri , 16 apr 1993 20 : 44 : 58 gmt note : the following was released by the white house today in conjunction with the announcement of the clipper chip encryption technology .\nthe president has approved a directive on\npublic encryption management .\nthe directive provides for the following :\nadvanced telecommunications and commercially available encryption are part of a wave of new computer and communications technology . encryption products scramble information to protect the privacy of communications and data by preventing unauthorized access . advanced telecommunications systems use digital technology to rapidly and precisely handle a high volume of communications . these advanced telecommunications systems are integral to the infrastructure needed to ensure economic competitiveness in the information age .\ndespite its benefits , new communications technology can also frustrate lawful government electronic surveillance . sophisticated encryption can have this effect in the united states . when exported abroad , it can be used to thwart foreign intelligence activities critical to our national interests . in the past , it has been possible to preserve a government capability to conduct electronic surveillance in furtherance of legitimate law enforcement and national security interests , while at the same time protecting the privacy and civil liberties of all citizens . as encryption technology improves , doing so will require new , innovative approaches .\nin the area of communications encryption , the u . s . government has developed a microcircuit that not only provides privacy through encryption that is substantially more robust than the current government standard , but also permits escrowing of the keys needed to unlock the encryption . the system for the escrowing of keys will allow the government to gain access to encrypted information only with appropriate legal authorization .\nthe attorney general of the united states , or her representative , shall request manufacturers of communications hardware which incorporates encryption to install the u . s . government - developed key - escrow microcircuits in their products . the fact of law enforcement access to the escrowed keys will not be concealed from the american public . all appropriate steps shall be taken to ensure that any existing or future versions of the key - escrow microcircuit are made widely available to u . s . communications hardware manufacturers , consistent with the need to ensure the security of the key - escrow system . in making this decision , i do not intend to prevent the private sector from developing , or the government from approving , other microcircuits or algorithms that are equally effective in assuring both privacy and a secure key - escrow system .\nthe attorney general shall make all arrangements with appropriate entities to hold the keys for the key - escrow microcircuits installed in communications equipment . in each case , the key holder must agree to strict security procedures to prevent unauthorized release of the keys . the keys shall be released only to government agencies that have established their authority to acquire the content of those communications that have been encrypted by devices containing the microcircuits . the attorney general shall review for legal sufficiency the procedures by which an agency establishes its authority to acquire the content of such communications .\nthe secretary of commerce , in consultation with other appropriate u . s . agencies , shall initiate a process to write standards to facilitate the procurement and use of encryption devices fitted with key - escrow microcircuits in federal communications systems that process sensitive but unclassified information . i expect this process to proceed on a schedule that will permit promulgation of a final standard within six months of this directive .\nthe attorney general will procure and utilize encryption devices to the extent needed to preserve the government ' s ability to conduct lawful electronic surveillance and to fulfill the need for secure law enforcement communications . further , the attorney general shall utilize funds from the department of justice asset forfeiture super surplus fund to effect this purchase .\nat & t ( nyse : t ) said today it is moving to improve the security and privacy of telephone communications by incorporating a just - announced new u . s . government technology for voice encryption into its secure communications product line .\nat & t will use the clipper chip , announced today by president clinton as a new technology for voice encryption , in all of its secure telephone products except those specially designed for government classified customers . the commerce department has announced a six - month timetable for the final certification of clipper .\nat & t is pleased to be the first company to publicly commit to adoption of the clipper chip ,\nsaid ed hickey , at & t vice president , secure communications systems .\nwe believe it will give our customers far greater protection in defeating hackers or eavesdroppers attempting to intercept a call .\nand now all commercially available at & t voice encryption products will be compatible with each other , a major step forward in bringing secure communications capabilities to the business community .\nin standardizing at & t voice encryption products on the clipper chip , at & t will include the algorithm in the telephone security device as well as in the secure voice / data terminal .\nthe at & t telephone security device is a compact , lightweight unit that brings advance encryption technology to conventional land - line and cellular telephones . it provides a powerful , convenient and reliable way to protect the most sensitive telephone conversations .\nthe device works with a conventional land - line or transportable / mobile cellular phone . it turns the phone ' s signal into a digital stream of encrypted information that is decrypted by a telephone security device attached to the phone at the receiving end of the call .\nthe at & t telephone security device connects easily to desk telephones or tranportable or mobile phones . it weighs 1 . 5 pounds and is 7 inches long , 4 . 5 inches wide and 1 . 5 inches high . and it ' s as easy to use as it is portable .\nthe at & t secure voice / data terminals are desktop telephones that provide encryption for both telephone calls and data transmissions .\nthese at & t secure communications products use an enhanced voice encryption technique that provides very high voice quality . this technology allows calls placed with these products to approach the voice quality of normal calls .\nto further enhance interoperability , at & t will consider licensing to other manufacturers its enabling technologies for interoperability . interoperability of encryption devices requires common technology beyond the use of a common encryption algorithm , specifically common methods of digital voice encoding and signaling .\nat & t has already performed integration tests with clipper chips manufactured by the government ' s supplier , mykotronx inc . , of torrence , calif . , and is preparing to integrate the chip into the manufacturing of its secure products . at & t ' s clipper - equipped telephone security devices will be available to customers by the end of the second quarter .\nthe federal government intends to adopt the clipper chip as the standard for voice encryption to help protect proprietary information , protect the privacy of personal phone conversations and prevent unauthorized release of data transmitted electonically . at the same time , use of the clipper chip will preserve the ability of federal , state and local law enforcement agencies to intercept lawfully the phone conversations of criminals .\nadoption of clipper will support both the government ' s efforts to protect the public and the public ' s right to privacy ,\nhickey said .\nat & t secure communication systems provides products to protect voice , data , fax , cellular and video communications . it also engineers and integrates secure communications applications . its customers include the governments of the united states and other nations as well as major corporations around the world .\nfor more information about the at & t telephone security device 3600 and other at & t secure communications products , call david arneke at 919 - 279 - 7680 .\ncomputer professionals for social responsibility ( cpsr ) today called for the public disclosure of technical data underlying the government ' s newly - announced\npublic encryption management\ninitiative . the new cryptography scheme was announced today by the white house and the national institute for standards and technology ( nist ) , which will implement the technical specifications of the plan . a nist spokesman acknowledged that the national security agency ( nsa ) , the super - secret military intelligence agency , had actually developed the encryption technology around which the new initiative is built .\naccording to nist , the technical specifications and the presidential directive establishing the plan are classified . to open the initiative to public review and debate , cpsr today filed a series of freedom of information act ( foia ) requests with key agencies , including nsa , nist , the national security council and the fbi for information relating to the encryption plan . the cpsr requests are in keeping with the spirit of the computer security act , which congress passed in 1987 in order to open the development of non - military computer security standards to public scrutiny and to limit nsa ' s role in the creation of such standards .\ncpsr previously has questioned the role of nsa in developing the so - called\ndigital signature standard\n( dss ) , a communications authentication technology that nist proposed for government - wide use in 1991 . after cpsr sued nist in a foia lawsuit last year , the civilian agency disclosed for the first time that nsa had , in fact , developed that security standard . nsa is due to file papers in federal court next week justifying the classification of records concerning its creation of the dss .\ndavid sobel , cpsr legal counsel , called the administration ' s apparent commitment to the privacy of electronic communications , as reflected in today ' s official statement ,\na step in the right direction .\nbut he questioned the propriety of nsa ' s role in the process and the apparent secrecy that has thus far shielded the development process from public scrutiny .\nat a time when we are moving towards the development of a new information infrastructure , it is vital that standards designed to protect personal privacy be established openly and with full public participation . it is not appropriate for nsa - - an agency with a long tradition of secrecy and opposition to effective civilian cryptography - - to play a leading role in the development process .\ncpsr is a national public - interest alliance of computer industry professionals dedicated to examining the impact of technology on society . cpsr has 21 chapters in the u . s . and maintains offices in palo alto , california , cambridge , massachusetts and washington , dc . for additional information on cpsr , call ( 415 ) 322 - 3778 or e - mail ( cpsr @ csli . stanford . edu ) .\nas a step toward the development of vast new data\nsuperhighways ,\nthe federal government has designed a powerful device that would protect the privacy of electronic communications by encoding them but still allow police to eavesdrop .\ncritics say the project , announced friday by the clinton administration , raises serious questions about the protection of civil liberties as more people use cellular and cordless phones and computer - based communications .\nthey also warned that the device is not likely to help law - enforcement agents foil high - tech criminals unless it becomes the most widely used commercial encryption system - and drives private competitors out of the business .\n' a . k . a . big brother , ' that ' s what i call it ,\nsaid stephen bryen , a former pentagon official who runs a company developing a rival encryption system .\nbryen said it was\nvery disturbing\nthat the government has gone so far with the previously classified project\nwithout consulting with experts in the industry\nwhose investments could be wiped out .\none high - ranking federal official , raymond kammer , acknowledged that such concerns are part of an\nappropriate debate\nthat needs to be held over the project .\nmaybe it turns out that society , as it debates this , finds it unacceptable ,\nsaid kammer , acting director of the national institute for standards and technology .\ni ' m not sure . this is the start of that debate .\nmillions of people who exchange information via computers and make calls from cordless and cellular phones , which are especially vulnerable to interception , could be affected . experts say an era is dawning in which traveling executives exchange electronic memos and negotiate sensitive deals via hand - held communicators using vulnerable wireless transmitters .\nin endorsing the plan , the white house described it friday as an outgrowth of federal efforts to capitalize on advances in telephone and computer technology while preventing drug dealers and terrorists from finding new ways to mask their misdeeds .\nin last year ' s campaign , president clinton pledged to invest billions of dollars in faster and more secure data links to enhance the standing of u . s . firms in the global economy .\nbut as the computer industry has developed systems to enable businesses to scramble data transfers and telephone conversations as a safeguard against industrial espionage , a growing number of criminals also have begun using them to foil court - authorized wiretaps .\nunder the new plan , engineers at the national security agency invented a new coding device , called the\nclipper chip ,\nwhich is said to be much harder to crack than encoding systems now on the market .\nthe government licensed two california companies - mykotronx and vlsi technology - to make the computer chips . the chips will form the\nbrains\ninside small scrambling devices that can be attached to individual telephones .\nto spur the venture , the justice department will soon purchase several thousand of the devices . military and spy agencies also are expected to use them .\nprivate businesses would not be required to use the technology . but federal officials hope their sponsorship will establish the clipper chips as the new industry standard and crowd out competing systems ."]}
{"id": 54177, "summary": [{"text": "dogs trust , formerly known as the national canine defence league , is an animal welfare charity and humane society in the united kingdom which specialises in the well-being of dogs .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the charity rehabilitates and finds new homes for dogs which have been abandoned or given up by their owners .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "people are encouraged to sponsor a dog for at least \u00a3 1 a week , even if they are not able to rehome the dog .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "it also runs microchipping and neutering schemes in the united kingdom and abroad , in order to reduce the number of unwanted litters of puppies and stray dogs euthanized by other organisations .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "dogs trust has 20 rehoming centres across the uk , and its first international rehoming centre opened in november 2009 in dublin , ireland .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the charity does not put any healthy dogs down . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "dogs trust", "paragraphs": ["dogs trust also runs several projects to support vulnerable dog owners and their dogs .\neamonn and ruth are proud to be patrons of the charity dogs trust , to support the continuing work of the dogs trust team .\nthe production zone was commissioned by the dogs trust charity to film material for its annual awards ceremony - the \u2018dogs trust honours . \u2019\n2017 was another great year for dogs trust in ireland . we rehomed 2 , 746 dogs .\nhere at dogs trust , we believe that every dog should have their day .\nin 1964 the non - destruction policy was adopted by dogs trust . since then dogs that cannot for some reason be rehomed , can be sponsored and become permanent residents at dogs trust centres .\nthe dogs trust is a wonderful , trustworthy charity that really cares about their dogs and stand by their word .\ne lead the field in kennelling of dogs because we believe our dogs deserve it ,\nasserts clarissa baldwin . as head of the dogs trust (\nit ' s the dogs i\u2019m doing it for \u2013 my friends at dogs trust who are still without a home .\ncopyright dogs trust worldwide \u00a9 2016 , all rights reserved . registered charity number : 1167663\nclarissa baldwin , the head of dogs trust . photograph : karen robinson for the observer\ndogs trust arrived in ireland in 2005 , and is ireland\u2019s largest dog welfare charity .\ni don\u2019t trust anybody in my life except my mother and my dogs . \u2014cheryl cole\ndogs trust : name that dog ! waggy walks mascot needs a name . . .\ndogs trust - overheard : jake is refusing to do waggy walks . . . | facebook\namanda sands , dogs trust leeds rehoming centre manager , said :\nevery pound raised through waggy walks sponsorship is vital to dogs trust and will go directly to provide for the thousands of dogs in our care .\ndogs trust is an animal welfare charity based in the united kingdom . their primary focus is the well - being of dogs .\na campaign from the dogs trust kicks off tonight aimed at changing \u201coutdated and incorrect\u201d perceptions held by the public about rescue dogs .\ncindy cindy the lurcher was left tied to the gates of dogs trust evesham at christmas in freezing rain in 2014 . after her ordeal , cindy was wary of people , but after lots of tlc from dogs trust has learnt to trust again .\nexpressing an interest in this job will allow dogs trust to review your profile for this position .\nin the past year dogs trust has shown me how much of a difference a dog can make to your life as my wife ruth and i adopted little maggie from dogs trust harefield .\ndogs trust is the uk ' s largest dog welfare organisation . every year we rehome thousands of dogs through our network of centres .\ndogs trust , the uk\u2019s largest dog welfare charity , has greatly welcomed the welsh government\u2019s decision to introduce compulsory microchipping for all dogs .\nit isn\u2019t just about re - homing unwanted dogs . let me talk you through some of the things dogs trust uk can offer .\nthese are the fifth annual dogs trust honours awards , which recognise dogs who have performed outstanding acts of bravery , dedication or devotion .\ndogs trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the uk with a nationwide network of rehoming centres and charity shops . last year , dogs trust centres cared for over 17 , 000 dogs ; we never put a healthy dog down .\ngiving donations is a wonderful thing indeed as so many dogs need the love and care that the dogs trust can offer . but there is also one more other way you can help the dogs trust to continue the great work that they do\u2026\ndogs trust education officers regularly take part in holding presentations and informational events at schools across the country .\nthroughout their history dogs trust has strived to protect dogs , campaigning for changes in government policy to improve the lives of all dogs . their mission statement is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life , free from the threat of unnecessary destruction . dogs trust never puts a healthy dog down .\ndogs trust is ireland ' s largest dog welfare charity . we established our dublin rehoming centre in november 2009\ndogs trust , the uk\u2019s largest dog welfare charity , has an income of over \u00a390 million . the trust , which cares for around 15 , 0 . . . read more\ndogs of all shapes and sizes find themselves at dogs trust , many through no fault of their own , and last year maggie was just one of the 16 , 000 dogs that were rehomed .\ni will be walking at the london event in finsbury park along with many dogs trust staff and dogs and other walkers so i hope to see you all there .\nfor my 50th birthday i asked my friends to raise \u00a3100 which they did . another friend , who is not on facebook , gave me \u00a310 for dogs trust & so i have equalled it as dogs trust is a fantastic charity\ndogs trust is an animal welfare charity and humane society in the united kingdom which specialises in the well - being of dogs . the charity rehabilitates and finds new homes for dogs which have been aba . . .\ndogs trust is the uk\u2019s largest dog welfare charity with 17 nationwide rehoming centres . they never put a healthy dog down .\ndogs trust began operations funded entirely by donations from members and supporters . in 1902 membership totalled 1000 for the first time and continued to grow steadily to 6 , 500 members by 1910 . today dogs trust has over 600 , 000 members and supporters .\nyou will see john ' s name as an option in the\nwhere did you hear about dogs trust ?\nsection .\ngoing from small beginnings , the dogs trust now boasts a list of 18 re - homing centres across the uk and ireland , including a dogs trust sanctuary in salisbury , aimed at dogs who prefer not to live with humans . for more information on the brilliant work of the sanctuary , please follow the link .\ndogs trust has made such a difference to not only my life but also ruth and jack ' s ,\neamonn explained .\nthree month old rottweiler puppy spud was handed over to dogs trust harefield on christmas eve last year as part of an unwanted litter .\nbutterball crossbreed butterball and his siblings were abandoned in a field over christmas 2015 , and was lovingly cared for at dogs trust ballymena .\nbritain ' s largest canine welfare charity , the dogs trust , has calculated that 42 per cent of the dogs that passed through its rescue centres in the past year were pure breeds .\nthrough both world wars when food became scarce and public opinion began to suggest that maybe dogs should provide food rather than consume it , dogs trust stressed the value of dogs as rat catchers , thus saving over 75 million tonnes of food per year . by making personal representations to the chancellor of the exchequer , dogs trust persuaded him to reverse his decision to destroy 50 % of the dogs in the country . during world war i dogs trust paid for over 12 , 500 dog licences ; a valuable help to families whose bread - winner was away at war .\nrspca and dogs trust centres are operating at capacity after a busy christmas period and have lengthening waiting lists of animals to be taken in .\nthey were among dog lovers up and down the countrywho put on their walkingshoes to raise some much needed cash for the dogs trust yesterday .\nyou can\u2019t have a pristine house with ten dogs , and i\u2019d rather have the ten dogs . \u2014glenn greenwald\nthe plight faced by countless dogs in the uk carries on far beyond christmas and the general election . dogs trust urges you to do all you can to help improve dog welfare in the uk .\n2004 \u2013 dogs trust launches the freedom project pet fostering service in greater london . the launch and service is backed by refuge and women\u2019s aid .\nfor any further information or to have a look at more of the great work that they do , please visit their main dogs trust website .\neamonn holmes , who is involved in judging the other categories , said : \u201ci\u2019m delighted to be on the judging panel for dogs trust honours .\ndogs trust is the uk ' s largest dog welfare charity . through a network of 17 rehoming centres , the charity rehomes thousands of dogs every year . dogs trust never puts a healthy dog down , and has a dog sponsorship scheme ( www . sponsoradog . org . uk ) . the charity also runs education , microchipping and neutering programmes .\nadrian burder , marketing director at dogs trust , said : \u201cthis ad is beautiful , and anyone who loves dogs will be moved by it . we expect a lot of interest from people who can give a new home to a dogs trust dog as a result . the idea of ' trained for love ' is a wonderful way to describe the amazing work our centres do with stray and abandoned dogs . \u201d\nthe dogs trust \u2018a dog is for life . . . \u2019 slogan celebrates 35 years : is it the most ripped off slogan of all time ?\nyou can help to make a difference to a dog ' s life - for more information and to make a donation , visit the dogs trust website .\nthe dogs trust , which does not destroy any healthy dog , last year found homes for more than 12 , 000 animals from its 17 rescue centres .\nvowing never to turn down a reasonable request for help , dogs trust began operations funded entirely by donations from members and supporters . in 1902 membership totalled 1000 for the first time and continued to grow steadily to 6 , 500 members by 1910 . today dogs trust has over 550 , 000 members and supporters .\nthe daily mirror is backing dogs trust honours 2012 and is asking for readers to vote on the shortlist for the hero pet dog and hero service dog .\nanother slightly more unusual illustration of dogs trust ' s war work was the collecting of combings from members ' dogs ' fur to be knitted into clothing for the troops . this was a very successful operation , which continued for many years . the services of dogs trust were also advertised at military camps in the uk so that dogs who attached themselves could be found homes when camps disbanded . they also found homes for volunteer dogs ( messengers , guard dogs , rat catchers ) when the war came to an end and helped with quarantine bills for dogs befriended by soldiers at the front and subsequently brought home .\nthis entry was posted in admiring , working and tagged alex mcgibbon , charity dog walk , dog walks , dogs trust , fundraising for charity , icawc , international companion animal welfare conference , jamie knight , mass dog walks , microsimple , prettier pixels , raise money for dogs trust , waggy walks . bookmark the permalink .\nthe outbreak of world war ii led to dogs trust issuing instructions for constructing a gas - proof kennel and gas masks for dogs through appeals on the bbc . numerous leaflets were produced giving advice on coping with anticipated emergencies .\nin 2003 , dogs trust changed its name , which was originally ncdl or the national canine defence league , to more accurately reflect the work that we now undertake .\nthe dogs trust \u2018a dog is for life . . . \u2019 slogan celebrates 35 years : is it the most ripped off slogan of all time ? | the drum\ndogs trust has recently launched its ' doggy manifesto ' . we are calling on all politicians to think carefully about the wider social impact of dog welfare and how important dogs are to us as individuals and in the wider community .\nif you are unable to take part in one of the ten walks around the country then please sponsor me . every little helps dogs trust care for the 16 , 000 dogs or more that pass through their doors every year .\nover the years , dogs trust has continually campaigned on behalf of dogs to stop all manner of cruelty . for example , in the early 1900s it successfully campaigned to prevent experiments into the causes and effects of drowning and smallpox using live dogs . they presented a petition with 9 , 000 signatures to parliament in support of the dogs ( protection ) bill . in 1913 they campaigned against cruelty to dogs performing in circuses and music halls . in 1946 they campaigned against the chaining of dogs .\ntoday dogs trust ( formerly the ncdl ) is the uk\u2019s largest dog welfare charity and cares for over 15 , 000 dogs each year through its network of 20 rehoming centres in the uk - and one in dublin . we have been involved in every piece of legislation affecting dogs over the past 126 years .\nclarissa baldwin , who coined the phrase \u2018a dog is for life , not just for christmas\u2019 , is stepping down as chief executive of the dogs\u2019 trust . photograph : karen robinson\nhello and welcome to dogs trust west london ! our rehoming centre based in harefield is set within 16 acres of farmland and home to seventy five purpose built kennels . we currently have over 150 dogs in our care including our sponsor dog - skye !\nwe are pleased to say dogs trust glasgow is now fully open and operating as normal . we would like to thank everyone for their patience and well wishes during our temporary closure .\nif you are in receipt of certain types of government benefits , dogs trust will pay a subsidy towards vets\u2019 fee\u2019s to have your pet neutered . this can help with numerous problems .\nthe team at denton\u2019s vets4pets are calling on dog lovers and their pooches to join their waggy walk this weekend and help raise hundreds of pounds for homeless hounds at dogs trust manchester .\nevery christmas dogs trust highlights the plight of dogs given as presents and subsequently abandoned . dogs trust ' s chief executive , clarissa baldwin obe , coined the phrase\na dog is for life , not just for christmas\nover thirty years ago to help address the problem of large numbers of dogs being given as christmas gifts every year . not only is the slogan one of the most recognisable strap lines in the uk - but its message has been heeded . in 1978 20 % of dogs were given as gifts whereas in 2008 this figure was just 1 . 8 % .\nby offering their expertise and training to staff running animal rescue charities overseas , dogs trust help and support these charities to provide the best possible care and practices for animals in their care .\nhero pet - scampi the 14 - month - old jack russell saved his owner , rosie , from an attempted sexual attack just three days after he was adopted from dogs trust newbury .\nthe aim is to construct this eco beacon so that it achieves the highest level of sustainability . still , ask baldwin what the most ethical thing you can do for the dogs trust is and her response is unequivocal :\nrehome one of our dogs .\ntoday ( wednesday 30th november ) dogs trust has changed its name to socks trust in the charity ' s latest stand against impulse puppy purchasing , reminding everyone that puppies should never be on the christmas list , and to instead # givesocksnotdogs because ' a dog is for life , not just for christmas . '\nactress nicola wheeler , who plays nicola king in tv soap emmerdale , cut the ribbon to officially start the leeds waggy walk \u2013 a sponsored event for dog lovers organised by the dogs trust .\nbramble beagle cross bramble was found wandering the streets , heavily pregnant , the week before christmas in 2015 . she gave birth to a healthy puppy holly on christmas eve at dogs trust basildon .\nthe charity has has always recognised kindness to dogs above and beyond the call of duty and in 1912 it began to award its silver medal to people who have rescued dogs from beatings , rivers , fires and other hardships . dog heroes were awarded with inscribed silver coins . in 2008 dogs trust honours award was founded celebrating the difference dogs make to our lives , by highlighting heart - warming stories of devotion and courage .\nwe have hundreds of puppies and dogs of all shapes , sizes , colours and breeds in our care , looking for their special someone . all puppies and dogs in our rehoming centre are neutered , microchipped , fully vaccinated and have their temperament assessed before going to their forever home . dogs trust also offers a lifetime of training and behavioural support for all dogs and puppies rehomed from our centre . dogs trust does not receive any government funding towards our life saving work , so none of this would be possible without the continued commitment and generosity of our donors and supporters . we simply could not continue our efforts without them .\non saturday , we were fortunate to attend the first open day of the friends of the island history trust . the new group succeeds the island history trust project which was responsible for collecting photographs , ephemera and relevant historical information about the island .\ntheir website is packed with information for every area in a dogs\u2019 life . from grooming and exercise to feeding and behaviour in our dogs , the dogs trust are there for every occasion . their knowledge and care for our canine companions is evident to see . so much so that they are often consulted by the government regarding issues relating to dog ownership .\nthe island history trust under the stewardship of eve hostettler was a charitable trust created in the 1980s to promote interest in the history of the island and of the people and places within the island . some of the most popular events of the island history trust were the open days when visitors and islanders came together to look at and discuss the many hundreds of photographs and documents .\ndogs trust is now active in ten countries around the world . in addition to being a rehoming charity it continues to work tirelessly within the community and alongside the government to deal with a range of issues in society from dangerous dogs , so called \u201cstatus dogs\u201d , puppy farming and the online sale of puppies . most notably they have been crucially involved in legislation on the animal welfare act , breeding , dangerous dogs , greyhounds and currently microchipping .\nhow brands used twitter to celebrate christmas : debenhams , dog ' s trust , john lewis , cadbury ' s . . .\nour lovely centre has 66 glass fronted kennels that house hundreds of dogs every year on their journey to a new home . like every dogs trust centre , we never put a healthy dog down , so we ' ll never stop trying to find a home for every dog , even the ' special dogs ' who have been with us for six months or more .\ni\u2019ve seen a look in dogs\u2019 eyes , a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt , and i am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts . \u2014john steinbeck\ndogs\u2019 lives are too short . their only fault , really . \u2014agnes sligh turnbull\nthe more i see of men , the more i like dogs . \u2014clara bow\nafter meeting maggie we knew we had to take her home with us and we ' ve never looked back . i couldn ' t imagine our home without her and dogs trust is providing similar happy endings each and every day for the thousands of dogs that they care for and rehome .\ndogs trust was founded in 1891 as the national canine defence league ( ncdl ) . we exist to protect dogs from torture and ill - usage of every kind and we have always campaigned on dog - welfare related issues to ensure a safe and happy future for our four - legged friends .\nthe winners in 4 categories will be presented with their awards at the red carpet dogs trust honours event - hosted by dragons ' den star deborah meaden - at the honourable artillery company in london on may 21 .\nwe all know that dogs trust is the uk\u2019s largest dog welfare charity . it cares for nearly 17 , 000 dogs each year through its network of 20 rehoming centres across the uk and one in dublin . most people will recognise their slogan \u2018a dog is for life , not just for christmas\u2019 .\nthe love of a dog is a pure thing . he gives you a trust which is total . you must not betray it .\n\u201cdogs trust manchester does a fantastic job and we\u2019ve worked closely with them in recent months so we just wanted to do our bit to help them continue their amazing work , \u201d says stef bent , receptionist at vets4pets .\ndame joan collins labrador cross dame joan collins and her siblings were found abandoned on christmas eve in 2014 . they were cared for at dogs trust bridgend and were named after the 2015 new year ' s honours list .\nwe currently have 81 dogs looking for a loving new home . can you help ?\ndogs are not our whole life , but they make our lives whole . \u2014roger caras\ndogs act exactly the way we would act if we had no shame . \u2014cynthia heimel\nheaven\u2019s the place where all the dogs you\u2019ve ever loved come to greet you . \u2014unknown\ndogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell . \u2014emily dickinson\ntheir reason and motto is self explanatory . they never put a healthy dog down , which in itself is one of their main company slogans . formerly known as the national canine defence league , the dogs trust was founded in 1891 . their mission was to rehabilitate and re - home stray and unwanted dogs .\nas the dogs trust celebrates its 35th anniversary of its \u2018a dog is for life , not just for christmas\u2019 slogan , the charity looks at how the trademark has been imitated by brands such as asda , nhs and ann summers .\ndogs are actually very smart , it\u2019s just that they\u2019re rather clumsy , but it\u2019s this trait that makes humans attracted to them and why i love dogs so much . \u2014hiromu arakawa\ndogs trust is the largest dog welfare charity in the uk . we rescue and rehome dogs all over the uk ( ireland too ) . we never put a healthy dog down . we also promote responsible dog ownership through youth education , neutering and microchipping campaigns . a dog is for life , not just for christmas \u00a9\n2005 \u2013 dogs trust launches the freedom project pet fostering service in yorkshire in order to help more families fleeing domestic violence find somewhere safe for their pets . vera baird qc attends the launch and highlights the importance of pet fostering services .\nparsnip parsnip was one of three 12 - week old crossbreed puppies found after being abandoned in a stable before christmas . the puppies , taken in by dogs trust newbury , were suspected to be bred to fuel the christmas puppy trade .\ni\u2019m an american , but have recently visited the uk and naturally explored their take on dog ownership . i\u2019m now officially an avid supporter of the dogs trust uk , and would like to talk a little about them and show you why i believe they stand out from the rest of dogs welfare charities from around the globe .\nthe annual dogs trust honours awards were held at home house on 23rd july 2013 . showcasing a wealth of heartwarming stories and celebrating a selection of the bravest dogs in the country , the awards highlight what a difference a dog can make to its ' owner ' s life . celebrity host adrian chiles presented awards to the seven lucky winners , which range from outstanding pet dogs to the amazing humans doing their part .\nhistories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends . \u2014alexander pope\ndogs lead a nice life . you never see a dog with a wristwatch . \u2014george carlin\n\u201cthe secret belongs only to the maker of good and faithful dogs . \u201d \u2015 john buchan\nharefield is home to a fully restored 17th century tithe barn : the colonel rosy hall . overlooking the landscaped gardens and ponds , it is the only tea rooms within dogs trust ; why not stay a little longer and pay us a visit ?\ndogs trust education officers offer free interactive workshops for 7 - 11 year olds in schools and youth groups across the country . over the last five years , 8 , 547 workshops have taken place targeting 256 , 410 children from across the uk .\ndogs trust can now see your profile and send you feedback . they ' ll let you know if they are interested in your application * but if you are excited about a position , we advise that you apply as soon as you can .\nunder the animal welfare act , introduced last year , people can be prosecuted for dumping dogs .\ndogs are the only mammals that will actually stare and look into a human\u2019s eyes . \u2014jerry o\u2019connell\nthe only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants . \u2014johnny depp\nwe campaign to promote responsible dog ownership , thereby helping to end the destruction of healthy dogs .\nover the last five years , dogs trust has invested nearly \u00a32 million in education services . we promote responsible dog ownership using resources and a dedicated website to encourage children to understand the work , time and money that goes into being a good dog owner .\nthe ncdl began operations funded entirely by donations from members and supporters . in 1902 membership reached 1 , 000 and it continued to attract supporters . in 1910 it had 6 , 500 members . today dogs trust has over 550 , 000 members and supporters .\nsubscribe by direct debit - get the weekly issue delivered to your door , the biggest and best our dogs annual and free access to the our dogs members ' area . read more . . .\n\u201ci now know firsthand how much happiness dogs can bring to our lives and in some cases , as these hairy heroes prove , can be lifesavers . they\u2019re all hero dogs in my eyes . \u201d\ndog ' s best friend \u2013 karen lawe karen is the co - founder of the deaf dog network , an organisation that supports the owners of deaf dogs and the dogs themselves . karen dedicates herself to educating potential owners , breeders and rescue centres about how to work with and train deaf dogs .\nclarissa baldwin , chief executive of the dogs trust , said :\nwe ' ve become such a throw - away society that it is too easy for people to go and buy the wrong dog for their lifestyle and then just get rid of it .\nwe ' re the team at dogs trust shoreham . there are 52 kennels here , so the centre is quite big and our staff care for a lot of dogs every year thanks to support from people like you . every dog deserves a loving home , and we ' ve got quite a few looking ! drop in to find your perfect match . : )\nrecord numbers of pedigree dogs , many worth thousands of pounds , are being abandoned by their owners .\nof about 50 , 000 dogs dumped last year , almost 8 , 000 healthy animals had to be destroyed , an increase on the previous year . about 300 were destroyed under the dangerous dogs act .\nthe better i get to know men , the more i find myself loving dogs . \u2014charles de gaulle\ninvestigators have discovered that dogs can laugh , which can\u2019t be too big of a surprise . \u2014tony snow\ndogs are how people would be if the important stuff is all that mattered to us . \u2014ashly lorenzana\n\u201cdogs see the bigger picture\u2014everything as a whole , not broken pieces of glass that need fixing . \u2014madison\u201d\nthe dogs trust hope project is a unique scheme which has been helping dogs whose owners are homeless or in housing crisis since 1994 . our veterinary entitlement card scheme provides free preventative and subsidized veterinary treatment through participating homelessness organisations and vets . we provide advice for homeless dog owners on issues ranging from finding dog friendly temporary accommodation through to advice on welfare and veterinary issues .\nfounded in 1891 , dogs trust , formally known as the national canine defence league ( ncdl ) , has always campaigned on dog - welfare related issues . we work closely with politicians and policy makers across the uk and internationally to raise awareness of dog welfare issues .\nthe new friends of the island history trust have decided to follow that tradition and a wide range of people visited the first open day at st john\u2019s community centre .\nthe new wing also features three low - stress kennels for dogs who are overwhelmed in the kennelling environment .\ntraditionally , most abandoned dogs have been crossbred\nmongrels\n, with pedigree animals representing only a small fraction .\ndogs are the best example of a being who doesn\u2019t need to lie to protect someone\u2019s pride . \u2014ammiel josiah monterde\nthe more i see of the depressing stature of people , the more i admire my dogs . \u2014alphonse de lamartine\nthe more i see of the representatives of the people , the more i admire my dogs . \u2014alphonse de lamartine\nworking towards the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life , free from the threat of unnecessary destruction .\nbetty betty the staffordshire bull terrier was abandoned outside a betting shop on 23rd december , 2015 at just five weeks old . she was brought to dogs trust leeds , where staff cared for her over christmas . without this round - the - clock care , betty might not have made it .\non rehoming your new dog from dogs trust you will receive six weeks ' free insurance from our partner allianz pet insurance , this covers your dog for any unexpected illnesses and injuries during that time . for further details and to continue with your insurance plan after that period , visit the allianz website .\na neutered dog is quite often far happier than a dog that hasn\u2019t been neutered as it can help calm some dogs down in their temperament . it also will help to keep down the number of unwanted stray dogs or puppies .\njohn is a celebrity ambassador for hearing dogs for the deaf and is sponsoring a puppy to become a hearing dog .\nif there are no dogs in heaven , then when i die i want to go where they went . \u2014will rogers\nbeing a true charity , the dog\u2019s trust rely on donations from the public to give them the ability to continue the great work they do for our canine friends every day of the year .\n10 events being held countrywide : let ' s go walkies with dogs trust 3 october 2010 last year over 5 , 000 of you and your four legged friends came to dogs trust ' s first ever waggy walks ! not only was it a great day , you also helped raise over \u00a385 , 000 for our canine friends - which has helped give thousands of abandoned dogs a healthier , safer and happy life ! dogs trust will be waggy walking once again in ten beautiful parks across the uk . you can choose to walk a route of 5k or 10k and you don ' t need a dog to take part . so why not treat yourself , family and friends to another great day out ? you ' ll be helping even more of our four legged friends ! and if you didn ' t take part last year , join us to make this waggy walks even bigger and better ! waggy walks whereabouts : * belfast * coventry * leeds * merseyside * stockton - on - tees * brighton * glasgow * london * salisbury * south wales urltoken\nthe first dogs trust clinic offering free treatment opened in bethnal green in 1926 and by 1939 there were nine across london dealing with over 80 , 000 animal patients a year ( the service was not confined to dogs ) . the clinic at hackney was completely destroyed during the war , but was soon reopened nearby . by 1949 there were 13 clinics offering a full hospital service throughout the country . the last clinic closed in 1980 .\nalthough the figure has dropped significantly - it means that around 131 , 400 dogs are still given as gifts every year .\nany man who does not like dogs and want them about does not deserve to be in the white house . \u2014calvin coolidge\nthere is good news for devoted pet owners struggling to find rented accommodation with their best friends . a specialist insurance policy is available through endsleigh insurance brokers and dogs trust , the uk\u2019s largest dog welfare charity , to encourage more landlords to accept pets in their properties , making it easier for pet owners to rent with their pets .\nour mission is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life free from the threat of unnecessary destruction .\ndogs are mute and obedient , but they have watched us and know us and can smell how pitiful we are . \u2014tove jansson\nmany of the walkers taking part brought their dogs to temple newsam , near leeds , as well as their waterproofs and umbrellas .\nin 1912 the first ndcl dogs home was opened in fulham , london . in 1926 they opened a clinic in bethnal green and the same year saw their first animal ambulance hit the road . by 1939 they had helped 82 , 000 dogs at their clinics .\ndug dug the lurcher was left tied up outside dogs trust west calder in - 5 degree winds , with a note\ntoo old now , good with kids , good nature .\ndug was shivering and confused but after some tlc from the team , he enjoyed a merry christmas with his new two legged friends at the rehoming centre .\ndogs trust , or as it was originally called , the national canine defence league ( ncdl ) was founded in 1891 to protect dogs from \u2018torture and ill - usage of every kind\u2019 . it was during the first ever crufts dog show held at the royal agricultural hall , islington , that a small party of gentlemen brought together by lady gertrude stock vowed to campaign for the protection of strays , the provision of proper veterinary care and to campaign against muzzling , prolonged chaining , and experimentation on dogs \u2013 a widespread practice at the time . it also vowed never to turn down a reasonable request for help .\nour mission is to bring about the day when all dogs can enjoy a happy life , free from the threat of unnecessary destruction .\nthe greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them . \u2014stanley coren\nmy dogs have been the reason i have woken up every single day of my life with a smile on my face . \u2014jennifer skiff\nhearing dogs for deaf people is a national uk charity and centre of excellence in training hearing dogs to alert deaf people to everyday household sounds and danger signals in the home , work place and in public buildings . there are currently over 750 working partnerships in the country .\nmrs baldwin said that increasing numbers of fashionable hybrid dogs , such as the labradoodle , a labrador - poodle cross , were being abandoned .\nthe rspca received about 50 cats and dogs a day during december and expects the level to rise to about 90 a day this month .\nin 2006 , we launched our nationwide subsidised neutering scheme , enabling people in receipt of means tested social welfare payments to have their dogs neutered and microchipped at a reduced cost . since the start of the campaign , almost 100 , 000 dogs have been neutered through this scheme .\nyou think dogs will not be in heaven ? i tell you , they will be there long before any of us . \u2014robert louis stevenson\nthere are several practical issues that make the operation less sustainable than it might be : for starters , at the dogs trust , canine guests always have access to the outdoors via a dog flap , which means heat escapes every time they stretch their legs . meanwhile they must be kept warm in winter , and cool \u2013 using air conditioning \u2013 in summer .\nthe optimum temperature for a fairly passive dog is around 18c ,\nexplains baldwin . rescuing dogs can be a gas - guzzling affair .\npaul kitcatt , chief creative officer at kitcatt nohr , added : \u201cdogs trust is a fantastic organisation , and a great client . this ad follows our successful fundraising tv work last year , and takes us into new territory . the idea is simple but utterly charming , and you would need a heart of stone to resist the appeal of our canine stars . \u201d\nthe make a difference trust brings together the british entertainment community and its audiences to raise funds to support people living with hiv and aids , and those in the entertainment industry facing hardship as a result of long term medical conditions .\nthe change has alarmed staff , who believe it shows that dogs are being used increasingly as\nfashion items\nand dumped when tastes change .\nmany of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs\u2014loyalty , devotion , selflessness , unflagging optimism , unqualified love\u2014can be elusive to humans . \u2014john grogan\n\u201cthe greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them . \u201d \u2015 stanley coren\n\u201cdogs die . but dogs live , too . right up until they die , they live . they live brave , beautiful lives . they protect their families . and love us . and make our lives a little brighter . and they don ' t waste time being afraid of tomorrow . \u201d\nbut in spring 2012 , baldwin and her charity will unveil the world ' s greenest dog - rehoming centre . dogs trust loughborough is a 14 - acre centre that will cut energy use and carbon emissions by at least 30 - 40 % . it will feature renewable energy generation , green roofs , underfloor heating , solar , thermal and photovoltaic panels and a rainwater - recycling system .\n2006 \u2013 marks the two year anniversary of the freedom project working with cats protection in london to help care for cats temporarily as well as dogs .\nthe island board walk - isle of dogs heritage walking trail . the pilot project has come to an end - please stay tuned for updates . urltoken\ni think dogs are the most amazing creatures ; they give unconditional love . for me , they are the role model for being alive . \u2014gilda radner\nsometimes i think i like dogs more than i like humans . the only time a dog has ever betrayed me\u2026was by dying . \u2014jos\u00e9 n . harris\nellie - may is one of a number of dogs owned by ms rees - hopkins , but none of the others have had the same ability .\ndid you know that the charity have a very reasonably priced online gift shop for all your canine ( and human ) gift goodies ? it might not be the kind of lowest prices on dog products offered by amazon , but have a look at their fantastic dogs trust gift shop website , and know that money from every sale goes towards helping them continue the fantastic work that they do .\nwe are currently campaigning for the compulsory microchipping of dogs . we would also like to see stronger measures to protect the welfare of greyhounds , an effective dialogue on the growing social problem of dangerous and status dogs , and a total ban on the battery - farming and selling of puppies in pet shops .\nmeanwhile , the rspca , which has about 50 centres , found new owners for 17 , 000 dogs , but had to put down 1 , 000 .\nan important focus for the new group will be getting new islanders and young people involved and celebrating their part in the story of the isle of dogs .\nthere\u2019s just something about dogs that makes you feel good . you come home , they\u2019re thrilled to see you . they\u2019re good for the ego . \u2014janet schnellman\nthe 100 all - time greatest quotes about dogs is cataloged in ambrose bierce , canines , charles darwin , charles m . schulz , dogs , gilda radner , health & wellness , inspirational , jerry seinfeld , john steinbeck , johnny depp , marilyn monroe , mark twain , quotes , rudyard kipling , will rogers\nif i have any beliefs about immortality , it is that certain dogs i have known will go to heaven , and very , very few persons . \u2014james thurber\n\u201cthe dog looked up in entreaty . liquid brown eyes begged : take me with you . i\u2019ll be good . oh , the lies that dogs told . \u201d\nthere is a large variety of flea preventative products for dogs available today . not every product is right for every pet , however , and it . . .\nsome save lives while others bravely search for bodies and others have recovered from brutal attacks in the line of duty - but all of them are hero dogs .\n\u201cdogs are loyal , patient , fearless , forgiving , and capable of pure love . virtues that few people get through life without abandoning , at least once . \u201d\nin many areas , local history is kept alive by the often unsung work of volunteers who come together for their love of their area . we are sure , the new friends of island history trust will be a great success and an invaluable resource for the island .\nevery year we rehome thousands of dogs through our network of centres . we have 18 rehoming centres across the uk and ireland , providing some of the best kennelling facilities in the world . we also provide for the neutering and microchipping of thousands of dogs every year and we invest in the dog owners of tomorrow through our education programme .\ndogs really are perfect soldiers . they are brave and smart ; they can smell through walls , see in the dark , and eat army rations without complaint . \u2014susan orlean\nwe campaign on many issues which affect the lives of dogs and their owners . we can only achieve this with your support . read about our campaigns and get involved .\nwho deliver free curriculum linked workshops based around responsible dog ownership throughout primary schools in ireland . to date , the team have delivered over 100 , 000 workshops , reaching 300 , 000 children . dogs trust believe that by educating children , we are enabling the next generation of dog owners to make informed decisions on owning a dog in the future . the programme also offers free , curriculum linked teaching resources to all primary schools in ireland through the website\nin the last few years , grain free diet for dogs have become all the rage for pet parents . it ' s likely you ' ve heard or read . . .\nthe friends of island history trust will play an important part in providing a central hub in which people who want information about the island will have access to a number of knowledgeable local people . the group have a history room in st john\u2019s that has a number of old photographs , books and other information , at present it is only open once a week manned by local volunteers . other initiatives are a production of a calendar full of old photographs of the island and a membership scheme where you can be a member of the friends of island history trust and receive regular newsletters .\nall funds raised by waggy walks will go directly to help look after the many hundreds of dogs in the charity ' s care . last year the walk raised 85 , 000 .\nour workshops encourage young people to explore problems of irresponsible dog ownership as part of our aim to reduce the number of stray and abandoned dogs in key areas of the uk and ireland .\n\u201cdogs are loyal friends , and if they could talk , your secrets would still be safe . ( if my cat could talk , i\u2019d have to let the dog eat her . ) \u201d\njust over a month ago , a web designer called alex sent us a message through his @ prettierpixels company account on twitter , offering to volunteer some time and help us build a wordpress blog . somehow , five or six weeks later , we have a beautiful new website , waggy walks , promoting a big sponsored dog walk for dogs trust . i\u2019ll be there , and am negotiating to have my husband on a collar and lead , so do go and visit the site to find out more / sign up to take part\u2026\n\u201cto be sure , the dog is loyal . but why , on that account , should we take him as an example ? he is loyal to man , not to other dogs . \u201d \u2015 karl kraus\nevery year we find loving new homes for hundreds of stray and abandoned dogs , and our friendly staff are here to help you find the right four - legged friend , so please do drop in and visit ; you don ' t need an appointment during opening hours . here are some of our dogs enjoying their stay with us ( though they ' d like a forever home , if you ' re offering ! )\nto mark the temporary arrival of socks trust , the charity has created a line of festive socks which have been inspired by loveable hounds who have either been abandoned , or handed into one of the charity ' s 20 rehoming centres just before , during or after the festive season , once the initial excitement of a new puppy wears thin ."]}
{"id": 54188, "summary": [{"text": "the southwark and vauxhall waterworks company was a utility company supplying water to parts of south london in england .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the company was formed by the merger of the southwark and vauxhall water companies in 1845 and became part of the publicly owned metropolitan water board in 1903 . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "southwark and vauxhall waterworks company", "paragraphs": ["in 1845 , the southwark water company merged with the vauxhall water company to become the southwark and vauxhall water company .\nbetween 1839 and 1842 there was a period of unfruitful competition between the vauxhall company and the southwark and lambeth companies . eventually in 1845 the southwark and the vauxhall companies were amalgamated to form the southwark and vauxhall water company .\nthe southwark and vauxhall water company was incorporated in 1845 and was formed by an amalgamation of two earlier undertakings , the southwark and the vauxhall companies .\nto see the hampton site of the southwark and vauxhall company in 1894 , click here .\nbetween 1839 and 1842 there was a period of unfruitful competition between the vauxhall company and the southwark and lambeth companies . eventually in 1845 the southwark and the vauxhall companies were amalgamated to form the southwark and vauxhall water company . the works at kennington were dismantled and conveyed to the phoenix gas company in 1847 .\nbetween 1845 and 1847 the vauxhall company ' s works at vauxhall bridge were abolished and the united company\u2019s works were concentrated at battersea .\nclick here to see more on the original london location of the southwark and vauxhall company from 1870 to present .\nbefore consulting any legal papers for the southwark and vauxhall water company readers should see the notes on page 40 .\n. later that same year , the borough waterworks company purchased the london bridge licence from the new river company , and it was renamed the southwark water company . the company extracted water from the\nthe south london waterworks company was established by private act of parliament in 1805 . the company extracted water from the thames beside vauxhall bridge .\nthe era of free water gave way to the era of commercial supply with the foundation of the new river company ( 1612 ) and the london bridge waterworks ( 1581 ) . chelsea waterworks company was founded in 1723 , and in 1746 laid the first iron water main ( pipes were previously made of wood or lead ) . the southwark water company was founded in 1760 , the lambeth water works company in 1785 , the vauxhall water company in 1805 , the west middlesex waterworks company in 1806 , the east london waterworks company in 1807 , the kent waterworks company in 1809 and the grand junction waterworks company in 1811 .\nclick here to learn more about the 1845 - 55 location of the southwark and vauxhall water company , its subsequent location and additional reservoirs .\ngv ii gates , gate piers , quadrant walls and railings bounding the pumping station , c1888 , for the southwark and vauxhall water company .\nsouthwark and vauxhall water company was formed in 1845 on the merger of the southwark water company and the vauxhall water company . the reservoirs covered nearly 18 acres of ground which now houses battersea power station . steam engines were used to pump water to a height of 175 ft to supply brixton .\nalthough no longer owned by the southwark and vauxhall water company . instead the operation was taken over by the metropolitan water board in 1902 .\nthe borough waterworks company was formed in 1770 , originally supplying water to a brewery and the surrounding area , which spanned the distance between london and southwark bridges . the adjacent area was supplied by the london bridge waterworks company .\nrecords of the south london waterworks company ( later the southwark and vauxhall water company ) including papers relating to shares ; minutes of director ' s meetings ; stock certificates ; papers relating to works and papers relating to a lawsuit .\nthe east london waterworks company was founded by act of parliament in 1806 , and also acquired existing waterworks at shadwell , lea bridge and west ham .\nin 1872 the lambeth waterworks company moved upstream on the thames to molesey , followed by the chelsea waterworks company . they built the molesey reservoirs there in 1872 .\n1876 thomas william rumble was chief engineer to the southwark and vauxhall water co when alfred james corry was articled to him .\n1852 the southwark and vauxhall water company bill went through parliament [ 3 ] this allowed a change of the source of supply from battersea to hampton . the company arranged to supply putney\nvauxhall history is an online research database of knowledge and images covering aspects of the history of the london parliamentary constituency of vauxhall .\nthe southwark and vauxhall water company acquired land at hampton in 1851 and in 1852 an act was obtained to sanction the construction of new works and to enlarge the authorised supply area .\nthe mortality in the houses supplied by the southwark and vauxhall company was therefore between eight and nine times as great as in the houses supplied by the lambeth company ; and it will be remarked that the customers of the lambeth company continued to enjoy an immunity from cholera greater than the rest of london which is not mixed up as they are with the houses supplied by the southwark and vauxhall company .\nin 1833 the south london waterworks company was supplying 12 , 046 houses with approximately 12 , 000 gallons of water . [ 14 ] in 1834 , the company was renamed the vauxhall water company . [ 10 ]\nin 1833 the south london waterworks company was supplying 12 , 046 houses with approximately 12 , 000 gallons of water . [ 13 ] in 1834 , the company was renamed the vauxhall water company . [ 9 ]\nin 1841 the east london waterworks company was supplying 36 , 916 houses . [ 14 ]\nin 1841 the east london waterworks company was supplying 36 , 916 houses . [ 13 ]\nthe vauxhall water company originated as the south london waterworks company which had been incorporated in 1805 taking its supply from the effra at vauxhall creek . this supply was becoming polluted and silted up in the 1820 ' s and in 1834 a new act was acquired altering the name of the company , increasing its area of supply and authorising new intakes .\nthe london bridge waterworks company was dissolved in 1822 , and its water supply licence was purchased by the new river company . later that same year , the borough waterworks company purchased the london bridge licence from the new river company , and it was renamed the southwark water company . the company extracted water from the river thames using steam engines to pump it to a cistern at the top of a sixty foot high tower . [ 9 ]\nbetween 1839 and 1849 many changes took place in the water - supply of london . the southwark water company united with the south london water company , to form a new company under the name of the southwark and vauxhall company . the water works at london bridge were abolished , and the united company derived their supply from the thames at battersea fields , about half - a - mile above vauxhall bridge . the lambeth water company continued to obtain their supply opposite to hungerford market ; but they had established a small reservoir at brixton .\nclick here to learn more about the two reservoirs of the lambeth waterworks company in regions of south london .\nthe london bridge waterworks company was dissolved in 1822 , and its water supply licence was purchased by the new river company . later that same year , the borough waterworks company purchased the london bridge licence from the new river company , and it was renamed the southwark water company . the company extracted water from the river thames using steam engines to pump it to a cistern at the top of a 60 - foot - high ( 18 m ) tower . [ 10 ]\nas a result of the metropolis water act 1902 , the metropolitan water board took over the functions of the southwark and vauxhall water company in 1904 . when it did so the company was in the course of constructing storage reservoirs at honor oak and walton .\nthe following is the proportion of deaths to 10 , 000 houses , during the first seven weeks of the epidemic , in the population supplied by the southwark and vauxhall company , in that supplied by the lambeth company , and in the rest of london .\nto comply with the legislation , the southwark and vauxhall company built new waterworks in hampton above molesey lock in 1855 . the site was shared with the grand junction waterworks company and the west middlesex waterworks company . the company also constructed the stain hill reservoirs which had a 36 - inch - diameter ( 910 mm ) main to battersea . a third reservoir was opened later in the year between nunhead cemetery and peckham rye . in 1903 the svwc supplied a population of 860 , 173 in 128 , 871 houses of which 122 , 728 ( 95 . 3 % ) had a constant supply .\nclick here to learn more about the 1852 relocation of the lambeth waterworks company intake to seething wells , thames ditton .\nthe east london waterworks company replaced their reservoir at clapton by a reservoir at stamford hill in 1891 . [ 18 ]\nin 1833 the south london waterworks company was supplying 12 , 046 houses with approximately 12 , 000 gallons of water .\nthe water supplied by the company was taken from the lea , with waterworks on 30 acres ( 0 . 12 km\nthe lambeth waterworks company expanded in 1802 to supply kennington and about this time replaced its wooden pipes with iron ones . [ 7 ]\nthe lambeth waterworks company expanded in 1802 to supply kennington and about this time replaced its wooden pipes with iron ones . [ 6 ]\nin his book , john snow published map 2 which showed the water distribution of the lambeth company and the southwark and vauxhall company . shown to the right is a section of map 2 , from the river thames in the north to the streatham district in the south .\nthe south london water works company was incorporated in 1805 and originally drew its water from the effra which flowed into the thames at vauxhall creek . the company constructed works at kennington and vauxhall bridge . in 1832 the supply of water from the effra was abandoned . two years later the company changed its name to the vauxhall water works company and a limitation on its right to supply part of lambeth and newington ( already within the lambeth water works company ' s area ) was lifted at the same time by statute .\nclick here to learn more about the pre - 1852 intake of the lambeth waterworks company near the base of hungerford bridge .\nthe east london waterworks company replaced their reservoir at clapton by a new reservoir at stamford hill in 1891 . [ 17 ]\nprior to their transfer to the greater london record office , the records of the southwark and vauxhall water company were housed in muniment rooms at thames water premises , seething wells , surbiton and at new river head , rosebery avenue , ec1 .\naccording to a return which was made to parliament , the southwark and vauxhall company supplied 40 , 046 houses from january 1st to december 31st , 1853 , and the lambeth company supplied 26 , 107 houses during the same period ; consequently , as 286 fatal attacks of cholera took place , in the first four weeks of the epidemic , in houses supplied by the former company , and only 14 in houses supplied by the latter , the proportion of fatal attacks to each 10 , 000 houses was as follows . southwark and vauxhall 71 . lambeth 5 . the cholera was therefore fourteen times as fatal at this period , amongst persons having the impure water of the southwark and vauxhall company , as amongst those having the purer water from thames ditton .\nalso around 1855 , the southwark and vauxhall water company established a reservoir north of nunhead cemetery in southeast london , and built water lines to connect both the hampton and nunhead locations to the main battersea works ( see snow ' s map 2 below ) .\nin 1761 the london bridge waterworks company acquired the rights to supply water to southwark and extended their mains across the bridge ( a very early cross - river supply ) . in 1822 the act was passed to remove old london bridge and its waterworks . the new owners of operations , the new river company , sold their interest south of the thames to john edwards vaughan who joined it to his existing bankside works to form the southwark water works .\nwaterworks were established in east london , at west ham in 1743 and at lea bridge before 1767 .\nthe south london water works company was incorporated in 1805 and originally drew its water from the effra which flowed into the thames at vauxhall creek . the company constructed works at kennington and vauxhall bridge . in 1832 the supply of water from the effra was abandoned as the water was polluted and silted up . two years later , in 1834 , the company changed its name to the vauxhall water works company and a limitation on its right to supply part of lambeth and newington ( already within the lambeth water works company ' s area ) was lifted at the same time by statute .\nthe chelsea waterworks company and the lambeth waterworks company , who shared the services of james simpson , established facilities at seething wells between thames ditton and surbiton . the chelsea ' s former site was taken over by the railways to make space for victoria station . the grand junction , west middlesex and southwark and vauxhall waterworks companies set up facilities above molesey lock at hampton designed by joseph quick . the stain hill reservoirs and sunnyside reservoir were constructed in hampton by the svwc in 1855 , with a 36 - inch ( 910 mm ) diameter main to battersea . a third reservoir was opened later in the year between nunhead cemetery and peckham rye . [ 9 ]\nthe amalgamated company established waterworks at battersea fields with two depositing reservoirs with a capacity of 32 million gallons ; and two filtering reservoirs holding 11 million gallons .\nin july 1834 the southwark water company was incorporated and empowered to buy up vaughan ' s undertaking and to construct new works at battersea . the old intake at bankside was abandoned at the same time and a temporary supply was taken from the lambeth company .\ncholera reappeared in london in june 1853 . john snow asked permission to obtain ( from william farr ) the addresses of people who died of cholera in the districts which received water supplies from both the southwark and vauxhall and the lambeth companies .\nafter the merger in 1845 , the new southwark and vauxhall water company was in residence by the river thames , just to the east of battersea park . the picture at the right shows the location in 1854 , derived from map 2 in john snow ' s book .\nof the vauxhall water company\u2019s supply , hassall wrote , \u2018it is water the most disgusting which i have ever examined . when i first saw the water of the southwark company , i thought it as bad as it could be , but this far exceeded it in the peculiarly repulsive character of living contents\u2019 .\nthe west middlesex waterworks company was founded in 1806 to supply water to the marylebone and paddington areas of london . in 1808 the company installed cast iron pipes to supply water from its intakes at hammersmith . [ 8 ]\nthe west middlesex waterworks company was founded in 1806 to supply water to the marylebone and paddington areas of london . in 1808 the company installed cast iron pipes to supply water from its intakes at hammersmith . [ 7 ]\nthe first public works was the waterworks of the southwark ( & vauxhall ) water company , established in 1840\u20131 , nine elms having been selected as an ideal site from which to draw drinking water from the thames for the people of south london . the second was the gasworks of the london gas light company , established beside an old tide - mill pond in the 1850s as an outstation , but greatly extended soon after to become the company\u2019s main works [ 2 ] .\nthe west middlesex waterworks company established a 3 . 5 million gallon reservoir at campden hill near notting hill . in 1825 the company built a new reservoir at barrow hill next to primrose hill in north london .\nthe west middlesex waterworks company was founded by serial entrepreneur ralph dodd in 1806 to supply water to the marylebone and paddington areas of london . in 1808 the company installed cast iron pipes to supply water from its intakes at hammersmith .\nthe chelsea waterworks company was established in 1723\nfor the better supplying the city and liberties of westminster and parts adjacent with water\n. [ 5 ] the company received a royal charter on 8 march 1723 . [ 6 ] the company created extensive ponds in the area bordering chelsea and pimlico using water from the tidal thames .\nthe chelsea waterworks company was established in 1723\nfor the better supplying the city and liberties of westminster and parts adjacent with water\n. [ 4 ] the company received a royal charter on 8 march 1723 . [ 5 ] the company created extensive ponds in the area bordering chelsea and pimlico using water from the tidal thames .\nchelsea waterworks , 1752 . two newcomen beam engines pumped thames water from a canal to reservoirs at green park and hyde park .\nin 1761 the london bridge water works bought this business from a james whitchurch whose father had acquired it from wilkinson . in 1822 the new river company took over the london bridge water works and sold this southwark interest to a mr edwards vaughan who , in 1820 , had become the proprietor of another undertaking , the borough waterworks . having acquired the two concerns edwards vaughan consolidated them at bankside and named them the southwark water works .\nthe southwark and vauxhall water company acquired land at hampton in 1851 and in 1852 an act was obtained to sanction the construction of new works and to enlarge the authorised supply area . in 1870 the company began filtering the water at hampton and the following year , in order to prepare for the introduction of constant supply , decided to construct four covered reservoirs at nunhead . peckham , to be supplied with filtered water from hampton .\nit will be observed , that the water of the companies on the surrey side of london , viz . , the southwark , vauxhall , and lambeth , is by far the worst of all those who take their supply from the thames .\nwhen the water of the southwark and vauxhall company was examined by messrs . graham , miller , and hofmann , at the latter part of january 1851 , it contained only 1 . 99 grains of chloride of sodium , or about one - twentieth as much as it contained last september , and one - fifteenth as much as on 21st november 1854 .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 vauxhall history \u00b7 data provided is for information purposes only . although carefully collected , accuracy cannot be guaranteed .\nat the forefront of such engine design was sir james restler , the chief engineer to the southwark & vauxhall water company . his design of the first rotative pumping engines was constructed by moreland & son in 1886 , thus the moreland engine house takes its name . as steam and pumping technology rapidly evolved , so new and more efficient engines were added .\nit may , indeed , be confidently asserted , that if the southwark and vauxhall water company had been able to use the same expedition as the lambeth company in completing their new works , and obtaining water free from the contents of sewers , the late epidemic of cholera would have been confined in a great measure to persons employed among the shipping , and to poor people who get water by pailsful direct from the thames or tidal ditches .\nthe works at kennington were dismantled and conveyed to the phoenix gas company in 1847 .\nhe then went on to compare the death rates from cholera in the two areas . he used this information to calculate how much more risky southwark and vauxhall water was compared to lambeth water . in other words , he looked for an association between water source and the risk of death from cholera .\nthe mwb opened the east london waterworks reservoirs banbury reservoir and lockwood reservoir , and the bessborough reservoir , knight reservoir and island barn reservoirs at molesey . it also opened the kempton park reservoirs in around 1907 .\nas london\u2019s population rapidly grew in the latter part of the 19th century , so did the demand for clean water . one of the water companies at hampton , the southwark & vauxhall water co . , responded to the demand and began to construct new , improved pumping stations on the current \u2018morelands\u2019 site in 1870s and 1880s .\nin 1718 a grant was made by the city of london to francis wilkinson to supply water to southwark , procuring water from the thames .\nin 1832 the lambeth waterworks company built a reservoir at streatham hill , and in 1834 obtained an act of parliament to extend its area of supply . in the same year , the company purchased 16 acres ( 65 , 000 m 2 ) of land in brixton and built a reservoir and works on brixton hill adjacent to brixton prison . [ 13 ]\nin 1832 the lambeth waterworks company built a reservoir at streatham hill , and in 1834 obtained an act of parliament to extend its area of supply . in the same year , the company purchased 16 acres ( 65 , 000 m 2 ) of land in brixton and built a reservoir and works on brixton hill adjacent to brixton prison . [ 12 ]\nthe number of houses in london at the time of the last census was 327 , 391 . if the houses supplied with water by the southwark and vauxhall company , and the deaths from cholera occurring in these houses , be deducted , we shall have in the remainder of london 287 , 345 houses , in which 277 deaths from cholera took place in the first four weeks of the epidemic . this is at the rate of nine deaths to each 10 , 000 . but the houses supplied with water by the lambeth company only suffered a mortality of five in each 10 , 000 at this period ; it follows , therefore , that these houses , although intimately mixed with those of the southwark and vauxhall company , in which so great a proportional mortality occurred , did not suffer even so much as the rest of london which was not so situated .\nit is extremely worthy of remark , that whilst only five hundred and sixty - three deaths from cholera occurred in the whole of the metropolis , in the four weeks ending 5th august , more than one half of them took place amongst the customers of the southwark and vauxhall company , and a great portion of the remaining deaths were those of mariners and persons employed amongst the shipping in the thames , who almost invariably draw their drinking water direct from the river .\nthe table exhibits an increase of mortality in 1854 as compared with 1849 , in the sub - districts supplied by the southwark and vauxhall company only , whilst there is a considerable diminution of mortality in the sub - districts partly supplied by the lambeth company . in certain sub - districts , where i know that the supply of the lambeth water company is more general than elsewhere , as christchurch , london road , waterloo road 1st , and lambeth church 1st , the decrease of mortality in 1854 as compared with 1849 is greatest , as might be expected .\nthe reader will observe from the last division of the table that the proportion of deaths was , in every subdistrict , very much greater amongst the population supplied by the southwark and vauxhall company than amongst that supplied by the lambeth company , and that the relative mortality is nearly the same throughout , except in two or three instances , where there were but one or two deaths for the basis of calculation amongst the customers of the lambeth company . the second table shows the results of that part of the inquiry conducted by mr . whiting , treated in a similar manner .\nin 1845 the limits of supply of the east london waterworks company were described as\nall those portions of the metropolis , and its suburbs , which lie to the east of the city , shoreditch , the kingsland road , and dalston ; extending their mains even across the river lea into essex , as far as west ham .\n[ 14 ] the water supplied by the company was taken from the lea , with waterworks on 30 acres ( 0 . 12 km 2 ) of land at old ford .\nin 1845 the limits of supply of the east london waterworks company were described as\nall those portions of the metropolis , and its suburbs , which lie to the east of the city , shoreditch , the kingsland road , and dalston ; extending their mains even across the river lea into essex , as far as west ham .\n[ 13 ] the water supplied by the company was taken from the lea , with waterworks on 30 acres ( 0 . 12 km 2 ) of land at old ford .\nat the time i was making my inquiry , the entire number of houses supplied by each water company was known , from a return made to parliament , but the number of houses supplied in each district and subdistrict by each company respectively was not known . in order , therefore , to see the exact bearing of my results , i found it desirable to extend the inquiry over the districts supplied exclusively by the southwark and vauxhall company ; for this purpose i obtained the assistance of mr . whiting , a medical man , who took great pains with his part of the inquiry , which was merely to ascertain whether the houses in which fatal attacks had taken place were supplied by the southwark company , or from some other source , as a pump well or tidal ditch . his inquiry extended over the first four weeks of the epidemic .\nthe 1852 metropolitan water act forced the joint company to build new works at hampton in 1855 . the company was taken over by metropolitan water board in 1902 .\nin 2012 thames water sold the morelands & riverdale buildings to mr andrew black . thames water still own and operate all the filter beds and the other original pump houses at the hampton waterworks , west of this site .\nin 1825 , the ponds of the chelsea waterwork company were used as the basis of the grosvenor canal which was opened to traffic that year . by this time there were complaints about the quality of the water that the company was drawing from the river thames , and in 1829 , under engineer james simpson the chelsea waterworks company became the first in the country to install a slow sand filtration system to purify the water . [ 11 ]\nin 1825 , the ponds of the chelsea waterwork company were used as the basis of the grosvenor canal which was opened to traffic that year . by this time there were complaints about the quality of the water that the company was drawing from the river thames , and in 1829 , under engineer james simpson the chelsea waterworks company became the first in the country to install a slow sand filtration system to purify the water . [ 10 ]\nin the beginning of the late epidemic of cholera in london , the thames water seems to have been the great means of its diffusion , either through the pipes of the southwark and vauxhall company , or more directly by dipping a pail in the river . cholera was prevailing in the baltic fleet in the early part of summer , and the following passage from the\nweekly returns\nof the registrar - general shows that the disease was probably imported thence to the thames .\nin the mid 19th century the east london waterworks company purchased the coppermill at walthamstow and modified it to drive a water pump to assist in the building of reservoirs on nearby marshland in the lea valley . [ 17 ] the company built a series of reservoirs which were high maynard reservoir , low maynard reservoir , five linked numbered reservoirs making the walthamstow reservoirs , the east warwick reservoir and the west warwick reservoir .\nin the mid 19th century the east london waterworks company purchased the coppermill at walthamstow and modified it to drive a water pump to assist in the building of reservoirs on nearby marshland in the lea valley . [ 16 ] the company built a series of reservoirs which were high maynard reservoir , low maynard reservoir , five linked numbered reservoirs making the walthamstow reservoirs , the east warwick reservoir and the west warwick reservoir .\nwhile the southward and vauxhall water company made many changes during the 1850s , they occurred after 1853 - 54 when cholera was again epidemic in london . during the time of the epidemic , its intake was still in battersea area of the river thames , and thus still contaminated with cholera and other organisms . discovering this provided john snow with the opportunity of the grand experiment of 1854 .\nthroughout the 1890s additions were made to the hampton works and by 1903 the company was able to dispense with the battersea works .\nin 1845 new works were built at battersea on the approximate side of the power station and in 1855 an intake from the thames was introduced at hampton . wells were also sunk at streatham , honor oak and merton abbey in 1888 and 1902 . in 1861 the company took over the richmond water company .\nthe grand junction waterworks company built a pumping station near kew bridge at brentford in 1838 to house its new steam pump and two similar pumps purchased from boulton , watt and company in 1820 . the water was taken from the middle of the river and pumped into filtering reservoirs and to a 200 ft ( 61 m ) high water tower to provide gravity feed to the area . a six to seven mile ( 11 km ) main took the water to a reservoir on campden hill near notting hill capable of containing 6 million gallons .\nin 1829 , the east london waterworks company moved their source of water further up river to lea bridge as a result of pollution caused by population growth . clean water was now abstracted from the natural channel which had been by - passed by the hackney cut , to a new reservoir at old ford . [ 12 ] in 1830 the company gained a lease on the existing reservoir at clapton .\nin 1829 , the east london waterworks company moved their source of water further up river to lea bridge as a result of pollution caused by population growth . clean water was now abstracted from the natural channel which had been by - passed by the hackney cut , to a new reservoir at old ford . [ 11 ] in 1830 the company gained a lease on the existing reservoir at clapton .\nthe lambeth waterworks company was founded in 1785 to supply water to south and west london . it was established on the south bank of the river thames close to the present site of hungerford bridge where the royal festival hall now stands . the first water intake of the company was on the south side of the river and supplied directly from the river . after complaints that the water was foul , the intake was moved to the middle of the river . [ 7 ]\nthe lambeth waterworks company was founded in 1785 to supply water to south and west london . it was established on the south bank of the river thames close to the present site of hungerford bridge where the royal festival hall now stands . the first water intake of the company was on the south side of the river and supplied directly from the river . after complaints that the water was foul , the intake was moved to the middle of the river . [ 6 ]\nthe single largest infrastructure project in recent years has been the creation of the thames water ring main , a\nbackbone network\nfor london ' s water supply . [ 22 ] this connects all the waterworks , and pumping stations ,\nthe grand junction waterworks company was created in 1811 to take advantage of a clause in the grand junction canal company ' s act which allowed them to supply water brought by the canal from the river colne and river brent , and from a reservoir in the north - west middlesex supplied by land drainage . it was thought that these waters would be better than those of the thames , but in fact they were found to be of poor quality and insufficient to meet demand . after trying to resolve these problems the company resorted to taking their supply from the river thames at a point near chelsea hospital [ 9 ]\nthe grand junction waterworks company was created in 1811 to take advantage of a clause in the grand junction canal company ' s act which allowed them to supply water brought by the canal from the river colne and river brent , and from a reservoir in the north - west middlesex supplied by land drainage . it was thought that these waters would be better than those of the thames , but in fact they were found to be of poor quality and insufficient to meet demand . after trying to resolve these problems the company resorted to taking their supply from the river thames at a point near chelsea hospital [ 8 ]\nin table viii , showing the mortality in the first seven weeks of the epidemic , the water supply is the result of my own personal inquiry , in every case , in all the sub - districts to which the supply of the lambeth company extends ; but in some of the subdistricts supplied only by the southwark and vauxhall company , the inquiry of mr . whiting having extended only to 5th august , the water supply of the last three weeks is calculated to have been in the same proportion by the company , or by pump wells , etc . , as in the first four weeks , - - a calculation which is perfectly fair , and must be very near the truth . the sub - districts in which the supply is partly founded on computation , are marked with an asterisk .\nhow did it happen , if the character of the water has a great influence on the mortality from cholera , that in the belgrave district only 28 persons in 10 , 000 died , and in the westminster district , also supplied by the chelsea company , 68 persons in 10 , 000 ; and , again , that in the wandsworth district the mortality was only 100 , and in the district of st . olave 181 in 10 , 000 inhabitants - - both these districts receiving their supply from the southwark company ?\nas the registrar - general published a list of all the deaths from cholera which occurred in london in 1853 , from the commencement of the epidemic in august to its conclusion in january 1854 , i have been able to add up the number which occurred in the various sub - districts on the south side of the thames , to which the water supply of the southwark and vauxhall , and the lambeth companies , extends . i have presented them in the table opposite , arranged in three groups .\nin 1847 , the directors of the lambeth waterworks company decided to move the intake from the hungerford bridge area to a new location , away from the thames tides that brought contaminated water to their intake . they selected seething wells next to thames ditton , 22 miles up river and far from the contaminated water in the london section of the river .\nin the subdistricts here enumerated , which were supplied , except just on the border of three of them , exclusively by the vauxhall company , the mortality will be observed to be nearly the same , only a little higher , than [ 246 / 247 ] amongst the population supplied by the same company , and mixed with that supplied by the lambeth company , as shown in the previous table . in the third table the figures contained in the two first are collected into a more compact form , to show the result of the inquiry during the first part of the epidemic , arranged in districts .\nalthough the legislation that established the london water companies intended that they would compete for customers , in 1815 the east london company drew up a legal agreement with the new river company defining a boundary between their areas of supply .\nareas of london . in 1808 the company installed cast iron pipes to supply water from its intakes at hammersmith .\nin 1898 the svwc started work on the bessborough reservoir and the knight reservoir across the thames from hampton at molesey . by 1903 the svwc supplied a population of 860 , 173 in 128 , 871 houses of which 122 , 728 ( 95 . 3 % ) had a constant supply . [ 19 ] the lambeth waterworks company started work on island barn reservoir at molesey in 1900 .\nto extend its area of supply . in the same year , the company purchased 16 acres ( 65 , 000 m\nin 1898 the svwc started work on the bessborough reservoir and the knight reservoir which were across the river from hampton at molesey . by 1903 the svwc supplied a population of 860 , 173 in 128 , 871 houses of which 122 , 728 ( 95 . 3 % ) had a constant supply . [ 18 ] the lambeth waterworks company started work on island barn reservoir at molesey in 1900 .\n, obtained from the thames at millbank , was filtered through sand and charcoal till it looked as clear as that of the chelsea company ; yet , in every epidemic , the inmates of this prison suffered much more from cholera than the inhabitants of the neighboring streets and those of tothill fields prison , supplied by that company .\na return had been made to parliament of the entire number of houses supplied with water by each of the water companies , but as the number of houses which they supplied in particular districts was not stated , i found that it would be necessary to carry my inquiry into all the districts to which the supply of either company extends , in order to show the full bearing of the facts brought out in those districts where the supply is intermingled . i inquired myself respecting every death from cholera in the districts to which the supply of the lambeth company extends , and i was fortunate enough to obtain the assistance of a medical man , mr . john joseph whiting , l . a . c . , to make inquiry in bermondsey , rotherhithe , wandsworth , and certain other districts , which are supplied only by the southwark and vauxhall company . mr . whiting took great pains with his part of the inquiry , which was to ascertain whether the houses in which the fatal attacks took place were supplied with the company ' s water , or from a pump - well , or some other source .\nin 1897 the new river company started developing the treatment works spanning kempton park and hanworth to supply more water than their facilities at cricklewood drawing on the river brent .\nat first they used wood mains to transport the water to customers , but then replaced them with iron in the early 1800s . in 1832 , the company constructed a reservoir at streatham hill , and then in 1834 constructed new waterworks and a second reservoir in brixton . two years later they sold some of their new brixton site to the city to construct a prison . all this while , the intake remained in the polluted region of the river thames .\n' among the recent cases of cholera , not one has occurred in the district supplied by the kent water company .\nit is necessarily arranged in districts - for the results were so published in the weekly returns ( 7 ) - and not in subdistricts . the mortality during the last ten weeks of the epidemic was greater than during the first seven weeks , but the reader will observe that a very great disproportion continues in every district between the mortality of the population supplied by one company and that supplied by the other . there is no district to which the supply of both companies extends in which the mortality is not more than three times as great amongst the persons supplied by the southwark company as amongst those supplied by the lambeth company , and the general result shows a proportion of ninety - one to eighteen , or more than five to one , as was stated before .\nit was not until 1902 that the metropolis water act was passed , leading to the creation of the metropolitan water board . this took over eight private water companies , taking over the new river company headquarters on rosebery avenue , clerkenwell . the board was made up of 66 delegated members , 14 from the london county council , 31 from the metropolitan borough councils and city corporation , and 21 from the authorities of localities outside the water companies ' areas . from 1907 widespread reservoir and waterworks building was carried out .\nin 1897 the new river company started developing the treatment works at kempton park to supply additional water to their facilities at cricklewood .\na specimen of water obtained on 21st november , from a house supplied by the southwark and vauxhall company , contained 28 . 8 grains of common salt per gallon , or about three - quarters as much as it contained in september , when the quantity was 37 . 9 grains . it is very obvious from the above analyses , that the water company obtain their supply from the thames at high water , or nearly so , although this is the time of the tide when the water contains the greatest amount of impurity . it is quite certain that the sea water cannot reach to thames ditton , any more than the contents of the london sewers , and therefore , whatever may be its source , the quantity of chloride of sodium in the water is quite conclusive as regards the purpose for which i examined into it , viz . , to distinguish between the water of the two companies .\nthe construction of london ' s current water distribution infrastructure dates back to the great fire of london in 1666 , which destroyed most of the city ' s previous water infrastructure , most of which was made of wood and lead . [ 2 ] one waterworks not affected by the fire was at shadwell which dated from 1660 . the city ' s water supply and distribution infrastructure has been continuously updated and upgraded since then .\nwhich was opened to traffic that year . by this time there were complaints about the quality of the water that the company was drawing from the river thames , and in 1829 , under engineer\nfrom 1974 the administration of the metropolitan water board was transferred to the new thames water authority . in 1989 thames water became a private company and set up a principal operating subsidiary , thames water utilities limited , to supply water and sewerage services .\nthe appearance of the southwark and vauxhall site was similar in reynolds ' s map of 1859 . what changed , however , was the name of the bridges . in snow ' s map 2 , there are two bridges , one on each side of battersea park ( the batters bridge and the battersea bridge ) . the newer of the two on the east side of the park was built in 1851 - 8 . it was a suspension bridge with cast - iron towers . after being completed in 1858 , it was named the chelsea bridge in the 1859 map ( see to the left ) , different from battersea bridge as shown in snow ' s map 2 of 1854 .\nthe construction of london ' s current water distribution infrastructure dates back to the great fire of london in 1666 , which destroyed most of the city ' s previous water infrastructure , most of which was made of wood and lead . [ 2 ] one waterworks not affected by the fire was at shadwell by the thames which dated from 1660 . the city ' s water supply and distribution infrastructure has been continuously updated and upgraded since then .\na major 21st large infrastructure investment has been the creation of the thames water ring main , a\nbackbone network\nfor london ' s water supply . this period also saw contingency planning reserve facilities used mostly in times of drought built at beckton . [ 25 ] [ 26 ] this connects all the waterworks , and pumping stations .\nin the north districts of london , which suffered much less from cholera than the south districts , the mortality was chiefly influenced by the poverty and crowding of the population . the new river company having entirely left off the use of their engine in the city , their water , being entirely free from sewage , could have had no share in the propagation of cholera . it is probable also , that the water of the east london company , obtained above lea bridge , had no share in propagating the malady ; and that this is true also of the west middlesex company , obtaining their supply from the thames at hammersmith ; and of the grand junction company , obtaining their supply at brentford . all these water companies have large settling reservoirs . it is probable also , as i stated above , that the chelsea company in 1849 , by careful filtration and by detaining the water in their reservoirs , rendered it in a great degree innocuous .\na high service reservoir was built on forest hill in 1887 and a pumping station at wandsworth was brought into use in 1891 for pumping to wimbledon and the higher levels . wells were sunk at streatham in 1888 and later at honor oak ( 1901 ) and merton abbey ( 1902 ) . throughout the 1890s additions were made to the hampton works and by 1903 the company was able to dispense with the battersea works .\ngoodman , david c . and chant , colin ( 1999 ) european cities and technology ( london : routledge ) .\nin the worst condition in which it is possible to conceive any water to be , as regards its animalcular contents . \u2026a curious fact in connection with the water of the southwark company has been mentioned to me by mr hett , surgeon of bridge street , viz : \u2026that a gauze bag tied to the tap of the water cistern is found at the end of a few days to contain a mass sufficient to fill an eggshell , consisting principally of the hairs of mammalian animals ."]}
{"id": 54191, "summary": [{"text": "the union banking corporation ( ubc ) was a banking corporation in the us whose assets were seized by the united states government on october 20 , 1942 during world war ii under the u.s. trading with the enemy act and executive order no. 9095 . ", "topic": 26}], "title": "union banking corporation", "paragraphs": ["besides the union bank corporation , mr . lievense is president of the holland american corporation , the domestic fuel corporation , and the seamless steel equipment corporation .\nthe union banking corporation , 39 broadway , new york , has received authority to change its principal place of business to 120 broadway .\nunion banking was seized by the government in october 1942 under the trading with the enemy act .\nunion bank is a registered trademark and brand name of mufg union bank , n . a .\nall of these occupy offices with the union bank corporation at 39 broadway . others in the group at that address are the kemari trading corporation , the riberena fuel and chartering corporation , kauffmann & co . and religious publications inc .\nmr . lievense admitted that the assets of the domestic fuel corporation , the holland american trading corporation and the seamless steel equipment corporation had all been frozen along with those of the union banking corporation by the treasury department . he said the business of the whole group , aside , from the bank , hardly approached $ 1 , 000 , 000 annually .\nunion banking was seized by the government in october 1942 under the trading with the enemy act ( search ) .\n\u0093reference is made to your letter of january 14 and to conversations which you and certain of your partners have since had with me relative to the status of the union banking corporation .\nhe insisted , however , that religious publications , inc . , although occupying offices with the union banking corporation and the others , was not a thyssen venture but was purely his personal affair .\nherr thyssen\u0092s adventure in the american business world dates back to august , 1924 , when without flourishes or ruffles the union banking corporation was incorporated with a capital stock of $ 400 , 000 , the money coming from the bank voor handel en scheepvaart , of rotterdam . it was licensed under the new york state banking laws as an investment corporation .\nthe real story continued to be suppressed . no reportage that the corporation was taken over by the us government under the trading with the enemy act in the fall of 1942 , nor that the address to where union banking corporation was moved was the office of the alien property custodian .\nnor was it skull and bones that specifically instructed members to aid adolf hitler , though hitler\u0092s financier stowed $ 3 million in the union banking corporation , a bank that counted among its seven directors prescott bush .\n\u0093the union banking corporation does no commercial business , and its only depositor is the bank voor handel en scheepvaart . its activities are limited to occasional payments and a few purchases and sales of securities . all shares of the union banking corporation are registered in the name of e . r . harriman , who is chairman of the board , except the qualifying shares held by directors . as the company is dutchowned , its banking accounts were frozen under the presidential proclamation of may 10 , 1940 .\nbrown brothers harriman & co . have never had any financial interest in the union banking corporation or any of its subsidiaries , and have never profited in any way from its activities . the association of some of its partners with the thyssen corporation , it points , out , was entirely a matter of courtesy .\ngovernment circles assert that the assets of the union banking corporation and its subsidiaries were frozen because capital and control came from netherlands institution called the , bank voor handel en scheepvaart ( bank for trade , and shipping ) in rotterdam one of the thyssen string of banking houses on the continent . it was subject to the freezing order , however , as a dutch corporation and not as a germanowned property .\n\u0093during recent months this department has been obliged to give unusual attention to certain of the banking organizations in this country which have been affected by the freezing orders . this , however has not been true in the case of the union banking corporation because of the confidence which the department has in the directors of this institution\n\u2013 unionbancal corporation , and its primary banking subsidiary , union bank , n . a . , announced several changes to the composition of its board of directors . effective today , four new members have joined the board of unionbancal corporation and union bank , n . a . as outside directors : michael d . fraizer , ann f . jaedicke , henry r . keizer and toby s . myerson .\nmufg union bank , n . a . all rights reserved . member fdic .\nwhen a new world war began the brown brothers harriman partners sensed possible embarrassment through association with a corporation stemming from german interests and considered withdrawal from the union banking corporation\u0092s board . in a consultation with william r . white , state superintendent of banks , on the subject mr . white requested them to remain on the board to assure efficient administration of the corporation\u0092s affairs by trustworthy and responsible persons during the emergency . they agreed to comply with mr . white\u0092s request .\nfind out how union has been helping the communities we serve for over 100 years .\na dutch producer dani\u00e6l de witt , from dutch national television interviewed sutton , chaitkin , tarpley and others in 1996 , for a documentary on skull & bones that included confirmation from dutch officials concerning the union banking corporation and its activities in financing hitler through a dutch bank , the bank voor handel en scheepvart ( bank for trade and shipping ) . from the documentary : \u0093original documents of the amsterdam based international institute of social history ( instituut voor sociale geschiedenis ) clearly show the connection between the bhs , the august thyssen bank from fritz thyssen and harriman\u0092s union banking corporation . \u0094\nthe union banking corporation was capitalized at $ 400 , 000 ( most of the stock held by roland harriman ) and acted as a repository for thyssen\u0092s funds earned in the united states . tarpley and chaitkin have written that government investigators reported \u0093the union banking corporation has since its inception [ 1924 ] handled funds chiefly supplied to it through the dutch bank for thyssen interests for american investment . \u0094 averell harriman had been in berlin in 1922 establishing a \u0093berlin branch of w . a . harriman & co . under george walker\u0092s presidency\u0094 at which time he \u0093became acquainted with fritz thyssen . \u0094\n\u2026harriman and helped establish the union banking corporation ( ubc ) , both of which were enmeshed with the financial interests of german industrialist fritz thyssen , who helped fund the rise of the nazi party . despite the release of documents in the early 21st century that confirmed that ubc\u2019s holdings were vested by\u2026\nthe second change was quite substantial , the post only ran the first twelve paragraphs of over fifty in the original , cutting out and cutting off any mention of\nthe private bank banking house of brown brothers harriman\nand\nprescott s . bush and . . . are directors of the union banking corporation\nfrom the\nnews\nproffered in the nation ' s capital that day .\nthe following four directors affiliated with mufg will complete the board of directors for mufg union bank , n . a . and mufg americas holdings corporation : takashi morimura , masashi oka , katsumi hatao , and hironori kamezawa . mr . morimura is deputy president of btmu and chief executive of btmu\u2019s global business unit . mr . oka is president and chief executive officer of unionbancal corporation and union bank , as well as chief executive officer for the americas of btmu . effective july 1 , mr . oka will serve as executive chairman of mufg americas holdings corporation and mufg union bank , n . a .\nthe bush political family seems to have taken those words to heart , one example being the story of prescott\u0092s involvement with the union banking corporation and the financing of hitler and fascism . why there has been such a deliberate and hard cover - up of this affair is in no doubt due to its sensitive nature .\non july 1 , 2014 , when the bank of tokyo - mitsubishi ufj , ltd . ( btmu ) , a subsidiary of mitsubishi ufj financial group , inc . , integrates btmu\u2019s u . s . branch banking operations with union bank , n . a . , the new legal name of the bank will be mufg union bank , n . a . and the legal name of the holding company will be mufg americas holdings corporation . as of july 1 , messrs . fraizer and keizer and ms . jaedicke will serve as board members of mufg union bank , n . a . and mufg americas holdings corporation ; mr . myerson will only serve on the board of mufg union bank , n . a .\nin the american colony of thyssen enterprises perhaps the most interesting is , the union banking corporation , 39 broadway , nominal guardian of the $ 3 , 000 , 000 cache , all in united states currency a sort of nest egg for herr thyssen or perhaps for some of his highplaced nazi friends when the present troublous days are over .\nno charges were brought against union banking ' s american directors . the federal government was too busy trying to fight the war , said donald goldstein , a professor of public and international affairs at the university of pittsburgh .\nprescott bush was one of seven directors of union banking corp . , a new york investment bank owned by a bank controlled by the thyssen family , according to recently declassified national archives documents reviewed by the associated press .\ntwo of mr . lievense\u0092s associates , on the board of the union banking corporation , , j . g . groeninger and n . j . kouwenhoven , are among herr thyssen\u0092s chief managerial assistants in the conduct of many of his european projects . kouwenhoven is an old school friend of mr . lievense and is managing director of the bank voor handel en scheepvaart . he is also managing director of the holland american investment corporation and is on the board of the thyssenowned vlaardingen harborworks .\nreports of bush ' s involvement with the seized bank have been circulating on the internet for years and have been reported by some mainstream media . the newly declassified documents provide additional details about the union banking - thyssen connection .\nreports of prescott bush\u2019s involvement with the seized bank have been circulating on the internet for years and have been reported by some mainstream news media . the newly declassified documents provide additional details about the union banking - thyssen connection .\neffective today , the following members of the board of directors of unionbancal corporation and union bank will retire : aida m . alvarez , takeo hoshi , ph . d . , nicholas b . binkley , l . dale crandall and murray h . dashe . effective july 1 , katsunori nagayasu , chairman of btmu , will retire as a board member of unionbancal corporation .\nthere was no coverage of the herald - tribune article\u0092s information on the thyssen / union banking corporation connection in the national news weeklies , the new york times , the wall street journal or even the new york daily worker . the afternoon daily , hearst - owned j ournal - american\u0092s article was basically a condensed re - hash of the earlier herald tribune articles .\nin addition to known lieutenants of the thyssen interests in europe , there appeared and continue to appear on the board of directors of this corporation the names of several partners of the private banking house of brown brothers harriman & co . , 59 wall street .\nin the history of the class of 1917 yale college , volume v twenty - fifth record printed in 1942 , prescott proudly proclaims his directorship of the union banking corporation , listing it third behind cbs and the dresser manufacturing company and ahead of six other substantial companies . he had been on the bank\u0092s board since 1934 , his father - in - law was a founder and had been the bank\u0092s president . it really wasn\u0092t a bank per s\u00e4 , but acted has a holding company for thyssen , the german steel trust and its related components in their dealings with american industrial and financial markets . it allowed the thyssen interests to raise money , sell and buy goods in america and then use union banking corporation as their reciprocal bank to transfer monies back and forth .\na headline that landed on the front page of the new york herald tribune in july of that year read : \u0093hitler\u0092s angel has 3 million in u . s . bank . \u0094 the reference was to the union banking corporation . prescott may have been upset or alarmed by the disclosure he was one of its seven directors . a person of less established ethics would have been panicked .\namong other thyssen interests in new york are half a dozen corporations engaged in the shipping , export and import trades , centering chiefly about coal and steel industries and operating under the wing of the union banking corporation . these organizations did a thriving business in rolling up dollars for herr thyssen in years past , but have been brought virtually to a standstill during the last year by the war .\nprescott bush ( search ) was one of seven directors of union banking corp . ( search ) , a new york investment bank owned by a bank controlled by the thyssen family , according to recently declassified national archives documents reviewed by the associated press .\nprescott bush retired from the senate in 1962 , returning to his work at brown brothers harriman . he passed away in october of 1972 . antony sutton didn\u0092t write his book about the order of skull & bones and the union banking corporation\u0092s involvement with financing hitler until 1984 . the story and prescott\u0092s defense didn\u0092t appear till april 2001 , just before his bonesman grandson\u0092s selection to serve as the president of the united states .\nthe dominating personality in the administration of the thyssen domain in the united states is the shy and little known cornelis lievense , a colorful little hollander who arrived in this country by way of montreal in may , 1926 , two years after the union banking corporation was set up mr . lievense is a naturalized american citizen having received his final citizen papers on jan . 29 , 1932 , at mineola , l . i .\n\u0093as you are aware , my partners , e . r . harriman , ray morris , prescott s . bush and our manager , h . d . pennington , are directors of the union banking corporation , a state institution under your supervision . this corporation is located , at 39 broadway , and it is in effect a new york office , or agency , of the bank voor handel en scheepvaart , in rotterdam . because of possible uncertainty as to whether the bank voor handel en scheepvaart might be held to be a dutch institution , or whether it is , in fact , a german institution under a dutch name , my partners have been giving serious consideration to withdrawing from the board . should the united states enter the war , they feel they might be under some embarrassment because of their connection with the bank , even though we have no financial interest in the union banking corporation , nor do we participate in its earnings . they act as directors merely as a matter of business courtesy .\nprescott definitely understood this and it seems as though he and brown brothers harriman were trying to keep the scandal in the dark before some newshound broke the soon to be squashed news because in the july 31 , 1941 , new york herald - tribune it says that seven months before , in january of 1941 , brown brothers harriman partner and bonesman , knight wooley had written to the ny state banking board superintendent that \u0093 [ s ] hould the united states enter the war , they [ the union banking corporation american directors ] felt they might be under some embarrassment , . \u0094\nby accessing this link , you will be leaving union\u2019s website and entering a website hosted by another party . please be advised that you will no longer be subject to , or under the protection of , the privacy and security policies of union\u2019s website . we encourage you to read and evaluate the privacy and security policies of the site you are entering , which may be different than those of union .\nin 1992 , webster tarpley and anton chaitkin authored george bush : the unauthorized biography ( some chapters are presented in this book ) , which took the investigations further . they found in u . s . government archives the vesting order seizing the union banking corporation and documented other harriman / bush controlled interests that were doing business with the nazis . their book was published by executive intelligence review , a lyndon laurouche organization , and again the reports were ignored .\ncontinuing their board service with unionbancal corporation and union bank are four long - time outside directors : christine n . garvey , mohan s . gyani , barbara l . rambo and dean a . yoost . all four will continue their term when the legal name of the bank and holding company change on july 1 , 2014 .\nfritz thyssen ( search ) was an early financial supporter of hitler , whose nazi party thyssen believed was preferable to communism . the documents do not show any evidence bush directly aided that effort . his position with union banking never was a political issue for bush , who was elected to the senate from connecticut in 1952 .\nmr . hatao is deputy ceo for the americas and chief executive , headquarters for the americas of btmu . effective july 1 , mr . hatao will serve as chief executive officer of mufg americas holdings corporation and mufg union bank , n . a . as well as chief executive officer for the americas of btmu . mr . kamezawa is deputy chief executive , headquarters for the americas of btmu and will serve as deputy ceo for the americas of btmu effective july 1 . he was previously general manager of global markets planning division for btmu . mr . kamezawa will also begin his term on the board of mufg americas holdings corporation and mufg union bank on july 1 , 2014 .\nthe 4 , 000 union banking shares owned by the dutch bank were registered in the names of the seven u . s . directors , according a document signed by homer jones , chief of the division of investigation and research of the office of alien property custodian , a world war ii - era agency that no longer exists .\nmay wrote in his report of august 16 1941 :\nunion banking corporation , incorporated august 4 1924 , is wholly owned by the bank voor handel en scheepvaart n . v of rotterdam , the netherlands . my investigation has produced no evidence as to the ownership of the dutch bank . mr cornelis [ sic ] lievense , president of ubc , claims no knowledge as to the ownership of the bank voor handel but believes it possible that baron heinrich thyssen , brother of fritz thyssen , may own a substantial interest .\nunion bank & trust , located in virginia and beyond , offers a wide range of financial solutions including checking accounts , savings accounts , business loans and more . explore our offerings online including financial planning , investment services and retirement planning from union wealth management . bank online or visit one of our conveniently located branches or atms today .\nthis took place , of course , at a time when the present world tangle could hardly have been foreseen and when such courtesies were part of the normal routine of international banking relations .\nthe specific allegations about the union banking corporation first surfaced in antony sutton\u0092s 1975 book , wall street and the rise of hitler . sutton at that time did not know about the order of skull & bones . after becoming aware of the order in 1983 he expanded his writings on the subject in how the order creates war and revolution in 1984 , which was later published , with antony\u0092s three other booklets on the order of skull & bones , together as america\u0092s secret establishment in 1986 . the charges were articulated again in 1988 in sutton\u0092s the two faces of george bush .\nwhile there is no suggestion that prescott bush was sympathetic to the nazi cause , the documents reveal that the firm he worked for , brown brothers harriman ( bbh ) , acted as a us base for the german industrialist , fritz thyssen , who helped finance hitler in the 1930s before falling out with him at the end of the decade . the guardian has seen evidence that shows bush was the director of the new york - based union banking corporation ( ubc ) that represented thyssen ' s us interests and he continued to work for the bank after america entered the war .\nfritz thyssen was an early financial supporter of hitler , whose national socialist german workers\u2019 party ( nazi ) mr . thyssen believed was preferable to communism . the documents do not show any evidence that mr . bush directly aided that effort . his position with union banking never was a political issue for prescott bush , who was elected to the senate from connecticut in 1952 .\nheadquartered in san francisco , unionbancal corporation is a financial holding company with assets of $ 107 . 2 billion at march 31 , 2014 . its primary subsidiary , union bank , n . a . , provides an array of financial services to individuals , small businesses , middle - market companies , and major corporations . the bank operated 422 branches in california , washington , oregon , texas , illinois , new york and georgia , as well as two international offices , as of march 31 , 2014 . unionbancal corporation is a wholly - owned subsidiary of the bank of tokyo - mitsubishi ufj , ltd . , which is a subsidiary of mitsubishi ufj financial group , inc . union bank is a proud member of the mitsubishi ufj financial group ( mufg , nyse : mtu ) , one of the world\u2019s largest financial organizations . in july 2013 , american banker magazine and the reputation institute ranked union bank # 1 for reputation among its customers . visit\n\u0093in view , of these uncertainties , together with the censorship affecting communications to and from rotterdam , i realize that the union banking corporation might be placed in an embarrassing position if all the directors were to resign at this time . i feel sure however that you will understand the position of my associates , and i would greatly appreciate , a frank expression from you as to the action which you feel that they should take should you believe that the interests of the banking department would be best served by their continuing as directors until the situation abroad has been somewhat clarified , i know that they will be glad to be guided by , your judgment and i shall greatly appreciate your reaction to this situation and your opinion as to what action , if any , should be taken by my associates .\nthe union banking corporation was a holding company for the nazis , for fritz thyssen ,\nsaid loftus .\nat various times , the bush family has tried to spin it , saying they were owned by a dutch bank and it wasn ' t until the nazis took over holland that they realised that now the nazis controlled the apparent company and that is why the bush supporters claim when the war was over they got their money back . both the american treasury investigations and the intelligence investigations in europe completely bely that , it ' s absolute horseshit . they always knew who the ultimate beneficiaries were .\nhe admitted also that the domestic fuel corporation , which had been bringing cargoes of , coal from the thyssen mining interests in europe to canada and other western hemisphere points , had been blacklisted by the canadian trade commission in the fall of 1940 .\nunion banking was owned by a dutch bank , bank voor handel en scheepvaardt n . v . , which was\nclosely affiliated\nwith the german conglomerate united steel works , according to an oct . 5 , 1942 , report from the federal office of alien property custodian . the dutch bank and the steel firm were part of the business and financial empire of thyssen and his brother , heinrich thyssen - bornemisza , the report said .\nunion banking was owned by a dutch bank , bank voor handel en scheepvaardt n . v . , which was \u201cclosely affiliated\u201d with the german conglomerate united steel works , according to an oct . 5 , 1942 , report from the federal office of alien property custodian . the dutch bank and the steel firm were part of the business and financial empire of mr . thyssen and his brother , heinrich thyssen - bornemisza , the report said .\n\u0093the union banking corporation maintains accounts with the chase national bank , the national city bank , the guaranty trust company , and ourselves . at present its account with us is the only one which is active , and the drawings are limited to the payment of salaries and usual office expenses . to further control its operations , we have arranged that either ray morris or h . d . pennington must sign checks jointly with the president of the company , mr . c . lievense , or with the , assistant treasurer , mr . w kauffmann , and that one of our gentleman from our organization must be present when access is desired to the company\u0092s safe deposit box at the chase bank . -\n\u0093hitler\u0092s angel has 3 million in us bank , \u0094 read the headline above a story reporting that adolf hitler\u0092s financier had stowed the fortune in union banking corp . , possibly to be held for \u0093nazi bigwigs . \u0094 bush knew all about the new york bank : he was one of its seven directors . if the nazi tie became known , it would be a potential \u0093embarrassment , \u0094 bush and his partners at brown brothers harriman worried , explaining to government regulators that their position was merely an unpaid courtesy for a client . the situation grew more serious when the government seized union\u0092s assets under the trading with the enemy act , the sort of action that could have ruined bush\u0092s political dreams .\nhitler\u0092s angel has 3 million in us bank ,\nread the headline above a story reporting that adolf hitler\u0092s financier had stowed the fortune in union banking corp . , possibly to be held for\nnazi bigwigs .\nbush knew all about the new york bank : he was one of its seven directors . if the nazi tie became known , it would be a potential\nembarrassment ,\nbush and his partners at brown brothers harriman worried , explaining to government regulators that their position was merely an unpaid courtesy for a client . the situation grew more serious when the government seized union\u0092s assets under the trading with the enemy act , the sort of action that could have ruined bush\u0092s political dreams .\nin the 1941 articles it was reported that union baking corporation\u0092s three million in funds had been frozen in may of 1940 and that the three million dollars , came from \u0093organizations [ that ] did a thriving business rolling - up dollars . \u0094 there were four and a half billion dollars in \u0093foreign assets frozen by the us government since adolf hitler\u0092s armies began overrunning europe\u0094 in us banks . dutch , belgian , norwegian and french assets were frozen in 1940 after the nazis occupied those countries . german assets were frozen june 14 , 1941 .\nthe second set of papers , which are in the national archives , are contained in vesting order number 248 which records the seizure of the company assets . what these files show is that on october 20 1942 the alien property custodian seized the assets of the ubc , of which prescott bush was a director . having gone through the books of the bank , further seizures were made against two affiliates , the holland - american trading corporation and the seamless steel equipment corporation . by november , the silesian - american company , another of prescott bush ' s ventures , had also been seized .\nin 1924 , his father - in - law , a well - known st louis investment banker , helped set him up in business in new york with averill harriman , the wealthy son of railroad magnate e h harriman in new york , who had gone into banking .\nthe thyssen bank in rotterdam which nominally owned the new york corporation was bombed out of existence by the invading nazis in may , 1940 . no one in new york professes to know what has happened to the officers of the rotterdam institution . not a word of instruction or advice has come from abroad .\n\u0093in order that you may understand clearly the reasons for our doubts , i should like to give you the background of our connection with the union banking corporation . our partner w . a . harriman was in europe in 1925 , and at that time he became acquainted with mr . fritz thyssen , the german industrialist . to the best of my knowledge , mr . thyssen formed the bank voor handel en scheepvaart and presumably controlled that institution . - at one of his meetings with mr . harriman , he told him he was forming a bank in new york to look after his interests in the united states and he asked mr . harriman to serve on the board . mr . harriman agreed that certain of his associates would serve in this capacity , and as a result various members of the harriman organizations and now of brown brothers harriman & co . , have been on the board ever since .\n\u0093while the department would , not feel free to object if your partners , mr . harriman , mr . bush , and your firm\u0092s manager , mr . pennington , should desire to resign as directors of the corporation , nevertheless the department would be gratified if these gentlemen could find it possible to remain on the board during this period of uncertainty .\nas it turned out , his involvement wasn\u0092t pursued by the press or political opponents during his senate campaigns a decade later . but the episode may well have been one of the catalysts for a dramatic change in his life . just as the union banking story broke , bush volunteered to be chairman of united service organizations , putting himself on the national stage for the first time . he traveled the country raising millions of dollars to help boost the morale of us troops during world war ii , enhancing his stature in a way that helped him get elected us senator . a son and grandson would become presidents .\nthe thyssen / union banking article was continued on page 22 in the financial news section , with three almost full columns plus another full column ancillary story on thyssen . the articles are reproduced in full in the following pages . michael kranish , the boston globe reporter , when we contacted in august 2003 to tell him that the articles were actually published in 1941 said , \u0093well , i wrote that so long ago , i can\u0092t remember now why ? if it is \u009141 ? why it says \u009142 . it is a mystery to me . i do not know what the situation is . but it definitely was there , that is all i can say . the copy that i have , you know , someone put the date in it ? maybe that was wrong . i certainly would have tried carefully to put the right date . \u0094 mike then wanted to know my purpose for looking in to this . i tell him i am a researcher and writer looking into prescott bush and union banking . his then last words on the subject were , \u0093i have looked very thoroughly and i did not find the evidence that the conspiracy theorist allege , so ? if the date is different i just don\u0092t know why that is . \u0094\nwe believe people have a right to expect more from the companies they do business with \u2013 and they can expect more from union bank & trust , a bank whose virginia roots go back to 1902 . by offering fair financial solutions and honest advice , we create opportunities for families and business owners .\nboth groeninger and kouwenhoven are directors of the local holland american trading corporation . groeninger is also on the board of the bank voor handel en scheepvaart and is a director of the vulcan rhine shipping co . , another unit in thyssen\u0092s industrial kingdom . kouwenhoven visited the united states about four or five years ago , mr . lievense said , but groeninger appears never to have been here .\nmr . lievense speaks in soft , low tones and merely smiled broadly when questioned about his association with herr thyssen . his name appears as a director of the thyssen holland american investment corporation , at rotterdam . he is a member of the board of the august thyssen bank , aktiengesellschaft , at berlin , and , he is also a director of the handelscompagnie ruilvkeer , a thyssen bartering company at amsterdam .\nwhat is also at issue is how much money bush made from his involvement . his supporters suggest that he had one token share . loftus disputes this , citing sources in\nthe banking and intelligence communities\nand suggesting that the bush family , through george herbert walker and prescott , got $ 1 . 5m out of the involvement . there is , however , no paper trail to this sum .\nbush and his partners at brown brothers harriman informed the government regulators that the account , opened in the late 1930s , was \u0093an unpaid courtesy for a client . the situation , \u0094 wrote kranish , \u0093grew more serious when the government seized union\u0092s assets under the trading with the enemy act , the sort of action that could have ruined bush\u0092s political dreams . \u0094\npacing the floor of his office on the twentyfifth floor of 39 broadway , he said , \u0093all i know is that i am here and that the united states government is exercising strict supervision of all activities of the bank and these corporation . i cannot tell you whom i am working . you may be sure there is really little to do . all these corporations in their best years have done less than $ 1 , 000 , 000 annually . \u0094\nhe is a member of the advisory board of the harvard law school program on corporate governance and a member of the board of directors of japan society inc . mr . myerson is recognized as one of the leading corporate / m & a lawyers in the united states by legal 500 and by chambers usa and was chosen by his peers for the best lawyers in america in banking , corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law .\nbush and his partners at brown brothers harriman informed the government regulators that the account , opened in the late 1930s , was \u0093an unpaid courtesy for a client . the situation , \u0094 wrote kranish , \u0093grew more serious when the government seized union\u0092s assets under the trading with the enemy act , the sort of action that could have ruined bush\u0092s political dreams . \u0094 the phrase was an ominous one .\nby september may had traced the origins of the non - american board members and found that dutchman hj kouwenhoven - who met with harriman in 1924 to set up ubc - had several other jobs : in addition to being the managing director of voor handel he was also the director of the august thyssen bank in berlin and a director of fritz thyssen ' s union steel works , the holding company that controlled thyssen ' s steel and coal mine empire in germany .\ngroeninger is managing director of the thyssenowned halcyon line , with headquarters at rotterdam . it was this corporation which refused to transfer its headquarters and assets outside holland when the netherlands government warned all industrialists to take their properties to dutch colonies at the time of the nazi invasion . just before the arrival of the german forces at rotterdam , the british and dutch navies seized eleven of the thirteen ships of the line and incorporated them in the british shipping pool . it is understood that three of these ships have since been destroyed . only two ships of the line fell into the nazis , hands .\nwell , we have found proof that the article did indeed appear in july of 1941 . first we found on alex jones\u0092 urltoken website an article from the july 31 , 1941 , zanesville signal in ohio . the thyssen / union banking news story was in an ins ( international news service ) wire report , which says that it was \u0093disclosed today in a news story in the new york journal american . we then found , at ancestry . com , an ap wire report in the sheboygan press , a wisconsin newspaper of august 1 , 1941 which stated : \u0093the herald - tribune said thursday [ july , 31 , 1941 ] , that fritz thyssen , german industrialist credited with helping finance adolf hitler\u0092s rise to power , \u0091has $ 3 , 000 , 000 in american cash salted away in the bank vaults of downtown new york . \u0092\u0094 armed with the correct date , we were then able to find both the new york herald - tribune and new york journal american stories . the articles are presented in full later in this chapter .\nsenator bush served on the banking committee , many times as a contact person for world bank and federal reserve officials , who sometimes looked for more casual places to do business than the senate committee rooms . in his second term protecting his state\u0092s interests prescott also served as a member of the armed service committee . for years connecticut had received more per capita of the defense dollar than any other state earning itself the sobriquet , the \u0093arsenal of democracy . \u0094 that the military - industrial complex began in connecticut in the 1800s is relevant but another tale .\n\u2013 ms . jaedicke is the former deputy comptroller for compliance policy with the office of the comptroller of the currency , where she spent 33 years in a number of senior roles , including national bank examiner , director for multinational banking and deputy comptroller for supervision operations . ms . jaedicke also served as chair or member of the following regulatory committees : occ committee on consumer issues ; ffiec task force for consumer compliance ; occ enforcement committee and the occ bank secrecy act / anti - money laundering committee . after her government service , she joined promontory financial group as managing director .\n. . . as the general manager , he acted on behalf of the harrimans and invested their money in the third reich . i remember when the corporate media finally acknowledged the existence of this story a year or so ago , and it immediately got played down because prescott was a\nminority shareholder\nin union bank . but as the general manager , grandpa bush was paid to make those investments for the harrimans , though they obviously weren ' t complaining . silesian - american , incidentally , was connected to a german steel company which used concentration camp labor . halliburton would have been proud .\npresident bush ' s grandfather was a director of a bank seized by the federal government because of its ties to a german industrialist who helped bankroll adolf hitler ' s rise to power , government documents show .\ne . roland harriman , the bank chairman and brother of former new york gov . w . averell harriman ( search ) , held 3 , 991 shares . bush had one share .\nboth harrimans and bush were partners in the new york investment firm of brown brothers , harriman and co . , which handled the financial transactions of the bank as well as other financial dealings with several other companies linked to bank voor handel that were confiscated by the u . s . government during world war ii .\nwe did not have the resources to do these things ,\ngoldstein said .\nfritz thyssen broke with the nazis in 1938 over their persecution of catholics and jews , and fled to switzerland . he later was arrested and spent 1941 to 1945 in a nazi prison . his brother lived in switzerland from 1932 to 1947 but continued to operate businesses in germany .\nthe new documents were first reported by freelance writer john buchanan in the new hampshire gazette .\nthis material may not be published , broadcast , rewritten , or redistributed . \u00a92018 fox news network , llc . all rights reserved . all market data delayed 20 minutes .\nrumours of a link between the us first family and the nazi war machine have circulated for decades . now the guardian can reveal how repercussions of events that culminated in action under the trading with the enemy act are still being felt by today ' s president\ngeorge bush ' s grandfather , the late us senator prescott bush , was a director and shareholder of companies that profited from their involvement with the financial backers of nazi germany .\nthe guardian has obtained confirmation from newly discovered files in the us national archives that a firm of which prescott bush was a director was involved with the financial architects of nazism .\nhis business dealings , which continued until his company ' s assets were seized in 1942 under the trading with the enemy act , has led more than 60 years later to a civil action for damages being brought in germany against the bush family by two former slave labourers at auschwitz and to a hum of pre - election controversy .\nthe evidence has also prompted one former us nazi war crimes prosecutor to argue that the late senator ' s action should have been grounds for prosecution for giving aid and comfort to the enemy .\nthe debate over prescott bush ' s behaviour has been bubbling under the surface for some time . there has been a steady internet chatter about the\nbush / nazi\nconnection , much of it inaccurate and unfair . but the new documents , many of which were only declassified last year , show that even after america had entered the war and when there was already significant information about the nazis ' plans and policies , he worked for and profited from companies closely involved with the very german businesses that financed hitler ' s rise to power . it has also been suggested that the money he made from these dealings helped to establish the bush family fortune and set up its political dynasty .\nremarkably , little of bush ' s dealings with germany has received public scrutiny , partly because of the secret status of the documentation involving him . but now the multibillion dollar legal action for damages by two holocaust survivors against the bush family , and the imminent publication of three books on the subject are threatening to make prescott bush ' s business history an uncomfortable issue for his grandson , george w , as he seeks re - election .\nbush was also on the board of at least one of the companies that formed part of a multinational network of front companies to allow thyssen to move assets around the world .\nthree sets of archives spell out prescott bush ' s involvement . all three are readily available , thanks to the efficient us archive system and a helpful and dedicated staff at both the library of congress in washington and the national archives at the university of maryland .\nthe first set of files , the harriman papers in the library of congress , show that prescott bush was a director and shareholder of a number of companies involved with thyssen .\nthe third set of documents , also at the national archives , are contained in the files on ig farben , who was prosecuted for war crimes .\na report issued by the office of alien property custodian in 1942 stated of the companies that\nsince 1939 , these ( steel and mining ) properties have been in possession of and have been operated by the german government and have undoubtedly been of considerable assistance to that country ' s war effort\n.\nprescott bush , a 6ft 4in charmer with a rich singing voice , was the founder of the bush political dynasty and was once considered a potential presidential candidate himself . like his son , george , and grandson , george w , he went to yale where he was , again like his descendants , a member of the secretive and influential skull and bones student society . he was an artillery captain in the first world war and married dorothy walker , the daughter of george herbert walker , in 1921 .\none of the first jobs walker gave bush was to manage ubc . bush was a founding member of the bank and the incorporation documents , which list him as one of seven directors , show he owned one share in ubc worth $ 125 .\nthe bank was set up by harriman and bush ' s father - in - law to provide a us bank for the thyssens , germany ' s most powerful industrial family .\naugust thyssen , the founder of the dynasty had been a major contributor to germany ' s first world war effort and in the 1920s , he and his sons fritz and heinrich established a network of overseas banks and companies so their assets and money could be whisked offshore if threatened again .\nby the time fritz thyssen inherited the business empire in 1926 , germany ' s economic recovery was faltering . after hearing adolf hitler speak , thyssen became mesmerised by the young firebrand . he joined the nazi party in december 1931 and admits backing hitler in his autobiography , i paid hitler , when the national socialists were still a radical fringe party . he stepped in several times to bail out the struggling party : in 1928 thyssen had bought the barlow palace on briennerstrasse , in munich , which hitler converted into the brown house , the headquarters of the nazi party . the money came from another thyssen overseas institution , the bank voor handel en scheepvarrt in rotterdam .\nby the late 1930s , brown brothers harriman , which claimed to be the world ' s largest private investment bank , and ubc had bought and shipped millions of dollars of gold , fuel , steel , coal and us treasury bonds to germany , both feeding and financing hitler ' s build - up to war .\nbetween 1931 and 1933 ubc bought more than $ 8m worth of gold , of which $ 3m was shipped abroad . according to documents seen by the guardian , after ubc was set up it transferred $ 2m to bbh accounts and between 1924 and 1940 the assets of ubc hovered around $ 3m , dropping to $ 1m only on a few occasions .\nin 1941 , thyssen fled germany after falling out with hitler but he was captured in france and detained for the remainder of the war .\nthere was nothing illegal in doing business with the thyssens throughout the 1930s and many of america ' s best - known business names invested heavily in the german economic recovery . however , everything changed after germany invaded poland in 1939 . even then it could be argued that bbh was within its rights continuing business relations with the thyssens until the end of 1941 as the us was still technically neutral until the attack on pearl harbor . the trouble started on july 30 1942 when the new york herald - tribune ran an article entitled\nhitler ' s angel has $ 3m in us bank\n. ubc ' s huge gold purchases had raised suspicions that the bank was in fact a\nsecret nest egg\nhidden in new york for thyssen and other nazi bigwigs . the alien property commission ( apc ) launched an investigation ."]}
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( unregistered manaca can not be reissued . )\nchild manaca cards ( for registered manaca cards and manaca commuter passes ) are available for children age 12 and under .\nmanaca cards can be used as electronic money at participating shops with the manaca mark .\npoints ( manaca mileage points ) are accumulated from spending money stored on the manaca card as transportation fare .\n\u25a0discount manaca \u5272\u5f15\u7528\u30de\u30ca\u30ab ( waribiki - y\u014d manaca ) a special manaca card , called the waribiki - yo manaca \u5272\u5f15\u7528\u30de\u30ca\u30ab , for holders of the physically disabled persons\u2019 handbook\u8eab\u4f53\u969c\u5bb3\u8005\u624b\u5e33or mentally disabled persons\u2019 health & welfare handbook\u611b\u8b77\u624b\u5e33 is also available .\n- to use one manaca card with multiple people , use the manaca card at a supporting vending machine to purchase regular tickets . when using manaca to purchase commuter tickets , manaca mileage points are not added , and rider discounts are not granted . - if the remaining manaca sf balance is insufficient , replenish your manaca balance and pay the difference .\nyou can use the manaca repeatedly by replenishing the balance . up to jpy20 , 000 can be added to the manaca balance .\n- when paying the fee for more than one person with manaca , inform the driver of the number of people to cover before touching the manaca to the sensor on the bus fare box . when using manaca this way , manaca milage points are added , but rider discounts are not granted . - if the remaining manaca sf balance is insufficient , replenish your manaca balance and pay the difference .\n\u25a0manaca commuter pass \u30de\u30ca\u30ab \u5b9a\u671f\u5238 ( manaca teikiken ) same as a registered manaca card but a user can save money if they travel regularly between 2 locations in the manaca area . even if you travel to another station the automatic ticket gate calculates the additional fare needed and debits your card .\nsmart card , smart money use your manaca to pay for purchases at stores ( located inside subway stations ) and vending machines displaying the manaca logo .\ncan be used by anyone but it cannot be reissued if it is lost . can be changed to a registered manaca card or manaca commuter pass .\nwhen you use your manaca sf balance for city bus or subway you gain mileage points . these points can be used to pay for city bus and subway fares . cards other than manaca are ineligible for manaca mileage points .\nif the manaca becomes unusable due to damage it can be re - issued . ( unregistered manaca may also be re - issued in this case . )\nyou can use\nmanaca\nin payment of purchase at affiliated stores ( over 1700 so far / 2011spring ) and vending machines with\nmanaca\nlogo .\nmanaca iznaga tower - a monument to . . . - valle de los ingenios\nif you are using a manaca card to commute on a regular basis , you may not be aware that your card is racking up mileage points that can be easily claimed at manaca ticket machines and manaca charging machines located inside subway and meitetsu stations .\nfor more information on manaca , please see the city of nagoya transportation bureau website .\nmanaca company owns a small office building worth $ 100 , 000 . art vandelay is\nmanaca has many of the same features of other smart cards in japan like toica .\nif you connect within 90 minutes to another means of transportation using a single manaca , a discount of jpy80 for adults ( jpy40 for children ; jpy40 for adult discount manaca , jpy20 for child discount manaca ) is applied against the fare . the connection discount is applied as one set for riding twice . cards other than manaca are ineligible for transfer discounts .\na manaca card can be either non - registered , registered , or a commuter pass .\nhistoric slave watch tower in manaca iznaga , valle de los ingenios , trinidad , cuba . the manaca iznaga tower is the tallest lookout tower ever built in the caribbean sugar region .\n\u30fbuse your manaca to pay at stores and vending machines with the mark on the right .\n- use manaca without removing it from your case . the sensor may have difficulty detecting the correct card if multiple smart cards are in the case , or depending on the material of the case . - do not bend or scratch manaca , or affix stickers . these actions may damage manaca . - when not using manaca , do not bring it close to wicket or bus fare box sensors . funds may be accidentally withdrawn from the manaca sf balance .\nthe amount of money paid as a deposit when the manaca is issued to the customer ( jpy500 ) . when the manaca is no longer needed the card can be exchanged for the deposit .\nmanaca\nis a registered trademark of nagoya transportation development organization and mic co . , ltd .\nat the ticket gate , touch\nmanaca\non the blue mark . you don ' t need to take out the\nmanaca\ncard from your pass case . even if\nmanaca\nis in your bag , it ' s avalable if it ' s at the bottom and placed in proper way .\n* 1 manaca vending machines may not be used if student verification is necessary at the time of purchase .\nthe following kinds of registered manaca are also available : child manaca ( for children under elementary student age ) and discount manaca ( for persons with physical or mental disability identification booklets ) . purchase of a child manaca requires presenting official documentation of the child ' s birth date ( such as health insurance certificate or passport ) , while discount manaca requires official documents proving the qualification for discount ( such as an identification booklet for the physically disabled , or identification booklet for the mentally disabled ) . please ask for details at a service counter .\n- sf ( cash ) : the amount of money added to the manaca sf balance using cash , etc .\nmanaca is the prepaid ic card of nagoya ' s train , subway and bus operators other than jr and kintetsu .\nmanaca is an ic ( smart ) card that holds electronic money which can be used to pay for railway tickets .\nif you get a manaca card registered in your name , you can easily get it reissued if you lose it .\n- unregistered manaca may not be re - issued if the number on the back of the card cannot be read . - the manaca sf balance may not be used until it is re - issued . - customers using a commuter zone can ride by showing an employee at the station both the manaca that became unusable and the re - issuance certificate .\nplease use wickets displaying the mark on the right . firmly press the manaca against the sensor on the wicket . ( you can use a manaca commuter ticket as well . ) if successfully detected , the sensor will beep once or twice .\nenvironmentally friendly once you have used all the credit on your manaca you can easily recharge it and reuse it again and again .\nsimply touch the sensor at a ticket gate or payment box in a bus with a manaca card to pay for your ride .\nonce you have used all the credit on your manaca card , you can easily recharge it and reuse it again and again .\n* anyone can use * a deposit of 500yen is required . * if lost , it can not be reissued * can be changed to a\nregistered manaca\nor\nmanaca commuter pass\n* sold at ticket vending machines in subway stations and buses .\nthe name , even in japanese , is written in roman letters as\nmanaca\n, usually with a lowercase\nm\n.\nyou can register a manaca card as a commuter pass . if your manaca card has enough balance , then when you travel to a station outside of your commuter pass area , the payment box / ticket sensor will automatically calculate the additional fare needed and debit your card .\nspeed through the ticket gate just touch the station ticket gate screen or bus\u2019s payment box with the manaca card to pay for your ride .\ncaution ! - refunds will not be granted for only the sf ( cash ) balance . - sf ( points ) are excluded from refunds . - refunds for registered manaca and manaca commuter tickets require official identification with the registered name ( such as a driver ' s license ) .\nand . . . manaca ' s made history . . . ! ! ! ! !\nconnor\n- gbshch manaca ' s here comes the sun for wilmerella is the first orange roan dog , the first swedish born cocker , and of course , manaca ' s first . . . to ever gain this title in the breeds homecountry ! ! ! ! well done to his proud and devoted owner , mrs sandra williams !\nwhat made you want to look up manaca ? please tell us where you read or heard it ( including the quote , if possible ) .\njust wanted to check on this point . . does the manaca card apply to the airport line from / to nagoya to / from centrair ?\nour dynamic duo ! ! ! ! 4 times bob & bos together in 2015 . . . ( besides lots of individual wins . . . ) the red is our bitch multich manaca ' s like it or not and the blue is our male henry - manaca ' s gust of wind\nmay be stored on it . cards , both registered and unregistered , may be purchased from ticket machines that support manaca cards at any subway station .\ncocker of the year - 2016 , top winning bitch c . i . e seu ( u ) ch nouch sevch manaca ' s like it or not\nnagoya city transportation bureau commuter tickets are all sold as manaca commuter tickets . this covers not only city bus and subway , but also the aonami line , yutorito line , meitetsu train , jr tokai , and linimo connecting tickets . ask for more details about the kinds of manaca commuter tickets at a service counter .\nsame as a registered manaca card but a user can save money if they travel regularly between 2 locations . if you charge your manaca card in advance , you can travel to a station outside of your commuter pass area and the payment box / ticket sensor will automatically calculate the additional fare needed and debit your card .\n- re - issuance is based on the sf balance and commuter ticket information at the time when the procedure is performed to stop use of the lost manaca . we do not take responsibility for lost sf balance that may have occurred prior to completion of the procedure to stop use , so please apply for re - issuance promptly upon loss of manaca . - an application for re - issuance may not be undone . - if you find a lost manaca , you can return it for the jpy500 deposit .\nmanaca can be used on meitetsu trains & buses , the toyohashi railway , nagoya city transportation ( subways and buses ) , the aonami line , and the yutorito line .\nrmi 2101 summer 2017 homework assignment 8 28 points due on tuesday , june 13 , 2017 at the beginning of class 1 . manaca company owns a small office . . .\n\u25a0child manaca \u5c0f\u5150\u7528\u30de\u30ca\u30ab ( sh\u014dji - y\u014d ) - available for elementary school children . valid until the end of the school year . health insurance card of similar id needed when registering .\nre - issuance procedure a ) fill in the required information on the application form , and submit the form together with the manaca that has become unusable at a service counter . b ) receive a re - issuance certificate . * the certificate is required to receive your manaca when it is reissued . please keep it safe . c ) come to the service counter within 14 days of application with both a . the re - issuance certificate and b . the manaca that became unusable . * application and pickup can be performed in different locations . * if your lost manaca had commuter ticket status ( including a deactivated commuter ticket status ) it can only be received at the place of business that issued the commuter ticket initially .\npresenting the queen of the house , manaca ' s first world winner . . . and our best in show - 2 breedersgroup at german winner out of 110 groups ! ww - 17 gw - 17 c . i . e vdhch seu ( u ) ch nouch sevch cocker of the year - 2016 -\nlena\n- manaca ' s like it or not\nno doubt by now you\u2019ve seen and perhaps even used manaca , nagoya\u2019s new fare card in use on the city\u2019s subways and buses along with meitetsu buses and trains . manaca was introduced on february 11th to replace the yurika and transpass fare cards , and serves the same basic purpose as a stored value farecard making it easy to speed through the turnstiles at the station .\nmanaca users also earn mileage points based on what service they use , how much , and at what time they commute during a calendar month . points are awarded on the 10 th of the following month and can be converted into card credit at manaca charging machines located at subway stations . just press the \u201c\u30dd\u30a4\u30f3\u30c8\u9084\u5143\u201d button . points can be redeemed in increments of 10 yen .\n. . . \u2022manaca can be used on meitetsu trains & buses , the toyohashi railway , nagoya city transportation ( subways and buses ) , the aonami line , and the yutorito line .\nmanaca users also earn mileage points based on what service they use , how much , and at what time they commute during a calendar month . points are awarded on the 10th of the following month and can be converted into card credit at manaca charging machines located inside stations . just press the \u201c\u30dd\u30a4\u30f3\u30c8\u9084\u5143\u201d button ( see photo ) . points can be redeemed in increments of 10 yen .\ncustomers must have one of the following in order to redeem \u03bcstar points : a manaca card issued by mic co . , ltd . and registered for \u03bcstar points or a meitetsu \u03bc ' s card .\nredeemed \u03bcstar points can be used to charge value to manaca cards ( starting from 500 points ) at \u03bcstar stations located at meitetsu train stations , etc . refer to the \u03bcstar points website for details .\nmanaca is a rechargeable contactless smart card used in nagoya , japan and the surrounding area since february 11 , 2011 . it replaced the existing tranpass magnetic fare card system , both in scope and function .\nmanaca cards became available for use and purchase from friday , february 11 , 2011 . the sale of yurika and transpass cards ended on february 10 , 2011 , and became invalid after february 29 , 2012 .\n- points are earned on a single manaca used on the sensors of wickets and bus fare boxes . - points are not earned when using manaca with a manaca vending machine to purchase normal tickets , nor for purchases made with electronic money . ( except for purchases of child tickets with a discount manaca . ) - normal points may be earned for the amount when connection discounts are applied . - points may also be earned for use with multiple people on city buses . - yutorito line points are earned by using the yutorito line . riding the yutorito line does not grant city bus or subway points . - when using a meitetsu bus on shared operation routes\nsangenya - meitetsu bus center\nand\noharu nishijo - meitetsu bus center\nmeitetsu bus points will apply , which are slightly less than with city bus or subway points .\n\u30fbif the commuter ticket refund is less than 510 yen , that amount will be used as the processing fee . \u30fbafter the commuter ticket portion is refunded , the card is usable as a \u201cregistered manaca card . \u201d\ncustomers who have personalized manaca cards and are registered for \u03bcstar points , as well as customers who are meitetsu \u03bc ' s card cardholders . for details regarding \u03bcstar points , please refer to the \u03bcstar points website .\ncan only be used by the person the card is registered to . by registering your name , gender , date of birth and phone number , you can reissue the card if it is lost . can be changed to a manaca commuter pass .\nboth a commuter pass and a pay - as - you - go card even if you have registered your manaca as a commuter pass between 2 stations and travel to another station the automatic ticket gate calculates the additional fare needed and debits your card .\n\u2014 se llama manaca a varias especies de palmeras del g\u00e9nero euterpe spp . tales como . . . la especie euterpe precatoria ; la especie euterpe oleracea ; la especie euterpe broadwayi , aunque a las palmas de esta se les conozca como manac o manicol m\u00e1s\u2026 \u2026\nmid 19th century ; earliest use found in john lindley ( 1799\u20131865 ) , botanist and horticulturist . from brazilian portuguese manac\u00e1 from tupi mana ' k\u00e1 . the word is attested in use in brazil ( as manaca ) by g . marggraf historiae rerum naturalium brasiliae 69 .\nplease use a manaca vending machine or\ncharge machine .\nyou can add any of the following amounts : jpy1 , 000 , jpy2 , 000 , jpy3 , 000 , jpy5 , 000 and jpy10 , 000 . *\ncharge machines\nonly accept bills .\nwe have stayed 4 days in manaca poussada and had a really pleasant stay as gerard the host which is french is really good taking care of his customers . very attentful and offers great breakfast ! you wont be dissapponted ! ! ! ! anissa and youssef from belgium .\nnot just a subway pass ! use the manaca on city buses , meitetsu trains & buses , the aonami line , the yutorito line , and the toyohashi railway . from spring 2012 you will also be able to use the card on jr lines in the jr tokai area .\nafter surviving the vendor gauntlet , the remaining buildings of the unesco world heritage site , manaca iznaga are visible . first the sugar plantation owners residence is seen and houses a gift shop , restaurant , and exhibit / lecture patio . also on the property is the 146 foot high watch . . .\nplease make sure the card comes in direct contact with the sensor on the bus fare box when you get on the bus ( or get off on the shindekimachi route ) . ( you can use a manaca commuter ticket as well . ) if successfully detected , the sensor will beep once or twice .\nbecause manaca is an ic or integrated circuit based card , there is no need to insert the card into the wicket or fare box . just tap the blue rectangle and go . if that were not enough , this card works two ways like your cash card , opening many other doors as well . counts to frequent riders of the system . depending on how much you use the system per month , you can recieve up to a 15 % discount in fares in the next month . this is to replace the yurika system whereby buying more fare added extra trips on the top ( i . e . the \u00a52000 card actually had \u00a52200 in fares , \u00a55000 had \u00a55600 and so on ) . the other aspect of manaca is its use as an e - money card . jr east in tokyo pioneered this several years ago , when they decided to place card readers on all the vending machines located in their stations . this makes it easy for patrons to buy a drink without searching their pockets for change . manaca continues this concept and takes it further with the inclusion of points . when you purchase items using your manaca card , you will collect points that are then good for discounts on your transit fares .\nhad a great 4 night stay at pousada manaca . gerard was a good host , the location was perfect and the breakfast was fresh and tasty . go for the upstairs seaview room if it ' s available . great restaurant right next door as well , which i would highly recommend ( lua e mar ) .\nthere is a second type of point called tamarun points , which accumulate on a manaca card in addition to mileage points , and which can only be used with cards bought from meitetsu or toyohashi rail stations . the use of this system requires online registration after purchase of a registered card , after which one can check one ' s tamarun point balance online and get other information related to tamarun . tamarun points can be accumulated by making purchases with one ' s manaca card at participating vendors , and tamarun points can be used at these vendors to make purchases of goods , but these points cannot automatically be used as transportation fare like mileage points .\nsales of manaca cards began on friday , february 11 , 2011 , which was national foundation day , a national holiday . from that day , sales of tranpass cards , including yurika cards and panorama cards , ceased , but they will still be usable until the last train departs at the end of february 29 , 2012 .\nwhether you\u2019re road tripping through the state or venturing around the city , do yourself a favor and rent a car in manaca iznaga , cuba . when you sit behind the wheel of your rental car , you can forget about hailing taxis and memorizing public transportation schedules . because with access to a car rental in manaca iznaga , you\u2019re free to travel where and when you want . thanks to a set of wheels , experience the freedom of exploring the entire area on your own watch . spend the morning browsing a museum on one side of town and then hit up an attraction on the opposite side of town in the afternoon without a care in the world .\ncommon names include mountain cabbage in belize , a\u00e7ai , a\u00e7aizeiro , a\u00e7a\u00ed - do - amazonas or a\u00e7a\u00ed - solit\u00e1rio in brazil , asa\u00ed and palmiche in colombia , wassa\u00ef in french guiana , huasa\u00ed in peru and manaca in venezuela . the stems are used for construction , a beverage is made from the fruit , and the roots are used medicinally .\n* registered owner can use * a deposit of 500yen is required . * name , sex , birthday and phone number of the user are registered . * even if you lost the card , it will be reissued ( reissuing lost replacement card required . points you have got are also safe ) * can be changed to a\nmanaca commuter pass\n2 . manaca card may be most convenient for you . it doesn ' t really offer you any discount , but you can fill it with pretty much any amount of cash and just ' touch ' it when you go in / out of the stations . you can also use it to make purchases from many vending machines and at convenience stores !\n\u30fbyou can ride just by touching your card to the wicket or bus fare box . \u30fbthe correct fare is automatically charged at the wicket when you stop outside the range covered by the commuter ticket . \u30fbcommuter tickets can be purchased at all subway stations . \u30fbuse manaca for the aonami line , yutorito line , meitetsu trains and buses , toyotetsu lines , and linimo .\n2 . would it be more worthy to get a manaca card ? esp since the card covers for all transportation lines in nagoya . does it cover for trips to / from the airport as well ? also at the end of my trip , is it easy to obtain a 500yen refund for the deposit ? unsure if there is an expiration date to the card .\nif you\u2019re in search of a cheap car rental in manaca iznaga , cuba suiting all your needs , look no further than our selection of vehicles right here on expedia . from large vans spacious enough to comfortably fit your whole family to sporty convertibles to cruise around in style , we offer it all . browse our fleet to acquire a luxury rental with all the latest technology or a compact economy car with ideal gas mileage . whatever kind of vehicle you picture yourself driving on the open road with , we\u2019ll help you find it . you\u2019ll come across numerous manaca iznaga car rentals matching not only your preferences , but your price range too . book our cheap discounts , buckle up , and start your adventures with a rental car today .\n- when you use more than jpy2 , 000 ( jpy1 , 000 for children or discount ) in one month ( divided by calendar month ) on a single manaca card , you gain points based on the total amount used . - daytime points give a better deal than normal point and are applied for use on weekdays between 10 : 00 and 16 : 00 , saturdays , sundays and holidays .\nthe manaca card can be used as a pay - as - you - go card , a commuter pass , and electronic money . it replaced the tranpass magnetic fare card system at the end of february 2012 , both in scope and function . as of april 21 , 2012 , it is compatible with jr central ' s toica fare card . compatibility with toica electronic money is planned for 2013 .\nmanaca cards can accumulate points , but there are two point systems , mileage points and tamarun points , but tamarun points are specific to one maker , namely mic , which makes cards bought at meitetsu and toyohashi rail stations . the other maker is nagoya transportation development organization , which produces cards bought at any other location . the maker of the card is printed on the back of the card in the bottom left .\n\u30fbif the sf balance ends in a unit of 1 yen , the refund amount will be rounded up to the nearest unit of 10 yen . \u30fbif the sf balance is 220 yen or less , that amount will be used as the processing fee . \u30fbif the commuter ticket refund is less than 510 yen , that amount will be used as the processing fee . \u30fbthe manaca will be collected immediately after refund by staff .\nmanaca cards can be purchased from ticket machines located in subway , city bus and meitetsu bus and train stations . using the ticket machine touchscreen , you can chose to purchase a registered or unregistered card . if you chose to register your card , you ' ll need to enter your name , date of birth , sex , and phone number . cards must be credited with cash , which is inserted into the ticket machine .\nmileage points are points accumulated from spending money stored on the manaca card as transportation fare , such as from riding the subway or other trains . cards from either maker will accumulate such points as long as the card is registered with one ' s name and so on when purchased . these mileage points can be converted to fare stored on the card , but this must be done manually and periodically , or the points may expire .\n\u30fbre - issuance procedure a ) fill in the required information on the application form , and submit the form together with official identification ( such as a driver ' s license ) at the service counter . b ) receive a re - issuance certificate . * the certificate is required to receive your manaca when it is reissued . please keep it safe . c ) please bring a . a re - issuance certificate , b . jpy1 , 010 ( processing fee jpy510 + jpy500 deposit ) , and c . official identification ( such as a driver ' s license ) to the service counter within 14 days , the day after application . * application and pickup can be performed in different locations . * if your lost manaca had commuter ticket status ( including a deactivated commuter ticket status ) it can only be received at the place of business that issued the commuter ticket initially .\n- points accumulated by riding buses and subways can be collected after the 10th of next month . - to collect the points at a manaca vending machine or charge machine , press the point balance / resolution button . - the points you have collected are called sf points . * the point collection period is one year . ( example ) points earned in march can be collected any time from april 10 through april 30 of the following year .\nif you have not picked up one yet , you might consider it , especially since beginning april of 2012 , you will be able to use the manaca or toica card on the meitetsu , jr , subway , and bus lines ( etc ) around nagoya interchangeably . you will no longer need to carry an ic card for each line ! the ability to purchase using the cards interchangeably will not be available until spring of 2013 , but it is coming .\n* if you would like to get off at further stations from the set destination , fares are payed at ticket gates automatically . ( so , i recommend you to charge some amount of money even if you use manaca only for a commuter pass ) * if you are a student , you can get further discount . ( you have to show your student identification card or a school certificate at the station master room or some specific place . ) * a deposit of 500yen is required .\nmy girlfriend and i had a wonderful stay at pousada manaca in december . gerard greeted us when we arrived and showed us to our room . he gave us some of his personal recommendations for activities on the ilha . gerard also was kind enough to arrange transportation for us to and from the rio de janeiro airport , which was incredibly helpful given the language barrier . the location of the pousada was absolutely perfect . right on the beach , beautiful sunset each evening . the main village was just a short walk away , but far enough away that it was peaceful and quiet all the time . steps away from the pousada was a restaurant and bar with great food and caipirinhas . the pousada featured a complimentary breakfast each day which was excellent . overall - a tremendous place to stay and made our visit to the ilha very enjoyable . highly recommended !\ntraditional use : the indigenous peoples of the amazon have used manaca for ritual healing ceremonies , and in magical and religious observances . the shaman of the kofan indian tribe drink a tea made from the roots and root bark of the plant to see into the body of an ill patient . the plant allows them to understand the nature of the ailment and to help heal the patient . many tribes throughout the amazonian river basin add brunfelsia grandiflora leaves , roots and root bark to their ayahuasca brews , to produce a brew that is blessed by the plant and animal spirits . in peru , the roots are sometimes taken as a plant teacher for a period of one month . it is said that the older , thick roots are toxic , whereas the young roots that are 1 . 5cm or under are safe for use . a dose generally consists of two or three roots ( plowman 1977 ) .\nwe stayed in the pousada manaca and had a fabulous , relaxing time . the owner gerard was very welcoming as were his staff . the rooms are basic but comfortable and clean and had everything you need , including a fridge and a gorgeous balcony to watch the world go by . the breakfast was amazing , everything you could want to start your day and really enough to take you through to dinner time with a buffet of fruits , cereals , cake , cheese and meats and the most delicious fresh juice . the pousada is a very short way from the main part of the town and feels quieter and less hectic but there are some cool bars and restaurants nearby . the cool breeze off the sea makes it feel less hot than other parts of the town . ilha grande is a wonderful place to get away from the bustle of rio and we went on a fantastic hike to the other side of the island and the atlantic beach which i would recommend to everyone .\nhokkaido railway company ( jr hokkaido ) , pasmo co . , ltd . , east japan railway company ( jr east ) , nagoya city transportation bureau , nagoya railroad co . , ltd . ( meitetsu ) , central japan railway company ( jr tokai ) , surutto kansai association , west japan railway company ( jr west ) , fukuoka city transportation bureau , nishi - nippon railroad co . , ltd . ( nishitetsu ) and kyushu railway company ( jr kyushu ) have begun studies with a target of achieving mutual usage service by spring 2013 with each transportation system\u2019s ic card , namely jr hokkaido\u2019s\nkitaca ,\npasmo co . , ltd . \u2019s\npasmo ,\njr east\u2019s\nsuica ,\nnagoya city transportation bureau and meitetsu\u2019s\nmanaca ,\njr tokai\u2019s\ntoica ,\nsurutto kansai association\u2019s\npitapa ,\njr west\u2019s\nicoca ,\nfukuoka city transportation bureau\u2019s\nhayakaken ,\nnishitetsu\u2019s\nnimoca\nand jr kyushu\u2019s\nsugoca .\naiming to enhance convenience for customers throughout japan using the above 10 transportation ic cards , the companies and bureaus will set out the issues that must be addressed to make mutual usage possible .\nas the bus entered paraty i asked the driver to drop me off , which he reluctantly did . pousada manaca ( http : / / www . manacaparaty . com ) is at the edge of town at the top of avenida roberto silveira , the main road into paraty . you can stay on the bus until the bus terminal but then you ' d have to go back to the edge of town , so be brave and get out of the bus as soon as you enter the town , cross the street and you ' ll walk there in 2 minutes . sergio , the manager , is very friendly , relaxed and helpful and i immediately felt that i was in the right place . he helped carry my luggage to my room , lent me a bicycle to get around town , helped me sort out accommodation for trindade ( he actually cycled with me into town the next day and made several phone calls ) and took me by car to the bus terminal . he also arranged a ticket for a lovely schooner trip . breakfast is great with a good choice of fresh fruit . there is a small swimming pool in the backyard and coolers with drinks ( self - service with a tick list ) . i first had a room at the front building , which was spacious , very light and shares its balcony with a cozy sitting area on the first floor . the only thing i found lightly annoying were the beeps from the self - service tyre pump at the gas station in front of . . .\nsuica , pasmo , icoca and seven more of japan ' s most popular ic cards were made compatible with each other in 2013 . as a result , it is possible to travel on almost all trains , subways and buses in most of japan ' s largest cities with just a single of these cards .\nic cards are rechargeable cards that can be used to conveniently pay fares on public transportation and to make payments at a rapidly increasing number of vending machines , shops and restaurants by simply touching the card on a reader for about one second . more than two dozen train and bus operators across japan have started issuing their own ic cards since 2001 .\nsuica is the prepaid ic card by jr east for jr trains in the greater tokyo , niigata and sendai regions .\npasmo is the prepaid ic card of tokyo ' s railway , subway and bus operators other than jr .\nicoca is the prepaid ic card of jr west for jr trains in the kansai ( incl . osaka and kyoto ) and chugoku regions . the kansai one pass is a special version of icoca exclusively for foreign tourists that additionally qualifies for discounts at various attractions in the kansai region .\npitapa is the ic card of the kansai region ' s railway and subway operators other than jr . unlike the other nine cards , pitapa is a postpaid rather than prepaid card and not easily available to foreign tourists .\ntoica is the prepaid ic card by jr central for jr trains in the greater nagoya area and some parts of shizuoka prefecture .\nkitaca is the prepaid ic card by jr hokkaido for jr trains in the greater sapporo region . it can also be used on sapporo ' s subways , buses and tram .\nsugoca is the prepaid ic card of jr kyushu for jr trains in the greater fukuoka , kumamoto , kagoshima , oita and nagasaki regions .\nnimoca is the prepaid ic card of nishitetsu for nishitetsu trains and buses in greater fukuoka and selected transportation in other cities on kyushu and in hakodate .\nthe ten cards are valid on virtually all trains , subways and buses in most of japan ' s major cities , including tokyo , osaka , kyoto , nagoya and fukuoka . but there are a few issues to keep in mind :\nit is not possible to travel outside ic card areas . both , the origin and destination stations have to be located inside the ic card ' s coverage area . furthermore , it is not possible to use an ic card to travel between disjoined ic card areas ( except when using shinkansen trains ; see details below ) . for example , you cannot use it to travel between tokyo and sendai .\non the tokaido - sanyo shinkansen it is now possible to use ic cards , including suica , pasmo and icoca , on the tokaido - sanyo shinkansen . in order to do so , an ic card and a credit card have to be registered on an english app or a japanese website . afterwards , it is possible to purchase shinkansen tickets online and use the registered ic card to pass through the shinkansen ticket gates . fares are discounted by 200 yen when using this service and are charged to the registered credit card rather than subtracted from the ic card ' s balance . unfortunately , the english app is currently available only in australia , hong kong , malaysia , singapore , taiwan , thailand and the united states . note also that japan rail pass users will not be able to use this system to make seat reservations .\non the tohoku / joetsu / hokuriku shinkansen near tokyo in april 2018 , it became possible to use regular ic cards , including suica , pasmo and icoca , on non - reserved seats of shinkansen trains between tokyo and as far as nasu - shiobara on the tohoku shinkansen , jomo kogen on the joetsu shinkansen and annaka haruna on the hokuriku shinkansen . before you can use an ic card on these shinkansen trains , the card has to be registered at a ticket machine for this service , which is known as the\ntouch de go\nservice . fares will be subtracted from the ic card ' s balance .\non other shinkansen trains regular ic cards can generally not be used on shinkansen trains other than the ones mentioned above . the\nmobile suica\napp can be used on mobile phones to ride the shinkansen in eastern and northern japan ; however , the app is only available in japanese and on phones that support the osaifu keitai functionality .\nwhen riding other trains that require a supplement fee , such as limited express trains , travelers can use the ic card to pay the base fare when passing through the ticket gates , but they need to purchase the supplement ticket separately at a ticket machine , ticket office or online .\nwhen passing automatic ticket gates , touch the card onto the card reader for about one second ( rather than inserting it into the ticket slot ) . the applicable fare will be automatically deducted when you exit through the ticket gate at your destination station . when riding buses , card readers are placed at the entrance and / or exit of the bus . a card cannot be shared by multiple travelers at the same time .\nic cards generally do not provide any discounts over regular tickets . but in greater tokyo , niigata and sendai , train fares can differ by a few yen depending on whether an ic card or a regular ticket is used . this is because fares are rounded to the nearest ten yen in case of regular tickets , but not rounded in case of ic cards . around central tokyo , payment by ic card is always cheaper than payment by regular fares ( by up to nine yen ) , but outside of central tokyo , either ticket type can be up to five yen cheaper than the other .\nic cards can be purchased at ticket machines and ticket counters at the corresponding railway stations . the initial cost consists of a refundable deposit of 500 yen plus an initial amount ( typically 1500 yen ) to be charged onto the card .\nthe ic cards are virtually identical to each other in terms of coverage . the cards mainly differ on where they can be purchased and refunded . therefore , most people will want to purchase the card available in the first city where they arrive , e . g . suica or pasmo in tokyo or icoca in osaka .\nic cards can be recharged at ticket machines and special re - charging machines found at railway stations and other strategically meaningful locations . they can also be recharged at stations of companies other than the issuing company , e . g . suica can also be recharged in osaka or fukuoka . the maximum amount to be charged onto a card is 20 , 000 yen .\nthe current credit balance is shown on a small display whenever you pass a ticket gate or make a payment at a store . furthermore , the balance can be checked at ticket machines together with a usage history .\nbring your card to the ticket counter of the issuing operator in order to get back your 500 yen deposit . unused credit can also be refunded , however , most companies will subtract a 220 yen handling fee from the remaining balance to be refunded ( no handling fee is charged in case of pasmo cards ) . note that ic cards can only be returned to the issuing company , e . g . it is not possible to return a suica card in osaka or an icoca card in tokyo .\nbesides regular cards , there are personalized cards which can be replaced if lost ( 500 yen handling fee applies ) , commuter cards which also serve as a commuter pass , and cards for children .\nthe number of vending machines , shops , restaurants and other services that accept ic cards for payment has been rapidly increasing across japan , especially inside and around large urban railway stations . ic cards are also accepted at a growing number of chain stores , including most leading convenience store chains .\nthere are various credit cards that double as a transport company ' s ic card . some of them come with an option to automatically recharge the card when the remaining balance gets low . these credit cards are only available to residents of japan .\nselected mobile phone models can be set up to serve as a suica card , using the\nmobile suica\napp ( available in japanese only ) or through registering a suica card with apple pay .\nwe strive to keep japan guide up - to - date and accurate , and we ' re always looking for ways to improve . if you have any updates , suggestions , corrections or opinions , please let us know :\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntransfer and save money transfer between a subway , train , or bus in a 90 - minute period and get an 80 yen discount on your fare ( 40 yen for children ) .\nno need to worry if you get a card registered in your name you can easily get it reissued if you lose it .\nthe name , dob , sex , and phone number of the user are registered .\nfare credit and mileage points can be redeemed if the card is lost and has to be reissued .\nan adult commuting on weekday at 09 : 00 and 17 : 00 , and spending 9200 yen on their monthly commute would earn 1104 yen worth of mileage points ( 12 % of their usage total ) .\nthe same adult also commutes on weekends using a city bus \u2013 spending 3200 yen and earning 960 yen worth of mileage points ( 30 % of their usage total ) .\npoints are calculated differently for users of meitetsu train and buses . points are awarded by the total amount you spend and points are also awarded for the number of times you commute in a month . bonus points can also be earned by commuting on an meitetsu bus . for example \u2013 a commuter users meitetsu trains 22 times a month ( 11 return trips ) and spends a total of 12 , 240 yen . the commuter will earn a total of 750 points .\n* be aware that if you commute on the tsurumai line or kami - 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{"id": 54208, "summary": [{"text": "hutong school ( chinese : \u80e1\u540c\u5b66\u6821 ) is a mandarin language teaching school and internship provider in china .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it is the leading foreign owned chinese language school and welcomed already more than 8,000 students since its opening .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "it was founded in march 2005 by a team of french , german , korean , flemish and chinese entrepreneurs .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it is the first chinese language school under foreign management officially licensed by the chinese ministry of education .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "it provides chinese language courses and matches students with internships in china . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "hutong school", "paragraphs": ["hutong school , shanghai : hours , address , hutong school reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\ni wouldn ' t change anything to my experience in china with hutong school .\nhutong school offers its students the chance to take an hsk exam every month .\nfounded in 2005 , hutong school is the leading foreign owned chinese language school in china . with locations in beijing & shanghai , hutong school is the school of choice for anyone who wants to do aninternship in china or learn chinese in china .\nhutong school : small class sizes , friendly staff and a great atmosphere .\nfounded in 2005 , hutong school is the leading foreign owned chinese language school in china . with locations in beijing & shanghai , hutong school is the school of choice for anyone who wants to do an internship in china or learn chinese in china .\nhutong school are always interested in developing strong relationships with partners abroad . with a hutong school representative based in italy , we are on hand for any enquiries you may have .\nin 2011 , due to growing numbers of students and teachers , hutong school moved to a bigger office space where we shared the premises with a 3 - floor european business center set up by hutong school founder jeremie rossignol . hutong school began well and truly going places !\nhutong school in shanghai offers a wide range of chinese language classes catering to your needs .\nthe hutong school was a warm , welcoming and very positive environment and experience .\nin 2013 hutong school marked the beginning of an international expansion with the opening of our brussels branch . with this new branch , hutong school became the first private chinese school offering classes in both china and in the west .\nhutong school is a chinese language school with locations in beijing , shanghai , chengdu , brussels and paris . hutong school was founded in 2005 by european entrepreneurs and is specialised in chinese language training and internship programs in china .\nhutong school shanghai is a recognized hsk center , accredited by the hanban institute . you can rely on our innovative teaching method : hutong school students pass the hsk exams smoothly and easily !\nnot taking any classes at hutong school yet ? show this article at the school and you get 10 percent discount on your language classes .\nthe hutong school has been around for a while \u2013 over ten years now - and has a solid reputation as a quality language program . the hutong school was the first chinese language school under foreign management officially licensed by the chinese ministry of education . the school is also accredited by\nthanks to hutong school , my experience in beijing was unforgettable . they provided me with an internship that perfectly matched my interests and education program . i could always count on hutong school staff and was surrounded by other students who shared the same interests . hutong school guided me through this china adventure .\nwe asked some of our current team members for their most ' memorable moments ' at hutong school .\nthe nationality and age mix at hutong school beijing varies over different time periods , courses and levels .\nhave questions ? get answers from hutong school staff , language international student advisors , and past students .\nwide network : be connected with hundreds of companies in beijing , chengdu and shanghai through hutong school .\nwith our hutong school student card you will get further discounts on local services around the school such as restaurants , bars , caf\u00e9s , hairdressers and bookstores .\nhutong school is a chinese language school with locations in beijing , shanghai , chengdu , brussels and paris . hutong school was founded in 2005 by european entrepreneurs and is specialised in chinese language training and internship programs in china . please contact us for further information :\ndiscover why hutong school is the best choice in order to get the china experience you want and deserve .\nhutong school took a big step in 2012 when we opened our shanghai branch . since then we have welc\nhutong school was founded in april 2005 by young belgian , french , german , chinese and korean entrepreneurs .\ngeneral terms and conditions for all hutong school limited programs , including the programs offered through internship network asia .\nexpertise : benefit from hutong school ' s 9 years of expertise placing interns at international companies in china .\nfirstly i would like to make you aware that the two most recent reviews on hutong school are from a current employee and intern who work at the school , so you may want to take them with a pinch of salt . hutong school claim to . . .\nmeet the hutong school team . get to know our staff & chinese teachers in beijing , shanghai and abroad .\nwe have a new series from hutong school called\nmandarin lessons in 50 seconds\n. today we learn the basic greetings and goodbyes in mandarin . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we o . . .\nthe intensive chinese program at hutong school is a two weeks to 1 year or longer program for international students .\nhutong school students get discounts on special e - learning toolkits , in order to improve their chinese language skills .\nin hutong school i attended some chinese language courses . . but hutong school is much more than just a school . it is a wonderful place to meet interesting people from all over the world , a place full of fun and where your life can change forever . . . .\nhutong school beijing does not hold classes on the holiday dates below . the school does not compensate for these holidays , so make sure to choose your start date accordingly .\nwant to know more about chinese language and culture and what keeps us busy ? read our hutong school news feed .\n\u01d4 er h\u00fatong and welcomed its first ever student , julien beaufreton from france . and so hutong school was born !\nchina ' s new normal webinar organised by hutong school covers topic innovation in china . guest speaker : pascal coppens .\nhutong school regularly invites businessmen , journalists , diplomats and scholars to talk about their experiences concerning various china related topics .\nat hutong school , we encourage you to get involved in different philanthropic activities . we offer the following charity activities :\nnowadays , hutong school beijing is located in the sanlitun area , beijing ' s lively business district . aditionally hutong school operates chinese language schools in shanghai , hangzhou , chengdu , sydney , paris , brussels , london , milan and moscow .\n\u201c i took classes at hutong school as part of a small group . our teacher was fantastic . my general impression was that hutong school is serious about providing top - notch education and generating some really satisfied customers . \u201d frederik g .\nsince 2015 hutong school shanghai is an authorized hsk center : students and professionals from all over the world test their chinese language skills and obtain an hsk certificate at our school .\nthis is the recorded webinar from october 5th 2016 about finding a job in china . learn more about hutong school : urltoken\ni did the intensive course at hutong school for 2 months and had an amazing time . this was my . . .\nunder the agreement , chinaworks finland will be the exclusive representative of hutong school in finland , engaging in promotional marketing activities in order to align with hutong school ' s strategy of expanding operational coverage in europe . one of the main target groups for hutong school\u2019s services are students in schools and universities , an area that chinaworks finland have been working with for 10 years .\nhutong school started in 2005 in response to the demand of western students , graduates and young professionals for internships and language courses in china . hutong school also offers a range of chinese training services tailored to anyone who wants to learn chinese in china .\nhutong school limited is not liable for any expenses the participant may incur for services not included in the offered program . visa fees and travel costs are always excluded from the programs offered by hutong school limited and are therefore always fully the participant\u00b4s liability .\nnext up on our\n50 second mandarin lessons\nseries is key phrases for shopping in china . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we offer , click the link below ! https : / / www . hutong - school . . .\ntamara gomes and gonzalo gregori - spanish punk rock fans , hutong school couple who have stayed on with amazing jobs in china .\nan add - on opportunity of studying at the hutong school is the internship program which can run for 1 - 12 months .\nhutong school started in 2005 in response to the demand of western students , graduates and young professionals for internships and language courses in china . hutong school also offers a range of chinese training services tailored to anyone who wants to learn chinese in china . it is the only fully licensed chinese language school under european management .\nfounded in 2005 , hutong school is the leading foreign owned chinese language school in china . with full immersion programs in beijing & shanghai , hutong school is the school of choice for anyone who wants to do an internship in china or l earn chinese in china . moreover , learn chinese off the beaten track at our schools in hangzhou or chengdu for an experience out of the ordinary !\nhutong school has branches in beijing , shanghai , hangzhou , chengdu , sydney , paris , brussels , london , milan and moscow .\nhutong school offered exactly the services i was looking for . it was a 1000 % - fit . \u201d daniela schiesser , germany\nhutong school offers its students the opportunity to attend the hsk preparation classes every month . visit our page hsk schedule for more information .\nhi laure , just contact : wang . jing @ hutongschool . com , it is hutong school ' s educational coordinator in beijing .\nomed many students to the school and set up a strong local partnerbase . the name hutong school was briefly drawn into question at this time , since h\u00fatongs are exclusively a beijing phenomenon , but one\njoin hutong school to study , intern or volunteer in china . founded in 2005 in the hutongs of beijing , hutong school has over 10 years of teaching experience . we now have locations in shanghai , beijing , hangzhou and chengdu . all our programs are . . .\non january 15th , lao guo went to the lake in the yuyuantan park , beijing , to swim ! if you want to do the same , please follow his advice . find out more about hutong school at http : / / hutong - school . . . .\nin 2009 hutong school reached a milestone : 1000 participants ! it was also the year we opened a second office in beijing to accommodate our growing team . this was the beginning of the expansion that would see hutong school slowly conquer the globe , one h\u00fatong at a time .\nthese are the general terms and conditions set out by hutong school limited valid for all program bookings made with hutong school limited by the participant . all bookings are subject to these terms and conditions , which become legally binding from the moment a deposit is paid by the participant .\nthe newest location of hutong school is in the booming tech city of hangzhou . here you can mingle with some of the largest chinese companies during the day , and share a beer with the newest start - ups at night . hutong school hangzhou offers both internship and chinese classes .\nmy experience with hutong school overall was great ! the best thing about hutong school for me was the community , it ' s crazy when you visit a country where hardly anyone speaks english and you don ' t know the language ( yet ) . the staff at hutong school as well as the other students made me feel welcome and at home so quick and easily that the language / culture border with china seemed not so much of a big deal anymore . hutong school organizes a lot of fun activities which make life in china even more fun than it already is .\nare you a beginner or already have some knowledge of putonghua ? ting bu dong no more by taking high - quality classes at hutong school ! this summer , hutong school invites you to come celebrate 12 years of delivering specialized and quality chinese classes to students of all levels and abilities .\nhutong school started in 2005 in response to the demand of western students , graduates and young professionals for internships and language courses in china . it is the first fully licensed chinese language school under european management . over the years , hutong school has build successful partnerships with many renowned universities around the globe as well as with many high profile companies in china .\nin 2005 hutong school started out in a traditional courtyard in one of beijing\u2019s most authentic historic areas . to better cater towards the many expatriats who work and live in beijing as well as for students , hutong school beijing is nowadays located in the heart of the central business district in beijing .\n2005 : founding of hutong school 2006 : moved into a courtyard in jiugulou dajie january 2011 : opening of a 2nd branch in sanlitun , beijing ' s business center . hutong school beijing is presently still located there . february 2012 : opening of first branch in shanghai at the border of the former french concession and jing ' an june 2012 : acquisition of internship network asia and further expansion of hutong school ' s reach as an internship provider\nbeijing and hutong school was a very good learning experience . far away from holland / amsterdam but in contact very nearby . worthwhile doing !\nin case of cancelation , hutong school limited cannot be held liable for any other expenses the participant may have incurred related to his / her program .\nno matter what your level , hutong school can help prepare you for taking the hsk exam through either private or small group classes . additionally , students can take part in many of hutong school\u2019s free cultural activities , covering classes in calligraphy , tai chi , pottery courses , or even bungee jumping .\nbuild the perfect gap year with hutong school\u2019s gap year program . choose between program blocks to customize your experience and have the adventure of a lifetime !\nin march 2005 a long brainstorming session , deep in the hutongs of beijing , led to the foundation of hutong school . with the first location near the gulou and zhonglou towers , the logo was easy to decide on . in the following months , hutong school moved in to its first office in t\nmy internship through hutong school was a great experience . i was in a marketing company called adsmith china , and my professional experience there was very good because i acquired a lot of new skills and understood better the chinese market . hutong school was very helpful during my 6 months here , always available when i had issues or questions . the team was really nice and i enjoyed going to the school for chinese classes ! also , i made a lot friends through the social events of hutong and my flatmates in my apartment ( provided by the school ) were really nice . i would highly recommend hutong school services because they contributed to one of the best experience of my life !\nmeet patrick , our marketing coordinator in beijing . check out his journey from germany to beijing to hutong school ! see the rest of the team : urltoken\nhutong school has successfully placed several participants in china - based companies for mechanical , chemical , and automotive engineering . they are currently seeking passionate . . .\nat hutong school , every student has a one - on - one level assessment and study plan . our teachers are not only distinguished by their academic achievements\nhutong school claim to assist you with the visa process , however i found this to be false . after 3 attempts applying to the london embassy with the documents hutong school provided , i was \u2018advised\u2019 to make false bookings on urltoken and tell the embassy that i was staying there , in hindsight i should have just booked a hotel rather than staying in accommodation that the school provided .\nchina is a fascinating country , it is full of opportunities and hutong school helped me to explore them . the chinese lessons in the morning , right before my internship , were a great help because i felt more confident when i had to talk to people . hutong school is always there when you need them !\nhutong school really creates an environment where you can thrive as a student or traveller . i really loved my full time chinese practice . very energetic and entertaining teaching ! i like to live dynamically and hutong school perfectly suits that lifestyle . the staff helped me out greatly when i needed to move places and companies .\nmany of our staff and students have left their homes and traveled thousands of kilometers to discover china . hutong school became their home as well as their family .\ncontributed to the hutong school family and community in many ways , with a continuous smile , infectious enthusiasm for all marketing related aspects , and great positive energy .\nhutong school is offering \u0010legal internships at top \u0010chinese firms in shanghai and beijing . placements are also offered at multinational corporate law firms . the economic . . .\nbastien interviewed for rts , the official swiss channel , about life and doing business in china . hutong school ( urltoken ) is featured in this segment of the video\nall in all i had a great stay , 3 months , and i\u00b4m very happy to have chosen hutong school , shanghai branch , for my stay in china .\nnext up on our\n50 second mandarin lessons\nseries is learning how to ask for directions . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we offer , click the link below ! https : / / www . hutong - schoo . . .\nhutong school gathers people with a real interest in china . although the middle kingdom is quickly changing into a critical hub of the modern world , traces of its ancient history still remain . hutong school\u2019s first branch was founded in beijing in 2005 . beijing\u2019s landscape is a typical illustration of the continuous interaction between the swell of the past and the waves of modernity . skyscrapers made of glass border the traditional neighborhoods of those narrow lanes called \u201chutong\u201d ( \u80e1\u540c ) . these \u201chutong\u201d are the source of traditional chinese living .\nnext up on our\n50 second mandarin lessons\nseries is learning how to bargain like a pro . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we offer , click the link below ! https : / / www . hutong - schoo . . .\nlocal camera crews came to hutong school shanghai and filmed one of our cultural activities . our students tried their luck at our mahjong showdown with our student natasha claiming victory !\nunlike other people that have found their internship through the hutong school during their stay at university , i came to shanghai after completing my master ' s degree in italy .\nthe hutong school is seeking passionate individuals for internship positions in architecture and design . the interns will handle a project from a to z , from concept design . . .\nenhance your chinese learning by making use of the digital audio files corresponding to the lessons of your hutong school beginners study book . click here to see all file links .\nhutong school gave me the opportunity to meet other students from all over the world and help adapt to chinese culture . the events are always fun and a great way to meet other students , as well as seeing different parts of the city . hutong school is really flexible with the class schedules , so you never miss out on fun activities !\nhutong school is the backbone that makes your experience just that bit easier . the quality of the chinese classes is good , the cultural activities are interesting and good for binding with new people . what makes hutong school so great is probably the staff . every staff member is a capable , friendly , happy person that you can bother about everything !\nmy time in shanghai as part of hutong school was one of the best decisions i made . it was the best internship i ' ve ever had , with a really good internship mentor , i got a lot of new knowledge and experience . hutong school not only gave me a professional experience , but it also gave me good cultural understanding .\nevery month , there are organized excursions to popular destinations outside the cities of beijing and shanghai . hutong school also regularly holds business lectures on various topics with invited guest speakers .\ni ran into som trouble regarding my visa , but the hutong school staff really helped me out and if there where any problems at all they would always try to help .\nlet hutong school plan an unforgettable trip for you and your group . we welcome all ages , nationalities and backgrounds to come and experience china , chinese language and . . .\nthanks a lot for taking the time to leave us a review . as per your other review for our language school we ' re really glad you enjoyed the hutong school vibe and community - it was great to have you there as part of the family .\nhutong school gathers people with a real interest in china . although the middle kingdom is quickly changing into a critical hub of the modern world , traces of its ancient history still remain . hutong school ' s first branch was founded in beijing in 2005 . beijing ' s landscape is a typical illustration of the continuous interaction between the swell of the past and the waves of modernity . skyscrapers made of glass border the traditional neighborhoods of those narrow lanes called\nhutong\n( \u80e1\u540c ) . these\nhutong\nare the source of traditional chinese living .\ni chose hutong school because they had a wide variety of internship offers , plus , due to my young age , it was a good feeling to know there was always someone from the staff i could contact . hutong school introduced me to the best internship fitting my personality . i met people from all over the world , whom i call good friends now .\nextremely efficient and versatile marketing and it wizard , who took everybody off guard with his passionate and inimitable rendition of gangnam style during karaoke sessions . after hutong school he founded urltoken .\nas a hutong school package student with a chinese level of hsk 3 or above , you can enjoy a free subscription . simply ask at the reception for the sign up details .\nwith zizzle you learn to read characters through visualised stories and advanced memory techniques . hutong school students get a discount , just check with the reception if you want to get started .\nfrom my initial phone call to my arrival in shanghai , help was never far away from me and i was always in touch with the hutong school staff . my coordinator helped me decide which program was in my best interest and the school helped ascertain . . .\nat hutong school you feel at home right from the beginning - when you are making contacts and ask for information - from the airport pickup to the school itself . teachers are very encouraging , the apartment was nice . activities outside the school were well organised and , more generally , you do not have the impression of just having a . . .\nwe are the only chinese school under european management licensed by the ministry of education .\nhutong school limited , its representatives , staff and any individual affiliated to its activity cannot be held liable for any loss , damage , illness or injury suffered by the participant . hutong school limited cannot be held liable for any damage or injury caused by the participant to third parties . it is the participant ' s responsibility to have personal medical and civil liability insurance .\nin case the participant suffers from fire , explosion , water flood , gas leakage , electric shock ascribed to the participant , the participant shall assume responsibilities himself / herself and hutong school limited shall assume no responsibility . in case hutong school limited or any third party is injured or suffers property losses by virtue of the aforesaid causes , the participant shall assume compensation responsibilities .\nin the early days of hutong school , many of our founders and first staff were dedicated smokers . this fit in nicely with chinese business culture at the time , and early visitors to our school were warmly invited to\ncome in and make friends\nwith the expression\nif you ' re looking for a school that can create a custom program to suit your needs than look no further - this is the one ! i came to the hutong school with an hsk level 3 and was looking to take intensive classes to get . . .\nthe hutong school only hires highly qualified teachers , with each teacher requiring an academic degree in tcsl ( teaching chinese as a second language ) and a minimum teaching experience of two years . the school trains its teachers personally and evaluates them on a monthly basis , too .\njune 2014 \u2013 hutong school\u2019s presence in italy has been growing steadily this year . with co - operations made by our in - country representative , laura corazzi , this has helped to facilitate hutong school\u2019s expansion in europe . the increasing demand for chinese learning in europe rises every year and so by building partnerships with universities , agencies and china - focused organisations in italy , hutong school aims to help students from all over italy looking to study or intern in china . for more information on educational programs and how to reach china , please get in touch with laura .\nhutong school students were summarily ejected from their flats , whilst our staff struggled ( and eventually succeeded ) in finding them a replacement home at the last minute . we all decided that this was\nhutong school students get discounts on special e - learning toolkits and a free subscription for skritter , the chairman ' s bao , and chinesepod , in order to improve their chinese language skills .\n. over the years , we have built up a reputation for high quality teaching and , in addition to hundreds of private students , have had students from embassies , chambers of commerce , prestigious mba programs , etc . during the olympic games , in the summer of 2008 the wife of mr . jacques rogge - president of the ioc - came to hutong school for a crash course of the chinese language . hutong school has build successful partnerships with many renowned universities around the globe as well as with many high profile companies here in china . plus , since 2015 hutong school in\nwe also contribute to connect school partners worldwide to establish cooperation with major universities in china .\nfor any program including accommodation , the participant is liable for any material damage to the accommodation occurring during his / her stay . hutong school limited reserves the right to enter all accommodation at any time without prior notification for repairs , maintenance and other situations when it may be necessary . hutong school limited cannot be held responsible for loss of belongings , damage or personal injuries occurring in the accommodation .\nhutong school is a very good choice if you want to learn chinese . their intensive program is very effective . i started from scratch and my language skills improved rapidly . friendly and experienced teachers .\nafter 2 . 5 years of working in china , i have accumulated sufficient quality work experience to to pursue an mba education at a top 5 us business school this coming summer . looking back i believe the hutong school played an important role in kick starting my exciting ' china career ' .\nnext up on our\n50 second mandarin lessons\nseries is how to introduce yourself . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we offer , click the link below ! urltoken . . .\nhutong school\u2019s main goal back then was and is still now to provide foreign students and professionals a unique package , consisting of accommodation , chinese classes in china and an internship placement in a foreign company .\nwe ' ve asked some of our people to share their stories of their adventures in china and experiences at hutong school , which will help you understand who we are and why we ' re here .\nif the participant requests to change the dates or the services included in the program to which he / she subscribed , additional administrative charges may apply , at the discretion of the hutong school limited management .\nlocated in central london , our london branch is easily accessible by public transportation . hutong school london is only a short walk from piccadilly circus and leicester square . we provide chinese classes for total beginners , advanced and expert levels . classes can be taken at our school , your home or office .\nthe hutong school believes in small group classes , averaging 4 - 5 students per class . if you prefer to have class on your own and study at your own pace , you can receive 100 percent attention from a teacher during a one - on - one session . if you are looking for special language training tailored to your business sector , hutong school will be happy to design a course for you .\nthe best thing about hutong school is the events they organized . my life in beijing became interesting and more fun because of this events . another great is the staff of the school as well . they are friendly , approachable and accommodating . with regards to learning chinese , i can ' t compare with other institution but my life becomes easier after a month of attending the class . i can have a simple conversation in restaurants and taxi drivers . the rate of hutong school is comparable to others as well\nall participants are obliged to act in compliance with the laws and regulations of the people\u00b4s republic of china during their stay in china . hutong school limited cannot be held liable by the participant for any consequences of such violations . in case of violations of the laws and regulations of the people\u00b4s republic of china or improper behavior by the participant , hutong school limited has the right to immediately and unilaterally terminate the service contract with the participant without any refund . the participant is liable for any loss or damage incurred by hutong school limited due to the participant\u2019s violation of the laws and regulations of the people\u2019s republic of china .\nat hutong school , you can take classes whenever and wherever you want : during the week , on weekends , in the evening , or even while on your lunch break . if you don\u2019t have time to get to their school in sanlitun , the teachers can also come to your home or office .\nthe very first hutong school teacher in history , bilingual in hungarian and chinese , now a pilot flying influential chinese businessmen and celebrities to their destinations around the globe , and impressing them with his mandarin skills .\nthe school was founded by a group of chinese and europeans who came together to fill a growing demand for private language schools in china . the school was founded amongst the hutongs of beijing in 2005 . the beijing campus has now moved to sanlitun but the name has stuck as the school has grown . the school has also now gone global with campuses in shanghai , moscow and sydney .\nbeginning in a small hutong in the northern capital , we ' ve since expanded across china and the globe .\nhutong school ' s shanghai branch is ideally located in the former french concession , on the border of jing ' an . originally a renovated factory building , our school boasts cozy comfortable classrooms , a spacious lounge to relax and socialize in between classes , and a huge rooftop terrace overlooking the former french concession .\ntaking classes at hutong school was an extremely good decision and an unforgettable experience . it is totally worth it , they do really make you feel part of a big family . \u201d juan carlos rodriguez moreno , spain\nlate payments are subject to an additional charge of 500 hkd . hutong school limited reserves the right to cancel the participant\u00b4s program and keep the deposit when the payment deadline has been exceeded by more than 2 weeks .\nin 2006 hutong school founder jeremie rossignol led the renovation project of an old , traditional courtyard at shuangsi hutong . upon completion , the courtyard also housed two other start - up companies , which helped us with our growing internship program . word was beginning to spread overseas about the bold foreigners making life in china that much easier .\nthis is a verified review . this student has booked a course at this school through language international .\nat hutong school , we encourage our students to get involved in different philanthropic activities around beijing and shanghai . whether it is teaching english at a school for migrant workers ' children , planting a tree , or visiting an ngo , we hope students will get involved with the local people and learn more about chinese culture .\nthe hutong school teachers made my time in beijing great and brought me much closer to china and its culture . very soon i felt at home in beijing and wanted to stay longer .\nulrike trepte , germany\nnext up on our\n50 second mandarin lessons\nseries is how to take a taxi in china . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we offer , click the link below ! urltoken . . .\nbecause of the large number of wonderful people who we have worked with us , we were unable to include everybody but here ' s a representative sample of the team who have made hutong school what it is today .\nwalk into a hutong school classroom and you could meet people from 9 years old to over 80 , who have come to us from europe , africa , asia , australia , north and south america , and beyond .\nin addition to the hsk preparation lessons at hutong school , our partner global - exam helps you to practice for the exam . global - exam is an online platform dedicated to helping students to pass their hsk exam .\nhutong school can also help you book trips to other cities in china . we can provide a list of sights to see and places to visit and help book your travel to make the trip as smooth as possible .\nafter studying mandarin at soas university in london ( a hilarious but unfortunate name as soas means std in dutch\u2026 ) i decided to further develop my language skills in beijing and my institute of choice was the hutong school .\nupon arrival at shanghai i was left at the airport for 20 minutes on my own with no contact from hutong , after a few attempts i finally got through to the school and was told they were on their way .\nlearn chinese or intern in china . join one of hutong school ' s all - inclusive chinese language or internship programs in beijing or shanghai . pack your bags and start your china adventure today . . . . . .\nto mark our 10th anniversary , we thought we ' d take a moment to give a shout out to those members of staff who had a big impact on our company , but are no longer working for hutong school .\nuse globalexam to continue practicing , the best online platform to prepare yourself for the hsk exam . hutong school ' s partner globalexam will help you pass the exam ! for more information go to our hsk preparation lessons page .\nhutong school regularly takes you on a trip outside the city in order to help you discover more of what china has to offer . we are also always willing to assist you with planning trips to other cities in china .\nafter studying mandarin at soas university in london , rhea decided to further develop her language skills with the hutong school in beijing . want to study in china or abroad ? find out what studying in beijing is really like !\nif you are a university or a tourism school . you can became our partner of our exchange program .\nat hutong school , every student has a one - on - one level assessment and study plan . our teachers are not only distinguished by their academic achievements , but also by their interpersonal skills and devotion to teaching mandarin chinese .\nwe are extremely proud of our dedicated and highly qualified team of teachers at hutong school . all our teachers are native chinese and have a teaching chinese as a foreign language certification , plus a minimum of 1500 hrs teaching experience .\nat hutong school all our group classes are small with an average of 4 or 5 students per class , enabling our teachers to give each student individual attention . this personalized teaching approach is the key to fast and effective results .\ndonald mccrory , an english writer who arrived at hutong school when he was 71 years old . being so well traveled and an expert linguist he was able to speak to almost all of our diverse students in their own languages .\nregularly hutong school takes you on a trip outside the city in order to let you discover more of what china has to offer . furthermore , we are always willing to assist you with planning trips to other cities in china .\nmy internship and 6 months in china was a awesome experience ! hutong school delivered great service for the apartment and arranged my internship placement . i learned a lot about chinese culture and business from the program . after a half year language classes ( 4 hours per week ) my obtained level was hsk - 2 . i would greatly recommend hutong - school to anyone who wants a great internship abroad and / or the learn chinese and have a great experience .\nto prepare our students for the hsk exam , we organize specialized preparation courses at hutong school . we have classes for all hsk levels . we offer both group ( average 4 students per group ) as well as private lessons .\nplan ahead and think about your internet before you board the plane . hutong school can provide you with a free 10 day vpn subscription with vp alien . purchase one of the following subscriptions and enjoy even more benefits and discounts :\ni had really great time studying at hutong school . the teacher , mo laoshi , is really comprehensive and very friendly . my internship was really interesting , integrating an international team and developing new projects ! thanks for all the staff !\nadditional services : pick & choose from hutong schools optional additional services such as housing , chinese classes and airport pick - up .\ni do think that hutong school is a bit overpriced , especially the housing . also the pictures of the housing on the website don ' t match the apartment you will get , the apartment is perfectly fine just nothing like the pictures .\nmy participation in an internship program with a startup incubator through the hutong school changed this : not only did the program teach me how to think like an entrepreneur , it also gave me a good introduction to starting a career in china .\ni really enjoyed my time with hutong school . from the start , with my application , they were always very helpful and informative . the internship was also a great learning experience ! i really got to see the ins and outs of marketing through my internship with hutong . at first , i was scared that i would not be able to find an internship because of my lack of previous experience , but hutong made sure that i found an internship that i was well suited for and enjoyed ! i would recommend hutong for all , as they are very diligent in making sure that you have a great time and experience in china .\nin 2005 hutong school started out in a traditional courtyard in one of beijing ' s most authentic historic areas . to better cater towards the needs of our students , we opened a second hutong school branch in the heart of the central business district in beijing . today , our beijing school is located right in the middle of the hustle and bustle of sanlitun - a convenient spot for the many expatriates who work and live in beijing as well as for students learning chinese or doing an internship . you can find us on the 15th floor of zhongyu plaza , right accross sanlitun village ( taikoo li sanlitun ) .\nhutong school made coming to china for the first time so convenient , exciting and culturally immersing ! i had great experiences both in their beijing and shanghai branches . the staff , teachers and students were absolutely lovely and i still keep in contact with many of them today . in the 6 months i was at hutong in 2012 , i went from absolute beginner to intermediate level chinese .\nin one of beijing ' s most authentic historic areas . to better cater towards the many expatriats who work and live in beijing as well as for students , hutong school beijing is nowadays located in the heart of the central business district in beijing .\nlearn chinese or intern in china . join one of hutong school ' s all - inclusive chinese language or internship programs in beijing or shanghai . pack your bags and start your china adventure today . . . urltoken video created by roel de cock .\nhello , my name is dorsan demaeght , i am a 24 year old belgian guy . i have worked in beijing for several months using hutong school ' s ' internship program ' . i dare say this was the best . . . dorsan demaeght\ni love teaching at hutong school because every student is different and has a different background which makes it interesting to understand their cultures and their ways of learning . some students request specific courses tailored for their job or hobby which makes it very interesting and diverse for me as a teacher ,\nsaid lina , who has taught at the school for seven years .\nas soon as you arrive at the airport , there will be a hutong school employee to take care of you . we will take you to your apartment , which you share with other hutong school students . we will also take you to the school , where you will receive an orientation course and be introduced to your fellow students . if you so choose , we will set you up with a mobile phone and local number in china , allowing you to be in touch right away with your new peers . on your first day of work , we will accompany you to your company to introduce you to your employer .\nnext up on our\n50 second mandarin lessons\nseries is learning how to buy train tickets in china . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we offer , click the link below ! https : / / www . huto . . .\nnext up on our\n50 second mandarin lessons\nseries is learning how to order food at a restaurant . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we offer , click the link below ! https : / / www . huto . . .\nnext up on our\n50 second mandarin lessons\nseries is learning how to open a chinese bank account . to learn more about hutong school and the classes we offer , click the link below ! https : / / www . hut . . .\nas foreign students themselves , they had faced some difficulties in finding an internship placement and arranging their accommodation in beijing . that\u2019s why they joined together and created hutong school , the first location of which was in a 2 - storey apartment building in jiaodaokou .\nhutong school\u2019s unique chinese teaching method which separates spoken chinese and character recognition , has been proven to expedite mandarin chinese language learning . while progressing quicker in spoken chinese , students also lay better foundations for character memorisation by understanding the logic of chinese characters\u2019 construction .\nevery week , hutong school organizes 2 to 3 cultural activities * , covering various aspects of chinese culture . these include : cooking classes , taichi , chinese painting , kung fu shows , chinese board games , calligraphy & painting workshops , and many more !\nthe hutong school limited cannot be held liable for program cancelation or reduction of services due to force majeure , e . g . war , civil strive , terrorism , fire , sickness , environmental disasters , acts of the chinese government or any other chinese authorities .\ni loved the friendly atmosphere of hutong school and their organization and willingness to help with absolutely everything . it was in china that i decided to start my own jewellery design company once i got home . china paved the way for my future in a huge way .\nben hurdis who , upon hearing that he couldn ' t pay his outstanding bill at hutong school by credit card , rolled up the next day with 10 , 000 rmb in cash and coins , and patiently waited whilst it was counted out in front of him .\nbefore arrival in the people\u00b4s republic of china ( hereafter referred to as \u201cchina\u201d ) , hutong school limited will send an electronic copy of the enrollment form , which serves as contract and specifies the services to which the course participant has subscribed upon payment of the deposit .\ni did the intensive course at hutong school for 2 months and had an amazing time . this was my first time visiting asia and i had no former chinese experience whatsoever . the teachers are very patient and helped my pass my hsk 2 after about . . .\ni never travelled by myself before , however i was always fascinated by china so i really wanted to do my internship there . hutong school made me and my parents feel safe because i knew that i could always count on them when i needed advice . . ."]}
{"id": 54221, "summary": [{"text": "plurk is a free social networking and micro-blogging service that allows users to send updates ( otherwise known as plurks ) through short messages or links , which can be up to 360 text characters in length ( as of december 28 , 2016 , immediately prior to which the limit was 210 , which was increased from the original limit of 140 ) .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "updates are then shown on the user 's home page using a timeline , which lists all the updates received in chronological order , and delivered to other users who have chosen to receive them .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "users can respond to other users ' updates from their timeline through the urltoken website , by private or instant messaging , or by text messaging via compatible third party applications .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "according to alexa , as of october 3 , 2016 , 40.6 % of plurk 's traffic comes from taiwan .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "plurk is also ranked the 85th in taiwan and the 2,284 th worldwide . 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( = plurk ) in plurk international .\nit seems that i still can only plurk 210 characters using the official plurk app .\nplurk is not only in indonesia , but many other countries use plurk . below is a screenshot taken displaying the top 15 countries that use plurk .\na fan is someone who follows your plurk . a friend is someone who follows your plurk , and at the same time you also follow his / her plurk .\nplurk automatically generates a thumbnail image for you . the same happens when you plurk with youtube ' s embedded url\nplurk said that microsoft china ' s recently launched microblogging site\nrips off\nboth code and design from plurk .\nplurk en we ' ve increased the max . of chars for each plurk from 210 to 360 . it ' s available to all users , no ma - # m0jf19 - plurk\nplurk is currently a less popular but plurk will grow steadily and will prove more engaging . this article will tell you why\n5 . plurk . com .\nplurk terms of service .\nretrieved on ( 2008 - 11 - 09 ) .\nyou can make a plurk private so that it ' s only viewable to a certain friends or cliques . go to ' private plurk , language & option ' under the plurk box to do that .\nplurk can be used to post topics and ideas in a chronological order , which allows other users to respond to your plurk much like a blog .\nyou can visit the mobile version of your plurk page by going to urltoken .\nthanks for this now we are able to plurk more creative and interesting stuff .\nplurk will be very helpful for communicating with customers and producers across the world .\nthe second online threat appeared on taipei mayor hau lung - bin\u2019s ( \u90dd\u9f8d\u658c ) plurk account on friday and was posted by a plurk user nicknamed \u201csuper _ fans . \u201d\nhau also posted a message on his own plurk account condemning \u201csuper _ fans . \u201d\non its blog , plurk posted screenshots of both its service and the juku site .\nplurk also posted two examples of code similarities between its service and microsoft ' s .\nthere are tools at the bottom of plurk ' s page that help you to familiarize yourself with plurk ' s services . click start guide to get a basic tutorial .\nsince plurk can be translated into several languages it is easier for people all over the world to join the micro - blogging site . though plurk was first opened in may of 2008 already there has been a lot of talk about plurk and its perks .\njuku product looks almost exactly like plurk , and the code appears to almost identical .\nplurk administrators may , but have no obligation to , remove content and accounts containing content that we consider in our sole discretion being unlawful , offensive , threatening , obscene or otherwise objectionable or violate any party ' s intellectual property rights . while plurk prohibits such content on the site , you understand and agree that the content posted on plurk by its users is not necessarily reviewed by plurk and plurk cannot be held responsible for this content .\nplurk can be used as a medium . you can find teachers from all over the country on plurk and everyone is willing to share their ideas if you are willing to ask .\ntwitter is simpler than plurk , and the user has the option to delete replies left by other users on twitter . plurk , on the other hand , does not have that option . however , twitter users are not able to upload pictures and / or videos onto their page , whereas plurk users are . both twitter and plurk have 140 character limits per post .\nwhen you plurk a web address that ends with . gif , . jpg or . png ( for example : urltoken . jpg ) , plurk automatically generates a thumbnail image for you . the same happens when you plurk with youtube ' s embed url , such as : urltoken\nplurk also features qualifiers . these are one - word verbs that represent thoughts . examples are \u2018feels\u2019 , \u2018loves\u2019 and \u2018thinks\u2019 . at plurk , you can post short messages using these qualifiers .\nplurk has some really creative ways of encouraging users to be more active . one such ploy is the users karma rating . based on your plurk activities your karma rating will go up or down and of course a higher karma level is better . another feature is the plurk badges .\nplurk facilitates \u2018group conversation\u2019 as well as \u2018one to one\u2019 which are damn easy to get into .\nhow plurk relates to other applications ? ii . 1 comparison to competitors ii . 2 unique uses\nresearch information plurk has its own wiki page as well , which has extra information that you may not be able to find on the basic plurk page . it can be found here : urltoken\nplurk can be helpful in discussions for secondary and post secondary for discussion outside of the classroom .\nplurk can be a fun way to study language , its uses , and its many applications .\n6 . smallman , wayne ( 2008 - 6 - 4 ) . what is plurk ? .\npeople also use plurk to add friends to their plurk friend list and follow the posts of people they are interested to know more . whether it\u2019s a neighbor , a celebrity or your long - time crush , plurk will provide you the opportunity to know what they are currently up to .\nginger lewman ( director of f2f program grades 5 - 8 ) used plurk to live blog on a colleague ' s presentation in san antonio , texas . the plurk can be seen here : (\nplurk represents a user and all his friend\u2019s responses in a timeline manner which is different and innovative .\nalways knew you ' d boost the character limit at some point . . . wtg plurk ! !\n* post your research of plurk on the research page of our group ' s page on confluence .\none example of plurk in another country is a man by user name of setengah mateng ! he is an 18 year old from indonesia . his video was about twitter and plurk and how in indonesia there has been a mass movement of people joining plurk . he also explains how a friend of his informed him that plurk is for the extrovert , because it allows for a discussion between people of the world .\nthere are several applications that are similar to plurk ; i . e twitter , jaiku , and pownce .\nplurk can be used to ask questions about topics that they may not understand . elementary students are young and still learning basic concepts and plurk is easy enough to navigate that with guidance it can be used well .\nadditionally , plurk can be used as a journal for elementary , secondary , and post - secondary instruction .\n3 . akan ( 2008 - 06 - 02 ) .\n' plurk ' ? an etymological deconstruction of the word you love to hate .\nplurk inc . retrieved on ( 2008 - 11 - 12 ) .\nhold on , before we leave i just want to plurk to people what we & apos ; re doing .\nhistory i . 1 development i . 2 how plurk works ? i . 3 getting more out of the application\nplurk could be a fun way for a business team to communicate ideas about a project they are working on .\ni believe that plurk can be used for teaching and learning . teachers can use plurk as a discussion board to stay in touch with parents and to answer any questions they might have about the class . plurk can also be used in a classroom setting , like blackboard , by allowing students to discuss topics out of class . students can also use plurk as an online journal . it would be an easy program to use in the classroom setting .\nplurk also supports group conversations between friends and allows usage of emoticons together with the usual text micro - blogging .\nother than sharing to people your thoughts and experiences , you can also get updates about other people at plurk .\nplurk was developed by and envisioned as a communication medium meant to form a balance between blogs and social networks , and between e - mail messaging and instant messaging . after months of development , plurk was launched on may 2008 .\nthe similarities were so great , plurk said , that many people thought microsoft had struck a partnership with the startup .\nplurk is really a website , like twitter . some people use it as a\nbleeper\nfor swear words .\nuser must agree not to modify another website so as to falsely imply that it is associated with the plurk service .\n21 . urltoken traffic . traffic details from alexa : plurk . retrieved on ( 2008 - 11 - 17 ) .\ndue to messages being sent between users in near - realtime , many users use plurk as an alternative to chat .\njust click the little ' add to friends ' button on the middle right of another users plurk page . your friend will receive an alert on their plurk page and an email . when they confirm your request , you two are then friends .\nshowing a desire to be different from the rest , plurk has introduced a rather novel feature to its service : anonymous postings . as you\u2019d expect , the feature allows users to post comments anonymously on their friends timelines , as is explained on the plurk blog . a lot of content on plurk is shared to other social networks , but these anonymous plurks are not .\nplurk sucks my cock along with all the nerds who use it . that ' s a lot of cocksucking . fuck niggers\ni honestly wish my friends would move to a better social media platform because plurk is not what it used to be .\nit ' s possible to use private messages in a plurk page as a separate conversation window , without the time line .\n14 . saleem , muhammed ( 2008 - 6 - 4 ) . plurk : unique or just another twitter clone ? .\nhello everyone ! welcome both national and international students to confluence and what i like to call team plurk . . . .\nwe\u2019ll be keeping an eye on plurk\u2019s progress in asia . if you were once a user , will you consider going back ?\nefflorescence : pteryx : aside from plurk not having control over third party apps , plurk has said that the official app lags behind the site in features for various reasons , so people will eventually get things like editing / more characters on the official app .\nuser must agree not to send any unsolicited commercial messages ( i . e .\nspam\n) to any plurk users .\nplurk has recently opened a taiwan office to manage the increased amount of traffic and popularity that is occurring with the site in the area . plurk announced on its blog in february 2011 the opening of the office and the hiring of personnel to staff it .\nthat takes care of plurk\u2019s second goal ; it wants to first talk with microsoft to try resolving this controversy , thompson said .\ni was asked about the online discussion and the online discussion is basically to research plurk and post your findings within the children chapter .\nwe ' ve increased the max . of chars for each plurk from 210 to 360 . it ' s available to all users , no matter you have plurk coin or not . happy new year and enjoy plurking ! ( app will support this feature in upcoming updates )\ni understand plurk may send me emails ( private messages , notifications , newsletters ) from time to time and i can unsubscribe them anytime .\nplurk was created as a communication medium to balance blogs and social networks as well as a balance between e - mail and instant messaging .\nplurk can also be used to post deadlines and other important memos for not only yourself , but for others to see as well . 4\nplurk uses karma as a metric for people ' s activity . as the karma score increases , more options / features are made available .\nplurk is very visual , with the use of the time line it can be an easy way to meet new people and share ideas .\nfor now all you have to do is go to plurk and look around , see what you can find out and post your findings .\nlaunched in 2008 , plurk was designed as a communication medium that balances between social networking and blogging , instant messaging and e - mailing .\nso what next ? we ' re not entirely sure but we are exploring our options ,\nplurk said on its blog , adding that the company was tipped off by bloggers and taiwanese users of the plurk service of the similarities between its service and microsoft ' s juku .\nuser must agree not to modify , adapt or hack the plurk service , transmit any worms or viruses or any code of a destructive nature .\nmicroblogging service plurk says a service microsoft recently launched in china\nrips off\nits user interface as well as 80 percent of the underlying code .\nuser must agree that plurk administrators may reclaim usernames on the service on behalf of businesses or individuals who hold legal claim or trademark on those usernames .\nplurk can be a great way for students to share their work with parents , other students , community members , and other learners at a distance .\nclearly , with msn juku , microsoft was able to get around the \u201cgreat firewall of china . \u201d but it wasn\u2019t able to get around plurk .\nif you are looking for a micro blogging service that allows for longer posting ( twitter only has 140 text character limit ) , then plurk would be the next best service there is . it has features unique to itself and is also widely used all over the world . another great reason to make use of plurk is when you are looking to reach other markets outside of the u . s . a . as many of plurk\u2019s members live abroad .\nthe purpose of plurk is to allow users to showcase the events that make up their lives and follow the events of the people that matter to them .\nnow that you have started plurking , you can plurk on other profiles as well , comment on your friends ' comments and watch as they comment back .\nplurk is a great way to communicate with parents of students , as well as the students themselves . it can also be used as a discussion board .\nplurk is a free social networking and micro - blogging service that allows users to send updates ( otherwise known as plurks ) through short m . . .\nplurk is a free micro - blogging and social networking service that a lot of people , mostly teens and young adults , use to showcase the events making up their lives . it works much like twitter , but has several features not offered by the latter . updates on plurk are referred to as plurks .\nyou don\u2019t have to share everything publicly . plurk also has the private messaging feature which will allow you to directly converse with people without the world reading .\nplurk posted this comparison of its user interface versus that of msn juku . however , a comparison of underlying code is even more revealing . click to enlarge\nthe move is quite unlike anything that you\u2019d see from facebook , twitter or others and woon says it represents plurk\u2019s focus on content rather than a social graph .\nplurk supports closed group conversations and allows users to include emoticons in their posts or messages . users may even upload their own photos and use these as emoticons .\n\u201cthis is not just something we threw up overnight , \u201d plurk spokesman dave thompson told urltoken tuesday . \u201cwe\u2019re pretty confident that our allegations have some merit . \u201d\nthe three most popular social networks in use here in brazil are : plurk , facebook and orkut . in this article we will talk about the differ . . .\nwhen it comes to legal options , however , there\u2019s one big issue : plurk\u2019s technology , though somewhat protected by copyright law , thompson said , is not patented .\nin terms of the business realm , plurk can be used like a conference schedule . the page can be\nlaid out just like plurk \u2014 a time line of sessions , with slots for each concurrent breakout . the slots can be clicked on , unfolding a conversation about what ' s being said \u2014 hyper - back channeling .\naccording to alexa internet , more than 37 % of plurk\u2019s traffic comes from taiwan . in taiwan , plurk has been ranked the 49th most used site and 1 , 975th worldwide . the website received a lot of online attention after it was featured on the net @ night show of the urltoken podcast by amber macarthur and leo laporte .\nsure , no feature will be limited . your can still post plurks , private plurks , receive notifications as usual from plurk depending on your privacy setting in my account .\nplurk said that as a young start - up , it was\nshocked\nand\nstunned\nand said the company isn ' t sure what to do next .\nchickletlarp : is that something that had just been happening the past day or so ? normally when plurk is doing stuff behind the scenes , it does things like that .\njaiku is also another social network that was recently purchased by google . like plurk , jaiku can be accessed not only from the computer , but also from mobile phones .\ni would rate plurk with a 4 . 5 because it is unique . it is different from other blogging programs and it can be used easily in a classroom setting .\nmost likely it would be that our system has detected many of your plurk contained content or links that have been reported as spam by other plurk users . if you haven ' t post these plurks , it could be either your plurk account has been stolen , or you ' ve ever signed up for 3rd party services or web sites that requested your plurk credentials and are using it to post bad content . that is not only violating our terms of service but also leaking out your own privacy and personal information and might potentially spammed your friends and fans . to fix it , please follow these steps : 1 . change your password right away . 2 . unfollow unnecessary services or plurk users , i . e . bots . 3 . check if your personal information has been modified . more specially , please check if spammers have replaced your email address .\nnetworking site , and so information is limited , but that leaves many things open for teachers to use and manipulate , create , and be unique to fit plurk into their teaching curriculum . * a teacher talks about things she has learned through different online social networks including plurk :\nfor example , this week a pln ' colleague ' sent me clear instructions on how to embed youtube in powerpoint via email after a discussion on plurk . also during the week my pln offered me advice on a blog makeover , discussed the educational uses of plurk and participated in a storytelling exercise\n. not only can plurk be used for direct educational purposes , but it can be used to contact other administrators , teachers , or even colleagues and students who might have a great idea that you had never thought of before , but think would work well in your classroom .\nwhen you plurk an image or video\u0097which you can easily do by putting a link to content from youtube , tinypic , imageshack , flickr , or photobucket into your text - entry box\u0097a thumbnail of it will appear in the timeline entry automagically\u0097a nice touch that you ' ll also find in pownce but not twitter . \u0097 next : plurk ' s perks\nthe secret formula is http : / / yourlink ( text ) . for example , try to copy and paste the following text to your plurk box : urltoken ( yahoo )\nplurk administrators reserve the right to modify or terminate the service , and to refuse the service to anyone , for any reason , with or without notice , at any time .\nthough plurk is popular in indonesia , some countries such as korea are not familiar with this social network . this could be due to the fact that it is fairly new .\nthat takes care of plurk\u2019s first goal in going public with the allegations : shutting down msn juku . now , the company wants an open a dialog between the two companies .\nwhich are color - coded words that are commonly used by plurk members to start their posts . they make it easy for users to identify different types of posts on the fly .\nfinally , on monday , plurk took a stance . microsoft , the company alleged in a blog post , brazenly plagiarized its popular microblogging service \u0096 from the design to the codebase .\n\u201cbut i am not giving up on north america . not yet , \u201d he says , though it is hard to really see how plurk could become mainstream in the us and europe .\nuser must agree to indemnify , defend and hold plurk harmless from and against any and all claims , damages , losses and expenses ( including but not limited to reasonable legal fees ) relating to any acts by user , including but not limited to any content submitted by user , in connection with using plurk , resulting in claims against us by other users or third parties .\nplurk is unique because while it has a social aspect , it also has an educational value . you can interact with others and leave comments for others to read and respond back to .\nvideo : plurk is a site which is mostly like twitter but employs a much different view of status updates . these updates appear in a horizontal river interface which i have never seen before . plurk does have an im / jabber bot , mobile support , and a nifty karma system . this karma system rewards you for using the website and also inviting your friends to join .\nplurk provides an easy way for users to chronicle and share the things they do , the way they feel , and all the other things in between that make up their lives , with the people close to them . plurk brings people together in a public forum of expression which allows them to easily keep in touch with friends near and far while making new ones along the way .\npteryx : to be fair , plurk doesn ' t really have control over those other apps update schedules . but hopefully the creators of those apps get on the ball with it at some point .\ntwitter , like plurk , is a social network . the updates posted on twitter are called tweets . they are displayed on the user ' s profile page and are sent out to other users .\nneedless to say we were absolutely shocked and outraged when we first saw with our own eyes the cosmetic similarities microsoft ' s new offering had with plurk . from the filter tabs , emoticons , qualifier / verb placement , karma scoring system , media support , new user walkthroughs to pretty much everything else that gives plurk its trademark appeal , microsoft china ' s offering ripped off our service .\na slick private messaging system similar to facebook ; also when you hover over a plurk , you ' ll see a downward triangle beside the persons picture / name , which gives you a private messaging option .\nplurk allows you to easily leave short / concise comments on the main page . after signing in , anyone can view them . this means even people who aren ' t your friend could answer your questions !\nwith plurk , users only have to enter a sentence or two with 210 text characters maximum . it\u2019s easier coming up with posts to write since there\u2019s no need to elaborate , unlike when posting typical blogs .\nalso , if you have any questions or comments about plurk or if you would like to tell us about your profile or experiences there you are encouraged to post your thoughts right below in the comments section .\nplurk leaders , mainly working out of taiwan , have not been able to contact chinese authorities to found out why it was banned . they suspect \u201clatent animosity\u201d between taiwan and china has contributed , thompson said .\nthere are several ways to do that . you can invite or find your friends on plurk by using your email address or facebook account . you can also try to search for them using their name or email address .\nat plurk , you can share your most beautiful still and motion shots with the people who follow or are friends with you . media files may be uploaded through youtube , webcam , and links directly from your computer .\nwow , 360 characters is so much , i can ' t wait to use it ! can you imagine , a seventy percent increase , we can say so much before we have to jump to the next line or use a plurk paste ! we could even write our own little short story in a single plurk box , with multiple characters and a plot and maybe a table of contents . so this is what 360 characters look like .\ni still remember my username and password despite having not visited plurk since october 2009 ; but what is immediately visible to me is the fact that users can now log in using a facebook account . a sign of the times , indeed . in a bid to get a clearer understanding of how plurk has progressed in recent times , we caught up with ceo alvin woon to talk about the deal , the move and where the service is headed .\nby achieving higher levels of success in different categories , plurk awards different badges that can then be displayed on your profile . also , new and different emoticons also become available for inclusion in posts as higher achievements are realized .\nplurk is popular in a number of east and southeast asian countries \u0096 especially in taiwan , where its web traffic rivals facebook and yahoo , thompson said . however , the microblogging service has been blocked in china since april .\nonly two things are really clear right now . first , microsoft is standing around with their pants around their ankles looking pretty ridiculous right now . and second , this is the best thing to happen to plurk , ever .\nthe user \u201csuper _ fans\u201d left messages on hau\u2019s plurk page at about 11am on friday , calling on \u201cpeople with lofty ideas\u201d to kill ma , chinese president hu jintao ( \u80e1\u9326\u6fe4 ) and chinese premier wen jiabao ( \u6eab\u5bb6\u5bf6 ) .\ni had no problems with the app prior to the most recent update , which will randomly crash the app . i\u2019ll just be looking at my timeline or trying to open / read a plurk and it crashes . please fix !\nshare what you have recently been up to , your thoughts on current events , or post a shoutout to your friends and followers ! at plurk , the only thing that will limit you is the 210 text character maximum restriction .\nit\u2019s all about community and identity . i think this space is big enough for everyone to co - exist as long as you can find your own identity . plurk , for many is , how should i put it\u2026quirky . it comes with a peculiar mix of dark virtual characters , offensive emoticons and weird user interface ( not to mention users with attitude ) . most people in taiwan use facebook . they also use plurk . we don\u2019t have to be mutually exclusive .\nplurk allows its users to post anything they like . \u201ci\u2019m eating dinner now\u201d , \u201ccleaning my house\u201d , \u201cgoing to school\u201d and such similar updates are very common . of course , there are also people who publish insights and critical opinions .\nfirst , because it finally brings msn china a reputable microblogging service . last year , a serious controversy arose when msn china launched a microblog called juku , which was found to have been mostly plagiarized from a canadian startup called plurk .\na plurk is a small message or link , less than 140 characters , that you can broadcast to the whole world , your buddies or just yourself over the web , through instant messaging , and through text messaging on your mobile phone .\ni think that is a great idea ! at the top of this page is the plurk logo and i think it would be great to put it on every child page at the top . . . ( it ' s two images )\nuser is solely responsible for any data , screen names , graphics , photos , profiles , audio and video clips , links and any other content ( from here on referred to as content ) that you submit , post and display on plurk .\nthe underlying code is not open - source , but it\u2019s not entirely protected by intellectual property laws . so , in developing the twitter - like service , plurk took steps to obfuscate its codebase and make it difficult to copy , thompson said .\nwhat\u2019s most interesting to me is that plurk is still experimenting with revenue streams and business models , even after more than half a decade online . woon explains that the service brings in \u201ca bit of money in via google adsense but that\u2019s about it\u201d .\nplurk supports total customization of the appearance of your profile and wall . this is accomplished by allowing full access to modify the css file which controls how everything looks . this allows for endless personalization and many member take full advantage of this unique feature .\n4 . how did plurk come about ? < br / > envisioned as a communication medium to form a balance between blogs and social networks , and between email messaging and instant messaging . < br / > launched on may 2008 < br / >\nfreestyle plurking is a way of plurking without qualifiers . we don ' t want to limit your creativity so you can plurk as you please if you choose not to use the color coded qualifiers . these are great for our older or more expressive users .\njuku is in beta right now and is likened as much to plurk as twitter . other features of juku include games and users can win prizes from playing the games . the little blue paper airplanes really remind me a lot of the blue twitter bird .\nimitation may be the sincerest form of flattery , but blatant theft of code , design , and ui elements is just not cool , especially when the infringing party is the biggest software company in the world ,\nplurk said on its company blog .\nlet ' s clear the air around this ,\nplurk said .\nwhile many reputable internet companies have forged solid partnerships with plurk , valuing our innovation and market leadership in asia , microsoft was absolutely not one of them . we were never contacted by any party at ( microsoft ) to collaborate on such a venture nor did we give any prior written or verbal permission to anyone on their side to take our code , take our css , and copy the essence and ethos of our service .\ncurrently plurk has 22 languages that it can be translated into , although it does not translate the actual plurks on people ' s profiles . if someone plurked in english then it will remain in english , but everything else will be in the language selected .\nevery plurker has his or her own karma value . the higher the karma score , the more applications and features are available for the user . users earn karma by doing things on plurk . it is recalculated every day and can be within these intervals :\nplurk is a free social networking and micro - blogging service that allows users to send updates ( otherwise known as plurks ) through short messages or links , which can be up to 210 text characters in length . updates are then shown on the user ' s home page using a timeline which lists all the updates received in chronological order , and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them . users can respond to other users ' updates from their timeline through the urltoken website or plurk app on android and ios\n8 . gae - plurkavatarhistory aug 25 , 2009 - sep 9 , 2009 content by title comparing to : site pageviews 80 , 000 80 , 000 40 , 000 40 , 000 august 31 , 2009 september 7 , 2009 19 , 366 page titles were viewed a total of 213 , 924 times content performance pageviews unique avg . time on bounce rate % exit $ index pageviews page 213 , 924 28 . 51 % 11 . 15 % $ 0 . 00 % of site total : 147 , 884 00 : 01 : 40 site avg : site avg : site avg : 100 . 00 % % of site total : site avg : 28 . 51 % ( 0 . 00 % ) 11 . 15 % ( 0 . 00 % ) $ 0 . 00 ( 0 . 00 % ) 100 . 00 % 00 : 01 : 40 ( 0 . 00 % ) page title pageviews unique avg . time on bounce rate % exit $ index pageviews page su7rf - 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p\u00efkws\u00f2g\u00e5\u0161b [ vicen ] - plurk avatar history vwmj\u02dc - 673 560 00 : 01 : 13 23 . 81 % 9 . 06 % $ 0 . 00 p\u00efkws\u00f2g\u00e5\u0161b [ 1345678910 ] - plurk avatar history 634 532 00 : 01 : 11 37 . 04 % 10 . 88 % $ 0 . 00 vwmj\u02dc - p\u00efkws\u00f2g\u00e5\u0161b 1 - 10 of 19 , 366 8 google analytics\n\u201cwe are obviously very disappointed , but we assume responsibility for this situation , \u201d microsoft said in a statement . \u201cwe apologize to plurk and we will be reaching out to them directly to explain what happened and the steps we have taken to resolve the situation . \u201d\nmicrosoft launched msn juku beta on december 1 . however , microsoft has said a third party and not it or its chinese joint venture partner wrote the juku program . and the vendor had acknowledged that a portion of the code they provided was indeed copied from plurk .\nthen you start plurking , you can post about what you ' re doing , how you feel , and what you are thinking on your timeline that is visible to the world . you can use things such as instant messaging or text messaging through plurk to update your profile .\naccording to its developers , plurk is an abbreviation for \u2018people\u2019 and \u2018lurk\u2019 , a blendword of \u2018play\u2019 and \u2018work\u2019 , an acronym for peace , love , unity , respect , karma , and a verb neologism , much like how google is now being widely used as a verb .\ni really like this application because i enjoy being updated on other peoples lives , but this is different from facebook and twitter that i am used to . i like the website layout because it is easy to navigate and read the information . plurk brings people together to stay in touch easily over distance . benefits of plurk are sharing posts with your important people , sharing web images and videos from sites like youtube , and it allows you to update by text messaging or messaging on the computer . it is different from other blog systems , and i like that .\nwe tracked plurk since january 29 , 2018 . during last 30 days , it has not been down . the average response time is 0 . 228 sec which is good . note that response time may vary depending on how far you are from the urltoken server located in toronto , canada .\nafter microsoft\u2019s new china microblogging service , msn juku , was launched to beta in november , the taiwanese press jumped on revelations that it looked just like an existing tool from plurk . representatives of the nine - employee startup spent weeks talking to media , combing through code and meeting with attorneys .\nas it turned out , they have a lot of merit . on tuesday morning , microsoft admitted that msn juku contains code ripped off from plurk . the software superpower indefinitely suspended access to msn juku , which microsoft said was developed by a third - party vendor that contracted with msn china .\ninstead of just asking ,\nwhat are you doing ?\nas twitter does , plurk gives you a drop - down list of verb options , or what the service calls qualifiers , which consist of your nickname followed by one of the verbs loves , likes , shares , gives , hates , wants , wishes , has , will , asks , was , feels , thinks , says , and is \u0097which covers most of what you yearn to communicate . as with other services , you have 140 characters to express your yearning\u0097which leads me to believe that the site will be adding sms text capability , though i didn ' t get a response about that from the company . alternatively , you can post comments freestyle ( plurk ) , without a preselected verb . another plurk perk lets you enter smileys in your statements , so you can express yourself in ways mere words cannot : - p .\nthis new twist on microblogging , which puts your updates into a horizontal timeline , has a nicer interface than twitter ' s , is more fun , and handles images and video well . but until plurk gets sms text - entry capability , it won ' t be a real threat to the more established player .\non monday , stated that it is still evaluating its options and yet to state , if any , actions it may take against microsoft . microsoft had taken plurk\u2019s custom developed libraries , css files and client code and just ported them directly over to their service without any attempt to even mask it , according to the report .\nbottom line : this new twist on microblogging , which puts your updates into a horizontal timeline , has a nicer interface than twitter ' s , is more fun , and handles images and video well . but until plurk gets sms text - entry capability , it won ' t be a real threat to the more established player .\nplurk ' s horizontal timeline shows the date and time along the bottom as well as posts by you and plurkers you ' re following . it also lets you drag the comment area back and forth ( or do the same using your mouse ' s scroll wheel ) to go back and forward in time . clicking on a verb in your timeline will gray out posts that don ' t use it . in displaying posts , plurk shares the same problem as a number of microblogs , including twitter : you ' re likely to see a variety of languages in the public posts , and there ' s no way to filter out languages you don ' t want .\nthe research seems pretty clear \u2013 when teachers talk with other teachers about professional issues , they become better teachers . one way to do that is by connecting with other social studies teachers through social media networks such as plurk , twitter and classroom 2 . 0 . these are wonderful places to ask questions , share expertise and exchange resources .\nplurk is simply another social networking service , but one that is more focused on micro blogging . it gives its users the freedom to express themselves using qualifiers , photos , videos and emoticons . apart from this freedom to express , it also gives people the opportunity to stay updated about the lifestyles of other people , be it friends , family or relatives .\nif you\u2019re an early user of twitter , or someone who enjoyed social networking when it began to go mainstream around 2008 , then the chances are that you may remember plurk . the canadian startup offered a more visual take on twitter and friendfeed ( another once popular service ) , and today\u2019s its being reborn with a funding round and after it relocated to asia .\neach entry ( called a plurk ) takes up only one line and expands when you hover the mouse over it , unless the entry is very short . clicking on a plurk ' s text drops down a comment window for responses . you can limit the display to show strictly your own plurks , yours and your friends ' , or just private plurks . by default , your entries will be visible to the whole world . privacy options let you change this to making what you post visible to just you , a friend , or a clique ( a group of friends you create ) . you ' ll also find an in - between choice , on the privacy settings page , that lets friends and friends of friends view your plurks .\n2 . all traffic sources bounce rate for all visitors source / medium visits % visits bounce rate urltoken / referral 12 , 854 53 . 88 % 40 . 00 % 40 . 00 % ( direct ) / ( none ) 7 , 632 31 . 99 % 20 . 00 % 20 . 00 % google / organic 1 , 256 5 . 26 % august 31 , 2009 september 7 , 2009 urltoken / referral 441 1 . 85 % bounce rate urltoken / referral 293 1 . 23 % 28 . 51 % content by title languages page title pageviews % visits language visits % visits su7rf - plurk avatar history vw 32 , 442 15 . 17 % zh - tw 21 , 850 91 . 58 % kcy\u00b9rf - plurk avatar history vw 18 , 324 8 . 57 % en - us 1 , 454 6 . 09 % plurk avatar history vwmj\u02dc - p\u00efkw 14 , 636 6 . 84 % zh - cn 161 0 . 67 % tn\u00barf - plurk avatar history vw 3 , 493 1 . 63 % zh - hk 112 0 . 47 % plurk avatar history vwmj\u02dc - p\u00efkw 1 , 554 0 . 73 % ja 56 0 . 23 % operating systems average pageviews for all visitors operating system visits % visits pages / visit windows 21 , 862 91 . 63 % 20 . 00 20 . 00 macintosh 1 , 469 6 . 16 % 10 . 00 10 . 00 linux 423 1 . 77 % august 31 , 2009 september 7 , 2009 iphone 55 0 . 23 % pages / visit ( not set ) 24 0 . 10 % 8 . 97 time on site for all visitors avg . time on site 00 : 33 : 20 00 : 33 : 20 00 : 16 : 40 00 : 16 : 40 august 31 , 2009 september 7 , 2009 avg . time on site 00 : 13 : 15 2 google analytics\nas someone who had used plurk , primarily as a backup to twitter and as an experiment , i was curious to know what kind of folks still frequent the service . \u201cthe average user is 16 - 28 . female . cos - player . knitter . second lifer . likes cheesecake , \u201d woon says . that\u2019s certainly the kind of niche that he mentioned , right there .\nused to love love love plurk , now it just seems like a moneygrab . i have to pay to see if someone mentions my name ? honestly ? the desktop site is garbage and used to ding at me and update me consistently , now i have to completely refresh the page to even see updates and i miss them constantly . that\u2019s why i have to depend on the phone app now for updates so i don\u2019t miss them . problem is that i can hardly ever get photos to load . if they do , they take incredibly long . . and it doesn\u2019t matter if i am on wifi or not . seems like such a trivial thing . i honestly wish my friends would move to a better social media platform because plurk is not what it used to be .\nyour timeline is your home screen and where you ' ll spend all of your time on plurk . it allows you to easily view and scroll from left to right using your mouse or keyboard as plurks are created by you and your friends throughout the day . it gives you a clear view into what everybody is up to recently and lets you stay caught up on what your friends are doing .\nso i have figured out the internal hyperlinking . . . it only works if the headers are not in color and are just plain headers , now is the question , should we revert back to the plain blue headers ? i think the red gives ours a nice conformity with plurk ' s colors , but i do not know if the colors will even transfer they create the actual wiki page . . .\ndiscover , connect , and share interesting stuffs with your friends , family , and like - minded folks at plurk ! grant yourself unlimited ways to express yourself like sharing your thoughts , moments , videos , artworks or simply everyday life tidbits , be they bizarre or serious . and we take it seriously at protecting your privacy - - never will you worry about your emotional secrets being read by the annoying colleague around the corner , or the nagging aunt in the neighboring state . highlights of plurk : - custom emoticons : use emoticons created with any types of images to paint thousand words in your messages - - animated or still , cheerful or sorrow ! - anonymous messages : feel gossipy ? post the controversial without revealing your identity ! - private messages : limit who can see and reply each of your messages , and turn them into private discussions !\nkarma vacation mode provides you a way to freeze your karma when you ' re going on a longer vacation or don ' t have time to plurk . to enable karma vacation mode , simply go to my account , within the account tab , right at the bottom you will see the ' karma vacation mode ' option . * note that a certain amount of karma will be deducted from your current karma as a result to enable this mode .\nfor those that don\u2019t remember plurk or never used it , the service uses a visual timeline and lets user communicate \u2019emotion\u2019 and other sentiment with their status updates . users can like , replurk and comment on their friends\u2019 status updates . it ranked users on karma \u2014 which designated their level of engagement \u2014 its style had made it popular in asia since day one and , to that point , it was once shamelessly ripped off by microsoft in china .\nwhile i can\u2019t honestly say that the changes will have me getting active on purk once again , the service will hope that it can reinvest itself more successfully than friendster , another one - time challenger to the now dominant social media establishment . the southeast asian site that once rivaled facebook has rebranded numerous times in recent years \u2014 focuses have included dating and gaming \u2014 so at least plurk is sticking to its guns and focusing on engagement and conversation .\nplurk is a free social networking and micro - blogging service that allows users to send updates ( otherwise known as plurks ) through short messages or links , which can be up to 140 text characters in length . updates are then shown on the user ' s home page using a timeline which lists all the updates received in chronological order , and delivered to other users who have signed up to receive them . users can respond to other users ' updates from their timeline through the urltoken website , by instant messaging , or by text messaging .\n4 . gae - plurkavatarhistory aug 25 , 2009 - sep 9 , 2009 traffic sources overview comparing to : site visits 9 , 000 9 , 000 4 , 500 4 , 500 august 31 , 2009 september 7 , 2009 all traffic sources sent a total of 23 , 858 visits 31 . 99 % direct traffic referring sites 14 , 872 . 00 ( 62 . 34 % ) direct traffic 62 . 34 % referring sites 7 , 632 . 00 ( 31 . 99 % ) search engines 1 , 354 . 00 ( 5 . 68 % ) 5 . 68 % search engines top traffic sources sources visits % visits keywords visits % visits urltoken ( referral ) 12 , 854 53 . 88 % su7rf 384 28 . 36 % ( direct ) ( ( none ) ) 7 , 632 31 . 99 % vwmjsu7rf 29 2 . 14 % google ( organic ) 1 , 256 5 . 26 % kcy\u00b9rf plurk 29 2 . 14 % urltoken ( referral ) 441 1 . 85 % plurk kcy\u00b9rf 28 2 . 07 % urltoken ( referral ) 293 1 . 23 % williambear1969 24 1 . 77 % 4 google analytics"]}
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", "topic": 6}], "title": "thomson cruises", "paragraphs": ["thomson cruises could base a ship in u . k . in 2018 - thomson cruises\nthomson majesty and thomson spirit will leave the thomson cruises fleet at the end of 2017 .\nat the moment there are five ships in the thomson cruises fleet : thomson dream , thomson majesty , thomson celebration , thomson spirit and tui discovery , thomson majesty and thomson spirit will leave the fleet at the end of 2017 .\nas we reported last month thomson discovery will replace island escape , currently operated by thomson cruises\u2019 sister company island cruises .\nthomson cruises was the former name of marella cruises . please visit our marella cruises page to discover the fantastic ships and incredible itineraries currently available .\nthomson spirit the longest - serving member of the thomson cruises fleet , thomson spirit is a firm favourite thanks to her warm , homely ambience .\nin october 2015 , island cruises was discontinued after its sole ship island escape completed her last sailing with thomson cruises .\nthomson spirit will sail its last thomson cruise from limassol in cyprus while thomson majesty will sail from malaga in spain .\nthomson cruises are an ideal choice for family cruises , people who wish to fly from their local airport , winter - sun cruises to the caribbean or canary islands , cheap cruises and first time cruisers .\nthomson cruises has announced that its much - loved ships thomson majesty and thomson spirit will leave the fleet at the end of 2017 after their final embarkations in november .\nbookings for thomson cruises\u2019 summer 2016 programme will go on sale from 23 april 2015 .\nthomson cruises , now known as marella cruises , open the door to the world with a large selection of itineraries to exciting destinations .\nthomson cruises has revealed that they will be renaming splendour of the seas to thomson discovery when the vessel joins their fleet next year .\nearlier this year , thomson announced thomson celebration would be based in newcastle throughout summer 2017 .\n\u201c we prefer the small , friendly atmosphere only thomson spirit can provide . the best entertainment on the high seas . \u201d mr & mrs k c hamshere \u2013 13 cruises with thomson cruises\nthe vessel will replace island escape , which sails under the island cruises banner operated by thomson .\nlast night , thomson cruises said it was investigating the accident aboard the thomson majesty , which only made its first sailing for the firm last summer .\nthomson discovery will be home - ported in palma , majorca in 2016 along with thomson majesty while thomson spirit will be home - ported in malaga , spain .\nisland escape joined thomson fleet in 2009 and continued to offer informal cruises to the u . k . market . the latest addition to the fleet is thomson dream . the vessel joined in spring 2010 from costa cruises .\nthe dress code onboard thomson cruises ' ( now marella cruises ) ships is casual during the day and smart casual in the evening with the exception of formal nights .\nshe also ruled out changing the name of thomson cruises to tui cruises , until at least the end of next year when an announcement will be made about branding .\nthe marella cruises ( formerly thomson cruises ) fleet offers buffets and restaurants , with the larger vessels being host to speciality restaurants that take influence from the destinations you visit .\nroyal caribbean cruises ltd . announced today that it has entered into an agreement to sell its cruise ship splendour of the seas to tui cruises in the second quarter of 2016 . the ship will then be leased to thomson cruises .\nwe ' re really excited about the introduction of the dominican republic as thomson celebration ' s base for next winter ,\nsaid thomson cruises managing director richard sofer .\nupdate : tui group has also announced that mein schiff 1 and mein schiff 2 will be joining the thomson cruises fleet from the tui cruises brand in the next \u201cfew years\u201d .\nit will be the second ship acquired from royal caribbean international and upgraded as part of thomson cruises ' modernisation plans .\nthomson cruises probably spent enough on buying and refurbishing their new ship tui discovery to get a decent premier league striker .\nmarella cruises ( thomson cruises ) offer you variety , as well as unbeatable value and are a great way to introduce you to cruising . with uk cruises from southampton and newcastle plus fly and cruise holidays from a huge range of airports .\nwhen he became head of thomson cruises sixteen months ago he had never even set foot on a cruise ship ( so at least he has not learned any bad habits ) . among recent moves at thomson cruises has been the creation of a platinum level , whereby first the thomson dream and then the thomson celebration will join thomson cruises\u2019 more upmarket platinum collection , something that it has adopted from its shoreside resorts . the ships are being refitted and redecorated to bring them more upmarket .\ntui discovery will also be the first of the thomson cruises fleet to offer an all - inclusive drinks package as standard .\nthese pages are devoted to postcards and photographs of the thomson cruises fleet . an alphabetical list of ships on this page is\nthomson cruises has a 7nt highlights of the mediterranean fly - cruise on tui discovery from \u00a3849pp based on 2 sharing inc transfers .\nthe vessel was renamed from \u201clegend of the seas\u201d in 2017 and transferred from royal caribbean international to thomson / marella cruises uk .\nthe acquisition increased the fleet to six ships , and marks four ships in the next four years for thomson : mein schiff 1 and mein schiff 2 will be acquired from tui cruises for the marella cruises fleet in 2018 and 2019 respectively . marella majesty and marella spirit will leave the thomson cruises fleet at the end of 2017 .\nthomson cruises has today announced that its new addition will be named tui discovery as part of the re - brand which will see the whole of thomson transition to tui over the next eighteen months .\nthomson\u2019s customers are often injured whilst staying in hotels such as the sensatori hotel ; thomson celebration and dream cruises ; aircrafts ; transfer coaches etc . which are sold as part of a package holiday .\non the other hand , one ship , the island escape , which was taken over when royal caribbean withdrew from island cruises , continues as a buffet - style ship . this leaves thomson majesty , the line\u2019s most recent acquisition from louis cruises , and thomson spirit , sister to the thomson celebration , as the odd men out .\nroyal caribbean sold its stake in island cruises to tui travel ( thomson cruises\u2019 parent company ) in 2008 . in 2009 island star left the fleet and joined the spanish brand of royal caribbean - pullmantur .\nthomson cruises , the uk\u2019s third largest cruise line , this week shared the breaking news that it will soon become marella cruises . this is the first time in the history of the cruise l . . .\nit ' s an exciting time at thomson cruises as we bring to life our modernisation and transformation strategy to benefit uk cruise customers .\nlocal shop owners explain what they love most about marrakech . you can discover this vibrant and bustling moroccan city on thomson cruises\u2019 colourful coasts itinerary\nthomson celebration this is one of the smaller ships in the thomson cruises fleet and , with its contemporary design , sophisticated \u00e0 la carte restaurant and indulgent spa , the 1 , 200 passengers are truly pampered .\ntui cruises\u2019 mein schiff 1 entered dry dock in cadiz to begin her transformation into the new marella cruises\u2019 1 , 924 - passenger ship . . .\nit ' s an interview with fraser ellacott , the md of thomson cruises . most of the interview is just stating what thomson are doing with platinum upgrades , but there is a little bit regarding the possible future that thomson might go down ( have to stress the might though ) .\n\u201c the staff friendliness makes you feel like family . the baked alaska parade is not to be missed \u2013 the crew put their whole heart and soul into it . \u201d mr & mrs mullen \u2013 over 10 cruises with thomson cruises\nthomson ' s 2017 summer programme will see the five - ship fleet based across the mediterranean , with both tui discovery and thomson majesty based in palma , majorca , while thomson dream will be based in corfu , greece . thomson spirit moves to dubrovnik , croatia , and thomson celebration will divide its summer between sailings from malaga , spain , and newcastle , u . k .\nin october 2017 , the thomson name was erased from the u . k . high street and online , with the operator becoming known henceforth as tui - - the same as its german parent . however , rather than renaming the line tui cruises u . k . , thomson cruises opted instead changed it completely - - to marella cruises , which means\nshining sea\nin celtic .\nran three mediterranean cruises for them . crociere d ' oltremare then chartered her to\nin 2008 , royal caribbean sold its stake in another u . k . line , island cruises , to thomson cruises ' parent company , tui travel . this meant that island star left the fleet in march 2009 to join royal caribbean ' s spanish brand , pullmantur , while island escape joined the thomson fleet in spring 2009 to continue offering informal cruises to the u . k . market .\nthomson cruises will take delivery of four new ships in four years : mein schiff 1 and mein schiff 2 will join the fleet in 2018 and 2019 respectively .\nthomson cruises\u2019 managing director , richard sofer , said : \u201cwhen we announced that thomson spirit would be sailing with us for the last time this year , we were overwhelmed by the response . our customers really like thomson spirit \u2013 it\u2019s the longest - serving member of our fleet , and has a real homely feel . \u201d\nthe former mein schiff 1 , which is currently operated by german line tui cruises , will launch for thomson in may 2018 and be based in palma , mallorca . the 1 , 924 - passenger ship will be thomson cruises ' biggest ship yet , carrying around 100 more passengers than its current largest ship , tui discovery .\n, taken over by thomson for the 2005 season . she is the sister of\nat least 70 , 000 tonners can fit in the ports thomson cruise to .\neach evening features first class entertainment with shows , singers and comedians , as well as a range of different bars and lounges where you can relax and make the most of your marella cruise . by pre - booking the marella cruises ( thomson cruises ) all inclusive drinks package , you can also make your holiday stress free with no bar bill as part of a marella cruises ( thomson cruises ) all inclusive holiday . note : all - inclusive drinks packages must be added at the time of booking .\nsea princess oct . / nov . 2009 - caribbean grand princess aug . / sept . 2010 - west mediterranean thomson celebration jan . / feb . 2011 - red sea diamond princess nov . 2011 - beijing to singapore thomson spirit july 2012 - baltic thomson spirit sept . / oct . 2012 - idyllic iberia thomson spirit oct . 2013 - mediterranean odyssey thomson spirit july 2014 - fjordland splendours thomson celebration oct . 2014 - ancient wonders star princess march 2015 - californian coastal thomson majesty oct . / nov 2015 - a taste for adventure thomson majesty may 2016 - mediterranean medley thomson dream oct . 2016 - adriatic explorer braemar ( fred olsen ) july 2017 - german waterways balmoral ( fred olsen ) june / july 2018 - diamonds , chocolates and canals\ntwo greek ocean liners were chartered by thomson in 1973 , but the company failed to capture audience , like other cruise lines of the 70s . operations restarted in 1995 after thomson cruises chartered the tiny sapphire ship from louis cruise lines . soon the company chartered other ships , among which island breeze owned by premier cruises , topaz and emerald .\na profile of thomson cruises\u2019 new managing director fraser ellacott in last week\u2019s travel weekly revealed that he is actually an airline man , and a technical one at that . after\nmarella cruises ( formerly thomson cruises ) have a great selection of onboard activities for all ages with games , sports and dedicated kids clubs for juniors or hang out zones for teens . there is also a fantastic selection of bars and relaxing couples spa treatments onboard .\nin 1992 , retained her steam turbine engines . she remains with thomson for 2000 .\nthomson celebration ' s move to the dominican republic will give more opportunities to team cruise holidays with a thomson beach stay at its tropical island retreat sensatori resort punta cana .\nthe 40 , 876 - ton , 1 , 462 - passenger marella majesty was added in may 2012 as part of a ship swap that sent thomson destiny to celestyal cruises .\nin january , cruise critic reported that a man dived overboard on princess cruises sapphire princess .\n( 1 : 42 p . m . gmt ) - - thomson cruises has revealed the latest - - and largest - - addition to its fleet will be named tui explorer .\nmarella cruises is continuing thomson\u2019s proud tradition of creating cruises which provide exceptional experiences for all ages \u2013 in particular , the youngest members of the brood . marella cruises proudly host popular kids\u2019 clubs , headed by experienced staff , offering fun games , activities , arts , crafts and experiences - including the chance to venture up to the bridge and watch the ship\u2019s captain in action .\nthomson dream will be based in corfu and will sail to mykonos , santorini and syros .\nthe question then becomes , given that thomson cruises is part of the tui empire , might we eventually see a smaller version of tui cruises\u2019 stx finland newbuildings coming to the uk ? coming from a technical and aviation background , ellacott may have some different ideas here from the norm .\ntui discovery and thomson majesty will both be based in palma , majorca whilst thomson dream will sail from corfu . thomson spirit will move to dubrovnik , croatia and offer adult - only cruising while the fifth ship in the fleet , thomson celebration , will split its summer between malaga , spain in may and october and ex uk sailings from newcastle between june and september .\nwith just a week to go before the launch of its new ship tui discovery , thomson cruises has announced another new ship - tui discovery 2 - will join its fleet in may 2017 .\nin the 1990s thomson cruises began working as budget cruise operator and improved its product becoming more successful in cruise industry by improving amenities , ships and service and introducing a wider range of itineraries .\nmirror travel verdict : this is a huge leap forward for thomson cruises , passengers will absolutely love discovery and her friendly , attentive crew . she\u2019s going to shake up the british cruising market .\nso newbuildings may have to be part of the consideration when it comes time for fleet replacement . this is not the first time this subject has been mentioned in the context of thomson cruises .\nmarella cruises have itineraries across the globe , meaning that you could chase the sunshine all year round should you choose to . there are european cruises to the picturesque shores of greece ' s isles , asian cruises where you can take in the sights of goa and sri lanka and caribbean cruises where golden sands and azure waters are a daily occurrence . where you travel is truly up to you !\nit ' s an interview with fraser ellacott , the md of thomson cruises . most of the interview is just stating what thomson are doing with platinum upgrades , but there is a little bit regarding the possible future that thomson might go down ( have to stress the might though ) .\nmaybe not the best choice of words for a cruise line forum discussion ! ! !\nthomson cruises ( now known as marella cruises ) started in 1995 with the intention of introducing couples and families to a huge selection of itineraries from a range of ports and airports , whilst making it as easy as possible with cruise and stay options , along with all - inclusive drinks packages .\nwelcome to cruise1st . co . uk , the uk\u2019s leading cruise deal specialist . we are an award winning agency based in the north west of england specialising in mediterranean cruises , caribbean cruises and worldwide cruises . our aim is simple : to provide cruise holidays at the lowest prices in the marketplace .\nescape to the caribb . . . , 13 nts 07 december 2018 thomson celebra . . .\nthere are no plans for thomson to operate the ship during the 2017 / 18 winter season .\na cruise with thomson cruises is luxurious from the moment you step onboard until the moment you disembark , with each destination along the way offering another magical adventure for you to sink your teeth into .\nyou\u2019ll spot hand sanitisers absolutely everywhere , which is always good to see , and a nice touch is that the ship\u2019s godmothers , mimi kasomwoshi ragui and hazel ceguera , are thomson cruises crew members .\nthomson cruises boss helen caron said at the launch : \u201ctui discovery is a real game - changer for us and shows our commitment to delivering unforgettable holidays that are personalised for each of our customers .\nbut instead of rejoining celestyal cruises next summer , the ship will be chartered back to thomson for a series of seven - night western mediterranean cruise itineraries from palma and malaga between april and october .\ncosta cruises is a european experience that primarily is geared toward europeans . costa cruises is well - known for its italian ambience onboard , vibrant entertainment and samsara spa , one of the best at sea .\nmarella ( thomson ) cruises are great for the whole family with daytime entertainment , a selection of different activities and children ' s clubs on board plus specially chosen children ' s menus for junior diners .\nthomson spirit , the longest - serving ship in the company\u2019s fleet , has been given a reprieve .\nits farewell thomson cruise is now scheduled to be a continental coasts sailing on october 21 , 2018 .\n( 3 : 15 p . m . bst ) - - thomson cruises could base a ship in the uk year - round from 2018 following the acquisition of royal caribbean ' s legend of the seas .\nthe 40 , 876 - ton majesty , which has a crew of 600 , sails around the greek islands in the summer before taking passengers on winter sun cruises to the canaries , madeira , morocco and tenerife . the 20 - year - old ship is managed on thomson\u2019s behalf by a company called louis cruises .\nmarella dream ( 1986 , former ms homeric , ms westerdam , ms costa europa and thomson dream ) , joined the fleet in 2010 . during summer , the ship offers eastern mediterranean cruises leaving round - trip from corfu greece . during winter it offers caribbean cruises leaving round - trip from jamaica ( montego bay ) .\nthe update on tui discovery comes as thomson cruises also announces it new program for summer 2017 which will see the fleet based in the western mediterranean , eastern mediterranean and the uk for the first time since 2014 .\nholidaymakers watched in horror yesterday as five crewmen were killed in an accident on a luxury thomson cruise liner .\nwe asked guests onboard to tell us their favourite thing about thomson spirit , and here\u2019s what they said .\nthomson majesty accommodating 1 , 400 guests , thomson majesty is a favourite with couples as she boasts a great range of restaurants , bars and an indulgent spa featuring a his \u2019n\u2019 hers treatment room for partnered pampering .\n\u2018we are working closely with the ship owners and managers , louis cruises , to determine exactly what has happened .\nbut the company plans to expand its long haul cruises by basing three ships in the caribbean for winter 2017 .\nthe ship will sail to barcelona , before beginning a series of week - long mediterranean cruises throughout the summer .\n( 2 : 10 p . m . edt ) - - thomson cruises ' first all inclusive ship , tui discovery , will hit the high seas summer 2017 - - as will 12 new itineraries for the entire fleet .\ntui group reported today interim results for the first six months of its fiscal year , ending march 31 2015 , including news regarding the mein schiff 1 and 2 , which are heading to thomson cruises in the near future .\nif you are a couple , a family , or first time cruiser , marella ( thomson ) cruises could be perfect for you . all inclusive cruising can be enjoyed onboard marella discovery , marella discovery 2 and marella explorer .\nthere ' s something for everyone on a thomson cruises holiday . accommodation on each of the four ships in the fleet ranges from standard cabins to grand suites with private balconies \u2013 all have been recently refurbished in modern designs .\nthe balearic island\u2019s port authority dispatched emergency services yesterday at the port of palma de mallorca , spain , in order to isolate the oil spill caused by the cruise ship marella dream operated by marella cruises ( former thomson cruises ) . the leak which is believed to have come from the ship\u2019s fuel tank started at around 10 a . m .\nthomson cruises ' managing director helen caron said the extra capacity afforded by a sixth ship - - which will be renamed tui discovery 2 - - joining the fleet in 2017 will allow her\nmore flexibility\nwhen deciding deployment .\nits two godmothers will be two of the\nmost popular\nthomson crew ; and the crew onboard will be a mix of crew from the line ' s former ship , island escape , as well as from thomson dream .\nin march 2015 , royal caribbean international ( rci ) announced they had agreed to sell splendour of the seas to tui in the second quarter of 2016 . tui would lease the vessel to thomson cruises in order to replace island escape .\nfor marketing cruises in the uk . they did not renew the charter after the first four years , having deemed that massive rises in fuel costs made the cruises uneconomic . these two ships are shown at the beginning of the cards below .\nbest - known of the river lines , viking river provides solid cruises with a great variety of itinerary and cabin choices .\nahead of marella cruises introducing its new flagship , marella explorer , managing director chris hackney revealed why explorer\u2019s launch . . .\nat the same time , we will ensure our cruise holidays maintain their friendly intimate feel , delivered by the friendliest crew at sea , not forgetting the focus we place on sailing to unique destinations that thomson cruises are well known for .\ncarnival specializes in fun , laid - back , family - friendly cruises . with few exceptions , carnival sails exclusively from north american homeports and offers some of the lowest pricing in the industry , particularly on short three - and four - night caribbean cruises .\ntui uk & ireland announced two new appointments for its distribution and cruise business : richard sofer is the new managing director of thomson cruises and mark bather is the new retail director , both starting with immediate effect and both reporting to portfolio director helen caron .\nmarella ( thomson ) cruises offer a fantastic range of activities for children of all ages ; an ideal family cruise . family excursions are available , from swimming with dolphins to trips to aquariums . why not capture your ultimate family holiday with the onboard photographer ?\nin 1984 by chantiers de l ' atlantique in st nazaire for holland america line , part of carnival cruises since 1989 . her sistership\nthomson is already scheduled to get the splendour of the seas next spring , and will retire the island escape later this year .\n. she remained with thomson for a final season in 2002 . she then had a charter with the japanese peace boat organisation .\nand what a transformation . she\u2019s been upgraded from top to toe with a winning thomson twist , especially in the soaring atrium .\nready to book your cabin on one of the remaining sailings of thomson spirit ? click here to see our latest cruise deals .\nstarting in summer 2016 , thomson cruises will offer guests the chance to add a stay in central locations in corfu town , palma and malaga onto their cruise holiday . the cruise and stay programme will combine a week on a cruise ship with a week on land .\nthe biggest challenge facing the continuing growth of european cruising is consumer ' fear factor ' , according to celestyal cruises ' ceo kerry anastassiadis .\non a later panel looking at itineraries , jacqui nobile port and shorex ops manager for thomson cruises singled out berth and destination congestion as her biggest issues while mike pawlus spoke of post brexit and predicted that with the uk leaving the eu , itineraries in europe will change .\nthomson dream ' s newest \u00e0 la carte restaurant opened for winter 2014 , offering up pan - asian cuisine with suitably themed interiors .\nthomson celebration welcomed a brand new restaurant for winter 2014 . kora la serves asian dishes , with interiors that echo the exotic menu .\n\u201c we love that all tips are included . the welcome back to the ship we got was fantastic . we love that , with the size of the ship , you get to know the other guests . \u201d mr & mrs kerr \u2013 over 5 years cruising with thomson cruises\nmarella cruises is the uk\u2019s third largest cruise line , operating a fleet of leading ships and itineraries through the most delightful parts of the planet .\nmarella cruises officially welcomed marella explorer during a christening ceremony at port of palma in majorca on may 17 . formerly sailing as mein . . .\nbalearic islands port authority has dispatched emergency services to the waters off its coast because of a marella cruises ship spilling oil into the . . .\ntui ' s uk cruise brand marella cruises told hundreds of passengers booked on a transatlantic crossing in april ( repositioning cruise from jamaica . . .\nthe ship will also sail even more cuban fusion cruises thanks to growing demand , giving passengers the chance to explore havana during its overnight stop .\nfinally received a cheque from thomson on 19 december for the outstanding compensation for the majesty breakdown cruise , after several phone calls and emails to chase up their complaints procedure . received cock and bull stories about any complaint is triggered only by emails , needing authorisation by higher authority , then 28 day waiting period and high volume of complaints . i like thomson cruises but the internet is full of comments about their poor customer afterservice\nthe 21 - year - old ship will have a number of new - to - the - thomson - fleet features . these include :\n\u201c we love the thomson spirit itineraries to help us discover the world . the ship offers great value for money , excellent staff , and the whole onboard experience is like a blanket of warmth wrapped around you . \u201d mr & mrs hall \u2013 cruised 8 times on thomson spirit\nmarella cruises offers cuba cruises with round - trip departures from jamaica ( montego bay ) on the ship marella dream . itineraries started in 2017 . the first cruise was on january 31 ( 7 - night / 8 - day to grand cayman island , havana cuba , and cozumel mexico ) .\ntui discovery is the first of the line ' s fleet to rebrand as part of a process that will see the whole of thomson transition to tui over the next 18 months . the ship is the first of thomson cruises ' fleet to offer an all - inclusive drinks package as standard , along with a wider offering of dining and entertainment options - - such as new italian restaurant gallery 47 - - built into the package .\nadditionally , marella cruises includes all tips and service charges in the price of the package \u2013 meaning you\u2019ve one less thing to worry about during your holiday . with amazing dining venues included in the price of your holiday , you\u2019ve barely a reason to get the wallet out when holidaying with marella cruises .\nin may 2015 , tui group announced plans for mein schiff 1 and mein schiff 2 to be transferred to thomson over the next few years .\ni\u2019d joined the overnight launch sailing from palma , majorca , to barcelona for a look round the new pride and joy of the thomson fleet .\nbuilt for holland america line in 1983 as nieuw amsterdam , spirit joined thomson\u2019s fleet in 2003 and is a favourite among passengers preferring smaller vessels .\nwe offer guidance and help to those looking to claim compensation for injuries sustained abroad through no fault of their own whilst on a thomson holiday .\nmarella explorer ( 1996 , former mein schiff 1 and tui explorer ) - starting operations for thomson in 2018 , the ship will operate on 7 - night western mediterranean cruises leaving round - trip from palma de mallorca spain . among the ports of call are popular french riviera cruise ports in france .\nfrom british airways , he moved to first choice as their engineering director and was there when it merged with thomson in 2007 . ellacott then became engineering director of a combined charter airline with 80 aircraft and 700 engineers ( some may remember that thomson\u2019s in house airline was once called britannia ) .\nthese two former royal caribbean ships will be joined by two ships from tui cruises - mein schiff 1 and mein schiff 2 - in 2018 and 2019 .\nthe executive board of tui group has decided to increase tui cruises ' capacities . because of the continued increase in demand , the group has . . .\nthe uk\u2019s 3rd largest cruise line , marella cruises , appointed ccs ( columbia cruise services ) the technical management contract for line ' s newest . . .\nagree regarding new - builds . think it ' s something that would definitely be wanted but will probably not happen for at least another 7 years . hopefully , if tui cruises consider getting rid of one of their ships when their new - builds start sailing , maybe thomson could lease one of them .\nlast night thomson said : \u2018there was an incident involving the ship\u2019s crew during a safety drill . our thoughts are with the families of those involved .\nin april 2010 , the 54 , 000 - ton , 1 , 506 - passenger marella dream joined thomson , having previously sailed as costa europa .\nmarella cruises ' marella explorer launched in may 2018 . the ship , which had been sailing as tui cruises ' mein schiff 1 , will be based in palma , mallorca , in the summer , and bridgetown , barbados in the winter . it is the largest in the fleet , carrying 1 , 924 - passengers .\ndesigned for explorers , families and first - time cruisers alike \u2013 marella cruises have carefully planned each and every itinerary to take guests to the heart of unique cultures and regions . from the relaxed , charming greek isles to the awe - inspiring norwegian fjords \u2013 marella cruises will introduce you to exceptional experiences across the globe .\noceania cruises ( ships marina and regatta ) starting in 2017 , cuba circumnavigation , stops in cienfuegos and havana , also part of some panama canal transition itineraries .\nmeanwhile , thomson dream will move to its new mid - haul canaries homeports of santa cruz on tenerife and las palmas on gran canaria in november 2017 .\nif you\u2019re looking for all inclusive cruise deals , you\u2019ve come to the right place . you\u2019ll find all our best deals on this page , as well as a bit on what our all inclusive cruises cover . on all marella cruises , everything from meals and snacks to flights , transfers and tips is included in the price of your holiday . on some of our cruises , drinks are also part of the deal . on others , you can upgrade to an all inclusive drinks package .\nduring your stay on board the marella cruises fleet , you\u2019ll be absolutely spoiled for choice when it comes to dinner time . from well - stocked sushi bars and elegant dining rooms to family - friendly pizzerias and crowd - pleasing buffets : every ship in the marella cruises fleet offers culinary delights to please every palate and appetite .\nwe regularly pursue claims against the tour operator , thomson holidays , for a variety of injuries from broken arms , legs , wrist to more serious head injuries and amputations . typical thomson claims include slips and tripping accidents , electrocutions , lacerations from glass , and swimming pool incidents all of which occur in numerous locations abroad .\nmarella cruises sail the mediterranean in the summer , and cruise to the caribbean , fjords and canary islands in the winter . there are nearly 100 different destinations to discover and explore aboard marella cruises ships ; spirit , marella celebration , marella ( tui ) discovery , marella ( tui ) discovery 2 , thomson majesty , marella dream and marella ( tui ) explorer . all inclusive cruising can be enjoyed as standard onboard marella discovery ( formerly tui discovery 2 ) , marella discovery 2 and marella explorer .\nfrom stylish cocktail bars to broadway - style lounges ; there\u2019s so much to see and do every night on board a marella cruises voyage . whether you\u2019d prefer a quiet and elegant evening spent with your significant other over an espresso martini , or an extravagant night watching dance troupes and world - class shows \u2013 marella cruises provides the perfect entertainment .\noctober 24 , 2016 update : in the article majesty back on course after engine room fire , thomson cruises trots out the\nit - was - a - small - and - immediately - extinguished - fire - with - quick - minor - repairs\nexplanation . written by cruise fan john honeywell , the article minimizes the considerable delay and inconvenience to the passengers . it even denies that the sister ship , thomson spirit , ran aground in the harbor of portim\u00e3o which we reported a day earlier .\nwith the tui group\u2019s extensive reach across the holiday sector , marella cruises offers seamless and effortless holidays around the globe . with incredible tours , led by local experts , available when you call at port , a peerless crew of dedicated professionals , and on - board features to amaze all guests \u2013 marella cruises provides a spectacular at - sea experience .\nthe report also stated :\nin the framework of exercising our purchase option it was agreed that mein schiff 1 and mein schiff 2 will be moved to thomson cruises in the next few years in order to continue the modernisation of the uk cruise operations . these two steps will complete our growth and modernisation roadmap in the cruise segment .\nin 2009 , when island cruises was sold to thomson ' s ( as it was then known ) parent comany , tui travel , another ship joined the fleet , the 1 , 504 - passenger , 40 , 132 - ton island escape , which was once royal caribbean ' s former viking serenade . it was sold in late 2015 .\nthomson majesty ( 1992 , former ms royal majesty , ms norwegian majesty , ms louis majesty ) , joined the fleet in 2012 . the ship operates on year - round itinerary program with round - trip madeira and canary islands cruises with departures from tenerife and gran canaria . for summer 2018 , the ship will be based in palma majorca .\nthe 1 , 254 - passenger , 33 , 930 - ton marella spirit ( built in 1983 as holland america ' s nieuw amsterdam ) is owned by celestyal cruises ( formerly louis cruises ) and has been on charter to marella since 2003 . the nearly identical marella celebration ( built in 1984 as holland america ' s noordam ) joined the 2004 .\nmarella cruises is the uk\u2019s third largest cruise line , carrying 250 , 000 passengers per year . it operates five cruise ships in destinations including the mediterranean , canaries and caribbean .\nas personal injury lawyers who specialise in thomson holiday accident claims we can help you to obtain the compensation you are entitled to following an accident which was not your fault .\ndid you know ? marella cruises are one of the most carbon efficient cruise lines in europe . in fact , they won \u201ccontribution to the community award\u201d at the ttg travel awards .\nthough new to thomson cruises , none of the ships are new builds . however , caron said there were no plans for any new ships for the foreseeable future :\nwe ' ve got four ships coming in the next four years and so we are not considering new builds at this time , it ' s not part of our fleet strategy .\npower failures in the cruise industry have been relatively common lately . the thomson celebration suffered an engine failure in july as the cruise ship was departing the port in valletta , malta .\nand on a side note , i am going on the thomson dream on the 13th november for 16 nights . i am starting to think it may be more like a nightmare .\na lifeboat crashes over the side of a thomson cruise ship while it is docked in the port of santa cruz de la palma in the canary islands , killing five crew members .\ndining is a casual affair with marella cruises , there are no designated meal times . you can look forward to donning your glad - rags for the occasional themed night or captain\u2019s cocktail party .\ndrifting in the sea in darkness with panicking people and poor reassurance from thomson was awful . we decided to stay with the bar staff as they were doing their best to look after everyone .\nidentifying the amount of expanded tonnage announced for ex - uk cruising next year ( norwegian cruise lines , thomson , princess , msc and cmv ) and beyond ( a new ship for p & o cruises in 2020 half the size again of britannia ) , moderator david selby , md travelyields consulting suggested we could see an explosion of the uk source market after a few years of stable growth .\nthomson has created the schedules so that guests , particularly families , will be able to make the most of the programme with saturday sailings and flights from 19 regional airports across the uk and ireland .\nthe 1 , 832 - passenger ship is the largest in the thomson fleet and will have the most features , including a rock climbing wall , extensive kids ' facilities and a number of speciality restaurants .\none thing ellacott said in his interview was an echo of something we had heard in the past \u2014 probably before the market crash in 2009 . that is that thomson has until now been surviving on second - hand tonnage , but when it comes to the next round there may not be suitable second - hand tonnage of the right size available as cruise ships have kept getting bigger \u2014 too big for thomson .\nthomson dream with around 1 , 500 guests , thomson dream offers plenty of space and a big personality . she boasts a plush two - storey broadway show lounge , which plays host to lavish west end - style entertainment and british comedy acts ; three lounges where you can watch live bands , dance or listen to classical music ; a casino ; and six bars in which to sip cocktails and make new acquaintances .\nholidays sold by thomson at an inclusive price which include flights , accommodation , transfers and the services of a representative are likely to benefit from powerful consumer protection in the form of the 1992 package travel regulations .\nfrom a passenger : the ship has propeller problems . heading down east coast of australia . captain just announced next cruise to new zealand has been cancelled . lots of unhappy americans on board who are doing b2b2b cruises .\nas marella ( formerly thomson ) second - newest and joint - largest ship , the 1 , 830 - passenger set sail on its maiden voyage as tui discovery and was rebranded as marella discovery in october 2017 .\n. when sold by them , she spent two years laid up in the river fal , before being bought by ulysses line . thomson chartered her in the mid 1970s for four years . subsequently she has served with\nthomson spirit \u2019s four summer 2016 itineraries will feature new ports of call including vigo ( for santiago de compestella ; spain ) , marseille ( france ) , ibiza ( balearic islands ) and porto ( portugal ) .\nwhen you book a marella cruises package , you get so much more than just a cruise . you can benefit from flights from 22 regional uk airports , and the much - loved cruise & stay programme \u2013 giving you the chance to stay at one of more than 140 hotels across 10 destinations worldwide . from the moment you leave home , marella cruises will take care of everything to ensure you have an unforgettable time exploring the world\u2019s most delightful regions .\nthomson celebration will be based in the new homeport la romana , in the dominican republic , while all - inclusive tui discovery 2 will sail from jamaica ' s montego bay heading for cuba and overnight stays in havana .\nthomson have awarding winning entertainment , and 96 % of customers rate the ships entertainment as excellent ! you can enjoy west end productions in the broadway show lounge with shows including a blast of broadway and west end whizz .\njust so you know , thomson is now called tui and we ' re part of tui group - the world ' s leading travel company . all of our holidays are designed to help you ' discover your smile '\nhapag - lloyd kreuzfahrten delivered a significant turnaround based on an improved operating performance , said the company , while tui cruises continued to deliver growth with an improvement of \u20ac15m year on year following the successful launch of mein schiff 3 .\nthe ships of hapag lloyd cruises are also equipped with modern eco - technologies like sea water desalination systems for drinking water , biological sewage treatement , anti - fouling silicone paint and high - tech waste - to - energy plants .\non select cruises marella offers free all - inclusive upgrades on the company ' s older ships . the line ' s new vessels ( marella discovery and marella discovery 2 ) offer these all - inclusive packages as standard cruise fare inclusion .\nas of 2018 , two of the fleets ' ships will be spending their winters based out of barbados offering up more dreamy caribbean cruises than before . the laid back vibes of the caribbean complement the informal atmosphere on a marella cruise .\nalso , does majesty ' s contract end when destiny ' s was going to be originally , again 2014 . if it does , then that ' s a two ship fleet thomson ' s down too if neither are renewed .\nwhilst these services are judged by local standards of health and safety , those who are injured in an accident abroad are able to claim compensation directly from thomson if they can prove fault on the part of a supplier of services .\nif you or a family member sustain injury following an accident on a thomson holiday and / or if you have been the victim of gastric illness at your hotel , then our holiday claims lawyers are just a phone call away .\ndepartures are available from over 20 different uk airports including bournemouth , glasgow , norwich & belfast . we have a great selection of marella ( thomson ) cruise and stay deals on offer , for the ideal marella cruise and stay experience .\nviking ocean cruises is one of the youngest luxury fleets on the waves , with beautiful , largely inclusive 930 - passenger ships that generally cater to adults 55 and older . itineraries are packed with ports , and a shore excursion is included at every stop .\nthomson holidays are the largest tour operator in the uk , the company sending thousands of package holidaymakers to numerous worldwide destinations every year . unfortunately many travellers are injured in accidents abroad and require the specialist travel expertise of simpson millar llp\u2019s personal injury lawyers .\ncruise law news reports several princess cruises passengers informed me that an incinerator fire occurred on the regal princess during the week of february 25th ( two weeks ago ) . an alarm was sounded , and cruise passengers were later advised that the incinerator fire had been extinguished .\ntoday , january 12 , at the port of barcelona there has been a slight collision between the gnv fantastic ferry and the cruise ship viking star operated by viking ocean cruises . the collision between the two vessels happened at around 2 pm local time at the terminal b\nthomson celebration will continue to be home - ported in dubrovnik ( croatia ) offering adults - only cruising for summer 2016 . one change for 2016 is that the itineraries will include an overnight stay in dubrovnik allowing guests to explore the city and nearby beaches .\nazamara club cruises ' fleet serves up a delightful ambiance that ' s a hybrid of luxury and destination - immersive cruising . the ships , which hold only 690 passengers each , offer a superb blend of amenities , yet they are small enough to feel friendly and cozy .\nwe both had a lovely holiday . yes , we missed a couple of ports which we had never visited before . but we were safe , had good food , reasonable weather and great entertainment . we would be happy to go back on the thomson majesty tomorrow\nand if you feel like striking it lucky during your time on the sea , every ship in the marella cruises fleet plays host to a well - stocked casino . from craps and roulette to poker and blackjack , the fleet features all your favourite las vegas - style games .\ncruisemapper ' s marella discovery 2 cruise ship accidents , incidents and law news reports relate to a 2198 - passenger vessel owned by marella cruises . our marella discovery 2 accidents page contains reports made by using official data from renown online news media sources , us coast guard and wikipedia .\nif your travel arrangements constitute a package , thomson holidays are liable to you for the proper performance of the holiday contract , irrespective of whether the tour operators of one it its suppliers of services provides the services promised in its brochures , on its web site , or elsewhere .\nholidaymakers often seek compensation directly from thomson and become frustrated with the pre action protocol for personal injury protocol and either abandon their claim or under settle it . we believe the tour operator\u2019s in - house staff use the complexities of the process to introduce frustration and delay to limit claims .\nmanaging director of thomson cruises , richard sofer , said :\ni ' m delighted to unveil the name of tui explorer , our biggest and most exciting ship yet . as part of our continued modernisation and transformation strategy , and our commitment to offering choice and flexibility , we ' ve created a whole host of new spaces onboard to meet our customers ' needs . we ' ve got ten restaurants and ten bars , as well as more onboard activities and spaces for families including an indoor cinema and a fantastic new kids ' club with children ' s pool and slide ."]}
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critical cloud connectivity from the developed markets of\nglobal cloud xchange ( gcx ) today launched a\nnew cloud ecosystem\nto deliver enterprise - class cloud services , applications and content across its\nworld ' s largest\nprivately owned global fiber optic network .\nbill barney , ceo of global cloud xchange , introduces the firm ' s new platform\ncloud x\nand discusses concerns related to user security .\nnow about that name . . . . global cloud xchange is so long , will we be using gcx as shorthand before long ? reliance gcx ? gc xchange ?\nprior to joining global cloud xchange , ms . de verneuil was a senior corporate lawyer at shearman & sterling llp in\ni applied through a staffing agency . the process took 8 weeks . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( mumbai ) .\ni applied online . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( mumbai ) in october 2015 .\ni applied through an employee referral . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( mumbai ( india ) ) in july 2013 .\nbill barney , ceo of global cloud xchange , discusses the firm ' s newly - launched trans - pacific undersea cable network .\nglobal cloud xchange , a provider of business communications services , plans to sharpen its focus on china and other emerging markets as it builds an extensive \u201ccloud computing\u201d infrastructure .\nreliance globalcom has changed its name to global cloud xchange , a move that coincides with its plan to deliver the world ' s\nfirst true cloud ecosystem globally .\ni applied online . the process took 2 + months . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( denver , co ) in august 2014 .\ngcx ' s new platform consists of a global integrated network that supports\ncloud nodes\nthat serves up cloud services .\nhear how global cloud xchange deployed with equinix a successful interconnection first strategy which enables them to deliver connectivity and ultimately content to end user through isp , network services or via the cloud .\n1 . quarterly reviewoctober - december 2015 the quiet revolution in bits and bytes . . . global cloud xchange ramps up oceania footprint with new points of presence across australia and new zealand p . 2 zscaler partners with global cloud xchange to boost internet security for enterprises globally p . 3 global cloud xchange expands singapore - india connectivity to support digital transformation and economic growth of india p . 4 new gcx leadership in the mea region p . 4\nhong kong , june 17 , 2014 / prnewswire / - - global cloud xchange today announced the appointment of fabrizio civitarese as president of asia pacific .\ni applied through a recruiter . the process took 4 + weeks . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( london , england ) in october 2012 .\ndrive superior it performance on your own cloud , a cloud with plenty of horsepower .\n\u201cour expansion across key data centres in australia and new zealand further enhances our global network and cloud capabilities to meet the ever - increasing demand for global collaboration , the adoption of cloud , and open up new markets for our customers , \u201d said dave pearson , managing director of australia and new zealand , global cloud xchange . \u201canz based enterprises can now securely connect to our global network and access public cloud providers worldwide . \u201d\nglobal cloud xchange has data centre operations in 45 countries . it will be investing in additional facilities and other key infrastructure in 12 markets this year to support the cloud delivery capabilities of its customers .\ni applied online . the process took 2 + months . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( denver , co ( us ) ) in august 2014 .\ni applied online . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( new york , ny ( us ) ) in august 2013 .\nhow much do global cloud xchange employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nsingapore , august 21 , 2015 \u2013 global cloud xchange ( gcx ) , a subsidiary of reliance communications ( rcom ) , to expand singapore - india connectivity to a broader base of global enterprises and carriers .\nbill barney , ceo of global cloud xchange ( gcx ) , discusses the construction of a new undersea cable that will expand the connectivity between singapore and india .\ni applied through a recruiter . the process took 4 + weeks . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( london , england ( uk ) ) in october 2012 .\n\u201cwhat this does is to enable arbitrage of compute and storage facilities around the world , \u201d global cloud xchange ceo , bill barney , told a press briefing in sydney .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 1 + week . i interviewed at global cloud xchange ( london , england ( uk ) ) in april 2014 .\nkeep up the great work . global cloud xchange is on a path to not only financial success but also to cultural success which is a much hard thing to achieve .\n\u201csubmarine cable vendors and additional partners for the icx subsea cable are being finalized . global cloud xchange will announce the awarding of the supply contract by the third quarter of 2014 .\nglobal cloud xchange ( gcx ) , a subsidiary of reliance communications ( rcom ) , has won \u201cexcellence in connectivity for data centers\u201d award at the inaugural datacloud asia in singapore .\n7 . thecloud , revolutionizedwith unsurpassed strength in our global network assets and managed services expertise , global cloud xchange is a leading edge technology company that sits at the crossroads of where the future clouds will migrate . www . globalcloudxchange . com\nwith singapore as a regional hub and gateway for multinational companies doing business across india and emerging markets , the icu ( india cloud xchange ) cable will complement gcx global network infrastructure for direct connectivity to major centres in asia , middle east , north america and europe ,\nglobal cloud xchange ( gcx ) chief executive officer bill barney said in a statement .\nsubmarine cable arm of reliance communications , global cloud xchange today announced raising about rs 2 , 100 crore ( usd 350 million ) through a debt bond from overseas market mainly to refinance debt .\n\u201cproviding mission - critical networks to global logistics providers , especially those who are often dependent on high - performance and cost - effective connectivity , is what global cloud xchange has been doing for more than 30 years , \u201d said andr\u00e9 schadt , general manager central and eastern europe , global cloud xchange . \u201dour hybrid approach to infrastructure sourcing will continue to support havi and drive its data - based services across the complex supply chains of some of the world\u2019s leading brands . \u201d\nglobal cloud xchange will build more and smarter data centers , integrate its key international assets with a focus on ip and cloud services , and play at the center of the next - generation internet , which barney called a triumvirate of mobile , search and social .\necosystem together with google cloud interconnect enables users to move workloads with high network performance and security on a truly global scale .\nglobal cloud xchange , a subsidiary of india\u2019s reliance communications , has ramped up competition in wide area software defined networking services in australia and new zealand with the launch of its cloud x service , to be delivered from new pops in sydney , perth , melbourne and auckland .\nfabrizio brings a wealth of telecom and sales experience to our team ,\nsaid bill barney , ceo , global cloud xchange .\nwe are pleased to have him at the helm of building our business across asia pacific .\ncloud x offers on - demand low - cost cloud services . users can deploy cloud servers and applications and manage lifecycle of these resources online , the company said .\ncloud x is changing the paradigm of cloud computing . the network must now undergo a profound transformation , from a static entity to a dynamic , intelligent , applicationaware fabric that can support multiple traffic requirements , diverse geographies and flexible pricing models ,\nrcom ( enterprise ) and global cloud xchange ceo bill barney said . cloud x is designed to deliver not only infrastructure provisioning but deployment of complex multi - tiered enterprise applications directly on to enterprise networks in minutes .\nnextdc limited ( asx : nxt ) , australia\u2019s leading data - centre - as - a - service provider today announced that global cloud xchange ( gcx ) , a subsidiary of reliance communications ( rcom ) , has expanded their global footprint into australia with a presence in nextdc\u2019s m1 melbourne and s1 sydney data centres .\nwith over 22 years of experience in the telecommunications industry , prior to joining global cloud xchange , mr . civitarese held various senior positions in the telecom italia group in italy and europe and led projects in the middle east and south america .\nglobal # connectivity solutions powering the # cloud . world\u2019s largest private # subseacable network . # wan , # managedservices with # sdwan , # iptransit\nintroducing eagle , a new state - of - the - art subsea cable system meeting growing cloud infrastructure and capacity demands from global enterprises and otts .\n, ceo , reliance communications ( enterprise ) and global cloud xchange .\nvineet brings almost two decades of industry experience to this role and we are confident that we will continue to deliver exceptional value to our customers and achieve new milestones under his leadership .\nthe company ' s roadmap from there includes accelerating global connectivity between 2014 and 2016 by enhancing the fiber connectivity under the cloud exchange and shifting its largest enterprise and carrier partners into the\nfiber - connected universe of the cloud .\nglobal cloud xchange provided me much needed exposure to work and responsibilities of a professional network engineer . it is a great place to launch one ' s career in networking field as exposure one gets to various technologies helps in creating solid foundation for future career in networking field .\namazon is only one option , and there has to be other options ,\nsaid barney . while this may mean quite a fight in the united states , global cloud xchange has the advantage of already having a footprint in such underserved markets as saudi arabia and india .\nmr . civitarese joined global cloud xchange ( formerly flag telecom and reliance globalcom ) in june 2000 as strategy and corporate development director for asia pacific . since 2002 , he served as vice president of sales for the region and was instrumental in delivering significant growth to the business .\noffering enterprise grade connectivity with direct access to google cloud platform . gcx ' s\nare you ready to enable your multi - cloud or hybrid - cloud strategy ? whether you need to move workloads off premises , connect multiple data centers or multiple clouds , or just ensure resiliency to your hybrid - cloud deployments . we offer a more reliable , easier , and secure way to connect to the cloud .\nenterprises of all sizes are leveraging public cloud computing to complement their it efforts .\nover the next 12 months , the company plans to launch more than 20 cloud exchanges that will\nmove the digital universe of the enterprise into the cloud .\nbarney said global cloud xchange did not intend to get into the data centre business , which he predicted would become commoditised and\u201clargely focussed on jurisdiction [ where data can be stored ] and places that are effective for data centres , based on power , climate and connectivity to the rest of the world . \u201d\nenjoy the convenience of tiered managed services with single - source support atop cloud infrastructure .\n\u201cthe new icx fiber system , which runs approximately 5 , 060 kilometers between mumbai and singapore , will also have a branch landing in trivandrum and / or chennai . this will support creation of a next generation ip and cloud environment held together with a single as number and connecting into tier iii + data center facilities on the ground , \u201d said wilfred kwan , chief operating officer , global cloud xchange .\nwe believe we will be one of the most disruptive companies in the next five years because we will become the fabric that enables the global cloud ,\nbarney added .\nour new infrastructure will accelerate cloud traffic across the world , facilitate global content and application distribution , enable enhanced customer experience , and transform the way people think about rolling out applications and services .\ncomputerworld live on - premise and public cloud : - getting the best of both worlds .\nabout reliance globalcom reliance globalcom brings together the synergies of reliance communications global business encompassing capacity sales , managed services and a portfolio of products & services comprising of global voice , internet solutions and value added services .\nabout reliance globalcom : reliance globalcom brings together the synergies of reliance communications global business encompassing capacity sales , managed services and a portfolio of products & services comprising of global voice , internet solutions and value added services .\neverything is moving to the cloud . or is it ? in fact , many applications are far from cloud - ready , and some never will be . but almost every new application will be cloud - enabled . how do you evolve your data centre into a private cloud and drive hybrid it by connecting to public clouds , and still cater for the needs of your legacy software ?\ngcx will acquire capacity on the tic cable between singapore and chennai . it would be extended to the seven indian capital cities on gcx domestic network within india . this terrestrial and submarine network will play a key role in reliance\u2019s expansion of its cloud xchange ( cloud x ) nodes which will be the terminal points across this new network .\n) - - global cloud xchange ( gcx ) , a subsidiary of india\u2019s integrated telecommunications service provider reliance communications ( rcom ) , today announced the renewal for an agreement with havi to provide a fully - managed , end - to - end hybrid network solution \u2014 connecting more than 70 of its sites across its logistics business within western and eastern europe .\nremarks by shri anil d . ambani at global investors ' summit -\nmake in india for defence sector\ndaily video : google slammed for cutting off cloud platform customer without warning ; dell going . . .\nlucene in the cloud : learn how gce leveraged the power of search and big data . . .\nms . wong also served as head of marketing and communications for qwest asia and global one asia pacific . her earlier roles include director of partnership marketing and director of communications for at & t global consumer services in southern california .\nsaving money on the testing for new development applications and the need to transfer large data sets to and from your network are but a couple of reasons why a digital realty cloud interconnection solution can help within the data center ecosystem . private connections to the amazon web services and google cloud platform clouds are available to our customers with either an aws direct connect , a google cloud interconnect or oracle cloud fastconnect respectively .\nat a lunch in sydney yesterday ceo bill barney of reliance\u2019s global network division was showcasing their cloud services for australian customers and showed how the quest for profits is moving telcos into areas like data centres and managed services .\nglobal cloud xchange owns the world\u2019s largest private undersea cable system spanning more than 67 , 000 route kms which , seamlessly integrated with reliance communications\u2019 200 , 000 route kms of domestic optic fibre backbone , provides connections to 40 key business markets worldwide spanning asia , north america , europe and the middle east , and enables gcx to deliver managed services to more than 160 countries .\nmumbai / singapore , 19 june 2014 : global cloud xchange ( gcx ) today announced its latest investment into the asia pacific region . the new icx cable infrastructure is part of the company\u2019s strategy to provide a direct subsea route to bridge an important gap in the emerging markets corridor , specifically delivering a direct mumbai - singapore route to bypass current outage prone terrestrial routes between mumbai and chennai .\nvanina has a diverse legal background and extensive experience working with both established and emerging growth companies . her global perspective and acquisition experience is a great match for our business as we actively pursue our long - term global growth strategy ,\nsaid\ncalled cloud x , the cloud ecosystem is said to simplify infrastructure provisioning . it also enables speedy deployment of complex multi - tiered enterprise applications directly on to customer ' s enterprise networks in minutes , rather than months .\nthe new cloud x platform will provide cloud distribution capability in europe , the middle east and asia - - the markets that gcx expect to see the biggest growth in internet usage and content consumption over the next decade .\nthese\ncloud nodes ,\naccording to gcx vp of product and services vineet verma , are essentially points of presences made of switches . together they help connect the enterprise applications to the cloud and its submarine cable system .\ncloud x fusion is part of gcx ' s cloud x portfolio , a proprietary platform designed to seamlessly combine the speed and power of fiber optics with the agility , flexibility and cost - efficiencies of\npay - as - you - go\ncloud computing ; available globally and controlled by a simple - to - use user portal .\ncloud x brings competition to telstra\u2019s pen service , the former pacnet enabled network , acquired by telstra in early 2015 .\ncloud computing has seen its growth explode dramatically since its initial introduction to the mainstream market . it\u2019s estimated that by 2020 , the cloud computing market will exceed $ 241 billion . but where did it come from and how has it evolved ?\nglobal cloud xchange changed its name from reliance globalcom , but did not follow through by offering any cloud services as it had announced . additionally , it had a very limited u . s . network capacity and was really only competitive in india and emerging countries where it owned cable infrastructure . in the time i was there , it went from the lower left quadrant on gartner ' s magic quadrant , to being completely removed from the report . when selling to a cio , for example , lacking 3rd party endorsements and a limited customer reference base created a very challenging sales environment .\nfor the last few years reliance globalcom had been on the auction block in various forms as the parent company was hunting for ways to monetize it and thus relieve its own balance sheet pressures . that long and unsuccessful effort ended with bill barney ' s arrival , as did globalcom ' s , shall we say , restrained efforts to market itself . with the rebranding as global cloud xchange , the former pacnet ceo is clearly on board to shake things up .\nas general counsel . ms . de verneuil will serve on the company ' s executive leadership team assuming responsibility for global corporate and legal affairs .\nthe deployment offers media companies global access and full workflow orchestration through the broadcast as a service ( baas ) suite of software solutions by bmc .\nthe global networking arm of india ' s reliance communications has unveiled a new look , and it ' s not a minor makeover . reliance globalcom has\nlaunch that the company would achieve full deployment of its next - generation content and cloud delivery network by the end of this year .\n\u201cwe aim to deliver the world\u2019s true cloud ecosystem globally , \u201d chief executive bill barney said in an interview before the firm\u2019s rebranding launch .\n\u201cwe are living in an era where mobile applications , social media , key technology drivers and applications will exponentially boost the volume of digital information being shared every second . our new cloud ecosystem means delivering an interwoven portfolio of infrastructure and data centre solutions with sophisticated cloud orchestration capabilities . \u201d\nin this respect , the reliance global cloud exchange differs from similar plays like telstra\u2019s pacnet network across east asia \u2013 which barney previously headed \u2013 in that it offers services higher \u2018up the stack\u2019 making it easier for companies to deploy smart applications , something barney sees as being particularly attractive to the media and financial industries .\n\u201cwe are pleased to utilize the existing subsea cable infrastructure to deliver immediate capacity to meet growing requirements of our global business customers , \u201d said bill barney , ceo of reliance communications ( enterprise ) and gcx . \u201cthis will also support our digital backbone as we complete deployment of our cloud x nodes across india . \u201d\nhe claimed that there was a massive and rapid shift of organisations\u2019 it resources into the cloud , and that this had caught many cios off guard .\nultra - high bandwidth services up to 100gbps , facilitating the mass movement of internet traffic , ott content , and enterprise data and cloud computing services .\nin addition to the 27 application providers directly connected to cloud x , barney said there were an additional 460 that could sell their wares through the network .\nin the beginning we ' ll be a facilitator , but eventually we ' ll be a cloud operator in its own right ,\nsaid barney .\nglobal network infrastructure for direct connectivity to major business centres in asia , middle east , north america and europe . \u2019 as previously reported by telegeography\u2019s cable compendium in june 2014 ,\nwe confidently expect this acquisition to significantly enhance the growth rate , profitability and returns of our global data business ,\nstated reliance chairman anil ambani in a prepared statement .\ngcx\u2019s scalable global ip and mpls network provides direct interconnections to third - party networks , with a managed network services platform that connects approximately 27 , 000 sites in 158 countries .\nthe good news : the digital realty cloud ecosystem , along with solutions such as our connected campus , and service exchange , powered by megaport , are eliminating some of the complexities in hybrid - and multi - cloud adoption by bringing all the critical data center , network and connectivity options into a single , secure environment .\nwilliam barney , ceo @ globalcloudx opens keynote with mention to steve jobs and how the late apple founder predicted cloud would take over . # dce18 @ datacloudeurope urltoken\n\u201chavi is passionate about delivering what we promise to our customers and that is why we need to make sure that the services we offer them when managing their supply chain is backed up by reliable technology solutions\u201d , said damian fazackerley , vice president , global it services management for havi\u2019s logistics service line . \u201cgcx\u2019s flexible , high - availability managed wan solution and its hybrid approach of combining the company\u2019s privately - owned global network with best - of - breed , third - party infrastructure , help us to serve our global customer base with improved reliability\u201d , he added .\ndcd is a global b2b events and media company , delivering unmatched insight and networking , to help the professionals driving the data center scale it infrastructure sector to make better strategic and operational decisions .\nsingh will have overall responsibility for the global product portfolio across rcom enterprise and gcx . in addition , he will also manage the company\u2019s national long distance ( nld ) and data center businesses .\ngcx ' s first two nodes , in hong kong and palo alto , us , are already up and running with eight compute nodes and one storage nodes . at present , gcx is installing the london cloud node . by mid - 2015 , gcx will have installed 20 + cloud nodes , aligned with an\nautomated orchestration layer .\n\u201cin the next four to eight months we will bring the company together as a single company , focusing more on ip ( internet ) services ( and ) \u2018cloud\u2019 services , in addition to our cables , which have been critical , but if you think where the internet is going , it\u2019s largely around fibre and cloud , \u201d said barney .\nhe said it was important to support cloud services growth in china and other emerging markets , because they had become the centres of international outsourcing , manufacturing , commerce and internet services .\n\u201cover the next 12 months , we will launch over 20 cloud exchanges into what we call forward operating centres that we will partner , own or build , \u201d barney said . \u201cthese will connect to our storage operating centres located in low - rent , optimal cooling locations . we will also roll out a full suite of cloud services in 44 countries later this year . \u201d\nas for target segments , gcx focuses more on next - generation ott type of services , which are global in scale .\nwe focus more on the emerging parts of the world , because most people in the emerging markets can ' t afford the pc or a smart phone ,\nbarney added .\nfor cloud operators , we are the perfect guys to play in that space . over time , you ' ll see that the populations in places like dubai , saudi arabia , iran will come onto the internet using a tablet - - a very cheap tablet and the cloud .\naround the world incumbent telcos and mobile network operators have responded by moving up the value chain into managed services and cloud computing and one particularly interesting company in this respect is india\u2019s reliance telecom .\n, enterprises can use ethernet or mpls vpn to securely connect their on - premises network , data center or any other network resources via gcx ' s private network directly to google cloud interconnect .\n, was worth $ 9 . 4 billion in 2006 , up from $ 5 . 7 billion in 2005 . the research firm predicts the global ethernet services market will be worth more than $ 25 billion in 2010 .\nspeed matters more than ever in designing an efficient cloud computing solution , as the ability to quickly deploy go - to - market strategies is a competitive advantage that can directly impact your bottom line .\nthe acquisition of vanco is in line with reliance globalcom ' s vision to create one of the top five global datacommunications enterprises in the world ,\nreliance communications chairman , anil ambani said in a statement on monday .\n, no new products , no care takibg of customers or employees . no dalary raise . no training and certification and growth . the name gcx now with no active cloud product . technology is stone aged\nms haspilaire joins gcx with more than 25 years of experience in general management , global strategy , business development , sales and marketing , hr and customer services . most recently , she was vice president of sales for the americas (\ni knew something dramatic was probably in the pipeline ever since they brought in the effusive bill barney to lead the company in january . if the name didn ' t give it away already , the company is aiming squarely at the cloud by hoping to provide the pipes and data services that connect cloud nodes to other cloud nodes and to the enterprises that will use them . but they are also talking more about data center investments than i have heard in the past , with expansion plans foreshadowed in asia and the middle east . the details behind all this will take some time to emerge i ' m sure .\nmr . cole will have overall responsibility for global finance including management , planning and strategic initiatives . he previously served as chief operating officer of reliance globalcom ' s data and voice business units focused on providing services to carriers and isps globally .\n, gcx delivers managed services to more than 160 countries and offer extensive vpls - enabled ethernet network capabilities globally . gcx is equipped to support businesses through the deployment of next generation enterprise solutions across its cloud delivery networks .\nreliance globalcom owns the world ' s largest private undersea cable system spanning 65 , 000 kms seamlessly integrated with reliance communications over 190 , 000 kms of domestic optic fiber provides a robust global service delivery platform connecting 40 key business markets globally . in addition , the company ' s global vpls enabled ethernet network capability serves india , the united states , europe , middle east and the asia pacific region . it has also acquired vanco group , enabling the company to provide managed services to over 230 countries and territories across the globe .\nreliance globalcom owns the world ' s largest private undersea cable system spanning 65 , 000 kms seamlessly integrated with reliance communications over 190 , 000 kms of domestic optic fiber provides a robust global service delivery platform connecting 40 key business markets globally . in addition , the company ' s global vpls enabled ethernet network capability serves india , the united states , europe , middle east and the asia pacific region . it has also acquired vanco group , enabling the company to provide managed services to over 230 countries and territories across the globe .\npen and cloud x are both early players in the growing market for software defined wide area network services , and barney predicts a massive shift in the use of networks from provision of communications to the provision of access to compute and storage resources .\nprior to pacnet , mr . kwan served as director of operations for worldcom asia pacific , responsible for overall operational efficiencies such as mttr , on - time delivery and operations cost . he has also held various management positions with global one , lucent technologies , motorola and nortel .\nfor instance , these cloud xchange nodes can help government departments access 240 times the amount of compute power currently available in government data centers , and over six times the high - speed storage currently available in india , according to the company . reliance group with its 11 data center facilities has a total capacity of over 600 , 000 sq ft across the country . the data centers are connected by india\u2019s largest terrestrial fiber network and the world\u2019s largest submarine sub - sea cable infrastructure , already constitute a vital core of india\u2019s digital backbone and a mission - critical component in the digital transformation of india , the company said .\ncloud computing enables enterprises to buy , lease , sell or distribute over the internet a range of software , business systems and other digital resources as an on - demand service , like electricity from a power grid . such resources are hosted in data centres .\nfor each of these companies , diversifying into other fields makes sense however each strategy brings its own risks \u2013 in reliance and telstra\u2019s cases this means competing with cloud services vendors like amazon and microsoft \u2013 that telcos haven\u2019t been exposed to in their core markets .\nreliance globalcom , the submarine cable arm of reliance communications ( rcom ) has successfully integrated the hawk cable system with its global network , the economic times reports . the hawk cable has landing stations in marseille ( france ) , yeroskipos ( cyprus ) and alexandria , egypt , where it connects to globalcom\u2019s\nceo bill barney , at a new york city press event march 18 , said that consumers have driven the next generation of internet services and that everything is going into the cloud , where every kind of company around the work has realized it can cut it costs .\nearlier , mr . verma served as head of product and managed solutions of gcx , where he was responsible for driving product development and managing the global operations team . he was also instrumental in leading the transition of various functions in the integration of the former flag , vanco and yipes businesses into gcx .\n2 . 17\u201320 january 2016 hilton hawaiian village\u00ae waikiki beach resort | honolulu , hawaii ptc ' s annual conference is the asia - pacific ' s premier telecommunications event . now in its 38th year , the annual conference is a strategic springboard for the global telecommunications industry . the conference provides all attendees with a three - day platform to focus on planning , networking , and discovering what the new year will bring . reimagining telecoms will explore how ecosystem participants must reshape their strategies , revenue models , products and services , processes , customer relationships and regulatory strategies , and how every industry and organization adapts to an era of communications and computing abundance . featured keynotes monday 18 january 2016 houlin zhao secretary - general , itu switzerland hugh bradlow chief scientist , telstra australia katsumi nakata senior evp , ntt communications japan vinton cerf vp & chief internet evangelist , google usa tuesday 19 january 2016 bill barney ceo , reliance communications ( enterprise ) & global cloud xchange hong kong , sar china jill singer vp , national security , at & t government solutions usa wednesday 20 january 2016 koichi suzuki chairman & chief executive of\ufb01cer , internet initiative japan inc . japan greg wyler founder , oneweb usa register now at ptc . org 914 coolidge street | honolulu , hi 96826 - 3085 | urltoken | ptc16 @ urltoken\nhe had committed to invest about rs 10 , 000 crore over the next few years to expand its presence across digital , data centres , cloud computing and telecom space . but , today , the company did not disclose the break up investment numbers for the data centers .\n\u201cwe believe that as we build out our capabilities around the world , allowing people to access the cloud will be the most important thing we can do . because over the next 10 years enterprise usage of networks for computing will go from 15 - 20 percent today to 80 percent . \u201d\n\u201cit gives customers enterprise class access to apps from a suite of 27 applications and connectivity to any data centre on the planet that is connected to our network\u2026 it allows users to store information wherever they want to , and to access any cloud provider on our network anywhere in the world . \u201d\nshanghai , hong kong , tianjin , kuala lumpur , bangkok , dubai and oman are among the key locations for the company\u2019s network of \u201ccloud exchanges\u201d , the firm ' s version of advanced data centre complexes . it already has a data centre in hong kong , which it plans to upgrade .\ntelstra has since expanded coverage to a global network of 26 pops across the asia pacific region , europe and north america and in january 2016 announced the pen exchange and the pen marketplace . pen exchange allows pen customers go provided on - demand connectivity with other pen customers . pen marketplace allows users to add virtual applications such as firewalls and routers .\nnextdc ceo craig scroggie commented , \u201cthe ability to access interconnection platforms like gcx\u2019s is bringing new value to data centre operations , and when matched with the axon virtual exchange available in data centres across the country , offers seamless , on - demand network connectivity to a wide range of cloud and network providers . \u201d\nwhile reliance\u2019s claims are yet to be tested in the market , the company\u2019s shift to higher level services illustrates a struggle facing all telecommunications operators . to do this , reliance and telstra look to global networks and data services , singapore\u2019s singtel tries its hand at media content in a similar way to britain\u2019s bt and vodafone makes a strong internet of things play .\nit will drop these cloud exchanges into what it calls forward operating centers ( focs ) : high - density data centers with\nstrong fiber connectivity and internet gravity\nthat are located in cities and tech centers where they can have high customer engagement and growth to generate 80 to 90 percent of their cash from services .\nms wong joins the company with over 25 years of marketing , communications and media experience , most recently as vice president of global pr , corporate and internal communications at htc . earlier she served nine years as senior vice president of marketing and communications at pacnet where she established and built the company ' s corporate identity across asia pacific , leading to key industry recognitions .\nbased on current 100g technology , gcx will be able to deliver significant capacity across this important singapore - india route with possibilities to increase it in future based on technological advancements and market demand . this capacity will interconnect with rcom\u2019s established network of data centers , connected by india\u2019s largest terrestrial fiber network which also connects seamlessly into gcx\u2019s global infrastructure \u2013the world\u2019s largest privately owned subsea cable system .\nthe network coverage of gcx and pacnet are very different . ours is a global network , as oppose to pacnet being an asia only network ,\nbarney explained .\nin our business , we focus largely in the middle east , and through the eastern european quadrant , with our world ' s largest submarine cable network . by contrast , pacnet is really just an asia - only player .\nas cloud computing becomes more prevalent , the network that supports it becomes ever more complex ,\nsaid bill barney ( pictured ) , gcx ' s ceo .\nthe network must now undergo a profound transformation , from a static entity , to a dynamic , intelligent , application - aware fabric that can support multiple traffic requirements , diverse geographies and flexible pricing models .\nresearch firm gartner places vanco among the world ' s top five managed global network players with over 220 multi - national customers , including british airways , siemens and virgin megastores . vanco has been rated the world ' s best network service provider for three years in a row since 2005 . its managed network services are available in over 40 , 000 locations across 163 countries with 90 % of its revenues from uk , us , france and germany .\none of the key endeavors at gcx over the past year has been the unification of our network assets into a coherent platform that we can provision and control from a single source ,\nsaid wilfred kwan , coo , gcx .\nthis is part of a strategic realignment of our capabilities to support cloud networking requirements , including self - provisioning of network resources and bandwidth - on - demand .\nr - comm recently acquired ewave world , a 4g operator focused on emerging markets across asia , latin america , western europe and africa . last year , reliance globalcom acquired us - based ethernet service provider , yipes holding inc for $ 300 million ( rs 1200 cr ) in 2007 . the company is investing $ 500 million ( rs 2 , 000 crore ) and $ 200 million ( rs 800 crore ) in 4g and global ethernet services respectively to expand its presence in over 50 countries .\n\u201ctoday most of the cloud capabilities are in western europe and the united states . they don\u2019t exist in the high growth consumer markets , asia the middle east and eastern europe . those regions account for 45 - 50 percent of the population but 65 - 70 percent of the world\u2019s youth . that is where the future growth is going to come from . but the reality is that the infrastructure does not exist in those places . they are the furthest behind . \u201d\nat the heart of the market for two decades , dcd has built a global audience of over 1 million ict , engineering and technology professionals interacting with our market leading content and services , as they navigate the complexities of technology convergence . central to this community are over 20 , 000 highly influential professionals attending dcd\u2019s world renowned events each year , across over 20 countries and four continents . this core audience is augmented through delivery of an unmatched portfolio of social , digital and print media \u2013 creating ongoing engagement around the globe with our wider community .\ngroup websites - 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- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - kokilaben hospital kda nursing college harmony daiict\nhow do you make the right decisions as to how and where to host and manage your it assets ? cloud added not just a whole new set of choices to the decision , it has changed the way that it is consumed and paid for , and how it delivery can be aligned with business needs . to make hybrid it work effectively requires a level of computing capacity , connectivity , efficiency and resilience that most enterprise data centers simply cannot reach without prohibitive investment . join us on 8 march and let data4 , explain how they have used these increasingly common it pain points to shape their philosophy and their offering .\nhibernia networks has activated service on six new long haul fibre routes in the north - east us . the new routes , which use ciena\u2019s 6500 packet - optical platform , represent a multi - year effort to reduce latency and increase the diversity of the largest capacity terrestrial component of hibernia\u2019s global network . the long - haul dark fibre routes provide two diverse paths from ashburn to hibernia\u2019s landings in boston and halifax , more direct routing between new york and toronto and chicago and new york , and additional diversity through albany , thus avoiding existing critical infrastructure along the i - 95 corridor and adjacent markets . elsewhere in the us , zayo has kicked off construction of a new fibre route from salt lake city , utah to sacramento , california . the network expansion will add more than 800 route miles to zayo\u2019s owned long haul network which currently spans more than 16 , 000 route miles across the united states and europe .\n8 . news 6 cover storycover story urltoken urltoken the quiet revolution in bits and bytes . . . we are in the midst of a revolution \u2013 but most of us don\u2019t know it . there are no tanks rolling through broken roads in shattered cities . no fiery protests of the hundreds of thousands of the committed and the affected . no changes of banknote portraits . it\u2019s so quiet that people won\u2019t realize what happened until it\u2019s already changed their lives . this revolution has been televised . it\u2019s just that few people are watching . welcome to the internet of things ( iot ) . built on the bedrock of cloud computing and networks of data - gathering sensors , it will change how we conduct business , invest , plan , consume , educate , heal and live . things will change us in ways we have yet to imagine . before long , sensor networks and iot systems\nnotable is the lack of the ' com ' piece of the name , or any other older reference to networking or telecom or fiber . of course the assets remain what they were : the 67k route miles of undersea cable that were once flag , the metro ethernet business that was yipes , the managed services portfolio that was once vanco , and the investments they layered on top of those over the years to bring it all together .\nthis company is not diverse in america and is only hiring overseas people . you should think about supporting diversity or don\u2019t support a company that doesn\u2019t .\nyou may log in to post a comment , or fill in the form to post anonymously .\njaymie scotto cutaia : thank you rob ! it was an honor to have you moderate . and we will be releasing the manifestos from ea\nmike jones : i forgot to mention alphabet / google / youtube which is now also creating original content .\nbebbers : i hope at & t sells cnn , ratings are way down with no hope of recovery . maga !\nanonymous :\nprivate equity to ruin another telecom\njust figured i would fix the headline for you .\nenclose phrases in quotes . use a + to require a term in results and - to exclude terms . example : + water - europe\ntargeting at existing customers who are already on gcx network , cloudx provides bandwidth , compute and storage on - demand . this enables companies to test the market response on its business application , such as a mobile gaming app , on a pay per use basis , even in terms of hours . gcx also targets at ott players and those in the emerging markets , which are challenged by high network latency , weak internet connection and weak service level agreements .\ngcx ' s current infrastructure includes 67 , 000 route kms subsea cables and mpls / ip networks which crisscross the majority of the world ' s continents . the company has also launched plans for its new pcx cable between the us west coast and japan , as well as the icx cable between india and singapore . gcx ' s current facilities , cable landing stations , data centers and point - of - presence ( pop ) sites , cover all major regions worldwide .\nformerly called reliance globalcom , some of the senior management at gcx - - ceo , coo and cmo - - have held senior positions at pacnet . how would gcx ceo differentiate his company from pacnet ? do they compete on the same plane ?\nthe scope of services is also different .\ngcx services are more about managed services businesses on top of submarine cable business , whereas pacnet ' s are more about point - to - point type of services , wide area network ( wan ) , and on transactional basis ,\nhe continued .\nin terms enterprise customer base , the two companies have fairly similar structure .\na lot of pacnet ' s customers are smes and medium corporates ,\nsaid barney .\nthe enterprise customers of gcx are larger and fewer . we have about 600 very large corporate customers , some pay us us $ 25 - 30 million a year . and they stay with us for four or five years .\n\u00a9 2018 questex llc . all rights reserved . 13 / f , 88 hing fat street , causeway bay , hong kong\nby continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them . you can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them .\nx ) nodes in delhi , mumbai , chennai , bengaluru and hyderabad and plans to launch 120 such nodes across the globe by end of 2015 ."]}
{"id": 54252, "summary": [{"text": "the national pensions regulatory authority is a government of ghana statutory agency responsible for the regulation and policy development of pensions administration in ghana . ", "topic": 39}], "title": "national pensions regulatory authority", "paragraphs": ["copyright \u00a9 2018 national pensions regulatory authority . all rights reserved . developed by web & software\nthe national pensions regulatory authority ( npra ) would set its benchmark for assessing a pension fund manager .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 national pensions regulatory authority . all rights reserved . designed by smartaddons . com - joomla templates\nthe national pensions regulatory authority was established by act 766 to regulate and monitor the operations of the three \u2013tier scheme to ensure effective administration .\nadminister and invest funds of the scheme under general directions of board of trustees and approved by the national pensions regulatory authority ( npra ) .\nthe national pensions regulatory authority ( npra ) has appointed mr kofi anokye owusu - darko , a chartered professional administrator , as acting chief executive officer .\nthe national pensions regulatory authority ( npra ) has noted with concern , the ongoing discussion in the media , about the safety of th . . .\nin recognition of their exceptional corporate governance structures and transparency shown in the administration of their pensions schemes , enterprise was awarded pension trustee board of the year the national pensions regulatory authority at the event conferred on three corporate trustees including enterprise trustees the award of most transparent pensions company of the year .\ndata from the pensions sector regulator , the national pensions regulatory authority ( npra ) , showed that of the gh\u00a28 . 3 billion , some gh\u00a22 . 7 billion , made up of contributions and returns , was still lodged at the tpfa , awaiting transfer to the various trustees .\nenterprise trustees is one of the first corporate trustees to be licensed by the national pensions regulatory authority following the promulgation of the national pension law 2008 act 766 . it received certificate to commence business on 9 th november 2010 and received operating license from npra on 10 th april 2012 .\naccording to sam pee yalley , chief executive officer ( ceo ) of the national pensions regulatory authority ( npra ) , as many as 26 , 401 employers have intentionally disregarded directives by npra to pay their workers ' pension contributions .\nthe scheme is administered by a trust and contributions received from individuals into the pension scheme are invested per scheme\u2019s statement of investment policy and in line with national pensions regulatory authority guidelines . the scheme pays out lump sum benefits at retirement .\ndesigned , developed and hosted by national informatics centre . contents provided and maintained by pension fund regulatory and development authority best viewed in 1024 x 768 resolution , last update on : 09 / 07 / 2018\nact 766 makes provision for a contributory 3 - tier pension scheme and the establishment of a national pensions regulatory authority ( npra ) to oversee the administration and management of the pension schemes . under the act , ssnit is to manage the basic national social security scheme referred to , as the 1st tier of a contributory 3 - tier scheme .\nthe national pensions regulatory authority ( npra ) , by regulations and guidelines would put in place pre - emptive measures to protect the contributor ' s funds to avoid loss . however , approved trustees would have the fiducial responsibility to ensure that investments are diversified and within the permitted investment .\nthe transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and notifications in ghana and south africa .\nmr tsheole is currently a member of the african securities exchanges association ( asea ) executive committee , and sits on the following boards ; botswana accountancy oversight authority , medicines regulatory authority of botswana , achap botswana and achap international .\ninterested and qualified persons should forward their applications , together with their curriculum vitae and photocopies of their certificates to the under - mentioned address . the chief executive officer national pensions regulatory authority p . o . box gp 22331 accra onwona house kanda highway - accra closing date : 22 september , 2017\ninterested and qualified persons should forward their applications , together with their curriculum vitae and photocopies of their certificates to the under - mentioned address . the chief executive officer national pensions regulatory authority p . o . box gp 22331 accra onwona house kanda highway - accra closing date : 22 september , 2017\nthe national pension scheme authority ( napsa ) was established in february 2000 by the national pension scheme act no . 40 of 1996 of the laws of zambia . thisfollowed the closure of the zambia national provident fund ( znpf ) after the responsible act under which it was formed was repealed .\nthe national commission on culture was established in 1990 by provisional national defense council law 238 to manage from a holistic perspective , the cultural life of the country . in the execution of the aforementioned , the national com\u2026\nfollowing the end of the tenure of mr . david bonyi as chief executive officer of the uganda retirement benefits regulatory authority , the board of directors [ \u2026 ]\nenterprise trustees limited received operating license from national pensions regulatory authority on 10th april 2012 . three years into its operations enterprise trustees limited , the pensions subsidiary of the enterprise group limited on the day was adjudged 100 th in the elite league and the second fastest growing company in the league . this makes enterprise trustees the first and only pension corporate trustee in this prestigious club .\nsubsequently , ssnit also gives 2 . 5 % out of the 13 . 5 % to the national health insurance authority ( nhia ) for the member\u2019s health insurance .\ndon\u2019t include personal or financial information like your national insurance number or credit card details .\nnpra educate board of trustees of the four public sector schemes on pensions adminstration .\nworkplace pensions law has changed and every employer must comply . find out more .\nthe pensions authority would like to place cookies on your computer to help us make this website better . to find out more about the cookies , see our cookie policy .\nthe social security and national insurance trust ( ssnit ) is a statutory public trust charged under the national pensions act 2008 act 766 with the administration of ghana\u2019s basic national social security pension scheme and to cater for the first tier of the contributory three - tier scheme . the trust is currently the largest non - bank financial institution in the country .\nour objectives the object of the national communications authority is to regulate the provision of communications services in the ghana . mission is to regulate the communications industry by setting and enforcing high standards o\u2026\n\u2022 to provide technical , operational and administrative leadership in regional / zonal operations of the authority .\nan act to amend the national pensions act 2008 ( act 766 ) to reduce the age for exemption from the first tier scheme , act 766 and to provide for related matters .\nsocial security and national insurance trust manages the 1 st tier of the 3 tier pension scheme .\nnational pension review the pensions board was requested by the minister to bring forward to 2005 the report on coverage and associated matters required under legislation which was to be completed by september 2006 ; the report to examine alternative pension systems to the present one and to make proposals designed to provide an adequate retirement income for all . in response to this request , the board has initiated the national pensions review which includes :\nit is a second tier scheme structured to conform to requirements of the national pensions act , 2008 ( act 766 ) . this will enable members to enjoy the tax reliefs and other benefits provided under the pensions act 766 . the scheme is an employer sponsored scheme set up to cover all health sector employees .\nthe social security and national insurance trust ( ssnit ) is currently charged with the administration of ghana\u2019s basic national social security scheme . its mandate is to cater for the first tier of the three - tier pension scheme .\nunder section 55 ( 1 ) of the pensions act , the administrative expenses of ssnit would be subject to a maximum limit . the authority would effectively monitor ssnit to ensure that its expenses are within the prescribed limit .\naxis pensions group , is headquartered in accra , ghana . we offer retirement savings products and fund . . .\nabout the pensions board the pensions board is the statutory body set up to regulate occupational pension schemes and prsas and to advise the minister for social and family affairs , and through him , the government , on overall pension policy development .\nalthough relatively new , more businesses have taken advantage of the tiered nature of the pensions industry to set up institutions .\nthe pension fund regulatory & development authority act was passed on 19th september , 2013 and the same was notified on 1st february , 2014 . pfrda is regulating nps , subscribed by employees of govt . of india , state governments and by employees of private institutions / organizations & unorganized sectors .\nthe botswana financial reporting act of 2010 empowers the authority to inspect files of auditors of public interest entities periodically to show compliance with auditing standards .\nenterprise trustees is the market leader of the pensions industry with assets in excess of gh\u22841b and leads the private pensions market with a market share of 28 . 5 % . enterprise trustee is the first and only corporate trustee in the prestigious ghana club 100 .\nthe vision to start a thriving pensions management services company was conceived by its co - founder , afriyie owar . . .\nover the years , concerns have been raised and agitations made by public servants over inadequacies of the level of pensions to sustain a respectable life for retired public servants . of particular concern to most workers\u2019 groups has been the low pensions received by workers . . . | readmore\nmr ramasedi has served in a number of organisations as a board members . he is currently in the executive committee of the international organisation of pensions supervisors ( iops ) , the board of the botswana accountancy oversight authority ( baoa ) , and that of the botswana retired nurses society ( bornus ) .\nenterprise group limited has sold a 40 % minority stake in its subsidiary enterprise insurance company limited , to sanlam emerging markets proprietary limited of south africa ( \u201csanlam\u201d ) , subject to regulatory approvals .\nthe trust was established in 1972 under nrcd 127 to administer the national social security scheme . prior to 1972 , the scheme was administered jointly by the then department of pensions and the state insurance corporation . the trust administered the social security scheme as a provident fund scheme until 1991 when it was converted to a social insurance pension scheme then governed by the pndc law 247 . the scheme in ghana was reformed by an act of parliament , act 766 of 2008 and was implemented in january 2010 to replace all pension schemes in ghana including cap 30 . in 2014 , the national pensions ( amendment ) act 883 was passed to amend portions of act 766 .\nthe general manager of enterprise trustees , mr . joseph ampofo was crowned the pensions ceo of the year for his exceptional leadership and contribution to the pension industry .\nthe public utilities regulatory commission of ghana is an independent body set up to regulate and oversee the provision of the highest quality of electricity and water services to consumers . please explore our website for valuable inform\u2026\nthe chief executive is responsible for the leadership and management of phe and the delivery of its objectives . he has established a national executive to support him in delivering phe \u2019s objectives by implementing a robust system of internal controls and driving forward an agenda to deliver them . the national executive , chaired by the chief operating officer , meets 3 times each month .\nspeaking at the launch , anne maher , chief executive of the pensions board , said : \u201cthe board\u2019s primary role is a regulatory one which involves registration , auditing , monitoring and investigations in relation to occupational pension schemes and prsas . key areas of regulatory focus in 2004 and early 2005 were monitoring the funding position of defined benefit pension schemes and enforcing the mandatory access requirements for prsas . at the end 2004 there were 1408 schemes subject to the funding standard . these schemes must submit actuarial funding certificates to the pensions board at regular intervals and 596 certificates were submitted in 2004 . of these , 356 ( 60 % ) satisfied the funding standard . the remaining 240 ( 40 % ) needed to submit funding proposals to the board in order to meet their compliance requirements\u201d .\nnpra\u2019s chief executive officer , mr hayford atta krufi , said the authority was \u201cclosely working towards the transfer of contributions of public sector workers in the tpfa from january 2010 to august 2016 . \u201d\nthe determinations panel ( dp ) is a committee of the pensions regulator ( tpr ) . it operates separately from other parts of the organisation , including tpr\u2019s case teams .\nalthough encouraging , the chief executive officer of axis pensions , mr afriyie oware , told the graphic business his outfit expected the growth rate to edge up in the coming years .\nmr . oaitse m . ramasedi is currently the chief executive officer of the non - bank financial institution authority ( nbfira ) . prior to that , he was the chief executive officer of the national development bank ( ndb ) , and prior to that , he served in various senior management capacities in both accounting / finance and internal auditing functions in government , parastatal and private sector , respectively .\nthe amount comprises funds accrued in the temporary pensions fund account ( tpfa ) at the bank of ghana ( bog ) and total assets under management ( aum ) by licensed trustees .\nthis would only be possible once it is registered with the authority and an independent trustee appointed . failure to register and appoint an independent trustee would mean employees cannot benefit from tax exemptions the new pension law provides .\ncorrection of the formulas for computation of pensions the amendment act 833 also corrected the formula for the computation of pensions by providing that the minimum 15 years or 180 months period of contribution entitles a member to 37 . 5 % pension right and every additional twelve ( 12 ) months contribution entitles the member to 1 . 125 % pension right up to a maximum of 60 % .\nhon . ignatius baffour - awuah , minister of employment and labour relations and hon . ken ofori - atta , minister of finance on 29th june , 2018 jointly inaugurated an 11 - member board of the national . . .\ntuesday 12 july 2005 : the pensions board today launched its 2004 annual report and presented a copy of the report to the minister for social and family affairs , seamus brennan td , which is available on urltoken .\nhis relationship with enterprise began in 1998 when he joined the company for national service , having graduated from the university of ghana with a bachelor of arts degree in political science and sociology . he holds a diploma in insurance & pensions from the west africa insurance institute ( waii ) in the gambia , having completed with distinction , and an advanced diploma from the ghana insurance college as well as a cert cii holder of the chartered insurance institute of uk .\nannual licence / registration for service providers including individual trustees of all registered schemes expires on 31st july , 2018 . download , complete and submit to the authority the appropriate renewal forms , checklists and requisite attachments by 29th june , 2018 for processing and approval .\nonly 5 , 599 employers out of ghana ' s active employer population of over 32 , 000 have complied with the directive to pay the pension contributions of their employees , records at the social security & national insurance trust ( ssnit ) indicate .\nhe was speaking to the paper ahead of the graphic business / stanbic bank breakfast meeting on tuesday , september 19 at the labadi beach hotel in accra . the meeting is on the theme , \u201cthe role of pensions in economic development\u201d\nthe annual licence / registration for service providers including individual trustees of all registered schemes expires on 31st july , 2017 . download , complete and submit to the authority the appropriate renewal forms and requisite attachments by 1st july , 2017 for processing and approval .\nthis is to inform all employees of treasury funded mdas of the federal government , that the national pension commission ( pencom ) is organizing a nationwide pre - retirement verification and enrollment exercise commencing from 25 june to 17 august , 2018 . the exercise is\u2026\nms . catherine johnson is global general counsel of the company . catherine advises the board and senior executives on key legal matters and strategic initiatives . in addition to her role as group general counsel , she was previously also head of the group\u2019s regulatory strategy team . catherine qualified as a lawyer at herbert smith in 1993 .\nacross the country , there are more than 38 , 000 people who haven ' t claimed pension benefits they are owed . those unclaimed pensions equal a total of over $ 300 million dollars , with individual benefits ranging from twelve cents to almost a million dollars\nmr . daniel maguire is chief executive officer of lch group of the company . daniel has wide experience in risk management , regulatory strategy , product management and development , programme delivery and sales and operations management . he was previously global head of swapclear and also forexclear and listed rates at lch , and most recently lch group coo .\nthe pension scheme as administered by ssnit has a registered membership of over 1 , 307 , 882 million as at august 2017 with over 184 , 761 pensioners who regularly receive their monthly pensions from ssnit . the annual absolute growth of pensioners is over 12 , 000 .\nafter many years as a documentary filmmaker for the bbc , in 1997 catharine founded an independent television production company , cat ' s eye , which made films mainly for channel 4 . catharine is currently a gambling commissioner and member of the legal services board . she is a former board member of the human tissue authority and chair of its audit committee , and a former member of the human fertilisation and embryology authority independent appeals committee . she also sits on employment and mental health tribunals , and as a lay assessor in county court cases . she is a magistrate and trustee of the london centre for children with cerebral palsy .\nenterprise trustees limited ( etl ) is the pensions management subsidiary of enterprise group limited ( egl ) . incorporated on 8 th november 2010 , enterprise trustees is the leader in ghana\u2019s pension industry with 28 . 5 % of the market share and assets under management of over gh\u22841 . 6 billion .\nlaunching the scheme , the deputy minister of health mr . kingsley aboagye gyedu who was guest of honour at the occasion applauded the board of trustees of the hsops for their initiative in providing members with first - hand information on pensions and also giving access to members to track their second tier contributions .\nreduction in the age exemption members who were 55 years and above as at j anuary 2010 were exempted from act 766 . members aged 50 - 54 years who were affected by act 766 were made worse off . hence the implementation of national pensions ( amendment ) act 2014 , act 883 . members who were aged 50 as at 2010 have now been exempted from act 766 . this means that all those exempted will continue to contribute 17 . 5 % . they will also be paid the full benefit namely , monthly pension and the 25 % lump sum by ssnit . despite the reduction in the age exemption from 55 to 50 years , it is still optional for any such member to decide to join the act 766 .\nreuters , the news and media division of thomson reuters , is the world\u2019s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day . reuters provides trusted business , financial , national , and international news to professionals via thomson reuters desktops , the world ' s media organizations , and directly to consumers at urltoken and via reuters tv . learn more about thomson reuters products :\nenterprise insurance and enterprise life still represent the most significant subsidiaries in terms of financial performance . both businesses continue to show great potential for growth , delivering growth rates of 14 . 9 % and 26 . 84 % respectively in the general and life insurance markets . enterprise trustees ltd the group\u2019s pensions subsidiary reported profit after tax of of gh\u00a2206k in 2014 as against a loss of gh\u00a22 . 14m in 2013 .\nmr . mendel ngoni nlanda was first appointed to the board of botswana accountancy oversight authority [ baoa ] on 1 september 2013 . he also serves as the vice chairman of the standard setting committee . mr . nlanda is currently the director of finance at the university of botswana [ ub ] . he is a fellow member of both the botswana institute of chartered accountants [ bica ] and association of certified & chartered accountants [ acca ] , a uk based professional body of chartered accountants .\nmr . gadzekpo congratulated the first lady for taking up such a laudable cause , saying that enterprise was moved by the plight of mothers and children at the komfo anokye hospital , as revealed in the documentary produced by the multi - media group . the company therefore felt compelled to help . he went on to say that this is not the first time enterprise has reacted positively to a national cry , citing the example of enterprise\u2019s support to the victims of the june 3 , 2015 twin disaster .\nthe new pension scheme has 3 levels from which employees benefit . level 1 , referred to as tier 1 , is a mandatory basic national social security managed by ssnit with a constituted board of trustees . level 2 , referred to as tier 2 , is a mandatory occupational pension scheme managed by a trustee who appoints a fund manager and a custodian . level 3 , referred to as tier 3 , is a voluntary pension scheme for workers and self - employed workers in the informal sector . the contributions are managed by a\nhaving practised as a solicitor for much of his career , often as managing partner , david was appointed to the judiciary in the employment tribunals in england and wales where he continued for in excess of 20 years ( both full time and part time ) . for the last five years of his judicial career he was president of the employment tribunals in england and wales until he retired in march 2014 . this role involved chairing hearings , leading the judiciary in the jurisdiction and judicially managing 12 regional employment judges , around 400 employment judges and 1 , 600 non - legal members . he was also the director of national training for the jurisdiction during his judicial career . david is currently chair of the board of directors of northampton partnership homes , a social housing company .\nmr owusu - darko ? s appointment takes retrospective effect june 22 , a statement signed by mrs rita afua adzovie and copied to the ghana news agency in accra said .\nmr owusu - darko takes over from mr laud a . k . senanu , former acting chief executive officer .\na brief profile of mr owusu - darko indicates that he is a chartered banker , licensed management consultant and a qualified organisation development practitioner .\nmr owusu - darko is a certified international professional manager ( ipma - uk ) , with a post graduate diploma in financial management ( acca - uk ) , and executive mba in information technology management and a master of laws ( llm ) in information technology and telecommunication from the glasgow school of law ( university of strathclyde ) .\nthe statement said mr owusu - darko has conducted organisation assessments leading to diagnosis of culture , team effectiveness and organisational effectiveness , as well as dynamic team - building and strategic planning interventions .\nit said mr owusu - darko has also facilitated workshops in advanced negotiations and conflict management and is an examiner in organisation development and change with the chartered institute of administrators and management consultants .\nmr owusu - darko according to statement has published articles in the media on legal issues on the deployment of information technology in ghana , because of his love for research and writing .\n? kofi anokye owusu - darko joins npra with rich , transferable professional skills and invaluable expertise , ? the statement said .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nnews ghana is ghana\u2019s leading online news publication for business ' in west africa and around the continent .\nwrite css or less and hit save . ctrl + space for auto - complete .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbad breath 100 % remedy treat mouth odor naturally , click here to read .\nwould those who are 55 years and above continue to contribute 17 . 5 % or 18 . 5 % ?\ncontributors who are 55 years and above who opted to join the new scheme in its implementation will have to contribute 18 . 5 % . those still on the old scheme will continue to contribute at 17 . 5 % .\nthose who are due for pension are presumed to be above age 55 , and would therefore remain under the old scheme and receive both their lump sum and monthly pension from ssnit .\nthe current trustees will have to conform and comply to the standards set in the law .\nthe person would have taken a life insurance cover to secure the mortgage and this should leave untouched his benefits for his / her survivors .\nyes . he / she would be paid a monthly pension at the same level as he / she was receiving at age 75 and indexed annually according to the law till he / she dies .\nannual licence / registration for service providers including individual trustees of all registered schemes expires on 30th june 2015 / information to the administrator of an employer sponsored scheme .\ntreat bad breath now ! ! treat mouth odor naturally , click here to read .\nit also issues guidelines for investment of pension funds and ensures compliance with act 766 .\nthis site based on the informations provided by openstreetmap . org , from go _ osm on 2013 - 01 - 29t10 : 45 : 15z .\nthe primary responsibility is to replace part of lost income of workers in ghana due to old age , invalidity and permanent migration of an expatriate contributor from ghana .\nthe trust is also responsible to pay survivors lump sum to nominated dependants of contributors in the event of death .\n\u201cto be the model for the administration of social protection schemes in africa and beyond\u201d .\nthe board of trustees are responsible for the policy direction of ssnit . the trustees are made up of representation from government , employers and workers . it is constituted as follows :\nthe members of the board of trustees shall be appointed by the president in accordance with article 70 of the 1992 constitution .\nthe day - to - day administration of the trust is headed by the director general assisted by three ( 3 ) deputy director generals ( ddgs ) .\nthere are seven ( 7 ) general managers in charge of investment and development ( idd ) , general counsel ( gc ) , finance , operations , administration and human resources ( admin / hr ) , management information systems ( mis ) and benefits . other responsibilities under the directorate include that of the chief actuary , the chief internal auditor , the company secretary and the corporate affairs manager .\nssnit has a decentralised operational system made up of the area , branch , day offices and an agency . an operations coordinator at the head office co - ordinates all operational activities and reports to the general manager , operations .\nthere are eight ( 8 ) area offices , fifty ( 50 ) branches , twenty - three ( 23 ) day offices and an agency spread throughout the country .\nto provide input into the formulation of policies to improve operations and assists to implement them .\ntier 3 \u2013 a voluntary fully - funded and privately managed provident fund and personal pension plan .\nmandatory for all workers in the formal sector and optional for self - employed .\ntier 3 \u2013 a voluntary fully - funded and privately managed provident fund and personal pension plan .\nout of the 18 . 5 % , the employer remits 13 . 5 % within 14 days of ensuing month to ssnit . 5 % is remitted to the second - tier mandatory occupational scheme .\nentry age of joining the scheme\u2013 15 years ( minimum ) and 45 years ( maximum ) only for new entrants ( age 45 + to enter mandatory 2nd tier ) .\nincrease in guaranteed pension payment period from 12 to 15 years . that is 72 to 75 years\nhazardous employment benefit \u2013 underground miner to retire at age 55 with full retirement benefit .\nreturn of contributions plus interest is given when one does not qualify for any of the two ( 2 ) benefits .\nprovision of three ( 3 ) benefits \u2013 old age pension , invalidity pension and death and survivors lump sum benefit .\nit was financed through employer and employee contributions of 12 . 5 % and 5 % of basic salaries respectively . the resultant 17 . 5 % is paid solely to ssnit .\nfull pension is earned at age 60 with a minimum contribution of 240 months ( 20years ) .\nreduced pension is earned between 55 and 59 years with a minimum contribution of 240 months .\na 25 % lump sum payment option was available for both full and reduced pension . this is paid at the present value discounted at the prevailing treasury bill rate .\ninvalidity pension is earned after 12 months contribution within the last 36 months and member must be declared permanently invalid by a recognized medical officer and certified by a medical board .\nsurvivors\u2019 lump sum is paid to dependants of a member who dies before retirement or when a member dies while a pensioner before attaining age 72 .\nminimum accrual rate was 50 % and the maximum was 80 % of three best year\u2019s average salary .\na return of contributions accumulated at a prescribed interest rate is given to unqualified contributors .\nssnit has over the years administered social insurance in ghana and workers have been well catered for upon retirement and injury under the scheme . all activities under taken by ssnit are within the confines of the law .\nthe primary responsibility of ssnit is to replace part of lost income of workers in ghana .\nprovide social protection for working population for contingencies including old age , invalidity , death and emigration .\ncollaborate with other complementary social protection schemes to achieve efficiency , cost savings and avoid duplication of functions .\nssnit also registers establishments and employees to furnish them with unique establishment registration ( er ) and social security numbers respectively .\nthese numbers are not transferable and shall be used by employers and employees throughout their transactions with ssnit .\nrecalcitrant employers who refuse to pay contributions on behalf of its employees are sanctioned .\nemigration benefit emigration benefit is a lump sum payment of benefit to non - ghanaian members of the social security scheme under act 766 whose services are ended and are leaving ghana permanently . whether the member has reached the retiring age or not , whatever benefit is due him / her will be paid as lump sum in ghanaian currency to the member .\nemployers to furnish information by ssnit within seven ( 7 ) working days the amendment provides that , where ssnit officials request an employer to furnish any information relating to the employer , the employer shall furnish the information within seven ( 7 ) working days .\nurbra holds free medical camp at kawolo hospital in buikwe district on 7th april , 2018 .\nas part of urbra\u2019s corporate social responsibility ( csr ) program , urbra organized a medical camp at kawolo hospital in lugazi municipality , buikwe district on 7 / 04 / 2018 . the medical [ \u2026 ]\nurbra held a seminar for university students of actuarial society at makerere university on 29th march 2018 . one of urbra\u2019s core areas is to improve [ \u2026 ]\nmr . katimbo mugwanya ( former , executive director supervision \u2013 bank of uganda ) sharing his personal experience as a retiree . he gave members advice on how to [ \u2026 ]\non 16th august 2017 , at a breakfast meeting at imperial royale hotel , urbra released the annual pension sector industry report 2016 . for the last three years , urbra has [ \u2026 ]\nprogress of retirement benefits sector reforms and the prerequisites to successfully continue the sector\u2019s growth agenda .\n4th - 6th floor plot 1 clement hill rd . p . o . box 7561 , kampala tel : + 256 417 304 500 + 256 312 324 500 + 256 200 513 500 email : urbra @ urltoken\na training , sensitization and networking platform where suppliers can effectively engage with rba , other suppliers , buyers , and the general public .\nhere is the abridged version of the judicial review on interim administration hc misc . appl . \u2026\nto submit monthly return , follow this link : e - services login , help .\nto pay statutory contributions , follow this link : e - services login , help .\nthe primary mission of the ghana securities and exchange commission ( sec ) is to protect investors and maintain the integrity of the securities market . as more and more first - time investors begin to look upon the securities market as an alt\u2026\nwe regulate , oversee and monitor the petroleum downstream industry to ensure efficiency , growth and stakeholder satisfaction .\nfunctions : the primary functions of the force are those stipulated in section 1 of the police force act , 1970 ( act 350 ) . it states among others that : \u201cit shall be the duties of the police force to prevent and detect crime , to apprehend\u2026\nthe central bank of ghana traces its roots to the bank of the gold coast ( bcg ) , where it was nurtured . as soon as local politicians and economists saw political independence in sight in the mid 1950\u2019s the agitation for a central bank was r\u2026\nif you are looking beyond the horizon for where to locate your business , then you are at the right place - ghana free zones board ( gfzb ) . the free zones programme in ghana offers you a conducive business environment to produce at minimum c\u2026\nthe government white paper on the reforms to the tertiary education system that was published in 1991 made several proposals for the restructuring and reorganization of tertiary education and tertiary educational institutions . the proposal\u2026\ndelivers parcels , documents and freight items throughout the world . dedicated to delivery time . they also customs clear courier and airfreights shipments for you and deliver wherever in the country .\nthe vision of the council is \u201c to guarantee the highest levels of pharmaceutical care \u201d . its mission is \u201c to secure the highest level of pharmaceutical care by ensuring competent pharmaceutical care providers who practice within agreed\u2026\nnested in the heart of the gulf of guinea on the west coast of africa , is a jewel . this jewel is one of the best kept secrets in africa . welcome to ghana . a land with miles and miles of sun - dappled beaches , the home of ashanti and the land\u2026\nprior to the enactment of the pension reform act 2004 , pension schemes in nigeria had been bedevilled by many problems .\nthe pension reform act ( pra ) 2014 expanded coverage of the cps to the self - employed and persons working in organizations with less than 3 employees .\ndiscussion on the regulations and guidelines around the investment of pension funds by the head , investment supervision department \u2013 mr . ehimeme ohioma\npencom\u2019s head , research and strategy management department , dr . farouk aminu explains the a - z of how contributors / retirees can access money from the cps\nenterprise group donates to police hospital dialysis centre | | enterprise group positioned for the future | | a new page in the life of enterprise life . | | enterprise trustees interacts with all its service providers on their master trust pension schemes | | your retirement is secured in our hands | | enterprise group welcomes a new strategic partner | |\ncorporate social responsibility the group ' s social commitment has had a two faceted approach . our principle and criteria for support are in promoting health and education across our footprint . in 2012 , we shifted our focus from providing assistance generally to a community and took a focused approach in supporting some key associations and organizations that have been under funded over the years such as the autism centre in accra . we have nonetheless kept our promise on on - going projects , key amongst them , our library project in the upper west region .\nthe enterprise brand is based on the concept of\nthe thoroughbred\n.\nthe thoroughbred is a horse of outstanding pedigree with an inherent disposition to be the best\nborn of outstanding parentage , excellence is just in our nature . this endows us with sheer power and muscle , which enables us to deliver the quality service and solution our scheme members desire and expect . that is why our scheme members confidently testify that , truly we deliver your advantage .\nin 2011 , joseph successfully completed a 12 month executive senior management development program from university of stellenbosch in south africa . he is a fellow of the africa leadership initiative - west africa and the aspen global leadership network as well as an avid golfer .\nemmanuel is a certified hr professional ( hr certification institute \u2013 usa ) and a qualified trainer . he also holds an mba ( hrm option ) from the university of ghana business school and a b . ed . foundations ( economics ) degree from university of cape coast .\nemmanuel has been a resource person for capacity building organizations such as dues club , pimi , soul impact and other youth - related organizations .\nthe objective of the scheme is to create a large pool of funds to allow members to benefit from economies of scales . this scheme offers members a one - stop administration and relieves staff of companies from complex and timing consuming trustee duties .\nmedical board declaring a contributor as no longer mentally or physically capable of performing the functions of office .\nopportunity to get discounts on corporate risk covers from enterprise life & enterprise insurance . audited statement from \u201ca\u201d rated firm .\nonline access to statement retirement planning support provide yearly relevant demographic reports to help with human resource planning prompt responses to enquires from dedicated relationship officer opportunity to get discounts on corporate risk covers from enterprise life & enterprise insurance audited statement from \u201ca\u201d rated firm . annual scheme report\nthe enterprise personal pension scheme allows formal sector workers to make additional contributions towards retirement . this is geared towards enhancing their retirement benefit outside the mandatory schemes and any provident fund scheme .\ninformal sector workers , who are usually not covered by the mandatory pension schemes , are also catered for under this scheme .\ncontributions from formal sector workers are held in one account . contributions from informal sector workers are apportioned into two different accounts based on the member\u2019s preference . ie . savings account and pension account . persons above 60 can opt to hold a pure savings account . members are at liberty to switch from one plan to another and will be limited to a total number of switches of three ( 3 ) in the life time of the contract . no switching before the first twelve months , and no additional switches within 24 months of a previous switch .\ncontributors less than 50 years at entry can opt to make partial withdrawal in the last five years of the savings period . minimum savings period is 10 years . withdrawal in the last five years is limited to one withdrawal not exceeding 25 % of total available benefit .\ncontributors above 50 years at entry can make partial withdrawal after two years but limited to one withdrawal per year after qualifying for withdrawal . no restriction on percentage available for withdrawal .\n\u2022 partial withdrawals then allowed every two years after the initial withdrawal of not more than 25 % of the fund .\nthe objective of this scheme is to create a large pool of funds to allow members benefit from economies of scales . this scheme offers members a one - stop administration and relieves staff of companies from complex and timing consuming trustee duties .\nmedical board declaring a contributor as no longer mentally or physically capable of performing the functions of the office .\nbenefits : online access to statement retirement planning support provide yearly relevant demographic reports to help with human resource planning prompt responses to enquires from dedicated relationship officer opportunity to get discounts on corporate risk covers from enterprise life & enterprise insurance audited statement from \u201ca\u201d rated firm . annual scheme report\nthe objective of this scheme is to protect the interest of members and create a large pool of funds to allow members benefit from economies of scales . these cost savings ultimately translate into enhanced retirement payouts to contributors .\nthe objective of this scheme is to create a large pool of funds to allow members benefit from economies of scales . this scheme offers members a one - stop administration and relieves staff from complex and timing consuming trustee duties .\nhighly competitive cost structure online access to statement retirement planning support provide yearly relevant demographic reports to help with human resource planning prompt responses to enquires from dedicated relationship officer opportunity to get discounts on corporate risk covers from enterprise life & enterprise insurance audited statement from \u201ca\u201d rated firm . annual scheme report\nplease download the form below , fill it and submit via email to info . trustees @ urltoken or submit it to any of our offices . thank you .\nthe health scheme occupational pension scheme ( hsops ) has launched a website urltoken as part of its efforts to provide members of the scheme with concrete information and give them access to track their pension contributions .\nthe chief director at the ministry of employment and labour relations , mr . rudolph kuuzegh described the hsops as a trail blazer among the public sector schemes .\n\u201cwe all have a lot to learn from the hsops . as far as the scheme is concerned , the work of the trustees is to do what is right to the benefit of the scheme members and i can say that the hsops is doing an excellent job in this regard , \u201d he said .\nthe chairman of the board of trustees of the hsops , dr . derek amoateng , said the scheme , made up primarily of ghana medical association ( gma ) , ghana registered nurses and midwives association ( grnma ) , government hospital pharmacists association ( ghospa ) , health services workers union ( hswu ) and its allied unions has made significant strides since it started operations in 2012 .\nhe said the scheme\u2019s asset under management has experienced tremendous growth due to prudent management and wise investment decisions made by the board . he therefore urged all other health unions who were not yet part of the scheme to join the hsops to ensure growth under one umbrella .\nspeaking on the benefits of the website , the executive director of enterprise trustees limited administrators of the scheme , mr . joseph ampofo said the website has been designed as a mobile friendly one that is available to members across all geographical locations .\nhe urged all members of the scheme who have not yet filled their enrollment forms to contact their head of facility and do so in order to access their member statement and other relevant information through the website .\nthe hsops is one of the four public sector schemes currently operating in ghana .\nenterprise trustees retained its position as the only corporate trustee in the ghana club 100 at the recent ghana club 100 awards held at kempinski hotel on the 30 th of november 2017 . enterprise trustees experienced tremendous growth in its operations to attain the 25 th position at the 16 th edition of ghana club 100 awards , having ranked 100 th in the previous year .\nenterprise trustees , the leading private pension administrators in ghana achieved this feat after a rigorous exercise , which ranked companies that entered the competition based on size ( turnover ) , growth and profitability .\nthe ghana club 100 event was organized by the ghana investment promotion centre ( gipc ) under the theme \u201cindustrialization \u2013 a tool for job creation and accelerated economic development\u201d . the ghana club 100 ranking is an annual initiative to honour companies that excel in their various areas of operations in the fiscal year .\nexpressing his elation about the recognition , the general manager of enterprise trustees mr . joseph ampofo said , \u201cthis is a testament of the hard work and dedication of everyone at enterprise trustees . as a business , we are excited about what the future holds for us as we remain committed to offering only the best to our clients . \u201d he dedicated the award to cherished clients .\nenterprise group as part of its corporate social responsibility initiatives for the year , has donated gh\u00a210 , 000 . 00 to operation smile ghana , an international non - governmental agency .\noperation smile is an international medical charity that has provided hundreds of thousands of free surgeries for children and young adults in developing countries who are born with cleft lip , cleft palate or other facial defects .\nthe donation was made when representatives of the enterprise group paid a visit to the koforidua regional hospital on 9 th november , 2017 . in total , 343 children with cleft palate defect were screened , out of which 143 were successfully operated upon . the event spanned 10 - days , from 2 nd to 13 th november , 2017 .\nthe surgery was supported by forty - nine volunteers from ghana and others from ten different nationalities . the volunteers comprised medical practitioners , anesthetists , nurses as well as other medical personnel assembled by operation smile to help put smiles on the faces of children suffering from the cleft palate defects .\nenterprise group continues to deepen its commitment to giving an advantage to all through its corporate social responsibility programs and initiatives . the donation falls in line with the group\u2019s corporate social responsibility focus on health and education . the donation also reinforces , one of the group\u2019s core value of \u201cfriendliness\u201d as exhibited by the support and care offered to the children .\nmrs . phyllis woode - nartey , agm , business development , communication and sales ( 2 nd right ) , mrs . ama ansah , group head , human resource ( 3 rd left ) , with some staff of operation smile and enterprise group .\ncommenting on the awards , mr . joseph ampofo reiterated the company\u2019s dedication to customer excellence across all levels of the business , \u201cthese awards validate our position as the leading pension management company in ghana . it shows the consistent growth we have witnessed as a company over the years . we remain committed to providing our clients with unparalleled services and ensuring their maximum comfort in retirement\u201d ."]}
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", "topic": 23}], "title": "acme ( automobile )", "paragraphs": ["1904 acme the acme was an american automobile produced by the the acme motor car co . of reading , pa from 1903 to 1910 . the acme was formerly the re\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nacme insight is a registered trademark of acme infovision systems pvt . ltd . all rights reserved 2015\nreferenced in bugs bunny ' s birthday ball , where acme corporation includes the acme rocket co .\nacme\u2019s insight software allows distributor to import published price list on manufacturing web sites . please contact acme\u2019s office or acme\u2019s business partner\u2019s office how to import it .\nacme cars competed in the land ' s end economy run of the long island automobile club in early 1908 . [ 54 ]\nfrom business : acme portable machines was founded in 1994 in los angeles . acme has exclusive distributors in the united states , europe and asia . acme has been proven effective i\u2026\nwhen mr . myers purchased acme livery service in 2006 acme was operating a fleet of 16 limousines and 14 funeral coaches .\n1909 mason delivery wagon mason automobile co . des moines , ia 1908 - 1910\neventually the automobile change the face of small town america ; and the world .\n1912 moline touring moline automobile co . e . moline , il 1904 - 1919\nacme\u2019s insight software is completely driven by stock data . acme\u2019s insight software allows distributor to add multiple attributes or properties for each item .\nalso in 1965 acme purchased a new 1965 superior \u2013 cadillac 3\u2013way funeral coach which is still owned by acme as of this writing .\nparodied in the mini - series fresno , where the acme toxic waste company is owned by . . . . . mr acme .\nhiring branch manager for a leading automobile industry * . in automobile sales and service with sound technical knowledge , should have managed 2 to 3 branch . . . .\nin who framed roger rabbit the president of the acme corporation is a nice chap , marvin acme , whose lost will becomes the macguffin .\ndefictionalization : you can get yourself a copy of an acme catalog , detailing some of the various acme items from the looney tunes cartoons .\n1905 union side entrance tonneau union automobile co . union city , in 1902 - 1905\n1905 model type b model touring model automobile co . peru , in 1903 - 1909\n1909 alco six race car american locomotive automobile co . providence , ri 1905 - 1913\none such company was the marlboro automobile and carriage co . in marlborough , ma .\nrare early automobile publication - the pneus - march 1906 vol . 2 no . 2\nrare early automobile publication - the pneus - may 1906 vol . 2 no . 4\nacme livery service continued growing and purchasing new model funeral vehicles and again as the 1980\u2019s were ushered in acme livery service continued to lead the way .\n1916 simplex model 5 simplex automobile co . inc . new brunswick , nj 1907 - 1917\nseen here is a fleet image of acme henney - packard funeral vehicles and limousines . these vehicle models were operated by acme livery company ( not acme ambulance service ) . acme livery company at this time was still owned by mr . merithew and was located at 1009 troost ave . mr . hughes at the time only owned and operated acme ambulance service which was a separate company .\nthe acme automobile was built in reading , pennsylvania from 1903 - 1911 . in 1908 the company sent this car to savannah to complete in the races being held there .\n1903 oldsmobile advertisement in more ways than one , this advertisement foretold the future of the automobile .\n1925 franklin sedan body designed by dietrick and made by walker automobile co . , amesbury , ma\nthe boyertown museum of historic vehicles ' new exhibit outlines the history of the acme manufacturing company , founded in 1892 by james reber , which first manufactured bicycles . the company would later become the acme motor car company after building its first automobile in 1900 .\nacme\u2019s insight allows distributor to lock the sales rates while selling products to retailers .\nsave acme to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\n1941 had an acme turpentine warehouse . had as in before it got wrecked .\nacme products are very common in several shorts and movies of the three stooges .\nacme over their malfunctioning equipment , and was awarded a prime - time slot .\n1905 acme opera limousine acme motor car co reading pennsylvania activ 1903 - - 1910 4 - 6 | oldtimers 1900 - 1980 part 1 . america | pinterest | cars\nin 1909 the acme was built in three different types . the acme \u201csextuplet\u201d type xx 5 - 7 passenger touring car equipped with a six cylinder engine and\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\n1905 apperson side entrance tonneau wth cover apperson bros . automobile co . kokomo , in 1902 - 1924\nharry wilcox driving his 1907 wolf automobile wilcox motor co . , minneapolis , mn . 1907 - 1909\nwho owned a machine shop into helping him build an automobile . three were built and they were runabouts\n1913 inter - state model 45 inter - state automobile co . muncie , ind . 1909 - 1914\n1913 simplex toy tonneau 4 passenger simplex automobile co . inc . new brunswick , nj 1907 - 1917\nthe gun shop in the good , the bad and the ugly sells acme gunpowder .\nto help further the growth of acme livery service and acme ambulance service , acme entered into an agreement to offer air ambulance service and special airport limousine service . although acme did not actually own the airplanes , they were used on an \u201cas need\u201d on - call rental agreement . helping acme with this arraignment was dr . mcnally who besides being a medical doctor was an avid aviator and a close personal friend of mr . hughes .\neven chip n dale rescue rangers had an acme product : the acme majestic ultra - light all - weather fiberglass volcano as shown in the episode\ngadget goes hawaiian\n.\nthe first closed circuit automobile race held at narragansett park , rhode island , in september 1896 . : -\nbank reconciliation is one of the most tedious tasks for every business owner . acme\u2019s insight software offers a feature by which bank reconciliation happens in lesser time . kindly contact acme\u2019s office or acme\u2019s partners office to see how this feature helps business owner and save owners time .\nfor more details on the acme and s . g . v , please click here .\nacme\u2019s insight software allows distributor to check margin on every item for the entered purchase bill .\nvintage rolyal acme date stamper , cleveland , 5 . 5\nhigh x 2\nacross\n1909 geneva ewing taxi ewing automobile company , geneva , oh . dates unknown , purchased by general motors in 1909\nimmediate opening for automobile engineering . job location is based on company . freshers can also apply . . . .\n716 f2d 1476 international union united automobile aerospace and agricultural implement workers of america uaw v . yard - man incorporated\nfinally in 1945 walter merithew sold acme livery company to mr . lawrence v . hughes thus merging the livery company and ambulance service into one company . walter merithew however retained ownership of acme drive yourself and the acme mechanic garage and gas station which are show early in the article .\nacme exhibited its cars at the chicago automobile shows from 1904 to 1907 . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] the company was one of the founding members of the american motor car manufacturers association . [ 6 ]\nacme\u2019s insight software allows distributor to validate purchase rate and sale rate while entering automobile spare part data . this feature empower & educate users to validate accuracy of price factor that is utmost important to the business .\nall acme automobiles came with a year ' s\nabsolute binding guarantee .\n[ 46 ]\nacme\u2019s insight software allows distributor to view sales history of every retailer while sales bill is generated .\nwasting no time lawrence v . hughes of acme ambulance also traveled to kosiusko , mississippi in june 1961 to take delivery of three new 1961 superior - pontiac consort ambulances for the acme fleet .\n1905 maxwell delivery truck maxwell - briscoe automobile co . , tarrytown , ny and detroit , mi . 1904 - 1924\n1915 crane - simplex model 5 farnham - nelson torpedo touring simplex automobile co . new brunswick , nj 1915 - 1924\nthe invention , therefore , provides an automobile ( or other conveyance ) access and ignition system that combines leading edge automobile computer functions with the latest development in portable memory devices and cell phone technology . further , the invention provides for an automobile ignition system that uses such portable memory devices for unique applications that are presently not available in the automotive field .\nentering purchase bill consumes huge time of distributor or staff . to save time , efforts , avoiding mistakes & errors , acme\u2019s insight software allows distributor to import supplier\u2019s bill generated on computers in csv format . please contact acme\u2019s office or acme\u2019s business partner\u2019s office to understand how to use this feature .\nin 1927 acme auto livery service purchased a fleet of new 1927 model hupmobile\u2019s . acme was setting itself apart from other livery services by purchasing new fleet vehicles even if they were an economy line vehicle\n1912 s . g . v . roadster acme motor car co . reading , pa 1911 - 1915\ns i ' ve had as far as getting a issue fixed . would i do business with acme\nbhartia management consultancy . automobile / auto anciliary / auto components . engineer / sr engineer - el svd . . . .\npainter ( automobile painter ) . accommodation will be provided from the company side at the free of cost . . . .\n716 f2d 1476 international union united automobile aerospace and agricultural implement workers of america uaw v . yard - man incorporated | openjurist\ntrips to the factory were no longer as frequent because with the large number of vehicles acme was purchasing each year the vehicles were simply mass delivered on multiple car carriers to acme\u2019s front door . these sayers & scovill\u2019s were sold to acme by lloyd hatfield of midwest s & s auto sales of kansas city .\na need exists , therefore , for an automobile ignition system that combines leading edge automobile computer functions with the latest development in portable memory drives or cell phone technology . further , a need exists for an automobile ignition system that uses such portable memory devices for unique applications that are presently not available in the automotive field , such as a method for managing a transportation fleet .\nacme like other ambulance services of the day also took advantage of the spare tire cover on their vehicles and used it to proudly display their company name as seen in this image below of acme\u2019s 1937 buick .\nseen below are images inside the acme garage and a few of the many vehicles acme operates , as the images clearly show there is never enough room under the round - top to fit all the cars .\na somewhat odd example in bachelor mother , in which acme isn ' t making products . when polly gets fired from her christmas seasonal job , the temp agency she returns to is called acme employment services .\nacme\u2019s insight offers another unique feature to distributors that allows distributors to import purchase order data , delivery challan data , invoice data and price list data being used by distributor directly on web based software application being made compulsory to use it for distributors . it is being found that most of these applications do not allow distributor to do other business activities in real time . acme understood this need and developed a link in acme\u2019s insight software . kindly contact acme\u2019s office or acme\u2019s business partner\u2019s office on how to bridge this business gap .\nto know more about company please contact us : . hiring body shop manager for a leading automobile industry * . . . .\nto know more about company please contact us : . hiring customer care manager for a leading automobile industry * . . . .\n716 f . 2d 1476 - international union united automobile aerospace and agricultural implement workers of america uaw v . yard - man incorporated\nacme\u2019s insight offers this unique function by which distributor comes to know about sales bills delivered on retailer route .\n( below ) one of the newly delivered 1961 superior pontiac consorts ambulances in front of acme offices in kansas city mo . with ambulance staff standing in front of vehicle . notice the acme name on the building .\nkarl ( left ) and larry hughes ( right ) at the old acme office in november of 1992 .\nacme is a 5\u2b50\ufe0f shop done business with those guys . . . their pretty dam good . . .\nroy and simon use acme products several times during their cartoon battles in the cartoon man and its sequel .\na circa 1978 national lampoon article also had wile e . suing acme over the integrity of their products .\ntiny toon adventures is set in a town called acme acres . guess what product brand is always used .\nthe beetles were not the only music group to use the services of acme livery service , during the 1960\u2019s while the beach boys were on tour and performing in kansas city they also requested acme\u2019s limousine services however their special request was not for a limousine but rather a van which fit their beach going image . acme didn\u2019t disappoint and luckily acme owned a white customized van which proved to be the perfect vehicle for the special request .\nthis radiator emblem belonged to an apperson automobile that was manufactured by the apperson brothers automobile company of kokomo , indiana sometime between 1904 and 1926 . the four cylinder jack rabbit automobile was one of apperson\u2019s more popular vehicles , and the jack rabbit was used in their promotional materials from 1909 onward . this emblem likely dates to post 1909 , and features a leaping jackrabbit over the text \u201capperson . \u201d\nmotorcars were a relatively new mode of transportation at the dawn of the twentieth century and , although automobiles had been around for several years , private automobile ownership was still something only for the rich or well established businesses\u2026something the average joe could only dream of . with the advent of the ford model t in october 1908 and its low cost and fast assembly line production the model t changed the entire automobile industry and the world we live in . with the automobile still in its infancy , in 1909 walter merithew established acme \u2013 which operated as a livery service and one of the first car rental businesses in the state of missouri . acme \u201cdrive your self\u201d was the rental car division while acme auto livery was the livery service .\nacme offices and garage located at 2528 holmes street is where acme operated the livery and ambulance service . this location served the company well for many years . the only issue with acme\u2019s location is there never seemed to be enough space in the garage to fit all the cars . with their ambulance service , acme used a wide variety of vehicles and mr . hughes was not opposed in operating a variety of car manufactures for their ambulance fleet .\nrollin white left the white company shortly after his father died and started building tractors , cletracs tractor co . , cleveland . his tractor business which became one of the best in the busines . in 1923 , he reentered into automobile manufacturing with his 1923 rollin automobile .\nthis function allows user to check last purchase rate and last sales rate given for designated retailer who want to buy automobile spare parts .\nbhartia management consultancy . automobile / auto anciliary / auto components . automotive telematics product & having development experience in features like . . .\n( above ) acme\u2019s livery service consisted of a fleet of new 1927 hupmobiles shown in this post car image .\nacme\u2019s insight software offers another powerful feature that can be used before or after transaction hours . distributor can also add various important business task like vat return date , it return date , vat payment date , it payment date , etc . in acme\u2019s scheduling software . acme\u2019s scheduling software sends an alert text message on mobile phones used by distributor .\nstuart wells - not on the way to anywhere , fleetwood : the early years , automobile quarterly , vol . 33 , no . 3\nfrank n . potter - of heart and wheels , antique automobile , vol . 42 , nos . 1 - 6 , pub . 1978\nwith the end of wwii came a huge economic boom and once again business and manufacturing were increasing at a never before seen pace . acme like other companies began to benefit from the improved economy and before long mr . hughes was able to fulfill his goal of buying new vehicles for acme , a trend that would last even today with acme .\nduring the 1980\u2019s acme livery service also began purchasing vehicles from southwest professional vehicles out of dallas texas . the myer family had purchased southwest professional vehicles in 1981 from gordon k . allen . mr . myers and his son sean developed a close professional relationship with larry hughes and acme livery service over the years of selling professional cars to acme livery service .\nthis radiator emblem belonged to an ace model automobile that was manufactured by the continental automobile company of grand rapids , michigan during 1933 and 1934 . the continental motors corporation manufactured a variety of engines for numerous automobile manufacturers during the early 20th century . in 1932 continental motors took over the de vaux - hall company and produced the continental - de vaux brand automobile . in 1933 the continental automobile company began to produce their own vehicles . three models were produced at three different price points , the budget ( $ 395 ) beacon , the mid - range ( $ 510 ) flyer , and the high - end ( $ 816 ) ace . the curved emblem has a red background and reads \u201cace\u201d with in silver .\nwhile the automobile business was slowing down for white , the trucks were very popular and were gloabal sellers . when the war started , white closed down its automobile business and began making vehicles for the u . s . government . their truck manufacturing continued after the war an ceaed in 1985 .\nbuilding companies include acme building brands , makes of the famous brick , as well as paint company benjamin moore & co .\nin quest for camelot ruber has a potion that turns his minions into metal monsters , and its labeled acme on it .\nparodied in the carmen sandiego franchise , which gives the\nacme\nlabel to a detective agency rather than a product .\nacme industrial garbage containers , as seen in nineteen seventy seven the comic . also , air horns and even exotic pets .\none of the products found in an early 20th century sears , roebuck and co . catalog is an actual acme anvil .\nthe benson ford research center in dearborn , michigan has a 48 page catalog of automobile bodies , published by the reading metal body company in 1908 .\nacme insight for distributors is effective tool & fast sales billing software for managing mobile sales , routewise functioning & accounts payable receivables .\nacme\u2019s insight software got this another unique and needy feature . this feature send stock reports to marketing representatives using their email id\u2019s .\nacme\u2019s insight software allows distributor to lock retailer in case retailer\u2019s business reputation is spoil because of wrong business practices followed by retailer .\nin 1954 acme ambulance service purchased an almost matched pair of 1954 superior - pontiac long - wheelbase ambulances . superior began building pontiacs at its mississippi bus plant in 1953 and this provided a new trip destination for acme to pick up new vehicles . acme operated their ambulances in an all white color scheme the entire span of their ambulance service after lawrence v . hughes purchased the company .\nacme\u2019s insight software maintains product data batch wise ( here batch means production date or month or year ) and category wise . this process helps distributor and billing user while making sales bill , while taking sales return and while returning automobile spare parts to the stockiest or to production company .\nfor our leading iso certification company . dme / b . e mech / b . e automobile * . _ dear job seekers : . . . .\nby this time james c . reber had left the firm he founded a decade earlier ( acme ) in order to get into the automobile body business . reading body\u2019s incorporation was announced to the trade via the following announcement in the july 20 , 1905 issue of the iron trade review :\ned foster : welcome to another royal automobile club talk show in association with motor sport . i\u2019m ed foster and i\u2019m the online editor at motor sport magazine .\nthis feature report automobile spare parts that are already expired or near to expire . this alert appears on computer screen as soon as acme\u2019s insight software is started . this alert helps distributor to take quick action on expired goods . owner can immediately return the products to stockiest or to producing company .\nto illustrate the history of this company , two late 19th - century bicycles will be on display , as well as a 1910 acme race car and a 1912 s . g . v automobile . sales literature and brochures from these companies will also be displayed and incorporated into the exhibit signage .\nacme insight is user friendly software for wholesaler & which support multi company billing , multiple sales prices , inventory & balance sheet accounting .\ncan someone provide me the birth / death years for james c . reber , the acme car co . owner ? johnschoenfelder @ urltoken\nacme\u2019s insight print date & time on each report so that trailing on each report becomes easy . this function is available via settings .\nthese are direct factory sales numbers from accubuilt regarding vehicles acme purchased during the 80\u2019s and early 1990\u2019s and where they were purchased through .\nbelow is armbruster - stageway cadillac crown landau operated by acme livery service . this photo was taken in front of kansas city union station\nthe madagascar video game has a few acme products , mainly a cardboard box which you use to sneak past people as the penguins .\nin december of 1972 another beloved us president passed away and again acme livery service was there to assist in another prestigious presidential funeral . this time acme supplied on contract a new funeral coach to carson\u2019s funeral home of independence , missouri for president harry s . truman\u2019s funeral .\nautomobile ignition systems , as well as onboard computer systems , have changed dramatically in the last decade . for example , many modern automobiles no longer use keys with unique physical features in order to enable ignition systems . rather , the automobile senses electronic data from , for example , a chip within the ignition key or a chip installed on a credit card sized data device kept in the driver ' s wallet . this electronic data enables the ignition system in the automobile like the traditional key .\nto know more about company please contact us : . in automobile work shops with sound technical knowledge , should have managed workshops with service load of 1000 . . .\ncehaich v . international union , united automobile , aerospace and agricultural implement workers of america , 710 f . 2d 234 at 239 ( 6th cir . 1983 ) .\nlawrence hughes is seen in the picture ( below ) third from the left along with acme staff members posing next to their new vehicles .\nseen below is acme\u2019s 1958 desoto standard - wheelbase sedan ambulance conversion pulling into st joseph\u2019s hospital in kansas city which was located at prospect ave . at linwood . again acme operated an all white fleet of ambulances regardless of what manufacture or coach builder the ambulance was produce by .\n( below ) two new 1974 superior - cadillac 54\u2033 rescuer ambulances . note the names on the name boards are different for some reason as one reads \u201ckc ambulance\u201d while the other reads \u201cacme ambulance\u201d . again both ambulances were all white as the acme ambulance fleet had always been .\nthe present invention relates to a portable memory drive or device used ( in one embodiment ) as a substitution of an automobile ( or other engine driven conveyance ) key , and an integrated onboard computer and ignition system . specifically , the invention relates to the use of a portable memory drive or device containing data which is downloaded to an onboard processing system in communication with the automobile ' s ignition system , and other systems ( such as the automobile ' s entertainment system , door lock system , and navigation system ) and how , in one embodiment , this innovation can be integrated in a method for managing a transportation fleet , such as an automobile rental service .\nacme\u2019s insight offers this unique feature that helps distributor on how to upload automobile spare parts in delivery van . this sheet helps business staff to upload those items ( first ) that are going to get delivered last and upload those items ( last ) that are going to get delivered first on defined retailer\u2019s route .\nmr . hughes also enjoyed these trips outside of kansas city to meet other business owners and to learn what was new in the industry . acme was a pioneer in many ways when it came to professional vehicles . on one hand acme would buy a top of the line professional car whether it be an ambulance or funeral coach and then their next purchase might be a mid price range vehicle just to give that company some business while at the same time allowing acme to have a very diverse feet . acme was always looking for new avenues to expand their business .\nacme insight for retailers proves to be a effective tool for managing busy counters , maximum sales in minimum stock , customer relationship management and accounting .\na few years ago , philippe gr\u00fcmmer discovered a trunk of magazines , pictures and records relating to his father\u2019s work as a coachbuilder , and he recognised their significance in the history of the automobile . after writing several articles on the subject and seeing the possibility of a major book he approached the automobile historian laurent friry to write it with him .\nafter mr . hughes was able to pay off his loans and the business had become more manageable mr . hughes set off to make acme ambulance service into a first class company . however with the turn of events into wwii the entire economy took a turn as automobiles and metal were very limited . if this wasn\u2019t enough in 1942 acme lost one of its ambulances in a wreck . their 1937 buick was badly damaged when it was involved in an automobile accident .\nin november , 1989 the matriarch of acme livery service alma boehm hughes ( lawrence v . hughes\u2019 wife ) died . her passing left an incredible void due to her loving and maternal instincts and direction over the many years . it was only fitting that acme provide the funeral vehicles for her funeral . for acme this was probably the most important funeral they had serviced , more so than even the presidents and music stars they had served .\nsite supervisor is responsible for maintaining overall quality of a plant project . he will ensure the work is done as per standard automobile procedures supervisor is responsible for timely - finish task\ncrank shaft grinding machine , cylinder reboring machine , engine line boring machine , connecting rod boring machine , valve refacer and universal cylinder , grinding machine ( for automobile industry ) .\nmay 30 , 2011 at 2 : 11 pm \u00b7 filed under 1929 orphan vehicles \u00b7tagged automobile , automobile business , automobiles , babcock , buffalo , carriage company , commercial bodies , company , delivery van , dodge , dodge brothers , early 1900s , h . h babcock , henry holmes , lincoln , new york , sainte claire , truck , watertown new york\nacme insight for retailers proves to be a effective tool for & managing busy counters , maximum sales in minimum stock , customer relationship management and accounting .\nacme introduced its first 6 - cylinder car , a touring car called the sextuplet , at the new york motor show in september 1907 . [ 16 ] acme also increased its involvement in motor racing through 1908 . in 1909 it introduced a 10 - year guarantee on its 6 - cylinder models .\ncorrugated box making machinery . ( also marketed through their sister concern m / s . acme machinery company p ltd . , ( said address ) .\nolder than television : harold lloyd comedy never weaken ( 1921 ) , in which harold uses\nacme soap flakes\nto make a road slippery .\ns . g . v . - the acme motor car co . / s . g . v . the acme motor car co . reading , pa 1911 - 1912 the s . g . v . co . reading , pa 1913 - 1915 the s . g . v . succeede\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nwith tom\u2019s leadership and with lawrence v . and karl hughes beside him , together they worked diligently to expand and grow acme as the baby - boom generation and the overall us economy was at one of its largest expansions in history . the economy was in full force which benefited almost everyone including acme .\nby 1960 acme was continuing to grow and lawrence vincent hughes wife , alma boehm hughes worked in the acme office and kept everything running smooth as seen in this image below taken in june of 1960 . alma simply went by the name \u201cboehm\u201d which is noted in many of the images within this article .\nacme - insight , not only takes care of your day - to - day tasks ; but also you can mould the software as per your needs .\nusing this function , acme\u2019s insight can send personal greeting messages for entire retailer database . e . g . happy birthday , happy wedding anniversary , etc .\nby the mid 1920\u2019s car sales were steadily growing and roads were improving to handle the steady growth of new traffic . people were on the move and \u201cacme drive - yourself\u201d offered an option to people who didn\u2019t yet own a vehicle . acme livery also offered local undertakers motorized funeral cars through their livery service .\nthis same image above was then used in promotional advertisements which were sent out around town , below is just one example of these many advertisements acme used .\nhere is another image i found on the web . it is a prototype of a 1900 reber automobile . no other details but if i hear more i ' ll let you know .\nreber ' s father got on board the bicycle craze and in 1894 the pair organized the acme bicycle company , james t . serving as president and james c . as secretary and general manager . acme manufactured the ' pennant ' and ' stormer ' bicycles ( unrelated to the acme cycle co . of elkhart indiana ) until the firm ' s factory and machinery were destoryed by fire on march 24 , 1897 , causing aloss of $ 75 , 000 . the rebers entered into an agreement with the american bicycle co . who continued to construct acme ' s pennant and stormer bicycles into 1899 while the plant was rebuilt .\ngenerating sales bill is the foundation stone of distribution business . generating sales bill for every sale creates meaningful data ( about product , about producing company , about quantity , about price , about margin , about profitability , about packaging , etc . ) that empowers & educate health of the business to the business owner . acme infovision understand this aspect of business since acme started back in year 1994 . acme infovision supply one of the best sales billing user interface for the distribution business . current user interface of billing allows business owner to generate 10 sales bills at a time in one single screen . this feature of acme\u2019s insight is helping more than 1000 + distributors across maharashtra state and karnatak state . acme infovision appeals every business owner to use sales billing feature every day and for every product .\nacme entered a car in motor races in atlanta city on the 26 to 30 april 1906 . it was described as a new model that had just been tested . [ 49 ] in a 1907 race at reading the acme car driven by edward lange was beaten by a pullman driven be robert morton . [ 50 ]\noriginal magazine ad , 8 x 5 . 5 , has some tape at tear on edge . produced by the acme motor car company , reading , pennsylvania .\nin 2007 acme livery moved into their current location after extensive remodeling . with the remodel there\u2019s just a nice historical presence to the building and the new location lends itself to the historic company which occupies it . however like their old location acme livery service still never seems to have enough room in their large garage for all their vehicles . this lack of garage space which has always been a constant issue was partially solved by a business plan which larry hughes initiated when he was operating acme .\nacme sold its site and plant to j h sternbergh for $ 72 , 100 in may 1911 . [ 18 ] sternbergh in turn sold the acme motor car company and leased it plant to a new york consortium . the company ' s name was changed to sgv [ 19 ] sternbergh died in march 1913 . [ 20 ]\nthe acme ( conceived 1892 ) was a model of chain - driven touring auto made by the reber manufacturing co in reading , pennsylvania , from 1903 to 1911 .\nwhile acme and physicians exchange were the two largest ambulance and livery services in kansas city both owners ( eugene desaulniers of physicians exchange and lawrence v . hughes and larry b . hughes of acme ) were good friends and often helped each other out . this friendship even extended to them sharing equipment between companies when the need arose .\nand in the latest sequel one of our thursdays is missing thursday has a sort - of part - time job in a carpet fitting company which is called acme .\nin the great santa claus caper , the big bad wolf ( whose real name is revealed as\nalexander graham wolf\n) has invented a substance called\ngloopstik\nand even created a company to manufacture it . however , his business card reveals that the gloopstik corporation is owned by acme , making gloopstik an acme product .\nbalance sheet , profit & loss , trial balance , creditor\u2019s list and debater\u2019s list are the important documents that display health of distribution business . these reports are available on click of mouse button . the best thing about acme\u2019s insight is ! distributor , accountant or staff does not have to have accounting knowledge to generate these reports . acme\u2019s insight is developed in such a way that if distributor , accountant and staff enter every purchase bill , sale every product via insight , enter every payment + receipt + expenses in insight , enter every sales return and purchase return using acme\u2019s insight ! these reports will be automatically updated as soon as these entries are recorded in acme\u2019s insight .\nthe acme motor car co . of reading , pa built cars from 1903 to 1910 . this company had no connection to the acme built by the hoffman brothers in minnesota from 1908 to 1911 . since there were two automobile companies in the united states with the same name around the same time , some sources like wikipedia have reported the history of this car incorrectly by blending facts from the two companies together . the advertisements i have posted here pertain to the reading , pa company , i don\u2019t own any ads or literature from the minnesota automaker .\ngarford marketed the same chassis , equipped with reading coachwork , as the garford automobile . the automobile market was expanding in 1910 and garford began reserving more and more chassis for its dealers , creating a tenuous relationship with the indiana manufacturer who was clamoring for more chassis . studebaker rectified the situation in late 1910 through the purchase of e - m - f , thereby ending its nearly 7 - year relationship with garford .\nacme\u2019s insight can generate & print mailing list of all retailers who are buying products from distributor . acme\u2019s insight can also generate & print retailer\u2019s information in mailing label format . these labels can be used by distributor to send them information about new products , about new scheme ( if any ) , etc . by post and / or by courier .\nacme\u2019s insight understands the security aspect . acme offers user - friendly security features that can be used using mouse button clicks . distributor can create users based on duties to be performed by the staff . e . g . , user is allowed to create sales bill . now this user will not be able to see and use features and functions of accounting , stock , purchase , accounting , etc . acme\u2019s insight allows distributor not to allow sales billing user to have access to any other functions & features available in insight .\nhis brother , earnest was the general manager of the acme motor car co . at worcester in 1912 . it was a delearship for knox and velie automobiles . he also owned the wheeler ' s screw press . although not building cars , he would do special work on a knox and velie for a customer and slip his acme name to it .\nprinted reports give an opportunity to distributor to work out various strategies to increase business ( top line , bottom line , suppliers , products , consumers , etc . ) . printed reports ( somehow ) got more impact that is emotional to every indian mind than seeing the same report electronically on computer monitor . acme\u2019s insight provides some standard reports . in addition , acme\u2019s insight also provide report writing module . using this module , distributor can generate customized reports as per the need of business . following reports are available in acme\u2019s insight namely\ncaption on the front of the post card reads \u2013 six new hupmobiles of the acme auto livery recently bought from w . c . howard motor co . kansas city mo .\nin 1993 acme livery service is seen below taking delivery of several of their new fleet vehicles . these s & s victoria model f450 funeral cars retailed for $ 62 , 686 . these ( 5 ) funeral coaches totally $ 250 , 000 . 00 dollars were the first part of a larger vehicle order which acme was accustom to placing each year .\neugene d . desaulniers , 87 , of kansas city , mo , passed away july 8 , 2014 . eugene had owned and operated physicians exchange ambulance service up until its merger with asi ( ambulance services inc . ) asi was a joint partnership with larry b . hughes ( acme ambulance ) and hadley reimel . after asi was acquired by the city eugene worked for the irs and then for acme livery service in the office up until the week of his passing . eugene was part of the acme family for many years and his recent passing leaves an indelible mark both on acme livery service and kansas city history . a special posthumous thank you is extended to eugene for is early assistance on this article .\ninternational union , united automobile , aerospace , and agricultural implement workers of america ( uaw ) , and local 134 , uaw , plaintiffs - appellees , v . yard - man , incorporated , defendant - appellant .\nonce the portable memory device is in communication with the onboard computer , further data transmission can occur with other automobile systems . by way of example , music files can be accessed that have been stored on the portable memory device for playback on the automobiles stereo system via the onboard computer . likewise , video files that have been stored on the portable memory device can be accessed for playback on the automobile ' s installed video equipment .\nseen here is a calendar that acme drive yourself company provided as advertisement in 1947 indicating that mr . merithew apparently sold the company to a mr . sandusky and mr . taylor .\ncartoons , especially the wile e . coyote and road runner shorts , in which the coyote orders tons of products from acme that he tries to use to catch the road runner .\nit became necessary in 1906 to separate the automobile department from its parent company to accommodate the growth of the business and to physically separate them , as a fire in the paint department of one could ruin both operations .\nthis feature automatically selects the batch number & batch date of the selected automobile spare part in sales bill . please be noted . batch number & batch means production date , month , batch & year of the product .\nin preferred embodiments , the invention utilizes as a mass storage device , or \u201cportable memory device , \u201d a usb portable flash drive or cell phone containing unique data as a substitute for an automobile door / ignition key . this unique data , in combination with the portable memory device , provides numerous unique features to the automobile when all systems are integrated , including an onboard central processing unit , and are in communication with said portable memory device . in one embodiment , the portable memory device is inserted in a receiving port installed on the automobile . this receiving port can be , for example , a usb port located near or on the steering column in a location traditionally used for an ignition key and in the door in the location traditionally used for a door key . this receiving port can also be a cell phone or mp3 docking station resident somewhere inside the automobile . the portable memory device is inserted in such port by the driver . the port is connected to an onboard computer or central processing unit which initiates a read step in order to read security data from the portable memory device required to begin the automobile ignition sequence or unlock the door . if such data is available on the memory device , the automobile can be started as if the physical key has enabled a standard ignition system or door lock system .\n\u201cwith this new equipment , appreciate your calls for funerals trips & emergency calls . liability insurance , promptness , courtesy & service , anywhere day or night , acme auto livery - victor 1100\u201d\nacme used this idea to help set it apart from other companies and was one of the first livery service companies in the region to offer such service , a trend that other companies copied and followed . a promotional shot taken of 8 acme professional vehicles and two air service ambulance planes . this image was also used in promotional advertisements that highlighted their unique air ambulance service .\nas the 1960s ushered in a new decade of style and culture acme was right there to embrace it all . by 1961 automobiles were drastically redesigned and more refined . gone were the large tail fins that defined the late 50\u2019s and only a few models still had very mild remnants of fins . there was a new young fresh atmosphere across the entire country but in terms of funerals and ambulance service people still expected the best . acme didn\u2019t disappoint and led the way once again during the 1960\u2019s starting with acme taking delivery of their new fleet vehicles early on .\nmarketing representative working with producing firms requires this data from distributors . acme\u2019s insight generates this report automatically at predefined time and emails it to the concerned marketing representative via email . by this feature distributor can save valuable business time in meeting marketing representatives . pending dead stock ( defective product , packaging damaged , expired product , etc . ) report is also available in acme\u2019s insight software .\nas of this writing in september 2014 acme livery service operates of fleet of over 40 professional vehicles with the majority of the vehicles being 2014 models . the acme garage can accommodate about 30 vehicles however around 20 vehicles proves to be the sufficient number which allows ease for maneuvering , parking , and accessing the vehicles and even then it can be challenging . it\u2019s also very common to drive by the acme garage and see several of their professional vehicles parked along the street on any given day as regular operations are underway which makes these vehicles much easier to manage and access .\naccounting is an integral part of every distribution business . acme\u2019s insight offers complete accounting on click of mouse button . read below about various features that are available under accounting feature group namely : -\nacme\u2019s insight generates 4 types of vat reports namely vat paid via suppliers bill , vat collected via sales bill generated on retailers , vat difference on sales return and vat difference on purchase return .\nthis feature is available in the form of formula . once the formula is set by distributor ! sale price of each item can be automatically calculated by acme\u2019s insight when purchase rate is entered .\nfor this wiki ' s purposes , an acme corporation is any generic corporation that seems to supply everything a character , or entire cast , uses . these supplies are , of course , acme products . not to be confused with any of the myriad non - fictional objects and entities bearing the moniker ( which is what our trope namer was making fun of at the time ) .\ns & s ( sayers & scoville ) 1924 - 1930 sayers & scovill introduced the nation\u2019s first gasoline - powered automobile ambulance at the 1907 chicago automobile show . a few years later the sayers automobile was introduced . in may of 1924 the sayers & scovill company announced that it had disposed of all of the sayers sixes remaining in stock , and henceforth would confine production to hearses , ambulances and funeral limousines . a few months later the firm was back with another car called the s & s . unlike the sayers , however , the s & s was designed almost exclusively as a bearers\u2019 car or limousine , with passenger car use being predominantly for sunday and holiday excursions of funeral directors .\nthe firm commenced business at the corner of 7 th ave . and spruce st . , reading , penn . , adjacent to a siding of the phildelphia and reading railroad . the plant was located one block away from the former acme mfg . / acme motor car co . factory , two firms which reading metal body\u2019s president , james c . reber , had earlier been associated with .\nacme\u2019s insight allows distributor to add manufacturing company names while creating supplier database . efforts invested in data entry actually help distributor or staff when purchase order is created on these suppliers . acme\u2019s insight software shows only those product names that are linked with supplier produced by concerned producers . this feature speed up the computer performance by showing limited product names than showing entire product names produced by countless firms .\nin 1953 acme hired a professional photographer to once again take pictures of their fleet for promotional purposes . these images below are of some of their new 1953 fleet taken at the base at the liberty wwi memorial in kansas city . shown in these \u201cfleet shots\u201d of acme\u2019s rolling stock : three 1953 superior - cadillac landaulet funeral coaches and four 1953 cadillac fleetwood series 75 nine - passenger sedans ."]}
{"id": 54261, "summary": [{"text": "adrenalectomy is the surgical removal of one or both ( bilateral adrenalectomy ) adrenal glands .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "it is usually advised for patients with tumors of the adrenal glands .", "topic": 17}, {"text": "the procedure can be performed using an open incision ( laparotomy ) or laparoscopic technique . ", "topic": 17}], "title": "adrenalectomy", "paragraphs": ["carey lc , ellison eh . adrenalectomy : technique , errors , and pitfalls .\nadrenalectomy is a surgery that involves removing either one or both the adrenal glands .\nthe transperitoneal approach more closely mirrors the open approach to adrenalectomy and is the approach used at our institution . accordingly , this topic concentrates on transperitoneal laparoscopic left adrenalectomy .\nexperience of the surgeon surgeons without training in laparoscopic surgery should not perform laparoscopic adrenalectomy .\nlaparoscopic right adrenalectomy : adrenal gland removal . video courtesy of william w hope , md .\nlaparoscopic right adrenalectomy : liver retraction and dissection . video courtesy of william w hope , md .\nhistory of prior abdominal surgery in this scenario , laparoscopic adrenalectomy may still be possible . significant scar tissue from another surgery may limit the success of the laparoscopic technique and open adrenalectomy may be needed .\nmohler jl , flueck ja , mcroberts jw . adrenal insufficiency following unilateral adrenalectomy : a case report .\ntype of anesthesia : adrenalectomy is done under general anesthesia . you will fall asleep during the procedure .\nin patients with adrenalectomy due to malignant indications require regular follow - up to check for the recurrence .\nthe indications for laparoscopic adrenalectomy have evolved since its initial description and subsequent wide adoption . current indications are the same for laparoscopic adrenalectomy as for open surgery , except in cases of suspected or confirmed adrenocortical carcinoma .\nyour doctor can explain your treatment options and discuss whether an adrenalectomy is the most appropriate treatment for you .\nwith adrenalectomy alone , roughly 35 % of patients with hyperaldosteronism no longer require medications for hypertension . [ 14 ]\nif performed by experts in this field , laparoscopic adrenalectomy is as safe as \u201copen\u201d surgery in carefully selected cases .\negdahl rh , melby jc . recurrent cushing ' s disease and intermittent functional adrenal cortical insufficiency following subtotal adrenalectomy .\ninitially , open adrenalectomy was preferred in cases of suspected adrenocortical carcinoma . today , however , there are few absolute contraindications for laparoscopic adrenalectomy . laparoscopic approaches to the treatment of all adrenal pathologies have been successfully performed . [ 4 , 15 , 16 , 17 ] as experience with laparoscopic adrenalectomy has increased , the absolute contraindications have dwindled .\nwinfield hn , hamilton bd , bravo el , novick ac . laparoscopic adrenalectomy : the preferred choice ? a comparison to open adrenalectomy . j urol . 1998 aug . 160 ( 2 ) : 325 - 9 . [ medline ] .\nnelson dh , meakin jw , thorn gw . acth - producing pituitary tumors following adrenalectomy for cushing ' s syndrome .\nbrunicardi fc , rosman pm , lesser kl , andersen dk . current status of adrenalectomy for cushing ' s disease .\nnwariaku f . adrenalectomy : minimally invasive surgery ( mis ) and traditional open procedures . urltoken accessed july 9 , 2017 .\nmost patients take 1 to 2 weeks to recover from the laparascopic surgery and 5 to 6 weeks from an open adrenalectomy .\nrussell cf , hamberger b , van heerden ja , edis aj , ilstrup dm . adrenalectomy : anterior or posterior approach ?\nbarbara woodward lips patient education center . adrenalectomy . rochester , minn . : mayo foundation for medical education and research . 2017 .\noutcomes of adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma are generally poor because this disease tends to present at an advanced stage . a large retrospective review from md anderson cancer center reported an overall survival of around 58 % , with 86 % of these cases undergoing adrenalectomy . [ 15 ]\nbrunt lm , doherty gm , norton ja , soper nj , quasebarth ma , moley jf . laparoscopic adrenalectomy compared to open adrenalectomy for benign adrenal neoplasms . j am coll surg . 1996 jul . 183 ( 1 ) : 1 - 10 . [ medline ] .\nlaparoscopic transabdominal left adrenalectomy . procedure performed by james lee , md , columbiadoctors , new york , ny . video courtesy of columbiadoctors . urltoken\nlaparoscopic adrenal gland removal ( adrenalectomy ) patient information from sages . society of american gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgeons . urltoken accessed aug . 21 , 2017 .\neconomopoulos kp , et al . laparoscopic versus robotic adrenalectomy : a comprehensive meta - analysis . international journal of surgery . 2017 ; 38 : 95 .\nwu s , lai h , zhao j , chen j , mo x , zuo h , et al . laparoendoscopic single - site adrenalectomy versus conventional laparoscopic adrenalectomy : an updated meta analysis . urol j . 2016 apr 16 . 13 ( 2 ) : 2590 - 8 . [ medline ] .\ntype of tumor ( benign versus cancer ) when cancer of the adrenal gland is found , the technique of choice for removing the cancer is open adrenalectomy .\nassalia a , gagner m . laparoscopic adrenalectomy . br j surg . 2004 oct . 91 ( 10 ) : 1259 - 74 . [ medline ] .\nchai yj , woo jw , kwon h , choi jy , kim sj , lee ke . comparative outcomes of lateral transperitoneal adrenalectomy versus posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy in consecutive patients : a single surgeon ' s experience . asian j surg . 2016 apr . 39 ( 2 ) : 74 - 80 . [ medline ] .\nbruining ha , lamberts sw , ong eg , van seyen aj . results of adrenalectomy with various surgical approaches in the treatment of different diseases of the adrenal glands .\nwang ds , terashi t . laparoscopic adrenalectomy . urol clin north am . 2008 aug . 35 ( 3 ) : 351 - 63 , vii . [ medline ] .\ngumbs aa , gagner m . laparoscopic adrenalectomy . best pract res clin endocrinol metab . 2006 sep . 20 ( 3 ) : 483 - 99 . [ medline ] .\nindications for adrenalectomy may seem straightforward at first . however , with the increasing rates of diagnosis of asymptomatic and likely benign adrenal masses , management still remains controversial . [ 10 ]\nin cases of widely metastatic disease with a concomitant adrenal mass , tissue diagnosis should be obtained before the decision is made to proceed with adrenalectomy because primary adrenal carcinoma is rare .\ncohen kl , noth rh , pechinski t . incidence of pituitary tumors following adrenalectomy . a long - term follow - up study of patients treated for cushing ' s disease .\nsho s , yeh mw , li n , livhits mj . single - incision retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy : a north american experience . surg endosc . 2016 nov 8 . [ medline ] .\nlaparoscopic adrenalectomy ( la ) is the procedure of choice for surgical management of the adrenal masses . our objective is to show a standardized assessment of perioperative complications in one la series .\nalthough laparoscopic surgery has become the treatment of choice for the majority of incidentally detected adrenal masses , open adrenalectomy still plays an important role in the armamentarium of adrenal surgeons . [ 1 ]\nafter an adrenal lesion is identified , it is imperative to determine the specific diagnosis . this is critical , in that the indications for adrenalectomy are twofold : tumor functionality and malignant potential .\nstrebel rt , m\u00fcntener m , sulser t . intraoperative complications of laparoscopic adrenalectomy . world j urol . 2008 dec . 26 ( 6 ) : 555 - 60 . [ medline ] .\nli qy , li f . laparoscopic adrenalectomy in pheochromocytoma : retroperitoneal approach versus transperitoneal approach . j endourol . 2010 sep . 24 ( 9 ) : 1441 - 5 . [ medline ] .\nan alternative approach to laparoscopic surgery is a posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy ( pra ) , in which surgeons make small incisions in your back . sometimes surgeons use the robotic da vinci surgical system to perform laparoscopic adrenalectomies .\nconzo g , et al . minimally invasive approach for adrenal lesions : systematic review of laparoscopic versus retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy and assessment of risk factors for complications . international journal of surgery . 2016 ; 28 : s118 .\ntypically , nonfunctioning tumors smaller than 4 cm can be monitored with serial imaging ; these are unlikely to be malignant . patients with nonfunctioning tumors 4 - 6 cm in size should be presented with the options of serial imaging or laparoscopic adrenalectomy . the decision regarding treatment should be individualized . patients with a solitary adrenal metastasis and no evidence of other metastatic disease are also candidates for laparoscopic adrenalectomy . [ 23 , 24 ]\ngagner m , lacroix a , bolt\u00e9 e . laparoscopic adrenalectomy in cushing ' s syndrome and pheochromocytoma . n engl j med . 1992 oct 1 . 327 ( 14 ) : 1033 . [ medline ] .\nmacgillivray dc , shichman sj , ferrer fa , malchoff cd . a comparison of open vs laparoscopic adrenalectomy . surg endosc . 1996 oct . 10 ( 10 ) : 987 - 90 . [ medline ] .\nmohammad wm , frost i , moonje v . outpatient laparoscopic adrenalectomy : a canadian experience . surg laparosc endosc percutan tech . 2009 aug . 19 ( 4 ) : 336 - 7 . [ medline ] .\ngagner m , lacroix a , bolte e . laparoscopic adrenalectomy in cushing ' s syndrome and pheochromocytoma . n engl j med . 1992 oct 1 . 327 ( 14 ) : 1033 . [ medline ] .\nagha a , von breitenbuch p , gahli n , piso p , schlitt hj . retroperitonenscopic adrenalectomy : lateral versus dorsal approach . j surg oncol . 2008 ; 97 ( 1 ) : 90 - 93 .\na retrospective study of 201 patients who underwent either minimally invasive or open surgical adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma at 13 tertiary care cancer centers found that the minimally invasive approach was an acceptable alternative for tumors no larger than 10 cm . [ 21 ] however , the authors recommended that open adrenalectomy be performed in cases where there is preoperative or intraoperative evidence of local invasion or where enlarged lymph nodes are noted , regardless of size .\nsurgeons may perform an adrenalectomy through minimally invasive ( laparoscopic ) or traditional open surgery , or use cryoablation . the procedure they recommend depends on the size and type of tumor or the condition affecting your adrenal gland .\nsurgit o . clipless and sutureless laparoscopic adrenalectomy carried out with the ligasure device in 32 patients . surg laparosc endosc percutan tech . 2010 apr . 20 ( 2 ) : 109 - 13 . [ medline ] .\nmurphy mm , witkowski er , ng sc , et al . trends in adrenalectomy : a recent national review . surg endosc . 2010 oct . 24 ( 10 ) : 2518 - 26 . [ medline ] .\nnau p , demyttenaere s , muscarella p , et al . pheochromocytoma does not increase risk in laparoscopic adrenalectomy . surg endosc . 2010 nov . 24 ( 11 ) : 2760 - 4 . [ medline ] .\nbulus h , uslu hy , karakoyun r , ko\u00e7ak s . comparison of laparoscopic and open adrenalectomy . acta chir belg . 2013 may - jun . 113 ( 3 ) : 203 - 7 . [ medline ] .\nbergamini c , martellucci j , tozzi f , valeri a . complications in laparoscopic adrenalectomy : the value of experience . surg endosc . 2011 dec . 25 ( 12 ) : 3845 - 51 . [ medline ] .\nnaya y , nagata m , ichikawa t , et al . laparoscopic adrenalectomy : comparison of transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches . bju int . 2002 aug . 90 ( 3 ) : 199 - 204 . [ medline ] .\nsartori pv , romano f , uggeri f , et al . energy - based hemostatic devices in laparoscopic adrenalectomy . langenbecks arch surg . 2010 feb . 395 ( 2 ) : 111 - 4 . [ medline ] .\nafter laparoscopic adrenalectomy , patients may be discharged from the hospital as early as the day after surgery . patients with cushing ' s syndrome may be asked to stay for 2 to 3 days to begin their steroid taper ( i . e . slowly lowering the amount of steroid pills they are taking ) . on the other hand , after open adrenalectomy , patients stay 3 to 5 days on average , mainly to help control post - operative discomfort .\nboylu u , oommen m , lee br , thomas r . laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large adrenal masses : pushing the envelope . j endourol . 2009 jun . 23 ( 6 ) : 971 - 5 . [ medline ] .\nhanssen we , kuhry e , casseres ya , de herder ww , steyerberg ew , bonjer hj . safety and efficacy of endoscopic retroperitoneal adrenalectomy . br j surg . 2006 ; 93 ( 6 ) : 715 - 719 .\nbolli m , oertli d , staub jj , harder f . laparoscopic adrenalectomy : the new standard ? . swiss med wkly . 2002 jan 12 . 132 ( 1 - 2 ) : 12 - 6 . [ medline ] .\nlee gs , arghami a , dy bm , mckenzie tj , thompson gb , richards ml . robotic single - site adrenalectomy . surg endosc . 2016 aug . 30 ( 8 ) : 3351 - 6 . [ medline ] .\ngupta pk , natarajan b , pallati pk , gupta h , sainath j , fitzgibbons rj jr . outcomes after laparoscopic adrenalectomy . surg endosc . 2011 mar . 25 ( 3 ) : 784 - 94 . [ medline ] .\nopen surgery : in open surgery , the skin incision is single and large . it is mainly required for large tumors , in patients with history of abdominal surgery with adhesions and if the adrenal gland is invisible during laparoscopic adrenalectomy .\nschell sr , talamini ma , udelsman r . laparoscopic adrenalectomy for nonmalignant disease : improved safety , morbidity , and cost - effectiveness . surg endosc . 1999 jan . 13 ( 1 ) : 30 - 4 . [ medline ] .\nrubinstein m , gill is , aron m , et al . prospective , randomized comparison of transperitoneal versus retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy . j urol . 2005 aug . 174 ( 2 ) : 442 - 5 ; discussion 445 . [ medline ] .\ngallagher sf , wahi m , haines kl , et al . trends in adrenalectomy rates , indications , and physician volume : a statewide analysis of 1 , 816 adreanlectomies . surgery . 2007 ; 142 ( 6 ) : 1011 - 1021 .\nin addition , open adrenalectomy is the treatment of choice for patients in whom laparoscopic surgery is contraindicated . a patient ' s inability to undergo pneumoperitoneum is an absolute contraindication for laparoscopy . multiple previous abdominal operations and obesity remain relative contraindications for laparoscopy .\nthe outcomes of open adrenalectomy vary with the pathology of the disease process , and morbidity changes according to the approach chosen . approaches that limit access to the peritoneum greatly decrease the rates of postoperative ileus ; however , vascular control is often difficult .\nhazzan d , shiloni e , golijanin d , jurim o , gross d , reissman p . laparoscopic vs open adrenalectomy for benign adrenal neoplasm . surg endosc . 2001 nov . 15 ( 11 ) : 1356 - 8 . [ medline ] .\nrieder jm , nisbet aa , wuerstle mc , tran vq , kwon eo , chien gw . differences in left and right laparoscopic adrenalectomy . jsls . 2010 jul - sep . 14 ( 3 ) : 369 - 73 . [ medline ] .\nhenry jf , defechereux t , raffaelli m , lubrano d , gramatica l . complications of laparoscopic adrenalectomy : results of 169 consecutive procedures . world j surg . 2000 nov . 24 ( 11 ) : 1342 - 6 . [ medline ] .\nbrix d , allolio b , fenske w , et al . laparoscopic versus open adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma : surgical and oncologic outcome in 152 patients . eur urol . 2010 oct . 58 ( 4 ) : 609 - 15 . [ medline ] .\ngill is , meraney am , thomas jc , sung gt , novick ac , lieberman i . thoracoscopic transdiaphragmatic adrenalectomy : the initial experience . j urol . 2001 jun . 165 ( 6 pt 1 ) : 1875 - 81 . [ medline ] .\nyoshimura k , yoshioka t , miyake o , matsumiya k , miki t , okuyama a . comparison of clinical outcomes of laparoscopic and conventional open adrenalectomy . j endourol . 1998 dec . 12 ( 6 ) : 555 - 9 . [ medline ] .\nvargas hi , kavoussi lr , bartlett dl , wagner jr , venzon dj , fraker dl , et al . laparoscopic adrenalectomy : a new standard of care . urology . 1997 may . 49 ( 5 ) : 673 - 8 . [ medline ] .\nboris rs , gupta g , linehan wm , pinto pa , bratslavsky g . robot - assisted laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy : initial experience . urology . 2011 apr . 77 ( 4 ) : 775 - 80 . [ medline ] . [ full text ] .\nperretta s , allemann p , asakuma m , dallemagne b , marescaux j . adrenalectomy using natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery ( notes ) : a transvaginal retroperitoneal approach . surg endosc . 2009 jun . 23 ( 6 ) : 1390 . [ medline ] .\npamaby cn , chong ps , chisholm l , farrow j , connell jm , o ' dwyer pj . the role of laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenal tumours of 6 cm or greater . surg endosc . 2008 ; 22 ( 3 ) : 617 - 621 .\ngagner m , lacroix a , prinz ra , bolte e , albala d , potvin c . early experience with laparoscopic approach for adrenalectomy . surgery . 1993 dec . 114 ( 6 ) : 1120 - 4 ; discussion 1124 - 5 . [ medline ] .\nmiccoli p , raffaelli m , berti p , materazzi g , massi m , bernini g . adrenal surgery before and after the introduction of laparoscopic adrenalectomy . br j surg . 2002 jun . 89 ( 6 ) : 779 - 82 . [ medline ] .\ncindolo l , gidaro s , neri f , tamburro fr , schips l . assessing feasibility and safety of laparoendoscopic single - site surgery adrenalectomy : initial experience . j endourol . 2010 jun . 24 ( 6 ) : 977 - 80 . [ medline ] .\nmost of the aforementioned approaches to adrenalectomy are in their infancy , with only the initial experiences of select surgeons documented . the two most commonly used approaches remain transperitoneal and retroperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy , each of which has its own inherent benefits and shortcomings . some authors have found the retroperitoneal approach to be faster and associated with lower blood loss in the setting of pheochromocytoma . [ 32 ] others have attempted to exclude adrenal pathology as a confounding factor and have found transperitoneal to be faster with a shorter learning curve . [ 33 ]\nmunver r , del pizzo jj , sosa re . adrenal - preserving minimally invasive surgery : the role of laparoscopic partial adrenalectomy , cryosurgery , and radiofrequency ablation of the adrenal gland . curr urol rep . 2003 ; 4 ( 1 ) : 87 - 92 .\nadrenalectomy is the removal of one or both adrenal glands . there is one adrenal gland on top of each kidney . the adrenal glands make several hormones , including cortisol , aldosterone , and sex steroids . the adrenal glands also make adrenaline and noradrenaline in small amounts .\nthompson sk , hayman av , ludlam wh , deveney cw , loriaux dl , sheppard bc . improved quality of life after bilateral laparoscopic adrenalectomy for cushing\u2019s disease : a 10 - year experience . ann surg . 2007 ; 245 ( 5 ) : 790 - 794 .\nortega j , sala c , garcia s , lledo s . cost - effectiveness of laparoscopic vs open adrenalectomy : small savings in an expensive process . j laparoendosc adv surg tech a . 2002 feb . 12 ( 1 ) : 1 - 5 . [ medline ] .\nrieder jm , nisbet aa , wuerstle mc , tran vq , kwon eo , chien gw . differences in left and right laparoscopic adrenalectomy . jsls . 2010 jul - sep . 14 ( 3 ) : 369 - 73 . [ medline ] . [ full text ] .\nberber e , tellioglu g , harvey a , mitchell j , milas m , siperstein a . comparison of laparoscopic transabdominal lateral versus posterior retroperitoneal adrenalectomy . surgery . 2009 oct . 146 ( 4 ) : 621 - 5 ; discussion 625 - 6 . [ medline ] .\ncianci p , fersini a , tartaglia n , altamura a , lizzi v , stoppino lp , et al . spleen assessment after laparoscopic transperitoneal left adrenalectomy : preliminary results . surg endosc . 2016 apr . 30 ( 4 ) : 1503 - 7 . [ medline ] .\nadrenal surgery has a long history , with the first planned adrenalectomy performed in 1914 by sargent . [ 2 ] chrles mayo performed the first flank approach for pheochromocytoma in 1927 , though at the time of surgery , he was unaware of the full disease process involved . through the early to mid - 1900s , multiple changes in surgical approaches to the adrenal gland were developed to augment several posterior and anterior approaches . for decades , little change to adrenal surgery was seen , until the first laparoscopic adrenalectomy was described by gagner in 1992 . [ 3 ]\nthe choice of approach will depend on the size and location of the mass , the possibility of malignancy , and the surgeon ' s experience with the different techniques . the open approach to adrenalectomy is considered the gold standard for masses suspected of being adrenal carcinoma . [ 2 ]\ngallagher sf , wahi m , haines kl , baksh k , enriquez j , lee tm . trends in adrenalectomy rates , indications , and physician volume : a statewide analysis of 1816 adrenalectomies . surgery . 2007 dec . 142 ( 6 ) : 1011 . [ medline ] .\npalazzo ff , sebag f , sierra m , ippolito g , souteyrand p , henry jf . long - term outcome following laparoscopic adrenalectomy for large solid adrenal cortex tumors . world j surg . 2006 may . 30 ( 5 ) : 893 - 8 . [ medline ] .\narghami a , dy bm , bingener j , osborn j , richards ml . single - port robotic - assisted adrenalectomy : feasibility , safety , and cost - effectiveness . jsls . 2015 jan - mar . 19 ( 1 ) : e2014 . 00218 . [ medline ] .\nshen wt , grogan r , vriens m , clark oh , duh qy . one hundred two patients with pheochromocytoma treated at a single institution since the introduction of laparoscopic adrenalectomy . arch surg . 2010 sep . 145 ( 9 ) : 893 - 7 . [ medline ] .\ntai ck , li sk , hou sm , fan cw , fung tc , wah mk . laparoscopic adrenalectomy : comparison of lateral transperitoneal and lateral retroperitoneal approaches . surg laparosc endosc percutan tech . 2006 jun . 16 ( 3 ) : 141 - 5 . [ medline ] .\nmost adrenal tumors are noncancerous ( benign ) . you may require surgery to remove an adrenal gland if the tumor is producing excess hormones or is large in size ( more than 2 inches or 4 to 5 centimeters ) . you may also require surgery if the tumor is cancerous ( malignant ) or suspected to be cancerous . this surgery is called adrenalectomy ( uh - dree - nul - ek - tuh - me ) . you may also need an adrenalectomy to remove cancer that has spread ( metastasized ) from another location , such as the kidney or lung .\nsaunders bd , wainess rm , dimick jb , upchurch gr , doherty gm , gauger pg . trends in utilization of adrenalectomy in the united states : have indications changed ? . world j surg . 2004 nov . 28 ( 11 ) : 1169 - 75 . [ medline ] .\nthompson gb , grant cs , van heerden ja , schlinkert rt , young wf jr , farley dr . laparoscopic versus open posterior adrenalectomy : a case - control study of 100 patients . surgery . 1997 dec . 122 ( 6 ) : 1132 - 6 . [ medline ] .\nchiang ph , yu cj , lee wc , wang hj , hsu wc . comparison of retroperitoneoscopic and transperitoneal laparoscopic adrenalectomy for right - sided benign tumors : a single - institute experience . urol int . 2015 . 94 ( 2 ) : 144 - 8 . [ medline ] .\nram\u00edrez - plaza cp , perales jl , camero nm , rodr\u00edguez - ca\u00f1ete a , bond\u00eda - navarro ja , santoyo - santoyo j . outpatient laparoscopic adrenalectomy : a new step ahead . surg endosc . 2011 aug . 25 ( 8 ) : 2570 - 3 . [ medline ] .\nas a result , the only absolute contraindication for laparoscopic adrenalectomy in experienced hands is suspected adrenocortical carcinoma with extension into surrounding organs . in this setting , the open approach facilitates an en - bloc excision of all involved viscera and affords an increased chance of cure . [ 20 , 21 ]\nzhang x , shi tp , li hz , ma x , wang bj . laparo - endoscopic single site anatomical retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy using conventional instruments : initial experience and short - term outcome . j urol . 2011 feb . 185 ( 2 ) : 401 - 6 . [ medline ] .\nporpiglia f , fiori c , daffara f , zaggia b , bollito e , volante m . retrospective evaluation of the outcome of open versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy for stage i and ii adrenocortical cancer . eur urol . 2010 may . 57 ( 5 ) : 873 - 8 . [ medline ] .\nmoreno p , de la quintana basarrate a , musholt tj , paunovic i , puccini m , vidal o , et al . adrenalectomy for solid tumor metastases : results of a multicenter european study . surgery . 2013 dec . 154 ( 6 ) : 1215 - 23 . [ medline ] .\ngockel i , kneist w , heintz a , beyer j , junginger t . endoscopic adrenalectomy : an analysis of the transperitoneal and retroperitoneal approaches and results of a prospective follow - up study . surg endosc . 2005 apr . 19 ( 4 ) : 569 - 73 . [ medline ] .\nhemorrhage from the adrenal vein or ivc is one of the most feared complications of a laparoscopic right adrenalectomy . if bleeding from the adrenal vein or ivc is suspected , direct pressure usually tamponades it . during this time , planning for permanent control either by a laparoscopic or open approach can be done .\nbrix d , allolio b , fenske w , agha a , dralle h , jurowich c , et al . laparoscopic versus open adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma : surgical and oncologic outcome in 152 patients . eur urol . 2010 oct . 58 ( 4 ) : 609 - 15 . [ medline ] .\nchung sd , huang cy , wang sm , tai hc , tsai yc , chueh sc . laparoendoscopic single - site ( less ) retroperitoneal adrenalectomy using a homemade single - access platform and standard laparoscopic instruments . surg endosc . 2011 apr . 25 ( 4 ) : 1251 - 6 . [ medline ] .\nresearch has shown that the risk of complications in surgery is directly related to the surgeon ' s experience . since adrenal surgery is relatively uncommon , it is critical to find a surgeon who specializes in this type of operation . in experienced hands , the risks of adrenal surgery , especially laparoscopic adrenalectomy , are low .\nautorino r , bove p , de sio m , miano r , micali s , cindolo l , et al . open versus laparoscopic adrenalectomy for adrenocortical carcinoma : a meta - analysis of surgical and oncological outcomes . ann surg oncol . 2016 apr . 23 ( 4 ) : 1195 - 202 . [ medline ] .\nlee j , el - tamer m , schifftner t , turrentine fe , henderson wg , khuri s . open and laparoscopic adrenalectomy : analysis of the national surgical quality improvement program . j am coll surg . 2008 may . 206 ( 5 ) : 953 - 9 ; discussion 959 - 61 . [ medline ] .\nan adrenalectomy is a surgical procedure to remove one or both of the adrenal glands . there are two adrenal glands in the body , located on top of the kidneys . one or both adrenal glands may be removed depending on the nature of the disease . common reasons why the adrenal gland may need to be removed include :\nvidal o , astudillo e , valentini m , ginest\u00e1 c , espert jj , grac\u00eda - valdecasas jc , et al . single - port laparoscopic left adrenalectomy ( sils ) : 3 years ' experience of a single institution . surg laparosc endosc percutan tech . 2014 oct . 24 ( 5 ) : 440 - 3 . [ medline ] .\ndespite this , surgeon preference and experience are the most important factors impacting surgical technique selection . the vast majority of the literature does not demonstrate any significant advantages when the two approaches are directly compared . [ 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 ] some experience suggests that a single - incision laparoscopic approach to left adrenalectomy may yield results comparable to those of a conventional laparoscopic approach . [ 27 ]\nwhile most adrenal tumors can be removed laparoscopically , certain adrenal tumors should be removed through a traditional open operation . larger tumors ( usually over 10 to 15 centimeters in size ) and tumors that are thought to be adrenocortical cancer are usually removed through an open operation . patients undergoing open adrenalectomy often remain in the hospital for a few days after the operation . depending on the size and type of tumor , there are three types of open operations :\nin current practice , laparoscopic adrenalectomy has generally been contraindicated in lesions 12 cm and larger . [ 17 , 18 ] nevertheless , the laparoscopic approach has been used in large adrenal masses up to 17 cm . in a report by boylu et al , [ 19 ] the use of the laparoscopic approach in lesions larger than 8 cm resulted in longer operating times and higher blood loss but was comparable when hospital stay , open conversion rate , and pathologic outcome were compared .\na commonly accepted indication for laparoscopic adrenalectomy is hormonally active tumors , including aldosteronomas , pheochromocytomas , and cortisol - producing adrenal tumors . other indications involve size criteria and include nonfunctioning tumors less than 4 - 6 cm in diameter and smaller nonfunctioning tumors with rapid or progressive growth . although no definitive size criteria for removal of nonfunctioning adrenal masses exist , it is well accepted that tumors larger than 6 cm should be removed because of an increased incidence of cancer with increasing size . [ 22 ]\nother reports cited a 5 - year survival rate in the area of 33 % . [ 15 ] when stratified for stage , 5 - year survival is 20 - 45 % for stage i adrenal tumors , 12 . 5 - 57 % for stage ii adrenal tumors , 5 - 18 % for stage iii adrenal tumors , and 0 % for stage iv adrenal tumors . [ 16 ] the most significant predictors of outcome after adrenalectomy for carcinoma are stage at presentation and complete resection . [ 17 ]\nthe incidence of these incidentally noted adrenal masses has been estimated to be around 5 % . [ 4 , 5 , 6 , 2 , 7 ] autopsy studies have supported this estimation , showing the incidence of adrenal masses found at autopsy to also be around 3 - 5 % . [ 5 , 2 , 8 ] furthermore , studies of hospital discharges showed a 43 . 4 % increase in adrenalectomy rates from 1988 to 2000 . [ 7 , 9 ] with increasing diagnosis and treatment of adrenal masses , optimization of cure and minimization of morbidity is very important .\nfind out why mayo clinic is the right place for your health care . make an appointment . .\nfind a directory of doctors and departments at all mayo clinic campuses . visit now . .\nsee how mayo clinic research and clinical trials advance the science of medicine and improve patient care . explore now . .\neducators at mayo clinic train tomorrow\u2019s leaders to deliver compassionate , high - value , safe patient care . choose a degree . .\nexplore mayo clinic\u2019s many resources and see jobs available for medical professionals . get updates . .\nyour support accelerates powerful innovations in patient care , research and education . give today . .\nperched on top of each of your kidneys , your adrenal glands produce hormones that help regulate your metabolism , immune system , blood pressure and other essential functions . although small , these glands dictate much of what happens in your body .\none adrenal gland sits above each of your kidneys . your two adrenal glands produce various hormones that help regulate your metabolism , immune system , blood pressure , blood sugar and other essential functions .\nif both adrenal glands are removed , you will need to take supplemental hormone medications . if only one gland is removed , the other will take over full function without the need for ongoing medications .\nminimally invasive surgery . endocrine surgeons at mayo clinic are often able to use minimally invasive ( laparoscopic ) surgery for tumors of the adrenal gland because the gland is relatively small . laparoscopic surgery has many benefits , including smaller scars , less pain and a shorter recovery period than traditional open surgery .\nopen surgery . doctors usually reserve open surgery for large or cancerous ( malignant ) tumors . they perform open surgery using traditional instruments and incisions .\ncryoablation . in addition , mayo clinic doctors may use cryoablation to treat adrenal tumors . this procedure uses ct imaging to guide the insertion of a probe that freezes and destroys adrenal tumors . interventional radiologists may use cryoablation as a treatment option for small tumors that have spread to the adrenal gland ( metastasis ) , particularly when surgery carries a high risk .\nurologic conditions . what are adrenal gland cancers ? american urological association . urltoken accessed aug . 20 , 2017 .\nwein aj , et al . , eds . surgery of adrenal glands . in : campbell - walsh urology . 11th ed . philadelphia , pa . : elsevier ; 2016 . https : / / www . clinicalkey . com . accessed aug . 21 , 2017 .\nwarner kj . allscripts epsi . mayo clinic , rochester , minn . june 15 , 2017 .\nnippoldt tb ( expert opinion ) . mayo clinic , rochester , minn . aug . 29 , 2017 .\nmckenzie tj ( expert opinion ) . mayo clinic , rochester , minn . sept . 5 , 2017 .\nmayo clinic in minnesota has been recognized as the best diabetes & endocrinology hospital in the nation for 2017 - 2018 by u . s . news & world report .\nmayo clinic does not endorse companies or products . advertising revenue supports our not - for - profit mission .\ncheck out these best - sellers and special offers on books and newsletters from mayo clinic .\nmayo clinic is a not - for - profit organization . make a donation .\nany use of this site constitutes your agreement to the terms and conditions and privacy policy linked below .\na single copy of these materials may be reprinted for noncommercial personal use only .\nmayo ,\nmayo clinic ,\nmayoclinic . org ,\nmayo clinic healthy living ,\nand the triple - shield mayo clinic logo are trademarks of mayo foundation for medical education and research .\nthis site complies with the honcode standard for trustworthy health information : verify here .\n\u00a9 1998 - 2018 mayo foundation for medical education and research ( mfmer ) . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nplease confirm that you would like to log out of medscape . if you log out , you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit . log out cancel\nauthor : peter p stuhldreher , md ; chief editor : kurt e roberts , md more . . .\nincreasing use of imaging technologies , such as computed tomography ( ct ) and magnetic resonance imaging ( mri ) , for aid in diagnosis of other conditions has led to increased diagnosis of adrenal masses .\nmasses larger than 6 cm have a rate of adrenocortical carcinoma of 25 % and should be managed surgically . [ 8 ] masses smaller than 4 cm may be safely observed because their rate of adrenocortical carcinoma is 2 % . [ 8 ]\nsize categories , however , do not alter management for hormonally active lesions ; these should also be managed with surgical excision in most cases . the adrenal gland can be a common site for metastases , so patients with known primary malignancies should be managed according to guidelines for the primary malignancy by stage and grade . for example , the adrenal gland is a common site for synchronous or metachronous metastasis from renal cell carcinoma ; surgical excision can frequently offer primary cure in conjunction with nephrectomy . [ 11 ]\nthe adrenal glands are paired glands superior to the kidneys bilaterally ( see the image below ) that reside within a separated layer of gerota fascia , and they provide multiple functions in the body . ( see the image below . )\nthe outer layer ( cortex ) of the gland contributes to homeostasis via its endocrine function , secreting cortisol , aldosterone , and dehydroepiandrosterone ( dhea ) . these hormones play pivotal roles in regulating salt and water balance , and in the case of dhea add virilization hormones to the hormonal milieu . the inner layer ( adrenal medulla ) is derived from neural crest cells and is important in the sympathetic regulation of the body by secreting norepinephrine . there are several known disorders of adrenal metabolism that involve hypersecretion of these different molecules .\nfor more information about the relevant anatomy , see suprarenal ( adrenal ) gland anatomy .\nbefore operative intervention , treatment for appropriate coagulopathies and for hormonal excess should be instituted . serum potassium levels should be corrected in hyperaldosteronism , and hypertension control should be initiated .\nif cortisol excess is severe , inhibition of cortisol with ketoconazole , mitotane , or metyrapone should be considered . in addition , good glucose control is necessary , and operative replacement of steroids is indicated ; the hypothalamic - pituitary - adrenal axis for the normal contralateral adrenal gland will remain suppressed for some time after removal of the abnormal adrenal tissue .\nfor pheochromocytoma , initiation of alpha blockade with either phenoxybenzamine or prazosin is an absolute necessity to protect the patient from the sympathetic surges possible with manipulation of the mass during surgery . for the same purpose , some authors have advocated preoperative use of calcium - channel blockers . in addition , vascular volume reexpansion is often necessary because of volume contraction with hypersympathetic states .\nthe posterior lumbodorsal approach is also associated with high rates of neuromuscular morbidity , including chronic pain ( 14 % ) , laxity in flank muscles ( 30 % ) , and flank numbness ( 10 % ) . [ 13 ]\noutcomes for benign lesions , including hormone - secreting lesions , are excellent . resolution of symptoms is achieved in nearly all patients , except those who have contralateral disease or sites of metastasis ( in the case of pheochromocytoma ) .\nprager g , heinz - peer g , passler c , kaczirek k , schindl m , scheuba c , et al . surgical strategy in adrenal masses . eur j radiol . 2002 jan . 41 ( 1 ) : 70 - 7 . [ medline ] .\njossart gh , burpee se , gagner m . surgery of the adrenal glands . endocrinol metab clin north am . 2000 mar . 29 ( 1 ) : 57 - 68 , viii . [ medline ] .\nbarzon l , boscaro m . diagnosis and management of adrenal incidentalomas . j urol . 2000 feb . 163 ( 2 ) : 398 - 407 . [ medline ] .\ngrumbach mm , biller bm , braunstein gd , campbell kk , carney ja , godley pa . management of the clinically inapparent adrenal mass (\nincidentaloma\n) . ann intern med . 2003 mar 4 . 138 ( 5 ) : 424 - 9 . [ medline ] .\ngraham dj , mchenry cr . the adrenal incidentaloma : guidelines for evaluation and recommendations for management . surg oncol clin n am . 1998 oct . 7 ( 4 ) : 749 - 64 . [ medline ] .\nitano nb , blute ml , spotts b , zincke h . outcome of isolated renal cell carcinoma fossa recurrence after nephrectomy . j urol . 2000 aug . 164 ( 2 ) : 322 - 5 . [ medline ] .\nranvier gg , inabnet wb 3rd . surgical management of adrenocortical carcinoma . endocrinol metab clin north am . 2015 jun . 44 ( 2 ) : 435 - 52 . [ medline ] .\nblumenfeld jd , sealey je , schlussel y , vaughan ed jr , sos ta , atlas sa . diagnosis and treatment of primary hyperaldosteronism . ann intern med . 1994 dec 1 . 121 ( 11 ) : 877 - 85 . [ medline ] .\nvassilopoulou - sellin r , schultz pn . adrenocortical carcinoma . clinical outcome at the end of the 20th century . cancer . 2001 sep 1 . 92 ( 5 ) : 1113 - 21 . [ medline ] .\nng l , libertino jm . adrenocortical carcinoma : diagnosis , evaluation and treatment . j urol . 2003 jan . 169 ( 1 ) : 5 - 11 . [ medline ] .\nlee je , berger dh , el - naggar ak , hickey rc , vassilopoulou - sellin r , gagel rf . surgical management , dna content , and patient survival in adrenal cortical carcinoma . surgery . 1995 dec . 118 ( 6 ) : 1090 - 8 . [ medline ] .\nekici s , ciancio g . surgical management of large adrenal masses with or without thrombus extending into the inferior vena cava . j urol . 2004 dec . 172 ( 6 pt 1 ) : 2340 - 3 . [ medline ] .\nbarzon l , scaroni c , sonino n , fallo f , gregianin m , macri c . incidentally discovered adrenal tumors : endocrine and scintigraphic correlates . j clin endocrinol metab . 1998 jan . 83 ( 1 ) : 55 - 62 . [ medline ] .\ncopeland pm . the incidentally discovered adrenal mass . ann surg . 1984 jan . 199 ( 1 ) : 116 - 22 . [ medline ] .\nkloos rt , gross md , francis ir , korobkin m , shapiro b . incidentally discovered adrenal masses . endocr rev . 1995 aug . 16 ( 4 ) : 460 - 84 . [ medline ] .\nosella g , terzolo m , borretta g , magro g , ali a , piovesan a . endocrine evaluation of incidentally discovered adrenal masses ( incidentalomas ) . j clin endocrinol metab . 1994 dec . 79 ( 6 ) : 1532 - 9 . [ medline ] .\nross ns , aron dc . hormonal evaluation of the patient with an incidentally discovered adrenal mass . n engl j med . 1990 nov 15 . 323 ( 20 ) : 1401 - 5 . [ medline ] .\nwein aj , kavoussi lr , novick ac et al . campbell - walsh urology . philadelphia : saunders , elsevier ; 2007 . 1868 - 1888 .\npeter p stuhldreher , md resident physician in urology , urology institute , university hospitals , case medical center disclosure : nothing to disclose .\nedward e cherullo , md director , urology residency program , vice chair , clinical operations , associate professor of urology , urologic institute , case western reserve university school of medicine edward e cherullo , md is a member of the following medical societies : alpha omega alpha , american urological association , indiana state medical association , ohio urological society , society of urology chairpersons and program directors , american association of clinical urologists disclosure : nothing to disclose .\nkurt e roberts , md assistant professor , section of surgical gastroenterology , department of surgery , director , surgical endoscopy , associate director , surgical skills and simulation center and surgical clerkship , yale university school of medicine kurt e roberts , md is a member of the following medical societies : american college of surgeons , society of american gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgeons , society of laparoendoscopic surgeons disclosure : nothing to disclose .\nall material on this website is protected by copyright , copyright \u00a9 1994 - 2018 by webmd llc . this website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties .\nauthor : william w hope , md ; chief editor : kurt e roberts , md more . . .\nrelative contraindications to the laparoscopic transperitoneal approach include patients who have had extensive previous abdominal surgery and pregnant patients . in patients with previous abdominal surgery , a laparoscopic retroperitoneal approach may be beneficial .\nthe adrenal glands , also known as suprarenal glands , belong to the endocrine system . ( see suprarenal ( adrenal ) gland anatomy . ) they are a pair of triangular - shaped glands , each about 5 cm ( 2 in . ) long and 2 . 5 cm ( 1 in . ) wide , that sit on top of the kidneys . the suprarenal glands are responsible for the release of hormones that regulate metabolism , immune system function , and the salt - water balance in the bloodstream ; they also aid in the body\u2019s response to stress .\neach suprarenal gland is composed of two distinct tissues : the suprarenal cortex and the suprarenal medulla . the suprarenal cortex serves as the outer layer of the suprarenal gland , and the suprarenal medulla serves as the inner layer . these two major regions are encapsulated by connective tissue known as the capsule .\nalthough many arterial branches supply the adrenal gland , most can be well controlled by using electrosurgical devices . when manipulating and removing the adrenal gland , caution must be used not to disrupt the capsule , as this can cause bleeding and potential spillage of malignant cells . although bleeding from the adrenal gland itself usually is not hemodynamically significant , it often is a nuisance , disrupting visualization for the finer dissection and making it difficult to find the correct surgical planes .\nin patients with functional tumors , consultation with an endocrinologist and an anesthesiologist is crucial for adequately preparing patients for surgery and avoiding intraoperative crises , most notably severe hypertension . alpha blockade should be given to all patients with pheochromocytoma before surgery , followed by beta blockade only in patients with tachycardia .\nschulick rd , brennan mf . long - term survival after complete resection and repeat resection in patients with adrenocortical carcinoma . ann surg oncol . 1999 dec . 6 ( 8 ) : 719 - 26 . [ medline ] .\nschulick rd , brennan mf . adrenocortical carcinoma . world j urol . 1999 feb . 17 ( 1 ) : 26 - 34 . [ medline ] .\nmiller bs , ammori jb , gauger pg , broome jt , hammer gd , doherty gm . laparoscopic resection is inappropriate in patients with known or suspected adrenocortical carcinoma . world j surg . 2010 jun . 34 ( 6 ) : 1380 - 5 . [ medline ] .\ngonzalez rj , shapiro s , sarlis n , vassilopoulou - sellin r , perrier nd , evans db . laparoscopic resection of adrenal cortical carcinoma : a cautionary note . surgery . 2005 dec . 138 ( 6 ) : 1078 - 85 ; discussion 1085 - 6 . [ medline ] .\n[ guideline ] stefanidis d , goldfarb m , kercher kw , hope ww , richardson w , fanelli rd . sages guidelines for minimally invasive treatment of adrenal pathology . surg endosc . 2013 nov . 27 ( 11 ) : 3960 - 80 . [ medline ] .\nlee cw , salem ai , schneider df , et al . minimally invasive resection of adrenocortical carcinoma : a multi - institutional study of 201 patients . j gastrointest surg . 2017 feb . 21 ( 2 ) : 352 - 362 . [ medline ] . [ full text ] .\nbelldegrun a , hussain s , seltzer se , loughlin kr , gittes rf , richie jp . incidentally discovered mass of the adrenal gland . surg gynecol obstet . 1986 sep . 163 ( 3 ) : 203 - 8 . [ medline ] .\npodolsky er , curcillo pg 2nd . single port access ( spa ) surgery - - a 24 - month experience . j gastrointest surg . 2010 may . 14 ( 5 ) : 759 - 67 . [ medline ] .\nmindy lee nace merritt , md resident physician , department of surgery , southeastern area health education center , new hanover regional medical center , wilmington , nc mindy lee nace merritt , md is a member of the following medical societies : american medical association disclosure : nothing to disclose .\njames a harris , md coastal surgery specialists james a harris , md is a member of the following medical societies : american college of surgeons , society for surgery of the alimentary tract , society of american gastrointestinal and endoscopic surgeons , society of laparoendoscopic surgeons , southeastern surgical congress , american society of general surgeons disclosure : nothing to disclose .\nmary l windle , pharmd adjunct associate professor , university of nebraska medical center college of pharmacy ; editor - in - chief , medscape drug reference disclosure : nothing to disclose .\nmedscape reference thanks william w hope , md , assistant professor of surgery , university of north carolina at chapel hill school of medicine ; director of surgical education , department of surgery , new hanover regional medical center / south east area health education center , for assistance with the video contribution to this article .\nit seems to us that you have your javascript disabled on your browser . javascript is required in order for our site to behave correctly . please enable javascript to use our site .\nsize of tumor larger tumors are more likely to be cancer . this may require a larger incision for a more thorough dissection and removal of the cancer , including other organs it may be attached to .\nthe adrenal glands , which include the adrenal cortex and medulla , are located on top of the kidneys . the adrenal cortex is the outer and bigger part of the adrenal gland . it produces hormones , including glucocorticoids ( cortisol ) and mineralocorticoids ( aldosterone ) , which control the body\u2019s metabolic process . without cortisol or aldosterone the body is not able to respond adequately under minimal physical or emotional stress , including change in temperature , exercise , or excitement .\nthe adrenal medulla , the inner portion of the adrenal gland , secretes the stimulants epinephrine and norepinephrine . pheochromocytoma , a tumor of the adrenal medulla , causes excessive amounts of these stimulants to be released , resulting in hypertension . pheochromocytoma is most common in young people . only a small percentage of these adrenal lesions are malignant .\ndepending on the underlying condition that is causing adrenal problems ( cushing ' s syndrome , pheochromocytoma ) there are steps that will be taken by your doctor to help normalize your symptoms to reduce complication risk in surgery . for example , if you have a pheochromocytoma , you ' ll be given medications to control high blood pressure and heart rate . patents with cushing ' s syndrome will receive cortisone medication .\nadditionally , as with many surgeries , you ' ll be asked to abstain from nsaids or other blood thinning medications to reduce risk of bleeding during surgery . your doctors will ask you to quit smoking as it will adversely affect healing after your surgery .\nmidnight before your surgery , you should not eat or drink anything . if you are given medications to take the day of the surgery , you should take them only with a small sip of water .\nalthough many people feel relief from high blood pressure or other symptoms in just a few days , you will likely need to abstain from very strenuous activities for two to four weeks .\ncleveland clinic is a non - profit academic medical center . advertising on our site helps support our mission . we do not endorse non - cleveland clinic products or services . policy\nthe glickman urological & kidney institute offers innovative treatments in urology and nephrology , including minimally invasive , scarless options for urologic procedures and medical management of kidney disease .\ncleveland clinic\u2019s endocrinology & metabolism institute is committed to providing the highest quality healthcare for patients with diabetes , endocrine and metabolic disorders , and obesity .\nthis information is provided by the cleveland clinic and is not intended to replace the medical advice of your doctor or healthcare provider . please consult your healthcare provider for advice about a specific medical condition .\n9500 euclid avenue , cleveland , ohio 44195 | 800 . 223 . 2273 | \u00a9 2018 cleveland clinic . all rights reserved .\nthe adrenal glands are two small organs , one located above each kidney . they are triangular in shape and about the size of a thumb . the adrenal glands are known as endocrine glands because they produce hormones . these hormones are involved in control of blood pressure , chemical levels in the blood , water use in the body , glucose usage , and the \u201cfight or flight\u201d reaction during times of stress . these adrenal - produced hormones include cortisol , aldosterone , the adrenaline hormones \u2013 epinephrine and norepinephrine \u2013 and a small fraction of the body\u2019s sex hormones ( estrogen and androgens ) .\npatients with adrenal gland problems may have a variety of symptoms related to excess hormone production by the abnormal gland . adrenal tumors associated with excess hormone production include pheochromocytomas , aldosterone - producing tumors , and cortisol - producing tumors . some of these tumors and their typical features are given below .\npheochromocytomas produce excess hormones that can cause very high blood pressure and periodic spells characterized by severe headaches , excessive sweating , anxiety , palpitations , and rapid heart rate that may last from a few seconds to several minutes .\naldosterone producing tumors cause high blood pressure and low serum ( blood ) potassium levels . in some patients this may result in symptoms of weakness , fatigue , and frequent urination .\ncortisol producing tumors cause a syndrome termed cushing\u2019s syndrome that can be characterized by obesity ( especially of the face and trunk ) , high blood sugar , high blood pressure , menstrual irregularities , fragile skin , and prominent stretch marks . most cases of cushing\u2019s syndrome , however , are caused by small pituitary tumors and are not treated by adrenal gland removal . overall , adrenal tumors account for about 20 % of cases of cushing\u2019s syndrome .\nan incidentally found mass in the adrenal may be any of the above types of tumors , or may produce no hormones at all . most incidentally found adrenal masses do not make excess hormones , cause no symptoms , are benign , and do not need to be removed . surgical removal of incidentally discovered adrenal tumors is indicated only if :"]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "diversey , inc .", "paragraphs": ["johnsondiversey , inc . announces name change to diversey , inc . and adopts new brand identity\njohnsondiversey , inc . announces name change to diversey , inc . and adopts new brand identity | business wire\njohnsondiversey , inc . and johnsondiversey holdings , inc . announced on march 1 , 2010 that the board of directors of both entities would approve a change of their corporate names . at that time , johnsondiversey , inc . changed its name to diversey , inc . and johnsondiversey holdings , inc . changed to diversey holdings .\nsealed air corporation - diversey , inc . ( branch office ) - sturtevant , wi\njohnsondiversey , inc . announces a corporate name change to diversey , inc . with this change , the company will adopt a new identity and brand .\n) - - johnsondiversey , inc . and johnsondiversey holdings , inc . today announced that the board of directors of both entities has approved a change of their corporate names . johnsondiversey , inc . is changing its name to diversey , inc . and johnsondiversey holdings , inc . is changing its name to diversey holdings , inc . , both effective immediately . the corporation\u2019s operating companies are also changing their legal names to reference diversey . concurrent with the name change , diversey , inc . is adopting a new corporate identity , branding and tagline , \u201cfor a cleaner , healthier future . \u201d\ndiversey inc . is easily the largest private company based in wisconsin that most people have never heard of .\ndiversey hungary manufacture and trade limited liability company ( official abbreviated name diversey ltd . )\nsealed air corporation - diversey , inc . ( branch office ) - a sturtevant , wisconsin ( wi ) law firm\ndiversey acting off - shore capital management limited liability company ( official abbreviated name diversey hungary ltd . )\nin dec . 1950 , diversey corp . began operations as a separate entity after a public offering of 143 , 000 shares of its common stock by f . eberstadt & co . , inc .\nthe diversey name extends back to 1923 , with the formation of diversey corporation in chicago . it eventually became known as diverseylever , and , in 2002 , johnson wax professional acquired the company from unilever nv . the combined company was known as johnsondiversey , inc . until today\u2019s name change .\nis sc johnson affiliated with diversey ? diversey grew from a division of sc johnson that , years ago , was focused on commercial cleaning products and systems . in 1999 , it separated from sc johnson and became a stand - alone company called johnson wax professional . in 2002 , it acquired diverseylever to become johnsondiversey inc . , and in 2009 , along with a recapitalization deal it became diversey , inc . in 2011 , it was acquired by sealed air corporation . you can visit the company\u2019s website to learn more : urltoken .\nthe flags of countries where the company conducts business adorn the diversey headquarters in sturtevant .\non june 1 , 2011 , sealed air corporation announced its intention to purchase diversey , inc . in 2013 , sealed air announced new divisional strategies , creating the business entities of food care , product care and diversey care . dr . ilham kadri became president of diversey care , sealed air\u2019s hygiene and cleaning business unit . in october 2016 , sealed air announced a plan to spin - off its diversey care division along with the food hygiene and cleaning business within its food care division .\na year ago , diversey adopted its current name and announced that investment firm clayton dubilier & rice inc . would invest $ 477 million for a 46 % stake in the company . the johnson family of racine retains 50 % ownership .\nthe kochs wanted to give their new organization a name that \u201cwould not limit them , one that had no connotation , and did not mean a thing\u201d . they discussed this while lunching at a restaurant on diversey avenue in chicago . when the elder kochs looked out at the street sign he had his name . herbert remained chairman of diversey , inc . for 35 years .\ndiversey ranks third on deloitte ' s annual wisconsin 75 list of the state ' s largest private companies .\nboth businesses continued to grow and thrive throughout the 20th century , serving customers around the world . in 1996 , the diversey business corporation was acquired by unilever to become diverseylever . then , in 1997 , the commercial and institutional portion of what was known as s . c . johnson & son , inc . commercial markets separated from its parent company to form s . c . johnson commercial markets , inc . , which operated as johnson wax professional .\nwelcome to the safety data sheet library for diversey . this site provides you access to sds information for current diversey care and food care products specific for your country . you can find more information about our products at urltoken .\nfor 95 years , diversey has pioneered cleaning and hygiene technologies that help protect and care for people every day .\nhome to all the latest news , featured stories , media assets and contacts to help you tell the diversey story .\ndiversey branded products are helping create a new global leader in food safety and security , facility hygiene and product protection .\nin march 2017 , bain capital private equity announced that it was purchasing the diversey care division of sealed air as well as the food hygiene solution business that was part of its food care division to be managed as a standalone company . the sale was completed september 6 , 2017 , once again establishing the company back to its founding name , diversey , inc . dr . kadri was named president and ceo of the new organization .\nthe deal would make johnson wax the second - largest commercial cleaning products company in the world , based on sales , behind no . 1 ecolab inc . the deal must be approved by regulators .\ndeloitte will honor the wisconsin 75 largest private companies and recognize five companies as distinguished performers on tuesday at pier wisconsin . liz uihlein , president of uline inc . , will be the keynote speaker .\nin 2011 , diversey was acquired by sealed air corporation , creating a new global leader in food safety and security , facility hygiene and product protection .\na better future starts by reevaluating where you want to go and how you want to get there . careers at diversey offer every opportunity to reach your goals .\nin 2002 , johnson wax professional acquired the diverseylever business from unilever and the combined company became johnsondiversey until march 2010 , when the name was simplified to diversey .\nadded diversey president and ceo ed lonergan : \u201csimplifying our name to diversey and adopting a meaningful , unified global brand image derives from our commitment to provide our customers and their employees with superior and sustainable cleaning , sanitizing and hygiene solutions . our new brand strengthens our ability to communicate the benefits of our high quality products and services . \u201d\ndiversey\u2019s new identity , branding and tagline will be introduced in a phased approach over the next two years . diversey will showcase its new brand at upcoming industry shows and customer events , including the largest trade show for the cleaning and sanitation industry , issa interclean , to be held april 26 th \u2013 29 th in amsterdam . diversey will also host a daylong summit on climate change for its customers and business partners just prior to interclean , a further demonstration of its industry leadership in sustainability and environmental issues .\ntoday ' s diversey has a rich legacy of businesses that were pioneers in the commercial , cleaning and hygiene business . its roots begin in 1886 , when s . c . johnson founded his parquet floor business in racine , wisconsin . not too long after , another of our legacy businesses , diversey corporation , was founded in 1923 in chicago .\nin july 2009 , unilever reduced its equity interest in johnsondiversey to 4 percent . at the same time , johnsondiversey announced that clayton , dubillier & rice , inc . ( cd & r ) would take a 46 percent equity interest as part of a broader recapitalization initiative . the diversey name was sold with all the brands used exclusively by the diverseylever operations . diverseylever continued to sell certain consumer brands retained by unilever to professional and cash - and - carry channels .\nthe new diversey logo appears with the stylized water lily and the company ' s new tagline - -\nfor a cleaner , healthier future .\n( graphic : business wire )\ndiversey also is embracing water quality initiatives , such as the ongoing civic effort to assemble milwaukee - area water - technology companies and academic institutions into a cluster that can attract research funding and develop related business .\ned lonergan , diversey president and ceo , and matthews said running a global business from a base in southeast wisconsin has advantages , but they said there are improvements that could be made to the business climate here .\nwhile diversey is privately held , its debt is traded publicly , which means it reports financial data publicly . in 2009 , its net income was $ 7 . 9 million on revenue of $ 3 . 1 billion .\nsealed air corp . engages in the provision of food safety and security , facility hygiene and product protection services . it operates through the following segments : food care , diversey care , product care , and other . the food care segment focuses on providing processors , retailers and food service operators a broad range of integrated system solutions that improve the management of contamination risk and facility hygiene during the food and beverage production process , extend product shelf life through packaging technologies , and improve merchandising , ease - of - use , and back - of - house preparation processes the diversey care segment represents the broad offering of diversey\u2122 branded system solutions for facility hygiene , food safety and security , and infection control .\nthe diversey corporation was founded on august 4 , 1923 by august kochs and son , herbert w . kochs , as a specialty subsidiary of victor chemical works , their chicago - based industrial cleaner business that was founded two decades earlier , in 1902 .\n\u201ctoday represents an important milestone in the history of our company , \u201d said s . curtis johnson , diversey\u2019s chairman . \u201cour new identity and tagline captures our people\u2019s passion for helping to make our world cleaner , healthier and safer for future generations . \u201d\nthe deal marks a bold bet for s . curtis johnson , who was named chairman of johnson wax after it split from its parent company , s . c . johnson & son inc . , in 1999 . johnson , 46 , is the great - great - grandson of the founder of the venerable consumer products - maker , known for brands such as pledge , ziploc bags and edge shaving gel .\nwhen do the notes issued in may 2013 mature ? s . c . johnson & son , inc . has determined that the notes it issued in may 2013 , which mature on may 15 , 2043 , were \u201cpublicly traded\u201d pursuant to treas . reg . 1 . 1273 - 2 ( f ) ( 9 ) . the issue price was 98 . 096 % of value of the principal amount of notes .\nunilever is to buy diversey , the molson speciality chemicals division , for can $ 780m ( $ 582m ) in a move that represents unilever ' s largest takeover in 15 years . unilever says that the buy will complement its existing industrial and institutional cleaning products .\nfew companies can say the work they do every day directly contributes to protecting human life and improving the quality of communities ,\nlonergan said .\nour employees tell us they ' re drawn to diversey both because of what we do and how we do it .\nwith annual sales of more than $ 3 . 0 billion in more than 175 countries , diversey is a leading global provider of commercial cleaning , sanitation and hygiene solutions . the company serves commercial customers in the building management , lodging , food service , retail , health care , and food and beverage sectors .\ntoronto - based diversey enjoyed profits of $ 51 . 4m on sales of $ 766m in 1994 and is particularly strong in the north american market . unilever ' s sales in the us are now set to double to around $ 453m while sales in europe could rise to $ 906m from $ 528m in 1994 .\nin 1978 , the molson companies limited , perhaps best known for being north america\u2019s oldest brewery , continued a strategic diversification that included chemical specialties acquisitions . the company offered diversey corp . $ 28 per share of stock , making it molson\u2019s first large u . s . acquisition . herbert kochs remained chairman until retirement in 1979 .\nthe major cause of molson ' s anxiety to get rid of diversey has been the growing operating loss of its us branch , which reached $ 11m in q3 1995 ( on sales of $ 116m ) . molson responded by slashing 500 jobs , saving $ 25m / year on paper . the problem apparently began with molson ' s 1991 takeover of us cleaning products company dubois chemicals . the amalgamation of the two firms is said to have resulted in weaker service and slower deliveries .\nthe corporation\u2019s new name and brand are captured in a new logo that includes the diversey name and a stylized water lily\u2014 a reflection of the company\u2019s heritage of environmental leadership . the bright , clean and contemporary qualities of the new mark connote the spirit of the brand . in selected applications , the logo appears with the new tagline \u201cfor a cleaner , healthier future , \u201d further strengthening the message of the company\u2019s purpose . the new logo and tagline are two elements of a broader rebranding of the organization that will touch every piece of communication worldwide .\nexplore chicago tribune archive , both historical and recent editions . find archives for chicago tribune , the chicago weekly tribune , . find newspaper articles and clippings for help with genealogy , history and other research .\ntutorials & video to help you get started using the website . start now \u00bb\njavascript required : we ' re sorry , but urltoken doesn ' t work properly without javascript enabled . you will need to enable javascript by changing your browser settings . learn how to enable it .\ncookies required : we ' re sorry , but urltoken doesn ' t work properly without cookies enabled . you will need to enable cookies by changing your browser settings .\njohnson wax professional has agreed to acquire the industrial cleaning business of unilever plc in a $ 1 . 6 billion deal that more than doubles its sales and extends its international reach .\nunder the terms of the agreement , johnson wax , of racine , wis . , would pay unilever $ 1 billion in cash and would owe it another $ 279 million . johnson wax also would give unilever a one - third stake , valued at $ 300 million , in the privately held company , bringing the total value of the transaction to $ 1 . 6 billion .\nhe is buying a larger business than his own . unilever ' s cleaning unit , called diverseylever , had sales of $ 1 . 5 billion in the year ended june 1 . it has about 11 , 000 employees , primarily in europe and latin america .\nby comparison , johnson wax had sales of $ 1 . 1 billion in its last fiscal year , primarily in floor - care and cleaning products sold in north america . it employs about 3 , 800 people , including about 1 , 000 in racine . but the chairman saw an opportunity for quick growth in a highly fragmented industry after unilever put the cleaning business up for sale a year ago .\nwe have been looking to expand our capabilities to become more of a total solutions provider ,\njohnson said .\ndiverseylever specializes in cleaning products used in dishwashing , laundry and food processing . its customers are primarily in the hospital , lodging and restaurant industries , including such major chains as mcdonald ' s corp .\ndiverseylever ' s expertise with large customers should help johnson wax , which is better known for managing its brands , said dmitry silversteyn , an analyst in the specialty chemicals industry at midwest research .\ninstitutional cleaning is all about service ,\nhe said .\nnobody cares about brands .\nfor unilever , the sale represents the continued dismantling of the anglo - dutch conglomerate to focus on its leading food brands , such as lipton tea and hellman ' s mayonnaise as well as personal - care products such as q - tips and vaseline .\nthe company recently has sold a soup division to campbell soup co . and its elizabeth arden cosmetics business . the disposal of diverseylever will help reduce unilever ' s debt after its $ 24 . 3 billion bestfoods acquisition in october 2000 .\nunilever shares gained 15 cents , to $ 31 . 55 , on tuesday on the new york stock exchange .\nunilever agreed to take an equity position in johnson wax to make the deal more economically feasible for johnson wax . under the agreement , johnson wax would buy back its stake five to seven years after the deal closes , johnson said . the companies expect to complete the transaction by the end of the first quarter of 2002 .\nanalysts said regulators might scrutinize the deal because it unites the second - and third - largest cleaning products companies in the $ 15 billion industry .\njohnson wax said it expects some job losses and plant closings if the deal closes but said it did not have specifics at this time .\nthat ' s due in part to having a relatively new name and being a business that caters to commercial and industrial customers all over the world .\nfrom its sturtevant headquarters , the company directs a worldwide workforce of about 11 , 000 and has sales in 175 countries . it employs 1 , 000 people in wisconsin .\nmost people at home don ' t know about us because what we do by definition is outside the home ,\nsaid john matthews , senior vice president for corporate affairs and chief of staff to the company ' s president .\nan area where we really see a huge opportunity is in beginning to seriously treat the milwaukee - to - chicago corridor as an economy rather than a bunch of jurisdictions strung together ,\nmatthews said .\nwhether people want to recognize it or not , it is a regional economy .\ntaking a regional approach plays a significant role in attracting executives and middle - management talent to the company .\nthe biggest strategic driver for us is to be able to attract a world - class talent pool ,\nmatthews said .\nin order to do that , it ' s very important for us to be able to position this company as being in the milwaukee - chicago economic corridor , where there are vast opportunities and tremendous options for lifestyle , for homes , education , as well as a vibrant business community .\ntransportation continues to be a huge part of the equation .\na great example is the acute need for a commuter rail line that serves the entire region ,\nlonergan said in an e - mail .\nwe need to be able to attract employees from the entire region , so more complete transportation options are critical .\nlocation , though , isn ' t the only thing a company needs to attract quality workers .\na growing middle class in many areas of the world will continue to lead growth , lonergan and matthews said .\nmuch of our growth as a company is coming from emerging markets such as india , china and brazil ,\nlonergan said .\nthat growth\nis happening the way it should ,\nmatthews said .\nit ' s the result of people rising up out of poverty , wanting their lives to be better , wanting to be healthier , and these populations will no longer tolerate ( for example ) a food supply that isn ' t protected . their expectations for hygiene increase every day .\nthere ' s a growing environmental ethic in emerging markets ,\nhe said .\nit ' s having a dramatic impact on how commerce happens in those markets .\nwe think the milwaukee effort has the potential to capture a leadership role across the country ,\nmatthews said ,\nand we ' re excited to be part of that .\nfor information on the program , visit urltoken . for more coverage of the wisconsin 75 , visit urltoken .\nwhen s . c . johnson scion curt johnson was first charged with repeated sexual assault of a child in 2011 , he faced a prison term of up to 40 years if convicted .\nlater , when it was revealed that the girl in question was johnson ' s stepdaughter , the racine , wisc . district attorney ' s office filed to amend his initial felony charges to include incest .\non friday , after three years of pre - trial litigation , the cleaning products heir - - worth $ 3 billion - - was sentenced instead to four months in jail and a $ 6 , 000 fine .\njohnson entered guilty pleas to two drastically reduced misdemeanor charges of fourth - degree sexual assault and disorderly conduct .\nhad the case made it to trial , there was a mounting feeling among residents of the johnson family ' s hometown of racine that the 59 - year - old would walk .\nthe prosecution saw their case weaken when johnson ' s stepdaughter refused to testify or turn her medical records over to the court .\nthe billionaire was accused of molesting his teen stepdaughter for three years , when she was between the ages of 12 and 15 .\nhe is said to have implicated himself in these crimes by confessing to his therapist in arizona . that treatment center refused to turn over their records , further hampering the prosecution ' s efforts .\njudicial decisions and witness issues pretty much left prosecutors with nothing ,\nsaid a source close to the trial .\njohnson agreed to the drastically reduced plea deal , even though there wouldn ' t have been much evidence they could bring in at a trial .\nat his sentencing on friday , johnson apologized to the girl , now 19 , although she wasn ' t present . she and her mother , johnson ' s former secretary , now live far from wisconsin in north carolina . the mother remains married to johnson and was in court on friday .\ni\u2019d like to deeply apologize to my stepdaughter , [ name redacted ] , and my wife . . . for the tremendous hurt i have caused ,\nhe said .\njohnson is required to report to the racine county jail this saturday , june 14 - - which the racine journal - times notes is the day before father ' s day .\nfor more on curt johnson ' s long road to jail , read my forbes magazine story on the case .\nstay on top of market volatility and inform your commercial strategies with pricing , data , news and analysis .\nhistorical , current and forecast prices , together with commentaries , to help you track price fluctuation and understand price drivers and trends . make fast and confident decisions and gauge the best time to buy or sell .\nan end - to - end perspective across the global petrochemical supply chain . it provides data on import and export volumes , plant capacities , production , consumption and chemical trade flows .\nour 24 / 7 news coverage keeps you fully informed of key events in your marketplace as they happen \u2013 including market moves , analytics , data and more .\nsign up for our icis newsletters to receive the latest market developments , headline news and insights into chemical price changes and the impact on markets .\nthe product care segment offers costumers a portfolio of product care systems designed for use across a range of applications and industries . the other segment invovles medical applications and new venture businesses . the company was founded by alfred w . fielding and marc chavannes in 1960 and is headquartered in elmwood park , nj .\na longtime westrock bull cheers its $ 4 . 9 billion takeover of kapstone paper\nsources : factset , bloomberg , s & p ; cap iq ; forbes .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhome to all the latest news , featured stories , media assets and contacts to help you tell the sealed air story .\nwith a portfolio of widely recognized brands , sealed air creates a world that feels , tastes and works better . proving that reinvesting in the future starts by investing in today .\nre - 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( official abbreviated name johnsondiversey portugal s . a . )\nuse our directories of canadian companies to find suppliers , research competitors , check a company ' s federal corporation status and more . search or browse the directories or register your own company .\none search to find federally incorporated businesses and businesses registered in nova scotia , ontario and quebec .\nlook up federal corporations by corporate name , corporation number , or business number ( bn ) .\nlists of companies that import goods into canada , sorted by product , by city or by country of origin .\nlogin error when trying to access an account ( e . g . my service canada account )\nwhen alfred w . fielding and marc chavannes set out to create a new kind of wallpaper , they instead invented bubble wrap \u00ae and forever changed how we pack and ship parcels . and that was just the beginning .\nin 1957 , alfred w . fielding and marc chavannes set out to create a new wall covering by laminating two plastic sheets with air bubbles in between . although their invention never caught on as interior decor , the two men discovered their new material\u2019s light weight and insulating properties were very useful\u2014first as greenhouse insulation and then as the packing material we now know as bubble wrap \u00ae . in 1960 , fielding and chavannes founded sealed air corporation with bubble wrap \u00ae as the company\u2019s signature brand .\nthe purchase of canada\u2019s smith packaging , ltd . in 1970 and its subsequent rechristening as sealed air of canada , ltd . , marked the official arrival of sealed air as an international company . the emergence of global growth , environmental awareness and a new era in logistics all played critical roles in shaping our business in the years since .\nthe 1980s arrived and so did the floppy disk . its role in data transfer expanded the demand for padded mailers . in turn , sealed air acquired jiffy packaging corporation in 1987 . in addition to adding polyethylene foam and other plastic and paper packaging products , we launched our first food packaging product by acquiring the dri - loc \u00ae absorbent pad line . the 1980s also marked the expansion of operations in italy and spain and the opening of a new instapak \u00ae foam facility in the netherlands .\nthroughout the 1990s , sealed air\u2019s business became increasingly global . new plants were opened in germany and spain . in 1998 , sealed air purchased the cryovac \u00ae packaging business from w . r . grace , to create the world ' s leading protective and specialty packaging company . for over 50 years , cryovac \u00ae brand packaging solutions have been revolutionizing food packaging worldwide with vacuum shrink bags , laminates and case - ready solutions that extend the shelf life of fresh food .\nin 2014 , the company announced that it would be establishing a new global headquarters in charlotte , north carolina , relocating to a modern , state - of - the art , environmentally - sustainable campus that would become the headquarters for its divisions , research & development facilities , and corporate offices . sealed air broke ground in june 2015 on our new charlotte campus , and employees began moving on to the new campus at the end of 2016 . we received leed gold certification for our charlotte global corporate headquarters and held the official ribbon - cutting for the new campus in may 2017 .\nas unilever shifted focus to its portfolio of consumer businesses , the diverseylever institutional and industrial cleaning business was sold in 2002 to racine , wis . - based johnson wax professional ( jwp ) in the united states . unilever retained a 33 - percent equity interest in the newly - combined johnsondiversey business .\nthe acquisition created the second largest company in the institutional and industrial ( i & i ) market with approximately $ 2 . 6 billion in sales and combined two global cleaning and sanitation industries with very little market overlap\u2014johnson wax professional in floor care and housekeeping , and diverseylever in warewashing , laundry and food processing / sanitation .\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse this business wire site ( and / or any other business wire website ) , you accept the use of cookies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhere are some quick faqs to answer questions you might have . or , if your question isn ' t here , visit our helpline here .\ni\u2019m a member of the media and have a question . who should i call ? please visit our press room or call our media hotline at 1 - 262 - 260 - 2440 .\nwhat does it mean to be \u201ca family company ? \u201d it means that sc johnson has been led by the johnson family for five generations . fisk johnson , our current chairman and ceo , is the great - great - grandson of the company\u2019s founder . being a family company also means we put core values \u2013 such as integrity , respect , fairness and trust \u2013 above everything else . being privately held enables us to focus on doing what\u2019s right for the next generation , not just the next quarter\u2019s earnings report . learn more about our family story .\nhas sc johnson always had its headquarters in racine , wisconsin ? yes . the company was founded in racine in 1886 when samuel curtis johnson bought the parquet flooring business from the racine hardware company . find out more about how the company got started .\ncan i visit sc johnson and see the frank lloyd wright - designed headquarters ? absolutely ! find out more about visiting our campus .\ni think i\u2019d like to work at sc johnson . where can i find out more ? visit our careers section for a wide variety of information about what it\u2019s like to work here and what jobs are available .\ni have feedback to share about an sc johnson product . who should i contact ? as a family company , we care about making life cleaner , easier and better for families . we want to hear your thoughts , good or not - so - good . you can contact us using the\ncontact us\nlink at the top right of every page on this site , or click here . 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{"id": 54297, "summary": [{"text": "the orchard is an american music and entertainment company founded in 1997 by richard gottehrer and scott cohen , wholly owned by sony music and based in new york city .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "it specializes in media distribution , marketing , and sales and collaborates with independent artists , labels , and others to provide content worldwide . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "the orchard ( company )", "paragraphs": ["experience home grown family fun and food at the orchard and company this fall .\nsearch for this case : lichterman v . ioda / the orchard company et al\nhere is the full press release issued by our parent company - the orchard . . .\nsony will be the 100 % owner of music distribution company the orchard after the end of this month .\nbrad navin , ceo of the orchard on march 26 , 2015 at the orchard ' s new york ofiice .\nthis year , the company has acquired blind pig records and signed a strategic partnership with german services company membram .\nioda / the orchard company , kuz music ltd . / kiril zdrokov and paul sieminski / wordpress automatic , inc\nit\u2019s not like they are going to penalise orchard or any other party as they may be contributors to their company .\nbrad navin ( pictured ) , ceo of the orchard said : \u201cwe\u2019re honored to welcome finetunes and phonofile to the orchard family .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at the orchard , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the the orchard company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at the orchard .\nthe orchard is a music distribution , marketing and sales company for artists and labels to distribute content to digital and mobile outlets .\nsydney , australia \u2013 june 27 , 2018 \u2013 the orchard has named blake rayner as gm of the company\u2019s australia and new zealand business .\nthe orchard\u2019s newly - expanded global team will continue to be managed by company ceo brad navin ( pictured ) under the ownership of sony .\nthe orchard was fully acquired by sony in 2015 in a $ 200m ( \u20ac136m ) deal with stakeholder orchard asset holdings , llc .\nall current red distribution label managers and account executives are becoming part of the orchard team and will relocate to the orchard\u2019s headquarters in new york .\nas we reported earlier , the orchard and ioda are merging . a joint statement from both digital music distributors confirmed that the combined company will be called the orchard . brad navin , current ceo of the orchard , will become the ceo of the combined company . kevin arnold , founder and ceo of ioda , will take on an advisory role to the board of directors for new the orchard and work on strategic projects for part - owner sony .\nthe orchard and ioda have announced an agreement to combine their global digital distribution businesses . the new company will operate under the name of the orchard and aims to create a new market leader for digital distribution of music and video .\na louisville production company has signed a deal to sell a feature - length movie to a los angeles - zbased film - distribution company .\nthe company won ' t get too big for its britches , though \u2014 it ' s a louisville company , and it will stay that way .\non 1 april 1976 apple was founded , making the company 41 years old as of the 1 april 2017 - here ' s a historical breakdown of the company .\nthe orchard is merging with ioda and sony music is making a major investment in the new company , according to several reports . sources tell hypebot that talks began with the orchard hoping to purchase ioda , which sony owns a major stake in . dimensional associates , the private equity arm of jds capital management and owners of the orchard , had reportedly hoped to roll up several distributors including the orchard , the orchard and iris into a digital music powerhouse . but sony had other plans .\nmanlio celotti , managing director of the orchard europe added : \u201cthe addition of these two respected companies to the orchard further establishes our strong service offering across the continent and beyond .\norchard & company 321 st . julian street , duncan , bc v9l 3s5 phone ( 250 ) 746 - 5899 fax ( 250 ) 746 - 7182\nnew york , ny \u2013 april 17 , 2018 \u2013 the orchard has named jay andino vice president of the company\u2019s newly established urban division , it was announced today .\nin the us market , that means the end of sony red as a distribution company .\nnow the company wants to take advantage of digital changes in the movie business . executives declined to disclose financial details but said the orchard ' s film revenue increased more than 70 % last year , while the company ' s overall sales increased about 15 % . the orchard , now run by chief executive brad navin , is privately held .\nbrad navin , ceo of the orchard , will serve as ceo of the new company , and ioda founder / ceo kevin arnold will take on an advisory role to the orchard\u2019s board of directors . arnold will also work on strategic projects for sony .\nin another major move into the indie sector , sony music entertainment has agreed to purchase the remaining equity stake in the orchard from dimensional associates , giving the major full ownership of the company .\n\u201cthe orchard is home to so many amazing labels and artists ; it\u2019s an honor to rejoin the company , \u201d phelps said . \u201ci look forward to working with their impressive staff and roster , and helping grow the orchard\u2019s relationships with nashville\u2019s creative community . \u201d\non march 5 , 2012 , billboard reported that ioda and the orchard were merging , with sony music entertainment serving as a strategic investor in the combined entity . the report suggested that sony , which already owned 51 % of ioda , would accelerate the acquisition of the remainder of the company to complete the deal with the orchard . the following day , ioda and the orchard announced an agreement to combine their global digital distribution businesses in a merged company called the orchard . sony , which owned 50 % of the new venture , had the option to buy the remainder of the merged company at a later date . [ 51 ] [ 52 ] in march 2015 , sony acquired the remaining 49 % of the company it didn ' t own from dimensional associates , making the orchard a wholly owned subsidiary of sony music entertainment . [ 53 ]\non march 5 , 2012 , billboard reported that ioda and the orchard were merging , with sony music entertainment serving as a strategic investor in the combined entity . the report suggested that sony , which already owned 51 % of ioda , would accelerate the acquisition of the remainder of the company to complete the deal with the orchard . the following day , ioda and the orchard announced an agreement to combine their global digital distribution businesses in a merged company called the orchard . sony , which owned 50 % of the new venture , had the option to buy the remainder of the merged company at a later date . [ 45 ] [ 46 ] in march 2015 , sony acquired the remaining 49 % of the company it didn ' t own from dimensional associates , making the orchard a wholly owned subsidiary of sony music entertainment . [ 47 ]\nthe deal was negotiated by the orchard\u2019s danny grant and caa media finance on behalf of the filmmakers .\nonce completed , the series will be made available via the orchard\u2019s youtube network , the companies said .\nalerts are emailed to you whenever certain company information is posted to this site .\nthe orchard , a music , video and film distribution company , will continue to develop the video catalog , open new balconies and increase engagement across the channel . the orchard currently distributes other digital video content including a documentary channel opus docs and the sports network echo boom sports .\nthe man who had co - founded the company was returning to it after 12 years away .\nthe major merged the orchard with ioda back in may 2012 when both were purely digital aggregators .\nthe duplass - orchard deal was negotiated by jessica lacy at icm partners and josh braun at submarine entertainment with danielle digiacomo from the orchard . the duplass brothers are repped by icm partners .\ngreat company and great product , we love working with the good folks at smeltzer orchards .\nto be sure , many of the components of the orchard\u2019s mcn aren\u2019t new . the company has operated its own orchard . tv youtube channel since 2006 and was among youtube\u2019s first premium content partners in 2008 when the google - owned video platform rolled out its ad revenue sharing program . since then , the orchard has managed youtube channels for hundreds of independent artists and labels .\nthe orchard , celebrating 20 years in business , is a pioneering music , film and video distribution company operating in more than 25 global markets . with a holistic approach to sales and marketing combined with industry - leading technology and operations , the orchard amplifies . . .\nborders said the smaller distribution companies often end up being the better deal for a production company , .\nallowed to work freely within the company , management is top - notch and encouraging . pay & benefits were excellent . great work atmosphere . i enjoyed my time at the orchard greatly .\nthe unified company will offer unparalleled levels of comprehensive service to the independent community with global reach and an experienced local staff in more than 30 markets worldwide . this includes in the u . k . , where it was recently announced sony music\u2019s essential business will be integrated into the orchard , as well as in north america where the distribution division of red , sony music\u2019s u . s . independent services company , will be merged into the orchard . all current red distribution label managers and account executives will become part of the orchard team and relocate to the orchard\u2019s headquarters in new york .\nthe orchard , a company that started 16 years ago as an independent record distribution shop on orchard street in new york , announced on oct . 10 it has formed a youtube multi - channel network , or mcn , with more than 1 , 000 channels across the globe .\nthe company was founded in 1997 by scott cohen and richard gottehrer in new york , ny .\nthe company was founded in 1997 by richard gottehrer and scott cohen in new york , ny .\nthe company is partnering with the new york television festival to offer a guaranteed six - episode digital series order to a filmmaker participating in this year\u2019s festival . dubbed the orchard go project , the winner will be selected from the festival\u2019s official artists program , and will produce the series in partnership with the orchard and nytvf .\nthe company was bought by the orchard in 2014 and now finds itself headquartered in new york and setting up its own label . all this , from an idea that started as a hangover .\ncopyright\u00a92017 the orchard & co . | 7255 us hwy 42 north | plain city , oh 43064\n\u201cthe orchard\u2019s independent spirit and structure makes this acquisition a true \u2018win - win\u2019 for all involved .\nas the industry\u2019s leading independent distributor and label services company , the orchard reaches digital and physical retailers worldwide . comprised of digital natives specialized in marketing , advertising , sync licensing , video monetization , performance rights services and more , the orchard empowers artists and labels to connect with fans across the globe .\nas part of the deal , sony , which already owns 51 % of ioda , would have to accelerate the acquisition of the remainder of that company so that it can complete the deal with the orchard , sources suggest . sony will own at least 50 % of the merged company , the sources add . as a result of the deal , the merged company will have revenues of about $ 130 million , according to sources .\naccording to the filing , the orchard is currently owned by orchard assets holdings , believed to be a joint venture between dimensional associates and sony . sony bought what has been consistently described as a majority stake in the orchard in march 2012 . while the exact percentages of sony ' s stake have never been publicly disclosed , sources say sony owed 51 % of the company and dimensional the remaining 49 % .\nsony music entertainment , which owns the orchard and red , two of the three largest independent distributors in the u . s . , will merge the two into one global company operating under the orchard brand . this move comes on the heels of the announcement last week that essential , the u . k . distributor sony bought last year , had been merged into the orchard , along with an earlier announcement that two other acquired indie distributors , germany - based finetunes and norway ' s phonofile , had been merged into the orchard .\nunder the initiative , sony music entertainment will combine its regional independent distribution groups around the world into the orchard , and its various teams will unite as a single global team managed by the orchard ceo brad navin .\nfitzer said he and borders started the company in 2011 . in 2013 , roark came on board to manage the business side of the company and allow fitzer and borders to focus on the creative side . and since 2013 , fitzer said , the company has more than tripled its annual revenue \u2014 and its projects .\nownership of the new company will be split between sony and dimensional associates , the investment group that currently owns the orchard . further terms of the deal were not disclosed . but according to three people briefed on the matter who were not authorized to speak about it , sony , which has a majority stake in ioda , will buy out the rest of that company and have more than 50 percent of the new orchard .\n\u00a92018 frederator networks , inc . a wow ! unlimited media company . all rights reserved .\nan analysis of why the orchard chose to go this route appears in this week ' s billboard .\nlabels distributed by finetunes and phonofile will gain access to the orchard\u2019s services in over 25 territories worldwide .\n\u201cthe orchard\u2019s independent spirit and structure makes this acquisition a true \u2018win - win\u2019 for all involved . \u201d\nthe major first merged the orchard with its own ioda back in may 2012 when both were purely digital aggregators .\nthat hit , we all now know , was the macintosh : the machine that largely guaranteed the company ' s future .\noccasionally policies dictated by the parent company ( sony music ) conflict with orchard operating procedures to a degree . the expense report program has time - wasting redundancies that seem programmed that way to discourage its use .\nthe orchard\u2019s new toronto office will work to provide distribution services and solutions to numerous independent artists and labels based in canada , as well as serve as the local marketer of content from the orchard\u2019s other labels from around the world .\ngoogle declined further comment . the search giant said company policy prohibited it from saying whether youtube was even aware of the situation , and whether it has ever taken action against any company for abusing content id policy .\nthe orchard ceo brad navin addressed iris - distributed labels in the email , welcoming them to the company and expressing an eagerness to work together .\nstarting now , our expanded company in san francisco , new york , london , berlin , paris , barcelona and florence is at your service ,\nhe said in the statement .\nthe orchard also began its life as an independent company , but gained sony music as a shareholder via its merger with rival ioda in 2012 . the music major then took complete ownership of the music services firm in 2015 .\nthe company was named for the location of its first office , a converted tenement on orchard street on the lower east side . by the early 2000s the first digital retailers had opened , and the company began to expand around the world . ( mr . cohen now works in its london office . ) in 2003 it was purchased by dimensional associates , which also owns the download service emusic . after going public in 2007 , the orchard was taken private again this year by dimensional .\nto explain what happened next , we need to step back a few months and look at the company structure .\nthe orchard , celebrating 20 years in business , is a pioneering music , film and video distribution company operating in more than 30 global markets . with a holistic approach to sales and marketing combined with industry - leading technology and operations , the orchard amplifies reach and revenue across hundreds of digital , physical and mobile outlets around the world .\nthe orchard streamlines content owners\u2019 business complexity with an intuitive client dashboard , comprehensive rights management and tailored client support .\n\u201cjay\u2019s enthusiasm and exceptional track record in the urban genre make him the ideal candidate for the orchard\u2019s urban music division , \u201d navin said . \u201cwe are excited to welcome him to our global team as we further expand the orchard\u2019s unparalleled offering . \u201d\nthe news of a worldwide merge follows last week\u2019s news that sony\u2019s red essential was being folded into the orchard in the uk market .\nwith the orchard deal , 180 degrees has been offered a theatrical release as well as more than enough money to recover the production costs they already have spent on the movie . the three owners declined to discuss financial details of the deal since the orchard now owns the rights to the film . the orchard not only will fund the movie , it also will handle worldwide and domestic distribution of the movie , including advertising .\nthis isn ' t the first feature - length film the louisville company has produced . its first movie under the company name was\npleased to meet me ,\na 2013 drama , which was released at the cbgb film festival in new york .\nin europe , key senior staffers include mds ian dutt and mike chadwick , who head up the orchard ' s u . k . office and md manlio celotti , with all three reporting to orchard coo colleen theis .\nwith global reach across digital , cable tv , and subscription on - demand services , the orchard brings films and television to screens , big and small . with sales and marketing experience to get the best exposure and a powerful platform , the orchard\u2019s blend of human expertise and innovative tech make it a transparent , unique and forward - thinking company .\nthe stakes couldn ' t have been higher for either man - or either company - but in the end apple chose nextstep .\nborders said the three of company owners been watching the film scene in kentucky grow since the 2015 adoption of statewide filming production tax credits .\ntwo years later came its acquisition by the orchard , but o\u2019regan doesn\u2019t feel under pressure to fast - track the revenue potential .\nthe deal was negotiated by the orchard\u2019s danielle digiacomo and by films boutique\u2019s jean - christophe simon & louis balsan on behalf of the filmmakers .\nthe orchard aims to release 10 to 12 theatrical movies a year , taking bets on the more obscure , indie fare not likely to attract the attention of the majors . its recent picks include the libyan revolution chronicle\npoint and shoot ,\nabove . ( the orchard )\nthe orchard , a pioneering independent music and video distribution company operating in more than 25 global markets , provides an innovative and transparent sales and marketing platform for content owners . with industry - leading supply chain management , the orchard\u2019s creative , tailored approach streamlines its clients\u2019 business complexity while amplifying reach and revenue across hundreds of digital , physical and mobile outlets around the world . the orchard was founded in 1997 to foster independence and creativity in the music industry . for further information , please visit\nwe are proud to be a local company jumping into the international arena ,\nborders said .\nour company has kind of been a nice - kept secret , so it\u2019s nice to put a spotlight on it .\nas head of the orchard\u2019s nashville team , phelps will lead strategy , development , label management and marketing for key orchard artists and labels in the market . she will also heighten and maintain relationships with key accounts and clients across a variety of genres , as well as attract , sign and retain new talent in order to grow the orchard\u2019s business in nashville .\nthe orchard is primarily known as an independent music , video , and film distribution company , but it also operates a youtube multi - channel network that consistently ranks among comscore\u2019s top 10 in the us . in fact , the network reached 18 . 1 million unique viewers in july . now , similar to fellow distributors like cinedigm , the orchard is expanding into original content .\napple was a very different company in the 1990s to the one we know today . it had a lot of products and a lot of stock , but not enough customers . there ' s only so long a company can survive like that .\nbillboard reports that sony , which owns 51 % of ioda , will own at least 50 % of the merged company .\nin 2015 the orchard began distributing films theatrically , with digging for fire as first release . [ 59 ] [ 60 ] prior to releasing films theatrically , the company originally released straight - to - video on demand titles . [ 61 ] in june 2015 , the company set a seven film deal with the duplass brothers , mark duplass , and jay duplass . [ 62 ]\nthe deal with the orchard is 180 degrees ' first big jump into the international film scene . borders said that when production of the film wraps up , the orchard will start applying to the big international film festivals . the goal is to do a world premiere of the film at one of the large international festivals .\ntoronto \u2013 july 9 , 2018 \u2013 the orchard announced today that it has named chris hardy as country manager , canada .\nnow his new york digital music firm the orchard is tackling an industry that has proved irresistible for countless entrepreneurs : hollywood .\nif you have received a notice from youtube that your video contains content that is owned or licensed by the orchard , a music and video distribution company , please read the outline below which will address any questions you may have . first off , please know that the orchard does not intend to sue you and , in most cases , will not be removing your video .\nat this point , though , the numbers didn ' t add up , and the lisa had to go . the macintosh went on to define the company .\nof the boston beer company is to seek long - term profitable growth by offering the highest quality product to the u . s . beer drinker .\nthe orchard is a leading music , film and video distribution company operating in over 30 markets worldwide . with a comprehensive artist & label services offering including full - service marketing , sync licensing , video services , transparent data analysis , advertising , rights management , digital and physical distribution and more , the orchard empowers creators and businesses to grow and adapt in the dynamic global industry .\nbefore branching into movies , the orchard was an early mover amid a transitioning music industry . gottehrer first started the company with his business partner scott cohen in new york ' s lower east side in 1997 , supplying independent music to outlets such as cdnow . the company benefited from the music industry ' s rocky transition to a world of itunes and streaming services including spotify , rhapsody and youtube .\nthe company was founded in 1997 as a music distribution and sales company , and had been releasing straight - to - vod movie titles . but davidson , who previously worked as an exec at microsoft\u2019s xbox , came onboard a year ago to grow the movie arm . even though the orchard is fully owned by sony music , it operates independently from sony pictures and sony pictures classics .\nit\u2019s certainly been an interesting ride , o\u2019regan stated ,\nand now with the orchard\u2019s experience and network we can continue the journey . \u201d\norchard is mainly orientated towards enhancing the child\u2019s awareness of colours , forms , and of course fruit and vegetables from all over the world .\nsony - owned distributor the orchard has bolstered its operation in europe with the full acquisition of two rivals : germany\u2019s finetunes and norway\u2019s phonofile .\nthe orchard , which was founded 18 years ago , has brought a number of independent labels in - house during its history .\nstated navin , \u201cour newly merged company is unique in structure , scale and reach . coming together as one company that is both truly global and locally - focused will allow us to take the service we provide to our artist and label partners to the next level .\nnashville , tn \u2013 may 14 , 2018 \u2013 the orchard has named jessica phelps general manager , nashville , it was announced today .\nin early 2003 , the orchard was bought by dimensional associates , the private equity arm of jds capital . danny stein , the ceo of dimensional associates , and joe samberg , the ceo of jds capital , became supervising members of the orchard ' s board of directors , alongside founders richard gottehrer and scott cohen , with stein becoming executive chairman , a position he would hold until 2015 when the company was sold to sony music entertainment .\n. their sources suggest that sony may purchase the rest of dimensional share in the future . the combined distribution company will have revenues of approximately $ 130 million .\nthe boss of indie label repping digital rights agency merlin was scathing yesterday about the news that sony\u2019s the orchard had acquired european independent music distributors phonofile and finetunes . merlin\u2019s charles caldas framed the acquisition as another \u201cland - grab of independent rights\u201d by a major record company via a \u201cfaux - indie imprint\u201d .\nsony is believed to have owned more than 50 % of the merged company , whose annual turnover is comfortably in excess of $ 100m .\nthe ever - enthusiastic gottehrer , still deeply involved in the business he started , said he hopes the orchard gets into bigger feature films as that side of the business grows .\nin a busy week for acquisitions , digital distribution firm the orchard has announced it has bought balconytv , the online video service where artists play a little song on a balcony . the digital company is particularly interested in the fan community the video channel , originally created by three friends in dublin , has built up over the years .\nbalconytv videos are currently viewable through youtube , vevo , daily motion and muzu , among others and will receive increased distribution via the orchard through services such as hulu . the orchard has said it will use the platform , which allows viewer to vote on artists , to further develop balconytv acts .\nas part of the offering , the orchard , celebrating its 20th anniversary , also provides corresponding reporting capabilities of all transactions delivered through the company ' s integrated reporting system , dubbed the orchard workstation , that will help indie labels track all aspects of their business , all the way through to providing royalty reporting and payments to artists and songwriters . the orchard ' s systems and tools allow labels\nto drive efficiency and revenue\nsony executives say , by providing source of stream analysis , physical and digital catalogue management , and integrated data feeds to the royaltyshare artist royalty accounting platform , which the orchard acquired in 2015 . it allows labels to view activity by project , territory , service , and source of stream over any period of time .\nthe script was written by 180 degrees co - owner archie borders and david henry . borders ' partners in the company are erin roark and mike fitzer .\nscully reorganised the company , installed gass\u00e9e at the head of the computer division and made jobs apple ' s chairman . that might sound like a plum job \u2013 indeed , a promotion \u2013 but in reality it was a largely ceremonial role that took the co - founder away from the day - to - day running of the company .\nnow the company is looking for the stamp of legitimacy that comes from getting movies into theaters , in addition to the straight - to - video on - demand market .\nthe orchard has acquired fellow digital distributor iris distribution , bringing further consolidation to the digital distribution marketplace , according to an email apparently addressed to iris - distributed labels from that company ' s co - founder and president matt laszuk . terms of the deal and plans for iris employees were not disclosed in the email .\nindependent music distributor the orchard is celebrating its 15th anniversary with a slew of announcements at midem including new label signings and an expanded european presence .\nthat business now becomes red music as a dedicated full - service marketing agency and label services company , led by president bob morelli .\nthe orchard is a leading music , film and video distribution company operating in over 30 markets worldwide . with a comprehensive artist & label services offering including full - service marketing , sync licensing , video services , transparent data analysis , advertising , rights management , digital and physical distribution and more , the orchard empowers creators and businesses to grow and adapt in the dynamic global industry . for further information , visit www . theorchard . com .\n\u201cthe orchard is the perfect home for our film , \u201d said carly stone . \u201cthey\u2019re passionate , cool and understand how to connect to our target audience . \u201d\ncontinue to build from the top down ( the orchard ceo and coo are both top - notch music and movie pros who are actually fun to work with .\n\u201cthe orchard is the only global comprehensive digital and physical distribution platform with its own delivery , sales , distribution and reporting systems built specifically for independent clients . \u201d\nthe orchard has been sending teams to film festivals like tribeca , tiff and cannes to hunt for movies fit for the big screen . in the coming days , the orchard is sending eight staffers to the sundance film festival in park city , utah , with the hopes of tracking down two or three more titles for this year ' s slate .\nbutler , who started the frenchkiss record label in 1999 ( which has worked with indie strongholds such as the hold steady , the antlers , local natives , passion pit , and bloc party ) , will act as vp of a & r ; at the orchard . he will report to orchard coo colleen theis . paul hanly , frenchkiss ' general manager and director of client relations , will report to orchard vp of client relations , jaclyn bertsch . he will continue to manage fklg ' s day - to - day label activities in addition to the company ' s u . s . new release team .\n\u201cit\u2019s a proprietary tool that finds content on behalf of our client and quickly enables payment , \u201d said the orchard\u2019s chief executive brad navin , who said the system saves the company 250 hours of labor a month by employees manually claiming videos on behalf of clients . \u201cplus , it\u2019s tasty and good for you . \u201d\nwhen paul davidson of the orchard boarded a plane for park city last january , he knew he had to make a splash at the sundance film festival . the company\u2019s senior vp of film and television scooped up five buzzy titles in utah , including the raunchy sex comedy \u201cthe overnight , \u201d starring taylor schilling and adam scott , [ \u2026 ]\nlos angeles , ca \u2013 may 14 , 2018 \u2013 the orchard announced today that the company has acquired north american rights to eva vives\u2019 feature directorial debut all about nina , which had its world premiere in the u . s . narrative competition at the 2018 tribeca film festival last month . the film will be released theatrically later this year .\nin this latest deal , dimensional associates , the private equity arm of jds capital management , which is the majority owner of the company , will retain a stake in the merged company . but sources speculate that there probably is an option for sony to buy out dimensional associates at a later date , just like there was in the ioda deal .\nthe orchard was founded by songwriter , record producer , and artist manager richard gottehrer and digital music executive scott cohen back in 1997 . the independent music and video distribution , marketing , and sales organization is now recognized as one of the biggest of its kind . billboard estimates that the orchard has annual revenues of $ 200 million .\nsome red labels told billboard they welcome the change , especially since familiar faces like long - time red staffer becker will now be a part of the orchard team .\nin connection with the creation of the new global structure for the orchard , red in the u . s . is being refocused as a dedicated full - service marketing agency and label services company called red music . the new red music is led by president bob morelli and will provide ongoing marketing , promotion , product management and label services support to its existing u . s . label client base now distributed through the orchard , in addition to offering its suite of services to the wider independent community in the u . s .\napple appealed , but to no avail . however , it did at least avoid losing to xerox , as the palo alto company\u2019s claim was thrown out .\nbut something had to give - and a decision had to be made , which turned out to be one of the most momentous decisions in the company ' s history .\nthe joining of sony music\u2019s independent distribution businesses comes at a time of accelerated international growth for the orchard . the company also has been steadily rolling out enhanced tool sets for labels to drive efficiency and revenue . these include source of stream analysis , physical and digital catalogue management , and integrated data feeds to the royaltyshare artist royalty accounting platform .\nwhen fklg left red distribution to work with the orchard several years ago , butler described the move to billboard in his typically thoughtful , somewhat tangential manner :\nwe went with the orchard fully because we speak the same language ,\nhe said .\nit ' s a lame analogy , but it ' s like [ frenchkiss ] speaks mac , [ not ] pc . people at the orchard speak mac , too . they ' ve been so honest with me for 10 years .\nthe orchard\u2019s mcn is a combination of owned and operated channels as well as channels owned by its partners such as pure noise records , frenchkiss records and metal injection . all told , the orchard ranked as the sixth largest youtube partner as measured by unique viewers in august , with 21 . 2 million unique viewers in the u . s .\nbeing owned by the orchard does take some of the pressure off , but there is still a need for it to prove its worth to its new owners . the main ways balconytv is doing that , beyond the brand deals , is by adding a new promotional platform for orchard acts as well as collecting performances for release on balconytv records .\ntricia arnold joins the company in the role of international sales and distribution director , bringing over 10 years of international indie label and distribution expertise , most recently at ada global .\nthe orchard operates in more than 25 global markets , and says it\u2019s \u201crapidly expanding\u201d its film and television distribution efforts . the company recently acquired a slate of recent festival favorites , including the sundance grand jury documentary prize winner \u201crich hill , \u201d \u201ccommunity\u201d creator dan harmon\u2019s \u201charmontown , \u201d and two films from the tribeca film festival , \u201cpoint and shoot\u201d and \u201cthe canal . \u201d\nthis isn\u2019t a particularly new phenomenon , and occurred in the cd age too , the argument being that it is a nifty way for artists to get the benefits of a major record company\u2019s global infrastructure , while retaining more control over their recordings business , and / or getting to work day - to - day with an independent record company .\nrichard gottehrer , co - founder of the orchard , attends sesac ' s 2014 pop awards at the new york public library on may 5 , 2014 in new york city .\nin this role , hardy will lead the orchard\u2019s expanded canadian operations , overseeing a newly - established team based in toronto that will be focused on further growing the company\u2019s business in the country . hardy will be responsible for driving regional strategy , as well as artist and label management , acquisitions , physical and digital sales , and business development .\nthe deal was negotiated by the orchard\u2019s danielle digiacomo with aqute media\u2019s berry meyerowitz & jeff sackman and icm partners on behalf of the filmmaker . stone is represented by icm partners and good fear .\ntoday we announce that we ' re joining with the orchard . we ' ve thought hard about where the industry is headed , and we truly believe that this is the best next step for our labels . marketing , technology , and legal expertise are all fundamental at the orchard , and we know that they have the momentum to help you succeed for the next nine years .\n\u201ci am excited to be working with colleen and the orchard team , \u201d hardy said . \u201ci have been working very closely with the orchard over the past two years and what quickly became obvious to me is that both the platform and the people are industry leaders . the combination of global reach and team allows us to simplify our label partners business internationally with best in class service . \u201d\nanother company that engages in copyright fraud on youtube is\nthe orchard music\n. i ' ve uploaded old radio shows , which are squarely in the public domain . they submit this same public domain material to the contentid system , and then fraudulently\nconfirm\ntheir ownership when a dispute is filed . there are others doing the same thing with radio shows .\nyoutube users have expressed concerns about the orchard claiming copyright ownership of music used in user - generated content that may or may not belong to them . according to an article posted on the daily rind , [ 50 ] if audio is matched to a particular copyright owner via youtube ' s content identification system , then one or more links will be placed under the video in order to help promote the copyright owner ' s music , with the video remaining available . if the claim has been made in error , the orchard ' s ugc team will remove it after review . in this context , the orchard has been criticised by youtube users for accusing them without justification . in many cases , the orchard did not own any copyrights at all . in some cases , the orchard tried to claim copyrights on songs that appeared in no form in video . [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] [ 54 ]\nfrom the beginning , starbucks set out to be a different kind of company . one that not only celebrated coffee and the rich tradition , but that also brought a feeling of connection .\n\u201cwe feel confident that our labels will be best positioned for a healthy and prosperous future alongside the orchard , that is dedicated to serving independents on a global level . \u201d\nthe two steves founded the company with a trend - bucking debut and had the gumption to target the industry\u2019s biggest names with its two follow ups . that must have left industry watchers wondering where it might go next .\nthe orchard and the independent online distribution alliance ( ioda ) , the two largest digital aggregators in the united states , are merging . sony music entertainment will be a strategic investor in the combined entity , sources tell billboard . biz .\nin 1997 , when richard gottehrer started his digital music company , the orchard , he already had a long and distinguished r\u00e9sum\u00e9 on the creative , sexy side of the music business . as a brill building songwriter , he had helped write \u201cmy boyfriend\u2019s back\u201d and \u201ci want candy\u201d ; later , as a producer of blondie and the go - go\u2019s , he brought the girl - group sensibility into the punk age .\na lot of viral or high - view - count videos benefit from video seeding or work with advertising companies to secure placement on highly - trafficked websites . \u201cthe orchard\u2019s interactive marketing team works on promotion and marketing of releases from our youtube clients . this generally includes a lot of the same efforts a video - seeding company would be involved in . \u201d\nrichard gottehrer , above at the black angels concert at the angel orensanz foundation on the lower east side , was a songwriter and producer for years . now he is the chief creative officer of the orchard , a distributor of digital music .\nnine - year - old iris , co - founded by laszuk and chief marketing officer bryn boughton , joins a growing distribution company that merged with ioda distribution in march . boughton is head of blinkeractive , iris ' s interactive marketing and promotion arm . the orchard also offers marketing services in addition to distribution of both digital and phyiscal product .\n\u201ci am beyond excited to join the team . the orchard is positioned for growth in australia and new zealand and has an impressive global network that most labels simply do not have access to , \u201d rayner said . \u201ci look forward to signing incredible artists , building a great local services team and continuing the strong relationships the orchard has with our artists and label partners here and abroad . \u201d\ndan has a way with making people feel special and part of his universe ,\nsaid joe russo , ceo of\nharmontown\nproduction company starburns industries .\nyou can add kontor new media to your list of idiots . a german company doing much the same as some of the aforementioned copyright claimers . youtube just flagged a bunch of my songs which kontor claim copyright over which in fact they don ' t . surely youtube themselves are accessories to fraud themselves as the company claiming copyright has no right , therefore infringing the contentid regulations ? food for thought\nwith its new structure , the orchard now has the capabilities to provide labels and artists from anywhere in the world the full range of label and artist marketing , sales and distribution services , across all formats , platforms and territories .\nthe fourth quarter of 1989 marked the first time apple had seen a drop in sales . the stock market got edgy , apple ' s shares lost a fifth of its value , and despite having once been tipped to one day head up the company , gass\u00e9e left the following year . like jobs , he went on to found another radical computer company \u2013 in this case , be incorporated , which developed the beos operating system .\nbut the company bets it can take advantage of coming changes in the way movies make money . traditionally , features don ' t appear on video on demand until months after their theatrical release . but some filmmakers and companies , including the orchard , are experimenting by putting movies out for home consumption and in theaters at the same time , a tactic hollywood calls a day - and - date release .\nyoutube users have expressed concerns about the orchard claiming copyright ownership of music used in user - generated content that may or may not belong to them . according to an article by the orchard on their daily rind blog , [ 56 ] if audio is matched to a particular copyright owner via youtube ' s content identification system , then one or more links will be placed under the video in order to help promote the copyright owner ' s music , with the video remaining available . the article states that erroneous claims are removed by the orchard team after review upon email communication with their dispute department . [ 56 ]\nbeos was developed by be inc , a company founded by former apple executive , jean - louis gass\u00e9e . he had been appointed as apple ' s director of european operations in 1981 and , four years later , was responsible for informing apple ' s board of jobs ' intention to oust ceo john sculley - the act that led to jobs ' departure from the company .\naccording to an sec filing , sony has entered into an agreement to acquire all the remaining shares in the business in a $ 200m ( \u20ac136m ) deal with current stakeholder orchard asset holdings , llc .\nindie distributors merge : the orchard and ioda , the two largest independent distributors of digital music , are merging , the companies announced on tuesday . the combined firm , to be called the orchard , will be something of a super - indie , with $ 130 million in revenue and deals to release the music of thousands of labels and music groups , from the barsuk and daptone labels to the london symphony orchestra and sesame workshop . the news was first reported on monday night by billboard .\ntwo years ago the orchard acquired the tvt label and took over its physical distribution business , allowing the orchard to release cds and vinyl records in addition to mp3s . holding a gatefold copy of the black angels\u2019 new album , with a rich blue - and - orange optical - illusion design , mr . gottehrer looked a bit nostalgic for an older era as he prepared to go to a showcase for the band last week .\ncannes , france \u2013 may 13 , 2018 \u2013 the orchard announced today that the company has acquired north american rights to birds of passage at the 2018 cannes film festival . directed by cristina gallego and ciro guerro , who produced and directed embrace of the serpent , the first colombian film ever to be nominated for an academy award , birds of passage is a vivid family saga that details the impact of drug trafficking on an indigenous family and its culture .\nanother great article from sheri candler . the peek behind the curtain of how an independent digital distribution company works is very helpful to all filmmakers . the key element that i noticed is that orchard still requires filmmakers to come to the table with a lot of community building work already in place , such as a lengthy email list . i can see how orchard can leverage their brand and provide a great gateway for filmmakers who have their \u201csh * t\u201d together to get even more exposure on multiple digital platforms . a working partnership indeed , as oppose to a straight \u201call rights\u201d buyout and no control .\nnorway\u2019s phonofile and germany\u2019s finetunes formally came together under one parent company \u2013 sendr \u2013 at the start of last year . at the time the two music distributors described the move as \u201cone of the most significant mergers in the history of the independent digital distribution market\u201d , adding that the two businesses would now actively collaborate .\nthe boston beer company will continue its independently - minded quest to brew great beer and to advocate for the growth of craft beer across america . in addition to samuel adams beers and the other craft beers brewed by a & s brewing , our craft beer incubator , our family of brands include twisted tea and angry orchard hard cider . for more information , please visit urltoken , urltoken , and urltoken ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "energoatom", "paragraphs": ["nuclear generation is the responsibility of state enterprise national nuclear energy generating company energoatom ( nnegc energoatom ) , established in october 1996 .\noctober , 2006 \u2013march , 2008 \u2013 vice president for finance , nnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d .\noctober \u0437 , 1999 \u2013 january , 2003 \u2013 chief accountant , nnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d .\n1 - 27 - 15 m2u06802 energoatom signs amendment to holtec contract . . .\nin the course of presenting the licence , snrc chief boris stolyarchuk said energoatom had met an\nextremely large\nnumber of legislative conditions , according to an energoatom statement .\nstate enterprise national nuclear energy generating company\nenergoatom\n(\nenergoatom\n) to assist with the safety upgrade of power units of nuclear power plants . energoatom is a 100 % state enterprise , subordinated to the ministry of energy and coal industry of ukraine .\nnnegc energoatom company profile is a detailed strategic and analytical report on nnegc energoatom . the 2018 version of the report offers detailed insights into the companys strategies , developments , outlook and\nnnegc energoatom company profile is a detailed strategic and analytical report on nnegc energoatom . the 2018 version of the report offers detailed insights into the companys strategies , developments , outlook and\nthe objective of the proposed consultancy assignment is to advise energoatom on corporatisation and to strengthen its institutional capacity and sustainability . the selected consultant will be required to assist energoatom as follows :\nthe response to the report from the state - owned nuclear power operator energoatom and nuclear regulators , however , has been strong and swift . energoatom sued the group for putting forth what it\nstg commences construction and erection of the novovoronezh nuclear power plant - 2 under the contract with energoatom concern .\nyatsenyuk ordered an independent audit of energoatom ' s financial and economic activity to enable allegations of abuse and corruption to be lifted if they are proven to be false .\npursuant to this order , energoatom is preparing a package of tender documents for the selection of an auditor for two areas \u2013 issues related to energoatom ' s procurement pricing procedure and to the conclusions of the state financial inspection of ukraine ' s audit of energoatom ,\nnedashkovsky said .\nat\ntransparency international\nseminar on\nanticorruption\nfor # energoatom . some great insights into main issues . urltoken\neu today meeting tonight with yuriy nedashkovskyi , president of # ukraine nuclear power co . # energoatom in # brussels urltoken\nnnegc energoatom ( energoatom ) is a power utility that operates nuclear plants . the company operates zaporizhzhya ; rivne ; south ukraine ; and khmelnitsky plants . energoatom constructs and operates wind plants in crimea . it also provides maintenance and repair services ; invests in residential buildings ; manufactures metal structures , containers , thermal insulations , fireproof doors , and containment prestressing system fitting cables for npps ; and transports goods and people across the country . energoatom is headquartered in kyiv , ukraine .\nenergoatom has a long way to go before acquiring full financial independence , and will continue to receive state budget funding .\non 16 june , 2010 aidyn aisin was appointed vice president of nnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d ( cmu order # 1239 - r ) .\nukrainian npps are now financially well doing , and \u00b0\u2206energoatom\u00b0\u00ab started several investment projects . among these project the most important are :\n\u201cit\u2019s also a responsibility . energoatom will have to make more efforts in the fields of anti - corruption to keep improving . \u201d\nenergoatom has postponed the completion target date for its program to improve the safety of its nuclear power plants from 2017 to the end of 2020 .\ntransparency international - ukraine\u2019s study into the state of business practices in ukraine produced joint leaders for the title of \u201cmost transparent\u201d \u2014 energoatom and ukrtelecom .\nenergoatom , the state - owned nuclear power operator , did not immediately respond to e - mail and phone requests for comment on this article .\nthey used to keep this banner hung from their office balcony , which was conveniently located across from energoatom\u2019s office balcony . holovko says that every day , when the energoatom employees took their smoke breaks , they\u2019d have to stare right at those big black letters hung next to the radiation hazard sign :\ni hope that this result marks the start of energoatom ' s financial recovery and that it will improve its investment attractiveness ,\nnedashkovsky said .\n45743 - urenco _ and _ energoatom _ sign _ contract _ on _ supply _ of _ enriched _ uranium _ / # . v7wi5thp3ns . twitter\nenergoatom\u2019s financial dilemma is but one element of deeper , structural difficulties that also become manifest in repeated delays in implementing safety measures at ukraine\u2019s nuclear reactors .\non february 22 , 2018 , the former head of a separate unit of the state enterprise national nuclear power generation company ( nnpgc ) \u00abenergoatom\u00bb , suspected of causing damage to the se nnpgc \u00abenergoatom\u00bb , was detained at the kyiv boryspil airport . during the last three months the suspect was mentioned in the wanted list .\nnational nuclear energy generating company energoatom ( nnegc energoatom ) is investigating how to improve the capacity of its vver - 1000 ( v - 320 ) reactors up to 110 percent of the nominal level . there are currently 13 1 , 000 mw ( gross electrical capacity ) vver - 1000 type reactors operating in ukraine .\nin february 2010 energoatom signed a cooperation agreement with china guangdong nuclear power co ( cgn ) relating to nuclear power plant design , construction , operation and maintenance .\nthe state enterprise national nuclear energy generating company energoatom (\nenergoatom\n) operates 4 npps , which produce 45 . 6 % of all electricity generated in ukraine 1 . the company also maintains one of the largest wind power stations which is situated in crimea with a total capacity of up to 10 . 4 mw 2 .\nyuriy nedashkovskiy was appointed as a president of se nnegc energoatom by decree of the cabinet of ministers of ukraine \u2116 124 - p dated 05 . 03 . 2014 .\nat present , there are four operational npps in ukraine ( rivne , khmelnytskyi , south ukraine and zaporizhzhia ) providing approximately 46 % of the country ' s total electricity generation capacity . energoatom owns and operates these four plants . the main activities of energoatom are the construction , commissioning and exploitation of nuclear installations and nuclear waste management .\nin october 2015 energoatom signed agreements with tractabel engineering from belgium for safety upgrades and capacity uprates of reactors . tractabel has offered technical and engineering assistance with completing khmelnitski 3 & 4 . in march 2016 energoatom announced an agreement between turboatom and westinghouse to uprate the capacity of 13 vver - 1000 turbine generator sets by up to 10 % .\n, nnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d has signed two contracts under the credit agreement with european bank of reconstruction and development euroatom . the first contract was signed between \u201cenergoatom\u201d and a consortium of euroean nuclear companies edf ( france ) , tractebel ( belgium ) , enprima ( finland ) that is the adviser of the group of project management of power units\u2019 safety increase\nhe worked at zaporizhzhya npp , rising from the position of an engineer of the reactor check - out and test hall up to the general director . form 1996 to 2000 biley worked as general director of zaporizhzhya npp . between 2000 and 2002 he served as qa director of nnegc\u201denergoatom\u201d , in 2003 he successively occupied positions of production director & deputy head of operating body , technical director & deputy head of operating body of nnegc\u201denergoatom\u201d . since december 2003 biley has been general inspector - safety director , nnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d .\non march 2011 mr . shavlakov was appointed first vice president \u2013 technical director of nnegc energoatom ( order # 157 - r of the cabinet of ministers of ukraine ) .\nfor energoatom to become profitable will not be easy . first , tariffs will have to be reviewed to include expenditures on transport and decommissioning of nuclear waste , environmentalists say .\ndifficulties are piling up for ukraine\u2019s state nuclear operator energoatom whose accounts remain frozen since april this year due to a pending case at the national court over outstanding debt payments .\nhowever , the atu union warned that the nuclear workers ' wages have still not been paid . the national nuclear power utility energoatom owes them more than 15 million us dollars .\n\u201cthis strategic cooperation with turboatom is an excellent example of how westinghouse is committed to providing its customer , energoatom , with innovative technical solutions to further improve plant efficiency and safety , \u201d said aziz dag , westinghouse vice president and managing director , northern europe . \u201cwe also look forward to working with other local ukrainian suppliers to support energoatom\u2019s capacity upgrade project . \u201d\nenergoatom and privately - held ukrtelecom joint stock company scored 8 . 9 out of a possible 10 . pjsc arcelormittal kryvyi rih took third with a combined score of 8 . 4 .\nenergoatom has set up atomproektengineering to handle new nuclear power projects , including investment , design , and construction . it has already been involved with khmelnitski 3 & 4 ( see below ) . in october 2010 atomenergomash announced that it and naec energoatom would set up a strategic consortium to localize nuclear equipment manufacture in ukraine , particularly in relation to khmelnitski 3 & 4 .\nthe nuclear industry assures that future stock in energoatom and other enterprises will remain state property and that the goal of the reform is not privatisation , but the elevation of their enterprises\u2019 effectiveness .\nenergoatom is currently unable to serve loans from european institutions . even though a european commission study assessed the company\u2019s credit worthiness , ukrainian taxpayers now have to pay back part of the loans .\nin september 2017 , energoatom signed a contract with westinghouse to supply monitoring instrumentation systems to the zaporozhe plant as part of the ongoing complex consolidated safety upgrade program of nuclear power plants in ukraine .\nukraine\u2019s energoatom state nuclear power monopoly has brushed off any fears about the safety repercussions of the extra burden being put on the country\u2019s four atomic power plants , one of which is europe\u2019s largest .\n\u201cenergoatom\u201d has maid mainly all terms that precede coming into force of credit agreements . one of the main terms was to sign the contracts with consortium edf - tractebel - enprima and the company enertec .\nenergoatom has received regulatory approval to start construction of a central used fuel storage facility at the site of the chernobyl nuclear power plant in ukraine . the state nuclear regulatory inspectorate of ukraine ( snrc ) issued a licence on 6 june regarding\nthe right to carry out activities in the construction and commissioning of a nuclear installation\n, marking the official start of work on the facility , energoatom said .\nthe amendment means that energoatom is responsible for the civil design and construction of the facility , while holtec is responsible for the design and supply of used nuclear fuel dry storage , transport and related equipment .\nst . petersburg \u2013 with the transformation earlier this month of russia\u2019s state nuclear utility rosenergoatom into the joint stock company energoatom , russia\u2019s nuclear industry is hoping both to get government budget funding and attract investors .\n\u201ctoday , naek energoatom and westinghouse are pleased to announce that we have reached agreement to significantly deepen our partnership that will provide technology and knowledge transfer to enhance the safety and operations of ukraine\u2019s nuclear power fleet .\nukraine ' s 15 nuclear power units at four nuclear power plants are operated by nnegc energoatom , the country ' s nuclear power utility . following the addition of two new vver - 1000 reactors in 2005 , capacity increased to 13 , 107 which was 26 . 3 % of the country\u2019s total installed capacity . energoatom expects nuclear to retain its contribution of 50 - 52 % of ukraine ' s electricity in 2020 .\noriginal design lifetime of the russian reactors was 30 years . energoatom initially planned to extend the lifetimes of rovno 1 & 2 and south ukraine 1 by 15 years and final checking of the pressure vessels ( for embrittlement ) and the internals of all three units was in 2008 - 9 . in mid - 2012 energoatom announced that the 11 oldest 1000 mwe reactors were to have 20 - year life extensions by 2030 .\nthe task suggested by se \u201cnnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d was considered in the category case study , which aim was to solve analytical issues , detailed research of particular subject , problem , process having clear time and space boundaries .\nthe borrower ( energoatom ) should be in a position to service and to reimburse the proposed euratom loan , its former and foreseen loans provided the regulated tariff is adjusted to allow full coverage of these expenses .\ncredit agreements will come into force , when nnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d will make certain terms . list of the main terms of the ebrd credit consists of 9 positions and 2 additional . and euroatom contract consists of 22 positions .\nunfortunately , the procurement process has also succumbed to time - tested , soviet - legacy corruption methods . the ukrainian anti - corruption agency , nobu , recently uncovered bribes paid by the czech company skoda js to officials at energoatom . illegal withdrawals of public funds for cable products , working with offshore companies that sponsor terrorism worldwide , and overpayments by energoatom of hundreds of millions of uah , have all been uncovered by ukrainian anti - corruption officials .\nin october 2016 energoatom signed an agreement with ge power sp . zo . \u2013 formerly alstom\u2019s polish subsidiary \u2013 to upgrade nuclear power plant turbine hall equipment and to expand cooperation in the long - term service of such equipment .\nunit of the rnpp ) for the sum of 2 million euro . the second was made between nnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d and british company enertec ( the adviser of creditors of ebrd - euroatom ) for the sum of 650 000 euro .\nmeanwhile , nuclear energy is still being portrayed in ukraine as a cheap and the only alternative for securing energy supply . but energoatom\u2019s troubles on taxpayers\u2019 expense are just one more sign for the mismanagement of ukraine\u2019s nuclear energy sector .\nit gets worse . operating in such a permissive environment , energoatom no longer feels any pressure to observe the best domestic regulatory or international practices in its procurement operations . instead of adhering to the procedures of the international atomic energy agency ( iaea ) and hiring companies with a proven track record , energoatom started using dubious firms that do not possess the necessary experience and expertise to do work . international inspections are pro forma and only carried out infrequently .\naccording to mr . nedashkovsky , ukraine will need to build new npps to substitute those that will be decommissioned after 2010 . for this , \u00b0\u2206energoatom\u00b0\u00ab already received offers from usa , france , canada , russia and other countries .\nthe case over an allegedly unpaid usd 5 million debt was filed by ukrelektrovat , an energy investment company , after president poroshenko decided in march to not extend a moratorium on the ability to sue strategic energy companies such as energoatom .\nnow that the company\u2019s free ride is over , energoatom is unable to pay for nuclear fuel and other needs . yet , its economic difficulties will likely not impact its international lenders , euratom and the european bank for reconstruction and development ( ebrd ) , who have each provided energoatom with eur 300 million loans . instead , it is ukrainian tax payers \u2013 already under stress by an economic downturn and the devaluation of their currency \u2013 who have to foot the bill .\nin august 2016 energoatom signed an agreement with korea hydro & nuclear power ( khnp ) , one objective of which is to cooperate in the ukraine - eu ' energy bridge ' project , as well as completing khmelnitski 3 & 4 .\nlate in 2006 the government moved to set up a new national nuclear industry entity - ukratomprom , as a vertically - integrated nuclear holding company reporting to energy ministry and cabinet . ukratomprom was to consist of six state - owned enterprises including energoatom , the vostgok uranium mining company , and the novokonstantinov uranium development company , with assets of some us $ 10 billion , including $ 6 . 35 billion for energoatom . three major projects were to be launched in 2007 , including a $ 1875 million uranium production venture comprising refurbishment of vostgok ' s hydrometallurgical plant and construction of a uranium mill at novokonstantinov . then it was announced that energoatom would not be included in ukratomprom , and soon afterwards plans were abandoned .\nproblems affecting nuclear power generation included energorynok ' s\nchronic\nnon - payment , he said . state enterprise energorynok acts as the commercial operator and ' single buyer ' in ukraine ' s wholesale electricity market . during the reporting period , energorynok paid energoatom uah 1 . 7 billion ( $ 80 million ) , which was just less than 10 % of the total value of the electricity it received . repayments of its debt to energoatom\nvirtually ceased\n, nedashkovsky said .\n1 . following this invitation for expressions of interest , a shortlist of qualified consultants will be formally invited to submit proposals . shortlisting and selection will be subject to the availability of funding . energoatom will be the contracting party for this assignment .\nthe principal company energoatom has been the beneficiary of grants from international ifis including the ebrd and euroatom to support development and maintenance work . the company works in close co - operation with dg energy and dg development of the european commission . \u20ac\nwe consider this a breach of the contract terms ,\ngrigoriev said . he pointed out that tvel has net received yet any official notification from energoatom regarding full core charge of the us fuel in a reactor at the south ukrainian npp .\nas soon as it happens , we will defend our rights ,\nhe said . however , he added that tvel would not suspend fabrication of nuclear fuel for ukraine in spite of the fact that energoatom ' s accounts had been frozen because of litigation . in march , ukrainian law - enforcers froze energoatom ' s assets and bank accounts over allegedly unpaid debts . the company has appealed against the charges in court but no decision has been reached yet and the accounts remain frozen .\nthe unian news agency reported today that the change in schedule was announced by gregoriy plachkov , energoatom ' s deputy director of investment and long - term development , at a meeting of the state - run company ' s friendly nuclear ua community .\nenergoatom\u2019s president y . nedashkovsky said recently that ukrainian taxpayers have already had to jump in with 1 . 2 million euro for paying back interest rates and installments of euratom\u2019s loan . the loan was provided under state guarantees for energoatom\u2019s so - called nuclear safety upgrade programme , that has been presented as a way to bring ukraine\u2019s 15 ageing nuclear reactors in line with international standards but that is at the same time necessary to keep them working 10 to 20 years longer than they were designed to .\nthis , perversely , subjugates the regulator to the whims of the operator . if energoatom cannot meet certain safety standards or deadlines , its bosses simply inform the regulator of such , and the deadlines are extended or eliminated , public safety be damned .\nenergoatom said then the agreement would make it possible to use all its available nuclear capacity and attract funds for the completion of the third and fourth reactors of its khmelnitsky nuclear power plant . in july the same year , the ukrainian . . .\n\u201cfor energoatom , to be in the top ranks of transparency international ukraine\u2019s corporate reporting recognizes the fact that we\u2019re moving in the right direction with anti - corruption implementation , \u201d oleg polishchuk , director of energatom\u2019s anti - corruption centre , told the ubj .\nfollowing the annexation of crimea by russia , in april 2014 ukraine extended its 2008 contract with westinghouse for fuel supply through to 2020 . in 2015 energoatom ordered westinghouse fuel for unit 5 of the zaporozhe plant , as well as for south ukraine . it plans to use westinghouse fuel in zaporozhe 1 , 3 , 4 and 5 , and has loaded this fuel into unit 5 . this fuel is fabricated at the westinghouse plant at vasteras in sweden . westinghouse commented :\nthis new agreement for westinghouse vver fuel design testifies to the quality of our fuel design and demonstrates that it has , in fact , operated without issue at the south ukraine nuclear power plant , as confirmed by extensive and recent joint energoatom and westinghouse inspections . this contract extension . . . . will allow energoatom to continue diversification of its fuel supply . we expect that . . . westinghouse will grow its share of the ukrainian nuclear fuel market . \u201d russian sources have since suggested that the westinghouse vver fuel is unlicensed and dangerous . in 2015 energoatom bought 5 % of its fuel from westinghouse , worth $ 32 million , out of a total of $ 644 million . in 2016 energoatom imported $ 549 million of fuel , with $ 387 million ( 70 . 5 % ) of this from tvel and $ 162 million ( 29 . 5 % ) from westinghouse \u2013 less than the expected 40 % . in 2017 energoatom bought $ 368 . 9 million worth of nuclear fuel from tvel and $ 164 . 4 million of westinghouse fuel from sweden .\nunits , and stresses that skoda js \u201coperates by european laws in spite of the fact that the russian company is its shareholder . \u201d energoatom has dismissed chinese expressions of interest . then in august 2016 energoatom signed an agreement with korea hydro & nuclear power ( khnp ) , one objective of which is to cooperate on the completion of khmelnitski 3 & 4 . an associated objective is to cooperate on the ukraine - eu ' energy bridge ' project , exporting power from khmelnitski 2 to poland . in july 2017 energoatom said that skoda js had modified the design and would supply both engineering services as well as many of the components for the two units , with overall 70 % ukrainian content . they are now expected online in 2023 and 2025 , using westinghouse fuel .\nin the 1990s both the government and energoatom were determined to bring two new reactors \u2013 khmelnitski 2 and rovno 4 ( k2 - r4 ) \u2013 into operation as soon as possible . both reactors were 80 % complete when a halt was imposed in 1990 .\nenergoatom is\nconstantly\nworking on projects to improve the safety of its plants , plachkov stressed .\nthis process is permanent , we never stop improving safety and work on it every day . it is our duty as a licensee of nuclear installations .\nand in march 2017 energoatom said that it would start to function in 2019 with 1550 mwe as the\nfirst step on the way to fully integrated strategic synchronisation of the ukrainian and european energy systems .\nit will be completed by 2025 , with 2550 mwe\nin 1996 the former nuclear operating entity goskomatom set up a new corporate nuclear utility , national nuclear energy generating company ( nnegc ) energoatom . nnegc energoatom is responsible for the safety of all ukrainian npps under the law on nuclear power use and radiation safety . its main task is construction of new power capacities and life extension for the existing plants , procurement of new fuel and transportation of used fuel , establishment of the national infrastructure for management of irradiated fuel , ensuring physical security of nuclear power facilities , and professional training and development of personnel . energoatom ' s initial priorities were to increase safety , bring load factors up to 83 - 85 % , and extend the working lives of the reactors by 10 - 15 years ( at about us $ 150 million per vver - 1000 reactor ) .\nwithin the frames of european engineering competition ebec , se \u201cnnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d has suggested to the students to look at the possibilities to assure more stable operation of integrated power grid of ukraine by construction of new generating capacities taking into account their maneuverability , cost and environmental compatibility .\nukraine ' s ability to manage the 2015 - 2016 heating season will depend on the ability of its nuclear power plants to cover winter peak load , energoatom president yuri nedashkovsky said during a presentation of the state - run company ' s first - half financial results yesterday .\nebrd , a public sector bank investing in eastern europe and elsewhere on behalf of 64 countries and the european union , last year announced a \u20ac300 million loan to the ukrainian state nuclear power company , energoatom . it is the largest nuclear safety loan the bank has made .\nthe 105 - page report forecasts that the price of electricity in ukraine will increase from 27 . 1 kopeks per kilowatt / hour in 2012 to 54 . 4 kopeks per kilowatt / hour in 2020 . \u201csignificant tariff increases will be required for energoatom , \u201d it says .\n\u00b0\u2026every second kilowatt - hour of electricity in ukraine is generated by nuclear power plants\u00b0\u2026 , says the president of ukrainian energy - generating company \u00b0\u2206energoatom\u00b0\u00ab , yuriy nedashkovsky . the company reports significant success in its operations . and the main one , beyond doubt , is the decision by the government of ukraine that from now on \u00b0\u2206energoatom\u00b0\u00ab company is an operator of all fourukrainian npps ( zaporizka ; 6 reactors , pivdenno - ukrainska ; 4 reactors , rivnenska ; 3 reactors , khmelnytska ; 1 reactor ) , fully responsible for their management , safety and economic results .\nunder a 2008 contract , westinghouse supplied a total of 630 fuel assemblies for south ukraine 2 & 3 . however , these trials to 2011 were contentious , with energoatom claiming manufacturing defects in the fuel and westinghouse asserting errors in fuel loading . each reactor has 163 fuel assemblies .\nconstruction by atomstroyexport ( now niaep - ase ) . the energy ministry was reported to want skoda js to take over the contract from atomstroyexport . however the foreign ministry initially opposed this due to skoda js being owned by russia\u2019s omz , and energoatom appealed to the president to resolve the matter . the cost for completing the two units had been put at \u20ac3 . 7 billion including the first fuel load at \u20ac296 million . energoatom\u2019s later estimate is \u20ac4 billion . a polish investor has offered finance of \u20ac1 . 48 billion in return for electricity supply to poland .\nenergoatom\u2019s four nuclear facilities are comprised of 15 operating nuclear power units , 13 of which are vver - 1000 reactors and two vver - 400 , aggregating a total installed capacity of 13 , 835 mwe . as such , ukraine ranks seventh in the world in terms of the total installed npp capacity . the main goal of energoatom\u2019s activity is to increase electricity production and the npps\u2019 capacity factor while ensuring continued improvement of the operational safety to meet international standards . energoatom\u2019s electricity production meets about 55 % of ukraine\u2019s total electricity demand ( in recent winters , 60 % ) , although its installed capacity represents only 26 . 6 % of the ukrainian total . beside the four nuclear power plants , the company also comprises 9 service subdivisions , in particular , those for nuclear machine building industry and instrumentation engineering . around 35 , 000 employees work in the company .\nenergoatom\u2019s financial backers , the ebrd and , via euratom , the european commission , must re - assess the viability of their support . if not because of the numerous safety concerns , then now in light of their client\u2019s financial vulnerabilities and the financial burden this brings to ukrainian citizens .\nukrainian nuclear utility energoatom has breached the terms and conditions of the contract with russian fuel company tvel for fuel supplies to ukraine ' s npps , oleg grigoriev , tvel vice president for commerce and international cooperation , told journalists on 30 may . he noted that in 2010 the parties had signed a fuel supply contract for all ukraine ' s npps until the end of their service life - until approximately 2042 - 2043 taking into account life extensions . under this contract , energoatom had the right to use fuel of another producer ( westinghouse electric co ) on a limited scale .\nthese continued troubles must raise questions over the viability of the loans granted to the company by european institutions . but a feasibility study ( pdf , censored version ) , requested by the european commission prior to approving the euratom loan in 2014 , positively evaluated energoatom\u2019s ability to repay the loans :\nmeanwhile , nabu announces that it has served a notification of suspicion to ex - mp martynenko , one of narfront ' s most powerful men , in the case of $ 6 - mln embezzlement from state - owned # energoatom ( case chart below ) ; funds on swiss bank accounts seized . urltoken\n\u201cthe sop will bring together the best practices of global operating experience and advanced technology combined with ukrainian experts and industries such as westron and turboatom . this agreement to proceed on a safety optimization program represents a significant new partnership between naek energoatom and westinghouse in providing joint support to ukraine\u2019s nuclear energy . \u201d\nin 2016 the government set an end - of - year target date for energoatom to introduce load - following capability in all its vver reactors , though the company said it would take at least two years to achieve this . trials have been in the range 100 % to 75 % of power .\n\u201cwe never for a moment stopped our cooperation and collaboration with ukrainian partners \u2013 naec \u201d energoatom \u201c , state concern \u201d nuclear fuel \u201cand other enterprises . we fulfill all our commitments on nuclear fuel supplies , equipment , materials , works and services at ukrainian npps as scheduled \u201d , \u2013 said merten .\nenergoatom president , mr . nedashkovsky , described the memorandum of understanding as an integral part of his company\u2019s aim to fully exploit existing ukrainian nuclear power electricity production , the backbone of the country\u2019s energy system , which is currently underutilized but has a remarkable performance and technological potential to help strengthen ukraine\u2019s energy independence .\ndespite energoatom ' s\nsignificant advances\nin the fight against corruption , nedashkovsky faced the serious problem of a\nflurry of allegations\nby certain government agencies that were then repeated by the media .\nthere is no evidence to support these allegations and so we believe they were fabricated and aimed at destabilizing nuclear power generation ,\nhe said . on 7 july , during a meeting of an expanded board of the country ' s energy ministry , ukrainian prime minister arseniy yatsenyuk drew attention to the\nmassive criticism\nof energoatom , including claims based on the findings of the state financial inspection of ukraine .\nin september 2015 parliament voted to repeal the 2012 law on construction of the two units on the basis of non - performance by atomstroyexport . the government wanted skoda js to take over the project , and skoda was keen to do so . energoatom has signed an agreement with barclays bank to finance completion of the\nthe mid - 2011 energy policy revision proposed 2300 mwe of new capacity with decision on technology to be after 2015 . following this there will be a need for replacing plants which are decommissioned in the 2030s . energoatom proposes to select a standard pwr ( or possibly candu ) design from among leading vendors for the remaining planned units after khmelnitski 3 & 4 . this will involve consideration of local content in the plants . while russian vver technology was the most obvious fit until 2014 , energoatom ' s atomproektengineering division had provided a feasibility study recommending making provision for use of candu ec - 6 reactors to the ministry in october 2010 .\naccording to a august 11th decree issued by the federal agency for the management of state property , the charter capital of the energoatom concern is 318 . 3 billion roubles ( $ 12 . 9 million ) . one hundred percent of the stock will be transferred to the government holding atomenergoprom by the end of this year .\nenergoatom increased the share of nuclear energy in the country ' s electricity mix during the first six months of this year by 9 . 6 percentage points year on year to 56 . 6 % . net income from electricity sales amounted to uah 15 . 588 ( $ 730 million ) , an increase of 48 . 5 % .\nlife extension and upgrades - in 2008 and 2009 , energoatom successfully extended the operating licenses of three of its reactors by 20 years . based on these and other subsequent success with npp life extensions , energoatom is working with the european bank for reconstruction and development ( ebrd ) as well as euratom to upgrade additional reactors . though the life extension program is being challenged under the un convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context , energoatom continues with life extensions . fuel - for decades , ukraine had been nearly entirely dependent on russian nuclear fuel procurement from rosatom because ukraine does not convert , enrich , or fabricate its fuel . despite a lack of domestic enrichment capacity , ukraine does possess mineral uranium resources , including approximately 2 percent of the world\u2019s uranium reserves . traditionally , ukraine sent its uranium concentrate and zirconium alloy to russia for enrichment . to reduce the risk of complete dependence on russia , however , in december 2014 , ukraine signed the contract with westinghouse electric company to begin diversifying its nuclear fuel supply . in 2016 ukraine imported 28 . 3 percent of nuclear fuel elements from westinghouse , and in 2017 it plans to increase these imports . ukraine took an additional step towards diversification in august 2016 when it signed a supply contract for enriched uranium with the anglo - german - dutch company , urenco . waste management - ukraine has an open fuel cycle and two storage facilities for spent fuel , one dry at the zaporozhye plant and one wet at the chernobyl plant . currently , ukraine sends its spent fuel to russia and energoatom pays russia $ 150 - 200 million per annum to accept and store this spent nuclear fuel . in january 2015 , energoatom and the u . s . firm holtec signed a contract to construct a centralized dry storage facility for spent fuel ( csfsf ) in the chernobyl exclusion zone to reduce ukraine ' s reliance on russia . in january 2017 , energoatom announced a tender for the preparation of the construction site for csfsf , which it will commission in the third quarter of 2018 .\nkhmelnytskyi nuclear power plant is the start of the deactivated rzesz\u00f3w\u2013khmelnytskyi powerline , one of three 750 kv lines running from ukraine to the european union . energoatom are considering disconnecting unit 2 from the ukrainian power grid and connecting it to the burshtyn tes energy island which operates on the european power grid , to facilitate exports to poland and hungary .\nthe combined forces of south korea and ukraine represents a wealth of nuclear power experience and expertise . khnp operates 24 reactors and has six additional units under construction . for its part , energoatom operates 15 reactors at four different nuclear power plants . the countries have respective nuclear capacities of 21 , 716 mwe and 13 , 835 mwe , respectively .\nthe detectives of the national anti - corruption bureau of ukraine ( nabu ) continue the pre - trial investigation as of the facts of receiving improper advantage during the procurement procedures made by state enterprise ( se ) \u00abnational nuclear energy generating company ( nnegc ) \u00abenergoatom\u00bb . the statements that according to the court decision the nabu has to close the proceeding are not true .\ni believe that before the end of the year we will have an objective assessment of how energoatom actually conducted its financial and economic activity . i have no doubt that on the whole these findings will be in our favour , but i also know that we have a lot of shortcomings in the preparation of tenders and that this situation must be put right .\n\u201cenergoatom was one of the first to develop and implement basic compliance systems , once transparency became legally necessary , \u201d he said , \u201cwe saw the legislation was being drafted , prepared anti - corruption measures , and when the law was enacted , we were ready to implement our program in full . other companies interested in compliance have modeled their efforts on our own . \u201d\nbecause of the constant delays , ukraine\u2019s government has moved the deadline for implementing the safety upgrade programme from 2017 to 2020 . as result of the postponement , energoatom\u2019s financial difficulties and the mounting pressure from ukraine\u2019s neighbours and civil society , ukraine\u2019s state nuclear regulator , snriu , postponed decisions scheduled for may on the lifetime extensions of yet another two units , zaporizhia 1 and 2 .\nukraine \u2019s nuclear power plants are supposed to be regulated by the state nuclear regulatory inspectorate of ukraine ( snriu ) , which by law is an independent regulatory body . in recent years , however , it has become standard practice for the leaders of snriu to be appointed by the state nuclear power plant operator , energoatom , instead of through a rigorous , independent selection process .\na highlight of the first half - year reporting period , he said , was the cabinet of ministers ' 15 june decision to start a pilot project for a ukraine - european union energy bridge . as part of this project - to supply electricity from the khmelnitski nuclear power plant to poland and other eu countries - energoatom aims to prepare and submit six projects for government approval .\nthe two oldest units in ukraine , rovno 1 & 2 , were to be replaced as part of the 2006 nuclear power strategy . in 2018 , however , energoatom signed an agreement with holtec international to replace them by 2030 with multiple smr - 160 units . it is intended that this will be a pilot project , and will set up a manufacturing hub for these reactors .\nhowever , lack of payment is delaying the return of used fuel from ukraine too russia for reprocessing . russian state nuclear corporation rosatom has delayed acceptance of the first batch of used nuclear fuel from ukraine this year because of energoatom ' s failure to pay . oleg kryukov , director of public policy on radwaste , used fuel and nuclear decommissioning at rosatom , told journalists at the viii international forum atomexpo 2016 :\nthe contract is in force but there are problems with payments in ukraine now due to a suit against energoatom and the freezing of its accounts . there are no payments ; therefore , we had to postpone taking back the first batch of used fuel this year ,\nkryukov said . however , he added that rosatom intends to continue working under this contract .\nbut\nthe positives outweighed the negatives\nin the reporting period , he added , and energoatom managed to improve its financial position significantly , he said , with a net profit for january - june 2015 of uah 2 billion ( $ 93 . 7 million ) compared with a net loss in the same period of 2014 of uah 3 . 536 billion ( $ 166 million ) .\nin august and october 2004 khmelnitski 2 and rovno 4 respectively were connected to the grid , bringing their long and interrupted construction to an end and adding 1900 mwe to replace that lost by closure of chernobyl 1 & 3 in 1996 and 2000 respectively . they were completed by energoatom using a consortium of framatome anp and atomstroyexport . see fuller account of k2 - r4 in appendix below .\nrussia takes back fuel from ukraine under a scientific - technical and economic cooperation agreement signed in 1993 . a representative from energoatom said in april that between 2016 and 2018 ukraine was planning to ship more than 1 , 000 used fuel assembly units to russia . in the future ukraine plans to store and reprocess all nuclear fuel inside but the necessary facilities for this are not yet in place .\nin a statement , the atu presidium said it shared the icem ' s view that the various international financial institutions and intergovernmental agencies which are supporting the renovation of the ukrainian nuclear industry must give immediate priority to targeted assistance for the settlement of the wage debt . on 17 march , the president of energoatom and the energy minister told the atu presidium that the necessary funds were still not available .\nregardless of the proclaimed ' independence ' from russian oil provided by nuclear power , ukraine still imports nuclear fuel . . . from russia , and until recently sent back the nuclear waste . to reduce this dependency , two liquid nuclear waste storages were created . in jan 2005\nenergoatom\nannounced that work on a new solid waste storage plant will be carried out by us company holtec international .\nstate special enterprise chernobyl nuclear power plant was created on july 11 , 2001 on base of the former energoatom ' s company of the same name . the company was basically recommissioned under a special jurisdiction for the further decommissioning of its nuclear power station . on july 15 , 2005 the enterprise was transferred from under the jurisdiction of the ministry of fuel and energy to the ministry of emergencies . [ 2 ]\nkorea hydro & nuclear power ( khnp ) and ukraine ' s energoatom have signed a memorandum of understanding that outlines cooperation agreements that could bring to completion the third and fourth units at the khmelnitsky nuclear power plant that was begun in the mid - 1980s , but halted in 1990 and again in 2015 amid contractual disagreements with russia ' s rosatom , which had taken up the project after the initial work stoppage .\naccording to ebrd , the total cost of completion would be about $ 1 . 7 bn ( technical design is not finished yet , so the sum is not final ) . main costs ( about $ 1 . 5 bn ) will be invested by ukrainian organizations headed by ukrainian nuclear energy generating company energoatom , by euroatom and by russian businesses . russian organizations will be main contractors and suppliers for the project .\nin september 2014 the new government introduced a bill to parliament that allowed the sale of 40 % of energoatom to a foreign investor . this followed an announcement that the prime minister expected agreements for new nuclear reactor construction to be signed by the end of the year . however , refurbishment of older plants to extend operating lifetimes and bring them into conformity with eu standards seemed more probable , both economically and regarding timescale .\nenergoatom has been planning to raise its electricity tariff in order to finance reorganization of the nuclear fuel cycle complex and to implement safety modernizations at all plants , as well as to enable funding of life extensions and construction of new plants . a 2013 ebrd report related to a \u20ac300 million loan for reactor safety upgrading forecast a wholesale price doubling from 27 kopek / kwh in 2012 to 54 kopek / kwh in 2020 .\nukraine was using exclusively russian nuclear fuel in the first six months of 2015 . in the second half of 2015 , the share of nuclear assemblies supplied by the swedish westinghouse reached 10 % , and exceeded 38 % in the first six months of 2016 . when ihor nasalyk became energy minister in may 2016 , a noticeable rollback took place : westinghouse\u2019s supplies of fuel for energoatom went down to 31 . 2 % .\nstolyarchuk said energoatom was performing work of national importance since it\nannually loses about $ 200 million exporting used nuclear fuel to russia\n, he added . this is more than an economic consideration , he added , because nuclear fuel is a\nstrategic material , a future energy resource\n. technologies are\nconstantly developing , and ukraine will be able to use its valuable nuclear material in the future\n, he said .\nin order to ensure the\nswift detection of possible corruption offenses and a response to them\n, energoatom operates an on - line\ntrust box\n- a whistle - blower portal - and in the first six months of this year carried out 53 official investigations . these led to the prosecution of 48 people , the firing of four of its staff and on five occasions the company passed information on to law enforcement agencies .\ntoday , westinghouse electric company and naek energoatom , the national nuclear energy generating company of ukraine , released a joint statement discussing the companies\u2019 future partnership to sustain the safety of ukraine\u2019s nuclear reactor fleet . the statement was issued during a visit to kiev by a special delegation of chief executive officers , including westinghouse\u2019s interim president and ceo jose gutierrez , led by u . s . secretary of commerce penny pritzker and the u . s . department of commerce .\nukraine has also settled on a financing option , which involves selling electricity generated by khmelnitsky ' s unit 2 to the european market . in march 2015 , state - owned energoatom signed an mou with power distribution company ukrenergo and polish - owned polenergia , a multi - faceted energy company to help make that happen . the design of this mou was to implement the so - called \u201cenergy - bridge project , \u201d which involved trans - european energy distribution .\nan important issue for energoatom , as for the whole country , he said , is the fight against corruption . the company has been working with the non - governmental organization transparency international ukraine since march ,\non matters of methodological support in understanding the basic requirements of anti - corruption legislation\n, he said . in particular , training was arranged for the company ' s management on analysing each business unit ' s work to identify\ncorruption risks and manifestations\n.\nin january last year , energoatom and holtec signed an amendment to the contract to build the facility at the chernobyl nuclear power plant and supply used nuclear fuel dry cask storage systems . it will receive used nuclear fuel from nine of the country ' s 15 reactors - seven vver - 1000s and two vver - 440s - located at rivne , south ukraine and khmelnitsky . the zaporozhe nuclear power plant operates its own on - site used fuel storage facility that was commissioned in 2001 .\non november 24 , 2017 in the aarhus centre of the ministry of ecology and natural resources of ukraine , the ministry of ecology jointly with se nnegc \u201cenergoatom\u201d representatives and with participation of the institutes that develop the environmental impact assessment ( eia ) reports of zaporizhzhya npp and south ukraine npp , as well as of independent ukrainian experts , held transboundary consultations in line with procedures of the convention on environmental impact assessment in a transboundary context ( espoo convention ) with representatives of interested foreign countries .\nukraine insists that the only way to compensate lost capacities is to complete construction of unit 2 at khmelnytsky npp and unit 4 at rivne npp ( k2 / r4 project ) . the g - 7 asked european bank for reconstruction and development ( ebrd ) to help ukraine in financing this project . to complete k2 / r4 ebrd considers loaning $ 190 million to ukrainian operator of nuclear power plants energoatom . apparently more investments from international and other companies will follow if ebrd approves the loan .\nin november 2015 energoatom signed an agreement with areva \u201cfor safety upgrades of existing and future nuclear power plants in ukraine , lifetime extension and performance optimization . \u201d it said that its \u201cvery strong modernization and reconstruction program \u2026 . is being funded by the european community , euratom and the ebrd\u201d as part of a new phase in the development of eu - ukraine contractual relations , aiming at political association and economic integration . a 2012 agreement for rosatom to complete two russian reactors had been revoked in september 2015 .\nin may 2015 energoatom applied for a 15 - year licence extension for zaporozhe 1 , and in september 2016 the licence was extended to december 2025 after an extended outage for upgrading . with a similar upgrade underway , in august 2016 zaporozhe 2 was cleared for operation to 2026 , and the licence was extended in october . zaporozhe 3 shut down in february 2017 for a similar upgrade and ten - year licence extension , and will come back online when a new transmission link is commissioned late in 2017 .\nstolyarchuk said the holtec technology to be used is already in use in many other countries , including belgium , spain , sweden and the usa , which\nconfirms its safety\n. in may , energoatom president yury nedashkovsky led a delegation to holtec ' s plants in pittsburgh , ( pennsylvania ) , orrville ( ohio ) and camden ( new jersey ) . he said then the trip had confirmed the high quality of holtec ' s production base and its ability to transfer that expertise to the ukrainian project ."]}
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", "topic": 1}], "title": "trupanion", "paragraphs": ["state of washington office of the insurance commissioner v trupanion managers usa , inc . dba , trupanion\nglassdoor has 124 trupanion reviews submitted anonymously by trupanion employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if trupanion is right for you .\nglassdoor has 11 trupanion reviews submitted anonymously by trupanion employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if trupanion is right for you .\non july 21 , 2016 , state of washington office of the insurance commissioner and trupanion managers usa , inc . dba , trupanion entered into a consent orde\nyour certificate provides immediate coverage of the full trupanion policy with no waiting periods .\ni applied online . the process took 3 weeks . i interviewed at trupanion .\ntrupanion - i love this company for the culture and the people . | glassdoor\ntrupanion 6100 4th ave s ste 200 seattle , wa . . . - mapquest\nat trupanion , every day is take your . . . - the seattle \u2026\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at trupanion , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the trupanion company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at trupanion .\nacross the us , canada , and puerto rico , pet owners are spreading the word about trupanion . give your friends the same peace of mind by referring them to trupanion .\nask a question about working or interviewing at trupanion . our community is ready to answer .\nwe never want to surprise you with any hidden exclusions or limits . the trupanion policy does not cover :\ntrupanion is dedicated to providing you with the best pet medical insurance plan possible to help ea . . .\nagain , awful pay . not very organized . trupanion grew so fast that there were definitely growing pains .\ntrupanion is a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs . headquartered in the georgetown neighborhood of seattle , trupanion has been named one of western washington\u2019s \u2018best places to work\u2019 by the puget sound business . . .\ndog and cat coverage : with trupanion , pet owners can get pet medical insurance for both dogs and their cats .\ntrupanion has received 3 . 53 out of 5 stars based on 43 customer reviews and a bbb rating of a .\nthank you for the feedback and positive remarks about trupanion . we appreciate the honesty and take these reviews into account .\n\u201ci have fought with numerous other insurance companies , but i never once had to fight with trupanion . don ' t take chances with unreliable companies . trupanion was not only the best choice , it was the greatest choice we ever made .\n90 % coverage for all new injuries and illnesses\u2014once the deductible is met , trupanion pays 90 % of the remaining invoice .\ntrupanion has received 4 . 08 out of 5 stars based on 5 customer reviews and a bbb rating of a + .\nunlimited lifetime coverage : trupanion has no limit on the number of accidents , illnesses or years a pet can be covered for .\ntrupanion is a founding member of the north american pet health insurance association ( naphia ) which educates pet owners in north america about the veterinary industry . trupanion was the first pet insurance company to be awarded the aaha ' s seal of acceptance in 2008 .\n\u201ci have tried many other pet insurance companies only to be disappointed . but that all changed after joining trupanion . trupanion is the only company i recommend . i am overjoyed to help other families skip the trial and error method of looking for the right pet insurance .\nglad to see that you enjoyed your time working at trupanion ! and yes , sometimes the office dogs are too adorable to ignore .\ntrupanion pays off the invoice , no \u201cusual & customary\u201d limits and has the ability to pay your veterinarian directly and in as little as 5 minutes . you simply pay your portion at check - out and trupanion works with your veterinarian directly to take care of the rest .\ni have had trupanion for several years and they have always been excellent in responding to my claims . the customer service agents are always knowledgeable and compassionate on the phone . it would have been a lot harder to care for my dogs if i didn ' t have trupanion .\nwe have had trupanion pet insurance for our dogs and cats for 8 years now . while we haven ' t used pet insurance from other companies , trupanion has been excellent . they respond promptly , they are true to their policy , and they reimburse very quickly . we have had unusually complicated and expensive health problems in our two dogs this past year - very expensive - and trupanion paid 90 % of the covered charges . basically , those were all but the exam charges . we have saved many thousands of dollars with trupanion . the best thing is to buy it when the pet is very young , so that no health issues that arise become\npre - existing\nconditions . i recommend trupanion to all my pet owning friends .\nrexford required multiple surgeries and extended hospitalizations ; to know that we had the support of this wonderful company was such a comfort . trupanion allowed me to focus on rex and get him the care and treatment he needed without worry . i will never have a pet not covered by trupanion .\ntrupanion\u2019s biggest differentiator is that they can pay your veterinarian directly and in as little as 5 minutes . with the vet direct pay option , there is no waiting weeks for reimbursement . you simply pay your portion of the bill and trupanion takes care of the rest , working directly with your veterinarian .\ndog health insurance is simple with trupanion . you pay a monthly premium in order to be covered for any unexpected illnesses or injuries throughout your dog\u2019s life .\nabout us the trupanion team has been taking care of pet owners for over a decade by offering simple , fair , and affordable medical insurance . . .\ntrupanion is dedicated to providing you with the best pet insurance plan possible to help easily and safely protect your pets . this is our promise to you .\nin may 2011 , trupanion partnered with the american humane association in support of the second chance fund\u00ae , a program that provides financial assistance to animal welfare organizations . in august 2012 , american humane association announced trupanion ' s sponsorship of the ' service dog ' category in the 2012 american humane association hero dog awards .\nin 2010 , the seattle times company ( nwjobs . com ) named trupanion seattle ' s ' most pet - friendly company ' based on the ability of employees to bring their pet to work , and the full - time dog walking company , that works exclusively for trupanion , to walk employees ' dogs . the seattle times also named trupanion the company with the ' most unusual perk ' for offering employees the option of insuring their dog or cat with a $ 0 deductible . trupanion was also awarded the ' best place to work ' and ' best local business ' in the 2010 best of komo communities survey , developed by komo news .\nwe know the choice of selecting a provider can be daunting , but there are a number of reasons why the trupanion policy is a great choice for your dog .\ntrupanion offers a simple , customizable pet insurance policy with 90 % coverage for diagnostic tests , surgeries , medications , hospital stays , and alternative therapies for the treatment of injuries and illnesses . * the trupanion policy includes coverage of hereditary and congenital conditions with no payout limits per incident , per year , or over the lifetime of the pet .\nveterinarians around the country recommend trupanion , because they know that we care passionately about pets and that our policy has what it takes to serve cats , dogs , and you .\nanything can happen to our four - legged family members at any time , and my past experience has been it is usually at the worst timing . trupanion gives me peace of mind to know that my fur baby will be taken care of 24 / 7 and even at the worst timing . also , trupanion ' s customer service is the best !\nthank you ! we appreciate that you recognize our commitment to fostering a caring , fair work environment . and thank you for being a part of our team here at trupanion !\nmore veterinarians recommend trupanion than any other pet insurance company . veterinarians know that we care passionately about pets and our policy has what it takes to serve cats , dogs and you .\ntrupanion ' s on - staff veterinarian , dr . sarah nold shares her tips on identifying pet anxiety and how to help your pet cope with the 4th of july chaos . urltoken\ni worked in the claims department at trupanion where i collected , organized , and processed the information required to assess insurance claims for eligibility for our beloved pets and policy - holders .\ntrupanion is an industry leader in medical insurance for cats and dogs in the united states , canada , and puerto rico with the mission of delivering financial peace of mind to pet owners .\ntrupanion makes things simple by offering one plan that pays 90 % of actual veterinary costs for eligible claims once the deductible for that condition is met . they are the only provider that has the option to pay your veterinarian directly and can do so in 5 minutes or less , you simply take care of your portion and trupanion will work with your veterinarian to pay the remainder .\nmy experience with trupanion has been quite different from many of the reviewers on this site . we got insurance for our dog when he was just a few months old . he ' s now almost 7 years old . our deductible per condition is $ 200 , with trupanion paying 90 % of care costs after the deductible is met , and our monthly premium is ~ $ 45 .\ntrupanion offers one simple plan that pays 90 % of actual veterinary costs for eligible claims once your deductible for that condition is met and offers unlimited lifetime coverage with no payout limits or caps .\non august 9 , 2012 , the puget sound business journal announced washington ' s best workplaces at safeco field in seattle and awarded trupanion washington ' s best workplaces 2012 large company bronze medal .\ni have been a customer of trupanion for several years . filing claims is super easy and they are paid quickly . i always get someone on the phone without waiting . my latest call was to update some information . i spoke with ines who was pleasant , helpful and very efficient . i highly recommend trupanion to any pet owner . they help me take good care of my babies .\ntrupanion ' s policy is underwritten by the american pet insurance company ( us ) and by omega general insurance company ( canada ) , which has earned a financial stability rating of a , exceptional , from demotech , inc . trupanion is a founding member of the north american pet health insurance association ( naphia ) , demonstrating a commitment to high standards and transparency in all actions and products .\nrest assured knowing trupanion has your back . when you file a claim , we\u2019ll cover 90 % of eligible healthcare expenses for your dog . you are responsible for any non - eligible expenses , your\nthe trupanion dog insurance policy picks up 90 % of eligible veterinary costs , including hospital stays , diagnostic tests , medications , surgeries , and other treatments when your pup is ill or injured . *\nno surprise here : trupanion , a pet - insurance company , is owned and operated by people who love animals . of the 227 dogs and cats who are approved to spend time on - site , about 150 show up each day\u2014most of them of the canine persuasion . ( when darryl rawlings founded trupanion in 1999 , he was the only employee , and his dog , charlie , kept him company . )\ntrupanion is a pet medical insurance company founded by ceo darryl rawlings . the company is a founding member of the north american pet health insurance association ( naphia ) and has been publicly traded since july of 2014 .\nin 2011 the huffington post named trupanion as one of nine companies across the nation that support a healthy work - life balance for their employees ; other companies on the list included google , netflix , and zappos .\npre - existing conditions are conditions that show symptoms before coverage begins . and while the trupanion policy covers all new injuries and illnesses , like all pet insurance policies , it doesn ' t cover pre - existing conditions .\nmission : our mission is to help the pets we all love get the veterinary care they need . at trupanion we offer a collaborative , casual , and pet - friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves .\nthe ceo ' s personal touch on everything that is trupanion , the benefits package is great , the casual atmosphere , women in all levels of the company , a mostly female workforce , dedication to pets and pet owners .\nwhether you visit your current veterinarian or a specialty hospital , the trupanion policy has you covered at any veterinary practice in canada , the us or puerto rico , and in many cases , can pay claims directly to the hospital .\ntrupanion was founded by current ceo darryl rawlings as vetinsurance in canada in 1999 . in 2005 , the company expanded into the united states and became the first north american pet insurance provider to become licensed to provide its own underwriting .\nflash forward to a month ago when maggie was diagnosed with a ruptured disk requiring an emergency mri and surgery as well as them discovering she has ivdd . not only did trupanion pay according to their terms no problem , they made arrangements with the hospital to pay directly to them even though they weren\u2019t a trupanion express location , approving my claim as an emergency within ten minutes ! that surgery and her aftercare were roughly $ 6000 which is basically everything i\u2019ve paid over the years plus some more but i never would have had the discipline to save that on my own and i didn\u2019t have the cash upfront to cover it . trupanion literally saved my dog\u2019s life . not to mention every single time i call , i get someone knowledgeable and concise , as well as very friendly , that explains things in an easy to understand way . i wish my own health insurance provider were as easy to deal with and understand as trupanion has been for my dogs .\ni am over the moon with trupanion , it saved my little cookie this past year . i don\u2019t know what i would have done without it . she had two back to back tplo surgeries for injuries to her ccl on both legs , she wasn\u2019t able to walk . they paid 90 % of her 15k bills minus my deductible . years ago after a very expensive surgery for one of my other dogs , i began researching pet insurance . out of all the options , i found trupanion to be the best . i will never be without this insurance . people have to understand preexisting conditions . one of my dogs has a heart condition that was diagnosed prior to my getting trupanion , it\u2019s simple , that\u2019s a preexisting condition .\nat trupanion , we strive to be upfront and honest about what our plan provides . we are a team of pet lovers who work with cats and dogs by our side , and we want all pets to receive the best insurance coverage possible .\nwe have had trupanion pet insurance for about 6 years for our pomeranian . with all the times that we have taken her for one incident or another , we were unable to meet the $ 500 deductible they said we need to meet and believe me we had various times that needed to take her to the vet . the kicker was last thursday when we took her in for what apparently was a urinary infection which we paid $ 255 for 3 test and medicine . when we contacted trupanion they of course that because this is a new medical that we had to start another $ 500 for this issue . i believe trupanion is a scam and the vets are part of it because they offer this at the vet that you take your animal to .\ntrupanion has a staff of motivated and passionate employees , and it ' s inspiring to be a part of that . managers are open to new ideas . the company is growing extremely fast so there is a lot of opportunity for growth and learning .\nfrom the moment i called to inquire about insurance for my puppy , the staff has been phenomenal . the guidance and support was greatly appreciated . i never thought i would be facing a crisis with my pup , however , it happened . the support from trupanion has been beyond amazing . i have nothing but praise and gratitude for the assistance i have received . i recommend them highly to friends and neighbors . i don ' t know what i would have done without them . i personally will never own a pet without trupanion .\ncertificates provide the full benefits of the comprehensive trupanion policy - 90 % coverage for the cost to treat new injuries and illnesses , including hereditary and congenital treatments , with no payout limits . that means that you ' re covered for all of this and more for eligible conditions .\ni haven ' t had to use it yet . i got trupanion , and you pay upfront at the vet office and have them sign a claim form . it ' s for injuries or illness , and you can adjust the deductible to reduce / increase your monthly rate .\nno dog insurance provider offers coverage for pre - existing conditions . by insuring your dog when they are young or when you first bring them home , you can get them covered before you find any signs of pre - existing conditions and get the most out of your trupanion policy .\nthe trupanion policy has no payout limits per condition , per year , or for the lifetime of your dog . if you have an unlucky dog that has a lifetime of serious health conditions or ongoing care , you will never see a cap on how much we pay for your claims .\nthe trupanion team has been taking care of pet owners for over a decade by offering simple , fair , and affordable medical insurance for pets . we want to help take care of your pet , and know pet owners want to work with companies that mirror their own goals and passions .\nbeing part of a rapidly growing company means you have to rapidly grow yourself ! trupanion is a great platform to make a difference from and if you want variety in your work , this is an ideal place to be . energy bounces off the walls and the place is hyped up on a passion for pets . the management support training and development and focus on bringing people along for the journey . the benefits are very competitive and they reward good , honest hard work . if you ' re not willing to put the effort in , don ' t both with trupanion .\nwhether you ' re celebrating canada day or independence day , fireworks can be hazardous and scary to our furry companions . while some pets may enjoy the commotion of these holidays , the backyard barbecues and plentiful fireworks can be stressful and hazardous for many . trupanion receives more anxiety - . . .\nthe trupanion policy also offers optional packages for additional coverage that may fit your lifestyle . these packages can protect you from other unforeseen events or circumstances related to your dog , provide extra coverage for alternative and rehabilitative therapies , and add extra protection for breeding dogs . they come at an additional cost .\nalthough not the right fit for everyone representing trupanion in the field is the most rewarding job i ' ve ever had . the culture of the organization as a whole is amazing and when missteps happen there is open communication to correct it . by no means perfect but far more pros than cons .\n> travis wiedower posted : \u201ci went to a couple annual meetings recently that > got me thinking a lot about how important company culture is . specifically , > what an advantage it is to have employees that are passionate about what > the company is trying to accomplish . trupanion ( trup ) is\u201d >\nin 2007 , trupanion raised $ 22 million from maveron , renaissancere ( a $ 4 billion reinsurance company ) and a large private equity group . a series b round was completed in 2008 and in 2011 the company completed a $ 9 million series c round of financing led by the highland consumer fund .\nteddy , my cat , was severely injured with multiple injuries when he was hit by a car . these injuries were potentially life threatening and this is when trupanion kicked in and have championed teddy ' s recovery from the start . the amount of coverage teddy has received along with support from staff has been nothing\npeople are not pleasant when you speak with them . they are always in rush . do not have time to explain a question asked . or they sigh , like they have asthma . oh no , i actually have to work . not with trupanion . i asked my question , received my answers effi . . .\nand you know those emergency drills that require everyone to get out of the building and assemble in , say , the parking lot in an orderly way ? now , imagine that with the addition of dogs , cats , leashes and carriers . trupanion took its commitment to its on - site companion animals into account when designing its\ni don ' t know what i would do without trupanion . i always thought pet insurance was some sort of scam , until i adopted a cat a few years ago that came with a free month from the rescue group . we adopted this cat ( duke ) on the same day we were left with no . . .\na few days after a healthy spay procedure , maelee had a horrific accident while recovering at home . within 24 hours she went from the veterinarian ' s to the overnight emergency clinic , then on to the emergency hospital . trupanion was covering maelee ' s bills at 90 % . maelee had better health insurance than me !\nwhen i first signed up for trupanion for my two dogs , their policy stated that insurance premiums would never go up more than 20 % . in the last few years they have raised our premium almost 25 % each year even though we have been with them for 5 years and haven ' t been making huge claims . in fact , we never go over how much we pay them every year . on their website , they state\ntrupanion is one of the only pet health insurance plans that does not have automatic rate increases as your pet ages - some companies have guaranteed annual increases of up to 18 % !\nthis is a lie ! they raise it more than other insurance companies .\na lifetime , per condition deductible means that once the deductible is met for a condition your policy begins paying out at 90 % for anything related to that condition for the rest of your pet ' s life . * trupanion say :\nthis is great for chronic conditions that can span the entirety of a pets life such as allergies or cancer\n.\nin a matter of hours my happy little lab went from seeming a bit tired to clearly being very ill . doctors ordered test after test and her hospitalization dragged on . by the end , her bill was in the five digits and trupanion processed everything quickly and graciously . i never had to decide between money and what was medically best for my dog .\nwe had pet insurance for our 3 dogs for 4 years total . our premiums went from about $ 1226 . 00 per year to about $ 2086 . 00 after 4 years . we paid to the vet and the insurance premiums in that time just over $ 14 , 410 . 37 in total . we got back $ 4 , 145 . 07 from trupanion . plus they wanted to increase our premiums . you do the math . you ' re better off putting and keeping the insurance premium money aside and pay out the vet yourself and save $ $ $ $ . i finally figured out why the premiums are high and the payout is low . the trupanion executives needs another vacation home in the tropics to go with their 5 high end cars .\nthe pay at trupanion is awful , way less than market value for equivalent roles at other companies . there are also a lot of growing pains as people have mentioned , but i do think managers are doing a better job of handling those pains now . salaried employees are often expected to work way more than 40 hours per week . the current building does not make me feel safe .\ni also have care credit which helps and trupanion can preapprove a payment or refund you into your checking on most cases within a week or less ! you can always get a rep on the phone and they are so pleasant to speak with every time . they are similar to discover card ' s customer service where they take the time and really do actually care to keep the customer happy unlike some other companies where you know it will be super stressful to get a rep and then you are transferred non stop and frustrated . i have never experienced this in the 30 plus times i have called trupanion . actually look forward to communicating with them . i have a biz also and i know people just love complaining when unhappy and the happy don ' t do much which is why i am leaving such a long review . : )\nwe in fact purchased this insurance before my dog exhibited any signs of limping . both his vet and i have been maintaining communication with trupanion with hopes of getting our case reappealed . it has now been several months and i have had no luck . i am heartbroken as my dog\u2019s surgery was uneventful . his rehab vet recommended therapy , injections and a possibility of another surgery that will have to come out of our pocket .\nwe purchased trupanion insurance for our 2 year old small dog after we paid out of pocket for surgery for a luxated patella . we knew that anything related to his knee would never be covered because it is a preexisting condition . the dog became ill a couple of months ago , sick , throwing up and lethargic . we thought he might have eaten something and had a blockage . several tests were run and nothing appeared definitive .\nwe bought trupanion pet insurance for our first rescue dachshund several years ago . soon after acquiring her , we began to suspect that she was deaf which was confirmed by a specialist . we submitted a claim for the tests and they were denied as a pre - existing condition . at the time we went along with the declination because it was clear that unbeknownst to us , she had been deaf when we acquired her . we acquired a second rescue dachshund in the very last stages of being cured of heart worms in september 2017 . we covered her under our trupanion policy in mid october . on october 31 she appeared nauseated and we took her to our vet who gave her a shot for nausea . that reoccurred a number of times over several months . during that time she was placed on special diets and the vet made notes about several possible diagnoses she was concerned about .\nhis passion for pet health runs deep . when he was 14 , his family dog needed surgery that could have lengthened her life for another 12 years . the cost was beyond his parents\u2019 means and they left the veterinary hospital without her . he vowed that someday pets would have even better medical insurance than people do . and trupanion has fulfilled that promise with medical insurance for cats and dogs that is remarkably better than most human health insurance .\nmy girlfriend works at facebook ( fb ) and i\u2019ve noticed the same thing among her co - workers . they\u2019re almost all millennials , they love facebook and instagram , and they\u2019re passionate about the overall mission of the company ( connecting the world ) . the trupanion office actually reminded me a lot of the facebook office ( in austin at least ) \u2014super casual , very lgbt friendly , lots of diversity , and no shortage of tattoos and brightly colored hair .\nwhen you ' re dealing with your family ( pet ) it ' s important to pay attention and not blindly make uninformed choices . i invested in insurance for teddy because i care about him . i paid for everything out of pocket until he was hit by a car and had potentially life threatening injuries . his injuries quickly became very expensive and were certainly not common . i immediately contacted trupanion to inform them of the accident and got teddy to the vet hospital as fast as i could .\nfor my own personal health insurance , i pay less than i do for my dogs , and i ' ve had surgery and my insurance company pays 100 % of the bill . surgery for dogs is not as expensive as it is for a human , let ' s be real . trupanion has no cap on how much they can raise their premium each year . so they could potentially raise it however much they like . i would highly advise no one to get an insurance policy with this company .\nwhen your dog gets sick or hurt , the last thing you want to think about is how much the veterinary care will cost . the best dog health insurance helps protect you from that financial burden and makes sure you can focus on getting the best care possible . whether your dog encounters a minor incident , like an unfortunate meeting with a porcupine or a stumble down the stairs , or develops a serious medical condition like hip dysplasia or cancer , the trupanion policy is there to cover 90 % of all eligible healthcare expenses .\ntrupanion has an amazing culture . the people who work here are the most passionate , positive and fun group of folks you ' ll ever work with . our customers are pretty awesome too ! we have a product that helps us make a difference to pets and their owner ' s lives . yes we have a lot of work to do and we all work really hard , but we make time to have fun and have built really solid working relationships with our peers . working here feels like a family on a mission to do something great .\nbuyer beware of this unscrupulous company . not worth the inflated cost of their premiums . they lie and mislead upon signing and pull the bait and switch . no ease in filing claims as they deny all as first line of defense . i made my vet aware of this as they have their brochures in their office . i highly suspect getting some kickback in hindsight . consumers there are lower cost carriers available that are ethical as i have since learned . however trupanion is not one of them . this company has my lowest rating i can give on this platform .\ni decided to leave trupanion because , like others have said , i did the math . when i called to cancel , they offered a lower rate which is nice , but i declined . the person i spoke with then used guilt and high pressure tactics to try to convince me to stay . i politely and firmly said no . i do not mind doing this once , but having to repeatedly say no and his very judgmental tone was excessive . i told him it was a financial decision and not an emotional one , since he was clearly playing on my emotions .\nsome things for potential consumers to note : 1 ) trupanion ' s business model favors customers who enroll their pets in puppyhood , since preexisting conditions are not covered . we are fortunate because our vet urged us to sign up when our dog was very young . our experience may be less positive had we signed him up later . 2 ) they also charge more for coverage of certain issues common to your dog ' s breed . for example , our monthly premium would be $ 35 ( $ 10 less ) , but it also includes coverage for hip issues common to my dog ' s breed .\nthe metrics to employ when considering a claim is :\nis this problem potentially life threatening ?\nand\ndoes this problem potentially cause severe quality of life issues .\npet insurance is not like human health insurance . it ' s meant for bad to worse case scenario situations . don ' t make the mistake of confusing human & pet insurance . you ' re responsible for your friend whether you have insurance or not . trupanion is an excellent insurance provider . some may disagree , maybe they failed to understand the companies policies . and , or , the general premise behind the services they signed up for .\nthe bottom line is when i asked for trupanion to provide attention to cover for my dog ' s procedure . they did not care . instead they pushed me into another paperwork trail of bureaucracy so that in the end i can give up on it . if you care about your pet their well being you should avoid this company at all cost . after all they are very good at collecting your money but , they do not care about your pet or your overall situation . . . go figure . pet insurance has no difference than usa health insurance policy and limitations to make it worst for your well being in the long run !\ntreat your dogs well ! ! ! stop giving into vets and social stigma around what you\nshould\nbe doing . do what you feel is best for your dog , and if you notice a reaction from previous vaccines - don ' t give anymore , or do titers . that dog was my world , and i still miss him every day . however , please inform yourself and don ' t be so quick to run to the vet , as it may be the thing that kills them quicker . trupanion was fantastic , but i ' m never putting myself or another dog through any of that again . when you know better , you do better .\nthis is my honest review and please read till the end ! i actually had a great experience with trupanion . my premiums did go up , so i decided to stick with a higher deductible ( $ 1000 ) . in september of last year my dog started getting really lethargic , so i brought him to the local hospital where they said he had pancreatitis . he stayed 2 nights and the bill was roughly $ 800 . from there he wasn ' t getting better , so i drove him up to a larger clinic where my friend works and who i trust dearly . there they did numerous tests and had him there for about a week and still no progress or diagnosis .\ntrupanion provides a client centric service model , compassion , care and ability to relate to people as pet owners with exceptional consistency ! you ' re going to read good and bad reviews . here ' s something to consider . . . not everyone understands how insurance works . some people fail at reading and understanding the terms of their coverage . some simply ignore or choose not to read or understand the terms . some people try to defraud insurance companies . insurance companies review medical records to verify compliance with their coverage terms . insurance does not mean an owner is absolved of all financial responsibility for their pets care . ask your insurance company how vet billing works and how it affects your coverage .\na non - obvious benefit of these types of companies is that they self - select for the type of employees i would want in a company . i doubt exxon employees are as passionate about oil and polluting the earth as trupanion employees are about saving a pet\u2019s life . that\u2019s one of those things that doesn\u2019t show up in any financials , but my hunch is that it\u2019s very important . i\u2019ve already written and spoken about my preference for founder - led companies many times , but i really like the idea of founder - led companies that have clear missions that involve making the world a better place . i\u2019d bet those companies are correlated with good company cultures , low employee turnover , and excess shareholder returns .\nthis insurance company has been supportive with us and have fulfilled their obligations , according to their own policies , without hesitation or delay . some of you may accuse me of being a shill for the company . i can ' t stop you from saying it . but you ' re only deluding yourself and doing a disservice to those seeking an informed review . if you ' re buying a product or service understand what you ' re buying or paying for before you do . most veterinarians in toronto seem to have a really good opinion of this company and i can understand why they do . they act quickly and make informed decisions based on all available information . teddy and i have had a really good experience with trupanion . i have attached a picture of teddy a day after he got to the hospital .\ni have found that on the whole if they pay a claim they remove most of the charges for one reason or another . they even consider a specialist ' s consult and office visit . they look for a needle in the haystack to deny allowing a claim or paying very little . my feeling is they lied to me to get me to switch making me believe they would cover the claims so much better than my previous insurance company . they made it seem worth their unlimited coverage & willingness to pay most claims to pay them twice as much monthly . i am now trapped . i gave up a lot of pre - existing conditions to move two dogs to their program . they then doubled their monthly fees . i am paying over $ 200 a month for 2 dogs and getting very little . my next dogs will not be under trupanion .\nfinally , we went to the ultimate of places and by then it was too late . he got 3 blood transfusions there , and countless tests . it was horrible . there was still no diagnosis or chance of him getting better . by the end we had to put him down and his stool was black blood . my final bill was around $ 18 , 000 - and i paid roughly $ 3000 out of pocket for the deductible , travel , cremation , everything else . trupanion even called during to see how i was doing emotionally . they were honestly really great . however , here is what i want to emphasize - i would not do this again ! even though i had all the care in the world , it didn ' t matter . my little guy should have died at home , comfortable . he was probably stressed the whole time , and poked and prodded for days . and for what ?\ncareers is produced by the advertising publications department of the seattle times . editor : michelle archer . jobseditor @ urltoken\nnaphia members include pet health insurance providers , underwriters , veterinary practice groups , brand marketers and more . together , we work to achieve our association\u2019s goals and advance the industry and profession in north america .\ncollectively , naphia members include more than 20 different pet insurance brands currently marketed across the us and canada . our members are progressive , responsive and deeply passionate about the welfare of pets and their owners .\nas the voice of the industry , we are here to support the growth of our members , and to help guide the vision of the industry as a whole .\nthe north american pet health insurance association ( naphia ) is comprised of reputable pet health insurance ( phi ) organizations from across canada and the united states . naphia\u2019s membership makes up over 99 % of all pet health insurance coverage in effect in north america .\nevery year , countless animals suffer deplorable abuse and neglect . often , local shelters and rescue groups are saddled with the steep expenses of saving , sheltering , and caring for these animals in desperate need .\namerican humane\u2019s second chance grant offers financial assistance to help offset the costs of rescuing animals who are homeless or the victims of human cruelty . our grant aims to advance and facilitate the lifesaving efforts that give animals a second chance at life when they have nowhere else to turn .\ndue to the overwhelming number of abuse cases nationwide , the second chance\u00ae fund is offered only in select cases of animal abuse or neglect . funding is awarded on a case - by - case basis .\n\u00a9 2018 american humane . american humane is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non - profit organization . contributions to american humane are tax - deductible to the extent permitted by applicable law .\ntap here to turn on desktop notifications to get the news sent straight to you .\nthere are many factors to consider while job - hunting . beyond salary , location and advancement opportunities , it ' s important to determine how your work will affect your life outside the office .\nalthough many find it increasingly difficult to juggle both home and career responsibilities , the following companies encourage their employees to strive for a balanced life .\nfirst - person essays , features , interviews and q & as ; about life today .\nwondering how to quit smoking , or how to get on the management track ? this online shoe retailer employs a full - time , on - site < a href =\nurltoken\ntarget =\n_ hplink\n> life coach < / a > to guide its employees through both personal and professional concerns .\nwe can pay your pet\u2019s veterinary bills directly to participating hospitals . all you have to do is pay your portion of the bill at checkout . claims have never been so easy !\nour policy covers surgeries , diagnostic tests , medications , treatments , and hospital stays if your pet gets sick or injured . for the veterinary treatment your pet may need , we ' ll be there to pay 90 % of the eligible bill .\nour comprehensive policy covers surgeries , diagnostic tests , medications , treatments , and hospital stays if your pet gets sick or injured . whatever your pet needs , we ' ll be there to pay 90 % of the eligible bill .\nbuying medical insurance for your pet is an important decision , that\u2019s why we\u2019re open 24 / 7 to help you . whether or not you buy from us , we\u2019re here to help answer your questions , listen to your comments , and respond to your concerns .\nif your puppy or kitten is younger than this , please call 855 . 591 . 3100 or email us & we will get right back to you to arrange coverage .\nif for any reason you want to cancel your coverage , just let us know within the first 30 days for a full refund .\nwe don ' t tell veterinarians how to do their job . we accept whatever your pet ' s treatment costs and reimburse at 90 % . *\n1 . money back guarantee not applicable if you have filed an eligible claim or live in new york . * terms and conditions apply , see the policy for details .\nin a world of advanced veterinary care , the best coverage gives you the financial ability to care for your family member , and we can do that .\nif your dog is under the weather take them to any veterinarian , specialty center , or emergency hospital in canada , the us , or puerto rico and get them the treatment they need .\nyou\u2019re only responsible for the routine and preventive care\u2014the costs you expect to pay as a dog owner\u2014but when it comes to the unexpected , we\u2019ll be there for life .\nsimply put , we provide one simple plan that covers 90 % of your unexpected veterinary costs . this includes hospital stays , diagnostic tests , medications , surgeries , and other treatments that arise when your canine friend is sick or hurt . the 90 % coverage kicks in after you meet your\nbasically , almost every type of injury or illness is eligible for coverage , so long as it is not considered pre - existing . we do not exclude any conditions or breed - specific ailments . we even cover hereditary and congenital conditions , provided signs were not evident before your enrollment date . that means if your dog pulls a muscle , develops allergies , or is diagnosed with hip dysplasia or lymphoma , we\u2019ll be there . tears a ccl ? we\u2019ll cover it . arthritis ? we\u2019ve got it covered . eats chocolate ? we\u2019ve covered it before and we\u2019ll do it again . hit by a car ? we\u2019re there for you .\neach dog is unique , from their size to their energy level and tendencies , which is why our prices are unique to your dog ' s situation . the cost of dog insurance varies based on several factors specific to your dog , including :\nyou can see your personalized price now with a quick quote for your dog .\nonce you get a quote , choose your dog ' s monthly premium by selecting a deductible from $ 0 to $ 1 , 000 . this is the amount you\u2019ll be responsible for before your coverage starts . this gives you the flexibility to set a monthly premium that fits your budget . plus , you can change your deductible at any time simply by giving us a call .\nover the life of your dog , you may see periodic adjustments to your dog ' s premium , which may be an increase , a decrease , or no change at all . premium changes are due to the average cost of dogs similar to yours based on our claims experiences and inflation .\nyou will never see an automatic increase to your premium as a result of filing a claim . we know that you have no control over whether your canine friend gets sick or injured , which is why we don ' t penalize a policyholder with increased premiums solely because their dog filed a claim .\nthe best time to think about insurance for your dog is when they are a puppy or young adult . every dog is prone to certain types of illnesses and injuries in each stage of life so it\u2019s important to be prepared every step of the way ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "fortumo", "paragraphs": ["fortumo had also signed a similar deal with sony liv earlier in december 2015 .\nwith fortumo , we can provide customers an improved online payments experience .\nfortumo offers mobile payments without commission fee for the first 5000 . - usd processed .\nhow many sites from each region we first detected using fortumo at specific date periods .\nfounded in 2007 , fortumo is a leading global provider of direct carrier billing . fortumo payments cover 100 markets and connect merchants to subscribers of more than 350 mobile operator networks .\nour management team brings a combined 40 + years of experience in telecommunications industry to fortumo .\nfortumo provides bundling , carrier billing and messaging in 100 markets simultaneously through just one integration .\nfortumo has been profitable since 2009 because we have been constantly one step ahead of the market .\nfortumo is a digital enabling platform for app stores and digital service providers for user acquisi . . .\nthis tutorial will teach you how to create fortumo sms service . 1 . ) sign in to your fortumo account . 2 . ) click on\ndashboard\nitem in top menu . 3 . )\nthe cooperation with fortumo in service deployment and system integration for google play has been very smooth .\nthrough partnership with fortumo , there are more opportunities for developers to monetize users in emerging markets .\nin february ' 13 estonian company fortumo announced a new growth round led by intel capital and greycroft partners .\nget a list of 288 websites using fortumo which includes location information , hosting data , contact details , 58 currently live websites and 230 sites that used this technology previously and 33 websites in the united states currently using fortumo .\nnow ! & fortumo team up for payments via mobile operator bill - now ! innovations solutions b . v .\nscript address is addres you have to enter in your fortumo service , so fortumo will know where to look for reply message that wil be sent to your users . here is where you should enter your script add . . .\ngoogle play has been enabled by fortumo\u2019s carrier billing platform that supports both app stores and digital merchants in other segments like music and video streaming , social networking and gaming . fortumo will also provide webe with access to fortumo insight , a smart data analytics platform that helps carriers track and analyse app store performance to make improvements for growing carrier billing revenue .\nprevious award winners include the following companies : grabcad , zeroturnaround o\u00fc , fortumo , planet os inc . , transferwise .\nfortumo has previously announced partnerships with nook , telenor and slideme as well as with a number of chinese appstores for providing an in - app purchasing solution for developers in these stores . fortumo solution enables developers to collect payments from many stores through just one sdk integration . fortumo also works with device manufacturers like zte to preload developer apps into smartphones and tablets .\nabout fortumo fortumo allows any merchant to set up payment processing for web and mobile services , games or apps . users with a mobile phone are then able to make one - click payments using fortumo without the need for a credit card - payments are charged to their mobile operator bill instead . fortumo payments are cross - platform and work in pc applications , web services and html5 , android , windows phone and windows 8 apps . fortumo supports payments in 81 countries through 300 mobile operators , including a number of exclusive carrier billing partnerships . founded in 2007 , fortumo has offices in estonia , san francisco , beijing and delhi and is backed by intel capital and greycroft partners . for more information , visit urltoken .\nin addition to google play , fortumo\u2019s customers include spotify , sony , hooq , gaana , electronic arts , gameloft , kinguin and rovio . to enable payments for these merchants , fortumo works together with mobile operators in more than 90 countries .\nfollowing the partnership , android developers can earn revenue with fortumo\u2019s one - click direct payment solution from 35 million turkcell customers .\nfortumo has also been instrumental in the rovio \u2013 idea deal and is the billing partner for the angry birds\u2019 company globally .\nfortumo\u2019s platform is used by thousands of leading digital merchants including google , spotify and electronic arts . founded in 2007 , fortumo has offices in san francisco , beijing , delhi , singapore , estonia and hanoi . for more information , please visit urltoken .\nfortumo has previously announced partnerships with leading oems such as alcatel onetouch , oppo , mitashi , and gionee . in addition to oems and app stores , fortumo works with top digital content providers like ea mobile , gameloft , rovio , times internet and gaana .\nfortumo is the only carrier billing company to operate on a self - service concept , allowing any merchant to sign up via the fortumo web site and to start accepting mobile payments . fortumo\u2019s payments system is optimized for all key platforms , including web , mobile web , html5 , and in - app purchases on both smartphones and tablet devices . fortumo has been profitable since 2009 and has added over 72 , 000 registered merchants , including several of the world\u2019s largest gaming companies and content publishers , over the past 5 years .\nfortumo allows any merchant to set up payment processing for web and mobile services , games or apps . users with a mobile phone are then able to make one - click payments using fortumo without the need for a credit card - payments are charged to their mobile operator bill instead . fortumo payments are cross - platform and work in pc applications , web services and html5 , android , windows phone and windows 8 apps . fortumo supports payments in over 90 countries through 350 mobile operators , including a number of exclusive direct carrier billing partnerships . founded in 2007 , fortumo has offices in estonia , san francisco , beijing , delhi , mumbai , singapore and london and is backed by intel capital and greycroft partners . for more information , please visit fortumo ' s profile on about - payments .\n, less than a month after fortumo inked partnerships with four indian telecom operators \u2013 idea cellular , vodafone , airtel and tata docomo .\nin the middle eastern and african region , carrier billing through fortumo is now available to more than 600 million people in 24 countries . globally , over 3 . 5 billion people in 97 countries can make payments using their mobile phone with merchants who have integrated fortumo .\nhuawei , a leading global information and communications technology ( ict ) solutions provider , partners with the mobile payments company fortumo . fortumo will combine its global carrier billing capability with huawei global carrier billing @ digital incloud service to extend business in more countries and cover more users , especially in emerging markets . thanks to the cooperation , fortumo and huawei have created one of the biggest joint global carrier billing networks .\nworking with fortumo gives developers an easy - to - use interface for direct mobile payments , connecting to millions of customers globally .\nin recent news from the region , fortumo has announced partnerships with the live streaming platform fission and daily deals service mydala for carrier billing .\nfortumo has brought google play payments to vietnam , launching payments for the mobile operators vietnamobile and mobifone along with its existing partnership with viettel .\nfortumo , founded in 2007 , is the most developer - friendly mobile payments provider , enabling app and game developers to easily monetize their users through carrier billing . fortumo has payment connectivity to over 300 mobile operators in 80 countries , including a number of exclusive direct carrier billing partnerships . with unique features like self - service signup and seamless ui , fortumo\u2019s mobile billing technology is used by some of the most awesome online and mobile publishers . fortumo is headquartered in estonia and has offices in san francisco and beijing . for more information and signing up , visit : urltoken\nfortumo ' s platform enables carriers to launch payments across a wide variety of streaming services , app stores , games and social networks , taking away merchant onboarding and integration hassles from the carrier . orange is one of the leading telecom groups in europe , the middle - east and africa , and fortumo is glad to enable digital payments for millions of orange users ,\nsaid gerri kodres , chief business officer at fortumo .\nmobile payments service provider fortumo has partnered with turkish mobile operator turkcell to start providing an in - app purchasing solution for its appmarket app store .\n\u201cfortumo is a fast - growing , profitable company with a global footprint and strong management team , \u201d says klaus konrad , investment director of intel capital . \u201cwe\u2019re excited about being part of fortumo\u2019s strategy of bringing seamless mobile payments to more users , merchants , and mobile operators worldwide . \u201d\nfortumo\u2019s bundling platform helps digital content merchants be smart about user acquisition and customer lifecycle management by making mobile operator bundle partnerships highly flexible and scalable .\nfortumo is a specialist in mobile carrier billing , which lets users to pay for apps and goods in apps without coughing up credit card numbers .\nthe latest deal comes not long after fortumo inked a deal with two of the largest telecom groups in the world , namely vodafone and china mobile .\nfortumo , a fast - growing company with offices in estonia , san francisco and beijing , had also in february raised cash from intel and graycroft .\n\u201cthe opportunity in the mobile payments segment is enormous , and we believe that fortumo is well positioned to capitalize on the trend of operator based billing . the fortumo team is a great example for the strong talent in the central and eastern european region able to build innovative and globally successful solutions . \u201d\n\u201cwe have been impressed with fortumo\u2019s strong product focus and ability to execute , \u201d said dana settle , a partner with greycroft , in a statement . \u201cwhat sets fortumo apart from their competition is their focus on geographies where mobile payments will have the biggest impact and growth over the next few years . \u201d\nin recent news , fortumo has partnered with games2win , an indian mobile gaming company , to provide in - app purchasing in mobile games using carrier billing .\nfortumo and the mobile operator group orange have announced a direct carrier billing partnership that covers 29 markets in which orange operates , according to a press release .\ncarriers and fortumo make the best effort to notify you after a successful payment but sometimes things just go wrong . for example , there can be a hiccup between fortumo\u2019s server and yours . in case of a charging error , you should simply try to give the service out again instead of offering a refund .\ncarrier billing specialist fortumo is claiming a first for the mobile industry , thanks to a trial which involves paying for physical goods via a user\u2019s phone bill .\nfebruary 21 , 2013 \u2013 fortumo , a mobile payments company with offices in estonia , san francisco and beijing , announced today that intel capital and greycroft partners will be new investors in a growth round of financing . prior to the funding , fortumo has been majority - owned by mobi solutions , an estonian mobile solutions company , which will remain a shareholder . the funding will be used to further strengthen fortumo\u2019s position as the go - to provider for mobile payments in emerging markets .\nthrough the partnership with fortumo , developers can start accepting purchases from users through direct carrier billing - the most widely available payment method in emerging markets .\nonline video streaming application hooq hs partnered with fortumo for direct carrier billing in india . customers can now subscribe to hooq by charging payments to their mobile phone bill .\nfortumo is also announcing new direct contracts with two of the largest telecommunications groups in the world : vodafone group for direct operator billing in 13 countries and with china mobile . fortumo has also recently added gameloft , vostu and cut the rope game - maker zeptolab to its growing list of blue chip merchants , which already includes rovio ( publisher of the angry birds line of games ) badoo , and others . recently , fortumo has partnered with microsoft to promote it\u2019s in - app payments solution for windows 8 .\nfortumo is an international mobile payment provider . the company offers various mobile payment solutions for web services and mobile applications . fortumo services allow customers to make mobile payments in more than 70 countries on six continents . fortumo enables payments from customers who do not own a credit card - there are only 1 . 3 billion credit card users in the world , compared to 5 billion mobile phone owners . in addition , no sign - ups and faster payments result in up to 10x better conversion than credit cards .\ntoday\u2019s post draws attention to a simple yet useful feature of fortumo\u2019s cross - platform mobile payments product that makes life easier for merchants : tracking unique customers and their transactions .\none of the key differentiators for fortumo is their self - service concept . basically allowing any merchant to sign - up and start accepting mobile payments all through their website .\nfortumo\u2019s direct carrier billing platform allows more than 4 billion end - users to pay merchants using their phone bill in 90 countries across the world . for regions with a good data connection , payments are completed in 1 click and the user is charged over mobile internet . in countries with an insufficient mobile internet infrastructure , fortumo also enables offline payments for users . fortumo has announced partnerships with leading carrier groups of the world , including telef\u00f3nica , telenor , singtel , turkcell , kyivstar and leading mobile operators in india and china .\nfortumo\u2019s global coverage requires global presence from our team . we have offices in north america , europe , china , india and singapore . our management team brings a combined 40 + years of experience in the telecommunications industry to fortumo . our technical platform is maintained by people with experience from building software at skype , microsoft , google and leading european mobile operators .\nfortumo lets you do this type of tracking by providing the cuid ( consumer unique identifier ) and operation _ reference ( transaction identifier ) parameters that can be included in each transaction .\nin addition , fortumo is announcing new contracts with two of the largest telecom groups in the world , namely vodafone ( for direct operator billing in 13 countries ) and china mobile .\nfortumo\u2019s system works via direct carrier billing , which means consumers pay for digital goods via their mobile billing plans with their operators rather than cash , credit cards , or debit cards .\naccording to a report from gfk , the biggest smartphone device growth markets in 2015 are dominantly large emerging economies such as india , china , indonesia , nigeria , brazil and pakistan . these are exactly the markets that fortumo is strong in - out of the top 10 smartphone markets for growth by value during this year , fortumo already provides carrier billing in 9 of them .\na number of developers , including gameloft , glu mobile , ea mobile , rovio and creative mobile , are already using fortumo in - app purchasing in their android and windows phone apps .\neuropean telecommunication operators telefonica and telenor have signed an agreement with mobile payments firm fortumo , further solidifying the fast - growing company\u2019s position as one of the leaders in providing such a service .\nthis tutorial will teach you how to register fortumo account . 1 . ) go to urltoken and click on register or sign up , as shown on picture below . or you can use\n\u201cfortumo is proud to be selected by huawei as their partner for payments , enabling carrier billing for huawei intouch partners across the world . carrier billing stands out as one of the most convenient methods to charge for content and apps for oems and app stores , especially in the emerging countries which have low credit card penetration , \u201d added gerri kodres , chief business officer at fortumo .\nthe mobility services company now ! innovations and the carrier billing provider fortumo are today announcing a partnership for charging payments for parking , ev charging , and other mobility services to mobile operator bill .\n\u201cthe opportunity in the mobile payments segment is enormous , and we believe that fortumo is well positioned to capitalize on the trend of operator based billing , says marcin hejka , managing director of intel capital eastern europe , middle east and africa . \u201cthe fortumo team is a great example for the strong talent in the central and eastern european region able to build innovative and globally successful solutions . \u201d\nin addition to product innovation , fortumo has a razor - sharp focus on emerging markets where mobile payments make the biggest difference . fortumo has the longest experience in the industry with providing carrier billing in central and eastern europe and latin america . we also unlock new markets for merchants before any other carrier billing provider gets there : china , india and kenya , just to name a few .\nestonian fortumo and finnish kuneri have won a free pass to nordic mobile media conference in tallinn , estonia on december 3 - 4th . both companies will also get an exhibition stand in the event .\n\u201cwe have been impressed with fortumo\u2019s strong product focus and ability to execute , \u201d says dana settle , a partner with greycroft . \u201cwhat sets fortumo apart from their competition is their focus on geographies where mobile payments will have the biggest impact and growth over the next few years . \u201d worldwide gross transaction volume for mobile payments for digital goods is expected to more than double by 2015 to $ 268 billion .\nthrough the deal with fortumo , our subscribers will enjoy the ease of paying for many global games and apps through their phones . this will also benefit further the game developer ' s community .\nwebe , a digital mobility services provider and a subsidiary of telekom malaysia ( tm ) , has partnered with mobile payments company fortumo to launch a direct carrier billing solutions on the google play app store .\nfrom fortumo\u2019s side , we published our western europe market report in june and also shed some more light on how bundling is coming an increasingly popular way for digital companies to grow . check it out .\nfortumo ( coverage ) enables quick and free creation and monetization of web - based mobile services maintenance , while kuneri ( coverage ) provides a variety of flash lite tools and services , latest release being pikkoo .\nfortumo is connected to more than 350 mobile operator networks in 100 countries . our platform processes millions of payments each day , which means we have extensive data about user profiles and payment preferences around the world .\nfortumo has also recently added electronic arts , gameloft , vostu and cut the rope game - maker zeptolab to its list of blue chip merchants , which already includes angry birds maker rovio , badoo and others .\nfortumo is a digital enabling platform for app stores and digital service providers for user , acquisition , monetization and retention . the company connects service providers with more than 350 mobile operators across asia , europe , latin america , the middle east and africa . service providers use fortumo\u2019s platform to manage the end - to - end customer lifecycle of mobile users on these networks through the company\u2019s bundling , carrier billing and messaging solutions .\nusing carrier billing to pay for physical rather than digital items such as games , movie or bus tickets is unusual , but fortumo has launched a trial with angry birds creator rovio and singtel , the singapore operator .\nsony liv has partnered with fortumo to offer operator billing on the platform . this will enable users to pay for movies on sony liv through their prepaid or postpaid mobile accounts with airtel , vodafone , idea or aircel .\nwe have been watching fortumo grow from a tiny startup to become a global player present in 73 countries . last month they announced an investment in the amount close to $ 10 million from intel capital and greycroft partners .\nthe pilot involves the now familiar angry birds\u2019 toys on sale via an e - commerce site ( rather than physical store ) , which fortumo says is the first time real goods have been charged to users\u2019 phone bills .\nthe mobile payments company fortumo has announced that it has expanded its carrier billing services to 3 new african markets . more than 79 million mobile phone owners in algeria , ghana and tanzania can now make payments for digital services .\nif you configured sms payment plugin or system , and listed prices and message sending instructions on your site ( or plugin / system did this autmatically for you ) , you may want to submit your fortumo sm . . .\n\u201cour competitors in the mobile payments space have focused mostly on the us and on western europe , \u201d says rain rannu , co - founder and ceo of fortumo . \u201cwhile fortumo covers these regions well , what differentiates us is our strong emphasis on emerging and growth markets where credit card penetration may be low but mobile usage is very high . working with intel capital and greycroft will help us to pursue additional growth opportunities , including strategic partnerships and acquisitions . \u201d\nfortumo services app stores including google play , digital media providers including spotify , sony , hooq , gaana and gaming companies like ea mobile , gameloft and kinguin with carrier billing , local market insights and facilitates relationships with mobile operators .\n1 . ) login to your fortumo account . 2 . ) select your service from the list of services : 3 . ) select and copy string of numbers and letters next to\nsecret\n. important : don ' t c\nfortumo features payment connectivity with over 300 mobile operators in 80 countries , including a number of exclusive carrier billing partnerships . mobile billing is available for over 4 billion mobile users worldwide without a need to register or have a credit card .\nfortumo , a fast - growing company with offices in estonia , san francisco and beijing , has raised a new \u2018growth round\u2019 ( size undisclosed ) to solidify its position as one of the leading providers for mobile payments in emerging markets .\nfortumo features payment connectivity with over 300 mobile operators in 80 countries , including a number of exclusive direct carrier billing partnerships . mobile billing is available for over 4 billion mobile users worldwide without a need to register or have a credit card .\ntallinn , estonia , march 26th , 2014 \u2013 the mobility services company now ! innovations and the carrier billing provider fortumo are today announcing a partnership for charging payments for parking , ev charging , and other mobility services to mobile operator bill .\ncarrier billing with fortumo enables merchants to earn revenue from any platform and any type of content . whether you are processing payments on the web , mobile web , inside applications , smart tv - s or feature phones , we have you covered .\nin total , you should expect your first carrier billing launch to take approximately 3 - 5 months . if that seems slow , the good news is merchants working with fortumo do not have to deal with the majority of the activities listed . we are connected to most of the worlds telcos and the team working on operational matters is already in place . this means most merchants are able to launch carrier billing through fortumo in less than 2 weeks , with global coverage and through a single integration .\nfortumo\u2019s system works via direct carrier billing . customers pay for digital goods via their mobile billing plans with their mobile operators rather than cash , credit cards , or debt cards . carrier billing is a strong alternative to credit cards for purchasing virtual and digital goods . fortumo features payment connectivity with over 300 mobile operators in 80 countries , including a number of exclusive direct carrier billing partnerships . mobile billing is available for over four billion mobile users worldwide without a need to register or have a credit card .\nmobile payments company fortumo said it has expanded its carrier billing services to algeria , ghana and tanzania to enable over 79 million mobile phone owners to make payments for digital services . the firm says all three markets where fortumo has launched have extremely low credit card penetration : algeria at 6 percent , ghana at 0 . 9 percent and tanzania at 0 . 7 percent . this means that while people can access online content , most of them are unable to make payments for paid features of these services .\nin a blog , fortumo ceo rain rannu ( pictured ) wrote that conversion rates in the trial are encouraging compared to conventional mobile checkout . in the first week , shopping cart abandonment was five times lower than previously with credit card - based checkout .\n( estonia chapter ) : fortumo allows even layman mobile users to establish and earn revenue with their own text messaging services . there are several pre - defined services to choose from . for example , you can establish an sms - info service , like\n\u201cwe were evaluating a lot of billing partners and fortumo fit the bill . the whole idea was to have a common sdk for dealing with operators . we can take the same sdk to other operators , so that the game does not change drastically . \u201d\nthe injection of cash , fortumo says , will be used to build out its business further , with an emphasis on strategic partnerships and acquisitions in emerging markets in regions like latin america , asia , central eastern europe and mena , according to a spokesperson .\ncarrier billing solves this problem by allowing any mobile owner to make payments conveniently through their carrier and either deduct payments from their airtime balance or charge them to their monthly phone bill . additional information on africa\u2019s digital ecosystem can be found from fortumo\u2019s recent market report .\nhard bundles work great for postpaid subscribers where the mobile operator has the capability to charge users on a monthly basis , while soft bundles enable service providers to also tap into the dominant prepaid audience of emerging markets . fortumo\u2019s bundling platform supports both of these approaches .\nthis white paper gives an overview to merchants using carrier billing on how fortumo prevents fraud with carrier billing and what additional steps merchants can take to avoid it . in general , fraud with carrier billing is significantly lower than with credit cards for two primary reasons :\nthis market report gives an overview of the mobile payments landscape of western europe . it covers 12 countries where fortumo has coverage : germany , france , united kingdom , italy , spain , netherlands , belgium , greece , portugal , austria , switzerland and ireland .\nin any case , carrier billing supports both models , whether you want to delegate taxation to partners like fortumo or handle them on your own . if you are interested in expanding your payments reach through the most widely available alternative payment method globally , get in touch .\nthere is a key difference , however , between fortumo and bango \u2014 which reported a loss of $ 3 . 8 million in the nine months that ended december 31 , 2012 . fortumo is , a spokesperson says , \u201cbasically the only mobile payment provider who has been profitable and is profitable . \u201d the company says that has been the case since 2009 \u2014 although as it now sets its sights on ramping up its services , it will be interesting to see whether it can remain in the black or whether it will push itself out of profitability in a gamble for more growth .\nfortumo ' s system works via carrier billing , wherein customers pay for digital goods via their mobile billing plans with their mobile operators . it is often regarded as the most convenient and most accessible way of paying for things , as it does not require the users to have a credit card .\nboxtv is charging rs 20 for a 1 day pack , rs 49 ( for a 3 day pack ) , rs 99 ( 7 day pack ) and rs 150 ( 15 day pack ) . unless they\u2019ve got a differently negotiated deal with fortumo , below is how much boxtv makes from these options .\nin singapore last week , moderating a panel discussion on the future of telco and digital merchant partnerships with hooq , pt . hutchison 3 indonesia and huawei technologies . if you want to drive that future at fortumo , we ' re also looking for a carrier relations manager to join our team : urltoken .\nfortumo sports challenge 2018 is over . 30 of our people tried their hand ( and feet ) at roller skiing , rock climbing , billiards , track & field , beach tennis , step dance and sup polo . here we are celebrating after the final pub rally event last friday . until next year !\nall three markets where fortumo has launched have extremely low credit card penetration : algeria at 6 % , ghana at 0 . 9 % and tanzania at 0 . 7 % . this means while people can access online content , most of them are unable to make payments for paid features of these services .\nfortumo says it integrates with 300 carriers across more than 80 countries , along with over 81 , 000 developers . those include long - standing agreements to provide carrier billing services to angry birds maker rovio , pop cap games and badoo , and it also powers the in - app payments for windows 8 apps .\nin addition to the two new carrier partners , fortumo says it integrates with 300 carriers across more than 80 countries , along with over 81 , 000 developers . those include long - standing agreements to provide carrier billing services to angry birds maker rovio , pop cap games and badoo , and it also powers the in - app payments for windows 8 apps . it\u2019s an area that is still relatively nascent compared to other payments like cards in developing markets , but it is growing . all together , worldwide gross transaction volumes for mobile payments for digital goods is expected to more than double by 2015 to $ 268 billion , fortumo notes .\nthere are several of these partnerships , including arpuplus / t - pay , bango , boku , centilli / infobip , danal , dimoco , docomo digital , fortumo , mobile embrace , sla mobile and others . in the 12 - to - 18 months prior to 2016 , some examples of direct carrier billing for physical goods included :\n\u00fcllar jaaksoo , ceo of now ! innovations added : \u201cmobile invoicing is not only convenient method for payments but may also be essential in countries , where banking and particularly credit cards do not have high penetration rates . fortumo has a great vibe and energy , and we believe the partnership will bring many interesting and game - changing projects\u201d .\nup until now the company was self - funded with mobi solutions being the main shareholder . this isn\u2019t a surprise , considering that fortumo turnover in 2011 was \u20ac8 . 5 million of which a \u20ac863 thousand was pure profit . this marked a 102 % growth from 2010 and we suspect the numbers to be a lot better for 2012 .\n\u00fcllar jaaksoo , ceo of now ! innovations added : \u201cmobile invoicing is not only a convenient method for payments but may also be essential in countries where banking and particularly credit cards do not have high penetration rates . fortumo has a great vibe and energy , and we believe the partnership will bring many interesting and game - changing projects . \u201d\nthe winner will receive \u20ac10 , 000 euro ; a special newcomer award of \u20ac5 , 000 euro will also be granted . both awards are provided by baff . past recipients have included companies like grabcad , zeroturnaround and fortumo . this year , facebook will award a special \u201ccreativity recognition award\u201d specifically for innovation in the area of social media apps .\nprior to this raise , fortumo was majority - owned by mobi solutions , a specialist in sms - based services ( carrier billing services usually use sms for the backchannel confirmation for payments , so makes sense for them to have developed something like this ) . in addition to greycroft and intel , mobi solutions will remain a now - smaller shareholder .\nkotkas had some specific ideas for developing a new complex verification system , which he pitched to a few investors . in no time , he managed to persuade two major names in the local startup scene , intel ventures ' backed fortumo ' s co - founder rain rannu , and the same company ' s board member linnar viik , to back it .\nthe reason why companies like fortumo exist is that doing launching telcos on your own is not scalable . one integration with credit card processing companies gives access to all bank card owners , but integrating one telco gives access only to the subscriber of that telco . most countries have 3 - 4 telcos which means 3 - 4 integrations to achieve full market coverage .\nrefunds are an inevitable part of processing payments . you should try to keep them to a minimum by establishing a reasonable refund policy and trying to offer alternative benefits to users before proceeding with refunds . using fortumo\u2019s turn - key products also helps reduce the amount of refunds as the checkout process has been optimized to make sure the user clearly understands what they are buying .\nthe jury comes from both sides of the atlantic , and will include entrepreneurs and innovators from cloudant , facebook and fortumo . the winner will be announced in january 2015 at a special ceremony with introductory remarks from u . s . ambassador jeffrey levine and keynote speaker dr . patrick h winston , a godfather of artificial intelligence and professor at the massachusetts institute of technology .\nyou can do this by implementing a feature to your platform through which you are able to manually deliver goods and services to your users , separate from the automated carrier billing processing solution . this is the quickest way to keep your paying users happy as you do not have to rely on fortumo or the mobile operator investigating the transaction or confirming the purchase from our back - end again .\n\u201cthe ability to ensure that all our members are able to fully connect with online experience is important to us . working with fortumo , their experience will help us ensure that every member of our many communities \u2013 especially huge communities like online gaming \u2013 are able to seamlessly purchase and enjoy their games , in app upgrades and any other content they desire , \u201d said nazeem nasir , chief marketing officer at webe .\nnow ! innovations will start offering payments for mobile parking , ev charging , and other services , through fortumo ' s carrier billing solution , available in the number of european and asian countries and in the us . as a result of the partnership , interested municipalities , parking and ev charging network operators as well as now ! customers will be able to easily add mobile operator billing as an additional option for accepting payments from users .\nnow ! innovations will start offering payments for mobile parking , ev charging , and other services , through fortumo ' s direct carrier billing solution , available in the number of european and asian countries and in the us . as a result of the partnership , interested municipalities , parking and ev charging network operators as well as now ! customers will be able to easily add mobile operator billing as an additional option for accepting payments from users .\n\u201cafrica\u2019s digital ecosystem is quickly growing and we are seeing strong interest from international merchants who want to expand their activities there . while each day a large amount of new smartphone owners are coming online , collecting payments from these users has so far been a challenge . our expansion in africa gives locals better access to digital mobile services such as games , music , and video while helping merchants generate additional revenue from the region , \u201d said gerri kodres , chief business officer at fortumo .\n\u201cmobile operator billing has proven itself as the most convenient way to pay for parking . for example , in estonia - - where such solution has been in use for more than 10 years 90 % of parking payments are charged to mobile operator bill , \u201d says rain rannu , co - founder and ceo of fortumo . \u201cwe ' re excited to work together with now ! innovations to make mobile operator billing available in new territories , as well as for electric vehicle charging . \u201d\n\u201cmobile operator billing has proven itself as the most convenient way to pay for parking . for example , in estonia - where such solutions have been in use for more than 10 years - 90 % of parking payments are charged to the mobile operator bill , \u201d says rain rannu , co - founder and ceo of fortumo . \u201cwe ' re excited to work together with now ! innovations to make mobile operator billing available in new territories , as well as for electric vehicle charging . \u201d\ncarrier billing still is a good way for video streaming applications to get users to pay for their subscriptions . in an interview with medianama , fortumo chief business officer gerri kodres said that india grew to have the highest transactions for the company . although , the transaction size in india is smaller than average : between $ 0 . 2 and $ 0 . 3 ( around rs 12 . 5 to rs 19 ) . kodres added that that the trend in the value of transactions is slowly increasing , because more smartphones are in the market .\ndue to the high cost of refund fees , you should initially offer the consumer an alternative benefit instead of a refund . for example , if you have a music subscription service , you can give the user 30 days of free access . if you are developing an online game , offer the user virtual items inside the game . in case of carrier billing , you can use fortumo\u2019s voucher distribution platform and create a batch of free service vouchers for potential refund cases . you can also consider benefits not related to your service , for example an itunes gift card .\nmaybe fortumo doesn\u2019t offer recurring billing , or billing higher than rs 150 , which boxtv would need to charge for parity in its monthly billing . our take is that these are largely promotional offerings , to try and get users to pay for content in the short term , and use this pricing as a gateway to monthly subscriptions . the revenue share on offer clearly isn\u2019t substantive enough to interest boxtv to expand it to monthly recurring payments , for which they would rather use credit card based recurring subscriptions , for which transaction fees are likely to be 5 % or less .\nfortumo \u2014 a specialist in mobile carrier billing , which lets users to pay for apps and goods in apps without coughing up credit card numbers \u2014 is today raising its game a bit against competitors like bango ( partner to facebook , amazon and more ) , boku and paypal\u2019s zong \u2014 the estonian - hatched startup has announced a new growth round \u2014 which techcrunch understands to be in the region of $ 10 million \u2014 led by intel capital and greycroft partners . at the same time , to push its business in emerging markets , it also announced two new carrier deals , with china mobile and vodafone .\nthe terms of the new investment were not disclosed publicly , but we understand from a source close to the matter that it is similar in size to the $ 10 . 2 million raised by bango a couple of weeks ago . meanwhile , the two carrier deals mean that fortumo is now working with two of the largest mobile operators in the developing world , with china mobile leading the market in its home country , and the vodafone agreement covering 13 countries : uk , germany , italy , spain , portugal , netherlands , ireland , hungary , romania , czech republic , greece , egypt and south africa . in other words , a mixture of both developed and developing markets .\nnote that multi screen media\u2019s video on demand service sony liv launched paid subscriptions just last week , starting with the hindi movies category . the service launched with 400 - 500 movies , and would be available over the web and android & ios apps .\nweb exclusive content : in october , sony liv launched its second web exclusive show called shutter , after having launched its first web exclusive show called # lovebytes the previous month . earlier this month , the company also said it would broadcast pro wrestling league on 3 of its tv channels , as well as stream it on sony liv .\n\u2013 in december last year , microsoft enabled carrier billing on windows store in india with idea cellular , allowing idea subscribers buy windows phone apps through this payment option .\n\u2013 in october last year , carrier billing service boku acquired competitor mopay for an undisclosed amount .\n\u2013 in march last year , gameloft started offering its old and existing games , as part of the subscription and as an inaugural offer , with idea via carrier billing .\npolicybazaar\u2019s parent etechaces gets infusion of rs 190 . 5cr from info edge & macritchie\nbhim saw 16 . 3m transactions in june 2018 accounting for only 6 . 6 % of upi payment\nmedianama is the premier source of information and analysis on digital and telecom businesses in india . more about medianama , here .\n\u00a9 2008 - 2018 mixed bag media pvt . ltd . developed by advurb solutions\nhave questions , comments , suggestions or something else you would like to share with us ? contact us .\nensure you get all of our news updates and alerts . stay tuned . stay ahead .\ncopyright \u00a9 2011 - 2018 | urltoken | all rights reserved . legal about us\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nturkcell launched its appmarket app store in late 2008 to give content support for java and android mobile handsets and tablets . appmarket encourages both turkish and global developers to develop mobile applications . turkcell appmarket is managed by turkish mobile entertainment company basari mobile .\n\u00a9 2018 the paypers . all rights reserved . no part of this site can be reproduced without explicit permission of the paypers ( v2 . 7 ) .\nthe subscription charge is either deducted from the prepaid balance or added to the user\u2019s monthly postpaid invoice .\nthe company says that the payment method is available to 584 million subscribers of airtel , vodafone and idea in india on both prepaid and postpaid plans .\nhooq is a start - up joint venture established in january 2015 by singtel , sony pictures television and warner bros . the video streaming service also says that it has 15 , 000 hollywood and regional titles . hooq also signed a multi - year deal with sun tv and would carry sun tv\u2019s library that includes a mix of films in tamil , telugu , malayalam and kannada . hooq also added over 1 , 000 shemaroo video titles on its platform in august 2015 .\nnetflix had said that it is looking at local payment methods such as prepaid cards and gift cards . currently , subscriptions for netflix can be paid only via an international debit card or credit card . paying for content has been a problem in india as it is unclear whether companies like netflix , movies and music on google play , itunes may be violating the reserve bank of india\u2019s guidelines for card - not - present transactions in india ( there\u2019s a counter argument that the company may not be in violation \u2026 yet ) .\n\u2013 in december 2014 , microsoft enabled carrier billing on windows store in india with idea cellular , allowing idea subscribers buy windows phone apps through this payment option .\n\u2013 in october 2014 , carrier billing service boku acquired competitor mopay for an undisclosed amount .\n\u2013 in march 2014 , gameloft started offering its old and existing games , as part of the subscription and as an inaugural offer , with idea via carrier billing .\nupi transactions jump 30 % to 246 . 4m in june 2018 ; rs 40 , 834 cr transacted\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nsince 1998 tartu city government has organised a competition to recognise the most successful entrepreneurs in tartu . the competition is for entrepreneurs that are located and mainly operating in the city of tartu . additionally , the competitor must not have any tax liabilities .\nthe best partner of the tartu vocational education centre : a . le coq ltd\nwhile boxtv has been pitched as a premium service , targeting users with credit cards with its online content , the inclusion of telecom operator billing essentially offers a wider reach for boxtv .\nso , at best , boxtv will make 45 % revenue share on these deals , excluding vat .\nwhat\u2019s is particularly noticeable here is the distinction between the payment options for the short term and longer term packs . the billing options mentioned above are only for short term packs of less than a month , and only for mobile operators . what\u2019s more , these packs are not renewed automatically . for a month and above : boxtv charges rs 199 for a month , rs 499 for 3 months , rs 799 for six months and rs 1499 per year , and offers only credit card as an option .\nso why is boxtv doing this ? boxtv says that their data suggests that \u201ca lot of online content consumption happens on weekends and boxtv\u2019s weekend pack makes it easy for people to watch premium content without paying for an entire month\u201d , which is why the short term plans .\nnext step : boxtv might want to approach dth players for doing what ditto tv has done ( albeit with a group company dishtv ) , and offer boxtv subscriptions as a prize on timespoints .\nboxtv competes with the likes of bigflix , spuul , hungama , and , of course , youtube .\nfounder & editor at medianama . ted fellow . co - founder urltoken and internet freedom foundation\n\u2022 upcoming animated series on netflix originals\u2014disenchantment , cupcake & dino : general services , hilda and the hidden people , the epic tales of captain underpants . read to know more at urltoken for more !\nthe news of rovio partnering with idea to introduce carrier billing made headlines in the gaming industry and could trigger the long awaited monetisation vehicle , which has been stuck in limbo with google , apple and telecom operators for years now .\nspeaking exclusively to animationxpress . com , rovio entertainment , country director ( india and south asia ) , anurag sachedeva explained about the deal and how this could benefit the industry on the whole .\n\u201cwe are something like the audience we appeal to and wanted to find a perfect partner for our carrier billing feature . it was purely a function of what kind of customer are we looking for and who is more interested in gaming as a platform . idea is one of the fastest data operators right now , so it was a good fit for us , although idea doesn\u2019t have exclusivity for carrier billing for us . so , for the start it is idea for some time and we will be expanding to other operators soon . \u201d"]}
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speaking quality newspaper websites in the world . in the uk , gnm publishes the guardian newspaper six days a week and the world\u2019s oldest sunday newspaper , the observer .\nwhat is the relationship between guardian media group and the guardian ? gmg is the parent company of the guardian . however , editorially the guardian is completely independent from the commercial entity that owns it . the editor - in - chief is appointed by and reports directly to the scott trust , not the board of gmg .\nguardian news and media will allow advertisers to tap into trending topics in real - time with . . .\n\u201cthis set of results are a testament to the hard work of the management team and of everyone at guardian media group . there is much to do , but the strategy is on track .\nanna is chief customer officer of guardian news & media ( gnm ) . she is responsible for the guardian\u2019s membership , subscription and contributions programmes , partnerships with technology businesses including google and facebook , syndication and licensing , and other consumer revenues including the guardian\u2019s live events . she also oversees the guardian brand and all guardian marketing .\nguardian media group has completed the first year of a three - year transformation plan to increase revenues by building deeper relationships with readers , align its advertising business to market growth , and reduce costs .\nother media organisations don\u2019t go as far as kelner , but one senior figure , who sits on the board of a major company , says : \u201ci think they [ the guardian ] are not immune to the possibility that the objectives of the guardian media group as a whole are influencing the attitudes and tone of their journalists . \u201d\ndescribed by management today as\none of the toughest operators to have risen through the guardian media group ' s ranks\nmccall , a mother - of - three , started her career at the guardian in 1986 as a research planner , moving quickly into sales .\nguardian media group said total revenues increased by 2 . 4 % to \u00a3214 . 5m in the year to 2 april , thanks to the popularity of its membership scheme , one - off contributions and growth in international operations .\nthe newspaper ' s proprietor , guardian media group , has told its 1 , 500 staff that some of their jobs will be lost as part of its plans for the second year of its three - year turnaround plan .\non 13 june , the guardian announced plans to move the guardian and observer print titles to tabloid format , from early 2018 .\n\u2013 trader media group : one of europe ' s largest specialist media companies , and publisher of the auto trader website and magazine . trader media group is jointly owned by gmg and apax partners . \u2013 top right group ( formerly emap ) : a leading international business - to - business digital intelligence and events business , also jointly owned by gmg and apax partners . \u2013 gmg property services : the leading provider of software , technology and design solutions to the property industry . \u2013 an externally managed investment fund .\ngmg has also built an endowment fund , which includes the proceeds from the 2014 disposal of its 50 . 1 % holding in trader media group . \u200ethe sole purpose of the fund is to secure the editorial independence and financial security of the guardian in perpetuity . the business conduct of the group is guided by the scott trust values .\nwe are an independent charity which supports media under threat , promotes diversity in the media and empowers children and young people to engage with the news .\n3 . 20 widen the scope of the rules to take account of cross - media ownership across all media\u0097perhaps looking at share of voice and revenues ( especially advertising ) across all media , to ensure that organisations like google or news corp cannot acquire too big a share of voice across all media .\n9am ( bst ) 25 july 2017 , london : guardian media group ( gmg ) \u2013 publisher of the guardian and the observer newspapers and theguardian . com , one of the largest english - speaking quality newspaper websites in the world \u2013 today announced financial results for the 12 months to 2 april , 2017 .\ngroup revenues surpass \u00a3300m for the first time in our history . fy 14 group revenues were \u00a3312 . 7m and adjusted ebitda was \u00a385 . 3m , up from \u00a3271 . 4m and \u00a369m respectively in fy13\nprior to joining gnm , david worked in many senior roles within the media industry , including launching shine entertainment in 2000 , before becoming group marketing director of itv plc in 2005 .\nthe tesco writ made a reference to guardian media group ' s purchase of emap plc in partnership with apax and sought to make parallels with its property deals . ian griffiths and felicity lawrence set out below the details of the deal and the tax consequences\nor in the day - to - day editorial control of news and content , nor do the board of guardian media group plc . the day - to - day editorial control of news content is the sole responsibility of the editor and his staff .\nkatharine viner is editor - in - chief of the guardian , a position she has held since june 2015 . she joined the guardian as a writer in 1997 . she was appointed deputy editor of the guardian in 2008 ; launched the award - winning guardian australia in 2013 ; and was also editor of guardian us , based in new york .\nkatharine viner joined the guardian as a writer in 1997 and has since undertaken numerous roles , including editor of weekend magazine , features editor , and saturday editor . she was appointed deputy editor of the guardian in 2008 ; launched the award - winning guardian australia in 2013 ; and was most recently editor - in - chief of guardian us . she became editor - in - chief of guardian news & media in june 2015 .\nbut the idea of a knuckleduster at the heart of the guardian is oddly appropriate . a growing number of other media companies are asking questions about how the paper and its parent company , guardian media group ( gmg ) , are using their editorial and corporate influence . these critics include not only the independent , which has become increasingly angry about its rival , but also senior figures at channel 4 and itv .\n3 . 21 raise , however , the current thresholds for cross - media ownership to ensure that cross - media efficiencies can be harnessed on behalf of the consumer .\ngmg and apax already have close working ties after the private equity firm paid \u00a3650m for a 49 % stake in trader media group , the gmg subsidiary that includes the classified advertising magazine auto trader .\nzach is the chief digital officer of guardian news & media ( gnm ) . he is responsible for all aspects of the guardian\u2019s digital products , enterprise systems and technology strategies , including the development and evolution of the guardian\u2019s core products - from urltoken and the award - winning apps to its content management systems .\ntrader media reported pre - tax profits last year of \u00a332m on revenues of \u00a3252m .\nevelyn webster joined guardian news & media ( gnm ) in january 2017 as the interim chief executive officer ( ceo ) of guardian us . she was appointed as ceo of guardian us & australia in 2018 . in this role evelyn is responsible for leading the commercial and operations teams , working closely with useditor john mulholland .\njoined the board in 2014 and is chair of the remuneration committee . jennifer is currently a non - executive director at mitie and council member for the royal college of art . prior to that she was executive vice president of people at arm , group people and culture director for six years at ubm plc and group human resources director for an international media and marketing services group emap plc . her earlier career was in management consultancy and banking .\nit has , by any standards , been a remarkable year for gmg . the group ' s strategy is to use its portfolio of assets to support the guardian while we go through the tumultuous period that the media industry is experiencing . this gives us the huge advantage of being able to navigate our core business , guardian news & media ( gnm ) through these challenging times at a pace and within a timeframe that reflects the needs of the business .\nthe number of guardian\u2019s paying members increased from 50 , 000 to more than 230 , 000 in the last financial year . photograph : sarah lee for the guardian\n, which was established in 1936 to secure the ongoing independence of the guardian .\nreader relationships : at the end of 2016 - 17 , guardian news & media ( gnm ) had more than 400 , 000 regular paying members and subscribers to our print and digital products . more people are paying for guardian journalism than ever before .\npowerful media companies can be properly considered . currently , the framework focuses on\ntraditional media\n, meaning that some types of organisation could fall outside its scope . the table below gives some examples of the consequences of the current regulatory framework for cross - media ownership and activity :\nit is important not to exaggerate the anxiety about the guardian and gmg . as one senior media figure points out : \u201cone should not get paranoid . in many respects the guardian does a good job . \u201d indeed , all of the executives interviewed for this article recognise it is right that they face media scrutiny . but given that one newspaper has such a dominant role , they think it only fair to ask : who guards the guardian ?\nin a significant move towards securing gmg\u2019s long - term future , the value of the group\u2019s investments and cash holdings has risen to \u00a31 . 03 billion . this was due to a 20 . 6 % increase in the value of the guardian\u2019s long term endowment fund and the sale of gmg\u2019s 22 . 4 % stake in ascential plc , the international business - to - business media and events group , for a gross consideration of \u00a3239m .\ngmg\u2019s relationship with apax has been controversial . the publisher was accused of hypocrisy on tax for using an offshore structure in the caymans to buy the magazine and events group emap , now rebranded top right group , in another joint venture with the private equity firm .\nexists to create public value , not private gain . its unique ownership structure means that the wider guardian media group does not seek profit for the financial benefit of its owners or shareholders , but to sustain journalism that is free from commercial or political interference , and to uphold a set of values laid down by our former guardian editor , cp scott , and now enshrined as the scott trust values .\nhamish nicklin is the chief revenue officer of guardian news and media . he is responsible for driving operational and strategic direction across the media , jobs and labs businesses . hamish also has responsibility for building long - term , sustainable business relationships directly with clients and agencies across the globe .\nrichard is the chief financial officer of guardian media group ( gmg ) . richard is responsible for the financial stewardship and efficient operational management of the business together with helping shape the strategic direction and improving the performance of the group . he is a member of the executive committee ( exco ) and the gmg board . richard manages the finance function , investment fund and newspaper publishing business as well as central functions including legal , risk , facilities , and company secretarial .\napax already owns incisive media , which publishes b2b titles including computing , legal week and insurance age .\ngmg has continued to implement the three - year plan launched by david pemsel , ceo , and katharine viner , editor - in - chief of guardian news & media , in january 2016 .\nim group and bluevenn create a coordinated national marketing solution for subaru dealerships nationally across the uk resulting in improved test drives and car purchases .\n\u201cdavid has been a key architect of gnm\u2019s commercial success , digital strategy and international expansion , \u201d said neil berkett , chairman of guardian media group . \u201ci am therefore delighted that he is now stepping up to the top job , unquestionably one of the most demanding and exciting roles in the media industry . i know that he will build on the strong strategic platform put in place by andrew miller , who has done an outstanding job as chief executive\u201d .\nguardian journalism goes from strength to strength . it ' s just our shape that ' s changing\naudience / readership : more than 140 million monthly unique browsers consistently engage with guardian journalism online .\nguardian\u2019s editor - in - chief alan rusbridger reveals raft of senior management changes across . . .\nthe guardian media group ( gmg ) said it had reduced losses before tax to \u00a3200 , 000 in the year to 2 april from \u00a3173m in the same period a year earlier . total revenue hit \u00a3214m , up 2 . 4 per cent from the previous year . digital revenues rose by 15 per cent to \u00a394 . 1m from \u00a381 . 9m .\nmail & guardian online owners originally a separate division of the mail & guardian . in 1997 a 65 % share was sold to internet service provider mweb , but then bought back in 2008 by trevor ncube ' s m & g ; media , the company that publishes the m & g ; newspaper .\njoined the scott trust in 2016 . he is currently financial editor of the guardian . nils joined the guardian in 2003 , and was appointed to the scott trust board as journalist director in 2016 .\nguardian media group , the parent company of the guardian newspaper , has used an offshore structure to complete its acquisition of emap ' s trade magazine and events interests , in partnership with the private equity firm apax partners . the deal , completed march 20 , 2008 , involved gmg incorporating a new company in the tax haven of the cayman islands and integrating it with an existing network of cayman companies set up at the same time by the private equity firm .\n1 . 2 as news consumption is increasingly a cross - media activity , we have considered the impact of these regulations across the whole media sector , with a specific , separate focus on national and regional / local effects .\naftenposten won \u201cbest in europe\u201d at inma\u00b4s global media awards in washington dc . check out all the schibsted winners !\nthe board fully supports the strategy and transformation programme for our core business , guardian news & media ( gnm ) , which chief executive officer andrew miller and his team are implementing with great skill and determination .\nsince 2016 , the guardian has added 230 , 000 new paying members , it said on tuesday .\nthe digital age puts customers in control , tesco ceo philip clarke says at guardian changing . . .\nthe mail & guardian online previously known as em & g ; and the daily mail & guardian . first cousin , once removed , to the mail & guardian . a pan - african daily online newspaper , published all day , all week , aimed at serious and not - so - serious readers .\n\u201cdespite the challenging market conditions faced by all news organisations around the world , our three - year strategy is well on track to achieve its financial goals and to secure the future of the guardian , \u201d the group\u2019s chief executive , david pemsel , said .\naligning advertising business with growth : group continues to refine and improve its advertising proposition , taking account of rapid changes in the print and digital advertising markets .\nlast year the group introduced a three - year plan to cut costs by 20 per cent , in its bid to break even by 2018 / 19 .\nrank group achieve a centralized view of all its customers and prospects , to identify cross sell opportunities and optimize the marketing processes in each of its brands .\nthe company and the group are committed to high standards of corporate governance and the board is accountable to the company ' s shareholders for good corporate governance .\njonathan joined the board on 15 may 2013 and became chairman of the audit committee in november 2013 . he is also group finance director of close brothers group plc , joining in february 2008 and previously held the same position at the london stock exchange group plc since 1999 . jonathan has also been a non - executive director of emap plc and chairman of ftse international . the early part of his career was at price waterhouse where he qualified as a chartered accountant .\ndavid is a non - executive director of the british fashion council , a voting member of bafta and a council member of the marketing group of great britain .\ngmg\u2019s core business is urltoken and the guardian and observer newspapers . investments are undertaken to support and develop journalism\nin addition he is chairman of gmg ventures , a $ 50m fund making early stage investments in innovative businesses in the media technology sector . he is also a member of the scott trust , the ultimate owner of the guardian .\ncath keers joined the board on 1 july 2017 . ms keers started her retail career with thorn emi and , after marketing and business development roles at sky tv , avon and next , joined the bt group in 1996 , holding a number of commercial roles , including marketing director o2 , chairman of tesco mobile and customer director o2 . ms keers is a non - executive director of the royal mail group , talktalk telecom group plc and liverpool victoria friendly society limited ( lv = ) and is the chairman of ustwo ; digital product and games studio . ms keers was a non - executive director of home retail group limited from september 2011 to september 2016 .\njoined the scott trust in january 2013 . she is professor of professional practice at the columbia university journalism school and director of the tow center for digital journalism at columbia\u2019s graduate school of journalism . she was previously director of digital content for guardian news & media , editor - in - chief of guardian unlimited and business editor for the observer .\nthe guardian has campaigned against tax avoidance but gmg paid no stamp duty on the emap acquisition . it also took advantage of hmrc\u2019s substantial shareholding exemption to avoid corporation tax on the profits from the 2008 trader media stake sale to apax .\nmail & guardian owners originally owned by hundreds of small shareholders who bought small blocks of shares at r1 000 each , as part of a surge of ' reader power ' to respond to the death of the rand daily mail . in the early 1990s , the guardian newspaper group in london became the largest shareholder when it came to the rescue of the then - ailing company . in 2002 , the guardian reduced its shareholding to 10 % and sold the majority share at 87 , 5 % to zimbabwean media owner and entrepreneur trevor ncube . having relocated to south africa , ncube also took over as ceo of the company .\nmccall was appointed chief executive of gmg and chair of guardian news and media in august 2006 . she was first appointed to the gmg board in 2000 , having served on the gnm board since 1995 , becoming its chief executive in 2000 .\n2 . 2 the\nplurality of media\nprovision is particularly important in sustaining a diverse , high - quality news ecology .\nbefore joining gmg , richard was chief financial officer and acting chief executive officer of ubm emea , a division of ubm plc , a uk - listed ftse 250 media company . richard joined ubm in 2004 and was head of group development ( from 2004 to 2008 ) responsible for all the group\u2019s mergers and acquisitions , cfo and senior vice president , events & publications of ubm aviation ( 2008 - 11 ) and then cfo of ubm emea ( formerly ubm live ) from 2011 .\nduring her executive career she oversaw the move of the guardian from a broadsheet format to the berliner . she was active in the sale of a stake in trader media group to apax for \u00a3675m and acquired emap ' s business - to - business titles alongside apax for \u00a31bn . she was awarded the 2008 veuve clicquot business woman award , and is chair of opportunity now , which promotes change for women in the workplace .\njames is the chief strategy officer at guardian news & media , responsible for strategy implementation and transformation . in his role james has overall responsibility for gnm\u2019s 3 year change programme , working with the functional areas to ensure the business delivers on its priorities .\ngmg is pleased to be offered the opportunity to comment on the current uk media ownership rules and the implications for provision of news .\ndespite operating at a loss , the group managed to increase its endowment fund to over \u00a31bn , helped by selling off its stake in publishing company ascential , formerly known as emap .\nemap communications is a strong business with a range of highly successful brands . the acquisition meets our requirements in terms of diversifying gmg ' s media interests , in line with our commitment to guarantee the long - term financial security of the guardian .\nthe guardian foundation is a partner of the european press prize which annually salutes and encourages the highest achievements in european journalism .\nall material \u00a9 mail & guardian online . material may not be published or reproduced in any form without prior written permission .\n3 . 11 with news consumption increasingly becoming a cross - media activity , concerns about plurality of ownership\u0097and , therefore , diversity of voice\u0097should cover all media . the current framework does not take sufficient account of the concentration of voice from any one organisation across all types of outlet .\nit is true that gmg faces painful decisions of its own about staff numbers and budgets . the problem is unusual because the scott trust has a mandate to safeguard the guardian \u201cin perpetuity\u201d . this means there is a tension at the heart of gmg . guardian news and media ( gnm ) , publisher of the guardian and the observer , lost \u00a326 . 4m last year but has so far been immune to compulsory redundancies . other parts of gmg , some of which are profitable , are having to axe staff .\nit will also support the company\u2019s international ambitions , which have already meant heavy investments in expansion in the united states and australia . andrew miller , chief executive of gmg , has also said he would like to enter the indian media market , as part of the left - leaning group\u2019s quest to become \u201cthe world\u2019s leading liberal voice\u201d .\ncaspar llewellyn smith is the editor of the guardian\u2019s digital platforms - principally the website , urltoken \u2013 and is also head of culture , another editorial role that involves responsibility for the guardian and the observer\u2019s coverage of books , film , music and more .\napax ' s sole financial adviser was jp morgan while gmg was advised on its exit from trader media by bank of america merrill lynch and freshfields bruckhaus deringer . it is ultimately owned by the scott trust , which was first set up in 1936 safeguard the guardian .\nblair crump was appointed to the board on 1 january 2018 having joined sage in august 2016 in the newly - created position of president , leading on sales and customer service across the group .\nguardian ' s new membership scheme ' ahead of target ' - but no hard figures yet , says head of . . .\njoined the board in february 2018 . yasmin is a non - executive director on the boards of the royal bank of scotland ring - fenced bank entities , nation media group ( east africa ) and an independent panel member of the cabinet office major projects review group . during her executive career , yasmin held chief information officer roles at bupa and the financial times , where she became the chief operating officer . she previously had a career spanning nearly 20 years at abbey national plc , latterly serving as an executive director on the board .\n2 . 3 given the cross - media ownership rules in\u0097and derived from\u0097the communications act , we are concerned that\npublic interest\nquestions regarding plurality might be thought only to arise in merger situations involving tv , radio and newspaper assets . with consumption of news becoming an increasingly cross - media activity ,\npublic interest\nconsiderations should apply explicitly to all media , including , for example , the internet , which may not currently be covered .\nmost media organisations are notoriously oversensitive about press criticism , of course . the woes facing these firms have been well documented beyond the guardian . and mediaguardian is bound to cause upset sometimes . in the past , the daily telegraph and daily mail have registered their anger . but it is also understandable that media companies are sensitive in a recession , which is happening just as business models are collapsing in the rush to the internet .\nan attorney - at - law , frances bain - cumberbatch is the group corporate secretary and head of the legal department of the ansa mcal group . prior to joining the group , frances worked at j . d . sellier & co . as an advocate attorney - at - law . she gained invaluable practical knowledge and experience in several areas of law including intellectual property , corporate / commercial and industrial relations . she holds a ba double major in french and spanish from uwi , st . augustine , a llb from university of london and a legal education certificate from the sir hugh wooding law school .\nour clients are a diverse bunch across retail , leisure & travel , automotive , publishing & news media , finance , charities and more . . .\njoined the scott trust in 2015 . she is an independent journalism , media and technology advisor with over 20 years experience across the sector . previously she has held multiple high - profile media roles including head of news at twitter , general manager of urltoken and president and ceo of national public radio .\npemsel will work closely with katharine viner , who was appointed as the new editor - in - chief of the guardian in march .\none of the scott trust\u2019s most crucial functions is to appoint the editor of the guardian , as well as that of the observer .\nwe are delighted to have secured the board ' s recommendation for our joint offer with apax partners ,\nsaid carolyn mccall , the chief executive of gmg , which publishes the guardian , observer and guardian unlimited network of websites , including mediaguardian . co . uk .\npaul johnson is deputy editor of guardian news and media , and head of news , business and sport . as irish correspondent for the guardian he won awards for his reporting when the violence was at its height , before becoming news editor . he was a member of the teams which twice won the british press awards investigation of the year and has also received the front page of the year award at the british press awards .\nhe joined the group in 2007 as a project engineer at alstons building enterprises ltd ( abel ) , and last serves in the position of general manager of abel building solutions prior to his move to standard .\n4 . 6 for example , in spain , the competition authority ( servicio de defensa de la competencia ) has expressed its frustration with having to investigate three complex , inter - related media competition issues\u0097historical dominance of the football rights market , cross - selling and rights acquisition collaboration\u0097 without the necessary media expertise . [\nthe publisher of the guardian and observer has rarely , if ever , seen a year like 2011 / 12 . the company embarked on a radical new strategy , its journalism reached record audiences and the revelations about phone hacking caused global shockwaves and had huge implications for british media , politics and policing .\nhe is more bullish about social media . \u201cthe thing that has changed fastest for us in the past three months\u201d , he told me , \u201cis facebook . it has made a vast difference . \u201d as part of its open policy , the guardian got into bed with facebook to try so - called frictionless sharing : if a reader who is signed into facebook reads something on the guardian site , the fact that they did so shows up in their facebook newsfeed , with a link . this irritates some users , but gives the guardian more young readers and a share of the revenue from any ads . \u201cin the last week facebook has overtaken google for referrals . we\u2019ve had 6m downloads of the facebook app , and it has rocket - charged traffic to guardian . co . uk . an audience of 18 - to - 25 - year - olds who would never have read the guardian in the past , are falling on guardian content . facebook are amazed by it , we\u2019re suddenly on the facebook radar in a big way .\njuan se\u00f1or is a leading expert on newspapers , a spanish television reporter turned visiting fellow in news media at oxford university and partner at innovation media consulting , a firm which advises struggling papers . the remedies he prescribes\u2014more explanation , stronger graphics , bolder features , full integration between print and web teams\u2014look much like the medicine the guardian has taken of its own accord . but when he saw the three little pigs ad , he was unimpressed . \u201copen journalism ? \u201d he wrote in a tweet . \u201chow about profitable journalism first . the guardian lost \u00a333m last year and counting . muddled rhetoric , poor model to emulate . \u201d\nmr . sabga holds a b . eng in civil engineering from the university of the west indies , and an executive mba from the arthur lok jack graduate school of business . he currently holds several directorships within the group .\nthe guardian foundation has teamed up with the learn2think foundation and the week junior to launch the first ever journalism competition for children aged 8 - 11 .\nthe publication belongs to m & g ; media limited , which is majority owned by the international non - profit media development investment fund , together with ceo hoosain karjieker as the local empowerment partner . a 10 % share is held by the m & g ; staff share trust , and the remaining stakes are shared by minority shareholders .\naneal maharaj was appointed as the group finance director in february 2008 . he is a fellow of the chartered association of certified accountants ( fcca ) and has over 25 years of experience in the energy sector and business advisory . prior to joining the group , aneal was the vice president , finance at bhp billiton and has held a variety of senior finance and planning positions with bp , amoco and deloitte & touche , in trinidad , the uk and usa .\nbrendan joined gmg in april 2017 and is responsible for media relations , internal communications and public policy for the group . between 2010 and 2017 , brendan held a series of senior communications roles at the ftse 100 education company pearson . earlier in his career , he held roles as deputy press secretary at the british embassy in washington dc , senior press officer at downing street , and in other government departments .\ngmg paid \u00a3622 , 000 in charitable donations and gifts in kind to the guardian foundation , an increase of more than 10 % over the previous year .\nthe source said : \u201cthe situation was not sustainable as a business could not have this lingering over it and the guardian needed the cash to survive . \u201d\nmail & guardian focus political analysis , investigative reporting , southern african news , comprehensive coverage of local arts , music and popular culture , and more . . .\nthe sale howver means gmg will no longer enjoy annual dividends from trader media . nothing was paid last year amid restructuring , but in 2012 the publisher received a \u00a350m ordinary dividend .\nthe combined value of our cash balance and investment fund increased from \u00a3197 . 4 million to \u00a3225 . 8 million , reflecting dividends and preference share redemptions from trader media group ( tmg ) , partially offset by cash outflow to fund gnm ' s operating losses . all our major joint venture and wholly owned portfolio companies grew operating profit before exceptional items and amortisation of intangibles and our investment fund proved resilient in a fluctuating market .\n\u00b7 to contact the mediaguardian newsdesk email editor @ urltoken or phone 020 7239 9857 . for all other inquiries please call the main guardian switchboard on 020 7278 2332 .\nthe question hanging in the air is how long the print guardian can last . \u201cit depends how quickly alan reacts , \u201d juan se\u00f1or says . \u201ci suspect the guardian will be a weekend paper soon . online they will exist as they do now , hopefully charging , and they will focus their commercial energy on the weekend . \u201d\ndavid joined guardian news & media ( gnm ) in 2011 and was appointed chief commercial officer in 2012 . a year later he took on increased accountability for the gnm business in the newly - created role of deputy chief executive , with responsibility for leading commercial operations in the uk , the us and australia , and integrating them as one global organisation .\njoined the board in november 2009 and was appointed as chair in september 2013 . neil is also a non - executive director of the sage group plc and until recently a member of the board of trustees of the nspcc . previously , neil was chief executive officer of virgin media . he joined ntl , virgin media\u2019s predecessor , as chief operating officer in september 2005 and has also served on the boards virgin unite and bank of queensland as a non executive director . he has also held senior positions at lloyds tsb plc ( uk ) , prudential assurance company ltd uk , st george bank , eastwest airlines australia and icl australia .\nit is to be expected that as we invest in the future of the guardian , we will see some increase in gnm ' s losses . meanwhile , difficult economic and market conditions notwithstanding , our portfolio of investments continued to fulfil its intended purpose of providing financial support and long - term security for the guardian and its journalism .\nprior to ubm , richard worked in investment banking at lehman brothers and flemings and at prebon group in a senior business development role . between 2007 and 2008 , richard was a non - executive director of itn . he is a graduate of oxford university .\nthe feeling persists that the guardian may be heading full steam towards an iceberg . at the open weekend , i spoke to one of the paper\u2019s senior staff , and said that i was writing about the guardian and whether it could survive . \u201cif you find the answer , \u201d he said with a rueful smile , \u201clet us know . \u201d\nmeanwhile , the guardian has to find ways of boosting its income . at the end of 2010 it launched guardian masterclasses , offering courses ranging from songwriting with one of adele\u2019s co - writers ( two days , \u00a3500 ) to photographing london at dawn ( six weeks , \u00a3750 ) to \u201chow to finish a work of fiction\u201d with the author gillian slovo ( nine months , \u00a37 , 000 ) . seven thousand ! the guardian , never a fan of the private schools , seems to have quietly joined their ranks .\nthe cash from the sale will help fund the guardian and the observer newspapers , and the urltoken website , which between them made an underlying loss of \u00a331m last year .\nwe use cookies for a number of reasons , such as keeping ft sites reliable and secure , personalising content and ads , providing social media features and to analyse how our sites are used .\n2 . 4 this could help to ensure that concentration of voice ( across all media ) is not a threat to plurality . we expand on this argument in our answer to the next question .\nthe constant bashing of jeremy corbyn has to stop , as do puff - pieces for tory ministers like the ' interview ' with jeremy hunt on monday 15th february . the rest of the media is more than right - wing enough without the guardian joining in . it ' s all gone downhill and way over to the right since katherine viner took over at the top .\nthe guardian foundation offers a number of bursaries each year for aspiring journalists to study for a postgraduate qualification in newspaper , web or broadcast journalism . meet this years\u2019 bursary students .\nin january last year , pemsel and the guardian and observer editor - in - chief , katharine viner , launched a strategy to cut costs by 20 % over three years .\nmail & guardian online focus local , international and african hard news , sport and business ; publishing analytical , in - depth reports from its print edition , and more . . .\njoined the scott trust in 2015 . he is currently head of commercial at adi . tv . previously , he was content director at the football league and the commercial director of digital at local world media .\ndonald joined the board in july 2012 and became chairman on 1 september 2012 . he is also chairman of the london stock exchange and the medical research council and was , until 1 september 2015 , chairman of the royal mail plc , and until 19 november 2013 , chairman of smiths group plc . donald had a 20 - year career with barclays group , during which time he was chairman and chief executive of bzw investment management and acting chief executive of bzw followed by fifteen years with the axa group including holding the posts of chairman and chief executive of axa investment managers and chairman of axa framlington . he has also recently chaired the london metal exchange , amersham plc , taylor nelson sofres plc and the ifs school of finance and is a past chairman of everychild . he has also served as senior independent director of allied domecq plc and scottish power plc .\njames joined gnm in 2014 from bain & company , where he led teams focused on strategic and operational questions across media , private equity and other industries . he holds a ba in history from the university of bristol .\nthe weekly mail was started in mid - 1985 by a group of journalists who had been recently retrenched from the rand daily mail and the sunday express , which had both closed down . the paper was run on a shoestring , but made possible by the revolution in \u201cdesktop publishing\u201d of the 1980s .\nsteve joined sage in january 2014 , having previously been operating partner and co - head of the portfolio support group at the private equity firm apax partners , which he joined in 2009 . prior to this he built over 10 years\u2019 experience leading the finance function for three listed uk companies culminating as cfo for ftse 100 company invensys plc , the global technology - related business , from 2006 to 2009 . between 2004 and 2006 steve was group finance director for spectris plc , the ftse 250 precision instrumentation and controls company and from 1997 to 2003 he was with marconi plc , acting as cfo from 2001 .\nduring the year , gmg reduced its costs by \u00a319 million to \u00a3259 . 2m , and reduced headcount by approximately 300 fte roles . these moves , painful though necessary , enabled the group to reduce losses at the ebitda level by 35 % to \u00a344 . 7m before \u00a39 . 6m of exceptional costs .\nhe is executive chairman of ansa mcal limited and chairman of ansa merchant bank limited . on friday 23rd october , 2015 the executive chairman of the ansa mcal group of companies \u2013 a . norman sabga was the recipient of a doctor of laws degree , honoris causa from the university of the west indies .\ndavid b . sabga is deputy chairman of ansa mcal limited . he is also a member of the executive committee . he holds a ba ( economics ) from windsor university , canada . david previously held chairmanships at standard equipment , crown industries limited and farmhouse industries prior to joining the group in 1988 .\njoined the board in september 2012 . nigel is currently the chief strategy and innovation officer for dentsu aegis network . prior to this he was the chief executive officer of aegis media americas and emea . he was the founding ceo of isobar , the digital division of aegis media . he is also a founding member of the facebook client council and twitter influence council . nigel also sits on the steering committee of the world economic forum\u2019s future of work initiative .\nmail & guardian readers niche market , interested in a critical approach to politics , arts and current affairs . large numbers of readers among professionals , academics , diplomats , lobbyists , non - 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to - business arm with trade magazine publisher incisive media , which it acquired last year , leaving gmg with selected titles such as broadcast and screen international .\na source close to the deal said gmg had negotiated hard to extract the highest possible price from apax . the private equity fund acquired 49 . 9pc of trader media from gmg in 2007 at a total value of \u00a31 . 35bn .\nin this context , the guardian\u2019s reporting of others\u2019 difficulties has jarred with some readers . a recent media supplement cover story about the problems at the indie , by a former staffer , provoked strong reaction . \u201cit strikes me that the guardian is currently compromising its integrity on an almost daily basis to discredit a commercial competitor , \u201d wrote one reader \u2013 a posting which , it should be noted , mediaguardian was happy to publish . another reader , an anonymous indie journalist , complained : \u201ci look around and see a lot of talented , liberal journalists and see them being knocked by a load of other talented , liberal journalists and can\u2019t quite bury the hypocrisy . \u201d\nanna joined gnm in december 2016 as vp for platforms and partnerships , managing global relationships with digital technology partners including google and facebook , and pioneering the guardian\u2019s commercial video strategy in partnership with editorial and digital teams .\njoined the board in january 2016 . after having co - 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{"id": 54324, "summary": [{"text": "the general tyre pakistan is a tyre manufacturing company based in karaachi .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company was established by general tire international corporation ( gtic ) of usa , with a total capacity of only 120,000 tyres per annum .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "gtic sold 90 % of their shares to the present owners m/s bibojee services ltd. in 1977 and retained 10 % of the ownership .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "in 1985 , the company completed a major expansion , which took the capacity to 600,000 tyres annually .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "continental ag , germany \u2019s tyre manufacturer purchased gtic in 1987 and thus became 10 % owners in gtr .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "continental provides technical assistance to general tyres and rubber .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the brand name \u201c general \u201d also belongs to continental ag .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "currently , the capacity of the company stands at 2.3 million tyres approximately .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "gtr has been and still is one of the largest tyre manufacturer pakistan .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "being a public listed company ; the current main sponsors of the company beside bibojee services are pak kuwait investment company , nit and continental ag of germany .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the remaining shares are held by the general public . ", "topic": 0}], "title": "general tyre pakistan", "paragraphs": ["the general tyre & rubber company of pakistan limited | no . 1 tyre brand in pakistan\ngeneral tyre & rubber company of pakistan ltd . | address , contacts , reviews @ urltoken\nthe general tyre & rubber company of pakistan ltd . ( gtr ) has been awarded the \u20185th employer of the year award 2016\u2019 by employers\u2019 federation of pakistan ( efp )\ndata as of jul 09 2018 . currency figures normalised to general tyre and rubber company of pakistan ltd ' s reporting currency : pakistani rupee pkr\nthe general tyre and rubber company of pakistan limited ( gtr ) came into existence in 1963 , at landhi karachi on a 25 acre plot and commenced its production in 1964 .\nwe can provide consultancy on tyre care and services . we deliver lectures on tyre care to drivers and service people . programme can be made to suit your requirements .\nthe name \u2018general\u2019 carries the highest top of the mind brand name recall in pakistan when it comes to tyres . the capacity of the company stands at 2 . 5 million tyres approximately meeting one third of the country\u2019s demand . general is producing tyre sizes and patterns that cover almost 85 % of the sizes in demand in pakistan . gtr is the first & largest automotive tyre manufacturer in the country producing tyres for cars , light commercial vehicles , trucks / buses , tractors , cng rickshaw . while motorcycle tyre plant has been added with the capacity of one million tyres per annum .\ncontinental ag , germany\u2019s no . 1 tyre manufacturer is also company\u2019s share holders , providing gentipak all the technology needed for production under a long term technical service agreement as well . it also allows gentipak to use it ' s international brand name general tyre .\nthe general tyre & rubber co . of pakistan ltd . is engaged in the manufacturing of tyres and tubes for automobiles and motorcycles . it produces radial tyres for passenger cars and light trucks , bias tyres for light trucks , buses and agricultural tractors . the company was founded on march 7 , 1963 and is headquartered in karachi , pakistan .\ngentipak , the manufacturers of general tyres in pakistan is a public limited company with majority shares held by bibojee services ltd . , pak kuwait in . . more\nyear on year general tyre and rubber company of pakistan ltd ' s net income deteriorated - 14 . 62 % from 1 . 03bn to 881 . 40m despite relatively flat revenues . a contributing factor has been the increase in the cost of goods sold , selling , general and administrative expenses and interest paid ( all as a percent of sales ) .\nthe company was established by general tire international corporation ( gtic ) of usa .\nthe general tyre and rubber company of pakistan limited is a pakistan - based company , which is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of tires and tubes for automobiles and motorcycles . the company is engaged in producing tires for cars , light commercial vehicles , trucks / buses , tractors and compressed natural gas ( cng ) rickshaws in the automobile industry . it caters to four market segments : the o\njavaid & company : g . t . road , near general bus stand , gujranwala\ngentipak , the manufacturers of general tyres in pakistan is a public limited company with majority shares held by bibojee services ltd . , pak kuwait investment company ( pvt ) ltd . and national investment trust .\nto be the leader in tyre technology by building the company\u2019s image through quality improvement , competitive prices , customers\u2019 satisfaction and meeting social obligations .\nit has offices / warehouses in four major cities of pakistan and intends to add another new office soon . all automotive tyres produced by us are covered with warranty .\nthe company was then established by general tire international corporation ( gtic ) of usa , with a total capacity of only 120 , 000 tyres per annum .\nbeing a public listed company ; the current main sponsors of the company beside bibojee services are pak kuwait investment company . nit and of course continental ag . the remaining shares are held by the general public .\nh - 23 / 2 landhi industrial estate , landhi , karachi , pakistan . phone : + 92 21 3508 0172 ( 10 lines ) uan : + 92 21 111 487 487 fax : + 92 21 3508 0171 \u2013 + 92 21 3508 3606 email : headoffice @ urltoken\nmr . ashar iftikhar ( regional manager sales \u2013 multan ) plot no . 758 \u2013 759 / 21 , khanewal road , multan pakistan . phone : + 92 61 677 4407 - 8 , + 92 61 678 0758 fax : + 92 61 678 0757 email : gtrmultan @ urltoken\ncontinental ag , germany\u2019s number one tyre manufacturer purchased gtic in 1987 and thus became 10 % owners in gtr . continental provides technical assistance to gtr under a program , which includes training of our people , formulations , recipe , and selection of equipment and approved suppliers . gtr under this agreement with continental is bound to follow all rules and regulations provided by continental including the given quality standards . the brand name \u201cgeneral\u201d used by gtr also belongs to continental ag . now this brand name is synonymous with quality and experience in the art of making tyres since being in this market for more than 50 years .\ngentipak employs directly and indirectly approx . 1800 persons all over the country . it has offices in three other cities of pakistan besides having its head offices in karachi . it is selling its products in the replacement ( after ) market through a network of more than 100 dealers and has a backup in the shape of sales and technical force covering the entire territory .\nquery type * - - select a query type - - buyer - are you looking for information to buy products and services ? seller - are you looking for information to sell products or services ? are you looking for general information about company , products , services etc . ? are you looking for a job ?\nall content on urltoken is for your general information and use only and is not intended to address your particular requirements . in particular , the content does not constitute any form of advice , recommendation , representation , endorsement or arrangement by ft and is not intended to be relied upon by users in making ( or refraining from making ) any specific investment or other decisions .\ndata delayed at least 20 minutes , as of jul 09 2018 11 : 20 bst .\nyou must be a registered user to save alerts . please sign in or register .\nriginal equipment manufacturers - vehicle assemblers ; the replacement or the after market ; government departments / institutions , and the export market . the company offers a range of products , such as passenger car tires , including euro star , euro klass , euro glide , euro kompact and euro tycoon ; light truck tires , including star sprinter , euro load and traction rib ( tr ) ; truck and bus tires , including super loader and heavy contract transport ( hct ) ; tractor tires , including power lug ( pl ) , super power lug ( spl ) and agri rib ( ar ) , and motorcycle tires , including duro grip and hyper sonic .\nany information that you receive via urltoken is at best delayed intraday data and not\nreal time\n. share price information may be rounded up / down and therefore not entirely accurate . ft is not responsible for any use of content by you outside its scope as stated in the ft terms & conditions .\nmarkets data delayed by at least 15 minutes . \u00a9 the financial times ltd . ft and \u2018financial times\u2019 are trademarks of the financial times ltd . the financial times and its journalism are subject to a self - regulation regime under the ft editorial code of practice .\nto find out our dealers in your city or nearest where ever you are right now , [ click here ] .\nhave a look at our latest promotion videos and tv adverts . [ click here ]\ngtic sold 90 % of their shares to the present owners m / s bibojee services ltd . in 1977 and retained 10 % of the ownership . in 1985 , the company completed a major expansion , which took the capacity to 600 , 000 tyres annually .\ngtr sells its tyres in replacement market through more than 150 nationwide authorized dealers / distributors most of whom have been working with gtr for more than three generations setting a milestone on customer loyalty and satisfaction .\nto endeavor to be the market leader by enhancing market share , consistently improving efficiency and the quality of our products .\nto improve performance in all operating areas , so that profitability increases thereby ensuring growth for the company and increasing return to the stakeholders .\nto create a conducive working environment leading to enhanced productivity , job satisfaction and personal development of our employees .\nto discharge its obligation to society and environment by contributing to social welfare and adopting environmental friendly practices and processes .\noperation and maintenance of fire & water tube steam boilers with all at auxillaries & equipment + r . o , + uf , + lpg plant\nwe will keep your cv for future and will get in touch with you as soon as any other opportunity become available .\ncol . retd . rozi khan ( regional manager sales \u2013 north ) plot no . 189 \u2013 a , i - 10 / 3 , islamabad . phone : + 92 51 444 9955 \u2013 56 uan : + 92 51 111 487 487 fax : + 92 51 444 0916 email : islamabad @ urltoken\nmr . khawer asghar gill ( regional manager sales \u2013 central ) 20 , shahrah - e - fatimah jinnah road , near ganga ram hospital , lahore . phone : + 92 42 3630 8605 - 08 uan : + 92 42 111 487 487 fax : + 92 42 363 00108 email : lahore @ urltoken\nmarket value of common plus debt , by operating income ( earnings before interest , taxes , depreciation and amortization ) .\nburki tyres : shop no . f - 24 / a al - asif square , super highway , karachi\nhussain & company : 97 - bahdurshah market , m . a . jinnah road , karachi\nshahid autos : 99 - a opp . bahadurshah market , mohan road , karachi\nbabar tyres : shop no . 55 , truck stand , ravi link road , lahore\nm . m . ahmed & son : plot no . 1 , shop # 1 - 2 , nauraiz plaza , i - 9 markaz , near pso petrol pump , islamabad\nthe awareness of our brand name is very high in the market . recently , gentipak has also launched a new line of passenger car tyres of latest european designs under the brand name euro . all the radial tyres are tubeless and steel belted and have a full cap ply for safety and durability .\ngentipak produces radial tyres for passenger cars and light trucksin rim sizes ranging from 12 inches to 16 inches . we also produces bias cross ply tyres for light trucks , trucks and buses and agricultural tractors .\ngentipak is the major supplier of tyres to the local automotive and tractor assembly plants . it has contracts to supply 15 inch radial passenger car tyres to toyota and honda approved after stringent testing by their principal companies in japan .\nbeside above , gentipak is also supplying tyres to pak suzuki motor company , hino pak , ghandhara industries , ghandhara nissan , al - ghazi tractors , millat tractors and others .\ngentipak is also exporting tyres to few neighboring and middle east countries . it is currently exploring other markets as well for export .\nall tyres produced by gentipak are marketed after stringent testing and quality assurance and backed up by a comprehensive after sales warranty .\npurchase quality tyres and get tyres changed , wheel aligned and balanced in a relaxed environment at our sale & service centers .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy ."]}
{"id": 54325, "summary": [{"text": "bristow norway as ( formerly norsk helikopter ) is a norwegian helicopter company that transports crew to oil installations in the north sea .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "it has headquarters in stavanger and has additional operations out of bergen , br\u00f8nn\u00f8ysund , hammerfest .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the company operates a fleet of 17 helicopters and has 315 employees .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the company has contract for crew flights with statoil , marathon oil , bp , talisman energy , and conocophillips .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "in addition it has one awsar ( all weather search and rescue ) eurocopter ec225 stationed in hammerfest . ", "topic": 34}], "title": "bristow norway", "paragraphs": ["bristow norway started operations from the norwegian oil capital stavanger in 1993 as norsk helikopter . renamed to bristow norway in apr2009\nthe company was renamed bristow norway as in april 2009 and the company is in the process of rebranding its fleet with the bristow logo .\nbristow\u2019s purchasing terms and conditions apply to all bristow purchases and contracts , unless superseded by other terms and conditions in writing by bristow .\nafter the employers and offshore supply bases workers in norway failed to reach a collective pay deal in norway . . .\non the same day , bristow norway also started a new five - year contract at its well - established base in bergen , norway , supporting statoil , bristow said on tuesday . these contract awards were formally announced in february 2016 .\nbristow helicopters has launched bristow logistics services shetland ( blss ) to transport oil and gas workers . . .\nwith the new contract in bergen , bristow norway is now providing flights between bergen and all of statoil\u2019s installations in the area .\nbristow norway as bristow norway as ( formerly norsk helikopter ) is a norway - based helicopter company that transports crew to oil installations in the north sea and also provides a search and rescue ( sar ) service to these operations . it is headquartered in stavanger and has additional operations out of bergen , ekofisk , hammerfest and flor\u00f8 .\nstatoil has awarded bristow norway a 10 - year contract for three s92s from flesland heliport in bergen , effective from 15 january 2012 .\nbristow history bristow began building its oil and gas credentials before the first discovery in the north sea , tracing its beginnings back to an adventurous businessman named alan bristow . the company\u2019s long history started in 1955 with bristow helicopters ltd . in the uk . in 1996 , offshore logistics purchased a stake in bristow helicopters ltd . , and the company was rebranded as bristow group inc . in 2006 . to learn more about bristow\u2019s rich history , visit bristow ' s 60th anniversary page here .\nstavanger , norway may 2 , 2017 \u2013 bristow norway as commenced helicopter operations on three new five - year contracts out of flor\u00f8 , norway , on may 1 , 2017 , supporting statoil asa , engie e & p and a / s norske shell ( previously bg norge limited ) . on the same day , bristow norway also commenced a new five - year contract at its well - established base in bergen , norway , supporting statoil asa . these contract awards were formally announced in february 2016 .\noffshore helicopter operator bristow norway started helicopter operations on three new five - year contracts out of flor\u00f8 , norway , on may 1 , 2017 , supporting statoil , engie e & p and a / s norske shell .\nnorway inger garvik business development account manager + 47 51644325 inger . garvik @ urltoken\nbristow norway as is an affiliated company of bristow group inc . , the leading provider of global industrial aviation services offering helicopter transportation , sar and aircraft support services , including maintenance and training , to government and civil organizations worldwide . for more information on bristow\u2019s operations , please visit urltoken .\nbristow norway as has secured a three year contract for the supply of helicopter services to lundin norway as and det norske oljeselskap asa . the contract is the result of a cooperation agreement between lundin norway as and det norske oljeselskap asa to secure safe , efficient and predictable flights to edvard grieg and ivar aasen\u2026 read more \u00bb\nbristow norway area manager heidi wulff heimark said : \u201cwe are proud of our new base at flor\u00f8 and look forward to developing a good relationship with the local community . the investment in flor\u00f8 is strategically important as it strengthens our position to operate further north towards central norway . these new contracts further secure our position in norway .\nbristow norway area manager heidi wulff heimark said : \u201cwe are proud of our new base at flor\u00f8 and look forward to developing a good relationship with the local community . the investment in flor\u00f8 is strategically important as it strengthens our position to operate further north towards central norway . these new contracts further secure our position in norway . \u201d\nline \u2018em up : bristow academy has a fleet of around 50 helicopters based at its largest campus in titusville , fla . photos courtesy bristow academy\n\u201cbristow norway is grateful for the confidence statoil has shown the company by entrusting us with the responsibility for an even larger part of statoil\u2019s transport requirements in bergen . we look forward to further developing our close and long - term relationship with norway\u2019s leading energy company . we are also looking forward to developing our relationships with engie e & p and a / s norske shell , which are new customers for bristow norway . \u201d\nbristow has a long history in the helicopter services industry , starting with bristow helicopters ltd . in the u . k . and offshore logistics , inc . in the u . s . , founded in 1955 and 1969 respectively . in 1996 offshore logistics purchased a stake in bristow helicopters ltd , and the company was rebranded as bristow group inc . in 2006 . uk - based bristow helicopters ltd . is an affiliated company of bristow group inc .\nbristow has two primary geographical hubs in key areas of business , europe and the americas . bristow ' s europe hub includes africa , asia , australia , norway , uk , turkmenistan and the middle east . bristow ' s americas hub includes u . s . gulf of mexico , guyana , trinidad , canada and brazil .\nthe contract will mean continued high activity at bristow norway\u2019s helicopter base at hammerfest , where the company currently provides helicopter services for eni\u00b4s and statoil\u00b4s exploration and production operations in the barents sea . hammerfest , with its proximity to the barents sea , is a well established helicopter base for bristow norway , with the necessary infrastructure and experienced workforce in place .\nbristow is reducing its inventory of older aircraft while updating to newer technology helicopter models .\noffshore helicopter transportation services provider chc helicopter is closing down its base in bergen , norway , . . .\nbristow employs some of the most highly regarded experts in industrial aviation . bristow needs qualified personnel with a global outlook and the skills and technical abilities that are critical to the company\u2019s growth .\nstatoil has awarded bristow norway a new contract for offshore helicopter services running from stavanger airport , norway . the estimated value of the contract is over nok 1 billion . all installations with helicopter flights from stavanger will be served under this contract . statoil\u2019s helicopter flights from stavanger go to the sleipner , draupner , volve and glitne fields\u2026 read more \u00bb\nwith the new contract in bergen , bristow norway is now providing flights between bergen and all of statoil\u2019s installations in the area . bergen is an important center for the offshore petroleum industry , with a high level of activity .\nbristow group sikorsky s - 92 landing on an offshore platform in the gulf of mexico . bristow academy trains for a wide variety of helicopter markets in addition to pilots that serve in the offshore industry .\nabout bristow bristow norway is an affiliated company of bristow group inc . , the leading global industrial aviation services provider offering helicopter transportation , sar and aircraft support services to government and civil organizations worldwide . bristow has major operations in the north sea , nigeria , the u . s . gulf of mexico , and in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world , including australia , brazil , canada , russia and trinidad . bristow provides sar services to the private sector worldwide and to the public sector for all of the uk on behalf of the maritime and coastguard agency . for more information , visit urltoken .\nbristow helicopters limited established by london born alan bristow , bristow helicopters ltd . has served the offshore oil transport industry in the uk for nearly 60 years . the company is also the largest provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry in australia and nigeria , where it has operated for over 50 years .\nflor\u00f8 is a new location for bristow norway operations ; it is the most western town on the mainland in the nordic countries and an important commercial hub since the mid - 1800s , bristow explained . the engie contract covers helicopter transportation to the gj\u00f8a semi , while the a / s norske shell flights will fly to the knarr fpso .\nbristow group , a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry , has appointed william . . .\nbristow group , a provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry , has announced that the . . .\nbristow helicopters has secured a new contract with apache north sea limited to support its north sea operations . . . .\nstavanger , norway , september 18 , 2017 \u2013 bristow norway today announced that it has secured a multi - year contract to provide helicopter offshore crew change and search and rescue ( sar ) services to support eni norge and statoil in the barents sea . the five - year deal , which is a renewal of an existing contract , includes options to extend by three years , and will commence september 1 , 2018 .\nbristow helicopters ( nigeria ) has announced a new helicopter rescue and recovery ( rrs ) service for nigeria\u2019s oil . . .\nbristow norway as ( formerly norsk helikopter ) is a norwegian helicopter company that transports crew to oil installations in the north sea . it has headquarters in stavanger and has additional operations out of bergen , br\u00f8nn\u00f8ysund , hammerfest . the company operates a fleet of 17 helicopters and has 315 employees .\nmetallurgical assessment of some recovered wreckage from the helicopter ' s critical main gearbox suggested a component failed because of fatigue , the accident investigation board norway said wednesday .\nbristow search & rescue bristow helicopters ltd is the leading provider of helicopter search and rescue ( sar ) services in the uk , having been awarded the uk sar contract and the gap sar contract for northern scotland . bristow helicopters has a long history of providing world class sar services in the uk , beginning in 1971 . bristow helicopters has flown more than 44 , 000 sar operational hours in the uk and conducted over 15 , 000 sar missions , during which more than 7 , 000 people have been rescued by our crews and helicopters . we also currently deliver sar operations in australia , brazil , canada , norway , russia and trinidad . for more information please visit : urltoken .\nbristow group has been awarded a contract with shell for medevac and search and rescue ( sar ) services in the gulf . . .\nmedia contacts : julie king bristow group phone : + 1 - 832 - 551 - 9814 e - mail : julie . king @ urltoken\ninvestor contact : linda mcneill bristow group phone : + 1 - 713 - 267 - 7622 e - mail : linda . mcneill @ urltoken\n\u201cthe barents sea is a strategically important region for bristow , and we foresee continued growth of exploration and production activities in the coming years , \u201d said heimark . \u201cwith this contract and our arctic experience , bristow is well - positioned for coming exploration campaigns in the high north . \u201d\nthe chopper flown by chc helicopter services crashed en route to norway ' s bergen airport from statoil asa ' s gullfaks b oil field , killing all 13 people on board .\nflor\u00f8 is a new location for bristow norway operations ; it is the most western town on the mainland in the nordic countries and an important commercial hub since the mid - 1800s . the engie contract covers helicopter transportation to the gj\u00f8a semi , while the a / s norske shell flights will fly to the knarr fpso .\neni norge and statoil have jointly entered into contract with bristow norway for the provision of helicopter services in the barents sea . the contract has a duration of five years with an additional option for the extension of three years . the contract includes services related to crew changes and sar ( search and rescue ) helicopter , based in hammerfest .\nchc helicopter was formed as scancopter - service in 1956 . renamed to helikopter services in 1966 & chc helikopter service in 2000 . renamed again to chc norway & back to chc helikopter service\nthor solbergs flyselskap was a tonsberg based carrier . thor solberg aviation and its affiliate solbergfly operate some feeder - line routes in southern norway as well as air taxi services and a flying school\non 19 january 2012 the icelandic coast guard signed a 12 month lease on a eurocopter as332l1 super puma . \u00e2 the aircraft was delivered ex stavangar on 1st february from where it was previously operated by bristow norway as ln - oba \u2013 it is now registered tf - syn and is serial number 2384 \u2013 and will be used\u2026 read more \u00bb\nwhile the energy downturn has led to an excess supply of helicopters , the potential grounding of the entire ec225 fleet if others follow bristow could cause problems .\nbristow group\u2019s safety culture starts at the top and works its way throughout the entire organization . its \u201ctarget zero\u201d program is aimed directly at \u201czero accidents , zero complaints from customers and zero downtime . \u201d it\u2019s working . bristow recently received the national ocean industries association\u2019s ( noia ) coveted 2011 safety in seas award .\n\u201cwe are honored to earn the trust of both eni and statoil in the safety and quality of our operation , \u201d said bristow norway area manager heidi wulff heimark . \u201cthis contract is a result of our team\u2019s tremendous focus to continuously improve our service delivery , and strengthens our position as the leading operator of offshore helicopter transport in the global market . \u201d\nbristow helicopters limited has reached the third anniversary of delivering the gap sar search and rescue contract from sumburgh and stornoway on behalf of the maritime and coastguard agency .\nof the pilots flying in bristow\u2019s norway operations in the north sea , nearly 50 percent come from the academy , willenbacher added . \u201camong all of these graduates , not one has had a serious helicopter accident or incident , \u201d she said . \u201cthere is no better testimony than that to show how well the academy prepares pilots for real - world operations . \u201d\ngidsken jakobsen formed bergens aero on 13sep1934 . the plan was to get a fixed mail and passenger route in northern norway , but the norwegian airline got the license . thus , bergen aero was closed\nbristow norway today announced that it has secured a multi - year contract to provide helicopter offshore crew change and search and rescue ( sar ) services to support eni norge and statoil in the barents sea . the five - year deal , which is a renewal of an existing contract , includes options to extend by three years , and will commence september\u2026 read more \u00bb\nbristow norway is set to take delivery of two more sikorsky s92 helicopters in the next few days \u2013 and a third is due . \u00e2 the pair were seen at southampton docks in the uk yesterday , still in primer and carrying the norwegian registrations ln - ona and ln - onb ( see below ) , along with serial numbers 920144 and 920145\u2026 read more \u00bb\nkato airline was founded on 16feb1995 by karl johan and torlaug karlson at evenes airport . received its aoc on 21feb1996 & ceased operation on 02sep2008 . scheduled passenger services and daily freight services for newspapers northern norway\nbristow has secured a multi - year contract to provide helicopter offshore crew change and search and rescue ( sar ) services to support exxonmobil in guyana . more . . .\nfor further information please contact : yvonne devine bristow + 44 ( 0 ) 1224 756186 - direct + 44 ( 0 ) 7872 821968 - cell yvonne . devine @ urltoken\nsundt air was founded in 1997 under the name of nor aviation , and all assets were aquired in 1998 by petter c . g . sundt , one of norway ' s leading businessmen . renamed to sundt air\nthe company\u2019s goal is to provide the safest and most reliable service to clients around the world . bristow\u2019s industry - leading safety program , target zero , has created a culture of safety at every level of the organization . with a team of dedicated employees who strive daily for operational excellence , bristow is working hard to earn the confidence of its customers every day .\neni norge and statoil have over the past years joined in collaborative purchasing agreements for the provision of helicopter services in the barents sea . this has contributed to flexibility , optimal utilization of capacity and perpetuity for suppliers . bristow norway , which serves under the current contract , has provided services for eni norges\u2019s operations in the barents sea from the helicopter base in hammerfest . the contract will be activated in september 2018 .\n[ helihub . com editor note \u2013 we include this merely for completeness as bristow issue this press release . \u00e2 we originally ran the story on 19th april , naming the client as statoil ] bristow group inc . ( nyse : brs ) a leading provider of helicopter services to the offshore energy industry , announced today that it has been awarded a renewal contract\u2026 read more \u00bb\nhouston - based bristow group inc . grounded most of its 20 - strong ec225 fleet after the crash , but kept flying those involved in search - and - rescue operations and training flights .\nin fact , filling the need for the huge numbers of qualified , professional pilots to crew their aircraft 24 / 7 in some of the most extreme environments on the planet is a challenge that even bristow would find hard to overcome . so rather than compete with other global operators for the few qualified helicopter pilot candidates available , bristow decided to groom pilots to meet its own strict standards .\nin october 2008 , bristow group announced the acquisition of the 51 % share of norsk helikopter which it did not already own , in return for the divestment of lufttransport to knut axel ugland holding .\nwhether it\u2019s offshore or in the jungles of south / central america , bristow academy reviews the types of programs it provides and tailors its courses to use the best of available training styles and technologies .\nthe company started operations from the norwegian oil capital stavanger in 1993 . the company was a joint venture between the ugland shipping family ( 51 % ) and the aberdeen based bristow group ( 49 % ) , who operate helicopters to oil installations on the british sector of the north sea . bristow group is partially owned by the american offshore logistics , and in total the three companies operate 420 helicopters .\nbristow group is the leading provider of industrial aviation services offering helicopter transportation , search and rescue ( sar ) and aircraft support services to government and civil organizations worldwide . with headquarters in houston , texas , bristow has major operations in the north sea , nigeria , the u . s . gulf of mexico , and in most of the other major offshore oil and gas producing regions of the world , including australia , brazil , canada , russia and trinidad . bristow provides sar services to the private sector worldwide , and to the public sector for all of the uk on behalf of the maritime and coastguard agency .\nfonnafly was established in 1970 at rosendal and is thus among the oldest airline companies in the country . during a period fonnafly was also one of norway\u00b4s largest taxi / charter airlines , but that was prior to the separation of the landplane division in 1990\nbristow has invested in new aircraft operating out of aberdeen , and developed a new fixed - wing passenger terminal designed to improve conditions for offshore workers heading to work in the north sea . more . . .\nbristow has secured a three - year contract extension from perenco uk ltd . the extension covers seven - day - a - week coverage in the uk southern north sea through december 2021 . more . . .\nbristow ' s sar crew at newquay surpassed their 700 - mission milestone as they responded to calls for help during extreme weather conditions brought by the \u201cbeast from the east\u201d and storm emma . more . . .\nbristow , which has a 45 year history of delivering search and rescue services in the uk , took over running the hm coastguard service at sumburgh on 1 june 2013 and at stornoway on 1 july 2013 .\nthe move came hours after norwegian investigators probing the crash of an airbus group se helicopter off the west coast of norway said they had found a potentially difficult - to - detect problem with the model and are urging europe ' s air - safety regulator to act .\nnorway is a constitutional monarchy in northern europe , occupying the western and northern portions of the scandinavian peninsula . it is bordered on the north by the barents sea , an arm of the arctic ocean , on the northeast by finland and russia , on the east by sweden , on the south by skagerrak strait and the north sea , and on the west by the norwegian sea . the norwegian coastline extends about 2740 km ( about 1700 mi ) ; including all the fjords and offshore islands , the coastline totals about 21 , 930 km ( about 13 , 620 mi ) . the islands , known locally as the skerry guard , form a protected waterway along the coast . norway has a land area of 385 , 639 sq km ( 148 , 896 sq mi ) . oslo is norway ' s capital and largest city\nbristow\u2019s operations are organized in two primary geographical hubs in key areas of business , europe and the americas . the company is targeting the growing demand for reliable , integrated aviation services by providing fixed - wing with rotary - wing flight connectivity in the uk , australia , brazil and africa , to offer convenient point - to - point scheduled and charter transportation services to clients transferring workers offshore . bristow\u2019s sar capabilities and aviation training solutions are unmatched in the industry .\nblueway was a market leader in scandinavian on - shore and off - shore helicopter services . established in 1986 , was an offshore helicopter airline based at stavanger airport , sola in sola , norway . established in 2009 , it remained until 2014 when the group was sold to noordzee helikopters vlaanderen - [ nhv ( noordzee helikopters vlaanderen ) was founded in 1997 by eric van hal as nhv group . nhv has its headquarters and main base at ostend airport . in 2014 nhv group acquired the blueway group , including dancopter , blueway offshore norway , airlift and vertech offshore ]\nas a major provider of personnel and equipment transportation , search and rescue , and practically all things helicopter related to the oil and gas industry , bristow group is a big helicopter operation . the company currently flies more than 520 helicopters and 40 fixed - wing aircraft to support the global exploration and production of this valuable resource . but bristow\u2019s philosophy is that while providing rapid , consistent response for their customers are key , the most important thing they can offer their customers is safety .\npart of the program\u2019s success is , no doubt , based on everyone , especially upper management , understanding what the company\u2019s pilots do every day . \u201cat the end of 2006 , bristow\u2019s senior management team spent a week at the titusville campus receiving ground and flight instruction , \u201d explained samantha willenbacher , director of bristow academy . \u201cbill chiles , our ceo , wanted everyone to have a greater understanding and appreciation for what they were asking our frontline pilots to do on a daily basis . \u201d\nnord - norges aero was founded on 29may1932 and was owned by gidsken jakobsen , the first women to actually own an airline in norway . she was the second femaile to get a pilot ' s license ( # 1 being turid wideroe ) . the airline operated passenger and tourist flights around narvik and finnmark\nbristow will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race , sex , color , religion , gender , sexual orientation , gender identity or expression , national origin , age , genetic information , disability , veteran status or any other characteristic .\nto deliver the contract bristow introduced four state of the art sikorsky s - 92 helicopters , two at each base , with a radius of over 250 nautical miles and equipped with the latest sar technology including night vision , mission management and increased on - board medical capabilities .\nrussell torbet , newly appointed director of uk sar , said : \u201cbristow\u2019s heritage is steeped in search and rescue and our brave helicopter crews have delivered coastguard sar operations in the north of scotland for a total of 27 years , from 1983 \u2013 2007 and then again from 2013 .\nnorwegian was formed as busy bee airservice in 1966 and operated between 1972 and 1980 as air executive norway . the name was changed back to busy bee in 1980 until being renamed to norwegian air shuttle in 1993 . the current name was adopted to concentrate on low - cost operations . acuired flynordic in 2007 and integrated the airline in in 2008\nwider\u00f8e was founded by viggo wideroe and 4 friends in 1934 . norway ' ' s oldest airline beginning with a serice between oslo and haugesund on 19feb1934 . shortly after this wideroe began postal flights to kirkenes on behalf of dnl . acquired polarfly in 1950 & norsk air in 1989 and formed wideroe norsk air for a while . international and regional services\nduring this visit , \u201cit also became apparent that there was a strategic advantage in having an ab initio flight school as part of the group , \u201d she added . \u201cbristow recognized that there was a need for creating safe , skilled and knowledgeable pilots for our rapidly growing commercial operations . \u201d\nair norway was founded in 2003 & started operations on 23may2003 . it was owned 40 % by nordic air , 40 % by the municipality of \u00f8rland and 20 % by north flying . all operations were flown by north flying . suspended services for 4 months in early 2017 because of runway repairs at \u00f8rland airport . services resumed in sept2017 but ceased permanently in oct2017\nsas norlink was a scheduled carrier based out of troms\u00f8 langnes ( tos ) commencing in may1990 ( f . 50 operator ) . the norlink operations were in 2002 abandoned to sister company wider\u00f8e . however , from apr2003 sas commuter took over former braathens routes in western norway , operated under the westlink brand . sas commuter was dissolved on 01oct2004 and integrated into the three national operating companies\ndnl was established on 16oct1933 under the full name det norske luftfartselskap , fred . olsen & bergenske a / s , named after two shipping companies that provided much of the financing , fred . olsen and bergenske . it started operations on 11jun1935 serving the mail route between oslo - gothenburg - copenhagen . in 1946 , the airline started routes to north norway and europe . merged with ddl & sila to eventually form sas in 1948 - [ sas was formed by merger of aba ( aerotransport ) , ddl ( det danske luftfartselskab ) of denmark and dnl ( det norske luftfartselskap ) of norway on on 01aug1946 . iniatially it was known as osas was concerned only with trans - atlantic operations . operations started on 17sep1946 . the partners then created esas in 1948 with the merger of sila ( svensk interkontinental lufttrafik ) to handle the european operations and in 1941 the airlines were merged to form the current airline . the intercontinental routes of braathens safe were added just before the merger . absorbed linjeflyg in 1993 and braathens in 2001 . intergrated sas norge into mainline in october 2009 . international and regional passenger and cargo airline and is the flag carrier for norway , sweden & denmark ]\nno further information at this time - [ norwegian was formed as busy bee airservice in 1966 and operated between 1972 and 1980 as air executive norway . the name was changed back to busy bee in 1980 until being renamed to norwegian air shuttle in 1993 . the current name was adopted to concentrate on low - cost operations . acuired flynordic in 2007 and integrated the airline in in 2008 ]\nhopkinson continued that bristow academy has \u201cseen the numbers of our self - funded students reduce over the past few years . funding is a huge hurdle . we need the helicopter industry to come together to explore ways to find a solution to the funding crisis or there won\u2019t be anyone to fly the new - generation helicopters . \u201d\nad - hoc charters , it and contract flights [ norwegian was formed as busy bee airservice in 1966 and operated between 1972 and 1980 as air executive norway . the name was changed back to busy bee in 1980 until being renamed to norwegian air shuttle in 1993 . the current name was adopted to concentrate on low - cost operations . acuired flynordic in 2007 and integrated the airline in in 2008 ]\nad - hoc charters , it and contract flights - [ norwegian was formed as busy bee airservice in 1966 and operated between 1972 and 1980 as air executive norway . the name was changed back to busy bee in 1980 until being renamed to norwegian air shuttle in 1993 . the current name was adopted to concentrate on low - cost operations . acuired flynordic in 2007 and integrated the airline in in 2008 ]\n- [ flyviking was established was founded in 1989 as lofotfly . renamed fly taxi nord in 2000 operated both cargo and taxi flights . in nov2015 , ola o . k gi\u00e6ver ( former wideroe pilot ) bought the airline , called it giaevair and later renamed it flyviking . had viking air norway merge in . completed its aoc certification with the norwegian civil aviation authority ( luftfartstilsynet ) on 14feb2017 . started operations on 27mar2017 ]\ncurrently the academy has a mix of both self - pay and company / government sponsored students . \u201call of the students go through the same ground school basics for six to seven weeks , \u201d explained francois ganswyk , chief flight instructor ( faa ) for bristow academy . \u201cthey have ground school in the morning and they fly in the afternoon . \u201d\nvestlandske luftfartselskap began as a charter operation on 23jun1947 , began scheduled services in 1951 & was acquired by braathens safe in 1957 - [ sas was formed by merger of aba ( aerotransport ) , ddl ( det danske luftfartselskab ) of denmark and dnl ( det norske luftfartselskap ) of norway on on 01aug1946 . iniatially it was known as osas was concerned only with trans - atlantic operations . operations started on 17sep1946 . the partners then created esas in 1948 with the merger of sila ( svensk interkontinental lufttrafik ) to handle the european operations and in 1941 the airlines were merged to form the current airline . the intercontinental routes of braathens safe were added just before the merger . absorbed linjeflyg in 1993 and braathens in 2001 . intergrated sas norge into mainline in october 2009 . international and regional passenger and cargo airline and is the flag carrier for norway , sweden & denmark ]\nbristow academy was formed in april 2007 , with the acquisition of helicopter adventures , inc . , with which bristow had contracted to provide its training for european and nigerian operations in 1998 . \u201csoon after its creation , the academy acquired two other helicopter schools . now we have four training locations with three in the u . s . and one in the uk , \u201d willenbacher said . \u201cwe are an faa part 141 flight training academy with a full range of approved programs from private through the commercial / instrument helicopter rating . our largest campus is here in titusville , where we have 50 helicopters based . our other major u . s . location is in the heart of gulf of mexico operations\u201d in new iberia , la .\nsafety is critical at the bristow group and academy . \u201cwe have an extremely robust safety management systems here , \u201d popp said . \u201cwe recognize , that in a very real sense we are able to influence the helicopter industry one graduate at a time . quite frankly , it\u2019s probably one of the most rewarding aspects of what we\u2019re doing here , \u201d he added .\ni think it is actually 1000hrs . it is an olf requirement , although some customers might not insist on this , the reality is bristow , chc or any other operator will likely be flying for all customers , so yes these days 1000hrs should be a minimum . this was waived a few years ago , but appears to have taken more of a priority again recently .\nit\u2019s clear that no matter what aspect of training is being discussed , the key differentiator for bristow academy is always looking to provide the best foundation of knowledge and confidence . that\u2019s critical because it\u2019s never clear where or what type each student will end up flying . \u201cwe provide a lot of different people the opportunity to pursue their dream of becoming a helicopter pilot , \u201d willenbacher said .\nsas braathens renamed to sas norge on 01jun2007 & is fully absorbed into sas on 01oct2009 - [ sas norge was formed by braathens shipping in 1946 for long haul charters and known as braathens s . a . f . e . it ' s international routes were taken over by sas , circ 1954 and the airline reverted to domestic services . it became norway ' s largest regional airline and then branced out again into international services . purchased transwede ( sweden ) in 1997 and malmo aviation ( sweden ) in 1998 . dropped the s . a . f . e . in 2000 . fully taken over by sas in 2001 and renamed to sas braathens in 2004 and to sas norge in 2007 . integrated into the mainline carrier as of 01oct2009 ] - [ sas was formed by merger of aba ( aerotransport ) , ddl ( det danske luftfartselskab ) of denmark and dnl ( det norske luftfartselskap ) of norway on on 01aug1946 . iniatially it was known as osas was concerned only with trans - atlantic operations . operations started on 17sep1946 . the partners then created esas in 1948 with the merger of sila ( svensk interkontinental lufttrafik ) to handle the european operations and in 1941 the airlines were merged to form the current airline . the intercontinental routes of braathens safe were added just before the merger . absorbed linjeflyg in 1993 and braathens in 2001 . intergrated sas norge into mainline in october 2009 . international and regional passenger and cargo airline and is the flag carrier for norway , sweden & denmark ]\nin 2013 bristow won the uk government national contract to deliver sar operations on behalf of the maritime and coastguard agency ( mca ) . seven of 10 strategically located bases have taken over the helicopter sar responsibility from the military in a phased approach throughout 2015 and 2016 . the remaining three , including the existing coastguard bases in sumburgh and stornoway , are set to become part of the new contract in 2017 .\non 23mar1998 , braathens safe changed its name and corporate identity to braathens , international and domestic services - [ sas norge was formed by braathens shipping in 1946 for long haul charters and known as braathens s . a . f . e . it ' s international routes were taken over by sas , circ 1954 and the airline reverted to domestic services . it became norway ' s largest regional airline and then branced out again into international services . purchased transwede ( sweden ) in 1997 and malmo aviation ( sweden ) in 1998 . dropped the s . a . f . e . in 2000 . fully taken over by sas in 2001 and renamed to sas braathens in 2004 and to sas norge in 2007 . integrated into the mainline carrier as of 01oct2009 ] [ sas was formed by merger of aba ( aerotransport ) , ddl ( det danske luftfartselskab ) of denmark and dnl ( det norske luftfartselskap ) of norway on on 01aug1946 . iniatially it was known as osas was concerned only with trans - atlantic operations . operations started on 17sep1946 . the partners then created esas in 1948 with the merger of sila ( svensk interkontinental lufttrafik ) to handle the european operations and in 1941 the airlines were merged to form the current airline . the intercontinental routes of braathens safe were added just before the merger . absorbed linjeflyg in 1993 and braathens in 2001 . intergrated sas norge into mainline in october 2009 . international and regional passenger and cargo airline and is the flag carrier for norway , sweden & denmark ]\nflyviking was established was founded in 1989 as lofotfly . renamed fly taxi nord in 2000 , operated both cargo and taxi flights . in nov2015 , ola o . k gi\u00e6ver ( former wideroe pilot ) bought the airline , called it giaevair and later renamed it flyviking . had viking air norway merge in . completed its aoc certification with the norwegian civil aviation authority ( luftfartstilsynet ) on 14feb2017 . started operations on 27mar2017 . the airline has anounced that it would cease operations on 12jan2018 due to an economic reason\nbraathens s . a . f . e . was established on 26mar1946 & started operations on 30jan1947 . on 23mar1998 , braathens safe changed its name and corporate identity to braathens . international and domestic services - [ sas norge was formed by braathens shipping in 1946 for long haul charters and known as braathens s . a . f . e . it ' s international routes were taken over by sas , circ 1954 and the airline reverted to domestic services . it became norway ' s largest regional airline and then branced out again into international services . purchased transwede ( sweden ) in 1997 and malmo aviation ( sweden ) in 1998 . dropped the s . a . f . e . in 2000 . fully taken over by sas in 2001 and renamed to sas braathens in 2004 and to sas norge in 2007 . integrated into the mainline carrier as of 01oct2009 ] - [ sas was formed by merger of aba ( aerotransport ) , ddl ( det danske luftfartselskab ) of denmark and dnl ( det norske luftfartselskap ) of norway on on 01aug1946 . iniatially it was known as osas was concerned only with trans - atlantic operations . operations started on 17sep1946 . the partners then created esas in 1948 with the merger of sila ( svensk interkontinental lufttrafik ) to handle the european operations and in 1941 the airlines were merged to form the current airline . the intercontinental routes of braathens safe were added just before the merger . absorbed linjeflyg in 1993 and braathens in 2001 . intergrated sas norge into mainline in october 2009 . international and regional passenger and cargo airline and is the flag carrier for norway , sweden & denmark ]\ntromso based air taxi operator [ flyviking was established was founded in 1989 as lofotfly . renamed fly taxi nord in 2000 , operated both cargo and taxi flights . in nov2015 , ola o . k gi\u00e6ver ( former wideroe pilot ) bought the airline , called it giaevair and later renamed it flyviking . had viking air norway merge in . completed its aoc certification with the norwegian civil aviation authority ( luftfartstilsynet ) on 14feb2017 . started operations on 27mar2017 . the airline has anounced that it would cease operations on 12jan2018 due to an economic reason ]\nno further information at this time - [ flyviking was established was founded in 1989 as lofotfly . renamed fly taxi nord in 2000 , operated both cargo and taxi flights . in nov2015 , ola o . k gi\u00e6ver ( former wideroe pilot ) bought the airline , called it giaevair and later renamed it flyviking . had viking air norway merge in . completed its aoc certification with the norwegian civil aviation authority ( luftfartstilsynet ) on 14feb2017 . started operations on 27mar2017 . the airline has anounced that it would cease operations on 12jan2018 due to an economic reason ]\nflew seaplanes for sightseeing out of svolvaer - [ flyviking was established was founded in 1989 as lofotfly . renamed fly taxi nord in 2000 , operated both cargo and taxi flights . in nov2015 , ola o . k gi\u00e6ver ( former wideroe pilot ) bought the airline , called it giaevair and later renamed it flyviking . had viking air norway merge in . completed its aoc certification with the norwegian civil aviation authority ( luftfartstilsynet ) on 14feb2017 . started operations on 27mar2017 . the airline has anounced that it would cease operations on 12jan2018 due to an economic reason ]\nhelitrans was formed in 1990 & started helicopter services from trondheim airport in 1990 . in 1997 the company started a fixed - wing division , with a dornier do - 228 , but it ceased fix - wing in dec2012 . in 2004 helitrans made two large purchases : the aerial photography company fjellanger wider\u00f8e and the domestic division of norcopter . in 2007 helitrans purchased helikopterdrift as , a helicopter company based in kjeller flyplass , lillestr\u00f8m , and later merged into helitrans in 2011 . also purchased the \u00e5lesund airport , vigra based airline classic air norway that operated a jetstream 31\nunfortunately , while the recent economic downturn hasn\u2019t dampened prospective students enthusiasm about attending the bristow academy , the difficulty of finding financing has . \u201cinterest in flight training has never died down . but , since the beginning of this year , it\u2019s really picked up , \u201d explained anisha hopkinson , student services manager . \u201cespecially when there are so many of the first - time commercial jobs available , it gives students the confidence that there are a lot of good jobs available . \u201d\ngregory popp , business development manager , added that , \u201cfrom a program perspective , there are no other \u2018one - source\u2019 providers that offer our array of faa - approved courses and can add specialty programs like external load , mountain operations and night vision goggle training . \u201d the academy is also the only joint aviation authority - licensed rotorcraft training provider outside of the european union , he added . since its creation , the academy has placed 106 graduates into bristow group\u2019s commercial operations around the world .\n21 : 30 local time . your sikorsky s - 92 is two hours out of bergen , norway . tonight\u2019s destination is the company rig\u2019s 50 - by - 50 helipad located 225 feet above the churning north sea . oat : \u20135\u00ba c . wind direction : 290 . speed : 30 kts , gusting to 57 kts . ceiling : 800 broken . visibility : partially obscured by blowing snow and fog . the weather isn\u2019t your friend , but you\u2019ve seen worse . cold . wind . fog . darkness . big helicopter . small helipad . it\u2019s a challenge many pilots wouldn\u2019t want . but delivering your 17 passengers safely is who you are . it\u2019s what you\u2019ve been trained to do .\noddly , the one type of training that you\u2019d expect the bristow academy to offer as a mainstay isn\u2019t even a standalone program . \u201cwe don\u2019t really offer offshore operation training because that is so specific to the needs of the company they will be flying for , \u201d willenbacher said . \u201conce they get hired that will covered in their loft [ line oriented flight training ] program . we do have a helipad out in one of our practice areas in titusville . our commercial students can get some practice to understand how to set up an approach to land on a helipad . \u201d\nwhile bristow academy\u2019s primary focus is to give pilots a strong foundation to build an offshore , sar , ems or other helicopter career , the school has grown beyond its roots . there are no other training providers with a u . s . army - based initial entry rotary wing ( ierw ) program that meets both department of state and department of defense standards , according to popp . \u201cwe are doing direct training of that nature to a number of u . s . allied military customers . we do a lot for countries in central and south america\u2014drug interdiction , counter narcotics efforts , counter narco - terrorism . this is highly specialized training . \u201d\nbristow will utilize a sikorsky s - 92 in oil and gas configuration to provide crew change services for offshore platforms , and a sikorsky all - weather ( awsar ) sar s - 92 for the search and rescue work to significantly improve offshore safety and rescue capability . both helicopters will be equipped to the latest norwegian oil and gas standards , with integrated traffic alert and collision avoidance system ( tcas ii ) , tail mounted cameras and performance - based navigation ( pbn ) . the awsar s - 92 is equipped with state - of - the - art technology and fully certified for night vision goggles ( nvg ) operations , with forward looking infrared ( flir ) , auto hover , twin - hoist , mission management with moving map and increased on - board medical capabilities . on short notice , the crew change helicopter can be reconfigured as a backup for the sar helicopter with full awsar capability .\nour target zero safety program is a main underpinning of our culture , a strong component of our reputation and brand among our stakeholders , an iconic program for the industry , and a brand promise that continues to evolve with our business . more . . .\nfollowing the rescue of two brothers who were lost at sea off the ningaloo coast for 21 hours on april 25 , 2018 , sar chief crewman gordon watt was interviewed on radio program 6pr . more . . .\ndapibus tempor turpis nisi et ultricies magnis . nascetur et enim eros ac rhoncus vut facilisis risus .\nservices at both locations are operated using sikorsky s - 92 aircraft . the s - 92 helicopters are equipped with upgraded security systems , such as tail - mounted cameras and improved airborne - data connectivity , in addition to the newest technology within alert and navigation systems . the helicopters also have new technology to support enhanced landing procedures , to help reduce noise over congested areas .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nservices at both locations are operated using sikorsky s - 92 aircraft . according to the company , the s - 92 helicopters are equipped with upgraded security systems , such as tail - mounted cameras and improved airborne - data connectivity , in addition to the newest technology within alert and navigation systems . the helicopters also have new technology to support enhanced landing procedures , to help reduce noise over congested areas , the company added .\nmarine service provider mma offshore has decided to sell two of its australian supply base assets in order to . . .\noffshore helicopter manufacturer sikorsky has reportedly instructed all owners of its s92 type helicopters to keep . . .\ndea has acquired participating interest in seven licenses in the njord area in the norwegian sea , including 20 % . . .\nnorwegian base for supply activities to the petroleum fields , coast center base ( ccb ) , has won a contract from the . . .\nintermoor has added inspection and testing capabilities to its marine base at the a\u00e7u superport in s\u00e3o jo\u00e3o da . . .\nby advertising your job here , on the homepage of offshoreenergytoday . com , you ' ll reach countless professionals in the sector . for more information , click below . . .\nsubsea imr provider n - sea has opened an office in dubai as part of the company\u2019s continuing global growth . . .\nit is a widely held view that the h225 ( and as332l2 ) has no future in the offshore oil and gas market after a \u201cperfect storm\u201d of two key factors which grounded the type from civilian operations worldwide . urltoken estimates 126 h225s and as332l2s are currently in storage around the world , as well as eight sikorsky\u2026 read more \u00bb\nemergency landing on unmanned offshore platform . 12 offshore workers and 2 crew were rescued by norwegian air force sar sea king . weather reported as 200m visibility and emergency was called 17 km from the rig it landed on .\npilot broadcast mayday after loss of oil pressure in one engine 90 miles sw of stavangar . \u00e2 sar helicopter scrambled and accompanied s92 back to a safe landing at sola\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\neni norge and statoil maintain a high level of activity in the barents sea . the contract , which includes one helicopter for crew changes and one sar - machine , both of the sikorsky s92 type , secures the required capacity for eni norge and statoil in the region for the years to come ."]}
{"id": 54334, "summary": [{"text": "the national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1986 and based in minneapolis , minnesota that operates the be the match registry of volunteer hematopoietic cell donors and umbilical cord blood units in the united states .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the be the match registry is the world 's largest hematopoietic cell registry , listing more than 10.5 million individuals and nearly 185,000 cord blood units .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "hematopoietic cells from nmdp donors or cord blood units are used to transplant patients with a variety of blood , bone marrow or immune system disorders .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "as of january 2013 , the nmdp had facilitated more than 55,000 transplants worldwide . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "national marrow donor program", "paragraphs": ["national marrow donor program . national marrow donor program standards , 18th edition . minneapolis : national marrow donor program ;\nfor more information about marrow donation , visit the national marrow donor program at urltoken .\nsymptoms reported by national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) bone marrow donors . n = 9601\nmike mccullough is chief information officer and joined the national marrow donor program in 2015 .\nthis work was supported in part by a contract with the national marrow donor program , minneapolis , mn .\nnational marrow donor program \u2013 entrusted and under contract to operate the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program , including be the match registry\u00ae .\nnational marrow donor program \u2014 entrusted and under contract to operate the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program , including be the match registry\u00ae . copyright \u00a9 1996 - 2018 national marrow donor program . all rights reserved . terms of use | privacy policy | trademark & copyright\nstroncek df , holland pv , bartch g , et al . experiences of the first 493 unrelated marrow donors in the national marrow donor program .\nmany donor registries exist in the u . s . including the national marrow donor program ; most share information in helping to match donors with recipients .\nto learn more about the national marrow donor program , visit urltoken or call ( 800 ) marrow - 2 or ( 800 ) 627 - 7692 .\nsymptoms reported by national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) peripheral blood stem cell ( pbsc ) donors , excluding reports of bone pain .\nthe national marrow donor program\u00ae / be the match\u00ae exists to successfully serve all patients in need of cellular therapy , from diagnosis through survivorship .\nin the case of a marrow donor center or marrow donor registry participating in the program , procedures to ensure the establishment of a method for integrating donor files , searches , and general procedures of the center or registry with the program .\nterms of use / privacy statement copyright \u00a9 2004 - 2017 the medical college of wisconsin , inc . and the national marrow donor program . all rights reserved .\nthe be the match registry , is a listing of unrelated marrow donors and donated cord blood units . the registry is operated under federal contracts by the national marrow donor program\u00ae ( nmdp ) .\noperated by the national marrow donor program , our be the match registry finds matches for bone marrow and blood stem cell transplants for patients suffering from leukemia , lymphoma and other life - threatening blood diseases .\nthe national marrow donor program\u00ae ( nmdp ) has formal business relationships with donor registries in other countries . this means they all share their registry databases and if matches between patients and donors in different countries the donor ' s stem cells or marrow can be flown to the patinet .\n2005\u2014 pub . l . 109\u2013129 amended section generally , substituting provisions relating to the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program for provisions relating to the national bone marrow donor registry .\nthe registry of the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program , also called the be the match registry \u00ae , is a listing of potential marrow donors and donated cord blood units . the registry is operated under federal contracts by the national marrow donor program \u00ae ( nmdp ) .\nbrian l . lindberg joined the national marrow donor program / be the match in 2005 and currently serves as chief legal officer and general counsel , chief policy officer , compliance officer and institutional official .\nhistocompatibility testing guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using volunteer donors : report from the world marrow donor association . quality assurance and donor registries working groups of the world marrow donor association\n, the national bone marrow donor registry ( under this section ) developed , evaluated , and implemented a plan to effectuate efficiencies in the relationship between such registry and donor centers .\nstrict confidentiality standards protecting the privacy of both the patient and the marrow donor are followed by the national marrow donor program \u00ae ( nmdp ) , which operates the be the match registry \u00ae . nmdp standards , the confidentiality guidelines of transplant centers and donor centers , and the laws in other countries might allow communication between the patient and the donor .\ndonate to a public bank and help members in the community who may need the cells , and usually coordinate matching cord blood to patients through the national marrow donor program ; magee is contracted with itxm .\nnmdp has operated under federal contract since 1987 through the national bone marrow donor registry ( nbmdr ) , and since september 2006 through the cwbyctp .\nthe program shall carry out activities for the recruitment of bone marrow donors . such recruitment program shall identify populations that are underrepresented among potential donors enrolled with the program . in the case of populations that are identified under the preceding sentence :\njohansen ka , schneider jf , mccaffree ma , woods gl council on science and public health , american medical association . efforts of the united states ' national marrow donor program and registry to improve utilization and representation of minority donors .\nfounded in 1987 by the federal government , the national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) and its be the match registry are nonprofit organizations dedicated to creating an opportunity for all patients to receive the bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant they need , when they need it .\nthe national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) is a nonprofit organization that facilitates life - saving blood stem cell transplants for patients who do not have a donor in their family . the nmdp manages the world ' s largest registry of volunteer stem cell donors and cord blood units .\nthis project was supported by a grant from the national heart , lung , and blood institute , national institutes of health , bethesda , md ( r01 hl081405 ) .\nthe hadassah medical center bone marrow donor registry doesn\u2019t just rely on itself for donors . it participates with the international donor registry center located in holland and the united states of america\u2019s national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) . there are approximately 11 million potential marrow and blood cell donors in these registries combined . hadassah maintains a very close relationship with these registries and conducts a data transfer of potential donors each month .\nthe office shall be staffed by individuals with expertise in bone marrow and cord blood therapy covered under the program .\nnational marrow donor program\u00ae is an equal opportunity employer . all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race , color , creed , religion , national origin , sex , sexual orientation , disability , age , marital status , status with regard to public assistance , protected veteran status , or other characteristic protected by law .\nin 2017 , the health resources and services administration ( hrsa ) awarded three contracts to support the functions of the various components of the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program ( cwbyctp ) . the national marrow donor program\u00ae ( nmdp\u00ae ) , also known as be the match\u00ae , was awarded two of the contracts for the cwbyctp :\nshall include as nonvoting members representatives from the department of defense marrow donor recruitment and research program operated by the department of the navy , the division of transplantation of the health resources and services administration , the food and drug administration , and the national institutes of health .\npeople who want to donate stem cells or join a volunteer registry can speak with a health care provider or contact the national marrow donor program to find the nearest donor center . potential donors are asked questions to make sure they are healthy enough to donate and don\u2019t pose a risk of infection to the recipient . for more information about donor eligibility guidelines , contact be the match or the donor center in your area .\nall medical costs for the donation procedure are covered by the national marrow donor program\u00ae ( nmdp ) , which operates the be the match registry\u00ae , or by the patient ' s medical insurance , as are travel expenses and other non - medical costs . the only costs to the donor might be time taken off from work .\nin developing policies affecting the program , the secretary shall consult with the advisory council , the department of defense marrow donor recruitment and research program operated by the department of the navy , and the board of directors of each entity awarded a contract under this section .\nnational cancer institute . bone marrow transplantation and peripheral blood stem cell transplantation . august 12 , 2013 accessed at urltoken on april 4 , 2016 .\na special report : histocompatibility testing guidelines for hematopoietic stem cell transplantation using volunteer donors . quality assurance and donor registries working groups of the world marrow donor association\nthe national marrow donor program \u00ae ( nmdp ) is headquartered in minneapolis , minnesota . it was established in 1986 through the combined efforts of families and physicians whose goal was a us national registry of adult , volunteer unrelated hematopoietic cell ( hc ) donors . initial funding was provided through a grant to the american red cross . the history of nmdp ' s development has been recently reviewed . 1\nmarrow donation is a surgical procedure that takes place in an operating room . the donation will be scheduled at a hospital that partners with the national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) . in some cases , the hospital may be near your home . in other cases , you may be asked to travel . we will guide you through the process and be available the day of your marrow donation .\nswitzer gs , dew ma , stukas aa , goycoolea jm , hegland j , simmons rg . factors associated with attrition from a national bone marrow registry .\nbe the match is the national marrow donor program or nmdp . all other u . s . donor programs recruit for the nmdp . locating a marrow donor program and / or recruitment group to work with is a fairly straighforward process . the donor program will assist you in hosting live drives and publicizing your need on line as a\nfocus patient\nif you or your patient is comfortable with going public . they will provide limited publicity , materials for drives , flyers etc . at no cost to the patient . the nmdp and many of their related donor programs like the aadp or a3m provide volunteer coordinators to host drives while dkms trains your volunteers to host drives themselves . depending upon a patient ' s ethnicity and where you have support from friends , colleagues and family members you may choose to work with a single national program or may also work with an ethnic specific or locla organization . you may also choose to work with multiple organizaitons .\nmarrow donation is done under general or regional anesthesia so the donor experiences no pain during the collection procedure .\nconfirm the original tissue typing . for a potential marrow or pbsc donor , this requires a fresh blood sample\nthe executive committee of the world marrow donor association . special report : bone marrow transplants using volunteer donors \u2013 recommendations and requirements for a standardized practice throughout the world . bone marrow transplant 1992 ; 10 : 287\u2013291 .\nfor the thousands of people diagnosed every year with life - threatening blood cancers like leukemia and lymphoma , a cure exists . over the past 30 years be the match \u00ae , operated by the national marrow donor program \u00ae ( nmdp ) , has managed the largest and most diverse marrow registry in the world . we work every day to save lives through transplant .\nif you are interested in receiving more information about the cord blood program , talk to your doctor or call program coordinator , mary wiegel at 412 - 209 - 7479 or by email .\nthe ucsf pediatric bmt program uses unrelated cord blood for transplantation as an alternative source of bone stem cells when a matched unrelated marrow donor is not available . in addition to having participated in the national institutes of health ( nih ) - sponsored national collaborative study of cord blood transplantation in children ( coblt ) , the ucsf protocol permits the use of cord blood for any eligible patient with any disease for which a bmt is indicated .\nyou must be between the ages of 18 and 60 and in general good health . you should be committed to helping any patient . a simple blood test or cheek cell swab that is given through an authorized national marrow donor program donor center or recruitment group is needed to obtain your hla tissue type so it can be entered into the national registry . you will have to complete a short health questionnaire and sign a form stating that you understand what it means to be listed in the registry .\nthe office shall operate a system for patient advocacy , which shall be separate from mechanisms for donor advocacy , and which shall serve patients for whom the program is conducting , or has been requested to conduct , a search for a bone marrow donor or cord blood unit .\nbmt ctn is funded through the national institutes of health ( nih ) and is a collaborative effort of the cibmtr , the national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) / be the match , and the emmes corporation , together with 20 core transplant centers . collectively , cibmtr , nmdp / be the match and emmes serve as the bmt ctn data and coordinating center to provide administrative , statistical , scientific and informatics support to all bmt ctn activities .\ntracy schmidt is chief human resources officer and has been with the national marrow donor program since 2010 . during her tenure at nmdp , schmidt was instrumental in the transformation of human resources to a more strategic function . she is responsible for developing and implementing human resource strategies that strengthen the organization\u2019s ability to achieve its goals and objectives .\nfor many years , allogeneic bone marrow transplantation has been used to successfully treat leukemias , other hematologic conditions and congenital disorders . the first unrelated donor transplants were performed in the late 1970s , but this procedure did not become widely available until the development of several consolidated unrelated donor registries around the world . the national marrow donor program , established in 1987 , is the world ' s largest registry and currently lists more than 7 million donors . since its beginning , nmdp has facilitated more than 30 , 000 unrelated transplants .\nkollman c , howe cws , anasetti c , et al . donor characteristics as risk factors in recipients after transplantation of bone marrow from unrelated donors : the effect of donor age .\ndonor registry transplant data for annual statistics showing the number of transplants performed using only unrelated allogeneic donors from the donor registry of the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program , also called the be the match registry \u00ae .\nworking together for better transplant outcomes researchers keep working to learn more about the best treatments to improve outcomes for transplant patients . the national marrow donor program conducts and supports research to help more patients get a transplant and to improve transplant results . research is also conducted by two affiliate organizations , the center for international blood and marrow transplant research ( cibmtr ) , at urltoken ; and the blood and marrow transplant clinical trials network ( bmt ctn ) . these are funded by the national heart , lung , and blood institute ( nhlbi ) and the national cancer institute ( nci ) . sixteen core clinical medical centers and other centers conduct the transplant trials . you can learn more about the blood and marrow transplant clinical trials network at the bmt ctn web site , urltoken .\nwe offer the parent\u2019s companion program to help you manage the emotional and physical stress you may experience when caring for your child during and after transplant . learn more and enroll in this free , confidential program .\nto become a donor it just takes a small vial of blood or swab of cheek cells to be typed as a bone marrow / stem cell donor . there are many patients who are desperately waiting to find a donor match . you may be able to save someone\u2019s life . there are donor registry sites throughout the country .\nthe program shall carry out informational and educational activities , in coordination with organ donation public awareness campaigns operated through the department of health and human services , for purposes of recruiting individuals to serve as donors of bone marrow , and shall test and enroll with the program potential bone marrow donors . such information and educational activities shall include the following :\nbe the match \u00ae raises funds to help patients who need an unrelated donor for a bone marrow or cord blood transplant . your generous contributions , along with funding from the congress through the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program and national cord blood inventory , help offset these costs and provide more patients the opportunity to get this potentially life - saving treatment .\na common , life - threatening effect of a transplant with marrow from a donor is graft - versus - host disease ( gvhd ) . this occurs when the donor ' s lymphocytes - immune system cells that are always present in marrow - attack the recipient .\namy l . ronneberg joined the nmdp in july 2013 . she is responsible for planning , implementing and directing the national marrow donor program ' s finances , facilities and real estate management , reporting and tax management . in this role , ronneberg assists the nmdp ' s executives and board of directors in developing and implementing a strategic business plan to meet the changing health care environment .\nblood & marrow transplant program 1975 fourth st . , sixth floor san francisco , ca 94158 phone : ( 415 ) 476 - 2188 fax : ( 415 ) 502 - 4867\ndonating bone marrow is a surgical procedure done under general or regional anesthesia in a hospital . while a donor receives anesthesia , doctors use needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the back of the pelvic bone .\ncollection centers collect bone marrow from donors . collection centers are located in hospitals . a donor center representative will arrange the collection of bone marrow at a collection center , which is located in a hospital .\ndennis l . confer , m . d . is the chief medical officer of the national marrow donor program . he also holds appointments as associate scientific director of the cibmtr and clinical professor of medicine at the university of minnesota . he is board certified in internal medicine , hematology and oncology . for more than 25 years , he has worked in blood and marrow transplantation , immunobiology and clinical research . confer became the nmdp ' s chief medical officer in 1999 .\nwe take all the necessary precautions to ensure the safety and well - being of the donor . to learn more , see donor safety and support .\nbuilding a donor registry\u2014especially within populations who are unfamiliar with the bone marrow donor program\u2014takes time and education . the process also requires supplies and money . during bone marrow drives , a small vial of blood is taken from each potential donor and processed by a lab using a tissue - typing kit at a cost of 50 - 80 dollars , depending on the size of the drive . the tissue typing information is then filed in the registry , with a serial number , and the genetic profile is noted . each potential donor\u2019s name is kept confidential and the potential donor is contacted only in the event that there is a possibility for a\nalong with her finance duties , ronneberg provides guidance and leadership to the enterprise program management office ( epmo ) , which provides comprehensive oversight to portfolio , project and program lifecycles to ensure successful delivery . ronneberg also leads our be the match biotherapies\non behalf of the world marrow donor association ( wmda ) ethics working group and raymond j , and m\u00fcller c , wmda finance working group .\nronneberg has served on several boards and currently is on the board for the world marrow donor association and the women ' s healthcare leadership trust .\njoining the registry is simple and fast . there are over 14 , 000 people battling blood cancers each year that need a bone marrow donor .\nlearn about research efforts and about our research program , cibmtr \u00ae . find resources you can use to conduct your research .\ntogether we can bring hope to many families . your support , in addition to funding we receive from the congress through the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program and the national cord blood inventory , saves the lives of thousands of patients with blood cancers like leukemia , lymphoma and other life - threatening diseases such as sickle cell anemia who are searching for their marrow donor each day . because of your gift :\npbsc donors must meet the same criteria as nmdp marrow donors . these criteria are set forth in nmdp standards and the donor center manual of operations .\nchan kw , stanley ce , wadsworth ld . bone marrow collection from a 9 . 4 - kg donor avoiding allogeneic blood transfusion [ letter ] .\nthe odds of identifying an unrelated compatible marrow donor are about 1 in 20 , 000 , and a bit higher within some ethnic and racial groups .\nneed help deciding if donating bone marrow is right for you ? get answers to frequently asked questions about bone marrow donation and the commitment involved .\nby learning more about bone marrow donation and the commitment involved , you will be able to decide if donating bone marrow is right for you .\nto save lives by recruiting bone marrow donors and by providing support services to children and adults with leukemia and other diseases treatable by marrow transplants .\nthe national marrow donor program \u00ae ( nmdp ) / be the match \u00ae recommends that a patient ' s human leukocyte antigen ( hla ) typing be performed at high resolution ( results reported at 4 digits ) for hla - a , - b , - c and - dr loci using molecular ( dna ) testing . high - resolution typing of the patient soon after diagnosis is the key to an effective and efficient search process .\nhelps any eligible family who may benefit from a related donor cord blood transplant .\nin october 2007 , the magee - womens foundation announced the creation of the dan berger cord blood program at magee - womens hospital of upmc . the program offers parents the option of preserving their baby\u2019s umbilical cord blood for future health care needs or research .\nnewborn possibilities program\u00ae offers free cord blood and tissue processing and five years of storage to qualifying families in the u . s .\nthe national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) , which operates the be the match registry , is studying pbsc donations and transplants under a clinical research study reported to the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) . the study is investigating whether blood - forming cells from the peripheral blood can be used as effectively as blood - forming cells from bone marrow for unrelated donor transplantation . a clinical research study has a written set of instructions for how a donation will be carried out . it is an important scientific way to evaluate the effectiveness of the procedure for both donors and recipients .\ncurrently , the nmdp receives contracts from the us federal government to operate the cw bill young cell transplantation program . this new program , named after congressman young who has been an ardent supporter of unrelated donor hct and the nmdp , continues congressional support for a national bm donor registry and additionally calls for the development of enhanced capabilities to provide ucb units for transplantation . funding provided under these contracts allows for the continued recruitment and support of adult donors as well as the collection , processing and storage of ucb units . the contracts further specify requirements for the identification and delivery of hc grafts , support of patients and the collection of comprehensive donor and recipient outcome data .\nthe program shall support activities , in cooperation with qualified cord blood banks , for the recruitment of cord blood donors . such recruitment program shall identify populations that are underrepresented among cord blood donors . in the case of populations that are identified under the preceding sentence :\nthe term \u2018c . w . bill young cell transplantation program \u2019 means the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program under section 379 of the public health service act [ 42 u . s . c . 274k ] , as amended by this act .\ndiscomfort and side effects vary from person to person . most marrow donors experience some side effects after donation . common side effects of marrow donation include :\nin carrying out informational and educational activities under subparagraph ( a ) , the program shall give priority to recruiting individuals to serve as donors of bone marrow for populations that are identified under paragraph ( 1 ) .\nthe secretary shall establish and provide information to the public on procedures under which the secretary shall receive and consider comments from interested persons relating to the manner in which the program is carrying out the duties of the program . the secretary may promulgate regulations under this section .\nthe secretary , acting through the administrator of the health resources and services administration , shall by one or more contracts establish and maintain a c . w . bill young cell transplantation program ( referred to in this section as the \u201c program \u201d ) , successor to the national bone marrow donor registry , that has the purpose of increasing the number of transplants for recipients suitably matched to biologically unrelated donors of bone marrow and cord blood , and that meets the requirements of this section . the secretary may award a separate contract to perform each of the major functions of the program described in paragraphs ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) of subsection ( d ) if deemed necessary by the secretary to operate an effective and efficient system that is in the best interest of patients . the secretary shall conduct a separate competition for the initial establishment of the cord blood functions of the program . the program shall be under the general supervision of the secretary . the secretary shall establish an advisory council to advise , assist , consult with , and make recommendations to the secretary on matters related to the activities carried out by the program . the members of the advisory council shall be appointed in accordance with the following :\nmost patients ( about 70 % ) in need of a transplant do not have a matching donor in their family . they depend on the registry of the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program , also called the be the match registry\u00ae , to find an unrelated donor or cord blood unit .\nwhen an autologous transplant is not possible or desirable , marrow must come from a living donor . marrow donors must be between 18 and 60 years old , and have no history of hepatitis , heart disease , cancer or hiv / aids .\na network of national and international organizations , including transplant centers , cord blood banks , donor centers , recruitment centers , apheresis centers , and collection centers . these facilities follow procedures , standards , and policies created by the nmdp / be the match .\nseventy percent of patients who have no donor in their family must rely on the registry to find an unrelated marrow donor . the be the match office at city of hope has information about ways you can help add life - saving marrow donors to the registry . the more donors we add , the more lives we can save .\nthis process is often called bone marrow harvest . it\u2019s done in an operating room , while the donor is under general anesthesia ( given medicine to put them into a deep sleep so they don\u2019t feel pain ) . the marrow cells are taken from the back of the pelvic ( hip ) bone . the donor lies face down , and a large needle is put through the skin and into the back of the hip bone . it\u2019s pushed through the bone to the center and the thick , liquid marrow is pulled out through the needle . this is repeated several times until enough marrow has been taken out ( harvested ) . the amount taken depends on the donor\u2019s weight . often , about 10 % of the donor\u2019s marrow , or about 2 pints , are collected . this takes about 1 to 2 hours . the body will replace these cells within 4 to 6 weeks . if blood was taken from the donor before the marrow donation , it\u2019s often given back to the donor at this time .\nsurvivorship program provides resources that can address the needs of all bone marrow , stem cell , and cord blood transplant survivors , their families , and caregivers . includes online discussion forum and nyc - based in person support group\nin addition to activities regarding recruitment , the recruitment program under paragraph ( 1 ) shall provide information to physicians , other health care professionals , and the public regarding bone marrow transplants from unrelated donors as a treatment option .\nwarwick r . anonymity for unrelated bone marrow donors should remain [ letter ] .\n\u201c ( ii ) the success rates of individual marrow transplant centers ; \u201d .\nare cord blood stem cells part of the stem cell debates that i hear about in the news ? no . cord blood stem cells are free of political and ethical debate . many states are introducing legislation to educate families about the options for their baby\u2019s cord blood . to read about the united states government\u2019s support and legislation , visit urltoken . if i donate to the public blood bank , will i have access to it if i need it ? the national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) is a national data base where any person needing a transplant can search for a compatible cord blood . cord blood units are provided based on this need .\nthe vision for bmt ctn by both the national heart , lung , and blood institute ( nhlbi ) , and national cancer institute ( nci ) , two institutes of the nih , has produced an efficient and collaborative mechanism to move promising hct therapies from phase i and ii trials to definitive testing in larger , multi - center settings .\ndo you need to know more about umbilical cord blood options ? to help you make an educated decision about what to do with your baby\u2019s cord blood , you can view an emmi program on umbilical cord blood options . to self - register for this important program , visit urltoken .\nafter the bone marrow is harvested , the donor is taken to the recovery room while the anesthesia wears off . the donor may then be taken to a hospital room and watched until fully alert and able to eat and drink . in most cases , the donor is able to leave the hospital within a few hours or by the next morning .\nkollman c , abella e , baitty rl , et al . assessment of optimal size and composition of the u . s . national registry of hematopoietic stem cell donors .\nview a new video starring our cord blood manager , mary wiegel , who describes parents\u2019 cord blood options via the dan berger cord blood program .\nthe information provided to the maternal donor regarding all of her medically appropriate cord blood options .\nannual transplants from the unrelated donors facilitated by the national marrow donor program since its inception . annual figures are by fiscal year ( october\u2013september ) and include products collected outside the united states of america and imported , as well as those collected within the united states of america and exported . before july 1999 , only bm was used for initial transplantation , but pbsc were available in the setting of retransplantation . stippled bars\u2014bm , solid bars\u2014pbsc and open bars\u2014umbilical cord blood units . 2007 numbers are estimated .\nthis page answers questions about the people in need of a bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplant and the need for more marrow donors and umbilical cord blood units .\nwmda convenes twice yearly , usually alternatively in association with the annual national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) meeting in the us and the annual meeting of the european group for blood and marrow transplantation ( ebmt ) in europe . the two meetings should take place on different continents of the world . wmda also organizes every other year a donor registries meeting , usually for 2\u20133 days , in order to update wmda members on current activities in the field of donation and transplantation . scientific , legal , and financial issues are discussed and new ideas to facilitate transfer of stem cells , to improve the quality of the registries , and to safeguard the donor , all with the final goal to provide high - quality stem cells to the benefit of the patient who needs them .\nmagee wants you to be well - informed and able to make the best decision for you and your family . if you are interested in receiving more information about the cord blood program , talk to your doctor or call program coordinator , mary wiegel at 412 - 209 - 7479 or by email .\ntake your first step to being someone\u2019s cure by joining our bone marrow registry today .\ncopyright \u00a9 2013 american society for blood and marrow transplantation . published by elsevier inc .\nbone marrow donors worldwide . urltoken . in . leiden , the netherlands ; 2007 .\nmarrow or\nbone marrow\nis the soft tissue in the cavities of bones that is involved in the production of all blood cells in the body . every year , thousands of people need donated marrow to treat a range of diseases and blood disorders .\nyou could be a possible match for a patient in need of a bone marrow transplant . learn more about how you can become a donor and the steps of the donation process .\ndecreased infections in recipients of unrelated donor hematopoietic cell transplantation from donors with an activating kir genotype .\nbakken r , van walreaven a - m , egeland t . donor commitment and patient needs .\nhas established a system to confidentially maintain linkage between a cord blood unit and a maternal donor .\nthe caregiver ' s companion program - combines a useful toolkit with the personalized , confidential support of a caregiver coach who understands transplant and the caregiver role .\nwhen a histocompatible , related donor cannot be found , an alternative is to identify unrelated , healthy individuals who are histocompatible with the patient and are willing to donate bone marrow stem cells .\nglasgow me , bello g . bone marrow donation : factors influencing intentions in african americans .\nmolassiotis a , holroyd e . assessment of psychological adjustment in chinese unrelated bone marrow donors .\ndonation faqs answers questions about donating bone marrow and peripheral blood stem cells ( pbsc ) .\nwe champion the effort of getting as many people as possible to join the bone marrow registry . bone marrow transplants are a critical recourse in saving the lives of blood cancers patients .\neducating and providing information to individuals who are willing to serve as potential bone marrow donors .\nfacilitate research with the appropriate federal agencies to improve the availability , efficiency , safety , and cost of transplants from unrelated donors and the effectiveness of program operations .\ntissue typing laboratory dept . of clinical immunology , sect . 7631 national university hospital ( rigshopitalet ) tagensvej 20 dk - 2200 copenhagen denmark tel : + 45 - 35 - 457631 send an email\n. alternative donors \u2013 unrelated donor bmt . in : champlin re , gale rp ( eds ) .\ntesting the donor\u2019s blood , while important , cannot substitute for questioning because tests may be falsely negative and available tests do not detect all potentially transmissible diseases . positive responses on a screening questionnaire may lead to donor disqualification or , at a minimum , careful donor evaluation and a thorough assessment of risk versus benefit .\nthe repository is one of the world\u2019s leading resources supporting transplant researchers . we inspect , process and store more than 9 million dna samples from potential marrow donors , donor recipient pairs and research participants .\nmost donors join the nmdp registry as a result of community donor drives , as opposed to donors who are recruited at blood centers . nmdp donor centers and recruitment groups plan and conduct hundreds of drives each month .\nthe amount of marrow donated will not weaken your own body or immune system . the average amount of marrow and blood donated is about one quart , less if the patient is a baby or child . this is only a fraction of your total marrow . most donors are back to their usual routine in a few days , and your marrow naturally replaces itself within four to six weeks .\nchildren may safely donate marrow . they are probably more likely than are adults to receive allogeneic blood transfusion , but serious complications among pediatric donors are rare . sanders et al reported on 23 marrow donors under the age of 2 . 22 harvested volumes were between 11 . 5 and 19 . 3 ml / kg donor weight . one 14 - month - old donor was discovered during predonation evaluation to have a stage 1 neuroblastoma . the tumor was resected at the time of marrow donation . aside from this case , no serious complications were encountered , but 22 of the 23 infants required allogeneic blood . for children , recovery of autologous rbc from the collected bone marrow product may be a useful strategy . 23 successful marrow collection from a 3 . 95 kg donor is also reported . 24 the collection volume represented two - thirds of the donor\u2019s total blood volume , essentially necessitating exchange transfusion . another case reported collecting 335 ml of marrow from a 9 . 4 kg infant ( total blood volume 750 ml ) . 25 in this instance , recovery of autologous red cells from the collected marrow avoided allogeneic blood transfusion .\nthe donor registries working group gives guidelines on donor release , donor confidentiality , and how to speed up the search process . it also deals with all kinds of logistics of bone marrow and hematopoietic stem cell transfer and with measures to recruit donors . it is also responsible for collecting information about the activities of the registries . this is the basis for the annual report of registries that is published every year by the wmda .\nthe crucial element in marrow is blood stem cells , immature cells from which all blood cells develop .\nholroyd e , molassiotis a . hong kong chinese perceptions of the experience of unrelated bone marrow donation .\nin carrying out the recruitment program under paragraph ( 1 ) , the program shall support informational and educational activities in coordination with qualified cord blood banks and organ donation public awareness campaigns operated through the department of health and human services , for purposes of recruiting pregnant women to serve as donors of cord blood . such information and educational activities shall include the following :\nyou have the right to change your mind about being a donor at any time . donating is always voluntary .\nstrasser si , mcdonald gb . hepatitis viruses and hematopoietic cell transplantation : a guide to patient and donor management .\npeer connect program puts a patient / caregiver in touch with one of nmdp\u2019s trained volunteers \u2014 who are transplant recipients and caregivers \u2014 to answer questions and share their own transplant experiences .\nmarrow is taken through a needle placed into the donor ' s pelvic ( hip ) bone while the patient is under anesthesia . the procedure is performed in a hospital operating room and takes 1 to 2 hours . donors typically give about 2 to 3 percent of their marrow , which grows back within a few weeks .\nat this point in time , all of the advantages and disadvantages of pbsc transplants compared to standard bone marrow transplants have not been fully identified and research into this source of bone marrow stem cells in ongoing .\nthe national marrow donor program ( nmdp ) \u2013 the largest registry of unrelated donors in the world \u2013 began collecting g - csf - stimulated stem cells in 1994 using the pbsc procedure only among donors who were donating a second time to the same recipient whose initial engraftment had failed ; second time marrow donations began in 1991 . in july 1999 , the nmdp broadened the range of donors who could donate stem cells using the pbsc procedure to include first time donors . although the psychosocial consequences of decisions about donating marrow and the donation process itself have been well documented , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 there have been no systematic investigations of donors\u2019 experiences of bone marrow vs pbsc donation . nmdp donors who donated a second time from 1991 to 1997 are ideally suited for such a comparison given that nearly 40 % of this group underwent the pbsc collection procedure ; all primary donations in this group were bone marrow donations . in 1997 , we began an investigation designed to compare the physical , psychosocial , and pragmatic consequences of donating pbscs vs bone marrow among these second - time donors .\nracing to register was started in 2009 by tom kramer with the following mission : to encourage people of all races , ethnicities and ages to join the national bone marrow registry , as well as provide inspiration and hope to both patients and donors alike . rtr gives also provides gifts to children and families suffering from blood cancers .\njoining our fundraising efforts . it costs the be the match registry $ 100 to add each new registry member , so we ' re always looking for support to help expand our program .\nwill make cord blood units collected pursuant to this section available through the c . w . bill young cell transplantation program in perpetuity or for such time as determined viable by the secretary ;\nsavulescu j . altruism by proxy : volunteering children for bone marrow donation . substantial harm but substantial benefit .\nwhenever possible , patients donate marrow to themselves , in large part because the transplant is much more likely to succeed . this is called an\nautologous\ntransplant and it is the most commonly performed marrow transplant .\n\u201c ( 6 ) collect , analyze , and publish data concerning bone marrow donation and transplantation ; and\u201d .\nhuman cells , tissues , and cellular and tissue - based products ; donor screening and testing , and related labeling .\ndincer ap , gottschall j , margolis da . splenic rupture in a parental donor undergoing peripheral blood progenitor cell mobilization .\nsubsec . ( f ) ( 5 ) ( a ) . pub . l . 111\u2013264 , \u00a7 2 ( b ) ( 3 ) , added subpar . ( a ) and struck out former subpar . ( a ) which read as follows : \u201crequire the establishment of a system of strict confidentiality of records relating to the identity , address , hla type , and managing marrow donor center for marrow donors and potential marrow donors ; and\u201d .\nquestionnaires , consent forms and cover letters explaining the study were mailed to donor centers where donors were registered . donor coordinators at each center addressed and mailed the packets to the donors . contact with donors was mediated by donor centers in this manner to protect donor confidentiality . donors who did not respond to this initial mailing within 2 weeks were contacted by telephone by the donor center , and after 2 more weeks , received a second full packet with a revised cover letter . a total of 70 of the 79 donors ( 88 % ) \u2013 25 of 29 pbsc donors ( 86 % ) and 45 of 50 marrow donors ( 90 % ) \u2013 completed and returned their questionnaires . the difference in response rate of pbsc and marrow donors is small and not statistically significant minimizing the possibility of bias due to differential responding .\nhe serves as principal investigator for development of a growable network information system \u00ae ( agnis \u00ae , 2006 ) to improve standardized clinical data exchange worldwide , and serves as world marrow donor association vice president , north and south america .\nthe bone marrow foundation is dedicated to improving the quality of life for bone marrow , stem cell , and cord blood transplant patients and their families by providing vital financial assistance , educational information , and emotional support programs .\nif a matched unrelated marrow stem cell donor is unavailable , another source of unrelated donor bone marrow stem cells is umbilical cord blood ( ucb ) , which may be considered . there are over three - dozen ucb registries worldwide that process and store cord blood collections from healthy babies . the nmdp is trying to coordinate the search process through as many of these independent registries as possible . currently , the nmdp has access to close to 200 , 000 ucb units .\n( 1 ) organizational membership : this membership is open to any organization , which has the objective to coordinate on a national level the provision of hematopoietic stem cells internationally for transplantation . these members are always national registries . each organizational member will designate one individual to serve as a wmda representative and this individual is eligible to vote on behalf of its organization . application for full organizational membership should be submitted to the wmda office for review and approval by the board .\nthese donor registries are called nmdp cooperative registries . in the table below they will include the logo of be the match :\nthe nmdp / be the match process of identifying an unrelated donor or cord blood unit is designed to provide a high quality of donated hematopoietic cells for transplant with minimal risk to the patient or donor . potential marrow or pbsc donors are educated about the donation process , screened for any health problems , and asked to confirm their availability and commitment to donation .\ntwo studies published in the new england journal of medicine , volume 351 : 2276 - 285 and an editorial by miguel a . sanz , m . d . , ph . d . in the same issue , concluded that cord blood should be considered as an acceptable source of stem cells in the absence of a matched bone marrow donor . for many gravely ill patients ( who do not have an available donor who is a match ) , the immediate availability of typed cord blood units is a compelling reason for its use . and for ethnic minorities , who may have unique combinations of hla types , the chances of finding a donor match with cord blood is greater than from the existing bone marrow donor pool .\nchang g , mcgarigle c , spitzer tr , et al . a comparison of related and unrelated marrow donors .\nbone marrow donation is a surgical procedure that takes place in a hospital operating room . doctors use needles to withdraw liquid marrow from the back of your pelvic bone . donors receive anesthesia and feel no pain during the donation .\n. psychosocial issues in living organ and bone marrow donation . in : trzepacz pt , dimartini a ( eds )\nonitilo aa , lin ec , okonofua ec , afrin lb , ariail j , tilley bc . race , education , and knowledge of bone marrow registry : indicators of willingness to donate bone marrow among african americans and caucasians .\nnearly 20 , 000 bone marrow or umbilical cord blood transplants were performed in the united states in 2014 . a\npatients needing tissue , bone marrow or other transplants , and their loved ones , in the u . s ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "untappd", "paragraphs": ["the first is the badge - earning feature , which the untappd community loves to participate in . every two months untappd lets its community\nwill untappd be rebranded under next glass ? no , untappd will remain it\u2019s own company with the brand you\u2019ve come to know and love .\nthis is a place to share untappd news , pictures of beers , questions on badges , and common camaraderie of your favorite app , untappd .\nwill this affect 3rd party developers using the untappd api ? there are currently no plans to changes , limit , or restrict access to the untappd api .\nuse this thread to talk about anything you want , untappd related or not .\nuntappd tracks the beers you drink , photos and ratings in a simple format .\nthumbing through untappd beer reviews can be infuriating for lts head brewer brandon schulz .\ndownloading , analyzing , and visualizing your untappd beer drinking check - in history .\nfinally analyze , visualize , and map these data with untappd _ analysis . ipynb\nnow this is a merger i can get behind . @ untappd & @ nextglass # beer\nin february of this year , untappd merged with next glass , a wine and beer identification and recommendation app , and untappd now operates as a next glass unit . this also allowed both avola and mather to quit their full - time jobs to focus solely on untappd .\nenjoying a nice night out on the town ? thanks for taking untappd along .\nuntappd - get ready for 5 new core badges for everyone to . . . | facebook\nwho will be in charge of untappd ? the original founders , tim & greg , will continue to lead the vision of untappd , as well as continue to directly design and develop it .\nbadge illustrations by leighton hubbell | \u00a9 2014 untappd llc . simple theme . powered by blogger .\nmillions of beer drinkers around the globe rely on untappd to rate , review and share beer recommendations .\nmake sure the bot knows how you are , running ! profile should bring up your untappd profile .\ngeocode all the breweries whose beer you ' ve checked - in with geocode _ untappd _ breweries . ipynb\nwe saw a tremendous turn out from untappd users celebrating the first annual international stout day . untappd launched a special edition badge for their craft beer community to unlock by checking in to any style stout on november 3rd . with nearly 5 , 000 people unlocking the badge , untappd users definitely showed their love for the dark stuff .\nnot sure where to grab a pint ? untappd shows you popular bars and venues nearby and what\u2019s on tap .\nit ' s cold outside - 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pronged social feed within the app . while most social apps rely on your own personal social network for an app to be valuable , untappd bypassed this need by adding a global and nearby feed .\na very special thanks to you for helping clean things up around here . this one ' s for you , untappd super user !\nwishing you the best in 2012 ! may many great beers come your way . cheers and happy new year from the untappd team .\na four out of five bottle caps review of grand rounds brew pub ' s alien candy peanut butter milk stout on popular app , untappd .\nwhile brainstorming about industries conducive to social networking , cofounder tim mather thought beer would be ideal , so he and business partner greg avola formed untappd .\nplease share your untappd wishlists here or wishlist beers that you ' ve checked off . you never know , someone might make your wish come true !\ngrand rounds head brewer steve finnie avoids reviews . the brewpub doesn ' t even post its beers on untappd . app users can , and do .\neventually the bump from the article wore off and it was up to the untappd team to find ways to drive growth . since avola and mather still had full - time day jobs , they had to be smart about where they allocated time . they relied on solid community building to continue untappd\u2019s growth .\nuntappd ' s api is nearly useless due to its limited functionality and conservative rate limits , so this project uses the selenium browser automation python package to automate the google chrome browser to collect your untappd check - in history . you will also need a google maps timezone api key to get the venues ' timezones .\ni had a strict rule where i was not going to do untappd stuff at work , so time management outside of work became the biggest thing .\nit wasn ' t just keeping up with the app ' s rapid growth . both untappd founders still had their full - time careers and families to support .\nlooking for the untappd team ? you\u2019ll likely find us at our favorite places : west 4th / jane in santa monica and the pony bar in nyc .\nlooking for the untappd team ? you\u2019ll likely find us at our favorite places : west 4th / jane in santa monica and rattle n hum in nyc .\nuntappd is a social networking service that allows its users to check into beers as they drink them , and share these check - ins and their locations with their friends . untappd also includes funcationality that allows users to rate the beer they are consuming , earn badges , share pictures of their beers , and automatically suggest similar beverages .\nget the check - in venue ' s timezone ( so you know when you drank it , local time ) with get _ untappd _ venue _ timezone . ipynb\nlike foursquare , untappd users can earn badges when they check in . badges are milestones of usage of the app , and the number of badges in different locations varies .\nmy fellow beerlovers . i am photogenetic drinker who is looking for new friends on untappd . most friends i\u2019ve added don\u2019t even check in , let alone toast or comment .\nliving in the craft beer haven of new york city , greg is the backend developer for untappd . after experiencing rare vos for the first time , he instantly fell in love with craft beer . while some people enjoy reading books or watching movies , greg ' s passion is to code . with that being said , after tim and greg came up with the idea of untappd , greg had a working prototype the next day . being able to combine his passion for development and craft beer allowed untappd to be born .\nuntappd works like foursquare , a location - based mobile social - networking application that allows users to\ncheck in\nto a physical place and share their location with friends .\nuntappd is a new way to socially share and explore the world of beer with your friends and the world . curious what your friends are drinking or where they ' re hanging out ? just check their profile where you can toast and comment on their beers ! untappd will offer you beer recommendations based on what you and your friends have been enjoying , so you\u2019ll have no reason to not try something new ! as additional encouragement , untappd allows you to earn a number of cool badges for completing a variety of different criteria .\nas users build a taste profile from their history of check - ins and beers they\u2019ve rated , untappd will recommend new beers for the user to try in their current location .\nwe strive to build the best features with a great focus on our community and their desires . this has become increasingly difficult to accomplish due to time constraints . as you may not know , for the last five years we have been building untappd on a part time basis , maintaining full time jobs outside of untappd to support ourselves and our families . this has lead to slower than desired feature releases and as untappd continues to grow in popularity , the variety of hats our two man team has to wear has become more difficult .\nuntappd , a popular mobile app that allows consumers to rate and review the beers they drink , today announced it has merged with next glass , a wine and beer recommendation platform .\noriginally posted by dietpepsican originally posted by gregwilsonstl how many badges does it take before you get a banner on untappd ? zero . happens as soon as you go to the website :\nthat\u2019s when they decided to combine check - ins , their love of beer , and their tech expertise to build untappd . forty - eight hours later they had a working prototype .\n' free ' untappd app - discover and share great beers , breweries , and venues with your friends , while earning untappd badges for exploring beers of different styles and countries . discover nearby venues , events , and beers that you ' ll love with the untappd app available on itunes and google play . keep track of the beers you like and create lists for later . get alerts when your favorite verified venues add new beers . find new venues with great beers , anywhere in the world . follow your friends and see what beers they ' re enjoying\nsince we first released untappd , over five years ago , it\u2019s been a project of passion and it\u2019s been our desire to bring our users the best possible beer based social platform available . from private beta to nearly 3 , 000 , 000 users worldwide , watching untappd grow has been an amazing rollercoaster of ups , downs , late nights , and of course great beers .\ni\u2019ll try to use a beer\u2019s overall rating on untappd to inform a purchase on occasion , but so many trend towards 3 . 5 , i rarely find it to be largely helpful .\nyou ' ve seen badges on untappd ; now you can create one for your own business ! design your own badge for your customers to earn when they check in to your venue .\nwhy this one ? table beer has long existed as the perfect companion to a meal . now that it ' s a recognized style on untappd , it deserves the badge treatment as well !\nbut untappd doesn ' t have a way of letting you know if someone is just some average man reviewing a beer , or if it ' s a woman with extensive , certified knowledge .\nput it , \u201ci love untappd for two reasons : remembering new beers that i\u2019ve tried so i can purchase them later and the recommended beers they give me that they think i\u2019ll enjoy . \u201d\nlet the green beer flow freely and the pinching begin - unless you ' re wearing some green of course ! happy st . patrick ' s day from all of us at untappd !\nas the tipping point that brought untappd\u2019s initial flood of traffic . the article wasn\u2019t the result of a concerted pr effort . rather , it was sparked merely by one journalist\u2019s love for the app .\na shared interest in technology and beer brought greg avola and tim mather together on twitter , but long hours and late nights helped make their mobile beer app , untappd , the hit it is today .\nwoah ! you\u2019ve had at least five beers that the untappd founders have had . that\u2019s tough since we like a wide variety of beers . obviously you\u2019re just trying to be cool like us !\ni had a strict rule where i was not going to do untappd stuff at work , so time management outside of work became the biggest thing that we used to work on ,\nhe said .\namong the first initiatives was the recently launched untappd for business , which allows bars and restaurants who pay for the service to share and update beer lists in the app and receive data and analytics on customer demographics .\na part - time gig for both mather and avola , untappd monetized the venture through geo - targeted promotions , like beer festival advertisments , and \u201cbadges\u201d \u2014 achievements that users could unlock as they used the app .\napps that do well solve a specific problem and are so enjoyable for the user that they can\u2019t help but talk about it . untappd focused on creating a highly valuable app for a specific niche : beer drinkers .\nuntappd then gave breweries the ability to \u201cclaim\u201d their brewery , similar to yelp . this move helped foster an on - and offline community . breweries began placing signs at their bars encouraging patrons to check in on untappd and rate them . with breweries able to directly communicate with beer fans , the community grew , adding more value and interest for beer drinkers . this claim - a - brewery feature was great for user acquisition and for retention .\nfor the beer lover who shuns facebook but feels the need to connect with his or her kind , there is a solution : untappd app for mobile devices . it ' s like sharing a virtual pint with your friends .\nwhat these people are doing \u2014 and there are a lot of them ; untappd hit over 1 million users in 2014 , according to the duo who created it \u2014 is much more than just raving or ranting about beer .\navola logged plenty of late nights , but with his supportive wife and a boss that was a\nhuge untappd\nfan , the app continued to grow \u2014 largely by word of mouth , since there was no marketing budget .\nyour friends\u2019 individual ratings , which you might see in your untappd feed or other social media , probably won\u2019t have much impact on your choices either . let\u2019s be honest here . most of us are only going to remember the most scathing and most glowing reviews , but even the memory of those will quickly fade . has anyone ever avoided a beer because joe only gave it one star on untappd ? i can say with complete certainty that i never have .\nhe puts the magnitude of properly reviewing beers into perspective by explaining how there are dozens of defined beer styles recognized by the beer judge certification program and brewers association . utilizing untappd reviews of those styles can go only so far .\nthat\u2019s right , untappd has surpassed 1 , 000 , 000 users and we couldn\u2019t be happier . the past 3 + years have been a whirlwind of code , servers , and beer . from our humble beginnings , we were ecstatic when we passed 1 , 000 users , and now to be able to say that we\u2019ve grown to over a million . it\u2019s an amazing feeling and we have all of you to thank for using untappd to log all of your beers !\nuntappd isn\u2019t the only beer - tracking app that employs this type of system . beermenus incorporates a 1 to 5 star beer rating system , and taphunter simplifies things even further with only three choices : great , drinkable and not good .\noriginally posted by dietpepsican originally posted by dietpepsican originally posted by gregwilsonstl how many badges does it take before you get a banner on untappd ? zero . happens as soon as you go to the website : nothing wrong with that czechvar .\nuntappd merged with fellow alcohol app next glass last month . in doing so , the folks behind the beer app promised to deliver new features and updates on the regular . today ' s news is certainly a nice start to the partnership .\ncan i work for untappd ? we will be hiring a couple new team members in the near future , but have no determined exactly what we will be hiring for . once we do , we will be sure to let everyone know .\nonce i realized that i didn\u2019t function well within the 0 \u2013 5 rating system in untappd , i began to overcompensate . although i wasn\u2019t consciously aware of it , i began to develop a system to smooth out some of my inconsistencies .\nthe thing that i strongly dislike about untappd is how difficult it is to find other users , both present and future . i find a lot of frustration with the interface . compared to twitter or facebook untappd\u2019s user interface strongly lacks \u201cuser friendly\u201d features . they have all of the right categories but finding them and using them and going back and forth between them can be annoying - sometimes to the point that i give up and close the program and either start over or just move on .\narwen lehman of the craft brewjas beer club has been using the app for nearly a year to connect with breweries and fellow beer enthusiasts across the world . through untappd , lehman has increased exposure of the club and met new friends in the process .\nwow ! can you believe it ? it ' s been one year since the launch of untappd . we couldn ' t have done it without our community , so cheers to you ! here ' s to another year of # drinkingsocially !\nhow about addressing your alcoholism or simply tapout from untappd ? the app\u2019s singular most important feature is the rating system . what the [ email protected ] # is the point of checking beers in , if you don\u2019t contribute to the rating pool ? bozo\nwhat happens to supporter accounts ? untappd supporter accounts will remain and function just as they have , but now that our team will be working full time on the product , we will be able to add even better features and benefits to the supporter accounts .\nwe also recommend that you make sure to download a fun , interactive app called ' untappd ' before the tour . this cool little app will enhance your craft beer taste - testing experiences on the tour and whenever you sample craft beers during your travels .\navola lives in new york city and mather in los angeles , so they connected via twitter . when the minds of the two techie hops - heads met , it was a match made in virtual hops heaven . a short while later , untappd was born .\ni love walking into a bar , seeing someone i don ' t know checking their beer into untappd and sharing with friends ,\nhe said .\nthat shows me we did something right and created something people will want to engage with for awhile .\nuntappd 3 . 3 . 0 has been released . this update includes knowing if a beer is on your lists , updated facebook sharing , and a number of other improvements and fixes . see the full list of changes on our product blog and be sure to update today .\nso , the big question is , what does this mean for untappd ? it\u2019s simple - nothing but good things . untappd will remain an independent entity ( albeit a subsidiary of next glass ) , with tim mather ( ceo ) and greg avola ( cto ) continuing to steer the vision of the product . with the resources provided by next glass , we will be able to transition into full time roles within untappd as well as hire on more staff to speed up our feature development and make the platform even better for the community . this means you will get new updates , cool features , and even more badges , faster . there will be no rebranding , name changing , or abrupt pivots . we will continue just as we have , building a world class social community for beer drinkers - only at a much quicker pace .\nby this stage of the game , i\u2019m sure that most beer drinkers are aware of the beer tracking app untappd . this app allows you to log , rate and share beers that you are drinking . like a social media platform , it allows you to follow friends ; you can see what they have logged in and \u201ctoast\u201d or comment on their selections . however , as with most addicting apps , there\u2019s a gamesmanship aspect to untappd , allowing you to earn badges based on what beers you log , where you log them from and when you log them .\nthe thing i like about this app is that one can write in depth reviews . as someone who enjoys craft beer - and takes that seriously - i like the potential for bonding with other craft beer lovers . the key word being \u201cpotential\u201d . the thing that i strongly dislike about untappd is how difficult it is to find other users , both present and future . i find a lot of frustration with the interface . compared to twitter or facebook untappd\u2019s user interface strongly lacks \u201cuser friendly\u201d features . they have all of the right categories but finding them and using them and going back and forth between them can be annoying - sometimes to the point that i give up and close the program and either start over or just move on . overall i enjoy untappd and recommend it to everyone . with some minor tweaks it could rival the big boy social media apps .\nin the grand scheme of things , i don\u2019t believe that the average ratings of a beer will end up mattering very much to casual craft beer consumers . it is doubtful that very many people are looking up the untappd averages of every beer on the bar\u2019s tap list before they order .\nthis week our minds are blown by any ipa , a clear ipa from springdale beer and against the grain , look at the updates in the untappd 3 . 2 . 9 release , cover the latest sponsored badges , learn about the history of the belgian style dubbel , and much more .\nour mobile and web applications allow users to share , discovery and engage each other within the world of beer . known as\nthe foursquare for beer , \u201d user can check - in to what they\u2019re drinking and where and share with their friends on untappd , twitter , facebook , & foursquare .\ndiscover and share great beers , breweries , and venues with your friends , while earning badges for exploring beers of different styles and countries . discover nearby venues , events , and beers that you ' ll love keep track of the beers you like and create lists for later get alerts when your favorite verified venues add new beers find new venues with great beers , anywhere in the world follow your friends and see what beers they ' re enjoying for help and support , visit urltoken twitter : urltoken facebook : urltoken instagram : http : / / instagram / untappd untappd reminds you to please drink responsibly .\nother social network applications are broad - based , such as facebook and twitter , where our app is a guide for beer seekers and drinkers ,\navola says .\nwe believe that drinking beer was a social action but never put in an online sense , and hence untappd was born .\nmy wife and i joined untappd in 2016 but we recently had a discussion about the places we ' ve been before joining and would cross off states / venues even if they weren ' t\nchecked in\n. i assumed it was probably frowned upon but wanted to get everyone ' s opinion .\nover the years , we have explored a variety of options to allow us to transition to full time on untappd , but there was never a viable solution . after many discussions and exploring many different directions , we are excited to announce a strategic merger between untappd and next glass , a fellow alcohol based start up . it was evident very early on in our discussions that we shared similar goals and ideals for our respective apps and together we could achieve great things . unlike other mergers happening in the beer world recently , this merger brings together two like - minded start ups set on disrupting the beer industry for the better .\nuntappd this beer - tracking app got a big upgrade in 2016 , adding the ability to scan a bar code on a beer bottle so users can add its details to a log . it also lets people hail an uber from inside the app so they can get to a particular bar or pub responsibly and safely .\none major problem i have had with untappd ratings tends to occur on high - volume drinking days . drinking many different beers back - to - back can make it very difficult to remain objective while deciding on how many stars a given brew deserves ( a concept that is already skewed by the users own palate . )\ni love the ability of untappd as a way to log beers that you and your friends have drank . it\u2019s great when i drink a beer and a couple of days later a friend of mine is able to see it and say \u201chey man i\u2019ve been trying to find that , how was it ? ? \u201d .\nuntappd is billed as a social media platform for beer lovers . those who use it can\nlike\na brewery , review beers on a five - point scale , write tasting notes on reviews , follow others on the platform , comment on reviews , and even toast them via a little shaker pint glass icon .\nanyway , i ' m hoping that someone from untappd sees this , and can assist me with getting my ip unbanned . i get why this feature is enabled on their site , but i obviously wasn ' t attempting to do anything malicious . the website apparently just thought i was a bit too active for their liking .\none of the first things you see when you check a beer into untappd is its current average rating . i realized early in my usage of the app , that these averages were often affecting my ratings . if i loved a beer that the general public seemed to consider average , i might subconsciously lower my own rating .\nback in 2008 greg avola was building his own twitter clone and needed some design help . he turned to twitter ( of all places ) to ask for help . shortly after he sent the tweet , tim mather responded . the two hit it off and worked on a few freelance projects before teaming up to build untappd .\nthis adjustment toward the center most likely stems from a lack of confidence in my own palate . those other people must have been tasting something i wasn\u2019t ! my insecure brain would play it safe and adjust my score a bit closer to the average , even though most untappd users are just as untrained and subjective as i am .\ni don\u2019t care about how \u2018everyone\u2019 rates beers on untappd . i do sometimes care about how friends rate beers \u2014 either because i know we like similar things or different things . i rate beers on untappd for my own information . it helps me remember what to try again and what to avoid . although my ratings of repeat samplings sometimes change , i rarely go from not liking a beer to liking a beer in a repeat tasting . i tend to rate relative to a budweiser being 2 . 5 \u2014 something i find acceptable but far from great . i\u2019ll buy beer for enjoyment ( rather than sampling ) that i\u2019ve previously rated 4 . 0 or higher .\nby framing untappd as the \u201cfoursquare of beer\u201d in the early years , the team piggy - backed off the increasingly ubiquitous behavior of checking in that foursquare made popular . they didn\u2019t have to educate the market and change anyone\u2019s behavior . uptappd let beer drinkers combine their existing behaviors of checking in and searching for the next great beer .\nas users began to check in to new beers , they compiled a list of vetted beers for themselves and their friends . if they found a hidden gem , they didn\u2019t have to commit the beer to memory or make a note to remember the beer later . they simply had to open untappd and check in to the beer .\nto the average beer drinker , a can of coors light is acceptable and a bottle of blue moon is treating yourself . but to a true beer enthusiast , those two beers just aren\u2019t options . beer enthusiasts are on a mission to find their next favorite beer . it\u2019s this neverending search that is the backbone for untappd\u2019s marketing success .\nfrom there , the untappd team was hit with crushing traffic . as the app grew , every thursday to saturday was a technical battle . the team was constantly fighting app crashes and worked vigorously to keep their infrastructure in step with their traffic . but when they finally resolved these technical issues , what they had was an app with market fit .\ndon\u2019t get me wrong . just because i\u2019ve stopped rating beers , doesn\u2019t mean that i don\u2019t enjoy using untappd . for a forgetful guy like myself , this app is a convenient way to have my drinking history at my fingertips , and the ability to see what people are checking in nearby has definitely led to last minute changes to my drinking agenda .\nadditionally , untappd\u2019s recommendation feature was cited by several users i interviewed as a reason why they love the app . as the recommendation algorithm has become more refined , users have discovered more beers that are relevant to their tastes . these recommendations not only add value in themselves , they encourage users to keep checking in to provide the app with better data for the algorithm .\njuly ' s project is now underway ! the theme ( decided on discord ) is fruity sours . these should fit nicely with the warmer weather typically experienced in the northern hemisphere but are also enjoyable if it ' s your winter ! the official untappd podcast episode 6 has some information about this group of styles and episode 17 has information about the flanders red , specifically .\ni ' m going to the omaha beer fest tomorrow evening , so i decided to create a list of all the beers for the event to share with some friends that i ' m going with . i had nearly finished adding all of the beers to my list , when my ip was banned by untappd . com , and i started seeing the screen shot above .\nwhile you\u2019re out , enjoying your off - centered brews , be sure to check - in on untappd and you\u2019ll be rewarded ! check - in any one ( 1 ) of the dogfish head beers listed below between july 1st and september 4th to unlock the \u201coff - center your summer ! \u201d badge . keep enjoying dogfish all summer long and you can earn up to 3 levels .\nfounded more than five years ago by tim mather and greg avola , untappd has , over the years , developed a reputation as the go - to check - in app for beer fans . with a user base of nearly 3 million drinkers , the company has been able to grow both its reach and its database by crowdsourcing product information from users who share and rate the beers they are drinking .\nthe badge system in untappd can be a fun thing to play with . since some badges require multiple check - ins of the same beer , i try to check in every beer i drink , even if it isn\u2019t the first time i\u2019m drinking it . you never know when it will earn you a new badge ! these multiple check - ins , however , came with their own set of problems .\nthe untappd app has always been great for craft beer fans , letting aficionados keep track of beers they have tried and those they have yet to sample . the app can recommend beers based on someone\u2019s previous choices and includes a social angle to see where friends are and what they\u2019re drinking . it\u2019s fun , easy to use and free on ios and android , though the new uber features haven\u2019t arrived for android users yet .\npersonally i have my own mental scale i apply to the untappd ratings 0 - 1 . 5 bad \u2013 don\u2019t want it again 2 not horrible , not good 2 . 5 - 3 \u2013 a beer is ok , but nothing special , solid middle of the road . 3 . 5 - 4 \u2013 solid offering , decent flavour / nose 4 . 5 - 5 \u2013 would buy again in a heartbeat and would recommend to anyone\nhey folks , i ' d like a little help from the greater untappd community . y employer just signed us up for our very own verified venue / local badges and it ' s fallen on me to design it . he wants it to be more than just our logo but unfortunately the only local badges within 75 miles ( aka the furthest i can search ) is just the bars logo over a stock untappd background . so in order to get a little inspiration , i ' m wondering if you guys might be willing to share any local badges in your area ( especially if they ' re something unique / more than just a logo ) . preferably , if you share a screenshot of how it looks when you open the badge info page so that i can get an idea of what it looks like on a smaller screen . thanks in advance !\nour app aims to educate and stimulate beer drinkers to allow them to keep track of what they had , recommend beers based on their style , and has the social element that brings it all together ,\navola says .\nour goal at this time is to get untappd the best - quality product out there for beer , and we plan on talking with our users and breweries and venues on how we can get there .\n\u201cour focus has always been on leveraging our science and machine learning to build amazing tools for consumers , breweries , retailers , and bars , \u201d kurt taylor , the founder and ceo of next glass said in a statement . \u201ctogether with untappd , we have created a powerful combination that will provide millions of consumers and businesses around the world with an unprecedented experience when it comes to sharing , socializing , and learning about all things beer . \u201d\nif untappd or apps like it would develop a more comprehensive description and rating system , would anyone use it ? probably not . chances are that you went to the brewery to socialize with friends . taking five minutes to check in every single beer you drink would quickly become an annoyance to you and those around you . it\u2019s much more fun to talk about the beer with your cohorts than it would be to answer a lengthy in - app survey .\nsimilar to other insanely successful startups like slack , the untappd team didn\u2019t invest in marketing . for the entirety of the company\u2019s history , it\u2019s just been avola , the backend developer , and mather , the front - end designer . no vp of marketing or director of communications to help them get the word out . no venture capitalist calling in favors . just the two of them , their love of beer , and their connection to the beer - drinking community .\ni seldom drink the same beer twice ( unless i\u2019m forced into buying a 4 - pack in lieu of singles ) and had been saving a bottle / can of most everything i\u2019ve tried in the last 5 years . as a result , my garage has nearly 650 bottles / cans stored on shelves built in between the empty bays between the studs . i get a lot of compliments from passerby , and it\u2019s a great conversation starter . however , i can\u2019t take it with me , and i can no longer remember all 650 + of what i\u2019ve tried . untappd has solved that for me . but , much to my wife\u2019s chagrin , i still bring bottles / cans back with me from every trip ( 9 cans and a bomber after 4 days in tx this past weekend ) and the suds shrine continues to grow . thank you untappd for creating such a great resource for those who enjoy reminiscing about their passion for trying new beers .\nmoving forward , i will continue to check - in beers with untappd on a regular basis . the rating system is not essential to my enjoyment of the app , and i am actually happier without it . when i feel the need to discuss a beer at length , i will simply write tasting notes or a complete description . in those formats , it is much easier to convey my thoughts , my feelings or even the impact that a rainy day had on my overall experience .\nbeing a community driven platform that has relied heavily on word of mouth to grow , we owe everything to you . without the dedication of beer lovers around the world checking in as they enjoy a brew , we wouldn\u2019t be where we are today . that said , it is our goal to continue to build the best possible products for you . thank you for your support over the years and for your continued support as we take the next , exciting step into the future of untappd .\ni actually enjoy many of untappd\u2019s features quite a bit and will continue to use them in the future . the problem simply lies within the \u201cgood - or - bad\u201d rating system and my inability to properly function within it . beer is a complex , nuanced and , sometimes , polarizing thing . to boil it down to a simple 0 to 5 ratings is often too vague to describe the experience that any given beer provides ( even if you factor in the allotted 140 - character comment space ) .\nit ' s a thing we ' ve built from the ground up , and from the very beginning been very humble about it , and all of sudden now we ' re getting the opportunity to give it the attention it deserves ,\nsaid avola .\nto now be able to go to work and say i ' m the cto of untappd , and it ' s not just a side project , it ' s a real full - time job , is a dream come true .\nwhen you ' re ready to head out for the evening , you can hail a ride from uber inside the app by selecting the venue you want to visit . after you select the option , destination info is automatically sent to the transportation app . other new features include friends lists to keep your feed tidy , support for 3d touch , the ability to tag friends in comments and more . the truckload of new stuff is only available in the ios app for now , but untappd says the features will make it to android soon enough .\nas untapped approaches its six - year anniversary , the app is continuing to enjoy considerable success . the app has more than 2 . 8 million registered users who have combined for more than 250 million beer check - ins . what do those numbers look like in practice ? avola shared that at 8pm est this past new year\u2019s eve , the app reported 1 , 100 check - ins per minute . by leveraging existing behaviors , understanding an audience\u2019s needs , and delivering value that encourages engagement , untappd has built a dedicated community of millions of users .\ndiscover and share great beers , breweries , and venues with your friends , while earning badges for exploring beers of different styles and countries . discover nearby venues , events , and beers that you ' ll love keep track of the beers you like and create lists for later get alerts when your favorite verified venues add new beers find new venues with great beers , anywhere in the world follow your friends and see what beers they ' re enjoying for help and support , visit urltoken twitter : urltoken facebook : urltoken instagram : urltoken untappd reminds you to please drink responsibly .\nfor a while there , i had noticed a recurring motif in my untappd usage while logging these repeat beers . you can see the rating that you gave the beer last time , and it turns out that i very seldom agree with my own assessments . don\u2019t get me wrong ; these differences of opinion were not huge . i never felt that a beer i previously rated as a 3 . 5 actually deserved five stars or that a 4 - star beer was actually a 2 - star . however , discrepancies ranging from half to three - quarters of a star were not uncommon .\ninteresting thoughts . i think apps like untappd end up being whatever the user wants them to be . i like to use the good / great system . if i thought it was good , it gets 4 stars , great gets 5 . if i didn\u2019t like it or didn\u2019t think it memorable , i won\u2019t rate . of course , as you said , a beer experience can be highly variable for an individual , so ultimately the ratings just serve as reminder that i enjoyed a beer . thanks for sharing . hopefully we\u2019ll all be more present with our beer drinking and life living .\nif you ' re a dedicated beer geek , chances are you ' re using the app untappd to track your libations . for the unfamiliar , the mobile software allows you to log and rate beers while following what and where your friends are drinking . with a new update to the ios version , the app is getting a load of new features . first , there ' s a new barcode scanner that ' ll make searching for beers you ' re drinking a breeze . rather than having to manually search , all you ' ll have to do is point your phone ' s camera at the barcode on a bottle or can .\nso true . i stopped using untappd for many of the reasons you mentioned . i still track my beers though , but i carry a little pocket notebook for handwritten notes . this takes the one - upman - badge - checkin competition out of it , but still allows me to nerd out a bit . plus , i don\u2019t have to stare into my phone instead of interacting with the people around . if i taste a beer i really enjoy , i pull out the notebook and write down why ; same for one that really hits me the wrong way . i have a nice little collection of notebooks now that i can reference if i want to go back and remember a specific brewery or roadtrip .\nwhile the system and execution are both flawed in many ways , the core issue is that beer was brewed to be enjoyed . as we\u2019ve stated before , the ratings don\u2019t matter . put down your phone and engage with your friends , co - workers , the world around you . stop obsessing over the badges , the check - ins , ticking off every beer on your list , and just enjoy the damn beer . much like restauranteurs ( and south park ) loathing yelpers , the truth is that breweries often echo the same sentiments regarding those untappd keyboard warriors just as much . so sure jot down a few notes so you can remember the beer , but join us in putting an end to the ratings , put down the phone and just enjoy your beer .\nnew in 3 . 2 . 0 : search has taken flight ! - you may have noticed that our search engine has improved on the older version of the app , to be more typo tolerant and faster , but this new release blows that out of the word with lightening faster searches across all beer / brewery / venue as quickly as you can say beer me ! push notification actions and settings on friend check - ins ! - you can now toast and comment from the notification tray when you receive a notification on a friend check - in notifications ! you can also now choose the distance in which you want to get nearby notifications , in your settings ! past events - you can new see yours and venue past events , so you can see what happened in the past , and what you did ! check - in improvements : - you now will get warned your are closing an active check - in , so you don ' t fat finger and close your active check - in . have google or apple maps ? now you choose ! - you can now choose which maps app you want to work with in untappd ' s app in your settings - as well as easily copy addresses to your clipboard by tapping the address bar . nfc / barcode default options - tired of always choosing barcode - you can set the default scanning option in your settings , to avoid having to double tap . have feedback ? let us know feedback @ untappd . com ! we are always listening for ways to improve . cheers and happy new year !\ni agree with most of what was written . in my case , i use my hbc\u2019s rating system applied to the untappd numeric rating . our hbc uses \u201cdump\u201d , \u201ctaster\u201d , \u201cpint\u201d , \u201cpitcher\u201d , and \u201ckeg\u201d . so , for a beer to have a 5 in untapped , it would have to be good enough that i would want to buy a keg and have it readily available to me on a daily basis on my home draft system . for a beer that i would likely choose to have a pint of when dropping by my local , i\u2019ll give it a 3 . the improvement of 1 / 4 point increments allows some nuance to the rating . if i am \u201cmore likely\u201d to have a pint of a beer when at my local , it might get a 3 . 5 ."]}
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sales team of the year gold stevie winner : cisco systems inc . , san jose , ca usa : cisco ' s global virtual sales organization silver stevie winners : savo group , chicago , il usa : tableau ' s integration of savo sales enablement servicemax , pleasanton , ca usa : servicemax pre - sales team bronze stevie winners : ooyala , santa clara , ca usa : monica verma , director of field operations salesstaff llc , houston , tx usa : creating a family atmosphere that spans thousands of miles savo group , chicago , il usa : content linked to revenue produces sales engagement at savo group\nunless otherwise stated the copyright in the content and downloadable material in this website is owned by maitland . permission is granted to view , download and print any of the content and downloadable material in this website provided that such usage is only for personal use and that any reproduction of such materials clearly shows the maitland name and logo and no charge is made for such reproduction for personal use only . no other copying , distribution , modification , republication or other use of the content or materials on this website is permitted without the express written permission of maitland .\nakerman lawyers have worked with a variety of notable clients , including bank of america , comvest investment partners , eharmony , the geo group , humana , pnc bank , seimens , suntrust bank , and zurich north america .\nnetcare is committed to providing quality healthcare services to survivors of sexual assault irrespective of their ability to pay , and is the only private hospital group in south africa that offers such care together with medico - legal support .\nhe was a telecommunications security research fellow at northumbria university , a charter member of institute of information protection ( homeland security ) at dartmouth , usa and a working group member for the european network information and security agency .\nmr pfaff is cited as being a true visionary , unfailingly courteous , considerate of others and deeply interested in cultural matters and philanthropy . he is the source of all of the values we at maitland aspire to today . it is a tribute to his early work that many of the clients who formed the core of the firm in the eighties remain clients of maitland today .\nconflict of interest management policy maitland is required to maintain and operate effective organizational and administrative arrangements with a view to taking all reasonable steps to identify , disclose and manage conflicts of interest .\nmaitland has recently completed a phd in \u2018organisational security\u2019 , has an msc in international marketing , an ma in middle eastern studies ( durham ) and a ba in geography ( durham ) .\nmaitland group provides cross - border legal , tax , and fiduciary services to private and corporate clients worldwide . its fund services rely on batch processing to keep real - time data from internal and industry data sources flowing across disparate applications and operating platforms . these large , complex , and highly dependent batch jobs were increasingly difficult to manage , leading to failures , delays , and a batch incident rate of nearly 80 percent .\nhelloworld hunter travel group ( htg ) is proud to announce that we have been named australia\u2019s best retail travel agency at the australian federation of travel agents ( afta ) national travel industry awards ( ntia ) , on saturday night .\nwe recognise our responsibility to foster a strong ethical environment within maitland to ensure that our business affairs are conducted with integrity and in accordance with our values and high standards of personal and corporate conduct .\nmaitland provides an environment where you can achieve your potential . we offer support , learning and development opportunities , progression , a competitive reward package and of course the opportunity to develop an international career .\nother areas of the industry continue to be fragmented , which means there are opportunities for consolidation which could well appeal to private equity houses with plenty of cash waiting to be spent . assets like leisure parks also have relatively predictable - and therefore appealing \u2013 cashflow profiles . by way of example , the us pe firm hydra industries acquired inspired gaming group for \u00a3200m in the summer of 2016 , while exponent private equity bought leisure pass group at the end of the year .\nin 2017 we acquired the edinburgh based r & h fund services limited from jersey - based fund administrator r & h fund services ( jersey ) limited . the deal will allow the business to draw on maitland\u2019s considerable size , resources and global expertise \u2013 including its market - leading acd and aifm solutions \u2013 while providing maitland with a foothold in the uk\u2019s second largest financial centre . more on this here .\nin asia - pacific ( excluding japan ) , newgate communications jumped from 17th to first in the table by value ( $ 16 . 21bn ) , ahead of maitland ( $ 14 . 31bn ) .\nmaitland international holdings plc is an unlisted public company incorporated under the laws of malta , with its registered office at 4th floor , avantech building , st julian\u2019s road , san gwann , sgn 2805 , malta .\nour anti - bribery & corruption policy outlines the measures maitland takes to prevent bribery and corruption , and the procedures that should be followed if any incident of bribery or corruption occurs within the purview of its business .\nhunter river realty group is located at 5 church street maitland . their website is currently undergoing an upgrade , visit the existing site at urltoken or to speak with any of the six sales agents ; chris henry , ben towers , charlie lund , michael kirwan , leisa vivers , tori lund or to one of the four property managers joan latter , dee martin , katie picton or tegan anderson call the office on 4934 4111 . to read more about the 2015 ratemyagent awards , visit urltoken\nin addition to the mentorship programme , maitland staff members in cape town also volunteer to work with khulisa streetscapes which focusses its efforts on building up forgotten members of society through providing opportunities to work in their inner city vegetable and herb gardens .\nwmg\u2019s family of labels\u2014including atlantic records group , warner bros . records inc . , and parlophone\u2014is among the most prominent and successful in the history of music , encompassing a global roster of acclaimed artists and an unparalleled catalog including many of the world ' s most popular and influential recordings .\nsales consulting practice of the year gold stevie winner : sales partnerships , inc . , westminster , co usa : a beautiful reinvention of selling silver stevie winners : efg companies . irving , tx usa : raising the bar in client service imparta inc . , austin , tx usa : imparta inc . bronze stevie winners : confero inc . , raleigh nc usa : leveraging mystery shopping and employee engagement for maximum sales hgs , lisle , il usa : improving enterprise sales with speed , effectiveness , and visibility janek performance group , las vegas , nv usa : janek performance group\nin addition to that , there are many classes that are specialized for specific groups of people , such as kids and teens . if you are in a group and are interested in learning salsa , you could consider getting group deals which often turn out to be much cheaper than individual deals . you can get a newcastle bus hire with driver to make logistics easier in such cases . some of the specific things you can expect to learn when you go for such lessons include proper footwork , fluidity and how to attain the perfect form when dancing . it\u2019s also a great venue for exercising and to meet new people .\nwhen respondents from leading south african companies and government were asked in a national survey to rate companies\u2019 strategies and practices on corporate social responsibility ( csr ) , netcare was rated the top healthcare organisation . this has earned the group a urltoken diamond arrow award , the highest recognition , for the past four years .\nin addition to his dcgl work ed is currently developing a global embassy attach\u00e9 group . prior to this he was a consultant with alvarez & marshal , microsoft\u2019s cyber - security chief in the uk and former head of security for the usa embassy in london . he is both a usa lawyer and a uk solicitor .\nthe trend to consolidation not only offers opportunity for growth . the efficiencies of combined businesses generate capacity , reduce cost and expand the service offering across multiple locations and time zones . in the case of admiral and maitland , several of the routine back office functions such as cash and portfolio reconciliations will be moved to lower cost jurisdictions such as south africa and mauritius in which maitland has a presence . client facing functions will be moved closer to the clients in jurisdictions where admiral has a presence such as ireland , cayman islands and the us .\nthe mai - wel group may impact on you in a number of ways ; as a person living with a disability , as a family member , as a business who needs a quality , reliable supplier , as one of our dedicated volunteers or as a donor who cares about the work we do and wants to help us do more .\nmaitland is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy online . we are aware of the concern about how personal information is dealt with over the internet and otherwise . the following statement sets out our privacy policy and gives an explanation of what we do with any personal information that we collect from our users .\nwarner music group is home to one of the most extraordinary , timeless bodies of work in music history , spanning decades of cultural history and virtually every genre . as the keeper of the company\u2019s rich legacy , rhino entertainment develops and promotes this collection across multiple media platforms . established in 1978 , rhino evolved into the world\u2019s premier reissue label , setting the standard for excellence in both the physical and digital worlds . rhino has also expanded the definition of what a catalog music company can be , inking groundbreaking partnerships with legendary artists such as the grateful dead and frank sinatra . rhino was first associated with warner music group in 1992 through a distribution pact with atlantic records , and in 1998 it became a wholly owned division of wmg .\nadmiral was recently recognised as a finalist for \u2018best administrator \u2013 technology provider\u2019 , in competition with much larger administrators known for their technology ( such as ss & c globeop , morgan stanley , state street and citco ) . with maitland , admiral now has the institutional infrastructure to match the largest administrators in the industry .\nnational sales team of the year gold stevie winner : adobe systems incorporated , san jose , ca usa : adobe strategic accounts sales team silver stevie winners : iheartmedia , inc . , new york , ny usa : iheartmedia , inc . national sales team lyons consulting group , chicago , il usa : lyonscg ' s national sales team sales partnerships , inc . , westminster , co usa : sales partnerships , inc . sales team of the year softpro , raleigh , nc usa : softpro sales team boosts revenue amidst industry changes bronze stevie winners : digital risk , maitland , fl usa : digital risk national sales team revana , tempe , az usa : revana ranked highest global google adwords vendor\nwith more than a century of experience in discovering and nurturing iconic recording artists , parlophone is among the most famous and prestigious companies in the history of the music industry . the london - based plg ( parlophone label group ) joined warner music group in 2013 , bringing to the wmg family such artists as coldplay , david guetta , lily allen , kylie minogue , damon albarn , and the world - renowned emi classics label . originally founded in germany in 1896 , with its british arm established in 1923 , the parlophone catalog includes such groundbreaking artists as pink floyd , david bowie , radiohead , jethro tull , kate bush , and many more . plg is also home to ffrr , the dance music label formed by english dj pete tong in 1986 .\nmaitland offers you the opportunity to work alongside a team of talented and professional colleagues in a stimulating and friendly environment with a truly international outlook . we recruit lawyers , accountants , trust and estate practitioners , administrators , investment fund experts and many more managerial and technical professionals and support staff at both an experienced and graduate level .\nmaitland uses control - m to power workload automation for its fund services batch environment . the solution enables the staff to fully automate batch processes across disparate operating platforms and across both off - the - shelf and internally developed applications . self - service and mobile capabilities increase the flexibility and productivity of business users and it staff .\njunior : tony singla , brick court chambers \u201ca real star for the future , \u201d tony singla\u2019s stellar year has included three major cases in the supreme court as well as being actively involved in the lloyds group litigation and working for guy hands\u2019 terra firma . he has long been considered a leading commercial junior , as evidenced by his wealth of experience in the most high profile cases .\nmaitland looks to attract and hire the very best people in the market . as a prospective employee you should demonstrate our values , along with a \u201ccan do\u201d attitude and lots of enthusiasm . you will be technically competent in your area of expertise , prepared to work outside your comfort zone and share our commitment to exceptional client service .\nsilks : ian stern qc , 2 bedford row hailed as an \u201cexceptional talent\u201d with \u201ca very nice personal manner , \u201d ian stern qc has had an extraordinarily high - profile year . to name but two cases , he represented the firearms officers at the mark duggan inquest and the metropolitan police service in the plebgate misconduct hearings . he is head of the regulatory group at 2 bedford row .\nthe netcare group\u2019s csi strategy , governance and activities are coordinated by the netcare foundation , a registered public benefit organisation that was established in 2010 , and is governed by a board of trustees . the foundation partners with government , corporates , suppliers , healthcare professionals and staff members to support the upliftment of the communities in which netcare operates and broadening access to healthcare for disadvantaged communities and individuals .\nthe nelson mandela children\u2019s fund ( nmcf ) is very close to our hearts at maitland . we set up the uk affiliate for nmcf in 1996 and we are honoured to be a lifetime founder club member . we support the fund through financial aid , office space and infrastructure services and our lawyers act on a pro bono basis for them .\nmaitland is a lifetime founder club member of the nelson mandela children\u2019s fund . in 1996 we set up the uk affiliate for the fund to which we provide financial support , office space and infrastructure services . our lawyers act on a pro bono basis for the fund . kathi scott , nmcf executive director uk , shares our involvement in the accompanying video .\nin the restaurant sector , the firm has advised fiesta restaurant group , the owner , operator and franchisor of the pollo tropical and taco cabana restaurant brands , in connection with a complex refinancing transaction that included a $ 142 million underwritten public offering , and the private equity firm , redzone capital management , led by washington redskins owner dan snyder , in its sale of the johnny rockets restaurant chain to friendly ' s .\nthe famed elektra label was reignited in 2009 , its independent spirit alive and well in the music of fitz and the tantrums , saint motel , the moth & the flame , fences , kaleo , anderson east , and others . founded in 1950 by music visionary jac holzman , elektra records is one of the most influential and revered labels in the business , from its origins in traditional folk and ethnic music to launching the careers of such seminal artists as judy collins , the doors , and the stooges . defined since its inception by an artist - driven environment , the label has championed a boundary - crossing roster , from the eagles to metallica , from natalie cole to missy elliott . in 2004 , with the new independence of warner music group following its sale by time warner , elektra was merged into the atlantic records group .\nada is a worldwide service organization committed to independent artist and label development . as part of warner music group , ada gives the indie community access to an unparalleled global distribution system and a dedicated team that provides a complete spectrum of marketing , merchandising , promotion , and music licensing services . ada was created in 1993 to focus on the independent music business , where some of the most successful artists and record labels have built their initial followings . ada marries the effectiveness and convenience of a major label with the marketing sensibilities of an independent . ada\u2019s partners include alligator , bar none , beggars group , comedy central , domino , epitaph , macklemore & ryan lewis , matador , merge , mute , nettwerk , new west , real world , rise , smithsonian folkways , sumerian , sub pop , tommy boy , vice , and many others .\nwebsites use\ncookies\nto identify users and improve their browsing experience . cookies are small text files that are downloaded on to a user ' s device by websites that the user visits . find out more about the cookies we use here - how maitland uses cookies by using this site , you agree that we may store and access cookies on your device .\nmaitland has offices in various jurisdictions and any information that you provide to us through our website may , for the purposes set out above , be transferred to and shared with persons or entities in jurisdictions ( including jurisdictions outside the european union ) where the data protection legislation may not provide the same level of protection for personal data that is provided by your own country .\nmaitland\u2019s reputation in services to corporate clients extends back over 40 years to 1976 when the firm was founded in luxembourg . over the years our legal experts have advised on some of the world\u2019s leading corporate activity , involving both listed and unlisted companies . it was not long before client demand led to us adding corporate administration and company secretarial work to our corporate services offering .\nlegal information \u2013 south africa client complaint policy the maitland client complaints policy has been designed for use in the event of any client complaint of a non - routine and serious nature . specific reference is made to complaints related to the financial advisory and intermediary services act , 2002 ( the fais act ) . the definition of a complaint in terms of this act is included in the policy .\nbusiness development professional of the year gold stevie winner : lennox industries , inc . , richardson , tx usa : bill carlson , director of retail national accounts silver stevie winner : sales partnerships , inc . , westminster , co usa : justin schust - pioneering a new product in the green sector bronze stevie winner : digital risk , maitland fl usa : kelly peyton , manager , client services\nmai - wel creates and delivers vibrant , innovative services and successful businesses which provide opportunities for people with a disability to achieve their dreams and goals for life . mai - wel began in 1960 when a group of families met and shared their vision of an education and opportunities for life for their children with a disability . throughout the years the tireless efforts of community groups , families and individuals have seen these humble beginnings develop into the independent organisation that exists today .\ngerda joined maitland in january 2015 as senior manager ( operations ) . she is responsible for the south african private and corporate client operations , as well as the fiduciary accounting , tax , wills and estate administration teams in cape town . she provides support to the client service and relationship managers , fiduciary specialists , advisors , and key account managers and may also be asked to act in a crm capacity .\nmaitland , the global advisory and fund administration firm , has announced the appointment of its newest senior client service manager , frank ferrara , as part of the continued expansion of its private equity fund administration services . frank will work alongside david dwyer , business development manager \u2013 private equity and ben pershick , head of north america private equity to manage a growing new business pipeline , client onboardings , and existing relationships .\nthe firm was founded in luxembourg in 1976 and now employs over 1400 people in 18 offices across europe , the caribbean and south africa . maitland offers a range of sophisticated and flexible investment services tailored to suit the individual needs and requirements of private clients and family offices and is one of the few companies in the world with the breadth of knowledge and insight to create integrated , comprehensive solutions , across multiple jurisdictions .\nthe ntia is australia\u2019s leading travel industry event of the year celebrating the travel industry\u2019s achievements and congratulating those companies who have excelled in travel . other winners on the night included qantas ( best domestic airline ) , emirates ( best international airline ) , apt were the big winners on the night with 3 awards ( best cruise operator international , best tour operator domestic and international ) and our franchisor helloworld won best travel agency group beating other notable finalists including flight centre , escape travel , and travellers choice .\njames has enjoyed 20 years as a technical adviser , independent consultant , occasional writer , speaker and contributor to the resilience community . he is currently the executive chairman of mondiale advisory services ( a mondiale group company ) and is the recent chairman of the business continuity institute ( bci ) , 2010 - 2012 . he has recently completed three years on the bci\u2019s risk and governance committee ( 2012 - 2015 ) , with a specific interest in , and focus on , developments in the gcc and asia .\nmaitland may change the content or services found on our website without notice at any time . our privacy policy may change as a consequence . this policy applies only to our website and is not intended to and does not create any contractual or other legal rights in or on behalf of any party . please note that where we provide links to the websites of other organisations , we are not responsible for the privacy policies of such other websites .\nthere are multiple facilities in the city where you can learn how to dance salsa with ease . most of them are cheap , with the average being around $ 40aud for lessons . the good thing about learning salsa in maitland is the fact that it\u2019s easy to customize it to your needs . most of the facilities providing the lessons are very flexible when it comes to time , so you don\u2019t need to restrict yourself to an inconvenient time .\nthere was also significant growth in the aggregate value of deals involving the likes of sard verbinnen ( up 306 . 1 per cent to $ 64 . 67bn ) , maitland ( up 384 . 7 per cent to $ 33 . 65bn ) , finsbury ( up 171 . 1 per cent to $ 22 . 75bn ) , kekst ( up from $ 591m to $ 20 . 8bn ) and tulchan ( up 300 . 2 per cent to $ 14 . 8bn ) .\nhtg was founded in newcastle in 1999 and is now one of australia\u2019s largest privately owned travel agency groups . with more than 100 employees , it has offices at belmont , charlestown , glendale , green hills east maitland , kotara , port macquarie , toronto , a head office location at wickham ( newcastle ) and cruise specialist agency , cruise travel centre , at westfield kotara . it also jointly owns eight travel centres in tasmania with the royal automobile club of tasmania ( ract ) .\ncustomer service complaints team of the year - all other industries gold stevie winner : homeserve usa , norwalk , ct usa : complaints prevention through effective ownership and accountability silver stevie winners : carbonite , inc . , lewiston , me usa : carbonite service recovery unit : taking customer satisfaction to a new level human resources development fund , riyadh , saudi arabia : hrdf ' s customer service complaints team vivint , provo , ut usa : protecting the brand : vivint executive resolution team bronze stevie winner : sofica group , bulgaria : sofica - hp customer relations team ( crt )\none way to think about business ethics is in terms of the moral obligations of agents engaged in business activity . who is a moral agent ? individual persons , obviously . what about firms ? this question is typically described as a question of \u201ccorporate moral agency\u201d or \u201ccorporate moral responsibility\u201d . here \u2018corporate\u2019 does not refer to the corporation as a legal entity , but to a collective or group of individuals . to be precise , the question is whether firms are moral agents and morally responsible considered as ( qua ) firms , not considered as aggregates of individual members of firms .\nmai - wel\u2019s three australian disability enterprises ( ade\u2019s ) , include pace setters , the enterprise centre and timesavers . mai - wel\u2019s other business , mai - wel labourforce solutions , assists people with a disability or disadvantage to find and keep a job . mai - wel offers a wide range of services for people with a disability in the areas of living options , working life , lifestyle and leisure , along with outreach services to the lower and upper hunter , maitland and port stephens areas .\nsenior sales executive of the year gold stevie winner : digital risk , maitland , fl usa : jeff taylor , co - founder & managing partner silver stevie winners : preparis , inc . atlanta , ga usa : wade tucker , chief sales officer sales partnerships , inc . , westminster , co usa : chief sales officer fred kessler bronze stevie winners : creative lodging solutions , lexington , ky usa : cindy rudovich , chief sales officer dhl express , cairo , egypt : ossama ibrahim , country sales manager\nthe synergies are powerful . admiral brings specialist hedge fund administration services and technology to maitland\u2019s comprehensive service offering which includes mutual fund , pension fund and etf administration , legal advisory services , trust and corporate services and wealth management . the combination of best of breed technology such as sungard\u2019s investone and investran , advent\u2019s geneva and partner and paladyne\u2019s suite of products , allow for maximum automation across virtually all asset classes including hedge funds , mutual funds , and private equity as well as customised solutions for client and investor reporting .\nthis is just a tip of the iceberg when it comes to some of the things that maitland has to offer for a foreign visitor or even an australian local . the key to getting the most out of your trip is choosing your preferred destinations wisely . you can book a newcastle bus hire service with driver to make it easier for you and your travelling companions to visit all the sites you have chosen . one thing you can be assured of is that with such an arrangement , you can certainly travel in unparalleled style and comfort !\nif you are a fan of history , going on the central maitland heritage walk will be a good way for you to not only stay fit , but to also marvel at the city\u2019s history . the walk takes you along a predetermined path , where you will see and learn about the history of some of the more iconic buildings in the region . you should expect to see around 35 sites during the walk , each with an intriguing story behind it . of course , you could also get a guide book to help you navigate the walk .\nthe city of maitland in australia is one of the most popular for tourists and people who are interested in quirky , fun travel encounters . the fact that you can easily get bus hire in newcastle with driver means that the logistics of doing so are unlikely to be a huge problem for you ; you only need to find a reputable bus hire company and work with them . to make planning for the trip easier , you may need to have a brief outline of some of the popular activities and sights in the region . some of these include :\nback - office customer service team of the year - other service industries gold stevie winner : measat broadcast network systems sdn bhd , kuala lumpur , malaysia : customer experience management - turning a corporate fad into reality silver stevie winners : dhl express argentina sa , buenos aires , argentina : dhl express argentina sa backline ihg , salt lake city , ut usa : intercontinental hotels group - customer care quality assurance team bronze stevie winners : accenture operations , vancouver , bc , canada : accenture ' s mass market billing team ( revenue cycle operations n11 , istanbul . turkey : n11 : ' from drudge to fudge ' wyndham vacation ownership , orlando , fl usa : wyndham bonnet creek administration team\nwhistleblowing picks out a real and important phenomenon . but it does not seem morally distinctive , in the sense that the values and duties involved in it are familiar . loyalty to an individual ( or group ) may require that we give preference to her ( or their ) interests , to an extent . and yet , in general , we should avoid complicity in immoral behavior , and should also make an effort to prevent harm and wrongdoing , especially when our efforts are likely to succeed and are not personally very costly . on the accounts given above , whistleblowing is simply the attempt to act in accordance with these values , and discharge these duties , in the context of the workplace .\n2016 will mark the 50th anniversary of sire records . since its founding by industry legend seymour stein \u2013 who remains at the helm \u2013 and richard gotterher , sire has lived at the cutting edge of modern music . the sire vision continues today with delta rae , ben fields , residual kid , cold fronts , and others . in 1976 , ten years after its formation , sire joined the warner music group family and quickly became a pioneering force on the emerging punk and new wave scene , signing such groundbreaking artists as the ramones and talking heads . the sire roster expanded to include culture - shifting performers such as madonna , the smiths , the pretenders , depeche mode , the cult , the replacements , and dozens more .\nthe name roadrunner has defined authentic , no - compromise hard rock and metal music for over three decades . the roadrunner roster of today boasts an impressively diverse array of artists , among them slipknot , rush , theory of a deadman , killswitch engage , stone sour , dream theater , amity affliction , and trivium . roadrunner\u2019s roots stretch back to 1980 , when the company started out as an independent dutch importer of heavy metal albums . roadrunner soon began discovering and signing bands of its own , opening an office in new york city in 1986 and later bringing the world such top - charting artists as nickelback . in 2007 , warner music group acquired a majority stake in roadrunner and three years later the company became a wholly owned division of wmg .\naward for innovation in customer service - telecommunications industries gold stevie winner : nextiva , scottsdale , az usa : nextiva ' s dedication to amazing service silver stevie winners : comcast , philadelphia , pa usa : customer empowerment through personalized experience and innovative self - service tools turkcell , istanbul , turkey : beyond the ordinary customer experience culture change program bronze stevie winners : the minacs group ( usa ) inc . , farmington hills , mi usa : minacs ' customer service innovations : improve count of sale / conversion for leading telecom operator nuance communications , inc . , burlington , ma usa and sk telecom , seoul , south korea : sk telecom eliminates password and pin security issues with voice biometrics openmarket , seattle , wa usa : openmarket ' s customer service innovations"]}
{"id": 54376, "summary": [{"text": "solarlite csp technology gmbh , located in mecklenburg-pomerania , germany , develops and builds decentralized solar-thermal parabolic trough power plants ( csp \u2013 concentrated solar power ) and process heat plants .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "for the first time worldwide , solarlite is using direct steam generation commercially in a power plant.solar thermal facilities offer the most sustainable form of energy recovery in terms of the environment , resources and availability .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the technology has the advantage that as direct solar radiation increases , so does the efficiency of the facilities .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the facilities are also characterized by a high degree of flexibility .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "they can be combined with all other fossil and renewable energy sources and are thus base-load capable .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "another plus is the option of producing electricity and process heat at the same time or independently of one another .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "in addition , the residual heat can be used for further industrial applications for example desalination and cooling .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the first commercial solar thermal parabolic trough power plant with direct steam generation in the world is producing electricity since fall 2011 .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the 5 mwe solar thermal power plant located in kanchanaburi/thailand is unique in three different ways .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "first parabolic trough commercial power plant based on direct steam generation .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "solarlite trough sl4600 a new generation of parabolic trough made of composite material combined with an efficient thin-glass mirror which reflects more than 95 % of the sun radiation .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "the construction method allows island solutions and smaller solar thermal parabolic trough plants starting from 500 kwe .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "solarlite has tested the dsg concept successfully in three pilot projects in thailand and germany .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the dsg concept is environment friendly and allows significant reductions of the total investment costs and levelized electricity cost .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "with dsg a higher operating temperature will be achievable .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the solarlite sl 4600 parabolic trough is a newly developed highly efficient product that can generate temperatures of up to 400 \u00b0c .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "each panel has an aperture width of 4,6 m and is made of composite materials combined with an efficient thinglass mirror .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "this mirror reflects up to 95 % of the sun 's radiation onto the absorber pipe positioned at the ideal focus of the parabolic mirror .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "bankruptcy solarlite gmbh declared insolvency in 2012 .", "topic": 4}, {"text": "this was primarily credited to two different factors : market changes due to the chinese government subsidies policy , which resulted in smaller demand for photovoltaics ; and the inability to meet certain contractual obligations , which resulted in non-payment from two customers .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "the company then reincorporated on january 1st , 2013 as solarlite csp technology gmbh with the same ceo , joachim kr\u00fcger .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "projects \" tse 1 \" kanchanaburi province , thailand - this was the first of what was originally planned to be 15 9mwe concentrated solar power plants .", "topic": 25}, {"text": "thailand \u2019s solar programme required that the plants be completed by 2015 .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "however , due to complications , including solarlite filing for bankruptcy in 2012 , no other plants were built .", "topic": 16}], "title": "solarlite", "paragraphs": ["solarlite works on different research projects which will enable the company to become more competitive .\nsolarlite is the only provider of solar thermal power plants on the scale of 500 kwe up to over 30 mwe of power output . the decentralised modular design of the solarlite power plants ensures flexibility .\nsolarlite has already been recognised on a number of occasions for its innovations in the field of solar power .\nsolarlite : after years of r & d , thousand oaks has developed a new solar film that has the optical quality of the glass with the advantages of impregnated polymer ( thousand oaks optical black polymer ) . images through this new solarlite film are optically superior compared to the images from the older thousand oaks black polymer film . this new solarlite film was released in very late 2016 , so make sure that you get products with this newer solarlite film .\nthe solarlite surface studs are ideal for use in locations where enhanced delineation is required but flush mounting may not be possible .\nin an industry competition , the\ncsp today award\n, solarlite csp technology gmbh was nominated\nnewcomer of the year\n.\nsolarlite road studs are more robust and durable than traditional road studs meaning they ' ve a lower overall lifetime cost than a retro - reflective road stud and better longevity .\nsolarlite trough sl4600 a new generation of parabolic trough made of composite material combined with an efficient thin - glass mirror which reflects more than 95 % of the sun radiation .\nsolarlite is the first and only company in the world to build solar thermal parabolic trough power plants based on direct steam generation with water , substituting the thermal oil traditionally used .\nsolarlite csp technology gmbh was finalist in the\nstartup\ncategory at the\ndeutscher innovationspreis 2010\n( german innovation award 2010 ) for the development of the sl 4600 .\nsolarlite gmbh develops and builds decentralized solar - thermal parabolic trough plants ( csp - concentrated solar power ) for combined heat and power generation ( steam , thermal energy and power ) . these power plants have an electrical output in the range of 500 kwe up to more than 30 mwe . solarlite is globally the only supplier of parabolic trough plants that can be used in different applications such as electricity production or for the stand - alone electricity consumption of small and medium - sized industrial facilities . compared to traditional parabolic trough collectors that use thermal oil and an additional heat exchanger , the direct steam generation implemented by solarlite is more efficient , less expensive and more environmentally friendly . solarlite was founded in 2007 by joachim kr\u00fcger .\nthe solarlite studs are fully type approved by the united kingdom department for transport . see our installation instructions for a step - by - step guide on how to install the studs .\nsolarlite gmbh develops and builds decentralized concentrating solar - thermal parabolic trough plants ( csp \u2013 concentrated solar power ) for combined heat and power generation ( steam , thermal energy and power ) . these power plants have an electrical output in the range of 500 kwe up to more than 30 mwe . solarlite is globally the only supplier of parabolic trough plants that can be used in different applications such as electricity production or for the stand - alone electricity consumption of small and medium - sized industrial facilities . compared to traditional parabolic trough collectors that use thermal oil and an additional heat exchanger , the direct steam generation implemented by solarlite is more efficient , less expensive and more environmentally friendly . solarlite was founded in 2007 by joachim kr\u00fcger .\neven in poor conditions ( rain , fog or surface spray ) where traditional retro - reflective studs and road markings are less visible , solarlite studs continue to shine brightly , guiding you safely .\nsolarlite csp technology gmbh from mecklenburg - western pomerania stands for innovation , technology and globality . the company is a technology innovator and epc contractor for solar thermal parabolic trough power plants ( concentrated solar power ) . solarlite provides the whole range of service to the client from technical consultancy until the installation of a customize solution . the technology is based on direct steam generation for the production of electricity or process heat for industrial purposes . compared with traditional parabolic trough power plants , solarlite directly generates steam and is therefore more efficient , cost - effective and environmentally friendly . the power plants have an electrical output of 2 mw up to over 100 mw . solarlite is thus the only supplier of parabolic trough power plants suited to covering the energy demands of commercial and small industrial companies .\nsolarlite has created significant innovations within solar thermal energy . the direct steam generation of water instead of thermal oil and the option of cogeneration of thermal and electrical energy make the energy production nearly free of co2 and more environmental friendly . solarlite is the first company in the world , which has built a commercial parabolic trough solar - thermal power plant based on direct steam generation . with this technology , solarlite can achieve higher operating temperatures than for example with thermal oil , which is limited up to 395\u00b0c . the total investment costs can thus be reduced by up to 10 \u2013 25 % .\njuly 29 ( seenews ) - german firm solarlite csp technology gmbh aims to secure a foothold on the omani solar - based enhanced oil recovery ( eor ) market with its direct steam generation technology .\ni - solarlite addresses the issues of unreliable electricity among the rural populations of the developing countries . today , over 1 . 5 billion people in the world live without electricity . they have no choice but to use dangerous & unreliable sources of electricity like kerosene , candles , etc . i - solarlite also solves the problem of high electricity bills by creating an ecosystem where the usage of clean energy is to its maximum potential .\ncombined heat and power : solarlite power plant technology offers the option of combining heat and power generation , which increases performance and constitutes an expansion of the current operating concepts in the market that supply either electricity or process heating .\nthe solarlite s series is fully type approved by the united kingdom department for transport and holds a network rail certificate of acceptance . see our installation instructions for a step - by - step guide on how to install the studs .\nsolarlite develops , produces and builds solar thermal parabolic trough power plants ( concentrated solar power ) for generating electricity or process heat for industrial purposes . for the first time worldwide , the company is applying direct steam generation commercially in a power plant . more \u00bb\nsolarlite csp managing director joachim kruger was quoted as saying that the german company\u2019s projects are designed so as to take full advantage of local content . he gives as an example a project in thailand in which 70 % of the material has been sourced locally .\nthe result is an innovative , modular collector design based on the combination of a robust but light synthetic construction of a tested composite panel , an efficient thin - glass mirror and minimised steel construction . as a result , solarlite achieves the following competitive advantages :\ndirect steam generation requires a complex control and regulating system to control and maintain the pressure and temperature . solarlite uses a combination of recirculation and injection technology . that way , steam is continuously reintroduced into the water cycle so that the pressure remains stable . tse 1 has an operating temperature of 330\u00b0c with a pressure of 30 bars . \u201cwe are already working on developing this technology further . our current project , the tse 2 power plant , will reach an operating temperature of 400\u00b0c with 40 bars ,\nsays joachim kr\u00fcger , ceo of solarlite gmbh .\nthe parabolic trough collector sl 4600 developed by solarlite is designed for operating temperatures up to 500 \u00b0c . it is made from a glass fibre composite material and a thin film glass mirror and as such it is especially light . this achieves a simplified construction and considerable cost reductions .\nby contrast , our solarlite s series active road studs combine the use of retro - reflective strips with in - built high intensity leds powered by harnessing free solar energy , resulting in a solution that delivers 10x greater visibility of the layout of the road ahead , so up to 900m . this increases the available time to scope out the road ahead , enabling you to adjust your behaviour to the driving conditions ahead . even in poor weather conditions , where other road markings become less visible , solarlite surface road studs continue to shine through , guiding you safely .\nwhilst initially conceived for use on roads , their low profile makes the solarlite active road studs perfect for use in a wide variety of additional applications such as pedestrian and cycle paths , on crosswalks , level crossings and railway platforms . download the pathway studs specification sheet for further details .\nin the joint research project known as \u201cduke\u201d that is supported by the german federal ministry for the environment , nature conservation and nuclear safety , solarlite gmbh and the german aerospace centre are testing a new version of direct steam generation that will make it possible to cut energy costs even more .\nin the joint research project known as \u201cduke\u201d that is supported also by the german federal ministry for the environment , nature conservation and nuclear safety , solarlite gmbh , dlr \u2013 the german aerospace centre and ciemat are testing a new version of direct steam generation that will make it possible to cut energy costs even more .\nsolarlite has tested the dsg concept successfully in three pilot projects in thailand and germany . the dsg concept is environment friendly and allows significant reductions of the total investment costs and levelized electricity cost . with dsg a higher operating temperature will be achievable . the solarlite sl 4600 parabolic trough is a newly developed highly efficient product that can generate temperatures of up to 400 \u00b0c . each panel has an aperture width of 4 , 6 m and is made of composite materials combined with an efficient thinglass mirror . this mirror reflects up to 95 % of the sun ' s radiation onto the absorber pipe positioned at the ideal focus of the parabolic mirror .\nat i - solarlite we strive to satisfy the people who live in darkness or use unreliable dangerous sources of lighting like kerosene , candles or dibiya . our consumers include village families , communities , sailors , vendors and many more . we aim to satisfy the customers by offering good solar products at affordable pricing . read more . .\ndespite unusually poor radiation , on january 25 , 2012 , tse 1 supplied 5 mw of electrical power to thailand\u2019s public power network for the first time . solarlite gmbh , based in duckwitz , mecklenburg - western pomerania , has reached a major milestone in the development of solar thermal energy by activating this power plant in southeast asia .\nthe decentralized modular system of solarlite is also unique in the world . the design based on combining a light composite construction and an efficient thin - glass mirror is advantageous in various aspects , for example a central production independent of the power plant sites as well as allowing small project sizes with no limitations . the solarlite sl 4600 parabolic trough is a newly developed highly efficient product that can generate temperatures of more than 400 \u00b0c . the sl 4600 is a light weight glass fiber composite material construction using only necessary minimal steel for torsional stiffness . the simplicity of the construction , together with the use of new materials and material combinations , allows mass production of an optical instrument with higher precision , whilst simultaneously reducing weight and costs .\nthe result of the research project is a new parabolic collector developed for the market with the name solarlite sl 4600 . the aim was to develop a collector with a significantly higher efficiency . the research project optimised the collector and a prototype was created . this was subjected to comprehensive tests and measurements in cooperation with the german aerospace centre . more information on the sl 4600\nwe offer thousand oaks optical ' s new solarlite solar filter film pieces in many different sizes . this is suitable to make your own : ( i ) solar viewing glasses or observing card ( for direct solar viewing without the use of optical equipment ) , or ( ii ) front - mounted solar filters for telescopes , binoculars , spotting scopes , or large camera lenses .\nthe possible size of power plants often corresponds to the requirements of small and medium - sized industrial companies . solarlite power plants can be operated as combined heat and power systems , simultaneously producing electricity and process heat for industrial applications . they can be integrated into existing plants and combined with fossil or other renewable energy sources ( e . g . biomass , geothermal , oil ) .\ndirect steam generation : this is the first time this technology is being employed by a company commercially . solarlite has refined the operating concept and tested it in plants in germany and thailand . the direct evaporation of water means the use of expensive and environmentally unfriendly combination of thermal oil plus heat exchanger can be avoided . this considerably increases efficiency compared to current technology , as well as lowering costs .\nsolarlite is the only company worldwide to have designed and constructed commercial solar thermal parabolic trough power plants based on direct generation of water / steam . the company has successfully tested the technology in three pilot and test plants in germany and thailand . the first commercial plant is built with an output of 5 mwe north of bangkok , the capital of thailand . direct steam generation has the following advantages :\ncsp today speaks to dr . joachim kruger , ceo and founder of solarlite , about the future of csp and how to increase competitiviness . dr . krueger is particpating at the 2nd csp optimisation summit ( 5 - 6 june , madrid ) and will be discussing the \u2018state - of - the - art direct steam generation\u2019 in an exclusive panel joined by the ciemat \u2013 psa , dlr and novatec solar .\nsolarlite has created significant innovations within solar thermal energy . with the sl 4600 , the company has successfully developed a parabolic trough collector made with a combination of glass fibre composite material and an efficient thin - film glass mirror . with this we have achieved higher operating temperatures , a simpler construction , a significant reduction in weight and panel costs and thereby ultimately an increase in the efficiency of the whole power plant .\nthe design for direct steam generation , which was implemented commercially for the first time at tse 1 , offers the advantage of using solar radiation to heat water directly in an absorber tube , which produces the steam required to run the turbine . after developing and testing this design at three test and pilot facilities with the help of experts from the german aerospace centre , solarlite gmbh is now implementing it in commercial projects .\nin collaboration with thai solar energy co . , ltd . , the investor and operator of tse 1 and tse2 , solarlite gmbh is planning to build a total of 15 power plants with a combined output of 135 mw . joachim kr\u00fcger explains : \u201csolar thermal power plants use the sun as an energy source in a very efficient way . they are definitely at least 25 % more efficient than photovoltaic power plants . \u201d\nsafely view the sun anytime and during all partial phases of an eclipse ( a filter is required for all phases of an annular or partial eclipse ) . thousand oaks optical ' s exclusive high quality solarlite polymer substrates provide superior safety features , sharper solar images , and pleasing orange solar image . this solar eclipse film meet ce / iso safety requirements . the transmission is 1 / 1 , 000th of 1 % ( optical density od 5 ) .\na modern company cannot compete today without continuous development , including the development of new marketable products . the growing market of concentrated solar power in particular requires investment in research and development . solarlite has rapidly gained experience in the area of small and medium solar thermal power plants . several pilot and test plants have been constructed . the team is constantly working on the advancement of technology and on bringing new innovations onto the market . our focus lies on further promoting the market acceptance of solar thermal energy .\na wide market acceptance of solar thermal power plants requires further increases in the overall efficiency of a power plant as well as cost reductions . reaching this goal requires an investment in further development of the technology . solarlite is placing emphasis on the improvement and automation of the production process for parabolic troughs . in this respect , the company is following the strategy of further reducing the panel price per square meter . this goal will be achieved with the aid of new manufacturing processes , using new materials or material combinations .\ni bought the thousand oaks optical solarlite solar filter film ( nd 5 ) square piece 12\nfrom agena astroproducts . this is some really great film . there are some flimsy films out there . but this was very resistant to creasing . i expected this to tear and have permanent wrinkles but none . it works great without a problem . i have made a filter for my camera and my telescope and have some really great pics . it came well packaged and survived shipping . thanks agena for selling this product . i will definitely be ordering again .\nsolarlite csp technology gmbh , located in mecklenburg - pomerania , germany , develops and builds decentralized solar - thermal parabolic trough power plants ( csp \u2013 concentrated solar power ) and process heat plants . for the first time worldwide , solarlite is using direct steam generation commercially in a power plant . solar thermal facilities offer the most sustainable form of energy recovery in terms of the environment , resources and availability . the technology has the advantage that as direct solar radiation increases , so does the efficiency of the facilities . the facilities are also characterized by a high degree of flexibility . they can be combined with all other fossil and renewable energy sources and are thus base - load capable . another plus is the option of producing electricity and process heat at the same time or independently of one another . in addition , the residual heat can be used for further industrial applications for example desalination and cooling . the first commercial solar thermal parabolic trough power plant with direct steam generation in the world is producing electricity since fall 2011 . the 5 mwe solar thermal power plant located in kanchanaburi / thailand is unique in three different ways .\nthe solarlite 4600 is the second generation of highly efficient parabolic trough collectors . the product was developed for operating up to 500\u00b0c . the collector , with an aperture of 4 . 6 m , consists of precisely shaped parabolic troughs made from glass fibre composite material , upon which a thin - film glass mirror is glued . this reflects more than 95 % of the sun ' s radiation on to a receiver pipe positioned at the focal line . water is pumped through the pipe , absorbing the reflected heat and vaporising . a turbine generator produces electricity . the surplus heat can be used for further heat applications .\nsolarlite active road studs don ' t have that same dependency . they don ' t rely on the headlight beam of the vehicle at all . instead , they actively deliver light output directly in the natural line of sight of the driver from high brightness leds in the stud . these led road studs are powered by solar energy captured from natural sunlight by the in - built solar panel and stored in the stud ' s internal battery . as a result of this active light output , they deliver 10 x greater visibility of the road layout ahead than the traditional retro - reflective road markings , giving drivers up to 900m visibility .\naccording to current publications concentrated solar power will constantly grow and double its worldwide capacity in the near future . nevertheless the technology needs support through ongoing investments in research and development to become a competitive source . in countries where the government takes the leading role and supports csp development through long - term oriented incentives we are able to achieve a high competitive position by the next few years . the future of csp is not the large - scale project of 150 mw or more but the individual customized solution to supply energy to industries and rural regions . i also see a significant price decrease that will allow us to install smaller scale systems even in areas with lower dni , like solarlite does in southeast asia . the csp plants will hybridize with biomass or biogas and become base load capable . in addition to that we will see dsg systems with new storage devices to back up during transient conditions and to extend daily solar operations .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nrynek glowny \u2013 main square , krakow , poland : 10 - acre main square in the center of the historic city of krakow . this public marketplace is highly accessible to pedestrians via 11 streets and 2 passages and contains a multiplicity of uses for diverse social groups .\nplaza hidalgo , coyoacan , mexico city , mexico : located in a suburb outside of mexico city , this pedestrian plaza is anchored by a large church and acts as the center of market activity with multiple uses blending together .\npiazza navona , rome , italy : a main attraction , this public plaza is defined by bernini ' s fountain , excellent programming including markets , activity on the edges , and flexible daily and seasonal use .\nplaza santa ana , madrid , spain : this neighborhood and civic square acts as a day and nighttime destination . narrow channels of traffic move through maintaining a pedestrian feel . highly active edges surround the square .\nbryant park , new york , ny : a public park with a long history and series of transitions has been revitalized into a city amenity . the park provides space for multiple year - round activities such as reading , strolling , shopping , concerts , performances , ice skating , and more . the park is adjacent to the new york public library and forms a large green roof over a large portion of the library annex housing .\ncowichan recyclists ( cargo bicycle transport ) , duncan , bc : year - round recycling pickup company by use of cargo bicycles . started by two cowichan residents in 2007 , they offer a zero emissions solution to waste transport and help the city work towards a zero - waste goal .\nconcentrated solar power , thailand : concentrated solar power using parabolic troughs . electrical and thermal energy combined with a biomass boiler helps to ensure continuous energy independent of weather .\nthermocline energy storage , tower of theiss , near krems an der donau , austria : district heating accumulation tower with 50 , 000 cubic meters volume . energy is collected from active solar collectors and transferred to insulated repositories to perform useful work later such as space heating , domestic or process heating , or electricity generation .\nball state geothermal system , munsey , indiana : designed to replace four coal burning power plants , this geothermal system is the largest in the nation . it will heat and cool more than 45 buildings and span the entire 660 - acre campus . it is estimated to save 85 , 000 tons of carbon annually , cutting the university ' s carbon footprint in half . projected completion date is 2014 .\nhomeostatic facade system prototype : a shading system prototype developed by decker yeadon architects ' that opens and closes in response to heat gain and loss through building envelope , regulating indoor temperature .\ngreenpix zero energy media wall 2008 olympic games , beijing , china : 20 , 000sf facade that uses solar energy collected and stored during the day for a colorful led light display at night .\nadam joseph lewis center for environmental studies , oberlin college , oberlin , oh : contains a living machine that treats wastewater using a system of engineered ecologies that include microbes , plants , snails and insects . the system is designed to treat up to 2 , 000 gallons of the building\u2019s wastewater per day in a beautiful , garden - like atmosphere .\nworrell water technologies , living machine : private company offering sustainable technologies for water treatment and security . they have developed living machines for a number of buildings including schools and resorts .\nuniversity of guelph - humber biowall , guelph , ontario , canada : four - storey living wall containing about 1000 plants . it is connected to the air handling system and helps condition indoor air by filtering pollutants while reducing humidity and providing cooling .\nschwab rehabilitation hospital rooftop garden , chicago , il : semi - intensive therapeutic green roof retrofit of an existing three - storey structure . the rooftop garden is used for rehabilitation purposes for up to 1 , 800 patients per year .\nlive building integrated learning centre , queen ' s university , kingston , on , canada : the\nlive building\nacts as a giant laboratory for engineering students to monitor performance of its electrical , mechanical , and structural systems . exhibits and data are available to the public , researchers , and students to help advance the understanding of engineering issues , concepts , and ideas .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nlarger quantities , including bulk rolls 100 to 2 , 500 feet available for making custom eclipse viewers .\nchoose an option 8 . 5\nx 11\n( 216mm x 279mm ) 12\nx 12\n( 305mm x 305mm )\nour innovative solutions harness intelligence to transform operator and driver behaviour , making travel easy , efficient and safe .\nfrom parking optimisation to all weather lane marking , we apply creative thinking to a whole range of applications and design practical solutions to meet your individual needs .\nclearview intelligence products are the building blocks of your solution . our experts are on hand with advice about the best products for your needs .\nworking for a broad range of government , local authorities and private companies our solutions can be applied to many industries , organisations , and sectors .\nsmart , safe and sustainable solar powered road studs , proven to increase night time road safety . providing a view of the road layout ahead in the driver ' s natural line of vision and well beyond the headlight beam of a vehicle .\nmaking do with sub - standard visibility on the road is a recipe for disaster , collisions and in the worst case scenario , fatalities .\nconventional retro - reflective road studs have been around for decades and in that time , their performance has barely changed . they still rely on the effectiveness of the vehicle ' s headlight beam to provide enough light at the right angle to reflect some of that light back at the driver to delineate the road ahead . at best , that headlight beam normally extends to about 90m .\nand this is proven to make a significant difference , reducing night - time road accidents by over 70 % .\nlet ' s put that into perspective . a motorist driving at a speed of 100km / h ( 62mph ) will see 90m of delineation from retro - reflective studs . this provides around 3 . 2 seconds to react to changes in the road ahead . with active road studs providing up to 900m visibility , reaction time available to the motorist is over 30 seconds . this provides plenty of time to take in and process information about possible hazards ahead and adjust your driving accordingly without needing to slam on the brakes .\njust a few hours of daylight will provide enough battery power to last days - more than enough to ensure the system operates all year round , whatever the weather and wherever the location in the world .\nlet us help you . call + 44 ( 0 ) 1869 362800 or email us\nclearview intelligence limited\u00ae head office , a4 telford road bicester , oxfordshire ox26 4ld , u . k .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\non may 24 , 2018 , we published revised versions of our terms of use , privacy policy , and cookie policy . your use of agena astroproducts\u2019 services is subject to these revised terms . visit\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\ncontiguous us customers : all items we sell ship for free within the contiguous us . shipping will be via the cheapest shipping method which will vary depending on the items in your order . during checkout , you may also be shown other optional faster shipping choices . us customers in hawaii and alaska : free shipping applies to almost all products . a few large telescopes and mounts are excluded from this free shipping offer . for these items , please contact us to obtain a shipping quote before you check out using the online shopping cart . international customers : free shipping does not apply to international orders . during check - out , you will be presented with several shipping choices and costs . however , the export of some items may be restricted outside the us due to size or manufacturer restrictions .\neach piece is carefully cut by agena , packed between two cardboard sheets , and shipped flat . a basic information sheet with some mounting instructions is included , but these are not detailed instructions to make your own solar filter . however , you can find dozens of online resources on making your own solar filter to view and photograph the upcoming total solar eclipse on august 21 , 2017 .\nthis film will never develop pin holes or scratches that can let in light and ruin a filter . other advantages : light weight and does not require re - balancing tube assembly , will not break , consistent yellow - orange solar image , even density with any aperture , flat surface . slight creases or wrinkles or warps may be present , but these will not have any impact on the solar image . will not tear or puncture . stronger than any other solar film on the market . guaranteed 15 years .\nthousand oaks optical is a leading us - based manufacturer of solar filters and films . they have been making these products for over 35 years , and their products have been used by nasa aboard the space shuttle . other professional users include : abc , bbc cbs , nbc , cnn , nova , the discovery channel , national geographic and most major universities and observatories throughout the world .\nnever look at the sun without special eye protection . when viewing the eclipse , use this film at all times when any part of the sun is visible . do not look into an unfiltered telescope with this film on the eyepiece end alone .\nreview ' s title & body can ' t be empty please enter a star rating for this review name field cannot be empty invalid email your review has already been submitted . max length was exceeded please fill out all of the mandatory ( * ) fields one or more of your answers does not meet the required criteria\nwe value your input . share your review so everyone else can enjoy it too .\nyour review was sent successfully and is now waiting for our staff to publish it .\na verified reviewer is a shopper who has confirmed an email address , or connected a social network with yotpo , providing an added level of transparency and trust .\na verified buyer is a user who has purchased the reviewed product through our store .\nthis is an excellent product . i built a homemade filter for my camera and my telescope . i haven ' t actually used it on my telescope but i have with my camera . the pics turned out great ! it arrived early . for the price , i considered it great deal . the material actually seems like a better quality than others . it seems to stand up to the ' wrinkle ' test . some film if you move it , it seems to develop permanent creases . not this though . tough stuff . thanks agena for making this available .\ni made my own filter with this film for my at60ed refractor . it gives the sun a rich yellow color which is great for photograpgy . as usual agena setvice was fast and excellent . highly recommended !\ni made an economical filter to mount on the front of my dobsonian from this nd sheet from thousand oaks for the 2017 solar eclipse . the filter has the amber glow which i find more pleasing for viewing , it seems to be quite robust with resistance to scratches and punctures which is my biggest fear from a film .\ni got this for the solar eclipse , which i watched from very near the center of totality near grand island , ne . i had meant to purchase a filter for my canon eos but waited too long . agena astroproducts was the last place i could find solar film and they answered the phone on a sunday ! they will be the first place i go to from now on . thanks for the outstanding service ! ! !\ni received the filter material in plenty of time to make my own filter for photographing the eclipse . i procrastinated on doing anything for the eclipse so was late in ordering or doing anything . i ordered the 600mm telephoto 4 days before the eclipse and received everything and produced some rather good photographs for my first time doing this . i 3d printed a cover to go over the lens and created a 4 . 6\nsquare opening and then create a groove in this opening to make it 5\nthen printed a frame to hold the filter in place in the opening . worked very will and extremely happy with the timeliness of delivery and the quality of the product .\nworked great for the 2017 solar eclipse . was able to cut up into pieces for various telescopes and cameras .\nplease click on the link in the confirmation email we just sent you to submit your question .\nsign up to get exclusive deals , observing tips , and new product announcements .\nwe don ' t know when or if this item will be back in stock .\nthis shopping feature will continue to load items . in order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading .\nhoya 52mm hd hardened glass 8 - layer multi - coated digital circular polarizer f . . .\ntronixpro 105mm pro series high resolution digital ultraviolet uv protection filter for sigma 120 - 300mm f / 2 . 8 dg os hsm lens + microfiber cloth\nthere was a problem completing your request . please try your search again later .\ni know thousand oaks is a good brand , but i wasn ' t 100 % sure this was . . .\ni ordered this product before hearing about all the counterfeit solar filters people were selling . i know thousand oaks is a good brand , but i wasn ' t 100 % sure this was a legit sale . i didn ' t go blind though and got some great photos of the eclipse , so it was satisfactory .\nprovided plenty of solar filter to equip my dslr camera , a 5\ntelescope , and a pair of binoculars , with filter to spare . arrived just in time for the eclipse . now , i can do solar astronomy anytime i want - saw those big sunspots last month .\nworked exactly as expected . cut it to size , mount it to a cardboard rig , off you go .\nworked well for the eclipse used in front of binoculars , camera , plain eyes a bit .\ngreat product , got us ready for the eclipse ! ! ! we used this on three cameras taking stills and as well as video of the eclipse . can ' t wait to purchase more for 2024 !\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nsmart , safe and sustainable surface mounted solar road stud . proven to increase night time road safety . providing a view of the road layout ahead , in the driver ' s natural line of vision , well beyond the headlight beam of a vehicle .\nconventional retro - reflective surface mounted studs are a false economy . relying solely on the effectiveness of the vehicle ' s headlight beam and the ability of the product to reflect some of that light back in the line of sight of the driver means at best they normally give only around 90m visibility .\njust a few hours of daylight will provide enough battery power to last days - more than enough to ensure the system operates all year round whatever the weather and wherever the location in the world .\nthey have been deployed extensively across the globe for edge delineation and have been proven to reduce night - time road accidents by over 70 % at uk installation sites .\nto conserve conventional energy by energy - efficient products through last mile distribution and reduce the electricity cost in each household .\nto electrify every rural and urban household with complete end to end solar solutions .\nthis page is having a slideshow that uses javascript . your browser either doesn ' t support javascript or you have it turned off . to see this page as it is meant to appear please use a javascript enabled browser .\nkerosene lamp used to come with a recurring expense on 3 - 5 litres every month and now i need not worry about it . my family including my kids are very happy to use this solar lamp\nthe biggest benefit of this lamp is that i need not worry about the electricity at all . now i work after dark nights in the kitchen and also do household chores\nkerosene lamps were a big problem here and they could never withstand big wind , now we do not worry about it . we use this i - solar lamp which lights up at nights and now we also earn double than before . .\nour entire village in kuppivadi ( orissa ) is now using these solar lamps . . now we can work even in nights and our children can study too !\nfrom the time we started using these lamps , my kids are studying till late nights and now they perform good in schools as well . .\nwe are looking for passionate and enthusiast sales managers at district level in various states of india . if you are interested to work with us and you feel that you are suitable for our company then please feel free to send your updated cv ( curriculum vitae / resume ) to hr @ urltoken if we feel that we need to contact you then one of our team members will correspond via e - mail or over phone to discuss things further .\nparabolic troughs made out composite materials : simplicity of construction , together with the use of new materials and material combinations , allows mass production of an optical instrument with higher precision , whilst simultaneously greatly reducing weight and costs .\ndirect steam generation is climate and environmentally friendly and eliminates hazardous and flammable substances .\nsolar thermal power plant that produces electriocity and process heat in india . project details\nthe consol project deals with a new generation of troughs , which is to achieve significant cost reductions in the production of solar fields . project details\nthe partners in this project aim to set up a collector row to investigate solar direct steam generation [ . . . ] project details\ncombined solar thermal energy - biomass power plant for electricity , refrigeration and heat generation . project details\nthe first parabolic trough concentrating solar thermal plant using direct steam generation \u2013 delivers its full 5 mw of output to thailand\u2019s power network .\nbecause the technology uses water instead of the commonly used thermal oil as a heat transfer fluid , components such as heat exchangers are not needed . but most importantly , direct steam generation allows higher operating temperatures of up to 500\u00b0c , in contrast to the 395\u00b0c made possible using thermal oil . for that reason , parabolic trough plants are clearly more efficient and thus better performers in the long run . not to mention , these power plants are especially environmentally - friendly because they do not require thermal oil , an expensive and dangerous component in limited supply . lower co2 emissions are another noteworthy feature : 964 t / year less than oil and 1 , 258 t / year less than coal .\nthe efficiency of parabolic trough plants can be further increased in , for example , co - generation applications with simultaneous electricity and thermal energy usage , or when energy storage solutions are integrated . in addition , there is potential for hybrid solutions with other renewable energy sources . \u201cthis technology has a broad range of applications . the fact that energy costs can be reduced over the long term and that we can free ourselves from fluctuating prices are real opportunities for industry ,\nadds joachim kr\u00fcger .\nthe partners in this project aim to set up a collector row to investigate solar direct steam generation according to the once through concept . the project comprises planning , development and commissioning , test operation and a system assessment . the conclusion of the project will bring the first proof of function for solar direct steam generation according to the once trough concept on a fully functional collector row .\nthere is currently no practical experience of the once through concept that allows the inference that operation is guaranteed to be possible under real weather conditions and considering the economic requirements .\nthe project deals primarily with the construction , commissioning and first operation of a collector row to examine the operational capability of solar direct steam generation according to the once through concept . an important criterion for completing the evaluation of an operating concept is the long - term stability of the components and systems used . the project is to achieve the following essential milestones :\nfurther development of a parabolic trough collector using a composite structure for direct steam generation and for use in decentralised power plants with combined heat and power . the aim is to optimise energy output and simultaneously reduce investment costs , in order to make the technology interesting for a wide customer base .\nthe increase in optical efficiency up to 75 . 3 % through the use of new materials ensures an improved exploitation of solar energy , which in turn leads to a more cost - effective energy supply .\nthe modular construction system makes a decentralised in situ energy supply possible , without the need for long transfer distances ( isolated applications ) . combined heat and power and the use of residual heat for industrial applications makes the system flexible and economically interesting .\nnew materials make the sl 4600 light . costs for transport , assembly and maintenance can therefore by reduced , and service life is extended .\nwith the sl 4600 , the company was able to not only achieve substantial reductions in costs and weight , but also reduce the area necessary for a solar field through heightened optical efficiency .\nthe new parabolic trough collector achieves higher operating temperatures and is particularly efficient in sun - rich areas with solar radiation of 1 , 600 kwh / m\u00b2 . the company ' s flexible system for regions without connection to the energy grid is of interest here .\ncsp plant . author : green prophet . license : creative commons , attribution 2 . 0 generic\nthe company has recently presented in muscat its parabolic troughs , the oman daily observer reported . it is offering energy , operating cost and environmental savings and \u201ca substantial localisation component\u201d , according to the report .\nsolar - based eor is becoming a hot topic in oman after petroleum development oman ( pdo ) announced a 1 , 021 - mw solar thermal project to use glasspoint solar inc technology . the facility will produce steam for eor , thus reducing pdo\u2019s natural gas use .\ntsvet has been following the development of the global renewable energy industry for seven years now . she ' s got a soft spot for emerging markets .\nrenewables now is an independent one - stop shop for business news and market intelligence for the global renewable energy industry .\nthe sl 4600 is an advancement on its precursor , the sl 2300 , which is suitable for use in operating temperatures of up to 250\u00b0c .\noptimised collector design the parabolic design was optimally aligned to the properties of the vacuum receiver . the length of a collector was set at 12m , corresponding to the length of 3 receivers . twelve collectors are connected to one module . the length of a segment was set at 12 m , corresponding to the length of 3 receivers . twelve segments are connected to one collector . the length of a collector is thus set at 120 m .\nhigher operating temperatures an improved design and improved optical properties mean the new parabolic trough collector permits operating temperatures of up to 500 \u00b0c .\nreduction of the collector weight reducing the proportion of steel means the weight of the collector is reduced .\ncost reductions in production and transport the individual modules can be shipped without problems in standard containers , which means on - site manufacturing is no longer absolutely necessary . the modular design makes unrestricted project sizes possible .\nincrease in optical efficiency the new parabolic trough collector achieves an optical efficiency of up to 75 % .\nconcentrated solar thermal power will constantly grow and double its worldwide capacity in the near future .\nmy vision is a co2 free energy production with the sun as energy source , which makes energy more environmentally friendly and everywhere available at a reasonable price . to achieve this objective together with constantly increasing global energy demand csp technology will have an important role especially in regions with strong direct normal irradiance means the world sunniest regions . the high flexibility of csp technology will force the deployment in combination with the aim to reduce co2 emissions .\nwe are also working on getting acceptance of hybrid solutions . we have a biomass / biogas - csp product prepared , which will enter the market shortly . we are optimistic that solar - biomass plants really present a solution for rural areas , given the abundant biomass resource that grows quickly and can be harvested often . at our particular plant sizes of 5 to 20 mwe the logistical problem of biomass / biogas is minimized , but can create large synergy effects for economic growth in agricultural , rural areas .\nfuture thermal storage will be essential to become csp a competitive solution of flexible and reliable power supply .\nthe currently finished tresert project demonstrates how an innovative technology can provide a decentralized supply of electricity , heating and refrigeration in southeast asia . the goal of the bmu - sponsored project is to raise awareness of green technologies in the region , and the use of low - temperature turbines and absorption cooler is a technical innovation that has tremendous marketing potential ."]}
{"id": 54378, "summary": [{"text": "plex systems , inc. is a software company based in troy , michigan .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company develops and markets the plex manufacturing cloud , a software as a service ( saas ) or cloud computing erp for manufacturing . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "plex systems", "paragraphs": ["i worked at plex systems , inc . full - time ( more than a year )\ncalsoft systems offers a powerful and comprehensive enterprise cloud solution for manufacturing companies\u2014the plex manufacturing cloud .\nplex systems announced the release of plex mobile , a new , native mobile app purpose - built to address . . .\nsee why idc positions plex systems as a \u201cmajor player\u201d among erp vendors in this idc marketscape .\nplex systems representatives : we attract thousands of visitors to our website . our visitors would benefit substantially from an accurate description on plex systems . to manage this and learn more about us , click here .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at plex systems , inc . , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the plex systems , inc . company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at plex systems , inc . .\nauburn hills \u2014 when it comes to owners , the manufacturing management software developer plex systems is switching coasts .\nlearn why idc positioned plex systems as a \u201cmajor player\u201d among six manufacturing execution system ( mes ) vendors .\nplex systems is a software - as - a - service company that is focused on cloud computing erp systems . founded in 1995 , plex systems is led by ceo jason blessing . the company first started out as an internal project at an auto parts manufacturer called msp industries back in 1989 .\nplex systems cto , jerry foster will discuss breakthroughs in ar , vr , and mobility for manufacturers . . .\nalso see erp software systems for wholesale distribution manufacturing , ibm unidata / universe .\nalso see erp software systems for wholesale distribution manufacturing , abas open object oriented database .\nfrancisco partners identified plex systems as an early mover in the cloud erp market with significant recurring revenue and strong growth opportunities .\nplex systems , inc . 1731 harmon rd . auburn hills , mi 48326 - 1549 ( 248 ) 391 - 8000 urltoken\nforbes says ,\nemployees are most recommending plex systems to their friends interested in working at an enterprise cloud computing startup .\nalso see erp software systems for wholesale distribution manufacturing , cloud - based ( saas ) .\ni applied online . the process took 4 days . i interviewed at plex systems , inc . ( troy , mi ) in january 2015 .\nin 2006 , apax partners acquired a majority of plex . at that time , plex used to be called plexus systems , but the company was renamed in 2009 . about a year ago , plex was completely acquired by francisco partners . there are currently 3 francisco board partners at plex .\n1 . ) being purely cloud based - no other company has purely cloud based erp systems . plex systems can help companies recover from a disaster by securely storing data and constantly backing it up . this is one of the advantages of running their own data center .\ni applied online . the process took 3 weeks . i interviewed at plex systems , inc . ( troy , mi ( us ) ) in july 2013 .\nnashville , tn , june 30 , 2015 \u2013 plex , a leader in cloud erp for manufacturing , today announced plex connect , a new open integration framework that will make it easier for manufacturers to connect people , things and applications to the plex manufacturing cloud . plex is a long - standing leader in cloud integration : today more than 50 percent of transactions on the plex manufacturing cloud originate from other systems and machines , typically from factory equipment as well as supplier and customer systems .\nauburn hills \u2014 plex systems inc . , provider of the plex online manufacturing management system , tuesday announced a 30 . 6 percent increase in revenue in the first quarter ending march 31 , compared to a year earlier .\nthe core technology is stable , but the capabilities and precision of automated inspection systems are expanding by leaps and bounds .\nfrancisco partners was advised by pacific crest securities , and plex systems was advised by lazard . skadden arps slate meagher & flom provided legal counsel to apax in the transaction .\nplex also announced its plex connect partner program for isvs , delivering packaged and supported integrations with key business partners . these connectors will be built by plex and isv partners and supported in the plex manufacturing cloud .\n\u201cwe had close to 50 old systems that we wanted to replace , \u201d recalls nick bird , director of engineering at formtech . \u201ca lot of people knew about a few of the systems , but i don\u2019t think anybody understood all of them . \u201d\nformtech , with only a single it employee , relied on plex to provide the necessary people and expertise during the migration . plex now provides ongoing it support of all end - user it needs within the company \u2013 a single - source of responsibility for all of their systems , with none of the \u201cblame shifting\u201d that might occur among multiple software and hardware systems providers .\nthe turnkey approach offered by plex assured data would be kept in sync during the migration period and , critically for formtech and its auto - industry customers , assured that there would be no interruption to production capabilities . plex systems established an entirely new wan ( wide area network ) infrastructure to connect formtech facilities and migrate off the old wan circuits connecting them to the legacy systems .\nplex cares . our values drive everything we do . when you work at plex , you\u2019re part of something bigger .\n\u201capax has been a great partner to plex systems , \u201d said mark symonds , president and ceo . \u201cthey provided important strategic guidance as we transitioned to a subscription - based business model in 2007 , and committed additional equity at a key point to accelerate plex systems\u2019 growth . we will miss our collaboration with apax even as we embark upon a new phase of our growth with francisco partners . \u201d\nregardless of the refrigerant used , freezing systems are taking a bigger role in producing superior products while preserving as much floor space as possible .\npacific crest securities acted as financial advisor and assisted plex in this financing . other existing investors in plex include francisco partners .\nover the past several months we\u2019ve been highlighting the vendors in the guide . this week we\u2019re looking at plex systems , a troy , mi - based solutions provider known for its 100 % cloud approach .\nplex systems has a heavily secured data center in auburn hills . the data centers have cameras that monitor people going in and out . the server data is stored in 20 minute snapshots in multiple locations .\nultra consultants is an independent erp consultant firm serving the manufacturing and distribution industries since 1994 . we help clients in selecting erp software systems and choosing erp software . our clients choose the best erp software systems for their particular business based upon our proven business process improvement ( bpi ) methodology .\nthis financing further demonstrates plex systems\u2019 leadership in cloud - based erp for manufacturing organizations . the company plans to use the new funding to accelerate investment in sales and marketing , as well as research and development .\nlegacy erp systems aren\u2019t flexible enough for manufacturing execution systems ( mes ) . plant floor information available post - production\u2014after the fact\u2014doesn\u2019t help you control output . plex mes gives you real - time production management so you have up - to - the - minute manufacturing data\u2014for end - to - end inventory visibility and closed - loop control . ( 2 : 14 )\nawards and recognitions plex systems continued to receive industry recognitions and awards in the first quarter . notable are : * plex online was a finalist in the \u201ctomorrow\u2019s technology today\u201d category of the eighth annual info security\u2019s 2012 global excellence awards . * five of plex systems\u2019 customers received the 2012 manufacturing leadership 100 ( ml100 ) awards presented by manufacturing executive . * plex online is a finalist in three categories of the software & information industry association\u2019s 27th annual codie awards : best supply chain management solution , best business or competitive intelligence solution , and best document management solution .\napax acquired a majority stake in plex systems in 2006 and supported the company\u2019s growth into the leading provider of cloud erp solutions for global manufacturers . plex systems\u2019 revenues have tripled since the company changed to a subscription - based business model in 2007 , and its employee count has also grown by more than three times during apax\u2019s ownership . from 2007 - 2011 , the company\u2019s revenues increased by a 25 percent compound annual growth rate .\ncommunity giving plex systems announced make - a - wish foundation of michigan as its charity partner for 2012 . the make - a - wish foundation of michigan grants wishes to children with life - threatening medical conditions . every year , plex systems employees select one or two nonprofits to support . at the 11th annual powerplex , the company will host a silent auction to raise funds for the make - a - wish foundation of michigan .\nprospects considering plex should not assume , therefore , that plex can handle all international requirements . be specific on what ' s required and be prepared for plex to propose additional time to develop the localizations needed .\nif you are a plex customer , log in to the plex manufacturing cloud . having problems logging in ? visit log - in support .\nfor more information on plex systems , its strategy , solution strengths , and other attributes , be sure to take a look at our mom solution selection guide , accessible below . the guide provides a more detailed overview of plex systems and other vendors across the mom landscape - based on criteria such as specific functionalities , time - to - solution value , company sizes ( enterprise , smb , etc . ) served , industries served , geographies served , and others .\nt . rowe price led a $ 50 million investment in plex systems inc . , a nearly - 20 - year - old software company based in troy , mich . , that enables manufacturers to run their operations from the cloud .\nplex systems also announced the dates for powerplex , its 11th annual user conference . it will be held on may 14 - 16 at the indianapolis marriott downtown . this year\u2019s theme is \u201cknow more , do more , win more . \u201d\ni\u2019ve implemented plex at over 40 locations across the globe . if asked to choose an erp system for manufacturing , i\u2019d choose plex again .\nplex not only untangled formtech from its old corporate systems and established an independent infrastructure , it also provided a turnkey system migration during the one - year window after which formtech would lose access to all of the legacy applications of the former corporate structure .\nbut i believe a different vendor deserves more notice : plex systems . they also had a user conference last month and this is a vendor whose saas erp solution has been out for years and has , i believe , about 1 , 300 customers .\n\u201cour first - quarter results underscore our continued momentum and validate our optimism for 2012 and beyond , \u201d said mark symonds , plex systems president and ceo . \u201cwe will continue to expand and improve while providing the best service to our existing customers . \u201d\nsymonds said that \u201cfrancisco partners shares our vision and sees the huge opportunity before us . we have entered an era where cloud computing is impacting virtually all business operations , and plex systems is among the leaders of this new model for technology development and delivery . \u201d\nplex systems inc . is based in auburn hills , mich . , meaning it ' s at the heart of both a state struggling with unemployment and an automotive industry struggling to survive . but plex , which offers on - demand erp primarily for manufacturing , is bucking the economic trend in both its home state and its primary vertical industry .\n\u201cmanufacturing is moving to the cloud , and the caliber of our investors reflects both plex\u2019s established leadership and the market opportunity in front of us , \u201d said jason blessing , chief executive officer of plex systems . \u201cthis financing allows plex to continue to invest in our go - to - market capacity and to further expand our market - leading product portfolio . i\u2019m thrilled to have t . rowe price join the roster of plex investors , and to have accel continue to expand their investment in us . \u201d\nlower the cost of installing , maintaining and supporting your erp system with plex .\nprivately held plex does not release dollar values for its revenue and profitability figures .\nplex generates about $ 100 million in annual revenue , according to the sources .\nplex systems\u2019 flagship product , plex online , is a \u201cshop floor to top floor\u201d solution providing deep functionality for virtually every department within quality - driven manufacturers . the company has a broad customer base across the automotive , aerospace and defense , food and beverage and electronics industries , where manufacturers are turning to the cloud to streamline and modernize their global operations .\ni ' ve seen manufacturing firms struggle with systems that do not truly support multiple facilities for material planning and costing . is plex a true multi - facility system ? mark indicated that plex does allow a single company to run a separate material plan for each plant and to transfer material between plants with correct accounting for costing methods that may differ between plants .\nat infor , we stand behind everything we do . that ' s not just talk\u2014we rely on our own systems to run our business . find out what infor can do for your organization .\nformtech believes plex online is so powerful that it actually helps expand the customer base .\nthe plex manufacturing cloud delivers robust erp manufacturing software solutions developed by manufacturing experts obsessed with continuous innovation and customer success . plex connects every manufacturing operation in the cloud to give you complete visibility and control over the entire manufacturing process . watch the why plex video to learn more about cloud based manufacturing with erp from plex . ( 3 mins )\n( reuters ) - plex systems inc , a privately held u . s . maker of software used to run manufacturing plants , is exploring a potential sale which it hopes will value it at more than $ 1 billion , including debt , according to people familiar with the matter .\n\u201cwe believe that plex systems has the potential to lead the transition to cloud erp for manufacturers , and that this will be as transformative as the adoption of cloud solutions has been to sales , marketing , and human capital management , \u201d said petri oksanen , a principal at francisco partners .\n3 . ) continuous innovation - plex systems has a goal of releasing new software updates every day with some kind of improvement . the culture of constantly improving a process goes back to the heritage of the auto suppliers . in the automotive supply chain , requirements change on a daily basis .\nworkday is another true saas provider , with ambitions to be a full erp replacement . but like netsuite , workday will not target manufacturing companies . today , workday only offers hrm and some financial systems functionality .\nplex is coming to a campus near you . check out our list of current events .\nplex online is marketed through a direct sales channel with implementation relationships with various consulting firms .\nyour core competency is manufacturing , not managing software and hardware . built strictly for cloud manufacturing deployment , the plex manufacturing cloud meets or exceeds the functionality of similar on premise systems . as a result , you gain the broadest , deepest erp and mes functionality available while reaping all of the cloud\u2019s benefits .\nplex is the engine behind the manufacturing economy , powering the first erp cloud built specifically for the plant floor . the plex manufacturing cloud delivers anywhere , anytime industry - leading erp and manufacturing automation through a secure web browser , connecting suppliers , machines , people , systems , and customers with capabilities that deliver continuous innovation . hundreds of companies in aerospace and defense , food and beverage , motor vehicles , and other industries , use the plex cloud to run their businesses smarter , leaner , and more profitably .\nargent tape & label , which fabricates unique adhesive solutions , leverages plex manufacturing cloud . . .\ngreat lakes it report named plex as one of the 10 companies making a difference in technology .\nthe plex saas manufacturing platform collects granular information at every manufacturing moment , and plex insight provides powerful manufacturing intelligence to allow you to use that data to make faster , more informed business decisions .\nplex erp technologies are built from the shop floor up to take maximum advantage of cloud computing .\nthis past december , plex raised $ 30 million in additional funding from accel partners . plex is using the funding to further develop their\nrapid shop floor to top floor\ncloud technology .\nthe plex manufacturing cloud is more than a unified erp software platform , it helps you manage your manufacturing operations as well , with unmatched agility and superior performance . plex delivers a competitive edge to your manufacturing business through its built - in broad and deep set of functionalities . learn more about plex\na recent plex convert is jensen meat co . the vista , calif . , meat processor began a search early last year for an erp system as a replacement and improvement to three aging and obsolete production systems .\nwe wanted to have the company on one system ,\nexplains sam acu\u00f1a , director of finance , who had previous experience with plex online .\ni immediately thought of plex online because of its software as a service delivery model , user - friendly features , overall functionality and cost - effectiveness .\nplex automates the plant floor and informs the top floor . our manufacturing cloud erp software is designed from the ground up connecting suppliers , machines , materials , people , systems , and customers . focusing on the unique requirements of discrete and process manufacturing , the plex manufacturing cloud delivers production control , inventory management , supply chain management , and more so you can be more competitive , efficient , and responsive to your customers ' needs .\nplex recognizes manufacturers for their ability to reshape the manufacturing industry , set the bar f . . .\nwe can open up the nomination program so everyone at plex can participate in this important recognition program .\nwe migrated from infor and will never look back . plex has solved our problems in little time .\nthe plex manufacturing cloud is offered an affordable cost , with little or no capital expense up front .\nfrancisco partners acquired plex from buyout firm apax partners llp in 2012 . plex has also raised money from accel partners and t . rowe price associates for a total of roughly $ 90 million in funding .\n\u201cit is one thing to say you have a system and follow it , but plex drives you to use the system and will not let you proceed in many instances unless you have carried out the list of checks that we\u2019ve set , \u201d bird says . \u201cthey\u2019re very , very good systems and they\u2019re very impressive when you\u2019re talking to customers . \u201d\nmark symonds , ceo of plex systems , called the deal \u201creal validation of what we\u2019ve been able to accomplish over the past several years . apax feels they got a very good return on their investment and they\u2019re pleased . and there\u2019s further validation that francisco partners sees what we see as far as the opportunity before us in the erp market . \u201d\nmanufacturing solutions are not all the same . see how plex can add value to your manufacturing business now .\nyour users will love the modern , consistent plex user interface , accessible from any internet - connected device .\nmanufacturing erp software is not all the same . plex can help you be different . find out how .\n\u201ci think it wins customers for us , \u201d bird says of the online performance . he explains that when potential customers see the plex online systems , how the functions all links together and the system prevents a number of fairly elementary mistakes that could be made , they know their specs will be met and that they\u2019ll get what they ordered from formtech .\nnever worry again about your database capacity , user license needs or how much storage or computing power you\u2019ll need . the plex manufacturing cloud is infinitely scalable \u2014 expanding as needed while you let plex handle the it infrastructure .\nthe plex saas manufacturing platform collects granular information from your shop floor at each manufacturing moment , and plex insight analytics provides powerful manufacturing intelligence to allow you to use that data to make faster , more informed business decisions .\n\u201cplex built its leadership based on a fresh approach to enterprise software , leveraging the agility , connectivity and cost - savings of the cloud to transform the way manufacturing organizations run , \u201d said petri oksanen , principal at francisco partners and plex board member . \u201cwith this funding , plex is ideally positioned to extend that leadership position . \u201d\ni acknowledge that i have read the plex privacy policy and consent to the processing of my personal data in accordance with the terms of the privacy policy . i understand that if i have questions or concerns about plex ' s handling of my data or other privacy matters that i can contact plex at privacy @ urltoken for more information .\nwith an industry - leading renewal rate of 97 % , plex proudly supports 2017 + plants in 22 countries .\nadditionally , plex manufacturing cloud also enables the management of overhead workflows , communication , document management and screen customization .\nnever worry again about your database capacity , number of users , adding another plant or how much storage or computing power you\u2019ll need . the plex manufacturing cloud is infinitely scalable\u2014expanding as needed while you let plex handle the it infrastructure .\nlearn more about how the plex manufacturing cloud helps you to innovate , improve productivity and achieve new levels of efficiency .\npowerplex is the premier annual event for the plex community . it\u2019s the chance to make key business connections , learn about new developments shaping our industry and to discover the full potential of the plex manufacturing cloud . learn more at : urltoken\nplex is different , offering the only erp software solution built from the ground up in the cloud and focused exclusively on manufacturing . at plex , we know manufacturing isn\u2019t just part of the business : manufacturing is the business . the plex erp software solution is purpose - built to fit your manufacturing business needs , evolving with you while adding value daily .\nplex is delivering a new developer portal and toolkit including templates , documentation and code samples to support the new api .\nplex integrates to plc\u2019s to track and control plant floor machines and connect your manufacturing internet of things ( iot ) .\nplex provides and maintains a library of packaged connectors to provide quick integration to both cloud and on - premise applications .\nplex mobility improves manufacturing intelligence and efficiency , empowering individuals to collect and share data and connecting information across the enterprise .\ndiscover the powerful business intelligence tool that ' s built into plex . get results when and where you want them .\nwhen we decided to upgrade and move to the cloud , we knew our best opportunity for success was working with infor services . their expertise helped us complete a very large and complicated undertaking with low impact to our end users . stace webley financial systems manager , confluence health\nerp software solutions should truly be just that ; solutions . manufacturers are often tempted by erp software vendors touting strong financial , accounting , and even retail erp software solutions and systems . none of these , however , do the one thing they need particularly well \u2013 manufacturing .\nplex is different , offering the only manufacturing erp software solution built from the ground up in the cloud and focused exclusively on manufacturing . at plex , we know manufacturing isn\u2019t just part of the business : manufacturing is the business . the plex erp software solution is purpose - built to fit your manufacturing business needs , evolving with you while adding value daily .\nplex systems released the intelliplex business intelligence offering in late 2012 , enabling customers to perform analytics and visualizations across multiple manufacturing sites and to correlate metrics across both business and manufacturing data . this solution runs in \u201cnear real - time\u201d with cloud report server updates occurring every four hours , which is fast enough for business decision - making , but not intended for \u201cminute - to - minute\u201d plant floor decisions .\nat plex , you\u2019re what\u2019s next . we\u2019re seeking highly skilled passionate people who want to transform erp with cloud technology solutions .\nunlike many mes solutions that are a loosely integrated collection of separate functions , plex synchronizes them together into an error - proofed solution that significantly increases productivity and transparency . plex mes eliminates waste to ensure the highest quality , compliance , and productivity .\nthe national association of business resources ( nabr ) identified and awarded plex for striving for a high level of employee satisfaction .\nplex is the system of record for manufacturing organizations , operating as the central hub for all kinds of transactions and data ,\nsaid jerry foster , chief technology officer for plex .\nplex has always been about connecting and unifying manufacturing , starting at the shop floor with people and machines and extending to partners , suppliers and customers . these new apis and partnerships reflect plex ' s strategic investment in technology and solutions to power the global manufacturing enterprise now and in the future .\nbecause the plex manufacturing cloud is built as a native cloud application set , security is built in , not an afterthought .\nplex guarantees 99 . 9 % uptime \u2014 meeting or exceeding the service levels of the internal it departments at most organizations .\nthe developer of the plex manufacturing cloud , a cloud based enterprise resource planning ( erp ) solution for the manufacturing enterprise .\n\u201con the shop floor , plex is much easier to use , \u201d according to bird who notes employees find it much more user friendly than the old programs . plex online links formtech\u2019s locations in three states , providing quick access to real - time data .\nfellow enterprise advocate dennis howlett provides his take on plex . dennis delves into many details i didn ' t go into , so\nplex\u2019s system integration uniquely ties together people , technologies , and machines to provide a complete and connected view of your manufacturing business .\nplex\u2019s rapid application development ( rad ) process and saas model deliver daily functionality enhancements and upgrades automatically and free to all customers .\n\u201con the shop floor , plex is much easier to use , \u201d according to formtech director of engineering nick bird . workers reportedly find it to be user friendly , and plex online compiles and makes available real - time data from formtech\u2019s operations in three states .\nwe built plex walking between the shop floor and the boardroom , figuring out what we needed to track , measure and automate , then updating the software and iterating again . this model of continuous innovation still serves as the foundation of plex solutions today .\nyes , i would like to receive information regarding plex products and services . i understand that i can opt out at any time .\nplex was born through innovation on the shop floor . we are challenging the status quo and setting the new standard for manufacturing erp .\nplex manages various accounting and financial management functions of a business such as cost accounting , enterprise financials and reporting , fixed assets and sales tax computation . plex also enables the creation of a centralized platform of functions such as accounting , cash management , purchasing and sales .\nplex provides a single unified cloud platform that\u2019s highly secure , constantly updated software system that enables rapid adjustments to your changing business needs .\nvaluation for the company , which was started in 1995 by five engineers who bootstrapped plex for nearly a decade , is around $ 500 million . accel partners , which bought a $ 30 million stake in plex from francisco partners in 2012 , also participated in the round .\nplex ' s pr folks have been after me for a long time to give me a briefing . i finally took some time today and spoke by phone with mark symonds , plex ' s president and ceo . here are some of the key points from our discussion .\nmac os , linux , windows , unix , solaris , hp - ux , compatible w / all operating systems , i operating system , na / on demand / saas , vms , ibm os , visual basic , . net , system l , ibm power system , multi - tenant saas on the salesforce cloud\n\u201cplex was a key component in the company ' s growth and allowed us to successfully manage a 50 % growth rate this year . \u201d\nplex manufacturing cloud offers services on a monthly subscription basis that includes support via phone , email , online customer support portal and other resources .\n) to run an auction process for plex , the people said this week , asking not to be identified because the matter is confidential .\nand food & beverage processors still have a ways to go to computerize their track and trace systems .\nninety percent of our customers still do track and trace primarily by paper ,\nhe says .\neven the largest ones , multinationals , still use a lot of paper , especially at the plant - floor level .\ncloud erp suites are here . sap business bydesign is re - entering the fray and players like plex and rootstock should compete well with them .\nthat said , i think plex is on the right track . i only wish other saas providers would address the needs of the manufacturing industry .\ncorp ! magazine award presented to plex in 2010 , 2011 , and 2013 based on growth , workplace culture , community support and job opportunities .\ncloud erp may seem like a new concept to some manufacturers , but at plex we ' ve been living and breathing cloud for 12 years .\nplex mobility improves manufacturing intelligence and efficiency , empowering individuals to collect and share data on the move , accessing connected information from across the enterprise .\nplex trains employees and customers to use their software on a regular basis . there are on - site training courses and training in most plants .\nthe plex manufacturing cloud is more than a unified erp software platform , it helps you manage your manufacturing operations ( mom ) as well , with unmatched agility and superior performance . plex delivers a competitive edge to your manufacturing business through its built - in broad and deep set of functionalities .\nplex used infoassist to expose a set of web - based design tools that let people drag and drop data elements into custom reports and dashboards .\nmodern manufacturing erp software from plex takes a different approach . no more waiting . no more upgrades . new features are added daily to a single line of code , shared instantly with all plex customers . those customers not only realize renewed value daily , but share best practices real time with other peer plex customers , all of which have access to exactly the same features , functions and capabilities enabled by a true , saas cloud offering .\na pioneer in the cloud erp space , plex systems ' offerings cover the full range of erp functionality as well as supply chain management , business intelligence , mes , and quality management functionalities . these are offered in a modular approach , allowing customers to choose just what is needed while facilitating data sharing across a customer\u2019s instance in the cloud . additionally , customers with multiple manufacturing sites can determine which data and applications will be shared and which will be locked to a specified manufacturing location .\nplex was fortunate , however , in that when they first re - architected their formerly on - premise system to saas , they were able to keep new customers paying up front license fees . this allowed them to fund their development , until plex converted to a subscription model a few years ago .\nwhatever plex is doing , it seems to be resulting in some good financial performance over the past three years . as a privately held firm , plex does not publicly report performance . but mark indicated 33 % growth in the top line for 2008 , 14 % for 2009 and a good outlook for 2010 . in a timeframe when nearly all on - premise enterprise software providers are showing negative license sales growth , plex ' s results are outstanding .\nplex ' s erp system integration uniquely ties together people , technologies , and even machines to provide a complete and connected view of your manufacturing business .\nthe smartplex mobile application allows users to access their complete plex system via a smartphone or tablet from anywhere in the world they can access the internet .\nplex delivers its on demand solutions through secure data centers built from the ground up for continuous , secure , and reliable web - based service delivery .\nplex markets their products through a direct sales channel with a sales force based throughout north america and germany , reporting to their michigan and california offices .\nbased on feedback at the company\u2019s user conference , as well as discussions with its customers , plex systems\u2019 customers display a level of passion , success , and conviction that shows the faith they have in the company , and its approach in the manufacturing space . going forward , the company is focused on strengthening its solution with higher speed data warehousing , sql and external database integration , data and visualization mash ups , real - time quality procedure compliance , and meeting additional food & beverage industry requirements .\nplex has major expansion plans . the company will be opening offices in san francisco and los angeles . plex has staff members set up in germany , brazil , mexico , china , and eastern europe . the company is very team - oriented and heavily focuses on the company ' s 300 + customers .\nmodern manufacturing erp software from plex takes a different approach . no more waiting . no more upgrades . new features are added daily to a single line of code , shared instantly with all plex customers . those customers not only realize renewed value daily , but share best practices real time with other peer plex customers , all of which have access to exactly the same features , functions and capabilities enabled by a true , single erp software code saas cloud offering .\nplex was born on the shop floor of a factory making axles , pinion gears and drive shafts . our founders are the workers who kept the presses running and made sure parts matched customer specs . frustrated with inaccurate inventory , machine breakdowns and even making the wrong parts , they built plex to make the plant run better . the plex manufacturing cloud now connects every manufacturing operation in the cloud for maximum efficiency , productivity and visibility , while supporting continuous innovation .\nplex has a lot going for it . using sap for another client , i find that plex is much more of a value for the money and more dynamic with what you get . sap relies a lot on additional modules and add - ons to meet user needs making the cost potentially exorbitant . the current plex interface is a bit dated , but plex will be rolling out a new interface that is showing a lot of promise with it ' s additional functionality by the end of 2017 . plex was built for the automotive industry but has branched out to other industries as it has grown . the company has been growing rapidly and only recently has taken a new direction which is better aligned with its growth and ability to meet the needs of customers across industries .\nin the last few months , i have interviewed several plex customers , plex\u2019s ceo ( mark symonds ) and even crafted a research report ( with the help of colleague tom ryan ) on the company . in all , this firm is hard to fault . in fact , i could only suggest that they :\nwe will support you in pursuing the training and certifications that are right for you . here are three types of continuing education the plex offers reimbursement for :\nit ' s plex employees themselves who say the company is a great place to work . we inspire the passion of workers and unleash their talent . we are proud to be recognized as one of the top workplaces in the tech industry . below are just some of some of the awards plex has received :\nwe wouldn\u2019t expect you to let just anyone run your erp operations . plex has a decade of deep manufacturing and cloud erp expertise that you can trust .\nconnect with other plex users of our erp technologies to share ideas , get questions answered and discover information to help you solve problems and deploy best practices .\nstarting with automotive metalforming in 2001 , plex rapidly expanded to support a wide range of discrete manufacturing operations across many industries . we later added process manufacturing capabilities , targeted specifically at food and beverage producers . plex now supports more than 400 organizations and 1 , 300 production facilities in 20 countries around the world .\nplex has taken a thoughtful approach to our giving program by supporting local and global initiatives that align to where employees live and work . one employee ' s efforts to raise money for the flint water crisis is a great example of the types of causes where plex wants to help . initially , the plexian created a gofundme account to raise $ 2 , 000 to bring safe , clean drinking water to people of flint , mi . his efforts along with the community and many members of the plex team raised almost $ 10 , 000 . plex matched the money raised , resulting in a $ 20 , 000 total donation .\nplex employees are very happy people . it\u2019s not our generous benefits , nice office space , flextime , or even our great coffee that keeps us smiling . it\u2019s our sense of purpose , the feeling that when you work at plex , you\u2019re part of something good\u2014and something bigger . to learn more , visit : urltoken\nplex\u2019s multi - tenant model supports seamless scalability , eliminates upgrades by using versionless , always current software , and allows for continuous innovation\u2014all without added cost or disruption .\nas a true cloud delivery model , plex provides continuous innovation as new features and functions are made available real - time , not staged in long release cycles .\nblessing has been the ceo of plex since january 2013 and commutes from san francisco . he is helping bring the silicon valley high - tech culture to detroit .\nwith infor , you can easily find the right solutions for every aspect of your business . we build complete industry suites in the cloud and deploy software that puts the user experience first , leverages data science , and integrates easily with your existing systems . over 90 , 000 organizations worldwide rely on infor to help overcome market disruptions and achieve business - wide digital transformation .\n\u201cplex has established itself with an industry leading product , a portfolio of happy customers and a proven management team , \u201d said sameer gandhi , partner with accel partners . \u201cour expanded investment in plex reflects our belief in their leadership in cloud solutions for manufacturing , along with the company\u2019s excellent prospects for long - term growth . \u201d\nplex is the manufacturing cloud \u2014 connecting suppliers , materials , machines and people to help you innovate , improve productivity , and achieve new levels of quality and efficiency .\nplex was born on the shop floor of a factory making axles , pinion gears and drive shafts . our founders are the workers who kept the presses running and made sure parts matched customer specs . the plex manufacturing cloud now connects every manufacturing operation in the cloud for maximum efficiency , productivity and visibility , while supporting continuous innovation .\nthe plex connect api and toolkit are designed to make it easy for manufacturers to connect applications , as well as manufacturing equipment and other devices to the manufacturing cloud .\nplex\u2019s erp technology provides software - as - a - service ( saas ) , using a state - of - the - art multi - tenant model that lowers costs through economies of scale . plex takes care of the hardware , ongoing management , and support . you just tune your operations to run exactly how you want them .\ntroy , mich . , june 10 , 2014 \u2014 plex , the leader in cloud erp for the manufacturing enterprise , tuesday announced it has closed $ 50 million in new financing . the round was led by funds and institutional accounts managed by t . rowe price associates , inc . , with participation from existing plex investor accel partners .\nwhat about green - field saas providers that don ' t have an installed customer base to contend with ? well , manufacturing systems are not an easy place to start , as they are a super - set , to use mark ' s term , of what ' s required for services businesses . which may explain why the pure - play saas providers have started with the services sector .\nwe run plex to create long - term shareholder value . honoring shareholder commitments allows us to continue to invest in our customers , team members , company , and community .\nbuilding on proven integration capabilities that include industry standards such as soap , odbc and edi , plex is introducing a new rest / json api . the new api makes it easy to connect any cloud service or legacy , on - premise applications to plex while maintaining role - based security and a single source of truth for the manufacturing enterprise .\nplex ' s cloud application services are used to manage and monitor manufacturing processes including production , shipping , inventory , supply chain management , quality , sales , and hr .\nplex was founded by manufacturing professionals to provide a cloud alternative to cumbersome , expensive and inflexible legacy , on - premises solutions . the plex manufacturing cloud provides the only cloud - based erp applications to support all aspects of manufacturing , from the shop floor to the top floor . the company offers a full manufacturing erp solution from manufacturing execution , quality , supply chain , financials , hr and crm\u2014all in the cloud . nearly 400 companies representing more than 1 , 100 operations in 20 countries worldwide use plex to run their businesses .\nengaged , passionate team members and giving back are cornerstones of plex . to attract , develop and retain the best talent , we ensure work is challenging , fulfilling and interesting .\nplex is designed to deliver true end - to - end visibility across your entire organization . quality management , inventory control , and production management are built - in modules\u2014not add - ons so users get an seamless experiences . plex also handles your full front - office functions such as supply chain planning , human capital management , supplier management , and financials .\nwe wouldn\u2019t expect you to let just anyone run your erp and shop floor operations . plex has a decade of deep manufacturing and cloud erp mes expertise that you can trust .\n- very easy to use - plex online is always update to update . cloud eliminates the need for installation upgrades . - highly customizable to suit your companies needs - helpful knowledgeable staff\nplex cares : individual who exemplifies the value we hold for our people . these passionate team members put the plex values into action with our customers and partners , within our communities , and when working with each other . they make a difference by taking an action that goes above and beyond their normal jobs and changes the way we work or live for the better .\nplex created a new , independent internal domain environment into which all computers and users might be migrated ; established new security policies and groups within the environment for appropriate access and permissions ; migrated all e - mail and communications to the plex online hosted mail solution ; designed and deployed new internal wireless networks at all plant locations ; and specified and delivered shop - floor workstations .\nwhen you give , we give . this past year , plexians contributed to multiple charities and organizations that they care about . plex matched donations to more than 18 non - profit groups .\nplex\u2019s sector has seen strong dealmaking activity recently . last year , general electric acquired servicemax , which monitors devices for maintenance and other services , for $ 915 million , while roper technologies (\nthe plex saas manufacturing platform provides foundational capabilities that uniquely combine centralized security , visibility and collaboration with the flexibility to tailor the application to the processes and structures unique to every manufacturing organization .\nplex online is a cloud erp system targeted strictly to manufacturing organizations with a specific focus on aerospace , automotive , medical devices , food and beverage , precision metal fabrication , as well as general industrial manufacturing . 100 % of their revenues are derived in the manufacturing sector . plex got their start in the automotive marketplace and has expanded out to many industries requiring product traceability .\nthe plex manufacturing cloud significantly reduces the cost of installing , maintaining , supporting , and upgrading your erp system . its cloud - based platform enables you get up and running in just a few months , allowing you to focus on business decisions rather than technology . the plex manufacturing cloud also eliminates the need to spend money on new hardware , middleware , database servers , added it staff , upgrades , additional licenses , or ongoing maintenance as your business grows . total cost of ownership is lower not just in year one , but throughout the lifetime of your relationship with plex .\nnew york - based apax partners announced that it would sell its majority stake in plex , acquired in 2006 , to san francisco - based francisco partners , a technology - focused private equity firm .\nwhile their install base has had a very north american focus currently , you can expect this to change soon . if you\u2019re a saas scorecard keeper , plex is a true multi - tenant solution .\nthe plex team is passionate about what we do and where we work . we are committed to building a culture of enthusiasm , innovation and achievement , where everyone enjoys coming to work every day .\ndr chakravartty , thank you for your comment . i believe there is much truth in what you wrote . on the other hand , i have seen companies where\nmanufacturing systems\nhave been designed / implemented by the manufacturing folks with little or no integration with the rest of the organization . so we really need a balance between the users of the system designing the system and the needs of other groups within the organization that have need for the information .\nadaptive insights : building on a long - standing partnership for financial planning and budgeting , plex and adaptive insights will now deliver packaged integration for consolidations as well as statutory and management reporting for smaller enterprises .\ncloud delivery does not mean one size fits all . plex saas manufacturing platform allows total configuration of all menus , workflows , screens , and individual fields to ensure the system meets your unique manufacturing requirements .\nthe plex manufacturing cloud is built on a single source of truth , bringing together the fundamental components of production , inventory , and quality management so you can focus on manufacturing\u2014not on maintaining software functionality or upgrades .\ndiscrete and process manufacturers use the plex manufacturing cloud to help improve efficiencies from the shop floor to the top floor . hear from our customers as they share how a cloud erp solution helped their business succeed ."]}
{"id": 54387, "summary": [{"text": "red planet hotels is a privately owned regional hotel company founded in 2010 that focuses on asia \u2019s expanding value hotel sector .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "the company owns and operates 25 hotels in indonesia , japan , the philippines , and thailand with a total of 3,970 rooms . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "red planet hotels", "paragraphs": ["red planet hotel asoke , bangkok , thailand . photo courtesy of red planet hotels\nred planet hotels also has an ownership interest in a further 11 operational tune hotels through its investment in tune hotels limited .\nred planet hotels limited now has an ownership interest in 38 tune hotels either in operation or under development .\nbangkok\u2014red planet hotels is making a multibillion - yen bet on japan\u2019s hotel sector .\n\u00a9 copyright 2014 red planet hotels co . , ltd . all rights reserved .\nred planet is tune hotels\u2019 strategic partner for the development of its hotels in thailand , the philippines and indonesia .\nthe service at red planet hotels during our ten days in tokyo , was excellent .\nat red planet , we focus on what is important to our customers : location , value , and cleanliness . all red planet hotels are :\nnagoya \u2013 red planet hotels announced that red planet nishiki , nagoya , japan will open its doors on 1st november 2017 and is now accepting reservations .\nred planet hotels chief executive officer , tim hansing , said the investment represented red planet hotel ' s pledge to the brand and the founding members ' vision for the tune hotels concept .\nred planet hotels is setting its sights on japan , with plans to open 20 tune - branded hotels in the country by 2020 .\nred planet commenced operations in japan in 2013 with the opening of red planet asakusa , tokyo and red planet naha , okinawa . red planet has continued its expansion in japan with the acquisition of 2 sites in sapporo , due to open next year .\nby the end of 2012 red planet hotels will have 10 operating hotels with 1 , 623 rooms in thailand , the philippines and indonesia .\nred planet hotels has partnered with tune hotels through a regional franchise agreement covering indonesia , philippines , thailand , japan , south korea and taiwan .\nthe introduction of red planet amorsolo , manila brings the number of red planet rooms in the country to 1 , 720 , reinforcing red planet as the largest international hotel owner / operator in the philippines .\nred planet chief executive officer , tim hansing , said the philippines is one of asia\u2019s fastest growing travel markets , and red planet\u2019s hotels are targeted at the value conscious traveller .\nred planet hotels has unveiled details of a multi - billion yen expansion into japan , with plans to grow the tune hotels brand in the country .\npt red planet indonesia tbk is developing several new hotels in the greater jakarta region . all hotels owned and managed by pt red planet indonesia tbk are located in prime locations and predominantly cater to the value hotel market sector .\na television , high - speed wifi , towels and toiletries and air conditioning are also provided in all tune hotels owned and operated by red planet hotels .\nred planet japan inc . , ( 3350 : jp ) is a jasdaq - listed company headquartered in tokyo . it is a subsidiary of red planet hotels limited . launched in january 2014 , red planet japan will drive the expansion of the value hotel brand , tune hotels , throughout the country .\nbig in japan : that ' s the plan for red planet ceo and red planet japan director tim hansing . for higher resolution version click here\nthis major investment also results in red planet hotels being invited to take up a seat on the board of directors , enabling red planet hotels to be actively involved in the future of one of the world ' s fastest growing hospitality concerns .\nred planet hotels limited owns the hotels it operates and they are all managed under a franchise agreement with tune hotels . red planet hotels limited was formed with a vision to capture the growth in the worldwide value hotel market , supported by the growth in budget airlines and the robust economies of the asean region , japan and greater china .\noverall i would rate our stay as 5 stars , and would highly consider returning to red planet hotels services . : )\nmr hansing added that red planet hotels is actively exploring expansion into other north asian countries , including south korea and taiwan .\nred planet hotels has invested in a 16 . 05 % stake in the rapidly expanding tune hotels operation as both companies seek to grow the booming low cost hotel brand .\nred planet\u2019s companies based in jakarta ( red planet indonesia \u2013 pskt : ij ) and tokyo ( red planet japan \u2013 3350 : jp ) are listed on the indonesian and japanese stock exchanges , respectively . for more information , visit urltoken .\nred planet\u2019s companies based in jakarta ( red planet indonesia - pskt : ij ) and tokyo ( red planet japan - 3350 : jp ) are listed on the indonesian and japanese stock exchanges , respectively . for more information , visit urltoken .\nem and the alarm detected\nfire\nno more red planet for me .\nred planet hotels values people . we seek talented , self - motivated individuals who thrive in a challenging and rewarding work environment .\nthe deal cements red planet hotels \u2013 who is a major franchisee of the brand across south - east asia \u2013 as the third largest investor in tune hotels with 9 , 975 , 038 shares , providing further value to red planet hotel ' s shareholders .\nred planet hotels chief executive officer and red planet japan director , tim hansing , said the investment in japan highlighted the company ' s commitment to delivering key promises to shareholders of methodical , meticulously planned and sustained expansion .\nthrough red planet hotels ' newly established and jasdaq - listed subsidiary , red planet japan , the company will make an initial jpy10 billion ( us $ 100 million ) investment over the next six years , establishing a platform to grow the tune hotels network in north asia .\nas of 16 january 2014 , red planet hotels is the sole owner and operator of 18 tune hotels with 2 , 789 rooms across japan , thailand , philippines and indonesia . it has a further 12 hotels under construction in those countries .\nred planet hotels owns and operates 24 hotels in thailand , indonesia , the philippines and japan . the company ' s expansion roadmap includes the opening of four new hotels in 2017 and a further eight hotels before the end of 2018 to offer travelers more than 4 , 000 rooms in total .\ntoday , the regional hospitality group red planet hotels officially announced the transformation its 24 properties across asia into red planet , which is envisioned to \u201credefine the value hotel experience . \u201d meanwhile , tune hotels\u2019 official website no longer lists any property from the philippines , thailand , or japan .\nas of january 16 , 2014 , red planet hotels is the sole owner and operator of 18 tune hotels with 2 , 789 rooms across japan , thailand , the philippines and indonesia and it has a further 12 hotels under construction in those countries .\nwith 24 hotels and plans to open 12 more by the end of 2018 , red planet hotels is strengthening its partnership with siteminder to help build its 4 , 000 - room empire in asia .\n- pioneering hotel owner and operator red planet hotels has today announced a multi - billion yen expansion into japan to grow asia ' s iconic value hotel brand - tune hotels - in the country .\nred planet hotels limited was formed in 2010 and is a privately owned regional hotel investment company focused on asian markets by developing a portfolio of hotels in japan , indonesia , the philippines and thailand .\nat the official media launch in makati on august 12 , red planet chief executive officer , tim hansing , said the philippines is one of asia\u2019s fastest growing travel markets , and red planet\u2019s hotels are targeted at the value conscious traveller .\nlearn more about the features of red planet\u2019s in - stay mode in the video above .\nred planet hotels chief executive officer and red planet japan director , tim hansing , said recent announcements by the japanese government to promote inbound tourism and infrastructure investment in the country was a positive step forward for new hotel brands to enter the market .\nthrough red planet hotels ' newly established and jasdaq - listed subsidiary - red planet japan inc . , ( 3350 : jp ) - the company will make an initial jpy10 billion ( usd100 million ) investment over the next six years , establishing a platform to grow the tune hotels network in north asia .\nred planet aseana , manila has a 24 - hour front desk with luggage storage space . free\nfounded in 2010 , red planet hotels owns and operates a portfolio of 26 hotels in japan , thailand , the philippines , and indonesia . the funds from goldman sachs will facilitate the activation of a confirmed pipeline for 10 hotels to open over the next 24 months .\nfrom its tokyo headquarters , red planet japan will implement its pledge to open 20 hotels by 2020 for which a number of sites have already been confirmed in and around tokyo and other major japanese cities . red planet japan ' s first hotel under the tune hotels flag opened in naha , okinawa last year .\nthe launch of red planet japan is expected to significantly grow this portfolio in the coming years through its goal of 20 hotels by 2020 in the country .\nthe investment further cements red planet hotels - the largest franchisee and the second largest shareholder ( 17 % ) of the tune hotels brand - as the major vehicle to grow the marquee value hotel brand across asia .\nlock in a great price for red planet bangkok asoke \u2013 rated 8 . 2 by recent guests !\nlock in a great price for red planet tokyo asakusa \u2013 rated 8 . 6 by recent guests !\nat the opening ceremony , boonrach was joined by mayor of hat yai municipality , dr prai pattano , hat yai hotels association\u2019s president somchart pimthanapoonporn , hat yai district chief seri panitkul and red planet hotels\u2019 chief executive tim hansing .\nlater this year , red planet hotels will open tune hotels in asoke , bangkok ( 130 rooms - september ) , pekanbaru , sumatra ( 143 rooms - december ) and patong , phuket ( 150 rooms - december ) .\nsearch for hotels in cubao on travelocity . you can easily find your hotels in cubao using one of the methods below :\nsearch for hotels in greenhills on travelocity . you can easily find your hotels in greenhills using one of the methods below :\nsearch for hotels in antipolo on travelocity . you can easily find your hotels in antipolo using one of the methods below :\nsearch for hotels in taguig on travelocity . you can easily find your hotels in taguig using one of the methods below :\nsearch for hotels in kathmandu on travelocity . you can easily find your hotels in kathmandu using one of the methods below :\nred planet ' s chief executive officer , tim hansing , said \u201cthe opening of the third red planet hotel in japan , a market which needs product innovation and quality upgrading in the economy hotel sector , solidifies red planet ' s position as the largest and fastest - growing pan - asian value hotel company . \u201d\nthis significant investment and commitment to the tune hotels brand is indicative of red planet hotels ' well - balanced long - term development programme and provides tremendous value growth to our existing shareholders ,\nmr hansing said .\nas we move towards becoming a major owner and operator of tune hotels properties , this investment and endorsement of tune ' s board and management allows red planet hotels to participate and contribute constructively and meaningfully for the benefit of both companies .\nlock in a great price for red planet aseana , manila \u2013 rated 8 . 1 by recent guests !\nred planet bangkok asoke accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival .\nred planet tokyo asakusa accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival .\n\u201cthe demand for value hotels in japan from domestic and inbound travellers is very strong\u201d , added mika umumera , red planet ' s country head for japan . \u201cred planet hotel nishiki , nagoya was opened for bookings on 1st august 2017 and has generated substantial booking traffic already . \u201d\nsome globe - trotters choose hotels based on location , but others book by name . and thanks to expedia you don & rsquo ; t have to pick . it is why we offer such an expansive range of red planet hotels in kawit , philippines . known for well - appointed rooms and friendly , personalized service , each of the top red planet kawit hotels guarantees an unparalleled level of comfort and quality .\nred planet\u2019s nine other hotels in the philippines are in makati , aseana city , ermita , quezon city , ortigas , angeles city , cebu , cagayan de oro and davao .\nred planet aseana , manila accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival .\nistiqlal mosque is one of the largest in southeast asia and only 5 minutes from red planet jakarta pasar baru .\nsiteminder\u2019s managing director for asia , glenn andrews , says , \u201csiteminder is proud to be helping hotel businesses like red planet hotels to achieve optimum success , and to be part of their growth journey . we have supported red planet hotels\u2019 existing properties for many years and we are delighted to provide this same support to all the exciting new properties to come . \u201d\nsearch for hotels in tanah abang on expedia . you can easily find your hotels in tanah abang using one of the methods below :\nsearch for hotels in golden triangle on expedia . you can easily find your hotels in golden triangle using one of the methods below :\nsearch for hotels in las pinas on travelocity . you can easily find your hotels in las pinas using one of the methods below :\nover the past weeks , signage of tune hotel properties in the philippines have been removed and replaced with a new brand that bears the name of its operator : red planet hotels .\nthe new red planet concept has been unveiled across its portfolio of 24 hotels , consisting of 3 , 783 rooms in japan , thailand , indonesia , and the philippines . in addition to the existing portfolio , red planet will be opening the new brand\u2019s flagship properties in tokyo and bangkok this year .\nred planet hotel amorsolo , makati city : a quick review and things to expect - # connectingmanila _ ep . 1\nthe investment in tune hotels comes at a time when red planet hotels ' latest round of fund raising was over subscribed and the company now has us $ 180 million of hotel projects ( containing 3 , 191 rooms ) either operating or under construction in asia .\neight months after receiving a multimillion - dollar investment to accelerate its expansion throughout asia , red planet hotels , the pan - asian budget hotel chain , has partnered with siteminder for distribution technology .\nred planet intends to invest $ 10 billion japanese yen ( $ 977 . 9 million ) during the next six years and has plans to open 20 hotels in japan by 2020 . the company established red planet japan , a publicly traded company on the jasdaq stock exchange in tokyo , to make this initial investment .\nsearch for hotels in jakarta on expedia . co . in . you can easily find your hotels in jakarta using one of the methods below :\nbetter location than mabini red planet , beds a bit too firm and room cramped . no space for luggage , \u2026 -\npt red planet indonesia tbk is a publicly listed company ( bursa efek ticker code pskt ) operating in the hospitality sector .\ni would like to thank everyone at the red planet hotel on amorsolo branch . for making me feel at home and comfortabl\nbangkok \u2013 red planet hotels , the fast growing pan - asian budget hotel chain announced today it has received usd70 million from goldman sachs ( nyse : gs ) , a leading global investment bank .\n< p > tankorn has an impressive sales and marketing track record in the hotel industry having previously worked for international hotel companies . prior to joining red planet hotels , tankorn was director of sales for g hotels ( thailand , myanmar , and singapore ) . < / p >\nwhile the value of the deal remains undisclosed , it is a\nsignificant multi - million dollar transaction\nand the largest single corporate investment red planet hotels has clinched in its two - year history .\nsince 2011 red planet hotels has raised usd240 million of capital and the funds from goldman sachs position the company well to complete its next and final pre - ipo round of capital raising amounting to usd250 million .\nnot the best but better than other budget hotels in the metro for travelers .\ndear valuable guest , greeting from red planet hotel songkhla hatyai ! thank you for your time to write this review sharing your experience of staying at red planet hotel songkhla hatyai . i would like to apologies for any inconveniences however we will keep your comment to . . .\nas the leading cloud platform for hotels , siteminder allows hotels to attract , reach and convert guests across the globe . we serve hotels of all sizes with award - winning solutions for independents and groups alike , wherever they are in the world .\nred planet\u2019s robust and scalable technology platform provides both advanced reservation software and local attraction guides for customers , ensuring a fast and efficient booking process . red planet comprises a stylish value hotel offering , with all of its properties centrally located and featuring high - speed wi - fi .\nhansing said red planet sources \u201cconservative\u201d levels of debt funding for all of its projects , including ground - up financing as well as for conversions .\nin makati , the 10th red planet hotel in the philippines , is the manifestation of the exciting changes ahead with the rebranding . also the 2nd red planet hotel in makati , the country ' s most vibrant financial district , amorsolo is a showcase of red planet hotel ' s push for providing the best experience for the budget - conscious traveler . the lobby exudes hotel elegance combined with a hostel ' s artsy and homey feel .\ndear david michael b , sawasdee ka ! ! greeting from red planet bangkok asoke . thank you for your time to write this review sharing your experiences of staying at red planet asoke , bangkok . i am very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us even . . .\ndear mlimk , sawasdee ka ! ! greeting from red planet bangkok asoke . thank you for your time to write this review sharing your experiences of staying at red planet asoke , bangkok . we are most concerned with the satisfaction of our guests and your feedback is of great . . .\nred planet hotels chief executive officer , tim hansing , said the investment would solidify the company\u2019s current expansion roadmap and help to establish a basis to close a final round of private investor equity to support further expansion of the brand .\nsince opening its first hotel in 2011 , red planet has welcomed more than three million guests to its 24 hotels . the company has raised several rounds of capital from private investors and anticipates a future public listing in the region .\nabout siteminder as the leading cloud platform for hotels , siteminder allows hotels to attract , reach and convert guests across the globe . we serve hotels of all sizes with award - winning solutions for independents and groups alike , wherever they are in the world .\nchoose one of the following to unlock secret prices and pay less on select hotels .\ndear coral o , sawasdee ka ! ! greeting from red planet bangkok asoke . thank you for your time to write us review . we are glad to hear that you are satisfied with us . we look forward to welcome you back at red planet hotel once again soon . . . .\nwhat made siteminder a lucrative option to red planet hotels , ms de los santos says , was its vast connections to online booking sites and its seamless integration with the chain\u2019s property management system , roomkey pms . this integration supports the continuous flow of availability , rates and reservation data between the chain\u2019s hotels and their guests .\nwhat made siteminder a lucrative option to red planet hotels , ms de los santos says , was its vast connections to online booking sites and its seamless integration with the chain\u2019s property management system , roomkey pms . this integration supports the continuous flow of availability , rates and reservation data between the chain\u2019s hotels and their guests .\nestablished in 2007 , there are currently 24 tune hotels operating 3 , 859 rooms globally .\nred planet owns and operates twenty - five hotels in four countries , with a focus on comfort , convenience , and style\u2014all with an affordable price tag . the value - hotel chain continues to pioneer and innovate with its best - in - class app featuring \u201cin stay mode\u201d , transforming the guests ' experience by enabling them to chat directly with the hotel front desk , look for local attractions , call an uber , and enjoy discounts in more than 200 restaurants located nearby red planet hotels .\ndear lydia1995 , sawasdee ka ! ! greeting from red planet bangkok asoke . thank you for your time to write this review sharing your experiences of staying at red planet asoke , bangkok . it was our pleasure to hear that you are satisfy with our hotel ' s cleanliness . however , we . . .\nmanila\u2013 pioneering regional hotel group red planet launched its new hospitality brand in the philippines today , coinciding with the official opening of its tenth hotel in the country .\n\u201cit\u2019s all about value , \u201d tim hansing , ceo of red planet said . \u201cvalue for our customers and creating value for our shareholders . when our guests leave our hotels we want them to think they have made a smart decision by staying with us .\ndelightful staffs from reception to guards . clean and comf ' table . the place is quiet too . good location , near shang and megamall . i tried other hotels but red planet is my favorite . this is my home in ortigas ! : )\npossibly the biggest obstacle facing red planet , hansing said , is finding the space for its hotels in the country . during a telephone interview , mark armsden , red planet\u2019s senior vp of sales and marketing , said land in japan is at a premium , so getting to the construction phase can be a time - consuming process , adding that the company is scouring greenfield , or undeveloped , sites as locations for possible development .\nthank you for your question . from red planet hat yai to lee garden plaza around 10 mins by walk . please contact us for more information . best regards ,\nwith the latest opening of hat yai , tune hotels now operates 14 hotels globally \u2013 10 in malaysia , two in bali , indonesia , one in london , uk ; and one in thailand .\n< p > poonnapha has started with red planet in 2014 , as the hotel manager for asoke , where she ran the operations of our first hotel in bangkok , thailand . further , she was involved in the pre - opening of red planet surawong bangkok . < / p > < p > prior to joining red planet , poonnapha has obtained over 10 years of experience as operations manager in a leading hospitality company in thailand . she is also a holder of a hospitality management degree from dusit thani college < / p >\nshowcasing views of the manila bay sunset and free wifi , red planet manila bay is located just 2625 feet from manila ocean park and 8 - minute walk from rizal park .\nindia ' s no . 1 travel portal to get best deals on flights , hotels & rail bookings !\nsee the best hotels in manila , based on 119 , 641 verified hotel reviews on booking . com .\nsee the best hotels in tokyo , based on 597 , 091 verified hotel reviews on booking . com .\nsimon gerovich , chairman of red planet hotels , added : \u201cthe investment we have received from goldman sachs will augment our expansion capabilities in the short - term and allow us to focus on our longer - term goals of scaling up our hotel footprint across the asia - pacific region . \u201d\n\u0e01\u0e34\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e30\u0e44\u0e23\u0e14\u0e35\u0e19\u0e30 \u0e04\u0e34\u0e14\u0e44\u0e21\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e2d\u0e01 ? \u0e04\u0e25\u0e34\u0e4a\u0e01\u0e40\u0e25\u0e49\u0e22 ! \u0e1e\u0e31\u0e01\u0e17\u0e35\u0e48 red planet hotel \u0e43\u0e01\u0e25\u0e49\u0e23\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e22\u0e46\u0e21\u0e32\u0e01\u0e21\u0e32\u0e22 \u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e1f\u0e23\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e19\u0e40\u0e14\u0e2a\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e23\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e48\u0e27\u0e22\u0e40\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e37\u0e2d\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e40\u0e25\u0e22\u0e15\u0e25\u0e2d\u0e14\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1e\u0e31\u0e01\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e04\u0e38\u0e13\u0e43\u0e19\u0e1f\u0e31\u0e07\u0e01\u0e4c\u0e0a\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19 chat with front desk \u0e43\u0e19\u0e41\u0e2d\u0e1e\u0e1e\u0e25\u0e34\u0e40\u0e04\u0e0a\u0e31\u0e48\u0e19\u0e02\u0e2d\u0e07\u0e40\u0e23\u0e32 our hotels are near some seriously delicious restaurants . don ' t know where to start ? chat with our front desk staff through our app and get some recommendations ! ios app download urltoken android app download urltoken\nthere is a 24 - hour front desk with luggage storage at asakusa tokyo red planet . the hotel offers laundry , dry cleaning , fax / photocopying and private parking at a surcharge .\nthe red planet tokyo asakusa is in an ancient slice of central tokyo where the erstwhile and the contemporary mingle effortlessly , creating a unique and vibrant atmosphere . its attractions include sensoji temple \u2013\neight months after receiving a multi - million dollar investment to accelerate its expansion throughout asia , red planet hotels , the fast - growing pan - asian budget hotel chain , has this week revealed it has begun building its empire with the help of the global hotel industry\u2019s leading cloud platform , siteminder .\nnoting that about 30 new tune hotels would be opening across the globe in the next 12 months , lankester encouraged guests to stay connected with tune hotels via facebook and twitter to keep tab of the latest openings and promotions .\nsee the 30 best hotels in bangkok , based on 583 , 602 verified hotel reviews on booking . com .\nin red planet hotel ( phuket ) . we checked in and found our rooms were not cleaned properly . there was sand and dust under the bedsheet . it was clearly not vacuumed or ch\nbangkok , thailand \u2013 eight months after receiving a multi - million dollar investment to accelerate its expansion throughout asia , red planet hotels , the fast - growing pan - asian budget hotel chain , today reveals it has begun building its empire with the help of the global hotel industry\u2019s leading cloud platform , siteminder .\n< p > chokchai is a registered thai engineer , previously employed as a vice president with international property developers and construction corporations including major development plc , pacific star international , and bovis lend lease . with more than 20 years experience , he is responsible for the development of all thailand projects undertaken by red planet hotels , ensuring hotels are delivered within budget and on time in line with high construction standards . < / p >\nyou & rsquo ; ll find best - in - class amenities like clean rooms and quiet atmospheres , and some kawit red planet locations may even offer extra little benefits and discounts for frequent travelers .\n< p > arlan has gained 20 years experience in human resources and administration management across various industries , including banking , advertising , construction , and retail . prior to joining red planet hotels , arlan was human resources and administration manager for building services international , a western australia - based architect . < / p >\n4 + star hotels up to 60 % off and economy rental cars from $ 11 . 99 / day . \u200b\nsince launch , tune hotels has welcomed more than four million guests in its properties throughout asia and the united kingdom .\njonathan vanica , a managing director at goldman sachs , said : \u201cthe growth of travel , coupled with the evolving demands for more diverse and cost - efficient hospitality platforms , is leading to new opportunities for entrepreneurial companies in asia . we anticipate our capital will help red planet hotels accelerate its expansion throughout the region . \u201d\nphilippines department of tourism , assistant secretary \u2013 tourism regulation , arturo boncato , attended today\u2019s launch and welcomed red planet\u2019s commitment to making value conscious travel more accessible to domestic and international travellers in the country .\nit ' s clean , the ambiance and the structure design is good , the staffs are kind , the price is not bad . . . me and my husband loves red planet ! tnx guys !\nthere is no breakfast and the red planet is a modern and nice hotel for young people . the rooms are very small but nice . is not to spend a lot of time at the hotel .\nthere is a confirmed additional pipeline of 38 more hotels with 10 , 106 rooms , including the first hotels in india , scotland , australia and saudi arabia along with additional properties in thailand , indonesia , the philippines , malaysia and england .\nwe have been investigating a number of opportunities in japan for some time and with the government actively courting inbound travel and tourism investment , now is the perfect time for red planet japan to work closely with our partners at tune hotels to bring the brand that has been so well accepted in nine other countries to japan .\nthe integration supports the continuous flow of availability , rates and reservation data between the chain ' s hotels and their guests .\nit owns and operates eight hotels in jakarta , bekasi , makassar , palembang , pekanbaru , solo , surabaya and bukittinggi .\nmr . simon morris gerovich serves as a director of pt red planet indonesia tbk since december 15 , 2015 . he holds bachelor of arts in applied mathematics from harvard university ( 2000 ) . he is the chairman of red planet hotels limited , based in bangkok , thailand , and also serves as a director of its subsidiaries in japan and the philippines . simon was previously an equity derivatives trader at goldman sachs in tokyo ( 2000 - 2005 ) , and after that founded evolution capital pcl , a listed private equity investor in thailand .\nred planet is privately held and headquartered in bangkok , thailand . the company\u2019s indonesian ( idx : pskt ) and japanese ( jasdaq : 3350 : jp ) subsidiaries are publicly listed on their respective stock exchanges .\nat the red planet hotel pattaya . i ' d paid extra for an early check in and breakfast for a group of 8 . the breakfast they served was awful . really very awful . cold eggs and\n\u201cthere is no breakfast and the red planet is a modern and nice hotel for young people . the rooms are very small but nice . is not to spend a lot of time at the hotel . \u201d\n\ub207 there is no breakfast and the red planet is a modern and nice hotel for young people . the rooms are very small but nice . is not to spend a lot of time at the hotel .\ngrowing any company is difficult without knowing how the company is performing . accurate and actionable operational data has been the foundation of red planet\u2019s growth over the years . every morning , hundreds of reports are automatically generated and distributed to team members at the property , country , and portfolio level enabling insightful and timely data - driven decisions that have allowed red planet to become one of the most successful value hospitality chains in asia .\n< p > tanyalak has more than 10 years experience in all aspects of accounting , financial reporting , and analysis . she has previously worked for hotelbeds , sharp thai co . , and thai beverage logistics co . < br / > prior to joining red planet hotels , she was the finance manager of netafim . < / p >\naccording to data from str global , sister company of hotel news now , there are a total of 47 hotels in the japan pipeline comprising 10 , 352 rooms . japan has an existing supply of 2 , 413 hotels representing 448 , 153 rooms .\n< p > prior to joining the hotel industry with red planet hotels , sahlee had a successful career in the field of human resources , recruitment , and training , including managing large workforces in the security industry . sahlee holds a bachelor of arts in psychology and mass communications from st . scholastica ' s college , manila . < / p >\nstayed at the red planet in surawong . nice and clean . great tech services . lovely friendly staff . rooms are quite small but clean and comfy beds . fantastic shower and good strong wi - fi . could really u\nr of our client who used this hotel ( red planet hotel phils ) last dec 2017 , i left my charger and battery inside the room . the client found it and turn over to the counter for me to get\nred planet asoke is located within 650 feet from asoke skytrain bts station and terminal 21 shopping center . it offers nonsmoking air - conditioned rooms with free wifi . the hotel is equipped with a 24 - hour front desk .\nrooms at red planet asoke are stylishly furnished with modern decor . each room features a 32 - inch flat - screen cable tv and a safety deposit box . free toiletries and a hairdryer are included in a private bathroom .\nfive star bed : starring soon at one of 20 new tune hotels planned for japan . for high resolution version , click here .\nfounded in 2010 , red planet hotels offers travellers style and value , with properties that are centrally - located and feature high - speed wi - fi . all guests are subject to a dynamic brand experience that employs leading - edge , customer - focused technology , including their own mobile app and in - stay mode to make booking and communication with staff easy .\nfounded in 2010 , red planet hotels offers travelers style and value , with properties that are centrally - located and feature high - speed wi - fi . all guests are subject to a dynamic brand experience that employs leading - edge , customer - focused technology , including their own mobile app and in - stay mode to make booking and communication with staff easy .\nthe company is also investing millions of dollars to increase it ' s hotel portfolio by 20 from the current 10 until 2020 . i am a patron of the hotel chain even before re - branding . i personally like staying at ortigas branch and have blogged about it before . with these exciting changes , i want to experience red planet hotels philippines even more !\na key component of the new red planet brand is a highly functional mobile app that serves as a booking portal and can activate an in - stay mode when guests arrive at a red planet hotel . the app then feeds information about relevant local events and points of interest directly to guests\u2019 hand - held devices . it also facilitates room - to - room and front desk calling , as well as a chat line , along with many other innovative features .\nred planet davao is located 3 . 9km from francisco bangoy international airport . it is conveniently located near corporate offices and the department of health region xi office and three ( 3 ) minutes walking distance from southern philippines medical center .\nthe new red planet hotel brand was specifically created to redefine the value hotel experience for domestic and international travellers in asia by providing a high quality , comfortable and connected , technologically - enabled stay in desirable locations at attractive prices .\nmr . timothy john hansing serves as a director of pt red planet indonesia tbk since april 28 , 2017 . he served as commissioner from may 19 , 2014 until april 28 , 2017 . he graduated from university of east anglia and niagara college , and studied business , hotel and restaurant management at the high peak college , buxton . he became ceo in 2010 and is one of the founders of red planet hotels ltd . he served as senior vice president for acquisition at kingdom hotel investments ( 2002 - 2010 ) , senior vice president for corporate development of movenpick hotels and resorts ( 1999 - 2002 ) , real estate and hospitality director - middle east and africa at arthur andersen ( 1996 - 1999 ) and senior consultant at pannell kerr forster associates in london ( 1993 - 1996 ) . he was with whitbread hotel group , thistle hotels , canadian pacific and forte ( 1989 - 1993 ) .\nred planet pattaya is the worst . i ' d paid extra for an early check in and breakfast for a group of 8 . the breakfast they served was awful . really very awful . cold eggs and meats and nothing at all for\nlankester also was enthusiastic that response from guests had been overwhelming with tune hotels\u2019 promo rooms during the pre - opening sale snapped up almost immediately .\ntune hotels has quickly established itself as the leading player in the low cost hotel space just as airasia did in the low cost airline industry .\na key component of the new red planet brand is a highly functional mobile app . not only is it a simple and efficient booking portal , but when guests arrive at a red planet hotel it activates an in - stay mode . the app then feeds information about relevant local events and points of interest directly to guest\u2019s hand - held devices . it also facilitates room - to - room and front desk calling , as well as a chat line , along with many other innovative features .\n< p > hemangi joined red planet hotels in 2017 and has been a core member of the company ' s hotel acquisitions team . previously , she worked at hvs global services ' consulting and valuation division , focusing on south east asian markets . hemangi holds an mba degree in hospitality and finance from les roches international school of hotel management in switzerland . & # 160 ; < / p >\n< p > before joining red planet indonesia , suwito had founded republik capital management limited in 2004 - a boutique real estate advisement , management and investing house focusing in major real estate assets acquisition / disposition / investment in asia . < / p >\n\u201cred planet hotels has become a recognised brand for travellers who visit asia and are in search of value . so , it\u2019s important we aren\u2019t expanding for expansion sake , but are creating greater options for accommodation that are not only appealing to value - driven travellers , but that can be found and booked , \u201d says the hotel chain\u2019s regional director of revenue management in the philippines , leah teresa de los santos .\n\u201cred planet hotels has become a recognized brand for travelers who visit asia and are in search of value . so , it\u2019s important we aren\u2019t expanding for expansion sake , but are creating greater options for accommodation that are not only appealing to value - driven travelers , but that can be found and booked , \u201d says the hotel chain\u2019s regional director of revenue management in the philippines , leah teresa de los santos .\ntune hotels is part of the lifestyle business conglomerate tune group that was founded by tan sri tony fernandes and dato\u2019 kamarudin meranun . tune hotels seeks to innovate and revolutionise the way services are made available and has employed efficient web - based technologies to reach and engage its customers , presenting a unique lifestyle opportunity .\ncurrently martin leads as vice president , information technology asia pacific at marriott international . he oversees the it operations of 550 + managed hotels , engaged with 80 + franchise hotels , provides direction to 600 + pipeline hotels and 30 + company owned offices with 900 + associates in scope . the company\u2019s sales in the apac continent exceed us 9 . 1 billion per annum . martin is a member of htng ( hospitality technology next generation ) and is based in hong kong .\nnow that we have established ourselves and the tune hotels brand in indonesia , thailand and the philippines , our strategy has always been to expand in north asia and we will be commencing this move in japan first of all , \u201d mr hansing said .\nwe have been investigating a number of opportunities in japan for some time and with the government actively courting inbound travel and tourism investment , now is the perfect time for red planet japan to work closely with our partners at tune hotels to bring the brand that has been so well accepted in nine other countries to japan .\nthe groundwork red planet has laid in japan makes entering new markets easier , hansing said . the company has seven properties , representing 1 , 463 rooms , scheduled to open by 2016 in markets such as seoul , south korea ; manila , philippines ; and greater jakarta .\n\u201cthe department of tourism has a strong obligation to our country to work closely with international and local companies contributing to vital tourism infrastructure and we are pleased to be able to support red planet during the launch of their new brand in the philippines , \u201d mr boncato said .\nmyself and my family stayed in the red planet hotel for 3 nights at the beginning of february . we were visiting tokyo for my brothers wedding but also took the opportunity to see some sights . the hotel was perfect for what we wanted , just a . . .\nred planet\u2019s unique implementation of its intelligent revenue management system , irates , allows us to respond to market demand as it happens . completely cloud - based and connected directly to our property management system , irates analyses demand and automatically updates rates across all our channels every fifteen minutes .\nme and the significant other were heading to southern thailand for 12 days and arrived in bangkok on a wednesday evening with the next flight early on friday . so we basically needed a room for 1 1 / 2 days . the red planet hotel filled that need . . .\n< p > prior to joining red planet hotels , pattama was chief financial officer for evolution capital plc , listed on the stock exchange of thailand . she has extensive experiences in all strategic and tactical matters in relation to finance and accounting including international taxation and legal entity structure . prior to that , she worked at ernst & amp ; young acs and graduated with a msf from chulalongkorn university and bba from srinakharinwirot university . < / p >\n. not 5 - star rating because some extra amenities that i typically want were not available like in full service hotels but you are not charged for this either .\nsky ' s the limit : with a jpy10 billion war chest , tune hotels is going to the land of karaoke . for high resolution version , click here .\n< p > pascal has more than 20 years international experience in the hospitality business and specialises in developing and streamlining efficiency within the human resource sector . he has previously held senior management positions in hr in france , the caribbean , thailand , and singapore . pascal has amassed a wealth of international experience whilst successfully leading the hr functions in various territories with leading hotel players such as the accor group before joining red planet hotels . < / p >\nly solved before i check out , i have spent a huge amount of energy [ and maybe money ] of calling both travel agency and the red planet hq [ thanks arm for helping ! } to solve this . the deposit was return to me but there was no comfort /\nsince it was our first time in japan , we really make sure that our hotel will make us feel so comfortable that ' s why we chose this red planet . rooms are very relaxing plus the view from our room really amazed us . they have a complete . . .\nit is my second time at red planet . i like the location in one of my favourite districts of tokyo - asakusa . i love to take a walk in the evening at sens\u014dji , when all tourists are gone . the hotel is clean , comfortable and has . . .\n< p > prior to joining red planet , tim was senior vice president acquisitions of kingdom hotel investments from 2002 - 2009 . from 1999 - 2002 , tim was senior vice president , corporate development of movenpick hotels & amp ; resorts . between 1996 - 1999 , he was director , real estate & amp ; hospitality service group , middle east & amp ; africa of arthur andersen . from 1993 - 1996 , he was a senior consultant at pannell kerr forster associates in london and prior to that held various operational roles at the whitbread hotel group , thistle hotels , canadian pacific , and forte . < / p >\ndear monteburns , sawasdee ka ! ! greeting from red planet bangkok asoke . we sincerely appreciate you taking the time to send us your feedback . i am very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us even for a short visit . we thank you for your . . .\nstayed at red planet while in tokyo . really cosy rooms just comfortable enough for 2 . there is a launderette on the 13th floor which was a plus for us . . . but they however only has 2 washer and 2 dryers . location of the hotel is good . . .\nopened in 2015 , red planet asakusa tokyo is located only a 2 - minute walk away from asakusa train station on the tsukuba express line . every room at this stylish nonsmoking property is equipped with a flat - screen tv with satellite channels . free wifi is provided in all rooms .\napart from hat yai , tune hotels rollout plan in thailand for next year would include pattaya , followed by asoke in bangkok and patong in phuket later in the year .\nsocket . what ' s more , thanks for having two ( 2 ) usb port for us to charge our mobile devices [ not many hotels will do this ] .\n< p > erwann has more than 15 years international experience in hotel operations in the usa and thailand . & # 160 ; he has a diversified background in the hospitality industry and has held senior management positions with the accor group , where he was instrumental in launching the ibis brand in thailand and establishing its corporate office . prior to joining red planet hotels , erwann was executive vice president , hotel investments for the erawan group in bangkok . < / p >\nkuching : global value hotel brand tune hotels has launched its maiden property in thailand with the official opening of tune hotel hat yai by the governor of songkhla , grisada boonrach .\nwe own and operate our tune hotels under a franchise agreement and have a close with relationship with their head office in kuala lumpur that is mutually beneficial and promotes the brand .\nred planet hotels has become a recognized brand for travelers who visit asia and are in search of value , \u201d leah teresa de los santos , the hotel chain ' s regional director of revenue management in the philippines , said in a statement . \u201cso , it ' s important we aren ' t expanding for expansion sake , but are creating greater options for accommodation that are not only appealing to value - driven travelers , but that can be found and booked . \u201d\n< p > thanabodee is a holder of an mba degree from cardiff university ( uk ) and a master in human resources management degree from chulalongkorn university ( thailand ) . he has extensive operational experience with various international hospitality groups such as the peninsula , club med , raffles , and banyan tree . in 2010 , he shifted his career from operations to human resources . prior to joining red planet hotels , thanabodee was part of the accor thailand hr team . < / p >\ndear sir / madam , greeting from red planet songkhla hatyai . thank you for sharing your review on this community . we are appreciate your kind words and stars rating . we also glad to hear that you are satisfy with our hotel ' s location and staff service . we look forward . . .\nquiet , clean , and safe hotel in a fantastic location near to bts asoke , terminal 21 mall , and times square building . excellent restaurants nearby . the staff of red planet asoke are fantastic , kind , friendly , and always willing to help you . hotel is great great value considering . . .\nyou asked , we answered : you can now make multi - room bookings on our app . get your friends together and plan a trip today ! as always , we\u2019ve worked tirelessly on improvements and bug fixes to make your stay with us that much more awesome . see you at a red planet hotel soon !"]}
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cnnmoney\nrise interactive is a digital marketing firm that provides web design and development , seo , sem , web analytics and content marketing solutions . rise interactive is a private company . jon morris is the founder & ceo of rise interactive and has an approval rating of 78 from owler members . rise interactive has raised a total of $ 12 . 3m in funding . rise interactive ' s top competitor is icrossing , led by mike parker , who is their president . rise interactive has 1 , 481 followers on owler .\nrise interactive is a digital marketing firm that provides web design and development , seo , sem , web analytics and content marketing solutions . rise interactive was founded in 2004 . rise interactive ' s headquarters is located in chicago , illinois , usa . . .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at rise interactive , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the rise interactive company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at rise interactive .\nrise interactive ( formerly called interactive institute until 2017 ) was founded in 1998 by the swedish foundation for strategic research ( ssf ) .\nrise interactive currently has 8 , 068 followers on twitter . as of july 2014 rise interactive had 5 , 634 followers . that ' s a 43 percent increase in 3 years\nrise interactive currently has 24 , 893 fans on facebook . as of july 2014 rise interactive had 18 , 093 fans . that ' s a 37 percent increase in 4 years\nglassdoor has 1 interview reports and interview questions from people who interviewed for principal product manager jobs at rise interactive . interview reviews are posted anonymously by rise interactive interview candidates and employees .\nwith their existing infrastructure , rise interactive wanted support migrating to a different data center infrastructure .\nsea level rise maps and embeddable widgets a serious of interactive and static maps illustrating current and future sea level rise and coastal flood risks .\nrise acreo ab is owned by rise ict ( swedish ict research ab ) , which is owned by the swedish government through rise ab .\nrise to power . is a leading global interactive entertainment software company . electronic arts inc . . . .\nrise to power . is a leading global interactive entertainment software company . rise to power team , you\u2019ll immediately start working with the existing team to . . .\nat rise interactive , you just need to pass a college level math exam to get a paid internship there .\nas part of their standard cloud adoption product , six nines conducted a discovery workshop to understand rise interactive\u2019s objectives .\nwebsite : navigation as designs & services llc cie studios health care service corporation marconi museum rise interactive skylight global inc .\niprospect is perceived as one of rise interactive ' s biggest rivals . iprospect was founded in 1996 in boston , massachusetts . iprospect operates in the advertising & marketing industry . iprospect generates $ 275 . 9m more revenue than rise interactive .\nsea level rise threatens 100 ' s of u . s . energy facilities a report , complete with interactive map , illustrates facilities threatened by sea level rise & coastal flooding .\njon morris , \u201905 , founder and ceo of rise interactive credits adaptability and strong recruiting with the digital marketing agency\u2019s success .\nicrossing is one of rise interactive ' s top competitors . icrossing is a private company that was founded in new york , new york in 1998 . icrossing is in the digital marketing & publishing field . icrossing has 445 more employees vs . rise interactive .\nmerkle is a top competitor of rise interactive . merkle ' s headquarters is in columbia , maryland , and was founded in 1971 . merkle competes in the digital marketing & publishing field . merkle generates 2 , 065 % of rise interactive ' s revenue .\nrise interactive has employees and is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 226 .\ni applied online . the process took 5 days . i interviewed at rise interactive ( chicago , il ) in june 2011 .\ni applied through a recruiter . the process took 6 days . i interviewed at rise interactive ( chicago , il ) in april 2015 .\ninteractive contact center role . willing to rise to challenges with an unfailing work ethic - desire to learn and grow professionally . . . .\nis a leading global interactive entertainment software company . qa project manager \u2013 start wars rise to power . electronic arts inc . . . .\ncsun is where individuals rise . working knowledge of tools for authoring interactive multimedia products delivered via a variety of synchronous and asynchronous . . .\nagency / firm : rise interactive , chicago client / campaign : northshore university healthsystem , evanston , ill . : patient education - facebook infographic campaign\nrise interactive has about 60 employees in 6 cities ; stockholm / kista ( hq ) , pite\u00e5 , ume\u00e5 , eskilstuna , norrk\u00f6ping and gothenburg .\nrise interactive ' s revenue is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 3 . 5m .\nrise interactive is a digital marketing agency , specializing in media , analytics , and customer experience . the agency is a strategic partner , helping marketing\nrise interactive knew that in addition to performance gains , a more modern infrastructure would allow them to increase cost efficiencies and leverage more devops automation principles .\n/ prnewswire / - - the client advisor awards , an organization that honors outstanding client service work , recently recognized rise interactive with its highest accolade for the second year in a row . rise interactive , an independently - held digital marketing agency , was named for its outstanding work with retail client cach\u00e9 .\nowner of rise ict ( swedish ict research ab ) is rise ab ( 100 % ) which is a company owned by the swedish ministry for industry .\nrise interactive ' s internet marketing leadership series ( imls ) on search # marketing was a great learning event . big thanks to sli systems , dale car\u2026 | pinterest\naustin mobile studio : game server engineer - star wars rise t . . .\naustin mobile studio : game product manager - star wars rise t . . .\nsome major employers having trouble filling jobs include deloitte , advocate health care , allstate insurance , rise interactive , automatic precision , the starter league , and spirit trucking co .\nrise interactive is a digital marketing agency specializing in media , analytics , and customer experience . the agency ' s proprietary interactive investment management approach uniquely helps clients see , shape , and act on opportunities that others cannot . rise is a strategic partner , helping leading brands make smarter marketing investment decisions and create more relevant experiences for their customers .\nrise interactive is a digital marketing agency , specializing in media , analytics , and customer experience . the agency is a strategic partner , helping marketing leaders make smarter investment decisions , grounded in data insights . rise manages enterprise - level analytics and . . .\nat rise interactive , they\u2019re willing to train people to become digital marketers who analyze website ads and their impact on a company\u2019s revenue . you just need a strong math background .\nthe rise blog provides timely insight on the latest digital marketing trends impacting your business .\nrise interactive is a full - service digital marketing agency focused on finding innovative ways to keep our clients ahead of the competition . leave us any comments or questions you may have !\nproduct manager interview candidates at rise interactive rate the interview process an overall negative experience . interview candidates say the interview experience difficulty for product manager at rise interactive is average . some recently asked rise interactive product manager interview questions were ,\nname a time where you were faced with a problem working with a group , and how you managed to solve that problem .\nand\nthey asked a lot about project management processes and how i handled issues or difficulties with client projects and team members .\n. 100 % of the interview applicants applied online .\nwe ' re interactive investment managers who see , shape , and act on opportunities others cannot .\nat no . 4 , rise interactive led the way for chicago , which put more businesses on the list than any other city . washington d . c . followed with seven businesses .\nrise interactive is a digital marketing agency that focuses on digital media and analytics . their team culture is to value hard work but also to spend time together and enjoy each other\u2019s company .\nocean search drivs av interactive institute , och samarbetspartners \u00e4r journeyman , svenska polarforskningssekretariatet , imego , swedish ict , svenska institutet och the good guys . l\u00e4nkar : ocean search urltoken journeyman urltoken interactive institute urltoken\nrise interactive provides a proprietary personalization solution that utilizes machine learning and cross - channel data integration to help its clients connect with their customers . the solution provides recommendations for targeted and personalized messaging .\nowner : rise ict ( formerly called swedish ict until 2017 ) - a group of research institutes in the forefront of ict research and development . rise ict is a division within rise research institutes of sweden ( the swedish government\u2019s holding company for ownership of research and technology organizations ) .\nwith springcm , rise interactive was able to establish a streamlined and automated process with a clear beginning and end for each contract . by shortening and cleaning up their contract process , rise interactive is accelerating revenue and serving clients faster . powerful workflow functions and notifications help keep everyone on task . and version control tracks every change to a document , putting an end to accidentally overwriting someone else\u2019s work .\nabout rise rise interactive is a digital marketing agency specializing in media , analytics , and customer experience . the agency ' s proprietary interactive investment management approach uniquely helps clients see , shape , and act on opportunities that others cannot . rise is a strategic partner , helping leading brands like ulta beauty , pandora , atkins nutritionals , and others make smarter marketing investment decisions and create more relevant experiences for their customers . for more information , visit urltoken or follow the company on twitter @ riseinteractive .\nsubscribe to the rise blog and we ' ll let you know when new articles are available .\nwith a 535 percent growth over the past three years , digital marketing agency rise interactive landed at 843 on the list this year . the company has added over 65 jobs in the past three years .\nrise interactive , left , and lasalle network are among 11 chicago - area companies named to the 2015 inner city 100 , a list of the fastest - growing inner city businesses in the u . s .\nstudents can learn anatomy and physiology using highly interactive and accurate real human - based digital data . . . .\n/ prnewswire / - - rise interactive , a digital marketing agency , has announced the formation of its advisory board , bringing together a distinguished group of marketing and business leaders to guide the strategic direction of the agency .\nat rise , we\u2019re constantly challenging assumptions and exploring new ideas . one of the [ . . . ]\nrise interactive is a chicago - based digital marketing agency specializing in media , analytics , and customer experience . the agency helps marketing leaders make smarter investment decisions , grounded in data insights . rise works with enterprise - level brands across all channels of digital marketing . an award - winning agency , rise is a recognized leader in the marketing space and has received industry recognition for explosive growth , excellence in digital marketing , and company culture .\ncompanies like solstice mobile , rise interactive , cofactor , sms assist , and grubhub each climbed in ranking on the list , and many of 2014\u2019s fastest - growing companies \u2014 like contextmedia and avant \u2014 also continued to thrive .\nafter a few months , rise interactive started thinking about what else they could do with springcm . they set a goal of implementing springcm to manage documents across their organization \u2014 from hr and accounting to project planning and rfp responses .\non the 1 - year anniversary of hurricane sandy , climate central released a new and improved interactive map for new york and new jersey , with florida and eight other states coming online shortly after , showing areas vulnerable to flooding from combined sea level rise , storm surge , and tides , or to permanent submergence by long - term sea level rise .\nchicago - based digital marketing agency rise interactive moved into a perch at 1 s . wacker drive in 2012 . senior vice president of operations scott conine took blue sky for a tour of the offices that include destination - themed conference rooms .\n2015 has been a year of exceptional growth for rise . while we ' ve already achieved [ . . . ]\nfor more than a decade , rise interactive has worked systematically to identify new research fields and to create pioneering projects with great potential for innovation . the research has given rise to larger research programs and funding initiatives that have created renewal within the research community and played an important part for swedish industry , regional development and the image of sweden as an innovative nation .\nrise interactive ' s partnerships represent far more than a certification or case study . together with our partners , we amplify our mission of delivering remarkable experiences and superior results for clients by investing in unique and innovative solutions that deliver a competitive advantage .\nbefore establishing a legal department , rise interactive\u2019s sales teams were the ones writing sows . the process had become time - consuming and open - ended . it lacked version control , as well as visibility into who was authoring or editing an agreement .\nin the autumn of 2005 interactive institute got new owners , the swedish institute of computer science ( sics ) , and became part of a consortium of research institutes called swedish ict , all within the area of applied it research . since 2009 to 2017 , the ownership of interactive institute is held directly by swedish ict and is a part of rise research institutes of sweden .\nour peer - reviewed scientific papers these scientific studies , published in 2012 , were the basis for the surging seas interactive tool .\nrise helps marketing leaders make smarter investment decisions , grounded in data insights . our digital marketing services span the following areas :\nour marketing technology provides solutions for brands to make informed decisions . achieve business goals using connex , rise\u2019s machine learning platform .\nepson america , inc . ( long beach , ca usa | 2 , 500 or more employees ) for epson brightlink 710ui interactive display\nrise interactive sought a support solution to act as an extension of their team to migrate their current platform into a new aws infrastructure . the agency selected the six nines team due to their extensive experience as an aws advanced consulting partner and their devops automation expertise .\nhappy halloween from rise ! we ' ll be celebrating with an office costume contest ( we ' ll [ . . . ]\nrise ict gathers research institutes in the information and communication technology area ( ict ) . the mission of rise ict is to contribute to sustainable growth , profitability and competitiveness of industry and society by providing new knowledge and expertise in strategic areas of ict . together the institutes in the group hold competence in the whole ict area , ranging from hardware to software . rise ict consists of :\nour award - winning interactive investment management\u00ae philosophy is rooted in the principles of financial portfolio management and drives business results through smarter marketing investments .\nwork closely with subject matter experts , is , communications and other departments to develop and update interactive training curriculum / communications . . . .\nrise interactive was named digital agency of the year by the moxie awards in both 2013 and 2014 \u2014 it\u2019s third year in a row ! now this is the kind of hat trick we want see from jonathon toews in every remaining game of the stanley cup show down this season . rise interactive has a lot of digital marketing offerings in areas like seo , paid search , display advertising as well as a portfolio of internally - built online tools . they also have a pretty rocking thought leadership blog full of interesting industry insights and best practices .\nrise loves to work the most skilled to the bone . . . then spit you out . there is no loyalty .\nbuilt in chicago highlights our team , the perks of working at rise , and our open roles . check them out here ! urltoken\nthe six nines engineering team performed validation of all the system builds with aws cloudformation templates , including the foundational software defined infrastructure and servers . we then took the build guides rise interactive provided and turned them into ansible playbooks to configure kafka , cassandra , and other system components .\nthe top 10 competitors in rise interactive ' s competitive set are icrossing , iprospect , merkle , 360i , zog digital , merkle , elite sem , performics , one north and be found online . together they have raised over 305 . 9m between their estimated 10 . 3k employees .\nrise ' s award - winning innovation was its interactive investment management ( iim ) philosophy . known for its parallels to the financial sector , the approach leverages data to enable marketing leaders to allocate investments into the areas of greatest opportunity and create the most relevant experiences for their customers .\nlater in the decade , the city convinced two developers to put up a high - rise office building that would be called riverfront place .\nproven ability to create online , interactive exercises and activities with demonstrable outcomes . instructional designer | nationwide | can be located in : . . . .\nonline marketing has a lot to offer a business and its customers . explore the inner workings of an interactive marketing agency in\nthe life of a website ? from conceptualization to marketing optimization .\ngain valuable insights from website design and internet marketing professionals on what happens behind the scenes in the creation , marketing and optimization of a website . hosted by : kim mccumber , senior internet marketing trainer about the organization : rise interactive began in 2004 in the interactive marketing space , excelling in the key channels of digital marketing , with a focus on web analytics and optimization . rise manages the digital portfolio for some of the world ? s best - known brands including dale carnegie training , lexmark , ulta cosmetics and allstate motor club .\nrise interactive is a digital marketing agency that specializes in digital media and advanced analytics . the agency is a strategic partner that helps marketing leaders make smarter investment decisions grounded in data insights . a partial list of rise ' s clients include : miami children ' s hospital , atkins , northshore university healthsystem , ulta , cache , and country financial , among others . for more information , visit urltoken ( http : / / urltoken )\nrise interactive is a digital marketing agency that specializes in advanced analytics and digital media . the agency is a strategic partner that helps marketing leaders make smarter investment decisions grounded in data insights . a partial list of rise ' s clients include : ulta beauty , devry , reynolds consumer products , cach\u00e9 , country financial , and allstate motor club , among others . for more information , visit urltoken or follow the company on twitter @ riseinteractive .\nread on to see built in chicago ' s recent feature , which shares how we get pumped around the rise office for fall football . urltoken\nsurging seas : state - by - state fact sheets simple , quotable sea level rise facts and findings along with research notes and reusable graphics .\nfor a series of ' then & now ' interactive looks at newport during its\nsin city\nera , go to the bottom of the article .\nrise interactive institute ab is an experimental it & design research institute dedicated to the creation of groundbreaking user experiences . we offer expertise in interaction design , visualization , user behavior , sound design , games and entertainment . through creative and collaborative processes we empower people to create new ways of doing and thinking .\nbuild responsive courses using articulate 360 ( storyline , rise , articulate , etc . ) , ensuring performance on desktop and mobile screens . . . .\na 2004 new venture challenge finalist , rise interactive recognized the potential of data analytics early . the firm started hiring people \u201cwho were comfortable living in numbers , \u201d morris explained in a september 3 forbes profile . \u201cyou have to be vigilant about having the right people and putting them in the right spots . \u201d\ninnovation adobe media optimizer clearvoice feedpro by rise interactive intellitraffic\u2122 by analytics seo \u2013 \u2018not provided\u2019 keywords are now provided linkrisk \u2013 a suite of data intelligence tools for search marketers and brand managers urltoken by virante , inc . spyfu \u2014 backlink builder the absolut company & back azimuth consulting \u2013 pernod - ricard cocktail discovery journey\nstudents can learn anatomy and physiology using highly interactive and accurate real human - based digital data . we are looking to hire an entry level application . . .\nrise interactive is a digital marketing agency that specializes in digital media and advanced analytics . the agency is a strategic partner that helps marketing leaders make smarter investment decisions grounded in data insights . a partial list of rise ' s clients include : ulta beauty , devry , reynolds consumer products , cache , country financial , and allstate motor club , and northshore university healthsystem , among others . for more information , visit urltoken or follow the company on twitter @ riseinteractive .\nleaders make smarter investment decisions , grounded in data insights . rise manages enterprise - level analytics and campaigns across all channels of digital marketing . an award - winning agency , rise is a recognized leader in the marketing space and has received industry recognition for explosive growth , excellence in digital marketing , and company culture .\n, which won best in - feed advertising platform . adtheorent won best rtb platform + supply - side platform . rise interactive was up next , winning best search advertising platform for its feedpro technology . saatchi & saatchi la won its second award of the night for best social advertising networks campaign for its toyota 4runner facebook campaign .\ninteractive website and smartphone app . as the country ' s premier digital barter currency , we can offer a high growth potential , long term , meaningful career . . .\none of the top real estate dealmakers of fulton market and the far west loop , kamin gets credit for helping usher google and glassdoor into new offices in chicago ' s hottest neighborhood for tech companies . other clients read like a who ' s who of influential startups : yelp , spotify , rise interactive , sittercity and paypal .\nwellness initiatives : from free in - house gym memberships , juice tastings , massages , and classes in guided meditation , to free healthy snacks and ergonomic furniture , rise has a variety of offerings to keep its employees healthy and happy . rise also has company sports teams and encourages participation in charitable runs and and walks .\n2 . 5 millions from the eu structural funds to sonic ! the interactive institute , sonic , has been granted a new one - year project with money from the strucutral funds of the european union . the name of the project is : interactive music and sounddesign for media , health , events and industry . the project starts in march 2006 .\nrise interactive in chicago focuses on making websites more popular and profitable . the firm , whose clients includes companies like cvs - caremark and conagra foods , sprang from a business plan that then - mba student jon morris submitted as part of a university of chicago competition . the $ 10 , 000 prize served as startup capital for the firm .\nthe rise interactive is a truly unique initiative , which focuses on esthetics and creativity by combining artistic development with research in design and technology . in addition , it is a real - life experiment in the organization of cross - discipline research combining art , design , anthropology , computer science , interaction design , ethnography and many other disciplines .\nit is hard to pinpoint what makes rise interactive so completely different , but i am convinced that the secret is that it is a unique platform for creative people to pursue their dreams and ideas . the results are creations that combine esthetics and novel information technology , and in almost every case there is also a story to be told .\nas the market rapidly evolves , rise is committed to providing marketers with transparency into their marketing investments and the tools to activate more informed , strategic decisions across channels .\nrise\u2019s artificial intelligence analyzes shopping habits so brands can invest in consumers most likely to convert . see more about our audience selection technology here : urltoken # ai # personalizedmarketing\ncities under future seas : sea level rise \u2018locking in\u2019 u . s . cities that will fall below the future tide depending on how much more carbon we emit .\nbooth school of business , previously worked at madison dearborn partners as a managing director , co - heading the private equity firm ' s basic industries practice . in his role on the board , mcgowan will advise on strategic investments to ensure long - term growth and innovation at the agency . mcgowan shared ,\nit has been a pleasure to watch jon bootstrap rise into an industry leader at the cutting edge of interactive marketing management , and i am proud to be helping rise reach its next level of growth .\ntender loving care generated a sort of spiritual sequel in point of view , directed by wheeler and released in the early 2000s , but by that time , the interactive - movie trend as wheeler practiced it had all but fizzled out . \u201cinteractive movies , \u201d explains critic bernard perron , \u201ccame to have a very bad reputation due to the limited possibilities of their branching structures , their lack of interactivity , the bad acting of their cast , and , in the case of the earlier interactive movies , their low - resolution pictures and the dismal quality of their playback . \u201d part of the problem , perhaps , was that interactive movies were stuck between two audiences : too much like games for moviegoers , too much like movies for gamers .\njulie honor , rise\u2019s vice president , counsel , could see there was a problem right away . rise needed a document management platform that could bring oversight and order to the chaos of multiple users working in shared documents . they wanted a solution that could support collaboration while tracking changes and providing an efficient and modern way for everyone to stay organized .\nthe people at rise are driven by a passion to bring new ideas to life . both thinkers and doers , we have a real sense of urgency to make things better .\nhas been a private equity and venture capital investor for 22 years , and his savvy financial background makes him well suited to advise rise , which borrows many of its practices from the financial industry . his influence strengthens rise ' s ability to help clients make smarter marketing investments . mcgowan , the general partner of cjm ventures and an adjunct professor at the\nhitachi ltd . that created the world ' s largest commercial air conditioning provider in 2013 . deguire will advise rise on strategies that will help fuel the growth of the agency .\naccording to julie , springcm was the easiest and most robust solution rise considered . rise also found value in the culture and team at springcm . \u201call solutions are going to have some basic workflow , storage and visibility , \u201d said honor . \u201cthe way in which it\u2019s delivered is what\u2019s important to us , and the competition couldn\u2019t live up to springcm . \u201d\nas an interactive investment manager\u2122 , our mission is to deliver remarkable experiences and superior results for our clients . here ' s a snapshot of some of the brands we are proud to work with :\ncontinues to rise as a global center of innovation . this region has become a magnet for attracting the capital and talent needed to fuel even more innovation activity and economic growth ,\nsaid\nthank you for the honest feedback . we will ensure that we share your suggestions with leadership as we look for ways to continue to improve the work environment for both the innovation team and rise\nbut , it isn ' t the happy hours or the snacks ( although they ' re a big plus ) that make our culture stand out ; it ' s the fact that our team is actively generating rise ' s culture , not just consuming it . throughout the year , we encourage employees to be proactive in sharing ways for rise to improve , and we listen and adjust .\nclimate central surveys and conducts scientific research on climate change and informs the public of key findings . our scientists publish and our journalists report on climate science , energy , sea level rise . read more\nmembers of the climate central staff and board are among the most respected leaders in climate science . staff members are authorities in communicating climate and weather links , sea level rise , climate . read more\nbrings over 25 years of experience helping brands achieve digital marketing success . previously , friedman served as president of marketing for sears holdings , where he oversaw both the sears and kmart marketing divisions . after his time at sears , friedman spent 11 years in executive roles at razorfish , one of the world ' s largest interactive agencies . friedman shared ,\nwhat drew me to this position at rise was the ability to tap into my brand side and agency services background to create a new breed of marketing service provider . i ' m thrilled to play a part in the next chapter of rise ' s journey .\nthank you for the review . rise does , in fact , care about glassdoor feedback and this response is an indication of our concern . we recently launched a new employee survey platform , are conducting exit\nat rise , we recognize that the old school \u201cmad men\u201d approach doesn\u2019t cut it in today\u2019s world of marketing . given our laser focus on data , we take a \u201cmath men\u201d approach to client work .\nden 6 juli g\u00e5r starten f\u00f6r \u00e5f offshore race ( fd gotland runt ) . magnus jonsson , projektledare f\u00f6r projektet ocean search p\u00e5 interactive institute \u00e4r en av deltagarna p\u00e5 b\u00e5ten journeyman , som ocks\u00e5 \u00e4r projektets f\u00f6rsta b\u00e5t .\nour flagship sea level project , two years in the making , allows you to search or navigate interactive maps to see areas below different amounts of sea level rise and flooding \u2014 down to neighborhood scale \u2014 matched with area timelines of risk . the tool also provides statistics of population , homes and land affected by city , county and state , plus links to reports , fact sheets , action plans , embeddable widgets and more .\nad woman of the year in 1997 and was featured in ad age as one of the 100 most influential women in advertising in 2012 . given berman ' s passion for the creative process , her leadership and guidance for rise ' s growing customer experience practice will be instrumental .\nrise is a breath of fresh air . the ability to combine the agency ' s analytical acumen with my creative expertise offers a unique solution for today ' s marketers ,\nshared berman .\ni am truly excited to help integrate world - class creative at all levels , as i believe rise represents the real future of marketing .\nemmi helps healthcare providers communicate more clearly with their patients through engaging and interactive design . although founded in 2003 , the company still maintains an entrepreneurial culture , encouraging employees to share their ideas , work hard , and play hard .\nand in terms of placement , the chicago - based agency continues to top industry lists . rise interactive ranked 22 on this year\u2019s agency post list of the top 100 fastest - growing agencies in the united states and was awarded the 2013 illinois excellence award by the small business institute for excellence in commerce ( sbiec ) . the agency also took home the gold award in the social media category at the business marketing association\u2019s annual tower awards in chicago .\nrise interactive was founded in 2004 by ceo jon morris , following a second - place finish in the university of chicago\u2019s prestigious new venture challenge business plan competition . while his initial idea was to teach traditional marketers about digital , the overwhelming interest for morris to lead these efforts resulted in the agency\u2019s launch . we\u2019ve since grown from a simple business plan to an award - winning digital marketing agency , fortunate enough to serve some of the world\u2019s leading brands .\nbrendan smith , ceo & president @ motive interactive ( san diego , ca usa | 11 - 99 employees | industry : advertising , marketing , & public relations ) achievement : investing in motive\u2019s technology and team to grow at scale .\nat rise , we are committed to delivering remarkable experiences and superior results for our clients . this is done with an energy that can be seen and felt within our walls . our key focus is ensuring risers are empowered to do the best work of their careers . and , we\u2019re always looking to our employees for feedback and new ideas on how to further create and enhance our culture and workplace to make rise an even better place to work .\ni was contacted by a recruiter at rise named chris on linkedin . he is an incredibly energetic person and had a lot of great things to share about rise . at the time , i was getting ready to accept an offer from another organization , but chris convinced me that rise was the place to be and to come in and meet the team . i met the first team member on the phone 20 minutes after i got off the phone with chris , and came into the office the next day . i met members from multiple teams and discussed the plans for multiple products . three days later i came back and interviewed with more team members , and was extended and offer . i found everyone i met with to be informative and genuinely interested in how i could be a contributing member at rise . chris was incredibly responsive throughout the entire process and always answered every question i had .\never investigating , often inventing , and always enthusiastic , we challenge conventions and look between the lines to find new ways to challenge old ideas . does this sound like you ? join rise and become a part of our story .\nshared ,\njack has been a mentor of mine since the start of rise . his extensive media background and experience building world - class organizations allows us to create the right foundation to be successful in the long - term .\n, and we are honored to be recognized by an organization that supports innovation and shines a light on the greatness of this city . rise is committed to a continued focus on innovation to help marketing leaders make smarter investment decisions .\ninc just named 95 chicago companies to the inc 5000 list based on companies ' qualitative growth . many of the honored companies are members of chicago\u2019s digital tech scene like the three chicago digital companies that landed in the top 500 spots of the list : digital marketing system company max digital ( ranked at 51 ) , online insurance firm insureon ( 107 ) and digital consultancy akta ( 414 ) . bayru , mediafly , contextmedia and rise interactive all landed spots in the top 1000 of the list .\nwe\u2019re honored to share that rise interactive is a finalist in not just one , but three categories for this year\u2019s built in chicago moxie awards ! the awards recognize outstanding individuals and companies in chicago tech . we ' re going for our fourth win as digital agency of the year and are also up for best company culture . our founder and ceo , jon morris , is in the running for ceo of the year . please take a minute to support us with your votes on the moxie awards page .\nwe are dedicated to the overall well - being of our employees , which includes a commitment to their health and wellness , professionally , physically , and financially . as part of the rise team , here are just a few of the benefits you\u2019ll earn .\nanna sirkka is a studio director in pite\u00e5 , successfully leading a team of sound specialists and interaction designers . she holds a master\u2019s degree in mechanical engineering and specializes in sound design . before joining interactive institute swedish ict , she worked in the automotive industry for five years . .\nthere were a number of high - growth companies that narrowly missed inclusion on this year\u2019s list . we predict that in 2016 , companies like eshots , one north interactive , narrative science , hireology , spothero , sim partners , and yello could emerge as major contenders for the list .\nby taking a strategic approach to voice search and incorporating it into an overall search marketing strategy , marketers have an opportunity to get their brands in front of a growing audience . for more on how to best optimize your content for voice search , reach out to rise .\nglobal warming has raised global sea level about 8 inches since 1880 , and the rate of rise is accelerating . rising seas dramatically increase the odds of damaging floods from storm surges . a climate central analysis finds that sea level rise from warming has already doubled the odds of\ncentury\nor worse floods over widespread areas of the u . s . , and the problem is growing by the decade . these increases threaten an enormous amount of damage . across the country , nearly 5 million people live in 2 . 6 million homes at less than 4 feet above high tide \u2014 a level lower than the century flood line for most locations analyzed . and compounding this risk , scientists expect roughly 2 to 5 more feet of sea level rise this century \u2014 a lot depending upon how much more heat - trapping pollution humanity puts into the sky .\nlaid off many developers just prior to the holidays to save money . this speaks volumes about the type of company rise is , its lack of leadership and its disregard for customers . avoid like the plague and find yourself a company with leadership that has some values and cares for its employees and clients .\nbooth school of business in 2004 and since , the agency has flourished into a multi - million dollar business with a growing list of fortune 1000 clients . rise has accomplished its growth by taking a data - driven approach to marketing , reinvesting the profits into the business , and maintaining a razor - sharp focus on client performance . after news of receiving the award , morris stated ,\nrise would not be where it is today without the trust we ' ve built with our clients . the relationships we ' ve created are an outcome of delivering results and helping clients meet and exceed their goals .\n\u201cbuilding and running a data product in the marketing domain requires a lot of infrastructure agility . our existing system was taking too long to launch and scale clustered compute resources . the migration to aws revolutionized our real - time event analytics and personalization technology and enabled rise to keep up with client and product demand . \u201d\nwhat they do : jellyvision builds engaging interactive software that helps a company ' s employees make difficult life decisions , like choosing a healthcare plan , managing their finances and saving for retirement . jellyvision ' s software keeps these processes interesting by drawing on behavioral science , a quirky sense of humor and its past as a video game studio .\nin addition to the new map , surging seas ' recent expansion includes an interactive searchable data toolkit that shows populations , infrastructure , and assets exposed to coastal flooding aggravated by sea level rise . the risk finder incorporates the latest , high - resolution , high - accuracy lidar elevation data supplied by noaa and assesses exposure of over 100 infrastructure and other elements \u2014 from airports to road miles , from schools to hospitals to wastewater treatment plants \u2014 in order to allow users to explore vulnerability from zip code through city , county and state levels . it provides the ability to compare risk across areas , as well as the ability to analyze the likelihood of coastal flood and sea level threats occurring in the future by decade .\n* if you want advancement , kiss your manager ' s butt . rise does not promote based on skill . i have watched many very talented , the most talented people passed over , while people who try their best to look like their doing work prevail . the one difference ? kissing butt . * are you highly skilled ? proceed with caution . they will work you 70 + hours a week at times , while the ceo , coo , and president live their happy lives . * no loyalty from rise . you will love the flavored water , restaurants , beer friday ' s , etc . however , at any moment , the company can and will call you into a meeting and let you go . entire teams of people sometimes . the turnover is incredible . rise will only protect their bottom - line . you will be used as long as they need your particular skill or for as many bodies as they need to fulfill their projects . once they ' ve received their money and no longer need you , you are out .\nbest use of social media in a search campaign 1seo . com\u2019s social media challenge ! christina baldassarre & zebra advertisement integrating facebook & adwords for llamacuba kenshoo , facebook & experian \u2013 finding the sweet spot for search and social investment kia , adriana lima and futbol \u2014 reprise media seo , initiative social & innocean collaboration medi - dyne 2toms sample giveaway \u2013 advice interactive group social campaign\nthe core of rise interactives infrastructure is amazon ec2 instances in an amazon vpc utilizing advanced networking features and utilizing amazon\u2019s object storage product amazon s3 . beyond the compute , networking and storage platform , six nines deployed their cassandra , spark , and kafka based solution to take advantage of amazon emr as well as amazon elasticsearch service , amazon cloudfront and amazon kinesis .\nother chicago digital companies mentioned on the inc 5000 list include : brad\u2019s deals ( ranked at 1006 ) , devbridge group ( 1313 ) , load delivered logistics ( 1702 ) , coyote logistics ( 1868 ) , lextech ( 1911 ) , punchkick interactive ( 2268 ) , guaranteed rate ( 2457 ) , singlehop ( 2774 ) , paylocity ( 2785 ) and solstice mobile ( 2859 ) .\ndata analytics startup uptake , which made a huge splash last year by snagging the list\u2019s 35th spot during its second year in existence , continued its meteoric rise this year by climbing to a shared 21st . the 2015 forbes hottest startup winner , founded by groupon co - founders brad keywell and eric lefkofsky , doubled its employee count from 300 to 600 in the past year .\nnow in their eighth year , the client advisor awards acknowledges recipients as those organizations who celebrate a new kind of client relationship , one that promotes teamwork between firms and clients , service beyond fees and pricing , and demonstrable results . the winners are selected on five stated criteria : collaboration , creativity , content and value - orientation , capability , and credibility . according to the client advisor awards , to receive the accreditation , a firm must exhibit a desire to work with clients to make them the hero , not as a tool to propel the firm into the limelight . rise interactive demonstrates an important shift in how some firms are adding value to clients as a strategic partner or an extension of the client team , crossing over the line of being just a service provider .\n* variety of free refreshments : fresh fruit , vegetables , coffee machines , tea , and flavored water machine * student loan assistance * free gym on site * commuter benefits * parental leave , both for new moms and dads * encouraging , welcoming and supportive teams * energetic , diverse culture * growth opportunities * challenging , various tasks * happy hours and other company wide social events * free beer , wine and other treats on fridays overall , being a part of rise is an exciting adventure ! the executives are down to earth - they join you for lunch , treat you to lunch , take you out for coffee , take you out to events or will have a drink with you . everyone is responsive and works to achieve the goal - whether it ' s client related or if it ' s your own personal development . your brain will definitely get a workout here as well - new challenges arise frequently . this should be expected as the internet is a changing , competitive market . you ' re not\npigeon - holed\neither . rise interactive is a place where you have plenty of opportunity to learn , grow and gain a lot of experience .\nri . se temadiskussion , tisdag 5 juli 14 : 30 - 16 : 30 sara backlund , kommunikationschef p\u00e5 interactive institute , medverkar i ri . ses temadiskussion\nri . se forskar f\u00f6r framtiden - smarta l\u00f6sningar f\u00f6r en h\u00e5llbar vardag\n. sara kommer att prata om projektet ocean search , d\u00e4r interactive institute arbetar f\u00f6r att v\u00e4rldens seglare med hj\u00e4lp av sensorteknik och sociala medier ska g\u00f6ra oss medvetna om tillst\u00e5ndet i v\u00e4rldshaven . ladda ner pdf p\u00e5 svenska : ocean search ri . se forskar f\u00f6r framtiden - smarta l\u00f6sningar f\u00f6r en h\u00e5llbar vardaghur ska vi bygga och bo , leva och \u00e4ta , leka , l\u00e4ra och \u00e5ldras i framtiden ? hur s\u00e4krar vi v\u00e5rt fortsatta v\u00e4lbefinnande och v\u00e4lst\u00e5nd utan att t\u00e4ra p\u00e5 v\u00e5ra och framtida generationers naturresurser ? hur kan vi anv\u00e4nda ny teknologi p\u00e5 b\u00e4sta s\u00e4tt ? eller p\u00e5 helt nya s\u00e4tt ? vilka material kommer vi anv\u00e4nda och hur kan vi f\u00f6r\u00e4dla v\u00e5r mat s\u00e5 att den blir nyttigare och godare ? v\u00e4lkommen att diskutera framtidens vardag med forskare och innovat\u00f6rer fr\u00e5n forskningsinstituten i rise . kom och se och k\u00e4nn p\u00e5 sp\u00e4nnande innovationer i ett brett framtidsscenario som inte alls \u00e4r l\u00e5ngt bort . delta i debatt och demos som s\u00e4tter fart p\u00e5 fantasin . moderator : eva krutmeijer ri . se bjuder p\u00e5 frukt och dryck\ni witnessed three years advice falling on deaf ears , making me skeptical to even fill out this section . management : sit down in a room , read these glass door reviews , and actually act on them . a gumball machine or rise - branded jewelry does not fix anything . for starters : pay your employees fairly , stop overworking them , and hire competent sales people and 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", "topic": 18}], "title": "rosbank", "paragraphs": ["rosbank pao ( rosbank pjsc ) , formerly akb rosbank pao and akb rosbank oao , is a russia - based commercial bank that provides a range of banking and financial services . the bank specializes in retail and corporate banking , invest\nrosbank akb : eyewatering budget cost of putin ' s spending pledges de . .\nthe french bank has said once the deal is completed it would make a mandatory offer to rosbank\u2019s minority shareholders to lift its stake in rosbank to 57 . 8 percent .\nfrance\u2019s soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale , which holds a controlling stake in the russian bank rosbank , has offered to buy the stakes of minority shareholders for 194 . 09 rubles per share , rosbank said on tuesday .\nrosbank joint stock commercial bank \u00abrosbank\u00bb is one of the leading banks in the russian banking sphere . its primary activities include retail and corporate banking , investment banking , and private banking . having the largest private regional network today rosbank operates about 650 outlets , including 68 branches and 58 moscow offices . urltoken\nrosbank akb :\nsignal 2 . 0\nwill help to understand the\ncustomer pro . .\nrussian tycoons vladimir potanin and mikhail prokhorov , who had controlled rosbank , are currently the largest minority shareholders . rosbank shares closed at 184 . 49 roubles ( $ 7 . 68 ) per share on monday .\ntwo russian tycoons , vladimir potanin and mikhail prokhorov , who had controlled rosbank , are currently the largest minority shareholders . rosbank shares closed at 184 . 49 rubles ( $ 7 . 68 ) per share on monday .\nit also plans to cut \u201chundreds\u201d of back office jobs at rosbank , bloomberg news reported , citing unnamed sources .\ncustomers can apply for , formalize and pick up the cards either in the o ' key hypermarkets or rosbank offices .\n0 outlets and 2600 atms . the bank of russia included rosbank in the list of 10 systemically important credit institutions .\nlong - expected changes in rosbank have finally taken place . andrey bugrov , the chairman of rosbank\u2019s board of directors , sent in his resignation . from now on he will work at interros holding - he will take the position of the deputy chairman of the holding\u2019s administration . his position at rosbank was taken by evgeny ivanov . this person will now be in charge of the issues of strategic development and shareholder control . alexander popov was appointed to chair rosbank\u2019s board of directors .\nsocgen bought into rosbank in 2006 and had built up an 82 percent stake by 2012 . socgen then bought 10 percent of rosbank from russia\u2019s second - largest bank , state - controlled vtb in 2013 , increasing the stake to more than 90 percent .\nsocgen , which bought into rosbank in 2006 , has spent billions of dollars fixing a bank it has considered to be underperforming .\n) , has offered to buy the stakes of minority shareholders at 194 . 09 roubles per share , rosbank said on tuesday .\nthe french bank agreed to double its stake in rosbank to 20 percent , minus one share , for $ 317 million ( r2 . 4 billion ) . rosbank has russia ' s second - largest branch network and is the market leader in car loans .\nfitch ratings affirms rosbank at\nbbb -\n( lt int . scale ( local curr . ) credit rating ) ; outlook positive\nfitch ratings affirms rosbank at\nbbb -\n( lt int . scale ( foreign curr . ) credit rating ) ; outlook positive\nrosbank is a large universal bank , owned by interros . the consolidation of banking business of the ovk banking group , which was purchased in 2003 by interros , with rosbank created one of the largest private banks in russia with the second largest regional branch network after sberbank .\nrosbank serves more than 3 . 6 mln individual customers in 71 regions of russia . the bank ' s regional network numbers more than 4\nanalysts estimated that socgen was paying 6 times rosbank ' s book value at the end of 2005 , a record for a russian bank takeover . however , taking into account growth over the option period , it would fall to a forecast 2 . 9 times of rosbank ' s 2008 book value .\nfitch ratings revised outlook on rosbank to positive and affirmed at\nbbb -\n( lt int . scale ( local curr . ) ) credit rating\nfitch ratings revised outlook on rosbank to positive and affirmed at\nbbb -\n( lt int . scale ( foreign curr . ) ) credit rating\nexercising the 30 percent option would trigger an offer for minority shareholdings , which would allow socgen to own up to 58 percent of rosbank , socgen said .\nrosbank confirmed in a statement that it was cutting jobs as part of a previously disclosed \u201coptimization\u201d process at its head office , but did not disclose a figure .\nmulticarta became a winner of the open tender for the provision of service maintenance of atms of northwest , stavropol\u2019 , southern , lipetsk and yaroslavl\u2019 branches of rosbank .\nrosbank serves more than 3 million individual customers in 71 regions of russia . the bank\u2019s regional network counts over 600 outlets , 1200 sales points and 3000 atms .\nsociete generale said it bought 7 percent of rosbank\u2019s share capital from interros group , controlled by russian billionaire vladimir potanin , increasing the stake to 99 . 4 percent .\nsocgen also announced an option to acquire another 30 percent of rosbank plus two shares for $ 1 . 7 billion at any time between september 2006 and the end of 2008 .\nsocgen raised its stake in its troubled russian unit to 92 . 4 percent last month after buying 10 percent more from the state - controlled vtb , betting it can turn rosbank around .\ncard is part of the\nclassic\nservice package . for more information on the categories of banking services and options available please visit the rosbank website (\nindividuals\nsection ) .\nsocgen chief executive frederic oudea will be under pressure to further reassure investors about the bank\u2019s strategy in russia after spending billions on acquiring and restructuring rosbank with little to show in terms of profit .\nsociete generale closed a deal to buy about 30 percent of russia\u2019s rosbank from russian firm km - invest for $ 1 . 7 billion in february . societe generale previously held a 20 percent stake .\nrosbank has been assigned investment credit ratings by international rating agencies fitch ratings ( bbb ) and moody\u2019s investor services ( baa3 ) . rosbank is ranked among the most credible banks according to forbes magazine rating ( forbes , 2014 ) . the bank leads in the list of the most expensive brands among the foreign financial institutions of russia ( brand finance jointly with brandlab and banki . ru , 2014 ) .\n\u201cthey have declared that they want to be in full control of rosbank , it is a simplification of control mechanism , \u201d jean - pierre lambert , analyst at keefe , bruyette & woods , said .\nsoci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale closed a deal to buy about 30 percent of russia\u2019s rosbank from a russian company km - invest for $ 1 . 7 billion in february . soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale previously held a 20 percent stake .\nparis and moscow - societe generale ( socgen ) yesterday moved to become a leading foreign bank in russia through a multistage deal to acquire control of top - 10 bank rosbank by the end of 2008 .\nthe new chairman , dmitry olyunin , previously worked in the vtb group for nine years , overseeing the recent merger of transcreditbank and vtb\u2019s retail arm vtb24 . his appointment at rosbank requires russian central bank approval .\nsocgen has publicly reaffirmed its support for russian subsidiary rosbank and has said the unit is operating normally after its head vladimir golubkov was arrested last week in a dramatic sting that was filmed on camera by police .\nrosbank was recently included in the interfax corporation information center ' s top five companies in terms of information disclosure . the bank disclosed 412 corporate events and provided detailed data on their activities on a timely basis to the financial markets last year . founded in 1993 , rosbank is a universal bank whose majority shareholder is the international financial group soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale . it has the ninth largest assets among russian banks and employees with more than 13 , 000 people working in 340 cities and towns across the country . on may 2 , 2012 , rosbank signed an agreement with alfa - bank to unite their atm networks , allowing customers to withdraw money at either bank without additional fees . a similar agreement was signed with raiffeisen bank on dec . 1 , 2012 . the deal brings the total number of atms available for rosbank customers to 21 , 000 machines .\n) and moody ' s investor services ( ba2 ) . rosbank enters the list of the most reliable banks according to forbes rating in 2016 . the bank occupied first position in the list of the most expensive brands among financial institutions with foreign capital ( brand finance , 2015 ) . rosbank awarded by national banking award of russian banker ' s association in nomination\nhigh quality level of loan portfolio\nin december , 2015\n\u201chis strong experience and track record in the russian banking sector will be instrumental in developing our universal banking model strategy in russia , \u201d said didier hauguel , chairman of rosbank\u2019s board of directors , in a statement .\njoint stock commercial bank rosbank pjsc 34 , masha poryvaeva street moscow 107078 phone : + 7 . 495 . 921 . 01 . 01 fax : + 7 . 495 . 725 . 05 . 11 web : urltoken\nthe proposed project will promote financial intermediation in russia by using the broad regional network of rosbank / ovk to reach russian sme and retail customers with longer tenor funding , which is essential for capital financing and mortgages .\nsg russia , which includes rosbank and other insurance and financial operations , made operating income of 239 million euros ( $ 331 . 91 million ) last year , almost double 2012 despite a 41 percent jump in losses from bad debts .\nmoscow , nov 13 ( reuters ) - societe generale\u2019s russian unit rosbank picked a former executive of russia\u2019s second biggest lender vtb on wednesday as its new chairman , six months after being rocked by the arrest of its previous ceo on bribery charges .\nmastercard international payment system launch a debit card\nrosbank - o ' key mastercard\n, which will allow customers to get considerable additional benefits from their shopping experience . the shoppers will receive mastercard world bank cards supporting an innovative contactless payment technology .\nthese changes in the administration of the bank are connected with the start of the new strategy implementation . the strategy is meant for the period of 2003 - 2007 . the top management of the bank has to solve several uneasy problems in order to make rosbank become a large universal financial institution that would take a leading position in russian banks rating . as it turns out , interros holding \u2013 the shareholder of rosbank\u2019s control stock of shares \u2013 is even ready to give up the control for that .\nrosbank is a universal bank , a part of societe generale group . the group\u2019s strategy is aimed at improving the quality of customer service and attaining leading positions in innovation , sustaining growth through business development , increasing cooperation between bank divisions and achieving sustainable profitability .\nbankers familiar with the way rosbank is run have told reuters that the unit has suffered from internal divisions between moscow and paris and that socgen has struggled to keep the bank on a tight leash . the french bank has said it remains committed to staying in russia .\nas rosbank\u2019s official press release mentioned , the bank is supposed to become a large universal commerce bank as a result of the implementation of the new strategy . as the administration of the bank believes , rosbank will take a stable position in top five of russia\u2019s private financial institutions . the key directions of its activities will include commercial , investment and retail activities . the bank is intended to expand its presence in russia\u2019s regions as much as possible . the bank is going to set up the network of its subsidiaries as well as electronic sales channels in economically dynamic regions of the country . in addition to the work with corporate clients , the bank plans to pay special attention to retail activities . particularly , rosbank is intended to attract approximately 2 . 7 billion dollars from about a million of natural persons .\nrosbank fired its former ceo vladimir golubkov in may after he was caught in a sting operation in which investigators filmed him with piles of cash on his office desk . he has pleaded innocent to bribery charges which , if he is convicted , could put him behind bars for seven years .\nrosbank will be required to comply with ebrd\u2019s environmental procedures for intermediated financing through local banks and environmental guidelines for residential mortgage lending , including adherence to the environmental exclusion and referral list , compliance with the applicable national environmental , health and safety legislation , and submission of annual environmental reports to ebrd .\nrusfinance bank and rosbank have launched the new premium welcome package of banking services tailored to suit the needs of rusfinance bank ' s premiums clients , the bank informed . the offer makes a wide range of rosbank services available to clients of rusfinance bank . llc rusfinance bank ( tax number : 5012003647 ) is a wholly - owned subsidiary of rosbank operating as part of soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale international financial group since 2004 . rusfinance group specializes in consumer lending services via its regional network comprising more than 25 , 000 partners ( auto dealers and retail outlets ) and own representative offices in 68 regions of russia . llc rusfinance bank was established 1992 in samara ( named promek - bank llc until february 2006 ) . in july 2005 , soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale group completed the acquisition of 100 % of the bank ' s shares from sok group . the bank possesses general license no . 1792 issued by the central bank of russia on february 13 , 2013 .\nyevgeny ivanov , the new president of the bank gave the following explanation regarding the development of the new concept . at present moment rosbank takes the space of only one percent in several branches of the russian banking market . one may not say that the shareholders are absolutely happy with such a state of things . they would like to increase the bank\u2019s presence up to the level of six percent . in addition to that , the demand balance growth on corporate clients\u2019 accounts has slowed down for the moment . such a perspective branch of the banking market as working with natural persons\u2019 attracted funds has not played an important role in rosbank\u2019s activity lately ( disregarding vip clients servicing , of course ) .\nthe rosbank and consyst business group ( lanit ) cooperation started in 2008 , a system for automatic optimization of atm cash sweep operations building . the system is able to conduct full access to atm networks and bank branches from the collection , from the survey of atm machines to the office work . positive economic effects of the implementation of the solution quickly became apparent : the amount of cash in atms in network optimization , which resulted in a significant reduction in maintenance costs and total cash flow management of quality development . in the last period this system solution extended to the central office cash management activity is recorded and stored lancashmanagement program . the solution is based on microsoft dynamics ax erp system is due to that the ability to control the properties of the running costs of the atm network service providers and data centers , the cost of taking stock . thanks to the achievements of rosbank in moscow branch network launched a new , multi - stage project : the first phase in the russian rosbank entire atm network was introduced globally in lancashmanagement atm cash management solution . in the second phase of consyst business group specialists have developed and implemented systems with a centralized cash management system to balance the accounts for rosbank in moscow . a specific frequency measurement that the atm locations and bank accounts have been fulfilled and the processing operation is based , it has been possible to identify patterns and processes of the cash flow forecast of ticket offices and atm points . the lancashmanagement solution gives the best forecasts in the banking departments and atm collectors collection optimal timing and cash flow trends . a user can get help from the forecast processing and the necessary adaptations to the administrative documents are immediately displayed in the system . the lancashmanagement allows the cash handling costs decrease the atm network and branches , operations costs and helps to increase the transparency of transactions and improve customer service . the cash balance management system introduced intends to extend networks and regional accounts in the rosbank . olga szkorobogatova , vice president of rosbank : \u201cthe lancashmanagment system enables a highly developed network of atms and cash management solutions . the flexibility of the solutions to our needs and the possibility of legal changes in alignment gives us a fundamental advantage over western competitors as well . \u201d pavel gorjanszkij , head of consyst business group , \u201cfull and successful implementation of the \u2018rosbank\u2019 project on time is the best proof that the lancashmanagement solutions are effective and meet the banking requirements , specifically promoting the development of customer services as well . \u201d\nthe board of directors of the bank is going to dissipate all doubts for shareholders : the board is going to recommend the meeting of shareholders to pay the dividend for the year 2002 . the bank has not practiced that before . the investment yield of the bank is supposed to reach the level of twelve percent per annum in the future . as it is planned , the market value of rosbank ' s shares against the balance value is not to be lower than the proportion of 7 : 1 by the year 2007 . the capital of the bank is to exceed the sum of $ 650 million by the same year . if everything goes alright , rosbank will be ready to enter the public stock market .\nthere are no doubts that the major goal of the new strategy is to increase the investment attraction of the bank and to sell a certain part of its stocks to other investors . in the words from andrey bugrov , interros holding is ready to refuse from the control stock of shares of the bank for those purposes , and to simply remain a large shareholding owner . this would be a right thing to do . interros\u2019s reputation of the main financial instrument , as well as the fact that the holding was the only large shareholder , restricted the growth of rosbank\u2019s capitalization , which restrained potential investors . \u201cour prime goal is to stop being the direct association of interros . we want to become an independent business that would be interesting and attractive for various investors , \u201d yevgeny ivanov asserted . rosbank has already made its first step in that direction : it exposed the joint stock structure at the end of the past year . as it was announced , 75 % of rosbank\u2019s shares are owned by interros , 20 % are owned by the oil giant surgutneftegaz , and five percent of shares belong to minor shareholders .\nrosbank is russia ' s seventh - largest bank , according to the interfax centre for economic analysis , with assets of 208 billion roubles ( r59 . 5 billion ) and equity capital of 21 billion roubles . it is controlled by interros , the holding group of metals magnates vladimir potanin and mikhail prokhorov , who also control norilsk nickel , the world ' s biggest nickel firm .\nrussia\u2019s rosbank plans to collect bids for 5 billion rubles worth of 10 - year bonds on december 13 , a banking source told prime on tuesday . the guidance for the first coupon was set at 9 . 8\u20139 . 95 % annually , which corresponds to a 10 . 04\u201310 . 2 % annual yield to a 3 - year offer . the issue carries semiannual coupons . the technical placement is scheduled for december 20 . bank itself acts as the placement\u2019s organizer .\nyevgeny ivanov was born in 1966 . in 1990 he graduated from the moscow state financial institute , the department of international economic relations . after the graduation , he worked at the state bank of the ussr , at the central bank of the russian federation . in 1997 he started working at oneksimbank , where he set up the department for precious metals . he has taken the position of the administration chairman of joint - stock commerce bank rosbank since september 2000 to february 2003 .\nit is worth reminding that o ' key was the first major food retailer in the northwest of russia who made the contactless payment technology available in all their stores several years ago . we are very pleased that the rosbank - o ' key mastercard card also supports our advanced contactless technology , which is in fact a new milestone in the retailer ' s loyalty program journey . convenient , fast , safe and cost effective - looks like we have taken into account all the interests that loyal customers may have .\nalexander popov was born in 1970 . in 1991 he graduated from the moscow people\u2019s economy institute , the department of finances and credits . he took the position of the chief of the currency and financial operations department during the period 1991 - 1995 . from 1995 to 1998 he was a member of the administration , the chairman of oneksimbank\u2019s treasury . in 1998 - 2000 he executed the duties of the director of the treasury operations . in 2000 he took the position of the deputy chairman of rosbank\u2019s administration . during the period of 2001 - 2003 he also worked as the paymaster general , deputy general director of the joint - stock company norilsk nickel .\nprovides banking and financial services joint stock commercial bank rosbank pjsc engages in the provision of banking and financial services . it operates within the following segments : retail banking , corporate banking , and treasury and financial institutions . the retail banking segment engages in private banking services , private customer current accounts , savings , deposits , investment saving products , custody , credit and debit cards , consumer loans , and mortgages . the corporate banking segment includes direct debit facilities , current accounts , deposits , overdrafts , loan and other credit facilities , foreign currency , and derivative products . the treasury and financial institutions segment represents all trading financial instruments recognized and measured at fair value through profit and loss , as well as loans and borrowings initiated through the interbank transactions . the company was founded on march 2 , 1993 and is headquartered in moscow , russia .\nsberbank is the largest bank of russia ( as of december 31 , 2011 ) .\nthe indian fintech space is expected to reach $ 2 . 4 billion by 2020 and 2018 will be a critical year in that journey because 52 % of india ' s digitally active consumers are adopting fintech and are the driving force for new technology adoptions .\ndigital banking and security\ntitled international banking exhibition & conference will be held in baku on 17 - 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financed projects which are alleged to have caused , or are likely to cause , environmental and / or social harm .\nplease visit the project complaint mechanism page to find information about how to submit a complaint . the pcm officer ( pcm @ urltoken ) is available to answer any questions you may have regarding the submission of a complaint and criteria for registration and eligibility , in accordance with the pcm rules of procedure .\nalfa - bank retailing division of alfa - bank was established for private customers and small enterprises . urltoken\nraiffeisen bank the wholly - owned bank subsidiary of the austrian banking group raiffeisen . the bank has been operating in russia since 1996 and renders the full range of services to russian companies and private persons . urltoken\nmdm - bank the bank renders the whole range of banking services up to the world standard , constantly widens and perfects the banking products it offers . urltoken\ninternational moscow bank the russian bank with the international partnership specializing in servicing the corporate and private customers , in corporate financing , and in treasury operations . urltoken\nsibcontact bank sibcontact bank has been functioning as the universal bank for 13 years . it provides full services to legal bodies and physical bodies using the most innovative patterns of banking technologies . urltoken\nimpexbank the universal commercial bank is one of the top - thirty largest banks of russia in terms of its assets and capital amount and is one of the top - ten largest retailing banks . the bank is the member of the state system of the endowment insurance . urltoken\n\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0441\u0442 trust national bank the bank is among the thirty largest credit institutions of the country . it renders the full range of the commercial and banking services to the corporate and private customers . urltoken\nrosevrobank the bank provides the full range of banking services rendered in the russian and foreign currencies and the widest range of services for doing business and savings . urltoken\ntranscreditbank established in november 1992 transcreditbank is the major financial partner of ojsc \u00abrussian railways\u00bb and the leading bank in the russian transport sphere . transcreditbank is among top - 30 largest financial institutions of russia . urltoken\ncredit bank of moscow operating since 1992 credit bank of moscow dynamically develops and offers a wide range of retail and corporate banking services to its customers . one of its business priorities are car loans programs . urltoken\nbanque societe generale vostok joint stock commercial bank \u00abbanque societe generale vostok\u00bb was established in 1993 in moscow . as a universal bank it offers a full range of banking products and services to its individual and corporate customers . urltoken\nvozrozhdenie bank vozrozhdenie bank provides financial services to its individual and corporate customers throughout the russian federation . its network includes 151 locations and 470 atms . the bank provides 1 , 000 , 000 clients with a range of services from savings accounts , payment handling and payroll management to mortgages , bank cards . urltoken\ncompany of the retailing crediting the dynamically developing financial holding established to fulfill long - 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( photo : business wire )\nhorton holding , inc . celebrates its 60th anniversary , company has evolved since humble beginnings to become industry leader\ntoday , horton holding , inc . , a global leader in airflow solutions , named cordell dietz president and ceo .\nhorton holding , inc . recognized by polar bears international & como park zoo & conservatory with the paw of approval award\nhorton holding , inc . recognized by polar bears international & como park zoo & conservatory with the paw of approval award - como park zoo and conservatory como park zoo and conservatory\nwe are honored to be chosen to receive this award ,\nsaid terry gilberstadt , horton holding , inc .\nwe have been committed to strengthening our community since the business began 60 years ago .\nhorton holding , inc . was nominated by como friends and earned pbi\u2019s paw of approval award ( paw ) through the company\u2019s reduction in the consumption of natural gas and propane , development of alternative packaging and expansion of recycling efforts .\n) - - horton holding , inc . , a global leader in airflow solutions , today announced the promotion of cordell dietz to president and chief executive officer . dietz had formerly served as chief operating officer for the roseville , mn based company and takes over for geert henk touw , former president and ceo of horton since 2010 , who has retired from the organization .\n\u201cthe pbi paw of approval award recognizes environmental leadership within our community , \u201d states como\u2019s campus manager , michelle furrer . \u201chorton holding , inc . has a long tradition of supporting como and our polar bears . it\u2019s wonderful to be able to support them in their effort to reduce their carbon footprint . \u201d\nroseville , minn . - horton holding , inc . was recognized with the celebrate business success award for its commitment to advancing economic development in the saint paul / east metro area . the award was accepted by terry gilberstadt at the saint paul area chamber of commerce social reception hosted on september 28 , 2011 at the park square theatre .\nhorton holding , inc . has been honored with the paw of approval award , for extraordinary accomplishments in co2 reductions . given annually to a local business , the 2012 award was presented on may 24 at the be cool event hosted by polar bears international ( pbi ) , a nonprofit dedicated to polar bear conservation , the como zoo and its partner como friends . the award consists of a framed limited - edition polar bear photograph by daniel j . cox of natural exposures .\nhorton listens . we\u2019re known for and value our close , collaborative , customer working relationships\u2026engineers to engineers . the results are innovative and optimized solutions .\nnew horton dm advantage on / off & two - speed quick kits are the optimal choice for repairing your fan clutch or upgrading from legacy technology .\nhorton has a long history of leadership in junior achievement and involvement in meals on wheels . the company provides donations to the united way and como park zoo and conservatory as well as scholarship support for local technical colleges and universities . in addition to corporate giving , horton has recently expanded its staff in roseville , minn . and other midwest facilities . several of horton ' s talented engineers were gained through participation in the university of minnesota engineering co - op program .\nwith the industry\u2019s largest fan and fan drive product portfolio , horton\u2019s reliable engine - cooling solutions provide maximum efficiency and precision cooling for even the toughest applications .\nfeaturing a polar bear as part of its corporate identity , horton is an industry leader in adopting iso 14001 environmental management system certification . horton\u2019s climate - friendly initiatives include reaching annual conservation targets to reduce , reuse and recycle . the primary benefit of horton\u2019s fan drives and fans is to lower fuel consumption and operating noise in on - and off - highway vehicles and equipment . in 2011 , the company reduced electricity consumption by 8 to 15 percent worldwide by changing to t8 fluorescent lighting fixtures . horton also recirculates water from their washers and has a substantial remanufacturing program . these efforts keep materials and chemicals out of landfills .\nhorton\u2019s pioneering engine - cooling technology keeps your vehicles on the road . and we have the support , training , service and distribution to help you anywhere , anytime .\nhorton , inc . 2565 walnut street roseville , mn 55113 1 . 800 . 621 . 1320 + 1 651 . 361 . 6400 info ( at ) hortonww . com urltoken\nchances are that horton is part of your everyday life . you encounter horton products daily when your mail and consumer goods are transported to your town by truck , when you ride a transit bus , when your child rides a school bus , when your home or workplace is under construction , when the food on your table is produced by the agricultural industry .\nhorton continued its pioneering role with the development of a fan drive for the heavy - duty truck market in 1964 , a product that the market did not fully embrace until 1972 .\nhorton , inc . mary baynes , 1 - 800 - 621 - 1320 or + 1 651 - 361 - 6564 sr . manager , marketing / communications mary . baynes @ urltoken\ntoday , as a result of changing emissions regulations , engines are hotter than ever . horton has continued to exceed industry demands with the most extensive line of innovative airflow management solutions that provide maximum efficiency , improved engine performance , increased airflow , quieter operation and fuel savings . horton\u2019s line of fans , fan drives , aftermarket conversion and repair options , and suspension products include :\n\u201chorton is a success thanks to the many people involved with the company in the past 60 years , \u201d says schilling . \u201cwe are an industry leader by virtue of the ingenuity of those people . with their continued efforts and support , horton will remain a leader in manufacturing and marketing components for the truck , bus , and off - highway vehicles and equipment markets . \u201d\nroseville , minn . - chances are that horton is part of your everyday life . you encounter horton products daily when your mail and consumer goods are transported to your town by truck , when you ride a transit bus , when your child rides a school bus , when your home or workplace is under construction , when the food on your table is produced by the agricultural industry .\ntoday , as a result of changing emissions regulations , engines are hotter than ever . horton has continued to exceed industry demands with the most extensive line of innovative airflow management solutions that provide maximum efficiency , improved engine performance , increased airflow , quieter operation and fuel savings . horton ' s line of fans , fan drives , aftermarket conversion and repair options , and suspension products include :\nhorton is a success thanks to the many people involved with the company in the past 60 years ,\nsays schilling .\nwe are an industry leader by virtue of the ingenuity of those people . with their continued efforts and support , horton will remain a leader in manufacturing and marketing components for the truck , bus , and off - highway vehicles and equipment markets .\n\u201ci\u2019m very optimistic about the future of horton and look forward to advancing the company\u2019s leadership role in designing and manufacturing the most innovative airflow solutions for the markets we serve , \u201d said dietz .\n\u201ci\u2019m very optimistic about the future of horton and look forward to advancing the company\u2019s leadership role in designing and manufacturing the most innovative airflow solutions for the markets we serve , \u201d dietz said .\n\u201chorton is honored to receive this esteemed recognition . we are very progressive in our pursuit to conserve resources and lessen our carbon footprint , \u201d says tom wollin , horton\u2019s director , quality assurance , purchasing and regulatory compliance . \u201cfrom environmental and resource considerations in product design through the remanufacture of used products , we are always looking for new and innovative methods to decrease resource consumption and pollution . \u201d\ndietz had formerly served as chief operating officer for the roseville , mn , based company and takes over for geert henk touw , former president and ceo of horton since 2010 , who has retired from the organization .\nhorton , inc . , a leading provider of premium engine cooling solutions worldwide , celebrates its 60th anniversary in september 2011 . from its humble beginnings with three employees and no machines , in 1951 , the horton of today has an international presence and state - of - the - art technical centers for development and testing that include specialized test cells , a dynamometer with ram air provisions , a wind tunnel and a cooling system simulator .\ndietz joined horton in september of 2015 as its chief operating officer . as coo , dietz has been responsible for the company\u2019s domestic and global operations , including strategic business development and overseeing the company\u2019s expanding north american and european initiatives and facilities .\ndietz joined horton in september 2015 as its chief operating officer . as coo , dietz has been responsible for the company\u2019s domestic and global operations , including strategic business development and overseeing the company\u2019s expanding north american and european initiatives and facilities , the company said .\nfounded in 1951 , horton is the world\u2019s leading provider of premium engine - cooling solutions for oem applications and the aftermarket . its customer - inspired innovations \u2014 including fans , fan drives and related components \u2014 can help products last longer , run quieter and consume less fuel .\nthe company\u2019s colorful history dates back to 1902 . the original company , which got its start making wagon bodies , was liquidated before its rebirth in 1951 . then hugh k . schilling and some investor associates purchased the seemingly minor remnants of the dismantled company \u2013 two unexpired patents on variable - speed clutch pulleys , and a list of unfilled orders for customers who hadn\u2019t heard from horton in months .\nthe company ' s colorful history dates back to 1902 . the original company , which got its start making wagon bodies , was liquidated before its rebirth in 1951 . then hugh k . schilling and some investor associates purchased the seemingly minor remnants of the dismantled company - two unexpired patents on variable - speed clutch pulleys , and a list of unfilled orders for customers who hadn ' t heard from horton in months .\nafter struggling to market the existing products and develop new ones , schilling and his associates hit pay dirt in 1960 with air champ\u00ae , the first air - engaged clutch and brake on the market . the air champ product line has stood the test of time and is still a reliable technology used in a wide variety of industrial applications . this product line and other motion control , power transmission and web tension control components and products are now manufactured and marketed by nexen group , inc . , which is owned and operated by hugh\u2019s son , hugh schilling , jr .\n\u201cwe overcame inherited problems , and worked to develop progressive products for the industrial drive and brake business , \u201d says schilling . \u201cwe increased the company\u2019s product line and customer base , which was key to our renaissance and success . \u201d\n\u201cthe fan drive was a product before its time , \u201d says schilling . \u201cit was environmentally friendly , it reduced engine noise , and saved fuel and money . those issues weren\u2019t really a concern to the market until environmentalism grew and fuel prices began to rise in the early 1970s . the fan drive turned out to be the right product at the right time . \u201d\nreach out to the author : contact and available social following information is listed in the top - 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401 north robert street - suite 150 - saint paul , mn 55101 phone : 651 . 223 . 5000 | info @ urltoken | sitemap\nafter struggling to market the existing products and develop new ones , schilling and his associates hit pay dirt in 1960 with air champ\u00ae , the first air - engaged clutch and brake on the market . the air champ product line has stood the test of time and is still a reliable technology used in a wide variety of industrial applications . this product line and other motion control , power transmission and web tension control components and products are now manufactured and marketed by nexen group , inc . , which is owned and operated by hugh ' s son , hugh schilling , jr .\nwe overcame inherited problems , and worked to develop progressive products for the industrial drive and brake business ,\nsays schilling .\nwe increased the company ' s product line and customer base , which was key to our renaissance and success .\nthe fan drive was a product before its time ,\nsays schilling .\nit was environmentally friendly , it reduced engine noise , and saved fuel and money . those issues weren ' t really a concern to the market until environmentalism grew and fuel prices began to rise in the early 1970s . the fan drive turned out to be the right product at the right time .\ndietz earned a master of business administration and a bachelor of business administration from the university of north dakota . he also served with the united states army reserve .\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse this business wire site ( and / or any other business wire website ) , you accept the use of cookies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nthis site is operated by a business or businesses owned by informa plc and all copyright resides with them . informa plc ' s registered office is 5 howick place , london sw1p 1wg . registered in england and wales . number 8860726 .\nevery month , fleetowner magazine features the news and stories that are important to you . see the digital magazine here !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncomo zoo is part of pbi\u2019s network of arctic ambassador center zoos . these centers focus on animal well - 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", "topic": 9}], "title": "dataxoom", "paragraphs": ["dataxoom is helping its channel partners monetize mobility \u2013 providing access to the best 4g and lte networks via dataxoom one , its proprietary online . . .\ndataxoom is an mvno that ' s targeting enterprise customers with growing byod initiatives .\nwalnut creek , ca , september 21 , 2016 \u2014 dataxoom announced . . .\nexisting devices ( tablets , cellular modems , etc . ) can often be re - used for dataxoom\u2019s service , or dataxoom can provide affordable new or refurbished devices . dataxoom has expertise in acquiring and delivering devices that are ready to use on its network .\nberkeley , ca \u2013 october 14 , 2014 \u2013dataxoom corp . , the . . .\nbest buy for business\u2122 selects dataxoom as a strategic partner for 4g lte data connectivity .\nnew channel partners will be able to integrate dataxoom 4g and lte connectivity into their businesses , and offer products with flexible data plans to suit their customers ' needs . dataxoom will offer referral and sales partners discount tiers based on their overall dataxoom revenue generated . with the new program , dataxoom expects to drive growth in midmarket and enterprise accounts in the united states .\npleasanton , ca \u2013 may 7 , 2014 \u2013 dataxoom corp . announced today . . .\ndataxoom is a leading provider of us mobile data services for large business and enterprise customers .\none of dataxoom\u2019s strategies has been to avoid restrictive rules of engagement and to simplify its offering .\ndataxoom to showcase its enterprise mobility integration ( emi ) platform , supporting mobility in home healthcare .\ndataxoom\u2019s service operates on three of the four largest us mobile network operators , and is available nationwide .\nhe pointed to one of dataxoom\u2019s partners as an example . it\u2019s an apple reseller that offers ipads .\nnow you can access the largest , fastest and most reliable mobile data networks thru one provider - dataxoom .\nberkeley , ca \u2013 september 4 , 2014 \u2013 dataxoom corp . the first value - added . . .\ndataxoom is the first mvno for mid - market and enterprise customers and helps connect businesses to the mobile internet .\nabout dataxoom dataxoom corp . specializes in providing mobile data services for businesses and the mobile workforce . dataxoom provides cellular data network connectivity for tablets , mobile wi - fi hotspots , usb modems , and specialty devices used by the mobile workforce . founded in 2012 and headquartered in pleasanton , ca , dataxoom ' s mobile data service is designed to meet the requirements of an enterprise . for more information , call 855 / 533 - 2829 or visit urltoken .\nso says mobility provider dataxoom , which has expanded its channel program with the hope of increasing opportunities for recurring revenue .\nthe dataxoom website states ,\nour devices operate on the largest lte , cdma , and gsm networks in the us .\nin my case , dataxoom ran on the at & t network during my testing in the washington , dc area .\nberkeley , ca \u2013 august 8 , 2014 \u2013 dataxoom corp . the first value - added wholesaler of mobile . . .\nwhere dataxoom might also be an interesting option is in supplemental services beyond being a mobile data mvno . the company also offers :\ni ' m going to label dataxoom as an interesting if not intriguing option for equipping enterprise mobile and byod devices with data .\ndataxoom provides 3g and 4g mobile data network connectivity for the tablets , mobile hotspots , and specialist devices used by mid and large - sized businesses . dataxoom has wholesale relationships with large - scale mobile operators , and deploys their lte , cdma and gsm networks .\nqualifying business customers can receive 2 gb of shared mobile data per month for each activated tablet . the offer is in concert with dataxoom\u2019s commercial launch , and will be available to new business customers that activate devices on the dataxoom network before march 31 , 2014 .\ndataxoom is partnering with at & t to launch a new enterprise bring your own device ( byod ) program designed to allow businesses to activate their mobile devices with dataxoom\u2019s mobile data services . as the newest member of the at & t partner exchange program , dataxoom customers will be able to access at & t\u2019s wireless network by using a subscriber identity module ( sim ) card in their enterprise tablets .\nmobile data service provider dataxoom wednesday released a new offering aimed at helping the transportation industry comply with an upcoming mandate to . . .\ndataxoom , the nation\u2019s first mobile broadband service provider built for businesses , introduces its eld mobility bundle specifically designed for the . . .\nthe agreement combines servicemax\u2019s field mobile service platform with dataxoom\u2019s 4g / lte service that supports gigabytes of mobile data across multiple . . .\nannual list showcases the \u201c20 most promising wireless solutions providers\u201d ; enterprise mvno dataxoom makes this year\u2019s list based on its expertise . . .\npleasanton , ca \u2013 may 29 , 2014 \u2013 dataxoom corp . announced today that ceo john tantum will speak at rutberg . . .\n- berkeley , california - based dataxoom announces new partner sales channel , aims to cut costs for business clients with customized mobile data plans .\ndataxoom\u2019s aggressive offer is exclusively for business customers , and requires a minimum activation of 20 tablets . business customers can purchase new ios and android tablets directly from dataxoom , or can activate existing tablets with a sim - only option . some device restrictions and minimum credit requirements apply .\ndataxoom has partnered with at & t to bring its enterprise business customers access to the company ' s mobile services with their byod tablets .\ndataxoom , the nation\u2019s first mobile broadband service provider built for business , today announced record growth during 2017 . the company continues . . .\nberkeley , california - based company dataxoom has an interesting proposition towards business owners looking for cost - effective , customized business data . . .\ndataxoom is the first wholesale mobile data provider , built exclusively for business . dataxoom \u200bpartners with the \u200bmobile operators and purchases\u200b mobile data in bulk on a wholesale basis . they provide the same network and same devices that you use today , however , apply pricing and terms based upon their wholesale plans designed specifically for business . dataxoom was founded in 2012 by an experienced team of wireless executive led by john tantum , \u200bf\u200bounder of virgin mobile\u200b usa\u200b . dataxoom provides mobile dat\u200ba\u200b \u200bservices \u200bfor tablets , \u200bmobile hotspots , laptops , and just about any type of connected device .\ndataxoom provides cellular data network connectivity for the tablets , mobile hotspots , and specialty devices used by an enterprise ' s mobile workforce . dataxoom ' s management platform provides administrators within an enterprise with much greater control and visibility of their employees ' mobile data devices . and dataxoom ' s pricing approach , in which customers pay only for the data they use , results in significant cost savings . for additional details or to schedule a meeting with dataxoom at the conference , please visit urltoken or contact brie peters at brie . peters @ urltoken to schedule a meeting .\ndataxoom corp . specializes in providing mobile data services for businesses and the mobile workforce . dataxoom provides cellular data network connectivity for tablets , mobile wi - fi hotspots , usb modems , and specialty devices used by the mobile workforce . founded in 2012 and headquartered in pleasanton , ca , dataxoom\u2019s mobile data service is designed to meet the requirements of an enterprise . for more information , call 855 / 533 - 2829 or visit urltoken .\ndataxoom , the nation\u2019s first mobile broadband service provider built for businesses , announced today that it will be exhibiting at the american trucking . . .\nin a world where hardware revenues are on the decline , solution provider dataxoom is helping the channel add lucrative mobility solutions and services . . .\ndataxoom also offers white - label opportunities , which oems , distributors and independent software vendors ( isvs ) would be quite interested in , he added .\ncurrent clients report saving between 15 % and 40 % per year with dataxoom . however , the majority of customers indicate that the value of using dataxoom is much bigger than just cost savings , as dataxoom offers better , more flexible terms for business , with no set up or terminations fees or lengthy contracts . in addition , having access to multiple wireless networks via one online interface is a huge advantage to many mid - market and enterprise customers .\ndataxoom is the first value - added wholesaler of mobile data services , built exclusively for business . dataxoom partners with the premier mobile operators in the u . s . , including at & t , sprint and verizon , and purchases mobile data from these companies on a wholesale basis . dataxoom provides its customers with access to the top mobile networks in the u . s . , and applies pricing , terms and enhanced functionality designed specifically for business customers .\ndataxoom\u2019s new mobile application , called dx partner , aims to provide sales reps with tools they can use while they are in the field . the mobile app also includes a resource center housing dataxoom collateral , designed to help reps respond timely to client requests when and where they need it allowing them to respond immediately to client requests while on the road . social media syndication capabilities also position partners to expand their reach with dataxoom content through their social channels .\ndataxoom ' s enterprise byod service is enabled through our participation in the at & t partner exchange program , as our systems can now seamlessly and immediately activate and support ipads , tablets and other mobile data devices certified on at & t ' s network ,\nsaid chris hill , dataxoom coo .\nour flexible , no - contract service provides the big benefits of the dataxoom platform\u2014data usage controls and user - level visibility that enterprises require .\nif the customer has existing equipment that they would like to re - use with dataxoom , that limits our choice of networks chamberlin stated in an email .\nchamberlain also cited ,\nnetwork cost and market pricing levels have been , and will continue to become , somewhat ' flat ' . dataxoom ' s multi - carrier platform and ability to provide access to the wireless services our customers needs will continue to be a primary component of dataxoom ' s pricing model .\nwhen current equipment is not a consideration , dataxoom works with their customers to analyze their current carrier billing , and determine how much data is being consumed , on average , per user per month . based on this information , dataxoom can usually assess the correct carrier partner and pricing options to present to the customer .\ndataxoom is opening up access for partners to mobile data plans and the lucrative - - but historically elusive - - recurring revenue that comes with those . . .\npleasanton , ca \u2013 dataxoom corp . , a pioneer in mobile data services for businesses , announced that it is offering 6 months of free 4g lte mobile data connectivity to business customers . dataxoom provides cellular data network connectivity for the tablets , mobile hotspots , and specialty devices used by mid - and large - sized businesses .\ndataxoom ' s billing platform gives its partners tools and options to help get these mobile plans up and running for their end customers , as well as management capabilities . according to the company , dataxoom partners will now have access to simplified multi - carrier engagements , deal registrations , and billing for three of the largest wireless carriers - - at & t , verizon and sprint - - through the platform on one monthly invoice . dataxoom is offering partners this access without contracts or termination penalties .\n\u201ca new dataxoom channel partner is working with us to help their client , a large healthcare company , roll out tablets across the entire company . as large companies are procuring hardware , they want an integrated solution from their vendors combining hardware , critical mobile apps for field workers , and connectivity to the mobile internet . dataxoom ' s channel program will enable our partners to deliver an integrated solution to their customers \u2013 with better margins\u201d said kelley carr , vice president of business development at dataxoom .\ndataxoom is opening up access for partners to mobile data plans and the lucrative - - but historically elusive - - recurring revenue that comes with those mobile device connections .\ndataxoom\u2019s management platform allows an administrator to manage users through a single web interface across multiple underlying wireless networks . it provides user authentication , data limits , and alerts .\ndataxoom offers eld approved device , 4g lte multi - carrier data plans , and all - inclusive mobility bundles to fleet drivers and agents across the u . s .\nmobility hasn\u2019t been a big play in the channel , and that needs to change . so says mobility provider dataxoom , which has expanded its channel program . . .\nconnecting businesses to the mobile internet . dataxoom operates on the largest # lte , cdma and gsm networks . pricing , terms & services designed for business . # 4g\ndataxoom offers prospective clients a free 12 month data usage assessment to accurately predict savings based on real historical data . current clients report saving between 15 % and 40 % per year with dataxoom , and tout the company ' s flexible terms for business , as well as the lack of set up and terminations fees . in addition , dataxoom is opening up a sales network for vendors of integrated solutions looking to outfit their clients with mobile hardware , specialized apps for field workers , and connectivity to the mobile internet .\nwhile using dataxoom during decidedly unscientific testing , i didn ' t feel i was losing anything based on my experience using at & t data in the washington , dc area .\npleasanton , ca\u2013 ( january 30 , 2014 ) \u2013 dataxoom corp . , a pioneer in providing mobile data services for businesses , today announced it will sponsor the . . .\ndataxoom , which has wholesale agreements with major u . s . carriers , is rolling out a mobile application for its sales partners as part of its \u201cmobile - first initiative . \u201d\nwith dataxoom , business customers can purchase 2 gb , 5 gb , or 10 gb plans where data is pooled across an entire account . customers have access to 4g lte networks .\nberkeley , california - based company dataxoom has an interesting proposition towards business owners looking for cost - effective , customized business data plans . dataxoom has partnered with the four major us carriers , using their data networks to create the first value - added wholesale mobile data services to businesses . the need for such services stems from the simple fact that businesses have much different needs than consumers .\ndataxoom today announces the launch of their new partner sales channel , opening doors to channel partnerships with oem\u2019s , software companies focused on the mobile workforce , and large distributors of mobile devices like ipads , internet - ready laptops , and other ruggedized mobile devices . new channel partners will be able to integrate dataxoom 4g and lte connectivity into their businesses , and offer clients products with affordable data plans to suit their needs . now offering channel partners revenue share opportunities , dataxoom aims to further enhance its growth in mid - market and enterprise accounts throughout the u . s . a .\nwhile i was learning about split billing for byod and enterprise mobility , i heard from a company called dataxoom , a relatively new mobile virtual network operator ( mvno ) targeting the enterprise mobility and bring your own device ( byod ) markets . i heard from them a few times since their launch , and got the opportunity to test dataxoom on an ipad 3 with 3g i keep in my home office for testing . i installed the ookla speedtest on the ipad and carried the ipad with me for a couple of days . you can use dataxoom on a range of devices .\na new suitor for straight path communications has thrown its hat in the ring , topping at & t ' s bid by $ 200 million on tuesday morning . see what dataxoom\u2019s . . .\ndataxoom ' s chamberlin believes that at & t ' s latest move , along with verizon ' s recent and planned acquisitions , demonstrate that carriers need . . . . read . . .\ndataxoom launched its own channel partner program this year . the provider also brought on bryan hagedon , former head of mobility for ingram micro , as vice president of channel and partner development in november .\nin addition to offering businesses affordable data plans via the top underlying wireless networks in the u . s . , dataxoom offers clients a wide range of tools to optimize their companies\u2019 data use . advanced controls include usage alerts and limits , wireless usage monitoring and controls and telecom expense management features to ensure that devices are correctly accounted within a large company . the dataxoom online management portal provides customers with detailed insights into mobile usage and spend , and works across multiple wireless carrier networks . dataxoom offers prospective clients a free 12 month data usage assessment to accurately predict savings based on real historical data .\nmake or break for an mvno like dataxoom is going to be data pricing . likewise , as a potential customer you also need to know your current spending on corporate data including any trends . chamberlain described dataxoom ' s pricing strategy as based upon their about to provide custom pricing in a flexible rate structure that limits breakage and overage , which generally provides both hard and soft cost reductions for customers .\ndataxoom , a value - added wholesaler of mobile data services , launched a new partner program for referral and sales partners . the dataxoom mobility partner program opens up channel partnerships to oems , software companies focused on the mobile workforce , distributors of mobile devices , such as ipads , internet - ready laptops and ruggedized mobile devices , and , to a lesser extent , telecom expense management ( tem ) companies .\ndataxoom\u2019s mobile data pricing options include pay - as - you - go plans , 2 to 10 gb plans that pool across all users , and tb plans that can be customized for specific pricing requirements .\nas the first mobile broadband service provider specifically designed for business , dataxoom ischanging the game for b2b mobile data solutions . gone are the days of morphing enterprise mobile data requirements into consumer - centric plans .\nclearwater , fla . , jan . 12 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - tech data corporation ( nasdaq : tecd ) today announced an agreement with dataxoom to provide value - added . . .\ndataxoom , of berkeley , calif . , focuses on mobility solutions and is a wholesale provider of mobile data services for businesses and to its newly formed channel . while mobile data is a requirement for most businesses today , solution providers offering mobile data plans through carriers or master agents have traditionally struggled with getting the right compensation or making a profit on these plans . dataxoom ' s new program will not only extend the opportunity to earn recurring revenue on these plans ; the provider is also giving its partners access to its custom billing platform , said rob chamberlin , dataxoom ' s co - founder and executive vice president .\ndataxoom also offers tablet - and - service bundles for enterprises , in which the lease cost of the device is packaged with the monthly data service . the enterprise pays a single , low price for each unit deployed . other services , such as configuration , warranty , and repair services , can be added . additionally , dataxoom\u2019s management platform provides administrators within an enterprise much greater control and visibility of their employees\u2019 mobile data devices .\nsolution providers working with customers with mobility requirements and the dataxoom platform can get these customers up and running with mobile data plans within days , without having to navigate the rules of engagement with multiple carriers , chamberlin said .\nonboarding my ipad wasn ' t much different then it was to get it online via at & t . i heard from a dataxoom customer service representative , and i provided them with the following settings from my ipad :\ndataxoom corp . , the first value - added wholesale provider of mobile data services for businesses , today announced the launch of new mobile data plans that will allow customers to share data across a company - wide byod environment .\nthe platform will be opened up to its ecosystem of about 20 solution provider partners that include vars , distributors , msps and isps , chamberlin said , noting that several partners have already begun monetizing mobility through the dataxoom platform .\naccording to chamberlin , in unique cases geography may , but , as a rule , does not impact customer data pricing . dataxoom currently works with customers throughout the united states , and pricing is generally consistent across all area .\nyou can outsource pretty much all of your technology infrastructure these days , but i don ' t hear much noise from outsourcing enterprise mobility or byod implementation and management . i expect to say dataxoom evolve their market positioning over time .\n\u201cthere are many well - documented benefits of implementing a byod policy within an enterprise , including lower hardware costs . the main challenge when considering a byod strategy has historically been the higher costs of wireless service , which typically result from losing valuable corporate discounts and pooling options among employees . with our announcement today , dataxoom is reducing the costs to implement and manage a corporate byod strategy , \u201d said rob chamberlin , co - founder and chief marketing officer , dataxoom .\nusers will not have to sign a contract or deal with termination fees as part of the new mobile data service . dataxoom said its proprietary management platform will also allow company administrators to manage users through a single pane of glass across multiple wireless networks for added convenience . in addition to its mobile services , dataxoom will provide new or refurbished at & t devices as well as tablet and services bundles that include the cost of the lease with the monthly data services .\nthere are many well - documented benefits of implementing a byod policy within an enterprise , including lower hardware costs . the main challenge when considering a byod strategy has historically been the higher costs of wireless service , which typically results from losing valuable corporate discounts , and pooling options amongst employees . with our announcement today , dataxoom is reducing the costs to implement and manage a corporate byod strategy ,\nsaid rob chamberlin , co - founder and chief marketing officer , dataxoom .\ndataxoom\u2019s business - centric , custom billing platform provides enterprise customers with the options and tools required to rapidly integrate and effectively manage their mobile data strategies . in addition to its new byod and iru pooling options , dataxoom offers businesses several important advantages like it has no contracts or termination penalties ; its mobile data pricing options include pay - as - you - go plans ; 2 to 10 gb plans that pool across all users , and larger terabyte ( tb ) plans that can be customized for specific pricing requirements and the company also provides affordable new or refurbished devices , or customers can select sim - only options . dataxoom also offers tablet - and - service bundles , in which the lease cost of the device is packaged with the monthly data service .\n\u201cbusinesses are deploying tablets in huge numbers , \u201d tantum continued . \u201cexecutives , salespeople , and field workers are all demanding tablets to improve their productivity . and dataxoom\u2019s enterprise - specific tablet solution is a better fit than buying directly from the mobile operators . \u201d\npartnering with the mobile operators and purchasing mobile data in bulk on a wholesale basis dataxoom provides the same network and same devices that customers have been using for long , however , by applying pricing and terms based upon its wholesale plans designed specifically for business .\nthis announcement makes dataxoom the first and only wireless provider to allow enterprise customers to experience the benefits of a byod environment , while realising the cost savings and data pooling advantages that have previously only been available to large , centralised corporate - owned and sponsored accounts .\nvolume discounts off of our already - low wholesale rates start at 2 . 5 percent , and can increase to as high as 20 percent with significant partner sales volume ,\nsaid rob chamberlin , dataxoom co - founder and executive vice president of sales .\nit\u2019s no secret that mobility continues to rise . a recent cisco forecast found that mobile data traffic grew 74 percent in 2015 . but dataxoom\u2019s co - founder , rob chamberlin , told channel partners that players in the mobility sphere haven\u2019t been particularly channel - friendly .\n\u201cthis is not just another \u2018free\u2019 offer that is not really \u2018free\u2019 due to contractual commitments with high termination fees . our customers are very focused on value , and this offer provides them a no - risk opportunity to try our services , \u201d said john tantum , dataxoom\u2019s ceo .\ndataxoom is currently offering several no - contract mobile data services to its midsize to large enterprise customers , including 2gb , 5gb and 10gb data plans in which data is pooled across the entire account . the company also is providing free sim cards to qualifying customers to sway additional users .\njohn tantum , dataxoom ' s ceo , will lead a discussion on emerging trends in enterprise mobility management . the presentation , titled ,\nnetwork - agnostic devices and enterprise mobility decisions ,\nwill be held as an individual session within the education track on monday , february 10th .\nthe way businesses function is not suited to the typical data plans offered to individual consumers , based on 2 - year contracts , termination fees , device subsidies , and generally inflexible plans with breakage and overage charges . dataxoom thinks it knows better about what business are after , offering those interested a choice of networks and mobile devices , flexible mobile data pricing options , and omitting annual contracts and penalty fees . dataxoom sells pay - as - you - go data bundles , or optional pools of mobile data that suits a business ' s size and exact mobile data needs .\ndataxoom believes that when it comes to mobile data services , businesses have fundamentally different needs than consumers . instead of offering data plans designed for individual consumers - - with 2 - year contracts , termination fees , device subsidies and inflexible plans with breakage and overage charges \u2014dataxoom instead offers businesses a choice of networks and mobile devices , various mobile data pricing options , and has no annual contracts or penalty fees . clients can buy pay - as - you - go data bundles , or buy a large pool of mobile data to suit the size of their business and their mobile data needs .\ndataxoom provides straightforward , business - friendly mobile data solutions with exceptional service \u2013 for small and large companies alike . plus , we connect businesses to the largest , fastest , and most reliable wireless networks in the united states , so you don\u2019t need to compromise on network coverage and data speeds .\nberkeley , ca : dataxoom , a provider of mobile data services for businesses have announced new data plans to help customers share data across a company - wide byod environment ; realize cost savings and enable them to pool data advantages which was once available to large , centralized corporate - owned and sponsored accounts .\nnetworks in the u . s . , dataxoom offers clients a range of tools to optimize their companies\u2019 data use . advanced controls include usage alerts and limits , wireless usage monitoring and controls , and telecom expense management features . customers are entitled to detailed insights into mobile usage and spend across multiple wireless carrier networks .\nwe are thrilled to offer this program . our enterprise customers have many tablets that are not currently active on any cellular network , and they are looking for an enterprise byod option like ours that is easy to implement and cost - effective ,\nsaid john tantum , dataxoom ' s ceo , in a prepared statement .\nberkeley , ca headquartered dataxoom is the first wholesale mobile data provider , built exclusively for business . founded in 2012 by an experienced team of wireless executive led by john tantum , founder of virgin mobile usa , the company provides mobile dataa services for tablets , mobile hotspots , laptops , and just about any type of connected device .\nbusinesses can utilize the new byod program by providing sim cards to their employees , who can immediately begin accessing cellular services by inserting the card into their devices . the process is nearly identical to replacing an at & t cell phone by swapping the sim card . dataxoom is supporting the tablets\u2019 cellular service activations through flexible data - only plans .\nmobile network - agnostic devices , including tablets , have emerged . these devices , paired with a multi - network services provider like dataxoom , create exciting new options for enterprises ' mobility services ,\nsaid tantum .\ni will be discussing how enterprises can gain flexibility , improve control , and reduce cost of their mobility programs .\nthe challenge for the company is going to be to compete for attention against the more enterprise mobility\nhousehold\nnames like mobile carrier business offerings , good technology and others with established sales teams , partner channels , and thought leadership . i ' m especially interested in seeing how much dataxoom might challenge the current interest in split billing for mobile device costs .\n\u201cwe\u2019re enhancing our partner program to proactively address the growing demand for 4g and lte data , driven by video - based applications that require massive amounts of wireless data , \u201d said bryan hagedon , vp of channel and partner development at dataxoom , in a statement . \u201cand of course at the end of the day we\u2019re focused on growing our partners\u2019 revenue . \u201d\n\u201cuntil recently many enterprises have been overpaying for mobile internet access for employees . dataxoom is designed with businesses in mind , and offers pay - as - you - go bundles to suit businesses of all shapes and sizes . we also offer usage alerts and content management solutions to ensure mobile workers are not wasting company time on non - work related tasks\u201d continued carr .\nwe ' re currently tracking 21 products being used at dataxoom . com , including products for email marketing , digital marketing , analytics and business intelligence , ad tech , support , software development , languages and frameworks , devops , hosting , paas , iaas and containers , servers , networks and storage , security , email hosting and tools , content management system ( cms ) , ecommerce , hiring , and productivity .\nthe mobile applications that are driving the rapid growth of mobile data consumption are no longer considered a strategic advantage , but a necessity for businesses to remain competitive in their field . procuring , managing , and deploying mobile data to support these applications continues to be a timely and expensive hurdle . dataxoom\u2019s business - centric , custom billing platform provides enterprise customers with the options and tools required to swiftly integrate , and effectively manage , their mobile data strategies .\ndataxoom , which launched in 2012 , partners with leading mobile operators in the united states , including at & t , sprint and verizon , and purchases mobile data from these companies on a wholesale basis . the company offers businesses a choice of networks and mobile devices as well as data pricing options with no annual contracts or penalty fees . clients can buy pay - as - you - go data bundles , or buy a large pool of mobile data to meet their business requirements .\nkonekt has a history of providing m2m and internet data communication services , according to the faq on the kickstarter . we currently use verizon for a majority of our services , however i started looking into mvnos such as dataxoom , data2go , and even ting ( tucows ) . admittedly , ting is more consumer oriented but they do offer data pooling . one thing i liked about the aforementioned is that they offer co - managed verizon ( sprint for ting ) and at & t .\npleasanton , ca - - ( marketwired ) - - 01 / 30 / 14 - - dataxoom corp . , a pioneer in providing mobile data services for businesses , today announced it will sponsor the educational track titled ,\nmobility management\nat aotmp ' s upcoming 2014 fixed and mobile telecom management conference . the conference , focusing on the full spectrum of activities affecting the efficiency and productivity of fixed and mobile telecom environments , will take place february 10 - 13 , 2014 in orlando , florida .\nin a scenario in which a company is bringing company - owned equipment to us , yes , it would work exactly as it did on your ipad . often times we procure hardware ( mobile hotspots , tablets , and other data devices ) and provide customers with specialized procurement processes , hardware , software , and service bundles , equipment leasing , etc . in some other cases , on - boarding can be as simple as providing sim cards and training customer administrators on dataxoom ' s multi - carrier platform .\nin a november , 2014 release , federica troni , research director at gartner said ,\nit leaders can spend half a million dollars to buy and support 1 , 000 enterprise - owned tablets , while they can support 2 , 745 user - owned tablets with that same budget . without a stipend , direct costs of user - owned tablets are 64 % lower . when organisations have several users who want a tablet as a device of convenience , offering a byod option is the best alternative to limit cost and broaden access .\naffordable new or refurbished devices , as well as tablet - and - service bundles , in which the lease cost of the device is packaged with the monthly data service . other services , such as configuration , warranty , and repair services , can be added\nwe respect your privacy , by clicking \u2018subscribe\u2019 you agree to receive our e - newsletter , including information on podcasts , webinars , event discounts and online learning opportunities . for further information on how we process and monitor your personal data click here . you can unsubscribe at anytime .\nthis webinar explores the challenges enterprises are facing in their mobility efforts and how next g . . .\ndata is now the baseline for enterprise decision making , but how is that information obtained , and w . . .\nwhen a company is spread across multiple offices , campuses , and even states , keeping mobile technolo . . .\nreach mobility professionals through cost - effective marketing opportunities to deliver your message , position yourself as a thought leader , and introduce new products , techniques and strategies to the market .\njoin enterprise mobility exchange today and interact with a vibrant network of professionals , keeping up to date with the industry by accessing our wealth of articles , videos , live conferences and more .\nenterprise mobility exchange , a division of iqpc \u00a9 2018 all rights reserved . use of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement and privacy policy .\nalready an iqpc community member ? sign in here or forgot password sign up now and get free access to our extensive library of reports , infographics , whitepapers , webinars and online events from the world\u2019s foremost thought leaders .\nmany [ solution providers ] don ' t have a mobile strategy , or maybe have an agreement with one carrier , but nothing that would differentiate them to customers ,\nchamberlin said .\nwe are offering a new plan that is a great way for a channel partner to monetize mobility and add value in the eyes of their end customers , in a much simpler process than what has been out there .\nwhen it comes to mobility , many partners have a gap in their portfolios because it ' s been too painful , or not profitable enough to sell mobile plans , he said .\nwe feel like this is going to be quite helpful to partners ,\nchamberlin said .\nwe are allowing our partners to really benefit from our billing platform . once the customer pays their bill , we send the channel partner the difference between what our costs are and what the customer pays .\nmobile data pricing options include pay - as - you - go plans , gigabyte plans that pool across all customers , and large terabyte plans that can be customized for specific business needs .\nthe 10 top cybersecurity startups include companies solving challenges around blockchain , iot and ot , protecting embedded processors , and lateral threats against servers and workstations .\nhewlett packard enterprise ' s greenlake pay per use offerings are a hit with customers and channel partners with the sales pipeline\ngrowing exponentially .\nhere are five reasons partners are pumped up to sell hpe greenlake .\nblack box ceo joel trammell talks with crn about securing the deal and how the solution provider is able to differentiate itself with its national and international scale .\nceo michael dell participated in a conference call with analysts on monday , touting the company ' s successes and reasonings for going public again . published july 3 , 2018 .\nfrom the sudden resignation of intel ceo brian krzanich to dell technologies reaching an agreement to take the company public again , join crn as we look at the biggest stories impacting the channel in the first half of 2018 .\nbeka business media and channelvision magazine have announced the winners of the 2016 visionary spotlight awards .\nthe visionary spotlight awards competition was created to honor outstanding products , services and deployments across a broad range of communications technology categories . the winners of the 2016 visionary spotlight awards exemplify this goal , showcasing the communications industry\u2019s overall innovation , capacity for future - thinking execution , and creativity and feature set differentiation ; and offering channel partners a cornucopia of opportunities to boost their roles as trusted providers and business success .\nthe caliber of the nominations was so high that in some categories there was more than one winner .\n\u201cwe have created the visionary spotlight awards program to highlight the rapid pace of evolution within the communications industry , to give innovators and industry visionaries the opportunity to gain the exposure and recognition that they deserve , \u201d said berge kaprelian , president of beka business media . \u201cwe are seeing breathtaking changes in both business models and the technology itself . our team of respected industry veterans has deep experience in both channel / enterprise technology as well as the service provider arena , and i\u2019m looking forward to seeing them bring their critical , independent evaluations to bear in uncovering the most meaningful deployments and product / service design and engineering across our industry today . \u201d\nall of the winners will be celebrated in a special feature section in the upcoming march / april issue of channelvision magazine .\nshould you have questions regarding the 2016 visionary spotlight awards , please contact berge kaprelian at berge @ urltoken . the 2016 innovation awards program was open to all companies . products and services entered were required to have been commercially available as of dec . 31 , 2015 .\n[ \u2026 ] silicon slopes , utah , april 7 , 2016 / prnewswire / \u2014 global partner relationship management ( prm ) leader impartner has been honored with an award for best portal technology in the 2016 visionary spotlight awards . [ \u2026 ]\nreceive industry news , promotions , and updates straight to your inbox , for free , all year round .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe new program\u2014open to oems , software vendors , distributors and tems\u2014is designed to help reduce mobile data service costs by offering customers custom plans .\nthe channel program will enable partners to deliver an integrated solution\u2014hardware , mobile apps and connectivity\u2014to their customers with better margins . a wide range of tools also are available to optimize a company ' s data use . advanced controls include usage alerts and limits , wireless usage monitoring and controls and telecom expense management features .\nwe ' ve started to see some great interest from large equipment distributors ,\nsaid chamberlin .\nthey are selling tablets and other devices , and sometimes their margins are very thin . they are very interested in providing a bundled solution to their customers , taking an ipad and bundling it with a business - centric app that might be required by an enterprise doing an implementation and then having connectivity included as well .\noems also are key targets for bundled solutions .\nthere are a number of companies that sell ruggedized tablets or laptops for use in challenging work environments . if they are able to bundle their solution to an enterprise and include connectivity as part of the suite of offerings , it is a more compelling offering to their customer as a one - stop shop ,\nchamberlin said .\nin a bundled solution for an oem , they might end up having a managed service component that would include wireless connectivity and ongoing maintenance and support . that model is a lot more interesting than distributing the device and getting a margin . all of these companies want service revenue and ongoing maintenance fees ,\nsaid chamberlin .\ngina roos , a channel insider contributor , focuses on technology and the channel .\nby submitting your information , you agree that urltoken may send you channelinsider offers via email , phone and text message , as well as email offers about other products and services that channelinsider believes may be of interest to you . channelinsider will process your information in accordance with the quinstreet privacy policy .\nin the channel , hp , inc . is a storied vendor that has relationships . . .\n* * editor\u2019s note : click here for a list of february\u2019s important channel - program changes you should know . * *\nmobility hasn\u2019t been a big play in the channel , and that needs to change .\n\u201cit\u2019s a mobile - first world , \u201d he said . \u201cwe\u2019re obviously a mobile company , so we feel that it\u2019s quite important , but that\u2019s not really what partners are experiencing . \u201d\nchamberlin said there are a few reasons for that disconnect : in some cases , because it couldn\u2019t be monetized or was hampered by difficult engagement processes with retail carriers . but another problem is different priorities that channel partners and carriers have . { ad }\n\u201ca channel partner might have an equipment sale where they\u2019re making margin , and then they would like to add on mobility to add margin to the sale . sometimes if a retail carrier is involved , they might unwind the hardware sale because they want to subsidize the equipment to get the activations right . \u201d\n\u201cwe offer a solution that is not widely available to retail customers , so channel partners look at what we do as a competitive advantage when they\u2019re quoting products or services , \u201d he said .\nthe idea is to get past the strategy of a one - time sale chamberlin likens to a \u201cswat team operation , \u201d in which the partner sells a set of hardware and leaves .\n\u201cthat\u2019s great , but it\u2019s not a terrific long - term model , \u201d he said . \u201ceverybody\u2019s looking for that service revenue and that recurring revenue . \u201d\n\u201cthey probably have about a half - billion ipad sales with their customers , \u201d he said . \u201cthey\u2019ve never had the ability to sell mobility . imagine the revenue they\u2019ve left on the table . \u201d\nwe ' re keeping it . if it ain ' t broke , don ' t fix it !\nhybrid approach : some workloads stay on mpls and others go through the internet .\njanco associates report shows # itpros shortage , particularly in # cybersecurity . urltoken july 09 2018 @ 19 : 17 : 33 utc\n. @ rackspace and @ hpe _ partner made headlines last month with new offerings . urltoken july 09 2018 @ 12 : 28 : 16 utc\n. @ comptia report gives mix of good , bad news on # itjobs . urltoken july 06 2018 @ 20 : 21 : 52 utc\nthis website uses cookies , including third party ones , to allow for analysis of how people use our website in order to improve your experience and our services . by continuing to use our website , you agree to the use of such cookies . click here for more information on our cookie policy and privacy policy .\nposted : 18 may 2015 , 09 : 50 , posted by luis d .\nall content ( phone reviews , news , specs , info ) , design and layouts are copyright 2001 - 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first initiative , offering a new mobile application which positions sales partners with a suite of tools to engage prospective customers and close more business .\nthe company also expanded its channel partner program , in an effort to meet the growing demand for mobile data and open revenue streams for its it resellers , isvs and other channel partners .\nchannel marketer report ( cmr ) is a targeted e - media publication covering the latest solutions , trends and strategies to help companies optimize their marketing , both to and through their partner networks .\nthis site is operated by a business or businesses owned by informa plc and all copyright resides with them . informa plc ' s registered office is 5 howick place , london sw1p 1wg . registered in england and wales . number 8860726 .\nno contracts . no early termination fees . customizable mb , gb or tb data plans . all plans pool in network .\nall of your devices and network connections managed through one billing and device management platform .\nafter three months on the job , zee hussain , channel chief of at & t ; partner solutions , told crn that the carrier spent the end of 2017 restructuring its . . .\nhere are a few topics to explore and learn a bit more about our company . enjoy !\nexplore a few of the many customers we support throughout the u . s .\nat & t ; announced the winners of the 2017 at & t ; partner exchange summit awards , celebrating the solution providers that excelled in developing their relationships . . .\nt - 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metal paneling . in comparison to other commercial , industrial , and military monitors , the rugged enclosure our lcd monitors feature is also designed to be used where portable displays are required and can be carried from one location to another conveniently . for all mountable applications , the durability our monitors provide to users in harsh environments is second to none .\nfor over 45 years , general digital software services has provided robust software verification and validation services .\nmountable lcd models from general digital meet the standards of all users with durability , simplicity , adaptability , and affordability . multiple add - ons , like a keyboard and mouse are also available for many of our models . general digital monitors are also designed to operate from a single + 12v and + 24v regulated source . these power sources can be purchased directly from general digital or customer supplied .\ngeneral digital corporation is comprised of three business units : display systems , optical bonding laboratories , software services .\nanswering the call for a rugged , sealed lcd monitor is general digital ' s barracuda\u2122 series . sealed to ip67 and nema4x standards , the barracuda enclosures protect the lcd monitors against several contaminants : water immersion ( submersion ) between 15cm and 1m depths , dust , falling dirt or deb\nrugged lcd monitors built in the u . s . a . for military , industrial , air traffic and marine uses .\nin addition to a revised web site , general digital is implementing a new naming structure for its rgb and chassis monitor line of lcd monitors . this change was instituted in an effort to simplify our many lcd product offerings . therefore , the rgb and chassis monitor lines ( panelmount , rackmount ,\nestablished in 1995 , digital view is a leading global supplier of advanced interface solutions for the lcd display market .\nand we would like to note how grateful we are for our customers\u2019 referrals of friends and associates to general digital .\ngeneral digital manufactures and optically enhances rugged displays , develops and tests software for aerospace , medical , industrial , more .\ngeneral digital corporation was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in south windsor , connecticut , u . s . a .\ngeneral digital\u2122 has developed superior , but cost - effective , optical enhancements for lcd monitors , efficiently improving brightness , contrast and overall performance . improvements are achieved through optical bonding , film laminations , passive and active brightness enhancements , among other technologies .\nare your lcd monitors subject to itar enforcement by the u . s . ddtc and the u . s . state department ?\nintegrated lcd , the second is a sunlight readable led integrated lcd , and the third is a lcd combining both the resistive touch and led backlight technologies with sunlight readability .\nproduct demonstrations of general digital ' s innovative , ruggedized , flip - up and flip - down lcd monitors , some with integral keyboards and trackballs . no audio . for more information , please call 800 . 952 . 2535 or visit our web site : urltoken\ngeneral digital software services , the oldest business unit in general digital , was featured in our recent 21st century business television segment . in it , rafael blanco , the manager of the unit , explains all that gd software services provides to its customers .\ngeneral digital ' s reputation for going above and beyond military standards means we utilize in - house equipment for engineering , design , testing and validation of all of our rugged lcd displays .\nprotect your loading systems from hazardous overfill with opw overfill protection monitors . saferack offers several monitors for safe top / bottom loading . . . . read more\nwhile our standalone monitors are rugged and designed to be portable , all of our standalone monitors can also be rack mounted and panel mounted . general digital lcd monitors come supplied with mounting holes on the rear and sides of the paneling . our standalone monitors can be easily integrated into standard or custom pedestals , yokes , cradles , or articulating arms . there are a wide variety of mounting options available , so speaking with one of our sales engineers is the best way to determine which mounting option fits your application .\nexternal intermittent cardiac event monitors ( i . e . , external loop recorders ) and external intermittent cardiac event monitors with real - time data transmission and analysis :\nthe display device in modern monitors is typically a thin film transistor liquid crystal display ( tft - lcd ) thin panel , while older monitors used a cathode ray tube ( crt ) about as deep as the screen size .\nmountable lcd monitors and their technology have become almost commonplace in a variety of industries , and are continuing to revolutionize display applications across commercial , industrial , and military sectors . however , with most commercially produced mountable or standalone lcd technology , job environment is not considered by the manufacturer . because of this oversight , many standalone and mountable monitors on the market today lack the specs necessary to get the job done right with reliability and longevity . for those industries that need quality lcd monitors built to handle the rugged requirements of many workplaces , the solution is general digital .\ngeneral digital combines ruggedization , specialization , and customization in varying degrees to produce lcd monitors that cover a wide range of application needs . the saber series offers a selection of mounting options , display options , and capabilities that make it a standout monitor in the crowded monitor marketplace .\ngeneral digital is the established expert in designing and manufacturing rugged lcd monitors and related products that easily withstand harsh environments , such as those commonly found within industrial and military applications . in addition , we are able to enhance and customize our display products to meet unique and specialized requirements .\ngeneral digital is now offering large format lcd displays up to 70in + ( diagonal ) . the titan\u2122 product line was introduced to satisfy the demand for information density . these large displays are ideal for airports , digital signage and other environments in which large amounts of information n\ngeneral digital was tasked with the challenge of creating a monitor substantial enough to endure military naval use . starting with our standard military - grade\ntoday , we continue to serve the marketplace with advanced design and engineering capabilities as evidenced in our diverse line of lcd monitors and associated hardware products , optical enhancements , contract manufacturing , and software engineering services . our hardware products range from terminals to high resolution lcd monitors to fully integrated industrial / military visual systems .\nmountable lcd monitors and their technology have become almost commonplace in a variety of industries and are continuing to revolutionize display applications across commercial , industrial , and military sectors . however , with most commercially produced mountable or standalone lcd technology , job environment is not considered by the manufacturer . because of this oversight , many mountable monitors on the market today lack the specs necessary to get the job done right with reliability and longevity . for those industries that need quality mountable monitors built to handle the rugged requirements of many workplaces , the solution is general digital .\nas with most of general digital\u2019s\u0099 lcd monitors , the twoview comes with a full - featured video controller , offering support for ntsc , secam , pal , rs - 170 , composite , sync - on - green , s - video , and numerous other video signals . for applications not requiring a keyboard and trackball , general digital offers the twoview micro , which features dual flip - down displays , and can be rack mounted as well as wall or ceiling mounted .\ngeneral digital designs and builds in the united states of america , so you know you\u2019re getting robust and dependable flat panel military lcd monitors and accessories . our monitors will last for years , long after the others have succumbed to the elements . below is a list of our heavy - duty product line , which will suit just about any requirement you have . and if it doesn\u2019t , we\u2019ll build it for you .\nthe low electrical power consumption of lcd\u2019s allows them to be used in battery - powered portable electronic equipment . such as digital watches and portable computers .\nour service men and women deserve only the best and that means the most durable , reliable electronics to see them through battle\u2014or even just travel . call general digital at 800 . 952 . 2535 or contact us for more information , to ask a question , or get a quote on customized , rugged military lcd displays and monitors .\nwhether by special request or recognizing a need that hasn ' t been satisfied , general digital creates many uniquely innovative displays and lcd monitors . by working closely with our customers , we can specially design a monitor to perfectly satisfy your requirements . below is a sampling of some of the more interesting displays we ' ve recently produced .\nin addition to manufacturing rack and wall mountable lcd monitors for commercial , industrial and military , general digital also highly values business development partnerships with value added resellers ( vars ) and original equipment manufacturers ( oems ) . incorporate our robust and reliable monitors while simultaneously maintaining company identity on our products through our private labeling services . please contact one of our sales engineers at 800 . 952 . 2535 for additional information on these programs .\nin addition to manufacturing panel and wall mountable lcd monitors for commercial , industrial and military , general digital also highly values business development partnerships with value added resellers ( vars ) and original equipment manufacturers ( oems ) . incorporate our robust and reliable monitors while simultaneously maintaining company identity on our products through our private labeling services . please contact one of our sales engineers at 800 . 952 . 2535 for additional information on these programs .\nproducts include touch modules , pmoled\u2019s , open frame monitors , custom medical monitors , small to medium tft\u2019s , large open frame monitor kiosks , flat panel displays , character displays and graphic displays .\nthese rugged lcd innovations continue to prove indispensable as the military continues its development of on - the - move intelligence systems , threat detection , surveillance and suppression operations . therefore , every general digital military - grade lcd monitor and ruggedized peripheral can be customized to meet the rigorous demands presented in the modern warfare theater .\nmost products come with a standard 1 - year manufacturer\u2019s warranty from the day of shipment from general digital . extended warranties are available upon request , where applicable .\ngeneral digital corporation\u2019s products are compliant with the u . s . federal trade agreements act ( taa ) and buy american act ( baa ) for general u . s . government contract awards and government - wide acquisition contract ( gwac ) purchases .\nhome / monitors and touchscreens . . . xenarc 1020yv 10 . 2\ntft lcd monitor w / vga & av inputs . by xenarc $ 434 . 99 . xenarc 1040ts 10 . 4\ntft lcd monitor with touch \u2026 . . . read more\ngeneral digital had developed this 15\nsunlight readable monitor kit ( open frame ) for an outdoor pneumatic tube systems application . the customer had problems reading their existing displays and had asked general digital to provide to them a custom monitor kit that can be installed into their existing enclosure for use in banking and pharmaceutical drive through systems .\nthroughout the 1990\u2019s , general digital experienced numerous successes within the faa and department of defense . at the forefront of this success was the optical bonding process , whereby a filter or reinforced glass covering was married to the surface of an lcd module .\ngeneral digital - trained technicians set up the target monitors in our optics laboratory . the monitors are connected to high performance video generators and colorimeters . special software is run to analyze the monitors under a wide range of video modes and test conditions to gather performance data , which is analyzed to determine optimal calibration . after calibration is successfully performed , a calibration certificate is generated that summarizes the user adjustable video settings , so that the values can be restored if unintentionally modified .\ncontact digital view to experience visibly superior solutions at 408 - 782 - 7773 .\nin addition to manufacturing wall mountable lcd monitors for aircraft , air traffic control , military , and industry , general digital values working with original equipment manufacturers ( oems ) and value added resellers ( vars ) . these companies can incorporate our thoroughly tested and certified mountable computer monitors and maintain their company identity on our products through private labeling . please contact one of our sales engineers at 800 . 952 . 2535 for additional information on our private label programs .\ngeneral digital remains a proud entrepreneurial company with deeply rooted traditions of quality and service . we have evolved into the industry\u2019s leader in innovative flat screen lcd display design , integration and enhancement . we continue to provide turnkey software solutions and consultative engineering services .\nour vuesim monitors may very well be a perfect fit for an application that would require a replacement and a redesign of consoles . also on their wish list are flat screen lcd monitors larger than 24\u2033 ( possibly up to 32\u2033 ) , specially designed to display both tactical and classified information .\nnaturally , general digital can perform its dcm process on any of its own monitors and display kits . additionally , we can accommodate third - party display products and monitors , provided they include all of the required electronics and final display overlays ( see what is needed to properly calibrate a monitor or display ? below ) . also , displays sent to general digital\u2019s optical bonding laboratory ( obl ) for bonding or enhancement can be calibrated to d65 standards , achieving a full range of accurate picture colors , provided they are supplied with the items listed below .\na pioneer in the specialty lcd controller market , digital view provides a highly skilled engineering team with customization and support services , plus a wide range of display accessories .\ndisplay systems designs and manufactures lcd monitors for commercial , industrial and military applications . the company offers rugged lcd monitors in many configurations : flip - up display , flip - down display , rack mount , panel mount , standalone , waterproof , marine , open frame , dual display . additionally , they offer many options and accessories to complement their rugged monitors : high bright , nvis compatible , rack mount keyboards , desktop keyboards , power supplies , touch screens , and much more .\nat general digital , we manufacture rugged military lcds and computer monitors that perform to the same high standards to which you hold your troops and weaponry . created to meet or exceed current military standards\u2014including mil - dtl - 901e ( formerly mil - std - 901d ) , mil - std - 810f and mil - std - 461e\u2014our rugged lcd displays and computer monitors effortlessly endure the harsh battlefield conditions so you can focus on your mission without the worry of electronic system failure .\n1 - 24 results for automotive :\ntyre pressure monitors\ntyre pressure monitors\ncancel . 4pcs car auto tire pressure . . . tyre pressure monitor system , . . . . . . read more\na nit is a nickname for cd / m\u00b2 ( candelas per meter squared ) , the unit of measure for luminance ( of a display , in general digital\u2019s case ) .\ngeneral digital recommends that calibration be performed once a year , after the initial calibration , in order to enjoy and maintain all of the benefits associated with display calibration and matching .\nfrom rack - mounted flip - up lcd monitor / keyboards to standalone enclosures to open frame monitor kits to dual display units to customized lcds , general digital has a long list of rugged display products that have satisfied customers in the us and foreign naval arenas .\nwith the many benefits it offers , high quality display calibration and matching ensures that users get the most out of their display or monitor . general digital , the innovators of flat panel technology , offers this resource as part of our commitment to provide quality products and expert services . our specialized equipment coupled with our stellar experience means your monitors and displays are optimized to the highest level attainable . and with that , general digital will provide maintenance and support for years to come .\ngeneral digital designed a custom version of our barracuda environmentally - sealed monitor to meet customer - supplied specifications for fit , form and function . the display system is used as a fire control system ( digital sight ) for a portable rocket grenade launcher in combat situations . design of this complex solution required general digital\u2019s mechanical , electrical , optical and software engineering expertise and integration skill sets . watch the video of the l40 - 2 grenade launcher in action .\nreinforced by an in - house development engineering team , and with sales operations spanning the globe , the digital view name has become synonymous with high - performance digital display solutions .\ndigital visual interface ( dvi ) is a video display interface developed by the digital display working group ( ddwg ) . the digital interface is used to connect a video source , such as a display controller to a display device , such as a computer monitor . it was developed with the intention of creating an industry standard for the transfer of digital video content .\nas the newest operating group within general digital , the optical bonding laboratories is chartered with providing high quality lcd , oled and plasma display enhancement services to oems , systems integrators and the armed forces . it is our goal to become the premier supplier of flat panel display enhancement services .\nfrom its inception in 1973 , general digital has engineered and delivered to the market scores of standard and custom flat panel display products , optical display enhancements , and software testing and development solutions .\nbut in the case of general digital\u2019s new genstar iv , the power supply that was once a hulking mass on the rear of the genstar i and ii is now internal to the unit .\nsince the 1970\u2019s , general digital has played the role of an engineering design and consultation company , a manufacturer of flat panel display products , and a software development , test and verification house .\nwhether your need is for an off - the - shelf flat panel lcd monitor or a state - of - the - art lcd display system , you can count on general digital\u2019s experienced sales engineers to assist you in every way possible . we will help you with product configuration , work closely with you in prototype development , and propose innovative solutions to meet your application requirements .\nearth l c d is a division of earth computer technologies , inc . . founded in 1984 , earth l c d has become a leading\nassembled in america\nmanufacturer of consumer and industrial lcd based products . a full line of products and custom engineering solutions are available , including\nsmart\ntouchscreen lcd ' s for embedded systems , consumer and industrial touchscreen lcd monitors and kits ,\nandroid\nbased touchscreen lcd\nthin client\nproducts , lcd touchscreen kits , lcd sub - assemblies , ntsc monitors and kits , and lcd controller cards . we source lcd displays factory direct from major manufacturers world - wide , providing a cost and engineering advantage over our competitors . earth l c d offers the world ' s widest variety of lcd ' s in fully integrated solutions for oem supply chain requirements . earth l c d supports industries such as point of sale , industrial automation , security , hospitality , kiosks , home automation , oem , gaming , banking , service , test equipment and monitoring , embedded systems , automotive , and many other industries and applications .\ngeneral digital has five trade shows scheduled around the globe for 2010 , and one that takes place in a virtual world . on 10 february 2010 , we will be holding our first ever online trade show to promote our lcd monitor products . hosted by globalspec , it will feature several product\nthe term reflection encompasses three entirely different optical phenomena \u2013 spectacular reflection , diffuse reflection and reflexive reflection . all three can cause difficult in reading computer display , but general digital ' s optical bonding laborator\ngeneral digital\u2122 , the company that introduced the first flip - up lcd monitor / keyboard device , is now delivering its popular slimline 1u\u0099 with a night - vision imaging system ( nvis ) - compatible display and keyboard . nvis components allow personnel with night - vision goggles ( nvg ) to easily\nonce informed of upcoming component obsolescence , general digital notifies all affected customers and offers last - time - buy ( ltb ) opportunities . customers are occasionally given the opportunity to opt - in \u2026 read more\ngeneral digital offers a no - obligation ssra ( software services requirements analysis ) , which identifies areas that you can handle in - house , and other areas where you would benefit by retaining outside help .\nfrom passive enhancements involving improvements to the display\u2019s film stack to the replacement of trailing edge ccfl backlights with leading - edge led backlight designs , general digital covers an impressive range of product and service offerings .\nchoose a product family of mountable lcd monitors from the selections above . you can also complete the contact form or call 800 . 952 . 2535 to be put in touch with one of our sales engineers for more information .\na / d or adc converters must be used to process , store , or transport virtually any analog signal in digital form . tv tuner cards , for example , use fast video analog - to - digital converters . on - chip 8 , 10 , 12 , or 16 bit analog - to - digital converters are common in microcontrollers . digital storage oscilloscopes need very fast analog - to - digital converters . adc converters are integral to current music reproduction technology . they are needed to create the pulse - code modulation ( pcm ) data streams that go onto cds and digital music files .\nlcd monitor screen sizes ranging from small ( 6 . 4 inch ) to large ( 24 inch )\nendicott research group , logic products , imagic , 3m touch systems , planar , and lcd lighting .\nthere are many mass - produced rack mount lcds , so finding monitors isn ' t tough . finding the right rack mount monitor for your environment , however , can often present a challenge for industrial workstations . all rack mount monitors are not created equal .\nthere are many mass - produced panel mount lcds , so finding monitors isn ' t tough . finding the right panel mount monitor for your environment , however , can often present a challenge for industrial workstations . all panel mount monitors are not created equal .\nliquid crystal display ( lcd ) screens filter the light emitted by a backlight . the gamut of an lcd screen is therefore limited to the emitted spectrum of the backlight . typical lcd screens use cold - cathode fluorescent bulbs ( ccfls ) for backlights . lcd screens with certain led or wide - gamut ccfl backlights yield a more comprehensive gamut than crts . however , some lcd technologies vary the color presented by viewing angle . plane switching or patterned vertical alignment screens have a wider span of colors than twisted nematic .\nthe slimline series\u2019 compact designs and industrial durability , combined with general digital\u2019s legendary configuration control and long product lifecycles , make them the ideal rack mount solution for network administration , telecommunications , mobile applications , and more .\nrobert holmes has worked in the general digital software services business unit for 17 years , the past 6 years in the role of quality assurance manager . this month , he made the leap into optical bonding laboratories .\ngeneral digital is quite familiar with the mantra \u201cless is more . \u201d in keeping with that theme , the genstar iv features a recessed connector panel , requiring less of a bend radius for power and video cables .\naetna considers external intermittent cardiac event monitors ( i . e . , external loop recorders ) and external intermittent cardiac event monitors with real - time data transmission and analysis ( e . g . , ecardio evolution ) medically necessary for any of the following conditions :\nwith strong r & d manufacturing , marketing , and sales teams , litemax ' s object is to offer innovative vhb ( very high brightness ) lcd products with mass - production capability . currently , vhb lcd has been applied successfully in several industries such as lcd - tv , automobile tv , multimedia lcd monitor , atm & kiosk display , outdoor sunlight readable display , marine display , military display and panel wall display .\nwe at general digital are proud of our partnership with saab seaeye . for over forty years , general digital has been the nexus where engineering and inspiration meet . to that end , companies like saab seaeye come to us because their customers demand products that work every time and all the time . with saab seaeye building industry - leading rovs since 1986 and showing no signs of slowing down , we look forward to a continued and expanding partnership .\nset up in booth 1844 , rafael and jim explored the trade show , picking up valuable information along the way . in addition , they were able to answer many questions pertaining to how general digital software services\u2019 expertise in safety critical software testing will be a valuable asset in unmanned avionics and robotics . having made contact with nearly a dozen qualified contacts , jim and rafael are confident that the unmanned industry hasn\u2019t seen the last of general digital software services .\ncardiac event monitors have been developed with automatic trigger capabilities , which are designed to automatically trigger an ekg recording when certain arrhythmias occur . automated trigger cardiac event monitors are thought to be more sensitive , but less specific , than manually - triggered cardiac event monitors for significant cardiac arrhythmias . the simplest automatic trigger cardiac event monitors detect a single type of arrhythmia ( e . g . , atrial fibrillation ) , whereas more sophisticated monitors are capable of detecting several types of arrhythmias ( e . g . , pdsheart , 2001 ; instromedix , 2002 ; lifewatch , 2004 ; medicomp , 2005 ; ecardio diagnostics , 2004 ) . automatic trigger cardiac event monitors may be especially useful for persons with asymptomatic arrhythmias , persons with syncope , and other persons ( children , mentally retarded persons ) who can not reliably trigger the monitor when symptoms occur .\nthough general digital\u2019s clientele is largely military ( both domestic and international ) , the only products that are included on the usml are any monitors that are nvis ( night vision imaging system ) or nvg ( night vision goggle ) compatible . with this in mind , even though a monitor may be used by the military , it may not be listed on the usml .\nvatn lcd displays are readable at a distance of several feet . this is important in an operating room environment .\nmore recently , general digital began offering a variety of laboratory services that quantify or enhance the capabilities of our flat panel display and monitor products . one such service is our display calibration and matching process , which provides customers with cross display image uniformity and true - to - life image reproduction . for any customer of displays or monitors , this service is of great value .\nthe vuesim monitors were a hit , to say the least ! l - 3 keo\u2019s business model doesn\u2019t require immediate use of monitors , but the technologies that comprise vuesim were of interest to them , as they require a 1\u2033\u20132\u2033 display with high resolution capabilities for use with / in periscopes .\njennifer derleth , the operations manager for our optical bonding laboratory , was also on hand during the middle day of the symposium . one of the displays in our booth featured a 10 . 4 - inch saber standalone lcd monitor with an optically bonded touch screen . it was enclosed in an\nigloo\nemitting dry ice vapor to illustrate that general digital ' s optical bonding laboratory can optimize lcd monitors to operate at temperatures as low as - 65 degrees celsius . needless to say , the display certainly turned heads . jennifer was the star of the show with one of the year ' s boldest design ideas .\ngeneral digital stands as a strong , viable force in the industry , poised to meet the challenge of your specific needs . deloitte and touche chose us three times ( 2003 , 2005 and 2006 ) for their prestigious fast 50 technology award .\ngeneral digital is registered with the directorate of defense trade controls ( ddtc ) pursuant to the arms export control act ( aeca ) and the international traffic in arms regulations ( itar part 122 ) . our registrant expiration date available upon request .\ngeneral digital has developed a highly integrated and intelligent display head assembly for deployment in an airborne / cockpit application . in order to fit the 5\nactive matrix lcd display into a 4 x 5 ati enclosure , the lcd had to be laser cut in one corner . to make the lcd sunlight readable , we manufactured our own low power , direct - lit , led backlight , which efficiently provides high brightness without creating or dissipating undesired heat . an nvis compatible version of the backlight is also available as an option . a microprocessor - based controller automatically adjusts the backlight brightness based on ambient light and temperature conditions reported from integrated sensors . the controller also controls an optical heater which is integrated to extend the lcd\u2019s cold temperature operating range down to - 40\u00b0 c . the heater is optically bonded to the lcd to nearly eliminate any internal reflections produced by exposure to direct sunlight , thereby enhancing the lcd\u2019s contrast in high ambient light environments .\nthe company\u2019s extensive selection of lcd monitor products and peripherals are used on various programs supporting navigation , global positioning , communications , fire control , targeting , and man - machine interfaces . general digital provides products for both c4i ( command , control , communication and computer intelligence ) and c4isrt ( command , control , communication and computer intelligence surveillance reconnaissance telemetry ) applications .\nthe measurement of the amount of light the lcd monitor produces is given in nits or one candela per square meter ( cd / m2 ) . one nit is equal to one cd / m2 . typical brightness ratings range from 250 to 350 cd / m2 for monitors that perform general - purpose tasks . for displaying movies , a brighter luminance rating such as 500 cd / m2 is desirable .\ncertain factors can have an effect on the life span of an lcd backlight and reduce the number of hours of use before the light source burns out . one factor is heat . if an lcd display is kept under bright lights or in a room that is often above room temperature ( 77\u00b0 f ) , it can shorten the life of the lcd .\nwe offer our services to the entire software development arena of industry . we have specific expertise with avionics software , but are quite capable of testing software of any type . what other software development services does general digital\u2122 provide ? our . . . more\nall regions of the world are quickly displacing sales of crt televisions with flat panel televisions , and many regions now have firm plans to transition from analog to digital broadcasts . one result has been the creation of a new class of semiconductors that can receive , process , and display digital television signals on digital displays . the presentation will explore market trends and the impact that these trends have had on the design of\nintegrated digital televisions\nand the semiconductors that are contained within .\nlitemax was founded on mature vhb backlight and sunlight readable lcd display technology ( 800nits - 2000nits ) . the core technology from founders has dominated the vhb ( very high brightness ) backlight and lcd display field in u . s . a since 1993 .\nour international customers buy from us regularly for two reasons . first , general digital products are of the highest quality and provide years of service . second , the ease with which they are able to transact business with us . our products are generally free from any export restrictions . general digital is registered with the ddtc and complies with the rules set forth by the department of state and the bureau of industry and security . the information presented here helps illustrate our understanding of , and comfort with , engaging in international business .\nas you may already know , general digital is composed of three business units : display systems , optical bonding laboratories , and software services . with such a business model in place , opportunities sometimes arise for a person to work in more than one business unit .\nin all , the wisconsin / minnesota road trip afforded jennifer and brian the opportunity to shed light on more of general digital\u2019s vast arsenal of capabilities . with the warm reception they received , we\u2019re looking forward to meeting their display enhancement needs at the highest caliber !\ndimensions when lcd in stowed position : 3 . 32\nh x 26 . 73\nw x 20 . 13\nd\ndimensions when lcd in open position : 17 . 83\nh x 26 . 73\nw x 20 . 13\nd\nthe essential component for a transflective lcd is the transflector , a polymer sheet that is reflecting and transmitting at the same time .\ndvi ( digital video interface ) : developed to create an industry standard for the transfer of digital video content , dvi can be configured to support multiple modes such as dvi - d ( digital only ) , dvi - a ( analog only ) , or dvi - i ( digital and analog ) . dvi also offers single and dual link connections . single link connections send data over a single twisted pair , while dual link connectors double the number of twisted pairs , which doubles the bandwidth . much of dvi\u2019s widespread use in the pc industry is attributed to its interoperability with vga , giving it an advantage over other digital standards .\nalthough general digital\u2019s clientele is largely military ( both domestic and international ) , the only products included on the usml ( united states munitions list ) are monitors that are nvis ( night vision imaging system ) or nvg ( night vision goggle ) compatible , or those that are designed specifically and exclusively for a military application . with this in mind , even though a monitor may be used by the military , it may \u2026 read more\ngeneral digital\u2122 is now providing its 82 - key and 121 - key keyboards with a 2in trackball , for environments that need a large trackball . it features backlighting for improved visibility in low light environments . the 2in trackball is suitable for both desktop and rackmount keyboard versions .\nour rack mount monitors , which are widely accepted for ground - based and shipboard applications drew considerable interest . when we unveiled our vuesim monitors ( one , a sunlight readable / nvis compatible solution ; the other , a display featuring a wider color gamut ) they cited a shipboard application for which they thought it might be instrumental .\nduring their visit , they not only demonstrated the versatility of general digital as a whole , they were also afforded a tour of saab seaeye\u2019s production facility . this incredible behind - the - scenes look allowed tenell and brian a glimpse as to how saab implements our robust 15 - inch daylight readable rack mount hinge solar lcd monitor on both the seaeye falcon and the falcon dr , highly versatile members of their impressive line of products . saab seaeye houses our monitors in a specially designed transit case kept onboard the seagoing vessel which allows the operator to pilot the falcon underwater .\nthe average light source in an lcd backlight will last around 60 , 000 hours . some makers of lcd displays make claim that their backlights can last upward of 80 , 000 hours if the display is kept at room temperature and is used on a regular basis .\nthe interface is designed to transmit uncompressed digital video and can be configured to support multiple modes such as dvi - d ( digital only ) , dvi - a ( analog only ) , or dvi - i ( digital and analog ) . featuring support for analog connections , the dvi specification is compatible with the vga interface . this compatibility , along with other advantages , led to its widespread acceptance over competing digital display standards plug and display ( p & d ) and digital flat panel ( dfp ) . although dvi is predominantly associated with computers , it is sometimes used in other consumer electronics such as television sets , video game consoles , and dvd players .\nwe appreciate all the hardships that our young fighting men and women must endure . they deserve the best america has to offer to keep them safe and sound , and general digital is proud to supply them with rugged tactical display equipment upon which they and their battalion can depend .\nas with the rise of dependence upon unmanned and autonomous aircraft , vehicles and vessels , so too is there an increasing need for compact , lightweight , configurable and durable display systems . several of the renowned unmanned aerial vehicle ( uav ) systems utilize one or more general digital di\ngeneral digital\u0099 just returned from its seventh , and final , trade show of the year at atca\u2019s ( air traffic control association ) 54th annual conference and exposition . featured were the new ls19 and l20 models from our saber standalone solar\u0099 family of sunlight readable , led backlit , rugg\nfrom its inception in 1973 , general digital\u0099 has provided diverse products and services for high - end commercial , industrial and military applications . additionally , they have worked diligently to deliver scores of standard and custom flat - panel products , optical enhancements and software solutions to the naval community .\nin addition to durability , our monitors and lcd displays can also be easily panel mounted . mounting holes located on the rear and sides of our monitor paneling are always supplied . due to the compatibility of our monitors with common panel mount sizes , integration into pedestals , cradles , articulating arms or yokes is also possible . with so many mounting options available with our products , we typically recommend speaking to one of our sales engineers to determine which mounting option will best fit your application .\nan lcd has two horizontal polarizers , one at the back and the other in front of the device . in between these two , is a sandwich of electrodes and liquid crystals . all pixels in an lcd are illuminated using an unpolarized light source , such as an led .\nin fact , the general digital philosophy remains as true today as it was in 1973\u2014to listen to you , our valued customer with respect for your needs , and then provide you with superior products and services that remain in top - notch working condition until the end of your mission\u2014and beyond .\nmedicomp , inc . cardiopal savi . event monitors . products [ website ] . melbourne , fl : medicomp ; 2005 . available at : urltoken accessed april 4 , 2007 .\nhong p , sulke n . implantable diagnostic monitors in the early assessment of syncope and collapse . prog cardiovasc dis . 2013 ; 55 ( 4 ) : 410 - 417 .\nin 1977 , general digital created the vuepoint\u2122 , the world\u2019s first gas plasma , flat panel , serial terminal with an integral touch screen , which then evolved into the vuepoint ii\u2122 and then the smart vuepoint\u2122 . in 1992 , long before anyone realized the benefits of such a design , we introduced the slimline\u2122 , a 2u high ( 3 . 50\n) , flip - up lcd monitor with an integral keyboard and pointing device ,\ngeneral digital is a united states government registered small business . we are registered with the system for award management ( sam ) , which was formerly known as central contractor\u2019s registration ( ccr ) . we are also registered with the small business administration ( sba ) . our cage code is 1ja77 .\nat the completion of the calibration and matching process , general digital provides a certificate supplying before and after calibration data , ensuring an accurate calibration . the certificate also includes a list of all user - accessible calibrated values ; if calibration is affected unintentionally by keypad , it can be reset manually .\na tft display is a thin - film - transistor lcd , which improves image qualities ( over basic lcds ) such as addressability and contrast .\nour primary goal was to develop a passive lcd enhancement technology to make a regular lcd suitable for both indoor and outdoor usage \u2013 particularly , under strong ambient light or sunlight . this resulted in the triolcd product series \u2013 the first in our line of sunlight readable products and modification services .\nquality control inspection is performed on 100 % of all general digital\u2019s manufactured products , not on a sample lot . this proves invaluable for today ' s modern and future war fighter since life and limb depends on equipment that works every time , all of the time , regardless of the harsh environment .\ngeneral digital is pleased to announce the introduction of its latest sunlight - readable monitor to adopt led backlight technology , the saber standalone solar / ls19 . the led backlight is our own design and generates over 1 , 000cd / m\u00b2 ( nits ) of luminance . intended for use in industrial and milita\nthe genstar iii\u2122 , the third generation of their venerable genstar product line ( which was first introduced in 1998 ) , is now available , and general digital are taking orders for units . designed specifically for air traffic control towers and the faa ' s stars program , the genstar iii is a sunl\ntwo different types of cardiac event monitors are available . pre - symptom ( looping memory ) event monitors are equipped with electrodes attached to the chest , and are able to capture ekg rhythms before the cardiac event monitor is triggered ( pre - symptom recording ) ( healthwise , 2003 ) . this feature is especially useful for people who lose consciousness when arrhythmias occur .\nlitemax electronics inc . , was established in aug , 2000 . litemax has been known as the professional vhb ( very high brightness ) backlights lcd module and vhb lcd monitor manufacturer . capital : usd $ 12 million employees : 100 headquarter : taipei , taiwan overseas branches : america / china / europe\ngeneral digital adapted our sunlight readable impact monitor kit so that we could integrate it into a customer - specified stainless steel , waterproof enclosure . the intent of this design was to provide the customer with a solution capable of surviving harsh outdoor environments including rain , sleet and snow while still being viewable in direct sunlight .\ncontinuing our stream of social consciousness , general digital teamed up with hands on hartford food pantry to help reduce hunger during the holidays . through various food programs , hands on hartford provides meals and groceries to individuals and families in need , homeless individuals , emergency food assistance for families , and weekend meals for seniors .\nthe resulting improvement to contrast and ruggedization encouraged us to offer this feature on all of our products . however , while searching for sources of supply , it became apparent that there were few companies capable of offering optical bonding services for large format lcd\u2019s . faced with a lack of qualified suppliers , we set about developing in - house bonding capabilities . the success of this process and the engineering expertise gained from this experience prompted the creation of general digital optical bonding laboratories .\ngeneral digital was commissioned by a military prime contractor to develop a militarized version of our twoview micro product , featuring a single 21 . 5\ndisplay capable of use in daylight readable and nvis environments . the product was designed specifically for installation in a military ground vehicle . one of the unique features of this product is\nfor environments requiring twice the average display area , general digital\u0099 offers the twoview\u0099 . amazingly , this rack - mount unit measures only 2u ( 3 . 5 inches ) high when stowed , yet accommodates two large flip - up displays ( 15 inches to 19 inches ) and an integral mil - spec keyboard with trackball .\ncardiophonics . cardiophonics 1000 digital event recorder [ website ] . timonium , md ; cardiophonics , 2006 . available at : urltoken accessed march 15 , 2007 .\n24 inch monitors at overclockers uk . choosing a monitor is a lot more difficult than simply deciding on size . there are numerous technical aspects to take into . . . . . . read more\nan unilluminated lcd must be lit from the front . to use ambient light , the liquid crystal itself is sandwiched between a polarization filter and a reflective surface . the mirror makes the display opaque so it cannot be illuminated from the back . most often a light source is placed around the perimeter of the lcd .\nall of this with the appearance , and the performance , of authentic equipment , and you can create your own instrumentation for your devices and recall them on - demand to suit your needs . general digital\u2019s mi - hmi will accommodate your every requirement . it is truly a unique and cost - effective \u201cdesign & display\u201d solution .\nin addition to durability , our monitors and lcd displays can also be easily rack mounted . mounting holes located on the rear and sides of our monitor paneling is always supplied . due to the compatibility of our monitors with common rack mount sizes - 19 - inch width , 1u and 2u height , for example - integration into pedestals , cradles , articulating arms or yokes is also possible . with so many mounting options available with our products , we typically recommend speaking to one of our sales engineers to determine which mounting option will best fit your application .\ncardiac event monitors are small portable devices worn by a patient during normal activity for up to 30 days . the device has a recording system capable of storing several minutes of the individual ' s electrocardiogram ( ekg ) record . the patient can initiate ekg recording during a symptomatic period of arrhythmia . cardiac event monitors have primarily been used to diagnose and evaluate cardiac arrhythmias . these monitors are particularly useful in obtaining a record of arrhythmia that would not be discovered on a routine ekg or an arrhythmia that is so infrequent that it is not detected during a 24 - 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{"id": 54461, "summary": [{"text": "bostik is an international adhesives company .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the company was created as bostik findley in 2001 after the merger of bostik and ato findley , following the merger of their parent companies , total fina and elf aquitaine .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "in 2015 bostik was sold to arkema from total for a reported \u20ac 1.71 billion ( $ 2.5 billion ) . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "bostik", "paragraphs": ["in 1880 , the most common bostik occupation in the usa was keeping house . 100 % of bostik ' s were keeping houses .\nin 1990 , bostik was purchased by total , the french oil and gas company . total carried on expanding bostik by merging it with its own adhesives affiliates and through acquisitions , gradually brought bostik among the leading players .\nbostik , inc , 11320 w . watertown plank road , wauwatosa , wi 53226\nbostik is among the four top adhesives and sealants producers in the world . bostik employs over 5 , 000 workers in 50 countries and five continents . [ 5 ]\non 3 september 2006 , the relocation of products to bostik ' s own sites caused job losses at laybond . the biscem site was also shut down , moving all products to bostik leicester , as was the sealocrete site as products moved to bostik stafford .\nbostik provides technical service on concrete mix designs and site trials to select the suitable admixture .\nit is total ' s sole remaining specialty chemicals unit after the sale of bostik in 2014 .\nbetween 1962 and 2004 , bostik life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999 , and highest in 1982 . the average life expectancy for bostik in 1962 was 73 , and 69 in 2004 .\nthe owner of the bostik brand began as the boston blacking company , founded in 1889 [ 1 ] in chelsea , massachusetts . in 1929 the company was bought by the united shoe machinery company ( usm ) . the bostik brand name was first registered in the usa in 1930 , and was in use in the uk by 1935 . [ 2 ] in 1950 the company became the b . b . chemical co . , and then bostik , inc . it then merged with emhart manufacturing in 1975 , and emhart was purchased by black & decker corporation in 1989 . black & decker then sold the bostik businesses to total in 1990 . bostik , inc . then merged with ato findley , inc . to become bostik findley , inc . in 2001 . in 2004 , bostik findley changed its name back to bostik . [ 3 ]\nbostik , a global leader in automotive adhesives and sealants , has had many automotive innovations over the last few decades .\nbostik , the specialty adhesives business line of arkema , will be the official partner for smart adhesives at the iconic cycling event . now in its fourth year of sponsorship , bostik will use the competition to boost brand visibility around the world .\nin 2016 , bostik acquired den braven , a leader in sealants for insulation and construction in europe , thereby strengthening its position in the high - performance sealant market . bostik ' s brand reputation will support den braven ' s cutting - edge technologies .\nthe group takes a new major step forward in its development with the acquisition of bostik , the world\u2019s n\u00b03 in specialty adhesives .\nbostik will present - with its spanish distributor controlpack - the range of hot melt adhesives kizen\u2122 for the packaging of consumer goods .\nbetween 2006 and 2010 the chester site was slowly decommissioned , some staff were reassigned to other departments at bostik stafford , but many were made redundant . in july 2010 , the chester site was completely decommission and all remaining equipment was moved to bostik stafford .\nwas formed in 2001 as a result of the merger of two of france\u2019s largest oil and gas companies , total fina and elf aquitaine , and their two adhesives companies , bostik and ato findley . in 2004 , bostik became the official brand name of the company .\nbostik crack fill is high performance polymer modified cementitious crack sealer for sealing / repairing internal and external cracks in plasters and masonry surface .\nwant to know more about bostik , our history , our values or our strategy ? here you\u2019ll find a wealth of information about us .\nbostik exhibited for the first time at the aircraft interiors expo ( aix ) in hamburg , germany , from 10 to 12 april 2018 .\nhow much do bostik employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\nbostik worldwide no . 1 adhesive company has been synonymous with sealants and adhesives since the turn of the century . today bostik is a multinational company of 4 , 500 employees with 55 production facilities and sales operations in 46 countries across five continents with a magnificent range of products in the field of :\non 16 january 2006 bostik ltd . acquired biscem . biscem manufactures and sells ready - mixed and cementitious based tiling adhesives and grouting systems into the ceramic tiling market in the uk and ireland , and on 14 april 2006 , bostik ltd acquired wetherby stone products ltd in dalton , thirsk , north yorkshire .\nanother 32 words ( 2 lines of text ) are included under the topic early bostik notables in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible .\nin a recent blog post , we detailed the benefits of using smp ( silyl modified polymer ) technology over silicone for window and door applications . now , gain insight into why bostik is a smart partner for your smp bonding needs . proven history for over 20 years , bostik has formulated smp ( silyl modified polymer ) technology in both \u2026\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your bostik ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nfinalized the acquisition of bostik . with this acquisition , the group reached a new milestone in its development , confirming its ambition to become a world leader in speciality chemicals and advanced materials .\nour smart adhesive systems are used globally in the construction of new buildings and refurbishment projects . you\u2019ll find bostik solutions for flooring , tiling , waterproofing , sealing , decoration , assembly and insulation .\nbostik ( arkema subsidiary ) acquires xl brands , a leading company for soft flooring adhesives in the united states . with this latest acquisition , the group actively pursues its development strategy in specialties .\nbostik\u2019s growth prospects have been greatly increased by the opportunities found in the two firms\u2019 complimentary innovation strategies , ideals , and technologies , setting the stage for the success of this high - value venture .\nbostik no more nails is a general - purpose adhesive and sealant for interior or exterior general construction work . bostik no more nails is a gunnable , synthetic rubber based adhesive which exhibits excellent green strength , flexibility , good temperature resistance and good slump resistance . classifications / standards bostik no more nails meets the specification of australian standard as2329 - 80 ( mastic adhesives for fixing wallboards ) . features : > excellent adhesion and sealing properties > excellent green strength > good temperature resistance > chemical resistant > good slump resistance > bonds a variety of construction and building materials > ideal for interior and exterior applications\nbostik , the world\u2019s n\u00b0 3 in industrial adhesives , is arkema\u2019s largest acquisition , completed in february 2015 . this new arkema business contributes to the group\u2019s ambition to become world leader in specialty chemicals .\nbostik , a leading global adhesive specialist for consumer , construction and industrial markets , today announced that it will supply the adhesive technology behind the race numbers worn by riders in the 2018 tour de france .\nbostik adhesives are used in the manufacture and assembly of products in a wide range of sectors , including construction , automotive , aerospace , rail , packaging , tapes , labels , flexible lamination and footwear .\nfor the fourth year in a row , bostik will be an official partner of tour de france , the world\u2019s most renowned cycling competition , which takes place from june 25th through august 31st of this year .\nat bostik , our products , systems and solutions do more than just stick things together . each product fits with a combination of the following\nsmart\nproperties : safer , flexible , efficient and responsive .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your bostik ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nanother 169 words ( 12 lines of text ) covering the years 1593 , 1654 , 1773 and 1846 are included under the topic early bostik history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible .\nbostik\u2019s parent company is total worldwide fourth largest publicly - traded integrated international oil and gas company * and a world - class chemicals manufacturer , total operates in more than 130 countries and has 96 , 400 employees .\nwe pursue innovation vigorously , applying the latest technological advances to developing \u2018smart\u2019 adhesives . our archives are laden with examples of bostik technologies that have disrupted markets - from potato starch - based wallpaper paste to elastic attachment adhesive for diapers .\narkema acquires the dutch company den braven , a leader in high performance sealants for insulation and construction in europe . with this acquisition integrated into its subsidiary bostik , the group actively pursues the development of its high performance materials division .\nbostik has well recognized name in industrial markets . it has some divisions such as : industrial / nonwovens , construction and distribution and high performance polymers . its brands include bostik , blu - tack , prestik , sader , quelyd , simson , evo - stik , alliance , ardal , cementone , mem , technik , hey ' di , sb mercier , chem - calk , hydroment , durabond , anchor weld , clag , gripfill , flexacryl and aquamac weatherband . [ 6 ]\nbostik is one of the largest adhesive and sealant companies . worldwide , we employ some 5 , 000 people in 50 countries across five continents . our customers come from diverse markets , most notably the industrial manufacturing , construction and consumer sectors .\nbostik lw integral waterproofing admixture for concrete and plaster bostik lw is a chloride free admixture and supplied as brown liquid . areas of application : \u2022 concrete roof slab . \u2022 floor screeds in bathroom and damp areas . \u2022 basement slabs and walls . \u2022 concreting / internal plastering compliance - is2645 - 2003 . dosage : \u2022 200 ml per 50 kg . cement . packaging : \u2022 200ml , 1 , 5 , 10 , 20 , 100 & 200 litre . storage & shelf life : \u2022 12 months .\nbostik allocates 2 . 7 % of its sales to research . the company runs three r & d centers ( france , china , united states ) , as well as eleven application technical centers . over 400 researchers in total work on new generation adhesives .\nbostik fill a - gap can be painted over with most types of paint . in most cases fill - a - gap can be painted over in 2 hours , this is dependent on gap size and depth . in general larger the gap size longer the drying time .\nbostik has continued its \u201csmart adhesives\u201d branding campaign again this year , incorporating billboards located in strategic california high - traffic areas . starting mid - july and continuing through august , millions of motorists will have clear access to see advertisements promoting hardwood flooring and tile & stone specialty installation systems .\nof names were a common occurrence . elements of latin , french and other languages became incorporated into english through the middle ages , and name spellings changed even among the literate . the variations of the surname bostik include bostock , bowstock , boast , bostake , bostick and many more .\nbostik fill - a - gap is a one - part water based , paintable acrylic gap filler . it is a general purpose , gunable one - part water based , acrylic gap filler . this easy to use , economical sealant provides excellent adhesion for gaps in low movement joints .\nbostik adhesives can be found almost everywhere . from cradle to grave , from home to office , from food to transport , our bonding systems are used in countless applications . our products might be subtle but their impact is profound : contributing to a safer , more flexible , efficient and responsive world .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your bostik ancestors lived in harsh conditions . a short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family . the ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names . you can find birthdates , death dates , addresses and more .\nearly in its history , boston blacking acquired a number of overseas subsidiaries , such as the boston blacking company , ltd . , in leicester , england ( before 1899 ) . by 1940 this had become known as the b . b . chemical co . [ 4 ] and by 1966 as bostik ltd .\nunited shoe machinery ( usm ) , an international company providing manufacturing machinery to the shoe industry , acquired boston blacking company in 1929 . it became the chemical division of usm for most of the 20th century as the company embarked on international expansion and diversification . this division subsequently came to be known as bostik chemical group .\ntoday , our commitment to innovation is as strong as ever . we innovate with our customers through a global r & d network , comprising three international smart technology centers and 11 regional centers . and we differentiate our business through this investment . that\u2019s why in 2014 , 15 % of bostik sales came from products launched in the previous three years .\nbostik is a major player in today\u2019s retail world , and markets its glues in diy and home improvement supermarkets and retail outlets under strong local brands ( sader \u00ae , quelyd \u00ae , evo - stik \u00ae , fortaleza \u00ae ) . its solutions are used to : bond everyday objects , fit out and decorate interiors , renovate floors and wall , etc .\nbostik cwp is a surface applied , integral crystalline waterproofing material , which waterproofs and protects concrete in depth . it consists of portland cement , specially treated quartz sand and a compound of active chemicals . bostik cwp needs water only to be mixed prior to the application . when bostik cwp is applied to a concrete surface the active chemicals combine with the free lime and moisture present in the capillary tracts of the concrete to form an insoluble , crystalline structure . these crystals fill the pores and minor shrinkage cracks in the concrete to prevent any further ingress , still allowing the concrete to breathe . product uses : bostik cwp can be applied to all structurally sound concrete - new or old . it may be applied to either the positive or negative sides of the concrete face . typical areas of application are : \u2022 water tanks / towers \u2022 reservoirs / dams \u2022 swimming pools \u2022 water treatment works \u2022 canals & harbours \u2022 basements / foundations \u2022 tunnels \u2022 retaining walls \u2022 bridge decks etc . features and benefits : \u2022 becomes an integral part of the concrete , forming a complete body of strength and durability . \u2022 penetrates deeply and seals concrete\u2019s capillary tracts and shrinkage cracks . \u2022 can be applied from either positive or negative side . \u2022 completely effective against high hydrostatic pressure . \u2022 easy to apply , less labour and cost effective . \u2022 becomes an integral part of the substrate - cannot be removed easily . \u2022 back filling can be done without further protection like placement or steel or wire mesh . \u2022 can be used in the ph range of 3 - 11 . \u2022 can be applied to moist or green concrete . \u2022 non toxic . can be used for potable water applications . \u2022 water treatment works . \u2022 canals & harbours . \u2022 basements / foundations . application procedure : surface preparation : all concrete to be treated with bostik cwp must be clean and have an \u201copen\u201d capillary\non 13 july 2006 bostik ltd acquired sealocrete pla . sealocrete pla employed 64 people and manufactures and sells adhesives and coatings for the builders ' merchants and roofing markets in the uk . sealocrete pla ' s product portfolio includes tiling adhesives , cementitious powders , paints , sealants and bitumen - based weatherproofing products . the majority of these products are manufactured in the company ' s factory in stafford .\nmoms are amazing . they cook for us , they read us stories , and they give the best cuddles . but , on mother\u2019s day , it\u2019s usually dad who buys the gift . bostik wanted to give kids the chance to use their imagination and create a gift for moms that was extra special this mother\u2019s day . one that had their own personal touch and charm , so moms would know just how loved and special they are .\nbostik two in one is a chloride free integral waterproofing cum water reducing admixture for concrete and plaster . areas of application : \u2022 concrete roof slabs . \u2022 floor screeds in bathroom and damp areas . \u2022 basement slabs and walls . \u2022 concreting / plastering of water tanks and sumps . \u2022 external / internal plastering . features & benefits : \u2022 increases workability and improves placing and compaction of concrete . \u2022 blocks the capillary structure within concrete . \u2022 improves durability and compressive strength . \u2022 improves cohesion and prevents segregation of concrete .\non 9 december 2005 , bostik ltd . in the uk acquired laybond group for $ 21million ( \u00a324million ) . laybond ltd employs 120 people on a site near chester , manufacturing adhesives and coatings supplied to builders ' merchants and flooring and roofing distributors in the uk , ireland and export markets . the product portfolio includes water and solvent - based adhesives , cementitious powders , grab adhesives and bitumen - based weatherproofing products . laybond holds leading uk positions in the grab adhesives segment with the gripfill brand and in the flooring and roofing segments with the laybond brand .\nbostik one is a smooth aqueous liquid waterproofing dispersion for addition into cement renders and screed , which effectively blocks the passage of water and increase mortar resistance against water and chemicals . recommended uses : to waterproof floor screeds in bathrooms , shower rooms & kitchen . \u2022 to waterproof cement sand plaster and render in reservoirs and water tanks . \u2022 to waterproof normal mixes of plaster and concrete . \u2022 to weatherproof external facade renders . \u2022 to form waterproof barrier mortar . technical information : supply form liquid ph value approx 9 . 5 specific gravity 1 . 0 kg / litre solubility water\nbostik crack fill is high performance polymer modified cementitious crack sealer for sealing / repairing internal and external cracks in plasters and masonry surface . features & benefits single component . non - shrinking . better adhesion . smooth finish . application procedure develop the crack in a \u201cv\u201d shaped groove . clean the groove by sprinkle of water to remove all the loose particles and dust . mix proportion crack filler : water - 3 : 1 pbv . mix crack filler in water in a clean container . mix for 2 - 3 minutes to get smooth homogeneous paste . apply this paste into the groove with suitable trowel . finish the surface as required . coverage 35 running meter / kg for 6 mm x 6 mm \u201cv\u201d shaped groove packaging 1 & 5 kg storage & shelf life 12 months in original packing .\nbostik no more nails general - purpose adhesive / sealant for interior or exterior general construction work . no more nails is a gunable , synthetic rubber based adhesive which exhibits excellent green strength , flexibility , good temperature resistance and good slump resistance . recommended uses : \u2022 as a contact adhesive for installation of wall andfloor panels . \u2022 metal , timber & other sheets of plank materials to concrete , plaster other rigid surfaces . \u2022 most bonding applications where high strength , gap filling one component adhesive is required . \u2022 timber , metal , cementitious and plaster sheets to timber or metal studs . \u2022 installation of batterns or other fixings to brick , masonry or concrete walls . \u2022 general - purpose construction adhesive . \u2022 suitable to use on foamed polystyrene . \u2022 ideal for mirror backed tiles . features & benefits : \u2022 nail free general construction adhesive . \u2022 high bond strength . \u2022 excellent adhesion and sealing properties . \u2022 excellent green strength . \u2022 good temperature resistance . \u2022 chemical resistant . \u2022 good slump resistance . \u2022 chemical resistant . \u2022 bonds a variety of construction and building materials . \u2022 ideal for interior and exterior applications . coverage : 15 linear metres of 6 mm bead from a 320 gm cartridge .\nthe fifth annual design ' n gather design will debut in new york city after a two - year run in las vegas . the jury - selected winner will have their digital artwork translated into a permanent mosaic installation set inside the rooftop cupola of the nomad hotel in manhattan .\nas discussed in a recent blog , low energy substrates are gaining popularity in many manufacturing processes . these substrates offer benefits , such as durability , flexibility and cost effectiveness . yet while adhesives have been adapting to challenges that low surface energy poses , these substrates also can adjust . take a look at certain ways to increase their surface \u2026\nreaching $ 61 . 8 billion in 2017 , the u . s . wine market continues to grow as consumer preference for wine drives demand . with online distribution making it easier for smaller wineries to reach consumers combined with wine\u2019s wide range of flavors and price points , it\u2019s unlikely this market growth will slow down any time soon . as a result , \u2026\naccording to grand view research , the global textile market has been experiencing high growth over the past decade . as a result , manufacturers are looking at ways to make textiles as quickly and efficiently as possible . one of the ways they can do this is by using web adhesives . web adhesives are hot melt adhesives that \u2026\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nupload a resume to easily apply to jobs from anywhere . it ' s simple to set up .\nknow your worth\u2122 . get a free , personalized salary estimate based on today ' s job market .\nglassdoor has millions of jobs plus salary information , company reviews , and interview questions from people on the inside making it easy to find a job that\u2019s right for you .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nfrom pioneering waterproof boots to launching the first baby diaper with elastic adhesive , our history is full of smart innovation .\nsince 1889 we\u2019ve patented over 9 , 000 technologies covering everything from aerospace interior adhesives to blu - tack . and we\u2019ve evolved enormously along the way , growing from a local dye manufacturer to a global industry leader .\nin chelsea , massachusetts , in 1889 . by the late 1920s this pioneer for the emerging footwear industry had expanded across three continents and employed over 1 , 000 chemists and technicians .\ntoday , our worldwide operation in the industrial , consumer and construction markets spans 40 countries across three continents and in 2014 we posted sales of \u20ac1 . 5bn .\nwe now employ over 4 , 900 people , with around 500 working as chemists and technicians in our r & d operations , continuing our long heritage of history - shaping innovation .\nin 2014 we celebrated the 125th anniversary of the founding of the boston blacking company , the successful starting point for our business .\nto mark this special occasion in our history and celebrate the role innovation has played in our success , we undertook numerous local events and promotional activities .\nlearn more about how we commemorated this momentous occasion with our special 125 years of innovation publication .\nwe continue to pursue innovation just as vigorously as our predecessors and we look forward with confidence to the next 125 years of our history .\nour business is about much more than sticking things together . for over a century , we have developed smart solutions that touch and improve people\u2019s daily lives .\nour industrial activities are extensive and we partner with some of the biggest names in manufacturing , from leading car brands to fast moving consumer goods giants .\nfrom home improvements to repair and craft activities , we\u2019re committed to meeting the everyday needs of consumers and providing products which allow them to achieve professional - quality results .\nthe website you are about to visit is progenealogists \u00ae , operated by tgn services , llc , a subsidiary of ancestry .\nthis page needs javascript enabled in order to work properly . click here for instructions on how to enable it in your browse\nhistorically , surnames evolved as a way to sort people into groups - by occupation , place of origin , clan affiliation , patronage , parentage , adoption , and even physical characteristics ( like red hair ) . many of the modern surnames in the dictionary can be traced back to britain and ireland .\nby browsing this website , you accept the use of cookies , which helps us provide you with services and offers matching your centers of interest and compile visitor statistics . more on cookies\nthe arkema group was created in october 2004 , following the reorganization of total\u2019s chemicals branch . thanks to innovation , targeted acquisitions and investments in emerging countries , it has become a recognized world player in the field of specialty chemicals .\n2 years after the company\u2019s creation , the adventure continues with arkema\u2019s listing on the paris stock market .\nthe group begins its development with the acquisition of coatex , a world producer of rheology additives used in paints and coatings , packaging and paper .\nyear after year , arkema continues to expand . following its acquisition of the acrylic monomers and emulsions business from dow chemical company in north america , the group bolsters its positions in the acrylics market ( paints and coatings , automotive and transport ) .\nthe group acquires the sartomer and cray valley specialty resins activities ( paints and coatings ) from the total group . these acquisitions provide arkema with new growth drivers in asia .\narkema boosts its presence in asia and intensifies its r & d efforts in china . arkema lays the foundation stone of a new research and development center on its changshu site near shanghai .\nnew major development opportunity with the acquisition of chinese companies casda biomaterials , the world\u2019s leading producer of sebasic acid , and hipro polymers , producer of specialty polyamides 10 ( plant - based chemistry ) .\narkema spurs renewed momentum by refocusing on specialty chemicals and divests its vinyl business segment .\nthe group takes on a new visual identity and a new signature , innovative chemistry , which reflects its new positioning .\narkema launches into the development of cutting edge technologies for the nautical sector . a human and technological adventure begins with the sponsorship of the arkema - r\u00e9gion aquitaine multi50 trimaran and team lalou multi .\narkema bolsters its positions in the asian market with the creation of sunke in partnership with jurong chemical , acrylic acid leader in china .\narkema reaffirms its expertise in thiochemicals ( sulfur derivatives ) technologies with the commissioning of the kerteh plant in malaysia . the site produces dmds ( dimethyl disulfide ) and methyl mercaptan ( used as a synthesis intermediate in animal feed ) .\nto assist with its customers\u2019 growth , ceca , an arkema subsidiary , announces a project to double specialty molecular sieve capacity at its honfleur site in france , i . e . some 60 million euro capital expenditure .\narkema celebrates its # 10years ! tenth years after being publicly listed , arkema has become an innovative , agile , global chemical producer with a regionally balanced portfolio , providing specialty chemicals and advanced materials .\nin order to bolster its position as a world player in sulfur derivatives , arkema plans to double production capacity for methyl mercaptan , a sulfur intermediate that is key in the animal feed , refining and petrochemicals markets , at its kerteh plant in malaysia .\narkema announces a major investment of 300 million euros to build , in asia , a plant dedicated to rilsan\u00ae biosourced polyamide 11 for use as a substitute for metal in demanding and fast - growing applications in electronics , 3d printing and automotive . this plant will come on stream in 2021 .\nvictory for team arkema lalou multi ! skippers lalou roucayrol and alex pella win the transat jacques vabre 2017 race on board the trimaran multi50 arkema . the pair complete the legendary coffee race in 10 days 19 hrs 14 min and 19 s .\nare you searching for technical information ? do you need a quote ? are you looking for information on a specific event ? the group\u2019s experts will be pleased to assist you with any inquiry you may have .\nthe first ever book documenting the history of ryman premier east thurrock united has gone on sale .\nwritten by one of the club\u2019s founder members and former rocks secretary terry keating , the book , pictured , went on sale on saturday at rookery hill and offers a full and detailed account of the club\u2019s history and heroes since its foundation in 1969 .\nrunning to more than 350 pages and using almost 200 historic photographs , keating\u2019s tome tells the story of how the rocks evolved from a kick - a - bout sunday morning side into a thriving senior non - league club representing corringham , stanford le hope and the surrounding area .\nalthough the book contains a season - by - season diary and record detailing every first team game ever played over the years , with league tables for each first and reserve team season too , keating says it is much more than a mine of statistical information .\naccording to its proud author , chapters covering the long - running fight by a small group of volunteers to establish the club on its own ground after 15 years of exile and how local businessman benny bennett rescued the rocks from closure at the eleventh hour , will bring \u2018a smile to the face and the occasional tear to the eye\u2019 of readers .\npriced at \u00a310 , the book can be purchased online at : www . eastthurrockhistory . co . uk . it is also on sale at the club\u2019s bar and shop on matchdays as well as the steve smedley carpet store in lampits hill , corringham .\nof northwich .\nthis place gave name to a family descended from osmerus , lord of bostock in the reign of william the conqueror : the heiress of the elder branch brought the manor in the latter part of the 15th century to the savages .\njohn bostock , abbot of st . alban ' s , a learned divine and poet in the time of henry vi . , was born [ at wheathampstead , hertfordshire ] , and was commonly called john of wheathampstead .\na great wave of immigration to the new world was the result of the enormous political and religious disarray that struck england at that time . families left for the new world in extremely large numbers . the long journey was the end of many immigrants and many more arrived sick and starving . still , those who made it were rewarded with an opportunity far greater than they had known at home in england . these emigrant families went on to make significant contributions to these emerging colonies in which they settled . some of the first north american settlers carried this name or one of its variants : francis boast and his wife and five children settled in nova scotia in 1774 ; henry bostock settled in maryland in 1779 ; henry bostock settled in barbados in 1635 .\n^ lewis , samuel , a topographical dictionary of england . institute of historical research , 1848 , print .\ncopyright \u00a9 2000 - 2018 swyrich corporation , all rights reserved . see terms of use for details .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\nparis , may 9 ( reuters ) - french oil and gas producer total plans to sell its specialty chemicals and equipment division atotech , its chief executive told le figaro newspaper after the company announced on monday it would buy battery maker saft .\natotech no longer falls within total ' s strategic vision ,\nthe paper quoted patrick pouyanne as saying . a total spokeswoman confirmed the comments to reuters .\ntotal said in february it was planning assets sale of about $ 4 billion this year , mostly non - core assets .\npouyanne did not give details about the planned sale of atotech or if it was talking to potential buyers , but said total was looking for a buyer that was committed to sustaining atotech ' s current strategy .\nberlin - based atotech , which generates annual sales of about $ 1 billion , manufactures specialty chemicals and equipment for printed circuit boards and semiconductors .\npouyanne also told le figaro that total was not selling atotech to pay for its 950 million euro ( $ 1 . 1 billion ) purchase of france - based lithium battery maker saft groupe , which total announced earlier on monday .\nhe told the newspaper that total would remain disciplined in its spending due to the prolonged oil price fall that has hit profits , but the company was still on the lookout for opportunities in the medium term .\nwe have the means to move forward , carefully controlling our financial trajectory while making the necessary investments to ensure the effectiveness of the group ' s future structure ,\npouyanne told le figaro . ( reporting by bate felix ; editing by susan fenton )\nlove island : frankie and grace are dumped from the villa . . . as they brand georgia ' immature ' and a ' game player '\nrio ferdinand jokes he ' s ' coming home ' from his world cup pundit duties in russia . . . after kate wright teases him with very sexy ' belfie '\nlove island ' s zara packs on pda with beau adam during casual stroll . . . before proving there ' s no hard feelings with love rival rosie as they walk hand - in - hand\nhailey baldwin and justin bieber passionately kiss in the bahamas . . . as news of their shock ' engagement ' spreads\nselena gomez is seen with same mystery man she was with in may . . . after news her ex - boyfriend justin bieber is engaged\nrapper del the funky homosapian falls off stage during gorillaz set . . . but he reassures fans he ' s ' alright ' as he recovers in hospital\nlove island spoiler : wes brags to the boys that he and megan have ' done bits ' . . . while she tells the girls she wants him to be her boyfriend\nkhloe kardashian shows off neon sign in true ' s nursery . . . as new mother reveals it ' s momager kris jenner ' s handwriting\nlove island spoiler : two contestants will be dumped in latest twist . . . paving the way for two new men to stir up some drama\nadam ' s secret messages to rosie revealed : islander forced to share texts to old flame . . as he reveals he ' s already met zara ' s parents\nbeauty guru joyce bonelli reaches out to the kardashian clan on instagram . . . after the famous family ' fire ' and unfollow her on social media\nkhloe kardashian reveals she stopped breast - feeding daughter true . . . three months after giving birth\nsofia richie , 19 poses in a bikini top just after scott disick ' s ex kourtney kardashian , 39 , did so . . . and fans call her out for it\nlove island ' s ellie insists she did not enter the villa to break up jack and dani . . . as darylle reveals they ' re all getting matching tattoos\nholly willoughby flaunts her legs in a pink mini - dress . . . as she reveals this morning autocue is so large because she and phillip ' can ' t read very well '\nkerry katona is slammed by fans as she posts shirtless ' body - builder ' photo of her 10 - year - old son . . . and reveals ' he ' s been training hard '\ngiuliana rancic takes a hike with bill . . . as the couple vacation with friends ahead of her return to the e ! news network\nciara and husband russell wilson dance as they head to south africa for their honeymoon . . . two years after wedding\nnaomi campbell wows in feathered gown . . . while ashley graham sizzles in plunging lace dress as they walk in dolce & gabbana ' s alta moda show in italy\nlove island ' s rosie williams pictured with footballer harry winks . . . amid claims she is ' set for new bust up ' with rival zara mcdermott over date\ngemma atkinson reveals losing her dad at 17 taught her the importance of a healthy lifestyle . . . and says he would have ' loved ' boyfriend gorka\ninside nelly ' s 4th birthday bash ! billie faiers shares snaps of wonderland - themed party . . . featuring lavish buffet , her name in giant letters and a fairy\nmel b ' is unable to pay her back taxes amid ongoing divorce battle with stephen belafonte . . . as it ' s estimated the pair owe up to $ 650k '\nlily allen flashes her midriff in vibrant crop top at wireless after - party . . . after admitting she considered heroin following sam cooper split\ncamilla kerslake and chris robshaw tie the knot during romantic ceremony in france . . . after keeping their engagement secret for two years\nnaya rivera sells her jaw - dropping five - bedroom la home for a cool $ 3 . 55 million after finalising her divorce from ryan dorsey\nkylie jenner rocks curve - clinging attire as she shows off body . . . and considers going back to blonde\nlove island ' s kendall rae knight shows off her legs in white minidress . . . as kem cetinay denies romance claims\nlove island ' s adam collard and zara mcdermott spotted in london after newcastle getaway . . . as they rebuild their relationship\nliam payne picture exclusive : carefree 1d star beams as he rubs shoulders with glamorous models at dolce & gabbana runway show in italy . . .\nit was goodbye at last to the reverend / rapist osborne whitworth . but the course of true love still ran far from smoothly for drake and morwenna in poldark\npaloma faith makes a bold fashion statement in an eccentric tinsel dress during cornwall gig . . . after returning to work following money woes\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone . are you certain this article is inappropriate ?\ncompanies based in massachusetts , companies based in wisconsin , total s . a .\nearly 20th century dubbin tin from the boston blacking co . under the be - be - co brand name : dubb - o\ncrowd sourced content that is contributed to world heritage encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles .\nby using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . world heritage encyclopedia\u2122 is a registered trademark of the world public library association , a non - profit organization .\ndarlington 1883 , northwich victoria f . c . , hyde united f . c . , bamber bridge f . c . , stafford rangers f . c .\ncopyright \u00a9 world library foundation . all rights reserved . ebooks from project gutenberg are sponsored by the world library foundation , a 501c ( 4 ) member ' s support non - profit organization , and is not affiliated with any governmental agency or department .\nthe evode group of companies began as spic and span shoe polishes ltd which was established in glover street on 3 june 1932 . the company was partly owned by lotus ltd . , the shoe manufacturers .\nin 1938 the company , under the directorship of dr hermann simon , began to manufacture adhesives and sealant , and was renamed spic and span chemical products ltd . later in the same year the name was changed again to dove chemical products ltd . , because the dove brand of polish was the company ' s best known product . however , the name infringed the trade mark rights of another company , so the name was reverse to become evode .\nduring the second world war dr simon , as a german national , was interned . the factory was forced to move to a derelict shoe factory on stone road . dr simon was released after nine months , and he returned to the company to supply the government with sealants , paints and waterproofing compounds to aid the war effort . evode moved to new premises in common road in 1954 .\ncopyright information : copyrights to all resources are retained by the individual rights holders . they have kindly made their collections available for non - commercial private study & educational use . re - distribution of resources in any form is only permitted subject to strict adherence to the usage guidelines .\nbacked by an army of fans from essex at wednesday night ' s 8 - 3 rout of tonbridge angels - the rampant blues under the guidance of tamplin and joint boss justin gardner set two new competition records and equalled a third in the annihilation of their ryman premier promotion rivals .\nas well as scoring the most goals and taking part in the highest scoring final since tilbury won the inaugural cup competition back in 1975 , the blues also equalled the five goal winning margin record set by sutton united in 1988 when the beat oxford city 6 - 1 .\nafter seeing billy brickell help himself to a hat - trick before half - time , adam cunnington bag a brace and goals from jake robinson , byron lawrence and kreshnic krasniqi overwhelm the angels at carshalton athletic ' s colston avenue , tamplin told supporters to keep dreaming about promotion , if not this year then definitely next .\ntamplin said :\nwe have don ' t this alone , this is a mixture of me , jason , the players , the fans and everyone connected with the club . we have all come together as one tonight and the play - offs aren ' t over yet .\nwe ' ll have a got at them but if not we are going to win the league this year we will next year , we are absolutely going to win the league next year . we haven ' t done it yet but we are well on our way . i am not here for one promotion or two , i ' m here for three or four to take us to league two , that ' s the plan !\nlike last season ' s finalists , both clubs collected cup windfalls with the blues banking \u00a32500 in prize money as well as a share of the profits . tonbridge will console themselves with \u00a31500 in prize money and a share of the night ' s proceeds while this season ' s losing semi - finalists collected \u00a3750 and quarter - finalists \u00a3250 .\nto reach the final , billericay town dispatched heybridge swifts in the competition ' s first round before going on to knock out tilbury on penalties , brightlingsea regent , worthing and south park .\nthe isthmian league cup , renamed the alan turvey trophy before the start of last season in tribute to former ryman league chairman and current president alan turvey , was sponsored for the first time three seasons ago by robert dyas , a subsidiary of the isthmian league ' s title sponsors ryman .\nthis season ' s competition has proved to be one of the best supported ever with gates up in every round . the third round and quarter - finals attracted the biggest increases with 24 . 6 and 74 . 7 percent increases respectively on last season alone .\ntonight\u2019s alan turvey trophy final is expected to draw one of the biggest crowds in years with army of fans from tonbridge angels and billericay town set to descend on carshalton athletic ' s colston avenue for the ryman league\u2019s showpiece fixture .\nwith both ryman premier clubs still chasing promotion and among the best supported in the league , the turnstiles are expected to be busy from 6pm on wednesday night when they open at the war memorial ground home of the robins in south london .\nthe finalists \u2013 both bidding to lift the isthmian league cup for the first time since tilbury won the inaugural competition in 1975 - are definitely travelling in numbers to join fans from across the ryman league at the 7 . 30pm kick - off .\non tuesday , the blues reported that their fans would fill no less than three coaches even before taking into account those making their own way from essex to colston avenue to support glenn tamplin , joint manager justin gardner and their side .\nthe angels , who were also reporting brisk sales for tickets for places on the transport they were laying on , say they are expecting many more to make the shorter distance from kent to see steve mckimm ' s side bidding for glory under their own steam .\nlike last season ' s finalists , both clubs are also looking forward to collecting cup windfalls for their success . in 2016 kingstonian , pictured lifting the trophy , banked \u00a32500 in prize money as well as their share of the profits from the final with faversham collecting \u00a31500 in prize money as runners - up . losing semi - finalists collect \u00a3750 while clubs reaching the quarter - finals receive \u00a3250 .\ntonbridge kicked off their campaign by beating folkestone invicta before knocking out sittingbourne , romford on penalties , needham market and dulwich hamlet in the semi - finals .\nas part of the annual efforts to promote the fixture , taking place on the fifa rated 3g surface at colston avenue for the second year running , all 72 ryman league clubs were sent a pair of complimentary tickets to attend . as always , their fans and other neutrals are also encouraged to see the end of season showpiece fixture .\ntickets at the turnstiles are priced at \u00a310 for adults , concessions \u00a35 and u16s accompanied by an adult \u00a31 .\nryman premier promotion - chasers havant & waterlooville have rewarded manager lee bradbury with a new two - year deal to lead the hawks into next season .\nfollow tuesday night ' s top flight double on the ryman league ' s live scores service .\nwednesday night ' s robert dyas league cup final is expected to attract one of its biggest crowds in years with faversham town and kingstonian meeting at carshalton athletic ' s colston avenue .\nwith both well supported clubs chasing play - off places after successful seasons and athletic ' s war memorial sports ground only a few miles from kingsmeadow and within easy reach of the kent - based lilywhites , officials say the turnstiles are opening early from 6pm for the 7 . 30pm kick - off . tickets are priced at \u00a310 for adults , concessions \u00a35 and u16s accompanied by an adult \u00a31 .\nas part of efforts to promote this season ' s final on the fifa rated 3g surface at colston avenue , all 72 ryman league clubs were also sent a pair of complimentary tickets and their fans and other neutrals are being encouraged to attend the end of season showpiece .\nthe isthmian league cup was sponsored for the first time two seasons ago by robert dyas , a subsidiary of the isthmian league ' s title sponsors ryman .\nthe competition was renamed the alan turvey trophy before the start of this season in tribute to former ryman league chairman and current president alan turvey who will hand over the trophy renamed in his honour to the night ' s winners with ryman league chairman nick robinson and representatives of the sponsors ."]}
{"id": 54465, "summary": [{"text": "lathcoats farm shop , often shortened to just \" lathcoats \" is a family run farm shop , situated in galleywood , essex , england .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it is based on beehive lane , where it was established in 1912 by lawrence taylor . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "lathcoats farm shop", "paragraphs": ["lathcoats farm shop \u2013 galleywood , chelmsford . cm2 8lx \u2013 tel : 01245 353021\nthe farm shop and pick your own are the heart of the farm . through them we can offer local food to local people , either produce from our own farm or from carefully selected local & regional producers . 12 single variety juices are available from farm shop .\nlathcoats farm shop ( and coffee house ) is one of the best farm shops in central essex . they have a wide range of fruits and vegetables , plus locally produced meats , dairy and preserves .\nyou can buy the apples and freshly pressed apple juice at the farm shop or local farmers\u2019 markets .\nin the episode called \u201c farm shop \u201c , sir alan sugar sets the teams the task of opening their own farm shop . one team has the bright idea of visiting one of the best farm shops near london to learn how it is done . but do they win the task ?\nthe fruit is not only sold on the premises in their farm shop , but they also supply other outlets around essex .\nthe taylor family have been growing apples at lathcoats farm since the early 1900\u2019s and currently stephen and phil taylor are the big bosses .\nall are available ready picked in the farm shop during their season , and you are always welcome to taste before you buy .\nwelcome to lathcoats farm , galleywood , essex , a third generation family fruit farm growing over 40 varieties of delicious english apple , and a wide variety of summer fruits for pick your own .\nwe always like to try somewhere new and while we went to a pick your own farm last year , in brentwood , we thought we ' d try out lathcoats farm in chelmsford instead .\nexplore the wonders of english summer fruits at lathcoats pyo season available from june to august .\nto find out more about what we sell in the shop , please click here .\nstephen and philip taylor are the third generation of the taylor family to grow fruit at lathcoats .\nin may 2013 lathcoats saw a team from the apprentice visit while on one of their tasks .\nwith an emphasis on local , seasonal ingredients sourced from our trusted farm shop suppliers , the bee shed at lathcoats offers relaxing surroundings for excellent coffee , light lunches , afternoon tea ( book in advance for afternoon tea ) and delicious homemade cake .\nlathcoats farm grows over 40 varieties of apples including essex\u2019s very own chelmsford wonder , queen and d\u2019arcy spice and discovery and rare varieties such as cornish gilliflower .\nat lathcoats they ' re keen to support local producers , like themselves . the shop stocks a wide range of locally , or regionally produced fruit and vegetables , chicken , pork and lamb .\nthis is an excellent farm shop with a very nice tea room the bee shed , and animals . a very good place to take the family .\naround 50 people of all ages work at lathcoats , and this number roughly doubles during harvest time .\na farm specialising in apples and soft fruit . a farm shop sells great local produce , a cafe ( the bee shed ) serves great coffee , delicious homemade cakes , lunch and high tea . there\u2019s also farm animals and a play area to keep the kids entertained !\nthere are around 2000 varieties of apple in the national collection at brogdale . essex has a number of its own wonderful apple varieties , many of which are grown at lathcoats , and can be purchased ( and tasted ) , in season at the farm shop .\nlathcoats hampers make perfect gifts . quality , local produce , beautifully presented , from as little as \u00a310 .\nfruit growers since 1912 . aiming to provide our customers with our own delicious fruit together with the best local food . voted best farm shop in essex 2012 !\ndescription : a farm specialising in apples and soft fruit . a farm shop sells great local produce , a cafe ( the bee shed ) serves great coffee , delicious homemade cakes , lunch and high tea . there\u2019s also farm animals and a play area to keep the kids entertained !\nlathcoats is a pick your own ( pyo ) farm , where depending on the season you can pick plums , strawberries , raspberries , gooseberries , blackcurrants , redcurrants , cherries , blackberries and boysenberries . lathcoats also have an orchard experience , where you can sponsor an apple tree in their orchard and the fruits it yields that season are yours to pick . they grow over 40 varieties of apples available to buy at their farm shop . the farm shop also sells a wide selection of other produce from the farm and local neighbouring essex farms . you\u2019ll be able to find everything from jams , fruits , and vegetables to fresh bread and local delicacies . five years ago lathcoats also converted one of their beekeeping sheds into a coffee house where you can enjoy freshly made food .\n\u00a9 w . lawrence taylor limited . lathcoats farm , beehive lane , galleywood , cm2 8lx register in england and wales : 00505967 photos by lottie taylor | website spun by twist\nwe are proud that our farm shop is holding its own despite the heavy presence of supermarkets in chelmsford , and would like to thank all our customers for their support .\nthe shop also stocks a wide range of food from organic lamb and farm - made ice cream , to suffolk salami , from around 30 specialist producers around the region .\nhaving visited the farm shop regularly and cant fault it . we had visited the coffee shop and never been that impressed . we decided to meet friends for breakfast on sunday . i can not fault the breakfast high quality and very reasonable . the service could speed . . .\nlathcoats has barely changed since philip ' s grandfather came nearly 100 - years - ago . when he took on the site , it was a mixed farm and , over the years he gradually planted it up to become a specialist fruit farm .\nall of our produce is either grown here at lathcoats or is supplied by a variety of fabulous local farms and businesses .\nlathcoats also have some farm yard animals which can be petted and sometimes fed ( ask permission first ) . they include some donkeys in the stables next to the cafe , pigs and goats .\nat lathcoats award winning farm shop , you\u2019ll find over 40 varieties of english apples from our own orchards ( you are welcome to try before you buy ) , our own apple juice , home baked bread , and a mouth watering selection of award winning produce from trusted , small and family businesses across the region .\nduring the winter - october to march - the pack house is running , and we ' re packing apples right throughout that period for the farm shop , wholesales markets and sainsburys .\nwe have a limited free car park for visitors , if you are visiting the bee shed please turn left on entering the farm and park in the longer stay car park . cyclists are very welcome and we have a cycle rack by the exit to the farm shop\nthe panels were joined together and now go together to create a brand new sign which takes pride of place on the front of lathcoats .\nover the years farm shop customers regularly told us that we should open a coffee shop on the farm . in 2012 we ran out of excuses , and in april 2013 , after a year of planning and hard work , refurbishing the barn that used to house lawrence taylor\u2019s bee keeping equipment , and latterly , apple picking paraphernalia , and a games room for taylor children , the bee shed coffee house finally opened .\napple day , 10am - 4pm , lathcoats farm , galleywood , chelmsford , essex . centenary of fruit farming , 40 varieties of apple , food , produce , donkey rides , archery ( 01245 353021 ; urltoken ) .\nwhat ' s more , you can enjoy an ice cream , hot drink or apple juice on the terrace behind the shop , meet the farm ' s menagerie of goats , pigs and donkeys , and watch the farm ' s swallows via its ' nest cam ' during the summer .\nlathcoats farm grow and produce 9 crops both as pick your own , or they supply local companies , in addition to selling produce in their own shop . the crops are : strawberries , raspberries , gooseberries , blackcurrants , redcurrants , cherries , plums , blackberries and boysenberries . in addition they have an extensive apple orchard with a wide range of varieties .\nthis weekend we visited lathcoats farm , which finds itself on the outskirts of chelmsford , essex . it is about an hour and a half train ride from london , which makes a great day out away from the city . it is a third generation farm , run by the same family since 1912 .\nfor the lathcoats orchard experience 2019 we will open bookings on 1st december 2018 and trees will be allocated early next summer once the crop has set .\nfantastic unique selection in the farm shop . very impressed with recently extend tea rooms which makes a big difference . hot chocolate is fab ! good to see the friendly animals too . great place to take our nieces and nephews\nestablished in 1938 , our 150 acre family farm grows traditional commercial varieties of apples .\nwe drove through these little villages to find the farm and it was really nice .\nwe want to thank philip for showing us around his beautiful farm and explaining how lathcoats functions ! we were very inspired and enjoyed some of the tastiest apples we have ever tasted . the farm is open monday through sunday , except bank holidays . it is accessible by bus , which stops right in front of the farm ( bus 42 and 42a ) . to find out more you can visit their website .\nour apples are available ( in their season ) to try and buy in our award winning farm shop , along with our own apple juice and mouthwatering range of produce from small , trusted , often family businesses from around our region .\nmcturks have been farming at calcott hall for over 40 years . our farm is 120 acres ( equivalent to about 70 football pitches ) and was formerly a dairy farm . from humble beginnings selling potatoes and sweetcorn from boxes in 1974 , much has happened at calcott hall and we have grown considerably . we renovated an old essex barn in 1983 , and have gradually used more and more of it as our shop needs have grown . for more about the farm look at our farm and history pages .\nthe taylor family have been running the farm since the early 1900\u2019s . lawrence taylor was the first taylor here , he bred essex saddlebacks and other livestock on a mixed farm and gradually converted most of the land to orchards . he continued to farm during the war and the government took photos to show that britain could still farm and feed itself during the war ,\nthe number 42 / 42a bus runs every 15 minutes and stops right outside the farm .\nhis son maurice followed on and today grandsons stephen and philip continue the tradition , with the fourth generation also now in evidence on the farm . now one of the few remaining fruit growers in essex , the taylor family celebrated 100 years of fruit growing in 2012 , winning essex life magazine\u2019s best farm shop award in the same year .\nthey supply supermarkets across the country although they do have their own tearooms , shop and museum . visits around the factory can be booked on 01621 814524 .\nthe farm shop was developed by philip ' s father in the late 1960s . the ' pick your own ' was started in the 1970s . the biggest change in the last 20 years has been the supply of apples to a major supermarket chain .\nfrom the farm shop you can get the apples as well as juice from a range which includes both the familiar and unfamiliar such as adam ' s pearmain , ashmead ' s kearnal , cox , crispin , gala , elstar , laxton ' s epicure and lord lambourne .\nmaynard ' s farm on windmill hill is a 22 hectare fruit farm in the high weald area of outstanding natural beauty , with fruit doing so well here thanks to the valley shielding it from frost pockets .\na visit to the farm shop is more than just shopping . enjoy fresh coffee , homemade cakes , breakfast , light lunches and afternoon tea in the bee shed coffee house , see our menagerie of goats , pigs and donkeys , and for younger children we have toy tractors .\ntoday , over 40 varieties of apple as well as 9 different soft fruits are grown on the farm .\npick your own season calendars vary year from year but at lathcoats farm , its strawberries , raspberries and redcurrants are normally ready to pick in june and july ; its gooseberries and cherries in june ; its blackcurrants and boysenberries in july ; its plums in july and august ; and its blackberries in august .\nall the varieties listed below are available ready picked in season in our farm shop . the list shows each variety\u2019s place of origin , this is where the apple was originally bred not where the apples on the shelves come from - they are all grown in our own orchards here in galleywood .\nif you love apples but don\u2019t have space to grow your own tree , you can take advantage of lathcoats farm\u2019s rent a tree scheme . you will have access to your very own tree and be able to see your crop develop over the season and enjoy all the fresh fruit as well , of course !\nthe farm dates back to the 14th century \u2013 some parts of the farmhouse have been dated to the 1300\u2019s .\nwe also stock a range of gluten free products . our friendly and knowledgeable staff are ready to help you and our shop is open throughout the year ( closed on bank holidays ) .\nthe coffee house has both indoor and outdoor seating . indoors the cafe is decorated with photos which portray lathcoats\u2019 history . there is also a wood burner to keep it nice and warm in winter months .\nsarah green\u2019s organics , the hall farm , north street , tillingham , essex , cm0 7st . telephone : 01621 778844\nlathcoats has been in the taylor family for three generations . lawrence taylor came in 1912 , his son maurice then took over the reins , before he passed them on to his sons , philip and stephen .\na carefully chosen range of plants for your garden , the majority of which are grown within a mile of the farm .\ntoday the farm is run by stephen and philip taylor , the third generation of taylors . they have around 40 varieties of apple in the orchard , including the essex apple d\u2019arcy spice . many other local fruit growers were forced out of business in the 1970\u2019s when the french golden delicious apples became popular . thankfully lathcoats survive and later thrived .\nthe local community support is at the heart of lathcoats ' success . every october they hold an apple day where visitors can try a variety of different apples and juices , meet local producers and take part in a number of activities .\nopening times : during the pick your own season , the fields are open from 9am to 6pm every day - always check availability before you leave . the farm shop is open from 9am to 5pm from monday to thursday and on saturday ; from 10am to 6pm on friday and from 10am to 4pm on sundays . it is closed on bank holidays .\nwe were very lucky to be welcomed by philip taylor , who co - runs the farm alongside his brother , stephen taylor . philip gave us some insights about the history of the farm and the changes that have happened according to supply and demand trends during the years .\nthe farm has been an essex fruit grower since 1921 , and is one of the last remaining specialist family fruit farms in the county .\nsome of our customers have shopped with us since our farm shop was little more than a shed , selling apples ( in season ) and potatoes . we made significant changes in 2000 to focus our sales locally and to be an outlet for other family producers and undertook another big refurbishment in 2012 culminating in the opening of the bee shed coffee house in april 2013 .\nmother\u2019s day is approaching fast and falls on the 11th march this year . we have plenty of gifts available in the farm shop , there is a delightful range of goodies from gisela graham or how about a bottle of our very own sparkling cider , special enough for any occasion . if you can\u2019t decide then why not treat her to a gift card available at the counter .\nas well as its pick your own crops , it also has a renowned farm shop , which offers a range of produce including more than 40 varieties of apples from its own orchards when they are in season including essex ' s own chelmsford wonder , queen , d ' arcy spice and discovery varieties , old favourites like cox , and rare and unusual varieties such as cornish gilliflower .\nlathcoats also have extensive orchards with apples , plums , pears , cherries , redcurrants , blackberries , boysenberries , gooseberries and raspberries . you can also pick your own . they have very well maintained raised strawberries too which are a pleasure to pick in the summer .\nessex and suffolk has a fantastic array of small family producers who take great pride in producing the best quality meat and fish . from sutton hoo free range chicken , lane farm bacon and sausages and cratfield beef to beatbush farm lamb from latchingdon , cooked meats from althorne and smoked fish from hanningfield .\nlovely little coffee shop with fire in the corner - perfect for the rainy day i visited with a friend . ended up staying and\nchatting\nfor three hours it was so lovely . friendly staff , lovely toasted tea cakes and hot chocolate .\nhis brother stephen also joined the business after university . however , who takes over the running of the farm in the future isn ' t so clear cut .\nwhen you visit the farm you will also be able to see many animals . they foster two donkeys ; have chickens , guinea pigs , pygmy goats , pigs , rabbits and a turtle . we saw lots of families with young children enjoying their time at the farm , learning about the natural world and where food comes from .\nfairfields farm , fordham road , wormingford , colchester , essex , co6 , 3aq . telephone : 01206 241613 . email : hello @ fairfieldsfarmcrisps . co . uk .\nfirst planted in 1935 , park fruit farm is one of the oldest in the country . they grow 55 varieties of fruit , of which over 40 are apples .\nphilip and stephen\u2019s farm is a commercial farm , but they function on a very different basis from neighbouring commercial apple orchards . aside from the pyo , their orchards look very different from commercial suppliers . phil\u2019s orchard houses many varieties , which are handpicked every harvest ( happening this week ) and they employ locals and students in search of a summer job .\ngift packs are available . we also have three local vineyards producing high quality wine , including a delicious sparkling wine as well as fruit gins from great slamseys farm near braintree .\nlike all farms , there ' s never a quiet time . there are peaks throughout the year , the six week pyo is very busy with increased numbers coming onto the farm .\nit was a bit of a drive to get to the farm but really nice . there were loads of people already there and they were queuing up to pay for their fruit .\nbury farm bakery in hertfordshire supply us with cakes and we stock a wide range of marriage\u2019s flour ( chelmsford\u2019s own master millers ) , british sugar and a full range of baking ingredients .\nthe farm is a family run business , owned by david and mary for the past 50 years , son tom now also works there full time with help from other members of the family .\nnot only is it delicious , but it is also cheaper than the supermarkets so you can get so much more for your money . and , seeing as you are selecting your own crop , there is no waste of spoiled fruit you many find at the bottom of the punnet you ' ve picked up from a shop .\nafter visiting lathcoats and speaking with philip we learned that there are initiatives that put an emphasis on supplying the local community with affordable , fresh and sustainable produce . it is very important for all consumers to search and seek out these places . smaller commercial farms that trade nationally and locally , will not be as affected by policy changes around export and import from brexit . however philip is still uncertain about how brexit might affect and in turn change his farm but only time will tell . in the end , it will all depend on how his community and businesses are affected .\nfrom succulent latchingdon lamb to delicious farm made ice cream , suffolk salami , superb vegetables from brentwood , wine and beer from essex , cider from suffolk , artisan bread from danbury and much , much more .\napple day , 12noon - 7pm , windmill hill city farm , bristol . pressing , bobbing , cider , food and demonstrations . adults \u00a33 . 50 , children \u00a31 . 50 ( 0117 963 3252 ; urltoken ) .\nfor those who do not have the space or inclination to plant their own apple tree , but would like the benefits of having one \u2013 lathcoats offer a \u2018rent a tree\u2019 option . the renter effectively \u2018owns\u2019 the crop for that year for that particular tree . although they are quick to point out that they cannot be responsible for the yield or quality since nature has its own agenda ! !\nseptember is a very busy time for picking . we have 60 plus people on the farm for short , sharp bursts , maybe two weeks when we ' re doing the main part of the picking ,\nsays philip .\nthe trusted bramley apple finds its way into the orchards at mole end farm as well as grenadier , an early season cooking apple . ready for you to chomp your way through are saturn , falstaff and spartan to name just a few .\napple festival , brogdale farm , faversham , kent . celebration at the national fruit collection . stalls , live music , produce food , as well as tastings , juices and ciders . adults \u00a37 , children \u00a33 ( 01795 536250 ; urltoken ) .\ntheir principle aim is to produce top quality fruit in a fully sustainable manner with the absolute minimum impact on the surrounding environment . rather than using chemicals , the farm uses seaweed extracts to improve soil quality and controls weeds through mowing and mulching .\nstarted in 2006 , third generation potato farmer robert strathern , fairfields farm in colne valley , essex is home to the crisp making company robert runs with his partner laura . stocking country wide supermarkets , their philosophy is that nature does all the work so they just work alongside ! robert won young entrepreneur of the year at the colchester business awards in 2010 and has featured as a mentor in an episode of the apprentice . if you wish to visit the farm it is best to contact them first .\napple festival , 10am - 5pm , middle farm , firle , lewes , east sussex . music , morris dancing , food , drink , produce . tickets \u00a310 in advance , \u00a312 on the day , under - 12\u2019s free ( 01323 811411 ; urltoken ) .\nthe farm is separated into three parts - in total it amounts to 120 acres or 55 hectares . they mostly grow apples , more than 40 different varieties , as well as summer fruits ; strawberries , raspberries , gooseberries , black currants , red currants , plums , cherries and boysenberries .\nfirst , he showed us the three oldest apple trees at the farm , which were planted by his grandfather in the 1920s . these trees used to be part of a bigger orchard that has been replaced by a car park for the public . this is because the farm changed its business in the 70s from supplying to supermarkets to pick your own . this shift happened because supermarkets became increasingly difficult to negotiate with , as they had ( and still do ) so much choice of produce to choose from abroad and the uk \u2013 this does not give smaller commercial farms a good bargaining position .\nthe availability of fruit does always depend on the weather and how well the crop is doing each year , as well as how many people have beaten you to the rows of fruit , so always check availability before you leave , either via the farm ' s website or by giving them a call .\nthe oldest part of the farmhouse dates back to the 14th century , but the taylor family\u2019s connection started in 1912 when lawrence taylor bought the farm and started to plant up the land with fruit trees . he sent apples to covent garden market by train and won many prizes in what was a flourishing local fruit growing industry .\nthe clives , like the simkins of essington fruit farm , bognop road , essington , near wolverhampton ( 01902 735 724 ) , also take their produce to the people by attending local farmers ' markets . essington fruit farm gladdens the hearts of squash lovers at this time of year with its colourful range of cucurbita . there are te green - skinned , grapefruit - sized rolet , he golden onion squashes , the football - sized pumpkins whose names - spellbound and ghostrider , for example - give a clue to their ultimate , hallowe ' en use , and the small pie star or crown prince , which are green outside , orange within and have a distinct , nutty flavour . they are not at all expensive , from 50p to \u00a3 . mr simkin gives out his sister ' s pumpkin soup recipe with every one .\nbased in halstead , essex , the farm produce the cheese and yoghurt from their own dairy goat herd . the goats are fed a non - gm diet , and the freshness of the milk is the secret ingredient of their produce . goat\u2019s milk has long been held as an excellent alternative to cow\u2019s milk , particularly for people with specific dietary needs . rozbert pride themselves on the fact that their products are completely free from artificial additives or colour .\nyou can keep in touch by signing up to our email alerts at the top right of every page on our website , if viewing on a pc or mac , or , if viewing on your phone scroll to the bottom - we will send out an email to all subscribers as soon as there is any new pyo information . we will also keep you in touch with other farm events . we won ' t share your details with anyone else and you can unsubscribe whenever you want .\nvisited here with some friends on a weekday and had some lunch . there was a half hour wait for food but they made us aware before we ordered . my toasted sandwich was good and they give you tasty homemade coleslaw on the side with some crisps . the apple juice is so good . my friend told me it is made at the farm from their orchard . i tried a slice of cake which was also yummy and took one back home for my partner who loved it . would visit again .\ncarter\u2019s vineyards was started by the bunting family in 1990 as a 1 . 5 acre plot of just 7 varieties of vines . their first wine was bottled in 1993 by nearby gifford hall vineyard . at this point another 3 . 5 acres of vines were added to the existing area and after much studying by ben bunting at writtle college and plumption agricultural college in sussex , winemaking began at carter\u2019s vineyards in 1995 . the farm is now 7 acres and in addition to their own harvest winemaking is carried out for other vineyards in the area producing in the region of 25 , 000 bottles a year !\nwe were surprised at the redness of some of the fruits . harvest is quite early this year , one of the earliest harvests the farm has ever seen . their strawberry picking began in may ! philip explained that ripening in apples is accelerated by cold nights and sunny days , which if you are in england you will know has been the case for more than a week now . he took us through rows of different apple sorts , explaining their different textures , uses and tastes to us . we were really impressed by the size of the bramley cooking apple , which can be bigger than a hand !\nin addition to holding their apple day on october 21 ( details above ) , bristol windmill city farm is also working with the nominet trust , a charity which uses the internet to help people improve their lives . their new partnership , active citizens , has produced an online urban fruit map , which identifies readily accessible fruit trees in public spaces . people can harvest this free , neglected resource to produce their own jams and pickles . for more information see urltoken . the project began in bristol , but is also being rolled out to cardiff ( orchardcardiff . org . uk ) and sheffield ( urltoken ) . now all you need is some jam jars . . .\nabout cbs interactive | contact | jobs | advertise | privacy policy | cookie policy | ad choice | terms of use \u00a9 cbs interactive inc . all rights reserved .\nworking the land is often something passed from father to son and so on . we ' ve been to meet one man , who along with his brother , is farming on land that has been in the family for nearly 100 years .\nfarming is in philip ' s blood . after taking his a - levels he was at a bit of a crossroads , not quite sure what he wanted to do with his life . he spent several months working in a hospital laboratory before deciding that it wasn ' t for him . he went on to nottingham university to study agriculture , before joining the family firm .\nit is quite a problem really . my father was an only child . he had two sons so that was a reasonable split - there ' s enough work for both of us ,\nexplains philip .\nbut , obviously with the next generation being six strong it ' s going to be difficult to do the right thing by them .\ni ' d like to think that it will carry on in the family , but we ' ll have to see ,\nhe adds .\nthe taylor ' s aren ' t alone in this , it ' s quite a problem in farming generally . the next generation are just not going into farming for whatever reason .\nnot only has the food not travelled as far , but the sort of people that we buy from are like us , small family businesses who are totally into what they do and they usually do something extra ,\nsays philip .\nthe pork producer for example makes salami , a fantastic range of sausages as well as the usual cuts of pork .\none of those was a giant painting by numbers . local artist , elaine tribley , came up with the apple design , and had the children each painting different sections of the sign .\nbbc essex website , p . o . box 765 , chelmsford , essex , cm2 9xb phone : 01245 616000 | e - mail : essex . online @ urltoken\nthe bee shed coffee house offers fresh coffee , homemade cakes , breakfasts , light lunches and afternoon tea ( book 24hrs in advance for afternoon tea ) and we have a menagerie of goats , pigs and donkeys , as well as toy tractors for younger children .\nthis week ( beginning july 9th ) the pyo will be open . . .\nthe bee shed coffee house offers excellent coffee , light lunches , afternoon tea and delicious homemade cake .\nwe bake scrumptious cakes and scones every morning and create salads and soups that reflect the seasons .\nwe offer a children\u2019s menu and have highchairs and colouring things to keep little ones busy . we have a cosy wood burning stove in winter , and a sunny terrace for the summer ( or hardy types and dog walkers at any time ! )\nclose by the bee shed we have our menagerie of goats , pigs and donkeys , who always have time for a chat .\nour new natural play area is now open for customers during business hours , and in the summer watch the swallows via our \u201cnest cam\u201d .\nthe bee shed is a perfect venue to meet friends and family , all year round and lien and her team look forward to welcoming you .\nfresh fish is available on wednesdays and thursdays and at christmas time we take orders for local turkey , goose , beef , gammon and ham .\nlook out for our new natural play area opening in spring 2014 , and \u0003in the summer watch the swallows via our \u201cnest cam\u201d .\nwe will then reassess how much fruit is left and decide if the pyo will continue to be open .\nplease check our website or our answerphone before you travel to ensure that we are open and your chosen fruits are available . you can sign up to our email alerts at the top right of the page if viewing on a pc or , if viewing on a phone , scroll down to the bottom\nplease note that whilst we want everyone to enjoy their pyo experience , we will not tolerate people ( including children ) helping themselves with no intention of paying for the fruit they pick .\nthis is stealing and is the cause of the closure of many pyo farms in recent years . all picked fruit must be paid for .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\ntripadvisor gives a certificate of excellence to accommodations , attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers .\na nice place for a coffee and cake after fruit picking ! this is a popular place so you might have to queue . try the chees scone with cream cheese and chutney . good for children here too\nin the past i have always been impressed by the bee shed and my reviews have reflected this . sadly , i was somewhat disappointed by my most recent visit . at the top of the large\nrecommendations\nchalk board behind the counter was soup of the day . . .\nand stroke a donkey ! it ' s lovely here at this time of the year as all the flowers are out . if you go during the school day it ' s considerably quieter . although the tea room had just shut ( 4 . 10pm ) one of the men took pity on us . . .\nwent there recently for breakfast . after ordering we sat down to wait . as there were not many people there we thought that we would not have to wait long . how wrong we were . after waiting some 20 minutes we were told it was on its . . .\nhello , i\u2019m sorry to hear of your bad experience at the bee shed . i would be very interested to know more , regarding the day and time you visited and if anything else wasn\u2019t to your liking . alternatively any positive feedback you might have ? we have . . .\ni visited the bee shed yesterday with my adult children & their friends for my daughters birthday . the bee shed breakfast was very small ( looked like a child\u2019s ) for the cost & the bacon was all fat . my son had the bacon huffer & it . . .\ni visited with my family today . my son who is 7 has a range of food intolerances making breakfast interesting but we have never had a problem working around this . . . until today ! we ordered three adult breakfasts and i asked for three individual side options . . .\nit ' s a lovely place and the coffee cake was lovely , would like to visit with my family at some point when i don ' t need eyes in the back of my head .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\nown or manage this property ? claim your listing for free to respond to reviews , update your profile and much more . claim your listing\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . (\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nthey have recently opened the bee shed coffee house which serves hot and cold drinks ( including beers and ciders ) , cakes , biscuits and hot food . their bacon and sausage rolls are very good .\nthe outside is well landscaped with flowers around the borders , and seating is divided into two parts , with sheltered seating near the cafe ( shown in the photo ) and open seating by the stables . there yard also has picnic benches if you wish to sit closer to the animals while you eat .\nthe yard also has a collection of toy tractors of various sizes for children and a well maintained ( and clean ) customer toilet . this is all free to use for customers , the tractors keep the children entertained while parents can have tea and scones or a giant sausage sandwich !\nthey are officially in galleywood as they are on the north side of beehive lane . but they serve great baddow so deserve to be on greatbaddow . org . uk !\nhi there can you tell me when your strawberries are ready for picking . many thanks\ni just called lathcoates and they said that pyo strawberries are currently ripening . they had opened last weekend but all the ripe ones were picked and they now need a few days before it opens again .\nthey will provide an update on the telephone answer machine when pyo strawberries are ready again .\ni would guess that they might be ready by thursday , but best to call 01245 353021 before you leave .\nstrawberries ( \u00a33 . 75 per kg ) more ripening now gooseberries ( \u00a32 . 75 per kg ) picking now raspberries ( \u00a34 . 95 per kg ) first few just showing blackcurrants ( \u00a32 . 75 per kg ) early variety starting to colour \u2013 will get more plentiful redcurrants ( \u00a32 . 75 per kg ) colouring now\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\nadvertise your local business here - affordable advertising that reaches a local audience . get in touch to learn more : jon @ urltoken\nif you a planning a future event of just have a baddow story to tell , send me an email at jon @ greatbaddow . org . uk .\nthis review is the subjective opinion of a tripadvisor member and not of tripadvisor llc .\nfantastic couple of hours spent here with my girlfriend . we picked strawberries and raspberries . plums were also here but not ready for picking as were blueberries . we stayed until closing . and purchased some lovely home made apple juice just before we left . food quality and drinks were amazing . they give you an empty container you simply fill them , at the end they way this and this is when you pay for what you have picked . fantastic little date and a nice day out doing something different .\nown or manage this property ? claim your listing for free to respond to reviews , update your profile and much more .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nthis week ( beginning july 9th ) the pyo will be open from 9 to 5 mon to thurs and 9 to 6 on friday we will then reassess how much fruit is left and decide if the pyo will continue to be open . fruit to pick : . . .\npyo closed on sunday 8th july the pick your own is closed on sunday and strawberries are practically finished now . we will open again on monday when there should be some more raspberries ripened and also cherries , currants and tummelberries .\npyo news for saturday 7th july the end of the main pyo season is very near but we will be open today from 9 to 2 : 45 i will give an honest assessment of what fruit there is to pick as i know that many people travel . . .\nthe pyo continues on friday 6th july open 9 to 6 the season is now drawing to a close and many of the fruits are now available in fewer numbers . the exception is tummelberries and if you want to freeze or make jam . . .\nthe pyo continues on thursday 5th july open 9 to 5 the strawberries are coming towards an end now but keen pickers can still find some taking care to avoid overripe or poor quality berries . we also have some . . .\nthe pyo continues on wednesday 4th july open 9 to 5 the strawberries are coming towards an end now but keen pickers can still find some taking care to avoid overripe or poor quality berries . we also have some . . .\nthe pyo will continue on tuesday 3rd july we will open from 9 to 5 . strawberries - sad to say that the end of the season is not far off but at the moment careful pickers should still be able to find some . it will . . .\nthe pyo will re - open on monday 2nd july we will open from 9 to 5 . here is a full crop report : gooseberries - finished strawberries - sad to say that the end of the season is not far off but at the moment careful . . .\npick your own closed on sunday july 1st . very sorry to those who planned to come on sunday but after a busy saturday there really is very little ripe fruit left in the field . we will re - open in a day or so when . . .\nthe pyo continues on saturday 30th june from 9 to 5 if the weekend is as busy as the last two you may find the main pyo carpark full , in which case you will be directed to the overflow car park opposite - please . . .\nthe pyo continues on friday 29th june from 9 to 6 for strawberries at \u00a34 . 99 / kg - lots of fruit has ripened in the hot sunny weather so picking is good right now raspberries at \u00a36 . 49 / kg - not very plentiful should . . .\nthe pyo continues on wednesday 27th june from 9 to 5 for strawberries at \u00a34 . 99 / kg - lots of fruit has ripened in the hot sunny weather so picking is good right now raspberries at \u00a36 . 49 / kg - not very plentiful . . .\nthe pyo will re - open on tuesday 26th june from 9 to 5 for strawberries at \u00a34 . 99 / kg raspberries at \u00a36 . 49 / kg - not very plentiful should increase over the next week or so red and blackcurrants at \u00a33 . 99 / kg please note there will be no cherry picking until 2nd july at the earliest\nthe pick your own will be closed for a day or possibly two to allow more fruit to ripen after a very busy weekend . thanks to all who came . i will up date this when we decide when we will re - open\nwhile everyone was busy picking strawberries yesterday afternoon ( saturday ) leyla was busy bringing a gorgeous new kid into the world ! he ' s a very pretty billy and he arrived just in time for the swallow babies to . . .\nsunday pick your own is open from 10 to 4 for strawberries at \u00a34 . 99 / kg , redcurrants at \u00a33 . 99 and the first few raspberries at \u00a36 . 49 / kg other crops to follow . saturday was the busiest day ever so ripe fruit may not . . .\nthe pyo continues on saturday when we are open from 9 to 5 with loads of strawberries and redcurrants available to pick . gooseberries are finished . other crops will follow soon . always check we are open before you . . .\nwe really enjoyed welcoming 32 children from canon barnet school in tower hamlets today , discovering the wonders of growing fruit ! the visit was organised by the country trust who work with farmers like us across . . .\nthe pyo continues on friday when we are open from 9 to 6 with loads of strawberries and redcurrants available to pick . gooseberries are finished . other crops will follow soon . always check we are open before you . . .\nthe pyo continues on wednesday when we are open from 9 to 5 with strawberries and redcurrants . gooseberries are finished . other crops will follow soon . always check we are open before you travel . to make sure you . . .\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - 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{"id": 54469, "summary": [{"text": "the wigwam motels , also known as the \" wigwam villages \" , is a motel chain in the united states built during the 1930s and 1940s .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "the rooms are built in the form of tipis , mistakenly referred to as wigwams .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "it originally had seven different locations : two locations in kentucky and one each in alabama , florida , arizona , louisiana , and california .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "they are very distinctive historic landmarks .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "two of the three surviving motels are located on historic u.s. route 66 : in holbrook , arizona , and on the city boundary between rialto and san bernardino , california .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "all three of the surviving motels are listed on the national register of historic places : the wigwam motel in cave city , kentucky , was listed in 1988 under the official designation of wigwam village # 2 ; the wigwam motel in arizona was listed as wigwam village # 6 in 2002 ; and the wigwam motel in california was listed in 2012 as wigwam village # 7 . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "wigwam motel", "paragraphs": ["also see : wigwam village motel no . 6 | wigwam village motel no . 7\nwigwam village # 7 | wigwam motel no . 7 2728 w foothill blvd \u2026 | flickr\nwigwam motel opened in may 1950 as a motel , gas station and roadside attraction , a route 66 trifecta .\nfor views of a wigwam village located in cave city , kentucky , see teepees and trading post at wigwam village motel no . 2 and braves restroom at wigwam village motel no . 2 .\nazy motel\n, a sleazy motel advertising hourly rates and adult movies . the\none can\u2019t help but pose for vacation photos when staying at the wigwam motel .\nroute 66 : inside the wigwam motel ( holbrook , az . ) - youtube\nmix - route 66 : inside the wigwam motel ( holbrook , az . )\nlelia demuth stokes the fire in the office at the wigwam motel in holbrook .\na tepee is reflected in the parking lot of the wigwam motel in holbrook .\nbusiness chains , the wigwam villages . strong parallels are drawn between the wigwam vill\nthe wigwam motel in holbrook , arizona , is one of the few remnants of america\u2019s mid - 20th century motel boom .\n1 . it ' s a motel . . . that ' s also a wigwam . you can sleep in a wigwam !\nwigwam village no . 6 : d\u00e9finition de wigwam village no . 6 et synonymes de wigwam village no . 6 ( anglais )\nthe tepees at the wigwam motel in holbrook are a nostalgic sight along historic route 66 .\nfrost coats the the rear window of a classic car at the wigwam motel in holbrook .\na postcard in the office of the wigwam motel in holbrook . mark henle / the republic\nwigwam motel accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival .\nclifton lewis scrapes old paint from the top of a tepee at the wigwam motel in holbrook .\nkarina lewis pack talks with her dad clifton lewis in the wigwam motel office in holbrook . the lewis family has owned and operated the motel for three generations .\ndirections : the wigwam motel is located at 2728 west foothill boulevard , san bernardino , california , 92410 .\nlevinger , larry .\nwigwam motel : get your kitsch . via - aaa magazine ( may 2001 )\nlelia demuth stokes the fire in the office at the wigwam motel in holbrook . mark henle / the republic\na tepee is reflected in the parking lot of the wigwam motel in holbrook . mark henle / the republic\nthe wigwam motel in holbrook was built by chester lewis in 1950 and is still operated by his family .\nwigwam village # 7 , now the wigwam motel , is located at 2728 w . foothill blvd . , rialto / san bernadino , ca . for information , visit the wigwam motel website or call 909 - 875 - 3005 . the property is wheelchair accessible and pet friendly .\nthe door of room 15 at the wigwam motel in holbrook . duck your head if you ' re tall .\np . s . there is a little controversy as to the exact location of the wigwam motel . the motel\u2019s website lists a san bernardino address but many books and websites site rialto as the home of the motel . rest assured , if you ever find yourself on foothill blvd in rialto / san bernardino , you will not get lost ; the wigwam motel will be the only motel made of giant teepees .\nthe wigwam motel in holbrook attracts travelers looking to experience the nostalgia of historic route 66 . it opened in 1950 .\nfrost coats the the rear window of a classic car at the wigwam motel in holbrook . mark henle / the republic\nthe tepees at the wigwam motel in holbrook are a nostalgic sight along historic route 66 . mark henle / the republic\nwigwam motels on wikipedia , has more photos of all the wigwam village locations and additional links to books and resources .\nin countless other films and tv series , the motel - - invariably depicted as an isolated , run - down , and seedy establishment - - has served as the setting for sordid events often involving equally sordid characters . examples include pink motel ( 1982 ) , motel blue 19 ( 1993 ) , backroad motel ( 2001 ) , stateline motel ( 2003 ) , niagara motel ( 2006 ) , and motel 5150 ( 2008 ) .\nthe wigwam motel in holbrook has been lovingly restored and is run by the family of chester lewis , the original family .\nclifton lewis scrapes old paint from the top of a tepee at the wigwam motel in holbrook . mark henle / the republic\nwigwam motel # 2 , in cave city , kentucky was listed on the national register of historic places on march 16 , 1988 under the official designation of wigwam village # 2 . wigwam village # 6 was listed on may 2 , 2002 .\ndid wigwam inspire the ' cars ' motel ? the owner of the holbrook motel is convinced his tepees were a model for ' cars ' animators . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nkarina lewis pack talks with her dad clifton lewis in the wigwam motel office in holbrook . the lewis family has owned and operated the motel for three generations . mark henle / the republic\nguests at the wigwam motel can enjoy the outdoor swimming pool and the hotel\u2019s barbecue facilities . the desk is open 24 hours .\ncheck in at wigwam motel on the yelp app to unlock this check in offer . text the link directly to your phone .\nclifton lewis rubs the finish on a piece of petrified wood on display in the small museum at the wigwam motel in holbrook .\n\u201cwhen people are traveling route 66 and see that commercial , they may stay at a non - 66 motel , \u201d he said . \u201cit\u2019s not just the wigwam motel that could be affected . \u201d\nthe wigwam village # 6 opened in holbrook in 1950 as a motel , gas station and roadside attraction , a route 66 trifecta .\nthe wigwam motel in holbrook has been lovingly restored and is run by the family of chester lewis , the original family . larry lindahl\nthe cozy cone motel in cars land at disney ' s california adventure was inspired by the quirky wigwam motels along historic route 66 .\nmy wife and i stayed at the wigwam motel on a motorcycle ride through arizona a few years ago . it was so cool .\nwigwam village inn # 2 online gift shop now open ! click here to order a souvenir from the wigwam village online gift shop .\na landmark on historic route 66 , the wigwam motel offers individual rooms shaped like tee - pees , with modern features like cable tv .\n\u201ci spent the night in a teepee and can now cross that off my bucket list thanks to the wigwam motel . \u201d in 22 reviews\nfrom car enthusiasts to foreign travelers , from families to history buffs and travelers of all generations find something special about visiting the wigwam motel .\nwigwam village , motel , hotel , orlando , floridapast , orange county , roadside attraction , orange blossom trail , u . s . 441\nthe door of room 15 at the wigwam motel in holbrook . duck your head if you ' re tall . mark henle / the republic\nchester e . lewis first opened the motel in 1950 and his family has run it ever since . there are a few other wigwam motels or \u201cvillages\u201d still in operation including wigwam village # 7 in san bernardino , california and wigwam village # 2 in cave city , kentucky .\n\u2014 it\u2019s nice to see the arizona wigwam motel get a bit more attention . the wigwam motel in san bern gets a lot of publicity because it\u2019s in the los angeles metro area , and the patel family rightfully is praised for its restoration of the once - disreputable property . sometimes the arizona wigwam gets overlooked because it\u2019s in less - populated region .\nthe manager of the wigwam motel in rialto , calif . , is considering a defamation suit or other legal action against the chain , and the owner of the wigwam motel in holbrook , ariz . , is investigating action for a possible trademark violation . both motels are on route 66 .\nthe wigwam motel in holbrook attracts travelers looking to experience the nostalgia of historic route 66 . it opened in 1950 . mark henle / the republic\nthe wigam motel in holbrook , arizona prides itself on celebrating the motel traditions that gained popularity in the 1950s\u2014a clean , safe and affordable roadside accommodation . the hotel also celebrates american southwestern culture with private accommodations fashioned after the teepees of the plains indians . the original developers thought that \u201cwigwam motel\u201d had a better ring to it than \u201cteepee motel\u201d and the name just stuck .\nthe sky began to dim as patel pulled up to the wigwam motel . his mother , who still helps patel with the business , told him that two motel guests \u2014 young ones \u2014 were finishing a long road trip .\nwyndham may argue that the ad\u2019s prologue is somewhat ambiguous . however , there seems little doubt microtel is trying to portray the a wigwam motel negatively .\n\u201cthe wigwam motel is the perfect combination of a real route 66 landmark and timing for finishing your wb trip on route 66 . \u201d in 45 reviews\nbe sure to visit the wigwam motel on facebook and instagram for some hardcore route 66 wanderlusting . have you had a magical route 66 experience at the wigwam motel ? we would love to hear about it . share you and your family ' s most heartwarming memories with us in the comments below !\nmatej narat photographs his wife tamara narat in front of a tepee at the wigwam motel in holbrook . the couple from estonia was touring historic route 66 .\nand just like his father , lewis eyed his growing children with curiosity , wondering who among them would take over the wigwam motel and uphold family tradition .\nclifton lewis rubs the finish on a piece of petrified wood on display in the small museum at the wigwam motel in holbrook . mark henle / the republic\nwigwam village # 4 was built in 1948 . this relatively large wigwam village consisted of 27 or 31 guest rooms each in a separate wigwam . a restaurant was built into the central and larger wigwam and more services were available . wigwam village # 4 was lost in 1974 when it was razed . it was located near us highways 441 , 17 and 92 , orlando , florida .\nthey could , in short , never foresee the rise of the roadside motel .\nthe motel is located on 601 north dixie hwy , cave city , kentucky .\nin the 1970s and 1980s , independent motels were losing ground to chains such as motel 6 and ramada , existing roadside locations were increasingly bypassed by freeways , and the development of the motel chain led to a blurring of motel and hotel .\nhe may not be able to prove it , but lewis is 100 percent sure the pixar movie with the talking cars based its cozy cone motel ( rooms shaped like traffic pylons ) on his wigwam motel ( rooms shaped like tepees ) .\nwikipedia reports that wigwam village no . 4 was built in 1948 and razed in 1974 . a vacation lodge motel now occupies the site where teepees once stood .\nthe wigwam village # 6 opened in holbrook in 1950 as a motel , gas station and roadside attraction , a route 66 trifecta . mark henle / the republic\nipernity : wigwam village no . 4 , orlando , florida - by alan mays\noriginally posted on ipernity : wigwam village no . 4 , orlando , florida .\nwigwam village # 7 \u2013 a birthday present from wacky tacky mr . tiny !\nmy wife and i just completed following the route 66 road from illinois through to the end at the santa monica pier . on the way we stayed at both the holbrook wigwam motel and the rialto ( san bernadino ) wigwam motel . both were really great and we had a ball staying there . if you are ever in those locations , you should make it a point to stay in a wigwam .\ngreat experience : ) wigwam are really cool . great , oldschool cars in front of wigwams . you can make nice photos . room in wigwam is quite normal like in average motel . but nothing to complain about . was clean and comfortable .\nthe wigwam motel is 7 miles from interstate 215 and 7 miles from the san bernardino international airport . the rialto square shopping center is 2 miles from the hotel .\n.\ncongratulations go out to . . . the patel family , owners of the wigwam motel in san bernardino , for winning the 2005 avery award for preservation\nwhy yes , the wigwam village may look a little familiar to you . not only was frank\u2019s wigwam motel franchise the inspiration for the cozy cone motel in the disney / pixar film cars ( 2006 ) , but the queen of tv herself oprah winfrey and her steadfast bff gayle king stayed in wigwam village no . 6 in arizona during \u201coprah and gayle\u2019s big adventure . \u201d they were not quite as keen on the accommodations as we were\u2026 click here to watch oprah check into wigwam village no . 6 .\n8 . a bucket list - worthy roadside motel in every sense of the word .\nwigwam village motel # 6 is located at 811 west hopi dr . in holbrook , az . for reservations contact 928 - 524 - 3048 or visit the wigwam motel website . each teepee has a private bathroom with toilet and shower , a television , and air conditioner . keeping with the authenticity of the original motel , there is no ice machine , but if requested , staff will fill a small ice bucket for customers .\nthe arizona republic newspaper recently published several articles about the wigwam motel in holbrook , arizona , and revealed details about the route 66 landmark even longtime roadies may not know .\n.\ntwo avery award winners are expected , including . . . the patel family , 2005 , for the restoration of the wigwam motel in rialto , calif .\nfew sites along route 66 are as immediately recognizable as the teepee - shaped cabins of the wigwam villages . depicted as the cozy cone motel in the film cars , there are actually two wigwam villages along the mother road . of seven such villages built around the country , only three remain today ( two on route 66 ) : wigwam village # 2 , in cave city , kentucky , wigwam village # 6 in holbrook , arizona , and wigwam village # 7 , in rialto / san bernardino , california .\nbuilt in 1940 , wigwam village no . 3 , invited guests to \u201ceat & sleep in a wigwam\u201d in a 1941 advertisement which included \u201cthe most unique tourist ha\u2026 | pinterest\nwigwam no . 3 : new orleans , built in 1940 , torn down 1954 .\n> wigwam village # 7 \u2013 a birthday present from wacky tacky mr . tiny !\nwigwam motel : family keeps route 66 nostalgia alive three generations of a family keep the lights on for those seeking a taste of americana . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nthe sameness was comforting , from the motel down to the people caring for it . the wigwam remained a mom - and - pop operation , just as when it opened .\n, the motel received cost - share grants from the nps route 66 corridor preservation program . of the seven original wigwam village motels , two other wigwam village motels survive : # 2 in cave city , kentucky and # 7 in rialto / san bernardino , california .\nbryant , walter ( april 24 , 2007 )\nmotel memories .\nthe birmingham news\ncolorado , manitou springs elko motel the pikes peak region ' s finest motel . just back of the post office in the heart of manitou springs .\nsleep off the highway\ninside sally ' s cozy cone motel , sally has a cactus shaped like a car .\nthe wigwam ' s popularity convinced lewis that the motel was not only his legacy , but the family ' s as well . the patriarch built a two - story apartment building behind the motel , its units destined to shelter the future generations who would operate the business .\nmatej narat photographs his wife tamara narat in front of a tepee at the wigwam motel in holbrook . the couple from estonia was touring historic route 66 . mark henle / the republic\nthe bates motel is an important part of psycho , a 1959 novel by robert bloch , and alfred hitchcock ' s 1960 film , psycho . film sequels , psycho ii and psycho iii , also feature the motel , as does the 1987 television movie bates motel . the motel makes appearances in psycho iv : the beginning , but is not featured as much as in previous films . the bates motel returned to prominence in the 1998 remake of the original film , as well as the 2013 television series bates motel . in the 2010 halloween tv special scared shrekless , puss in boots tells a cautionary tale about the\nboots motel\n.\na visit to the historic and iconic wigwam village # 6 ( aka the wigwam motel ) in holbrook , az along a stretch of old route 66 . see what the rooms / cement teepees are actually like ( they ' re bigger than you think . ) ! !\nwigwam ranked # 2 w / 235 reviews and on the national register of historic places .\nthe largest wigwam in the world\nand its satellites : a symphony of cement .\nthe official wigwam village no . 2 website , where you can also book your reservation !\nwigwam no . 6 : holbrook , ariz . , built in 1949 , still open .\nthe wigwam lodge was motel built in 1945 on the mesa highway in tempe , az . , by maurice barth , who would later build the wigwam village in holbrook . the teepees were wood frame covered with stucco , according to urltoken . it was torn down in 1983 .\nthe wigwams of cave city has been parodied in the pixar film cars with a traffic - cone motel and in the rockstar game gta san andreas under the name \u201ctee pee motel . \u201d\neach of the air - conditioned rooms at the wigwam motel includes a refrigerator and ironing facilities . some rooms feature beds with wagon - wheel headboards and others offer an extra seating area .\nwhen you first pull up to the wigwam motel what strikes you immediately is just how picture - perfect it looks . i ' ve wanted to stay at the wigwam motel for years . when my husband and i first started working on roadtrippers this was one of the very first places we added to the site . it ' s just so thoroughly american and such an iconic part of route 66 . so , last week i finally went . and it was awesome . here are 9 reasons why you ' ll fall in love with the wigwam motel too .\nbuilt in 1949 , the california wigwam motel is technically within the city limits of san bernardino ( though it has a rialto postal address ) . it was the last of the wigwam motels that were built . frank redford , the brains behind this retro motel , was\nheavily influenced by native indian culture .\ntoday there are only 3 wigwam motels left , and only two are located along route 66 . the other one is in redford ' s homestate of kentucky .\nstereotypes continue with various motels in the series , including the happy earwig motel and worst western .\nwigwam no . 2 : cave city , ky . , built in 1935 , still open .\nwigwam no . 4 : orlando , fla . , built in 1948 , torn down 1974 .\nwigwam no . 5 : bessemer , ala . , built in 1940 , torn down in1964 .\nwigwam village # 7 \u2013 a birthday present from wacky tacky mr . tiny ! | retro roadmap\nin the film sparkle lite motel ( 2006 ) and the tv miniseries the lost room ( 2006 ) , the motel made forays into the realms of science fiction . in the pixar animation cars ( 2006 ) , a clientele of solely anthropomorphic vehicles requires all hotels be motels where clients drive directly to their rooms ; clever allusions to real route 66 motels on the u . s . national register of historic places abound . the cozy cone motel design is the wigwam motel on u . s . route 66 in arizona [ 72 ] with the neon\n100 % refrigerated air\nslogan of tucumcari , new mexico ' s blue swallow motel ; [ 73 ] the wheel well motel ' s name alludes to the restored stone - cabin wagon wheel motel in cuba , missouri . a long - defunct\nglenn rio motel\nrecalls route 66 ghost town glenrio , new mexico and texas , now a national historic district on the state line . glenrio once boasted the\nfirst motel in texas\n( as seen when arriving from new mexico ) or\nlast motel in texas\n( the same motel , its signage viewed from the opposite side ) . [ 74 ]\nwigwam village no . 4 , orlando , florida . on the orange blossom trail . u . s . no . 441 and u . s . no . 17 ; u . s . no . 92 . aaa .\nprinted on the back of this linen postcard :\nthe wigwam village . orlando ' s ' largest and finest motel ! ' located inside city limits only a few blocks from theatre and shopping district . thirty - one modern teepees with accommodations for parties of 1 , 2 , 3 , or 4 people . modern grille , gift shop , and auto service on the grounds .\nwikipedia reports that wigwam village no . 4 was built in 1948 and razed in 1974 . a vacation lodge motel now occupies the site where teepees once stood . for views of a wigwam village located in cave city , kentucky , see teepees and trading post at wigwam village motel no . 2 and braves restroom at wigwam village motel no . 2 :\nthe wigwam motel is now being run by the patel family who acquired the property in 2003 . under their care , the motel has been restored to its former glory with each teepee completely renovated , the lawns manicured , and the gift shop turned into a treasure trove of route 66 memorabilia .\nwhile passing through cave city , kentucky in 1938 , chester e . lewis was impressed by the distinctive design of the original wigwam village constructed in 1937 by architect frank redford . an astute observer may notice that the wigwam village is not composed of wigwams but of teepees . mr . redford , who patented the wigwam village design in 1936 , disliked the word \u2018teepee\u2019 and used \u2018wigwam\u2019 instead .\nhe hosted hip - hop , end - of - summer festivals at the wigwam motel , with djs and strobe lights . during a recent christmas , he threw a doughnut party and decorated the tepee - shaped motel rooms to look like christmas trees . he ' s volunteered his motel as a stop for a classic car show to raise money to restore a historic gas station in rancho cucamonga .\nwe stayed in wigwam # 1 . the outside had just been freshly painted and it looked beautiful ! the wigwam were built in 1937 , and it amazes me the amount of original items still in the wigwam . the bathroom door is awesome ( original door i am sure , . . .\nwigwam village inn # 2 is the most unique motel in all of kentucky . it celebrated 60 years of colorful history in 1997 , and staying there will be an experience you will never forget .\nthe baby boomer - fueled nostalgia of the 1990s and early 2000s was kind to route 66 and the wigwam motel . vacationers eagerly turned off the interstate to seek remnants of a highway quickly vanishing .\nthen there ' s the cozy cone motel , an arrangement of traffic - cone lodgings that look suspiciously like the two remaining wigwam motels . ( the other is in san bernardino , calif . )\n\u2014 the wigwam motel has a heir - apparent caretaker . karina lewis pack , 35 , the daughter of 78 - year - old clifton lewis , is running almost all of the motel\u2019s day - to - day operations . like her father , she spent much of her childhood helping her parents care for the motel . two years ago , she returned to the property with her family in tow .\nthe owner of the holbrook motel is convinced his tepees were a model for ' cars ' animators .\nthe mills sisters also spent the night in another wigwam motel , in holbrook , ariz . \u2014 one of seven built across the country by architect frank redford . only two wigwams remain on route 66 .\nwigwam village # 7 \u2013 a birthday present from wacky tacky mr . tiny ! san bernardino , ca\n\u2014 the wigwam motel struggled financially for months after initially opening in 1950 . clifton lewis said many travelers drove by their tepee - shaped rooms because holbrook contained plenty of other motels , including one with a seashell theme . overnight travelers finally started to fill the wigwam when summer break brought a flood of traffic .\nwigwam villages is a motel chain scattered across u . s . highways with rooms inspired by tipis , tents used by nomadic native american tribes of the great plains . of seven , only three remain today .\nso , too , with this stretch of route 66 through holbrook . it ' s now hopi drive , a quiet street noted as much for the wigwam motel as for the modern safeway across the street .\nonly the first two wigwam villages were owned by redford - - the others were independently owned and operated . there is no information available about wigwam village # 3 which was built near new orleans , la .\nusually , woods said , once a family stops to get a motel brochure , they ' re hooked .\nseveral of these horror films also incorporate the sub - theme of voyeurism , whereby the motel owner spies on ( or even films ) the sexual exploits of the guests . this plays on the long - established connotations of motels and illicit sexual activity , which has itself formed the basis for numerous other films , variously representing the thriller , comedy , teen film , and sexploitation genres . stephen c . apostolof ' s motel confidential ( 1967 ) and the porn film motel for lovers ( 1970 ) were two notable early examples . more recent manifestations include paradise motel ( 1985 ) , talking walls ( 1987 ) , desire and hell at sunset motel ( 1991 ) , and the korean films motel cactus ( 1997 ) and the motel ( 2005 ) .\na new television commercial by the microtel motel chain conveys an unflattering light on the three surviving frank redford - designed wigwam - style motels , including two on route 66 , says at least one of their owners .\nthere is also a third wigwam , of the original seven , still operating in cave city , ky .\nindicates that , in 2003 , the aztec motel received a cost - share grant from the nps route 66 corridor preservation program to restore neon signage . the motel was demolished eight years later ; only the sign remains .\ncome join us at the wigwam village inn # 2 . we will continue to preserve the heritage and atmosphere of this historic landmark ( kentucky heritage council ) . the wigwam village is also listed on the kentucky and national historical registers . we promise , you will enjoy your stay as you\nsleep in a wigwam .\nwith the wigwam ' s success tied to route 66 , patel has become a tireless promoter of its culture . he sees that as a way to keep the history of route 66 alive and fill his motel rooms .\nin theatre , the seedy motel room has been the setting for two - hander plays such as same time , next year ( 1975 ) and bug ( 2006 ) . both were later adapted as films . broadway musicals have also paid homage to the lowbrow reputation of motel culture , demonstrated by songs such as\nthe no - tel motel\nfrom prettybelle and\nat the bed - d - by motel\nfrom lolita , my love\ngreg gaszak , who lives in st . clair , mo . , said in a telephone interview he first saw the commercial last monday on a st . louis television affiliate . he used his tivo to record the ad , then sent a cellphone image of the wigwam motel footage to kumar patel , manager of the rialto motel .\nsince the wigwam motel stands adjacent to what was once route 66 , it draws a lot of business from nostalgia buffs . the lewis family caters to this crowd by recreating a 1950s - era motel , from seeding the parking lot with vintage cars to not showing up in the office until four o ' clock in the afternoon .\nover the next five years the motel faded , weeds sprouting through the hardpan . lewis watched its slow decay .\nas the only sibling in holbrook , clifton agreed to run the motel , soon putting his brood to work .\nthe tee pee motel in wharton , texas is a setup where the teepees are of a different shapes and all line up in a straight line . it is not of the same design nor heritage as the wigwam motels .\nnestled between the highway and train tracks , this roadside motel comes with all the sounds you might expect . each vintage\nwigwam\ncomes with its own tiny bathroom , wall heater / fan and creaky bed or two .\nand that the\ntourist occupation of a wigwam village teepee was also the ultimate symbolic act of colonization .\nthere are 15 private \u201cwigwams\u201d at this motel . there\u2019s also a museum and two mini - wigwams originally used as restrooms for a former texaco station . it\u2019s clear that the wigwam motel truly embraces many of the iconic associations of the american southwest : road trips , exploration and the aesthetic virtues and functionality of the teepees of the plains indians .\nlewis operated the motel successfully until closing it in 1974 when interstate 40 bypassed downtown holbrook . two years after his death in 1986 , sons clifton and paul lewis and daughter elinor renovated the motel , finally reopening it in 1988 .\nthere used to be a teepee motel in wharton , texas , on highway 59 south . i never stayed there but always wanted to . i believe that the motel has been renovated and is open after many years in abandonment .\nthat went against what it meant to be a lewis in holbrook . your life ' s story included the second and third acts unfolding at the wigwam . the motel was more than a family business . it was a legacy .\n\u201ci haven\u2019t given anyone permission to use the image ( of the motel ) , \u201d lewis said of the ad .\nmost importantly , pack knows she can handle the motel once her father is done with putting the wigwams to bed .\nnear mammoth cave national park in cave city kentucky is wigwam village 2 . we stayed there twice and holbrook once .\nthe tradition of the wigwam lives on across the country at koa campgrounds . if you want to experience the wigwam and are too far from the surviving units look up koa and accomdations . it is a memorable experience for the kids .\nwithin a few years , 5 more wigwam villages were built in alabama , florida , louisiana , california and arizona .\nthe california wigwam motel was built within the city limits of san bernardino in 1949 , a period when citrus groves flourished . the motel would later acquire a rialto postal address , creating confusions as the property actually sits in san bernardino . this route 66 motel is fun for all , located only minutes from colton , grand terrace , redlands , big bear , highland , rancho cucamonga , fontana , and bloomington , ca . this location would mark the final of 7 wigwam motels that were constructed . the motel ' s village - style arrangement of nineteen 30 - foot - tall tepees made from wood framing , concrete and stuco draws much admiration from all generations . each individual wigwam is carefully equipped with all the traveler ' s essentials with grounds that includes of grass area , an outdoor barbecue grill and kidney - shaped swimming pool .\nwhen the motel reopened in 1987 , karina lewis pack joined her siblings in the climb up the career ladder from sweeping to dusting to laundry and beyond . the wigwam imparted life and business lessons you couldn ' t get in a classroom .\nquirky 1949 property featuring simple , concrete tepees with free wi - fi , plus an outdoor pool . remember the good - ole - days , before air travel was easily affordable and the road - trip was king ? those days are still here - at the wigwam motel ! originally constructed in 1949 , this is the 7th and final wigwam location in the series of similar properties first launched in by developer frank redford in his home state of kentucky . situated on famed route 66 , the most famous highway of all , the wigwam motel is in the true american tradition of the\nroadside attraction ,\njust like the giant dinosaurs , villages of mystery and other classic roadside attractions that lined america ' s highways of the past . the wigwam motel is a real slice of americana , bringing back the heyday of our glorious american past .\nwe stayed a night in wigwam # 11 and it was so much fun ! our wigwam was super clean , cozy and round : ) love that each unit has its own classic car parked outside and seating for enjoying the evening weather .\nwelcome such things as \u2018wigwam village . \u2019 it is an absolute absurdity to portray native americans of this area as \u2018wigwam\u2019 dwellers - - as you know , our people lived in log and mud huts and even had fortifications around many . \u201d\nthe motels were parodied in the pixar film cars with a traffic - cone motel and in rockstar game gta san andreas .\nwharton ' s tee pee motel had been in disrepair for decades . then , in july 2003 , bryon woods , a\nthe scenario of an isolated motel being operated by a serial killer , whose guests subsequently become victims , has been exploited in a number of other horror films , notably motel hell ( 1980 ) and mountaintop motel massacre ( 1986 ) . more recently , the genre has been revived with such films as mayhem motel ( 2001 ) , murder inn ( 2005 ) , vacancy ( 2007 ) , and its direct - to - video prequel , vacancy 2 : the first cut ( 2009 ) .\nwhen the wigwam motel went on sale in 2003 for nearly $ 1 million , patel ' s father , an indian immigrant who ran another small hotel in san bernardino , saw it as a good investment . it has yet to pay off .\neventually , there would be seven wigwam villages in six states , including one in alabama . today , only three remain .\nmotels gained international popularity in countries such as thailand , germany , and japan but in some countries the term\nmotel\nnow connotes either a low - end hotel ( such as hotel formule 1 in europe ) or a no - tell motel .\nwigwam village # 6 was built in 1950 . impressed with the cave city wigwam village , chester lewis bought a set of plans and blueprints from redford to build these 15 concrete teepees . in the early 1950s , the central teepee was replaced with a texaco station . the motel closed in 1974 . it reopened in 1988 and is still operating . the gas pumps have been removed and the building is now used as the motel office . old cars are permanently parked in front of the teepees for a nostalgic touch . the property is listed on the national register of historic places . for more about this wigwam village , see\nthe connotations of\nmotel\nas adult motel or love hotel in both the spanish and portuguese languages can be awkward for u . s . - based chains accustomed to using the term in its original meaning , [ 60 ] although this issue is diminishing as chains ( such as super 8 motels ) increasingly drop the word\nmotel\nfrom their corporate identities at home .\nfrank redford eventually sold wigwam village no . 2 and moved to southern california , where he oversaw construction of the last wigwam village , no . 7 , which opened in 1950 ( the same year that the tee pee barbecue was torn down ) .\ntee pee motel & rv park . north of town on hwy 183 ( old us 59 ) . take hwy 59 south from houston . look for the first wharton exit , business 59 . motel is about a 1 / 2 mile on the left .\nchester lewis , an arizona motel owner , visited redford ' s village not long after it opened , liked the idea , bought the rights to the design , and erected four more wigwam villages over the next two decades . the motel in holbrook was built in 1950 , and is among three that survived and still operate today ( the others are the one in cave city , one built by redford in rialto , california , and a copycat , but correctly named , tee pee motel in wharton , texas . )\nand on the national register of historic places , where you can find both wigwam village no . 2 and no . 6 .\nfriends of wigwam village agrees . \u201cwe can also use it as an educational tool [ for visitors ] , \u201d mestel says .\nclifton lewis and his daughter , karina lewis pack talk about the wigwam hotel , 811 west hopi drive , holbrook , arizona .\nthose who enjoy staying in the luxor pyramid in las vegas , with its sloping exterior room walls , may also enjoy navigating the challenging convergence of angles in the wigwam motel ' s teepee bathrooms . hint : in certain spots , it helps to be short .\nhere are some excerpts from mr . t\u2019s stays at the san bernardino wigwam motel , but i encourage you to visit wacky tacky and read more about his visits there as you\u2019ll see a lot more photos and all sorts of retro and vintage - inspired fun .\n\u2014 lewis said he\u2019s certain the movie \u201ccars\u201d lifted its cozy cone motel design from his place . he never has seen the movie , and he said no one at pixar animation studios has thanked him for allegedly copying part of the motel\u2019s look , nor is it in the film\u2019s acknowledgements . he\u2019s not bothered by the perceived snub , and he admits the apparent close resemblance to the fabled cozy cone helped boost his business . ( admittedly , pixar also could have been inspired by the wigwam motel in san bernardino , california . )\nseven wigwam villages were built between 1936 and the 1950s , but only a couple of them still survive . wigwam village # 2 , on us 31w in cave city , kentucky , was listed on the national register of historic places in march 1988 ; it is one of the few to survive , along with wigwam village # 6 in arizona and wigwam village # 7 in california . built in 1937 , # 2 consisted of 15 wigwams used as guestrooms and a much larger concrete and steel central structure that originally served as a restaurant . each wigwam has a paved area for one car and , all together , they encircle a recreation and playground area .\nflorida , miami beach par - mell motel apts . 226 - 236 oceqan drive . day , week , month , or season .\nbuilt in 1950 by arizona motel owner chester e . lewis , the plans were based on the original of frank a . redford .\nand then there was the motel . it didn ' t seem right for it to be in hands not belonging to a lewis .\nthe village had 15 wigwams arranged in a semicircle around a restaurant wigwam as well as offices and restrooms . the motel went out of business in 1964 and the guest rooms soon became dilapidated and were demolished . the restaurant teepee remained until 1970 , according to bhamwiki .\nlong gone wigwam village . i can find little information about it . i would love to have an address for where it was .\nthe 15 wigwam guest room village was built in 1940 . this wigwam village was lost after it went out of business in 1964 . it was located 4 miles ( 6 . 4 km ) north of downtown bessemer , on us highway 11 , bessemer , alabama .\nher husband found a job at hospitals in show low and winslow and the family settled in holbrook just minutes away from the wigwam .\ni do believe all of the wigwam rooms are the same , but some have a single bed and some have 2 double beds .\nwe live in the area and had been meaning to stay at the wigwam for years . we finally decided to do it so we loaded up our poodle ( the wigwam is pet friendly ! ) and we spent valentine ' s day eve there . great fun !\na string of teepee - themed motels were designed by frank redford , who built seven wigwam villages across the country in the mid - 1930s . in addition to the tee pee motel , only three wigwam villages remain . two are on route 66 , in holbrook , ariz . , and in rialto , calif . a third is located in cave city , ky . , near mammoth cave national park .\nif the wigwams were marginal properties , the ad might be excusable . however , both of the wigwam properties on route 66 consistently receive positive reviews from users of tripadvisor and yelp . even the lesser - known wigwam village inn in cave city earns above - average ratings .\nbuilt in 1940 , wigwam village no . 3 , invited guests to \u201ceat & sleep in a wigwam\u201d in a 1941 advertisement which included \u201cthe most unique tourist haven in america \u2013 quick service and courteous treatment \u2013 e . a . barielle , prop . \u201d it was located five miles from downtown new orleans on airline ( probably between transcontinental and clearview ) . the metairie wigwam village included wigwam sleeping units , a restaurant and bar , an esso service station , and a souvenir shop . it closed in 1954 . it was one of seven wigwam motels designed by frank redford ; the others were in cave city , kentucky ( 2 motel villages ) , in birmingham , alabama , near orlando , florida , in holbrook , arizona , and in san bernadino , california . ( courtesy of the jefferson parish yearly review . )\none of those iconic route 66 motel along our mother road . surprisingly quiet individual teepee room . excellent room similar to any motel room at a ma & pa type property . you will be surprised . my wife was extreemely happy after initially doubtful about staying in a teepee .\nin 1937 , harlan sanders opened a motel and restaurant as sanders court and caf\u00e9 alongside a fuel station in corbin , kentucky ; a second location was opened in asheville , north carolina , but expansion as a motel chain was not pursued further . [ 23 ] [ 24 ]\ntext of heart of atlanta motel v . united states , 379 u . s . 241 ( 1964 ) is available from : findlaw justia\nlewis first became aware of the distinctive wigwam designs when he was passing through cave city in 1938 . he purchased the rights to redford ' s design , as well as the right to use the name\nwigwam village\nin a novel royalty agreement : coin operated radios would be installed in lewis ' wigwam village , and every dime inserted for 30 minutes of play would be sent to redford as payment .\n\u201ci love the concept of the wigwam motel and the history of good ole ' route 66 ! kumar was super friendly , and helpful and had fantastic recommendations for food / restaurants in the area . i extended my stay a couple days because i enjoyed it so much ! \u201d\nthe journey to understanding started soon after that trip , when his mother started having health problems . she had been running the family ' s wigwam motel , a clutch of 20 tepee - shaped rooms on route 66 in san bernardino . she could no longer run it alone .\nthe wigwam motels , also known as the\nwigwam villages\n, are distinctive landmarks . two of the three surviving motels are located on historic u . s . route 66 , in holbrook , arizona and on the border between rialto , california and san bernardino , california .\nshe listened to her father talk about retirement , how the wigwam needed more energy than his 76 - year - old body could muster .\nthe wigwam village in kentucky is on the old dixie highway ( u . s . 31 - w ) , connecting nashville with louisville .\nclifton lewis , owner of the wigwam motel in holbrook , said during a telephone interview sunday night he wasn\u2019t previously aware of the ad . upon being informed of its content , he said he would consult with his brother on possible legal action \u2014 especially with a possible trademark violation .\nbrings a new storyline for all ages by touching on the past , historic route 66 . the director has done a fantastic job of itegrating route 66 icons into the animation , ones that you ' ll find our your 66 trip ! the wigwam motels will be one of them , shown as the cozy cone motel in the animation , which is a blend of the wigwam motel , blue swallow inn and roy ' s cafe . the movie is also a definite eye - opener to the current route 66 issues that include of preservation , rehabilitation and tourism topics .\nflorida , orlando the motel wigwam village u . s . highways 441 - 92 & 17 , 700 south orange blossom trail . within city limits . air conditioning & t . v . optional \u2014 ceramic tiled baths with showers \u2014 cross ventilation \u2014 restaurant and gift shop on premises .\nwhen john lassiter was scouting locations for his now - classic disney pixar film , cars , he was immediately struck by just how classic the route 66 wigwam motels were . other route 66 places that made a cameo include the tower conoco & u - drop inn , blue swallow motel , rt . 66 roy ' s motel cafe & gas station and this gas station in galena , ks : 4 women on the route .\na quirky roadside motel from america ' s golden age of highway travel was the scene of a good - sized cocaine bust late last month .\nthe motel is full most summer nights , thanks largely to an older crowd seeking a romantic version of the 1950s . millennials visit for the kitsch , and a younger generation wants to see the inspiration for the cozy cone motel , inhabitable traffic pylons in the pixar movie\ncars .\nfrank liked the wigwam village idea so much that he franchised it . seven wigwam villages were eventually built . wigwam village no . 2 is the oldest of the three survivors , although its gas pumps and lunch counter are long gone ( ivan john , who owned the village in the 1990s , told us that a previous owner had gutted the big tee pee and sold its historic contents at a sotheby ' s auction ) .\npatel , whose family has owned the motel since 2003 , found the same commercial posted on youtube . wyndham hotel group owns microtel and more than a dozen other motel brands , including super 8 , travelodge , knights inn , ramada , days inn , howard johnson , baymont , and wingate .\nby 1976 the term\ncockroach motel\nwas well - established ; a slogan for black flag ' s trademark\nroach motel\nbug traps would be paraphrased as\nthey check in , but they don ' t check out\nto refer to these declining properties . 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( trading forex , indices , stocks and commodities with etx capital for over 5 years on a daily )\nat etx we believe that we provide traders with significant benefits as well as a wide range of services . why not see for yourself ? apply for an account with etx capital today and experience trading the etx capital way . etx capital offers customer service in the following languages ; english , spanish , german , polish , czech and mandarin .\ndifferent trading styles require different trading formats . recognising this , etx capital has three online platforms available \u2013 etx traderpro , etx mt4 and etx binary - specifically created to match varying styles of trading . you can discover more about the platforms on offer at etx here .\nbeside trading currencies etx capital provides trading binary options on its proprietary software etx binary platform . etx capital pays attention to the security of the customers\u2019 funds and keeps them on the segregated bank accounts which are rebalanced at the end of each trading day .\nby choosing etx capital as your broker , you\u2019ll get access to thousands of different tradable markets . etx enables you to trade worldwide financial indices , numerous equities , 50 + forex pairs and a considerable number of commodities . expand your trading horizons with etx capital today .\nif you have a spread betting account with etx capital , you can get started by loading some historic transactions .\nhere is how etx view themselves ; \u201cwe believe that etx capital offers traders a wide variety of benefits that many of our competitors may find hard to match . \u201d\netx capital are one of the oldest spread betting brokers in the uk . etx was founded in 1965 as monecor and remains a member of the london stock exchange .\netx works hard to provide a versatile trading experience for its clients . looking for educational opportunities ? etx capital offers such opportunities free of charge to clients . concerned about the safety of your funds ? etx capital has a high level of account security . searching for a considerable range of markets , with favourable trading conditions , good customer service and mobile trading capability ? etx capital has all of these things and more .\nbecause etx capital are one of the biggest brokers in the uk their larger order flow enables them to offer tighter spreads .\nwhat makes etx capital unique is their regulation status . while other brokers may be registered with the fca , etx capital is also regulated by them . their financial services register number is 124721 , and they are a member firm of the london stock exchange .\nwe like etx capital . you don\u2019t really see anything bad about them online . etx have a good reputation within the brokerage community and invest heavily in internal and external trading infrastructure .\netx capital takes complaints seriously due to their fca license , and they use an external financial ombudsman service to resolve any issues traders may have . traders at etx capital receive a higher level of protection with their accounts , because of the financial services compensation scheme .\netx are a trusted broker . great customer service and stable platform , what\u2019s not to like ( trading indices with etx capital for between 1 - 2 years on an intra - day basis )\nit does beg the question then why when most other brokers can provide clean charts yet etx capital can ' t get their act together .\nat etx capital , we offer you industry - leading platforms , a wide range of markets , competitive spreads \u2013 and plenty more besides .\nin most cases , traders should always pay close attention to variable spreads . etx capital frequently monitors prices in order to provide the tightest spreads .\netx capital is regulated by the fca . with retail clients ' funds kept in segregated accounts , providing assurance to their customers their cash is safe .\nat etx capital we acknowledge that traders have a significant number of brokerage choices . we have a healthy respect for our competitors and do not take any of them lightly . nonetheless we believe that etx capital offers traders a wide variety of benefits that many of our competitors may find hard to match .\nthe financial conduct authority ( fca ) - regulates the financial services industry in the uk , and etx capital is both authorized and regulated by them . for more information , go to our client money protection page , which details the measures taken by etx capital to keep client funds secure for traders .\ncredit facilities are not available . this , says etx capital , does away with a laborious sign - up process and the need for extensive credit checks .\netx capital was originally established in 1973 . etx is the brand name used for the holding company monecor ltd . currently , this broker is regulated and authorized by the fca . etx capital provides financial trading services to many countries not including the united states . etx specializes in offering clients access to different types of markets via spread bets and cfds . the company has witnessed growth in popularity as a result of efficient customer service . etxv capital implements a client - orientated approach behind all sales , business , client support , and technical operations .\nget access to the worlds best automated fx trading platform through etx mt4 . there is not much to say as you either love mt4 automation or not . if you do then choosing etx as your liquidity provider and brokers is down to what you think of etx capital as a company .\netx capital clients have access to more than 50 different currency pairs ; with currencies ranging from aud to zar . etx traders can also choose between trading regular \u2018rolling daily\u2019 options and both \u2018near quarter\u2019 and \u2018far quarter\u2019 paired currency futures .\nfor further information on what etx capital can offer you , please contact our customer service team at customerservice @ urltoken or + 44 ( 0 ) 20 7392 1494 .\nunlike some of the smaller brokers in the uk etx capital offers access to the major and minor forex pairs , commodities , indices and wide range of global stocks .\naccording to a company announcement by british cfd brokerage , etx capital , the firm is expanding its focus on technology by acquiring uk - based ariel communications . the move represents an effort by etx to deliver solid technological solutions to its clients .\nanything for newbies ? : etx capital currently has \u2018an up\u2019 to 50 % deposit bonus offer of up to \u00a35000 . to take advantage of this offer apply using this link\ntx capital has been operating under that name since 2008 , but its roots go much further back .\ntrading binary options on etx is regulated by the fca , so you don ' t need to worry about being scammed by cypriot salesmen . etx capital is a well respected broker that ' s been around in one way or another since 1965 . binary options are just a small part of their offering and offer short term trading on a limited risk / reward basis . find out more about etx capital binary options here .\nforex can be traded in a number of different ways , as users of etx capital\u2019s different platforms can discover . you can find out more about each of these platforms here .\netx capital is firstly remarkable for its low tight spreads starting from as low as 0 . 7 for the main currency pair eur / usd . the spreads for the other currency crosses are also quite competitive in the industry to attract traders of all levels of experience . the trading platforms provided by etx capital are traderpro and metatrader4 . the trading software offered by etx capital is equipped with all the necessary functionality , including trading signals , market news , economic calendar , financial review and all the other financial info essential for making deliberate and weighed trading decisions . both the platforms are available for mobile usage in ios and android . etx capital allows the usage of various trading strategies including algorithmic trading and scalping .\nthe etx demo account is pretty good , as with the main trading platform , it ' s got the classic look and feel . you can sign up for an etx capital demo account here to try before you buy as it were . . .\nas a company authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority , etx capital has instituted procedures designed to keep customer money secure . daily security checks ensure that the firm has constant sufficient regulatory capital . client funds are also kept strictly separate from company money in investment grade rated uk banks .\netx capital is a global provider of cutting edge innovative technology giving our customers access to competitive pricing of \u200bup to 6000 markets , supported by our award winning customer service teams . \u200b\netx capital is a versatile company that provides distinct account types for distinct clients . the primary goal of the company is to recognize both experienced and novice clients . etx offers four different accounts types that are designed to help any client regardless of skill level .\netx capital offers 50 different combinations of currency pairings . traders can choose between investing in \u2018rolling daily\u2019 options or a range of futures . from aud / gbp to usd / chf and much more in - between , etx has all of your forex needs covered .\neach of the platforms available from etx capital offers a distinct set of benefits for traders : have a look at the further details on what our platforms have to offer in the tables below .\nthe metatrader 4 platform is used globally ; as a company with a presence all around the world , etx capital is pleased to be able to host its own version of mt4 for clients .\nstep 1 : etx capital trade history ( orders ) , closed positions and transaction csv files are produced from the etx capital trading platform . login to your etx capital account and go to your ' account ' window and select ' trade history ' , ' closed positions ' or ' balances & transactions ' . click on ' export ' to download a csv file . typically the filename will start with ' trade _ report ' for orders , ' closed _ positions ' for closing orders and ' account _ summary ' for transactions and can be found in your downloads folder .\nas a broker that is regulated by the fca , etx capital have strict controls on deposit and withdrawal methods , and this in turn , ensures greater protection for the trader and their funds .\nas if this wasn\u2019t enough etx also provides \u00a3500 in free advanced trading education .\nleverage is the amount a trader can increase a trade . etx capital currently offers 0 . 5 % or 1 : 200 . it is important for novice traders to pay close attention to leverage .\netx understands the significance of a reliable and well - organized trading platform . etx capital offers two different trading platforms to clients . the etx capital proprietary platform is fast , easy - to - use , and powerful . this platform completes trades in less than a second . this feature helps clients lock in a desirable prices quickly . additionally , the one - click trade feature reduces trading time significantly . a few other strengths of the platform include guaranteed stops and watch - lists .\netx capital provides 24 hour access to both trading and customer support . customers are able to trade from their computer or laptop as well as from their mobile devices ( ipad , iphone and android ) .\netx capital offers their investors a choice of the metatrader 4 platform , and their own traderpro platform . spread betting , cfd\u2019s forex , shares and crypto currencies are all available on hundreds of underlying assets .\nariel\u2019s multi - asset trading platform fits in well with etx capital\u2019s global spread betting , leveraged forex and cfd trading business . the company is already serving retail and institutional clients through its existing fca regulated offering .\ni have had a good relationship with this broker and would recommend them to anyone who wants to open an account . ( trading forex and indices with etx capital for between under a year on weekly basis )\netx capital pro \u2013 designed for traders with bigger account balances . it offers variable spreads that are based on market prices . more markets to choose from than a basic account and lots of technical analysis tools .\netx capital ( formerly known as tradindex ) offers inexperienced investors the ability to apply for a demo account to check how the trading platform works . this is available free of charge on etx ' s trader , trader pro and mt4 platforms . to open a demo account click here and scroll to the very bottom of the etx website ( look under ' my account ' options )\nafter getting scammed by lots of so called brokers , etx has given me training , no pushing for more money , can get my money back out easy . for somebody starting or been trading for a while i recommend etx . as they try to help the investor , ( trading forex , commodities and indices with etx capital for between 1 and 2 years on a daily basis )\nyes you can trade bitcoin with etx . etx , were in fact one of the first brokers to offer bitcoin , but recently relaunched it as the cme futures make it easier and safer for cryptocurrency brokers to hedge exposure . etx capital don ' t offer a full range of cryptocurrencies , so if you are planning on trading a lot of crypto you can compare cryptocurrency brokers here .\nthe tighter the spread , the smaller the distance that the market in question has to move in order to make a difference between profit and loss . etx capital offers tight spreads on a range of different products ;\nariel communications\u2019 ceo , simon cox , stated in the company announcement , \u201cwe are delighted to be working with etx capital to deliver cutting edge trading technology and a market leading client experience to a global customer base . \u201d\nextras : etx capital provide lots of free market tools to their clients to help equip them with the knowledge required to become successful traders . trade - through charts were designed by traders for traders and recently were awarded best charts at the money am awards 2012 . real - time newsfeeds , morning bulletins , market news directly from the trading floor , and newsletters emailed each morning for free are all part of the etx capital service as standard .\nif you\u2019re looking for tight spreads and a highly interactive trading experience , consider etx traderpro .\ntight spreads \u2013 etx offer some very competitive spreads compared to rival cfd and forex brokers .\nbased in london , etx capital also offers on the ground support in a number of different countries . if you have any specific questions , general queries or other feedback , please don ' t hesitate to get in touch .\nat etx capital , we acknowledge that trading comes in many shapes and many sizes . therefore , we offer traders a choice of two different specialised platforms , allowing them to select the one that best suits their trading style ;\netx capital want you to feel comfortable opening a trading account . it\u2019s important that you have all the necessary information at your fingertips . before you apply for an account with us you should familiarise yourself with the documents listed below .\nwhat\u2019s their pitch ? : etx capital provides institutional , high net - worth and retail customers with multi - asset dealing capability through contracts for difference and financial spread betting products . it seeks to offer high levels of customer support and guarantees total client confidentiality . etx offers spreads from just 1 point and margins from 1 % .\n- with the volatile nature of the forex markets , traders can access the etx capital platforms via a range of mobile apps for ios and android devices . trade online with ease , whether you\u2019re at your desk or on the move .\n\u2013 etx traderpro ; all the features a serious trader needs with advanced charting and fast execution .\nlaunched in 2003 and regulated by the uk\u2019s financial conduct authority ( fca ) , the etx capital platform offers traders more than 7 , 000 forex , index , commodity , bond and equity products . these are accessible via etx capital\u2019s website , the brand\u2019s apps for iphone , ipad and android devices , as well as through sophisticated mt4 download . the trading platform\u2019s new affiliate programme , etx affiliates , offers affiliates a range of commission structures . revenue share is the default commission structure , but cost per acquisition ( cpa ) and a hybrid of these two models are also available .\netx capital is one of the oldest fca authorised & regulated forex brokers , owned and operated by monecor ( london ) limited . they were founded in 1965 , and are located at : one broadgate , ec2m 2q\u200bs , london , united kingdom .\nin the unlikely event of etx becoming insolvent , segregated client funds cannot be used for reimbursement to etx capital\u2019s creditors . if we are unable to satisfy repayment claims , eligible claimants have the right to compensation by the financial services compensation scheme ( fscs ) , up to \u00a350 , 000 . if one of the banks etx capital uses to hold client money goes into liquidation then the losses would be shared by clients in proportion to the share of the money held with the failed bank . funds lost this way may be compensated under the fscs up to a limit of \u00a385 , 000 per person .\nmeet the team \u2013 find out more about etx\u2019s traders and contributors and their experience in the markets .\n\u2013 etx trader ; a new user friendly platform to help beginners get started and manage their risk .\netx offer some very tight spreads . for example , just 0 . 9 on eur / usd and gbp / usd . forex spreads are a particular strength , but etx are competitive across the board .\nexcellent reputation \u2013 etx generate very few complaints , and enjoy high satisfaction ratings from their user base .\nlondon based etx capital can trace it\u2019s roots back to 1965 as monecore ltd . the firm has traded previously as tradindex but since being acquired by venture capitalists the firm was renamed etx ( electronic trading , telephone trade and execution services ) . the asset class offering is fairly standard and the educational tools seem to do the trick if you are after basic information .\netx capital have recently re - launched their charting package ( provided by i . t finance and very similar to the ig package ) which is available free of charge to all clients . two charting applications are offered , a light plus chart and an advanced chart .\ni use the mt4 platform and can honestly say that etx have been my go - to spread bet company since opening my account . although i only trade small positions quite infrequently it is important to know that the same level of service and reliability is available to each customer . ( trading forex and indices with etx capital for between 1 and 2 years on a weekly basis )\ntrading keeps getting better with etx capital . as part of our commitment to deliver new opportunities we\u2019ve improved our traderpro trading platform . you can now trade directly from the charts , manage risk more easily and customise layouts , chart templates & watchlists to fit your trading style .\netx capital offer a decent range of markets with a good selection of equities . you have about 5 , 000 global markets to choose from when trading with etx ; markets ranging from indices , forex pairs , commodities , bonds , interest rates and a number of exchange traded funds . they also offer an impressive 50 forex pairs to trade . margins are low and dealing spreads are competitive particularly on the most common currency pairs and on major indices in - hours . etx capital offer both web based and mobile trading platforms . the web platform features trade - thru charting , one - click dealing , fast execution , automated alerts and multiple watchlists amongst others .\nis in fact is the trading name for monecor ( london ) ltd . , which was incorporated in 1973 . for a spell in the 21st century it was known as tradindex , but when the group was acquired in 2007 the name was changed from tradindex to etx capital as part of a relaunch . it is said that the letters etx reflect the business , as they stand for\n\u2013 etx mt4 ; trade on the world renowned mt4 platform using expert advisors ( eas ) and technical analysis .\netx mt4 \u2013 traders can bring their own downloaded automated ea\u2019s ( expert advisors ) to our hosted mt4 platform .\netx capital is a trading name of monecor ( london ) limited , company number 00851820 . monecor ( london ) limited is authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority , with financial services register number 124721 , a member firm of the london stock exchange and was established in 1965 .\nus and trading keeps getting better with etx capital . as part of our commitment to deliver new opportunities we\u2019ve improved our traderpro trading platform . you can now trade directly from the charts , manage risk more easily and customise layouts , chart templates & watchlists to fit your trading style .\nin the first quarter of 2016 , etx capital have redesigned their entire website with new colours although nothing much seems to have changed on the trading floor . it is still fairly easy and straightforward and now it is possible to open a trial account which wasn\u2019t available in the past .\nstop losses on the etx capital trader pro ' s platform are executed based on the underlying traded market price with etx ' s spread added to this . for example , although etx ' s equity contracts are quoted using the underlying market bid and offer prices with their spread added to this , a stop loss would not be executed based on a low bid that has not traded in the market . below is an example of what would trigger a stop loss . you are long apple inc rolling daily with a stop loss to sell at 20259 . in the underlying market apple inc is trading at 20275 to sell and 20285 to buy . with etx ' s spread of 0 . 08 % added to each side , etx capital would be quoting 20259 to sell and 20301 to buy . if the underlying stock traded at 20275 and your stop loss was at 20259 , then you would be stopped out . if the stock only traded as low as 20285 then your stop loss would not be triggered even though etx ' s current sell price is 20259 .\netx capital\u2019s executive chairman , john wilson , added , \u201cby controlling our own technology we will be able to deliver to customers the trading experience they want , when they want it and where they want it . the acquisition of ariel brings us preeminent trading technology , significant ip and control . \u201d\netx capital\u2019s powerful , trader - designed platform . users get access to a significant number of trading resources and tools , including a wide selection of chart and graph options . traderpro offers thousands of markets to choose from , with a global range of indices , equities , forex pairs and commodities .\nverdict : fairly easy - to - use platform with a very wide range of markets . we recommend using the etx trader pro as this offers the widest range of markets and full functionality . open an etx trader pro by clicking here .\nthis company understands the magnitude of a client\u2019s peace of mind while trading . to reassure clients , etx depends on a strict governance to guide business operation . etx capital uses segregated accounts for clients . the company also implements financial resource calculations on a daily basis to help guarantee the company is in compliance with mandated fca requirements . etx is a regulated company that allows clients to join in a sanctioned compensation scheme known as financial services compensation scheme . if the company is liquidized , clients can file a claim up to 50 , 000 pounds .\netx mt4 \u2013 suitable for traders who want to automate their trading activities with the use of expert advisors ( eas ) .\netx binary \u2013 binary options product powered by markets pulse . best to avoid as this is more like gambling than trading .\nif you already have a trading account with etx , please write your experience with this broker in the comments section below .\nin common with many other brokers , given the increasing interest in spread betting in recent years , etx capital places an emphasis on education . it runs free weekly seminars in its central london offices for both potential and existing clients and for those who cannot attend physically there are free weekly webinars via the internet . in addition to this , etx has arranged with a training company for access to their comprehensive training free of charge .\nwhen i first enlisted etx the support staff were very friendly and helped me navigate the systems - if i had a problem they answered it very timely . my main issues are the mt4 platform and not being able to separate the charts , and the spreads blowing out ( apart from eurusd ) immediately post - announcement . ( trading forex and indices with etx capital for between under a year on an intra - day basis )\nspread high / low \u2013 unique to etx capital , these options have strike prices slightly above , or below the actual current price level . beyond that , they behave just as a standard high / low option . the difference is that the payout on the spread option is 100 % \u2013 etx can do this because their \u201cspread\u201d is covered by moving the strike price . it is a nice innovation , which some traders will enjoy .\nthe bonus that etx capital is offering to new clients is up to \u00a3500 . when you open your account they will put \u00a350 without you even having to deposit anything . then they\u2019ll give you 50 % back of the total stake from your trades up to the value of \u00a3450 . the offer seems fairly generous !\nmontreal , qc . november 13th , 2013 \u2013 etx capital , a uk - based online financial trading platform specializing in cfd trading , financial spread betting and margined forex trading , has announced the launch of a new affiliate programme in partnership with income access , a leading supplier of affiliate programme software and digital marketing services . the etx affiliates programme will be powered by income access\u2019 software , which won the 2013 egr affiliate software of the year award .\nthe difference between a great broker and a mediocre company , is how much they invest in their trading software . it is safe to say , that many clients investing with this broker are there because of the trader pro platform . you will notice when reviewing etx capital , that their markets commentary and news wire service is up to date . a benefit of using an established forex broker like etx , is that they have a strong support team .\nthe platform is brilliant , even for beginners , it is easy to understand and manage . the research is very helpful and the results are correct most of the time . the trading signals and analysis are very good , they are clear once the trader understands them with the help of their educational webinars , they encourage the trader to learn and gain confidence and it is free ! i spent a lot of money trying to learn to trade with other brokers and did not learn half as much as i have learned with etx capital within the last 8 months . ( trading forex with etx capital for under a year on a daily basis )\nin addition to etx\u2019s daily newsletters : from the floor , daily news summary and sunday news summary which can all be delivered straight to your inbox there are also the ib times newswire and am bulletins . in addition etx has recently launched some useful new sections :\n- etx capital offers some of the tightest spreads available for forex pairs , with a minimum spread of 0 . 7 on eurodollar and 0 . 9 on euroyen , cable , aud / usd , dollar - yen and usd / chf , as well as competitive spreads for a range of other currency pairs in normal market conditions .\nstep 2 : once the orders , closing orders and transactions files are downloaded , login to myfptools and go to tools > database > import data > brokers > etx capital > orders , closing orders or transactions . for help on this page and general guidance on importing data from brokers please refer to tools help : import broker data .\nthe mobile app is available free to all etx customers . the download is quick and simple , and traders can login and trade quickly .\netx trader pro offers : tools , charts , indicators and a wide - array of tradeable markets . made by traders , for traders .\nhigh net individuals also get access to a personalised research service where etx collates research reports from different organisations and brokers on a particular stock .\n\u2022 we have re - branded our app so now you will get the same experience with a new look and feel \u2022 you can now switch between etx trader accounts from within settings in the side navigation \u2022 you can now switch the colour theme of your app from black to white . you can do this from within settings in the side navigation \u2022 for those products that are not tradable online , you can now call us directly from the app and make a trade with etx capital .\nall , please switch to etx capital trader pro platform and you won ' t see any of theses issues . the only thing is their trader pro platform is for traders who really know what they are doing and not those who depend on all the extra free indicators that you can get on the mt4 platform . this is a candid advise ! !\nsome of the tightest possible spreads for forex pairs can be found at etx capital . eurodollar features a minimum spread of just 0 . 7 , while aud / usc , cable and euroyen is offered at 0 . 9 . to look at a larger range of indicative spreads for other currency pairs , please have a look at our fx markets page .\netx binary are bets on the up down direction of the markets . binary trading offers limited risk bets that settle as quickly as 60 seconds .\nnot sure why you want to go to etx , they just hopeless customer service and i too seen above im sticking with other established brokers .\netx traderpro - the etx traderpro platform is very similar to the etx trader but is designed for traders with larger accounts . it offers variable spreads that are based on market prices . the market range is the widest available and covers most asset classes ( over 5000 products ) . the trading platform is web based so can be accessed anywhere . it comes with some advanced technical analysis tools and order types and i believe this will be the best choice for most traders . the etx tradepro platform supports one - click dealing and features advanced charts where you can trade directly from the chart .\netx capital offers excellent customer service and support . there are several languages that include chinese , spanish , danish , italian , french , and german . the primary customer support language is english . the system is available through the uk website . in order to contact the support team , clients must use telephone , fax , or email . trading is open 24 hours .\netx traderpro \u2013 with customizable trading charts and tight spreads , accomplished traders have the chance to embrace a significant level of risk in pursuit of significant returns .\neven though etx caters to experienced traders they do offer regular webinars , in - house seminars , trader courses and are often present at trade shows around the country .\netx binaries - etx binaries ; fast - moving trading platform for binary options . this is powered by markets pulse with selected equities now available to trade . this platform will need its own individual login separate from the trader pro login , which can be applied for by clicking the binary option on the from page of the new site .\nthe move also provides etx with an increased flexibility in offering the right toolset in a rapidly evolving market place which is increasingly dependent on an integrated multi - asset solution .\nupdate : from february 2018 , the improved traderpro web trading platform was launched and etx are continuing to add great new features to ensure they are delivering fresh trading opportunities .\na relative newcomer to the industry , etx has developed a small and loyal client base who like the intimacy and good customer service that being with a smaller operator brings .\nshort term \u2013 the same concept as high / low but these options have very short expiry times . at etx , they are generally 60 second or 2 minute expiries .\nlooking for tight spreads ? look no further ; when it comes to forex etx capital offers some of the tightest spreads , with a minimum spread of 0 . 7 on eur / usd and 0 . 9 on eur / yen , gbp / usd ( cable ) , aud / usd , usd / yen and usd / chf , with further competitive spreads on a number of other currency pairs in normal market conditions .\nsince 2012 the platforms and service have significantly improved . largely due to an investment in the firm\u2019s technology . this has made etx one of the best spread betting brokers around .\ninvesting , derivatives , spread betting and cfd trading carry a high level of risk to your capital and can result in losses that exceed your initial deposit . they may not be suitable for everyone , so please ensure that you fully understand the risks involved .\noverall we like etx capital for their modern and energetic outlook , although pretty standard platform . their spreads are average , but their execution is great and you can trade micro lots \u2013 their customer service people are also quite good . we rate them as worth a look given their clearly laid out , easy - to - use and straightforward spread betting service offering access to major global markets \u2013 and of course their generous superb opening offer .\nsmart move by etx . ariel is a great tech asset and this locks out a lot of their competitors from getting their hands on a very very good multi - asset platform .\nthe other trading platform is the etx metatrader 4 or mt4 . this platform is the more popular of the two platforms . the popularity is not only at etx , this is within financial trading . the primary reason for the popularity is the applicable customization of the mt4 platform . additionally , this platform incorporates complex tools that are perfect for charting and technical analysis .\ninitially when i started with etx there was so much gobbledygook on charts of some instruments that i had to delete all the data and download it from metatrader using the history centre .\netx capital have a reputation for offering very good introductory bonuses to new account holders . at the present they are offering our visitors who open an account from this link a free \u00a320 to start ( no deposit required ) and subsequently a percentage based bonus . make a deposit between \u00a3500 and \u00a3999 and you will get a 20 % matched deposit . bigger deposit will attract a bigger matched deposit bonus up to \u00a33 , 300 as a match bonus .\nhey , lucas . i\u2019ve read your review on etx . very surprising ! i hope my comment will reach you out finally . at this point , you no need to have immediate support to maintain your margin or open positions . it ' s all done automatically according standards and technological progress . i have several accounts in etx and never had a case when rules and regalements were violated . etx is a well known brand in fx industry . i really do not have concerns regarding execution to contact support but i always get response when needed most .\nthere is a \u00a3100 minimum deposit requirement at etx , though you must have sufficient funds in your account to open trades . the amount required will depend on the asset , and expiry .\nin early 2016 , etx capital launched a redesign of their entire website and platform . the colour of the website changed from green / black to olivey - brown colour but nothing much seems to have changed on the trading front . on the plus side they haven ' t messed up their web platform too much . it ' s still pretty simple and straightforward and now they offer the functionality to open a demo ( trial ) account which is a plus .\netx capital claim that their support is outstanding although our experience with them was quite of average support . every new account holder is assigned an account executive who is personally responsible for each trader and the company are proud of this fact . rather than going through a lengthy process trying to contact someone to speak to , each client has the direct contact number for their executive . this is certainly an important aspect of the etx experience as they are clearly not only focused on providing a glamorous platform but also the substance to keep their clients happy . trading desk telephone lines are open 24 hours per day and they also provide direct email support and feedback forms .\nhave a trading query ? looking for assistance ? etx clients have access to a multilingual customer service team as well as a support website offering answers to faq\u2019s in more than 15 different languages .\ni am one of those who had chosen to switch my account from alpari uk to etx . are there members here who have done the same ? for some reason , etx now suspended my account without advance warning while i have open trades , and demand that i supply some documents to prove my identity . well , firstly i thought they have our account transferred from alpari and that all our id documents were transferred to them . secondly , if etx wants to do that , why not doing it during the transfer period , not almost a year after the transfer , and not suspending my account . . .\nlondon based etx capital represent one of the \u2018new breed\u2019 of binary operators . primarily a spread betting and cfd ( contracts for difference ) brokers , they have added binary options to their portfolio . they provide an excellent trading platform and due to them providing cfd trading in the uk , are fully regulated by the financial conduct authority ( fca ) number 124721 . while binary options are yet to fall under the authority of the fca , it is good to know the firm themselves comply due to the cfd element of the business .\nany information , analysis , opinion , commentary or research - 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", "topic": 29}], "title": "goair", "paragraphs": ["goair : india ' s low cost domestic airline . \u00a9 2018 . goair all rights reserved\ngoair india vt - waj hd livery of the airline of india . enjoy the repaint of the goair ' s one of the 19 aircrafts\ngoair is a domestic and international airline operator that provides scheduled passenger and cargo air transportation services . goair is headquartered in mumbai , maharashtra . cornelis vrieswijk is the ceo of goair . goair ' s main competitors are indigo , jet airways and airasia . as of june 2018 , goair has 1 . 1m fans on facebook and 49 . 5k followers on twitter .\ngoair and lufthansa technik have signed a 10 - year component support . . .\nin january 2017 , goair firmed up the order for 72 a320 neo planes .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at goair , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the goair company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at goair .\nthe indian airline industry is reeling under massive losses . how is business at goair ?\ncapa india also said goair is expected to be listed on the stock exchanges shortly .\ngoair announced its latest order following a similar agreement for 72 a320neo placed in 2011 .\nexperts say that the fuel - efficient a320neos will boost goair\u2019s profitability and share sale prospects .\na file photo of a goair plane at igi airport . photo : ramesh pathania / mint\ntaking carrier rivalry to a new level , the owner of goair airlines moved . . .\ngoair is among the first three airlines in the world to take delivery of a320neo aircraft .\nyou can make changes or cancel your bookings online at the goair website . you can also make changes at the airport ticketing counter , or by calling the goair customer call center .\n\u2705 trip verified | bangalore to mumbai . flying with goair was a good experience . the service , comfort and also the captain of the flight were good and friendly . i had a great enjoyment with the goair . i would love to choose goair for my next flyight .\nget going and start planning ! tag a friend and book your next long weekend with goair .\nstill , goair will remain significantly smaller than indigo which is adding over 24 planes in a year alone to its fleet , this person added . \u201cindigo will add a goair every year . \u201d\nbut if goair has not had any major impact , it hasn ' t caused much harm either .\ngoair airbus a320 - 232 ( sp - hag ) small planet poland livery landing at mumbai airport .\ncopyright photo : goair ( goair . in ) ( india ) airbus a320 - 271n wl f - wwdf ( vt - wga ) ( msn 7047 ) tls ( eurospot ) . image : 932182 .\ngoair announced the addition of three new destinations on thursday which include kolkata , ranchi and port blair .\nat present , goair ' s head count is around 2 , 300 , prock - schauer said .\nyes , on cancellation of bookings , goair will charge you a fee of inr 2 , 950 .\nthe award was presented to goair at berlin , germany , during the world renowned tourism event itb .\ngoair was the first low - cost airline to offer business class seats . how has the experience been ?\nto meet domestic demand , no frills carriers like goair , indigo and spicejet are busy expanding regional operations .\ngoair airbus a320 special small planet poland livery reg : sp - hag landing at rwy23 of ahmedabad airport .\ngoair recorded a profit before tax of around rs190 crore in 2015 - 16 and was profitable in the year ended 31 march as well , according to the airline . goair declined to comment on its ipo plans .\ngoair chief executive officer wolfgang prock - schauer said last week that the airline would look at flying abroad .\nmeanwhile , goair\u2019s 20th aircraft , airbus a320neo , landed at the delhi airport on monday . a domestic airline needs a 20 - aircraft fleet to fly abroad , and goair inducted its 20th airbus a320neo plane this month .\nbudget airline goair has firmed up plans to fly abroad as it prepares for listing in the current financial year .\ngoair did not respond to an email query on on the topic at the time of going to the press .\ngoair airbus a320 - 232 ( sp - hag ) small planet poland livery landing at mumbai airport . - youtube\nas of july 2018 , the fleet of goair consists of the following aircraft . [ 23 ] [ 24 ]\n\u201cwe don\u2019t see goair deploying more than 72 aircraft in india for revenue service . goair has been the smartest and sharpest among domestic airlines as they did not aggressively expand their fleet when markets were unstable , \u201d martin said .\n\u201cthis further commitment by goair is a testament to the reliability , passenger popularity and unbeatable operating economics of the a320 family . i congratulate goair , \u201d said airbus chief operating officer customers , john leahy . \u201d goair is among the three first a320neo operators , and with an order for 144 is one of the leading operators of the type . \u201d\nthe more i thought about it , the less answers i had . what about goair ? what was it exactly ?\ngoair\u2019s first a320neo is the first of the type to be financed on a sale and leaseback through smbc aviation capital .\nprivate low - cost carrier goair would start flying overseas from october this year , its managing director jeh wadia said .\nwith the induction , goair will expand its network and offer fliers better connectivity , the airline said in a statement .\nother services : on cleartrip , you may make goair ticket bookings at any time of the day , all year long , from any internet - enabled device ! you may even stay updated with your goair pnr status on our website .\nthe proposed services are a part of goair ' s growth strategy and will strengthen the airline ' s existing network . with the addition of these four stations , goair will operate more than 1 , 162 weekly flights , connecting 19 stations .\nthe airline would fly to the destinations of asia and reviewing the destinations within the region . image source : goair official website\ngoair flights have been recording an average load of 86 percent and the highest load factors in the airline industry since 2007 .\ngoair said it is the first airline to use a320neo in spaceflex configuration with 186 seats without compromising on leg room and comfort .\ngoair is likely to start international services by early next year , civil aviation secretary r . n . choubey said in june .\ngoair has signed for an additional 72 airbus a320neo aircraft , doubling its order and paving the way for future expansion . goair on tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding with airbus for the planes , valued at $ 7 . 7 billion at the current list price .\ngoair ' s distribution network has been well - researched . following a thorough evaluation of the available mediums , the airline has introduced a gamut of options , specially designed to make tickets very accessible to its passengers . goair hosts convenient online booking options on its website urltoken wherein a passenger or his associate can book goair tickets anytime round the clock , 365 days a year from the comfort of their home . for those passengers who do not have a credit or a debit card or access to a web networked computer , tickets can be booked from other distribution mediums including travel agents or via goair\u2019s call centres . tickets can also be booked from goair airport counters .\nseveral aviation industry professionals who burnt their fingers in kingfisher were able to spend time with goair before they found\nreal jobs\n.\ngoair\u2019s first a320neo is the first of the type to be financed on sale and leaseback arrangement through smbc aviation capital ltd of ireland .\ngoair has 139 more a320neos on order with airbus . the airline plans to use them for international operations expected to start this year .\nkeeping its base in mumbai and delhi , goair travels with you to all prominent metropolises and leisure destinations in india . goair flight bookings may be made across 707 flights to 22 destinations . this brand offers the state - of - the - art airbus a320 aircraft fleet .\na second analyst who also asked not to be identified said that a successful share sale for goair was all about \u201cfinding the right window\u201d .\ngoair plans to start international operations this year , with flights expected to the gulf , south - east asia , central asia and china .\ni applied through other source . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at goair ( mumbai ( india ) ) in february 2016 .\ngoair , run by the wadia group , has come out with an innovative way to attract passengers and reduce distribution cost . the smallest of all domestic airlines by market share , goair has rolled out a loyalty programme making it the first low - cost carrier to launch such a scheme .\ngoair did not respond to an email query on the issue . however , from friday , the airline has begun inviting membership through its website .\nadding a milestone to its journey , in october 2016 , goair passed the international air transport association ' s operational safety audit ( iosa ) .\non the occasion , goair spokesperson said , \u201cwe , at goair , have always tried to provide convenient flights and value for money to our customers . we offer the earliest morning arrival to kolkata from delhi , which will help the business community and have a convenient evening flight to ranchi .\non tuesday , goair signed up for 72 a320neo , doubling its order to 144 planes . all the planes will be delivered between 2016 and 2025\nat present , goair has 20 planes connecting domestic routes . under indian rules , an airline requires at least 20 planes to start overseas operations .\ngoair ' s order for additional 72 airbus a320neo planes signifies the airline ' s confidence in india ' s aviation growth and its intent to remain relevant in the crowded domestic skies , say sector experts . on tuesday , goair signed up for 72 a320neo , doubling its order to 144 planes .\non the expansion plans , the goair ceo said the company was focussing on the north , with almost one third of its flights originating from delhi .\ngoair recorded a profit before tax of around rs190 crore in 2015 - 16 and was profitable in 2016 - 17 . photo : ramesh pathania / mint\n\u201cgoair\u2019s expansion nearly 10 years after it began operations suggests a planned and phased step . goair strategically has chosen not to go international , and that\u2019s a smart thing as planning an international now with a younger , leaner and meaner fleet will save the airline in precious cash operating costs , \u201d martin said .\nwelcome to the official account of goair . follow us for the latest offers , news , careers and more . toll - free number - 18602 100 999\ngoair is the only airline to have consistently made profits in india , one of the toughest aviation markets in the world and a graveyard of many airlines .\ngoair has five a320neo planes in its 24 - aircraft fleet . thirteen more a320neos are expected to join by march 2018 . photo : priyanka parashar / mint\ndirectorate general of civil aviation has asked indigo and goair to increase surveillance of these planes , besides specifying other restrictions on when and where to fly them .\ngoair , the smallest domestic airline with a market share of 8 . 7 per cent , is the second domestic airline after indigo to post profits for the last financial year . goair is unlisted and , hence , does not disclose quarterly numbers . the airline has a fleet of 18 airbus a320s operating within india .\nat a time when airlines are dumping millions of seats at heavily discounted fares to create demand , the wadia group\u2019s goair is still sticking to its conservative approach .\ncarriers like spicejet , indigo , goair and jet airways have plans or firmed up orders for over 800 new planes , including a good number of smaller aircraft .\nwadia group promoted airlines goair , has signed a memorandum of understanding with airbus to add 72 new aircraft , doubling its order book to 144 a320 neo aircrafts .\ngoair is one of the smaller indian airlines but it operates very effectively . i have traveled with them a few times and apart from some delays i have no complaints . goair is a budget airline and i usually travel for short flights and i am okay with their no frills policy . the staff is always helpful .\ncurrent civil aviation rules do not allow airlines with less than five years of experience 20 planes to fly international . the government is considering relaxing the rule and goair will be a beneficiary . since goair has no international operations it very little foreign currency earnings and expanding foreign network will give it a natural hedge against currency fluctuations .\ngoair ( mumbai ) on june 1 , 2016 took delivery of its first airbus a320neo aircraft ( the pictured vt - wga ) , becoming the world\u2019s third operator to do so . the a320neo powered by pratt and whitney engines , is the first of 72 a320neo on order and joins goair\u2019s existing fleet of 19 a320 aircraft .\nthe aircraft is configured in a conformable layout and is the first a320neo equipped with the innovative spaceflex cabin configuration with 186 seats . goair currently flies to 22 indian destinations . with the neo induction , goair will expand its network and offer fliers better connectivity and continue its growth as one of india\u2019s preferred low - cost airline .\nyet , it is hard to find a\ngoair loyalist\n, so to speak . in fact , few of the old employees take the airline too seriously .\nthe wadia - group backed , budget carrier , goair has placed a rs 32 , 400 - crore aircraft purchase order for 72\nairbus 320 neo\naircraft .\ngoair , which had ordered for 143 airbus neo a320 aircraft to add to the existing 24 - strong fleet , had got the delivery of five of them only .\ngoair plans to take delivery of the aircraft from 2020\u201325 , but has not made an engine selection . the first 72 aircraft are to be powered by pratt & whitney\ngoair has firmed up an order for acquiring another 72 airbus a - 320 new engine option aircraft more popularly called the airbus a - 320 neo . the list price of the 72 aircraft is estimated at $ 8 billion although airlines receive hefty discounts when the number of aircraft ordered is large as in the case of the goair order .\nmumbai - based budget carrier goair has got the government\u2019s nod to fly to nine countries beginning next march , which would make it the fifth indian airline to fly abroad .\nexpressing his gratitude at receiving the award , wolfgang prock - schauer , ceo , goair said , \u201call of us here at goair are proud of our achievement of a hat trick of awards at the a320 family symposium 2017 . we have always sought to lead the industry not only with our innovative value for money products , but also in providing operational excellence and satisfaction to our customers . winning this award for a third consecutive time has been the result of an incredible effort put in by the entire goair team . \u201d\n\u201cthe aircraft is configured in a conformable layout and is the first a320neo equipped with the innovative spaceflex cabin configuration with 186 seats . goair currently flies to 22 indian destinations . with the neo induction , goair will expand its network and offer fliers better connectivity and continue its growth as one of india\u2019s preferred low - cost airline , \u201d airbus said .\ngoair has partnered with some exceptional restaurants , hotels and spas to give you an unmatched experience of refreshment , rejuvenation and relaxation . simply present your boarding pass at our partnering restaurants , hotels , spas within 30 days of your travel and avail exclusive discounts & offers . with goair , the fun is still on , even after the flying ends .\nnew delhi : goair plans to hire 500 personnel , including pilots , in the coming months as the budget carrier prepares to expand its aircraft fleet and fly overseas next year .\nindian low - cost airline goair has chosen airbus for its further expansion plans by signing a memorandum of understanding ( mou ) for 72 a320neo aircraft at the farnborough international airshow .\ndue to air traffic congestion in # mumbai flights to & from bom may get delayed . check # goair flight status : sms g8 < space > flight no . to 57333 .\ndue to bad weather in # chandigarh , flights to & from ixc may get delayed . check # goair flight status : sms g8 < space > flight no . to 57333 .\ndue to bad weather in nagpur , flights to & from nag may get delayed . check # goair flight status : sms g8 < space > flight no . to 57333 . urltoken\nfile description : embraer brasilia emb - 120 goair citylink goair citylink livery texture , registration c - goad . original model and default textures by eric cantu . master paintkit textures by daniel halpern and steve drabek . requires original model file emb120 . zip , by erick cantu . this repaint includes a propeller fix and new look for this model . by juan ernesto oropeza\nyes , you can cancel or change your reservations at goair . you will need to cancel / change your reservation at least 2 hours prior to the scheduled departure of the flight .\nnew delhi : the wadia group - owned budget airline goair is likely to start international services by early next year , civil aviation secretary r . n . choubey said on saturday .\ncurrent civil aviation rules do not allow airlines with less than five years of experience and having a fleet of less than 20 planes to fly international . with the government considering relaxing the rule , goair will be a beneficiary . since goair has no international operations , its very little foreign currency earnings and expanding foreign network will give it a natural hedge against currency fluctuations .\ngoair is expected to post a net profit of around $ 20 - 25 million in the year ending 31 march , says aviation consulting firm capa india . photo : ramesh pathania / mint\nthe placement of an additional 72 aricraft is a game - changer for goair and the indian aviation sector , said the airline spokesperson .\nthese aircraft will give us a further competitive advantage of upto 15 % on efficiency , primarily gained from a much improved fuel burn ,\nsaid wadia . goair also announced the appointment of giorgio de roni as its chief executive officer .\ndue to bad weather in # mumbai , flights to & from mumbai may get delayed . check # goair flight status : sms g8 < space > flight no . to 57333 . urltoken\ndue to air traffic congestion in # delhi flights to & from del may get delayed . check # goair flight status : sms g8 < space > flight no . to 57333 . urltoken\nas of april 2016 , goair operates to 22 destinations in india , with over 140 daily flights and 975 weekly flights . [ 21 ] the airline maintains hubs at delhi ' s indira gandhi international airport and mumbai ' s chhatrapati shivaji international airport . [ 22 ] in june 2016 , goair became eligible for international operations but does not yet operate any . [ 14 ]\nas first reported by hindustan times on july 11 , wadia group - owned goair had sought approval to fly to 14 countries . it hasn\u2019t , however , been granted permission to fly to kuwait , turkey , thailand , uae and oman . the aviation ministry hasn\u2019t cited any reasons for rejecting goair\u2019s request to fly to these destinations in the approval letter sent to the airline .\nthis might happen over the next few months , added this person who asked not to be identified . goair has a 24 - aircraft fleet and a 8 . 5 % market share .\ngoair , a wadia group company , announced its latest order following a similar agreement for 72 a320neo placed in 2011 bringing the total order book to 144 aircraft . the first two aircraft from this order were delivered in june . with the neo induction , goair will expand its network and offer fliers better connectivity and continue its growth as one of india\u2019s preferred low - cost airline .\nthe goair route network spans across prominent business metros as well as key leisure destinations across the indian subcontinent . goair currently renders its services at the airports in ahmedabad , bagdogra , bengaluru , bhubaneswar , chandigarh , chennai , delhi , goa , guwahati , hyderabad , jaipur , jammu , kochi , kolkata , leh , lucknow , mumbai , nagpur , patna , port blair , pune , ranchi , and srinagar . through this route network goair ensures a smart value - for - money option for both business and leisure travellers , without compromising on either safety or service factors .\ngo airlines ( india ) ltd . is an aviation foray of the wadia group . it operates under the brand goair . in november 2005 , goair launched its operations as a low - fare carrier to commoditize air travel and offer airline seats at a marginal premium to train fares across india . the airline currently operates over 230 daily flights and approximately 1600 weekly flights across 23 destinations .\nthe addition of new routes across kolkata , ranchi and port blair will increase goair\u2019s network to 21 destinations across india , with 588 weekly flights , the privately held firm said in a statement .\n\u201ci think goair wants to clinch a much better valuation than spicejet keeping in mind that it doesn\u2019t have a negative net worth , \u201d an analyst who did not wish to be identified said .\nnew delhi : low - fare airline goair has started flying its five airbus a320neo planes at a lower altitude to limit strain on the aircraft engine , a person aware of the matter said .\nat cleartrip , we attribute the success of this airline to timely performance as well as excellent customer service options . positioned in the market as the \u2018smart people\u2019s airline\u2019 , goair has an edge over its competitors by offering consistency , quality and affordable flying options . additionally , the brand\u2019s association with cleartrip has ensured that goair online booking is easily accessible to its end passengers through the web .\nmumbai , march 27 : goair airline has become india ' s first low fare carrier to win the prestigious international pacific area travel writers association ( patwa ) award for ' excellent services ' .\nmumbai : go airlines ( india ) ltd , which runs low - fare airline goair , has taken delivery of its first fuel efficient a320neo aircraft , becoming the world\u2019s third operator to do so .\ngoair would be the first indian private carrier to fly to any cis ( commonwealth of independent states ) . cis countries for which the carrier has got flying nod include uzbekistan , kazakhastan and azerbaijan .\nadditionally , our mobile application will make booking your goair tickets on cleartrip much more convenient while on the go . you simply need to enter details or use our mobile app to get information instantly .\ngoair executes its business model on the basic three - tier principle - ' punctuality , affordability , and convenience ' . the airline has recently partnered with navitaire , a leading technology provider of automated aviation and travel - related software solutions , for its passenger service system . by adopting such technology solutions , goair is equipped with superior process efficiency , thereby enabling its passengers to save great amount of time .\nas part of its expansion plan , goair has placed a firm order of 144 airbus a320 neo aircraft . the delivery of the same has begun and currently has 36 aircraft as part of its fleet .\ngoair , one of the fastest - growing low - cost airlines , expects to ride the indian aviation growth story with the 144 airbius aircraft it has ordered . they are to be delivered by 2025 .\ngo airlines ( india ) ltd , which operates the 11 - year - old goair , has 24 planes , of which five are a320neos . thirteen more a320neos are expected to join by march 2018 .\ngoair\u2019s initial public offer ( ipo ) timing is directly linked with the induction of a320neo planes into its fleet and it would finalize the share sale plan once it receives clarity on the delivery schedule from airbus .\na320neos have had a tough time this year . in january , an indigo flight had a so - called rejected take - off at mumbai . in february , a goair flight from delhi had to return to the airport after an engine fire 15 minutes into the flight . in the same month , a goair flight had to make an emergency landing and an indigo flight had to fly minus passengers to delhi from baroda .\nin a statement on thursday , european airplane maker airbus sas said the a320neo , powered by pratt and whitney engines , is the first of 72 a320neo on order and joins goair\u2019s existing fleet of 19 a320 aircraft .\n\u201cgoair offers very competitive fares and with these new routes we have facilitated access to potential travelers to the cities . we see good potential in these destinations and hope to increase our presence on these routes in future\u201d .\ngo airlines ( india ) ltd , which flies under the goair brand , has signed an agreement with airbus to buy 72 a320neo aircraft as part of an expansion drive in the world\u2019s fastest growing civil aviation market .\nthe timing of goair\u2019s initial public offering is directly linked to the induction of a320neo planes into its fleet , and it will finalize the share - sale plan once it receives clarity on the delivery schedule from airbus .\neach time the airline changes its ceo , a large portion of the senior management team also changes and this always gives an opportunity to those on a\nsabbatical\nto join goair for a bit while they scout around . industry insiders say it adds that\nunpredictable\nelement to the endless representations made by the airlines to the civil aviation ministry and government from time to time . as one rival airline chief executive put it :\none simply never knows which way goair will swing\n. and last but not the least , goair - along with other smaller players - helps keep fares and the larger players in some kind of check .\ngoair is the first airline to use a320 neo in spaceflex configuration with 186 seats without compromising on the passenger leg room and comfort . this configuration will also enable better service and availability during peak season for the travelers .\ngoair is not the only carrier , jet airways , air india , indigo and others , too , are expanding their fleet to take advantage of the burgeoning middle class , who are taking a liking for air travel .\nand even if it doesn ' t exactly cause ripples of excitement , it doesn ' t often disrupt the market ( unlike rivals such as air india and spicejet ) . so , in conclusion , even if there is no logic to goair , we - passengers - should just enjoy the ride . and if there is any truth in the saying\nslow and steady wins the race\n, goair is sure to have the last laugh .\nin - flight services , baggage allowance : for regular and affordable tickets , this airline follows a no - frills policy ; hence , any refreshments must be purchased by passengers . goair baggage allowance varies for premium and regular seats ; you may check in upto 20 kgs with the former and 10 kgs with the latter . with goair web check - in , you may check in your luggage in advance , from the convenience of your home !\nin the midst of our chat , he suddenly asked me about the mumbai - headquartered goair - how would i describe and rate it , whether it was a strong contender in the low - fare space and so on .\nweekend appiness is here ! book on the goair mobile app on weekends and get up to \u20b9500 * off on a return journey . use promo code : goapp250 travel period : till 30th sept , 2018 . book now -\ngoair aircraft are painted in different colour schemes such as blue and pink with the logo on the tail . in 2011 , the airline announced that all its aircraft will convert to a new grey colour scheme . [ 20 ]\nwith the aim to tap tier - ii cities and \u2018mini - metros ' , goair on monday announced addition of four new destinations to its network this festive season , beginning with two direct daily flights to patna from here .\nbudget airline goair on monday said it will add four new destinations - - patna , pune , lucknow and leh - - to its flight network over the next two months , and add two new aircraft to its fleet .\nall this cannot happen without a large number of planes , connecting many more towns and cities . however , goair will continue to operate as a low - cost airlines , even through its expansion within the country and internationally .\ncommenting on the order , john leahy , airbus commercial aircraft chief operating officer - - customers said , \u201cthe a320neo offers unbeatable operating costs and goair\u2019s passengers will continue to enjoy the unrivalled comfort that only airbus aircraft offer . \u201d\nbusiness wire india uae exchange india received best sales agent award for outstanding business contributions from goair in the lively function held at le - meridian , kochi on 22 february 2017 . top travel agents from south india attended the exclusive program honouring the best performer in the travel industry . mr . gaurav pewtari , regional general manger western south [ . . . ] the post goair awards uae exchange india as the best sales agent appeared first on newspr .\nmr jeh wadia , managing director , goair said , ' ' we are truly honoured to receive these prestigious awards that once again stand testament to our emphasis on being a high service standard airline with low fares ' ' .\n\u2705 trip verified | worst experience with goair . i had an indigo flight on 28 feb from raipur to new delhi at 9 . 30 am in morning and from new delhi to ahmedabad with goair at 2 . 05 pm , but it was delayed to 7 . 30 pm without giving any reason . staff were uncooperative and i had to wait 6 to 7 hrs at the airport , this was a connecting flight i hadn ' t booked separately .\nthe services on these new routes would start from october 8 , onwards . the launch of the new destinations comes as part of goair\u2019s growth strategy and strengthens its existing network , by flying to 21 destinations with 588 weekly flights .\ngoair has 21 airbus a320 aircraft , including a320neos - - which are more fuel - efficient . generally , an airbus 320 plane needs maximum 14 pilots for its operation , with seven commanders and an equal number of first officers .\n\u201cif goair were to launch its ipo today then definitely there will be significant demand . but if there is a significant rise in crude price over the next six months , then the story can change very fast , \u201d he said .\ngoair is among the first three airlines in the world to take delivery of a320neo aircraft , which are expected to offer 15 - 20 % savings on jet fuel , which makes up the largest chunk of spending by airlines . photo : reuters\nthe creative print campaign of goair won the grand prix and the best ad in services category at the pink slip awards 2007 , which are india ' s first awards show for excellence in creative recruitment advertising , a statement said here today .\nlooked at from a macro point of view , i can only say that goair - and its unremarkable history - has been good for the sector . it has served a purpose . let me elaborate . the airline does offer some enhanced connectivity .\ngo airlines ( india ) ltd , which runs low - fare carrier goair , is waiting to hear from plane maker airbus sas on the delivery schedule of its fuel - efficient a320neo jets before deciding on the timing of a proposed share sale .\nin a statement , the european aircraft manufacturer , airbus said that the agreement was reached on december 30 last year and doubles goair\u2019s firm order bookings for the aircraft type to 144 . the first of the 72 aircraft will be delivered in 2020 .\ncleartrip offers an easy way for you to book affordable air tickets . teaming up with various domestic and international carriers , we offer instant updates and discounts they provide . goair is one of these efficient and reasonably priced flying options on our site .\nindia : goair , one of india\u2019s fastest growing airlines , has bagged the prestigious \u201cbest operational performance\u201d award in the small / mid size aircraft category at the a320 family 2017 symposium in berlin . this is the third time in a row goair is receiving such award from airbus . this award from airbus is based on both fleet utilization and performance achievements in each region and worldwide and seeks to facilitate two - way dialog amongst the aviation industry , ultimately leading to even safer and more efficient fleet .\ngoair , which has an 8 % share of domestic air traffic , is expected to post a net profit of around $ 20 - 25 million in the year ending 31 march , aviation consulting firm capa india said in a report released this year .\ngoair was founded in 2005 by [ jehangir wadia ] ] , son of indian industrialist nusli wadia . the airline is a wholly owned subsidiary of the wadia group . [ 4 ] goair commenced its operations using an airbus a320 aircraft and operated its inaugural flight from mumbai to ahmedabad on 4 november 2005 . [ 4 ] the airline initially operated with a single aircraft to four destinations including goa and coimbatore with plans to induct 36 aircraft by 2008 . [ 5 ] in march 2008 , the airline announced revised plans to operate 11 aircraft and service new destinations in north east and south india by the end of the year . [ 6 ] but increasing fuel prices forced goair to cut down the existing number of flights in june 2008 . [ 7 ]\nin january 2009 , british airways was interested in buying a stake in the airline . [ 8 ] in november 2009 , goair entered into talks with indian airline spicejet over a possible merger which ended in a no deal . [ 9 ] in april 2012 , goair became the fifth largest airline in india in terms of market share following the demise of kingfisher airlines . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] in 2013 , the airline appointed investment bank jp morgan to scout for potential investors . [ 12 ]\n\u201cthe new a320neo provide us the competitive edge to achieve our growth targets and help us strengthening our presence in the wider region . it also reaffirms goair\u2019s commitment to deliver the most modern , comfortable and excellent air travel experience to all customers as well as to strengthen the sustained positive growth and business expansion of the company . the new aircraft will help us in unlocking new domestic routes while providing a springboard for continued international network expansion in the years to come . \u201d said goair ceo wolfgang prock - schauer .\ngoair is expected to start taking delivery of its first a320neos by may and is expected to take delivery of at least 10 of the jets in the next financial year , according to two people aware of the situation , who spoke on condition of anonymity .\nhowever , indian regulations require a minimum of five years operations and a minimum of 20 aircraft in the fleet to be eligible to fly international . thus , we are not allowed . i think this is unfair not only to goair but also to the system .\ngoair has plans to expand its operation , as india has become the world\u2019s fastest growing aviation industry . by 2020 , it is expected to become the third largest ( it is at present the ninth largest ) , and by 2030 the largest in civil aviation .\ngo airlines ( india ) limited is the aviation sector of the wadia group . it was founded in 2005 with the brand name goair . maintaining its forte in the domestic sector , it was created with an aim to offer affordable flight options across the country .\ngoair\u2019s initial public offer ( ipo ) timing is directly linked with the induction of a320neo planes into its fleet , said one of the two people cited above , adding that it would finalize the share sale plan once it receives clarity on the delivery schedule from airbus .\nin july 2016 , goair signed a memorandum of understanding with airbus for 72 airbus a320neo ' s aircraft valued at $ 7 . 7 billion , potentially taking the total number of orders to 144 . this deal was announced at farnborough air show 2016 . [ 27 ]\n\u201cfor international routes , we have been allocated traffic rights to iran , central asian countries like kazakhstan , saudi arabia , china and some countries in the south east asia and touristic destinations in the indian ocean , \u201d wolfgang prock - schauer , ceo , goair said .\n\u2705 trip verified | i travel a lot and have flown across many cities within my country and foreign too . i have travelled with numerous airlines . i had a flight from mumbai to delhi by goair . it is my worst experience to date in my travel history . the staff behaves as if you are an enemy to them . they didn ' t allow me to board due to overbooking of their flight . i don ' t know what words i can use for this awful airline . never ever going to travel goair again .\nwadia group - owned goair made a profit of rs 104 . 34 crore in fy13 compared with the rs 133 . 72 - crore loss in the previous year . the profit was , however , on the back of changes in accounting policies with respect to aircraft lease rentals .\nearlier this month , goair got government ' s approval to fly to nine countries including iran , uzbekistan and kazakhastan . it expects to start international operations from the next summer schedule - - which generally spans from the last sunday of march and extends to the last saturday of october .\ndrawing from his experience working with austrian airlines , jet airways , british midland airways and air berlin , wolfgang has been instrumental in crafting the expansion of goair , not only in the domestic market , but also abroad as the airline starts services to a few overseas destinations next summer .\ngoair ceo wolfgang prock - schauer said in an interview in february that pratt & whitney \u201cwill support us properly with spare engines and other support needs to be there so we can overcome the initial phase and don\u2019t have any flight disruptions\u201d and a full fix could take about 18 months .\nwhen the flying ends , fun begins . with our domestic flight offer , you can now present your boarding pass at our associate restaurants , hotels and spas within 30 days of your travel and avail amazing discounts & offers . kick - start the fun with goair domestic flights now !\nthank you for booking with goair and we look forward to flying you to your destination . we know that things change from time to time and you\u2019ve landed on the right page to update your flight reservation . please note that amendments attract administration charge per sector per passenger . modification charges of\nnew delhi : the wadia group - owned go airlines ( india ) ltd , which operates low - fare airline goair , plans to increase its fleet size and market presence before hitting the market with an initial public offering ( ipo ) , a person familiar with the company\u2019s plans said .\nthe a320neo incorporates the latest generation engine and many innovations to ensure a smooth flying experience , while reducing the carbon footprint . as a mark of its responsibility to the environment , goair has decided to forgo the customary water cannon salute on arrival in delhi to avoid unnecessary wastage of water .\ngoair competes directly with no - frills carriers spicejet and indigo , both of which are listed . indigo owner interglobe aviation ltd was the most recent to list . indigo , with about 134 planes in its fleet and a 40 % market share , is valued at about rs37 , 000 crore .\n\u201cgoair\u2019s intent clearly is strategic . the airline choosing to firm up options for an additional 72 airbus a320neos will act more as fleet replacement in times to come , given the way the sector is today , \u201d said mark d . martin , founder and chief executive officer at consulting firm martin consulting llc .\nthe airliner , which launched its operations in november 2005 , currently operates with a fleet of 20 airbus aircraft across 23 destinations with over 975 flights and about 2 , 000 plus connections weekly . currently , goair operates 144 flights per day and expects this to go up to about 180 - 190 flights by december .\ngoair , which is the smallest domestic airline with a market share of 8 . 7 per cent , is also the second domestic airline after indigo too report a profit for last fiscal . it is unlisted and hence does not disclose quarterly numbers . the airline has a fleet of 18 airbus a320s and operates within india .\nmumbai - based goair took delivery of its first a - 320 neo aircraft in june last year . the aircraft is powered by pratt and whitney engines . on december 30 the airline reached an agreement to double the number of neo aircraft that it will acquire to 144 by ordering another 72 which is being announced now .\nall the planes will be delivered between 2016 and 2025 . over the last ten years , goair has followed a cautious approach of not chasing market share through rapid expansion or acquisition . in the last ten years , it grew its fleet size to 20 aircraft , inducting on an average two aircraft a year . . . .\nmumbai : if the last decade was about the birth of low - cost airlines in india , the current one is all set for a full - throttle , steep climb in the number of no - frill seats on offer , what with yet another low - cost airline announcing mega aircraft purchase plans on thursday . the wadia - group backed , budget carrier , goair has placed a rs 32 , 400 - crore aircraft purchase order for 72\nairbus 320 neo\naircraft . the deliveries will begin from 2015 , with an induction rate of 15 aircraft per year . that is , 2 , 700 goair seats to be added every year till 2020 .\ngoair is positioned as ' the smart people ' s airline ' . its captivating theme , ' fly smart ' is aimed at offering passengers a consistent , quality - assured , and time - efficient service through ' pocket - friendly ' fares . the airline uses a state - of - the - art airbus a320 aircraft fleet .\nwelcome to the goair cafe ! be ahead of time when it comes to food and pre - book snacks from our wide range of delicious veg , non - veg and jain snacks . now you can not only save on the airfare but also on the meals too with guaranteed meal availability on board because good food can\u2019t wait .\nbeing a low - cost airline , goair does not provide complimentary meals on its flights but offers options for buy on board in - flight meals . [ 28 ] the airline publishes an in - flight magazine named go - getter . [ 29 ] goair offers a premium service known as go business at a higher fare which provides extra services including seats with greater legroom , free meals , increased baggage allowance and priority boarding . [ 30 ] in 2011 , the airline launched its frequent flyer programme called go club , which provided benefits such as lounge access and free upgrade to go business . [ 31 ] new membership was discontinued in february 2014 . [ 32 ]\nthe airline operates a fleet of 11 airbus a320s and its market share is 6 . 2 per cent , which is a third of indigo . goair will induct another plane later this month . in june , the airline ' s managing director jeh wadia announced order for 72 airbus a320 neos , which would be delivered from 2015 onwards .\nprior to this , the airline had placed an order for 20 , a320s and these aircraft will be delivered over the next 24 months . with the latest deal , the total aircraft on order with goair jumps up to 92 . currently , the 2005 - born airline , which adheres to the low - cost model of having a uniform aircraft fleet , operates 133 daily domestic flights with a fleet of ten a320 aircraft .\nwe are evaluating various fund - raising options ( for the deal ) . it will be a combination of debt and equity ,\njeh wadia , goair managing director , said announcing the 72 - aircraft order in a press meet held on thursday .\nthe ministry data disclosed that the low - cost carrier ( lcc ) indigo achieved the highest market share at 36 . 8 percent followed by jet airways ( 18 . 4 ) , air india ( 15 . 4 ) , spicejet ( 13 . 1 ) , goair ( 8 . 00 ) and jetlite ( 2 . 8 percent ) .\ngoair flies to / from destinations within india . it covers 21 cities . the cities covered by it are : srinagar , leh , jammu , chandigarh , delhi , jaipur , lucknow , ahmedabad , guwahati , bagdogra , patna , kolkata , ranchi , nagpur , mumbai , pune , goa , bengaluru , chennai , kochi and port blair .\n\u201cthe ninth aircraft will be inducted on september 2 operating on the delhi - patna sector , while the next one will be inducted on october 2 , \u201d goair ceo kaushik khona told reporters here . while the delhi patna flights will start from september 2 , the other destinations being added are : leh , lucknow and pune from october 2 .\n\u201cthe a320neo provides the latest technical innovations and unbeatable economics . we are happy to offer our passengers the most modern and comfortable cabins . this new order will further strengthen our network by adding more domestic and international routes in the years to come , \u201d said wolfgang prock - schauer , managing director and ceo of goair , in a statement .\n\u201cthe new a320neo provides us the competitive edge to achieve our growth targets and help us in strengthening our presence in the wider region , \u201d goair\u2019s chief executive officer wolfgang prock - schauer said . \u201cthe new aircraft will help us in unlocking new domestic routes , while providing a springboard for continued international network expansion in the years to come . \u201d\ngoair was rated as the\nbest domestic airline for excellence in quality and efficient service\nby pacific area travel writers association in 2008 . [ 33 ] the airline was also awarded as the\nbest performing airline\nin asia and africa of all airbus a320 operators by airbus in 2011 based on fleet utilization and other performance metrics . [ 34 ]\nbeing a customer - centric airline , goair works the extra mile to make sure that you along with your belongings are insured and safe . now be at peace while flying with our domestic flight at an absolutely nominal cost . it\u2019s time to fly smart and fly stress free with our domestic travel insurance . we definitely offer more than just low airfares .\n\u201cgoair is delighted to welcome a320 neo into its fleet . with the induction of the first of our 72 neo aircraft on order , we have reached a fleet strength of 20 aircrafts . with this expansion we will be able to strengthen our domestic network and will also be available to fly on international routes , \u201d he had said in a statement ."]}
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great people while working at fxdd . beautiful office and free working environment , tons of opportunities .\nnovicap is fxdd ' s # 2 competitor . novicap is headquartered in london , england , and was founded in 2014 . novicap operates in the personal products industry . novicap generates 20 % the revenue of fxdd .\nurltoken is a top competitor of fxdd . urltoken was founded in strovolos , other } in 2008 . urltoken competes in the diversified financial services industry . compared to fxdd , urltoken generates $ 13 . 5m more revenue .\nthe order issued to fxdd today , as well as imposing the aforementioned $ 275 , 000 civil monetary penalty , includes a cease and desist order against fxdd for its violations . the order also notes that in settling this matter , the cftc took into account fxdd\u2019s cooperation and the corrective action it undertook after its deficiencies were discovered .\nfollowing the disposal of its us client base , fxdd is looking for some acquisitions to strengthen its . . .\nso if there is no fxdd , can the company still be forced to pay the fine ? i thought fxdd had already left usa behind . assuming they are guilty , what would happen if they didn\u2019t pay the fine ?\nedit : ah , just after i post this , i notice ramy points out the fxdd regulatory issues . lol\nall financial instruments offered is available for trading with fxdd in any trading account types . you just need to open up one account and you can build up a diversified portfolio including forex , cfds and precious metals with fxdd .\nas of august 2016 fxdd had 21 , 626 fans . that ' s a 12 percent increase in 2 years .\neach of these violations , the order finds , was a result of fxdd\u2019s inadequate supervisory system and its failure to diligently supervise employees , officers , and agents with respect to the handling and monitoring of fxdd\u2019s compliance with its minimum financial requirements .\ncompany profile : fxdd malta limited ( fxdd\n) is licensed to provide investment services by the malta financial services authority in malta under category 3 licence in terms of the investment services act ( license no . is / 48817 ) in 2010 .\nkraken has been one of fxdd ' s top competitors . kraken is a private company that was founded in 2011 in san francisco , california . kraken operates in the diversified financial services industry . compared to fxdd , kraken has 124 more employees .\nfxdd ' s revenue is the seventh highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nfxdd has employees and is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 64 .\nironfx reviews announce the merger between ironfx and fxdd inc . , one of the pioneers in the retail fo . . .\nwant a full history search for c - fxdd dating back to 1998 ? buy now . get it within one hour .\nfxdd makes use of an unusually large array of trading platforms , aside from the ever popular metatrader 4 . they include :\nfxdd forex broker review and rating , general info forex awards fxdd has been registered with the cftc as an fcm since december 10 , 2009 and as an rfed since september 2 , 2010 . in short , fxdd is a proper choice for those who look for a non - dealing desk broker with reasonable spreads , a number of trading platform options and a decent .\n8 . 12 services agreement the fxdd services agreement shall be in full force and effect on terms acceptable to the company .\ni applied online . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at fxdd ( new york , ny ) in august 2011 .\nnew york - - ( business wire ) - - fxcm to acquire u . s . retail clients of fxdd . . .\n1 . 2 compliance with gaap , etc . the fxdd financials ( including any notes thereto ) ( a ) are complete and correct and were prepared in accordance with the books and records of fxdd malta limited , ( b ) fairly present the consolidated financial position of fxdd malta limited as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated results of the operations of fxdd malta limited for the periods therein specified and ( c ) have been prepared in accordance with gaap applied on a basis consistent with prior accounting periods .\n\u201cfxdd malta will be at the forefront of the retail forex industry , \u201d said lubomir kaneti , a director of fxdd malta . \u201cit will offer clients the best of both worlds : proven reliable technology based on the experience of fxdd malta functioning in a regulatory framework that allows customers the freedom to choose their leverage and style of trading , as well as protection of customer assets . \u201d\nln october 2012 , the bcc issued a second complaint against fxdd , charging the firm with failing to adequately investigate suspicious activity in several customers\u2019 accounts , and failing to conduct annual aml training . a settlement on both counts followed in september 2013 with fxdd paying more than $ 1 . 8 million in restitution to fxdd customers , and a fine to the nfa of over $ 1 million .\nfxdd malta limited , doing business as fxdd global , holds a category 3 investment services license issued by the malta financial services authority ( the mfsa ) , which allows them to provide any investment service , to hold clients\u2019 money and to deal on own account .\nclients of fxdd malta will be able to use many trading platforms including metatrader4 , mtxtreme , fxdd trader , fxdd auto , and multibank ecn hubs using currenex and integral technology . clients will be able to choose between ticket - based or position - based platforms and will have more options for higher leverage levels . in accordance with european regulations , client funds will be segregated from the firm\u2019s capital .\nthe following payment methods are available to fxdd clients : credit cards , bank wire transfer , skrill , neteller , and safecharge cashier .\nin addition to transactions in many foreign currency contracts , fxdd malta\u2019s clients will also be able execute transactions in gold and silver contracts ; all of these executable instruments will be displayed in 11 languages and will make fxdd malta one of the premier global retail forex dealers .\nbecause fxdd reported its adjusted net capital on a consolidated basis with its subsidiary , fxdd apparently did not realize that , according to the cftc\u2019s findings , and on the required stand - alone basis it failed to satisfy its adjusted net capital requirements throughout most of this period .\nfxdd is an online foreign exchange trading company dedicated to providing superior customer service to both individual and institutional traders . the company offers trading software , trading services , and trading tools . fxdd created the first enterprise - level technology , which supports the popular trading platform metatrader 4\nthe order imposes a $ 600 , 000 civil monetary penalty against fxdd for its violations , as well as a cease and desist order and a three - year registration ban as an fcm or rfed . the order notes that in settling this matter , the cftc took into account the corrective action that fxdd undertook after its deficiencies were discovered and fxdd\u2019s pending request to withdraw its registrations as an fcm and rfed .\nnew york - - ( business wire ) - - fxdd global , a leader in international online foreign exchange trading , an . . .\n\u201ccease and desist order\u201d\u2026 . does that mean no more fxdd forex trading operations in the usa as of this moment ? that\u2019s pretty serious .\naccording to information obtained exclusively by forex magnates , the national futures association ( nfa ) has served a complaint to fxdirectdealer llc ( fxdd ) and joseph botkier , ceo of the company , as he was serving as principal of fxdd , during the times relevant to the complaint .\nfxdd fxdd metatrader mt4 brokers best mt5 forex commodity futures trading commission ( cftc ) today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against fxdirect dealer , llc ( fxdd ) , a cftc - registered retail foreign exchange dealer ( rfed ) and futures commission merchant ( fcm ) headquartered in new york , new york , for failing to meet the minimum financial requirements for rfeds and fcms , failing to supervise its employees , and failing to comply with a prior cftc administrative order dated september 30 , 2013 ( prior order ) ( see cftc press release ) . fxdd forex direct dealer . fxdd was established in 2002 and does its business out of north america . this institution deals with individuals as well as institutional .\nheadquartered in malta , fxdd global ( also known as fxdd europe ) is a leading foreign exchange dealer that delivers innovative technologies . it offers trading in more than 20 currency pairs , indices , metals , and energy cfds , as well as binary options on a myriad of trading platforms .\naccount types the fxdd solution begins with an account . fxdd individual and institutional solutions are designed to empower performance . live account registration takes under ten minutes via the online application , fax or mail . clients can begin with a demo account , to explore the world of forex trading risk free .\nfxdd forex factory - day trading penny slots their excuses varies from we were not aware to with in three days to one week to bank holiday to did not recieve your request . totally suck , my live acount , over 300 usd eaten by their so called stupid trick stopout . . . fxdd forex factory first hft should not have information on the order book . fxdd forex factory if the price still goes according tothe trend , you close the second .\nleverage leveraged funds applied to fdxx metatrader 4 trading software platform exchange accounts have a higher than average revenue potential than on other sites . while fxdd is regulated by european union authorities , the malta ltd . exchange offers over - the - counter ( otc ) options trading to international brokers . the global trading resource for forex options , fxdd offers alternate revenue streams to increase return on investment in orders of magnitude . come to fxdd for better volume rebates on spot pricing . fxdd beats the competition with referral rebates on fx options at competitive prices averaging $ 200 to $ 300 per million in eur / usd trades .\ndesigned especially for institutional and high volume traders , powertrader is fxdd\u2019s version of currenex , one of the deepest liquidity pools in the spot foreign exchange market . it offers very competitive inter - bank rates with ecn execution and allows clients to use fxdd liquidity with five of the world ' s major market makers .\nregulators & safety fxdirectdealer , llc ( fxdd ) malta ltd . is a category 3 financial services firm . fxdd is a malta financial services authority ( mfsa is / 48817 ) registered exchange . fxdd is in compliance with the european commission\u2019s ( ec ) european markets in financial instruments directive ( mifid ) . regulatory management of fxdd transactions is in accordance with securities trading rules laid forth by the financial authority of the uk fsa , france amf , germany bafin , italy consob , spain cnmv , netherlands afm , sweden fi , denmark fsa , hungary psz\u00e1f , slovakia nbs , and czech republic cnb in oversight of exchange trading .\naccording to the order , during the period march 20 , 2013 to december 11 , 2013 , fxdd improperly included certain funds held in an account at an unregulated entity in its anc computations . after excluding those funds as required , the order finds that fxdd was undercapitalized for 96 days between april 24 , 2013 and december 13 , 2013 . additionally , the order finds that fxdd was undercapitalized for 41 days between september 30 , 2013 and december 13 , 2013 in violation of the prior order . the order also finds that fxdd violated cftc minimum financial requirements by making three prohibited equity withdrawals between january 13 , 2014 and february 14 , 2014 .\nin july 2012 , the regulator lodged its first complaint against fxdd for alleged asymmetric slippage practices , which required the company to place $ 3 . 3 in escrow .\nfxdd company offers several platform options , such are most popular trading platform metatrader 4 , it also has mtxtreme , auto platform , powertrader , vikingtrader , and their fxdd trader . it means that it has a broad range of possibilities for the clients who use platforms other than metatrader 4 , which is a significant advantage for many of those who are interested in fxdd\u00b4s services . most of these platforms are available for mobile devices as well , which allows you to have control of your funds at any time .\n6 . 21 client development . the company will use , and the buyer will cause fxdd trading limited ( \u201cfxdd\u201d ) to use , reasonable best efforts to \u200emarket each other ' s brand and direct clients to the other until the second closing . the company will , and the buyer will cause fxdd to , create a reporting system to track such client deposits for those clients developed as a result of the other\u2019s origination efforts . in the event of a termination of this agreement pursuant to section 9 . 1 , the company will , and the buyer will cause fxdd to , use reasonable best efforts to transfer to the originating party any remaining equity in such clients ' deposits .\nfxdd malta , a provider of online forex trading , has announced it has been granted licensing by the malta financial services authority to operate a category 3 investment services company .\ncommissions & spreads fxdd is fast become the high volume and high frequency choice for brokers looking for the most cost efficient trading . fxdd brokers can select from standard , low and competitive variable spreads , starting at 2 . 0eur / usd pips with no additional commissions above spread compensation . extreme spreads start at just 0 . 8eur / usd pips plus commission .\nfxdd\u2019s marketing director john corbett provided a statement to forex magnates on behalf of the company , \u201cwith regard to the recent cftc settlement on the issue of undercapitalization , fxdd continuously maintained sufficient capital on a combined basis with its subsidiary , however , for accounting reasons , the two net capital computations needed to be separated in order to meet adjusted net capital rules . \u201d\nfxdd global is a subsidiary of currency mountain holdings , llc - a new york based holding company with controlling interest in several brands within the foreign exchange trading industry . fxdd had a us unit , but voluntarily withdrawn its introducing broker ( ib ) license from the us national futures association ( nfa ) in 2015 and sold its retail client base to us giant fxcm .\nmorgan partners , an independent middle - market investment bank serving the financial technology sector , today announced its role as exclusive financial advisor to fxdd in its merger with boston technologies , inc .\ntrading software fxdd currency traders have access to a full range of forex market trading software applications and tools . the fxdd metatrader 4 forex trading software platform is a turn - key proprietary exchange solution available to both individual and institutional traders . continuous updates to the exchange are hassle free . the fxdd metatrader 4 forex is also available on android , ios , and windows mobile . the digital exchange offers fast and secure execution of fill and kill orders . brokers can trade emerging market currency pairs , competitive spreads . brokers have access to expert advisor ( ea ) support .\nbroker fxdd has been registered in malta in 2002 . headquartered in new york , and the activity of company is regulated by such organizations as the united states nfa , mfsa malta . regular availability of liquidity enables customers to carry out transactions with the best conditions and low spreads . fxdd provides traders a number of trading platforms to choose from : metatrader 4 , mtxtreme , metatrader 5 , fxdd trader . working with such a reliable partner gives customers confidence in their results and guarantee assistance from the broker - this is confirmed by a lot of positive reviews about the company .\ncustomer support broker enquiries to fxdd are managed by a team of experts , with the market and technical knowledge required for uninterrupted trading . enquiries made in relation to trading accounts are responded to in a timely manner . account enquiries related to issues other than broker activities or help desk tech support features of the fxdd metatrader 4 forex trading software platform can be submitted to : support @ urltoken\nas a further guarantee to clients\u2019 funds , fxdd ltd . , is a member of the maltese investor compensation scheme \u2013 a rescue fund for customers of failed investment firms which are licensed by mfsa .\nstandard & micro accounts with fxdd global are commission - free , yet the spreads on these accounts start at 1 . 5 pips for the eur / usd pair , which is above the average in the industry .\nseptember has been an expensive month for fxdd . as well as today\u2019s order issued by the cftc , the national futures association ( nfa ) concluded its case against the firm just under two weeks ago , handing down a $ 1 . 8 million restitution order and $ 1 . 1 million fine as a result of failing to implement the correct supervision obligations by employing a trading system providing fxdd with pricing advantages which harmed retail customers .\nit is very important to get access to trading data as data is the life and blood of the trading business . however there aren\u2019t a lot of free forex data sources out there and the sources that are available for free rarely allow for the automatic downloading of trading data . today i am going to be showing you how you can use one of these sources \u2013 the 1m data from fxdd \u2013 to automatically download currency data for 15 currency pairs using python . i will also talk about some of the issues with the fxdd data , how they can be potentially addressed and what coding changes you would require to access the two different data repositories available from the fxdd website .\nyeah , i ' ve heard much the same stuff about fxdd that was mentioned in the comment above , and i got burned by them to the tune of 250 dollars , which isn ' t a lot , but shows how quickly i realized it was all a scam . nor do i understand why the main review here starts with a warning label , then ends by saying there ' s not reason not to sign up with fxdd . say what ?\nkeep in mind that fxdd global allows one free - of - charge withdrawal per month . additional redemptions from any of the client\u2019s account ( s ) during the same calendar month will result in a $ 30 charge per redemption .\n1 ) previous m & a activities : both ironfx and fxdd have frequented m & a news and rumor mills over the past few years . ironfx was actually purported to be on teddy sagi\u2019s target list of potential takeovers . meetings were held , but nothing ever transpired . fxdd , on the other hand , had a history of problems in the united states , which eventually led to its sale of its u . s . operations to fxcm in mid - 2014 .\nunder cftc regulations , rfeds and fcms that offer or engage in retail foreign exchange ( forex ) transactions must at all times maintain adjusted net capital ( anc ) of $ 20 million , or more in certain circumstances . in the prior order , the cftc found that fxdd failed to maintain its required anc during at least 18 separate months between november 2010 and december 2012 and ordered fxdd to , among other things , cease and desist from further violations of its anc requirements .\naccording to the cftc order , fxdd did not maintain its required adjusted net capital during at least 18 separate months between november 2010 and december 2012 , with month - end adjusted net capital computations showing that fxdd was undercapitalized by more than $ 7 . 5 million at one point . this contravenes a law implemented by the us authorities in october 2010 when the cftc adopted comprehensive rules to protect members of the public who buy fx contracts from , or sell fx contracts to fx firms .\ntoday , fxdirectdealer ( fxdd ) finds itself on the receiving end of a $ 275 , 000 fiscal penalty issued by the us commodity futures trading commission ( cftc ) for transgressing the rules stipulated by the regulator on minimum capitaization required for fx firms .\nthe above review briefly states that fxdd has had\na spot of bad press ,\nand there is a warning sticker stating that they are not verified . but all of this really wildly understates the issues with fxdd . first , they were fined 25 , 000 euro by the government of malta for illegal practices . they then were fined 2 million dollars by the nfa for the practice of illegal assymetric slippage ( basically , intentionally delaying processing a trade so that the client loses money ) . as if that wasn ' t enough , they were required to pay $ 1 . 8 million back to their clients for the illegal\nslippage\nissues . fxdd settled for this amount ( so , nearly 4 million dollars ) without either admitting or denying guilt . . . and as if all of that wasn ' t enough , while these lawsuits were going on , fxdd response was to threaten lawsuits against their customers , in the hopes of intimidating them , silencing , and keeping them from talking to the nfa ( which is the u . s . regulatory forex commission ) . basically , there is no end of bad things to say about fxdd , and you can read more about them elsewhere . just stay far , far away from them .\nthe letter lists five counts of nfa requirements being violated while fxdd operated as a futures commission merchant ( fcm ) and was registered as a forex dealer member ( fdm ) of the nfa , after an examination was launched by the regulator in august 2013 .\nthere is no minimum initial deposit set for micro accounts , so one may invest just $ 1 . this is an attractive offer , yet , if you wish to benefit from the ecn offering of fxdd global , you have to deposit at least $ 2000 .\nfxdd global offers its clients a wide range of trading platforms : metatrader 4 , mtxtreme ( also mt4 based ) , powertrader ( currenex ) , jforex ( dukascopy bank ' s trading platform ) , mirror trader , as well as tradency\u2019s automated trading solution robox .\nthe next stage will require regulatory approvals from cysec and regulatory officials in malta , the licensing body for fxdd . after cysec approval , nukkleus will acquire the remaining shares of ironfx global and inject $ 1 million of operating capital into the company . an option agreement to acquire fxdd and related entities will proceed after approvals are obtained . what is lacking at this time is how much cash will ultimately transfer to stockholders . at this stage in the process shares in nukkleus must suffice until it raises new capital in the nasdaq otc market .\nthe new company combines boston technologies \u2013 a leading provider of financial technology , one of the fastest growing companies in boston 1 , and a member of inc . magazine\u2019s 5 , 000 fastest growing private companies in america four years running \u2013 with fxdd , a leading provider of end - to - end foreign exchange ( fx ) software solutions to financial institutions , brokerages and money managers around the world . the new company will operate under the brand name boston technologies powered by fxdd with an expanded and improved suite of products and technology solutions .\nthe gain capital and dukascopy datasets are a pain in the ass to retrieve and compile , i gave up on them once i found the disktrading / fxdd / forexite resources but i included them here for sake of completeness as you may find them to be of value .\nthe nfa began its examination in august 2013 . the first two counts in the regulator\u2019s new letter alleged that fxdd failed to implement an adequate anti - money laundering ( aml ) program , and failed to offset transactions on certain customers accounts in a fair and acceptable method .\nthe top 10 competitors in fxdd ' s competitive set are markets . com , novicap , kraken , robinhood , babypips , trading online fx , dailyfx , funding options , marketinvoice and skipton business finance . together they have raised over 834 . 2m between their estimated 565 employees .\ngreg michalowski linkedin nukkleus has acquired 100 % of iron fx ' s australian operation , which was split off from iron fx global . chief currency and trading analyst for fxdd , a leading retail foreign exchange broker . author of attacking currency trends , a highly rated trading book for .\naccording to the letter , fxdd must file a written answer to the complaint within thirty days after being received . the firm is required to respond to each allegation in the complaint by admitting , denying or affirming that it lacks sufficient knowledge or information to admit to or deny the allegation .\nfxdd global is a reputable award - winning fx and cfd brokerage with many years of experience . it offers competitive conditions for trading on numerous trading platforms that cover all skill levels and styles . to sum up the above , here are the advantages and drawbacks with regards to this broker :\n5 . 10 services agreement . the buyer will cause the total monthly operational and other expenses of the buyer under the global service agreement entered with fxdirectdealer , llc , excluding those of the company , not to exceed the revenue generated under the general services agreement entered with fxdd trading limited .\n1 . 3 services agreement . the buyer will cause the total monthly operational and other expenses of the buyer under the global service agreement entered with fxdirectdealer , llc , excluding those of the company , not to exceed the revenue generated under the general services agreement entered with fxdd trading limited .\n1 . 1 financial statements . attached to this schedule 6 . 19 are ( i ) the audited consolidated statements of financial position of fxdd malta limited as at december 31 , 2015 and december 31 , 2014 , together with the statements of changes in equity as at december 31 , 2015 and december 31 , 2014 , ( ii ) statements of comprehensive income for the year ended december 31 , 2015 and the year ended december 31 , 2014 and ( iii ) statements of cash flows for the year ended december 31 , 2015 and the year ended december 31 , 2014 ( collectively , the \u201c fxdd financials \u201d ) .\nfxdd malta limited , which is located in the centre of the mediterranean , is dedicated to providing superior customer service , powerful trading technology , and reliable streaming liquidity to forex traders worldwide . the company is an affiliate company of fx direct dealer in new york which is founded in 2002 and has a worldwide customer base .\nfxdd trade since , then i been getting one excuse after another about deposit bonus and just excuse to depsoit my money and start trading with them . our library of forex and options trading guides cover all the basics . fxddnow , our blog , can help you keep on top of forex news in real time through trend .\nthe positive thing about the fxdd is that it offers a range of different methods for depositing , withdrawing and transferring funds in the simple and quick way . it is also important to mention that there are no fees for making a deposit and that you have the option to withdraw your funds at any particular time . you are only obliged to fill out the fxdd funds redemption form and send it by fax to the office in malta . it can seem like an inconvenience , but all the funding can be done through credit cards , bank wires , as well as e - wallet payment methods like skrill , neteller , and some other online payment programs .\nthe maximum leverage with fxdd is 1 : 200 , and 1 : 400 leverage is available based on meeting certain terms and conditions . 1 : 400 is considered a high leverage ratio , yet a number of brokers offer leverage of 1 : 500 or even higher . for example , fxpro also provides leverage up to 1 : 500 .\nside thought , alpari clients using their jforex whitelabel ( so trading with and on dukascopy ' s swfx ) might be left hanging . they can ' t get the same jforex environment at fxcm , and the only other us broker i know of that offers jforex is fxdd , who themselves have been having a lot of regulatory issues lately .\nwashington , dc - the u . s . commodity futures trading commission ( cftc ) today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against fxdirectdealer , llc ( fxdd ) , a cftc - registered retail foreign exchange dealer ( rfed ) and futures commission merchant ( fcm ) headquartered in new york , new york , for failing to meet the minimum financial requirements for rfeds and fcms , failing to supervise its employees , and failing to comply with a prior cftc administrative order dated september 30 , 2013 ( prior order ) ( see cftc press release 6725 - 13 ) . fxdd has been registered with the cftc as an fcm since december 10 , 2009 and as an rfed since september 2 , 2010 .\nour transaction with boston technologies was highly complex , \u201d said emil assentato , chairman of fxdd . \u201c we could not have completed the deal without the strategic guidance and skilled execution from morgan partners . they quarterbacked the entire process . under their leadership , we met an aggressive timeline and achieved our business objectives . the morgan partners team is remarkable . \u201d\nfxdd global offers several basic account types . all of them offer variable spreads and maximum leverage up to 1 : 400 . micro accounts are available for novice traders solely on the mt4 platform , offering micro tradeable lots and commission - free trading . ecn environment is also available with this broker on its ecn accounts , accessible with investment of at least $ 2000 .\nthe broker also offers advanced automated trading solutions . it supports mirror trader , the popular retail automatic signal based trading platform . besides , fxdd global was also the forex broker to adopt tradency\u2019s automated trading solution robox in 2016 . robox is a smart trading machine with a simple , comfortable and user - friendly interface that does not require any prior knowledge of forex trading .\n3 ) prior regulatory skirmishes : both management teams at ironfx and fxdd have had well publicized battles with regulators . ironfx has been cited for refusing to honor withdrawal requests and a host of other violations that have not been made public . cysec went so far as to fine the firm \u20ac335 , 000 , its largest fine to date , and asic ordered the firm to correct its disclosure documents . fxdd ran afoul of the national futures association ( nfa ) over slippage issues , resulting in $ 1 . 8 million in client restitution and $ 1 . 1 million in fines . the nfa had already hit the firm for $ 75 , 000 for aml process violations , while the cftc tagged them for another $ 275 , 000 for capital adequacy shortfalls .\nfxdd global ` s ecn accounts , on the other hand , provide tight variable spreads , the typical ones amounting to around 0 . 3 pips . if we add the applicable commission of $ 6 per round - turn , the average trading costs of ecn account holders amount to around 0 . 9 pips for the eur / usd pair , which is a really competitive pricing .\nstaying true to the commitment to destroy the us retail foreign exchange market , the nfa is not skipping this last opportunity to slap a hefty fine on fxdd . according to the letter of complaint , the company is facing up to $ 1 , 250 , 000 in fines from the nfa , as according to the letter the maximum monetary fine for every allegation may not exceed $ 250 , 000 .\nwhat is clear is that fxcm , fxsol , alpari , gain , fxdd , and forgive me if i am missing any will be\nforced\nto return the us accounts back , threatened by regulatory actions to their us affilitate , while the others with no us affiliation like gomarkets as you mentioned or saxo will be ok , or in the worst case scenario outlaws in the us . . . .\nfxdd say on their site they want to help traders make better trading decisions , and after taking a look at the educational material , we weren\u2019t disappointed . there is plenty of reading material targeting all different levels . also available are a number of instructional videos covering everything from the basics to in - depth technical analysis . and there is a library of trading guides covering the basics of forex and options trading .\nthe above script takes care of all the above by automatically downloading the fxdd 1m data using python . the program downloads data for 15 different symbols and unzips , processes the hst binary files into pandas dataframes and finally saves the data into a human readable csv format that you can use for data auditing or further modifications before using the data for back - testing or other analysis . you can simply delete the downloaded files and rerun the script to reprocess the data and automatically update your data repository from fxdd every week . the data is usually updated by them on time after market close each friday . you\u2019ll notice that the data is downloaded from the metatrader repository although they have another repository called metatrader xtreme that contains less data but more symbols . to use this you should modify the above script by changing the symbol names ( turn eurusd into eurusdx ) and change the download url to add an x urltoken\nthe nfa does not allow for members to withdraw until a final review of the company and principals has taken place . this inevitably leads to bcc charges and fines imposed . so even though fxdd has sold it\u2019s client assets , closed it\u2019s doors and ceased operations , it is still a member of the nfa until the nfa allows for the membership withdrawal to proceed . i assume that even if a company ceased operations and filed to disband the company with their state registry , the individual principals would still be liable to the nfa for any fines .\nthis broker company offers several customer service options . there is a great support team which is very efficient and always ready to respond to your question . support options include live chat and a call back option , as well as e - mail address and phone number . you can contact an fxdd representative by phone 24 - hours a day from sunday 5 pm to friday 4 pm est , and the support team will also reply to your e - mail as quick as possible . the company cares about their clients which many customer reviews confirm .\nin addition , fxdd global supports jforex \u2013 a platform , designed for traders seeking manual or automated trading and / or developing and testing trading strategies based on the java programming language . some of the tools and features of the platform include 250 indicators and chart studies , calendar of economic events and news , automated trading with historical tester , advanced charting ( including renko , range bars , point & figure and line break charts ) . in addition , a built - in cross - platform interface for the execution of custom strategies and programming code are provided .\nfxdd operates through its website urltoken and provides interbank foreign exchange pricing to clients around the world . through its website , individual investors , institutional traders , hedge funds , commercial entities , brokerage firms and money managers have access to trading facilities in forex and precious metals ( gold and silver ) , on a 24 - hour a day and 5 plus day a week basis . in addition , clients have access to competitive spreads ( 2 - 3 - wide on most majors ) , transparent real - time bid / offer pricing and different leverage and trading functions .\n8 ) technology shortfalls : processing companies , especially those that are having a tough time financially , can easily fall behind in needed software and hardware system upgrades . the fact that ironfx needs a $ 1 million operating capital infusion is indicative of this potential problem . technology companies make good acquisition targets , as long as there is one highly efficient it platform upon which newly acquired customer accounts can be consolidated . there cannot be two platforms . either the ironfx or fxdd platform must be the survivor , the first difficult decision that must transpire in order for the deal to work in the long run ;\nmerger headlines are abuzz that ironfx and fxdirectdealer ( fxdd ) are to be combined via a fairly complicated reverse takeover transaction . neither of these entities currently has operations in the united states , but the global footprints of each company will , by their very nature , require a host of regulatory approvals from a number of disparate jurisdictions . at this stage , there have not been a lot of details , but there have been a few limited interviews and legal filings with the nasdaq exchange , ostensibly in preparation for an initial capital raise . each day brings more answers , followed by twice as many questions that require further review .\nfxdd offer three different accounts , and the choice will depend on the number of people trading . there is an individual account , which obviously is only for one person . there is also a joint account for two or more traders who want to trade together . joint accounts must be supported by a customer agreement form signed by the individuals who are party to the account . and there is a corporate account that is opened under a company name . we should also mention the demo account , which gives new traders the chance to try the popular mt4 trading platform , as well as trying out new strategies in a risk free environment .\nneither ironfx , nor fxdd have the capital or the wherewithal to acquire each other . the need for a third party in the equation is where nukkleus and the rto mechanism become the enablers of the recombination . there have already been preparatory moves in anticipation of next steps \u2013 the funding of nukkleus with $ 1 million , a transfer deposit of $ 175 , 000 to gvs holdings to acquire ironfx australia and fxgiants ( previously spun off from ironfx global ) , and additional cash of an undeclared amount to acquire a 9 . 9 % interest in ironfx global . the australian securities and investments commission ( asic ) must approve this part of the deal .\ndeposits & withdrawals fxdd trading accounts are secured with a deposit . transactions made on the metatrader 4 forex can be conducted via credit card up to usd $ 10 , 000 . alternate payment forms include : clickandbuy up to usd $ 25 , 000 , bank wire unlimited amounts , and skrill up to usd $ 10 , 000 . deposit and withdrawal transactions typically take up to 2 days for processing . redeemed funds are disbursed in the same form as that of purchase . the company does not accept third party deposits . subscribers are able to withdraw funds at any time without penalty . deposits may be made to joint accounts . redemptions are processed back to the joint account .\nthe broker fxdd is one of the few that makes their 1m data publicly available for download outside of their mt4 platform ( which is very convenient as data updating , exporting and importing in mt4 is super slow ) . the data can be downloaded manually from this page where you can download zip files that in turn contain hst files that you can load into your mt4 platform . however if you want to perform some different analysis or if you want to carry out some data processing before hand this format is really not that useful . it is also fairly inconvenient to have to manually download tons of files from a website and then have to manually unzip and load each one .\n2 ) signs of financial difficulty : ironfx has been in the news several times regarding staff cutbacks , due to problems with hyper growth , a failing business model , and far too much emphasis on marketing and promotional bonuses . global offices have been curtailed , with staff counts , as some have estimated , falling from 800 to 500 over the past two years . leaked internal documents note that ironfx has downsized four times since february of 2015 . fxdd , however , has been in the news over heavy fines and customer disputes over slippage . if you add up everything , there has been a hit of nearly $ 5 million on the bottom line . whether all of these issues have been resolved is open for conjecture ;\ncustomer support is available 24 hours a day from sunday 5pm to friday 4pm . and there are a couple of numbers to ring . they are kind enough to mention that some calls could be routed through their new york offices , so it doesn\u2019t come as a surprise when you speak with someone who has an american accent . there are two email addresses , one for sales and one for support . and they have also been kind enough to give a postal address should you feel the need to put pen to paper . all in all , we were very impressed with fxdd , and found their website very informative and easy to navigate . there were no nasty surprises when it came to trading , and we couldn\u2019t find any reason not to sign up for a real money account .\nbefore you choose to trade with fxdd , it\u2019s important to understand their pricing structure . there are two pricing models , standard and ecn pricing . standard pricing \u2013 spreads can be as low as 1 . 5 for eur / usd , 2 . 5 for gbp ? usd , and 2 for usd / jpy or aud / usd . 0 slippage is guaranteed , and there are no commissions . spreads do vary across other currency pairs , but they are all clearly laid out in fxdds website . ecn pricing \u2013 spreads can be as low as 0 . 1 for eur / usd , 0 . 5 for gbp / usd , 0 . 2 for usd ? jpy , or 0 . 7 for aud / usd . there are no markups and commissions are small at $ 2 . 99 per standard lot , per side ."]}
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their conversation . tamsoft wonders what\narchive\nmeans . there are so many new words these days and she just can ' t keep up . tamsoft thinks it would be a good idea to look at a dictionary when she gets back .\nrom is shy around tamsoft and asks ram if she is safe to talk to . ram assures her that she is as she is blanc ' s friend . the twins decide to introduce themselves to tamsoft . tamsoft also greets them and notes that it is difficult to tell the two apart . neptune then asks tamsoft since she has a traditional japanese vibe , if she specializes in sword smithing . rom excitedly wonders if she can improve her katana . tamsoft tells them to bring in the materials and she will upgrade them . she is not limiting herself to swords , she can do guns as well .\ntamsoft is a girl eager to master the art of blacksmithing . she works quickly and has a great reputation . tamsoft is someone who respects and wants to protect tradition and uses archaic words sometimes . however , she is open to new things .\nbouquet asks what does\nteyandei\nand\ninase\nmean ? tamsoft has 200 or less characters to respond with . tamsoft explains that\nteyandei\nmeans\nwhat are you saying ?\nwhile\ninase\nmeans\ncool\n. bouquet creates a new category to store these words . she asks tamsoft if it is okay to say these words are obsolete in colloquial language . tamsoft thinks it is sad to see them that way but admits that they are a little old to some people .\ncompa admits she would not be able to handle such stress . her hands would get sweaty . if returns and suggests that she sell her failed works . that is more profitable than recycling the items . tamsoft can ' t sell people failed work . a failure is a failure . if finds that tamsoft has quite the professional attitude . she asks that if tamsoft has made any cool items while practicing that she come back here . if will buy it off her . if hands tamsoft some ores with a little extra as usual .\ntamsoft is a development company based in taito - ku , tokyo , japan . the company was established on june 26 , 1992 , by\ntamsoft corporation ( \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e\u30bf\u30e0\u30bd\u30d5\u30c8 ) is a japanese video game developer , founded in 1992 . the company currently employs 39 people and 20 contract staff .\nif asks tamsoft what specifically she is looking for . tamsoft wants cheap materials for practice . she is paying out of pocket so she accepts any quality . if tells tamsoft to give her a minute and she looks for some materials . compa asks her how her blacksmith is operating . tamsoft explains that she has a lot of customers but she feels that her quality is lacking . she wants to raise her skill level . normally , when she messes up for practice , she can break her failed work back into materials for reuse but when dealing with a client . she only has one chance .\ntamsoft - the complete information and online sale with free shipping . order and buy now for the lowest price in the best online store ! discounts & coupons .\nbasically , the products related to the term\ntamsoft\ncan be shipped to any place in ireland , including leinster , ulster , munster , and connacht .\nin gion blacksmith , tamsoft has run out of materials . she pays a visit to the chaos factory and asks if and compa for some lively ores . if does not know what lively ores are but she does have blacksmith materials available for sale . she asks tamsoft to take a look . compa welcomes tam - tam . tamsoft tells compa she does not need a nickname . compa decides to call her soft - sotht , soft - sot , sofpht but can ' t get the word right . if tells compa she can ' t use that as an alternative . tamsoft does not want to trouble compa and allows her to call her whatever she wants .\nin other words , the found goods by query\ntamsoft\ncan be shipped to any place in the uk , including england , scotland , wales , and northern ireland .\ntamsoft laughs and notes that they ' ve taking a liking to it . she tells them that she will look out for it . tamsoft asks them to drop off if anything happens . she would like to see this weapon in order to sharpen her skills . tamsoft reminds them that she needs the right amount of materials and bells from them . uni guesses that means materials take precedence between all else . neptune assures them that drop rates don ' t affect her . they will collect all the materials while they are completing the story .\nlater in gion blacksmith , the planeptune sisters and uni arrive . neptune calls for tamsoft and asks if she has a minute for something they have to ask about . tamsoft asks what ' s up . she notices that neptune is excited . tamsoft asks if something big happens . neptune explains that a player they met had a weapon . . . and . . . um . . . she asks nepgear and uni to explain the details . nepgear asks if calling it a laser - esque sword would give tamsoft a good idea of what it is . uni admits she did not get a look at it in mid - battle but it had a charge function . if one gathered energy and it could release powerful attack .\nand the goods named\ntamsoft\nin vermont can be delivered to burlington , south burlington , rutland , barre , montpelier , winooski , st . albans , newport , vergennes , and other cities .\ngenerally , the goods related with\ntamsoft\ncan be shipped to any place in australia , including new south wales , victoria , queensland , western australia , south australia , tasmania , australian capital territory , and northern territory .\ntamsoft finds this interesting . when she gets the chance , she ' d like to smith one herself . but for their information tamsoft is a relatively new blacksmith . she does not know about all of the weapons . she apologizes for not being much of a help . nepgear wonders wonders if that was a rare weapon . she tells tamsoft there is no need to rush and to update them if anything happens . neptune notes that nepgear and uni can ' t equip swords . she asks if them if that is just for their collection . nepgear reminds neptune that she can equip and as long as she can see it in action , she okay with that . uni is the same , she would be happy just having around .\nrelated products in the best online stores . for your convenience the search term is already added to the search box . you can either make a search right now or modify the query somehow ( for example ,\ntamsoft 2018\n) .\ntoday the goods by request\ntamsoft\nin south dakota can be delivered to the following cities : sioux falls , rapid city , aberdeen , brookings , watertown , mitchell , yankton , pierre , huron , spearfish , vermillion , and other cities .\nin fact , the goods by request\ntamsoft\ncan be shipped to any place in canada , including ontario , quebec , british columbia , alberta , manitoba , saskatchewan , nova scotia , new brunswick , newfoundland and labrador , and prince edward island .\nno doubt , the goods named\ntamsoft\nin montana can be received in billings , missoula , great falls , bozeman , butte , helena , kalispell , havre , anaconda , miles city , belgrade , livingston , laurel , whitefish , lewistown , sidney . . .\ntamsoft represents the company responsible for making the neptunia action - based games , like megatagmension blanc + neptune vs zombies , as well as been the company behind the senran kagura series , the budget titles of simple 2000 , and the early 3d pioneering fighting game battle arena toshinden .\nd3 doesn ' t make any games , they ' re just a publisher . oneechanbara is developed by tamsoft , it ' s doomed from the start . when they were 2000yen distractions they were kinda funny , at full price it ' s just going to be blood and tears .\nthe faithful adaptation to pc has been handled by the original developers at marvelous inc . and tamsoft , with added steamworks support including steam achievements , leaderboards , cloud saves , and trading cards . senran kagura estival versus will release on windows pc via steam\u00ae on the 17th march 2017 .\ntamsoft ' s figure remains the same in other spin - offs . she now dons a pirate mixed with a cowgirl like outfit . she wears a red bandana decorated with some hexagonal patterns . she keeps her hair tied using a tamsoft logo . a white piece of cloth wraps around her chest . her outfit consists of a black and blue open leather jacket , brown leather gloves , jeans and chaps held up by a black belt with a metal donut - shaped buckle . the belt also holds her wooden hammer . red ribbons are wrapped on the shoulders of her jacket .\nand of course , the goods by your query\ntamsoft\nin west virginia can be delivered to the following cities : charleston , huntington , morgantown , parkersburg , wheeling , weirton , fairmont , martinsburg , beckley , clarksburg , south charleston , st . albans , vienna , bluefield .\nas usual , any things related with\ntamsoft\nin wyoming can be bought in cheyenne , casper , laramie , gillette , rock springs , sheridan , green river , evanston , 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chosen to participate in a beta test for four goddesses online . the goddesses go on a journey to save the world from the threat of the demon king , to meet their other selves , to play together and make friends , and to get their little sisters .\nthe action game spin - off of the neptunia series will be developed by senran kagura studio tamsoft and launch in japan on august 28 for 6 , 800 yen at retail , with a limited edition version planned for 7 , 980 yen . a downloadable version will also be available , but pricing hasn\u2019t been announced .\nand of course , the goods named\ntamsoft\nin delaware can be shipped to wilmington , dover , newark , middletown , smyrna , milford , seaford , georgetown , elsmere , new castle , millsboro , laurel , harrington , camden , clayton , lewes , milton , selbyville , bridgeville , townsend , and other cities and towns .\nas you know , the goods named\ntamsoft\nin nevada can be purchased if you live in las vegas , henderson , reno , north las 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problem in all their titles is a total lack of balance whatsoever . since they ' re all mostly 3d action games involving either beating or slashing enemies up before a boss , the balance makes the games pretty lame since enemies usually take a gazillion hits to die . it ' s not hard either , just time consuming . their games are the action game version of grindfests .\nno need to say , any things related with\ntamsoft\nin idaho can be bought in boise , meridian , nampa , idaho falls , pocatello , caldwell , coeur d ' alene , twin falls , lewiston , post falls , rexburg , moscow , eagle , kuna , ammon , chubbuck , hayden , mountain home , blackfoot , garden city , jerome , burley , and other cities and towns .\nno need to say , the goods named\ntamsoft\nin north dakota can be received in fargo , bismarck , grand forks , minot , west fargo , williston , dickinson , mandan , jamestown , wahpeton , devils lake , watford city , valley city , grafton , lincoln , beulah , rugby , stanley , horace , casselton , new town , hazen , bottineau , lisbon , carrington , and so on .\nof course , the products related to the term\ntamsoft\nin new zealand can be received in such cities as auckland , wellington , christchurch , hamilton , tauranga , napier - hastings , dunedin , lower hutt , palmerston north , nelson , rotorua , new plymouth , whangarei , invercargill , whanganui , gisborne , porirua , invercargill , nelson , upper hutt , gisborne , blenheim , pukekohe , timaru , taupo .\nundoubtedly , the goods by request\ntamsoft\nin new mexico can be received in such cities as albuquerque , las cruces , rio rancho , santa fe , roswell , farmington , south valley , clovis , hobbs , alamogordo , carlsbad , gallup , deming , los lunas , chaparral , sunland park , las vegas , portales , los alamos , north valley , artesia , lovington , silver city , espa\u00f1ola , and so on .\nto put it bluntly , the oneechanbara series are an assortment of budget titles developed by tamsoft and 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east ridge , tullahoma , and so on .\nand of course , the found goods by query\ntamsoft\nin virginia can be received in virginia beach , norfolk , chesapeake , richmond , newport news , alexandria , hampton , roanoke , portsmouth , suffolk , lynchburg , harrisonburg , charlottesville , danville , manassas , petersburg , fredericksburg , winchester , salem , staunton , fairfax , hopewell , waynesboro , colonial heights , radford , bristol , manassas park , williamsburg , falls church , martinsville , poquoson , and other cities and towns .\nat the beginning i said that , before i played it , i believed that vortex would turn out much better than its predecessors , and it certainly made sense to me that tamsoft would pull all the stops to ensure that it did . this was the full - price debut of the series ( on an obscenely powerful console , no less ) , and they spectacularly blew it . even the graphics are lame . of course they look better than those of the ps2 games , but certainly not by a wide margin . at least sandlot gave us next - gen ( ish ) eye candy in edf 3 , whereas i ' ve no doubt that vortex could have been pulled off even on the original xbox by more capable developers . after five oneechan games i am now convinced that tamsoft keeps failing to make something decent not because they don ' t have the time or the budget , or because they don ' t care , but simply because they can ' t .\nand the products related to the term\ntamsoft\nin pennsylvania can be purchased if you live in philadelphia , pittsburgh , allentown , erie , reading , scranton , bethlehem , lancaster , harrisburg , altoona , york , wilkes - barre , chester , williamsport , easton , lebanon , hazleton , new castle , johnstown , mckeesport , hermitage , greensburg , pottsville , sharon , butler , washington , meadville , new kensington , coatesville , st . marys , lower burrell , oil city , nanticoke , uniontown , etc .\nthis is the new action , the new game system with new heroines . the all - new onechabara starts with the orders from the vampire sisters . added with new elements of the violence arm action on playstation\u00ae3 ! content file size : 3117mb copyright\uff1a \u00a9tamsoft \u00a9d3 publisher one time fee for use or downloads on up to 2 console systems and 2 portable systems that are compatible with the content and associated with the purchasing account . purchase or use of this item is subject to the playstation\u00aenetwork terms of service and user agreement .\nand the goods by request\ntamsoft\nin kansas can be received in wichita , overland park , kansas city , olathe , topeka , lawrence , shawnee , manhattan , lenexa , salina , hutchinson , leavenworth , leawood , dodge city , garden city , junction city , emporia , derby , prairie village , hays , liberal , gardner , pittsburg , newton , great bend , mcpherson , el dorado , ottawa , winfield , arkansas city , andover , lansing , merriam , haysville , atchison , parsons and smaller towns .\nusually , any products related with\ntamsoft\nin indiana can be purchased if you live in indianapolis , fort wayne , evansville , south bend , carmel , fishers , bloomington , hammond , gary , lafayette , muncie , terre haute , kokomo , noblesville , anderson , greenwood , elkhart , mishawaka , lawrence , jeffersonville , columbus , portage , new albany , richmond , westfield , valparaiso , goshen , michigan city , west lafayette , marion , east chicago , hobart , crown point , franklin , la porte , greenfield .\ntoday any things related with\ntamsoft\nin kentucky can be shipped to such cities as louisville , lexington , bowling green , owensboro , covington , hopkinsville , richmond , florence , georgetown , henderson , elizabethtown , nicholasville , jeffersontown , frankfort , paducah , independence , radcliff , ashland , madisonville , winchester , erlanger , murray , st . matthews , fort thomas , danville , newport , shively , shelbyville , glasgow , berea , bardstown , shepherdsville , somerset , lyndon , lawrenceburg , middlesboro , mayfield , and other cities .\nand today the goods related with\ntamsoft\nin missouri can be sent to kansas city , st . louis , springfield , independence , columbia , lee\u2019s summit , o\u2019fallon , st . joseph , st . charles , blue springs , st . peters , florissant , joplin , chesterfield , jefferson city , cape girardeau , oakville , wildwood , university city , ballwin , raytown , liberty , wentzville , mehlville , kirkwood , maryland heights , hazelwood , gladstone , grandview , belton , webster groves , sedalia , ferguson , arnold , affton , etc .\nundoubtedly , the found goods by query\ntamsoft\nin georgia can be bought in atlanta , columbus , augusta , macon , savannah , athens , sandy springs , roswell , johns creek , albany , warner robins , alpharetta , marietta , valdosta , smyrna , dunwoody , rome , east point , milton , gainesville , hinesville , peachtree city , newnan , dalton , douglasville , kennesaw , lagrange , statesboro , lawrenceville , duluth , stockbridge , woodstock , carrollton , canton , griffin , mcdonough , acworth , pooler , union city , and so on .\nundoubtedly , the goods by request\ntamsoft\nin wisconsin can be delivered to milwaukee , madison , green bay , kenosha , racine , appleton , waukesha , oshkosh , eau claire , janesville , west allis , la crosse , sheboygan , wauwatosa , fond du lac , new berlin , wausau . it is also available for the people living in brookfield , beloit , greenfield , franklin , oak creek , manitowoc , west bend , sun prairie , superior , stevens point , neenah , fitchburg , muskego , watertown , de pere , mequon , south milwaukee , marshfield .\ncpu checks out the gion blacksmith . blanc recognizes the owner of the blacksmith and greets her . she wonders what she is doing here . the owner notes that it has been a long time . neptune asks blanc if she knows the owner . blanc explains that the owner helped her out a long time ago . she never expected to meet her in this game . the owner introduces herself as tamsoft and her occupation is a blacksmith . vert says it is their pleasure and notes that a great thing about playing online games is meeting people that you know in real life .\nas you know , the goods by your query\ntamsoft\nin south carolina can be bought in columbia , charleston , north charleston , mount pleasant , rock hill , greenville , summerville , sumter , hilton head island , spartanburg , florence , goose creek , aiken , myrtle beach , anderson , greer , mauldin , greenwood , north augusta , easley , simpsonville , hanahan , lexington , conway , west columbia , north myrtle beach , clemson , orangeburg , cayce , bluffton , beaufort , gaffney , irmo , fort mill , port royal , forest acres , newberry and smaller towns .\nand today the goods by your query\ntamsoft\nin mississippi can be received in such cities as jackson , gulfport , southaven , hattiesburg , biloxi , meridian , tupelo , greenville , olive branch , horn lake , clinton , pearl , ridgeland , starkville , columbus , vicksburg , pascagoula , clarksdale , oxford , laurel , gautier , ocean springs , madison , brandon , greenwood , cleveland , natchez , long beach , corinth , hernando , moss point , mccomb , canton , carriere , grenada , brookhaven , indianola , yazoo city , west point , picayune , petal , and so on .\nusually , the goods named\ntamsoft\nin oklahoma can be delivered to the following cities : oklahoma city , tulsa , norman , broken arrow , lawton , edmond , moore , midwest city , enid , stillwater , muskogee , bartlesville , owasso , shawnee , yukon , ardmore , ponca city , bixby , duncan , del city , jenks , sapulpa , mustang , sand springs , bethany , altus , claremore , el reno , mcalester , ada , durant , tahlequah , chickasha , miami , glenpool , elk city , woodward , okmulgee , choctaw , weatherford , guymon , guthrie , warr acres , and other cities .\nundoubtedly , the found goods by query\ntamsoft\nin ireland can be delivered to dublin , cork , limerick , galway , waterford , drogheda , dundalk , swords , bray , navan , ennis , kilkenny , tralee , carlow , newbridge , naas , athlone , portlaoise , mullingar , wexford , balbriggan , letterkenny , celbridge , sligo . it ' s also available for those who live in clonmel , greystones , malahide , leixlip , carrigaline , tullamore , killarney , arklow , maynooth , cobh , castlebar , midleton , mallow , ashbourne , ballina , laytown - bettystown - mornington , enniscorthy , wicklow , tramore , cavan .\nas usual , the products related to the term\ntamsoft\nin arkansas can be received in such cities as little rock , fort smith , fayetteville , springdale , jonesboro , north little rock , conway , rogers , pine bluff , bentonville , hot springs , benton , texarkana , sherwood , jacksonville , russellville , bella vista , west memphis , paragould , cabot . and , of course , searcy , van buren , el dorado , maumelle , blytheville , forrest city , siloam springs , bryant , harrison , hot springs village , mountain home , marion , helena - west helena , camden , magnolia , arkadelphia , malvern , batesville , hope .\nand today the goods by your query\ntamsoft\nin massachusetts can be received in such cities as boston , worcester , springfield , lowell , cambridge , new bedford , brockton , quincy , lynn , fall river , newton , lawrence , somerville , framingham , haverhill , waltham , malden , brookline , plymouth , medford , taunton , chicopee , weymouth , revere , peabody , methuen , barnstable , pittsfield , attleboro , arlington , everett , salem , westfield , leominster , fitchburg , billerica , holyoke , beverly , marlborough , woburn , amherst , braintree , shrewsbury , chelsea , dartmouth , chelmsford , andover , natick , randolph , watertown . . .\nof course , the products by request\ntamsoft\nin ohio can be shipped to columbus , cleveland , cincinnati , toledo , akron , dayton , parma , canton , youngstown , lorain , hamilton , springfield , kettering , elyria , lakewood , cuyahoga falls , euclid , middletown , mansfield , newark , mentor , cleveland heights , beavercreek , strongsville , fairfield , dublin , warren , findlay , lancaster , lima , huber heights , marion , westerville , reynoldsburg , grove city , stow , delaware , brunswick , upper arlington , gahanna , westlake , north olmsted , fairborn , massillon , mason , north royalton , bowling green , north ridgeville , kent , garfield heights .\nand any products related with\ntamsoft\nin oregon can be received in such cities as portland , salem , eugene , gresham , hillsboro , beaverton , bend , medford , springfield , corvallis , albany , tigard , lake oswego , keizer , grants pass , oregon city , mcminnville , redmond , tualatin , west linn , woodburn , forest grove , newberg , wilsonville , roseburg , klamath falls , ashland , milwaukie , sherwood , happy valley , central point , canby , hermiston , pendleton , troutdale , lebanon , coos bay , the dalles , dallas , st . helens , la grande , cornelius , gladstone , ontario , sandy , newport , monmouth , etc .\nof course , the products by request\ntamsoft\nin alabama can be shipped to such cities as birmingham , montgomery , mobile , huntsville , tuscaloosa , hoover , dothan , decatur , auburn , madison , florence , gadsden , vestavia hills , prattville , phenix city , alabaster , bessemer , enterprise , opelika , homewood , northport , anniston , prichard , athens . and also in daphne , pelham , oxford , albertville , selma , mountain brook , trussville , troy , center point , helena , hueytown , talladega , fairhope , ozark , alexander city , cullman , scottsboro , millbrook , foley , hartselle , fort payne , gardendale , jasper , saraland , muscle shoals , eufaula and smaller towns .\nno need to say , the goods named\ntamsoft\nin colorado can be received in denver , colorado springs , aurora , fort collins , lakewood , thornton , arvada , westminster , pueblo , centennial , boulder , greeley , longmont , loveland , broomfield , grand junction , castle rock , commerce city , parker , littleton , northglenn , brighton , englewood . delivery is also carried out in wheat ridge , fountain , lafayette , windsor , erie , evans , golden , louisville , montrose , durango , ca\u00f1on city , greenwood village , sterling , lone tree , johnstown , superior , fruita , steamboat springs , federal heights , firestone , fort morgan , frederick , castle pines , and so on .\nno doubt , the goods named\ntamsoft\nin north carolina can be shipped to charlotte , raleigh , greensboro , durham , winston - salem , fayetteville , cary , wilmington , high point , greenville , asheville , concord , gastonia , jacksonville , chapel hill , rocky mount , huntersville , burlington , wilson , kannapolis , apex , hickory , wake forest , indian trail , mooresville , goldsboro , monroe , salisbury , holly springs , matthews , new bern , sanford , cornelius , garner , thomasville , statesville , asheboro , mint hill , fuquay - varina , morrisville , kernersville , lumberton , kinston , carrboro , havelock , shelby , clemmons , lexington , clayton , boone , and other cities .\nand of course , any things related with\ntamsoft\nin arizona can be bought in phoenix , tucson , mesa , chandler , glendale , scottsdale , gilbert , tempe , peoria , surprise , yuma , avondale , flagstaff , goodyear , lake havasu city , buckeye , casa grande , sierra vista , maricopa , oro valley , prescott , bullhead city , prescott valley . it is also available for the people living in apache junction , marana , el mirage , kingman , queen creek , florence , san luis , sahuarita , fountain hills , nogales , douglas , eloy , payson , somerton , paradise valley , coolidge , cottonwood , camp verde , chino valley , show low , sedona and smaller towns .\nnaturally , the products by request\ntamsoft\nin illinois can be received in chicago , aurora , rockford , joliet , naperville , springfield , peoria , elgin , waukegan , champaign , bloomington , decatur , evanston , des plaines , berwyn , wheaton , belleville , elmhurst , dekalb , moline , urbana , crystal lake , quincy , rock island , park ridge , calumet city , pekin , danville , st . charles , north chicago , galesburg , chicago heights , granite city , highland park , burbank , o ' fallon , oak forest , alton , kankakee , west chicago , east st . louis , mchenry , batavia , carbondale , freeport , belvidere , collinsville , harvey , lockport , woodstock .\nnormally , the products by request\ntamsoft\nin minnesota can be delivered to minneapolis , saint paul , rochester , bloomington , duluth , brooklyn park , plymouth , maple grove , woodbury , st . cloud , eagan , eden prairie , coon rapids , blaine , burnsville , lakeville , minnetonka , apple valley , edina , st . louis park , moorhead , mankato , maplewood , shakopee , richfield , cottage grove , roseville , inver grove heights , andover , brooklyn center , savage , oakdale , fridley , winona , shoreview , ramsey , owatonna , chanhassen , prior lake , white bear lake , chaska , austin , elk river , champlin , faribault , rosemount , crystal , farmington , hastings , new brighton . . .\nas always , the goods related with\ntamsoft\nin washington can be sent to seattle , spokane , tacoma , vancouver , bellevue , kent , everett , renton , federal way , yakima , spokane valley , kirkland , bellingham , kennewick , auburn , pasco , marysville , lakewood , redmond , shoreline , richland , sammamish , burien , olympia , lacey . delivery is also carried out in edmonds , puyallup , bremerton , lynnwood , bothell , longview , issaquah , wenatchee , mount vernon , university place , walla walla , pullman , des moines , lake stevens , seatac , maple valley , mercer island , bainbridge island , oak harbor , kenmore , moses lake , camas , mukilteo , mountlake terrace , tukwila . . .\nit goes without saying that the found goods by query\ntamsoft\nin new york can be shipped to such cities as new york , buffalo , rochester , yonkers , syracuse , albany , new rochelle , mount vernon , schenectady , utica , white plains , troy , niagara falls , binghamton , rome , long beach , poughkeepsie , north tonawanda , jamestown , ithaca , elmira , newburgh , middletown , auburn , watertown , glen cove , saratoga springs , kingston , peekskill , lockport , plattsburgh , cortland , amsterdam , oswego , lackawanna , cohoes , rye , gloversville , beacon , batavia , tonawanda , glens falls , olean , oneonta , geneva , dunkirk , fulton , oneida , corning , ogdensburg , canandaigua , watervliet , and other cities .\nas you know , the goods by request\ntamsoft\nin new jersey can be received in newark , jersey city , paterson , elizabeth , edison , woodbridge , lakewood , toms river , hamilton , trenton , clifton , camden , brick , cherry hill , passaic , middletown , union city , old bridge , gloucester township , east orange , bayonne , franklin , north bergen , vineland , union , piscataway , new brunswick , jackson , wayne , irvington , parsippany - troy hills , howell , perth amboy , hoboken , plainfield , west new york , washington township , east brunswick , bloomfield , west orange , evesham , bridgewater , south brunswick , egg harbor , manchester , hackensack , sayreville , mount laurel , berkeley , north brunswick and smaller towns .\nusually , the goods by request\ntamsoft\nin michigan can be received in such cities as detroit , grand rapids , warren , sterling heights , lansing , ann arbor , flint , dearborn , livonia , clinton , canton , westland , troy , farmington hills , macomb township , kalamazoo , shelby , wyoming , southfield , waterford , rochester hills , west bloomfield , taylor , saint clair shores , pontiac , dearborn heights , royal oak , novi , ypsilanti , battle creek , saginaw , kentwood , east lansing , redford , roseville , georgetown , portage , chesterfield township , midland , bloomfield charter township , oakland county , saginaw , commerce , meridian , muskegon , lincoln park , grand blanc , holland , orion , bay city , independence charter township , etc .\nnaturally , the goods related with\ntamsoft\nin utah can be shipped to salt lake city , west valley city , provo , west jordan , orem , sandy , ogden , st . george , layton , taylorsville , south jordan , logan , lehi , murray , bountiful , draper , riverton , roy , spanish fork , pleasant grove , cottonwood heights , tooele , springville , cedar city , midvale . and other cities and towns , such as kaysville , holladay , american fork , clearfield , syracuse , south salt lake , herriman , eagle mountain , clinton , washington , payson , farmington , brigham city , saratoga springs , north ogden , south ogden , north salt lake , highland , centerville , hurricane , heber city , west haven , lindon . . .\nno need to say , the goods named\ntamsoft\nin florida can be received in jacksonville , miami , tampa , orlando , st . petersburg , hialeah , tallahassee , fort lauderdale , port st . lucie , cape coral , pembroke pines , hollywood , miramar , gainesville , coral springs , miami gardens , clearwater , palm bay , pompano beach , west palm beach , lakeland , davie , miami beach , boca raton . and other cities and towns , such as deltona , plantation , sunrise , palm coast , largo , deerfield beach , melbourne , boynton beach , lauderhill , fort myers , weston , kissimmee , homestead , delray beach , tamarac , daytona beach , wellington , north miami , jupiter , north port , coconut creek , port orange , sanford , margate , ocala , sarasota , pensacola , and other cities and towns .\nthe low price is of course always a factor , as many copies are sold to those who are just curious , and the insatiable lust of japanese otaku for cool - looking\ncharacters\nno doubt accounts for the rest of the sales . so tamsoft has churned out four of these games already , and this fifth one shows that they ' ve no intention of giving us a break ( in fact the sixth installment will soon be released for japanese cellphones , under d3 ' s simple 500 label ) . still , you know , i don ' t resent those guys , for making all these godawful button mashers that i am forced to waste my youth slogging through . if anything i pity them , as i know that actually working on these games for months on end is a far more soul - crushing experience than playing them for a few hours and writing some lazy reviews .\ntoday the goods by request\ntamsoft\nin texas can be bought in houston , san antonio , dallas , austin , fort worth , el paso , arlington , corpus christi , plano , laredo , lubbock , garland , irving , amarillo , grand prairie , brownsville , mckinney , frisco , pasadena , mesquite , killeen , mcallen , carrollton , midland , waco , denton , abilene , odessa , beaumont , round rock , the woodlands , richardson , pearland , college station , wichita falls , lewisville , tyler , san angelo , league city , allen , sugar land , edinburg , mission , longview , bryan , pharr , baytown , missouri city , temple , flower mound , new braunfels , north richland hills , conroe , victoria , cedar park , harlingen , atascocita , mansfield , georgetown , san marcos , rowlett , pflugerville , port arthur , spring , euless , desoto , grapevine , galveston .\nonechanbara z2 : chaos is the latest entry in the series . two sets of buxom vampire sisters battle through over a dozen stages of high - octane real - time swordplay . this product supports the following languages : english in - game purchases optional 1 player 9gb minimum save size dualshock\u00ae4 vibration function hd video output 720p , 1080i , 1080p download of this product is subject to the playstation network terms of service and our software usage terms plus any specific additional conditions applying to this product . if you do not wish to accept these terms , do not download this product . see terms of service for more important information . one - time licence fee to download to multiple ps4 systems . sign in to playstation network is not required to use this on your primary ps4 , but is required for use on other ps4 systems . see health warnings for important health information before using this product . library programs \u00a9sony computer entertainment inc . exclusively licensed to sony computer entertainment europe . software usage terms apply , see urltoken for full usage rights . \u00a9tamsoft \u00a9d3publisher . licensed to and published by nis america , inc .\nno doubt , the products related to the term\ntamsoft\nin california can be sent to los angeles , san diego , san jose , san francisco , fresno , sacramento , long beach , oakland , bakersfield , anaheim , santa ana , riverside , stockton , chula vista , fremont , irvine , san bernardino , modesto , oxnard , fontana , moreno valley , glendale , huntington beach , santa clarita , garden grove . and other cities and towns , such as santa rosa , oceanside , rancho cucamonga , ontario , lancaster , elk grove , palmdale , corona , salinas , pomona , torrance , hayward , escondido , sunnyvale , pasadena , fullerton , orange , thousand oaks , visalia , simi valley , concord , roseville , santa clara , vallejo , victorville . as well as in el monte , berkeley , downey , costa mesa , inglewood , ventura , west covina , norwalk , carlsbad , fairfield , richmond , murrieta , burbank , antioch , daly city , temecula , santa maria , el cajon , rialto , san mateo , compton , clovis , jurupa valley , south gate , vista , mission viejo . and also in vacaville , carson , hesperia , redding , santa monica , westminster , santa barbara , chico , whittier , newport beach , san leandro , hawthorne , san marcos , citrus heights , alhambra , tracy , livermore , buena park , lakewood , merced , hemet , chino , menifee , lake forest , napa . delivery is also carried out in redwood city , bellflower , indio , tustin , baldwin park , chino hills , mountain view , alameda , upland , folsom , san ramon , pleasanton , lynwood , union city , apple valley , redlands , turlock , perris , manteca , milpitas , redondo beach , davis , camarillo , yuba city . delivery is also carried out in rancho cordova , palo alto , yorba linda , walnut creek , south san francisco , san clemente , pittsburg , laguna niguel , pico rivera , montebello , lodi , madera , monterey park , la habra , santa cruz , encinitas , tulare , gardena , national city , cupertino . and , of course , huntington park , petaluma , san rafael , la mesa , rocklin , arcadia , diamond bar , woodland , fountain valley , porterville , paramount , hanford , rosemead , eastvale , santee , highland , delano , colton , novato , lake elsinore , brentwood , yucaipa , cathedral city , watsonville , placentia . . .\n\u00a9 valve corporation . all rights reserved . all trademarks are property of their respective owners in the us and other countries .\n\u00a9 2018 valve corporation . all rights reserved . all trademarks are property of their respective owners in the us and other countries .\nvat included in all prices where applicable . privacy policy | legal | steam subscriber agreement | refunds\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nrpg maker mv coming to ps4 , xbox one , and swi . . .\nis a playstation 4 title and will launch in japan on february 9 , 2017 , the latest issue of dengeki playstation reveals . it will cost 7 , 200 yen for the standard edition , 6 , 400 yen for the download version , and 9 , 700 yen for the \u201croyal edition . \u201d\nplayers will take on quests at the base and go to dungeons from the world map . up to four characters can participate in battle , and the story will progress when you clear the quest . whether you\u2019re playing offline by yourself or online with others , you can have a maximum of four people in your party .\na new character named bouquet ( voiced by aya uchida ) will also appear . she is an artificial intelligence - equipped npc and guardian spirit who gives advice to adventurers in various locations . bouquet was born from an interview in dengeki playstation with vert voice actress rina sato , though that doesn\u2019t mean she\u2019s someone\u2019s little sister .\ndengeki playstation also has some news bits on nep - nep connect : chaos chanpuru for ps vita . its protagonist yurina is voiced by ayaka imamura , while dcd is voiced by eri kitamura . there are also illustrations of ram , rom , and green heart in their chaos forms .\n\u00a9 copyright gematsu 2008 - 2018 . all rights reserved . reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without acknowledgment of gematsu is prohibited . use of this site is governed by all applicable laws .\nplay as five different drive girls and transform from superheroine to supercar and back again , as you smash through wave after wave of mechanised bug enemies attacking your home of sun island .\nan action and driving hack \u2018n\u2019 slash hybrid , drive girls features an epic single player campaign as well as local and online multiplayer for up to four players .\nan experience straight out of japan ; enjoy the dialogue and story scenes , and watch the drive girls get to know each other better .\ntransform from supergirl to supercar , chain moves to unleash devastating attacks and let loose with over drive attacks to light up the screen with bug - punishing pyrotechnics .\nloaded with content ! single player campaign mode and modes for up to four players in online and local multiplayer .\n\u201c it is definitely a game you won\u2019t regret investing some time into so ditch your l plates , don your most skimpy bikini and coat your sword in potent insecticide \u2013 it\u2019s time to make optimus proud . \u201d the dice bear\n\u201c drive girls \u00e9 um joguinho simples e divertido , que oferece uma mistura inusitada de visual novel com hack \u2018n slash e at\u00e9 umas pitadas de corrida . \u201d arkade\n\u201c jednak je\u015bli kto\u015b posiada ps vita , lubi klony dynasty warriors i nie ma w co gra\u0107 , to mo\u017ce si\u0119gn\u0105\u0107 po drive girls . \u201d urltoken\ndengeki\u2019s report introduces neptune , noire , blanc , and vert , as well as their goddess transformations , and new dengeki mascot character dengekiko .\nthe magazine also has an update on hyperdimension neptunia victory ii . its platform and release date are still unannounced , but other details were revealed .\nthere is a new character named uzume tenousei who has red pigtails and carries a megaphone .\na fully - grown neptune will appear . but she can\u2019t become a goddess because she\u2019s different from the neptune in the hyperdimension .\nthe game will have three stories drawn across three different dimensions . they are :\napologies if any of these sound off . they\u2019re rough to translate all around , and we\u2019d need more story context to really know what some of the terminology is referring to .\nhikaru aizhlumendei ( s . l . a . ) \u22c5 open forum # 307 \u22c5 3 minutes ago\nhikaru aizhlumendei ( s . l . a . ) \u22c5 open forum # 307 \u22c5 5 minutes ago\naudio samples do not work on ipad or any medium that does not support the . ogg audio format .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nyou ' ll need pretty strong weapons to beat this game , right ? if you ' ve got work to do , don ' t hesitate to call me .\nshe has chosen the blacksmith as her class within this game . her skills in weapon production are utilized to their fullest degree as she strengthens the weaponry of other adventurers . 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{"id": 54494, "summary": [{"text": "renegade kid llc was a video game development company that was founded in early 2007 by jools watsham and gregg hargrove .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the company is known for making dementium : the ward for the nintendo ds .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in 2014 the company announced that it was going to hold a kickstarter campaign to fund an upcoming episodic first-person horror game entitled cult county .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the campaign was ultimately unsuccessful and renegade kid announced that the game would still be created , but that it would take much longer to complete .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "on 29 august 2016 , it was announced that renegade kid has closed , to be replaced by two new studios : atooi ( who owns all of renegade kid 's 2d ips , such as mutant mudds ) and infitizmo ( which owns all of renegade kid 's 3d ips , such as dementium ) . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "renegade kid", "paragraphs": ["copyright \u00a9 renegade kid llc . all rights reserved . renegade kid , dementium : the ward , dementium ii , atv wild ride , mutant mudds , and bomb monkey are trademarks of renegade kid llc .\nyou ' ve announced that renegade kid is closing . can you outline the key reasons for this ?\nthe campaign marks the first ever in renegade kid ' s development history . according to watsham , the team\nrenegade kid has announced that its co - founders , jools watsham and gregg hargrove , have made the difficult decision to bring their 10 - year partnership of developing games together as renegade kid llc to an end .\nboo ! ! ! i have loved every renegade kid game i played . they put out some gems .\nupdate : another tidbit of history from renegade kid \u2013 a port of nina five - o from gba to ds .\nthe award - winning library of intellectual properties that renegade kid has created over the past decade will be finding new homes . all of renegade kid\u2019s \u201c2d\u201d games , including the mutant mudds series and treasurenauts , will become the property of atooi . all of renegade kid\u2019s \u201c3d\u201d games , including the dementium series and moon chronicles , will become the property of infitizmo .\nrenegade kid has prepared a new trailer to promote totes the goat\u2019s arrival on switch next thursday . view the trailer below .\nas for the campaign ' s future , the developer said , renegade kid will complete cult county no matter what the outcome .\naustin , texas \u2013 august 29 , 2016 - renegade kid has announced that its co - founders , jools watsham and gregg hargrove , have made the difficult decision to bring their 10 - year partnership of developing games together as renegade kid llc to an end .\nthe award - winning library of intellectual properties that renegade kid has created over the past decade will be finding new homes . all of renegade kid ' s\n2d\ngames , including the mutant mudds series and treasurenauts , will become the property of atooi . all of renegade kid ' s\n3d\ngames , including the dementium series and moon chronicles , will become the property of infitizmo .\ndementium 2 is a fps developed by renegade kid and released for ds in 2010 . below we can see some screenshots and a video of a tech demo that was created before the actual development of the game started . gregg hargrove briefly talked about it in the renegade kid board :\ndeveloper renegade kid says it is\ndiscussing other options\nfollowing the failure of its kickstarter for episodic first - person horror game cult county .\nspeaking with polygon via email , co - founder jools watsham explained that the game will be vastly different from renegade kid ' s previous horror series .\nrenegade kid is no longer in business , sadly . co - founders @ joolswatsham & @ renegadegregg have started new ventures . please check them out !\ngreat news that jools won ' t have to bother with those crappy 3d games anymore . the 2d games are what made renegade kid great imho .\njw : my name is jools watsham . i started making games professionally in 1992 . i co - founded renegade kid with gregg in 2006 / 2007 . i primarily focused on the design , 2d art , and planning aspects of renegade kid games , as well as handling affairs of business and pr .\nrenegade kid , creator of the dementium series and titles such as treasurenauts , is seeking to fund its upcoming horror game , cult county , via kickstarter .\ngh : my name is gregg hargrove , co - founder and director at renegade kid . i got my start making bbs ( bulletin board system ) games look pretty in 1992 . with renegade kid , my primary focus was on art and writing as well as the banking / accounting side of the business .\nin celebration of mutant mudds super challenge\u2019s launch this week , renegade kid created a new video\u2026 starring the studio\u2019s own jools watsham . check it out below .\nmoon is a fps developed by renegade kid and released in 2009 for the nintendo ds , but originally the project was born as a 2d side - scrolling action adventure for the gameboy color . moon gbc was revealed by jools watsham , game director at renegade kid , in a video from his youtube channel .\nafter nearly a decade in business , austin - based indie studio renegade kid is being shut down as cofounders gregg hargrove and jools watsham go their separate ways .\n/ view / news / 280134 / one _ studio _ becomes _ two _ as _ xeodrifter _ dev _ renegade _ kid _ shuts _ down . php\njools watsham and gregg hargrove , the development duo behind mutant mudds studio renegade kid , have announced that the company will dissolve after a decade of working together .\ninsisting the split is amiable on the renegade kid website , watsham and hargrove announced that they will subsequently form two separate studios : atooi and infitizmo , respectively .\nwatsham also said that renegade kid \u201cpitched a lot of things\u201d to capcom as well as konami . but much like demon\u2019s crest , talks did not progress too far .\nstupid new names ; they don ' t have that edgy ring to it that renegade kid does have . marketing is half of your sales power . ( and figures )\ntreasurenauts ? wow , i forgot that was a thing . well both houses will have feathers from renegade kid ' s cap . moon and mutant mudds come to mind .\nrenegade kid is no more . the studio\u2019s co - founders , jools watsham and gregg hargrove , have decided to end their partnership of creating games together after ten years .\nwatsham also said that development of xeodrifter meant putting another renegade kid project , treasurenauts , on hold . development on that 2d sidescrolling game will continue , once xeodrifter is complete .\nson of the dragon is a cancelled action adventure that was in development by renegade kid and that would have been published by gamecock for the nintendo wii . sadly when gamecock had to close down for economic issues , renegade kid was not able to find another publisher and the project had to be canned . only few concept arts were released and it seems that son of the dragon was still in early development when it was cancelled . as we can read from an interview with renegade kid co - founder jools watsham on 1up :\nrenegade kid made a crash bandicoot ds demo , called crash landed , for activision sometime around 2008 or 2009 , according to a video from an anonymous source close to activision .\nlearn more about the unreleased demo at urltoken check out this exclusive video of crash landed , mutant mudds developer renegade kid ' s never - before - seen demo for activision .\njw : it is a bittersweet moment , for sure . i am sad that renegade kid has come to an end , but i am excited and optimistic for the future . i do not regret anything , though . we always worked our hardest and smartest . we always put the games first . i am very proud of what we have accomplished with renegade kid .\nmeanwhile , renegade kid ' s 3d game properties ( games like dementium : the ward and moon chronicles ) will become the property of infitizmo , the multimedia company hargrove founded this year .\nso far , renegade kid have developed and released 8 games for the nintendo ds and the nintendo 3ds ( four for the nintendo ds and four for the nintendo 3ds ) and were working on a cancelled nintendo wii game . the nintendo wii game that renegade kid was developing was cancelled because video game publishing company gamecock partnered with southpeak games , another video game development studio .\nearlier today , renegade kid co - founders gregg hargrove and jools watsham announced the closer of the studio . the two will now be in charge of their own companies , infitizmo and atooi respectively .\nmutant mudds deluxe platform : wii u , steam , ps3 / vita release date : 06 / 13 / 13 , 11 / 21 / 13 , 12 / 17 / 13 . publisher : renegade kid\ncrash landed is a canceled 3d platformer that was being developed by renegade kid in 2008 or 2009 for publisher activision . it featured crash bandicoot , a character originally created by naughty dog in the 90\u2019s .\nstay tuned to nintendo life as we have an interview with both watsham and hargrove that ' ll be published later today , in which we discuss the closure of renegade kid and talk over their next steps .\nthe crash bandicoot handheld game was in development at renegade kid . according to nintendo world report , it was supposed to release alongside radical entertainment\u2019s sequel to crash bandicoot : mind over mutant , which was also cancelled .\nawesome interview . i ' ve always had a soft spot for renegade kid , especially the 3d titles like dementium . the fact they could even attempt a first - person 3d horror game on the ds was nuts !\nrenegade kid ' s dracula themed wii game son of dragon has now been confirmed as canceled . however , the team are hard at work on a new untitled project , to be announced some time this year .\nthe renegade kid team is hard at work on a new secret game , which will be announced in 2009 . the entire team is extremely excited about our new title , and we look forward to sharing more information with you about it soon\n- renegade kid shame , it would have been great to have seen a dracula game on wii , especially one with some nosferatu style to it . i hope they resurrect the project in the future .\nwhat started with dementium : the ward in 2007 turned into a fruitful decade of developing top quality games in many different genres , including first - person shooters , racing games , 2d platformers , and even cutesy puzzlers ! with 14 titles contributing to their prolific legacy , renegade kid has received numerous awards , much critical praise , and dedicated fans \u2013 which is all truly appreciated . the spirit of renegade kid will live on through atooi and infitizmo !\nwe ' d like to thank both jools watsham and gregg hargrove for their time . let us know what you hope to see from both in the future , and perhaps talk about your favourite renegade kid game in the comments .\nbut there ' s an interesting twist to this too - common story of indie studio closure : watsham and hargrove will each continue to make games under new studio names , splitting the catalog of renegade kid properties on a purely dimensional basis .\nthe two outlets will also take control of renegade kid\u2019s existing ip , with atooi managing the rights for the studio\u2019s 2d titles , including mutant mudds and treasurenauts , and infitizmo gaining possession of its 3d products , such as dementium and moon chronicles .\ndespite a prototype level of renegade kid ' s nintendo ds version of the game being leaked to the internet , no prototypes / betas of radical entertainment ' s version of the game has been released or leaked to the internet in any form .\nthe game raised less than ten percent of its targeted $ 580 , 000 goal , ending its month - long crowd - funding campaign with $ 46 , 736 . renegade kid is best known as the creator of the dementium series and titles such as\nhaven ' t played many renegade games but i do respect them as a studio . i friggin love mutant mudds as well !\nthat means that watsham will continue to make games at atooi , a company he founded in 2015 that ' s focused on making\nretro inspired\ngames and now owns all of renegade kid ' s 2d game properties like treasurenauts , xeodrifter and mutant mudds .\ncrash landed ( also known as i am crash bandicoot ) is a cancelled game for playstation 3 , wii , xbox 360 and nintendo ds . the wii , playstation 3 and xbox 360 version of the game got developed by radical entertainment while the ds version was developed by renegade kid . despite the development of the game starting in 2009 , it was cancelled when activision decided to lay off the entire development team behind the game and radical instead made prototype 2 . renegade kid ' s version was also cancelled as well .\nprior to today\u2019s console and kickstarter announcement for cult county , the good folks over at nintendo life caught up with renegade kid co - founder jools watsham to discuss the project . watsham tackled topics pertaining to the 3ds version , taking to kickstarter , unity , and more .\nyesterday , renegade kid co - founder jools watsham shared on twitter that the company once pitched a game boy advance port of demon\u2019s crest to capcom . nothing ever materialized from those early discussions though , as low sales of the snes version didn\u2019t warrant a port to the handheld .\nhowever , renegade kid didn\u2019t succeed in finding a publisher , and so they tried to release it on dsiware in 2010 . that failed too , but in 2011 the developers transformed mutant mudds in a 2d side - scroller and decided to publish it themselves on the 3ds eshop .\ni can definitely understand why they would need to split ; renegade kid always seemed like they had a ton on projects on their plate for an indie developer . hopefully this move will help accommodate their ambition . i ' m truly looking forward to seeing what these boys both have planned for the future !\nno other details about the video were given , outside of its existence and veracity . it ' s likely that renegade kid ' s ds demo could have been the portable entry in radical entertainment ' s cancelled sequel to 2008 ' s crash bandicoot : mind over mutant that was set for a 2010 release .\nthe crash bandicoot series has not been totally dormant , though . activision released a few mobile releases , including two crash nitro kart games . radical entertainment and high impact games have also been behind some cancelled revamps , which can now be joined by renegade kid ' s ds title , shown in the video below .\nafter a decade , however , the studio is no more . co - founders jools watsham and gregg hargrove have decided to form their own studios , and in the process have divided the renegade kid properties between their new buinesses - atooi and infitizmo ; watsham previously released totes the goat on ios through the atooi name .\ntwo other announced projects from the developer , horror game cult county and freestyle scooter game razor global domination world tour , are not actively being worked on . the former failed to find success on kickstarter and the latter is\ndead\nfor renegade kid due to\npublisher issues outside of [ their ] control .\nwatsham and hargrove will now go in different directions . watsham will be making games at atooi while hargrove will be at infitizmo . atooi will acquire the rights to all renegade kid 2d games , which encompasses the likes of mutant mudds and treasurenauts . meanwhile , infitizmo will own the 3d series such as dementium and moon chronicles .\nit was only yesterday that brett reported on the divorce between jools watsham and gregg hargrove of renegade kid . apparently , mr . watsham is wasting no time getting himself back out there . today his new company atooi announced that it ' ll be releasing a new game ip on the nintendo 3ds eshop and the app store .\nearlier today renegade kid announced that it has closed down , with its co - founders going separate ways with their own studios . jools watsham is taking control of renegade kid ' s 2d ips with atooi , while gregg hargrove is taking on the 3d ips with infitizmo . over the last decade the studio has released a variety of titles , from ds retail games to a range of titles in this generation on the 3ds and wii u eshop , in addition to other download stores . it ' s a brand name that ' s become familiar among nintendo download fans , in particular , with titles like mutant mudds and recently dementium remastered making a mark .\nwith their friendship and respect for each other still very much intact , watsham and hargrove will continue developing videogames under the names of their new companies ,\nreads a press release on the renegade kid website today .\nwe hope you will share in the excitement that both jools and gregg feel for their new journeys .\nwhen activision had decided to lay off the entire development team , the game was cancelled before it had been officially revealed . but some images concepts and videos have been leaked onto the internet . in addition to those leaks , the demo version of the ds version that was developed by renegade kid was leaked on to the internet .\nrenegade kid has been one of the most recognisable names on the nintendo download scene in this generation , and before that was notable for jumping into the retail space on ds . its biggest hits have included the likes of mutant mudds and dementium : the ward , earning a loyal group of fans through its releases on the eshop stores in particular .\nwith news of the studio ' s closure coming through we decided to catch up with watsham and hargrove to talk about how they came to the decision to close renegade kid , and what they ' re doing next . they reflect on financial challenges , favourite memories from a decade of working together and talk about their plans for atooi and infitizmo .\ni love renegade kid , but have to admit they weren ' t all that great lately , specially when compared to their glory days on ds and the early years of eshop . and their latest releases were followed by poor sales complaints by watsham - something unfortunate as a fact and as a developer behavior - so this showed the studio was struggling to carry on .\ni ' m bummed . i really liked renegade kid and tried to support them whenever i could . i had so much fun with the atv game and hosted friday and saturday night online races for the online rankings board . jools joined us one night and gave us a beat down . we thought we were good lol well i will miss them . good luck you guys\nas such , it has been a great financial challenge and an extreme workload for the entire team to maintain a balance between cash flow , staying competitive with our games , and spending quality time with our families and friends . couple these realities with the desire to achieve personal goals , gregg and i came to the difficult decision to each pursue solo ventures and close renegade kid .\nmutant mudds is a 2d platformer developed by renegade kid and released for 3ds and pc in 2012 . originally , as you can see from the video and the screenshots below , the game was going to be a 3d third - person shooter . a short demo made in two weeks that used a modified version of moon engine was in fact shown to ign at e3 2009 .\nj w : i think the writing has been on the wall for a while , but it is the sort of thing that you can easily ignore while you ' re busy making games . we started discussing the idea of ending renegade kid this year due to the financial challenges we faced last year and the ever - mounting challenges that we faced moving forward with the same structure .\n\u201cthe video game industry has changed a lot in the past 10 years that we\u2019ve been developing games as renegade kid . from the very beginning , it has always been a challenge to secure partnerships with publishers to fund the development of original games , and since the advent of self - publishing \u2013 when digital distribution became more mainstream \u2013 it has shifted our business model towards becoming more dependent on revenue instead of seeking funding from publishing partners .\ni am a huge fan of super metroid , metroid zero mission , and castlevania : circle of the moon , and have always wanted to develop a game in that sub - genre ,\nrenegade kid co - founder jools watsham wrote in a developer diary posted on go nintendo .\nthe day finally came where the desire to develop it got too strong and i just had to act on it . xeodrifter was born .\nrenegade kid is a video game development studio responsible for developing the first person shooter survival horror video game series dementium . the company was founded by video game veterans jools watsham and gregg hargrove in early 2007 . together , watsham and hargrove have been involved with the development of over 20 different video games and have worked in the industry for 14 years and counting . they are based in austin , texas in the united states of america .\njw : the video game industry has changed a lot in the past 10 years that we ' ve been developing games as renegade kid . from the very beginning , it has always been a challenge to secure partnerships with publishers to fund the development of original games , and since the advent of self - publishing \u2013 when digital distribution became more mainstream \u2013 it has shifted our business model towards becoming more dependent on revenue instead of seeking funding from publishing partners .\nover the past couple of years it ' s become clear , however , that maintaining success and profitability remains a particular challenge for small development companies . renegade kid faced struggles of its own , releasing well - praised games like xeodrifter on multiple platforms but also reporting disappointing initial sales for titles like dementium remastered . in our ' year in development ' feature of late 2015 with jools watsham , he provided a distinct impression of the studio facing demanding times as it tried to make ends meet across multiple projects and releases .\nrenegade kid may be gone , but the developer\u2019s franchises are not . hargrove is holding onto the 3d titles while watsham will own the 2d franchises . watsahm says treasurenauts will launch next year ( with news coming \u201cvery soon\u201d ) , and a new game will be announced this week . meanwhile , hargrove mentioned that he \u201cwould love to explore cult county . \u201d he also stated that he would like \u201cto expand on both moon and dementium in the future and there is a new mystery project in the works for the near future . \u201d\nwe still love the 3ds and plan to continue making games for it with moon chronicles and treasurenauts on the horizon and much more planned . handheld gaming is my personal preferred choice for gaming , but i also really enjoy console gaming on my wii u . ever since we started renegade kid in 2007 we have loved pushing the boundaries of handheld platforms , but have always felt the allure of console development . we got close to developing a few console games in the past , but making the jump to console takes more people , more time , which requires more money to do it properly .\njw : our first game , dementium : the ward is really hard to top in how proud i felt to have the game in a retail box after the risky step we took from a well - paying job to go solo and make a mature game for nintendo ' s kid - friendly handheld . next on the list would have to be mutant mudds for me . it was the result of many years of wanting to create a 2d platformer , and the fact that it was our first self - published game also made it a big milestone .\nthe campaign launched today and is seeking $ 580 , 000 to pave its way onto linux , mac and windows pc via steam , as well as playstation 3 , playstation 4 , playstation vita , wii u and xbox one . xbox 360 and nintendo 3ds ports are a possibility with stretch goals . although the game , currently in development , was\nfor a 3ds launch , it has since\ngrown beyond the scope\nof the handheld system .\nthe game is set in a\nsmall , dusty west texas town ,\nwhere protagonist gavin mellick is searching for his sister . unable to find her ,\ngavin begins unraveling clues about a strange ,\ncultish\ngroup new to town .\nwith each step you take , it feels as though the town is pulling you in closer to its rotten core ,\nthe kickstarter page reads .\nwhat may have seemed normal before , now looks distorted and corrupt . is it the town or is it the people ? or is it you ? you soon find yourself bearing arms with anything you can find to defend yourself against . . . ( to be revealed ) !\n[ cult county ] has a lot to offer people who want to . . . get their hands dirty with game development .\nwhereas dementium slaps you in the face with creatures and zombies almost straight away , cult county is a slow burn ,\nwatsham said .\nfor us , this is a very important element in gradually building tension along the player ' s journey and pulling the player further into the game ' s universe , so that when things get twisted , you not only experience it on a surface level but hopefully also in a deeper way that sticks with you and is more satisfying .\nis expecting a\nwhirlwind of crazy\nwhen it comes to their project .\nwhen we chose to go with kickstarter , the first thing we did was determine what we needed to complete the project and meet the player ' s expectations , and that in turn helped us verify the minimum funded goal we need to reach ,\nwatsham said .\nfrom there , the developer researched other campaigns to identify what seemed appealing and what didn ' t .\ni have backed a number of different kickstarter campaigns ,\nwatsham said ,\nand find that i ask myself a few questions before backing them : 1 . do they seem sincere ? 2 . do they seem dependable ? 3 . do they seem passionate about their project ? for me , these three things are key elements to convincing me that i want to back something after i have already decided i like the game or book they want to create .\ni know that we are all of these three things ; sincere , dependable and passionate , and i want to try and communicate these qualities to the people who are interested in seeing a new survival horror game on their console or computer from us .\npart of the appeal of kickstarter , watsham said , was to work with the community on the game ' s overall design . backers will all receive credit in the game and have the chance to vote on enemy designs , props , sound and more . early access tiers , available at the $ 60 mark , will grant windows pc users beta access to the game when it ' s ready ; at the $ 100 mark , backers gain access to the game ' s alpha . a behind - the - scenes documentary will also track the game ' s progress .\ni spent a lot of time thinking about the reward tiers , and what people might find interesting and rewarding for them ,\nwatsham said .\ni think the cult county kickstarter campaign has a lot to offer people who want to help us and get their hands dirty with game development , as well as their name in the credits .\nwe will make cult county regardless of what happens with the kickstarter campaign ,\nwatsham said .\nit will take a lot longer for us to complete cult county if the minimum goal is not reached , though .\nfallout 76\u2019s todd howard : no cross - console play because \u2018sony is not as helpful as everyone would like . \u2019\nthis article has a component height of 21 . the sidebar size is long .\ncult county is described as\nthe walking dead meets silent hill 2 from a first - person perspective .\nthe game is set in a\nsmall , dusty west texas town .\nin an interview with polygon last month , company co - founder jools watsham said the game would progress , regardless of kickstarter success .\nwe will make cult county regardless of what happens with the kickstarter campaign ,\nhe said .\nit will take a lot longer for us to complete cult county if the minimum goal is not reached , though .\ncult county kickstarter has ended . 1492 wonderful backers pledged $ 46 , 736 . thank you ! we did not reach goal . now discussing other options ,\nstated watsham on twitter today .\npeople tell us we need to reduce the number of platforms and budget for cult county . only way to reduce budget is to only make episode one .\nthis article has a component height of 4 . the sidebar size is short .\ninnogames \u2014 hamburg , germany [ 07 . 09 . 18 ] art director \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u0080\u00e2\u0093 for a new mobile game\ndigital extremes ltd . \u2014 london , ontario , canada [ 07 . 09 . 18 ] video game data scientist\ndigital extremes ltd . \u2014 london , ontario , canada [ 07 . 08 . 18 ] concept artist\ndigital extremes ltd . \u2014 london , ontario , canada [ 07 . 08 . 18 ] level designer\nwith their friendship and respect for each other still very much intact , watsham and hargrove will continue developing videogames under the names of their new companies : atooi and infitizmo .\nwe hope you will share in the excitement that both jools and gregg feel for their new journeys . you can follow their progress on twitter : @ atooillc and @ infitizmollc .\nretro roots . modern mojo . founded in 2015 by jools watsham , atooi is focused on the development of retro inspired games that capture the essence of the past and unite it with the magic of tomorrow . atooi properties : mutant mudds series , xeodrifter , bomb monkey , treasurenauts , and totes the goat . for more information , please visit urltoken .\ninfitizmo , a multimedia company founded by gregg hargrove in 2016 , blends interactive gaming , music , and web - based storytelling to create a fun and multifaceted entertainment experience . infitizmo properties : dementium series , moon chronicles , and atv wild ride / atv renegades . for more information , please visit urltoken .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\n' shovel knight in mutant mudds super challenge . get the limited physical copy in 3 hours at\ngrab your copy of mutant mudds deluxe and super challenge in 30 mins from @ limitedrungames ( ps4 & psvita ) . excite ! ! urltoken\ngot mutant mudds super challenge on my vita , a follow up to my favorite action platformer . only it is super hard : )\nmutant mudds double pack is live ! 2 games for price of 1 . featuring mutant mudds and mutant mudds super challenge !\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications . you always have the option to delete your tweet location history . learn more\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nby embedding twitter content in your website or app , you are agreeing to the twitter developer agreement and developer policy .\nnot on twitter ? sign up , tune into the things you care about , and get updates as they happen .\nthis timeline is where you\u2019ll spend most of your time , getting instant updates about what matters to you .\nhover over the profile pic and click the following button to unfollow any account .\nwhen you see a tweet you love , tap the heart \u2014 it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love .\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\nadd your thoughts about any tweet with a reply . find a topic you\u2019re passionate about , and jump right in .\nvideogame designer & artist . founder of @ atooillc . mutant mudds , xeodrifter , totes the goat , soccer slammers , chicken wiggle , treasurenauts , and . . .\nteam for about 4 years now . so excited that we ' re finally launching on 7 / 31 ! playstation fans should read the below post , while i ' ll direct steam players to our page so you can add us to your wishlist !\nwe had a draw it again class today and i decided to redraw a sketch i did 30 years ago . feeling old now . t - t # drawitagain urltoken\na new addition to my collection of beautiful retro japanese box art . tamagotchi game boy . great condition for being 20 + years old ! urltoken\nas always , new episodes of fireside chats and knockback hit free feeds this week . fireside chat with indie dev\npage . i feel very honored to be a part of colin ' s impressive body of work . thanks brother !\nvery good point jools ! i just recently talked about a similar topic in one of my last vlogs .\nsacred symbols is still # 1 on itunes ' games & hobbies chart , which rules , but chris and i have absolutely no business being ahead of this american life , ben shapiro , npr , or ted on the overall chart , and kindly ask that you stop listening to the podcast until this is corrected . urltoken\n! embark on an epic adventure to escape a haunted island packed with pesky critters in this tough - as - nails platformer .\nwanted to tell @ joolswatsham how much i enjoyed his chat w / @ notaxation . dementium & moon we ' re my first @ renegadekidllc games & intro to jools & @ renegadegregg - i mention dementium everytime we discuss jools news on the nintendo shack podcast . the trip down memory lane urltoken\ni ' ve seen a couple of games with a fundamental design oversight recently : platforms positioned outside of the player ' s view ! always remember to make sure the player can see what you need them to see - above , below , and to the sides - especially when spikes are involved . urltoken\nyou don ' t have time to shoot people . you ' ve gotta dance .\nwith their friendship and respect for each other still very much intact , watsham and hargrove will continue developing videogames under the names of their new companies : atooi and infitizmo .\nit ' s undoubtedly a shame to see such a recognisable studio come to an end , though evidently both watsham and hargrove are ready to move in different directions .\nwow , this is surprising . still gotta do what you love . obviously these guys have different ideas for the future !\nthis decision hints at internal problems and , considering how they ' ve split the ips , creative differences . i ' m sure it ' s for the best .\nthey ended well , and on their own terms . can ' t ask for much more than that . props to them .\nthe headline for this made me worry for a sec that the dementium 2 remastered release was no more , but it sounds like that ' s not the case ! if anything it seems this will allow them to focus more attention on more titles in the future , which i fully support . these guys are talented .\nwould be nice if treasurenauts turned up at some point though . on 3ds . if it turns up on mobile , i will be most disappointed .\ni enjoy following jools on twitter and i wish him and gregg the best of luck in their new endeavors .\natooi sounds like someone sneezing ( or trying to say\nkazooie\n) with a cleft lip , and the other one is just empty blurb . . . a shame really , i liked their games and their brand .\nthen again if my\npartner\nwas releasing games under a different banner i ' d probably want to split too .\ntruth is : i never played a good game from them . probably my favorite is xeodrifter because of all the metroid references , but it ' s a short , lackluster and overpriced game .\nmutant mudds is like the absolute buyer ' s remorse for me , and i ' m the kind of person who loves current\nretro\nplatformers to death such as shovel knight , cave story and mighty gunvolt .\ni bought\nbomb monkey\nat launch . . . and i want a sequel !\nand the good news is that\ntreasurenauts\nisn ' t dead . \\ o /\nthis doesn\u2019t suprise me at all . their creative differences have been apparent ever since mutant mudds super challenge was announced .\nit would be an usual sad news this one . but i ' m in hope this happened for the better !\none single studio is now two different new enterprises and this may be a great thing since each one will have their focus on different concepts . may they bring back their awesomeness with new ideas and a new ip beyond the too much delayed treasurenauts !\nthat was surprising . i wonder how gregg ' s studio will perform . jools was always the one who got all the attention in media . i ' ll definitely keep my eyes on both of the studios !\ni am saddened that one of my favorite companies is no more , but i am looking forward to these two new companies and what they can do .\nfrom the sound of it one person prefered to make 2d games , while the other prefers 3d games . a pity that they couldn ' t find a compromise , so that they could stay together .\ni certainly have enjoyed almost every game they ' ve put on the eshop . heck , mutant mudds was probably my first eshop purchase . its a shame that they split . i anxiously await the future projects of watsham and hargrove . hopefully each will have something great to offer nx .\n@ rcmadiax they recently offered to port sonic mania to the 3ds . maybe that ' s what will happen ?\n@ rcmadiax project 2017 is being made for the nx and they kept that under wraps . also , i ' m pretty sure they have their hands full with ps4 , xbox one , and pc . so it ' s a possibility . . . . . one that i hope happens .\ni ' m one of those people who still get excited at the prospect of treasurenauts , ha . glad to hear it remains alive .\nit is sad that a fantastic studio had to plit up . but good things come from things splitting up : my cells had split up , and now sophia is born .\naww man that is ashame no more rk but at least both guys will still be making games tho .\nnot a shock . i follow jools on twitter and you could tell by his tone in the last 18 months or so things were not going well .\nit ' s really sad that an indy dev that loved nintendo and provided good games did not receive enough support to survive from nintendo fans .\ni own 4 or 5 of their games , all good stuff . still waiting on treasurenauts and do need to pick up the mutant mudds sequel eventually ( backlog is so bad right now ) .\nbummer . i despise their bland 2d games and have long wanted them to go back to capitalise on the promise they showed with their earlier 3d games . those too had issues , especially in presentation , but they were far more interesting and enjoyable on a fundamental level .\nif this split leads to at least one of the studios resuming that trend then this may be for the best . rk ' s skill were largely wasted making mediocre 2d games during a time all markets are saturated with quality platformers . if taking those 2d games to mobile was their plan , then i believe they were in big trouble as i see no means by which their games would stand out in that marketplace , with a litany of far superior platformers available for free .\nanyway , here ' s hoping infitizmo can finally get the remastered dementium 2 to market , at least . though it ' ll be a shame if we never see any original 3d projects from them again . . .\nthis almost feels like the game industry equivalent to a divorce . . . maybe not as soul - crushing to the children , but that ' s the vibe i ' m getting . . .\ni think this is for the best . this way both developers can put more focus into the games they love .\ntotally forgot i had moon from the humble bundle , the bad controls made it difficult to play . wonder if it plays better / has more options on the new system .\nshocking news , never ever expected to here that such a thing would happen to rk . lot of the old guard falling lately , we ' ve seen two tribes go . . . man . . . kinda sucks . at least there still going to put out games , even if both the new names aren ' t very good ( they ' ll grow on me . . . in time )\ndementium 1 , 2 , moon , mutant mudds , mutant mudds : super challenge , xeorifter , i ' ve played them all , and i enjoyed every single game . i ' m just wondering how are they going to do separated . . .\n@ rushiosan couldn ' t agree more . they just lack a certain something to make their games more than mediocre . not sure what . an imaginative spark , perhaps ? i felt precisely the same about mudds as well , especially with all the good things i ' d read heading into it . they make perfectly adequate indie games , and in today ' s market , even on nintendo systems , it ' s just not good enough .\nfirst 5th cell - - the makers of scribblenauts - - and now this . apparently if your mascot is a boy named maxwell , you ' re destined to fail as a video game company .\n@ rushiosan real talk , i feel the same way . it sucks that the studio is being split but this news won ' t change my opinion on their games . i don ' t think that they ' ve ever made a truly good game . i bought xeodrifter on sale because i was worried about the length , only to find out that i didn ' t even care that much about how short it was due to how tedious and monotonous the gameplay was . fighting the same boss 4 + times was a terrible decision . in addition your gun felt awful even with max upgrades .\nby far the most disappointing one was mutant mudds for me as well . i was so excited for it until i played the demo . it felt off and pretty bland . it didn ' t impress me at all . against my better judgement i bought it on sale and hated it from the get - go . no checkpoints , way too many blind jumps and enemies that felt like they were designed to waste your time ( at least in the original version before they added checkpoints in deluxe ) . i get what they were going for ( old school nes difficulty ) but even nes games like megaman and castle - freaking - vania would give you checkpoints . for me it crossed the line from being genuinely challenging to being frustrating .\nedit : looks like atooi is going to be brining out treasurenauts in 2017 .\ntoo bad , but hey , now we got two studios to get great games from instead of one . i wish those guys all the best .\nhopefully it works out well . i honestly only care about the 2d games so i hope this means i get more of them since they won ' t be splitting time on developing 3d titles . good luck to both of them .\nif it lets them keep making games , great . if it keeps watsham from moaning about bad sales although half their games aren ' t available in europe , even better .\nalso treasurenauts , does that game even exist ? it seems like a distant vaporware dream .\ni guess they don ' t get on . no point in staying together if that ' s the case .\nthe 2d and 3d sides of the company were producing completely different games , so i ' m not overly surprised that they would opt to officially divide the two . this would also make it easier for them to collaborate with other companies without being held back by their counterpart .\ni wish them luck , but the only game of theirs i liked was mutant mudds and even that was more for the art style . xeodrifter ( as has been mentioned ) was very short and overpriced for what it was and moon chronicless ( which didn ' t make it over here to europe anyway ) should never have been episodic , that kind of approach barely ever works for anything that isn ' t a telltale point and click adventure .\nstill , onwards and upwards . hopefully one of the 2 new studios will have a hit on it ' s hands\nany hope of a moon chronicles release in the uk now ? i doubt it , but i ' d buy it in a second .\nhold on there , you need to login to post a comment . . .\nnintendo ' s\nillegal\npre - order system issue has been pass . . .\nrandom : toys r us employee finds a mario kart 64 box hidd . . .\nvideo : here ' s how super mario 64 looks running at 60fps i . . .\nrandom : england ' s dele alli performs fortnite emote at th . . .\n2014 was not a great year for us . moon chronicles only sold ok , but we managed to squeeze xeodrifter out before the year closed - which helped a lot . 2015 was maybe a little better , but was also incredibly insane .\nit has been a great financial challenge and an extreme workload for the entire team to maintain a balance between cash flow , staying competitive with our games , and spending quality time with our families and friends .\nstarting fresh with small , lean teams enables us both to focus more on less moving parts and potentially achieve better success . it puts both atooi and infitizmo in more advantageous positions .\ngh : yeah , it ' s been coming for a while and i think we both really came to grips with that this year .\ngh : it works out pretty equitably with infitizmo inheriting all of the 3d titles and atooi the 2d titles .\ngh : the games we ' ve made at rk are like my children , you love them all for different reasons really . dementium : the ward for the ds will always be very special to me because it was the first and it was so exciting to be breaking out and doing our own thing and we were just making the game we both really wanted to make at the time . mutant mudds is also one of those kinds of titles . though i had much less to do with the production of that game , it was exciting to see a game that jools labored on for the sheer joy of its creation be so well received . and it ' s just an amazingly fun game !"]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "bossov ballet theatre", "paragraphs": ["bossov ballet theatre ' s 2017 summer . . . - bossov ballet theatre at mci\nan introduction to bossov ballet theatre on the maine central institute campus in pittsfield , maine . bossov ballet : where classical ballet lives ! part 1 of 2\nbossov ballet theatre at maine central institute is both a performing company and an international pre - professional ballet school .\ne i have seen with the bossov ballet theatre company have been amazing . tonight ' s performanc\nartistic director andrei petrovitch bossov warms up before teaching ballet classes at the bossov ballet theatre in pittsfield , maine , february 12 , 2007 . bossov danced with the kirov ballet company in russia for 20 years before founding . . .\nfounder : bossov ballet theatre student dancers rehearse as founder michael wyly watches in 2008 at maine central institute in pittsfield .\nthe pittsfield - based bossov ballet theatre is undergoing changes with artistic director andrei bossov\u2019s return to russia in august and the retirement of executive director michael wyly .\nartistic director andrei petrovitch bossov gives instructions during class at the bossov ballet theatre in pittsfield , maine , february 12 , 2007 . bossov danced with the kirov ballet company in russia for 20 years before founding the . . .\nplease fill out the form below and click on the submit button . a representative from bossov ballet theatre will contact you shortly .\nbossov ballet : natalya getman , far right , rehearses with the bossov ballet cast of \u201cthe nutcracker\u201d at maine central institute in pittsfield on thursday . getman is the new artistic director for bossov following the departure of andrei bossov .\nartistic director andrei petrovitch bossov warms up before teaching ballet classes at the bossov ballet theatre in pittsfield , maine , february 12 , 2007 . bossov danced with the kirov ballet company in russia for 20 years before founding the ballet school in maine with michael d . wyly , retired u . s . marine colonel .\nbossov ballet : natalya getman , center , instructs the ballerinas with the bossov ballet theatre during a rehearsal at maine central institute in pittsfield on thursday . mci now oversees the company since founders andrei bossov have returned to russia . getman , who has choreographed many bossov and opera house productions , is the company\u2019s artistic director of bossov . the bossov ballet will be performing \u201cthe nutcracker\u201d this month at the waterville opera house .\nren\u00e9e is a former principal dancer of bossov ballet theatre and a 2002 graduate of the bbt program at maine central institute where she studied under the direction of founding artistic director andrei bossov .\nelena petrichenko and sergey chumakov are both graduates of the state academic choreography institute in perm , russia , where they majored in the classical choreography section . their early work included the moscow state ballet company at bolshoi theatre , the classic and modern choreography theatre in moscow , the russian classical ballet theatre , the classical and modern choreography theatre , and the russian ballet of the 21st century .\nartistic director andrei petrovitch bossov gives instructions during class at the bossov ballet theatre in pittsfield , maine , february 12 , 2007 . bossov danced with the kirov ballet company in russia for 20 years before founding the ballet school in maine with michael d . wyly , retired u . s . marine colonel .\nbossov ballet theatre ' s summer program provides comprehensive russian training ( vaganova method ) with a strong emphasis on technique , pointe , partnering , variation and character .\nbossov ballet : natalya getman , left , shares a moment with maine central institue sophomore diyun wang , 16 , during a rehearsal for \u201cthe nutcracker\u201d last week . the bossov ballet theatre is now a part of the pittsfield school . getman is the company\u2019s new artistic director , succeeding andrei bossov .\ndo you have more specific information about the location of bossov ballet theatre ? why didn ' t you say so ? you can improve yelp by sharing it here .\nplease enter your question ( s ) about the bossov ballet summer intensive program . \u200b\u200b\n\u201cthe breadth and width and reach of ballet is large indeed , \u201d said col . michael wyly , a former u . s . marine who founded the bossov ballet theatre and serves as its charismatic executive director .\nnew direction : retired u . s . marine col . micheal wyly , founder of the bossov ballet theatre , in his office in pittsfield with mementoes of his two careers .\nwyly spoke affectionately about the ballet and bossov , whom he counts as a close friend .\nstudents with the esteemed bossov ballet , a ballet school based at maine central institute in pittsfield , performed early friday evening as part of the ballet ' s 15th anniversary .\nthe hope is that eventually , the ballet school will develop enough talent for bossov to have his own professional , touring ballet company .\nrising star : bossov ballet theatre artistic director andrei bossov shares a light moment with student gabby perkins in april 2013 during instruction at maine central institute in pittsfield . perkins was one of 15 foreigners to be accepted for enrollment at the vaganova ballet academy in russia earlier this year .\nhe described bossov as a very good school of classical ballet , producing dancers ready for professional work in top ballet companies around the world .\n\u201cfrom my point of view , we\u2019re continuing our collaboration with bossov ballet theatre as usual , but it\u2019s kind of added a nice piece to it . we\u2019re working with mci as well . \u201d\nbossov ballet theatre at maine central institute will perform \u201cgiselle\u201d at 7 p . m . friday and saturday , july 28 and 29 , at williamson performing arts center , 9 school st . , in fairfield .\npittsfield , maine \u2014 the bossov ballet theatre program has brought a lot to pittsfield in its 15 - year partnership with maine central institute , a semi - private boarding school in pittsfield . to count a few :\nvideo audition dvds can be mailed to : bossov ballet theatre , maine central institute , 295 main street , pittsfield , me 04967 . please send links to youtube and other online audition videos to : bossovballet @ urltoken .\nbossov ballet theatre is part of maine central institute , a private high school serving grades 9 - 12 and post graduate . summer attendees will reside in one of the four dorms on campus , supervised by residential staff .\nit looks like we don ' t have a specific address for bossov ballet theatre , which makes giving directions tricky . this business might not have an official storefront , or it might move to multiple locations throughout the day .\nandrei petrovitch bossov , the former soviet ballet star , looks into the wall - length mirror and barks french ballet terms in a thick , indecipherable russian accent .\nkey to continuing the high quality of bossov\u2019s work is the appointment of natalya nikolaevna getman as the ballet\u2019s new director , according to hopkins . getman was bossov\u2019s assistant artistic director for 12 years .\ngleason : but then , all at once , the school where bossov had been teaching ran out of money , and bossov returned to russia .\nbossov ballet theatre at maine central institute brings the enchanting story of don quixote to life on the williamson center stage . this ballet , based on the novel \u201cdon quixote de la mancha\u201d by miguel de cervantes , tells the story of the adventurer don quixote and his search for his beloved , dulcinea . with music by composer ludwig minkus , choreography by marius petipa and staging by bossov ballet artistic director natalya getman , this beautiful take on the iconic ballet will enthrall the whole family .\nbossov , who started the ballet with founder wyly 18 years ago , said he plans to come back to maine regularly to visit and be an integral part of the ballet program .\nbossov ballet theatre ' s summer program provides comprehensive russian training ( vaganova method ) with a strong emphasis on technique , pointe , partnering , variation and character . the school will be holding a one - week program and a five - week program .\ngetman , an accomplished dancer , performed with the moscow ballet in more than 40 cities around the world before joining bossov in 2001 .\nms . cox has performed professionally with ballet companies throughout new england and california , such as new simsbury light opera , centennial theater , state street ballet company , robinson ballet company , bossov ballet theatre , nutmeg ballet and atlantic ballet company . her recent roles as principal dancer include cinderella , sugar plum fairy , dew drop fairy , snow queen , giselle , christmas angel , paper ballerina , queen ravenna and jasmine . she has also performed lead roles in raymonda , firebird , carmen , marzipan , voices of spring , holly and ivy and storybook princesses .\nwhile attending simmons college in boston , ren\u00e9e traveled to maine to perform with portland ballet company and bossov ballet theare . after graduating in 2006 , ren\u00e9e moved back to maine permanently and began her marketing career , and simultaneously , her career as a ballet instructor .\nlater in the same year , ren\u00e9e studied at american ballet theatre in new york city where she trained with renowned instructors and performed in an excerpt production of swan lake as staged by leslie browne .\nin addition , they are principal dancers with the magdeburg opera and ballet theatre in germany and with the russian theatre in berlin . petrichenko and chumakov have traveled and worked in multiple countries including the united states , argentina , canada , england , germany , ireland , israel , jordan , malta , mexico , norway , qatar and spain .\nbut the nonprofit ballet company and school at maine central institute will continue to offer world - class instruction and performances , according to bossov officials .\nmci headmaster chris hopkins also addressed the audience , which included about 20 bossov alumni .\nbossov : because , again , you will touch the beauty just by your eyes .\nover the years , both bossov and getman , who auditioned to work with bossov in 2001 , got their u . s . citizenship . wyly , a retired 30 - year u . s . marine colonel with a master\u2019s degree in russian history , taught russian history to the ballet students . in addition to ballet , bossov also taught freestyle dancing and acting , according to wyly .\nbossov danced with the famed kirov ballet on world tours and shared the stage with mikhail baryshnikov , but today choreographs and teaches ballet in obscure pittsfield , a rural town of 4 , 214 near bangor , maine .\nthe effusive colonel , a born raconteur , often draws parallels between the marine corps and the corps de ballet . on his battered , black steel desk sits a small bronze statue of the flag raising on iwo jima . bossov ballet theatre , he notes , was incorporated on feb . 23 , 1996 \u2013 51 years to the day after mt . suribachi was captured .\njust so : andrei bossov during rehearsal at the maine central institute in pittsfield in 1999 .\nandrei bossov : it ' s very bad , i can tell you , right now .\nthough named for its virtuoso , the bossov ballet theatre is here \u2013 housed at maine central institute , a private high school \u2013 because of the sheer will of this man : col . michael duncan wyly . the retired commanding officer and balletomane started the children ' s ballet school in 1996 in an effort to make his young daughter ' s dream of becoming a ballerina come true .\n\u201ci called andre , transatlantic , and said , \u2018we need to get you back , \u2019\u201d wyly recalled . \u201ci met him at boston\u2019s logan airport in 1996 . it was the 23rd of february , 1996 , that i put my money down at the augusta state house and founded bossov ballet theatre as a nonprofit . \u201d\na marine brings international ballet to maine pittsfield , maine , is an unlikely place for world - class ballet , but then col . michael wyly is not the guy you would expect to start a ballet company . the retired marine commanding officer wanted to make his young daughter ' s dreams come true , so he lured retired russian ballet star andrei bossov to rural maine .\nbossov : they will go to the city and look at the performance . it change your life .\nwyly\u2019s wife , linda , sewed costumes for the company ; and their daughter , summer , studied under bossov . wyly said he wanted the best teacher for her and knew they had found it in bossov .\ngleason : bossov may not like talking , but wylie has plenty to say about ballet , which he often compares to combat . he says both require a similar kind of training .\npittsfield , maine , is an unlikely place for world - class ballet , but then col . michael wyly is not the guy you would expect to start a ballet company . the retired marine commanding officer wanted to make his young daughter ' s dreams come true , so he lured retired russian ballet star andrei bossov to rural maine .\nthe bossov ballet was founded in 1996 by a pittsfield resident , retired u . s . marine colonel michael wyly , who recruited former mariinsky ballet star andrei petrovitch bossov as its first artistic director . getman , who taught in the school\u2019s summer program , took over when bossov returned to russia . her teaching style is demanding and affectionate . \u201ci teach , i choreograph , i scream at them , and i love them , \u201d she says . \u201cthey\u2019re like my kids . \u201d\neither a video or in - person audition is required as part of the application for bossov ballet theatre ' s summer intensive program . in - person auditions take place on mci ' s campus in our founders studio or during our summer audition tour . in - person auditions will not be scheduled after may 1 . video auditions will be reviewed until may 15 .\n\u201cif you can learn classical ballet , you can learn anything in dance , \u201d he continued during a running commentary between numbers . bossov and his assistant , russian - born natalya getman , who also has devoted her life to ballet , stayed mostly behind the scenes .\nin its 10 years , the non - profit bossov ballet , with a $ 316 , 345 annual budget , has trained more than 2 , 000 students from nine countries and 26 states . but wyly counts only 48 elite dancers as graduates . of those , 28 have gone on to dance with professional ballet companies ( such as the joffrey ballet and bejart ballet ) , been accepted into competitive collegiate dance programs , or both .\nbossov is a tough drill sergeant . students ' holey pointe shoes and bruises showing through their opaque tights attest to their determination .\nagain\nis bossov ' s stock phrase ;\nclose\nis high praise .\nhe hopes the mci - bossov merger will help it grow and gain more financial stability . his wishes for bossov are that the studios are improved and more teachers are hired to help to attract more students , he said .\n\u201cthe time came that i cannot continue living away from my family , \u201d bossov said this week in an email .\ntheir partnership started when he persuaded bossov to return to the u . s . from russia in 1996 . bossov had been in the u . s . earlier and had worked with dancers at what was then the waterville performing arts center .\nthe choreographer and the combat veteran perform a unique pas de deux as artistic director and executive director . under their unlikely partnership , the bossov ballet carries on the art ' s much - revered imperial russian tradition yet aspires to become america ' s preeminent school for training dancers for the professional ballet .\na dozen families from eight states have relocated to pittsfield over the years so their teenagers could study under bossov . another 90 local youths and adults \u2013 ages 4 to 22 \u2013 take afternoon , evening , and saturday morning community classes , and a handful of them are also pre - professional dancers . in addition , the bossov ballet offers a rigorous , five - week summer intensive ballet camp that enrolls up to 80 .\n\u2014 stellar ballet performances by up - and - comers with worldwide tours in their futures .\nrussian ballet points technique . super piruettes and fuettes . 6 - 15 ages . \u0432\u0438\u0440\u0442\u0443\u043e\u0437\u044b .\nuntil august , bossov ballet was a separate entity from mci ; but now it is a program of the school and continues to work closely with the waterville opera house , where many of its performances are held .\nwyly said he imagined from the ballet\u2019s inception that it eventually would be turned over to mci .\nfeaturing some excerpts of classwork and choreography / rehearsals with former students of the ballet training centre .\ncalder taylor was born and raised in a small town in new hampshire . he began to pursue his dance career at the age of eleven . he attended main central institute , which has an intensive high school ballet program , bossov ballet theatre . after graduating , calder became a company member at ballet theatre of maryland . he has performed many roles including mr . brooks in little women , rothbart and siegfried in swan lake , arthur and mordred in excalibur , tybalt in romeo and juliet , ichabod and brom bones in the legend of sleepy hollow , dr . coppelius in copp\u00e9lia , the prince in cinderella , the beast in beauty and the beast , le fontaine in an american southwest carmen , the mad hatter in alice in wonderland , major general robert ross in star spangled sketches , the djinn in aladdin , prince ivan in the firebird , the king in the dancing princesses , theseus in a midsummer night ' s dream and the snow king , russian , spanish , merlitons , arabian , and drosselmeyer in the nutcracker . this is calder ' s eleventh season with the company along with it being his second season as the technical director of ballet theatre of maryland .\nthe 16 hard - core ballet students under the tutelage of bossov and russian ballerina - instructor natalya getman \u2013 most of them boarding students at maine central institute \u2013 practice as much as five hours a day , six days a week . ( tuition for full - time ballet students is $ 2 , 650 a year . )\nandrei bossov , 60 , moved back to st . petersburg , russia , in august after 20 years in the u . s .\nperformances will take place on friday , july 29 at 7 : 00 p . m . and saturday , july 30 at 2 : 00 p . m . at the williamson performing arts center , 9 school street , fairfield , maine . tickets are $ 15 per adult and $ 12 per youth / senior . there is also a special family pack ( 2 adults , 2 youths ) for $ 40 . tickets are available through bossov ballet theatre\u2019s website at urltoken\nbossov is rehearsing for its annual performance of \u201cthe nutcracker\u201d at waterville opera house . getman said audiences will see a full - length ballet dec . 13 to 15 with many changes from previous years aimed at enhancing the magical spirit of christmas .\nas one of six americans selected to compete in the 4 th international ballet competition in helsinki , finland in 2001 , ren\u00e9e was gifted the opportunity to train extensively with ballet masters from all over the world .\nnroll for private or semi - private ballet lessons please scroll down and fill - in the online form .\nlike wyly , getman said one does not have to be educated in ballet to enjoy and appreciate it . if a ballet is well done , certain moments will be etched in the viewer\u2019s mind , according to getman .\nit ' s bossov ' s intensity that attracts students , though jacob admits :\ni ' m a little bit scared of him sometimes .\nthis ballet was like a big bomb in the middle of my whole family ,\ncolonel wyly says .\n\u201cshe is a perfect mix of honoring the tradition of classical russian ballet \u2014 in particular , the vaganova technique \u2014 blended with an understanding of what today\u2019s ballet dancers need to be successful in professional companies , \u201d hopkins said .\ninstructors at the ballet training centre are all former professional dancers , who have trained and learned to instruct students .\n( most of the students , shown in these videos have had two - years of classical ballet training , or they found it necessary to significantly re - train , with ballet master jonathon levy , due to the level of insufficient and / or improper technique that they received and were taught prior to their taking lessons at the ballet training centre .\nstudents in these videos have since received scholarships to attended both college dance - degree programs and / or professional - level training programs at professional ( company ) schools , including : ballet arizona , a . k . lines ballet / san francisco , modas / new mexico , oklahoma city ballet , hubbard street dance chicago / summer intensive , cincinnati university conservatory of music - dance department , the royal welsh school of performing arts ( u . k ) , ballet west / salt lake city , and an ' invitation to audition ' for the professional - aspirant full - year academic residential program at canada ' s national ballet school / l ' \u00e9cole nationale de ballet du canada , in toronto .\n\u201cit\u2019s an exciting new chapter in the extraordinary , pre - professional ballet program , \u201d mci headmaster christopher hopkins said .\ngleason : what would you say to someone like me ? i ' ve never actually even seen a ballet performance .\nwyly , now 73 , hopes the ballet program will continue to send students to st . petersburg every other year , as it has in the past , he said . because of his status , bossov got students into places most people could not access in the city , he said .\ngentry fielder , a maine central institute junior from texas , has studied ballet for 10 years , most of it in dallas , new york city and boston . though he\u2019s the only male in the bossov program this year , he said he\u2019s found more acceptance in pittsfield than anywhere else .\npetrichenko and chumakov have been principal dancers with the crown of russia ballet since 2001 . their repertoire includes leading roles in :\n\u201cwhat is most unique is the excellence of a pre - professional ballet school and a top - notch prep school education in the same place , \u201d said williams , who added that bossov students in general also excel in the classroom , including some who have been among the top - ranked graduates .\ncarl\u2019s daughter elizabeth is a student at the lebanon ballet school and has recently participated in a few performances for city center ballet . carl and his wife jennifer are both educators and fervent advocates of arts education . he is grateful for the cultural and performance opportunities that city center ballet provides his family and the community , and wants to ensure the sustainability and continued growth of the company .\ncity center ballet , inc . \u2022 p . o . box 66 \u2022 lebanon , nh 03766 \u2022 603 / 448 - 9710\ngetman is thrilled to be working with mci and the opera house in directing \u201cthe nutcracker , \u201d her first full - length ballet .\nhis students stare back . they try to move as he moves , to literally become his mirror image . their common language is ballet .\nnancy was a founding member of the board of city center ballet in 1999 when her daughters danced with the company . she is actively involved in her community and is an occasional house manager at the lebanon opera house . she has volunteered in many capacities for city center ballet .\n1 . state the dancer ' s name , age , school where currently studying ballet and length of time en pointe ( if applicable ) .\nif a dancer participated in bossov ' s summer intensive program last year , he / she can send a current picture in first arabesque position en pointe ( if applicable ) in lieu of a video .\ngleason : so it ' s only natural that when he had two girls , wylie enrolled them in ballet . and one of them , summer , really took to it . but then wylie retired from the service and moved his family to maine . his daughter couldn ' t find the same quality of instruction - that is , until she found andrei bossov .\n\u201cit a private school where i can get a good education , \u201d she said . \u201cbut i\u2019m really here to study ballet with andre and natalya . \u201d\n\u2014 students from across maine , 16 states and 24 countries , who attend mci and study ballet more than two hours a day , six days a week .\nal russian teacher natalia . from the point of view of a fan who saw ballet at the bolshoy and kremlin since youth , i think that bbt is progressin\nthe bossov ballet typically mounts five productions a year and , lacking a performing arts center , exports its $ 15 - a - ticket shows to average audiences of 300 devotees in far - flung maine venues . wyly ' s wife , linda , hand - sews all the elaborate costumes of velvet , satin , and tulle with the help of two of the dancers ' mothers .\nbossov includes children ages 6 - 13 , some of whom live in the school district towns of pittsfield , burnham and detroit , according to hopkins . high school students also are enrolled in the ballet , including those from mci , which is a private academy that accepts boarding students from around the world and also is contracted by the three - town district as its high school .\nhollywood ' s new line cinema and its partner , mandeville films , are developing the true story of a children ' s ballet school run by battle - scarred marines into a feature film with the working title\nbrigg ' s ballet .\nno actors have been cast , but producers hope to begin shooting this fall .\n\u201cthree of our students were accepted in vaganova ballet academy in st . petersburg , \u201d he said . \u201cone ( gabrielle perkins ) is a student there now . \u201d\nren\u00e9e has extensively studied the vaganova teaching method , as developed by russian dancer and teacher agrippina vaganova , and largely uses this method in her classical ballet technique classes .\nfor mr . bossov , words do not communicate as well as dance itself .\nbecause of this limitation , the spirit and the soul and the human mind can be visualized on the stage by the dancer ' s body .\nmci admissions director clint williams , who was in the audience , said mci is an easy sell for serious ballet students , even ones who are more used to the cities .\nwylie : the ballet was a thing that said to me , without my ever figuring out why , the human race is actually , or can be , a pretty beautiful thing .\ni\u2019m a true fan of ballet , and i can totally say that this group does way more than just a great job . the bbt is a unique place to learn classical dance techniques\nthe ballet students gave a couple hundred students and community members a peek friday evening at what they\u2019ve been working so hard on . their hourlong exhibition , in a gymnasium transformed convincingly into a stage with a brilliant red background , swept through dances from \u201csleeping beauty , \u201d \u201cswan lake\u201d and others , as well as some of bossov\u2019s own choreography . in pairs , quartets and larger groups they spanned the sublime and the serious , garnering several standing ovations .\n\u201ci mean i used to live in new york , and the kids here are more open to ballet than they were in those other places , \u201d said fielder , who is trying to finish high school a year early so he can study ballet at the college level as soon as possible . \u201cfor a small town in maine , it\u2019s got some culture because of this program . \u201d\nthe colonel , who enlisted in the marine corps at 17 and served two tours in vietnam , retired in 1991 and moved his family to maine from virginia with the intent of writing a book on the art of war and becoming a vintner . but in 1995 , the youngest of wyly ' s two daughters , summer , then 13 , was a bossov prot\u00e9g\u00e9e at the waterville performing arts center when it abruptly closed . the ballet master retreated to mother russia .\ni treat him like a three - star general because he needs to be treated that way ,\ncolonel wyly says of bossov .\nand i respect him , you know , that much \u2013 as long as he remembers i ' m the four - star .\nthe bossov troupe includes dancers of many ages and levels of experience . dancers who attend mci during the school day , and qualify for the program ( after auditioning ) , are eligible to receive full academic credit for ballet training . all bbt students , regardless of whether or not they attend mci , train after school and with professional dancers who come to bbt to appear in guest roles . the experience of performing on stage with large casts of older and younger dancers is an invaluable opportunity for aspiring dancers .\nthe most important thing in ballet and war , wyly says , is training the troops . he explains performing this way :\nd - day is opening night . and the curtains open at h - hour .\ngleason : summer quit ballet a number of years ago . she ' s now a banquet captain at a marriott in fort lauderdale . but that didn ' t affect wylie ' s interest in keeping the school going .\ni had no notion of ever founding a ballet school ,\nsays wyly , an expert in maneuver warfare who has a stack of medals , including a purple heart .\ni just wanted to get andrei back !\ni just loved the idea of a hard - as - nails guy going into the world of ballet , then realizing it ' s just as strenuous as the world he comes from ,\nsays mandeville president todd lieberman .\ngleason : the ballet was\ncapelia ,\nbut wylie had no idea what he was going to see . and he went to the theater determined to be mad at the world . but then the music started . . .\nso much so that upon graduation , felicity had the choice of entering princeton university or joining the louisville ballet . she chose the latter and danced with the company for two years . she began her deferred studies at princeton in september .\nwith the recent bossov changes , the opera house this season is producing \u201cthe nutcracker , \u201d which will start dress rehearsals in waterville this week . hopkins is excited about mci\u2019s new role , working in an arena that includes a newly - renovated opera house , expanded colby college museum of art and other cultural activities in and around waterville .\nsusan started ballet at age 3 and continued to study throughout her professional dance career . when she moved to the area , learned about city center ballet , and saw the training and performance opportunity the company offers ( knowing how important both are ) , she decided to become involved on a deeper level . susan has also been involved with not - for - profit organizations and knows the support they need to stay alive and thriving . she hopes to open new doors and bring the company to more of the upper valley .\nlast chance to receive discount rate at hilton garden inn for patrons of bbt ' s swan lake . book by july 12 online at urltoken using the group code\nballet\nor call 207 . 262 . 0099 . tickets urltoken pc katarina weissbach with hilton garden inn - bangor maine\ntom had two daughters who were active as city center ballet dancers between 1998 and 2004 . in that time , he came to appreciate the unbelievable opportunity the company offers to our community by offering performance opportunities to dancers and audiences alike . he serves on the board to help preserve this treasure .\nrehearsing for the performances in russia , the tousled - haired ben , in black tights and a white t - shirt , observes :\nballet class is all a preparation for the stage . i see myself come out in my dancing . there ' s me behind andrei ' s choreography .\nthank you for contacting us ! we will be in contact with as soon as possible - usually within 24 to 48 hours , depending on when you sent us your request . so thank you for contacting rvca ' s ballet training centre . where we are\ntraining tomorrow ' s performing artists - today !\nnatalya getman was born in russia . she was a gymnastics champion by the age of ten and studied dance at the leningrad academy choreographic school ( kirov theater ) under kovaleva . in 1993 , getman graduated with honors from the uzbek choreographic school under inna kevorkova ' s instruction . upon graduation from the uzbek school , she joined the turkmenistan state theater of ballet and opera where her repertoire included :\nit ' s tuesday night , and the students gather in front of the ballet master \u2013 and the mirror \u2013 in founders hall studio to hone their technique and rehearse\nthe four seasons ,\nto be performed in may at the franco - american heritage center in lewiston , maine . the next production is\ndon quixote\nat the waterville opera house , in waterville , maine , in august .\nwe ' d be sitting in go noi island in vietnam \u2013 where there was not even a tree and it was 100 degrees every day \u2013 and mike , in the resupply , would get his copy of gourmet magazine ,\nrecalls us sen . james webb ( d ) of virginia , a bossov director who , in 1969 , served with wyly in vietnam ' s infamous an hoa basin , site of some of the heaviest fighting of the war .\nit wasn ' t terribly surprising he ' d get his teeth into this .\nbased on a story by theophile gautier and jules henri vernoy de st . georges , \u201cgiselle\u201d tells the tale of lost innocence and love\u2019s eternal power to forgive , with a dash of gothic ghosts to keep the heart beat racing . with choreography after jean coralli , jules perrot , and marius petipa to adolphe adam\u2019s soaring musical score , artistic director natalya getman\u2019s staging of this iconic ballet will cast a spell on the entire family .\nmarc is a founding member of city center ballet ( 1999 ) and has been the company\u2019s treasurer ever since . he is married to linda g . copp , the artistic director of the company . even after all this time , he is still awed and delighted by the dedication and hard work that she , her staff , volunteers , and especially her young adult dancers put into each and every production . marc is a computer consultant serving small law offices in the upper valley .\neleven teenaged ballerinas in black leotards and white tights glide and spin to piano music from giselle in the high - ceilinged studio at founders hall on the maine central institute campus . when the music stops , artistic director natalya nikolaevna getman tells them , \u201cit looks like birds taking a bath . they\u2019re the cutest things when they take a bath \u2014 have you seen them ? \u201d getman , a russian native and former dancer with the moscow ballet , flutters her arms frantically , and the girls laugh . \u201ci don\u2019t want a bird . let\u2019s try again . \u201d\nthe point of training is not\nto make someone do or become something ,\nyet training is the act of preparing someone properly , providing them the tools to seize the opportunities of becoming something - when that\nsomething\npresents itself . . . after all isn ' t that why we send our children to academic school ? it does not matter if your child desires to perform , or compete - what matters is the preparation that they receive on a daily / weekly basis , because when they stop dancing - for whatever reason - will they be satisfied ? most talented dance students never achieve their dreams because of a lack of proper training . . . like talented athletes who never get beyond high - school or the college - level . there are standards that are required to\nmake - it\nand then there are those intangibles , all of which require significant preparation and training . at the ballet training centre , our goal is to prepare your child , athlete or dancer , for their opportunity to become more than just a dream ! thank you for trusting us and allowing us to educate and train your student dancer and / or athlete !\nthis website uses cookies to improve functionality and performance . by continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our\nfourteen - year - old johanna reuter executes pirouettes and pas de bourr\u00e9es encircled by two boys \u2013 ben malone , 17 , and jacob gambone , 16 , \u2013 as they practice , over and over , a number called\nthe mist .\ni know i have the body for it , so i think this is what i was meant to do ,\nsays johanna , a lithe and long - limbed blonde .\nof course i love them , and i care about them ,\nthe taciturn danseur says of his young charges .\nthey belong to me .\nwatching the rehearsal , wyly sighs .\nevery girl who dares dream ,\nhe says ,\ndreams of being picked up by handsome , young cavaliers and swept through the air .\nfour ex - marines \u2013 semper fidelis \u2013 served on the original board of directors . ( though , wyly points out ,\nthere ' s no such thing as an ex - marine .\n) today , the all - male board consists of six former marines , a retired navy rear admiral , a retired army major , a retired air force reserve colonel , and the high school ' s academic dean .\nonce that curtain opens , you don ' t have any control over the situation anymore . just like when your troops cross the line of departure . now the battle is joined ,\nwyly says .\nwhat ' s going to happen is what ' s going to happen . god help us ! we hope we taught them right .\nnext month , the russian danseur is taking a student troupe to perform a version of\nthe four seasons\nin his hometown of st . petersburg \u2013 the third such trip since 2003 .\nsummer wyly , now 24 , gave up her dream of becoming a ballerina and is a hotel banquet manager .\nher father , however , is still spellbound by the arabesques and grand jet\u00e9s that he first witnessed as a bachelor captain who , alone on his 27th birthday , spent combat - tour pay to see\ncopp\u00e9lia .\ni was already cold and wet and lonely and mad ,\nwyly says .\nbut the music started \u2013 and the color of the costumes , and the story , and the dancing , and the beautiful girls , and all those things at once \u2013 and i felt better .\nwe want to hear , did we miss an angle we should have covered ? should we come back to this topic ? or just give us a rating for this story . we want to hear from you .\n. all rights reserved . terms under which this service is provided to you .\nnew this year , bbt at mci will also be offering drop - in classes in addition to the full program . this option will allow students to take drop - in classes on a pay - as - you - go model . however , students choosing the drop - in option will not be eligible to participate in any performances . students will still need to register for the drop - in option and audition for placement .\nthe program is based in founders hall on the mci campus . with the recent changes , the six - week summer program will consist of two one - week sessions and one four - week session instead of the former one - week session and five - week session , according to hopkins .\nopera house executive director diane bryan said getman\u2019s moving into the artistic director\u2019s role was a natural progression .\n\u201cit\u2019s such an experience . the dancers come back literally transformed , \u201d he said .\n\u201che\u2019s very proud of what he did here and of course was very affectionate toward his dancers , and they with him , \u201d he said .\n\u201cit is very special to me , very near and dear to my heart , \u201d she said .\n\u201cthe nutcracker\u201d is the story of clara , a little girl whose parents host a big party on christmas eve . the children receive toys as gifts ; clara\u2019s is a nutcracker . she eventually falls asleep , dreaming the toys and tree come to life and her nutcracker turns into a prince . she rides on a sleigh with the prince through a snowy forest before waking up to find it has all been a dream .\n\u201cto me , choreography is not just the movement , \u201d getman says . \u201cit\u2019s enhancing the music \u2014 because the music came first . the inspiration for me is the music . \u201d\n\u201cthe professional level of their execution is very high , \u201d she said . \u201cit makes me very pleased . \u201d\n\u201ci hope we succeed in this production to leave good memories , \u201d she said .\nperformances are scheduled for 7 p . m . dec . 13 and 14 and 2 p . m . dec . 14 and 15 .\nenter your email and our daily headlines will be delivered to your inbox each morning .\nhere at mainetoday media we value our readers and are committed to growing our community by encouraging you to add to the discussion .\nto ensure conscientious dialogue we have implemented a strict no - bullying policy . to participate , you must follow our terms of use . click here to flag and report a comment that violates our terms of use .\ndata . votes [ b ] ? 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want to know more ? send us ideas for follow - up stories .\none merchants plaza , p . o . box 1329 , bangor , me , 04402 - 1329 \u2014\ng : retired marine colonel michael wylie . reporter josh gleason has his story .\njoshua gleason : on his 27th birthday , michael wylie was serving a tour at marine headquarters in washington . it was 1967 ; he ' d just come back from the frontlines at vietnam , and he knew he ' d be returning soon .\nmichael wylie : i was down in the dumps that night , probably feeling sorry for myself .\ngleason : wylie was new in town , and he didn ' t have any friends . in fact , he felt like he couldn ' t relate to anyone who hadn ' t been in combat .\nwylie : so i pick up the washington post and i see this ad and here ' s this beautiful ballerina in a tutu , and i - shucks , i ' m going to go to that - you know , i got to do something tonight .\ngleason : the dancers came out in these bright , colorful costumes , reds and blues . it was cute , playful . and by the second act , his anger was gone .\nwylie : i found myself just enjoying the evening in every way and coming back feeling very uplifted , and i thought , i ' m going to do that more .\ngleason : war had led wylie to believe that there was nothing more dangerous than a human being . but\ncapelia\nchanged that .\nsummer : he was just much more intense and expected a lot more from his students . you know , you could just see people get just rapidly better .\nsummer : and i just knew my teacher , who i ' d really grown to respect , had to go back to russia . it was , like , he was just being taken away and that was that .\nwylie : it was devastating . that was the end , and summer said , dad , i look forward to that summer program every year more than anything else in my life . i thought , then , it ' s going to - you ' re still going to have that , summer . don ' t you worry , you know . you ' re going to get it .\ngleason : unidentified female : one , two . and ( unintelligible ) . turn .\ngleason : unidentified female : two , three , four , five , one . one , two , three , one , two three , one , two , three , four , five , to three , and move , two , three , four , five . . .\nwylie : there is a misguided notion that when the curtains open out on stage , i ' m going to be giselle now because the audience is out there . no , you ' re not . you ' re going to revert to the habits you have formed in training , in peacetime , when you ' re under fire . and as i said to the dancers , i have seen men who have thrown away their lives because they wouldn ' t believe me when i told them that .\nwylie : though i always wanted to be a marine - nothing would be more true , and i still am , you know , i think like a marine , i can ' t help it - but i wanted to be able to depart this world having built something , not just destroy things .\ncopyright \u00a9 2007 npr . all rights reserved . visit our website terms of use and permissions pages at urltoken for further information .\nnpr transcripts are created on a rush deadline by verb8tm , inc . , an npr contractor , and produced using a proprietary transcription process developed with npr . this text may not be in its final form and may be updated or revised in the future . accuracy and availability may vary . the authoritative record of npr\u2019s programming is the audio record ."]}
{"id": 54497, "summary": [{"text": "rayonier inc , headquartered in jacksonville , florida , is a timberland real estate investment trust ( \" reit \" ) with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the united states and new zealand .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "its core business segments are timber and real estate .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "as of september 30 , 2016 , the company owned or leased approximately 2.3 million acres of timberlands located in the u.s. south ( 1.9 million acres ) and u.s. pacific northwest ( 379,000 acres ) .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "the company also has a 77 % ownership interest in matariki forestry group , a joint venture , that owns or leases approximately 436,000 acres ( 299,000 net plantable acres ) of timberlands in new zealand . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "rayonier", "paragraphs": ["rayonier 10 - k filing for 2017 . rayonier inc . , february 23 , 2018 . retrieved february 24 , 2018\nin may 2014 , rayonier named david l . nunes as post - separation president and ceo for rayonier . [ 9 ]\nin june 2014 , rayonier spun off its performance fibers business into an independent , publicly traded company , rayonier advanced materials inc . ( nyse : ryam ) . [ 12 ] [ 13 ] shareholders of rayonier received one share of the new rayonier advanced materials company for every three shares of rayonier on june 27 , 2014 . [ 1 ] [ 14 ]\nprincipal subsidiaries : rayonier timberlands , l . p . ( rtlp ) ; rayonier forest resources company ; southern wood piedmont company ( swp ) .\n. as world war ii ended , rayonier began making large land purchases in the pacific northwest . the rayonier foundation was created in 1952 to provide assistance to charitable , civic and education organizations in the communities where rayonier did business .\nrayonier separates its land resources businesses from its performance fibers business , creating two independent , publicly traded companies . the performance fibers business becomes known as rayonier advanced materials\nrayonier advanced materials is the leading global supplier of high - purity cellulose products .\nfollowing the separation , richard kincaid , director , will become chairman of rayonier inc .\nrayonier is quite a small company , with a market capitalization of $ 585 million .\njacksonville , fla . - - ( business wire ) - - may 12 , 2014 - - rayonier ( nyse : ryn ) today announced the appointment of david l . nunes as chief operating officer . upon rayonier\u2019s previously announced mid - year separation , nunes will assume the role of president and ceo of rayonier and paul boynton , rayonier\u2019s current chairman , president and ceo , will become chairman , president and ceo of rayonier advanced materials .\nwhy is rayonier ( ryn ) up 3 . 9 % since its last earnings report ?\nwhy is rayonier ( ryn ) up 10 . 5 % since its last earnings report ?\nrayonier benefits not just from the quality of its balance sheet , but from the composition .\nour strong track record of execution creates value for our shareholders and positions rayonier as a strong , stable employer . there are more than 300 employees in the rayonier family , each sharing our\nrayonier advanced materials makes everyday products possible\u2014from cell phones and computer screens , to eyeglasses and medicine .\nto get more information on rayonier ' s total segment . select each division with the arrow .\nnunes will join rayonier inc . on june 9 as chief operating officer and will play a key role in finalizing the separation of the company . upon completion of the separation , he will assume responsibility for the leadership of rayonier inc . as previously announced , rayonier\u2019s performance fibers division will become rayonier advanced materials ; an independent company initially focused on the production of high - purity cellulose specialty products .\nrayonier advanced materials\u2019 chemical products \u2013 resins and lignosulfonates \u2013 are supported by a dedicated technical sales team .\nsite map | disclaimer / terms of use | contact us | search | suppliers \u00a92011 rayonier , inc .\nsite map | disclaimer / terms of use | contact us | search | suppliers \u00a92015 rayonier , inc .\nto get more information on rayonier advanced materials ' s total segment . select each division with the arrow .\nveteran timberland executive will serve as coo of rayonier inc . until its upcoming separation into two industry - leading companies\nrayonier advanced materials manufactures newsprint for publishers of daily newspapers and commercial printers , as well as controlled bulk paper .\nfocus on : rayonier inc . ,\nhartford courant , april 10 , 1998 , p . d2 .\nyou may not think of timberlands as reit - owned real estate , but that ' s exactly what rayonier does .\netfs holding ryn | rayonier inc . | etf channel | urltoken | copyright \u00a9 2009 - 2018 , all rights reserved\nnews release , exhibit 99 . 1 . rayonier inc . , february 7 , 2018 , retrieved february 21 , 2018\nrayonier is aiming to become a much larger and diversified business , fueling this growth by internal and external investment ideas .\nrayonier\u2019s business has been under pressure recently due to flat demand for acetate products , a supply / demand imbalance in its major product categories , and the strong u . s . dollar lowering the expense of rayonier\u2019s more internationally - focused competitors .\n\u201cthis is an exciting time to join rayonier and i\u2019m honored to accept this opportunity , \u201d nunes said . \u201crayonier is an industry leader with top talent and an outstanding timberland portfolio serving u . s . and pacific rim markets . coupled with the best hbu portfolio in the industry , rayonier is well positioned to capitalize on the rebounding economy and housing markets . rayonier\u2019s unique combination of assets and talent will ensure that we continue the company\u2019s long history of delivering value to our shareholders . \u201d\nrayonier inc . plans to release its first quarter 2018 earnings after the market closes on wednesday , may 2 , 2018 .\nfairfax financial owns 35 , 000 shares of rayonier advanced materials inc . with a market value of $ 541 , 000 .\nthe company was spun off in the summer of 2014 from rayonier ( ryn ) , a timber real estate investment trust .\nrayonier operates high on the value chain of the pulp and paper industry , which is known as the cellulose specialties industry .\nrayonier inc . today reported first quarter net income attributable to rayonier of $ 40 . 5 million , or $ 0 . 31 per share , on revenues of $ 203 . 2 million . this compares to net income attributable to rayonier of $ 33 . 8 million , or $ 0 . 27 per share , on revenues of $ 194 . 5 million in the prior year quarter .\nrayonier opened international sales offices in europe and asia during 1954 . that same year , another pulp mill in the southeast was constructed at\nby 1945 rayonier had begun making major timberland purchases in the west . the company founded the rayonier foundation in 1952 to provide charitable contributions to civic , educational , and charitable causes in local communities . in 1954 a second southwest pulp mill opened in jesup , georgia . that same year , the company opened offices in europe and asia . in 1968 rayonier became itt rayonier , a wholly owned subsidiary of itt corporation , a major international conglomerate . by 1971 further expansion of the jesup mill made it the largest facility of its kind in the world .\nthe company\u2019s financial metrics are proportionally small . rayonier generated $ 869 million of revenue in 2016 , with operating income of $ 138 million .\nwhile rayonier advanced materials might seem like an absolute bargain based on fundamental valuation metrics , keep in mind that the company has destroyed a substantial amount of shareholder value since its spin off . further , rayonier is a small cap stock and has more inherent risk as a result .\noffering hunting properties from 20 acres to 20 , 000 acres across the united states , the rayonier hunting and recreation program was designed with you in mind . whether you\u2019re looking for a place to hunt , fish or just enjoy the great outdoors , rayonier hunting has the perfect spot for you . chat with local representatives today who know the rayonier lands and will work with you to find a hunting property that\u2019s just right .\n\u201cdave will provide strong leadership and direction to the new rayonier , \u201d said boynton . \u201cwith 30 years of industry experience , he will continue rayonier\u2019s long legacy of growing shareholder value and provide strategic direction to one of the best teams of timber and real estate professionals in our industry . \u201d\nrayonier inc . investors mark mchugh , 904 - 357 - 3757 or media roseann wentworth , 904 - 357 - 9185 roseann . wentworth @ urltoken\nworking closely with our customers in 20 countries , rayonier advanced materials creates one - of - a - kind cellulose specialties products from renewable resources .\nthe company was spun off from itt in 1994 with the company name reverting to rayonier and shares again traded on the new york stock exchange .\nrayonier has come a long way from its beginnings as the rainier pulp and paper co . in the pacific northwest , but timber remains the foundation of the company\u2019s business . today , rayonier is a leading international forest products company with three core businesses : timber , real estate and performance fibers .\nif you are looking for a strong , stable company that provides an opportunity to excel while you grow your skills , consider a position with rayonier .\nrayonier ( ryn ) could be an interesting play for investors as it is seeing solid earnings estimate revision in addition to having a robust industry rank .\nrayonier ' s ( ryn ) timber segments benefit from elevated sawtimber prices and increase in harvest volume . however , lower liquidity position remains a headwind .\nthe zacks analyst thinks that improving performance in the pacific northwest and new zealand timber segment will enable rayonier ( ryn ) to enjoy better pricing power .\nin addition to the numerous environmental concerns facing rayonier , it also was named as a defendant in a 1997 georgia lawsuit brought by powell - duffryn terminals . rayonier had stored a pulp manufacturing byproduct ( crude sulfate turpentine ) at one of powell - duffryn ' s marine terminals and storage facilities , and a major fire and explosion caused extensive damage . as a result , damages of $ 57 million were being sought against rayonier and the other defendant .\nrayonier ( ryn ) reported earnings 30 days ago . what ' s next for the stock ? we take a look at earnings estimates for some clues .\nsign up to receive e - mail alerts whenever rayonier inc posts new information to the site . just enter your e - mail address and click submit .\nrayonier advanced materials acquires tembec , creating a diversified global leader in high - purity cellulose , packaging , paper , high - yield pulp and forest products .\nrayonier is a timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive timber growing regions in the u . s . and new zealand . rayonier owns , leases or manages acres of timberlands located in the u . s . south , u . s . pacific northwest and new zealand .\ncompany begins public trading on the new york stock exchange after three mills in washington merge to form rayonier , a combination of the words rayon and mt . rainier\nmake an impact at rayonier from day one . join a company that ' s big enough to achieve big things , yet small enough to challenge and recognize high performers .\nrayonier advanced materials\u2019 technical sales team works closely with customers worldwide to define needs , and we tailor our high - yield hardwood pulp manufacturing process to meet precise customer specifications .\nrayonier is subject to many state and federal environmental laws and regulations , affecting its handling of air emissions , water discharges , and waste disposal . its operations also have been greatly influenced by federal laws governing the cutting of timber , particularly the endangered species act . rayonier claims to have spent over $ 100 million in the 1990s for voluntary and required environmental measures . much of rayonier ' s timberland in washington is home to presently endangered species such as the northern spotted owl and the marbled murrelet , as well as several varieties of salmon . as a result , there have been ongoing negotiations and more heated interactions involving rayonier , the environmental protection agency ( epa ) and state agencies , and environmental groups .\nrayonier advanced materials believes that its acquisition of tembec is in the best interests of both companies and their shareholders and reaffirms its commitment to acquire tembec on the previously announced terms .\nrayonier converted to a real estate investment trust ( reit ) on january 1 , 2004 . [ 6 ] terrapointe llc was established in 2005 to manage properties with development potential .\nrayonier inc . is at a 52 - week high , but can investors hope for more gains in the future ? we take a look at the fundamentals for ryn for clues .\na log - trading office was opened in new zealand during 1988 . the new zealand government sold rayonier 250 , 000 acres ( 1 , 000 km 2 ) of timberland in 1992 .\nin august 2017 , rayonier consolidated its corporate headquarters , real estate , and forest resources offices into a newly constructed , state - of - the - art building in wildlight , florida .\nfurther , i would argue that if rayonier\u2019s earnings decline by more than a factor of 6 . 7 , then investors have much more to be worried about than the repayment of debt .\njacksonville , fla . - - ( business wire ) - - jul . 17 , 2017 - - rayonier advanced materials inc . ( the \u201ccompany\u201d or \u201c rayonier advanced materials\u201d ) ( nyse : ryam ) today reaffirmed its commitment to acquire tembec inc . ( \u201ctembec\u201d ) ( tsx : tmb ) on the terms previously agreed with tembec . the company believes that the previously announced arrangement consideration of c $ 4 . 05 in cash or 0 . 2302 of a share of rayonier advanced materials common stock per tembec common share\u2014which is subject to proration so that approximately 63 % of the aggregate consideration is paid in cash and 37 % is paid in rayonier advanced materials stock\u2014provides compelling value to tembec shareholders . the company does not intend to increase the consideration offered to tembec shareholders .\nin august 2015 , rayonier announced its ownership in the new zealand joint venture will increase from 65 % to approximately 77 % , as part of an anticipated recapitalization of the jv . [ 15 ]\nother environmental problems also faced rayonier in the 1990s . for example , in 1994 its former wholly owned subsidiary , southern wood piedmont company ( swp ) , was named as a potentially responsible party ( prp ) under the epa ' s comprehensive environmental response compensation and liability act ( cercla ) , based on coal tar derivative deposits found in tennessee ' s chattanooga creek . swp had ceased operations in 1986 , but rayonier would remain liable for its actions . according to rayonier ' s 1997 annual report , it was designated as a prp or the state equivalent in eight separate federal and state actions .\nthis strategy proved immensely successful . by 1937 , the rainier company merged with two other mills in washington , to form rayonier incorporated . this name was a combination of\nrayon\nand\nrainier ,\nthe mountain visible from the original shelton mill . rayonier immediately became the largest rayon pulp manufacturer in the world , and was listed as a publicly traded company on the new york stock exchange .\nhistorical daily stock prices for rayonier since 1994 adjusted for splits and dividends . open , high , low , close ( ohlc ) data as well as percentage changes for multiple date ranges . display 20 , 50 and 200 day moving averages and export charts as images to use in articles and blogs . the latest closing price for rayonier ( ryn ) as of july 06 , 2018 is 39 . 41 .\ndiplomatic relations with china were restored in 1979 . the following year , rayonier received orders for pulp and logs . it took almost five years to receive permission to open an office in beijing in 1985 .\nin the later 1990s , however , rayonier ' s international operations became less profitable , particularly as the asian economies became less stable . in 1996 , the share of sales outside of the united states dropped to 55 percent ; in 1997 they decreased even more , to only 49 percent . nevertheless , rayonier had great hopes for expanding its business in the two most populous countries in asia , china , and india . these developing markets carried unique challenges , with delivery technology often not matching the demand for products . as described by dennis snyder , a rayonier vice - president , in the journal of commerce , when rayonier began to ship fluff pulp to china in the late 1980s , chinese ports lacked the equipment needed to handle the packages of this product . it had to be broken into individual rolls that could be handled manually .\nrayonier inc ( nyse : ryn ) , a reits company based in united states , saw a decent share price growth in the teens level on the nyse over the last few months . with manyread more . . .\nrayonier inc . is an international leader in the forest products industry , operating in more than 70 countries . the company manages 1 . 5 million acres of timberland in the united states and new zealand , which provide the raw material for its products . it also operates two pulp mills and three lumber manufacturing facilities in the united states , plus a fiberboard plant in new zealand that was acquired in 1997 . over two - thirds of rayonier ' s income is derived from sales of timber and wood products ; its remaining income comes from sales of specialty pulp products , such as cellulose pulp used in photographic film . rayonier focuses heavily on the international market ; about half of its sales in 1997 were made outside of the united states . during the late 1990s , along with many other companies in this industry , rayonier experienced a drop in sales and income . in 1997 it was forced to close a third pulp mill in washington , and its sales reflected a six percent decrease from the previous year . rayonier ' s operations also were greatly affected by environmental regulations , especially in the pacific northwest .\nthe recent completion of our acquisition of tembec represents the opening of another new chapter for our company . rayonier advanced materials is now a global manufacturer of high - purity cellulose , paperboard , lumber , and newsprint to high - yield pulp . if you are new to rayonier advanced materials , we welcome you . if you are an existing customer or partner , you will appreciate our expanded product offerings , increased innovation and an even larger geographic footprint .\narmbruster , william ,\nrayonier inc . ; producer of paper products finds ways to push its way overseas ,\njournal of commerce online , may 21 , 1997 , http : / / www . joc . com .\nrayonier inc . announced today that david nunes , president and ceo , will present at nareit\u2019s reitweek : 2018 investor conference on tuesday , june 5 at 11 : 45 a . m . eastern time in new york , ny .\nstock monitor : boise cascade post earnings reporting london , uk / accesswire / march 08 , 2018 / urltoken has just released a free earnings report on rayonier inc . ( nyse : ryn ) . if you want . . .\nupside participation \u2013 with approximately 37 % of the consideration in the form of rayonier advanced material stock , tembec shareholders have the opportunity to capture enhanced long - term value prospects through ongoing participation in a larger , more diverse company .\nin 1968 , rayonier was acquired by the itt corporation ( originally the international telephone and telegraph corporation ) , and became part of itt ' s steady growth into a conglomerate . the new entity , itt rayonier , became a wholly owned subsidiary of itt , and the 1980s found rayonier immersed in the world of hostile corporate takeovers . in 1979 itt had hired a new ceo , rand araskog , a west point graduate and an interrogator of soviet defectors for the national security agency in the 1950s . an aggressive investor , he fought off three takeover attempts of itt in the 1980s , later chronicling these events in a book whose title illustrated his approach to business , the itt wars . at the same time , his salary of $ 8 . 5 million ( high even in the late 1980s ) was questioned by numerous investors in itt , including the california public employees ' retirement system , especially given itt ' s mediocre performance . facing growing criticism , araskog split itt into three separate corporations , and several subsidiaries were spun off as independent corporations , including rayonier . as of february 28 , 1994 , rayonier once again was an independent company , and it took back its original name . its president through the itt years , ronald gross , shortly afterward became chairman and ceo , a position he still held in 1998 . araskog continued to serve on the rayonier board of directors as well .\nrayonier had long been active in the international arena , having marketed its pulp products in japan since the 1930s and in korea and china since the early 1980s . the newly independent rayonier also placed a great deal of attention on operating as a multinational company , targeting europe , asia , and latin america . in 1995 , sales outside of the united states made up 59 percent of rayonier ' s total sales of $ 1 . 26 billion . rayonier managed timber holdings in new zealand ( almost 220 , 000 acres ) that supplied much of the asian market , and it also purchased lumber from chile and russia . there was a significant difference in the\nrotation age\nof timberland in the united states and elsewhere . timber in the southeastern united states ( primarily softwoods such as southern pine ) would mature in only 20 - 25 years ; but in the northwestern united states ( home to douglas fir and hemlock ) , the cycle was 45 - 50 years . in new zealand , the average rotation period was 25 - 28 years . thus the new zealand timber holdings became more desirable . more than half of rayonier ' s specialty pulp products also were sold to foreign countries .\nrayonier inc . ( nyse : ryn ) is a timberland reit with assets in the u . s . and new zealand . the company recently announced the addition of a marcato capital management executive to its board . the analyst . . .\nenhanced liquidity \u2013 in the year prior to the announcement , tembec common shares traded an average of $ 0 . 13 million per day . in contrast , rayonier advanced materials shares traded an average of $ 7 . 8 million per day in the same period , which means that the company\u2019s shares are greater than 60 times more liquid than tembec shares . as part of a significantly larger company , tembec shareholders receiving rayonier advanced materials common stock will benefit from this significantly increased market liquidity .\nin may 2016 , rayonier announced upgrades to it pacific northwest timberland portfolio through the acquisition of 61 , 000 acres of timberlands in western oregon for $ 263 million , and a disposition of 55 , 000 acres comprising predominantly pre - merchantable timber in washington state for $ 130 million . the transactions significantly enhance rayonier ' s pacific northwest portfolio by smoothing the age - class distribution , increasing merchantable timber inventory and increasing both long - term and near - term harvest potential . [ 16 ]\nas the leading global supplier of high - purity , cellulose specialties , lumber , paper pulp , paper and paperboard products , rayonier advanced materials builds on more than 90 years of experience to provide our customers with exceptional quality , service and value .\nrayonier purchased 969 , 000 acres ( 3 , 920 km 2 ) of timberland in florida , georgia and alabama in 1999 , then relocated the corporate offices to jacksonville , florida , to be closer to company employees and properties . [ 5 ]\nrayonier pulp mill in port angeles closes after 67 years ; 365 to lose jobs ,\nmorning news - tribune ( tacoma , wa ) , march 2 , 1997 , p . b2 , http : / / archive . tribnet . com .\nrayonier is a leading timberland real estate investment trust with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the u . s . and new zealand . as of june 30 , 2015 , rayonier owned , leased or managed approximately 2 . 7 million acres of timberlands located in the u . s . south ( 1 . 9 million acres ) , u . s . pacific northwest ( 373 , 000 acres ) and new zealand ( 444 , 000 acres ) . more information is available at urltoken .\nyulee , fla . - - ( business wire ) - - may 22 , 2018 - - rayonier inc . ( nyse : ryn ) announced today that david nunes , president and ceo , will present at nareit\u2019s reitweek : 2018 investor conference on tuesday , june 5 at 11 : 45 a . m . eastern time in new york , ny . to access a live webcast of the presentation , participants can visit the investor relations section of rayonier\u2019s website at urltoken and follow the registration link . the webcast will be availabl . . .\nnunes brings three decades of timber and real estate industry leadership to his new role , including more than 15 years as a senior executive . he joins rayonier inc . from pope resources ( nasdaq : pope ) , where he has served as president and ceo since 2002 .\nrayonier pays a quarterly dividend of $ 0 . 07 per share . the company\u2019s current stock price of $ 13 . 25 is priced at a forward dividend yield of 2 . 1 % \u2013 just above the s & p 500\u2019s average dividend yield of 2 . 0 % .\nrayonier reported adjusted earnings - per - share of $ 1 . 43 for fiscal 2016 . the company\u2019s current stock price is a 9 . 3x multiple of 2016\u2019s earnings . this is well below the s & p 500\u2019s current price - to - earnings ratio of ~ 25 .\nplease be aware that there are individuals who fraudulently pose as recruiters for various companies , including rayonier . a legitimate position will be listed on our website . if you have any questions about the legitimacy of a position , please call our main number at 904 - 357 - 9100 .\nsince our inception in 1926 , resourceful and determined rayonier employees have worked to further our vision and mission . many changes have taken place over the past 90 years , but our fundamental values remain the same . we look forward to creating opportunities and value for many generations to come .\ndavid nunes , president and ceo of rayonier , said : \u201cthese new credit facilities and the recapitalization of our new zealand joint venture will simplify our capital structure , provide material interest costs savings , increase our ownership position in a strategic asset , and enhance our strategic flexibility going forward . we believe that the jv recapitalization transaction represents an attractive capital allocation alternative for rayonier and is being made at an opportune time based on the long - term outlook for the business , the enhanced strategic flexibility that it provides , and the currently favorable nz $ / us $ exchange rate . \u201d\nthe company\u2019s timber segments own or lease approximately 2 . 7 million acres of timberlands located in the u . s . and new zealand . the timber segments conduct timber harvesting activities , manage timberlands and sell timber and logs to third parties . on april 4 , 2013 , the company acquired an additional 39 % interest in the new zealand jv , which currently owns or leases approximately 439 , 000 gross acres ( 299 , 000 net plantable acres ) of new zealand timberlands . the acquisition of additional interest brought the company\u2019s ownership to 65 % . as a result , the new zealand jv\u2019s results of operations have been consolidated and included within the new zealand timber segment since the date rayonier acquired control . rayonier\u2019s wholly - owned subsidiary , rayonier new zealand limited ( \u201crnz\u201d ) serves as the manager of the new zealand jv forests . see note 7 \u2014 joint venture investment .\nrayonier inc . today announced that its board of directors has approved an 8 % increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $ 0 . 27 per share from $ 0 . 25 per share . the dividend is payable on june 29 , 2018 to shareholders of record on june 15 , 2018 .\nwe trace our history back to 1926 , when the rainier pulp & paper company began operation in washington state . eleven years later , we emerged as a global leader . with three companies merging in 1937 to form rayonier , we immediately became the single largest manufacturer of dissolving pulps in the world .\nin 1931 rainier teamed up with du pont , the leading producer of rayon , and perfected the world ' s first pulp made from hemlock designed specifically for the rayon industry . in 1937 the company merged with two other mills in washington and was incorporated as rayonier . the company began trading on the new york stock exchange that same year . rayonier was already the largest single manufacturer of dissolving pulps in the world at that time . the company purchased timberlands in the southeastern united states the following year , and in 1939 it completed the first southeastern pulp mill in florida to utilize the region ' s extensive resources .\nthe company ' s new zealand timberlands consisted of approximately 433 , 000 acres , including approximately 254 , 000 acres of leased lands , of which approximately 299 , 000 acres , including approximately 164 , 000 acres of leased lands ) were designated as productive or plantation acres , as of december 31 , 2016 . the company owns interest in matariki forestry group , a joint venture ( new zealand jv ) . rayonier ' s subsidiary , rayonier new zealand limited ( rnz ) serves as the manager of the new zealand jv forests . the company ' s new zealand timberlands serve a domestic sawmilling market and also export logs to pacific rim markets .\nnote that any webcasts or presentations on this website were created as of the dates listed , and reflected management views as of those dates . these presentations may contain certain forward - looking statements that are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements . such risks and uncertainties include , but are not limited to , the risk factors noted in rayonier\u2019s earnings releases and its filings with the securities and exchange commission . rayonier assumes no obligation to update the information in the presentations , which speak only as of their respective dates , except as may be required by law .\nrayonier advanced materials media ryan houck , 904 - 357 - 9134 media @ urltoken or investors mickey walsh , 904 - 357 - 9162 mickey . walsh @ urltoken or tembec media linda coates , 416 - 775 - 2819 linda . coates @ urltoken or investors michel dumas , 819 - 627 - 4268 michel . dumas @ urltoken\nin 1931 , when dupont sought a process to purify hemlock pulp for use in the production of rayon , they turned to us , planting the seeds for a partnership that led to innovation and fueled rayonier\u2019s growth . in the years since , we\u2019ve built and maintained our position as the leading provider of high - purity performance fibers .\nrainier pulp and paper changed its name to rayonier , a portmanteau of the words rayon and rainier , in 1937 , when it became a publicly traded company . the following year , the company acquired timber stands in the southeastern united states and began construction of a fernandina beach , florida , pulp mill , which began production in 1939 .\nreal estate at rayonier , we evaluate each acre of our timberland to determine its greatest potential and highest and best use . in some cases , land that was once best suited for growing timber is now more valuable for residential , industrial , commercial or conservation use . our real estate subsidiary provides added value by entitling or selling these properties .\nrayonier operates in five reportable business segments : southern timber , pacific northwest timber , new zealand timber , real estate and trading . see note 4 \u2014 segment and geographical information for further discussion of its reportable business segments and note 21 \u2014 discontinued operations for additional information on the sale of the wood products business and the spin - off of the performance fibers business .\na graphic example of this clash was seen in the fate that befell the rayonier pulp plant in port angeles , washington . throughout the 1990s , the company had to reduce the amount of timber harvested from private land that was the home of endangered species . as a result , the washington hemlock that was used at the port angeles mill became more expensive , and the mill lost money almost every year . also , the plant facility itself was considered an environmental problem , and required numerous expensive upgrades . ( as described in a seattle times article ,\nfor nearly 70 years , the smokestacks of the rayonier mill have scented the air . . . with a faint , sulphur - like smell . ) however , the mill provided jobs for several hundred workers , and paid taxes that amounted to ten percent of the city ' s budget . when it appeared inevitable that the plant would close , workers began to display bumper stickers saying ,\nmillworkers are an endangered species , too !\nrayonier closed the mill permanently in february 1997 , citing its inability to continue competing with plants in lower - cost areas such as the southeastern united states , south africa , and asia .\nalthough rayonier believes that the expectations reflected in any forward - looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions , it can give no assurance that these expectations will be attained and it is possible that actual results may differ materially from those indicated by these forward - looking statements due to a variety of risks and uncertainties . such factors include , but are not limited to : uncertainties as to the timing of the spin - off and whether it will be completed , the possibility that various closing conditions for the spin - off may not be satisfied or waived , the expected tax treatment of the spin - off , the impact of the spin - off on the businesses of rayonier and the performance fibers company , the ability of both companies to meet debt service requirements , the availability and terms of financing and expectations of credit rating . other important factors are described in the company\u2019s most recent form 10 - k and 10 - q reports on file with the securities and exchange commission that could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those expressed in forward - looking statements that may have been made in this document . rayonier assumes no obligation to update these statements except as is required by law .\nin its 1997 annual report , the management of rayonier set out a detailed strategy for its coming years . aware of the possibility that asian economies might continue to falter , rayonier anticipated another\nchallenging year .\nin a belt - tightening mode ( adopting cost controls and reducing discretionary spending ) , the company planned to adopt a four - pronged strategy : ( 1 ) to manage its u . s . and new zealand timber acreage for strong cash flow ; ( 2 ) to enhance its position as the world ' s leading supplier of specialty pulp , an already highly profitable segment ; ( 3 ) to pursue strategic opportunities in its timber and wood product operations ; and ( 4 ) to remain in the top quartile of company financial results in the industry . two early results of this strategy were a cut of $ 15 million in operating costs in 1997 , plus the announcement of a worldwide timberland alliance with grantham , mayo , van otterloo & co . llc ( gmo ) , a global investment management firm based in boston . gmo chose rayonier in early 1998 to manage its forest and timber operations , in return for an option to co - invest in the gmo properties .\nrayonier inc . , a north carolina corporation , including its consolidated subsidiaries ( \u201crayonier\u201d or \u201cthe company\u201d ) , is a leading timberland real estate investment trust ( \u201creit\u201d ) with assets located in some of the most productive softwood timber growing regions in the u . s . and new zealand and its shares have a $ 0 . 00 par value . the company owns or leases approximately 2 . 7 million acres of timberland , located in the united states and new zealand . included in this property is approximately 0 . 2 million acres of timberlands located primarily along the coastal region from savannah , georgia to daytona beach , florida , some of which has long - term potential for real estate development . the company also engages in the trading of logs , primarily to support the company\u2019s new zealand export operations .\nrayonier is a leading international forest products company with three core businesses : forest resources , real estate and performance fibers . the company owns , leases or manages 2 . 6 million acres of timber and land in the united states and new zealand . the company ' s holdings include approximately 200 , 000 acres with residential and commercial development potential along the interstate 95 corridor between savannah , ga . , and daytona beach , fla . its performance fibers business is one of the world ' s leading producers of high - value specialty cellulose fibers , which are used in products such as filters , pharmaceuticals and lcd screens . approximately 50 percent of the company ' s sales are outside the u . s . to customers in approximately 20 countries . rayonier is structured as a real estate investment trust . more information is available at urltoken .\nitt rayonier was incorporated in 1926 as the rainier pulp and paper company in shelton , washington . the company ' s founders , including edward m . mills , were the first to recognize an opportunity to use the west coast ' s plentiful western hemlock tree species for the production of a superior grade of bleached paper pulp . the company ' s first mill in shelton , washington , went into production the following year .\nthe vast majority of the company\u2019s hbu properties are managed as timberland and generate cash flow from timber operations prior to their sale or , in the case of improved development properties , prior to improvement . all of the company\u2019s u . s . land sales , including hbu and non - hbu , are reported in the real estate segment . rayonier employs a detailed land classification process for all of its timberland and hbu acres .\nfurther information regarding the transaction is contained in the management information circular in connection with the special meeting of the tembec shareholders filed by tembec with the canadian securities administrators on june 23 , 2017 and furnished by rayonier advanced materials on form 8 - k filed june 23 , 2017 with the u . s . securities and exchange commission . investors and security holders are urged to read the information circular , as it contains important information concerning the proposed transaction . investors and security holders may obtain a copy of the arrangement agreement , information circular and other meeting materials at urltoken and urltoken . this document is for informational purposes only . it does not constitute an offer to purchase shares of rayonier advanced materials or tembec or a solicitation or recommendation statement under the rules and regulations of the canadian securities regulators , the u . s . securities and exchange commission or other applicable laws .\nis a leading global supplier of high purity cellulose , a natural polymer commonly found in cell phones , computer screens , filters and pharmaceuticals . the company engineers dozens of customized products at its plants in florida and georgia , delivering unique properties , unparalleled consistency and exceptional quality . rayonier advanced materials\u2019 facilities can produce approximately 485 , 000 tons of high purity cellulose and 245 , 000 tons of commodity products . with approximately 1 , 200 employees and revenues of\njacksonville , fla . - - ( business wire ) - - aug . 5 , 2015 - - rayonier inc . ( nyse : ryn ) today announced that it has entered into a credit agreement with cobank , acb , as administrative agent , and a syndicate of farm credit institutions and other commercial banks to provide $ 550 million of new credit facilities , including a five - year $ 200 million revolving credit facility and a nine - year $ 350 million term loan facility . the new credit facilities will be used to refinance the company\u2019s existing revolving credit facility and senior exchangeable notes ( due in august 2015 ) , as well as fund an anticipated capital infusion into the company\u2019s new zealand joint venture ( the \u201cmatariki jv\u201d or the \u201cjv\u201d ) for repayment of jv indebtedness . as an eligible farm credit system loan , the term loan facility will allow rayonier to receive annual patronage payments , which should lower the company\u2019s net effective interest cost .\nin the mid - and late 1990s , the timber and pulp industries both were experiencing hard times , a fate shared by rayonier . its 1992 sales ( while owned by itt ) stood at $ 974 million , with a $ 103 million loss in the income column ; 1993 saw sales drop to $ 936 million . after rayonier became an independent company again , its sales rose gradually at first ( $ 1 . 07 billion in 1994 and $ 1 . 26 billion in 1995 ) , but then began to decline again . for 1996 , sales totalled $ 1 . 18 billion ( with a loss of $ 98 million ) ; 1997 sales dropped again , to $ 1 . 1 billion . although the u . s . timber market was relatively strong in the late 1990s , there was a sharp decline in the demand for timber from new zealand , and pulp prices were also dropping . for example , a grade of pulp that sold for $ 975 a ton in mid - 1995 brought only $ 500 a ton in early 1997 . in a january 1998 press release , ceo gross attributed this problem to developing economies in asia , which had been a key market for these products :\nthe turmoil in asia has clouded the near - term outlook .\nin early 1998 , there was some hope that at least the pulp market was recovering , as the rating firm goldman sachs raised its ratings on a number of pulp - related companies , including rayonier .\nhedge fund manager mick mcguire said on tuesday that rayonier advanced materials inc ' s stock price could triple if the company focuses on integrating a recent acquisition and cutting costs . mcguire ' s marcato capital management began buying the stock last year and spoke about the chemical company that specializes in cellulose - based products publicly for the first time on tuesday at the 13d monitor ' s 2018 active - passive investor summit .\nthe company should concentrate on integrating its recent acquisition , paying down debt and buying back stock ,\nmcguire said .\nas of 1997 , the geographic distribution of rayonier ' s two key product lines ( timber and wood products , and specialty pulp products ) broke down as follows : timber and wood ( united states , 62 percent ; japan , 18 percent ; south korea , nine percent ; new zealand , seven percent ; other , four percent ) , specialty pulp ( united states , 41 percent ; europe , 23 percent ; japan , 14 percent ; latin america , ten percent ; other asian countries , nine percent ; other , three percent ) .\nfull price discovery \u2013 tembec\u2019s board of directors and management , with the assistance of their financial and legal advisors , reviewed strategic alternatives for nearly two years , including the continuation of tembec ' s existing stand - alone business plan and the divestiture of core and non - core segments , before recognizing that a transaction with rayonier advanced materials was the best option for tembec and its shareholders . the interest of tembec\u2019s board of directors and management are fully aligned to that of shareholders , and tembec\u2019s board received two fairness opinions to the effect that the transaction is fair .\nthe issue of environmental measures taken against companies such as rayonier was a heated political topic in the late 1990s . controversial measures that were satisfactory to neither enviromentalists nor timber companies were taken in the areas of clear - cutting timber , air emissions , and water discharges . notably , a growing number of companies were allowed to adopt\nhabitat conservation plans\n( hcps ) . in exchange for the right to do commercial logging on private property , the companies were required to adopt voluntary conservation plans that exempted them from some other environmental regulations . many environmental organizations , such as the national wildlife federation , were greatly concerned that the voluntary plans would not adequately protect plant and animal life . for instance , the washington state office of the national audubon society found that the vast majority of the proposed hcps in that state involved the cutting of older ( and hence more commercially valuable ) trees on private land , and relied on using adjacent federal forestland as a refuge for the displaced endangered species . the federal approval process for new plans , including rayonier ' s , was temporarily suspended in december 1997 as the result of a lawsuit .\nyulee , fla . - - ( business wire ) - - may 21 , 2018 - - rayonier inc . ( nyse : ryn ) today announced that its board of directors has approved an 8 % increase in its quarterly cash dividend to $ 0 . 27 per share from $ 0 . 25 per share . the dividend is payable on june 29 , 2018 to shareholders of record on june 15 , 2018 . \u201cbased on our significant cash flow growth , strong capital structure , and confidence in the sustainability of our core businesses , i am pleased . . .\nrayonier inc . ( rayonier ) , incorporated on december 3 , 1993 , is a timberland real estate investment trust ( reit ) with assets located in some of the timber growing regions in the united states and new zealand . the company operates through five segments : southern timber , pacific northwest timber , new zealand timber , real estate and trading . the southern timber , pacific northwest timber and new zealand timber segments reflect all activities related to the harvesting of timber and other activities , such as recreational leases , within each respective geography . its new zealand timber segment also reflects land sales that occur within its new zealand portfolio . its real estate segment reflects the united states land sales . its trading segment reflects the log trading activities that support its new zealand operations . the company owned , leased or managed approximately 2 . 7 million acres of timberlands located in the united states south , the united states pacific northwest and new zealand , as of december 31 , 2016 . in addition , the company is engaged in the trading of logs from new zealand and australia to pacific rim markets , primarily to support its new zealand export operations .\nthe company ' s real estate segment includes the united states land sales , including higher and better use ( hbu ) and non - hbu . the company ' s real estate sales include over five categories : improved development , unimproved development , rural , non - strategic / timberlands and large dispositions . the improved development category consists of properties sold for development for which rayonier , through a taxable reit subsidiary , has invested in site improvements , such as infrastructure , roadways , utilities , amenities and / or other improvements . the unimproved development category consists of properties sold for development , which rayonier has not invested in site improvements , such as infrastructure . the rural category consists of properties sold in rural markets to buyers interested in the property for rural residential or recreational use . the non - strategic / timberland category includes sales of non - core timberlands , sales of core timberlands , and sales of properties to conservation interests that preserve the land for habitat , public recreation , natural growth , buffer zones or other environmental purposes . the large dispositions category included sales of timberland that exceed over $ 20 million in size and do not have any identified hbu premium relative to timberland value , as of december 31 , 2016 .\nin 2014 , rayonier inc . divided its land resources businesses from its performance fibers business , creating two independent publicly traded companies . completion of the acquisition of tembec represents the opening of yet another new chapter for our company . we are now a global forest products company with products ranging from lumber , paperboard and newsprint to high - yield pulp and high - purity cellulose . we have expanded our international footprint to include global manufacturing operations in canada and france in addition to our u . s . operations . we have increased opportunities for innovation and product diversification . we are even better positioned for future growth .\nrayonier was founded in 1926 as the rainier pulp and paper company in shelton , washington , with an office in san francisco , california . its name was inspired by mount rainier in washington state . its first mill opened the next year in shelton and port angeles , washington , on the olympic peninsula . the mill used tsuga heterophylla ( western hemlock ) trees to create a premium bleached paper pulp . in 1931 , rainier pulp and paper began working with the dupont chemical company to produce hemlock pulp for the manufacture of rayon . two additional pulp mills were constructed and began operation in the state of washington .\nrayonier is a timberland real estate investment trust . co . has five business segments : the southern timber , pacific northwest timber and new zealand timber , which reflect activities related to the harvesting of timber and other activities , such as recreational licenses ; real estate , which reflects u . s . land sales comprised of : improved development , unimproved development , rural , non - strategic / timberlands , and large dispositions ; and trading , which reflects the log trading activities that support co . ' s new zealand operations . at dec 31 2017 , co . owned , leased or managed approximately 2 . 6 million acres of timberlands located in the u . s . south , u . s . pacific northwest and new zealand ."]}
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cost arm of air india , has earned net profit of \u20b9296 . 7 crore in fy - 17 , for the second consecutive year .\nair india express check - in counters open 3 hours prior to scheduled flight departures . kindly proceed to the check - in counters assigned to air india express . check - in counters close 1 hour before the scheduled departure .\nair india express has also announced all its international flights will depart and arrive at terminal 3 of kochi airport .\ntiming via sms to provide a seamless and pleasant experience to all their passengers . travellers can also check the flight status of their air india express flights on makemytrip . travelers can check their air india express flight schedule here .\n\u2022 avail the lowest airfares and instant discounts upto rs . 2000 on domestic flights on makemytrip air india express .\nair india express currently owns a fleet size of 20 boeing 737 - 800 . as of feb 2014 the average age of the air - india express feet was 6 . 3 years . a unique facet of each air india express aircraft is its tail art . every aircraft features a different tail design that reflects the culture , tradition and history of india . the fleet at air india express consists of state of the art 21 b737 - 800 aircraft with a capacity of 180 seats .\nbesides , the decision to hive off the air transport services limited ( aitsl ) and air india charters limited ( aicl ) has also paid dividends for air india .\npassengers can be transferred to the next available air india express flight without any additional charges subject to seats being available .\nwith competition growing in the gulf aviation sector , air india express is working on ways to spread its wings further .\nother air india express reviews writers agree , noting the airline\u2019s punctuality , exceptional inflight service , and friendly cabin crew .\nair india express room no : 119 , ras al khaimah international airport , p . o . box 501 , rak uae\nair - india express , based on market trends , will be introducing many new destinations , international as well as domestic .\ncheck in should be done at the counter in the airport . air india express recommends that you arrive in sufficient time .\nfor security reasons , sharp objects and other potentially dangerous items such as batteries are not permitted on air india express flights . if such an item is taken from your carry - on bag , air india express is not responsible for the item .\nair india express recommends that passengers keep their most valuable items in their carry - on bag rather than checking these articles .\nexcess baggage is only permitted at the discretion of air india express and the passenger will be charged at the current rates .\ninterested in more stories about air india express ? log in and start following the topic to get the latest . . .\nair india express , india\u2019s first international budget airline started operations on april 29 , 2005 , with three flights , taking off simultaneously from thiruvananthapuram , kochi and kozhikode .\n, has codeshare agreements with air india , and flies to 29 destinations . for a comprehensive list of the destinations of air india express , using either passenger , charter , or cargo airlines , view this\nplease view our website for further updates regarding rescheduling / cancellation or contact the nearest air india express office or authorised travel agent .\nthese moves are in response to the demands of the market , says shyam sundar , chief executive officer , air india express .\nfor seats purchased with one of air india express ' s preferred travel agents , kindly refer to the individual agent for details .\nall seat charges are non - refundable on cancellations and non - transferable on modifications . please refer to air india express ' s\nno , all the bookings are solely for travel on air india express . tickets are non - endorsable to any other airline .\nair india express reported net profit of rs296 . 7 crore for 2016 - 17 , helped primarily by higher revenues and reduced costs\na : rs . 1470 . 0 is the cheapest fare for chennai to thiruvananthapuram on 06 aug 2018 by air india express .\nair india express is a low cost carrier ( lcc ) that was started in 2005 in order to provide people with less expensive and more convenient flights to secondary cities , especially in india . air india express ' s flights can take you to 30 different airports in india , other parts of southeast asia and the middle east . it is a subsidiary of air india , with which it codeshares flights . air india express is of particular interest to those in these regions trying to move from one medium - sized city to another , without having to stop in the airport of a major metropolis , all for a reasonable price . air india express\u2019s motto is priceless .\non june 28 , the cabinet committee on economic affairs , gave its in - principle approval for considering strategic disinvestment of air india and five of its subsidiaries . air india express is one of the subsidiaries .\nsince the launch of low - cost operations by air india express , air india has substantially reduced full - fledged legacy services , a move that had robbed the airline of its lucrative business and first class passengers on the gulf - south india sector .\ndespite the adverse market conditions , air india express increased its revenues by 14 per cent recording total revenue of \u20b93 , 335 crore .\nwith all the focus on air india , it is easy to miss the success story that air india express \u2014 the low - cost cousin of the national carrier \u2014 has been scripting over the past few years .\nbased in mumbai , air india express is a wholly - owned low cost subsidiary of air india . the carrier , which was established in 2004 , operates a network that covers domestic destinations in india as well as international destinations in asia and the middle east .\nair india express , the maharaja\u2019s low cost carrier ( lcc ) , is launching budget flights from delhi to central asia early next year .\nto book a cheap flight with air india express , choose from the list of flights with air india express below , or use the links at the side of the page to browse for more flight information . to start a new flight search , use the search controls above .\n, their main services and features , and what passengers think of their inflight experience . we hope that these air india express reviews help .\njrd\u2019s appeal went in vain . in 1953 , the government nationalised all airline assets and established indian airlines and air india international , which was later named air india .\nair india express is the subsidiary of air india , providing a low cost option to passengers . its operations are mainly based out of kerala in india , and it is headquartered at kochi . it started operations in 2005 with a flight from thiruvananthapuram to abu dhabi .\ncall air india express ' s reservation office and make payment through your credit card up to 6 hours prior to flight departure during office hours .\nair india express has a fleet of 23 boeing 737 - 800ng aircraft , each having a seating capacity for 189 people .\na ten - year vision document for air india express is being prepared . consulting firms kpmg and icf have been tasked with the job ,\nsundar said .\ndubai \u2014 air india express , the low - cost arm of the state - owned carrier air india , on sunday launched its gulf base in dubai as part of a drive to provide better connectivity and on - time service .\nlast year , air india started direct flights to san francisco , vienna & madrid .\ncopyright \u00a9 2016 air india ltd . all rights reserved . terms & conditions | disclaimer\nnew delhi : air india ltd wants its subsidiary airlines to be members of the exclusive star alliance grouping , according to two air india officials who declined to be named .\nair india express is india ' s international airline that provides the most value for money to travelers . they take pride in connecting many short - range routes while promising efficient service to passengers .\nair india express , which is expected to join as a connecting partner airline , currently has 20 flights to west asia . this region has one of the largest expatriate population from south india .\nroute scheduling for air india express will begin from kochi as part of the shifting of the headquarters of the air india subsidiary to the city , said union minister of state for civil aviation k . c . venugopal here on sunday .\non the domestic front , air india express operates flights between chennai - thiruvananthpuram - chennai , kozhikode - thiruvananthpuram - kozhikode , kochi - thiruvananthpuram - kochi and kochi - kozhikode . air - india express , based on market trends , will be introducing many new destinations , international as well as domestic\nair india express commenced operations on april 29 , 2005 with three flights that took off from thiruvananthapuram , kochi , and kozhikode at the same time . the headquarters of this low - cost indian airline is in kochi , kerala , india . trivandrum international airport , cochin international airport , and calicut international airport are air india express\u2019 main operating bases .\ntips for travel - let air india help make your vacation or business travel a reality .\nair india called the ranking unfair , particularly its disregard for the cause of a crash .\nsome check - in baggage is allowed free of charge as part of the air india express baggage allowance . you may carry hand baggage of 7 kgs and additional check - in baggage of 10 kgs in case of traveling with an infant . you can find more details of the baggage policy of air india express\nyou can book a ticket on air india express up to 90 minutes before the schedule time of departure , and cleartrip can ensure that your booking is made smoothly and in the least amount of time . to make it easier for travelers , you can access air india express online check - in through here .\nexpectant mothers . women who are expecting may travel on air india express up through the 27 th week of their pregnancy . beginning with the 28 th week of pregnancy and through the 35 th , expectant mothers may travel on air india express as long as they can provide a certificate from a doctor confirming their stage of pregnancy and their fitness to fly . from the 36 th week of pregnancy on , air india express will not permit expectant mothers to fly .\nthe economic times noted in july 2017 that each boeing 737 has 189 seats ; however , air india express ' s website states 186 . [ 17 ]\nthe year also saw air india express expanding its wings to highly competitive markets out of delhi and mumbai . the airline\u2019s pan - india footprint was further increased through launch of services from kolkata and chandigarh .\nair india express does not rely heavily on hubs , as its goal is to bypass them and move people without layovers . moreover , because of its relationship with its parent , these other cities can easily be added for travelers . nevertheless air india express uses one hub as its operating base : calicut international airport .\nair india express\u2019 remaining profitable assumes significance amid the government looking at various options , including possible privatisation , to revive debt - laden air india . the results were approved by the airline\u2019s board during the meeting held here on wednesday . \u201cthe net profit earned in 2016 - 17 is particularly significant as the competition from indian private carriers increased considerably during the year , \u201d air india express ceo k shyam sundar told pti .\nevery time you fly air india , you accrue miles based on sector and the booking class .\na low cost subsidiary of air india , air india express has its hub in the state of kerala . the airline was earlier headquartered in mumbai but since most of the flights operate from kerala , kochi was made the headquarters in january 2013 . at present the airline service is limited to middle east and south east asia and operates almost 100 flights per week . the airline is part of air india charters ltd , which is a subsidiary of air india limited .\ncurrently only the option of counter check - in is available at air india express . the express check - in counter at air india express opens 3 hours before departure and closes 1 hour before the scheduled departure . for domestic travel , tourists need to carry a government approved photo id card while the international passengers need to carry their passport along with visa in case of checking in without a conventional paper ticket .\nno . since air india express is a point to point carrier , baggage is booked only for ix sector and not beyond . baggage must be collected at ix destination .\nair india express gives its passengers all the essential on - board services needed for a comfortable flight . free standardized meals and limited on - board entertainment facilities are available .\nair india ltd . , airlines bhavan , 72 , yadunath marg , cantt . , varanasi - 221002\nthis website is owned and operated by a third party and not under the control of air india .\nfrankfinn institute enters into a strategic tie - up with air india for in - flig . . .\nair india express also connects domestic sectors to provide connectivity between different commercial and non - commercial cities . most flights take - off from mumbai , and connect the city to kochi , kozhikode , delhi , chennai , pune and tiruchirappalli . some other cities where air india express provides services include mangalore , jaipur , amritsar , lucknow and thiruvananthapuram . .\nthe airline carries around 3 . 5 million passengers a year and has a fleet of 23 boeing 737\u00ad800 aircraft . at present , air india express flies to 15 international destinations .\non the domestic front , air india express operates flights between chennai - thiruvananthpuram - chennai , kozhikode - thiruvananthpuram - kozhikode , kochi - thiruvananthpuram - kochi and kochi - kozhikode .\nair india express is a low cost carrier flying passengers for little to many places . in order to keep the costs low , it does not have a frequent flyer program .\nan analyst said no star carrier has major stakes in flights to bahrain , sharjah , abu dhabi and kuwait where air india express flies . \u201ci don\u2019t see any harm in it , \u201d this analyst said asking not to be identified . however , he added that he also doesn\u2019t see too much traffic flowing to air india express on account of this .\nwelcome aboard air india express , india ' s first international airline that offers great value for money and efficient service . our mission is to provide convenient connectivity in the short - range routes at the most affordable prices to passengers .\nair india express lists no phone number in the united states , but the call center in india lists two numbers . to dial from us : 011 - 91 - 44 - 30012001 or 011 - 91 - 44 - 23301930 .\nin the future , air india express may enter into interline arrangements with other low - cost carrier or full service carrier airlines to expand its reach ,\nthe tender said .\nif your checked luggage is lost on an air india express flight , you are entitled to not more than $ 20 for each 2 . 2 pounds ( for each kilo ) .\nunaccompanied minor service . children aged 5 to 16 are eligible for unaccompanied minor service . to make a reservation for an unaccompanied minor , please contact an air india express city office .\nair india is not the only airlines that has agreed to ? rename ? taiwan under c . . .\nnow , visiting israel is easier than ever ; air india increases new delhi - tel a . . .\nthe crash was the worst air accident in india since 349 people died when a saudi airliner and a kazakh cargo plane collided in mid - air in 1996 .\nthe minister announced during the training programme that customer satisfaction held the key to the success of the air service and the air india express management would soon introduce a customer comment card . the customers\u2019 opinion will be weighed in to decide on transfer and promotion of employees of the air service .\nalso present at the briefing were m . k . lokesh , indian ambassador to the uae , sanjay verma , consul general of india , prominent uae - based businessman yusuffali ma , who is also an independent director of air india , arvind jadhav , chairman and managing director of air india , and abhay pathak , air india\u2019s regional manager for gulf , middle east and africa .\njadhav said air indian express plans to have a fleet of over 35 aircraft , including narrow and wide body , by 2015 .\nfrom time to time air india express may have promotional fares with different conditions for cancellations / re - booking / refunds etc . please view the terms and conditions before making your booking .\nmeanwhile , air india express is in discussions with low - cost flyers for collaboration opportunities , including codeshare of flights and interline agreements . such deals will provide smooth connectivity between multiple flights .\nair india express offers flights to major international destinations within a distance of around 4 hrs from different cities in india . most of the flights are quick - turn - around flights with a ground time of around 1 - hour at the destinations .\nshould you require any special services while you travel with air india express please call our reservation offices and inform our staff of your requirements and they will do their best to accommodate your needs .\nat air - india express , we believe that our employees are our strength and our success is dependent on their collective effort . we pride ourselves in providing quick and efficient service to customers .\nthe two companies were featured alongside afghan airline kam air , scat airlines in kazakhstan and lion air in indonesia .\ncurrently , air india express has 545 weekly departures . the airline flew 2 . 8 million passengers in 2015 - 16 ; this figure increased to 3 . 4 million passengers in 2016 - 17 .\nnew delhi : profit - making air india express is preparing a 10 - year vision document as it looks at expanding its fleet and flying to more foreign destinations , a senior airline official said .\nin the last 30 years , air india has had only one crash\u2014that of air india flight 182 on june 23 , 1985\u2014which ended in a hull loss and 329 deaths . but that crash was the result of terrorist action , not poor safety ,\nsaid the air india spokesperson , referring to the kanishka tragedy where a bomb obliterated a boeing 747 aircraft 31 , 000 feet over atlantic ocean . the spokesperson pointed out that the may 2010 mangalore crash involved an air india express plane and therefore should not be taken into account for the ranking .\nbraving economic headwinds from the middle east , air india express ( aie ) , the kochi - headquartered no - frills arm of the national carrier , has registered net profit for the second consecutive year .\nthe air india express fleet consists of 21 state - of - the - art b737 - 800 boeing aircraft with only a single class \u2013 economy . it offers a seating capacity of 180 per aircraft .\nwhile the national carrier has been in the red for long , ai express remained in the black for second consecutive year , posting rs 296 . 7 crore net profit in 2016 - 17 .\nit is business as usual\nand the the airline would keep growing , air india express ceo k shyam sundar said in response to queries on whether there are business uncertainties in the wake of air india disinvestment decision .\nwe checked out their official website . the content\u2019s sequestered to the left , leaving a large white space at the right but there are a lot of information you may need when flying with air india express .\nan air india spokesperson described the data used for the listing as\nfactually incorrect\nand raised doubts about its methodology .\nin june 2008 an air india plane travelled 200 miles beyond its destination of mumbai after both pilots fell asleep . they were finally woken by a special buzzer sounded by air traffic controllers .\nair india ltd . , no . 4a amalorpavi complex , dindigul main road , opp . to national college , trichy - 62001\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flight prices with air india express and thousands of other airlines without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip .\na number of domestic destinations are served air india express flights . it connects several domestic destinations , such as delhi , mumbai , kolkata , chennai , pune , jaipur , lucknow , amritsar and thiruvananthapuram , among others .\n\u201cthe business plan of air india and air india express has been drawn up with a view to provide maximum connectivity to the large number of expatriate indians based in the gulf . it also aims to tap the growing segment of the budget conscious tourists from europe as well as the emerging markets in south east and far east asia , \u201d said jadhav .\nthe operation of air india express began on 29 th april 2005 and their first ever flight was bound for abu dhabi from thiruvananthapuram . the company was founded in may 2004 and the delivery of first aircraft for the airline took place on february 22 nd 2005 . calicut international airport , cochin international airport and trivandrum international airport are among the major operating base of the airline . at present air india express flies to over 30 destinations across 11 countries .\nyou can search for your flights with air india express either round trip or one way on their search engine . other than that , the rest of the information on the site pertain to logging in as a travel agent ,\nair india express focuses on providing international flights from tier ii cities in india , to the gulf and south east asia . the airline flies to 30 destinations as of january 2018 with a primary hub located at cochin international airport in kochi . [ 12 ] [ 13 ] [ 14 ] .\nan air india spokesperson described the data used for the listing as\nfactually incorrect\nand raised doubts a . . . read more\nnew delhi : flying in the black for the second year straight , air india express on wednesday reported net profit of rs296 . 7 crore for 2016 - 17 , helped primarily by higher revenues and reduced costs . the low cost arm of state - owned air india however saw its net profit fall from rs361 . 68 crore in financial year ended march 2016 .\nthe top sectors for air india express airlines are trivandrum to calicut , calicut to cochin , cochin to calicut and calicut to trivandrum where it operates 27 , 27 , 27 and 27 weekly flights respectively . top international sectors of air india express include mangalore to dubai , dubai to calicut , calicut to dubai and dubai to mangalore . they also have occasional flights from calicut to bahrain , sharjah to mumbai and doha to dammam flights . find more route here -\nair india express flies to 12 domestic destinations \u2013 kozhikode , kochi , thiruvananthapuram , mumbai , pune , jaipur , amritsar , lucknow , kolkata , chennai , mangalore and tiruchirappalli . mumbai - kochi , mumbai - kozhikode , mumbai - delhi , mumbai - chennai , mumbai - pune , mumbai - tiruchirappalli , chennai - tiruchirappalli , chennai - thiruvananthapuram , kozhikode - kochi , kozhikode - mangalore and kochi - thiruvananthapuram are the domestic sectors connected by air india express .\nonly one operates to doha directly from mangalore which is air india express , convenient and cost - effective . not much to say as a flight is on time , clean and tidy as usual . reached on time to qatar .\ncalicut international airport ( ccj ) is also known as karipur airport because it\u2019s in the city of karipur . the region is full of hills and valleys , making it more difficult for larger , wide - bodied aircraft , such as boeing 747s and boeing 777s . the airport authority of india has ordered for renovations to the runway as well as an extension , but the families living where the extension would take place are not willing to move . calicut international airport continues to welcome air india express flights , as air india express uses smaller aircraft .\ninterestingly , aie\u2019s latest results come at a time when the union government is going ahead with the divestment of the debt - ridden air india .\nkochi : air india express , the low cost arm of air india , has earned a net profit of rs 415 crore , as per the unaudited half yearly accounts placed and approved by the airline\u2019s board of directors on tuesday . the first half of the fiscal ( h1 ) witnessed capacity increase of 21 per cent , and the airline\u2019s operating revenue has increased 18 per cent during the period .\nunion minister of state for civil aviation k . c . venugopal at a training session for air india express crew in the city on sunday . sethu , noted malayalam novelist , is also seen . photo : thulasi kakkat | photo credit : thulasi kakkat\nair india express issues itinerary receipts instead of conventional tickets . the itinerary receipt is available online for web - based bookings or can also be handed over to you by the airline office or the travel agent once payment has been made for your reference .\nat air - india express , we strive to give our passengers the best . our fleet , comprising boeing 737 - 800 aircrafts , is the latest in the airline industry . our safety and maintenance standards are comparable to the best airlines in the industry .\nair india express , which started operations in 2005 , has 545 weekly departures and flew 3 . 4 million passengers in 2016 - 17 . the carrier has a fleet of 23 boeing 737 - 800ng aircraft , each having a seating capacity for 189 people .\n* * through check - in of passengers is not available for international arrivals into india , connecting with domestic flights of air india and jet airways ( india ) within india . in such an instance , the passenger\u2019s baggage is checked to the international arrival airport only . * * * passenger and baggage through check - in is not allowed for passenger\u2019s planned journey on an air astana flight , plus a subsequent thai airways domestic flight ( and vice versa ) .\nindia ' s first frequent flyer programme & one of the most rewarding programme .\nairports authority of india water aerodrome project at tapi riverfront not fe . . .\nyes , wheelchair can be booked in advance . effective 23rd april 2018 , passengers who wish to avail wheelchairs will have to book it though our 24 * 7 contact centre or our city offices . the wheelchair facility at dubai , abu dhabi , sharjah , damam , riyadh , bahrain , al ain and ras al khaimah will be chargeable as the same is charged to air india express . where charges are not borne by air india express at other stations , the wheelchair facility will be provided at no extra charge to the passengers .\nthe prime minister pointed out that after jagjivan ram became communications minister in 1952 , the matter of india\u2019s airlines had come before the cabinet on several occasions , and the government had , after a thorough examination , decided to organise them together under the state . the government was mindful of the excellence of tata air services and especially air india international , nehru said , but a committee appointed to examine the issue had recommended that it would be difficult to isolate air india international .\nthe pilot of an air india plane that crashed in may , killing 158 people , slept through more than half the flight , say investigators . photograph : ap\nthe vajpayee government also received the recommendations of the disinvestment commission headed by g v ramakrishna , but baulked at privatising the carriers \u2014 even though it did go ahead with other state owned firms . the upa government merged indian airlines and air india to form the national aviation company of india ltd or nacil , which was later renamed air india ltd . the merger is now seen to have accelerated the slide and destroyed value . the upa remained disinclined towards privatisation of air india , and instead approved a huge capital infusion plan in excess of rs 31 , 000 crore .\n\u2705 trip verified | singapore to chennai . worst flight , no leg space , worst seats . nothing is proper . any other budget airline is still better than air india express . this aircraft should have been retired long ago . the seat cushion wasn ' t any more , windows and seats all were broken , air conditioning wasn ' t working .\nair india express operates from india for those international destinations which are not more than 4 hours away . most of the flights have a quick turnaround time with a ground time of 1 hour . flights to dubai , sharjah , abu dhabi , al ain , muscat , salalah , singapore , kuala lumpur , bahrain , doha , kuwait , colombo and dhaka .\nthe minister also ruled out any immediate move to introduce fuel surcharge in the wake of escalating oil price hike . also under consideration is a proposal to restore the flight frequencies to south india by the legacy carrier air india , the minister said .\n\u2705 trip verified | delhi to dubai . don\u2019t ever book with air india express . worst airline with worst attention and customer service by crew to ground staff and even customer care . finally they took my whole money to re schedule or cancellation . worst airline in my life .\nair india will increasingly focus on operating on the international and regional ( tier 2 and tier 3 ) routes to increase its revenues since yields in the metro and tier 1 routes have fallen substantially due to competitive ticket pricing and increased competition , ashwani lohani , chairman and managing director of air india , told fe . currently more than 60 % of the standalone revenues of air india come from international operations and the airline will look to fly to two more routes in united states , three to four in western europe . air india through it\u2019s subsidiary , alliance air will fly more to tier 2 and tier 3 cities since most of the private carriers barring spicejet do not operate on those routes due to lack of smaller aircraft . according to lohani , air india\u2019s strength is its international operations where expansion will continue and so will be the case with regional routes on the back of its atr aircrafts .\nsubscribe to our newsletter to get the latest news and offers from air astana .\nthe low cost arm of state - owned air india however saw its net profit fall from rs361 . 68 crore in financial year ended march 2016 . photo : pti\ncurrently more than 60 % of the standalone revenues of air india come from international operations and the airline will look to fly to two more routes in united states .\nair india express ensures comfortable flights with services like free standardized meals and limited on - board entertainment facilities , complementary refreshments and mineral water . one can also order from the available snacks and reading material on - board . snacks and food can also be pre - ordered while booking tickets online .\ninfants . a passenger is consider an infant if he or she is less than two years of age . air india express allows only one infant per adult . infants are booked for flights in the same manner as other passengers , with the exception that the date of birth must be provided .\nevery passenger travelling with air india express has a free baggage allowance of 30 kg for check - in baggage and 7 kg towards cabin luggage . every infant in entitled to 10 kg of baggage free of charge . extra charges , in case of excess baggage , are applicable as per industry standards .\nfrom mtnl / bsnl and mobile / landline numbers of most private telecom operators in india .\nair india already has a ground - handling subsidiary , air india singapore airport terminal services ( aisats ) , a joint venture with singapore - based sats . the sbu at present is servicing 150 aircraft but has a potential to more than double its capacity . \u201cour target is to generate rs22 billion from this unity in the first year , \u201d he said .\nthere was a growing demand on the kochi sector as air india express had only one daily service . the existing flight is an 8 : 50pm flight from abu dhabi that reaches kochi at 2 : 25am . the additional service will depart at 4 : 55am and arrive in kochi at 10 : 30am .\nseats on air - india express flights can be booked through a very customer - friendly web based reservations system . the booking system has features like \u2018lowest fare finder ' to help passengers find the fares of their choice . besides , seats may also be booked through our authorized travel agents & the website .\nair india express takes passengers from point to point . this means that it does not transfer bags to other flights or airlines . if you are transferring to another airline in your journey , you will need to collect your bags and recheck them on the next flight . please allow time for this transfer .\nthe increase in revenues came by flying more people per flight and all so utilising its aircraft more to operate more flight with the same fleet . an airline official , who did not wish to be identified , said that the airline has registered such huge profits after paying about rs 240 crore as revenue share to its parent air india . according to the agreement between the two , ai express has to share about 11 % of its revenues with air india for using its brand name .\nair india has been rated the world ' s third - most unsafe commercial airline by a german airline safety think - tank in a ranking that was debunked by the national carrier .\nwhen you board air india express flights , you can be assured of comfortable seating with some standardized free meals that are available as part of your journey . some on - board entertainment facilities are also available for passengers . this airline considers their employees to be their strength and their service exemplifies this as well .\nit ' s always common observation that flights from air india to mumbai before landing roam around in the air waiting for their turn even though they take off before time or on time from the origin . mumbai airport is operating at 200 % of its capacity and making world records for wrong reasons . tons of fuel is burnt in the air by . . .\nair canada altitude is how we show our gratitude to our most loyal frequent flying customers .\nthe plane was carrying 166 passengers \u2014 all indian \u2014 and six crew members , air india official anup srivastava said . the british pilot and indian co - pilot were among the dead .\nindia accounts for about 330 of the 10 , 000 boeing 737 aircraft that have . . .\nair india express caters to 13 international destinations , mostly in the middle east and south asia , from 12 indian cities . it operates nearly 100 flights per week from the south indian states of india like tamil nadu , karnataka and kerala to major international destinations within about 4 hrs of travel time . most of the flights are quick - turn - around ones , with ground time of around one hour at the destinations .\nthe plan is being prepared amid the government working on a road map for disinvestment in air india , the debt laden parent of the low - cost carrier which remains bullish on growth prospects .\nflying blue members earn the same number of miles as when traveling on an air france flight .\none can conveniently book air india express tickets online via the dedicated web based reservation system . facilities like selecting the seat of your choice and pre - booking of excess baggage of up to 5 kg and 10 kg from india to the gulf countries can be done at a nominal price . customers can also seek assistance from the 24 * 7 call centre . one can also use features like \u201clowest fare finder\u201d while booking via the web system .\n\u2705 trip verified | i had the worst experience from sharjah to trivandrum with air india express ix - 536 on 21 / 12 / 2017 . my flight was scheduled to be at 20 . 40 hrs from sharjah but the departure was at 6 . 30 am next morning . but had a delay of 9 hours and 40 minutes . they keep on rescheduling and keep on sending text messages and we ' re made to wait for flight . overall i would say . this flight not at all suitable for emergency and we ' ll planned trips . never fly with air india express , you ' re never sure to arrive on time . this is completely unrespectful and not honest at all .\nair india express permits each passenger ( with the exception of infants seated on laps during the flight ) to bring one piece of luggage with a weight not more than 15 pounds ( 7 kilos ) . if the carry - on bag ( also known as hand luggage ) is too large or too heavy , it will have to be checked .\nair india / air india express , p . o . box : 3446 , building no . 17 , zone 24 , street no . 840 , ebn seena street , al muntazah area , doha , qatar working hours : regular - sat to thu - 08 : 00 - 13 : 00 & 16 : 00 - 19 : 00 , friday : 09 : 00 - 11 : 00 ramdan - sat to thu - 09 : 00 - 15 : 00 & 20 : 30 - 22 : 30 , friday : 09 : 00 - 11 : 00\nwell it was first time i was flying air india express and not aware about meals served on board . we boarded the flight and was as usual normal ai flight . we were greeted by duststorm and gale winds and the flight was delayed by more than three hours but that was natures fury and nobody has any control on it . . . .\nthe explosively growing food delivery business in india is going upmarket , getting specialised and dishing out . . .\nexpectant mothers may travel up to and including the 27 weeks of their pregnancy , and will be accepted between 28 to 35 weeks if they are in possession of a doctor ' s certificate confirming the stage of their pregnancy and stating that they are fit to fly . expectant mothers above their 36 weeks will not be allowed to fly on air india express .\nair india express flies to 13 international destinations , including dubai , sharjah , abu dhabi , al ain , muscat , salalah , singapore , kuala lumpur , bahrain , doha , kuwait , colombo and dhaka , from 12 indian cities of kozhikode , kochi , thiruvananthapuram , mumbai , pune , jaipur , amritsar , lucknow , kolkata , chennai , mangalore and tiruchirapally .\nat present , air india has 32 , 000 employees and operates 133 aircraft . this means an employee to aircraft ratio of 240 . after the employees shift , the ratio will fall 23 per cent to 184 ."]}
{"id": 54522, "summary": [{"text": "brew city shooter supply , previously known as badger guns and badger outdoors is a gun shop in west milwaukee , wisconsin , just outside milwaukee .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the business has been investigated for alleged \" straw purchase \" sales of firearms and ammunition that brought it attention from the media and the u.s. batf .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "in 2015 , the firm was ordered to pay nearly $ 6 million to two police officers for having illegally sold a gun . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "brew city shooters supply", "paragraphs": ["brew city shooters supply in milwaukee , wi . \u201cname change of walter john allan\u201d\nbrew city shooter ' s supply , formerly known as badger guns , in milwaukee in 2011 .\nthe store is now known as brew city shooter ' s supply and is still the family business .\nmuch has changed at badger guns , starting with its name . these days , the store is doing business as brew city shooters supply .\nwe do not know if brew city shooters supply also provided the names of customers who came in to purchase ammunition to west milwaukee police .\nbrew city shooter supply ( formerly badger guns ) keeping customer list to hand over to mpd - ar15 . com\nbrew city shooter ' s supply , formerly known as badger guns . ( mike de sisti / milwaukee journal - sentinel via ap )\nfor nearly three years , the owners at brew city shooters supply - formerly known as badger guns - were turning over the names of everyone who used the shooting range to west milwaukee police .\nbadger guns , previously known as badger outdoors , has since closed and been replaced by a gun shop called brew city shooters supply . all three entities have been run by allan family members .\nthursday , july 19 - - - no more guns vigil at brew city shooters supply , 43rd & lincoln , starting at noon . the nra spent $ 30 million to elect trump . -\nso far in 2012 it was reported more than 8 , 800 customer name records have been supplied to west milwaukee police by brew city shooters supply to have a criminal background check run on them .\nbadger guns has since closed , and a gun shop called brew city shooters supply operates in the same location . badger guns was previously known as badger outdoors . all three entities have been run by allan family members .\nthe atf revoked adam allan ' s license for badger guns in 2011 . adam allan ' s brother , michael allan , then opened brew city shooters supply in 2012 , promising to be more selective in his gun sales .\nit was reported that the former badger guns ( now brew city shooters supply ) urltoken has , since 2009 , been reporting the names of every customer that comes in to use their firing range to the west milwaukee police department .\nbrew city opened in january , running a shooting range and selling ammunition , neither of which requires a federal license .\nbrew city is not immune . nasci said police have recovered some guns sold by brew city during investigations of recent crimes . still , he said , the store has mostly stayed true to allan\u2019s pledge to clean up his father\u2019s business .\nofficials have described badger guns - which has since reopened under a new name , brew city shooters supply , but the same ownership - as the number one crime dealer in america after more than 500 firearms recovered from crime scenes were traced back to it .\nhaving spoken with members of wci who frequent brew city shooters supply , though they were aware they signed a liability release to use the range , they were not aware in any way that their use of the range was being reported to west milwaukee police department .\nwhile i applaud the efforts of brew city shooters supply owner mike allan , who has said , \u201cwe definitely want to get word out : if you are a criminal , don\u2019t come here or you will be prosecuted\u201d , giving the names of your customers to the local police department is not the answer . i attempted to contact brew city shooters supply over this issue but have yet to get a response as to why they do this and how do their customers feel who have done nothing wrong about having their names run for criminal checks .\nbrew city shooters supply beginning last weekend changed their policy to exclude any customers who have and show a valid concealed carry license from the list of customer names provided to local police . brew city also relayed that they posted signage that informs customers that west milwaukee police run the background check . ( previous waivers just indicated that customers were subject to a background check , not who would conduct it )\nbrew city is a great shooting range . i joined the members - only club and am glad to know the other shooters passed a proficiency test and talked with a manager or the owner . i like the range ; it is clean , well - lit , and safe . the shop is well - stocked and the staff is very knowledgeable about firearms and shooting . i had a one - hour marksmanship lesson and am a better shooter for what i learned . i recommend brew city shooters supply to my friends . i have taken friends and family there to learn to shoot safely . i highly recommend brew city shooters supply if you are a responsible adult . if you ' re not a law - abiding , responsible adult , don ' t go , i don ' t want to be next to you when you ' re holding a loaded weapon .\nsince 2009 under the last owner there have been roughly 25 , 000 names submitted to the west milwaukee police department from brew city shooters supply and previously badger guns . these names were submitted voluntarily by brew city and as far as i can tell , without the knowledge of the users of the range . this year alone more than 8 , 000 names have been run and 47 of those have been flagged as requiring further investigation according to west milwaukee police chief dennis nasci .\nwe do not know yet , how else west milwaukee police have been using these records they have been given by brew city shooters supply , nor if they are storing those customer names for future reference . we also do not know what other purposes west milwaukee police might choose to use these customer name lists for in the future .\neffective immediately brew city shooters supply will refuse to provide customer names to the village of west milwaukee police or any other government entity . the owner has asked me to pass along that customer names / information will never leave his store . he will be preparing a formal press release which i will pass along as soon as i receive it .\nwisconsin carry has made an open records request of the village of west milwaukee for any and all information and documents pertaining to this scheme of brew city shooters / badger guns providing lists of law - abiding customer names to village of west milwaukee police . we will send out updates as more information becomes available as to the extent of the use of that information , whether the rights of law - abiding customers were violated by brew city shooters supply or village of west milwaukee police , and any other details which we believe would be of interest to the law - abiding gun owners of southeast wisconsin .\nreported by the milwaukee sentinel 27 july 2012 ; for the past four years , brew city [ previously \u201cbadger guns\u201d ] has reported your personal info to the pd .\nthese selfish rabble rousers went to such lengths to tarnish me , that through hate mail and intimidation they were able to get the house of harley to back out of my charitable event for the wounded warrior project ,\nallan wrote on the brew city shooters website .\nsurveillance footage inside wisconsin\u2019s badger guns shop , now known as brew city shooter ' s supply inc , shows burton choosing his new weapon , as a store clerk helped the pair fill out a two - page form to ensure that 21 - year - old jacob collins was listed as the owner .\nfirst let\u2019s get a little background on the gun range itself , brew city shooters supply , which was previously known as badger guns and before that badger outdoors . last year , these guys were considered top sellers of guns used in crimes by the west milwaukee police according to an article in the milwaukee journal sentinel . the original owner of the store , adam allan had his ffl revoked by the batfe and the store closed on dec . 31 , 2011 .\ni ' m from chicago and i visited brew city yesterday with a friend who lives in milwaukee to use their range and ask a few questions regarding the sale and transfer of a firearm after reading . . .\ni would hope that mr . allan would have a change of heart because his intentions while honorable are certainly misguided . trying to please local law enforcement by giving them names of your customers to keep them off of your back is the wrong way to go . i do think that brew city shooters supply may be in for a drop in business and unfortunately it may take that to get the attention of the owners that there business model is bad for business .\nmike allan said he plans to make the store , now called brew city shooter ' s supply , more selective by requiring anyone who wants to buy a gun to become a store member . to become a member , customers must demonstrate knowledge of firearms and shooting proficiency , allan said . if they cannot , they must take a class to buy a gun , he said .\nbrew city is pretty much bare bones . the shop part has an ok selection , targets , ammo , etc . nothing overly exciting . the pistol range is light up fine in the target area but in the lane stalls . . .\nfrom hunters and military members , to competition shooters and general firearm enthusiasts , we welcome anyone who values and respects the way of the firearm .\nbadger guns owner adam allan , left , his father walter allan , right , and mick beatovic , center , listen to testimony in milwaukee on oct . 5 , 2015 , during the trial of a civil lawsuit . two police officers say badger guns has sold hundreds of weapons used in crimes . badger guns has since closed , and a gun shop called brew city shooters supply operates in the same location . badger guns was previously known as badger outdoors . all three entities have been run by allan family members and beatovic , another owner .\nin an interview , clark said members were floored to learn they ' d been subjected to the checks , and he reached out to allan to let him know just how people were reacting ( though plenty of customers called brew city themselves to complain ) .\nwhen the store reopened under new management , adam\u2019s brother mike allan , unveiled a new business model that enamored the shooting range and its owner to the local police department . to purchase a gun at brew city shooters supply , one must be a member of the store and display a proficiency in firearms . these things are not necessarily bad . what is bad that they have also been voluntarily submitting the names of every single person who uses the range to the local police to have a background check performed that has gotten the attention of some gun rights advocates .\nso what should be done ? i assume the owner of brew city shooters supply only thinks he is doing what is right , but to this shooter it is fundamentally wrong . the gun owners at that range are not criminals , they are everyday people . the fact that according to chief dennis nasci only a \u201cfew\u201d of all of those names submitted were even prosecuted sounds to me like all of those hours of someone having to run those names was likely wasted . the person who has to sit at a computer and type those names costs a lot more than you\u2019d think too .\nwe couldn ' t find you quickly enough ! try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\nsomething broke and we ' re not sure what . try again later , or search near a city , place , or address instead .\nbadger guns has been beleaguered by so many federal law violations that the bureau of alcohol , tobacco and firearms recommended its license be revoked . as a result , it has changed its name and ownership numerous times in order to stay open legally . a gun shop by the name of brew city shooters supply now resides at its location , owned by the brother of badger guns . the shop was also called badger outdoors at one point ; under that name , it was at times the no . 1 seller of guns used in crimes in the nation , moving 537 guns that were recovered from crimes in 2005 alone , according to the atf .\ngun dealers across the country are on notice now that if they put profits over people and irresponsibly supply the criminal market , we ' ll seek to hold them accountable .\nas badger became brew city and tightened its standards , other stores , including chain outdoors retailers and smaller suburban gun shops , have seen a troubling increase in the number of guns they sold that wind up being used by criminals , nasci said . milwaukee is also struggling with a huge spike in homicides and other violent crimes .\nwell that sucks . i liked badger more than shooters , and badger is literally blocks from me . guess i ' ll be doing only online purchasing , and no longer using their range .\ngun dealers across the country are on notice now that if they put profits over people and irresponsibly supply the criminal market , we ' ll seek to hold them accountable ,\nlowy said .\nthe f . b . i . reported that most mass shooters had legal guns and were not diagnosed with mental illness . a gun\u2019s only purpose for being made is to do violence to another .\nthey say , ' it is an inner city thing . ' no , it ' s the way you run your business thing ,\nhe said .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out google ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out opera ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out safari ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nif you ' re still having trouble , check out firefox ' s support page . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nthe store now has a smaller customer base made up of gun enthusiasts such as joe schwarz , 34 , a clean - cut salesman who drives a kia hybrid . one day last week , schwarz showed up at the store with a case of 9mm pistols , intending to get in his weekly round of target practice at brew city\u2019s indoor range .\nmike allan , who worked for his brother as a sales clerk , said his brother and his father will not be involved in the operation of brew city . his father , walter allan , and mick beatovic were the original owners of the store , previously known as badger outdoors . walter allan and beatovic remain landlords of the building on s . 43rd st .\nthe law was introduced during an onslaught of litigation by city governments , which sought to hold gun companies responsible for creating a \u201cpublic nuisance\u201d by supplying the public with weapons .\nfrontier , southwest and united airlines refuse to transport immigrant children separated from parents by the government . the companies that supply the space , food , beds , etc . for cash are complicit with this violation of human rights .\ni understand rr _ broccoli ' s concerns about certain elements within the milwaukee police department . ( though i do not know why he ' s speaking to them in relation to this thread . ) there are things going on with them that all shooters actually\nthere\u2019s alot more in depth here that all of you don\u2019t seem to know . there were numerous gun crimes in milwaukee in recent years in which the criminals were able to purchase their guns from badger\u2026either themselves or through a 3rd party . was it badger\u2019s fault ? prolly not . but , the mpd was putting alot of heat / blame on badger . so , what you see now is the result of badger ( brew city ) adhering to the police department\u2019s standards .\nwe couldn ' t find an accurate position . if you ' re using a laptop or tablet , try moving it somewhere else and give it another go . or , search near a city , place , or address instead .\nalthough the reinvented badger guns is no longer a problem , nasci noted that all is hardly well in milwaukee . gun shops can\u2019t operate within the city limits , but many , like badger guns , have cropped up in bordering towns .\nwent to brew city for our women ' s retreat ( 8 women ! ) , and it was so awesome ! we had an instructor , adam , and he was very helpful and smart . all the staff at the range were friendly and gave us all a warm welcome . none of us had ever handled any firearms so it was really nice that they made the event really special for us . adam was so patient as each of needed a lot of coaching to get started . awesome place !\n' ' all our customers are either law enforcement or new york city permit holders , ' ' mr . imperato said , ' ' but there are guns that people lose , guns that are stolen from people ' s houses . ' '\ni too am a bit surprised at the less than stellar reviews . . . i was visiting milwaukee on business and had intended to do a bit of shooting . after stopping at two other places in the area that were clearly gouging customers , i came across brew city . their ammo prices were reasonable , and the folks here were knowledgeable and extremely courteous . for those looking to poke holes in paper , i ' d encourage a visit to these guys . reasonable prices and a great staff that can ' t be beat .\ntwo nearby gun stores said they have seen an uptick in business since badger guns stopped selling guns . kevin nugent , owner of the shooters shop on s . 84th st . in west allis , said he noticed an increase in suspicious buyers , including some smelling of alcohol or marijuana . he said he kicked them out of his store .\nnot that great of a selection , restrictive in being able to handle the firearms . staff seems knowledgeable but at times bothered by questions from customers . the range isn ' t really worth it - it ' s better than the shooters shop on 84th but not by much and they are a bit pricey for the value of what they offer .\noops ! we don ' t recognize the web browser you ' re currently using . try checking the browser ' s help menu , or searching the web for instructions to turn on html5 geolocation for your browser . you can also search near a city , place , or address instead .\nsupply , 43rd & lincoln , at noon . assault rifles were illegal in the u . s . from 1995 \u2013 2004 . and mass shootings dropped by 37 % . if those who sell drugs are taken to court , why not those who sell guns ? drugs don\u2019t kill . those who take drugs kill . guns don\u2019t kill . those who use guns kill .\nonly two now - defunct dealers in virginia sold more crime guns recovered in new york city , the analysis shows . the data ends in 2000 , so more recent tightening in state gun laws - - particularly in virginia , where buyers are now limited to one gun a month - - is not reflected .\nbrew city is pretty much bare bones . the shop part has an ok selection , targets , ammo , etc . nothing overly exciting . the pistol range is light up fine in the target area but in the lane stalls and behind the lanes , it ' s pretty dark . i now bring a mini mag light so i can see when needed . don ' t expect anything high tech , it ' s cinder block , wood paneling and plywood . i would also say that if you are looking for a place that has instruction or someone that will help you , this isn ' t the place . basically i come in , buy ammo , shoot and go . so for that it is just fine .\ndr . andrews found that of roughly 11 , 700 new york city crime guns traced by the firearms bureau , 102 guns , or nearly 1 percent , were originally bought at john jovino , a 90 - year - old , family - owned store marked by a large wooden revolver , across from the old police headquarters on centre market place .\nim interested in this comment . tugger , were you a patron at this establishment ? was the owner having some issues with the pd or city or other municipal entity ? i wonder if badger was in any way coerced into participating in this scheme ? i think this should be looked into by the ila branch of our friends the nra . please illuminate .\nclark said allan told him he ' s worried that if he no longer provides the names of all gun range users to the police , the city will force him out of business , but allan said he hasn ' t heard from nasci , and he still plans to alert police whenever he finds someone using his range who ' s a felon or involved in domestic violence .\ni\u2019ve been to this range twice , even thought about becoming a member . never noticed that on the release form\u2026 pretty shady in my opinion to not tell customers that . but if they did disclose that info i\u2019m sure many patrons would turn around and walk out the door . must be a condition they had to agree to in order to get the license back . either way i will not be returning , and will spread the word to all fellow law abiding shooters i know !\ni would of never guessed the poor reviews that i have read on here . i had a great experience and really enjoyed the staff . i had some questions about some different guns and had very knowledgable staff member show me so many guns while educating me to make a good decisions on what i wanted to accomplish . again i am shocked by the poor reviews and i think people should give the place another try because i and the people that came with me were very pleased and we will be back . also i like the fact they have a membership because honestly these are weapons and i appreciate the fact the ownership gets the users of the facility to take some pride in the range they choose and also will hopefully keep some the fools out . purchased a new gun and i checked out the competition and brew city was not over priced at all . al in all this place is great .\naccording to nbc news , clinton said she would propose \u201c [ tightening ] rules governing gun show and internet sales , \u201d which is a reference to the expansion of background checks that has eluded democrats and democrat surrogates like gabby giffords and mark kelly since january 2013 . of course , the problem with this approach is that the ucc gunman passed a background check for his guns , as did almost every mass shooter of note in the last eight years . breitbart new previously reported that the new york times admits the clear majority of mass shooters\u2013including gabby giffords\u2019 attacker\u2013acquire their guns via background checks .\nthey did keep records , about their honesty concerning the program . hopefully more clarification will come from some foias that have been done . furthermore , hopefully west milwaukee ' s cleo will discontinue his current refusal to answer questions and telling people to seek advice from their attorneys . with any luck , he ' s only being directed to do so by an overly cautious city attorney . that said , other things lead me to wonder if wmpd didn ' t do something very bad here .\nwe are a training facility with 14 pistol lanes and 2 rifle and shotgun lanes . check with our experienced staff about armorer level servicing and obtaining one on one instruction . want experience ? the majority of our staff are military veterans and accomplished shooters with knowledge in nra certified instruction and smith and wesson and glock armorers training , who are happy to get you equipped with the right gear and pointed in the right direction to be a responsible and law abiding marksman . see rules and regulations for further details on ammo and caliber restrictions , age restrictions , safety procedures and range rules . ask us about our annual and monthly memberships .\na new study by researchers at the johns hopkins center for gun policy and research finds that the number of guns that were subsequently linked to crime sold by badger guns & ammo , a milwaukee - area gun shop , increased dramatically after congress adopted measures likely to reduce the risks gun dealers face if they divert guns to criminals . the study is the first to examine the impact of these amendments on the diversion of guns to criminals and was recently published online in the peer - reviewed journal of urban health .\nthe tiahrt amendments are a series of amendments to appropriations bills and named for the sponsor , former u . s . rep . todd tiahrt , r - ks . they became law in 2003 and prohibit the bureau of alcohol , tobacco , firearms and explosives ( atf ) from releasing data from crime gun traces . gun traces reveal when , where , and from whom a gun recovered from a crime was originally purchased . in 2004 , the tiahrt amendments further restricted crime gun - trace data by limiting access to government officials and prohibiting the use of these data in firearm dealer license revocations and civil law suits . in addition , the law prohibits atf from requiring gun dealers to do a physical inventory of their firearms for compliance inspections and requires the fbi to destroy data from background checks of gun purchasers within 24 hours .\nin 1999 , atf data showed that badger guns & ammo led the nation\u2019s gun dealers with the most gun sales later linked to crime gun traces . shortly after the announcement , the gun shop\u2019s owner announced that the store would no longer sell small , poorly made handguns ( sometimes referred to as \u201cjunk guns\u201d ) that are commonly linked to crime .\ndata from the new johns hopkins study indicate that the gun dealer apparently adhered to that policy for approximately 14 months , a period in which the number of guns sold by badger guns & ammo and diverted to criminals declined by 66 percent . reductions were observed for junk guns as well as other types of guns sold by badger . after the tiahrt amendments went into effect , guns diverted to criminals soon after being sold by badger increased by 203 percent . the increase in the flow of guns from badger to criminals following the adoption of the tiahrt amendments , however , was not limited to junk guns . the study found no tiahrt amendment - related increase in the number of guns sold by all other gun dealers that were diverted to criminals .\n\u201cour findings suggest that changes to federal gun policy prompted a dramatic increase in the flow of guns to criminals from a gun dealer whose practices have frequently been of concern to law enforcement and public safety advocates , \u201d said lead study author daniel webster , scd , mph , co - director of the johns hopkins center for gun policy and research and professor at the johns hopkins bloomberg school of public health . webster added , \u201cthe fact that the atf took action which led the gun dealer to surrender his license in 2006 supports the idea that the large increase in badger\u2019s guns diverted to criminals was related to gun dealer practices . \u201d\nstudy co - author and center co - director jon vernick , jd , mph , said , \u201cour findings are consistent with other research that has shown that greater oversight and regulation of gun sellers is linked with fewer guns diverted to criminals shortly after retail sales . \u201d\nfor the study , researchers examined data from firearms recovered by the milwaukee police department and traced by the atf from 1996 through 2006 . data for guns traced during 2003 to 2006 when the tiahrt restrictions on atf were in place were obtained from the milwaukee police department . the number of firearms recovered by police less than a year following retail sale from someone other than the legal purchaser was used to track trends in illegal gun transfers .\ncongress recently passed another appropriations bill with an amendment that makes permanent most of the protections for gun sellers that in prior tiahrt amendments been limited to the fiscal year covered under appropriations bills .\nthe study \u201ctemporal association between federal gun laws and the diversion of guns to criminals in milwaukee\u201d is by daniel w . webster , jon s . vernick , maria t . bulzacchelli , and katherine a . vittes in the journal of urban health . it was funded by a grant from the joyce foundation .\nmedia contact : tim parsons , director of public affairs , at 410 - 955 - 7619 or tmparson @ jhsph . edu .\nadditional media contact : alicia samuels at 914 - 720 - 4635 or alsamuel @ urltoken .\njohns hopkins bloomberg school of public health 615 n . wolfe street , baltimore , md 21205\ntoday & apos ; s paper , also known as the e - edition , is an online replica of the printed newspaper . you can view today & apos ; s paper or previous issues .\nwalter allen ( far right ) , the business partner to mick beatovic ( middle ) and adam allan , both former owners of the west milwaukee gun store , are seen in court during the badger guns trial in a milwaukee county court .\nthe journal sentinel for two years has investigated how congress has created special rules for gun stores that protect even the biggest sellers of guns to criminals . read the series\na jury late tuesday found badger guns and its owner liable in the wounding of two milwaukee police officers in a first - of - its - kind verdict that was being watched nationwide .\njurors found badger guns broke four laws when a clerk sold a gun that was used to shoot officer bryan norberg and former officer graham kunisch in the head in 2009 .\nafter nine hours of deliberation , the jury announced a verdict that included nearly $ 6 million in compensatory and punitive damages to the two officers . there will be an appeal .\nthis high - profile case was only the second of its kind nationwide to make it to a jury since congress passed a law a decade ago holding gun dealers and manufacturers immune from such lawsuits . in the first , a jury found in favor of a gun store in alaska .\nthe officers ' attorney , patrick dunphy , said norberg was\noverwhelmed with emotion\nby the verdict , while kunisch , who suffered from brain damage in the shooting , was stoic \u2014 as he was for all of the trial . norberg and kunisch left the courthouse without commenting .\ndunphy said he knew the case would be tough because of the strong opinions around guns , but it was important to hold this business accountable for making a gun sale so riddled with red flags .\ni didn ' t want to send a message , i wanted to represent my clients , these two police officers ,\ndunphy said .\nwill it change the way things are done around the country ? time will tell .\nbrett heaton juarez , the jury ' s foreperson , said the jurors all agreed the business practices of badger guns were shoddy . he recounted testimony from the owners that they didn ' t train workers , didn ' t have policies and procedures they regularly followed , had not read federal regulations and didn ' t even know everything that was required on federal gun - selling forms .\na responsible business owner would do more and everyone agreed on that from the start ,\nhe said .\ngun dealers have to do more than what we saw in this instance .\nheaton juarez , of milwaukee , who works in the financial sector , said the jury figured out damages by averaging jurors ' opinions . they ranged from no money for the officers to much more than what was awarded . the jury awarded kunisch about $ 3 . 5 million , norberg $ 1 . 5 million and $ 730 , 000 in punitive damages .\nthe owners of badger guns , and its predecessor , badger outdoors , were not in court for the verdict .\na statement from badger guns ' attorney james vogts said ,\nwhen this case was filed , we knew it was likely to end up in the appellate courts . significant legal issues were decided in the case that impacted the evidence the jury was permitted to consider and the legal standards they were told to apply . we will appeal .\nnorberg and kunisch were among six police officers wounded with guns sold by badger guns and badger outdoors . two other officers have their own lawsuit set to go to trial next year , also in milwaukee county courts . it ' s unclear if that trial will go ahead , dunphy said .\nthe federal law passed in 2005 guarantees broad immunity to gun dealers . it allows for lawsuits when there are violations of the law by a gun shop , and that is what the milwaukee officers alleged in their 2010 lawsuit .\nin addition , norberg and kunisch contended that badger guns , badger outdoors , and their owners conspired to keep the gun - dealing operation going when federal regulators recommended revoking the license .\nthe jury found that badger guns had broken four of the five laws proposed to them in selling the gun and that the store\nnegligently entrusted\nthe firearm used to shoot the officers .\nthe jury did not find the owners of badger guns and badger outdoors conspired to sell guns unlawfully . on several questions , there were dissenting jurors . it required 10 of 12 jurors to find for the plaintiffs .\nthe conspiracy allegation rose out of how the store went from being badger outdoors to badger guns in 2007 .\nin 2006 , regulators from the u . s . bureau of alcohol , tobacco , firearms and explosives recommended revoking badger outdoors ' license . but there was no revocation .\nthe players then took on new roles and a new license was issued to adam allan , the son of former owner walter allan , creating what one federal official called a\nclean slate ,\na milwaukee journal sentinel investigation found . the other owner of badger outdoors , mick beatovic , said he always planned to retire .\nthe jury did not hear evidence about that recommended revocation because the owners said they didn ' t know about it until they read it in the journal sentinel .\nheaton juarez said the jury of eight women and four men wondered if badger outdoors was in jeopardy of losing its license when the store changed hands . he said had they known revocation was recommended , they may have found in favor of the officers on that question , too .\nbadger guns and badger outdoors were top sellers of crime guns recovered in milwaukee for more than a decade . in 2005 , badger outdoors was the top seller of crime guns in the nation with 537 such weapons recovered .\nsuch gun trace data has not been released recently because of a secrecy measure passed by congress .\nbadger guns ' license was revoked by atf in 2011 but the jacob collins transaction was not cited as a violation , so the jury did not hear that the store ' s license was revoked .\nmichael allan , walter ' s other son , now runs a gun store in the same location .\nmuch of the nearly three - week trial focused on the events on a saturday in may 2009 . collins came to badger guns on that day to buy a gun for julius burton , who was too young to buy a handgun from a store .\ndunphy laid out what he called telltale signs of a straw buy : burton was in the store and pointed to the gun he wanted ; collins initially marked that he was not the buyer of the gun on the form , but was allowed to change that \u2014 and also change his address ; collins and burton left the store to get more cash to pay for the gun ; collins didn ' t present an id when he picked up the gun .\nafter the verdict , dunphy said he thought the most telling testimony came from badger outdoors co - owner beatovic , who said there were red flags in the sale of the gun to collins .\nattorneys for the west milwaukee gun dealer countered at closing that the evidence in the trial failed to show the clerk who sold the gun or the store owners had reason to believe the person was buying the gun for someone else . they said the blame falls on the man who shot the officers .\nnorberg and kunisch were shot by burton during a routine stop on milwaukee ' s near south side a month after the gun was sold . burton is serving 80 years while collins already finished his two years in federal prison .\nat a news conference following the verdict , milwaukee mayor tom barrett predicted the verdict would have national implications and called the actions of the owners a\nclear cut case of negligence .\nthey recognized way too late that what they were doing was wrong ,\nbarrett said .\njohn diedrich writes about crime , federal issues , ultimate fighting and guns . his investigations have been honored with various national awards including a george polk award for reporting on rogue gun stores and an ire award for exposing botched undercover federal stings .\ngot a story tip ? email , call 414 - 224 - 2318 or use our tip form .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe page you are looking for could not be found . it could have been renamed or may no longer exist .\nsubscribe today to be the first to to know about breaking news and special reports .\nget breaking news alerts and special reports . the news and stories that matter , delivered weekday mornings .\none of the nation ' s biggest sellers of crime - linked guns was found liable for negligence tuesday in the case of two milwaukee officers wounded by one of the shop ' s firearms .\njurors in milwaukee county have ordered badger guns to pay almost $ 6 million to officer bryan norberg and now - retired officer graham kunisch , who were both shot in the face while in the line of duty in 2009 .\nthe two officers sued for negligence , alleging that the west milwaukee gun shop should have known that the gun eventually used in the shooting was initially sold as part of a\nstraw\npurchase . in those cases , someone buys the gun on behalf of someone else who is not legally permitted to purchase a gun .\nbadger guns was also previously called badger outdoors , and at times was the no . 1 seller of firearms used in crimes in the u . s . \u2014 moving 537 guns that were recovered from crime scenes in 2005 alone , according to the bureau of alcohol , tobacco , firearms and explosives .\nnorberg and kunisch weren ' t the only members of the police force injured by a gun bought at badger : between 2007 and 2009 , six milwaukee cops were hurt by guns sold by badger guns or badger outdoors , according to the suit .\nkunisch himself was shot several times by a gun - toting bicyclist in a 2009 attack , losing an eye and suffering a brain injury . he had to retire from the police department , he said .\njurors on tuesday ordered badger to pay him $ 3 . 6 million , norberg $ 1 . 5 million , plus another $ 730 , 000 in punitive damages .\nthe case has been a rare trial pitting law enforcement against a gun seller , and has been in the public spotlight after democratic front - runner hillary clinton mentioned it on the campaign trail as part of her call for gun reform .\nan attorney for the two officers said tuesday that he hopes the case can change the way guns are sold in straw purchases .\ni would hope so . that might be asking for too much ,\nattorney patrick dunphy said after the trial concluded .\none verdict in milwaukee is a good step . time will tell .\nmilwaukee police officer bryan norberg , right , and officer graham kunisch in a milwaukee courtroom testifying against badger gun store where a illegally purchased gun was used to shoot both officers during an arrest .\nthe new owner of a west milwaukee gun shop closely scrutinized because of its high number of crime gun sales , including weapons used to wound police officers , has received a fresh federal firearms license and plans to resume selling guns soon .\nthe owner , mike allan , is the brother of adam allan , the previous owner of badger guns , whose license was revoked in 2011 for breaking federal law .\nmike allan , who used to work for his brother , said monday that he received approval to sell guns from the u . s . bureau of alcohol , tobacco , firearms and explosives in may and would start selling in a couple of weeks .\nallan said he hopes that will keep away straw buyers , people who buy guns for people not legally allowed to have them . badger guns was a popular choice among straw buyers , according to cases filed in federal court .\ni would like to be a shooting club that sells guns to its members ,\nallan said .\nwe want gun enthusiasts in here .\nbadger guns and its predecessor , badger outdoors , were top sellers of crime guns recovered by milwaukee police for more than a decade , according to police data obtained by the journal sentinel . over two years , six milwaukee police officers were wounded with guns sold by badger guns or badger outdoors . four of those officers have sued the store and its owners in milwaukee county circuit court . the cases are pending .\nbadger guns closed dec . 31 , under an agreement with atf . a spokesman from atf said he could not comment .\na journal sentinel investigation found that the atf rarely revokes gun dealer licenses and the process can drag on in the courts for years . the atf typically wins such cases , but stores can easily beat the agency ' s harshest action by having a relative , friend or employee pull a fresh license , the newspaper found . the move wipes away the earlier violations .\nthe newspaper found more than 50 cases across the country , including in wisconsin , in which the person whose license was revoked remains close to the gun - selling operation . atf officials said they are aware of the loophole , coined\nphoenix from the ashes ,\nbut they need firm proof to deny a license . congress has limited atf ' s authority to gather such evidence .\nafter two milwaukee officers were shot with a gun sold by badger guns a month earlier , milwaukee police chief edward flynn publicly blasted the store ' s owner , accusing him of doing little to prevent straw sales . a sting by milwaukee police revealed felons going to the store and using the range to practice shooting .\nnugent does not buy the argument that badger guns had a high number of crime gun traces because it was close to milwaukee ' s high crime areas . nugent noted that he is only a few miles from badger guns but has not had the same number of crime gun traces .\nat shorty ' s shooting sports on s . 60th st . in west allis , owner michael govas said he takes precautions to prevent straw sales and by not stocking cheap guns favored by gang members . in 18 months in business , govas said , he has had few gun trace requests from atf .\nthe public is not allowed to see gun atf trace information under special rules imposed on the agency by congress . those rules also sharply limit atf release of information about gun store operations .\nthe west milwaukee gun store once known as badger outdoors has a history of violations .\nin 2006 , atf investigators recommended the rare step of revoking badger outdoors ' license , but there was no revocation . that license was surrendered , and co - owner mick beatovic retired .\nthe other owner , walter allan , went to work for his son , adam allan , who pulled a new license and changed the name to badger guns . beatovic moved to arizona but remains landlord of the store .\nthe changes made in 2006 created what one atf official called a\nclean slate ,\nerasing violations found by federal regulators over 17 years at badger outdoors , which had been the top seller of crime guns not just in milwaukee but also in the nation in 2005 with 537 such guns , according to atf records .\nin 2007 , the atf found multiple violations at badger guns and issued a warning letter . it said further violations could result in revocation - the most serious civil action the atf can take against a dealer . the atf found adam allan had failed to complete federally required sales records and at least 10 times had sold a gun to people who had said they were not legally able to buy one , according to atf records obtained by the journal sentinel .\nin 2009 , atf inspectors were back at badger guns and found several of the same violations , including failing to complete federally required paperwork on gun sales and failure to keep accurate inventory records - two areas considered crucial for tracking guns and allowing the agency to quickly trace guns used in crimes . there also were violations related to making prohibited sales , background checks , out - of - state gun sales and failure to report multiple sales of handguns , according to atf documents .\natf revoked badger guns ' license , but under special rules passed by congress protecting revoked gun dealers , badger guns was allowed to sell firearms during the appeal , which lasted more than a year .\nas brexit tremors spread , u . s . investors lose $ 1 . 3 trillion\nseveral years ago , congress passed a series of laws called the\ntiahrt amendments\nto protect gun retailers from legal reprecussions if the weapons they sold were later used to commit crimes . a new study suggests that the laws have had an unintended consequence : with less government oversight , one major gun dealer has sold three times as many guns that were later used in a crime ."]}
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dealers and members of finra and sipc , and , in other jurisdictions , by locally registered entities . merrill lynch , pierce , fenner & smith incorporated and merrill lynch professional clearing corp are registered as futures commission merchants with the cftc and are members of the nfa . investment products offered by investment banking affiliates : are not fdic insured \u2022 may lose value \u2022 are not bank guaranteed .\na bank of america merrill lynch spokesman said this is the first time bitcoin has been added as a possible answer in the most - crowded trade question that gets sent around to money managers .\nwhen you work with merrill lynch , you get access to global research as well as the banking convenience of bank of america , n . a . \u2014 all designed to help you reach your unique goals .\ninvestment products offered through mlpf & s and insurance and annuity products offered through merrill lynch life agency inc . :\n) , and other subsidiaries of bank of america corporation ( bofa corp . ) . insurance and annuity products are offered through merrill lynch life agency inc . , a licensed insurance agency and wholly owned subsidiary of bofa corp .\nthese facts about bank of america might surprise you . image source : getty images .\nciting a speech by bank of england chief economist andy haldane , bank of america merrill lynch ' s michael hartnett and his team previously shared this chart , which shows just how low today ' s rates are relative to other times in history .\nclause would cause the fed and treasury to remove bank of america\u2019s management and its board of directors .\nmerrill lynch\nis the trademark that bank of america corporation uses in the republic of argentina for its capital market , financial advisory and investment businesses , which are conducted by and through merrill lynch argentina s . a . . this entity does not conduct any activities subject to banking license , such as capturing deposits from the public .\nmillion bank of america shares , are seeking to lead a consolidated class - 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known mutual funds .\n\u00a9 merrill lynch , pierce , fenner & smith incorporated . all rights reserved . member securities investor protection corporation ( sipc ) .\nat merrill lynch , we don\u2019t define success by the numbers , but by how well we\u2019ve met your needs in understanding your objectives and developing a strategy to help you achieve them . see what it\u2019s like to work directly with a merrill lynch financial advisor .\n\u2014pre - screened by the professionals at merrill lynch . and generate more investment ideas with buy - rate equities evaluated by the professionals at bofa merrill lynch global research . prefer building your own list ? narrow your choices with help from our powerful screening tools and\nclient agrees to provide bank of america with all information , cooperation and assistance , documents and data as shall reasonably be requested by bank of america in order to enable bank of america to comply with any and all applicable law . client understands and agrees that bank of america may report such information to regulatory authorities to the extent necessary , in its reasonable discretion , to comply with applicable law .\nin the fourth quarter . in the same press release was the first public announcement of bank of america\u2019s secret deal with paulson and bernanke . the government would invest another $ 20 billion into bank of america\u2014bringing the total\nfunds at the bank to $ 45 billion\u2014and would also \u201cprovide protection against further losses\u201d on $ 118 billion in toxic assets , primarily taken from the merrill lynch balance sheet .\nlewis kicked off the discussion by talking about how bank of america , in the fourth quarter of 2008 , would likely suffer its first quarterly loss in 17 years\u2014a loss entirely independent of the merrill deal\u2014and then price walked paulson , bernanke , and their aides through the magnitude of the losses that merrill had taken . \u201cthe main thing we were concerned about was the very large hole that would have been created\u201d in bank of america by merrill\u2019s losses , lewis said in his deposition . the bank of america executives then broached the idea of invoking the merger agreement\u2019s\nnot only that , you can tell the acquaintance who brags about his gold bars in the bank vault that returns on commodities are the worst since 1933 . sounds crazy you may say , but that\u2019s just the kind of history bank of america merrill lynch rolled out in the third edition of \u201clongest pictures\u201d note .\nbank of america ' s oldest heritage bank in chicago was instrumental in developing chicago during its population boom and the rebuilding of the city after the great fire .\nthomas k . montag is chief operating officer of bank of america and is a member of the company\u2019s executive management team . in this role , he is responsible for all of the businesses that serve companies and institutional investors , including middle - market commercial and large corporate clients , and institutional investor clients , including bank of america merrill lynch global research and the global markets sales and trading businesses .\nbank of america merrill lynch\nis the marketing name for the global banking and global markets business of bank of america corporation . lending , derivatives and other commercial banking activities are performed globally by banking affiliates of bank of america corporation including bank of america , national association , canada branch ( bana cb ) which is a foreign bank branch regulated by the office of the superintendent of financial institutions . deposits with bana cb are not insured with the canada deposit insurance corporation . bana cb shall not impose undue pressure on , or coerce , a person to obtain a product or service from a particular person , including bank and any of its affiliates , as a condition for obtaining another product or service from bana cb .\nthese terms and conditions (\nterms and conditions\n) are for the bank of america corporation (\nbank of america\n) website and those websites of its affiliates ( collectively the\nsites\n) including bank of america , n . a . , merrill lynch , pierce , fenner & smith incorporated , bank of america capital management and certain other affiliates enumerated herein ( collectively\naffiliates\n) that are available through the bank of america sites and apply to all services , programs , information and products ( collectively\nservice\n) that you (\nclient\n) may use or otherwise access from time to time through the sites (\nagreement\n) .\ntrust and fiduciary services are provided by u . s . trust , a division of bank of america , n . a . , member fdic , or u . s . trust company of delaware . both are wholly owned subsidiaries of bank of america corporation .\nmlpf & s is a registered broker - dealer , member sipc and a wholly owned subsidiary of bank of america corporation .\nfor a simpler approach to investing , consider merrill edge select \u00ae portfolios , which offer a diverse portfolio of investments aligned to your goals and risk tolerance\u2014pre - screened , monitored and adjusted by the professionals at merrill lynch .\n/ en - us / our - story / bank - of - america - revolutionizes - industry . html\nthe last ic recommendation on bank of america corp shares was buy at 17 . 38 on 18 dec 2014\ncharlotte , n . c . , jan . 1 / prnewswire / - - bank of america corporation today completed its purchase of merrill lynch & co . , inc . creating a premier financial services franchise with significantly enhanced wealth management , investment banking and international capabilities .\n, was releasing the decision publicly , and dared them to fire me and the board\u2014and that never would have happened , trust me . \u201d even a former merrill lynch executive , who was involved in the sale of the company to bank of america and was familiar with the\ninvestment products offered by investment banking affiliates : are not fdic insured * may lose value * are not bank guaranteed . \u00a9 2018 bank of america corporation .\nbank of america and merrill lynch are a wonderful company to work for . the atmosphere can be stressful depending on the expectation of your management team and the role that you have . each manager i have had has been extremely supportive of helping you achieve what you want in your job function .\nlending , derivatives , and other commercial banking activities are performed globally by banking affiliates of bank of america corporation , including bank of america , n . a . , member fdic . securities , strategic advisory , and other investment banking activities are performed globally by investment banking affiliates of bank of america corporation (\ninvestment banking affiliates\n) , including , in the united states , merrill lynch , pierce , fenner & smith incorporated , which is a registered broker - dealer and member of sipc , and in other jurisdictions , locally registered entities . investment products offered by investment banking affiliates : are not fdic insured . may lose value . are not bank guaranteed . \u00a9 2018 bank of america corporation .\nclause and sought to renegotiate the terms of the deal . he explained to his board that he had also told regulators that it was \u201cappropriate\u201d for the federal government to make bank of america \u201cwhole for the deterioration in merrill lynch\u2019s operating results and financial condition . \u201d in his conversations with warsh , lewis explained bank of america\u2019s \u201cneeds and expectations\u201d regarding the financing that paulson and bernanke had informally promised .\naccess to the sites is by invitation only to institutional investors . the information contained here does not constitute a public offering or distribution of securities in singapore . the information in these sites is provided by bank of america singapore limited and is compiled from information prepared by subsidiaries and affiliates of bank of america corporation . your agreement for the use of these sites is with bank of america singapore limited .\nbank of america merrill lynch\nis the marketing name for the global banking and global markets businesses of bank of america corporation (\nbac\n) . lending and other commercial banking activities are performed globally by banking affiliates of bac and in australia by bank of america , n . a . australian branch (\nbana australia\n) . securities , corporate advisory and capital markets services are performed in australia by merrill lynch markets ( australia ) pty . limited , merrill lynch ( australia ) futures limited , merrill lynch equities ( australia ) limited and their related bodies corporate ( together\nbofaml\n) which hold , or are exempt from the requirement to hold , an australian financial services licence . apart from bana australia , none of the other bofaml entities including bac are authorised deposit - taking institutions authorised under the banking act 1959 of australia nor regulated by the australian prudential regulation authority . the obligations of bofaml entities ( other than bana australia ) do not represent deposits or other liabilities of bana australia and are not guaranteed by bana australia .\nbank of america merrill lynch ( baml ) has revealed that it is implementing enterprise software fintech highradius ' artificial intelligence ( ai ) solution to speed up receivables reconciliation for the bank ' s large business clients . ( receivables refers to all debts and unsettled transactions owed to a company by its debtors and customers . )\nbank of america ' s tremendous growth over the years hasn ' t been entirely organic . as with most other big banks , bank of america ' s current size is a result of a combination of a series of mergers and acquisitions , especially over the past 25 years or so .\ni am erica . i\u2019m just a few taps away \u2014 open your bank of america\u00ae mobile app and say hello .\n\u00a9 2018 bank of america corporation . all rights reserved . terms and conditions privacy & security research distribution disclosure site map\nby clicking continue , you will be taken to a website that is not affiliated with merrill lynch and may offer a different privacy policy and level of security . merrill lynch is not responsible for and does not endorse , guarantee or monitor content , availability , viewpoints , products or services that are offered or expressed on other websites .\nbank of america n . a . , oficina de representacion ( colombia ) , is a representative office in colombia of bank of america n . a . , supervised by the superintendencia financiera de colombia and authorized to promote in colombia select products and services that\ncontent contained herein may have been produced by an outside party that is not affiliated with bank of america or any of its affiliates ( bank of america ) . opinions or ideas expressed are not necessarily those of bank of america nor do they reflect their views or endorsement . these materials are for informational purposes only . bank of america does not assume liability for any loss or damage resulting from anyone ' s reliance on the information provided . certain links may direct you away from bank of america to an unaffiliated site . bank of america has not been involved in the preparation of the content supplied at the unaffiliated sites and does not guarantee or assume any responsibility for its content . when you visit these sites , you are agreeing to all of their terms of use , including their privacy and security policies .\nsecurities , strategic advisory and other investment banking activities are performed globally by investment banking affiliates of bank of america corporation including in canada by merrill lynch canada inc . which is a registered broker - dealer regulated by the investment industry regulatory organization of canada ( iiroc ) and a member of the canadian investor protection fund ( cipf ) .\nbank of america n . a . : bank of america provides the following banking products in india : working capital and term loans , structured finance , export finance , global cash management , trade products , foreign exchange services and currency solutions .\nfor a firm that transformed the arcane business of investing into common capitalism , merrill lynch\u2019s 100th anniversary in january 2014 is likely to be a quiet affair . nestled within bank of america , merrill remains a significant firm with a large customer base , but it would be foolish to say that it represents a catalytic populist social movement bent on reshaping society and elevating the role of the individual .\nbank of america n . a . provides outside of colombia . neither bank of america , n . a . , nor its representative office in colombia , is authorized to carry out in colombia any activities that are reserved by colombian law to locally licensed banks .\nyou can click the\nreturn to merrill lynch\nbutton now to return to the previous page , or you can close the new window after you leave .\nwelcome to bank of america , home for all of your financial needs . our purpose is to help make financial lives better through the power of every connection .\nmatthew frankel owns shares of bank of america . the motley fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned . the motley fool has a disclosure policy .\nbank of america n . a . , oficina de representacion ( chile ) , is a representative office in chile of bank of america n . a . , supervised by the superintendencia de bancos e instituciones financieras and authorized to promote in chile select products and services that bank of america n . a . provides outside of chile . neither bank of america , n . a . , nor its representative office in chile , is authorized to carry out in chile any activities that are reserved by chilean law to locally licensed banks .\nbank of america ended up releasing its 2008 financial results 15 days later . tucked into the press release was the news that\nat the federal reserve in washington at the appointed hour , along with joe price and brian moynihan , bank of america\u2019s newly named general counsel ( moynihan would later succeed thain atop the newly acquired merrill lynch ) . by then , paulson had arranged for bernanke to be there , too .\non december 9 , joe price , bank of america\u2019s cfo , reported merrill\u2019s still - increasing losses to the bank\u2019s board of directors . on december 14 , price called lewis and told him that merrill\u2019s losses were now $ 12 billion . ( by the end of december , they reached $ 15 . 3 billion . ) lewis later said that what he mainly remembered from the conversation with price was just the \u201cstaggering amount of deterioration\u201d in merrill\u2019s financial performance .\nat bank of america merrill lynch , our customers are at the center of everything we do . our focus is on helping each one find the right financial solutions . with a wide range of career opportunities available , we invite you to realize your career goals with us while assisting clients in focusing on what matters to them most .\nneither merrill lynch nor any of its affiliates or financial advisors provide legal , tax or accounting advice . you should consult your legal and / or tax advisors before making any financial decisions .\nmerrill lynch life agency inc . and mlpf & s , a registered broker - dealer and member securities investor protection corporation ( sipc ) , are wholly - owned subsidiaries of bofa corp .\ntrust and fiduciary services are provided by u . s . trust , a division of bank of america , n . a . , and other subsidiaries of bofa corp . banking products are provided by bank of america , n . a . and affiliated banks , members fdic and wholly owned subsidiaries of bofa corp .\nas leverage to renegotiate downward the absurd price of the merrill deal . \u201che could have used the\nbank of america n . a . , oficina de representacion ( peru ) , is a representative office in peru of bank of america n . a . , supervised by the superintendencia de banca , seguros y administradoras privadas de fondos de pensiones and authorized to promote in peru select products and services that bank of america n . a . provides outside of peru . neither bank of america , n . a . , nor its representative office in peru , is authorized to carry out in peru any activities that are reserved by peruvian law to locally licensed banks .\nas of the end of the first quarter of 2017 , bank of america had a book value of $ 24 . 36 per share . that means the bank is trading for about 3 . 3 % less than the value of its assets . while this isn ' t quite as impressive as the discounts of the past few years , it ' s still like buying $ 1 . 00 of assets for $ 0 . 97 , and it makes bank of america one of the\ncheapest\nbank stocks in the sector .\ncatching lightning in a bottle : how merrill lynch revolutionised the financial world . by winthrop smith jr . prestige publishing ; 609 pages ; $ 29 . 95 . buy from urltoken\nbank of america corporation is a bank holding company and a financial holding company . the company is a financial institution , serving individual consumers and others with a range of banking , investing , asset management and o\nmlpf & s and u . s . trust make available investment products sponsored , managed , distributed or provided by companies that are affiliates of bank of america corporation .\nbecause of the low valuation of recent years , bank of america has bought back millions of shares of its own stock . there have been times when shares traded for less than 55 % of book value , so the bank decided that buybacks were by far the best way to increase shareholder value . in fact , since 2013 , bank of america has spent $ 12 . 4 billion on stock repurchases , including more than $ 5 billion in 2016 alone .\nthe termination of the merger agreement with bank of america would likely have meant the end of merrill , since the firm was unlikely to be able to meet its debts as they became due . and presumably the termination would have been an embarrassment for lewis , who had long coveted merrill , and had championed the deal . with the shareholder vote nearing , and despite merrill\u2019s deteriorating finances , bank of america\u2019s executives and lawyers decided to move forward , with considerable \u201cmixed emotions , \u201d according to one of them , as reported in the wall street journal in february : \u201ceveryone wanted to see the deal go through . \u201d\nin 2016 , bank of america was named no . 1 in online banking and mobile banking functionality , and the bank also launched more than 8 , 500 cardless - enabled atms . twenty percent of the bank ' s deposit transactions are mow made through the mobile platform , up from 16 % just one year ago . also , more than 22 million bank of america customers now use the bank ' s mobile platform - - a 13 % year - over - year growth rate .\naccess to the sites is by invitation only to institutional investors . no information or material contained in the sites is or should be construed as amounting to an offer to enter into any transaction or investment whatsoever . the information on these sites is provided by the hong kong branch of bank of america , n . a . , and is compiled from information prepared by subsidiaries and affiliates of bank of america corporation . your agreement for the use of this site is with the hong kong branch of bank of america , n . a .\nis available to clients who maintain a merrill edge self - directed relationship . to qualify , you must maintain total combined balances of $ 50 , 000 or more in your merrill edge and merrill lynch investment accounts and bank of america , n . a . deposit accounts , or make at least 15 self - directed trades per quarter . preferred rewards platinum or preferred rewards platinum honors also qualify . not available to investment professionals or for trust accounts and business accounts . relationship requirements and pricing are subject to change . to learn more go to\ni was in an operations function , and bank of america was a great place for an entry level position , however not a lot of opportunities for growth and advancement .\nsource bank of america corporation contact : investors : kevin stitt , + 1 - 704 - 386 - 5667 , or lee mcentire , + 1 - 704 - 388 - 6780 ; or reporters : scott silvestri , + 1 - 980 - 388 - 9921 , scott . silvestri @ urltoken , all of bank of america /\nupon request by bank of america or its affiliates , you agree to defend , indemnify and hold harmless bank of america , its affiliates , their officers , directors , employees , agents , contractors or other suppliers from all liabilities , claims and expenses , including attorneys fees , that arise from a breach of these terms and conditions for which you are responsible , or from third - party claims arising from your use of the sites . bank of america and its affiliates reserve the right to assume the exclusive defense and control of any matter otherwise subject to indemnification by you . notwithstanding the foregoing , you are not required to indemnify bank of america or its affiliates for its own violations of applicable laws .\na man who can calm widespread financial panic by stacking gold on the counter of a bank in public view , demonstrating confidence and financial stability is one we ' re proud to have as part of our heritage . bank of america ' s oldest heritage bank in los angeles , a farmer ' s and merchant ' s bank was instrumental in the development of the city into a thriving urban metropolis .\nnarrator : the merchant savings loan and trust company , bank of america\u2019s oldest heritage bank in chicago , was instrumental in the development of chicago during its population boom . later , in the years following the great fire , the bank played a significant role in rebuilding thousands of buildings including those in chicago\u2019s central business district .\nmerrill edge ' s contact centers have been recognized by j . d . power for providing\na fired ex - bank of america executive is hitting a back at the firm with a claim for wrongful termination and defamation , seeking $ 20 million .\nas previously announced , bank of america expects to achieve $ 7 billion in pre - tax expense savings , fully realized by 2012 . cost reductions will come from a range of sources , including the elimination of positions announced on december 11 , and the reduction of overlapping technology , vendor and marketing expenses . in addition , the company is expected to benefit by leveraging its broad product set to deepen relationships with existing merrill lynch customers .\nthere ' s only one bank in bank of america\u2019s heritage that can lay claim to the discovery of a comet , the squelching of a huge fire , the hosting of a great american author and the rise of a fortune on nantucket island . nantucket pacific bank was instrumental in growing a thriving economy on the island and played a role in several events that made nantucket famous .\nby clicking continue , you will be taken to a website that is not affiliated with bank of america and may offer a different privacy policy and level of security . bank of america is not responsible for and does not endorse , guarantee or monitor content , availability , viewpoints , products or services that are offered or expressed on other websites .\nthanks to the financial crisis - era acquisition of merrill lynch , bank of america is the world ' s largest wealth - management corporation . it has the top u . s . wealth - management market share and the top share of personal trust assets and high - net - worth client assets . the global wealth and investment management division ' s total client balances are $ 2 . 6 trillion and continue to grow .\nby sunday night of that infamous september weekend , thain and ken lewis , the ceo of bank of america , had cut their deal . \u201cacquiring one of the premier wealth - management , capital - markets , and advisory companies is a great opportunity for our shareholders , \u201d lewis said the next morning . \u201ctogether , our companies are more valuable because of the synergies in our businesses . . . i look forward to a great partnership with merrill lynch . \u201d added thain : \u201cmerrill lynch is a great global franchise , and i look forward to working with ken lewis and our senior management teams to create what will be the leading financial institution in the world , with the combination of these two firms . \u201d\nbank of america\u2019s generosity allowed merrill to dodge a bullet , as it was just days away from following lehman into bankruptcy court . merrill\u2019s ceo , john thain , had spent much of the previous weekend at the new york federal reserve bank\u2019s italianate palazzo in downtown manhattan , in strained discussions about the financial industry\u2019s mounting distress , and he knew his firm\u2019s future was imperiled . like lehman and bear stearns , which had failed six months earlier , merrill had a balance sheet chock - full of problem assets that it had been using as collateral in the overnight - financing markets .\nto learn more about relationship - based ads , online behavioral advertising and our privacy practices , please review bank of america online privacy notice and our online privacy faqs .\nyou can click the return to bank of america button now to return to the previous page or you can use the back button on your browser after you leave .\n/ assets / images / our - story / history - and - heritage / era4 _ erma _ 878x494 . jpg | erma | bank of america revolutionizes banking industry\nas of march 31 , 2017 , bank of america has $ 635 . 6 billion in consumer banking deposits , giving it the no . 1 u . s . retail deposit market share . what ' s more , this figure is increasing rapidly . over the past year alone , bank of america ' s retail deposit base has grown by 10 % .\nthe merger between bank of america and merrill lynch is a simple story of executive hubris and cowardice . leaving aside the question of whether lewis\u2019s failure to publicly disclose new information\u2014about merrill\u2019s losses , about his deal with paulson and bernanke\u2014was legal , his passivity throughout the process was , in the eyes of some financial - industry insiders , contemptible . one senior wall street executive , upon learning of lewis\u2019s actions , was incredulous . \u201cthere is no question what i would have done if i were in his shoes , \u201d he told me . \u201ci would have told [ bernanke and paulson ] i was calling the\nto learn more about relationship - based ads , online behavioral advertising and our privacy practices , please review the bank of america online privacy notice and our online privacy faqs .\nand panic threatened to come unleashed , ken lewis , the ceo of bank of america , agreed to swallow merrill lynch , one of the country\u2019s most toxic investment houses . the deal was not altogether voluntary ; as details have slowly emerged , the coercive role of the fed and treasury has loomed larger . what exactly happened in the weeks leading up to the merger ? did the deal save us all from economic apocalypse ? and what does the government\u2019s unprecedented role in it portend for the future of our economy ?\nafter the vote , lewis was nearly euphoric . \u201cit puts us in a completely different league , \u201d he said . meanwhile , bank of america\u2019s internal lawyers and its external counsel at wachtell , lipton , rosen , & katz continued to debate whether the merrill losses would constitute a\nso , what are the differences between the big us houses ? is goldman sachs really that distinct from bank of america merrill lynch ( baml ) ? and is baml really that differentiated from citi or j . p morgan ? after all , most big banks exchange staff freely . baml has plenty of ex - 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{"id": 54532, "summary": [{"text": "mambila is a dialect chain stretching across nigeria and cameroon .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is one of the mambiloid languages , a branch of benue \u2013 congo .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "notable dialects are barup , bang , dorofi , gembu , hainari , kabri , mayo ndaga , mbamnga , tamien , warwar ( in nigeria ) ; sunu torbi ( torbi ) , ju naare ( gembu ) , and in cameroon , ju ba and langa .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "mambila goes by numerous names , which , besides the dialectical names , include bea , ble , juli , lagubi , nor , nor tagbo , tongbo , and the spellings mabila , mambere , mambilla .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "tep is generally considered a dialect by those in tep and by speakers of other varieties of mambila , but though tep speakers are ethnically mambila , their speech is not intelligible to other varieties .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "in terms of linguistic classification it may be more accurate to call it a different mambiloid language .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "see connell references below .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "blacksmiths among the mambila once spoke somyev , a related mambiloid language , though this is nearly extinct . 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{"id": 54538, "summary": [{"text": "section23 films ( legal name \" sxion 23 , llc \" ) is an american multimedia distributor specializing in anime and japanese films .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "founded in 2009 , section23 films is one of five successors to adv films , as well as the distributor for sentai filmworks and switchblade films .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "adv had announced that it had sold its assets to a group of companies , including section23 , on september 1 , 2009 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company is based in houston , texas . 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ray .\nhouston , april 18 , 2011 \u2013 home video distributor section23 films today announced its july slate of releases ; including the white - hot anime series angel beats . the complete collection will be released on dvd & blu - ray by section23 client sentai filmworks .\nforeign films movie peter , a married psychotherapist , and suzanne have . . .\nother section23 releases this july include the complete collection of the anime orphen , allison & lillia generation 2 , and hidamari sketch : hoshimittsu . read the full press release for more details on these releases from section23 :\nforeign films movie a teacher , sakiko kurata ( yuki kazamatsuri ) , receives . . .\nhome video distributor section23 films today announced its october slate of releases ; including sentai filmworks\u2019 limited edition premium box set for the supernatural coming - of - age tale , flying witch ! coming october 2017 .\nforeign films video stephen chow stars in this all - new axe - kickin ' . . .\nlegislative references : itaa section23 ( q ) income tax ( international agreements ) act : schedule 4 , article 10 .\nhinako complete collection published by : maiden japan distributed by : section23 films run time : 105 min . street date : 10 / 3 / 2017 format : combo language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 29 . 98\nfinally , from aesir holdings , section23 presents a new edition of the classic anime series , petite princess yucie complete collection .\nthe dragon dentist published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 90 min . street date : 10 / 31 / 2017 format : combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98\ntamako love story published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 85 min . street date : 9 / 12 / 2017 format : combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98\ntitle : tari tari complete published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 6 / 25 / 2013 format : dvd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 49 . 98\ntitle : hinako complete collection published by : maiden japan distributed by : section23 films run time : 105 min . street date : 10 / 3 / 2017 format : combo language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 29 . 98\nslave princess olivia blu - ray published by : softcel pictures distributed by : section23 films run time : 50 min . street date : 10 / 10 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 19 . 98\nsex hypnotist zero blu - ray published by : softcel pictures distributed by : section23 films run time : 50 min . street date : 9 / 12 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 19 . 98\ntitle : saiyuki complete published by : aesir holdings distributed by : section23 films run time : 1250 min . street date : 6 / 18 / 2013 format : dvd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 49 . 98\nthe series had originally been released on blu - ray in japan but now it ' ll be available to purchase in america from section23 films and kraken releasing . the series description , taken from the products listing page , is as follows .\nking of breasts blu - ray published by : softcel pictures distributed by : section23 films run time : 56 min . street date : 8 / 8 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 19 . 98\ngolden time complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 600 min . street date : 10 / 3 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 79 . 98\ngaro tv collection 1 blu - ray published by : kraken releasing distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 10 / 17 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98\ntitle : the dragon dentist published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 90 min . street date : 10 / 31 / 2017 format : combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98\ntitle : mysterious girlfriend x complete published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 6 / 11 / 2013 format : dvd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 59 . 98\ntitle : kill me baby complete published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 6 / 18 / 2013 format : dvd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 59 . 98\ntitle : slave princess olivia blu - ray published by : softcel pictures distributed by : section23 films run time : 50 min . street date : 10 / 10 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 19 . 98\npublished by kraken releasing and distributed by section23 films with a run time of 325 min . garo tv collection will arrive on store shelves on october 17th 2017 for $ 39 . 98 . the blu - ray will include japanese audio with english subtities .\nbeginning in 2008 , sentai had started releasing their first titles , which included clannad , princess resurrection , indian summer and mahoromatic ( formerly licensed by geneon ) . their titles were initially distributed by adv films . on september 1 , 2009 , a . d . vision had closed their doors and sold off their assets , which included transferring distribution rights to section23 films .\nthe patients of dr . maro blu - ray published by : softcel pictures distributed by : section23 films run time : 50 min . street date : 6 / 13 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 19 . 98\nlog horizon complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 1300 min . street date : 10 / 24 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 129 . 98\ntitle : dusk maiden of amnesia complete published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 6 / 4 / 2013 format : dvd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 59 . 98\ntitle : letter bee reverse season 2 collection 2 published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 6 / 4 / 2013 format : dvd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 49 . 98\ntitle : garo tv collection 1 blu - ray published by : kraken releasing distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 10 / 17 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98\ntitle : golden time complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 600 min . street date : 10 / 3 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 79 . 98\nbeyond the boundary \u2013i\u2019ll be here - published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 180 min . street date : 8 / 22 / 2017 format : combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 49 . 98\nthe big o blu - ray complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 650 min . street date : 6 / 20 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 79 . 98\nlove , chunibyo & other delusions rikka version published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 96 min . street date : 10 / 17 / 2017 format : combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98\nhidamari sketch x honeycomb \u2013 complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 8 / 8 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 59 . 98\namagami ss / amagami ss + complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 975 min . street date : 10 / 10 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 79 . 98\npersona 4 the animation complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 670 min . street date : 10 / 10 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 89 . 98\ntitle : momo , girl god of death complete published by : maiden japan distributed by : section23 films run time : 150 min . street date : 6 / 25 / 2013 format : dvd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 29 . 98\ntitle : mysterious girlfriend x complete blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 6 / 11 / 2013 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 69 . 98\ntitle : log horizon complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 1300 min . street date : 10 / 24 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 129 . 98\nour collection of world cinema ( aka foreign film ) include selected works of artistic value including art house films and independent films from across the globe . enjoy our collection and our down to earth prices . benefit from free shipping on every order .\nthe north american anime distributor section23 films has announced friday that sentai filmworks has licensed the shojo anime la corda d ' oro ~ primo passo ~ and the romantic comedy brighter than the dawning blue for release in june . a new licensing company , maiden japan , which is using section23 films as a distributor , has licensed the erotic comedy papillon rose . also slated for june is the clannad complete collection including the recently announced dub track , to be released on june 15 , and second collection of gintama , to be released on june 29 .\nhome video distributor section23 films today announced its november slate of releases which includes three sentai filmworks titles that have limited edition premium box sets ! haikyu ! ! season 1 , haven ' t you heard ? i ' m sakamoto complete collection and the squid girl complete collection .\ntitle : dusk maiden of amnesia complete blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 6 / 4 / 2013 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 69 . 98\ntitle : love , chunibyo & other delusions rikka version published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 96 min . street date : 10 / 17 / 2017 format : combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98\ndistributor section23 films have announced their november slate of anime releases . these include various popular series such as haikyu ! ! and haven\u2019t you heard ? i\u2019m sakamoto . for a quick look at the anime goodness that will be coming in november check out the press release below :\nbakuon ! ! complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 8 / 22 / 2017 format : bd , dvd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 59 . 98 , $ 49 . 98\nmatoi the sacred slayer complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 9 / 19 / 2017 format : bd , dvd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 59 . 98 , $ 49 . 98\ntitle : amagami ss / amagami ss + complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 975 min . street date : 10 / 10 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 79 . 98\ntitle : persona 4 the animation complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 670 min . street date : 10 / 10 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 89 . 98\nformer adv films staffer chris oarr has notified ann that several former staffers have been hired by sxion 23 and the other companies .\nnorn9 : norn + nonette complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 6 / 20 / 2017 format : bd , dvd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 59 . 98 , $ 49 . 98\ngood witch of the west complete collection published by : maiden japan distributed by : section23 films run time : 325 min . street date : 9 / 5 / 2017 format : bd , dvd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 59 . 98 , $ 49 . 98\npublished by softcel pictures and distributed by section23 films this adults only film has a run time of 50 minutes and is the blu - ray format . it will be available october 10th , and will have japanese with english subtitles for the suggested retail price of $ 19 . 98 .\ntitle : clannad / clannad after story complete seasons blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 1225 min . street date : 12 / 5 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 149 . 98 title : hakkenden : eight dogs of the east complete collection blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 650 min . street date : 12 / 5 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 99 . 98 title : initial d legend 1 : awakening published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 60 min . street date : 12 / 5 / 2017 format : combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98 title : chaika the coffin princess complete series blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 575 min . street date : 12 / 12 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 99 . 98 title : garo tv collection 2 blu - ray published by : kraken releasing distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 12 / 12 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 39 . 98 title : when they cry complete series blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 1400 min . street date : 12 / 12 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles | edit : season 1 still includes english dub srp : $ 129 . 98 title : cross ange : rondo of angel and dragon complete series blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 625 min . street date : 12 / 19 / 2017 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 99 . 98 title : familiar of zero complete series blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 1250 min . street date : 12 / 19 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles | edit : season 1 still includes english dub srp : $ 129 . 98 title : to love ru complete series blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 1600 min . street date : 12 / 19 / 2017 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 129 . 98\nbeginning in 2008 , sentai had started releasing their first titles , which included clannad , princess resurrection , indian summer and mahoromatic ( formerly licensed by geneon ) . [ 1 ] their titles were initially distributed by adv films . [ 2 ] on september 1 , 2009 , a . d . vision had closed their doors and sold off their assets , which included transferring distribution rights to section23 films . [ 3 ]\ntitle : kissdum r - engage planet complete collection blu - ray published by : maiden japan distributed by : section23 films run time : 650 min . street date : 1 / 2 / 2018 format : bd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 89 . 98 title : naisho no tsubomi complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 85 min . street date : 1 / 9 / 2018 format : dvd language : japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 19 . 98 title : haikyu ! ! season 2 published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 625 min . street date : 1 / 16 / 2018 format : bd , dvd , combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 99 . 98 , $ 79 . 98 , $ 199 . 98 title : typhoon noruda blu - ray published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 26 min . street date : 1 / 23 / 2018 format : bd language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 19 . 98 title : tanaka - kun is always listless complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 1 / 30 / 2018 format : bd , dvd , combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 69 . 98 , $ 59 . 98 , $ 149 . 98\nsection23 films announced on tuesday that it is relaunching the softcel pictures adult anime label in june . it has announced its first release as a blu - ray disc release the patients of dr . maro ( maro no kanja wa gatenkei ) . retailer right stuf is listing a june 13 release date .\ngolden time complete collection blu - ray , published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films . with a run time of 600 minutes and hitting store shelves on october 3rd , in blu - ray format , including origianal japanese audio with english subtitles ! the suggested retail price is $ 79 . 98\naesir holdings has licensed rights to most of adv films ' former library of titles ( some titles are licensed directly by sentai filmworks ) .\nchihayafuru season 1 published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 625 min . street date : 9 / 12 / 2017 format : bd , dvd , combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 99 . 98 , $ 79 . 98 , $ 199 . 98\nflying witch complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 10 / 24 / 2017 format : bd , dvd , combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 69 . 98 , $ 59 . 98 , $ 159 . 98\nfood wars ! complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 600 min . street date : 8 / 15 / 2017 format : bd , dvd combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 99 . 98 , $ 79 . 98 , $ 199 . 98\nschool - live ! complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 6 / 27 / 2017 format : bd , dvd , combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 69 . 98 $ 59 . 98 , $ 129 . 98\nushio & tora complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 975 min . street date : 8 / 29 / 2017 format : bd , dvd , combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 129 . 98 , $ 99 . 98 , $ 249 . 98\nchivalry of a failed knight complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 6 / 13 / 2017 format : bd , dvd , combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 69 . 98 $ 59 . 98 , $ 169 . 98\ntitle : flying witch complete collection published by : sentai filmworks distributed by : section23 films run time : 300 min . street date : 10 / 24 / 2017 format : bd , dvd , combo language : english & japanese with english subtitles srp : $ 69 . 98 , $ 59 . 98 , $ 159 . 98\nadv films sales account manager chris oarr about the company ' s marketing strategy for switchblade pictures and the possibilities for digital downloads and blu - ray disc releases .\npublished by maiden japan and distributed by section23 films . this collection has a run time of 325 minutes and will arrive on the 7th of november . it will be available in the blu - ray and dvd formats , with japanese and english subtitles . the blu - ray will cost 59 . 98 $ and the dvd will cost 49 . 98 $\npublished by : sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films . this blu - ray has a run time of 650 minutes and will arrive in the us november 7th . love chunibyo and other delusions the complete collection will be available exclusively in the blu - ray format , with english & japanese with english subtitles for a retail price of $ 99 . 98 .\nsxion 23 , llc , or\nsection 23 films ,\nhas assumed\naccount servicing and distribution operations in connection with the library acquired by aesir holdings .\nthe north american anime distributor adv films has announced at its otakon panel on sunday that it has licensed the indian summer ( koharu biyori ) anime and five sets of live - action titles . the five live - action titles are attack girl swim team vs . the undead , cruel restaurant , gluttonous 1 & 2 , female prisoner epsilon , and a new series of kunoichi movies . most will be released under a new company called switchblade films . adv films ' new partner , the one that replaces sojitz after their agreement ended , will be announced soon . there is at least one other anime that adv films is close to acquiring , but it will not be announced at otakon .\nthat day , major retail website robert ' s corner anime blog contacted mike bailiff , formerly of adv films and now heading up sales and marketing at section 23 films . bailiff revealed that\nsection 23 has acquired all of adv ' s former licenses and most of the staff\nincluding\neveryone at adv that mattered .\n[ 21 ]\na . d . vision , the parent company of adv films , has announced that it is shutting down after transfering its assets to several other companies that will continue its operations . aesir holdings has acquired selected programming from adv ' s film library along with other intellectual property . the sxion 23 ( section23 films ) home video distribution company will assume account servicing and distribution operations for aesir ' s assets . valkyrie media partners has acquired 100 % of adv ' s anime network television unit , while seraphim studios has acquired adv ' s amusement park media production unit .\nvideos , as well as other live - action material . in 1996 , adv films opened its uk division , and diversified into the realm of live - action television series , such as\npersona 4 the animation complete collection blu - ray published by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films has got to be one of the most awaited releases of this year . with a run time of 670 minutes , and arriving on store shelves on october 10th in the blu - ray format . the blu - ray will have english and japanese audio with english subtitles , all for the price of $ 89 . 98\npublished by sentai filmworks and distributed by : section23 films , the log horizon complete collection blu - ray has a run time of 1300 minutes . the whole series finally comes to one blu - ray collection on october 24th of 2017 . the blu - ray will have english & japanese with english subtitles . that many minutes of premium mmo action wont come cheap , the suggested retail price is $ 129 . 98 .\nforeign films movie this feature film is a dvd . to gain control of her life , a young woman embarks on a provocative , erotic adventure tha t breaks the boundaries of traditional limitations .\nsoftcel pictures was the branch of the company that specialized in the release of hentai anime titles on vhs and dvd . [ 36 ] the first product released was legend of lyon flare . this division was shut down in 2005 after spining off from adv , and most of its titles were acquired by critical mass , the hentai division of the right stuf international . in 2017 , softcel was relaunched and section23 films distributes their catalog .\npublished by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films chuu2 was one the best anime of 2012 , and one of my all time favorites . with a run time of 96 minutes , and a release date of october 17 , 2017 , the rikka edition of chuu 2 finally comes to the us . available only in the combo ( bd and dvd ) format , for $ 39 . 98 , it will come with english & japanese with english subtitles .\nhouston tx - based section23 films , america\u2019s fastest - growing anime distributor , has provided details for its january - march 2010 slate of new dvd releases . section23 client sentai filmworks is coming out with thirteen new home video releases , including the first dvd sets of the anime series hidamari sketch , glass mask , and neo angelique abyss ; complete sets of the skull man , maria holic , yozakura quartet , and tayutama : kiss on my deity ; and the second and final volumes of you\u2019re under arrest : fast & furious , special a , and tears to tiara . also coming from sentai filmworks is the first collection of you\u2019re under arrest : full throttle and the second collection of to love ru .\npublished by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films , flying witch complete collection finally arrives on home video . with a run time of 300 minutes this massive collection will be available on october 24th , in both blu - ray , dvd , and combo pack formats . all three will have english and japanese with english subtitles . the blu - ray will cost $ 69 . 98 , the dvd $ 59 . 98 , and the massive combo pack $ 159 . 98 .\nfollowing the may 2009 bankruptcy and liquidation of central park media , adv films acquired the north american rights of grave of the fireflies and re - released it on dvd on july 7 , 2009 . [ 18 ] this studio ghibli work was their only theatrical film whose north american distribution was not controlled by disney until gkids ' release of the 2011 film from up on poppy hill . adv films also acquired the licenses of multiple other cpm titles as well .\npapillon rose is a six - episode parody tv series that originally aired in 2006 . papillon rose was originally released as a fan - made original net anime preview episode in early 2001 . a 25 - episode original net anime series was announced , but never materialized , however the comedy , which parodies sailor moon and other bishoujo anime , was eventually released as a one - episode original animated video in 2004 . maiden japan and section23 films will release a seven - episode complete collection on june 8 .\na . d . vision ( known simply as adv and also referred to as adv films ) was an american multimedia entertainment studio that served as the largest american and british anime distributor in the late 20th to early 21st centuries . [ 2 ] headquartered in houston , texas , adv films was formed in 1992 by video game fan john ledford and anime fans matt greenfield and david williams . the company spent the next 17 years in the fields of home video production and distribution , broadcast television , theatrical film distribution , merchandising , original productions , magazine and comic book publishing . in 2002 , most of adv films ' back catalog were used to program its new channel , the anime network .\npublished by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films with a run time of 675 minutes . the squid girl complete collection will be 675 minutes of adorable moe squid action , and will arrive november 28th of this year . it will be available in blu - ray , dvd , and combo packs , with plenty of extras . all three will have english & japanese with english subtitles for audio , and the suggested retail prices will be $ 99 . 98 , $ 79 . 98 , and $ 199 . 98 .\nadv films offered a program called anime advocates , which provided free screening material and other promotional content to nearly 3 , 000 anime clubs in north america . [ 26 ] to qualify for the program , the club had to be sponsored by a local high school , college , university , or public library and have at least 10 members . member clubs were also asked to participate in surveys about the content they received . [ 27 ] however , in november 2007 , adv films put the program on hiatus , then on january 18 , 2008 adv films announced that the program was being suspended indefinitely due to amount of resources the program needed . the company continued to offer anime clubs screening permission for its titles prior to its reorganization . [ 26 ]\nas of july 2008 , adv films and arm corporation transferred the licenses to over 30 different shows into the hands of fellow anime distributor funimation . those rights include the home video , broadcast , digital , and merchandising rights in north america and other regions . [ 28 ]\npublished by sentai filmworks and distributed by section23 films with a run time of 625 min . the haikyu ! ! season 1 complete collection will be available on november 14th of this year in the blu - ray , dvd , and combo pack formats . all formats will have english & japanese with english subtitles . the blu - ray will retail for $ 99 . 98 , the dvd for $ 79 . 98 , and the combo pack for $ 199 . 98 . this is a fantastic set of box sets , be sure to take a look at the whole gallery to see all of its beauty .\nsection23 has a full slate of movies coming for november , including ( fianlly ) the release of sentai\u2019s epic tale love chunibyo and other delusions , in its entirety plus the movies , for under 100 $ . so lets get started . all of these phyiscal media will be released in november so get your pre - orders in now !\ngodzilla vs the sea monster ( 1966 ) ( blu - ray ) godzilla vs . hedorah / godzilla vs the smog monster ( 1971 ) ( blu - ray ) godzilla vs . gigan / godzilla on monster island ( 1972 ) ( blu - ray ) kraken releasing / section 23 films\nsome of sentai ' s notable licensed anime series include clannad , highschool of the dead , angel beats , the pet girl of sakurasou , watamote , akame ga kill ! , and parasyte - the maxim - , as well as the films grave of the fireflies , and short peace .\nsome of sentai ' s notable licensed anime series include clannad , highschool of the dead , angel beats , the pet girl of sakurasou , watamote , diabolik lovers , akame ga kill ! , and parasyte - the maxim - , as well as the films grave of the fireflies and short peace .\nwith a few hints having come down recently , there\u2019s only a few surprises to have in this latest solicitation via section23 films distribution as to what sentai filmworks , maiden japan and aesir holdings will be releasing . the fun with aesir holdings is just seeing what they may still be holding onto , which we can now add the original saiyuki series to the list . the show is getting a complete collection in june with a whopping 1250 minutes of material for $ 49 . 98 , making it a massive and easy to recommend deal . maiden japan offers no surprises either as the just announced momo , girl god of death has found its release date already .\non october 20 , 2008 , it was announced that adv had entered into a licensing arrangement with new licensor sentai filmworks . the highlight of the new partnership was that adv would be distributing the anime television adaptation of the popular visual novel clannad , also they acquired the distribution rights to koharu biyori , mahoromatic , mahoromatic : something more beautiful ( both were previously licensed by geneon ) , tsukihime ( previously licensed by geneon ) , pet shop of horrors ( previously licensed by urban vision ) , and jewel bem hunter lime ( previously licensed by media blasters ) . [ 17 ] after the dissolution of adv , section23 films has now distribution rights for sentai .\nswitchblade pictures , another section23 client , has seven live - action dvd releases straight from japan , including kirenji girls\u2019 combat school , akiballion : battlemaids of akihabara , ryuji the yakuza , baysenki battle chronicle , and the double features female combatants battle school / demonic heroine in peril , cat girl / super dimension odyssey tritia , and birthday mail / kokurri - san .\nthis office recently had occasion to consider the liability to australian income tax of australian resident investors in relation to an arrangement for the distribution of an australian produced film in new zealand . the terms of the arrangement are understood to be typical of arrangements entered into for the distribution of australian produced films in new zealand .\ndecember looks to be a month for fans to get full versions of some popular series all at once , with so many collected series being released on blu - ray . the only \u201cnew\u201d releases appear to be garo and initial d , though it will be nice to revisit initial d once again in this new set of anime films .\nadv pro was the company ' s anime production studio . they have worked on such in house productions as lady death and mutineers ' moon . john ledford stated that adv pro had been\nreactivated\nand was working on mutineers ' moon , [ 35 ] however , with the shutdown at adv films , this plan had been cancelled .\nnext up we have the hinako complete collection , published by maiden japan , and distributed by section 23 films . with a run time of 105 minutes , and hitting store shelves on october 3rd of this year . presented in the blu - ray dvd combo format with original japanese audio and english subtitles , the collection will retail for $ 29 . 98 .\npreviously released in 2004 from sony during godzilla\u2019s 50th anniversary , kraken releasing has brought these movies back to life in high definition . and they have done a very credible job . just like the sony dvd releases , which were hd transfers , all three godzilla films look really good overall in high definition and in their original 2 . 35 : 1 aspect ratios . because of the higher resolution there is an improvement over the sd releases . there are many scenes which look crisper and better detailed . in some parts of each godzilla film , the image looks substantially better than the dvd releases , while in other scenes , they look only slightly improved . the daylight scenes look really impressive in 1080p . there is film grain present in all three and it appears that no dnr was used . overall the picture quality was really impressive and all three godzilla films look as good as they ever have . the discs include both the japanese and international english dubs of the films . the english subtitles are very easy to read . the audio , dts - hd mono , sounds perfectly fine .\nfans of tokusatsu ( japanese special effects series ) rejoice ! another series joins the ranks of many toku series making their way to home media in north america , garo ! originally premiering in 2005 and running for twenty five episodes , the series quickly gained a cult fanbase across the world which has only grown in the years since with various sequels , films , and spinoffs .\nthe network carried a variety of older adv titles including ushio and tora , rahxephon , angelic layer and more , in addition to many new shows from sentai filmworks including clannad , clannad after story , appleseed , special a , tears to tiara , sin : the movie and many more . anime network also airs many shows from right stuf international ' s nozomi division , such as maria watches over us and aria , as well as many titles from enoki films , including revolutionary girl utena , demon lord dante , and cosmic warrior zero . the network ' s website does not currently stream the right stuf titles , but all of the enoki shows are available on its online player . anime network also carries japanese films as well , apart from anime .\nla corda d ' oro ~ primo passo ~ was adapted from the first la corda d ' oro game in 2006 . the story takes place in an academy where a girl named kahoko receives a magical violin to compete in the school ' s elite music program . two other franchises in koei ' s neo romance line romance simulation games for female players , angelique and haruka - beyond the stream of time - , have also been adapted into television anime series . a sequel , la corda d ' oro ~ secondo passo ~ , aired in spring 2009 . crunchyroll has been streaming the 26 - episode series since march 2009 . viz media will publish the 12th volume of yuki kure ' s manga version of la corda d ' oro in north america in june . section23 films will release the first collection on june 22 .\nin june 2006 , adv films entered into a partnership with the japanese sojitz corporation . this was done as a means of acquiring more titles in the japanese market . [ 13 ] from this point on , virtually all titles that adv acquired were with sojitz ' s help . however , in january 2008 , adv mysteriously removed a large number of titles from their website . [ 14 ] all the titles removed were titles acquired since the sojitz collaboration including gurren lagann , which had test disks sent out with dubbed episodes . as of may 2008 , gurren lagann was licensed by bandai entertainment . adv films made booth appearances at the anime central 2008 convention , but they canceled their planned panel . [ 15 ] in july 2008 , funimation announced the acquisition of thirty of these titles . [ 16 ]\n[ 14 february 2017 ] section 23 films announced the revival of the hentai production company softcel pictures . this company has been out of the licensing game for 17 years , and their last licensed film was g - taste in 1999 . section 23 aims to bring back these purveyors of perversity around june 2017 , with a host of new licenses for fans of the lewd . the hilariously ecchi announcement by softcel pictures reads :\nbrighter than the dawning blue is a 12 - episode anime adapted from a studio august visual novel game . the story is about a princess from the sphere kingdom who comes to live in in the house of a family on earth during a time where tensions between the sphere kingdom and earth run high . a manga adaptation by artist hoehoe no - miso , under the title yoake mae yori ruri - iro na , started serialization in dengeki daioh in 2005 . section23 will release the complete collection on june 1 .\nupdate 4 : according to anime corner store owner robert brown , former adv films senior vice president of sales and marketing mike bailiff will now head up sales and marketing at sxion 23 ( section 23 ) . brown reports that sxion 23 has all of adv ' s former licenses and most of its staff , but not adv ' s former owner john ledford . sxion 23 will continue to distribute the current orders and future pre - orders that adv used to fulfill , without changing their schedules .\npublished by sentai filmworks and distributed by section 23 films with a run time of 325 minutes the haven\u2019t you heard ? i\u2019m sakamoto complete collection fianlly comes to blu - ray , dvd , and combo pack . with a total run time of 325 min all three options will arrive november 21st , with english & japanese with english subtitles . the suggested retail price for each is $ 69 . 98 for the brd , $ 59 . 98for dvd , $ 169 . 98 for the combo pack .\nthis website is for noncommercial use only and is not affiliated with , or authorized or endorsed by toho co . ltd . toho is the owner of all copyrights and trademarks in its respective films and characters , and all of its rights are expressly reserved . \u00a9 1943 - 2018 toho co . ltd . and its related entities . all rights reserved . godzilla , gojira , the character designs and king of the monsters are trademarks of toho co . , ltd . all rights reserved . any reproduction , duplication or distribution of these materials is expressly prohibited .\nin august 2007 , a notice was sent to retailers stating that adv films would be taking over the distribution , marketing , and sales of geneon properties in the us as of october 1 . [ 10 ] in preparation , geneon united states laid off most of its sales division ; however , in september the distribution deal was canceled . [ 11 ] dentsu confirmed that the distribution deal was canceled through a press release on september 21 , 2007 with no reasons given except that geneon and adv were\nunable to reach a mutual agreement .\n[ 12 ]\nit was 60 years ago when the world was introduced to one of most recognized , celebrated iconic characters in pop - culture , godzilla . because it is his 60th birthday several home entertainment companies are re - releasing a number of godzilla movies on home video . earlier this year a label that came out of nowhere , kraken releasing , also known as section 23 films , surprised many a godzilla fan when they announced they would be releasing three godzilla movies from the beloved showa era not just on dvd , but on blu - ray for the first time ever in the usa . those movies are godzilla vs . the sea monster , godzilla vs . hedorah and godzilla vs . gigan .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ the best number is 73 . why ? 73 is the 21st prime number . its mirror , 37 , is the 12th and its mirror , 21 , is the product of multiplying 7 and 3 . . . and in binary 73 is a palindrome , 1001001 , which backwards is 1001001 . films i ' d like to see on blu - ray disc : scarface ( 1932 ) abc weekend specials ( 1977\u00961995 ) [ tv movies ] i don\u0092t believe anyone that refuses to post a source , they just like spreading fud . if you ' re not part of the solution , you\u0092re part of the precipitate .\ngodzilla vs . hedorah , more widely known as godzilla vs . the smog monster , has godzilla battling a monster made from pollution . hedorah , the smog monster , grows from absorbing all of earth\u2019s pollution . the movie is best known for its aip english dubbed \u201csave the earth\u201d song , which sadly isn\u2019t on this disc . the little boy in this film , ken ( hiroyuki kawase ) would also appear in godzilla vs . megalon . godzilla also flies for the first ( and only ) time in this movie . at the time of release , godzilla vs . hedorah was considered too unconventional , too dark a picture for a kaiju film , that its director , yoshimitsu banno was banned from directing any more kaiju films .\nsynopsis : going into war against a dragon takes incredible courage , but even that danger pales in comparison to the hazards of young nonoko\u2019s job . as a dragon dentist , she\u2019s charged with venturing into the jaws of the country\u2019s dragon protector to keep its pearly canines free of plaque , decay , and other debris . one day , nonoko discovers an unconscious soldier between her dragon\u2019s teeth instead of a cavity , and she finds herself caught up in a series of events that have been foretold to bring disaster to her people ! get ready for an incredible brush with destiny that leads two young people through the mouth of hell and towards certain doom as the creators of the new evangelion feature films unleash an epic unlike anything you\u2019ve seen before in the dragon dentist !\nin 2007 , japan ' s sojitz announced that japan content investments ( jci ) , an investment group run by sojitz , development bank of japan , and film distribution company klockworx , planned to contribute money to a . d . vision , in return for equity in the company . ledford was to remain the majority shareholder and ceo . jci subsidiary arm also planned to contribute money for adv to use in acquiring new distribution licenses . the investment was to adv films to raise its output of new anime titles , which had dropped in 2006 , back to previous levels or above . in return , adv planned to assist sojitz with the acquisition of north american and european content for importation into japan . according to adv , they also reportedly had\nbig plans\nfor its manga line . [ 9 ]\nsynopsis : going into war against a dragon takes incredible courage , but even that danger pales in comparison to the hazards of young nonoko ' s job . as a dragon dentist , she ' s charged with venturing into the jaws of the country ' s dragon protector to keep its pearly canines free of plaque , decay , and other debris . one day , nonoko discovers an unconscious soldier between her dragon ' s teeth instead of a cavity , and she finds herself caught up in a series of events that have been foretold to bring disaster to her people ! get ready for an incredible brush with destiny that leads two young people through the mouth of hell and towards certain doom as the creators of the new evangelion feature films unleash an epic unlike anything you ' ve seen before in the dragon dentist !\nkraken releasing licenses\ngodzilla ( r ) vs . hedorah\n,\nebirah , horror of the deep\n& \u201cgodzilla ( r ) vs . gigan\u201d - anime news network\nno account yet ? registering is free , easy , and private . discuss in the forum , contribute to the encyclopedia , build your own myanime lists , and more .\nwe need your help . good journalism costs money , and advertising doesn\u2019t bring in what it used to . for just $ 1 a month you can help secure anime news network\u2019s future .\nkraken releasing licenses\ngodzilla ( r ) vs . hedorah\n,\nebirah , horror of the deep\n& \u201cgodzilla ( r ) vs . gigan\u201d\nthis season ' s kaiji spinoff mr . tonegawa : middle - management blues sets mike off on a journey through the long history of anime spinoffs - the good , the bad , the confusing and the sublime !\n\u2015 five years ago , i wrote a column about some of the works of nobuyuki fukumoto , a manga artist sometimes affectionately called fkmt by his fans . it was a celebration of milestones like akagi and kaiji , and several . . .\njustin goes in - depth on the numerous reasons your favorite unlicensed anime remains unlicensed , from music clearing headaches to personal grudges between licensing parties .\n\u2015 tony asked : one of my favorite anime in the early 90 ' s , dragon quest : the adventure of dai , in japan got a vhs release , but never got a single dvd release . it aired in japan in october 1991 , and got all 46 episodes released on . . .\njames digs into a terribly uneven 2006 tv special from madhouse about a japan plagued by natural disasters , and paul breaks down all this week ' s new anime releases .\n\u2015 i didn ' t go to see fireworks on the 4th last week , but i did go to see fireworks the anime movie on the 3rd . that ' s some clever timing on the part of whoever ' s in charge of promoting the film . the movie itself is alright , and it ' s cert . . ."]}
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use skyscanner to browse air creebec flights and find the lowest prices and most convenient air creebec flight times for your travel needs . follow the links and book your cheap flight directly with the airline or travel agent for the best price \u2013 skyscanner doesn ' t add any commission .\nair creebec is one of canada\u2019s premier northern air transportation companies , serving 16 destinations in ontario and qu\u00e9bec - from montr\u00e9al to moosonee , from timmins to val d\u2019or .\nair creebec does not provide oxygen for passenger use . the passenger has to have his / her own oxygen tank .\n\u2022 air creebec will not accept a child under 5 years old travelling alone . this child must be accompanied by an adult at least 18 years of age .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flights with air creebec without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip .\nair creebec is committed to providing top - quality airline services in quebec and ontario . we have worked very hard over the past quarter century to achieve our vision of reliable and comfortable air travel to the north . the pursuit of excellence is our primary and unwavering focus .\nbaggage fees are typically not included for this airline . pre - pay for baggage directly with the airline before departure to avoid higher charges at the airport . for air creebec baggage info , please click here .\nair creebec will accept for transportation , without fees , a service animal required to assist a person with a disability provided the animal is properly harnessed and certified in writing , as being trained by a professional service animal institution .\nlegroom and seat selection are adaptable to meet the needs of air creebec customers . their aircraft fleet consists of 21 transports , which includes a dash 8 - 300 , dash 8 - 100 , king air 100 , and hs748 . the dash 8 - 300 seats up to 46 passengers , the dash 8 - 100 seats up 37 passengers , the king air seats 8 , and the hs748 can carry up to 5 . 851 . 8 kg .\n. flightnetwork offers you the ability to book your flights with price drop protection , for free . if the price of your air creebec itinerary drops after you book , we ' ll credit you the difference . that ' s how we roll .\nair creebec 101 fecteau street val d ' or arpt . val d ' or , qc canada j9p 4p4 tel : 819 - 824 - 8355 , 800 - 567 - 6567 \u2022 fax : 819 - 825 - 0600 email : ac . cebeercria @ yxuorel\nair creebec inc . \u2019s beginnings date back to 1982 . following ratification of the james bay and northern quebec agreement , the cree nation was faced with a unique opportunity to extend its activities to the field of transportation . the cree nation was a promising market and needed an air carrier whose main objective would be to meet its expectations . we started with one aircraft and we are growing .\nnemaska is now accessible by air through daily flights by air creebec and is linked to both the james bay highway , which leads into abitibi temiscamingue and the route du nord leading into chibougamau . the community features two hotels , and hosts the cree regional authority head offices , a newly constructed band office , a postal office , a community wellness center , the luke mettaweskum school , and a newly constructed church .\ni ) the minimum charge of $ 125 . 00 plus taxes is applied . if the weight of the animal exceeds the minimum charges , the charge will be calculated as per cargo procedures ( weight multiplied by tariff ) . if same day delivery is requested , air creebec express charges will be applied .\n\u2014 the centre air creebec , formerly known as the palais des sports , is a 3 , 504 capacity ( 2 , 140 seated ) multi purpose arena in val d or , quebec , canada . it is home to the val d or foreurs ice hockey team . it was built in 1949 and renamed for\u2026 \u2026\n3 hawker hs748 turboprops , 2 dhc8 dash 8 - 300 regional turboprops , 14 dhc8 dash 8 - 100 regional turboprops , 3 beech king air 100 turboprops .\nchildren between the ages of 5 - 11 years will be accepted for transportation , unaccompanied by a passenger 18 years of age or older , anywhere in the air creebec system , provided at the time of acceptance , and unaccompanied minor service request form is completed and signed by the person checking in that child for the flight . the parent who is checking in the child must stay at the airport until the flight has departed .\nit was owned by harvey friesen ( president ) , cliff friesen ( executive vice - president ) , karl friesen ( vice president of operations ) , rick baratta ( vice president of finance ) and brad martin ( director of operations ) , but in 2010 it was sold to exchange income corporation ( eic ) for $ 32 million . eic also owns calm air , perimeter aviation , and keewatin air . bearskin has 240 employees . [ 2 ]\nmay 1 , 1995 : flight 362 , a swearingen metroliner , collided with an air sandy piper navajo chieftain while on approach to sioux lookout airport , destroying both aircraft and killing all persons on both aircraft , a total of 8 dead . [ 12 ]\nbearskin lake air service lp , operating as bearskin airlines , is a regional airline based in sioux lookout , ontario , canada . it operates services in northern ontario and manitoba . its main bases are sioux lookout airport ( yxl ) and thunder bay international airport ( yqt ) , with a hub at greater sudbury airport ( ysb ) . [ 2 ]\njanuary 29 , 2003 : a beechcraft 99 climbed and entered a turn , but the captain had trouble seeing the artificial horizon . the first officer called that the aircraft was in a 2000 feet per minute descent . he then took control , but was not fast enough to prevent the aircraft from striking a frozen lake and bouncing back into the air . believing that both propellers were damaged , he then crash landed on the lake . no fatalities were reported . [ 14 ]\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\n* * * current information , directly from the official canadian civil aircraft register database . * * *\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis web site has been setup to help you cut through the jungle of all those codes and abbreviations used in and around the airline industry . whether it be an aircraft type code in a printed timetable or an airline code in online booking system or on your ticket this site has been designed to help you find out what that code stands for . so if you want to know what type of aircraft an ab6 is that your bookings says you will be flying on or what airport yyz is that you are flying from or to , this is the place to look .\nwe welcome business leaders , mining employees and a range of other private sector clients across canada . corporate shuttles and charter flights for executives .\nnew schedule effective april 30th , 2018 . download the electronic version ( pdf ) click here new schedule effective july 9th , 2018 . download the electronic version ( pdf ) click here\n1 ) for passengers going through security ( yvo , ymt and yul ) : anyone who appears 18 years or older , must present one government issued photo i . d . or two pieces of government issued non - photo i . d . with at least one of these containing name , date of birth and gender .\nsame as above . anyone under the age of 18 must be properly be identified by the parent or guardian .\n2 ) baggage weight allowance per passenger ( excluding infants ) of 44lbs / 20kg \u2013 excess fees will be charged if necessary . note : there is no extra charge for wheelchairs , strollers , car seats and any other device that the passenger needs to function normally . however , there is no baggage allowance for infants . \u2013 unless a seat has been purchased for the baby .\n3 ) make sure all baggage has a name tag and is properly identified .\n1 ) passengers are to check in at least 45 minutes before scheduled departure .\ncarry - on baggage may consist of no more than one small piece other than a small purse ( 10x12x8 inches ) . all carry - on baggage must fit in the sizing device at the check - in counter and must be stored either under the seat or in the overhead compartment onboard the aircraft . the maximum weight for the carry on is 13lbs ( 6kgs ) on the dash 8 .\nnote : baggage skycheck service is available between yulyvoyul and yulymtyul only . the weight of the skycheck baggage is included in the 44lbs allowance for checked baggage and is limited to one piece per passenger and must fit in the test device .\nlive animals must be stowed in approved hard shell kennel ( no soft shell kennels / container ) and will be placed in the baggage compartment . upon request , size permitting , an approved kennel may be stowed under the passenger\u2019s seat . we do not accept wire cages .\nlive animals will be treated separately and is not part of the chargeable excess baggage .\nii ) note : the minimum charge is always applied , regardless if the passenger is travelling with no luggage .\ni ) the minimum charge of $ 125 . 00 plus taxes is applied .\niii ) the maximum allowable weight for both the animal and in - cabin pet kennel must not exceed 6kg / 13lbs and the maximum size must not exceed 9\u2033x10\u2033x15\u2033 ( 22 . 5cmx25cmx37 . 5cm ) .\niv ) the kennel must be stored under the seat directly in front of the passenger and the animal must remain in the kennel for the entire duration of the trip .\nseeing - eye dog , hearing - ear or search and rescue dogs etc . will be permitted in the cabin when accompanying a passenger dependant on them . the dog must be harnessed and remain with the passenger but is not allowed to occupy a seat or restrict access to an aisle or exit .\n\u2022 all children two ( 2 ) years or older must be ticketed and assigned a seat .\n\u2022 one ( 1 ) adult who is at least 18 years old may accompany an unlimited number of children under 11 years old but not more than one ( 1 ) infant .\n\u2022 infant ( inft ) \u2013 passengers under the age of two ( 2 ) must be travelling with an adult of at least 18 years or older and that adult can travel with only one infant .\na fee of $ 40 . 00 plus taxes per minor child , each direction will be charged for using the um service . this is a non - refundable charge . when two or more minors are travelling together , only one ( 1 ) um service charge in each direction will apply .\nwe accept responsibility for their care from the time of check - in at the airport of departure until they are handed over to the designated person meeting that child at the airport of destination .\n* advise person who brought the um to the counter to leave the airport only once the flight has departed * .\na pregnant passenger who is in her 36th weeks of pregnancy must fill a \u201cpregnancy medical clearance form\u201d having been examined by a physician or qualified personnel within 72 hours of flight departure and is physically fit to travel .\nthis form must be submitted in duplicate by the passenger to the counter agent at check - in and a copy is given to the flight attendant prior to the flight .\nthey are entitled to ( 2 ) oxygen tanks , which will be placed in a container . one which they will keep in front of them for use , the other stowed under their seat . we accept a maximum of one ( 1 ) type d oxygen tank per container . there are two containers on each dash - 8 aircraft only .\nthe canadian aviation security regulations ( casr ) does not allow anyone with a loaded weapon onboard an aircraft nor to have access to ammunition onboard . a peace officer , this includes bodyguards who are members of a police force assigned to government ministers for protection and game wardens are allowed to travel onboard with an unloaded firearm under certain conditions : 1 ) the officer informs the carrier prior to departure time . 2 ) the \u201cnotice to armed individuals and escort officers\u201d form must be completed and the proper identification with the officer\u2019s full facial picture and signature and the signature of an authorized representative of the organization employing the peace officer . 3 ) the firearm and ammunition are separated . ammunition must be checked as checked luggage . it must be properly packed and weigh no more than 5 kg .\nwe have information information on lots of airlines , amazing deals on cheap flights and hotels .\n. . . it was urltoken that found the best bargain . . .\nfare calendars show the best prices over the next 180 days on 2000 + routes .\nif it ' s cheaper to travel to / from a nearby airport , we ' ll alert you .\nwe search expedia , orbitz and others for packages that can save you even more .\nurltoken is your one stop shop for cheap flights , flight tickets and cheap airfare . whether you\u2019re looking for cheap airfare for business travel or last minute flights to a beach destination urltoken has the best deals on flights . for more than 20 years urltoken has been the leader in cheap airfare and discount ticket booking . join the millions of customers that have used urltoken to find cheap plane tickets . you can use urltoken to compare flight ticket prices between hundreds of airfare providers .\nsave time and money on flight ticket booking with urltoken . get started today and give your life wings !\npassengers need to check in at least 45 minutes before their scheduled departure . anyone 18 or older needs to present a government - issued photo identification or two pieces of government - issued non - photo identification . children under 18 must be properly identified by their parent or guardian .\nthe airline allows a total baggage weight of 20 kg per passenger , and anything above that will be charged extra . however , there is no extra charge for wheelchairs , strollers , or car seats . for carry - ons , passengers are allowed only one small piece other than a small purse ( 10 inches x 12 inches x 18 inches ) . the maximum weight is 6 kg on the dash 8 plane .\npeople with disabilities may bring a service animal into the cabin for no fee , as long as the animal is properly harnessed and certified . as for other live animals , they must be kept in hard - shell kennels and either placed in the baggage compartment or , size permitting , stored under a seat . a minimum charge of $ 125 plus taxes will apply .\nall children 2 years or older must be ticketed and assigned to a seat , but one adult who is at least 18 years old can accompany an unlimited number of children under age 11 and no more than one infant . children ages 5 - 11 can fly unaccompanied as long as the adult checking them in has completed the unaccompanied minor service request form . this adds a $ 40 fee per minor .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbe sure to provide your aeroplan number when you book your flight - online or by phone .\ncelebrate waskaganish\u2019s 350 th anniversary ! earn 500 bonus miles on flights to waskaganish . book by july 31 for travel between july 1 \u2013 july 31 , 2018 .\nplease refer to the tables below to see how many miles you ' ll earn on flights .\nhere ' s where you can update your account , get transaction info , sign up to receive great offers and more .\nconnect with aeroplan and other members to get the most out of the program .\nnemaskau eenouch have a rich and remarkable heritage that defines their collective identity and specific worldview .\nlife in the bush has characterised most of this history and has informed the community\u2019s relationship with the land and with one another . the arrival of europeans and the subsequent fur trade brought about changes in these relationships without disturbing their essence . nevertheless , the second half of the 20th century initiated a marked interference from the part of governmental institutions into all aspects of community life . children were taken away to residential schools and the community was disbanded and displaced to make way for a planned hydroelectric project . throughout this adversity , nemaskau eenouch have persevered . they have built a community and preserved their way of life .\nthe nemaskau eenouch have since time immemorial maintained a harmonious relationship with the creator , his creation and his provisions , in and around nemaskau sagaheegan ( nemaska lake ) , lake where the fish are plentiful . it is by the lake that they are called or call themselves the nemaskau eenouch , people from the place of plentiful fish .\nthe nemaskau eenouch lived , fished , hunted and trapped in the area peacefully without much contact with the outside world . during their annual summer gathering at nemaskau sagaheegan the people would catch , smoke and preserve the numerous species of fish , which were very abundant on the lake , especially sturgeon and whitefish .\nprior to the arrival of european fur traders and missionaries there is not much that is known of the history of the nemaskau eenouch but there is evidence of their presence on the lake which could date back to certain millennia , these being the petroglyphs or \u201crock art / paintings\u201d found on a rock faces , on or near the lake . during the iroquois wars , there were frequent visits by war parties and the iroquois built a fort on an island on nemaska lake , the location has not yet been found but was mentioned in the journals of father charles albanel .\nfor over three hundred recorded years the nemaskau eenouch have had a settlement of some sort on the shores of nemaska lake . european fur traders first reached the settlement around 1663 . father charles albanel , a jesuit priest , as recorded in his journal , arrived on nemiskau lake on june 25 , 1672 . the hudson\u2019s bay company , the northwest company and reveillon et freres all had a trading post at one time or another either at the old settlement or on some other area of the lake . the hudson\u2019s bay company made numerous attempts at having a post at old nemaska and eventually in 1906 / 07 built more permanent facilities , consisting of a residence , warehouse and store and which after many years were finally abandoned and closed in 1970 . prior to any housing of any form being built the people lived in various forms of temporary dwellings , with the first houses in the 1950\u2019s and 1960\u2019s being provided by the department of indian affairs , mostly with local materials with some lumber brought in by plane .\nthe anglican church built a church at the old post in the late 1940\u2019s with a local \u201ccatechist\u201d whose father and grandfather had served the anglican church and the community . in the 1950\u2019s the department of indian affairs built a \u201csummer day school\u201d and a teacher\u2019s residence , for school age children , which served as an introduction to \u201cinstitutionalized\u201d education . in the late 1950\u2019s or early 1960\u2019s reverend dale and josephine tozer family set up a \u201cbaptist\u201d mission , and upon their departure were succeeded by reverend larry and peggy linton , who remained at old nemaska until the relocation .\nduring the 1950\u2019s and 1960\u2019s hydro - quebec made frequent forays into the nemaskau eenouch traditional and ancestral territory for the purposes of gathering technical information to support the feasibility and development of the nottaway / broadback / rupert hydro - electric projector , commonly referred to as the nbr project . part of the information gathering forays were for outlining , identification and early neutralization of potential problems . one major identifiable potential problem was the settlement on nemaska lake and the nemaskau eenouch who lived there . if the project were to be a reality the settlement would be under water , therefore the residents would have to be removed or relocated .\nin the summer of 1968 , the nemaskau eenouch received a visit from either a representative of the government of quebec , government of canada or hydro - quebec and were told that they had to move out of their community , and warned that their community would be flooded by a large - scale hydroelectric project , and that only the hudson\u2019s bay company facilities , the church steeple and the graveyard would be above water .\nthe hudson bay company , which had for so many years provided materials , supplies and non - traditional foods was finally closing its services which further \u201cpersuaded\u201d the people to \u201cabandon\u201d their centuries\u2019 old settlement , in 1970 . it was during this same summer nemaskau eenouch under duress moved from their original and ancestral home on the shores of nemaska lake , where their ancestors since time immemorial practiced , maintained and survived through the traditional way of life and harmonious relationship and connection with the lake . they were relocated to the communities of mistissini and waskaganish .\nafter seven ( 7 ) years of \u201cexile\u201d , in september 1977 , the nemaskau eenouch decided to gather at doethawagan ( champion lake ) , near their original settlement . with the help of the grand council of the crees ( eeyou istchee ) the community members , considered , discussed and evaluated their situation . approximately ninety - five ( 95 ) members were present . the nemaskau eenouch at had a choice whether to attempt \u201cassimilating\u201d into their respective communities of relocation or they could start over .\naccording to the james bay and northern quebec agreement they could resettle \u201cwithin the vicinity of nemaska lake\u201d . if they choose to resettle within the area they were given by government officials three ( 3 ) choices for the location of their new community , they choose none . the nemaskau elders had made a recommendation for the site and the nemaskau eenouch chose the site recommended by the elders . the decision to listen to the elders has proven itself , beyond a doubt , fruitful and wise over the past twenty - eight ( 28 ) years . the new village has been threatened on three ( 3 ) separate occasions by out of control , raging forest fires and each time the new community has remained unscathed although the people had to be evacuated .\nin 1976 , 147 band members formally pledged themselves to permanently relocate on lake champion . the band administration was composed of one chief and two councillors and the annual budget provided by indian affairs was $ 12 , 000 . in 1980 housing construction began . the community church was the first building to be completed and an access road linking the community to the hydro quebec gravel road \u201858\u2019 was completed allowing residents to properly commute for the first time .\nthe nemaskau eenouch have turned a forest into a vibrant and wholesome modern community . links to the previous settlement on nemaska lake are strongly maintained . the area was declared a historic site by the nemaska community and has been recognized as such by the cree nation . the reconstruction of family houses as they were in 1960s has been under way for the past couple of years .\nevery summer nemaska holds a traditional gathering every summer at nemaska lake . the journey of the nemaskau eenouch has only just begun\u2026 .\nthis website uses cookies . by using and further navigating this website , you accept this .\nyou can help us keep flightaware free by allowing ads from flightaware . com . we work hard to keep our advertising relevant and unobtrusive to create a great experience . it ' s quick and easy to whitelist ads on flightaware or please consider our premium accounts .\nwant a full history search for crq5642 dating back to 1998 ? buy now . get it within one hour .\nbasic users ( becoming a basic user is free and easy ! ) view 3 months history . join\nwant a full history search for crq203 dating back to 1998 ? buy now . get it within one hour .\nwant a full history search for crq5431 dating back to 1998 ? buy now . get it within one hour .\nwant a full history search for crq310 dating back to 1998 ? buy now . get it within one hour .\nsl\u0101v fallout : cultural zealots ' victory over robert lepage is theatre ' s . . .\nthe plane , a dash - 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[ 3 ]\nfrom then on , other scheduled flights were progressively added , first to thunder bay , followed by kenora and winnipeg . this was also the period when the government of ontario began constructing new airfields that would make the northern communities accessible year - round . therefore , in the late 1970s to the early 1980s , bearskin made the transition of bush planes to wheeled commuter planes . [ 3 ]\nfollowing the collapse of norontair in 1996 , bearskin picked up over two thirds of that carrier ' s routes , thereby adding scheduled service to all the major northern ontario cities . three years later , it expanded operations to destinations in northern manitoba . in 2003 , it sold its routes and assets servicing northern first nations communities to wasaya airways . this marked as a break with its bush flying background to focus on becoming a regional carrier . [ 3 ]\nas of april 1 , 2014 , all service at region of waterloo airport ( ykf ) and ottawa airport ( yow ) was cancelled , affecting seven routes and significantly decreased the flight operations . the company indicated that a softening mining sector and high tech sectors ( such as blackberry ) were to blame for cutting the routes . additional factors included the introduction of new competitors ( such as porter airlines ) . [ 4 ] the company indicated it ' s refocusing on northwestern and northeastern routes in northern ontario . [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ]\nbearskin drops flights to ottawa , k - w\n. northern ontario business\nbearskin airlines cancels all trips between waterloo region and ottawa\n. cbc news\nbearskin airlines terminates service to ottawa and kitchener / waterloo\n( press release ) . sioux lookout , ontario , canada : bearskin airlines\nctv kitchener ( 25 march 2014 ) .\nbearskin airlines ending service from waterloo region to ottawa\n. ctv news\naviation investigation a13c0150 bearskin airlines flight 311\n. transportation safety board of canada\nengine power loss blamed for 2013 bearskin crash\n. northern ontario business . 2015 - 04 - 15\ndecember 4 , 1997 : flight 310 , a beechcraft 99 hit the runway at webequie airport when it descended too quickly . no injuries were reported . [ 13 ]\nnovember 10 , 2013 : a swearingen metroliner crashed on approach into red lake airport in ontario after a flight from sioux lookout airport , killing five of seven people aboard . [ 15 ] [ 16 ] the crash occurred south of the airfield where the aircraft struck trees and a power line before being destroyed by impact and fire . [ 17 ] the transportation safety board of canada concluded that there was a total failure of the left engine about 500 feet above ground due to an internal component . this slowed the aircraft and caused it to stall . this led honeywell , the engine manufacturer , to issue a change to inspection procedures for fuel nozzles . [ 18 ]\ndryden , fort frances , kapuskasing , kenora , north bay , red lake , sault ste . marie , sioux lookout , sudbury , timmins , winnipeg\ncrowd sourced content that is contributed to world heritage encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles .\nby using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . world heritage encyclopedia\u2122 is a registered trademark of the world public library association , a non - profit organization .\n. . . nd valour of their opponent . the royal guard of windsor : took to wearing the\ncaps of the regiment they destroyed at the battle of waterloo . . . . . . diums . no more professional sports . no more mass media . no more buses . no\n. no bicycles . no cars . people would only read books while . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 world library foundation . all rights reserved . ebooks from project gutenberg are sponsored by the world library foundation , a 501c ( 4 ) member ' s support non - profit organization , and is not affiliated with any governmental agency or department .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\nprior to becoming mayor , emanuel served as the white house chief of staff to president barack obama and served three terms in the u . s . house of representatives representing chicago\u2019s 5th district . he previously served as a key member of the clinton administration from 1993 to 1998 , rising to serve as senior advisor to the president for policy and strategy .\nmayor emanuel graduated from sarah lawrence college in 1981 and received a master ' s degree in speech and communication from northwestern university in 1985 .\nhis excellency the right honourable david johnston , c . c . , c . m . m . , c . o . m . , c . d . , governor general and commander - in - chief of canada\ndavid johnston began his professional career as an assistant professor in the faculty of law at queen\u2019s university in 1966 , moving to the university of toronto\u2019s faculty of law in 1968 . he became dean of the faculty of law at the university of western ontario in 1974 . in 1979 , he was named principal and vice - chancellor of mcgill university , and in july 1994 , he returned to teaching as a full - time professor in the mcgill faculty of law . in june 1999 , he became the fifth president of the university of waterloo .\nmr . johnston has served on many provincial and federal task forces and committees , and has also served on the boards of a number of public companies . he was president of the association of universities and colleges of canada and of the conf\u00e9rence des recteurs et des principaux des universit\u00e9s du qu\u00e9bec . he was the founding chair of the national round table on the environment and the economy and chaired the federal government\u2019s information highway advisory council .\nhis academic specializations include securities regulation , information technology and corporate law . mr . johnston holds an ll . b . from queen\u2019s university ( 1966 ) ; an ll . b . from the university of cambridge ( 1965 ) ; and an ab from harvard university ( 1963 ) . while at harvard , he was twice selected for the all - american hockey team and was named to harvard\u2019s athletic hall of fame . he was the first non - american to chair harvard\u2019s board of overseers .\nhe is the author or co - author of 24 books including new editions , holds honorary doctorates from over 20 universities and is a companion of the order of canada . he was born in sudbury , ontario , and is married to sharon johnston . they have five daughters and 11 grandchildren .\nsworn in on october 1 , 2010 , his excellency the right honourable david johnston is the 28th governor general since confederation .\nbruce rauner ( republican ) was sworn in as the 42nd governor of illinois on jan . 12 , 2015 .\nhis goal as governor is to create a more prosperous state , where everyone has an opportunity to succeed .\nbruce will remain focused on delivering value for taxpayers , creating a pro - jobs economic climate , ensuring world - class schools and educational options for every illinoisan , and bringing term limits and greater accountability to state government . bruce was born in illinois and is a self - made businessman who had no inheritance or family wealth .\na dedicated and diligent student , bruce worked while he attended dartmouth college , where he graduated with top honors . he went on to earn an m . b . a . from harvard .\nreturning to illinois in 1981 , bruce began working at then startup investment company golder , thoma , cressey ( later gtcr ) . as one of its earliest partners , bruce helped build the firm into one of the most successful and respected businesses in illinois .\ngtcr has been trusted for decades to oversee the retirement investments of first responders , teachers and other illinois workers and has created tremendous returns for them \u2013 far surpassing the stock market\u2019s performance \u2013 providing exceptional value for taxpayers .\nbruce has reinvested much of his success into the state he loves through supporting education , the ymca , local hospitals and community organizations . his greatest passion is education . bruce and his wife , diana , have devoted a tremendous amount of their personal time and resources to improving education throughout the state .\nbruce has never let his success change him . he still drives a 20 - year - old camper van , wears an $ 18 watch , and stays in the cheapest hotel room he can find when he\u2019s on the road . he is the proud father of six children \u2013 two boys and four girls \u2013 and diana is the love of his life . he hunts birds , hikes , loves riding his harley , and jumps at every opportunity to fish .\nbruce heyman presented his letter of credence to the governor general of canada on april 8 , 2014 , having been confirmed as president obama ' s personal representative to canada on march 12 , 2014 , and having been sworn in on march 26 , 2014 . he is a 33 year veteran of goldman sachs , where he served as a regional managing director of the midwest private wealth management group , which covers 13 states and half of canada , from 1999 until december of 2013 .\nmr . heyman has served as a board member for the chicago council on global affairs and the northwestern memorial hospital foundation . he also served as an advisor to the fix the debt ceo council of the committee for a responsible federal budget . he has been a member of the economic club of chicago , the executives ' club of chicago , and the facing history and ourselves chicago advisory board .\na magna cum laude graduate with both a ba and an mba from vanderbilt university , mr . heyman continues to maintain close ties to his alma mater . he is past president of the alumni board and a former member of the board of visitors at the university ' s owen graduate school of management .\nthe great lakes - st . lawrence region : our bi - national gateway to north\nin october , 2009 , gary doer assumed his responsibilities as canada\u2019s 23rd to the united states of america .\nprior to taking up his current position in washington , ambassador doer served as premier of manitoba for ten years . during that time , he worked extensively with u . s . governors to enhance canada - u . s . cooperation on trade , agriculture , water protection , climate change and renewable energy .\nambassador doer won three consecutive elections as premier of manitoba with successive increased majorities . in 2005 , he was named by business week magazine as one of the top 20 international leaders on climate change . his government introduced balanced budgets during each of his ten years in office while reducing many taxes , including a plan to eliminate small business tax . as premier , he led strategic investments in health care , education , and training and infrastructure .\nbetty sutton was sworn in as the tenth administrator of the saint lawrence seaway development corporation ( slsdc ) on august 13 , 2013 . as administrator , ms . sutton leads the u . s . federal government agency that partners with the canadian st . lawrence seaway management corporation to operate and maintain the locks and vessel traffic control areas in the st . lawrence seaway . in addition , the slsdc performs trade development functions designed to enhance great lakes st . lawrence seaway system utilization .\nthe youngest of six children , betty sutton is the daughter of a library clerk and a boilermaker . she attended public schools and earned a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science at kent state university in 1985 , and a law degree at the university of akron school of law in 1990 . her law school achievements included both the federal bar association and american jurisprudence awards for excellence in constitutional law .\nms . sutton commenced her career in public service while still in law school , running for and winning an at - large seat on the barberton city council in 1990 . a year later , she was appointed to an at - large seat on the summit county council and served until 1992 , including service as the council\u2019s elected vice president . that same year , she became the youngest woman ever to win election to the ohio house of representatives , where she served for eight years until term limits prevented her from seeking re - election in 2000 .\nleaving public service , ms . sutton worked as a labor attorney with the cleveland firm of faulkner , muskovitz & phillips from 2001 to 2006 , where she represented workers , including first responders , teachers , and members of the international longshoremen\u2019s association ( ila ) , the union that represents dock workers throughout the great lakes seaway system .\nin 2006 , ms . sutton ran for and won a seat representing ohio\u2019s 13th congressional district , winning re - election in 2008 and 2010 . while in congress , ms . sutton successfully sponsored and passed a number of measures , including the effective and popular \u201ccash for clunkers\u201d program , which was responsible for creating and saving 60 , 000 u . s . auto industry jobs .\nms . sutton was elected president of her congressional class , earned a seat on the house energy and commerce committee in her second term , and was chosen to co - chair the congressional jobs task force . she is the recipient of many awards , including legislator of the year awards from the great lakes maritime task force , ohio amvets , the national urban league , and was named an automotive all star by automotive news .\ndouglas porter has over 25 years of experience analyzing global economies and financial markets . as chief economist at bmo financial group , he oversees the macroeconomic and financial market forecasts and co - authors the firm\u2019s weekly flagship publication , focus . mr . porter manages the team that won the prestigious lawrence klein award for forecast accuracy of the u . s . economy , and was named by bloomberg as top canadian forecaster .\nas a respected commentator on economic and financial trends , he is regularly quoted in the national press and often interviewed on radio and television ."]}
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of community outreach / partnerships , caresource said . under the collaboration , participating ohio pharmacists help monitor caresource members\u2019 medication regimens , while also helping to control total costs .\nnote : sep eligibility is determined by the health insurance marketplace and not by caresource .\nlearn more about your medicaid , marketplace , medicare advantage or caresource mycare ohio plan .\nyou can also call caresource customer service at 1 - 888 - 815 - 6446 .\none such exception is if an emergency occurs while you are out of the caresource service area . in this case , caresource will cover benefits provided outside the provider network .\nyes . caresource uses a network of providers . in order for your services to be covered by caresource , you must get care from the providers in our plan\u2019s network .\nyou can also call caresource customer service at 1 - 855 - 202 - 0622 .\nother terms and conditions apply , including the ( 1 ) caresource website terms of use and privacy policy , and ( 2 ) caresource social media and community terms of use .\nno . caresource does not provide medical services or make treatment decisions . caresource does not decide what care you need or will receive . you and your physician make those decisions .\nany and all caresource social media websites ( including , but not limited to , facebook , twitter , linkedin , pinterest , youtube , google + , instagram , etc . ) may be monitored by caresource . caresource reserves the right to monitor and / or terminate your access to any caresource social media website or platform at any time , without notice and for any reason in its sole discretion . caresource may edit or remove any materials or posts in its sole discretion at any time . you understand and agree that caresource may disclose your communications and activities with caresource in response to lawful requests by governmental ( including judicial ) authorities .\nif you are interested in joining the caresource team , check out our open positions here .\nthe caresource foundation devotes resources toward nonprofit organizations that are improving the lives of the underserved .\ncaresource is committed to research about topics that are relevant to our mission and our members .\ncaresource plans have low deductibles for medical services and no deductibles for medications . check out our\ncaresource is looking to expand its health insurance product onto marketplaces in kentucky and indiana next year .\ncaresource , a medicaid managed care plan company , unveiled its own insurance option in ohio\u2019s marketplace , caresource just4me . since enrollment opened up last october , the company has enrolled 36 , 000 .\ncaresource has tapped a local non - profit leader to take the helm of its newest venture .\nthis website contains information that will help you understand your caresource insurance coverage . you will find :\nfor some services , caresource pays eligible expenses after you have paid a coinsurance or copayment amount .\nfor more detailed information about coverage , refer to the evidence of coverage for your caresource plan .\nyou can find more information about what services your caresource plan covers in the evidence of coverage .\nany links to other non - caresource websites are solely for your convenience in obtaining related information . such inclusion or mention does not constitute or imply a recommendation or endorsement by caresource . caresource does not control the contents of these websites and does not guarantee the accuracy or completeness of any such information\nshe says flexibility continues to define caresource , which is one of the biggest economic drivers of downtown .\ncaresource has made the largest donation in its history to support a new entertainment venue for downtown dayton .\nsign up or log in \u00bb my caresource\u2122 want to change your doctor or request a new id card online ? visit my caresource , your personal , online account . it\u2019s fast , convenient and secure .\nunder no circumstances including , but not limited to , negligence , shall caresource or the caresource family of companies be liable for any direct , indirect , incidental , special , consequential or punitive damages that result from the use of , or the inability to use the caresource materials contained herein . by using our website , you acknowledge and agree that caresource is not liable for any defamatory , offensive or illegal conduct of any user . if you are dissatisfied with any of the caresource materials contained herein , or with any of caresource ' s terms of use and conditions , your sole and exclusive remedy is to discontinue using this website .\ncaresource said it received two pinnacle awards at this year\u2019s ohio association of health plan\u2019s annual convention in may .\nwith private exchanges emerging , caresource is evaluating if it can place its own employees on such an exchange .\nwith caresource mycare ohio ( medicare - medicaid plan ) you get a team approach to care management with your needs at the center . choose caresource for both medicare and medicaid and you have no copays or premiums .\nread how the caresource foundation is helping support organizations that are working to improve the lives of the underserved .\ncaresource ' s secure online provider portal makes it easier for you to work with us 24 / 7 .\ncaresource \u00ae mycare ohio is a health plan that combines both medicare and medicaid into a single plan for members who have selected caresource for medicare and medicaid . learn more about enjoying the full benefit of combined care .\nat caresource , we are driven by an unwavering purpose to provide dependable health insurance plans d . . .\n\u201ccaresource is thrilled to have the opportunity to provide quality health coverage to more hoosiers , \u201d said pamela morris , president and ceo of caresource , in a statement . \u201cour growth in indiana represents additional recognition of caresource\u2019s innovative member - centric model of care , a legacy which began right here in dayton 27 years ago . \u201d\nin addition , many of the caresource members life services is intended to serve already have jobs , she said .\ndayton mayor nan whaley applauded caresource\u2019s latest move and said the company remains one of dayton\u2019s most important corporate citizens .\nplans call for the kettering tower space to be renovated in time for caresource staff to move in next spring .\nyes ! there are no pre - existing condition limits or waiting periods that apply to benefits covered by caresource .\ncaresource covers you with care . one way we do this is to give you information online . if you are a caresource member , you can log on to my caresource , your personal , online account . you can see updates about your health care plan and take a health risk assessment ( hra ) to learn more about your health . we can tell you about benefits and health care options that meet your needs . sign up with my caresource today !\nif another party makes a claim against caresource that is related to the comments or third - party material that you submit or post to caresource\u2019s social media websites and platforms , you agree to indemnify and hold caresource , its affiliates , officers , agents , employees , partners and harmless from those claims , demands and any all damages that may result .\ndayton - based caresource foundation celebrating its 10th anniversary awards $ 750 , 000 to the levitt pavilion amphitheater in dayton .\nthe pinnacle awards recognize efforts of health plans to improve the quality of health care for ohioans , according to caresource .\nthe affordable care act has driven a surge in new populations caresource can serve , having added 150 , 000 new members this year . caresource now has close to 1 . 1 million customers . it\u2019s led to new possibilities for growth .\ncaresource will build a new 7 - story , 250 , 000 square foot office building to house 900 employees downtown .\nwelcome to the team david finkel ! david has joined caresource to lead market strategy and operations as evp , markets .\nthe georgia medicaid contract will boost caresource\u2019s total enrollment across all of its insurance products to nearly 1 . 9 million .\n* while caresource covers all medically necessary medicaid - covered medications , we use a preferred drug list ( pdl ) .\nenter your information in step 1 and step 2 to estimate what your cost may be when choosing a caresource plan .\nlow premium plan option caresource offers a lower premium silver option that reduces your overall premium while still allowing for csrs .\nwith a strong focus on preventive care , caresource utilizes a continuum of care model to members at all stages of health and illness . in addition to all required services , caresource offers extra benefits such as a 24 - hour nurse advice line , transportation to doctor\u2019s appointments , and a variety of care management programs . for more information about caresource , visit urltoken .\nthey were selected from a group of more than 400 after completing a skills assessment at a \u201cjob connect\u201d pilot program for caresource\u2019s new life services division . caresource , downtown dayton\u2019s largest employer , also has begun talks with several local companies about connecting with their members , said sam george , a senior vice president at caresource , and interim leader of the life services division .\ncaresource ceo pam morris was quick to point out that job placement is only one of the functions of the new unit .\ntwenty - five years later , pam morris still remembers the 90 - minute meeting that almost stopped caresource before it began .\ncaresource ' s new life services program is helping it better adapt to a growing customer base , its leader said wednesday .\nview us on linkedin \u00bb linkedin get the latest news on caresource and see who you know by following us on linkedin .\nlow premium plan option - caresource offers a lower premium silver option that reduces your overall premium while still allowing for csrs .\ncaresource plans are separated into \u201cmetal level\u201d categories of silver , gold and bronze , based on how you and caresource share the costs of care with your provider . these categories have nothing to do with the quality or amount of care you get .\nwhen you enroll in a caresource plan , you can choose to receive your monthly bills through email or a paper bill .\nfor more information about coverage for urgent care services , refer to the evidence of coverage for your caresource marketplace insurance plan .\n* this only applies for caresource marketplace core plans silver 2 and silver 3 . eligibility for these plans is determined by urltoken\nwhile caresource makes reasonable efforts to monitor and moderate content posted on its social media platforms and websites , neither caresource nor its employees or other affiliated individuals have the ability to monitor and moderate all comments at all times and cannot always respond immediately or at all to online requests for information . caresource may not respond to or see all comments posted on its social platforms and websites as caresource\u2019s social media websites and platforms are not monitored 24 hours a day , 7 days a week . in addition , caresource is under no obligation to respond to any content on its social media websites and platforms . the use of caresource\u2019s social media websites and platforms is at your own risk and provided \u201cas is . \u201d we recommend that if you have a serious need that you contact caresource directly or other appropriate persons , such as the police or emergency medical help ( 911 ) .\nmail your payment : send a check or money order to caresource , p . o . box 12845 , covington ky 41012 - 0845 . please include your caresource member id number on the check . this will ensure payment is posted to your account .\ncaresource is planning to lease office space in the kettering tower in downtown dayton for about 225 employees , the company said wednesday .\nno communication to caresource through this social media website or platforms shall be deemed to constitute legal or official notice for any purpose .\nthis will be another big win for the caresource , which already is active in indiana with its health insurance marketplace product , caresource just4me . but the bulk of the company ' s 1 . 5 million members are in its medicaid managed care plan business .\ncaresource is nationally recognized for leading the industry in providing member - centric health care coverage . the company\u2019s managed care . . .\nas an ohio medicaid managed care plan ( mcp ) , caresource provides benefits and covers emergency services obtained in any hospital or urgent care clinic within the united states . however , caresource does not provide benefits for or cover emergency services received outside the united states .\nunlike many other insurance companies , caresource is a nonprofit organization focused more on people than profits . while other health insurance companies are stepping away from the health insurance marketplace , caresource is committed to the marketplace , helping our members understand and use their health insurance .\ncaresource has experienced explosive growth in membership in recent years , which was the impetus for the new lease negotiations , the company said .\nby accessing , viewing , or using the material on caresource . com , you accept and agree to the following terms of use .\ncaresource is open for business monday through friday , 7 a . m . to 7 p . m . we are closed on :\nmail your payment : send a check or money order to caresource west va insurance , p . o . box 630093 , cincinnati , oh 45263 - 0093 . please include your caresource member id number on the check . this will ensure payment is posted to your account .\ncaresource serves georgia medicaid and peachcare for kids\u00ae members enrolled in the georgia families\u00ae program and women enrolled in the planning for healthy babies\u00ae program .\nwe provide 10 years stock price data for free . you can download american caresource stock price history here . historical stock prices are provided with the open , high , low , close , volume , and american caresource p / e ratio data for the stock . the stock price was at a 5 year high of $ 3 . 6 on jul 07 , 2014 as seen from american caresource stock price history chart .\ncaresource has instituted physical , electronic and managerial safeguards to prevent unauthorized access , maintain data security and use of the information we collect online .\ncaresource has been selected to begin negotiating a medicaid contract in indiana , setting it up for an expansion expected to support 200 new jobs .\nnew for 2018 \u2013 bronze hsa \u2013 a caresource marketplace plan designed to be compatible with a tax advantaged health savings account ( hsa ) .\ncaresource signature grant recipients the caresource foundation awarded three signature grants in the remainder of 2016 . these awards are focused on innovative , high - impact approaches to solving critical social issues . in total , $ 1 , 050 , 000 in awards have been allocated to the following organizations :\ncaresource has also benefited from the implementation of the mycare ohio program , and the launch of medicare advantage plans in ohio , indiana and kentucky .\nwe truly value the expertise that our older employees bring to the table . their contributions to the caresource culture are what makes our company unique .\ncaresource\u2019s rapid growth has led to sizable employment gains in dayton , where about 100 workers will be hired to support the company\u2019s expansion in georgia .\nuse our online find a doctor / provider tool to search for doctors in your area and to find out if your doctor accepts caresource insurance .\ncaresource is a nonprofit organization . we pride ourselves on understanding our members and helping them understand and access their health insurance services . caresource has over 25 years of experience with managed health care coverage . we serve more than a million members . we are focused more on people than profits .\n\u201cin the caresource foundation\u2019s 10 - year history , we\u2019ve had the opportunity to invest in over 1 , 000 important , innovative nonprofits throughout ohio , \u201d said cathy ponitz , vice president of the caresource foundation . \u201cthese organizations make positive transformations in the lives of thousands of vulnerable children and families .\nthis pavilion will cement downtown ' s place as one of the most progressive and innovative places in the country ,\nsaid cathy ponitz , executive director of the caresource foundation , as she and caresource founder pamela morris presented the check to downtown leaders at the company ' s headquarters thursday .\ncaresource plans are separated into \u201cmetal level\u201d categories of bronze , silver and gold , based on how you and caresource share the costs of care . you can also select a dental and vision individual or family plan . a few key questions can help you decide which plan is right for you :\ncertain online services are available to caresource members and providers via our secure website services . the secure website services require a password to log in before accessing information . caresource complies with the privacy and security requirements under the health insurance portability and accountability act ( hipaa ) . caresource may use and share the information that you provide to us via our secure website services to provide you with your health care benefits . please read the caresource privacy practices located within the members information section for each plan . the privacy practices explain in detail how we may use and disclose protected health information ( phi ) .\nthe success of the program could ultimately reduce the number of caresource members living in poverty who qualify for medicaid , currently about 1 . 25 million .\nthis solution from humana and caresource builds on the strengths of our respective core capabilities to deliver a comprehensive , quality offering to the member .\ncaresource is a nonprofit health plan founded on the principles of quality and service , delivered with compassion and a thorough understanding of the medicaid consumer . by staying true to its mission of making a difference in the lives of underserved people by improving their health care , caresource has become one of the largest and fastest growing medicaid managed care plans in the nation . today , caresource serves more than 900 , 000 medicaid and medicare advantage consumers in ohio .\n\u201cdowntown dayton is home to caresource\u2019s corporate headquarters , and we remain committed to being an anchor for the city , \u201d said dan mccabe , caresource\u2019s chief administrator . \u201cwe are pleased to be an important economic driver in dayton and appreciate the support and strong relationships we have with our city leaders . \u201d\nthe strength of caresource lies in our most important asset \u2013 our employees . they work each day with compassion and a commitment to improving health care .\nthe marketplace allows us to offer caresource coverage in 61 kentucky counties . before beginning your search , please make certain we offer plans in your area .\nto determine the services that have an annual deductible , refer to the summary of benefits and coverage or the schedule of benefits for your caresource plan .\nyour caresource plan provides benefits when you receive covered services from network providers . you can find network providers in the find a doctor / provider tool .\nthe company introduced its caresource just4me commercial health plans on the online federal exchange in 2013 and expanded enrollment to indiana and kentucky last year . caresource opened for enrollment in west virginia\u2019s marketplace at the beginning of the month and is projecting total marketplace enrollment in all four states to grow to 100 , 000 .\nthe caresource foundation provides responsive grants to nonprofit organizations who impact children , adults and families in areas that mirror the social determinants of health . those include :\nthe strength of caresource lies in our most important asset\u2014our employees . they work each day with compassion and commitment to improving health care . join our team .\nthe caresource silver plan is our most popular plan . in fact , 75 % of our members find that it fits best into their lifestyle and budget .\nno . caresource plans do not have any lifetime or annual limits on the dollar amount of essential health benefits . essential health benefits are defined as follows :\nif you don\u2019t present your id card and the provider makes you pay the full amount for services , you would need to file a claim with caresource .\nthe marketplace allows us to offer caresource coverage in 32 west virginia counties . before beginning your search , please make certain we offer plans in your area .\ncaresource leased the ballpark village space with capacity for 500 workers in april 2014 and initially renovated the lobby and second and third floors . the second phase of renovation included the first and fourth floors and was completed earlier this fall . staff will begin occupying the first floor of the building this month , caresource said .\namerican caresource share price history helps an investor analyze a firm ' s historical performance when viewed along with it ' s financial statements . this helps in american caresource stock analysis . the price movement is easily depicted in the american caresource stock price history chart . a large fluctuation in price and volume indicates a highly volatile stock . gnow stock saw a high of $ 0 . 02 , and a low of $ 0 . 02 on last trading day . american caresource historical p / s ratio was at a high of 0 . 96 on feb 05 , 2015 and a low of 0 . 04 on jan 19 , 2016 .\n* * if you must travel 30 miles or more from your home to get covered health care services , caresource will provide transportation to and from the health partner ' s office . caresource also offers up to 30 one - way trips or 15 round trips per member per year for transportation less than 30 miles .\nto make sure you get your full benefits , you should show your caresource id card every time you get health care services from a network provider or pharmacy . if you do not show your id card , your provider may fail to bill caresource for the services delivered , which could cause a delay in services .\nyou can call caresource 24 any time of the night or day - 24 hours a day , 7 days a week - to talk with a registered nurse .\nto determine the services that have a coinsurance or copayment amount , refer to the summary of benefits and coverage or the schedule of benefits for your caresource plan .\nhow much do caresource ( ohio ) employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\n\u201cin kentucky we are already serving more than 67 , 000 medicaid members and we\u2019re familiar with that uninsured population , \u201d said scott streator , vice president of the health insurance marketplace for caresource . \u201cthere were not as many plans participating in the indiana health insurance exchange last year and this is an opportunity to introduce caresource just4me .\nlife services was an unusual business venture launched by caresource last year , but it plays an important role in helping the company maneuver through a changing health care industry . dayton - based caresource now serves 1 . 5 million people , most in medicaid managed care plans and health insurance on the affordable care act - mandated exchanges .\nohio medicaid consumers include families , children , pregnant women , adults age 65 and older and ohioans who are blind or disabled at any age . if you are eligible for ohio medicaid , you and / or members of your family may receive health care benefits through caresource . learn more about choosing caresource as your medicaid plan .\nabout 40 of caresource\u2019s medicaid clients have been selected for interviews at fuyao glass america \u2014 the chinese auto glass maker bringing hundreds of new jobs to the dayton area .\ncaresource is a nonprofit health plan headquartered in dayton , ohio . as one of the largest medicaid managed health plans in the country , caresource serves over one million consumers . for over 25 years , we have worked to further our mission to make a lasting difference in our members\u2019 lives by improving their health and well - being .\ncaresource headquarters in downtown dayton . the nonprofit health insurer is preparing to begin serving about 200 , 000 medicaid members in georgia on july 1 . ty greenlees / staff\nfor some services , caresource pays eligible expenses after you have met your annual deductible . when services have an annual deductible , you pay the health care provider for services until you have met the annual deductible amount . caresource pays the provider for eligible expenses after you have paid this amount . your annual deductible starts over every january .\npay online : sign in to my caresource \u00ae and pay with a major credit card , debit card or bank transfer . this is a free service to you .\nlearn more \u00bb redetermination to stay a caresource member , you have to renew your medicaid benefits with your local county department of job and family services ( jfs ) office .\nnot usually . if you bring your caresource id card and receive care from a network provider , the provider is responsible for filing the claim and requesting payment from us .\nif you have a serious or complicated health problem , caresource case managers can help guide you through the health care system to get the coordinated , quality care you need .\nneed additional information ? call us at 1 - 888 - 815 - 6446 . we can help you navigate the health insurance marketplace and enroll in a caresource insurance plan .\nneed additional information ? call us at 1 - 855 - 202 - 0622 . we can help you navigate the health insurance marketplace and enroll in a caresource insurance plan .\nthe caresource foundation has worked with think tank . , but it was vanzant ' s life story that made her the best fit to lead the life services initiative launched by caresource this year . her first - hand experience facing economic hardship , beginning while a student at wright state university , is something many of the program ' s clients face .\ncaresource ceo pamela morris applauded the attendees and referred to them as partners in the company\u2019s effort to \u201ccontinue to be part of the strengthening of the core of our city . \u201d\ncaresource declined to elaborate on the details until the project is finalized , which is contingent on tax - credit financing and other incentives from state and local authorities , officials said .\npay online : sign in to your my caresource \u00ae account and pay with a major credit card , debit card or bank transfer . this is a free service to you .\nsimilar to other managed care plans , if you get services from a doctor who is not in the caresource network , your costs will not be covered , with few exceptions .\n\u201cas an entrepreneur , i like change and disruption , \u201d she said . \u201cyou have to love and embrace change to be successful at caresource because that\u2019s the environment we\u2019re in . \u201d\nas a caresource member , you can get the same necessary medical services that are covered by the regular ohio medicaid program . and we never charge a copay for any medical service .\nthis is not a complete list of the services that are not covered by medicaid or caresource . if you have a question about whether a service is covered , please refer to your\nthis website and all copyrights , service marks , and other proprietary notices are owned and operated by caresource . any unauthorized use may violate copyright , trademark , or other applicable laws .\nthe caresource foundation , in its 10th year , awarded $ 2 . 8 million this year to 147 ohio nonprofits . this included more than $ 1 million to dayton - area organizations .\ndayton , ohio , dec . 20 , 2016 \u2014 in 2016 , the caresource foundation celebrated its 10th anniversary by awarding $ 2 . 8 million to 147 deserving nonprofit organizations throughout ohio . since 2006 , the caresource foundation has awarded over 1 , 000 grants and invested $ 14 . 5 million to strengthen the network of health and human service nonprofit organizations throughout the state .\ncaresource knows that understanding health care can be confusing . we strive to make it easy for doctors , members and the community to work with us , whether online or over the phone .\nwhen services have a coinsurance or copayment amount , you pay the health care provider that amount , usually at the time of service . caresource pays the provider the balance of the bill .\ncaresource has created a new division with a job training and placement component that has already helped the medicaid managed care provider find jobs for a number of its members , company officials said tuesday .\nmorris said it was too early to say exactly how many new people caresource would hire to support the new division . the company already employs close to 2 , 000 people in downtown dayton .\nin addition to receiving $ 1 million in cash from the port authority , the school district will also receive certain funding and services from caresource , according to the resolution approved by the board .\n\u201ccaresource has a 28 - year history of serving populations with unmet needs and we are excited about bringing our successful business model to the state of georgia , \u201d said bobby jones , caresource\u2019s president for the georgia market . \u201cwe will partner with the atlanta community to help transform the lives of those we serve with our innovative programs designed to improve their health and well - being . \u201d\nat caresource , we\u2019ll never leave your side . while other health insurance companies have dropped their affordable insurance plans , we\u2019ve never been more committed to ours . we continue to make insurance affordable .\n\u201cfrom the beginning of caresource , we were acutely aware that our members who were living in poverty had many struggles , \u201d morris said . \u201cmost were basic needs , such as food , housing , paying utilities ; for others , it was having stable employment . so this program really ties back to the caresource mission , and the consumer focus that we\u2019ve had from the very beginning . \u201d\nlife services is still in the early stages of development , but caresource has already hired an executive director who will assume her responsibilities later this month , including overseeing the hiring of a dedicated staff .\ncompany officials say caresource just4me , which debuted last year on the ohio health insurance marketplace , will grow to the indiana health insurance marketplace , as well as kynect , kentucky\u2019s state - run exchange .\ncaresource is a\nqualified health plan\nor\nqhp\non the health insurance marketplace in ohio , kentucky , west virginia and indiana for 2018 enrollment , which begins november 1 , 2017 .\ncaresource continually updates the information provided on this website in order to keep the information as current and accurate as possible , however , it is possible that the website may contain inaccuracies , errors or unauthorized modifications by third parties . caresource does not make any express or implied warranties as to the accuracy of any information on this website . information contained on our websites may be changed or updated without notice .\nout - of - pocket costs are what you pay during the year through deductibles , copayments and coinsurance . premiums and services not covered by caresource do not count toward your out - of - pocket maximum . after you meet your annual out - of - pocket maximum amount , caresource begins to pay 100 percent for covered health benefits . your out - of - pocket maximum starts over each january .\nlife services will provide support to caresource members seeking life coaching , education , financial assistance , soft skill development \u2014 such as communication and interviewing techniques \u2014 as well as job training , among other things .\ntogether , the caresource humana alliance will deliver a fully integrated medicare / medicaid solution \u2013 one card , one point of contact and one care treatment plan \u2013 with an emphasis on preventative care and wellness .\ncaresource , which serves about 1 . 3 million ohio medicaid members , is also a leading provider of private health plans sold under the affordable care act in ohio , indiana , kentucky and west virginia .\nmy caresource \u00ae \u2013 your personal , online account that lets you pay your premium , change your doctor , request a new id card , check your deductible and more \u2013 all with one convenient login .\ncaresource will send you reminders to schedule recommended screening exams . reminders can be for mammograms , child and adolescent immunizations , cervical cancer screenings , comprehensive screenings for individuals with diabetes and influenza / pneumonia immunizations .\nin addition , information for services received outside the united states can be found on the benefits grid . page 8 of the benefits grid states that out - of - country services are not covered by caresource .\nyes . if you get hurt or sick while traveling outside the service area , but within the united states , caresource will pay for medically necessary urgent care services that you receive from non - network providers .\nif you have medicare coverage , you\u2019re not eligible to use the marketplace to buy a health or dental plan . eligibility is determined by the marketplace , not by caresource . for more information , please see urltoken\nall links to external websites found linked from caresource social media websites and platforms are provided as a service and convenience to readers . we make no representation or warranty concerning the content , quality , timeliness , safety or suitability of their contents , nor are we liable for the content or availability of external websites . caresource make no endorsement , expressed or implied , to any hyperlinks or website , and as such are not responsible for the content of external websites . caresource control or guarantee the accuracy , relevance , timeliness or completeness of information contained on a linked website or hyperlink . thus , the content is provided \u201cas is . \u201d\nthe caresource humana alliance was established earlier this year to more effectively serve medicare and medicaid beneficiaries . caresource and humana will bring their extensive experience in both programs to deliver innovative , full - service solutions to federal and state governments looking to enhance care coordination , provide long - term services and support and make the programs simpler and easier to navigate . this care coordination is expected to result in better health outcomes for members .\ncaresource again plans to put its stamp on the dayton skyline with the construction of a seven - story building at the corner of jefferson and first streets that will help the nonprofit add an estimated 400 new jobs .\nthe caresource foundation provides grants to nonprofits who are working to eliminate poverty , provide much - needed services to low and moderate - income families , build healthier communities and develop innovative approaches to address significant social issues .\ncaresource covers all medically necessary medicaid - covered services . these medical services are available at no charge to you . you should not be billed for these services . if you receive a bill , please call us .\nwe understand that the health insurance marketplace can be confusing . we can help you navigate the process and enroll in a caresource insurance plan . give us a call and we will be glad to offer our assistance .\nyou can call customer service at 1 - 888 - 815 - 6446 or use the find a doctor / provider tool to search for doctors in your area and to find out if your doctor accepts caresource insurance .\nyou can call customer service at 1 - 855 - 202 - 0622 or use the find a doctor / provider tool to search for doctors in your area and to find out if your doctor accepts caresource insurance .\none of the city\u2019s largest employers , caresource is seeking a five - year agreement that would allow the nonprofit health insurer to occupy the third and fourth floors of the 30 - story building at 40 north main st .\nall toll , caresource\u2019s four downtown dayton locations \u2014 including kettering tower \u2014 would support about 2 , 200 workers . the company has just under 2 , 000 employees downtown now and a total workforce of 2 , 500 .\nthe health care industry requires more successful outcomes , and an emphasis has been placed on patient wellness before they get sick . but caresource found customers who don ' t have economic stability and often neglect their own care .\nif\u2026 your coinsurance for a medical procedure is 30 percent . the amount of the medical procedure is $ 600 . you pay the provider 30 percent or $ 180 . caresource pays the remaining 70 percent or $ 420 .\n\u201ccaresource is honored to have the opportunity to serve american heroes through the development of a new and innovative model that will ensure our veterans have choice and access to the health care that they so richly deserve . \u201d urltoken\ncaresource just4me plans are separated into \u201cmetal level\u201d categories of bronze , silver and gold , based on how you and caresource share the costs of care . these categories have nothing to do with the quality or amount of care you get . you can also choose an individual or family plan . if you are under 30 , you can also pick a catastrophic plan . a few key questions can help you decide which plan is right for you :\nthe new building would be connected by a plaza to caresource headquarters and ballpark village offices , creating a \u201cwalkable campus - like environment for employees within the core of downtown dayton , \u201d the company said in a press release .\ncaresource has issued a letter of intent to negotiate with the owners of the kettering tower at 40 north main street in downtown dayton to lease office space for about 225 employees , the downtown dayton - based health insurer said .\nthe addition of the kettering tower space would increase the amount of office space caresource occupies downtown to nearly 600 , 000 square feet , including its ballpark village location in the former workflowone building at 220 e . monument ave .\nthe indiana family and social services administration named caresource a state - selected vendor to administer health care services for those who enroll in the healthy indiana plan and hoosier healthwise programs , beginning in january 2017 , the state announced .\nwhen you enroll , the health insurance marketplace will determine your eligibility for cost savings based on your income and family size . you can estimate your cost savings and shop for caresource plans before you enroll using our estimate tool .\nformer medicaid recipients who are not offered work - based insurance at their new jobs would likely qualify for caresource\u2019s just4me commercial plans , which are sold through health insurance marketplaces in ohio , indiana and kentucky under the affordable care act .\nwe are very committed to the urban core , and the focus on revitalization downtown ,\nsaid jeff hoagland , president and ceo of the dayton development coalition .\nthe employees of caresource bring a vibrancy to downtown .\ncaresource does not discriminate on the basis of race , color , national origin , disability , age , sex , gender identity , sexual orientation , or health status in the administration of the plan , including enrollment and benefit determinations .\nthe building , which will be called caresource center city , will be 250 , 000 square feet and will hold 900 employees . groundbreaking is set for 2017 and is expected to be finished sometime in 2019 , company officials said .\nkarin vanzant , executive director of life services , spoke wednesday at a conference for insurance trade association america\u2019s health insurance plans in las vegas . there , she said the division has changed the way caresource approaches the people it serves .\ncaresource is dedicated to providing a healthy and safe environment for employees to work and customers to visit . except where prohibited by applicable state law , employment offers are conditional upon satisfactory results of pre - employment drug and tobacco testing .\nmarketplace plans are separated into metal level categories of gold , silver , and bronze . the metal level categories are based on how you and caresource share the cost of your health care . note that most caresource members are also eligible for helpful government subsidies , which will help lower your premium and out - of - pocket cost for health care . eligibility for these subsidies is determined by the health insurance marketplace and is based on your household size and income .\nat the same time , caresource \u2014 also one of the nation\u2019s largest medicaid managed care providers \u2014 has expanded its footprint to georgia , where it has a managed care contract to begin serving the state\u2019s medicaid consumers in july next year .\ncaresource , a downtown dayton - based nonprofit health insurer , on july 1 will begin serving about 200 , 000 medicaid customers in georgia under a contract with the georgia department of community health secured in 2015 , the company announced tuesday .\nif\u2026 your copayment for a primary care ( doctor\u2019s office ) visit is $ 20 . you visit your doctor , and the amount is $ 125 . you pay the doctor the $ 20 copayment . caresource pays the doctor $ 105 .\na caresource substance abuse program , care4u case management , won in the category of health care programs at the convention . care4u addresses controlled substance abuse and provides community - based care to help program enrollees reduce their overall dependency on controlled substances .\ncaresource does determine , according to the plan ' s policies and nationally recognized guidelines , what medically - necessary benefits are covered services under the plans . the plans may not pay for all treatments you or your physician may believe are necessary .\ncaresource , a dayton - based health care firm , is the second largest company in the dayton region with 2015 revenue of $ 6 . 96 billion . it is on pace to have 2 , 200 employees locally , all in downtown dayton .\ncaresource works in medicaid managed care , medicare advantage and health insurance on the state marketplaces . between ohio , indiana , kentucky , west virginia and atlanta it manages 1 . 5 million people and is growing thanks to several expansions in each state .\n\u201ci ' m exceedingly proud of the culture we ' ve built and nurtured over the years , and the amazing team we have at caresource . that all lives on , and that ' s what legacy is all about . \u201d - pam morris\nif\u2026 your copayment for a primary care ( doctor\u2019s office ) visit is $ 20 . you visit your doctor , and the amount is $ 125 . you pay the doctor the $ 20 copayment . caresource is responsible for the remaining $ 105 .\nwe understand that the health insurance marketplace can be confusing . we can help you navigate the process and enroll in a caresource insurance plan . give us a call monday to friday , 8am to 8pm and we will be glad to offer our assistance .\nthe division is helping caresource collect information and data on populations and also helping determine what kinds of assistance and support is needed to help them toward long - term economic prosperity . this brings them out of the social services sphere and into the workforce .\ntraining magazine annually selects 125 national organizations that exhibit best training practices , evaluation methods , and outstanding training initiatives . for the last 7 years , caresource has earned recognition as one of training magazine ' s top 125 companies that excel at staff development .\nsome of our pages may contain links to other sites whose corporate practices may be different than those of caresource . please consult the other sites ' privacy statements , as we have no control over information that is submitted or collected by these other entities .\nthe new building would be the first new high - rise to open downtown since caresource\u2019s headquarters opened in 2008 with the help of the port authority , which also helped build the nonprofit\u2019s adjacent parking garage , representing a combined investment of nearly $ 75 million .\n\u201cin the caresource foundation\u2019s 10 - year history , we\u2019ve had the opportunity to invest in over 1 , 000 important , innovative nonprofits throughout ohio , \u201d said cathy ponitz , vice president , caresource foundation . \u201cthese organizations make positive transformations in the lives of thousands of vulnerable children and families . we are inspired by their work and proud of the partnerships we have shaped together over the past decade . ultimately , these partnerships create models of positive change that impact our communities and broader social structure for the better . \u201d\ncommunity development for all people \u2013 a grant of $ 80 , 000 will allow the community development for all people to partner with the caresource foundation , moms2be and nationwide children\u2019s hospital to provide stable housing and other support to pregnant women and families in need .\nthis website has all the information you will need to understand your caresource benefits . you can find a list of providers as well as other resources . you can also find member handbooks and health surveys \u2013 all designed to keep you and your family healthy !\ncaresource is a non - profit managed care company that provides managed health coverage to more than 1 . 8 million members . we pride ourselves on understanding our commitment to the marketplace , understanding our members and helping them understand and access their health insurance services .\ncaresource is a qualified health plan issuer in the health insurance marketplace . this is not a health insurance marketplace website . this website does not display all available plans . to see all available qualified health plan options available , go to www . healthcare . gov .\nat this point , you have met your $ 650 annual out - of - pocket maximum . for the rest of the benefit year , caresource will pay 100 percent of covered services as defined in the plan\u2019s summary of benefits and coverage or schedule of benefits .\nthe information presented on our website is not intended to constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation in connection with any service . if you are interested in any of caresource ' s services , please contact us for a complete description of the product and its availability .\ncaresource betsy woods , media relations specialist , 937 - 531 - 3158 betsy . woods @ urltoken or humana inc . corporate communications : jeff blunt , 513 - 826 - 7094 jblunt @ urltoken or investor relations : regina nethery , 502 - 580 - 3644 rnethery @ urltoken\nrevenue from the state and federal government controls payments and schedules . it also determines which counties caresource can expand to and which populations it can add . the company has advocated for those expansions 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", "topic": 39}], "title": "the microdreams foundation", "paragraphs": ["gregory f . casagrande , founder at the microdreams foundation , inc . - relationship science\nthe microdreams foundation , inc . south pacific business development microfinance network transformative ventures ltd .\nwe have 5 contacts for the microdreams foundation inc , including 3 contacts with email addresses .\nmission : the microdreams foundation supports small promising microfinance institutions in the developing world to achieve permanency through financial self - sufficiency .\nthe microdreams foundation provides direct investments , bilateral loans and loan guarantees to highly rated small microfinance institutions , ensuring funds continue to reach entrepeneurs in need throughout the developing world .\nthe microdreams foundation is located in newark , new jersey . this organization primarily operates in the civic and social associations business / industry within the membership organizations sector . this organization has been operating for approximately 8 years . the microdreams foundation is estimated to generate $ 201 , 273 in annual revenues , and employs approximately 3 people at this single location .\nprograms : the microdreams foundation provides direct investments , bilateral loans and loan guarantees to highly rated small microfinance institutions , ensuring funds continue to reach entrepeneurs in need throughout the developing world . the microdreams foundation provides direct investments , bilateral loans and loan guarantees to highly rated small microfinance institutions , ensuring funds continue to reach entrepeneurs in need throughout the developing world .\ngregory casagrande is the driving force behind the microdreams foundation ( \u201cmicrodreams\u201d ) and south pacific business development ( \u201cspbd\u201d ) , which make up the first successful microfinance network across the south pacific , with operations in samoa , tonga , fiji and the solomon islands . ( more about the founder )\nwe have 3 contacts for aids resource foundation for children inc , including 1 contact with email addresses .\nmicrodreams\u2019 microenterprise development partners in the fight against global poverty span the globe . below is a list of select microenterprise development organization ( medo ) alliances that microdreams has established :\naids resource foundation for children is located in newark , new jersey . this organization primarily operates in the civic and social associations business / industry within the membership organizations sector . aids resource foundation for children employs approximately 3 people at this branch location .\nour formal rebranding to \u201cthe microdreams foundation\u201d occurred in 2007 to highlight our expanding geographic focus and mission to assist young mfis to follow the successful path to commercial permanence blazed by spbd samoa . to that end , microdreams has provided critical financing to mfis in latin america to help them grow .\nwe need your help so microdreams can provide the critical financial assistance to spbd - fiji .\nhow can i put and write and define microdreams in a sentence and how is the word microdreams used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528microdreams\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528microdreams\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528microdreams\u9020\u53e5 , microdreams meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\nu . s . internal revenue code . donations to microdreams are tax - deductible .\nmicrodreams builds financially sustainable , replicable , and scalable medos that directly empower poor families to lift themselves permanently out of poverty . and microdreams does this where no one else does .\nthe microdreams foundation has its roots in the south pacific business development foundation ( spbd ) , a microenterprise development organization founded by greg casagrande in the pacific island nation of samoa in 2000 . spbd is the first successful medo in the pacific islands region and is well known for its efficiency and its effectiveness at empowering the poor . in 2007 , spbd - usa re - branded and became microdreams . microdreams is now focused on helping young medos follow the successful path to commercial permanence blazed by spbd . today , although microfinance is renowned , the vast majority of financing goes to the world\u2019s largest microfinance institutions , and hence the vast majority of the world\u2019s poor remain without meaningful economic opportunity . the execution of microdreams\u2019 vision will help to spread microfinance services throughout the developing world .\nwith support from donors and investors , microdreams usa and microdreams new zealand continue to grow . we are proud to be early investors in successful mfis in the south pacific and latin america . microdreams will continue to work with new partners around the world to seed the next generation of mfis that will benefit the world\u2019s poor .\nmicrodreams empowers the poor to lift themselves permanently out of poverty through meaningful economic opportunity . to learn more visit\nthrough its partner organizations , microdreams touches the lives of thousands of entrepreneurs , who in turn invest in their families\u2019 education and housing needs . microdreams is proud to be an organization focused on changing lives , one at a time . microdreams has helped empower dreams for those profiled below and many more .\nalso on the list are villagereach ( which charity evaluator givewell listed as its top rated charity from 2009 to november 2011 ) , living goods ( which has been profiled in many media outlets ) , bridge international academies ( a muso , and the microdreams foundation .\n' the microdreams foundation\n' is a u . s . 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non - profit organization founded by gregory casagrande in 2002 as a microfinance accelerator that helps small , growing micro - enterprise development organizations reach financial self - sufficiency .\nthe microdreams foundation is a charitable microfinance acceleration fund designed to help new and emerging microfinance and micro - enterprise development organizations launch and scale their organizations to the point of commercial viability . microdreams has been the driving force behind the development of the spbd microfinance network in the south pacific ( samoa , tonga and fiji ) and has helped to scale young emerging partner mfi\u2019s in bolivia , ecuador and peru . microdreams provides loans , loan guarantees and technical assistance to partner microfinance institutions to help them achieve their goals of providing meaningful economic opportunity to the poorest members of society .\nany references to a parallel application for incorporeal entities indicated through patch notes included with the revision were taken out in subsequent updates . further investigation by foundation agents is ongoing .\nmicrodreams uses loans , loan guarantees , and technical assistance to help provide meaningful economic opportunity to the poorest members of society .\nmicrodreams helped south pacific business development expand into tonga in 2009 , fiji in 2010 , and the solomon islands in 2013 .\nmicrodreams is a non - governmental , non - profit organization and a registered charitable organization in the united states and new zealand .\ngreg casagrande of summit , ceo of the microdreams foundation , meets the ceos of the eighth - grade groups that raised money for his organization . from left : jonathan saminski of westfield , jordan rose of north plainfield , naya shim of warren and yumna naqvi of south plainfield . ( photo courtesy of wardlaw - hartridge school )\ngenoveva has been a valuable client of emprender , microdreams\u2019 field partner in bolivia , since 2005 . do\u00f1a . . .\nmicrodreams\u2019 first investment was in spbd samoa . when spbd samoa repaid its start - up financing , microdreams reinvested this money into other mfis . we have been there every step of the way to support the launch and growth of spbd in samoa , tonga , fiji and the solomon islands .\nsouth pacific business development foundation ( spbd ) apia , samoa urltoken since its arrival in samoa in 2000 , spbd has provided over usd 12 million in loans to provide opportunities for some 9 , 000 samoan families . microdreams has helped spbd mobilize more than usd 1 million in financing via grants , direct loans and loan guarantees . microdreams funds have been used to provide loans to samoan women in need , execute key good governance projects and expand to the nearby and more rural samoan islands . microdreams also provided direct aid to hundreds of families devastated by the samoan tsunami in 5september 2009 .\nthe body shop australia , the wise foundation , and south pacific business development of samoa ( spbd - samoa ) have teamed up to launch a small business training and mentoring program for several small retail shop owners in samoa to help them further develop successful micro - enterprises . in addition to the training , the wise foundation also provided a $ a30 , 000 grant to spbd - samoa for the expansion of its micro - enterprise loan program .\nin 1989 , sting and trudie styler founded the rainforest foundation in response to a direct request for help from a kayapo indian leader in brazil who was seeking to protect his peoples\u2019 land and culture .\nwhat do you consider your greatest achievement ? other than my kids , the development and growth of my microfinance initiatives ( spbd and microdreams ) .\nwe have partnered with the following microfinance institutions in the south pacific and latin america . microdreams will continue to work with new partners around the world to seed the next generation of mfis that will benefit the world\u2019s poor .\ngreg casagrande greg is the founder and managing director of microdreams . he is also the founder of south pacific business development microfinance network ( spbd ) , the leading microfinance institution in the pacific islands region .\nthe rainforest foundation us has worked with three catchafire pro bono professionals to date . the projects included brand identity , a public relations plan and copywriting . all three of these initiatives have helped broaden awareness and support for their cause .\nwardlaw - hartridge students showed their compassion and generosity by providing microdreams with a $ 1 , 500 donation to support our work with the south pacific business development microfinance network . the school has supported microdreams and spbd for many years , and greg ( a graduate of the school ) visits to discuss microfinance and the work of spbd with students .\nthe rainforest foundation supports indigenous and traditional people of the world in their efforts to protect their environment and and fulfill their rights . the rainforest foundation was one of the first organizations to focus on the vital link between protection of the rainforest and securing the rights of indigenous peoples . as deforestation pressures have intensified , providing the support needed for indigenous peoples to remain stewards of their ancestral lands has proven to be extremely effective in protecting rainforest . recent data in brazil shows that the deforestation rate in the amazon was 1 % in indigenous areas versus 24 % outside of those areas .\nall four groups were able to make a profit in their businesses , led by ceos naya shim of warren , jonathan saminski of westfield , jordan rose of north plainfield and yumna naqvi of south plainfield . the money they raised , $ 2463 . 76 , was presented to casagrande on june 6 for his microdreams foundation to help empower more women to start businesses .\nmicrodreams will help change this by financing the startup of our newest micro - enterprise development organization field partner , spbd - fiji , which officially launched in october .\n4 . iamfi\u2019s membersfounding membersdoen foundation tiaa - crefomidyar network plainfield asset managementgray ghost ventures rockefeller foundationgray matters capital triodos managementprudentialcharter members blueorchard finance usa , g . casagrande ( spbd , microdreams ) , calvert foundation , co - operative financial services , developing world markets , elevar equity , global microfinance partners , hsbc , j . p . morgan , microcredit enterprises , microfinanza rating , microvest , minlam asset management , morgan stanley , norwegian microfinance initiative , planet rating , prudential , omidyar - tufts microfinance fund , orrick herrington & sutcliffe , ronoc , triple jump , individuals\nmicrodreams has recently posted its first projects to catchafire , and is now seeking its first pro bono professionals ! you can have an impact by helping microdreams with a copywriting project and a website design project . the copywriting project will assist microdreams deliver their message more effectively to donors / supporters , partners and other key stakeholders . the professional would work with the coo to play a crucial role in helping to convey their message in a compelling , thoughtful and inspirational way . microdreams is also looking for a website design professional who can help them re - design their new , but not - yet - launched website to better communicate the \u201clook and feel\u201d of the organization .\ngreg has not only changed lives in samoa , microdreams has also made it their goal to help other young microenterprise developers ( medo ) , follow their success . microdreams has delivered $ 500 , 000 of financing to young , well managed medo\u2019s in bolivia , ecuador , tonga and uganda .\nin 2007 , spbd - usa re - branded and became microdreams . microdreams is now focused on helping other young medo\u2019s follow the success path to commercial permanence blazed by spbd a few years earlier . since rebranding , microdreams has delivered nearly us $ 500 , 000 of financing to young , well managed medo ' s in bolivia , ecuador , tonga and uganda . each medo is now quickly scaling its operations to become permanently viable medo\u2019s dedicated to empowering the poor with a powerful hand - up and not a hand - out . microdreams continues to actively take on new partners around the world in its mission to seed the next generation of medo ' s to benefit the world\u2019s poor .\nthe organization\u2019s initial project led to a role coordinating the first ever privately funded demarcation of indian land in the region . since then the rainforest foundation has grown into a small network of four independent organizations in the us , the uk and norway , working collectively in 20 rainforest countries around the globe . collectively they have helped protect 28 million acres of forest .\nthe microdreams foundation has its roots in south pacific business development foundation ( spbd ) , a microenterprise development organization ( medo ) founded by greg casagrande in the pacific island nation of samoa in 2000 . spbd is the first successful medo in the pacific islands region and is well known for its efficiency and its effectiveness at empowering the poor . a sister organization , spbd - usa , was established in 2002 as a us 501c3 nonprofit organization to help fund the launch and growth of spbd in samoa . as spbd grew and become economically viable , several commercial entities stepped in to permanently finance its ongoing growth . this enabled spbd to payback its spbd - usa sponsored start - up financing and gave spbd - usa the opportunity to expand its horizons .\nedison \u2014 in january , greg casagrande , a 1981 graduate of the wardlaw - hartridge school and current member of its board of trustees , spoke to eighth grade students about business and finance . he told them that he started the south pacific development foundation / microdreams to empower women in the villages of samoa to begin their own businesses . the success of these women has enabled them to pay back their loans and also improve their communities by helping each other .\nfollowing the success of spbd samoa , microdreams helped the launch of spbd tonga in 2009 . in general , tonga\u2019s economy is vulnerable and employment opportunities are limited . around 70 % of the population lives in rural areas , where much of the rural poor lack a source of income . the labor force participation rate as a percentage of the female population is 54 % , which is one reason why the help of spbd tonga and microdreams is so important .\nthe microdreams team has deep experience in the u . s . and new zealand private sectors and a history of successfully harnessing private sector expertise to build efficient , sustainable , socially responsible businesses within the non - profit world .\nmicrodreams is the sister organization to the south pacific business development ( \u201cspbd\u201d ) microfinance network , the most successful group of mfis operating in the south pacific islands of samoa , tonga , fiji and the solomon islands . founder gregory casagrande and board members established microdreams in the united states and new zealand as charitable entities ( originally called spbd - usa and spbd - nz ) to enable friends and family in these countries to raise awareness and funds for microfinance in the south pacific .\nmicrodreams is a charitable organisation registered in the united states and new zealand . the organisation is focused on helping young microenterprise development organisations ( medo\u2019s ) follow the path to commercial permanence through credit and education . microdreams aims to empower the world\u2019s poor by providing them with meaningful economic opportunity so that they can work their way permanently out of poverty by providing sustainable , replicable and scalable solutions in markets where no one else does .\ntoday , although microfinance is renowned , the vast majority of financing goes to the world ' s largest microfinance institutions and hence the vast majority of the world ' s poor remain without meaningful economic opportunity . the execution of microdreams vision will help to spread microfinancial services to every corner of the developing world .\nmicrodreams works to ensure its partner microfinance institutions are able to grow and to provide much - needed financial and non - financial services to poor women in remote and rural areas .\nmicrodreams seeks only the highest quality microfinance partners who can demonstrate managerial excellence , client growth and a healthy loan portfolio and who share our value of providing meaningful economic opportunity to those who needed it most .\nmicrodreams has continued to help ider expand its outreach and services into the rural regions of peru . as of the end of 2015 , ider\u2019s percentage of female borrowers reached 59 . 7 % with 2 , 471 total active borrowers .\nsecuring land rights for indigenous peoples is a top priority for indigenous peoples across the world as it gives communities the control and security they need to protect their forests . however , indigenous groups often face significant legal , procedural and technical hurdles to obtaining legal recognition of their land rights , such as accurate marking of boundaries , professional maps and formal title documentation . the rainforest foundation is assisting its partners overcome these challenges by providing technical support to map territorial boundaries , document land claims and assist with complex administrative and legal procedures . on regional and national levels , the rainforest foundation is supporting indigenous organizations and networks to negotiate with the relevant authorities and gain formal recognition .\nin may and june , microdreams made loans totaling $ 250 , 000 and $ 200 , 000 to spbd samoa and spbd fiji respectively . the loans will enable the two entities to continue expanding their outreach and improving their product offerings .\nmicrodreams is pleased to have polly kelekis join the team as its first chief operating officer . polly is working closely with greg to develop the organization further and grow its resource base with the ultimate goal of empowering poor microentrepreneurs by providing them with meaningful economic opportunity so they can work their way permanently out of poverty . polly is responsible for the day - to - day operations of microdreams , including new business development , stakeholder relationship management , marketing , outreach and fundraising .\nmicrodreams monitors its mfi partners and ensures that they provide loans for underprivileged people to start their own businesses as well as proper training and mentoring to guide their female microentrepreneurs towards business success .\nalong with his partner claire he traveled to samoa in 2006 and saw the spbd and microdreams project in progress . it was both humbling and inspiring to visit several villages and witness first hand what the project means to the women involved and the significant impact on their day to day lives .\nin january 2014 , the new zealand - based snakk media , contributed funding to microdreams in support of the spbd networks ' newest branches in fiji and the solomon islands as part of its impactful treasury management strategy and in recognition of new zealand ' s deep links to the south pacific .\nwe offer an enormous thanks to graeme wise , founder and owner of the body shop australia and the wise foundation , for his support of samoan micro - entrepreneurs through this program . we also express our heartfelt appreciation to alex mcdonald , mark kindness , louisa trombin , adam valvasori , lawrence cupido , and all others involved .\nprior to launching my own mfi , i visited chittagong , bangladesh for a few weeks to learn firsthand the details of operating an mfi from one of the world\u2019s most successful organizations , grameen bank . back in samoa and armed with new knowledge , i launched a greenfield mfi to give samoan women the opportunity to improve their families\u2019 lives . and thus , spbd was born . when my family and friends learned what i was doing , they wanted to help . so , we established the microdreams foundation ( originally called spbd - usa ) to raise awareness and funds for microfinance in the south pacific .\nsince rebranding , microdreams has delivered more than us $ 1 . 5m of financing to young , well managed medos in bolivia , ecuador , peru , samoa , tonga and fiji . each medo is scaling its operations to become permanently viable and is dedicated to empowering the poor with a powerful hand - up and not a hand - out . microdreams continues to actively take on new partners around the world in its mission to seed the next generation of medos to benefit the world\u2019s poor .\nif you want to get involved , please favorite the rainforest foundation us on catchafire . ( you need to be logged in to do this . ) we\u2019ll alert you as new opportunities to get involved become available . if you want to learn more about this great opportunity , email community @ catchafire . org .\nmicrodreams acts as a catalyst to help develop and grow a new generation of microenterprise development organizations ( medos ) . with microdreams\u2019 suite of new venture financing and advisory services , these small , young , promising , potentially high - growth medos will grow , prosper and become permanent entities in their communities . they will provide the local poor with small business training , unsecured credit and ongoing guidance and motivation to make their clients\u2019 micro - businesses a success . microdreams\u2019 medo partners will also provide their clients credit for basic housing improvements and for childhood education , as well as access to convenient savings facilities and appropriate insurance coverage .\nmicrodreams will act as a catalyst to help develop and grow a new generation of microenterprise development organizations ( medos ) . with microdreams suite of new venture financing and advisory services , these small , young , promising , potentially hi - growth medos will grow , prosper and become permanent entities in their communities . they will provide the local poor with small business training , unsecured credit and ongoing guidance and motivation to make their clients ' micro - businesses a success . microdreams medo partners will also provide their clients credit for basic housing improvements and for childhood education as well as access to convenient savings facilities and appropriate insurance coverage .\nout of 80 nominations , spbd has been shortlisted as a finalist in the microfinance recognition awards taking place in washington d . c . on october 26 . spbd has been nominated in the category of microfinance professionalization . other shortlisted organizations in this category include sks microfinance , grameen foundation , and women ' s world banking . congratulations and good luck !\nwomen like tina in samoa , had the opportunity to start her own company with just a $ 270 loan from microdreams . now she is able to support her five children . this is just one of the success stories made possible by greg and his initiative .\ntay - bandz primarily does good through raising funds for cutting - edge pediatric cancer research . the foundation is currently funding research at memorial sloan - kettering cancer center , hope & heroes children\u2019s cancer fund at the columbia university medical center and the national institutes of health . through partnerships with corporate sponsors such as bloomingdale\u2019s and capitalone , tay - bandz advocates for research and raises awareness of the lack of adequate government funding .\nsince its founding , microdreams has delivered approximately us $ 2 , 000 , 000 of financing to young , well - managed medos ( microenterprise development organizations ) in bolivia , ecuador , peru , tonga , fiji , and the solomon islands .\nmicrodreams is currently looking for professionals to help them with a copywriting project . and a website design project . if this is not in your skillset but you would like to get involved , please favorite the microdreams page on catchafire . ( you need to be logged in to do this . ) we\u2019ll alert you as new opportunities to get involved become available . if you want to learn more about this great opportunity , email community @ catchafire . org .\ndescription : scp - 2876 is a smartphone application titled\nheadspace\nappearing in web application marketplaces connected to the global public internet . it describes itself as a service making\ndreams from the floor to your door\nand allows users to purchase customized dreams and microdreams .\nchange the name ( also url address , possibly the category ) of the page .\nvia a loan guarantee , microdreams negotiated fundamic ' s access to usd 100 , 000 in financing from a commercial bank . the funds are being used to expand fundamic ' s regional reach and provide more dollars to more ecuadorian entrepreneurs in need .\ngenoveva llanos de marin makes beautiful shoes in her small house in bolivia . thanks to the support she is getting from microdreams ' patner emprender , genoveva was able to improve and expand her home and workshop , and also help her daughter through university .\nover the past nine years , microdreams has provided substantial support to the spbd microfinance network in all four of its branches in ( samoa , tonga , fiji , and the solomon islands ) and has helped to scale up other young emerging partner microfinance institutions ( mfis ) in bolivia , ecuador , and peru .\nnavigating the waters of nonprofit , international poverty alleviation through microfinance is tricky business , and microdreams could not do what we do without expert legal help . thanks to an incredibly talented team from allen & overy law firm in new york , we have received valuable legal advice and services relating to complex governance and regulatory issues . the allen & overy team ' s professional expertise and extensive due diligence will ensure microdreams ' ability to carry on our work around the world . what ' s more , they provided all these services pro bono !\nfor many organizations with a mission to serve the poor , it is essential to measure local poverty levels and track their development so that services can be properly targeted and so stakeholders are provided with objective evidence demonstrating the influence and impact such institutions are generating . developed by the grameen foundation to be easy to use by local organizations , the progress out of poverty index is one of the most recognized and effective poverty measurement tools and is used by over 200 organizations in 45 countries worldwide , including the international finance corporation .\nthrough funding from whole planet foundation and pfip , spbd solomon islands opened a second branch in munda on march 11 th , 2016 . in the next three years , spbd si plans to reach another 5 , 255 women entrepreneurs and give $ 15 . 4 million sbd ( $ 1 . 9m usd ) in loans . already and even in the first month of its opening , the munda branch had already served over 200 clients .\nfive body shop employees will visit samoa for a week , pro bono , to initially train 10 spbd members who have started their own retail shops in merchandising , marketing , customer service , and business planning . the wise foundation will also assist in the development of the curriculum for the small business training and mentoring program . this inspiration program will offer samoan women entrepreneurs the opportunity to grow and develop their businesses and entrepreneurial skills , and provide australian entrepreneurs a unique challenge and cross - cultural exchange .\nit ' s official : south pacific business development has expanded to fiji ! the new microenterprise development organization will bring meaningful economic opportunity to tens of thousands of low income fijians . microdreams will provide major financial support to spbd - fiji to catalyze its outreach and growth .\nmission markets is currently working with their first pro bono professional on a brand identity project . mission markets had a lot of ideas about the brand and messaging related to their marketing , but were looking for an expert to help them define the right brand to capture who they are and what they are trying to do . this brand identity will clearly convey their mission , values and personality to the outside world and form the foundation of their future marketing and communications strategy .\nspbd microfinance ltd - tonga nuku\u2019alofa , tonga microdreams is proud to be the major launch partner for spbd - tonga which began operations in august 2009 . spbd - tonga helps fight poverty by providing opportunities for women and their families to enhance their income generating capabilities through microfinance and training . microdreams has provided over usd 200 , 000 in start - up capital to help spbd - tonga reach nearly 1000 tongan microentrepreneurs in only a few short months . spbd - tonga operates on the main island of tongatapu and will subsequently expand to outer islands .\nthe body shop australia , wise foundation and spbd samoa launched a pilot to strengthen microenterprises and build business skills for spbd clients . last month , a small group of clients participated in the business development workshop led by facilitators and mentors of the body shop australia . during the 5 - day training and mentoring program , spbd clients learned about sound business principles , including good service , merchandising , promotions and cash flow . with help from program mentors , clients applied the theory in each of their respective businesses .\nmicrodreams works in samoa , tonga , fiji , the solomon islands , vanuatu ( 2017 ) and peru has helped more than 60 , 000 poor but aspiring micro - entrepreneurs lift themselves and thier families out of poverty in these nations via a sustainable micro - entrepreneurship program .\nmicrodreams mission is to empower the world ' s poor by providing them with meaningful economic opportunity so that they can work their way permanently out of poverty . we work in countries throughout the south pacific - - samoa , tonga , fiji , solomon islands , vanuatu ( 2017 ) - - and in latin america .\nspbd launched services in fiji in december 2010 . after strong successes in samoa , empower women to start microbusiness with funds sources from spbd . since its opening , spbd fiji has disbursed 25 , 250 loans to its clients since inception . microdreams expects spbd fiji to become the largest mfi in the sbpd network over the next 5 years with a client base in excess of 20 , 000 clients . since the devastating cyclone winston , that killed two spbd fiji members and destroyed many of their homes , grants from many funders have been given to spbd for the relief and rehabilitation program . microdreams new zealand gave approximately us $ 40 , 540 or fj $ 83 , 402 to the program and more funds are expected to come in the next quarter .\nbased on casagrande\u2019s business , a project was created so that the eighth graders would understand the purpose of microdreams and help them become leaders themselves . the eighth graders were broken up into four groups and each group was to form a business , elect officers , write a business plan and double the $ 140 given to them by the middle school student council as start - up money . they worked on this project from late february until the second week in may .\nat microdreams , we believe that extending financial services to low - income people \u2013 known as \u201cmicrofinance\u201d \u2013 is an effective and flexible strategy in the fight against poverty . we believe that everyone deserves access to financial services , which will help them work their way to a better future . today , microfinance institutions ( mfis ) provide critical financial services to some of the poorest populations in the world that are viewed as \u201ctoo risky\u201d by traditional financial institutions . by establishing successful mfis , microdreams enables poor , aspiring microentrepreneurs to start or grow their businesses and generate income to improve the quality of life for themselves and their families . we have seen the results , and we are proud to support our partner mfis and the hard - working microentrepreneurs they serve .\npolly brings more than 17 years of both corporate and non - profit experience to microdreams , including six years in the microfinance industry . her work in microfinance has taken her to diverse countries , including tanzania , honduras , haiti , armenia and fiji . prior to microdreams , polly worked at finca international and consulted for the united nations capital development fund ( uncdf ) . in 2003 - 04 , she managed the volunteer team for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2004 olympic games in athens , greece . previously , polly held posts at accenture and booz allen hamilton and also worked at the office of dr . henry a . kissinger , the center for strategic and international studies ( csis ) , and the corporate executive board . polly has an mba from the wharton school of business , an ma in international economics and international relations from the school of advanced international studies ( sais ) of the johns hopkins university , and a ba from yale university .\npolly brings more than 17 years of both corporate and non - profit experience to microdreams , including six years in the microfinance industry . her work in microfinance has taken her to diverse countries , including tanzania , honduras , haiti , armenia and fiji . prior to microdreams , polly worked at finca international and consulted for the financial inclusion practice area ( fipa ) of the united nations capital development fund ( uncdf ) . in 2003 - 04 , she managed the volunteer team for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2004 olympic games in athens , greece . previously , polly held posts at accenture and booz allen hamilton and also worked at the office of dr . henry a . kissinger , the center for strategic and international studies ( csis ) , and the corporate executive board . polly has an mba from the wharton school of business , an ma in international economics and international relations from the school of advanced international studies ( sais ) of the johns hopkins university , and a ba from yale university .\none device containing scp - 2876 is to be held in a deactivated state within site - 77 . it is to be regularly activated every 30 days in a controlled environment in order to check for updates and changes to scp - 2876 ' s functionality . scp - 2876 ' s apparent origin point of portland , or , is to be monitored by foundation agents stationed at site - 64 for future activity .\nmicrodreams is a non - governmental , non - profit organization and a registered charitable organization in the united states and new zealand . our mission is to directly empower the world\u2019s poor by providing them with meaningful economic opportunity so that they can work their way permanently out of poverty . we provide sustainable , replicable and scalable solutions in markets where no one else does .\npolly kelekis as chief operating officer , polly is charged with further developing the organization and growing its resource base with the ultimate goal of empowering poor micro entrepreneurs by providing them with meaningful economic opportunity so they can work their way permanently out of poverty . polly is responsible for the day - to - day operations of microdreams , including new business development , stakeholder relationship management , marketing , outreach and fundraising .\nallyson lippert allyson lippert is a consultant at the boston consulting group , focusing on retail and marketing work . she received her mba in 2007 from the stanford graduate school of business with certificates in both global and public management . she interned with south pacific business development foundation during the summer of 2002 , completing marketing projects for the organization . in addition , she created 20 paintings of women at work in the micro - businesses to raise awareness of spbd and the impact of microcredit . she graduated from the university of north carolina at chapel hill in 2003 with a bs in business administration and a ba in political science , having written a thesis entitled\nthe macroeconomic impact of microfinance in samoa .\nshe currently resides in san francisco .\nsignificantly increased the visibility of the breadth of issues facing lgbt people and their families . throughout 2010 , the task force was one of the most quoted lgbt organizations in the country , and has one of the largest and most - followed social media efforts in the community .\n1 . to hold the issue of youth unemployment firmly on the global agenda .\nider cv was established in 1990 as a development ngo and has been involved in microfinance since 1993 through its procrider division . procrider currently has nearly 3 , 000 clients in the la libertad , tumbes and cajamarca regions of northern peru . through microdreams\u2019 support , ider cv has accessed usd 150 , 000 in additional financing to expand its services mainly to poor rural clients in the huamachuco area .\nto build a successful microfinance network , i believe one of the key factors is to be client - oriented \u2013 we must always be respectful of our clients and work hard to directly serve their needs . it is this culture of respect and client service that runs throughout the work that microdreams and spbd does . this is why we refer to them as \u201cclients\u201d and not \u201cbeneficiaries . \u201d\nat the award ceremony in tonga , the minister of education , women ' s affairs and culture gave the keynote address .\nthe experience proved valuable for both spbd and the students . as ashley larson writes ,\ncoverage of the initiative , by clicking on the video below or go to urltoken .\nanother of the task force\u2019s most exciting new programs is the new beginning initiative , composed of a variety of organizations which are organized by the task force . the coalition has been working with the obama administration to make concrete changes that benefit the entire lgbt community .\nthrough the queer the census campaign , the task force distributed over 140 , 000 stickers that people placed on their census envelopes demanding that lgbt individuals be counted in the census .\nlong before most residents in the village of matafaa rise in the morning , industrious faaea is wide awake , preparing the . . .\njim young jim has been a board member of microdreams and its predecessor organization since 2002 . he is a graduate of princeton university with an economics degree and received his mba from the kellogg school of management . he also completed the cfa program . jim works as an investment analyst at west family investments , a private family office , in evanston il . before his current position , he worked at goldman sachs for 19 years - equity research for 3 years in new york city and institutional equities sales for 16 years in chicago . he lives in evanston , il with his wife , karen , and children , stephanie , henry and katie . karen is an active and enthusiastic supporter of microdreams . jim and his family are committed to microfinance and its basic premise of helping people help themselves .\nwe continue to have a busy and productive year here at microdreams . in september and october i traveled to fiji to help launch our newest field partner , south pacific business development fiji ( spbd - fiji ) . lionel somaratne is the new general manager , bringing his extensive microfinance management experience as ceo of nationwide microbank in papua new guinea . ( you can read more about lionel and spbd - fiji\nbecause of the lack of employment in the area , karina decided to open a business making picture frames . she has used the . . .\n( thank you very much ) to the kelley team for their excellent report and to professor phil powell , the mba program chair , for coordinating the project and laying the groundwork in suva .\ntina is one of the micro - entrepreneurs supported by microdreams . she lives in a village in vaimoso , samoa and has a business which produces concrete balusters at her home . she has used her creativity , industrious work effort and a loan from microdreams\u2019 partner south pacific business development ( spbd ) samoa to implant herself right into the middle of the samoan construction industry . tina took out a st $ 750 ( about us $ 270 ) loan to purchase molding cases , a vice , iron rods and cement mix . using the tools , iron rods and concrete mix , she can make a finished concrete baluster in about three hours . she can sell a baluster for st $ 50 ( about us $ 18 ) and is now producing and selling 40 balusters per week . that\u2019s 120 hours per week ( her operation is truly around the clock ! ) . her balusters are used for new western style homes and offices , and tina has now lined up several local contractors to whom she supplies her product . tina , a mother of five , is also now able to afford significant improvements in her very basic home and can afford to give all of her children a good education and a good environment in which to grow up . she is just one of microdreams\u2019 shining examples of formerly poor members who are now supercharged micro - entrepreneurs .\ninstituto de desarrollo regional\ncesar vallejo\n( ider cv ) trujillo , peru urltoken ider cv was established in 1990 as a development ngo and has been involved in microfinance since 1993 through its procrider division . procrider currently has nearly 3 , 000 clients in the la libertad , tumbes and cajamarca regions of northern peru . through microdreams\u2019 support , ider cv has accessed usd 150 , 000 in additional financing to expand its services mainly to poor rural clients in the huamachuco area .\nspeak up now to stand with the 68 . 5 million refugees and displaced people around the world .\ngregory casagrande is the driving force behind south pacific business development ( \u201cspbd\u201d ) , the first successful microfinance network across the south pacific , with operations in samoa , tonga , fiji and the solomon islands .\nsouth pacific business development fiji announced that it is partnering with the reserve bank of fiji ( rbf ) and the microfinance charity good return to hold workshops on the progress out of poverty index ( ppi ) that has been developed for fiji and the first in the south pacific region . the aim of the workshops is to shed light on issues of poverty improvement , measuring and monitoring poverty , as well as to provide training for the use of the ppi .\nthank you for joining the mercy corps community . together we will help meet the world\u2019s urgent needs and build a brighter future for people around the world .\nthe final phase of the institute is innovation , during which scholars and community members bring the innovations they have developed into a business context and prototype their ideas . they use a process of iteration to develop the products or services into viable business options and collaborate on plans to access the investment needed to start the business .\nduddy , the middle school history co - chair , worked with casagrande to create this project for the eighth grade .\nmicrofinance stands as one of the most promising and cost - effective tools in the fight against global poverty .\njacoba siza pingos is a micro - entrepreneur from alluriquin , ecuador . she has received three microloans from microdreams ' ecuadorian partner , fundamic . as a 40 year old single mother , segunda works hard to support her children by making and selling taffy , candy and other sweets . the loans from fundamic have helped segunda grow her micro - enterprise and increase her income . segunda explains ,\ni ' m happy because this institution believes in me and helps me with credit and information to live better .\nthe sean costello memorial fund conducts fundraising through the sale of merchandise and music benefits , however they also search for donors who can provide ideas to further the cause and engage with scientists in groundbreaking research . in 2010 they sponsored a conference of three members of their scientific advisory board in san francisco with the purpose of analyzing data to determine the relationship between creativity and bipolar disorder . additionally , the data was used to evaluate the impact of mania on creativity . the results of this conference were so significant an article was published in clinical psychology review and spawned a community consultation day with crest . bd at the university of british columbia in vancouver . additionally , the scientists presented their findings at the irbd in rome this past april . the irbd is the largest international conference on bipolar disorder , and the sean costello fund was prominently represented .\non the unfortunate side , a few brave souls decided that this warning was the last straw and that they , too , have now decided to permanently move uphill into the bush .\nmicrodreams\u2019 goal is to help our microfinance institution ( mfi ) field partners to become permanently viable institutions dedicated to empowering the poor with a powerful hand - up \u2013 not a hand - out . we offer financial and non - financial support , including direct loans , loan guarantees , human resources development , strategic guidance and staff training . with our support , mfis can establish themselves in their communities , reach sustainability , and then scale up to become permanent entities \u2013 thereby creating self - sustaining , economic networks in local villages .\nmotor vehicles operating without the engine running , even running if the battery , engine , ignition and steering column were removed .\nsakhi has transformed the lives of both individuals and communities . here are the highlights of just a few of their achievements :\nthe village of lalomanu , samoa is gone \u2014 where 21 clients of spbd lived before the tsunami destroyed their homes and businesses .\nshe may not be on forbes\u2019 \u201cthe world\u2019s most powerful people\u201d list , but lupe made it to the top of . . .\nas he accepted the check from teacher nancy duddy , casagrande said , \u201ci am very impressed with the efforts that the eighth grade students pursued over the last few months . i am sure all the students learned about leadership and decision - making as well as the importance of teamwork . and , running a business requires financial planning , an understanding of what customers want and the ability to market and sell a product . this is a wonderful learning experience . \u201d\nthe amiji twins give kids an opportunity to get to know other kids living all around the world so they can discover the many things they share in common , and the little things that make them unique . the amiji twins are friendship dolls . every one is handmade by the pair in nepal and has a twin just like it in another country . a handwritten code on the amiji\u2019s tag allows kids to find where their twin lives on amijiworld . com .\ngreg casagrande has traveled the world , worked in the social sector , and the banking world , when he realized he had the tools to make a difference . ten years ago he and his wife were travelling through new zealand and fell in love with the country and decided to set up their family base camp there . samoa , an impoverished country was next door and the perfect place to launch\nthe planet finance group emerged from the belief that microfinance , alongside the three development mainstays of democracy , education and infrastructure , is a key factor in creating effective and sustainable anti - poverty strategies . with the support of our partners , the group\u2019s ambition is to create a fairer world by giving those who ar e financially excluded access to the means by which they can create their own businesses , save and take out insurance against the unpredictable events of daily life ."]}
{"id": 54586, "summary": [{"text": "oando is nigeria 's largest independent conglomerate in the energy industry , including petroleum products marketing , supply & trading , exploration and production , and gas distribution , and the first nigerian company to achieve a dual listing on both the nigerian and johannesburg stock exchanges .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "oando is nigeria 's largest indigenous oil company with a production output of 54,000 boepd and a market capitalisation of $ 894 million . ", "topic": 24}], "title": "oando", "paragraphs": ["over the years , oando plc has made a significant impact in the oil and gas industry especially in the downstream sector and has grown from one entity to seven that are now leaders in their different markets namely oando marketing , oando supply and trading , oando gas and power , oando energy services , oando exploration and production and oando terminalling .\nmr . boyo is the deputy group chief executive officer of the oando group . prior to this , mr . boyo doubled as the executive director , oando marketing limited and ceo of oando supply and trading limited .\noer concludes arrangement with oando plc for oando plc to acquire oer minority shares for a consideration of us $ 1 . 20 per share in cash\nin 2016 , oando plc completes strategic us $ 115 . 8 million gas and power agreement with helios . oando plc completes sale of akute ipp .\nin july 2012 , oando completed a reverse takeover ( \u201crto\u201d ) involving the former exile resources inc . to become oando energy resources inc . ( \u201coer\u201d ) . the rto was preceded by the restructuring of oando\u2019s shareholding in certain entities in the upstream exploration and production division of oando and transferring same to exile resources inc .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at oando , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the oando company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at oando .\noando cooking gas is a very good product , i will use dis medium to tell all of u out there that oando is good . . . . . t\n- oando energy resources inc . ( \u201c oer \u201d or the \u201c company \u201d )\n. . oh did i mention safety among others is taken seriously here at oando .\noando plc announces q1 2016 results , posts n4 . 1bn profit - after - tax\ni applied in - person . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at oando .\noando plc is africa\u2019s leading indigenous energy company operating in the upstream , midstream and downstream .\noando plc is a nigeria - based company that has strategic investments in energy companies across west africa . oando plc operates through subsidiaries , including oando marketing limited , engaged in the marketing of petroleum products , manufacturing and blending of lubricants ; gaslink nigeria limited , east horizon gas company , oando gas and power limited , akute power limited and central horizon gas company limited , engagaed in the distribution of natural gas for industrial customers ; oando supply and trading and oando trading , both engaged in the supply and distribution of petroleum products ; oando energy services , a provider of energy services , as well as oando exploration and production limited , active in the fields of exploration and production . in september 2012 , it acquired exile resources incorporated .\ncalgary , alberta , april 29 , 2016 - oando energy resources inc . ( \u201coer\u201d or the \u201ccompany\u201d ) ( tsx : oer ) announces that the outside date under oer\u2019s previously announced proposed plan of arrangement ( the \u201carrangement\u201d ) with oando plc and oando e & p holdings limited\neither bonus where others has declared their own . pls if oando is having problem could someone assist to inform me ? it given me headache everyday when i check the market update . it is only oando that is dropping . i wrote this so oando should encourage us ( investors\non monday , oando plc ( oando : lag ) closed at 6 . 40 , 16 . 36 % above the 52 week low of 5 . 50 set on sep 19 , 2017 .\nin september 2016 , oando announced the execution of a definitive agreement with a vehicle owned by funds advised by helios investment partners llp ( \u201chelios\u201d ) , a premier africa - focused private investment firm , to acquire 49 % of the voting rights in oando\u2019s midstream business subsidiary , oando gas and power limited .\nas a result of this and further to the announcement on june 30 , 2015 , a new company will be formed to hold interests in oando marketing limited , oando supply & trading limited , apapa spm limited , and oando trippmart limited . oando plc will retain 49 % shareholding in the newly formed corporate vehicle , with the consortium owning 49 % , and the residual 2 % owned by a local entity .\noando plc is organized functionally into a number of operating divisions . these divisions are grouped into three categories :\nshareholders requested a quick resolution to the issues with the petitioners to enable oando\u2019 management focus on building the brand .\noando said it had received a\nno objection\napproval from the sec for this increase in issued shares .\nspeculation in nigerian media was that the complaint related either to misrepresentations in oando\u2019s financial statements or to the price oando paid for the assets . it bought the conoco - phillips assets when a barrel of brent crude oil cost more than $ 100 .\noando is organised in three operating divisions : upstream , midstream and downstream . the upstream division is known as oando energy resources ( oer ) . oer is the largest local provider of rig services and the top nigerian exploration and production company . the midstream division is called oando gas & power ( og & p ; ) . og & p ; is responsible for building the biggest gas pipeline grid in sub - saharan africa , and for developing independent power stations including akute power , gaslink nigeria , alausa power and gas network services . the downstream division of oando consists of oando marketing plc ( omp ) , oando supply & trading ( ost ) and oando terminaling and logitstics ( otl ) . omp is the leading oil retail company in nigeria , ost is the biggest private and independent oil trading company in africa and otl is responsible for developing the infrastructure required by the downstream division .\nheadquartered in lagos , nigeria , oando is a leading independent african exploration and production company . the company\u2019s service portfolio includes exploration , production and marketing of petroleum products and distribution of gas . oando is the first company in nigeria to achieve being listed on both the south african and nigerian stock exchanges . through its upstream division oando energy resources ( oer ) , the company has an additional listing on the toronto stock exchange . oando owns more than 600 petrol stations throughout nigeria and employs around 1 , 000 employees\nly not impressed with the rate at which oando is dropping or falling in at the stock exchange market . should i be regretting\nalso , another representative of ansbury , mr . mike epelle , referred the task force to the ansbury\u2019s letter of august 17 , 2017 and explained that the controllers of whitmore ( another major institutional investor in oando plc ) , who are the same persons in control of oando plc , have frustrated every effort to constitute the board of oodp nigeria , the majority shareholder of oando plc .\noando plc , the integrated energy solutions provider with operations across west africa , today announced unaudited results for the nine months ended 30 september 2008 . oando has a primary listing on the nigerian stock exchange and a secondary listing on the jse limited ( jse ) .\nchannels tv , a nigerian broadcaster , reported on friday that some of the foreign investors in oando had filed a petition with the sec relating to oando\u2019s shareholding structure after it paid $ 1 . 65bn to buy the nigerian oil assets of conocophillips in july 2014 .\n\u201c\u2022ansbury ( indirect foreign investors in oando plc ) should write a letter to oando plc in response to the notice of meeting ( agm ) stating that there is no valid representation for oodp nigeria ( core investors in oando plc ) ; \u2022ansbury should file an action in court for an order postponing the agm or in the alternative , for an order of injunction restraining oando plc from entertaining any representation from oodp nigeria during the agm ; and \u2022ansbury should prepare a detailed written submission stating grounds upon which sec should postpone the agm . \u201d\nin 2005 , oando energy services was incorporated as an integrated oilfield services company to achieve the group\u2019s objectives in the upstream services industry .\nthe listing of the conversion shares increased oando\u2019s outstanding paid up shares from 12 . 034 billion ordinary shares to 12 . 431 billion ordinary shares . oando\u2019s market capitalisation however increased slightly from pre - conversion value of n99 . 082 billion to n99 . 451 billion after oando\u2019s share price dropped by 15 kobo or 1 . 84 per cent from opening value of n8 . 15 to close yesterday at n8 per share .\noando lekki refinery limited though yet to receive a refining licence , the oando group plans to construct a greenfield refinery in the lekki free trade zone with an optimal capacity size of 360 , 000 barrels per day ( 81per cent of the current total nameplate capacity of the countries four refineries .\nin 2014 , oando energy resources (\noer\n) listed on the tsx an affiliate company of oando plc entered into agreements with conocophillips (\ncop\n) to acquire its entire business interests in nigeria for a total cash consideration of ~ $ 1 . 5 billion . [ 6 ]\nin 2014 , oando divested the 128 km eastern horizon gas company ( ehgc ) franchise in a $ 250 million transaction with seven energy . [ 5 ]\nat the end of 2014 , oando had 9 . 1 - billion issued shares , about 2 - billion more than at the start of the year .\ngroup chief executive officer , oando plc , mr . wale tinubu , said that oando\u2019s strategy of growth across its business operations ; deleverage through the divestment of non - performing assets ; and profitability , by focusing on dollar denominated export earnings , has continue to steady the group against global and national economic headwinds .\nin july 2016 , oando entered into a tri - partite agreement with the vitol group , the world\u2019s largest independent trader of energy commodities and helios investment partner , a premier africa - focused private investment firm to form ovh ( formerly oando downstream ) the nation ' s leading supplier and distributor of refined petroleum products .\nthe group chief executive officer of oando plc , mr . wale tinubu has unveiled various strategies expected to boost the company\u2019s future performance and deliver returns to investors . oando had a rough patch , recording losses in 2014 and 2015 . however , it bounced back into profitability for the year ended december 31 , 2016 .\nnigerian integrated energy solutions provider , oando plc , is under investigation by the nigerian securities and exchange commission ( sec ) over alleged malpractices in its financial statements .\noando had doubled its turnover in the first quarter of this year as the indigenous energy group continued to reap from its strategic focus on assets optimization and deleverage .\noando\u2019s board of directors serve as the prudent fiduciary for shareholders and is responsible for proper management of the company . the board is made up of twelve ( 12 ) individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds of which four ( 4 ) are independent non - executive directors . the current directors of oando plc are as follows :\nat the end of 2014 oando\u2019s main shareholder , ocean and oil development partners , held 55 . 1 % . ocean and oil is 60 % - owned by delanson services , trustee for the family of businessman gabriele volpi , and 40 % by liberation management , trustee for the family of oando\u2019s ceo , jubril adewale tinubu .\nin 2014 , it concluded the acquisition of conocophillips\u2019 nigerian business through its upstream subsidiary , oando energy resources , making it the country\u2019s largest indigenous oil and gas producer .\nto contact oando plc , please visit . company data is provided by s & p ; global market intelligence . please use this form to report any data issues .\noando aims to continue growing reserves through harnessing existing resources while delivering sustainable value to stakeholders . through significant investments in local and offshore assets , oando\u2019s vision is to remain a cutting edge gas and oil company with world - class operations . the company has a firm stance on nurturing talented young people with an exposure and training initiative geared for accelerated learning . oando is committed to social and economic development of local communities in which the company operates . strong focus is placed of job creation and increasing local capacity .\nthe operations and activities of the oando group are in accordance with ethically acceptable and corporate governance best practices , as well as laws and regulations in the jurisdictions where we operate .\nin june 2015 , oando entered into an agreement with hv investments ii b . v . , (\nhvi\n) , a joint venture owned by a fund advised by helios investment partners (\nhelios\n) and the vitol group (\nvitol\n) , for a cash investment of us $ 461 million in oando\u2019s downstream business . [ 7 ]\nin 2008 , oando developed a \u201c business partner non solicitation policy \u201d which all our business partners are required to execute . the key element of this measure is to ensure that our business partners also subscribe to the same high standards of integrity . the non - solicitation policy is a declaration that a business partner will not offer bribes to employees of oando plc .\nmr . silvano bellinato , representing ansbury had told the task force that ansbury is not a direct shareholder of oando plc and stated that the company was requested to attend the meeting following the last letter of ansbury , dated august 17 , 2017 sent to the sec , seeking the assistance of the commission for the postponing of the oando agm as per the evidences provided .\nepelle informed the task force that intervention of sec is necessary as the primary regulator to protect the interests of all shareholders and investing public in general . part of the reasons for the foreign investors\u2019 agitation against the proposed agm , vanguard learnt , was that ansbury is alleging that wale tinubu , the chief executive officer ( ceo ) of oando plc , is trying to prevent the main shareholder of oando , indirectly ansbury , from taking any decision in oando plc , because ansbury is planning to remove him ( tinubu ) from the position of ceo of the company .\nspeaking at the agm held in uyo , akwa ibom state , mr adeleke oladimeji , a shareholder of oando plc expressed concern on how media reports are gradually eroding shareholders\u2019 investment in the company .\noando is nigeria ' s largest indigenous oil and gas company with a production output of 43 , 000 boepd , enterprise value of n520 billion and market capitalisation value of n115 . 1 billion .\non december 20 , 2012 , oando announced that its subsidiary oando energy resources entered into agreements with conocophillips to acquire its entire business interests in nigeria for a total cash consideration of us $ 1 . 79bn plus customary adjustments . the deal is stated to be finalized around march 2013 . this is part of the company\u2019s strategic move to enter into the high profit margin upstream oil industry in nigeria .\nshares in oando , the nigeria - based oil and gas company , fell more than 9 % in lagos after a tv report that it was being investigated by the nigerian securities and exchange commission .\nthe ethics and compliance program strives to promote ethical conduct in all business dealings , train employees on ethical standards . the program is part of the effort to mitigate risks and address our core values . the oando code of conduct and ethics principally guide the business activities of the group and is applicable to all directors , managers , employees and all third parties who work for and on behalf of oando .\noando energy resources has a portfolio of oil and gas assets in nigeria and sao tome & principe . we hold interests in 14 licences for exploration , development , and production of oil and gas concessions .\nthe ceos of each operating entity have agreed their respective long term strategies following a major review in 2013 . our upstream operations , oando energy resources ( oer ) who operate our exploration and production ( e & p ; ) business , and oando energy services ( oes ) who operate the largest swamp drilling rig fleet in the niger delta , have focused their strategies on their people , their partnerships and new technology .\nmr . tinubu is the group chief executive officer of oando plc , a position he assumed after a successful stint as the executive director , finance and administration of the company from july 2000 to june 2001 .\nthe share price of oando plc surged to a two - year high last week , rising by 20 . 2 per cent as investors reacted to positive developments in the company and the successful completion earlier strategic initiatives .\nin that direction , oando has taken the bull by the horn by establishing two registered two refineries as subsidiaries \u2013 oando port - harcourt refinery limited and oando lekki refinery limited . oando port harcourt refinery limited was incorporated as part of efforts by the oando group to partake in the 2005 privatisation bid rounds of the federal government owned port harcourt refinery . in line with its privatisation agenda , initiated in 2002 , the obasanjo - led administration had called for bids from prospective investors to buy a 51 per cent stake in the port - harcourt and kaduna refineries . while the kaduna refinery had a nameplate capacity of 110 , 000 barrels per day , the two refineries which make up the port harcourt refinery had capacities totaling 210 , 000 barrels per day . the group\u2019s bid for the port - harcourt refinery was entered in conjunction with oil giant , shell petroleum development company ( spdc ) . however , its bid efforts were unsuccessful , as the refinery was sold to bluestar oil services consortium limited for an estimated $ 561 million , though the sale agreement was later cancelled and monies returned to the bid winner .\noando said it considered the complaint to be\nunsubstantiated , misleading and defamatory\n. however , it did not respond to questions from business day on why it had not released a stock exchange announcement about the sec investigation .\nabuja , march 6 nigerian oil company oando has dropped its lawsuit against the domestic securities and exchange commission ( sec ) , paving the way for a forensic audit of the firm , the regulator said in a statement on tuesday .\ncommenting on the transaction , oando plc\u2019s group chief executive , wale tinubu , said : \u201cdespite global economic headwinds , we have taken the proactive approach to establish a strategic partnership which will leverage oando\u2019s sector dominance , considerable local knowledge and expertise ; together with hvi\u2019s international , and technical capabilities . this partnership will reinvigorate nigeria\u2019s downstream sector and create one of africa\u2019s largest downstream operations . we are extremely confident in the success and potential returns this alliance will deliver . \u201d\noando , a $ 250 million ( market cap ) energy conglomerate with assets in the downstream , midstream and upstream sectors , is one of nigeria\u2019s largest independent oil companies and is listed on both the nigeria and south africa stock exchanges .\noando now sells and distributes one in every five litres of petroleum in nigeria via over 500 retail outlets , and has operations across west africa \u2013 ghana , togo , and the republic of benin . in a bid to improve the overall efficiency of the industry and to lower product cost for the consumer , oando is poised to construct the largest products terminal in sub - saharan africa in the lekki free zone and an offshore sub - marine pipeline delivery system in apapa .\nlater in the same year , the company acquired agip petroli\u2019s 60 per cent stake of agip nigeria plc , through an international bid . the company was subsequently rebranded oando plc in december 2003 , a name which it holds till date .\noando\u2019s business is organized into six divisions operating in the downstream , mid - stream and upstream industries . the divisions are marketing , supply & trading , terminal & logistics , gas & power , energy services , and exploration & production .\noando provided maximum opportunities for career growth and development . it is a management by objective work environment , where employees are recognised and rewarded for excellent perfomance . the culture of excellence is predominant , with employees wanting to out perform themselves . -\npeople listen to ceo of oando jubril tinubu ' s speech during the second day of the world economic forum meeting on africa , at the cape town international convention centre on may 9 , 2013 , in cape town . afp photo / rodger bosch\nmr . boyo has a bachelor ' s degree in law from kings college , university of london , england ( 1989 ) . he is also a member of the nigerian bar association . he serves on the board of several companies which include gaslink nigeria ltd , oando togo , oando ghana , west african refinery company , ( warco ) sierra leone , stallion properties , ocean and oil services , indunmines ltd , quantum voice systems ltd , i2i nigeria ltd . and lagos preparatory school ltd .\nalready , the nnpc has pledged its support for the establishment of the proposed greenfield refinery in lekki , lagos and also praised the efforts of other industry players like oando plc , for its commitment to establishing refineries in nigeria to boost local refining capacity .\nin arriving at a fair value for the ordinary shares of oando plc post rights issue , we used the forecast of the company as contained in the rights circular . we considered the following factors in arriving at the forecasts we used for the valuation :\noando plc . is a nigeria - based integrated energy solutions provider . the company operates through four segments : exploration and production ( e & p ) , supply and trading , gas and power , and corporate and others . the e & p segment is\nother moves by ansbury , vanguard learnt , also include removal of all the components of the board of directors , reject any proposal concerning the remuneration of the ceo and the directors of oando plc , and eventually reject the approval of the annual report 2016 .\ndirectors\u2019 induction program : newly appointed members of the board are educated on the provisions of the group\u2019s code of business conduct & ethics and other related policies as part of the induction program . the programme also includes on - site visits to some of oando\u2019s facilities . this well - rounded / intensive induction process helps the directors understand the diverse nature of the businesses , the ethical values to which oando subscribes and the culture of the organization ; thereby enabling them to discharge their duties to all stakeholders effectively and efficiently .\nfirst registrars nigeria limited , one of the leading registrars and transfer agents in nigeria , render registrar services to oando plc . they are responsible the issuance of share certificates , dividend warrants , maintenance of the share register and other related services to our shareholders .\naccording to the notes to the group\u2019s 2014 annual report , oando converted $ 929m of debt , part of which was incurred to fund the purchase of the conocophillips assets , into 650 . 8 - million common shares and 325 . 4 - million warrants .\non the 9th of december of every year , oando joins the rest of the world to commemorate the \u201cinternational anti - corruption day\u201d in a bid to further entrench the ideals of good corporate governance and international best practice as an essential part of the company\u2019s culture .\n( lagos , nigeria ) \u2013 oando plc ( \u201coando\u201d or the \u201cgroup\u201d ) , nigeria\u2019s leading indigenous energy group , listed on both the nigerian and johannesburg stock exchange , has announced a $ 210 million recapitalization of its downstream operations by hv investments ii b . v . , ( \u201chvi\u201d ) , a joint venture owned by helios investment partners ( \u201chelios\u201d ) , a premier africa - focused private investment firm and the vitol group ( \u201cvitol\u201d ) , the world\u2019s largest independent trader of energy commodities ( together , the \u201cconsortium\u201d ) .\noando is currently in the capital market to raise the sum of n54 . 58bn via a rights issue . the rights issue is on the basis of 2 new ordinary shares for every 1 ordinary share held as at the close of business on october 19 , 2012 . the rights issue is a critical step for oando towards the execution of its strategic expansion plans ; optimising its balance sheet and improving its leverage position . the net issue proceeds , estimated at n52 . 9bn after deducting the total cost of the issue , will be applied as follows :\noando plc is one of africa\u2019s largest integrated energy solutions provider with a proud heritage . it has a primary listing on the nigeria stock exchange and a secondary listing on the johannesburg stock exchange . with shared values of teamwork , respect , integrity , passion and professionalism ( tripp )\nat oando , we are guided by various corporate governance codes such as the securities and exchange commission\u2019s code of corporate governance for public companies 2013 ( nigeria ) , the king iii code of corporate governance ( south africa ) and by integration , other acceptable corporate governance best practices .\noando has in the meantime released a press statement calling the petitions unsubstantiated , misleading and defamatory , and has said the company is fully co - operating with the sec in the discharge of its duties by providing all appropriate clarifications and rebuttals on the matters raised in the said correspondence .\n\u201cfurthermore the petitions have been filed by ansbury inc ( \u201cansbury\u201d ) : this petitioner is not a shareholder of the company , but a shareholder in a company domiciled in a jurisdiction outside nigeria which in turn holds shares in a nigerian investment company that is a shareholder in oando . \u201d\napplying a relative valuation method to derive the value of ordinary shares of oando , we arrived at a fair value of n19 . 12 per share . the current market value of oando share is n14 . 40 while the rights issue price is n12 . 00 . this means that the rights were offered to shareholders at a discount to the market price while the market price is also trading at a discount to our fair value . on the basis of this , we recommend that existing shareholders take up their rights or trade it on the floors of the nse and jse .\nthe internal audit unit is an independent , objective assurance and consulting department designed to add value and improve oando\u2019s operations . the department helps oando businesses accomplish their objectives by bringing a systematic , disciplined approach to evaluating and improving the effectiveness of risk management , control and governance processes . the department evaluates the adequacy , appropriateness , effectiveness and integrity of internal controls over financial reporting and business operations and proffer recommendations where weaknesses are noted . the internal audit performs a wide range of audit services including financial audits , compliance audits , operational audits , information technology audits , and investigations .\nreview of results oando ceo , adewale tinubu said , \u201cwe are pleased to announce today yet another strong performance , with gross profit of $ 138 . 63million , up 63 % over the same period in 2007 . this performance , anchored by superior and operating efficiency was largely driven by our supply and trading , marketing and increasingly , gas and power businesses . this reflects the diversity and strength of oando business model along the energy value chain . we are inspired by these results and confident that this positive trend will continue , leading to a robust year end performance . \u201d\noando\u2019s participation in the fight against corruption extends beyond the confines of our business operations . the company is actively involved in the global fight against corruption and the promotion of good corporate sustainability principles through its membership in a number of local and global anti - corruption organisations . these organizations include :\noando plc has just released its full year trading result to the floor of the nigerian stock exchange . the company , which has 905 , 084 , 628 units of shares outstanding , declared a turnover of n 336 . 859 billion and a profit after tax of n 10 . 096 billion .\noando plc yesterday concluded a debt - to - equity conversion with the listing of about 396 . 8 million ordinary shares that resulted from the transaction at the nigerian stock exchange ( nse ) . the transaction was valued at n3 . 17 billion at the closing value of the integrated energy group .\nin 2013 , oando plc succeeded in raising over n55 . 2 billion from the capital markets as its rights issue recorded 101 per cent subscription . the company issued 4 . 548 billion shares to existing shareholders at n12 per share between december 2012 and february 2013 with the intention of raising n54 . 6 billion . oando gas and power commissioned 10 . 4 mw alausa independent power plant to provide electricity to the lagos state secretariat complex . following the decommissioning of oes professionalism in 2013 , oes currently has a fleet of 4 rigs ; oes teamwork , oes respect , oes integrity and oes passion . [ 4 ]\noando gas and power is the largest private sector gas distributor and developer of captive power solutions in nigeria and handle our midstream operations . ogp aims to fund sustainable business growth in a manner that maintains value , minimizes costs and risks , creates successful stakeholder relationships and provides exciting growth and development opportunities for employees .\naccording to a report by nigerian newspaper , punch , the investigation was triggered by series of petitions filed by some foreign investors in relation to some changes in the shareholding structure of the company following a 2014 deal in which oando paid $ 1 . 65 billion for the acquisition of oil producing assets owned by conocophillips .\nshareholders of oando plc can specify the manner through which they want to receive the annual reports and other statutory reports of the company . shareholders who wish to receive correspondences from the company in an electronic format may complete the electronic delivery mandate form and return same to the company secretary or first registrars nigeria limited for processing .\nin 2012 , oando exploration and production limited (\noepl\n) signed a farm - in agreement with network exploration & production nigeria limited (\nnepn\n) for the acquisition of 40 % participating interest in the qua iboe field ( oml 13 ) subject to the consent of the minister of petroleum . [ 3 ]\nthe new company will be renamed ovh energy ( \u201covh\u201d ) to reflect its ownership structure and the commitment of its new shareholders . ovh will be led by a local management team , tasked with building the business , safely and efficiently . under the new business structure , the initial board will consist of mr . wale tinubu , group chief executive of oando plc . , as the chairman , mr . christian chammas , ceo of vivo energy , operating 1600 service stations across 16 african countries and other vitol and helios representatives . the current ceo , mr . yomi awobokun , will continue in his role . the service stations will retain the oando brand .\nin 2002 , ocean and oil led unipetrol ' s bid for a 60 % stake of agip nigeria plc , a rival petroleum marketing firm , owned by agip petroli bv , an italian - based oil company . the merged company was named oando plc in 2003 , making the company the largest downstream petroleum marketing company in nigeria .\noando plc is one of africa\u2019s largest integrated energy solutions providers with a proud heritage . it has a primary listing on the nigerian stock exchange and a secondary listing on the johannesburg stock exchange . it all started in 1956 when esso commenced business operations in nigeria as a petroluem marketing company . 1976 saw the government of nigeria buying esso and renaming it unipetrol . by 1991 unipetrol went public with 60 % of the shares going to investors . 1994 saw ocean and oil holdings being founded to supply and trade petroluem products in nigeria and worldwide . in 2002 , ocean and oil holdings acquired 60 % shares of agip nigeria plc and by 2003 unipetrol nigeria plc merged with agip nigeria plc to give birth to oando .\nin a response to the petitions and allegations of the foreign investors the management of oando plc had stated : \u201cthe company\u2019s position remains that these petitions have no merit as the issues raised have received board , shareholder and where required , sec approval . other matters highlighted by the petitioners could have been directed to the company and would have received the necessary clarification . \u201d\nhe also noted that oando acquired a n108 billion medium - term - loan with 11 nigerian banks ; this medium term five - year consolidated facility , with a three - year moratorium on principal , enabled the overall restructure of the group\u2019s obligations , which has reduced its borrowings significantly by 29 per cent to n225 . 9 billion in the first quarter of 2017 from n355 . 4 billion .\noando plc . is a nigeria - based integrated energy solutions provider . the company operates through four segments : exploration and production ( e & p ; ) , supply and trading , gas and power , and corporate and others . the e & p ; segment is involved in the exploration for and production of oil and gas through the acquisition of rights in oil . . . ( more )\noando was originally founded in 1956 as esso africa by exxon , an american corporation . in the late 1970s the government of nigeria bought majority shares in the company and it was rebranded as unipetrol nigeria . in the early 1990s the company was publically listed and later that year 60 % shares were sold to citizens of nigeria . by 2001 unipetrol had acquired 51 % shares in gaslink nigeria , a company responsible for over 150km of gas pipelines . between 2000 and 2001 ocean and oil , a private investment firm co - founded by benedict peters in 1990 , acquired 42 % of unipetrol . the following year ocean and oil led the acquisition of a 60 % stake in agip nigeria , a rival company . in 2003 the company was renamed to oando plc and became known as the largest nigerian downstream petroleum company .\nour downstream operations consist of our terminals and logistics business and the retailing of our refined petroleum products . oando marketing plc ( omp ) manages this aspect of our business with a distribution network of over 470 retail service stations . the omp strategy is to become a retail company that delivers a good return on investment in the smartest possible way , using sustainable means and technology and relying on the best people .\nin supporting the company\u2019s fight against corruption and unethical practices , the company established a framework through which errant business partners may be suspended or blacklisted for failure to comply with oando policies and procedures and the code of business conduct and ethics . the policy covers the adherence by business partners to contractual terms , safety , standards of ethics , financial propriety and human rights in the provision of goods and / or services .\nexplaining some of past initiatives , tinubu noted that the company deleveraged its balance sheet through the divestment of its upstream services company oando energy services and embarked on the expansion of its retail and gas footprint through a strategic partnership with helios investment partners and vitol group to recapitalise its downstream business for $ 210million and the $ 115 . 8 equity buy - in of its gas and power business by helios investment partners .\nthe securities and exchange commission , sec , has moved in to douse tension ahead of the 40th annual general meeting ( agm ) of oando plc scheduled for next week monday in uyo , akwa ibom state . ansbury , the indirect foreign investors in the major oil company , had sent another petition to the commission , seeking to suspend the agm over what they see as failure of corporate governance in the major oil company .\nsmart objectives have been developed by senior management to push forward these strategies . we have already begun to make progress and we have identified areas of investment that will allow us to adapt , improve and ultimately achieve our ambition to become the trusted investment , employer and partner of choice . we remain committed to our social responsibilities with our continued support of the oando foundation with funding and donations in kind from our corporate businesses .\noando is committed to doing business with only reputable , honest and qualified businesses . the company and its employees exercise due care and take reasonable steps and precautions , geared towards evaluating the anti - corruption and bribery risks of engaging with prospective business partners . in an increasingly complex global business environment , it is crucial for us as a company to know exactly who our business partners are and the reputational risks when dealing with them .\noando became the 21st member to sign unto the convention on november 16 , 2009 . following the recent business integrity failure and regulatory lapses in nigeria , the cbi began to focus on the promotion of a collaborative approach of promoting public - private sector partnership by hosting roundtable discussions with select groups of leaders of key government regulatory bodies and members of the business community to identify and implement sustainable models for corporate control against corrupt practices in nigeria .\nin the downstream and trading business , tinubu said that oando is currently diversifying markets and deepening relationships with refineries in order to increase west - africa presence . \u201cin 2018 , the company will expand operations across africa , specifically to southern african development community ( sadc ) and east africa community ( eac ) while 2019 to 2020 will see the company focus of assets acquisitions to drive forward expansion into other major african markets , \u201d he stresses . .\nvanguard learnt that sec has already set up an 11 - man task force to look into the matter and report back for it to take action before the agm date . in the interim report of the first meeting of the task force which vanguard sighted , titled , \u2018serious concern to corporate governance existence , gross abuse of corporate governance and financial mismanagement in oando plc\u2019 , the task force outlined three possible ways forward for the corporate dispute as follows :\nafter completing his academic education , benedict peters launched his career . he held various senior roles in banking , commodity trading and the nigerian oil and gas industry . in the early 1990s he became the co - founder of ocean and oil limited , known today as oando , a petroleum exploration and trading company . in 1994 peters joined mrs as managing director . mrs is a major downstream petroleum firm and the owner of all chevron / texaco petrol stations throughout west africa .\ndisclosing some of other initiatives to the capital market community , tinubu said in the midstream business ( power and gas ) of the company , the current initiative is to grow aggregate gas pipeline utilisation portfolio to an average of 70mmscfd , commence operation of gas trading platform , design and commence implementation of appropriate financing plan for oando gas & power ( ogp ) . he added in 2018 , the company would grow aggregate gas pipeline utilisation portfolio to an average of 100mmscf / day .\nnue for the conference attendees to learn more about oando\u2019s businesses and operations . we also got the opportunity to speak on two panel sessions where we led conversations around \u201cinvesting in the future of nigeria for sustained economic development & growth\u201d and \u201cthe independent producers\u2019 role in the future of upstream production\u201d . it was also our pleasure to host the networking lunch event on the second day of the event where key industry stakeholders were able to build and rekindle relationships as well as share key ideas .\nrecently the media has been agog with the news of oando plc and two petitioners alleging gross abuse of corporate governance and financial mismanagement . the petitioners , alhaji dahiru managal and ansburyinc , further requested a postponement of the company\u2019s 40th agm pending the close of the securities exchange commission\u2019s ( sec ) investigation . however on conclusion of its initial finding , the sec saw no material evidence that would warrant a postponement of the agm , further reiterating the company\u2019s position that the petitions lacked merit .\nas the largest integrated energy solutions group in sub - saharan africa it is our responsibility to develop a business model that protects our future and sustains our economic , social and environmental viability . we need to continue to deliver returns to our investors , provide employment opportunities and partner with stakeholders and others that share our vision in mutually beneficial relationships . these factors are critical to our business . at oando , sustainability is not incidental to the way we do business , it is fundamental to it .\nmr . boyo started his career with chief rotimi williams ' chambers , a leading nigerian law firm , where he specialized in shipping and oil services and worked on several joint venture transactions between the nnpc and major international oil companies . he was also a member of the team that represented the refineries in the nnpc judicial enquiry . he joined the ocean and oil group in 1994 , where he developed and managed the operations department before his appointment in july 2001 as executive director , oando plc .\nin 2007 , oando energy services acquired two oil drilling rigs in nigeria\u2019s niger delta . in 2008 , the company emerged nigeria\u2019s first indigenous oil company with interests in producing deep water assets through the acquisition of equity in two oil blocks . by 2009 , the company had acquired 5 swamp rigs and in 2010 , the company launched its first independent power plant for the lagos water corporation . the project involved the construction of a 12 . 5mw power plant to provide uninterrupted power supply to the lagos water corporation .\ngrmc is a management committee established pursuant to the enterprise risk management strategy of oando plc . the committee is mandated to develop policies and procedures for identifying , measuring and controlling risks identified in the group\u2019s risk universe . the committee provides assurance to the board and the risk environment healthsecurity safety and quality committee on the adequacy of the group\u2019s risk management systems as implemented and evaluate the group\u2019s risk profile , the action plans in place to manage high risks , and the progress against plans to achieve the group\u2019s risk strategy .\nthe company has grown significantly over the last ten years since the 2003 merger of unipetrol nigeria plc and agip nigeria plc to form oando . we considered it appropriate to conduct a major review of our businesses and strategic direction in 2013 . our long term perspective is transformational . our ambitions involve the autonomous and self - sustaining ability of our six primary divisions . discussions with respective chief executive officers ( ceos ) for each operating entity and senior management within the group were held to agree on the future direction of the company .\noando energy resources is a leading african exploration and production company . an independent oil and gas company with world - class operations , we are at the cutting edge of africa\u2019s upstream sector , with significant investments in a robust portfolio of oil and gas fields , as well as participating interests in onshore and offshore producing assets . our extensive asset base covers exploration , development , and production assets for both oil and gas , situated on and offshore in nigeria , and the exclusive economic zone ( eez ) of s\u00e3o tom\u00e9 and pr\u00edncipe .\nbalance sheet analysis . oando increased total assets by 119 % from $ 950m to $ 2 . 01bn in september 2008 while total liabilities grew by the same margin all driven mainly by the increased level of business activities . strategic acquisitions in the upstream sector have led to significant increases in our fixed asset balances , especially in the energy services and exploration & production businesses . this translated to the 30 % growth in total assets . the company intends to continue its drive towards building a sustainable business profile anchored on upstream business operations and gas distribution .\nprospects for the future the upstream and midstream operations will be the main drivers of oando\u2019s growth in the medium to long term . the marketing division is expected to sustain its current leadership role in supply management and on - time delivery of petroleum products to all our outlets . the company recently signed an agreement with a major fast moving consumer goods player thus boosting its non - fuel revenue potential . efficient management of its working capital ; effective supply chain management and trade receivable balances will ensure the company continues to show year on year growth in profitability .\noando\u2019s earliest roots can be traced to the formation of esso africa in 1956 . esso africa was a petroleum marketing company , a subsidiary of the exxon corporation of usa . in 1976 , the nigerian government purchased a controlling stake in the company and rebranded the company as unipetrol nigeria . on 1 march 1991 , unipetrol became a public limited company . later on in the same year , the nigerian government sold 60 % equity to the nigerian public in an initial public offering . by february 1992 , unipetrol was listed on the nigerian stock exchange . [ 1 ]\nfrom a medium - sized oil and gas company , with its focus primarily on the downstream oil segment , oando plc has metamorphosed into a full - scale energy conglomerate , with operating divisions which cut across the entire energy service or value chain . formerly unipetrol plc , the company has a primary listing in the petroleum marketing sector of the nigerian stock exchange and obtained a secondary listing on the johannesburg stock exchange ( jse ) , south africa in november 2005 , after meeting the requisite conditions for a cross - border inward listing set by the country\u2019s exchange authorities .\nat oando , we select our vendors on merit , competence , pricing , timely delivery through a competitive bidding process . the procurement department identifies suitable and qualified vendors who have the capability to provide the required services or solutions to meet the user department\u2019s requirement at the most competitive price . only valid vendors with track records of performance are selected and registered for business dealings . the performance of vendors is monitored to determine if the business relationship should be continued or discontinued . non \u2013 performing vendors are blacklisted and deactivated from the oracle and unqualified vendors are not registered .\noando became a signatory to the global compact in july 2009 and has been an active participant in the local network of the global compact in nigeria . the company is also a pioneer member of the global compact lead platform ; a corporate sustainability leadership forum that provides the opportunity to implement the blueprint for corporate sustainability leadership ( developed in close consultation with a large number of corporate participants and stakeholders and widely endorsed by business , governments , and civil society at the leader\u2019s summit in new york in june 2010 ) , and share related outcomes and learnings with the broader universe of companies .\nin 2011 , oando gas and power commissioned 128 km ehgc pipeline , the pipeline was built under a joint venture arrangement with the nigerian gas company ( ngc ) , a subsidiary of the nigerian national petroleum corporation ( nnpc ) ] . the gas infrastructure has the capacity to deliver up to 100 million standard cubic feet per day ( mmscf / d ) of natural gas and will deliver an initial 22mmscf / d of gas to its maiden customer , united cement company ( unicem ) , to fuel its new 2 . 5million metric tonnes per annum cement plant , located in mfamosing , akampka local government area of cross river state .\nkey extracts of the three - month report for the period ended march 31 , 2017 showed that oando group grew its top - line by 116 per cent to n138 . 27 billion in first quarter 2017 compared with n63 . 9 billion recorded in comparable period of 2016 . gross profit also increased by 53 per cent from n8 . 7 billion in first quarter 2016 to n13 . 4 billion in first quarter 2017 . the company recovered from a pre - tax loss of n461 million in first quarter 2016 with a pre - tax profit of n494 million in 2017 . the company also reduced its net indebtedness by 29 per cent from n316 . 6 billion in first quarter 2016 to n225 . 9 billion in first quarter 2017 ."]}
{"id": 54600, "summary": [{"text": "behringer is an audio equipment company founded by uli behringer in 1989 , in willich , germany .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "behringer was listed as the 14th largest manufacturer of music products in 2007 .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "behringer is a multinational group of companies , with direct marketing presence in 10 countries or territories and a sales network in over 130 countries around the world .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "though originally a german manufacturer , the company now makes its products in china .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company is owned by music group , a holding company chaired by uli behringer , which also owns other audio companies such as midas , klark teknik and bugera , as well as electronic manufacturing services company eurotec .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "in june 2012 , music group also acquired turbosound company , which designs and manufactures professional loudspeaker systems and was formerly owned by harman . ", "topic": 22}], "title": "behringer", "paragraphs": ["behringer takes 3 top awards . we are . . . - behringer academy | facebook\nview a complete list of dr . behringer ' s publications . follow dr . behringer on twitter : @ rrbehringer\nwhile behringer can legally clone curtis\u2019s circuit designs , mary curtis\u2019s message highlights that behringer \u2018knockoffs\u2019 impact the viability of \u2018authentic\u2019 reissues .\n\u201cwhile behringer can legally clone curtis\u2019s circuit designs , mary curtis\u2019s message highlights that behringer \u2018knockoffs\u2019 impact the viability of \u2018authentic\u2019 reissues . \u201d\ncoolaudio is owned by behringer . i ' ve heard stories where they refused to sell to companies they thought might compete with behringer . neil\nsavvy about the circuit board ruling , roland took behringer to court in 2005 for copying the look of its boss pedals , claiming that behringer was creating brand confusion . behringer and roland settled out of court , and the look of behringer\u2019s cheaper cloned pedals changed quickly . but the settlement didn\u2019t stop behringer from copying the look of line 6\u2019s pedals .\nyou\u2019re also blithely ignoring that your cheap gear is only possible because behringer uses poorly paid factory chinese workers that work and live at \u2018behringer city\u2019 .\nmesa ' s was also less than behringer ( . 71 ) of course that ' s comparing guitar amps to behringers entire line not just behringer amps .\nalcoa , inc . , individually and as successor - in - interest to reynolds metal company , appellant v . barbara behringer and leroy behringer , appellees .\nproud owner of several quality behringer products here . the road goes both ways .\nwell i just put an order for a moog d . well done behringer !\nbehringer tends to offer two defenses of the cloning . in the post linking to information about the peavey and mackie suits , behringer offers several other links to court briefs about other musical instrument companies infringing copyright . behringer\u2019s defense there seems to be , more or less , that everyone does it , so why shouldn\u2019t behringer .\naccording to uli behringer his piano teacher , impressed with his sense of perfect pitch , nicknamed him\nthe ear\n, the inspiration for the behringer ear logo .\nmore recently , peavey filed an action against behringer in the southern district of mississippi , accusing behringer of infringing a patent relating to the peavey messenger portable sound system .\nbecause ajh , . com etc plus the diy scene are so small as to be almost completely insignificant compared to behringer . even moog themselves are tiny compared to behringer .\nthe original behringer will be worth more and it is the one everybody will want .\nthere was the old studio rule . . never send audio thru a behringer product .\nbehringer is chinese , they purpose built a factory there to make all their products .\nthere isn ' t a chinese contractor making stuff for behringer , behringer factory in china is owned by them and it is the one who manufactures for other audio companies .\nif audio passes through it and it says behringer , i will not use it .\npatent and competition issues between peavey and behringer brand owner the music group ( uli behringer pictured ) look set to be keeping m\u2019learned friends very busy over the next few months .\n7 . in this case , the duty to mr . behringer , if any , would necessarily arise from and be dependent on the duty , if any , to mrs . behringer . because we conclude alcoa did not owe a legal duty to mrs . behringer , we necessarily conclude alcoa did not owe a derivative legal duty to mr . behringer .\n\u2026you just victims of the troll behringer campaign , and fashion victims of the moog brand .\ni wouldn ' t have an issue with behringer if the minimoog was out of production .\nbehringer is not evil but they take us down the wrong path , ethically . . .\nuli behringer producing a minimoog clone in vietnam or malaysia for $ 400 is a disgrace .\nif behringer hadn ' t done it , i ' m positive someone else would have .\nwhistle blowing ? please . uli has his components manufactured in behringer city for a reason . i harbor no prejudice for or against behringer , but c\u2019mon , he\u2019s not synth - jesus .\nthis attitude is why i think that behringer might be wise to purchase an existing synth company .\nyou think behringer can win you over ? . . . . x32 that is . . .\nwinners of behringer - crawford\u2019s annual two - headed calf awards announced ; reservations by feb . 28\nin the gearslutz thread where founder uli behringer announced his plans to manufacture his model d clone , he offered an alternate story about the roland debacle and also provided some links to information about the mackie suit ( to a gearslutz post defending behringer ) and a lawsuit with peavey that behringer won .\nyes this is just blatant behringer bashing . this article insinuates that behringer are somehow desecrating curtis\u2019 name by stealing his legacy and using his name to sell synths ( they haven\u2019t even made yet ) .\nbut then briefly informs us at the very end that behringer aren\u2019t actually doing any of these things .\nthere ' s the addition of white / pink noise , too , but behringer sounds pretty thin .\nin 1997 , mackie sued behringer and its us distributor samson over cloning its mixers . mackie won the suit that year , but in 1999 a judge ruled that even though behringer\u2019s circuit boards were plagiarized , circuit board design is not covered by us copyright law . this basically freed behringer to clone as it wished . when mackie released its onyx line a few years later , behringer released its xenyx mixers .\ni think people are annoyed with the behringer model d because of the history of behringer cloning other manufacturer ' s products down to the smallest detail . would you not be annoyed if behringer released the\nrubehrcon\n, a complete rubicon clone down to the panel interface , at a fraction of the cost ?\nthe behringer - related entities currently involved in these suits include : music group services lu sarl , a corporation currently located on mauritius ( an island off the coast of madagascar ) ; music group services us , inc . , a washington state corporation ; behringer international gmbh , a german corporation ; behringer holdings ( pte ) ltd . , a singapore company ; red chip company ltd . , a british virgin islands corporation ; behringer usa inc . , a washington state corporation ; and behringer spezielle studiotechnik gmbh , a german corporation .\nsubscribe to behringer - urltoken like behringer on facebook : urltoken follow behringer on instagram : urltoken follow behringer on twitter : urltoken - - - - - - - - - - watch as chuxx morris test drive the revolutionary xr18 for the first time and see how easy it is to dial in a show with x air . - - - - - - - - - - see more from chuxx morris : urltoken show less\nre : you think behringer can win you over ? . . . . x32 that is . . .\nbehringer deserves the same honest critique that every other manufacturer gets from users here . even at their prices .\nfor the record i won ' t be buying the behringer minimoog , i don ' t need one .\nwow the demo comparison sounds pretty close . does behringer have plans to make a keyboard version of this ?\nso we have a confirmed hit . despite the grumpyness of some . well done , behringer . . .\ni thought you might like to see a memorial for andy marvin behringer i found on findagrave . com .\nwinners of behringer - crawford\u2019s annual two - headed calf awards announced ; reservations by feb . 28 | nkytribune\ni have a x32 , xr18 , ada8200 , and many other behringer products and they have served me very well . never had a problem and been a behringer user for more then 10 years . just my 2c\nbehringer is an audio equipment company founded by uli behringer in 1989 , in willich , germany . behringer was listed as the 14th largest manufacturer of music products in 2007 . [ 3 ] behringer is a multi - national group of companies , with direct marketing presence in 10 countries or territories and a sales network in over 130 countries around the world . though originally a german manufacturer , the company now makes its products in china .\ni see a lot of people comparing this to how behringer is helping musicians by providing them what they need .\nbehringer and mackie : in 1997 , mackie sued not only behringer but distributor samson and retailer sam ash . mackie claimed that behringer mixers were intended as exact copies of mackie mixers \u2013 not only of external look and feel , but circuit design and individual components . in 1999 , behringer and samson claimed a decision by the us copyright office \u201cvindicated\u201d the company . that supposed vindication is fairly empty , however . the us copyright office didn\u2019t say that behringer\u2019s circuit designs were original . instead , they said that the circuit board designs weren\u2019t covered by the us copyright office . that has more to do with peculiarities of us intellectual property law than it does a vindication of behringer .\nwell i just put an order for a moog d . well done behringer ! i still have a week before i can send the behringer back . i someone can ' t wait to get theirs get in touch . . .\nwe at behringer believe that our sole purpose is to be an academy , because learning and teaching are . . .\nand has been working to release other classic designs to meet growing demand . and they take issue with behringer\u2019s clones .\nsure , behringer deserves the same honest critique that every other manufacturer gets from users here . even at their prices .\nthere ' s one case where behringer ' s build could be an increase in quality compared to the current version .\nwill admit : if behringer were to make a small easel i know i ' d buy two of ' em .\n) , memorial page for andy marvin behringer ( 1 mar 1941\u201310 nov 1966 ) , find a grave memorial no .\nwhether it\u2019s that noble mission or a cold , calculated market play , behringer is evidently proud to continue the practice .\nbehringer has it ' s place amount the poor and down trodden . i have 4 bcfs 3 bcrs and 2 ada8000s\nanyway : buing the behringer clone will not stop your desire of owning the real thing , you will always be a looser , poor , making mr . behringer more rich , and always staiyng unsatisfaid cause you dont own the real thing .\nwhile behringer has recently announced plans to clone everything synth - related , not everyone is enamored with the company\u2019s cloning plans .\nmaybe , just maybe , behringer has done a lot more than lots of people want to see for the music industry .\nyou think behringer can win you over ? . . . . x32 that is . . . - page 2 - urltoken\nurltoken \u00bb forums \u00bb keyboard magazine forums \u00bb the keyboard corner \u00bb behringer coming out with an analog synth . . ? ?\nupdate : the sales rep at sweetwater says the expected delivery date for the behringer model d is the beginning of october .\nbehringer awards just keep coming , with pro sound web and live sound international announcing the new behringer x32 compact digital mixing console and p16 - m 16 - channel digital personal mixer as top winners at this years annual\nreaders\u2019 choice awards\n.\npatent and competition issues between peavey and behringer look set to be keeping m\u2019learned friends very busy over the next few months .\nthe only company that has ever had any limited success against behringer was boss , a japanese company , whereby in good asian tradition the dispute was settled outside of the courtroom , whereby behringer accepted to change a few of it ' s products .\nthat create digital music post gives the most comprehensive and digestible rundown of behringer\u2019s legal troubles out there . but to summarize :\nbehringer and roland / boss : in 2005 , roland sued behringer for duplicating the look and feel of its guitar pedals . the blog music thing had a nice visual of just what this looked like . in this case , there was no claim about underlying circuit design , but the look and feel or \u201ctrade dress\u201d is covered legally . again , behringer was not exactly vindicated . the two companies reached a settlement . the terms remained confidential , but behringer did modify the look of its pedals .\nbehringer has given the same treatment to products by boss , tech 21 , electro\u2013harmonix , mackie , line 6 , and more . as mentioned in a comprehensive create digital music post about behringer\u2019s lawsuits from 2009 , the company even cloned apple\u2019s home page .\ncoolaudio is owned by behringer . blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa blaa . neil\n[ . . . ] making top gear is just not behringer ' s aim , nor philosophy . [ . . . ]\nand wants a ( mini ) moog , odds are they aren ' t even going to consider the behringer device . these are\nthese are not the only cases of behringer products that are designed to look like someone else\u2019s products . as noted in comments , even the screenshot of the behringer website is of monitors intended to look like those from krk . part of why i\u2019m taking up the behringer stories is that music thing isn\u2019t around to do it any more , but here are some of tom\u2019s best hits :\nappellant alcoa , inc . appeals the judgment on a jury verdict in favor of appellees barbara behringer and leroy behringer , for damages they allege arose because mrs . behringer contracted mesothelioma by breathing asbestos dust brought home in the 1950s on her then - husband ' s work clothes . under the facts of this case , we conclude alcoa did not owe a legal duty to mrs . behringer . accordingly , we reverse the judgment of the trial court and render judgment that appellees take nothing on their claims against alcoa .\nbehringer is cloning \u2018curtis chips\u2019 \u2013 integrated circuits , designed by doug curtis of curtis electromusic specialities , used in many classic vintage synths .\ni don ' t have any problem with behringer cloning the minimoog . it just doesn ' t bother me the slightest little bit .\nwhat seems to be true is that whenever behringer teams up with midas for anything , it turns out to be pretty dang awesome .\nthough you obviously will always find something to moan about , it will probably be something about behringer ' s analogue poly happy meal .\nbehringer and line 6 : what\u2019s more disturbing to me is that , after reaching a legal settlement with roland , behringer simply moved on to a different vendor . in 2007 , behringer introduced a new line of pedals copying line 6 instead of boss . again , music thing\u2019s tom whitwell did a visual comparison . less extreme , but demonstrating behringer continues to try to steal line 6 market share by looking like line 6 , even the prize for the web design competition ( the v - amp ) is intended to clone line 6\u2019s pod .\nyou can see that median fifa rank of countries that voted is highest for behringer , though lloyd got plenty of votes from captains and coaches in top 20 - ranked nations . the higher the level of competition , the more behringer is represented among first - place votes .\nbottom line - i was seriously impressed and i tip my hat to behringer for pulling it off cuz i thought he was just bullshitting .\nfacility type : office owner : behringer harvard northborough , lp property manager : cb richard ellis , inc . label years : 2001 , 2012\nin 2006 , however , the fcc proposed a $ 1 million forfeiture against behringer usa for apparent violation of its equipment authorisation rules . the commission concluded that behringer seemed to have violated the organisation\u2019s rules by marketing at least 50 models of unauthorised digital audio devices in the us .\nwaco tribune - herald , 11 nov 1998 , p . 9b - andy behringer , 25 of south 5th st . died early thurs . funeral services will be at 2 : 30 pm sat . in lakeview church of christ with burial at riesel cem . survivors : his parents : mr . & mrs . fred behringer - north bermuda , lacy - lakeview ; 2sis : miss eloise behringer - n . bermuda & mrs . eldon ( mollie ) pittman - fort worth ; bro : a . f . ( pack ) behringer - oklahoma city , ok . texas death certificate # 71220 brazos co . , tx - andy marvin behringer died due to multiple head & body injuries - aircraft crash .\n2 the appellant , straits advisors pte ltd ( \u201cstraits advisors\u201d ) , is a corporate advisory firm . the first respondent , behringer holdings ( pte ) ltd ( \u201cbh\u201d ) , is a local company in the business of general wholesale trading . the second respondent , behringer corporation limited ( \u201cbcl\u201d ) , is a foreign company and the sole shareholder of bh . for convenience , the respondents will be referred to collectively as \u201cbehringer\u201d .\nin 2005 , roland corporation sued to enforce roland ' s trade dress , trademark , and other intellectual property rights with regard to behringer ' s recently released guitar pedals . [ 23 ] the two companies came to a confidential settlement in 2006 after behringer changed their designs . [ 24 ]\ndsi , roland and elektron do trust coolaudio enough to use their chips within their products . and guess who owns coolaudio since 2000 ? behringer .\ni don\u2019t think behringer is generating smaller profits than companies like dsi or moog . that\u2019s just a smokescreen uli is using to justify his behaviour .\n1 . the synth manufacturing industry is tiny . behringer\u2019s strategy will hurt many established small - medium sized companies ( moog , for example ) .\nmoog vs . behringer is like a private company with a fleet of 50 pretty damn nice cars in one city vs . all of uber .\nin pointing out behringer\u2019s clone of apple\u2019s homepage , i may have left some things unclear . i was honestly surprised to find a number of people rushing to behringer\u2019s defense . i wasn\u2019t trying to score cheap and easy points against the brand , but while venting frustration , i may have underestimated the response of people who own behringer gear . if you do , and it\u2019s working for you , as always \u2013 that\u2019s a good thing .\nso , i don ' t think coolaudio semiconductors is the same as the intersil coolaudio amp technology ip bought by behringer . the urltoken site and docs make no mention of behringer , intersil , or any other company , other than the 2006 press release saying they ' re open for business .\ni am pro - behringer \u2013 just because of his stayer - ability and dedication towards making stuff affordable . i do however hope that he recognise the curtis - family and offer them some sort of agreement involving payment . if nothing else , such an action could prove usefull to behringer marketing .\n2002\u20132007 : behringer city [ edit ] behringer city in 2002 , behringer completed its own factory , behringer city , in zhongshan of china ' s guangdong province after it consolidated more than ten separate production locations into one vertically integrated plant . comprising eight buildings that produces electronics , speakers , guitars and digital pianos and also hosts an onsite health clinic . [ 6 ] this strategy was different than that taken by other musical instrument companies who used third party manufacturers . choosing to run a self - contained plant allowed behringer a greater level of quality control . [ 6 ] the 1 , 200 , 000 - square - foot ( 110 , 000 m2 ) manufacturing complex in zhongshan ships more than 2 . 5 million behringer products per year to markets around the globe . the plant turns out over 50 , 000 mixers per month with a failure rate that is less than 0 . 1\nwhat the hell are you guys talking about ? the mackie and the behringer desks has not even got the same functions , so can you please explain how the circuit could be the same ? example : the mackie has adjustable q on the sweepable high mid eq . the behringer has not .\nthey will put out cheap synths that already exist , and at some point the synth will break . this is how behringer has always worked . there are a few exceptions to this rule , of course , but behringer has released hundreds of shitty products that do not stand the test of time .\ncomplaining about behringer here is counterproductive unless one is also prepared to boycott dsi , elektron , and others , lest one be seen as a hypocrite .\ni just bought one of the clear wheel \u201cwelsh minimoogs\u201d off ebay that were made in the 90\u2019s . . . hope it sounds better than a behringer\ni still have a week before i can send the behringer back . i someone can ' t wait to get theirs get in touch . . .\ni played with the behringer model d . it sounds great , but after owning their monitors i ' m hesitant to ever purchasing from them again .\nbehringer is installing itself into new markets . at the recent partner event , the company opened its doors and answered some searching questions , says rob speight\npeavey filed a lawsuit in 2009 against behringer in u . s . district court in new jersey for patent infringement , federal and common law trademark infringement , false designation of origin , trademark dilution and unfair competition relating to , among other things , peavey ' s patented feedback locating system . more recently , peavey filed an action against behringer in the southern district of mississippi , accusing behringer of infringing a patent relating to the peavey messenger\u00ae portable sound system .\non moog / behringer : people who can afford moog will continue to buy moog . behringer is for those who cannot afford it . where is the competition ? where does this fear come from ? if you have a problem with my way of thinking have a look at the denim / jeans industry .\ni really hope for midas and tc to continue what they did . until that shows , i wish for other companies to survive outside behringer ' s embrace\u2026\nmidas may be owned by music group , but that does not mean that behringer products are going to suddenly be as high of quality as midas products .\nit ' s not , there ' s plenty of ways to get that sound ( or close enough ) . who knows if behringer will get closer ?\nmy korg odyssey came today and all i can say is that this one and the behringer d are going to be very well - acquainted . . .\n\u201cbehringer , music group and its numerous corporate identities in various locations , are no stranger to litigation against them for patent and trademark infringement , \u201d said ronald bienstock , attorney for peavey . \u201cbehringer has been a party to multiple intellectual property related lawsuits with other companies in the music instrument and pro - audio industry .\nin 2004 , appellees sued alcoa and other defendants alleging mrs . behringer ' s mesothelioma resulted from asbestos exposure caused by their wrongful acts . appellees ' petition against alcoa alleged alcoa failed to provide adequate safety measures and protective gear and failed to adequately warn alford and mrs . behringer of the dangers of asbestos exposure .\nnagy a , gertsenstein m , vintersten k , behringer r : manipulating the mouse embryo : a laboratory manual . 2002 , cold spring harbor laboratory press , 3\ni saw that behringer uses some of their ics . that ' s great . so does elektron , as i noticed when i tore down my analog four :\nwe don ' t know what will behringer do or not , so all this is just assumptions and empty academic blabbing , and guess we should stop here .\ni never investigated if those companies ( midas , tc . . ) do good stuff under behringer , but i ' d be really surprised to learn so .\nbehringer is vertically integrated and has a huge chinese workforce to design equipment , make and print cases , design , fab and populate circuit boards and so on .\nthere are cheap and affordable synths out right this second that are not made my behringer . the dm12 is not cheap or affordable for most of the world .\nsomeone should clone the behringer x32 , don\u2019t you think ? it\u2019s pretty pricey . and hey , it\u2019s all about making music , not this elitist expensive shit !\nthe 400 $ behringer thingy is interesting because of it ' s price tag , but i strongly doubt that it will be able to replace a real minimoog .\n( d ) a secondment agreement , providing for the secondment of one ricardo villanueva to behringer to act as head of corporate finance ( \u201cthe secondment agreement\u201d ) .\ni have a behringer deepmind 12 and i am very satisfied . and i ' m going to buy the behringer model d . accuracy , i buy synthesizers since 1981 , the ems synthi aks buchla 200e 18 elements . . . and i claim to know the synthesizers , i ' m not content with rumors . . .\n2 . behringer isn\u2019t doing anything to advance the state of the industry . they\u2019re simply taking advantage of other people\u2019s extremely hard work and the fame of classic instruments .\ni think behringer should also get into making moog modular clones , why pay 50k when you could possibly get a similar system for 1 . 5k in euro format .\nbehringer makes no bones about the fact that it clones other company ' s designs , capitalizing on cheap labor and parts costs in china and southeast asia to offer gear at door\u2013busting low prices . just recently , behringer announced its clone of the minimoog model d at about a tenth of the price of moog\u2019s own recently announced reproduction .\nin february 2006 , the us federal communications commission ( fcc ) fined behringer $ 1m , [ 15 ] issuing a notice of apparent liability against behringer , claiming that 50 of the company ' s products had not been tested for conducted and radiated emissions limits as required by us law , [ 16 ] and noting that behringer continued to sell the products for a year after being notified . [ 15 ] behringer had believed that since the units had passed stringent european ce standards , they would also comply with fcc verification requirements . [ 15 ] according to behringer , it had overlooked the differences in testing standards and procedures under fcc and european requirements and has since implemented a complete ul certified safety and emc testing laboratory under the ul certified witness program , including an in - house audit and global regulatory review system . [ 17 ]\ni think this is right perspective on behringer vs moog . just like the model 15 app leads to buying one of those mu modules ( for me it was tracking down an inductor ffb after working with the app as a preview ) - i think the behringer is a terrific non - competing brochure for the model d , itself .\nwhat rules ? are you setting the rules samc ? why do sound so bitter and angry . are you a competitor ? i have a x32 , xr18 , ada8200 , and many other behringer products and they have served me very well . never had a problem and been a behringer user for more then 10 years . just my 2c\nstated ronald bienstock , attorney for peavey .\nbehringer has been a party to multiple intellectual property related lawsuits with other companies in the music instrument and pro audio industry .\ni think other manufacturers have already got in on analog , korg for example . if it wasn\u2019t for their success i doubt if behringer would have thought of this himself .\nclone of a current production instrument . behringer don ' t need to copy a minimoog to be successful , but it ' ll make it cheaper and faster to create .\nthen in another post in that gearslutz thread , behringer offers his more common defense , that his company is trying to get cheap gear into the hands of working musicians .\nhi max , there ' s no doubt uli is an astute businessman . and as long as he doesn ' t introduce the behringer ethos to the other brands he now owns they will continue to be in the class they deserve to be in . various behringer products have plenty of known issues , and these issues don ' t seem to get addressed with various revisions . i have multiple pieces of behringer gear , but i researched their known faults before buying . problems with product creates a history of doubt when you ' re a newcomer to the high end market . will the x32 overcome that ? as has been said , for similar money , i would go to the presonus before the behringer .\nwith the business muscle and aggressiveness of behringer corp . , a $ 500 million + revenue company who will be all to eager to flood the market with their cheap copies .\nbehringer has acquired the rights to the entire coolaudio technology from intersil corporation , a semiconductor manufacturer . coolaudio is a digital amplification technology for amps with power ratings of up to 4 , 000 wrms . the coolaudio class d technology enables an efficiency of more than 90 % . behringer digital technologies has been formed to market and further develop coolaudio and related technologies .\n1 . if behringer hurts other companies by providing long gone or overly expensive synths at an affordable price , that\u2019s on those companies not willing to budge on their exorbitant prices and thus leaving a huge gap in the market . it won\u2019t be behringer hurting those companies , it\u2019s the market for them that will . a market those companies seemingly refuse to provide for .\n\u201cwhere the intellectual property is still controlled by the family of doug curtis . \u201d seems they do not hold any patent on this . i don\u2019t think behringer would be that stupid\u2026 .\ni noticed the saw wave on the 3rd oscillator panel graphics doesn ' t look inverted ( to do the pwm trick ) i hope behringer didn ' t overlook that important fact .\ndo folks expect behringer to drop 6 or more of their clone voice boards into a chassis for a polysynth ? seems as if many folks have asked for a modern memorymoog recently .\n@ uli behringer , your main argument seems to be : everybody is doing it and it ' s not ilegal . but how comes then that also everybody associates\nbehringer\nwith\ncheap copy of something\n? i don ' t think of samsung as a cheap copy anything . no one i know is proud to own anything that says\nbehringer\n, i know not one single fan . that brand is instead a synonym for\ni couldn ' t afford anything better\n. wouldn ' t that be strange if that company was just doing what everybody else is doing ? everybody is doing it , yes . but behringer seems to have done it differently . else you should really have a lot of fans .\ndr . william behringer , a staff member at the medical center at princeton , was diagnosed with aids . afterwards , behringer received numerous phone calls from various people expressing awareness of his illness , and his surgical privileges at the center were suspended . he sued the medical center , alleging a breach of confidentiality and discrimination . the superior court of new jersey , mercer county , held that the medical center had breached its duty of confidentiality when it failed to take reasonable precautions to prevent behringer ' s aids diagnosis from becoming public knowledge . nevertheless , although new jersey ' s anti - discrimination statutes protected dr . behringer from having his surgical privileges revoked , the medical center demonstrated a reasonable risk to patients that justified suspending dr . behringer ' s privileges , or alternatively , requiring his patients ' informed consent before operating . the court found that the risk included not only actual hiv transmission , but also the possibility of surgical accidents .\ni guess it will be used as a standalone unit by many . behringer boutique . if they actually sell it for $ 400 , they ' ll probably sell it by the truckload .\nnot sure , but since everyone wants moog to make a poly , i think behringer would make a boat load of cash if they released a 6 - voice keyboard based on this .\nthe us propaganda against behringer is really getting old . behringer has been winning with good products for a good price since the nineties , and the us companies have not reacted with extra training or extra recompensation for their workers that make the products better , like behringer does , but instead they have been firing their skilled workers , replacing them with imported unskilled workers that are cheaper , and with huge under - the - table payments to politicians in order to do something about behringer , which the politicians did , the fcc has fined behringer millions of dollars in the hope of destroying their competitivity , but it has failed miserably . since the mid nineties , behringer has not recognised the fcc standards , because all behringer products meet and exceed the much more stringent and modern ec - standards . the old and ridiculously insignificant fcc standards are just used to extort money from non - us companies . that would work in a world where the usa is the most important market and the us is the most important economic power , which is not the case , and it hasn ' t been since the seventies , but they just don ' t know it yet , which is really sad . the old and dying pathetic anglo - american system is behaving childishly , and they will pay the price . the average behringer worker is much better educated and trained than the average us worker , and right now , they already have more buying power too . who do you think can do more with his net income , the average mesa boogie worker or the average behringer worker ? if you still think it ' s the average mesa worker , then you have had your head in the sand for the last 15 years .\nbehringer filed a lawsuit against peavey in the u . s . district court in seattle , washington . peavey has vehemently denied any wrong doing and is vigorously defending that baseless , retaliatory lawsuit .\nalso ppl who buy premium moog products will still buy premium moog products , no matter what behringer sells . if you want audi you don\u2019t buy skoda even if it\u2019s kinda same but cheaper .\nthis is a case where uli and the behringer company could have reached out to the legacy community they are supposedly \u201chonoring\u201d with these clones , and engendered a bit of good will . it\u2019s one thing if the chip company is gone , and quite another if it is still in operation . i\u2019d be curious if the behringer people approached onchip ( curtis ) about working out a deal .\ni reckon a behringer death star clone would be quite benign - it would look the part , but not actually be able to destroy any planets - at least until the next firmware upgrade .\nbehringer ej and segal ss . membrane potential governs calcium influx into microvascular endothelium : integral role for muscarinic receptor activation . j physiol . 593 ( 20 ) : 4531 - 48 , 2015 .\n18 for the above reasons , we are of the view that the question presented should be answered in the affirmative and thus we find in favour of behringer . before concluding , we observe , for completeness ( and since we pressed mr gregory vijayendran , counsel for behringer , on the point during oral submissions ) , that while it is behringer alone who decides whether or not to issue a written notice to trigger ipo activation , thereby triggering sections 3 and 4 of the consultancy agreement , it must act in good faith and for proper purposes in arriving at its decision . it cannot , for example , refuse to issue a written notice to trigger ipo activation with respect to straits advisors in order to avoid issuing the shares , while at the same time pursuing its ipo ambitions with another set of advisors instead . but , as mr vijayendran correctly pointed out , straits advisors is not claiming in its action against behringer that behringer had engaged in any such conduct .\ni think it will be bad for moog if some fabric volumes company like behringer will start to produce minimoog reissue . and , of course , it will have flavour of minimoog but not the sound\ncool that it ' s eurorack . hope it expands the market like the mother32 and roland gear appear to have . but i only am interested in supporting behringer if they make their own designs .\nthe minimoog schematics have been out there for ages . . behringer confirming that they ' re planning on basically 1 : 1 copying an existing instrument has earned your respect ? okayyy . . . .\nbehringer must love al the free press this outrage is giving them . nothing has even been released yet they are the hot threads everywhere . way to stir the pot and get your name everywhere .\nbehringer model d feels pretty solid sounds great . wait for a holiday and grab a 15 % off at most online music stores and the price goes down to $ 255 , so very affordable .\nbehringer ej and segal ss . tuning electrical conduction along endothelial cell tubes through ca 2 + - activated k + channels . circ res . 110 ( 10 ) : 1311 - 1321 , 2012 .\n1 this is an appeal against the decision of the judge ( \u201cthe judge\u201d ) in straits advisors pte ltd v behringer holdings ( pte ) ltd [ 2009 ] sghc 86 ( \u201cthe judgment\u201d ) .\nto behringer , and ( in addition ) was subject to significant non - competition and fidelity obligations ( see generally arts 5 and 6 of the employment agreement ) . this arrangement would , if the original agreements had continued to operate , have prevented da from being deployed to other , more profitable , ventures . such an arrangement would have made good commercial sense when the chances of the shares being issuable upon a successful ipo were high . however , it would have made poor commercial sense if behringer was no longer actively pursuing an ipo , as was the case by the time the consultancy agreement was signed . therefore , there was , in our view , a clear commercial advantage to be gained by straits advisors when it entered into the consultancy agreement , under which da was bound to work for behringer for no more than 2 days a month , and behringer , on its part acknowledged that da \u201cwill spend part of his time attending to other business matters not relating to behringer and is agreeable to the same\u201d\nbehringer is proud to incorporate midas designed mic preamps for the ultimate in high - quality audio reproduction in both live and studio environments . find out more about midas\u2019 amazing legacy by visiting their extensive website .\nbehringer should stop this nonsense of trying to convince people that they have a true model d clone coming out . call it something else . make it your own thing . your fanboys are not that naive\nbut you see what direction i ' m thinking . more examples : novation bs2 $ 450 is also mono but have close to knob / function . and behringer is way bigger than focusrite or futuresounus .\nnothing to see here . as usual , the family of a deceased inventor wants to hoard all the rights to everything he produced . two thumbs up to behringer and coolaudio for remanufacturing these dead chips .\nwhen i first heard about the behringer d , i was intrigued . but after reading the gearslutz thread and learning about why berhringer announced his planned product , i am disappointed and have turned around 180 degrees\u2026\nvery excited for this product . always wanted a minimoog but was never willing to pay the asking price . props to behringer for keeping it as close to the original as possible for much less $ .\nthere has been a fair bit of discussion lately on behringer stuff - particularly mixers - and the corresponding rhetoric that typically accompanies discussion regarding behringer gear . i thought i ' d try to find specific details regarding the accusation that mackie made against behringer regarding design infringement of the 8 - bus mixers . my sources are as follows : resume for lawyer who defended behringer in suit - see fourth paragraph a legal description of the details of the decision a summary : the charges brought forth against behringer were all but completely dismissed by the judge . there was a settlement made between mackie and behringer , but the details have been kept secret . the reasoning for the dismissal of the charges had to do with copyright / design - right language in the laws between the usa and the uk , and what essentially amounted to a loophole provided therein . it seems , though it is never explicitly said , that the behringer design was a copy of the mackie board . regardless , the language within the governing laws did not allow mackie any leverage against behringer . that said , if the design circuitry is the same between the two mixers , then it can ' t be fairly said that one is crap and the other is not - they ' re both essentially the same . . . . or am i missing something ? also , since then , surely mackie , and other corporations would have clued into this ruling , and sought to protect themselves accordingly . would it not be fair to say , then , that other companies would logically take steps to ensure that behringer ( or anyone else for that matter ) would not be able to blatantly copy their designs too - something that is frequently alleged on this and many other discussion groups ? just some thoughts . . . . i ' m sure a few of us will have comments . chris\nlet google be your friend . making derogatory comments to try and discredit me doesn ' t change the facts : behringer deepmind 6 analog 6 - voice synthesizer keyboard , new urltoken perhaps you are in denial ?\nthe people here who can\u2019t even fathom why someone would have a problem with what this guy does \u2013 even if it\u2019s a nuanced view and not necessarily anti - behringer ( like i am ) \u2013 flummox .\ni was optimistic about behringer after the deepmind 12 , but they seem to have gone back to their old days of chucking out cheap clones . i doubt it was the midas guys who made this thing .\nnow for gigging , absolutely , keep the model d at home and travel out with behringer . but maybe suggest do that with the model d app instead , just a preference - stays in pitch better .\nbehringer is mostly in the philippines now , group services wise anyway . some in singapore , few in the us and a few in the uk . not many peeps in germany . massive factories in china .\nso over the last week i ' ve been leaving the comfort of the 5u subforum to check to see what people were saying about the grandmother . a couple of days ago i noticed this thread . i ' ll admit , i knew very about the bmd . a 300 buck minimoog - clone made by , wait for it . . . , behringer ? hahah , behringer ? ok , let ' s talk about\nbehringer is proud to incorporate a midas designed mic preamp for the ultimate in high - quality audio reproduction in both live and studio environments . find out more about midas \u2019 amazing legacy by visiting their extensive website .\nbehringer ( and music group ) has a city of factories in china that enables them to ramp up production and lower costs . there\u2019s also the question about wages to take in consideration , labor is likely cheaper .\ntoday ? tony kara made a post , that have now conveniently been removed , about two weeks ago about the fact that coolaudio gave them ( dsi ) their word that they had no affiliation with behringer whatsoever .\none of the more amusing moments at the voltage connect conference this morning was dave smith making a strangling sound while wrapping his hands around his throat when the behringer d was mentioned . abe from moog just laughed .\nbehringer ej . calcium and electrical signaling in arterial endothelial tubes : new insights into cellular physiology and cardiovascular function . microcirculation . 24 ( 3 ) , 2017 . doi : 10 . 1111 / micc . 12328 .\nbehringer ej and segal ss . spreading the signal for vasodilatation : implications for skeletal muscle blood flow control and the effects of aging . j physiol . 590 ( pt 24 ) : 6277 - 84 , 2012 .\nsocha mj , domeier tl , behringer ej , segal ss . coordination of intercellular ca 2 + signaling in endothelial cell tubes of resistance arteries . microcirculation . 19 ( 8 ) : 757 - 70 , 2012 .\ni\u2019m going to leave the behringer discussion at this point , having provided some of the historical background . but i certainly won\u2019t let go of these other issues . and the uprising of behringer support says to me that cdm and i do need to spend more time talking about affordable gear , affordable software , and \u2014 not necessarily because it\u2019s \u201ccheap\u201d or \u201cfree\u201d \u2014 free and open source hardware and software . i welcome your suggestions .\nthe @ behringer neutron # synthesizer is really intriguing . i really like how it has a built in bucket brigade delay . i am looking forward to trying one out once the become available at my local music shop .\n\u201cbehringer\u2019s strategy will hurt many established small - medium sized companies ( moog , for example ) . \u201d porsche did not go down because renault built cheap cars . people buying a moog know they pay for the name .\ni watched the synthpro video and i don ' t get why people say the behringer d doesn ' t sound like the real thing . it sounds pretty close to me , much closer than the modern moog synths .\nbehringer is a funny guy and poli205 is a pretty easy one to pass . he does pretty in depth power points , so study those and you should be in the clear . he did mark for attendance though .\nsocha mj * , behringer ej * , segal ss . calcium and electrical signaling along endothelium of the resistance vasculature . basic clin pharmacol toxicol . 110 ( 1 ) : 80 - 86 , 2012 . * equal contribution\nabove , was not superseded by the consultancy agreement ) as an aid to the construction of the consultancy agreement . the subsequent conduct that mr kumarasingam relied on was behringer\u2019s termination of the secondment agreement on 24 april 2007 (\nuli behringer has made the same mistakes the others are making now , using chinese subcontractors . by the end of the nineties , behringer was making everything themselves , and i really mean everything , they have good training programs for all kinds of crafts and skills , and an unseen quality control system . that ' s why they make products that perform very well even if they don ' t use mil spec construction and the most expensive parts .\nit definitely makes me proud to support moog and to appreciate their creativity and quality . while behringer can do what they want , the fact that they choose to make it even look like the minimoog is really lame . if you need cheap gear , there are already plenty of options , it just appears to be classic behringer to clone another device cheaper based on scale and subtle corner cutting . just plays into our desire to consume , really .\nall the hate for thing only has to do with the\nbehringer\nname on it . . if it said malekko or studio electronics on it , the same people would be praising it to no end . . ."]}
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' '\naxa said it had completed a strategic review of its \u201cmultichannel offering\u201d to set out the \u201coptimum structure for the future\u201d in the wake of the research indicating where customer preferences lay .\nminister for agriculture & food , michael creed td at the official launch of our direct axa smart farm product . talk to an agri - specialist on 1890 247 365 or visit\nit is also likely that a number of axa\u2019s 10 dublin branches will face closure and possibly at least one of its three tipperary branches , in nenagh , clonmel , and thurles .\nthe axa drive save device is a tamper - protected , hand - sized unit which can be voluntarily fitted into the electrical system of a car\u2019s dashboard with the permission of the owner .\nthe best way for you to keep up to date with all the axa plus benefits and to see our entire range of partners is for you to go on - line and register your email address with www . axaplus . ie . you will be kept right up to date with our regular e - 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life products through brokers . the company has 18pc of the irish general insurance market and owns a small life operation . guardian employs 850 people in ireland and is considered a strong brand ; it had a premium income of \u00a3238m in 1997 .\nindividual staff in branches that operate a contact centre service will also be impacted as axa moves to centralise all call - centre operations in derry , where it has had a call - centre presence for a number of years .\n\u201cwhile it is not appropriate to discuss these matters in the media until staff have been informed directly , axa acknowledges that the review will impact on a number of branches which have low customer engagement , \u201d said a spokesperson .\nbeing with a global insurance provider has its perks . you\u2019re insured to drive for up to 31 days in the uk and eu - approved countries . plus , as an axa customer you can get a discount on stenaline ferries .\nstaff at axa will learn of their futures today , with full briefings scheduled . the company said last night it had \u201cbegun engaging with unions\u201d ahead of these briefings and would \u201cwork closely with staff and their unions to manage these changes with care and sensitivity\u201d .\nplease email us at axaplus @ urltoken with your name and address , policy number or car registration number and we will issue you with a replacement card in the post . alternatively please contact your local axa branch who will pass your details on to us .\nif the axa takeover proceeds , it rules out the possibility of an enforced sell - off of assets due to monopoly restrictions . this was on the cards when it emerged that uk operation royal and sun alliance ( rsa ) was also bidding for guardian .\n\u201cwhile it may be viewed by some as a big brother - type product , this is a genuine attempt to apply risk management to motor insurance , \u201d an axa spokes - person said , noting that \u201cspeed is a factor in up to 50 % of serious accidents involving young drivers\u201d .\nall our travel insurance policies sold in ireland cover you if your holiday gets cancelled or cut short you\u2019ll also get financial help if your luggage gets lost , if your flight is delayed , or if you have a medical issue while travelling . our insurance policies offer comprehensive cover for great value , but read through our terms and conditions carefully to make sure our coverage is right for you and that you understand exactly what you\u2019re covered for .\nthe irish examiner understands axa\u2019s mallow branch at bank place is among those facing closure , as is the company\u2019s branch in ennis , co clare . it is thought at least one other cork branch may be affected \u2014 either midleton or bantry . the company also has a branch at 52 south mall in cork city .\nminister for agriculture & food , michael creed td , pictured below at the official launch of our direct axa smart farm product . talk to an agri - specialist on 1890 247 365 or visit urltoken . we\u2019re at this year\u2019s ploughing championships again in september , so remember to drop by our stand where we\u2019ll be there to discuss all things farm !\nwe provide reliable service no matter where you are in the world . with comprehensive cover to protect you if your trip gets cancelled , your luggage goes missing , or you get sick while you\u2019re away , axa travel insurance not only covers you , but the important things you take with you on your trip , too . contact us for a quote today .\naxa plus is a great concept . it covers such a wide number of offers , so there ' s sure to be something to interest all members . the website is also very informative and easy to use . i have availed of the leisure break option in the past and was very pleased with what i got . had a great holiday in co cork .\nat axa we know you love your van that ' s why we love them too ! we know your van is like the car , office , workshop , storage unit even a temporary home all rolled into one . that ' s why we want to give them the credit that they deserve . what are you waiting for ? talk to us today ! urltoken show less\nfrom the uk : 0330 024 1305 from abroad : ( + 44 ) 1892 502799 * lines open : 24 hours a day , every day to log a new claim . to discuss an existing claim , the axa claims team can be contacted monday to friday 8am to 5pm ( saturdays , sundays and public holidays closed ) . emergency support is available at all other times .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe business , which is part of sean quinn ' s conglomerate , was placed into administration last week .\nregulation chief matthew elderfield told the high court in dublin that quinn insurance had\nsignificantly breached\nits solvency ratios .\nthe insurance arm of the quinn group , which offers motor , home and business and healthcare policies has a deficit of 200m euros .\nlast week mr elderfield said one scenario could see administrators apply for a levy to be imposed on all insurance premiums , not just quinn premiums , to help cover the company ' s losses .\nit may sound like drastic action , but in fact , it is a story all to familiar in the irish republic .\nin 1983 irish motor insurance company , private motorists protection association , ( pmpa ) collapsed amidst insolvency issues .\nthis led to the first state insurance bailout and ultimately cost irish insurance policy - holders over 10m euros over a 10 - year - period .\nin the late 1970s , following a rise in the number of claims , the firm ' s finances were seriously damaged .\npmpa raised its premiums but it was too late , by 1983 the company was insolvent .\na previously unused element of the insurance act was rushed through that imposed a levy on other insurers to keep pmpa afloat .\nthe levy ceased to apply from 1 january 1993 as it was felt that sufficient funds had been collected to enable the successful completion of the administration of the business .\nici was owned by a major irish bank , aib , and had to again be bailed out by irish the government .\nthe company ' s london office took on risks without matching these with an appropriate premium .\nin effect ici uk was growing too fast , taking on a lot of reinsurance and not having enough money to cover its claims .\naib claimed it was unable to cover the losses of ici and was on the brink of collapse , so another over - extended financial giant was bailed out by the state .\nthis involved two loans , which have now been repaid , totalling over 100m punts ( irish pounds ) advanced in 1985 and 1993 respectively .\nif quinn insurance was to suffer a similar fate the irish finance minister , brian lenihan , said a second levy tax will not affect all consumers .\nthere is no call on the need for a levy at this stage ,\nhe said .\nwhen the administrator has conducted a review of the company he will be in a better position to know how to proceed .\nmr lenihan acknowledged an insurance levy of 2 % was imposed on all non - life insurance premiums to cover the collapse of pmpa , but said it was not necessary when ici collapsed .\nthe finance minister said he wanted to make it clear that travel , health , aviation and marine insurance would be exempt from any future levy .\nduring members ' questions in the irish parliament last week , the minister said the quinn insurance potentially owed 200m euros more than it had in assets , but stressed that this did not mean it was unable to pay its bills .\nthe two elements of the quinn group affected by the court order are quinn healthcare and quinn direct , which offers motor , home and business policies .\nthe administration hearing is due to return to the high court in dublin on 12 april .\nalthough policy holders with health insurance and travel cover may escape a new levy , the cost of quinn insurance ' s deficit to irish economy remains to be seen .\nmost popular now | 56 , 514 people are reading stories on the site right now .\n;\nthe bbc is not responsible for the content of external sites . read more .\nthis page is best viewed in an up - to - date web browser with style sheets ( css ) enabled . while you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser , you will not be able to get the full visual experience . please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets ( css ) if you are able to do so .\nwe use cookies to give you the best possible online experience , some of the cookies we use identify your browsing habits . if you continue , we ' ll assume you are happy for your web browser to receive all cookies from our website . see our cookie policy for more information on cookies and how to manage them .\nin some cases we will ask for the original versions of some documents . these need to be forwarded to us by post :\nplease call your dedicated claim handler , their phone number is noted on the\nnext step\nletter posted to you after the claim was registered . alternatively , you can call us on 1890 24 7 365 .\nif you are unhappy with the way we have dealt with your complaint , you may be able to refer to the financial ombudsman .\nterms & conditions apply . minimum premium \u20ac327 . new customers only . up to 75 % no claims discount ( for 5 + years claims free driving in your own name ) .\nwe insure all drivers from the beginners to the experienced . choose from 3 levels of cover - comprehensive , third party fire & theft or third party only . compare car insurance now to find out more .\ninsuring a car is just one of many expenses in life , and we understand it\u2019s not always cheap . so we offer discounts to help keep your costs down .\nclaim without blame - we don\u2019t think you should be penalised over something that\u2019s not your fault . so if an uninsured driver hits your car , you won\u2019t lose your no claims discount .\nwe offer a stepback , so you won\u2019t lose your full no claims discount if you have an accident , or if someone makes a claim against you . because accidents happen .\nfrom time to time you may need to borrow a friend or family members\u2019 car . you\u2019re covered to drive other cars you don\u2019t own with the owner\u2019s permission .\nwe understand that our customers have different needs . for an additional cost , you can choose convenient extras to suit your lifestyle .\nyou worked hard to build up your no claims discount , so don\u2019t let one accident push you back . by protecting your discount , you can make one claim without impacting your no claims discount .\nprovides cover for legal proceedings both for you and against you . cover includes solicitors fees up to \u20ac100 , 000 for claims by you involving injury , loss of excess or other out - of - pocket expenses . it also covers solicitors fees for up to \u20ac25 , 000 to defend you against legal proceedings relating to your car .\nfleet is a new , irish , peer - to - peer car rental app . this means you can earn money renting out your unused car , or by sharing nearby cars with people in the area . it\u2019s effortless and puts some cash back in your pocket . # jointhefleet today\nwe pride ourselves on our exceptional customer service , and always strive to provide a great experience for our valued customers .\nmanage your home and car policy when you log into your safe and secure myaxa account .\nneed to update your policy , add a driver or report a claim ? it\u2019s never been easier .\ncalculate your new monthly payment in a few easy steps : log in , enter the registration number of the new car , and you\u2019ll get the estimated premium difference right away .\nthere\u2019s no need to ring us or wait on the phone to add a driver . simply log in , add the new driver\u2019s name and they\u2019re covered .\nif you have a car insurance policy with us , you may be eligible to get a home insurance estimate on your myaxa account in seconds .\neverything you need , right at your fingertips . you can easily access your policy schedule , receipt for payment , and direct debit confirmation letters plus view and download your certificate , disc , and proof of no claims discount when your policy is up for renewal .\nwith our 24 / 7 emergency home assistance and claims helpline , we\u2019re always here to help .\nwe work harder to make life better . if there\u2019s damage to your home , we know there\u2019s a lot to think about . with our 24 - hour helpline , available on 1890 247 365 , you won\u2019t have to think about who to call .\ncovers both your property and the items belonging to you . this is the most comprehensive cover for your home and everything you own .\ncover your house , sheds and outhouses . includes cover for permanent fixtures , such as kitchen units and bathroom fittings .\ncovers your most - loved items , such as your furniture , expensive valuables , clothing , and instruments . if you ' re renting , this cover is perfect for you .\nwith a range of discounts available , you can get cover that won ' t break the bank .\nno claims discount ( 10 % for year 1 , 20 % for year 2 and 30 % for year 3 ) .\nour standard home insurance comes with cover against fire , storm or flood , water or oil escaping , theft and attempted theft , malicious acts and subsidence .\nfor accidents and emergencies at home , like a burst pipe at 5am . we ' ll send someone to patch up the problem until you can get it fixed . this 24 - hour emergency home assistance won\u2019t affect your no claims discount , and you can get up to four call - outs a year .\nget peace of mind with our high liability cover . you ' re covered for amounts that you legally have to pay to others because of accidental injury to a person or damage to a property .\nif your keys are stolen from your home , we ' ll provide up to \u20ac750 to replace your locks and keys .\nthis includes windows , doors , skylights , conservatories , porches and ceramic bathroom fittings .\ncheck out the full list of home insurance benefits . terms and conditions apply . to learn more , please refer to our policy document for more information .\nwe understand that our customers have different needs . for an additional cost , you can customise your cover to suit your lifestyle .\nyou can add cover for loss or damage to personal belongings that you usually bring outside of your home , like your watch , camera or laptop .\nthis covers accidents such as spilling paint on the carpet , or putting a foot through the attic floor \u2013 whoops .\nthis is additional cover for you , your spouse / partner and children under 18 . this covers injuries arising from an accident , up to a maximum of \u20ac6 , 500 .\ncheck out the full list of optional extras for home insurance . terms and conditions apply . to learn more , please refer to our policy document for more information .\nwhen it comes to travel insurance , it\u2019s easy to think \u201cit won\u2019t happen to me\u201d , but taking out a travel insurance policy is all about planning for the unexpected . you never know what might happen when you head off on holiday . besides an accident , getting sick or losing your luggage can also put a real downer on your trip .\ntravel insurance is a way to prepare just in case something goes wrong , so you can enjoy every minute of your break without worry .\nwe don\u2019t take a one - size - fits - all approach with our travel insurance policies . we understand that holidaymakers have different needs when they go away , and our travel insurance policies reflect this . from independent travellers to families and even those taking business trips , we have it covered .\nour policies not only cover the person , they also cover activities you might enjoy on your break .\nwe offer winter sports options to make sure your expensive ski or snowboard equipment is looked after while you\u2019re carving up the slopes , and provide compensation if the slopes are closed during your stay . if you\u2019re hitting the green , you can protect your golf gear , too .\nin our policies , pre - existing medical conditions are not covered . by pre - existing medical conditions we mean :\nany cardiovascular or circulatory condition ( e . g . heart condition , hypertension , blood clots , raised cholesterol , stroke , aneurysm ) that has occurred at any time prior to commencement of cover under this benefit schedule and / or prior to any trip .\nto ensure that our policy is suitable for your needs please review the policy booklet and schedule for more information relating to policy exclusions and general conditions .\naccording to the motor insurer , 54 % of its customers favour phone - based purchases and 34 % favour online , with just 9 % keen on face - to - face interaction in their local branch .\nthat is according to research undertaken by the company among its customers and used to justify its decision to close 18 of its 42 branches , starting next year .\nthe commercial decision means at least 100 staff will lose their positions , although the company says those impacted will be invited to participate in a redundancy scheme or consider redeployment options . what those options are were not outlined in a statement issued by the company last night .\nthe company has two branches in galway \u2014 one in woodquay in the city and one in loughrea .\naxe will continue to have the largest branch network in the industry even after the closures .\naxe group employs more than 1 , 200 people in the republic and over 400 people in the north . the company said its overall employee number \u201cwill not be impacted significantly as a result of these changes\u201d .\n2006 lamborghini at the launch of the riac national irish classic car show . listen to the noise ! ! !\nterms and conditions apply . based on online independent research by consumer intelligence during oct 2017 . this average saving was achieved by 40 % of consumers .\nwhether you\u2019re a homeowner or a renter , our home insurance policies protect your home , contents , or both . plus , with our 24 / 7 emergency and claims helpline , you won\u2019t have to think about who to call if your property gets damaged .\nif you\u2019re new behind the wheel , you the best cover . young drivers insurance doesn\u2019t have to cost a lot . we reward you for driving safely with drivesave , saving you up to 35 % just by using the app .\nit doesn\u2019t matter if you use your van for business or pleasure , you want to make sure it\u2019s covered . choose from our standard or premier van insurance to best suit your needs .\nwith a myaxa account , you have an overview of all your policy details , in one place .\nwe pride ourselves on our exceptional customer service , and always strive to provide a great experience for our valued customers . our customer reviews are independent and unbiased .\ndetails about the extent of our authorisation and regulation by the financial conduct authority are available from us on request .\nplease note the ' other details ' displayed above are collected from a variety of public sources and are appended to this report for your convenience . as they are non - cro data , we can not vouch for their accuracy or timeliness . to update contact details on this company simply email us\npurchase either the standard company report or a credit report to view details on the directors of this company .\ndiscover poor payment histories of any company by searching our judgment database , for court actions brought against a company for non - payment of a debt . plus get free judgment monitoring alerts on this company for the next 12 months . judgments are available as part of the credit report .\nwe use cookies to personalise content , target and report on ads , to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic .\nhaving started out with guardian royal exchange in 1972 , mr o\u2019neilll worked with guardian in the uk before joining coyle hamilton from where he was later seconded to aib to set up its insurance services company .\nin 1990 he re - joined guardian and in 1998 he undertook the strategic review which saw the company\u2019s life business sold to royal liver for more than ir\u00a3100 million .\nto offer you a better experience , this site uses cookies , including those of third parties . to find out more and manage your preferences , consult the cookie policy .\na journal of ideas , experiences , and the people that make them , these are our stories , based upon the topics that drive our strategy and the events that fill our calendar .\nlearn more about our mission and vision to protect people by using innovation and putting our customers and people first .\na source for the latest press releases , official publications and organizational news , you can also find a collection of media and past communications .\nfor the most up to date information on financial performance , shareholder services , access to the activity report as well as a complete reporting dashboard .\nexplore career opportunities for graduates and experienced professionals , take a look at employee lifestyles and learn how our people impact the business and community .\nfind out more on our executive management and learn how our management committee and partners group support the operational management of the group .\nmr . thomas buberl was appointed by the board of directors of august 2 , 2016 , chief executive officer as of september 1st , 2016 ; the board of directors of september 2016 appointed mr . thomas buberl as director , replacing mr . henri de castries .\nunder french law , the chief executive officer is vested with the broadest powers to act in all circumstances on behalf of the company and to represent the company in its relationships with third parties . he exercises these powers within the scope of the company ' s corporate purpose and subject to the powers expressly assigned by law to the shareholders ' meetings and to the board of directors .\nthe chief executive officer reports to the board on a regular basis on the company\u2019s financial condition and all key issues , and provides regular written updates to the board between board meetings .\nthe management committee ' s role is to assist the chief executive officer in the operational management of the group .\nthe management committee meets fortnightly to discuss group strategic , financial and operational matters . the management committee has no formal decision - making authority and is advisory in nature .\nthe partners group is composed of the members of the management committee and approximately thirty other senior executives from across the group . its principal role is to assist the chief executive officer and the management committee in the definition and implementation of key strategic initiatives in the context of ambition 2020 plan and to contribute to a permanent strategic dialogue throughout the group . it has no formal decision - making authority and is advisory in nature . the partners group meets quarterly .\nto view all the offers available simply click on the tabs on the top of the page . alternatively click on the links below\ni purchased a bike in halfords which was pretty expensive . i got \u20ac130 off the purchase\nsign up for our next newsletter . get all the latest information , news , exclusive offers , competitions , and much more direct to your inbox .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nwe use cookies to give you the best possible experience of our website . if you continue , we ' ll assume you ' re happy for your web browser to receive all cookies from our website . see our cookie policy for more information on cookies and how to manage them .\nwith access to over 250 hospitals , a 24 hour health information service and market - leading heart and cancer cover and care , it\u2019s no wonder over 2 million people trust us .\nwe\u2019ve got cover to suit you \u2013 whether you\u2019re self - employed , a small business or a large corporate .\nprompt access to treatment from over 11 , 000 healthcare providers , no matter where you are .\nborn 1966 , he was appointed as chairman of the board in december 2017 .\nscott has almost 30 years\u2019 uk and international retail experience and over 10 years\u2019 experience as a non - executive director within the financial services industry . he serves as the senior independent director of santander uk plc and non - executive director of santander uk group holdings plc and is a non - executive director of centrica plc .\npreviously , scott has held senior roles at tesco plc , including chief executive of tesco in japan , and senior roles at the boots company plc and alliance boots plc . he was also chief executive officer of best buy europe until 2011 . scott served as non - executive director of aviva plc from 2007 until december 2016 and as chairman of aviva insurance limited until september 2017 .\nborn 1974 , he was appointed a non - executive director of the board in march 2018 .\npreviously , claudio was group chief strategy officer at z\u00fcrich group , chief executive officer of z\u00fcrich life insurance company and chief operating officer at zurich insurance uk . he held several management roles at z\u00fcrich in both switzerland and london .\nclaudio began his career as a management consultant working for mckinsey & company and accenture . he has a masters in environmental engineering from etzh swiss federal institute .\nborn 1948 , he was appointed to the board as a non - executive director in may 2013 .\npeter\u2019s background as uk managing partner of pricewaterhousecoopers together with roles in its predecessor firms and , more recently as a non - executive director , has led to a wide knowledge of regulated businesses , competition policy , investment appraisal , m & a and strategic planning . peter has held several non - executive roles including chairman of argent ( a property developer ) , non - executive director and chairman of the audit committees of brit insurance holdings bv , smith & williamson holdings ltd , the national environment research council ( nerc ) and uk coal plc . he was appointed as non - executive director of canopius managing agents limited in november 2014 . peter is also a member of court at university of greenwich and was a member of the competition commission . he has particular knowledge and experience of both insurance and asset management , with a financial background .\nborn 1962 , he was appointed to the board as a non - executive director in june 2016 .\nmichael jackson is a general partner at mangrove capital partners and was previously the chief operating officer of skype from 2004 to 2007 with responsibility for operations and revenue generation . prior to joining skype , michael worked for tele2 , the leading alternative telecommunication carrier in europe . michael also serves as a non - executive director on the boards of a number of technology companies including nimbuzz ( instant messaging ) , blockchain . info . ( virtual currency ) and echobox ( ai for digital marketing ) .\nborn 1962 , he was appointed a non - executive director of the board in march 2018 .\nantimo is a certified insurance specialist , pensions expert and has an executive mba from the university of zurich .\nborn 1956 , he was appointed to the board as a non - executive director in july 2015 .\nhoward\u2019s extensive career in the financial services industry began in 1979 . he has held several senior positions within nrg group and most recently with hbos plc , where he was chief executive and managing director responsible for the non - life insurance strategy and creation of the hbos general insurance division ."]}
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", "topic": 1}], "title": "australian ethical investment", "paragraphs": ["the performance of australian ethical has been recorded in the responsible investment benchmark report 2017 .\n* the new ethical funds and australian ethical also charge a buy - sell spread .\naustralian ethical investment limited ( aef ) is a fund manager that specializing in environmental and socially responsible investments . aef public offers ethical managed funds ( registered managed investment schemes ) and retail superannuation fund . the funds are managed by australian ethical balanced trust using the australian ethical charter .\nbrief - australian ethical investment says hy \u200dunderlying npat $ 2 . 2 mln , down 5 % \u200b\neach year , australian ethical donates 10 per cent of its after - tax profits to charitable organisations and social impact initiatives through the australian ethical foundation .\nriaa says there are an additional three managers who meet the most stringent of ethical investment principles which includes australian ethical , new forests and stewart investments .\nsimon o ' connor , chief executive of the responsible investment association , said ethical investment is increasingly popular .\nlast year , australian ethical awarded $ 300 , 000 in grants to 18 charities and social businesses working on australian and international causes .\nan ethical and socially responsible investment screening process seeks to identify quality companies that have satisfied our range of ethical , environmental and socially responsible investment criteria .\nthe report ' s release comes just months after two of the nation ' s biggest ethical investment wealth managers , australian ethical and hunter hall investment management , vowed to completely get out of fossil fuels .\nthe recent release of the february mercer survey for managed funds and super shows australian ethical\u2019s funds continue to lead in most investment categories .\nthe ethical investor magazine and website ranks the esg performance of australian companies and investment funds . it also covers the ethics of mainstream investment and information on socially responsible finance products .\nthe perpetual ethical sri fund is a specialist australian equity strategy that invests in a diversified selection of ethical and socially responsible companies .\naccording to rice warner , statistical evidence on superannuation funds suggests the rates of return between ethical investment options and non - ethical investment options do not vary materially .\naustralian ethical super is a specialist provider of corporate and personal superannuation and account - based pensions , with a focus on ethical investing .\nyes , australian ethical super offers a consolidation service for members who have super in other funds .\nin addition , the second best performing sri / ethical fund was australian ethical\u2019s australian equities fund , the smaller companies trust , which returned 20 . 8 % for our investors over the 12 months .\n1\u200b $ 100 minimum investment for the uniting ethical enhanced cash trust and funeral fund .\naustralian ethical is a financial services company with a difference . all client money is invested according to the\ndavid macri , cio , australian ethical was extremely pleased with the results as they continue to demonstrate the strength of australian ethical\u2019s investment philosophy and processes , which have allowed its investors to participate in top quartile performance without compromising on ethics or their values .\nthe money in your australian ethical super super account is invested by your super fund . they offer a variety of ethical investment options that focus on people and community , quality , and sustainability .\nesg investment manager , australian ethical , also says its funds consistently outperform .\nkarma delivers dividends\nits website declares , and promotes its australian shares fund [ 3921 ] as being ranked first over 10 years in the recent mercer investment performance survey , august 2016 .\naustralian ethical investment , manager of several ethical funds , has a five - year annualised total return of 39 per cent , making it one of the market ' s top small - cap stocks .\neis services clients australia - wide and holds an australian financial services licence from asic . the company is also a founding member of the responsible investment association of australasia and the ethical investment advisers co - operative .\nwe ' re clearly demonstrating that ethical investing has truly come of age and can deliver strong investment returns while having a positive impact on our planet ,\nsaid australian ethical managing director phil vernon .\naustralian ethical integrates the principles of b corporations across its entire business , not just its investment products . the company\u2019s stakeholders include people , clients , shareholders and ultimately , the world . australian ethical is publicly listed on the australian stock exchange but manages to donate 10 % of profits to good causes as part of an annual community grants program .\nthe new research shows ethical australian share funds have actually outperformed their equivalent mainstream funds over the past 10 years .\naustralian ethical investment chief executive officer phil vernon told pro bono australia news the grants program was a key part of the company\u2019s philosophy and helped organisations deliver social good .\n\u201cthe australian ethical investment charter isn\u2019t simply a guide for screening investments \u2013 it is the basis of our company culture and drives our commitment to improve the world around us .\nps . if you are not interested in australian ethical investment anymore , you can use our free platform to see my list of over 50 stocks with a high growth potential .\nif you\u2019re considering australian ethical super , check out what\u2019s available below in our comparison table based on a super balance of $ 55k to $ 100k . to compare australian ethical super with other super funds , visit the canstar super fund comparison pages .\nfounded in 1986 , today australian ethical super is australia\u2019s fastest - growing super fund and has more than 30 , 000 members .\ndemand is rising for responsible or ethical investment , as funds flow into the sector from mainstream funds and the product offering is growing as more investment managers join the trend .\naustralian ethical super rely on their ethical charter , which is a series of statements that guide both the positive side and negative side of their approach , and has remained unchanged since 1986 .\nethical etfs over fixed interest and other asset classes is another emerging development . it ' s understood australian etf issuers are considering launching ethical etfs over local and international fixed - interest indices .\nthe fund uses perpetual ' s proven investment approach to identify quality companies that are undervalued . additional layers of scrutiny are applied through a strict ethical and sri screening process . the fund ' s investment process is described in our investment brochure .\nethical wealth manager , australian ethical has opened its community grants program for 2016 , as part of the company\u2019s purpose to make money do good , and it is calling on organisations to apply .\nbut the responsible investment benchmark report 2016 says ethical funds have performed strongly . that report analysed the performance of\ncore responsible\ninvestment funds compared with their benchmark index and the average of equivalent mainstream funds and outperformance of ethical investments across several australian equities , international equities , and balanced managed funds over several different time periods .\nfund managers are lining up to seize the opportunity . sixty - nine asset managers offered ethical or socially responsible investment products in 2015 , from 29 a year earlier . and many superannuation funds have upgraded their ethical investment options to satisfy member demand .\nphil vernon , managing director of australian ethical , which oversees just over $ 2 billion , said the success of his fund speaks for itself .\nbacked by sound industry experience , our privately - owned practice provides an ethical alternative to help meet your financial goals . operating since 1988 , eis continues to be instrumental in the promotion and growth of ethical investing in the australian financial services landscape , achieving this by working within industry to develop robust ethical investment solutions for clients .\ndata shows that the average performance of strict australian responsible investment strategies outperformed the average large cap australian active manager and the s & p ; / asx300 accumulation index over three , five and 10 years by anywhere between 40 and 250 basis points .\nethical investing and esg , although they are related , are different concepts . ethical funds avoid harmful sectors ; esg , a more holistic investment approach , integrates esg principles into portfolio decisions .\nwe have always believed that ethical investing will come of age and be part of the mainstream rather than a fringe sector ,\nsays australian ethical investment managing director , phillip vernon .\nit ' s happening . people no longer believe the myth that they have to make sacrifices on portfolio returns when investing in ethical funds .\naustralian ethical investment ltd . is a publicly owned investment manager . the firm launches and manages equity , fixed income , and balanced mutual funds for its clients . it invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe . the firm invests in clean transport , renewable energy , water technologies , infrastructure , recycling and waste management , organic produce , health care , property , technology , and knowledge sectors . australian ethical investment ltd . was founded in 1986 and is based in bruce , australia .\naustralian ethical investment limited is engaged in acting as the responsible entity for a range of ethically managed investment schemes . the company also acts as the trustee of the australian ethical retail superannuation fund . it operates through fund management segment . the company ' s products include super , managed funds and pensions . the company invests in clean energy solutions , such as solar and wind ; energy efficiency , such as light emitting diode ( led ) lighting , motors and smart energy management technologies ; other products and activities , such as recycling , insulation and battery storage ; healthcare ; medical research ; communication ; education ; information technology ; responsible banking ; aged care , and sustainable products . its managed fund is a managed investment portfolio and can include investments in shares , property and fixed interest . its subsidiaries are australian ethical superannuation pty limited and australian ethical investment limited employee share plan trust .\naustralian ethical has opened its 2017 community grants program , encouraging organisations working to deliver tangible benefits for people , the planet , and animals to apply .\nthe purpose of this tool is to assist you to find out about financial products that apply a responsible or ethical investment strategy that may be of interest to you . the information provided by this tool is not a recommendation to invest in any investment products . the tool does not take into account your particular investment objectives , financial situation or investment needs , all of which should be considered prior to making an investment decision . you should seek professional financial advice before making any investment decision .\naustralian ethical investment\u2019s recent performance doesn\u2019t indicate a competitive strength as it didn\u2019t pass any of the two hurdles . while this could be worrying for investors , we should remember to account for other important factors such as future growth expectations and whether this underperformance is currently priced into its valuation . i recommend you check out our latest free analysis report on australian ethical investment to see what are aef\u2019s growth prospects and whether it could be considered an undervalued opportunity .\ncommenting on the opening of the grants program , australian ethical chief executive , phil vernon said the fund\u2019s investment charter wasn\u2019t simply a guide for screening investments , but also drove its commitment to making the world a better place .\nethical and sustainable investing has always struggled to lift itself into the mainstream and today only 2 per cent of australia ' s total investment dollars are managed under an ethical or socially responsible banner .\ninvestment returns of superannuation products : canstar considers the annual investment returns of a product\u2019s default investment option , including the default life - stage option where applicable . where a product does not have a default investment option , annual returns for the investment option with the highest funds under management ( fum ) and a 60 - 80 % growth asset allocation are used .\naustralian ethical last year awarded $ 260 , 000 in grants to 18 charities and social businesses working on australian and international causes . the recipients were varied and included an indigenous welfare group , marine conservationists , and an organisation protecting women from sex trafficking .\nethical investment services is one of australia\u2019s longest - standing financial planning firms , specialising in offering advice to clients who prefer to invest ethically .\nperpetual investments researches companies of all sizes using consistent share selection criteria . perpetual investments ' priority is to select those companies that represent the best investment quality and are appropriately priced . in determining investment quality , investments are carefully selected on the basis of four key investment criteria : conservative debt levels sound management quality business and in the case of industrial shares , recurring earnings . in addition to the above investment approach , perpetual investments utilises a strategy for screening ethical and socially responsible investments ( see environmental , social and ethical factors and labour standards - perpetual ethical sri investment option ' in the investment book ) . derivatives may be used in managing the fund .\nkonrad completed his studies at the universit\u00e4t bielefeld , in germany and at the australian national university in australia . he worked for the asx - listed fund manager australian ethical investment limited from 2000 to 2002 . subsequent to that he helped establish caer in 2002 and continues to work for the business . he is currently also a board member of the association for responsible investment services ( arise ) based in brussels , belgium .\nwhen choosing an investment option , it is important to take into your account investment timeframes and goals , and your personal risk tolerance for market fluctuations . learn more about how to choose between different investment options on the canstar website .\ngrowth is being driven by a new generation of investors who are aligning their investment values with personal values ; the consistent outperformance of ethical funds on average ; and belated recognition that ethical investing reduces portfolio risk .\nthe australian securities and investments commission ( asic ) has issued a warning to licensees in . . .\nwhat sets these investment products aside from regular ones on the market is they all have some type of responsible or ethical strategy applied to them .\nthe norwegian state fund is not an \u201cethical\u201d , \u201csocially responsible\u201d or even \u201dsustainable\u201d fund . it\u2019s just a fund run by people with ethics . we\u2019d all probably be better off if there was no ethical - investment \u201cindustry\u201d , and instead more funds run by ethical fund - managers .\nethical fund assets grew 62 per cent in 2015 to $ 52 billion , shows the latest responsible investment association australasia ( riaa ) benchmark report . the sector has doubled in two years as responsible investing redefines the investment landscape .\njames co - founded asx - listed australian ethical investment and was an executive director for 20 years . james was an inaugural board member of the ethical investment association ( now the responsible investment association of australia ) . throughout his career james has held senior positions within peak bodies of the credit union , local government and academia . james has also worked as an investment advisor for a us global impact / microfinance firm . through a churchill fellowship , james studied shareholder advocacy mechanisms in the united states and europe . in addition to his commitments with caer , james is currently a director of future super and a member of its investment committee .\n, meaning that australian ethical avoids investments that harm people , animals and the planet and seeks out investments that will create positive , sustainable change for society and the environment .\nby providing ethical investment solutions , we feel we are taking action to change the world\u2019s financial priorities while encouraging others to be part of the solution .\ndavid jones has been part of the fabric of australian society since 1838 . we are committed to strengthening that legacy through our community investment programs , which aim to create positive social impact .\nthe listed investment manager recently reported strong interest in its products . australian ethical ' s half - year revenue to 31 december 2016 increased 22 per cent to $ 13 . 3 million , up from the $ 10 . 9 million recorded for the previous corresponding period .\nif you have online account access , you can complete the additional investment form online .\naustralian ethical has now been in existence for 30 years , but as recently as six years ago , when vernon became ceo , he admitted the ethical banner could have been as much as a hindrance as a help for getting new money in the door .\nperpetual investments researches companies of all sizes using consistent share selection criteria . perpetual investments ' priority is to select those companies that represent the best investment quality and are appropriately priced . in determining investment quality , investments are carefully selected on the basis of four key investment criteria : conservative debt levels sound management quality business and in the case of industrial shares , recurring earnings . in addition to the above investment approach , perpetual investments utilises a strategy for screening ethical and socially responsible investments ( see environmental , social and ethical factors and labour standards - perpetual ethical sri investment option ' on page xx ) . derivatives may be used in managing the fund .\nit used to be that the ethical banner limited the firm ' s ability to grow . but now australian ethical has begun to find a bloody - minded adherence to its sustainability and ethical principles has opened up a world of exponential growth . by 2020 it has set an ambitious target of $ 5 billion of funds under management .\nthe perpetual australian share fund is a diverse portfolio of high quality australian shares , managed by one of australia\u2019s most experienced equity management teams . the fund aims to provide investors with long - term capital growth and regular income .\nresponsible investment association australasia chief executive simon o ' connor said that these returns were contributing to broad acceptance of ethical investment strategies among both retail and institutional investors which has led to a quadrupling of assets managed under these guidelines over the last three years .\nprinciples for responsible investment were developed by an international group of institutional investors , reflecting the increasing relevance of esg issues to investment practices . the process was convened by the united nations secretary - general . details of the principles and signatories , which include australian fund managers , are available at urltoken .\ntoday in australia we see that one in every $ 2 is invested under some form of responsible or ethical investment strategy ,\nmr o ' connor said .\nthat is drawing other esg product providers into the investment market . the newly launched betashares global sustainability leaders etf ( asx : ethi ) , for example , provides a cost - effective option for ethical investment for those who are fee and climate - conscious .\ncapture the growth and income potential of australian shares by investing with one of australia\u2019s largest and most experienced share investors .\nas with any financial product , it pays to understand the detail before investing . knowing what the ethical fund owns , its investment mandate , personnel and record , is critical . investors with deep convictions might find they invest in new - style ethical funds that do little more than replicate the main sharemarket indices \u2013 for unnecessary high fees . they may also find that not all ethical funds are ethical .\naustralian ethical is an ethical superannuation , pension and managed fund provider . our investment objectives are founded upon the australian ethical charter , principles guiding our portfolios . we seek out and support investments that provide positive , sustainable change for society and the environment . we do not invest in industries such as tobacco , uranium , coal mining , csg , exploitation of people or old growth forest logging . we are also the first publically listed company in australia to earn b corp certified status and donate 10 % of our profits as part of our annual community grants program .\nif you satisfy all of the above eligibility criteria , then you can apply to join australian ethical super . you can sign up for an australian ethical super account by by clicking on their products in canstar\u2019s superannuation comparison tables and then signing up online on their website ( they say it takes less than 3 minutes ) , or calling them on 1300 134 337 ( open mon - fri ) .\nthe gunns ' experience jolted vernon , who was until then ensconced in mainstream finance , to seek out a role in what was still a fringe area in financial markets , sustainable and ethical investing . in 2010 , he became the ceo of funds management firm , australian ethical .\nestablished almost 30 years ago , australian ethical has always been a pioneer in the investment industry and there was a natural alignment between the b corp movement and our corporate values . through our investments , we are trying to help build capacity for ethical businesses and by becoming a certified b corporation we wished to support and grow a community promoting better business for a better world .\none of the oldest and largest ethical funds on the asx is australian ethical investment , which has led the pack in banning woolworths after its move into gambling . but aei is suffering because of its hardline approach . many of its rivals are growing faster than it is . while aei and other traditional funds still espouse such high - minded ideals as \u201cthe preservation of endangered eco - systems\u201d , newer fund managers such as ausbil dexia talk about \u201cethical opportunities\u201d .\nthe australian prudential regulation authority in february warned financial institutions that climate change must be viewed as a risk - management issue .\nyes , australian ethical super has a dedicated online portal for their super fund members . you can view your account balance online , access statements for your account , download super fund information , and more .\nreturns are the second factor driving the ethical investing boom . new evidence is emerging that ethical funds achieve higher returns \u2013 a message that is getting to investors .\nethical investment in australia has hit record levels , with more aussies than ever keen to back environmentally and socially positive ventures over industries like tobacco , alcohol , guns and gambling .\nthe report will be good news for companies like bt investment management , new forests , investa property group and amp capital - - some of the biggest names in core responsible investment in australia .\nperpetual is a signatory to the united nations - supported principles for responsible investment ( pri ) .\ncore responsible investment australian share funds outerperformed the s & p ; / asx 300 index and average large - cap australian equity funds over one , three , five and 10 years to the end of 2015 , riaa data shows . sustained outperformance is rare in active funds management , where the majority of funds underperform their benchmark index over long periods .\nthe risk is the boom attracts too many managers who latch on to demand for ethical funds by launching\nlight green\nproducts that do meet ethical investing standards .\nthe fund has delivered strong returns over the long - term and has outperformed the broader market \u2013 an indication that investing in ethical and sustainable companies may not necessarily compromise investment returns .\nexchange - traded funds ( etfs ) are entering the fray . betashares in january launched the global sustainability leaders etf ( ethi ) on the asx and ubs has several ethical etfs over global sharemarket indices that exclude tobacco and controversial weapons stocks . russell investments in april 2015 launched the russell australian responsible investment etf .\nall this discussion and research has informed our community investment strategy and the selection of our charity partners .\na selection of research and reports developed or commissioned across perpetual\u2019s investment , advice and corporate trust businesses .\nlisted investment companies ( lics ) , a form of listed managed fund on the asx , is another new option for ethical investors . the morphic ethical equities fund raised almost $ 50 million in an initial public offering ( ipo ) and listed on the asx in early may .\nannual cost includes administration fees and indirect costs ( including the investment fee , performance fee where applicable , and any other indirect management costs ) . this cost is calculated based on the super balance specified and the investment option considered in the 2018 superannuation star ratings , which is the default investment option ( including default life - stage options ) . where a product does not have a default investment option , annual fees for the investment option with the highest fum and a 60 - 80 % growth asset allocation are used .\nrecent performance figures could have something to do with australian ethical ' s growing popularity . steering clear of fossil fuel meant entirely avoiding the commodities rout . in the year to the end of january it ' s australian shares fund was up 11 . 2 per cent while the asx / s & p200 ; was down more than 10 . 2 per cent .\nyears of demonstrated long - term investment benefits to investors , who consider environmental , social and governance ( esg ) factors , have quietly shifted around half of australia ' s investment industry to invest responsibly .\nthe company ' s been going for 30 years . the track record of our australian ethical shares fund has been going for over 20 years and it ' s returned about 10 per cent per annum over that period .\nthat includes amp capital , amundi asset management , ati asset management , axa investment managers , blackrock , celeste funds management , colonial first state global asset management , dexus property group , ifm investors , investa property group , lendlease investment management , perpetual investments , qic , rrare infrastructure , robeco and solaris investment management .\nwe expect strong growth in ethical etfs on the asx ,\nsays betashares managing director , alex vynokur .\nthe launch of ethi on the asx , which adopts a rigorous ethical investment approach , delivers proof that ethical investing does not need to involve high fees . it can be done just as effectively through etfs , with transparency and at far less cost .\nsimon hoyle has been a finance journalist for more than 25 years \u2013 a finance journalist because the football and motorsports rounds at the age were filled when he was awarded a cadetship . he worked on brw and personal investment magazines , and was part of the team that launched money management . hoyle spent 11 years at the australian financial review before moving on to be an investment writer for the sydney morning herald and the australian . he was appointed editor of professional planner in november 2007 .\nperformance of responsible investment strategies was more mixed when compared among international equity and multi - sector growth funds .\nstay up - to - date with economic and investment market developments with the latest insights from perpetual\u2019s experts .\n\u201cit\u2019s a real testament to not only our investment philosophy , style and process , but to an excellent and highly experienced investment team that are heavily focused and motivated on delivering sustainable outperformance , \u201d mr macri concluded .\nvernon believes up to 10 per cent of the australian investing public , or 1 . 5 million people , have high ethical convictions that will drive their investment behaviours .\nthere ' s a rising social consciousness in the way people consume goods and a growing sense of empowerment as more people express themselves through the way they invest .\nthe most ethical section of the responsible investment market , known as ' core ' responsible investments , experienced the biggest increase , up 60 percent from 2014 to a record $ 51 billion last year .\nthe report also found that responsible investment funds outperformed mainstream funds - - great news for ethically minded investors who also want to turn a profit . the average responsible investment fund returned 8 . 3 percent over a year while the large cap australian share fund average return was 3 . 2 percent and the asx 300 accumulation index returned 2 . 6 per cent .\nthe largest part of the ' core ' responsible investment category , so - called\nscreened investments\n, rose 16 percent in 2015 , to $ 24 . 7 billion . this type of investment refers to when certain stocks are dropped from portfolios because of ethical concerns over products like tobacco and coal companies .\ncaer is a leading provider of independent research and services relating to the environmental , social , governance ( esg ) and ethical performance of companies and investment portfolios . \u00a9 caer 2017 . all rights reserved .\nit ' s important to do your own research when comparing funds . the riaa is a good starting point , detailing the investment strategies of ethical and sustainable funds that have been certified through its program .\nwhile performance over the medium to long term was superior , strict responsible investment strategies lagged over the short term in calendar 2016 as many resource and energy stocks \u2013 which are typically excluded from responsible investment strategies \u2013 rebounded strongly .\nperpetual investments researches companies of all sizes using consistent share selection criteria . perpetual investments ' priority is to select those companies that represent the best investment quality and are appropriately priced . in determining investment quality , investments are carefully selected on the basis of four key investment criteria : - conservative debt levels - sound management - quality business and - in the case of industrial shares , recurring earnings . in addition to the above investment approach , perpetual investments utilises a strategy for screening ethical and socially responsible investments . derivatives may be used in managing the fund .\nbecause australian ethical has a point of difference and a story to tell , that in itself has become its biggest marketing asset , vernon reckons . this , he points out , contrasts with the commoditised way in which financial services are generally delivered .\nby seeking out positive investments that support people , quality and sustainability , and avoiding investments that harm people , animals , society or the environment , australian ethical super can help members feel good about where the money from their super is being invested .\nthe lic structure appeals to people who want exposure in ethical funds directly and may not have a lot to invest , so are not viable clients for financial planners ,\nhe says .\nwe believe ethical lics can take ethical investors to a wider audience , including younger investors .\nthe arrival of etfs in ethical investing is telling . this style of investing traditionally suits active fund managers who spend extra time assessing the ethical credentials of companies , in addition to their potential returns .\nperpetual\u2019s investment experts share their insights on a range of topics \u2013 from portfolio construction to stock picking and risk management .\nall investments carry risk . while it is not possible to identify every risk relevant to your investment , we have provided details of the risks that may affect your investment in the relevant product disclosure statement ( pds ) or offer document .\nthe intersection of these forces should mean more money flowing into ethical funds , more managers entering the sector and a wider range of product that provides a spectrum for investors to choose the level of ethical investing that matches their conviction . greater scale in ethical investing should , in theory , lower fees .\nif you ' re considering ethical investment , look for a fund that ' s a member of the responsible investment association australasia ( riaa ) . the peak body created a certification program in partnership with the nsw department of environment and conservation and the victorian government in 2005 , with a view to making uniform standards of disclosure for funds .\nduncan has worked extensively in the field of responsible investment , both in australia and in the uk with eiris . duncan enjoys working with a broad range of investors to incorporate environmental , social and governance criteria into their investment processes . in addition to his work with caer , duncan served for 10 years on the board of the industry body for responsible investment in australia , the responsible investment association australasia ( riaa ) ( the last few years as chair ) , and for 10 years as a director of the hong kong - based association for sustainable and responsible investment in asia ( asria ) .\ncopyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 investsmart financial services pty ltd . all rights reserved | australian financial services licensee : afsl # 226435 | abn 70 089 038 531\ndavid jones is committed to using our influence as an iconic australian brand to embrace diversity in all its forms , for a more inclusive organisation and community .\nthe smith family runs a variety of learning and mentoring programs to enable australian children from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate fully in their education . our commitment is to help more australian children to get the most out of their education , giving them an equal start in life and helping to break the cycle of disadvantage .\nethical investments are those made in healthcare or clean energy , away from ties to coal or tobacco .\nethical investment options with both positive screening ( investing in companies that make a positive impact for the world , e . g . clean energy , medical solutions , innovative technology , education , and recycling companies ) and negative screening ( avoiding investment in companies that hurt the planet , e . g . slave labour and asylum seeker detention companies )\nnithya has worked across esg research , responsible investment analysis , and financial services advocacy . her previous experience includes managing environmental and social research at the australian council for superannuation investors , research and analysis at the responsible investment association australasia and leading advocacy for trustee policy at the financial services council . nithya holds a bachelor of arts ( politics & international relations ) and bachelor of commerce ( finance & accounting ) double - degree from monash university . she is passionate about the development of sound esg practices across all forms of investment .\nriaa acknowledges the growing interest in launching new strategies and says there are 16 australian fund managers that walk the talk when it comes to implementing an esg framework .\nthe table above shows the total fee cost per year to have a super account with australian ethical super . compare these fees to the average super fund fees on our database , as it\u2019s important not to let your super be eaten away by fees before you retire .\nthe perpetual wholesale industrial share fund is an actively managed portfolio of quality australian industrial shares . the fund aims to provide long - term capital growth and regular income .\nreview the product disclosure statement ( pds ) for wealthfocus wholesale super plan and other offer documents and consider your investment option carefully .\naustralian ethical is driven to redefine how people invest their money \u2013 not just for financial gain , but for the good of society and the environment . we have a deeply held belief that the conscious movement of money can have a positive impact in the world , for all .\nit\u2019s important to check with your old super funds for information regarding costs such as exit fees and insurance cover you may lose if you switch super funds . if you have any questions or concerns about the rollover process , give australian ethical super a call on 1300 134 337 .\nstill , it\u2019s surely logical that the more restricted your investment range , the less likely you are to make money . this problem is most acute for purist ethical funds that want to invest in progressive new products such as medical technology or telecommunication software . for overseas funds located in london or new york , there is no lack of choice . in fact , both the us and the uk have deep enough stock markets to maintain specialist indices such as the dow jones sustainability index and the 4good index , which provide a benchmark for ethical investments . but there are slim pickings for the australian funds , forced to make the best of the meagre offerings on the resource - laden australian stock exchange .\nplease note that the performance information shown in the table is for the investment option used by canstar in rating of the superannuation product .\namong these lendlease has the most assets under management with around $ 13 billion of property being managed according to core responsible investment principles .\nlast year , as resource stocks \u2013 which are often avoided , on environmental grounds , by ethical funds \u2013 drove the market higher , ethical funds failed to keep pace . the ratings agency morningstar has said that mainstream funds gained 21 . 9 % , while ethical funds rose by 18 . 89 % . there\u2019s the rub : 3 % in lost profits . over the longer term , the news is better . a swag of local and international studies show that ethical investments do not necessarily do better or worse than mainstream funds . in the vernacular of investment management , they are \u201ccost - neutral\u201d .\n\u201cit is a core part of our business and in fact we also volunteer with some of the recipients as well\u2026 one of the recipients last year was an organisation called green connect\u2026 it\u2019s a fantastic organisation and we actually had a team from australian ethical go and volunteer for them last week . \u201d\nriaa chief executive simon o ' connor said the strong numbers showed an entrenched desire from local consumers for ethical stocks .\nso if you want to do business , you really need to be considering deeply responsible and ethical issues .\nethical investing , technically described as core responsible investing , accounted for 3 . 8 per cent of total assets under management in 2015 . after hovering between 1\u20132 per cent for years , ethical investing ' s share of managed funds is soaring . although official 2016 figures are yet to be tallied , ethical investing has , anecdotally , had a boom year .\nfind out how australia\u2019s 53 largest superannuation funds are engaging in responsible investment to influence better company behaviour and contribute to more sustainable financial markets .\naccording to the most recent statistics from the responsible investment association australasia ( riaa ) , responsible investment constituted $ 633 . 2 billion in assets under management ( aum ) as at 31 december 2015 , around half of all assets professionally managed in australia ( 47 per cent ) .\ncore responsible investment funds grew by 60 per cent to $ 51 . 5 billion in aum in 2015 , having doubled in two years .\nphilanthropy is a major part of perpetual\u2019s culture . we\u2019re trustee for nearly a thousand charitable trusts and endowments and work every day with philanthropists and nfps in this crucial part of australian life .\nwith full disclosure at hand , it may end up being a trade - off between ethical considerations and financial ones . choosing the fund that has the right mix for your ethical and financial needs depends on what factors are most important to you .\nwhile roe can be calculated through a very simple calculation , investors should look at various ratios by breaking it down and how each of them affects the return to understand the strengths and weakness of a company . it\u2019s one of the few ratios which stitches together performance metrics from the income statement and the balance sheet . what are the analysts\u2019 projection of australian ethical investment\u2019s roe in three years ? i recommend you see our latest free analysis report to find out !\nphil has over 15 years\u2019 experience in the responsible investment industry . he is responsible for coordinating caer\u2019s research and providing clients with advice and support to make the most of caer\u2019s products and services . phil holds a bachelor of applied science ( honours ) and a graduate diploma in applied finance and investment .\nreview the product disclosure statement ( pds ) for wealthfocus investment advantage and related documents to ensure you understand how the fund works and the risks involved .\nresponsible investment helps people to invest in line with their values and their financial needs . however , investors are hampered by the fact there ' s no single definition for what can be called ' ethical ' , ' sustainable ' , ' socially responsible ' or ' socially responsive ' .\nanother option is to get professional advice ( an adviser accredited by the riaa may be able to help ) . make sure your adviser is licensed by the australian securities and investments commission ( asic ) .\nwhat ' s telling is where the new money is coming from : australian ethical is having a success with individuals seeking the company out and investing directly . about 80 per cent of new funds come to the firm directly , according to vernon , while most funds ' managers still receive the bulk of their funds flows via financial advisers .\n\u201cour diversified equities fund , the larger companies trust , was not only the top performing sri / ethical fund over the 12 months ending 28 february , it was also the top performing fund in the mercer all growth survey of retail funds , returning 20 . 9 % over the last 12 months . the trust has a 25 % allocation to the award winning australian ethical international equities trust with 75 % allocated to companies listed on the asx , \u201d mr macri said .\nthe emergence of long / short ethical funds ( buying companies with good esg practices and short - selling those with poor esg ) is another complication . so is the rise of ethical global etfs that are stacked with us technology stocks that rate well on esg criteria .\ninterest and demand for ethical investments is growing , and the morningstar sustainability rating can help investors put their money where their values are .\nthe perpetual ethical sri fund aims to provide long - term capital growth and regular income by investing in shares of socially responsible companies .\n) \u2014market capitalization of aud $ 127 . 80m , ending up with a low single - digit , - 4 . 25 % , decline in its eps of over the past year might lead us to question its operating environment and growth prospects . for long - term investors though , a more important metric is the enduring trend in earnings growth and how the company fared against the industry . to analyze these factors , i\u2019ll run two simple tests on australian ethical investment\u2019s most recent annual eps growth .\nfor the riaa , the rapid expansion of the esg approach is an opportunity to bring all investments under an ethical umbrella , bound together by the universal goal of seeking higher returns . applying a universal approach that ' s driven by returns to investors as well as ethical concerns is particularly critical , riaa says , since ethical funds that rely only on screening make up a small part of the consumer market .\nyears of experience : 34 ( 12 + years in investment industry and 20 years in corporate life ) years at perpetual : 15 maryanne is the deputy portfolio manager - ethical shares and an analyst , covering mainly large and small cap companies in the industrials , consumer staples , and consumer discretionary sectors .\ndisclaimer : please note caer does not provide any financial services . it undertakes research on esg performance and the ethical merits of corporate behaviour .\nso - called responsible or ethical investments have more than quadrupled over the past three years to roughly $ 622 billion , new private research shows .\nthe key finding in this year ' s report , which focused on 91 asset managers , is that ethical investing is taking off in australia .\nthe stakes have risen so high because of compulsory superannuation . on 1 july 2005 , \u201csuperannuation choice\u201d became law , allowing employees to choose where they invest their superannuation money . it\u2019s no coincidence that the range of ethical funds is widening dramatically . but are all these funds , well , ethical\nethical investing has so far mostly focused on equities . now more investors want to know that fixed and floating - rate securities are issued by companies with sound esg practices , from non - harmful sectors . ethical funds over property securities are another possibility as investors favour buildings with higher environmental ratings .\nnina joined caer after completing a bachelor of international relations ( honours ) from the australian national university . she has a particular interest in methods of negative screening in the investment process and indigenous and human rights issues . nina has also specialised in human capital management and psychosocial health in the workplace . this interest began with an engagement with acsi concerning psychosocial health in the utilities , mining and financial sectors .\nmost mainstream investment firms outsource interactions with their clients to call centres . but people want to engage because they want a conversation about the underlying stocks ,\nhe said .\nperpetual\u2019s select funds are multi - manager funds . they combine a wide range of asset classes and the specialist investment expertise of managers from across the globe - within a single fund\nwhy has it come to this ? why can\u2019t ethical funds apply a baseline test of \u201cchristian principles\u201d , or a similar , secular version of an ethical litmus test ? the answer lies in the highly competitive nature of financial services : everyone wants to invest ethically , but nobody wants to lose money .\nindustry insiders believe the sector will double within three to five years . if that goal is met , roughly another $ 50 billion will flow into ethical funds , attracting 700 , 000 new investors ( based on an average managed fund balance of about $ 70 , 000 in some ethical funds ) .\nthe fund is designed to meet the needs of investors who want to invest in companies that satisfy a range of social , environmental and ethical considerations .\nthe fourth factor driving ethical investing is the removal of industry bottlenecks . as superannuation funds show greater interest in esg performance , more fund managers are incorporating esg data into their investment analysis . this is forcing large stockbroking firms to produce detailed company esg analysis and underpinning growth in a new industry of external esg data providers and analysts .\nwithin its australian equities portfolio the firm can invest in westpac but none of the other big four banks . westpac has been more forthcoming with its exposure to fossil fuels through its corporate loan books than the other three , vernon said .\nin the battle to gain a few extra percentage points , the ethical war may be lost . james thier , an executive director of aei , says \u201dethical\u201d must always come first , and \u201cinvesting\u201d second . \u201c that\u2019s our rule , \u201d he explains over ( predictably ) a soy coffee in a paddington bookshop .\nthe biggest ethical shift in recent years has been the increasing dominance of the sustainable approach , or environmental , social and governance risk management ( esg ) .\nmorningstar ' s murphy adds that managed funds that are labeled\nesg\nor\nethical\nare generally also more expensive than non - esg funds .\nit\u2019s a problem of definition . for efficiency\u2019s sake , commentators like to lump all the ethical - style funds together . but inside the industry , there are apparent distinctions between ethical investing , representing the original purist approach ; socially responsible investing , a kind of pro - active ethical investing less likely to have outright bans on companies ; and sustainable investing , which is evolving into a pragmatic approach that seeks to \u201cdo the right thing\u201d for long - term growth . unfortunately , the distinctions don\u2019t amount to much . everyone , it seems , has a different definition ; some players even define their principles on the run . as the catholic theologian germain grisez warns , \u201cwhile certain ethical investment vehicles are advertised as \u2018socially responsible\u2019 , the notion of socially responsible here may not reflect a judgment conformed to christian principles . \u201d"]}
{"id": 54624, "summary": [{"text": "mezhrabpomfilm ( russian : \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043f\u043e\u043c\u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c ) , from the word film , and the russian acronym for workers international relief or workers international aid ( russian : \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0447\u0430\u044f \u043f\u043e\u043c\u043e\u0449\u044c ) , was a german-russian film studio , formerly mezhrabpom-rus , from 1922-1936 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the studio was formed from the joining together in 1922 of moisei aleinikov , a russian producer , and willi m\u00fcnzenberg , a german communist .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the studio was set up in moscow , with headquarters in berlin .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "after producing around 600 films the \" international experiment was brutally ended eleven and fourteen years later by hitler 's and stalin 's regimes . \"", "topic": 24}, {"text": "classics of revolutionary cinema , such as vsevolod pudovkin 's the end of st. petersburg ( konez sankt peterburga ( 1927 ) ) were made by mezhrabpom-film .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "other significant films made by the studio include storm over asia ( 1928 ) , boris barnet 's the girl with a hatbox ( devushka s korobkoy ( 1927 ) , yakov protazanov 's aelita ( 1924 ) , margarita barskaya 's torn shoes ( rvanye bashmaki 1933 ) , a drama about children set in germany when the nazis assumed power , and aleksandr andriyevsky 's early science-fiction film loss of sensation ( gibel senstsii 1935 ) .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "the soviet union 's first animated films , and first sound film , nikolai ekk 's road to life ( 1931 ) were made by the studio .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "one of mezhrabpomfilm 's last films was gustav von wangenheim 's fighters ( 1936 ) , about german workers fighting the nazi brownshirts and the ss in 1933 .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "it was made by german filmmakers and actors who had fled to moscow to avoid hitler 's terror .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "ironically , 2 actors working on the set were arrested during the filming and by the end of 1938 ( during stalin 's terror years ) two thirds of the film crew were arrested .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in 1936 , the company was dissolved , as it was regarded too independent and too influenced by foreigners .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "rot-front studio became its successor , but in the same 1936 its name was changed to soyuzdetfilm ( russian : \u0441\u043e\u044e\u0437\u0434\u0435\u0442\u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c ) , the world 's first film company devoted to films for children and teenagers , which in 1948 was renamed gorky film studio .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "its german branch prometheus film , produced some of the \" socially committed cinematic art of the late weimar republic [ red dream factory productions ] such as phil jutzi 's work , leo mittler 's beyond the street ( jenseits der strasse 1929 ) , slatan dudow 's kuhle wampe or who owns the world ?", "topic": 11}, {"text": "( kuhle wampe , oder : wem geh\u00f6rt die welt ? 1932 ) berlinale pressrelease ] , as well as two joint productions with mezhrabpomfilm , before going bankrupt in 1932 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "berlin 's bertz + fischer published a book for a retrospective - a programme of films which were presented at the 2012 berlin film festival - in which german and russian authors look at the studio and the aesthetics of the films produced there ( g\u00fcnter agde , alexander schwarz ( ed . ) : die rote traumfabrik : meschrabpom-film und prometheus ( 1921 \u2013 1936 ) . berlin : bertz + fischer 2012 ) . ", "topic": 11}], "title": "mezhrabpomfilm", "paragraphs": ["6 / 7 the outskirts ( \u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0430 ) by boris barnet , mezhrabpomfilm , ussr 1933 .\n6 / 7 the outskirts ( \u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0430 ) by boris barnet , mezhrabpomfilm , ussr 1933 . - youtube\nplease give the cartoon series mezhrabpomfilm a vote between 1 and five stars , with five stars being the best , 1 being a show you absolutely hate , and a three for an average show .\none of mezhrabpomfilm ' s last films was gustav von wangenheim ' s fighters ( 1936 ) , about german workers fighting the nazi brownshirts and the ss in 1933 . it was made by german filmmakers and actors who had fled to moscow to avoid hitler ' s terror . ironically , many of them were later executed during stalin ' s terror years .\nits german branch prometheus film , produced some of the\nsocially committed cinematic art of the late weimar republic [ red dream factory productions ] such as phil jutzi ' s work , leo mittler ' s harbor drift ( jenseits der strasse 1929 ) , slatan dudow ' s whither germany ( kuhle wampe oder wem geh\u00f6rt die welt ? 1932 ) 2 berlinale pressrelease ] , as well as two joint productions with mezhrabpomfilm , before going bankrupt in 1932 .\nmezhrabpomfilm , from the word film , and the russian acronym for workers international relief or workers international aid , was a german - russian film studio , formerly mezhrabpom - rus , from 1922 - 1936 . the studio was formed from the joining together in 1922 of moisei aleinikov , a russian producer , and willi m\u00fcnzenberg , a german communist . the studio was set up in moscow , with headquarters in berlin . after producing around 600 films the\ninternational experiment was brutally ended eleven and fourteen years later by hitler ' s and stalin ' s regimes .\nthe retrospective of the 62nd berlin international film festival has rediscovered a legendary german - russian film studio : mezhrabpom - film and its german branch prometheus wrote film history from 1922 to 1936 .\nmoisei aleinikov , a russian film expert and producer from tsarist times who had a great instinct for the right topics , and willi m\u00fcnzenberg , a german communist and \u201cred media entrepreneur\u201d , joined forces in 1922 to combine clever business ideas , a political mission and boundless enthusiasm for new cinematic narratives . and so the film studio mezhrabpom - rus ( later called mezhrabpom - film ) , a unique german - russian film venture , was set up in moscow , with headquarters in berlin . after producing some 600 films , this international experiment was brutally ended eleven and fourteen years later by hitler\u2019s and stalin\u2019s regimes . entitled \u201cthe red dream factory\u201d , the retrospective of the 2012 berlinale will be dedicated to this studio rediscovered in russian archives .\n\u201cclassics of russian revolutionary cinema , such as vsevolod pudovkin\u2019s konez sankt peterburga ( the end of st . petersburg , 1927 ) , were made by mezhrabpom - film . at the same time , the studio focused on topics revolving around people\u2019s everyday lives . artistically sophisticated films from all kinds of genres thrilled international audiences and inspired the entire european film avant - garde , \u201d says rainer rother , head of the retrospective and artistic director of the deutsche kinemathek \u2014 museum f\u00fcr film und fernsehen .\nmasterpieces such as pudovkin\u2019s potomok genghis - khana ( storm over asia , 1928 ) , boris barnet\u2019s devushka s korobkoy ( the girl with the hat , 1927 ) or the portrayal of the revolution on mars in aelita ( 1924 ) by yakov protazanov are a must in a studio retrospective such as this one .\nwhat\u2019s more , moviegoers will discover much that is new to them : for instance , there is margarita barskaya\u2019s rvanye bashmaki ( torn shoes , 1933 ) , a drama about children set in germany when the nazis came into power ; or the early science - fiction robot film gibel sensatsii ( lost sensation , 1935 ) by aleksandr andriyevsky . also among the great feats of this film factory are the soviet union\u2019s first animated films as well as its first sound film , nikolai ekk\u2019s putyovka v zhizn ( road to life , 1931 ) .\nthe \u201cvision of a new life\u201d also inspired documentary film . for joris ivens and dziga vertov this went hand in hand with the invention of a spectacular sound - film language . and the socially committed cinematic art of the late weimar republic such as found in prometheus films - e . g . , phil jutzi\u2019s works , leo mittler\u2019s jenseits der stra\u00dfe ( harbor drift , 1929 ) and slatan dudow\u2019s kuhle wampe oder wem geh\u00f6rt die welt ? ( whither germany , 1932 ) - were all red dream factory productions .\ncurated by alexander schwarz and g\u00fcnter agde , the retrospective will present some 30 programmes made up of over 40 silent and sound films . the silent films will all be accompanied by live music performed by renowned artists . the programme includes diverse german premieres of films that are being made available by gosfilmofond ( moscow ) and the russian state documentary film & photo archive at krasnogorsk . the retrospective is being put together in cooperation with the ( german ) federal archives / department film archives , the cin\u00e9math\u00e8que de toulouse , munich filmmuseum , the austrian film museum in vienna , and the museum of modern art\u2019s department of film .\nthe film programme will be accompanied by discussions and events at the deutsche kinemathek . berlin\u2019s bertz + fischer will also be publishing a book for the retrospective . in it , german and russian authors will illuminate the development of the studio and the aesthetics of the films that were produced there .\nclosely related to the retrospective and made possible by a collaboration with arte / zdf is the berlinale\u2019s presentation of sergei eisenstein\u2019s masterpiece oktyabr ( october , 1928 ) with edmund meisel\u2019s original music performed by the berlin radio symphony orchestra . the film , which re - enacts the revolution in october 1917 , will be screened at the friedrichstadtpalast on february 10 , 2012 .\nthe berlinale and the deutsche kinemathek are also delighted to be cooperating with the dok leipzig : an extensive retrospective of documentary and animated films from the red dream factory programme will be presented at the 55th international leipzig festival for documentary and animated film in 2012 .\nthis year for the first time , a partnership has been established between the museum of modern art ( moma ) in new york and the retrospective . the deutsche kinemathek , the berlinale and the moma will now collaborate long term and this will lead to joint programmes in the future . thus the red dream factory programme will present a number of exemplary films from the berlinale retrospective in new york in march / april 2012 .\nwarning ! to get all of the features imdbpro offers , you must enable javascript .\nyou can share this page with anyone , including non - imdbpro subscribers . a shared page will expire 7 days after it is first opened .\nsubmit additional information and / or report errors on this page . if it is approved by imdb database managers , it will be added to the page in a future update .\nclassics of revolutionary cinema , such as vsevolod pudovkin ' s the end of st . petersburg ( konez sankt peterburga ( 1927 ) ) were made by mezhrabpom - film . other significant films made by the studio include storm over asia ( 1928 ) , boris barnet ' s the girl with the hat ( devushka s korobkoy ( 1927 ) , yakov protazanov ' s aelita ( 1924 ) , margarita barskaya ' s torn shoes ( rvanye bashmaki 1933 ) , a drama about children set in germany when the nazis assumed power , and aleksandr andriyevsky ' s early science - fiction film lost sensation ( gibel senstsii 1935 ) . the soviet union ' s first animated films , and first sound film , nikolai ekk ' s road to life ( 1931 ) were made by the studio .\nin 1936 , the company was dissolved , as it was regarded too independent and too influenced by foreigners . the facilities were taken over by soyuzdetfilm , the world ' s first film company devoted to films for children and teenagers , which in 1948 was renamed gorky film studio .\nberlin ' s bertz + fischer published a book for a retrospective - a programme of films which were presented at the 2012 berlin film festival - in which german and russian authors look at the studio and the aesthetics of the films produced there ( g\u00fcnter agde , alexander schwarz ( ed . ) : die rote traumfabrik : meschrabpom - film und prometheus ( 1921\u20131936 ) . berlin : bertz + fischer 2012 ) .\noutskirts is known internationally as a masterpiece of early sound cinema . it takes place in a remote russian village during world war i from 1914 to 1917 .\n\u043e\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0438\u043d\u0430\n\u0441\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0442\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0447 / \u0431 \u0444\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043c \u0431\u043e\u0440\u0438\u0441\u0430 \u0431\u0430\u0440\u043d\u0435\u0442\u0430 , \u0441\u0441\u0441\u0440 1933\namazing boxing ! 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{"id": 54639, "summary": [{"text": "the whitechapel bell foundry was a business in the london borough of tower hamlets , and , at the time of the closure of the whitechapel premises , was the oldest manufacturing company in great britain .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "the bell foundry primarily made church bells and their fittings and accessories , although it also provided single tolling bells , carillon bells and handbells .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the foundry was notable for being the original manufacturer of the liberty bell , a famous non-religious symbol of united states independence , and big ben which rings from the north clock tower at the houses of parliament in london .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the whitechapel premises are a grade ii * listed building .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the foundry closed in may 2017 , after nearly 450 years of bell making and 250 years at its whitechapel site , with the final bell cast given to the museum of london along with other artefacts used in the manufacturing process , and the building has been sold .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "following the sale of the whitechapel bell foundry , the bell patents were sold to the bell-hanging company , whites of appleton in oxfordshire , with whom the foundry has had a business relationship for 197 years , and rights to tower bell production are now under the ownership of westley group ltd . production of presentation and hand bells will continue under the name bells of whitechapel ltd .", "topic": 5}], "title": "whitechapel bell foundry", "paragraphs": ["the whitechapel bell foundry is a bell foundry in whitechapel in the london borough of tower hamlets , and is the oldest manufacturing company in great britain .\nthe facade of whitechapel bell foundry on whitechapel road . photograph : lonely planet / getty images / lonely planet images\nwhitechapel bell foundry is the oldest manufacturing company in u . k , known for the \u201cliberty bell\u201d and big ben\nthe whitechapel bell foundry completed the design , profile , lettering and tuning of the bell and royal eijsbouts of the netherlands cast the bell .\nworkers at the whitechapel bell foundry cast tower bells . photograph : michael freeman / getty images\nthe whitechapel foundry also has an illustrious history that includes making the bell for big ben .\nthe whitechapel bell foundry , a few miles from the olympic stadium , was commissioned to make the bell in 2011 .\nwhitechapel bell foundry is the oldest manufacturing company in u . k , known for the\nliberty bell\nand big ben\nsomehow the whitechapel bell foundry must be saved , an important part of the heritage of england .\nwhitechapel bell foundry will cease its activities at the whitechapel road site - where it has been since 1738 - in may next year .\na locog spokesman said : \u201cthe experts at the whitechapel bell foundry chose the best way possible to produce such a large bell . \u201d\nthe whitechapel bell foundry has existed for over 250 years on a site just up the road from the whitechapel art gallery and in aldgate for much longer .\nwhitechapel bell foundry dates back to the 16th century , and was set up during the reign of elizabeth i .\nthe bell foundry in whitechapel has changed hands many times , but it has always been a family business .\nthe whitechapel bell foundry began life in 1570 during the reign of elizabeth i . it moved to its site on whitechapel road in 1739 and has traded from the building since .\nwhitechapel bell foundry ltd announces , with regret , that by may 2017 it will cease its activities at the whitechapel road site that it has occupied since its move there in 1738 .\nthe bell design and clock mechanism at the houses of parliament were complicated and the first bell that was made for the site did not work . the project was then given to the whitechapel bell foundry .\nwhitechapel bell foundry , which opened in 1570 , is in the guinness book of world records as britain ' s oldest manufacturing company .\nthe continuation of the whitechapel bell foundry name and the unique sound and shape of our bells are assured for the future . whitechapel tower bells will in future be cast by westley group ltd .\nafter producing bells for churches , cathedrals and city halls for half a millennium , london ' s whitechapel bell foundry has cast its last .\ncharles saumarez smith has written a book about east london featuring the whitechapel bell foundry , published by thames & hudson on 27 april 2017 .\nthe 11ft bell was made by the whitechapel bell foundry , which dates back to at least 1570 and cast big ben , was considered an obvious choice by the olympic organiser locog .\nthe firm\u2019s own foundry does not have the capacity to make such a large bell .\nthe bell foundry archives are contracted to the london metropolitan archives , where they will be conserved and catalogued . they will remain the property of the whitechapel bell foundry ltd , and will be made available to the public for research , which was not possible whilst they were at the whitechapel premises .\nthe lead vessel of the pageant was a floating belfry carrying a set of eight church bells freshly cast at the whitechapel bell foundry in east london .\ncast in 1858 , at 13 . 5 tons it is the largest bell ever made at whitechapel , and a cross - section of the bell still surrounds the entrance door to the foundry .\nwhitechapel bell foundry is moving its location after 250 years . there\u2019s so much history in there and , people can now take some of it with them .\nthere is a certain timelessness inside london ' s whitechapel bell foundry , where it could be the 21st century , or the 19th , or even earlier .\nthe foundry tours are all fully booked in 2017 and sadly the building has now been sold . the foundry business is now permanently closed at the current whitechapel location .\nlocog asked taylor\u2019s bell foundry in loughborough , leics , to give a quote for the job .\nbut in may the famous foundry will have cast its last bell after 447 years in business .\ndue to forthcoming relocation of the business there will be no further tours at whitechapel . foundry tours have now ended .\nso very sad to hear the news of the closure of the whitechapel bell foundry . as a born east - ender from a family who lived and worked in spitalfields and bethnal green . i often passed the foundry on my way to whitechapel market , it will be greatly missed .\nthe collection is available for access by prior appointment only until cataloguing has been completed . lma and whitechapel bell foundry in partnership plan to complete cataloguing by late 2019 .\nin 1752 , the foundry cast the liberty bell , an icon of american independence , and in 1858 it cast big ben , the largest bell ever cast at the foundry , weighing 13\u00bd tonnes .\n\u201cbell ringing has been with us forever . in all of history , the only things that haven\u2019t changed are the human voice and the sound of bells , \u201d says alan hughes , director at whitechapel bell foundry .\nwhites of appleton ltd , church bell hangers , a company with whom the whitechapel bell foundry has worked closely for 197 years , has purchased the pattern equipment to continue making whitechapel components . whites have also purchased a new tuning machine which , with continuing expert consultancy from whitechapel , will enable them to offer a high standard of tuning to church bells .\ni have written in support of the whitechapel bell foundry and have shared and spread the world . to loose such a unique place would be a crying shame . georgina southall\nin its 500 year history , the whitechapel bell foundry has built the clock bells for st . paul\u2019s cathedral in 1709 , the original liberty bell in 1752 , and , perhaps most famously , big ben in 1858 .\nshort film about the foundry , showing the shaping of bell clappers , and the company ' s owner , william hughes , tuning a large bell .\nthe whitechapel bell foundry designed the olympic bell seen at the opening ceremony for the london 2012 olympic games , although it was not cast on the premises . the furnaces at whitechapel could not provide the 23 tons of molten metal required to make the bell , so it was manufactured at a factory in the netherlands which normally produces ship\u2019s propellers .\n\u2022 famous bell will be installed near the stadium \u2022 the iconic bell was rung by sir bradley wiggins in the london 2012 opening ceremony \u2022 the bell is the largest harmonically - tuned bell in the world and the second heaviest bell in europe .\namherst d . tyssen , \u2018the history of the whitechapel bell - foundry\u2019 , transactions of the london and middlesex archaeological society , vol . 5 , 1923 , p . 211 \u21a9\na short film of a visit to the bell foundry , with an explanation of repair work , on 1 april 2016 , the year before the foundry closed .\nthe whitechapel bell foundry , based in london ' s whitechapel , has long been the international centre for bespoke bells but the family run business has announced it is now set to close due to the\nchanging realities\nof running a niche business .\nat the palace of westminster . cast in 1858 , this is the largest bell ever cast at whitechapel , weighing 13\u00bd tons . to this day , a cross - section of the bell surrounds the entrance door to the foundry .\nthe bell\u2019s note is a b which makes it the lowest tone of any bell in the world .\nthe bell is 30 centimetres wider than britain\u2019s previous largest bell , \u2018great paul\u2019 at st paul\u2019s cathedral .\n[ 2 ] amherst d . tyssen , \u2018the history of the whitechapel bell - foundry\u2019 , transactions of the london and middlesex archaeological society , vol . 5 , 1923 , p . 211\nnigel taylor , the whitechapel bell foundry\u2019s head moulder , who is also working on a giant bell that will be rung at the opening ceremony of the london olympics , said many people had been sceptical about whether a floating belfry could work .\n\u201cso it was a great surprise when we heard that a bell was being cast . through our contacts we discovered it was being cast in a dutch bell foundry .\nthe spitlefields trust application to have the whitechapel bell foundry registered as an asset of community value is a very good idea . this unique bell foundry should be saved for future generations so that an ancient skill can be kept alive , can provide work and continue to make and repair bells for our churches .\ni am delighted to announce that a consortium of heritage groups have come together in a bid to save the whitechapel bell foundry by exploring how the site may continue as a working foundry . we shall be publishing reports on this endeavour as it evolves .\nas britain rang in the new year on thursday , there was a strong chance that the bells you heard were made by britain\u2019s oldest manufacturing firm , whitechapel bell foundry , established in 1570 .\nhughes adds that although whitechapel bell foundry will always remain a tiny enterprise because of its niche service , it has a loyal following and it\u2019s a one - of - a - kind business .\nthe whitechapel bell foundry , britain ' s oldest manufacturing firm , is set to close at its current site , bringing an end to a family business that has run for almost 500 years .\nand how far back does the whitechapel bell foundry go ?\nwe have always claimed 1570 ,\nsaid hughes .\nhistorical researches indicated we were more likely established sometime around 1420 .\none of only 20 bell foundries in the world , whitechapel first opened for business in 1570 in the area that is now brick lane . the foundry moved to its current location in 1738 .\nthe whitechapel bell foundry is one of the most famous manufacturers of bells in the world . the foundry was located in the heart of the east end , the foundry is also the oldest manufacturing company in britain , according to the guinness book of records . it has made some of the best known bells in the world , including big ben and the liberty bell .\nthe bell foundry in whitechapel has changed hands many times , but it has always been a family business . my own family has owned the foundry since 1904 , but other families have run the firm through its history , which stretches back to 1570 .\nvery sad to hear the bell foundry is closing . i do hope another person / family can take it on !\nthe company dates back to 1570 . the present premises on whitechapel road and plumbers row dates from 1670 and was formerly a coaching inn called \u201cthe artichoke\u201d which ceased trading in 1738 . the following year , the whitechapel bell foundry moved in and occupied the site to the present day .\nthank you for raising this issue . i was very saddened when i heard about the closure of the whitechapel bell foundry . now very pleased that there is still some hope through the spitalfield trust bid .\nlists the whitechapel bell foundry as britain ' s oldest manufacturing company , having been established in 1570 ( during the reign of queen elizabeth i ) and being in continuous business since that date . in 1970 , therefore , the foundry celebrated its quatercentenary . . . .\ntaylor\u2019s has a proud history in bell - making : the firm produced the great paul bell for st paul\u2019s cathedral in 1881 and the great peter bell for york minster .\none of the most famous bells in the world , big ben is the biggest bell ever cast at whitechapel , and the gauge used to make the mould for the bell still hangs on the wall of the foundry moulding shop to this day . . . .\nbeing as old as it is , means the foundry was here in 1888 , when jack the ripper stalked the streets of whitechapel . . . .\nbells at the bell foundry whitechapel is one of only two functioning foundries remaining in the uk , the other being at loughborough . it\u2019s still a family firmby ceridwen , cc by - sa 2 . 0 ,\nthe ceremony is designed to celebrate the best of british and a global audience of one billion is expected to tune in . yet organisers awarded the bell commission to the whitechapel bell foundry in east london , which has sub - contracted the task to a dutch manufacturer .\nso sad to see one of britain\u2019s most important historic sites being closed . please follow our website link urltoken for more on whitechapel\u2019s amazing bell history\nthe whitechapel foundry became at this time the most famous foundry in england , ( fn . 11 ) dobson ' s foundry at downham market , norfolk , having been fused into it , as well as the gloucester foundry , which was incorporated in 1732 . the old foundry at gloucester had existed for centuries . ' john of gloster ' was a bell - founder there in the 13th century ; but it came chiefly into note under the rudhall family in the 18th century .\nit is with deep regret that i announce the closure of whitechapel bell foundry , the world\u2019s most famous bell foundry and britain\u2019s oldest manufacturing company . below you can read my interview with alan hughes , the last in a line of bell founders stretching back to 1420 , who will retire next year at sixty - eight years old when the foundry closes in may 2017 and the building is sold \u2013 meanwhile , negotiations for the future ownership of the business are underway .\nlike everyone else , the directors and employees of whitechapel bell foundry were deeply moved by the terrible events of last year , and are honoured that through the casting and dedication of the bell they were able to play some small part in this first anniversary day of remembrance .\nhe world ' s oldest bell foundry , which made big ben and liberty bell , is closing after 500 years despite its attempts to keep the business afloat with the downton abbey effect .\nthe whitechapel bell foundry , which closed in june 2017 , was a remarkable survival . its business cards claimed it as \u2018britain\u2019s oldest manufacturing company\u2019 and \u2018the world\u2019s most famous bell foundry\u2019 \u2013 the first not readily contradicted , the second unverifiable but plausible . it had been said that the bell foundry \u2018is so connected with the history of whitechapel that it would be impossible to move it without wanton disregard of the associations of many generations . \u2019 1 the business , principally the making of church bells , had operated continuously in whitechapel since at least the 1570s . it had been on its present site with the existing house and office buildings since the mid 1740s .\nthe foundry has been owned by the hughes family since 1904 . alan hughes and his wife kathryn have sold the grade ii - listed building on whitechapel road and are considering options for when the foundry leaves in may 2017 .\nso sad to see one of britain\u2019s most important historic sites being closed . please follow our website link above for more on whitechapel\u2019s amazing bell history .\non 2 december it was announced that the whitechapel bell foundry will close in may 2017 . this will mark the end of what has been a remarkable story . business cards claim the bell foundry as \u2018britain\u2019s oldest manufacturing company\u2019 and \u2018the world\u2019s most famous bell foundry\u2019 \u2013 the first not readily contradicted , the second unverifiable but plausible . it has been said that the foundry \u2018is so connected with the history of whitechapel that it would be impossible to move it without wanton disregard of the associations of many generations . \u2019 [ 1 ] the business , principally the making of church bells , has operated continuously in whitechapel since at least the 1570s , on its present site with the existing house and office buildings since the mid 1740s .\nbig ben remains the largest bell ever cast at whitechapel . visitors to the foundry pass through a full size profile of the bell that frames the main entrance as they enter the building . the original moulding gauge employed to form the mould used to cast big ben hangs on the end wall of the foundry above the furnaces to this very day .\nthe survey of london has launched a participative website , \u2018histories of whitechapel\u2019 . please visit at : urltoken . we welcome contributions from any and all . for more information about the whitechapel bell foundry , and to add your memories and photographs , please visit urltoken / map / feature / 155 / detail / .\none of the sadder bits of news in the last month is that the whitechapel bell foundry , which has existed on a site just up the road from the whitechapel art gallery for over 250 years and in aldgate for much longer , is due either to move or to close down altogether in may this year .\nan entry in the guinness book of records lists the whitechapel bell foundry as britain ' s oldest manufacturing company , having been established in 1570 ( during the reign of queen elizabeth i ) and being in continuous business since that date . in 1970 , therefore , the foundry celebrated its quatercentenary .\ni was shocked to hear that the whitechapel bell foundry might close . i can understand that the family owners have no obligation to \u2018save\u2019 the business , and normally i would have no regrets about other types of business disappearing .\nit has been several centuries since the boom years of bell making , yet the foundry is finding ways of adapting to modern times .\non weekends , the foundry runs tours , although bell enthusiasts hoping to visit may have to book up to a year in advance .\nthe whitechapel foundry has been part of my working life for 40 years . i studied at the london hospital medical college in the mid seventies and have practised medicine in east london most of the time ever since . there was a tradition in the past for giving handbells cast at the whitechapel foundry when consultant staff retired . i think the bell that used to sit in the front entrance of the london hospital before it went royal was also cast at the foundry .\nmoulds aren\u2019t used as each bell is unique and tailored to suit an individual\u2019s needs . bell tuning requires a musical ear and workers continue cutting the bell to size until it rings in perfect pitch . hughes learned the craft of bell making from his father .\ni heard the news yesterday from the foundry as i had called to ask about the commissioning of a new bell . a life long love of bells , decades of fascination passing the foundry almost daily and finally the moment when i would commission a bell from the very place . the foundry was very matter of fact and whilst i spluttered with incredulity they explained how they would still be able to oversee the commission through the coming changes . very sad a new bell won\u2019t have \u2018whitechapel\u2019 cast into it .\nthe foundry , which made big ben and was established in 1570 , when queen elizabeth i was on the throne , will stop trading at whitechapel road next year .\nin britain , the most famous bell manufactured by the foundry is probably big ben . this is the largest bell ever cast at the foundry , coming in at a whopping 13 and a half tons . it stands over seven feet tall and is over nine feet wide .\nbased in london ' s whitechapel road since 1738 , i ts most famous creation was big ben , the bell in elizabeth tower at the palace of westminster .\nlast year it was announced that britain\u2019s oldest manufacturing company , the whitechapel bell foundry would close its doors this may . having made bells their business since 1570 , the long list of gongs and ringers created behind the east end doors include big ben , westminster abbey and the famous us liberty bell .\nprince charles strikes the the royal jubilee bell named \u2018charles\u2019 during a visit to the whitechapel bell foundry in 2012 . the jubilee bells \u2013 named elizabeth , philip , charles , anne , andrew , edward , william and henry \u2013 were rung from a floating belfry at the head of the thames pageant .\nthe east end preservation society has launched a petition to karen bradley , secretary of state for culture , media & sport to save the whitechapel bell foundry which is due to shut forever in may after five centuries in the east end .\nwhitechapel musical handbells and the supplies of supporting music and accessories will be available to purchase from bells of whitechapel ltd , along with the entire range of whitechapel presentation bells , door bells , bracket bells and ships bells , all of which will continue to be cast and finished in london .\nthe spitalfields trust has submitted an application to tower hamlets council to have whitechapel bell foundry designated as an asset of community value . it would be invaluable if readers can write in support of this application . you might like to say that , after five centuries , the bell foundry is an integral part of the historical identity of whitechapel and that , as well as being a major tourist attraction , it is an important local employer that maintains skills which could easily be lost .\nmy son is 2 years old and obsessed with church bells . we have been to see our local bell ringers ( christ church cathedral in victoria , bc canada ) and have watched videos of the whitechapel bell foundry many times . he can talk all about pouring hot metal into molds to make bells .\nben kipling , a bell tuner , tests the pitch of a bell destined for the church of st magnus the martyr in 2009 .\nlma would like to thank alan and kathryn hughes , directors and their staff at whitechapel bell foundry for their assistance with the deposit . lma looks forward to the future partnership to catalogue and make fully available this outstanding archive to future users .\nin 2012 the prince of wales sounded a bell named after him at the foundry , one of eight made for the thames diamond jubilee pageant .\nthe foundry\u2019s main business is the bell founding and manufacture of church bells and their fittings and accessories , although it also provides single tolling bells , carillon bells and handbells . the foundry is notable for being the original manufacturer of the liberty bell , a famous symbol of united states independence .\nthe bell was ordered in 1751 and was delivered in 1752 . like big ben , however , the bell cracked . the philadelphia assembly tried to return the bell on the ship that had brought it from england , however this wasn\u2019t possible and two local craftsmen recast the bell .\nwe the undersigned wish to register our very serious concerns about the imminent loss of the whitechapel bell foundry in london . we are calling on historic england to ensure the buildings are listed at grade i , in recognition of their national and international significance .\nbells have been made continuously in whitechapel since the 1570s . the business has been on its present site since the mid 1740s . it is one of just two remaining bell foundries in britain , and the foundry is reportedly the oldest manufacturing company in the uk . this is the foundry that made big ben in 1858 , the world famous us liberty bell and many many more . the foundry is set to close at the end of march , and its contents sold at auction .\ni am the proud owner of a handbell from the whitechapel bell foundry which is inscribed with my name and dates of service with the metropolitan police . it is a tradition that retiring officers from east london are presented with a bell on their retirement . it\u2019s a very prized possession and i\u2019m so sad to read this news .\nside view of the grade ii - listed foundry . photograph : alamy stock photo\nthis panel of the bell founder\u2019s window depicts the founder forming a wax \u2018false bell\u2019 , in the exact shape of the bell he is going to cast . when the mould is completed , the wax will be melted out leaving a void into which the molten bell metal can be poured .\nbritain\u2019s oldest manufacturing business , a london bell foundry that made big ben , could be sold after its owner decided to vacate its historic east end premises .\nin 1752 the foundry cast the liberty bell , which was commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of william penn\u2019s 1701 charter of privileges , pennsylvania\u2019s original constitution .\n\u201cit\u2019s being the whitechapel bell foundry . it\u2019s got quite a record and we\u2019re very privileged to be the ones who are temporarily in charge of it , \u201d she says , \u201cthis place has a personality and we survive because the quality of work is good . \u201d\nanother of the world ' s most famous bells , the liberty bell - which is on permanent display in philadelphia - was cast at whitechapel over 250 years ago . . . .\ni am so sorry to hear about the closure of this bell foundry . i feel privileged that i was able to visit the foundry about three years ago and it remains in my memory one of the outstanding visits i have made anywhere .\nover the centuries , a great many famous and notable bells have been cast at the whitechapel bell foundry . listed below are details of just a few of these , with links to longer entries on some of them . this list will be extended in the future .\nin 1752 , the foundry cast the liberty bell for the city of philadelphia , which became a symbol of us independence . in 1856 , it made big ben , although the bell cracked while being tested and was recast in 1858 .\ni am a bell - ringer in auckland , new zealand in st matthew\u2019s in the city . our set of 8 bells was originally founded by john warner and sons in 1862 in spitalfields , but they were restored at whitechapel foundry in 1971 . our bells are known as bishop selwyn\u2019s bells , as he was responsible for originally bringing them to new zealand . the closing of whitechapel foundry has a special connection to us . i\u2019m very sorry to see it go .\nwe have made this decision with a heavy heart , but in response to the changing realities of running a business of this kind . the bell foundry in whitechapel has changed hands many times , but it has always been a family business ,\nmr hughes said .\nthe foundry\u2019s owners are considering a sale that could keep it operating from new premises .\nold bells on the floor at the foundry , which can be recycled and recast .\nroyal eijsbouts has been involved in extensive research programs in campanology ( the art of bell manufacturing ) for decades . those efforts have resulted in computer applications with which all aspects of bell sound and bell shape can be accurately calculated .\nsurvey of london whitechapel is supported by the arts and humanities research council and is based at university college london .\nfounded in 1570 , whitechapel bell foundry is the oldest manufacturing business still in operation in the united kingdom . the historic foundry in whitechapel closed in june 2017 . in preparation for the firm\u2019s move , london metropolitan archives worked in partnership with the company to safeguard its rich business archives and the records are now safely deposited at lma . richard wiltshire outlines the history of the firm , highlights from the collection and transfer process , and future plans to provide access to this outstanding collection .\nthe bells were cast by the famous whitechapel bell foundry in london , the maker of many notable bells including the liberty bell and big ben . the bells were hung by willian theobold master bell hanger for whitechapel . the bells were dedicated by bishop lyman ogilby on june 8 , 1980 . on april 6 , 2002 the bells\u00ed original clappers were replaced with new ones cast by eayre and smith of london , with the work being carried out by members of the philadelphia guild of change ringers . to see pictures of the clapper installation , click here .\nthe bell founder\u2019s window in the north nave aisle of york minster is a unique mediaeval depiction of the craft of casting a bell . it was given to the minster by richard tunnoc , a york bell founder who died in 1330 .\nbecause of the complex shape of a bell , when it is sounded we hear a combination of notes which come from different parts of the bell vibrating at different frequencies . these \u2018partial tones\u2019 combine to give the bell its characteristic tone .\nan improvement came with the application of lathe technology to bell tuning . this engraving shows the tuning machine employed by the rudhall foundry in gloucester . the machine was later moved to whitechapel when the gloucester firm was taken over . note that unlike modern boring mills , the cutting tool revolved around the bell , rather than the bell around the tool . the machine was originally powered by a donkey , but was later converted to steam power .\nwe are particularly pleased that the very last tower bell to be cast at the whitechapel site is for the museum of london , to which the foundry is donating many artefacts including old machinery , items to provide a display about bell manufacture and items that the foundry has in its possession pertaining to the making of big ben . this will ensure a lasting legacy for the public to visit and enjoy when the museum moves to its new home in smithfield .\nmore recently , the whitechapel team designed the bell used at the start of the 2012 london olympics but the 23 - tonne structure was too big for its furnaces and was cast in the netherlands .\nin 1758 dunstan was again cracked by tolling with a hammer . a futile attempt to mend the crack with solder was to no avail and the bell was recast by lester & pack of whitechapel in 1762 . the recasting was done within the precincts on the morning of 3rd october by william chapman , then foreman , one of the onlookers being a young resident of the city , william mears , who after serving an apprenticeship took over the bellfoundry at whitechapel in 1784 . the exact weight of the new bell remained uncertain but after it was taken to the whitechapel foundry in 1981 for tuning it was declared to be over 62 cwt , making it still the largest bell in kent .\ni remember a bell being cast to be hung in the school hall as part of a special anniversary and the pride and pleasure staff and children felt both as members of a historic school and that the bell had been made at \u2018our\u2019 local foundry .\nthe grade ii - listed building in whitechapel , where it has been based since 1738 , has already been sold .\nthe government should only invest in projects which give genuine benefit to all . this means the funding for refurbishing the palace of westminster should be allocated to the bell foundry .\neven if demand were higher , the whitechapel foundry is located smack in the middle of one of london ' s hottest neighborhoods . that ' s another rule of modern life : prime real estate tops history .\non the final day of the foundry all the bells in london should ring in salute .\nworkers at the foundry making bells for the new national cathedral in washington dc in 1964 .\ngeorge mears , then the master bellfounder and owner of the whitechapel bell foundry , undertook the casting . according to foundry records , mears originally quoted a price of \u00a32401 for casting the bell , but this was offset to the sum of \u00a31829 by the metal he was able to reclaim from the first bell so that the actual invoice tendered , on 28th may 1858 , was in the sum of \u00a3572 . it took a week to break up the old bell , three furnaces were required to melt the metal , and the mould was heated all day before the actual casting , the first time this had been done in british bell - founding . it took 20 minutes to fill the mould with molten metal , and 20 days for the metal to solidify and cool . after the bell had been tested in every way by mears , denison approved it before it left the foundry .\nthe heaviest harmonically tuned bell in the world is the bourdon bell of the laura spelman rockefeller memorial carillon , in the riverside church , new york city . weighing 18 tonnes , this bell was cast in 1928 by gillett and johnston of croydon .\nthanks for the reply mike . i think almost certainly ( for the reasons you mention and also the risk of fire ) , that the foundry great dunmow purchased its bells from was somewhere in the east of london . however , interestingly the accounts consistently state \u2018london\u2019 whenever the bell foundry is mentioned ( and there\u2019s nearly an entire page of entries regarding the bell ) . was whitechapel known as \u2018london\u2019 by the late 1520s ? could there have been bell foundry within the city walls ? but because of the noise , smell and risk of fire , this seems unlikely . i guess we\u2019ll never know but , nevertheless , very interesting to speculate !\nthis is extremely sad news which we only heard today . it is perhaps more remarkable that such heavy manufacturing industry carried on at this site for so long : the bell foundry can with apparent justification claim to be london\u2019s longest - established manufacturing firm . the survey of london is working on a big whitechapel history project and we have had very kind assistance from alan hughes in doing our research on the foundry , some of which , along with photographs , plans and pieces of film , including an interview with alan , is on our interactive whitechapel map \u2013 urltoken to which you can also contribute memories and photos of whitechapel .\nwhitechapel bell foundry appeared in my book \u201d living national treasures\u201d published in 1997 , desparately sad news that this ancient and magnificent business is to close . i recall danny matholus explaining the skills and technique of making bells essentially unchanged since the fifteenth century . surely these unique skills must not die .\ntoday , the liberty bell hangs on display in the liberty bell pavilion , opposite independence hall in philadelphia , and is still gently rung on 4th july each year .\ntelling whether or not an old bell was made by this foundry is not as obvious as you might imagine . over its half - millennium or more of existence the foundry has operated under several names . more often than not , these have been the name of the bellfounder who owned it at that time . the name ' whitechapel bell foundry ltd ' did not come into use until the company was incorporated in 1968 . immediately prior to this , the foundry had traded as ' mears and stainbank ' . nor can you necessarily expect to identify an old whitechapel bell by the presence of the ' sign of the three bells ' , the foundry stamp that dates back to robert mot in the 16th century . this was used on our bells for around 130 years before being dropped when richard phelps took over in 1700 . it was not revived until arthur hughes bought the business in 1904 , though it has appeared on all our bells since that time .\nbecause of the nature of the bell business , the foundry doesn\u2019t have the returning custom that most retailers do . as kathryn puts it , \u201cthe bells go on forever . \u201d\ni put the foundry on our \u2018bucket list\u2019 for when he\u2019s older and we can visit london . i hope we can see the foundry in action , or at the very least preserved .\ni am sure the foundry can be saved , not for big bell manufacture . above all the \u2018whitechapel foundry\u2019 brand must be saved this is value added for a future project . the site could be owned / controlled by a consortium of bespoke artisans , with a small area for speciality foundry work . ! yes it has to be a great tourist attraction with big sales here london auth / tourist board please take note . the site has great possibilities , of course it is of great historic value . see my previous blog here under \u2018so long whitechapel \u2018 dec 2 2016 some issues raised there . poet john\nitems for sale the 2014 ringing roadshow whitechapel becomes malmark uk representative new online shop the olympic bell all the bells the diamond jubilee , a royal visit , and a summer of bells ovingham - church of st . mary the virgin ecclesfield - church of st . mary whitechapel in the snow the whitechapel trophy wolsey ' s bells royal visit three recent installations ( stanion , londal castle , harefield ) the 2008 ringing roadshow big ben - the 150th anniversary quebec : holy trinity government seeks whitechapel help new cathedral ring for alabama wbf wins best family business award whitechapel and a passion for churches report on 2005 ringing roadshow three decades of charlie smith ringing at the royal northern 100 years of the hughes family at wbf lord mayor opens wbf shop extension report on ringing roadshow , 2003 ringing roadshow , 2003 new york : the 9 - 11 bell dedication the 1881 libel case casting the 9 - 11 bell another liberty bell a big wheel open day 2001 ( with photos ) historic finds at the foundry open day 2000 ( with photos ) masham and the millennium\nthe crack and the subsequent repair work gives big ben its present distinctive tone . a profile template of big ben surrounds the entrance door of the whitechapel foundry , while the original molding gauge is retained near the furnaces .\nthe liberty bell is probably one of the best known bells in the world . it was originally cast in 1752 at the whitechapel bell foundry , london , by thomas lester to commemorate the 50th year of the existence of the state of pennsylvania . after a stormy , eleven - week atlantic crossing , it was cracked whilst being hung and tested in the tower of the philadelphia state house .\nthe oldest bell hung for change ringing and still in regular use sunday by sunday , is thought to be the fifth bell at st dunstan\u2019s church , canterbury , kent . it was cast in about 1325 by william le belyetere , a local bell founder .\nhe mould for big ben still hangs on the wall of the foundry , it was the largest bell ever cast by the firm in 1858 , weighing 13 and a half tonnes .\nthe bells at the national cathedral in washington will no doubt be around for a long time . not so the foundry that cast some of them , however . turns out , it ' s that very foundry for which the closing bell tolls . jim axelrod has an appreciation :\ni\u2019m sure that this must be the bell foundry in london which the church in great dunmow , ( north essex ) commissioned to build their new church bells between the years 1527 - 9 ( during the reign of henry viii ) . great dunmow\u2019s churchwarden accounts have survived and these accounts detail a parish - wide collection with every house - hold in the town contributing money for the new bells \u2013 153 household contributed a total of \u00a37 0s 7d . after the collection for the bells , the accounts record a great flurry of activity when the churchwardens and local elite went back and forth to the bell - foundry in london to inspect the casting of their new bell . unfortunately , the accounts do not specify the precise location of the bell foundry but there can\u2019t have been too many of them at this time . i would like to think that it was the whitechapel bell foundry but i expect we will never find concrete prove of this .\nthe continued life of the foundry as a place for design and making is an admirable undertaking .\nas a result of damage sustained during its stormy passage across the atlantic , the bell cracked in 1846 when it was first rung to mark the birthday of george washington . since 2003 , the bell has been housed at the liberty bell center near independence hall .\none final point of interest is that the transcript mentions the lawyer for the foundry using a small model to demonstrate the principles of bell - casting . this would almost certainly have been the same small , exquisitely crafted model currently on display in the foundry ' s lobby museum area .\nthe loss of the whitechapel foundry is and will be not only a complete travesty to spitalfields but the the nation as a whole , every effort should be made to save this world famous foundry who\u2019s bells chime throughout the world , not only the loss of the foundry but the great skill of those who work in its buildings , who will pass on the knowledge once it\u2019s gone ? will ours and the worlds bells for silent ? yes there are other foundrys people may say but , each foundry has an unquie quality a distinct sound that simply cannot be replicated by an other , saveing this foundry is not only helping to save a skill a group of buildings , its saving a tradition a heritage a history , that is known throughout the world , put simply whitechapel foundry is an important asset to heritage and skills of a craft that needs to be passed on to ensure our bells chime on . save this foundry invest in skills and craftsmanship\nthe foundry has cast many famous bells , including london\u2019s big ben , the liberty bell in philadelphia , and for st mary\u2019s cathedral in sydney and the us national cathedral in washington dc .\nbesides bell casting , royal eijsbouts also manufactures custom made tower clocks and astronomical clocks of any size . they also operate an art foundry , using several techniques to cast sculptures and statues .\nthe tradition of english handbell ringing in america was built on whitechapel handbells ( originally for change ringing ) known to have been sent from whitechapel was given to miss margaret h nicholls ( later mrs margaret schurcliff ) by arthur hughes , general manager of the whitechapel bell foundry , in 1902 after she had successfully rung two handbell peals on a trip to england from boston . the later progression to tune ringing was followed by the the forming of the new england guild of handbell ringers in 1937 , and by the agehr ( the american guild of english handbell ringers ) in 1954 .\nwhitechapel bell foundry was founded in 1570 and is the oldest manufacturing business still in operation in the united kingdom . earlier origins have been traced by historian george elphick back to master founder robert chamberlain in the city of london in the 1420s . the firm moved to whitechapel high street in circa 1583 under robert mot ( founder from 1574 to 1606 ) . in 1740s the business expanded with new foundry premises built for the master founder thomas lester which still stand today . lester , pack and chapman were later succeeded by four generations of the mears family who were master founders between 1781 and 1865 . in 1865 george mears retired and was succeeded by robert stainbank operating the company under the name of mears and stainbank which continued through the twentieth century until 1968 . in the 1880s alfred silva lawson , member of the skinners\u2019 company acquired the foundry taking great interest in the historical work of the business compiling research on bells made and adopting robert mot ' s three - bell stamp as the firm ' s trademark . lawson was succeeded by arthur hughes ( 1860 - 1916 ) in 1904 . hughes was a ringer as well as a founder and joined the college youths in 1883 , becoming master in 1907 . in 1968 the manufacturing company was registered as whitechapel bell foundry limited . arthur hughes\u2019 great grandson , alan hughes , with his wife kathryn , continue to manage the company as directors . the foundry site was handed over on 12 june 2017 to a development company . the production of bells continues outside whitechapel . for details of the decision to close the site and future plans visit the whitechapel bell foundry website .\ndone . i sent an email ( with my postal address ) to mr greeno citing the fact that when i took 5 family members to the foundry for a tour two years ago , we also had lunch locally , paid for an exhibition at the whitechapel gallery , made small purchases at independent shops and finshed the outing with cake / coffee in whitechapel . the foundry was directly responsible for six adults spending cash in the local area that day . and of course , it was would a cultural and economic loss to the area were the foundry to close .\nthank you for getting in touch . we have altered the picture caption to reflect your valuable information . you may be interested to see the survey of london\u2019s \u2018histories of whitechapel\u2019 website ( urltoken ) . we very much welcome contributions , such as photographs and memories , and would be delighted if you would like to add content to the website . you can find whitechapel bell foundry on the website here : urltoken map / feature / 155 / detail . many thanks for your time and please do not hesitate to contact us if you would like more information about our research in whitechapel ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "ary films", "paragraphs": ["ary films is doing great for the revival of pakistan films ind . salute n kud0s\ufffd\nary films is a film distribution & production company in pakistan , part of ary digital network . thirty five films including 11 urdu , 6 punjabi and 17 pashto films .\nary films has received worldwide appreciatiom for creating a milestone in reviving pakistani cinema .\nary filmsand kahani films presents . . kambakht . . a hamza ali abbasi film . . . releasing in 2014 by ary films in cinemas across pakistan . .\nunder the banner of wadi animation , feature films , short films , commercial films and animated tv series will be produced .\nary films is the best in my opinion . you guys know how to promote a movie\nary films officially tweeted the poster and trailer of the movie from their official twitter account yesterday .\nthirty five films were released in pakistan including 11 urdu , 6 punjabi and 17 pashto films .\npremieres of the hareem farooq starrer\nparchi\ndrew a huge number of celebrities in karachi and lahore , ary news reported . the premieres of the fun - filled movie - the latest offering by ary films , irk films , arif lakhani films - were\u2026\nu was signed between ary films and riaz shahid films on 2 . november 2 . 01 . 3 , starting a joint production venture between the two companies announcing two films at the event , arth 2 and mission - 5 . [ 1 . on 7 december 2 . 01 . ary films & mind .\non 11 september 2014 , ary films and soc films announced a joint venture company naming it waadi animations , in intention to produce animated content including feature films making the debut project 3 bahadur . [ 27 ]\nfilm producers in pakistan are trying to revive the lollywood industry as new and more technologically advance films are on the verge of production . ary films and mindworks media have agreed to produce waar - 2 whereas jalebi will also be released by ary films and redrum films in 2014 and is shot via arri alexa hd cameras .\nthe film has been shot entirely in pakistan \u2013 and will be released under the banner of ary films worldwide .\nan mou was signed between ary films and riaz shahid films on 23 november 2013 , starting a joint production venture between the two companies announcing two films at the event , arth 2 and mission - 5 . [ 19 ]\npresenting the theatrical trailer of salman iqbal films , ary films and six sigma plus production jawani phir nahi ani - 2 cast : humayun saeed , fahad mustafa , . . .\nas per the mou , riaz shahid films will produce four up - standard , quality films every year from the next year making sure that there is always enough local content for cinemas to exhibit , whereas ary films will make sure that the films receive the grandest reception in the country possible .\nary films & mind works media taking pakistani films to another level where the collaborative endeavor intends to produce great pakistani movies that will flourish pakistan\u2019s cinema industry taking it to international level .\nary films , salman iqbal films and six sigma plus productions ' latest release ' punjab nahi jaungi ' is breaking records , attracting cine - goers the world over and has become the highest grossing pakistani film of the year , ary news reported . \u2026\nan mou was signed between ary films and riaz shahid films on 23rd november 2013 , subjecting a joint production venture between two banners aimed at wheeling the revival process of pakistan film industry .\nmakers irk films , ary films and arif lakhani films on saturday released the much - awaited trailer of hareem farooq starrer\nparchi\nin a star studded event at karachi ' s nueplex cinemas . scroll down for more videos as the 2 minute 57\u2026\nyesterday , dawn films has signed a contract with matteela films ( who produced zinda bhaag ) to work on joint ventures .\nkarachi , december 7 : ary films & mind works media have joined hands to produce pakistani movies which will compete on international markets with international films to take the local cinema industry to the next level .\nyear 2013 has given a major boost to pakistani cinema . the credit of producing great films in the calendar year goes to ary group .\nthe movie will be shot at exquisite locations in swat and northern areas of pakistan and will proudly be released by ary films in 2016 .\nary films is a company launched with the view to create an organization that will become an integral part of the entertainment business in pakistan .\nkarachi - based production house soc films has announced its latest collaborative effort with a local film production company titled waadi animations . the venture centralises producing animated feature films , short films , television series and commercials .\nary films are making a sequel of waar to be shot in pakistan , u . k . , russia , turkey and yugoslavia . [ 26 ]\nin a recent announcement , dawn media group\u2019s sister company , herald entertainment broke the big news that one of pakistan\u2019s largest media group is all set to enter films . dawn films would produce feature films , urltoken reported .\nary films ( including \u201cthe platform\u201d ) has so far released josh \u2013 against the grain , main hoon shahid afridi , lamha , zinda bhaag and waar .\nmedia giants like ary network , geo network and hum have already ventured into films , it was about time dawn media group joined the film world too .\nkarachi : the theatrical trailer for ary films and pervez malik films latest collaboration\nazaadi\nwas released on tuesday during a star - studded event at karachi ' s nueplex cinemas . the film starring moammar rana , sonya hussyn and\u2026\nthe original sound track of pakistan ' s latest animation release\ngluco - allahyar & the legend of markhor\nwas released on friday , ary news reported . sung by ali noor , the video released on ary films page soon received thousands of\u2026\nkarachi : premiere ceremony of punjab nahi jaungi , the latest offering by salman iqbal films , ary films & six sigma plus , was held at nueplex cinema in karachi on tuesday . punjab nahi jaungi is a romantic - drama directed by the\u2026\nin early 2 . 01 . 4 ary films signed an agreement with summit entertainment ( pak ) to release concordia productions feature tamanna in cinemas across pakistan on 6 june as part of the new wave of pakistani films released in 2 . the film premiered two days later on 8 june in london at the 1 . london asian film festival . on 1 . 1 september 2 . ary films and soc films announced a joint venture company naming it waadi animations , in intention to produce animated content including feature films making the debut project 3 bahadur . [ 2 .\nit must also be noted that ary films earlier this year signed another mou with mandviwalla entertainment resulting in creation of , the platform ; a venture helping local films , specially the small productions in getting them much - needed cinema release across the country .\n\u2018tamanna\u2019 a british - pakistani film distributed by royal palm group t / a summit entertainment ( pak ) and ary films , is all set to be released on june 13 .\ncarrying the name of mr . riaz shahid ; one of the most celebrated filmmakers of industry\u2019s heydays , riaz shahid films , the film banner now being run by his superstar son , shaan shahid , have allied with the media giant ary netwrok\u2019s film distribution arm , ary films to together bear the torch in pakistan film industry\u2019s quest for its revived future .\n\u201cpunjab nahi jaungi is the first film to release under the banner of ary films this year and we are proud to be providing quality entertainment to our viewers consistently . we hope to continue the same trend , \u201d shared salman iqbal , founder and president of ary digital network .\nmovenpick hotel was the center of glitz and glamour , as the cast and crew for upcoming ary films movie wrong number were expected . fans , bloggers , media personnel , photographers , actors , actresses and directors all showed up to quell their curiosity about the anxiously awaited film . produced by ynh films , and released by ary films , wrong no . is packed with action , comedy , drama and romance that is all set to entertain pakistani audiences .\nreleased by ary films and footprint entertainment , produced by matteela films , directed by meenu gaur and farjad nabi ; produced by mazhar zaidi ; written by ms . gaur and mr . nabi ; music by sahir ali bagga ; editing by shan muhammed ; cinematography by satya nagpaul .\non 7 december 2013 ary films & mindworks media joined hands to produce pakistani movies . the collaboration starts with waar 2 [ 24 ] and delta echo foxtrot [ 25 ] later named yalghaar .\nceo ary network salman iqbal is among the executive producers of \u2018jalaibee\u2019 with murtaza shah and jerjees seja .\nary is hoping to give viewers a holistic cinema experience in pakistan through producing more movies . since it\nwaar , joint production of ary films and mandviwalla entertainment , was the most successful film to be released in the year 2013 . the film has also been released in foreign countries and earned millions .\nkinza piracha is a lifestyle and entertainment editor at ary digital network . her twitter handle is @ perachakinza .\naccording to ary films , the waar was released on eid 2013 ; the day of release furthered the impact of the movie . similarly , the producers are aiming or eid 2015 for the waar 2\u2019s release .\nary digital network ary digital fz llc office # 206 , building 4 , dubai studio city dubai , uae p . o . box : 502391 ph : + 971 4 5515900 / + 97145515912 fax : + 971 4 3861217\nin early 2014 ary films signed an agreement with summit entertainment ( pak ) to release concordia productions feature tamanna in cinemas across pakistan on 6 june as part of the new wave of pakistani films released in 2014 . the film premiered two days later on 8 june in london at the 16th london asian film festival .\ngood review it ' s time to revive the films of pakistan particularly urdu movies . . . . .\n\u201cwe welcome reham and irk films and look forward to making this venture a success , \u201d he added .\njanaan [ 1 . 3 ] november 1 . lahore se aageyco - production with showcase films [ 1 .\nthis is the third association ary films has cemented in the last year , making it one of the biggest and the most versatile pakistani cinema game changers in the last decade . the company\u2019s other associations includes a collaboration with mandviwalla entertainment focusing on tent - pole commercial feature films , an indie unit \u201cthe platform\u201d , and the recent partnership with riaz shahid films to produce a slate of four motion pictures , including an official sequel to mahesh bhatt\u2019s \u201carth\u201d .\nmr . salman iqbal , founder and president ary digital network , said , \u201cwe are pleased to announce one of our many releases of 2016 . janaan not only depicts the positive side of pukhtoons and pakistan , but it will also add value in supporting the pakistan film industry with ary films at the forefront of holding up the \u2018made in pakistan\u2019 content\u201d .\nkarachi : good news for the fans as the intense and powerful poster of upcoming movie \u2018azaadi\u2019 has been released featuring the leads moammar rana and sonya hussyn . loaded with thrill , war and action , the venture of ary films and pervez\u2026\nkarachi : in another of the headline grabbing motion picture associations to hit the domestic cinema market in under a month , media giant ary films has entered into a joint venture agreement with mind works media to produce \u201chi - octane\u201d pakistani movies .\nyasir nawaz chimed in with the much needed details about the film . \u201cwe needed a complete , commercial masala film . it was the need of our cinema industry . we have made a lot of films of varying genres , such as drama , action , romance . at the moment , ary films is supporting movies in pakistan more than any other franchise . \u201d\nsalman iqbal , president ary digital network and hassan rana , ceo of mind works media , has signed the mou for joint venture pakistani movie , waar2 . one more time the pakistani cinema industry will be hit by another mega hit ' waar 2 ' . media giant ary films has entered into a joint venture agreement with mind works media is produce\nhigh octane\npakistani movies .\nary films has never failed to surprise us , providing their audience with quality of movies has been the first priority . there are films that you can\u2019t miss to watch and if you have already seen them it\u2019s about time you re watch them and we promise you won\u2019t be wasting your time . movies which are to be released soon must be on you \u2018to watch\u2019 list .\nanimated film \u2018teen bahadur\u2019 will be the first production of wadi amination , which is all set to release next year . pioneer and president of ary digital network along with ceo of sos films sharmeen ubaid chinoy had already announced about the production of \u2018teen bahadur\u2019 .\npresenting the theatrical trailer of salman iqbal films , ary films and six sigma plus production jawani phir nahi ani - 2 cast : humayun saeed , fahad mustafa , ahmad ali butt , vasay chaudhry , mawra hocane , kubra khan , sarwat gillani , uzma khan , omer shehzad , safina behroz and sohail ahmed . produced by : salman iqbal , humayun saeed , shahzad nasib and jerjees seja . written by : vasay chaudhry directed by : nadeem baig releasing on eid ul azha 2018 . a salman iqbal films , ary films & six sigma plus production . # jpna2 # aryfilms # sifilms # sixsigmaplus # madeinpakistan # trailerlaunch # 25thjune # humayunsaeed # fahadmustafa # vasaychaudary # ahmedalibutt # mawrahocane # sarwatgillani # kubrakhan # uzmakhan # eidulazha # romcom # biggestentertaineroftheyear # sequel @ saeedhumayun @ mustafafahad26 @ vasaych @ ahmedalibutt @ mawrellous @ sarwatg @ thekubism @ uzmakhanofficial @ jerjeesseja @ salman _ ary @ aryfilmsofficial show less\nkarachi : the teaser for ary films ' upcoming movie ' parchi ' is finally out , heightening the suspense over hareem farooq ' s role in the flick as she could be seen thrashing a person .\nis she performing role of a hooligan ?\nthe\u2026\nmazhar zaidi , the ceo of matteela films , agreeing with saigol , said this was an exciting time for film makers in pakistan .\nsalman iqbal , president ary digital network and hassan rana , ceo mind works media , signing the joint venture mou at the occasion . - courtesy photo\nworks media joined hands to produce pakistani movies . the collaboration starts with waar 2 [ 1 . delta echo foxtrot [ 2 . yalghaar . ary films are making a sequel of waar to be shot in pakistan , u . k . , russia , turkey and yugoslavia . [ 2 .\njerjees seja , ceo ary digital network and co - producer said , \u201ci personally can\u2019t wait for this movie to be released , we have such high hopes . ary is committed to produce one blockbuster after another , therefore , we are excited and hopeful about the rise of new cinema in pakistan . \u201d\nin the recent development concerning the pakistani movies is the collaboration of media giant ary films and mind works media productions to produce high budgeted and high quality pakistani movies . both the groups will venture together into numerous movies . waar 2 , the sequel of waar , will be one the first joint ventures of ary films and mind works media productions and other joint venture will be \u201cdelta echo foxtrot\u201d , another thriller on courage , sacrifice , passion , and patriotism set to release by the end of this year . delta echo foxtrot will be the first venture followed by the making of waar 2 . the cast of delta echo foxtrot is not announced and kept secret . bt , it is expected that the movie will include the biggest actors of pakistani cinema and new talented faces will also be given chance as the auditions for the movie are already under way . mr salman iqbal , president and founder of ary digital network described about these two mega - films while talking at the press conference at the ary office in karachi .\nacademy award - winning filmmaker sharmeen obaid chinoy , the ceo of waadi animations , is also the creative director of 3 bahadur with ary films extending its expertise in distribution and marketing for the film . additionally , the original soundtrack for the movie has been composed and produced by accomplished musician shiraz uppal .\nmeenu gaur and farjad nabi , the directors for matteela films , said that the movies produced now will shape the future of pakistani film industry .\npakistan ' s first noir crime thriller film : tamanna , to release nationwide across pakistan in march 2014 . to be released by geo films .\nstating his views on the collaboration , mr . jarjees seja , ary digital network\u2019s chief executive officer , said , it is pertinent for the main players in the market to join hands to be able to make and market better films . our experience with our latest presentations like \u2018waar\u2019 , \u2018zinda bhaag\u2019 , and \u2018main hoon shahid afridi\u2019 tells us that there is a great hunger for pakistani cinema entertainment . the market is ready to reward and support all good efforts . this is precisely why we are joining forces with riaz shahid films and we intend to jointly produce and market four films each year from now on . at ary films , we are committed to not only provide quality entertainment through our movies but also give a business model to different advertisers and sponsors so they can use this powerful medium to integrate their brand / products and become a part of revival of pakistani cinema by investing in the movies . \u201d\nkarachi : punjab nahi jaungi , the latest offering by ary films & six sigma plus is ready to hit cinemas on eid ul adha and a special trailer launch was hosted on 5th july at nueplex cinema in karachi where the trailer of the film was showcased to the members of the media for the first time .\nit has almost been a year that pakistani cinema was revamped and since then we are experiencing houseful and award - winning films by our homemade productions .\nbearing in mind the bash of a premiere yesterday , think of the cameos as family - support for mr . saeedand shahzad nasib\u2019s sure fire blockbuster ; and , in case anyone forgets about either their or ary films\u2019 \u2013 who distributes the movie along with mandviwalla entertainment \u2013 place in the industry , this is one extended family .\nhas cemented in the last year , making it one of the biggest and the most versatilepakistani cinema game changers in the last decade . ary films ( including\nthe platform\n) has so far released josh - against the grain , main hoon shahid afridi , lamha , zinda bhaag and waar . not only that , but the company ' s other associations includes a collaboration with mandviwalla entertainment focusing on tent - pole commercial feature films , an indie unit\nthe platform\n, and the recent partnership with riaz shahid films is produce a slate of four motion pictures , including an official sequel to mahesh bhatt it ' s\narth\n.\nfilms , and will be releasing its teaser trailers in the coming months . we can\u2019t wait to see what hamza ali abbasi has in store for us this year .\ni think its too early for a squeal . . but i also wish very best of luck to ary & pakistan with this film too . . . . . . it must have been very difficult for pakistani media for giving so much coverage to pakistani films instead of covering indian film industry and india actors day to day activities . . . .\nnazafreen saigol , the chief executive officer of herald entertainment , expressed his excitement on starting the new venture and also praised matteela films to be on same page as dawn .\n\u201cwe are excited to be a part of the emerging film industry in pakistan . we intend to bring the highest quality of films to the pakistani viewers . the revival of cinema in pakistan is an exciting opportunity . we hope to play our role in bringing pakistani films to the level of the best in the world , \u201d saigol said .\nit was disappointing to know that waar 2 will not have the brains of bilal lashari as the director . the ary films officials announced that waar 2\u2019s direction won\u2019t be undertaken by bilal lashari anymore . dr hassan waqas rana will be the director of waar 2 . dr hassan waqas rana also happens to be the writer and producer of waar and he is more acquainted with the story and peripherals of the movie . but , one wonders why bilal lashari was ignored for this job as he did the brilliant direction of the movie . another thing that made waar prominent was the cinematography and bial lashari was the person behind it . we haven\u2019t heard the reason for this directorial change from ary films but we will , surely , miss the master class of bilal lashari in the waar 2 .\nso heartening to see such positive news coming out of pakistan . thank you ary and mind works media for putting faith in the local talent and taking a bold initiative to revive the industry . god bless you all !\nceo ary digital network jerjees seja also shared his expectations about the film . \u201cwhen released , this movie will make people laugh harder than it did just now , when they viewed it behind - the - scenes , \u201d said jerjees seja . \u201cthis movie will also be a resounding success just like 3 bahadur , which has grossed more than rs 5 crore at the box office . people are watching 3 bahadur instead of bollywood films . \u201d\nthe joint venture , which was held at ary\u2019s medina city mall offices , launched \u201cdelta echo foxtrot\u201d , an actioner of \u201ccourage , sacrifice , passion and patriotism\u201d set to release in 2014 , and \u201cwaar 2\u201d the sequel of the immensely successful \u201cwaar\u201d .\nramchand pakistani ( which i loved , though it showed a very cruel side of india ) also had an indian actress - nandita das - and indian music composers . khuda ke liye had nasiruddin shah . similarly for some other pak films .\nto solidify the deal , two films were announced at the event , arth 2 and mission - 5 , along with a subsequent announcement that the former\u2019s launch event will be held next month where indian film director mahesh bhatt will also be present .\nnot only one , but two movies will be releasing in year 2014 . the joint venture , which was held at ary ' s medina city mall offices , launched the\ndelta echo foxtrot\n, an actioner of\ncourage , sacrifice , patriotism and passion\nand\ngo google new pakistani films and will see that some hold promise . not every movie will be groundbreaking . yeh to duniya mai hota hi nahin kabhi to phir rona kis baat ka , hain ? har aik ko shabashi dainay ki zaroorat nahin : p\njalaibee [ 7 ] may 2 . bahadurco - production with soc films [ 8 ] july 1 . wrong no . [ 9 ] august 1 . shah [ 1 . 0 ] september 2 . jawani phir nahi anico - production with six sigma plus [ 1 .\ncinema can be a good way to promote country\u2019s image as it promotes the overall image of the country . lollywood is improving the quality of films that its making\u2013not only in terms of content such as script and plot but also in terms of production , direction and music .\n@ pakistani : i dont think it is sad . what is sad is the way some films are made . in my opinion ppl often try to be different by making message based films . i may not speak for everyone but a good number of ppl want to go see a film that does not preach too much . and if it does then that message should not be forced on to us . a good example is chambaili . bad examples are other films . i think on the same topic of message based films ramchand pakistani was a better than others . also i think it is good for dawn to be open to different opinions . i read an article by the director of josh and then there is this review from their regular reviewers . both are welcome and shows that dawn ' s policy is without agenda to promote a single point of view on a film . criticizing is good too . i dont want to spend my money on a film that does not make sense or makes me feel like i have wasted money . so far the reviews here are right on .\nwaar 2 remains the most anticipated pakistani movie . the fans can\u2019t wait for the movie to release . but the release date seems so far and one wonders why the producers announced the release date as it only leaves audience more curious . people will get to see brilliance of shaan shahid in waar 2 as he is expected to shine in it the way he did in waar . and , the effort put in by ary films and mind works media together for blessing the fans with the expectedly great pakistani movies like waar 2 is laudable and we thank them for this act .\nriddled with controversies which the majority is deeming another means of promotion , ary film ' s first production ' jawana phir nahi ani ' isn ' t even out yet and the acclaimed film distribution company has already announced its second production which obviously is enough to excite the serious cinema goers across the nation .\nsaw the film in canada was great , so proud pakistan is producing fun films enough with the social messages and the heavy drama this film is the entry of pakistan into the stage to be recognized . all those related to the making of this film please take a bow , a job well done !\nat the occasion mr . salman iqbal , president and founder , ary digital network said \u201cafter the super success of waar and the sound relationship that we have developed with mind works media , it is natural for both companies to bring their expertise together for even bigger and better movies . the fans of pakistani cinema have proved that if we make a good film , they will watch and appreciate it\u201d .\nspeaking at the trailer launch , nadeem baig was thrilled and said , \u201cwe hope that 2017 will be an amazing year for pakistani cinema and that we will be able to be the game changer in the area of producing films . with an amazing star cast , we hope that our viewers will be entertained and will go out of the cinema being content . \u201d\ncolourful lights lit up the amiably placed banners , which showcased different characters from the film . slowly but surely , the stars arrived one by one . the sound of shutters clicking filled the air and flashes from cameras lit up the indoor corridor , as danish taimoor , sohai ali , javed sheikh and danish nawaz exchanged greetings and pleasantries . ceo of ary digital network jerjees seja was also present on the occasion .\nat the occasion of the joint venture , mr . . salman iqbal , president and founder ( ary digital network ) , said\nafter the great success of waar and the sound relationship we have developed that with mind works media , it is natural for both companies to bring their expertise together for even bigger and better movies . the fans of pakistani cinema have proved that if we make a good movie , they will watch and appreciate it .\ncinema can be a good way to promote the country ' s image as it promotes the overall image of the country . lollywood is improving the quality of films that its making - not only in terms of content as a dry script and plot but also in terms of production , direction and music . and , flicking through the box office collections , it seems the pakistani audience around the world is lapping it all up . pakistanis seem to find new pakistani movie fascinating .\nshaan on occasion said , \u201cwe are delighted to have one of the biggest media groups of pakistan as our partner . this is not just a collaboration but rather a marriage of two ideologies combined together and it will mark a new era for pakistani film industry . my special thanks to ary film for their vision ; their dedication and patriotism is the reason for the culmination of this partnership . i hope this collaboration will further raise the standard of pakistani cinema industry and bring it to international front , creating a soft image of pakistan in the process . \u201d\n@ pakistani : when a movie comes after such a while then sure people do expect them better this is not 80 ' s or 90 ' s decade now compeition are much even if bollywood does not produce better people leave them and move on to other cinema as there better movies are available , if we want to support these films then do watch them in cinemas . but still those people who are moviegoers expect better from pakistani directors writers when they produce less then it should be quality stuff .\ni am feeling very strange , after reading this review . which is half technical and half amateur . i think in this current situation if pakistani make this kind of movie , it is fantastic piece of movie making where every thing is unorganized and situation and business environment is highly risky . at least appreciate the production teams efforts . what so ever this kind of stuff is not seen in many years in pakistan . this is a first step to clear the rust and dirt . every gender and age group are liking this , i being cinema owner fully appreciate the work of whole team and distributor and ary . .\ni saw waar . as an indian , i didn ' t see anything wrong with it . yes , the antogonist was indians , but them being indian had nothing to do with the plot . and if we use that argument , we will lose horribly . we have more gadar like films in our history than the veer zaaras . i thoroughly enjoyed the film , and haven ' t see that good a film in south asia for a long time . i did wish that the film could have been a little more in urdu . but everything else , i loved . was deff a well made movie . salute from an indian .\nthis movie was better than most of the same - old coming out of bollywood . there was some good cinematography and some gritty scenes of karachi . however , the director is tackling a serious social topic and wants to be taken seriously . i am glad for an addition in pakistani films but this thing completely lacked any remnant of character development . do you really need a big budget for developing character ? that excuse can ' t be used . everyone is a stereotype . when someone that matters to the main character is killed , nobody watching the film cared . the character ( s ) were too thinly written . the director is going to bollywood now and i think that is where she may fare better with a nice song - and - dance . too bad , she has potential .\ni attended a screening of the film ' josh ' at which the director of the film was also present and engaged in q & a . the film is obviously not going to fetch an oscar but neither does it merit a scathing review of the kind that appeared . movie reviews are usually highly subjective and are by no means the definitive last words . in the us , oftentimes when two reviewer teams review a film , quite often the two entirely disagree . i haven ' t heard about this reviewer before but wrapping one ' s statements in flowery language doesn ' t a good review make . there is absolutely nothing wrong with ' message ' films ; pakistan being overrun by a plethora of societal malfunctioning issues could use a few ; moreover the pakistani film industry lies supine and any efforts to break out of this dismal state ought to be encouraged not at the cost of blanket endorsement but certainly without the kind of tone that almost smacks of being hateful .\nyou know i was i waiting for a yet another negative review from this freelance urltoken ' s writer . but what made me more sad thn the review itself is urltoken ' s judging policy of approving and putting up pieces . we as a society ( pakistanis ) are so negative and prone to only take out bad things from anything that comes up for us . appreciation is not thr in us , we are a dead bunch of people . now a lot might comment that why am i going sentimental about film , my friends its not about the film , its actually about the the sad state we are in . the writer did not think for a moment that he should atleast comment on the fact that after a long gap films are coming and this is something to appreciated . you cant expect satyajit ray kind of cinema or anything like kubrick or scorsese . things don ' t happen overnight , you gotta give filmmakers ( with no budget ) chances , a little space to breather , a few pats on the back that atleast they did something beside sitting and criticizing . extremely sad !\nthe movie is incorporated with the dark humor , passion and crime which is based on anthony shaffer\u2019s play , sleuth .\ncast of the movie includes rizwan ahmed ( omair rana ) , a struggling actor who meets mian tariq ali ( salman shahid ) , a leftover of the once booming film industry .\nthe struggling actor is there to convince ali to divorce his wife . a race of male power between two men starts quite reasonably , playfully but eventually results in fury and violence .\nthe interactions between the two men are similar to the play ; the movie has given equal role to all , also to the second , younger wife , who is the character\u2019s object of desire .\nthe dialogues are in urdu , and the scenario adapted in numerous ways relatable to pakistani culture . the genre of the movie is drama , directed by a british director steven moore and produced by pakistani producer sarah tareen .\nomair rana , salman shahid , mehreen raheel and faryal gohar are being starred in the movie .\nbefore the release of the movie it won an award at the london asian film festival for the first released song , sung by rahat fateh ali khan .\nother songs included in the film are sung by ali azmat and amanat ali .\nthe movie is produced by concordia productions and is all set to be released on 13 th june 2014 in cinemas across pakistan .\njalaibee will be released in cinemas across pakistan , united kingdom ( uk ) , united state of america ( usa ) and united arab emirates ( uae ) . this is first time that a pakistani film will be released simultaneously in four different countries .\nthe cast of film features danish taimoor , ali safina , wiqar ali khan , zhalay sarhadi , sajid hasan , sabeeka imam , adnan jaffer , uzair jaswal .\nmain hoon shahid afridi was also released in the country and received positive feeeback . chambeli also managed to draw crowds as it was released on the perk of the general elections .\nzinda bhaag , which starred renowned bollywood actor naseeruddin shah , was also well received by the audience . film lamha won two awards at new york city international film festival .\nand , flicking through the box office collections , it seems the pakistani audience around the world is lapping it all up . pakistanis seem to find new pakistani movie fascinating .\nmanaged to hit the bull ' s eye with its movie waar now the fans are looking forward for waar - 2 which is set to be released next .\n\u201cwaar 2\u201d and \u201cdelta echo foxtrot\u201d set to release in joint venture - home - dawn . com\ndear reader , online ads enable us to deliver the journalism you value . please support us by taking a moment to turn off adblock on dawn . com .\n\u201cwaar 2\u201d will be helmed by \u201cwaar\u2019s\u201d producer and writer hasan rana , and is set to be shot in pakistan , u . k . , russian , turkey and yugoslavia with \u201cnational and international superstars\u201d .\ncommenting on the occasion dr . hasan rana said that \u201cwe want all projects to be game changers and we want to push ourselves to the very edge of what is possible . we hope that we can come up to the expectations which the people of pakistan have with us\u201d .\ni have a feelin delta echo foxtrot , might not be the real name of the movie . it ' s just a code name they might have given to their project , the rea namel might be decided latter on , when the project is near its release .\nwaar was a superb movie . . . already watched it twice in theaters . . . . hope waar 2 will be more better . . . delta echo foxtrot . . . not sure about his movie . . . but good to see pakistani cinema is thriving finally\ni will not be surprise if bollywood makes a movie like waar , because pakistan has again started the trend of making movies which bollywood used to make like border , loc , tango charlie . waar is a good movie but i think our country ( pak ) must make movies that bring the people of both countries togather rather spliting them .\ni see ashir azeem from dhuuan in the picture . if he is involved in either of these ventures its bound to be an awesome production . god speed team . . . . make us proud .\n@ junayd : first , waar was not very anti - india . there were subtle mentions and a direct involvement of the indian government was not shown . secondly , waar has songs from the indian coke studio .\ncurrently , we need to establish our own national identity and waar does a good job at it .\nwaar was good because it was directed by bilal lashari . one does not see him in the picture instead it ' s mr syed noor . so god help them if they take this route\nits not an indian song its a paki . old song in urdu and sindhi language sung by old sindhi artist i dont exactly remember the name of that artist if u google it u will find the name @ saad durrani :\n@ saad durrani : correct urself sir , waar songs are from coke studio pakistan . . . .\nwe want bilal lishari to direct the movie . he should be given his reward\ntitled dhak dhak goal , the chocolate chip cookie attempts to pay a tribute to the global sport of football .\nit is worth asking if bureaucrats\u2019 loyalties to parties take precedence over their loyalty to the state .\npower at any cost has been the driving force of the modi regime , leaving the nation volatile and fearful .\nthe us will seek to exploit iran\u2019s economic vulnerabilities as well as ethnic and religious fissures .\none glance at india\u2019s actions is enough to establish that , far from wanting a normalisation of ties with pakistan , . . .\nthe pml - n has launched its manifesto for election 2018 with great fanfare , perhaps in an attempt to fight off the . . .\nhe promised to return to pakistan before leaving the country to visit his ailing wife in london , and now , after his . . .\nwhile all are equal before the law , the quality of judgements and the judicial reasoning offered in important cases , . . .\ninstead of seeking a political solution to the rising discontent in india - held kashmir , the bjp - led government in . . .\na youth bulge with ready access to smartphones is not an advantage for politicians accustomed to going through the . . .\naamina sheikh stars as fatima in iram parveen bilal ' s\njosh\n. \u2014 courtesy photo\nmohib mirza stars as uzair in iram parveen bilal ' s\njosh\n. \u2014 courtesy photo\nin a quick cut somewhere in the second act of iram parveen bilal\u2019s directorial debut josh , a \u201cmadari\u201d makes a monkey flip on the hood of a car . if this is a consciously placed subconscious subtext , then it didn\u2019t gel \u2013 or maybe yours truly was feeling a tad \u201cthick\u201d the day of the screening .\n\u201cjosh , \u201d which focuses on fatima ( amina sheikh ) , a young woman who willingly \u2013 and stubbornly \u2013 digs herself into a socio - political scrape , is filled with such allegories that are either too quick to cut away or hit without the right emotional wallop . but by the time the simian jumps , this particular subtlety has become a recurring theme in an otherwise straightforward , pizazz - less performance play that feels like an ngo - backed propagation reel .\ni know this sounds harsh , and given the no - nonsense context and execution of \u201cjosh\u201d maybe it is . however , a motion picture has a different set of cinematic requirements , most of which fall drastically short here . and i am not talking about the commerciality of the endeavor \u2013 mainly because there isn\u2019t , and secondly because there\u2019s no room for it here .\nms . sheikh\u2019s fatima , the anchor of ms . bilal\u2019s screenplay , is a fine lass with an unpretentious humanitarian - gist . at one point , she bulk buys a number of paintings from a street - side artist for rs . 50 each , because she sees him being bullied to sell them at rs . 35 . so , i guess , it\u2019s rather apparent that she rallies up to unearth the mystery of her nanny\u2019s ( nyla jaffri ) demise when she goes back to her place in \u201ckhuda ki basti\u201d .\nthe settlement is pseudo - owned by khan ( kaiser khan nizamani , engaging ) , a local \u201cwadera\u201d with a cinematically clich\u00e9d power - hold . as it happens , the wadera / blow - em - up peculiarity is a genetic gift that even khan\u2019s 7 year old shera ( abdullah khan , armed with his annoying blinking toy - gun ) , is already quite well - versed with .\nfor some strange reason , shera has it in for fatima \u2013 which leads to one of the few genuinely comedic moments in \u201cjosh\u201d . actually , all of shera\u2019s scenes\u2013 and one scene with fatima\u2019s walk - away escape from kidnapping \u2013 are laugh riots ( the latter wasn\u2019t intended as one ) .\napart from fatima and shera , everyone else in \u201cjosh\u201d is either too stereotypical by themselves , or too stereotypically placed in the screenplay to work .\nthe supporting roll - call goes like this : khalid malik plays adil , fatima\u2019s artistically frustrated beau ; mohib mirza is uzair , a young - blood politician who gets smitten by fatima \u2013 even though the screenplay presents a lack of support for either his , or adil\u2019s affections ( they almost scuffle once , but more as an after - thought of a previously stuffed - in scene ) .\nthen there\u2019s salim mairaj\u2019s inconsiderately utilized school master , khalid ; ali rizvi\u2019s ahmed is a youth , whose presence doesn\u2019t make a squat of a difference ; adnan shah tipu\u2019s gulsher is khan\u2019s conflicted and emasculated lackey ; parveen akber plays parveen \u2013 the woman who becomes josh\u2019s latter point - of - inspiration , without apparent buildup .\njosh\u2019s sense of ephemerality is an omnipresent enemy \u2013 khan\u2019s wrath , or menace , are simply mcguffins to get the wheels moving .\nwhile ms . bilal\u2019s intelligence as a director shows a clear understanding of the filmmaking process , and the cinematography by nausheen dadabhoy presents a frame - accurate distance of space and characters ( not to mention , skilled shots of sunsets with layered horizontal depths ) . alas , the film\u2019s self - serious rebellion to be \u201cseriously indie\u201d with a \u201cmessage\u201d takes a lot out of these two gems .\njosh is then , about 30 minutes too long , and too superficial and flat to stir up reactions . characters talk about unity , and they marshal behind fatima by the climax \u2013 which they ought to , to get the right word out to the film\u2019s audience \u2013 but that\u2019s all they do \u2026 get the \u201cmessage\u201d across .\npresented by nadeem mandviwalla and muhammad jarjees seja , josh stars : aamina sheikh , mohib mirza , khalid malik , navin waqar , khalid ahmed , parveen akber , nyla jafri , kaiser khan nizamani , saleem mairaj , adnan shah tipu , ali rizvi and faizan haqquee .\ndirected by iram parveen bilal ; executive produced by hany abu - assad ; produced by ms . bilal and kelly thomas with associate producers mehnaz alavi diwan and oscar hernandez ; co - produced by saad bin mujeeb ; line produced by saqib chawla ; music by shahi hasan , andrew t . mackay ; cinematography by nausheen dadabhoy ; editing by jochen kunstler ; production design by ms . alavi diwan .\ndespite living movies 24 / 7 ( http : / / kamranjawaid . com ) , the writer is still truly , madly , deeply in love with cinema ; the root cause of this anomaly requires further clinical trials .\nthe views expressed by this writer and commenters below do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the dawn media group .\nit is so harrowing to see urltoken publish a review this horrendous . the idea isn ' t to jam words willynilly kamran , the idea is coherency , accessibility and sincerity of opinion . i genuinely hope no one in their right minds is paying you for your ' service ' .\nagree with mr pakistani . the pakistani media is filled with crises oriented and grim news and it seems that they are bent upon presenting a negative image of the country . i have not seen this movie but the actress is better looking and slim , during pakistan ` s golden era of film industry the actresses looked more like wrestlers .\ni was kind of disappointed with the review as well . i was looking forward to this movie . i will still watch it though to support our cinema .\ni always see angry reactions on the reviews at dawn . why ? i think it is because we as a people always want to negate on opinions . if an opinion is good we say it is bad . if the opinion is bad we go against it as well .\ni respect what new film - makers are doing for pakistan but i do not understand why we keep seeing mediocre or message based movies when our cinema clearly needs good commercial blockbusters . dawn was promoting siyaah and i ended up taking the time out to watch it in karachi when i was there . i laughed so hard during the movie and agreed with what the review here said about it so i expect the review here to hold merit for josh too ."]}
{"id": 54653, "summary": [{"text": "patriot bank , n.a. ( pnbk ) is the bank holding company for stamford , connecticut-based patriot bank na , which has 10 locations in connecticut and new york state .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "patriot bank provides retail and commercial banking services to local businesses , nonprofits , municipalities , families , and individuals throughout southern connecticut and westchester county , new york .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the company is traded on nasdaq as pnbk .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "the bank operates 10 locations , 7 in fairfield county , 2 in westchester county and 1 in new haven county . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "patriot national bancorp", "paragraphs": ["patriot national bancorp , inc . , patriot bank na ( stamford , connecticut )\npatriot national bancorp is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on monday , july , 30th 2018 . view earnings estimates for patriot national bancorp .\ncastle creek capital joins circle of institutional investors of patriot national bancorp , inc .\nhana financial to sell its sba lending unit to patriot national bancorp , inc .\npnbk company profile & executives - patriot national bancorp inc . - wall street journal\npatriot national bancorp , inc . announces quarterly cash dividend for shareholders nasdaq : pnbk\npatriot national bancorp inc : entry into a material definitive agreement , creat . .\npatriot national bancorp inc : management ' s discussion and analysis of financial . .\npnbk patriot national bancorp inc . stock and investing information on stocktwits ( pnbk )\nbrief - patriot national bancorp reports q1 earnings per share of $ 0 . 27\npatriot national bancorp trades on the nasdaq under the ticker symbol\npnbk .\nnote : compare patriot national bancorp stock price history with the index and industry peers .\npatriot national bancorp , inc . 900 bedford st stamford , ct holding companies - mapquest\npatriot national bancorp inc : change in directors or principal officers ( form 8 . .\nabout the patriot national bancorp , inc . patriot national bancorp , inc . is headquartered in stamford , connecticut and the bank has full service branches in connecticut and new york .\npatriot national bancorp has a market capitalization of $ 78 . 08 million and generates $ 34 . 29 million in revenue each year . patriot national bancorp employs 109 workers across the globe .\ncastle creek capital joins circle of institutional investors of patriot national bancorp , inc . nasdaq : pnbk\npatriot national bancorp , inc . to acquire sba business lending unit of hana financial , inc .\npatriot national bancorp ( pnbk ) declares $ . 01 quarterly dividend ; 0 . 2 % yield\npatriot national bancorp ( pnbk ) declares $ 0 . 01 quarterly dividend ; 0 . 2 % yield\npatriot national bancorp , inc . ( nasdaq : pnbk ) to ring the nasdaq stock market closing bell\npatriot national bank announces name change to\npatriot bank , n . a .\nfor investor or media inquiries regarding pnbk holdings llc or patriot national bancorp , inc . , please contact :\npatriot national bancorp , inc . \u2019s iss governance qualityscore as of n / a is n / a .\nstamford , conn . - based patriot national bancorp is shortening the name of its retail banking subsidiary to patriot bank n . a .\nst . mary ' s healthcare system for children , patriot national bancorp , inc . , patriot bank na ( stamford , connecticut )\n1 brokers have issued 12 - month target prices for patriot national bancorp ' s shares . their forecasts range from $ 24 . 00 to $ 24 . 00 . on average , they expect patriot national bancorp ' s stock price to reach $ 24 . 00 in the next year . view analyst ratings for patriot national bancorp .\npnbk stock price - patriot national bancorp inc . stock quote ( u . s . : nasdaq ) - marketwatch\nstamford - based patriot national bank dropped its middle name on monday , now doing business as patriot bank n . a . , with parent company patriot national bancorp ( nasdaq : pnbk ) retaining its ticker symbol .\npatriot national bancorp inc . 10 - k / a aug . 1 , 2017 4 : 10 pm | seeking alpha\npatriot national bancorp , inc . ( nasdaq : pnbk ) to ring the nasdaq stock market closing bell nasdaq : ndaq\npatriot national bank announces name change to\npatriot bank , n . a .\nnasdaq : pnbk\ncurrent and historical revenue for patriot national bancorp ( pnbk ) from 2006 to 2018 . the sum of all revenue fields included for a company ' s operating activities . the current revenue for patriot national bancorp as of march 31 , 2018 is .\nbrean capital analyst blair brantley reiterated a buy rating on patriot national bancorp inc ( nasdaq : . . . [ . . . ]\npatriot national bancorp , inc . is headquartered in stamford , connecticut and the bank has full service branches in connecticut and new york .\npatriot national bancorp , parent company of patriot bank , continued its push into the new haven county market wednesday , announcing an agreement to acquire prime bank in orange .\npatriot national bank ceo ken neilson talks with an employee in his stamford office .\npatriot national bancorp achieves record full year pre - tax income of $ 7 . 0 million - its strongest full year operating performance ever recorded\npatriot national bancorp share price history helps an investor analyze a company ' s history and do patriot national bancorp stock analysis . patriot national bancorp stock price history captures the price movement and gives a clear picture of a company ' s historical performance . an abnormally high daily 1 , 325 typically implies breaking news or earnings release . pnbk stock saw a high of $ 20 , and a low of $ 19 . 73 on last trading day . the average p / s ratio was 2 . 27 as can be seen from patriot national bancorp stock history .\non august 31 , 1994 , patriot national bank obtained its charter and opened for business as a community bank . in 1999 , patriot national bancorp , inc . was organized as a bank holding company headquartered in stamford , connecticut .\n* patriot national bancorp achieves record full year pre - tax income of $ 7 . 0 million - its strongest full year operating performance ever recorded\nsome companies that are related to patriot national bancorp include smartfinancial ( smbk ) , ames national ( atlo ) , mbt financial ( mbtf ) , shore bancshares ( shbi ) , pacific mercantile bancorp ( pmbc ) , midsouth bancorp ( msl ) , fidelity d & d ; bancorp ( fdbc ) , lcnb ( lcnb ) , united security bancshares ( ubfo ) , california first national bancorp ( cfnb ) , northwest bancorp ( nbct ) , dnb financial corp common stock ( dnbf ) , cbb bancorp inc / sh ( cbbi ) , heartland banccorp ( hlan ) and old point financial ( opof ) .\nwe provide 10 years stock price data for free . you can download patriot national bancorp stock price history here . historical stock prices are provided with the open , high , low , close , volume , and patriot national bancorp p / e ratio data for the stock . the patriot national bancorp stock price history chart shows that the stock price was at a low of $ 9 . 7 on jan 28 , 2014 over the last five years .\nunless otherwise indicated , the address of each shareholder is in care of patriot national bancorp , inc . , 900 bedford street , stamford , ct 06901 .\nhana small business lending , inc . , a wholly owned subsidiary of hana financial , inc . , and patriot national bancorp , inc . , the parent company of patriot bank , n . a .\npatriot national bancorp inc . ( pnbk ) ex - dividend date scheduled for may 16 , 2018 5 / 15 / 2018 9 : 00 : 05 am - urltoken news\npatriot national bancorp inc . ( pnbk ) ex - dividend date scheduled for february 09 , 2018 2 / 8 / 2018 10 : 00 : 06 am - urltoken news\npatriot national bancorp inc . ( pnbk ) ex - dividend date scheduled for november 08 , 2017 11 / 7 / 2017 10 : 00 : 03 am - urltoken news\npatriot national bancorp ( nasdaq : pnbk ) posted its quarterly earnings data on friday , may , 4th . the bank reported $ 0 . 27 earnings per share for the quarter , missing the zacks ' consensus estimate of $ 0 . 33 by $ 0 . 06 . the bank had revenue of $ 7 . 39 million for the quarter . patriot national bancorp had a net margin of 9 . 48 % and a return on equity of 6 . 14 % . view patriot national bancorp ' s earnings history .\nnexpoint residential trust , inc . , patriot bank na ( stamford , connecticut ) , patriot national bancorp , inc . , arc property trust , inc . , housing authority of new york , st . francis college\ni have reviewed this amendment no . 1 to annual report on form 10 - k for the fiscal year ended december 31 , 2016 of patriot national bancorp , inc . ;\npatriot national bancorp continues earnings momentum , first quarter 2018 net income increases to $ 1 . 1 million ; total assets up 12 % ; announces key additions to management team ; declares quarterly dividend\nneilson joined patriot\u2019s board in 2010 when the bank\u2019s parent company , patriot national bancorp , took about $ 50 million in recapitalization after net losses of $ 7 . 1 million in 2008 and $ 23 . 9 million in 2009 . he became patriot\u2019s president and ceo three years later .\non january 9 , 2012 , m & a advisory named patriot national bancorp , inc . and solaia capital advisors llc as finalists for the 6th annual 2012 middle market turnaround of the year award .\n* patriot national bancorp continues earnings momentum , first quarter 2018 net income increases to $ 1 . 1 million ; total assets up 12 % ; announces key additions to management team ; declares quarterly dividend\npatriot national bancorp ' s mailing address is 900 bedford street , stamford ct , 06901 . the bank can be reached via phone at 203 - 324 - 7500 or via email at [ email protected ]\nstamford , conn . , sept . 28 , 2015 ( globe newswire ) - - patriot national bancorp , inc . (\npatriot\nor the\ncompany\n) ( nasdaq : pnbk ) , the parent company of patriot national bank ( the\nbank\n) , today announced that effective monday , september 28 , 2015 , the bank ' s name will officially be changed to\npatriot bank , n . a .\npatriot national bancorp announced a quarterly dividend on friday , may 4th . shareholders of record on thursday , may 17th will be paid a dividend of $ 0 . 01 per share on tuesday , may 22nd . this represents a $ 0 . 04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0 . 20 % . the ex - dividend date is wednesday , may 16th . view patriot national bancorp ' s dividend history .\nthe competition to increase market share in new haven county for both patriot national and bankwell is likely to continue , he said .\nstamford , conn . , may 11 , 2018 - - patriot national bancorp , inc . , the parent company of patriot bank , n . a . announces that it has completed its acquisition of prime bank . the closing of the transaction , which . . .\nchairman of the board and interim chief executive officer of patriot and patriot bank , n . a .\nexecutive vice president and chief compliance & risk officer of patriot and patriot bank , n . a .\nafter reading patriot national bancorp inc\u2019s ( nasdaq : pnbk ) most recent earnings announcement ( 31 december 2017 ) , i found it useful to look back at how the company has performed in the pastread more . . .\npatriot national bancorp inc . published this content on 09 june 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein . distributed by public , unedited and unaltered , on 09 june 2017 14 : 13 : 27 utc .\npatriot national bancorp inc . published this content on 01 february 2017 and is solely responsible for the information contained herein . distributed by public , unedited and unaltered , on 01 february 2017 15 : 56 : 06 utc .\npatriot national bancorp , inc . is the bank holding company of patriot national bank . the bank is an independent bank engaged in substantially all of the business operations customarily conducted by independent commercial banks . the bank offers a range of consumer and commercial banking services with anemphasis on serving the needs of individuals , small and medium - sized businesses and professionals .\nwhat : patriot national bancorp , inc . ( nasdaq : pnbk ) and patriot bank , n . a . , a regional community and commercial bank headquartered in stamford , connecticut with full service branches in connecticut and new york , will visit the nasdaq marketsite in times square .\nholdings infused more than $ 50 million in patriot in late 2010 to effect a turnaround recapitalization , rescuing patriot from imminent failure . the turnaround strategy was successful in restoring regulatory compliance , credit quality , financial health , and profitability , transforming patriot to a healthy banking institution . patriot ' s recovery has been led by acclaimed banking veteran kenneth neilson , as patriot ' s current president and ceo . castle creek ' s investment in holdings does not impact the capitalization of patriot national bancorp , inc .\nstamford , conn . and orange , conn . , april 12 , 2018 - - patriot national bancorp , inc . , the parent company of patriot bank , n . a . , and prime bank , headquartered in orange , ct , announced that they have received . . .\nstamford , conn . and orange , conn . , aug . 02 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - patriot national bancorp , inc . ( \u201cpatriot\u201d or the \u201cbancorp\u201d ) ( nasdaq : pnbk ) , the parent company of patriot bank , n . a . ( the \u201cbank\u201d ) , and prime bank headquartered in orange , ct ( \u201cprime\u201d ) ( pmhv : us ) jointly announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which patriot will acquire prime . the acquisition will expand patriot\u2019s community banking presence and footprint in southern connecticut .\nhour photo / alex von kleydorff wall st . theater developer frank farricker talks about whats next for the project and the upcomming street party with l - r patriot national bank executive vice president richard a . muskus jr . and patriot national bank president and ceo kenneth t . neilson\nchairman of the board of directors and interim chief executive officer of patriot and patriot bank , n . a .\npatriot national bancorp , inc . is a one - bank holding company for patriot bank , n . a . ( the bank ) , a national banking association . the bank offers consumer and commercial deposit accounts , such as checking , interest - bearing negotiable order of withdrawal ( now ) account , money market , time certificates of deposit , savings , certificat . . . ( more )\npatriot national bancorp inc ( nasdaq : pnbk ) is trading with a trailing p / e of 21 . 8x , which is higher than the industry average of 17 . 1x . while this makes pnbk appear like a stockread more . . .\nstamford , conn . , may 04 , 2018 - - patriot national bancorp , inc . , the parent company of patriot bank , n . a . , today announced quarterly pre - tax earnings of $ 1 . 4 million and quarterly net income of $ 1 . 1 million , . . .\non september 28 , 2015 , patriot national bancorp , inc . was named a sandler o\u2019neill small bank sm - all - star by investment and advisory firm sandler o ' neill and partners . patriot was the only bank in new england to earn this distinction among the 435 publicly traded banks and thrifts evaluated .\nin june 2004 , patriot national bancorp , inc . was named one of the 25 best public companies in connecticut by the hartford courant newspaper . the ranking was based on profits , growth , shareholders return , revenue increase and change in employment level .\njoining patriot national posed a new challenge for the longtime banker . patriot suffered during the recession , paying off 529 loans totaling $ 336 million . in trying to turn things around , neilson looked at patriot\u2019s biggest liabilities and the bank paid down its high - cost borrowings .\nstamford , conn . - based community bank patriot national bancorp said it will close four of 19 branches and has sold $ 65 million in non - performing loans and real estate to es ventures one , in a bid to restore the lender to improved fiscal health .\nin october , pnbk holdings , an entity led by investor michael carrazza , completed a deal to recapitalize patriot national , infusing the bank with $ 50 million .\npatriot bank ' s new identity comes at a time when the bank is achieving profitability and positive earnings growth resulting from a sharp focus on our products and services at the community level ,\nsaid michael carrazza , chairman of patriot bancorp , inc . and patriot bank , n . a .\nabout patriot national bancorp patriot national bancorp , inc . is headquartered in stamford , connecticut and the bank has full service branches in connecticut and new york . since opening its doors in 1994 , the company\u2019s mission has been to serve our local communities by helping our neighbors and neighborhood businesses thrive . all lending is handled locally and is specific to each borrower , and the commitment to local businesses goes further to connect , support and grow businesses in both the for - profit and nonprofit sectors , along with municipalities . patriot believes a well - connected community is a strong community\u2014and that together , all will prosper .\npatriot national bank 900 bedford street stamford , ct 06901 william c . gray evp & cfo 203 251 - 8210 michael a . carrazza chairman 203 - 251 - 8230\nnational commerce corporation ( nasdaq : ncom ) ( \u201cncc\u201d ) , the parent company of national bank of commerce ( \u201cnbc\u201d ) , headquartered in birmingham , alabama , and patriot bank , headquartered in trinity , florida , jointly announced the signing of a definitive agreement providing for the merger of patriot bank with and into nbc . read more \u00bb\nken neilson thought he had retired after transforming a small new jersey bank . a few years later , stamford - based patriot national bank asked him to do it again .\nstamford , conn . , feb . 26 , 2013 ( globe newswire ) - - patriot national bancorp , inc . ( nasdaq : pnbk ) (\npatriot\n) , the parent of patriot national bank ( the\nbank\n) , today announced the appointment of kenneth t . neilson as president and chief executive officer of both the company and the bank effective march 18 , 2013 , pending regulatory approval . this is following the departure of christopher maher , who is resigning as president , ceo and director for personal reasons .\non september 28 , 2015 , the hearst connecticut newspapers and greenwich sentinel reported that patriot national bank has dropped its middle name to reflect the company\u2019s focus on local banking services .\npatriot anticipates that prime\u2019s branch staff will join patriot to assist in a seamless transition and continue to help drive growth efforts and customer satisfaction .\npatriot bank ' s new name better reflects what our customers and neighbors have depended upon since 1994\u2014a trusted and involved community bank ,\nsaid kenneth neilson , president and chief executive officer of patriot bancorp , inc . and patriot bank , n . a .\npatriot bank is a proven entity for serving the financial needs of customers , businesses , nonprofits and government sector in our communities .\non february 7 , 2016 , patriot national bancorp , inc . expanded its stock ownership family by granting each of its employees , as of december 31 , 2015 , 100 shares of stock , ensuring that they have an even greater incentive in the success of the bank and exceeding its customer expectations .\nin honor of the occasion , michael carrazza , chairman and chief executive officer , will ring the closing bell . he is credited with the rescue and turnaround of patriot national bancorp , inc . , following the global financial crisis , and is ceo of solaia capital advisers , an investment management company .\nmr . raymond b . smyth is independent director of patriot national bancorp inc . , he has served as our director from november 2008 until 2010 and since 2011 . he is a retired partner in the accounting firm of masotti & masotti . in addition , he is a cpa and a financial expert .\nthe proposed acquisition of prime is the latest move in an ongoing competition in the southern connecticut market between patriot national and another fairfield county bank , bankwell financial group , according to carusone .\npatriot national bank expanded its geographical footprint in 2006 , when it purchased a branch office and opened two new branch offices in new york , helping it to expand into new york state .\nas the bank continued its evolution , patriot national statutory trust i was founded on march 11 , 2003 to issue trust preferred securities and invest the proceeds in subordinated debentures issued by the company .\nfarricker and wall street theater co . officials credit patriot national bank , which has a branch on river street , for providing a $ 5 . 2 million construction loan to restore the historic theater .\nstockholders may recommend individuals to the nominating and corporate governance committee of the board of directors for consideration as potential director candidates by submitting their names , together with appropriate biographical information and background materials , to the nominating committee , c / o corporate secretary , patriot national bancorp , inc . , 900 bedford street , stamford , connecticut 06901 .\nstamford , conn . , july 17 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - patriot national bancorp , inc . ( \u201cpatriot\u201d or the \u201cbancorp\u201d ) ( nasdaq : pnbk ) , the parent company of patriot bank , n . a . ( the \u201cbank\u201d ) , today announced its intention to begin making quarterly dividends for shareholders of the community bank\u2019s stock , another sign of its continuing strong performance . with this announcement , patriot has declared its first quarterly dividend of $ . 01 per share . the record date for this quarterly dividend will be july 24 , 2017 , with a dividend payment date of august 1 , 2017 . this is the first time since the financial crisis that the bank has declared a dividend .\nhour photo / alex von kleydorff wall st . theater developer frank farricker talks about whats next for the project and the upcomming street party with l - r patriot national bank executive vice president richard a .\npatriot national bank is headquartered in stamford , connecticut and currently has 11 full service branches , 9 in connecticut and two in new york . it also has a loan production office in stamford , ct .\nfull terms of the deal were not released , but the acquisition will be paid for in cash , according to patriot national officials . the deal is subject to approval by prime\u2019s shareholders and banking regulators .\nexecutive vice president and chief credit officer of patriot bank , n . a .\nexec . vp & chief credit officer of patriot bank , n . a .\nin august , patriot announced private equity firm castle creek capital invested in the bank . that influx will help patriot with its goal to grow aggressively , neilson said .\npatriot names bank president richard muskus , jr . to company ' s board of directors\npatriot bank has eight branches in connecticut and two in westchester county , new york .\npatriot national bancorp , inc . ( pnbk ) , the parent company of patriot bank , n . a . ( \u201cpatriot\u201d ) announced today that it has completed the private placement of $ 10 million in fixed - to - floating rate subordinated notes due 2028 ( the \u201cnotes\u201d ) . a material portion of the proceeds from the sale of the notes will be down - streamed to patriot as regulatory capital , which will be used for financing of its pending acquisition and for general corporate purposes . patriot\u2019s chairman and ceo , michael carrazza , stated , \u201cwe are pleased to announce the completion of our $ 10 million subordinated debt offering to support our strategic growth plans and further strengthening of patriot . \u201d patriot recently acquired prime bank of orange , ct and , subject to requisite regulatory approvals , will complete its acquisition of hana small business lending , a leading sba lending platform later in 2018 .\nbancorp ' s significant accounting policies are described in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements included in this 2014 annual report on form 10 - k .\npatriot national bancorp is a bank holding company . through its subsidiary , co . provides commercial real estate loans , commercial business loans and consumer loans . in addition , consumer and commercial deposit accounts provided include checking , money market , time certificates of deposit , savings , certificate of deposit account registry service , individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts . other services include automated clearing house transfers , lockbox , internet banking , bill paying , remote deposit capture , debit cards , money orders , traveler ' s checks and automatic teller machines . at dec 31 2016 , co . had total assets of $ 756 . 7 million and total deposits of $ 529 . 3 million . according to our pnbk split history records , patriot national bancorp has had 1 split .\nmarketbeat ' s community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about patriot national bancorp and other stocks . vote\noutperform\nif you believe pnbk will outperform the s & p ; 500 over the long term . vote\nunderperform\nif you believe pnbk will underperform the s & p ; 500 over the long term . you may vote once every thirty days .\npresident and director ; president and chief lending officer of patriot bank , n . a .\ncarrazza , a former goldman sachs executive , stepped in with an investor group and recapitalized patriot national with $ 60 million . then carrazza and his fellow investors bought out the bank shareholders \u201cfor pennies on the dollar , \u201d according to carusone .\nin a merger of two banks with a similar focus on personal service and community involvement , valley national bancorp ( \u201cvalley\u201d ) ( nyse : vly ) announced today that it is expanding its florida presence and moving into alabama by acquiring usameribancorp , inc . ( \u201cusab\u201d ) ( otc pink : usab ) . read more \u00bb\n\u201cthis acquisition ( of prime bank ) is a modest expansion for them , \u201d carusone said of patriot national . \u201cit doesn\u2019t appear that they are overpaying for it . they clearly recognized they were running out of room to grow in fairfield county . \u201d\npresident and director of the company and president and chief lending officer of patriot bank , n . a .\nconnecticut - based norwalk hour chronicled patriot bank\u2019s financing of the $ 7 . 5 million wall street theater restoration project on september 25 , 2015 . listed in the national register of historic places , the 100 - year old former vaudeville theater is being restored as a next - generation performance space that , in early 2016 , will open debt free as a result of patriot\u2019s efforts .\nthe sale requires the approval of patriot\u2019s banking regulator and is expected to close before the end of the month .\nsecretary and chief human resources officer ; executive vice president and chief administrative officer of patriot bank , n . a .\npatriot national officials said prime shareholders will receive aggregate cash payment equal to 115 percent of prime\u2019s tangible book value as of the deal\u2019s closing date , which is expected to occur sometime in the fourth quarter of this year . prime bank\u2019s tangible book value as of june 30 was approximately $ 9 million .\nmr . michael j . weinbaum is independent director of patriot national bancorp inc . , he has been the vice president of real estate operations for united capital corp . for more than twenty years . mr . weinbaum has extensive experience in real estate operations and transactions . he is a member of the international council of shopping centers and has been a member of united capital\u2019s board of directors since 2005 . mr . weinbaum currently serves on the finance board and board of trustees for st . mary\u2019s healthcare for children .\nrichard muskus jr . , patriot\u2019s president , added , \u201d the acquisition will enable patriot bank to expand its consumer and small business relationships , lending operations , and community presence , while offering prime\u2019s current customers a broader suite of products . \u201d\nstamford , conn . , aug . 31 , 2015 ( globe newswire ) - - pnbk holdings llc (\nholdings\n) , the control shareholder of patriot national bancorp , inc . ( nasdaq : pnbk ) (\npatriot\n) , today announced that it has closed on an investment from castle creek capital llc and certain of its affiliates ( collectively ,\ncastle creek\n) , whereby castle creek joins other institutional investors of pnbk holdings .\nwe are pleased to have castle creek join our investor group ,\nsaid michael carrazza , who is chairman of patriot and oversees holdings .\nit is validation of both our progress and strategic intentions . their deep expertise and experiences in the banking sector is constructive to our go forward strategy .\nmr . david christiansen is executive vice president & chief credit officer of patriot bank . , a subsidiary of the company . prior to joining patriot , mr . christiansen was executive vice president & chief credit officer of first american international bank of new york since january 2017 . mr . christiansen\u2019s leadership of credit administration , credit risk management , underwriting , closing , loan servicing and portfolio management is a strong match for his new role at patriot . he previously held senior roles at national cooperative bank , credit agricole and jpmorgan chase from 2006 to 2016 .\nin 2011 , the company adopted the patriot national bancorp , inc . 2012 stock plan ( the \u00932012 plan\u0094 ) . the 2012 plan is administered by the compensation committee of the company\u0092s board of directors . grants under the 2012 plan may be made in the form of stock options , restricted stock and phantom stock units . the 2012 plan authorizes 3 , 000 , 000 shares of the company\u0092s common stock for issuance . phantom stock units may be granted under the 2012 plan up to 1 , 000 , 000 units .\npatriot chairman and ceo michael carrazza stated , \u201cthe acquisition of prime bank will support our operating goals of extending patriot bank\u2019s footprint , building scale , and improving key operating metrics , all of which ultimately adds value for our shareholders and customers . \u201d\nunder neilson\u2019s leadership , the bank reshaped its community focus , presence and commitment to provide commercial and consumer banking services in the areas it serves . as part of that effort , patriot announced its new name \u201cpatriot bank\u201d on september 28 , 2015 .\nexecutive vice president and chief financial officer ; executive vice president and chief financial officer of patriot bank , n . a .\nmr . nelson joined triumph in 2013 and serves as executive vice president , general counsel of triumph bancorp , inc . ( nasdaq : tbk ) and executive vice president , general counsel of tbk bank , ssb .\nin a written statement , patriot bank chairman michael carrazza said the new identity reflects the company\u2019s focus on local products and services .\npatriot bank already has a branch office in milford . but it is the stamford - based bank\u2019s only new haven county location , so the acquisition of prime bank , which has only one branch , will increase patriot bank\u2019s presence in southwestern new haven county .\nin another money - saving move , neilson relocated the corporate offices in stamford from summer street to patriot\u2019s building on bedford street .\nmore than 40 u . s . bank managers have received esgr patriot awards since 2013 for supporting their employees ' military commitments .\nthe annual report on form 10 - k ( the \u0093annual report\u0094 ) of patriot national bancorp , inc . ( \u0093patriot\u0094 , \u0093we\u0094 , \u0093our\u0094 , \u0093us\u0094 , or the \u0093company\u0094 ) for the year ended december 31 , 2016 , was originally filed with the securities and exchange commission ( the \u0093sec\u0094 ) on march 31 , 2017 , and this amendment no . 1 is being filed solely to include responses to the items required by part iii of the annual report . this amendment no . 1 does not reflect events occurring after march 31 , 2017 , the date of the filing of the annual report , or modify or update those disclosures that may have been affected by subsequent events .\npatriot national bank gave two loans to a nonprofit renovating the 100 - year - old wall street theater in norwalk . after facing rejection from other banks , the nonprofit received a pre - development loan of $ 500 , 000 and a $ 5 . 2 million loan for construction , said frank farricker , a developer with the project .\nsecretary , chief human resources officer of the company and executive vice president and chief administrative officer of patriot bank , n . a .\nneilson has served as a director of patriot since 2010 . he is the retired president , chairman and ceo of hudson united bank and hudson united bancorp where he served for 23 years . after becoming president and ceo in 1989 , mr . neilson led hudson united bancorp from a one state , 15 branch network with $ 500 million in assets , to a premiere franchise spanning four states with over 200 branch locations and an asset size of $ 9 billion by 2006 when it was sold to td banknorth . mr . neilson currently serves as a board member of quinnipiac university in hamden , ct .\nprior to joining patriot , neilson was ceo of hudson united bancorp in mahwah , n . j . , which he expanded from 15 branches and about $ 500 million in assets to more than 200 branches , including in connecticut and new york , and $ 9 billion in assets . hudson united sold to td banknorth for $ 2 billion in 2006 and neilson retired .\nin connection with the annual report of patriot national bancorp , inc . ( the \u0093 company \u0094 ) on form 10 - k / a for the year ended december 31 , 2016 as filed with the securities and exchange commission on the date hereof ( the \u0093 report \u0094 ) , we , michael a . carrazza and joseph d . perillo , the interim chief executive officer and the chief financial officer of the company , certify , pursuant to 18 u . s . c . \u00a7 1350 , as adopted pursuant to \u00a7 906 of the sarbanes - oxley act of 2002 , that :\nwhen a company such as patriot national bancorp conducts a reverse share split , it is usually because shares have fallen to a lower per - share pricepoint than the company would like . this can be important because , for example , certain types of mutual funds might have a limit governing which stocks they may buy , based upon per - share price . the $ 5 and $ 10 pricepoints tend to be important in this regard . stock exchanges also tend to look at per - share price , setting a lower limit for listing eligibility . so when a company does a reverse split , it is looking mathematically at the market capitalization before and after the reverse split takes place , and concluding that if the market capitilization remains stable , the reduced share count should result in a higher price per share . looking at the pnbk split history from start to finish , an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 100 today . below , we examine the compound annual growth rate \u2014 cagr for short \u2014 of an investment into patriot national bancorp shares , starting with a $ 10 , 000 purchase of pnbk , presented on a split - history - adjusted basis factoring in the complete pnbk split history .\n\u201cthe acquisition of prime bank will support our operating goals of extending patriot bank\u2019s footprint , building scale , and improving key operating metrics , all of which ultimately adds value for our shareholders and customers , \u201d michael carrazza , patriot chairman and chief executive officer , said in a statement .\npatriot national bancorp , inc . operates as a bank holding company . through its subsidiary , it offers consumer and commercial banking services to individuals , government , nonprofit entities , small and medium - sized businesses , and professionals . the firm ' s deposit products include checking accounts , negotiable order of withdrawal accounts , time certificates of deposit , savings accounts , individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts . its lending portfolio comprises of commercial mortgage and construction loans ; working capital loans ; equipment loans ; real estate loans ; and other personal loans . the company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in stamford , ct .\nwe are excited to join holdings ' investor group and be part of patriot ' s promising future ,\nsaid john eggemeyer , managing principal of castle creek capital llc .\nwe have a shared vision of seeing patriot ' s franchise value grow and creating value for its shareholders .\npatriot national bank is a full - service commercial bank , offering personal and business banking products and services . it offers various deposit products , including checking , money market , certificates of deposit , and statement savings accounts . it also offers various commercial loans , including accounts receivable , commercial real estate , debt consolidation , working capital , small business administration , facility construction and expansion loans , various letters of credit , and equipment and inventory financing . the bank also offers financial and investment services , brokerage services , mortgage loans , insurance services , and atm and visa check and credit cards . it also provides online banking and bill pay facilities . patriot national bank has branches in stamford , greenwich , norwalk , wilton , darien and southport , conn .\ndue to the recent equifax breach , patriot bank decided to proactively put valuable information on our website for our customers . please see the attached document .\n' patriot is proud to have experienced such positive growth in the demand for our products and services . our expanded leadership , retail and branch management teams will help us better serve our individuals , small business , nonprofit and municipal customers , ' said fred staudmyer , patriot bank executive vice president & chief administrative officer .\npatriot national bancorp is a bank holding company . through its subsidiary , co . provides commercial real estate loans , commercial business loans and consumer loans . in addition , consumer and commercial deposit accounts provided include checking , money market , time certificates of deposit , savings , certificate of deposit account registry service , individual retirement accounts and health savings accounts . other services include automated clearing house transfers , lockbox , internet banking , bill paying , remote deposit capture , debit cards , money orders , traveler ' s checks and automatic teller machines . at dec 31 2016 , co . had total assets of $ 756 . 7 million and total deposits of $ 529 . 3 million .\nnews headlines about pnbk stock have trended somewhat positive on monday , according to accern sentiment . accern identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time . accern ranks coverage of publicly - traded companies on a scale of - 1 to 1 , with scores closest to one being the most favorable . patriot national bancorp earned a daily sentiment score of 0 . 16 on accern ' s scale . they also gave headlines about the bank an impact score of 45 . 65 out of 100 , indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company ' s share price in the next few days .\nduring the fourth quarter of 2014 , bancorp ' s bank owned life insurance (\nboli\n) policy of $ 22 . 4 million was liquidated and adjustable rate residential mortgage loans were purchased with the proceeds . the loans purchased had a composite yield of approximately 300 basis points higher than the existing crediting rate on the boli policy . in addition , the tax - exempt feature of the boli held no value for bancorp due to the significant amount of net operating loss (\nnol\n) carry forwards in the company ' s deferred tax assets .\nthe turnaround plan also included assessing and renegotiating every contract and reviewing the bank\u2019s business lines . patriot stopped residential lending because competitors could be more efficient , neilson said .\nfidelity national financial , inc . today announced that fnfv group ( nyse : fnfv ) has signed a definitive agreement to sell one digital health and benefits (\none digital\n) for $ 560 million in an all - cash transaction . read more \u00bb\nit ' s the hundredth anniversary of the theater and it ' s right in norwalk , and we have a branch in norwalk and a second branch right on the border of norwalk and darien ,\nsaid kenneth t . neilson , patriot national bank president & ceo .\nnorwalk is undergoing a great revitalization and we want to play a significant part in that and this was an opportunity to start doing that .\nmr . edward n . constantino is independent director of patriot national bancorp inc . he has over 40 years of audit , advisory and tax experience working for two major accounting firms , arthur anderson llp and kpmg llp . mr . constantino retired from kpmg in late 2009 , where he was an audit partner in charge of the firm\u2019s real estate and asset management businesses . mr . constantino is a member of the board of directors of arc property trust and a member of the board and audit committee chair of nexpoint residential trust . mr . constantino also serves as a consultant for the law firm of skadden arps . mr . constantino\u2019s specific skills include auditing national and multinational organizations , internal control and compliance , financial reporting , regulatory reporting , risk management , asset valuation , accounting and finance and transaction structuring . he is a licensed cpa , a member of the american institute of certified public accountants and a member of the new york state society of public accountants . he is currently a member of the board of trustees and the audit committee .\nceo michael carrazza stated : \u201cpatriot\u2019s improving performance is a direct result of ongoing operational efficiencies , product diversification and asset growth . these changes continue to yield a positive impact , which now serve as a catalyst to reactivate the bank\u2019s dividend policy for the first time since 2008 . \u201d patriot has 3 , 894 , 128 shares outstanding as of june 30 , 2017 .\njohn carusone , president of the bank analysis center , a hartford - based industry consulting firm , said the acquisition of prime continues patriot bank\u2019s rise from near financial ruin in 2010 .\nu . s . bank is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating a diverse workforce . we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race , religion , color , sex , national origin , age , sexual orientation , gender identity , disability or veteran status , among other factors .\nthe head of private investment firm solaia capital advisors , mr . carrazza designed and led the recapitalization transaction to rescue and turnaround patriot , which became deeply troubled during the financial crisis . \u201cpatriot has never been as strong and healthy as it is today . with continued steady growth and new achievements , we plan to continue declaring quarterly dividends to our shareholders , \u201d he added .\n[ attachment ] patriot bank unveiled its newest live banker atm technology at the westfield trumbull mall on june 5 , the first community bank in connecticut to offer this banking technology and service .\non october 7 , 2015 , patriot bank celebrated the dedication of a new branch in darien , ct , which includes a community event center with teleconferencing capabilities and a private bank atmosphere .\npatriot bank is a full - service bank with a focus on community service . the bank serves the growing markets of shelby county , tipton county and west fayette county with a wide range of consumer and commercial accounts and a mortgage division . patriot bank opened in millington in october 2001 and has grown to six full service banks in millington , collierville and barretville in shelby county , and covington , covington south and south tipton in tipton county . patriot bank mortgage serves shelby , fayette and tipton counties , with offices located in millington , collierville and south tipton county .\nangelica gonzalez , retail operations assistant - gonzalez joined patriot bank in 2013 while pursuing a degree at housatonic community college . upon graduating , she served as one of the bank ' s first live bankers for the itms and helped establish video banking procedures . she has now joined the bank ' s retail operations team , where she will help develop policies and procedures for patriot ' s branch network .\njeremy newton , service associate in greenwich - newton joins patriot bank with a local banking and customer service background , providing quality customer service and building community relationships at the bank ' s greenwich branch .\nin 2013 , we received the prestigious secretary of defense employer support freedom award from the employer support of the guard and reserve ( esgr ) organization . this is the highest honor given by the u . s . government to employers for outstanding support of employees who serve in the national guard and reserve .\nbancorp ' s total assets increased $ 91 . 4 million , or 16 . 9 % , from $ 541 . 2 million at december 31 , 2013 to $ 632 . 6 million at december 31 , 2014 as generation of income and recognition of the majority of the bank ' s deferred tax asset enabled the bank to grow capital and assets .\nat the end of the 2016 fiscal year , patriot surpassed the three quarters of a billion - dollar milestone , with strong growth continuing into 2017 . in the first fiscal quarter of 2017 , patriot reported net income of $ 1 , 730 , 000 , or $ 0 . 44 per diluted share , a 165 % increase over the prior year . first quarter earnings also increased 66 % over the prior quarter .\nthe preparation of consolidated financial statements in accordance with u . s . generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets , liabilities , revenues and expenses , and to disclose contingent assets and liabilities . actual results could differ from those estimates . management has identified accounting for the allowance for loan losses , the analysis and valuation of its investment securities and the valuation of deferred tax assets , as bancorp ' s most critical accounting policies and estimates in that they are important to the portrayal of bancorp ' s financial condition and results . they require management ' s most subjective and complex judgment as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain .\npatriot bank , n . a . has announced the hiring and promotion of 21 individuals throughout the region , including 19 bankers and two support staff members , another sign of the community bank ' s continuing growth .\nthe modern atms , which appear as if inside a london - style telephone booth , allow users to interact live with a patriot relationship banker for a customized experience , as well as providing extended service hours for patrons .\npatriot plans to have live banker atms located throughout fairfield county , all available from 7 a . m . - 7 p . m . beyond those hours , the machines can also function similarly to traditional customer atms .\nwhile patriot may not be the first bank to roll out new technologies , neilson said it will not be far behind with those offerings . soon it will offer atms with an option to speak with a live banker .\nbecause patriot only has about 0 . 1 percent of market share , the bank could grow 10 times over and barely get noticed , but still helps many customers and employees and provides returns to investors , he said .\nsince opening its doors in 1994 , patriot\u2019s mission has been to serve its local communities by helping its neighbors and neighborhood businesses thrive . all lending is handled locally and is specific to each borrower , and the commitment to local businesses goes further to connect , support and grow businesses in both the for - profit and nonprofit sectors , along with municipalities . patriot believes a well - connected community is a strong community\u2014and that together , all will prosper .\nsince opening its doors in 1994 , patriot\u2019s mission has been to serve our local communities by helping our neighbors and neighborhood businesses thrive . all lending is handled locally and is specific to each borrower , and the commitment to local businesses goes further to connect , support and grow businesses in both the for - profit and nonprofit sectors , along with municipalities . patriot believes a well - connected community is a strong community\u2014and that together , all will prosper .\none example is patriot bank\u2019s funding for the restoration of norwalk , connecticut\u2019s century - old wall street theater . listed in the national register of historical places , the former globe theater opened in 1915 as a vaudeville theater hosting some of the largest names in american entertainment at the time , including : mary pickford , john barrymore , lillian and dorothy gish , john philip sousa and more . the wall street theater is the linchpin of a major inner - city redevelopment in norwalk\u2019s wall street historic district and is expected to attract tens of thousands of visitors when it opens in late 2016 .\nthe new name reflects patriot ' s community focus , presence and commitment to provide commercial and consumer banking services in the areas and region it serves , including fairfield and new haven counties in connecticut and westchester county in new york .\nthe name change comes after patriot has reported eight consecutive quarters of increased earnings , most recently in the second fiscal quarter ending june 30 , 2015 , when it continued to show growth in both net income and shareholders ' equity .\npost - gfc recovery has led to improving credit quality and a strong growth environment for the banking sector . as a small - cap bank with a market capitalisation of usd $ 69 . 98m , patriot nationalread more . . .\nstatements in this earnings release that are not historical facts are considered to be forward - looking statements . such statements include , but are not limited to , statements regarding management beliefs and expectations , based upon information available at the time the statements are made , regarding future plans , objectives and performance . all forward - looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties , many of which are beyond management ' s control and actual results and performance may differ significantly from those contained in forward - looking statements . bancorp intends any forward - looking statement to be covered by the litigation reform act of 1995 and is including this statement for purposes of said safe harbor provisions . readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward - looking statements , which speak only as of the date of this news release . bancorp undertakes no obligation to update any forward - looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that occur after the date as of which such statements are made . a discussion of certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in forward - looking statements is included in bancorp ' s annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2011 ."]}
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( powergrid ) , ministry of power .\nbuy power grid corporation of india . target rs 232 . 0 : rahul randeria\n2018 all rights reseved by power grid corporation of india ltd . ( powergrid ) , ministry of power\npower grid corporation of india ltd . stock price , share price , live bse / nse , power grid corporation of india ltd . bids offers . buy / sell power grid corporation of india ltd . news & tips , & f & o ; quotes\npower grid corporation of india ltd has reported a 33 per cent increase in . . .\nyou can view full text of the director ' s report for power grid corporation of india ltd .\npower grid corporation of india - disclosures under reg . 29 ( 2 ) of sebi ( sast ) regulations , 2011\npower grid corporation of india declaration of commercial operation of powergrid parli transmission limited ( subsidiary of powergrid acquired under tbcb . . .\npower grid corporation q4 profit at rs 2 , 004cr ; revenue up 16 . 5 %\nindian institute of technology ( iit ) , banaras hindu university ( bhu ) and power grid corporation of india signed a memorandum of understanding for research regarding power transmission .\nthe power grid corporation of india limited ( powergrid ) is an indian state - owned electric utilities company headquartered in gurgaon , india . power grid corporation of india limited was incorporated on october 23 , 1989 . power system operation corporation limited ( posoco ) handles power management for power grid . powergrid also operates a telecom business under the name powertel . its original name was the ' national power transmission corporation limited ' , and it was charged with planning , executing , owning , operating and maintaining high - voltage transmission systems in the country . power grid corporation of india comes up with latest recruitment details on various post based on education / qualification for the interview process all over india .\nbrief - power grid corp of india board approves 3 investments worth 4 . 62 bln rupees\npower grid recruitment 2018 free job alert for both fresher and experienced candidates updated on july 9 , 2018 . get direct official link for applying power grid recruitment 2018 along with current power grid recruitment official notification 2018 here . find all recent power grid vacancy 2018 across india and check all latest power grid 2018 job openings instantly here , know upcoming power grid recruitment 2018 immediately here .\nit takes 42 minutes to travel from power grid corporation of india ltd to faridabad . approximate driving distance between power grid corporation of india ltd and faridabad is 35 kms or 21 . 7 miles or 18 . 9 nautical miles . travel time refers to the time taken if the distance is covered by a car .\nthe stock of power grid corporation of india ( power grid ) , the country\u2019s principal power transmission utility , has gained 24 per cent since our buy call in october 2015 . this is thanks to the company\u2019s good performance in the last financial year .\nhere you can search for latest urltoken recruitment 2018 , jobs in india , online application , employment jobs alert , urltoken recruitment 2018 openings across india , exam result , vacancies 2018 , urltoken recruitment notification etc . apply for latest power grid corporation of india power grid recruitment 2018 : here you can find all latest power grid corporation of india power grid jobs alert . please read the provided information such as educational qualification , application fees , selection procedure etc . carefully before applying for the job . subscribe to power grid jobs and get recruitment notifications on senior manager / manager vacancies across india through urltoken .\npower grid corporation of india ltd . , incorporated in the year 1989 , is a large cap company ( having a market cap of rs 94822 . 56 crore ) operating in power sector .\nit takes 7 minutes to travel from zero mile stone to power grid corporation of india . approximate driving distance between zero mile stone and power grid corporation of india is 6 kms or 3 . 7 miles or 3 . 2 nautical miles . travel time refers to the time taken if the distance is covered by a car .\nthe power grid corporation of india limited is an indian state - owned electric utilities company headquartered in gurgaon , india . power grid transmits about 50 % of the total power generated in india on its transmission network . its subsidiary company , power system operation corporation limited ( posoco ) handles power management for power grid . power grid also operates a telecom business under the name powertel . power grid started functioning on management basis with effect from august , 1991 and subsequently it took over transmission assets from ntpc , nhpc , neepco , nlc , npc , thdc , sjvnl etc in a phased manner and it commenced commercial operation in 1992 - 93 .\npower grid recruitment 2018 - 19 : apply online for 25 executive trainee vacancies in power grid recruitment 2018 - 19 across india . new recruitment jobs 2018 - 19 notification urltoken published for the post executive trainee in power grid recruitment 2018 - 19 read complete details before applying . 10 vacancies in power grid for the post engineer .\nfor research regarding power transmission . the mou was signed in the presence of bhu vice - chancellor , director of iit - bhu and cmd of power grid corporation of india ltd and others , at a function held at vc lodge on saturday .\npower grid corp closes above 150 - day moving average of 201 . 66 today .\npower grid corp closes below 30 - day moving average of 209 . 28 today .\npower grid corp closes above 30 - day moving average of 209 . 20 today .\npower grid corp closes above 200 - day moving average of 205 . 66 today .\npower grid corp closes below 200 - day moving average of 205 . 70 today .\npower grid corp closes above 200 - day moving average of 205 . 84 today .\npower grid corporation of india ( pgcil ) is placing a bet on turnaround of the distribution sector and prospective demand from states . \u201cin intra - state transmission , rs 1 . 5 lakh crore worth of work is expected .\nbesides , power grid can also acquire transmission projects outside the competitive bidding mechanism .\non monday , power grid corporation of india ltd ( powergrid : nsi ) closed at 184 . 50 , 2 . 19 % above its 52 - week low of 180 . 55 , set on jul 05 , 2018 .\npower grid corp q3 net up 5 . 8 % at rs 2 , 040 cr\nduring the year shares of power system operation corporation limited ( posoco ) weretransferred to government of india on 2 nd january 2017 . as on 31 st march 2017 powergrid had 11 subsidiaries .\n* * shares of power transmission company power grid corp of india ltd rise as much as 2 . 4 pct to 211 . 95 rupees , in biggest intraday pct gain in over 2 weeks\nalthough the power grid corporation of india limited ( pgcil ) maintained that most areas would see power restored by 7 . 30 p . m . , the situation is expected to become normal only after midnight . the power ministry and the pgcil were unable to pinpoint the cause of the outage . states were overdrawing power was all that they had to say .\nthe total estimated cost of the national smart grid mission ( nsgm ) from fy12 - fy17 was rs 980 crore , of which rs 890 crore was earmarked for digitisation of the grid in smart cities . additionally , smart grid pilot projects are being set up across the country ( see chart ) . state - owned power grid corporation of india has developed a smart grid pilot project at puducherry and is the main consultant agency for projects in seven other states .\n* * shares of power grid corp of india ltd fall as much as 1 . 44 pct to 184 . 5 rupees , lowest since jan 3 , 2017\npower grid corporation of india limited is a transmission company engaged in the power transmission business with responsibility for planning , implementation , operation and maintenance of inter - state transmission system and operation of national and regional load dispatch centers . the company ' s segments include transmission , . . . ( more )\n* * power grid corp of india ltd ' s shares rise as much as 3 . 32 pct to 216 rupees , highest since nov 3 , 2017\nin this page , you can explore the many exciting job opportunities on power grid recruitment 2018 . latest and also upcoming notifications on power grid recruitment are updated in this page immediately . so keep checking this page frequently , to know the recent as well as forthcoming power grid jobs .\nduring the year , shares of power system operation corporation limited ( posoco ) were transferred to government of india on 2 nd january , 2017 . as on 31 st march , 2017 powergrid had 11 subsidiaries .\nthe green energy corridor project , spearheaded by the state - owned power grid corporation and financed by the asian development bank and germany\u2019s development bank kfw , is expected to enhance the electric grid\u2019s transmission capacity . it is designed to transmit 55 gw of solar and wind power being generated in eight renewable energy - rich states to load centers in the country\u2019s north . however , if grid evacuation infrastructure doesn\u2019t match the pace at which india wants to scale up solar energy , the stability of the grid might be compromised .\n\u0095 inter - regional power transfer capacity of 15000 mw has been added . with thiscumulative inter - regional power transfer capacity of the national grid stood at 75050 mwat the end of march 2017 .\npower grid corp closes below its 50 - day , 150 - day , 200 - day moving average today .\nensure integrated operation of regional and national power systems to facilitate transfer of electric power within and across the regions and trans - national exchange of power with reliability , security and economy .\n' clean energy award ' - 2016 for best power transmission utility company in india for itsremarkable efforts in the field of sustainable development and promoting clean energytransmission in india by ai global uk .\n\u2018clean energy award\u2019 - 2016 for best power transmission utility company in india for its remarkable efforts in the field of sustainable development and promoting clean energy transmission in india by ai global , uk .\npower grid corp q4 pat seen up 13 . 8 % yoy to rs . 2 , 172 cr : icici direct\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post engineer eligible candidates can submit their application before 31 - 05 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post director eligible candidates can submit their application before 22 - 03 - 2018 .\nnse options : buy power grid 185 put options above 1 tgt 1 . 90 , 3 , 4 sl 0 . 50\ntransmission charges set by cerc , the power sector regulator , enable power grid to fully recover costs plus earn a return on equity roe of 15 . 5 per cent on its commissioned projects .\nin addition other important consulting assignments under implementation includestrengthening of transmission network in delhi and execution of transmission system forevacuation of power from lalitpur power plant of uttar pradesh .\nbeyond the poverty of politics in india , three problems loom large : the narrow fault that caused the blackouts ; the wider crisis in india\u2019s power sector ; and the shoddy state of the country\u2019s infrastructure , from roads to power stations , which is a brake on economic development .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post executive trainee eligible candidates can submit their application before 30 - 06 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post executive trainee eligible candidates can submit their application before 31 - 05 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post diploma trainee eligible candidates can submit their application before 27 - 12 - 2017 .\n- \u201dexcellent\u201d mou rating notified by government of india for financial year 2015 - 16 .\ntata power established india ' s first large hydro - electric project in khopoli , maharashtra in 1915 , the year of its inception . the pioneering vision of its late founder shri jamshetji n . tata established the company as india ' s largest integrated power company with a growing international presence .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post assistant engineer trainee eligible candidates can submit their application before 17 - 02 - 2018 .\n- inter - regional power transfer capacity of 15 , 000 mw has been added . with this , cumulative inter - regional power transfer capacity of the national grid stood at 75 , 050 mw at the end of march , 2017 .\nwhat happened on monday is the classic example of what happens when limits are not adhered to . the generation plants , the power grids and the sub - stations have to work in tandem . an overload results in system failure . in spite of the warning issued , several states continued to overdraw power from the already overstretched generation system . the overdrawing of power caused a slight escalation in the grid frequency range , the permissible limit of which as defined by the indian electricity grid code is 49 . 5 hz to 50 . 2 hz . the escalation in the frequency ultimately caused the colossal power failure in north india on monday . as there is free flow of power in the four zones that comprise the new grid , tuesday\u2019s tripping of the northern grid had a cascading effect on the north eastern and eastern power grids .\nduring this fiasco , fingers were pointed at sushilkumar shinde , the then - power minister , but poignantly no one doubted pgcil\u2019s capability to run a national grid that enables transmission of power from one end of the country to another . it soon became apparent that the failures were due to a combination of a variety of shortcomings in the power sector \u2014 but mainly because of a lack of states enforcing grid discipline , or in short , sticking to the amount of power it needed , without overdrawing . the failure to prevent certain states , like uttar pradesh , from guzzling more power than it should have resulted in the collapse of the grid .\nin addition , other important consulting assignments under implementation include strengthening of transmission network in delhi and execution of transmission system for evacuation of power from lalitpur power plant of uttar pradesh .\nat about 2 . 30 am on july 30 , northern india woke up to a power crisis that was to spread next day across to 20 states . within minutes of the breakdown on the first day , senior executives from government - controlled powergrid corporation of india limited ( pgcil ) were at the control centre trying to restore the collapsed grid but by the second day , the crisis had spread to the eastern and north - eastern grids as well .\npower grid corporation of india ( pgcil ) hit a record high of rs 196 , up 4 % on the bse in an otherwise range bound market . post july - september 2016 ( q2fy17 ) , the stock outperformed the market by surging 11 % from rs 177 on november 8 , as compared to 4 . 7 % decline in the s & p ; bse sensex .\n\u0095\nexcellent\nmou rating notified by government of india for financialyear 2015 - 16 .\nby august 1st the grid was sparking back to life . but the blackouts will have a lasting effect . the grit of most indians was on display : they did not start looting or killing each other . so was the magisterial arrogance of their rulers : \u201c\u2026this is not something new to us , \u201d said the chairman of power grid corporation , the state - owned body that runs the power - transmission network . \u201cthe country is in safe hands . \u201d\npower grid\u2019s revenue and earnings growth , therefore , depend on the expansion of its transmission network capacity . it has delivered on this front in the past .\npower grid has announced a recruitment drive for filling executive trainee vacancies ; read official notification and apply on / before 31 - 07 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post field engineer , field supervisor eligible candidates can submit their application before 07 - 05 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post field engineer , field supervisor eligible candidates can submit their application before 24 - 03 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post field engineer , field supervisor eligible candidates can submit their application before 26 - 12 - 2017 .\n\u0095 for evacuation of power from various upcoming hydro power projects ( heps ) inbhutan punatsangchu - i hep ( bhutan ) - alipurduar ( india ) and jigmeling - alipurduar 400kvd / c ( quad ) lines - under implementation .\nfirst look : volvo xc40 launched in india for an introductory price of rs 39 . 9 lacs\nthis is the right place for you to gather all the essential information to apply for recent power grid vacancies . fresherslive grants you numerous information like job description , total vacancy , eligibility criteria , salary , educational qualification , job locations , application procedure , application fees , selection procedure , last date for application , interview dates of power grid recruitment 2018 . links for power grid official notification , online application form is provided in this page itself , which paves you to apply for the power grid jobs in an easiest way . moreover furthermore you can discover many similar jobs in top companies in this page itself .\npowergrid is executing govt . of india ' s important projects in difficult geographicterrain areas of ner and state of j & k .\npowergrid is executing govt . of india\u2019s important projects in difficult geographic terrain areas of ner and state of j & k . ;\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post diploma trainee , junior officer trainee eligible candidates can submit their application before 19 - 04 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post diploma trainee , junior officer trainee eligible candidates can submit their application before 13 - 03 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post diploma trainee , junior officer trainee eligible candidates can submit their application before 27 - 02 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post diploma trainee , junior officer trainee eligible candidates can submit their application before 25 - 01 - 2018 .\ntimely project completion and commissioning , therefore , hold the key to the company\u2019s revenue and earnings growth . power grid has fared well on this front .\nstates like rajasthan , gujarat , madhya pradesh , tamil nadu , andhra pradesh , and telangana account for around 80 percent of india\u2019s total installed solar capacity against only 38 percent of india\u2019s overall power consumption . most of the other power consuming states are lagging behind in setting up new solar capacities . on the other hand , states with high capacity for renewable energy are facing significant grid curtailment , upsetting project cash flows and the expectations of investors .\nto provide grid connectivity and reliable power supply to the strategically importantladakh region govt . of india ' s 220kv srinagar - drass - kargil - khalsti - leh line & associated system is being implemented by powergid on consultancy basis at a sanctionedcost of about ' 1788 crore .\nthe company has developed innovative solar solutions for both urban and rural markets - these include the dynamo range of off - grid & on - grid rooftop solutions and saawan solar water pumps .\nto understand this , you will need to know how the electric grids work in india . the power grid corporation of india oversees the distribution of power via its transmission network spread across the country . it has 95 , 009 circuit - km of transmission network , 1 , 36 , 358 mva transformation capacity and approximately 28 , 000 mw inter - regional power transfer capacity . india is divided into five electrical regions , namely , northern ( nr ) , eastern ( er ) , western ( wr ) , southern ( sr ) and north - eastern ( ner ) . of these , the four zones nr , er , wr and ner are inter - connected , and form what is known as the new grid . the southern zone is synchronously interconnected to the new grid . ( the further division of states is shown in the infographic ) . every zone is then responsible for the power needs of the states that fall under it . there is a load dispatch centre in every zone that oversees the transfer of power from the generating plant to the states and further . depending on the need , every state then buys power and has to adhere to the withdrawal limit .\nour board of directors would like to express their deep sense of appreciation for theguidance and co - operation received from government of india particularly ministry ofpower ministry of finance ministry of home affairs ministry of external affairsministry of statistics and programme implementation ministry of environment & forests ministry of corporate affairs central electricity regulatory commissionappellate tribunal for electricity central electricity authority niti aayog departmentof public enterprises regional power committees and other con - cerned govt . departments / agencies at the central and state level as well as from securities andexchange board of india national stock exchange of india ltd . and bse ltd . mumbaiwithout whose active support the achievements of the corporation during the year underreview would not have been possible .\n- for evacuation of power from various upcoming hydro power projects ( heps ) in bhutan , punatsangchu - i hep ( bhutan ) - alipurduar ( india ) and jigmeling - alipurduar 400kv d / c ( quad ) lines - under implementation .\nto provide grid connectivity and reliable power supply to the strategically important ladakh region , govt . of india\u2019s 220kv srinagar - drass - kargil - khalsti - leh line & associated system is being implemented by powergid on consultancy basis at a sanctioned cost of about rs . 1788 crore .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post diploma trainee , junior officer trainee , chemist eligible candidates can submit their application before 23 - 04 - 2018 .\npower grid has announced recruitment notification for the post assistant engineer , senior engineer , deputy manager eligible candidates can submit their application before 21 - 12 - 2017 .\nitezhi tezhi hydro power project : the company has acquired the 50 % shares held by tata africa holdings ( sa ) ( pty ) limited ( tata africa ) in itezhi tezhi power corporation limited during the year , which is implementing the 120 mw itezhi tezhi hydro project in zambia . the balance 50 % is held by zambia electricity supply company limited , the national power utility of zambia .\nour board of directors would like to express their deep sense of appreciation for the guidance and co - operation received from government of india , particularly ministry of power , ministry of finance , ministry of home affairs , ministry of external affairs , ministry of statistics and programme implementation , ministry of environment & forests , ministry of corporate affairs , central electricity regulatory commission , appellate tribunal for electricity , central electricity authority , niti aayog , department of public enterprises , regional power committees , and other con - cerned govt . departments / agencies at the central and state level as well as from securities and exchange board of india , national stock exchange of india ltd . , and bse ltd . , mumbai without whose active support , the achievements of the corporation during the year under review would not have been possible .\nthe company has successful public - private partnerships in generation , transmission and distribution in india .\nindia today is grappling with not just the challenges of development but the country is also highly vulnerable to the effects of climate change . policymakers in the country are cognizant of the dilemma of balancing sustainable development along with energy security and are now making choices for the future . india clearly has placed its bet on both coal and solar . coal shall provide base load power and solar peak load power .\nyour company has developed the expertise in its core areas of power transmissionsub - transmission distribution management load dispatch and communication ( ld & c ) smart grid etc . leveraging its capacity and experience as a consultant the company isexecuting works with a project cost of ' 17000 crore on pan - india basis .\nthe second massive breakdown in as many days was caused by the continuing grid indiscipline on the part of the state electricity boards ( sebs ) and power utilities that overdrew power from an already overstretched generation system . on monday , the northern grid collapsed and it was restored after 15 hours . the eastern and north - eastern transmission lines too failed on tuesday afternoon .\nthe transmission network is not the only vulnerable part of the power supply chain , which is one giant bottleneck . frequent minor blackouts are common . as a result most large firms , and even india\u2019s airports , have backup generators or their own mini - power stations .\nby reducing wastage of power during transmission we can get enough power to supply in the rural areas and the cost of power will also be reduced at the same time ,\nhe said adding that collaboration of industries and scientist was necessary for the quality work at low cost .\na barber works by candlelight . india was plunged into darkness when three of its regional grids collapsed , leaving millions of people without electricity\nninety five per cent of this revenue came from power transmission , under the regulated return model .\nas part of capacitybuilding workshops on preventive vigilance were conducted at the corporate centre as wellas at various regions of the corporation . during the period 20 preventive workshops wereconducted for 579 non - vigilance executives . also 6 rti workshops were organized for 175employees of the corporation . the preventive vigilance workshops contain module of ethicsmanagement which enable the employees to identify and deal with ethical problemsdeveloping their moral intuitions which are implicit in everyday choices and actions .\nin order to get enrolled in power grid recruitment drive , fresherslive will help you with its resources like placement papers , aptitude skill test , interview questions and answers , current affairs , etc . so make use of it and clench your dream company job . rojgar samachar on power grid ' s latest recruitment are updated in fresherslive daily . don ' t miss this fruitful opportunity .\non july 30 , parts of north india came to a standstill , crippled with power failure that affected the states of delhi , punjab , haryana , himachal pradesh , uttar pradesh , rajasthan and jammu and kashmir . this power failure was attributed to overdrawing of power by some states . however , that has not been confirmed yet . while authorities were working round - the - clock to restore the northern grid , and were successful in partially restoring power in many parts after 15 hours , the northern grid collapsed again on the next day , july 31 . this time , a cascading effect saw the collapse of the eastern and north eastern power grids as well . this affected the states of west bengal , odisha , jharkhand , bihar , sikkim , assam , mizoram , manipur , nagaland , meghalaya and arunanchal pradesh . in what\u2019s being termed as the biggest ever power failure in indian history , three inter - state transmission networks collapsed together , plunging most of north india into darkness and disrupting the daily lives of over 600 million people . ( the states affected by grid failure are highlighted in the infographic ) .\n- the company , in association with msme development institute , okhla , new delhi organised \u201cnational vendor development programme cum industrial exhibition for micro & small enterprises for the benefit of msme sector and thereby promote \u201cmake in india\u201d objective of the govt . of india .\ncompany has provided skill development training to 5000 youths in 33 locations across india through . . . .\nas one of the largest solar manufacturers in india , tata power solar operates world - class manufacturing unit in bangalore , with a production capacity of 300 mw of modules and 180 mw of cells . they have shipped more than 840 mw of the world - class modules globally .\npower grid corp block deal on nse , qty : 686 , 436 , deal price : 182 . 60 , value ( cr ) : 12 . 53 , time : 09 : 31am\npower grid corp block deal on nse , qty : 405 , 297 , deal price : 182 . 00 , value ( cr ) : 7 . 38 , time : 10 : 53am\npower grid corp block deal on nse , qty : 630 , 486 , deal price : 198 . 00 , value ( cr ) : 12 . 48 , time : 11 : 05am\npower grid corp block deal on bse , qty : 501 , 634 , deal price : 212 . 00 , value ( cr ) : 10 . 63 , time : 09 : 19am\npower grid corp block deal on nse , qty : 239 , 010 , deal price : 212 . 00 , value ( cr ) : 5 . 07 , time : 09 : 35am\npower grid corp block deal on nse , qty : 713 , 666 , deal price : 214 . 50 , value ( cr ) : 15 . 31 , time : 09 : 26am\npower grid corp block deal on nse , qty : 497 , 606 , deal price : 210 . 25 , value ( cr ) : 10 . 46 , time : 09 : 36am\nto know immediately about the power grid jobs 2018 and vacancies which are to be announced in the near future , you can subscribe to our fresherslive free job alert to your email . surely you can get instant alerts related to upcoming power grid recruitment 2018 . the future depends on what you do today . grow with the world of opportunities @ fresherslive . best wishes for all your future endeavors .\n1600 mw coastal maharashtra , dehrand : during the year , the company has successfully completed acquisition and possession of private land for the project . all statutory approvals required to start the project are in place . clearance by government of maharashtra for transfer of government land to maharashtra industrial development corporation for tata power is in final stages .\nyour company continues its journey of delivering value to its stakeholders through applications of intelligent technologies towards smart grid . your company is continuously enhancing its abilities through in - house research & demonstration projects in the field of smart grid & energy efficiency . it has been continually adding advanced attributes to the utility projects to bolster the success story in the above fields . smart grid vertical is expanding its customer base and new projects are getting added , making smart grid a promising business area in future .\nthe company\u2019s wholly - owned subsidiary , power system operation corporation ( posoco ) , manages the regional load dispatch centres ( rldcs ) and the national load dispatch centre . having modernised all the rldcs and instituting the unified load dispatch & communication ( uldc ) schemes at a cost of about rs 2 , 000 crore , the company was able to achieve an overall improvement and better grid management in the country . this ensured that no major grid disturbances took place for a long time until that ill - fated night on july 30th . the tripping of lines and minor grid disturbances in regional grids had come down significantly over the years . however , these were clearly on the rise in the past few months , making the grid collapse imminent .\nthe explosively growing food delivery business in india is going upmarket , getting specialised and dishing out . . .\nstill at \u20b9164 , the stock trades cheap at 12 times its estimated consolidated earnings for 2016 - 17 . this is at the lower end of its five - year historical valuation band of 11 - 17 times . investors can , therefore , take exposure in the stock of power grid , a safe bet in the indian power sector .\nif the central government\u2019s plan of providing 24x7 power to all households by 2022 is to fructify , the challenge of improving the country\u2019s transmission and distribution network to accommodate the potential surge in electricity demand would need to be dealt with head - on . for , india\u2019s power generation capacity of 330 gw is not an issue for now \u2013 the peak demand is 160 - 180 gw at present . it is this that has brought smart grid solutions to the centre of policy decisions of late .\non july 31st passengers on delhi\u2019s metro , one of india\u2019s spiffiest bits of infrastructure and a symbol of its modernisation , felt their trains grind to a halt , some of them deep beneath india\u2019s capital . they had to be evacuated . it was just one drama across the north and east of the country , home to over 600m people , half india\u2019s population , where successive power cuts struck on july 30th and july 31st . coal miners were trapped ; traffic signals went blank , creating epic snarl - ups ; hospitals lost power . firms without backup diesel generators just had to go without .\npower grid corporation of india ltd . key products / revenue segments include transmission revenue which contributed rs 24411 . 66 crore to sales value ( 94 . 92 % of total sales ) , consultancy income which contributed rs 582 . 43 crore to sales value ( 2 . 26 % of total sales ) , income from telecom which contributed rs 503 . 83 crore to sales value ( 1 . 95 % of total sales ) and other operating revenue which contributed rs 218 . 62 crore to sales value ( 0 . 85 % of total sales ) for the year ending 31 - mar - 2017 .\npower grid corp block deal on bse , qty : 1 , 471 , 372 , deal price : 197 . 90 , value ( cr ) : 29 . 12 , time : 09 : 40am\npower grid corp block deal on nse , qty : 4 , 001 , 793 , deal price : 206 . 55 , value ( cr ) : 82 . 66 , time : 09 : 42am\nteamlease services , a recruitment and consultancy concern , has been an observer - participant in india\u2019s labour . . .\nin the battle for influence in bangladesh , india has long been on top . but china has made inroads .\nyour company has developed the expertise in its core areas of power transmission , sub - transmission , distribution management , load dispatch and communication ( ld & c ; ) , smart grid etc . leveraging its capacity and experience as a consultant , the company is executing works with a project cost of rs . 17 , 000 crore on pan - india basis .\naward ceremony of posoco power system awards - 2018 held on 16 . 03 . 2018 at fitt , iit delhi\nhe said bhu was an important centre of knowledge and has enough potential to do a remarkable job in the field of power transmission .\nfor 2016 - 17 , it has planned capital expenditure of \u20b922 , 550 crore , which is broadly in line with that of the previous fiscal . as of april 2016 , power grid had projects , mostly ongoing , worth \u20b91 , 44 , 000 crore lined up .\nspeaking on the occasion , rn nayak , cmd of pgcil expressed his joy on the association of bhu for research work in the area of power transmission .\npreventive vigilance workshops as part of capacity building : as part of capacity building , workshops on preventive vigilance were conducted at the corporate centre as well as at various regions of the corporation . during the period , 20 preventive workshops were conducted for 579 non - vigilance executives . also , 6 rti workshops were organized for 175 employees of the corporation . the preventive vigilance workshops contain module of ethics management which enable the employees to identify and deal with ethical problems developing their moral intuitions , which are implicit in everyday choices and actions .\nthe cause of the failure ? certain states in the northern region overdrew power , which led to the tripping and ultimate collapse of the northern grid . a blame game ensued with states accusing each other for the mayhem caused . it is being speculated that uttar pradesh , haryana and punjab overdrew power , but they have refuted these claims . one of the possible reasons for overdrawing power is the deficient rainfall , which meant increased use of electric pumps to withdraw water for farming in these agricultural states . but how did this snowball into a major power crisis that affected over 20 states ?\npower grid , which enjoys near monopoly on the country\u2019s inter - state and inter - regional power transmission network , earns an assured return , as determined by the central electricity regulatory commission ( cerc ) , on its commissioned projects . this ensures revenue certainty for the company unlike most other companies in the sector .\nduring 2015 - 16 , power grid incurred capital expenditure of about \u20b922 , 580 crore , the same as in the year before . it commissioned projects worth nearly \u20b931 , 790 crore , which was 46 per cent more than in the preceding 2014 - 15 . the impact of this is reflected in the company\u2019s robust revenue and profit growth . power grid grew its revenue 21 per cent ( y - o - y ) to \u20b921 , 352 crore during 2015 - 16 .\nowing to the size of our country , and the fact that the power generating plants are scattered across the terrain , we have a very complex power transmission network in place . but its functioning , from power generation to power distribution is more or less the same across all regional zones . in each zone , power from various power plants is subjected to inter - state transmission , wherein the regional load dispatch centres monitor and control its distribution to the various states in each zone as scheduled . the next step is intra - state transmission , wherein the state load dispatch centre allocates power to various areas within the state , and then at local level . ( view diagram in the infographic ) . the power is generated at very high voltage , but stepped down at each substation .\ntptcl is a wholly owned subsidiary of the tata power company limited . tata power trading has been at the forefront in shaping india ' s vibrant power trading market . with access to technical , managerial and financial resources of its parent company , it is uniquely equipped to provide an unmatched range of services , customer care and complete payment security for its customers , at the most competitive rates . as an extremely well knit organization , it has domain expertise in all the segments of power trading whether it be marketing , commercial or operations , supported ably by the finance , legal and administrative functions .\ntata power renewable energy limited : tprel is a wholly owned subsidiary of tata power . tprel is tata power ' s primary investment vehicle for clean and renewable energy based power generation capacity . tprel ' s present operating capacity is 1448 mw , comprising 464 mw wind and 990 mw solar , located in the states of maharashtra , gujarat , madhya pradesh , and rajasthan . the company is also in the process of implementing nearly 500 mw of renewable power projects at various locations . in order to aggregate its clean and renewable energy portfolio , tata power has initiated the process of carving out its 500mw clean energy assets from its books into tprel . tprel is seeking to grow its renewable portfolio in india and in select international markets through organic and inorganic opportunities . with the acquisition of welspun renewable energy pvt . ltd . , and the project pipeline , tprel ' s portfolio grows to about 2 . 2 gw making it the largest renewable energy company in india .\nindia has spent little to improve its transmission infrastructure . powergrid\u2019s massive , planned expenditure to do so is more than timely .\nyour company has garnered valuable experience in implementation of smart grid applications in last few years and presently providing consultancy for nine ( 9 ) projects covering distribution infrastructure , advanced metering infrastructure , intelligent outage management , electric vehicle charging stations , power quality management , distributed generation , net metering etc . your company is closely associated with implementation of smart grid at varanasi & gurgaon as part of government\u2019s endeavour towards smart city development .\nuttar pradesh , haryana , punjab and rajasthan refused to adhere to grid discipline and continued to overdraw power despite repeated warnings by the northern regional load despatch centre ( nrldc ) and other state centres , posing a serious danger to the safety of the grid . even more shocking is the fact that most of these states have refused to install under frequency relays ( ufrs ) for automatic demand management schemes , which could have prevented such a massive failure . similarly , the states were found to have overdrawn power when the grid frequency was below 49 . 5 hz and even 48 . 8 hz , in contravention of the orders of the regulatory authority and load despatch centres .\nyour company continues its journey of delivering value to its stakeholders throughapplications of intelligent technologies towards smart grid . your company is continuouslyenhancing its abilities through in - house research & demonstration projects in thefield of smart grid & energy efficiency . it has been continually adding advancedattributes to the utility projects to bolster the success story in the above fields . smartgrid vertical is expanding its customer base and new projects are getting added makingsmart grid a promising business area in future .\ntprel is a wholly owned subsidiary of tata power . tprel is tata power ' s primary investment vehicle for clean and renewable energy based power generation capacity . tprel ' s present operating capacity is 1899 mw , comprising 847 mw wind and 932 mw solar and 120 mw of waste heat recovery capacity located in the states of maharashtra , gujarat , madhya pradesh , and rajasthan . the company is also in the process of implementing nearly 400 mw of renewable power projects at various locations . tprel is seeking to grow its renewable portfolio in india and in select international markets through organic and inorganic opportunities . with the acquisition of welspun renewable energy pvt . ltd . , and the project pipeline , tprel ' s portfolio grows to about 2 . 1 gw making it the largest renewable energy company in india\nanother 2 per cent each was contributed by income from consultancy and telecom , both of which grew at high double - digit rates . the company provides transmission - related consultancy services to clients in india and abroad . utilising its country - wide transmission network , power grid has created a fibre - optic telecommunication cable network , whereby it leases bandwidth to several customers including telecom companies .\ntata power solar : founded in 1989 , the company was originally formed as a joint venture between tata group and british petroleum solar ( bp solar ) , is now a 100 % subsidiary of tata power . they operate in three distinct segments \u00e2\u20ac\u201c manufacturing of solar cells & modules , epc services for solar power projects and creating innovative solar products .\nsuch was the scale of power failure that mining operations in eastern india came to a grinding halt . nearly 200 miners were trapped in the eastern coalfield at burdwan in west bengal and another 65 were trapped in the bharat coking coal facility in jharkhand .\nyour company is playing a key role for integration of renewable energy resources intothe grid . a high capacity green energy corridor is under implementation by your companywhich will serve dual purpose to facilitate interconnection of large scale renewable intothe national grid as well as enlarging the balancing area to address renewable volatility . in addition transmission schemes for 7200 mw ultra mega solar power parks worth ' 4300crore are also under implementation in various states as part of green energycorridors - ii . apart from green energy corridor implementation and grid - integration ofultra - mega solar parks it has established country ' s first grid interactive energy storagepilot project with different battery technologies . the findings of the energy storageproject would be helpful in its large scale deployment to address intermittency andvariability of renewable generation .\nthe exemplary performance of the company has been acknowledged and praised by the govt . of india and other prestigious organisations & institutions in form of various awards / accolades in various categories from time to time .\nthe exemplary performance of the company has been acknowledged and praised by the govt . of india and other prestigious organisations & institutions in form of various awards / accolades in various categories from time to time .\nyour company is playing a key role for integration of renewable energy resources into the grid . a high capacity green energy corridor is under implementation by your company which will serve dual purpose to facilitate interconnection of large scale renewable , into the national grid as well as enlarging the balancing area to address renewable volatility . in addition , transmission schemes for 7200 mw ultra mega solar power parks worth rs . 4300 crore are also under implementation in various states as part of green energy corridors - ii . apart from green energy corridor implementation and grid - integration of ultra - mega solar parks , it has established country\u2019s first grid interactive energy storage pilot project with different battery technologies . the findings of the energy storage project would be helpful in its large scale deployment to address intermittency and variability of renewable generation .\nthe electrical interconnections with neighbouring countries nepal bhutan andbangladesh are being further strengthened for increased exchange of power . some of theupcoming and planned interconnections are as under :\nministry of power vide its order no . 25 - 11 / 4 / 2017 - pg dated 3 rd august , 2017 has conveyed the appointment of smt . shalini prasad , additional secretary , ministry of power as part - time director ( government nominee director ) , in place of smt . jyoti arora .\nindia , a major importer of coal from indonesia , has doubled its production targets , aiming to produce 1 . 5 billion tons of coal by 2020 . the intent is to reduce its import dependence and provide coal to the underutilized thermal power plants in the country . india is also rapidly expanding its coal - fired electricity generation capacity , with around 113 gw of new capacity already under construction in addition to the 205 gw of existing capacity . in 2012 , electricity generated from sub - critical coal - fired thermal plants accounted for 71 percent of india\u2019s electricity generation and this scenario is expected to change only slightly in the next two to three years . given the investments underway and the abundance of the resource in the country , coal will undoubtedly continue to play a dominant part in india\u2019s energy mix .\nit is true that other parts of india\u2019s infrastructure are in somewhat better shape . a vast effort has been made over the past decade to stiffen india\u2019s economic backbone , and the results can be seen from a new airport in delhi and a metro system in bangalore to the availability of a mobile - phone signal almost everywhere .\nradhika lalit is a recent graduate of stanford university\u2019s international policy studies program . previously , she has worked with teri ( the energy and resources institute ) in india .\nwhile the entry of private players in the inter - state power transmission sector since 2011 has brought in competition into the sector , power grid continues to enjoy dominance . it has so far won nine out of the 23 projects ( about 40 per cent success rate ) auctioned under tariff - based competitive bidding . these projects , however , account for only a small part of the company\u2019s project portfolio and a chunk of the revenue still comes from the regulated return projects .\nindia will need $ 250 billion in the next six years and $ 1 trillion by 2030 to provide 24 / 7 electricity to all its citizens . the world bank sees this solar impetus as an investment opportunity and is providing $ 1 billion to support india\u2019s ambitious solar initiatives . however , the harsh on - the - ground reality is that the high cost of capital , foreign currency risk , and unfavorable terms of debt are the biggest deterrents for renewable energy projects in india .\nthe appointment , tenure and remuneration of directors are decided by the president of india . remuneration paid to chairman & managing director and functional directors are as per terms and conditions determined by the department of public enterprises ( the dpe ) , government of india . the dpe has also laid down a mechanism for performance appraisal of all functional directors . independent directors are paid only sitting fee per board / committee meeting attended .\ntata power renewable energy limited ( tprel ) : two wind projects of 154 mw are under construction in gujarat and rajasthan , of which 18 mw is already commissioned .\nthe pressure will only grow . demand is expected roughly to double over the next decade as manufacturing output expands and more indians buy televisions , computers and fridges . that prospect has led to a boom in private investment in new power stations\u2014which should be one of india\u2019s big success stories .\nprivate - sector power plant firms are being squeezed by fuel shortages and by end - customers that are often financial zombies . as a result , says j . p . chalasani , the boss of reliance power , a power - generating firm , \u201cthe big worry is that the industry starts cutting back on long - term investment in new plants . \u201d banks also face bad debts from projects that are no longer viable , so troubles in the power - supply business spread to the rest of the economy ."]}
{"id": 54675, "summary": [{"text": "utkal grameen bank ( ugb ) ( odia : ) is a regional rural bank established on 1 november 2012 with the merger of rushikulya gramya bank and utkal gramya bank in terms of provisions of regional rural banks act 1976 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the bank is sponsored by state bank of india & is jointly owned by the government of india , government of odisha and sbi .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the shareholders of the bank are govt .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "of india ( 50 % ) , state bank of india ( 35 % ) and govt .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "of odisha ( 15 % ) .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the bank is operating in 17 districts of odisha state with its head office at bolangir .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "besides , the bank has seven regional offices in western and southern odisha . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "utkal grameen bank", "paragraphs": ["utkal gramya bank purchases rushikulya gramya bank from andhra bank ltd . resulting in a new company utkal grameen bank\nall india regional rural bank employees . . . - utkal grameen bank officers ' chat box | facebook\napproach the nearest utkal grameen bank and get to know all information about kisan credit cards .\npersonal accident insurance scheme is offered for utkal grameen bank kisan credit cardholders at very affordable premium .\nthe documentation for utkal grameen bank kisan credit card is same as those prescribed for agricultural cash credit . the following documents will be required to complete the application process for utkal grameen bank kisan credit card .\nwhy we oppose privatization of rrbs . . . - utkal grameen bank officers ' chat box | facebook\nevery rrbian must read . very very . . . - utkal grameen bank officers ' chat box | facebook\nan applicant must satisfy the following criteria to be able to apply for utkal grameen bank kisan credit card .\n36 . the chairman utkal grameen bank club para bolangir - 767 001 odisha urltoken phone no . 06652 - 232285\nafter assessing your eligibility , utkal grameen bank will offer you a kisan credit card , if you are eligible .\nas per the sanction condition , the applicant might be asked to submit other relevant documents . do enquire with utkal grameen bank about the complete list of documents required before proceeding with the utkal grameen bank kisan credit card application process .\ntwo existing regional rural banks ( rrbs ) in odisha - rushikulya gramya bank ( rgb ) and utkal gramya bank ( ugb ) have been amalgamated to form a new rrb - utkal grameen bank .\nthis facility may also be extended to new borrowers if the concerned utkal grameen bank branch finds the individual credit worthy .\nthe interest rate for utkal grameen bank kisan credit card loans is currently fixed at 7 % per annum . as interest rate components are subject to frequent change , do enquire with utkal grameen bank about the prevailing rates and charges before availing a loan .\ni am doing mba finance degree and got an assignment to make project on the topic utkal grameen bank ( ugb ) want bank details . will you provide me history of utkal grameen bank ( ugb ) and also provide me list of departments which is handled by officers in this bank ?\ntender for supply and installation of 4 tb internal hdd in the dvr of cctv system installed at the branches of utkal grameen bank .\nwith the following advantages that accompany utkal grameen bank kisan credit card , farmers will be able avail reliable credit at nominal interest rates .\nutkal grameen bank kisan credit card will offer comprehensive credit facilities to farmers through a hassle - free procedure and simple documentation . utkal grameen bank kisan credit card loan will be flexible in nature and can be used for both crop loan and investment credit . in short , with utkal grameen bank kisan credit card , the farmers will get the convenience of getting money at the time of need for agriculture purposes .\nthe rate of interest for utkal grameen bank kisan credit card loans will be the same as that applicable for agricultural cash credit and crop loans .\nany number of withdrawals can be made using utkal grameen bank kisan credit card . however , the withdrawals are subject to the available credit limit .\nto know more about the eligibility criteria given above or to get a detailed list of eligibility criteria , do get in touch with utkal grameen bank .\nthe utkal grameen bank has invited applications from interested and eligible candidates to fill up its various positions of officer in junior management ( scale i ) cadre and office assistant ( multipurpose ) .\nwith utkal grameen bank kisan credit card , credit facility is extended for a period of five years . the cardholder need not submit all documents for verification every year during the validity period .\nstate bank of india | bandhan bank | indusind bank | yes bank | icici bank | axis bank | andhra bank | hdfc bank | kotak mahindra bank | rbl bank | co - operative banks | gramina banks | more . . .\nthe surplus loan amount can be deposited into kcc account and the total credit limit can be availed whenever funds are required during the validity period of utkal grameen bank kisan credit card thereby saving interest .\n@ aman interview date for officer scale i and officer scale ii in utkal gramin bank are yet to be announced .\nutkal grameen bank fixed deposit interest rates ( as on 09 jul 2018 ) gives you option to invest a fixed sum of money for a specified time ranging from 7 days to 10 years . private sector banks , gramin banks and co - operative banks offer slightly higher rate of interest as compared to public sector bank in order to attract more deposits and expand their customer base . utkal grameen bank fixed deposit interest rates as on 09 jul 2018 .\nutkal grameen bank invites sealed quotations from interested vendors for printing and supply of various stationery items . the details are available at the bank\u2019s website . last date for submission of bids : 26 . 10 . 2017 \u2013 02 . 00 pm click here\nthe utkal grameen bank kisan credit card is normally valid for a period of 5 years subject to an annual review . depending on the performance of the cardholder , the credit limit might be enhanced , reduced or cancelled .\nutkal grameen bank kisan credit card guarantees assured availability of credit at any given point of time and season . this surety not only helps the farmer for purchasing fertilizers and seeds at the required time but also removes rigidity regarding cash .\nexisting borrower farmers who have a good track record for a period of at least 2 years and who need a production credit limit of rs . 5 , 000 and above are eligible to apply for utkal grameen bank kisan credit card .\nutkal grameen bank recruitment 2015 \u2013 apply online for 213 office asst & officer posts : utkal grameen bank has released notification for the recruitment of 213 officer jm scale - i , office assistant ( multipurpose ) vacancies . candidates who have been declared qualified at the online cwe\u2013iii for rrbs conducted by ibps during september / october 2014 can apply online from 21 - 07 - 2015 to 05 - 08 - 2015 . other details like age limit , educational qualification , selection process and how to apply are given below\u2026\nutkal grameen bank provides rural and commercial banking services . it offers current deposit account , savings bank deposit , term deposit , special term deposit , recurring deposit , utsav jama account , savings plus , and basic saving bank account . the company was founded on november 1 , 2012 and is headquartered in bolangir , india .\nin exercise of powers conferred under sub - section ( 1 ) of section 23 ( a ) of regional rural banks act 1976 ( 21 of 1976 ) , the govt . of india , ministry of finance through notification dated the 1st november , 2012 have caused amalgamation of erstwhile rushikulya gramya bank and utkal gramya bank sponsored by andhra bank and state bank of india in the state of odisha into a single regional rural bank named utkal grameen bank ( ugb ) which came into existence with effect from 1st november 2012 with its head office at bolangir\n20 . the chairman jammu and kashmir grameen bank near fruit complex , narwal jammu - 180 006 jammu & kashmir urltoken phone no . 0191 - 2490009 / 2490021\nfor empanelment , the minimum eligibility score was 60 out of 100 . a bonus of five marks were given to banks managing rseti ( rural self employment training institutes ) and rrbs . sbi showed the best performance scoring 80 out of i00 , followed by indian overseas bank ( 79 ) and utkal grameen bank ( 73 ) .\nwithin next 10 days sign boards of all rushikulya gramya bank ( rgb ) in ganjam and gajapati districts would be changed to utkal gramin bank ( ugb ) , said chairman of ugb , achyutananda parida .\nsbi and iob got aa + rating , while five other banks - ugb , uco bank , oscb , bank of baroda , and union bank of india got aa rating scoring 70 and above . odisha gramya bank , bank of india and indian bank got a + rating , while another five banks , united bank of india , hdfc , canara bank , allahabad bank and andhra bank got a rating .\n@ priti bala as per the notification indian citizens who have been declared qualified at the online cwe for rrbs ( cwe - iii ) conducted by ibps during september / october 2014 and degree in any discipline from a recognized university with proficiency in local language can apply for the post of office assistant ( multipurpose ) in utkal grameen bank .\nhdfc bank is the only private sector bank that met the government ' s eligibility criteria .\nutkal grameen bank was established in 2012 and is a regional rural bank that specifically caters to the banking and financial needs of farmers and agriculturists . at present , the bank operates in 17 districts of southern and western orissa . after nabard realized the need to come up with a credit card that would offer timely credit and insurance coverage to the farmers , kisan credit card was introduced . kisan credit card offers adequate funds for farmers under a single window .\napplication fee : candidates have to pay rs . 100 / - ( rs . 20 / - for sc / st / pwd / exsm candidates ) through cbs at any of the branches of utkal grameen bank ( cbs account no . 84004971348 for officer jm scale - i , 84004971280 for office asst ) or state bank of india ( cbs account no . 34038828495 for both the posts ) by means of a payment challan .\ncertain non - profit welfare organizations are also permitted to open savings bank accounts with the bank .\nutkal grameen bank vacancy details : total no of posts : 213 name of the posts : 1 . officer jm scale - i : 77 posts i . sc : 11 posts ii . st : 05 post iii . obc : 20 posts iv . gen : 41 posts 2 . office assistant ( multipurpose ) : 136 posts i . sc : 21 posts ii . st : 29 posts iii . obc : 16 posts iv . gen : 70 posts\nregardless of empanelment , if a bank opens the first bank branch in an un - banked gram panchayat , the entire government funds of that panchayat shall be parked in that bank branch .\nit may be noted that rgb was amalgamated with ugb from this month . earlier andhra bank was the sponsor bank of the rgb . after amalgamation state bank of india ( sbi ) which was the sponsor bank of the ugb has become sponsor of the amalgamated ugb .\ncontact the card issuing bank to resolve the issue . if your bank does not resolve your complaint within a month , approach rbi ' s banking ombudsman @ urltoken\nshri ram chandra bal agm , reserve bank of india regional office , bhubaneswar .\n11 . the chairman bihar gramin bank gramin bank chowk nh 31 , opp . north hfcl gate begusarai - 851 115 bihar urltoken phone no . 06243 - 265014\nshri bijaya kumar dash deputy general manager ( outreach ) state bank of india local head office bhubaneswar .\nbank charges are levied when number of withdrawls in sb account exceeds 50 in a half - year .\nshri sanjay tiwari deputy general manager state bank of india associates and subsidiaries group , corporate centre , mumbai .\n51 . the chairman purvanchal bank mohaddipur gorakhpur \u2013 273 008 uttar pradesh urltoken phone no . 0551 - 2205579\n9 . the chairman uttar bihar gramin bank kalambagh chowk muzaffarpur - 842 001 bihar urltoken phone no . 0621 - 2248141\n31 . the chairman manipur rural bank keishampat keisham leikai imphal - 795 001 manipur urltoken phone no . 0385 - 2451590\nthe bank ' s head office is located at bolangir headed by the chairman , a teg scale - vi officer on deputation from state bank of india . two general managers ( gm - i & gm - ii ) are also on deputation from state bank of india and are of the cadre of smgs - v . there are seven departments as follows :\ndisclaimer :\nthe bank reserves the right to review , add , alter or amend the selected list without assigning any reasons thereof . the candidates in the selected list ipso - facto are not conferred with any right for appointment / employment in the bank in absence of satisfying the eligibility criteria and furnishing necessary certificates / documents as per bank ' s requirement .\n7 . the chairman langpi dehangi rural bank diphu - 782 460 karbi anglong assam urltoken \u200e phone no . 03671 - 272290\n17 . the chairman himachal pradesh gramin bank jawahar nagar mandi \u2013 175 001 himachal pradesh urltoken phone no . 01905 - 227500\n19 . the chairman vananchal gramin bank municipality chowk , dangalpara dumka - 814 101 jharkhand urltoken phone no . 06434 - 222401\n34 . the chairman nagaland rural bank opp . kohima war cemetery kohima - 797 001 nagaland phone no . 0370 - 2290975\n37 . the chairman punjab gramin bank jallandhar road kapurthala - 144 001 punjab urltoken phone no . 01822 - 233025 / 509555\nfill in the application form for kisan credit cards which can be downloaded online or can be got at the bank branch .\ngo digital on the unified payment interface platform ( upi ) . a platform that allows seamless transfer of money on a real time basis between two bank accounts using either your bank ' s app , bhim or any other third party app on your smartphone .\n46 . the chairman allahabad up gramin bank , civil lines banda - 210 001 uttar pradesh urltoken phone no . 05192 - 220109\n53 . the chairman uttarakhand gramin bank 18 , new road dehradun - 248 001 urltoken phone no . 0135 - 2710660 - 661\nthe decision to form the new rrb has been taken after due consultation with national bank for agriculture and rural development ( nabard ) .\nshri n . c . pani deputy general manager national bank for agriculture and rural development ( nabard ) , orissa regional office bhubaneswar .\n18 . the chairman jharkhand gramin bank rajendra place , 5 main road ranchi - 834 001 jharkhand urltoken phone no . 0651 - 2202120\n35 . the chairman odisha gramya bank gandamunda , po khandagiri bhubaneshwar - 751 030 odisha urltoken phone no . 0674 - 2353031 - 32\nto provide a copy of the letter signed by the head of the department , authorizing the executive to open and operate the bank account .\n22 . the chairman kaveri grameena bank ca 20 , vijayanagar 2nd stage , mysuru - 570 017 karnataka urltoken phone no . 0821 - 2469500\n45 . the the chairman tripura gramin bank airport road , abhaynagar agartala \u2013 799 005 tripura urltoken phone no . 0381 - 2329743 / 2324774\n56 . the chairman uttarbanga kshetriya gramin bank sunity road cooch behar - 736 101 west bengal urltoken phone no . 03582 - 229301 - 305\nif the account is in credit balance , the cardholder will gain interest on the balance at the interest rate applicable to savings bank account .\n8 . the chairman arunachal pradesh rural bank e sector , shiv mandir road naharlagun - 791 110 arunachal pradesh urltoken phone no . 0360 - 2246091\n13 . the chairman dena gujarat gramin bank balwantray mehta bhavan ch road , sector 17 gandhinagar - 382 017 urltoken phone no . 079 - 23247325\n24 . the chairman pragathi krishna gramin bank sanganakal road , pb no . 55 gandhinagar bellary - 583 103 urltoken phone no . 08392 - 236406\n33 . the chairman mizoram rural bank b - 5 , babu tilla , zarkawt aizawl - 796 007 mizoram urltoken phone no . 0389 - 2346388\n38 . the chairman malwa gramin bank prem basti , dc office road sangrur - 148 001 punjab urltoken phone no . 01672 - 222281 / 232456\n47 . the chairman baroda up gramin bank a 1 , civil lines rae bareli - 229 001 uttar pradesh urltoken phone no . 0535 - 2702050\n12 . the chairman chhattisgarh rajya gramin bank mahadev ghat road , sundar nagar raipur - 492 013 chhattisgarh urltoken phone no . 0771 - 4265502 / 2244502\n16 . the chairman sarva haryana gramin bank delhi road , near bajrang bhavan rohtak - 124 001 haryana urltoken phone no . 01262 - 252605 / 252622\n29 . the chairman central madhya pradesh gramin bank 800 / 19 , south civil lines chhindwara - 480001 madhya pradesh urltoken phone no . 07162 - 245610\n32 . the chairman meghalaya rural bank mtc building , 2nd floor police bazar shillong - 793 001 meghalaya urltoken phone no . 0364 - 2504290 , 2225178\n39 . the chairman sutlej gramin bank nh 64 , a 4 civil lines bathinda - 151 001 punjab urltoken phone no . 0164 - 2212885 / 2214138\n41 . the chairman baroda rajasthan ksethriya gramin bank city plaza , first floor vaishali nagar ajmer - 305 004 rajasthan urltoken phone no . 0145 - 2642621\n52 . the chairman sarva up gramin bank c 39 / 5 , jagriti vihar meerut - 250 004 uttar pradesh urltoken phone no . 0121 - 2767793\n21 . the chairman ellaquai dehati bank sir syed market , wazir bagh , srinagar kashmir - 190 008 jammu & kashmir urltoken phone no . 0194 - 312423\n43 . the chairman pandyan grama bank administrative office 2 - 70 - 01 collectorate complex virudhunagar - 626 002 tamil nadu urltoken phone no . 04562 - 252128\n44 . the chairman pallavan grama bank no 6 , yercaud road hasthampatti salem - 636 007 tamil nadu urltoken \u200e phone no . 0427 - 2402903 - 904\n4 . the chairman saptagiri grameena bank p . b . no . 17 , naidu buildings chittoor - 517 001 andhra pradesh urltoken phone no . 08572 - 233598\n14 . the chairman baroda gujarat gramin bank sky line building , 2nd floor near sheetal guest house bharuch - 392 001 gujarat urltoken phone no . 02642 - 247991\n25 . the chairman kerala gramin bank pb no . 10 kgb towers , ak road malappuram - 676 505 kerala urltoken phone no . 0483 - 2734269 / 2734925\n28 . the chairman narmada jhabua gramin bank 201 , arcade silver , new palasia indore - 452 001 madhya pradesh urltoken phone no . 0731 - 2549053 \u2013 56\n30 . the chairman , madhyanchal gramin bank opposite mahila polytechnic college poddar colony , tili road sagar - 470 001 urltoken phone no . 07582 - 236299 / 236588\n2 . the chairman andhra pragathi grameena bank rayachoti road , p . b . no . 65 kadapa - 516 001 andhra pradesh urltoken phone no . 08562 - 244153\n10 . the chairman madhya bihar gramin bank shri vishnu commercial complex nh 30 , new bypass , asochak patna - 800 016 bihar urltoken phone no . 0612 - 2385401\n15 . the chairman saurashtra gramin bank s j palace , 1st floor gopalnagar , dhebar road rajkot - 360 002 gujarat urltoken phone no . 0281 - 2379368 / 2362608\n40 . the chairman puduvai bharathiar grama bank 441 , m . g road , muthialpet puducherry - 605 003 www . puduvaibharathiargramabank phone no . 0413 - 2227850 - 51\n42 . the chairman rajasthan marudhara gramin bank tulsi tower 9th b road , sardarpura jodhpur - 342 003 rajasthan urltoken phone no . 0291 - 2593103 / 2593143 - 144\n48 . the chairman gramin bank of aryavrat a 2 / 46 , vijay khand , gomti nagar lucknow - 226 010 uttar pradesh urltoken phone no . 0522 - 2398874\n55 . the chairman paschim banga gramin bank natabar pal road , chatterjee para more tikiapara howarh - 711 101 west bengal urltoken phone no . 033 - 26679478 / 26676078\n( a ) candidates those who have not received the offer of appointment letter along with annexure , sent by post , may download the same from bank ' s website .\nsavings bank account with effect from 1st october 2017 . : - 3 . 50 % p . a . for less than rs . 2 , 00 , 000 . 00\n3 . the chairman chaitanya godavari grameena bank raghu mansion , 3rd floor 4 / 1 , brodipet guntur - 522 002 andhra pradesh urltoken urltoken phone no . 0863 - 2263128\n6 . the chairman assam gramin vikash bank g . s . road , bhangagarh guwahati - 781 005 assam urltoken \u200e phone no . 0361 - 2464107 / 2131604 - 6\n23 . the chairman karnataka vikas grameena bank p . b . no . 111 , belgaum road dharwad - 580 008 karnataka urltoken phone no . 0836 - 2448328 / 2448626\n54 . the chairman bangiya gramin vikash bank bmc house , chuanpur nh 34 , po chaltia berhampore - 742 101 west bengal urltoken phone no . 03482 - 224602 / 224118\nthe state government has chosen 15 banks for handling the business and deposits of the state public sector undertakings ( spsus ) and state level autonomous societies ( slass ) . the banks that made the grade are 11 public sector banks , two regional rural banks ( rrbs ) , one private sector bank and the odisha state cooperative bank ( oscb ) .\n49 . the chairman kashi gomti samyut gramin bank c 19 / 40 , faatman road , sigra varanasi - 221 002 uttar pradesh urltoken phone no . 0542 - 2220752 / 2220298\n50 . the chairman prathama bank prathama bhavan , ram ganga vihar phase ii pb no . 446 moradabad - 244 001 uttar pradesh urltoken phone no . 0591 - 2455176 - 180\n26 . the chairman maharashtra gramin bank jivanshree , plot no 35 section g , near hotel varsha - in new aurangabad - 431 003 maharashtra urltoken phone no . 0240 - 2476139 - 42\nthe authorised capital of the new bank would be rs 5 crore . the subscribed share capital of the new rrb would be equal to the subscribed share capital of transferor banks ( rgb and ugb ) . the entire subscribed share capital of the transferor banks will be deemed to have been transferred to and will be deemed as subscribed share capital of the transferee bank , sources said .\ndocuments relating to customer\u2019s identity such as : ( i ) passport , ( ii ) pan card , ( iii ) voters identity card , ( iv ) driving license , ( v ) identity card ( subject to the bank\u2019s satisfaction . ) , ( vi ) letter from a recognized public authority or public servant verifying the identity and residence of the customer to the satisfaction of the bank\n27 . the chairman vidharbha konkan gramin bank 2nd and 3rd floor , chandraprastha plot no . 6 , deendayal nagar , ring road nagpur - 440 022 maharashtra urltoken phone no . 0712 - 2224319 - 22\n1 . the chairman andhra pradesh grameena vikas bank h . no . 2 - 5 - 8 / 1 ram nagar , hanmakonda warangal \u2013 506 001 andhra pradesh urltoken phone no . 0870 - 2577977 / 2577744\nplease save the url of the refurbished site in your favourites as we will give up the existing site shortly and register or re - register yourselves for receiving rss feeds for uninterrupted alerts from the reserve bank .\ngo digital using * 99 # ussd code . a platform that allows seamless transfer of money on a real time basis between two bank accounts using a feature phone / smart phone without internet connection by dialing code * 99 #\n5 . the chairman telangana grameena bank 2 - 1 - 520 , 2nd floor , vijaya sri sai celestia street no . 9 , shankarmutt road , nallakunta hyderabad - 500 044 telangana urltoken phone no . 040 - 27604342 / 27602091\na savings bank account is the most common operating account for individuals and others for non - commercial transactions . a savings account helps people to put through day - to - day banking transactions besides earning some return on the savings made .\nthe interest rate on fds depend upon the duration of your investment and varies accordingly . following table provides you the details of bank fd rates offered by multiple banks . you can compare and choose the best to start your fd . on clicking the link\nall interest rates\n, you can view tenure wise interest rate list of selected bank . with the help of\ncalculate\nfeature shown in the table , you can easily calculate the interest on investment and the maturity value .\nfor selection of banks , the state government in consultations with the reserve bank of india ( rbi ) and state level bankers ' committee ( slbc ) had finalised 15 parameters to appraise the performance of the banks . performance of the banks in financial inclusion , especially sanctioning of loans to agriculture , msme ( micro , small & medium enterprises ) and shgs ( self - help groups ) or jlgs ( joint liability groups ) and opening of new bank branches in unbanked gps ( gram panchayats ) were delineated as the key criteria .\neven without proof of identity and address , open a savings bank ' s ' small account ' by submitting a recent photograph and signature . enjoy account balance of up to rs 50 , 000 , withdrawal up to rs 10 , 000 per month and total credits of up to rs 1 lakh per financial year .\n\u201cwe are now taking all possible measures to make our customers especially those living in rural areas become aware that only the name of their old bank rgb has got changed and it would lead to no problem or the customers , \u201d mr . parida said . first step was to change the sign boards and stationeries as early possible .\nthe chairman of the ugb said after amalgamation total number of branches of the regional rural bank ( rrb ) had risen to 423 . it may be noted that the rgb had 87 branches in ganjam and gajapati districts . he informed that the ugb was planning to open four to five new branches in its operational area in near future .\nthe bank operates in 17 districts of western and southern orissa viz . bolangir , sonepur , bargarh , sambalpur , deogarh , jharsuguda , sundargarh , kalahandi , nuapada , kandhamal , boudh , ganjam , gajapati , koraput , malkangiri , rayagada and nabarangpur districts covering 57 % of the total districts and 63 % of the geographical area and 48 % of the total population of the state as per 2001 census .\nthe bank operates in 17 districts of western and southern orissa viz . bolangir , sonepur , bargarh , sambalpur , deogarh , jharsuguda , sundargarh , kalahandi , nuapada , kandhamal , boudh , ganjam , gajapati , koraput , malkangiri , rayagada and nabarangpur districts covering 57 % of the total districts and 63 % of the geographical area and 48 % of the total population of the state as per 2001 census . more\ntapan kumar pradhan , additional secretary , finance ( odisha ) said :\nin the coming years , banks showing better performance in the field of agriculture and priority sector lending as well as those providing banking services in un - banked areas will be given priority while selecting banks to handle spsu and slas deposits . submission of wrong data and failure to submit required information to the state government can result in the removal of a bank from the panel at any time .\nbesides ganjam and gajapati districts , the new entity would operate in districts like malkanagiri , koraput , rayagada , nabarangapur , kalahandi , nuapada , kandhamal , boudh , bolangir , sonepur , baragada , sambalapur , deogarh , jharsuguda and sundargarh , sources said . the regional office of the new bank will function at berhampur , said a senior officer . sources said the process is also on for amalgamation of other three rrbs to float a single rrb by the end of this month .\nthe aggregate deposits and advances of all rrbs ( sponsored by the bank ) as on 31 . 03 . 2014 stood at rs . 41 , 034cr and rs . 24 , 032cr respectively . they have posted a profit of rs . 438 cr during the year 2013 - 14 . the bulk of the loans from rrbs were to the priority sector . the percentage of priority sector advances and agri advances to total advances as on 31 . 03 . 2014 was 77 . 09 % ( benchmark 60 % ) & 63 . 78 % respectively .\nchairman of the ugb , mr . parida was on his first visit to berhampur on tuesday after amalgamation of rgb to ugb . it may be noted that headquarter of rgb was in berhampur . after amalgamation , headquarters of the ugb is in bolangir . the ugb now has its network in 17 districts of south and western odisha .\nearlier the rgb had lower and competitive interest rate for home loans and other loans . but the rate of interest of ugb was higher . customers of the erstwhile rgb have the fear that they may not be able to get same services after their rrb got amalgamated to ugb .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntender for printing and supply of security forms - last date of submission has been extended from 7 . 12 . 2017 upto 21 . 12 . 2017 till 2 pm . all the terms and conditions remain same . click here\ntender for supply and installation of fire extinguishers - last date of submission - 29 . 11 . 2017 till 2 pm . click here\ntender document for printing and supply of wall date calender 2018 . the last date of submission of bid - 16 . 11 . 2017 till 2 pm . click here\ntender for supply of computer hardware and peripherals ref no . ugb / p & d ; / comp - hw / 2017 - 18 dated 14 . 09 . 2017 click here\ntender for supply of of ups systems and batteries , ref no . ugb / p & d ; / ups - bat / 2017 - 18 dated 14 . 09 . 2017 click here\nindividuals having credit history can get one free full credit report including credit score , once in a year ( january - december ) from any of the four credit information companies ( transunion cibil , equifax , experian or crif high mark ) .\ncorrigendum - supply and installation of internal sata hard disk drives of 4 tb capacity for replacement in the cctv systems .\nby continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them . you can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them .\n( sbi ) , according to a notification of the department of financial services under union ministry of finance .\npresently , rgb has 87 branches with operating areas in two south odisha districts - ganjam and gajapati . on the other hand , ugb has 336 branches , operating in 15 districts . with the merger of both the banks , the new entity will now operate in 17 districts of the state , sources said .\nnew : get seamless access to urltoken at a great price . no additional sign - up required .\n( a ) name of the candidates provisionally selected under additional panel for appointment in the post of office assistant ( multipurpose ) cadre under direct recruitment channel on the basis of performance in cwe and interview .\n( b ) provisionally selected candidates under additional panel are advised to report personally at personnel department , head office , bolangir on dt . 23 . 01 . 2014 at 10 . 00 a . m . with all the required documents for verification\n( c ) please note that in the event the candidate fails to report on the stipulated date , time & venue along with all the requisite documents , his / her candidature for the above mentioned post will stand automatically cancelled / rejected .\n( d ) please come duly prepared to proceed immediately to your place of posting , in case you are found to be suitable for appointment .\n( b ) candidates are requested to go through the terms & conditions carefully and return a copy thereof duly signed as token of having accepted the terms & conditions .\nby two or more persons in their joint names payable to : - 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{"id": 54681, "summary": [{"text": "al baraka banking group was formed in 2002 in manama , bahrain .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "the company is listed on the bahrain stock exchange and nasdaq dubai , the group offers retail , corporate and investment banking and treasury services in accordance with the principles of the shari'a in 15 countries . ", "topic": 26}], "title": "al baraka banking group", "paragraphs": ["al baraka banking group organization al . . . - albaraka egypt bank | facebook\nal baraka banking group b . s . c ( abg ) and al baraka islamic bank b . s . c\nal baraka banking group obtain a license to establish a new bank in morocco | al baraka bank ( pakistan ) ltd .\nal baraka banking group b . s . c , united nations sign letter of intent\nannual general meeting of al baraka banking group approves cash dividend payouts and bonus shares t . . .\nal baraka banking group ( b . s . c ) is looking to strengthen relations with iraqi banks\nthe group has a wide geographical presence in the form of subsidiary banking units and representative offices in thirteen countries , which in turn provide their services through more than 300 branches . these banking units are jordan islamic bank , al baraka islamic bank \u00e2\u20ac\u201c bahrain , al baraka islamic bank \u00e2\u20ac\u201c pakistan , banque al baraka d ' algerie , al baraka bank sudan , al baraka bank limited - south africa , al baraka bank lebanon , al baraka bank tunisia , al baraka bank egypt , al baraka turk participation bank - turkey , al baraka bank syria and group representative offices in indonesia and libya ( under formation ) .\n\u00a9copyright 2018 al baraka banking group ( licensed as an islamic wholesale bank by cbb ) , all rights reserved .\nnet income attributable to al baraka banking group ' s shareholders increase by 3 % to us $ 35 million i . . .\nal baraka banking group and the bank of london & the middle east ( blme ) sign a memorandum of underst . . .\nmr . yousif has more than 40 years ' international banking experience . he has been a director of abg since inception and the president & chief executive since august 2004 . he is the chairman of jordan islamic bank , banque al baraka d ' algerie , al baraka turk participation bank , al baraka bank ltd . , south africa , al baraka bank egypt , al baraka bank lebanon , al baraka bank syria , al baraka bank sudan and al baraka bank ( pakistan ) ltd , vice chairman of al baraka islamic bank , bahrain and director of al baraka bank tunisia and itqan capital . mr . yousif holds a master of business administration degree from the university of hull , uk .\nal baraka banking group was evolved from the need to have a truly global islamic banking service for the arab world and muslims worldwide . al baraka group has successfully synergized vastly successful islamic banks and financial services companies in the middle east , and north and south africa . . . more\nal baraka banking group , b . s . c ( abg ) , the leading bahrain - based banking group , has signed a memorandum of understanding ( mou ) with the libyan foreign bank ( lfb ) , the leading arab bank in africa , to collaborate in all banking areas .\nthe mou was signed by mr . adnan ahmed yousif , president & chief executive of abg and chairman of al baraka t\u00fcrk participation bank on behalf of al baraka banking group and mr . mohamed mohamed a . ben yousef , general manager of lfb on behalf of the libyan foreign bank .\nthe bahrain based leading islamic banking group al baraka banking group b . s . c . ( abg ) and five of its subsidiary banking units received the\nbest islamic financial institution\naward of 2013 , as part of the annual awards that the global finance magazine , which is specialized in banking and finance , awards to international banks and financial institutions . al baraka banking group received the\nbest islamic financial institution in middle east / africa\naward , al baraka bank lebanon received the\nbest islamic financial institution in lebanon\naward , jordan islamic bank received the\nbest islamic financial institution in jordan\naward as well as\nbest islamic retail bank in jordan\naward , al baraka bank limited received the\nbest islamic financial institution in south africa\naward , al baraka islamic bank bahrain received the\nbest islamic financial institution in bahrain\naward and banque al baraka d ' algerie received the\nbest islamic financial institution in algeria\naward .\nal baraka banking group ( b . s . c ) is jointly rated bbb + ( long term ) / a3 ( short term ) on the international scale with a stable outlook . . .\nbahrain al baraka banking group ( licensed as an islamic wholesale bank by cbb ) p . o . box 1882 , manama , kingdom of bahrain tel : + 973 17541122 fax : + 973 17536533\nal baraka banking group , representative office , indonesia ravindo building , 10th floor , jalan kebon sirih , no . 75 , jakarta pusat 10340 , indonesia tel : + 62 213161345 fax : + 62 213161074\nal baraka offers retail , corporate , treasury and investment banking services , strictly in accordance with the principles of the islamic shari ' a . the authorized capital of al baraka is us $ 1 . 5 billion , while total equity is at about us $\n\u00a9 2018 al baraka bank ( pakistan ) limited all rights reserved . last update : july 2 , 2018\nthe signing ceremony was held at the headquarters of al baraka t\u00fcrk participation bank at the attendance of a number of officials in the two institutions led by mr . meliksah utku the general manager of al baraka t\u00fcrk participation bank .\nthe bahrain based leading islamic banking group , al baraka banking group b . s . c ( abg ) announced that it obtained the approval of the bank al maghrib ( the central bank of morocco ) to establish a new bank in morocco . thus , the group completed its presence in all the countries of the maghreb , where it now owns banking subsidiaries in in algeria , tunisia , libya and morocco , as well as the african continent in egypt , sudan and south africa . the group has already obtained the approval of the central bank of bahrain to establish this bank\nto be the leading islamic banking group with a world wide presence , offering ; retail , commercial , investment banking , and treasury services strictly in accordance with the principles of sharia .\nmr . adnan ahmed yousif , board member and president & chief executive of al baraka banking group said\nthe subsidiary banking units of our group , through their long history in countries where they operate , have come to be amongst the leading financial institutions in servicing their communities and are most established in terms of their expertise and knowledge of the local markets , which reflect the success of al baraka banking group ' s vision and strategy which are based on enhancing the positions of subsidiary units , strengthening their capital resources and creating strong business relationships between the units , as well as coordinating the business policies and the management of risks and operations and other factors , which create strong and consolidated group\n.\nthe awards were received by mr . adnan ahmed yousif , board member and president & chief executive of al baraka banking group on behalf of the wining group ' s units in a ceremony held in washington at the same time as the annual meetings of the international monetary fund ( imf ) and world bank and was attended by large audience of regional and international officials and banking leaders .\nthe new bank will carry the name of al baraka bank morocco , in partnership with the moroccan bank for foreign commerce of africa ( bmce bank ) , which is one of the oldest and largest private moroccan banks , which was founded in 1959 and located in 22 countries . the new bank will be under the management of al baraka banking group and will operate within its network of subsidiary banking units , which are currently located in 15 countries and in turn own more than 700 branches .\nto consolidate the diverse banks in the group in order to pursue a uniform group strategy in their respective countries , whilst retaining their individual identities .\n\u00a9 al baraka islamic bank b . s . c . ( c ) ( licensed as an islamic retail bank by cbb ) all rights reserved\nal baraka islamic bank - bahrain ( aib - bahrain ) established 1984 in bahrain and up the years has pioneered the development of isl . . .\non this momentous occasion , he sheikh saleh abdulla kamel , chairman of al baraka banking group said :\nwe are very happy with the achievement of abg and five of our banking units in winning this international award , which reflects the leading status that abg enjoys after successful career filled with achievements over the last ten years from one side and the excellent banking position that these units occupy in their countries , their distinguished performance and services , and good reputation in the islamic banking sector locally , regionally and globally from the other side\n.\non this occasion , he sheikh saleh abdullah kamel , chairman of al baraka banking group said , \u201cwe are very pleased to complete the regulatory approvals to establish al baraka bank morocco after obtaining the license from the central bank of morocco . by this we accomplished an important strategic step in the implementation of our future program to cover all major countries in the maghreb by our presence and banking services , and at the same time to expand in the african continent . we intend to take further initiatives in the future towards achieving this goal . \u201d\nthe mou aims to establish a close cooperation framework through which the two parties can activate joint initiatives and banking activities , as well as prepare technical cooperation programs in the future . it also includes the exchange of knowledge by al baraka banking group , which will benefit the libyan foreign bank in the field of islamic banking , enhance cooperation in correspondent banking and commercial finance operations between the two banks as \u201cpreferred trading partners\u201d , and further cooperation in liquidity management , investments , exchanging information and ideas and making use of the network of resources available to each party .\nfor his part , mr . adnan ahmed yousif , member of the board and president and chief executive of al baraka banking group said that entering the moroccan market is a very important achievement , which is considered one of the major markets in the maghreb and africa , and will achieve greater diversity in building assets portfolios and revenue sources for the group , especially that we intend to employ our deep - rooted and unique islamic banking expertise , the extensive banking network of our units and our strong technical , human and financial resources to the success of our presence there . in addition , our banking partnership with one of the oldest and largest moroccan banks is a high added value for the new bank .\nmr . hamad a . al oqab has over 22 years ' experience in finance and auditing . he is chairman of the accounting standards board of the accounting and auditing organization for islamic financial institutions ( aaoifi ) . he is also a member of the boards of al baraka turk participation bank , jordan islamic bank and banque al baraka d ' algerie , algeria ; in addition he serves as chairman of the audit committee of al baraka turk participation bank , as well as being a member of the audit committees of jordan islamic bank and banque al baraka dalgerie and a member of the social responsibility committee of jordan islamic bank . before joining abg in february 2005 he worked at shamil bank as senior manager , internal audit . prior to this he was a member of the audit team at arthur andersen . mr . hamad al oqab is a certified public accountant ( cpa ) and a chartered global management accountant ( cgma ) .\nthe group has a wide geographical presence in the form of subsidiary banking units and representative offices in fifteen countries , which in turn provide their services through more than 450 branches . al baraka currently has a strong presence in jordan , tunisia , sudan , turkey , bahrain , egypt , algeria , pakistan , south africa , lebanon , syria , indonesia , libya , iraq and saudi arabia .\nthe group has a wide geographical presence in the form of subsidiary banking units and representative offices in fifteen countries , which in turn provide their services through more than 700 branches . al baraka is currently having a strong presence in jordan , tunisia , sudan , turkey , bahrain , egypt , algeria , pakistan , south africa , lebanon , syria , indonesia , libya , iraq and saudi arabia .\nthe group has a wide geographical presence in the form of subsidiary banking units and representative offices in fifteen countries , which in turn provide their services through more than 400 branches . al baraka is currently having a strong presence in jordan , tunisia , sudan , turkey , bahrain , egypt , algeria , pakistan , south africa , lebanon , syria , indonesia , libya , iraq and saudi arabia .\nlebanon al baraka bank lebanon s . a . l 2nd floor , center verdan 2000 , rashid karameh street , verdan , beirut , lebanon tel : + 9611 - 808008 fax : + 9611 - 806499\nthe group has a wide geographical presence in the form of subsidiary banking units and representative offices in fifteen countries , which in turn provide their services through over 700 branches . al baraka currently has a strong presence in turkey , jordan , egypt , algeria , tunisia , sudan , bahrain , pakistan , south africa , lebanon , syria , iraq and saudi arabia , including two representative offices in indonesia and libya .\n37 years , through our banking unit there , al baraka bank egypt , we are very pleased to provide the main support and sponsorship of the bahrain - egypt expo , which we all look forward to its success and achieving its goals in diversification of trade and investment relations between the two brotherly countries .\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bin addition to enhancing our relations with our partners , investors and customers we have focused over the past period on modernizing and developing the human , operational , regulatory and technical infrastructures at the group and subsidiary banking units ' levels . we are pleased that a number of banking unit had received many international awards as a result of their excellence and achievements\u00e2\u20ac\u0165 . in concluding his statement , the president & chief executive of abg praised the great efforts exerted by the executive management at head office and the executive management teams at the subsidiary banking units of the group and other concerned parties that led to achieving such excellent results by the group .\nto utilize the group ' s geographical presence to distribute its products and services and promote cross border services .\non the occasion , mr . adnan ahmed yousif , board member and president & chief executive of al baraka banking group , said :\nbased on the importance of the historical and deep relations between the kingdom of bahrain and the arab republic of egypt , we are keen to do everything in our power to promote and develop these relations in all fields . given also our wide existence in the egyptian market , which is witnessing a remarkable boom , since\nal baraka banking group ( b . s . c ) is licensed as an islamic wholesale bank by the central bank of bahrain , listed on bahrain bourse and nasdaq dubai stock exchanges . it is a leading international islamic banking group providing its unique services in countries with a population totaling around one billion . it is jointly rated bbb + ( long term ) / a3 ( short term ) on the international scale and a + ( bh ) ( long term ) / a2 ( bh ) ( short term ) on the national by islamic international rating agency & dagong global credit rating company limited , and by standard & poor\u2019s at bb + ( long term ) / b ( short term ) .\n\u00e2\u20ac\u015bwe also with the grace of allah obtained all the regulatory approvals for merging the branches of al baraka islamic bank in pakistan with emirates global islamic bank - pakistan under the name of al baraka bank of pakistan . the merger will lead to the emergence of a bank that has assets in excess of us $ 582 million and a network of 89 branches covering all major cities and regions in pakistan . this step comes as part of the group ' s strategy to strengthen its presence and operations in promising islamic markets . the merger will create a high value - addition not just for the merged financial institutions , but also for the banking and financial market in pakistan which is considered one of the most important markets in the muslim world\n.\nbranches . al baraka currently has a strong presence in turkey , jordan , egypt , algeria , tunisia , sudan , bahrain , pakistan , south africa , lebanon , syria , iraq and saudi arabia , including two representative offices in indonesia and libya .\nmr . el qaq has over 24 years of experience in commercial banking . before joining abg in august 2014 , mr . el qaq was general manager , international banking & syndications at commercial bank of kuwait , prior to which he was a first vice president at arab banking corporation ( b . s . c . ) , bahrain , deputy chief executive & head of corporate banking group at arab banking corporation ( jordan ) , in addition to serving as member of the board of directors of abc islamic bank 2009 - 2012 . having commenced his career with the housing bank for trade and finance , jordan in 1990 , he subsequently worked with arab bank at its head office in jordan and qatar national bank in qatar . mr . el qaq holds a master of business administration degree from howard university , usa .\nabg ' s indonesia representative office assesses and reports on the potential for the group to do business in the country or to consider the acquisition of suitable local bank / s . the representative office is also responsible for maintaining contact with regulators and major banking groups in indonesia and for preserving the image and brand value of the group . with trade flows between indonesia and many of the countries where the group operates continuing to grow , the representative office pro - actively identifies business opportunities and generates leads that are directed towards abg subsidiaries .\nfor his part , mr . mohammed isa al mutaweh , board member and chief executive officer of al baraka islamic bank said\nwe at al baraka islamic bank are pleased to sponsor the bahrain - egypt expo and look forward to the success of the exhibition as it makes a strong contribution to strengthening the brotherly relations between bahrain and egypt . it is our responsibility to support all that contributes to the progress of the kingdom ' s economy , especially through the development of trade and investment relations with its sisters from the arab countries , and we have strong ties with the egyptian market , and are looking forward to further enhance our joint work and cooperation with our partners there .\nmr . yousif concluded his statement by expressing his thanks and appreciation to the executive managements and all employees of abg and the five banking units for their continuing efforts in raising the status of their units and the group as a whole at the local , regional and international levels .\nthe winning of these awards by abg and its five subsidiary banking units was announced in a final result statement by the magazine ' s award committee , which included in its membership , a number of economists and editors of global finance , international financial advisors and a number of bank managers and experts in the field of banking . abg and its five banking units received these awards for their prominent role in the islamic banking sector , their ability to achieve consistent growth in the future and meeting professional standards in terms of the quality of products and services offered to clients , as well as for their originality and innovation in services and customer service , continued development and innovation in banking operations and other important criteria such as strategic relationships , geographic reach , profitability and robustness of financial position .\nmr . shehab has over 40 years of banking experience with various international financial institutions , both islamic and conventional . he is a member of the boards of banque al baraka d ' algerie , algeria and al baraka bank ( pakistan ) ltd . , pakistan . before joining abg in 2006 he was assistant chief executive officer - operations at bahrain islamic bank , which he joined following a successful career at faysal islamic bank of bahrain ( now ithmaar bank ) , prior to which he worked at bahrain middle east bank and the bahrain offices of american express bank , bank of america and chase manhattan bank , after having commenced his career with habib bank ltd . in 1973 . mr . shehab holds a master of business administration degree from hull university , uk .\nmr . alabdulmohsen started his career in the central bank of bahrain then joined albaraka banking group in 2009 in the treasury and investments department . he started as a money market dealer then managed the banks ' sukuk portfolio . he holds a b . s . in business administration with a concentration in accounting and finance from the american university of sharjah and is a cfa level ii candidate .\nthe growth in the operating assets of the group enabled it to achieve good profit results during the first half of the year 2010 . total operating income amounted to us $ 307 million in the first half of 2010 compared with us $ 302 million for the first half of 2009 , which reflects an increase of 2 % . after deducting all operating expenses , which increased as a result of the group ' s continued spending on expanding its network of branches and upgrading the it infrastructure of the group and the units as well as expenses associated with the launch of the new identity of the group and building up precautionary provisions of affiliate units , the net income of the group amounted to us $ 95 million in the first half of 2010 , an increase of 3 % over the net income of us $ 92 million for the first half of year 2009 . the net income attributable to the shareholders ' equity of the parent company for the first half of 2010 increased by 10 % to reach us $ 54 million compared with us $ 49 million for same period last year .\nas with regard to the quarterly financial results for the second quarter of this year 2010 , the group ' s total operating income amounted to us $ 150 million during the second quarter of 2010 compared with us $ 163 million for the second quarter of 2009 , while group net income amounted to us $ 47 million in the second quarter of 2010 compared with us $ 49 million for the second quarter of 2009 . the net income attributable to the shareholders ' equity of the parent company for the second quarter of this year amounted to us $ 27 million compared with us $ 25 million for the same period last year , an increase of 5 % .\nmr . adnan ahmed yousif added that\nthe first half of the year also saw the completion of the launch of abg new identity , the last of which was completed in sudan , egypt and jordan , and as a result all the banks of the group now carry the abg logo and identity . the new identity , in line with the philosophy on which it is based , requires us to adopt a set of policies and high ethical and professional standards with regard to the offering of innovative and efficient sharia - compliant services and products . to achieve this , we put in place a number of programs and plans which are currently being implemented to embody the theme of the new identity of the group in being partner bank to our customers , investors , and all our stakeholders\n.\nthe total assets of the group amounted to us $ 13 . 6 billion as at the end of june 2010 , compared with us $ 13 . 2 billion as at the end of december 2009 , representing a growth of 3 % . this increase has been reflected in the growth of operating assets ( financing and investments ) which increased by 2 % to reach us $ 9 . 6 billion in total as at the end of june 2010 . customer deposit and other accounts and unrestricted investment accounts witnessed a consistent growth and increased by 4 % from us $ 11 billion as at the end of december 2009 to us $ 11 . 4 billion as at the end of june 2010 , which reflects continued trust and loyalty of customers in the group . total equity amounted to us $ 1 . 7 billion as at the end of june 2010 .\nalbaraka turk participation bank raises additional tier 1 capital by successfully issuing the turki . . .\nnote : profitability rates of growth are for the first half of 2010 compared with the first half of 2009 , while growth rates of balance sheet items are for june 2010 compared with december 2009 .\nindonesia ' s economic growth rate in 2015 is estimated at 4 . 7 % , down a little from 5 . 0 % in 2014 . the current account deficit was once more reduced , to - 2 . 0 % from - 3 . 1 % of gdp , while the budget deficit remained little changed at - 2 . 0 % of gdp . the rate of inflation rose to 6 . 2 % from 4 . 8 % the year before .\nms . nurul bariah chief representative ravindo building , 10th floor , jalan kebon sirih , no . 75 , jakarta pusat 10340 , indonesia tel : + 62 21 316 1345 fax : + 62 21 316 1074 to locate our braches please go on e - network .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nto provide innovative and high quality research and development into islamic financial products which comply fully with the principles of shari ' a law and islamic values , for the benefit of its customers .\ncurrent accounts : on demand accounts are not entitled to receive profits but do not bear any loss either . they are designed speci . . .\nmurabaha is an islamic form of asset financing and has a fixed term and a pre - 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{"id": 54698, "summary": [{"text": "citizens republic bancorp ( primary operating name citizens bank ) was an american bank headquartered in flint , michigan that merged with firstmerit bank in 2013 .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "citizens republic bancorp operates in the states of michigan , ohio , indiana , and wisconsin under the firstmerit bank name .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "on september 13 , 2012 , it completed a merger agreement with firstmerit bank of akron , ohio .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "as of april 13 , 2013 , it became a subsidiary of the firstmerit corporation .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "the merger finalized on june 13 , 2013 . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "citizens republic bancorp", "paragraphs": ["citizens republic bancorp inc . sale means no changes expected for customers , banks say\ncitizens republic bancorp inc . , located on s . saginaw street in flint .\ncitizens republic bancorp selected to participate in u . s . treasury capital purchase program\ncitizens republic bancorp , inc . moved to 328 south saginaw street flint , mi .\ncitizens republic bancorp inc . plans to sell iowa subsidiary for $ 50 million cash\nthe acquisition of citizens republic bancorp by akron - based firstmerit bancorp ( nasdaq : fmer ) had been announced last september , pending approvals .\nthe downward spiral of citizens republic bancorp inc . ( crbc ) stock over the past three years .\nflint , mi \u2013 citizens republic bancorp has been one of flint\u2019s leading corporate citizens over the course of three different centuries .\nlabels : bill hartman , cathy nash , citizens bank , citizens republic bancorp , john d . schwab , s bank , stock\nflint - based citizen republic bancorp inc . sold to akron , ohio - based firstmerit corp .\nis republic bancorp , inc . ' s estimated nps of - 6 considered to be good ?\nflint - based citizen republic bancorp inc . sold to akron , ohio - based firstmerit corp\nit would acquire more banks and branches through the 1990s , but its most notable acquisition came in 2006 , when citizens merged with ann arbor - based republic bank to form citizens republic bancorp .\nflint - based citizen republic bancorp inc . sold to akron , ohio - based firstmerit corp . | urltoken\nof the flint - based citizens republic bancorp to akron , ohio - based firstmerit , local residents have lots of lingering questions .\nflint , mi - - citizens republic bancorp inc . is the oldest bank in flint . here is a timeline marking key moments in citizens ' legacy .\ntherefore , comparing the nps score of republic bancorp , inc . with your own without any further context is not that useful .\nakron , ohio \u2013 akron , ohio - based firstmerit corporation announced friday , april 12 , that it has completed its acquisition of flint - based citizens republic bancorp .\ncitizens republic bancorp inc . , the parent company of citizens bank in wisconsin , is being acquired by ohio - based firstmerit corp . for about $ 912 million , the companies said thursday .\nfrom 2008 until 2011 , citizens republic bancorp inc . ' s reported 11 straight quarters of negative growth . then the bank began its series of positive - growth quarters .\ncitizens republic bancorp , inc . is a diversified financial services company providing a wide range of commercial , consumer , mortgage banking , trust and financial planning services to a broad client base . citizens serves communities in\nworkers from flushing - based signs by crannie took down the sign at the former headquarters of flint - based citizens republic bancorp inc . , replacing it with a firtsmerit bank logo .\nhere is the joint statement announcing firstmerit corp . ' s acquisition of flint - based citizens republic bankcorp\ncitizens republic ' s $ 297 . 1 million net income is best quarter in bank ' s history\npursuant to the requirements of the securities exchange act of 1934 , citizens republic bancorp , inc . has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized .\nflint , mi \u2013 at the end of the business day on friday , april 12 , flint - based citizens republic bancorp is expected to close the books on its 142 - year run .\nconsider an example : if republic bancorp , inc . sends out nps surveys immediately after purchase , they are tracking their customers ' initial excitement and the checkout experience .\nflint , michigan - - after being in business nearly 140 years , there ' s a first coming to the hometown bank . beginning feb . 1 , a woman will lead citizens republic bancorp inc .\none merger with republic bank in 2006 formed citizens republic bancorp and doubled the size of the company . by the time it joined firstmerit in 2013 , despite troubles during the financial downturn of 2008 - 09 , the bank had locations across much of michigan and into wisconsin and ohio .\ndec . 29 , 2006 - - acquires ann arbor - based republic bancorp inc . , at the time creating the 45th largest bank - holding company in the u . s .\ncitizens was expected to pay back its loan in early fall after cleaning up its loan portfolio since merging with republic bancorp inc . in 2006 , said larry gardner , founder of troy - based lawrence gardner associates inc .\nat the time the republic sale was announced , citizens traded at $ 27 . 03 a share , and the deal valued republic shares at $ 13 . 86 . by may 2011 , citizens republic ' s market cap had fallen from $ 2 billion to $ 340 million , and its share price had fallen below $ 1 .\nflint , mi - - a national analyst said that citizens republic bancorp inc . ' s recent string of five consecutive quarters of positive growth may have been the reason to pull the trigger on the sale to firstmerit corporation .\nwe have estimated the net promoter score of republic bancorp , inc . based on the publicly available information including the sentiment of the company - related tweets , 3rd party reviews , and alexa ratings .\nflint , mich . and ann arbor , mich . , dec . 18 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - citizens banking corporation (\ncitizens\n) ( nasdaq : cbcf ) and republic bancorp inc . (\nrepublic\n) ( nasdaq : rbnc ) today announced the branch offices that will be consolidated as a result of the merger of the two companies .\nflint , mi - - flint - based citizens republic bancorp inc . and akron , ohio - based firstmerit corp . have entered into a definitive agreement under which firstmerit will acquire citizens in a stock - for - stock transaction with a total value of approximately $ 912 million .\nthose losses were fueled , in part , by the acquisition of ann arbor - based republic bancorp inc . in 2006 by what was then known as citizens bancorp inc . that acquisition came at the top of the market , just before the banking crash , and was of a bank that focused on home mortgages , just before the housing crash .\ncurrently , both citizens republic and firstmerit shares retain a zacks # 3 rank , which translates into a short - term hold recommendation .\nbruss , chief executive of fortress partners capital management in hartland , said the two executives who have been turning around citizens republic bancorp - ceo cathleen h . nash and chief financial officer lisa t . mcneely -\nhave done a tremendous job .\nin 1986 , after raising $ 3 million from investors , campbell launched another small community bank in owosso called republic bancorp inc . , which was based in ann arbor by the time it was sold in 2006 to citizens banking corp . in flint .\nthe terms of the merger call for citizens republic stockholders to receive 1 . 37 shares of firstmerit for every share of citizens republic common stock . based on firstmerit ' s 10 - day average closing price of $ 16 . 42 on the nasdaq , the implied value of each citizens republic share would be $ 22 . 50 , the companies said . that would be a 13 . 9 percent premium to the . . .\ncitizens has branches in grosse pointe farms and st . clair shores . it did not have operations in the detroit area prior to acquiring republic bank .\ndonald hoffman , public relations of citizens banking corporation , + 1 - 810 - 237 - 4986 , donald . hoffman @ urltoken ; or kristine d . brenner , investor relations of republic bancorp inc . , + 1 - 989 - 725 - 7337 , kbrenner @ urltoken\n1981 - - citizens forms holding company , citizens banking corporation , to acquire additional banks .\ncitizens banking corporation moved to 328 south saginaw street one citizens banking center flint , mi .\nlaw360 , new york ( september 13 , 2012 , 12 : 04 pm edt ) - - ohio financial services company firstmerit corp . will purchase michigan - based lender citizens republic bancorp inc . in a stock - for - stock deal valued at roughly $ 912 million , the companies announced thursday .\non april 12 , 2013 , citizens republic bancorp , inc . , a michigan corporation ( \u0093citizens\u0094 ) completed its previously announced merger ( the \u0093merger\u0094 ) pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , dated as of september 12 , 2012 ( the \u0093merger agreement\u0094 ) by and between firstmerit corporation , an ohio corporation ( \u0093firstmerit\u0094 ) and citizens . as a result of the merger , citizens\u0092 separate corporate existence ceased and firstmerit continued as the surviving corporation .\nin june 2007 , a year after the acquisition of republic was announced , citizens announced it had reviewed $ 750 million of republic ' s loans , would take a charge for loan losses of $ 30 million to $ 35 million and had downgraded the rating of 180 loans worth $ 145 million .\n\u201cwe are pleased that citizens bank will partner with the detroit community to invest in an area that was long neglected , particularly by the former republic bank , \u201d perez said .\nagreement and plan of merger , dated as of september 12 , 2012 , by and between firstmerit corporation and citizens republic bancorp , inc . ( incorporated by reference from appendix a to the registration statement on form s - 4 / a filed by firstmerit corporation on february 28 , 2013 ( registration no . 333 - 18521 ) )\nthe citizens operation in wisconsin includes the old f & m bank of kaukauna , which citizens had acquired .\nthe weather ball was operated by citizens republic bancorp based on national weather service forecasts , and is still operated the same way . the weather ball\u2019s construction materials include 800 square feet of plexiglas and 667 feet of lighting tubing . the weather ball can be seen for 25 miles and is designed to withstand winds of up to 120 mph .\nformer citizens bank locations will now operate under the name\ncitizens bank , now part of firstmerit bank .\nwith the pending $ 912 million stock - for - stock sale of citizens republic to akron , ohio - based firstmerit corporation , the future of the bank\u2019s economic footprint in genesee county is uncertain .\n1890 - - citizens gives up national charter and becomes citizens commercial & savings bank under a state of michigan charter .\nwhen analysts and industry participants have talked of a wave of bank mergers that never seems to quite happen , citizens republic is often bandied about . bloomberg news reported last month it was considering a sale .\na u . s . bankruptcy judge has approved a plan for jerry campbell , the former chairman and founder of ann arbor - based republic bancorp inc . , to pay back the $ 5 . 7 million he owes to jack krasula , his former partner in the failed pinnacle race course in huron township .\nthe department filed the lawsuit because it believed the bank and republic bank , which citizens acquired , violated the fair housing act and the equal credit opportunity act . the acts prohibit racial discrimination in mortgage lending .\nrecent market chatter had fifth third bancorp interested in buying it , sending the shares up , but analysts thought fifth third would rather return cash to shareholders than expand in michigan .\ncitizens and republic expect to complete the merger transaction on december 29 , 2006 . the consolidation of the branches is scheduled to be completed in the second quarter of 2007 . clients who bank at these branch offices will be notified by mail . the consolidation will not affect their accounts , which will be transferred to other citizens bank locations .\nnadine cook , owner of churchill\u2019s food and spirits in the building just next door to citizens , said that her business relies heavily upon citizens bank employees .\ncitizens will now be rebranded to the firstmerit name , according to the statement .\nthe firstmerit name will also go up outside the 46 citizens banks in wisconsin .\nthe deal to acquire citizens republic , the largest bank holding company headquartered in michigan and the 57th largest bank holding company headquartered in the united states , offers firstmerit significant upside potential of a stronger bank with increased vigor . in recent months , the market was rife with rumors that\nf & m bank - wisconsin will change its name to citizens bank on april 25 to reflect the consolidation of the wisconsin and michigan subsidiary banks of citizens banking corp .\ncitizens national bank switched from a national to a state - chartered institution in 1890 as citizens commercial & savings bank . in 1928 , the original bank building was demolished and the a new headquarters building , citizens bank building , was built on the site . in 1937 , the bank began its annual citizens ' holiday sing . [ 3 ]\ncitizens banking corporation located at flint , mi was established as a bank holding company .\nwith 219 offices and 248 atms . citizens is the largest bank holding company headquartered in\ngolden said that the move was made in the best interest of citizens bank shareholders .\nthe iconic weather ball was constructed on top of the citizens bank building in august 1956 .\ntcf financial corporation sold three locations to citizens banking on may 12 , 2000 . [ 3 ] on april 25 , 2005 , f & m bank - wisconsin changed its name to citizens bank as citizens banking corporation had applied to consolidate the two banks . [ 9 ]\nlargest bank holding company headquartered in the united states . more information about citizens is available at\nunder terms of the agreement , citizens shareholders will receive 1 . 37 shares of firstmerit\u2019s common stock in exchange for each share of citizens stock . based on firstmerit\u2019s average closing price for the 10 - day period that ended wednesday , that would value citizens\u2019 stock at $ 22 . 50 .\ncitizens bank shareholders approve flint bank ' s sale to akron , ohio - based firstmerit corp .\nthis article is about a bank based in michigan . for other uses , see citizens bank .\na few years later , in 1890 , citizens bucked the trend in banking and shifted from a national to a state bank , renamed citizens commercial & savings bank . despite this shift , citizens , like many other banks expanded throughout the early 20th century , adding new branches and departments .\nafter becoming a holding company in 1980 , citizens banking corporation accelerated growth through mergers and acquisitions .\ncitizens bank was founded in flint in 1871 as citizens national bank during a time when the city ' s lumber industry was booming . it dropped its national charter in 1890 , becoming citizens commercial & savings bank , but not before handing out one of the most famous loans in flint history .\ncitizens started acquiring other banks and bank branches after it formed a holding company , citizens banking corporation , in 1981 . it acquired four banks by 1985 and its first bank outside michigan in 1986 .\n1871 - - founded as citizens national bank at the height of flint ' s lumber industry boom .\njim golden , a new yorked - based public relations representative for citizens bank , pointed to a statement that citizens president and ceo cathy nash made in the companies ' joint press release announcing the sale .\nend of june , 2013 - - planned completion date for firstmerit ' s acquisition of citizens banking corp .\ncitizens bank shareholders approve flint bank ' s sale to akron , ohio - based firstmerit corp . | urltoken\ngriffin moores | urltoken the citizens bank weather ball as seen from saginaw street in downtown flint , mich .\n, all former citizens branches will reopen as firstmerit locations . full signage change will occur later this year .\nit would take a year from that sale to show that republic , which focused on home mortgages , had been sold at the top of the market . at the time of the deal , the great recession was a tsunami that only a few saw coming .\n\u201cit will be business as usual for customers of all former citizens branches as they become a part of firstmerit . customers will recognize the familiar faces from citizens who will continue to take care of their banking needs . \u201d\nfirstmerit , an akron , ohio - based banking company , completed its purchase of citizens bank on april 12 , 2013 , and is in the process of changing over all of citizens\u2019 220 - plus signs across the midwest .\ncook said that at one point , income generated from citizens bank employees resulted in 50 percent of her business .\nin april 2007 , just as citizens was delving into the republic loans , the first branch of the community national bank of the south opened in orlando , fla . that was soon after campbell and his partners , including krasula , raised $ 49 million to launch a tampa , fla . - based bank - holding company , cnbs financial group inc . , later renamed homebancorp inc .\nas per the deal terms , the shareholders of citizens ' will get a fixed 1 . 37 shares of firstmerit\u2019s common stock for each share of citizens ' common stock . considering the average ten - day closing stock price of firstmerit ended september 12 , this will result in a valuation of $ 22 . 50 for each of citizens\u2019 shares .\ncitizens\u2019 presence in the city has spurred many businesses , including a $ 2 , 000 loan by citizens\u2019 first president , robert j . whaley , to william c . durant in 1886 that led to the eventual creation of general motors .\nhowever , firstmerit will have to repay the bailout money that citizens received . firstmerit intends to repay citizens ' $ 345 million of tarp preferred stock issued to the u . s . treasury . also , there exists the risk of integration .\ncitizens\u2019 stock closed wednesday at $ 19 . 87 and opened thrusday on news of the acquisition at $ 20 . 65 .\ncitizens , which operates 156 offices in michigan and many more across the midwest , will be rebranded under the firstmerit name .\nimmediately following the merger , citizens bank , a michigan chartered bank and wholly owned subsidiary of citizens , merged with and into firstmerit bank , n . a . , a national banking association and wholly owned subsidiary of citizens , with firstmerit bank , n . a . surviving the merger and continuing its corporate existence under the name \u0093firstmerit bank , n . a . \u0094\nthe information is contained in a u . s . securities and exchange commission report citizens made on friday , april 5 .\nthe citizens sing began during the winter holidays in 1937 . it started as an idea in the head of cashier leo kangas for a\nchristmastime community sing .\ncitizens allowed only females to be a part of the choir until the 1950s .\nunder the agreement , which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies , citizens\u2019 shareholders will receive a fixed 1 . 37 shares of firstmerit common stock in exchange for each share of citizens ' common stock , the statement says . the deal values citizens shares 18 percent higher than sept . 13\u2019s closing price , or about $ 23 . 51 per share .\ncitizens banking corporation is a diversified financial services company providing a wide range of commercial , consumer , mortgage banking , trust , and financial planning services to a broad client base . citizens banking corporation serves markets through citizens bank offices in michigan and wisconsin , and through f & m bank offices in iowa . citizens banking corporation has roots going back to 1871 in flint , mich . , and is the second - largest bank holding company headquartered in michigan . citizens , with 181 branch , private banking , and financial center locations and 196 atms , is the 69th largest bank holding company in the united states , with assets of $ 7 . 7 billion as of sept . 30 , 2006 . more information about citizens banking corporation is available at urltoken .\nany citizens bank insiders who can update this one ? i kind of hope it ' s still the same process guy described .\n, chairman , president and ceo .\nit will be business as usual for customers of all former citizens branches as they become a part of firstmerit . customers will recognize the familiar faces from citizens who will continue to take care of their banking needs .\nit will also be the sixth - largest bank in the midwest . the citizens bank takeover will mark firstmerit\u2019s first footprint in michigan .\nheadquartered in flint , michigan . in addition to michigan , it has banks in wisconsin , ohio and indiana . in early november citizens\ncitizens national bank was established in 1871 at the height of flint ' s great lumber industry . citizens national bank played a key role in the development of the auto industry in this country . general motors founder william c . durant acknowledged that a loan he and partner j . dallas dort received from citizens in 1886 enabled him to start his vehicle manufacturing company now known as general motors . [ 3 ]\nthe following factors , among others , could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward - looking statements : the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully ; deposit attrition and disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers , employees or suppliers ; the risk that the cost savings and any other synergies from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected ; competition and its effect on pricing , spending , third - party relationships and revenues ; movements in market interest rates and secondary market volatility ; and unfavorable changes in economic and business conditions or the regulatory environment . additional factors that may affect future results are contained in citizens ' and republic ' s filings with the sec , which are available at the sec ' s web site urltoken . citizens and republic disclaim any obligation to update and revise statements contained in these materials based on new information or otherwise .\nfirstmerit remained profitable throughout the economic downturn , but citizens struggled . citizens bank posted net income of $ 17 million last year after taking big losses from 2008 through 2010 , according to federal deposit insurance corp . records . its worst loss was almost $ 286 million in 2010 .\ncitizens ( nasdaq : cbcf ) acquired the wisconsin and iowa bank branches when it purchased f & m bancorporation , kaukauna , in 1999 .\nthe iconic weather ball on top of the citizens bank headquarters in flint , michigan , 2011 courtesy of michigan municipal league / mml . org\n6 . another michigan bank erected a weather ball in 1967 in the same likeness of the citizens bank weather ball , even patterning a jingle after the citizens bank jingle . can you name the other bank , the colors of their ball and the city where the bank was located ?\nbrown brought up the weather ball jingle , which he said everyone knows . the poem helped citizens to understand the significance of its changing colors :\nthe ball was a sign of citizens ' commitment to serve the community , according to a 1956 advertisement it used to introduce the weather ball .\nflint , mi \u2013 the sign that was bolted to the front of 328 s . saginaw street in downtown flint no longer reads citizens bank .\nlocal business owners agree that citizens bank\u2019s presence - - and its nearly 600 employees in the downtown flint office - - has helped them flourish .\nthe $ 6 million purchase of a portion of the firstmerit - formerly citizens bank - downtown flint headquarters is expected to be complete by march 31 .\nwhen you drive into flint , you see the weather ball on top of citizens bank ,\nbrown said .\nit marked us .\n. additional information about firstmerit ' s executive officers and directors and citizens ' executive officers and directors can be found in the above - referenced registration statement on form s - 4 when it becomes available . you can obtain free copies of these documents from firstmerit and citizens using the contact information above .\ncitizens has notified the nasdaq capital market ( \u0093nasdaq\u0094 ) that at the effective time of the merger , each share of citizens common stock , no par value , issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the merger was converted into the right to receive 1 . 37 shares of firstmerit common stock , no par value , plus a payment of cash in lieu of fractional shares . citizens requested that nasdaq file a notification of removal from listing on form 25 with the securities and exchange commission to delist shares of citizens common stock under section 12 ( b ) of the securities exchange act of 1934 , as amended . accordingly , trading of citizens common stock on nasdaq will be suspended prior to the commencement of trading on april 15 , 2013 .\ncitizens , which has 37 branches in metro detroit , was founded in 1871 as citizens commercial & savings bank , at the height of flint\u2019s lumber boom . the city\u2019s mills worked around the clock sawing the white pine that came by train from throughout northern michigan and built houses across the u . s .\nfirstmerit representatives alluded during the citizens bank purchasing process that the ball would remain , but that the lettering on it would change to reflect the new owners .\na temporary banner with that company name is being placed over all of the finished signs until the company completely drops the citizens bank name later this year .\nflint emergency financial manager ed kurtz said citizens has been an important anchor to the city\u2019s core \u2013 even before it got its moniker of \u201cvehicle city . \u201d\nely said that firstmerit\u2019s stock plunged 11 percent following the announcement of the sale and that could be proof that citizens got the better end of the deal .\nunder the terms of the agreement , which was unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies , citizens ' shareholders will receive a fixed 1 . 37 shares of firstmerit common stock in exchange for each share of citizens ' common stock . based on firstmerit ' s average ten - day closing stock price ended\nthe lawsuit stems from a complaint made by the board of governors of the federal reserve system in 2010 . citizens bank is a part of the federal reserve .\non april 12 , 2013 , pursuant to the terms of the merger agreement , citizens merged with and into firstmerit , with firstmerit continuing as the surviving corporation .\nflint , mi \u2013 firstmerit announced sept . 13 it would be acquiring flint ' s citizens bank bank , and with it more than a century of history .\nthe citizens bank building as it ' s seen today was built in 1928 on top of the bank ' s first building at 328 s . saginaw st .\n' s leadership . combining citizens ' organization , operating philosophy and talented employees with those of firstmerit will make for an even stronger company ,\nsaid greig .\nwhile representatives for firstmerit said that it ' s too early to forecast the future of the bank ' s presence in the area , city officials , local economists and current citizens bank employees have all speculated about the possibility of citizens\u2019 headquarters on south saginaw street in downtown flint becoming defunct , or less important to the local economy .\nthe announcement in a joint statement from both companies this morning comes nearly two months after it was reported that citizens hired j . p . morgan to search for buyers .\nfeb . 18 , 1992 - - citizens pledged $ 15 , 000 to central michigan university toward construction of applied business complex housing robert m . perry school of banking .\nthe bank will opened saturday , april 13 , under the name \u201ccitizens bank , now part of firstmerit bank , \u201d and full signage change will occur later this year .\ntim herman , ceo of the genesee regional chamber of commerce and president of uptown reinvestment corp . , said that citizens is a large contributor to flint and genesee county .\naccording to peggy nolde , genesee county equalization director , citizens is the 24th - largest taxpayer in the county , with a taxable value of $ 9 . 82 million .\nwith 20 major investment firms owning 49 . 9 percent of the stock in citizens bank , douglas predicted that there was\nbasically a zero percent chance that stockholders outside of those 20 major investors could stop the sale\nbecause management at citizens had probably already received their approval for the sale prior to announcing its intentions to sell to the public .\ncitizens commercial & savings bank formed a holding company , citizens banking corporation , in 1981 to acquire additional banks . banks acquired were grayling state bank and state bank of standish in 1984 . [ 6 ] citizens banking acquired second national bank of saginaw and second national bank of bay city in 1985 . on november 6 , 1986 , citizens banking indicated that will purchase national bank of illinois as its first non - michigan acquisition followed in 1987 with the purchase of commercial national bank of berwyn , illinois . david t . dort , son of j . dallas dort , retired april 10 , 1988 , as the longest - serving director of citizen banking corp . after 22 years . [ 3 ]\ncitizens\u2019 financial impact doesn\u2019t stop with local businesses . according to documents obtained from the city of flint , the bank\u2019s employees pay approximately $ 198 , 000 annually in city income taxes . the flint citizens ' branches also pay a combined $ 90 , 255 in annual water bills and close to $ 266 , 000 to the city in property taxes .\nin 2008 , citizens received $ 300 million in a troubles assets relief loan from the u . s . government . in july , it reported five consecutive quarters of profit .\nthe southern tower of citizens banking building in flint , michigan . the aging cb letters have since been replaced first with fm for firstmerit , then with hb for huntington bank .\nacted as firstmerit ' s legal counsel . j . p . morgan securities llc acted as financial advisor to citizens and rendered a fairness opinion in connection with the transaction , and\nuntil the complete changeover of all of the signs , the company is being called \u201ccitizens bank , now part of firstmerit bank , \u201d and bears the logos of both companies .\npursuant to the merger agreement , holders of citizens common stock have a right to receive 1 . 37 shares of common stock of firstmerit for each share of citizens common stock held immediately prior to the effective time of the merger , plus cash in lieu of fractional shares . pursuant to the merger agreement , outstanding citizens stock options , restricted stock units and other equity - based awards converted into fully vested and exercisable options and other equity - based awards with respect to shares of firstmerit\u0092s common stock , with appropriate adjustments to reflect the exchange ratio .\nfirstmerit corp . has hired flushing - based business signs by crannie to switch over all of the citizens bank signs in genesee county and some outlying areas to the new firstmerit brand .\ncitizens has been one of michigan ' s oldest and most storied banks . it was founded in flint in 1871 as citizens commercial & savings bank at the height of flint ' s lumber boom , when the city ' s mills worked around the clock sawing the white pine that came by train from throughout northern michigan and built houses around the u . s .\nthanks for the comment . . . and the copy editing . after years of complaining about what editors have done to my work , i now realize i ' m a pretty lousy copy editor . from now on , it ' s citizens , not citizen ' s . you sound like somewhat of an insider . any thoughts on what the future holds for citizens ?\nfdic records show citizens was 12th in deposit market share in wisconsin last year , with about $ 1 . 1 billion , or less than 1 % of market share in the state .\nbauer financial inc . rates firstmerit with four stars on a five - star scale , while citizens bank was rated at three - and - a - half stars on the same scale .\nbloomberg reported that citizens was soliciting takeover bids form competitors , and that three unnamed sources told bloomberg the company hired j . p . morgan chase & co . to find a buyer .\non a pre - tax basis ( approximately 22 % of citizens ' non - interest expenses ) , and anticipates that the transaction will be 7 . 5 % accretive to earnings in 2014 .\ncitizens will be rebranded to the firstmerit name . it is anticipated that the combined company will maintain its level of community involvement through charitable giving and other philanthropic activities following completion of the transaction .\nely said that even though the deal for the sale is in the works , another buyer \u2013 perhaps huntington or fifth third \u2013 could still come along and make an offer to purchase citizens .\nfirstmerit , citizens , and their respective directors , executive officers and certain other members of management and employees may be soliciting proxies from firstmerit and citizens shareholders in favor of the merger and related matters . information regarding the persons who may , under the rules of the sec , be deemed participants in the solicitation of firstmerit and citizens shareholders in connection with the proposed merger will be set forth in the joint proxy statement / prospectus when it is filed with the sec . you can find information about firstmerit ' s executive officers and directors in its definitive proxy statement filed with the sec on\ncitizens banking , the flint , mich . - based holding company , filed applications with the federal reserve bank of chicago last july to consolidate the headquarters for f & m bank - wisconsin with citizens bank , its michigan - based bank . f & m bank president randall peterson said the consolidation will create a more efficient banking operation by allowing the banks to operate as a single entity .\n\u201ci don\u2019t think ( the sale of citizens ) is going to have a huge effect on any branch offices locally , but it could shrink the number of loan officers and agents they have inside the banks here ,\nhe said .\nthe big impact will be determined when the citizens branch ( downtown ) decides how much it is going to retain here at the downtown office . \u201d\ncitizens opened for business on march 1 . the bank\u2019s founders commanded immense respect in the community and inspired confidence in the new venture , so much so that citizen\u2019s capital doubled in just three months .\n\u201cthis is , in effect , a market and geographic extension for firstmerit , \u201d ely said . \u201ci\u2019m sure we\u2019ll see some consolidation , though . and to reiterate and go back , analysts seem to think this is a pretty good deal for citizens based on what\u2019s been happening with firstmerit\u2019s stock . that\u2019s probably the reason citizens made this move . they just got a good offer at the right time . \u201d\naccording to firstmerit officials , the company will re - brand citizens bank to its firstmerit name and likeness . they say it ' s too early to tell what they will do about the weather ball .\nthe new weatherball on the roof of citizens ' downtown office is a symbol of the service being rendered to the flint community by this 85 - year - old banking institution ,\nthe ad said .\nnow part of huntington , the bank\u2019s original location on saginaw street and its iconic weather ball continue to shine bright on the skyline , welcoming flint\u2019s citizens to the day and the future\u2014rain , snow or shine .\ncharles d . christy of evp & chief financial officer citizens banking corporation , + 1 - 810 - 237 - 4200 , or charlie . christy @ cbcf - net . com , or kristine d . brenner investor relations of citizens banking corporation , + 1 - 810 - 257 - 2506 , or + 1 - 989 - 725 - 7337 , or investor . relations @ cbcf - net . com , or kbrenner @ urltoken\non the other hand , citizens , which suffered substantial losses during the financial crisis , has only recently recovered . however , increased regulations and stringent capital requirements along with exposures to problematic assets have been a concern .\n\u201cfirstmerit\u2019s stock took a hit and that reflects the idea that some investors feel like firstmerit overpaid for ( citizens ) , \u201d he said . \u201cit\u2019s a tough call , especially when a bank has had problems . \u201d\n\u201cthe citizens board and management team believe that combining with firstmerit will deliver significant value for our shareholders while allowing them to participate in the tremendous upside potential of a stronger bank with increased scale ,\nsaid cathleen nash , president and ceo of citizens in the statement . \u201cfor our clients , this merger doubles the branch network , expanding it across the upper midwest , and provides access to an enhanced suite of products and services . \u201d\ncitizens , which is based in flint , mich . , has 49 branches in wisconsin , many of them in the northeastern part of the state , according to regulatory records . it has a branch in menomonee falls .\nmlive - flint journal will host a live blog in the comments section of this post on thursday , june 13 , at 11 : 30 a . m . as firstmerit bank - - the new owners of citizens - - unveils renderings and plans for the redesign of the historic weather ball . firstmerit will announce the changes during an invite - only event at the former citizens bank headquarters at 328 s . saginaw st . in flint .\nfirstmerit submitted paperwork for to the sec for the purchase of citizens bank in september 2012 and the sale was approved by the federal reserve in late - march 2013 and by both banks ' shareholders in early april 2013 .\nin 1995 , firstmerit corporation was formed when first bancorporation made its largest purchase to date , buying civista corporation in canton , ohio , the parent company of citizens savings . the name of the holding company changed shortly thereafter .\nin their joint announcement thursday , citizens and firstmerit said the transaction\ncreates a unique , contiguous midwest banking franchise , expanding firstmerit ' s footprint into michigan and wisconsin , as well as strengthening its presence in northeast ohio .\nin august , bloomberg reported that huntington bancshares inc . might be interested in citizens , which is the 10 th largest bank by deposits in southeast michigan , according to crain ' s list of largest banks and bank holding companies .\nscott kincaid , flint city councilman , said it will be a sad day for the community once the acquisition goes through , sometime in june 2013 . citizens has a long history of providing services to the community , he said .\n\u201cthe citizens board and management team believe that combining with firstmerit will deliver significant value for our shareholders while allowing them to participate in the tremendous upside potential of a stronger bank with increased scale ,\nnash said in the statement .\ndiscussions in this release that are not statements of historical fact ( including statements that include terms such as\nwill ,\nmay ,\nshould ,\nbelieve ,\nexpect ,\nanticipate ,\nestimate ,\nintend ,\nand\nplan\n) are forward - looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties . any forward - looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward - looking information . such forward - looking statements include , but are not limited to , statements about the benefits of the business combination transaction involving citizens and republic , including future financial and operating results , the new company ' s plans , objectives , expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts .\nkristine brenner , director of investor relations for citizens bank , said the lawsuit has no merit and the bank reached a settlement with the justice department to avoid accruing costly legal fees . brenner said the claim isn\u2019t based on factual information .\nothers like bob kittell \u2013 the owner of downtown flint ' s mad hatter store \u2013 said he ' s been hearing murmurs from citizens bank employees and the outlook isn ' t so positive for workers at the bank ' s headquarters .\noblendz is a smoothie stand located inside the u - m flint pavilion . owner jim hamlin said that even though most of his business is from students , a large percentage of customers is from other foot traffic , including citizens employees .\ncitizens has lost more than $ 1 billion since 2007 in commercial and residential real - estate loans \u2014 which forced the lender to operate under a supervisory agreement with the federal reserve bank of chicago . in april , the agreement was terminated .\n. the two banks have reached an agreement under which citizens will be acquired by firstmerit in an all - stock deal valued at around $ 912 million , based on firstmerit ' s average ten - day closing stock price ended september 12 .\n\u201cof course we\u2019d be concerned about ( citizens\u2019 headquarters relocating ) , \u201d he said . \u201cthey\u2019re very vital to the downtown area and the city of flint in everything from the income taxes they pay to simply being in the downtown area . \u201d\ncitizens banking corp . , based in flint , has bought four michigan banks from banc one corp . for $ 115 million . the four banks , in east lansing , fenton , sturgis and ypsilanti , will add 21 branches with $ 680 million in assets to citizens . the transaction , expected to close before the end of the year , increases citizens ' assets by 25 percent , to $ 3 . 5 billion from $ 2 . 7 billion . . . a banc one spokesperson said it decided the money realized from the sale , which had been in the works for about five months , could be better utilized in other areas . but he emphasized that banc one did not rule out returning to branch banking in michigan .\nflint , michigan \u2014 citizens bank will open a loan office in a black neighborhood in detroit and offer $ 3 . 6 million in loans and grants throughout wayne county as part of a settlement with the department of justice amid allegations of redlining .\nfor our clients , this merger doubles the branch network , expanding it across the upper midwest , and provides access to an enhanced suite of products and services ,\nsaid cathleen nash , president and ceo of citizens , in a statement .\n\u201cthe big economic difference would come if citizens indeed were to shrink the bank\u2019s workforce in flint and do most of the work in the ohio headquarters , \u201d said dennis ellis , professor emeritus of business economics at the university of michigan - flint .\n\u201cagain , the biggest hit is going to be in the flint taxes that are generated from the bank and from the people that work in the bank . businesses around the bank will also take hits based on how much the citizens headquarters shrinks . \u201d\nthe event on thursday will take place from 11 : 30 a . m . \u2013 1 p . m . at the former citizens bank headquarters , and firstmerit will present a $ 5 , 000 donation to the united way of genesee county as well .\nwith citizens ' approval of the deal , firstmerit will become the sixth - largest banking group in the midwest with $ 24 . 5 billion in assets , $ 15 billion in loans , almost $ 19 billion in deposits and nearly 5 , 000 employees .\nsandy pierce \u2013 vice chairman of firstmerit corporation , and chairman and ceo of firstmerit michigan \u2013 said in an april interview with mlive - flint journal , that the company would begin to rebrand citizens bank with the firstmerit bank logo in michigan starting this month .\nin july , citizens announced the best quarter in its history , with net income of $ 297 . 1 million , a result of being able to put federal tax credits back on its books after a year of sustained profitability following several years of quarterly losses .\nmike killbreath , president of the flint area chamber of commerce , said that a blow to the local economy is inevitable following the bank ' s sale , but he thinks that the city should try to attract other large businesses in the wake of citizens\u2019 sale .\nely said that there could be a number of reasons why the sale happened . he said they could vary from citizens ' unwillingness to pay costs associated with complying with new federal requirements , to both companies wanting to operate in the best interest of their shareholders .\nchris douglass , an associate professor of economics at the university of michigan - flint , said that he expects some layoffs , but that he is unsure of the extent of the job losses because there is no overlap between citizens and firstmerit branches in the state of michigan .\ncitizens national bank , a predecessor of firstmerit corp . and now part of huntington , located its headquarters on the lot when it formed in 1871 . the current building was completed in 1928 on the same spot , and the bank has had a strong presence ever since .\ncitizens national bank\u2019s capital and reputation continued to increase , and one loan is especially worth mentioning . with an innovative idea to build a road cart with a spring seat , customer billy durant appealed to the president of citizens in 1886 for a $ 2 , 000 loan , which was summarily approved . he used the funds to buy a patent and launch his business , later renamed durant - dort carriage company , which became the world\u2019s largest . today , durant is more familiar for his role in co - founding another large carriage company known as general motors .\nfirstmerit expects to repay citizens\u2019 $ 345 million of troubled asset relief program preferred stock , including $ 45 million of deferred dividends . following the transaction , firstmerit will have $ 24 billion in assets , $ 15 billion in loans and $ 19 billion in deposits , according to the statement .\nthe flint weather ball redesign is revealed on thursday , june 13 , at a luncheon given by firstmerit bank , the new owner of the former citizens bank in flint . at left is the day view ; at right is the night view . ( kristin longley | mlive . com )\n, president and ceo of citizens .\nfor our clients , this merger doubles the branch network , expanding it across the upper midwest , and provides access to an enhanced suite of products and services . furthermore , with shared core values and a similar culture , the combined company will provide increased opportunities to many of our bankers . on behalf of the entire citizens board and management team , we thank our dedicated employees for their continued hard work \u2013 especially over the past several years \u2013 and look forward to working with paul and the firstmerit team to complete this exciting transaction .\nthe citizens ' deal , a $ 912 million all - stock sale , created the 55th largest bank in the u . s . , with more than $ 24 billion in assets , 415 offices and more than 5 , 000 employees in pennsylvania , michigan , ohio , illinois and wisconsin .\n\u201cyou don\u2019t know if the bank is going to keep on improving or if it\u2019s best \u2013 when things are going well \u2013 to take a good deal when it comes along , \u201d ely said . \u201cas i understand , ( citizens bank ) was able to get a pretty good deal . \u201d\nduring the great depression , the bank closed its doors along with every other bank in the country for the 1933 bank holiday . the national order was intended to give banks relief from people withdrawing all their money . two banks in flint did not open after the holiday ended , but citizens survived .\n\u201ccitizens is a good corporate , tax - paying organization , \u201d herman said . \u201cthey employ a lot of people in the community with their 22 branches in the county . with their headquarters in flint , and to have a significant number of employees downtown , it has a huge impact on downtown . \u201d\nin 1886 , citizens bank made a loan to william c . durant and j . dallas dort . durant would later say that this loan enabled him to start his vehicle - manufacturing career . he eventually would take over the buick motor company from david buick and found the general motors holding company in 1908 .\nwhile officials from both banks have contended in the past that they didn ' t know the future of the job outlook for current citizens bank employees \u2013 more than 600 of which work at the bank ' s downtown headquarters \u2013 economists have said that it would only be a matter of time before layoffs would occur ."]}
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seller in china . source : ford motor company\nenter your email and contact information below for communication , including emails , about ford motor company , ford motor company of canada , limited ( ford of canada ) and the lincoln motor company ( lincoln ) * , our newest vehicles , product updates , services , events , news , offers , promotions , customized ads , and more .\nriverside motorcycle , inc . dba skip fordyce harley - davidson v . harley - davidson motor company\nford of britain ( ford motor company ltd . ) formed to centralize ford activities in europe .\nford lio ho motor company ( taiwan ) announces $ 35 - million expansion to increase production .\nford motor company and cd radio announce an alliance to bring digital satellite radio to ford customers .\nford motor company ' s december u . s . sales climb 8 . 2 percent\nford motor company becomes the first and only automotive company to certify its plants around the world under iso 14001 \u2013 140 plants in 26 countries .\ntoday , the wolfington company builds school buses , and the derham company custom builds expensive limousines .\n1935 , the ford motor company unveiled the lincoln - zephyr , a lower - priced and more modern lincoln brand . the zephyr name would be discontinued after\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nford motor company reaches agreement to buy automobile protection corporation [ apco ] for approximately $ 180 million .\nrice motor co . , dba honda of west covina v . american honda motor co . , inc .\nbook description the post - war years of the lincoln motor car division of ford motor company are detailed in this book , with photographs from detroit public library ' s national automotive history collection .\nbenson ford elected a company vice president and general manager of lincoln - mercury division .\nas ford motor company continues to expand from an auto company to an auto and a mobility company , the company remains focused on building on its global leadership in trucks , vans , commercial vehicles and performance vehicles , while growing its global strength in utility vehicles .\nthe first source of income for the lincoln company was the assembling of aircraft engines by liberty using the ford motor company\u2019s cylinders . this was for the world war ii contracts . general motors purchased the cadillac division of the leland company in the year 1909 . after the second world war , the factories of the leland company were redesigned to manufacture the luxury cars . the ford motor company purchased the lincoln company in the year 1922 , but lincoln continued its separate operations until the year 1940 . the lincoln company suffered many financial crises in the 1920s . this was a tough time for the leland\u2019s . lincoln got bankrupt shortly as they produced only 150 lincoln l - series cars . the company had to give $ 8 , 000 , 000 to the ford company in the year 1922 .\nford motor company and oracle corporation announce the formation of the autoxchange , an automotive e - business integrated supply chain to be created and run by a newly formed joint venture between ford motor company and oracle corporation .\nford motor company announced today that it will open a new design studio in london , england in 2001 .\n12 / 24 / 63 100x driven from ford motor company to hess & eisenhardt in cincinnati , ohio .\naxz plan pricing , including axz plan option pricing , is exclusively for eligible ford motor company employees , friends and family - members of eligible employees , and ford motor company eligible partners . restrictions apply . see your ford or lincoln dealer for complete details and qualifications . ford motor company reserves the right to modify the terms of this plan at any time .\nthere ought to be more scrupulous honesty in big business men than in any other human beings . for big business requires teamwork on a gigantic scale . lincoln or the lincoln motor company is the division of the ford motor company . the path to success for the brand lincoln was no small thing . the ford company sells luxury cars under the name , lincoln . the lincoln motor company was founded in the year 1917 by henry m . leland . it has been the subsidiary of the ford company since the year 1922 . henry leland was the former manager of the general motors , cadillac division . wilfred leland , the son of henry leland formed the lincoln company . the lincoln company was named after abraham lincoln , former president of united states . leland\u2019s considered abraham lincoln to be his idol and also cast a vote for him in the year 1864 .\nlincoln motor cars 1946 - 1960 photo archive by mark patrick . 128 pages , paperback .\npreviously , galhotra was group vice president , lincoln and chief marketing officer for ford motor company , a position he was named to in 2017 .\nlincoln motor company\u2019s effort to conquer the luxury car business has paid off because it still remains one of the most popular brands in that area .\nchassis made by the lincoln division of ford motor company , detroit , michigan ; body by brunn & co . , buffalo , new york .\nlincoln ' s brand chief , kumar galhotra , presented the all - new 2018 lincoln navigator at an event in new york this past week . image source : ford motor company .\nford motor company is a global company based in dearborn , michigan . the company designs , manufactures , markets and services a full line of ford cars , trucks , suvs , electrified vehicles and lincoln luxury vehicles , provides financial services through ford motor credit company and is pursuing leadership positions in electrification , autonomous vehicles and mobility solutions . ford employs approximately 203 , 000 people worldwide . for more information regarding ford , its products and ford motor credit company , please visit urltoken .\narticles of incorporation for the formation of the ford motor company are filed with the state of michigan in lansing .\nlincoln then introduced the v12 powered kb platform with a new appearance in the year 1933 . a small car , lincoln - zephyr , was introduced in the year 1933 by the company . this small car increased the sales of the company with great success in the market . in the year 1940 , lincoln company became the lincoln division of the ford motor company . lincoln had great innovations in its plans , but merging with ford company made it to modernize the parts according to the competition going on in the market by the ford motors . in the later years , lincoln manufactured a number of luxury cars along with ford . after the success of the lincoln cars under ford company , the ford company merged with lincoln and mercury divisions to form a lincoln - mercury division .\n( additionally referred to just as lincoln ) ( known as the lincoln motor company or essentially as lincoln ) is a division of the u . s . - based ford motor company that offers luxury vehicles under the lincoln marque . established by henry m . leland in 1917 , lincoln has been a ford subsidiary since 1922 . while basically sold in north america , in 2014 ford introduced the lincoln brand to china . lincoln vehicles are additionally sold in the middle east and south korea .\nthe new lebaron - briggs company was called lebaron - detroit company , and operated under that name until 1941 .\nford motor company announced that ziad ojakli , group vice president , government and community relations , has elected to leave the company effective 15 july . since joining the company in 2004 , ojakli has overseen ford\u2019s global government . . .\nsome of the most iconic cars produced by lincoln motor company are now prized by collectors and auto enthusiasts everywhere . while the company still produces noteworthy cars that offer a great driving experience , these lincolns are still considered some of the best cars the company has ever produced :\nroom to grow together with a spacious and luxurious interior . a place for your family to create memories . introducing the 2018 navigator , featuring serena williams . explore the all - new lincoln navigator here : urltoken subscribe to lincoln motor company : urltoken connect with lincoln motor company : website : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken instagram : urltoken google + : urltoken lincoln navigator : serena williams and navigator - motherhood | lincoln urltoken show less\nhenry ford ( standing left ) and his son , edsel b . ford ( seated left ) , purchase the lincoln motor company ( credit : ford ) .\ncasl check here to receive communications , including emails , from trois - rivieres ford lincoln inc . , ford motor company of canada , limited and the lincoln motor company * * about them and their products , services , events , news , offers , customized ads and more . you may withdraw consent at any time .\nspecialized in high - production , inexpensive closed coach bodies , and had been a major ford motor company subcontractor for years .\nford motor company airs first - ever global commercial ,\ngobal anthem\nshown in virtually every country around the world .\nthe 2018 navigator ' s profile has evolved considerably from the current model ' s . image source : ford motor company .\nthe last lincoln and packard custom bodies built by brunn & company were the 1938 and 1939 models .\nthe company was established in 1917 by henry leland , an automotive parts manufacturer who had previously founded the cadillac brand . he named the company after his boyhood hero : the 16th u . s . president , abraham lincoln . early lincoln models include the l series and the k series . the company quickly hit dire straits , however , and was bought by ford motor company in 1922 .\nthe pontiac tempest is the motor trend car of the year for 1961 and as such been granted the annual motor trend award .\nour shareholder services and transfer agent is computershare trust company , n . a . , which offers a stock purchase program for people wishing to purchase or sell ford motor company common stock .\nif you want to know more about lincoln motor company , just give us a call at pines ford lincoln . for sales , the number to call is 877 968 7504 . you can also fill in this\nford will officially unveil the lincoln continental concept car in new york on wednesday . the concept is a preview of a new lincoln sedan that is expected to arrive next year . source : ford motor company .\ncasl check here to receive communications , including emails , from ridgewood ford sales , ford motor company of canada , limited and the lincoln motor company * about them and their products , services , events , news , offers , customized ads and more . you may withdraw consent at any time .\nthe directservice investment and stock purchase program is offered and administered by computershare trust company , n . a . this program is not sponsored or administered by ford motor company . the hypertext links to information about the directservice investment and stock purchase program are maintained by computershare trust company , n . a . , and ford motor company is not responsible for that site ' s content .\nlaidlaw ' s harley - davidson sales , inc . dba laidlaw ' s harley - davidson v . harley - davidson motor company\nford motor company of canada , ltd . , receives its provincial charter to do business in walkerville , ontario , near windsor .\nthe 2018 navigator ' s interior is plush , with clean nautical - themed design details . image source : ford motor company .\nlincoln ' s latest model , the plush continental sedan , was designed with the tastes of both american and chinese buyers in mind . image source : ford motor company .\nthat\u2019s why lincoln motor company gives car manuals for its different vehicle models . the manuals contain information and practical guidance on how to service and troubleshoot problems in its vehicles .\nhenry m . leland was a noted engineer and tool designer when he began working at the henry ford company , henry ford ' s second automobile manufacturing company . after henry ford ' s departure in 1902 , leland helped to reorganize the renamed cadillac motor company and establish quality control and production standards for the luxury auto maker . leland left cadillac in august 1917 and with his son wilfred established the lincoln motor company to produce liberty airplane engines for the united states army during world war i . after the war , the lelands manufactured a new luxury automobile but were stymied when over - capitalization , high labor costs , and a short but severe post - war recession hampered large - scale production . the company ' s board of directors requested and received approval for a court - appointed receiver to liquidate the assets of the company . negotiations with henry and edsel ford led to an agreement wherein henry ford , through ford motor company , agreed to pay $ 8 million for the assets of lincoln motor company in february 1922 , and install the lelands as operating heads of the organization . the situation quickly became untenable , the lelands were removed from the company , and the lincoln motor company became an operating division of ford motor company .\noverall ford motor company china sales totalled 62 , 057 vehicles in june , a 38 % decline year over year . in the first half of 2018 , ford motor company china sold 400 , 443 vehicles in china , a 25 % decline year over year . monthly sales of lincoln reached . . .\nlincoln motor company always has its car manual for its customers and you will always get it if you purchase any of their products or you can purchase one from the internet .\nthe lincoln motor company hasn\u2019t had an easy road towards success . even at the very beginning , the company faced troubled times , unable to get a good market share and establish itself as a brand . lincoln was launched in 1917 by henry m . leland , the man behind both , cadillac and lincoln . from 1917 to 1922 , the company struggled to get a foothold in the market .\nmerger of ford and amcar operation in south africa completed ; new company , south african motor corp . ( samcor ) begins operations .\nford motor company of canada , limited receives 1999 ontario chamber of commerce outstanding business achievement award , for outstanding leadership in environmental initiatives .\nbmw group and ford motor company announce that they have signed a definitive agreement for ford to buy the land rover business from bmw .\nthe lincoln motor company\u2019s relationship started with brunn in 1920 . lincoln designers wanted to refresh their designs , so they invited the founder of brunn to travel to detroit and review some 1920 - 1921 lincoln coaches . after giving his assessment , henry leland was so impressed that he asked him to create 12 designs for lincoln . after ford bought the lincoln motor company , edsel continued the lincoln - brunn relationship . in 1937 , lincoln commissioned brunn to create a vehicle for president franklin delano roosevelt . painted presidential blue , the vehicle was armor plated and equipped with bullet proof glass . weighing in at 9 , 300 pounds , it went on to earn the nickname \u201cthe sunshine special\u201d and ushered in a presidential tradition for the lincoln motor company that would last for decades .\nford motor company is recognized by the u . s . department of commerce for exemplary performance in promoting minority business growth in the nation .\nassembled by the ford motor company in detroit ; special body work done by raymond dietrich , dietrich creative industries , grand rapids , michigan .\nlincoln motor company was founded in 1917 by an engineer namely henry m . leland and his son . its initial business was an assembly of liberty aircraft engines for the us military , but they later combined the business with the manufacture of luxury motor vehicles .\nover the years , the lincoln motor company fell into a slump . now , that division of ford is reclaiming its original name and unveiling a new luxury sedan . ben tracy reports .\nrogers toyota , inc . v . toyota motor distributors , inc . ; toyota motor sales , u . s . a . , inc .\nfairway toyota , inc . v . toyota motor distributors , inc . ; toyota motor sales , u . s . a . , inc .\nford motor company today announced the establishment of a north american headquarters for its premierautomotive group in irvine , california . jaguar also annonces that it will relocate in urltoken part of the wider move by ford motor co .\nthis was lincoln motor company\u2019s very first commercially successful vehicle . the design is regal and iconic and it introduces the modern , aerodynamic design that transformed the way cars were designed . this is also the origin of lincoln\u2019s iconic split grill .\nactor matthew mcconaughey , ford ceo mark fields , and lincoln president kumar galhotra with a concept version of the next - generation lincoln navigator in new york earlier this year . mcconaughey stars in a series of popular tv commercials for the lincoln brand . image source : ford motor company .\nthis plan is available to both present shareholders of record as well as investors wishing to make an initial purchase of ford motor company common stock .\nford enters into an agreement with anglo american corporation of south africa limited that will enable ford motor company to increase its investment in south africa .\nbrown 1988 lincoln town car signature rwd 4 - speed automatic 5 . 0l v8 fi cruise control , power locks , power windows . frankman motor company started in 1988 as . . . more\nmotor trend presents its annual car of the year award in this issue . winner for 1967 is the ford division the ford motor company \u2014 for their entire line of ford . fairlane , falcon , and thunderbird cars .\nlincoln mercury announces plans to discontinue production of the lincoln mark viii luxury coupe in june 1998 .\nas it attempts to revive a once - great luxury brand , ford ' s is renaming its lincoln division as the lincoln motor co . , the automaker said monday .\nlincoln pickup and delivery * : a service experience so effortless , it feels as if you dreamed it . this is # thelincolnway\u2026 a # morehuman approach to ownership . learn more at : https : / / www . lincolncanada . c . . . . . . * conditions and exclusions apply . subscribe to lincoln motor company canada : urltoken connect with lincoln motor company : website : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken instagram : urltoken lincoln pickup and delivery | the more human side of engineering | lincoln urltoken . . . show less\namid the mid 1920s , lincoln endured extreme money related issues , balancing the loss of income of liberty motor production with the outdated design of the costly model l . in the wake of having delivered just 150 autos in 1922 , lincoln motor company was forced to file into chapter 11 bankruptcy and liquidated to the ford motor company for $ 8 , 000 , 000 on february 4 , 1922 ; a portion of the returns of the deal went to pay off creditors .\nford motor company and zf friedrichshafen ag announce their intention to form a joint venture to produce automatic transmissions at ford\u2019s batavia ( ohio ) transmission plant .\nford motor company reports industry - record operating income of $ 7 . 2 billion in 1999 and record fourth quarter earnings of $ 1 . 8 billion\nthe all - new navigator ' s details - - the wheels , the grille - - are not subtle . image source : ford motor company .\nthe company hasn ' t made this kind of commitment to lincoln in decades ,\nfarley said in an interview .\ndetroit \u2014 it took the interest of chinese consumers to persuade ford motor to revive a quintessentially american car , the lincoln continental .\nshare a bit of your style with ford hubcaps and wheel covers . specifically engineered for ford and lincoln vehicles , these hubcaps and covers go through rigorous testing to meet the requirements of ford motor company .\nford - designed wheel parts are engineered and tested to meet rigorous ford motor company requirements . search for the parts you need to enhance the look of your ford or lincoln car , truck or suv .\nthe full name of ford ' s financial services arm is ford motor credit company llc , and today the company offers loans and leases to car buyers , in addition to loans and lines of credit for ford and other dealerships .\nwith a maintenance plan , you can rest easy knowing your vehicle will be serviced using lincoln parts for superior fit , finish and overall performance . regardless of the plan , it\u2019s backed by the lincoln motor company and is specifically designed to meet maintenance requirements for lincoln vehicles . plus , it\u2019s honoured at every authorized lincoln dealer in canada and the united states .\nth ! nk , an enterprise of ford motor company , today unveiled a family size sedan powered by the latest generation methanol reformer fuel cell electric powertrain .\nhowever , in the early 1920s , the company fell into financial headwinds after the loss of aircraft engine business and it had an outdated motor vehicle design .\nthe ford motor company is a multinational car manufacturer based in michigan , usa that owns the lincoln and mercury brands to distribute upmarket products in the north american market . outside of the united states , the ford motor company also owns major subsidiaries in europe , australia and other regions in the world that develop their own vehicles for their respective markets . [ 1 ]\njack wall chevrolet , inc . v . general motor division , general motors corporation\ndale brown and dale brown motors v . u . s . suzuki motor corporation\nsherman oaks cycles inc . v . american honda motor co . , inc .\nkolbe cycle sales inc . v . american honda motor co . , inc .\nsouthland cycle center , inc . v . u . s . suzuki motor corporation\norange county cycle v . yamaha motor corporation , u . s . a .\neugene john buonaccorsi dba corky motors v . u . s . suzuki motor corporation\nirv seaver motorcycles , inc . v . u . s . suzuki motor corporation\nmichael imports , inc . , dba van ness hyundai v . hyundai motor america\nirvine central motors , inc . dba irvine mazda vs . mazda motor of america\nford motor land development co . incorporated in delaware as a wholly owned subsidiary .\nthe lincoln division ( ford motor company ) production records subgroup consists of build and shipping information for a limited set of individual vehicles . the detailed information includes assembly date , motor number , key numbers , and other details regarding original build information . the records include limited information for lincoln model k , 1936 to 1939 ; lincoln 1940 to 1942 and 1946 to 1948 ; lincoln mark ii , 1956 only ; and du pont motors , 1919 to 1932 .\nwest covina toyota inc . dba west covina toyota v . toyota motor distributors , inc . ; toyota motor sales , u . s . a . , inc .\nthe new pieces lincoln has in play could help lincoln separate itself from other brands , brinley said . lincoln might not trump bmw , but she said lincoln\u2019s customer service could pull in luxury buyers from other automakers .\nto any story there are many parts . in the story of motor trend \u2018s selection of the \u201959 pontiac as \u201ccar of the year\u201d and our presentation of the 1959 motor trend award to the pontiac motor division , there are at least four parts .\nthe j . c . widman company was also merged into murray in 1925 .\nin 1928 , briggs acquired the phillips custom body company of warren , ohio .\nsemon knudsen elected company president ; arjay miller becomes vice chairman of the board .\nmass disappointment aside , the \u201cintroducing the lincoln motor company\u201d campaign will promote the company ' s history of producing iconic and desirable luxury vehicles . designed to tie - in with the launch of the 2013 mkz , the campaign will run nationally in the united states in print , broadcast and digital media .\nray fladeboe lincoln - mercury , inc . , dba ray fladeboe british motor cars v . jaguar cars , inc . , et al .\nford motor company [ u . k . ] announces that it will purchase the pi group , a leading supplier of high - technology electronics to the automotive industry .\nthirty - five years ago , the biggest car on north america ' s roads was a 5 , 400 - pound land yacht built by the ford motor company .\nford motor company ' s board indicates that it will suspend payment of the quarterly dividend on its common and class b stock beginning in the fourth quarter of 2006 .\nand suppliers ,\nhe added .\nbut , together , we are building a much stronger ford motor company and a more secure future for us all .\nthere is no other express warranty on ford motor company - supplied replacement parts , except such obligation as ford may have assumed in its fcsd warranty and policy manual .\nthe lincoln mkt is a full - size luxury crossover suv built and marketed by the ford motor company ' s lincoln motor company division since the 2010 model year . the mkt was introduced as lincoln ' s second crossover in the lineup , slotted above the lincoln mkx mid - size crossover and below the larger ford expedition - based lincoln navigator full - size sport utility vehicle . sharing a common platform with the ford flex and ford explorer , the mkt does not have a direct predecessor . instead , the mkt and smaller mkx both serve as replacements of the lincoln aviator , as the division moved into the luxury crossover market . . . . more on wikipedia\ndel amo suzuki enterprises , inc . v . u . s . suzuki motor corporation\nallec bros . yamaha v . yamaha motor corporation , u . s . a .\nanaheim motorcycles inc . v . yamaha motor corporation , u . s . a .\nd . longo , inc . , dba longo toyota v . toyota motor distributors , inc . ; toyota motor sales , u . s . a . , inc .\nmel & mac toyota inc . dba toyota of whittier v . toyota motor distributors , inc . ; toyota motor sales , u . s . a . , inc .\njim lynch cadillac , inc . v . general motors corporation , cadillac motor car division\nthe 1999 ford focus is introduced in japan at the 33 rd tokyo motor show .\nmercury division . the purchase of lincoln was a personal triumph for ford who had been forced out of his second company by a group of investors led by leland . ironically , ford ' s original company , later renamed\nthe lincoln motor company has defined the american luxury car for almost a century . henry leland , founder of the cadillac brand , established the company in 1917 and named it after his childhood hero , abraham lincoln . leland sold the company to ford in 1922 . by the 1930s , the company had firmly established its niche as a premium car brand . in 1936 , the popular zepher was introduced . named and styled after the streamlined burlington zepher express train , this car represented 80 % of all lincolns sold at one point .\nchristy\u2019s lincoln eng . jpg lincoln used a big 430 cid 320 hp engine to power this 5200lb . vehicle .\nlincoln motor company sales increased 4 . 9 % in may with a total of 10 , 288 vehicles delivered in the united states . retail sales increased 9 . 7 % for the month , giving lincoln its 16 th consecutive month of year - over - year retail sales gains .\nthe c . r . wilson body company in detroit had built carriages since 1873 .\nthe h . h . babcock company had started as wagon builders in the 1890s .\nlocke & company began in 1902 as a quality body builder in new york city .\ncalifornia , the murphy company began modifying the early model l lincolns from the outset .\nwatertown , and then took over management of the andrew joyce carriage company in washington .\nin 1918 , stanley l . judkins opened merrimac body company to handle the overflow work\nmore than one host company , and so were able to bring along staff members .\nford acquires 100 percent of hertz corporation , world ' s largest car rental company .\nalso , rolls royce were far from the only company with a framed vertical grille .\nas of now , mitsubishi is no longer the car company you used to know .\nas the first multinational company to design a car specifically for india , ford motor company is launching the brand new ford ikon . the first vehicle rolled off the assembly line at ford\u2019s new state - of - the - art plant in maraimalai nagar , india .\nford motor company and ups logistics group , a subsidiary of united parcel service , have formed a strategic alliance to reduce vehicle delivery time from ford plants to dealers and customers .\nveterans and reserve forces are some of ford motor company\u2019s strongest employees . learn more about the men and women who have served their country and also found great careers at ford .\nthe continental mark iv is a two - door personal luxury coupe that was sold and marketed by the lincoln division of ford motor company from the 1972 to 1976 model years . following the success of the continental mark iii , lincoln renewed the model line to again compete against the cadillac eldorado .\nthe lincoln continental is an automobile that was produced by the lincoln division of ford motor company from 1939 to 1948 and again from 1956 to 2002 . despite often sharing underpinnings with less - expensive fords in more recent years , the lincoln continental had usually been a distinctively platformed and styled , highly equipped luxury car in the course of its long history .\nle bard & underwood , inc . v . american honda motor co . , inc .\nredlandsrider , inc . dba huntington honda v . american honda motor co . , inc .\ntri city cycle center , inc . v . american honda motor co . , inc .\nlen sheridan , inc . dba len sheridan toyota v . toyota motor distributors , inc .\nph automotive holding corporation dba pacific honda v . american honda motor co . , inc .\nford motor co . aktiengesellschaft is founded in berlin for the import of cars and tractors .\nford motor announced a $ 1 . 6 billion investment in a plant in mexico tuesday .\nthe decision was reached by the editors of motor trend after long and careful study of the entire field of americans motor cars . in a year of outstanding for progress in design .\nits assembly plants are located in canada , mexico and the united states . some of the popular models of this luxury car brand include lincoln navigator , 2017 lincoln mkz crossover suvs , 2016 lincoln mkx crossover suvs and lincoln continental sedan .\n. discover our lincoln special offer or our buyer ' s benefits & rewards offer for a well priced lincoln vehicles .\nlincoln has been part of ford since 1922 when the luxury carmaker was purchased out of bankruptcy . lincoln was founded in 1920 by henry leland , the man who had once taken over one of henry ford ' s early failed car company start - up attempts , turning that company into cadillac .\nford motor company assembled the car at its lincoln plant in wixom , michigan in january 1961 . hess & eisenhardt of cincinnati , ohio was responsible for customizing the car to function as a presidential parade limousine , literally cutting it in half , reinforcing it , extending it 3 \u00bdfeet in length , and making numerous other modifications . ford motor company and hess & eisenhardt collaborated on engineering and styling . it debuted at the white house in june 1961 . the car remained the property of the ford motor company , which leased it to the secret service for the nominal price of $ 500 per year .\nedsel ford created the original continental to represent the best lincoln had to offer and the best american luxury had to offer . somewhere along the way lincoln seemed to forget the purpose of the continental . the company moved from innovation to conservation . the company was trying to rest on their curtails , unfortunately that strategy only works for so long . the new concept represents a beacon of hope for car enthusiast . the concept represents a possible rebirth . the new continental will hopefully usher in a new era for the historic lincoln motor company .\nford reports record earnings of $ 7 . 2 billion in 1999 , more than any other automotive company in history [ also establishing a new company record for annual revenue ] .\npresident - elect donald trump took to twitter on thursday night to say ford motor co . executive chairman william ford jr . had called to say the company would not move production of the lincoln mkc from its louisville assembly plant to mexico .\nlincoln automotive financial services financing also is an important part of the lincoln luxury experience in china . lincoln automotive financial services , a financing organization dedicated to serving lincoln customers and dealers in china , launched on oct . 23 and supports lincoln dealers and customers by providing competitive financing products and exceptional service .\nfollowing world war ii , lincoln was merged with mercury to form the lincoln - mercury division . that partnership lasted until 2011 with models such as the mercury grand marquis and mercury mariner sold alongside the lincoln town car and the lincoln navigator .\nford ceo mark fields , who advocated keeping lincoln while his predecessor , alan mulally , cast off every other non - blue oval brand during the recession , says the company is fully committed to lincoln , despite its small size . lincoln represents just 4 percent of ford motor ' s u . s . sales and less than 2 percent of its global total .\nin rauch & lang carriage company , and began building semi - custom bodies for dodge .\nthe lehmann manufacturing company started building wagons in indiana one hundred years after the american revolution .\ncompany announces plans to develop 2 , 300 acres in dearborn for commercial - residential use .\nvarious lincoln custom coaches in 1925 and 1926 . the most popular lincoln body style which holbrook built was the collapsible cabriolet .\ngeneral motors and become lincoln ' s chief competitor . lincoln quickly became one of america ' s top selling luxury brands alongside\nford motor company ' s 2006 year - end liquidity is expected to include automotive gross cash of about $ 20 billion , including the effects of $ 3 . 4 billion of veba .\no ' donnell buick - opel , inc . v . buick motor division , general motors corporation\ntrenfel motors , inc . , dba toyota el cajon v . toyota motor distributors , inc .\ndaly city datsun , inc . v . nissan motor corporation in u . s . a .\nsbd , inc . , dba orange county suzuki v . u . s . suzuki motor corporation\n3 important takeaways from ford motor co . ' s january sales data - - the motley fool\nat the core of the lincoln way is the lincoln team , led by the host , the master and the craftsman , team members specially chosen and rigorously trained by the lincoln institute .\nford motor company is an equal opportunity employer committed to a culturally diverse workforce . all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race , religion , color , age , sex , national origin , sexual orientation , gender identity , disability status or protected veteran status . ford motor company also is committed to take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment such persons .\nwith one foot firmly planted in north american luxury car history , lincoln needed the newest iteration of the continental to be a bold strike driving forward the future of the company . the 2017 version needed to send a clear signal that the company could stand on its own , away from its ford motor co . ( nyse : f ) parent . its design needed to be purely lincoln , including the interior . the 2017 lincoln continental achieves all that , and more .\nlaunched by the ford motor company in 1972 , motorcraft\u00ae is the most trusted manufacturer of vehicle - specific replacement parts for ford , mercury , and lincoln vehicles . the company provides an extensive line of premium automotive parts from a / c compressors and alternators to wiper blades and wire sets . manufactured to strict specifications , the products have undergone extensive laboratory and on - the - road testing . motorcraft parts feature oem quality and fit and are designed to maximize the performance of ford , lincoln , and mercury models . recommended by the ford motor company , motorcraft is a one stop shop for your automotive needs .\nin addition to these first three locations , lincoln will open five more lincoln stores in china by year\u2019s end , and a total of 60 stores in 50 cities in china by 2016 . the lincoln way will be embedded in all lincoln stores in china .\nmercury , lincoln and edsel divisions are joined to form m - e - l ( mercury - edsel - lincoln ) division .\nthe all - new 2018 lincoln navigator will begin to arrive at u . s . lincoln dealers this fall , ford said .\nthe lincoln continental ushers in a new era of lincoln , one full of true luxury , that can compete not just as an upgraded ford , but as a company ready to once again to truly stand on its own .\ncompany who built electric car parts and car bodies , and manufactured the owen - magnetic car .\nholbrook company was founded by h . f . holbrook in west manhattan , new york city .\nthe derham body company of rosemont , pennsylvania , was founded as a carriage builder in 1884 .\nlehmann - peterson company at indianapolis by 1925 , producing replacement bodies for the model t ford .\nthe chrysler lebaron today is named more in honor of raymond dietrich than for his former company .\nford completes acquisition of the associates , financial services company , for $ 3 . 35 billion .\nvisteon officially becomes a totally independent company and begins public trading on the new york stock exchange .\nwhy clorox company stock jumped 11 . 9 % in june to deliver its best month this year\nford motor company philippines celebrates the inauguration of its four - billion peso manila , philippines , plant , situated in a 21 - hectare property inside the greenfield automotive park in santa rosa , laguna .\nbingham toyota , inc . ; b . c . bingham v . toyota motor distributors , inc .\nrose automotive services , inc . dba john a rose imports v . toyota motor distributors , inc .\nin frankfurt , ford takes part in the first international motor show ( iaa ) since the war .\n3 important takeaways from ford motor co . ' s january sales data @ themotleyfool # stocks $ f\nthe addition of a president to the lincoln brand in 2014 also signified that ford was making lincoln a \u201ckey element\u201d in its strategy , which is driven by changing the company\u2019s image , according to industry analysts . that approach has helped the brand recalibrate , said kumar galhotra , president of lincoln .\nthe change helped the company return its focus to its core operations - - building cars - - and it realigned the company ' s values to emphasize its employees and the quality of its products .\nthat added brand - wide perk caters to lincoln customers by focusing on what lincoln determined what a customer\u2019s most valued asset : time .\nford motor company is grateful to you for your honorable service to our country and would like to salute those who serve . that ' s why we ' re proud to offer you and your families a\nford of korea , joint venture with kia motor company - - ford owns 90 percent , kia 10 percent - - established to distribute cars , minivans and sport utility vehicles to dealers in south korea .\nwilliam howard taft was the first president to completely ditch carriages for cars with the purchase of his white motor company model m . the 40 - horsepower 7 - seater was the first presidential state car .\nford motor company ' s 2006 year - end liquidity is expected to include automotive gross cash of about $ 20 billion , including marketable and loaned securities and the effects of $ 3 . 4 billion of veba . the company will continue to have committed automotive credit facilities totaling more than $ 6 billion .\nthe lincoln motor company of detroit was founded in 1920 by henry m leland , who in earlier days had been associated with henry ford , had supplied engines to oldsmobile , and ( as chief engineer ) had based the first cadillacs on the simple fords of the time .\nthe continental concept ' s plush backseat includes a champagne storage compartment and detachable travel cases . such details might not make it to production , but they show that lincoln is serious about backseat comfort - - a critical selling point in china . source : ford motor company .\nyour coverage includes comprehensive basic warranty coverage , powertrain warranty coverage , safety restraint system coverage and corrosion coverage ( perforation only ) . for full coverage details , refer to the warranty guide for your vehicle\u2019s model year . the lincoln motor company also provides comprehensive emission system warranties .\nin detroit , ray was set up as the dietrich custom body company under murray corporation of america .\nby the john judkins company was designed by their chief engineer , and closely resembled a european stagecoach .\nif your shares are registered directly in your name with computershare trust company , n . a . , the company\u2019s stock transfer agent , you are considered the shareholder of record with respect to those shares .\nharold poling succeeds donald petersen as chairman of the board ; philip benton jr . elected company president .\nwith 12 investors and 1 , 000 shares , the company had spent almost all of its $ 28 , 000 cash investment by the time it sold the first ford model a on july 23 , 1903 . but by october 1 , 1903 ford motor company had turned a profit of $ 37 , 000 .\ncustomer viewpoint ratings and reviews are provided by customers who have either purchased a vehicle or visited a dealership for service . maritzcx , a third party supplier , administers the surveys on behalf of ford motor company .\njoe barton , sam tiefer , three star suzuki sport cycles v . u . s . suzuki motor corporation\nmathew zaheri corporation , dba hayward mitsubishi and mathew zaheri v . mitsubishi motor sales of america , inc .\nquaid imports , inc . dba quaid nissan v . nissan motor corporation , u . s . a .\nbut even as ford hopes the new continental will invigorate its lincoln luxury brand in the united states , the company expects most of the car\u2019s sales to be in china .\nford needs lincoln to succeed to provide incremental growth beyond the company\u2019s mainstream lineup , which is anchored by f - series pickups , mustang muscle cars and fusion family sedans .\nford motor co . may be considering dropping the struggling mercury brand as part of a move to focus the automaker ' s design and sales efforts on its ford and lincoln lines . ford officials declined to confirm reports that the company was reviewing such a plan , but acknowledged that they already had plans to shrink the mercury lineup in an effort to make lincoln the marquee brand for the company ' s lincoln mercury division .\nour plans regarding mercury have not changed ,\nsaid mark truby , a ford spokesman .\neight lincoln stores will open in china by year\u2019s end . by 2016 , 60 lincoln stores will be open in 50 cities across the country\nwith the release of the new lincoln navigator suv on the horizon , galhotra said lincoln focused on meeting customer needs with a luxury experience .\ntruecar is not affiliated with , sponsored by , or endorsed by lincoln . all use of lincoln ' s trademarks , brands , and logos is purely referential , and such marks are the property of lincoln .\nby the year 1960 , the lincoln division adopted a major change in its model lineup . the company started producing more and more luxury cars depending on the needs of the customer . lincoln made competitive moves to stay in the market . the fuel crisis in the 1980s was a big smash for the lincoln . somehow , they managed to save the company and started producing a new line in the range of luxury cars . the company has also shown interest in the range of motorsport . brand lincoln also participated in the number of car championships . lincoln became a subsidiary of ford , but it continues to create a separate range on its own as well ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "cogmed", "paragraphs": ["access all three versions of the product \u2013 cogmed rm , cogmed qm and cogmed jm .\nread more about the cogmed \u00a9 program at cogmed . com\u2019s frequently asked questions page .\naccess cogmed training at urltoken ( formerly www . training . cogmed . com ) .\nthe cogmed working memory training app now features all three training programs , cogmed jm , cogmed rm and cogmed qm . this release also includes general stability and performance improvements .\ncogmed webinars help you learn more about cogmed and working memory . current offerings include :\ncogmed coach certificate that authorizes you to offer cogmed to your patients anywhere in india .\nthe cogmed network now includes about 150 cogmed qualified practices and reaches 25 countries on six continents .\nthe training program is available through our authorized cogmed practices and cogmed coaches , all trained and qualified by pearson .\nplease contact a cogmed consultant for details at cogmed . canada @ urltoken or at 1 - 866 - 335 - 8418 .\njanuary : cogmed is feasible for preschoolers . young children exhibit improved wm and attention after cogmed training . ( thorell et al . , 2009 )\ncogmed training is not typically covered by insurance . investigate the possibility of coverage with your insurance provider or talk to the cogmed practice of your choice .\njanuary : cogmed for stroke victims . adults with stroke show improved wm and attention and decreased cognitive failures after cogmed . ( westerberg et al . , 2007 )\nfebruary : cogmed alters brain biochemistry . changes in the density of cortical dopamine d1 receptors observed in adults after cogmed . ( mcnab et al . , 2009 )\ndecember : cogmed is feasible for children with low socio - economic status . teachers report decreased adhd symptoms in children after cogmed . ( mezzacappa & buckner , 2010 )\ncogmed coach training and certification is mandatory for mental - health professionals such as psychologists or doctors , who would like to offer cogmed working memory training to their patients .\njuly : first independent cogmed research study is published . children improve wm , instruction following , and math after cogmed in school . ( holmes et al . , 2009 )\n2010 on june 28th cogmed is acquired by pearson and becomes part of pearson clinical assessment group . cogmed represents pearson group\u2019s first entry into the evidence - based cognitive training market .\n2008 word spreads around the world about cogmed research and the expansion in the u . s . cogmed partners with beterbrein of holland and with dr . roby marcou in singapore . the cogmed jm program for preschoolers is introduced . helena westerberg ph . d . , of the karolinska institute presents her data on cogmed training on normal adults . chris lucas , m . d . of new york university presents his data on cogmed training for children with adhd .\nhow educators can create academic and behavioural transformation for students with adhd using review360 and cogmed .\nother investigators have used a shortened version of cogmed and compared that to the standard version ( mawjee , et al . , 1025 ) . one study used parent training combined with cogmed and compared that to using cogmed alone ( steeger , et al . , 2015 ) .\none complete 25 - day cogmed training ( jm , rm or qm version , based on the age - group you would like to offer cogmed to ) . this training is for your personal use to help you familiarize yourself with cogmed and experience its benefits for yourself .\nas a cogmed coach , you will be playing an important role in motivating the cogmed user along the way and ensuring a successful completion of the program , for optimal user benefits .\nread through this list of frequently asked questions to learn more about the cogmed training program and our company . because cogmed is a new program , we understand that you have many questions .\ncogmed is for anyone who is constrained by their working memory and wants to improve their attention .\n\u25cf improvements for clients with a bad internet connection we hope that you will enjoy using cogmed .\nthe cogmed working memory training app now features support for the cogmed questionnaire . we have also done a number of graphical and user interface improvements , smaller bug fixes and performance improvements on ios7 .\nfinally another investigation looked at combining english language training while conducting cogmed with one group and comparing that to cogmed alone or english language training alone ( hyashi , et al . , 2015 ) .\nthe user / family sets the training schedule with the cogmed coach , with plenty of flexibility .\nthe cogmed training web gives all users online access to their own training results and progress status .\ncogmed is an evidence - based tool for you to help your patients in a meaningful way .\nno , it is not . in the case of users on adhd medication , cogmed training is a complementary intervention . stimulant medication and cogmed training impact the brain in different ways . medications will have effects that cogmed training does not , particularly regarding hyperactivity . cogmed training will also , in many cases , have effects that cannot be achieved by medication only . talk to your doctor to learn more .\nthis group will receive intervention with the cogmed training program and coach over a period of 5 weeks .\neach user has a cogmed coach who leads the training , tracks results and gives support and motivation .\nthere are a variety of ways researchers have attempted to optimize cogmed . in a 2016 publication by appelgren , bengtsson & soderqvist investigators used questionnaires to measure the mind - set and intrinsic motivation and how it influenced compliance to complete cogmed . the results of this study can help other professionals to optimize how they implement cogmed . another study investigated how meta - cognitive training affected cogmed training ( partanen , et al . , 2015 ) . the meta - cognitive training was conducted 3 days a week after cogmed training session .\ntraining sessions run five weeks , five days a week , for an hour each day . the fee for cogmed \u00a9 working memory training is set by each individual cogmed \u00a9 qualified practice and varies by location .\napril : after cogmed , children with special needs improve wm and reading comprehension . ( dahlin , 2011 )\ndon\u2019t put it off . my only regret is that i didn ' t know about cogmed sooner\n1 . cogmed training is backed by solid research that no one else can match . 2 . cogmed training is provided exclusively by a network of carefully trained and qualified professionals . they make sure each cogmed trainee gets the coaching needed for the best possible results . 3 . an outstanding track record of strong and lasting effects in our thousands of trainees in america and around the world show that cogmed training makes a real difference in people\u2019s lives .\n2001 the results from the first randomized , placebo controlled study on cogmed training show very promising results . the results are soon published in the first paper on cogmed training . the results inspire the team to partner with karolinska innovation ab to create the company cogmed and to seek funding to build a stable product and test it large scale .\nall students ( who completed cogmed ) improved on the measure of being able to work more independently .\ncogmed is developed by leading neuroscientist and proven to be effective in rigorous research published in peer - reviewed journals .\ntraining is provided excusively by a qualified cogmed provider , through an alied health care professional and / or an educator . support provided by the cogmed provider is critical to staying motivated and completing the program and building metacognitives skills .\nthe conceptualization of ef will be considered in this webinar as well as a number of cogmed - specific studies .\nyes , our research and our clinical experience show that the effects of cogmed training last after training . the reason is that once working memory capacity increases , you naturally continue to use it at its new level , which serves as constant maintenance training . each cogmed trainee also has access to optional cogmed extension training at no extra cost .\nthe acquisition of cogmed exemplifies pearson clinical assessment\u2019s commitment to innovation in serving customers to the best of our ability . cogmed\u2019s products are leading interventions in the area of cognitive training and link assessment to scientifically developed and empirically validated interventions .\nnovember : the training works . children with adhd show improved wm after cogmed . ( klingberg et al . 2002 )\naugust : cogmed highlighted in science as most researched executive function intervention for children . ( diamond & lee , 2011 )\nthe cogmed extension training allows the user to further sharpen the acquired capacity and to verify how the results hold over time .\noctober : older adults improve wm , sustained attention , and episodic memory after cogmed . ( brehmer et al . , 2011 )\nthere are different versions of cogmed for different age groups . jm for preschoolers , rm for school children and qm for adults .\ntrain at home option for all - cogmed is now accessible online , allowing completion both at home and at work / school .\ncogmed has been proven to be effective for attention deficits due to adhd , brain injuries , and normal aging , among others .\nyou don\u2019t need any additional qualification beyond your current formal education , to function as a cogmed coach . you will be able to start functioning as a cogmed coach after receiving our training on the theoretical and applied aspects of this solution , from our expert trainers .\ncogmed working memory training is a computer - based solution for improving attention by increasing working memory capacity over a five week training period .\nv4 . 4 . 1 update : fixed issue with multiple clicking on login buttons . we hope that you will enjoy using cogmed .\nthis is a demonstration of the idea that cogmed can benefit a variety of different clinical populations with wm deficits . children who have undergone radiation and chemotherapy are at risk for attention and wm deficits and cogmed may play a role in helping these survivors to return to function .\nthe cogmed program is for children and adults who want to improve their attention by training their working memory . more on working memory here .\ncogmed working memory training is an evidence - based program for helping children , adolescents and adults sustainably improve attention by training their working memory .\nplease contact cnld if you know of someone experiencing wm difficulties or if you are interested in more information about wm training , specifically cogmed .\ncogmed working memory training is an evidence based program for helping children , adolescents , and adults sustainably improve attention by training their working memory .\ncogmed has unique and outstanding records of strong and lasting results in education and health care , making significant difference in improving people ' s lives .\ncogmed working memory training is an evidence - based computerized training program designed to improve attention by effectively increasing working memory capacity through a systematic training period .\ncogmed working memory training is provided as an intervention by both educators in schools and healthcare professionals ( psychologists , ot\u2019s , slps ) in private practice .\nthe program is based on strong scientific research and it is done in the convenience of your own home under the supervision of a qualified cogmed coach .\nseptember : brain injured adults who did cogmed self - report decreased cognitive failures and improved occupational performance and satisfaction . ( lundqvist et al . , 2010 )\napril : adolescents born at extremely low birth weight improve their wm and verbal learning at 6 months post cogmed . ( l\u00f8haugen et al . , 2011 )\nmay : cogmed improves wm in preschoolers but , there is no evidence of transfer to nonverbal reasoning . ( bergman - nutley et al . , 2011 )\nfixed bug that was introduced in v4 . 5 . 0 that caused problems with starting up the training . we hope that you will enjoy using cogmed .\ncogmed working memory training is a training program for people with poor working memory and attention deficits . the program is based on published studies and developed by a team of neuroscientists . the peer - reviewed studies show that cogmed training reduces symptoms of inattention in children and adults , by addressing weaknesses in working memory capacity .\nmay : fmri with healthy adults after cogmed reveals wm - related brain activity significantly increased in middle and inferior frontal gyrus . ( westerberg & klingberg , 2007 )\njanuary : changes in brain activity after cogmed \u2013 increased activation in pre - frontal & parietal brain areas after wm training . ( olesen et al . , 2004 )\nholmes , et al . , ( 2015 ) research informs our understanding of how working memory relates to english language learning ( ell ) and what role cogmed can play\ncogmed training is done at the user\u2019s home , in school , or at work . the program is web - based and compatible on any computer that supports flash .\nv2 . 0 . 3 updates : - improved user interface when starting next trial . - updated and improved cogmed rm graphics . - smaller bug fixes and performance improvements .\ncogmed\u00a9 stands by its promises and past research , however consumers of this alternative therapy should know that the scientific community is not unanimous in its support of working - memory training .\npdf : holmes , et al . , ( 2015 ) research informs our understanding of how working memory relates to english language learning ( ell ) and what role cogmed can play\nvideo : holmes , et al . , ( 2015 ) research informs our understanding of how working memory relates to english language learning ( ell ) and what role cogmed can play\naugust : cogmed is feasible for hearing impaired children . transfer effect to language ( sentence repetition ) observed at 6 month follow - up . ( kronenberger et al . , 2011 )\nchildren - research and clinical data show improved grades following cogmed training . parents and teachers also report mproved social skills , taking initiative , remembering instructions , and completing assignments more independently .\ndecember : genetics make a difference . different dat1 genotypes \u2013 which impact dopamine availability in the brain \u2013 influence wm plasticity and effect of cogmed . ( brehmer et al . , 2009 )\nnovember : impact of cogmed investigated in the view that wm consists of secondary memory and primary memory . parent report improved adhd symptoms in children . ( gibson et al . , 2011 )\ncogmed provides a new , proven and effective approach to addressing the serious challenges of attention problems in adhd , traumatic brain injury , stroke and other conditions . there is a strong research case and logic behind the intervention . the implementation is highly structured , ensuring excellent clinical results . working with cogmed adds an evidence - based and non - pharmacological tool to your client work .\nkristina k . hardy , a neuropsychologist at children\u2019s national medical center in washington , is testing the use of cogmed with childhood cancer survivors , whose ability to learn is sometimes significantly reduced after chemotherapy and radiation . founded by a swedish neuroscientist , cogmed was bought in 2010 by pearson , the largest provider of testing and teaching materials , and is offered via psychologists and other clinical specialists .\n2005 the data from the 2002 study is published in the prestigious journal of the american academy of child and adolescent psychiatry . leading american psychologists and psychiatrists begin to contact cogmed in stockholm , interested in evaluating the training program in their practices . in the summer , scientific american highlights the dramatic findings causing increasing professional interest in the u . s . cogmed decides to expand into america .\nyou will be able to offer cogmed training to any child or adult who is struggling with attention problems , in your clinic or your neighbourhood , all from the comfort of your home , after an initial set of face to face interactions . this is because you will be able to track user progress on cogmed using our online portal , that lets you log in anytime , anywhere .\nseptember : children with adhd show 6 months lasting effect of cogmed . wm training gains result in a wider effect on executive functioning than stimulant medication alone . ( holmes et al . , 2010 )\nthe three other large cognitive training services \u2014 lumosity , cogmed and posit science \u2014 dance around the question of whether they truly raise i . q . but do assert that they improve cognitive performance .\nthe breakthrough idea that started cogmed came from torkel klingberg in 1999 . a decade later , we have come from a research idea worth exploring to a set of research - proven and real - life tested solutions used by thousands people around the world . and this is only the beginning . to give you a sense of cogmed\u2019s path to our present position , we list the key milestones below .\n2009 independent leading british working memory researchers from the university of york publish two articles on the results they have seen following cogmed training . the studies are the first to show academic improvements following training .\nfebruary : replication . klingberg replicates the first cogmed study with a randomized , double - blinded , placebo controlled , multicenter trial \u2013 drawing attention to wm training . ( klingberg et al . , 2005 )\ndecember : children with social , emotional and behavioral problems show improved iq , inhibition , test anxiety and teacher - reported behavior , attention and emotional symptoms after cogmed . ( roughan & hadwin , 2011 )\n2002 all effort from the team , now including ceo jonas jendi , goes into planning and executing a larger study to replicate the initial research findings . 2003 a project is launched to test the transferability of cogmed training outside of academic research to daily life . the first version of the cogmed coaching method is developed and the first paying customers , spread out across sweden , are carefully coached with excellent results .\ncogmed is more than a video game . this brain - training software program promises to reduce inattention and hyperactivity , and improve memory in people with adhd . what you need to know to assess it .\ncogmed training is a scientifically determined program that changes the way you process information and research shows the effects last once training is completed . it is not about teaching behavioural strategies for coping with memory deficits .\nperhaps that reflects the company\u2019s origins . whereas the founders of posit , cogmed and lumosity all have advanced degrees in psychology and neuroscience , the founder of learningrx obtained his ph . d . in pediatric optometry .\nthe program is based on strong scientific research , is delivered under the supervision of a qualified cogmed coach , and can be done either in the convenience of the client\u2019s home or at a designated healthcare facility .\nupgrades and enhancements provide an easier and more robust implementation allowing you to help trainees achieve better results . learn about some of cogmed ' s new features in this short video . see v4 . 6 release notes .\n\u2010 updated cogmed questionnaire ( english speaking markets only ) . \u2010 first\u2010time login guide . \u2010 a first version of cogmed start\u2010up session ( selected accounts only ) . \u2010 bold block numbers in the calendar view to indicate when the trainee is not training according to recommended protocol . \u2010 added\nextended\nstate to the status column in the trainings view . \u2010 several smaller fixes on both front\u2010 and back\u2010end , e . g . : \u2010 fixed index rounding error on subtraction between max and baseline . \u2010 propeller now scores the coach training only after all questions have been answered . we hope that you will enjoy using cogmed v4 . 3 .\ncogmed working memory training is an evidence - based , computerized training program designed by leading neuroscientists to improve attention by effectively increasing working memory capacity over a 5 week training period ( with variations to that protocol ) .\nthe cwmt ( cogmed ) method consists of 25 training sessions done online . each participant assigned to the training group will complete eight exercises for five weeks with five sessions every week . each session consists of a selection of various tasks that target the different aspects of attention / working memory . participants will engage in weekly discussions over the phone for about 1 hour with an assigned cogmed coach who will provide support and encouragement over the 5 weeks .\ncogmed training is an evidence - based , computer training program that can be effectively implemented in schools , private practice or in the health service , to improve one\u2019s working memory capacity to be better equipped to meet daily challenges .\nmissing values in coaching center cpi add up graphs are now removed . fixed issue with sessions sometimes being reshuffled in coaching center\nblock\ngraphs . improved hit area in exercises cube , rotating dots and space whack . fixed drag issues in cpi listen - up . fixed issue with cogmed questionnaire \u2018checkpoint\u2019 appearing 3 times in a row . fixed that the last item disappeared too soon in space whack . we hope that you will enjoy using cogmed .\nif you are a psychologist or medical doctor experienced in working with children , adolescents or adults with attention deficits , and are dedicated to using evidence - based treatments in your practice , contact us to offer cogmed to your patients .\nneuroplay brain training is dedicated to helping children and adults learn in a different way . you can choose from executive function coaching , cogmed , pace , or neurofeedback . click on the links in the menu to learn more about each approach .\nwith cogmed as part of our portfolio , we can better meet your needs . in addition to offering assessments that diagnose and assess cognitive functions and impairments , we will now be able to offer a solution to assist you in improving these conditions .\nin 2002 , cogmed co - founder torkel klingberg published the results of a study that suggested students engaged in working - memory training could improve their scores on standardized tests after roughly five weeks of use . a similar study published in 2008 went a step further , suggesting that a person could boost her iq by a full point with each hour of working - memory training . since 2002 , more than 25 additional studies have supported the efficacy of the cogmed \u00a9 working memory training program on improving adhd symptoms .\nthe programs offered by posit , lumosity and cogmed are now being used by psychologists not affiliated with the companies to help people with diagnosed cognitive disorders , including traumatic brain injury , a . d . h . d . , and the aftereffect of chemotherapy .\npearson is pleased to announce the acquisition of cogmed , a technology - based program for working memory training , developed at the karolinska institute in sweden . working memory is the cognitive function responsible for keeping information online , manipulating it , and using it in thinking .\n\u25cf negative feedback after each trial has been removed . \u25cf improvements to the space whack exercise \u25cf no training exercises on cpi blocks ( 25 - minutes protocol only ) \u25cf protocol changes for more consistent start index calculations \u25cf improved cogmed questionnaire reporting \u25cf various fixes and improvements\nif you are a mental - health professional ( such as a psychologist or a medical doctor ) in private practice or working with an institution , focused on using evidence - based interventions to help your patients with attention deficits , you will find cogmed relevant for your practice .\nv4 . 5 . 0 update : - improved blocks view - add ability to add important notifications directly at login - added version number in training client - better error messaging - localization of v4 to swedish - various bug fixes and improvements we hope that you will enjoy using cogmed .\ncogmed\u2019s research - based training program and implementation method , combined with the company\u2019s close customer relationships optimizes end - user results and has contributed to its success in turning a basic research breakthrough into an intervention successfully implemented in health care practices and schools in the united states and around the world .\nin our research and in the practical experience of the cogmed practices , 80 % of users see measurable improvements . that does not mean you can be sure to get results . no intervention works for everyone . 80 % is a number we are proud of , but we cannot provide guarantees in any particular case .\ncogmed emerged out of leading neuroscience research establishing that working memory capacity is not fixed , but can be changed . the highly structured program combining working memory exercises and coach support has been shown to be effective in improving working memory for a wide variety of populations . the evidence comes out of rigorous research published in peer - reviewed scientific journals .\nthis webinar denotes a more differentiated consideration of reasonable expectations for the effects of cogmed on children with adhd and those who are designated to have working memory deficits . while adhd predominantly inattentive type presents similarly in patients as those with working memory deficits . those with working memory deficits would still be considered have less severe deficits than those with adhd .\nv4 . 2 . 0 update : - improved graph readability by updating color schemes . - updated help texts for the help icon . - improved handling of new id quota . - fixes in cpi graphs . - improved video handling in propeller . - about 20 smaller fixes and improvements . we hope that you will enjoy using cogmed v4 . 2 .\nv4 . 4 . 0 update : - adjusted criteria for automatic removal of cpi \u201cadd up\u201d - adjusted trigger criteria for mandatory break - added possibility to reinstate cpi \u201cadd up\u201d and mandatory break after removal - removed verbal suggestions to take a break - added help information for adjusting training weights - minor improvements and fixes we hope that you will enjoy using cogmed .\nmarch : brain injured adults report decreased cognitive failures and improved occupational performance and satisfaction after cogmed . ( johansson & tornmalm , 2012 ) march : older and younger adults improve on wm , a test of sustained attention , and self - rating of cognitive functioning in daily life . gains maintained at 3 month follow \u2013up . ( brehmer et al . , 2012 )\nmelby - lerv\u00e5g first became interested in working - memory training because she works with children who have learning disabilities , and she knew their parents were signing up for cogmed . pearson is a respected name that is strongly associated with education . \u201csince they work with children with learning disabilities , they have a responsibility to market programs that are evidence - based , \u201d she said . \u201cit\u2019s unethical . \u201d\nthe management of working memory deficits has for a long time focussed solely on teaching behavioural strategies for coping . working memory training instead , focuses on strengthening working memory capacity with specific and intensive practice of working memory tasks . the majority of individuals who train with cogmed show improvements in working memory and non - trained behaviour such as improvements in inattention and capacity to learn , that are sustained after training .\nadditude talked with bradley gibson , ph . d . , lead author of the uncontrolled study , published in 2007 by the university of notre dame , and barbara ingersoll , ph . d . , a clinical associate professor in west virginia university\u2019s department of behavioral medicine and psychiatry and a cogmed \u00a9 trainer , to learn how the program works from two of its proponents . here is what they said :\npatients diagnosed with any type of multiple sclerosis ( ms ) who show objective evidence of attention problems will be randomized to standard medical care ( treatment as usual ) or attention training , which will be completed at their home using a commercially available attention training task ( cogmed working memory training - cwmt ) for 5 weeks . patients will undergo cognitive testing before and after intervention and at 6 months follow up .\njulie schweitzer , director of the a . d . h . d . program at the university of california , davis , published a study in july finding that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder who used cogmed for 25 days were significantly better able to stay on task and to perform on a test of working memory \u2014 the ability to not just hold but to juggle items in the mind despite brief distractions .\nwhile this webinar will spend approximately half of the hour on cogmed as an evidence - based intervention for adhd it will consider other options as well . however , as is well known by clinicians , researchers and educators there is no way to do an exhaustive review of evidence - based interventions of adhd in 1 hour or less , let alone 30 minutes or less . what we will be able to provide is some data for your consideration of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the existing evidence thus far . some time will be spent considering the impact of medication , cogmed and other innovative approaches to managing adhd . we consider this topic worthy of several hours of webinars and as such while we expect we may open up more questions than answers we thought this is useful to provide a forum for consideration of this topic .\none of the challenges of understanding the effects of working memory training is grasping what might be considered the mechanism of change in those who complete the program . working memory is the target of the program and certainly is considered one mechanism of change . however with some consistency other \u2018near transfer\u2019 effects , particularly in what are categorized as executive functions ( ef ) have been found to have improved in peer reviewed published studies of cogmed .\nwe have been trying to use the cogmed ipad version for several weeks because the ipad provides a better interface than using a pc / mouse . unfortunately , after we enter our login information , the program freezes as soon as we login . we tried downloading the new app to go with the new ios but it also freezes and does not even load up the images . app is not ready for action as of the date of this review .\nan intriguing aspect of working memory ( wm ) is the fact that so many patients with a range of disorders include deficits in wm ( traumatic brain injury ( tbi ) , stroke , schizophrenia , adhd , anxiety , depression , etc . ) . while early work with cogmed has focused upon patients identified with either cognitive deficits ( adhd , tbi , stroke , etc . ) or healthy clients , more recent work has moved into disorders in which anxiety is the primary deficit .\nin 2014 there were two cogmed - specific studies with college aged adults with adhd ( albeit older and with a broader age range than most \u201ccollege - aged samples\u201d ) ( gropper , et a . , 2014 ; mawjee , et al . , 2014 ) . in 2015 two new studies were added to the literature ( liu et al . , 2015 ; mawjee et al . , 2015 ) . the study by gropper , et al . , 2014 , focuses upon adults who are adhd or ld . the mawjee , et al . ( 2014 ) , pilot study addressing issues of engagement , motivation and expectancy and was followed up with a larger study by mawjee et al . , in 2015 . an unusual study by liu et al . was published in 2015 that considered eeg data . we will review this data as well as the research and salient conceptual context that will help you to make sense of adult adhd and how cogmed might play a role with this population .\nadditionally , they argued that there were some promising studies for improvements in academic abilities but that more controlled studies were needed before we could make strong and specific claims on this topic . the recently published study : \u201cpredictor and moderators of treatment outcome in cognitive training for children with adhd\u201d by van der donk , et al . , ( 2016 ) tested those arguments empirically . drs . shinaver and entwistle will review this study with some detail along with other salient cogmed - specific data to update the empirical status of the position they argued in 2014 .\narticulating the implications of this finding is the focus of this webinar . this will include defining working memory in context of other memory functions . we will briefly distinguish this from improved attention , the second most supported effect of cogmed . we will also consider data related to the length of time these effects have been found to last . and finally we will consider possible implications of this striking finding that working memory can be improved as it relates to : the decline of working memory over the lifespan , how working memory deficits relate to a number of mental health disorders and the educational implications of working memory .\nan early study by beck , et al . 2010 of school - aged children with adhd found improved ef . yet , improvements in ef have been found with increasing regularity in more recent studies across a range of ages and presenting problems . improved ef among groups of school - aged adhd children and some with learning concerns has been found in recently published studies ( roording - ragetlie , et al . , 2016 ; bigorra , et al . , 2016 ; van der donk . , et al . , 2016 ) . au , et al . , 2014 found an improvement in organizing thoughts among school - aged children who had fragile x syndrome . foy and mann , 2014 found that preschoolers from economically disadvantaged communities who completed cogmed improved in executive control . hyer , et al . , 2016 found a lack of declining executive functioning among older adults with mild cognitive impairment as measured by self report on the functional activities questionnaire ( faq ) whereas the control group continued to decline in this area .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\npilot indicating for the 1st time that wm is plastic and can be improved . ( klingberg et al . )\njuly : review article summarizes extant evidence for wm training . ( klingberg , 2010 )\nnovember : children exhibit reduced adhd symptoms according to parent report . ( beck et al . , 2010 )\njune : individual variations in lmx1a gene \u2013 which is thought to influence transmission of dopamine \u2013 impact wm training related gains in verbal wm . ( bellander et al . , 2011 )\ncopyright \u00a9 2016 pearson education , inc or its affiliate ( s ) . all rights reserved .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nin this exercise at learningrx in upper montclair , n . j . , a trainee tosses a bean bag on the beat of a metronome while doing addition or recalling a sentence , one letter at a time .\nin the back room of a suburban storefront previously occupied by a yoga studio , nick vecchiarello , a 16 - year - old from glen ridge , n . j . , sits at a desk across from kathryn duch , a recent college graduate who wears a black shirt emblazoned with the words \u201cbrain trainer . \u201d spread out on the desk are a dozen playing cards showing symbols of varying colors , shapes and sizes . nick stares down , searching for three cards whose symbols match .\n\u201coh , man , \u201d mutters nick , his eyes shifting among the cards , looking for patterns .\nacross the room , nathan veloric , 23 , studies a list of numbers , looking for any two in a row that add up to nine . with tight - lipped determination , he scrawls a circle around one pair as his trainer holds a stopwatch to time him . halfway through the 50 seconds allotted to complete the exercise , a ruckus comes from the center of the room .\n\u201cnathan\u2019s here ! \u201d shouts vanessa maia , another trainer . approaching him with a teasing grin , she claps her hands like an annoying little sister . \u201cdistraction ! \u201d she shouts . \u201cdistraction ! \u201d\nthere is purpose behind the silliness . ms . maia is challenging the trainees to stay focused on their tasks in the face of whatever distractions may be out there , whether twitter feeds , the latest tumblr posting or old - fashioned classroom commotion .\n\u201cwe measure every student pre - and post - training with a version of the woodcock - johnson general intelligence test , \u201d said ken gibson , who began franchising learningrx centers in 2003 , and has data on more than 30 , 000 of the nearly 50 , 000 students who have been trained . \u201cthe average gain on i . q . is 15 points after 24 weeks of training , and 20 points in less than 32 weeks . \u201d\n\u201cyour brain , just brighter , \u201d is the slogan of lumosity , an online company that now has some 25 million registered members . according to its web site , \u201cour users have reported profound benefits that include : clearer and quicker thinking ; faster problem - solving skills ; increased alertness and awareness ; better concentration at work or while driving ; sharper memory for names , numbers and directions . \u201d\nthose results are achieved , the companies say , by repurposing cognitive tasks initially developed by psychologists as tests of mental abilities . with technical names like the antisaccade , the n - back and the complex working memory span task , the exercises are dressed up as games that become increasingly difficult as students gain mastery .\nconceived to appeal to adults , especially baby boomers looking to stanch the effects of aging , lumosity now draws one - quarter of its audience from students between the ages of 11 and 21 , according to michael scanlon , the company\u2019s scientific director . \u201ci was taken aback that so much of our user base is so young , \u201d he said . \u201cthe particular audience i had in mind at the earliest stages of the company was my mother . \u201d in response to requests from schoolteachers , the fee is now waived \u2014 $ 15 a month \u2014 for students in their classrooms . more than 1 , 000 teachers and 10 , 000 students have enrolled this year , mr . scanlon said .\nfor the one - on - one training at learningrx , fees are decidedly higher , from about $ 80 to $ 90 an hour in upper montclair . the students come with learning disabilities , with grades they want to improve in a competitive academic environment , all with hopes of just being sharper .\ntaylor webster , 16 , trains daily for lacrosse with a personal coach . \u201cshe has natural athletic ability , \u201d said her mother , samantha newman - webster . \u201cbut it\u2019s really through her training that she has been able to achieve to the point where she\u2019s being sought out by college recruiters . \u201d would brain training , the family wondered , do for her grades what physical training did for her lacrosse game ?\nms . newman - webster enrolled taylor , already a b student at the private montclair kimberley academy , at learningrx in february . \u201ci felt like i wanted to do whatever i could to make her learning easier , faster , deeper , \u201d she said . \u201ci knew she was going to be taking the sats , and they say it will improve whatever you\u2019re trying to do . \u201d\nspeaking by cellphone on the way to a lacrosse game , taylor explained , with a laugh , what it\u2019s like : \u201cin the beginning your head is sore . honestly , i had headaches after going there the first few times . it was kind of tedious and made my brain hurt . but i started getting better and better at it . it kind of became a competition for me to do better each time . \u201d\nshe\u2019s now studying for the sat . \u201cit used to take me an hour to memorize 20 words . now i can learn , like , 40 new words in 20 minutes . \u201d\nothers \u2014 a majority , according to learningrx \u2014 seek cognitive training in the hopes of remediating a learning disability .\nof his brain training , he said , \u201ci don\u2019t know if it makes you smarter . but when you get to each new level on the math and reading tasks , it definitely builds up your self - confidence . \u201d\nnick vecchiarello struggles with attention deficit disorder . \u201cduring middle school we had every kind of tutor known to man , \u201d said his mother , diane . \u201cname it , we\u2019ve done it\u201d \u2014 stimulant medication , sessions with a psychologist . \u201che never liked anything to do with education . \u201d a brochure from learningrx showed up in the mail , and the scientific aura around the program impressed the vecchiarellos . they decided to spend $ 12 , 000 for a year of visits , one to three times a week .\n\u201cit has been a financial strain , \u201d acknowledged nick\u2019s father , richard , a fifth - grade teacher in nearby fair lawn . \u201cyes , i think it\u2019s made a change in nick . his grades are better . if it gives him a leg up on life , you can\u2019t put a price on that . \u201d in september , after six months , nick and his parents decided he had made enough progress to stop his medication .\nfor all the glowing testimonials , there are postings to be found online from parents of children with learning disabilities , complaining about substantial fees and minimal benefit .\nwhether the results last beyond the blush of training \u2014 indeed , whether i . q . can truly be bolstered in a meaningful way \u2014 are questions on which serious scientists still disagree . studies have been published in recent years finding that intelligence can be improved through training , but not enough of them are of sufficient scientific quality to convince everyone in the field .\nnick vecchiarello , 16 , of glen ridge , n . j . , finds the patterns in a learningrx exercise .\none skeptic is douglas k . detterman , professor of psychology at case western reserve university and founding editor of the influential academic journal intelligence . his research would seem to offer reassurance to college - bound brain trainees , because he has found a close correlation between i . q . and sat scores . \u201call of these tests are pretty much the same thing , \u201d he said . \u201cthey measure general intelligence . \u201d\nthe catch , however , is that dr . detterman believes that cognitive training only makes people better at taking tests , without improving their underlying intelligence . dr . detterman said of brain training , \u201cit\u2019s probably not harmful . but i would tell parents : save your money . look at the studies the commercial services have done to support their results . you\u2019ll find very poorly done studies , with no control groups and all kinds of problems . \u201d\nexecutives at traditional tutoring and test - prep services tend to share dr . detterman\u2019s view \u2014 perhaps not surprisingly , because some of the brain training programs pitch themselves in direct contrast to standard tutoring . ( \u201cbrain training vs . tutoring , \u201d says the headline of a learningrx brochure . \u201cis tutoring what your child really needs ? \u201d ) bror saxberg , chief learning officer of kaplan inc . , questions whether improving performance on an intelligence test will translate directly to improved grades and test scores .\nstill , a new and growing body of scientific evidence indicates that cognitive training can be effective , including that offered by commercial services .\nhe\u2019s now conducting a follow - up study of college students in texas and , he said , sees even stronger gains when the training is offered one on one .\nmichael merzenich , who spent years conducting brain plasticity research in animals as a professor at the university of california , san francisco , started posit science to make the results of his research more widely available . \u201cthis is medicine , \u201d he insisted . \u201cit is driving changes in the brain . \u201d\n\u201ci entered this work with some skepticism that just doing some computer work at home could help anybody , \u201d she said . \u201ci thought we wouldn\u2019t be able to move the needle on their cognitive abilities . and not everybody has been able to make gains . but i\u2019ve had some kids who not only reported that they had very big changes in the classroom , but when we bring them back in the laboratory to do neuropsychological testing , we also see great changes . they show increases that would be highly unlikely to happen just by chance . \u201d\n\u201cwe got positive results , but it was a very small study , \u201d she said . it involved just 26 children . even so , she said : \u201cin general , i\u2019m cautiously optimistic about the potential for cognitive training . i\u2019m concerned that some of the studies out there have not had the rigor that ought to be there . but i think the potential is there . \u201d\nat lumosity\u2019s headquarters on the sixth floor of a rehabbed building in downtown san francisco , bicycles line a wall , the meeting room has foosball , and the intensely focused young employees tap at their computers in a sprawling room without cubicles . it could be mistaken for a satellite office of google . except , oh , wait a minute , that guy who won the american crossword puzzle tournament five times in a row ? he actually quit google last year to work here .\n\u201ci looked around for a place that would get me closer to the kinds of games and puzzles i enjoy , \u201d said tyler hinman , who is now a software developer and game designer at lumosity . \u201cbut where crosswords and sudoku are intended to be a diversion , the games here give that same kind of reward , only they\u2019re designed to improve your brain , your memory , your problem - solving skills . \u201d\nnot all the exercises offered by the commercial services carry the scientific pedigree of the n - back . some offered by learningrx exude an undeniable whiff of the theatrical , like having trainers shout and clap to help students learn to ignore distractions .\n\u201clargely my focus was on visual training , \u201d dr . gibson said . treating children with problems involving focusing or eye movement , he developed an interest in dyslexia and other learning disorders . \u201ci realized i could help those who had eyes crossed , but i wasn\u2019t helping very much with their academic performance , \u201d he said . \u201ci started reading the literature about training abilities of every skill , not just visual , but auditory and memory and speed of processing . \u201d\ndr . gibson is self - taught in the field of psychology ; his confidence in his program , he said , comes from the gains students make on i . q . tests . trainers and franchise owners must be college graduates but need not have expertise \u2014 beyond the training given to them by learningrx . ms . duch and ms . maia , the montclair trainers , have b . a . \u2019s in psychology .\n\u201cthis has been a process since 1986 , \u201d dr . gibson said . \u201cwe have so systematized the program that the educational background of the trainers and franchise owners is not an issue . i don\u2019t come from the perspective of an academic . we\u2019re not part of duke university or harvard . we have to get results to justify the fees that we charge and get referrals . \u201d\nback at the franchise in upper montclair , nathan veloric is trying to do his \u201cspeed numbers\u201d exercise just a bit faster , in 45 seconds rather than 50 , still without missing a single pair of numbers that add up to nine . four times in a row he goes down a list , each time missing just one of the pairs .\n\u201co . k . , try it again , \u201d says ms . duch . \u201ci know you\u2019re getting tired . just give me two more tries . \u201d and again she starts the timer .\ndan hurley is a neuroscience reporter writing a book on new research into intelligence .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think ."]}
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( november 2013 ) . v energy drink offers marketing essay . retrieved from urltoken\nv energy drink also comes in several different flavors / varieties , but they vary by location / country .\nv energy drink is giving viewers the skills that are super essential to life in a new content series .\nv isokinetic was a non - carbonated sports drink that came in a 600ml plastic bottle . it is now discontinued .\nv energy drink contains 9 . 16 mgs of caffeine per fluid ounce ( 30 . 99mg / 100 ml ) .\non 5 june 2013 it was announced on the official new zealand v facebook page that a new flavour of v would be released in new zealand on 1 july . called v energy graphite , this drink ' s flavour consists of\nbig black v is a pretty unique energy drink . v is australia and new zealand\u2019s most popular energy drink and was developed by the frucor company in 1997 . up until recently v really had the market cornered here but , the tides are turning as more and more competitors jump into the ring .\nonly v guarana energy drink provides that reliable , uplifting buzz of energy to help you achieve and get more out of every day .\nthe internal organisation structure includes all the organisational factors that contribute in the production of the v drink . this structure includes the following :\nv energy drink offers marketing essay .\nukessays . com . 11 2013 . all answers ltd . 07 2018 < urltoken > .\nukessays . v energy drink offers marketing essay [ internet ] . november 2013 . [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] ; available from : urltoken\nlaunching into the australian market in 1999 , v guarana energy drink turned the energy drink category on its head \u2013 delivering all the pick - me - up qualities of caffeine and guarana in our iconic slimline green can .\nextra strength energy drink , berry , 1 . 93oz bottle , 12 / pack\nmuch more like a vitamin drink in taste and ingredients as it is stated .\nred bull energy drink blueberry 24 pack 8 . 4 fl oz , blue edition\nworking with the youtube influencers was a new experience for tkt sydney . the agency has been working with v energy drink for four years on tv commercials , but wanted to connect with \u201clight or lapsed\u201d younger energy drink consumers .\nv guarana energy drink is unique and renowned for its cheeky , quirky sense of humour and its positive , full - of - life attitude .\nukessays . november 2013 . v energy drink offers marketing essay . [ online ] . available from : urltoken [ accessed 9 july 2018 ] .\nall answers ltd , ' v energy drink offers marketing essay ' ( ukessays . com , july 2018 ) < urltoken > accessed 9 july 2018\nthe makers of v energy drink have unveiled a new flavour to kick off the spring . it ' s called v carnival and it ' s an unmitigated disaster . read on for our shell - shocked verdict .\nv iced chocolate was announced on the v energy nz facebook page on 28 september 2016 , was released on 3 october 2016 in stores .\nit\u2019s pretty sweet and the energy ingredients really shine though with v original , however , it must work for many because this drink is pretty popular down under .\nv energy drink offers their consumers a superior product coupled with amazing value , providing a beverage that not only enhances their energy but also offers an enjoyable taste .\nv energy drink offers marketing essay .\nall answers ltd . ukessays . com , november 2013 . web . 9 july 2018 . < urltoken > .\nin fact , a medium - sized drink in the u . s . , which is 21oz of liquid , is an ounce more than japan ' s large - sized drink .\nv energy drink is known for being pretty out there but it has taken its strange status to a new level with a slew of social videos from tkt sydney .\nif you\u2019re a fan of lemon and lime , then v sports energy drink will be right up your alley . i found the drink to be quite refreshing . it has the normal uncarbonated , lightly sweetened taste of a sports drink with just the slightest taste of the energy ingredients finishing off the flavour , but it\u2019s well within the pleasant tasting level .\nv zero is the same flavour as v green but made without sugar and is different from v sugarfree , which has its own unique flavour . zero was launched in the new zealand market in september 2015 . [ 6 ]\nv spiked punch [ 7 ] announced on vnz facebook on 6 march 2017 , on 27 february they announced they were trialing a new recipe for the original v drink . the release of v spiked punch confirmed that the previous announcement was a joke , and the new recipe was released as the new spiked punch flavour .\nwith the introduction of the nitrous technology ( an advanced way to manufacture energy drinks ) the carbonated ways is in intense pressure . soon the carbonation will be outdated and v drink has to adopt this nitrous method to manufacture the drink . the taste of the nitrous manufactured drink is far better than the carbonation taste that is another reason of adoption of nitrous method .\nruna organic clean energy drink from the guayusa leaf , unsweetened watermelon , 12 f . . .\nxyience energy drink | frostberry blast | sugar free | zero calories | natural flav . . .\ni think v energy has produced a winner here and i would definitely reach for v isokinetic again when i\u2019m looking for a sports drink . it has a good blend of taste / energy / sweetness and v seems to do the trick . the only downside is v isokinetic\u2019s smaller size for your money but guarana doesn\u2019t just grow on trees ya know\u2026oh . . wait . . i guess it does .\nv drink is a dominant product in competitive australian - new zealand energy drink market . statistics from 2007 reveal that the australian energy drink market is worth $ 325 million , up from approximately $ 200 million in 2004 . at that time , two products red bull and v dominated the market , capturing 90 % of the market share . coca cola , in their failed attempt to initially capture a slice of the market , reformulated their mother energy drink in 2008 backed by a $ 3 million advertising campaign . as a consequence of successfully reformulating and relaunching their mother drink , coca cola at present holds approximately 14 % market share eroding the once dominant positions of red bull and v . in response to this , red bull and v have both added additional product lines into the market place including increased drink / can sizes , compact energy shots and additional flavours and variations of their original products . now there are three dominant leaders in the energy drink market . ( www . oppapers . com )\nbelow is the product positioning map for the v drink and its competitor . this describes the price of the 500ml can of each brand and the amount of energy they provide .\nv black is a quality drink in my opinion . i can see why it remains the go to drink for kiwis and aussies alike , but will it continue to be as the big players like monster and rockstar are now on the scene . time will tell i guess .\nmother energy drink in 2008 backed by a $ 3 million advertising campaign . as a consequence of successfully reformulating and relaunching their mother drink , coca cola at present holds approximately 14 % market share eroding the once dominant positions of red bull and v . in response to this , red bull and v have both added additional product lines into the market place including increased drink / can sizes , compact energy shots and additional flavours and variations of their original products .\nthe millennials have long been hailed the holy grail for marketers , but capturing the attention of the elusive demographic has been a difficult feat for many brands \u2013 including v energy drink .\nbe sure to find out what v is up to at https : / / v . co . nz , on facebook , twitter , youtube , and instagram\nthe original flavor of v energy drink is somewhat typical of other \u201cgreen\u201d colored energy drinks and similar to monster original . it\u2019s that flavor that has hints of citrus , but you can\u2019t quite place . . a . k . a a term that can be called \u201cgreen energy drink flavor\u201d .\nthe drink was originally available in six different varieties and two standard size packages , which were supplemented with limited edition 300 ml aluminium bottles . v has recently become available in other sizes .\nv energy drink is best known for the tagline \u201cthe massive hit that improves you a bit\u201d . the brand has previously invested heavily in tv , with several big budget commercials rolling out .\nandrew fenwick , marketing manager at frucor , the parent company of v energy drink , tells adnews the decision to experiment with more native content was led by the changing habits of millennials .\nurltoken no one beats the acai berry high antioxidant energy drink powered with cacao that is readily available in the market today . xocai xe healthy energy drink is a grape / berry flavored high antioxidant energy drink powered with cacao . it is a revolutionary item that incorporates the wellness advantages of both cacao and the acai berry . xocai ' s xe energy drink embodies the finest of the proven natural energy boosters from around the world . let xocai ' s xe , the very best energy drink , help you fight your daily battles . we are independent san jose healthy chocolate and xe energy drink distributors . to buy xe , the most effective energy drink , call 408 - 390 - 4876 , or check out our site for more info .\nwhen two worlds collide\u2026 . . the v energy donut . exclusively at donut king !\nmade their own flavours of v drinks , which were announced on their tv show .\nred bull sugar free , red bull zero , v sugarfree and v 0 % sugar all have no sugar , but use artificial sweeteners instead - which raises other health concerns .\nin late february 2014 , v nz announced the limited edition v kaboom . it was re - released in new zealand in september 2017 after popular demand to relaunch the flavour .\ndrinks are reviewed by an independent drink reviewer and do not necessarily reflect the views or beliefs of this site .\nmixing energy drinks with alcohol increases dehydration and the likelihood of engaging in risky behaviours such as drink - driving .\nruna organic clean energy drink from the guayusa leaf , lime , 8 . 4 ounce ( pack of 24 )\nmedia insight has won the media contract for the v energy drink and is relaunching the brand with a sponsorship of itv1 ' s i ' m a celebrity . . . get me out of here !\nvita - v organic energy shots . best energy drink for increased stamina and focus boost . no jitters or crash . tasty superfood fruits and raw green coffee beans . natural caffeine . ( 12 - pack )\nfrucor doesn ' t separately disclose sales for v , it is selling about $ 90 million of the drink a year , based on results of red bull , which has 20 per cent of the market .\nthe drink\u2019s boast is 600mg of guarana and 2000mg of taurine . the drink has a rather week vitamin b complex and 155mg of caffeine for a 500ml can . again , caffeine is limited do to caffeine restrictions in nz and au .\nupon request , these stores can increase a boost of caffeine in the coffee like the double or triple 5 shots of caffeine option added to any starbucks drink . starbucks is the well known coffee drink provider to everyone who does drink coffee and does not drink coffee . its popularity has allowed them to sell their own specialty energy drinks in stores such as the starbucks double shot which reflects the taste of an ice coffee . starbucks is a definite concern for v because it has an already well - established name and definitely similar targets to some of v ' s . many companies are well established and have developed brand loyalty with their customer . these brands are pepsi , coca cola , 7 up , ginger ale , sprite . thus , many people would still prefer to drink sodas over energy drinks .\nin early october 2014 , they announced a new limited edition , v gnarly . [ 5 ]\nhot sale vita - v organic energy shots . best energy drink for increased stamina and focus boost . no jitters or crash . tasty superfood fruits and raw green coffee beans . natural caffeine . ( 12 - pack )\nyoung children can suffer disturbed sleep patterns , bedwetting and anxiety from the caffeine in just one can of an energy drink .\nv8 energy , juice drink with green tea , pomegranate blueberry , 8 oz . can ( 4 packs of . . .\ng organic , mixed berry , gatorade sports drink , usda certified organic , 16 . 9 oz . bot . . .\nfrucor ' s product range includes mizone sports water , v energy drink , gforce fruit drink , evian mineral water and h2go spring water . mizone , v , and gforce are manufactured in new zealand , by frucor beverages new zealand limited and imported to australia . evian mineral water is manufactured in france and imported to australia . the h2go pure spring water brand is contract - packed for frucor by a third - party filling operation in australia .\nhr will help us to find out the best people suitable for the advertisement making , web designing as we will upgrade our website v republic . and there is need to employ some student brand managers who would be used to promote the v drink in the university campuses ( www . frucor . co . nz ) .\nhot sale vita - v organic energy shots . best energy drink for increased stamina and focus boost . no jitters or crash . tasty superfood fruits and raw green coffee beans . natural caffeine . ( 12 - pack ) - urltoken\nv ' s previous special editions have been very hit - and - miss affairs : v kaboom ! bordered on sickly - sweet while v graphite was indistinguishable from arch - rival mother . the others range from\nmeh\nto acceptably novel , but none have been a patch on the mainstay flavours .\noctober 2011 saw the introduction of v energy blue , with a distinct flavour and bright blue color .\ntake the vita - v challenge . compare vita - v with 5 hour energy , guru energy drink , monster energy , gu energy gel , monster , rockstar , runa , red bull , kirkland , guayaki , red rain , honey stinger , cliff shot bloks & rockstar energy drink . feel how vita - v gets your motor steadily humming naturally , not all revved up . you ' ll be at your peak performance with added energy when exercising or playing sports . feel extra focus & mental clarity when studying or working . you ' ll love the real fruit taste !\nbuilt off v energy\u2019s brand platform \u2018the massive hit that improves you a bit\u2019 , the latest work to come out of the v shed reinforces the brand\u2019s commitment to helping people be \u201ca bit better\u201d at life .\nthe 600ml bottle of v isokinetic has the usual potassium and sodium of a sports drink but the bonus of 720mg of guarana , a splash of b vitamins , and a caffeine content of 102mg . v isokinetic is about 150ml smaller than other sports drinks and it contains more sugar , no doubt needed to cover up the bitterness of the caffeine .\nthen in march 2015 , a third announcement introduced limited edition v carnival , with a cream soda flavour .\nthe management includes highly skilled and talented people with the new innovative ideas . management always includes the whole staff in the process of decision making . this involvement makes the staff feel that they are an important part of the company and leads to highly motivated workforce . frucor ' s long - time managing director , mark cowsill , helped come up with the innovative v energy drink and says the drink is typical of the company ' s overall approach to business . innovation is the name of the game . it ' s all about ' v ' . frucor ' s bright green energy drink has captured consumer interest big - time . so much so that it now accounts for 60 percent of the australian energy drink market , despite being only 10 years old .\nurltoken : vita - v organic energy shots . best energy drink for increased stamina and focus boost . no jitters or crash . tasty superfood fruits and raw green coffee beans . natural caffeine . ( 12 - pack ) : grocery & gourmet food\nv8 energy , juice drink with green tea , orange pineapple , 8 oz . can ( 4 packs of 6 , t . . .\nv8 energy , juice drink with green tea , orange pineapple , 8 oz . can ( 4 packs of 6 , t . . .\nthe number 1 energy brand in new zealand by a country mile , v is certainly new zealand\u2019s favourite energy drink . created back in 1997 , new zealanders have embraced this home grown hero and have been on a guarana fuelled energy ride ever since !\n{ { cite web | last = essays | first = uk urltoken | title = v energy drink offers marketing essay | publisher = ukessays . com | date = november 2013 | accessdate = 9 july 2018 | location = nottingham , uk } }\nv . s . , very special : three years of aging in wooden casks . very often called three star\nv pure was released in nz in may 2016 . it is made from 6 natural ingredients . which include apple juice , lemon juice , guarana seed extract , green coffee beans , sparkling water , and natural v flavor .\nv is an energy drink brand produced by frucor , a new zealand - based beverage manufacturer . it was launched in methven , new zealand in august 1997 and in australia in 1999 . the product ' s success , a market share over 60 % in new zealand [ 1 ] and 42 % in australia , [ 2 ] makes it the most popular brand of energy drink in both countries .\nto get its message across , v recruited youtube sensations rackaracka , aunty donna and notorious super bowl crasher dion rich .\nin april 2018 , v together with donut store chain donut king released in australia a v flavoured donut . the donut was sold through donut king stores nationwide and contained a gooey guarana filling and covered in green sugar crystals . [ 10 ]\nin 2018 v energy celebrated its 21st birthday of being in new zealand . they made a montage of all their adverts .\nv is the market - leading energy drink in australasia and outsells red bull by a ratio of three to one in new zealand and australia . despite red bull ' s dominance of the uk energy drinks market , it has attracted some controversy over the levels of caffeine it contains .\nv carnival is a limited - edition energy drink that packs in 611kj of energy , 300mg of guarana extract , 118mg of sodium and a massive 34 . 6g of sugar . that works out to 38 % of your recommended daily sugar intake , or around nine teaspoons . yeuck .\nwith all of the variety of beverages out there , it is no surprise that the market of energy drinks is extremely competitive and filled with a lot of advertising clutter , making it difficult for v to stand out and for the consumers to decide what drink best fits their needs .\nthe drink sponsored i ' m a celebrity . . . get me out of here ! in the uk for its second series in 2003 . [ 9 ]\nso did carnival manage to buck v ' s trend of subpar special - edition flavours ? no . no it did not .\nv is the most popular energy drink in new zealand , so when frucor briefed colenso on a new campaign for this iconic kiwi brand the natural expectation was for a regular campaign for its master brand . however , what frucor received was an idea for an entirely new direction . why ? frucor ' s research revealed that people have an increasing need for energy , but a significant preference shift towards products made with natural ingredients is emerging . colenso suggested instead of producing a new campaign , frucor should create a whole a new kind of energy drink made with only natural ingredients . concurrently frucor r & d had been working on a concept in this realm , and with added encouragement from colenso everything clicked into place . this product evolved to become v pure , a revolutionary energy drink with the same energy hit of v - but made with only six natural ingredients . view the spot\ncomparison : a medium - sized drink in the u . s . , which is 21oz of liquid , is big enough to overflow japan ' s 20oz large cup\nv energy drinks , the dominating ed company in the lands down under hasn\u2019t released anything new in awhile since their little pocket rocket last year . i was excited to see the new v isokinetic energy + hydration beverage glowing green in the cooler of new world . powerade , gatorade , and mizone have a pretty good market share in the sports hydration arena but they lack v\u2019s trademark ingredient , guarana .\nthis means that the minimum caffeine content should be 145mg per litre of energy drink and maximum of 30mg / l and the same rule is followed by australian manufacturing companies .\nmy first sip of v black was pleasant , yet i couldn\u2019t place the flavor . second sip gave me hints of citrus . third sip brought a hint of cola , but still wasn\u2019t convinced . i went to v\u2019s website and discovered that black is coffee and citrus flavored . hmm , now i\u2019m a huge coffee fan , but i really couldn\u2019t taste coffee . despite my palate\u2019s confusion , this is a good tasting drink and was enjoyable .\ni was having a rough morning and my usual two cups of coffee just weren\u2019t cutting it today so i was glad this was a \u201creview day\u201d ! v isokinetic sports energy drink , thankfully , took me to the next level of alertness and i feel much more with it . however , v isokinetic is best enjoyed while doing some sort of physical activity because drinking it while sitting at my desk has just produced many trips to the loo !\nv energy berry , released in new zealand in 2005 and australia in 2007 , had berry juices , flavourings and lemon juice ; it was discontinued in january 2013 . v energy lemon followed in 2008 with a yellow and gold label , but was discontinued in october 2009 .\nover the past few years , the market has revealed that there is a strong increase in the consumption of energy drink beverages . while there are currently many brands of energy drinks on the market , v distinguishes itself amongst its competitors by offering different size cans , thus enabling our consumers to get more for their money . according to tablebase data , v is positioned first amongst brands such as red bull , mother and monster with 60 % market share .\nthis is how we position our products in the market . below is the product positioning map for the v drink and its competitor . this describes the price of the 500ml can of each brand and the amount of energy they provide . this makes the customer aware about how much energy they are getting on what price .\nmother is an energy drink marketed to australians and new zealanders by coca - cola . coca cola , in their failed attempt to initially capture a slice of the market , reformulated their\nthere\u2019s no better inspiration for a modern - day energy drink . we\u2019ve done our own thinking , and carefully created a unique guarana potion enhanced by caffeine , vitamins and minerals . but in every can and bottle of v is a little bit of this amazonian spirit . and a spark , a challenge to create the extraordinary .\nv double hit , released in october 2008 , is a 500ml aluminium can , available in original , sugar free , blue , and black .\nv reactor was released in march 2015 as a limited edition flavour to promote avengers : age of ultron . it has a strong sour taste .\na limited - edition variety of v flavoured with blood orange called v energy not orange was released in september and october 2012 in new zealand and in australia in march 2013 . it appears intermittently for a limited amount of time in selected markets . v energy purple plasma was another limited edition first released in late 2012 as a tie - in to the halo 4 video game , with halo characters appearing on the side of each can .\nv bling was released in february of 2018 . it features a gold can and a smooth taste with hints of vanilla on top of the regular v flavour . it is marketed with the slogan\nyou can ' t buy success , but now you can buy what it tastes like\n.\nthe primary consumer group of v includes extreme sports enthusiasts , music lovers , and young adults . this may be the result that v sponsored and promoted themselves through events of extreme sports and music concert tours . this group of consumers is excited by speed , energy , flash , and instant thrill .\n\u201creaching the 18 - 24 key target is the trickiest thing for v . they are becoming harder to reach with traditional mediums , \u201d he says .\nv morph was released in march 2016 as a limited edition passionfruit flavour , along with a fancy glittery bottle ; to promote x - men : apocalypse .\nin 2008 v energy wanted us to make them a giant v can to go on top of their ' remote control ' moster truck . the truck would go on to be used in a tv commercial and also tour around as part of their marketing strategy . the can looked exactly like the real thing !\nchanges such as with education , sports , clubs , and part - time jobs are far more demanding in a college setting . v is targeting customers across the new zealand that are at this turning point in their lives , when energy is a necessary component to successfully make it through any given day . v energy drink is the perfect solution for 18 to 24 - year - olds who live fast - paced , hectic lifestyles making it through long days and nights of classes , studying , projects , and overtime work .\ntried the carnival v , i couldn ' t place the flavour , but it felt ' gritty ' like eating a biscuit . wasn ' t very nice .\nwhen the company first created v energy shots , samples were sent to members of its online community v republic , with a warning that they shouldn ' t be consumed by those under 16 years of age . however , frucor sent the samples without checking the ages of all recipients . the company later apologised to recipients .\nthe strategy is to emphasize v ' s distinctive taste of guarana and taurine . the taste is more enjoyable and the size provides a longer lasting boost of energy , which led to the creation of the ' vitalizes body and mind ' slogan . v will launch specific event sponsorships that will attract the target and increase revenue .\nv 0 % sugar , released in australia in late 2013 in citrus fusion , tropical rush , and blood orange burst , was a new sugar - free version .\nsince choice first looked at energy drinks back in 2005 , there ' s been a growing trend of mixing them with alcohol . the problem with this combination is that it can mask the effects of intoxication . consuming an energy drink alongside alcohol can make you feel more alert , and less drunk . many people use energy drinks as mixers for exactly that reason - it enables them to drink more alcohol , and for longer .\nfrucor is 100 % owned by groupe danone , one of the world ' s leading biscuit , dairy and drink companies . but its been acquired by suntory of japan in october 2008 from its previous owner danone .\nv black other than the statements of being \u201cbig\u201d and \u201cmore guarana\u201d , makes no promises regarding energy , but relies on their reputation to speak louder than words . i received a good , late morning \u201cpick me up\u201d from v black and i felt ready to tackle the rest of my day and especially that foot long subway waiting for me .\nv iced coffee , sold in 600ml plastic bottles , has been relaunched in nz with 720 mg of guarana per bottle , under the logo\nthe cousin once removed\n.\nhow much you drink again depends largely on how long you will be racing for and by understanding how much you need , you may be able to save time as you don\u2019t necessarily have to weigh down your bike with litres of fluid . it\u2019s difficult to reach a level of dehydration that will impact performance within an hour , so the fastest sprint athletes may need very little fluid to get through the race . however , a good guide is to drink 300 - 800mls of fluid per hour depending on weather conditions ( if it\u2019s hotter , you\u2019ll sweat more , so need to drink more ) . work out how long you\u2019ll be out there and prepare your drinks accordingly .\nthe ad was done in a candid handy cam style , and was part of a series of ad ' s in which people do crazy things with machines carrying the v logo .\ndespite these three main competitors , red bull , mother and monster , the energy drinks industry is heavily competitive . v needs to maintain its market share by continuing to maintain its position .\nthe v skills - 24 essential skills in total - are delivered through 14 million printed cans as well as snapchat videos , street murals , gifs , outdoor billboards , and youtube videos .\ntheir slogan is \u00e2\u20ac\u2022unleash the beast , which supports its image as the \u00e2\u20ac\u2022meanest energy supplement on the planet\u00e2\u20ac - according to its own homepage . similar to red bull and v , monster energy sponsors sporting events , concerts , and parties . monster energy offers 7 flavors with an addition of 8 flavors mixed with coffee known as java monster . unlike v who has 5 international locations ,\nv gives you the energy to take on whatever life throws at you , with the power of guarana at the heart of the brand and our product range . as the legend goes amazonian indians would suck on gobfuls of the small but mighty guarana berries , to help them get more stuff done . v combines guarana , caffeine and vitamins to help people get more out of life today\nv\u2019s claim to fame is its use of guarana as a caffeine source as well as additional caffeine . sucrose , guarana , caffeine , b vitamins , and taurine make up it\u2019s energy blend .\nthree flavors ( pick your favorite shot ) . vita - v energy shots has no : sodium , gluten , dyes , processed sugar , high fructose corn syrup , additives , preservatives , gmos , herbal stimulants , dextrose , pesticides , sucralose , synthetic fertilizers , radiation , & unpleasant , medicine taste . instead , enjoy vita - v ' s tasty , non - gmo project verified , low calorie , natural alternative for guilt - free energy . vita - v comes in three , delicious , hand crafted flavors - - grape , berry and our original mixed fruit flavor .\nvita - v energy co . is about creating real organic energy that ' s both delicious & healthy , & makes you feel good . we source only organic ingredients from partners we trust .\nviter energy wintergreen caffeinated mints - 40mg caffeine & b - vitamins per powerful sugar free mint . boost energy , focus & fresh breath . 2 pieces replace 1 coffee , energy drink , caffeine candy & gum ( 6 x 20 piece containers )\ndrink up : in hong kong , a small beverage from mcdonald ' s is just about the same size as one from the u . s . , but a medium - sized one is significantly shorter - just minimally bigger than the hong kong small\nthe new year is nearly upon us , which means you might need a bit of v to help you get through some banger nights . tag a mate that\u2019s gonna need 10 / 10 saving .\nv energy black was released in australia and new zealand in 2004 , featuring coffee flavouring in place of fruit . in australia it was marketed toward students and advertised as less acidic , with twice the\nv energy deadpool promotion prize winners major prize ( $ 50 , 000 ) : a . edwards - tas consolation prize ( $ 500 ) : t . tan - nsw , b . s . . .\nthe standard size of v drinks is a 250 ml can . limited edition flavours can be available in 300ml aluminium bottles , 350ml glass bottles , 500ml cans , 500ml pet plastic bottles , or 710ml cans .\nthey ' re fizzy drinks with a difference . red bull\nvitalizes body and mind\n, mother gives you\nheaps of energy\nand v is\nthe massive hit that improves you a bit\n.\nenergy drinks such as red bull and v have obvious appeal to kids but can contain as much caffeine as a cup of coffee . even small amounts of caffeine can make kids anxious and disturb their sleep patterns .\nlong lasting energy - effervescent powder - based on an herbal adaptogen formula used for years by russia ' s top athletes , v16 energy drink turns a glass of water into a quick pick me up beverage that leaves you feeling refreshed and awake within minutes . 28 pouches per carton\nin conclusion , v carnival is a bit of an acquired taste . they certainly nailed the flavours of a carnival , but it ' s not something that should ever have been put into a can . best avoided .\nyou\u2019ve seen those cognac abbreviations : v . o . , x . o , v . s . o . p , and so on . what in the world do all those designations mean ? the labels tell you how old the cognac ( brandy made in the french region of cognac ) inside really is , as dictated by the very strict french laws governing such things . and you don\u2019t even have to know how to speak french .\npart of its secret is guarana , the stimulant extracted from the brazilian plant . this is then combined with caffeine to create the popular new drink that is giving consumers the buzz they want when they fancy a change from hot coffee . ( www . istart . co . nz )\ndrinking more than 800mls isn\u2019t recommended , even for heavy sweaters as your gut is unable to absorb it . instead , to maximise fluid absorption most athletes should look to include 250 - 750mg sodium in their 500ml drink and there are lots of commercially available products to make this super simple .\nbased on v ' s estimated sales from the previous year , the campaign allocated an advertising budget of $ 10 million to execute and utilize different media vehicles : magazine , internet , prime - time television , ambient , and event sponsorships . these media vehicles allowed rockstar to reach the desired reach and frequencies while keeping within the budget . research dictates that the top 4 dmas are heavily populated with the target audience that v is aiming to attract current and future consumers .\nmaintaining energy levels and mental clarity throughout the day has become an increasingly difficult challenge . v16 energy drink is a unique combination of adaptogens , vitamins , nutrients , and a balanced blend of b - vitamins in a caffeine - free , effervescent formula designed to provide quick energy and mental focus . *\neven for hardcore sweet - tooths , this drink is off the charts . it also has an aftertaste that can only be described as vile : it ' s kind of a cross between creaming soda and caremelised popcorn . i feel like my taste buds were molested by a grubby - handed carnie .\nvita - v\nsuperfruit grape\nextra strength organic energy shots . natural boost . delicious real fruits . caffeine from raw green coffee beans . no jitters no junk no gluten . non - gmo vegan ( 12 - pack / grape )\nvita - v\nsuperfruit berry\nextra strength organic energy shots . natural boost . delicious real fruits . caffeine from raw green coffee beans . no jitters no junk no gluten . non - gmo vegan ( 12 - pack / berry )\nred bull is known to be the 2nd energy drink in the new zealand . its main headquarters are in austria . their popular slogan is \u00e2\u20ac\u2022red bull gives you wings ! red and travels . however , they also sponsor in many different activities like video gaming and cultural arts . red bull has only two products , the original , sugar - free , while v has 7 products with different flavours . red bull has sold more than 4 billion cans in red bull earned $ 79 , 817 , 000 . their growth increased by 26 . 5 % .\nv . s . o . p . , very superior old pale : minimum aging is eight years in wood for the youngest in the blend . industry average is between 10 and 15 years old , which is why it\u2019s sometimes known as five star\narmagnac is blended with older vintages than similarly labeled cognacs . hence , a v . s . o . p . armagnac could be considered a better value than a similarly aged cognac . ( armagnac is brandy made in the armagnac region of france . )\nthe energy shots ( described as\npocket rockets\n) are claimed to be as effective as the larger cans but have an extremely bitter taste that , according to the v pocket rocket website , is to stop young children from drinking them . [ 8 ]\nthe frucor beverages - owned drink has been inactive since 2001 , when it spent \u00a34 . 5 million on its advertising . however , it is returning in an attempt to challenge red bull ' s stranglehold on the uk energy drinks market and the \u00a31 million sponsorship of itv1 ' s flagship spring entertainment show is the centrepiece of this attack .\ncoffee versus vita - v ' s organic , raw green coffee beans . did you know non - organic coffee is heavily sprayed with toxic pesticides ? customers report our non - toxic , pesticide free , usda certified organic , raw , green coffee beans gave them zip with no jitters . no crash . they experienced a more subtle , smoother , naturally awake & alert vitality over other energy shots , yerba mate & coffee . unlike coffee , you can carry vita - v energy shots with you in your bag or pocket . no refrigeration required .\nwithin energy drinks , v ' s main competitors are red bull , mother and monster energy . it is ranked 1st in the market with 60 % share , followed by red bull [ 20 % ] , mother [ 14 % ] , monster energy [ 3 % ] .\nthe main objectives are to increase female users and to continue to retain the market share as it is almost on breakeven point and try to increase it if possible . the communication objectives are to eliminate gender biases and to break the image and perception that v is only for a distinctive group .\nthe story of v started centuries ago , deep in the amazon with the original overachievers \u2013 the amazonian indians . in a single generation , they went from hunting with spears to building a sophisticated civilisation . what was their secret ? the answer lies in a small but potent berry . the guarana berry .\nwhen it comes to alcohol , not all drinks are created equal . there are different flavours , different sizes and different amounts of alcohol . it ' s important to learn what 1 standard drink actually is , in order to stay within the limits outlined in canada ' s low risk alcohol drinking guidelines and reduce your risk for acute and chronic alcohol related harms . serving sizes may be larger than you think ; check your pour .\nbefore i continue , let me preface this review by reiterating my enduring love for the v brand . the blue and green variants are pretty much my joint - favourite beverages of all time . i was therefore filled with excitement when i saw this limited - edition flavour peeking out of my local iga ' s refrigerator . . . excitement tempered with trepidation .\ncraig irwin , marketing director at frucor beverages , explains why they embraced this approach :\nv has been the market leader for years , but at frucor we know that it ' s unbelievably important to stay in touch with what your customers want , and to keep innovating if you want to stay relevant . so when we saw the idea for v pure we quickly applied the energy and resources we needed to make the idea a reality . the initial feedback to v pure has been outstanding and it has opened up new market segments for the brand , which just goes to prove that you are better to make products that people want than to make them want your product .\nall colenso had to do then was tell people about it in a way that highlighted the natural properties of the product . through omd ' s extensive media strategy v pure will be launched with a 60\nfilm that will run on digital channels and cinema only . accompanied by various other short form edits which will play out online , the campaign also includes ooh and real world brand activations . dave brady , art director at colenso bbdo , explains how important it was to get the right team behind such an important launch :\nafter seeing the coco de mer ' x ' spot directed by vicky lawton through rankin films , we knew she was right for the job . she couldn ' t have been more up for it and brought so much to a very ambitious and action - packed production . we really wanted to elevate the tone for v pure and leave viewers feeling as energised as they would be after drinking a bottle .\nclient : frucor - craig irwin , john alexander , ursla bowden , agency : colenso bbdo film company : rankin films media agency : omd pr agency : beat pr\nthe target audience lives an active college lifestyle and is primarily males between the ages of 18 - 24 . thus , it is at this time in the consumer ' s life that dramatic changes are taking place . the primary consumer group of v includes extreme sports enthusiasts , music lovers , and young adults which are why this campaign consists of event sponsorships and promotions which will grab the targets attention .\ntoby jenner , the managing director at media insight , said :\nin such a hugely competitive market where one player has almost a 70 per cent share , we needed an opportunity that allows v to assume ' thought leadership ' of the category . celebrity , we believe , will allow us to do just that , through not only the sponsorship but also online , promotions , public relations and licensing .\nvita - v organic energy shots . best energy drink for increased stamina and focus boost . no jitters or crash . tasty superfood fruits and raw green coffee beans . natural caffeine . ( 12 - pack ) i needed a safer alternative to five hour energy shots and red bull . these are packed with a lot of vitamins and caffeine in the amount of a cup of coffee . the vitamins do give an extra boost . if you are sensitive to stimulants as i am i suggest start with a half of a bottle until you know how your body will react to it . it does have a slight after taste of vitamins , but otherwise doesn ' t taste too bad . the liquid is not clear and i am guessing that is due to the vitamins in it . i didn ' t have any energy crashes . it definitely gave me a boost . i am best with only taking a half a bottle at a time .\nnot the greatest taste but seems to help with energy . i bought these originally as a natural source of energy during pregnancy but once i got them they do say not recommended for pregnant or breast feeding mothers and i couldn ' t find the source of the caffeine in them to know for sure what was in them . my husband was going to start drinking them but he didn ' t like the taste either . definitely better cold and if you drink them fast , may be good in a smoothie . this one had a banana / pineapple flavor ?\n\u201cthe more people we spoke to the more we heard that they wanted a few life hacks to be a bit better at a range of different things that they are not taught at school or university . i think we\u2019ve struck a really nice balance working with some amazing talent to deliver a suite of 24 skills that delivers the utility in an entertaining way which will really cut through to make sure everyone can grab a v and become a bit better . \u201d\ntypically , this age group of 18 to 24 - year - olds is either thinking about college , in college , or just recently graduated from college with or without a career . in the same way , situation it appeals to the young ones who are casually dressed with the hoodies and the rapper ' s clothes in its advertisement . the professionals are never included in these adverts as they are mostly health conscious and they prefer coffee for the energy . so v creates its own unique environment .\nfeel the focused & awake difference . other energy shots have artificial , synthetic , & chemical ingredients that can make you jittery , jacked up , wired , and then like a roller coaster , you crash down . instead , vita - v is the healthy alternative to chemically based energy shots . it ' s made from usda organic super fruits & raw , green coffee beans\u2014real food for naturally sustained , refreshed energy . it ' s a little bottle of get - up - and - go filled with things your body naturally yearns for .\nfeel the focused & awake difference . other energy shots have artificial , synthetic , & chemical ingredients that can make you jittery , jacked up , wired , and then like a roller coaster , you crash down . instead , vita - v is the healthy alternative to chemically based energy shots . it ' s made from usda organic super fruits & raw , green coffee beans\u00e2\u20ac\u201dreal food for naturally sustained , refreshed energy . it ' s a little bottle of get - up - and - go filled with things your body naturally yearns for ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "pinsent masons", "paragraphs": ["we use \u2018pinsent masons\u2019 to refer to pinsent masons llp and affiliated entities that practise under the name \u2018pinsent masons\u2019 or a name that incorporates those words . reference to \u2018pinsent masons\u2019 is to pinsent masons llp and / or one or more of those affiliated entities as the context requires . \u00a9 pinsent masons llp 2013 .\nglassdoor has 26 pinsent masons reviews submitted anonymously by pinsent masons employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if pinsent masons is right for you .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons won diversity innovation at the legal week innovation awards 2017 .\nit is the latest in a series of acquisitions by pinsent masons . in march it\nbrook graham is now part of pinsent masons , a global 100 international law firm .\n2 . pinsent masons employs over 2 , 500 people in total including over 1 , 500 lawyers , 500 of whom are based in pinsent masons ' international headquarters in the city of london .\ndouglas alexander said : \u201ci am very pleased to have the opportunity to work further with pinsent masons .\npinsent masons has posted revenue up 5 . 5 per cent in 2015 / 16 , to \u00a3382m .\npinsent masons is launching its flexible resourcing service vario in australia , marking its first outpost outside the uk .\npinsent masons said it established a presence in brussels last year to \u201chelp develop insights around the future of europe\u201d .\nbalfour beatty has been a client of pinsent masons for over 35 years across a wide range of practice areas .\npinsent masons already had a sturdy national network , and it ' s now set its sights on international expansion .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons has acquired a minority stake in ' new law ' start - up business yuzu .\nwith immediate effect , all new business as usual work will be carried out exclusively by pinsent masons , while a limited panel of law firms - of which pinsent masons is one - will act on complex and business critical legal work .\npinsent masons has announced that its scotland and northern ireland chairman kirk murdoch has passed away following a battle with illness .\npinsent masons has acquired leading diversity and inclusion ( d & i ) consulting firm , brook graham for an undisclosed sum to expand into new sectors and territories . both pinsent masons and brook graham will continue to operate as separate businesses .\nformer secretary of state for international development , douglas alexander , has joined international law form pinsent masons as a \u201cstrategic advisor\u201d .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons is celebrating being recognized for its commitment to workplace diversity in the 2016 stonewall workplace equality index .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons won the innovation in pricing and innovation in financial management awards at the lawyer business leadership awards 2016 .\nabout pinsent masons pinsent masons is a global 100 law firm , specialising particularly in the energy , infrastructure , financial services , real estate and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors . the firm employs over 3000 people in total , including over 1500 lawyers and more than 400 partners .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons has swept the board at the ft innovative lawyer awards europe , being named the most innovative law firm of 2015 .\nrichard foley , senior partner at pinsent masons , said : \u201cdouglas has a stellar reputation as one of the most capable and engaging politicians of his generation .\nheathrow airport has appointed berwin leighton paisner ( blp ) and pinsent masons to a new panel to advise on the development of its third runway and related policy .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons has acquired diversity and inclusion consulting firm brook graham , as they ramp up efforts to support businesses across the globe improve workplace diversity .\npinsent masons is incubating yuzu by providing seed funding and strategic support during yuzu\u2019s start - up phase in return for a minority shareholding . pinsent masons has been a prominent investor in new law models , founding flexible resourcing business vario \u2013 which last week announced plans to open in australia \u2013 and backing online compliance solutions business cerico .\nwhen i joined and became involved in the firm\u2019s lgbt network that i started to understand just why pinsent masons were the first , and how different to other companies \u2013 and specifically other law firms \u2013 the firm actually is . it\u2019s not surprising that pinsent masons is ranked top law employer in the stonewall workplace equality index 2017 .\njohannesburg will be the site of pinsent masons\u2019 first office in africa , as the international law firm unveils a plan to become the premier infrastructure firm on the continent .\npinsent masons took a much different tack . from the beginning , they made a number of very smart decisions that have been effectively executed by their content marketing team .\n\u201cout - law showcases our expertise to a global audience and differentiates pinsent masons from every other law firm around . it has been a huge success for us . \u201d\npinsent masons is set to launch its third international office in 12 months in madrid , hiring a five - strong team including former telef\u00f3nica deputy general counsel diego lozano .\npinsent masons has kicked off a redundancy consultation that puts all of its uk legal personal assistants ( pa ) at risk , with up to 100 jobs set to go .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons has once again been recognised for its innovation in legal services , winning a place on the janders dean & lexis nexis legal innovation index 2016 .\nthere were three key reasons pinsent masons were looking for a fresh approach : a closer supplier relationship , a cost effective solution and improved user efficiency . before making the switch , pinsent masons insisted on an exhaustive test of lexispsl under real working conditions . this trial lasted approximately six months and involved around 400 lawyers at their offices across the country .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons has announced its acquisition of brook graham , a market - leading diversity & inclusion ( d & i ; ) consulting company for an undisclosed fee .\nby joining forces in this way , pinsent masons and brook graham will offer a more holistic approach to developing commercially and legally sustainable solutions for creating more diverse and inclusive workplaces .\npinsent masons takes an embassy approach to diversity and inclusion , which is designed to uphold its commitment to inclusivity while prioritising employee safety and remaining sensitive to local laws and cultures . kate fergusson , head of responsible business , says : \u201cwhat we try and do is have an overarching statement of pinsent masons\u2019 values and commitment to diversity and inclusion that means wherever [ an employee is ] in the world , if [ they are ] in a pinsent masons office then [ they ] can expect the same values to be in place . \u201d\npinsent masons said alexander will split his time between this and his roles as a senior fellow at harvard university , visiting professor at king\u2019s college , london and advising u2 frontman bono .\nin 2016 , pinsent masons also rolled out its previously uk - based employee assistance programme ( eap ) internationally to enhance the support available to its global workforce on a range of topics .\nthrough the intranet , pinsent masons also offers access to ageing works , which provides information and resources about caring for elderly relatives with the aim of saving families time , cost and unnecessary stress .\npinsent masons\u2019 approach to modern families is practical , collaborative and has an impressive community focus . from the outset , recruitment messages reflect the company\u2019s aim of encouraging applications from all backgrounds and recruitment suppliers have been told of pinsent masons\u2019 diversity and inclusion expectations . there are gender balanced shortlists for senior roles , adverts are placed in specialist diversity publications and there is an annual review of the diversity of applicants .\npinsent masons provides national and international expertise via a grass - roots , local communications structure . the client is always at the centre , harnessing our combination of global reach and understanding with our local sensitivity .\nthe firm said alexander will also \u201cbring his considerable experience to bear to help pinsent masons and their clients develop business strategies to respond to those geopolitical issues that impact on business from time to time . \u201d\npinsent masons incoming senior partner richard foley has said that he will not change the firm\u2019s strategic plans despite his defeat of incumbent chris mullen in the first contested election at pinsents for well over a decade .\nappearing in front of mps , isaac admitted that his salary as an equity partner at law firm pinsent masons would \u201cdwarf\u201d the \u00a350 , 000 he would collect as chair of the equality and human rights commission .\nbalfour beatty , the global infrastructure group , has agreed a ground breaking deal which will see all of its ' business as usual ' legal work in the uk carried out by international law firm pinsent masons .\npinsent masons communicates its commitment to diversity and inclusion from the moment an employee joins the organisation , as well as to prospective employees , and this has had a positive impact on talent attraction at the firm .\npinsent masons incoming senior partner richard foley has said that he will not change the firm ' s strategic plans despite his defeat of incumbent chris mullen in the first contested election at pinsents for well over a decade .\npinsent masons office network includes the major international business and financial centres of london , munich , paris , doha , dubai , beijing , shanghai , hong kong and singapore and the key business centres in the uk .\n\u201cat pinsent masons we want to be seen to be bold and show that if the product is right we are willing to disrupt the market . i am confident others will follow our lead in adopting lexispsl . \u201d\nthe decision to focus on one sector does not preclude further international expansion , says laudy : \u201cyou can expect to see more internationalisation from pinsent masons , more astute investments in geographies which connect with our existing network . \u201d\nat pinsent masons we pride ourselves on a friendly , open culture , with a connected approach that echoes throughout the firm . we champion diversity and development , and are committed to investment in and retention of our people .\npinsent masons announced its partner promotions for 2017 with women making up 68 % of the individuals promoted . the firm beat its target of achieving 25 % female representation among its partnership by 2018 a year ahead of schedule .\ninternational law firm pinsent masons has been ranked among the five most innovative law firms in europe by the financial times , and collected an award from the same publication for its ground - breaking work in the insurance sector .\nthe project will ensure that pinsent masons continues improves the balance of male and female representation in its partnership while making certain the firm ' s policies and working practices encourage and support talent across the entire business irrespective of gender .\ndetails of the dates and deadlines for the firm\u2019s insight evenings are available on the firm ' s website . pinsent masons\u2019 insight evenings are open to all law and non - law students , although first years will be given priority .\nwhen i was looking for a new role , pinsent masons emerged with a reputation for being an organisation with a great working environment , full of very friendly people and a culture in which you can really thrive and be yourself .\nthe acquisition will enable brook graham , which specialises in the strategic management of d & i in global companies , to expand into new sectors and territories powered by the reach of pinsent masons ' international , sector - focused presence .\nchris vaughan , chief corporate officer at balfour beatty said \u201cafter several months of analysis and discussion , i am pleased we have reached this innovative partnership with pinsent masons . this move aligns with our strategic business intents and will bring benefit to both parties over the coming years . for balfour beatty , in addition to the substantial cost savings and closer strategic relationship with pinsent masons , the management information we receive will enable us to proactively manage legal risk across our uk business . \u201d\nafter only a year since opening its doors in sydney & melbourne , pinsent masons has secured a spot on the index which celebrates the most innovative firms and legal teams in australia and new zealand . pioneering a unique blend of legal expertise and technology , the firm has been commended for cerico , its cloud - based compliance solutions business , and termframe , an ai application forming part of a matter management system developed by pinsent masons , which impressed a prestigious panel of judges . cerico is a technology driven solution that automates compliance processes for businesses in a quick , cost - efficient and auditable way . by wrapping technology and process around pinsent masons ' compliance knowledge , cerico helps companies implement and monitor regulatory compliance programmes .\npinsent masons is a leading international law firm with more plc clients than almost any other law firm and a genuine commitment to d & i , making it the perfect cultural fit for brook graham . the firm provides a stronger operational platform from which to grow the business and be able to provide current and future clients with holistic d & i services and solutions which make a sustainable difference . we are delighted to be joining forces with pinsent masons to make this happen .\nbad news im afraid . i noticed that pinsent masons had removed the page from their website and emailed them to check if it was just an error . unfortunately , they have discontinued the scheme ' due to a change in business requirements . '\nhead of employment and reward at pinsent masons and leader of project sky , linda jones , said :\nby systematically tackling the obstacles to progression that women face , the firm has developed a more inclusive working environment for all of its staff .\npinsent masons has hired two south african lawyers and will open an office in johannesburg in february 2017 , the firm\u2019s first physical presence in africa . the office will focus on infrastructure , a sector in which the firm aims to become the continent\u2019s leader .\npinsent masons has already worked on african projects including the development of the gautrain railway between johannesburg and or tambo international airport , and advised turkish construction company yap\u0131 merkezi on the usd 1 . 7 billion awash - woldia / hara gebeya railway in ethiopia .\nin 2015 , pinsent masons became sponsors of stonewall\u2019s education programme . members of their lgbt network received \u2018role model\u2019 training and now visit schools around the uk to talk about being lgbt and share their personal journey to break down stereotypes and help eradicate bullying .\npinsent masons wanted to validate its mobile strategy to inform procurement of new secure mobile devices . the new mobile solutions would enable business processes to be mobilised by providing secure access to systems on the move and meet the diverse operational needs of a global business .\npinsent masons has been ranked one of the top five most inclusive employers in the influential ranking which assesses the inclusivity of workplaces around the uk . pinsent masons is the highest ranking law firm in this year\u2019s index and has also been ranked in stonewall\u2019s list of global diversity champions for the first time . david isaac , head of the advanced manufacturing and technology sector and chair of the diversity steering group at pinsent masons , says : \u201cpinsent masons has worked hard to get into the top five of the index and we are delighted to be the top ranking law firm . we were up against a lot of very tough competition so it\u2019s an achievement that everyone in the firm should be exceedingly proud of . \u201d pinsent masons senior partner richard foley says : \u201cwe are delighted with our ranking in this year\u2019s workplace equality index . equality and diversity are critical foundations to our business and i am delighted that we have again been recognised by stonewall for the work that we do . it is equally pleasing to see a number of other forward thinking law firms being recognised - this is an industry issue where we can and should be supporting and celebrating each other ' s achievements . \u201d for more information about the stonewall workplace equality index , go to urltoken < http : / / urltoken / > .\npinsent masons is responding by aiming to develop its existing sector - focused relationships with clients into ever - closer cooperation .\nit ' s about moving our relationships from being very strong into almost partnering relationships - so we work with the client rather than for the client ,\nsays alastair .\nin practice that means putting together teams made up of sector - specialist pinsent masons lawyers and in - house lawyers to tackle projects together that neither us nor the client would be able to put together on our own .\npinsent masons office network extends across the major international business centres of london , munich , paris , brussels , d\u00fcsseldorf istanbul , doha , dubai , beijing , shanghai , hong kong , singapore , sydney and melbourne - and the key commercial centres in the uk .\nlesley brook , co - founder of brook graham said , \u201cpinsent masons is a leading international law firm with more plc clients than almost any other law firm and a genuine commitment to d & i , making it the perfect cultural fit for brook graham . \u201d\npinsent masons\u2019 stellar reputation for inclusion was confirmed by their second place overall in the 2017 stonewall index of equality in the workplace - they were the best - ranked professional services firm - as well as by making the times\u2019 top 50 employers for women 2017 list .\npinsent masons\u2019 single - minded focus on creating relevant and valuable content has paid off measurably for the law firm . the sheer volume of their website traffic , the size of their magazine\u2019s request circulation , and their 15 , 000 strong enewsletter subscribership testify to their quality content .\naspiring pinsent masons trainees hoping to get a foot in the door at one of the firm ' s english offices need 300 + ucas points and a strong 2 : 1 degree . they will also need to achieve a commendation at law school in either their gdl or lpc .\npinsent masons is just the latest international firm to target south africa and use it as a foothold in the wider african market . firms including baker & mckenzie , hogan lovells and herbert smith freehills have joined norton rose fulbright in opening local offices , acquiring local firms and hiring local talent from south african firms , although pinsent\u2019s move is distinguished by its sector - specific focus , rather than a standard full - service approach .\npinsent masons is a global 100 law firm , specialising particularly in the energy , infrastructure , financial services , real estate and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors . we work with clients including ftse 100 and aim listed companies , government departments and public sector institutions . pinsent masons is the only firm to operate across all three uk jurisdictions and we have been developing our overseas network of offices in asia pacific , the middle east , continental europe and africa . this reflects our strategy to become a firm of truly international reach , offering world - class service and excellent value .\npinsent masons has itself remained dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace . the firm is the top - ranked professional services firm in stonewall ' s workplace equality index and is named in the times ' top 50 employers for women . in may 2017 , pinsent masons surpassed its target of achieving 25 % female representation among its partnership by 2018 , a year ahead of schedule , following an effort to address gender balance at senior levels under its ' sky ' programme . sky was also recently awarded for ' diversity innovation ' at the legal week innovation awards 2017 .\ncommenting on the deal , lesley brook , co - founder of brook graham said ,\npinsent masons is a leading international law firm with more plc clients than almost any other law firm and a genuine commitment to d & i , making it the perfect cultural fit for brook graham . the firm provides a stronger operational platform from which to grow the business and be able to provide current and future clients with holistic d & i services and solutions which make a sustainable difference . we are delighted to be joining forces with pinsent masons to make this happen .\na research project by pinsent masons , costain and the university of cambridge investigated the extent to which the need for innovation is recognised and encouraged by the industry in general and in current contractual frameworks . we have set out various proposals which we hope will be useful and lead to further discussions .\npinsent masons llp is a full - service international law firm that ranks among the top 15 law firms in the united kingdom . the company has a total legal team of around 1 , 500 and has offices beyond the uk in china , dubai , qatar , hong kong , turkey , germany and france . in 2015 the firm announced plans to launch offices in australia . pinsent masons offers services in the areas of major projects , energy and utilities , construction , dispute resolution , outsourcing and technology , corporate finance , mergers and acquisitions , intellectual property , insurance , employment and pensions , property and tax .\nthinking back almost 13 years to when i first joined pinsent masons , i was pleasantly surprised by the number of black and asian faces around the office , compared to what i had seen elsewhere in the legal profession . throughout my time at pinsent masons , i\u2019ve been impressed by the commitment demonstrated , not only by senior management , but by colleagues across the business to diversity and inclusion at the firm and in the legal profession as a whole . the result of this commitment is that we continue to attract bame applicants who join us for vacation placements and training contracts and discover that inclusive culture for themselves .\nif you thought all british law firms were stodgy and old - fashioned , you haven\u2019t yet encountered pinsent masons . their name might be old - fashioned but their marketing sure isn\u2019t . in fact , they have been doing online and print content marketing for eight years . and , it has paid off measurably .\npinsent masons is an excellent law firm strategy case study as the firm prides itself on having a clear and distinctive way of doing things . to find out more about it , and how commercial law firms in general operate today , we spoke to alastair morrison , partner and head of client strategy at the firm .\nmasons was without a doubt the pre - eminent construction firm in the country , whose clients included pretty much everyone who knows how to hold a shovel . and now , as pinsent masons , the firm ' s construction lawyers still represent some of the biggest players in the country , the likes of balfour beatty and bovis lend lease , and is involved in several large chinese - funded projects ( pm was one of the first uk firms to open an office in china ) .\nbrook graham has established itself as a market - leading d & i consultancy since 2004 and the demand for our services continues to surge . pinsent masons has a reputation for innovation and the mind - set for driving positive change that we need in order for the business to continue moving from strength to strength .\nin 2013 , pinsent masons established project sky to address the gender imbalance within senior levels of the firm . they found that women fear they risk falling behind in their career when they take family leave . the company is now de - stigmatising working less than standard hours by promoting the concept that flexible working can be for everyone .\nbecause of their single - minded focus on delivering great content through the dedication of two gung ho professionals , pinsent masons succeeded without spending money on unproductive marketing efforts . even though most of their competitors are still pouring out large sums of money down that rat hole . this has proved to be both a smart and a cost - effective approach .\nthe group is basically an arena for everyone to discuss common issues and get together . it helps create an environment that is conducive to its employees being happy in their role . for me , that makes pinsent masons a bit different from its competitors \u2013 the firm has a dynamic approach to employee issues and that flexibility can only encourage a better working environment .\nthe 2004 tie - up between pinsents and masons caught very few people by surprise - both had been falling behind national rivals dla and eversheds and were desperate to increase their national coverage . in fact , the eventual merger was such an open secret that rollonfriday managed to cybersquat the website masonspinsents . com . unwilling to shell out a large wad of cash to buy it back , pinsent masons was formed . in 2012 scottish firm mcgrigors was added to the fold , increasing the headcount of the firm ' s city office to more than 500 lawyers .\nin addition , pinsent masons hosts a regular series of events throughout the year to further support its diversity and inclusion agenda . jonathan bond , director of hr , says : \u201cthis has the effect of keeping the theme of inclusiveness uppermost in people\u2019s minds , and it underlines the fact that it\u2019s an environment where people can be free to be themselves in every office . \u201d\npinsent masons then uses a framework of key competencies to decide who to invite to the firm ' s assessment centre . this consists of a psychometric test and an interview with a senior lawyer , who assesses traits like commercial awareness , confidence , attention to detail , drive , intellectual capability and sociability . those who come out on top at this stage nab a vac scheme .\nlondon , 1st february 2017 \u2013 lexisnexis uk ( urltoken ) , a leading provider of content and technology solutions , today announced that pinsent masons ( urltoken ) , a global 100 law firm with an award - winning reputation for the bold pursuit of innovation , has chosen lexispsl as its preferred firmwide practical guidance platform and has rolled out lexispsl to its 1 , 800 lawyers .\nthe interesting thing about having a disability & wellbeing group is trying to work out exactly why you need one and what it can deliver . that\u2019s why pinsent masons is particularly good at tackling disability - related issues \u2013 we know what\u2019s needed . the obvious things that a disability group might focus on , like access and making bespoke arrangements for people are already well catered for .\nthe company turned to existing legal client , fujitsu , to deploy its proven workstyle analysis approach . over a course of interviews and workshops , fujitsu defined a broad range of business requirements to support four key work styles and linked them to recommended devices . a benefits roadmap was developed , providing line of site between investment in new mobile technology and delivery of pinsent masons business strategy .\n\u201cclients are aware of [ ai ] and how it will benefit them and they are asking the tough questions of us . in the past year we have gone from being in start - up mode to having the rest of the firm banging on our door asking about this , \u201d says david halliwell , a litigation lawyer and director of knowledge and innovation delivery at pinsent masons .\nas part of the sector approach , pinsent masons trainees are encouraged to start developing close relationships with clients right away .\nwe assign trainees - known as relationship trainees - to our major clients for the duration of their training contract ,\nsays alastair .\nand as they move practice areas , they stay involved with that client and the firm ' s relationship with them .\nthe acquisition marks a further commitment by pinsent masons to provide innovative and comprehensive solutions to the most pressing challenges facing its clients . most recently , the firm acquired a minority stake in ' new law ' start - up business yuzu . the firm also has a majority stake in cloud - based compliance venture cerico , and has recently expanded its legal resourcing hub , vario , into australia .\n\u201cthe focus of the office is around infrastructure , \u201d says richard laudy , pinsent masons\u2019 global head of infrastructure , and he is unequivocal about the scale of the firm\u2019s ambition : \u201cour long - term vision is to be known as the infrastructure law firm in africa . we are at the point where in order to achieve that vision , we needed to have a presence in a prime location . \u201d\nhaving brought in a team of computer scientists and legal engineers to develop an artificial intelligence application which could be seamlessly interwoven with the firms ' legal knowhow , pinsent masons has integrated termframe as part of a matter management system which makes it straightforward to model legal scenarios and automatically pull in discrete parts of the firm ' s legal knowledge , for swifter and more consistent outcomes for both the client and lawyer .\npinsent masons has a longstanding reputation for innovation and the courage to do things differently , so their investment feels like a very good fit for us as we bring our in - house experience to the legal services market . yuzu embraces the opportunity to deliver efficiencies and transformation in a way which traditional private practice or other outsourcers cannot . we are a solution for gcs , designed and delivered by gcs . \u201d\ninternational law firm pinsent masons employs almost 3 , 000 members of staff globally , with office locations spanning europe , the middle east , africa , the americas , and asia - pacific . the law firm , which featured in lesbian , gay , bi and trans ( lgbt ) equality charity stonewall\u2019s 2017 top global employers list , works to ensure it provides an inclusive working environment for all of its global employees .\npinsent masons\u2019 senior partner richard foley said in a statement : \u201cafrica is a fast - growing market with clear infrastructure need . it ' s a market where we are already doing significant business for chinese organisations , european contractors , investors and funds . having an on - the - ground presence in johannesburg , led by a team with a market - leading reputation will enable us to scale the existing practice significantly . \u201d\npinsent masons ' fierce ambition was a big part of its appeal for some of our trainee sources . one explained : \u201c i was quite impressed by the fact that when i applied , they ' d just merged with mcgrigors . it looked like pinsents was really trying to go places as a firm , rather than just being stagnant . it was exciting to see a firm looking at growing more than just organically . \u201d\neven a small , dedicated content creation team can make all the difference when it comes to providing relevant and valuable information . because they have a single - minded focus , pinsent masons\u2019 two talented and motivated professionals have been able to outperform an army of lawyers in other firms who have been drafted to create articles . those other legal conscripts lacked the time , inclination , the talent\u2013or all three\u2013to provide timely and consistent content .\ntalented people with family commitments can work in more agile ways \u2013 whether that is through home working or offering flexible working hours , pinsent masons will retain that talent and enable greater productivity . the firm is positive about flexible working generally and has piloted agile working in many of our offices . the idea of flexible working has been promoted as a viable and acceptable option , particularly in london , which i think has been successful .\nthe sector approach also suits pinsent masons because , alastair explains , the firm classifies itself as a\nrelationship - driven\nrather than a\ntransaction - driven\nfirm . this means the firm has chosen to build up strong relationships with particular clients and work for them on an ongoing basis , rather than advising a very wide range of different clients on specialised transactions , such as mergers or ipos , as some firms do .\nsimon collin , director of legal markets for lexisnexis , said : \u201cwe are absolutely committed to building the very best practical guidance product in the market . we constantly look for partners who share this vision and will work with us to further evolve the product and help make it even better . in pinsent masons we found a world class partner who shared this vision and have worked hand in hand with them to make it a reality .\nthe merger also boosts pinsent masons\u2019 ability to offer clients a more \u2018holistic\u2019 package for diversity programmes , in terms of both commercial viability and legal sustainability \u2013 whereby the firm is better position to support the creation of business cultures that are diverse and inclusive . for brook graham , the deal improves its reach , whereby its staff are better able to support business in a cross - section of the business world become more diverse and inclusive .\ndavid halliwell , director of knowledge and innovation delivery , at pinsent masons said : \u201cour strategy is to be an international market leader in our five global sectors . we can only do that if our lawyers have access to the best , most up - to - date resources . we are always seeking innovative ways of supporting them . above all , it\u2019s absolutely essential that everything is relevant to the needs of our clients and their sectors .\nin 2015 , the company launched pm @ pm ( parents matter at pinsent masons ) , a web \u2018coaching\u2019 portal for anyone taking family leave , including specific guidance to support people and their line managers . the portal is inclusive of parents in same - sex relationships and parents in their lgbt network were included in the consultation group . the company has issued over 400 licences to pm @ pm to parents and line managers since its introduction .\nat pinsent masons , we take great pride in the work we do with our clients to think differently . innovation sits at the heart of our strategy . for us , it\u2019s about more than finding ways to make an old model fit a new world . innovation is about fundamentally changing how high quality legal advice is formulated and excellent service is delivered . we are partnering with our clients to lead through innovation , rather than be disrupted by it .\njonathan fortnam , a partner at pinsent masons who led on the deal , said :\ne . on is an impressive business which plays a vital role in the uk energy market . this arrangement allows us to support them through the provision of a broad spectrum of specialist legal services , and give us the ability to develop with e . on the type of long - term , sustainable relationship that is at the heart of our partnership .\ni think pinsent masons is a great place to work . it has an environment which you are really happy to be part of . diversity and lgbt is at the heart of what the firm stands for . some of our most senior partners are openly gay and lesbian , and living in civil partnerships or marriages . we work closely with stonewall , and both our lgbt network and straight allies were active in the equal marriage and no bystanders campaigns .\nunsurprisingly , the family support network group\u2019s activities weren\u2019t my first consideration when i joined pinsent masons five years ago . but i was about to get married and i was concerned about how my decision to have children would be perceived by the firm and whether it would affect my career prospects . when the time came , the group was a source of great support , where i could freely discuss issues such as flexible working before approaching my line manager directly .\nthe firm was recognised by the ft for a range of work including the development of \u2018blended products\u2019 , a solution designed by the firm to enable its insurance clients to offer customers a compelling alternative to annuities . this followed shock government reforms to the retirement regime which ended the compulsory purchase of annuities and had a dramatic impact on a number of insurance businesses . pinsent masons partner simon laight , who led the initiative , was singled out for commendation by the judges .\npinsent masons is an inclusive firm that is supportive of you as a person . if faith is integral to your identity ; it is reassuring to know that isn\u2019t going to be overlooked . we have found that members of different faiths talk openly about how their faith influences them in the workplace \u2013 it\u2019s quite an eye - opener to see how the same issue appears from different perspectives and we would like to provide a platform to share these perspectives for potential applicants .\nthe enewsletter is archived on the website going back to the beginning of 2007 . in addition , you can choose to receive it via rss feed . they added a smart and client centric twist to their rss content . they make 10 different rss feeds available that focus on specific legal and technology topics . that way , clients can focus only on topics most important to them . this is yet another example of pinsent masons\u2019 focus on the information needs of their clients .\n\u201cto be ranked among the five most innovative law firms in europe for the second year in a row is a real achievement . our vision is to be recognised as an international market leader in the global sectors in which we operate , differentiated by our skillset excellence and approach to innovation . the ft research is a positive validation of that approach particularly because of the significant level of client input . the positive client feedback across a wide range of disciplines demonstrates that innovation is in pinsent masons\u2019 dna . \u201d\nthe two - year training contract comprises four six - month seats , spent in four different practice groups , and combines regulatory and skills training . seat allocations take account of trainees\u2019 preferences and aim to strike a balance between their choices and the firm\u2019s requirements . in each seat trainees will be supervised by a senior colleague who will guide them through their learning and development in each seat . there is also full support from pinsent masons\u2019 graduate development team who will meet trainees regularly to discuss their on - going performance .\njoanne beckett , managing director of lexisnexis australia said :\nto see the industry set aside competition and work together for the benefit of the client is very innovative for this sector and a sign that the ' age of the client ' has come to the fore in australia\n. the accreditation follows pinsent masons being named most innovative law firm in europe and ranked among the top ten most innovative internationally headquartered firms in asia by the financial times . find out more about what we ' re up to here : urltoken\n\u201cbeing the first mover is not the only indicator of innovation in the profession . sometimes coming from behind can be a strength\u2026 . pinsent masons , which was ranked 16 th last year , takes first position in the ft\u2019s overall index of top performers for the 2015 report\u2026 . if the story of the legal sector over the past 10 years has been dominated by the financial crisis , the rise of the client and globalisation , the one for the next decade is likely to be how the profession deals with new technologies . \u201d\ndavid rennick , head of the australia is delighted with the achievement :\nthe firm has a track - record of delivering innovation to the market \u2013 it ' s part of the dna of the business . understanding what your client needs and responding to it in a way that works for them as well as you is fundamental . it ' s this collaborative and innovative approach that underpins our presence in australia , we developed a commercial proposition that would allow pinsent masons to bring something truly unique to the australian market .\nas part of pinsent mason\u2019s commitment to providing an inclusive working environment they have run events to increase understanding of modern families . the lgbt network and family support network worked together to screen the stonewall film \u2018free\u2019 and to host a webinar \u2018living with the three of us\u2019 .\ni ' m currently going into year 13 so technically i ' m going to be looking at applying for 2018 entry to pinsent masons . i don ' t live in london so can anyone tell me if they offer anything in the form of accommodation or whether or not there are any hotels / flats that aren ' t too expensive that are in the area and easy to get to by train / walking from the firm ( i know this is unlikely as it ' s london but if anyone has any ideas would be much appreciated )\nrichard foley , pinsent masons\u2019 senior partner said about the acquisition ,\nwe take a holistic view of the challenges that our clients face and have a successful track record of investing in businesses that have the potential to help our clients overcome these . brook graham is a scalable business with a strong reputation and an impressive client base to match . d & i is high on the agenda for organisations and combined with our own international network , legal expertise and dedication to d & i , i ' m confident that clients will reap the benefits of this valuable combined offering .\nthe focus on performance and delivery has raised awareness of new ways of working and improved technology has enabled the company to move away from traditional \u2018office hours\u2019 to a more flexible trust - based working relationship . a \u2018core hours\u2019 programme was introduced into pinsent masons\u2019 corporate team to give lawyers the flexibility to come into the office from 10am and leave from 4pm provided client expectations are met . staff turnover changed from 30 . 2 per cent upon introduction in april 2014 to 17 . 5 per cent by june 2015 . allowing more flexibility in the working day has significantly helped to increase retention .\napplying for the 2017 entry with the hope of getting a deferral . of the universities i am apply to , i can foresee only oxford as being likely to turn down a deferral request , but i only have a slim chance of getting an offer from them in the first place . in the unlikely situation i get an offer from oxford and pinsent masons accept me , but i couldn ' t do both , i would go with oxford . most universities , i imagine , would be happy for you to defer your place if your gap year involves 8 months working for a top law firm .\nthe aim of the group is to make pinsent masons the best place for women to work at all levels . we are looking to create a law firm which , as well as being a market - leader , is a place where women really want to work because they can develop successful careers and have an enjoyable working life . we encourage involvement from all members of the firm , and are delighted to have our male colleagues join the group or attend our events . the idea , after all , is to create an inclusive culture where every employee is encouraged , supported and treated fairly , and without bias .\nfor companies investing or operating in a certain jurisdiction there is no substitute for local knowledge and expertise . our team combines legal know - how with a practical understanding of both the legal issues and the business culture in germany to offer you peace of mind . some members of our team furthermore have exhaustive experience in advising clients on international business matters , gathered over many years of working abroad , for instance across asia . together with the lawyers located in pinsent masons ' global offices , they form multinational and multidisciplinary teams in order to ensure that we are always close to our clients ' business both in germany and abroad .\nover the course of a number of weeks , attendees will be fully immersed in all aspects of working life at pinsent masons . they will experience a structured programme of work - based learning , skills training and presentations , as well as plenty of socialising and networking . the programme is available across all of our uk offices - with placements available in london , aberdeen , belfast , birmingham , edinburgh , glasgow , leeds and manchester . we typically recruit around 60 - 70 % of our trainee solicitors through this programme , but acknowledge that not everyone can undertake a placement and fill a number of training contract placements directly .\nthe firm ' s foray into the crowded international sphere will require it to ensure its growing brood of offices works together closely . one rookie commented : \u201c the slogan used is that we want there to be ' one pinsent masons ' which sounds clich\u00e9d , but i have seen it at work myself . i called up someone from paris to ask about a civil code issue and they provided loads of help and really took the time to talk me through it . \u201d another source found that \u201c partners move around a lot and make the effort to stay in touch with different offices . we feel very , very connected . \u201d\npinsent masons llp is a limited liability partnership registered in england & wales ( registered number : oc333653 ) authorised and regulated by the solicitors regulation authority , and by the appropriate regulatory body in the other jurisdictions in which it operates . the word \u2018partner\u2019 , used in relation to the llp , refers to a member of the llp or an employee or consultant of the llp or any affiliated firm who is a lawyer with equivalent standing and qualifications . a list of the members of the llp , and of those non - members who are designated as partners , is displayed at the llp\u2019s registered office : 30 crown place , london ec2a 4es , united kingdom .\nthe firm has identified premises and begun work on fitting them out for the february launch , by which time it expects to have around nine partners and between 15 and 20 lawyers in place , which it would expect to add to in due course . when opened , it will be pinsent\u2019s 22 nd office and follows this year\u2019s launch in d\u00fcsseldorf .\nbig law firms are pouring money into ai as a way of automating tasks traditionally undertaken by junior lawyers . many believe ai will allow lawyers to focus on complex , higher - value work . an example is pinsent masons , whose termframe system emulates the decision - making process of a human . it was developed by orlando conetta , the firm\u2019s head of r & d , who has degrees in law and computer science and did an llm in legal reasoning and ai . termframe guides lawyers through different types of work while connecting them to relevant templates , documents and precedents at the right moments . he says ai will not make lawyers extinct but \u201cis just another category of technology which helps to solve the problem\u201d ."]}
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", "topic": 8}], "title": "pierce - arrow motor car company", "paragraphs": ["1927 pierce arrow pierce - arrow motor car co . buffalo , ny 1901 - 1938\nthe records of pierce - arrow motor car company consist of the company ' s legal papers between 1906 and 1936 .\nclick the button below to add the pierce - arrow motor car company 1925 to your wish list .\nin 1907 , pierce sold all of his rights to the company and in 1908 , pierce motor company was renamed the pierce - arrow motor car company . pierce died in 1910 . herbert dawley joined pierce - arrow in 1912 and designed most of the new models until the company\u2019s demise in 1938 .\nthe company from which the pierce - arrow motor car company developed was organized in buffalo in 1870 . it changed its name to the george n . pierce company in 1896 , and then again in 1909 to become the pierce - arrow motor car company . for several decades the company manufactured high quality luxury automobiles .\npierce - arrow motor car company , 1906 - 1936 ( bulk 1918 - 1934 ) , are open for research .\npierce - arrow motor car company legal records , 1906 - 1936 ( bulk 1918 - 1934 ) at the buffalo history museum . research library\nthe pierce - arrow motor car company represents a significant era of buffalo ' s growth , prosperity , innovation and ingenuity . the museum honors and preserves the company\u2019s prestigious history .\nafter studebaker failed in an attempt to buy the white motor company in 1932 , they sold all their stock on pierce - arrow for one million dollars . they still went into receivership the next year and officers of white motor company were appointed to run studebaker in 1933 . pierce - arrow motor car company was sold at auction in 1938 .\nit was in 1909 that george pierce added the arrow to the name and changed the company name to the pierce - arrow motor car company . the famous fender headlamp was added in 1913 and remained their most identifying feature .\nthe pierce - arrow motor car company was a symbol of one of buffalo\u2019s most significant eras of growth , prosperity and of american innovation and ingenuity .\nin 1957 , , the pierce - arrow society was founded to promote the preservation of pierce - arrow products . the pierce - arrow society sums up the legacy of the pierce - arrow this way :\nin november 1932 , the company sold its truck business to the white motor company , a studebaker subsidiary . from that date forward pierce - arrow manufactured passenger automobiles exclusively .\n1928 reo flying cloud reo motor car co . lansing , mi 1904 - 1936\nin late 1906 , the pierce arrow motor car company moved into their new location at 1695 elmwood avenue at great arrow , on the northwest corner of the site of the pan - american exposition .\nthe george n . pierce company became the pierce - arrow motor car company in 1908 and began manufacturing larger luxurious automobiles for an affluent market . pierce - arrow\u2019s luxury brand was featured in advertisements that were quietly artistic and sophisticated . pierce - arrows were marketed as much more than a car . they were symbols of wealth and status .\nstarting in 1936 pierce - arrow produced a line of camper - trailers , the pierce - arrow travelodge .\nthings were going well for the pierce - arrow motor car company . really well . but , as you know , nothing lasts forever . tune in as scott and ben discuss the eventual fate of this once - great american car company .\nthe buffalo transportation pierce - arrow museum honors and preserves the company\u2019s long and prestigious history .\nthis early 20th century luxury - car manufacturer was at one time better known for producing common household items . join scott and ben as they explore the rich history of the pierce - arrow motor car company .\n1927 peerless 6 - 72 peerless motor car co . cleveland , oh 1900 - 1931\n1927 moon sedan moon motor car co . st . louis , mo 1905 - 1930\n1927 jewett sedan paige - detroit motor car co . detroit , mi 1923 - 1927\nthe depression years took a toll on the luxury car manufacturers of the country , pierce - arrow included . as it became increasingly difficult for pierce - arrow to survive as an independent maker of luxury automobiles , the pierce - arrow motor car company was reorganized as the pierce - arrow corporation and made a final effort at staying alive with an all new line for 1936 . as the final pierce - arrow cars were being built , pierce - arrow also tried to enter the travel trailer market with the pierce travelodge .\n- - the depression years took a hard toll on the luxury car manufacturers of the country , pierce - arrow included . as it became increasingly difficult for pierce - arrow to survive as an independent maker of luxury automobiles , the pierce - arrow motor car company was reorganized as the pierce - arrow corporation and made a final effort at staying alive with an all new line for 1936 . as the final pierce - arrow cars were being built , pierce - arrow also tried to enter the travel trailer market with the pierce travelodge .\nin the court of the united states , the pierce - arrow motor car company versus the united states , no . b - 422 ; plaintiff ' s reply brief . page 461 .\n1928 elcar coupe elkhart carriage & motor car co . elkhart , ind . 1915 - 1933\nin the matter of the pierce - arrow motor car company , debtor . proceedings for the reorganization of a corporation , no . 22145 , rudder section 77 - b of the bankruptcy law .\nin 1928 the company merged with studebaker , although pierce - arrow apparently operated as a separate entity .\nthe 1919 pierce - arrow model 48 - b 7 - passenger touring car is shown above .\nan outgrowth of the former george n . pierce company of buffalo , new york - - one - time bicycle manufacturer and , earlier , bird cage maker - - the pierce - arrow motor car company had achieved a position of prominence by the mid - teens .\ncourt of claims of the united states , no . b - 4223336 ( decided nov . 5 , 1923 ) , the pierce - arrow - motor car company versus the united states . 8 pp .\nby 1934 , pierce - arrow was losing money and the company was reorganized with a loan from new york bankers . in 1936 , the company brought out its last all new model . pierce - arrow declared insolvency in 1938 . the company\u2019s chief engineer , karl wise , assembled the final pierce - arrow a few months later from parts obtained from the company\u2019s receivers .\n1925 pierce arrow expermential sedan the george n . pierce co . buffalo , ny 1901 - 1938\nin the court of claims of the united states , no . b - 422 ; the pierce - arrow motor car company , plaintiff , versus the united states of america , defendant . evidence . page 444 .\ntopics in this podcast : pierce - arrow motor car company , george n . pierce , percy pierce , american automobile manufacturing , new york , luxury cars , upscale cars , expensive cars , presidential cars , william howard taft , bicycles , motorcycles , trucks , fire trucks , studebaker\nin the court of claims of the united states , no . b - 422 ; the pierce - arrow - motor car company , plaintiff , versus the united states of america , defendant . pp . 403 - 443 .\nin 1903 , pierce brought out the arrow , a two - cylinder car . the following year , the company brought out the great arrow , a larger , more luxurious car for an upscale market . the four - cylinder car was successful and had a reputation for reliability .\n[ description and dates ] , box / folder number , mss . c76 - 1 , pierce - arrow motor car company legal records , 1906 - 1936 ( bulk 1918 - 1934 ) , research library , buffalo history museum .\ncourt of claims of the united states , no . b - 422 ; the pierce - arrow motor car company , plaintiff , versus the united states of america , defendant . evidence for the plaintiff . pp . 301 - 390\nin the court of claims of the united states , no . b - 422 ; the pierce - arrow motor car company , plaintiff , versus the united states of america , defendant . evidence . pp . 391 - 401 .\n1929 hupmobile sedan model m opera coupe hupp motor car corp . detroit , mi cleveland , oh 1908 - 1940\nthe pierce - arrow motor car company was officially launched in 1908 . prior to this year , the company had been known as the george n . pierce co . the great arrow cars were named pierce - arrow . this was also the year that the pierce family left the company . percy pierce remained active for a few years , concentrating his efforts in the old hanover street factory with the pierce cycle company . pierce continued to build bicycles and also one and four cylinder motorcycles until 1914 . the bicycles continued on , however , as the tooling was sold to the emblem mfg . co . , in angola , new york , that continued to build\npierce\nbicycles for almost twenty years .\n- - in addition to the passenger car line , the pierce - arrow motor car company had other product lines . the commercial line built heavy - duty trucks for commercial and military uses for twenty years . the bicycle business , headed by percy pierce , produced some of the finest bicycles and motorcycles of the time .\npierce - arrow sales did not do well and in 1933 studebaker sold pierce - arrow to a group of buffalo , new york businessmen for $ 1 million . studebaker had spent $ 5 . 7 million to acquire pierce - arrow .\nby 1920 , pierce - arrow offered models in about 60 combinations of body styles and chassis . colonel george mixter , president of the pierce - arrow motor car company , trimmed the offerings back to one chassis with ten factory body styles . leon rubay and james way designed the bodies and the steering wheel was moved to the left side .\nin 1934 , the pierce - arrow models featured more rounded bodies with less chrome . the tail lights were formed into the rear fenders , similar to the pierce - arrow headlights . pierce - arrow offered ten body styles with both eight and twelve cylinder engines . in 1934 , pierce - arrow made only 1 , 740 cars .\n1925 rollin model g sedan rollin motor co . cleveland , oh 1923 - 1925\nthe george n . pierce company started toward the line that would make them famous in 1903 with the introduction of the arrow . a bigger car with the engine mounted in the front of the car rather than under the car , the arrow carried four adults and was powered by a 15 - hp dedion engine . a pierce made engine followed in 1904 . the arrow paved the path for the great arrow , which made its debut in 1904 . the great arrow used a 93 inch wheelbase and featured a four cylinder pierce engine . the great arrow also introduced the user of cast aluminum body panels . the great arrow also had a great price : $ 4000 ! the great arrow defined the basic car that pierce would produce , with refinements , for the next several years . it was the great arrow that helped gain pierce its great reputation by winning the first five glidden tours .\npierce company / pierce - arrow company - table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . automobile industry in buffalo\n1926 rickenbacker boattail coupe rickenbacker motor co . , detroit , mi . 1922 - 1927\n1926 model r rugby 1922 - 192durant motor co . of new jersey 1922 - 1928\nduring the late nineteenth century , a number of the fledgling automobile companies had been originally carriage manufacturers . the history of pierce - arrow , however , starts in 1865 with a company which was known for making delicate , gilded birdcages . in 1872 , george norman pierce bought out his partners in heinz , pierce and munshauer and changed the name of the company to george n . pierce company . in 1896 , the company expanded to bicycles . in 1900 , the company made its first venture into automobiles with a steam - powered car . the venture failed .\npierce - arrow , called\nthe american rolls royce\n, is arguably the finest american car ever made , began at the turn of the century , but its founder , george norman pierce started a manufacturing company long before his car venture . by world war i , pierce - arrow quality and engineering was beyond reproach . its name alone evoked all that wealth could buy . but , resistant to change , the company died a slow death . pierce - arrow , reflecting on the premise that\nthe company would never compromise quality and make a cheap car\n. pierce - arrow was the forerunner in aluminum bodies , dual - valve engines , power brakes and hydraulic tappets . about 85 , 000 pierce arrows were built , but fewer than 2 , 000 exist .\nxiv . action : court of claims , pierce - arrow vs . the united state .\nin the hatter of the pierce - arrow . motor car company , debtor . no . 22145 . first report of edward r . bosley , special master , second report of edward r . bosley , special master , and third and final report of edward r . bosley , special master .\n1927 gardner 8 cylinder sedan gardner motor co . st louis , mo . 1919 - 1931\n. it was a process unique to the pierce - arrow motor car co . the necessity for this innovation was the same as that which forced the simultaneous development of the conventional automobile body technology of the time : stresses brought on by the ope\npierce - arrow also supplied 8 and 12 cylinder engines to the seagrave corporation for use in fire engines . these engines continued to be made even after pierce - arrow ceased operation in 1938 . seagrave continued to deliver fire apparatus with the\npierce - arrow\nv - 12 until 1970 .\nthe 1920 ' s ended for pierce - arrow with another overhaul of the product line and renewed optimism based on financial soundness . while rumors about mergers with companies such as general motors , lafayette and rolls - royce circulated in the 20 ' s , none came true until controlling interest of the pierce - arrow motor car company was purchased by the studebaker corporation in 1928 . while the two companies maintained independent engineering and manufacturing operations , pierce - arrow ' s future was influenced by its major stockholder , studebaker .\nin august 1928 the controlling stock of the company was sold to the studebaker corporation , and many of the pierce - arrow executives were replaced by employees of studebaker .\n\u201cfor 38 years , the pierce - arrow motor car company in buffalo , new york , produced some of the finest automobiles made . at the time , pierce - arrows could be found anywhere the rich and powerful worked and played . for over 20 years , pierce - arrow supplied cars to the white house for the use of the president . they also sold cars to the royal families of japan , persia , saudi arabia , greece , and belgium . \u201d\n1929 ford model a coca cola truck ford motor co . detroit , mi . 1903 - date\nboxes ( nos . 23 & 24 ) were donated by mr . william b . h . sawyer in june of 1977 , and are additions to the existing collection . they concern the creditors committee - davidson , wurster , and fisher . the papers are legal documents , correspondence concerning claims against the company and a suit brought against the united - states by the pierce - arrow motor car company .\nduring the late months of 1937 , pierce - arrow ' s creditors began to lose faith in the company ' s viability . on may 12 , 1938 at 11 : 36 a . m . , pierce - arrow ' s buildings and machinery were sold to william emblidge .\n- - by the end of the first decade of the twentieth century , the pierce automobile was well on its way to becoming the large , expensive automobile pierce - arrow was famous for . the success of the pierce great arrow in the glidden tours made the pierce automobile famous for quality and reliability .\nin 1933 , pierce - arrow unveiled the radically streamlined silver arrow in a final attempt to appeal to the wealthy at the new york auto show ; the car was well received by the public and the motoring press . the car was announced with the phrase\nsuddenly it ' s 1940 !\nand pierce sold five examples of this car , but since it was priced at $ 10 , 000 during the worst of the depression , the rich were hesitant to spend so much on a car . the company subsequently issued a production model named\nsilver arrow\n; however , it did not incorporate many of the features of the show car and failed to generate sufficient sales for the company .\npierce - arrow introduced larger , more powerful cars in 1915 and 1916 , that offered more luxury options . the company realized profits of $ 4 million per year . pierce - arrow\u2019s success reached its peak during world war i , producing a great number of trucks to be used in the war in europe . the war ended and pierce - arrow\u2019s success and popularity continued to grow .\nin 1933 pierce - arrow introduced the silver arrow model at the chicago world\u2019s fair century of progress exposition . the futuristic design was so well received that in 1934 a 12 - cylinder silver arrow model was made available to the public . this is one of the earliest production examples painted to match the original catalog car . all silver arrow production models were similar in design to the world\u2019s fair car .\n1927 essex super 6 aluminum sedan deluxe hudson motor co . , detroit , mi . 1908 - 1932\nthe collection of historic automobiles , bicycles , pierce - arrow memorabilia and much more is unlike any other .\nthe president of the pierce - arrow society said george pierce was always dedicated to the finest materials and workmanship .\nin the decade before 1900 , his bicycles had a reputation which justified prices well above the market average . the same standards were applied when motor car production began in 1901 ,\nsaid arnold romberg .\nheadlights on typical american cars were placed on either side of the radiator . in 1914 , pierce - arrow moved the headlights into flared housings molded into the front fenders . this gave the pierce - arrow a distinctive look and at night the car appeared to have a wider stance .\nthis collection documents the legal activities of pierce - arrow motor company legal records such as correspondence ; minutes ; organization papers ; contracts ; legal documents concerning lawsuits regarding trademarks , compensation claims , and patents ; and other legal records kept by buffalo law firm of dudley , stowe and sawyer .\nn 1907 , the pierce cycle company was formed , separating the bicycle business from the automobile business . percy pierce , son of george pierce , was the company ' s president . in 1909 , the first pierce motorcycle was introduced . at $ 325 , the 4 - cylinder motorcycle was a costly alternative to the other motorcycles of the time . a one - cylinder version was added in 1910 . production continued through 1913 . the pierce cycle company went bankrupt in 1914 .\nas the great depression loomed , pierce - arrow drastically changed its approach and released a new line of automobiles .\n- - as the great depression started , pierce - arrow entered a new era in its own history . the new straight - eight models of 1929 set record sales for pierce - arrow . a few years later , ab jenkins would shatter existing speed records by driving a twelve - cylinder pierce - arrow on the salt flats of utah .\nin 1928 , the studebaker corporation gained control of pierce - arrow . the acquisition of pierce - arrow made studebaker the fourth largest automobile manufacturer in the united states . however , the engineering departments of the two automakers continued to function independently . with studebaker control , pierce - arrow gained a dealer network as their cars could be sold through studebaker dealerships .\nas was true for most automobile firms in those early days , pierce - arrow had no foundry of any kind .\nwhen the company split in 1906 , the pierce cycle company was formed and the nameplate changed accordingly . these models were continued with little change until the company dissolution in 1918 . bicycle production diminished during the period due to automobile popularity and focus on motorcycle production . in 1918 , the emblem manufacturing company purchased the pierce assets and again revised the nameplate to reflect the change from buffalo , new york to angola , new york and produced bikes under the pierce name until 1940 .\nthis 1929 model 133 victoria coupe is part of a collection of original pierce publicity photos . see more classic car pictures .\nby dennis adler \u00a9 car collector magazine , llc . ( click for more car collector magazine articles ) originally appeared in the february 2004 issue\nas the company grew , pierce demanded an emphasis on quality be maintained . he continually surrounded himself with executives , engineers and a work force who believed the same . in his book ,\npierce - arrow\n, author marc ralston has written that executives of the george n . pierce company ( incorporated in 1896 with pierce as president ) were\ngentlemen of integrity , wealth and culture , and the quality of their product reflected their character .\nthe company continued the quality approach until the end in 1938 . it has been written that pierce - arrow , which survived financial crisis in 1913 , 1919 , 1928 and finally in 1937 , because of quality , but higher prices finally got the best of the company because officials refused to introduced lower - priced car , even if it meant closing up shop .\npierce - arrow advertisements were artistic and understated . unusually for automobile advertising , the image of the car was in the background rather than the foreground of the picture . usually only a portion of the automobile was visible . the pierce - arrow was typically depicted in elegant and fashionable settings . some advertisements featured the car in places an automobile would not normally go , such as the west and other rural settings , a testament to car ' s ruggedness and quality .\nhile the pierce - arrow became one of the most prestigious automobiles made , the beginnings of pierce - arrow were humble . at the time of the civil war , george pierce began his career in manufacturing household items , including ice - boxes , birdcages , and bathtubs . after being associated with several companies , he formed his own company , the george n . pierce company , in 1878 . at first , the new company followed the product line of earlier companies . as the bicycle craze hit the country in the late nineteenth century , pierce found that the experience gained making wire products , like their bird cages , easily transferred to the manufacture of bicycles . high quality standards and an attractive price made pierce cycles highly desired .\npackard motor car company bought studebaker corporation in 1954 and formed studebaker - packard corporation . the resulting company had a hard time competing with general motors , ford and chrysler , and from 1954 to 1958 , studebaker - packard didn\u2019t turn a profit . the 1957 and 1958 packards were actually studebakers with special interiors and trim , and packards were discontinued in 1958 .\nan example of the lavish d\u00e9cor in pierce - arrow cars was a 1930 parade car built for the shah of persia . the car cost $ 30 , 000 and featured silk upholstery , gold hardware , siberian wolfhound fur rugs and the royal crest in jewels . with inflation , that car would cost $ 318 , 000 to build today .\nafter over a year without any truck production , a new line of pierce - arrow trucks were introduced in late 1930 . the four models ranged from the 70 - horsepower , 2 - ton model pt to to the 130 - horsepower , 8 - ton model pz . all trucks used a six - cylinder engine specifically produced for the trucks . in late 1932 , all truck production at pierce - arrow was ceased . the studebaker corporation , who owned controlling interest in pierce - arrow , shifted all truck production to the white motor corporation . trucks with the pierce - arrow name continued to be available from white until 1935 .\npierce was the only luxury brand that did not field a lower price car ( e . g . packard 110 ) to provide cash flow , and without sales or funds for development , the company declared insolvency in 1938 and closed its doors . the final pierce - arrow assembled was built by karl wise , the firm ' s chief engineer , from parts secured from the company ' s receivers . pierce ' s holdings were sold at auction on friday , may 13 , 1938 .\nthe forerunner of pierce - arrow was established in 1865 as heinz , pierce and munschauer . the company was best known for its household items , and especially its delicate , gilded birdcages . in 1872 , george n . pierce bought out the other two , switching the name to george n . pierce company and in 1896 , bicycles were added to the product range . a failed attempt to build a steam - powered car was made in 1900 with license from overman , but by 1901 pierce built its first single - cylinder two - speed ( no reverse ) moterette with the engine licensed from de dion . in 1904 , a two cylinder was made named the arrow .\npierce - arrow had arrived at the forefront of social preference by 1918 . its most impressive offering that year was the model 66a , a car of such staggering proportions that it literally dwarfed all others .\nwas once one of the most recognized and respected names in the automobile industry . for 38 years , the pierce - arrow motor car company in buffalo , new york , produced some of the finest automobiles made . at the time , pierce - arrows could be found anywhere the rich and powerful worked and played . for over 20 years , pierce - arrow supplied cars to the white house for the use of the president . they also sold cars to the royal families of japan , persia , saudi arabia , greece , and belgium . scores of congressmen , ambassadors , governors , businessmen , and entertainers chose pierce - arrows for their transportation . a list of some\nwhile world war i was raging in europe , the pierce - arrow line matured into a lineup of three models that would define the pierce - arrow line for a decade . the top of the line was the enormous model 66 with an 825 cubic inch engine . pierce - arrow was also involved in the war effort , sending hundreds of trucks from its commercial line to england and france .\nin 1914 , pierce - arrow adopted its most enduring styling hallmark when the headlights of the vehicle were moved from the traditional placement to either side of the radiator into flared housings molded into the front fenders of the car . this gave the car an immediate visual identification from the side ; at night it gave the car the appearance of a wider stance . pierce trademarked this placement and it remained in place until the final model in 1938 . hence it is only beginning with the 1939 model year that other american car manufacturers put the headlights in the fenders . through 1914 pierce - arrow also produced a line of motorcycles .\nin the 1870\u2019s , the george n . pierce company produced common household items such as ice chests and birdcages . pierce used his expertise in metal cage work to transition into the transportation field by manufacturing bicycles .\npierce - arrow was known for many automotive innovations . the most notable and distinctive was the fender light designed by herbert dawley in 1914 . he also designed the hood ornament known as the \u201chelmeted archer , \u201d which was used on the 1928 pierce - arrow . more stylized archers were used on pierce - arrows through 1938 .\nthe original company was founded in 1865 as heinz , pierce and munschauer . their products were household items such as iceboxes and birdcages . in 1872 pierce bought out the other two and named the firm the george n . pierce company . bicycles were added to the line in 1896 . in 1900 an attempt was made to build a steam car . that effort failed , but in 1901 they came out with the single cylinder motorette . they made a two - cylinder car named arrow in 1904 . their four - cylinder model was named great arrow . they entered the newly formed glidden tours and won it for the first five years in a row .\nby 1909 , pierce ' s health was failing and george k . birge , a wealthy man , who had invested a tidy sum into pierce - arrow , became president in 1910 , a post he held for six years . pierce died in 1910 .\nin 1928 , the company was put up for sale as a result of weak sales in the 1920s . the south bend , indiana automobile company studebaker acquired a controlling interest in pierce - arrow . studebaker president alfred r . erskine had hoped that adding the prestigious product to its lineup would allow studebaker to compete with the likes of packard and cadillac for a portion of the luxury car market . under studebaker\u2019s ownership , pierce maintained virtual autonomy over its product and product development . approaching bankruptcy in 1933 , studebaker sold out their interest in pierce - arrow to a group of buffalo businessmen .\n- - while world war i was raging in europe , the pierce - arrow line matured into a lineup of three models that would define the pierce - arrow line for a decade . the top of the line was the enormous model 66 with an 825 cubic inch engine . pierce - arrow was also involved in the war effort , sending hundreds of trucks from its commercial line to england and france .\nengineering was always a pierce - arrow characteristic . for example , george pierce introduced the first production four - cylinder motorcycle in 1909 and the first automatic power - assisted brakes on an american car in 1933 . the company also introduced the first practical self - adjusting hydraulic valve lifters , also in 1933 , and have been widely used since in almost all automobile engines .\nshown above is a 1931 pierce arrow model 41 limousine on display at the western antique aeroplane and automobile museum in hood river , oregon .\nmy wife was driving and spotted a car she didn\u2019t recognize that was going to the show . she asked me , \u201cwhat kind of car is that ? \u201d\nthis article originally appeared in the january , 2005 issue of hemmings classic car .\noriginally published in the january , 2005 issue of hemmings classic car . order backissues\npierce - arrow ' s final attempt at the commercial market was in 1935 when they made some 9 and 15 passenger sight - seeing buses .\npierce - arrow continued to manufacture automobiles . prices were dropped considerably in an attempt to appeal to a larger market . toward the end of production , pierce - arrow manufactured its own line of travelodge trailers , complete with gas stoves , ice chests , water tanks and dining areas . 450 travelodge trailers were produced , but the company continued to falter and filed for bankruptcy in 1938 .\nten years later , while speaking to a dealer conference at the factory , herbert m . dawley , one of the important influences on the pierce - arrow cast aluminum body , remarked that\nthe cast aluminum body is a thing that is distinct and unique in the pierce - arrow factory . it is the one thing that has been developed that you will not find in other cars .\nat the time he spoke these words dawley knew the pierce - arrow car occupied the very summit of prestige in the luxury car market , seen in enclaves of social prominence and the loci of great financial and governmental power that included the white house itself . the company\ufffds earlier decision seemed quite justified .\nunderestimating the impact of the great depression , studebaker president albert erskine inadvertently led the corporation into receivership in 1933 . paul hoffman and harold vance ultimately rescued the company , but much of studebaker\u2019s momentum had been lost . studebaker introduced another small car , the rockne , in 1932 , but dropped it again in 1933 . for the 1934 model year , studebaker launched several advanced body designs , including the fastback land cruiser , a car styled after the famous pierce - arrow silver arrow showcars .\nkenneth r . kingsbury , president , standard oil company of california ( now chevron corp . )\nthese x - 1 was replaced by the r - 5 in 1915 . the quality of the pierce - arrow truck was recognized by the the military powers of world war i . pierce - arrow delivered over 14 , 000 trucks to the french and british governments by the end of the war .\nunder studebaker , pierce - arrow dropped their six - cylinder engine and introduced a straight - eight engine . the 1929 pierce - arrows were long , low , and very successful : nearly 10 , 000 cars were sold .\nthe completed body was then mounted on the chassis of the car . this so - called\ncomposite\nbody was the standard method used to construct car bodies for the next thirty years . pierce rejected this solution for more than a decade .\nin 1928 , pierce - arrow was bought by studebaker . this resulted in a number of engineering and design alterations . studebaker invested money in research and new developments at the buffalo factory , but investments did not result in sales . studebaker went bankrupt in 1933 , and sold pierce - arrow to buffalo management .\nwith studebaker ' s south bend complex working around the clock , erskine also saw the production of trucks as one way to better utilize pierce - arrow ' s underused facilities , and get the company into the heavy truck market , a segment that studebaker was not involved with . to accomplished this spa truck company ( studebaker - pirece - arrow ) was formed to build high - quality trucks , which began rolling off the assembly line in 1929 . erskine also moved to start talks with white motor company of cleveland , ohio , which he hoped would complement spa ' s product . talks with white failed in early 1933 , and the spa venture was terminated when studebaker filed for receivership in march , 1933 .\nin 1928 , another chassis was added to the truck line . the fleet arrow wagon , model fa , used a modified series 81 passenger car engine . mounted on a 140 , 160 , or 180 inch wheelbase , the fleet arrow was primarily intended for inner - city delivery service . the fleet arrow could be ordered with either single or dual rear wheels equipped with pneumatic tires . the brakes applied to all four wheels plus the drive shaft . houdaille hydraulic shock absorbers were supplied on the front axle . pierce - arrow advertised a top speed of 49 miles per hour using 34 inch tires and a 5 2 / 7 : 1 rear axle ratio . unlike earlier pierce - arrow trucks , the fleet arrow did not use a worm - drive rear axle . production of the fleet - arrow ceased in 1929 after slightly over 500 were made .\nthe pierce - arrow was a status symbol , owned by many hollywood stars , corporate tycoons ; royalty of many foreign nations had at least one pierce - arrow in their collections . in american luxury cars it was rivaled only by the peerless and packard , which collectively received the accolade three p ' s of motordom . industrial efficiency expert frank bunker gilbreth ( cheaper by the dozen ) extolled the virtues of pierce - arrow , in both quality and in its ability to safely transport his large family .\nthe company abandoned the six cylinder engine in favor of a straight eight cylinder used by its competitors . the new pierce - arrows sat lower to the ground and were considerably longer than the previous models . the new roadsters , touring cars and sedans proved to be a success in the years leading up to the depression . however , when the economy collapsed , the auto industry was hit especially hard , specifically luxury lines like pierce - arrow . this led to drastic price drops and pierce - arrow struggled to sell vehicles .\nof all the great american marques - - stutz , lincoln , duesenberg , packard , and the rest - - none was more synonymous with meticulous craftsmanship and refined luxury than the noble pierce - arrow , one of the fabled\nthree ps\nof u . s . automotive royalty . here is the history of pierce - arrow .\nto publicize the new twelve , pierce - arrow arranged for the race driver , ab jenkins , to drive a pierce - arrow on the bonneville salt flats . an unofficial , 24 - hour run was done in 1932 , with an average speed of 112 . 91 miles per hour . in 1933 , pierce - arrow repeated the run , this time with aaa observing and conducting the run . this time , jenkins drove 3000 miles in 25 1 / 2 hours , averaging 117 mph . this trial broke 66 official aaa speed records . in 1934 , another run set a new worlds speed record of 127 mph for 24 hours . the virtues of the pierce - arrow twelve continued long after pierce - arrow ceased production . the basic engine , with some modifications , was made well into the 1970 ' s for use in seagrave fire trucks .\nthe mechanical virtues of the pierce - arrow in the early thirties would be enough to secure pierce - arrow a page in automotive history . however , just as impressive as the eight and twelve cylinder engines was the pierce silver arrow . original built for the 1933 new york automobile show , the cars were also a hit at the 1933 century of progress exposition in chicago . the cars features streamlined styling that included an all - steel top , and side mounted spare tires concealed in compartments in the front fenders .\nas demand for improved bicycles grew , pierce met high demands and industry innovation with the introduction of bicycle advancements such as the cushion frame and coaster brake . the george n . pierce company built a 75 , 000 square foot factory on hanover and prime streets on buffalo\u2019s waterfront at canalside . in 1901 , the company produced its first , one single - cylinder automobile and also had a bicycle display at the pan - american exposition . the company continued manufacturing bicycles and motorcycles at this location until 1915 .\nduring the first half of 1934 , the company ' s working capital was depleted by losses resulting chiefly from a tool and die maker ' s strike which made it impossible for the company to complete its 1934 models until after the peak selling season had passed . working capital was also depleted as a result of the disruption of the company ' s selling organization brought about by the dissolution of corporate relations with studebaker , and also by a generally unfavorable public reception of pierce - arrow ' s new lower - priced model .\nthe pierce - arrow was a luxury automobile and as such it was a status symbol that tended to be owned by presidents , royalty , business tycoons , and hollywood stars . the pierce - arrow became one of the first official cars at the white house when president william howard taft ordered two of them in 1909 to be used for state occasions .\nbraun cadillac showroom ( 1995 ) : art deco showcase of the fabulous pierce - arrow painting by dr . roger lalli ; text by david m . rote ( online july 2015 )\nstudebakers of the late teens and early 1920s used names like big six , special six , light six and standard six , but for the 1927 model year , these generic names gave way to the president , commander and dictator series . also introduced in 1927 was a new quality small car called the erskine . in 1928 , studebaker took over the ailing pierce - arrow motor co . of buffalo , new york , and nursed it along for five years .\npierce brought out their first six cylinder car in 1907 . the model 65 - q great arrow had a 135 inch wheelbase and weighed over 4000 pounds . prices ranged from $ 6 , 500 to $ 7 , 750 . there was little doubt that pierce was aimed at a very wealthy market . these were good years at pierce . the reputation earned on the glidden tours , as well as other trophies and awards , put pierce in the very enviable position of being able to sell an entire year ' s production before the year began !\nin 1933 , pierce - arrow unveiled the radically streamlined silver arrow in a final attempt to appeal to the wealthy at the new york auto show . the car was well received by the public and the motoring press , being announced with the slogan\nsuddenly it ' s 1940 !\nthe bodies were built at studebaker , which subsequently assisted in rolling out a lower - priced production model . this , however , lacked many luxury features of the show car and still failed to generate enough sales .\non august 18 , 1934 , pierce - arrow filed a petition in bankruptcy court under section 77 - b of the bankruptcy act . under these provisions the company continued to operate by the same management without the appointment of trustees . it continued to produce a limited number of automobiles under the bankruptcy provisions until 1937 .\nin 1909 , u . s . president william howard taft ordered two pierce - arrows to be used for state occasions , the first official automobiles of the white house . an open - bodied pierce - arrow carried woodrow wilson and warren g . harding to harding\u2019s 1921 inauguration .\nin august 1933 , a syndicate composed of certain investment banking firms and individuals from buffalo , new york city and boston purchased pierce - arrow stock from the studebaker corporation , including a $ 2 , 000 , 000 note owed by pierce - arrow for advances . subsequently the capital structure was reorganized , providing for the exchange of the $ 2 , 000 , 000 note for common stock . however , this reorganization did not provide adequate working capital , and the company had to borrow funds for this purpose .\nin the early years , company advertising promoted the image of the pierce - arrow owner as one not only of considerable means but discriminating taste and astute judgment . leading artists and illustrators such as frank leyendecker , adolph treidler , and myron perley vied for commissions , and their efforts were among the finest in this medium .\nin 1933 , pierce - arrow introduced a new design , the silver arrow . the car was featured at the 1933 chicago world ' s fair and caused quite a stir by those who saw it . it was streamlined , had a steel top , fastback styling , enclosed running boards , rear wheel skirts , recessed door handles and faired - in head and tail lamps . more than 70 years after its introduction , the silver arrow is recognized as one of the 10 most influential automotive designs of all time .\nthe silver arrow , a radically streamlined automobile was unveiled at the 1933 new york auto show . intended for the ultra - wealthy , the silver arrow carried a price tag of $ 10 , 000 . it was the height of the great depression and while the car got rave reviews , only five were initially sold .\nin 1931 pierce - arrow introduced the 12 - cylinder car . they entered it in the bonneville races and broke 14 international records with it . as the story goes , in the final hour of a 24 - hour race , at the speed of 125 mph . , the driver , a . b . jenkins , took out a safety razor and after winning the race , exited the car clean - shaven .\n- - before becoming one of the foremost prestige automobiles , the george n . pierce company made a variety of household items , including ice boxes and birdcages . the early ventures into motorcars included the dedion powered motorette .\nfter years of discussion and planning , the first pierce - arrow truck was shown in january , 1911 . the five - ton stake - bed truck featured a worm - drive rear axle and hard rubber tires . the pierce - arrow worm - drive trucks were quieter and more reliable than the chain - drive mechanism used by most trucks of the time . the first pierce - arrow truck , the x - 1 , had a four - cylinder t - head engine with 4 7 / 8\nbore and 6\nstroke . the truck had three forward speeds and sold for $ 4500 . the pierce - arrow truck set a new standard for trucks made in america . the x - 1 was augmented by a two - ton model , the x - 2 in 1913 .\nrare automotive collectible and very desirable item . awesome certificate with a vignette of a classical male figure seated above the company logo . pierce - arrow logo is repeated in the bottom seal . issued and cancelled . piece missing out of lower left edge that just touches the border as shown ( would mat out when framed ) .\nin 1901 , pierce brought out the motorette , powered by a single - cylinder , two speed engine licensed from de dion , a french automobile manufacturer . the car did not have a reverse gear .\nover 1 , 500 , 000 square feet was built with buildings arranged to permit additions when necessary . in 1915 , the company boasted that it was the greatest user of aluminum in the world . during wwi pierce - arrow employed almost 10 , 000 men and women . the factory stands today and is occupied by several businesses .\n- - as the country entered a new age , so did pierce - arrow . starting with the series 32 and progressing to the series 36 , the dual - valve six , with its embroidered upholstery and gold trimmed interiors , defined elegance for the top - of - the - line pierce - arrow through the twenties . meanwhile , the series 80 & 81 were targeted toward a larger market .\nby the turn of the century , the pierce company began experimenting with automobiles . while early efforts involved a steam - powered unit , the first production pierce automobile of 1901 used a single cylinder , 2 3 / 4 hp dedion engine . in 1903 , pierce replaced the dedion engine in the motorette with one of their own manufacture . about 170 pierce motorettes were made between 1901 and 1903 . in mid 1903 , the pierce stanhope was introduced . similar the the motorette , the stanhope used a pierce made engine mounted beneath the driver ' s seat . an additional fold - out seat was added in front of the driver . the stanhope had two forward speeds , plus reverse .\nat this point george k . birge and some friends bought into pierce ' s business , which in 1899 birge reorganized and brought in scottish engineer david fergusson . reliance on steam power was abandoned , and in 1900 a gas - powered motorette was placed on the market . two years later the company was making its own engines and a year after that was selling the fifteen horsepower arrow and the twenty - four horsepower great arrow . pan - american exposition g eorge n . pierce & company built two cars early in 1901 , and they exhibited them to the public at the pan - american exposition along with their bicycle line when the exposition opened in may . pierce introduced his\nmotorette\nat the pan - american exposition in 1901 in a novel way :\ni told her \u201cjust a 58 year old car that could probably outrun everyone of the cars in that show . \u201d\nheacock classic is one of the nation ' s top providers of classic car insurance and collector car insurance . get a quote now or contact us at 1 - 800 - 678 - 5173 to see how we can serve your needs .\nas demand for improved bicycles grew , pierce met high demands and industry innovation with the introduction of bicycle advancements such as the cushion frame and coaster brake . in 1901 , the company produced its first , one single - cylinder automobile and also had a bicycle display at the pan - american exposition . the company continued manufacturing bicycles and motorcycles at this location until 1915 .\nhistory tells us that more automakers fail than succeed , and the fields of cars at any collector car show contain ample evidence . part of the fascination is that a company on the brink is often moved to stretch its creative resources in the search for one\nthe company had built trucks before , but it launched a line of cab - overs in 1936 for urban and long - distance hauling .\nfor 1910 , the pierce - arrow line was established in a form that would continue for the next decade . three basic chassis were offered , the 36 , 48 , and 66 . all cars now had six cylinder engines . prices ranged from $ 3850 for the 36hp runabout to $ 7200 for the 66hp landau . this triple line of cars would continue to propel the pierce - arrow reputation of quality and luxury .\nthe series 81 was introduced in 1928 as a refinement of the series 80 . the series 81 maintained the basic 130 inch wheelbase chassis of the series 80 with minor changes to the engine . james way designed all new sheet metal for the series 81 which continues to be controversial . although pierce - arrow president myron forbes was enthusiastic about the new cars , the dealers and public were a little more reserved . the traditional pierce - arrow radiator design had been changed as had the curve of the fender headlamps , which now sported an\neyebrow\n. the famous archer mascot made its debut on the series 81 as did a badge on the radiator shell showing the pierce family crest . the badge was removed for 1929 , however , when mrs . percy pierce informed the company that it was the coat - of - arms for the wrong pierce family ."]}
{"id": 54745, "summary": [{"text": "the indian branch railway company was formed in 1862 to build short branch and feeder lines .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "it received no guarantee but was offered a 20-year subsidy .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "in the 1850s , it secured a guaranteed return .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "in 1863 , it built the 4 ft ( 1,219 mm ) wide narrow gauge railway line between azimganj and nalhati .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "the azimgan \u2013 nalhati line was taken over by the government in 1872 , as nalhati state railway .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "in 1867 , it opened the 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3 \u00b3 \u2044 \u2088 in ) wide metre gauge kanpur \u2013 lucknow branch line .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it established a railway workshop at alambagh in 1865 and another at charbagh in 1867 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "around 1872 , it was merged into oudh and rohilkhand railway .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "oudh and rohilkhand railway was subsequently merged with east indian railway company in 1925 . ", "topic": 34}], "title": "indian branch railway company", "paragraphs": ["intuitively , branch lines are feeders . in 1862 , the indian branch railway company was formed to construct branch and feeder lines .\n1872 company formed with the assets of the indian branch railway company and the government guarantee and had its headquarters at lucknow .\neast indian railway company taken over by the state on january 1 ; great indian peninsular railway taken over on june 30 .\nindian railway standards renamed indian government railway standards . locomotive classification codes updated to include diesels and electrics .\nnalhati - azimganj 4 ' gauge line built by the indian branch railway co .\nindian branch rly . co . begins construction of lucknow - kanpur light mg line .\nthe indian branch railway company was formed in 1862 to build short branch and feeder lines . it received no guarantee but was offered a 20 - year subsidy . in the 1850s , it secured a guaranteed return .\nthe oudh and rohilkhand railway built the dufferin brige in 1883 with frederick thomas granville walton as chief engineer , and its line was connected to east indian railway company\u2019s line at mughalsarai .\njolarpettai - bangalore cantt . branch added by madras railway ; bangalore mail begins running .\nthe indian branch railway co . formed to construct short branches and feeder lines in northern india , with a 20 - year subsidy but no guarantee .\nalambagh workshops set up by the oudh and rohilkhand rly . ( formerly the indian branch rly . co . ) .\nhms goodwin carrying railway carriages for east indian railway co . sinks . another ship carrying a locomotive is mis - routed to australia .\n1925 july 1st . the oudh and rohilkhand railway was merged into the east indian railway but the section of the cawnpore - burhwal railway was worked by the bengal and north western railway and was transferred to the oudh and tirhut railway on 1 january 1943 .\na petrol - driven 0 - 4 - 0 loco from kerr stuart is in use by the morvi railway and tramways company .\nthe railway reforms committee that recommended closure of 40 branch lines is one that goes back to 1983 .\nthe indian tramway co . is formed for building short lines around madras , also with a 20 - year subsidy . this suffered losses later , was reorganized to become the carnatic railway and finally was taken over by the south indian railway .\narakkonam - conjeevaram 3 ' 6\nline built by the indian tramways co .\nline was laid by indian railways from sasaram to arrah in 2006 - 07 .\nthey pandered to the ego . after independence , in 1969 , there was a railway committee on uneconomic branch lines and we had some kind of definition of\nbranch line\n.\ngipr network becomes state property on july 1 , but the company is allowed to continue operating the services .\napril : msmr merged with the lines worked by the sir company , and taken over by the state .\npay point india has been authorized by indian railway catering & tourism corporation ( irctc - indian railway ) as a principle agent to appoint irctc agents across india . through pay point india ' s platform these agents will be able to make online reservation . . .\nwhile the east indian railway operated on the southern side of the ganges , the oudh and rohilkhand railway operated in the plains of northern india , mostly north of the river .\nsind ( later sind , punjab and delhi ) railway is formed , a guaranteed railway .\nthis is what the most recent ( 2013 - 14 ) indian railways year book states .\n1888 the government of india took over the oudh and rohilkhand railway making it a state railway .\nir continues to mechanically use the expression\nbranch line\nand once upon a time , ir had classifications of routes as mainline , suburban and branch line .\nthe 2 miles long metre gauge line from benares cant . to benares city was opened between 15 march to 1 april 1899 as the benares city branch of the oudh and rohilkhand railway . the oudh and rohilkhand railway was absorbed by the east indian railway on 1 july 1925 but this line was worked by the bengal and north western railway and its successors from opening and was transferred to the north eastern railway on 27 february 1953 .\npowers of the railway board are formalized under lord curzon . the board is under the department of commerce and industry , and has government railway official serving as chairman , and a railway manager from england and an agent of one of the company railways as the other two members .\nmadras railway extends its network ( with a new terminus at royapuram ) to salem , and also finishes the jolarpettai - bangalore cantonment branch .\njul 1 : the first train service in the south begins , from royapuram / veyasarapady ( madras ) to wallajah road ( arcot ) ( approx . 100km ) by the madras railway company .\nmadras railway ' s trunk route from madras extended to beypur / kadalundi ( near calicut ) . work begins on a north - western branch out of arakkonam .\nstations are classified into 4 groups on some railways , according to traffic and the proportion of european and indian passengers .\nw . newman & co . begins publishing the\nnewman ' s indian bradshaw\nfor train timetables in india .\nit is a branch line of howrah - amta line , which is now closed . the stations are\ntwo new branches of the darjeeling himalayan railway opened to traffic . the kalimpong road ( now gelkhola ) branch followed the teesta valley ( hence known as the teesta valley line ) and the kishanganj branch ( built in the preceding year , 1914 ) ran west - southwest of siliguri .\nthe 17 miles long burwhal - barabanki metre gauge line was opened 1 april 1872 as part of the bahramghat branch of the oudh and rohilkhand railway . upon conversion to mixed gauge , the metre gauge track formed part of the cawnpore - burhwal railway which was managed as part of the oudh and rohilkhand railway .\nindian standard time ( ist ) comes into force for timekeeping in british india ( except for calcutta and some other regions ) .\nindian railways ( ir ) will transfer existing assets at nominal values , invite bids and grant concessions for 10 - 15 years .\nbrahmaputra - sultanpur branch rly . opens mg line from santahar east ( with a ferry section ) to mymensingh .\nthe heritage value of the south branch house provincial historic site lies in its association with the hudson\u2019s bay company and its late - eighteenth century inland expansion . after 100 years of operating from the shores of hudson bay , competitive pressure from montreal - based traders compelled the company to construct inland posts to be nearer the first nations that were supplying its furs . initial expansion efforts focused on the main and north branches of the saskatchewan river , with the first inland post built at cumberland house in 1774 . in 1786 , the company constructed south branch house , its first post on the south branch of the saskatchewan , a few kilometers upriver from two competitors\u2019 posts built a year earlier . south branch house , located near a traditional first nations river ford later known as \u201cgardepuy\u2019s crossing , \u201d operated for six years , with its trade in bison products , used for provisioning company operations , at least as important as its fur trade . in 1794 , a group of gros ventres , disgruntled with the company for supplying firearms to their enemy , the cree , attacked the poorly defended post . one company servant escaped . however , the post\u2019s other occupants , including three hudson\u2019s bay company employees , five or six women , and an unspecified number of children were killed . the post was burned in the incident and was never rebuilt . heritage value also resides in the site\u2019s association with two later - to - be - famous hudson\u2019s bay company employees . during its first season of operation , the post\u2019s journal was kept by a young david thompson who would later become one of north america\u2019s foremost pioneering geographers . another prominent explorer and cartographer , peter fidler , also performed clerical duties at the post for a time ca . 1789 / 90 . source : province of saskatchewan , order in council 870 / 86 , august 21 , 1986 .\nnote : this site is not officially affiliated with indian railways ! the official web site of indian railways is : urltoken site contact : webmaster @ urltoken copyright \u00a9 2010 , irfca . org . about irfca contact us search this site site map links acknowledgements legal information & disclaimers\nbnr takes over part of the east coast rly . lines ( cuttack - vizianagaram , branch line to puri ) .\nthat ' s how many branch lines were built . with flexibility in fares and innovative marketing , many branch lines can be turned around , if they are taken outside ir . however , it helps to know what is being opened up .\nthe south branch house provincial historic site comprises a one hectare parcel of land on the right ( east ) bank of the south saskatchewan river , approximately 30 kilometres south of the city of prince albert . the property features the archaeological remains of a late eighteenth - century hudson\u2019s bay company trading post .\nbranch lines are narrow gauge lines and those broad and metre gauge lines that join the main network only at one end .\nmetre gauge routes are classified as q , r and s . a branch line can thus be interpreted as narrow gauge , metre gauge or d and e categories of broad gauge , and uneconomic branch lines will be sub - categories of these .\nthe 4 miles long broad gauge line from burhwal to bahramghat was opened on 1 april 1872 opened as part of the bahramghat branch of the oudh and rohilkhand railway the line got closed around 1943 .\nbnr ' s satpura railway complete ' s gondia - nainpur - jabalpur link .\ntwo bg diesel shunters from william beardmore in use on the north western railway .\neastern bengal railway and the great southern of india formed ( guaranteed railways ) .\n) wide narrow gauge railway line between azimganj and nalhati . the azimganj - nalhati line was taken over by the government in 1872 , as nalhati state railway .\nkaunia - dharlla mg line of east bengal railway extended to amingaon , where a ferry across the brahmaputra connected to the rail system of the assam bengal railway through guwahati .\nbb & ci railway incorporated , and begins work on a surat - baroda line .\ncalcutta and south - eastern railway formed , with 5 % guarantee from the government .\nport canning - mutlah line opened by the calcutta & south - eastern r railway .\nit established a railway workshop at alambagh in 1865 and another at charbagh in 1867 .\nthe oudh and rohilkhand railway built an extensive railway network in the east - north direction , mostly north of the ganges , starting from varanasi and subsequently up to delhi .\nengines to haul trains along trunk routes and horses to haul trains along branch routes ; the year was 1860 and this quote is from a monograph authored by charles burn on the construction of horse - railways . even then , it was recognised that branch lines might not be remunerative .\nworld war ii . railways under strain again . locomotives , wagons , and track material are taken from india to the middle east ; 28 branch lines were completely cannibalized for this . railway workshops are used to manufacture shells and other military equipment . the entire railway system is in poor shape by the end of the war .\nworld war i places heavy strain on the railways . railway production is diverted to meet the needs of british forces outside india . at the end of the war indian railways are in a total state of dilapidation and disrepair . all services are downgraded or restricted .\nthe peninsular locomotive company is founded at jamshedpur for the purpose of building locomotives ; this would have been the third loco manufacturing plant in india after ajmer and jamlpur , but unfortunately it failed even before it manufactured a single loco .\n22 march : matheran light railway opens , with 4 articulated 0 - 6 - 0t locomotives .\nbangalore - chikkaballapur light railway ( 2 ' 6\n) opens the bangalore - yeshwantpur section .\nrailway finances separated from general finances in the general government budget after the first railway ' convention ' . railway board expanded to have a financial commissioner , a member in charge of ways , works , stores and projects , and a member in charge of administration , staff , and traffic .\nfirst proposal for a railway in india , in madras . this remained a dream on paper .\ncalcutta and south - eastern railway ' s 45km line from calcutta to port canning is constructed .\n[ the railway is ] a triumph , to which , in comparison , all our victories in the east seem tame and commonplace . the opening of the great indian peninsular railway will be remembered by the natives of india when the battlefields of plassey , assaye , meanee , and goojerat have become landmarks of history .\n( the overland telegraph and courier , april 1853 )\nbukhtiarpur - bihar line of martin ' s light railways was taken over by the local district board in 1950 . this line was later taken over by indian railways in 1961 and replaced by\nin the 1840s , when the first proposals for railways in india were being debated in great britain , there was intense lobbying in support of these proposals by banks , traders , shipping companies , and others who had a strong interest in seeing railways be formed in india . these supporters prevailed upon the british parliament to create the guarantee system , whereby any company that constructed railways in india was guaranteed a certain rate of interest on its capital investment . this guarantee was honoured by the east india company which then controlled large parts of india . the railways that were formed with such agreements governing them were called guaranteed railways . typically , the guarantee was for a return of 5 % annually , and the right for the railway company to pull out of the venture and get compensation from the government at any time .\none hundred per cent private equity is permitted . the rolling stock will be owned and maintained by ir and private operators will have to pay track access charges to ir . at least for branch lines ( and hill railways ) , private operations are , therefore , already part of accepted government policy . but what are branch lines ?\nthe azimganj - nalhati line was taken over by the government in 1872 , as nalhati state railway .\nthe jamnagar and dwarka railway procures a single mg diesel loco for its saurashtra passenger service , from brookville .\nas far as i can make out , at the turn of the century , there were 110 uneconomic branch lines - 44 broad gauge , 44 metre gauge and 22 narrow gauge .\ndespite the expression\nbranch line\nbeing bandied around and even used in policy announcements , there is no longer a definition , unless one adheres to the 1983 classification of lines .\nrailway board decides that lavatories will be provided in all lower class carriages for trains running more than 50 miles .\ncommuters try cross railway tracks as trains wait at a suburban station in mumbai . photograph : danish siddiqui / reuters\nthere was also a double kind of definition of an uneconomic or unremunerative branch line - ( a ) it did not make profits ; ( b ) it did not make profits more than the rate of dividend paid to the union government . note that if there is gauge conversion and switch from narrow to broad gauge , the number of branch lines ( and uneconomic lines ) declines .\ndespite concerted efforts to enhance earnings on branch lines , most of these lines remain commercially unviable . the railway reforms committee recommended closure of 40 such lines but due to stiff public resistance and opposition by state governments towards withdrawal of such services , only 15 lines have been closed permanently by the railways .\nthe railway board is reorganized with a chief commissioner of railways having overriding powers on technical matters . ( 1921 ? )\nthe martin ' s light railway bridge over river kaushiki or kana - damodar at jagatballavpur , howrah . sep . 2014\nthe heritage value of the south branch house provincial historic site resides in the following character - defining elements : - elements associated with the hudson\u2019s bay company occupation , including artifacts , an identified cellar depression with associated chimney mound , and any yet - to - be discovered structural remains , such as cellars and rubbish pits , remains of the palisade and other construction features ; - the property\u2019s siting in a grove of trees on the riverbank with an unobstructed view of the south saskatchewan river .\nit extended its main line from moradabad to saharanpur in 1881 - 86 and a branch line was opened from lakhsar to haridwar in 1883 . the lucknow - rae bareilly extension was completed in 1893 .\nthe first operational railway in india - the red hill railroad near madras , used for transporting granite stone . more here .\nthe spur from the north - west territories into afghanistan , the only railway line in afghanistan at this time , is dismantled .\nkhyber railway ' s last section from landi kotal to landi khana , 2km short of the frontier with afghanistan , is opened .\na short experimental railway line is constructed at chintadripet , near madras , which later became the red hill railroad . more here .\nsind and punjab railway ' s multan - lahore - amritsar line is completed . works begins on line from delhi to amritsar .\nbbci railway obtains permission to extend its lines southwards from surat , and opens its grant road terminus for its proposed line from surat .\ncalcutta and south - eastern railway , having suffered extensive losses on their sealdah - canning line because of floods and other problems , decide to transfer the line to the government in return for capital costs , becoming the first railway to be taken over by the state .\nthe main line of oudh and rohilkhand railway used to run from varanasi to saharanpur via lucknow , shahjahanpur , bareilly , chandausi and moradabad . with the opening of the bareilly - moradabad link via rampur in 1894 , the main line distance was shortened and the route via chandausi came to be known as chandausi chord . a branch line linked it to aligarh .\nin november 2014 , the ministry of railways issued sectoral guidelines for domestic and foreign private investments in the railways , and this included renovation , operation and maintenance of stand - alone passenger corridors like branch lines and hill railways .\na railway is in operation near rajahmundry for conveying construction material and stone for irrigation works and a dam across the godavari . more here .\nthe new howrah - amta broad gauge line project , including the bargachia - champadanga branch line , was sanctioned in 1974 - 75 . the first 24 - km stretch of the section from howrah to bargachia was completed in 1984 by\ntotal trackage at 37 , 000 miles ( about 15 % privately - held ) . the east india railway committee ( chaired by sir william acworth , hence also known as the acworth committee ) points out the need for unified management of the entire railway system . on the recommendations of this committee , the government takes over the actual management of all railways , and also separates railway finances from the general governmental finances ( the latter step led to the practice , followed to this day , of presenting the railway budget separately from the general budget every year ) .\nnov . 9 : kalka - shimla railway line opened , built at 2 ' 0\ngauge ( but relaid later , see below ) .\nsouth india rly . is engaged in ultimately abandoned attempt to build a direct railway between india and ceylon with a viaduct over the panban viaduct .\nbowringpet - kolar 2 ' 6\nline extended to chintamani / chikkaballapur ( forming the kolar district rly . ) by the mysore state railway .\nnovember : sind , punjab , and delhi railway ' s line towards amritsar from delhi ( ghaziabad ) is open for traffic up to ambala .\nng lines opened : parlakimedi light rly . from navpada ( bnr ) ; rajpur - dhamtari ( bnr ) . planning begun for matheran light railway .\nkalka - shimla railway regauged to 2 ' 6\ngauge under guidelines from the war department seeking to ensure uniformity in all imperial narrow gauge systems .\nbengal and north - western railway is taken over by the state , after being merged with the rohilkund and kumaon rly . , the mashrak - thane extension rly . , the lucknow - bareilly rly . , and the tirhut rly . the new railway is known as the oudh and tirhut rly .\nsind and punjab railway is engaged in construction of a northward line from karachi , a lahore - multan line , and a lahore - delhi line .\nkhanderao , the gaekwar of baroda , opens 8 miles of an ng railway line from dabhoi towards miyagam . oxen were used as the motive power !\nin 1902 , lord curzon went on a visit to the area around lumding and had a conversation with the agent of the newly constructed railway line .\nthe jodhpur railway becomes the first to introduce electric lights as standard fixtures . ( electric lighting had been tried by other railways starting in the 1890s . )\nin 1845 , a railway was built for carriage of stone and construction materials for irrigation works and a dam over the godavari near rajahmundry . more here .\nng lines : nainpur - chhindwara ( bnr ) ; howrah - tribeni ( bengal provincial rly . co . , connecting to katwa line ) ; gwalior light railway sections : gwalior - jora alapur ( jan . 1 ) , jora alapur - sabalgarh ( dec . 1 ) . construction begun on matheran light railway .\nnwr procures two 1200hp diesel - electric locos from armstrong - whitworth with the intention of using them for a new bombay - karachi route . they were deployed on the karachi - lahore mail route , but then were withdrawn soon afterwards , having manifested many problems as they were not designed for indian conditions .\nhowever , the bargachhia - champadanga branch line is yet to be completed . according to the reply to a parliamentary question in 2006 , land to be provided free of cost by the state government as per memorandum of understanding , was still to be handed over .\nmadras mg suburban railway line completed . ( ( april 2 ? ) may 11 : tambaram - beach has electric traction ) . the first mg emu service .\nthe post of minister for transport and communications is created ; the minister was a civil servant , and could decide on matters dealt with by the railway board .\nthe metre gauge railway track from rangia junction to murkongselek was closed in 2011 for conversion to broad gauge and is expected to be reopened in 2014 after conversion .\ngovernor - general lord lawrence suggests that the government of india itself undertake all future construction of railway lines . but gipr ' s guarantees and leases are extended , and also those of the bombay , baroda , and madras railway companies . still , this year marks a turning point in government policy away from the guarantee system .\nwe have commenced well in india , and if the system of trunk lines be judiciously carried out , they must prove most remunerative , and will no doubt become valuable property to the shareholders ; but a beginning has already been made to construct expensive branch lines . . . .\npay point india has been recognized as a\nworldwide achiever\nby ' time research group ' . mr . ketan doshi ( managing director ) along with mr . sachin lokhande receives an award for business excellence and leadership from subhodh kant sahay ( cabinet minister ) and maninder jeet singh bitta ( president - indian youth congress )\nfebruary 3 : first electric railway operates on harbour branch of the gipr from victoria terminus to kurla ( 16 km ) , using 1500v dc overhead traction . the section is designated as a suburban section . emus from cammell laird and uerdingenwagonfabrik are used . in the same year electrification of vt - bandra is also completed and emu services begin there as well , with an elevated platform at sandhurst road . the gipr suburban line is later electrified up to kalyan .\nsir thomas robertson committee submits recommendations on administration and working of the railways . an early version of the railway board is constituted , with three members serving on it at first .\ngovernor - general lord dalhousie while advocating railway construction in india also says , & uot ; no one can safely say whether railways in this country will earn or not\n.\ngreat southern railway of india completes 125km bg line between nagapatnam and trichinopoly . ( ? some sources suggest the line was till tanjore , and extended to trichinopoly by march 1862 . )\nafter the closure of the light railway in 1970 there was a lot of debate about the future course of action . the proposal for revival as a broad gauge line was strongly backed by\njuly 11 : a flash flood washes out portions of the tracks on the chappar rift of the sind peshin state railway ( now in pakistan ) , and through running never resumes on this line .\nlord dalhousie ' s famous railway minute of april 20 lays down the policy that private enterprise would be allowed to build railways in india , but that their operation would be closely supervised by the government .\na review of the financial results of the existing 90 uneconomic branch lines for the year 2013 - 14 shows that , on an original investment on these lines of the order of rs 2 , 617 crore or rs 26 billion , loss during the year 2013 - 14 amounted to rs 1 , 681 crore or rs 17 billion .\na petrol - driven 0 - 4 - 9 loco is supplied to morvi railway and tramways by nasmyth wilson . a couple of thornycroft petrol - driven parcel delivery vehicles are also in use by the eir .\nrailway mileage now at about 24 , 750 miles in india , of which 14 , 000 miles are bg , and most of the rest mg ( with only a few hundred miles of 2 ' and 2 ' 6\ngauge lines ) .\nng lines : barsi light railway extended until latur ; champaner - shivrajpuri light rly . ( later part of bb & ci ) ; dehri - on - sone - rohtas ( dehri - rohtas light rly . ) ; bukhtiarpur - bihar rly . ( martin & co . ) .\nceylon government railway extends the line from polgahawela to talaimannar at the northern tip of ceylon ( now sri lanka ) , to enable connecting services with sir trains with a ferry crossing across the palk strait . steamer services from dhanushkodi ( india ) to talaimannar ( ceylon ) start on march 1 .\nthe customary answer to this question is 3 : 35pm on april 16th , 1853 , when a train with 14 railway carriages and 400 guests left bombay ' s bori bunder for thane , with a 21 - gun salute . it was hauled by three locomotives : sindh , sultan , and sahib . the journey took an hour and fifteen minutes .\nnote : this chronology is intended as a general overview for non - specialists to give them a feel for some of the interesting and complex events that shaped the development of railways in india . many line openings are mentioned to give an idea of the geographic spread of railway services . dates in most cases are those for when the completed lines were open to traffic ; usually sections of the line may have been opened years earlier , and might even have supported revenue traffic in parts . dates are often somewhat uncertain because of varying reports in different sources , or lack of documentation , hence in many cases they may be off by a couple of years . anyone seeking reliable and specific information and more detail is strongly urged to consult the reference works listed in the guide to historical research and the section on books about ir history\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nupper sone bridge built , the longest in india at 10 , 052 feet .\ncalcutta tramways ' electrification and conversion to standard gauge from meter gauge begins . total system size is at 30km .\nthe railways also start returning some modest profits ; for the last 40 years they had been making large losses .\neir ' s\ngrand chord\nsection finished connecting sitarampur - gaya - mughalsarai .\nmg lines : kaunia - dharlla rly . lines converted to mg ; jodhpur - hyderabad ( by jodhpur bikaner rly . , after a section near hyderabad is converted from bg to mg ) .\nng lines : gitaldaha - jainti ( cooch behar state rly . ) ; nawshera - dargai state rly . ( later nwr ) .\nshoranur - cochin line is built , owned by the state but operated by the sir .\na monorail of the ewing system ( double - flanged wheels and an outrigger wheel for balance ) powered by ponies is installed for transporting tea and other light goods at the high range near keranganie .\nthe luni - shadipalli line is completed in the thar desert . the shadipalli - hyderabad ( now pakistan ) line is regauged to mg .\nthe robertson report recommends re - laying all bg and mg lines to standard gauge , but this report seems to have been completely ignored .\nthe first bogie - mounted coaches appear , including bogie dining cars on some railways .\nassam - bengal rly . joins dibru - sadiya rly . at tinsukia from chittagong via lumding ( mg ) .\ngipr appoints its first signal engineer ( following belatedly in eir ' s footsteps ) , mr i w stokes .\ninterlocking introduced for 9 stations ( 3 on bombay - thane section , 6 on thane - kalyan section ) - - including bombay vt .\nng lines : gondia - nainpur ( bnr ) ; kohat - thal ( later nwr ) .\nthe moghulpura workshops near lahore build six 0 - 6 - 2t\nst\nclass locos by using parts from other locos , making them the only works other than ajmer to build locomotives in ( british ) india .\nthe visit of the prince and princess of wales gives eir a chance to build a special train with coaches rivalling the luxury saloons used by nobility in europe .\nf\nclass 0 - 6 - 0 mg locomotives are introduced , soon to be among the most widely - used in india for just about all kinds of duties . dubs & co . of glasgow built the first few .\nng lines : wadhwan - rajkot line of morvi rly . converted to bg ; rupsa - barapada line of mourbhang ( mayurbhanj ) rly . opens ( bnr ) ; tirupattur - krishnagiri ; gondia - nainpur line extended to jabalpur ( bnr ) ; tuna - anjar by the maharaja of cutch , later part of the cutch state rly .\nentire calcutta tram network is now electrified and converted to standard gauge . the howrah station to bandhaghat line opens in june .\nconstruction begins on a new , larger howrah terminus station with six platforms and provision for four more , to replace the older howrah station in use from 1854 .\nrajputana - malwa rly . taken over by state and made part of bb & ci rly .\nbb & ci rly . starts a weekend special from bombay to surat , the forerunner of the flying ranee .\ndec . 6 : the grand chord via gaya , which significantly shortens the distance between delhi and calcutta , opens on the eir ' s calcutta - delhi trunk route ( inaugurated by the earl of minto , the viceroy and governor - general of india .\nthe government purchases all major lines and re - leases them to private operators , with the exception of rohilkhund & kumaon rly . and bengal & north - western rly .\nsirhind - morinda section of the patiala state monorail is opened , powered by oxen and army mules from 1907 until 1927 .\nby now , toilets are standard in most lower class carriages , except for short suburban lines .\nng lines : purulia - ranchi ( bnr ) ; tuna - anjar extended to bhuj ( cutch state rly . ) ; shahdara - saharanpur light rly . ( martin & co . ) .\nindia ' s first internal combustion locomotive , a petrol - driven mg loco , is delivered to the assam oil co . by mcewan pratt & co . of wickford , essex .\npatiala state monorail obtains the four famed orenstein and koppel monorail locomotives for some of its lines .\nng lines : gwalior - sheopur kalan ( 2 ' gauge , gwalior light rly . ) , sabalgarh - birpur ( nov . 1 ) .\nindia ' s first electric locos ( two of them ) are delivered to the mysore gold fields by bagnalls ( stafford ) with overhead electrical equipment by siemens . also among the earliest electric vehicles , electrically operated rail trolleys (\nwhite ' s patented rail motor trolleys\n) are brought into use ( by eir ' s carriage & wagon workshops , by the oudh and rohilkhund rly . , by the eastern bengal state rly . , etc . ) .\nsaharanpur marshalling yard under construction by the north western state rly . and the oudh and rohilkhund rly .\n23 - ton bg bogie hopper wagons brought into use by bengal nagpur rly . for transporting iron to the tata iron and steel works .\nsouth india rly . ' s contract is renewed despite widespread support for appropriation by the state among local interests .\nthe harbour line opens from kurla to reay road as the terminus ( double track ) .\nsyke ' s lock and block system of interlocking introduced on the bb & ci rly . and other railways .\nng lines : gwalior light rly . : birpur - sheopur ( jun . 15 )\nkanpur - chachran line opened by princely state of bahawalpur ( now in pakistan , closed in the 1980s ) .\ncabin interlocking completed for the entire length of the bombay - delhi route ( gipr ) .\nbowringpet - kolar 2 ' 6\nline ( part of the kolar district rly . ) opened by the mysore state railways .\nng lines : bb & ci lines to godhra , nadiad ; jessore - jhenidah ( mcleod ' s ) .\nng lines : kalabagh - bannu ( trans - indus rly . ; later nwr ) .\nin the mumbai area , suburban terminals are opened at kurla , kalyan , thane , and one at the bb & ci station at bandra for gipr trains .\nrbs standards for rails adopted ( 90lb / yd for bg , 60lb / yd for mg ) .\nng lines : dholpur - bari line extended to tantpur ; dhond - baramati ( central provinces rly . ; later gipr ) ; murtazapur - achalpur / yavatmal ; arrah - sasaram , baraset - basirhat ( martin & co . ) ; larkana - jacobabad and jacobabad - kashmore ( nwr , now in pakistan after conversion to bg ) .\nlower ganges bridge ( hardinge bridge ) opened on the trunk route to siliguri on the eir .\nmandra - bhaun and sialkot - narowal lines opened ( both now in pakistan ; the former was closed in the 1990s ) .\nfirst ever diesel locomotive in india , a 2 ' 6\ngauge unit from avonside ( bristol ) is supplied to the india office for use on a tea plantation ( in assam ? ? ) .\nng lines : yeshwantpur - devanahalli - chikaballapur section of what would become the bangalore chikaballapur light rly . opens ( 2 ' 6\n) ; ellichpur - yeotmal ( central provinces rly . ; later gipr ) ; burdwan - katwa ( mcleod ' s ) .\nyeshwantpur - yelahanka mg line is made mixed gauge to allow ng 2 ' 6\ntraffic .\nng lines : pulgaon - arvi ( central provinces rly . , later gipr ) ; khanai - hindubagh ( zhob valley rly . ; later nwr ) ; bankura - damodar , kalighat - falta , and ahmadpur - katwa ( mcleod ' s ) .\nnushki extension rly . towards iran opened till dalbandin , from spezand on the sibi - quetta line .\nwagon pooling comes into wide use among the various regional railways as a result of war - time necessities .\noct . 1 : mysore darbar takes over nanjangud - mysore - bangalore and birur - shimoga lines .\nng lines : pachora - jamner ( central provinces rly . ; later gipr ) .\nbhusawal loco shed set up by gipr ; at the time the largest loco shed in asia and the third largest in the world .\na 2 ' gauge diesel loco is delivered to bengal by baugleys of burton - on - trent . ( 1921 ? )\nretrenchment committee under lord inchcape recommends drastic cuts in working expenses and other measures designed to produce a fixed annual profit for the state .\nan electric loco with overhead power collection is delivered to the naysmyth patent press co . at calcutta , by british electric vehicles .\nlocomotive standards committee publishes a paper with details of proposed standardization of locomotive classes .\njamnagar - kuranga mg line opened by the jamnagar & dwarka rly . , and the kuranga - okha mg line by the okhamandal rly .\nng lines : larkana - jacobabad ( nwr ) ; futwah - islampur ( martin & co . ) .\nuniform system of loco classification codes based on an initial letter for the gauge comes into use .\njodhpur bikaner rly . split into jodhpur state rly . and bikaner state rly .\nrajkot - morvi 2 ' 6\nline of morvi rly . converted to bg .\nfeb . 3 : the ef / 1 ( later wcg - 1 )\ncrocodile\nloco is introduced .\nirca reviews experiments with wagon pooling and establishes it as a policy for all bg railways .\nex - gipr suburban line is electrified up to kalyan . main line electrified up to poona and igatpuri over the bhore and thal ghats ( 1500 v dc ) .\norder placed with vulcan foundry for the new classes of locos ( xa , xb , xc , etc . ) .\neast bengal state rly . ' s line to siliguri is converted to bg .\naug . 27 : nanjangud - chamarajanagar section opened , completing the link from mysore .\nthe bb & ci suburban lines extended to borivili and virar . in the bombay area tracks in some places are doubled and even tripled or quadrupled ( e . g . , between bandra and borivili ) .\nng lines : line from barsi road jn . to pandharpur is extended to miraj ; dehri - rohtas extended to rohtas fort . in nepal , the raxaul - amlekhganj line is opened ( martin & co . ) .\n8 - coach emu rakes are introduced on the main line in mumbai and 4 - coach rakes on the harbour line .\njan 5 : colaba - borivili section electrification completed by bb & ci rly .\ntwo suburban tracks of the bombay - borivli section are electrified , but the two mainline tracks are left for steam traction . the first batch of electric emus for bombay arrive ( made by british thompson houston / cammell laird ) .\nsep . 1 : the frontier mail is flagged off from colaba terminus , with peshawar as its destination .\nfirst automatic colour - light signals in india , on gipr ' s lines between bombay vt and byculla .\nbahawalnagar - fort abbas line opened by princely state of bahawalpur ( now in pakistan , closed in the 1990s ) .\nrailways build more than 1 , 000 miles of tracks each year . general period of prosperity for the railways - - generous provisions are made for passenger amenities ( waiting rooms , etc . ) .\nrailways ( like everything else ! ) hit by the 1929 wall street crash and the ensuing global depression ; severe economy measures undertaken .\nkalyan - igatpuri - pune section is now completely electrified , and the quadruple line between bombay and kalyan is also electrified .\na 2 ' gauge diesel loco from maffei is supplied to c k andrew and co . ( probably used on a plantation ? )\nchola power house near thakurli built by the gipr for supplying power for the newly electrified kalyan - igatpuri - pune section .\npunjab limited express begins to run between mumbai and lahore , leaving mumbai on thursdays .\nbombay ' s victoria terminus undergoes some reconstruction work so that it gets 14 platforms .\nng lines : bb & ci line to piplod ; kangra valley rly . ( nwr ) .\nthe times ( london ) nominates the frontier mail\nthe most famous express train in the british empire\n.\njune 1 : the deccan queen begins running , hauled by a wcp - 1 ( no . 20024 , old number ea / 1 4006 ) and with 7 coaches , on the gipr ' s newly electrified route to poona ( pune ) .\nthe route of the grand trunk exp . is changed to delhi - madras .\nsamdari - raniwara section opens as the first phase of a rail connection between jodhpur - bikaner and gujarat . phalodi - jodhpur section opens .\ntotal trackage in india at about 43 , 000 miles . hardly any new construction until after world war ii .\nng lines : darwha - pusad ( central provinces rly ; later gipr ) .\nmsmr ' s workshops at perambur split into the carriage and wagon workshops and the locomotive workshops .\nborivli - virar electrification complete . the two mainline tracks on the bombay - borivli section are also electrified .\nair - conditioning introduced in some ( first - class ) passenger coaches . matunga workshops manufacture 5 air - conditioned coaches , the first such to be made locally .\njodhpur rly . acquires two drewry railcars , one for the maharaja and the other an inspection car .\nwedgwood committee makes recommendations for public relations , advertising , etc . which until then had been neglected . also recommends faster and more reliable passenger services and expansion of freight activities , for the railways to compete with road transport .\nthe infamous bihta accident , in which the excessive oscillations of an xb class loco caused the derailment of the punjab - howrah mail , killing 154 persons .\nng lines : in nepal , the nepal jaynagar - janakpur rly . opens .\nmay 1 : the flying queen ( predecessor of flying ranee ) is introduced between bombay and surat , hauled by an h class 4 - 6 - 0 and making her run in 4 hours .\nall lines of the msmr in mysore are taken over by the mysore darbar .\ndiesel railcars from ganz are tried out on the nizam ' s state railways .\na light railcar built at bikaner is used on the minor lines around there .\nthe power systems of the chola power house and the tata hydroelectric plant are combined for supplying traction power to bombay - area suburban trains as well as for long - distance trains across the ghats .\nlarge numbers of american and canadian locos are imported ( awd , cwd , along with awc , awe , and mawd classes ) .\nthe ' following trains ' system of train working is introduced as an emergency measure in some areas out of necessity because of wartime requirements .\nnok kundi - zahidan section of the nushki extension rly . is re - opened .\nthe opening of the howrah bridge in february allows the calcutta routes of trams to be connected to the howrah routes ; total system is at 67km .\nfifteen diesel locos from ge supplied by usatc and deployed on wr , among the first diesel locos to be successfully used in many locations in india . most of these were classified as wds - 1 .\napr . 1 : jacobabad - kashmore line taken over by state ( now in pakistan ) .\na skelton system monorail ( locomotive with rubber tires guided by a rail , and wagons carried on the rail with outrigger wheels for stability ) is installed for the 18km section from bhanvad to khambalia in gujarat , powered by a modified diesel loco .\nthe chronology continues in part 4 , listing events from 1947 - 1970 . part 5 - 1970 to 1995 & part 6 - 1995 to present day .\nthe chronology begins in part 1 ( 1832 - 1870 ) . part 2 covers 1870 - 1899 . part 4 covers 1947 to 1970 . part 5 covers 1970 to 1995 , and part 6 covers 1995 to 1999 , while part 7 covers 2000 to the present\nthat , however , was just the first commercial passenger service in india . in fact , a few other railways are known to have operated in india prior to 1853 , for hauling materials .\nin 1835 , a short experimental line was laid near chintadripet . this appears to have been a practice run of sorts for the red hill railroad line . construction on this line began in 1836 . this line was intended for the carriage of granite stone . it was opened in 1837 , and while it had teething troubles , it appears that it was definitely in operation in 1837 , with a written report of its running from january 1838 . while primarily intended for rail wagons hauled by animals , locomotives were also used on the line . one of them may even have been built in india . more here .\nperhaps best known of these early pre - 1853 railways is the account of a steam locomotive , thomason , which had been used for hauling construction material in roorkee for the solani viaduct in 1851 ( it is said to have begun working there on 22nd december 1851 ) . the solani viaduct construction was a part of the ganges canal project , started in 1845 . the viaduct had 15 arches and spanned the 4km - wide solani valley ( about 145km north - east of new delhi ) . earth for the approach embankments was transported along light rail lines about 5 to 10 km long from piran kaliyar to roorkee . standard gauge wagons were used , built from parts brought over from england , and hauled by men and later horses . in late 1851 , the locomotive thomason ( named for the engineer on the project ) was assembled on the spot from parts transported from calcutta . it hauled two wagons at a time , at a speed of about 6km / h . it did not last very long , and after about 9 months india ' s first steam locomotive died a spectacular death with a boiler explosion , reportedly to the delight of the construction workers who had viewed it more as a hindrance than help . hughes ' book states that this was a six - wheeled tank engine , probably a 2 - 2 - 2wt built by e . b . wilson , and of standard gauge . some details of the wagons and the use of the locomotive are in sir proby t cautley ' s report on the ganges canal works ( 3 volumes , 1860 ) . more here .\nread more about these early railways in this article by simon darvill : the first railways in india .\nit is entirely possible that there were other such railways used for the conveyance of materials and construction supplies in india around this time .\nmoving past these construction railways , the next locomotive to arrive in india was the falkland ( named for a governor of bombay ) , used by the contractors of the gipr for shunting operations on the first line out of bombay that was being built . it began work on february 23 , 1852 . hughes ' book suggests that this was also built by e . b . wilson , and was probably a four - wheeled tank engine ( 0 - 4 - 0t ? ) with dummy crankshaft . it later became gipr loco # 9 . a third locomotive , vulcan , is said to have been used by the gipr for material hauling and shunting duties in 1852 as well .\nthere were also eight more locos from vulcan foundry imported by gipr in 1852 and 1853 .\non november 18 , 1852 , a locomotive hauled some coaches on a trial run from bori bunder to thana . this probably counts as the first\nreal\ntrain to run in india .\nlikely date of first locomotive built in india - an avery design rotary engine built for the red hill railroad . more here .\nvarious proposals for railways in india , especially around calcutta ( eir ) and bombay ( gipr ) .\nr macdonald stephenson ' s\nreport upon the practicability and advantages of the introduction of railways into british india\nis published .\nsurvey work carried out for bombay - kalyan line and an extension up the malay ghat for proposed connections to khandwa and pune .\nold guarantee system\nproviding free land and guaranteed rates of return ( 5 % ) to the private english companies willing to work on building railways . agreed upon in march , finalized on august 17 .\nlocomotive thomason is used for construction work in roorkee , beginning on december 22 . more here .\nconstruction begins of an\nexperimental\nsection of track ( howrah - rajmahal ) for the proposed calcutta - delhi link via mirzapur ( eir ) .\nconstruction of a line out of bombay begins , and a locomotive , falkland , begins shunting operations on february 23 . the line is ready by november , and on the 18th of november , a trial run of the bombay - thane trip ( 35 km ) is held . ( some accounts suggest another locomotive , vulcan might have also been used for shunting operations here . )\non april 16th , at 3 : 35pm , the first train in india leaves bombay for thane ( see above for details ) . initial scheduled services consist of two trains each way between bombay and thane and later bombay and mahim via dadar ."]}
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have been able to wear the petplan equine kit , and to hear our sponsorship announced over the tannoy at affiliated events gaining recognition for both petplan and ourselves .\nfor the 2018 / 2019 petplan equine area festival season under 21 riders will enter the first rounds in either the bronze or silver section depending on their qualification level . the finals will be split into under 21 sections from the riders qualified from the area festival first rounds , a qualification score of over 60 % is required . there will be an under 21 rosette to the highest place youth rider in each class at the petplan equine area festivals .\nthe pet plan charitable trust was founded in 1994 to raise much needed funds for animal welfare and veterinary projects . money is raised by petplan and petplan equine customers giving an optional \u00a31 . 50 to the trust when they take out or renew their policy . to date , almost \u00a35 million has been awarded by the trust .\nit is the sister brand of petplan , the largest provider of small animal insurance in the uk .\nif you ' re happy with the way petplan equine handled your claim , why not recommend us to a friend ? you ' ll receive \u00a340 worth of love2shop vouchers and your friend will receive the first month of their new policy free .\nthe petplan equine area festivals are a good introduction to affiliated competition . the judges give positive criticism and they are the perfect event to have as a goal no matter what your level is so that you can achieve your potential .\nwe ' ve negotiated some great offers for petplan equine customers . we ' ll be adding new offers regularly so remember to check when you ' re browsing online to see what great discounts are available . if you have any suggestions for equine products or services you ' d like to see featured , email us the details and we ' ll see what we can do .\nregardless of the pursuits and activities you enjoy with your horse there is some cover that as a rider , you should never be without . accidents can happen at any time and under a petplan equine policy we offer several essential benefits as standard :\nhorse and hound forums > horse & hound online forum > the tack room > pet plan equine insurance exclusions - not happy . . .\nmake sure you are insured to ride the horses you try , not all of the horses will be insured for any rider so to protect yourself it\u2019s worth considering a rider plan . petplan equine has 3 levels of rider cover for riders aged 5 to 75 .\ntaken from the series petplan masterclass with lucinda this short video gives some top tips for riding a cross country ditch .\nonce you have your scores , you\u2019ll get an email from bd to say you might be eligible to go to a petplan equine area festival . you can qualify for and compete in as many area festivals as you wish as long as you have enough qualifying sheets .\nyou can ride in prelim bronze sections to get your scores for an area festival as a club member on a club horse . if you do qualify for a petplan equine area festival , you and your horse will need to become fully registered with bd to take part .\nthanks to funding from the petplan charitable trust , we developed a new equine welfare assessment application for android tablets . the app has been designed to emulate the standardised equine based welfare assessment tool ( sebwat ) , allowing staff to conduct assessments on animals , evaluate , and monitor equine welfare , all digitally . the sebwat tool consists of 40 different welfare indicators , which measure a range of characteristics relating to the emotional and physical wellbeing of the animals . the data collected tells us which welfare issues are affecting different groups of equines and allows us to deliver effective interventions to address them .\ni would recommend petplan equine to everyone as i have multiple horses insured with them , and i have made several claims over the years , and never once had a problem . the team are friendly and understanding of situations , and are very easy to communicate with .\nis a trading name of pet plan limited ( registered in england no . 1282939 ) and allianz insurance plc ( registered in england no . 84638 ) , registered office : 57 ladymead , guildford , surrey , gu1 1db , united kingdom . petplan equine ' s trading address is :\ntaken from the series petplan masterclass with lucinda this short video gives some top tips for riding skinnies on the cross country course .\nfor silver sections from prelim to advanced medium one score needs to be from a qualifying test . prelim to advanced medium riders go to first round competitions . prix st georges and above do not attend first rounds , all qualified riders qualify in direct for the petplan equine area festival finals .\nto compete at the petplan equine area festivals you need to be a member of british dressage , but non - members can qualify on \u2018class tickets\u2019 ( temporary bd membership for one class only costing \u00a38 ) , providing they become a full british dressage member after successfully obtaining their qualifying scores .\nfor me , one big highlight as a sponsored rider with petplan equine in 2015 , was picking up the ride on kingsclough masquerade ( marcus ) . we have had many successes so far , with wins in many classes and championship titles , with an extremely near miss qualifying for hoys .\nto nominate a charity , team or individual who deserves to be recognised for their outstanding contribution to equine welfare go to urltoken . nominations open 3rd november 2014 .\nclick here to see a few examples of how the petplan charitable trust is helping animals across the uk because of donations from our customers .\npetplan charitable trust was formed in 1994 by patsy bloom and david simpson to provide much needed funds to promote the health and welfare of animals .\nat petplan , we are passionate about animal welfare and the principle of responsible pet ownership . we work with over 1 , 000 charities throughout the uk and , back in 1994 , formed the petplan charitable trust which has so far raised over \u00a35 million towards a better , healthier world for animals .\nonline maximum sum insured value is \u00a310 , 000 . please contact our equine team on 0330 102 1658 for a quote if you have a horse with a value higher than \u00a310 , 000 .\nthree finalists for each category will be selected and invited to attend the petplan and adch animal charity awards evening in april 2015 where the winners will be announced .\nat petplan we do all we can to process your claims quickly and fairly . to make a claim , simply complete the relevant claim form , which you can download and print at your convenience . it\u2019s easy to claim with petplan , however , if there is missing information on your claim form it can cause a delay .\ncompetition entries close on 26 february 2016 . the petplan masterclass is on 7 march 2016 at waterford equestrian , waterford farm , langley park , durham , dh7 9tr .\n\u2018to compete is to win\u2019 is the motto of endurance , knowing i have the cover , protection and expert advice of petplan equine behind me enables my back room team of crew , vet , farrier , coaches , physio and of course myself , to give 100 % to my horse and my sport and lead us to success \u2013 together we tackle the miles .\n25th june \u2013 petplan equine organised for me to go down to centaur biomechanics with russell guire because they are doing an article in the customer magazine , paces , on it . it was an absolutely amazing day and i loved every second ! russell is an absolute career crush and it was an honour to be involved ! sleet was perfectly behaved and i was so proud of him !\nthe equine insurance market has witnessed continued growth within recent years as more and more people recognise the importance of insuring against the unexpected costs that are all too frequently experienced as part of owning a horse or pony .\njuliette edmonds from buntingford competes in eventing with her horses ; boodles , and her wonder pony , jess . as a responsible horse owner and an equine vet , her horses\u2019 wellbeing and happiness is juliette\u2019s prime concern .\nthe petplan charitable trust was formed in 1994 to provide much needed help to fund research into treatment for life - threatening diseases , and to promote animal welfare throughout the uk .\npetplan is a trading name of pet plan limited ( registered in england no . 1282939 ) and allianz insurance plc ( registered in england no . 84638 ) , registered office : 57 ladymead , guildford , surrey gu1 1db . petplan ' s trading address is : great west house ( gw2 ) , great west road , brentford , middlesex tw8 9dx .\njuly 29th - trip to hickstead this was a great day out for me and my dad . after a four hour drive and getting stuck on the m1 we finally arrived ! we saw lots of lovely horses and ponies and spent quite a bit , it was a great day ! i also visited the petplan equine stand to enter the \u2018responsible rider quiz\u2019 , which i scored 100 % in !\ncross country riding is debatably the most exhilarating form of equestrian competition and training , something that both horse and rider can thoroughly enjoy . but as with all sports riding across undulating terrain and over fixed jumps at speed comes with its own risks . at petplan equine we want riders to understand how to best tackle cross country in the safest way to help reduce the risk of injury and increase the enjoyment .\npetplan equine area festivals are the perfect target for many bd riders looking to have a taste of the big time at a championship\u2013feel event . 24 first round area festivals will be held all over the uk from may to september 2018 with the top ten combinations from each section going on to one of the eight area festival semi finals , taking place in september and october 2018 , from prelim to inter ii level .\nqualifying for a petplan equine area festival is the perfect goal for many dressage riders . from prelim to inter ii level , 24 area festivals will take place in 2018 from which qualification for eight area festival finals can be achieved . the top horse and rider combinations from the finals will then go on to compete in the area festival championships at hartpury college , gloucestershire in april 2019 . here is how to qualify .\nbuying a horse is to many equine enthusiasts a substantial investment . it is therefore important that , not only you thoroughly research the horse you have in mind before buying , but also that you protect yourself with a written sale agreement .\nto participate in any of petplan equine\u2019s area festivals , which run from august to october 2016 , the horse and rider combination must have achieved a minimum of three affiliated scores of 62 % or above for preliminary and elementary . to qualify for medium , advanced , prix st georges and intermediate i the combination must obtain two or more affiliated scores of 60 % or above . these qualifying scores must have been gained since january 1 2016 .\nby clicking ' next ' , you are agreeing to receive further communications from petplan australasia pty ltd about our insurance products and offers . for more information on our privacy policy , please click here .\nrecent advancements in the veterinary sciences have helped improve the effectiveness of diagnosis and subsequent treatment for horses . this is great news for our horses but it also means that many can remain fit and active for longer . so in the event that your horse was to succumb to illness you can rest safe in the knowledge that your petplan equine policy would help pay towards the full cost of diagnostic treatment \u2013 up to the vet fee maximum benefit .\npetplan are driving me round the bend with exclusions at the moment . phone them up and ask if any of them are reviewable . you can probably get some of them removed with a report from your vet .\ncontact us petplan new zealand pty ltd 101 station road e , penrose , auckland 1642 phone : 0800 255 426 email : info @ urltoken fax : hours : mon - fri 8 . 30am to 5 . 00pm\ni have had so many opportunities thrown my way in the last year . i am thrilled and grateful for every session that i had to train with charlotte dujardin . i loved going to talland for the first time and meeting charlie hutton , who now comes over once a month to train me . i would never have had this chance without petplan equine . i also qualified zu for the novice open regionals , which was a surprise to everyone , most of all , me !\nthe golden paste company strives to achieve superior quality in all of its products , and uses raw ingredients sourced to the highest of standards from brc accredited establishments and nops approved equine centres . haccp and defra guidelines are followed and licences are in place for the relevant products .\nkatie preston from kent is an equine vet who events up to 4 * with her horse tj . she also competes her 15hh \u2018pocket rocket\u2019 tia at 1 * . katie believes spending quality time with your horse and knowing them inside out is key to responsible horse ownership .\npetplan gave us mouth and oral and reproductive system on our renewal . . only because mouth and oral has a similar code apparently ( he ' d had a carcinoma on his willy - no where near his mouth ! )\nstrict guidelines are issued to vets by their governing body , the british equine veterinary association and a statement issued by beva in july 1996 , with regard to the destruction of horses , offers vets the following advice on when immediate destruction is justified and when an insurance company should be notified .\nanimal charities work tirelessly to provide a better life for animals all over the uk . petplan and adch are looking for a charity team that has worked particularly well together to bring a positive and noticeable change to the health and wellbeing of animals .\n\u201cbrooke remains extremely grateful for the continued support of the petplan charitable trust , which has been instrumental in enabling us to develop our app technology . we are excited to see the changes it makes to our field agents and the equines in need . \u201d\nstaff are the backbone of any animal charity and petplan and adch are looking for a hard working employee who is passionate about their job , day in , day out and makes a difference to the rest of the staff and the work of the charity .\ni would definitely recommend petplan to everyone as i have multiple horses insured with them ; i have made several claims over the year and never once had a problem . the team are friendly and understanding of situations , and very easy to communicate with .\nwithout volunteers who give up their free time on a regular basis all charities would struggle to survive as staff , resources and finances would be stretched to the limit . petplan and adch are looking for a dedicated volunteer who shows a real commitment to an animal charity .\nwe ask every customer who takes out a horse or rider insurance policy if they would like to donate to the petplan charitable trust . our standard donation is now \u00a32 . 00 per horse per year , but can be amended to the amount of the customer ' s choice .\nand it doesn\u2019t stop there . each time a new adopter takes out a full policy with petplan , we give 10 % of the total premium back to the charity , plus a further 10 % every year the policy is renewed . so far we\u2019ve raised over \u00a33 million for charities in this way .\n\u201cbrooke remains extremely grateful for the continued support of the petplan charitable trust , which has been instrumental in enabling us to develop our app technology . we are excited to see the changes it makes to our field agents and the equines in need . \u201d said edwina silvester , corporate account manager for brooke .\non monday 7 march 2016 lucinda green will be running one of these extremely popular petplan masterclasses at waterford equestrian , near durham . the masterclass , which offers first class training , is tailored for riders and horses of all different abilities and teaches them the safest way to deal with the challenges posed by a range of cross country fences .\nto help us process your claim quickly , you can help by making sure the claim form has all sections completed , is signed by both you and your vet , all relevant itemised invoices are included , and if it is your first claim with petplan , ask your vet to supply a full veterinary history and attach it to your claim .\nwhenever pet owners take out or renew their policy with petplan , they are given the option of making a small annual donation to help fund this work . policy holders are able to increase their annual donation if they wish to do so , and of course the trust also welcomes any additional donations - please see our donations page for more information .\nif you have opted to donate to the petplan charitable trust , please be aware that the standard voluntary donation has recently increased from \u00a31 . 50 to \u00a32 . 00 per horse , per policy year . this will take effect automatically from your next renewal date . if you would like to change the amount or stop donating , please call 0345 074 2676 .\nmy highlights from 2015 as a sponsored rider has to be the camaraderie from the petplan team and the other sponsored riders . it is such a nice feeling to feel a part of such a great team , who fully support you and want you to do well . it gives you a more positive view on situations , especially as we all know that horses have their ups and downs .\nthe petplan masterclass aims to give both horses and riders a confidence boost as well as sharpen their reactions helping them to enjoy a safer more fun cross country experience . the classes are suitable for a range of levels \u2013 from those regularly jumping a minimum of 70cm to british eventing novice riders . each session is designed to encourage horses to think for themselves whilst still listening to their rider .\ni claimed through petplan this year for the first time , so it will be interesting to see why they decide to exclude . those exclusions do seem ridiculous . i would phone them up and back up your argument with a letter from your vets . i don ' t see it being a problem to have them taken off . and if it is , change insurance companies . i can ' t see another company wanting to exclude all those things !\nthe awards were launched in 2012 by petplan in partnership with the association of dogs and cats homes ( adch ) to recognise the outstanding work of animal charities and not - for - profit organisations , their employees and volunteers based in the uk , ireland and the channel islands . in 2014 more than 5 , 500 nominations were received and the independent judging panel , which includes key industry representatives , had an extremely difficult task selecting two finalists and a winner for each category .\ndisclaimer the materials and opinions contained under our ' advice ' pages are for general information purposes only , are not intended to constitute legal or other professional advice , and should not be relied on or treated as a substitute for specific advice relevant to particular circumstances . petplan makes no warranties , representations or undertakings about any of the content of the ' advice ' pages ( including , without limitation , any as to the quality , accuracy , completeness or fitness for any particular purpose of such content ) .\nbrooke kenya field staff gave positive feedback , saying that the tool will save a substantial amount of work in terms of data entry and analysis , and reduce the time it takes to get data from the field to desks for analysis . thanks to petplan charitable trust\u2019s funding , brooke has delivered the proof of concept for this technology and has been able to roll out the app to more of their animal welfare assessors . this means more assessments get carried out , and we can reach more working equines in need .\nwe had my daughter ' s pony insured for death and vet fees . he developed what seems to be ulcer symptoms ( low grade colicy stuff : not eating well , lying down a lot ) which didn ' t respond to medication . had him examined and blood tested at the vets , nothing conclusinve , try a different ulcer medication . . . he appeared to respond , but died unexpectedly 6 days later . pm showed nothing conclusive ( histology could not be done as he dies when we were away for the day and it was 42 degrees here so post mortem changes had set in ) . petplan rejected our claim as the policy excludes\nanything arising from colic\n. . . we now self insure .\ni tried to get insurance through petplan for my horse but because of his vetting saying that he had a few marks on him that may have been sarcoids ( but arent ) they eliminated basically his entire body as they said they won ' t cover sarcoids or any skin issues . real helpful . they wouldn ' t insure hooves either because of a surface crack on one of them which the vet even put down would go away . plus they also got the results back on what they could cover had the info for months and didn ' t bother to tell me so they lost out after i got fed up waiting . he isn ' t insured but like others i am just trying to save up for emergencies .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwe use cookies to help us improve website user experience . by continuing to use this site or closing this panel , you agree to our use of cookies . see our cookie policy close please be advised our fair processing notice has been updated . if you would like to know more please click here .\na value for money package offering essential cover for horses and ponies aged 17 years and over .\npayment of up to \u00a31 , 500 following the death of your horse due to injury .\noptional vet ' s fee cover paying up to \u00a31 , 000 towards treatment for injury .\na choice of personal accident cover including dental treatment for the rider or handler .\noptional cover for your saddlery and tack if it is damaged , lost or stolen .\npet plan limited is authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority . financial services register no . 311969 . allianz insurance plc is authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated by the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulation authority . financial services register no . 121849 .\nriding accidents don ' t just happen to horse owners . so if you ride , but don ' t own or permanently loan a horse , you could benefit from rider plan . cover is available for adults and children and includes personal accident , third party liability , emergency vet fees and riding equipment .\na choice of personal accident cover for riders aged 5 to 75 years old .\ntuition fees for riders aged under 18 years if they cannot attend classes because of a riding injury .\nemergency vet ' s fees up to \u00a31 , 500 for the horse being ridden .\nwe use cookies to help us improve website user experience . by continuing to use this site , you agree to our use of cookies . see our cookie policy\nfantastic speedy service . covered all the information and will recommend to others in future .\nallianz insurance plc is authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated by the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulation authority . financial services register number 121849\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfor prelim silver and novice level and above both you and your horse need to be fully registered to gain your scores .\nfinished in the top ten of your area festival section at prelim to advanced medium ? you may have qualified for an area festival final provided that you achieved the qualifying percentage of 60 % . if a class is split because of number of entries , the top five from each section will qualify . area festival finals :\ncombinations will qualify from the area festival semi finals on a proportional basis and will be invited to compete at the area festival championships at hartpury college , glos . in 2019 .\nour philosophy is to give our customers as much choice as possible and our policy allows you to select the exact level of cover you need . tailor your cover to be as individual as your horse by choosing from a list of optional benefits including :\ntoday , more and more owners are choosing to keep their older horses on active duty rather than putting them out to grass . one of the key features of our horse insurance policy is that while many insurers still limit cover to injury only for horses aged 16 years or over , we cover illness up to 25 years of age - as long as cover is taken out before the horse\u2019s 20th birthday .\nin addition to covering the costs of veterinary treatment , we don\u2019t limit the amount that can be claimed for complementary treatments such as physiotherapy , acupuncture and specialist farriery - provided the cost is within the maximum veterinary fee benefit . this allows your vet to administer any specialist treatments that you horse might need - helping it to make as swift a recovery as possible .\nplease note that terms , conditions and excesses apply to the vet fees benefit if selected as part of your policy .\nto date , through the generosity of our donors , the trust has given over \u00a310 million in grants .\nthanks to the generosity of our customers , almost \u00a310 million has been donated to help animals through a variety of causes .\nwhether you ' re a first - time owner or a serious competitor , our horse insurance policy allows you to tailor your cover to suit your individual needs . select from a variety of optional benefits .\nthe essential insurance plan for riders aged 5 - 75 who do not own their own horse . our fixed - price rider plan offers a wide range of benefits to protect you against the unexpected .\nour veteran insurance policy is for horses aged 17 to 40 . veteran plan offers a variety of benefits such as : vet fees ( for injuries ) , third party liability and personal accident cover for both horse and rider .\nvisit our health and wellbeing advice section for the latest information on caring for your horse . from preventing colic to managing your horse ' s weight we ' ve got it covered .\nchoose from a number of practical advice guides to give helpful advice and tips on everyday horse management .\nyour pet does a great job of filling your life with joy and happiness , which is why it ' s your job to make sure you take out the right pet insurance . # myjobyourjob .\nskinnies are a fashion on cross - country . when they were first introduced we saw many run outs and refusals . use them in your training they are really useful to develop the communication system between you and your horse . keep your horse focused by \u201cputting him in the tube\u201d \u2013 having both your legs wrapped positively around him . with your hands slightly apart as you approach at a steady pace , stay sitting up even as he takes off , throwing your shoulders forward too early will throw your horse off balance . make sure your horse can always see a way through the fence and out the other side\n\u2022 your horse is kept within the united kingdom , the channel islands and the isle of man \u2022 your horse is 30 days old or over \u2022 you are 18 years old or over \u2022 your horse is valued between \u00a3250 and \u00a310 , 000 inclusive .\nwhether you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a first - time owner or a serious competitor , our horse insurance policy allows you to tailor your cover to suit your individual needs . select from a variety of optional benefits .\nif you need to make a claim for third party liability please call us as soon as possible on 0345 074 2676 or alternatively please write to us .\nfor all your horse know - how , visit the arena where you\u2019ll find training tips , horse health and much more . .\nclick through for a copy of our combined financial services guide ( fsg ) & product disclosure statement ( pds ) .\nyou must answer all of the questions truthfully and accurately . please be aware that if you have answered yes to any of the above questions , we may vary the cover , apply exclusions to your policy , or decline to cover your pet entirely . this will be determined after an underwriting assessment .\nyes \u2013 i would like my policy documents & product disclosure statements ( pds ) emailed to me .\nveterinary science can now offer more advanced diagnostic tools and surgical techniques in circumstances where previously the future may not have been bright for the horse or pony concerned . conditions such as colic can require major surgical treatment , often at a cost of many hundreds or even thousands of pounds . months of treatment for lameness conditions can also amount to a significant bill .\nwhen you apply for horse insurance you will be asked to sign or agree a declaration confirming that you have disclosed any information that may affect the application . this includes information on your horse\u2019s state of health and previous veterinary history .\nif a horse insurance policy is taken out before your horse turns 20 years old we can continue to provide cover for injuries and illness until they turn 25 * .\nif we do require additional information from your we will not be able to complete your application online . we will provide injury only temporary cover for your horse whilst we await the requested information . your full policy will not start until our underwriters receive the requested information .\ndorso \u2013palmer and latero - medial views of front feet , pasterns and fetlock . this should include :\nplease ensure that the front shoes are removed prior to x - rays being take of the feet .\nyou either love them or you hate them , but a checklist is an essential part of all horse viewings . it is essential that you take a checklist of things to ask about the horse and make notes of what the seller says .\ncan i see the horse\u2019s passport ? ensure you see this and check it thoroughly before you go as far as making an offer to purchase .\nwill you disclose the horse\u2019s veterinary history ( a computer printout from the seller\u2019s vet and any other vet who may have treated the horse e . g . a specialist vet ) .\nif the seller is not prepared to disclose the veterinary printout you should ask yourself why and not go ahead with purchase unless you are happy with the explanation .\nif your new horse turns out to be different to the way he was described before purchase , the amount of research that you did before buying the horse , and whether you have a sale contract in place , will affect whether or not you have a legal right of recourse . this is when the checklist , complete with the handwritten recording of the answers given by the seller ( ideally signed and dated by the seller ) , are extremely useful .\nonce the horse has been vetted , you can then arrange a sale agreement / contract which must be signed before payment is made . the sale agreement ( a written agreement ) needs to include :\na time limit within which a complaint must be made or the animal returned .\nsection 14 of the sale of goods act 1979 imposes implied terms of fitness for purpose and satisfactory quality where a horse has been sold in the course of business . it is important to note that for section 14 of the sale of goods act to apply . the seller must be selling in the course of business and must not be a private seller . in the event of a dispute these statutory terms can be relied upon by the purchaser .\nif the seller is selling privately , the purchaser cannot rely on section 14 of the sale of goods act . in this situation the rule of caveat emptor ( \u2018buyer beware\u2019 ) applies and the purchaser must prove that the horse was not as described in accordance with section 13 of the sale of goods act and / or has been misrepresented to them by the seller . the buyer also has to prove that the representations were relied upon by the buyer in deciding to buy the horse . where the purchaser is unable to prove a breach of section 13 of the sale of goods act or misrepresentation there will be no comeback over undiscovered problems or vices unless the purchaser has an express agreement with the seller .\nhorse prices usually run into thousands of pounds , yet purchasers are still handing over large sums of money without obtaining a sale agreement , the price of which is very inexpensive in comparison to the price of an average horse .\ninsist upon having a written purchase agreement , which should fully detail how the horse has been described to you .\nalways view a horse prior to purchase . it is almost impossible to assess whether a horse is suitable for you unless you have seen and tried it .\nif possible try the horse more than once . go with an experienced friend or trainer . do as much with the horse as you can . if you want him to jump then ask to jump the horse ; if the horse is to hack , ask to hack him out alone and in company .\nhave rider insurance cover to protect you in the event of an accident for provides personal accident , emergency vets\u2019 fees and third party liability cover in respect of any horse you ride .\nhave the horse vetted and go to the vetting so that you can discuss the vet\u2019s findings as they go along . tell the vet what you are purchasing the horse to do and ask the vet to confirm how the horse has behaved at the vetting ( if you are unable to attend ) .\nif you buy a horse from a trader / dealer unseen , if you are a consumer then you are protected by the distance selling regulations and so can return the horse for any reason within 7 days of delivery . this only applies to a sale from a trader / dealer to a consumer and the horse must have been purchased unseen .\nfor further information about horse insurance options visit urltoken or for rider insurance visit urltoken / rider .\nmany owners and vets assume that the insurance company must be contacted to give their permission before a horse is destroyed by a vet . this is not always necessary .\nthat the insured horse sustains an injury or manifests an illness or disease that is so severe as to warrant immediate destruction to relieve incurable and excessive pain and that no other options of treatment are available to that horse at that time .\nthis means that if a vet feels that a horse should be destroyed immediately on humane grounds , they should not delay proceedings by contacting the insurance company . if , however , effective first aid treatment can be given , every effort should be made to notify the insurer that destruction may be necessary .\ninsurance companies will normally pay the market value of your horse if it dies or is humanely destroyed within 12 months of the date of first clinical signs of injury or illness . however there are some exceptions as follows : insurance companies will generally not cover death :\nas a result of an injury that happened or an illness that first showed clinical signs before your horses insurance started ."]}
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", "topic": 34}], "title": "affinity sutton", "paragraphs": ["affinity sutton has launched a new digital communities fund to help its residents access the internet . affinity sutton has properties in bradford district .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at affinity sutton , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the affinity sutton company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at affinity sutton .\nmr stallwood has done the right thing . he has advised the planning committee to kick out affinity sutton ' s social cleansing plans for sutton estate .\nplease note , the fund is primarily for affinity sutton residents , and we would expect the majority of beneficiaries to live in affinity sutton properties , however projects can work to benefit the wider community too .\nwith over 57 , 000 homes and a 100 - year year history , affinity sutton is one of the largest providers of affordable housing in england . today over 161 , 000 people call an affinity sutton home ' their home ' .\nwith over 57 , 000 homes and a 100 - year history , affinity sutton is a business for social purpose and one of the largest housing associations in england . today over 161 , 000 people call an affinity sutton home \u2018their home\u2019 .\naffinity sutton and circle have announced the board and executive team that will run a merged organisation if the deal goes ahead .\n\u2018it needed to be a military operation , \u2019 says sue cooper , managing director at the newly formed affinity sutton repairs .\nvoluntary sector groups in bolton , manchester and salford are eligible to apply for small grants from the affinity sutton housing association .\naffinity sutton offers grants of \u00a31 , 000 to \u00a35 , 000 to charities , social enterprises and community groups to deliver positive initiatives that benefit affinity sutton residents and the surrounding communities in the three greater manchester boroughs and other areas in the north and midlands .\napplication forms and guidance notes are on groundwork uk\u2019s website ( link below ) which manages the programme on behalf of affinity sutton .\ni applied online . the process took a week . i interviewed at affinity sutton ( bromley , england ) in october 2016 .\nhad mr stallwood not done so he would have played straight into the hands of the opportunists and speculators who run affinity sutton .\nwelcome to affinity sutton home choice , our choice based lettings scheme and housing options information service . choice based lettings is the way in which affinity sutton allocates some of its available homes . any available homes that are not subject to local authority nomination rights will be advertised here .\nshadow board member and chair of treasury committee - colin sturgeon , sits on the affinity sutton group board and is chair of the group ' s treasury committee and affinity sutton funding limited . he was formerly deputy chairman of the royal bank of canada capital markets ( europe ) .\nshadow board member - sue killen sits on affinity sutton ' s group board and is chair of the affinity sutton homes board . she is currently the chief executive of st john ambulance . prior to this she held senior positions in government including director general at the department for transport .\ndrive economies across siaf , iaf & affinity . deliver campaigns for affinity , staff introduce a friend ( siaf ) and introduce a . . . .\naffinity sutton and circle housing have completed their merger to create one of the largest associations in europe with plans to build 50 , 000 homes over 10 years .\nchief financial officer designate - mark washer , is currently the group financial director of affinity sutton . he is responsible for all aspects of affinity sutton ' s finances and it , with a focus on financial strategy . he is currently leading the group ' s major change programme which is transforming the way it does business .\nhr director designate - jonathan cawthra , is currently the group resources director of affinity sutton . he is responsible for creating a culture in which all staff have the opportunity and commitment to make a real contribution to the group ' s success . before joining affinity sutton in 2003 jonathan held a number of senior roles at royal mail , latterly as communications director\naffinity sutton home choice is our choice based lettings scheme . if you have been accepted onto the housing register you will be able to bid for properties using the website or phone service :\nan affinity with numbers and a passion for trading . duties & responsibilities . . . .\nhave an affinity with numbers and a passion for trading . tate enterprises ltd . . . .\ndeputy chair designate - neil goulden , currently the chair of affinity sutton group . he was previously chief executive and chairman at the gala coral group . neil is also chair of the gambling industry charity - the responsible gambling trust .\n2 - the sample size was increased so that results could be drilled down to the lowest possible level . affinity sutton has divided operations and service delivery into 21 neighbourhoods . each neighbourhood now gets its own customer satisfaction results every month .\nthe bank has teamed up with affinity sutton on a shared - ownership scheme offering people who are looking to buy in areas such as south london , guildford and portsmouth the chance to borrow up to 95 % of their share of the purchase price .\nthe new clarion housing website is now live www . myclarionhousing . com . note you may have issues accessing the my affinity sutton portal for a short while . follow clarion housing for your customer service queries . this account is no longer monitored . urltoken\nsupporting the affinity business development team on closing opportunities and ensuring products are delivered on time and within budget . . . .\nin addition , you will have experience in , and a natural affinity for , digital marketing and social media . . . .\nthe housing wizard is our housing options and advice service . this service is to help you find out about the different types of housing options provided by affinity sutton . we require you to answer a few questions so that we can assess which services will be most suitable to meet your housing needs\napplications are particularly sought from candidates who can demonstrate an affinity between their home research group and the circuits and systems group at . . .\nchief executive officer of housing association designate - neil mccall , is currently the group operations director of affinity sutton . he has overall responsibility for the delivery of landlord services ; focusing on asset management , customer services , housing management and resident involvement for all of our general needs and supported housing customers .\nshadow board member and chair of remuneration committee - helen bailey sits on the affinity sutton group board . she is the chief operating officer at the mayor ' s office for policing and crime . prior to this she held senior roles at hm treasury and was chief executive at the london borough of islington .\n1 . to improve the lives of their residents by improving the quality of their homes , neighbourhoods and communities . some , like affinity sutton , even have declared objectives to improve wider aspects of residents\u2019 lives such as helping them with skills training for jobs , child care and access to low cost finance such as credit unions .\na love of football and an affinity with football manager fans . sports interactive ( si ) is the world\u2019s leading developer of football management simulations . . .\n2 . to invest in developing new social housing , especially in areas where there is a shortage of affordable homes . affinity sutton builds over 1 , 000 new homes each year , a mix of rented , shared ownership and houses for sale . the profits from sales help to fund further investment in achieving objectives 1 and 2 .\nwe look for people who can deliver a variety of strategies to help drive sales and profit and who have an affinity with what we sell . . . .\nplease find below clarion housing group ' s annual report and accounts and value for money statement for 2016 / 17 . you can also find affinity sutton\u2019s and circle housing\u2019s respective financial statements , value for money and corporate social responsibility documents published prior to the merger of the two groups as well as clarion housing group\u2019s moody\u2019s reports and presentations to investors .\nthis is a national fund managed by the london community foundation .\ngrants of between \u00a31 , 000 and \u00a35 , 000 are available for charities and community organisations working across the uk to support affinity sutton residents of all ages to get online and to build the skills , motivation and confidence to use the internet safely as an everyday tool .\nhigh energy , enthusiastic , and displays an affinity for our products , core values , and company philosophy . provide courteous , friendly , and efficient customer . . .\non 11 december 2015 the affinity sutton group limited and circle anglia limited ( operating as circle housing group ) , two of the uk ' s largest housing associations , announced that their respective boards had approved an outline business case to merge . work to complete the merger during 2016 has been progressing and today the full designate executive and shadow board team is announced :\nto see exactly what your rights and responsibilities would be if you became an affinity sutton tenant , please see the sample tenancy agreements below . as stated above , the tenancy agreement that you receive would be dependant on your specific circumstances . we will say clearly in our offer letter to a prospective tenant what type of tenancy we will offer and for what length of time\ncompany secretary designate - clare miller , is currently the group director of governance and compliance of affinity sutton . before this she was an executive director of the tsa where she was responsible for the regulation of housing associations in england . clare also worked for the housing corporation , where she led the investigatory and supervisory work of the regulator dealing with associations in special measures .\nyou have an affinity for the pop culture mtv is famous for , and enjoy travel and lifestyle content and want the opportunity to be involved in a creative project . . .\nchief executive officer designate - keith exford cbe , is currently the chief executive officer of affinity sutton group . his career in housing spans over 35 years and started at southwark council . in addition he is a non executive director of the housing finance corporation and a trustee of clic sargent . he was awarded a cbe in 2015 new year ' s honours list for services to housing .\neven though affinity sutton has a large and low - cost bank facility in place , more of its longer - term major funding is now coming through the capital markets . the split of debt funding today is 33 % capital markets and 67 % bank with six major uk banks and building societies providing it with \u00a31 . 66 billion ( \u201clong - term and very cheap\u201d ) committed facilities .\nas this is a pilot scheme , the new mortgages are initially available only at 43 santander branches across london and the south - east . the deal applies to all affinity sutton ' s new - build properties in london ( ladywell police station in lewisham and canada water in southwark ) , surrey , sussex , kent , hampshire and hertfordshire , which adds up to more than 300 properties this year .\naffinity sutton offers most of its new tenants a fixed term tenancy , with a one year probationary period . the usual fixed term period will be six years including an 18 month probationary period , that will be reviewed at 12 months and only continued if any of the tenancy conditions are broken . if there are no problems with the tenancy , then the tenancy will continue until the end of the fixed term period ( known as a fixed term tenancy ) . the type of tenancy we offer you will depend on a few things such as whether you hold a tenancy with a council or other housing association immediately prior to accepting a tenancy from affinity sutton . the property you are accepting will also influence the type of tenancy we offer you . for more information regarding this , see our short guide to affordable rents and fixed term tenancies .\nhe moved deftly between accountancy and banking before heading off in the direction of the oil and gas sector . but now , in a rapidly changing commercial environment , matt cooper , director of treasury and corporate finance , affinity sutton , is calling upon his well - rounded financial skills to ensure one of the uk\u2019s oldest and largest non - profit distributing housing associations is fit for another 100 years of service to the community .\nas companies become more mature in measuring and improving customer satisfaction , the difficulty of the task tends to increase . the higher customer satisfaction becomes , the harder it is to improve it further . having improved customer satisfaction very successfully in the early years and established themselves near the top of the housing sector league tables , affinity sutton encountered this when the improvement curve began to flatten . to counter this trend they made four changes :\nmeanwhile , for more information on the new 95 % mortgage scheme , visit one of the 43 santander branches , after checking you are eligible for an affinity sutton property . other requirements are that would - be borrowers must not already own a property and must not have been declared bankrupt or have county court judgments against them . they also need to be registered with their local homebuy agent ( a housing association ) , or local authority , or both .\ntom grew up in the three rivers area and has worked for most of his career at unilever and bp . more recently tom was marketing and strategy director for six years at affinity sutton - a large , national housing association . he now has a number of non executive posts - including fairtrade , the nus and freedom food ( rspca ) . tom is married to a health visitor and has two grown up children , who both live in london .\nwhat we have seen is a complete failure to be locally accountable , with locally accountable board membership having been cast aside . circle has completely failed to honour the promise it made when the old ford transfer happened that that would be maintained and there would be proper accountability . the merger with affinity sutton will make matters worse , and my constituents do not want any part of it , nor do residents from other london boroughs who have had similar experiences .\nhowever , banks are generally less comfortable now with the kind of long - term lending housing associations need . the good news is that investors in the fixed income space \u2013 institutional players such as pension funds and insurance companies \u2013 have been finding it harder to track down highly - rated long - term debt . this places moody\u2019s aa3 - rated affinity sutton in a very good position to secure funding , although even this is not as straightforward a decision as it may seem .\naffinity sutton is the product of three separate housing associations coming together \u2013 broomleigh , downland and william sutton . the customer service ingredient goes back to 1992 when the london borough of bromley instigated the first urban council housing stock transfer in the uk . the transfer of 14 , 000 properties to what was then called broomleigh housing association was also the largest ever made at that time , so the company was a ground - breaking organisation from the outset . to win tenant support for the change quite a lot of promises were made , so the early focus of the company was property refurbishment and modernisation but in 1995 when that programme was well in hand , ceo keith exford brought in neil mccall as operations director with a brief to modernise the organisation and make it customer - focused .\nthe government has also decided that registered housing providers , which includes councils that still own housing will be required to pay an annual fee to the regulator . providers with fewer than 1 , 000 homes will pay a flat annual fee of \u00a3300 and larger providers will pay a fee of \u00a35 per property per year . this means that the new clarion group with 125 , 000 homes , formed from the merger of circle and affinity sutton , will pay \u00a3625 , 000 a year for the pleasure of being regulated by the new body .\n4 - since repairs tended to emerge as a pfi on the annual customer satisfaction surveys , and most of the actions to address the pfi were down to partners rather than affinity sutton , a separate monthly repairs tracker survey was introduced . previously , the part - ners had an obligation to conduct their own ongoing surveys to monitor customer satisfaction , but the results were suspiciously high when compared with the annual affinity sutton surveys . when the monthly monitoring of customer satisfaction with repairs was taken over by the leadership factor , satisfaction was shown to be much closer to the annual surveys and partners were given a clear objective to improve it . based on repairs completed in the previous month , the leadership factor conducts 100 interviews each month for each partner ( 1 , 000 per month in total ) . the combination of swift informa - tion about current performance and transparent benchmarking across the partners ( they all see each other\u2019s results ) , has created a powerful incentive to improve . in the 21 months that the survey has now been running customer satisfaction with completed repairs has improved by over 10 % and is much higher than it has ever been in the past .\n3 - as well as continuing to score satisfaction with the most important customer require - ments out of 10 each month ( because you have to have a scorecard that accurately shows whether satisfaction is improving or not ) , affinity sutton has introduced much more focused cem ( customer experience modelling ) questions . these provide very tangi - ble data on specific customer experience touchpoints from whether repairs staff showed identification to the length of time it took for a call - back to be made . the advantage is that levels of satisfaction can be specifically linked to staff behaviours that did or didn\u2019t happen .\nas anyone who has ever stepped up to a full - size snooker table will know , it requires an analytical approach , the ability to take the long - term view and a steady nerve to win . as a snooker enthusiast , matt cooper , director of treasury and corporate finance for the uk\u2019s largest not - for - profit housing association group , affinity sutton , recognises the expertise and dedication of the professional player . but whilst his call to join the pro - circuit remains as yet unanswered , he has certainly carved out a successful career in another field using the same skills demanded of snooker\u2019s most prolific winners .\na deeper consideration of risk management , both internally and externally , has been much in evidence too . some of affinity sutton\u2019s suppliers \u2013 particularly the builders \u2013 have been less well - placed to stave off the recession . this has meant rigid adherence to treasury\u2019s due diligence programme \u2013 one which it had in place \u201ceven before the financial world started to fall apart\u201d . although it often uses performance bonds ( guarantees against failure to meet obligations ) as a risk mitigation tool , every new relationship established requires the corporate finance team to investigate and report to a sub - committee of the board to get approval for that deal .\nbrett is a partner at affinity equity partners , which he joined in 2004 . in addition to tegel , brett is a director of live entertainment holdings pty ltd and velocity frequent flyer pty ltd . brett is a qualified chartered accountant in australia and holds a bachelor of commerce degree in accounting and finance .\ngiven this context of the appalling record of the merger and growth of circle housing , it is not surprising that the recent proposal for circle housing to merge with affinity sutton has raised further alarm bells among residents . if this merger goes ahead , it will create one of the largest housing associations in europe . nearly half a million people across london , from bromley to brent , from chelsea to chingford , will become tenants of this new social landlord , which will own and run more than 127 , 000 properties . residents are also rightly concerned that the merger and the centralisation of services , including repairs and maintenance , will see services deteriorate even further .\nas that market continues to evolve , so treasury has responded . in doing so it is demonstrating the knowledge and expertise of the team . the fact that cooper has guided the operation successfully into the strong positon it holds today is indicative of the value of his broad - based approach to the role . whilst the snooker pro - circuit is yet to come knocking \u2013 \u201cand probably never will\u201d \u2013 he has exploited a broadly similar skillset to build a career of note . in doing so , he has hopefully gone a long way towards setting up affinity sutton for the next 100 years of serving the community ; surely the treasury equivalent of a maximum break .\nfrom accountancy to banking to treasury , cooper has consistently taken a broad view of commercial financial operations and progressively applied his accumulated knowledge and analytical skills in preparation for his next big break . in his current role with affinity sutton , a not - for - profit organisation that traces its roots back over 100 years , he has been part of the winning formula in very testing times . the funding for such organisations in the uk has changed considerably in the last few years , forcing all to exchange a model reliant on government grants for one that calls on private debt and enterprising activity . the winners will be those with commercially astute and experienced professionals at the helm .\nyou pay a subsidised rent on the share you don ' t own to affinity sutton , which describes itself as one of britain ' s biggest developers of affordable housing , with more than 54 , 000 homes . buyers can increase their share in tranches up to 100 % home ownership \u2013 known as staircasing \u2013 when they can afford to . yvette ruggins , the firm ' s sales director , says :\nwe are delighted to be the first in the affordable housing sector to team up with santander and offer our customers this kind of deal . the shared - ownership market has been crying out for products of this kind , allowing people with average incomes / deposits to get on the property ladder .\nthe hon . lady referred to the merger of the whole circle group with another housing association , affinity sutton . this merger would create a new organisation , to be called the clarion group , which would manage about 128 , 000 homes . that would make it the largest housing association in the country . circle has said this will help to deliver better services to tenants and build it more homes . in this case , i am told it has already consulted tenants , and i am told\u2014the hon . lady clearly believes otherwise\u2014it did not receive many responses to that consultation . the regulator has given conditional approval to that merger , but it has not yet taken a decision on the nine associations in the circle group .\nin the current climate the need is to find a balance between the two by retaining a flexible approach . this has included consideration of alternative sources of funding such as us private placements and even the german schuldschein market although the uk bond market has \u201cdelivered value\u201d so far . affinity sutton issued a \u00a3250m bond in 2008 which , at the time , was the largest own - name issuance by a housing association and the first aa - rated bond from the sector . since joining the company , cooper has raised a further \u00a3400m through a second \u00a3250m 30 - year bond issue \u2013 at 4 . 25 % the cheapest that had ever been issued in the sector \u2013 and a mix of bank debt and project finance .\nwith all sources of funding , treasury conscientiously looks after existing relationships with banks , investors and ratings agencies . the relationship with investors \u2013 some of the largest institutional investors in the country \u2013 is particularly important . affinity sutton is committed to running \u2018non - deal\u2019 roadshows . rather as it runs annual funders\u2019 days for its banks , the idea of the roadshow is just to meet and greet existing and potential investors , and to update them on company and sector progress . \u201cwe could do nothing and then come back in a few years\u2019 time to issue another bond , but i like to keep the relationships going , \u201d says cooper . when the time is right to issue again \u201cthe investors know us so we don\u2019t have to start again explaining what we do\u201d .\nit has never been lost on affinity sutton that banks could also be a source of counterparty risk . at the lowest point of the crisis it moved some of its cash into short - term gilts , purely for safety\u2019s sake , and even drew down on some of its facilities . as cooper comments , \u201cyou never want to be in a position where you can\u2019t get your hands on the funds\u201d . although now working with the main uk banks , his team remains aware of the risk , monitoring bank ratings , cds spreads and market activities . \u201cgenerally , treasury is in a good position not just to provide the data but also to offer strong analytical skills . in fact , i think treasurers in general have done a good job promoting their skills . \u201d\ni hope that the new organisation will continue to house and protect its tenants in a transparent and accountable manner . the regulator\u2019s job is to ensure that it does . the hon . lady clearly has real concerns about that . i would say to her that affinity sutton\u2019s performance in relation to the repairs service is significantly better than circle group\u2019s , so there are clearly signs that circle is merging with an organisation that is doing a much better job for its tenants , and the hope must be that that improved service will be brought to bear for circle\u2019s tenants . however , it is clear from the hon . lady\u2019s speech that she does not share the confidence the regulator has in that , and i am happy to discuss with her in detail after the debate the reasons for her concern .\nfair play to mr stallwood for his decision to reject the plans of what can only be described as money grabbing property developers this estate was obtained by affinity for nothing and they stand to make a fortune ( half a billion ) they have constantly nibbled away at the community that is left there and i think it is a crying shame what they have have done to the estate .\nby 2008 , when the william sutton incoming calls had all been re - routed , the broomleigh contact centre employed 37 ftes - mainly full time staff . in many ways it had driven and policed the customer satisfaction journey of the organisation . as well as being a great unit for recruiting and developing new employees that could subsequently percolate out into the organisation , taking their customer - focus with them , the contact centre was at the forefront of adopting best customer service practice .\nmr . tang is the founding chairman and managing partner of affinity equity partners following its spin - off from ubs capital in 2004 . affinity is a leading regional private equity firm in asia pacific . prior to that , he was the asia - pacific chairman of ubs capital ( the private equity arm of ubs ) since 1999 . before he joined ubs capital , he was the chief executive for investment banking , east asia at union bank of switzerland in 1995 . following the merger of union bank of switzerland and swiss bank corporation to form ubs , mr . tang became chief executive , hong kong , of ubs group and asia regional head of investment banking for ubs investment bank . mr . tang also served in a number of senior roles over 20 years in banque indosuez group and chase manhattan bank in hong kong and malaysia . mr . tang holds a bachelor of economics ( accounting ) degree with first class honors from the university of malaya .\nby now broomleigh had moved much closer to customers and , due to the success of its sector - leading innovations such as partnering and the contact centre , was a very efficient and profitable organisation . deciding that the next challenge was expansion , keith exford and the board looked for opportunities to merge with another housing association and identified downland housing association , a company with slightly fewer properties but spread over a much larger geographical area along the south coast . when the merger happened in 2004 , management set up a group structure with a parent company called affinity to take over all corporate functions such as finance , with operational functions vested in broomleigh and downland as subsidiaries .\nwe ' ve recently updated our privacy statement . please take a moment to understand how we use the data you provide .\nwe use cookies to give you the best experience on our website . if you continue without changing your settings we ' ll assume you ' re happy to receive cookies . you can change your cookie settings at any time . about privacy and cookies .\nclarion housing is the largest housing association in the country , owning and managing 125 , 000 homes across over 170 local authorities . 360 , 000 people call a clarion home their home . clarion housing is part of clarion housing group which comprises a charitable foundation , clarion futures , and is also one of the country\u2019s leading house builders . as a landlord , we are committed to providing excellent customer service to all our residents and to maintaining our homes to a good standard - investing significantly in improving them each year .\na home is the platform on which lives are built . it\u2019s the beginning of everything \u2013 so providing that home is a role we take seriously . as a landlord , we\u2019re reliable , responsible and fair , and we ask only the same in return . through this partnership we enable our residents to build secure , independent and productive lives .\nfrom young families to retired people , and those who struggle in the market , everyone deserves a good quality home . that\u2019s why we\u2019re here . welcome home .\nour group is made up of a number of not - for - profit and commercial subsidiaries .\nminicom : we welcome calls from the text relay service : add 18001 before any of our phone numbers .\nimportant change to repairs service currently provided by wates and mitie in north and east london , essex and the midlands . from wednesday 7 november , clarion response will be taking sole responsibility for day to day and communal repairs across north and east london , essex and the midlands . these contracts are currently delivered by wates and mitie . clarion response is our in - house repairs and maintenance arm which currently services 70 , 000 clarion properties nationwide . all affected customers will receive a letter in the post notifying them of this change over the next week .\nclarion housing is involved with various schemes to support our lesbian , gay , bisexual , trans and questioning ( lgbtq ) residents .\nwin up to \u00a320 , 000 to support a new concept , product or service that can make a positive social impact in your community .\nyou need to enter your postcode to access key services and information relevant to you .\nwe run an employment and training service which is free and open to all of our clarion customers looking for work .\nclarion future communities comprises all we do to make our estates and neighbourhoods more attractive and vibrant places to live .\nwe help our customers manage their money more effectively and provide an extensive programme to support you to get online .\nif you are a first - time buyer in the south - east who is struggling to get on the property ladder , help may be at hand courtesy of a 95 % mortgage deal launched by high street giant santander and a leading housing association .\nhigh house prices have left many in london and the south - east in particular unable to buy a property outright . schemes of this sort allow people to take their first step on the ladder by buying part of a property \u2013 perhaps 30 % or 50 % initially \u2013 and then increasing that proportion over time .\nfor example , at the compass so14 development in central southampton , there are one and two - bedroom flats available for sale on a part - buy , part - rent basis to local people and first - time buyers . the one - bed apartments start from \u00a333 , 750 for a 30 % share ( putting full market value at \u00a3112 , 000 upwards ) . that means someone borrowing 95 % of that sum would have to put down a deposit of around \u00a31 , 680 . the housing association ' s website suggests they would pay a monthly rent of around \u00a3165 on the part they don ' t own , plus a monthly service charge of around \u00a380 .\nat the carbon - neutral graylingwell park development in chichester , west sussex , two - bedroom houses start from \u00a362 , 500 for a 25 % share , meaning the suggested full value starts from \u00a3250 , 000 . someone borrowing 95 % would require a \u00a33 , 125 deposit , and the monthly rent would be in the region of \u00a3400 , plus \u00a384 in monthly service charges .\nto be eligible , you will need to earn above a certain level \u2013 which will vary according to area \u2013 although you will probably be turned down if your household income exceeds \u00a360 , 000 a year . you must also have access to enough cash to fund the deposit and various homebuying costs . priority will usually be given to council tenants , key workers , those who live or work in the area and those on housing waiting lists .\nthe scheme allows people to buy an initial share that might be as little as 25 % or as much as 75 % . the share you buy is funded by a santander mortgage , of which there are three to choose from : a three - year fixed - rate at 6 . 5 % , a five - year fix at 6 . 89 % and a three - year base rate tracker at 5 . 35 % . all three allow people to borrow up to 95 % of their stake in the property , although the rates might strike some as steep .\nphil cliff , santander ' s mortgage director , says that the pilot scheme\nunderlines our dedication to helping first - time buyers\n.\nthis isn ' t the only scheme of its type , however . others include a link - up between mansfield building society and south yorkshire housing association , launched last september . this one is even more generous : it offers buyers the chance to borrow up to 100 % of their share of the purchase price , so they don ' t need a deposit .\nthe mansfield deal applies only to properties marketed through the housing association ' s crucible homes arm , which is offering shared - ownership homes in locations including sheffield , doncaster , rotherham , barnsley and lincolnshire . priority will be given to key workers and social housing residents .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nthe sunday times british homes awards celebrates exceptional design in all things home . it is the only honours that recognises every aspect of housebuilding \u2014 from one - off houses to major developments , interiors to landscaping , individual extensions to placemaking on a grand scale .\nrun by haymarket media group , its awards ceremony \u2014 held every september at london marriott hotel grosvenor square \u2014 attracts some of the biggest names in housebuilding , architecture and interior design . past hosts include george clarke , dan hopwood and clemency burton hill .\nthe 2018 awards is bigger and better than ever , with new categories for housing crisis solutions and small but sensitive schemes . we have expanded the interior design awards and added a smart home award .\nqualified entries in to the large and small house of the year categories will also be put forward for the prestigious manser medal . more details can be found on the categories page .\nfinally , it also includes a design competition in which the winner is voted for by readers of the sunday times . this year , we challenge you to reinvent the terrace in a new genre \u2014 fit for our time , yet with 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repair and book it into the system . when the repair is booked you will get a job number along with the exact date and time of your repair booking .\ni want to chase up my existing repair . how can i do this ?\nwhen you get in touch with us you need to provide us with your full name , address , date of birth and job reference number . we can then find out the status of your repair on our system if the contractor has left notes . if there are no updates added to the system we would need to chase the contractor . the time it takes for us to get an update on your job can vary depending on how long it takes for the contractor to respond . we will keep chasing the contractor and let you know once we have an update\nwe will send out a member of our repairs team within 28 days . emergency repairs are dealt with within 24 hours .\nwe\u2019re carrying out electrical testing to a large number of homes to ensure the electrics in your home are safe for you to use , and meet the current standards . 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i can ' t drink coffee so when i looked for a realtively inexpensive green tea i tried salada ' s and am still happy with it three years later .\ni ' m addicted . . . drink this tea every day . . .\nhow to brew green tea . hot tea . by the cup - use one tea bag for each cup of tea . allow fresh cold water to come to a boil . remove from heat and let cool for one minute . pour water over tea bag and steep 2 - 3 minutes . by the pot - rinse teapot with hot water to warm pot before preparing tea , and follow\nby the cup\ninstructions . iced tea . place four tea bags in a teapot . add one quart ( 4 cups ) of boiling water . steep for 5 minutes . pour into ice filled glasses . serve with orange or lemon and sweetener if desired .\nmany canadian tea lovers fondly remember the collectable porcelain figurines featured in packages of salada in the 1960\u2019s and 70\u2019s . these miniatures were produced in two series and were quickly snatched up by enthusiastic collectors .\nmatcha konomi - premium ceremonial grade organic japanese matcha green tea powder - . . .\ngold peak tea , diet , 16 . 9 fluid ounce ( pack of 6 )\nthough green tea is just beginning to grow in popularity among the western world , it has been celebrated as cultural tradition for hundreds of years through the japanese tea ceremony .\nlove that walmart finally sells me tea bags . i normally have to stock up whenever i go to boston and bring back for my family also . it was so exciting to finally get our tea delivered to our home . salada is the best black tea because of its full , bold yet non - bitter taste . it doesn ' t matter how long you let it brew , it just gets stronger not bitter . i also bought the green tea and decaf blends .\nonly green tea i will drink . . great favor , not bitter . great service !\nthe salada tea co . sold the building in 1952 , but only left the premises in 1957 , when it moved its operations and offices to 1400 cote - de - liesse in the burough of st . laurent .\nwhen canadians want to share a warm cup of quality tea with friends and family , they still reach for a box of salada , as many past generations have done before . it goes without saying that we think theodore estabrooks would be as proud of his tea blend today as he was over 100 years ago .\njade leaf matcha green tea powder - usda organic , authentic japanese origin - class . . .\nprime week special - matcha green tea powder 2oz - strong milky taste usda organic . . .\njade leaf matcha green tea powder - usda organic - ceremonial grade ( for sipping as . . .\nthe story of green tea dates back to 2737 bc . legend states that the chinese emperor , shennong , discovered the delightfully aromatic beverage by mere accident when a tea leaf blew into his boiling water .\nthe history of the tea trade is told in bas - relief on this historic pair of boston doors .\nruna clean energy organic guayusa iced tea , unsweetened guava , 16 . 9 ounce ( pack of 12 )\nlocated in little falls , new york , the salada tea plant proudly employs over 80 new york state residents . our state - of - the - art production facility is the center of a manufacturing operation that offers bush - to - cup traceability of our teas , so that our customers can be assured our tea is sourced in a transparent , ethical manner .\nthe origins of salada can be traced to atlantic canada over 100 year ago , when theodore harding estabrooks was born in wicklow , new brunswick in 1861 .\ncha4tea 36 - count k cups assorted black tea sampler for keurig k - cup brewers ( black . . .\nthis is my favorite green tea . . . delicious and healthy , i drink two cups per day and am getting ready for my daily routine - to use my elliptical trainer for 20 minutes . i am 82 years of age . can ' t say that salada tea is the sole reason for my good health . . . it is just one healthy product that i enjoy .\nthe popularity of salada teas in the u . s . led to the establishment of u . s . headquarters and a blending and packaging plant in boston , massachusetts in 1917 . larkin constructed his new headquarters in the back bay area of boston and commissioned the magnificent bronze doors that mark the entrance to the salada tea building . the doors depict the early history of the tea trade as well as larkin ' s commitment to quality . over 12 feet tall and weighing more than two tons , the doors still stand proudly at 330 stuart street in boston .\nredco foods is owned by teekanne gmbh of dusseldorf , germany . ' teekanne , ' which means\ntea pot ,\nis the premiere brand of specialty herbal and fruit teas in europe . inventors of the flow - through tea bag , the majority of tea bags sold in the united states over the last thirty years have been manufactured using teekanne equipment .\nin it ' s early days , tea was a high commodity , priced around $ 30 to $ 50 per pound ( roughly equal to 200 tea bags ) . during the 1800 ' s , tea clippers raced from china to london and other ports . the first clipper to arrive with its cargo fetched the highest prices . largely because of this new , efficient method of transportation , the supply of tea became more plentiful and thus less expensive , allowing all to enjoy the tasty beverage .\nin most recent years , green tea has exploded in popularity , especially among the western world , due to it ' s renowned health benefits . though research is still in the early stages , the ritual of tea is one to be enjoyed and savored !\nthese are the the best tea bags ever ! it has a distinct flavor that can ' t be duplicated or substituted . i ' m baffled how walmart currently has none of this tea on its shelves within a 50 mile radius of my home ! ! !\ntragically , john edwards died one month later and john rigg became sole owner . the canadian salada business was sold to unilever ( canada ) in 1990 and the redco us business to teekanne gmbh in 1995 .\nover 80 employees come together to create the many diverse blends that comprise salada\u2019s line of teas . our employees are just like our customers : devoted workers who take pride in the effort we make . we\u2019re dedicated to giving our customers new ways to experience tea that make it easier to enjoy your favorite blends and do something healthy for yourself at the same time .\nmy wife is very particular about her tea and drinks a lot of it , the price is only . 01 cents more than the local grocery i can ' t afford to pass this up !\nit was founded by john edwards ( former president of brooke bond in the us ) and john rigg ( former president of brooke bond , canada ) and commenced business in november , 1988 in hauppauge , new york . salada foods was acquired in june 1988 in both the us and canada .\nover the centuries , green tea became a widely consumed beverage among asian countries , including china , japan and india . two oxidation methods for green tea were discovered , which led to an evolution of the flavor and appearance . the first , japanese style \u2018steaming method ' was introduced during the 8th century , followed by the the chinese style \u2018pan fired ' method in the 12th century . both processes are still in use today .\nmy absolute favorite green tea . sometimes i steep it for only 2 or 3 minutes , sometimes 6 to 8 minutes depending on how strong i want it that day . always delicious especially with honey and lemon . iced or hot .\nplease separate multiple addresses with commas . we won ' t share addresses with third parties .\nsacks of potatoes , made of cast stone , mark where the iconic potato sheds once stood along the river .\nfrom bench to vandalism to art , this silly prank seat was funny enough to become permanent .\nmrs . mallard and her brood are a beloved fixture in boston public garden .\nthe building has been sold many times over the years , but the doors still stand . a piece of impressive public art in the middle of the bustling city .\ngo to 330 stuart st . in boston and view these lavish doors . security will likely ask you to not take pictures .\nsign up for our newsletter and get the best of atlas obscura in your inbox .\na creepy sculpture of a decapitated head invites viewers to see st . louis through its empty eyes .\na visionary , futuristic sculpture in los angeles that never met its extraterrestrial potential .\na plaque memorializes the boston location of one of the largest nightclub fires in history .\nthe former locus of boston ' s high culture has been shuttered and buried for over 70 years .\nfollow us on twitter to get the latest on the world ' s hidden wonders .\nlike us on facebook to get the latest on the world ' s hidden wonders .\nsign up for our daily newsletter and enter to win a copy of our book , atlas obscura : an explorer\u2019s guide to the world\u2019s hidden wonders .\nno purchase necessary . winner will be selected at random on 08 / 01 / 2018 . offer available only in the u . s . 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the main factory building is destroyed by fire .\nkellogg sells mrs . smith ' s frozen foods , cereal packaging , ltd . , and its argentine shack food business ; kellogg opens a plant in riga , latvia .\nkellogg teams with conagra to create a cereal line sold under the healthy choice label ; kellogg opens a plant in taloja , india .\ncarlos gutierrez becomes ceo ; kellogg sells the lender ' s division to aurora foods and acquires worthington foods .\nkellogg acquires convenience food maker kashi company ; kellogg reorganizes its operations into two divisions ( usa and international ) .\ngeneral mills passes kellogg as the number one cereal maker ; kellogg acquires keebler foods .\ncommercial production of the granose flakes began in 1895 with improvised machinery in a barn on the sanitarium grounds . the factory was soon in continuous production , turning out more than 100 , 000 pounds of flakes in its first year . a ten - ounce box sold for 15 cents , which meant that the kelloggs collected $ 12 for each 60 - cent bushel of wheat processed , a feat that did not go unnoticed around battle creek , michigan .\nin 1900 production was moved to a new $ 50 , 000 facility . when the new factory building was completed , dr . kellogg insisted that he had not authorized it , forcing w . k . to pay for it himself .\nmeanwhile , other companies were growing quickly , but dr . kellogg refused to invest in the company ' s expansion . its most notable competitor was the postum cereal company , launched by a former sanitarium patient , c . w . post . post added grape - nuts to his line in 1898 and by 1900 was netting $ 3 million a year , an accomplishment that inspired dozens of imitators and turned battle creek into the cereal - making capital of the united states .\nin 1902 sanitas improved the corn flake it had first introduced in 1898 . the new product had better flavor and a longer shelf life than the 1898 version . by the following year the company was advertising in newspapers and on billboards , sending salesmen into the wholesale market , and introducing an ambitious door - to - door sampling program . by late 1905 , sanitas was producing 150 cases of corn flakes a day with sales of $ 100 , 000 a year .\nthe next year w . k . kellogg launched the battle creek toasted corn flake company with the help of another enthusiastic former sanitarium patient . kellogg recognized that advertising and promotion were the keys to success in a market flooded with look - alike products - - the company spent a third of its initial working capital on an ad in ladies home journal .\nby the time of the fire , the company had already spent $ 300 , 000 on advertising but the advertising barrage continued . one anonymous campaign told newspaper readers to\nwink at your grocer and see what your get .\nwinkers got a free sample of kellogg ' s corn flakes . in new york city , the ad helped boost corn flake sales fifteen fold . in 1911 the advertising budget reached $ 1 million .\nby that time , w . k . kellogg had finally managed to buy out the last of his brother ' s share of the company , giving him more than 50 percent of its stock . w . k . kellogg ' s company had become the kellogg toasted corn flake company in 1909 , but dr . kellogg ' s sanitas food company had been renamed the kellogg food company and used similar slogans and packaging . w . k . sued his brother for rights to the family name and was finally successful in 1921 .\nin 1922 the company reincorporated as the kellogg company because it had lost its trademark claim to the name\ntoasted corn flakes ,\nand had expanded its product line so much that the name no longer accurately described the company . kellogg had introduced krumbles in 1912 , followed by 40 % bran flakes in 1915 , and all - bran in 1916 .\nkellogg also made other changes , improving his product , packaging , and processing methods . many of those developments came from w . k . ' s son john l . kellogg , who began working for the company in its earliest days . j . l . kellogg developed a malting process to give the corn flakes a more nut - like flavor , saved $ 250 , 000 a year by switching from a waxed paper wrapper on the outside of the box to a waxed paper liner inside , and invented all - bran by adding a malt flavoring to the bran cereal . his father credited him with more than 200 patents and trademarks .\nat that point the battle creek plant had 15 acres of floor space , production capacity of 30 , 000 cases a day , and a shipping capacity of 50 railcars a day . each day it converted 15 , 000 bushels of white southern corn into corn flakes . the company had 20 branch offices and employed as many as 400 salesmen . during the next decade the kellogg company more than doubled the floor space at its battle creek factory and opened another overseas plant in sydney , australia , in 1924 .\nin 1930 w . k . kellogg established the w . k . kellogg foundation to support agricultural , health , and educational institutions . kellogg eventually gave the foundation his majority interest in kellogg company . the company , under w . k . ' s control , also did its part to fight unemployment , hiring a crew to landscape a ten - acre park on the battle creek plant grounds and introducing a six - hour , four - shift day .\nthe company continued adding new cereals , aiming some at adolescent baby boomers and others , like special k and product 19 , at their parents . kellogg ' s corn flakes still led the cereal market and got more advertising support than any other cereal on grocers ' shelves . kellogg poured nearly $ 10 million into corn flakes advertising in both 1964 and 1965 , putting more than two - thirds of those dollars into television .\nthe biggest threat to kellogg ' s continued growth wasn ' t criticism , but rather the aging of its market . by the end of the 1970s growth slowed dramatically as the baby boom generation passed from the under - 25 age group , which consumes an average of 11 pounds of cereal a year , to the 25 to 50 age group , which eats less than half as much cereal . cereal - market growth dropped , and kellogg lost the most . its market share fell from 43 percent in 1972 to 37 percent in 1983 .\nin 1984 kellogg bought about 20 percent of its own stock back from the w . k . kellogg foundation , a move that increased profits and helped defend the company against future takeover attempts , while satisfying a legal requirement limiting the holdings of foundations without giving potential raiders access to the stock .\nby the mid - 1980s the results of kellogg ' s renewed assault on the cereal market were mixed . the company ' s hopes of raising per capita cereal consumption to 12 pounds by 1985 fell flat . but kellogg did regain much of its lost market share , claiming 40 percent in 1985 , and it continued to outperform itself year after year . in 1986 kellogg posted its 30th consecutive dividend increase , its 35th consecutive earnings increase , and its 42nd consecutive sales increase .\nin order to hold on to as much of its market share as it could , kellogg management once again turned to increased marketing and advertising in 1990 . even in the face of the pressure from lower - priced private - label products , the company also continued to raise its prices in the early 1990s to generate sufficient revenue . this trend was finally reversed in 1994 , however , when general mills lowered its prices , forcing kellogg to do the same .\nin the midst of these difficulties , lamothe retired in 1992 and was replaced as chairman and ceo by the president of kellogg , arnold g . langbo . under langbo ' s direction , the company underwent a reengineering effort in 1993 that committed the company to concentrate its efforts on its core business of breakfast cereal . that year and the next , kellogg divested itself of such noncore assets as its mrs . smith ' s frozen foods pie business , cereal packaging , ltd . , based in england , and its argentine snack food business .\nalthough kellogg had a commanding position internationally , it faced a new and more formidable international competitor starting in 1989 . general mills and the swiss food titan nestl\u00e9 s . a . established a joint venture called cereal partners worldwide ( cpw ) , which essentially combined general mills ' cereal brands and cereal - making equipment with nestl\u00e9 ' s name recognition in numerous markets and vast experience with retailers there . by 1994 , cpw was already beginning to eat into kellogg ' s market share in various countries .\nin an effort to reduce costs and create a more focused and accountable workforce , about 25 percent of its north american workforce was let go and steps were taken toward the reorganization of the corporate structure . as a result , several top officers left in 1998 and 1999 . in april 1999 , cuban - born and 25 - year veteran of the company carlos m . gutierrez became ceo . gutierrez ' s vision for kellogg was\nto begin a process of renewal designed to strengthen significantly the ability of the kellogg company to compete and prosper in the 21st century .\nhis new team included eight new top executives , including four who joined the company in 1999 and 2000 .\nbrown , gerald , j . b . keegan , and k . wood vigus ,\nthe kellogg company optimizes production , inventory , and distribution ,\nenglewood cliffs , n . j . : prentice - hall , 1956 , 358 p .\ntreece , james b . , and greg burns ,\nthe nervous faces around kellogg ' s breakfast table ,\nwoodruff , david ,\nwinning the war of battle creek ,\nbusiness week , may 13 , 1991 , p . 80 .\nsource : international directory of company histories , vol . 50 . st . james press , 2003 .\nas consumers , we often take for granted all the hard work that goes into building a great company . as business owners , we marvel at how companies have impacted our lives like apple , microsoft , and even hasbro . finally , we can read about how these great companies came about with urltoken .\nthis website is directed only to canadian consumers for products and services of unilever canada inc . this website is not directed to us consumers or any other consumer outside canada .\nthis button opens a dialog that displays additional images for this product with the option to zoom in or out .\nexcellent , never bitter . i don ' t understand why it ' s not available in all the stores !\nsee any care plans , options and policies that may be associated with this product .\nelectrode , comp - 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( 2013 ) . hagood hardy . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken\nking , b . n . . r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2013 ) . hagood hardy . retrieved july 9 , 2018 from urltoken\nking , betty nygaard .\nhagood hardy .\nin the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985\u2014 . article published august 30 , 2013\nking , betty nygaard . 2013 . hagood hardy . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .\nwhile every effort has been made to follow citation style rules , there may be some discrepancies . please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions .\n< p > betty nygaard king revised by andrew mcintosh < / p >\nhagood hardy\nthe canadian encyclopedia . eds . andrew mcintosh . toronto : historica canada , 2013 . web . 9 jul . 2018 .\n< p > betty nygaard king revised by andrew mcintosh < / p > , r . the canadian encyclopedia . ( 2013 ) . hagood hardy . retrieved july 9 , 2018 , from urltoken\n< p > betty nygaard king revised by andrew mcintosh < / p > .\nhagood hardy\nin the canadian encyclopedia . historica canada , 1985\u2013 . article published august 29 , 2013 . urltoken\n< p > betty nygaard king revised by andrew mcintosh < / p > . 2013 . hagood hardy . the canadian encyclopedia urltoken ( accessed july 9 , 2018 ) .\nhugh hagood hardy , cm , composer , arranger , vibraphonist , pianist , percussionist ( born 26 february 1937 in angola , indiana ; died 1 january 1997 in hamilton , ontario ) .\nstarting in the mid - 1970s , in addition to his advertising work , hardy began to compose and record music for tv , radio , and films . he wrote scores for the feature films second wind ( 1975 ) , rituals ( 1976 ) , and klondike fever ( 1980 ) , and for the tv movies \u201cbethune\u201d ( 1977 ) , \u201ctell me my name\u201d ( 1977 ) , \u201can american christmas carol\u201d ( 1979 ) , and \u201cliberace : behind the music\u201d ( 1988 ) , among others . his work on the iconic cbc - tv movie \u201c anne of green gables \u201d ( 1985 ) earned him a gemini award in 1986 for best score . he also wrote the score for \u201canne of green gables : the sequel\u201d ( 1987 ) and for the spinoff series \u201croad to avonlea\u201d ( 1990\u201396 ) .\nhardy released more than a dozen pop - instrumental albums under his own name . beginning in 1976 , he performed programs of his best - known jingles and film music in symphonic \u201cpop\u201d concerts across canada \u2014 either at the head of a small ensemble or as a soloist with symphony orchestras . in 1990 , he introduced a jazz band in the hard bop style . they released the cd morocco ( 1990 ) and performed on occasion in toronto clubs .\ndreamy , charming and emotionally evocative , hardy\u2019s music sold over a half a million copies in canada . his debut album , the homecoming , sold more than 200 , 000 copies in canada , earning it double platinum status , while \u201cthe homecoming\u201d achieved gold single status in canada . the compilation albums the hagood hardy collection ( 1979 ) and all my best ( 1988 ) both went gold , while a christmas homecoming ( 1980 ) and alone ( 1995 ) both went platinum .\n\u201cthe homecoming\u201d was the object of the first music plagiarism lawsuit in canada : gondos v . hardy and toth . the unsuccessful suit , which alleged copyright infringement , was brought in november 1980 and dismissed with costs in july 1982 . despite being vindicated , hardy found his composing career was temporarily interrupted . he ceased jingle writing in 1983 .\nin 1992 , he was named a member of the order of canada , and in 1996 he received the toronto arts foundation\u2019s lifetime achievement award . the socan hagood hardy jazz / instrumental music award was renamed in his honour in 1997 , following his death from stomach cancer earlier that year .\na version of this entry originally appeared in the encyclopedia of music in canada .\nreflections of an international musician \u2013 a transcript of hagood hardy\u2019s speech about his life and musical career , delivered at the empire club of canada on february 2 , 1989 .\nindigenous ( aboriginal ) peoples are the original inhabitants of the land that is now canada ."]}
{"id": 54772, "summary": [{"text": "the nobel oil group is a corporate group operating primarily in the republic of azerbaijan , usa , uk as well as in romania .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "registered in the uk , the group provides integrated operating services within the oil and gas sector and is also developing its exploration and production capabilities . ", "topic": 22}], "title": "nobel oil group", "paragraphs": ["nobel oil group of companies is a rapidly growing oil and gas upstream and integrated operating services group , active in azerbaijan since 2005 .\nnobel oil group of companies is rapidly growing oil and gas upstream and integrated operating services group , active in azerbaijan republic since 2005 .\nnobel oil operates in the upstream and downstream segments of the oil and gas industry .\nin 2015 nobel oil services , an oilfield services group , acquired 50 % of sdl denholm and the company was renamed sdl nobel .\nnobel oil services ( uk ) ltd is a rapidly growing and diversified group of energy - related businesses .\nnobel oil group is and independent oil and gas company specializing in exploration and production of hydrocarbons in the timan - pechora oil and gas basin and rich regions of the western siberia .\nnobel oil group is committed to perform services in compliance with international standards , understanding of customer operating needs and corporate culture .\nnobel oil services ( uk ) ltd is a rapidly growing and diversified group of energy - related businesses . the company prides itself\nfirst hong kong investment company to form co - investment partnership with china ' s sovereign fund to invest in russian - based nobel oil group .\nnobel oil was originally established in 2005 providing procurement services to the oil & gas industry and in 2007 it broadened capabilities to provide drilling , work over\u2019s , and engineering . nobel oil soon grew further into a progressive , diversified , value - generating service group in the oil , gas and energy sectors and turned into a recognizable brand . nobel oil strives to create and deliver innovative solutions while adhering to the highest professional standards .\nnobel upstream to acquire 7 . 59 per cent stake in uk north sea maclure oil and gas field\nthrough its corporate social responsibility and community support activities , nobel oil is following in the footsteps of ludvig and robert nobel , the founders of the legendary branobel oil company who , alongside their industrial innovations , believed in sustainability . since nobel oil has taken on the mantle of the family name inspired by the nobel brothers ' management philosophy and principles , it provides efficient and\nthis is the internet site of nobel upstream . nobel upstream is a trade name of the group of companies controlled by nobel oil e & p ( uk ) limited . nobel oil e & p ( uk ) limited is a company registered in england and wales ( company no . 8838907 ) , with its registered office at hays galleria , 1 hays lane , london se1 2rd . a list of directors of nobel oil e & p ( uk ) limited is displayed at the above address .\nroyal dutch shell sells north sea oil field , in a transaction with uk independent nobel upstream for an undisclosed fee .\nthe country attracted world oil investors , who gained millions on this industry . the nobel brothers were the first to invest in oil extraction in azerbaijan , making a great contribution to the development of the oil industry by establishing the nobel brothers oil extracting partnership in 1873 . the rothschild company and shell led by samuel markus were also operated in azerbaijan .\nnobel oil ' s drilling subsidiary - socar - aqs - provides drilling services , including horizontal drilling developed in close collaboration with halliburton .\noriental patron financial group brought in marco industries group , one of the largest electrolytic aluminum corporations in europe , to be its strategic partner .\ntby talks to farid asadov , ceo of delta group , on the group ' s main areas of activity , brands , and production facilities .\nnobel oil ltd . | \u00a9 2018 | all rights reserved . site designed by : dc web designers , a washington dc web design company .\nwe aim to emulate the business principles and philosophy of ludvig and robert nobel , the founders of the legendary branobel oil company , one of the most prestigious oil companies in the world during the 19th century .\nnobel oil ' s subsidiary - glensol - sells and provides installation , commissioning , start - up , operation and maintenance of gas turbines and compressors .\nnobel upstream is the majority owner of a large acreage position in the permian basin and , together with its operating partner three span oil & gas , started producing oil and gas in august 2014 . this project provides nobel upstream with the potential for material growth through continued development , technology application and acreage expansion .\ndiscovered in 1991 and brought on stream in 2002 , the maclure oil field currently produces around 8 , 000 barrels of oil per day .\nhistory shows that the country has been linked with oil for centuries , while the history of the world oil industry takes roots exactly from azerbaijan .\nnobel upstream is a privately held independent exploration and production company engaged in oil and natural gas projects . nobel upstream , incorporated in the uk in 2014 , has its headquarters in london with technical and commercial teams based in baku , azerbaijan and houston , texas . nobel upstream has active projects in azerbaijan and north america , and continues to seek investment opportunities in these and other countries .\nmaersk oil also acts as operator of maclure on behalf of partners taqa 37 . 04 % ; apache 17 . 18 % ; and now nobel upstream , holding shell\u2019s 7 . 59 % . maersk oil holds the majority 38 . 19 % stake .\nnobel upstream and socar have established the umid , babek exploration and production company , which will serve as the contractor under the rsa . nobel upstream holds a twenty per cent ( 20 % ) interest in the company .\nnobel upstream is a privately held independent exploration and production company engaged in oil and natural gas projects . nobel upstream , incorporated in the uk in 2014 , has its headquarters in london with technical and commercial teams based in baku , azerbaijan and houston , texas . nobel upstream has active projects in azerbaijan , the united kingdom and the united states and continues to seek investment opportunities in these and other countries .\nin august , oriental patron financial group acquired 78 % stakes in henan yulian energy group co . , ltd . , thus become the majority shareholder of henan zhongfu industrial co . ltd . ( shanghai stock exchange stock code 600595 ) , a listco of henan yulian energy group holdings china .\nadjuik m . international artemisinin study group . artesunate combinations for treatment of malaria : meta - analysis .\nthe world ' s first oil well was drilled at the bibi - heybat field in 1847 , and turned baku into a center of world oil trade and made the country by far the frontrunner in the world ' s oil and gas industry .\ngustaf joined board of nobel oil services uk in 2014 , having previously sat on the company ' s advisory board . mr nobel was born in stockholm 1950 and is a swedish citizen . he studied marketing and economics at the university of lund in sweden . throughout his career gustaf have been working for companies like electrolux , abb and trelleborg . he has operationally worked in more than 15 countries worldwide and has held several management positions . as a parallel gustaf nobel have extended his career working as a management consultant . gustaf nobel was ceo at delifrance ab , jointly owned by grand moulin de paris and nestl\u00e9 , for four years before moving to france in 2005 . in addition , gustaf nobel was the chairman of the nobel sustainability trust foundation from 2009 to 2014 . currently gustaf nobel is the owner and ceo of conversus sarl , working as a management consultant advising foreign companies entering french and swedish markets .\nnew orleans\u2013based justin nobel ' s stories have been published in best american science and nature writing and best american travel writing .\nwe also provide a wide range of services to the oil and gas and other industries . the group is proficient in project management , procurement and logistics , installation , commissioning , operations and maintenance activities .\nour company vision is to be a diversified group of energy related businesses that brings exceptional value to our customers . we aim to be a progressive , diversified , value - generating service group in the oil , gas and energy sectors . we work to create and deliver innovative solutions while adhering to the highest professional standards .\nto participate in the downstream market , nobel oil downstream was established in 2014 . it is the specialist retail arm of the company and is in the process of building and operating its first chain of filling stations in romania .\nnatural oil bathing is gaining popularity for those looking for an ancient treatment to soothe modern ailments .\n2009 ciba uk plc became part of the basf group . we acquired sites in macclesfield , bradford , grimsby and paisley .\noriental patron financial group established vimetco n . v . , merging the shares from henan yulian energy group it controlled with the european business operations of marco industries group . listed on the main board of the london stock exchange ( stock code vico ) on august 2 , vimetco n . v . has since become top ten of the world ' s largest electrolytic aluminum corporations .\nin the upstream segment , a nobel oil group affiliate has been participating in exploration and pilot production in the umid offshore gas - condensate field since 2008 . the umid field was discovered in 2010 and it is likely to contribute significant gas and condensate production to azerbaijan ' s petroleum balance during the coming years and open new horizons for bright energy future of the country .\nthe garden of the caucasus remains under illegal occupation , though ongoing negotiations by the osce minsk group hold the promise of reconciliation .\nnobel upstream ceo , jeremy huck , said : \u201cwe are very pleased to announce this acquisition and look forward to working with the other stakeholders . \u201d\nour premier drilling affiliate has delivered about 30 deep productive oil and gas wells over the past 5 years .\nthe very acg fields impacted the further development of oil industry and the economy of azerbaijan as a whole .\nthe country was the world ' s leading oil producer in 1901 , when the output reached 11 . 5 million tons of oil . moreover , the country produced 23 . 5 million tons of oil , which amounted to 71 . 4 percent of the soviet union ' s production in 1941 , while the production guaranteed the victory of the soviet union in world war ii and turned oil into an extremely important factor of the national economy .\noriental patron asia ltd and oriental patron securities ltd were formed , signaling the birth of investment banking business under the oriental patron financial group .\nazerbaijan also boats being the world ' s first offshore oil producer . the discovery of the neft dashlari ( oil rocks ) field 40 km offshore and 90 km from baku on november , 1949 made the country famous worldwide .\nthe fallout from an accident two years after deepwater horizon reveals safety is still an issue for gulf oil workers .\nour premier drilling affiliate has delivered about 30 deep high rated oil and gas wells over the past 5 years .\nthe acquisition is part of nobel upstream\u2019s strategy to build a balanced portfolio of upstream assets in the fsu and the oecd ( uk north sea , west texas ) .\ntby talks to riyad huseynov , chairman of the supervisory board of synergy group , on operations in azerbaijan , the subsidiaries , and growth opportunities .\nwith development of new technologies , and in its spirit of innovation , the group is actively exploring opportunities in untapped unconventional resources in the region .\ntby talks to ahadpur khangah , chairman of the az group of companies , on its vehicle assembly , education , and sturgeon farming projects in azerbaijan .\nwith development of new technologies , and in its spirit of innovation , the group is actively exploring opportunities in previously untapped unconventional resources in the region .\nstructural reformation was done to strengthen the equities department , bringing vitality to the group ' s footprint among capital market , securities research and institutional brokerage .\nnobel upstream is a privately held independent upstream exploration and production company engaged in oil and gas projects in its three core markets : azerbaijan , the united kingdom north sea and the permian basin of west texas . incorporated in the uk in 2014 , it has its headquarters in london with additional technical and commercial teams based in baku , azerbaijan and houston , texas . nobel upstream continues to seek further operated and non - operated investment opportunities in its three core markets .\nnobel upstream , the independent uk - based exploration and production company , has announced it has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire a 7 . 59 per cent non - operated interest in the maclure oil and gas field from shell . completion of the transaction remains subject to necessary approvals .\nthe norwegians are well aware of oil\u2019s terrible ability to turn riches into rags and sages into fools . back in 1990 they established a sovereign - wealth fund ( formally known as the government pension fund global ) to prepare the country for a post - oil future and to prevent deindustrialisation . they also used the oil industry to promote other local industries such as shipping .\nthe artemether\u2013quinine meta - analysis study group a meta - analysis using individual patient data of trials comparing artemether with quinine in the treatment of severe falciparum malaria .\nmr sunil vaswani , chairman and ceo of stallion group claims the no . 1 spot in the list of top indian business owners in the arab world .\nfind out more about socars new projects at our oil & gas processing & petrochemicals complex , shipyard and aegean refinery . click here\nlondon , 8 september 2016 \u2013 nobel upstream , the independent uk - based exploration and production company , today said its acquisition of a 7 . 59 per cent non - operated interest in the maclure oil and gas field from shell , announced on 10 february 2016 , has successfully closed after having received all necessary approvals .\nblack elk energy offshore operations , the platform\u2019s operator , had hired wood group psn , a large oil services firm registered in scotland that operates in more than 50 countries , to manage operations . a senior wood group officer was supposed to attend a morning safety meeting in the galley . this individual could have told the men the pipes had not been purged of vapors or asked why a hot work permit had not been issued . instead a lower - level wood group employee attended the galley safety meeting , but \u201cmerely out of coincidence , \u201d according to the bsee report . the man sat eating his breakfast and didn\u2019t pay attention .\nthe maclure oil field is located approximately 175 miles ( 282km ) offshore aberdeen , maclure ties back subsea to the maersk gryphon fpso .\noil and gas wealth has allowed azerbaijan to become a major foreign investor , while projects at home are encouraging inward flows , too .\nover the past 23 years , azerbaijan witnessed many significant events\u2013 from discovering and developing new offshore and onshore perspective fields to putting them into operation ; from considering several export routes to actually transporting azerbaijan oil and gas to international markets ; from building the local infrastructure to developing a high quality oil and gas industry ; from an oil - rich country in east into a major player in the global energy market .\nop financial investments ( 01140 ) took the lead and acquired stakes in the challenger group holdings ( 8203 ) , which is primarily engaged in coalmine investments and coke processing .\nthe deal announced wednesday involves shell\u2019s stake in the maclure field ; a subsea oil field that ties back to the maersk operated gryphon fpso .\ntby talks to anar mammadov , chairman of the board of garant holding , on the group ' s performance , its branches of business , and business relations with the us .\nour group provides a core of highly experienced staff and specialists who structure innovative , tailored and reliable solutions for all projects , completing them on time and within the approved budget .\nthe asian financial crisis broke out , however , due to its unique positioning and streamlined structure , oriental patron financial group made a smooth transition through the tough times . benefiting from the developments of mainland enterprises , its investment banking business rapidly evolved as the group became the\nmost unique\nprofessional financial institution to serve mainland companies in the hong kong market .\nbaku is maintaining an international focus in 2014 by developing promising gas reserves , refining oil production , and engaging with the neighbors on transport opportunities .\nblack elk ' s oil platform hours after a fire was extinguished on nov . 16 , 2012 . ( photo : sean gardner / reuters )\noriental patron financial group experienced comprehensive , long - term developments in its overall investment banking business , e . g . corporate finance , asset management , direct investments and securities brokerage .\nrovnag abdullayev began his career at neft dashlari ( oil rocks ) in 1989 . in 1990 , he worked as an engineer in the construction department of the 28th of may oil and gas production department in socar before becoming head of the production technology department of the khazardenizneftgazinshaat ( caspian sea oil and gas construction ) trust in 1991 . he was promoted to head of the trust in 1997 . in 2003 he was appointed director of baku oil refinery and was elected to azerbaijan\u2019s third parliament in 2005 and to the fourth parliament in 2011 . in late 2005 , abdullayev was appointed president of the state oil company of azerbaijan republic ( socar ) . in 2008 , he was appointed president of the azerbaijan football federations\u2019 association ( affa ) .\nas of the end of 2006 , oriental patron financial group had successfully provided ipos or financing services for over a hundred enterprises , involving a total financial amount close to hk $ 300 billion .\nmr . sunil vaswani , stallion group takes top honours at indian ceo awards , with the coveted\noutstanding contribution to business\naward at the indian ceo awards on april 28th , 2015 .\nthe company ' s diverse business entities provide drilling , engineering and project management , as well as operations and maintenance , procurement and enhanced oil recovery services .\ntby talks to azad ibrahimov , general director of ant group , on human resources challenges , the future of construction in the president ' s third term , and ongoing projects at home and abroad .\non march 20 , concepta investment limited , a subsidiary of oriental patron financial group , was listed on the main board of the stock exchange of hong kong limited ( stock code : 01140 ) .\ntby talks to huseynaga ragimov , general director of azpetrol , on expanding its fuel station network , training staff , and increasing oil exports from the caspian region .\nthe simple explanation for norway\u2019s penchant for state capitalism is oil . when it was discovered in the north sea in late 1969 it transformed the country\u2019s economy . today norway is the world\u2019s eighth - largest oil exporter . petroleum accounts for 30 % of the government\u2019s revenues as well as a quarter of the country\u2019s value added .\noil wealth is bringing its own problems . the oil sector is monopolising the nation\u2019s technical talent , with more than 50 , 000 engineers currently being employed offshore . property prices are rising by nearly 7 % a year . mcdonalds charges $ 7 . 69 for a big mac , against $ 4 . 37 in america .\nbesieged by sars , hong kong plunged into an economic recession . oriental patron financial group capitalized on this opportunity to launch a series of major strategic measures to pave the way for its international business expansion .\non account of its extensive business portfolio and excellent communication network established with mainland china , oriental patron financial group emerged from anonymity and rapidly became a professional brand - name in hong kong investment banking industry .\nblack elk energy offshore operations ' oil platform west delta 32 complex burns on nov . 16 , 2012 . ( photo : courtesy bureau of safety and environmental enforcement )\nthe welding torch was lit . hydrocarbon vapors ignited . one one thousand . a string of fire ran through the piping and into a set of three oil tanks .\nsdl denholm was acquired by denholm oilfield services in 2002 and over the years has become a specialist offshore and onshore fabrication company servicing the oil and gas sector in azerbaijan .\noriental patron financial group established solid collaborative ties with more than a hundred of medium and small - sized securities firms , investment consultants and investment management companies , which make up its comprehensive market network in hong kong .\n2010 cognis uk limited acquired by the basf group . basf performance products plc established to run former ciba plants in the uk . maclesfield office closed . elastogran uk limited became basf polyurethanes u . k . limited .\nnoble group is a market - leading global supply chain manager of energy , power and gas products , metals and carbon steel materials , with interests in key facilities that add value at various stages of its supply chains .\nthis is the very day when young and newly independent azerbaijan signed its first huge psa deal with the world giants to develop largest oil and gas fields in the caspian sea .\ntby talks to rovnag abdullayev , president of the state oil company of azerbaijan republic ( socar ) , on operating tap and tanap , shah deniz ii , and the umid field .\ntby talks to shahmar movsumov , executive director of the state oil fund of azerbaijan republic ( sofaz ) , on highlights of 2013 , the year of industry , and the international outreach .\nbp plc ( nyse : bp ) is a british integrated oil and gas company with operations in more than 70 countries around the world . its upstream operations were responsible for the production of 3 . 3 million barrel - of - oil equivalents ( boes ) per day in 2017 . the company ' s downstream operations include oil and gas trading and distribution activities , and the production and marketing of petrochemicals , lubricants and fuels . bp reported revenue of $ 135 . 63 billion in 2017 . as of october 2017 , the company had a market capitalization of $ 129 . 3 billion .\nthe group made strategic adjustment on asset management business . op investment management started positioned as a platform to expand its capabilities and regulatory framework to meet the growing demand , to attract emerging managers , institutional investors and global asset allocators to join in .\ngoogle\u2019s senior vice president for people operations , laszlo bock , wrote about these practices in his book , work rules : insights from inside google that will transform how you live and lead , new york , ny : hachette book group , 2015 .\nstrong knowledge of rotating equipment installation / maintenance ; philosophy of gas turbines and compressors , and their auxiliaries ( lube oil system , fuel gas system , seal gas system , steam system etc ) .\nin april 2010 , the world got a peek into the secluded world of offshore oil drilling , which employs about 35 , 000 people on any given day in the gulf of mexico . the deepwater horizon drilling rig , owned by transocean and operated by bp , two of the world\u2019s largest energy companies , exploded , killing 11 men and spewing millions of gallons of oil into the gulf of mexico .\nnoble group ( sgx : cgp ) manages a portfolio of global supply chains across a range of industrial and energy products . we market , process , finance and transport key commodities , connecting low - cost producing regions with high - demand growth markets .\nwhen the shine came off commodities as the price of products like coal and oil plummeted , a frisson of unease spread among investors . yet noble cheerfully assured them that lower prices also meant greater opportunities .\n\u201cthe oil companies have discovered that we have a lot of unemployed engineers and maritime workers in the philippines , \u201d said alvaro alcazar , a filipino native and director of urban partners at loyola university new orleans\u2019 twomey center for peace through justice . \u201cand if they can use them to do the hard work of being on an oil rig , they\u2019ll use them over american workers , because filipinos are disposable . \u201d\nbesides its oil , the caspian sea is proving to have plenty of gas stored below its waves and some experts believe that azerbaijan\u2019s exports of gas will supersede those of oil . recent discoveries in the caspian will put the country further in the spotlight ; of particular interest are the shah deniz and umid fields , explored at the country\u2019s own expense and the absheron field , recently explored jointly with the total company .\nin february , concepta investment company ( 01140 ) was renamed op financial investments limited (\nop financial investment\n) , with an additional capital injection of hk $ 720 million . op financial investment has since become an integrated investment platform for the group .\noriental patron undertook sponsorship , underwriting and financial advisory tasks for a number of firms seeking ipos . among its most prominent projects for enterprises included\nfirst tractor company\n,\ntianjin development\n,\neverbright international\nand\nasia aluminum group\n.\nin december basf completed its acquisition of albemarle\u2019s global surface treatment business , chemetall . this included a uk sales office and laboratory in bletchley , near milton keynes . in the same week we completed the sale of our industrial coatings business to akzo nobel . this included the uk manufacturing site in deeside .\nexploring and producing the oil and natural gas that powers our everyday lives . for more than 85 years , we\u2019ve been driven to safely and responsibly deliver our purpose : energizing the world , bettering people\u2019s lives \u00ae .\nthe 2015 nobel prize for medicine or physiology was awarded to william c . campbell and satoshi \u014dmura for their discovery of avermectins , and to tu you you for her contribution to the discovery of artemisinin . the discovery and development of qinghaosu ( artemisinin ) as an antimalarial drug is a remarkable and convoluted tale .\nas sponsor and lead underwriter for the first time , oriental patron financial group led the way for the first red chip company \u2013 founder hong kong ( founder group ) - to be listed on the hong kong stock exchange ( stock code 0418 ) . this marked the first in the history of mainland china and hong kong , where mainland assets were injected into a company incorporated in hong kong preceding its listing in the city . such practice became an established norm for other mainland companies to follow , in the capacity of red chip enterprises .\ntby talks to fazil mammadov , minister of taxes , on successes in 2013 , the promotion of renewable energy through taxation , and the future effect of reduced transfers from the state oil fund of azerbaijan ( sofaz ) .\nexpert knowledge of the rotating equipment ( gas turbines , gas compressors ) and auxiliaries ( gears , couplings and guards , lube oil system , gas fuel system , liquid fuel system , seal gas system etc . ) ;\nthe \u201ccontract of the century\u201d was a triumphant result of the policy based on the oil strategy pursued by national leader heydar aliyev , paving the way for bolstering the country ' s geo - political standing and economic integration .\nlarry bates , ceo of nobel upstream commented : \u201cwe are pleased to have achieved this milestone together with our partner socar and look forward to continuing the appraisal and development of the world - class umid - babek field , which will provide a stable and long - term gas supply for azerbaijan and other european markets . \u201d\nstrong knowledge on rotating equipment installation / maintenance ; philosophy of gas turbines and centrifugal compressors , and their auxiliaries ( lube oil system , fuel gas system , seal gas system , steam system et ) , and scada system .\n1971 acquisition of elastomer products with london sales office and elastollan ltd . with production in ilfracombe ( 50 % ) . wintershall ( uk ) limited established in london , to explore for oil and gas in the north sea .\nthe acquisition , which is financially retroactive to 1 january 2016 , is part of nobel upstream ' s strategy to build a balanced portfolio of upstream assets in the fsu and the oecd with strong partners including maersk , apache and taqa in the north sea , conocophillips and socar in azerbaijan and three span in the united states .\ntby talks to dmitriy solovyov , general manager of cross caspian oil & amp ; gas logistics , on the shah deniz project , the baku - tbilisi - kars ( btk ) rail project , and the development of the company .\nthe oil wealth has not destroyed norway\u2019s egalitarian spirit . finn jebsen , chairman of the kongsberg group , which has large defence interests , points out that his country has some of the world\u2019s best - paid manual workers and some of the worst - paid ceos : blue - collar workers earn three times as much as their british peers , whereas the boss of statoil earns just a couple of million dollars a year . many of norway\u2019s richer citizens live in london to escape from high taxes and a somewhat claustrophobic society .\nfor the public offering work of giant corporations such as industrial and commercial bank of china , china bluechemical ltd . , china construction bank , china merchants bank , bank of communications and china ping an insurance , oriental patron financial group had undertaken professional roles such as co - lead underwriter .\na group of young men from diverse background - mr . zhang gao bo , mr . l . jeffrey chan , mr . joseph chan and mr . leung chin sing - met each other in hong kong , the financial hub of asia , where they became bonded by a common vision .\nmore than 1 , 000 filipinos work in the gulf of mexico\u2019s offshore oil and gas industry , said robert romero . when asked if any of them were still caught in a trafficking situation , romero said , \u201ci leave that up to the government agencies trying to control them . \u201d but boem and bsee say monitoring trafficking of foreign workers in the offshore oil and gas industry is not their job , and the coast guard continues to grant b - 1 ( ocs ) exemptions .\nin june , oriental patron financial group ' s wholly - owned subsidiary , oriental patron resources investment limited , acquired 20 % stake in the hong kong - listed hainan meilan international airport company limited ( stock code 00357 ) owned by copenhagen airport management co . at a consideration of hk $ 500m .\navelino tajonera was brought to the u . s . on a b - 1 ( ocs ) visa . when not residing in the housing gis provided , he worked on some of the largest and most advanced oil rigs in the industry , such as shell\u2019s ursa , a $ 1 . 5 billion platform half as tall as the empire state building that can pump 150 , 000 barrels of oil a day , and bp\u2019s mad dog platform , which hovers over water nearly a mile deep .\nfew days earlier bp and its partners in azerbaijan ' s giant acg oil production complex agreed to extend the production sharing contract by 25 years to 2049 and to increase the stake of state - owned socar , reducing the size of their own share .\ntoday , hundreds of thousands of azerbaijani gas and oil industry workers do their best to make sure that millions of people have everything they need in modern life \u2013 gas , heat , electricity and fuel , while the national economy receives the needed boost .\nwhen i first arrived in hong kong i kept hearing great things about a company formed in 1986 . the company was called noble and its ceo , richard elman , was widely regarded as a genius . he built the noble group into being one of the world\u2019s biggest commodity traders but now its very survival is in question .\namid an increasing trend of private enterprises seeking ipos in hong kong , oriental patron financial group regarded long - term rewards and collaborative ties to be paramount . innovative business model of accepting stocks in lieu of service commissions was adopted . through which oriental patron shared the risks of listing enterprises and investors as well as their successes .\nstallion group is a 45 years - old business enterprise that has grown from its modest start in west africa into a fledgling multi - business conglomerate , one of the largest in west africa . today stallion has a multi national presence in 18 countries involved in commodities , agri - business , food , industries , automobiles and services .\nthe company operates in the upstream and downstream segments of the energy industry . in the upstream sector , the company ' s diverse business entities provide drilling , engineering and project management , as well as operations and maintenance , procurement and enhanced oil recovery services within caspian region .\nthe deal , named the \u201ccontract of the century\u201d , encouraged developments in national oil and gas industry and positioned azerbaijan among the focal points of the global energy market . the country began exporting its hydrocarbon resources to world markets , thus becoming an important supplier for global industry .\nfellow nordics like to dismiss norway as the world\u2019s most northerly arab country , but the most striking thing about norway is how quintessentially nordic it is . oil may have filled its coffers and reconfigured its political economy , but it has not changed its culture . oslo is singularly free from the soaring skyscrapers and bling - filled shopping malls that sprout in other oil capitals . the new opera house is magnificent , but it tries its best to look modest . the munch museum , celebrating the country\u2019s most famous painter , is housed in a concrete mausoleum .\ntwo one thousand . the tanks exploded , ripped apart at their bases , and launched off the platform like rockets . two landed in the water , still on fire . one tank , leaking oil , struck a crane and crashed back down onto the platform , which ignited .\njeremy huck , ceo of nobel upstream , commented :\nwe are very pleased that this important transaction in the north sea has closed . strong operational and economic performance this year has demonstrated that well - targeted investments in mature basins like the north sea can deliver superior returns . we look forward to working with our partners on further development of the field and continue to pursue additional best - in - class opportunities\u201d .\n1992 basf coatings + inks reorganised , concentrating on three main sites \u2013 slinfold , wolverhampton and huyton . container coating ink production moved from bilston to wolverhampton . wintershall\u2019s oil trading business transferred to switzerland . \u00a37 million upgrading of slinfold resin plant . dr beck wire enamel manufacturing transferred from hamburg to slinfold .\ntwo months after the accident nafcon and another filipino advocacy group , the philippine forum , held a press conference about the explosion at a filipino community center in new york city . they were joined by a handful of former gis workers , who by this point had escaped from the company with the help of catholic charities\u2019 new orleans chapter . other labor advocacy groups attended in solidarity .\nnorway is also a strong exponent of nordic social values , supporting negotiated solutions abroad and humanitarian policies at home . of late it has not been a wise guardian of its biggest source of soft power . giving barack obama the nobel peace prize before he had a chance to do anything , or to the european union in the midst of a euro crisis , might have been fine individually , but doing both in rapid succession was bad management .\nthey were at a united kingdom\u2013based company called v . group , one of the largest suppliers of maritime personnel in the world . a wing of the company called v people manpower philippines ( now v manpower philippines ) , using the philippines - based manpower provider component of the company , pacific ocean manning , supplied 100 workers to gis to carry out repairs on the gulf of mexico platforms .\nas a successful global company , r & d is of the essence , including in particular the development of nanotechnologies . socar , along with its oil and gas research and design institute , boasts a nanotechnologies department within the company structure . the fact that most of the oil and gas research and design institute ' s world - class research projects have been certified , and that the institute has over 1 , 200 inventions in its portfolio , shows that we have already registered strong achievements in r & d . in addition to this , socar ' s nanotechnology department holds four related patents . elaborate technologies are being continuously tested on our wells . our science fund is also dedicated to stimulating scientists external to the company to conduct research in our fields of interest . we believe that someday our in - house research has the capacity to contribute not only to the company ' s future development , but also to the development of the oil and gas industry worldwide .\ndigging deeper in its hole noble promised greater transparency but said it would be circumscribed by the need to retain confidentiality over its trading methods because much of this could impact on its ability to conduct business . then executives started deserting the sinking ship and last february nobel was forced to disclose a massive loss . it was then discovered that its net debt amounted to some us $ 3 . 7 billion compared with a market capitalisation of just over us $ 1 billion .\n2008 the basf house opened at the creative energy homes project at the university of nottingham . basf plc\u2019s seal sands site sold to ineos nitriles . basf co - sponsored the science of survival exhibition at the science museum in london . 2007 basf sold animal nutrition businesss in eight countries to nutreco , an animal feed group headquartered in the netherlands . sale included frank wright limited animal nutrition premix business in ashbourne .\njeremy huck , ceo of nobel upstream , commented : \u201cwe are very pleased to announce this acquisition and look forward to working with the other stakeholders and , in particular , maersk who has demonstrated excellent operational management of this asset . this acquisition is a perfect fit with our growth strategy and an important addition to our existing portfolio in azerbaijan and north america . we see further potential in the field and consider it a best - in - class north sea opportunity . \u201d\npregeant returned several times to the point that if gis were such a bad employer , filipinos would not keep returning to work for the company . the drop in oil prices has slowed demand for the company\u2019s services , he said , and the company now has only 30 filipino workers , but dnr \u201cprobably have 500 filipinos ready to come . \u201d\nsecond , linking performance ratings and compensation in this way ignores recent findings in the cognitive sciences and behavioral economics . the research of nobel laureate daniel kahneman and others suggests that employees may worry excessively about the pay implications of even small differences in ratings , so that the fear of potential losses , however small , should influence behavior twice as much as potential gains do . although this idea is counterintuitive , linking performance with pay can demotivate employees even if the link produces only small net variances in compensation .\nthe maclure field currently produces 8000 bopd and 4 . 3 mmscf / d gas . maclure has been developed as a subsea tieback to the gryphon fpso located 3km to the west and also operated by maersk . maclure oil is comingled with gryphon and exported by shuttle tanker . uptime is best - in - class in the north sea , with low unit operating costs .\npregeant said gis had a stellar safety record . earlier this year the company celebrated six years of work on a major offshore oil platform without any recorded osha violations , according to gis\u2019s website . he cited the company\u2019s sophisticated training center , where workers simulate being stranded at sea in a storm , escaping a crashed helicopter , and feeling their way out of a smoky room .\nstretching from west texas into eastern new mexico , the permian basin is a geologically diverse hydrocarbon province with more than a dozen productive formations . \u200bthe widespread application of technologies such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing have made the permian basin the most prolific province in the united states : oil production has increased 150 % in last 5 years and now amounts to more than 2 . 4 million bpd .\ndimensional fund advisors inc . is an american investment manager serving institutional and individual investors in north america , europe and asia . the dimensional fund advisors approach to investment is founded on the use of cutting - edge academic research . it has long - nurtured close relationships with leading academics in the field of finance , including 2013 nobel prize laureate eugene f . fama , who is a founding shareholder of the firm and a member of its board of directors . it also reported holdings of 19 . 7 million bp adss , equivalent to roughly 0 . 7 % of outstanding bp ordinary shares .\nlike its neighbours , norway wants to occupy upmarket niches and sell its expertise to the rest of the world . its government created statoil out of nothing by compelling private oil companies to hand over some of their expertise in return for their contracts and by building on the country\u2019s established skills in shipping . it badgered the company to innovate by taxing profits heavily but providing generous tax relief on r & d spending .\nin april a new world - scale bio - acrylamide production facility was commissioned at our site in bradford . this major investment will help to ensure the long term future of one of the uk\u2019s largest chemical manufacturing facilities , which employs around 600 people . bradford is a basf production hub for polyacrylamides , used as water - soluble flocculation aids in industrial and municipal wastewater treatment , enhanced oil recovery , mineral processing and papermaking .\namong the multiple agencies that regulate the offshore oil and gas industry , no one in government seems to have noticed that hundreds of filipino workers were being systematically mistreated , forced to live in inhumane conditions , discouraged from following their industry\u2019s safety practices , and denied appropriate medical care . while president obama applauded splitting the mms into three agencies , critics argued the separation would enable the agencies to pass the buck when it came to difficult regulating issues . like , say , human trafficking .\nazerbaijan\u2019s oil and gas industries have advanced significantly since the regaining of independence . in the early 1990s , foreign companies began looking to invest in a country evidently rich in hydrocarbon resources and it now has a large say in global energy discussions . it is also the richest country in the south caucasus , increasingly able to influence political processes in the region . many analysts and politicians accept that energy is a key factor in any resolution of the region\u2019s most complicated problem \u2013 nagorno - karabakh .\nwest delta operator black elk energy offshore operations and its contractor grand isle shipyard face criminal charges concerning the explosion on west delta block 32 platform e . gis is charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter and one count of violating the clean water act . black elk faces three counts of involuntary manslaughter , eight counts of failing to follow proper safety practices under the outer continental shelf lands act , and one count of violating the clean water act . the case was scheduled to go to trial in january 2017 , but a stay has been issued . in early september , wood group pleaded guilty to a single , federal criminal count of violating the clean water act .\nas pregeant tells it , filipino workers let gis know its recruiters in the philippines were taking advantage of them . \u201ci didn\u2019t like that , \u201d he said . \u201cso we\u2026found our own recruiting company . \u201d in 2009 , malagapo and dayao founded dnr offshore crewing services inc . the group served as the philippines - based manpower provider for , and acted in concert with , the galliano - based labor recruitment company d & r resources to bring filipino workers into the u . s . dayao and malagapo together also owned 50 percent of d & r ; the other 50 percent was owned by thunder enterprises . four of that company\u2019s five owners were members of the pregeant family .\nnorway is now the world\u2019s deep - sea drilling capital . statoil is a leading global company in its own right as well as being at the centre of an elaborate network that includes norwegian companies such as aker solutions and kongsberg maritime and the deep - sea divisions of foreign oil companies such as schlumberger . norwegian companies have learned how to drill horizontally as well as vertically . they have also cut the cost of exploratory drilling by developing technologies for mobile rigs that allows them to be kept steady in rough weather . the demand for this expertise is booming .\nnorway is the odd man out in the nordics . while its neighbours are flirting with free markets , norway is embracing state capitalism . its national oil champion , statoil , is the largest company in the region . the norwegian state owns large stakes in telenor , the country\u2019s biggest telephone operator , norsk hydro , its biggest aluminium producer , yara , its biggest fertiliser - maker , and dnbnor , its biggest bank . it holds 37 % of the oslo stockmarket , but it also controls some non - listed giants such as statkraft , a power - generator , which if listed would be the third - biggest company on the stockmarket .\npregeant said he was introduced to filipino guest workers in july 2004 on a gis job in nigeria . he was impressed : \u201cthey speak english , they work very safe , and the quality of their work is outstanding . \u201d randolf malagapo and another filipino , danilo dayao , were in charge of looking after the men , and pregeant formed a connection with the two . gis finished the nigeria project around june 2005 ; in august , katrina struck , damaging oil platforms around the gulf , and the company had jobs to fill . \u201cthere was no labor to be found in southern louisiana , \u201d said pregeant , \u201cso we reached out to the same people who had those filipinos . \u201d\nhuck added : \u201cthis acquisition is a perfect fit with our growth strategy and an important addition to our existing portfolio in azerbaijan and north america . \u201d\n\u201cwe see further potential in the field and consider it a best - in - class north sea opportunity . \u201d\narray ( 1 ) { [\nquandl _ error\n] = > array ( 2 ) { [\ncode\n] = > string ( 6 )\nqelx04\n[\nmessage\n] = > string ( 97 )\nyou have exceeded the api speed limit of 300 calls per 0 minutes . please slow down your requests .\n} }\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . if you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it .\nsocar is proud of our social and community programs . find out more about how we are realising our responsibilities in this section of our website . click here\nkeep up - to - date with all socar news via our rss feeds . click on the link below to subscribe . subscribe\nwe are always looking for talented professionals , graduates and interns . find out more about working with socar in this section . click here\nthe umid field was socar ' s single largest gas condensate find . how has production at the field performed since 2010 ?\npresidential elections marked 2013 for azerbaijan , at which ilham aliyev scored a resounding victory with 84 . 5 % of the vote ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "winair", "paragraphs": ["make a winair reservation and find some amazing deals with discounted winair tickets at alternative airlines . winair flies to many destinations offering a cost effective and safe service to all its passengers . let alternative airlines help find you cheap winair tickets and make international and domestic flight reservations on winair today .\nwinair always change thier flight schedule . it cost me extra 1800 cad . dollar\nflytampa \u2022 view topic - tales from a retired winair pilot about saba . .\nmichael cleaver , president and ceo of winair , states : \u201d this agreement will further enhance winair\u2019s reach via british airways london hub to all destinations served by british airways . it also puts all winair destinations within reach of british airways passengers . \u201d\nwinair flying towards a bright future . local airline books $ 3 . 8 million profit\nthe\nwe\nrefers to winair , which is based in st maarten sxm .\nthe pizzas are baked right before a scheduled winair flight and flown to the nearby islands \u2013 within half hour \u2013 and left at the winair airport counter for pick - up .\nwinair has provided safe and efficient air transportation in the caribbean for more than 52 years .\nhas anyone successfully checked their bags on continental through to st . barth via winair ? the instructions i got from the ticketing agent for winair said continental has a baggage agreement with win\nst . martin news network - domino\u2019s and winair treat saba school children to free pizza .\nour team wishes you a safe flight . thank you for choosing aubin travel services winair st barths .\nnt comes over the pa that boarding for the winair flight would begin in 15 minutes . . .\naircraft done by st . maarten civil aviation\u2019s keevan duzong and winair\u2019s gerardus boersma , quality assurance manager .\ndomino\u2019s shonella puran and winair captain frederic rochemont ready to deliver pizzas to saba and st . eustatius .\nwindward islands airways international n . v . better known as winair is a government owned regional airline founded in 1961 . winair has provided safe and efficient air transportation in the caribbean for more than 55 years .\nstarting july 2018 , winair will fly two new nonstop services out of cura\u00e7ao international airport ( cur ) .\ntravel : us air now has an agreement with winair that allowed us to check our baggage all the way from cmh through to sbh . we had to skip the automated boarding pass machine and show our winair tickets\nwindward islands airways international n . v . better known as winair is a government owned regional ai . . .\nwinair operations and maintenance personnel and mr . keevan duzong of st . maarten civil aviation with the new aircraft .\n\u201cpartnering with a company with a stature like domino\u2019s is not only desirable for winair , but moreover an additional service we can offer the residents of the surrounding islands . \u201d said michael cleaver , president and ceo of winair .\npresent for winair\u2019s managing board were ceo michael cleaver and cfo roberto gibbs , and present for winair\u2019s supervisory board of directors were vice - chairman gerrit draai , secretary robert budike , and chairman georges greaux who also chaired the agm .\nwinair , which is an abbreviation of windward islands airways , is an airline based in sint maarten in the caribbean .\n\u00a9 copyright 2011 - 2017 winair destinations . all rights reserved . this website was designed and created by antonio media .\nregional airline winair has teamed up with domino\u2019s to offer a delivery service to residents of saba and st . eustatius .\n\u201cpartnering with a company with a stature like domino\u2019s is not only desirable for winair but , moreover , an additional service we can offer the residents of the surrounding islands , \u201d said president and chief executive officer of winair michael cleaver .\nthe pizzas are baked right before a scheduled winair flight and flown to the nearby islands in insulated heating bags . within a half hour \u2013 your steaming hot delicious pizza can be picked up at the winair airport counter . tah - dah !\ndue to the size of dhc twin - otter aircraft , winair is not able to accept surf boards on our flights .\nyou can pay for your flights with winair in the currency and payment method of your choice when booking through alternative airlines .\n\u201cpartnering with a company with a stature like domino\u2019s is not only desirable for winair but , moreover , an additional service we can offer the residents of the surrounding islands , \u201d the president and chief executive officer of winair , michael cleaver , said .\nbrowse the most popular winair flight routes to destinations in europe . alternative airlines can help you make reservations on winair for international flights to lots of destinations . use the following list of routes to help you plan your next flight . book winair flights on alternative airlines to save big ! alternative airlines is an online travel agency , specialising in booking lesser known airlines and remote destinations .\nairport road , june 13 , 2016 \u2013 winair and british airways have announced the successful implementation of an interline agreement between both carriers .\nthey decided to file a formal complaint with zvk and winair in protest of the \u201cinhumane , horrible , undignified and disrespectful manner in which winair , zvk and third parties are handling human remains that they have been designated and entrusted to transport , \u201d arlene cuvalay said .\nclaudio : are you saying that bags on united and delta flights to sxm can be checked all the way through to sbh ? if so , how can this be done ? it does not appear that winair tickets can be purchased together with united or delta tickets as was available until 8 / 1 on usair . can delta or united issue winair boarding passes ? can winair issue united and delta boarding passes ? if not , and the winair tickets are purchased separately , how can bags be checked through to / from sbh ? thanks , jim\ni had to call the winair offices in st maarten and ask what is happening with the flight . i was told by the cs representa\nwinair made mention of the airlines with which is has interline agreements stating that this is a testament to the competence level of the airline .\nas british airways serves antigua , this will greatly assist passengers to and from any winair destinations to make seamless connections to and from europe .\nwinair will be operating the flights on atr - 42 aircraft with 48 seats , in partnership with the carrier\u2019s alliance partner , air antilles . \u201cin keeping with winair\u2019s tradition of providing safe , reliable transportation we are very pleased to recommence service to these destinations , \u201d said michael cleaver , ceo of winair . \u201cwinair looks forward to the continued support of the shareholders , employees and most importantly our customers with these new services . this positive development fills a much needed void in air connectivity and will also provide additional employment to st . maarteners in these trying times . \u201d\nwinair serves flights within the leeward islands group of the lesser antilles in the north east caribbean and has its headquarters at the princess juliana international airport .\ni am standing at the departure gate in antigua at 4 : 20pm for a winair flight scheduled to leave at 4 : 15pm . all the informatio\nairport road , june 11 , 2016 \u2013 winair is pleased to announce it has acquired an additional dhc - 3 aircraft for our summer season . this aircraft will allow winair to serve new markets and will also enhance their ability to provide additional charter services from their hub in st . maarten . historically winair has operated three ( 3 ) dhc - 3 aircraft in the summer periods . thanks to a growing customer base and demand winair will now increase to four ( 4 ) aircraft . michael cleaver , president & ceo : \u201ci would like to thank all employees in st . maarten and the islands we serve for their hard work in providing excellent customer service and the supervisory board of directors for their continued confidence in future growth of winair . \u201d\nwinair has a proud history in aviation in the region and can boast we played a big role in the touristic and economic development of the ne caribbean .\n\u201cwe are excited to partner with winair to be able to provide this service that saba and st . eustatius residents have been longing for , \u201dhe said .\nthis airport serves saint maarten and is the hub airport for winair . it has one runaway . this airport has many airlines which fly to and from it including air antilles express , air canada rouge , air caraibes , air france , air transat , insel air , tiara air , sunwing airlines , winair and westjet .\nwe take care of all the assistance winair st barthelemy ( counter and online booking , checking and ground handling ) with a professional team always at your service .\nso the flight is late and no one is saying anything . let ' s see if winair will pay for my overnight in sxm when i miss my connection\ni see an uptick in piv business . getting the bags in sxm and walking them across the aisle to winair is easy . going home not so easy .\ni flew delta one year through tickets i booked through orbitz all the way to sbh via winair . thanks claudio for reminding me that is still an option .\n\u201cwe are excited to partner with winair to be able to provide this service that saba and st . eustatius residents have been longing for , \u201d he said .\nairport road , august 24 , 2016 \u2013 it is a rainy and windy august day , but that is ok , we will not let the weather detract us from our milestone which has been achieved . it is winair\u2019s 55 th year anniversary ! thanks to our team winair is officially 55 years old , it\u2019s our birthday !\nhome delivery is not an option , as hungry customers must pick up their order at the winair counter , in addition to prepaying with a debit or credit card .\nwinair continued its celebration across from its corporate office until late saturday evening . during a brief speech captain brouwer expressed how much he loved working for the national airline .\npizza lovers can place their order by calling domino\u2019s airport location at + 1 721 546 - 7788 and prepaying with credit card . domino\u2019s will bake it fresh right before the scheduled flight and package it in an insulated heating bag and winair will fly the order to the islands where it can be picked up at the winair counter .\nwinair and domino\u2019s have teamed up to deliver warm pizzas by plane from st maarten to the tiny islands of saba and st eustatius , both special municipalities of the netherlands .\nwinair said it can\u2019t guarantee specific timed deliveries , however , due to changing flight schedules , possible delays or weight restrictions on de havilland dhc - 6 twin otter aircraft .\nwinair has interline agreements with delta air lines , united airlines , air caraibes , air france , klm , corsair international , british airways , virgin atlantic , insel air , copa airlines , caribbean airlines and air antilles express . winair ' s fleet includes dhc - 6 twin otter 300 , atr 42 - 500 and atr 42 - 600 .\n\u201cwe are actually already having conversations with liat [ and ] winair to setup those agreements , to have them act as feeders mutually feeding each other , \u201d he said .\nregional airline winair has linked up with pizza god domino\u2019s to offer the caribbean\u2019s first airplane food delivery . this delivery feature services to residents of saba and st . eustatius .\ncaribbean airline winair , in partnership with domino\u2019s , is now offering the region\u2019s first airplane pizza delivery service from st . maarten to the islands of st . eustatius and saba .\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with winair easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your winair ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nwinair accepts bicycles which are disassembled and properly packed for carriage . the weight is not included in the passenger ' s free baggage allowance and therefore bicycles are subject to a charge of :\nwindward islands airways international n . v . better known as winair is a government owned regional airline and was founded in 1961 . the airline operates 4 de havilland twin - otter aircraft .\nthe well respected and admired winair captain was presented with gifts , cards , hugs , happy birthday and cheers of\nsaba loves you captain brouwer\n. some tears were shed as well . captain brouwer has been working with winair since 1984 and is now retired at the age of 65 . in 2013 the island government of saba honored brouwer during the annual saba day celebration .\nst maarten - based winair is planning a massive expansion to its flight network towards the end of this month . winair will be launching direct services to international destinations curacao , santo domingo and haiti beginning feb . 26 . the expanded network will include daily service to curacao , five flights per week to santo domingo and two flights each week to port - au - prince , haiti .\nshort - haul planes are designed for more cycles than long - haul planes . a turboprop and not pressurized , but winair retired a dhc twin otter after approximately 131 , 000 cycles . winair ' s typical flight duration is about 15 - 20 minutes . isn ' t some passenger jet up to about half that number ? major , major work can extend life in some cases .\nzvk has not responded to the complaints to date , the cuvalays said . winair is reviewing to standardise the handling of human remains , the aviation company said in a reaction to the family .\nwinair flies to many destinations including st . john ' s , marigot , charlestown , the bottom , gustavia , basseterre , oranjestad , road town , san juan and pointe - a - pitre .\nwinair offers daily connections from our main gateway , the princess juliana airport in st . maarten with daily flights to the islands of saba , st . eustatius , st . barth ' s , nevis . winair has several agreements with various other airlines to make your travel more comfortable with less hassle . please see connecting flights in general information section and visa information for your stay in st . barths .\nour cargo and quickpac services are ideal for shipping small packages to all our destinations . with the high frequency of flights , winair will deliver your cargo or quick pac quicker than any of our competitors .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your winair ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nregional air carriers liat and winair have been called to the table by the chairman of pan am world airways dominicana ( pawa dominicana ) , luis david ramirez who proposes that they co - operate to \u201cfeed\u201d each other\u2019s routes .\nby simply calling and placing their orders at domino\u2019s in the airport in st . maarten and prepaying by credit card , residents of the two small islands in the netherland antilles will be able to order pizza by plane starting the beginning of this month . the pizzas are baked right before a scheduled winair flight is set to fly to the nearby islands . within half an hour the order is left at the winair airport counter for pick - up .\nof august 01 / 2015 saba and st . eustatius residents will be able to feast on their favorite domino\u2019s meal in the comfort of their own home as domino\u2019s and winair have teamed up to deliver domino\u2019s meals to these islands .\nbesides the fact that winair is doing very well financially , through the leadership of chief executive officer ( ceo ) mr . michael cleaver , the company continues to grow operationally enhancing the bottom - line . the supervisory board echoed the sentiments given by the ceo in his report , that the company\u2019s most valued assets are its employees as their hard work and dedication to serve the winair customers has made and continues to make the difference in the turnaround of the airline .\nwinair destinations - inflight magazine 2017 vol . 5 : : sint maarten - saint martin , sint eustatius , saba , sint barthelemy , st . kitts and nevis , anguilla , curacao , dominica , guadeloupe , puerto rico , santo domingo & tortola\nyes , winair has an interline agreement with dl and ua , i noticed that you can get the thru ticket on us if purchased on expedia . i dont see the dl and will check with expedia why they dont show ( should be a system glitch )\nregional caribbean air carrier winair has launched a brand - new service to port - au - prince , haiti . the new service between st maarten and haiti will bengin operations by sunrise airways on airbus a320 aircraft . while sunrise is operating the flight , all seats are sold and marketed by winair , according to the company . the flights will include 138 economy seats and 12 business class seats , with flights operating on wednesdays and saturdays . the flights will leavehaiti at 8 : 15 am and return from st maarten at 12 pm .\nairport\u2014winair announced on monday that due to the imminent passing of hurricane irma in the area , all service is suspended this tuesday , september 5and wednesday , september 6 . the airline hopes to restart limited services thursday september 7depending on the post irma conditions . with the unpredictability of hurricane irma , winair will relocate their twin otter aircraft to a more secure and safe area in the southern caribbean . affected passengers are presently being contacted for re - accommodation by the reservations department . a storm policy is in effect and customers will be rebooked at no additional cost .\nwinair also has interline service agreements with air france , klm , copa airlines , united , air antilles pawa dominicana , liat , caribbean airlines , air cara\u00efbes , insel air , corsair . this gives customer\u2019s greater access to destinations with value added services such as checked through baggage .\nclaudio , we are flying on us air flights using aa award miles , to and from sxm . we ticketed before the deadline . will we be able to check our bags all the way through to sbh ? ( we have not yet purchased our winair portion at this time )\nthis newest form of delivery service in the region involving pizza by plane is not only unique but also brilliant . international franchise pizza delivery corporation , domino\u2019s , and regional airline , winair , have formed a cooperative unit to offer delivery service to residents of saba and st . eustatius .\nsimpson bay - the winair shareholders of st . maarten and the netherlands attended the annual general meeting on july 12th 2017 to receive the managing and supervisory boards report on the company\u2019s business and activities for the fiscal year 2016 , and to present the audited financial report for fiscal year 2016 .\nonce you have the tickets for dl , ua and winair , you can ask them to tag the bags for you and they will , in st . barth ' s , our team once the correct flight numbers are shown can check the bags to the final destination as we already do\n15 / 10 / 2008 - the pilots need take your first fligh on max one month , or the staff go delete the pilot from va . 3 / 10 / 2008 - new aircraft on fleet , the winair buy 2 boeing 737 - 300 . new routes avaliable too . the pilot can check on destinations / routes page . 30 / 09 / 2008 - new aircraft on fleet , the winair buy 5 crj - 900 . new routes avaliable too . the pilot can check on destinations / routes page . have a new pirep record page . 19 / 09 / 2008 - register fast , the period of registrations is almost closing up ! ! ! ! 12 / 09 / 2008 - now the winair virtual is one va registred on ivao , look the certified on home page . 11 / 09 / 2008 - we need 10 active pilots to register on ivao , so come to fly with us ! welcome ! 07 / 09 / 2008 - now the website have hidden pages , to access pages login on site . the hidden pages are : pirep system and downloads ! 06 / 09 / 2008 - the winair takeoff for a big future . come and join us !\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your winair ancestors lived in harsh conditions . a short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family . the ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names . you can find birthdates , death dates , addresses and more .\nairport road : - - - on january 31st 2015 as the sunset at princess juliana international airport so did the career of captain age brouwer after 27 years . captain brouwer retired after touching down at pjia for the last time at 6 : 24pm to a large gathering of winair staff members on the tarmac .\nof my schedule . just one e - mail to let me know that they screw my flight will help us to organize ourselves to make on time . . never deal with this winair again . greedy , at least you could do is refund us the half of our fare . . but no decency ! i do hate you !\nwhere we find ourselves today is thanks to our team both in and out of sxm , dedication and hard work continue to prevail at winair , we are all proud of what we have done this together . our collective achievements are too numerous to list but please know this ; we look forward to serving the region for another 55 years !\ncaptain brouwer was given a water salute by the airport fire department after his final landing , witnessed by president of winair ' s board mr . georges greaux , ceo mr . michael cleaver , his wife ms . celia martinez brouwer , daughters anjelica brouwer , diana brouwer and a large cross section of employees from every department in the airline .\nit is a testament to the competence level of winair to meet its regulatory certifications and auditing processes that can rival larger international carriers . this is a highly - regulated industry requiring investments in training , certification , documentation , and maintenance programs , so management makes it their mission to get it right for the safety and comfort of its customers and employees .\ni flew with winair for first time . i chose it because i had no other option to get to santo domingo from curacao for the date i needed it and had to take this flight with a stop in st . marteen , however i did not regret because the service was like the best airlines with big airplanes , even this was . . .\nthis is my third flight with winair and second from st . martin to curacao . first one was in april . the main reason to write tgis review was the flight attendant who provided us with the best service ever . this lady ludmila was amazing . a lot of people asking nonsense questions and she was happy to answer them and ofger that . . .\nthe supervisory board is super excited about this milestone as it was only six years ago at their first board meeting the question was raised , \u201cdo we declare winair bankrupt ? \u201d thankfully with the multitude of reports studied beforehand , the supervisory board of directors had unanimously agreed that the fundamentals for the company needed to be reset with the right management team to execute it .\njohn caputo , the local domino\u2019s franchisee added \u201cdomino\u2019s mission statement is to be the number one pizza delivery company in the world\u2026and in every neighborhood . with this partnership , we are taking mission this to new heights . delivery by airplane ! we are excited to partner with winair to be able to provide this service that saba and statia residents have been longing for . \u201d\nthis flight is always exciting and very short . you need to add landing on the worlds shortest commercial runway ( on saba ) to your bucket list . the winair pilots know their stuff and have always felt safe in their hands . have done this run about five or six times . these are small planes . . no amenities but for 20 minutes who cares ? !\n\u201cwinair has interline agreements with air antilles , caribbean airlines , air cara\u00efbes , inselair , klm , air france , pawa , united , copa airlines , british airways , corsair and liat that allow passengers to seamlessly make their connecting flights to their final destinations , but even more impressive is the world - class air france - klm group having codeshare agreements with our airline . \u201d\nwinair has interline agreements with air antilles , caribbean airlines , air caraibes , insel air , klm , air france , pawa , united , copa airlines , british airways , corsair , and liat , that allow passengers to seamlessly make their connecting flights to their final destinations , but even more impressive is the world class air france - klm group having codeshare agreements with our airline .\nthere are more than 470 win companies with local ownership and operation under the following brands : winnelson , winair , winlectric , windustrial , winfastener , winpump , winwater and winsupply . in addition , there are more than 60 noland locations . winwholesale also owns wyatt irrigation and a majority financial interest in carr supply . all of the companies are collectively known as the win group of companies .\nthe race to space all started late last year when branson was on the island for a nature convention and a meeting with port st . maarten . the avid aviation mogul was heading back to necker island , his private isle in the british virgin islands , via windward islands airways international winair when he was seated next to a stack of domino\u2019s pizza , hot and ready for delivery .\nwinair destinations is a great tourist guide filled with all the necessary information and beautiful pictures the various islands have to offer . it includes ; maps , lodging , dining , what - to - see , where - to - go , duty free shopping , souvenirs , points - of - interest , sports , entertainment , usefull addresses , health & beauty , real estate , car rentals and much more .\n\u201cthe supervisory board is super excited about this milestone , as it was only six years ago at their first board meeting the question was raised : \u2018do we declare winair bankrupt ? \u2019 . thankfully , with the multitude of reports studied beforehand , the supervisory board of directors had unanimously agreed that the fundamentals for the company needed to be reset with the right management team to execute it , \u201d the report said .\nowner of domino\u2019s local franchise , john caputo , highlighted \u201cdomino\u2019s mission statement is to be the number one pizza delivery company in the world\u2026and in every neighborhood , \u201d he continued by adding , \u201cwith this partnership , we are taking mission this to new heights . delivery by airplane ! we are excited to partner with winair to be able to provide this service that saba and statia residents have been longing for . \u201d\nwinair apologised for the inconvenience and asked understanding that these weather conditions are beyond their control . the operations of twin otter flights to destinations saba , st . eustatius , st . barth , canefield \u2013 dominica , antigua , tortola , st . kitts and nevis , in addition to the flights to douglas - charles \u2013 dominica , guadeloupe , san juan , curacao and haiti , will resume once it is safe to do so .\nupon arrival in st . maarten , the coffin with the body stood in the blazing sunshine on the tarmac for hours . the initial 10 : 00am flight from st . maarten to statia was cancelled by winair and rescheduled for 90 minutes later . however , the family on statia , which had already gathered at f . d . roosevelt airport to witness the arrival of the chartered flight , was not informed about the delay .\nthe st . maarten based airline windward islands airways international ( winair ) , that serves several countries across the region has announced a net profit of us $ 3 . 89 million , six years after it almost filed for bankruptcy . the company made the disclosure at its recent annual general meeting where shareholders received a report on the company\u2019s business and activities for the fiscal year 2016 , and presented the audited financial report for fiscal year 2016 .\nwell , this is unfortunate in regards to us / american . i guess this is an opportunity for another carrier to step up to the plate . it seems odd that someone would do something that makes them less competitive but i guess this particular relationship with winair is not viewed as significant . i guess i will enjoy my flights i booked back in april this week knowing that i won ' t be able to check all the way next year .\nthe repatriation of his body from cura\u00e7ao to st . maarten was delayed , reportedly because the correct paperwork was missing . according to the family , which sent official complaints to zvk , windward island international airways winair and emerald funeral home , this was \u201cincomprehensible\u201d because the body\u2019s transport from colombia to cura\u00e7ao had passed without a glitch with the use of the same documents . copies of their complaints have been sent to minister of public health edith schippers and to the dutch parliament\u2019s second chamber .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmon - fri ( utc - 4 ) 08 . 00am - 5 . 00pm\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\n/ / urltoken\nchile ? it ' s so cool . . . from glaciers to deserts and penguins to gauchos - no wonder peter duncan loves the world ' s longest country\nfrom highgrove to chateaux and even the caribbean . . . great green - fingered breaks : the 10 best garden holidays\ndon ' t fly straight over the u . s . midwest \u2014 its thriving amish community and rambling countryside are beguiling\npie in the sky ! domino ' s pizza delivered by plane to holidaymakers on remote caribbean islands ( and the fee is just \u00a31 . 75 )\na caribbean airline is giving a new meaning to the term special delivery by delivering pizza to locals and tourists on two remote islands .\nwith a delivery fee of just $ 2 . 75 ( \u00a31 . 75 ) , the pizzas are baked at the chain\u2019s takeaway at st maarten airport and then hand - delivered within 30 minutes on scheduled passenger flights .\nthe journey begins here at domino ' s pizza in st maarten airport . pictured is a delivery girl on her way out\nfootage shows one of the pizza deliveries to saba\u2019s airport , where pilots face the shortest commercial runway in the world .\nat just 1 , 300ft , it is located on the side of a mountain with ocean on either side .\n\u00a31 , 360 to stream eastenders and \u00a31 , 500 to download an album : . . .\na little piece of heaven called hell , a castle buried deep . . .\naudrey agard , a manager at the airport domino\u2019s , told mashable that the service has become quite popular and the restaurant receives several delivery requests per day .\nwhen an order is placed staff bake the pizza or pizzas before the next scheduled flight and escort the pies on the 15 - to 20 - minute flight to saba or st eustatius ( also known as statia ) .\neach order is packed in an insulated heat bag , which is buckled into an open seat so it doesn\u2019t shift during the flight .\nwhat was agreed at chequers . . . and how the three - page . . .\nbottleneck of 700 , 000 migrants wait in libya to cross the . . .\n' prostitutes , orgies , group sex - all of it ' : ex - wife of . . .\nwoman , 38 , ' shoots her father in the head and then lives . . .\ndid the devil wear prada ? bee shaffer ' s wedding is . . .\nsydney tower skywalk was ' shut down due to unsafe winds ' . . .\nalive ! four thai boys who made it out of cave in daring . . .\n' diana would be ashamed ' : meghan ' s bitter half - sister . . .\ndon ' t fly straight over the u . s . midwest - its thriving amish community and rambling countryside are beguiling\npopping out to the shops . . . in marrakech : lisa snowdon tries some serious relaxation and retail therapy in morocco\nmarried by a maori chief . . . in his shorts : carol drinkwater recalls her holidays of a lifetime\nhere we go again ! the croatian island where the new mamma mia ! movie was filmed will make your heart sing . . .\nwho wood live in a house like this ? kooky home adorned with tree trunks and branches hits the market for $ 7 . 6 million\nit ' s a bird , it ' s a plane , it ' s a . . . whale ? airbus ' oddly - shaped beluga plane gets a makeover making it more like its animal lookalike\nit ' s 34p in cairo and \u00a38 . 44 in london : the price of a one - mile taxi journey in 50 capital cities revealed\nnow that ' s a man cave ! inside the 65ft - deep underground world dug out by a builder over 23 years . . . using just a chisel and hammer\ndimensions should permit it to be stored under the passenger seat ( templates are available at some check - in desks ) .\na lady ' s handbag , pocketbook or purse , i . e . which is appropriate to normal travelling dress and is not being used as a container for the transportation of articles which should otherwise be regarded as baggage .\na fully collapsible disabled person ' s wheelchair and / or crutches , and / or braces or other prosthetic device for the passenger ' s use .\ncertain items such as , infant carrying baskets or carrycots , wheelchairs and walking aids other than sticks or crutches must be labeled and stowed in the checked baggage compartment .\nnote : an infant carrying basket or bassinet will not be transported in the aircraft cabin unless the size of the basket or the bassinet will permit it being secured by a seat belt and a seat is reserved for the infant and a child ' s fare paid . cabin bags , briefcases , ladies vanity or cosmetic cases are not included in the free personal articles list . these items and others which do not visibly accord with the description of personal articles must be weighed and such weight included in the total baggage weight .\nthe free baggage allowance is applicable adult passengers and children whose fare is at least 50 % of the adult fare . requirements :\nmax dimension ( l + w + h ) of sixty two ( 62 ) inches .\ninterline and code share partners : depending on the journey involved , the most significant airline taking in the journey , baggage allowances and charges will apply . iata resolution 302 applies in this case .\napply to the total weight of the instruments and are accepted on a space available basis only .\nthere is no special charge for golfing equipment . golf bags are accepted as a part of a passenger ' s free baggage allowance .\nnote : to ensure easy storage in the aircraft holds , the front wheels of the bicycle should be removed and attached to the frame ; the pedals turned inwards , the saddle and handlebars lowered and placed in line with the frame ( i . e . handlebars turned sideways ) and the pressure released from the tires .\nno single item weighing more than seventy ( 70 ) pounds or 31 kg will be accepted .\nthe following are the charges and fees to be applied to overweight , oversized and excess baggage . all charges are calculated on a one - way basis and must be collected on check - in .\nbetween st . maarten , saba , st . eustatius and st . barths :\nother destinations , including antigua , dominica , guadeloupe , nevis , san juan , st . kitts and tortola :\nthe free baggage allowance applicable to an adult passenger and children whose fare is at least 50 % of the adult fare will be one piece at no more than 23 kilos or 50 pounds .\ninfants are allowed one piece at 10 kilo ' s of free baggage allowance .\nvip plus service is for passengers with high standards in comfort , discretion and time management \u2013 regardless of their airline or booking class .\ncelebrated the launch of same - day london gatwick - antigua vc bird - dominica cane field service , effective may - 2016 .\ndiscover dominica authority director of tourism colin piper stated : \u201cthe new same - day connection is great news for the island and we\u2019re excited that our visitors will now be able to travel straight to us and be in a domincan frame of mind by dinner time\u201d adding , \u201cmany travellers might have been put off by having to stay overnight at one of our caribbean neighbours , so i hope this new connection will encourage more british holidaymakers to visit our slice of tropical paradise\u201d . the carrier joins liat operating on the route , according to oag .\nthe first will be a service to aruba that will operate three times a week . the journey is expected to take 35 minutes . the second service will fly to bonaire and will operate 4 times a week . the journey will take an estimated 25 minutes . both services will carry passenger on the atr42 aircraft .\nminister of tourism and economic affairs , mellissa arrindell - doncher , announced on wednesday that princess juliana international airport ( pjia / sxm ) in st maarten will reopen to accept all commercial flights as of october 10 , 2017 .\nthe symbolism of the date was also important to the minister , marking seven years since st maarten obtained its new constitutional status .\nthe airport , the minister explained , was given time following hurricanes irma and maria to get back to a suitable operational level that falls within international safety standards . she re - iterated that the damage to pjia was severe and no quick fix could have been applied .\n\u201ceven as we open our airport , we are still months away from restoring pjia to its former glory , \u201d she said .\nhowever , the minister continued , \u201cacting ceo of pjia michel hyman assisted by head of the civil aviation department lou halley and his team , has done a terrific job in getting the airport to a point where we can open for business . i cannot praise these folks and their resilience enough in getting pjia back up and running . thank you . \u201d\nthe minister explained that while the airport is opening , there will be some changes in terms of passenger movement and security within the terminal building to allow for repairs to the building to continue . she said hyman and airport management will ensure that passengers are in a safe environment at all times .\nalternative airlines is an online flight search complete with customer service specialising in booking flights on lesser known airlines and to remote destinations . we offer you a wider choice of airlines supported by a team of customer service and travel specialists for help and advice on your travel plans . we specialise in finding the best available fares on the widest range of airlines and making them available to you online , with prices in the currency of your choice .\nalternative airlines handles all your travel arrangements and payments , complete with ticketed confirmation . we do not direct you to other websites or service providers . we help you through the process . this is what makes us alternative airlines . check out our reviews : alternative airlines - 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", "topic": 30}], "title": "rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile", "paragraphs": ["flabaliki plays : rollercoaster tycoon 4 ! . . . mobile ( and it $ ucks )\nrollercoaster tycoon\u00ae 4 mobile\u2122 is a completely free - to - play game with an addictive mixture of strategic planning and simulation . based on the beloved rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae franchise , this game takes many of the fan - favorite features from the original pc games and brings them to mobile .\nrollercoaster tycoon 4 will be\na completely different game\non pc than its mobile version , publisher atari ' s senior director of marketing anthony chien told digital spy .\nrollercoaster tycoon world did fare slightly better than the series\u2019 previous effort , rollercoaster tycoon 4 . however , the ios game was littered with microtransactions and was derided both by professional critics and series fans .\nso ask your rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile question for iphone - ipad and get answers from real gamers or answer questions and share your insights and experience with the rest of the gaming community .\nrollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile is the fourth installment in the rollercoaster tycoon franchise . it was developed by on5 games and published by atari for ios and android devices . the game was released on april 10 , 2014 for ios devices and on october 22 , 2014 for android devices and is the second mobile installment in the series .\nthe worlds most disappointing theme park . - - rollercoaster tycoon - - part 1\nbased on the beloved rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae franchise , rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae 4 mobile\u2122 is coming soon to your iphone , ipad and ipod touch ! create and share the coolest amusement park of your dreams and construct incredible roller coasters to keep your visitors excited . build the best park , unlock new materials , and exchange roller coaster blueprints with friends to become the ultimate rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae !\ncopyright \u00a9 2014 atari interactive , inc . all rights reserved . rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae 4 mobile game\u2122 \u00a9 2014 chris sawyer . all rights reserved . developed by on5 . marketed and distributed by atari , inc .\nrollercoaster tycoon is one of the most successful franchises in atari history . bringing the classic title to mobile platforms , such as android , allows fans to enjoy the timeless classic anytime from anywhere , \u201d said fred chesnais , chief executive officer , atari , inc . \u201c rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile has proven to be wildly popular amongst the iphone , ipad and ipod touch community . cultivating this success and extending the game to android devices is the next step for continuing the rollercoaster tycoon legacy . \u201d developed by on5 , the rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile app is free - to - download on the amazon appstore at urltoken and google play at urltoken .\nchien ' s statement follows last week ' s debut of the above trailer which serves as the first look at roller coaster tycoon 4 mobile . this footage immediately drew\nthat ' s pretty unequivocal . that makes rollercoaster tycoon 4 the first game in the series to be built with no input from sawyer at all .\nrollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile | ios iphone / ipad gameplay review . visit urltoken for more great iphone and ipad game reviews . approximate installed size - 65 mb urltoken / review / 8423 / rol . . . - view app rating & current price\natari announced the next installment in the amusement park simulation series earlier this month . developer on5 games will bring rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile to ios this spring . the publisher later tweeted that\na pc experience\nis also in development for release this year .\ni wanted to be the carefree kid when playing rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile . after all , this is a sequel to a game franchise i loved to death growing up . there are few better things in life than riding roller coasters \u2014 but designing them may be one .\nwith this latest version of rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile , atari has incorporated classic gameplay features from the original games including queue lines . entirely new gameplay , including a rollercoaster tycoon - themed slots mini - game and billboards that showcase real - world advertisements adding to the realism of the parks has also been introduced ! additional highly popular and nostalgic rollercoaster tycoon features including transport rides , janitors , and even the ability to make theme park visitors visibly sick after enjoying too many coaster rides will be available soon .\nwith rollercoaster tycoon touch , the beloved amusement park building series is moving beyond dated 2d graphics and into the modern world . it ' s strange to say this in 2017 , but it ' s the first mobile version of the game to take advantage of 3d graphics . it ' s a major leap ahead of 2014 ' s rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile and rollercoaster tycoon classic , a rehash of the series ' first two games released in december . the free - to - play title is available on ios and android , and you can bet there will be plenty of micro - transactions .\natari hasn ' t revealed a release date for either version of rollercoaster tycoon 4 . the most recent game in the series , rollercoaster tycoon 3 , was released in 2004 and made its way to mac and windows pc . the game ' s platinum version is available through online retailers for $ 19 . 99 .\nabout the forthcoming rollercoaster tycoon world for pc .\nrollercoaster tycoon world will be released as a full premium pc experience ,\nthe publisher grovels ,\ngiving fans the ability to enjoy a micro - transaction free amusement park .\nwhen i sat down to play rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile , however , i quickly found the childlike innocence behind my eyes fading . not only did i want to put away childish things by the time i stopped playing \u2014 i wanted to smash my ipad and send the bill to atari .\ngame name : roller coaster tycoon 4 mobile the good : the concept of a game in which you build roller coasters and run a theme park is a great one . the bad : iaps are utterly out of control . the verdict : a lot of people were very excited about the arrival of a new roller coaster tycoon 4 mobile game . hopefully those people have a strong support network to get them through this difficult time . buy from : app store\natari has offices in new york and paris . \u00a9 2014 atari interactive , inc . all rights reserved . atari word mark and logo are trademarks owned by atari interactive , inc . rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile game\u2122 \u00a9 2014 chris sawyer . rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae is a registered trademark of chris sawyer . all other marks are the property of their respective owners . about on5 on5 is a startup development studio consisting of a group of hard - working enthusiasts willing to bring new ideas into the world of mobile apps .\nversion 5 . 6 , raydream studio version five , debabelizer pro 4 . 5 ,\ndunkin , alan ( april 13 , 1999 ) .\nrollercoaster tycoon review\n. gamespot . retrieved january 27 , 2016 .\nit ' s trying to deliver as much as we can . first is the mobile version , then it ' s the pc experience . i think a lot of people are vocal about wanting to see the pc version first before the mobile , but our strategy is mobile first .\nrollercoaster tycoon\u00ae 4 mobile\u2122 by atari ( ios / android ) based on the beloved rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae franchise , rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae 4 mobile\u2122 is now available on your iphone , ipad and ipod touch ! create and share the amusement park of your dreams and construct incredible roller coasters and rides to keep your visitors happy . create the best park , unlock new materials , and exchange coaster blueprints with friends online to become the ultimate rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae ! features : \u2022intuitive rollercoaster editor . \u202220 pre - designed coasters . \u2022over 50 different attractions , restaurants , concession stands , hotels and decorations . \u2022unlock new materials to construct cooler , faster and taller coasters . \u2022grow your economy by creating the ultimate amusement park . \u2022connect with friends on facebook and game center . \u2022share roller coaster blueprints . \u2022top the game center leaderboards online . \u2022game is pre - loaded with over $ 5 . 00 of in - game currency . visit us at urltoken follow us on : urltoken urltoken itunes store page : urltoken homepage : urltoken\nthis article is about the first game in the video game series . for the entire series , see rollercoaster tycoon ( series ) .\nabout the only thing i can say in favour of rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile is that it accurately captures the experience of visiting a theme park : it costs too much to get in , the stalls are all overpriced , you have to wait ages for all the rides and the whole experience will leave you feeling decidedly nauseous .\nchien told the publication that the mobile and pc versions will differ , though he declined to offer specifics .\nrollercoaster tycoon received two expansion packs : added attractions ( released in the us as corkscrew follies ) in 1999 , and loopy landscapes in 2000 . two special editions were released : rollercoaster tycoon gold / totally roller coaster in 2002 , which contained the original game , added attractions / corkscrew follies , and loopy landscapes ; and rollercoaster tycoon deluxe in 2003 , which contained the content in gold plus more designs for the different customizable rides .\nthere ' s a lot of diehard [ rollercoaster tycoon ] fans that want a pc experience , they want all different sorts of things ,\nchien stated .\n[ we ' re ] trying to deliver as much as we can . first is the mobile version , then it ' s the pc experience . i think a lot of people are vocal about wanting to see the pc version first before the mobile , but our strategy is mobile first .\n\u00a9 2014 atari interactive , inc . all rights reserved . rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae 4 mobile game\u2122 \u00a9 2014 chris sawyer . all rights reserved . developed by on5 . marketed and distributed by atari , inc . , new york , ny . atari and the atari logo are trademarks owned by atari interactive , inc . all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners .\nrollercoaster tycoon is a construction and management simulation video game that simulates amusement park management . developed by chris sawyer productions and published by hasbro interactive , the game was released for microsoft windows in 1999 and was later ported to the xbox by infogrames in 2003 . it is the first game in the rollercoaster tycoon series .\nrollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile is also available for free in the app store for iphone , ipad and ipod touch at urltoken . social media resources # rollercoastertycoon comes to android , free for download on google play urltoken or amazon appstore urltoken # rollercoastertycoon on ios now free for download urltoken # rct # rct4m follow atari and rollercoaster tycoon on twitter : @ atari and @ officialrct you can also \u2018like\u2019 both atari and rollercoaster tycoon on facebook : urltoken and urltoken about atari atari ( urltoken ) is an interactive entertainment production company . as an iconic brand that transcends generations and audiences , the company is globally recognized for its multi - platform , interactive entertainment and licensed products . atari owns and / or manages a portfolio of more than 200 games and franchises , including world - renowned brands like asteroids\u00ae , centipede\u00ae , missile command\u00ae , pong\u00ae , test drive\u00ae , and rollercoaster tycoon\u00ae .\nthat was released last year was made with a lot of involvement from sawyer ( according to the devs and sawyer himself ) and that game was notably traditionally priced with a single up - front cost and no consumable in - app purchases . atari ' s new rollercoaster tycoon 4 will have\nthere ' s no need to think about any of the decisions you make in rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile - not least because most of them have already been made for you . you ' re not a tycoon but a lapdog , following instructions that are usually accompanied by large pulsing arrows telling you exactly where to tap . you ' ll name your park , add a few attractions and facilities , build a basic wooden rollercoaster , and then the game grips your hand a little less tightly and you ' re left with three nominal goals - build this facility , plant some trees , lay some pathways , and so on .\nrollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile ' s problems are pervasive , but most of them stem from a fundamental - perhaps wilful - misunderstanding of what made rollercoaster tycoon great in the first place . rather than empowering you to build the park of your dreams , instead it invites you to clutter the place up with bonsai bushes and lampposts , without for a minute considering that you might not want to . freedom comes eventually , as you level up and gain access to more rides and facilities , but at what cost ? you either spend hours upon hours gaining hollow praise for your obedience or spend real money on virtual resources . and surely no amount of positive reinforcement can compensate for the steady deterioration of your soul .\nlaunched back in november to a very positive reception from longtime rollercoaster tycoon fans , who hailed the game as a worthwhile successor to the classic series . the game\u2019s creator , frontier developments , was previously responsible for\nthere were two official scenarios available for download from atari ' s website : fort anachronism and alton towers . alton towers was included with the loopy landscapes expansion with heide - park and blackpool pleasure beach and was updated to take advantage of the new game components . both scenarios are also included as part of rollercoaster tycoon deluxe . the uk edition of rollercoaster tycoon deluxe contained blackpool pleasure beach in place of fort anachronism .\nwas being developed as an ios - exclusive mobile title , i endeavoured to find out more about the game and who was making it . one important claim that\nthough planet coaster has , for all intents and purposes , successfully taken the roller coaster simulator torch from rollercoaster tycoon , atari hasn\u2019t given up on releasing games . rollercoaster tycoon world was released just a day before planet coaster , but it received scathing reviews . critics took issue with the game\u2019s stability , performance , generic visual style , and low difficulty , and saw it as wholly unnecessary in a world where planet coaster exists .\n10 things you ( probably ) never knew about chris sawyer ' s tycoon games . . .\nthis isn ' t an uncommon tactic , of course ; indeed , it ' s one employed by plenty of free - to - play games . except rollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile isn ' t free - to - play . it costs \u00a31 . 99 . that \u00a31 . 99 gets you roughly 45 minutes ' worth of cash and tickets ( the game ' s twin currencies , because you can harpoon whales more effectively when you attack from two angles , right ? ) before they run out , at which point the waiting game begins .\nanyone who grew up playing computer games no doubt remembers the roller coaster tycoon franchise . now you can build amazing theme parks and attractions right in the palm of your hand in roller coaster tycoon 4 for iphone and ipad . in order to keep up with customer demand , you ' ll need to stock your park with plenty of amazing rides , attractions , and food booths . however , coins and tickets are not unlimited and can be rather hard to come by if you don ' t build and invest your money wisely . that ' s where imore can help ! these are the top 10 roller coaster tycoon 4 tips , hints , and cheats we think you need to know !\nupdate ! video covering the new blogs : urltoken update 12 / 4 / 2016 : well guess what happened , i was right . you are wrong ! i win , you lose . rctw failed miserably , deal with it ! please patiently watch the entire video before commenting about my video . this is my big elaborate rant on discussing the new installment of roller coaster tycoon which is ' rollercoaster tycoon : world ' . i predict that this game is going to fail very hard . i also talk about a wide variety of topics about the rollercoaster tycoon series ; what made the games good , the history , the reception of the new title and more . my prediction is what it is : a mere prediction . however the details i cover in the video are still factual .\nunfortunately , unlike many other games , roller coaster tycoon 4 doesn ' t seem to be susceptible to rolling forward time . many games like candy crush , two dots , and others are . that means you ' ll just have to learn some patience and build smarter to avoid spending real money .\nbates , jason ( april 2 , 1999 ) .\nroller coaster tycoon\n. ign . retrieved january 27 , 2016 .\nchien also addressed\ndiehard\nfans of the series who\nwant a pc experience .\natari is creating a game for those fans , he said , though the mobile version will arrive first .\nit ' s been years since i played a rollercoaster tycoon game , but thinking back to it brings forth foggy memories of a challenging yet enormously enjoyable juggling act . it was a series that asked you to balance the value of an amusement park in both business and entertainment terms .\nfrom fans due to the game ' s apparent reliance on free - to - play gimmicks . despite this negative backlash , atari is moving forward with plans to release the mobile game prior to its pc counterpart .\nzoo tycoon ( xbox one ) | let ' s play # 1 | oh . my . god . it ' s so cute .\nproduction on rollercoaster tycoon world is flying along at breakneck speed . the team is working hard to finish the updated coaster system and all the other bits of fan feedback we received from our previous public test . we want to show you what we\u2019ve been working on , so we have some exciting upcoming streams !\non the following friday 12 / 18 at 2pm edt , we\u2019ll be streaming the newest build of rctw on alienware\u2019s twitch channel . the game is looking beautiful , and our team has implemented a ton of updates already based off of your feedback and our private tests . come and see rollercoaster tycoon world played live on the stream !\nchris sawyer said in response to the commercial success of the game ,\ni think everyone is a bit stunned by the sales success of rollercoaster tycoon , myself included . i always believed in the game concept myself , but i hadn ' t expected it to have so much widespread appeal among game players of all types .\natari ' s u . s . entity filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy in january 2013 . the company announced plans to sell its assets individually by may , listing a minimum value of $ 3 . 5 million for the rollercoaster tycoon franchise . a bankruptcy court in manhattan approved a three - year recovery plan for the company last december .\ncreate and share your ultimate theme park . construct incredible roller coasters . building your theme park is only the first step in your journey to become the ultimate tycoon !\nlike many other games , roller coaster tycoon 4 lets you hook your facebook in so you can share roller coaster designs , request blueprints , and send each other gifts . the same goes for game center . however , if you send invites to your facebook friends , you ' ll earn 1 free ticket for each friend you invite . sure , we all hate facebook spam , but it ' s for a good cause , right ? !\nand then there ' s the now - mandatory facebook integration . i resisted the temptation at first , even with all the wheedling encouragement , but eventually relented for the sake of the review , not least because soon i was being nagged by a new goal .\nit pays to be social ,\nit claimed , and it evidently did - i earned a hefty wodge of cash and 15 tickets , the game promising it would only need to access my friends list and my profile in return . that was a lie , as i found out when i completed a hot dog stand , and i was suddenly whisked out of the game and into the facebook app .\nrollercoaster tycoon 4 mobile would like to post publicly to facebook for you .\ni opted to skip the game ' s offer to fill my feed with its nonsense . it didn ' t seem to take the hint , dragging me back when i completed another ride .\nmakes its pc debut , the game will be a far cry from its mobile incarnation , according to atari .\nwe can ' t share that much , but [ pc ] will definitely be a completely different game ,\nsaid anthony chien , atari senior director of marketing , in a\naccording to tmz , frontier developments calculated that it was owed approximately $ 3 . 37 million in royalties for rollercoaster tycoon 3 based on the game\u2019s sales figures , but atari only paid $ 1 . 17 million . the publisher then \u201cdelayed\u201d payments after frontier requested an audit of atari\u2019s sales reports \u2014 frontier claims that a separate source showed far higher sales figures for the game than atari has divulged at the time .\nrollercoaster tycoon features 22 scenarios , with the first five open from the start . successfully completing a scenario will unlock the next one . additionally , mega park is unlocked when all 21 scenarios are completed . this scenario has no objective ( except\nhave fun !\n) , but allows the player to build on nearly the entire map , and eventually has all attractions available to build . this is the closest to a\nsandbox\npark , except the player does not have an unlimited amount of money to work with , only a $ 50 , 000 loan .\ncomplete any of these goals and you ' re given some experience points , some cash and a pat on the back . it doesn ' t matter that your customers have to walk across a large field to reach the entrance to your rollercoaster or that your balloon stand is positioned immediately behind your ' welcome ' sign , because both will attract foot traffic regardless .\nroller coaster tycoon 4 is one of the few games where you really don ' t have to spend any real life money if you ' re smart about how you spend your initial coins and where you choose to use your tickets . you only earn tickets for completing quests and as special finds . how many coins you earn is completely up to how well your park performs . one of the biggest wastes of tickets is to spend them on speeding up construction . instead , be patient and pay attention to how long something takes to build . if it ' s a long wait , build those things right before you close the game . that way you aren ' t tying up money you want while playing . you also don ' t end up spending tickets on rushing the process . it happens while you ' re gone .\nguests are the visitors to the amusement park . they have specific tastes in rides , such as rides with an intensity rating\nabove 4\nor\nbetween 2 and 6\n. their nausea tolerance levels vary from\nnone\nto\nhigh\n. in the first game , guests had id numbers instead of names ( e . g .\nguest 212\n) . in roller coaster tycoon 2 and 3 , the guests were given names . giving guests specific names can unlock easter eggs and / or cheats . guests only vary in clothing colors , but otherwise look exactly the same . each visitor brings a variable amount of money with them into the park , and will pay to enter the amusement park if there is an entrance fee , as long as they have enough money and it is not too expensive .\nthe main way you ' ll earn money in rct 4 is by selling food to your park guests . hotels are important to since they increase your park ' s holding capacity . the more people you have , the more rooms you book and the more food you sell . figure out which food booths generate the most money and build a ton of them . i like to do it off in a corner of the game where they aren ' t in the way . hotels you can easily upgrade before building more so they take up far less space .\nthere are 21 scenarios included with rollercoaster tycoon , as well as 30 more in the corkscrew follies expansion pack , and another 30 in the loopy landscapes expansion pack , totaling to 81 scenarios if the whole set is installed . there are also 3 promotional scenarios released with magazines and 11 official scenarios created by hasbro for competitions , as well as 3 real amusement parks and 1 extra park that are available in the deluxe edition . some scenarios afford the player empty tracts of land on which to build the park from scratch , but most place the player in control of an operational park that is usually underdeveloped , dilapidated , or suffering from poor planning . if the player deems the park undersized for his needs or desires , they may be able to purchase land for the park , or construction rights allowing them to build on top of the land ( but not directly on it ) .\ni discovered this when one of my goals was to build a new steel rollercoaster to join my two wooden ones . i decided to take a look at the prefab models , for reasons that will soon become abundantly clear . i picked a monster called black mamba having freed up a bit of land in advance . it was too big , of course , but i was still shocked to discover that i ' d have to pay for eight new plots to fit it in , at a cost approaching the price of the ride itself .\n- corporation mode - there are lots of islands in the sea and there are lots of potential tourists on those islands . compete with other players and get these tourists to your parks . there is a lot of profit to be made . prove that you are the biggest tycoon out there ! - camera rotation - there had to be an easier way to make those intricate bends for your coaster , and now there is ! - water tiles - make a pond or a lake , build some bridges - various bug fixes\nit ' s far from the only technical issue . there ' s no option to change the camera angle and no way to adjust the transparency of anything - so good luck if you were planning on building something behind your rollercoaster . at one point i located an errant piece of stone pathway only when a building inexplicably disappeared from view for a few seconds . this fairy house i ' ve just added must be magic , i thought . but then it happened to a burger joint and my octopus ride . and my toilets , my hotel , my gift shop and my coffee stand .\n' s ben silverman highlighted the game ' s graphical style :\nthe nature of the game just doesn ' t call for fancy graphics , and thankfully things run smoothly . the detail level is very cool , from the green - faced nauseous guest to the marquee scrolling the name of the ride at the entrance .\nhe also praised the endless amount of possibilities in designing rollercoaster rides , as well as the huge amount of specific detail , such as the location of a food stall , the player should and can focus on of their park , with the only slight criticisms being the\nsloppy\ninterface .\ni soon began to sympathise with the builders , however , because manually constructing a rollercoaster is an equally tedious and long - winded process . in theory , a touchscreen should be ideal for this sort of thing , but instead of drawing a track and then adjusting heights and angles , it has to be done piecemeal . it ' s alarmingly limited , to . sometimes you ' ll want to raise or lower a piece and the game inexplicably won ' t let you - perhaps because the ride would be too exciting , and your customers would be too happy too soon , boosting your earning power before you ' d had chance to spend real money trying to hurry things along .\n' s jason bates also called it a fun game . he wrote that making custom rides could take a very long time and be very frustrating at first , and players would have to pay too much cash to tasks liking changing land levels , re - positioning trees and build walkways , while they design their rollercoaster . however , once players mastered doing so ,\nyou ' ll get a lot of pride out of designing some crazy , twisting corkscrew that winds in and out of lakes and hot dog stands , painting it bright neon pink and orange , and giving it a name like the vominator . and then when the kids start lining up for those $ 5 tickets , you ' ll be ready to start saving up for your next ridiculous extravaganza .\ni honestly love this game ! i downloaded this two days ago and can ' t stop playing it . my favorite part is that you are able to build custom roller coasters , and not have to choose one that is already built . there is only one thing ~ bugs . . . whenever i try to play the food rush or the wheel of fortune ( which i think are great ideas ) , i finish them , move to a new level , and it won ' t let me press the ok button to get out of that screen . then i have to refresh the page , and i lose that level . there is also a random car parked in the parking lot . . . um . . . yeah . i have a suggestion for this game ; could you make a camera view where you can be on the rollercoasters ? like , maybe you can click on the desired rollercoaster and choose ' ride ' or something . . . though , i shall say , the ' complete ' button for the custom rollercoasters really comes in handy . other than the bugs , i would definitely give this game 5 stars\ud83d\ude0a\ni honestly love this game ! i downloaded this two days ago and can ' t stop playing it . my favorite part is that you are able to build custom roller coasters , and not have to choose one that is already built . there is only one thing ~ bugs . . . whenever i try to play the food rush or the wheel of fortune ( which i think are great ideas ) , i finish them , move to a new level , and it won ' t let me press the ok button to get out of that screen . then i have to refresh the page , and i lose that level . there is also a random car parked in the parking lot . . . um . . . yeah . i have a suggestion for this game ; could you make a camera view where you can be on the rollercoasters ? like , maybe you can click on the desired rollercoaster and choose ' ride ' or something . . . though , i shall say , the ' complete ' button for the custom rollercoasters really comes in handy . other than the bugs , i would definitely give this game 5 stars\ud83d\ude0a thank you for taking time to read this review\ud83d\udc96\nwas that the series ' creator and shepherd chris sawyer is\npart of the production team\nfor this new installment . this morning i ' ve heard back from someone who disputes that assertion : chris sawyer .\ni managed to get a question in front of him yesterday , and here ' s what chris sawyer sent back today .\ni have no involvement with the creation of atari ' s newly announced rct games .\n. one has to wonder if chris sawyer would have allowed that to happen if he ' d had any oversight on the project .\nwe can ' t share that much , but [ pc ] will definitely be a completely different game ,\nhe said .\nfallout 76\u2019s todd howard : no cross - console play because \u2018sony is not as helpful as everyone would like . \u2019\nthis article has a component height of 8 . the sidebar size is medium .\nyou had to build rides that were scary enough to raise pulses without triggering gag reflexes , and adjust the prices of goods to ensure punters didn ' t feel ripped off while still turning a profit . the layout was important , too - it was unwise to place food stalls near the exit of a corkscrewing coaster , but charging people a fortune to use the toilet afterwards was a guaranteed money - spinner . you couldn ' t just slap down attractions haphazardly - you needed to build practical routes to enable people to queue efficiently and get around without any trouble . building the theme park of your dreams , in other words , required a good deal of thought .\nnew goals arrive to replace the old ones . look , now it ' s time to build a gift shop . where ? doesn ' t matter . you ' re doing a great job . tap here to put it down . no , you don ' t need to build a path to it - after all , paths are now classed as ' decorations ' . they have no function , they are merely a cosmetic concern . isn ' t that great ? claim your reward . well done ! you pressed your finger against an icon with a big arrow saying ' touch here ' . you are excellent ! everything is awesome ! everything is cool when you ' re tapping the screen !\nyou ' re living the dream - except it ' s a waking nightmare . but this insidious language of positive reinforcement constantly tries to convince you you ' re having a good time . it ' s a psychological trick - not even a very good one , and certainly not subtle - to lure the easily pleased into feeling like they ' ve achieved something . and all you ' re doing is following instructions a lobotomised sloth could comfortably keep up with .\ni log in on the third day of playing and find my park ' s ' buzz ' rating has been boosted by 18 % . wow ! i must be doing something right , i think . no . i got it for nothing more than checking in on my park . my customers are more engaged not because i ' ve made any smart decisions , but because i turned the game on . one tap and everyone ' s happy .\nfirst it ' s a few minutes for a facility to be built , then it ' s half an hour for a new ride . then it ' s an hour , five hours , 11 hours , and the number of tickets required to speed up the construction increases in steadily larger increments , like a fibonacci sequence invented by a total prick . expand your boundaries , you ' re instructed . except with each ' for sale ' sign you tap , you have to pay more . within minutes , you ' re paying three times the cost for the same area of land .\nit ' s time to build a gift shop . where ? doesn ' t matter . you ' re doing a great job . tap here to put it down . isn ' t that great ? claim your reward . well done ! you are excellent !\nthe graphics are tolerably mediocre , i suppose , though if you ' ve got 10 attractions or more , the engine will labour to render them all .\nso i opted instead to pay for a 4d cinema - a snip at 57 , 400 coins , or the equivalent of 574 taps of my ice cream stand , which at the time was earning 50 coins per minute with a maximum yield of 100 . yet with a potential revenue of 9840 coins per hour , assuming i was to touch all the coin icons to refresh the various amenities as soon as they appeared , i worked out it would take between five and six hours of waiting , watching and occasionally tapping before i could afford my sci - fi picture house . not factoring in the build time , of course .\nas i was close to finishing construction on my second coaster , i grew bored of trying to defy these bizarre restrictions and fashion a more outlandish design , and opted to use the ' auto complete ' option so that the game could bring my misery to a swift end . every time i tried , it would think about it but tell me to bring the start and finish closer together . this continued until the track was a single square away from the entrance . still the game couldn ' t figure out a way to connect the two .\ni haven ' t even mentioned the music . it ' s irredeemably bad , with offensively simplistic melodies looping incessantly to maddening effect .\nthere ' s no consistency to any of it , from the interface to the internal logic . i inadvertently turned my ice cream parlour into a hot dog stand while swiping to browse a menu , yet i had to confirm that yes , i really did want to get rid of that lone tree sitting in the middle of an otherwise empty square where i was planning to put a new attraction . at one point , i tapped on a speech bubble to see what one of my customers was thinking .\ni wish they had a chain carousel ride ,\nhe said , as he walked past my chain carousel ride . later , i realised there was no way anyone could reach the entrance to my second coaster without crossing the track . it wasn ' t long before queues were forming outside and it became my highest - rated ride .\nsometimes we include links to online retail stores . if you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission . for more information , go here .\nchris schilling writes about video games for a living , and knows an awful lot about pok\u00e9mon . ask him anything . ( though he may have to confer with his son . )\nbut . . . update : a pc\nexperience\nis in the works , apparently .\nthe 10 most popular stories of the day , delivered at 5pm uk time . never miss a thing .\nthis site \u00a9 2018 gamer network . all rights reserved . no part of this site or its content may be reproduced without the permission of the copyright holder .\nis slated to debut at some point this spring . atari has yet to reveal a release date for the pc game .\nhidden code for a ' visual search ' feature hints at snap ' s next move .\nlaw enforcement may have a tough time cracking your phone with a usb device .\ntapping into the same creative well as ' minecraft ' could be the key to long - term success .\nrise from goon to godfather in this fast - paced , card - based , multiplayer brawler .\nby purchasing this item , you are transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\nhello tycoons , bring more cheer to your park with the introduction of mascots ! ! ! these are a new business type which you can add to your park . choose from 3 different types \u2013 panda , cowboy and tiger . you can place multiple mascots and upgrade them over time . each will give a boost to nearby businesses . also , now you get daily rewards for logging into the app . make sure to check in and get your daily bonus . we hope you enjoy this update .\nnew in this update : - tap and hold a building to move it . - now you get more coins in the shop when you level up . - be creative with a new color pack . re - color all your attractions and businesses . - connect to the new dedicated rct4m social channels . - stability improvements .\nmajor feature update - collections : add the brand new collector\u2019s booth to your park . open crates , collect all kinds of traveler ' s items , and get awesome looking rewards ! - new ! hot air balloons : build a set of hot air balloons , with different looks and daily rewards . - new ! vip peep : find the vip peep and get a boost for your park . - new eye - candy for when you collect coins , get tickets or xp points . - bonuses on levelling up . - various minor bug and stability fixes\nrecently after the update i log onto the game to find my main park had completely vanished , and was at level 1 . the single main park value was 153 million , and the gold on hand was over 51 million . all gone , and started back to level 1 . my other 2 parks valued at over 100 million were intact and at their proper levels . i believe something like level 190ish . so many countless hours were instantly gone , thousands of tickets , and multi millions in gold all stolen or deleted by this game or its developers and team . i emailed the only account available to inform them , and recover my losses , but haven\u2019t heard back yet . it\u2019s 1 star for now , until my park and gold is restored , it will be 5 stars if they restore my park and gold . please support team , if you are reading this , restore my losses . i understand the best way to reach support is through these reviews , so if your team actually reads the reviews , my park should be restored soon , if not , then obviously these reviews are ignored by support / development .\ni love this game . i play it every time i get free time . this is my 2nd review now and some things got better but the random car parked in the park still apprears , and also now the janitors tend to wonder off out the park to lands i don ' t owen if you guy could add a setting as to assign specific areas were they can just stay stay at like the original version it be awsome . the history claims and treasure boxes thing got fix so thank you . besides that the game is class a wish you guys could add more options for rollercoasters , twists and other stuff be able to go underground with them . n more creative n customizable\nrequires ios 8 . 0 or later . compatible with iphone , ipad , and ipod touch .\nwith family sharing set up , up to six family members can use this app .\ncustomize your theme park with different attractions , restaurants , businesses , concession stands , hotels and decorations .\nios \u2013 requires ios 5 . 0 or later . compatible with iphone , ipad , and ipod touch .\nrct4m \u2013 new update \u2013 version 1 . 7 . 0 now live \u2013 multi - parks added !\n\u00a92018 rcto productions , llc . all rights reserved . privacy policy | terms of use | privacy policy | press | contact us\nerror : error validating application . application has been deleted . type : oauthexception code : 190 please refer to our error message reference .\nfood rush is found under the build section in specials . add it to your park as soon as you can . tap on it and then tap play . your job is to serve as many burgers to your park customers as fast as possible . the more you serve , the more cash and xp you earn . there are certain tricks to burger rush such as timing when ingredients must refill . the better you get , the more you earn . if you need some cash or need to burn some time , it ' s a great way to do it .\ncoasters that are already made for you may be convenient but they ' re also astronomically expensive . save your cash and build your own coasters . you can design them anytime and then build them when you have the money and tickets to do so . there ' s also another advantage to this strategy and it ' s that you can custom build coasters that fit to your park layout . a lot of times prebuilt coasters are large and bulky on purpose . this is so you ' re forced to buy more land . instead , rearrange your park and build to suit . it ' s cheaper and makes your park more unique than the next guy ' s .\nwhen you buy more land to expand your park , you may find lots of trees and bushes get in the way of construction . a big mistake many players make is that they remove them . instead , relocate them to another area of the park . your guests enjoy looking at nice landscaping and it increases their overall happiness . happy guests equals thriving park . so let the shrubs stay !\nmany attractions allow you to spend some coins in order to upgrade them . this increases the buzz around them and keeps your guests happy . upgrade your attractions whenever you feasibly can . while it ' s easy to get distracted by building roller coasters and ignoring regular attractions , your park ' s buzz will suffer if you do so .\nsometimes you ' ll find cargo boxes in the parking lot that contain special gifts your park receives . it ' s easy to overlook them so be sure you check from time to time as gifts vary from statues to other decorative objects that you can place in your park for free . your guests enjoy looking at them so it never hurts .\nevery once in a while you ' ll see guests with thought bubbles over their heads . tap on them to read their thoughts . listening to your guests is the number one way to increase park buzz and make people spend more money . if you ' re meeting their needs , your park will thrive . so before you build another roller coaster , make sure that ' s what your guests are really asking for .\nadding an engineering building to your park will minimize the amount of time overall construction takes on rides and attractions . it doesn ' t cost a lot so be sure you add one . as for maintenance , after you add the building , you can trade tickets to keep it running . as long as the maintenance building is paid , your rides won ' t break down while you ' re away . this is a nifty way to make sure you come back to the game with tons of money to collect and a great park buzz .\nthere\u2019s a familiar look you see on the faces of parents at theme parks . it\u2019s a look their children are rarely able to understand \u2014 caught as they are in the clutches of school vacations and roller coasters with names like afterburn and the dahlonega mine train . it\u2019s a look that says , \u2018no matter how much fun this is , the credit card bill at the end of the holiday is going to be hell . \u2019\nis nothing more than a cynical cash - grab , disguised as something you remember fondly .\nthere\u2019s a happy medium developers can find when it comes to integrating iaps into their games . speaking purely as a games player , i would rather shell out premium prices and have no further demands made of me \u2014 but i realize that iaps are where the money is in ios game development , even when the game itself is not free , as proves the case here .\nspent about ten seconds coming up with an answer to this question \u2014 with nine of those seconds spent laughing maniacally like movie villains .\nwhere they try to get you , of course , is with the game\u2019s build times \u2014 by making any kind of progress so unbearably slow that you\u2019ll happily hand over money to be put out of your purgatory - like misery . a ten minute build time might be sufficient for something like this \u2014 since it would allow some gamers to pay , while others to wait an acceptably frustrating amount of time , while still leaving the game playable either way ."]}
{"id": 54785, "summary": [{"text": "hippos in tanks is a record label founded in 2010 by barron machat and travis woolsey .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the label specializes in electronic music , and has released projects by artists such as james ferraro , grimes , arca , laurel halo , autre ne veut , and games .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "it was named the best label of 2011 by fact .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "following the death of machat in 2015 , the fader praised the label for \" laying the groundwork to an alternative template for the avant-garde . \" ", "topic": 18}], "title": "hippos in tanks", "paragraphs": ["the co - founder and operating ceo of hippos in tanks has died , according to reports .\nthe co - founder and ceo of experimental music label hippos in tanks has passed away at the age of 27 .\nmachat co - founded the los angeles - based hippos in tanks with travis woolsey in 2010 . known for their experimental catalog , hippos in tanks put out releases from autre ne veut , laurel halo , dean blunt , arca , physical therapy , hype williams , james ferraro , nguzunguzu and more .\nand the hippos were boiled in their tanks , columbia university , david kammerer , jack kerouac , lucian carr , the bloodsong , william s . burroughs\nbarron machat was co - founder and operating ceo of hippos in tanks , a los angeles - based record label and management company that released music from artists such as dean blunt , laurel halo , james ferraro and autre ne veut . launched in 2010 , in 2011 hippos in tanks was named label of the year by fact .\n@ torakamikaze tried looking up hippos coughing online but couldn ' t find much , shame ! i love learning more about hippos .\nhippos in tanks was a record label and artist management entity based in los angeles , california founded by barron machat and travis woolsey . label ceased operations when barron machat died in a car crash in miami , fl in april 2015 .\nhippos in tanks ' records had the commonality of being generally technology - obsessed , sounding consistently strange , and always seeming a year ahead of what everyone would be talking about .\nalthough the youtube embed has no info beyond the phrase\nringtones 4 world peace ,\ntiny mix tapes reports that a new bodyguard album is in the works for hippos in tanks , and is set to drop sometime in september .\nnyc , hell 3 : 00 am is out october 15 on hippos in tanks . you can stream the second trailer below as well as an audio stream of\neternal condition / stuck 2 .\nback in 2009 , and how their mutual passion for these radically retro ( but completely fresh ) artists they were contacting and being contacted by moved them to want to release their music . and one ep at a time , one lp at a time , hippos in tanks began floating in the ether .\nthis is true . i saw nine hippos at 6 zoos over the last 10 months and 7 were coughing .\nbarron machat , the co - founder and ceo of record label hippos in tanks , has died . tri angle ' s robin carolan and oneohtrix point never shared the news on twitter . he was 27 years old . the cause of death has not been confirmed .\nconsidering that this la - based label\u2019s name comes from a novel co - written by jack kerouac & william s . burroughs a whole 10 years before they became \u201c jack kerouac \u201d and \u201c william s . burroughs , \u201d the creators of hippos in tanks are placing themselves firmly in the timeline of music alt . culture history . trafficking in a left of - left of center avant - synth zone , hippos in tanks is doing really bold work that should be recognized right now , but may very well be so cutting edge that it\u2019s the label kids will be talking about in 20 years in the same way that ze records ( and \u201cno wave\u201d ) was so informative to the early 2000s .\nthe los angeles based label hippos in tanks was founded five years ago by machat and travis woolsey , and released music by artists including dean blunt , autre ne veut and hype williams , as well as james ferraro and nguzunguzu . machat had recently been working with yung lean and the sad boys .\ni read in a magazine that hippos only cough sometimes . you know , like cause of all the water around them . they ' ll just start coughing .\ni recently sat down for a margarita with label head , barron machat , whose youthful idealism and profound respect for the artists he\u2019s releasing is super - inspiring . he told me the story of how hippos in tanks had started as an offshoot of a late - night radio show he\u2019d co - curated with travis woolsey for\nhippos in tanks comes through two independent interests in recorded music : my interests and those of my partner barron machat . in both cases our passions were fostered through our families , who lead record - centric existences . our experiences and relationship with records differ greatly yet we ultimately reached the same conclusion : we should take part in making music . we owe a special debt to our fathers who passed this wonderfully meaningful disease onto us .\nindeed , and the hippos were boiled in their tanks has reached a time when it will be loved , and that raises real questions over its literary merit . but then again , who really cares , so long as it\u2019s a fun read ? the key is in both authors calling it \u2018hard - boiled\u2019 . when was hard - boiled ever really out and out literary ?\nand the hippos is quite engaging . highly recommended for those compelled by the beats , i found myself laughing out loud many times , definitely worthwhile .\nhippos in tanks\u2019 last record was released in 2013 , but in recent years machat had worked with swedish rapper yung lean and the sad boys as part of emotional management . machat was from a music family : his father was steven machat , the music lawyer and manager behind the book gods , gangsters and honour , and his grandfather was marty machat , a lawyer and manager who worked closely with leonard cohen and phil spector .\nbarron machat , co - founder of hippos in tanks , has died . although the cause of death is still undetermined , the news began to spread early yesterday morning via a series of tweets and instagram images from hippos in tanks ' alumni and folks close with machat , including james ferraro , daniel lopatin , arca , laurel halo , and tri angle , among others . together with label co - founder travis woolsey , machat helped cultivate the careers of arca , games / ford & lopatin , dean blunt , inga copeland , sleep \u221e over , james ferraro , d ' eon , and lauren halo - - all largely underground producers who went on to experience much larger audiences after working with the label . machat was 27 .\nthis resulted in a vast ceramic oeuvre that he has exhibited worldwide in countless major museums such as the bass museum in miami , the crac in s\u00e8te and the louvre in paris .\nnonetheless , it changed much . kerouac was now married , carr was gone from the circle , and all of the writing of the time centred on the infamous event . ginsberg wrote the bloodsong , but was warned by the assistant dean that columbia didn\u2019t need any more bad publicity . kerouac and burroughs , however , wrote a novel called , strangely , and the hippos were boiled in their tanks .\nwith an already future - classic release from games under their belt , and a phenomenal roster of great young talent with solid releases from next wave artists like hype williams , d\u2019eon , grimes , sleep - over , laurel halo , and most recently synth wunderkind james ferraro ( who simon reynolds recently likened to jean baudrillard in his latest book , retromania ) hippos in tanks have already been named one of fact magazines \u201c labels of 2011 . \u201d\non april 9 , 2015 , barron alexander machat passed away due to a car crash in miami at the age of 27 . machat was the co - founder of los angeles - based label hippos in tanks , home to experimental pioneers james ferraro , laurel halo , arca , hype williams , dean blunt , and more . he also managed artists like yung lean and the sad boys under emotional management . coming from a family of music industry giants , he gracefully followed his father steven machat ' s footsteps in representing standout artists in his own underground way with the biggest heart and dreams .\nthe ( non ) publication history of and the hippos were boiled in their tanks isn ' t one to inspire confidence either . apparently the yet to be famous duo submitted the work to most of the publishers in america shortly after completing it in 1945 and not one took it on . kerouac might have declared in a letter to his sister , deliciously unaware of what the future held for him , that the novel\ncan ' t be beat\n, but no one else was interested .\nin hindsight , i don ' t see why they should have been ,\nburroughs told his biographer in the mid 1980s .\nit wasn ' t sensational enough \u2026 nor was it well written enough .\ni remained unimpressed , even when i heard that the book gloried in the title and the hippos were boiled in their tanks and saw the beautifully understated cover . i was especially wary of anything that might somehow so far have escaped publication , since the beats were already quite prepared to publish any amount of incoherent guff in their own lifetimes . kerouac ' s book of dreams , which i forced myself to read when a student , is a not even half - formed case in point . that ' s a book that the man wrote when half asleep . about stuff he couldn ' t remember properly . and wasn ' t even that interesting in the first place . what could possibly have merited less attention from the barrel scraper than that ?\njamison stoltz is a senior editor at grove atlantic . he edits nonfiction\u2014recent titles include the voyeur\u2019s motel by gay talese , the comedians by kliph nesteroff , neither snow nor rain by devin leonard , and eccentric orbits by john bloom\u2014and fiction , including donna leon\u2019s new york times - bestselling commissario guido brunetti mystery series , and the novels of mark haskell smith , deon meyer , and mike lawson . notable forthcoming books include simon ings\u2019 stalin and the scientists , tracy borman\u2019s the private lives of the tudors , and carrie gibson\u2019s el norte . in 2008 he oversaw the original publication of jack kerouac and william s . burroughs\u2019s collaborative novel and the hippos were buried in their tanks . before joining grove atlantic in 2005 , he worked at the william morris agency in london and new york , and in publicity at houghton mifflin in new york .\na couple of years ago , i lived in a big house with tons of roommates who were also in bands . barron and other hippos in tanks artists stayed at my house\u2014it was insane , i think there were like at least 13 people staying with us that week . it was barron ' s first time to austin , and he was enchanted with how safe and nice it was . so to make space in the house , he just slept in the park across the street from my house in a sleeping bag . i told him countless times that obviously he could sleep inside , but i think it went along with this romantic provincial idea he had of austin\u2014like he had to do it because he could . i still remember driving to work in the morning , seeing him sleeping in the park , thinking ,\nwhat a goofball .\nhe had a special sense of adventure , and sought to find the magic in what most people saw as totally banal . what he did was important .\nlast week , with the news of barron machat ' s tragic passing in a car crash at the age of 27 , i experienced the heartbreak of what felt like another chapter in music coming to a close . i wasn ' t a close personal friend of barron ' s , but hippos in tanks , his label , probably put out more releases i cared about than any other label i grew up alongside as a writer . it ' s hard to generalize about the 47 releases that came out within the los angeles - based label ' s four years of activity , though they had the commonality of being generally technology - obsessed , sounding consistently strange , and always seeming a year or so ahead of what everyone in music\u2014from the underground community to the pop world\u2014would be talking about .\nin between , there was a description , by kerouac , in vanity of duluoz , but the truth was heavily distorted . kerouac talked about it with ann charters , for his biography . and two years later , excerpts of hippos appeared in a magazine and burroughs had to sue to protect carr , who was trying to work a stable life as a journalist . a short excerpt , too , came in word virus , but still there was no great effort made to bring about this near mythical text .\nupdate , 17 . 50 bst : barron\u2019s family have confirmed that he died in a car crash in miami on wednesday morning .\nbarron was a deliverer of dreams . his belief in us helped us to believe in ourselves . we love you barron .\nin early 2009 a pivotal change occurred in the form of a new opportunity : we received a request to host a radio show on los angeles station kxlu . the slot left a lot to be desired seeing that it was from 2 - 4am on saturday morning , but it offered us the chance to build something ourselves and play records , so we accepted . the title of the program was hippos in tanks ( named after a novel written by burroughs and kerouac ) and initially focused on vintage sounds . the program went on to have several incarnations during it ' s run before we settled on playing contemporary music . the time spent curating and broadcasting proved to be an important element of developing the label identity and more importantly the show gave us a confidence , albeit modestly that our taste ' s were something people enjoyed .\nthis was lucien carr , best known to beat watchers as the dedicatee of allen ginsberg ' s howl . when carr died in 2005 he was a respected united press editor and family man . back in 1944 things were very different . then he was 17 and beautiful :\nthe kind of boy literary fags write sonnets to , which start out ' o graecian lad '\n, as burroughs says in the hippos book . he was sexually ambivalent , the friend of the fast living jack kerouac , william burroughs and allen ginsberg . and he was a murderer .\nbirth of the beats . . . william burroughs ( l ) and jack kerouac in new york in 1953 , photographed by allen ginsberg . photograph : corbis\nbeatdom books publishes the best in beat studies . check us out on amazon .\nthats why you jsut do the first part of the sneeze . you just do the\naaah\npart . this way it fits good still and you give the viewer of the blanket somehting to think about . they see\naaah\non the blanket and think\noh that hippos is gonna sneeze\nand they lay down in the bed and think\nwonder what the\nchoo\npart would sond like from a hippo ?\nand that helps them sleep\nin the aforementioned the wire article , keenan posits a solution for the underground ' s\nselling out problem\nin a complete retreat from the marketplace and from visibility , in the avant - garde ' s categorical withdrawal unto itself :\nat this point we need to shut down dialogue , halt conversation , put down the iphone . we need a ruthlessly stratified , exclusionary , hermetic , refusenick art .\nto that seemingly defeatist stance , i hope hippos will be remembered for laying the groundwork to an alternative template for the avant - garde : dive headfirst into the world you hate . wrestle with it . make art about it . become a vigilante .\nthis is the first in a series of essays chronicling the intersection of humor and music .\nad hoc : earlier in our correspondences you mentioned that you buried the pinhead tape behind an amphitheater in san diego . can you elaborate on that process , its purpose and outcome ?\njohan creten ( sint - truiden , 1963 ) initially studied painting at the academie voor schone kunsten in ghent , then studied sculpture at the \u00e9cole sup\u00e9rieure des beaux - arts in paris and was resident at the rijksakademie in amsterdam . for some time thereafter he led something of a nomadic artist\u2019s life between miami , monterrey ( mexico ) , kohler ( wisconsin ) and the villa medici in rome ; all places where he created works . currently he is based in paris .\nadhoc : compared with your compatriots in emeralds and some in the noise / ambient scene generally , you aren ' t nearly as prolific\u2014at least in terms of official releases , and especially in the last five years or so . is there a specific reason for this ? did you feel like the\nvault clearing\nwas accomplished with the s / h compilation release ? are you generating as much material and just a lot choosier about what gets released and in what format ?\nadditionally , blunt has had numerous exhibitions and performances of his work as a conceptual artist , which often ties into his music : ' white flight ' in 2012 , ' lord knows ' and ' brixton 28s ' in 2013 , and ' urban ' and ' new paintings ' in 2014 .\nbook 1 \u2013 fact and fiction in a digital context . a text by holly francis that discusses the loss of authorship in the online environment , asking , who is the author ? and what defines reality ?\nsamiee , who works in amsterdam , berlin and teheran , and studied at the royal academy of art in amsterdam in 2014 - 2015 , will be presenting an installation combining works from 2014 to the present day in the gemeentemuseum\u2019s projects gallery . he will also integrate into the installation a number of paintings from the museum\u2019s collection , by the artists constant , paul thek and emo verkerk , with whom he feels a kinship .\njohn hilary shepherd is a wga award - nominated writer for his work on the emmy award - winning showtime television series nurse jackie . john joined cross creek pictures in 2010 after working in development for spelling films , polygram , and as a story analyst for the william morris agency . john has a ba in broadcasting & cinema from the university of north carolina at greensboro and received an mfa in screenwriting from the american film institute .\nhis beautifully coloured sculptures that take on all manner of forms are full of ( double entendre ) references and \u2018winks\u2019 which mean that their complex interrelationships and meaning is far from easy to define . the themes are often \u2018veiled\u2019 in the sculpture or are to be found in the title , in some instances more explicitly . in this way there are examples to be seen from his famous odore di femmina - and from the impressive glorie series .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nrescue dogs who , in the aftermath of the 9 / 11 attacks , searched day and night for survivors at the pentagon and world trade center . horses living in the wild , on the fringes of nevada towns , or on small islands in japan . breeds that are almost extinct because of they no longer serve any practical purpose .\nthis list will appear in this month ' s edition of the adhoc zine . preorder issue 3 or subscribe .\nkailey marsh is a literary manager & producer and ceo of kailey marsh media . she represents screenwriters , and directors that work in all genres in the feature , and television space . kailey created the blood list in 2009 , which is the annual list hi lighting the top 13 most liked unproduced dark - genre screenplays of the year . she and her clients have projects set up across town in different stages of development , production , and post - production .\nby embedding twitter content in your website or app , you are agreeing to the twitter developer agreement and developer policy .\nadd your thoughts about any tweet with a reply . find a topic you\u2019re passionate about , and jump right in .\nthe full - length release of fourth world magazine : pinhead in fantasia is out soon from pacific city sound visions .\nbut the long delay in publication was caused by more than a simple suspicion that the book wasn ' t very good . there ' s also the serious consideration that the subject of the book didn ' t want it published in his lifetime .\na matter of time . thom puckey en het thorbecke monument - the hague contemporary - platform for contemporary art in the hague\nwe won ' t spam you or sell your address , but we might need to keep in touch about your account .\nthe university of california has been active in the coachella valley for nearly 100 years , initially supporting the agriculture industry and more recently impacting modern growth issues through research in areas such as transportation , air quality , and energy and water conservation . the ucr palm desert center , established in 2005 , provides graduate education to the coachella valley through its innovative executive mba and mfa degrees .\nsam keogh a current artist in residence at the irish museum of modern art , working toward a new commission for eva international in limerick to open this april . he works across installation , sculpture , performance , drawing and collage . in recent work his installations facilitate a performance which morphs sculpture into props and collage into mnemonic devices or surfaces to be read as a half improvised pictorial script .\nmany of johan creten\u2019s sculptures were created in close collaboration with ceramic atelier struktuur 68 in the hague and the famous french porcelain maker manufacture nationale de s\u00e8vres . the craftsmanship of such institutions in combination with creten\u2019s artistry produces exceptionally beautifully executed works of art , each of which has its own unique appeal . he also devotes a great deal of attention to the skin of his sculptures . this can be rough or aggressive , covered in crystals and small details , or indeed smooth by the application of a glossy layer of glaze .\nin 1967 dick raaijmakers launched the concept of the ideophone : a loudspeaker that becomes an active \u2018speaker\u2019 and composes its own music . between 1968 and 1970 he continued to elaborate the concept , eventually creating large installations that were all entitled ideophone ( a combination of \u2018idea\u2019 and \u2018phone\u2019 , meaning a speech sound or sound unit in isolation ) . this exhibition presents ideophone iii , an installation comprising four large loudspeakers . metal plates suspended in front of the centres of these \u2018speakers\u2019 are alternately kicked away in a perpetual cycle of movement .\nour image viewer uses the iiif 2 . 0 standard . to load this item in other compatible viewers , use this url : urltoken\nmuseum of the near future ( mnf ) is an apparatus for looking sideways at institutions , cities , time and space . in an attempt to challenge perceptions of what is possible , and desirable , between now and next , mnf produces places for imagination and discussion in site - specific , functional installations . they are set up in interaction with museum and other institutional contexts and contents , asking questions for and with their hosts .\nin her bi - weekly column , social anxiety , emilie friedlander peeks underneath the artifacts of contemporary culture to question what it all really means .\nit is being reported by fact mag that barron machat died in a car crash in miami . news of his passing was shared yesterday ( april 9 ) by a number of artists and industry figures , including daniel lopatin of oneohtrix point never , arca , forest swords and laurel halo .\nwhen kammerer and carr left the bar at three in the morning , to walk and talk by the hudson river , it was the last time anyone would see kammerer alive . according to carr , kammerer tried to sexually assault the younger man , and carr defended himself by stabbing his attacker twice in the chest with a small boy scout knife . in a panic , carr filled kammerer\u2019s pockets with stones and throw his body into the hudson river .\nback in december , the uk music critic david keenan published an editorial in the year - in - review edition of the wire that upset a lot of people i know .\nit ' s 2014 and the underground is finally dead ,\nhis retrospective began ,\na corpse where every nth generation inanity has its champion , where every artist is his or her own pr machine .\nhe continued :\nin 2014 , underground music has become a mere fetish , something to throw in the mix for credentials while never allowing the approach to fully deform the music or take it anywhere else . even industrial , one of the most consistent bulwarks against the commodification of revolt [ \u2026 ] has become nothing more than ambient , beat driven wallpaper .\npractically , the labels beginning occurred after i graduated college and went to work for an online company in los angeles , which is where i met barron . the business was music related but bares nothing in common with the label . from the start , the two of us realized that we share similar dispositions in life ( the most salient being that we share the same birthday ) and developed a powerful friendship . eventually we came to understand that our engagement with the company was simply a job and while it served us in the most basic ways there was a tremendous amount of dissatisfaction . namely , the rapture of economic security dissolved and in it ' s wake lied a future of blunt horizontal flatness . as people , we felt our time was worth spending on something more meaningful then material comfort and charted a course to build something we could have a greater , non - material stake in \u2013 a label .\ndefying logic , surreally pleasant and peaceful , with a definite air of physical precariousness , the image of a hippo in a tank is a powerful one .\na memorial for barron machat will be held this sunday 17 april , from 2 - 5pm at trans pecos in new york . more details on facebook .\nfree @ thaiboygoon he ' s the reason why we flexxin so hard . he has his whole life here he ' s got nothing left in thailand .\nwe have seen the work of keogh on earlier occasions , including his performance during the event \u2018ectoplasm\u2019 curated by padraic moore in 1646 in 2016 . the last time we saw a performance of his , at the rijksakademie open presentation , it managed to contain an experience that felt as if a pattern was developing .\ncustomize your widget with the following options , then copy and paste the code below into the html of your page to embed this item in your website .\nbut two days later , carr broke under the strain of guilt and turned himself in to the police . burroughs and kerouac were arrested . burroughs used his family\u2019s money to pay the bail , but kerouac couldn\u2019t , and was bizarrely forced to marry edie parker in order for her family to pay his own bail .\nthe visitor can take a seat at a number of observation points that will be located around the exhibition in order to look upon and reflect on the works .\nin the exhibition kim hospers ( 1982 ) presents his complete ' esse est percipi # whatever ' series , which consists of 12 x 12 small format color pencil drawings . they depict photos of pranks that he finds on the internet : people that have fallen asleep because of drukenness or tiredness whose faces have been painted or written upon , by family or friends to redicule them . kim hospers interpretets this phenomenon in a postive way : in their riduculouness they are all equal and hence equally ' worthy ' . typical is the craftmanship and meticulous rendering of details used in the drawings that contrasts with the volatile and randomness of the photos on social media .\ngatekeeper and steven machat have also organized a memorial this sunday , april 19 at trans pecos in ridgewood , new york . all are encouraged to come stop by .\nbut that was where the story ended between the two parties , as carr went to seek refuge with burroughs . burroughs , a good friend of kammerer , simply told carr to get a good lawyer and turn himself in . indeed , burroughs\u2019 use of his family\u2019s wealth to hire good lawyers kept him from a life in jail .\nthe new york times correctly described johan creten as an artist who was able to take ceramics out of the traditional conventions and help it gain a leading position in the field of contemporary art . he has used clay and ceramics since the 1980s in a highly original , personal way , and this has resulted in sculptural works with a deep conceptual basis . clay is not longer le parent pauvre ( the poor relation ) , but a material that has a serious artistic aura and limitless new possibilities .\nin fifty works , museum beelden aan zee will provide a retrospective of the fascinating oeuvre of johan creten . ceramic sculptures complemented by monumental bronze sculptures and photographic collages .\nsun 11 . 9 . walk talk in hernesaari , a helsinki harbour area in development . participants will be picked up by a water bus to hernesaari at the sea harbour of kaivopuisto ( address : merisatamanranta 10 ) at 1 . 30 pm and brought back by 4 pm ( tickets 5 e , bookings at hello @ urltoken )\n' my practice , my politics ' portrays the way in which artists and designers capture their views on society through the subject matter they explore , the language and tools they employ , the aesthetics they manifest , and the communities they engage . the exhibition and program brings together 22 alumni of 11 departments of the royal academy of art , in the hague , the netherlands during the salone del mobile in milan . following this presentation , a selection of the works will be exhibited at stroom den haag .\nit seems they limited one another , although not necessarily in a bad way . they could only write what they knew , after all , and they both new different things , both in terms of facts and of style . one can tell when reading portions of the book where something was written by kerouac or burroughs . burroughs\u2019 sections contain strong and mystical descriptions of drug use , gay sex , and hallucinatory violence . kerouac\u2019s sections ramble on . but neither author goes to the extremes reached in his own books .\ndefining beat : era , location , and the importance of considering women the beat generation , though small in numbers , had a profound effect on the ameri . . .\ndebbie graber\u2019s fiction has been published in electric literature , harpers , zyzzyva , the nervous breakdown and hobart , among other journals . she received an mfa from the university of california , palm desert , low residency program . her debut collection of short stories , kevin kramer starts on monday , was published by the unnamed press in may 2016 .\nkristen tracy has written twelve novels for young adults and young readers , including lost it , camille mcphee fell under the bus , too cool for this school , hung up , and project unpopular . she has an m . a . in american literature from brigham young university , an m . f . a . in poetry from vermont college , and a ph . d . in english from western michigan . she\u2019s taught writing courses at byu , western michigan university , johnson state college , and stanford university .\nthe future is female showcases the powers of female artists while encouraging an open dialogue around art . the exhibition combines work by 13 artists with writings by the artist twan janssen . he guides the viewer on a visual and verbal journey between the artworks by means of highly personal writings in which he shares his wonder , childhood memories and incidental everyday thoughts . in this way , he spurs us to look at the works through new eyes and to engage in playful contemplation of art , life , ourselves , others , and more .\nthe raindance corporation was first founded in 1969 as a media think tank and a group of video makers . it was renamed to the raindance foundation in 1971 . raindance challenged the monopoly of the commercial broadcast industry by cultivating artistic uses of video within alternate cultures . in the context of the us - american counterculture of the 1968 movement and inspired by the ideas of marshall mcluhan , buckminster fuller and gregory bateson , the raindance members\u2019 works tested the socio - critical , participatory and emancipatory potential of the new affordable medium of video .\nin jordan , annemarie made a successor to the film recently , this time at home with students from a taekwondo school in one of the oldest districts of the capital amman . the work was made at the invitation of art center darat al funun , a groundbreaking platform that aims to place contemporary art at the heart of jordan ' s cultural life .\nso much more than \u2018just\u2019 a fashion label , bless is in fact a lifestyle , an attitude , an entire world to itself . founded in 1996 by desiree heiss and ines kaag and based in paris and berlin , bless has always had its own way of seeing and doing : be it the famous fur wigs that were picked up by maison martin margiela , or chairs that function as hoovers , or combs made out of ( real ) hair , or desks that turn into beds \u2013 you never know what to expect from bless .\nbook 2 \u2013 the value of things . an image of a postcard generated by lola halifa - legrand exploring material artefacts in a digital environment , sent to rca students by email .\nspf420 was founded by chaz allen and liz ( who goes simply by her first name ) . despite the fact that chaz is from chicago and liz hails from north carolina , they were able to first make contact through a room on urltoken , a now - discontinued website that functioned as a sort of early online music venue in its own way . urltoken allowed its users to create \u201crooms\u201d in which they could dj by curating and then live - streaming a playlist to others in the same room . an integral aspect of urltoken was its textual chat interface - - users in a given room were able to message each other while listening to the music - - something that would also become a vital component of the spf420 experience .\ninterested in applying ? want to visit for the day ? we\u2019d be happy to have you . please contact agam patel at agam . patel @ urltoken or 760 - 834 - 0926 .\nyeah , i had gast and robertson being in bo khat in my notes , but i didn ' t want to clutter up the hype williams paragraph too much . i ' ll add it though , seeing as they both went on to collaborate with them . i think you ' re right about the kaartel album too , so i ' ll add that . thanks man !\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\nremarkably enough , this lavish visual language has its roots in the most modest of all artists\u2019 material : clay . it is , almost literally , the fertile ground from which creten\u2019s sculpture arise .\nin this ninth installment of who has tapes anymore ? , mike haley , ian franklin , and john pyle of tabs out brings you some of their favorite cassette releases of the last month .\n\u201cit wasn\u2019t sensational enough to make it from that point of view , nor was it well - written or interesting enough to make it from a purely literary point of view . it sort of fell in - between . it was very much in the existentialist genre , the prevailing mode of the period , but that hadn\u2019t hit america yet . it just wasn\u2019t a commercially viable property . \u201d\nin celebration of machat ' s life and achievements , we asked his label mates , friends , and people he grew up with to share their memories\u2014whether it was their initial meetings with barron , or him going that extra mile for them to see the world in his eyes . here is what gatekeeper , uno , sleep \u221e over , nguzunguzu , d ' eon and more had to say .\nthe notion that the state of humanity can be read and studied by the way we relate to animals is a vital thread in charlotte dumas\u2019 work ( born 1977 , lives and works in amsterdam and new york ) . her choice of subject relates directly to the way we use , co - exist with , and define specific animals , assigning various symbolisms to them as well as our own personal reflections .\nhoorn & reniers ' summer exhibition focusses on paper . 11 international established and upcoming artists show their works on paper and give their view on the position of the individual in today ' s western society .\ncarr was sentenced to a maximum of ten years in jail , a light sentenced based on the defence argument that because kammerer was homosexual , the murder was an \u2018honour killing\u2019 that protected carr from being raped .\nzoe zolbrod is the author of the memoir the telling ( curbside splendor , may 2016 ) and the novel currency ( other voices books , 2010 ) , which was a friends of american writers prize finalist . her essays have appeared in salon , stir journal , the weeklings , the manifest station , the nervous breakdown , and the rumpus , where she is currently the sunday co - editor . she gradated from oberlin college and received an m . a . from the university of illinois at chicago\u2019s program for writers . born in western pennsylvania , she now lives in evanston , il , with her husband and two children .\nin an interview that continuously reverses the roles of interviewer and interviewees , bless talked with mono . kultur about the similarities between fashion and furniture , the importance of food , and their determination to improve our world .\nspencer clark : in my dreams , for one week , i was to sit in a golden cell that was very hot with burning metals and smoke , and voices and music . every night this strange buzzing sound would read my thoughts and then tell me something about the future . these dreams , just as many others have , asked me to delve further into them . my dreams are calling me to correspond with them , possibly my subconscious wishes to be a bigger part of my waking life . the organ amphitheater in san diego is a really giant monument . it means something , it ' s very beautiful and all children have seen this during christmas and watched angels sing there . i go there in my dreams so often , it ' s another type of recurring dream i have had my whole life . like , just behind the theater , in my dreams , there are these rooms with strange artifacts . this dream is very unlike the golden cell dream , but they both are serving to inspire me look into the shadow spots . i decided that the new album should be buried and charged there , to further the conversation that my dreams are willing to have with me . it is a way of nodding in silence to the forces that will you to create .\neach residency , we\u2019re joined by a slate of guest writers , producers , agents , publishers , editors , and industry professionals . here\u2019s who will be joining us from june 3 - 12th in beautiful rancho mirage .\nthe novel would prove to be a thorn in the side of carr , who emerged from prison a reformed man with little interest in his beatnik past , and instead had the desire to go straight , without anything to remind him or embarrass him for a horrible incident . but now , after carr\u2019s death , the long awaited literary even has come \u2013 the release of the lost beat generation novel that predates all others by many years .\nit is charlotte dumas\u2019 belief that the disappearance of the actual presence of animals as a given in our society greatly affects how we experience life and , for example , our ability to empathize with one another . the gap that currently exists between animals used and seen as a food resource on the one hand and their anthropomorphic use on the other ( as they are also often depicted in visual language ) contributes to an increasingly contradictory relationship . when it comes to animal topics , emotions often run high . it seems the less we are in direct contact with the animals , the more we lose the perspective of their true capacity and what they mean to us and we to them .\ndara hyde is an agent at the hill nadell literary agency in los angeles and represents a wide range of fiction and nonfiction , including literary and genre fiction , graphic novels , narrative non - fiction , memoir , and the occasional young adult title . before joining hill nadell , dara spent over a decade as an editor and rights and permissions manager at independent publisher grove atlantic in new york . a graduate of bard college , dara has always balanced her love of film and literature . at the agency she assists with foreign and film rights for the whole agency in addition to managing her own clients . dara has taught or spoken at a number of writers\u2019 conferences and events , including 826la , los angeles times festival of books , new orleans writers\u2019 conference , pima writers\u2019 workshop , pubwest , bindercon , long beach comic expo , and the uc riverside mfa program in creative writing . you can follow her on twitter @ dzhyde .\nsuch intimations of future glories - combined with the simple fact that it ' s a compelling read - make it feel like a worthwhile publication rather than an exploitation . it sticks in my craw , but i have to recommend it .\nthe result , we now see , is perhaps not a classic work of literature , but certainly an interesting one , and not the epic failure that burroughs tried to have us all believe with his dismissive comments in the eighties . instead , there is now something else for beat fans to read , to learn a little more about beat history , now that all the players in the scenario are safely entombed beyond the grave . there are no more hurt feelings , no more treading carefully .\nnatashia de\u00f3n is an attorney , writer , and law professor . her debut novel , grace , is out june 2016 with counterpoint press . de\u00f3n was recently named one of l . a . \u2019s \u201cmost fascinating people\u201d by l . a . weekly , and is the creator of the popular reading series , dirty laundry lit . a pen center usa emerging voices fellow , de\u00f3n has been awarded fellowships and residencies at yale , bread loaf writer\u2019s conference , prague\u2019s creative writing program , dickinson house in belgium , and the virginia center for creative arts . her writing has appeared in american short fiction , the rumpus , the feminist wire , asian american lit review , rattling wall , b o d y and other places . de\u00f3n has an mfa in creative writing from the university of california , riverside\u2013palm desert , has two perfect children , and a lovely husband whom she met while living and working in kent , england . she loves pastor tacos and pretty much anything with sriracha on it .\non august 13 1944 , he had stabbed david kammerer with a boy scout knife , weighted down his pockets with stones and thrown him in the hudson river . he claimed that the older , bigger kammerer had attempted to sexually assault him , the incident became front page news in the daily news as\nan honour slaying\nand carr only got two years . not surprisingly , however , he wasn ' t keen on the story getting too much attention while he was forging his new life .\nit ' s been cited over and over in reviews how fully in control of xen ghersi seems to be , and yet the opposite is true . the album sounds like how it was recorded ( over the course of six months , mostly improv ) , unfolding in fits of introspection and spastic release , reflective of the mental state of both the tunesmith and the androgynous alter - ego it ' s named after . that kind of approach left xen feeling confused , with little to grab onto as its tunes evaporated one after the other . but if the listener held on , the record deepened and gelled in a powerful way that none of his efforts have done before . it ' s still just as much of a labyrinth to get through as it was the day it was released , but xen is all the wiser for letting listeners draw the map to get through it for themselves . everyone you talk to about it is going to have a different favorite part . - - brad stabler\nunder the title naked roots museum beelden aan zee will display a selection of fifty sculptures in clay and bronze , many of which are monumental , by the belgian artist johan creten . with both earlier and more recent work , this exhibition provides the visitor with the opportunity to gain a broad overview of his rich oeuvre . the symbolic title refers not only specifically to the basis of creten\u2019s sculptures , but also to more general themes such as origins , the place of the individual in history , and human relationships .\ndutch premiere / screening of new annemarie van splunter film ' a day such as this ' ( amman version ) , 2018 . in the exhibition the future is female the video\na day such as this\n( amsterdam version ) , 2012 is shown in which 21 children open the curtain . annemarie filmed the classmates of her son , then 9 years old and in the fifth grade of the primary school , everyone at home . the concept is simple , but provides a wealth of images : 21 children , 21 curtains and 21 times a view that is opened on a small , framed piece of amsterdam . the music is from bill withers , he sings :\nwhen i look at you , i know it ' s going to be a lovely day .\nthe lurid fascination of this ugly story is well replicated in the novel . the true ( ish ) story that burroughs and kerouac tell is sleazy , raw and painfully close to the bone even by the standards of the beats . it ' s impressively bleak .\nwe would describe it as an experience of alienation ; alienation from a world that contains lots of facts and data , lots of words and more words and objects , heaps of estranged objects . it felt as if you are being in outer space , alone with your own internal dialogue surrounded by lots of leftovers from your personal past , from the history of civilisation and from the products of a culture you are part of and that you are somehow failing to put together . in the work of sam , this \u2018failure\u2019 of connecting these elements suddenly reveals a parallel fascinating experience . the verbiage becomes materiality : sculptural and the real materials in combination with the way sam interacts with them transmits a sensorial experience that gets close to the youtube sensation of asmr ( autonomous sensory meridian response ) ."]}
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supported isa courses the international surfing association ( isa ) has continued to push the development of . . .\nfollowing recent media reports , the international surfing association ( isa ) has today set out further key details to address misinformation about the governance . . .\nthe swiss surfing association ( ssa ) , founded in 1992 , represents and promotes the sport of surfing in switzerland on a national and international level .\npiers handling attends the tiff soiree , an annual fundraiser and celebratory kickoff for the 2017 toronto international film festival , on sept . 6 , 2017 .\n2014 isa world surfing games gold medalist , leandro usuna ( arg ) at the isa beach cleanup as part of international surfing day presented by surfrider .\ninternational surfing day , june 17 , a global day of activation to \u2018share what you love\u2019 | urltoken | all east coast . all the time .\nthe best projects will be honored as part of a ceremony that will be broadcast worldwide as well as featured by the international media . international winning projects for the 6 award categories of earth , fire , water , air , youth and\nsustainable plastics\nwill also each receive a cash award .\nother than concessions to comply with modern day fire regulations such as additional exits , illuminated signage , fire retardant materials and some modern backstage machinery , the globe is as accurate a reconstruction of the 1599 globe as was possible with the available evidence .\nglobe : globe shoes need no introduction . they\u2019ve managed to take a major chunk out of the international shoe market since the company launched in 1995 . with a team including the cream of the pro crop and constantly evolving designs , it\u2019s easy to see why they are rocking so hard . globe shoes haven\u2019t ever actually been made in australia , but it is the company\u2019s headquarters and design base . globe partner peter hill says that he and his brother were inspired to start their own shoe company when a top american brand they were importing in the 80s turned its back on its skateboarding roots . he admits that initially globe wasn\u2019t well received overseas . \u201cpeople basically look for reasons to say no to new brands , \u201d he says . \u201cyou have to pay your dues . \u201d\nisa to run first - 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8 june 2014 .\nwe didn ' t have the chance to visit the globe international silent film festival in person , but the staff has been in credibly nice and professional with us , we got all the information we neeeded and we ' ve been very happy about the screening of our short film at this festival . thank you !\n3 . globe students can collect additional data related to your research expanding your observation network . propose a field campaign ! or propose new protocols !\nj . robert bishop served as globe\u2019s first director from 1976 to 2001 . doug gehman first joined the globe leadership team as assistant director in 1994 . when bob bishop retired in 2001 he turned the director title over to doug . in 2004 doug also become the president of the board .\nthis paradise island attracts expert surfers from australia and hawaii , plus beginners from across the globe - - all can enjoy these perfect glassy faces .\neach year , international surfing day celebrations take place across the globe and feature surf contests , barbecues , film screenings and other surf - 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world , cutting edge science that matters to them , their community and scientists . globe scientists contribute to science education in a unique way that can have a lasting impression on student interest in science , as well as scientific literacy .\nin line with our mission to develop the sport of surfing in all of its forms across the globe , the international surfing association has taken an active role in the development and advancement of adaptive surfing to create a global platform for universal access to the sport and enable adaptive surfers the opportunity to achieve sporting excellence and inspire others .\nglobe national chapters have been hosting annual climate summits coinciding with the unfccc cops for several years . the last one was hosted by the peruvian congress in lima in december 2014 . the globe climate legislation initiative was formally launched in january 2013 at a summit held at the uk foreign and commonwealth office . a strand on adaptation was launched in july 2013 at the 1st international conference on climate change adaptation hosted by the chinese national development & reform commission in beijing from in july 2013 .\nin 2003 globe international established its european operation based in the south west surfcoast of france in hossegor . today the european headquarters sells direct in all major boardsports markets including uk , france , germany , spain , portugal , belgium , netherlands , and austria . in addition all other significant markets in europe are serviced by third party distributors .\npiers handling promised the lightbox would \u2018put toronto on the international map year - round . \u2019 but the film industry and audience habits have changed dramatically in the seven years since it opened .\nboston marathon bombing survivor jeff bauman ( left ) and jake gyllenhaal at fenway park in april . gyllenhaal is portraying bauman in \u201cstronger , \u201d which premieres at the toronto international film festival .\nvans skate team embarks on its first - ever international tour when the pleased to meet you tour hits seven countries in europe and then returns to the states for stops in 30 cities .\non the back of fiji - event increased surf profile , globe premieres its second major surf video , secret machine , complete with a conspiratorial marketing campaign .\nglobe\u2019s electric blue heaven introduces the world to high level surfing in a desert bound wave pool and takes out the surfer\u2019s poll short film of the year .\ninvited skaters from across australia and new zealand gathered for a no holds barred , shop vs shop , skate clash at the globe ramp in port melbourne .\n\u201cyes , the energy globe world award paved the way for me to share our social enterprise and systemic sustainability models at the world economic forum in davos which , in turn , helped me to expand our programs in india ! \u201d b . p . agrawal executive director sustainable innovations energy globe world award winner 2010\nthe climate change commission produced a set of principles to guide national legislation that were formally presented to the globe copenhagen legislators forum by congressman markey and congressman wang . the forum adopted the principles and the participating legislators and national globe chapters agreed to advance them through legislation within their respective national parliaments . the third phase of globe ' s development began following the copenhagen legislators forum with direct support to globe national chapters to advance national legislation . legislators decided to take part in international summits to share best practice and present national case studies . legislators also tasked the secretariat to produce annual legislation studies to monitor progress under each policy programme . the first and main publication is the globe climate legislation study ( now in it ' s fifth edition ) . the study is produced in partnership with the grantham institute at the london school of economics and serves to baseline existing climate laws and regulation . the study has been widely recognised for highlighting the growing trend of national climate change legislation .\ncelebrating its 30th anniversary , globe international launches a coffee table history book , unemployable : 30 years of hardcore , skate and street with events at the state library of victoria in melbourne and the roosevelt hotel in hollywood , los angeles . published world - wide by thames & hudson , the book is also nominated for an australian book designers award .\nsurfing new zealand announced a powerful team of six surfers in the new zealand surfing team which will compete at the 2015 international surfing association ( isa ) world surfing games starting late in may .\nthe aba section of international law ' s rule of law activities fall under the asoociation ' s goal iv ,\nto advance the rule of law ,\nwhich was adopted in 1983 .\n2 . globe has a scientific database extending over 20 years with data in most earth system science research areas that can be used to supplement standard research data .\nglobe launches its own line of skate hardgoods ( skateboards , cruisers and longboards ) designed in los angeles and melbourne and manufactured at its dsm factory in china .\nthe asian x games will take place in seoul , korea for the first time . wcs is working with local skateboard associations in korea to put together a successful competition of asian and international competitors .\nthe globe international silent film festival\nwhere pictures create an international language .\nour goal is to focus on the picture as the basic structure of cinema as an art . we believe the silent era of cinema ( 1895 - 1930 ) has made the picture and mise en sc\u00e8ne richer and more powerful . although by introducing of sound in cinema we ' ve been passed that era a long time ago but still silent cinema is carrying a great part of avant - garde and artistic films . gisff aimed to gather , screen and respect these creative films .\nwe are very delighted that you show interest in our privacy policy . data protection is of a particularly high priority for the management of stichting \u2018surfing medicine international\u2019 . find our full privacy policy here : urltoken\nas early as 1992 globe urged industrialised countries to take the lead in reducing co2 emissions through the introduction of fiscal instruments for the encouragement of energy efficiency . globe national chapters grew in a number of countries and across the european region . national groups were instrumental in the advance of legislation on pollution , water , clean energy and oceans .\nglobe international has always stood for fair and ethical business practices , invested in sustainable initiatives , supported young staff to grow their careers and encouraged grassroots access to boardsports in the wider community . as development of this culture , globe international has recently introduced a more formal social responsibility framework that will explicitly address the areas of the company\u2019s environmental impact , social responsibilities to both its immediate employees and supply chain partners and workers along with an expansion of its community - based philanthropy efforts . throughout 2018 we plan to continue to develop this framework . we will work with our employees and other key stakeholders to find out what matters most to them , and put in place new and improved business practices that enhance our positive impact from environmental , social and community perspectives .\nthis is a great opportunity to show how our country welcomes the world and hosts all olympic sports in a festive and electric atmosphere , demonstrating once again our expertise in organising major international sporting events .\nthe black van takes to the streets as we close in on paul machnau and the rest of the globe skate team in the first installment of globe\u00b9s united by fate .\nthe globe forest legislation iniaitive was launched in 2011 to support legislators to improve forest law and governance and to facilitate progressive and early engagement of national parliaments with redd + .\narising from an urge to control their own fate and offer a superior skate footwear , hardcore starts another new proprietary brand as early designs and sourcing begin on globe shoes .\nthe globe world cup skateboarding juggernaut continues , including the premiere of blind\u2019s first major video in a decade , what if ? before the massed crowds at rod laver arena .\nglobe moves it ' s australian headquarters to fennell street , port melbourne , along with establishing a new apparel division , 4front to license the obey streetwear brand and others .\nif you would like to write a letter to the editor , please forward it to letters @ urltoken . readers can also interact with the globe on facebook and twitter .\n. . . energy globe is a global forum for ecological change with the goal of employing global dialog to create awareness about the good sense of sustainable action . \u201c\nthus the message of energy globe went around the world : 6 , 000 projects were submitted since 1999 ranging from high - tech to simple but highly efficient sustainable solutions .\nglobe international ltd . engages in the design , development , manufacture , and distribution of purpose - built apparel , footwear products , and skateboard hardgoods . the firm offers its products under the following proprietary brands : globe , dwindle , enjoi , blind , almost , clich\u00e3\u00a9 , darkstar , tensor , dusters , fxd , and sample . it operates through the following segments : australasia , north america , and europe . the company was founded by matthew patrick hill , peter john hill , and stephen david hill in 1984 and is headquartered in melbourne , australia .\nafter four years of writing , researching , skating and collaborating it\u2019s finally time to feast your eyes on the coolest coffee table book published this year . unemployable : 30 years of hardcore , street and skate is a story about aussie misfits , the hill brothers who transformed their \u2018unemployable\u2019 hobby of skateboarding into the most successful international skating brand : globe international . told by author and friend jason boulter , the book has been meticulously curated taking the reader on a 30 year journey from the early chapters of life in the 80s to the present global brand specialising in apparel , footwear and board - sports .\nthe international olympic committee ( ioc ) released to all the national olympic committees ( nocs ) the approved qualification system for surfing\u2019s olympic debut at tokyo 2020 . this system promotes universal opportunities for surfers from . . .\nthey were told there were no spots in portugal but the globe team went anyway . if this is what no spots looks like , sign us up ! lisbon is lit !\nthe national kick - off meetings brought together national globe leaders , government officials and civil society for a first dialogue on the shaping of the 3 - year national work programs .\nbuilding on earlier g8 + 5 dialogues on climate change , the globe climate legislation initiative was launched in 2013 to support legislators to advance climate change legislation between now and 2015 .\nglobe signs dion agius as a \u2018free surfer\u2019 focussed more on a surf - based lifestyle rather than competitions and launches the early blog - style . tv / dion web site .\nglobe is proud to announce the addition of paul hart to the global skate team . with no signs of slowing down , the future looks bright . ! welcome aboard paul !\nviolence ordinaire sounds like a riff off of the extreme youth violence in clockwork orange , the influential cult film and novel . but according to the board sports gurus at globe international and their friends at desillusion magazine , a french skate / surf / fashion / lifestyle journal , le violence ordinaire is translated as the explosion of sound when a skateboard slaps concrete or when a surfboard plows through waves .\ndrowning and skin cancer prevention are just two of the many topics surfing medicine international ( smi ) successfully addresses for years . we\u2019re educating medically non - trained surfers , health professionals and key players in the surfing world .\nfxd is \u2018function by design\u2019 . after more than 25 years of designing and making purpose - built , technical apparel for the punishment of boardsports and street wear , fxd was launched in australia by globe international to provide a better look and function through carefully designed and styled workwear that exceeds all current industry standards . fxd is now not only growing its local market share in australia , but expanding internationally .\nafter 10 years of design , production and distribution of third party brands in australia with hardcore enterprises , the hills created a global boardsports brand of their own , first with shoes for skaters and surfers in the mid 1990s and then with apparel and hardgoods for the broader market . today , the same crew of skaters , surfers and snowboarders that started the globe brand has grown to an international network of designers and riders that are united by boardsports , street culture , media , design and film . for the riders of concrete , oceans and mountains\u2014modern explorers of the globe . # beunemployable\nglobe launches a new women\u2019s action sports footwear brand , gallaz , with a range including a layne beachley pro model shoe and supporting the gallaz girls street jam 2 held in melbourne .\namongst the background of the global financial crisis , credit crunches and bank collapses , globe puts on the slaughter at the opera skate event in front of the iconic sydney opera house .\nkey personnel at salty crew , which include jared lane , cj hobgood and tom ruiz , will all stay with the brand , and continue to expand their roles there . under the terms of the deal , globe international will assume responsibility for operational and financial functions . milo meyers , the founding shareholder at the surf , fish , dive and sail brand , will remain a significant shareholder and advisor to the brand .\n\u201cinternational surfing day is a great way for surfers to give back to the sport that has brought them so much joy . the ocean is a fragile environment and we as surfers must set the example to take care of it .\nit\u2019s also the name of a collaboration collection that the globe did with desillusion . on april 9 , a reception was held for the collection at american rag cie in los angeles . inside globe team rider mark appleyard drank house beer with the brand\u2019s founders matt and steve hill . outside the party , people viewed an american rag window devoted to the collection . take a look .\n30 years of hardcore skateboarding . can you believe that ? globe has been around for deep . globe along with dwindle distribution have left a mark in skateboarding . hosting legendary contests such as the globe world cup and thrasher \u2019s\nslaughter at the opera house\n, landmark videos such as rodney vs daewon , cheese and crackers , and even produced several s . o . t . y . \u2019s . so the hill brother\u2019s put together a book with a chronology of the brands\u2019 history . last night was the release party . check out some photos . \u2013 joe hammeke\nwhen the lightbox finally opened its doors in 2010 , handling proclaimed that it would\nput toronto on the international map year - round ,\nbecoming a\nmagnet\nthat would walk the fine line between cinematic integrity and commercial viability .\na rider - based brand founded by mark gonzales amongst the rise of world industries distribution , blind became more driven by graphic characters into the late 90\u2032s and following globe international\u2019s acquisition of dwindle in 2002 , returned to more of a balance between skater and graphic driven - based product . current team members include : kevin romar , sewa kroetkov , tj rogers , cody mcentire , micky papa , yuto horigome , sam beckett and jason thurtle .\nsecret machine is a video starring dion aguis , taj burrow , and chris cote . the new globe surf film is an exploration of the inner most thoughts of the best surfers in the world .\na new globe concept store in acland street , st kilda opens , joining the burleigh heads store ( 2012 ) and followed by bondi in ( 2014 ) and canggu in bali ( 2016 ) .\nin 2005 , globe was invited to be the only non - governmental body to participate in the g20 ministerial gleneagles dialogue . following the request of the then uk prime minister and president of the g8 , tony blair , globe was asked to bring together legislators from all major political parties within the parliaments of the g8 , european parliament , brazil , china , india , mexico & south africa .\ni felt it was the right moment ,\nhandling told the globe and mail in early september .\nthe timing was personal , and not tied to any unhappiness with the organization .\nalthough still in the early stages of development , salty crew is well positioned as a core brand with broad appeal . it is in the perfect position for significant growth . meanwhile , globe international has a 30 year history of growing core brands with integrity and longevity and navigating the pitfalls that can come with that growth . the opportunity to put such like - minded people and complementary businesses together was just too good to pass up .\na surprise to some and a well - flourished reality to others , the coming of age stories of a few business moguls in today\u2019s international skate world are amazing to consider . now , more than 25 years down the line , a company like melbourne - based globe international can look back and talk about serious growth \u2013 a tale of entrepreneurial success they could hardly fathom in the beginning . how this particular sport came to such popularity and developed its businesses in the early days is far from conventional , but considering the economies of scale and the potential in front of them , they certainly knew they were on to something big when the industry started to seriously take off in the early \u201980s .\ngsd is an annual holiday established in 2004 by the international association of skateboard companies whose primary goal is to promote skateboarding . various events are held on this day in major cities around the globe . berlin will be hosting their own events , including a meet and grab at both civilist and titus , bottle flipping skate challenge at pappelplatz , a cash for tricks sesh at a secret location , and the dss grand prix open race event and bbq ."]}
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855 - 699 - 2346\n\u201csince our original investment in 2013 , zafin has consistently delivered on its strategic growth plan , and we look forward to continue working with zafin through this next phase of growth , \u201d said david bell , director , beedie capital partners .\nzafin labs has offices in north america , europe , asia and the middle east . for more information , please visit\nzafin receives $ 15 . 0 million of growth capital from kayne partners - kayne anderson capital advisors , l . p .\nzafin is pleased to announce the completion of a private financing arrangement with vancouver - based vistara capital and beedie capital partners .\nzafin is an award - winning provider of relationship banking software solutions to the financial services industry . as the market leader in relationship banking for retail , corporate , wealth management , and correspondent banking , zafin is transforming the way banks manage . . .\n\u201cwe are proud to have the support of kayne partners at this important juncture in zafin\u2019s growth . our partnership will enable zafin to significantly expand its international sales and marketing efforts , as well as accelerate our product roadmap . we are particularly pleased with how our vision is aligned with kayne partners\u2019 strategy in financial technology , \u201d said al karim somji , chief executive officer of zafin .\nbe open to change . communicate that change openly and widely . then , empower us to take zafin to the next level .\ni applied online . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at zafin ( toronto , on ) in january - 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604 - 484 - 1143 marketing manager noushin . khushrushahi @ urltoken or randy garg managing partner , vistara capital partners randy @ urltoken or david bell director , beedie capital partners david . bell @ urltoken\nnomis and zafin have partnered to deliver the industry\u2019s first , next - generation , integrated deposit pricing optimization and execution solution . as retail banks move rapidly towards customer - centric product and pricing strategies , the status quo of first generation analytics and rigid core systems no longer works . by seamlessly integrating nomis\u2019 proven pricing optimization platform and zafin\u2019s flexible pricing execution platform , banks are able to drive more granular segmentation , dynamic pricing and a more agile pricing process to achieve dramatic financial results .\nas part of cimb bank\u2019s 1platform initiative , zafin labs\u2019 mirevenue solution suite enables product manufacturing , product bundling , and product pricing resulting in improved customer retention , increased wallet share , faster time to market for new products , and net new revenues .\nas a best - in - breed enterprise banking application , mirevenue has attracted some of the world ' s most - respected it services providers as partners to supplement zafin labs ' strong implementation experiences to date . our partners include dell , cgi , logica , silverlake , infosys and mahindra satyam .\nzafin labs flagship mirevenue product suite enables dynamic relationship pricing , configurable billing , loyalty management and revenue capture capabilities enabling complete transparency and compliance . these features allow clients to pinpoint and plug revenue leakage , easily create new products , test potential product changes against historical data and much more - all of which enables top line revenue growth and bottom line savings .\nzafin , an award - winning provider of relationship banking software solutions to the financial services industry , announced today that kayne partners has invested $ 15 . 0 million ( $ usd ) in the company to grow its business . kayne partners is the growth private equity group of kayne anderson capital advisors , l . p . a $ 30 billion alternative investment firm .\nzafin\u2019s mirevenue offers a holistic product management control panel that allows centralized product management , price quotes , pricing simulation , offer management and loyalty management . mirevenue integrates with existing technology , and as such allows for fast and easy implementation . in addition , mirevenue can provide front office team members with flexibility to customize solutions while adhering to an organization\u2019s overall customer and product pricing strategy .\n\u201cwhen we realized the amount of value this management team is delivering to very happy customers , we knew we wanted to be a part of this story . kayne partners is proud to partner with such an experienced and talented management team . we believe zafin is well - 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oriented bundled offerings without disruptive and costly impact to core systems . \u201d\nour first installation at hdfc bank in india won the financial times banker award for best implementation in a retail bank in 2007 . since then , we have completed dozens of installations across the globe and have scaled to as many as 40 million transactions per day at a single site - specific installation . in total , zafin labs ' solutions are deployed in 18 different countries and that number will more than double in the next year based on future planned deployments alone .\nhe\u2019s the trusted friend you could always rely on . but the game\u2019s changed . learn more about his story and how we can help .\nyou can\u2019t rely on gut alone . we can help . check your gut >\nmajority of the technology fast 50 winners are from ontario ( 29 ) , followed by qu\u00e9bec ( 9 ) and british columbia ( 8 ) , with the balance of the winners coming from alberta ( 4 ) . these levels are consistent with past years .\nboth pointclickcare ( wescom solutions ) and solium have placed on the list 7 years .\n5n plus , avigilon , ibwave , real matters , and solace systems have ranked on the list 5 times consecutively from 2010 to 2014 .\nalmost half of the ctw winners ( 7 companies ) are from ontario , followed by bc ( 4 ) , quebec ( 3 ) and nova scotia ( 1 ) .\n8 of this year ' s fast 50 winners have been selected as ctw winners in past years , including 2013 ctw winners : uken games and hootsuite .\nthe ctw category had the highest number of recipients with 15 companies receiving the honour in 2014 .\ngeotab inc . , global relay , hootsuite , pointclickcare and shopify were recognized with the leadership award for growth , market attractiveness and effective management .\na complete list winners in the technology fast 50 , companies - to - watch and leadership award categories is available here .\nabout deloitte deloitte , one of canada ' s leading professional services firms , provides audit , tax , consulting , and financial advisory services . deloitte llp , an ontario limited liability partnership , is the canadian member firm of deloitte touche tohmatsu limited .\ndeloitte refers to one or more of deloitte touche tohmatsu limited , a uk private company limited by guarantee , and its network of member firms , each of which is a legally separate and independent entity . please see urltoken for a detailed description of the legal structure of deloitte touche tohmatsu limited and its member firms .\n1 the survey respondents are largely not in the cybersecurity field , but the views of a select group of fast growing technology companies provides a unique data set that likely indicates industry trends .\nyou have previously logged in with a different account . to link your accounts , please re - authenticate .\ndeloitte refers to one or more of deloitte touche tohmatsu limited , a uk private company limited by guarantee ( \u201cdttl\u201d ) , its network of member firms , and their related entities . dttl and each of its member firms are legally separate and independent entities . dttl ( also referred to as \u201cdeloitte global\u201d ) does not provide services to clients . please see urltoken to learn more about our global network of member firms .\na subscription is required to activate this feature . contact us for more info .\nrelationship pricing systems are helping a handful of banks to price products and services\u9810 boon to customers ' and banks ' bottom lines .\nrelationship pricing is emerging as a central strategy in banking . retail banks ' increased emphasis on fee - based business , targeted marketing , customer segmentation and profitability analysis is resulting in complex fee schemes . banks are looking for a way to efficiently implement these pricing schemes . the report , , explores how this technology is helping financial institutions execute fee strategies .\nrelationship pricing systems help financial institutions deliver better customer service and billing statements that are easy to understand . this report compares four transaction pricing systems that simplify and automate the complex and burdensome task of fee setting for the many bank and financial products and services . it examines variable fee schedules for product bundles , loyalty programs , and negotiated discounts . the report focuses on transaction pricing systems that enables a full , hierarchically - based relationship pricing strategy .\nin the 21st century , banks are focusing on strengthening relationships and maximizing the profitability of each customer ,\nsays neil katkov , author of the report .\nfull - function fee pricing engines are emerging as a powerful tool to support relationship pricing and cement customer relationships , both on the retail and corporate side .\nthe 28 - page report contains three figures and 12 tables . a table of contents is available here .\nscroll down until you see the ' scripting ' section . select the ' enable ' radio button for ' active scripting ' .\nneed more ? an annual subscription to the banker provides a wealth of banking and finance knowledge covering a wide range of countries , markets and profiles . click here to find out more .\nby continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our cookie policy unless you have disabled them . you can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\ngreat and interesting technology , needs to improve in business model and culture to succeed .\ndecisions and control are within an extremely limited number of resources in the company . knowledge and information are kept overbearingly secure and within a specific group of people . no delegation or empowerment .\nneed to communicate the strategy better to the team . empowering the employees to perform their duties is a must to succeed .\nno job security - there were lay offs every month and the company has lost most of the talents highly biased - employees with good contacts with manager / top management get better benefits / travel / promotions and the rest are treated otherwise irrespective of the work being done hopeless hr policies the wait would be over an year to get the annual increments and bonuses . no transparency in process and policies and the employees are kept in dark all the time .\n- significant flexibility , work - from - home options . - fantastic office environment in vancouver . - multi - national team environment , which is very collaborative . - opportunity to take on projects in the organization that improve functions and make processes more efficient .\nthis will replace the current featured review for targeted profile . are you sure you want to replace it ?\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\na little isolated - - culture is in the midst of a positive change .\n- constant change in management - no job security or stability - higher management does not keep its words ( tells people no more layoffs , and then a month later . . . more layoffs ) - no transparency and very hierarchical\nduring the slow times when new projects had not started , left senior experienced employees stranded with nothing . it was difficult to function daily with such anxiety about job security . job growth very minimal .\nclearly address the concerns you know your staff have . use the skill set of available employees . plan and manage better . middle management leans towards favorites instead of skill sets of employees .\nlot of politics ! not a place to learn and grow ! many people have been layed off recently . please don ' t join !\nlegacy exists ( as it tends to ) in a fifteen - year - old company . seems to be at a pivotal moment ( though this is ultimately positive , it can effect day - to - day ) has many amenities , but missing healthy snacks in the lunch room .\nstart taking more strategic decisions and stick to it . stop making constant pivots like a early stage startup . it is high time consider the company as a mature one as it has been 15 years in the industry\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\nto continue to be the leader with most innovative solutions in relationship pricing and billing for the financial services market .\nto provide our clients and partners an opportunity to generate net new shareholder value by . . .\nupload a resume to easily apply to jobs from anywhere . it ' s simple to set up .\nglassdoor has millions of jobs plus salary information , company reviews , and interview questions from people on the inside making it easy to find a job that\u2019s right for you .\nkayne partners is a leading provider of capital and connections to rapidly growing companies in north america . since its inception more than a decade ago , it has invested over $ 600 million in platform investments and add - on acquisitions . kayne partners seeks to partner with driven entrepreneurs as a non - control minority investor and provide transformative capital to these high growth companies . kayne partners is the growth private equity group of kayne anderson capital advisors , l . p . urltoken\nbased on the vast experience of its people and strong business know - how , intelli is a specialized it firm , focusing on the telecom , financial , utilities and services sectors with presence in greece , south east europe and middle east - africa .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmany financial institutions have long struggled with the ability to develop and operationalize highly granular customer segmentation programs and customized product and pricing bundles \u2013 even as consumers appear to have come to expect and demand this level of customization . such data is typically difficult to access \u2013 inhibiting speed of analysis , while inflexible legacy core banking systems often limit the ability of banks to operationalize customer segmentation programs of any significant granularity , due to high costs and long development cycles .\nwith the arm / mirevenue solution , financial institutions can now more easily pursue the delivery of innovative segment - based offerings to the marketplace , while avoiding the costly and time - consuming task of making major changes to core systems .\n\u201cto address margin compression , the financial services industry needs to innovate using technology solutions that provide the ability to experiment with alternative pricing models that more closely align value with services in the eyes of an individual customer , \u201d said teresa epperson , managing director at alixpartners .\ncontinued rosensweig , \u201cgiving financial services providers the ability to innovate \u2013 freed from many of the constraints related to the core systems without having to replace them \u2013 is essential to staying competitive in today\u2019s rapidly evolving marketplace . \u201d\nour flexible software suite , mirevenue , is a complete product and pricing lifecycle management ( pplm ) platform \u2013 a \u201cstart - to - finish\u201d view of the way banks bring products to market quickly and easily with a focus on revenue enhancement .\nour global client base includes many of the world\u2019s largest and most respected tier - 1 banks , all of whom are referenceable . with a presence in more than 40 countries , mirevenue routinely generates 100 % roi in under 12 months .\n\u00a9 2017 alixpartners , llp . alixpartners is not a certified public accounting firm and is not authorized to practice law or provide legal services .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfind the latest high - quality jobs , direct from employer websites . handmade in canada .\neluta ' s star ratings reflect our confidence in recommending an employer . ratings are based on criteria our editors use for the canada ' s top 100 employers\nproject , plus 20 regional and special - interest competitions we manage . we also consider programs for entry - level employees from the career directory\nproject , plus recent recruitment activity . ratings assigned by algorithm , without human intervention .\nour clients come from all over the world and include a soon - to - be - announced tier - 1 global bank , standard chartered bank , seb , hdfc bank , z\u00fcrcher kantonalbank ( zkb ) , indusind bank , and the national bank of abu dhabi .\nwe are a team of engineers , business analysts , consultants and financial professionals who are dedicated to creating and providing the most innovative solutions in relationship - based pricing to the financial services marketplace . our deep domain expertise in pricing , billing and loyalty management in a financial environment enables us to deliver the highest value solutions to our clients . we achieve this by creating an atmosphere that drives innovation and entrepreneurship within the company , while striving to build lasting relationships among our clients and partners .\nas a modular system , mirevenue can be deployed incrementally to suit any specific business need or environment . no matter what deployment approach is implemented , mirevenue can easily scale to address future business needs .\nvistara capital partners provides highly flexible growth debt and growth equity financing solutions to mid - later stage technology companies across north america . vistara\u2019s typical investment size ranges from $ 3 million to $ 10 million per portfolio company . managed and funded by seasoned technology finance and operating executives , \u201cvistara\u201d ( sanskrit for \u201cexpansion\u201d ) is focused on enabling the growth and expansion of companies it partners with . for more information , please visit urltoken .\nbeedie capital partners (\nbcp\n) is the non - real estate investment arm of beedie development group , the largest private industrial land owner , developer and landlord in british columbia . bcp seeks to deploy private equity and private debt by collaborating with ambitious operators of high - growth public and private companies . bcp is managed by bond capital , a leading mezzanine finance provider to established companies across north america . please also visit urltoken and urltoken for further details .\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse this business wire site ( and / or any other business wire website ) , you accept the use of cookies .\nour solution partners bring unique and market - leading technology capabilities that seamlessly integrate with and complement nomis\u2019 platform & services to deliver exclusive , industry first solutions .\nicon advisory group , ltd . is the consumer lending and mortgage industry\u2019s innovator for competitive lending analytics providing near - real time pricing and volume analytics . timely , reliable and specific information delivered to lenders supports their ability to manage margin , assess risk , benchmark operations and strategically grow share . for more information about icon , visit urltoken\nnomis and icon advisory are collaborating to bring rich borrower insights and targeted pricing actions based on near - real time visibility into us consumer lending and mortgage transactions . icon advisory provides near - real time visibility into transaction - level competitive pricing , volumes and performance by capturing 75 % of us home equity transactions and 80 % of us mortgage transactions . by tightly integrating this critical information into nomis\u2019 next generation platform , leading home equity and mortgage lenders are driving better results through smarter and faster pricing decisions .\nnomis helps retail banks deliver win - win customer engagement through price optimization , customer - centric offers , and omni - channel sales enablement . about nomis \u00bb\nseparating customer billing from core systems can have dramatic effects on the bottom line \u2013 a study by boston consulting group at one bank found that 17 % of clients were unprofitable .\nsecond qf in our # worldcup / # fintech polls . switzerland vs england . vote here : h urltoken h urltoken\ncountry spotlight : france a la vie en rose . urltoken # fintech # innovation # finserv # digital # paytech urltoken\ncase study : @ dbsbank a the edge . urltoken # fintech # banking # bankingtech # innovation urltoken\ncity spotlight : tech bin ein berliner . urltoken # fintech # blockchain # innovation # berlin\nsign up for the free daily newsletter and receive all the fintech goodness straight to your inbox .\ncheck out the upcoming editions of the banking technology magazine and the events it will be distributed at .\nall the industry analysis , reports , white papers , webinars , infographics , videos and other contents in one place .\nget your brand out there \u2013 explore commercial and advertising opportunities with fintech futures .\nthis website uses cookies , including third party ones , to allow for analysis of how people use our website in order to improve your experience and our services . by continuing to use our website , you agree to the use of such cookies . click here for more information on our cookie policy and privacy policy .\nthe company intends to use the funds to expand its international sales and marketing efforts , as well as accelerate product roadmap .\ncongratulations to the 2018 vision to reality awards winners and finalists ! the winners and finalists were selected by an independent panel of judges .\nall of the organizations selected have demonstrated innovative thinking and problem solving , creating solutions that have challenged convention , turning their vision into a reality .\nwe ' d like to thank all the amazing organizations that applied to this year ' s awards program for their participation and for being part of canada\u2019s innovation story .\nexplore our winners ' and finalists ' innovations in each of the four v2r awards categories below .\neach of our finalists demonstrated a new idea that ' s adding value to people , business or society . they challenged convention and turned their vision into a reality . we ' d like to thank all the amazing organizations who applied to this year ' s award program , for their participation and for being part of canada\u2019s innovation story . explore our finalists ' innovations in each of the award categories below .\ndigging into the key digital trends and topics that can help make your business transformation a reality .\nthe art of mining is a photography competition hosted by pwc canada that highlights the positive impact the mining community is delivering in canada and around the world .\n\u00a9 2015 - 2018 pwc . all rights reserved . pwc refers to the pwc network and / or one or more of its member firms , each of which is a separate legal entity . please see urltoken for further details .\nthe new platform is part of a total core banking transformation that cimb bank is currently implementing with the goal of creating one unified platform across geographies . cimb bank won core banking system initiative of the year awards from asian banking & finance for their country level implementations for thailand and malaysia .\nto learn more about cimb bank\u2019s innovative banking platform , please register for the upcoming webinar \u201cproduct and pricing innovations that enable relationship banking . \u201d the webinar will be held on september 13 , 2012 at 3 : 00 p . m . myt ( 7 : 00 a . m . utc / gmt ) .\nplease visit urltoken to register . the webinar will be available on - demand after september 13 th .\nthe following nominations were first selected as finalists by the average scores of more than 120 first - round judges . finalist nominations were then reviewed and rated again by the more than 40 members of five specialized final - judging committees , and their average scores determined the gold , silver and bronze stevie award placements of the finalists . the results were announced at the 13th annual awards dinner on friday , november 18 in new york city .\ngrand stevie award trophies were presented to the five organizations that won the most gold , silver and bronze stevies in the 2016 competition , with a gold stevie win counting for three points , a silver stevie win for two points , and a bronze stevie win for 1 . 5 points . the grand stevie winners are\nfemale entrepreneur of the year - business products - 11 to 2 , 500 employees - computer software gold stevie winner : tapinfluence , boulder , co usa : promise phelon , ceo silver stevie winner : sevone , inc . , boston , ma usa : tanya bakalov , co - founder , chief of staff bronze stevie winners : gurucul , los angeles , ca usa : saryu nayyar , ceo rainmaker , alpharetta , ga usa : tammy farley , president and co - founder replicon , redwood city , ca usa : lakshmi raj , co - ceo\nfemale entrepreneur of the year - business products - 11 to 2 , 500 employees - all other industries gold stevie winner : jeunesse global , lake mary , fl usa : wendy lewis : empowering people to live a better life silver stevie winners : ivvy pty ltd , gold coast , qld , australia : lauren hall , founder and ceo suji ' s korean cuisine , omaha , ne usa : suji park : promoter of culinary reciprocity bronze stevie winners : actuated medical inc . , bellefonte , pa usa : maureen l . mulvihill , co - founder grupo vi - da , ciudad aut\u00f3noma de buenos aires , argentina : viviana zocco and her book ecosystem mequilibrium , boston , ma usa : jan bruce : business , wellness and resilience builder\nfemale entrepreneur of the year - business services - 10 or less employees - advertising , marketing , and public relations gold stevie winner : mirus promotions , inc . , san diego , ca usa : julie c seal - investing in people , programs and relationships for growth silver stevie winners : headmark , sydney , australia : sharne patient , co - founder thought bubble , brisbane , qld , australia : nyree mckenzie , managing director and principal consultant bronze stevie winners : brookline public relations , calgary , ab , canada : shauna macdonald , principal & founder , brookline public relations candor , oklahoma city , ok usa : karen wicker , founder and president joy lynn , inc . , roswell , ga usa : joy lynn fields , president mambo media , portland , or usa : siouxsie jennett , ceo & founder s2 groupe , new york , ny usa : selena soo , ceo\nfemale entrepreneur of the year - consumer products - 10 or less employees gold stevie winner : dmos , jackson , wy usa : susan pieper - bailey : founder and ceo silver stevie winner : leaders in heels , sydney , nsw australia : kasia gospos , founder bronze stevie winners : blanks boutique , birmingham , al usa : lindsay williams - from basement foldable table to global market . jewel toned , west hollywood , ca usa : rachael mccrary , founder / ceo natures happiness , mango hill , qld , australia : sarah kottmann for the creation of little munchkins whatbox , inc . , birmingham , al usa : mazy holiday , founder and president\nfemale entrepreneur of the year - consumer services gold stevie winner : cirkled in , redmond , wa usa : reetu gupta , founding ceo silver stevie winners : indus health plus ( p ) ltd . , pune , maharashtra , india : ms . kanchan naikawadi , founder director step america / step consulting dmcc , dubai , united arab emirates : preeya malik , managing director and co - founder the giggling pig , shelton , ct usa : hannah perry ' s compassion , creativity and art are foundation of the giggling pig ' s success\nfemale innovator of the year - government or non - profit - 10 or less employees gold stevie winner : mid - america asian culture association , leawood , ks usa : carol wei - - creating alliances within the asian cultural communities bronze stevie winner : miss america ' s outstanding teen , inc . , clearwater , fl usa : kim parrish , president\nfemale innovator of the year - government or non - profit - 11 to 2 , 500 employees gold stevie winner : illinois holocaust museum & education center , skokie , il usa : susan l . abrams , ceo silver stevie winners : move this world , new york , ny usa : sara potler lahayne , founder & ceo tourism new zealand , santa monica , ca usa : gabrielle boyd , public relations executive - north america , tourism new zealand bronze stevie winners : montana department of transportation ( mdt ) , helena , mt usa : lauren marosok , public relations specialist southwest michigan first , kalamazoo , mi usa : carla winchester , managing director , consultant connect\nfemale innovator of the year - government or non - profit - more than 2 , 500 employees gold stevie winner : pennsylvania department of transportation ( penndot ) , harrisburg , pa usa : leslie s . richards , secretary of transportation silver stevie winner : dignity health , san francisco , ca usa : deanna wise , evp / cio bronze stevie winner : rsl care & rdns , melbourne , vic australia : elizabeth barrett , head of education and learning\nfemale executive of the year - business products - 10 or less employees gold stevie winner : ripplenami , inc . , cardiff , ca usa : jaye connolly - labelle is connecting the unconnected : how a ripple of data builds to a tsunami of information\nfemale executive of the year - business services - 11 to 2 , 500 employees - computer services and computer software gold stevie winner : bronto software , durham , nc usa : carolyn sparano , general manager and vice president of client services bronze stevie winners : abs associates , inc . schaumburg , il usa : rosemarie mitchell , ceo improving , addison , tx usa : diana hoogland stevens , vice president of sales quali , santa clara , ca usa : joan wrabetz , cto\nfemale executive of the year - consumer services - 11 to 2 , 500 employees gold stevie winner : chesapeake utilities corporation , dover , de usa : elaine bittner , svp of strategic development silver stevie winners : camp bow wow , broomfield , co usa : christina russell , president primrose school franchising company , acworth , ga usa : jo kirchner , president and ceo renters warehouse , bloomington , mn usa : pamela kosanke , cmo bronze stevie winners : bankers warranty group , st . petersburg , fl usa : dawn morris , president of bfc warranty divisions crest foods , inc . dba nestle toll house cafe by chip , richardson , tx usa : shawnon bellah , coo\nfemale executive of the year - government or non - profit - more than 2 , 500 employees gold stevie winner : pennsylvania department of transportation ( penndot ) , harrisburg , pa usa : leslie s . richards , secretary of transportation silver stevie winner : dignity health , san francisco , ca usa : deanna wise , evp / cio bronze stevie winner : al hosn gas ( adnoc group of companies ) , abu dhabi , united arab emirates : sudha nakka papisetty , hse compliance and audit advisor\nfemale entrepreneur of the year in asia , australia or new zealand gold stevie winner : enabled employment , canberra , act , australia : chief execurive officer jessica may silver stevie winners : bounce australia , maryborough , vic , australia : maria smith , ceo indus health plus ( p ) ltd . , pune , maharashtra , india : ms . kanchan naikawadi , founder director ivvy pty ltd , gold coast , qld , australia : lauren hall , founder and ceo tapfit , queensland , australia : annie johnson , founder and director thought bubble , brisbane , qld , australia : nyree mckenzie , managing director and principal consultant\nfemale executive of the year in asia , australia or new zealand gold stevie winner : prime focus technologies private limited , mumbai , india : t shobhana , vice president and head , global marketing & communications silver stevie winners : brookfield , sydney , nsw , australia : claire bibby , senior vice president & general counsel kura - ra . net , osaka , japan : kyoko yamauchi , coo sunny side up , inc . tokyo , japan : etsuko tsugihara showing leadership skills even as a teen bronze stevie winner : webzap technologies , noida , uttar pradesh , india : jyotsana shukla , head of international business and operations\nfemale entrepreneur of the year in canada gold stevie winner : brookline public relations , calgary , ab , canada : shauna macdonald , principal & founder , brookline public relations silver stevie winners : essayjack inc . , toronto , on , canada : dr . lindy ledohowski , ceo & co - founder rockwood custom homes , calgary , alberta , canada : allison grafton , president and owner bronze stevie winner : replicon , redwood city , ca usa : lakshmi raj , co - ceo , replicon for female entrepreneur of the year in canada\ninnovator of the year - accounting , business services and financial services gold stevie winner : chargebacks911 , clearwater , fl usa : monica eaton - cardone , co - founder and chief operating officer bronze stevie winners : aei , alexandria , va usa : untangle founder , jenna rees - one woman ' s mission to transform the beauty and wellness experience dcr workforce , boca raton , fl usa : ammu warrier , president ey , new york , ny usa : kate barton , vice chair - tax services for the americas tax practice qt ( quantum transformations ) , melbourne , vic , australia : dr . vesna grubacevic , ceo silverlink , a welltok company , burlington , ma usa : kathleen ellmore , vice president engagement sciences\nmaverick of the year - computer hardware , services and software gold stevie winner : cisco systems , inc . , san jose , ca usa : edna conway , chief security officer , global value chain bronze stevie winners : dell emc , hopkinton , ma usa : jean edwards , director of federal sales and strategic programs , dell emc improving , addison , tx usa : gabriela garza - ramos , vice president of recruiting , improving\nlifetime achievement - government or non - profit gold stevie winner : dr . marlene mahipat , randallstown , md usa : founder of helping orphans prosper everywhere ( h . o . p . e . ) and people letting every animal survive euthanasia ( please ) silver stevie winner : bonneville power administration portland , or usa : jennifer eskil , ag / industrial sector lead\nemployee of the year - business - telecommunications gold stevie winner : access one inc . , chicago . il usa : lori vandyke , customer care manager : i didn\u2019t know you were a magician ? bronze stevie winners : splice software , calgary , ab , canada : jenna ha , customer experience data strategist splice software , calgary , ab , canada : nishi mohan , director of sales\nemployee of the year - business - all other industries gold stevie winner : macy ' s inc . , san francisco , ca usa : shyamala soundari kuppusamy , senior product manager , macy ' s ecommerce silver stevie winners : ingeus , working well programme , greater manchester , united kingdom : jayne garner , operations manager miller vein , novi , mi usa : linda miller , r . n . , b . s . n . bronze stevie winners : creative lodging solutions , lexington , ky usa : keri powell , account manager humana , louisville , ky usa : sharon parsons , integration product category leader wink models , sydney , australia : sage greenwood , managing director\nemployee of the year - government or non - profit gold stevie winner : the kimmel center for the performing arts , philadelphia , pa usa : leslie tyler , director of media relations and communications silver stevie winners : jordan engineers association , amman , jordan : huda ali al - husaini , head of training and studies montana department of transportation ( mdt ) , helena , mt usa : lauren marosok , public relations specialist / social media manager move this world , new york , ny usa : anya warburg , u . s . program director usaid center for international disaster information , washington , dc usa : barlin ali , program coordinator bronze stevie winner : eirc , mullica hill , nj usa : alicia truman , marketing\nwoman of the year - business services gold stevie winner : madison services group , inc . , washington , dc usa : ann sullivan public policy entrepreneur silver stevie winners : at & t , dallas , tx usa : kay kapoor , president , at & t global public sector solutions creative lodging solutions , lexington , ky usa : carolyn hundley , chief culture and development officer and co - founder bronze stevie winners : gail lowney alofsin , newport , ri usa : gail lowney alofsin , mentor , coach and humanitarian jones publishing ( citywealth ) , london , united kingdom : karen jones , founder & ceo peggy klaus , berkeley , ca usa : peggy klaus , executive coach\nwoman of the year - government or non - profit gold stevie winner : one mission , framingham , ma usa : ashley haseotes , president / founder silver stevie winners : meals on wheels america , arlington , va usa : susan waldman , chief marketing and communications officer medical group management association , englewood , co usa : dr . halee fischer - wright , president and chief executive officer\ncompany of the year - business services - 10 or less employees gold stevie winners : iris blu ltd . , toronto , on , canada thought bubble , brisbane , qld , australia\ncompany of the year - business services - more than 10 employees gold stevie winner : jma solutions , llc . washington , dc usa silver stevie winners : confero inc , cary , nc usa vaco los angeles , los angeles , ca usa bronze stevie winners : dcr workforce , boca raton , fl usa evolvemkd , new york , ny usa health perspectives group , seattle , wa usa obi creative , omaha , ne usa splice software , calgary , ab , canada\nstartup of the year - business products industries gold stevie winner : ripplenami , inc . , cardiff , ca usa silver stevie winner : dry my gloves inc . , portage . mi usa : thegreenglovedryer bronze stevie winners : neubauer media , cologne , germany rita trehan , llc , washington , dc usa totum wealth , los angeles , ca usa\nstartup of the year - business services industries gold stevie winner : enabled employment , canberra , act , australia silver stevie winners : evolvemkd , new york , ny usa ripplenami , inc . , cardiff , ca usa bronze stevie winners : hendel content creation , phoenix , az usa kuzey academy , istanbul , turkey markett , venice ca usa rita trehan , llc , washington , dc usa\nstartup of the year - consumer services industries gold stevie winner : dry my gloves inc . , portage . mi usa : thegreenglovedryer - dmg inc silver stevie winners : cirkled in , redmond , wa usa : capture , connect , collaborate ellevest , new york , ny usa bronze stevie winners : always christmas in ny , new york , ny usa : christmas village nyc life enhancement training services , llc ( lets , llc ) ; phoenix , az usa tapfit , queensland , australia the enrichery , houston , tx usa\nmost innovative company of the year - 10 or less employees gold stevie winner : enabled employment , canberra , act , australia silver stevie winner : reaction commerce , santa monica , ca usa bronze stevie winners : aspire , phoenix , az usa tapfit , queensland , australia whatbox , inc . , birmingham , al usa\nmost innovative company of the year - more than 10 employees gold stevie winner : solepower , pittsburgh , pa usa silver stevie winner : uncharted play , new york , ny usa bronze stevie winners : dcr workforce , boca raton , fl usa ellison educational equipment , inc . , lake forest , ca usa mequilibrium , boston , ma usa\ncommunity involvement program of the year gold stevie winner : livingtree dba : snowflake technologies inc . , austin , tx usa silver stevie winners : grass roots meetings & events , new york , ny usa indosat ooredoo , singapore bronze stevie winners : connectireland , dublin , ireland international cruise & excursions , inc . ( ice ) , scottsdale , az usa\nwomen - run workplace of the year - 10 or less employees gold stevie winner : academic achievers , santa monica , ca usa silver stevie winners : encore associates , san ramon , ca usa mambo media , portland , or usa bronze stevie winners : brookline public relations , calgary , ab , canada cathedral capital , inc . , fort worth , tx usa goodwin group pr , walpole , ma usa pivot point marketing , larkspur , ca usa\nwomen - run workplace of the year - more than 10 employees gold stevie winner : sunny side up , inc . tokyo , japan silver stevie winner : stratus interactive , west chester , pa usa bronze stevie winners : ehr concepts , villa rica , ga usa evolvemkd , new york , ny usa socialcode , new york , ny usa\nbest new product or service of the year - consumer products gold stevie winner : braeburn pharmaceuticals , princeton , nj usa : probuphine : a tiny six month implant innovates treatment for america\u2019s opioid epidemic silver stevie winner : yukbgone , stillwater , ok usa : creative product solutions , not money , builds a successful business bronze stevie winners : ellison educational equipment , inc . , lake forest , ca usa : sizzix big shot plus machine international cruise & excursions , inc . ( ice ) , scottsdale , az usa : live365 - earn . redeem . live .\nbest new product or service of the year - consumer services gold stevie winners : advanced , inc . 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6655\nproducer of the vladar company edwin meija attends the panel for vladar films and arcana comics present ' head smash ' reveal on july 13 , 2012 in san diego , california .\nvlad yudin and edwin mejia of the vladar company team up with arcana comics at the 2012 sdcc for the reveal of the graphic novel head smash .\nedwin mejia co - founded the vladar company with vlad yudin in 2008 and has served as the lead producer on all the company\u2019s films . over the past 9 years , he has been responsible for developing the production slate and managing all the distribution at the vladar company . mejia oversees in - house productions , co - productions , acquisitions and plays a key role in managing the company\u2019s worldwide theatrical distribution needs .\ndirector and producer of the vladar company vlad yudin attends the panel for vladar films and arcana comics present ' head smash ' reveal on july 13 , 2012 in san diego , california .\n' head smash ' illustrator dwayne harris , cep f arcana comics sean o ' reilly , producer of the vladar company edwin meija and director and producer of the vladar company vlad yudin attend the panel for vladar films and arcana comics present ' head smash ' reveal on july 13 , 2012 in san diego , california .\n/ prnewswire - ireach / - - the vladar company , a premiere media and entertainment company , presented its new motion logo to the world . the logo will represent the company ' s vision and ongoing growth as a leading producer of many genres and multiple mediums in domestic and international markets .\nby jeremy kay exclusive : hot on the heels of afm sales for generation iron , new york - based the vladar company has lined . . .\nnew york \u2014 the vladar company urltoken which produces , posts and distributes features , has three releases planned for the coming weeks . vlad yudin ( pictured ) co - founded the vladar company in 2008 , along with producer edwin mejia , and the team went on to direct , produce and pen the script for the successful 2013 bodybuilding documentary ,\n. this means that the vladar company has a higher zapscore than 0 % of all businesses on zappenin . for reference , the median zapscore for a business in\nthe vladar company is a media and entertainment company , which focuses on developing , financing , and packaging a library of intellectual properties . the company has become a leading producer of many niche genres and multiple mediums in us and international markets , while also expanding into acquiring and distributing high quality content .\n2014 was a year of growth for the vladar company . we accomplished a lot of things this year and we wanted to share them with you .\ndirector and producer of the vladar company vlad yudin and publisher ' head smash ' erik hendrix attends the panel for vladar films and arcana comics present ' head smash ' reveal on july 13 , 2012 in san diego , california .\nthe vladar company is a media and entertainment company , which focuses on developing , financing , and packaging a library of intellectual properties . the company has become a leading producer of many niche genres and multiple mediums in us and international markets , while also expanding into acquiring and distributing high quality content . read more .\nthe vladar company has announced that it will produce the mr . olympia competition for american media inc . and nbc sports group , with principals edwin mejia and vlad yudin .\njeremy kay exclusive : new york - based the vladar company has closed a trio of high - profile deals at afm on the documentary . ksm film has . . .\nlogos in order are the vladar company ( 2012 ) is a new york , us based film production and distribution company which founded by vlad yudin and edwin mejia ( co - founder ) in 2008 . urltoken sixteen frames ( 2013 ) is a us film production company varient pictures ( 2010 ) is an independent film production company based los angeles . the company was founded by kyle heller and gina resnick in 2010 . urltoken \u00edtaca films ( 2011 ) is a mexico city , mexico based production company and was founded by alex garc\u00eda and santiago garc\u00eda galv\u00e1n . besides feature films the company also produces content for television , commercials and music videos . urltoken\nthe vladar company in association with generation iron fitness network\u00ae is pleased to announce that they forged a partnership with bodypower to co - produce and release generation iron 2 .\ngeneral view of the vladar company presents : headsmash special preview edition at the 24th annual motor city comic - con at suburban collection showplace on may 18 , 2013 in novi , michigan .\nthe vladar company is a media and entertainment company which focuses on developing , producing , and distributing a library of intellectual properties with its producing partners at leading hollywood and international production studios . the company is becoming a leading producer of many genres and multiple mediums in us and international markets , while also expanding into acquiring and distributing high quality content .\nthe vladar company has its own internal studio , which it uses for offline editorial , drawing primarily on final cut pro , but with avid and adobe premiere available too . the investment in an in - house studio , says yudin , was the company\u2019s effort to control its own destiny .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\nthis will be the second film the vladar company has picked up \u2013 the first being generation iron ( another film profiled on this blog ) directed by vlad yudin , which was one of the top 5 highest grossing documentaries in the us , for 2013 . the acquisition of \u201cdeath metal angola\u201d further solidifies them as an up and coming studio for documentaries . the vladar company is also expanding in digital distribution , working with itunes and netflix , and more .\nvlad yudin and edwin mejia attend the vladar company presents head smash special preview edition at the 24th annual motor city comic - con at suburban collection showplace on may 18 , 2013 in novi , michigan .\nand on october 2nd , the vladar company will release the somali project , a documentary feature that follows the real - life story of a group of pirates on a mission to stop hijackings and kidnappings in the waters off the horn of africa . this film represents an acquisition by the company , which worked with the filmmakers jon gursha and peter greene of film marketing services .\nceo of arcana comics sean o ' reilly attends the panel for vladar films and arcana . . .\nvlad yudin ( r ) attends the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at the 24th annual motor city comic - con at suburban collection showplace on may 18 , 2013 in novi , michigan .\nedwin mejia ( l ) attends the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at the 24th annual motor city comic - con at suburban collection showplace on may 18 , 2013 in novi , michigan .\nvlad yudin and edwin mejia ( r ) attend the event , the vladar company presents : headsmash special preview edition at the 24th annual motor city comic con at suburban collection showplace on may 18 , 2013 in novi , michigan .\nfans stop by the head smash booth as the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at houston ' s comicpalooza at george r . brown convention center on may 25 , 2013 in houston , texas .\nthe lauded documentary traveled the international film festival circuit , winning over audiences and critics along the way , and more of you will soon be able to see it when the vladar company releases it , starting this fall , november 7 , 2014 . .\na joint production between the vladar company and the generation iron fitness network , the film has now begun production with a scheduled release date in q1 of 2018 . vlad yudin and edwin mejia ( generation iron ) will serve as producers on the project .\nthe company will release the film in a limited theatrical release on november 7 , 2014 , in new york & los angeles .\n. since its inception in 2008 , the company has catered to the market ' s growing need for entertainment content across multiple platforms . the company focuses on developing , financing and packaging a library of intellectual properties with its producing partners at leading\n( l ) and producer and publisher edwin mejia of head smash during the the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at houston ' s comicpalooza at george r . brown convention center on may . . .\nvlad yudin ( r ) and edwin mejia attend the vladar company presents head smash special preview edition at the 24th annual motor city comic - con at suburban collection showplace on may 18 , 2013 in novi , michigan .\ncaa has signed the vladar company , the production company behind the 2013 documentary generation iron . the documentary , which followed elite bodybuilders training for the mr . olympia competition , was written and directed by vladar principal vlad yudin and narrated by mickey rourke . it was released theatrically last fall and licensed to starz for vod and dvd . caa will help the indie studio , founded by yudin and producing partner edwin mejia , expand its production , financing and distribution slate . urltoken urltoken\nwriter and director vlad yudin of head smash during the the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at houston ' s comicpalooza at george r . brown convention center on may 25 , 2013 in houston , texas .\nvlad yudin and edwin mejia ( l ) attend the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at the 24th annual motor city comic - con at suburban collection showplace on may 18 , 2013 in novi , michigan .\ndr . evil and mini me stop by the head smash booth during the the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at houston ' s comicpalooza at george r . brown convention center on may 25 , 2013 in houston , texas .\nof head smash ( l ) is interviewed during the the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at houston ' s comicpalooza at george r . brown convention center on may 25 , 2013 in houston , . . .\nproduction studios . the company is becoming a leading producer of many genres and multiple mediums in domestic and international markets .\nthe wait is over for the fans of \u201cgeneration iron\u201d and bodybuilding . the original docudrama was produced by the vladar company and grossed over 1 million dollars in the us domestic box office and became one of the highest grossing docs of 2013 . it\u2019s a significant achievement for a documentary and a testament to the strong bodybuilding fan base .\nexclusive : the vladar company is teaming with the generation iron fitness network on ronnie coleman the king , a documentary about the eight - time mr . olympia winning bodybuilder . directed by vlad yudin ( generation iron , jeremy scott : the people\u2019s designer ) , the film is slated for a global release in the first quarter of next year .\nexclusive : the vladar company is teaming with the generation iron fitness network on ronnie coleman the king , a documentary about the eight - time mr . olympia winning bodybuilder . directed by vlad yudin ( generation iron , jeremy scott : the people\u2019s designer ) , the film is slated for a global release in the first quarter of next year .\nour new motion logo is a representation of the company ' s growth over the past few years . we are at a point where we are ready to expand and we have many new exciting projects that will propel vladar to further heights in the industry ,\nsaid the founder\n\u201cthat happens with a lot of our films , \u201d he says of their crossover appeal . social media helps the vladar company get the word out to the intended audience , and digital platforms , such as itunes , amazon digital , vimeo make digital distribution a reality .\n\u2018evolution\u2019 , toronto - bound horror pic , acquired by alchemy ; \u2018somali project\u2019 docks at vladar co .\nwriter and director vlad yudin of head smash ( l ) is interviewed during the the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at houston ' s comicpalooza at george r . brown convention center on may 25 , 2013 in houston , texas .\nvladar\u2019s film slate includes the sequel generation iron 2 and mma docu the hurt business featuring ronda rousey , jon jones and georges st . pierre .\nthe vladar company\u2019s previous releases include the smash hit generation iron , which grossed over 1 million at the u . s . box office to become one of the top 10 grossing docs of 2013 . they have also produced the recent sequel generation iron 2 and mma documentary the hurt business with ronda rousey , jon jones and georges st . pierre .\nvladar continues to develop , finance , and release projects in different formats as well as create and build media brands . vladar also focuses on creating and developing new distribution models , and contributes to the success of independent film and tv production .\nthe film , which yudin self - distributed through his own vladar company in the fall of 2013 , earned $ 850 , 000 stateside and over $ 1 million overseas . with generation iron \u2019s director\u2019s cut dvd released today , we asked yudin to explain his success .\nthe vladar co . has partnered with mark huffam ( \u201c game of thrones \u201d ) to produce the movie adaptation of c . c . humphrey\u2019s novel \u201cthe french executioner . \u201d\nwriter and director vlad yudin ( l ) and producer and publisher edwin mejia of head smash during the the vladar company presents : head smash special preview edition at houston ' s comicpalooza at george r . brown convention center on may 25 , 2013 in houston , texas .\nas this issue was going to press , avid announced that it is expanding its isis shared storage product family with the introduction of the isis 5000 . the company introduced the flagship unity isis back . . .\nnarrated by screen icon mickey rourke and instantly gained fans as the movies emblamatic theme song . independent filmmaker and the vladar company studio head , vlad yudin directed this new video as well as \u201cgeneration iron , \u201d which topped a million theatrically and is now available for audiences everywhere at\nthe vladar company\u2019s edwin mejia states , \u201cit\u2019s exciting to watch a film we produced and distributed continue to stand shoulder to shoulder with major studio releases , further expanding across the globe on all platforms to enthusiastic audiences . documentaries are tough and challenging in today\u2019s ever changing new world of distribution .\npost recently caught up with vlad yudin , who describes the company as one that is \u201cvery integrated , \u201d with the ability to develop , produce and distribute niche content .\nthe vladar company \u2013 an independent motion picture and entertainment studio \u2013 has acquired ( from production companies coalition films and cabula6 ) release rights to the critically acclaimed feature documentary \u201cdeath metal angola , \u201d from director jeremy xido ( \u201cthe machinist\u201d ) , produced by joseph castelo ( \u201cthe war within\u201d ) , with vlad yudin and edwin mejia exec producing .\nalso on the 18th , the vladar company will release ct fletcher : my magnificent obsession , a story about the six - time world champion power lifter ct fletcher , who overcame health issues and uses his success and determination to motivate others . the documentary features appearances from stone cold steve austin , bill goldberg , and kevin \u201cda hulk\u201d washington .\nthe generation iron fitness network and the vladar company is officially announcing that they have now begun production on a feature length documentary focused on the life and accomplishments of the quintessential bodybuilding legend , 8 - time mr . olympia winner ronnie coleman entitled ronnie coleman the king and directed by prolific documentarian vlad yudin ( generation iron , jeremy scott : the people\u2019s designer ) . the film is slated for a 2018 global release date .\nexclusive : the vladar company is teaming with the generation iron fitness network on ronnie coleman the king , a documentary about the eight - time mr . olympia winning bodybuilder . directed by vlad yudin ( generation iron , jeremy scott : the people ' s designer ) , the film is slated for a global release in the first quarter of next year . nicknamed \u201cthe king\u201d , coleman holds the world record for mr . olympia titles and most wins for an international federation of bodybuilding\u2026\nin 2013 , vladar is expecting to expand its numerous operations in other areas of the business , including on demand distribution , television and online digital content .\nphase 4 films and the vladar company today announced that the mickey rourke narrated box office hit , docudrama generation iron , will extend its reach into the canadian market in summer 2014 . the film first premiered in canada on september 20 , 2013 , quickly making it one of the top 6 highest grossing documentaries at the box office that year . phase 4 films will release generation iron on dvd , on demand and digital download .\nthe vladar company and generation iron networks have released our first look at the upcoming feature documentary about the greatest bodybuilding champion that ever lived \u2013 ronnie coleman . titled ronnie coleman : the king , the documentary focuses on coleman\u2019s current life as he prepares for yet another spinal surgery \u2013 of which he has already had over six due to his extensive and demanding training throughout his whole life and his epic storied past .\nvladar will continue to develop , finance and release projects in different formats as well as create and build brands with partners and investors around the world . vladar will also focus on creating and developing new distribution models and contribute to the success of independent film and tv production . its sales and operations will expand nationally and internationally .\n. the vladar company ( generation iron 1 , 2 & 3 , the hurt business and jeremy scott : the people\u2019s designer ) announced today that they will distribute former bolshoi ballet soloist & acclaimed russian actress alisa khazanova\u2019s directorial feature film debut the intriguing and intimate thriller \u201cmiddleground\u201d for a limited theatrical release and global vod / digital release beginning on may 18th , 2018 . \u201cmiddleground\u201d made . . .\nvladar has several projects in various stages of production , pre - production and development . it ' s current slate also includes a newly optioned best - seller the french executioner by\nceo of arcana comics sean o ' reilly attends the panel for vladar films and arcana comics present ' head smash ' reveal on july 13 , 2012 in san diego , california .\nin 2008 , yudin became partners with edwin mejia to form the vladar company and produce various feature and documentary projects , including \u201cbig pun : the legacy\u201d and \u201clast day of summer . \u201d yudin worked with big pun\u2019s widow liza rios and the big pun estate to release \u201cbig pun : the legacy\u201d in 2009 through vivendi universal . the release , details the short - lived career and life of christopher rios aka big pun , a latin - american music artist who rose to fame from a life of adversity .\nvladar has produced documentary \u201c generation iron \u201d with american media inc . and jerome gary and partnered with arcana studios for the adaptation of the sci - fi graphic novel \u201c head smash \u201d and paranormal thriller \u201ccatskill park . \u201d\ntoday the vladar company is expanding our production slate and are aggressively acquiring films for theatrical and digital release . what has made us different as a distribution company is the fact that we are independent filmmakers and we understand and respect both the films that we acquire , and their audience . for me , it wasn\u2019t about deciding whether i wanted to be on the creative side or the executive side : i wanted it all . moviemaking is a complete process \u2013 from the idea that leads to the script , all the way to its release on the big screen and beyond . my goal is to bring films to its full potential and never cut corners . and if you can show the world that your project is worthy , then you are truly winning . never , never , never give up ! no matter what . mm\nthe vladar co . has partnered with mark huffam ( \u201cgame of thrones\u201d ) to produce the movie adaptation of c . c . humphrey\u2019s novel \u201cthe french executioner . \u201d vlad yudin will co - produce the big - screen project with his partner edwin mejia . the film will follow the final days of king henry viii\u2019s second wife anne boleyn prior to her 1536 execution [ \u2026 ]\nthe actor lent his voice this week for an online trailer that will be used to promote \u201chead smash , \u201d a joint property that vlad yudin , of the vladar co . , and arcana \u2019s vp of publishing erik hendrix co - wrote together .\n2012 has been a great year for vladar co . , the company most recently teamed up with american media inc . ( ami ) and the producer of the 1977 classic , pumping iron to produce a new docu - drama \u2013 generation iron . the film will show today ' s greatest bodybuilders from around the world and their road to the\nsuper bowl of bodybuilding\n- mr . olympia . ami is responsible for publishing the top magazine of the sport , such as flex , muscle and fitness , shape , men ' s fitness , as well as other mainstream publications such as star , national enquirer , ok ! and playboy . the film is due in theaters late summer 2013 .\nurltoken is a property of mandatory , an evolve media , llc company . \u00a92018 all rights reserved . mobile app | privacy policy | terms of use | rss | advertise | contact | adchoices\nhead smash preview edition premiered at the 2012 new york comic - con ( nycc ) . the novel is a joint effort by vladar and arcana comics , a leading comic book brand in the business , lead by sean o ' reilly , the publisher of a 2011 movie \u2013 cowboys and aliens . the preview edition of head smash was sold out at the event and a full version is slated to be released in the fall of 2013 . the motion picture is currently in development .\nthe world of cosplay can be an example of the creation - affirming community the bible calls us to be .\n\u201cit\u2019s important to find a demographic that you can market to directly , \u201d says yudin . those demographics , he adds , can change from subject to subject , but there\u2019s also the opportunity for the company\u2019s content to crossover , beyond fashion , in the case of jeremy scott , or bodybuilding , in the case of generation iron or ct fletcher .\nthe competition was particularly popular in the 1960\u2019s and 1970\u2019s , when arnold schwarzenegger famously dominated the competition year after year .\nwe are pleased to present our growing brand to the world . 2012 has been a tremendous year for vladar and 2013 will prove to be even bigger with over four films in production . our brand will continue to expand in the global marketplace ,\nsaid co - founder\nto acquire the best physiques in the world takes relentless desire , fierce drive and unwavering discipline . the struggle is real .\nthe generation iron fitness network and kai greene have now officially partnered up to provide a whole new era of kai greene . what does this mean exactly ? kai greene is now officially an executive producer , spokesperson , and executive editor of generation iron . working together we will create multiple entertainment and fitness shows in conjunction with the vladar company . currently , kai greene hosts a weekly generation iron podcast with cbs , released a brand new motivational series called words of wisdom , and updates on his latest training tips .\nronnie coleman is one of the most legendary athletes in the history of bodybuilding \u2013 holding the world record for most mr . olympia titles of all time with 8 wins . now for the first time ever the world will see the true - life story of the biggest bodybuilder of our time .\ncheck out highlights from some of the best recent trailers including mandy , the predator , zoe , and the king of thieves .\non september 18th , the company will release jeremy scott : the people\u2019s designer , which pulls the curtain back on the life and times of one of the world ' s most provocative designers , as he makes his mark on fashion and pop - culture history with his unique and ornate style . yudin helmed , produced and penned the piece , which offers insight from fashion industry leaders and a - list celebrities , including miley cyrus , rihanna , kanye west , katy perry and a $ ap rocky .\nthe hobbit : the desolation of smaug - hd main trailer - official warner bros . uk\ngo behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .\nwatch the official trailer for middleground - starring alisa khazanova , noah huntley , chris beetem and rob campbell . trapped in the hotel of her husband\u2019s various business meetings , a woman finds herself adrift between lives when she is approached by a stranger with vivid memories of an affair with her that she can\u2019t remember . she\u2019s always sitting there with her husband . he\u2019s always getting up to take a meeting . the other man always comes and sits , the stranger , who always insists on his account of their past affair , and every time he does , it\u2019s more convincing . visit urltoken for more information . follow us on twitter and instagram @ vladarfilms vladar company channel : urltoken show less\n\u201cgeneration iron has changed the perception of bodybuilding around the world and our hybrid approach allows us to reach the masses with the help of phase 4 films . generation iron is an exceptional documentary that perfectly captures the pain , sacrifice and dedication that it takes to compete in the world of bodybuilding\u201d\nas they train and compete to win the mr . olympia title . the film is narrated by\nthe generation iron network launches sister websites in brasil , russia , and iran . . while the mr . olympia competition , the super bowl of the bodybuilding industry , is held in the united states of america every year \u2013 the sport of bodybuilding is a truly international endeavor . . . .\nmr . olympia is one of the most significant and well - known international bodybuilding competitions held under the auspices of the international federation of bodybuilding ( ifbb ) from september 18 to 21 , 2014 in las vegas , nevada , usa on the orleans arena . this was the 50th on the account competition of\nmr . olympia\n. the prize fund amounted to 710 000 us dollars . the winner was the american bodybuilder phil heath , becoming a four - time winner of the competition .\n\u201cgeneration iron\u201d examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives the audience front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders in the sport as they train to compete in the world\u2019s most premiere bodybuilding stage \u2013 mr . olympia . each athlete , has a story to tell of their life ,\nwriter and director vlad yudin of head smash ( l ) is interviewed during the the . . .\nthe seasoned pro . the olympic hopeful . the young up - and - comer . the ring is their home , and the titles are their dream . as boxing ' popularity wanes , three fighters at different stages of . . . see full summary \u00bb\nbill paxton is headed to comic - con this week to back two arcana comics graphic novels : \u201chead smash\u201d and \u201cseven holes of air . \u201d the actor lent his voice this week for an online trailer that will be used to promote \u201chead smash , \u201d a joint property that vlad yudin , of the vladar co . , and arcana\u2019s vp of [ \u2026 ]\nin an episode dedicated to the show within the show , \u201cglow\u201d illustrates its grand capacity for storytelling , and the very good tv podcast breaks down how .\nopen the \u2018my cinando\u2019 dropdown menu in the right corner of your screen to access your favorite cinando features . update your information under the \u2018manage my data\u2019 section .\nmejia was responsible for producing the 2013 award winning hit film , \u201cgeneration iron , \u201d alongside director , vlad yudin and producer jerome gary ( pumping iron ) . the film was narrated by academy award nominee , mickey rourke and became the top 5 highest grossing documentary at the box office at the end of 2013 . he negotiated all the domestic and foreign distribution on the title .\nthe new film focuses on the next generation of bodybuilders and fitness personalities as they push their physiques to the \u201cnext\u201d level , while generating mass appeal around the world . official cast and details are soon to be announced .\nronnie coleman : the king has landed at # 1 on the us documentary itunes charts . . the first ever authorized documentary about the legendary career of ronnie coleman \u2013 titled ronnie coleman : the king \u2013 has just hit digital vod today on june 22 , 2018 . and . . .\ntake a look and the brand new teaser trailer for head smash , the most anticipated graphic novel release of 2013 .\nthe four strongest men on the planet compete for the crown . we meet each 400 - pound giant in his home country , then on to the arnold strongman classic . starring eddie hall , hafthor bjornsson , brian shaw and zydrunas savickas .\nthird wolf designs is a clothing brand by artist alexa varano , based in denver , colorado . they sell nationally and internationally online . every product that they sell is individually hand - painted with a brush , every product is a unique individually work of art . third wolf designs is an environmentally responsible and sustainable company .\nwelcome to the generation iron fitness network \u2013 the first ever digital space where you can get all things bodybuilding in one place . that means workout tips to get you pumped ; contest coverage of the latest big shows ; and on the spot breaking news about the pros . this is the best collection of shredded muscles and pumped up iron . no more searching around multiple sources for the complete picture . we have it all .\nfrom the producers of ' bowling for columbine ' , ' fahrenheit 9 / 11 ' and ' generation iron ' comes ' the hurt business ' which examines the rise of mixed martial arts fighting through the eyes of today ' s top stars .\nthe actress and director both love the genre , but as they told indiewire , they also knew it needed to be retrofitted to tell the true story of catherine weldon and sitting bull .\ncheck out the head smash booth at new york comic con ! catch a glimpse of the preview edition of the hottest graphic novel in recent years . prepare to get your head smashed !\nronnie coleman is known as\nthe king\nand for good reason . he is the 8x mr . olympia champion in the world of bodybuilding - sharing the world record for most olympia wins . now retired , he . . . see full summary \u00bb\ntold from the point of view from archie , a comic book collector , this is the story of a rivalry between two comic book shop owners . one does it for the love of comics , while the other shop , . . . see full summary \u00bb\nmr . olympia is one of the most significant and well - known international bodybuilding competitions held under the auspices of the international federation of bodybuilding ( ifbb ) from . . . see full summary \u00bb\n\u201cthe bodybuilding and fitness industry has continued to evolve dramatically in the last few years . new personalities and stars emerge in the sport . we waited to make the sequel to generation iron , until we found the right moment and the right characters especially , when you take into account \u201cgeneration iron\u201d played a significant role in people\u2019s lives and we in no way wanted to repeat the same story twice and call it part 2\u2026 now it\u2019s time ! \u201d said vlad yudin .\nimdb . com , inc . takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles , tweets , or blog posts . this content is published for the entertainment of our users only . the news articles , tweets , and blog posts do not represent imdb ' s opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual . please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy .\nthe hurt business is a movie starring luke adams , ben askren , and josh barnett . from the producers of ' bowling for columbine ' , ' fahrenheit 9 / 11 ' and ' generation iron ' comes ' the hurt business ' which examines the rise of mixed martial arts fighting through the eyes of today ' s top stars .\nbig pun : the legacy is a video starring armageddon , az , and b - real . his rhymes caught the attention of millions . his flow is un - matched by any . his story is captivating and triumphant .\nbig pun : the legacy\nchronicles the life of the grammy nominated artist . . . see full summary \u00bb\nbuzzing comedies such as the spy who dumped me await you in our summer movie guide . check in for all the info you need .\ntrippy indie madeline ' s madeline is the movie that lakeith stanfield and boots riley from sorry to bother you want to see the most .\ngeneration iron fitness network is dedicated to making the highest quality digital series aimed at educating and entertaining fans and athletes in the bodybuilding industry . taking the documentary knowledge from our namesake \u2013 in depth docu - series highlight specific athletes or gyms build the backbone of our original programming .\njourney , aspiration and motivation . they have been through ups and downs , overcoming the toughest judges in the world as they\u2019ve entered the stages around the world and flexed their muscles for eager fans . to their fans , they are more than superstars \u2013 they are olympian gods .\nwelcome to the generation iron fitness network . the number one source for everything fitness and bodybuilding . providing exclusive live event and original content that continues to merge strength , fitness , and entertainment for the new generation of bodybuilders and fitness enthusiasts . the gi fitness network is your one stop channel for live events , workout videos , news , and entertainment that understands the fundamental aspect of fitness - the desire for more . to be the absolute best possible you . the generation iron fitness network brings cinematic programming to the constantly growing industry of bodybuilding and fitness with today\u2019s fitness stars . providing a wide variety of brand new digital series - such as east coast mecca and iron cinema - connecting you even deeper into the world of bodybuilding entertainment . subscribe and become a member of the greatest generation in fitness history : generation iron . join the movement .\nhis rhymes caught the attention of millions . his flow is un - matched by any . his story is captivating and triumphant .\nbig pun : the legacy\nchronicles the life of the grammy nominated artist\nbig pun\naka christopher rios , a puerto rican from the bronx who made history by becoming the first latino rapper to sell over a million records . experience his rise to stardom , the extraordinary weight gain , the legendary ts crew and resounding legacy through a series of interviews with today ' s hip hop heavyweights and those who knew him best . includes never - before - seen footage . discover the true story behind one of the most influential artists of our generation - big pun .\nonce we had the theaters , we had to start getting dcps for the trailer and the actual film delivered to the theaters in different states . getting a film into any amount of theaters is very expensive : you have to get a rating , and all the marketing material must be approved by the mpaa , from one - sheets to standees inside the actual theater . a theatrical release calls for a ton of marketing inside and outside the theater . we channeled our marketing on television , radio , and outdoor billboards in major markets that we were opening in , which generated a lot of hype about the film before its release date .\ndirector - producer vlad yudin\u2019s documentary , generation iron ( narrated by mickey rourke ) , follows the top seven professional bodybuilders in the world , training and competing to win the sport\u2019s coveted title , mr . olympia .\nthe story of fashion designer jeremy scott ' s ascent from a small town in missouri to his current position as the creative director of moschino .\njoin the movement . subscribe now and become part of a whole new community of breaking news and top notch entertainment in the sport of bodybuilding .\nby jordan zakarin - the wrap the hit documentary will be available on vod , dvd , and digital download phase 4 has acquired . . .\nby tim misir kai greene , who lost to phil heath in the 2012 mr . olympia contest , is among the athletes featured . . .\nthe feature documentary follows wilker and sonia\u2019s attempts to stage angola\u2019s first - ever national rock concert , bringing together members from different strands of the angolan hardcore scene from different provinces , as it all unfolds in fits and starts , against the bombed out and mined backdrop of the formerly stately huambo .\nmr . olympia is held annually by the international federation of bodybuilding & fitness ( ifbb ) and is the largest fitness competition and bodybuilding expo in the united states . but it has not been broadcast on television since 1984 .\nfighting for a generation : 20 years of the ufc is an oral and visual documentary on the two decade rise of the ultimate fighting championship . over 60 interviews were conducted over a 4 . . . see full summary \u00bb\nthink about some of the most famous posters ever produced : jaws , scarface , taxi driver , the shining , ghostbusters , e . t . , the godfather . what do they have in common ? to . . .\ngeneration iron follows the world\u2019s leading bodybuilders as they train and compete for the coveted mr . olympia title . the film gives front row access to the lives of the top 7 bodybuilders in the sport , including phil heath , kai greene , branch warren and dennis wolf . mickey rourke narrates the film , with appearances by arnold schwarzenegger , lou ferrigno and jay cutler . it is produced by vlad yudin and edwin mejia . jerome gary , producer of the cult classic \u201cpumping iron . \u201d which helped make arnold schwarzenegger a household name , is executive producer along with david pecker , robin chang and eric weider .\nsince launching their shingle in 2008 , yudin has written , directed and produced the documentary \u201cbig pun : the legacy\u201d about the late rapper christopher lee rios , and the dramedy \u201clast day of summer , \u201d starring dj qualls and actress nikki reed . his documentary \u201c generation iron , \u201d that chroniclees competitors for the mr . olympia title , is out in september , narrated by mickey rourke .\nplease enter your phone number and click\nsend\nto receive the listing details by sms . for numbers outside the us , please enter the country code , for e . g . + 91 . if you do not receive a message , your phone number might be registered in the do not disturb registry .\nthe film will follow the final days of king henry viii\u2019s second wife anne boleyn prior to her 1536 execution by a french swordsman who vows to bury her six - fingered hand , a symbol of her rumored witchery , at a sacred crossroads . when the hand is stolen by an archbishop , the swordsman sets out to track down the relic across a europe ravaged by wars and political turmoil .\n\u201cwhat excited me about generation iron 2 is that we\u2019re looking at the transition of bodybuilding into popular culture and the mainstream . that change has been driven by the personalities that we will feature in our cast . the sport no longer lives in dark corners of society and i\u2019m immensely proud to have been part of growth and development of the fitness culture through bodypower\u201d stated ceo of bodypower nick orton .\nat the beginning of the evening , only 13 men had ever won the elusive sandow . at the end of the night , it was still only 13 . phil heath did it again ! the 50th mr . olympia competition kicked off friday night with a stellar and contentious prejudging that featured great showings by dexter jackson , shawn rhoden , and dennis wolf \u2014 not just the two competitors who produced the most sparks at thursday ' s press conference . there were whispers that maybe one of these three could do what no one in this decade has done since jay cutler in 2011 : squeeze in between phil heath and kai greene . but in the end , this was a two - man contest between two competitors who no longer need last names in bodybuilding debates . they ' re just phil and kai , and at the end of the evening , they stood alone .\nyudin and his partner edwin mejia have been using the fanfest circuit to launch a grassroots campaign to introduce the title and characters . they felt they had to turn to comic - cons across the country in order to emerge from the shadows of larger publishers like dc and marvel to build a following for their indie title .\nbodypower will serve as a co - production and exhibition partner to release the film globally in over 15 countries . the production will take place through fall and winter of 2016 and is scheduled to premiere first in the uk in may 2017 .\nthank you bellator for hiring big john mccarthy and for saving the . . .\nnicknamed \u201cthe king\u201d , coleman holds the world record for mr . olympia titles and most wins for an international federation of bodybuilding & fitness professional . . . .\njeremy scott : the people ' s designer\nnew york . . .\nafter an absence of five years , six times mr olympia winner arnold schwarzenegger makes a comeback and attempts to take the world body building championship for the 7th time .\nfilm festivals are as good as their programmers and audiences , and the deadcenter film festival has an abundance of excellence in both . from the very first . . .\nfrom the producer of the original classic pumping iron ' , comes\ngeneration iron\nthe long awaited true story of dedication , rivalry , victory , defeat , redemption and triumph . . . the film examines the professional sport of bodybuilding today and gives us access to the lives of current bodybuilding stars phil heath , kai greene , branch warren , dennis wolf , victor martinez , hidetada yamagishi as well as ambitious newcomer ben pakulski and european sensation roelly winklaar on their journey to be crowned mr . olympia .\n5 . the short game \u2014 $ 28 . 4k ( $ 1 . 7k )\n33 . free the mind \u2014 $ 0 . 48k ( $ 0 . 5k )\na sci - fi thriller about new york city amidst chaos and terrorist attacks , police state follows the story of carter , a young delivery boy . carter finds himself connected to a series of incidents and soon discovers a destructive plan for not only new york city , but all of the major metropolitan areas in the united states . as a deeper plot looms , the future of the world proves to be in his hands .\nthe world premiere of \u201cgeneration iron 2\u201d will be at bodypower expo in the uk in may of 2017 a very exciting development that i am delighted to be part of .\nwarning ! to get all of the features imdbpro offers , you must enable javascript .\n\u201cthere are so many levels , \u201d he says of the filmmaking process . \u201cpost is expensive , and it came to the point that i built my own studio . \u201d\nit should be noted that the art of monteque organization is a non profit organization , which is a sponsored project of fractured atlas , a non - profit arts service organization . contributions for the charitable purposes of the art of monteque organization must be made payable to fractured atlas only and are tax - 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privacy policy - cookie policy\ndesc : banca del monte di foggia s . p . a . also known as banca del monte\ndomenico siniscalco - ceci\ndi foggia in honor a sponsor , was an italian regional bank based in foggia , apulia region .\ndesc : banca popolare di cividale is an italian cooperative bank based in cividale del friuli , friuli - venezia giulia .\nubs and ambromobiliare will act as lead - advisor and co - advisor respectively . banca finnat will act as nomad and global coordinator . nctm will act as legal advisor and pwc as auditor . energica motor company purpose is to speed up the industrial process and the marketing efforts of the company .\nbanca finnat euramerica among its competitors for its carbon footprint . a company\u2019s performance in this category is based on its success in implementing energy efficiency measures . investments in energy efficient technology , green building and sourcing of renewable energy can all lead to cost savings and reduce the company\u2019s contribution to climate change .\nbanca finnat euramerica among its peers and competitors for data privacy and protection . companies today digitally manage vast amounts of personal information about their clients . a company\u2019s score on this issue is based on the systems , products and procedures it has in place to minimize the risk for data and privacy breaches .\non this page you will find detailed information on bic code fnatitrr for banca finnat euramerica s . p . a . . this swift code follows the same general structure as mentioned in the next section . for a detailed breakdown analysis of bic code fnatitrrxxx , scroll towards the bottom of the page for specific details .\ncontacts : natam management company s . a . bd d ' avranches 32 - 36 l - 1160 luxembourg contact person : alberto alfiero , chairman of natam and deputy general manager of banca finnat sante jannoni , managing director of natam ph . + 352 264 979 2112 institutional team ph . + 39 06 69933393 istituzionali @ urltoken\ndesc : banca carime s . p . a . was an italian bank based in cosenza , calabria . the bank was a subsidiary of ubi banca . as of 31 december 2015 , the bank had 216 branches , serving calabria , apulia , campania and basilicata .\nbanca finnat euramerica based on its peers as well as companies in similar geographic regions . companies are assessed on factors such as board diversity and senior management diversity . companies performing well on this issue typically are more profitable than its peers , while companies with very poor scores typically have greater stock price volatility and lower returns on capital .\nbanca finnat euramerica among its competitors in this category . certain products use raw materials that are commonly sourced from militias or other organizations that promote or engage in conflict in their region . to perform well in this category companies must provide adequate assurances that any of these metals used in their production are in fact from conflict - free sources .\ndesc : banca ifis is a bank founded in 1983 in genoa , italy by sebastien egon f\u00fcrstenberg , the current chairman and majority shareholder .\ndesc : banca del territorio lombardo is an italian cooperative bank based in pompiano , lombardy . in terms of branches , the bank is the second largest bank among the federazione italiana delle banche di credito cooperativo - casse rurali ed artigiane , behind banca di credito cooperativo di roma .\nbanca finnat euramerica spa provides banking , financial and investment management services . its services include private banking , the family office , trusteeships , services for institutional investors , the advisory and corporate finance service , the real estate and property funds service , consultancy and banking services . the company was founded on february 15 , 1929 and is headquartered in rome , italy .\ndesc : banca di credito cooperativo di cambiano s . c . p . a . known as banca di cambiano is an italian bank based in castelfiorentino , tuscany region . the bank served the tuscan provinces of florence , pisa , siena , pistoia and arezzo . the bank was a cooperative bank .\nbanca finnat euramerica among its peers for employee satisfaction and pay . a company\u2019s score on this issue depends on its frequency and likelihood of labor disputes as well as its practices to keep and retain talent - such as compensation , family leave , employee health care and other benefits . employers that are rated as good to work for consistently produce higher stock returns than their peers .\ndesc : banca mediolanum s . p . a . is an italian bank , insurance and asset management conglomerate which is the parent company of gruppo mediolanum .\ndesc : banca mediocredito del friuli venezia giulia s . p . a . is an italian commercial bank based in udine , friuli \u2013 venezia giulia region .\nbanca finnat euramerica s . p . a . , together with its subsidiaries , provides various financial services in italy . it operates through assets under management , assets under administration , trusteeship , and banking services holding and other segments . the company offers private banking , family office , trusteeship , institutional investor , advisory and corporate finance , consultancy , real estate and property funds , equity research , and other banking services . it also manages real estate and property funds ; provides equity and security trust services ; and offers financial management and consulting services , including asset and portfolio management services . the company has operative branches in rome , milan , and novi ligure . banca finnat euramerica s . p . a . was founded in 1898 and is headquartered in rome , italy .\ndesc : unione di banche italiane s . p . a . , commonly known for its trading name ubi banca , is an italian banking group , the fifth largest in italy by number of branches , it was formed on 1 april 2007 from the merger of the banche popolari unite and banca lombarda e piemontese banking groups .\ndesc : banca cattolica del veneto was an italian bank based in vicenza , veneto . in 1989 it was merged with nuovo banco ambrosiano to form banco ambrosiano veneto .\ndesc : banca popolare del frusinate s . c . p . a . is an italian cooperative bank based in frosinone , lazio . the bank was founded in 1992 .\ndesc : iwbank s . p . a . is an italian online bank owned by ubi banca . the bank characterises its offer for economic convenience and high technological content .\ndesc : banca imi is a subsidiary of intesa sanpaolo which is specialized in investment banking and capital markets . the bank can trace its origins to the istituto mobiliare italiano .\ndesc : banca popolare del lazio s . c . p . a . , is an italian cooperative bank based in velletri , metropolitan city of rome capital , lazio region .\ndesc : banca di credito popolare s . c . p . a . is an italian cooperative bank based in torre del greco , in metropolitan city of naples , campania .\ndesc : banca popolare pugliese s . c . p . a . is an italian cooperative bank based in parabita and matino , in the province of lecce , apulia region .\ndesc : banco popolare societ\u00e0 cooperativa was an italian bank , formed in 2007 from the merger of banco popolare di verona e novara and banca popolare italiana . the bank merged with banca popolare di milano on 1 january 2017 . the bank was ranked fourth by total assets , according to ricerche e studi using 2015 data . the bank was a cooperative partnership .\ndesc : banca popolare di sondrio s . c . p . a . is an italian bank based in sondrio , lombardy . the company was included in ftse italia mid cap index .\ndesc : banca cassa di risparmio di savigliano s . p . a . is an italian saving bank . the bank was based in savigliano , in the province of cuneo , piedmont .\ndesc : banca popolare di spoleto s . p . a . is an italian bank based in spoleto , umbria region . it was a subsidiary of banco di desio e della brianza .\ndesc : intesa sanpaolo s . p . a . is an italian banking group resulting from the merger of banca intesa and sanpaolo imi based in torre intesa sanpaolo , turin , italy .\ndesc : banco bpm s . p . a . is an italian bank that started to operate on 1 january 2017 , by the merger of banco popolare and banca popolare di milano .\nfrom 2005 to 2008 he was a member of the management board of the oic , the italian accounting body and , from 2006 to 2010 , member of the board of directors and the supervisory council of different companies , also listed on the stock exchange , among which : gruppo editoriale l ' espresso , banca finnat , nomura sim , fiorucci , tim - telecom italia mobile , finsiel , alitalia , raicinema , raisat , rainet , cofiri f & l and fendi .\ndesc : banca leonardo s . p . a . is a private and independent investment bank . it operates , directly and through its subsidiaries , in the wealth management business in italy and switzerland .\ndesc : banca italease s . p . a . was an italian finance leasing company , based in milan . the company formed two subsidiaries alba leasing and a\nbad bank\nin 2009 .\ndesc : cassa padana banca di credito cooperativo s . c . is an italian bank based in leno , lombardy region . the bank served the area around brescia and 8 other provinces of northern italy .\ndesc : banca nazionale del lavoro s . p . a . is an italian bank headquartered in rome . it is italy ' s sixth largest bank and has been a subsidiary of bnp paribas since 2006 .\ndesc : banca carim \u2013 cassa di risparmio di rimini s . p . a . is an italian saving bank based in rimini , emilia - romagna . the bank mainly active in the area around rimini .\ndesc : banca popolare di milano s . p . a . also known as bipiemme or just bpm is an italian bank based in milan , lombardy . the bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of banco bpm .\npalazzo altieri , the headquarters of banca finnat , was designed halfway through the 17th century by the architect antonio de ' rossi , and subsequently decorated by several artists on the request of pope clement x . at the end of the 18th century the building became an important monument to the roman and international neoclassicism . it is still regarded today as a fine example of the baroque architectural and artistic style . in the entrance hall of the bank the frescoed ceiling portrays the\napotheosis of romulus\n, a piece by domenico maria canuti . [ 5 ]\nnatam is a management company providing services to institutional investors , asset managers and investment firms . based in luxembourg and authorized to manage funds both in ucits and aifmd regimes . natam is part of a strong banking group , banca finnat , and is led by a management team with recognized experience and know - how . the distinctive values of our third - party management company are competence , accuracy and reliability . natam provides tailor - made financial solutions to financial institutions , intermediaries and investors . the vast range of services offered by natam allows customers and partners :\ndesc : veneto banca s . p . a . is a former italian bank headquartered in montebelluna , italy and currently a wind - down unit . the bank changed from a cooperative society to a limited company in december 2015 .\ndesc : banca popolare di vicenza was an italian bank and currently a winding - down company . the banking group along was the 15th largest retail and corporate bank of italy by total assets at 31 december 2016 , according to mediobanca .\ndesc : webank ( italy ) is an italian bank . managed for almost 10 years by we @ service , the internet services company for bpm group , webank became on 1 november 2009 an independent bank fully owned by banca popolare di milano .\ndesc : banca generali s . p . a . is an italian bank of generali group . generali via generali italia , alleanza assicurazioni , genertellife , genertel and generali vie s . a . , owned 51 . 029 % stake of the bank .\ndesc : banca centropadana credito cooperativo , societ\u00e0 cooperativa is an italian cooperative bank based in guardamiglio , lombardy . the bank was a member of federazione italiana delle banche di credito cooperativo - casse rurali ed artigiane and federazione lombarda delle banche di credito cooperativo .\ndesc : banca popolare di puglia e basilicata s . c . p . a . is an italian cooperative bank based in altamura , in the province of bari , apulia . the bank had 137 branches covered 12 out of 20 regions of italy .\ndesc : banca popolare sant ' angelo s . c . p . a . is an italian cooperative bank based in licata and palermo , the capital of sicily . the bank also had one branch in lampedusa , the south most island of italy .\ndesc : cassa centrale banca - credito cooperativo del nord est s . p . a . is a central institute of the cooperative banks of trentino , based in trento , trentino . some cooperative banks of veneto and friuli \u2013 venezia giulia also joined .\ndesc : unicredit banca di roma s . p . a . was an italian bank based in rome , lazio region . it was a subsidiary of unicredit group . in 2010 the subsidiary was absorbed into the bank , but retained as a registered trademark .\ndesc : banca di credito cooperativo di roma is an italian cooperative bank based in rome , lazio region . the bank is a member of federazione italiana delle banche di credito cooperativo - casse rurali ed artigiane and federazione delle banche di credito cooperativo del lazio umbria sardegna .\ndesc : banca apulia s . p . a . marketed as bancapulia is an italian bank incorporated in san severo , in the province of foggia , apulia region . the main office of the bank was located in bari , in the centre of apulia region instead .\ndesc : cassa di risparmio di biella e vercelli s . p . a . known as biverbanca , is an italian saving bank based in biella , piedmont . it was acquired by fellow piedmontese bank cassa di risparmio di asti from banca monte dei paschi di siena in 2012 .\ndesc : banca carige s . p . a . is an italian bank based in genoa , italy and it comprehend more than 500 bank locations in italy . in 2016 it earned a positive net worth of 292 million euro . it was founded in 1483 in genoa , italy .\ndesc : cr\u00e9dit agricole friuladria s . p . a . formerly known as banca popolare friuladria s . p . a . , or known as friuladria in short , is an italian bank , which is part of cr\u00e9dit agricole italia , the italian arm of french banking group cr\u00e9dit agricole .\ndesc : banca agricola popolare di ragusa s . c . p . a . is an italian cooperative bank based in ragusa , sicily . the bank had 95 branches inside the island the bank was absent in 4 other provinces in the island , plus one branch in mainland italy in milan .\ndesc : unione fiduciaria s . p . a . \u2013 societ\u00e0 fiduciaria e di servizi delle banche popolari italiane is an italian bank that specialized in fiduciary . the bank was formed by 8 people ' s bank of italy in 1958 . on 30 april 2015 ubi banca sold the business in ubi fiduciaria to unione fiduciaria .\n\u2022 in private banking , via banca esperia ( 48 . 5 % - owned ) and compagnie mon\u00e9gasque de banque ( 100 % - owned ) . the former has branches in eleven italian cities and was set up under a joint venture with the mediolanum group , while the latter is market leader in the principality of monaco ;\ndesc : unipol banca s . p . a . is an italian bank based in bologna , emilia - romagna region . it is part of unipol group . despite the shares of the bank were either owned by unipol or their subsidiary unipolsai , about 14 . 66 % shares of the bank were indirectly belong to the minority owners of unipolsai .\ndesc : banca popolare di bari s . c . p . a . is an italian bank based in bari , apulia region . the bank covered most of mainland of italy , except piedmont and liguria , and all the autonomous regions of italy : aosta valley , trentino \u2013 south tyrol , friuli \u2013 venezia giulia and the islands of sardinia and sicily .\ndesc : the bank of italy , known in italian as [ la ] banca d ' italia , also known as bankitalia , is the central bank of italy and part of the european system of central banks . it is located in palazzo koch , via nazionale , rome . the bank ' s current governor is ignazio visco , who took the office on 1 november 2011 .\ndesc : banca monte dei paschi di siena s . p . a . , known as bmps or just mps , is an italian bank . tracing its history to a mount of piety founded in 1472 and founded in its present form in 1624 , it is the world ' s oldest or second oldest bank , depending on the definition , and the fourth largest italian commercial and retail bank .\nthe new banking law passed in 1993 , abolished the specialization requirement allowing ordinary banks to enter the medium / long term credit market and generated a series of problems between mediobanca and its banking partners , which ceased to be the almost exclusive channel for the placement of term deposits and bonds . in the changing context of the financial markets of the early 1990s , mediobanca evolved by engaging more decisively in investment banking operations , creating a major diversification in the private banking business and expanding its consumer credit area , finally developing an international presence . in the 1990s , it was among the main players in the italian program of privatization of large state - owned enterprises ( the largest operations concerned telecom italia , enel , banca di roma and banca nazionale del lavoro ) , also contributing to foreign programs in the united kingdom , france , germany and spain .\nmediobanca is an italian investment bank founded in 1946 at the initiative of raffaele mattioli ( at that time ceo of banca commerciale italiana , the largest commercial bank in italy which promoted its incorporation together with credito italiano ) and enrico cuccia to facilitate the post - world war ii reconstruction of italian industry . cuccia led mediobanca from 1946 to 1982 . today , it is an international banking group with offices in frankfurt , london , madrid , moscow , new york and paris . regarding its league table positions it is the by far most important investment bank in italy .\nbanca del sempione - base investments sicav base investments sicav is a luxembourg - based open - end investment company established in 2001 . base aims to preserve capital and increase assets thanks to a multi sub - funds structure . portfolios consist of diversified transferable securities focusing mainly on three asset classes ( equity , bond and forex ) featuring different types of risk and a 3 - 5 year ideal minimum investment period . base is a sicav focusing sharply on applying the most modern management techniques with a view to achieving the best results for investors , keeping risks under control . flexible low risk exposure and bonds value ( sub - funds of base ) are rated by citywire ( a , respectively , aa ) and by morningstar with 5 stars . the bonds value funds also has been awarded with the premio alto rendimento ( ilsole24ore ) in 2015 and 2016 , and with the lipper awards in 2015 .\n\u2022 in financial services to households , through group company compass s . p . a . which provides consumer credit and personal loans directly , and which in 2008 strengthened its positioning with the acquisition and merger of linea . compass today has a wide customer base , with around 1 . 8 million customers . through compass\u2019s 100 % - owned subsidiaries , mediobanca also provides mortgage loans to households ( micos banca s . p . a . ) , credit cycle management ( creditech s . p . a . ) and factoring services ( cofactor s . p . a . ) . mediobanca also has operations in the leasing segment through selmabipiemme leasing s . p . a . ( 60 % - owned by compass and 40 % - owned by the bpm group ) , palladio leasing s . p . a . and teleleasing s . p . a . ( a subsidiary of selmabipiemme leasing ) ;\nthe death of enrico cuccia in june 2000 exacerbated tensions with the banking shareholders due to conflicts of interest , competition in the same markets and the central bank\u2019s hostility towards mediobanca\u2019s management . in april 2003 , vincenzo maranghi agreed to resign as long as the bank ' s independence was preserved . this was achieved by promoting two of his aides to top management positions , alberto nagel and renato pagliaro . they developed market operations more intensely ( ipos , m & a , trading of financial instruments ) , reducing the weight of historical shareholdings ( some of which , like fiat , were sold ) . they also achieved penetration of the main foreign markets , where the bank\u2019s presence was established through local professional teams . with the launch of che banca ! in 2008 , operations in the retail banking segment expanded creating a model of multi - channel distribution ( internet , call centers , branches ) capable of providing substantial deposit flows . while the years immediately following the resignation of maranghi entailed the appointment of an external presidency ( gabriele galateri and cesare geronzi ) , subsequent events reestablished all the conditions guaranteeing the independence of the institution whose leadership today has alberto nagel as ceo and renato pagliaro as president .\non this website we use technical cookies and , subject to your prior consent , third party profiling cookies in order to propose to you advertising and services in line with your preferences . for additional information please visit our cookies policy page . clicking on \u201ccontinue\u201d or browsing this website you will consent to the use of such cookies .\nchange of date for the meeting of the board of directors to approve the preliminary half - yearly consolidated financial report at 30 . 06 . 2018\nvariazione data del consiglio di amministrazione per l\u00e2\u0080\u0099approvazione dei risultati preliminari semestrali consolidati al 30 . 06 . 2018\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nfreedom to operate anywhere , completely independently and in the utmost security . a wide range of it services and devices to manage your current account and operate on the main markets .\nthe on - line services can check your current account balance and transactions , arrange credit and account transfers , pay bills , top - up your mobile phone , cbill payments , trade securities on the leading markets , consult your securities deposit and receive the main updates on indexes , stocks and market flashes wherever you are .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\n* targets payment of annual dividend of eur 0 . 01 per share in 2018 - 2020\n* fy earnings margin eur 102 . 3 million versus eur 66 . 5 million year ago\n* fy net profit eur 36 . 3 million versus eur 7 . 3 million year ago\nreuters , the news and media division of thomson reuters , is the world\u2019s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day . reuters provides trusted business , financial , national , and international news to professionals via thomson reuters desktops , the world ' s media organizations , and directly to consumers at urltoken and via reuters tv . learn more about thomson reuters products :\nall quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes . see here for a complete list of exchanges and delays .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nand compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date . pay is salary , bonuses , etc . exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year . currency in eur .\nthe pillar scores are audit : n / a ; board : n / a ; shareholder rights : n / a ; compensation : n / a .\nscores indicate decile rank relative to index or region . a decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk , while a 10 indicates higher governance risk .\na swift code is the standard format for business identifier codes ( bic ) and it ' s a unique identification code for banks and financial institutions globally . these codes are used when transferring money between banks , in particular for international wire transfers or sepa payments .\nswift code , bic code , swift id or swift - bic ( iso 9362 ) is a standard format of business identifier codes approved by the international organization for standardization ( iso ) . it is a unique identification code for both financial and non - financial institutions . the acronym swift stands for the society for worldwide interbank financial telecommunication . when assigned to a non - financial institution , the code may also be known as a business entity identifier or bei . these codes are used when transferring money between banks , particularly for international wire transfers , and also for the exchange of other messages between banks . the codes can sometimes be found on account statements .\nthe overlapping issue between iso 9362 and iso 13616 is discussed in the article international bank account number ( also called iban ) . the swift network does not require a specific format for the transaction so the identification of accounts and transaction types is left to agreements of the transaction partners . in the process of the single euro payments area the european central banks have agreed on a common format based on iban and bic including an xml - based transmission format for standardized transactions ; the target2 is a joint gross clearing system in the european union that does not require the swift network for transmission ( see ebics ) . the target - directory lists all the bics of the banks that are attached to the target2 - network being a subset of the swift - directory of bics .\nthe bank swift code provides information about the bank and branch where the money should be transferred . being able to check information about the swift code will provide you with the proper information necessary to make or receive payments . some of the banks and their associated branches benefit from an address listing which provides you with the means to match swift codes with financial institution office address .\nthis unique swift code directory provides businesses and individuals with an easy way to avoid bank transfer and money transfer mistakes .\nthe swift code ( bic code ) consists of 8 or 11 characters . as an example let ' s take the following imaginary swift\naaaabbccddd\n. this can be broken down as follows :\nthe first 4 characters - 4 letters (\naaaa\n) : institution code or bank code - this code is used to identify the institution\u2019s global presence ( all branches and all divisions around the world ) .\nthe 5th and 6th characters - 2 letters (\nbb\n) : this represents the iso 3166 - 1 alpha - 2 country code . as an example ,\nus\nstands for\nunited states\n,\ngb\nfor\nunited kingdom\n,\nde\nfor\ngermany\n, ca for\ncanada\n, etc .\nthe 7th and 8th characters - 2 letters or digits (\ncc\n) : this represents the location code . for example ,\nff\nis the location code for\nfrankfurt\n,\nkk\nis the location code for copenhagen , and so on . also the second character ( 8th in the bic code ) sometimes carries this information :\nif the second character is\n0\n, then it is typically a test bic as opposed to a bic used on the live network .\nif the second character is\n2\n, then it typically indicates a reverse billing bic , where the recipient pays for the message as opposed to the more usual mode whereby the sender pays for the message .\nthe 9th to 11th characters - 3 letters or digits (\nddd\n) : these final three characters form a\nbranch code\nthat points to a specific branch of the banking institution . if this section is missing or is ( optionally ) filled by\nxxx\n, then we are dealing with an 8 - character swift code which implies this is a primary ( also know as head office ) of the financial institution . the typical naming convention is that in the case we are referring to the main offices of an a financial institution , this branch code is\nxxx\n.\nwhere an 8 - digit code is given , it may be assumed that it refers to the primary office , however swift codes of primary office banking institutions can be used with or without the\nxxx\nbranch code , depending on th requirement of the payment transfer you are working with .\nswift standards , a division of the society for worldwide interbank financial telecommunication ( swift ) , handles the registration of these codes . because swift originally introduced what was later standardized as business identifier codes ( bics ) , they are still often called swift addresses or codes .\nthis is the 2 - 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sharealike 3 . 0 unported license\nlet me remind you that credit is the lifeblood of business , the lifeblood of prices and jobs .\ngood health is essential to social and economical development and it empowers all of the public sectors .\ninnovation is the specific instrument of entrepreneurship . the act that endows resources with a new capacity to create wealth .\ntalent is a source from which water flows constantly renewed . but this source loses its value unless it is properly used .\nrome ( reuters ) - investigating magistrates in italy on tuesday froze millions of euros worth of assets belonging to a prominent italian banker they believe used the vatican bank and another holy see financial department for market manipulation .\nmagistrates accuse him of market manipulation and providing false information to consob , italy\u2019s stock regulator .\nnattino said in a statement that the frozen assets belonged to him personally and not to his bank , and that he would cooperate with investigators .\nshares in his private bank fell 3 . 6 percent before recovering some of that loss .\ntuesday ' s developments followed an exclusive report by reuters in november , 2015 about a vatican investigation into nattino ' s accounts at the vatican bank , known as the institute for works of religion , and at apsa , an office that oversees vatican real estate and investments . urltoken\na confidential document seen by reuters at the time covered the period from 2000 to 2011 and was passed on to italian and swiss investigators for their checks because some activity tied to the accounts allegedly took place in these countries .\nvatican investigators suspected that on one occasion when his bank handled a stock placement , the apsa accounts were used to buy shares before they were allocated to other investors .\nin their statement on tuesday , police said nattino had used the \u201ccover\u201d of the vatican financial institutions to carry out \u201ca complex stock operation which resulted in criminal behaviour regarding market manipulation\u201d .\nthe police statement said nattino had employed \u201cmisleading and false\u201d methods to \u201csubstantially alter\u201d the price of shares in his bank .\nit said italian magistrates were investigating two people who were managers at apsa in 2011 on suspicion of complicity . the vatican had no immediate comment on the italian magistrates\u2019 order or on who the former vatican officials were .\nnattino\u2019s statement on tuesday referred back to one issued in 2015 in which he said his work had \u201calways been characterised by maximum transparency and correctness\u201d .\nthe vatican , a sovereign state surrounded by rome , has enacted a number of provisions to cleanse its finances and make them more transparent in recent years , particularly since the election of pope francis in 2013 .\namong the reforms was the closing of accounts held by outsiders such as nattino .\napsa made headlines in june 2013 with the arrest of monsignor nunzio scarano , who worked there for 22 years as a senior accountant .\nlast year he was acquitted of charges of conspiracy to smuggle 20 million euros in cash into italy from switzerland to help friends avoid taxes .\nscarano , who still faces a separate trial on money laundering charges , denies all wrongdoing .\nfip was the first real estate investment fund promoted by the republic of italy as part of a broader valorisation process promoted by the mef ( italian ministry of economics and finance ) by the transfer / contribution of properties to real - 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{"id": 54804, "summary": [{"text": "foreign aid from china is development assistance provided by the chinese government to other countries in the form of infrastructure projects given as gifts ; concessional loans to fund projects ; disaster relief ; student scholarships ; and other forms of assistance . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "chinese foreign aid", "paragraphs": ["most chinese aid is provided bilaterally . only 15 % is given as multilateral aid .\nforeign governments don\u2019t passively receive financial aid but rather actively attempt to manage their foreign aid donors . ( ashraf shazly / afp via getty images )\nat the onset , china\u2019s aid policy was premised on equality between partners , mutual benefit , respect for sovereignty , respect for obligations and enhancing the self - reliance of chinese aid recipients . according to china\u2019s 2011 white paper on foreign aid :\nin addition , in the past decade , controversies stemming from china\u2019s foreign aid , especially business contracts in less - developed countries and connections to china\u2019s quest for natural resources , have solicited scrutiny and criticism from international observers . how to manage the reputational risks associated with commercial aspects of china\u2019s foreign aid and improve its foreign aid to better serve china\u2019s broader national interests is a key task identified by analysts within the chinese foreign policy community .\n[ 3 ] \u201cchina\u2019s foreign aid , \u201d xinhua news agency , april 21 , 2011 , urltoken .\nover the past several years , an increasingly strong voice has risen in china calling for the reform of its foreign aid policies and systems . in response to this voice , the ministry of commerce ( mofcom ) initiated a campaign in 2014 to \u201ccomprehensively deepen the reform of china\u2019s foreign aid system , \u201d which led to the release of new \u201c measures for administration of foreign aid \u201d in december . under this grand scheme , mofcom is scheduled to introduce mid - to long - term policy guidelines on chinese foreign aid in 2015 . while the changes to china\u2019s foreign aid may not be as drastic as some have hoped , they will nonetheless affect the direction and practice of china\u2019s foreign aid as an important policy instrument .\nthey expressed fear that cutting foreign aid risks ceding u . s . influence in other regions and countries .\nthere is also an ongoing debate inside china about the goal and management of chinese aid to africa . for the foreign policy bureaucrats at the ministry of foreign affairs , foreign aid is essentially a political instrument for china to strengthen bilateral ties and facilitate the development of african countries . in their view , political considerations should be the most important criteria in aid decision - making . economic benefits associated with aid projects , such as profitability , resource extraction , or the acquisition service contracts for chinese vendors , should only be secondary .\nthis is an extract from a working paper titled \u201cthe political and economic dynamics of foreign aid : a case study of united states and chinese aid to sub - sahara africa\u201d . [ kafayat amusa , nara monkam and nicola viegi ]\ni was in fiji last week to get an update on chinese assistance to the country , as part of a larger project i ' m doing mapping chinese aid activities in the pacific islands , to be launched in early 2015 . navua hospital , built with chinese aid assistance , fiji . ( author photo ) fiji is becoming\nlowy institute research associate dr philippa brant writes for foreign affairs about why china ' s foreign aid won ' t replace the west ' s . the full article is available here\ntoday the lowy institute\u2019s melanesia program launches a major update to the institute\u2019s flagship research mapping project on chinese aid in the pacific . * the map now contains a decade of chinese government aid activities in the pacific islands region , making it a valuable resource for\nthe chinese government is frequently criticised for not being transparent about its aid program . as i mentioned in my quick summary yesterday , there ' s not a lot of specific data in the chinese aid white paper . but we can make a few comparisons \u2014 on geographical spread , type of aid , and income\nthe pacific region is making headlines across australia after pacific and international development minister concetta fierravanti - wells harshly criticised chinese aid in the region . ' useless ' is how fierravanti - wells has described chinese aid projects , leading countries to take on debt they can ' t\nmapping chinese aid in the pacific , an interactive map launched by the lowy institute today , is the first comprehensive survey of chinese - funded aid projects in the pacific islands region . lowy institute research associate dr philippa brant drew on over 500 sources including budgets , tender\nchina proclaims that the aid that it dispenses takes into account the beneficiary country\u2019s economic growth and poverty alleviation goals . over the years , chinese aid projects in developing nations have also ushered in the flow of chinese investors through commercial contracts tied to state - funded projects .\nmy research on foreign aid diplomacy suggests that there is yet another reason we should care about the proposed cuts . here\u2019s why : unpredictability and volatility in foreign aid undermines the ability of donor officials to lobby for changes in recipient countries .\nthe ministry of commerce ( mofcom ) is the principal institution for chinese aid , and houses the department of aid . it is in charge of distributing all zero - interest loans and grants . the ministry of foreign affairs coordinates with mofcom to decide aid allocations , and is the on - the - ground diplomatic point of contact for chinese firms and interests in africa . but the relationship between the two ministries is often tense , and , as experts have argued , conflicting interests between the multiple agencies sometimes hurts chinese aid policy .\ndr . li ling teaches at chinese military economics academy , based in wuhan , china .\nexamining what drives chinese aid allocation to sub - saharan africa , empirical evidence suggests that china provides more foreign aid to oil - rich sub - saharan african countries than those that are not oil rich . almost half of the top ten recipients of chinese aid in the past ten years gave access to oil wells and granted first rights to prospect for oil in return . examples include angola and nigeria .\nafrican governments like ghana increasingly have access to financing from \u201cnontraditional\u201d donors like china . just last month , ghana signed a $ 10 billion memorandum of understanding with the chinese to develop the country\u2019s bauxite industry . chinese financial assistance should not yet be seen as a replacement to traditional aid . chinese aid is concentrated in the productive sectors ( infrastructure , agriculture and mining ) and mainly goes to chinese companies . in contrast , traditional aid is more likely to go directly to recipient governments and supports social sectors like health and education .\nrobbie gramer is a diplomacy and national security reporter at foreign policy . @ robbiegramer\ncari has combined and converted china\u2019s officially published foreign aid data from the ministry of finance . all figures are reported in millions of us $ using annual exchanges rates and are available for download in excel format . we have included all budgetary categories under \u201cforeign affairs\u201d , since several categories that are considered \u201cforeign aid\u201d by oecd definitions are in independent categories .\nthere\u2019s another big reason u . s . foreign aid is important : it helps the u . s . get what it wants .\nin addition to securing africa\u2019s natural resources , china\u2019s capital flows into africa also create business opportunities for chinese service contractors , such as construction companies . according to chinese analysts , africa is china\u2019s second - largest supplier of service contracts , and \u201cwhen we provide africa assistance of rmb 1 billion , we will get service contracts worth usd 1 billion ( rmb 6 billion ) from africa . \u201d [ 18 ] in exchange for most chinese financial aid to africa , beijing requires that infrastructure construction and other contracts favor chinese service providers : 70 percent of them go to \u201capproved , \u201d mostly state - owned , chinese companies , and the rest are open to local firms , many of which are also joint ventures with chinese groups . [ 19 ] in this sense , china\u2019s financing to africa , including aid , creates business for chinese companies and employment opportunities for chinese laborers , a critical goal of beijing\u2019s going out strategy .\naccording to 2011 white paper on china\u2019s foreign aid , published by the state council of the prc , \u201cfinancial resources provided by china for foreign aid mainly fall into three types : grants ( aid gratis ) , interest - free loans and concessional loans . the first two come from china ' s state finances , while concessional loans are provided by the export - import bank of china as designated by the chinese government [ \u2026 ] foreign aid expenditure is part of the state expenditure , under the unified management of the ministry of finance in its budgets and final accounts system . \u201d kitano & harada ( 2016 ) have inferred that the foreign aid figures \u201cwere based on committed amounts and that disbursed amounts were therefore still unpublished . \u201d\nchina has provided foreign assistance since the 1950s , and is now the largest developing country to provide aid outside of the development assistance committee ( dac ) , a forum of the world\u2019s major donor countries under the organization for economic cooperation and development ( oecd ) . like its foreign policy more broadly , chinese foreign assistance has adhered to the \u201cfive principles of peaceful coexistence\u201d and emphasized the virtue of national self - reliance . at the same time , it has served a strategic purpose alongside other foreign policy priorities .\nthe chinese have helped build more than 300 dams in africa , like this one on the congo river .\nthere are three main organs controlling chinese aid : the ministry of commerce , the ministry of foreign affairs and china ' s eximbank . the state council - china ' s cabinet - has oversight , and approves the annual budget , grants and aid projects over a certain amount , as well as aid to politically sensitive countries . the ministry of finance is also responsible for giving aid to multilateral organizations , such as un agencies .\nstay up to date on devex coverage of u . s . foreign policy under trump :\nrecipient governments do not just passively receive aid but rather actively attempt to manage their foreign aid donors . they pay attention to how predictable and consistent donors are with their aid dollars , preferring to work with donor agencies that keep their word and deliver what they promised .\ndue to the lack of transparency in china\u2019s aid statistics , other efforts were undertaken to collect more information on china\u2019s foreign aid , ranging from media - based , field - based , to extrapolating from official data . \u201cestimating china\u2019s foreign aid 2001 - 2013\u201d ( 2016 ) , by kitano & harada at jica research institute , provides an excellent overview of these efforts .\nmy conversations with government officials , however , suggest that some african governments see chinese aid as more credible than assistance from traditional western donors . this puts even more pressure on traditional donors to offer credible promises of aid to recipient governments .\nthere\u2019s another big reason u . s . foreign aid is important : it helps the u . s . get what it wants . - the washington post\nhowever , given the lengthy nature of china\u2019s foreign aid reform and the vested interests associated with the current setup , few expect the top leadership to make any drastic moves in the near future . nevertheless , technical reforms , internal adjustments , and enhanced multilateral cooperation are indeed on the horizon for china\u2019s foreign aid .\ngiven the above considerations , president xi jinping\u2019s 2015 announcement of a three - year $ 60bn aid package for africa presages still deeper chinese soft power forays into this strategically important continent , and arguably represents a wake - up call for the west that size is not the sole , nor even the main , criterion for effective foreign aid .\nin a new book , \u201c the development dance : how donors and recipients negotiate the delivery of foreign aid , \u201d i argue that aid is about bargaining and diplomacy . contrary to popular conception , aid is not a unilateral gift . foreign aid requires , in president trump\u2019s words , the \u201cart of the deal . \u201d but diplomacy is not like the real estate business . to get the best deal , you need to be predictable .\nfor both types of donors , recipient country governance is important . this conclusion is drawn from looking at the determinants of american and chinese foreign aid to 31 countries in sub - saharan africa . in the case of the us , both political rights and civil liberty are considerations in its aid allocation decisions to the region . for china , political rights are more important than civil liberty in influencing who receives aid .\nsince 2001 the need to boost chinese domestic economic growth has further driven china\u2019s interest in sub - saharan africa\u2019s natural resources .\nsome observers have also noted that most of the infrastructure projects funded with chinese official aid improve access to locations where chinese companies can produce agricultural products as well as undertake mining activities . if the philippines\u2019 department of environment and natural resources sustains its clampdown on destructive mining operations , will china just discontinue aid for that sector or will it exert pressure to overturn the strict policy ?\nchina ' s foreign aid program is now the sixth largest in the world . only the uk , us , germany , france and japan provided more last year .\nemily tamkin is a staff writer at foreign policy covering ambassadorial and diplomatic affairs in washington . @ emilyctamkin\nthe economic sectors that get most attention in extending funding assistance and investment \u2014 particularly food production , mining and other resource extraction projects \u2014 which raises analysts\u2019 questions whether the real beneficiaries are the poor countries receiving the chinese funding or the chinese economy itself .\nhart and other aid executives told devex that such deep cuts would be short sighted and discount the role that development plays in creating global stability . the defense community has also emerged as a supporter of foreign aid , with a similar rationale .\nprominent in the aid debate is the notion that western donor countries are more concerned about the degree of governance in recipient countries . their chinese counterparts are assumed to overlook the level and type of governance .\ninternational development minister concetta fierravanti - wells ' remarks about china ' s aid to the pacific are part of a long tradition of concern in australia . yet while some chinese aid projects are less than perfect , as my colleague jonathan pryke notes , fierravanti - wells ' sweeping\na political analyst at the university of new south wales in canberra , veasna var , wrote in an article published by the east asia forum days before the asean foreign ministers\u2019 gathering that \u201cexcessive dependence on china [ financial aid ] has also placed cambodian foreign policy firmly under china\u2019s influence . \u201d\n\u201con the one hand , i have never heard as much bipartisan support for foreign aid in my entire career as i have heard in response to this budget , \u201d said hart .\nin terms of the largest sub - saharan africa recipients of chinese aid , nigeria , ghana and sudan have been the top recipients in the past decade . the three countries combined received about $ 250 million in aid . the majority goes to energy infrastructure such as oil pipelines .\nthe document details how the trump administration\u2019s plans to reduce direct foreign assistance would take place in fiscal year 2018 .\nthe proposed changes also contradict some previous republican positions , for example the shift toward esf funds , which are subject to less monitoring and regulation . republicans have traditionally favored greater aid transparency and were key backers of the recent foreign aid transparency and accountability act .\nin recent years , china\u2019s economic presence in africa has led to a heated debate , some of it well - informed and some of it not , about the nature of chinese involvement and its implications for the continent . the debate is partially motivated by the rapid growth of china\u2019s economic presence in africa : for example , chinese investment in africa grew from usd 210 million in 2000 to 3 . 17 billion in 2011 . [ 1 ] aid is an important policy instrument for china among its various engagements with africa , and indeed africa has been a top recipient of chinese aid : by the end of 2009 it had received 45 . 7 percent of the rmb 256 . 29 billion cumulative foreign aid of china . [ 2 ] this aid to africa has raised many questions , such as its composition , its goal and nature .\ndr philippa brant is a lowy institute research associate . china\u2019s aid policy , like almost everything china does on the world stage , attracts close scrutiny and often criticism . the forthcoming release of china\u2019s second white paper on foreign aid ( likely within the next month ) will\nchinese foreign aid expenditure have increased steadily in the past decade , growing from us $ 631 million in 2003 to close to us $ 3 billion in 2015 , with an average annual growth rate of 14 % . the steepest growths were observed between 2005 and 2008 , when annual growth rates range between 14 % and 45 % . a sluggish growth of less than 1 % was observed in 2015 , the lowest growth rate yet since 2003 . after peaking in 2014 and 2015 , chinese foreign aid expenditure decreased from close to 3 billion in 2015 to $ 2 . 253 billion in 2016 . the 24 . 5 % decrease arises from large fiscal carryover funds in previous years .\npoliticians in donor countries determine how much foreign aid a particular country gets . but donor agencies like usaid are responsible for delivering that aid . in exchange for aid dollars , donor officials ask recipients to make changes like implementing anti - corruption programs , establishing an independent electoral commission or overhauling the country\u2019s primary education system . this requires donor officials to negotiate with recipient governments over how and under what conditions aid will be delivered .\nalthough the benefits of chinese aid in sub - saharan africa are clear in health and infrastructure projects , including the provision of medicine , the training of health workers as well as the construction of transport infrastructure , there are some drawbacks to the aid . while china provides aid for different projects over a wide spectrum , for the most part it is focused on a few specific sectors . as a result pertinent issues that enable domestic resource generation in the region are not necessarily addressed . this suggests that there is a need to re - assess the type of chinese aid sub - saharan countries accept and to make sure that the aid ties in with these countries\u2019 development agendas .\nit should be noted that , although china\u2019s foreign aid reform is primarily a domestic campaign , recipients , especially african countries could play an important role in shaping the discourse . to fully utilize china\u2019s foreign aid resources and potential , african countries should not stay passively as mere recipients , but actively voice their needs and concerns . only through interactive and collaborative efforts could china\u2019s aid to africa be shepherded for the maximum benefits for the recipient countries . if there is one voice that china\u2019s aid community cannot afford ignore , it is that of africa itself .\nit looks like u . s . president donald trump ' s plan to reduce the foreign aid budget will come at a cost to his administration ' s other aims in south and central asia .\ncompared to top dac donor countries , the scale of china\u2019s foreign assistance is still relatively small . according to some estimates and oecd international development statistics , china\u2019s gross foreign aid in 2001 was extremely limited , amounting to only about 1 . 8 percent of the total contribution by dac donors . however , since launching its \u201cgo global\u201d strategy in 2005 , china has deepened its financial engagement with the world , and its foreign aid totals have grown at an average rate of 21 . 8 percent annually . in 2013 , china contributed about 3 . 9 percent to total global development assistance , which is 6 . 6 percent of the total contribution by dac countries and over 26 percent of total u . s . foreign aid .\ntrump\u2019s plan to cut foreign aid spending has been anticipated for months . the president rarely broached the topic on the campaign trail , but a series of outline documents \u2014 some of them released intentionally , others leaked to the press and think tanks \u2014 gave a clear indication that the white house had its sights set on cutting foreign aid . the administration\u2019s stance has left the development community facing something of a paradox .\nchina\u2019s role as an aid donor has been met with wariness , both from aid experts and recipients . confusion over the nature of china\u2019s aid arises because the country uses multiple ministries and agencies to give money , has different strategic priorities than traditional western donors , and does not release detailed reports about how much aid it provides .\nthis week ' s quick comment interview is with the lowy institute ' s dr philippa brant , who is behind the lowy institute ' s latest ( and very popular ) infographic on chinese aid to the pacific . philippa discusses how she put the data together ( china doesn ' t have a comprehensive accounting of its own aid\nchina\u2019s ministry of finance has been publishing their annual central government budgets and expenditures since 2003 . relevant budget categories have evolved over the years , though what the budget category of \u201cforeign aid\u201d encompasses has remained fairly unchanged .\nthis may be a reflection of the fact that china has been a recipient nation of aid .\ninfluenced mainly by their own experience of development and by the requests of recipient countries , the chinese aid and economic cooperation programmes emphasized infrastructure , production and university scholarships at a time when traditional donors downplayed these ,\nwrote br\u00e4utigam .\ndespite strong opposition to some of the proposed cuts by members of congress , military leaders and business leaders , administration officials seem to have made few changes to the foreign aid budget from the \u201cskinny\u201d budget and earlier leaks .\nmost of these aid forms have existed since china became an international donor . the country gives money through three mechanisms : interest - free loans ; grants ; and preferential interest loans or tied loans , according to xue lei , a research fellow of shanghai ' s institutes for international studies .\nmost of the foreign aid is provided in the form of project aid ,\nhe told irin .\nthe restructuring also saw the creation of three policy banks . these were china\u2019s development bank , china export - import bank and china agricultural development bank . they were all state owned and enabled the government to provide targeted finance . the new policy opened the door to an economic and trade strategy . it enabled chinese investments in manufacturing and agriculture , and growth in chinese assembly factories . it also created increased demand for chinese exports and allowed china\u2019s incursion into the exploration and investment in minerals and forest resources in africa .\nthe foreign aid arena in africa has traditionally been dominated by the organisation of economic co - operation and development ( oecd ) countries . however , over the past three decades non - traditional donors such as china , have emerged .\ndespite chinese leaders\u2019 claim that china\u2019s assistance to africa is totally selfless and altruistic , the reality is far more complex . [ 9 ] china\u2019s policy toward africa is pragmatic , and aid has been a useful policy instrument since the early days of people\u2019s republic of china .\nin the 1960s africa provided china with an opportunity to increase its political and diplomatic reach . chinese interest in the continent came about in part as a result of political tensions between china and the soviet union as well as increased american and japanese competition in asia . in addition to political motives , africa presented china with economic opportunities . while the initial motive for chinese aid was to strengthen diplomatic ties , the resource motive became an important factor .\nsince the beginning of china\u2019s reform and opening up , especially after 2000 , africa has become an increasingly important economic partner for china . africa enjoys rich natural resources and market potential , and urgently needs infrastructure and development finance to stimulate economic growth . chinese development finance , combined with the aid , aims at not only benefiting the local recipient countries , but also china itself . for example , china\u2019s \u201ctied aid\u201d for infrastructure usually favors chinese companies ( especially state - owned enterprises ) , while its loans are in many cases backed by african natural resources .\nmoreover , at a time of massive chinese assistance flooding the region , savings achieved through scrounging comparatively small levels of assistance will leave washington with a shrunken profile and a shallower footprint .\nchina\u2019s aid strategy contradicts the western approach , but is arguably more effective in achieving development goals .\nconcessional loans , provided by china eximbank , now make up nearly half of the total aid .\nearlier this year trump also announced he was withholding $ 32 . 5 million in funding earmarked for the u . n . population fund , the lead united nations agency on family planning and maternal health . trump made that decision on the grounds that the agency helps to support a chinese government family planning program that forces people to get abortions and sterilizations \u2014 a determination that both the agency and many advocates for foreign aid vigorously dispute .\nthe west\u2019s concern is that china\u2019s $ 9bn overseas aid ( and investment ) operates as a form of 21st century neocolonialist imperialism , exploiting poorer states\u2019 energy and commodity sectors . however , this is contested by a growing body of empirical evidence that suggests chinese aid is allocated irrespective of whether recipient nations are resource - rich , or not , acting to dispel fears that china delivers only \u201crogue aid\u201d ( opaque , political , and exploitative ) to \u201crogue states\u201d ( authoritarian and corrupt ) .\nin a chapter in an edited book , philippa brant examines the dynamics of china\u2019s provision of foreign aid and its quest for natural resources in the south pacific region , with comparative references to other regions . she argues that although major commercial resource contracts do\nduring the cold war , foreign aid an important political tool that china used to gain africa\u2019s diplomatic recognition and to compete with the united states and the soviet union for africa\u2019s support . between 1963 and 1964 , zhou enlai visited 10 african countries and announced the well - known \u201ceight principles of foreign economic and technological assistance . \u201d [ 10 ] these aid principles were designed to compete simultaneously with the \u201cimperialists\u201d ( the united states ) and the \u201crevisionists\u201d ( the soviet union ) for africa\u2019s approval and support .\nabout 61 percent of chinese concessional loans to africa are used for infrastructure construction , and 16 percent are for industrial development . the three areas that receive the largest allocations of chinese concessional loans are transport and storage ; energy generation and supply ; and industry , mining , and construction . a small portion of the remaining allocations go to health , general budget support , and education .\nonce a government signs a memorandum of understanding , the chinese firm proceeds to work on a feasibility study . the chinese can be \u201con the ground in a week\u201d doing the feasibility study , which is itself is \u201cnot comprehensive\u201d but merely an analysis of the cost \u2014 a stark contrast with the long time western companies or even the world bank spend on feasibility studies , hruby noted .\nto the white house and congress cautioning against cuts to foreign aid and diplomacy . the letter cited the state department and usaid\u2019s role in maintaining global stability by confronting extremist groups like the islamic state , curbing refugee flows , and combating infectious diseases like ebola .\nthere are also changes in the way china looks at the links between aid , development and business .\nnonetheless , aid experts still expect the final budget passed by congress to lower spending levels on assistance .\npresident donald trump\u2019s 2018 fiscal year budget proposal would shift funds from the united states agency for international development to the state department , hinting at potential changes in how development is carried out and shedding light on which parts of foreign aid could take the biggest hit .\nelizabeth c . economy is c . v . starr senior fellow and director for asia studies at the council on foreign relations . follow her on twitter @ lizeconomy .\nstudies made in recent years on the experience of developing countries that have received chinese official development assistance and capital investment showed gains made in such sectors as infrastructure , agriculture , energy and mining . some of the aid money also goes to technical cooperation , human resource development , medical assistance , and debt relief .\nin addition , over 23 other government ministries and commissions play some role in providing foreign aid . for example , the ministry of education has been responsible for scholarships provided to african students to study in china , and the ministry of health runs and funds overseas medical programmes .\n\u201cwhat i see happening in this budget is elimination and draconian cuts to aspects of the foreign aid program critical for getting results , \u201d said george ingram , a senior fellow at the brookings institution . \u201cyou are removing the account and mechanisms that produce the greatest accountability . \u201d\nchinese aid in infrastructure outweighs that of other donors . it accounts for over 30 % of total value of infrastructure projects in africa . sub - saharan africa\u2019s education and health sectors have also benefited significantly . but the amount committed to these two sectors lags behind others such as transport and energy . this is possibly due to the fact that a significant amount of western aid is focused on these two sectors ( see table 1 ) .\nchina\u2019s aid policy in africa underwent major reforms between 1994 and 1995 . these were effected in three main ways :\nthe president\u2019s budget is a proposal to congress and is likely to change considerably before coming into effect . the initial top line cuts have been met with criticism from republicans and democrats in the house and senate . observers and advocates believe that foreign aid and usaid have support on capitol hill .\naccording to natsios , the former usaid administrator , secretary of state henry kissinger similarly diverted funds during the cold war . natsios pointed to the consultations that current secretary of state rex tillerson has had with kissinger and believes that the elder statesman may be influencing the administration\u2019s attitude toward foreign aid restructuring .\nmy research tells us that uncertainty in foreign aid negotiations undermines the ability of usaid to lobby for things including democratic overhauls , increased transparency and economic policy that are in the u . s . national interest . this should matter to a president interested in making deals that benefit the american people . to get the best possible deal for our aid dollars , the assistance needs to be given in a predictable way .\nin many contemporary accounts of western aid and capacity - building in africa , there would not be a close connection between aid and trade ,\nking writes in his book . china by contrast , sees a very important link between private business and aid . indeed , this is a core element of china ' s official view to development .\nkonyndyk told devex that such a shift could see u . s . programs lose key aid expertise , developed at usaid over the past half century . \u201cwhen we see state really driving foreign assistance spending , it generally is not as effective , rigorous , or results - driven , \u201d he said .\nthis is according to a new paper from the jica research institute estimating china ' s foreign aid program from 2001 to 2013 . their calculations put china ' s total official development assistance ( oda ) at us $ 7 . 1 billion in 2013 . ( china ' s aid budget is growing rapidly , so this fits with the us $ 6 . 4 billion figure reported in china daily in april 2013 . )\nthe trump administration proposes a 30 . 8 percent cut to the overall foreign aid budget , according to a state department budget document obtained by devex on monday . that top line figure was already apparent in the administration\u2019s so - called \u201cskinny\u201d budget released last month , but the latest document offers great detail .\n\u201cdespite chinese leaders\u2019 claim that china\u2019s assistance to africa is totally selfless and altruistic , the reality is far more complex , \u201d said public - policy think tank brookings institution nonresident fellow yun sun in a 2014 analysis paper . africa has been a big recipient of chinese financing , with a sovereign risk officer at the export - import bank of china projecting that by 2025 china will have provided africa with us $ 1 trillion in direct investment , soft loans and commercial loans .\n\u201cchinese aid provides an opportunity for cambodia to dodge the efforts of the international community , in particular the united states , to get cambodia on the right track for democracy , good governance and human rights , since cambodia can ultimately turn to china when it disagrees with these initiatives , \u201d explained var , a phd student in the unsw program in political and international studies .\nsome of the experts who spoke at the forum pointed to alleged misconceptions about china\u2019s aid and investment flows to africa . for instance , aid recipient countries were said to also include commodity - poor nations and not just nations with rich mineral and agricultural production .\nin southeast asia , the influence of china\u2019s financial aid on the recipient country\u2019s government policy stance is best reflected in the position taken by cambodia when in july 2016 it blocked an asean foreign ministers\u2019 move to include in a joint statement a reference to the united nations - backed ruling that rejected beijing\u2019s claim to the south china sea .\nbolstering the economic support fund while gutting development assistance has raised fears in the development world that the trump administration is more interested in using foreign assistance to achieve short - term political objectives than his predecessors .\nenation or invigoration to remind the chinese people of past glories in an attempt to bind them to modern china . xi has , however , surpassed his predecessors in the sheer scale of his efforts to achieve the goal of national revival . he has put in motion a massive infrastructure plan , the belt and road initiative , which is designed to revive the ancient silk road and the maritime spice routes that flourished as early as the han dynasty , thus reinforcing the claim of chinese centrality . he has also\na long wait : lonmin miners - involved in a bloody clash with police with killed 34 people - are arguing for a greater share of wealth that has steadily flowed into foreign economies , most recently china .\ngiven the steep bipartisan opposition to slashing foreign assistance , congress likely will not consent to the entire proposed reduction . republican sen . lindsey graham went as far as to declare trump\u2019s budget \u201cdead on arrival . \u201d\nphilippa brant is a lowy institute research associate . earlier this week a massive database of chinese development finance activities in africa ( warning : big pdf ) was launched by aiddata and the center for global development . this endeavour involved a team of researchers and has\nafrica enjoys rich natural resources and market potential , and urgently needs infrastructure and development finance to stimulate economic growth , sun noted . much of the chinese financing that had gone to africa , she said , is \u201cassociated with securing the continent\u2019s natural resources . \u201d\na partner in the international law firm dentons , thomas laryea , confirmed that chinese \u201cfacilitators\u201d are constantly monitoring countries for potential projects that their companies can undertake . this activity , laryea said , has given rise to \u201ca cadre of professional facilitators\u201d on such deals .\n[ 19 ] jamil , anderlini , \u201cchina insists on \u2018tied aid\u2019 to africa , \u201d financial times , june 25 , 2007 , urltoken .\non november 15 , 2012 , the day he became general secretary of the chinese communist party , xi jinping stood onstage at the great hall of the people , in beijing , to reflect back on his country\u2019s 5 , 000 years of history . after citing china\u2019s \u201cindelible contribution\u201d to world civilization , xi called for \u201cthe great revival of the chinese nation . \u201d and he acknowledged that others had \u201cfailed one time after another\u201d to realize that goal . implicit in xi\u2019s remarks was a promise : unlike his predecessors , he would not fall short .\nfor the first time , we have a well - informed estimate that includes bilateral aid , multilateral aid , concessional loans , and aid that sits outside the main budget ( like scholarships administered by the ministry of education ) . as china - africa expert deborah brautigam has said , ' lead author naohiro kitano and his colleague yukinori harada have done a superb job . the methodology is carefully worked out and fully explicated . '\nthat\u2019s why drastic cuts in aid will hurt the u . s . \u2019s ability to keep its promises to countries like ghana . retracting aid promises will discourage recipients from upholding their side of the bargain . it will also undermine the u . s . \u2019s credibility in future negotiations .\nthe trump administration\u2019s proposed federal budget includes a 28 percent cut ( $ 26 . 6 billion ) in spending for the state department and the united states agency for international development ( usaid ) . according to trump\u2019s budget director , the may budget proposal prioritizes \u201chard\u201d vs . \u201csoft\u201d power , increasing military spending and preserving current foreign aid levels for just one country \u2014 israel .\nfor developing economies like the philippines , development aid and investment flows from china are an attractive proposition that could energize a range of productive sectors .\nchina\u2019s aid in sub - saharan africa is varied and can be found in almost all sectors from telecommunication to health . the largest amount of aid funding goes towards the transport , storage , energy and communications sectors . a significant share , about 70 % , is geared towards infrastructure development .\nsome of the cuts appear directed at countries that had been regarded as strategically important . for instance , foreign assistance to ukraine , which is used to encourage political and economic reform , is facing a 68 . 8 percent cut .\naid experts reacted to the budget document with alarm . the proposal would take \u201caid back to the worst days of the 1950s\u201d by ignoring the development lessons of the past half century , said john norris , the executive director of the sustainable security and peacebuilding initiative at the center for american progress .\none expert , aubrey hruby , a co - founder of the africa expert network , noted that chinese companies usually deploy representatives to a developing country and look for potential infrastructure projects . they arrange high - level meetings with government ministers or the president of the country to pitch the idea .\nforeign - policy and national security experts on both sides of the aisle have argued that the cuts pose concrete risks to u . s . security interests . in february , a group of 121 retired generals and admirals sent an open letter\non one level the reductions did not come as a surprise . trump had already made clear in his\nskinny budget\nproposal , released in march , that he wanted to lower spending on foreign assistance by more than a third .\nin all four countries , there are aid units within the ministry of finance whose sole job is to dialogue with donors , manage aid funds and represent the government\u2019s interests with donors . in rwanda , this government unit produces annual reports on the performance of individual donors \u2014 an attempt to shame agencies into upholding their commitments .\nwhat does china\u2019s new white paper on aid need to say ? dr philippa brant china policy institute blog , university of nottingham 26 march 2014 please click here for online text .\nsome countries would see dramatic increases in parts of their aid budgets and cuts in others . sometimes cuts will offset with new funds , sometimes they don\u2019t . countries including the central african republic , niger , sierra leone , laos , thailand , poland , brazil , cuba and nicaragua would see all their aid for the u . s . government disappear .\n\u201cit is a politicized foreign assistance budget , \u201d said scott morris , a senior fellow at the center for global development . morris added that the choice to treat cuts to humanitarian assistance and global health programs as an opportunity to make a political statement represents a \u201cdeparture\u201d from recent decades .\nadva saldinger is an associate editor at devex , where she covers the intersection of business and international development , as well as u . s . foreign aid policy . from partnerships to trade and social entrepreneurship to impact investing , adva explores the role the private sector and private capital play in development . a journalist with more than 10 years of experience , she has worked at several newspapers in the u . s . and lived in both ghana and south africa .\nthe proposal would slash development assistance funds , which are managed by usaid and intended to boost development outcomes . in some cases , the budget would redirect spending through the economic support fund , which is run through the state department and intended to meet u . s . foreign policy objectives .\nthese efforts were enhanced during the cultural revolution under the influence of a radical revolutionary ideology , motivating china to provide large amounts of foreign aid to africa despite its own domestic economic difficulties . [ 11 ] one famous example was the tanzania - zambia railway built between 1970 and 1975 , for which china provided a zero - interest loan of rmb 980 million . by the mid - 1980s , china\u2019s generous assistance had opened the door to diplomatic recognition with 44 african countries . [ 12 ]\nsadly , the cuts to the global health account do not come as a surprise . the global health initiative was a signature foreign assistance priority of the obama administration\u2014in fact , it was called a \u201cpresidential initiative\u201d\u2014and the cuts are in keeping with president trump\u2019s desire to undo many of the obama administration\u2019s undertakings .\nthe administration\u2019s march budget proposal vowed to slash aid to developing countries by over one - third , but contained few details . according to a detailed 15 - page state department budget document obtained by\nmore broadly advocates worry that by putting such an unprecedented cut on the table trump will at least chip away at the longstanding bipartisan consensus that global health aid should be funded at current levels .\nthe president\u2019s budget request proposes to eliminate title ii food aid , relying instead on the international disaster assistance account it deems to be more efficient , and yet which it also proposes to cut .\nby 1976 chinese resource interest was apparent in numerous sub - saharan african countries . examples include the construction of the tan zam railroad in zambia in part to facilitate china\u2019s access to copper . there was also the construction of roads in countries like ethiopia to assist the movement of cotton exports to china . china\u2019s view of the resource possibilities in sub - saharan africa continues today .\n\u201cthe draconian and unprecedented nature of the cuts that are being proposed to foreign assistance \u2026 really does threaten our ability to pursue and achieve our national security interests , \u201d said mich\u00e8le flournoy , chief executive officer of the center for a new american security and a former undersecretary of defense in the obama administration .\nfor more than a decade , u . s . engagement in global development efforts has stood as a rare exception to washington\u2019s constant partisan warfare , with both democrats and republicans tending to agree that relatively small investments in developing countries benefit u . s . national security and project american values . the trump administration\u2019s proposal to slash foreign aid spending by a third marks a distinct turn toward a more politically charged environment for these programs than has been seen in a long time , many in the development community agreed .\non tuesday , the administration defended its proposal to slash foreign affairs spending as part of an effort to enhance efficiency , and focus on only the most effective programs . the officials suggested that current humanitarian needs can be met in part with funds already appropriated in the 2017 omnibus budget bill that passed last month .\nmichael igoe is a senior reporter with devex , based in washington , d . c . he covers u . s . foreign aid , global health , climate change , and development finance . prior to joining devex , michael researched water management and climate change adaptation in post - soviet central asia , where he also wrote for eurasianet . michael earned his bachelor ' s degree from bowdoin college , where he majored in russian , and his master\u2019s degree from the university of montana , where he studied international conservation and development .\naid to kazakhstan and turkmenistan will end , full stop . kazakhstan , an upper middle - income country according to world bank data , was receiving limited u . s . aid , on the order of $ 6 million . turkmenistan , also an upper middle - income country with an authoritarian leader\u2014a place the guardian recently called the world\u2019s second - most isolated state after north korea\u2014will see the closure of its miniscule $ 3 . 9 million aid package . assistance to the kyrgyz republic , tajikistan , and uzbekistan will continue\u2014but under the esf account , and with smaller budgets shrunk by about half . assistance to uzbekistan will increase slightly .\nstill , the proposal sends an ominous message on global development as legislators dive into the first of several contentious budget negotiations in the coming months . this week , congress will try to hammer out a budget for the rest of 2017 before funding runs out at the end of the week . this could include foreign aid cuts , and analysts are watching it as a signal of what might follow . debate on the 2018 budget is expected to pick up at the end of may or early june , when trump\u2019s full budget proposal is expected .\nscholars have defended the importance of aid in fostering economic growth and democratization . faith leaders , retired military and even republican members of congress have criticized the proposal as undermining diplomatic efforts that are important for national security .\ngiven the lack of transparency in china ' s aid program , much is still ( educated ) guesswork . this new paper won ' t be perfect . but it is the best we ' ve seen to date .\nthe budget document also points to a shift in aid philosophy and perhaps in the way the government delivers assistance . the allocations of cuts have fueled rumors that the administration would like to merge usaid into the state department .\nchina on july 15 , 2016 announced the grant of us $ 600 million in aid to support cambodia infrastructure , education and health projects . \u201cchina , a key ally of cambodia in the region and the southeast asian nation\u2019s largest donor , in return expects support in international forums , including in discussions over the future of the south china sea , \u201d the us - funded voice of america khmer said in reporting the signing of the aid agreement .\nit\u2019s worth thinking about the tradeoffs here in ceasing and shrinking these relatively small programs in central asia . as nisha desai biswal\u2014who served as assistant administrator for asia at the u . s . agency for international development before becoming assistant secretary of state for south and central asia during the obama administration\u2014puts it , \u201climited foreign assistance is playing a crucial role . \u201d"]}
{"id": 54819, "summary": [{"text": "klei entertainment inc. is an independent game development studio located in vancouver , british columbia .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "klei was formed in july 2005 by jamie cheng .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "they are best known for their games mark of the ninja , do n't starve , eets , shank and invisible , inc .", "topic": 30}], "title": "klei entertainment", "paragraphs": ["klei entertainment is an indie game development studio located in vancouver , canada . klei entertainment was formed in july 2005 by jamie cheng .\nklei entertainment is an independent game development studio based in vancouver , canada . it was established in july 2005 by\nklei entertainment was founded by jamie cheng in july 2005 . it is based in vancouver , canada . prior to the formation of klei , cheng worked as an intern at thq ' s relic entertainment studio , where he was a programmer . as of october 2009 , the company has 11 employees .\nheaded by jamie cheng , klei entertainment previously developed and published eets , a 2d puzzle game for pcs which was later revamped for xbox 360 ' s xbox live arcade .\neets has been released ! eets is a puzzle / platformer for the pc and macintosh . lovingly crafted by the gang at klei entertainment we proudly brought this lovely game to the macintosh .\nthe development team working on sugar rush arena is based in vancouver , canada and includes former electronic arts worldwide studios group vice president and creative director steve rechtschaffner , as well as studio klei entertainment .\nin january 2009 and then said in july 2009 to close the game ' s website . the project ' s status was uncertain until klei entertainment stated in august 2010 that the project was cancelled .\nnine months after nexon shut down and left klei both homeless and game - less , ea partners signed klei to finish shank .\nthe founder of klei entertainment took the stage in one of the moscone center ' s large conference halls . the title of the lecture was plain :\nhow we created mark of the ninja without ( totally ) losing our minds .\na beautiful puzzle game for the whole family ! eets munchies is a reimagining of the award - winning puzzle game by klei entertainment . featuring gorgeous animation and ridiculous creatures , players help an adorable hungry creature devour cake in increasingly devious puzzles .\nklei entertainment , the developer behind popular games such as don\u2019t starve and mark of the ninja , revealed its latest game today . griftlands was announced via its steam page , prior to a reveal on the pc gaming show at e3 2017 .\nklei ( pronounced clay ) is an independent studio based in vancouver . maker of don ' t starve , mark of the ninja , and more ! klei shop :\ngriftlands is the next game by klei , and is planned for a 2018 release .\nshank is the cult - classic revival of the sidescrolling beat - em - up . play as shank in an over - the - top grindhouse game , packed to the rim with enemies , bosses , combos , and more by the award - winning team at klei entertainment .\nafter college , cheng parlayed an internship at relic entertainment in vancouver into a full - time job . he enjoyed his time there and learned a lot , particularly from the company ' s young co - founder alex garden .\nthings didn ' t really change until a former mentor returned to vancouver and gave klei its first big break .\n/ view / news / 102010 / road _ to _ the _ igf _ klei _ entertainments _ eets . php\nfriends from college and high school marcus lo , alex colbert and steve chen joined cheng . they called themselves klei .\n/ view / news / 116642 / qa _ klei _ founder _ cheng _ discusses _ shank _ animation _ repression . php\nback in the past , there were neither children nor stability , neither office nor game . all klei had were two prototypes .\nis a homage to the classic side - scrolling beat - em - up games . klei also contributed to the 2008 xbla game\nin the video game industry , is stability just another fantasy ? klei entertainment , an independent game studio in downtown vancouver , is audaciously in pursuit of normalcy . co - founder jamie cheng believes fair pay , minimal overtime and creative freedom are sustainable \u2014 even profitable \u2014 strategies . with the company ' s latest game , a survival simulator ( fittingly ) called don ' t starve , he ' s proved it .\nfor klei and jamie cheng , change was a gradual process . cheng doesn ' t regret the journey , even with its many bumps .\ncheng explained the lessons learned from klei ' s 2012 downloadable game and how the company has renewed a commitment to sanity , decency and family .\nnexon north america didn ' t ship anything in its two years . if that hadn ' t happened , klei wouldn ' t exist .\nin griftlands , everything is negotiable : money , loyalty\u2014even morality . choose your character and make your fortune . griftlands is the next game by klei .\nby the end of the day , all that was left in nexon ' s offices were the klei collective and some boxes . then reality took over : these weren ' t their offices . klei was subleasing from nexon . it needed to find a new place . and a new game . immediately .\nklei self - published don ' t starve , so excluding the cut given to digital storefronts , the entirety of the money has gone directly to the company .\nit was a shock of course ,\nsays ku .\nwe all came out and we went to the bar .\nexcept cheng and the rest of the klei team . not technically part of nexon , klei remained in the office , working on an online game designed for a web server that no longer existed .\npaul ku , who years ago had worked alongside the team as a nexon employee , is the latest hire at klei . ku , now a father too , has had an unfortunately cliched trajectory through the games industry , having been let go from electronic arts , microsoft and nexon . he hopes to find more stability at klei .\nthe result was a polished , professional - grade presentation . garden was impressed , and klei was awarded a contract and the opportunity to lease space in the nexon offices .\nin 2005 , jamie cheng self - funded klei by selling his shares from thq and borrowing $ 10 , 000 from his brother . he felt there was a latent demand for quality games built from passionate , small development teams , and has since created a developer - friendly environment that continues to thrive and evolve in a competitive industry . prior to founding klei , jamie was an avid ai programmer for relic entertainment , where he developed the ai for the platinum seller warhammer 40 , 000k : dawn of war , and the outfit for the xbox 360 . he also co - wrote an article on planning systems for game programming gems 5 and bewilderingly found the article in the best of game programming gems .\ncheng had contracted a local artist named jeff agala , who would in time become klei ' s creative director . back then , agala worked by day as a cartoon director . he ' d arrive at klei hq after work , around 4 p . m . , for\nthe late shift ,\nand wrap around 11 p . m .\nalex garden and jamie cheng are a lot alike . garden was hired by distinction software at 15 . in 1997 , the 21 - year - old founded relic entertainment \u2014 the creators of the homeworld , warhammer 40 , 000 and company of heroes series \u2014 a company the young entrepreneur kept out of debt and employee - owned until its acquisition by thq in 2004 . garden left shortly thereafter .\nfor 2 1 / 2 years , this was klei : three employees \u2014 plus agala \u2014 working impossibly long hours for next to nothing , getting by on loans and the odd contract .\nagala quit his safe job at atomic cartoons and joined klei full time . cheng got to hire a few more employees . they were two weeks from the open beta when everything fell apart .\nshortly after shank , klei began work on shank 2 for ea , with a more realistic time frame , and mark of the ninja , a stealth - action game , for microsoft studios .\nbecause klei couldn ' t afford to hire additional staff until ea signed the contract , cheng had delayed much of shank ' s production . the bank loan had been just enough to keep everyone employed .\nwe\u2019re looking for an experienced devops engineer . as a developer at klei , you will join a world - class group of software engineers , artists , animators and designers who are continually pushing the . . .\nklei wasn ' t technically part of the company , but its members were treated like nexon co - workers . they ' d suddenly upgraded from 100 square feet to\nlike 10 , 000 square feet .\nwhen you join the klei team , you\u2019ll be working in a small , tight team , alongside some of the best in the industry \u2014 people who actually care about the medium we work in and create original products .\ncheng and the team at klei had an idea called sugar rush , a massive multiplayer casual fighting game , like super smash bros . , but online . the pitch needed more than an idea . it needed a look .\nwe\u2019re looking for an experienced software engineer to help develop and support our original ip games . since 2005 klei has designed and owns all the ip we ' ve ever created , and every member of the team . . .\nit was the first time i ' d seen that happen ,\nsays cheng .\nit steeled in me the resolve to be fiscally responsible . [ nexon north america ] didn ' t ship anything in its two years [ . . . ] [ i realized ] i need to be responsible . if that hadn ' t happened , klei as it is today wouldn ' t exist . nexon built klei in a lot of ways .\nthe team had countless all - nighters . agala , responsible for hand - animating cutscenes , wore a wrist brace .\nklei was not a good place to work at that time , let ' s put it that way .\nthe team wanted to build klei to its utmost potential . they also wanted families and lives away from work . and they didn ' t want the incessantly soul - muting 80 - hour - a - week crunch . no heroics .\nthe first to give klei a chance was the canadian government . in march 2006 , a telefilm loan helped the three employees move into an office in downtown vancouver . at 100 square feet , the space was roughly the size of a volkswagen van .\nklei has multiple other games in the works right now . oxygen not included is an impressive resource management game currently in early access , and the platformer hot lava was announced last year . griftlands is planned for release in late 2017 or early 2018 .\nit had its flaws . for one , the windows were permanently sealed and faced the sunset , a problem on hot summer days when the building turned off the air conditioning after 5 p . m . as the guys at klei were just getting started .\nlife came full circle at the don ' t starve wrap party . for the first time , tessa , irene and jamie ' s daughter , was awake at a klei event . the staff was in a pool bar , huddled around the boss ' baby .\nas the launch date approached , the game still needed polish , so cheng asked microsoft for an extension . the extra development time came out of klei ' s pockets , but they got it . the team wouldn ' t have to crunch away another month of their lives .\n@ klei i made this 3d version of the ancient fuelweaver , i ' m a young italian fan and i always play @ dontstarveesp with my girlfirend . i ' m a 3d modeler graduated at may and this is my first personal work , hope you like it ! urltoken\nafter the first two months , chen left , citing the instability of the company . he was young and needed to find a job . at that point cheng was the only member of klei with money to front . he had $ 10 , 000 to cover rent and pay the others .\nto @ klei i have created three streamers ( @ maebaktweets @ itspladd @ radioashgarde ) in your image . i may even try a hand at my own self . please accept them as a tribute to your greatness . i am not worthy . but they are so fun to do . urltoken\nat pax east in march 2010 , klei showed the two levels it had completed . between then and june , when the game went gold , the team created 13 more levels , a handful of bosses and the cooperative option . and at the time , the team still thought sugar rush might happen .\n@ weird wanderer said : after seth left klei , there was a bunch of new trinkets added , the potato cup being one of them ( not to mention the most rewarding when given to pig king , but why would you ever do that ? ) . it ' s a nice small tribute to # rememberseth .\nthough irene doesn ' t play many video games , she ' s fascinated by klei . she handled the company ' s bookkeeping early on and never stopped .\nit kinda keeps me in the loop of what ' s going on in the company as well , so i ' m not ready to let go of that position either .\nwebber fanart inspired from @ akamikeb ' s most recent don ' t starve adventures ! it ' s been fun watching one of @ klei ' s characters i don ' t normally play . back to the gorge ! i don ' t want it to end ! i need more time to unlock the recipes ! tt - tt enjoy ! urltoken\nin the confines of modern day klei , the stories of the past play out like adventures , in which the hero overcomes the odds \u2014 heroics , again , being a dirty word . today , cheng isn ' t the only parent at the company . he is , in fact , one of three employees that had children within this past year .\nwe were really fucking close to making sugar rush come out ,\nsays cheng ,\nlike fucking close .\nafter two years of learning and developing , two closed betas and three art changes , cheng , agala and the rest of klei ( now 12 employees strong ) were preparing to publish what would be their\ncoming out\ngame .\ncheng claims each of the four employees had three computers running .\nand we only had one [ power ] socket ,\nhe says .\nwe were blowing the fuse every day .\ncheng would work shirtless . the ceo of klei looks especially boyish as he recalls a time lo unplugged the office refrigerator , and how the place stank for weeks .\ni believe that part of why our culture is good ,\ncheng says ,\nis because we took our time to build it .\ncheng remembers those pitches up and down the west coast , begging for work on licensed games just to get enough money to rent an office . there ' s an alternate universe where a publisher gave klei that contract .\nchris dahlen , who wrote on contract for klei ' s mark of the ninja , says cheng has a quiet authority .\nhe doesn ' t have to come in and act like the boss ,\ndahlen says .\nhe doesn ' t have to stamp his vision and force people into things , but it ' s also clear he always has the last word .\nhis hands move swiftly . the art style of don ' t starve is representative of its development . it ' s fast and loose , like a rough sketch . klei ' s previous games , like shank and mark of the ninja , were refined ; agala says the studio hasn ' t abandoned that style , but for don ' t starve , the rough look has been liberating .\ncheng once again contacted local artist jeff agala , who had previously contributed art for eets . agala ' s job as cartoon director had begun to wear on his sanity , particularly the cyclical nature of production , which required him to hire employees on temporary contracts . still , he was unprepared to jump ship , so once again agala worked two jobs , atomic cartoons by day and klei by night .\njeff agala , now the creative director at klei , compares being a parent to having two full - time jobs \u2014 a lifestyle , he says , he ' s prepared for his entire career . his first job is being a father ; his second job is working at klei .\ni love it ,\nhe says .\nthe most stressful part of the day , believe it or not , is my drive home because i want to get home so quickly , because i know someone is waiting for me , and she ' s amazing and i want to help her walk . right now she ' s learning how to walk and i can ' t wait to help her walk . i get really stressed just not being able to instantly teleport home , because driving is , like , useless .\ncheng gives a tour of klei ' s office , which is located on the fifth floor of an office building in the trendy vancouver neighborhood of yaletown . it ' s cramped . the workspaces for the independent studio ' s 35 employees form a compressed l - shape in the loft - style office .\nthe space next door just opened up ,\ncheng says .\ni want to rent it and expand .\ndon ' t starve was created largely in public , meaning players were able to play each\nrough draft\nof the game and let the team at klei know what they liked , loved , hated , wanted more of or wanted less of . they did so with gusto . the company ' s forum software needed to be rebuilt midway through the game ' s development to handle the sudden surge of visitors and posts .\ncheng had said many times his goal is to push the medium forward . he ' s speaking about his games , and it ' s possible that he may very well accomplish that . but it ' s also possible cheng ' s most important creation will be his company , which mashes together the creative freedom of indie game development with the ( intended ) security of a major publisher . with four games in the pipeline , spread across small teams , the klei offices feel like an indie commune \u2014 designers and artists working together , supporting one another .\ndigital extremes ltd . \u2014 london , ontario , canada [ 07 . 09 . 18 ] video game data scientist\ngalvanic games , inc \u2014 seattle , washington , united states [ 07 . 06 . 18 ] multiplayer game engineer\ndeep silver volition \u2014 champaign , illinois , united states [ 07 . 06 . 18 ] senior project manager\ndeep silver volition \u2014 champaign , illinois , united states [ 07 . 06 . 18 ] project manager\nanalyst : two years in , pokemon go crosses $ 1 . 8b lifetime revenue\nnexon has revealed its very first north american - developed game ( for the north american market ) , sugar rush arena , which is now in closed beta . the game is a casual mmog like other nexon titles , but was developed in vancouver as opposed to south korea . like nexon ' s other titles , the game is free to play , but will offer virtual items and upgrades for purchase :\nthe title will allow players to fight against each other while trying to collect virtual coins . . . .\nkinja is in read - only mode . we are working to restore service .\nplanetoid pioneers is a 2d physics - based action - adventure driven by user generated content and inspired by the classic action / exploration games blaster master ( 1988 ) and exile ( 1988 ) .\ncortex command is an award winning multi - player 2d side scrolling action game with pixel perfect physics .\nin the course of going about our business we ' ve developed a spot of technology . a portion of it we ' d like to release here for others to use .\nat this point in time it ' s not quite ready yet , so check back soon and we hope to have something for you then .\ntake control of invisible ' s agents in the field and infiltrate the world ' s most dangerous corporations . stealth , precision , and teamwork are essential in high - stakes , high - profit missions , where every move may cost an agent their life .\ncharacter selection : start with any of the 10 unlockable agents in the game , plus 6 agent variants , and 6 starting programs to crack corporate security .\ndeep customization of builds : each play through is different as you create your own strategy using agents , items , augments and programs , and adapt to your surroundings .\nrandomly generated world : locations , threats , and loot are randomly generated so each playthrough is vastly different and you\u2019ll never get complacent .\nchoose your own game mode : with 5 different game modes and extensive custom generation options , each player can play the way they prefer .\nfully animated cutscenes and voice over : with hundreds of lines of voice over , great animation , and fully animated cutscenes , we didn\u2019t spare any expense to make an immersive experience .\nthis is a game anyone who cares for tactics , espionage or just good times on a pc really needs to check out .\nyou should buy invisible , inc . because , like i said , i think it\u2019s the best turn - based strategy game to come out in years . but you should love it because it\u2019s a creative endeavour that offers such rich moments . just don\u2019t let this sneaking masterpiece slip you by .\nget the latest from invisible , inc . including game updates , annoucements and special offers .\nsingle player , local multiplayer 2 - 4 , hd ( high definition ) . unlock all 120 levels , earn achievements , and play the unlimited version of marsho madness ! with over 25 items and 4 unique worlds , there\u2019s a lot more to experience in this innovative game . there are no refunds for this item . for more information , see urltoken\nbuy xbox content on xbox . com . your xbox 360 console will automatically download the content next time you turn it on and connect to xbox live .\neets goes into space ! manipulate gravity and travel with eets in 20 crazy additional levels ! there are no refunds for this item . for more information , see urltoken\ndownload this picture pack . continue the journey with eets in the marshomines ! this puzzle pack contains more explosive items and 20 new levels to explore . there are no refunds for this item . for more information , see urltoken\nthis picture pack contains 5 gamerpics , including the marshomech , radioactive ginseng and the farting pig thing . there are no refunds for this item . for more information , see urltoken\nsingle player , local multiplayer 2 - 4 , hd ( high definition ) . do you like puzzle games ? action games ? if you said yes to either , then give eets : chowdown a whirl ! we\u2019ve got a highly acclaimed puzzle game , completely revamped for high - definition console gaming , wacky characters , and a crazy action game , all in one sweet package .\nhow the creators of mark of the ninja and don ' t starve built their family - friendly studio .\nin the first four months of 2013 , at least 18 studios have contributed to nearly 2 , 000 layoffs . funcom closed its beijing studio ; zynga closed its baltimore and japan studios , then consolidated the rest ; atari closed eden games ; disney closed junction point and lucasarts and timegate closed itself .\nthe second biggest publisher in the industry , electronic arts , laid off 10 percent of its staff \u2014 approximately 900 people . and one of its competitors , thq , dissolved after being picked apart by creditors , investment firms and former rivals .\nthe list of layoffs and closures is so long and exhausting that it ' s tempting to skim over them and not register this truth : more than a thousand people went home from work sometime between new year ' s day and today stripped of income , health insurance and a single clue what the future in this industry might entail .\nunlike jobs in the film industry , video game jobs are neither centralized nor unionized . work is readily exported and relocated for cheap labor and high tax breaks .\nknowing this , cheng chose to resist higher tax breaks in montreal , unlike many of his fellow canadian triple - a competitors , who ' ve all but abandoned vancouver over the past couple years .\ninstability hung like a brooding rain cloud above this year ' s game developers conference , where designers , artists , musicians , marketers , publicists and executives from thousand - person studios and single - person bedrooms alike convened to learn and reflect . over beers and in presentations , the older set was repeating the same questions : is this an industry in which to thrive ? buy a house ? raise a family ? retire ?\nand then , cheng announced he had to catch the next plane out of san francisco . weeks earlier , cheng and his wife shared the birth of their first child in vancouver .\njamie cheng is 32 years old , but you ' d guess he gets carded at bars a lot . he sports a trendy haircut , wears a suit jacket with the sleeves tugged up to his elbows and decorates his desk with vinyl statuettes of video game characters . superficially speaking , he ' s the last person you ' d expect to deliver a lecture about growing old in the games industry .\ncheng is thoughtful , though , and speaks with the authority of a tenured professor . each word is carefully selected , and thoughts flow skillfully as if pulled from a speech he ' s polished over years of practice . you get the sense he spends a great deal of time in his head .\ncheng is thoughtful . you get the sense he spends a great deal of time in his head .\nfrom his desk tucked into the\nl ' s\nright angle , cheng can spot what problems require his attention and swoop in .\ncheng introduces the don ' t starve team , a half - dozen artists and designers in their 30s and 40s . the team was larger last month , leading up to the game ' s release . a few members have transferred to other projects , while the remainder focus on post - release content .\ndon ' t starve is a survival game available for pc and mac in which a character scavenges a 2d environment for the supplies necessary to stay alive . the game is decidedly unusual , from how it plays ( there ' s no ending , per se , other than dying ) to how it was created ( released as a beta and publicly iterated on ) to how it was promoted ( those who bought the game during its beta received a free additional copy to share with a friend ) .\nthe game is an experiment to prove cheng ' s theory that an unusual game can be created on a reasonable budget on normal hours at a fair price and still be a success .\nheroics ,\ncheng says , referring to an employee taking too little pay , taking on too much work and functioning as a cog in the service of a company ,\nare a liability . because once [ businesses ] need heroics in order to survive , then everyone ' s expecting it ; there ' s more peer pressure to do it . there ' s more unknowns ; you can ' t plan for it . so [ . . . ] every time heroics happens to save us , it ' s like , that was a failure , not a success .\ncheng refers to relic as the most normal of triple - a jobs , with minimal overtime and a positive office culture \u2014 both of which stuck with him . but over his three years on the job , relic expanded from 40 to 100 employees . cheng wanted to work somewhere smaller .\nhe excavated a puzzle platformer called eets from his hard drive . he ' d created a demo of the game in college , and , with a little time , he thought a small team could transform it into something salable .\ncheng took a brief pitch presentation on a tour of west coast video game publishers , hoping to get a publishing deal or contract work for his fledgling studio .\ni look young now ,\ncheng says .\nyou should see me back when i was 24 . i looked like i was 16 .\nfor two months , the new entrepreneur fielded rejections .\ni had my hesitations ,\nsays irene cheng , jamie ' s now - wife , then - girlfriend . she laughs as she recalls how her husband had converted a family friend ' s basement into a makeshift workplace .\nirene was still in college , so she would sit next to jamie during long days and study for class .\nit ' s very hard as a small startup ,\nshe says ,\nwhen you don ' t have the finances and you don ' t know what to expect .\ncheng has fond memories of those 2 1 / 2 years . the late nights , the awful smells , the small group of friends hustling for work . he also recognizes the tint of nostalgia ; the old days are better reminisced than relived . there was no money , no free time and no interest .\nalso in 2006 , european publisher frogster purchased the rights to publish eets in the german and french territories for what cheng says was about 90 , 000 euros .\nthey sold like 100 copies ,\nhe adds .\ni don ' t think they ' ll ever talk to us again , but phew , that felt great . that felt really good . i mean it felt bad and it felt good at the same time , you know ?\nthat 100 - square - foot office of 2006 feels far away from jamie and irene ' s nice two - bedroom apartment in yaletown . the place is suspiciously clean for a couple with a two - month - old child . tessa was born in march of this year .\nleading up to their daughter ' s birth , irene handled most of the planning and preparation . jamie built a lot of ikea furniture . his office became the baby ' s room , and the nook by the dining area became his office . both jamie and irene ' s parents live in town , and were enthusiastic to help .\ni don ' t think you can ever feel prepared for a birth . you think you ' re prepared , but it ' s always full of surprises .\ni don ' t think you can ever feel prepared for a birth ,\nsays irene .\nyou think you ' re prepared , but you don ' t know what hits you when it actually happens . it ' s \u2014 i think it ' s always full of surprises .\nirene remembers the birth , the feeling of relief washing over her . she was done with being pregnant .\nand ,\nirene says ,\nit was nice to finally meet her .\njamie remembers sharing the tiny hospital bed with his wife and newborn daughter , holding the child while irene slept .\nafter four days and three nights at the hospital , the couple returned home with a plus one . and then , somehow , without any warning , two weeks simply passed , and jamie was due back at work .\nbefore his apartment , his child and his marriage , a young cheng needed to sell a game . and alex garden was ready to make that happen .\nin november 2006 , south korean video game publisher nexon hired garden to lead its north american game development studio . with an empty production slate , the new boss needed new games . on his list of developers to call : jamie cheng , whom he ' d hired years ago at relic .\ncheng would stay late to work alongside the artist .\ni would code and [ agala ] would draw and i would code and he would draw . so he and i were just like jammin ' it out .\nmy wife and i used to play [ sugar rush ] together ,\nsays paul ku , a former online engineer for nexon . he ' d prepared sugar rush to launch on the publisher ' s platform . he remembers the game as all but finished .\nit was kind of odd because it was the middle of the afternoon ,\nsays ku .\ni kind of sensed something was not 100 percent right , but it was a normal day .\nthe 2008 financial crisis had stunted the korean currency . compounded with managerial and financial troubles , nexon could no longer afford to keep open its vancouver studio . the entire staff would be let go effective immediately .\nand even if it did , the game relied on nexon ' s support team , which was no longer employed .\nkevin forbes , one of the creators of don ' t starve , is about to have a child with his wife . he ' s taking a leave for the birth , followed by a few additional months down the road in order to help raise the child .\ni ' m kind of bull - headed that way ,\nhe says .\nit may have ended my career at another studio . i think that once i have a two - year - old , i ' m probably not gonna be up for super late nights on a regular basis because when you ' re 60 years old and looking back would you rather be like : ' i wish i ' d gotten that achievement hooked up in that game , ' or ' my kid learned to walk and i wasn ' t there . ' which one are you actually going to regret ? as long as you still make money at the end of the day to pay for food and whatnot , you don ' t want to be at work .\ni go home around the same time every day ,\nsays ku .\nof course , because i have kids , that ' s very important . earlier days , i didn ' t have kids , i didn ' t have my own family , i was single . maybe [ stability ] wasn ' t a big deal at the time , but now it is a big deal . and i don ' t want to ruin my family life just because of the work . working here is great .\ni couldn ' t have planned it any better than it happened ,\ncheng adds .\njust as tessa was born , our company is far more financially secure , and we ' re not doing a whole lot of overtime , and we ' re just free , way more free . but i would have welcomed a child before that , easily , easily .\nfor agala , the two jobs support each other . he draws to provide for his family . and his family motivates him to draw . if not for them ,\ni would just be more depressed and less creative [ . . . ] it ' s like they are the reasons why i have the passion to make these games or i have passion for life at all .\nnear the end of sugar rush , unaware of nexon ' s woes , cheng and agala had grown concerned about betting all their chips on a single game . they built two demonstrations : a 3d free - to - play tennis game and a 2d side - scrolling ultraviolent action game that would become shank .\nshank was the antithesis of the saccharine , tween - friendly sugar rush . cheng and agala loved it .\nthe team found an office in its current building in yaletown and used what was left of its cash from the nexon deal to pay rent and staff . because the real estate market was crashing , cheng managed to sublet the space for less than its official rent .\ntheir financial safety net soon vanished , with cheng traveling to pitch sugar rush and shank to various publishers . sugar rush managed to get picked up and canceled again . today , cheng calls it their\nundead game .\nmeanwhile , shank struggled to attract a publisher , so cheng and agala mortgaged their homes to borrow enough money from the bank to pay everyone ' s salaries . it wasn ' t until the well - received demo at the 2009 penny arcade expo \u2014 a fan convention \u2014 that publishers took note .\nit was like ' yes ! we finally have some money and we can make this game and we can ship it ! ' ,\nrecalls cheng .\nand at the same time it was like , ' oh , my god , [ finding a publisher ] took so long . we are so fucked . '\nthat was the worst time in my life ,\nsays cheng ,\ni can understand if [ someone ] doesn ' t like shank , because it was rushed . there was no way around it . i had no time and the deal was that i needed to ship within that quarter .\nin the final months , cheng wondered if maybe he ' d made a mistake . his wife was upset about the obscene hours . at the office , with just three weeks until the game needed to be completed , the young man remembers looking at the ' to do ' board and seeing six bosses and three levels were still incomplete .\njust take it one day at a time ,\nmarcus lo would tell his fellow co - founder .\nwe ' ll just do what we can .\ncheng began shaking .\ni felt like , i ' m actually not going to be able to do the thing that i promised i was going to do . it was like that feeling where you have a monthlong school project and it ' s the night before and you haven ' t started , it ' s like that feeling . but with other peoples ' livelihoods at stake .\nat the end of shank ,\nsays cheng ,\nit was like , i put myself into that position and i ' m not going to do it again .\nthe team broke down what went wrong , quarantining the mistakes that got them into their predicament . there were tons . production wasn ' t structured , time was lost perfecting the wrong things . they ' d needed a more flexible release date , and the publisher money had come too late in production .\nwe were doing the change ,\ncheng says ,\nbecause we knew the kids were coming .\nwhen a project needed more time , cheng needed the confidence to say no to a publisher ' s impractical schedule . if that meant canceling games ,\nwe have to be ok with that ,\ncheng says .\nas they ' d learned , one game isn ' t enough . the company needed to be structured so that multiple projects could support one another at all times . that meant expanding , not spreading the current employees even further .\ncheng and his wife moved closer to the office , which he says made a world of difference . on days when work went late , he ' d still make sure to go home for dinner .\nwhile many studios practiced the philosophy that a successful game is created with raw man - hours , high budgets and inescapable marketing , cheng had a different hypothesis : that happy , healthy , creatively liberated and financially confident employees would be better suited for creating interesting and successful games .\nafter shank , things weren ' t immediately sunshine and lollipops . employees still occasionally worked lengthy stints of overtime , including cheng .\nthe ceo assigned himself to help design mark of the ninja , and making time building a game and running a company sometimes overwhelmed him .\nand mark of the ninja had its own problems , which in turn has taught cheng more lessons \u2014 which cheng enumerated in his gdc talk . a good deal of the development time was wasted trying to create things that didn ' t mesh with the stealth genre . days were lost on things like fighting mechanics and fire propagation .\nthe biggest waste of time ,\ncheng says ,\nis building the wrong thing .\ncheng had to step back and reevaluate what the game really was . he devised a system in which the core ideas of the game were prototyped and tested in a vacuum . for example , they ' d create a prototype of hiding in the shadows or leaping onto an enemy .\nshank 2 and mark of the ninja both released to positive critical reviews , and were made on a comparatively reasonable schedule . the experiment was beginning to work .\njeff agala draws a piece of promotional art for don ' t starve ' s upcoming content : the addition of underground caves . in the image , the wiry - haired hero wilson looks into a cavern . the game has a crafty , homemade aesthetic . agala created the rocky walls by taking a photo of the inside of a cardboard tube and digitally modifying it .\nthe style calls to mind tim burton ' s the nightmare before christmas and paranorman .\nthe first version of don ' t starve was cobbled together over eight - hour workdays before the holiday break at the end of 2010 . the team shipped shank in august , and cheng felt they needed a creative and morale boost . so he held a game jam . the rough demonstration of the game \u2014 created by designers kevin forbes and ju - lian kwan \u2014 played like a survival rogue - like , a genre of games in which death is permanent , items are impermanent and players must apply lessons from failure in future adventures if they hope to progress .\ndon ' t starve is a wilderness survival game , full of science and magic . you play as the hero wilson , who is thrown blindly into an unforgiving world . you don ' t know where you are or how you got there . you basically just need to survive . there are no tutorials . the point of the game is discovering how to get by .\nproduction on a full - fledged version began a year later , right after shank 2 finished , in january 2012 .\ncheng \u2014 who now serves purely as ceo of the company , guiding all projects instead of designing one \u2010 had what he calls\nintense conversations\nwith the don ' t starve team about what direction the game should take . on one end of the spectrum was a survival game in which you became increasingly powerful , gradually dominating and making use of nature and its creatures . on the other end was a survival game in which you eventually died and lost everything .\ncheng felt the latter was possibly too harsh , that it might scare players away . forbes , the lead designer , argued that safety wasn ' t the point . this , he said , was dark , desolate game work . struggling to survive and discovering what will get you through each night will be fulfilling on its own .\nagala changed the game ' s art style from the sunday morning comic strip look to the edward gorey - esque aesthetic it has today and designed a relentless world . they presented the demo to cheng . he loved it ; forbes was right .\nexclusive look at the next episode of human angle , only for ie 10 users .\nan early free beta version of don ' t starve was released with zero fanfare on chrome . it was rough , and the studio hoped to hear feedback from the people who ' d stumbled across it .\nbut an interesting thing happened : people were continuing to play the rough version of the game on chrome . players began sharing the game . when a relatively polished updated beta was ready , cheng put it for sale on chrome and offered a two - for - one deal to help get the beta in more hands .\nthen another unexpected thing happened : many players gave their free copies to streamers \u2014 people who stream gameplay over the internet for tens , hundreds , sometimes thousands of viewers \u2014 who proved to be boons for promotion and sales .\nthe beta and two - for - one sale had a multiplicative effect , one cheng recognizes probably can ' t be repeated for every game . he credits the sense of discovery in don ' t starve . when the beta went on sale on steam , the most popular downloadable game platform on pc , the sales flew faster and faster . there was never a sales spike so much as a continual movement upwards .\ni honestly think , and it is proven , that intrinsic reward is more powerful than an extrinsic reward . a normal example , is that if you have a little girl who likes to draw . she is drawing , and she likes drawing because she likes drawing , not because someone is going to give her something . then you say to the girl , ' i ' m going to give you $ 5 per drawing . ' she is going to draw a lot faster and a lot worse . it ' s kind of clear that that ' s what is going to happen . if you stop giving her $ 5 per drawing , she ' s going to stop drawing altogether because you have replaced the intrinsic reward with an extrinsic reward .\nwith don ' t starve , it pretty much came down to experimenting quickly , getting it implemented quickly and getting it out to the public , and getting that process to be really fast .\nit ' s like the opposite of free - to - play . the game doesn ' t have an intravenous drip of rewards , and the rewards are constant , because playing and discovering are their own rewards .\nit ' s funny ,\nforbes says .\nonce we settled on the format of the game , cheng was completely onboard . i don ' t remember an exact moment where it was like , ' ok guys , just go with it , ' but nowadays he is even more hardcore than i am about the game . i ' m like , ' are you sure we want to do that to people ? ' and he ' s like , ' yeah , yeah , they ' ll be fine . '\ni think with shank ,\nsays agala ,\nwe were running around trying a whole bunch of different things . it ' s time - consuming to experiment that way . with don ' t starve , it pretty much came down to experimenting quickly , getting it implemented quickly and getting it out to the public , and getting that process to be really fast , and having that tune your game . it is really the process that is making us work less .\nbefore launch , don ' t starve sold 300 , 000 copies at upward of $ 15 apiece .\npaul ku has experienced life within many studios , and he does believe a shift is happening . that , as a whole , companies are moving away from endless workdays and nonexistent weekends . but what he believes other studios still haven ' t grasped is the idea of an employee having a family of his or her own .\nit would be very hard , if [ jamie ] was still doing the 60 - 70 hour weeks ,\nsays irene cheng ,\nand i was alone at home with a baby all the time .\njamie still works at home . his emails , irene says , are never - ending , and he does play a lot of games for what he calls\nresearch .\nshe ' ll often catch him on twitch . tv , spying on users playing don ' t starve , learning what they like and don ' t like .\ni believe that part of why our culture is good ,\ncheng says ,\nis because we took our time to build it .\nat dinner they have a rule in which they don ' t check their phones without asking for the other ' s permission . because of his odd sleeping hours , jaime handles one of tessa ' s nighttime deeds . irene loves that .\ni ' m so glad that didn ' t work out ,\ncheng says .\nwe wanted it all . my goal was to build a company that could survive for many , many years . for 20 years , for longer . and the only way that any company ' s going to be able to do that well is by retaining staff . and i looked at the waste of talents leaving other studios . and i was just like , that ' s super expensive ; you guys are so shortsighted . that ' s how i felt , so shortsighted . it ' s such a waste .\nactually ,\ncheng says ,\nwe have someone in his 50s starting next week .\nfeature how a diablo expansion led to behind the scenes trouble david l . craddock\n\u00a9 2018 vox media inc . all rights reserved \u2022 designed & developed in house\ndon\u2019t starve : pocket edition , brings the hit pc game enjoyed by over 4 million players to the ipad . now you can experience the uncompromising wilderness survival game full of science and magic on the go !"]}
{"id": 54821, "summary": [{"text": "refune music is a swedish independent record label , publishing and management music business .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "founded in 2003 by sebastian ingrosso , refune has seen releases and remixes from various artists , such as the founder himself , as well as steve angello , dirty south , laidback luke , funkagenda , wippenberg , till west , dj delicious , alesso , bottai and otto knows . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "refune music", "paragraphs": ["overseeing the team as the new managing director of refune music group is dina mystris . joining refune in january 2014 as commercial director , dina ' s 10 years of music industry experience across major record labels ( universal / virgin emi ) has more than prepared her for the role .\nwell known and respected for his eclectic label refune , sebastian ingrosso has announced a series of changes to refune music group team in order to carry on the label ' s reputable name and further propel them into the future .\nmanagement / / label / / publishing supporting artists in creative and exciting ways . send demos as direct / streaming link : music @ refune . com .\nrefune records demo submission , contacts , a & r , links & more .\nalready hard at work , the new team look set to carry refune forward into the next generation of music . creative , cutting edge music is what you can always count on from refune records , and with some big releases already lined up over the next few months including some surprises , the label can look forward to continued success for the future .\n@ refune\nit says sorry ! we can ' t find that user .\nbottai - uniform refune urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken bottai urltoken urltoken www . fa . . .\ndive - salvatore ganacci ft . enya and alex aris get it here : urltoken refune urltoken urltoken urltoken . . .\nmindsight is a german electronic music producer who has joined monstercat in july 2017 with his collab with duumu , entitled what feels right .\nsilvana imam - 10 000 ( ft . jaqe ) from her album\nnaturkraft\nrefune urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken silvana urltoken\nsilvana imam - sett henne ( ft . fille ) from her album\nnaturkraft\nrefune urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken silvana urltoken\nflags ! - ingrosso , liohn & salvatore refune urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken ingrosso http : / / www . twi . . .\n@ refune are you still taking demos ? i have sent you some . i hope you check out ! cheers ! : )\nrefune has always been a home for great music and great talent . as part of our commitment to providing our clients with the support they need , we are developing the team in our swedish office . it ' s a very exciting time for the company and over the coming months there will be a few more additions , and of course there will be more amazing new music !\n- dina mystris / / managing director\nsilvana imam - varma gator ft cherrie from her album\nnaturkraft\nalbumrelease 25 / 3 refune urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken silva . . .\nsilvana imam - shhh ( ft . beatrice eli ) from her album\nnaturkraft\nrefune urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken silvana www . twitter . com . . .\nrefune records was founded in 2003 by sebastian ingrosso . the label has seen fourteen strong releases so far and is a highly respected label in the scene . refune has seen releases and remixes from sebastian ingrosso , steve angello , dirty south , laidback luke , funkagenda , wippenberg , till west & dj delicious to name a few .\nrub a duck records location : netherlands notable artists : the freestylers , hectic , franky nuts facebook : urltoken demos : send a personal message on soundcloud with a link to your music .\nout now through universal music germany comes the nalestar reworking of nick talos '\nhey gorgeous .\nthe classically trained musician and producer first began this project in 2017 , and delivers a stellar remix .\n@ refune hello ! i have a question . do you check all the demos ? and if you like the demo , how do you contact the person that send it to you ?\nhospital records location : london , uk notable artists : netsky , camo and krooked facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : please aim us music to our aim in box \u2018hospitaldubs\u2019 we check it every few weeks .\n2016 saw the release of an incredible remix of mattafix\u2019s \u2018big city life ' , followed by the birth by sleep ep in early 2017 - a thought provoking ep that pulls the at the heartstrings . in may mindsight and liohn teamed up for ' adventure ' , an energetic festival anthem that was released on ingrosso ' s label refune music . ' adventure ' was recently chosen by tomorrowland to be the soundtrack for their official festival live stream .\nfor 2010 refune sets the goals even higher with the next release , the big sebastian ingrosso & dirty south remix of miike snow \u2013 silvia . one of the best supported tracks so far in refune\u2019s history , heavily supported by everyone , from pete tong in the his weekly radio 1 show to ti\u00ebsto . new signings for 2010 confirmed , tracks from style of eye , an21 , thomas sagstad and much more still to come .\nproducer and dj kiso and singer / songwriter kayla diamond have just produced a new record for ultra music . the dazzling\nsober\nis definitely an anthem for the summer season , and it features instrumentals from none other than vanillaz .\nno matter how diy edm can get , you cannot deny the importance of a good record label . getting music out there in 2013 is as easy as setting up a bandcamp account , but if you don ' t have the muscle ( or connections ) to get your music in the right hands , no one will hear it . a good edm label will not only take a chance on a new , emerging artist , but will give them just as much attention as they do established producers .\nplay me records location : santa monica , ca , usa notable artists : calvertron , figure , bare facebook : urltoken demos : please submit your bass music demos by attaching a 320k mp3 , or mp3 clips to an email to : playmesubmissions @ gmail . com\nwith over 6 million online streams and counting , widespread support from music tastemakers ; ranging from youtube juggernauts cloudkid and trap nation to the electronic scene\u2019s premier blogs run the trap , thissongissick , nesthq , youredm , dancing astronaut and more it\u2019s clear that mindsight is set to explode .\nthe stockholm based team will now comprise of stephan markovitz , who will continue in his position as director of a & r and new business development , with arvid frisk working alongside him as a & r manager after moving from universal music publishing . emma engstr\u00f6m will take on the role as management and label coordinator , project managing all the labels releases and being the main point of contact for scheduling or artist queries . refune would also like to welcome kicki lenken , who joins as online and media assistant and lisa lundgren who will take over all things finance !\nalong with your artist name and track title . we are looking for dance music of the dubstep , drumstep , drum & bass , electro house and moombahcore styles . new and creative melding of styles is a bonus . feel free to include a short bio if you feel like it but attached pdfs / jpgs are not necessary .\nreleases in 2009 came from sebastian ingrosso with his monster \u2018laktos\u2019 , which had massive support from pete tong in his weekly show , in new music we trust and the essential selection as well as club support from eric prydz , steve angello , axwell , david guetta , ti\u00ebsto , erick morillo and fedde le grand to name a few . after that the festival smasher \u2018kidsos\u2019 was unleashed on the refune imprint which is a mix up of ingrosso\u2019s \u2018laktos\u2019 together with mgmts massive track \u2018kids\u2019 which rocked more or less every club and festival in the summer of 2009 and was also licensed for various big compilations such as mos annual , cream ibiza etc .\n\u2600if you haven\u2019t yet heard of mindsight , it\u2019s certain your favorite producers have . joshua neumann , the 21 - year - old behind the project , hails from germany and has been making quite a stir in the european and us music scenes over the past few months . mindsight sticks true to his german ingenuity and creativity by melding genres , styles , and adapting them into his own unique concoction .\nmy beatport lets you follow your favorite djs and labels so you can find out when they release new tracks . log in or create an account today so you never miss a new release .\nmy beatport lets you follow your favorite djs and labels so you can find out when they release new tracks . so go follow someone !\nthe 17 . edition starts on the 11 . - 15 . july 2018 - airfield , neustadt - glewe , germa . . .\nexit is the two - time winner of the \u201cbest major european festival\u201d award along . . .\nstream / buy here : urltoken follow salvatore ganacci : urltoken . . . urltoken urltoken . . . urltoken . . . show less\nstream / buy here : urltoken follow liohn : urltoken urltoken urltoken https : / / twi . . .\nstream / buy here : urltoken follow salvatore ganacci : urltoken urltoken urltoken http . . .\nget it here : urltoken follow sebastian ingrosso on the web : snapchat : urltoken facebook : urltoken instagram : https : . . .\ngood for me - m - 22 ft . hayley may ( m - 22 & sonic matta edit ) ( lyric video )\nlatest single from m - 22 released 11 . 4 . 16 good for me - m - 22 ft . hayley may ( m - 22 & sonic matta edit ) get the song here : urltoken m - 22 urltoken http . . .\nhe released\nfresh\nwith jillionaire & sanjin in 2014 . in 2015 he released\nmoney in my mattress\nwith trinidad james . so far 2016 has been a huge year for salvatore . watch this documentary to hea . . .\nofficial after movie 2014 - where ' s the party ? by carlsberg feat . otto knows\nyour current browser isn ' t compatible with soundcloud . please download one of our supported browsers . need help ?\nstay tuned . sebastian ingrosso ( axwell \u03bb ingrosso ) . salvatore ganacci . bunji garlin\nit looks like you may be having problems playing this video . if so , please try restarting your browser .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nthank you @ cloudkidmusic for adding @ longliveliohn - blue pt . 2 and blue pt . 1 to your spotify playlist !\nthank you @ applemusic us for adding @ longliveliohn - blue pt . 2 to # hottracks urltoken\nthank you @ applemusicfra for adding @ longliveliohn - blue pt . 2 to # 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these are the best labels doing it .\ncomplex participates in various affiliate marketing programs , which means complex gets paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites . our editorial content is not influenced by any commissions we receive .\nfalcon funk \u2022 favright \u2022 feint \u2022 flite \u2022 f . o . o . l \u2022 fractal \u2022 fwlr\ninfected mushroom \u2022 insan3lik3 \u2022 intercom \u2022 i . y . f . f . e\nable heart \u2022 agno3 \u2022 aiobahn \u2022 alex farway \u2022 alex klingle \u2022 a . m . c & turno \u2022 anna yvette \u2022 aruna \u2022 auratic\nartists that have produced alongside another artist . if an artist who provided vocals for a song is credited as a collaborator on that song , they are included here .\nartists featured on a song that worked on the production but did not contribute vocals .\npanther \u2022 park avenue \u2022 patrick baker \u2022 pauline herr \u2022 phoebe ray \u2022 p . keys\nartists who have only provided vocals for monstercat artists ' songs . not all artists in this category need to have been credited , since in some cases ( such as\ndabin \u2022 daktyl \u2022 dani deahl \u2022 dark cat \u2022 decoy ! \u2022 dflent \u2022 different heaven \u2022 dilemn \u2022 the dirty tees \u2022 diskord \u2022 disprove \u2022 dks \u2022 dmndz \u2022 dodge & fuski \u2022 doth \u2022 dr . fresch \u2022 dubloadz \u2022 dubsidia \u2022 ducked ape \u2022 duko \u2022 duskus\nthis list includes artists who have only released remixes on the monstercat record label . this does not include artists who have been featured on songs , since they are placed into either the vocalists list or featured non - vocalists list .\nartists whose songs have been remixed and released on monstercat but who are not affiliated with the monstercat record label .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\nhere are several up - to - date lists of record labels that are currently relevant to their respective genres . if you scroll down you will find lists for deep house , progressive house , drum & bass , elecro house , and dubstep . we hope these prove to be useful !\ncapitol records location : los angeles , ca , usa notable artists : david guetta facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : * must have professional representation ( i . e . a manager , agent , etc . ) *\nno attachments ! due to the large volume of demos we receive we cant reply to each one personally unfortunately . but you must know we listen to all demo\u2019s and will most definitely be in touch if we feel it suits revealed .\nonly the best record location : italy facebook : urltoken demos : send your demos to : otb . record @ urltoken\nninja tune records location : uk notable artists : the cinematic orchestra , bonobo , shuttle , the invisible , loka facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : please email : demos @ urltoken with links to mp3 files ( but no mp3 email attachments please ! ) , soundcloud pages , facebook pages or websites .\nplease remember to include contact details within the email body and keep your submission short and sweet , best tracks first . please don\u2019t chase us for a response . if we like it we will get in touch with you .\nfirepower records ( founded by datsik ) location : canada notable artists : datsik , terravita , getter facebook : urltoken demos : send demos to : firepowerrecords @ gmail . com .\ntechnique recordings facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : please make sure you include a contact address in the filename . please only send us your two best tunes .\nviper recordings location : london , uk notable artists : metrik , matrix and futurebound facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : to submit a demo please send a soundcloud link for your track to : demos @ viperrecordings . co . uk . if you don\u2019t want your track to be public on soundcloud , simply go into the edit settings and select private , then send us the private url link . please do not send to any other address or they will be ignored .\nplayaz recordings location : uk notable artists : prolix , dj hype , sub zero facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : urltoken please note that due to the amount of demos we receive it is not possible to offer any feedback . be sure to include the artist and title name with the file when sending through aim and ensure that it is mp3 format .\nbad taste recordings location : london , uk notable artists : loki , aeph , facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : urltoken please remember to include your contact details in the title of file when you send your tracks in .\nfokuz recordings location : the netherlands notable artists : intelligent manners , flowrian , crispy facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : send your demos to : marco @ urltoken ( full 320kps mp3 + contact info ) via wetransfer or a similar service .\natomic zoo recordings location : calgary , candada facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : send your demos to : atomic . zoo @ urltoken\nrockforce records demos : send your demos to : demos @ urltoken to make sure your submission gets heard please follow these guidelines . streamable demo submissions in the form of email attachment or soundcloud links only . any downloadable tracks will be skipped .\natomic zoo recordings location : calgary , candada notable artists : lazy rich , veela , jelo facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : send your demos to : atomic . zoo @ urltoken\ninto the am records location : notable artists : facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : send your demos to : demos @ urltoken no remixes no mashups only originals . 2 tracks minimum .\nu and a recordings location : london , uk facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : email links to shack @ urltoken along with a brief note on who you are & what you\u2019ve done along with key social media links . select your best track or 2 tracks only and please do not send mp3s as attachments as they will not be listened to .\nwonked records location : uk facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : send all demos to demos @ urltoken in full 320 format via sendspace or soundcloud links . please no attached mp3s .\ngrindin records location : los angeles , ca , usa facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : send your demos to : info . grindinrecords @ urltoken please only send us private zippyshare or soundcloud links . attachments will not be played .\nelektrify records location : nicosia , cyprus facebook : urltoken demos : send your demos to : elektrifyrecords @ urltoken only include soundcloud links .\ncircus records ( founded by doctor p . and flux pavillion ) location : uk notable artists : flux pavilion , doctor p . , funtcase , cookie monsta , slum dogz facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : urltoken\nplease do not link us to something we must download in order to hear , we cannot accept those type of submissions . links to streaming audio are ok .\ntechnique recordings notable artists : hashtag , maxnrg , l plus facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : please make sure you include a contact address in the filename . please only send us your two best tunes .\ncollective records location : portola , ca notable artists : mr . straight face , dacadon , dirtynoiz facebook : urltoken official website : urltoken demos : urltoken"]}
{"id": 54826, "summary": [{"text": "virginia opera is an opera company based in the commonwealth of virginia which was first organized in 1974 by a group of norfolk , virginia community volunteers .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "in 2014 it is celebrating its 40th anniversary season .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the company presented its first productions in 1975 , and in the following four decades has become known and respected nationwide for the identification and presentation of the finest young artists , for the musical and dramatic integrity of its productions , and for the ingenuity and variety of its education and outreach programs .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "the company has an annual budget of $ 5 million with over 30 performances , reaching nearly 50,000 attendees each season .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "in march 1994 , by unanimous vote of the virginia general assembly , virginia opera was named the official opera company of the commonwealth of virginia in recognition of the organization 's contribution to the commonwealth , and to the world of opera .", "topic": 36}, {"text": "virginia opera currently presents four productions a year at four major virginia venues : norfolk 's harrison opera house , richmond 's carpenter theatre at richmond centerstage , george mason university 's center for the arts in fairfax , and the sandler center for the performing arts in virginia beach .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "virginia opera is the only opera company to perform a full season of operas in multiple mainstage venues and to reach more than 150,000 students and community members each year through its innovative education and outreach program . ", "topic": 21}], "title": "virginia opera", "paragraphs": ["audited financial statements represent the combined financial position of both the virginia opera association and the virginia opera foundation .\nthe vision of virginia opera is enriching the cultural community of the commonwealth of virginia through the passion , power and beauty of opera . the mission of virginia opera is to engage , educate and excite a diverse base of audiences , volunteers and professionals through the production of quality opera performances in the commonwealth of virginia .\nbrowse the virginia tourism website for a calendar of local and state events in virginia .\nvirginia railway express is a commuter rail service between northern virginia and washington , dc .\nin march of 1994 , by unanimous vote of the virginia general assembly , virginia opera was named\nthe official opera company of the commonwealth of virginia\nin recognition of the organization ' s contribution to the commonwealth , and to the world of opera .\nder freisch\u0171tz : virginia opera hits the target with a winning freisch\u00fctz . \u2013 washington classical review\nedythe c . harrison ' s love of music led her to help found the virginia opera association .\nbut when the virginia opera moved in in the mid - 1970s , there were some obvious shortcomings .\nvolunteer at food banks throughout virginia . regional food banks include central virginia food bank , foodbank of southeastern virginia & the eastern shore and the capital area food bank .\nfor more information on virginia opera ' s in - school touring program , e - mail education @ urltoken .\nprior to his seven years in ballet , allen served as general manager for the atlanta opera , following his six years at virginia opera . his work with virginia opera in the 90s saw the organization through both its 20th and 25th gala seasons , and through six years of growth in both audience size and contributed revenue . now looking ahead to its 44th season in 2018 - 19 , allen will plan with virginia opera\u2019s board of directors the direction of the next phase of growth and development for virginia opera .\none of the most popular programs presented by virginia opera is operation opera offering entertaining and insightful presentations to statewide community venues . presentations can be customized to suit your particular group .\nvirginia opera is one of the finest regional opera companies in the nation and is the only company to perform regularly in three separate mainstage venues . in addition , virginia opera reaches more than 120 , 000 students and community members each year through its impressive variety of innovative education and community outreach programs .\nas a renewing subscriber , you will have guaranteed seats and the special benefits you have come to expect at virginia opera .\nmegan marino ( left ) as rosina and will liverman as figaro join the cast of virginia opera\u2019s \u201cbarber of seville . \u201d\nvirginia opera regularly seeks talent from the local area for the chorus , dance , and supernumerary actors for our upcoming productions .\nsupervising those has been virginia opera marketing director lisa jardanhazy , a onetime opera innocent who arrived in norfolk eight years ago from her native pittsburgh , fresh from marketing pickles for heinz foods .\nspeaking of virginia opera , that company ' s repertoire choices are savvy and adventurous , certainly more interesting than the standard fare lyric opera has focused on so far . \u2013 the baltimore sun\nvirginia opera is a professional chorus offering competitive compensation . transportation and lodging are provided as appropriate for the richmond and fairfax performances .\nvenue : harrison opera house , grand lobby * , 160 w . virginia beach boulevard norfolk , va 23510 * please use the main entrance of the harrison opera house , near the box office\nin a sunday arts story on the virginia opera , several statistics were incorrect . the opera company stages 36 performances in the localities each year and hosts education programs that reach some 250 , 000 virginia schoolchildren . the capacity of the harrison opera house in norfolk is 1 , 600 . ( published 03 / 26 / 96 )\nthis year\u2019s project marks the library of virginia\u2019s participation in the 2010 statewide program \u201cminds wide open : virginia celebrates women in the arts . \u201d\nfrom the beach to the beltway , virginia opera\u2019s 2017 - 18 season roars to life in september and doesn\u2019t stop until next spring .\nsilent night , commissioned and premiered by minnesota opera , has been produced at fort worth opera , cincinnati opera , the wexford opera festival , calgary opera , montreal opera , and the lyric opera of kansas city , with upcoming productions at atlanta opera , opera san jose , and michigan opera theatre . in 2013 , his choral works to touch the sky and if i were a swan were performed and recorded by conspirare . his second opera , also commissioned by minnesota opera , the manchurian candidate , based on the novel , had its world premiere in 2015 . a new vocal work for soprano renee flemming and orchestra , based on the personal letters of georgia o\u2019keeffe , will have its world premiere in new york in fall 2016 and his first chamber opera , an adaptation of peter ackroyd\u2019s gothic novel the trial of elizabeth cree commissioned by opera philadelphia will have its world premiere in 2017 .\nevery virginia opera mainstage production has a corresponding study guide created specifically to correlate with virginia standards of learning . these guides include background information , student worksheets , and library activities which encourage educators to incorporate the arts into the existing curriculum . it is virginia opera\u2019s objective to support the academic and artistic growth and development of students across the commonwealth .\nas\nthe official opera company of the commonwealth ,\nvirginia opera is dedicated to serving as a leader not only in the field of opera specifically , but in the performing arts in general . each main stage season , the company employs and collaborates with artists and performance groups throughout the state , including , but not limited to , virginia symphony orchestra , governor ' s school for the arts , richmond symphony , richmond ballet and virginia arts festival . virginia opera has been producing professional main stage performances since 1974 and now serves the commonwealth ' s largest metropolitan areas - hampton roads , richmond and fairfax , with a combined population of five million . virginia opera mainstage productions represent virginia citizen ' s best , and often\nonly ,\nopportunity to experience the richness of opera at a fully - staged performance .\nthis cornerstone of virginia opera\u2019s education and outreach effort features our acclaimed herndon foundation emerging artists . age appropriate live opera productions travel across the state and provide in - school performances for ages k - 12 .\nthere is no doubt you will be tempted by the powerful , emotional , involving and otherworldly experiences virginia opera has in store for you in the 2018 - 2019 season ! become a subscriber to the 2018 - 2019 season and be a part of a passionate community of opera lovers , celebrating the dynamic power of opera found here in virginia .\nhailed by opera today for her \u201cpleasing and pliant voice , \u201d iranian canadian mezzo - soprano , shirin eskandani , recently made her metropolitan opera stage debut as merc\u00e9d\u00e8s in carmen . she is the recipient of several prestigious awards including first place at the gerda lissner foundation vocal competition and fourth place at the licia albanese - puccini competition . recent career highlights include company debuts with the metropolitan opera , the rossini opera festival , sarasota opera , and opera southwest . her recent roles include dorabella in cos\u00ec fan tutte , angelina in la cenerentola , zaida in il turco in italia , the mother in hansel and gretel , and ragonde in le comte ory . a midwest district finalist at the metropolitan opera national council auditions , ms . eskandani has worked as a young artist with merola opera , palm beach opera , opera theatre st louis , syracuse opera , the ash lawn opera festival , and banff opera .\nvirginia opera ' s education and community outreach programs offer a number of innovative and entertaining activities for children and adults of all ages . from community concerts to behind - the - scenes tours , the opera brings imaginative programming to schools and community venues throughout the commonwealth . virginia opera currently travels statewide to provide age - appropriate programs and services to k - 12 students and community groups that include : in - school and community performances ; student night ( s ) at the opera ; student matinee performances ; operation opera ; and emerging artists program . annually , the opera offers over 250 age - appropriate opera education performances and / or residencies in schools and community venues in 35 regions throughout virginia . members of virginia opera\u2019s emerging artists program , a comprehensive training and professional development course , have been featured in each season\u2019s casts and cover ( understudy ) all principal roles .\nthe virginia opera celebrated the closing of its 41st season with gala 2016 , voyage to our future . the event , co - sponsored by altria and dominion resources , featured dinner , live and silent auctions , and arias and duets performed by virginia opera stars jill and jake gardner . virginia opera herndon foundation emerging artists kelly glyptis , molly hill and kyle oliver also captivated guests with favorite selections from opera and broadway . co - chairs dr . cora t . huitt and patti pusey led the gala committee of twelve , who work year - round to produce the event . the evening netted $ 125 , 000 , and elevated awareness of virginia opera\u2019s compelling vision to secure the youngest opera audience in the united states by 2025 .\nand if its $ 4 . 9 million annual budget is only half that of the washington opera , where placido flamingo ' s namesake now reigns , the virginia opera may well provide more operatic bang for the buck .\nfounded in 1929 , the chautauqua opera company is north america ' s oldest continuously operating summer opera company and 4th oldest opera company after the metropolitan opera , cincinnati opera and san francisco opera . the chautauqua opera company offers more than 40 operatic events each season , including fully staged productions in chautauqua institution ' s 4000 - seat amphitheater and in the historic 1 , 300 - seat norton hall , concerts with the chautauqua symphony orchestra , weekly recitals , music theater revues , opera scenes programs , and operatic revues for young audiences . chautauqua opera productions feature internationally recognized guest artists as well as promising young singers from our young artist program .\nmr . wilson\u2019s 2013 - 2014 calendar featured debuts with hawaii opera , as timur in turandot , sarasota opera as daland in der fliegende holl\u00e4nder , and dayton opera for ramphis in aida , as well as a return to the metropolitan opera to cover the police commissioner in der rosenkavalier .\ncopyright \u00a9 2009 \u2014 2018 , oratorio society of virginia . all rights reserved .\nthe virginia opera has regular performance schedules ( and separate trustees ) in richmond and northern virginia as well as norfolk , plus its own $ 500 , 000 - a - year scenery production business , which manufactures sets for operas from orlando to sacramento and owns and rents out some 30 different productions . opera showplace\nthese special performances offer students in hampton roads and central virginia the opportunity to experience their own \u201cnight / afternoon at the opera\u201d at a reduced ticket price .\nvirginia opera\u2019s education and outreach programs touch the lives of community members of all ages . our diverse programs enable students across the commonwealth to experience live mainstage productions as well as in - school performances designed specifically for younger opera lovers .\nvirginia state parks needs both individual and groups for short and long - term volunteer projects . contact virginia state parks on 703 . 583 . 5497 for more information .\nauditions for virginia opera\u2019s 2018 - 2019 season choruses will be held at the harrison opera house in downtown norfolk on may 7 and 8 from 5 : 30pm until 8 : 00pm each day . you must schedule your audition in advance .\nvirginia opera\u2019s in - school touring programs are specifically designed to bring children all that opera has to offer in a compact experience that is fun and engaging , customizable to any classroom , auditorium , or community setting . each program is approximately 40 minutes long , featuring performers from virginia opera\u2019s herndon foundation emerging artists program in productions that are fully staged , complete with costumes , scenery , and props .\nvirginia opera\u2019s main stage performances serve the commonwealth\u2019s three largest metropolitan areas - hampton roads , richmond and northern virginia . by offering performances across multiple venues , the company is able to spread the fixed cost required to mount each production , making the company one of the lowest cost producers of opera in the united states when compared to similarly sized companies performing in comparable venues . from its inception , virginia opera has been staunchly committed to enriching the lives of young people by instilling in them an appreciation for the arts . with the increased demand for the opera\u2019s programs\u2014because of the decrease in arts programming in public schools\u2014 virginia opera travels statewide to provide age - appropriate programs and services to k - 12 students and community groups .\nvirginia opera\u2019s statewide expansion began by producing in richmond in 1977 with the encouragement of governor mills godwin and mrs . t . fleetwood ( anna ) garner . under their leadership , the richmond friends of opera was formed to present virginia opera productions annually in the capital city . by 1983 , the richmond and central virginia board of virginia opera formed and a richmond office was opened . in november 1992 , the company presented its first mainstage performance at the center for the arts at george mason university in fairfax . this development was hailed as \u201cone of the major local operatic events of the year\u201d by the washington post , and deemed a special day in music history for the washington d . c . area by opera news .\nvirginia opera association , inc . , in its 44th year of operation , is known and respected nationwide for the identification and presentation of the finest young artists , for the musical and dramatic integrity of its productions , and for the ingenuity and variety of its education and outreach programs . the company has a working budget of $ 5 . 3 million with over 28 mainstage performances , reaching nearly 50 , 000 attendees . in march of 1994 , by unanimous vote of the virginia general assembly , virginia opera was named the official opera company of the commonwealth of virginia in recognition of the organization\u2019s contribution to the commonwealth and to the world of opera .\ntaking up painting early in her sixties , queena stovall created works that recalled her life in rural virginia and earned her the title the\ngrandma moses of virginia .\nit was a wonderful moment . it showed us what a powerful teaching tool opera can be . . . how much it can reach people across all sorts of barriers of age and culture that in the end prove not to matter . and i guess my ultimate dream is for the virginia opera to make an experience like that possible for everyone .\ncaption : zehava gal , james bobick and keith buhl in the virginia opera ' s\nbarber of seville .\ncaption : peter mark , virginia opera ' s general and artistic director , hope mihalap , one of the company ' s founders , and lisa jardanhazy , its marketing director . caption : the virginia opera ' s sparkling home opened in november 1993 .\namerican conductor adam turner is quickly gaining momentum as a conductor to watch on international opera stages . currently in his fourth season as principal conductor and artistic advisor at virginia opera , maestro turner garners critical acclaim for the breadth of his repertoire , artistic vision , and polished technique . of his recent performance of der freisch\u00fctz with virginia opera , opera news hailed : \u201cconductor adam turner\u2026ensured crackling rhythms as much as lyrical spaciousness , resulting in a performance that felt vital and spontaneous throughout . \u201d\norganized in 1974 by founding president edythe c . harrison , virginia opera was launched with two productions in the norfolk center theater , and has since expanded to four productions including 20 performances at the edythe c . and stanley l . harrison opera house in norfolk , eight at the landmark theater in richmond , and eight at george mason university ' s center for the arts in fairfax . virginia opera ' s history in richmond began in 1977 with the encouragement of then - governor mills godwin and mrs . t . fleetwood ( anna ) garner , under whose leadership the richmond friends of opera was formed to present virginia opera productions annually in richmond .\ntoday , 21 years later , the mark - norfolk opera nexus has spread to encompass the entire state of virginia . from seedy beginnings in a former uso theater and wrestling arena , the virginia opera has grown into a hard - charging regional company with a four - opera season , 19 performances in three cities and an aggressive educational program reaching more than 18 , 000 students in 500 schools across the state .\nclearly , mark says , the virginia opera has a huge potential audience in northern virginia , and there , as in the rest of the state , it works to win its audience through partnerships with public school arts programs . they are so effective , jardanhazy says , that\nan enormous number\nof first - time ticket buyers\ntell us they first learned of the virginia opera from their kids at school .\ncharlottesville opera , the newly renamed ash lawn opera , kicks off its fortieth anniversary season on march 23 and 24 with the east coast premiere of middlemarch in spring , presented in collaboration with the virginia festival of the book . the exciting and ambitious season , which also features rigoletto and oklahoma ! this summer , is a celebration of the company\u2019s growth and achievements as charlottesville , virginia\u2019s premier opera company . to accompany this special anniversary , charlottesville opera has also announced a new logo and redesigned website .\nthe virginia opera brings an evening of opera & broadway , highlighting some of the most beloved arias and ensemble pieces that opera has to offer , as well as popular musical theater show tunes . the program features members of the virginia operas acclaimed herndon foundation emerging artists program , accompanied by principal coach & director of emerging artists , shelby rhoades . the program will include play - by - play commentary that gives audience members insight into this exciting repertoire , provided by robert cinnante , virginia operas director of education .\nthe mission of virginia opera encompasses much more than staging world - class operas each season . as hard as we work to present only the highest quality productions , we work even harder to ensure that opera and culture continue to have a future in virginia . by teaching our young people about opera , opening our doors to all families , bringing awareness to our communities , and cultivating the opera stars of tomorrow , we are helping to build a virginia that includes in the vibrant spirit of its citizens a love for the cultural arts that contribute to greatly to the richness of our society .\nyet nothing exemplifies the vision and energy of the virginia opera more than harrison opera house , a glittering new 600 - seat showcase built on the physical and cultural foundations of the brawling world war ii liberty town that was norfolk half a century ago .\ncontinuing in his post at virginia opera , maestro turner will conduct performances of samson and d e lila h and a midsummer night \u2019 s dream during the 2017 - 2018 season . on top of his productions at virginia opera , he will also conduct h\u00e4ndel\u2019s messiah with the virginia symphony and theo popov\u2019s the halloween tree , which he conducted last season as well , with american lyric theater at arizona state university . last season , mo . turner conducted three decembers with hawaii opera theatre , a domingo - cafritz young artist program holiday concert with washington national opera , carmen with central city opera , and der freisch\u00fctz and a double bill of the seven deadly sins / pagliacci in his post as principal conductor at virginia opera . as the inaugural recipient of the julius rudel / kurt weill conducting fellowship in 2015 , he collaborated with renowned conductor john demain on washington national opera\u2019s production of kurt weill\u2019s final stage composition lost in the stars .\nthe virginia film festival in november is presented by the university of virginia in charlottesville and includes classic films , hollywood movies , documentary films and experimental videos from filmmakers in virginia and elsewhere . lectures and discussions are also held during the event and are open to the public .\nvirginia opera is ambitious here , going for over - the - top entertainment while never underserving or disrespecting the beauty and majesty of the opera itself . from the sublime to the ridiculous , it all works . the show is beyond memorable . it\u2019s unforgettable .\nmr . wilson\u2019s 2014 - 2015 season began with the dayton opera singing works by mussorgsky and tchaikovsky in a gala concert . subsequently , the american bass debuted with opera memphis , as the commendatore in don giovanni , joined the metropolitan opera for its production of die meistersinger von n\u00fcrnberg , and made appearances with tulsa opera , for fr\u00e8re laurent in rom\u00e9o et juliette , and opera colorado , for sarastro in die zauberfl\u00f6te .\nvirginia opera is committed to finding and training the outstanding artists of tomorrow . those selected to participate in the program will be challenged and supported by an outstanding staff . the program offers significant opportunities for professional growth for those truly committed to the field of opera .\nsome people in virginia had started an opera company and were looking for professional help . would mark be interested in talking to them about moving to norfolk to direct the entire operation ?\nto find other local public transit systems in virginia , visit the american public transportation association website .\nvirginia office on volunteerism & community service lists opportunities and information on volunteer centers throughout the state .\nnext friday and sunday , washington area opera - goers can make up their own minds about how much that buys when the virginia opera brings to george mason university an ambitious production of rossini ' s\nthe barber of seville\n- - a production that often equals and at times surpasses the washington opera ' s own knockout\nbarber\nstaged earlier this year .\nvirginia opera\u2019s third installment in their 2013 american series , a streetcar named desire , an opera in three acts premiered at george mason university\u2019s center for the arts on friday , march 1 , 2013 at 8 : 00 pm . originally written in 1947 by american playwright thomas \u201ctennessee\u201d williams , who received the 1948 pulitzer prize for drama , streetcar was finally presented as an opera by first - class composer andr\u00e9 previn and premiered at the san francisco opera in 1998 .\nwill liverman as figaro in virginia opera ' s\nthe barber of seville\non stage at the carpenter theatre at dominion arts center in richmond , nov . 18 and 20 , 2016 .\nethel bailey furman was one of the earliest african american women to work as an architect in virginia .\npurchase fresh produce and local goods at one of the many virginia farmers\u2019 markets found across the state .\nhabitat for humanity virginia provides low - cost housing for families in need . volunteers need no construction experience to help with habitat for humanity . to volunteer , find a local affiliate on the virginia website .\nduring regular appearances with virginia symphony orchestra and the richmond symphony , mr . turner conducted young people\u2019s concerts and additional outreach activities . his leadership of virginia opera\u2019s annual \u201copera in the park\u201d series , featuring both of the aforementioned orchestras in their respective communities , reaches nearly 10 , 000 attendees across the commonwealth of virginia with a program of opera and popular hits , ensuring the next generation of prospective opera lovers , and bridging the gap between popular and classical music genres . he appeared in concert with singer - songwriter ben folds , conducting \u201c the orchestra experience \u201d during a recent tour stop in virginia beach . additionally , maestro turner conducted at the david oistrakh festival in estonia , featuring appearances with the st . petersburg festival orchestra , p\u00e4rnu city orchestra , and the kaiserslautern symphony orchestra .\nvirginia opera is ambitious here , going for over - the - top entertainment while never underserving or disrespecting the beauty and majesty of the opera itself . from the sublime to the ridiculous , it all works . the show is beyond memorable . it\u2019s unforgettable . \u2013 the richmond - times dispatch\nwe at the virginia opera mourn the passing of our long time friend , mr . richard miller . over many years he has supported our organization by serving on our statewide board of directors , \u2026\nother recent guest conducting engagements include : rom \u00e9o et juliette at lyric opera baltimore , sweeney todd at hawaii opera theatre and eugene opera ; le nozze di figaro , dead man walking , carmen , la boh \u00e8 me , man of la mancha and oklahoma ! with central city opera ; don giovanni , le nozze di figaro , carmen , brigadoon , my fair lady , camelot , and britten\u2019s biblically inspired noye \u2019s fludde during his tenure as resident conductor at ash lawn opera ; and der fliegende holl\u00e4nder , la boh \u00e8 me , h . m . s . pinafore , carmen , ariadne auf naxos , the mikado , carousel , and camelot for virginia opera .\nvirginia opera\u2019s herndon foundation emerging artists perform leading and comprimario roles and / or cover leading roles in the company\u2019s mainstage productions . further , some herndon foundation emerging artists perform leading roles in fully - staged education and community outreach productions , touring schools throughout the state of virginia . community concerts and company promotional events offer artists the opportunity to perform standard arias and ensembles in concerts with piano . in addition , virginia opera has a rich history of re - engaging herndon foundation emerging artists for mainstage productions in future seasons\namtrak serves many communities in virginia , including major cities like alexandria , newport news , williamsburg and richmond .\nvirginia opera is dedicated to serving as a leader not only in the field of opera , specifically , but in the performing arts , in general . each season , the company employs artists and partners with performance groups throughout the state , including , but not limited to , virginia symphony orchestra , richmond ballet , richmond symphony orchestra , governor\u2019s school for the arts , virginia arts festival , virginia children\u2019s chorus , d\u2019art center , and festevents , providing collaborative opportunities for professional statewide programs . the opera\u2019s president and ceo russell p . allen , has served on the virginia commission for the arts review panel and has served as a panelist , moderator , and professional consultant for agencies across the country . numerous members of board leadership are active non - profit advocates , serving on the boards of our arts partners throughout the state \u2013 most recently , one member served as chairman of the virginia commission for the arts and one served as executive director of virginians for the arts . the company is an active participant in numerous local , regional , and statewide private and institutional arts initiatives . as mentioned , the opera continues to pursue local as well as national cooperative projects and will continue its popular opera in the park program in both norfolk and richmond , in cooperation with virginia symphony orchestra , and the richmond symphony , among others , as well as a new collaboration with wcve - tv . just recently , virginia opera provided the content for a virginia currents twelve - minute video on the making of opera . this broadcast aired in richmond on january 16 , 2014 . it is anticipated that another broadcast will be developed for the 2014 - 15 season .\ncelebrating its bicentennial , rossini\u2019s masterpiece \u201cthe barber of seville\u201d is a staple of opera companies around the world . presented by virginia opera on friday in the carpenter theatre at dominion arts center , this \u201cbarber of seville\u201d is a perfect example of how to update and breathe new life into a beloved classic .\nthe secret to central city opera ' s success : bonfils - stanton foundation artists training program which develops young opera singers to launch their careers . the general / artistic director talks about the business and the joy of opera . this story is from arts district episode 506 . learn more \u00bb\nexcerpts from the opera arranged by the composers for double wind quintet plus trumpet and double bass .\nequally comfortable on the concert stage , mr . wilson recently sang the bass solo in beethoven\u2019s 9th symphony with the tulsa symphony . among the orchestras he has performed with in concert are indianapolis symphony , yakima symphony , deutsche oper orchester , hallesche philharmonie , brandenburgische philharmonie frankfurt , seattle symphony and staatskappelle orchester berlin . previous us engagements have included contracts with santa fe opera ( don giovanni , la traviata ) , opera carolina ( nabucco and lucia di lammermoor ) , lyric opera of kansas city ( lucia di lammermoor ) , florentine opera ( a midsummer night\u2019s dream ) , palm beach opera ( tannh\u00e4user ) , minnesota opera ( die entf\u00fchrung aus dem serail ) , opera theatre of st . louis ( the grand duchess of gerolstein and miss havisham\u2019s fire ) , and glimmerglass opera ( salome ) .\nprior to his appointment as one of the youngest artistic leaders in virginia opera\u2019s history , turner proved he has a vision for the future of the industry as a member of the next generation of leaders while holding several administrative and music staff appointments at houses across the country including seattle opera , florida grand opera , central city opera , portland opera , tulsa opera , syracuse opera , and ash lawn opera . in these positions , turner worked side - by - side with world - renowned maestri including asher fisch , steuart bedford , john demain , gary thor wedow , and broadway veteran rob fisher . turner holds a bachelor of music degree from morehead state university , and a master of music degree from the catholic university of america . he furthered his training with internationally acclaimed conductors and pedagogues neeme j\u00e4rvi , paavo j\u00e4rvi , marin alsop , jorma panula , gustav meier , kenneth kiesler , and kate tamarkin .\ncommuter bus services from northern virginia take many residents to nearby washington , dc . companies providing commuter services include :\n[ 1 ] mackenzie , ross .\nchautauqua opera , 1929 - 2004 : a history .\n[ 2 ] mackenzie , ross .\nchautauqua opera , 1929 - 2004 : a history .\nsantiago received his musical training at the buenos aires university and the opera studio of opera argentino . in the us he has furthered his training under the guidance of legendary baritone sherrill milnes in \u201cvoice experience\u201d .\nhere in norfolk it ' s possible to see an entire season of opera for $ 55 , little more than half the cost of a single orchestra seat for one performance at the kennedy center opera house .\nmany graduates of our bel canto mentoring program have gone from the caramoor stage to the world stage . we rely on the incredible support of opera enthusiasts to help these emerging opera stars receive priceless career encouragement .\naudition call for young people to be part of the children\u2019s chorus in virginia opera\u2019s upcoming production of kurt weill\u2019s street scene , as part of our 2018 - 2019 mainstage season . the children will perform alongside international opera singers , in a fully staged and costumed production , with orchestra and sung in english at the harrison opera house in norfolk , dominion energy center in richmond , and george mason university\u2019s center for the arts in fairfax .\nthe company produces four mainstage productions including performances at the edythe c . and stanley l . harrison opera house in norfolk , carpenter theatre at dominion arts center in richmond , and at george mason university\u2019s center for the arts in fairfax . virginia opera is the only opera company to perform a full season of opera in multiple mainstage venues and to reach more than 150 , 000 students and community members each year through its innovative education and community outreach program . building upon past accomplishments , the 2018 - 2019 season features an exciting level of artistry and diverse programming . while remaining committed to securing the highest caliber of vocal talent , the opera will invite brilliant conductors and directors , assisted by the next generation of gifted artists , to challenge audiences and create new opera experiences .\nsean christensen has been recognized as a tenor with a full , warm , and lyrical timbre , steadily establishing himself professionally in new york city . he has recently appeared as le chevalier de la force in sarasota opera\u2019s production of dialogues des carm\u00e9lites , des grieux in dell\u2019arte opera ensemble\u2019s production of manon , fernando in bare opera\u2019s production of granados\u2019 goyescas , don ottavio in opera in williamsburg\u2019s production of don giovanni , aza\u00ebl in bare opera\u2019s production of ravel\u2019s l\u2019enfant prodigue , normanno in lucia di lammermoor with opera in williamsburg , as well as tamino in the magic flute with the metropolitan guild . he was a young artist with bel canto at caramoor in 2016 where he performed as oraspe in aureliano in palmira , and was an apprentice artist at sarasota opera in 2016 where he was awarded the leo m . rodgers award for outstanding apprentice artist . he was also a studio artist at chautauqua opera in 2015 , and an opera north young artist in 2014 . he currently studies with michael chioldi .\nhampton roads : 757 . 627 . 9545 central & northern virginia : 804 . 644 . 8168 email : info @ urltoken\nvirginia\u2019s 35 state parks offer many outdoor activities , including camping , hiking and running trails , fishing , boating and picnicking .\nas splendidly as the harrison opera house anchors the virginia opera in norfolk , however , the concept of the company , mark says ,\nhas been statewide from the start .\nfour years after its first production , the virginia opera was trucking its sets and singers to richmond for regular performances , and in november 1992 it made a similar move into the new center for the performing arts at george mason university in fairfax . each has been a highly calculated - - and ultimately successful - - move . but each left mihalap , among other norfolk partisans , holding her breath .\nby 1983 , the richmond and central virginia board of virginia opera was formed and a richmond office was opened . in november 1992 , the company presented its first mainstage performance at the center for the arts at george mason university in fairfax . this development was hailed as\none of the major local operatic events of the year\nby the washington post ; and deemed\na special day in music history for the washington , d . c . area ,\nby opera news .\njean miller skipwith , lady skipwith , assembled one of the largest libraries owned by a virginia woman early in the nineteenth century .\nintercity and interstate bus services in virginia include megabus and greyhound , which travel to many cities and regions in the united states .\nthe oratorio society of virginia \u2022 box 5073 , charlottesville , va 22905 - 5073 \u2022 434 . 295 . 4385 info @ urltoken\n( left to right ) will liverman as figaro , megan marino as rosina and andrew owens as count almaviva . virginia opera 2016 production ,\nthe barber of seville\nby gioachino rossini . conductor : john baril . director : michael shell .\nvirginia opera produces / performs at mainstage venues throughout the commonwealth including but not limited to : the harrison opera house in norfolk , carpenter theatre at dominion arts center in richmond , and at george mason university ' s center for the arts in fairfax , va . offices are maintained in both norfolk and richmond . education and outreach program activities are conducted at venues statewide .\norganized in 1974 by founding chair edythe c . harrison , virginia opera was launched with two productions in the norfolk center theater . shortly thereafter , peter mark was appointed artistic director , a position he held for over 35 years . peter mark was named artistic director emeritus in 2012 . russell p . allen , appointed president and ceo in 2011 , currently leads the company \u2013 returning to virginia opera after six years as general manager from 1994 - 2000 . adam turner was appointed artistic director in 2018 .\n( left to right ) megan marino as rosina and andrew owens as count almaviva in virginia opera ' s\nthe barber of seville\non stage at the carpenter theatre at dominion arts center in richmond , nov . 18 and 20 , 2016 .\nand though the state is famous for its conservatism , he says ,\nwhenever i ' ve come to the virginia opera board with some wild idea , instead of telling me i ' m crazy they just ask how soon we can start .\nthe present chautauqua opera guild was established in 1974 . to this day , the guild is instrumental in supporting and encouraging the opera ' s young artists with an adopt - an - artist program in the community , pre - performance operalogues presenting a background and selections of the evening ' s opera , and substantial end - of - season young artist awards .\nvirginia born lucretia west , age 93 , started her career singing german classical and gospel mezzo - soprano in post - wwii europe .\ndash provides bus services throughout alexandria and also connects to other transit services like washington , dc\u2019s metrobus and metrorail and virginia railway express .\nthe barber of seville : an updated \u2018barber of seville\u2019 has verve , vitality and buckets of humor\u2026 . virginia opera\u2019s new production of gioachino rossini\u2019s \u2018the barber of seville , \u2019 which opened friday at the harrison opera house , has it all : truly gorgeous singing , john baril\u2019s crisp conducting , michael shell\u2019s inventive direction and , not least , laughs galore . \u2013 the virginian - pilot\noverture and 6 movements adapted from the composer ' s opera\nnina\n. rich sounding suite for augmented harmonie ensemble .\nwill crutchfield has been director of opera at caramoor since 1997 , leading over thirty operas by rossini , bellini , donizetti , and verdi , and establishing caramoor as a center for operatic scholarship , training of young singers , revival of rare masterpieces , and influential reinterpretations of familiar works . he has also held conducting posts with the polish national opera in warsaw and the opera de colombia in bogot\u00e1 , and has appeared as a guest conductor in many theaters elsewhere , recently including a pair of productions at the rossini opera festival in pesaro . the second of those , rossini\u2019s aureliano in palmira , recently won first place for \u201crediscovered opera\u201d at the international opera awards ceremony in london , and was given its american premiere at caramoor in the 2016 season .\nbut the company has limited access to george mason ' s center for the performing arts , due to other activities there , and so far has not been able to bring in the most ambitious - - and costly - - of its productions . in northern virginia , jardanhazy says , the company encounters the state ' s most culturally sophisticated and opera - minded clientele but also fights competition from hundreds of other performing arts events in the washington area . and though virginia opera tickets are on average more expensive in northern virginia ( $ 32 - $ 50 ) than in richmond ( $ 23 - $ 60 ) and norfolk ( $ 19 - $ 68 ) , they remain both far cheaper and more available than those of the washington opera , which are almost unobtainable without a season subscription .\nvirginia beach is a popular place to be in the summer thanks to the many beaches in the area . some other popular attractions include :\nharold wilson begins his 2016 - 2017 season in a return to opera colorado , singing ashby in la fanciulla del west . he continues the season debuting the role of mustafa in l\u2019italiana in algieri with sarasota opera . last season included returns to several companies for the bass : covering timur in turandot with the metropolitan opera , ramfis in aida with opera colorado , and the roles of rocco and marcovaldo in productions of fidelio and la battaglia di legnano , respectively , with sarasota opera . additionally , he debuted the role of polonio in opera delaware\u2019s anticipated production of amleto . in concert , he made a company debut with the grand junction symphony as the bass soloist in verdi\u2019s requiem , and as the bass soloist in mozart\u2019s requiem with mcp at carnegie hall .\nlooking to meet up with other young professionals who share your love of opera ? learn more about our prism young professionals packages .\nmarian anderson , the famed opera singer who sang for a crowd of 75 , 000 in front of the lincoln memorial after being denied a prestigious opera hall stage because of her race , was 25 years west\u2019s senior and one review dubbed her anderson reincarnate .\nturandot : virginia opera\u2019s \u2018turnadot\u2019 is an unforgettable production \u2013 bold in its vision and entirely enthralling in its execution . the richmond symphony orchestra , conducted by john demain , is exciting and dynamic , alternately swirling , swelling , crashing and easing , and always seamlessly blending with the singers to deliver the full measure of the beautiful music of puccini\u2019s final opera . bravos all around . \u2013 richmond times - dispatch\nthe virginia opera herndon foundation emerging artists program provides training , performance opportunities , and access to industry connections and resources to a group of opera\u2019s talented rising stars . as one of the most competitive training programs in the nation , the herndon foundation emerging artists program receives over 650 applicants annually for an average of 12 - 20 artist contracts . led by shelby rhoades , virginia opera principal coach and director of the emerging artists program , emerging artists appear in virginia opera mainstage productions , tour in fully - staged educational programs , and perform in recitals , donor events , and the vo master teacher series . in addition , emerging artists receive regular coachings with vo\u2019s artistic staff , including artistic director adam turner , as well as guest conductors and mainstage artists . recent alumni of the herndon foundation emerging artists program include : megan marino , david blalock , courtney miller , david pershall , brian jagde , jeni houser , shannon jennings - holman , and nathan stark .\nsoprano lara lynn cottrill performs throughout the us and teaches in the pittsburgh region . ms . cottrill most recently performed donna anna with opera western reserve and pamina with undercroft opera . with opera theater of pittsburgh , she portrayed antonia in tales of hoffmann and mamah in shining brow . she covered frasquita in carmen as an apprentice artist with sarasota opera and performed the foreign women in menotti\u2019s the consul with opera new jersey . other operatic roles include : susannah in carlisle floyd\u2019s susannah , sandrina , lauretta , papagena , adina , and her pittsburgh opera debut as barbarina . upcoming engagements include alice front in a new kind of fallout with opera theater of pittsburgh , shahrazad with amiche artists , and covering marguerite with berks opera company . awards include : 1st place winner of the 2014 coeur d\u2019alene symphony competition , 2014 finalist of jtva competition , 2013 2nd prize winner of the noa competition , 2011 finalist for opera columbus , 2009 winner of the pittsburgh concert society , and 2005 first place of friends of eastman opera . lara graduated with her master\u2019s from eastman school of music and her bachelor\u2019s from university of miami . her recital appearances include the eastern united states , idaho , italy , austria , and south africa . she currently teaches at st . vincent college , washington and jefferson , and point park community .\n( left to right ) will liverman as figaro , megan marino as rosina and andrew owens as count almaviva in virginia opera ' s\nthe barber of seville\non stage at the carpenter theatre at dominion arts center in richmond , nov . 18 and 20 , 2016 .\napprentice coaches should have attained at least a bachelor of music degree in piano and have exceptional experience in vocal accompanying . graduate work is strongly preferred . individuals should be capable of managing artists on tour and overseeing non - artistic aspects of the virginia opera\u2019s herndon foundation emerging artist program .\npamunkeynet , then a casino . how an indian tribe that ' s been in virginia for over 10 , 000 years plans to secure its future .\nnascar is a popular sport in virginia and international visitors can watch live races at places like martinsville speedway , richmond international raceway and bristol motor speedway .\nin hampton roads , we ' ve got a mature market ,\njardanhazy says .\neverybody pretty much knows what the virginia opera is and what it does . our job is keeping people coming back and luring in those who know who we are but have never bought tickets .\nvirginia opera has experienced significant organizational change in recent years . the staff leadership of the administrative operation and the staff leadership of the artistic operation have been consolidated into one position \u2013 a paid president and ceo . under the president and ceo\u2019s direction , there is an artistic director and a producing director , who together oversee all productions and public offerings of virginia opera and supervise respectively the operations of the artistic components and the technical components . additionally , there are directors of finance , development , marketing and education who organize , direct and supervise operations and staff to fulfill the function of each department . this group comprises a senior staff of seven for virginia opera , each of whom reports to the president and ceo . the senior staff meets weekly with the president and ceo to ensure a seamless operation in developing the resources for and the product of virginia opera . all senior staff positions are currently filled by permanent staff members . the senior staff members , including the president and ceo , have an average of 5 . 5 years of experience as full - time staff of virginia opera . four of the senior staff members have significant institutional knowledge dating back to 1994 . though there has been transition at the top , there remains significant institutional stability in staff leadership . both leadership and membership of the organization have responded most favorably to recent changes as evidenced by early sales for the 2017 - 18 season as well as donor response . all of the opera\u2019s funders have been encouraging and overwhelmingly positive in their replies to inquiries . further , requests for statewide arts partnerships and collaborations have significantly increased , providing new program and resource opportunities .\nin hampton roads : street address : 160 w . virginia beach boulevard norfolk , va 23510 mailing address : p . o . box 2580 norfolk , va 23501\nenjoy one of the state parks , city parks or national refuges in the virginia beach area for wildlife viewing , walking trails , kayaking and other outdoor activities .\na \u201cspaghetti western\u201d follows , a first for virginia opera , in november and december . puccini\u2019s \u201cthe girl of the golden west\u201d tells the tales of the 1800s california gold - mining rush and the landscape that defined the wild wild west . ( on stage in richmond , nov . 17 and 19 . )\nvirginia opera has presented some of the nation\u2019s most promising singers on its stages including diana soviero , ashley putnam , john aler , rockwell blake , ren\u00e9e fleming , barbara dever , grant youngblood , fabiana bravo , lawrence brownlee , nmon ford , jake gardner , mary elizabeth williams , david portillo , ginger costa - jackson , david pershall and nadine sierra . attracting acclaimed directors from the theater and opera world , audiences have enjoyed the work of gian carlo menotti , gordon davidson , greg ganakas , arvin brown , dorothy danner , lillian groag , sam helfrich and stephen lawless , among others , in new productions designed by the nation\u2019s top opera and theater designers . virginia opera has continued its tradition of commissioning / co - commissioning new works as illustrated by the world premieres of a christmas carol , harriet \u2013 the woman called moses , sim\u00f3n bolivar , pocahontas , and , most recently , rappahannock county ."]}
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", "topic": 30}], "title": "gaijin entertainment", "paragraphs": ["gaijin entertainment acknowlges that you have owned your website longer than they have even existed .\ngaijin entertainment is a fast growing game development company established in 2002 . gaijin ' s team specializes in creation of games for\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at gaijin entertainment , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the gaijin entertainment company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at gaijin entertainment .\nwelcome to gaijin entertainment , developer and publisher of the popular mmo action games war thunder . . .\napache : air assault , the helicopter sim from gaijin entertainment and activision publishing , is now available for purchasing on yuplay .\noh look , gaijin making blatant false statements again . . . and the forum mods say it ' s everyone out to get gaijin and that gaijin do nothing wrong\ngaijin entertainment agrees to stop attempting legal bullying , harassment , or other forms of thuggery over something they clearly have no ground over .\ngaijin entertainment corporation has received 1 . 22 out of 5 stars based on 1 customer reviews and a bbb rating of d - .\nit has been a while since i\u2019ve posted and i figure it\u2019s probably time to explain what happened with regards to the attempts by gaijin entertainment to forcibly obtain my domain , gaijin . com .\napache : air assault , the upcoming helicopter sim from gaijin entertainment and activision publishing , is now available for pre - purchase on yuplay .\ne3 2018 ( zero punctuation ) electronic entertainment expo . . . uploaded by unraveler\nwhen creating games , gaijin entertainment uses its own proprietary technology , the dagor engine , which has received several best technology awards from industry pundits .\nreaction of nintendo direct e . . . electronic entertainment expo . . . uploaded by curlymichael\ne3 2018 in a nutshell electronic entertainment expo . . . uploaded by the doctor of wumbology\ndunkey ' s e3 2018 electronic entertainment expo . . . uploaded by the doctor of wumbology\nit ' s a total victim mentality . poor gaijin entertainment always the victim of smear campaigns by those filthy ukrainians , belarusian , and their capitalist slave drivers .\nbest way to activate roku cod . . . electronic entertainment expo . . . uploaded by goroku\naccording to the website egyptian streets , the footage is from the video game apache air assault , which was developed by russia ' s gaijin entertainment and released in 2010 .\nwar thunder creator gaijin entertainment and targem games will release a team - based multiplayer vehicle combat game set in a post - apocalyptic world called crossout , both devs announced today .\ngaijin entertainment has 6 . 62k number of facebook likes . the number of likes has grown 0 . 9 % month over month and grown 2 . 5 % quarter over quarter\nthe dagor engine is a 3d engine used mainly by gaijin entertainment for its own video games as it is a proprietary technology so far . the original version of the engine was developed by gaijin entertainment and in 2005 they set up the separate company dagor technologies for continued development . therefore , dagor engine is owned by gaijin . currently the engine incorporates technology such as the meqon and physx physics engines and is up to version 4 . 0 since war thunder .\nthe ceo of gaijin entertainment says that a gameplay producer of free - to - play online multiplayer simulation war thunder used digital millennium copyright act claims to suspend , and effectively hold . . .\nnihilist ' s guide to e3 2018 - . . . electronic entertainment expo . . . uploaded by bears jackson\nbrandon harris will agree to trademark the word \u201cand\u201d , and gaijin entertainment will pay him $ 1 per of offense of use of this trademarked word in all of their games writing , and code .\nalso alconafter just signed contract with gaijin and his channel is going to be restored .\nlets create\ngaijin is worse than hitler\ncirclejerk ! you guys start first .\nrussian developer gaijin entertainment had a large booth at this year ' s e3 to celebrate the launch of their game , war thunder , on playstation 4 . they recently unveiled their ground forces . . .\ngaijin entertainment ' s war thunder is in development for the still not - quite - real project morpheus playstation 4 virtual reality kit , the developer announced this week . the end result , the . . .\nthis website has been around since the 90s . russian pricks gaijin entertain came much later .\n\u00a9 activision . pc , ps3 and xbox 360 developed by gaijin entertainment . published by activision . all rights reserved .\nplaystation\nare trademarks or registered trademarks of sony computer entertainment inc . microsoft , xbox , xbox 360 , and the xbox logos are trademarks of the microsoft group of companies . trademarks are property of their respective owners .\ngaijin entertainment agrees to display a notice on their website and all future games they produce explaining to people that they are basically dicks and thought they could usurp a domain which existed before they did under phony trademark claims .\na team of 20 at ukrainian studio postmodern worked 12 weeks with developer gaijin entertainment to create this gripping live - action trailer ,\nvictory is ours ,\nfor war game war thunder . the video . . .\nelectronic entertainment expo ( e3 ) is an annual video game trade exhibition run by the entertainment software association . during the fair , major video game developers including microsoft , nintendo , sony unveil new games and hardware during presentations and in booths purchased on the showroom floor .\nthe guy apparently claimed he was going to have a historical consultant from gaijin on his channel . gaijin claims this isn ' t true and bombarded his channel with ip complaints to remove the offending content .\nnot like joining the wtpc was necessary to kill eny faith in gaijin . i know by experience .\nedit : i wonder how long it will be before gaijin abuses the dmca on magz . . .\nthe team at gaijin entertainment has released , for today only , a pair of alarmingly entertaining tanks . one has legs , and the other is made of rubber , and both are playable in - game today only . the . . .\napparently his soul . actually it looks like the monitization of his channel goes to gaijin . . . .\ntread very softly , gaijin . eventually this scam will backfire spectacularly on you and you ' ll regret entirely .\nwe will endeavour to reach the war thunder level of detail - and since we will need a very limited amount of controllable vehicles ( compared to war thunder ) - this goal is possible to achieve . especially since gaijin entertainment provides really big support for this project .\nsince the game is published by gaijin network ltd . , it will be connected . especially since war thunder includes ww2 as one of it\u2019s settings . of course there will be a common log - in with other gaijin projects .\ndaymn , i mean , wow , i didn ' t expect them to fire anyone cause you know , gaijin .\ngaijin entertainment is developer and publisher of the popular mmo action games war thunder , crossout and star conflict . the company has already developed more than 30 games for different platforms : pc , playstation 4 , playstation 3 , xbox 360 , mac os , linux , ios and android .\nactually i read , that most of the videos of this youtuber was missleading , including last one . the dude that was supposed to be there never actually worked for gaijin . so i guess gaijin was sorta right to take down missleading content .\nall your funds will come back to your account in gaijin . net . from this account you may purchase in war thunder , star conflict , crossout and other games available on gaijin . net . but we are sure that\nenlisted\nwill be released .\nthe source story has been updated , looks like gaijin are claiming this was another\nmistaken flag\n. urltoken forum post from pavel\nover the last 12 years , gaijin entertainment has developed more than 30 games for different platforms : pc , mac os , playstation 4 , playstation 3 , xbox 360 , ios and android . the company\u2019s diverse portfolio has been recognized by the industry and earned several distinguished awards , including several kri awards such as best game developer , best mobile game , best simulation game , best action , best technology , best sound , and many more . gaijin entertainment\u2019s award - winning game il - 2 sturmovik : birds of prey rates as one of the top 10 best reviewed flight simulation games of all times according to reviews aggregation website gamerankings . com .\ngaijin more and more reminds me of radical feminism with their complete lack of logic and constant bullying while trying to play victim . . .\nbest bet : he is payed real money by gaijin to positively portray their game and gets sued if he ever criticizes them . . .\nafter serving me with a universal domain name dispute complaint , i found myself to be luckily connected with paul alan levy and public citizen , who decided to take my case . there was a series of emails that went back and forth between the counsel of gaijin entertainment and my own counsel , all of which were entertaining to read .\na number of the forum moderators and community managers are paid by gaijin , and not just the ones who actually wok at the studio . r\nthis is a subreddit for war thunder , a cross platform vehicular combat mmo developed by gaijin entertainment for microsoft windows , macos , linux , playstation 4 , xbox one , and shield android tv . the game is based around combined arms battles on air , land , and sea with vehicles from the spanish civil war to the cold war period .\nyou are too late to party . but situation is complicated . also alconafter just signed contract with gaijin and his channel is going to be restored .\nwar thunder for the playstation 4 is a console launch title , making gaijin entertainment the first russian developer to ever have a game featured as a launch title on any console in history . more than 8 000 000 players have already participated in open beta - testing of the pc and mac version , and war thunder was awarded as best simulation game at gamescom 2013 expo .\nwhich is really weird for gaijin in general who almost never admits that they made some bad decisions in the game . i ' m looking at you sim tanks events .\nthe account ' s owner , kirill fedorov has shown that gaijin achieved this by spamming ip complaints against his videos . according to him , the conflict between him and gaijin started a long time ago after one of his colleagues organized a\nflashmob\ntype protest against gaijin pay to win practices in 2013 . this resulted in the removal of the youtuber ' s press - account and cease of communication . this protest has caused the community staff to ban any mention of the channel on the forums .\nhe didn ' t sign the contract the offered . gaijin posted first half of the contract online for the community to see , but they didn ' t disclose the rest .\nwe really don ' t know the truth . this guy might be full of shit , but did anybody from gaijin attempt to use normal communication before they went after the channel ?\nit seems that it seems to be a common trend with gaijin , first they tried it with rooster teeth and got a wall of hate from it as well as facing potential legal retaliation from a company considerably more legally savvy then they are . ~ just a mistake , gaijin so sorry and don ' t know what copy right infringement flags are , won ' t happen again . .\nhours after the reddit thread went up , the ace advanced pack\u2014again , according to a steamdb entry \u2014was removed from the steam summer sale pack . however , this all took place before the steam summer sale went live . the alleged sale swap out happened behind the scenes . kotaku uk got in touch with war thunder developer gaijin entertainment , and they claimed that while many things were on their agenda\u2014for instance , tanks , planes , more tanks\u2014foul play wasn\u2019t one of them .\nurltoken gaijin entertainment is proud to present brand new cgi - trailer for pc mmo - combat game war thunder , also the launch title for playstation 4 . this video is called war thunder heroes and encompasses our vision of the game , where host of aircrafts , ground vehicles and naval forces are locked in a full - scale global conflict over ww2 theaters of war . russian site : urltoken twitter : urltoken . . . facebook : urltoken . . . . . show less\ni just have learned to live with the bullshit ( mostly gaijin itself ) that surrounds it . and as soon as i grow tired , i go do something else . no use letting this game get under my skin .\npaul told them \u201cno , nothing doing , and we\u2019ll be going to court if you persist . \u201d at this point , gaijin entertainment\u2019s legal team opted to \u201csuspend\u201d the udrp complaint . suspension of these complaints lasts for one calendar month , during which time parties are expected to come to a settlement . at the end of the month , if there has been no activity , the complaint is automatically withdrawn ( though without prejudice \u2013 meaning it can be refiled ) , and a certain percentage of the fees are returned to the complaining party .\nthe know ( the channel that put of the video that was taken down ) already made a new video explaining the situation , saying they ' re inclined to believe the ceo of gaijin in saying that it was a mistake , and that the controversy behind it was just a series of unfortunate misunderstandings between steam ( ? ) and gaijin . so i don ' t see the point in throwing another claim at them at this point . at least as far as i can tell .\ni really don ' t know wtf gaijin is doing here . . . . it seems the russian operating practices does largely from the rest of the world . . . . . i ' m joking of course . quite a few russians are excellent individuals .\nyeah for me this is too little , too late . he only showed up to explain the packs after this video went up . i ' ve had plenty of other problems with gaijin and this might be the straw that breaks the camel ' s back for me .\nbut even though she praises wg , has an opinion regarding gaijin ( even though she doesn ' t play wt ) , i don ' t understand what her intention is . the way she words these reports . . . it makes her look like a wg fangirl .\ni used to do name duty for gaijin ( never had to handle the forums , thank god ) , any person that we saw or was reported for naming their account after an officer or political figure on either side of the war caught a lockout until it was changed .\nactually , the ceo of gaijin is russian , right ? my first language is russian , my second is english , russian doesn ' t typically care about the syntax as you can write a simple phrase in many different ways and it ' ll still make sense , unlike english .\nhowever , confronted with the steamdb entry and its conspicuous set of timings , trifonov chose to stay silent . \u201cwe won\u2019t comment on speculations based on a data from some third - party websites , \u201d he said . on the upside , the war thunder thing never directly affected anybody . that said , gaijin\u2019s intentions here do look a little questionable .\ncrossout is about customization , the freedom to construct the most destructive vehicles to wage war against your enemies ,\nsaid gaijin ceo anton yudintsev .\ntrading , earning or purchasing parts and upgrades for vehicles , survivors can build the perfect fighting machine to their own preference , taking into account how each new addition affects the whole vehicle ' s performance .\nthe problem is that the majoirty of the community never see this information and are in general unthinking acarde sheep who only play the game and dont even care for its development or the attitude of gaijin towards their customers . this helps to fund and reward bad development and treating customers like shit wich is a truly sad achievement for humanity as a whole . . .\n\u201cwe did raise the price for two of our dlcs on steam , but it happened more than a week ago and doesn\u2019t have to do anything with summer sale , \u201d gaijin rep alexander trifonov said . \u201c [ the ] ace pack wasn\u2019t on summer sale neither itself nor a as part of bundle , so we didn\u2019t remove anything and all these false accusations are really frustrating . \u201d\ncurrently , the company\u2019s main project is war thunder \u2014 a cross - platform mmo combat game for pc , playstation 4 , mac os and linux , dedicated to world war ii military aviation , armored vehicles and fleets . war thunder for the playstation 4 is a console launch title , making gaijin the first russian developer to ever have a game featured as a launch title on any console in history .\ni been playing the game since 1 . 25 and been part of the international alpha tester team once . the one thing i like to share about you guys is that , you can ' t believe how small is the development team of war thunder really is . most flight models and data collecting for planes are mostly done by the community not by the official game developers in gaijin , the process of making an historical and non broken flight model is an very long and tedious process specially when most of the developers i seen on the team are rather new and inexperienced currectly that are working on it but even you can contribute and help the developers for finding documents how these planes performed in real life , finding these documents is not an easy task specially for the japanese planes and even the community does the translation work on these documents for gaijin .\nbeyond that , even though i gave feedback and constructive criticism for years , i never had direct run in with gaijin . it was obvious that neither ramjb , nor i , where ever on their good list . our existence as yters was effectively ignored . sidestrafe had support by gaijin initially when he made his first impressions of ground forces , but one or two videos after he made some light ( note : light ! ) criticism of the game , pointing out a few things that need improvement and giving ideas . he lost all support . one day to the other . that leads me to believe , beyond my personal experience , that gj completely disregards you as a yter from the moment you make one single video criticizing the game . that is probably why so many big yters that grew with wt success never gave any . yet , even though also critical , sidestrafe never got dmza ' d by gj .\nreaction guys / gaijin 4koma is an exploitable 4 - pane comic series featuring two photographs of ign employees . the first photo , in which the men appear uninterested , was taken during nintendo ' s 2003 e3 press conference during the announcement of the game pacman vs . . the second photo , in which the same men appear excited , was taken one year later during nintendo ' s e3 press conference during the announcement of the legend of zelda : twilight princess .\ndid you read what they do to the community ? they treat them like idiots , and don ' t even do the basic courtesies that similar f2p games do . dota2 , lol , wot , cs : go all have apis that allow players to analyze gameplay trends . warthunder does not , and not because they do not collect the information ( gaijin has claimed they have\nbalance alerts\nthat trigger when a matchup becomes unbalanced ) , but simply because they choose not to release it .\nyeah , i think that ' s right . his username is\nantonyudintsev\n, too , so even not knowing him personally it ' s a safe guess . i didn ' t mean to imply that i thought he spoke japanese ; i always just assumed the company was called gaijin because they thought it sounded cool . i used it as an example because i speak japanese , and is therefore the only frame of reference i have . i can see where the confusion would come from , though , given the name of the developer .\nhey bud , sorry to inform you but angry joe ' s busy eight out of the seven days of the week . if you ' re trying to reach him directly then you ' re not going to find much luck with him championing your cause . as gaijin ' s a russian developer you ' re going to have even less luck trying to get them to change their ways . they cater to themselves and no one else . it ' s not a new thing what ' s going on with warthunder , and it ' s even less new that humans aren ' t being treated humanely .\ntoday , the company\u2019s main project is war thunder \u2014 a cross - platform mmo combat game for pc , playstation 4 , mac os and linux , dedicated to world war ii military aviation , armored vehicles and fleets . war thunder for the playstation 4 is a console launch title , making gaijin the first russian developer to ever have a game featured as a launch title on any console in history . millions of players have already joined exciting battles , and war thunder was awarded as best simulation game at gamescom 2013 expo . it also holds the guinness world record for most planes in a flight simulation game .\nhey bud , sorry to inform you but angry joe ' s busy eight out of the seven days of the week . if you ' re trying to reach him directly then you ' re not going to find much luck with him championing your cause . as gaijin ' s a russian developer you ' re going to have even less luck trying to get them to change their ways . they cater to themselves and no one else . it ' s not a new thing what ' s going on with warthunder , and it ' s even less new that humans aren ' t being treated humanely . not to be the bearer of worse news , but luck has it that you won ' t get any of this recognized in any way . that ' s not to be mean , it ' s just the likelihood of the truth .\nduring our successful history , we have already developed more than 30 games for different platforms : pc , playstation 4 , playstation 3 , xbox 360 , mac os , linux , ios and android . the company\u2019s diverse portfolio has been recognized by the industry and earned several distinguished awards , including kri awards such as best game developer , best mobile game , best simulation game , best action , best technology , best sound , and many more . our award - winning game il - 2 sturmovik : birds of prey rates as one of the top 10 best reviewed flight simulation games of all times .\nwhen creating games , we use our own proprietary technology , the dagor engine , which has received several best technology awards from industry pundits .\nbest developer ; \u00abbirds of steel\u00bb - best console game ; \u00abbraveheart\u00bb - best handheld game ; \u00abskydive : proximity flight\u00bb - best original game ; \u00abblades of time\u00bb - best graphics .\n. by continuing to access this website you are giving consent to cookies being used .\nthe answer is , unsurprisingly , that i won . however , it ended not with a bang but with a whimper .\nthe fight was over in november of 2013 and i could have written about it then but decided to hold off in case there was any further legal trickery that required attention .\nunsurprisingly , our response was akin to \u201csit and spin\u201d . the language was stronger , however . i\u2019ll leave it as an exercise to the reader to guess the precise vocabulary .\nafter another few weeks , the urdp suspension period expired and the complaint was automatically withdrawn .\npingback : not with a bang , but with a whimper . | to game for life\nnice man ! i hope they stay away from you now . i wonder what parts of their bodies they use to think xd they need to change their domain name for gaijilla . com , that suits there behavior [ youtube urltoken\ngreat , you took their intellectual property . someone should buy every variation of jorm and brandon harris and tell you to sit and spin when you complain . good for you loser\ni think you meant paul alan levy and public citizen , not citizens united .\nwhoah ! good catch ; i can\u2019t believe i didn\u2019t catch that . updated .\ni just left the game also . i had hit the point where repairs cost more than i was making , tired of freakish magical kill shells hitting my tanks , tired of never having enough money to purchase into the third tier\u2026because of repairs , and tired of training my crews up , and still having the small early tanks that wobbled like drunk drivers even when trained . i am , to be blunt , poor , so there was not going to be any money coming from me . so i hit the fun in / fun out wall and the fun from the game went down . i\u2019m not one that is to proud to walk away from sunk cost , even when the cost was just time .\ni might have to pull a book out and start reading . the horror .\nnot much has changed except now they want you to pay to test new vehicles before they get to the public . nerfing and cheating still running rampant in the game .\nrussian pricks\u2026i am glad you won . i tried their game out and there are better ones out there . since you apparently can\u2019t say anything about putin in their game without a ban , i guess i can say it here . he can sit and spin also . actually , i don\u2019t want to get into politics . i really just want to say congrats on winning . keep up the good fight .\nno you didn\u2019t try their game out . don\u2019t make claims of things you don\u2019t know .\nthis site uses akismet to reduce spam . learn how your comment data is processed .\nthree thousand years have passed since the first colonists left earth . now the galaxy is divided between the militant star empires and independent mercenary groups . in a remote corner of the galaxy \u2014 sector 1337 , the area of the dead \u2014 a world has been left behind . here , the ruins of a great civilization of aliens have recently been discovered .\nmercenaries and adventurers are flocking into the sector to sift through the ruins and loot its abandoned artifacts , without consideration of the danger . many are disappearing \u2014 including members of well - armed expeditions \u2014 but those who manage to return uncover unprecedented riches . so , looters continue to come here , to find the precursors\u2019 lost treasures \u2014 and to fight for them .\nwith the galaxy on the brink of war and the aliens\u2019 legacy at stake , elite pilots will be in high demand . join them in star conflict , where a new era of space action awaits !\na fleet at your fingertips \u2014 take command of varied battleships , from nimble scouting ships to heavy frigates loaded with guns and rockets . in due time , you can command your own fleet .\nchoose your path \u2014 each ship can be used for strategic missions\u2014investigate the area , hunt enemies from the shadows , or gain support from allies . the impressive arsenal of weapons and gadgets available will help with your success .\nif you\u2019re not with us , you\u2019re against us ! \u2014 form an alliance with friends to create a deadly squadron of elite pilots . enter your name in the annals of universe history . send enemies scrambling when they see your ship approach !\ngain experience and skill \u2014 however strong and dexterous you are as a pilot , there\u2019s always room to improve . develop your abilities , establish specialized skills , and perfect your tactics . you could rush into battle full - force , operate stealthily from a distance , or sneak around your enemies and strike a crushing blow from behind\u2014the strategy is up to you !\nwar thunder is a free - to - play , cross - platform , massively multiplayer military masterpiece for pc , ps4 , mac , linux and android with millions of fans worldwide , that allows players to fight their way across land , air and sea with access to more than 800 historically accurate planes and armored vehicles from wwii and cold war era . war thunder offers a highly detailed and personalized military aviation and land battle experience , giving players access to hundreds of models of aircraft with detailed cockpits , ground vehicles with awesome firepower , flying and driving skills that can be honed and improved with each mission . thanks to the game\u2019s painstaking attention to detail , you\u2019ll truly feel like a world war ii warrior in the air and on land as you plunge into battle .\nmultiple realism settings allow advanced virtual pilots , tankers and beginners to enjoy the game regardless of experience .\nrich pve content : historical and dynamic campaigns , solo missions , mission editor , available for single - player and cooperative gameplay .\nil - 2 sturmovik : birds of prey is based around the large - scale aerial combat and ground military operations of world war ii . players can participate in some of the war\u2019s most famous battles piloting fighters , battle planes and heavy bombers across a range of thrilling missions . there are five theatres of war to engage in \u2013 the battle of britain , stalingrad , berlin , sicily and korsun ' representing the main airborne battles of world war ii in europe . il - 2 sturmovik : birds of prey also boasts an all new damage effects engine as well as advanced environmental visuals enriching the game play . players can see real time damage to the aircraft such as holes in the wings and trail lines during dog fights . il - 2 sturmovik : birds of prey features hundreds of airplanes taking part in air battles . the unique environmental engine also produces highly detailed , realistic landscapes that allow players to see breathtaking ground support actions .\ncopyright \u00a9 2014 1c publishing eu s . r . o . all rights reserved | created by id - sign\n\u00ab embark on an exciting adventure , battle monsters , and build up your character in the action rpg braveheart . a properly good game that fans of the genre will definitely enjoy \u00bb - urltoken\nbraveheart is a dynamic action / role - playing game with a unique combat system . king wilhelm has sent you , the brave knight richard , in search of the holy grail\u2014an ancient chalice that has been protected for centuries by the most powerful creature on earth , the great dragon ! the king has promised the person who finds it not only half of the kingdom , but also his beautiful daughter\u2019s hand in marriage . but uncovering this treasure will not be easy . you must use various tactics to fight the dangerous enemies and overcome the treacherous obstacles that stand in your way . can you conquer the dark forces against you to find the grail and claim your prize ?\n\u00abbraveheart is a good , tough action game . give it a download . ign score : 7 . 5 ( good ) \u00bb \u2014 urltoken\n\u00abbraveheart stands tall and proud , boasting refreshing controls , extensive character customization options and superb graphics \u2026 score touch my apps is 10 / 10 . \u00bb \u2014 urltoken\n\u00abyou just might even end up being surprised , like i was , that games of this quality do exist for the iphone . buy it ! \u00bb \u2014 urltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nsave 70 % on apache : air assault . offer ends on may 14 .\n\u00a9 2010\u20142018 activision publishing , inc . activision is a registered trademark of activision publishing , inc . all rights reserved .\nproduced under license from boeing management company . ah - 64 , ah - 64 apache and ah64 apache longbow are among the trademarks owned by boeing . ah - 64d , ah - 64 , ah - 64 apache , ah - 64 apache longbow , ah - 64d longbow\ndeveloped the initial version of the engine and in 2005 set up dagor technologies as a separate company to continue development . as such , dagor engine is owned by gajin . the engine is currently up to version 3 . 0 and incorporates technology such as the\nphysics engines . the game engine also serves casual games with the dagor engine casual edition variant .\nthere ' s a surprising amount of strategic depth to be found , and there ' s no greater joy than waiting until my opponents have ordered all their troops away from a base , then striking with a massive squadron of helicopters to steal everything the poor fools ever knew or loved .\n- gamepro - score 90\nmodern conflict is a clever and extremely addictive action title that will require sharp observation and quick - witted tactics to survive ; however it ' s not hard to blame some who feel it ' s quite literally been done before .\n- appspy - score 80\ni have played modern conflict on and off since i got it over two months ago . that says a lot , as around 90 % of the games on my phone are played once and then never again .\n- touchgen - score 86\nmodern conflict is simple but incredibly addictive . tap to select units and then tap to send them into battle . repeat until you win ! if you lose , just rethink your strategy and try again . you\u2019ll keep coming back as it\u2019s so easy to have just one more go !\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nfollowing an alien invasion and\nhuman genetic testing gone awry ,\nplayers face off in custom - built vehicles equipped with everything from power drills to chainsaws .\nbeta testing for the free - 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all of these will be essential parts of enlisted . players will gradually unlock new characters who will all have different playstyles . additional diversity in the battles will also be granted by a wide weaponry selection . just like in a real war , where you rarely can see two absolutely identical rifles - weapons in the enlisted will have their own features and their own history .\npopular world war ii battles will be present in the enlisted in separate campaigns . to re - create each of these battles requires not only the creation of separate content like new locations , characters , weapons and vehicles - it also requires a huge amount of work on creating the game rules and balance in them . this is why each campaign will be developed separately from each other .\nall the screenshots shown here are taken from the pre - alpha version of the game .\nenlisted\n- is a mmo squad based shooter featuring some of the most famous episodes from world war 2 .\nevery battle in ww2 - is actually a separate game .\nenlisted\n- is not a \u201cmixture\u201d of different ww2 ( specific front ) episodes , but separate chapters within certain battles . other online shooters are basically sports - like competitions with one team fighting against the other with the background set or decor of a particular historical period , but it\u2019s not a battle , it has nothing to do with the objectives that soldiers had in real warfare . the desire to actually \u201cwalk in a real soldier\u2019s boots\u201d , to be victorious against the opponent - the opponent being a real person - this is what we as players seek in these games but never find . we want to not only create \u201carenas\u201d for a 15x15 - 30x30 team fight , but create scenarios that have tactics similar to real combat missions . battles involving equal teams in equal conditions are , of course , interesting as a competition . but they do not have the immersion or the thrill of real battle , where balanced forces and symmetrical objectives are unlikely . the other feature of\nenlisted\nis detailed accuracy in every battle . you may be a defender of moscow in the trenches dug around the city , facing advancing enemy tanks and superior forces , with an objective to hold the enemy , to stop the advancing army in its tracks with all the resources you have . your task is not to kill every enemy soldier ; imagine being a member of the landing operation with an objective of capturing a foothold and mounting defenses , making it possible for the main forces to land on the continent , or , on the contrary - defend against the landing party , or lead your troops so that they arrive in time to a strategic point . this is something one can experience in single - player games but not in online game with human opponents . the next important feature of\nenlisted\nis an opportunity to control a military unit in specific scenarios and not a single character . first , you gather your unit and then you play with this unit until you complete your objective or until the last member of this unit of yours dies . we want to make every character and every weapon somewhat unique , similar to how it is done in some action - based tactical games .\nmatch - making on the \u201crating\u201d servers will be based on the player\u2019s rating ( skill ) with an opportunity to make a squad , meaning that you can invite your friends to play in the same team . private rooms ( servers ) will have no rating . we plan to develop an option for the players to create their own scenarios for their private rooms , but at the moment this is not a priority task .\ncurrently we have both . but we think that first person view should be the primary option , in some cases 3rd person is more comfortable , especially for new players , but first person view provides much more immersion .\nthe game will have different scenarios . we have tested battles of 120 - 150 soldiers in one battle and it seems that it will be close to the maximum . greater numbers require another approach to detalization , since it means higher system requirements - at least with this level of detail . however the exact number of actual players in one battle is not yet defined .\nafter all a game is a game , not a reconstruction , a war simulation or economy simulation . we thrive to recreate the feeling from a real battle , how we perceive it and how the people who watch the movies and read the books perceive it . in real life there are many details that are important - such as off - duty life , organizational matters and strategic decisions which do not actually affect the story of a single battle . a war lasts much longer than any battle and combines thousands of details which we do not plan to recreate . we want to create exciting and thrilling combat , to deliver a real feeling of battle , give our players a feeling of being a part of a unit that performs a military task . a computer game with all its conventionalism may provide for better balance : such as faster and more dynamic battles or concentrating on the most interesting aspects of a battle - e . g . a player playing a medic would hardly enjoy gameplay of dragging a wounded fellow soldier for 30 minutes to a field hospital .\nwe plan that there will be different sorts of military vehicles as a part of the scenario for different battles , since they are a very important part of real combat operations and objectives in most episodes from ww2 . player control of vehicles is one of our current development goals .\nthe game requires directx 11 and a 64bit system ( windows 7 or newer ) , we will probably add support for vulkan later on . graphical card minimal requirement is 1gb nvidia 660gt analog from amd or similar . we will try to provide support for older hardware if it\u2019s possible . also , if the community is interested we can possibly release the game for macos .\nthe minimal sum is $ 250 , 000 - it will cover the basic expenses for the content of one campaign . it is not the whole budget of development but achieving this milestone will allow us to bring more people to the team and work on further campaigns and expand the gameplay , such as an opportunity to control vehicles for example . at the same time we will understand what campaign is most interesting for our players so that we can concentrate our efforts on it in the first place , prioritizing the development process .\nwe don\u2019t like the approach when the game is divided into several dlc\u2019s or episodes and is sold via season pass or imposing further additions which is popular at the moment . every player should decide whether he wants to play a certain game and spend his money with an understanding of what he will get . that\u2019s why we have decided to make access to these battles independent of the other - each campaign will be a separate game . however a player who purchased more than one will see them all in the game as selectable chapters . also we do not want to impose micro - transactions as an opportunity to purchase some sort of ingame advantage . a player will have an opportunity to get collectable weapons and characters that are different from the others but do not offer ingame advantage ( which is strange in the first place - a bullet to the head means death for every person after all ) rather providing uniqueness or rarity .\nwe ran a survey and it showed that the vast majority of players prefer a free - 2 - play approach . this has influenced the game development process significantly . such a change in the distribution model also requires a change in the design . this is why it will take us some time to prepare and implement new goals , to adapt them to a new distribution model . what is left unchanged is our course towards wide scale and realism and also the open development of enlisted .\nif pledges exceed $ 1 000 000 we will initiate multiplatform development . every platform launch however primarily depends on the platform holder .\nwe plamn to launch early access in 2018 . before the early access there will be several stages to gather opinions and feedback and to adjust the game balance : closed alpha test , closed beta test and early access on steam . alongside , we\u2019re eager to launch the early access with a quality and feature set as close to the final version as possible . after early access launch there will be only optimization , balance and polishing work . early access will last for a few months ."]}
{"id": 54834, "summary": [{"text": "sportsmobile is a company that provides custom after market conversions for full size vans .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "most vans are fully converted to type b rv motor-homes .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "the sportsmobile company was founded in 1961 by charles borskey and now has three locations : huntington , indiana , austin , texas and fresno , california .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "they are considered one of the oldest van conversion companies in the u.s.", "topic": 5}], "title": "sportsmobile", "paragraphs": ["you may enjoy the sportsmobile archives for writeups , lifestyle photos , and rallies .\nsportsmobile rvs : browse sportsmobile rvs for sale on rvtrader . com . view our entire inventory of new or used rvs and even a few new non - current models .\nthe most interesting fact about the sportsmobile community is even though the company is called sportsmobile , it seems to be all ford econoline 4\u00d74 camper conversions are loosely considered sportsmobiles regardless if sportsmobile did the conversion or not . this is head - scratching to say the least and if you want to travel even further down the sportsmobile wormhole , check out their forum .\ndo you own a sportsmobile or ever spent the night in one ? tell us in the comments below what you think about the sportsmobile 4\u00d74 and if you\u2019d recommend one to a friend .\ni can remember going to north dakota in a vw sportsmobile when i was 9 years old .\nin addition to displaying their current products , sportsmobile\u2019s showroom features one of their early 1965 vw bus conversions .\nif the assembly line area looks busy , it is . sportsmobile west produces about 300 units a year .\nthis combined with over five decades of experience designing and manufacturing van campers makes the sportsmobile 4wd a truly unique product .\ndon\u2019t you just love our new sportsmobile , jill ? whatever you say , jack . \u201d \u2013 jack & jill hill\nsportsmobile dweller , smokejumper , outdoorsman , author and entrepreneur . . . meet jason ramos - | tap into adventure !\nthe sportsmobile 4\u00d74 is not your standard conversion van . these beasts are decked out with an awesome 4\u00d74 system designed to take anything you can throw at them . check out some of the rough terrain these sportsmobile 4\u00d74 have been put through .\nsportsmobile continually strives to improve its products . therefore , all specifications and prices are subject to change without notice or obligation .\nall the coolness that is a sportsmobile 4\u00d74 does come with a hefty price tag though . a brand new sportsmobile 4\u00d74 can run you anywhere from $ 70 , 000 - $ 80 , 000 + depending on the options and customization\u2019s that you choose .\nit is possible to find used sportsmobiles as well . one tip is to search ebay and craigslist for deals . also use the sportsmobile 4\u00d74 forum link above , they have some member classifieds on their forum that sometimes have great deals on sportsmobile 4\u00d74\u2019s .\nthe most interesting tidbit about the sportsmobile community is even though the company is called sportsmobile , it seems to be all ford econoline 4x4 camper conversions are loosely considered sportsmobiles regardless if sportsmobile did the conversion or not . this is head - scratching to say the least as that philosophy is akin to everyone calling all custom jeeps , starwoods . this guy even prides himself on building a sportsmobile without the camper top which is technically sportsmobile ' s signature addition . thankfully , unlike the lifted truck scene there doesn\u2019t seem to be any bickering about these little inconsistencies . even in the comment sections and forums , no one even mentions it so we\u2019ll just keep quiet about it , too . if you want to travel even further down the sportsmobile wormhole , check out their forum .\nthis was the beginning of a company that\u2019s history now spans over 5 decades and has built countless sportsmobile variations . now sportsmobile has three factories , austin , tx , huntington , in and fresno , ca . that pumps out about 25 - 30 sportsmobiles monthly combined .\ngenerally speaking , a camper top is what makes a sportsmobile a sportsmobile . a top allows you to stand up , cook , and maneuver around inside the van , so arguably this might be the most important option of all . smb offers 4 models that fit standard cargo vans :\nclick on the sportsmobile locations below to see our pre - owned vehicles . ( or click on the new stock button above for others . )\nfresno , calif . \u2014with a history that dates back to the original vw camper more than 50 years ago , sportsmobile continues to build oe - quality van and truck conversions , and its three locations offer a variety of ford , mercedes - benz , nissan , and gm conversions , sportsmobile president jonathan feld said .\n2002 sportsmobile campervan , amazing 2002 sportsmobile rv ! ! ! class b / il 2002 ford sportsmobile . this is a unit that has been very well kept up and it definitely shows . this sportsmobile includes , sink , fridge , porta potti , fresh water tank , city water hookup , power windows , cruise control , and am / fm / cd radio . these units are hard to come by , specially one as contained as this one and in this condition . don ' t miss your chance to own this rv . nationwide delivery ! ! ! ! to your home or office call ( 866 ) 370 - 8222 for more information\naccording to the company , 98 percent of sportsmobile owners use their van as an everyday vehicle . ( gas mileage ranges from 12 to 20 miles per gallon . ) want more info ? there are more than 103 , 000 sportsmobile forums . but you\u2019ll only get an invite to their 4x4 rallies if you own one .\n\u201cwe spent an entire year looking intensively before we chose sportsmobile , and it has been a very rewarding purchase . our friends all love it . we would buy another for sure . \u201d\nmy former fascination with conversion vans coupled with my current appreciation for 4x4 vehicles drew me to the world of sportsmobiles . what exactly is a sportsmobile and why in the world would a van be called that ? well , sportsmobile is considered one of the oldest van conversion companies in history and over the years their brand has become synonymous with ford econoline vans with camper tops and 4x4 conversions .\n2014 sportsmobile sportsmobile sportsmobile , you get s ' more ( s ) with every purchase at rvs northwest ! we believe advertised prices should reflect the actual cost . * included : shipping to dealer , up to two batteries ( if factory equipped ) , propane , customer walk thru , rv starter kit ( $ 150 . 00 value ) , pdi ( pre - delivery inspection new & late model ) , safety inspection on pre - owned regardless of year . proudly , our customers traveled from 23 different us states in 2017 . contact us today to find out why our customers like us !\nthe sportsmobile team devotes an incredible amount of time and thought to designing campers that are comfortable , functional , and personal . i can tell you that nothing is mass - produced . while they do outsource products such as fiberglass tops , suspension and drivetrain components , and windows , all are made a made in the u . s . \u2014most within a few hours drive from their shop . sportsmobile\u2019s alan feld said , \u201ci like to keep things close to home and keep californian\u2019s working . \u201d they must be doing a good job at it , as there is currently an eight - month backlog on orders . if you are looking to travel with your house behind the driver\u2019s seat , and change your latitude for the good , a sportsmobile will check both boxes . sportsmobile . com , 559 - 223 - 8267\nthe sportsmobile 4wd vehicle is for the most discerning of off - road enthusiasts . only the best heavy - duty components are used to provide the maximum off - road performance while maintaining exceptional on - road comfort .\nit\u2019s highly likely . over the years we\u2019ve found that practically everyone is very pleased with their design after it\u2019s built . in fact , many people order their next sportsmobile just like their first or with minor changes .\nvans are back in style . and our country\u2019s prior obsession with conversion vans added to with our current appreciation for 4\u00d74 rigs made a place in the market possible for sportsmobiles . what exactly is a sportsmobile and why in the heck would a van be called that ? sportsmobile is considered one of the oldest van conversion companies in history and over the years their brand has become synonymous with ford econoline vans with camper tops and 4\u00d74 conversions .\nthe sportsmobile 4\u00d74 can definitely do things that your average camper or rv can not do . these will get you into campgrounds and the back - country areas that your average recreational vehicle - er can not get to .\none of the really cool things about the sportsmobile 4\u00d74 is that these rolled off the production floor line as stock ford , chevy or dodge conversion vans . sportsmobile then takes these vans and adds the 4 wheel drive system and the pop up top ( optional ) and can customize your van to any one of there 70 standard floor plans , the most popular of which is the original rb - 50 based on the 1970 vw microbus design .\nthe sportsmobile system does not affect the original factory warranty on the unaltered portions of your van . for future ease of service , each four - wheel - drive system is provided with a detailed list of all component parts and a maintenance schedule . sportsmobile west 4\u00d74 conversions limited warranty 36 months / 36 , 000 miles covers parts and labor on new van installs . used vans will come with a 12 month / 12 , 000 mile limited warranty .\nsome of sportsmobile\u2019s most popular products have been around for more than 50 years . \u201cboth the penthouse top and our most popular floor plan originated with the conversions we built for volkswagen usa back in the 1960s , \u201d feld said .\nthe sportsmobile franchise really got a shot in the arm when mercedes decided to bring their 4\u00d74 sprinter to north america , and things got even better when ram introduced the promaster stateside . although sportsmobile had previously offered custom units built on nissan\u2019s big van , i haven\u2019t seen many on the road . it truly is one of the ugliest things i\u2019ve ever seen . with ford now in the game with their transit , the sportsmobile buyer has lots to choose from . i am actually amazed that a finely appointed mercedes 4\u00d74 sprinter , with a long list of available options , can be had for just a shade over $ 100 , 000 . maybe it speaks to my euro - car tendencies , but i love the look of the promaster .\nnotice : limited conversion production slots are now available due to mercedes - benz 4x4 sprinter production delays . if you own a van and would like to have it converted or a penthouse top installed please contact sportsmobile for more info . [ contact us ]\nthe badgers have basically changed or re - designed most of their sportsmobile . i have downloaded the entire site relevant to repairs and keep it with my van . they have full timed in their van through some fairly rough stuff . its possible sportsmobile did review and change some of the vans designs in part due to what the badgers found . think of them as extreme testing individuals . i have yet to have the problems they encountered with their top but as i have said , everything can be improved .\ni\u2019ve always loved the idea of having a house behind the drivers seat . i\u2019m not talking about a diesel - pusher motormonster ( home ) that can\u2019t turn around in a football stadium , but the type that is not only practical , but also functional . and , it must have four - wheel drive . after borrowing sportsmobile\u2019s new sprinter mojave 4wd for a 10 - day trek through wyoming , i reluctantly returned the vehicle and had a chance to walk through the company\u2019s fresno , california , facility ( sportsmobile west ) .\nto sportsmobile west 4\u00d74 conversion was developed for ford\u2019s original econoline van . it was widely accepted as the ultimate 4\u00d74 for fords . this same 4\u00d74 conversion with improvements is now standard for sportsmobiles classic 4\u00d74 using ford\u2019s cutaway chassis that will still be available for some years .\nfresno , california\u2013based sportsmobile has been converting vw microbuses to rvs since 1961 and also does a big business in 4x4 rock - crawling vans . it named the lopes 55 for brian lopes , the pro motocross rider and mountain - bike champion who designed it . there are dozens of potential sportsmobile configurations ( check out urltoken ) , but the lopes 55 efficiently packs in everything needed for sema survival , including a sink , refrigerator , bed space for four , and a small pull - out portable toilet , which , though handy , went untested .\n\u201csportsmobile offers far more choices than any other rv company that we contacted . it does take some time to review them . however , we felt it was worth it since we were able to build our sprinter to meet our travel requirements perfectly . \u201d \u2013 charles and arleen borman\n\u201cfor us smaller is really better , especially after having owned three class a and c motorhomes . we have storage for everything we need and can go anywhere we want without restrictions and in comfort . and unlike our other motorhomes , our sportsmobile is economical , and fun to drive . \u201d\nis the latest iteration in line of heavy duty 4\u00d74 adventure vans from sportsmobile . currently in the prototype phase , the classic takes a ford cutaway body and molds it with a steel reinforced fiberglass shell . the integrated penthouse top drops flush into the shell for a streamline look . production of the classic is targeted for late 2018 .\nthe sportsmobile 4x4 conversion is built exclusively at the fresno factory and begins with a ford e350 equipped with a 6 . 8 - l triton v - 10 . \u201cour design team works with each customer to develop a package that suits their needs , and helps eliminate ideas that are impractical or prone to failure , \u201d feld said .\nto service the needs of clients worldwide , sportsmobile has three manufacturing locations : huntington , ind . ; austin , texas ; and fresno , calif . the 70 , 000 - square - foot fresno location is owned by feld\u2019s father , alan feld , while the huntington and austin locations are owned and operated by company founder charles borskey .\nbecause every sportsmobile is crafted for a specific client , not a wrench is turned until the engineering department has completeed a set of plans and has supplied a detailed work order . then the fun begins . the mechanic crew first strips the vehicle down , installs the an upgraded suspension and atlas ii transfer case ( if requested ) , and prepares it for the electricians . while the chassis and body are being hardwired , the cabinet and upholstery departments are working their magic on the interior upgrades . components come together at the assembly line , where a team of sportsmobile\u2019s 49 highly - trained craftsmen transform a pile of parts into a place you can call home away from home .\n\u201cwe own a 1970 vw sportsmobile . can\u2019t tell you how much fun we have had driving it all over north america . surprisingly the top still works well ; however , the canvas sides are getting a little tired . can it be replaced ? love your conversions . will get a new one pretty soon . \u201d \u2013 bill & bobbie donelson\nafter years of waiting , north america has finally gotten the 4x4 version of the mercedes sprinter van , which is quickly gaining popularity amongst camper van converters . we took a look at the rugged sportsmobile sprinter 4x4 expedition van a few months ago , and now winnebago has rolled out a more highway - friendly 4wd sprinter camper called the era 4x4 .\nthis past year we were blissfully spared from sema\u2019s many soylent green reenactments , thanks to the sportsmobile eb - 31s lopes 55 , a dodge sprinter \u2013based rv with a deep , 188 - cubic - foot storage barn in back for bicycles , motorcycles , or in our case , a pair of 2008 vespa gtv 244cc scooters with which to cut through traffic .\nfor decades , one of the most popular live - aboard solutions was the sportsmobile . when they started building their habitats on the 4\u00d74 ford van chassis , the popularity of the sportsmobile exploded . so too did the asking price . a well appointed ford van with all the off - road bells , whistles , and creature comforts will easily push beyond the $ 150 , 000 mark . even a ten year old version with a good bit of miles will still tickle $ 100 , 000 . this is not to say older vans with less extensive options can\u2019t be had for $ 75 , 000 , or even $ 50 , 000 . on the upshot , they do seem to be available on a rather consistent basis .\nso you might have seen a sportsmobile 4\u00d74 rolling down the road , or then again maybe you haven\u2019t . you may have not seen them at all on pavement because these beasts were not born for the pavement life , they were born for the off road . if you like off - roading , camping and being an overall bad ass for owning one , then read on !\n\u201cafter having used a variety of class a motor homes and after having owned several off - road vehicles ( jeeps , d - 90 , range rovers , hummers , fj cruiser , etc . ) , we wanted a self - contained adventure vehicle that we could use to explore this great country . we looked at various concepts but mutually decided on the sportsmobile 4\u00d74 ford van . \u201d\n\u201cafter having used a variety of class a motor homes and after having owned several off - road vehicles ( jeeps , d - 90 , range rovers , hummers , fj cruiser , etc . ) , we wanted a self - contained adventure vehicle that we could use to explore this great country . we looked at various concepts but mutually decided on the sportsmobile 4x4 ford van .\nthe gold standard of campers , sportsmobile ( starting at $ 65 , 000 ) has been turning vans\u2014from ford , chevy , mercedes , you name it\u2014into luxury travel homes for 52 years . trick yours out with generators , awnings , roof racks , sound systems , kitchens , bathrooms , and bedrooms\u2014the sky\u2019s the limit , as long as all your add - ons fit inside the van .\ngranted , a vw would never be considered a full size van , but we never considered anything larger . domestic offerings were either work , window or\nleisure\nvans , but we were wrong in thinking this . sportsmobile has converted fords , dodges and chevys for 50 years . some are still in use . they look like a house built in the ' 70s with the original kitchen .\nall this post - apocalyptic / post - sema survival ability isn\u2019t cheap : $ 72 , 665 , including $ 5655 worth of optional audio - visual equipment . skip the sound gear , and you\u2019re most of the way to the $ 6899 vespa , an 11 . 7 - hp twist - \u2019n\u2019 - go sweetheart which , when deployed through the sportsmobile\u2019s rear doors , can\u2019t be stopped by either snarled traffic or crazed conventioneers .\nspending a couple of hours with owner alan feld was an eye opener . after we stepped through their showroom , which includes one of sportsmobile\u2019s early volkswagen bus conversions , i entered one of the most impressive , multi - tiered manufacturing operations i\u2019ve witnessed . the 66 , 000 - foot plant includes a full - scale cabinet shop , professional upholstery department , electrical and mechanics divisions , and a fabrication bay with a half - dozen lifts .\nfour - wheel - drive conversions include premium components starting with an advance adapter atlas ii transfer case , dynatrac pro - rock 60 front and dana 60 rear axle , as well as spicer 1350 one - ton rated driveline components , and heavy - duty brake rotors , he said . \u201cthe partial military wrap rear springs were designed specifically for a sportsmobile , \u201d feld added . \u201cand customers are given the choice of open , limited slip , or locking differentials depending on use . \u201d\nhe said the company survived by continuing to build oe - quality conversions , which undergo factory certification and rigorous testing , such as from mercedes - benz . \u201cmuch to mercedes - benz\u2019s surprise , when they put our penthouse top through crush testing , they found it was 10 - percent stronger than the sprinter roof itself , \u201d he said , adding that sportsmobile is a second - stage manufacturer certified by ford , mercedes - benz , and nissan , with a warranty that matches the factory .\nthe front office is , well , not just an office . looking around revealed dozens of large photographs of adventurous locations and dozens of tastefully mounted magazine articles that transported me to another place ; a remote beach , high mountain pass , or desert two - track . a sportsmobile ( or at least driving one for 10 days ) is a more than just a vehicle ; it is a frame of mind . in the lyrical ramblings of jimmy buffet , it induced a change in latitude .\nwe came across a sportsmobile van soon after we got married and we both knew then that this setup was something we wanted . that was years ago now ! the design of our van has been a multi - year project that went a number of changes . but what never changed was that we wanted a platform that had enough storage space for our gear was off - the - grid ready and most importantly offered the 4\u00d74 capability that could take us off the pavement and into the wild .\n2012 sportsmobile nv2500 , very rare ! 2012 sporstmobile nv2500 camper van : this is a one of a kind pop top motorhome manufactured by sportsmobile . this unit comes equipped with a pop up roof , bunk bed for two , full sized lower bed for two , as well as seating for four on the road . it also comes equipped with a sink , microwave , refridgerator , day and night shades , outside shower , portable burner , portable toilet , rhino rack on roof with a ladder for easy access to the top . on top you will find a brand new , 100 watt solar panel with controls inside . brand new tires . all interior led lighting , easy to clean and durable composite flooring . also , includes full cut carpeted mat . navigation and back up camera , back up sensors . solid cherry wood cabinets . portable table . in pristine condition condtion , one owner unit ! nationwide delivery ! ! ! ! to your home or office call ( 866 ) 370 - 8222for more information\njason drives and lives in a 1995 e 250 sportsmobile . he has lived in a van since around 1997 . reasons ? the siren\u2019s call of nature and the ability to wander . jason grew up camping in an rv with his dad and fishing on his boat . some of his fondest memories come from these adventures . he remembers looking out the windows of the top bunk , loving it . \u201cpeople say that what you do when you\u2019re young gets imprinted on you , well i guess that\u2019s what happened ! \u201d\nhe used his van as a home away from home until he began to realize that paying rent was a waste of money . jason was either out fighting fires in washington , living part of the year out of his van in baja ca or visiting friends and family in southern california . he began to feel like he was pouring money into an empty cave . it was then that he decided to take after his van dwelling buddy \u201cold kahuna\u201d . in 1999 , jason ditched renting apartments and started living out of his van full time . in 2006 he purchased an e250 sportsmobile .\nalthough the company will build almost any brand full - size van , ford and sprinter dominate the market . sprinter is the first of the unibody - based delivery vans available with multiple wheelbases and roof heights . the 2014 ford transit will be much the same and will eliminate the van sportsmobile has used for more than 20 years . \u201cour new 4wd conversion will be based on the 2014 e350 cutaway chassis with our own rear section , \u201d feld said . \u201calthough we hate to see the old platform go away , the new truck will give us more freedom and more room to work with . we hope to debut the new version at the rvia show in pomona this october . \u201d\nall the bells and whistles on this custom built sportsmobile sprinter 3500 , including a braun uvl lift for wheelchair accessibility . 6 - new tires , weather sensor fans , port - a - potty , and inverter . toe hook , plus electric ramp on back for gas generator ( included ) . sleeps 2 comfortably , rear external shower , cb , solar panels for off - the - grid camping , manual awning , exterior ladder , surround sound , dvd , custom screens for both doors , 20 gal fresh water , 2 - 10 gal grey tanks . loads of storage , super clean , and ready for summer ! last year sprinter was manufactured w / o additional smog requirements = best gas mileage of 18 - 22 mpg . $ 48k or best .\nthis article comes from an interview that i did with author , adventurer , smokejumper , entrepreneur and sportsmobile dweller , jason ramos . when i stopped to take a couple of photos of his rig at overland expo , i had no idea what a bundle of experience i was walking into . not only does he have a stellar rig that he\u2019s lived out of since 2006 , he has spent almost 30 yrs . as a a firefighter and is currently a smokejumper in his 17th season . smokejumpers parachute into remote areas to combat wildfires . he recently wrote an historical / autobiographical book about his journey from volunteer firefighter to seasoned smokejumper , and he is also the founder and owner of prg , product research gear , a company that works with other companies to help evaluate their products either in development and testing cycles or in the upgrade cycle .\nsportsmobile\n50\nplan ford rb 2wd . . . . garageable 83\nhigh , penthouse with bed , frig , micro , sink , 10 gal freshwater system and gray tank , city hookups , porta potti , 110v 30 amp system 1500w inverter , 12v system 200 amp agm deep cycle battery , zamp remote solar ,\nbasement\nstorage , swingout door galley , bushwackers , led interior lighting , cargoside led utility lights , portable stove , swivel / heated captains chairs , wetokole seat covers , front / side / rear door screens , day / nite shadesford e - 350 xlt v - 10 6 . 8 litre , 32 , 000 miles , oem tow / controller , hd alternator , front and rear factory a / c , alarm , backup camera , jensen in - dash am / fm / cd / dvd / sat / nav , bluetooth , grill guard / piaa lights , v - tec wheels , garaged , excellent condition\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nas a condition of membership in the rv industry association , every rv produced by a member manufacturer must display the association\u2019s seal . this seal communicates the manufacturers\u2019 certification that it complies with the rv standards adopted by the association . member companies may purchase seals online .\njoining the rv industry association is the best thing that the park model manufacturers ever did . the support that we get from the association has been phenomenal . every time we have had issues , they have been there to help move us forward .\nrvx will feature the first ever rvbusiness supplier awards recognizing innovation and . . .\nthe 2018 california rv show , the west coast\u2019s largest consumer rv show , has completely sold out of its available manufacturer . . .\non july 17 , the members of the made in america outdoor recreation advisory committee with meet with department of the interior secretary ryan zinke for the first time to discuss a range of outdoor recreation issues . . .\nshipments steadily increased to more than 500 , 000 units in 2017 compared to 430 , 700 units in 2016 .\nthe technicians in training program added 520 newly registered techs in 2017 and trained 3 , 019 techs industry - wide .\nperhaps you\u2019ve seen our web coverage of the shot - peened , chrome - plated , speckle - flaked car candy on parade at the annual specialty equipment market association ( sema ) aftermarket parts extravaganza in las vegas , which draws thousands to its show halls . what you haven\u2019t seen\u2014unless you\u2019ve been\u2014is the scratching , clawing , biting , spitting fight for seats in taxis and buses when the glitzy show closes at 5 p . m . , just as las vegas streets reach full constipation .\nrecall that the sprinter is a rebadged mercedes - benz utility van , an excellent platform for threading through dense traffic , thanks to its commanding driving position and strong 3 . 0 - liter , turbo - diesel v - 6 ( a 3 . 5 - liter gasoline v - 6 is also available ) . fuel economy is euro - efficient as well . though the lopes 55 we sampled weighs in at 7200 pounds , including about 1500 pounds of rv conversion , it returned 22 mpg on our 600 - mile freeway slog to and from vegas . the van is rated to tow 5000 pounds .\nthe flower delivery guys are a happier bunch : dodge has an all - new super - sized sprinter van .\n2 wheels , 4 cylinders , $ 72 , 500 : even sports - car snobs can\u0092t ignore this 197 - hp , four - cylinder ducati .\nshock and awe - an $ 850 , 000 motor coach you can fish from . ( mirrors on the bedroom ceiling are extra . )\nin the world of rvs , the van - based avenue is considered light traveling .\nships alloy ! newell makes the fanciest damn aluminum - clad bus you ever saw .\nbased on the euro - market accord , the tsx fills the niche between acura\u2019s smaller civic - based ilx and larger u . s .\na new tl is on its way , but the current model offers good value and decent performance , especially with optional all - wheel drive .\ntrack width : ( front / rear ) 70 . 5\u201d / 70 . 5\u201d\ntransfer case : atlas ii ( 3 . 0 or 3 . 8 : 1 gear ratio )\nthree lengths are available . choose a low or high roof . diesel or gas engine . pick the van options you need or want .\nlist your travel needs . then study the various plans and pictures on our site . need help ? contact us and an experienced designer will be at your service .\na standard plan . or , dyo ( design your own ) . it costs about the same either way . only want a partial conversion or top ? we\u2019ll be glad to help .\nyou can cut and paste your plan or design it online \u2013 that\u2019s the most popular .\nwe have a long list . again , you have lots of choices so you can have it your way !\nthere are price sheets for the vans , conversions , and options . prices are broken down so you can check off what you want .\nyears with a minimum of maintenance . we build them to meet those expectations . always have !\nis the mercedes - benz sprinter 4\u00d74 . the 4\u00d74 option offers the expedition and adventure traveler a great platform . the sprinter 4\u00d74 opens up a new realm of possibilities for the weekend warrior looking to get a little further off the beaten path . the sprinter is available with a 4\u00d74 high / low configuration in both the 144\u201d and 170\u201d wheelbase models . the 4\u00d74 option offers a 35 / 65 front - to - rear power ratio while the low - range adds a 40 % gear reduction , with a corresponding increase of torque to the wheels . the sprinter 4\u00d74 comes equipped with the highest performance power - train option currently offered in the u . s . sprinter : the 3 . 0 - liter bluetec v - 6 , which produces 188 hp and 325 lb - ft of torque , mated to a five - speed automatic transmission . the van is raised 4 . 3 inches in the front and 3 . 1 inches in the back giving it 20 % greater slope climbing ability .\ncontact us for current availability and exact timing . vans shown with optional accessories .\naside from waking up in beautiful locations and having the outdoors easily accessible , we saw a lot more perks\u2014it was also an opportunity to spend more time with friends and loved ones we don\u2019t get to see often . we are photographers and shoot in locations that would otherwise be hard to get to and find hidden gems that haven\u2019t yet been crowded with tourists or instagrammers . these are actually my favorite places to live and shoot in : the off - the - grid land owned by the bureau of land management that may be unnamed and unmapped but is just as gorgeous ( if not more ) than more popular areas .\nthe biggest plus for us , though , has been living a simpler , less cluttered life . it\u2019s a very freeing feeling to know that everything i need or want fits inside our tiny home on wheels .\nprice sheets above are combined in one pdf file click here to view or print all 4 pages .\non your selections your total cost may be much more , or less , than the example .\nprivate sale only - no dealers2003 ford e - 250 econoline extended body , 4 . 6 l triton v - 8 , trailer wt . capacity 5800lb . , 4 . 10 ratio axletinted windows all aroundblack aluminum running boardsatwood l . p . gas water heater 6 galnorcold dual voltage refrigerator 120v & 12 / 24 voltatwood lp gas drop in cooktoppenthouse topseats / bedsfresh water tank & pump 20 gal / sink & faucetporta pottipropane tank and systemspropane furnace with thermostat 16000 btuheavy duty auxilliary batteryrv battery agmstarcool a / c 12v & 110valuminum screensmicrowaveswivel passenger seattable top & post base25 ' - 30amp rv ext . cord & adapters\nedgar - custom mercedes sprinter 4x4 170 custom conversion by eav , drive 4 & sleep 4 .\njust looking to see how my grandfather ' s invention was doing . am very glad to see people still use it and it is still active in daily lives . happy to see so many folks enjoy the idea . i can remember it starting out as a volkswagon bus only . thanks ! !\npowered by vbulletin\u00ae version 3 . 8 . 8 beta 4 copyright \u00a92000 - 2018 , vbulletin solutions , inc .\nto truly appreciate these collosal creations , it\u2019s a must you take a peek inside . the video below provides a detailed walk - around from the good folks at overland bound :\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\n/ ! \\ error getuseridfromusername . / ! \\ error empty username or access token .\nin 1961 , charles borskey was living in el paso , tx and he had an idea . he wondered how cool it would be to take a vw microbus and transform it into a full blown camping machine . so , being the kind of man that mr . borskey was inclined to be , he did it . it didn\u2019t take long for vw to pick up on his talent and contract him out to install camper kits for the vw microbuses in the us .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\n\u201cthere is nothing out of our scope \u2014 rv , mobile office , mobile lab , sales vehicle , mobile showroom , or command vehicle \u2014 we also fit equipment to support special - needs clients , \u201d he said . \u201cwe built 20 trucks for qatar\u2019s elite paramilitary rescue team designed for disaster relief that saw use in haiti , and a custom 4wd van that runs on vegetable oil for jimmy buffett for camping , surfing , and paddle boarding . \u201d\n\u201cmy father began with a showroom in san diego in 1989 and by the following year borskey authorized us to open this facility to fulfill the backlog of west coast orders . today our fresno team of almost 50 employees builds between 100 and 120 units a year , plus partials , \u201d feld said .\njust as strength and durability are important to customers and oes , so are fit and finish . \u201call of the components are hand - cut fitted and installed for the specific vehicle , \u201d feld said . \u201cbesides purpose , there are a lot of variances in the vehicles themselves . each brand offers different roof height , length , and wheelbase combinations , making each vehicle a unique build . \u201d\nthe durability of sportmobiles is well documented . the company is well known for its ford 4wd vans and conversions designed and manufactured to withstand the rigors of overland travel . \u201cwe use marine - quality hardware and every cabinet is hand - cut and bolted through the floor \u2014 not just on the 4x4s , but on every conversion we build , \u201d he said . \u201ctwo - or four - wheel - drive , our vehicles travel the world . every vehicle is designed and built to withstand the extreme environments our customers operate in . \u201d\nthe front suspension includes high spindles for extra tie rod clearance and a quick disconnect front sway bar for when the going gets extra tough . custom shocks are fitted to all four corners to aid in ride quality .\nfeld said they prefer to use american - made components . dynatrac in huntington beach supplies its axle housings , third member , hubs and brake rotors . advanced adaptors in paso robles supplies transfer cases , transferflow in chico builds its fuel tanks , aluminess out of san diego builds bumpers and sing outs , and betts spring in fresno makes custom leaf springs .\n\u201cevery vehicle is custom - built to order and requires eight to 10 weeks to build , \u201d feld said . \u201cour most popular model is the rb 50 conversion . two - wheel or four - wheel drive on road or off , every vehicle has the same heavy - duty construction . \u201d\nparts & people is published monthly by automotive counseling and publishing company , inc . , a colorado corporation , p . o . box 18731 denver , co 80203 , 303 - 765 - 4664 . president - lance buchner . founded by lance buchner and dave lucia .\njason and i spoke on the phone a while back and pretty early on into the conversation i realized that this guy with the cool rig ( that i thought was going to be the sole topic of this article ) , has a hell of a lot more going on than that . so , i had to suss out how to structure an article around this diverse individual . i\u2019m going to start off by saying that i came off the phone with a solid sense of having spoken to someone who has earnestly followed his passions in life with a lot of integrity and as a result , has accomplished some pretty crazy , amazing feats . but first , and probably least importantly ( don\u2019t throw rotten tomatoes ) i will start with his\u2026\naluminess galley , recovery gear / tools and solaire bbq ride on the aluminess custom made rear bumper .\njason is an avid windsurfer , motorcycle rider , beach loving , desert rat who has had a few adventure rigs along the way . he started out with a chevy love , sleeping out of the back of the truck when on trips . next , he got a tundra king cab , with a kitchen set - up in the back . then when he got into wind surfing , a buddy , helitack crewmember , firefighter and brother wind surfer , \u201cold kahuna\u201d , suggested he get a van . years later , while flying on the way back from a fire , he and old kahuna spotted jason\u2019s \u201cdream van\u201d in a used auto lot 500 - 600 feet below . they circled back , checked it out , then when they landed , drove over and jason bought his first van , a 1974 ford econoline e300 campervan with a gas stove and fridge .\njason ripped everything out , put in new cabinets , pergot flooring to deal with sand and mud , a bose sound system and a platform bed .\ngolights - remote lights on top , atac flir - nightvision front and rear thermal cameras .\nwhen asked about the pros and cons of living life in a van , jason said he couldn\u2019t think of many cons . \u201cthe biggest downside is when i am traveling and i need to find a legal place to park overnight . in some areas , like malibu , it\u2019s impossible . to live in a van you have to be very flexible . with some flexibility , what could be cons are normal life . things like having no stand - up shower and having to make use of every inch of room become normal . i live very comfortably , i\u2019ve created great storage solutions under the bed and in other areas with netting . i have painted some of my cabinets with black board paint so that i can conduct meetings in my van and write notes on the cabinets until i can transfer them to my computer . i\u2019ve got cush gel mats , great insulation and weather gear . it\u2019s the little extras , like great artwork , a great mattress and bedding\u2026i love it to death ; it\u2019s home for me .\njason is a smokejumper , part of an elite team of firefighters that parachute into forest fires , usually in the backcountry , to work on controlling them . he started his firefighting career in 1989 as a riverside county volunteer firefighter at the age of 17 . when i met him , i was taking a photo of his rig . we started to talk and he told me that he was there to promote a book he had written called smokejumper , a memoir about his journey toward becoming part of this unique and elite tribe of fire fighters . i got the book and thoroughly enjoyed reading it . in it he documents the history of the smokejumper program , which started in winthrop in 1939 with help from the eagle parachute company and the forest service . later in 1940 , major general william c . lee , better know as the godfather of airborne , took this idea to fort benning georgia and formed an airborne unit that was implemented on the night of june 5 th 1944 . this is a personal and historical memoir and i\u2019m not giving any more of it away . it\u2019s a solid read , fascinating and enjoyable . i will unabashedly tell you to go buy a copy on urltoken .\nas jason and i were discussing his book at overland expo , i started looking around for the vendor selling the cinnamon rolls i kept smelling . breakfast\u2026 i think he noticed , because he pointed out a strange cylinder on the ground beside us that had little tufts of fragrant smoke swirling out of the ends . it was a solar baking device , called a gosun , and he had a load of cinnamon rolls cooking .\njason started his company , product research gear llc , out of his love of and the necessity for excellent ( read trustworthy and durable ) gear . his company relies on a cadre of outdoor professionals to evaluate and design gear for a variety of companies . the creation of prg came out of his long history of gear use . when he was 18 years old , he started as an equipment manager for the volunteer fire department . he was a gearhead who liked fixing things and making sure they were clean , up to par and ready to go . when the fire department needed new or different equipment , he\u2019d research then call companies to get what was needed . dupont was his first \u201ccold call\u201d . he spoke to them about fire textiles . soon , he began to work with companies helping them solve issues with equipment . every product that he either used or sourced was put to a rigorous test in the field and when something didn\u2019t work , jason gave companies feedback on the issues and possible solutions . as time went on , he started becoming known as the \u201cget it\u201d guy . \u201ci\u2019ve just always been into finding really good , solid gear . the people who worked with me , friends and family all joked that i should start a store . they\u2019d ask for something and i would find the best product i could for them . \u201d\nout of all of this\u2026what jason left me with was the impression that he is a multifaceted individual who follows his passions and walks through life with integrity . it takes a brave person to do that , smokejumping aside , of course .\nmaxtrax / pull pal evaluation , this day was in the triple digits with multiple pulls with the aid of a pull pal and maxtrax recovery tools .\nramos , you are the man ! congrat\u2019s on the book and all that you have accomplished . we are honored to know you and love all that you do .\ngrowing up during the pinnacle of the conversion van era , i\u2019ve cultivated a certain appreciation for vans in general . my family owned a 1993 chevy astro ext conversion van that featured a motorized , folding third - row seat , 13 - inch tv / vcr combo and a sick aluminum ladder on the back . my parents were always thrilled to find out we used the ladder to claim on top of the van to access the roof of our house . i even took my initial driver\u2019s test when i was 16 years old in that monstrosity . good times .\nto truly appreciate these collosal creations , it ' s a must you take a peek inside . the video below provides a detailed walk - around from the good folks at overland bound :\nvehicle dimensions / characteristics length : rb 211 . 9\u201d eb 231 . 9\u201d width : 79 . 3\u201d track width : ( front / rear ) 70 . 5\u201d / 70 . 5\u201d height with penthouse : 94 . 0\u201d wheel base : 140 . 3\u201d ground clearance ( van center ) : 16 . 5\u201d approach / departure angle : 44\u00ba / 32\u00ba towing capacity : 10 , 000 lbs . turning circle : 49\u2019 2\u201d curb to curb wheel travel : ( front ) 22\u201d nom . ( sway bar disconnected )\nequipment specifications engine : 6 . 8l v - 10 transmission : 4r100 / torqshift 5 - speed transfer case : atlas ii ( 3 . 0 or 3 . 8 : 1 gear ratio ) axle gear ratio : 4 . 10 : 1 ( towing package ) tires / rims : bfgat lt285 / 70r17 ( 33\u201d nom . ) suspension : partial military wrap leaf shackle system front sway bar : standard 1 . 38\u201d dia . with quick disconnect system\ntools to help you design , research and find the right car for you .\nplatform choices range from their new classic ford econoline and sprinter mojave , to ram promaster and chevy vans . just a few of the available options include dynatrac dana 60 axles , atlas ii transfer cases , aluminess bumpers , extended - range fuel cells , and bfgoodrich tires . for luxury accommodation with a 360 - degree view , the penthouse is a must .\nover the years , sportsmobiles have been cherished by ordinary folks and high - profile celebrities alike . they are the preferred platform for many professional photographers , hunters , mobile veterinarians , athletes , and search and rescue teams . my road trip buddy ( in a musical sense ) jimmy buffet owns several ( sea foam green i think ; one runs on vegetable oil ) and incorporated them into one of his concert tour shirt designs .\nthe mechanics facility has half a dozen lifts and bays where drivetrain modifications are made .\nleaf springs , dyantrac axles , and atlas ii transfer cases are all built locally in california .\nfresh from the mechanic\u2019s bay , this interior has been lined with arctic cold weather insulation ( optional ) . a second layer of denim green r - 13 insulation will be applied for extreme cold conditions .\nelectricians meld hundreds of feet of spaghetti into custom wiring looms for each van .\nthe entire top floor of one end of the building is dedicated to the upholstery shop .\nwith the drivetrain , electrical , cabinets , and upholstery is complete they are brought to the assembly line for installation .\nchris spent his formative years riding dirt bikes with his dad in the deserts of southern california and baja , mexico , which led to a lifelong quest for adventure . he is handy behind a viewfinder and at the keyboard , and brings four decades of international travel experience to overland journal as editor - in - chief . his career , which includes work for national geographic adventure , four wheeler , hot rod , and autoweek , has taken him through 50 - plus countries and to every continent . he has also served as correspondent to magazines in a dozen countries and in as many languages . in 2013 he was part of the expeditions7 team that crossed antarctica and he has recently been inducted into the off - road motorsports hall of fame as a pioneering journalist . when not behind the camera chris can be found on the office ( his sailboat ) , or undertaking meticulous \u201cresearch\u201d for upcoming articles in locales such as tequila , mexico ."]}
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( israel ) | dividend history | dividend channel\nnote : compare tat technologies stock price history with the index and industry peers .\nfor more information of tat technologies ltd . , please visit our web - site :\ntat technologies announces closing of a transaction to sell shares in first aviation services inc .\ntat technologies ( tatt ) declares $ 0 . 34 quarterly dividend ; 12 % yield\npress release dated august 13 , 2017 re tat technologies ltd . reports second quarter 2017 results .\ntat technologies ltd . \u2019s iss governance qualityscore as of n / a is n / a .\ntat technologies ltd ( tatt ) declares $ 0 . 23 quarterly dividend ; 10 . 8 % yield\ntat technologies ltd ( tatt ) declares $ 0 . 283 special dividend ; 6 . 6 % yield\nsintering technologies , inc . satisfied customers sintering technologies , inc . ( sti ) , greensburg , indiana . . .\ntat technologies files annual report on form 20 - f with the u . s . securities and exchange commission\nguy nathanzon \u2013 cfo tat technologies ltd . tel : 972 - 8 - 862 - 8500 guyn @ urltoken\ntat technologies files annual report on form 20 - f with the u . s . securities and exchange commission\n1992 - acquisition by tat technologies ltd . of limco co . followed by airepair co . and aeroduct co .\ntat technologies clarifies per share dividend amount for cash dividend declared in the total amount of $ 2 . 0 million\ntat technologies announces closing of the transaction to sell controlling interest in bental industries ltd . to bental investments agshah ltd .\ncurrent and historical revenue for tat technologies ( tatt ) from 2006 to 2018 . the sum of all revenue fields included for a company ' s operating activities . the current revenue for tat technologies as of march 31 , 2018 is .\ntat technologies announces execution of an agreement to sell a controlling interest in bental industries ltd . to bental investments agshah ltd .\ntat technologies stock split history | www . stock split history . com | copyright \u00a9 2013 - 2018 , all rights reserved\npress release re tat technologies files annual report on form 20 - f with the u . s . securities and exchange commission .\ntat technologies announces a change in record date of shareholders for cash dividend declared in the total amount of $ 2 . 0 million\ntat technologies declares a $ 2 . 0 million cash dividend and approves a grant of 195 , 000 options to its senior executives\ntat technologies ltd . ( tatt ) , a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense systems , filed today with the u . s . securities and exchange commission ( sec ) its annual report on form 20 - f for the year ended december 31 , 2017 . the annual report is available for viewing and downloads on the sec ' s website at http : / / www . sec . gov , as well as under the investor relations section of tat technologies ' website at http : / / www . tat - technologies . com . a hard copy of tat technologies ' annual report is available upon request , free of charge , by contacting tat @ tat - technologies . com .\ntat technologies declares a $ 3 million cash dividend and the board of directors appoints mr . amos malka as chairman of the board of directors\ntatt | tat technologies ltd . ( israel ) | dividend history | dividend channel | urltoken | copyright \u00a9 2010 - 2018 , all rights reserved\ntat technologies ' wholly - owned subsidiary , limco airepair , inc . has signed a supply agreement of fuel - oil heat exchangers with the boeing company\ntatt : dividend date & history for t . a . t . technologies ltd .\ntat technologies awarded 5 - year agreement with the u . s . military for the remanufacturing of thermal units , valued at $ 4 . 5m in revenue\nwe provide tat technologies share price history along with historical valuation ratios like price to earnings ratio , and price to sales ratio for easy and quick tat technologies stock analysis . tat technologies stock price history captures the daily price movement for 1 year , 5 year , and 10 years . an abnormally high daily 538 typically implies breaking news or earnings release . the closing price was $ 7 . 6 and 538 shares of tatt were traded on jul 06 , 2018 . tat technologies historical p / s ratio was at a high of 1 . 1 on may 26 , 2017 and a low of 0 . 64 on jun 06 , 2018 .\nwe provide 10 years stock price data for free . you can download tat technologies stock price history here . our historical data has the open , high , low , close , and volume numbers along with tat technologies p / e ratio , and ps ratio . the tat technologies stock price history chart shows that the stock price reached a high of $ 12 . 4 on may 26 , 2017 , and a low of $ 5 . 85 on dec 19 , 2014 in last five years .\ngedera , israel , may 31 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - tat technologies ltd . ( nasdaq : tatt ) (\ntat\nor the\ncompany\n) , a leading provider of products and services to the commercial and military . . .\ntat technologies announces that it was selected by embraer s . a . to provide heat exchangers with a total value of up to $ 8 . 75m for the e - jets e2 program\ntat\u0092s parts segment focuses on inventory management and sale of apu parts , propellers and landing gear . tat offers parts services for commercial , regional and charter airlines and business aircraft owners .\ntat technologies president and ceo dr . shmuel fledel said that contract was a significant achievement for the company and part of its aggressive marketing strategy to be one of the leading companies for heat transfer technology products .\ntat\u0092s executive offices are located in the re\u0092em industrial park , neta boulevard , bnei ayish , gedera 70750 , israel , and tat\u0092s telephone number is 972 - 8 - 862 - 8500 .\ntat technologies ltd is a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries . tat operates under three operational segments : ( i ) oem of heat transfer products ( ii ) oem of electric motion systems ; and ( iii ) mro services , each with the following characteristics :\n) , with which it is being merged . tat technologies ' share rose 4 % on nasdaq to $ 4 . 93 . the share rose 8 . 5 % by mid - afternoon on the tase to nis 23 . 31 , while tat industries share rose 1 . 3 % to nis 49 . 39 .\ntat technologies wholly owned subsidiary , piedmont aviation component services has signed a seven year landing gear maintenance support agreement with republic airways holdings , inc . ; the total value of the agreement may reach up to $ 45 mil\nanupal banerjee brings more than 18 years of experience to his role as tata technologies\u2019 chief human resources officer ( chro ) .\nit also demonstrates the reliability and trust between tat and its customers . tat is proud to partner with a new prestigious and leading customer such as cirrus . this awards notification is aligned with tat ' s strategy to increase volume of new long - term programs with manufacturers of aviation systems and aircrafts .\ntat announces a five year program with thales uk ltd . ( a division of the thales group )\nresearch desk line - up : tat technologies post earnings coverage london , uk / accesswire / september 6 , 2017 / pro - trader daily takes a look at the latest corporate events and news making the headlines for . . .\nanubhav kapoor is tata technologies\u2019 general counsel and company secretary and is based out of pune , india . he is responsible for tata technologies\u2019 global legal , ip , regulatory compliance and corporate governance practices and policies . mr . kapoor has more than 20 years of experience . before joining tata technologies he worked at polaris software , domino\u2019s pizza , and allied nippon , to name a few .\nstock monitor : tat technologies post earnings reporting london , uk / accesswire / april 10 , 2018 / urltoken has just released a free research report on orbital atk , inc . ( nyse : oa ) . if you . . .\ntat technologies ltd ( nasdaq : tatt ) is trading with a trailing p / e of 22 . 3x , which is lower than the industry average of 25x . although some investors may jump to the conclusion thatread more . . .\nany change to or waiver of this code may only be made with the approval of the board of directors of tat technologies ltd . , or a committee designated thereby . any such change or waiver shall be disclosed to the public .\ngedera , israel , august 13 , 2017 - tat technologies ltd . ( nasdaq : tatt - news ) ( \u201ctat\u201d or the \u201ccompany\u201d ) , a leading provider of products and services to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries , reported today its unaudited results for the three month and six month periods ended june 30 , 2017 .\nas quality - minded company , tat is certified to as9100 rev . c and iso 9001 : 2008 .\ngedera , israel , sept . 24 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - tat technologies ltd . ( nasdaq : tatt ) , through its subsidiary piedmont aviation component services (\npiedmont\n) , has been awarded a 5 years auxiliary . . .\nmay 25 , 2010 - tat technologies , a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries , on monday announced that cirrus aircraft inc . has issued a letter of intent designating tat as the preferred supplier of heat exchangers for bleed air supply system and ice protection system onboard the new cirrus aircraft sf 50 vision jet .\n2009 - limco - piedmont aquires 40 % of aerspace products international . 2013 - tat is acquired by fimi opportunity funds\ntat ' s wholly - owned subsidiary turbochrome ltd . has signed a 15 year agreement with pratt & whitney military engines\ntat technologies ltd . ( tatt ) , a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense systems , today announced that its subsidiary , limco airepair , inc . (\nlimco\n) has signed a five ( 5 ) year agreement with the u . s . military for maintenance repair and overhaul ( mro ) of thermal units on significant platform , valued at $ 4 . 5m in revenue . tat technologies is a global oem and aftermarket solutions company , employing more than 600 employees globally .\nmr . bhade joined tata technologies in 1997 as one of the first few hundred employees to work for the company . past roles include director of global delivery at incat ( acquired by tata technologies ) , vice president of strategic business and operations \u2013 north america and a number of sales and operational leadership positions worldwide .\ntat technologies ltd . ( tatt ) , a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense systems , today announced that its subsidiary , limco airepair , inc . (\nlimco\n) has signed a two ( 2 ) year agreement with korean air to provide maintenance , repair and overhaul ( mro ) for heat exchangers places in korean air ' s aircrafts , valued at up to $ 2m in total revenue . mr . igal zamir , ceo and president of tat technologies stated ,\nwe are pleased to continue our long relationship with korean air .\ntat technologies ltd . provides a variety of services and products to the military and commercial aerospace and ground defense industries through its gedera facility in israel , as well as through its subsidiaries , bental industries ltd . , in israel and limco \u0096 piedmont , inc . , in the u . s .\ntat technologies ltd . is a leading provider of products and services to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries . tat operates under four segments : ( i ) original equipment manufacturing or\noem\nof heat management solutions ( ii ) heat transfer services and products ( iii ) maintenance , repair and overhaul or\nmro\nservices of aviation components ; and ( iv ) overhaul and coating of jet engine blades and components\ntat technologies ltd . , is a diversified technology - based engineering and industrial company specializing in design , development and manufacture of heat exchangers , cooling systems , cold plates , air - cycle and vapor - cycle air conditioning systems , fuel systems , etc . tat also manufactures and overhauls of secondary and emergency power systems for f16 , jet fuel starters for f16 , fuel controls , turbines and valves etc . tat also designs and manufactures air conditioning and nbc systems for military and civil applications such as communication & military shelters , armored vehicles in various configurations for custom applications .\nashutosh vaidya is the chief delivery officer at tata technologies . in his current role , he is responsible for operationalizing tata technologies\u2019 global delivery model for engineering services outsourcing and product - centric it . ashutosh\u2019s rich experience of over three decades in the technology industry spans a variety of businesses , including products , solutions and services across global markets .\nwarren harris has been with tata technologies and its predecessor companies for more than 25 years . his roles have evolved from engineer to a number of technical management positions worldwide .\ntat technologies ltd . is a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries . tat operates under four segments : ( i ) original equipment manufacturing ( \u201coem\u201d ) of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories through its gedera facility ; ( ii ) mro services for heat transfer components and oem of heat transfer solutions through its limco subsidiary ; ( iii ) mro services for aviation components through its piedmont subsidiary ; and ( iv ) overhaul and coating of jet engine components through its turbochrome subsidiary . tat controlling shareholders is the fimi private equity fund .\ntat ' s executive offices are located in the re ' em industrial park , neta boulevard , bnei ayish , gedera 70750 , israel .\nmr yau began his career in 1987 as an engineer with singapore technologies and moved on to vertex , the venture capital arm of singapore technologies , as an investment manager . thereafter , he was the finance director in a technology start - up company . prior to joining the group , mr yau was a consultant providing corporate finance advisory to chinese companies .\nmr . bhageria rejoined tata technologies in 2012 as senior vice president manufacturing and it , and was responsible for business development in asia pacific . before joining tata technologies , mr . bhageria served as it director at general motors international operations where he was responsible for it strategies , business transformation programmes and it for new plant launches in the asia - pacific region .\nduring the beginning of 2015 tat successfully passed the iso 14001 : 2004 and ohsas 18001 : 2007 audits and is now certified to both standards .\ntat technologies ltd . ( tatt ) , a leading provider of services and products to the commercial and military aerospace and ground defense industries , today announced that guy nathanzon , chief financial officer , has decided to leave the company in the coming months to pursue new career opportunities . mr . nathanzon has served as tat ' s cfo since 2015 and is expected to leave during the first quarter of 2018 . the company is in the process of searching for a new cfo .\ntat\u0092s mro services include the remanufacture , overhaul and repair of heat transfer equipment and other aircraft components , apus , propellers and landing gear . tat\u0092s limco subsidiary operates faa certified repair stations , which provide aircraft component mro services for airlines , air cargo carriers , maintenance service centers and the military .\ntat\u2019s activities in the area of mro services for aviation components include the mro of apus , landing gears and other aircraft components . tat\u2019s piedmont subsidiary operates an faa - certified repair station , which provides aircraft component mro services for airlines , air cargo carriers , maintenance service centers and the military .\ntat ' s president and ceo , dr . shmuel fledel , commented :\nthe notification by cirrus demonstrates that tat ' s aggressive marketing efforts have resulted in enlarging its customer base as well as its leading position in the aviation industry and its advanced capabilities as original equipment manufacturer for heat management solutions .\ntat ' s mission is a permanent commitment to serving our valued customers by delivering superior products with total dedication , superior skills and leading - edge technology combined with dauntless search for innovation . no effort is spared at tat to maintain our hard - earned global reputation of a dependable and respectable business partner .\ntat technologies is a technology - based engineering and industrial company which focuses on design , development and production of heat exchangers , cooling systems , cold plates , and vapor - cycle air conditioning systems for military land and airborne applications . the company additionally manufactures and overhauls secondary and emergency power systems for f16 , jet fuel starters for f16 , fuel controls , turbines and valves etc . tat also designs and manufactures air conditioning and nbc systems for military and civil applications , such as military shelters , armored vehicles in various and more .\nmr . amiram ( ami ) boehm serves as director at tat technologies ltd . since june 2016 . his work experience includes the following roles : partner at fimi opportunity funds ( an israeli private equity firm ) and director at a variety of companies . he holds a bachelors degree in economics , a llb degree and a mba degree , all from tel aviv university .\nlimco - airepair , inc . located in tulsa , oklahoma , u . s . a . is a wholly owned tat subsidiary in u . s . a .\ntat ' s activities in the area of mro services for aviation components include the maintenance , repair and overhaul of apus , landing gears and other aircraft components . tat ' s piedmont subsidiary operates an faa certified repair station , which provides aircraft component mro services for airlines , air cargo carriers , maintenance service centers and the military .\nmr . ron ben - haim serves as director at tat technologies ltd . since august 2013 . his work experience includes the following roles : partner at fimi opportunity funds ( an israeli private equity firm ) and director at a variety of companies . he holds a bachelors degree in industrial engineering and management sciences from tel aviv university and a mba degree from new york university .\nmr . michael chen has been appointed president of turbochrome ltd . , a subsidiary of tat technologies ltd . , effective january 1 , 2018 . mr . chen has more than 20 years of experience in the defense industry , managing multidisciplinary global cross - functional teams of r & d ; , engineering , operations , marketing and business development . before joining tat technologies , michael was chief executive officer of seraphim optronics ltd . , a provider of sophisticated electro - optic solutions for persistent surveillance . prior to that , he held various positions at electro optics elop industries , a subsidiary of elbit systems and atlantium ltd . he holds a michael holds a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from tel aviv university and a mba from heriot - watt university .\nin our sheet metal department , we employ the most experienced and skilled sheet metal workers and welders one can find in the field to make sure that tat remains at the forefront .\nmr . liron topaz serves as executive vice president of sales and marketing at tat technologies ltd . since february 2017 . his work experience includes the following roles : vice president - marketing & business development at al group and various additional marketing and business development roles between 2002 and 2016 . he holds a bachelors degree in economics and management from the open university of israel and a mba degree from peres academic center .\nthe parties will now begin the formalization of a supply agreement as well as the next phase of integrating tat ' s heat exchangers into the cirrus sf 50 vision jet systems . the program is estimated at $ 10m value over 10 years . following the 10 years of production additional significant business volume may be generated by\nafter market\nservices to be provided by tat .\ntat\u0092s activities in the area of oem of electric motion systems primarily relate to the design , development , manufacture and sale of a broad range of electrical motor applications for airborne and ground systems . tat activities in this segment commenced with the acquisition of bental in august 2008 and accordingly , the results in this segment for fiscal year 2008 are not compared with the previous years .\ntat\u2019s activities in the area of mro services for heat transfer components and oem of heat transfer solutions primarily include the mro of heat transfer components and to a lesser extent , the manufacturing of certain heat transfer solutions . tat\u2019s limco subsidiary operates an faa - certified repair station , which provides heat transfer mro services for airlines , air cargo carriers , maintenance service centers and the military .\ntat ' s activities in the area of heat transfer services and products include the maintenance , repair and overhaul of heat transfer equipment and to a lesser extent , the manufacture of certain heat transfer product parts . tat ' s limco subsidiary operates an faa certified repair station , which provides heat transfer mro services and products for airlines , air cargo carriers , maintenance service centers and the military .\nmr . aviram halevi serves as external independent director at tat technologies ltd . since november 2013 . he is a member of the audit and compensation committees . his work experience includes the following roles : founder and chief executive officer of intel system ltd . and chief executive officer of terrogence ltd ( 2007 - 2010 ) . he holds a bachelor of science degree in geology from city university of new york at queens college and a mba degree from tel aviv university .\nmr . ehud ben - yair has been appointed chief financial officer at tat technologies ltd . effective may 13 , 2018 . his work experience includes the following roles : chief financial officer at shl telemedicine ( 2016 2017 ) , chief financial officer at opgal optronics ( 2013 - 2016 ) and chief financial officer at orad hi - tech systems ( 2005\u20132012 ) . he holds a bachelors degree in accounting and economics from ben gurion university . he is a certified public accountant .\nthe tata technologies leadership team is comprised of a diverse team of globally recognised executives with a combined 200 + years of business experience in engineering and design , product lifecycle management , manufacturing enterprise it and innovation . committed to the principles of the tata business excellence model ( tbem ) and determined to be the world\u2019s number one partner to the manufacturing industry , the tata technologies leadership team guides an organisation of over 8 , 500 professionals with major offices in 13 countries to improve the business performance of over 5 , 000 clients .\ntat\u2019s activities in the area of overhaul and coating of jet engine components includes the overhaul and coating of jet engine components , including turbine vanes and blades , fan blades , variable inlet guide vanes and afterburner flaps .\ntat ' s activities in the area of jet engine overhaul includes the overhaul and coating of jet engine components such as turbine vanes and blades , fan blades , variable inlet guide vanes , afterburner flaps and other components .\ntat operates under four operational segments : ( i ) oem of heat transfer products ( ii ) oem of electric motion systems ( iii ) mro services ; and ( iv ) parts services , each with the following characteristics .\nmr . avi shani serves as external independent director at tat technologies ltd . since august 2008 . he is a member of the audit and compensation committees . his work experience includes the following roles : chief executive officer at tcm mobile ltd . ( 2005 - 2008 ) , executive vice president investments and chief economist of idb development ( 2000 - 2004 ) and director at harel sal , malibu investments and ecommunity . he holds a bachelors degree in economics and a mba degree , both from tel aviv university .\ntat ' s share price closed at $ 5 . 42 on nasdaq yesterday , giving a market cap of $ 48 million , and rose 3 . 4 % by mid - afternoon on the tase to nis 18 . 71 .\ngedera , israel \u0096 ( august 18 , 2009 ) \u0096 / prnewswire - firstcall / \u0096 tat technologies ltd . ( nasdaq : tattf \u0096 news ) announced that on august 13 , 2009 , its board of directors approved a stock repurchase plan under rule 10b5 - 1 of the securities exchange act of 1934 . the plan will be in effect for a period of six months ( subject to extension ) and will provide for the purchase of shares in an aggregate amount of up to 2 million u . s . dollars .\nmr . igal zamir , ceo and president of tat technologies stated , \u201cour second quarter results reflect the continued implementation of the company\u2019s plan to improve efficiencies and cost reduction . this is the fourth consecutive quarter in which we demonstrate consistent and significant improvement resulting from streamlining operations , leveraging additional synergies between our various business activities and having certain new marketing processes . in addition , we are systematically focusing on tenders that guarantee present profitability compared to those that characterized our past activities , as reflected in the change of our product mix . \u201d\nmr . igal zamir serves as president and chief executive officer at tat technologies ltd . since april 2016 . his work experience includes the following roles : president at mapco express ( a wholly - owned subsidiary of delek us holdings inc . ; 2009 - 2013 ) , chief executive officer at metrolight ( 2006 - 2009 ) and chief executive officer at rostam ( provider of feminine hygiene products ; 1998 - 2004 ) . he holds a bachelor of science degree in industrial engineering from tel aviv university and a mba degree from bar ilan university .\ntat president and ceo dr . shmuel fledel said that the contract expanded the company ' s collaboration with the us army , and that it was the company ' s first win with amcom - the aviation and missiles command of the us army .\nsteve haywood is tata technologies\u2019 executive vice president of global engineering , research & development ( er & d ; ) . he is responsible for delivering complete vehicle programmes from concept design to full series production , supply chain optimisation and value management . mr . haywood ' s career spans over 30 years in the premium automotive sector .\nyaron shalem has extensive experience in financial and business management . mr . shalem has served as the chief financial officer at singulariteam vc since april 2014 . he also worked as the chief financial officer at mobli media inc . from january 2014 to december 2016 . mr . shalem\u2019s experience also includes serving as the chief financial officer of tat technologies ltd . , a nasdaq listing company , from april 2008 to december 2013 . mr . shalem is a cpa in israel . he received his b . a . in economy & accounting from tel aviv university in 1999 and an mba degree from bar - ilan university 2004 .\nms . dafna gruber serves as independent director at tat technologies ltd . since november 2013 . she is a member of the audit and compensation committees . her work experience includes the following roles : external director at nova measuring instruments ltd . ( since may 2015 ) , chief financial officer at nice systems ltd . ( may 2007 - april 2015 ) , chief financial officer at alvarion ltd . ( 1996 - may 2007 ) , controller at lannet data communications ltd . ( 1993 - 1996 ) . ms . gruber holds a bachelors degree in accounting and economics from tel aviv university . she is a certified public accountant .\ntat provides the equipment , training , and technical knowledge to make thermal processes like sintering , annealing , brazing , and heat treating operations more efficient as a whole package . our equipment technology is designed to recycle waste products into usable energy , achieve faster early heat up rates , increase throughput , eliminate vocs , and is more operator friendly than any product purported to provide the same function . our training is hands - on for maximum learning potential . tat technical services are backed by 50 years of academic and industry experience from a world renowned sintering expert .\nprior to tata technologies , she held a number of key leadership roles for it outsourcing major tata consultancy services ( tcs ) . at tcs , she managed high - end accounts across various verticals including manufacturing , energy and banking , to name a few . ms . ramrakhiani has also worked for tata teleservices and watch and jewelry maker titan industries .\ntat technologies , ltd . is a diversified technology - based engineering and industrial company specializing in design , development and manufacture of heat exchangers , cooling systems , cold plates , vapor - cycle air conditioning systems ( for both land and airborne applications ) flow accessories , etc . another facet of our activities is manufacture and overhaul of secondary and emergency power systems for f16 , jet fuel starters for f16 , fuel controls , turbines and valves etc . we also design and manufacture air conditioning and nbc systems for military and civil applications such as communication shelters , armored vehicles in various configurations for custom applications . the company employs about 210 employees .\ntat also holds approximately 37 % of the equity of first aviation services , a world - wide distributor of products and services to the aerospace industry and a one - stop - shop for mro services ( wheels , breaks , propellers and landing gear ) for the general aviation industry .\nmr . liron topaz serves as tat\u2019s sales and marketing executive vice president , since february 2017 . prior to joining tat , mr . topaz served as a vice president at a . l . group and has managed and lead business development structure and marketing strategy of the entire group which included four manufacturing facilities , five trading companies around the globe and 1500 employees . mr . topaz holds a b . a . degree in management and economics from the open university - israel , and m . b . a degree in business administration from peres academic center , israel .\njk gupta was named chief financial officer for tata technologies , arriving from tata consultancy services ( tcs ) where he was the cfo for cmc limited till its merger with tcs and subsequently as the vice president ( legal ) for tcs . cmc limited was a $ 390mn and 12000 + employee strong subsidiary of tcs before it was merged with tcs in 2015 .\nmro services include the remanufacture , repair and overhaul of heat transfer equipment and other aircraft components , apus , propellers and landing gear . tat ' s limco subsidiary operates faa ( federal aviation administration ) certified repair stations , which provide aircraft component mro services for airlines , air cargo carriers , maintenance service centers and the military .\noem of electric motion systems primarily includes the design , development , manufacture and sale of a broad range of electrical motor applications for airborne and ground systems . tat activities in this segment commenced with the acquisition of bental in august 2008 and accordingly , the results in this segment for fiscal year 2008 are not compared with the previous years .\nprior to joining tata technologies , mr . banerjee was the senior vice president of human resources at viacom18 media . he also has held leadership roles at global technology and professional services firms capgemini , wns and infosys . earlier , he worked with automotive manufacturer ashok leyland ltd . throughout his distinguished career , mr . banerjee\u2019s embrace of lean operating principles and smart organizational alignment strategies has helped him improve people performance and productivity and drive employee engagement .\nmr ng has been with the tat hong group since 1977 and has accumulated significant and valuable business experience over the years . he has held various key positions within the group and has played an important role in its growth . mr ng has also built up a strong market network and maintains close relationships with the group ' s major suppliers and crane manufacturers .\nmr . amiram boehm is partner at first israel mezzanine investors ltd . and chief executive officer & managing partner at fite gp 2004 ltd . he is on the board of directors at hadera paper ltd . , gilat satellite networks ltd . , ormat technologies , inc . , dimar ltd . , ham - let ( israel - canada ) ltd . , inter - electric ltd . , novolog ltd . , pharm - up ltd . and rekah pharmaceutical industry ltd .\nashutosh joined tata technologies in november 2017 . in his earlier role , he was the chief delivery and operations officer at dell services , where he was responsible for global delivery for all lines of businesses for dell services - applications , infrastructure & cloud computing and bpo . prior to dell services , he was vice president and global head \u2013 wipro bpo . his experience includes leadership assignments in india and the u . s . and successful roles with ibm , microsoft and hp .\ntat believes in establishing and maintaining long - term relationships with suppliers whenever possible . however , if we determine that any supplier is , or a reasonable risk exists that it may be , violating this policy , then we will require the supplier to commit to devise and undertake suitable corrective action to move to a conflict free source . if suitable action is not taken , we will look to alternative sources for the product . tat\u2019s efforts are not to ban procurement of minerals from the drc and adjoining countries , but to assure procurement from responsible sources in the region . if we determine that any of the components of our products contain minerals from a mine or facility that is \u201cnon - conflict free\u201d , we will work towards transitioning to products that are \u201cconflict free\u201d .\nmr roland ng graduated from loughborough university , united kingdom with a bachelor of science degree in 1976 and started his career with jurong town corporation as a civil engineer in the same year . mr ng joined tat hong in 1979 and was appointed group chief executive officer in 1991 . under his stewardship , the group has grown into one of the largest crane rental companies in the world .\nmr . amos malka serves as chairman of the board at tat technologies ltd . since june 2016 . prior to this role , he served as director at the company from april 20 , 2016 . his work experience includes the following roles : chairman of the management board at plasan sasa ltd . ( four years ) , chairman of the management board at logic industries ltd . ( three years ) , managing chairman at logic industries ltd . ( one year ) , chairman of the management board at albar car fleet ( two years ) , external director at idb development corporation ltd . ( from november 15 , 2004 ) , director at delek automotive systems ltd . ( from october 28 , 2010 ) , director at neutron information security ltd . and head of intelligence at israel defense forces ( idf ; 1998 - 2002 ) . he holds a bachelors degree in history from tel aviv university .\ntat said that , assuming the successful development and marketing of the new aircraft , it expects about $ 20 million revenue over a ten year period which should begin in 2010 . the company added that , if successful , the product will subsequently generate significant additional aftermarket and support revenues . the company said that it will incur certain developmental expenses over the next two years in to develop its heat transfer product .\nturbochrome ltd . , located in qiryat gat , israel , is wholly owned subsidiary of tat . turbochrome provide mro services in the area of jet engine overhaul , which includes the overhaul and coating of jet engine components such as turbine vanes and blades , fan blades , variable inlet guide vanes and afterburner flaps . turbochrome is certified by the faa and easa ( european aviation safety agency ) . employs about 90 employees\u201d\n, tat ' s president and ceo commented on the results :\nour fourth quarter 2016 results reflect the impact of our operational efficiency and cost cutting measures , with another consecutive improvement in profitability . relatively strong sales of heat exchangers contributed to the growth in revenues in the current quarter . we continue to implement operational efficiency and cost cutting measures . our strong balance sheet and cash position allowed us to pay a\nthe value of uncompromising integrity , strict compliance with applicable laws and full , fair , accurate and timely disclosure are the foundations of tat technologies ltd . relationships with our customers , business partners , shareholders and among one another . it is our policy that our employees , directors and officers are held to the highest standards of honest and ethical conduct when conducting the affairs of our company and any subsidiary of our company . this code of ethics for senior officers , which we refer to as the\ncode\n, sets forth the particular ethical standards to which we hold our chief executive officer , and all senior financial officers of our company , including the chief financial officer , chief accounting officer or controller , or persons performing similar functions , all of which are referred to in this code as\nsenior officers\n. in particular , the purpose of this code is to establish policies and guidelines that ensure and / or promote :\nmr . zamir was appointed as tat\u2019s president and ceo in april 30 , 2016 . prior to joining tat , from 2009 until 2013 , mr . zamir served as president at mapco express , a wholly - owned subsidiary of delek us holdings inc . , which owns and operates 370 convenient stores and gas stations in the southeastern region of the u . s . prior to mapco express from 2006 until 2009 , mr . zamir served as ceo of metrolight , a provider of proprietary energy saving solutions in high intensity discharge ( hid ) lighting systems . prior to metrolight from 1998 until 2004 , mr . zamir served as ceo of rostam , the world ' s largest and leading provider of private label tampons . mr . zamir holds b . s . in industrial engineering from tel - aviv university , israel and an mba from bar - ilan university , israel .\ntat\u0092s activities in the area of oem of heat transfer products primarily relate to the ( i ) design , development , manufacture and sale of a broad range of heat transfer components ( such as heat exchangers , pre - coolers and oil / fuel hydraulic coolers ) used in mechanical and electronic systems on - board commercial , military and business aircraft ; and ( ii ) manufacture and sale of environmental control and cooling systems and ( iii ) a variety of other electronic and mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps , valves , power systems and turbines .\ntat\u2019s activities in the area of oem of heat transfer solutions and aviation accessories primarily include the design , development and manufacture of ( i ) broad range of heat transfer solutions , such as pre - coolers heat exchangers and oil / fuel hydraulic heat exchangers , used in mechanical and electronic systems on board commercial , military and business aircraft ; ( ii ) environmental control and power electronics cooling systems installed on board aircraft in and ground applications ; and ( iii ) a variety of other mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps , valves , and turbine power units .\ntat ' s activities in the area of oem heat management solutions are focused on the design , development , manufacture , and sale of the following : ( i ) a broad range of heat transfer components including heat exchangers , pre - coolers and oil / fuel hydraulic coolers used in mechanical and electronic systems on - board commercial , military and business aircraft ; ( ii ) environmental control and cooling systems on board aircraft and for ground applications ; and ( iii ) a variety of other electronic and mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps , valves , power systems and turbines .\ntat is committed to respect human rights and the environment in accordance with accepted international conventions and practices , such as oecd due diligence guidance for responsible supply chains of minerals from conflict - affected and high - risk areas , and working according to the conflict free sourcing initiative ( cfsi ) extractives work group to improve traceability of minerals and ensure responsible sourcing for multinational enterprises . we strive that all materials used in our products come from socially and environmentally responsible sources . we do not profit from , contribute to , assist with or facilitate any activity that fuels conflict , leads to serious environmental degradation or violates human rights .\nmr . zamir added , \u201cthe aviation industry is benefiting from an increase in fleet sizes as well as passenger traffic on the one hand and low fuel prices on the other ; we are working to leverage these trends in order to strengthen our business and competitive position . we are thrilled that the 14 % sales growth was achieved concurrently with a decrease in operating expenses , resulting in adjusted ebitda doubling in the first six months of 2017 compared to the comparable period in 2016 . the adjusted ebitda ratio also grew to more than 9 % of total revenues during this period . we believe that our long term strategy will enable tat to better utilize business opportunities and maintain our growth momentum . \u201d\npiedmont aviation component services inc . , located in kernersville ( near greensboro ) , north carolina , usa is a wholly owned subsidiary of tat . piedmont aviation component services offers extensive component maintenance and overhaul capability for the commercial , regional , corporate and general aviation industry . piedmont is a faa and easa part 145 repair station with nearly 60 years of experience in propeller and landing gear overhauls , and over 20 years of experience in honeywell ( formerly allied signal ) auxiliary power units ( apu ) and related component overhauls . piedmont ' s aviation parts services division maintains a full complement of items , including line replaceable units ( lru ) , components and piece parts for commercial , regional , corporate and general aviation aircraft . employs about 130 employees .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nroy cooper is honored to serve as north carolina\u2019s governor . he understands the challenges facing our families and communities and wants to build a north carolina that works for everyone .\nsupporting rural north carolina is a top priority for governor cooper . with hometown strong , we\u2019re going to do things differently - - increasing communication between state and local leaders and championing rural north carolina .\nif you would like to serve governor roy cooper ' s administration and the people of north carolina , apply for a position on a board or commission .\nthe company will upgrade anti - icing engine valves for apache and black hawk helicopters .\n) signed a $ 20 million five - year contract with the u . s army for the overhaul and upgrade of anti - icing engine valves for apache and black hawk helicopters .\nthe first $ 4 . 3 million purchase order has already been placed , with deliveries commencing this year .\ncirrus is the world ' s leading innovator of single - engine , piston - powered aircraft . cirrus design began in 1984 as a kit airplane design and manufacturing company in baraboo , wisconsin . its first airplane , the vk - 30 , became an inspiration for developing technologically advanced production aircraft . for the last five years cirrus sr22 has been the world ' s best selling airplane in its class . the new cirrus sf50 is cirrus ' s new innovative aircraft .\nthe cirrus vision sf50 is a single - engine , low - wing , seven - seat , very light jet aircraft under development by cirrus design . the aircraft was initially developed under the project name\nthe jet\n, but cirrus announced the final marketing name of\nvision sj50\non july 9 , 2008 . in march the aircraft was redesignated as the\nvision sf50\n. the prototype aircraft was first shown publicly at the annual cirrus migration on june 26 , 2008 and first flown on 3 july 2008 .\nthe sf50 is intended to be a step up aircraft for pilots who have flown the cirrus sr20 and sr22 . the vision sf50 is not intended to compete with very light jets like the eclipse 500 and the cessna citation mustang . it is intended for the personal use market and will be comparable to the diamond aircraft industries d - jet .\nthe aircraft will be equipped with a ballistic recovery systems parachute and will be made of a composite material . cirrus began taking $ 100 , 000 deposits for the aircraft in 2006 . initially , as a public relations exercise , the company gave deposit holders a drawing of the aircraft in the form of a jigsaw puzzle , one piece at a time . on 28 june 2007 , the entire puzzle was completed , and the aircraft ' s configuration was unveiled .\noem of heat transfer products primarily includes the ( i ) design , development , manufacture and sale of a broad range of heat transfer components ( such as heat exchangers , pre - coolers and oil / fuel hydraulic coolers ) used in mechanical and electronic systems on - board commercial , military and business aircraft ; and ( ii ) manufacture and sale of environmental control and cooling systems and ( iii ) a variety of other electronic and mechanical aircraft accessories and systems such as pumps , valves , power systems and turbines .\nthe company will develop heat exchangers for the brazilian company ' s new executive jets .\n) has won a long - term contract from brazil ' s embraer , empresa brasileira de aeronautica sa ( nyse : erj ; bovespa : embr3 ) to be responsible for the design , manufacture , integration , testing , supply , and product support for the heat exchangers to be incorporated into the new legacy 450 mid - light and legacy 500 midsize executive jets being developed by embraer . embraer is one of the world ' s largest manufacturers of commercial aircraft .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe company is active in design and manufacture of heat transfer equipment for aerospace applications . being an faa / easa approved repair station , this company repairs and overhauls heat exchangers and ducting for air systems , engines and apu ' s for military and civil aircraft applications . employs about 160 employees .\nmr . malka was elected as a director by our board of directors in 2016 . since 2008 , mr . malka has been a founder and chairman of nyotron , a cyber security provider based in israel and usa . since 2016 , mr . malka is also serving as a founder and chairman of spire security solutions ltd , a security , intelligence and cyber security . from 2007 until 2015 mr . malka served as the chairman of the board and ceo of logic industries . from 2007 - 2010 he served as chairman of the board of plasan sasa . mr . malka retired from the idf in 2002 at the rank of major general . he served as commander of the idf ground forces command , and later as head of the israeli defense intelligence . mr . malka holds b . a . in history from tel aviv university ( 1987 ) , graduated from the idf staff & command college ( 1980 ) and it ' s national defense academy ( 1987 ) .\nexperienced mechanical or material engineer who leads the certifications of nadcap , faa , as9100 as well as the mrb in the organization . experience is required in the world of aviation , quality , transport , and conducting tests ( mainly in english ) .\nmanagement \u2013 general , financial and operational managers . engineering - mechanical or aeronautical engineers for mechanical , structural and thermal design .\n1973 - operations transferred to gedera . manufacture of fuel and oxygen system components and\n1982 - beginning of manufacture of heat exchanger and air valves for f16 fighter .\n1999 - development and manufacture of the airbus 340 - 500 / 600 precooler for liebherr - aerospace .\n2000 - beginning of manufacture of vapor cycle air conditioning systems for military applications .\n2005 - acquisition by limco airepair , inc . of piedmont aviation services . 2007 - limco - piedmont inc . is\nmoody ' s investors service has today assigned counterparty risk ratings to 12 rated banks in bulgaria , cyprus and greece . moody ' s counterparty risk ratings ( crr ) are opinions of the ability of entities to honor the uncollateralized portion of non - debt counterparty financial liabilities ( crr liabilities ) and also reflect the expected financial losses in the event such liabilities are not honored . crr liabilities typically relate to transactions with unrelated parties .\nannual revenue of $ 106 . 5 million represent an all time high and adjusted ebitda of $ 9 . 4 million represent the highest recorded since 2009 revenues grew 5 % and 11 % in the quarter and year ended december . . .\nthe industrials sector tends to be highly cyclical , impacting companies operating in an array of areas such as building products , aerospace and defence . as such , the position a company hasread more . . ."]}
{"id": 54855, "summary": [{"text": "sonic focus inc is a software development company located in south lake tahoe , california .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it was founded in 1995 with the aim of improving the quality of live concerts broadcast over the web .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "it now provides audio post processing technologies that recreate the original sound of digital recordings which have been reduced in quality by compression .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "their products can be used to enhance the sound in many electronic products , including mobile phones , car audio , pcs , laptops , mp3 players , tvs and home theatre systems .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "in early 2008 , sonic focus was acquired by arc international , a provider of consumer intellectual property to oem and semiconductor companies .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "in 2009 arc international was acquired by virage logic corporation .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "in september , 2010 , virage logic was acquired by synopsys inc .", "topic": 20}], "title": "sonic focus", "paragraphs": ["c : \\ program files \\ asus \\ asus sonic focus \\ sonicfocus . exe\nc : \\ program files \\ asus \\ asus sonic focus \\ sonicfocustray . exe\nfollow the prompts . a progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove sonic focus .\nfollow the prompts . a progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove asus sonic focus .\nsonic focus is a pet ability available exclusively to the bat family of hunter pets , increasing player multistrike chance by 5 % .\nabout sonic focus sonic focus is a leader in digital audio refinement technology and was acquired by arc international in february , 2008 . sonic focus\u2019s goal is to bring music enthusiasts closer to the original performance with the highest - fidelity audio experience possible , which is considered to be one of the hottest trends in consumer electronics today . its award - winning products were developed by artisans and engineers after decades of close partnerships with music industry icons and media companies . sonic focus audio enhancement software can be used in a variety of consumer products , such as pcs , portable media players , and high definition tvs . today , sonic focus products ship in more than 20 million consumer devices worldwide .\nor , you can uninstall sonic focus from your computer by using the add / remove program feature in the window ' s control panel .\nor , you can uninstall asus sonic focus from your computer by using the add / remove program feature in the window ' s control panel .\nsonic focus stereo post - processing ip has been successfully implemented by leading pc manufacturers to deliver a rich , compelling audio listening experience for end users . the sonic focus stereo ip solutions extend this benefit into low - power dsp and cost - effective embedded stereo audio applications , delivering enhance . . .\nthe expressfit fitting software automatically selects phoneme focus or envelope focus where available . it applies the most appropriate strategy based on age and audiogram information entered in the patient\u2019s record . hearing care professionals also have the option to manually select between the two speech settings , based on professional assessment of individual needs and abilities . phoneme focus and envelope focus is available in all cheer products from sonic .\nsonic will place cookies on your computer to help us make this website better .\nsan jose , calif . , and st . albans , england , february 12 , 2008 \u2013 arc international ( lse : ark ) today announced that it has acquired sonic focus , inc . , a privately held u . s . company located in northern california . sonic focus provides award winning audio enhancement technology that already has achieved design wins in a number of desktop pcs and laptops , and currently is designed into a wide range of consumer electronics products . sonic focus ' s products recreate studio quality audio when audio fidelity has been degraded due to digital compression . sonic focus ' s products are widely considered to have the most robust audio solutions for music enthusiasts , and bring natural surround sound to digitally compressed stereo files . see companion announcement released today , february 12 , 2008 from sonic focus about the integration of the two companies ' products .\nsonic focus provides audio post processing technologies that recreate the original sound of digital recordings which have been reduced in quality by compression and is designed to enhance the sound quality .\nfor financial year 2007 , sonic focus operations were breakeven with approximately \u00a3600 , 000 ( $ 1 . 2 million ) in revenue . the acquisition is not expected to negatively impact arc ' s 2008 operating results . sonic focus has an established customer base of\ntier 1\noems globally and is gaining significant traction in the audio post - processing market .\nquickly and completely remove sonic focus from your computer by downloading\nshould i remove it ?\n, its 100 % free and installs in seconds ( click the button below ) .\nthe intel audio studio application needs the sonic focus drivers to work correctly . if you receive an error message that states ,\nsonic focus drivers must be loaded for this application to work ,\nthe appropriate drivers are missing or corrupted . if it also shows a yellow exclamation mark in the device manager , the drivers did not load correctly and must be reinstalled .\nquickly and completely remove asus sonic focus from your computer by downloading\nshould i remove it ?\n, its 100 % free and installs in seconds ( click the button below ) .\nsonic focus provides digital audio enhancement technology . the company\u2019s goal is to bring music enthusiasts closer to the original performance with the highest - quality audio experience possible . sonic focus began in the 1990\u2019s by working with pioneering musicians to improve the quality of their live concerts being streamed via the internet . sonic focus\u2019s artisans and engineers draw upon decades of close partnerships with music icons such as jerry garcia , cher , george winston , will ackerman , carlos santana , grateful dead , and windham hill . their work also includes partnerships with media companies such as clear channel communications and the walt disney company . additionally , sonic focus has an audio mastering studio where products from oem companies can be optimally tuned to achieve the maximum sound experience at price points for consumer products .\nenvelope focus \u2013 a new offering from sonic , speech variable processing with envelope focus is a slower wdrc system that is designed for certain populations , considering age , high frequency hearing thresholds and air - bone gap information . with envelope focus , the contrast between loud and soft phonemes is greater than phoneme focus and will have a more linear behavior . this strategy aims to preserve the natural amplitude variations of speech found in the signal , important for listeners who depend on envelope cues found in speech .\ncarl schlachte , president and ceo of arc international , said ,\nthe acquisition of sonic focus enhances arc ' s strategy of increasing its customer base and revenues by delivering one of the highest value elements of an audio enabled device \u2013 sound enhancement software . sonic focus ' s established revenue stream and growing customer list of leading consumer oems will complement arc ' s financial and product goals .\nsonic focus is a leader in digital audio enhancement technology . the company ' s goal is to bring music enthusiasts closer to the original performance with the highest - quality audio experience possible . sonic focus began in the 1990 ' s by working with pioneering musicians to improve the quality of their live concerts being streamed via the internet . sonic focus ' s artisans and engineers draw upon decades of close partnerships with music icons such as jerry garcia , cher , george winston , will ackerman , carlos santana , grateful dead , and windham hill . their work also includes partnerships with media companies such as clear channel communications and the walt disney company . additionally , sonic focus has an audio mastering studio where products from oem companies can be optimally tuned to achieve the maximum sound experience at price points for consumer products .\nother jointly branded consumer products from sonic focus ' s oem customers include intel ' s audio studio , which ships as a bundled software package with intel\u00ae desktop boards . more information is provided at : urltoken\ntom paddock , president and ceo of sonic focus , said ,\nthe combination of sonic focus and arc will offer new , more powerful solutions to oems and their semiconductor suppliers worldwide . furthermore , this combination will expand our reach to a broader range of embedded consumer devices thereby bringing the revolution of better music fidelity to a greater number of consumers .\nmr . paddock will join arc as the vice president of audio systems .\nsonic focus is working to spread the revolution of higher quality audio beyond pcs and laptops to devices such as mp3 players , cell phones , in - car audio and home theater systems . this is considered to be one of the hottest trends in consumer electronics today . at the 2008 consumer electronics show ( ces ) in las vegas , sonic focus and its oem customer bel canto won an award for their jointly branded ipod docking station the\nultra - dock .\nhailed as the\npremier ipod docking solution\nfor the consumer audiophile market , it converts ordinary digital compressed stereo audio to theater - quality fidelity . a video interview with sonic focus ' s ceo tom paddock at ces is available below\nphoneme focus \u2013 speech variable processing with phoneme focus is sonic\u2019s traditional , extremely fast wdrc system . like cochlear amplification , this strategy rapidly adjusts gain to apply the precise amount of amplification to each phoneme . the role of phoneme focus is to accurately measure the incoming signal and apply just the right amount of gain at just the right moment to maintain the clarity of individual sounds . this amplification strategy enhances the fine details of the speech signal that most listeners rely on to understand speech .\nsan jose , calif . , and st . albans , england , june 11 , 2008 \u2013 sonic focus , an arc international ( lse : ark ) company , today announced that the new generation of hp touchsmart personal computers use sonic focus software to enhance the consumer audio experience . heralded as a product that \u201credefines home computing , \u201d the new all - in - one hp solution also features integrated functionalities such as a high definition tv tuner , personal video recorder , wifi and bluetooth capabilities , and webcam . arc international will receive royalties on shipments of hp touchsmart computers .\nvirage logic ` s sonic focus ip products are industry leading audio enrichment software that restore clarity , warmth , detail , and realism to digitally compressed audio . when files are compressed , many of the nuances and subtleties of the original studio recording or live performance are lost . using technology created by . . .\ndigital signal processing is the cornerstone where personalized amplification begins . when auditory resolution abilities differ from patient to patient , sonic offers innovative technology to deliver outstanding performance :\nsonic focus is a program developed by synopsys . the most used version is 1 . 0 . 0 . 4 , with over 98 % of all installations currently using this version . a scheduled task is added to windows task scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times ( the schedule varies depending on the version ) . the main program executable is sonicfocus . exe . the software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 3 . 34 mb ( 3 , 504 , 278 bytes ) . in comparison to the total number of users , most pcs are running the os windows 7 ( sp1 ) as well as windows 8 . while about 36 % of users of sonic focus come from the united states , it is also popular in france and germany .\nsonic focus is a software program developed by virage logic . during setup , the program creates a startup registration point in windows in order to automatically start when any user boots the pc . a scheduled task is added to windows task scheduler in order to launch the program at various scheduled times ( the schedule varies depending on the version ) . the primary executable is named sonicfocus . exe . the setup package generally installs about 2 files and is usually about 3 . 47 mb ( 3 , 635 , 348 bytes ) . relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their pcs , most are running windows 7 ( sp1 ) and windows 7 . while about 49 % of users of sonic focus come from the united states , it is also popular in united kingdom and canada .\n_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in soviet russia , you don ' t choose the car you want to drive . the car chooses the driver . 12 metallic blue sonic 1 . 4t ltz - daily status , sonic rs auto trans swapped 14 magenta sonic lt w / 6spd manual - stock for now 2008 ford mustang : engine swapped from a v6 building for pikes peak in 3 - 4years . 2006 awd pontiac vibe - retired until ls swap . 2012 vw golf r 6spd manual - stage 1 . in storage .\nas also ties into sonic focus ' multi - channel active refinement system ( mars ) , dubbed by cto tom paddock a\nreality amplifier\n. using a pair of 64 - bit dsps , mars provides real - time sound wave analysis and reshaping - the practical upshot of which is the ability to restore to ' lossy ' compressed audio formats like mp3 , wma and aac much of the detail lost in the compression process , making for more vibrant , realistic sound .\ntogether with technologies from previous acquisitions , sonic focus ' s audio enhancement software builds on arc ' s ability to bring higher quality audio and video solutions to companies throughout the consumer electronics value chain . this strategy was outlined at the recently held configcon\u2122 silicon valley developer conference where 1 , 000 people registered to listen to arc and some of its key partners , including intel and microsoft , talk about\nenabling the youtube generation .\na highlight video is available at : urltoken\nto satisfy the equity element of the consideration , application will be made to the uk listing authority and the london stock exchange for approximately 2 , 738 , 000 ordinary shares of 0 . 1p each to be admitted to trading on the london stock exchange prior to their issuance . the arc shares will be issued 15 and 30 months after closing . the number of shares to be issued was calculated with reference to arc ' s 10 day average closing share price prior to the completion of the acquisition of sonic focus on february 11 , 2007 , and converted into u . s . dollars using the average interbank exchange rate over the same 10 day period .\nthe consideration for the acquisition is \u00a33 . 3 million ( $ 6 . 5 million ) , of which \u00a3750 , 000 ( $ 1 . 5 million ) will be paid in arc international ordinary shares over two and a half years based upon achievement of certain milestones . the cash element will be paid from existing cash balances . after the transaction , arc ' s cash balances are \u00a318 . 7 million ( $ 37 million ) . sonic focus had gross assets of approximately \u00a393 , 000 ( $ 185 , 000 ) and generated profits of \u00a342 , 000 ( $ 83 , 160 ) for the year ended september 30 , 2007 . these results were unaudited as there is no requirement for such audit of a privately held company in the u . s .\nit doesn ' t restore the lost data so much as do a better , smarter job of reconstructing the sound wave than a a standard codec can . it ' s also able to exapand any stereo souce to 4 - , 5 . 1 - or 7 . 1 - channel surround sound . sonic elements such as vocals can be pulled up and clarified while the background music lightened , the better to suit the environment in which the sound is being listened to .\nfurther information on the acquisition of sonic focus slides providing additional overview of the acquisition are available on arc ' s website at www . arc . com . on tuesday , february 12 , 2008 at 15 : 00 gmt , arc will hold a conference call for investors and financial analysts . the conference call number is + 44 1452 562 815 from the united kingdom and + 1 866 629 0054 from the united states . an audio replay of the call also will be made available from 18 : 00 gmt starting the afternoon of february 12 , 2008 . to access the replay , dial + 44 1452 550 000 from the united kingdom or + 1 866 247 4222 from the united states . the access code for the replay is 34931066 . additionally , further information about the acquisition as well as arc ' s full year 2007 financial results will be disclosed on february 20 , 2008 . a meeting will be held in london for analysts . interested parties should contact financial dynamics or arc international for more information .\nmountain view , calif . , sept . 2 / prnewswire - 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( nasdaq : snps ) , a world leader in software and ip for semiconductor design , verification and manufacturing , has completed its acquisition of virage logic corporation ( nasdaq : virl ) , a leading independent provider of semiconductor intellectual property ( ip ) for the design of complex integrated circuits . virage logic ' s offering complements synopsys ' designware\u00ae interface and analog ip portfolio by adding embedded memories with test and repair , non - volatile memories ( nvms ) , logic libraries , and configurable cores for control and multimedia sub - systems . designers can use synopsys ' expanded portfolio of high - quality ip to quickly incorporate standard functions into their systems - on - chips ( socs ) so they can focus more of their time on developing differentiated products .\nhardware rumours , goat - spanking search engines and plenty of azure . it ' s last week in redmond\nmicrosoft might not support windows xp any more , but gandcrab v4 . 1 ransomware does\ngit365 . git for teams . quatermass and the git pit . github simply won ' t do now microsoft has it\nimagine a patent on organizing computer files being used against online shopping sites . oh , it ' s still happening\nai bots suck at marking written essays , not too shabby at old atari games , and more . . .\nidf spring 05 intel demonstrated its latest entertainment pc system this week , a major update that will take advantage of the chip maker ' s dual - core desktop processors and 945 / 955 chipset - not to mention some nifty audio enhancement software .\nthe epc , developed by intel ' s motherboard division , was launched in 2004 based on intel ' s pentium 4 processor , 915 or 915x chipset , and windows xp media center edition 2005 . it ' s available in the us and the uk from a number of system builders .\nthe new version will bring the dual - core , hyperthreading - equipped penitum extreme edition into the box , along with either the 945p or 955x chipset . both system logic products support intel ' s hd audio spec , and the new epc will utilise sigmatel ' s 9221 codec chip , which can process eight - channel uncompressed audio for distribution via an adat optical port . the part also boasts a 95db signal - to - noise ratio .\nintel has updated its audio studio utility - a word that barely does it justice ;\nwe like to call it an audio engineer in your pc\n, intel desktop boards marketing manager jeff klaus told the register - to version 2 . 0 .\nmars is controlled through as 2 . 0 ' s studio eq system , frequency profiler , which can also be used to adjust speaker delay to yield the optimal audio for any given multi - channel speaker installation . intel has also developed a more basic version to be used on a large tv display rather than a desktop monitor .\nthe updated epc design is due to ship with as 2 . 0 in the q3 / q4 timeframe . \u00ae\nthis paper explores plaster - the seven major ai challenges - in the context of nvidia\u2019s dl solutions .\nspectrum cdm is a new addition to the ibm spectrum data protection portfolio . it is designed to enable non - protectionrelated use cases for secondary data .\npractical information available on the subject and helping you get started building efficient deep learning networks .\nthe register - independent news and views for the tech community . part of situation publishing\nsynopsys paid $ 12 . 00 cash per virage logic share , resulting in a transaction value of approximately $ 315 million . we expect the impact of the acquisition on our non - gaap earnings per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 to be roughly neutral . in addition , with the exception of charges associated with the acquisition of virage logic such as incremental stock - based compensation , amortization of intangibles , acquisition - related charges and others , we expect the impact of the acquisition on our gaap earnings per share in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2010 to be roughly neutral . since we have not completed our valuation and purchase price allocation analyses , we are unable to determine the full impact of the acquisition on our gaap earnings per share at this time . therefore , we are not making changes to the earnings per share targets and the related gaap to non - gaap reconciliation we provided on august 18 , 2010 .\n( 1 ) the above forward - looking guidance does not include charges associated with the acquisition of virage logic , such as incremental stock - based compensation , amortization of intangibles , acquisition - related charges and others , as the valuation and purchase allocation cannot yet be reliably estimated without unreasonable efforts .\nthis press release includes non - gaap earnings per share . this non - gaap measure is not in accordance with , or an alternative for , u . s . generally accepted accounting principles (\ngaap\n) and may be different from non - gaap measures used by other companies . in addition , this non - gaap measure is not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles and management exercises judgment in determining which items should be excluded in the calculation of this non - gaap measure . while we believe that non - gaap measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with gaap , we believe that non - gaap measures are valuable in analyzing our operations . management analyzes current and future results on a gaap basis as well as a non - gaap basis , and also provides gaap and non - gaap measures in our earnings releases . the presentation of non - gaap financial information is not meant to be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with gaap . non - gaap financial measures are meant to supplement , and be viewed in conjunction with , gaap financial measures . we believe that the presentation of non - gaap measures provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations .\nsynopsys ' management evaluates and makes decisions about its business operations primarily based on the revenue and orders , and on the direct , ongoing and recurring costs of those operations . we use these non - gaap financial measures in making operating decisions because we believe the measures provide meaningful supplemental information regarding our operational performance and give us a better understanding of how we should invest in research and development and fund infrastructure and product and market strategies . we use these measures to help us make budgeting decisions , for example , among product development expenses and research and development , sales and marketing , and general and administrative expenses . in addition , these non - gaap financial measures facilitate our internal comparisons to our historical operating results , forecasted targets and comparisons to competitors ' operating results .\n( i ) amortization of acquired intangible assets . we incur expenses from amortization of acquired intangible assets which include contract rights associated with certain executory contracts and core / developed technology , trademarks , trade names , customer relationships , covenants not to compete , and other intangibles related to acquisitions . we amortize the intangible assets over their economic lives . we exclude this item because this expense is non - cash in nature and because we believe the non - gaap financial measure excluding this item provides meaningful supplemental information regarding our operational performance , liquidity and ability to invest in research and development and fund acquisitions and capital expenditures .\n( ii ) stock compensation impact . we exclude stock compensation expenses from our non - gaap measures primarily because they are non - cash expenses . we believe that it is useful to investors to understand the impact of stock compensation to our operational performance , liquidity and ability to invest in research and development and fund acquisitions and capital expenditures . while stock compensation expense constitutes an ongoing and recurring expense , such expense is excluded from non - gaap results because it is not an expense that typically requires or will require cash settlement by us and because such expense is not used by us to assess the core profitability of our business operations . in addition , excluding this item from non - 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{"id": 54862, "summary": [{"text": "the malt shovel brewery is an australian brewery owned by lion and located in camperdown , new south wales .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "it is best known for the james squire range of beers .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the beer is named after the convict turned australia 's first brewer james squire , who also went on the grow australia 's first hops and is said to have created australia 's first commercial brewery . ", "topic": 28}], "title": "malt shovel brewery", "paragraphs": ["lion nathan\u2019s craft arm , malt shovel brewery is set to release its latest limited release beer , a dark lager called james squire malt runner .\nthey even went and named the brewery the malt shovel brewery , the name james gave to his own back in 1806 ( well , close , it was called the malting shovel ) . then they\u2019ll spruik about the special history of james squire and the malt shovel brewery , as if they\u2019re using the same brewery as js himself .\na special thanks to chuck for his time and for permitting us to reproduce the malt shovel images that can be found on this site . the malt - shovel site is\ninspired by a bright pink icy - pole , the malt shovel brewery crossed craft beer with a sweet treat to make karni kolsch .\nthe new division is named after its beloved malt shovel brewers and will distribute brands including james squire , malt shovel brewers , little creatures , white rabbit and kosciuszko , lion nz brands panhead and emerson\u2019s , plus regional brands such as byron bay brewery and eumundi brewery .\nmalt shovel brewery has won numerous awards , medals and trophies world wide for their permanent range of products . the most notable awards include :\nof the other independents , lion nathan controls the malt shovel brewery in sydney ( the former hahn brewery ) , while foster ' s has the masthead brewery in northern queensland ( sanctuary cove ) and the gunn island beer bar in albert park .\nwhilst unfortunately not an uncommon sight in these hard economic times , the malt shovel is far from closed .\nmalt shovel ' s general manager is lion marketing director - craft , gordon treanor ( pictured right ) .\ntony jones , chief brewer at the malt shovel brewery and home of james squire , said whilst the packaging had changed , the beers remained the same .\n\u201cmalt shovel felt like the perfect name to talk to our history of craft brewing and where it all started for us , \u201d treanor told brew news . \u201cchuck [ hahn ] back in 1998 started the malt shovel brewery . our logo is the outline of the brewery and it talks to our home and heritage . \u201d\nin addition to beers brewed under the james squire brand , the brewers at malt shovel brewery also release limited edition beers under their own brand . recent releases has been :\non a recent summer\u2019s day , head brewer chris sheehan and his team were sweating away in the malt shovel brewery in camperdown , sydney , experimenting with a german - style kolsch .\nit\u2019s a lager , but not as you know it . la la lager is the second release from the malt shovel brewers and the passionate team at the brewery are calling\u2026 read more\n\u201cit\u2019s important our loyal drinkers know we haven\u2019t changed the brew . our flavoursome beers are what set us apart \u2013 that and the unique history of james squire and the malt shovel brewery .\nchuck hahn \u2013 the legendary creator of the james squire brand , and brew - master to malt shovel brewery \u2013 was on hand in the usa state of pennsylvania to accept the award .\nyou may have noticed over the past year the malt shovel public house has been sporting \u2018to let\u2019 signs and banners on its walls .\nthe malt shovel brewery in camperdown , sydney is lion\u2019s main brewing facility for premium craft beers in the sydney metropolitan area , brewing beers under the james squire , kosciuszko , and mad brewers brands .\njames squire , the pioneer of craft beer in australia , has unveiled its latest brew : james squire malt runner . the limited edition beer is the most recent seasonal brew created by the team at malt shovel brewery and will be available nationally from june 2010 .\nlion beer australia ' s shake - up of its supply chain continues with the launch of a dedicated craft beer distribution arm - malt shovel .\nask our staff to take you for a tour to see the wonderfully brewed pale ale . this 600 litre microbrewery was started up by brewer chuck hahn in april 2009 as one of his latest brewing ventures after the hahn brewery in 1988 and the malt shovel brewery in 1998 .\nit is not common knowledge but lion nathan has a 20 per cent stake in little creatures which adds to its small but growing portfolio of microbreweries , which includes chuck hahn ' s malt shovel brewery in sydney .\nhenry michell ( 1809 - 1874 ) originally from steyning , bought the carfax \u2018fountain brewery\u2019 after he made a success of managing a rival brewery in west street , aptly named \u2018the west street brewery\u2019 .\nkosciuszko pale ale , first brewed at the kosciuszko brewery ( established by chuck hahn in april 2009 in jindabyne , new south wales ) it is also now produced and bottled at the malt shovel brewery . ( bronze medal 2012 australian international beer awards ) alcohol content : 4 . 5 %\nmalt shovel will have a dedicated team to call on smaller bars and cafes that lion hasn ' t previously reached effectively and will also service independent bottleshops .\nit is not common knowledge but lion nathan has a 20 per cent stake in little creatures which adds to its small but growing portfolio of micro - breweries , which includes chuck hahn ' s malt shovel brewery in sydney .\nthe james squire and malt shovel brewery range of beers will be available on tap , as well as limited edition brews including the newly released cabin fever , interceptor black ipa , karni kolsch , mid river and mint heist .\n\u201ca lot of hard work and effort has gone into making this terrific beer from brewers where the swindler was created in the wonderful malt shovel brewery in camperdown , nsw and the west end brewery in thebarton , s . a . where james squire the swindler summer ale is currently brewed . \u201d\na hoppy celebration ale honouring the man who brought beer to australia , brewed with his descendants . the team at malt shovel brewers paired up with members\u2026 read more\njames squire arrived in australia as a convict on the first fleet in 1788 ( 100 years before fosters ) . he became australia\u2019s first brewer when he started brewing in 1794 . we have resurrected his beers with the malt shovel brewery in 1998 .\nthe malt - shovel brewery operates out of the old hahn brewery site in camperdown , and is named after the pub owned by james squire . james was of course , australia ' s first brewer , and msb ' s primary beers are marketed under the squire name . see our history section for more information on james .\nwe\u2019ve heard you\u2019re still very hands - on in the malt shovel brewery . when you\u2019re feeling exhausted , what motivates you to get out of bed and head back to the brewery for another day ? my passion for beer , and the opportunity to work with our team and brew even more interesting beers to enjoy and taste .\ndr chuck hahn , who runs lion nathan ' s malt shovel brewery , which is enjoying some success with its james squire line - up , says developing small breweries in pubs is on the agenda as the market for premium beers continues to grow .\nthe brewery is not generally publicly accessible however the brewery opens its doors to the public each year during sydney craft beer week in october . [ 3 ]\nof the other independents , lion nathan controls the malt shovel brewery in sydney , ( the former hahn brewery ) , while foster ' s has the masthead brewery in northern queensland ( sanctuary cove ) and the gunn island beer bar in melbourne ' s albert park . foster ' s matilda bay , also of perth , was one of the first of the micro - breweries and one of the most successful .\ndr chuck hahn , who runs lion nathan ' s malt shovel brewery , which is enjoying some success with its james squire product line - up , says developing small breweries in pubs is on the agenda as the market for premium beers continues to grow .\nyou really have to wonder when you read a media release that says the \u201cnew names represent distinct chapters of james squire\u2019s life\u201d followed by \u201cour flavoursome beers are what set us apart \u2013 that and the unique history of james squire and the malt shovel brewery . \u201d\nbrewers : discover our brewer resources here . are you affiliated with this brewery ?\nthe definition of craft beer depends on who you ask . chuck hahn ' s hahn premium arguably began the current australian craft beer boom in the late 1980s before he was bought out by lion nathan ( now lion ) . the hahn brewery was then renamed the malt shovel brewery which today produces australia ' s biggest selling craft beer james squire .\njames squire , convicted highway robber and publican , produces the first commercial ale and becomes australia ' s first brewer . his legacy now lives on through lion nathan ' s malt shovel brewery , which adopts the james squire name for its unique range of handcrafted beers .\nyou can keep in touch with progress on urltoken or via the brewery\u2019s facebook page .\nchuck hahn , james squire master brewer , says the new brew took some time to develop . \u201cmalt runner is the result of months of tinkering and fine tuning by the brewers at malt shovel brewery , \u201d explains hahn . \u201cour brewers love experimenting to find interesting and innovative interpretations of classic beers . malt runner is similar in style to a german bock but , at a more modest 5 . 2 per cent abv , is technically more a dark lager . \u201d\nhowever , sometimes i really do wonder if the marketers haven\u2019t drunk the kool - aid on this one . i never quite get the feeling that the marketers realise that , while james squire did exist and is recognised as australia\u2019s oldest brewer , he didn\u2019t actually found the malt shovel brewery .\nthe original name was taken from the michell brewery owned by local business man henry michell .\noriginally known as the \u2018michell arms\u2019 ( built in 1901 ) , the building actually stood immediately in front of the where the malt shovel is today . it was demolished in 1938 for the widening of springfield road .\nthe lion nathan owned malt shovel brewery has unveiled a new look for the james squire range of beers . the new labels delve even further into the james squire character to , as the media release says , reveal \u201cmore about the man himself whilst helping beer lovers more easily identify each beer in the range . \u201d\nat the more sizeable end of the craft - beer scale is james squire . it\u2019s a high - profile , multi - award - winning beer out of the malt shovel brewery in camperdown , sydney . head brewer chris sheehan oversees the production of nine beers , as well as an apple and a pear cider .\nthe malt shovel is a brilliant venue for bands . saw jucy lucy with best guitarist since eric clapton ! ! mr fish there a couple of weeks back and a couple of other bands recently and another brilliant guitarist last saturday ! ! who says rock is dead ! ! ! also check out the older guy who dances ! ! far out man ! ! keep the faith ! ! long live rock in horsham and the malt shovel and new landlord keep up the good work . loving my saturdays with my babe dancing to the vibes all power horsham ! ! ! malt shovel awsome venue ! ! love you ! ! ps i am that dancer ! ! lol\nq : we understand malt - shovel ' s first beer to be released was the\njames squire amber ale\n, which we have to say is absolutely magnificent , and should be on tap in every pub australia wide . why did you choose this particular style of beer to re - launch your boutique brewery ?\nwhy the now malt shovel was the only pub to carry his name , we don\u2019t know , however the big question now is was the pub name pronounced \u2018the michelle arms\u2019 or \u2018the mitchell arms\u2019 , answers on a postcard .\nhow can a quirky beer like hoppy hefe come from the same brewery as the bland and boring james squire 150 lashes \u2013 the one thrilling and edgy ; the other , well , it\u2019s wet and alcoholic . but maybe that\u2019s just a mad brewer\u2019s mood swing . the latest offering from mad brewers \u2013 malt shovel\u2019s chuck hahn , [ \u2026 ]\nin just a few years , the inner west has become the most densely populated pocket of australia for craft breweries ; where once , you ' d have found only the lion - owned malt shovel brewery , today there are more than a dozen in operation with many more in the planning stage \u2013 enough to take that total to 20 .\nit was in 1998 that chuck returned to his boutique brewery interests with the launch of the malt - shovel brewery and a goal of producing handcrafted quality beers . while the brewery is still associated with lion - nathan , you get the sense that it gives chuck more freedom to focus on the development of more adventurous , higher quality beers than might otherwise be possible as the chief brewer of a major group . at the same time however , the lion - nathan association has certainly allowed chuck to tap into the distribution chain that might otherwise not have been available .\nis it big beer ? is independently owned and operated and have no affiliation with any brewery or organization .\nwee highlander a rich , full - bodied scotch ale brewed using peated malt . abv : 6 . 7 %\n\u201cas brewers , mocu is a great platform to showcase our harder to find offerings and one - offs that we\u2019ve been working on , making them readily available for everyone to purchase , \u201d malt shovel head brewer chris sheehan told brew news in november .\na new name then emerged , \u2018hogs head and malt shovel\u2019 and with it a new landlord , mr steven williams . the pub continued to thrive as a traditional local and carved a reputation for its well kept locally brewed real ales and great live music .\naustralian white beer is brewed using fresh wheat , extremely pale malt and willamette hops . abv : 5 . 0 %\nthat\u2019s true of all beer , mind you . beer is one of those things that an emotional bond really helps sell it\u2026i have just always marvelled at how tightly malt shovel has managed to successfully weave their interesting but pretty irrelevant back story around the entire brand .\nmalt runner is limited to just 9 , 000 cartons and will be available on - tap at james squire brewhouses nationally .\nthe wording and 20 % figure may result in some interesting scenarios . one such example involves brooklyn brewery , of which kirin owns a 24 . 5 % stake . should brooklyn purchase more than 20 % of an australian brewery , the purchased brewery would no longer be considered independent by the association . brooklyn currently brews beer under a licensing agreement at cooper\u2019s brewery in south australia . coopers , even though completely family - owned , are over the 40 million liter limit .\npaying homage to the growing appreciation of quality craft beers and pub food held to a higher standard , the venue operates with a sharp dedication to showcasing the best of squire and malt shovel brewery . this means a huge range is available on tap , as well as limited edition brews including the newly released cabin fever , interceptor black ipa , karni kolsch , mid river and mint heist .\nnr : our preference for making high - alcohol volume beer is because with more alcohol in beer you can have more flavour . it takes more malt to make a high alcohol beer so the malt flavour is usually greater . you can put more hops in to balance that greater malt flavour , and the alcohol adds a viscosity to beer , lending greater body and mouthfeel .\ntaste is malt driven , not too sweet , some bread / dough . hop bitterness catches up as the bottle goes down .\nthe beer continues malt shovel\u2019s run of creating beers with additions of fruit ( raspberry in 2008\u2019s mad brewers raspberry wheat and apples in this year\u2019s mad brewers orchard ale ) and spices ( 2008\u2019s limited release pepperberry winter ale ) by incorporating 15 % cherry juice , added late to the kettle .\ntoday sees bright brewery mark ten years since they first opened the doors of their brewery site in the victorian high country . much has changed \u2013 and is changing \u2013 so we fired some questions at co - founder , and still owner , scott brandon . read on\ntony jones , james squire chief brewer , said , \u201cmalt runner lives up to its name \u2013 the beer is a complex blend of malt flavours that has a full body without being too bitter . this was a challenge because we wanted to balance the malt with something other than the usual big hop character . the addition of cherry juice , which added a subtle acidity to the brew , proved to be the solution .\nhe was in the right place for it . malt shovel brewers was set up specially by james squire to test and craft experimental beers \u2013 a new outlet for the likes of sheehan and his team to let their imaginations run wild . and try and realise it in a beer good enough for the james squire stable .\nindustry - wide , the model for the craft brewers is little creatures brewery , which has capacity to produce 2 million litres of beer annually .\nas for wayward , which has hit the ground running with a series of high quality beers , such as the charmer india red ale ( pictured right ) , keller instinct bavarian keller bier and raconteur biere de garde , there is much more to celebrate too . having operated as a gypsy brewer \u00e2\u0080\u0093 brewing on other people\u2019s systems \u00e2\u0080\u0093 until now , peter has just secured a site in camperdown , directly across the road from the malt shovel brewery , and hopes to start brewing their early next year .\ntony jones , james squire chief brewer , describes the beer as being \u201ca complex blend of malt flavours that has a full body without being too bitter . \u201d\nthis rich and rewarding black ipa has a mysterious , deep , dark colour . the distinctive hop bitterness balances well with the malt bill , which includes\u2026 read more\npepperberry is strong , it almost drowns out the cocoa and roasted malt aromas . minty and nutty smells are also there , makes me think of the australian bush .\ncanberra\u2019s wig and pen really earned its title as best small australian brewery in the australian international beer awards 2012 . the competition attracted 1 , 345 entries from breweries in 41 countries . the trophy goes to the small australian brewery with the highest average score across all the beers it enters \u2013 that is , its aggregate score [ \u2026 ]\nhow do you like to spend your downtime away from the brewery ? snow skiing , swimming , travelling with my wife , visiting the grandchildren and working on various projects .\nt - this is basically a porter with pepper ( try saying that after 10 pints ! ) has plenty of dark roasted malt and a little dark fruit as the name suggests .\n\u201cthe resulting beer has rich , chocolate - like qualities with a hint of cherry , and a smooth , caramel malt finish ; perfect for savouring on a cold winter\u2019s night . \u201d\nkiuchi brewery real ginger ale 330ml $ 9 . 50 many ginger beers seem like alcoholic soft drinks , tempering cloying sweetness with tart ginger . but kiuchi is all beer \u2013 rich , warming ( seven per cent alcohol ) and malty , with an abundant , persistent head , and delicious deep undercurrent of tangy ginger flavour . the high alcohol and generous malt make [ \u2026 ]\n1988 was the wonderful year you opened hahn brewery . ( on behalf of australia , thanks ! ) were you nervous , excited , or just a bit worried about the newfound \u2018friends\u2019 who might turn up on the brewery doorstep ? we were very excited at the response we received . australia needed another brewer making premium international styles of beer domestically and serving it fresh .\nprominent australian \u201ccraft\u201d breweries such as malt shovel / james squire ( kirin ) , little creatures ( kirin ) , and mountain goat ( asahi ) are all now excluded from the industry body . the other stipulation , which is unchanged from previous rules , limits members to less than 40 million liters per year ( the u . s . ba limit equates to 180 million liters , or 4 . 5 times that size ) .\nt : what ? ! this is a pale ale surely ; toasted malts with a big grapefruit / citrus hop finish ( not to mention the mouthfeel of an ale ) . the malt shovel boys could have called it an ale and i doubt anyone would have been the wiser . the hops leave a bitterness that feels characteristically out of proportion for saaz hops ( which aren ' t nearly as bitter as most other hops ) .\n\u201cthe resulting beer has rich , chocolate - like qualities with a hint of cherry , and a smooth , caramel malt finish ; perfect for savouring on a cold winter\u2019s night , \u201d tony said .\nthe original james squire brew , nine tales is a full - bodied , malt - driven beer characterised by its rich copper colour , toffee - caramel sweetness and nutty finish balanced against citrus hop notes .\na : the foster brothers arrived into melbourne from new york in 1888 and introduced refrigeration and lager brewing into australia . unfortunately , their brewery was unsuccessful and they returned to ny two years later . the brewery continued to operate without them . i am also originally from ny , although i used to call colorado home . i arrived in australia in 1981 , then went to nz after a couple years , and returned to start up the hahn brewery in 1988 ( 100 years after fosters ) . however , i am still here brewing quality beers , have married an australian and we call australia home .\nthey are a low impact business and the locals , by and large , love having them around . [ having a brewery ] enhances the area and becomes a hub for the local community .\nthe association has plenty of\nfun\ngoals too . once the next four or five breweries come online , there will be as many as ten you can visit within a five kilometre stretch from willie the boatman to wayward , thus there ' s been talk of having beer glasses set into pavements to guide people from brewery to brewery . then there are plans for an inner west festival early in 2018 .\n\u201cthis was a challenge because we wanted to balance the malt with something other than the usual big hop character . the addition of cherry juice , which added a subtle acidity to the brew , proved to be the solution .\nnoir stout an imperial - style stout , brewed with pale chocolate , dark crystal barley malts , roasted black wheat malt , australian super pride hops , new zealand super alpha hops and powdered liquorice root . abv : 7 %\nkirin company , limited is an integrated beverages company . it is a subsidiary of kirin holdings company , limited . its major operating units include kirin brewery company , limited , mercian corporation and kirin beverages company , limited . kirin is a member of the mitsubishi ufj financial group ( mufg ) keiretsu . they own and licence many different beer brands . in 2016 , kirin purchased a 25 % stake in new york based brooklyn brewery .\n\u201cunder new rules for what was the craft beer industry association , membership will be prohibited for brewers that are more than 20 percent owned by large brewers or other businesses that hold significant brewery holdings in australia or overseas . \u201d\nback when rum was the unofficial currency , it took a real gambler to bet his future on brewing . but james squire was never one to shy away from a challenge , quickly building a fortune from his brewery and tavern .\non the local level , local labor is supporting a craft brewery festival here in the inner west . we believe it would attract people , not just locals , to the inner west again to celebrate this fantastic growth industry .\na six - pack of james squire malt runner will have a rrp of $ 18 . 99 , while a carton will be available at $ 59 . 99 rrp ( $ 19 . 99 and $ 60 . 99 in south australia ) .\n\u201cthe intention is that i\u2019ll spend at least two days a week in the brewery but i\u2019ll be taking on a full - time brewer and a sales guy , \u201d says peter . \u201cmy wife will be working in the business too .\nwhat is the actual story behind the brewery ? there\u2019s all that waffle that seems a bit bullshitty , but i\u2019d like to know where it actual comes from - even if it is the bowels of a huge conglomo - corp in 1999 .\nevery 3 months the brewery creates limited edition beers under the james squire brand which are available in its james squire brewhouses and via selected liquor retailers . these beers are produced in much smaller quantities than the regular brews . some examples have been :\ndid they forget the pepperberry ? not picking up much . not that i know what it should smell / taste like anyway . a bit of spice in the after taste but mainly its just a decent porter . could use a bit more malt character really .\npours a dark chestnut , with a heavy pale brown head . aromas mostly of cool blackcurrant notes , with malt undertones . i think is needs to be served less cold in order to lift more aromatics . and as a winter warmer , this makes sense .\ndon\u2019t be fooled . no matter what size the brewery , no matter how crafty the brew , beer is all about marketing . sure , flavour counts to an extent , but we humans are suggestible types really who are easily influenced by labels and advertising .\nthe scent of barley lingers in the air around this camperdown brewery where james squire beers are created . fancy a look inside ? you ' ll have to wait until sydney craft beer week in october each year when tours are available for a limited number of sessions .\nmost publicans have contracts with the major brewers which commonly offer kickbacks such as rebates or installation and maintenance of lines and taps by the brewery . so the battlefield shrinks to one or two leftover taps known as ' floating taps ' which the pubs use for craft brews .\nthey\u2019re not \u2013 it\u2019s not even in the same location . and yet , there is this subtle effort to link a brewery renamed in 1999 with one set up two centuries ago . to link a range of beers to a man who died damn near two centuries before they existed .\nmalt runner is the fifth such limited release , following other seasonal brews including james squire hop thief , james squire pepperberry winter ale and james squire rum rebellion porter . the 2008 summer limited edition , james squire sundown lager , was so popular with consumers that it is now part of the permanent range .\nlittle creatures is one of the new breed of micro - breweries that have launched over the past few years . the backers of little creatures started the original star of the micro - brewery sector , matilda bay , also in perth , which was bought a decade ago by foster ' s .\nafter designing an approximation of the fairy floss flavour , the team infused it with a \u201cstraight up\u201d kolsch beer , which sheehan describes as predominantly pale malt and hopped only with tettnanger ( a type of german hops ) . then , as with all good mad scientists , a secret ingredient to finish \u2013 vanilla .\nback when rum was the unofficial currency , it took a real gambler to bet his future on brewing . but james squire was never one to shy away from a challenge , quickly building a fortune from his brewery and tavern \u2013 though it could be suggested serving beer to australians was something of a sure thing .\nthe gist since signaling intent back in march , the australian craft beer industry association has consulted members and taken a vote on new membership rules . and as a result of a 134 - 2 majority vote , they will soon be known as the independent brewers association ( iba ) and will exclude major brewery - owned brands .\nin the old days in australia , beer was beer . hops provided bitterness , offsetting the body and sweetness of malt , and perhaps adding subtle aromas and flavours , too . but the rise of specialty beers means we can now enjoy a wide spectrum of hops aromas and flavours . the diversity comes partly from the varieties of hops [ \u2026 ]\nnever one to let a ball and chain hold him back , ex - convict james squire seized every opportunity his emancipation offered . his unique blend of charm , skill and luck ultimately rewarded him with an enviable fortune as australia\u2019s first brewer . but was he really happy ? a brewery , money and freedom \u2013 what do you think ?\nfive sydney brewers , two local mps and a mayoral candidate this morning launched a new brewers association . in itself , that might not sound like the most exciting of news . but the intentions of the founders of the inner west brewery association ( iwba ) contain much to excite beer lovers \u2013 and not just those living in the neighbourhood .\na : i think the coopers are the real celebrity brewers as they have been promoting flavoursome ales for many years . i am a relative newcomer on the scene , having arrived in australia in 1981 with tooth\u2019s brewery , then a couple years in nz with steinlager , before returning in 1987 / 88 to build the hahn brewery , followed recently with the james squire\u2019s brews . i guess in this industry you know you have made it , when you can see your name in the gutter or in the glass bottle - recycling bin . we certainly made the big brewers pull up their socks when we launched hahn premium in 1988 . now we see new more flavoursome beers all the time .\nalthough the schwarz family company shelved plans for a brewery at its canberra hotel ( the mercure , formerly olims ) , the company continues to sell its own sydney - brewed beer there and to run its annual craft beer festival . this year\u2019s event \u2013 to be held at the mercure next saturday from 11am to 6pm \u2013 features beers [ \u2026 ]\nchuck then followed his passion and established the hahn brewery , then australia ' s largest microbrewery , in 1988 . chuck ran this venture for 5 years , with his main product , hahn premium , being well received by the beer savvy consumers of sydney . unfortunately , the hahn brewery was not immune from the ' recession we had to have ' from 91 - 93 , and struggled to cope with rising interest rates . chuck tried to cut a deal with the banks , to no avail . by all accounts the shareholders had little option but to sell to the lion - nathan group when the opportunity arose in 1993 , although chuck now prefers\nto think of it as a merger\n.\nlion , the australasian arm of japan\u2019s kirin brewery , is to acquire asx - listed little world beverages \u2013 owner of little creatures and white rabbit beers and pipsqueak cider . lion took a 20 per cent stake when the business was founded in 2000 and currently holds 36 . 3 per cent . and what a juicy little morsel it is [ \u2026 ]\nhis hasn\u2019t been the only notable trademark issue involving small aussie brewers in recent years . the most high profile saw melbourne\u2019s thunder road challenge cub over the use of a number of the latter\u2019s unused heritage trademarks . that case was decided in favour of cub , although thunder road will no doubt have taken succour in the fact that since then they have been named champion medium australian brewery at the australian international beer awards \u2013 the first time they have entered a beer competition . it\u2019s a win that sets up an enticing possibility should the people behind the awards continue with their policy of inviting the australian small , medium and large brewery champs to brew a collaboration beer as the winner in the large category was\u2026 cub .\nthis rich and rewarding black ipa has a mysterious , deep , dark colour . the distinctive hop bitterness balances well with the malt bill , which includes some roasted ( midnight ) wheat , adding a depth of flavour as well as colour . the dry hopping process adds flavour and aroma notes of grapefruit and pine resin , further enhancing the complexity of this gratifying ale . read less\nit doesn\u2019t , it\u2019s marketing and marketing is engaged in an arms race with our mental filters . the image that is subtly painted is of a ye olde brewery handing down recipes through the ages . but if you stop to question it , even for a second , the perceptual mirage linking the two disappears and you wonder what it was you were looking at .\npash the magic dragon lived by the brewery , and frollicked in a golden grist of flaked wheat and barley . his friend , jackle paper , loved that rascal pash , and brought him malt to help him sour that crisp and tasty mash . oh ! together they would sour wort with some lactic acid , jackle kept a lookout to make sure it wasn ' t flaccid . but one wanted a sweet and yellow from some passionfruit , the other wanted pink and tart from some dragon fruit . oh ! the dragon and his friend , they bickered all night long , til they finally realised that neither one was wrong ! they put each fruit into the beer and let it settle out , the friendship saved ! the beer was great ! was there any doubt ? !\nby registering for mocu you will be the first to know about new beer and wine collections , as well as our exceptional mocu exhibitions . plus , you ' ll receive exclusive invitations to brewery tours , tastings with our brewers and winemakers , special events and more . you ' ll also be the first to hear about member - only sales and products exclusively available to mocu members .\njames squire has won countless awards , trophies and medals for its permanent range of beer , including : original amber ale , golden ale , sundown lager , pilsener , india pale ale and porter . most notably , james squire was titled champion australasian brewery in 2000 and 2003 at the australian international beer awards and was awarded the best bohemian style pilsener at the world beer cup 2008 .\niba chair peta fielding says that , ultimately , decisions about who is a craft brewery or not are \u201cup to the consumer .\nshe further adds : \u201cthis association is about a way to bring together the companies within the industry that need the benefit of a group to be able to achieve certain things . there are those that need it , and there are those that don\u2019t . \u201d\nwheat beers ( excluding american ) \u2013 banana and clove flavours / aromas . american pale ale \u2013 hop fruitiness , balanced bitterness . pale lager \u2013 clean flavor profile . imperial stout \u2013 roasty malt , chocolatey , bittersweet , high alcohol . brown ale \u2013 malty , toffee . barley wine \u2013 rich , heavy maltiness , slight boozy flavour , very high alcohol content . ipa \u2013 hoppy , bitter , high alcohol .\nwhat do you personally love about the new venue ? the venue brings together the ultimate beer experience : great beers , excellent foods , exceptional service and a well - presented building . i\u2019m so pleased that the small brewery presents so well above the bar area ; this , matched with the expertise of the mantle group and the passion of our brewers makes for uniqueness in dining and beer enjoyment .\nas for a tax system that encourages brewers to put beer into 50 litre kegs , he says :\ni ' ve hurt myself and have had guys hurt themselves at the brewery . it ' s just a disaster . look at every publican over the age of 50 and their backs are stuffed from carrying kegs around . it ' s the stupidest way of getting fresh beer around .\nit used to be that craft brewers could only hold a tap for one to two weeks but now we ' re able to access and hold the taps better than ever ,\nhe says .\nas long as the public understands that some of the craft brands they are consuming are big brewery brands , that ' s all that matters . let the beer stand up in the glass for itself .\nbeer has been a little bit left behind because this has been very much a new phenomenon . so we ' ll be taking that up . right around the country , this is a phenomenon . the inner west is a bit ahead of the game but this is a national phenomenon . i was in scottsdale in regional tasmania just a few weeks ago with ross hart , the local member , visiting a local brewery there .\nthe karni kolsch is one of the 180 beers and ciders created specifically for the great australian beer spectapular , a beer festival known as gabs that travels to melbourne , sydney and auckland in may and june . \u201cit\u2019s a fantastic celebration of beer , \u201d sheehan says . \u201ceach participating brewery mans its own stand and presents its own beers , and creates a one - off festival beer that has experimental , abstract or crazy at its heart .\nit ' s a template every brewery \u2013 and beer lover \u2013 should be following across australia , one that we put at the heart of the two craft beer rising days in 2014 and 2015 , on which we encouraged drinkers to visit and support their local brewers . in the long run , while it ' s important to push for change and recognition on a national and federal level , it ' s from the grass roots that change will come .\na : the english brown ale is a style that james squire would have brewed in australia in the early 1800\u2019s . it perhaps would have been a lot thicker and definitely unfiltered , so we have modified this style just slightly . with a rich coppery colour , a distinctive creamy head and a crystal malt character with a slight citrus hop finish , it is a wonderful drinkable ale without being too challenging for the average drinker . we can \u201cwin them over\u201d with this ale and get them to then try the others !\nelsie is made by combining unfermentable lactose with a malt bill so complex the brewers refer to it as their ' kitchen sink beer ' . the result is a beer that ' s sweet and smooth and dark and roasty , with gentle touches of chocolate , coffee and cream . served on nitrogen at the bar , but conditioned for the bottle , allowing yeast to naturally carbonate the stout for an incredibly thick and smooth texture . she ' s so tasty , you ' ll believe cows really can jump over the moon !\nas chuck explained to us on our tour ( although it was self evident ) , the brewery itself is small . in fact , we were somewhat amazed that this little place , with only 11 full time staff , managed to produce all the quality beer it did . raw products come in one end , and the single most exciting range of beers to be produced by the one australian brewhouse comes out the other . right there , in bottles or in kegs , with 11 people making it happen . exhilarating .\npeople come to these local communities because they want to support their local economy . they also want to support a quality product and one of the things that we ' re also seeing as a by - product of this is growth in craft brewery tourism . here in the inner west there ' s a great little tour , but right around australia that ' s growing . tours in the hunter , tours in regional areas . and we believe that there ' s a prospect for much further growth in the future .\ncome out to sample our range of hand crafted beers , enjoy a jar or two with your friends and take away a growler ( 1 . 89l ) or bomber ( 640ml ) of your favorite . ask us about a private brewery tour , as we ' re always happy to show you around , and share the science and art behind each batch . tours are on saturday and sunday at 12 : 30pm and 2 : 30pm by booking only , so please email howdy @ urltoken for more information and to book in !\nchuck ' s background is impeccable . he has a phd in chemical engineering , and worked with the american giant coors for 10 years prior to being headhunted by sydney ' s tooth breweries , where he was general manager from 1983 . during this time he oversaw the production of the then most sophisticated brewery in the southern hemisphere ( worth some $ 100 million ) . with this under his belt chuck crossed the tasman to become technical manager for lion breweries , auckland , new zealand , where he\nbrewed steinlager for a few years\n- from 1984 through to 1987 .\nas it turns out it was a merger that would see the hahn brand springboard nationally over the next decade . as part of the deal , chuck was appointed chief brewer for the lion nathan group - no small responsibility as the group then operated eight breweries in australia and new zealand and two in china . during this time the hahn brewery operated partially as lion - nathan ' s development shop , with chuck ' s expert brewers helping to develop new beers for lion nathan under chuck ' s guidance . the most successful of these beers are now mass produced in other locations .\npours a deep , dark ruby red color with a minimum of creamy tan head that fades away pretty quickly , but does lace the glass . smells fruity , like cranberries and blackberries , with some black pepper there as well . don ' t smell much in the way of hops or malt , but the pepperberry smell is very pleasant anyway . tastes a little malty sweet , but with a fruity tartness to balance it out instead of hoppy bitterness . there ' s a slight hoppiness on the back end , but mostly it ' s just sweet & tart . mouthfeel is heavy and creamy , as is usual with james squire beers . overall , it ' s a very drinkable beer , good for the cool winter night .\nwe advise you not to select the ' remember me ' option if your computer may be used by someone under the legal drinking age .\nby submitting this form , you agree to the cookie and privacy policy of james squire ' s website .\nin english , explain why you ' re giving this rating . your review must discuss the place ' s attributes and your overall impression in order to indicate that you have legitimately visited the place . nonconstructive reviews may be removed without notice and action may be taken on your account .\nfounded in 1996 , beeradvocate ( ba ) is your go - to resource for beer .\nbeeradvocate is a proud supporter of independent craft brewers . we encourage you to # seektheseal and drink independent beer .\nby submitting this form , you agree to the cookie and privacy policy of maltshovel website .\nsubscribe to our newsletter , ratebeer weekly , a must for understanding new people , places and beers in worldwide craft culture .\n2000 - 2018 \u00a9 ratebeer , llc . all rights reserved . privacy policy | terms of service\nappropriately named . a hoppy hefe indeed . decent slap of alcohol . good stuff .\ni think somewhere behind the sweet fairy floss flavour there\u2019s a decent beer hiding in the background . pity\nformed by the amalgamation of some of australia and new zealand\u2019s most celebrated food and beverage companies , lion has a rich local heritage .\nit was then we were lucky to be introduced to quite a few of chuck ' s highly skilled brewers as we sampled the squires range . . . .\ndon\u2019t believe me ? there\u2019s a swag of psychological studies that show just that . the economist most recently reported a study that highlighted new research confirming that with clothes it\u2019s not the design itself that counts , but the label . we can add this to the many studies that develop similar themes , such as that expensive wine tastes better than cheap wine , even when they are the same .\ni guess the marketers hope is that not many people do this and the brand is left with the warm fuzzy patina of a lineage extending back 200 years . this way , when you look into the crowded bottleshop fridges or rows of bar taps , you\u2019re not just seeing a label that connotes a high - quality and highly - awarded beer brand , you\u2019re seeing a high - quality and highly - awarded beer brand with a history \u2013 one that you have an unconscious emotional bond with .\nand it works . just as with clothing , we make snap decisions about people based , not on the person or even on the inherent quality of their clothing , but on the little embroided polo player on their breast . and when we buy our beer , we buy it as much on how the label makes us feel when we see it as the beer tastes when we drink it .\ntheir marketers are very good . [ update : in fact , here\u2019s their story of how the brand was created . before there was even a beer . ]\nthe media release is published in full below and you can get the full stories in the aptly named storybook .\njames squire , one of australia\u2019s leading craft brewers , has unveiled a vibrant new look for its range of six , well - loved , unique and flavoursome beers .\neach james squire beer will have a new brand name and illustrative icon , aimed at revealing more about the man himself whilst helping beer lovers more easily identify each beer in the range . reassuringly for beer lovers , there has been no change to any of the brews .\nralph simpson , james squire brand director said , \u201cwe\u2019re extremely proud of our james squire range \u2013 it has set the benchmark for australian craft beers .\n\u201chowever we found that whilst our drinkers remained loyal to james squire , they often weren\u2019t sure which beer in the range they were drinking . the beer packaging just looked too similar , so we set about creating a new identity for each brew to help them stand out , while at the same time telling more of the history of the man , james squire , a charming rouge and of course , australia\u2019s first brewer , \u201d said ralph ."]}
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out and a step - up in marketing activity is expected on completion of the transfer towards the end of the year .\nvanquis bank is a uk based credit card company . you can trace our roots back to bradford nearly 130 years ago when our parent company provident financial was established . vanquis bank was formed in 2002 and has accepted over 3 . 5 million customers in the uk ( as of september 2017 ) .\nwhile vanquis bank is a relatively new venture , we are comfortable in this market because of provident financial ' s long history of success in the non - standard credit industry as well as the experience and skills of the vanquis bank staff , many of whom have a background in serving non - standard customers .\nm . the group ' s committed debt facilities , together with the recent renewal of bank facilities and the retail deposits programme at vanquis bank , are now sufficient to fund contractual maturities and projected growth of the group until october 2019 .\nsince then provident financial has grown and grown , leading to the establishment of a home credit group in the 1990s and the formation of vanquis bank in 2002 .\nvanquis bank has generated profit before tax of \u00a399 . 8m in the six months ended 30 june 2016 ( 2015 : \u00a386 . 7m ) analysed as follows :\nvanquis is the largest dedicated specialist \u2018low and grow\u2019 credit card issuer in the uk credit card market . vanquis bank occupies three sites \u2013 a head office in central london and sites in bradford and chatham , kent housing our customer contact centres .\nafter graduating university , i found the flexibility that vanquis offered appealing .\nvanquis bank limited is authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated by the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulation authority ( financial services register no . 221156 ) .\nthe brand name for savings accounts from fbn bank ( uk ) ltd - a wholly owned subsidiary of first bank of nigeria ltd , listed on the nigerian stock exchange .\nthis is the uk branch of the state bank of india ( sbi ) - the largest commercial bank in india . the indian government is the single - largest shareholder .\nmeet the man whose party trick is to nab your bank card details . . .\nhowever vanquis signed up 234 , 000 new customers to produce a record half year . the credit quality improved slightly and vanquis now has 1 . 65 million customers .\nthe group has made a good start to 2017 . vanquis bank and moneybarn have continued to trade very well and the home credit business has produced a sound collections performance .\nwhen vanquis started they were required to offer recording and this was the perfect solution .\n\u201chere at vanquis , things are never stagnant . opportunities are never far away . \u201d\nthe group has made a good start to 2017 . vanquis bank and moneybarn have continued to trade very well and the home credit business has produced a sound collections performance .\nthese figures are included within the vanquis bank figures in the tables above . there were no assets or liabilities associated with the branch on 31 december 2016 or 31 december 2015 .\n\u201cthe bank has really grown , and it ' s our target to continue growing . \u201d\ndepending on your circumstances and credit history , the rate offered on vanquis bank\u2019s aquis visa card can actually reach the eye - watering heights of 59 . 9 % ( variable ) .\nvanquis bank stopped offering the rop to new customers in april 2016 , but the half a million or so customers who had already taken out the plan can continue to use it .\nvanquis bank demonstrated during the last downturn that it is considerably less sensitive to changes in the employment market than mainstream card issuers , maintaining a risk - adjusted margin above 30 % , despite a modest increase in impairment . although the uk employment market has continued to improve , vanquis bank has maintained tight credit standards since 2009 and maintains strict discipline over managing card utilisation .\nverity works with the correspondence team , ensuring that all vanquis ' customers are treated fairly .\nvanquis have helped me to build up the skills to be a team leader .\nbut capital one was quick to react by launching its new visa card with an even lower representative apr of 28 . 9 % ( variable ) , bumping vanquis bank\u2019s offering into second place .\nprovident financial plc was founded in 1880 to provide responsible lending in the west yorkshire area . vanquis bank is a subsidiary of provident financial plc and offers visa credit cards to the uk market .\nm . the group ' s committed debt facilities , together with the retail deposits programme at vanquis bank , are sufficient to fund contractual maturities and projected growth in the business until may 2018 .\na recent surge in british wages could prompt the bank of england to increase rates soon , according to opinions voiced in the latest meeting of the bank ' s interest rate setters published this week .\nthe first rise is likely to take place in mid - 2016 , but bank rate will remain below 2pc in 2017 , according to predictions in the latest bank of england ' s inflation report .\nm . the group ' s committed debt facilities , together with the retail deposits programme at vanquis bank and the recent extension to the group ' s syndicated bank facility , are sufficient to fund contractual maturities and projected growth of the group until october 2019 , when the \u00a3250m senior bond matures .\nget \u00a325 for every friend you successfully recommend to vanquis . click below to find out more .\nyou can use your vanquis visa card anywhere in the world where you see the visa sign .\nvanquis credit cards are designed for people who are looking to build or improve their credit rating .\nvanquis bank savings has been awarded the winner of the best long term fixed rate bond provider category and has been highly commended as the best fixed rate bond provider in the 2017 savings champion awards .\nthese figures are included within the vanquis bank figures in the tables above . there were no assets or liabilities associated with the branch on 30 june 2016 , 31 december 2015 or 30 june 2015 .\nvanquis bank has had an excellent year in 2011 , growing its customer numbers and receivables and continuing to deliver strong profits growth . the business is now capital - generative and contributing to the group\u2019s dividend .\nexpanding the capability to provide non - standard consumer finance through partnering with other lending institutions , brokers or providers of retail finance represents an attractive opportunity to expand the distribution of vanquis bank ' s credit card proposition . during 2016 , a new relationship has been established with pay4later who provide the it platform that acts as the interface between a number of retailers and a panel of lenders . vanquis bank is pay4later ' s designated provider of revolving credit and a number of retailer relationships are expected to be established with vanquis bank during 2017 . discussions are also progressing with a number of other retailers , brokers and lending institutions .\nwe have designed clear and straightforward home insurance products with the service you\u2019ve come to expect from vanquis .\nwhat makes a vanquis person is someone who ' s always looking to help the customer .\nvanquis is a full member of uk finance , the trade association for the uk\u2019s financial services industry .\nvanquis has recently signed a new three year partnership with mencap as part of our active community programme .\nthe best - paying five - year bond on the market , which offers annual interest of 3 . 02pc , was launched today as part of vanquis bank ' s new crop of fixed - rate accounts .\nvanquis bank agreed with the fca to enter into a voluntary requirement to suspend all new sales of the rop in april 2016 and to conduct a customer contact exercise , which has now been completed .\nyou only receive this \u00a375 , 000 protection once under each bank or building society ' s ' compensation licence ' . each bank usually has its own authorisation , but those that operate different brands often share them .\nimportant message : vanquis has agreed to refund any interest related to our repayment option plan ( rop ) . click here to find out more about the decision and what vanquis are doing to put things right .\nsince simon has joined vanquis , he ' s been able to grow the resourcing team that he manages .\ncash at bank and in hand includes \u00a3168 . 9m ( 2015 : \u00a3134 . 2m ) in respect of the liquid assets buffer , including other liquid resources , held by vanquis bank in accordance with the pra ' s liquidity regime . this buffer is not available to finance the group ' s day - to - day operations .\ncash at bank and in hand includes \u00a3141 . 1m ( 2015 : \u00a3118 . 0m ) in respect of the liquid assets buffer , including other liquidity resources , held by vanquis bank in accordance with the pra ' s liquidity regime . this buffer is not available to finance the group ' s day - to - day operations .\njoining a bank was a different step for me , but it ' s not stuffy at all .\n% , a lower rate than adjusted pre - tax profits due to the impact of the 8 % bank corporation tax surcharge on vanquis bank ' s profits in excess of \u00a325m which was effective from 1 january 2016 . basic earnings per share increased by 19 . 8 % to 181 . 8p ( 2015 : 151 . 8p ) .\nin a statement issued on tuesday , vanquis ' s parent company provident financial group said that vanquis is co - operating with the fca ' s investigation and that rop generates gross revenues of about \u00a370 million a year .\nthis helped reduce its impairment rate across both home credit and vanquis bank last year . provident said its businesses also enjoyed a ' good start ' to 2011 , with sound collections and year - on - year sales growth .\nthe future for vanquis bank is very bright . it is a profitable , growing , capital - generative business which will be a major contributor to the future growth in the group\u2019s dividends and the overall returns provided to shareholders .\nvanquis bank promotes financial inclusion by bringing the benefits of credit cards to consumers who are typically excluded by mainstream lenders , helping people to establish or rebuild their credit profiles and enjoy the increasing utility of card - based credit , including online shopping . vanquis bank ' s ' low and grow ' approach to extending credit and high levels of customer contact underpin a sustainable , responsible lending model which produces consistently high levels of customer satisfaction approaching 90 % .\nvanquis bank has demonstrated that it is considerably less sensitive to changes in the employment market than mainstream card issuers . although the uk employment market has continued to improve , vanquis bank has maintained tight credit standards and has continued to only book those new customers who are expected to deliver its minimum threshold returns . as a result , delinquency levels have continued to be favourable and have run at record lows for the business during the first half of 2016 .\nvanquis bank ' s internet bookings have remained strong during the first half of the year whilst year - on - year bookings from the direct mail and face - to - face channels have been lower than the previous year .\nthe name of the bank is listed next to its licence . if the ownership of the bank is different to the licence - holder , this is noted in brackets . but the licence - holder is the most important information .\nvanquis has vigorous external regulation and a meticulous internal control and compliance regime . this includes recording calls and calls statistics . sigma voice solutions supplies vanquis with call recording and off - site secure data storage within the sigma network .\nthe tax rate for the first half of 2016 of 24 . 40 % ( 2015 : 20 . 25 % ) is the estimated effective tax rate on profit before tax , amortisation of acquisition intangibles and exceptional items for the 2016 financial year and is higher than the mainstream uk statutory corporation tax rate of 20 % . this reflects the impact of the bank corporation tax surcharge of 8 % which came into force on 1 january 2016 . the surcharge applies to vanquis bank profits in excess of \u00a325m and places an additional tax cost on vanquis bank of approaching \u00a315m per annum .\nthis was the first independent uk bank on the high street for more than 100 years when it launched in 2010 .\nlast week , vanquis bank launched its aquid via card , which was market - leading in both the credit builder and bad credit best - buy tables . the card carries a representative apr of 29 . 8 % ( variable ) .\na decision was made to close ccd ' s guarantor loans business , glo , to new business in early october 2016 . this decision reflected the longer than envisaged timescale in ccd obtaining fca authorisation which had delayed the transfer of glo to vanquis bank together with vanquis bank being at an advanced stage of developing its own loans platform to provide a wider unsecured loans proposition . as a result , the glo receivables book has been placed into run - off within ccd and a\nin the firm ' s wider results , the business ' vanquis bank credit card product has seen a strong flow of new account bookings reaching 122 , 000 , a figure up 45 per cent versus the relatively weak first quarter of 2016 .\nprovident financial plc is the leading non - standard lender in the uk . the group serves 2 . 4 million customers and its operations consist of vanquis bank , the consumer credit division ( ccd ) comprising provident and satsuma , and moneybarn .\ninterest costs reduced by 1 . 6 % during 2016 . this reflects the reduction in vanquis bank ' s blended funding rate , after taking account of the cost of holding a liquid assets buffer , from 5 . 3 % in 2015 to\nfurther detail on vanquis bank ' s initiatives to augment the medium - term growth of its credit card proposition , together with its business plan for developing a loans proposition , will be provided at the capital markets day on 4 april 2017 .\nm ( 2015 : \u00a3126 . 6m ) reflecting strong growth in profits at vanquis bank and moneybarn and an improved profit performance in ccd following a reduction in the start - up losses associated with satsuma and glo . adjusted earnings per share of\nbelow , we reveal who owns who to make sure you don ' t unwittingly bank savings twice with the same institution .\nusing call planner and customising call record , sigma delivered a call recording and call planning solution in less than 2 weeks . without this vanquis would have had to compromise their annual business model . the vcc allowed vanquis to continue without interruption .\nthe group , which offers doorstep credit and also owns vanquis bank , posted underlying pre - tax profits of \u00a3144 . 5m in 2010 , up from \u00a3130 . 1m in 2009 . on a reported basis , profits rose 13 % to \u00a3142m .\nfollowing announcement of the proposed transaction , vanquis bank ' s interest in visa europe was valued at a fair value of \u00a317 . 5m which reflected the expected upfront cash proceeds and a number of factors and uncertainties relating to the other consideration . the\nif you ' ve got ambition and a good work ethic , vanquis will give you the opportunity to progress .\neverything that we do at vanquis revolves around our customers . you can read some of our happy customers ' experiences here .\nsigma provides services that grow with vanquis ' needs . bespoke , integrated products and services developed to meet changes and challenges .\ni started my own business a couple of years ago , which has been going well for the most part . my vanquis bank card helps me to smooth out the peaks and troughs in my personal expenditure , allowing me to concentrate on my business .\nduring 2016 , vanquis bank ' s change of permission was approved by the fca and moneybarn received its full authorisation . ccd continues to operate under an interim permission awaiting full authorisation , consistent with the other sizeable firms operating in the home credit market .\nprovident financial plc is the leading non - standard lender in the uk . the group serves 2 . 4 million customers and its operations consist of vanquis bank , the consumer credit division ( ccd ) comprising provident , satsuma and glo , and moneybarn .\nmanaging director bhupinder singh passi has been with the bank for 35 years . funds are lent out in the uk and overseas .\nchallenger bank pays 3 . 02pc on deposits of \u00a31 , 000 and above \u2013 but savers could lose out if interest rates rise\nm . the group ' s committed debt facilities , together with the retail deposits programme at vanquis bank , are sufficient to fund contractual maturities and projected growth in the business until may 2018 . in accordance with the group ' s treasury policies , the group would anticipate renewing its \u00a3382 . 5m revolving syndicated bank facility at least 12 months in advance of its may 2018 maturity date .\nprofit before tax in 2016 is stated before an exceptional gain of \u00a320 . 2m in respect of vanquis bank ' s interest in visa europe following completion of visa inc . ' s acquisition of visa europe on 21 june 2016 ( 2015 : \u00a3nil ) .\nvanquis bank continued to be the star performer , with profits growth of 89 % to \u00a326 . 7m in 2010 . the operation , which saw customer numbers leap up by a quarter , is in ongoing talks with the city regulator to begin taking customer deposits .\npresentations will be made by the senior management teams of vanquis bank , the consumer credit division ( ccd ) and moneybarn . the presentation slides will be available on the company\u2019s website , urltoken , at 10 . 30am in conjunction with the commencement of the event .\nvanquis bank , which is part of provident financial group , was formed in 2002 and specialises in offering credit cards to those with poor credit histories . it will match the rate you are offered with your individual credit score \u2013 which means it could be expensive .\nin order to accommodate growth , vanquis bank increased its contact centre capacity by opening a second operation in bradford , located within ccd\u2019s head office facility . the bradford operation works as a satellite to our existing contact centre in chatham and uses exactly the same it infrastructure and procedures that has made the chatham contact centre so effective . the bradford site has the capacity to house 230 seats in addition to the 420 seats we have at chatham . this will accommodate the growth at vanquis bank for at least the next two years .\nwe like to celebrate how well vanquis are doing , so there are plenty of social events to get involved with .\nbased in peterborough , cambridgeshire , this independent uk bank is backed by private - equity company anacap financial partners llp and other institutional investors . it launched in 2009 and is run by chief executive officer phillip monks , who has 30 years\u2019 experience at barclays and arab bank .\nvanquis bank has reported profits up 11 . 3 % . growth is being delivered against continued tight credit standards and i ' m particularly pleased with the momentum of new business being generated through a reinvigoration of the credit card proposition and its distribution by the new leadership team .\nthe exceptional gain in respect of visa is partly offset by an exceptional impairment charge of \u00a32 . 9m in respect of glo ' s it platform within ccd following the decision to develop guarantor loans as part of the wider vanquis bank loans proposition on a separate it platform .\ninitiatives to further augment growth in 2017 and beyond . the performance of the recently launched unsecured loans pilot is encouraging and represents a significant opportunity within both the vanquis bank customer base and the wider market which is an under - served area of the non - standard market .\nat vanquis , you ' re given the chance to be more creative , and deliver solutions with a bit more imagination .\nthe vanquis active community programme is designed to complement the corporate responsibility work undertaken across the provident financial group through its good neighbour programme .\nimpairment in vanquis bank and moneybarn is deducted from the carrying value of amounts receivable from customers by the use of an allowance account . the vanquis bank allowance account as at 30 june 2016 amounted to \u00a3245 . 2m ( 31 december 2015 : \u00a3225 . 0m , 30 june 2015 : \u00a3200 . 3m ) and the moneybarn allowance account amounted to \u00a326 . 2m ( 31 december 2015 : \u00a318 . 4m , 30 june 2015 : \u00a329 . 4m ) . within ccd , impairments are deducted directly from amounts receivable from customers without the use of an allowance account .\nthe effective tax rate for 2016 , prior to the amortisation of acquisition intangibles and exceptional items , is 23 . 20 % ( 2015 : 20 . 25 % ) . the increase in the rate reflects the impact of the bank corporation tax surcharge of 8 % , which came into effect on 1 january 2016 and applies to vanquis bank profits in excess of \u00a325m , net of a tax credit in respect of prior years .\nthe analysis set out above relates to ccd only . vanquis bank and moneybarn are still in growth phases and at this stage of their development the influence of its growth has a much more significant impact on the profits reported by the business during the financial year than the underlying seasonality .\nresource management - providing a networked based solution for telephony requirements has allowed vanquis to concentrate its efforts on the business of growing the business .\nat vanquis we strive to ensure that we are a valued part of the communities where we live and work through our active community programme .\ntimes ( 2015 : 2 . 2 times ) . the group has recently entered into a new \u00a3450m syndicated bank facility maturing in may 2020 and cancelled the existing committed bank facility of \u00a3383m which was due to mature in may 2018 . the all - in cost of the new facility is lower than the cancelled facility with broadly consistent terms , conditions and financial covenant package . as at 31 december 2016 , headroom on the group ' s committed facilities amounted to \u00a3140m and , including the additional capacity available for vanquis bank to take retail deposits , total funding capacity amounted to \u00a3\nm in respect of glo ( 2015 : \u00a310 . 8m ) . following the decision to develop guarantor loans as part of vanquis bank ' s wider loans proposition during 2017 , glo ceased to issue new business in early october 2016 and the receivables book is now in run - off .\npresentations will be made by the senior management teams of vanquis bank , the consumer credit division ( ccd ) and moneybarn . the presentation slides will be available on the company ' s website , www . providentfinancial . com , at 10 . 30am in conjunction with the commencement of the event .\nthe vanquis bank impairment charge comprises \u00a380 . 4m in respect of the uk business ( 2015 : \u00a378 . 9m ) and \u00a3nil in respect of the polish pilot operation prior to the transfer of the economic interest to a third party on 1 april 2015 ( 2015 : \u00a31 . 6m ) .\ndanny has a team of 12 people in bradford , and he believes the way vanquis looks after it ' s employees makes a real difference .\nyour eligible deposits with vanquis bank limited are protected up to a total of \u00a385 , 000 by the financial services compensation scheme , the uk ' s deposit protection scheme . any deposits you hold above the \u00a385 , 000 limit are not covered . please click here for further information or visit urltoken .\nvanquis offers market - leading four - year and five - year bonds , with the former paying 2 . 61pc , but its shorter - term accounts fail to beat rivals . charter savings bank , for example , offers a 1 . 91pc one\u2011year account , making it the best\u2011paying over that term .\nreturn on assets 2 of 13 . 8 % in 2016 , reduced from 15 . 8 % in 2015 primarily due to the bank corporation tax surcharge .\nsub - prime lender provident financial received nearly 2 , 700 applications per day for its vanquis bank credit card last year , despite the high interest it charges . but 83pc of people who applied for the card were turned down , mainly because they were thought to have already taken on too much debt .\nas a project manager , vivienne helps facilitate a range of change projects across vanquis , from new websites and payment methods to infrastructure and it projects .\nan exceptional credit of \u00a317 . 3m has been recognised in the income statement comprising a \u00a320 . 2m gain made on vanquis bank ' s interest in visa europe ltd following completion of its acquisition by visa inc . on 21 june 2016 net of an exceptional impairment charge of \u00a32 . 9m in respect of glo ' s it platform within ccd following the decision to develop guarantor loans as part of the wider vanquis bank loans proposition on a separate it platform ( 2015 : exceptional cost of \u00a311 . 8m following a business restructuring in ccd ) . the group ' s statutory profit before tax is also stated after a \u00a3\nbased on the stable delinquency trends experienced during the fourth quarter , together with the expected growth of vanquis bank ' s presence in the nearer prime segment of the market and some further reduction in the penetration of the rop product , the risk - adjusted margin is expected to moderate towards 30 % during 2017 .\npart of india\u2019s international bank , which has branches in 25 countries and has been in britain for more than 50 years ( there\u2019s an office in london ) .\nthe tax charge for 2016 represents an effective rate of 23 . 20 % ( 2015 : 20 . 25 % ) on profit before tax , amortisation of acquisition intangibles and exceptional items . the rate is higher than the mainstream uk statutory corporation tax rate which reduced from 21 % to 20 % on 1 april 2015 due to the impact of the bank corporation tax surcharge of 8 % which came into force on 1 january 2016 . the surcharge applies to vanquis bank profits in excess of \u00a325m and places an additional tax cost on vanquis bank of approaching \u00a315m per annum . the group is expected to benefit in future years from the further rate reductions to 19 % on 1 april 2017 and to 17 % on 1 april 2020 announced by the government and enacted in the 2016 finance act .\nbased on the trends experienced during the last downturn in the uk economy between 2008 and 2010 , rising unemployment may result in some increase in impairment in vanquis bank and moneybarn and inflationary conditions may result in weaker demand in the home credit business . wholesale debt markets may also experience disruption in a weak uk economy .\nyou can trace vanquis bank\u2019s roots back 130 years to bradford when our parent company , provident financial first started . our founder , joshua kelley waddilove , created a system that allowed local working class families to provide for themselves through vouchers that could be exchanged in local shops . the families would then pay back the vouchers in small instalments . you can read more about our history here , but in the meantime , here\u2019s what we\u2019ve achieved at vanquis in just 12 years . . .\nthe fca regulation of the consumer credit industry commenced on 1 april 2014 . ccd and moneybarn obtained interim permissions under the new regime and submitted their applications for full authorisation prior to the 31 may 2015 deadline . vanquis bank , which was already an authorised firm , submitted its application for a variation of permissions in december 2014 .\nvanquis offers low credit limits of between \u00a3150 and \u00a31 , 000 , although customers can apply to have their credit limit increased every five months . the maximum limit offered by vanquis is \u00a34 , 000 but you will only be considered for a higher credit limit if you have proved that you can manage your account responsibly .\nvanquis ' call centre handles in excess of 11 , 500 calls a day , that ' s around 230 , 000 calls a month , from its customers .\nwe are in the midst of a consumer - led revolution in the way we do our day - to - day banking . customers love the new technology that is allowing them to bank round the clock and which is providing us all with our own personal financial advisors . the bba\u2019s influential way we bank now report shows that through the\u2026\nadjusted profit before tax is stated before an exceptional impairment charge of \u00a32 . 9m in respect of glo ' s it platform within ccd following the decision to develop guarantor loans as part of the wider vanquis bank loans proposition on a separate it platform ( 2015 : an exceptional cost of \u00a311 . 8m in respect of business restructuring ) .\ntimes ( 2015 : 2 . 4 times ) reflecting continued strong capital generation and the cash proceeds from the sale of the visa europe shares . headroom on the group ' s committed debt facilities amounted to \u00a3162m at june 2016 and , including the additional capacity available for vanquis bank to take retail deposits , total funding capacity amounted to \u00a3\ninterest costs reduced by 4 . 2 % during the first half of 2016 . this is a lower rate of growth than average receivables and reflects the reduction in vanquis bank ' s blended funding rate , after taking account of the cost of holding a liquid assets buffer , from 5 . 5 % in the first half of 2015 to\ngrowth in the cost base of 31 . 2 % includes a year - on - year uplift of \u00a34m in the spend on direct mail and marketing activities to support the more intensive customer acquisition programme . vanquis bank has also incurred costs of approximately \u00a31m in respect of upgrading its it platform and establishing the retail deposits programme during the year .\nthe fca assumed responsibility for the regulation of the consumer credit industry from 1 april 2014 . ccd and moneybarn obtained interim permissions under the new regime and submitted their applications for full authorisation prior to the 31 may 2015 deadline . vanquis bank , which was already an authorised firm , submitted its application for a variation of permissions in december 2014 .\nthe profile of moneybarn ' s customers is very similar to vanquis bank customers . they typically have a thin or impaired credit history and find it difficult to access credit from prime lenders . they have an average age of approximately 40 , are employed or self - employed and have an income level around the national average of \u00a325 , 000 .\nprovident has tightened its lending criteria and collections policy since the credit crunch , hiring more field - based management roles to boost collections and expanding its contact centre at vanquis .\nif you have a complaint about a service provided by vanquis , please use the contact details below . your complaint will be dealt with in accordance with our complaints procedure .\nas a regulated entity , vanquis bank operates a number of the internal control and risk management processes typically only held at a group level in many organisations . these include a risk committee , audit committee , remuneration committee and compliance committee , all of which are chaired by an independent non - executive director to provide the appropriate level of challenge and oversight .\nas indicated in the 2015 preliminary announcement , the agreement between visa and the eu to reduce the interchange fees charged by credit card companies to retailers was fully implemented from december 2015 on domestic transactions . the impact on vanquis bank was a reduction in income of approximately \u00a33m in 2015 and is estimated to increase to an impact of around \u00a311m in 2016 .\nall are part of the uk financial services compensation scheme , so you\u2019re covered for up to \u00a385 , 000 ( \u00a3170 , 000 for joint accounts ) if the bank goes bust .\nvanquis bank is part of provident financial , a leading uk financial provider . the company was founded in bradford in 1880 by joshua kelley waddilove , who devised a system to help local families buy what they needed , when they needed it with vouchers that could be used in local shops . the families then paid back the vouchers in small affordable weekly instalments .\nthe event will primarily focus on the significant organic growth opportunities at vanquis bank , moneybarn and satsuma together with the migration to a more efficient and effective operating model in home credit and the associated financial benefits . the event will also include an update on the development of the group\u2019s digital proposition and the increased synergies available to the group\u2019s businesses to improve competitive advantage .\nec3 is home to many major insurance / financial occupiers , including aig , aviva , axa , hiscox , qbe , royal london , swissre , willis towers watson , vanquis bank and zurich insurance group . other professional neighbouring occupiers include clyde & co llp , dwf llp , latham & watkins llp , northern & shell , vinson & elkins llp and xl catlin .\nm ( 2015 : \u00a3292 . 9m ) . this reflects strong growth in profits at vanquis bank and moneybarn and an improved profit performance in ccd following a reduction in the start - up losses associated with satsuma . statutory profit before tax increased by 25 . 7 % to \u00a3343 . 9m ( 2015 : \u00a3273 . 6m ) . adjusted basic earnings per share of\nlaunched in 2011 , this is a uk bank owned by the special opportunities fund ( sof ) . the sof management team left rbs group in november 2013 to form sof investments limited .\nimportant : credit is subject to : status ; telephone contact ; confirmation of name and address ; not already holding a credit card issued by vanquis bank ; no reasonable suspicion of fraud , and is only available to uk residents who are at least 18 years of age and are not legally restricted from obtaining credit e . g . because of bankruptcy . please read the\nvanquis bank has a great history of helping people who are new to credit or looking to rebuild their credit . we\u2019ve already helped over 3 million + people across the uk . we could help you too ! we\u2019ll provide you with the tools and tips you\u2019ll need to build yourself a strong credit rating , plus plenty of advice and support from our uk call centre .\nthe group ' s businesses operate principally in the uk and republic of ireland . vanquis bank established a branch in poland as part of a pilot credit card operation during the first half of 2012 . a decision was taken to withdraw from the pilot operation in early 2015 and the receivables book was sold to a third party with the economic interest transferring from 1 april 2015 .\nm of amortisation in respect of acquisition intangibles established as part of the acquisition of moneybarn in august 2014 ( 2015 : \u00a37 . 5m ) - see note 6 ; and ( ii ) a net exceptional credit of \u00a317 . 3m comprising an exceptional gain of \u00a320 . 2m in respect of vanquis bank ' s interest in visa europe following completion of visa inc . ' s acquisition of visa europe on 21 june 2016 and an exceptional impairment charge of \u00a32 . 9m in respect of glo ' s it platform within ccd following the decision to develop guarantor loans as part of the wider vanquis bank loans proposition on a separate it platform ( 2015 : exceptional cost of \u00a311 . 8m in respect of a business restructuring in ccd ) - see note 2 .\nthe royal bank of scotland ( rbs ) said it has \u00a35 . 2bn of\nstock\nin personal banking that\u2019s in forbearance , a figure that includes schemes from the past two years .\n% , down from 5 . 9 % in 2015 . this principally reflects a lower average blended rate on retail deposits and a lower average rate on the group ' s syndicated bank facilities .\nthe event will primarily focus on the significant organic growth opportunities at vanquis bank , moneybarn and satsuma together with the migration to a more efficient and effective operating model in home credit and the associated financial benefits . the event will also include an update on the development of the group ' s digital proposition and the increased synergies available to the group ' s businesses to improve competitive advantage .\nthe \u00a32 . 4m tax credit in 2015 arose primarily as a result of taking deferred tax assets in vanquis bank , which were originally measured at the mainstream corporation tax rate of 20 % , and re - measuring them at the combined mainstream corporation tax and bank surcharge rate of 26 % , along with the benefit of taking deferred tax liabilities elsewhere in the group which were originally measured at 20 % and re - measuring these at 18 % . the further reduction in the mainstream corporation tax rate enacted in 2016 has not resulted in any impact on the tax charge for 2016 .\nnext in line is the new aquis visa card which comes with a representative apr of 29 . 8 % ( variable ) . applicants are offered an initial limit of up to \u00a31 , 000 which , over time , could be increased to a maximum of \u00a33 , 000 . you can also manage your bills online . existing holders of credit cards from vanquis bank card will not qualify .\nan exceptional credit of \u00a320 . 2m has been recognised in the first half of 2016 reflecting the gain made on vanquis bank ' s interest in visa europe ltd following completion of its acquisition by visa inc . on 21 june 2016 ( 2015 : exceptional cost of \u00a311 . 8m following a business restructuring in ccd ) . the group ' s statutory profit before tax is also stated after a \u00a3\nit\u2019s run by chief executive graham davin , previously an investec bank executive . money is lent out as residential property - development loans and bridging loans in the uk , and to small and medium companies .\nstarted in 2003 , vanquis bank brings the benefits of credit cards to people who can find themselves excluded by mainstream card issuers . credit card limits are significantly lower than those of mainstream lenders and we maintain a high level of customer contact throughout the life of the account . we also have higher minimum repayments compared with most other credit card providers , which helps our customers pay off their balances more quickly .\ninterest costs of \u00a323 . 2m ( 2010 : \u00a318 . 5m ) increased by 25 . 4 % during 2011 . this reflects the increase in average receivables partly offset by the benefit from a reduction in the group\u2019s average funding rate from 8 . 5 % to 7 . 6 % . vanquis bank\u2019s funding cost will reduce to an average of around 7 % in 2012 as retail deposit funding becomes more significant .\nvanquis bank also continues to progress a number of other opportunities including : ( i ) improving the digital capability of the business , particularly the forthcoming launch of an enhanced mobile app allowing greater functionality and the ability to present other potential offers to customers ; and ( ii ) the development of a number of customer value management programmes , comprising reactivation and retention programmes and the development of a group wide customer prospects database .\nthe bank of england has ordered banks to apply credit rules prudently and prove by september they are not being too complacent about risks to their balance sheets , amid concerns a jump in consumer borrowing could be unsustainable .\nthe retail deposits market in the uk is huge with around \u00a360bn to \u00a3140bn of cash and renewals being available for investment each year . vanquis bank is targeting to fund up to 80 % of its receivables with deposits by the end of 2012 . as a guide , the receivables book of around \u00a3450m at the end of 2011 therefore supports deposits of approximately \u00a3360m , which represents a small fraction of a very large market .\nthe \u00a34 . 7m deferred tax credit in 2016 on the available for sale investment represents the reversal of the \u00a34 . 8m deferred tax charge in 2015 , reflecting the sale of vanquis bank ' s interest in visa europe limited in the year , net of a deferred tax charge of \u00a30 . 1m arising on the movement in the valuation of the visa inc . stock between its acquisition and the end of the year .\nand represents a \u00a35 . 7m tax charge on the disposal of vanquis bank ' s interest in visa europe limited at the combined mainstream uk corporation tax and bank corporation tax surcharge rates of 28 % and a tax credit of \u00a30 . 6m relating to tax relief for the impairment of glo intangible fixed assets at the mainstream uk corporation tax rate of 20 % . the tax credit in respect of exceptional costs in 2015 amounted to \u00a32 . 4m and represented tax relief in respect of the exceptional restructuring costs in ccd . the tax credit in respect of the amortisation of acquisition intangibles amounted to \u00a31 . 5m ( 2015 : \u00a31 . 5m ) .\nvanquis embarked on an experimental virtual call centre incorporating mobile telephony with call recording , including the requirement to comply with various financial services related regulation . they needed a bespoke , on - line search interface set up to access their call records . call planners were also required for remotely located operators . this would provide online management for complete control over inbound calls , enabling vanquis to instantly re - target numbers on the web .\n\u200b\n\u200bmanagement has been changed in the troubled division , but crucially , with the new operating model now in place , the costs of the stumble are no greater than first warned . it\u2019s too early to say that all will be rosy going forward , but the group\u2019s message on credit quality across the business is reassuring . vanquis bank , which generates the lion\u2019s share of the group\u2019s income , is growing strongly , as is moneybarn ."]}
{"id": 54885, "summary": [{"text": "the brussels intercommunal transport company ( french : soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des transports intercommunaux de bruxelles , or stib ; dutch : maatschappij voor het intercommunaal vervoer te brussel or mivb ) is the local public transport operator in brussels , belgium .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it is usually referred to in english by the double acronym stib-mivb , or by its french acronym , stib .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it is responsible for the brussels metro , brussels trams and brussels buses , linking with the de lijn network in flanders and the tec network in wallonia . ", "topic": 9}], "title": "brussels intercommunal transport company", "paragraphs": ["the brussels intercommunal transport company is the local public transport operator in brussels , belgium . it is usually referred to in english by the double acronym stib - mivb , or by its french acronym , stib\nthe brussels intercommunal transport company ( soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des transports intercommunaux de bruxelles , stib - maatschappij voor het intercommunaal vervoer te brussel , mivb ) , founded in 1954 , is the first urban public transportation company in belgium .\nmivb was launched in 1954 , when the belgian state , the province of brabant and 21 brussels districts joined \u201cles tramways bruxellois\u201d ( the brussels trams ) , dubbing the new venture the \u201cmaatschappij voor het intercommunaal vervoer te brussel\u201d ( brussels intercommunal transport company ) .\nbrussels public transport to invest \u20ac5 . 2 billion in next 10 years | flanders today\nin haren , besix redeveloped the existing building ( 16 , 000 m\u00b2 ) and constructed a new building ( 8 , 000 m\u00b2 ) for the public transport maintenance center of the brussels intercommunal transport company . the shop also has 2 on - site paint lines for buses , trams and metro carriages ( 3 , 200 m\u00b2 ) and qualifies for the breeam \u2018good\u2019 certification .\nthe management committee has executive powers within the company ' s management . permanent staff representatives have an advisory role .\nthe brussels capital - region has unveiled its transport improvement plans for the next decade , which includes a new north - south station metro and extended bus routes .\nthe stib is responsible for developing and operating free - flowing high - quality public transport in and around the brussels - capital region . the management contract between the stib and its supervisory body the brussels - capital region lays down the duties and obligations of the stib in connection with the provision of a high - quality public transport network .\nevery day , its some 1 , 200 vehicles serve the 19 municipalities of the brussels - capital region and 11 suburban municipalities . stib covers a surface area of 241 , 5 km\u00b2 . the company provides transport for over 1 , 100 , 000 inhabitants , in addition to the thousands of commuters .\nthe stib is tasked with providing public transport services in the 19 communes of the brussels - capital region . to this end , the stib runs a metro , bus and tram network .\nthe stib was created by the order of 22 november 1990 on the organisation of public transports in the brussels - capital region . the company\u2019s articles of association were approved by the order of the executive of the brussels - capital region of 6 december 1990 ( published in moniteur belge on 18 december 1990 ) .\nsales , marketing & network\ndefines and promotes the transport services in order to enhance customer service .\nbrussels public transport authority mivb plans to invest \u20ac5 . 2 billion between 2016 and 2026 , an increase of 10 % on original plans , according to the region\u2019s minister for mobility , pascal smet .\nin 2011 , the european foundation for quality management awarded the company its \u201crecognised for excellence 4 star\u201d label , which rewards companies for good management approaches .\nthe future holds great things in store for the metro system : new lines , new stations , driverless trains . by 2025 , brussels\u2019 transport authority plans to spend \u20ac5 . 2 billion on extending and improving the network .\nthe board of directors is entrusted with adopting the company ' s budget and concluding the management contract with the regional government , as well as approving collective bargaining agreements negotiated by the ceo . it is composed of 19 members appointed by the regional government of the brussels - capital region . the board of directors also includes government officials and representatives from brussels municipalities . permanent staff representatives have an advisory role .\nall the latest on getting out and about in brussels , network info , and all our latest special offers and promotions .\nthe soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des transports intercommunaux de bruxelles ( stib ) is tasked with providing public transport services in the 19 communes of the brussels - capital region and 11 other outer suburbs . to this end , the stib runs a metro , bus and tram network as well as several minibuses for persons with reduced mobility .\ncommunications specialist netmodule reports a successful major project with aeg belgium for the stib / mivb transport company in the nation\u2019s capital city . from the start of the project in march 2013 to its completion at the end of 2015 , more than 1 , 080 buses and trams were equipped with the nb3700 compactrail routers by netmodule \u2013 as retrofits to existing vehicles and to new vehicles \u2013 with more to follow .\n290 . 6 million journeys were recorded in the brussels - capital region in 2009 . the stib network comprises 4 metro lines , 19 tram lines , 50 bus lines and 11 night bus lines . the combined length of all stib public transport routes is around 700km ( metro 40km , tram 215km , bus 470km ) .\ndo you remember where you were 40 years ago ? maybe you were waiting for the metro . on 20 september 1976 , brussels launched its metro system .\nas the largest urban public transportation authority in belgium , mivb operates the metro , tram and bus system in the brussels - capital region as well as 11 other municipalities on the outskirts of the city .\nthe mivb has introduced significant changes in recent years \u2013 such as entrance gates in the metro to discourage fare dodgers , a noctis line of night buses , new metro stops in the outer reaches of brussels and a complete overhaul of its existing metro lines .\nbrussels\u2019 pre - metro dates to 1965 and ran from sint - katelijn to schuman . a second portion opened in 1970 between madou and naamsepoort on the inner ring - road . that was extended in 1974 from madou to rogier , while a year later a new section was added between diamant and boileau .\nthe stib continues to attract more and more customers ( up 80 % in ten years ) . the stib is constantly innovating and modernising to ensure it is able to meet this growing demand . services , facilities and vehicles need to be adapted to developments in the behaviour and expectations of potential customers , traffic flows , new techniques and know - how , and inter - modality ( use of more than one form of transport )\nwe use them to give you the best experience . if you continue using our website , we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on this website .\nthe routers transfer eticketing , monitoring and private mobile radio data as well as passenger information by mobile communication network while the vehicles are in service and via wlan in the depot . during this project , the focus was on ensuring system reliability even at high temperatures .\ninitially , an industrial pc with a umts and wlan module , which transmitted the data via a mobile communication system to the central control station , was installed in the roofs of the buses and trams . however , significant heat generation in the vehicle roof led to increased incidences of temperature problems , which meant that reliability could not be guaranteed .\nthis is where the nb3700 compactrail router offered a solution \u2013 with certification to en50155 t3 international railway standard , it is designed for use at temperatures ranging from - 25\u00b0 to 70\u00b0c , and is resistant to shocks and vibrations in line with the mil std810f standard . its compact design was also an advantage . these characteristics proved to be persuasive in the project : today , the standard nb3700 compactrail router functions as a umts / wlan communications interface to a robust industrial pc .\ndata is transmitted as before using the mobile communication network while on the move and via wlan in the depot . this is realised by a single integrated broadband modem and two wlan modules . the nb3700 compactrail router is also compatible with and supports seamless switching between all common mobile communication standards ( lte , hspa + , umts , edge , gprs and gsm ) . the fastest available connection is always selected automatically .\nthe devices are built into a 19in rack as a bundle with a power supply . the software for the nb3700 compactrail was customised to the client\u2019s specifications , and the router configuration adapted to the system : this means that each vehicle has a usb stick containing all the scripts and configurations specific to that vehicle and its router . this stick is connected directly to the nb3700 compactrail router . if the router fails , it can simply be replaced with a new device and the stick re - inserted . as a result , netmodule guarantees very short outage times .\nstib has adopted an organisational and working model allowing it to guarantee its services effectiveness and to better address the present and future challenges .\nthis governance relies on an organisational structure consisting of a first level of 5 divisions reporting to senior vice presidents . the divisions represent key areas of success specific to stib :\nfinance & services\nprovides budget management , logistic support and legal expertise .\nhuman resources\ndefines and implements the recruitment strategy and promotes continuous improvement in employees ' work .\nthe five senior vice presidents and the general management are represented on the executive committee , which is competent to make strategic decisions on corporate level . this approach has been introduced within the divisions where the decision - making body is the management committee .\nanytime , anywhere ! check out timetables , station and stop info and track services in real - time .\nif you have any suggestions , comments or compliments , we love to hear from you .\nwhether it ' s real - time network information , news , events . . . share with us via your favourite networks !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncookies help us deliver our site . by using this website , you agree to our use of cookies .\na new generation of vehicles and the creation of bus lanes and dedicated tram track sections help reduce delays while improving comfort .\n, such as electronic ticketing and real - time information , also increases customer convenience .\nticket checks and barriers are also expected to increase the feeling of safety among customers and combat vandalism and fraud .\nthis page is about the meanings of the acronym / abbreviation / shorthand stib in the regional field in general and in the countries terminology in particular .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nstib / mivb bombardier flexity t3000 tram ride on line 94 between tram museum and auderghem shopping .\nstib / mivb tram 4 conductor , using his cell phone while on duty .\nthe first metro consisted of one line from de brouck\u00e8re to merode , followed by a branch in one direction to tomberg and in another to beaulieu . there were 16 stations covering 11 . 6 kilometres .\nnow it consists of four lines , 59 stations and a total distance of 40km . in its first year of operation , the metro carried five million passengers . last year that number was 135 million .\nthe metro , though , was preceded by more than a decade by the pre - metro . while the metro is fully underground , the pre - metro is a tram that travels on the surface and dips underground when necessary .\nan interactive timeline on the metro\u2019s website includes a history of both networks . do you have special memories of the metro down the years ? do you have photos of the way things used to be ? add your memories to the pile .\nby continuing to browse the site , you are agreeing to our use of cookies .\nsmet described the plans as both \u201cambitious and realistic\u201d . a large part of the funding will go to the construction of a new north - south metro line from bordet in evere to albert in vorst . if all goes well , he said , the line should come into operation by 2024 .\nthe existing metro lines will be modernised in phases to improve safety and increase frequency . however , the introduction of self - driving metro trains , he said , is \u201ca long - term goal\u201d that does not form part of the 10 - year plan .\ntwo other projects have been shelved for the time being : an extension of the metro to parking c at heizel , site of the planned new national stadium , and the \u201cskytrain\u201d from north station to tour & taxis . the conversion of bus line 71 to a tram will not take place , after the elsene administration objected .\nmeanwhile , mivb has released details of some of the changes it plans to the bus network in the capital over the coming years . the number of bus routes will go up from 50 to 54 , with new lines serving vorst - central station , heembeek - schuman , south station - drogenbos and erasmus - diesdelle .\na number of existing routes are being extended , including buses 42 , 53 and 54 . other lines in the vicinity of the new tram 9 route will be changed . in the city centre , bus 89 will replace bus 86 to circulate around the pedestrian zone , while bus 46 creates a direct link between the city centre and tour & taxis .\nnew lines will be introduced gradually from 2017 . mivb said only one in three bus routes will remain unchanged by 2020 . the plan will require the acquisition of 235 new buses , with older diesel buses being replaced by cleaner versions . in the coming weeks , smet will carry out a market survey to look at the possibility of using electric buses .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , world , geography , . . . more\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more"]}
{"id": 54894, "summary": [{"text": "dymo corporation is an american company that manufactures handheld label printers and thermal transfer printing tape as accessory , embossing tape label makers , and other printers such as cd and dvd labelers and durable medical equipment . 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.\nget global shipment alerts for dymo corporation l p c o sanford l , $ 9 . 95 / month\nour bill of lading data reveals the trading activities of dymo corporation l p c o sanford l and millions of other importers .\ndymo corporation label maker , 22 . 7pt , 5 font sizes , 4 - 5 / 8\nx8\nx2\n, black\nand battery - powered printers became a major product after 1990 . the corporation was sold to\ndymo corporation label maker , 22 . 7pt , 5 font sizes , 4 - 5 / 8\nx8\nx2\n, black : urltoken office products\nby 2000 , costar ' s labelwriter\u00ae had become the dymo labelwriter\u00ae , making dymo ' s labeling and identification product line the most complete one on the market . the same year , philip j . damiano \u2013 who had up to then been the ceo of costar corporation \u2013 became president of dymo\u00ae , and costar ' s sales and marketing team transitioned into their new duties of promoting and developing all of dymo ' s product lines .\nfounded in california by rudolph hurwich in 1958 , dymo\u00ae was originally known as dymo industries , and was the first company to introduce personal embossing label makers for home and office labeling .\ndymo 30332 multipurpose labels , 1 in . x 1 in . , 750 labels / roll\ndymo 30911 time expiring adhesive name badges - 2 - 1 / 4 in . x 4 in\ndymo 30374 appointment / business cards , 2 in . x 3 - 1 / 2 in .\n6 x dymo @ personal labelmaker 95984 2031356 . . . . . . . . . . 6 x dymo @ personal labelmaker 95984 2031356 . . . . . . . . . .\ndymo 30270 receipt paper labels - 2 1 / 4 x 300 ft . , 1 roll / box\ndymo ' s defense ,\nbusiness week , may 29 , 1978 , p . 36 .\ndymo labels were also present on doc ' s crm - 114 amplifier , located in his garage .\ndymo corporation 1733011 letratag label printer offers 2 - line printing , 3 font sizes , 7 print styles , 8 box styles . 9 - label memory , date stamp , and 3 language options . it features an auto - off power saver option and has 13 - character graphical display .\ndymo 30256 white self - stick shipping labels , 2 5 / 16 x 4 in . , 300 / roll\ndymo 30915 stamps internet postage labels 1 - 5 / 8 in . x 1 - 1 / 4 in .\nmore than likely . visit our dymo cross - reference chart or keep reading to see which label sizes we carry .\nwhy do you need special labels for your dymo\u00ae printer ? which labels are compatible with your dymo printer model ? are all\ncompatible\nlabels the same ? if you ' ve asked yourself any of these questions , you ' re finally about to get answers . here ' s what you need to know before buying labels for any dymo labelwriter\u00ae printer .\ndymo\u00ae is now a newell - rubbermaid company , since being acquired in november 2005 for $ 730 million ( usd ) .\nin 2015 , newell rubbermaid announced its intention to acquire jarden corporation and its diverse global portfolio of well - known brands such as ball , yankee candle , foodsaver and more . the transaction closed in april 2016 and created newell brands .\nlascelles , david ,\nswedish take - over bid for dymo inds ,\nfinancial times , may 16 , 1978 , p . 35 .\nin 1978 , dymo\u00ae was acquired by \u2013 and brought under the umbrella of \u2013 esselte office products , a global leader in the manufacture of office supplies . thanks to esselte ' s influence and established presence the world over , dymo ' s distribution within the office products industry was dramatically increased .\nin 1998 , dymo ' s parent company , esselte office products , acquired the costar corporation , a connecticut - based firm that had already developed a market for the labelwriter\u00ae , a compact label printer that could be connected to both pc and macintosh computers . the labelwriter\u00ae was a totally unique product , in that it allowed users to print one label at a time \u2013 as opposed to entire printer sheets worth \u2013 directly from their desktop computers .\ndymo ' s handheld embossers caught on rapidly , becoming the go - to product line for labeling and identification needs . by the late 1960s , dymo\u00ae label makers not only had a strong following in the united states , but in europe as well \u2013 so much that the company decided to establish a european headquarters in sint niklaas , belgium .\n, label printers , other printers such as cd and dvd labelers and durable medical equipment . dymo industries , inc . was founded in 1958 to produce handheld tools that use\ndymo is committed to providing innovative solutions for accomplishing tasks people do every day . they offer a range of office , warehouse , worksite and home products including a wide range of label makers and printers for use in commercial settings , offices , homes and classrooms . dymo products provide a great way to keep things organized and managed with proper identification .\ndymo \u00ae labels are the brand that small businesses dream about . our labelwriter \u00ae printers and scales help make mailing and shipping processes easier - like a well - oiled machine .\neasily introduce guests at a party or networking event with these dymo 30857 adhesive name badge labels from ptouchdirect . there is a hole in the top of each label to use with dymo\u2019s name badge clips ( sold separately ) , or you can simply attach them on your own using a clip of choice . print each person\u2019s name , job title or even add a photo to the label\u2019s crisp , white surface using your dymo labelwriter printer , which uses a thermal printing process that requires absolutely no messy inks or toner cartridges to get the job done .\nbuilt - in wi - fi \u00ae in the dymo labelwriter wireless allows for convenient cable - free printing . easily share label printing on a network with macs , pcs , smartphones and tablets .\nthe flux capacitor bore two red dymo labels , warning disconnect capacitor drive before opening ( at the top of the unit ) and shield eyes from light ( placed across the glass panel ) .\ndymo labelwriter compatible labels are listed width x length . rhino , labelmanager , embossing and letratag tapes are listed by width only . please select the desired size for a listing of all applicable labels with the selected dimensions .\ndymo printer - compatible removable labels : the removable direct thermal material is a smooth , bright white paper backed with a general purpose removable adhesive . it holds well initially , but can be removed or repositioned without leaving residue behind .\nwhether you ' re a new dymo printer owner buying your first labels or a veteran label - printer , we hope this guide helped you explore your label options and answer those pesky questions lingering in the back of your mind . if we left any stone unturned , please reach out to our customer service team at 1 - 888 - 575 - 2235 who will be more than happy to assist you in the selection process . ready to go ? browse dymo - compatible labels\ni have dymo label maker 160 and as i put a new cassette into it , the paper doesn ' t comes out the cassette , even after pressing the print button . the cassette make some noise of printing but label dosent comes out .\ndymo label printers utilize direct thermal printing technology . using a thermal print - head , the chemically treated labels blacken into the shape of your image or text on contact . they don ' t need ink , toner , or ribbons to operate .\ndymo lw labels use direct thermal printing process - so you never need to bother with messy , expensive ink or toner cartridges . and because they are packaged in rolls , you can print one label or hundreds with ease - no sheet label hassle or waste .\ndymo printer - compatible standard white labels : the standard white direct thermal material is made of a smooth , bright white paper and coated with an all - temperature adhesive . it ' s ideal for large scale printing of warehouse , shipping , or barcode labels .\ndymo is a company that produced labelmakers and tape embossers . in 1985 , emmett brown used one of the latter to label many pieces of equipment in the delorean time machine with embossing tape labels \u2014 including the flux capacitor , time circuits , and the roentgen meter .\nwhenever you hear the name dymo\u00ae , it ' s impossible not to think of labels\u2026 all kinds of labels . from the raised - letter embossed type to smooth and long - lasting thermal transfers , dymo labels are the perfect solution for keeping everything from kitchen canisters and school supplies to storage shelves and network cables organized and easily identifiable . so how did the company whose name is synonymous with labels and label printers grow from a small us - based company into a global force with thousands of employees worldwide ? let ' s take a look .\ndymo printer - compatible weatherproof labels : the weatherproof direct thermal material consists of a synthetic white matte facesheet that is top - coated for direct thermal printing . these blank thermal rolls work well where frequent handling and contact with moisture are common . the adhesive is aggressive and capable of withstanding freezer conditions .\noxford filing supply company changed its name in 1969 to reflect its leading brand , and the company became the oxford pendaflex corporation . business continued to grow , and , during the early 1970s , oxford pendaflex expanded its new jersey , missouri , georgia , and california facilities . by 1976 , the company had subsidiaries in mexico , costa rica , and venezuela , employed a work force of 1 , 200 , and had a marketing organization supplying approximately 5 , 500 dealers and 60 wholesalers across the united states and canada .\ndymo 30253 white 2 - up address labels . with a multitude of uses , these white labels can be used for file folders , boxes , and envelopes , or any other business or household labeling purpose . you can even grab the labels directly off of the roll for ease of use or simply print on the labels with compatible printers .\ndymo printer - compatible labels have an oblong hole cut between each label . these index holes or registration marks tell the printer where one label stops and the next begins . they ' re required for the labels to feed and print correctly . without them , the printer ' s photo sensor may trigger a\nprinter is out of paper\nerror .\nit showed label jam every time i tried using it . though i ' m sure the piece i received was not used or open , but it didn ' t work at all as it should . finally taking a que from website , i had to move the rotor of the machine manually a couple of times and it started working . but i didn ' t expect from dymo\nour history dates back more than 100 years to the 1903 purchase of a struggling curtain rod company in ogdensburg , new york , by local businessman edgar a . newell . over the decades , the company has grown , often by acquiring brands built by entrepreneurs like edgar newell , that we are privileged to bring to consumers around the world . in april 2016 , the combination of newell 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brand ' s website .\nwith the right people , we ' ll do more than we ever thought possible . join us ! start your search below .\nnewell brands completes divestitures of the waddington group and rawlings sporting goods company , inc .\nnewell brands acquires sistema plastics , a leading provider of innovative food storage containers , primarily under the sistema\u00ae brand , smith mountain industries , a leading provider of premium home fragrance products , primarily under the woodwick\u00ae candle brand , and chesapeake bay candle\u00ae , a leading developer , manufacturer and marketer of premium candles and other home fragrance products , focused on consumer wellness and natural fragrance .\nnewell opened its state - of - the - art design center in kalamazoo , michigan , making a significant commitment to create a brand - led company famous for innovation , design and product performance . the design center brings together all the disciplines in design and innovation under one roof to collaborate across our entire portfolio of great brands .\nnewell implemented the growth game plan , a new multi - year corporate strategy to accelerate into a bigger , faster growing , more global and more profitable company .\nmichael b . polk joined the company in july as president and ceo . he has been a member of the company\u2019s board of directors since 2009 .\njarden was launched after martin e . franklin changed the company\u2019s original name \u2013 alltrista - - to \u201cjarden\u201d to reflect the heritage of the ball mason jar ( \u201cjar\u201d ) , combined with the concept of the company\u2019s products being used in the home ( \u201cden\u201d ) . \u201cjarden\u201d also evoked the french word for garden ( jardin ) , foreshadowing the company\u2019s plan to expand its product range outside the home . building on this vision , the company soon acquired the foodsaver , diamond , and bicycle brands .\nthe newell company went public in 1972 , opening on the nasdaq at $ 28 per share . in 1979 , newell moved to the new york stock exchange , trading under the nwl symbol . dan ferguson , center , and william cuthbert , right , watch as the first nwl trade appears on the ticker tape .\ndan ferguson was named president in 1965 . using his growth - by - acquisition strategy , newell grew from a small , one - category private company to a powerful hardware and housewares company that catered to large national retail chains with dozens of brands . over 70 acquisitions in 30 years !\nduring world war ii , western newell converted factories to assist with the war effort , earning the prestigious army / navy\ne\naward for excellence in wartime production . after the war , western newell saw immediate success in sales and manufacturing of drapery pin - on hooks , extension rods , sash rods , curtain holdbacks thanks to a deal with kresge .\nin 1921 , the company purchased barnwell mfg . co . in freeport , ill . , renaming it western newell manufacturing company . freeport ' s access to railroad lines made it easier to ship products west . kresge , the department store chain that later became kmart , was one of western newell ' s larger accounts .\nin 1912 , the company hired ben cuthbert to grow the struggling canadian business and build relationships with the woolworth company , paving the way for newell ' s mass merchandising strategy . as business boomed , the company built a new 15 , 000 - square - foot facility in ogdensburg , n . y .\nnewell manufacturing distinguished itself by focusing on technology and production improvements . in 1908 , the company boosted profits by investing in machines that produced curtain rods better and faster than any other manufacturer .\nthe story of newell started in 1903 in ogdensburg , n . y . , when the w . f . linton co . , a manufacturer of metal curtain rods , defaulted on its loan . prominent local businessman edgar a . newell purchased the company and renamed it the newell manufacturing company .\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 10 / 30 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\n71 clinton road garden city , new york 11530 u . s . a .\nthe company was founded in manhattan in 1882 by two brothers , charles s . jonas and richard a . jonas . their company , charles s . jonas and brother , at first operated in the specific field of paper ruling , providing the service of ruling lines on paper provided by its customers . after the turn of the century , businesses began to keep files using index cards and file folders , and charles s . jonas and brother began to manufacture these items . this was the company ' s first venture in making its own products . the product line , at first limited to index cards and guides , gradually expanded , and sales began to cover a larger territory . the company was renamed record card company in 1909 , reflecting the new manufacturing bent .\noxford filing supply gradually expanded its operations beyond the new york city environs , establishing a midwestern base in 1934 , with a factory in st . louis . its main plant moved in 1948 from brooklyn to garden city , new york . the company built a west coast manufacturing facility in 1953 in los angeles , and the st . louis and los angeles plants were expanded several times in the 1960s . also during this time , the company opened new facilities in augusta , georgia , and in east rutherford , new jersey , while establishing an equipment division in long island , which later moved to larger quarters in moonachie , new jersey .\nesselte business systems , of which esselte pendaflex was a division , continued to pursue growth through acquisition . the company bought up nine firms in 1987 alone , with a total combined annualized sales of around $ 85 million . the three divisions of esselte business systems , which included esselte pendaflex for office supplies , a division specializing in graphic arts supplies , and a retail supply division , posted record sales and profits in 1987 . esselte pendaflex also named a new president that year , theodore v . kachel .\nin the early 1990s , however , the u . s . market for office supplies weakened significantly . parent company esselte ab was forced to institute a stringent cost - cutting plan that included large bouts of lay - offs in 1990 and 1991 , in order to make up for the deteriorating market conditions in the united states , as well as in some european markets . sales for esselte pendaflex dropped off steeply between 1989 and 1990 , and revenue remained relatively static over the next few years . operating income also shrank drastically between 1989 and 1990 , and in 1993 the company posted a loss .\nthe company ' s difficulties were attributed in part to changes in the north american office supply market overall . distribution became more concentrated as stores consolidated through mergers and acquisitions and new superstores became more important players . competition was intense between the large distributors , and prices overall were forced down . by 1993 , esselte pendaflex had a smaller pool of customers than in past years , though the customers on the whole were larger . another change in the market lay in the declining number of white collar workers within major corporations . and though more people were working from their homes , with an estimated 39 million home offices in 1992 , this did not altogether offset the loss of corporate workers .\nesselte pendaflex was aware of these changing conditions and took steps to keep pace . however , the company ' s operating costs were very high in the early 1990s , and many of its products had low profit margins . this led to a disappointing drop in income . the company appointed a new divisional president in april 1993 , alan wood . his mission was to reorganize the company for cost efficiency . esselte pendaflex expected to make major transitions through 1993 and 1994 . despite recent changes in the market , the company still saw opportunity for growth and predicted improved profitability over the coming years .\ndullforce , william ,\nesselte buys control of oxford pendaflex ,\nfinancial times , march 31 , 1976 , p . 28 .\nesselte ab subsidiary sets $ 40 million offer for boorum & pease ,\nwall street journal , june 28 , 1985 , p . 26 .\nesselte ab ,\nwall street journal , june 26 , 1991 , p . a6 .\nesselte business systems inc . ,\nbarron ' s , february 22 , 1988 , p . 56 .\nesselte business systems inc . ,\nwall street journal , may 4 , 1988 , p . 30 .\nesselte business systems lifts initial issue to 3 million shares ,\nwall street journal , august 22 , 1984 , p . 38 .\noxford pendaflex merger pact signed ,\njournal of commerce , march 31 , 1976 , p . 4 .\nshipper profiles : esselte pendaflex corp . ,\nglobal trade , october 1991 , p . 40 .\nsweden ' s esselte ab to buy remainder of its u . s . 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{"id": 54904, "summary": [{"text": "rack room shoes is an american footwear retailer based in north carolina .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company was founded in salisbury , north carolina , in 1920 by phil levinson , who sold it to his son-in-law , mort lerner .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it was bought in 1984 by the privately held deichmann group of germany .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "till that time rack room shoes ran 22 stores .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "rack room now operates over 450 stores in 34 states under the names rack room shoes and off broadway shoe warehouse , .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "rack room shoes bought off broadway shoe warehouse in 2002 .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "the atlanta-based off broadway shoe warehouse had been formed in the early 1980s .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it competed with rack room at the lower end of the market but claimed to have a trendier selection .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "rack room , however , maintained that its european ownership kept it on top of footwear trends .", "topic": 9}, {"text": "off broadway continues to operate independently after the acquisition with 30 stores in the east coast and midwest regions , and in california", "topic": 7}], "title": "rack room shoes", "paragraphs": ["rack room shoes will ship the shoes you purchase online to the store nearest you .\nto see rack room\u2019s complete selection of back to school shoes or to place an order online , visit rack room shoes\u2019 website .\nthrough our partnership with \u0003shoes that fit , rack room shoes \u0003has provided more than 200 , 000 pairs \u0003of shoes to children in need .\nthrough rack room shoes gives , rack room shoes provides a number of ways in which customers can seek support to strengthen local fundraising opportunities and initiatives . this online tool provides information on the different programs that make up rack room shoes gives , which includes shoes that fit , rack room grants , local community fundraising , and corporate donations .\nat rack room shoes , you\u2019ll always get bogo 50 % off deals on shoes for the family . with school only a few weeks away , choose from these rack room shoes favorites for school :\nrack room shoes , inc . , is a leading discount footwear retailer . owned by\nit looks like rack room shoes does not do price matching at this time . to get the latest on rack room shoes ' s price matching policies , you should check out rack room shoes ' s customer service page here . we also recommend checking rack room shoes ' s homepage to see if they have any updated information . . .\nrack room shoes encourages and recognizes employee contributions and volunteer efforts in non - profit organizations .\nif your local rack room shoes store does not have the shoe size or width needed , the store manager will work with other rack room shoes locations to find the proper fit .\nit looks like rack room shoes does not do price matching at this time . to get the latest on rack room shoes ' s price matching policies , you should check out rack room shoes ' s customer service page here . we also recommend checking rack room shoes ' s homepage to see if they have any updated information . . . more . . .\nrack room shoes helps children get new shoes for school . every child deserves to go back to school this year in a new pair of shoes . for the past seven years , rack room shoes has provided nearly 89 , 000 pairs of new shoes to children who need them . help rack room shoes continue to provide new shoes for children with your donation of $ 5 or more . in return , you\u2019ll receive a complimentary lunch bag and crayons , courtesy of rack room shoes .\nrack room shoes currently has a very high number of coupons available . as of today , rack room shoes is running 14 active coupons , discounts , and promo codes redeemable on rackroomshoes . com . find all currently active promo codes and coupons for rack room shoes on knoji .\nshoes that fit is a non - profit program sponsored by rack room shoes that helps to provide new shoes for local children whose families cannot afford them .\ngermany ' s deichmann schuhe acquires lerner shoes , including its new rack room open stock stores .\nbased on our research , it appears unlikely that rack room shoes offers any special discounts for seniors . check this page for more information about rack room shoes ' s senior discounts and offers .\nfederated department stores , inc . ; payless shoesource , inc . ; rack room shoes inc .\nabout rack room shoes headquartered in charlotte , n . c . , rack room shoes is the family footwear retailer of choice . known as an innovator in the shoe industry for more than 90 years , rack room shoes offers a wide selection of nationally recognized and private brands of great shoes for men , women and children in comfort , dress , casual and athletic categories . for more information , visit rack room shoes\u2019 website at urltoken .\nship2home trademark of rack room shoes of virginia , llc . serial number : 85811740 : : trademarkia trademarks\nrack room shoes is making it easier for families to shop on the go with a new app .\nrack room shoes president bordeaux dies at 62 ,\nassociated press newswires , december 20 , 1997 .\nbased on our research , it appears unlikely that rack room shoes offers any special discounts for seniors . check this page for more information about rack room shoes ' s senior discounts and offers . more . . .\nstreet shoes , dress shoes , boots , flip flops , or any open - toed shoes are not allowed .\nrack room shoes is proud to support a variety of school and scholarship programs , military and disaster relief programs .\nyes , rack room shoes does offer free returns and exchanges . this applies to items purchased online and in store . if you want more information on their returns policy , you can visit rack room shoes ' s page here .\nwelcome , and thank you for considering rack room shoes as a resource to support the causes you care about most .\nrack room shoes invests $ 16 . 03 million to expand its charlotte , n . c . headquarters , relocating subsidiary\nrack room shoes reviews each enrollment application , contacts the school for further information and makes the final determination based on set criteria . if the school is chosen for the program , rack room shoes will contact the school with further instructions on how the shoes that fit partnership works .\ncompany headquarters is relocated to charlotte ; rack room stores number more than 200 .\nfor more than 90 years , rack room shoes offers a wide selection of nationally recognized and private brands of shoes for men , women and children in comfort , dress , casual and athletic categories . for more information , visit rack room shoes\u2019 website at www . rackroomshoes . com .\nhouston children benefited from the generosity of family footwear retailer , rack room shoes this holiday season as they donated 3 , 000 pairs of shoes as part of their 28 th annual shoes for kids program .\nwe ' re researching this question now . our team is checking rack room shoes ' s customer service pages and faqs and other online sources for an answer . we may also contact rack room shoes directly to get more information about this question .\nyes , rack room shoes does offer promo codes quite frequently . so far , rack room shoes has offered 14 total coupon codes in 2018 , and they offered 12 codes last year ( in 2017 ) . you can find a complete list of current rack room shoes coupon codes on this page . if you ' re looking to promote and submit co . . .\nrack room shoes promotes in - store campaigns at each of our 400 + locations throughout the year to collect donations for more than 500 elementary , middle and high schools . rack room shoes does not require schools to promote the program to raise funds .\nyes , rack room shoes does offer free returns and exchanges . this applies to items purchased online and in store . if you want more information on their returns policy , you can visit rack room shoes ' s page here . more . . .\nrack room shoes and off broadway shoe warehouse operate more than 450 stores in 34 states , including 54 stores in north carolina .\nrack room shoes , inc . .\ninternational directory of company histories . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\na school representative from a title i school may complete an enrollment application and send it to the rack room shoes corporate office .\nyes , rack room shoes does offer promo codes quite frequently . so far , rack room shoes has offered 14 total coupon codes in 2018 , and they offered 12 codes last year ( in 2017 ) . you can find a complete list of current rack room shoes coupon codes on this page . if you ' re looking to promote and submit co . . . more . . .\nnothing makes us happier than engaging with our customers . our rack room shoes real people program provides a way to keep the communication flowing . want to be featured ? upload a photo for a chance to be a rack room shoes real people family . # iamrackroom\nit ' s not clear whether rack room shoes accepts klarna financing as a payment option . you might be able to find information about rack room shoes ' s payment financing policies here . you can also look on their homepage for additional information on financing options .\nyes , you can get a refund if you ' re not satisfied with your rack room shoes purchase . they have a money - back guarantee . learn more about it on their site here . you can learn more about rack room shoes on their homepage .\nwe ' re researching this question now . our team is checking rack room shoes ' s customer service pages and faqs and other online sources for an answer . we may also contact rack room shoes directly to get more information about this question . more . . .\nrack room shoes invests $ 16 . 03 million to expand its charlotte , n . c . headquarters , relocating subsidiary - area development\ndid you know that you can play a part in providing local children in need new pairs of shoes so they can attend school in comfort , and with confidence and dignity ? rack room shoes is proud to partner with shoes that fit , a national non - profit organization that provides shoes to disadvantaged children , to help them focus on their studies . through our partnership with shoes that fit , rack room shoes has provided more than 200 , 000 pairs of shoes to children in need .\nwe are proud to partner with shoes that fit . please review the most frequently asked questions on this important program that has helped rack room shoes provide more than 150 , 000 pairs of shoes to children in need . after all , every child deserves shoes that fit .\nyes , you can get a refund if you ' re not satisfied with your rack room shoes purchase . they have a money - back guarantee . learn more about it on their site here . you can learn more about rack room shoes on their homepage . more . . .\nit ' s not clear whether rack room shoes accepts klarna financing as a payment option . you might be able to find information about rack room shoes ' s payment financing policies here . you can also look on their homepage for additional information on financing options . more . . .\nphil ' s shoes merges with goldman ' s shoes inc . of lumberton , north carolina .\nwe researched this but could not find clear answer to whether rack room shoes takes paypal currently . you can see this page for any more up - to - date information on whether rack room shoes accepts paypal . please also refer to their homepage for any updates to their paypal policies .\nrack room shoes reminds us that every year many children go back to school with poorly - fitting or badly worn shoes because they don\u2019t have any others . sadly , some children aren\u2019t able to attend school because they have no shoes at all .\nlast year , rack room shoes raised $ 1 . 46 million during its annual shoes that fit campaign \u2013 during back to school and holiday campaigns \u2013 far exceeding its goal of $ 1 million .\nrack room shoes , inc . .\ninternational directory of company histories . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nour team is currently researching the answer to this question for rack room shoes . please check back soon to find our response . more . . .\nhold tight , our team is searching for an answer to this question now . we ' re scouring rack room shoes ' s website and customer service pages , other websites , and contacting rack room shoes directly to try to find an answer to this question . check back soon to find the answer .\nrack room shoes rack room shoes , headquartered in charlotte , nc , is a family footwear retailer offering a wide selection of nationally recognized and private brands of great shoes for men , women , and children in comfort , dress , casual , and athletic categories . a new microstrategy customer , rack room shoes has selected the microstrategy analytics platform to replace past legacy systems for merchandising , store operations , and executive - based reporting . with microstrategy , rack room shoes and sister company , off broadway shoe warehouse , will provide employees at their headquarters and u . s . store locations with business - centric applications to explore data across their supply chain , finance , merchandising , and marketing departments . the upgrade is an efficient solution for shared insights regarding operational performance for key executives of rack room shoes and off broadway shoe warehouse . rack room shoes selected microstrategy for its ease of use , fast time to market , lower total cost of ownership , and proven retail leadership .\nrack room is a subsidiary of the deichmann group , a privately held footwear retailer based in germany .\nthere is definitely room to expand the rack . our rack is down the street from nordstrom , and we definitely shop both on the same day .\nwe researched this but could not find clear answer to whether rack room shoes takes paypal currently . you can see this page for any more up - to - date information on whether rack room shoes accepts paypal . please also refer to their homepage for any updates to their paypal policies . more . . .\nrack room shoes will match all donations 100 % up to $ 300 , 000 and in our 10 year partnership , we have provided more than 200 , 000 pairs of shoes nationwide . find out more here\nsince 2007 , rack room shoes has raised a total of $ 5 , 604 , 113 and donated 206 , 201 pairs of shoes , while also increasing the number of participating schools by more than 50 percent .\nknown as an innovator in the shoe industry for more than 80 years , rack room shoes has earned the respect of its customers , vendors , landlords and other retailers . by offering the best selection , brands , service , convenience and value , rack room shoes remains poised for great achievements in the years to come .\njohnston , lori ,\nwill new look fit ? rack room shoes readies itself for a major expansion ,\ncharlotte business journal , july 28 , 2000 .\n2005 women in business achievement awards : jan mauldin , rack room shoes inc . ,\nbizwomen ( charlotte , n . c . ) , urltoken .\nrack room shoes gives is an ongoing program that allows us to connect with our customers beyond meeting them in our stores , while aiding them in charitable efforts .\ndonations made here will be on behalf of the rack room shoes in gainesville , and will directly benefit the children of tadmore elementary school in gainesville , ga .\nif you can\u2019t find your style or size at rack room shoes , you can now have them shipped to your home . for details , ask any store associate . anyone who has ever searched and searched for a favorite style can surely appreciate rack room\u2019s ship2home feature .\nyes , rack room shoes does have social media pages . we ' ve aggregated the links to all their social pages here : twitter feedfacebook pagegood luck finding rack room shoes ' social media pages . you can also check out their homepage for additional information on their social media sites . if we left any ou . . .\nour team of shopping analysts is out looking for the answer to this question now . we source our answers from rack room shoes ' s website and customer service pages and by working with rack room shoes directly to find the correct answer to this question . check back later to find the answer to this ques . . .\nhold tight , our team is searching for an answer to this question now . we ' re scouring rack room shoes ' s website and customer service pages , other websites , and contacting rack room shoes directly to try to find an answer to this question . check back soon to find the answer . more . . .\nthe back to school season also brings the introduction of rack room shoes\u2019 newest initiative , the kids club . corporate employees recently brought their children to the rack room shoes headquarters to star in a photo shoot designed exclusively to highlight its new kids club campaign , which features the wide selection of children\u2019s shoes \u2013 from casual to dress and even including athletic brands \u2013 that the retailer has to offer .\nif you are looking for an employment opportunity with a company that provides a spirit of collaboration and commitment to excellence , then rack room shoes is the place for you . throughout our history , rack room shoes has established a reputation as an outstanding shoe retailer with a commitment to superior customer service , quality products and an excellent work environment .\nthank you for your interest in enrolling your school in rack room shoes\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 shoes that fit program . in order to be considered , all schools must complete the enrollment process .\nrack room shoes is located at 661 promenade place , 100 columbiana circle , 10136 two notch road , 2737 decker boulevard in columbia and at 5454 sunset boulevard in lexington .\nyou might be able to find information about rack room shoes ' s apple pay policies here . you can also look on their homepage for additional information on payment methods .\nour team of shopping analysts is out looking for the answer to this question now . we source our answers from rack room shoes ' s website and customer service pages and by working with rack room shoes directly to find the correct answer to this question . check back later to find the answer to this ques . . . more . . .\ngift cards are always a perfect fit ! when you give a rack room shoes gift card , you give a special person in your life the pleasure of comfort and style .\nnhan , tawn ,\ninside business : rack room to charlotte ,\ncharlotte observer , april 19 , 1995 .\nrack room shoes , headquartered in charlotte , nc , is a family footwear retailer offering a wide selection of nationally recognized and private brands of great shoes for men , women , and children in comfort , dress , casual , and athletic categories . a new microstrategy customer , rack room shoes has selected the microstrategy analytics platform to replace past legacy systems for merchandising , store operations , and executive - based reporting . with microstrategy , rack room shoes and sister company , off broadway shoe warehouse , will provide employees at their headquarters and u . s . store locations with business - centric applications to explore data across their supply chain , finance , merchandising , and marketing departments . the upgrade is an efficient solution for shared insights regarding operational performance for key executives of rack room shoes and off broadway shoe warehouse . rack room shoes selected microstrategy for its ease of use , fast time to market , lower total cost of ownership , and proven retail leadership .\nhang tight , our team of researchers is out looking for the answer to this question now . we ' re currently researching rack room shoes ' s website and faq pages as well as other online sources . we ' ll also try contacting rack room shoes directly to try to find an answer to this question . check back in a b . . .\nrack room shoes has partnered with shoes that fit , a national non - profit organization that provides shoes to children in need , so that they can go back to school . all of the funds collected stay local , benefiting children in your community . the more money that is raised , the more resources are available to purchase shoes for students in your area .\n\u201crack room shoes and off broadway shoe warehouse are two strong retail brands with a vision to grow exponentially with their respective consumer segments in the fashion footwear market , \u201d he says .\non friday , december 28 , 2012 , a u . s . federal trademark registration was filed for ship2home by rack room shoes of virginia , llc , overland park , ks 66210\ninexperienced lifters can obtain guidance from the weight room supervisor ( during slower times with less than eight lifters in the room ) .\nrack room shoes is the one - stop shop for your family\u2019s footwear needs . the brands you want at prices you can afford and services to fit the way you shop . join rack room shoes rewards to earn dollars toward future purchases , plus enjoy exclusive previews and members - only offers . stop in for a visit or shop us online : rackroomshoes . com .\nwe were not able to find rack room shoes ' contact form or customer service page . we ' ll update this thread when we do find it . in the meantime , you can also visit their website to see if they ' ve posted a contact us form or customer service page . however , it is possible to contact rack room shoes throu . . .\nfor the past decade , rack room shoes has partnered with the national non - profit organization , shoes that fit , to provide more than 200 , 000 new pairs of shoes to students in need . shoes that fit helps underprivileged students go to school with new shoes , dignity , hope and a smile . each and every dollar collected stays within your community and directly benefits your local schools . for more information , please visit urltoken\nthat $ 16 million expansion will allow rack room to move its off broadway shoe warehouse subsidiary here from the atlanta area .\nshopping for women\u2019s shoes just got simpler and a whole lot more fun . rack room shoes covers all the bases when it comes to women\u2019s shoes : our styles are affordable , comfortable , and always on trend . we know that shoes reflect the personality of the person wearing them , and that\u2019s why we carry all styles of women\u2019s shoes for you to choose from . from relaxing at the beach , to meeting deadlines at the office , to hanging out at home , you can express yourself and feel confident while staying comfortable with women\u2019s shoes from rack room shoes . treat yourself to a pair of versatile flats that complement any look , or new athletic shoes to crush your next workout . try a pair of printed slides that add a little extra flair to any casual athleisure look . we carry the best brands in many different styles , including wedges , boots , sneakers , thong sandals , and many more . whatever style you choose , we know you\u2019ll love your new shoes from rack room shoes .\n\u201cour core customer is short on time\u2014she values easy and efficient shopping solutions . the app allows her to purchase trend - right shoes for her family , now with more convenience than ever , \u201d said mark lardie , rack room shoes president and ceo .\nhang tight , our team of researchers is out looking for the answer to this question now . we ' re currently researching rack room shoes ' s website and faq pages as well as other online sources . we ' ll also try contacting rack room shoes directly to try to find an answer to this question . check back in a b . . . more . . .\nlocal volunteers , houston area businesses and corporate sponsors including perry homes , halliburton and whataburger , gathered at austin high school to distribute the shoes to hundreds of families . each child received professional sizing and a new pair of shoes from rack room shoes , as well as a pack of socks donated by ladeda and gamessport .\nthe shoes must go to children from low - income families or those living below the poverty level . rack room shoes depends on the school staff to identify which students need the most help and the school staff supplies the necessary information to the school liaison .\nit\u2019s all part of the company\u2019s plan to boost its sales and increase its number of stores , says mark lardie , president and chief executive of rack room shoes and off broadway shoe warehouse .\nyou might be able to find information about rack room shoes ' s apple pay policies here . you can also look on their homepage for additional information on payment methods . more . . .\nby the early 1980s , the company was trying a different kind of outlet , descriptively dubbed rack room shoes . at rack room , instead of relying on shoe salesmen to retrieve the correct sizes from the back , customers could browse from stock kept in plain view . this saved labor costs , allowing for discount prices .\nwe offer opportunity for individuals to make requests for a $ 100 rack room gives donation card to support non - profit organizations .\ngreat shoes for men , women and children in comfort , dress , casual , and athletic categories make rack room shoes the family footwear retailer of choice . the company offers a wide selection of nationally recognized brands known for their quality . rack room shoes also offers an assortment of exclusive private brands commissioned from the best manufacturers in the business . our private brands offer customers great styles and outstanding values , which translates into satisfied , loyal , repeat customers .\nrack room shoes is the one - stop shop for your family\u2019s footwear needs . the brands they love , plus 50 % off your 2nd pair , with services to fit the way you shop . join rack room shoes rewards to earn dollars toward future purchases , plus enjoy exclusive previews and members - only offers . stop in for a visit or shop us online : rackroomshoes . com .\nwe were not able to find rack room shoes ' contact form or customer service page . we ' ll update this thread when we do find it . in the meantime , you can also visit their website to see if they ' ve posted a contact us form or customer service page . however , it is possible to contact rack room shoes throu . . . more . . .\ngreat shoes for men , women and children in comfort , dress , casual , and athletic categories make rack room shoes the family footwear retailer of choice . the company offers a wide selection of nationally recognized brands known for their quality . rack room shoes also offers an assortment of exclusive private brands commissioned from the best manufacturers in the business . these private brands offer the customer great styles and outstanding values , which translates into satisfied , loyal , repeat customers .\nshopping tip : ( july 9 , 2018 ) : use promo code sparklers to save $ 10 off at urltoken \u2014 redeem it here . you can also view more rack room shoes promo codes .\nfootware retailer , rack room shoes , plans to invest $ 16 . 03 million to expand its corporate headquarters in charlotte , north carolina , and hire 87 additional employees by the end of 2017 .\nsoutherland , randy ,\nrack room steps out with new look ,\nshopping center world , april 2000 , p . 22 .\nfor more than a decade , rack room shoes has featured real customers \u2013 instead of professional models \u2013 in seasonal advertisements through activities like models wanted and the real people project . the newly unveiled kids club embraces this authentic storytelling and encourages parents to submit pictures of their children wearing rack room shoes \u2013 simply using the hashtag # iamrackroom \u2013 for a chance to be featured in the brand\u2019s kids club advertising .\nrack room shoes raises funds for the shoes that fit program during the back - to - school shopping season and again during the holidays . we then make the funds available to schools in the fall . \u0003the school and school liaison must use the funds by april 1st .\nthe sponsorship card is included in the shoes that fit school kit that each participating school receives . this card contains the funds that are raised for the school by its local rack room shoes store and works like a gift card that the school liaison uses to make necessary purchases .\ncustomers can shop rack room shoes\u2019 full catalog of comfort , dress , casual and athletic products through the mobile app . customer care representatives are also readily available to assist customers through the app\u2019s live chat feature .\nhere\u2019s a rack room shoes ad . unlike some of the others i\u2019ve recently seen , they at least listed what their usernames are on the different networks . however , i think the font size is a little on the small size . i know it is hard on my eyes , so for others i can only imagine how hard it must be to read . what do you think of rack room shoes social media marketing ?\nthe december 17 , 2015 event was held in honor of yolanda black navarro , a widely respected houston community leader and program founder who passed away in november 2015 . this was rack room shoes\u2019 eighth participating year .\nover the years , rack room shoes has donated more than 20 , 000 pairs of shoes to houston families through the annual event . the program\u2019s mission is in line with the retailer\u2019s dedication to provide footwear to at - risk children to improve their self - confidence and performance in school .\nfield , katherine ,\nrtq : case study ; rack room ' s sure bet ,\nchain store age , january 1 , 2006 .\nby 1990 , rack room shoes was operating 100 stores and just 4 years later the 200th store opened . in 1995 , the company relocated its united states headquarters to a 72 , 000 square foot state - of - the - art facility in charlotte , north carolina . over the next ten years the rack room shoes chain doubled in size , with locations in 24 states from new jersey to the tip of florida to the california borders .\nthe company is a subsidiary of the deichmann group , a german - based privately - held footwear retailer . rack room shoes and its subsidiary , off broadway shoes warehouse , employs over 6 , 500 associates in more than 450 stores in 34 states , with 49 of those stores located in north carolina . off broadway shoes warehouse has an additional five locations in north carolina .\nfeatures : 1 . this 9 lattices shoe rack provides your shoes with enough storage room 2 . a concise , compact and nice - looking shoe rack 3 . this compact shoe rack does not occupy too much space 4 . it keeps them in a clean and single place , so that you can easily locate the shoes and greatly save your searching time 5 . with eye - catching pattern , it is a good decorative item for your house\nplease be considerate of others and refrain from bringing electronics into the sauna room .\nrack room bought off broadway shoe warehouse in 2002 . the atlanta - based off broadway shoe warehouse had been formed in the early 1980s . it competed with rack room at the lower end of the market but claimed to have a trendier selection . rack room , however , maintained that its european ownership kept it on top of footwear trends . off broadway continued to operate independently after the acquisition with 30 stores in the east coast and midwest regions , and in california .\nthe marketing and advertising took a different turn after rack room hired a veteran of wal - mart to oversee these functions . the company eschewed traditional newspaper inserts in search of a personal connection with shoppers . following the wal - mart playbook , one of the goals was to have customers perceive rack room shoes as a local neighborhood store , rather than as an interchangeable unit of an anonymous multinational corporation .\n' s privately owned heinrich deichmann - schuhe gmbh & co . kg , rack room has 380 stores in 23 u . s . states . its subsidiary off\ngentry , connie robbins ,\nsmart moves : rack room replaces subjective analysis with scientific forecasts ,\nchain store age , january 2002 , p . 127 .\nplease shower before entering the sauna room and remember to sit on a clean towel .\n\u201cthe north carolina department of commerce is committed to working with existing companies to grow jobs , \u201d said sharon decker , north carolina secretary of commerce . \u201cwe congratulate rack room shoes for their success and for investing in north carolina once again . \u201d\ncharlotte , n . c . , august 9 , 2017 over the last decade , rack room shoes has enjoyed a long - standing partnership with the non - profit organization shoes that fit . year after year , the national family retailer has continued to receive positive responses from its customer base , resulting in higher donations during fundraising campaigns - all to further aid shoes that fit partner schools , educators and students .\nfrom business : where you can find shoes for the whole family . we have a great variety and quality of shoes , purses , wallets , jewelry and more .\ntake up to 55 % off select styles at nordstrom rack ' s adidas event ! click here to shop deals on great shoes . no promo code required .\nthis is definitely one of our favorite matching looks to date . olivia looked so darn cute in her little pencil skirt and they are so soft and stretchy \u2013 which means they are comfy on too ! rack room shoes has graciously provided us with our footwear for the past three posts and i just love this company for so many different reasons . their rack room rewards\u00ae program allows customers simple , instant savings on shoes for the family . some of the member\u2019s only perks include exclusive discounts , coupons , and $ 15 in rewards for every $ 200 spent on the retailer\u2019s extensive offering \u2013 pretty darn cool , right ? they also have this program that will help you find your size or style while your in - store . rack room shoes will find it and ship it to your door , for free . the rack room shoes ship2home program allows merchandise to be ordered and purchased at a store location and then shipped directly to your home , free of charge . i love that they sell both woman\u2019s and children\u2019s shoes \u2013 it makes one stop shopping so much easier .\nit is strongly recommended that those using the weight room do so while a supervisor is on duty or with at least one other lifter close by in the weight room area .\nunder the terms of the company\u2019s jdig award , rack room shoes is eligible to receive up to seven annual grants equal to 40 percent of the state personal income tax withholdings from the eligible new jobs created since the date of the initial award . receipt of each annual grant is based on state - certified proof that the company has fulfilled incremental job creation and capital investment requirements . over seven years , the jdig award could yield aggregate benefits to rack room shoes of up to $ 663 , 000 .\n\u201cwe always look forward to the back to school season and this year is no different , \u201d said senior director of marketing for rack room shoes , jan mauldin . \u201cwe are setting higher and higher fundraising goals to benefit shoes that fit and are eager to begin incorporating our customers\u2019 families in new branding initiatives for our kids club . \u201d\nlevinson ' s son - in - law morton lerner buys phil ' s shoes .\nclothing must be appropriate and modest . this includes gym style clothing and gym shoes .\nwith standard shipping , all nordstrom rack items ship in 1 - 3 days .\nyes , rack room shoes does give discounts and special deals for veterans and military families . you will find more information on their veteran discounts here . you can always check out their homepage to stay on top of the latest discounts offered to military families .\nthis year\u2019s event was \u201ccertainly bittersweet without yolanda\u2019s presence\u201d according to joe terrell , rack room shoes regional manager . \u201cwe know her contagious spirit of generosity and care for others will live on as the community comes together to support families in need , \u201d he said .\nintroductions : if you have ever considered buying a concise , compact and nice - looking shoe rack to organize your messy shoes , this fashionable room - saving 9 lattices non - woven fabric shoe rack with great quality and nice - looking exterior is your best bet ! this compact shoe rack does not occupy too much space . it not only provides your shoes with enough storage lattices , but also keeps them in a clean and single place , so that you can easily locate the shoes and greatly save your searching time . with eye - catching pattern , it is a good decorative item for your house .\nand 87 jobs \u2014 including 34 relocating from georgia \u2014 are to be added locally by the end of 2017 . rack room currently has about 160 employees at its charlotte headquarters .\ngene v . bordeaux was promoted to president of lerner shoes in 1993 upon the retirement of morton lerner . the chain was officially renamed rack room shoes , inc . , in march of the next year . in 1995 , the corporate headquarters moved to a 66 , 000 - square - foot facility in the much larger metropolis of charlotte , north carolina .\n\u201cour team is humbled by our customers\u2019 willingness to join our company - wide mission of supporting programs , such as shoes that fit , that provide children with a strong foundation for the future , \u201d said mark lardie , rack room shoes president and ceo . \u201cwe wouldn\u2019t be able to impact our communities in such a profound way without their generosity and support . \u201d\nthe state economic investment committee voted to award a job development investment grant to rack room shoes . jdigs are awarded only to new and expanding businesses and industrial projects whose benefits exceed the costs to the state and which would not be undertaken in north carolina without the grant .\ntell us in the comments below ( tag him too ! ) for a chance to win two $ 50 rack room gift cards . contest open through 6 / 13 / 18 .\npersonal belongings , book bags , gym bags , etc . , should not be brought into the free weight room but should be placed on a coat rack or in a locker .\nwe researched this but could not find a clear answer to whether rack room shoes accepts google pay or android pay currently . you may check out this page for any updated information on their payment policies . check their homepage for any updates to their policies for payment forms accepted .\nyes , rack room shoes does give discounts and special deals for veterans and military families . you will find more information on their veteran discounts here . you can always check out their homepage to stay on top of the latest discounts offered to military families . more . . .\n\u201crack room shoes and off broadway shoe warehouse are two strong retail brands with a vision to grow exponentially with their respective consumer segments in the fashion footwear market . we are thrilled to expand our experience and leadership team within the state of north carolina , \u201d said mark lardie , president and ceo of rack room shoes and off broadway shoe warehouse . \u201cadditionally , our charlotte headquarters gives us tremendous opportunity to recruit talented fashion industry executives , buyers and marketing professionals , while offering them a home in a city with a vibrant entertainment community and unrivaled quality of life . \u201d\nsave on men ' s and women ' s festival fashion at nordstrom rack ! take up to 80 % off rompers , shorts , tops , shoes , and more during this sale .\nwhen a school fills out the participation application , they designate a school liaison and alternate liaison that will coordinate the efforts between the school and rack room shoes . this can be any person who is employed by the school or district ( teacher , counselor , administrator , etc . ) .\nwe researched this but could not find a clear answer to whether rack room shoes accepts google pay or android pay currently . you may check out this page for any updated information on their payment policies . check their homepage for any updates to their policies for payment forms accepted . more . . .\nmusic is not to be played in the free weight room except through personal ipods or other mp3 players .\nthe failure of a couple of large mall - based shoe retailers , kinney and thom mccann , probably contributed to the growth of rack room and other big box chains . though rack room was growing rapidly , it was eclipsed by shoe show inc . , also based in north carolina . larger still was payless shoesource , inc . , which dominated the category with more than 5 , 000 stores nationwide .\nsimply bring your invoice and eligible item ( s ) to a nordstrom rack store near you .\nwe\u2019ve got very good , very professional competitors . we\u2019re always careful in terms of how and where we expand to make sure there\u2019s plenty of room for us . again , we just believe if we look at the marketplace , there\u2019s plenty of room for rack room to grow . on the off broadway side , there are much fewer warehouse shoe concepts around the country and much fewer outlets . the opportunity there is quite large .\nfood , gum , or drinks ( other than bottled water ) is not permitted in the free weight room .\nwhat became rack room shoes , inc . , was formed in 1922 by phil levinson . levinson started out with a single shoe store in salisbury , north carolina . the business became known as phil ' s shoes . levinson began adding stores in the 1950s after taking a son - in - law , mort lerner , into the business . lerner bought the company in 1956 and served as chief operating officer until retiring in 1993 .\nnordstrom rack stores in canada are unable to accept returns for items purchased online at urltoken or urltoken .\nreturns to a nordstrom rack store will be refunded to the original form of payment or gift card .\nrack room shoes ' s shipping policies can vary from time to time . it might be best to visit their site to get the latest up to date info on their shipping policies here . you can always try their homepage to see if they have additional information posted about their shipping policies . they may occasi . . .\nevery year many children head back to school with ill - fitting or damaged shoes because they don\u2019t have any other option . even worse , some children aren\u2019t able to attend school because they have no shoes at all .\nnordstrom rack has the best deals on marc jacobs bags , clothing , shoes , and more ! save up to 65 % on hundreds of marc jacobs items sitewide . shop this sale before it ' s gone !\nspend $ 100 or more and your items will ship free from nordstrom rack . click to shop now .\nshop nordstrom rack now to get up to 70 % professional and work dresses ! no coupon code needed .\nrack room shoes ' s shipping policies can vary from time to time . it might be best to visit their site to get the latest up to date info on their shipping policies here . you can always try their homepage to see if they have additional information posted about their shipping policies . they may occasi . . . more . . .\nitems that are not permitted include : cleats , golf shoes , wedges and platforms , high heels and flip flops .\nat nordstrom rack , you ' ll find the best deals on dresses ! save up to 85 % on easter , wedding , and spring casual dresses during this nordstrom rack sale . click here to shop the sale .\nrack room shoes plans to expand its current charlotte facility to locate its headquarters and the off broadway headquarters on one campus . off broadway\u2019s headquarters is currently located in georgia . this expansion will enable the company to grow both store counts and sales , and specifically to undertake growth of the off broadway brand at an accelerated pace over the next five years .\nnordstrom is known for fashion , quality and value . the rack focuses on discounts on quality for timely and passe nordstrom chic . the rack\u2019s concept can expand until it might change the general perception of the parent\u2019s high reputation .\nsave up to 85 % off clearance at nordstrom rack on apparel and accessories for men , women , and kids .\nbeautiful shoes and amazing quality . i ordered a pair of these for my girlfriend and she loves them and i do to .\nmembers are required to wear a full - back shirt with proper athletic shoes or sneakers in the fitness area at all times .\nwe ' re only $ 300 away from our in - store goal of $ 1 , 700 . this will provide 85 kids with a new pair of shoes who otherwise would have old , torn up , or ill - fitting shoes ! please donate today !\nthe company ' s corporate parent , deichmann schuhe , was based in essen to the west of germany and operated in ten other countries in europe . rack room officials told the charlotte observer that this gave them insight into upcoming sales trends . deichmann had sales of about $ 2 billion a year . in the previous couple of years , it had opened six stores in the united states under the deichmann usa banner . rack room was scheduled to open 30 stores in 2006 , plus another ten for its off broadway unit .\nby building an inclusive workplace environment , we\u2019ve created a culture of diverse people , talent and ideas . rack room shoes provides opportunity for recognition , job satisfaction , a good work environment , high ethical standards , fair employment practices and compensation , maximum productivity and growth . our employees are an integral part of who we are as a company , how we operate and how we see our future .\nthe evening included a special dedication to yolanda black navarro . family members described the shoes for kids program as navarro\u2019s \u201cabsolute passion . \u201d\nwhile rack is an off - price concept , nordstrom service is still in evidence with features such as on - site tailoring . one of the goals nordstrom has had for rack since the beginning is to improve the off - price shopping experience for its customers .\nin - store gift refunds will be issued as a nordstrom gift card\u2014redeemable online and in store at nordstrom , nordstrom rack and hautelook .\nthe foundation for rack room shoes was established in 1920 in salisbury , north carolina by phil levinson , and later passed on to his son - in - law , mort lerner . the period from 1920 until 1984 was one of modest growth . however , in 1984 , the 22 - store company was purchased by the deichmann group , a germany - based shoe retailer , beginning a period of accelerated growth and infrastructure modernization .\nin one initiative , repeated yearly , rack room solicited its own shoppers to apply to be models in print advertising and displays for the stores . the\nmodels wanted\nprogram was soon drawing more than 1 , 200 applications a year . the company also sponsored the local nfl team , donating shoes to underprivileged children in the name of the carolina panthers , and in 2005 made donations to charities related to the hurricane katrina disaster .\nwe would look at our rack room brand as sort of the trusted family footwear brand . we\u2019ll expand to probably another dozen states , where we will continue to make our footprint broader across the country and enable us to do more national marketing with the local flair we continue to maintain there ."]}
{"id": 54913, "summary": [{"text": "serellan is an american video game developer founded in 2011 by christian allen .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the company has released one video game currently , takedown : red sabre for microsoft windows and xbox live arcade .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "their second title , epsilon , is currently on steam early access . ", "topic": 30}], "title": "serellan", "paragraphs": ["go bankrupt serellan , i can ' t wait . not another single buck .\nserellan llc is a video game development studio founded by games designer christian allen .\nks $ $ went to serellan . steam td sales $ $ went to 505 .\nnever have been so excited about a game for a long time ! great job serellan\u2026 .\nallen has started a new company called serellan , and formed a small , experienced team .\nthe serellan studio consists of a selection of talented veterans with decades of experience developing video games .\nit came down to the wire , but serellan hits its kickstarter funding goal for its tactical shooter takedown .\nserellan llc is an indie game development team based in seattle , washington , founded in 2011 by christian allen .\nit is not out of the realm of possibility that serellan never saw a dime from the sales of takedown .\nfresh from steam early access , serellan studio\u2019s epsilon brings some modern squad - based shooter tactics to pc . more \u00bb\nfresh from steam early access , serellan studio ' s epsilon brings some modern squad - based shooter tactics to pc .\ntrue . that ' s quite a bit of a downer . hopefully serellan sees to at least some compensation ( like the mentioned discounts ) .\n@ serellan would you mind heading to @ epsilonthegame community hub to let people know how things are ? i don ' t seem to have the same effect .\ngame designer - unreal engine evangelist for north america at epic games - marine - ghost recon , halo : reach , lotr , serellan llc . bafta . tweets are mine alone .\nafter 23 years of service , there are many vessels that have been assigned to support starbase 118 ops that are recorded below . for ships that have been or are currently assigned to the area near the station , see the trinity - serellan defense fleet .\nserellan and front - man christian allen can now start work on the game , planned for pc , ps3 and xbox 360 . the team includes developers from such games as ghost recon , halo : reach , rainbow six and f . e . a . r .\nthe kickstarted shooter from washington - based indie serellan was originally due to hit both windows pc and xbox 360 last year , but the developer had to delay the console version because it didn ' t pass certification requirements . that was fixed , but serellan chose to hold the xbla game back to add in post - launch improvements made to the pc version . the newly released xbla version also features the free dlc that was added post - launch , and that includes a range of new maps as well as some additional weaponry to mow one another down with .\nanyway , from my understanding the way a lot of publishers do things in cases like this is provide the funds to have the game created ( along with handling marketing and distribution ) in exchange for ownership of the ip and a fraction of the income after the funds they provided have been repaid . so if 505 provided $ 2 million to have the game finished and the game only brought in $ 1 million in sales then serellan would not have seen a dime . however , if the game brought in $ 5 million gross then serellan would have gotten the previously agreed percentage from the $ 3 million net .\ntitles that make their way to steam early access vary in size by sometimes insanely wide margins , but occasionally you get something interesting with a storied pedigree behind it . such is the case with indie game studio serellan , which is staffed by veterans of the video game industry who have collectively worked on titles ranging from the\njust to be clear : kickstarter backers sent money to serellan . steam purchasers sent money to 505 games ( and steam , and unreal ) . serellan saw exactly zero revenue from steam sales . yet we continued to update td on our own dime , for months , until we ran out of money and had to lay people off . i am not trying to argue with you , just clarify the situation . we have access to ks data , not steam data on sales ( since we did not publish td , we developed it for 505 , who published it . we cannot even access the financials page , we have request data from 505 ) .\nlaunched in 2379 under jessa anassasi it was the first production vessel of the new wolverine . it was reassigned to starbase 118 later in 2379 where it acted as the base ' s support vessel for some time . the uss phoenix - c underwent refitting that was completed in 2384 , and at one point was part of the trinity - serellan defense fleet .\ntalk about cutting it close . after languishing well below its $ 200 , 000 kickstarter goal for almost a month for its proposed tactical shooter takedown , developer serellan finally made its number with less than three hours to go . the devs can credit a more in - depth kickstarter page and a last ditch promotion effort with only a week to go in the campaign .\nconstructed before the second borg incursion , the first voyage of the uss arrow was in the middle of that battle . she saw extensive combat during the dominion war , a conflict still evident on her battle scarred surface . in early 2383 she was assigned as the support vessel for starbase 118 until the arrival of the columbia later that year . the uss arrow now serves as part of the trinity - serellan defense fleet .\nthe whole project was originally in doubt as funds for the game were slow to come in . but a change to the kickstarter page ( complete with better game description and a tongue - in - cheek interrogation video ) , as well as a tweet from minecraft dev markus\nnotch\npersson , helped push it over the top . as with all kickstarter projects , had serellan not reached its goal , it would have received nothing .\nas is the case with any early access title , the team is still hard at work on updates for epsilon , but the shooter came with a decent amount of content at launch . chief among the offerings are a handful of single - player story missions , a starting set of core weapons , and an elimination mode that serellan says puts a premium on nonlethal combat . future updates to epsilon will bring in more story mode chapters , weapons , game modes , and the addition of cooperative multiplayer .\nchristian allen is an experienced aaa game designer and creative director . prior to founding serellan llc , christian served as lead designer , creative director , and design director of several aaa game projects for ubisoft , red storm entertainment , microsoft , bungie , and warner bros . games . christian\u2019s titles include the award - winning tom clancy\u2019s ghost recon advanced warfighter and halo : reach . titles he has contributed to have shipped over 15 million units , and earned over 20 \u201cgame of the year\u201d awards in various categories .\nchristian allen and serellan will reward kickstarter funders in different ways . there are three tiers of involvement : silver , gold and platinum . pledging $ 50 or more gets you into the silver tier , where you ' ll be able to vote game content . pledging $ 100 or more gets you into the gold tier , allowing you to submit content for the game . and pledging $ 1000 or more gets you into the platinum tier , where you ' ll participate in\ncreative meetings , visit the studio , and much more\n.\nin order to complete the game they needed more than just the $ 221 , 834 they got from kickstarter ( minus the kickstarter fee of 5 % , leaving serellan with about $ 210k ) . this is where investors ( or , in this case , a publisher ) help make the game a reality . once a publisher gets involved things can get tricky , but it ' s entirely possible that 505 was serellans best option . no clue about other options , but it ' s possible that 505 was their only option , or even the only publisher willing to make a deal .\none of the most interesting aspects of epsilon is the aforementioned approach to nonlethal combat options . in modern military games it\u2019s exceedingly rare to see much beyond the concept of racking up kill streaks and points for each lethal takedown , but serellan aims to reward players for choosing nonlethal measures . with any good reward , however , comes an equal or greater risk , because enemies who are taken down without lethal force may pop up later to pose a returning threat . with both lethal and nonlethal combat options , there\u2019s a constant sub - game being played that puts an emphasis on fast reactions and on - the - fly decision making .\n\u201cepsilon emphasises both team play and tactics , with use of covert surveillance technology with interactive digital maps during a pre - mission planning phase and then squad based strategy during the mission itself . . where you need to bear in mind that while you may have laid out very careful plans , it can still go wrong ! \u201d n / a \u2013 may contain spoilers \u201cthere is a charm to seeing the bones of a game just being built , and certainly one as compelling as epsilon . \u201d n / a \u2013 gaming trend \u201coverall this is a solid effort from serellan and with the tease of future features epsilon will be an indie title that you should keep an eye on . \u201d n / a \u2013 front toward gamer\nyou people should hide yourself . me and tons of other people spent money for that gigantic crap that is takedown and now you have the face to make another game . i don ' t care if you lost the rights or whatever , you should give everyone who throw money in the bin with that takedown crap at least a 50 % discount . but nooope , you said\nsorry\nand everything is fine . . . lol . if someone is happy this way , good for him . they probably bought this game their parent ' s money , but i didn ' t . a\nsorry\nand a video with a sad face doesn ' t fn fix anything . go bankrupt serellan , i can ' t wait . not another single buck .\nwhat will the $ 200 , 000 be used for ? $ 200 , 000 will bring takedown to alpha . private investors are lined up , but unsure of the market for an old - school tac shooter . a successful kickstarter campaign will convince them that this is a viable market . along with their investment , pre - sales of the game ( a $ 15 kickstarter pledge is a significant discount on the final game price ) will also contribute to completion of the project . kickstarters will have access to a closed alpha . how can i help ? take a look at the reward levels and pledge what you feel comfortable with . then spread the word ! share this project on facebook , twitter , and other social media . tell news sites you want to find out more about it . share our website , urltoken . check out our twitter feed at @ serellan . thanks for taking the time to look over this project , feel free to send us any questions , or join our forums at urltoken / forums and get involved !\n, priced $ 15 in north america and \u00a312 / 15 euros across the ocean .\nit ' s available now , along with watchos , tvos and homepod versions .\nthe company will launch an ipo on a ' recognized ' us stock exchange .\nit comes with boards , fishing rods , a tent and a solar - powered shower .\nthe finally funding tally was $ 221 , 833 , and included some large last - minute donations , including one for the maximum $ 7 , 500 pledge . the difference between this kickstarter campaign and previous successful ones is that these funds will only take the game to the alpha stage , with private funding being sought to take the game to completion .\nthe pc version will be first - person , and first in the development queue . the ps3 version will be third - person and the xbox 360 view will be determined by feedback from fans . the goal is to have the game ready for release in june 2013 .\njohn keefer is a curmudgeon that has been in journalism for 35 years , the last 16 in the video games industry . he loves real - time strategy games and prefers old - school total annihilation to starcraft . he also loves isometric rpgs , and has been addicted to world of warcraft for more than 10 years . he sucks at shooters and multiplayer and is purely a pc guy . and being a former member of shack , he also likes chatty . go figure .\nyes , i know this . i made a distinction between this and other kickstarter projects in my post .\nearly r6 games worked well with both views\nwut ? they didn ' t have 3rd person . 3rd person isn ' t necessary in a game like . . .\nan indie game development team based in seattle , washington , founded in 2011 by christian allen .\nfirst in , can\u2019t wait to see the finished game . keep up all of your hard work !\nghost recon advanced warfighter and halo : reach lead designer christian allen has taken to kickstarter to fund his resurrection of old - school , hardcore tactical shooters .\nhe ' s after $ 200 , 000 , and he ' s got until 1st april to make it . so far he ' s had 151 backers who ' ve pledged a combined $ 7448 .\nfor years , fans of tactical shooters have been crying out for someone to make a quality , hardcore , close - quarters combat tactical shooter ,\nwrote allen on his kickstarter page .\nbut in contrast to these requests , game publishers eschew realism and tactics in exchange for ease of use and ' cinematic ' flavour .\n[ tactical shooter fans ] don ' t care about a blockbuster cinematic experience ; they can already get that from cod or uncharted . they want a focused , challenging experience that leaves them satisfied in conquering it .\nthis campaign aims to see if my theory that real tactical shooters aren ' t dead , and that enough people want one to justify the cost of development .\nwe are focusing our initial development on a hardcore cqb tactical shooter ,\nhe shared .\nthis game will get back to the core of what is loved about the tac - shooter , featuring realistic weapon modelling , outfitting and commanding your squad , objective - based , non - linear missions set in real - world locations around the world , single player , co - op , and multiplayer .\nthe funding will help allen prove to investors that the appetite for such a game exists .\nmy approach is to look to the fans and what they have been asking about for so many years ,\nallen explained in a separate interview with hookshot inc .\nthey don ' t care about a blockbuster cinematic experience ; they can already get that from cod or uncharted . they want a focused , challenging experience that leaves them satisfied in conquering it .\npitching that to a publisher , though , is like pitching a new flight sim . they think the genre is dead , like point and click adventure games supposedly are - double fine showed them the error of their ways .\nthis game will get back to the core of what is loved about the tac - shooter , featuring realistic weapon modelling , outfitting and commanding your squad , objective - based , non - linear missions set in real - world locations around the world , single player , co - op , and multiplayer .\ntim schafer ' s double fine studio received overwhelming kickstarter support for an old school point and click adventure project . double fine sought $ 400 , 000 , but has received - with eight days to go - a staggering $ 2 . 4 million from 69 , 507 backers .\nthe rewards continue to scale up to donations of $ 10 , 000 or more , and they all stack , meaning that at $ 10 , 000 you receive every tier of rewards .\npledging top whack - $ 10 , 000 or more - gets you a custom baretta gun by christian allen himself . you can opt for a bbgun replica if the laws of your country / state don ' t allow this . $ 7500 or more has christian allen fly to your home town to organise a lan party ; $ 5000 or more involves a trip to the studio and to a shooting range ; and $ 2500 has your face and name put on a team member in the game .\nsometimes we include links to online retail stores . if you click on one and make a purchase we may receive a small commission . for more information , go here .\nbertie is senior staff writer and eurogamer ' s poland - and - dragons correspondent . he ' s part of the furniture here , a friendly chair , and reports on all kinds of things , the stranger the better .\nthe 10 most popular stories of the day , delivered at 5pm uk time . never miss a thing .\nthis site \u00a9 2018 gamer network . all rights reserved . no part of this site or its content may be reproduced without the permission of the copyright holder .\ndear friends , as you know , i have been working for years to bring the concept of a tactical cqb . . .\nupdate 1 . 07 is live ! in addition to new features and equipment , there are tons of fixes and improvements . . . .\njoin the game designer of graw and halo reach to help create the spiritual successor to the original rainbow six and swat4 .\nin recent years , shooters have become homogenized . there used to be a wide range of different games to choose , from run - and - gun action titles to slow - paced tactical shooters focusing on strategy and tactics , but now most shooters follow the same model of big set pieces , regenerating health , linear levels , and \u201ccinematic experiences . \u201d the realistic tactical shooters with in - depth planning have almost entirely disappeared in recent years .\nthis project , working title takedown , aims to change that . this game , the spiritual successor to games like the original rainbow six and swat series , will focus on realistic weapons modeling , squad based play , in a close - quarters battle setting . to succeed in this game you need to take things slow , study your plans , and execute flawlessly . if you get shot , there are consequences . you won\u2019t be hiding behind a wall waiting for your health to regenerate . if a team member goes down , you will have to assess the situation and reallocate team members if necessary to complete the mission . don ' t expect all of the tools and plans to be forced fed to you - it is up to the player to ensure their team is equipped and ready for the tasks at hand .\ntakedown is a thinking - person\u2019s shooter . the player that takes things slow , aims carefully , and plans their moves right will overcome the player who runs in with guns blazing . close - quarters battle brings the fight inside , as you would see swat teams or sof units taking down small numbers of dangerous adversaries . non - linear environments allow for multiple routes and tactics and add replayability . the operation to clear pirates from a hijacked oil tanker by russian special forces in may of 2010 is a perfect example of the types of missions in takedown .\nyou will plan your insertions and routes before going into the scenario , outfitting your teammates with weapons and equipment of your choosing , and then execute the mission . if one of your team members is killed , they are gone , and you have lost their valuable experience , so you have to be careful ! gameplay modes include single player , co - op , and competitive multiplayer . if you are a fan of old school shooters where thinking meant more than running and gunning or perks , or if you are just looking for something different in your shooter games experience , this is the project for you .\ncommunity involvement is crucial to the development of this title . based on the pledge level , community members will influence different features and content in the game , as well as being able to submit content for inclusion in the game . while this won ' t be a\ndesign by committee ,\nand the development team will make the final decisions , when it is appropriate to open it up to the community for things like available weapons , community members will have opportunities to vote and discuss with dev team members before the final decisions are made .\nthe finished full game , via digital distribution when it ' s released . also access to the private discussion forums and access to developer blogs .\nthe finished full game , via digital distribution when it ' s released . access to the private discussion forums and access to developer blogs .\na unit patch for the game ' s military unit , suitable for wear on your tactical vest . you know you have a tactical vest , for when the zombies come .\naccess to the silver community level , where you will be able to vote on weapons , locations , and features to be included in the game . includes all previous rewards .\nyour name in a special\nkickstarter supporters\nsection of the credits . includes all previous rewards .\na pc cd copy of the game , drm free , along with a t - shirt with the game logo on it . all previous rewards included .\naccess to the gold community level , where you will be able to submit game content to be included in the final game if approved , along with credit for the content .\na collectors edition boxed set of the pc cd version of the game , including a set of dog tags with the unit logo on them , and an art book from the game . includes all previous rewards .\na military unit challenge coin with the insignia of the team on it . includes all previous rewards .\na dvd of the soundtrack of the game including all music tracks , signed by the composer . includes all previous rewards .\noriginal poster of the cover of the game ( shipping is free in the u . s . , $ 10 shipping internationally ) . special thanks in the credits . includes all previous rewards .\nget an in - game badge on your player model showing that you supported the project ! includes all previous rewards .\naccess to the platinum level community , where you will be able to participate in conference calls with dev team members to express your ideas . includes all previous rewards .\nget your face in the game , on one of the team members , and have them named after you . includes all previous rewards .\ntour the dev studio and go on a shooting trip with dev team members for an afternoon , shooting a range of different guns , including full - auto fun ( must be able to travel to seattle , wa ) ! includes all previous rewards .\nchristian allen , the creative director of the game , will fly to your hometown to host a lan party for you and your friends . lower 48 states only . includes all previous rewards .\n\u00a9 valve corporation . all rights reserved . all trademarks are property of their respective owners in the us and other countries .\nthat ' s a bit harsh ! i was very disappointed with tdrs after buying it day one . and even after the updates it left a lot to be desired . the price point for early access on this is so low that i ' m considering taking a punt on it even after my tdrs experience in the hope that it will be a lot better . just hoping it has controller support or if not planned in the future as i much prefer to game that way .\nyes , the others got a giant banana where the sun doesn ' t shine , tho .\nme and tons of other people spent money for that gigantic crap that is takedown and now you have the face to make another game . i don ' t care if you lost the rights or whatever , you should give everyone who throw money in the bin with that takedown crap\nbut nooope , you said\nsorry\nand everything is fine . . . lol . if someone is happy this way , good for him . they probably bought this game their parent ' s money , but i didn ' t .\na\nsorry\nand a video with a sad face doesn ' t fn fix anything .\nyou think this game is bad ? no it isnt . if you are to poor to pay 7 . 99 , go get a job\ni payed 57nok to get into the ea , thats a medium priced frozen pizza in norway . or two 1 . 5 liters of coke . or about 30 minutes of parking in oslo .\ni ' m still blown away at how few people understand the publisher / developer business concept . when you are developing a game for a publisher they call the shots . they will release it whenever they want in whatever state they feel . takedown was a very solid core game that was finacially dropped by the publisher in an alpha state . the people who screwed us over also screwed over the developers .\nwe discussed offering a discount to td purchasers , but steam does not allow you to offer a discount for owners of games from other publishers . for example , us and takedown or something like assassins creed .\nthere had to be a way to offer people a key or coupon after it ' s been verified they own takedown in steam . not saying $ 7 . 99 is a huge deal . . . but if owners of takedown got if for say $ 4 . 99 . . . it might have been an easier pill for them to swallow .\ni agree that something should have been done . . . but i wont harp about it . that said . . . i don ' t think they need to\nhide their face\n. that ' s ridiculous . war z devs . . . they need to hide themselves away , change their names , get new ip ' s , etc . anything so people wont know it ' s them .\nalso , i ' m a customer too , i don ' t understand why\nearly backers\nget the game for free and the others don ' t .\noffer it from your website . make a way for your website to check if a certain steam account has the game and then bind the game copy to it , like fdev did . solved . . .\nit ' s not even a lot to ask , since lots of people got the game for free , but every customer got fd up with takedown .\nfirst off if you don ' t want to buy it for $ 7 . 99 then don ' t but stop whining about getting it free . i know as a owner of tdrs i receieved 4 extra copies for my troubles . i paid 14 . 99 for 5 copies basically 2 . 99 each . i have 30 + hours tracked in steam on the game and countless that didn ' t get tracked . let ' s just us the 30 number . i spent . 099 + cents for the game . yes less than 10 f - ing cents per hour to play it . that is less than a damn happy meal @ mickey d ' s . and we had fun playing it . holy sh * t how can that be ? ! ? anyways . if you bought the game you received free copies of tdrs as well so stop whining . don ' t want to support it and take a chance @ $ 7 . 99 then don ' t . but stop acting like you spent serious money on the game because we know better .\nworking around\nsteam policies is a no - go . they will remove the game . just like they recently did with a few titles that were\nworking around\ntheir policies . some back end workaround is specifically forbidden by steam . do you really think that we wouldn ' t just bite the bullet and say\nsure , td buyers get 30 % of our $ 7 . 99 price point\nto get he positive press like we did when we gave the td ks ' ers free copied ? but we are not allowed . if we could do that it might move an extra 100k units . that would be a win for us and make us net $ $ . we simply can ' t .\nyou made a deal with 505 games , allowing them to publish your game , so it ' s your fault . and don ' t tell us you gain nothing from it , otherwise , there wouldn ' t be a deal in the first place .\nsteam data is available for everyone . it ' s 226 , 716 \u00b1 12 , 093 copies of red sabre .\n$ 200 , 000 will bring takedown to alpha . private investors are lined up , but unsure of the market for an old - school tac shooter . a successful kickstarter campaign will convince them that this is a viable market . along with their investment , pre - sales of the game ( a $ 15 kickstarter pledge is a significant discount on the final game price ) will also contribute to completion of the project . kickstarters will have access to a closed alpha .\nwithout knowing any of the details of the publishing agreement they had this is all guess work , but this is exactly how a lot of publishers and labels work in many other industries . did you know most musicians have to pay for recording time in a studio for example ? labels provide the upfront cost but it ends up coming out of their paychecks . look up what courtney love said about making $ 1 million for a record to see what i ' m talking about .\nhell , book publishers are the same way . authors are given an advance so they have some money before a book is finished , but that also gets paid back out of sales of the book ( sometimes with interest ) .\nnote : this is only to be used to report spam , advertising , and problematic ( harassment , fighting , or rude ) posts .\ntakedown is a thinking - person\u2019s shooter ; brutal , hardcore and deadly - like the real thing . not for the faint hearted , takedown requires you to bring your ' a ' game - fps fans looking for an ultra hardcore experience only need apply !\n- 43 % of the 16 user reviews in the last 30 days are positive .\n- 38 % of the 3 , 326 user reviews for this game are positive .\nsign in to see reasons why you may or may not like this based on your games , friends , and curators you follow .\nthe player that takes things slow , aims carefully , and plans their moves right will overcome the player who runs in with guns blazing . close - quarters battle brings the fight inside , as you would see swat teams or sof units taking down small numbers of dangerous adversaries . non - linear environments allow for multiple routes and tactics and add replayability .\nthis game focuses on realistic weapons modeling , squad based play , in a close - quarters battle setting . to succeed in this game you need to take things slow , study your environment , and execute flawlessly . if you get shot , there are consequences . you won\u2019t be hiding behind a wall waiting for your health to regenerate . if a team member goes down , you will have to assess the situation and reallocate team members if necessary to complete the mission . don\u2019t expect all of the tools and plans to be forced fed to you \u2013 it is up to the player to ensure their team is equipped and ready for the tasks at hand . with features such as realistic bullet penetration , accuracy , and recoil , choosing the proper weapons , ammunition , armor , and gear for the mission is up to you , so choose carefully .\ngameplay modes include single player , co - op , and competitive multiplayer . if you are a fan of old school shooters where thinking meant more than running and gunning or perks , or if you are just looking for something different in your shooter games experience , this is the game for you .\nfight smart in deadly , close quarters combat \u2013 players must think and move tactically , stay alert , watch , listen and choose wisely while setting up their squad for the perfect shot .\ntackle engagements that are different every time \u2013 nonlinear maps allow for multiple tactics and approaches to both attack and defense . gamers must choose their gear to best execute strategy .\nout think the enemy \u2013 gamers need to work closely and communicate well with their team to not only attack the enemy but to coordinate to secure multiple objectives .\nto view reviews within a date range , please click and drag a selection on a graph above or click on a specific bar .\nwhen enabled , will sort reviews by new helpfulness score . read more about it in the blog post .\nyou can use this widget - maker to generate a bit of html that can be embedded in your website to easily allow customers to purchase this game on steam .\nthere is more than one way to buy this game . please select a specific package to create a widget for :\n\u00a9 2018 valve corporation . all rights reserved . all trademarks are property of their respective owners in the us and other countries .\nvat included in all prices where applicable . privacy policy | legal | steam subscriber agreement | refunds\nepsilon is a hybrid stealth - action near - future tactical shooter where pre - planning and commanding your squad is essential for survival . through high intensity kinetic operations , epsilon is the unit tasked by unipol to counter eastern european militias engaged in human trafficking .\nget instant access and start playing ; get involved with this game as it develops .\nthis early access game is not complete and may or may not change further . if you are not excited to play this game in its current state , then you should wait to see if the game progresses further in development .\n\u201cjoining epsilon early access is a chance to experience the game as it evolves throughout its development process . be aware that our early access offer is a representation of our core pillars , and the framework we have created around them . it is a work in progress and therefore contains a variety of bugs . we strongly advise you not to buy and play the game at this stage unless you clearly understand what early access means and are interested in participating in the ongoing development cycle .\nby self - publishing on ea , we hope to keep our small team independent and not rely on a publisher . we have self - funded to this point , and hope to avoid the distraction of a crowdfunding campaign to focus on game development .\nby joining us in early access , you will have a chance to see the game grow and change , with your feedback integral to that process .\npercentages are based on current game state estimates , not indicative of content numbers .\n\u201cwe want to ensure that our players have the best experience possible on launch , so we want to take our time during early access to incorporate player feedback , work out any bugs , and adjust and expand features . we anticipate a full release within a year or so . \u201d\n\u201cepsilon will continue to grow and evolve throughout development , and features will be refined and adjusted based on player feedback . players can look forward to exciting content , such as : co - op , multiplayer , multiple squads , increasing ability and orders available to squad ai , and an expanding library of maps , missions , weapons , gadgets , game modes and player abilities . \u201d\n\u201ccurrently in early access there are 2 fully playable maps , both setup in story & elimination modes , a core set of weapons and abilities , per - mission surveillance and planning , and mission scoring . \u201d\n\u201cyes . as we release new features and content , the price will increase . we feel that the current pricing relflects the amount of content currently available , and we will adjust the price accordingly as new content , features , and fixes come online . \u201d\n\u201cwe believe that player feedback should play a major role in the development of our games and invite players to make use of our various channels to deliver that feedback . primary channels are on our steam forums , and our own game forums at urltoken\nprocessor : quad - core intel or amd , 2 . 5 ghz or faster\nsony santa monica makes us care about kratos in this stunning revival of the series .\nfar cry 5 ' s story is a real let - down , but the action still makes for a solid co - op experience .\nthere are some elements around the edges that haven ' t aged all that well , but burnout paradise is still a fantastic racing game .\npodcasts giant bombcast the giant beastcast giant bombcast ( premium ) the giant beastcast ( premium ) giant bombcast aftermath ! all systems goku premium podcasts giant bomb presents gaming minute 8 - 4 play alt + f1 bombin ' the a . m . with scoops and the wolf !\nbungie , microsoft , monolith , surreal , red storm , wargamer , ubisoft , snowblind and more .\nthe company is currently ( as of april 2012 ) working on takedown , a squad - based shooter for the pc , ps3 and xbox360 .\nbeware , you are proposing to add brand new pages to the wiki along with your edits . make sure this is what you intended . this will likely increase the time it takes for your changes to go live .\nuntil you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other giant bomb users . this process takes no more than a few hours and we ' ll send you an email once approved .\nbecause you ' re new to wiki editing , we sent your submission off to our moderators to check it over . most changes are approved within a few hours . we ' ll send an email when it is .\npoints you ' ll be able to bypass this step and make live edits to our system . until then , gain points by continuing to edit pages .\npresident franklin d . roosevelt took the bullet - proofed yacht the uss potomac on two of the greatest diplomatic missions of wwii .\nthe soviet air force\u2019s ilyushin il - 2 \u201cstorm bird\u201d took a heavy toll in german armor on the eastern front .\nthe author , a rifleman in \u201clove\u201d company , 399th infantry regiment , 100th infantry division , recalls brutal winter combat on the french - german border .\n, a squad - based tactical shooter influenced by current events and available to dig into via early access .\nwe compare the decade\u2019s top military games in this 60 - page free issue . get your copy of warfare history network \u2019s free special report , the decade\u2019s best military games\nthe gadgets and weapons available in epsilon so far run the gamut , and most will be familiar to those well versed in squad - based shooting . stuff like cameras that can slide under doors for a sneaky peek at enemies , unmanned weapons that can be operated remotely , and other gadgets significantly expand tactical options . of course , it\u2019s crucial to go into a mission knowing what you\u2019ll need and how you plan on succeeding , and that\u2019s where premission planning comes into play . players can use digital maps to coordinate their squad and note enemy positions , preparing in advance for any possibilities that may arise . if you end up halfway through a mission before realizing your plan isn\u2019t going to work , you can always ditch it and switch things up accordingly .\nepsilon \u2019s story touches on matters like the ongoing eastern european crisis , the current state of america , and more . dr . stacy cecchet , seattle university\u2019s adjunct professor of criminal justice , has served as an adviser on the subject matter throughout the development process , so it should be interesting to see what future story missions come out of the collaboration . at the moment it\u2019s a good time to give epsilon a spin , because while the kinks are still being worked out on a regular basis , those who try it out now can get in before the price rises incrementally leading up to the game\u2019s full launch in early 2016 .\nregister now to gain access to all of our features . once registered and logged in , you will be able to contribute to this site by submitting your own content or replying to existing content . you ' ll be able to customize your profile , receive reputation points as a reward for submitting content , while also communicating with other members via your own private inbox , plus much more ! this message will be removed once you have signed in .\noriginally conceived by mustafa\nmoose\nthamer at a three - day brainstorming retreat with clancy , rainbow six was designed explicitly to eschew the twitch - based gameplay of the era ' s quake clones . based on the real - life exploits of the fbi ' s hostage rescue team , this was to be a game where you could bleed out from a single bullet wound . reflexes would rarely play a role in victory . instead , success would come from careful operations , selection of ordnance , and the planning stage , a pre - battle strategizing session that let you lay out the positions and pathing of your computer - controlled operatives . it was too robust a design to stay merely in the realm of hostage rescue , and eventually grew to encompass a variety of counter - terrorist activities .\nit wasn ' t easy getting there , though .\nwe were trying to make four games simultaneously and had completely underestimated the workload ,\nupton explains .\nas the schedule started slipping we went into permanent crunch . frank boosman , our head of production and one of the principal founders , was let go halfway through production . i pretty much expected the whole thing to implode at any moment .\nhowever , at the same time , the excitement level on the team for rainbow six was steadily growing . i remember one great moment where we were testing multiplayer and two players walked into a room and started blasting away , completely missing each other . then one of them held still , waited for his targeting reticle to settle , and got a one - shot kill with a perfect headshot . that was when we knew we had a completely different shooter experience on our hands .\nstuart white , currently the senior producer on ghost recon : future soldier , was a tech support representative at red storm at the time . he , too , remembers these last incredible moments when rainbow six came together .\ni ' ve said it before , i ' ll say it again ,\nhe told us .\nit was an experience unlike anything else .\nthe hard work and impossible hours paid off . the result was a brutally challenging yet remarkably playable\nthinking man ' s shooter\nthat was leagues ahead of the other\nrealistic\nmilitary games of the ' 90s .\nto this day i still haven ' t seen anything like it ,\nwhite notes ,\nas far as a combination of action and strategy . it allowed the player who was really into just action to have an experience that they wanted . or , if you wanted to be a strategy guy , you could actually sit there for like two hours and make these detailed plans with go codes .\nwith two disparate groups of players enamored , red storm was secure , and tom clancy ' s gaming legacy was born .\nneat article . if we were an experienced dev team back then r6 never would have gotten made . it was that inexperience and drive to suceed that made it all work . we didn ' t know any better . the absolute best times of my life .\nthis\nrumor\nabout selling to ubi to get on consoles wasn ' t correct . the reason we sold was because we had mere months of money in the bank due to spending it on projects that didn ' t sell . rse most likely would have gone under otherwise .\nit was nice but they don ' t really acknowledge how the gameplay shift was bad . they even said that vegas was a much needed change to the series . i stopped reading there .\nthe sum of all fears actually sold ok and made some money . but that was due more to it ' s low dev budget than actual sales . plus we might have gotten a bit of kickback from paramount on it , not sure .\nthe non sellers were dominant species , force 21 , shadow watch and politika . those all had full size dev teams and budgets . one of the biggest money suck early on was putting the mini discs in the politika paperback books . that was expensive and wasted a lot of money for no gain . the article gives a hint about who ' s sole idea that was .\nit ' s funny , but there are so many internal issues and forces that make companies do things that the general public has no idea about . there were other attempts to buy rse for much more , but the powers that be held out for more . . . . . with those ultimately losing interest . in the end it was go with ubi ( who got us at a complete steal ) or risk drying up and going away .\njust remember - before vegas , everyone had to suffer through lockdown . by that point , it did need a change . as standalone games , i happen to like the rainbow six : vegas games very much . they ' re just not rogue spear .\njust a point of reality . gr2 was not originally designed purely to be an xbox title . it was originally pc . then the focus was turned to xbox , and then pc was cancelled .\ni was involved in quite a few of these titles , and ign didnt bother to ask me anything . not surprised . this is a pr piece .\n# # # # # # it and # # # # # # ign .\ni agree that vegas 1 / 2 were okay for what they were and lockdown was even worse , but the correct thing to do was to make a raven shield sequel .\nthe rainbow 6 patriots video at the top of the page seemed like a dead giveaway that they had the intention of advertising for ubisoft .\ni left after all the gr pc mission packs were out and before gr2 got underway . then i came back and did some contracting with rse on some of the gr2 stuff ( simply an art monkey only ) so from gr2 on christian knows the ins and outs .\nyeah , ign did all kinds of pr stuff for ubisoft right before future soldier . they also did this .\nwhen gr2 came out i thought it was odd that they would target exclusively for consoles , as well as downgrade to a teen rating . even so , the teen rating arguably made the game harder - since there was no blood , you were never really sure if a tango was down for good .\njust another reminder to be very sceptical about these so called big game sites . most of them live off the ads from the games they review and are afraid to be / or are honest / biased / fanboy in fear of not being invited to the next press event etc ."]}
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( \u201cinterna\u201d ) , a biopharmaceutical company developing pathway targeted microrna ( \u201cmirna\u201d ) - based therapeutics for cancer , today announce that they have entered into an agreement to develop novel microrna therapeutics for the treatment of cancer . this will combine the delivery capabilities of silence\u2019s proprietary atuplex\u2122 delivery system with interna\u2019s novel micrornas .\nsilence therapeutics plc focuses on the discovery , development , and delivery of novel rna therapeutics . the company designs short interfering rna ( sirna ) molecules that trigger the rnai pathway and mediate the degradation of specific target messenger rnas . it is developing various candidates for the treatment of cancer , iron overload disorders , cardiovascular disease , alcohol use disorder , and other metabolic diseases . the company was formerly known as sr pharma plc and changed its name to silence therapeutics plc in may 2007 . silence therapeutics plc was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in london , the united kingdom .\nsilence therapeutics\u2019 technology is protected by a valuable patent portfolio , which strengthens its competitive position within the industry and provides opportunities for licensing its technology to third - parties .\nsilence therapeutics has 781 number of twitter followers . the number of followers has grown 0 . 6 % month over month and grown 1 . 9 % quarter over quarter\nsilence therapeutics , a publicly traded biotech firm based in the u . k . , said it has made a $ 9 . 6 million equity investment in arrowhead pharmaceuticals .\nrna therapeutics company silence therapeutics plc ( lse : sln ) named dmitry samarsky cso , effective sept . 14 . he was svp of technology and global business development at olix pharmaceuticals inc . ( seoul , south korea ) . vaccine company paxvax inc . ( redwood . . .\nwe have developed proprietary modifications to improve the robustness of rna sequences , together with advanced liposomal chemistries to enhance the delivery of therapeutics . this allows the development of therapeutics for diseases with high unmet clinical need . silence\u2019s technology is currently in the clinic in a phase 2a pancreatic cancer trial .\nthe company ' s rnai therapeutic platform has received key validation through multiple partnerships with pharmaceutical companies including astrazeneca , dainippon sumitomo , pfizer / quark , and novartis / quark . silence is actively pursuing the establishment of additional partnerships . silence therapeutics has operations in both\nsilence therapeutics is a drug development company with a proprietary genetic medicine platform . silence operates in the maturing field or rna therapeutics , which harnesses the body\u2019s natural mechanisms to create therapeutic effects within its cells . this technology can selectively silence or replenish the expression of any gene in the genome . we have developed proprietary modifications to improve the robustness of rna sequences , as well as advanced chemistries to enhance the effective delivery of therapeutic rna molecules to target cells .\nforward - looking statements this press release includes forward - looking statements that are subject to risks , uncertainties and other factors . these risks and uncertainties could cause actual results to differ materially from those referred to in the forward - looking statements . all forward - looking statements are based on information currently available to silence therapeutics and silence therapeutics assumes no obligation to update any such forward - looking statements .\nneuromuscular disease company sarepta therapeutics inc . ( nasdaq : srpt ) hired louise rodino - klapac as vp of gene therapy at its newly created gene therapy unit . she will continue to serve as acting cso at myonexus therapeutics inc . ( new . . .\nthe grant of us 9 , 695 , 423 is further confirmation by the us patent office of the validity of our patent claims that protect our innovative chemical modification technology , \u201d said ali mortazavi , silence therapeutics chief executive .\nsilence therapeutics\u2019 rnai technology can selectively silence any gene in the genome , modulating gene expression down in a variety of organs and cell types , in vivo . the company has developed proprietary modifications to improve the robustness of rna sequences , as well as advanced chemistries to enhance the effective delivery of therapeutic rna molecules to target cells .\nsilence therapeutics plc ( aim : sln ) , a leading rna interference ( rnai ) therapeutics company , today announced that the us patent and trademark office ( uspto ) has issued a notice of allowance indicating that it will grant patents based on two applications : 12 / 986 , 389 and 13 / 230 , 084 . these cover respectively interfering rna molecules and lipid complexes used in drug delivery .\nour mission is to use our technology to create a new generation of therapeutics which can improve outcomes for patients and , in the process , build shareholder value .\n\u2013 potential for corporate activity . in our view , silence therapeutics\u2019 current valuation should put the company on the radar of a number of potential suitors , whether they be in the rnai field already or looking to enter the sector by buying a valuable portfolio of rnai technology .\nunder the terms of the agreement , interna will provide silence with specific mirna sequences , which silence will formulate with its atuplex\u2122 delivery system in order to develop multiple candidate drugs . silence and interna will undertake in vitro and in vivo studies of the candidate drugs developed under the agreement and select lead candidates for further evaluation . silence is eligible to receive upfront fees as well as staged research payments . further financial terms of the deal were not disclosed .\nsilence\u2019s technology is clinical stage and is currently in active phase 2 and phase 3 trials carried out by a licensee .\nsilence said it believes that the granted patent claims are relevant to third party medicines that are in ongoing clinical trials .\nsilence therapeutics wants to put the kibosh on disease - causing genes . the company works in the field of rna interference ( rnai ) , a cutting - edge approach to treating disease that involves interfering with , or silencing , targeted genes associated with disease . its atuplex drug . . .\nsilence is currently conducting a phase i trial with atu027 in patients with advanced solid cancer . atu027 is based on silence\u00b4 proprietary atuplex\u2122 delivery technology . interim data analysis from this trial were presented at the 2011 american society of clinical oncology conference and showed that atu027 is safe and well tolerated and provided broad support for atuplex\u2122 as an effective sirna delivery technology with the potential to overcome the delivery challenges currently associated with rnai therapeutics .\nsupporting its ip portfolio , silence therapeutics has its own internally developed drug development programmes , along with a number of out - licenced programmes which use its technology . the company\u2019s headline strategy is the development of its programmes , with highly stringent go / no - go criteria applied prior to making investment decisions .\nthe new us patent , ref 9 , 695 , 423 , provides further protection for silence ' s innovative chemical modification technology .\nsilence ther . has a 4 week average price of 134 . 50p and a 12 week average price of 130 . 50p .\nthe all - cash transaction could be a forerunner to discussions over a licensing deal or r & d collaboration , silence said . \u201cwe look forward to opening a constructive dialogue with arrowhead , \u201d ali mortazavi , silence\u2019s ceo , said in a prepared statement .\ninterference ( rnai ) therapeutics for the treatment of serious diseases . rnai is a natural cellular process that occurs in almost all organisms and results in the silencing or shutting down of a target gene protein product . in an effort to combat a wide range of diseases , therapeutics that exploit the rnai process are being developed to halt the production of disease - causing proteins .\ndr roel schaapveld , chief executive officer of interna technologies , said : \u201cwe are very excited about this collaboration with silence . working with atuplex\u2122 and the experienced team at silence fits perfectly in our strategy to address the delivery challenge of rna based therapeutics upon systemic administration . atuplex\u2122 may significantly contribute to the efficacy of several mirna drug candidates in our pipeline that have shown to reduce tumor growth in vivo and as such supports further development of these drug candidates towards the clinic . \u201d\nthe company has a history going back to january 1999 when atugen ag , a german biotechnology company focused on developing rnai therapeutics , was spun out of nasdaq listed ribozyme pharmaceuticals . in july 2005 atugen then completed the reverse takeover of aim listed sr pharma in conjunction with a \u00a310 million fundraising and the business changed its name to silence therapeutics in may 2007 in order to reflect its increasing focus on rnai technology . the most recent capital raise was completed in may 2015 , with a gross \u00a340 million being raised via a fundraising at 240p per share .\nour technology harnesses the body\u2019s natural mechanisms to create therapeutic effects within its own cells . this technology can selectively silence or replace any . . .\nin april 2005 silence signed an option and licence agreement with quark pharmaceuticals giving quark access to the company\u2019s aturnai\u00ae technology . there are currently four key programmes undergoing clinical trials which could create value for silence under the deal , in the near to medium - term , by generating milestone and royalty payments .\nsilence therapeutics plc ( lse : sln ) , london , u . k . business : cancer , pulmonary date announced : 2015 - 04 - 08 type : placing to be raised : up to l40 million ( $ 59 . 7 million ) shares : 16 . 7 million price : 240p shares outstanding prior : 52 . 1 million investor : institutional . . .\nsilence committed a sizable chunk of its cash reserves with the deal . the company said it had about $ 58 million in cash as of last june .\nsilence therapeutics plc ( lse : sln ) , london , u . k . business : cancer , renal , ophthalmic date announced : 2015 - 04 - 02 type : placing to be raised : up to l27 . 3 million ( $ 40 . 5 million ) shares : 11 . 4 million price : 240p shares outstanding prior : 52 . 1 million investor : . . .\nthomas christ\u00e9ly , chief operating officer of silence therapeutics , said : \u201cwe are pleased to be collaborating with interna , and it is in our interest to broaden the potential value of our atuplex\u2122 delivery system as a vehicle to modify gene expression using different oligonucleotide classes , alongside our continuing focus on our internal sirna therapies . functional delivery into target cells is one of the greatest challenges facing most nucleic acid therapies . silence remains committed to the development of its atuplex\u2122 and other delivery systems including dacc and dbtc as it seeks to overcome these challenges . \u201d\n\u201cas previously stated , we will consider potential licences under our patent estate , which could have a significant financial effect relative to the current market capitalisation of silence .\nwe will consider potential licences under our patent estate , which could have a significant financial effect relative to the current market capitalisation of silence .\nsays ceo ali mortazavi\nsilence had been evaluating several different rnai - focused companies and technologies since raising the equivalent of about $ 48 million from investors in 2015 , according to a news release .\nsilence therapeutics\u2019 stake building comes in the midst of a difficult time for arrowhead in terms of its perception amongst investors and operational performance , the shares having fallen from just over 800 cents in august last year to their current levels of sub - 200 cents . this was primarily a result of arrowhead making the decision at the end of november to discontinue all three of its clinical programmes which utilised the firm\u2019s proprietary delivery vehicle ex1 .\nit is under this backdrop that silence decided in q2 2015 to increase investment in galnac - sirna conjugates for liver delivery . in april 2016 the company announced encouraging results from using an in - house structure , with potency observed believed to be competitive relative to peers . as a result , projects better suited to galnac will be transitioned to the technology , with liver therapeutics being a major focus for investment in the future . silence believes that its lipid nanoparticle delivery systems ( above ) are better suited to handling larger cargos , such mrna and for gene editing applications , with galnac best suited to rnai .\nour technology is a highly specific and modular platform that enables us to inhibit or \u2018silence\u2019 the expression of disease - causing genes , allowing cells to revert to their healthy state .\nthe claims allowed on lipid complexes , the proprietary lipid which is a key element of silence ' s drug delivery technology atufect , cover any composition irrespective of the class of compound to be delivered and irrespective of the disease to be treated . the patent will both extend and widen silence ' s intellectual property ip related to the field of drug delivery .\ndavid was appointed chief financial officer and company secretary of silence in july 2016 . david holds a b . a . in english & philosophy from birmingham university , and is a qualified chartered accountant . prior to joining silence , david\u2019s relevant biotech experience includes several senior finance roles within both uk and us publicly owned life science companies , most recently as senior eumea finance director for biomarin pharmaceuticals inc . from 2010 to 2016 . prior to that he was cfo at plethora solutions plc ( 2008 - 2009 ) , and group financial controller at ark therapeutics from 2001 to 2008 , during which time ark undertook an ipo on the london stock exchange .\nmortazavi told the financial news website proactive investors that silence intends to continue developing drugs on its own , rather than just buy other companies and have them perform the r & d work .\nsilence therapeutics plc is a united kingdom - based ribonucleic acid ( rna ) technology company . the company is primarily involved in the research and development of pharmaceutical products . the company ' s technology harnesses the body ' s natural mechanisms to create therapeutic effects within its own cells . the company has a has a genetic toolkit with its own therapeutic payloads to modulate gene expression up as well as down in preclinical in vivo models , and delivery systems for various organs and cell types .\nsilence therapeutics plc ( formerly sr pharma plc , formerly stanford rook holdings plc ) develops a new generation of medicines by harnessing the body ' s natural mechanism of rna interference , or rnai , within its cells . its proprietary technology can selectively inhibit any gene in the genome , specifically silencing the production of disease - causing proteins . using its enabling delivery systems , it has achieved an additional level of specificity by delivering our therapeutic rna molecules exclusively to target cells . silence ' s proprietary rna chemistries and delivery systems are designed to improve the stability of our molecules and enhance effective delivery to target cells , providing a powerful modular technology well suited to tackle life - threatening diseases .\nwe welcome the decision of the uspto on drug delivery as an appreciation of silence ' s contribution . drug delivery is key for the therapeutic use of functional nucleic acid molecules such as sirna and mirna . with this patent , silence is becoming an even more attractive partner for companies interested in the delivery of a variety of classes of compounds with sirna and mirna being only two of them .\nanother delivery method being worked on by silence is \u201cgalnac\u201d , a highly efficient , simple and specific delivery approach whereby a sugar molecule ( n - acetylgalactosamine , galnac ) is conjugated to the sirna molecule .\nthere are currently 70 , 021 , 624 shares in issue and the average daily traded volume is 5 , 564 shares . the market capitalisation of silence ther . is \u00a3104 , 332 , 219 . 76 .\nthe claims allowed on interfering rna molecules cover any double - stranded ribonucleic acid molecule where o - alkyl modified nucleotides are alternating with unmodified or differently modified nucleotides on both strands having a length of 17 to fewer than 30 ribonucleotides . this kind of modified double - stranded ribonucleic acid molecules form a key component of silence ' s rnai therapeutics . the patent will extend silence ' s intellectual property related to double - stranded ribonucleic acid molecules to include molecules of 17 to fewer than 30 base pairs in length for use in methods for the treatment of disease . importantly , the patent will protect any such double - stranded ribonucleic acid molecule across all therapy areas and cover double - stranded ribonucleic acid molecules irrespective of the specific nucleotide sequence used .\nsilence\u2019s investment comes following its may 2015 fundraise , subsequent to which the company has been looking at a number of rnai assets within both listed and unlisted companies . proving further value creating opportunities , silence has stated that the investment in arrowhead is a precursor to potential future deals which could include product licensing , r & d collaboration , technology sharing or a potential corporate transaction ( although no talks over a transaction are in progress at present ) .\nif a gene sends out too many mrnas ( or \u201cover - expresses\u201d itself ) a cell can produce too much of a certain protein , potentially leading to diseases such as cancer , diabetes and many others . rnai is the method used to reduce the number of mrnas which get translated to these disease causing proteins . it minimises the over - expression of genes \u2013 effectively turning off , or silencing ( hence the name ) the disease causing genes . it is this area upon which silence therapeutics is focused , having developed proprietary rnai molecules and delivery systems .\npresident and chief executive officer of plaquetec limited . non - executive director of ardelyx inc , iox therapeutics limited , oncimmune holdings plc , thrombolytic science international , phesi llc and avrobio inc . chair of vium inc , cocoon biotech inc and cell medica limited . committee member of the u . s . food & drug administration science board .\nsilence is the only listed rnai player in europe and a pioneer in this technology . through the efforts of our skilled scientists over the years we have established a robust platform that allows us to effectively trigger rnai in specific cell types .\nsilence said it acquired about 8 . 4 percent of the outstanding shares of common stock in arrowhead ( nasdaq : arwr ) , which is based in pasadena , ca , but houses its research and development team in madison , wi .\nthe trial met its primary endpoint , with no safety issues being identified for the combination of atu027 with chemotherapy drug gemcitabine . silence now intends to progress atu027 through a suitable partnership rather than using its cash resources to fully develop it itself .\nsr pharma , which rose out of stanford rook ltd . and has since changed its name to silence therapeutics , is a biotechnology company which was developing treatments derived from heat - killed mycobacterium vaccae ( nctc11659 ) and called srl172 or srp299 ( depending on the manufacturing process used ) in the 1990s . one of the founders of stanford rook , professor john stanford , helped dr charles akle to set up immodulon in 2007 . immodulon bought the rights to m . vaccae and is now continuing development under the name imm\u2011201 using an improved manufacturing process and target indications which are more relevant to its known mode of action .\nsilence therapeutics shares currently trade at 89p , capitalising the company at \u00a362 . 1 million . with the last reported cash figure ( \u00a347 . 59 million at as 30 th june 2016 ) being 8 months old , we estimate , based upon r & d and admin expenses being maintained at levels seen over the prior 18 months , and accounting for the transaction in arrowhead shares , that cash plus available for sale investments ( arwr ) currently stand at c . \u00a343 million . thus , the markets are valuing the business , which incorporates the valuable intellectual property portfolio and programme of clinical trials , at just \u00a319 . 1 million .\nour technology harnesses the body\u2019s natural mechanisms to create therapeutic effects within its own cells . this technology can selectively silence or replace any gene in the genome , modulating gene expression up as well as down in a variety of organs and cell types , in vivo .\narrowhead , for its part , emphasized that silence\u2019s investment is the only official business the two firms have done together up to this point . \u201cthere have been no discussions about any potential transaction between the two companies , \u201d arrowhead said in a separate news release .\nat silence we are developing novel rnai based therapies with the potential to transform patients\u2019 lives . we use our proprietary technology platform to advance the next generation of genetic medicines , designed to intervene at the root of the problem by targeting the expression of disease - causing genes .\nthe company\u2019s patented rnai chemistry is known as aturnai\u00ae , a proprietary technology with which individual sirna molecules are stabilised against degradation within the body . it is made up of highly potent , chemically stabilised sirna molecules which offer greater stability and better tolerability over conventional sirna molecules . aturnai\u00ae is one of the most thoroughly tested rnai therapeutics in humans and has an excellent safety record , with over 400 people dosed so far .\nsilence\u2019s current enterprise value should prove to be no problem for larger pharma industry players to pay . in particular , we note that alnylam , largely considered to be the market leader in galnac technology , had cash & marketable securities of $ 1 . 04 billion as at 30 th september 2016 .\nthe delivery systems are subject to various patent families extending the scope of protection to the specific composition and use of the delivery systems . with the technologies able to deliver rna molecules to a wide variety of disease tissue silence has the opportunity to partner with other companies working in , or looking to enter , the rna field .\nin interim results released last september the company revealed that in the previous six months it had obtained advice from three separate law firms indicating that multiple sirna based drugs currently in clinical development potentially fall within its issued claims . in reaction , silence has invited the relevant companies , which have remained un - named , to enter licensing negotiations .\nsettlement was recently reached over arbitration proceedings with quark over a milestone payment under the licensing deal in relation to qpi - 1002 . following the agreement silence will now receive a $ 1 million cash payment and is also eligible to receive either c . 2 % royalties plus milestones or 15 % of the clinical , regulatory and commercial milestone payments and royalties received by quark from partner novartis .\nit has at least put the brakes on the share price . who knows - if there ' s any truth to the suggestions that alnylam might look to settle the patent dispute by taking over silence then now might be a good time to strike . certainly it seemed to me from the alnylam call that alnylam see the fitusiran death as tragic but by no means an end to their hopes for the drug .\narrowhead said on monday that it plans to continue development of several drug candidates , none of which are currently in clinical trials . the company is developing some candidates independently , but on others it is collaborating with partners , including amgen ( nasdaq : amgn ) , a large pharmaceuticals company based in thousand oaks , ca . in its release announcing the investment from silence , arrowhead said it will \u201ccontinue to seek partnerships and collaborations that maximize the value of its assets . \u201d\ndelivering sirna into the body has long been a challenge for the rnai industry . in order to exert its effects , sirna must be safely and efficiently delivered into the target cells within the body , penetrate the cell membrane and survive for a sufficient amount of time once inside the cell . to address this challenge silence has developed a number of core proprietary liposomal delivery systems atuplex\u00ae , dacc , hepaplex and macplex , focused on delivering its specially modified aturnai\u00ae molecules to a variety of organs .\nsilence is the only listed rnai player in europe and a pioneer in this technology . through the efforts of our skilled scientists over the years we have established a robust platform that allows us to effectively trigger rnai in specific cell types . our inventions are protected by a broad intellectual property estate , which is a fundamental asset . together with our progress , the fact that the field is generally maturing means that rnai drugs are close to becoming a powerful genetic medicine modality at the disposal of doctors and patients .\ndr . jenkins is a biopharma thought leader with 25 years of industry experience . until november 2017 , she was president and chief executive officer at leading gene therapy company , dimension therapeutics . prior to joining dimension in september 2014 , annalisa served as head of global research and development at merck serono pharmaceuticals from 2013 to 2014 , where she also served as executive vice president global development and medical from 2011 to 2013 . prior to this , dr . jenkins held several leadership roles at bristol myers - squibb from 1997 to 2011 , most recently serving as senior vice president and head of global medical affairs . earlier in her career , dr . jenkins was a medical officer in the british royal navy during the gulf conflict , achieving the rank of surgeon lieutenant commander .\nin january 2009 quark announced the initiation of phase i / ii clinical trials for its drug candidate qpi - 1002 for the prevention of delayed graft function ( dgf ) in deceased donor adult kidney transplant patients . trials of the drug ( which are in partnership with novartis and incorporate silence\u2019s aturnai\u00ae technology ) have progressed well , with phase iii trials in dgf , along with a phase ii study in acute kidney injury ( aki ) , currently ongoing . both trials are expected to have readouts in mid - 2018 , which provides a potential share price catalyst .\njanuary this year saw silence use its cash resources to invest , on - market , in nasdaq listed arrowhead pharmaceuticals ( nasdaq : arwr ) . as at 13 th january a 9 . 21 % equity stake in arrowhead had been acquired , which will be held as an investment asset on the balance sheet . a total of $ 11 . 3 million was spent on the acquisition , equating to an average buying price of c . 165 cents per share . the shares currently trade at 212 cents , giving a gain on investment to date of c . 28 % .\ndr . andrew j . richards is non - executive chairman at ixico plc , chairman at abcodia ltd . , chairman at cambridge temperature concepts ltd . , chairman at congenica ltd . , chairman at novacta biosystems ltd . , council member at biotechnology & biological sciences research council and a member at biological sciences research council . he is on the board of directors at silence therapeutics plc , cancer research technology ltd . , cambridge university hospitals nhs foundation trust , croggan ltd . , ieso digital health ltd . , arecor ltd . , babraham bioscience technologies ltd . and british science association . dr . richards was previously employed as independent non - executive director by summit corp . plc , independent non - executive director by vectura group plc , non - executive director by biowisdom ltd . , director - business development by chiroscience group plc , executive director by chiroscience ltd . , non - executive director by aitua ltd . , chairman by altacor ltd . , a principal by astrazeneca plc , a member by cancer research uk , executive director by celltech plc , chairman by ixico ltd . , non - executive director by pharmakodex ltd . , and non - executive director by theradeas ltd . he also served on the board at amedis pharmaceuticals ltd . , cambridge biotechnology ltd . , daniolabs ltd . , electra - net group ltd . and the bioindustry association . he received his doctorate degree from the university of cambridge .\n\u2013 negative investor sentiment towards the rnai sector presents buying opportunity . as we have discussed above with arrowhead , companies involved in the rnai sector have seen a number of setbacks in recent months . share prices amongst rnai companies have plummeted , including a c . 70 % fall over the past 18 months for alnylam pharmaceuticals ( alny : nasdaq ) after the company announced the halting of several clinical trials . shares in dicerna pharmaceuticals ( drna : nasdaq ) , which is being sued by alnylam for \u201ctrade secret misappropriation\u201d , are down by c . 90 % in just under two years and are currently trading at below cash . there is no negative read - across from any of these events to silence\u2019s technology or activities in our view . thus , we believe that the present environment provides investors an opportunity to enter this highly prospective sector at a time when valuations are at the bottom of the cycle .\nour management team is highly experienced in a variety of relevant sectors , from molecular biology and genetics to finance and investment banking .\nour board of directors is formed by six accomplished members , two executive and four non - executive directors .\nas the rna field evolves at an ever - faster rate , our tab helps us to assess its competitive position in technology and offers guidance in developing it in the most effective way .\nwe are committed to creating collaborations that maximise value for each of the partners .\neffective sirna delivery to the right cells is a challenge given the complexity of the human body . discover how we address this .\nfind out more about our investment case , share price , corporate governance and related information . download our latest reports and announcements .\na summary of relevant information for our shareholders , investor faqs and key adviser details .\nour upgraded , patient - friendly delivery technology is suitable for applications in a variety of disease settings . our liver centric pipeline is currently build around three main areas of high unmet need : haematology , metabolic and rare diseases .\nwe out - licensed our sirna stabilisation chemistry technology ( aturnai tm ) to quark pharmaceuticals , who have progressed drug candidates that use this technology to late clinical trials .\nwe have developed proprietary stabilising chemistries to improve the robustness of sirna sequences , together with advanced delivery systems that enable us to specifically target relevant cell types . this results in potent and highly specific drug candidates .\nour inventions are protected by a broad intellectual property estate , which is a fundamental asset . together with our progress , the fact that the field is generally maturing means that rnai drugs are close to becoming a powerful genetic medicine modality at the disposal of doctors and patients .\nwe have out - licensed our sirna stabilisation chemistry technology ( aturnai tm ) to quark pharmaceuticals , who have progressed drug candidates that use this technology in late - stage clinical trials .\nresearch in rnai has been progressing over the past 20 years , achieving nobel prize recognition in 2006 , and can now be seen to be transitioning from the experimental realm into the clinical . it is not often as an employee that you get a chance to be part of a nascent field like this that will make an impact on medicine .\nwe offer a vibrant culture and environment where innovation and creativity is encouraged . small , dynamic , with slick decision making and unencumbered by bureaucracy , we recognise contributions wherever they may be made within our team . our focus is on results , and opportunities for early career progression are here for team members who exceed their goals .\nwe should also mention we hope to have a lot of fun on the way , fully embracing the multi cultural mix of the talented professionals we employ .\nour teams are located in west london , which is our corporate headquarters , and berlin where the majority of our research & development staff are based .\nplease review our current vacancies which are listed below . we are also interested to hear from candidates on a speculative basis either via the enquiries box or via e - 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{"id": 54933, "summary": [{"text": "northcoast executive airlines was a regional commuter airline that operated in the midwestern united states in the early 1990s .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airline served secondary airports in larger cities with fairchild sa227 aircraft ( from the fairchild swearingen metroliner family ) .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "in late 1990 , the airline announced a move from cleveland 's burke lakefront to the much larger cleveland hopkins international airport , but later rescinded its decision and returned to burke. , the conflicting announcements and schedule changes lead to confusion .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the confusion , combined with a weak regional economy , may have hastened the end of the airline .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "northcoast executive was headed by ceo calvin humphrey .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the airline filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on january 29 , 1991 . ", "topic": 4}], "title": "northcoast executive airlines", "paragraphs": ["northcoast executive was headed by ceo calvin humphrey . the airline filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on january 29 , 1991 .\n\u2014 saltar a navegaci\u00f3n , b\u00fasqueda executive aerospace archivo : executive aerospace logo . jpg iata oaci eas callsign aerospace \u2026\namerican airlines executive forwood c . \u201cbud\u201d wiser jr . succeeds lewis lyle as ceo in early 1966 .\nnorthcoast executive airlines was a regional commuter airline that operated in the midwestern united states in the early 1990s . the airline served secondary airports in larger cities with fairchild sa227 aircraft ( from the fairchild swearingen metroliner family ) .\nnorthcoast executive airlines : united states ( 19901991 ) . northcoast executive is founded at dayton , ohio , in early 1990 by calvin humphrey and other former officials of jetstream international airlines . employing a fleet of 3 fairchild metro iiis , president humphrey\u2019s small regional inaugurates scheduled services on march 7 between general airport and detroit city airport and flint . four - times - a - weekday frequencies are opened in october from dayton to chicago ( mdw ) as the result of a new code - sharing agreement with midway airlines .\ngrand canyon airlines , inc . d / b / a grand canyon airlines d / b / a scenic airlines\nin february 1990 , an erie , pennsylvania business established northcoast executive airlines . the airline initiated daily scheduled air carrier service from dayton general airport south to detroit and flint , michigan ; chicago , illinois ; and cleveland , ohio . due to a national and regional economic recession , which affected business - related air travel from dayton to the industrial region of the great lakes , northcoast airlines ceased operations in january 1991 .\n, vice president - finance and planning for executive , will become president - executive airlines . fabregas , a 25 - year industry veteran , joined american airlines in 1983 and quickly progressed through a number of management positions . he moved to executive airlines in 1998 as director - finance and administration , and has since contributed in a variety of roles , including director - sales , marketing and planning .\nexecutive airlines , inc . is an airline based in san juan , puerto rico ( united states ) . executive airlines operates an extensive inter - island network in the caribbean and to the bahamas and the usa in american eagle colors . its main base is luis mu\u00f1oz mar\u00edn international airport , san juan . flight international 3 april 2007\n, executive airlines , inc . , which carries the american eagle name throughout the bahamas and the caribbean from bases in miami and san juan , puerto rico .\n[\n\u2014 executive one executive one est l indicatif d appel [ 1 ] d\u00e9signant un a\u00e9ronef civil am\u00e9ricain , quand le pr\u00e9sident des \u00e9tats unis est \u00e0 bord . pour ses transports a\u00e9riens , le pr\u00e9sident voyage quasi exclusivement dans un avion de la flotte\u2026 \u2026\n\u2014 saltar a navegaci\u00f3n , b\u00fasqueda executive airlines fue fundada con un esp\u00edritu emprendedor y el objetivo de cambiar la aviaci\u00f3n corporativa en europa . desde entonces la compa\u00f1\u00eda ha experimentado un crecimiento espectacular , siendo actualmente una\u2026 \u2026\nkennedy at the end of november blunts much of whatever high - level executive influence the airline had hoped to gain from its d . c . lobbying effort .\n,\nthe planned divestiture would include both american eagle airlines , inc . , which feeds american airlines hubs throughout north america , and it ' s\n117 . states west airlines inc . 12 / 15 / 92 chapter 11 no\nat the request of air transport association of america ( ata ) president edgar gorrell and the war department , american airlines executive m . p . \u201crosie\u201d stallter is sent in january on a weeklong inspection tour of the u . s . army air forces\u2019 air service command bases in pennsylvania , ohio , alabama , utah , and california .\na cv - 240 is sold to mohawk airlines ( 1 ) in october of the latter year .\nin 1979 , midway airlines briefly operated service from burke to chicago midway , before moving operations to cleveland hopkins .\namerica west airlines inc . ( merged with us airways 9 / 05 . stopped reporting 10 / 07 . )\nin an industry in which 117 airlines have filed bankruptcy since 1979 , joseph lorenzo thinks he can make reno air work .\nall arrangements for a merger with northwest airlines appear so agreeable that northeast cancels its order for l - 1011s . on december 31 , the cab , in giving its approval for the northwest airlines merger , excludes northeast\u2019s recently won southern transcontinental route from the deal .\ncontinental airlines announced that it would lay off 2 , 500 workers , ground 30 planes , and end service to nine cities . northwest airlines prepared a bankruptcy filing while it fought for concessions from its unions . american airlines pulled back from many of its california routes . all the while a national commission appointed by president clinton was puzzling over the question of how to save the domestic airline industry .\nin the early 1990\u2019s , the \u201cpiedmont hub\u201d was discontinued as a result of piedmont airlines\u2019 merger with us airways , inc . us airways , however , continued to operate at the airport and retained a corporate headquarter facility for its express carrier , psa airlines , inc . to date , psa airlines has maintained its headquarter facility at the airport and even expanded it to include crew training facilities in 2002 .\nbeginning in mid - july , the company contributes aircraft to a 50 - transport group from 6 contract carriers ( also including american airlines , braniff airways , chicago & southern air lines , pennsylvania central air lines , transcontinental and western air lines , and united airlines ) , which are rushed to presque isle .\ndue to its success , piedmont opens a reservations center at the airport on march 1 , 1985 . for additional historical information and photographs from piedmont airlines , visit urltoken .\nthe two ex - american airlines dc - 3s obtained in 1942 are sold to colonial airlines early in 1946 , at which point the company\u2019s route network covers 1 , 053 unduplicated miles . four more douglas transports are acquired during the year . two dc - 4s , leased from pennsylvania - central airlines , join the fleet during the first two weeks of may and are placed into service on the 185 - mile boston - new york run on may 13 . a third is delivered at month\u2019s end . it is quickly discovered that these aircraft are not profitable on such a short haul , especially against the formidable competition of american airlines , and new convair cv - 240s are requested .\na dc - 3 is sold to lake central airlines on december 30 . despite addition of the new aircraft , the company\u2019s ledgers continue to be written in red ink .\nbeginning on november 11 , northwest airlines mounts a major effort to acquire the carrier , offering $ 50 million for the airline , its aircraft , and its route certificates . a month later , following receipt of cab authority , the company transfers a number of small , unprofitable northeastern routes to mohawk airlines ( 1 ) and air new england .\nthe latter was easy to rule out . the luxury market was too small . the number of first - class seats on the nation ' s airlines had declined steeply over the years , and new airlines that had tried that strategy in the past - - mgm grand air , air one , and regent air - - had all failed .\nfrom this trip , stallter and gorrell devise and present the army with a domestic , military - cargo service plan to be operated by the airlines under government contract . under the plan , five geographical segments are created , each assigned to a specific carrier : american airlines the east coast , northeast the northeast , eastern air lines the southeast , northwest airlines the pacific northwest , and braniff airways the southwest . on january 31 , a contract is signed between the airline and the military for the operation of a scheduled route connecting these destinations .\nthe left main landing gear of a viscount 789d collapses at baltimore on september 4 . also in september , the atlas corporation , parent of the airline , turns down a joint proposal for the takeover of the carrier\u2019s routes put forward by eastern air lines , national airlines , and mohawk airlines ( 1 ) . had the deal been accepted , northeast as an entity would have disappeared almost immediately .\nleased for 15 months from dc - 6b distributor f . b . ayer , a former american airlines convair cv - 990a , christened flagship rita , joins the fleet on january 20 , 1967 .\nearlier still , wright airlines , the country ' s first regional airline , flew out of burke starting in 1966 , according to the web site opshots . net ,\ncyberhub to cleveland aviation and the world .\nwright airlines flew from burke to detroit , columbus , dayton , cincinnati , syracuse , n . y . , and elkins and clarksburg , w . va . , opshots said .\nthe airlines war training institute is established on august 11 under the direction of president solomon . with its main headquarters at washington , d . c . and a branch in new york , the body is an unincorporated association with representatives from 19 u . s . carriers . its purpose is to provide communication between the airlines and the military , to assure training uniformity , and to prepare or upgrade manuals and textbooks .\ndespite that record of overwhelming failure for airlines large and small , scores of entrepreneurs continued with plans to start new carriers . all one needed to start an airline in the age of deregulation was a plane , a pilot , and a certificate from the federal government - - and an investor with selective memory loss concerning the industry ' s recent disaster with start - ups . from january 1991 through the end of 1993 , the department of transportation authorized 84 new airlines and was reviewing applications for 32 more . a number of the airlines that have received certificates to fly , however , have not been able to raise enough capital .\norders are placed for dc - 4s and applications are made with the cab for certification of routes to bermuda and new orleans , neither of which will be allowed . at year\u2019s end , a plan is announced for a merger with pennsylvania - central airlines ; government regulators , however , will not permit that consolidation either . president solomon quits to head up california eastern airlines ; he is succeeded by paul f . collins .\nnational airlines , northeast , on october 1 , inaugurates b - 727 - 95 multistop service from miami across the southern transcontinental route to los angeles . this 2 , 335 - mi service is the company\u2019s longest .\nstart - ups will come and go . i can ' t see any of the existing start - ups lasting indefinitely . i see them as an important force in the market because they keep fares down , they keep the big airlines on their toes , they ' re constantly testing the market , they ' re testing the issue of airline loyalty , and they ' re offering some new products to the traveling public . but as the economy recovers and the industry expands , the big airlines get stronger and become more aggressive toward small airlines . right now united , american , and delta are hiding under their shells . - - phaedra hise\nmassachusetts - based mayflower airlines , a shuttle , is purchased in august ; the arrangements are finalized on january 1 , 1945 . dc - 3 service to new york is duly inaugurated and by december frequencies have been increased to 16 daily roundtrips . the service , however , does not prove profitable , largely because it is flown in competition with the stronger american airlines , even after the addition of four more dc - 3 conversions obtained through the reconstruction finance corporation .\nin may 1960 , northeast\u2019s board , $ 10 million in debt , accepts a $ 9 - million loan from trans world airlines ( twa ) , still led by howard hughes , which also makes arrangement for the carrier to obtain additional jets .\nnortheast airlines ( 1 ) : united states ( 1940 - 1972 ) . northeast airlines is born on november 19 , 1940 when the railroad owners of boston - maine / central - vermont airways , in a preparatory move for a forthcoming public stock offering , elect to change their airline\u2019s corporate identity by adopting a new name , logo ( the happy pilgrim ) , aircraft livery , and uniforms . the fleet comprises 2 stinson sm - 6000bs and 4 lockheed model 10aelectras and many on the board , including eugene vidal , remain .\ndecision # 4 : stay flexible . be opportunistic . american airlines , losing about $ 50 million a year at its hub in san jose , decided last year to cut its losses by leasing some of its gates to another carrier .\ni heard rumors that american airlines was talking to america west ,\nsays lorenzo .\neven though we were sitting there with a niche in reno , we were concerned .\nlorenzo flew to american ' s headquarters in fort worth , where he made a pitch for the gates .\nstill unable to keep up its payments , northeast , in july 1963 , negotiates the involuntary return of its remaining viscounts to vickers ( all except two , one of which is passed on to hawaiian airlines and the other to aloha airlines ) . at this point , convair and ge also demand return of the cv - 880s and two of the six are immediately withdrawn . although toolco provides two replacements , northeast is unable to continue its payments on the four original aircraft , which will also be returned to their lessor , beginning in september .\nthe only danger to these small airlines is that big carriers will use their monopolistic power to put them out of business . competition is fine if big carriers reduce their fares across the board and not just on a cherry - picking basis , trying to drive small carriers out . one hopes that under the clinton administration that ' s going to be more difficult , because the administration is willing to use its power to protect small airlines . i think it ' s a positive , auspicious time for new carriers to be getting up and running .\na new entrepreneurial carrier , reno air , completed its first year of flight operations on july 1 , 1993 , reporting $ 72 million in revenues and , more significantly , something that only one other scheduled carrier , southwest airlines , was able to claim - - a profit .\nthe final two british turboprops arrive in january and february 1959 . five cv - 240s are sold between january and may , three going to varig brazilian airlines ( viacao aerea rio grandense , s . a . ) . the carrier\u2019s first major jetliner , a boeing 707 - 331 , is leased from trans world airlines ( twa ) on december 17 and is employed to add fast capacity on the new york - florida route at christmas and new years . the jetliner\u2019s daily roundtrip schedule is integrated with twa\u2019s transatlantic service . losses for the year again exceed $ 7 million .\ncorporate america has a long - term relationship with the majors . and some of the small airlines can ' t offer the critical mass of daily flights to be convenient for the business traveler . if the new carrier has an insufficient schedule frequency , well , business has to go on .\ntour packages are nothing new to airlines , of course , but lorenzo ' s selection of reno as the carrier ' s home base , where there is little competition , made it that much easier . that is not the case in newark , where kiwi has found it difficult to put together tour packages to its florida destinations . the major airlines have already wrapped up the tourist market to orlando , a major kiwi destination . delta , for example , is the official carrier of disney world , which enables it to offer special rates and tie - ins with disney world hotels and attractions .\na viscount 789d with 8 crew and 37 passengers must be written off at boston on november 15 after national airlines ( 1 ) flight 429 , a dc - 6b with 30 aboard , begins a non - cleared takeoff from logan international airport and strikes the northeast plane ; 15 aboard are injured .\nthe b - 707 - 331 leased from trans world airlines ( twa ) is returned in february 1962 . a viscount , with 27 aboard overshoots the runway while landing at new york ( lga ) on april 27 ; no one is injured in the wreck that follows . the board of trans world airlines ( twa ) approves the $ 5 - million acquisition of northeast on may 8 and the cab , contrary to the demands of northeast\u2019s competitors , approves the arrangement on june 19 , provided that the hughes arrangement is something less than a complete merger . two additional toolco cv - 880s are leased to northeast late in the year .\non october 25 , flight 946 , an fh - 227c with 3 crew and 39 passengers en route from boston to hanover , new hampshire , crashes at moose mountain , near lebanon , new hampshire , and burns ( 32 dead ) ; the aircraft is the only one of its type lost while in northeast airlines service .\nlorenzo thought he could attract more business travelers by looking more like american airlines - - with meals , first - class service , and other amenities - - than like southwest . with low first - class fares , he counted on enticing businesspeople to fly up and down the west coast , with a change of planes in reno .\na dc - 3 with an engine afire crash - lands at south weymouth , massachusetts , on september 9 , 1951 ; again , no injuries are reported . also during the year , merger discussions with george baker\u2019s national airlines fall through and an application is put before the cab seeking authority to operate from boston to miami via new york .\nlorenzo also made another wise marketing move . as part of the arrangement to lease gates from american airlines in san jose , he made a deal that enables reno air passengers to accumulate mileage in aadvantage , american ' s frequent - flier program . such programs have been the only truly successful device to increase brand loyalty in the airline industry .\nlorenzo felt that a frequent - flier program for the west coast flights would give reno air a competitive advantage against southwest airlines and other low - cost competitors that fly some of those same routes . reno pays american for participation in the program , which adds another cost , but lorenzo figures he will more than get the investment back in increased market share .\non july 27 , solomon asks the cab for two routes to chicago . solomon is informed that before the government will act , the railroads must divest themselves of ownership . after successfully assisting in the training of over 35 , 000 ground personnel and 12 , 000 flight crew ( exclusive of pilots ) , the airlines war training institute is disbanded on october 31 .\na dc - 3 is sold to piedmont airlines ( 1 ) on february 21 , 1948 and between february 25 and september 2 , 1949 , six new convair cv - 240s are delivered . a convair cv - 240 with 3 crew and 25 passengers is damaged beyond repair during a hard landing at portland airport , maine , on august 11 ; there are no fatalities .\nairline employment in 1964 stands at 2 , 099 . during the spring , eastern air lines and national airlines ( 1 ) step forward with an offer of $ 15 million if it will voluntarily suspend its florida operation . president mudge and his directors obtain an injunction from suffolk county , massachusetts , superior court judge robert sullivan that will prevent stockholders from even considering this idea .\non july 22 , via the treasury department , the ex - transcontinental and western air lines ( twa ) dc - 2s are taken over by the government . designated c - 32as , they are given back to northeast to operate under contract with an olive gray livery featuring the words \u201cnortheast airlines\u201d on each fuselage side above the windows in the manner of the c - 39 used back in january .\nsecond , the major carriers had operated for four decades under a system in which the federal government regulated fares and routes , building a rate of return into the fare structure based on the industry ' s cost of flying . that gave individual companies little incentive to hold down costs . wage rates ballooned , union work rules proliferated , and capital investment in planes and ground equipment skyrocketed . those tremendous costs stayed embedded in the system when congress freed the airlines from fare and route regulation , 16 years ago .\nthe airlines did a lot of things that , if you were operating from scratch today , you wouldn ' t do ,\nlorenzo says .\nso i had it in the back of my mind that the best thing to do would be to start an airline from scratch .\nthere was , by then , a sterling model for just such a strategy . despite the industry ' s troubles , southwest airlines has been profitable every year since 1971 . southwest has prospered on low operating costs , low fares , and no frills . it offers no meals , no drinks , no frequent - flier miles , no first - class seats , no elbow room , no advance boarding passes .\nhe had a powerful selling point : reno air offered a higher level of service than america west did . american airlines was in essence planning to hand off some of its west coast customers to the substitute carrier , but it still wanted those passengers to transfer to american flights to the east coast . so american preferred an airline that could offer a level of service that its own customers would find attractive .\nlorenzo liked the city of reno even more once he had done his homework . despite its considerable assets , reno had suffered deteriorating air service for 10 years . during the ' 80s the major airlines increased their service to las vegas while they cut flights and raised fares to reno . as a result , reno ' s air - passenger traffic had declined from 1979 to 1990 , while las vegas ' s had doubled .\nbut to lorenzo ( no relation to frank lorenzo , former chairman and ceo of continental airlines ) , the travails of the industry were in fact its greatest attraction . the more intractable the problems for the nation ' s biggest carriers were , the greater his new airline ' s potential was . lorenzo had probed the industry ' s soft spots and devised a strategy that would turn those problems to reno air ' s advantage .\nstung by the loss of a potentially prime route , northwest airlines withdraws its merger offer on march 10 , 1971 , but the offer is quickly replaced by one from delta air lines . in may , both boards approve the arrangement and the appropriate applications are filed with the cab . at the public hearing that follows , the marriage is opposed by eastern air lines , which fears the integration of the two carriers\u2019 complementary route networks .\ndecision # 6 : admit when you ' ve made a mistake . new airlines are fragile creatures .\na mistake on only one variable in this business ,\nsays julius maldutis , an airline analyst at salomon brothers in new york city ,\ncan lead to catastrophic results .\nlorenzo and erickson almost made that one mistake . they announced in december 1992 that reno air would open a new route from reno to minneapolis as part of a broader strategy to connect reno to the major metropolitan areas of the midwest . but minneapolis is the home of northwest airlines , whose reaction in defense of its turf was immediate and severe . first northwest announced that it would fly the same reno - to - minneapolis route . then it announced it would fly three additional west coast routes in and out of reno , in effect shadowing the new airline ' s route structure .\nnortheast airlines ( 2 ) : united states ( 1997 - 1998 ) . wayne hazard establishes ne - 2 at baltimore / washington international airport in july 1997 to offer daily nonstop return passenger service to cumberland , maryland , and allentown , pennsylvania . revenue flights , employing a single leased beech 1900c , commence on september 1 . with the addition of a second beech 1900c , twice - daily roundtrips are inaugurated on october 1 to hartford .\nthe summer of 1993 was another endless summer of burning dollar bills . no matter what they tried , the nation ' s airlines seemed unable to escape their tough times . they had lost an average of $ 9 . 6 million a day for the previous three years , a record of futility exceeded in recent times only by the savings - and - loan industry . in financial terms , the industry as a whole was technically bankrupt .\nin early april , the temporary restraining order runs out and northeast , despite the continuation of legal proceedings , finally loses its florida authority . consequently , the carrier\u2019s jacksonville and tampa stations are discontinued . toolco , in one of its final acts of assistance , engineers an arrangement under which four of its own cv - 880s are transferred to northeast , while all six of the northeast cv - 880s , which have been returned to convair , are provided to trans world airlines ( twa ) .\nlorenzo had been waiting for such an opportunity for some time . in 1983 he left continental airlines , where he was senior vice - president of marketing , and started an airline consulting business . even then he was thinking about starting a new carrier . but lorenzo remained on the sidelines as many others with similar ideas took to the air . by 1990 , when most of the first generation of start - ups had already passed from the scene , he was finally ready to make his move .\nlorenzo did enjoy one major advantage . the industry ' s big three - - american , united , and delta - - carry 57 % of domestic air traffic , but their cost structure makes it increasingly difficult for them to do so profitably . their costs are high for two reasons . first , they are full - service airlines . the meals , the movies , the frequent - flier programs , the huge investments in computer systems , ground equipment , and maintenance bases - - all represent enormous operating costs .\nout of business\n- - that unhappy notation is scribbled next to the names of no fewer than 172 of the airlines that started during the first great wave of entrepreneurship that greeted the 1978 deregulation of the airline industry . gone are people express , midway , and muse air . gone are air florida , air atlanta , and air one . among the ambitious start - ups of the last decade , only america west remains , flying the past two years under the watchful eye of a bankruptcy - court judge .\nhis strategy was essentially to stay off the radar screens of the big carriers , to get a foothold where competition was thin . in retrospect , that may prove to be a wise decision compared with the strategy followed by another prominent start - up , kiwi . robert iverson , cofounder and ceo of kiwi , chose newark as his home market . newark is also a major hub of continental airlines , which dominates that market with 52 % of the passenger traffic . united , american , and usair control another 32 % .\non june 2 , two dc - 3s are purchased from american airlines for operation of the company\u2019s domestic routes . nine days later , one of the carrier\u2019s electras is transferred to the usaaf for operation as a uc - 36a . on july 3 , northeast aircraft begin to regularly service stornoway on the outer hebrides island of lewis . the inaugural douglas carries in a complete radio range station . the stornoway destination is pushed to prestwick , scotland , shortly thereafter , giving the company a complete boston - u . k . route network .\nthe dayton international airport spans over 4 , 500 acres , and encompasses approximately 4 . 7 of miles of runway . the dayton international airport is served by nine airlines and has nineteen non - stop destinations . there are approximately 70 daily arriving and departing flights from 17 active airline gates . in 2007 , the airport experienced passenger growth in excess of 8 % for a total of 2 , 833 , 103 passengers served . according to state of ohio data , the dayton international airport has a $ 1 billion economic impact on the regional economy .\ndecision # 2 : put together a top management team . although he had been the marketing chief at continental , lorenzo had never run an airline . so he hired jeffrey erickson in january 1991 and at the end of the year turned over to him the reins as ceo . erickson had been president and chief operating officer at midway airlines . although midway was in its final death throes - - it filed for bankruptcy in late march , a few months after erickson came aboard reno air - - lorenzo felt that erickson was untarnished by the carrier ' s problems . lorenzo remained as chief strategist , a director , and the largest stockholder .\nreno receives 300 to 400 applications a month from unemployed pilots , of whom only about 15 are hired . full captains receive $ 50 , 000 to $ 60 , 000 a year , compared with $ 100 , 000 to $ 200 , 000 at the major airlines . considering reno pilots fly more hours for lower pay , chief pilot mitchell estimates that his pilots are about two and a half times more productive than their counterparts are , and savings on labor costs extend throughout the company . flight attendants receive $ 13 an hour , and baggage handlers , $ 6 . 50 , compared with salaries that are about twice as high at the major carriers .\nas the result of a cab decision , northeast is given a major new route , new york - miami , on a \u201ctemporary basis\u201d as of august 10 . the carrier had been chosen for this third north - south flight path over delta air lines and pan american world airways ( 1 ) . competition with eastern air lines and national airlines on the thrice - daily roundtrip florida run will , however , prove anything but easy . on december 3 , company officials announce that , within a year , northeast will begin flying a fleet of five bristol britannia 305 turboprops ; unhappily , negotiations to finance the british turboprops cannot be completed and their delivery is placed in jeopardy . at christmastime , a dc - 6a is leased from the flying tiger line .\nlorenzo also debated the issue of whether to provide meals . although the subject of airline food has kept many a comedian in business , it does represent a significant cost : food accounted for about 5 % of the operating expenses of american airlines last year . but lorenzo decided to add some food , anyway : potato chips , pretzels , and cookies in coach , and a sandwich and wine in first class , to make reno air more attractive to business travelers .\nbusinesspeople on the west coast make up 40 % to 45 % of the total market ,\nhe says .\nwhy do i as a start - up want to write off 40 % to 45 % of my potential market ?\nfood service also would give him an advantage in any future wing - to - wing competition with southwest .\nreno air does face growing competition up and down the west coast from southwest and other low - cost carriers , even though lorenzo has positioned the airline well . but nothing about the airline business is very stable . even with a good start and what seems to be a smart plan , the life of any new carrier is tenuous at best . fare wars can send prices tumbling below costs , international events can cause fuel prices to skyrocket , a major carrier can reposition its planes to defend its turf - - and any of those things can occur overnight . united airlines , for example , may spin off low - cost regional carriers if a partial employee buyout gives the carrier enough flexibility with wages and work rules . for a new airline , life at 30 , 000 feet is full of unexpected air pockets .\ndecision # 5 : build a marketing plan to distinguish the company from other low - cost competitors . surveys show that passengers choose airlines based largely on price and the frequency of flights . but for lorenzo , that was not enough . shortly after reno air ' s first plane rolled down the runway , he and erickson started an in - house tour operation , called qquick escapes . until then , tour packages to reno offered by independent operators were expensive and were mostly for weekend travel . lorenzo wanted qquick escapes to put passengers on his planes during the slow midweek period . for many vacationers the deal seems irresistible : a midweek package from seattle runs $ 168 for round - trip airfare , two nights in a hotel , and airport transfers . qquick escapes fills about 10 % of the airline ' s seats in and out of reno .\nbusiness description : viva the company intends to introduce a new consumer airline being organized to take advantage of a specific gap in the caribbean air travel market and the caribbean to the united states air travel market . address : 954 business park drive , traverse city , mi , us 49686 telephone : ( 231 ) 946 - 4343 website : urltoken facsimile : ( 231 ) 932 - 7563 email : info @ urltoken details ceo : calvin humphrey employees : 8 market cap : 1 . 41 m issue type : common stock s & p rating : auditor : last audit : unaudited indices : industry classifications sector : services cik : 0001088734 industry : transportation naics : scheduled passenger air transportation ( 481111 ) qm id : regional airlines ( 771 ) sic : air transportation , scheduled ( 4512 ) profitability management effectiveness gross margin : return on equity : ebit margin : return on capital : 66 . 30 profit margin : return on assets : - 617 . 50 share statistics outstanding : 74 . 06 m float :\nthe airport received its existing name \u201cjames m . cox dayton international airport\u201d in 1975 and , also that year , u . s . customs opened a facility on the airport . the airport experienced continued growth during in the 1980\u2019s . throughout the 1980s , the airport became a unified parcel of real estate when it was officially annexed into the city of dayton . in 1981 , emery worldwide completed construction of an air freight / cargo hub sortation facility adjacent to runway 6l / 24r . emery continued to construct additions to the facility until the early 1990\u2019s , making it one of the largest air freight facilities in the world at the time . with this new facility , the airport moved up in the u . s . airport cargo rankings . domestic passenger service also experienced a surge . on july 1 , 1982 , piedmont airlines , inc . opens a midwest hub at the airport . with this hub , the airport became more connected to the national aviation system with non - stop service to major western markets , including the california cities of san francisco , los angeles and san diego .\nairtran airways began service on august 1 , 1995 , as the first low - cost carrier at dayton international airport . in 1998 , the airport commenced renovation of the terminal building . this approximate $ 25 million project was completed by 2002 . the renovations included installation of energy efficient climate control systems , lighting , windows and entry / exit doorways , as well as a new paging system , ceiling tiles and carpeting . also during this period , the news and gift and food and beverage concessionaires improved their respective leased areas in the terminal building and added modernized concepts such as a cnbc store , max and erma\u2019s and sbarro . the new millennium brought significant change at the airport , as well as airports nationally . with the tragic events of 9 / 11 , the airport was officially closed like other airports , but was one of the first u . s . airports to officially reopen for business . in 2006 , ups supply chain solutions , inc . ( successor to menlo worldwide forwarding , inc . the successor to emery worldwide ) closed the cargo sortation hub at the airport . air service expanded at the airport , when frontier airlines began non - stop service to denver , colorado on august 31 , 2005 .\nwebsites need maintenance , too ! on 4 / 14 , urltoken will be down while we perform site upgrades .\narff index e avbl with 24 hr notice ; call arpt opns 937 - 454 - 8299 .\nperhaps no other single spot on the globe has seen more aviation firsts than dayton , ohio . it all began when two brothers from dayton , orville and wilbur wright , began their search for the secrets of powered flight in 1896 . on december 17 , 1903 , the wright brothers successfully launched the world\u2019s first man - carrying flying machine .\nthe brothers continued their success by the world\u2019s first practical airplane , the wright flyer iii that was first flown at dayton\u2019s \u201chuffman prairie\u201d in 1905 .\ninspired by the wright brothers and increased fascination with powered flight , several local businessmen , including e . g . beichler , president of frigidaire , frederick b . patterson , president of national cash register , charles f . kettering , vice president of general motors and president of the general motors research group , formed \u201cdayton airport , inc . \u201d in march 1928 . the company acquired approximately 311 acres of property north of the city of dayton near the town of vandalia to build an airport .\nby august 1928 , the property was under transformation to establish a working private airport called the \u201cdayton airport . \u201d once all improvements were complete , the airport consisted of two 80\u2032 by 120\u2032 hangars , a brick office / machine shop building , a water tower , small brick power plant , refiners oil and gasoline station ( a yellow ivan driggs monoplane known as \u201cthe bumble bee\u201d was attached to the roof ) , and three macadam surfaced runways approximately 75\u2032 wide and 500\u2032 long that converged to point west . the total estimated capital cost to establish the airport and its facilities was $ 187 , 300 . the operation and management of the airport was leased to the airport\u2019s first \u201cfixed based operator , \u201d johnson flying service , which was headed by edward albert ( \u201cal\u201d ) johnson . johnson flying service paid dayton airport , inc . $ 9 , 000 annually for the airport operating rights granted under the lease .\non july 31 and august 1 , 1929 , a dedication ceremony and public open house was held for the dayton airport .\nby 1932 , interest in the dayton airport declined to an extent that robert ripley in one of his \u201cbelieve it or not\u201d cartoons reported that dayton , the birthplace of aviation , had no municipal airport ! the lack of interest was due to many factors . key among them was a misconception about \u201cflying machines\u201d and the continuing financial impact of the great depression . given financial difficulties and debts owed to creditors , dayton airport , inc . fell into receivership and the fate of the airport was questionable . after much negotiation , the city of dayton leased the airport in 1934 from the receiver for dayton airport , inc . the terms of the lease included , among other things , the city\u2019s payment of $ 250 . 00 per month , plus legal taxes and assessments . the agreement also included an option to purchase the airport .\ngiven growing concerns that the airport was unable to handle newer transcontinental aircraft , native daytonian , james m . cox , a three - term ohio governor , 1920 democratic nominee for u . s . president ( his running mate was franklin d . rosevelt , who became the 32nd u . s . president ) and the owner and publisher of several newspapers , including the dayton daily news , became involved in addressing the fate of the airport . using political connections in washington , d . c . , james m . cox received assurances that if the city of dayton owned the airport , the city would be eligible to receive u . s . works projects administration funding for airport improvements . accordingly , he quickly focused the dayton community on fundraising efforts to acquire the airport . on april 29 , 1936 , it was with great pride that daytonians and the business community , including businesses from as far as middletown , piqua and troy , reached the fundraising goal of $ 65 , 000 to purchase the airport and sell it to the city of dayton for the nominal amount of $ 1 . 00 .\non december 17 , 1936 , thirty - three years to the day after the wright brothers\u2019 first flight , a dedication ceremony was held to officially open the airfield as the \u201cdayton municipal airport . \u201d the dayton municipal airport featured three 3 , 600\u2032 concrete runways and connecting taxiways . soon after its opening , trans continental and western airways , later to be called twa , began service with three daily flights .\nover the next several years , world war ii played a significant role in the growth of the dayton municipal airport . during the period of 1942 - 45 , the u . s . department of defense acquired various real estate interests in and around the airport for the construction of an army training airfield . in support of the war efforts , the u . s . army leased the airport . pursuant to army general order # 72 ( sept . 4 , 1944 ) , the airport had been designated the \u201cdayton army airfield . \u201d\nin 1943 , the airport infrastructure grew by the installation of a new parallel concrete \u201cheavy duty runway\u201d \u2013 runway 6 - 24l . with this new runway , the airport had a total of five runways \u2013 runways : 6r - 24 and 6 - 24l ; 9 - 27 ; 12 - 30 and 18 - 36 .\non september 15 , 1947 , the dayton municipal airport became the largest commercial airport in ohio when the federal government , acting through the war assets administrator , deeded \u201cdayton army airfield\u201d containing over 551 acres of property and related military facilities to the city of dayton and extinguished its lease of the airport . on november 2 , 1947 , the 162d fighter squadron , a division of the ohio air national guard , was re - activated and stationed at the airport . this assignment lasted until the 1950\u2019s and more than 450 military and civilian employees were based and housed at the airport . on march 31 , 1949 , the airport expanded further with the transfer of approximately 14 acres of additional property by the federal government . since the airport was expanding , the \u201csouth administration building\u201d located in the portion of the dayton army airfield referred to as modification center no . 11 was remodeled in 1949 for use as a terminal facility . also , the original airport site and a portion of the military property were placed into use as a \u201cgeneral aviation\u201d area .\nin 1952 , the dayton city commission passed a resolution to rename the airport the \u201cjames m . cox - dayton municipal airport . \u201d by the mid - 1950\u2019s , the airport was continuing to expand by the acquisition of additional property from the federal government . to meet the demands for air service , it was evident that a new passenger terminal facility was necessary . after much planning and securing a $ 1 . 7 million grant from the u . s . department of commerce , civil aeronautics commission ( predecessor agency to the federal aviation administration ) in 1958 , a ground breaking ceremony was held in 1959 to herald construction of a new $ 5 . 5 million terminal building .\nalthough a new terminal was under construction , twa began jet service from the airport in 1960 .\nthe airport\u2019s terminal building opened in 1961 , complete with a new access entrance from national road / s . r . 40 ( formerly called \u201cnational highway\u201d ) .\nduring the 1960\u2019s , the airport\u2019s airfield began to transform into the current layout . a new 9 , 500\u2019 long , 150\u2019 wide concrete runway was constructed on the north side of the airfield parallel to the existing southernmost runway . this new runway is identified as rwy 6l / 24r .\nnot only did 1986 mark the 50th anniversary of the city of dayton\u2019s ownership and operation of the airport , it was a passenger milestone with a reported 4\u00bd million passengers using the airport . amidst increased use of the airport , a $ 50 million renovation of the airport\u2019s terminal building was completed in 1989 . in addition , a new 2 - lane access road was installed to facilitate traveling to and from the airport .\nin 2008 , the airport completed an \u201cairport master plan\u201d and an \u201cairport layout plan\u201d update . these planning documents outline and depict continued growth of the airport . in addition , air service expanded by the re - introduction of international service by air canada , which provides two daily non - stop flights to its hub located in toronto , canada . this international service to air canada\u2019s toronto hub offers convenient access , not just to destinations throughout canada , but also serves as an alternate connection to reach cities throughout europe , asia and australia . the dayton international airport also completed a strategic business plan that serves as the framework for future business decisions . the plan also communicates the airport\u2019s mission , vision and values , strategic initiatives and performance measurements . through implementation of these strategic initiatives for the airport , it our goal to insure that the dayton international airport continues to provide the gateway for air travels into and from the dayton region .\nin 2010 , the airport opened a three - level parking garage containing approximately 1 , 400 public parking spaces on the second and third levels . the ground floor is occupied by the airport\u2019s six on - site rental car companies . unique features of the garage include heated access ramps to prevent freezing during inclimate weather and two outdoor fountains that were incorporated into the landscape design . the garage showcases the artistic talents of 3 rd and 4 th graders from local schools . aptly called , \u201cthrough the eyes of children , \u201d the children\u2019s artwork was installed in the five public stairways of the parking garage .\nin june 2011 the specially designed air traffic control tower was commissioned by the federal aviation administration . the dedication ceremony was held at the july 2011 air show . other improvements including the completion of a new in - line baggage screening system , checkpoint area expansion and ticket lobby renovations were also completed in early 2011 . two additional checkpoint lanes were added and the transportation security administration also added new screening equipment , including full body image scanners . the ticket lobby has been improved with new ticket counters and the baggage screening equipment has now re - located to a new 30 , 000 square foot facility . the airport is continuously evolving and transforming itself . a terminal planning study was conducted in 2012 . the project elements include such things as , updated restrooms , new flooring and new way finding signage from the curb to the gate areas . other forthcoming airport projects involve rehabilitation of the general aviation center apron , enhanced airfield signage , and replacement of certain airfield pavement .\na special thanks to professor janet r . daly bednarek , professor of history at the university of dayton and acclaimed aviation history author , whose research assisted in providing information about the early history of the airport .\ndayton international airport ( day ) has prepared this emergency contingency plan pursuant to \u00a742301 of the faa modernization and reform act of 2012 . questions regarding this plan can be directed to don faley at dfaley @ flydayton . com . day is filing this plan with the department of transportation because it is a commercial airport . this plan describes how , following excessive aircraft apron delays and to the extent practicable , day will :\nprovide a sterile area following excessive aircraft apron delays for passengers who have not yet cleared united states customs & border protection ( cbp ) .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 dayton international airport . all rights reserved . the dayton international airport is owned by the city of dayton .\ndid you find apk for android ? you can find new free android games and apps .\nby continuing to use the site , you agree to the use of cookies . more information accept\nthe cookie settings on this website are set to\nallow cookies\nto give you the best browsing experience possible . if you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click\naccept\nbelow then you are consenting to this .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit looks like you ' re using an ad blocker . please get a radarbox premium account for an ad free experience .\nyou have been cleared to land at radarbox ' s website . by continuing to use our services , you agree with our\nwe will use your compliance to provide you with a safe and enjoyable flight tracking experience . thank you and enjoy your flights ."]}
{"id": 54938, "summary": [{"text": "chicago recording company , or crc , is a recording studio in chicago , illinois , founded in 1975 .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "boasting twelve studios , crc is the largest recording company in the midwest , and the largest independent studio in the country . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "chicago recording company", "paragraphs": ["chicago recording company , downtown chicago ' s legendary music and post - production recording studios .\nchicago recording company is my favorite studio . i am so impressed with the expertise ,\nshot on set for rolling stone with r kelly at chicago recording company back in october . @ \u2026\ni applied in - person . i interviewed at chicago recording ( chicago , il ) in january 2012 .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at chicago recording , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the chicago recording company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at chicago recording .\nname of group or composer or performer . title . contributing personnel . recording date . recording company or publisher , medium .\nwhy laptops and pro tools haven & apos ; t crushed chicago recording co . or steve albini\nfor more than three decades , chicago recording company has been a creative haven for musicians of all popular genres . the extensive list of artists to have recorded at\n/ assets / images / our - story / history - and - heritage / era2 _ chicago _ 878x494 . jpg | rebuilding chicago | the building and rebuilding of chicago\nthis past weekend , mystery street recording company was featured on an all - music episode of s . e . e . \u2026\n1 . name of group or composer or performer , title , contributing personnel , recording date , recording company or publisher , track number on name of album , year of release , medium .\n, which the company confirmed has gone gold ahead of its october 7 release .\nchris shepard and steve albini , two mainstays of chicago ' s music recording scene , share with tribune reporter mark caro their respective spaces , their thoughts on digital versus analog recording , and the state of their businesses .\nnarrator : the merchant savings loan and trust company , bank of america\u2019s oldest heritage bank in chicago , was instrumental in the development of chicago during its population boom . later , in the years following the great fire , the bank played a significant role in rebuilding thousands of buildings including those in chicago\u2019s central business district .\nthe company developed a 30 - ton electric locomotive that could reach 30 miles per hour without the use of steam power . the locomotive was featured at the chicago exposition .\nbank of america ' s oldest heritage bank in chicago was instrumental in developing chicago during its population boom and the rebuilding of the city after the great fire .\nstudio located in chicago , illinois , usa . founded in 1975 . also credited as\ncrc studios ,\ncrc ,\nchicago recording co . ,\nor\nc . r . c . studios\non some releases .\n232 e ohio st ( 1 , 848 . 89 mi ) chicago , illinois 60611\ntylor , edward b . researches into the early development of mankind and the development of civilization . edited by paul bohannan . chicago : university of chicago press , 1964 .\neverybody and his brother has pro tools and says , ' we can do this . we can do that , '\nsays metro mobile recording owner timothy powell , whose recording truck has had to fend off competition from cheaper recording methods .\nafter hearing it once , he decided to record the song and release it forming his own company .\nwhisper quiet booths and expert engineers make the difference when recording your vo at crc .\n/ en - us / our - story / building - rebuilding - of - chicago . html\nthis section contains information on the chicago manual of style method of document formatting and citation . these resources follow the seventeenth edition of the chicago manual of style , which was issued in 2017 .\nstill , no one will mistake 2014 for the glory days of the professional recording business .\n4 . edward b . tylor , researches into the early development of mankind and the development of civilization , ed . paul bohannan ( chicago : university of chicago press , 1964 ) , 194 .\nfrom everything i ' ve been able to find out the main reason columbia and rca required their artists to record in their own studios was the contracts each company had with the engineers ' unions that applied to broadcast facilities and recording studios . the company studios were generally state of the art although not bleeding edge like motown .\nthere have been many studios in chicago for many years . here are some of the more noted ones .\nthen : a studio was where you ' d find professional equipment for multitrack recording , mixing and editing .\nthe label recorded hard soul music as vibrant and rowdy as the urban ghetto streets of chicago from which it sprang .\nin the 1960s cbs records had an iron - clad policy that required all recording acts & producers to use their recording studios for in - house recordings . this was done to maintain engineering and sound consistancy throughout all cbs recordings .\nformer pumpkins drummer jimmy chamberlin says the crc experience was essential to the recording of that album and other pumpkins tracks .\nyo - yo ma performs at st . sabina church on chicago\u2019s south side to raise awareness about gun violence | 98 . 7wfmt\nin 1889 , the company that thomas a . edison founded joined with two others to form what would become one of the most storied conglomerates in the united states . called edison general electric , the company mirrored the growth of industrial america from the steam age to the age of electricity and beyond .\nby the time mr . welch stepped down , he had turned a $ 25 billion manufacturing company into a $ 100 billion \u201cboundary - less\u201d conglomerate .\nafter the war ended , putnam decided to start his own business : an independent recording studio in chicago ' s civic opera house . the business would also serve as a means for putnam to create his own hardware under the name universal audio ( yes ,\n. @ crcstudios , loved hanging in the secret lair today . always fun recording w / youz guyz ! # highfives @ ltachicago\nsince opening in 1975 crc has been the sound for legendary recording artists and award - winning content for commercials , film and television .\ngeorge hughes , an entrepreneur , invented the first electric stove . g . e . began making its own version shortly after and later merged with mr . hughes\u2019s company . it was not until 1922 , when gerard swope became president of g . e . , that the company began to extensively manufacture electric - powered home appliances .\nshepard got into this business because he loves recording music . he ' s able to stay in it because his facility does so much else \u2014 all while other studios in town pare back , diversify or expand their services in these ever - challenging times for the recording industry .\nas the company prospered , midas , m - pac , marv - a - lus and halo for gospel recordings were added to the one - der - ful label .\nanzald\u00faa , gloria . \u201chow to tame a wild tongue . \u201d in borderlands : the new mestiza \u2013 la frontera . san francisco : aunt lute book company , 1987 .\nreel chicago is a digital newspaper that covers the news in chicago , la and the midwest on all aspects of feature film , tv , commercials , indie films , agency news , music , post production , cgi , sfx , gaming . the content is original , written by industry experts and contributing op eds\nbecause authors are generally expected to be intimately familiar with the sources they are citing , chicago discourages the use of a source that was cited within another ( secondary ) source . in the case that an original source is utterly unavailable , however , chicago requires the use of\nquoted in\nfor the note :\nariund 1976 i went to chicago to record with loleata holloway at paragon recording on huron which was quite a funky studio as i remember it . her husband the late floyd smith produced a version of worn out broken heart and several others . it was quite fun indeed as i have always enjoyed loleata and floyd .\ncompany goals are inspirational and not guarantees or promises that all goals will be met . statistics and metrics included in our esg documents are estimates and may be based on assumptions or developing standards .\nand that ' s just the music side . crc ' s bread and butter has been ad agency work to take advantage of the high - powered firms based in chicago .\njoin maceo haynes and nick hennessey of chicago ' s soul jazz band the o ' mys alongside joseph chilliams of pivot gang for an initimate session around songwriting and collaboritive creating .\nanzald\u00faa , gloria . borderlands : the new mestiza \u2013 la frontera . san francisco : aunt lute book company , 1987 . see esp . chap . 5 , \u201chow to tame a wild tongue . \u201d\nchicago recording co . ( crc ) - r . kelly produced michael jackson ' s\nyou are no alone\nat the near north side studio . opened in the seventies , jerry butler , smokey robinson , dee dee sharp and john prine have stopped in through the years . the only studio of it ' s era still in operation .\n5 . gloria anzald\u00faa , \u201chow to tame a wild tongue , \u201d in borderlands : the new mestiza \u2013 la frontera , ( san francisco : aunt lute book company , 1987 ) , 53 - 64 .\nthis resource explains how to cite film , television , and other audiovisual materials . citations for such recorded media usually include some or all of the following information : name of the person primarily responsible for the content of the recording ( composer , writer , performer , etc . ) , a title in quotation marks or italics , recording company or publisher\u2019s name , identifying number , an indication of medium ( dvd , videocassette , etc . ) , and a copyright and / or production or performance date . entries for recorded material found online should also include a doi or url .\nin 1908 , william coolidge , a researcher for the company , was able to draw tungsten into wires thinner than human hair . the filaments led to more durable light bulbs that could be used in cars and trains .\nsixty years later , g . e . created new fluorescent lamps , which came with white colored bulbs . in 2010 , the company released led bulbs that required 77 percent less energy and would last for 22 years .\nso those recording sessions went away , but at least music was being created , even as more agencies set up in - house recording rooms . now , shepard says , much music for ads is found through searches of huge virtual music libraries stored on servers . you can designate a desired tempo , alter the pitch and license the passage you need , often cheaply .\nduring world war ii , general electric supplied the united states military with executives and equipment manufacturing . in the postwar boom , g . e . sold appliances that helped free america\u2019s housewives from the kitchen . and in the 1980s , jack welch , then the chief executive , expanded the company into media and wall street . throughout , g . e . amassed a library of patents . below are a few of the company\u2019s notable products and periods .\nborn in illinois in the early 1920s , bill putnam was an early architect of the modern recording studio . a seemingly tireless technical and musical mind , putnam was drafted into service during world war ii shortly after graduating from technical college . his service duties included both helping improve mine detection technology and recording big band performances for the armed forces radio network . he also began writing for\nchromatic harmonicas , putnam turned the piece into a lush , dreamy recording with the use of artificial reverb .\npeg o ' my heart\nwas a massive hit and the first popular recording to use reverb in such a bold and artistic manner , enveloping the instruments in a generous cloud of reverberation created by the studio ' s echo chamber : the marble restroom at the opera house .\nso the surprise in chicago may be not that these storied downtown facilities have shuttered but that crc is still around \u2014 and other studios in town are not only hanging in there but in some cases growing .\nthis resource contains the author date sample paper for the chicago manual of style ( 17 th ed . ) . to download the sample paper , select the cmos author date sample paper pdf file in the media box above .\nthis resource contains the notes and bibliography ( nb ) sample paper for the chicago manual of style 17 th edition . to download the sample paper , select the cmos nb sample paper pdf file in the media box above .\nprofessional high quality recording , mixing , mastering , audio processing , editing and tuning for music , vocal , voice - over , podcast , gaming software , audio for video , audio book and other audio applications .\nplease note that while these resources reflect the most recent updates in the 17 th edition of the chicago manual of style concerning documentation practices , you can review a full list of updates concerning usage , technology , professional practice , etc . at t he chicago manual of style online . to see a side - by - side comparison of the three most widely used citation styles , including a chart of all cmos citation guidelines , see the citation style chart .\nvery talented engineers and top of the line recording studios . you will have access to studios during off times . if you can pick up on things while being a fly on the wall , you will enjoy the experience .\ni ' m no recording artist by any means but the staff there treated my group like royalty ! ! ! they were great ! ! coffee , tea , and water was given to us upon our arrival . they made our group ' s day truly memorable and comfortable . we went a little over our allotted time but they didn ' t shoo us out . its a work of art , and they made our recording sound like the real deal .\nuniversal audio ) which would become ubiquitous in professional recording studios . and thus from the 1940s onward , putnam , along with contemporary recording luminaries les paul and tom dowd , would pioneer many of the techniques that would come to define modern record engineer : amongst other things , they embraced the use of tape and multi - tracking , creatively deployed reverbs and delays , greatly advanced the technique of overdubbing , and began using drum booths and isolation to separate instruments onto discrete channels .\na major reason many artists in the late ' 60s wanted no part of company studios was the fact that they were not as free to indulge in drugs in a label - owned studio as they were in an independent that was desperate to host as many high profile projects as possible .\n\u2019s american mobile studio has become a regular at festivals like bonnaroo , coachella , and lollapalooza . the recording studio on wheels offers clients the ability to capture high - quality live recordings at concerts , festivals , broadcasts , and other events .\nin the ' 50s and early ' 60s , did vee - jay have its own recording studio at 1449 s . michigan or did the label use universal or another studio ? and is the building at 1449 s . michigan still there ?\ni did forget to mention columbia recording studios , although i was aware . i did not know that carl produced his okeh acts there . that is news to me . makes sense , though . okeh was a cbs - distributed label .\non the same day , i . b . m . and g . e . announced the same laser light discovery , an invention used to communicate by light waves . over the years , the company has used lasers in everything from processing solar panel materials to drilling holes in aircraft blades .\nmatt hennessy , a local producer / mix - engineer specializing in urban music , came to a similar realization when he was working at united technique recording on the south side before deciding to open his own vsop studios in humboldt park in 2009 .\nthe nation\u2019s first commercial power station generated electricity for 59 customers in manhattan . crowds gathered at sweet\u2019s restaurant and the new york times to watch as the current from edison electric company on pearl street powered incandescent electric lamps . to win over skeptics , the electricity was free for the first three months .\nsidney , didn ' t you do a lot of session singing ? i seem to remember seeing your name on a number of funkadelic albums as well as one of the maurice white - produced deniece williams lps . tell us a little more about your chicago days .\nplease note that this owl resource provides basic information regarding the formatting of entries used in the bibliography . for more information about selected bibliographies , annotated bibliographies , and bibliographic essays , please consult chapter 14 . 61 of the chicago manual of style ( 17th ed . ) .\nso we made a deal with the company whereby the guy could come down and get his union wages and all he would have to do was show up , maybe read the paper , maybe go out for a sandwich , and just plain shut up and not say one word about the recording . he could , however mention man o ' war in the fifth or something like that while he ate his pepper and egg sandwich on a kaiser roll and some stale black coffee . all he needed was a hard hat and a lunch pail and old baggy jeans with the crack ofhis as exposed ! ! !\nthe chicago nb system is often used in the humanities and provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through footnote or endnote citation in their writing and through bibliography pages . it also offers writers an outlet for commenting on those cited sources . the nb system is most commonly used in the discipline of history .\nin notes , cmos prefers the abbreviation of \u201ceditor ( s ) \u201d as \u201ced . \u201d or \u201ceds . , \u201d and translator ( s ) as \u201ctrans . \u201d in bibliographic entries , these abbreviations are not used . instead , titles are spelled out in full . this information appears in the chicago manual of style , section 14 . 103 .\nthis resource covers the chicago manual style guidelines for citing lectures , papers presented at meetings or poster sessions , and other similar presentations . such entries often include the sponsorship , location , and date of the meeting following the title . when such texts are published , they should be treated like a chapter in a book or article in a journal .\nin the half - century from 1950 to 2000 , our heritage stories tell of people whose revelatory achievements led to technological advancement and international expansion . learn about the advent of automated banking , the world ' s first electronic recording machine\u2013accounting ( erma ) system , the development of magnetic - ink character recognition ( micr ) and more .\na mechanical license gives the licensee the permission to create copies of a song , either by re - recording the song with another artist or by printing sheet music of the composition and lyrics . permission is obtained through an agreement with the copyright holder , which is the songwriter or the music publisher to whom the writer has assigned publishing rights .\nin 2018 , 6 , 308 americans have died due to gun violence , and 11 , 841 more have been injured , according to gun violence archive . in chicago alone , 1164 people have been shot this year , including 190 deaths and 974 injuries ; 38 of those shootings took place between the evening of friday , june 8 and the . . . .\ncould you create ( pink floyd ' s ) ' the wall ' in your basement ?\nchamberlin asks .\nthe idea of recording a ' mellon collie ' - type record in billy ' s house or my house or ( former pumpkins guitarist james ) iha ' s house , there ' s no way that could have happened .\nsidney barnes here , use to be in rotary connection with minnie riperton . recorded for chess at chess studios and other studios in and around chicago . this is a great web site , it ' s bringing back so many great memories for me . i love it . will be willing to answer any questions from any body regarding minnie and the those great old chess years .\nas the chicago manual of style is primarily intended as a style guide for published works rather than for class papers , where necessary , cmos guidelines will be supplemented with information from the student reference , kate l . turabian\u2019s manual for writers of research papers , theses , and dissertations ( 8 th ed . ) , which is largely based on cmos with some slight alterations and additions .\nshepard says crc also benefits from clients who , once they ' ve recorded themselves a few times , decide they want to hear how much better they can sound while letting someone else worry about recording them . he says crc is amenable to musicians bringing in tracks they ' ve recorded elsewhere or taking home tracks recorded at crc because such flexibility pays off on both ends .\nas shepard sits in the studio 5 control room , the view to the biggest performance room is blocked because it ' s occupied by a computer graphics company leasing the space . these are the types of economic adjustments being made , along with working with mostly freelance engineers instead of staff ones , offering acts highly negotiable rates (\nflexibility is what keeps us here ,\nhe says ) and jettisoning what ' s no longer deemed cost - effective .\nthe crew cuts '\nsh - boom\nwas recorded at universal recording studios in may 1954 . they , along with the diamonds were known as\ncover groups\n. in the mid - ' 50s , whenever frankie lymon & the teenagers or the penguins or another black doo - wop group would have a record that hit in the r & b circuit , one of these\nwhite bread\ngroups would cut a\ncleaner\nversion and outsell the original on the pop circuit . pat boone achieved the same success by\ncovering\nlittle richard and fats domino . by the way , the diamonds ' big hit ,\nlittle darlin '\n( a cover of the gladiolas ' r & b hit ) was recorded at universal recording in january 1957 .\nthe company came up with a glass - encased vacuum through which an electrical current could flow . g . e . \u2019s tube could transmit up to 50 , 000 volts and made possible advances used in radio and x - ray . a decade later , a new type of vacuum tube called the magnetron was created ; it was then used in world war ii radar systems and the invention of the microwave . the weapons of war shall \u201cease the housewives\u2019 burden , \u201d the times wrote .\nin addition to consulting the chicago manual of style ( 17th ed . ) for more information , students may also find it useful to consult kate l . turabian ' s manual for writers of research papers , theses , and dissertations ( 8th ed . ) . this manual , which presents what is commonly known as the\nturabian\ncitation style , follows the two cmos patterns of documentation but offers slight modifications suited to student texts .\na life lived on the edge of sound , meek ' s tragic early death did not stop his influence from reverberating for decades to come , proven by the fact that the radical techniques meek pursued in his time \u2013 placing microphones on instruments , using microphone selection to expand the sound palette , deploying compression for musical effect , and an openness to inventing new sounds to enhance compositions \u2013 are now all part of standard modern recording practice .\nyou may argue that most of those home - recording setups don ' t offer the quality of microphones , pre - amps , instruments and other pieces of equipment found in a top - notch professional studio \u2014 and your drums may not sound so hot in your basement , either . but you may also note that many people listen to music on their phones nowadays , so the sound - quality gradations aren ' t everyone ' s top priority .\nthe evolution of musique concr\u00e8te was fundamentally tied to the rapid advancement of audio and recording technology in the post - world war ii era , specifically , the development of the magnetic tape recorder ( or simply , the tape machine ) . while working together at the groupe de musique concr\u00e8te ( later renamed the groupe de recherches musicales , or grm ) , schaeffer and henry were formulating the earliest building blocks of modern day sampling by putting sounds onto tape , and then experimenting with different ways to manipulate those pieces of tape ( varying speeds , playing sounds in reverse , making custom tape loops , etc . ) in order to completely recontextualize the sounds . in essence , schaeffer and henry would become the first composers to use magnetic tape not just as a means for recording and playing back music , but as an essential tool in creating a new type of composition . the evolution of the studio as a creative tool was officially underway .\nshepard says the split of crc sessions paid for by labels versus bands is about 50 - 50 .\nevery week we have jennifer hudson in here doing a session , always working with her producers , and that ' s paid for by rca ,\nhe says .\nbut most bands today pay for their own recording time . it ' s not that expensive . they can do things really quickly if they ' re efficient and they ' re a good band .\na high - frequency alternator created by ernst f . w . alexanderson , a swedish - born engineer , made possible the first voice radio broadcast . before that time , radio had been operated as a series of dots and dashes transmitted by telegraph . on christmas eve , reginald fessenden broadcast his voice from brant rock , mass . , to nearby ships . his transmission included a recording of handel\u2019s \u201clargo , \u201d a bible verse and a violin solo of \u201co holy night . \u201d\nthe people who need to work at a higher level , who can hear the difference , who need acoustic spaces designed for the purpose of recording , who need absolutely state - of - the - art audio equipment with gifted technicians , well , there you ' re going to find yourself gravitating toward facilities like crc ,\nneuberger says .\nbut you ' ve got to be able to hear the difference . not everybody can , especially in an age of earbuds .\njoe meek ' s ascent to pop music prominence was swift but was ended abruptly by his early death ( meek took his own life in 1967 shortly after having shot his landlady ) . an outcast of sorts throughout his life \u2013 particularly as a homosexual man in a society that was still firmly entrenched in its heteronormative ways \u2013 meek was tenacious when it came to getting the sound he wanted out of a recording , despite the fact that he was tone - deaf and could barely play any instrument .\nlegal materials and other government documents should be cited using footnotes , endnotes , and / or citation sentences ( with clauses including the same information required in a footnote ) . they are not required to be cited in a bibliography or on a references page . in author - date style , citation sentences alone are an acceptable form of citation , so long as the document has only a few legal citations ( for more information , see the chicago manual of style , 17th ed . , sections 14 . 269 - 305 and 15 . 58 . )\nover the course of more than two centuries , the people and stories that make up our heritage have helped to shape life as we know it in this country and around the world . the rich , diverse collection of stories you ' ll find in our heritage are all joined by a common theme : our success is intrinsically connected to the success of our customers and communities . today , over 200 years later , we are one company united in a single purpose : to make financial lives better through the power of every connection . we invite you to experience the stories of our heritage through the images and videos on this site .\nthe chicago manual of style ( cmos ) covers a variety of topics from manuscript preparation and publication to grammar , usage , and documentation and has been lovingly called the \u201ceditor \u2019s bible . \u201d the material in this resource focuses primarily on one of the two cmos documentation styles : the notes - bibliography system ( nb ) , which is used by those in literature , history , and the arts . the other documentation style , the author - date system , is nearly identical in content but slightly different in form and is preferred in the social sciences .\ni have to agree with you regarding the mixes cbs did of many classics such as the vibrations '\nlove in them there hills\n( sounds like it was mixed through a cheap radio ) . i have a cd collection of columbia / epic r & b tracks from the 1960s / 1970s and i hear what you mean about the drums . one of my favorite tracks ,\nget it from the bottom\nby the steelers ( the wells brothers of chicago ) is in stereo but the mix is so weak & the drums sound like they were across the street !\nchess - the building at 2120 s . michigan ave . was a hotbed of activity between the fifties and the seventies . chuck berry , bo diddley , muddy waters , howlin ' wolf , willie dixon ( with and without his big three ) , the moonglows , the flamingos , little walter , little milton , sonny boy williamson to name a few . the rolling stones and the yardbirds cut there as did the coasters (\nidol with the golden head\n) . recording stopped in the late seventies and the building was later made a national landmark . today , it ' s a museum ala motown .\nfury , vee - jay had a studio on the second floor , but i don ' t know if they released anything that was cut there . vee - jay did the bulk of their recording at universal . in the early - to - mid - ' 50s , the studio was located at 46 e . walton st . on rush st . the building at 1449 s . michigan , the former home of vee - jay and later brunswick is still standing , although it ' s abandoned . it should a national landmark , but i wouldn ' t hold my breath waiting for the city to file the papers .\nrca - opened in the 1930s , the studio was located on the same block as navy pier . vaughn monroe recorded\nghost riders in the sky\nat rca as well as a number of rca ' s pop , country and jazz artists . the monkees did a portion of their\npieces , aquarius , capricorn & jones , ltd . lp there , the guess who was there for\namerican woman\nas were the nite - liters for the original version of\nk - jee\n. curtis mayfield recorded the\nsuperfly\nsoundtrack at rca , except for\npusherman\nwhich was done at bell sound in nyc . rca closed it ' s chicago location sometime in the late seventies .\ni don ' t have what i would call journalism skills , i ' m just able to write what i feel . but i appreciate the compliment . i just love talking about this sort of thing and hope it doesn ' t get too boring . i ' ve been aware of the name mike mclean for a long time . i ' ve always been one to read the track notes on albums and to try to find out who did what . by the way , when did motown begin recording for stereo ? i always thought that the album version of\ni want a guy\nby the supremes was among the first , but i could be wrong .\nnotes and bibliographic entries for online magazines should follow the relevant examples for printed magazines . additionally , online magazine entries should contain the url at the end of the citation . if no stable url exists , the name of the database can be substituted . note : in the examples below , green room is not placed in quotation marks because it is the department title rather than the article title . access date : access dates are not required by chicago in citations of formally published electronic sources . if an access date is required for other reasons ( e . g . by discipline , publisher , or instructor ) , the access date should be included immediately prior to the url . in notes , access dates are surrounded by commas and in bibliographic entries they are surrounded by periods .\ndrake claims 7 of hot 100 ' s top 10 , breaking the beatles ' record , as ' nice for what ' returns to no . 1 for eighth week\nchart beat podcast : cardi b hits no . 1 & wnew ' s mike adam on interviewing kanye west & barack obama\ndrake earns eighth no . 1 album on billboard 200 chart with ' scorpion , ' sets new streaming record\ngeorge ezra ' s ' shotgun ' becomes first u . k . no . 1 single to include video streams\n5 seconds of summer reacts to their new album hitting no . 1 at intimate nyc show\nthe online extension of billboard magazine , urltoken is the essential online destination for the music business .\nthere ' s a lot of moving parts ,\nthe 48 - year - old engineer says of his facility , which has recorded , among many others , smashing pumpkins , michael jackson , r . kelly , wilco , the ohio players and lady gaga , who cut vocals there last year .\nowned by alan kubicka , crc opened in 1975 on michigan avenue \u2014 shepard began working there in 1987 , after its main location had moved to ohio street a block and a half east of michigan \u2014 and since then everything has changed , and nothing has changed .\nthen : major labels would book out big studios such as crc for weeks at pricey rates .\nnow : major labels don ' t boast those kinds of budgets anymore , and fewer bands have major - label deals , so more are paying expenses out of pocket .\nnow : one of your bandmates or someone you know is likely to have a pro tools digital workstation or some cheaper program on a laptop .\nthen : crc charged major labels about $ 150 an hour for studio time when it opened , says hank neuberger , crc ' s executive vice president , who managed the studio for years .\nnow :\nthat ' s all they ' re willing to pay today , 40 years later ,\nneuberger says .\nyou can see why it ' s not a great business model on its own .\nif i were to try to build this studio now , there ' s literally no way i could do it profitably .\nit ' s almost impossible to make money as a studio owner now ,\nsays renowned engineer steve albini , whose lengthy resume includes work with nirvana and pj harvey and who opened his northwest side facility electrical audio in 1997 .\nif i were to try to build this studio now , there ' s literally no way i could do it profitably .\nthe music - industry meltdown and recession translate to musical acts not only having less money available to them but also less chance to recoup their expenses via dwindling music sales \u2014 so they ' re less likely to record full albums . and when they do book studio time , shepard says , the average project takes about half as long as it did 10 years ago , even as the per - hour rate hasn ' t risen .\nat the same time , many performers feel empowered to record themselves via software that costs a fraction of employing a professional studio .\nshepard recalls setting up sessions in the late 1980s in which large groups of musicians would record the tracks for , say , a united airlines commercial before the quarter - inch tape was run over to the postproduction studio , with voice - overs and sound design to follow .\nsome days these rooms could make serious money ,\nshepard says .\nthe biggest blow to crc ' s business , he says , was the advent of midi ( musical instrument digital interface ) , which spurred the widespread use of easily mixed electronic instruments .\nsuddenly there were no live players anymore ,\nshepard says .\nit was all ' in the box . '\ndone ,\nshepard says .\nthat ' s a big switch .\nshepard is talking while seated in the control room for studio 5 , another large crc suite , which boasts a massive , almost - 30 - year - old , 56 - channel solid state logic ( ssl ) mixing console .\nthis is where wilco recorded much of its 1996 double - disc album\nbeing there .\nit was very organic , they wouldn ' t let me use anything digital ,\nshepard says . it ' s also where , along with studio 4 and other rooms , smashing pumpkins worked on its epic 1995 two - cd set\nmellon collie and the infinite sadness .\ni knew nothing about stacking guitars and stacking tones until i met billy ( corgan ) ,\nshepard says .\na key factor , he says , is the energy generated when you ' re working with a team in an outside location , the clock is running and you ' ve got to get it right \u2014 which is to say , you ' re capturing actual performances rather than stitching together a bunch of digital edits .\nthere ' s a transfer of emotion that doesn ' t happen when you do it at your house ,\nchamberlin says .\ni still have difficulty manifesting that type of emotion in my own studio . i ' ve got too many safety nets . not much is on the line . i can always do it tomorrow .\nuntil the late 1990s , crc also ran three studios in the corner building at michigan and ohio that now houses the gap , including the one in which r . kelly produced michael jackson ' s\nyou are not alone\nand recorded his own material .\nr . kelly did rent the studio for a year one time ,\nshepard says .\nthat was a good bill , but most of it was in dog care , having to take care of his damn dog . he just brought a dog one day and never took it with . ( we ) charged him kennel service .\ncrc shut down that space and subsequently opened a new location with smaller studios on wacker drive . it also sold its neve console , the brand of analog mixing board celebrated in\nsound city\n( grohl winds up buying sound city ' s neve for his own studio ) ; shepard says it had become too expensive to maintain .\nwicker park ' s gravity studios , which opened in 1993 and has recorded such bands as fall out boy and plain white t ' s , used to have a high - end neve 8058 but sold it in 2008 . gravity owner doug mcbride says this console had been used on billy joel ' s\nglass houses\nand half of steely dan ' s\ngaucho .\nthe replacement was a newer - model neve , but mcbride says he sold that one in 2011 and has since has been using a digital - analog hybrid .\npart of what enabled him to make this move was the improvement in digital technology .\nten years ago i could always tell when a mix was ' in the box , '\nsays mcbride , who worked at crc before opening gravity .\nit sounded a little thinner , a little harsher , more two - dimensional . but about five years ago i started to become fooled .\nmeanwhile , as fewer bands were flying in to record at gravity , mcbride had to figure out how to keep the balance sheet out of the red . he built a mastering studio ( which converts a final mix into the archival source to be used for all duplication ) and says he now spends about 60 percent of his time mastering . he also invested in his rooms ' acoustics and fine - tuned his sense of what the studio truly is selling .\nthere was a time when i was suckered in by gear lust ,\nhe says .\nthere was lots of fancy glowing gear . when it all kind of came down to brass tacks and we had to lower our prices , we had to diversify . i realized the most valuable thing we have is not the gear , but experience and technique and the ears of the engineers , myself and my guys .\nthe studio owner now needs to be the guy ,\nhe says .\nwhen you book vsop , you know that you ' re going to have me there .\nhennessy , who has worked on projects by acts both national ( beyonce , dmx ) and local ( twista , sidewalk chalk , carbon tigers , nikki lynette ) , has been so successful in the one - room vsop that he ' s building a new west town facility that will have five music rooms , including a large performance space . he says he ' s hoping the new vsop will allow him to mentor audio - school graduates who otherwise get little exposure to sound at its finest .\ni ' m going to treat my room more as an incubator for engineers and producers ,\nhennessy says .\nmanny sanchez , who started at crc in the late 1990s , is another producer / engineer / owner in expansion mode , having moved his iv lab studios to north clybourn avenue in july 2013 from a smaller location on north sheridan road .\ni love technology ,\nsays sanchez , who has recorded umphrey ' s mcgee , north mississippi allstars and solo music by patrick stump of fall out boy , and now does much mixing work in los angeles .\ni love the fact that i can take my laptop anywhere and do almost the same amount of high - level work as i can do when i ' m plugged into iv . it doesn ' t bode well for the big studios , but regardless of how accessible the technology is , ( people ) can ' t make themselves have a good ear for how to put it all together .\nyet caroline and schaeffer lucius are getting much out of brunner himself as they record an album under the name quinlin . their mother , jane , hired him a year ago after the siblings had recorded two albums on a laptop and she thought , as she told a friend ,\nmy kids should be on the radio \u2014 i think it ' s ridiculous that they ' re not .\nthe 24 - year - old caroline , who sings , co - writes and plays on the songs , says she didn ' t realize how much she didn ' t know until she started working with brunner , who has shaped arrangements , performed and made songwriting suggestions .\nit ' s changed everything ,\nshe says .\nhe even taught me about the structure of songs , and he would make it better and improve it .\nthat sense of empowerment is no small issue for albini , who personally works only with analog equipment ( though his studio includes some digital ) and hears how the digital revolution has led to a diminishment in sound quality and natural performances . yet he says :\nthere ' s so much good that comes from bands being more in control of their own destiny that way that whatever we ' ve lost from an aesthetic standpoint , we ' ve more than made up culturally .\nalbini says electrical audio stays busy because it still appeals to the working musicians who traditionally record there .\nwe ' re not ringing any bells about how great the business is ,\nhe says ,\nbut because we were never really reliant on the big - ticket sessions , the fact that that business has all dried up hasn ' t really affected us .\nshepard says crc ' s revenues have been growing\nslowly\nsince 2009 , those gains routinely offset by the cost of doing business just off michigan avenue \u2014 considered a necessity given the nonmusic clientele . much of the growth exists in the postproduction world : overdubbing work for movies , voice - overs , ads , video game work . there ' s a reason crc boasts nine postproduction studios and just three music rooms ( plus a smaller booth and a video suite ) in its two locations .\nthrough all of this activity , crc hangs in there while so many of its peers have faded away , as shepard and his staff of young engineers \u2014 and similar - minded technicians at studios around the city \u2014 pursue their passion for a mission that hasn ' t changed after all these years .\nas shepard puts it :\nyou ' re trying to capture a song .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nprovides a wide array of services for music , television , film , and live concerts .\nincludes michael jackson , timbaland , rihanna , stone temple pilots , nine inch nails , red hot chili peppers , britney spears , and snoop dogg . equally notable are the numerous film and television productions that the studio\u2019s engineers have contributed to , including\nauthoring suite and nine post - 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b2b platform g2 crowd hires chief research officer\nabove : a g2 crowd report grid , in this case for sales intelligence tools .\n3 g2 crowd customer service jobs in glenview , il , including salaries , reviews , and other job information posted anonymously by g2 crowd customer service employees in glenview . find g2 crowd glenview customer service jobs on glassdoor . get hired . love your job .\ng2 crowd is a b2b review platform that allows business professionals and buyers to compare and select software and services based on peer reviews . g2 crowd ' s headquarters is located in chicago , illinois . for every employee , g2 crowd generates $ 12k in revenue . accel , linkedin , and pritzker group venture capital are some of g2 crowd ' s investors . g2 crowd ' s top competitor is trustradius , led by vinay bhagat , who is their ceo . g2 crowd has 1 , 659 followers on owler .\ng2 crowd currently has 17 , 375 followers on twitter . as of december 2013 g2 crowd had 1 , 752 followers . that ' s a 891 percent increase in 4 years\ng2 crowd is a platform for users to share business software reviews in real - time .\ni recommend g2 crowd to any industry that wants updated information on the latest products available .\ng2 crowd posted a video\nmathew b . reviews his experience using infer\non youtube\ng2 crowd posted a video\nnate g . reviews his experience using insightsquared\non youtube\ng2 crowd posted a video\njanet j . reviews her experience using leveleleven\non youtube\ng2 crowd is releasing the grid to bring enterprise technology ratings into the 21 st century .\ng2 crowd takes home $ 4 . 3m in fresh funding , plans more expansion in 2017\nfrom g2 crowd to jellyvision , these 7 tech companies all made huge hires in . . .\nthe grid represents the voice of real customers . g2 crowd rates social media monitoring products based on data sourced from reviews shared by g2 crowd users and data aggregated from online sources and social networks .\nusers can also see reviews written on g2 crowd by their linkedin connections . you may be surprised at how many of your professional associates have taken the time to review software on g2 crowd . a handful of my connections have done it , with dozens more registered with g2 crowd to access its content .\ng2 crowd real - time and unbiased user reviews help you objectively assess what is best for your business .\ni would recommend g2 crowd to my colleagues as a way to obtain reputable reviews on products and services .\ni am new to the g2 crowd community , but so far i have not found anything to dislike .\nsince its founding in the summer of 2012 , g2 crowd has raised a total of about $ 12 million .\nyou feel like you ' re really well informed\nafter reading a g2 crowd review , handorf says .\nlove referencing g2 crowd when looking into different software solutions / technologies . reviews are very thorough and extremely helpful .\ng2 crowd is my new go to place for reading unbiased reviews about any online business product i am considering .\nwhat i like about g2 crowd is that it ' s very easy to find categories on the home page .\ntrustradius is perceived as one of g2 crowd ' s biggest rivals . trustradius was founded in 2012 in austin , texas . trustradius is in the internet software field . trustradius generates $ 944 . 7k more revenue than g2 crowd .\nhere is an overview of our application process to prepare you on what to expect as a candidate of g2 crowd .\nwhat i dislike about g2 crowd is that the contest categories are so limited . the cad category should be included .\nwhat do i dislike ? i wish i could implement g2 crowd for all the services i have at my company .\ng2 crowd , has released its newest series , digital trends in 2018 . the series would highlight emerging . . .\ng2 crowd finds exponea achieves the highest relationship score ( prweb february 13 , 2018 ) read the full . . .\ng2 crowd , the world ' s leading business software review platform , today released the winter 2018 marke . . .\nchicago - based b2b review platform g2 crowd \u2014 has announced today the close of a $ 30m series b funding round , led by accel with participation from key industry executives , linkedin , pritzker group venture capital and g2 crowd\u2019s founders .\ng2 crowd , which collects and publishes business products reviews , announced today funding of $ 30 million led by accel .\nfounded in 2012 , g2 crowd has raised a total of $ 45 million to date and currently has 95 employees .\nyou\u2019re viewing a free company profile from the pitchbook platform . to explore g2 crowd\u2019s full profile , request a free trial .\npleasing our customers is paramount , and we\u2019re glad there are platforms like g2 crowd , which encourage and expose genuine feedback .\ng2 crowd rankings are based on reviews from verified customers who actually use the product - as opposed to subjective assessments from industry commentators . also , g2 crowd is becoming a trusted brand built on integrity rather than other sites which are susceptible to fake reviews .\ni love that g2 crowd is so unique . the opportunity to earn for reviews is fantastic and i really like the platform !\nsoftware advice is g2 crowd ' s # 2 rival . software advice is a private company that was founded in 2005 in austin , texas . software advice competes in the internet software industry . compared to g2 crowd , software advice has 86 more employees .\ng2 crowd has employees and is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 189 .\nit is an honor to have vectorworks architect recognized by g2 crowd , but this wouldn ' t be possible wi . . .\nthe round was led by accel with participation from linkedin , pritzker group venture capital key industry executives , and g2 crowd\u2019s founders .\nthe winter 2017 report marks the first time that nutshell has appeared on g2 crowd\u2019s crm grid\u2120 , and we\u2019d like to sincerely thank g2 crowd for the recognition . please visit nutshell\u2019s page on urltoken to see all of our reviews and submit one of your own !\ng2 crowd\u2019s real - time and unbiased user reviews help you objectively assess what is best for your business . until recently , selecting business solutions was hard , risky , and inherently biased . g2 crowd empowers business buying decisions by highlighting the voice of the customer .\ng2 crowd is backed by $ 50m in capital from accel , pritzker group , its founders and many industry leaders . see more .\nchicago ( prweb ) february 07 , 2018 g2 crowd , the world ' s leading business solutions review website , to . . .\ni love g2 crowd reviews . i can easily see g2 crowd becoming the angie ' s list for the business community . g2 crowd is free to join , and allows me to read reviews from other business professionals about their experiences with the products they use or have used . i can also come here to share my own experiences with the products that i use , or have used in the past .\nin his role as the cmo of g2 crowd , he oversees all planning , development , and execution of the company\u2019s marketing programs with a special focus on growing g2 crowd\u2019s brand . he is also one of the chief evangelists of the company\u2019s efforts to revolutionize b2b buying .\na startup called g2 crowd is hoping the yen to pen reviews about specialized business software could prove equally compelling for writers and readers alike .\nthey weren ' t doing a great service to the vendors or the buyers ,\nsays g2 crowd founder and president tim handorf .\ng2 crowd\u2019s mission is to provide the insights business professionals need to gain confidence in their buying decisions and become more successful in their jobs .\naps has been named the highest - 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( prweb february 16 , 2018 ) . . .\n\u201cwe found g2 crowd invaluable in assessing and finally choosing a suitable crm that would closely match our needs . g2 crowd was the only resource we found that we felt offered us a detailed , transparent , honest and practical assessment with no strings attached . \u201d project manager in design\namong those in the leader\u2019s quadrant in the g2 crowd grid for marketing automation , act - on ranked # 1 in crm lead integration .\ng2 crowd is a software review site that tries to get around the problem of fake reviews . its secret sauce ? among other mechanisms , g2 crowd uses linkedin to authenticate users and make sure companies aren ' t reviewing their own product ( or slamming a competitor ' s ) .\nalready , over four thousand g2 crowd users have signed up and share their opinions . by democratizing the process , g2 crowd will offer users better and timelier insights , and vendors will be able to see exact areas of their products and services that need improvements to increase customer satisfaction .\nthrivehive is pleased to announce that it was ranked # 1 in user satisfaction for marketing automation by g2 crowd , the world\u2019s leading business software review platform . g2 crowd recently released the winter 2016 software grid sm report based on user reviews that help businesses make better technology purchasing decisions .\nthe list might contain a thousand customers , so g2 crowd will tell the vendor they can\u2019t offer more than , say , 20 gift cards . a vendor might then pay for 100 gift cards for the first 100 reviewers , which would include the 20 that g2 crowd might otherwise send .\noverall , g2 crowd is a robust resource for learning more about which features people appreciate and dislike when it comes to business software . abel says g2 crowd , which earlier this month received $ 2 . 3 million in series a funding , gets 60 , 000 unique visitors a month .\ng2 crowd is the world\u2019s leading business software and services review platform , leveraging its 200 , 000 + user reviews read by nearly . . .\nif you ' re on the market for new tools , check out g2 crowd and hear from people who ' ve tried out the solutions .\ng2 crowd ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 19 . 5m .\ng2 crowd , a\nyelp for business software ,\nraises $ 2 . 3 million to fuel growth & deliver authentic peer reviews to buyers\nto solve that problem , g2 crowd ' s reviews process provides a little more guidance than your typical one - star , ranting yelp review . handorf says that a g2 crowd review is\nmore like a survey ,\nand asks guided questions around how they ' re using the software .\ng2 crowd\u2019s awards highlight the best software products for business professionals according to real user reviews . discoverorg has the highest overall g2 score of any account intelligence solution . g2 scores combine customer satisfaction and market presence , and discoverorg\u2019s customer satisfaction ratings were 10 points higher than the next closest solution provider .\nit central station is one of g2 crowd ' s top competitors . it central station ' s headquarters is in new york , new york , and was founded in 2011 . it central station operates in the it services industry . it central station generates 186 % of g2 crowd ' s revenue .\non g2 crowd , people can submit reviews of services like salesforce , oracle\u2019s peoplesoft or sugarcrm and so on . the community is managed with contests and free ipad mini giveaways , and g2 crowd also uses linkedin profiles to authenticate people and help encourage reviewers who actually have expertise in using these products .\ni spoke to matt , who is a tech professional and has experience with startups , about how they came to the idea for g2 crowd . he said that the genesis of the idea for g2 crowd came from a long history in and frustration with the way enterprise software is bought and sold today .\nknown as the ' glassdoor ' of software reviews , g2 crowd will use the new funds to accelerate the build out of its review platform across b2b categories and to accelerate g2 crowd\u2019s expansion into the services sector , including hiring 500 new employees over the next twp years at its chicago - based headquarters .\ng2 crowd , a business - to - business software industry review site , announced that urltoken has received more than 50 , 000 reviews of business software .\n\u201cwe then founded g2 crowd based on our frustration in selling business software , \u201d he said . \u201cwe thought there had to be a better way . \u201d\nabout g2 crowd , inc . g2 crowd is business software reviews and ratings to drive better purchasing decisions . technology buyers , investors , and analysts use the site to compare and select the best software based on peer reviews and synthesized social data . co - founded by the founder and former executives from saas leader bigmachines and backed by $ 4 million in capital , g2 crowd aims to bring authenticity and transparency to business technology research . for more information , go to urltoken .\ng2 crowd , which provides reviews of other companies\u2019 software products , has itself passed muster sufficiently to announce today it has received $ 7 million in new investment .\nthe reviews are free to read . g2 crowd makes its money by providing more thorough reports , including trends and other more detailed analysis , to paying customers .\ng2 crowd is building the\nyelp for enterprise\nand has rapidly become the leading platform for business software reviews with over 60 , 000 authentic user reviews .\ng2 crowd , a chicago - based platform that aggregates reviews of business software , has raised $ 30 million in series b funding , the company announced wednesday .\ng2 crowd calculates the satisfaction and scale ratings algorithmically based on crm reviews submitted by users and big data aggregated in real time from online sources and social networks . any product with at least 10 crm reviews from the g2 crowd community will be included in real time . there are no analyst - imposed obstacles to inclusion .\ng2 crowd , a\nyelp for business software ,\nraises $ 2 . 3 million to fuel growth & deliver authentic peer reviews to buyers - chicago ventures\nalso , \u201cno one is permitted to review their own product or that of a competitor , thus eliminating bias in the reviews , \u201d states g2 crowd\u2019s website .\n5 / 14 / 2014 \u2013 chicago \u2013 business software review site g2 crowd today announced it has raised $ 2 . 3 million in additional seed funding from leading angels and venture funds . g2 crowd has now raised more than $ 4 million to support growth of its real - time platform for user reviews of business software .\nwe use g2 in partnering with vendors to provide business solutions in talent management .\nthis recent round brings g2 crowd\u2019s total funding to over $ 45m for the business software and services review website that has achieved 300 % growth over the past year .\nsprout social was recently recognized by g2 crowd as the most implementable social media monitoring software with the highest user adoption\u2014two distinctions we are both honored and humbled to receive .\nindustry leaders speak out about g2 crowd\ng2 crowd is an important partner in expanding online advocacy for ibm . the user review platform is giving us new ways to connect to our customers , hear their feedback about our products and services , and strengthen our culture of customer centricity .\nkevin eagan , chief digital experience officer , ibm\nuntil recently , selecting business solutions was hard , risky , and inherently biased . g2 crowd real - time and unbiased user reviews help you objectively assess what is best for your business . leverage the crowd , limit your risk , and get what works .\nthe startup ' s 2012 origins trace back to bigmachines , a sales software startup \u2014 later sold to oracle in 2013 \u2014 where the five g2 crowd founders all worked .\npeople are pretty good at sniffing out what ' s real and what isn ' t in terms of the online world ,\ng2 crowd ceo godard abel says .\nfor now , g2 crowd continues to grow and meet the demands of a new landscape in the business world , where we collaborate and communicate as a matter of course .\ntransparency , he said , means not censoring reviews or allowing brands to promote or remove certain ones . handorf said that helps g2 crowd maintain the trust of its users .\nsee who are the contenders and the leaders in the crm space . get the 2013 g2 crowd crm grid that rates crm products based on user reviews and hard data .\n\u201cg2 crowd was phenomenally helpful . i was tasked with a marketing automation systems evaluation and you guys delivered just what i needed . \u201d julian blunt , business analyst , tangram\noverall satisfaction on g2 crowd is based on an nps score and whether users would recommend the product to their peers . the rankings were the result of more than 28 , 000 user reviews in 2015 alone and over 50 , 000 total user reviews . g2 crowd is currently the largest and fastest growing b2b software review site in the world .\nin addition to offering unique buying insights , g2 crowd provides marketers a powerful platform for rapid third - party validation of their customer success and a new way to connect with highly qualified buyers right when they are selecting software . business software buyers can easily view demos , get custom price quotations , and sign up for trials right from g2 crowd .\nthe grid for email marketing by g2 crowd helps you rate and profile different email marketing products and vendors . the report includes summary graphs , commentary , and charts that compare vendors based on customer surveys gathered from g2 crowd\u2019s online user community , as well as data aggregated from online sources and social networks . you can view the entire grid below .\nmarin earned the highest overall g2 score \u2013 an average of satisfaction and market presence .\nand then the choices they allow . . . they make absolutely no sense . i am reviewing g2 crowd , and i have to say that i ' m either a :\nusers were asked to rate the vendors based on whether they\u2019d recommend the product to their peers . this list represents the highest rated products across all software categories on g2 crowd .\ng2 crowd was founded to create a place where people will love to work . we strive to create meaning in work and provide more than just a job : a true calling . g2 crowd is a place where people can be authentic and grow , find meaning and passion in work , and be motivated to succeed by a supportive group of coworkers .\nto read all of the reviews and see a complete list of features check out talkdesk\u2019s g2 crowd profile . it\u2019s a great place to see real users compare talkdesk and all of the competitors in the contact center industry . to learn more about talkdesk and to see how we compare to our competitors , read the entire contact center industry report from g2 crowd .\nchicago , may 24 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - g2 crowd , the leading b2b review platform , today announced the close of a $ 30 million series b funding round , led by accel with participation from key industry executives , linkedin , pritzker group venture capital and g2 crowd\u2019s founders . g2 crowd will use the new funds to accelerate the build - out of its review platform across b2b categories and to further grow its global community of contributors to offer buyers unique insights across tens of thousands of b2b products and related services .\nto date , g2 crowd has amassed more than 170 , 000 verified user reviews of business software and solutions , which are freely available to nearly one million site visitors each month .\nnothing has been a problem so far . i ' ve used g2 several times this month\ng2 crowd ' s co - founder matt gorniak wants to disrupt the gartner quadrant model for the dissemination of high quality , unbiased research and data to buyers and investors in business technology .\nproducts in the leader quadrant are rated highly by g2 crowd users and have substantial market presence scores . leaders include : springcm contract management , octiv , pandadoc , icertis , and conga contracts\nas part of the funding , g2 crowd also added two board members in kopp and chicago ventures\u2019 stuart larkins , who was part of doubleclick\u2019s leadership team when the company was acquired by google .\nin addition to being ranked # 1 user satisfaction for marketing automation , thrivehive was highest rated for overall satisfaction among small business users and for overall satisfaction among all software solutions on g2 crowd .\nthe rewards you get for giving your honest opinion ! i can review on various programs and software i use and get rewarded for giving my view on the product . this is a reliable site , because many of the reviews are validated by the g2 crowd company . i have purchased and download software reviewed by people on g2 crowd and am very pleased with much of the advice give .\nthis round was led by pritzker group venture capital with\nsignificant participation\nfrom existing investors chicago ventures , hyde park venture partners , chairman godard abel , and g2 crowd ' s own executives .\nthe only part that i wish could be improved , but i ' m aware that it is out of g2 crowd ' s control sometimes , is updating the pricing information for products and services .\nmy only concern was that for pretty much all the vendors i requested demos from , i had a rather large response lag time than i expected . not one vendor reached out to me within the same day . i understand g2 crowd charges different prices for different referral packages for vendors , however , that being said , maybe an automated email from g2 crowd explaining the process or setting expectations for each vendor ( or all vendors ) might be helpful . otherwise , i would encourage the vendors to follow up a bit faster or pay for the necessary resources from g2 crowd to address accordingly .\ni especially enjoy contributing to a community where others can benefit from your experience with business software . g2 crowd has definitely built a great tool for evaluating and collaborating on applications built around the world .\ng2 crowd is the trusted site for business software reviews . enterprise technology buyers , investors , and analysts use the site to compare and select the best software based on peer reviews and synthesized social data . co - founded by the founder and former executives from saas leader bigmachines , g2 crowd aims to bring authenticity and transparency to the business technology industry . for more information , go to urltoken .\nthe g2 crowd site is easy to use and intuitive , and provides excellent information , including an overall rating along with reviewers thoughts on what they like and what they dislike about each product listed .\njoin the crowd ! . get an account , share your experiences , and communicate with other users .\ng2 crowd helps me find the best tools for my specific business goals and challenges . it is the first place i go when i need to find a product or solution to address a specific business need or problem . i know that i will be able to stay on site to compare various options based off of reviews , price , features , and other product information . i also use g2 crowd to find products and services that i was unaware of before . if i do not know all of my options and would like to explore further , i use g2 crowd to expand my choices .\nsince g2 crowd\u2019s beta launch in february 2013 , more than 14 , 000 professionals have signed up to contribute more than 13 , 000 in - depth reviews of nearly 3 , 000 business software products . more than 50 , 000 business software buyers already visit the site each month , consulting reviews and g2 crowd\u00ad\u2013produced reports on marketing automation , crm and other software , to help them make purchasing decisions .\ng2 crowd is moving fast , with several thousand users since the beta release in december . but thus far they have only reached out through their personal networks , and expect their community to grow quickly .\nceo tim handorf said g2 crowd will use the funding to expand its platform , which includes customer reviews and proprietary reports on enterprise software such as chicago - based activecampaign and e - commerce giant shopify .\nleading business software vendors such as salesforce . com , hubspot , hootsuite , and docusign are already leveraging their g2 crowd reviews for validation of high customer satisfaction and as input for their content marketing engines .\nuntil recently , selecting business software was hard , risky and inherently biased . g2 c . . .\n\u201cthe gift card is from g2 crowd and your eligibility to receive it is in no way conditioned on the content of your review , \u201d says the email , a copy of which was shared with venturebeat .\ng2 crowd is a trusted site for reviews of business software , including crm , erp , it management , and more , from real users to help you select the best software for your business . show less\npatriot software , an industry leader in cloud based payroll and accounting solutions , is now the leader in user satisfaction among online payroll service providers according to g2 crowd , the world\u2019s leading business software review platform .\nadditionally , matt believes that g2 crowd is part of the trend of consumerization of the enterprise . especially newer employees , even in large companies , now expect a more consumer - like online research and buying experience .\nour interview process was created to help us identify high - performing individuals who will succeed at g2 crowd . every step allows us to narrow down necessary qualifications to help us select the right candidate for the role .\n\u201csprout social scored greater than the category average in all of our implementation ratings , highlighted by an average \u2018go live time\u2019 of fewer than 10 days , \u201d said mitch lieberman , director of research at g2 crowd .\nin our culture of success , we consider our implementation process as part of a larger ecosystem of world class customer care . we\u2019re thrilled that our customers , and in turn g2 crowd , have recognized those efforts .\nwe do our upmost to ensure our customers are always happy which is why we\u2019re delighted and incredibly thankful that we\u2019ve been rated the number one social media monitoring platform for customer satisfaction in the latest g2 crowd report .\nus - based business software review platform g2 crowd has appointed software industry veteran michael fauscette as chief research officer , with a focus on the strategic research , and the collection and application of data from b2b software users .\nthat g2 crowd provides unbiased software reviews and information from my peers and colleagues . it ' s an easy - to - use platform on which anyone can provide their thoughts on the latest business software . it provides more than 27 , 000 reviews of nearly 6 , 000 products across several hundred categories , and more than 700 , 000 answers to the questions we care about most , making g2 crowd the clear leader in the space .\ninterestingly enough , g2 crowd is not going down yelp\u2019s path of getting reviewed businesses to buy ads or premium placement in search results . abel thinks that could distort the reviews or incentivize the company in the wrong way .\ng2 crowd\u2019s winter 2016 grid\u2120 for marketing automation is out , and act - on is once again a leader in marketing automation . in addition , act - on is rated the second highest in overall satisfaction by users .\nwritten by : elise schoeningg2 crowd , a b2b software and services review platform , announced that thre . . .\n\u201cwe built g2 crowd to bring transparency to the b2b software industry , \u201d stated tim handorf , cofounder and ceo of g2 crowd . \u201cthe old approach to buying business technology was broken . by harnessing tens of thousands of perspectives , we are demystifying the business software industry and creating more informed buyers . we believe that this added transparency is benefiting buyers by helping to drive software innovation and business practices that focus on serving the user\u2019s needs . \u201d\nagain , the g2 crowd model is a unique , trusted business model which doesn ' t rely on vendors for revenue . more like consumer reports , they generate revenue by selling high quality , unbiased research and data to buyers and investors in business technology . they believe vendors will also buy the data to benchmark their performance against their peers . all of g2 crowd ' s customers will be aligned with the desire to have good , unbiased data .\nbetter than analyst and research reports , the g2 grid represents the democratic voice of real business and it users .\ng2 ' s intention is to disrupt the it analytics and tech research players , like the connecticut - based gartner inc . \u2014a publicly traded firm that generated $ 1 . 6 billion last year . g2 crowd intends to capitalize on the shortcomings of what it perceives to be an antiquated model that only seeks to cater to the largest clients .\nsecond is a basic rewards system for users who don ' t see themselves in the contest scenario , or only know a few systems . for these folks , g2 crowd offers $ 20 amazon gift certificates for eligible business applications .\n\u201cg2 crowd is a highly respected company with great insights into the b2b environment , \u201d a spokesperson said . \u201cwe occasionally invest in companies that can inform our long - term business strategy , and in this case , we believe g2 crowd can help us better understand and address the needs of our customers . \u201d handorf declined to comment on whether the investment was part of an attempted acquisition but noted that the company has been approached by others in recent times .\ng2 crowd , the world ' s leading business software review platform , put the leading self - service business intelligence ( bi ) tools in a head - to - head comparison to find out which tools rank above the rest .\ng2 crowd is an awesome source of real reviews by people using the products you are looking to buy and implement . who can you trust more , than other professionals who have used and continue to use products you are investigating .\n\u201cmarketers love to buy based on what real marketers think , \u201d said kopp , who led marketing at exacttarget as the company grew substantially leading to its $ 2 . 7 billion acquisition by urltoken in 2013 . \u201cg2 crowd provides a new way for marketers and line executives to select technology based on authentic feedback from their peers . high - tech cmos are starving for the type of independent validation and high - value crowdsourced content that g2 crowd can provide . \u201d\ncompanies can , however , purchase a subscription to add additional content to their company profile page , license g2 crowd reports for marketing purposes , or use consumer feedback as market intelligence . handorf claims to have more than 800 such customers .\nproducts in the leader quadrant are rated highly by g2 crowd users and have substantial market presence scores . leaders include : getfeedback , 15five continuous performance management , reward gateway , tinypulse engage , culture amp , officevibe , and qualtrics employee experience\ntalkdesk\u2019s reviews are great , receiving four - or five - star ratings in 95 % of reviews . what\u2019s even more impressive is that talkdesk\u2019s customer satisfaction rating exceeds avaya , five9 and the category average in every single g2 crowd metric .\nmy name is marty . i am the vp of research at g2 and look after our review outreach and moderation .\nyou can ' t go wrong . g2 reviewers are people just like you and are using and evaluating business software .\ng2 crowd was created as a place for people to find joy and meaning in work . as such , it is important for us to continue cultivating this passion by hiring driven , talented people who thrive in a dynamic , entrepreneurial environment .\nso far the formula has been working . last year , there were 75 , 000 reviews posted on the site \u2014 triple the number from the year before , and this year g2 crowd projects 225 , 000 reviews posted on the site .\nthe site features nearly 30 , 000 products , but g2 crowd does not have data or reviews for all of them , handorf said . he plans to invest in gathering data and soliciting reviews on all of the products the site lists .\nwe ' re disrupting analyst quadrants by replacing\nmagic\nwith crowd sourced data and real - time , algorithmic ratings .\naccording to g2 crowd , \u201chigh performers provide products that are highly rated by their users , but have not yet achieved the market share and scale of the vendors in the leader category . \u201d ( don\u2019t worry , we\u2019re working on that . )\ng2 crowd\u2019s early efforts have defined a new industry . this new investment and initiative will help the company to expand on its current work , bringing its resources to new areas of the business marketplace and creating more transparency to the business solutions buying process .\nproducts in the leader quadrant are rated highly by g2 crowd users and have substantial market presence scores . leaders include : conga composer , octiv , nintex document generation for salesforce , quotewerks , pandadoc , loopio , proposify , docsend , qwilr , and getaccept\ng2 crowd updates the grid dynamically as it gathers additional user reviews and social data . for example , contenders may become leaders by increasing customer satisfaction ratings . unlike traditional analyst ratings , the grid updates will be transparent , democratic , and real time .\nall the reviews on g2 crowd are from users of the software ( regular people ) , not the companies themselves ! and , they\u2019ve made it difficult to game the system , as users are required to use their linkedin credentials to create a review .\nat our core , g2 crowd strives to build a meaningful business that brings joy to the lives of our users and our team . people join g2 crowd if they enjoy being challenged , like friendly competition , and can bring fun to every task . we take care of our employees by providing fair compensation , recognizing their brilliant contributions , and letting them find meaning in the mission of the company . as a team , we share a commitment to each other and the company that drives us relentlessly forward .\ntim has spent more than 15 years developing and delivering software in a variety of roles including professional services and product management . prior to g2 crowd , tim was responsible for product management at bigmachines and led efforts to deliver the top - rated quoting tool on\ng2 crowd is a privately - held company which maintains a business software review platform that offers business technology ratings and reviews from real users . it was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in highland park , illinois . it employs about 40 i . . .\naccording to the g2 crowd website , their \u201csoftware recommendation engine , the grid , ranks products based on customer satisfaction scores reported in the user reviews as well as publicly available data on vendors . no outside opinions or influence is added to the rankings . \u201d\nthe fall 2015 report is based on more than 850 reviews written by business professionals . of the roughly 175 products listed in g2 crowd\u2019s project management software category , the ranked products each received 10 or more reviews to qualify for inclusion on the grid sm .\nowen joined g2 as a recent graduate from the university of michigan , where he studied political science and worked in the michigan legislature . during his time at the crowd , owen\u2019s become passionate about all things data related , as well as g2\u2019s skee - ball team . when he\u2019s out of the office , you can find owen attempting to travel , listening to podcasts or playing sports .\none of the most obvious places where it\u2019s partnering now is in logins : g2 crowd requires users to register themselves via their linkedin profiles in order to authenticate themselves and to help control against nefarious reviews of software from competitors and trolls . linkedin doesn\u2019t allow cross posting to users\u2019 profiles , but allows authenticated users to share g2 reviews onto linkedin and have it show up in their feed .\nonline chat help is pretty useless . more than once i was ignored and had the g2 employee closed the chat on me .\ng2 crowd\u2019s early efforts have helped to define a new industry . this new investment and initiative will help the company to expand on its current work , bringing its resources to new areas of the business marketplace and creating more transparency to the business solutions buying process .\n\u201cthere is a paradigm shift occurring as b2b buyers increasingly behave like consumers , relying on authentic online reviews and social media to make purchase decisions . there is no other company better suited to catalyze this market opportunity than g2 crowd , \u201d said accel partner , arun mathew . \u201caccel has a long history of investing in market leading companies like facebook , dropbox , slack , and atlassian , and g2 crowd is no exception . the company\u2019s growth and customer buy in from tech innovators lends an influential voice to the industry . \u201d\nproducts in the leader quadrant are rated highly by g2 crowd users and have substantial market presence scores . leaders include : qualtrics research core , surveymonkey , surveygizmo , wufoo , getfeedback , formstack , doodle , zoho survey , typeform , google surveys , and google forms\nimagine how it must be for a company with more than 1 , 000 people , or even 10 , 000 . g2 crowd is aiming to solve that with a site of user reviews on everything from crm ( customer relationship management ) software to productivity tools .\nkristina is a graduate of tufts university . she comes to g2 crowd with a background as an e - learning solutions consultant . she was drawn to the g2 crowd community because of it\u2019s focus creating transparency in the software industry through peer reviews and the understanding that knowledge is power . she believes that coupled with technological development is access , which ultimately leads to more opportunities for success . in her spare time , kristina enjoys going to museums and learning about different cultures through artwork . she also enjoys creating artwork of her own .\nat g2 crowd , we have a variety of unique teams and jobs that require differing skills and abilities . you may be asked to complete additional tasks as part of your interview in order for us to examine necessary job - related skills . here are some examples .\nnielen\u2019s 2013 under the influence : consumer trust in advertising report tells us that \u201c68 % of us trust consumer opinions shared online . \u201d g2 crowd is a good resource for those of us looking to make business software buying decisions based on what users are saying online .\ngorniak and abel\u2019s newest venture , the highland park , illinois - based g2 crowd , is a crowd reviews site for business and enterprise services and software . kind of like yelp in a specific niche . the company assembles reviews from linkedin members on various companies \u2013 from dropbox to symantec \u2013 with business services in different categories and offers them free . fees are charged to clients that want premium intel services .\n\u201cthere is a paradigm shift occurring as b2b buyers increasingly behave like consumers , relying on authentic online reviews and social media to make purchase decisions and no other company is better suited to catalyze this market opportunity than g2 crowd , \u201d said accel partner , arun mathew . \u201caccel has a long history of investing in market leading companies like facebook , dropbox , slack , and atlassian , and g2 crowd is no exception . the company\u2019s rapid growth and customer buy - in from leading tech innovators lends an extremely influential voice to the industry . \u201d\ni do notice that in most categories i browse the reviews are all 4 star or higher . i like the authenticity of the mission of g2 crowd and hope that as more people review that it ' s not just the best reviews that make it onto the platform .\nthe top 10 competitors in g2 crowd ' s competitive set are trustradius , software advice , it central station , trustpilot , financesonline , capterra , feefo , reevoo , yotpo and bazaarvoice . together they have raised over 500 . 6m between their estimated 1 . 9k employees .\ng2 crowd was launched in 2013 and has worked hard to encourage reviews of different business software products . some product categories have significantly more reviews than others but there is no doubt that the service they provide is a needed one and will only continue to grow over time .\ng2 crowd also reported more than 400 , 000 visitors per month to research or review business software from more than 400 different categories , with plans to add more and release new reports in a variety of categories in 2016 including software development , event management and education technology products .\ni ' m new to g2 crowd , but i ' m glad to have discovered this product ! i have found the various business software / solution reviews to be very informative and helpful as i research new products to test out and try . their support team is very helpful and responsive support team as well . when i contacted them to figure out how to fix a bug , they made sure to follow up with me as soon as any updates were available . the personal touch to their customer support approach makes a good impression of g2 crowd .\nproducts in the leader quadrant are rated highly by g2 crowd users and have substantial market presence scores . leaders include : brainshark , octiv , bloomfire , clearslide , seismic , mindtickle , mediafly , showpad , guru , docsend , highspot , modus , getaccept , cloudapp , and jifflenow\nabel and gorniak together with shutts and fellow g2 crowd co - founder tim handorf previously founded and built bigmachines , a configuration and quotation software company . abel started the company in 2000 and grew it to more than $ 50 million revenue before selling a majority to private equity in 2011 ; bigmachines was purchased by oracle for more than $ 400 million in 2013 . inspired by their experiences both as buyers and sellers of business software , abel , gorniak , handorf , and their former bigmachines colleagues mark myers and mike wheeler began developing g2 crowd in 2012 .\nwe have recently selected , installed and transferred our data into a new crm package to be able to better manage our sales . it is the first time we have purchased software for this purpose , having managed with excel spreadsheets previously ! we are a small business and do not have the resources to employ consultants to help us select and roll out a crm database . we also do not have a huge amount of time available to do it ourselves and certainly can ' t afford to make costly mistakes investing in a system that doesn ' t deliver results for us , fast . we found g2 crowd invaluable in assessing and finally choosing a suitable crm that would closely match our needs . it was the only resource we found that we felt offered us a detailed , transparent , honest and practical assessment with no strings attached . g2 crowd is a brilliant concept and the set up is excellent . we would not hesitate to recommend g2 crowd and to use g2 again .\n\u201cthere is a paradigm shift occurring as b2b buyers increasingly behave like consumers , relying on authentic online reviews and social media to make purchase decisions and no other company is better suited to catalyze this market opportunity than g2 crowd , \u201d said accel partner , arun mathew , in a statement . \u201caccel has a long history of investing in market leading companies like facebook , dropbox , slack , and atlassian , and g2 crowd is no exception . the company\u2019s rapid growth and customer buy - in from leading tech innovators lends an extremely influential voice to the industry . \u201d\nthe combination of frustration with the software analyst industry and the understanding the people like hearing the good and the bad led those founders ( including bigmachines founder godard abel ) to jump ship and form their own company , circa 2012 : g2 crowd , a reviews site for business software .\ng2 crowd will start its research in a lower price range of $ 99 and up . in those reports will be deeper data dives that will help you understand vendors that comparable companies use . healthcare companies , for example , might want to know what software other healthcare organizations use .\nthe purpose of the pre - employment assessment is to provide a standardized method for gathering objective , job - related information across all g2 crowd candidates . your application is then evaluated on the collected information - work experience , skills , assessment data , and other information included in your application ."]}
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egypt , saudi arabia .\nfrench dairy major lactalis enters indian cheese market ,\nindian business insight , january 9 , 2004 .\nin march , lactalis lost a lengthy bidding war with pioneers holding to acquire egyptian cheese maker arab dairy . \u200b\nbesnier changes name to groupe lactalis , expands in us ,\nles echos , january 12 , 1999 .\nfrench cheese maker lactalis aims to expand sales in japan ,\nasia pulse , march 14 , 2005 .\nfrench dairy giant lactalis has agreed to acquire an 80 % stake in turkish dairy ak gida for an undisclosed amount .\n# lactalis dans le cadre de mes responsabilit\u00e9s de rapporteur de la commission d\u2019enqu\u00eate lactalis , je publierai le rapport le 18 juillet lors d\u2019une conf\u00e9rence de presse aux c\u00f4t\u00e9s de @ christianhutin pr\u00e9sident de la commission . nous avons beaucoup travaill\u00e9 . urltoken\ndiscover lactalis recruitment process , its tailor - made induction path and the importance of internal mobility in the group hr policy .\ninstead , the notice continued , \u200b a share sale had been agreed with lactalis , the world ' s third largest dairy .\nlactalis spokesperson , nalet , dismissed the suggestion the french dairy ' s attempts to acquire arab dairy and ak gida are linked .\nlactalis became the world n . 1 on the dairy market , after the adquisition of 83 , 3 % of parmalat , italian dairy leader . based in countries where lactalis has few activity , this operation of external growth will open unprecedented opportunities for development .\n07 / 04 / 20005 - 20180704artfig00311 - les - pistes - pour - eviter - un - nouveau - scandale - lactalis . php\nabove all in france but also in italy , lactalis group is actively involved in promoting protected name cheeses as well as regional specialities .\ntakeover of galbani , cheese market leader in italy . this turns lactalis into the world ' s second - largest cheese company . the lactalis and nestle groups have decided to create a common fresh dairy product subsidiary in europe , called lactalis nestle produits frais ( lnpf ) , which will cover nine european countries : france , belgium , luxembourg , the uk , ireland , spain , italy , portugal and switzerland .\ngroupe lactalis is a french company that specialises in dairy products . the company have more than 230 industrial plants spread over 40 countries . under a range of different brands the company mainly produce cheese , milk , cream , butter , and milk powder . lactalis claim to be the largest dairy group in the world , and the number one cheese group in europe . groupe lactalis use palm oil in their products .\nlactalis has a strong presence in the uk through several companies and imports and exports many famous brands within all categories of the dairy sector .\nthe vocation of lactalis ingredients has been to transform whey and milk in a broad range of ingredients for its customers in the food industry .\ncreated in 1933 by andr\u00e9 besnier in laval , the lactalis group has remained faithful to its original commitment to dairy processing for three generations .\na major player of the global dairy industry , lactalis group contributes to the development of local economies of the regions where it is present .\nthe lactalis group thus fulfils its role as dairy market leader by supporting both leading national brands as well as its local and regional assets .\nin 2012 , lactalis added sk\u00e5nemejerier in sweden to its line - up in dairy and acquired ljubljanske mlekarne in slovenia in 2013 , reinforcing its presence in europe . in brazil , lactalis purchased balkis . in 2014 , the french company bought tirumala in india , marking its first major acquisition in asia pacific . in 2014 , lactalis acquired the harvey fresh dairy company in australia , producing both dairy and juice products . some of the acquired companies already had juices in their product lines prior to the deal , meaning lactalis would inherit them and continue the juices businesses .\nsince 1933 , lactalis ' s vocation has been to transform milk in all its forms . this mission translates a strong commitment the dairy industry .\nthe vocation of lactalis group has been to transform milk in all its forms and to offer the best dairy products to the broadest range of consumers .\ngroup\nlactalis\u00bb ( groupe lactalis ) signed an agreement with llc\nmolochniy dim\n(\nfanni\n) on acquisition of shares . llc\nmolochniy dim\n- dairy company that manufactures products under the brand\nfanny .\nthe company owns pavlograd dairy plant , also has 11 own branches in ukraine .\nall year long , the lactalis group takes part to numerous forums & events organized by the schools with whom it has signed a partnership . save the dates .\nthis is a country lactalis is not present in . we would be very happy to have a presence in this very important market , \u200b\nnalet added .\nin 2009 , lubborn cheese limited was integrated into the lactalis mclelland group , and has since become the largest producer of soft cheese in the uk , including brie and goats cheese .\nthe lactalis group draws its success from a local - produce orientated strategy that is respectful of people and the environment , while maintaining high sanitary and organoleptic standards for all its products .\nif approved by the turkish competition authority , the french dairy will assume control of an 80 % stake in ak gida , michel nalet , spokesperson , lactalis , told dairyreporter . com .\nfamilies have been welcoming lactalis cheese into their homes for nearly 100 years . and so we proudly welcome you to ours . come on in and discover just what we ' re made of .\nit ' s a great opportunity for lactalis to enter a big milk market ,\n\u200b said nalet .\nit ' s a country with a great deal of dairy tradition .\n\u200b\nagreement with api , an american investment fund , to purchase the shares of foodmaster international , a company that operates in kazakhstan , ukraine and moldova . this strengthens lactalis ' position in the cis .\nowing to a global presence , the lactalis group has always been able to anticipate new market trends and adapt to production and consumption modes , whilst appreciating the local and cultural specificities of each country .\n4 feb 2010 - - - french dairy group lactalis has announced the acquisition of spanish cheese maker forlasa . the terms of the deal were not disclosed . the move expands lactalis ' operations in the spanish market where it currently has seven production facilities and generates sales of eur600mn . forlasa has a turnover of eur130mn and markets a variety of spanish cheeses under the brand names gran capitan , don bernardo and ventero . the move is part of ongoing consolidation in the european dairy sector and comes after lactalis announced it was interested in acquiring the dairy assets of ebro puleva , which wishes to exit the sector .\nturkey\u2019s largest food group , y\u0131ld\u0131z holding , has sold its ak g\u0131da dairy unit to french food giant groupe lactalis after an intended initial public offering ( ipo ) was canceled , the company has announced .\nthe proposed acquisition of ak gida , which manufactures a wide range of dairy products including uht milk , yogurt , feta and cheddar cheese , would see lactalis take its first steps in the turkish dairy sector .\nin the uk , lactalis has manufacturing sites in stranraer , aberystwyth and lubborn , and in each area we are one of the major employers , with an important role to play in the local economy and community .\ngroupe lactalis ' s actions over the past several years left it in an enviable position among its competitors . indeed , the company claimed that every second , seven president brand products were sold somewhere in the world . by this time , groupe lactalis ' s annual cows ' milk collection was more than 6 . 9 billion liters , including 2 . 2 billion liters processed outside of france . the company also processed 160 million liters of sheeps ' milk and 55 million liters of goats ' milk . from this , groupe lactalis produced 275 million gallons of fluid milk , 310 million pounds of butter , 1 . 25 million pounds of cheese ( including 190 , 000 tons outside of france ) , and 627 million pounds of fresh dairy products , including cream and yogurt . with sales of euro 5 . 5 billion , groupe lactalis appeared to be on track for success in the years to come .\nin 2005 , lactalis purchased a . mclelland and son limited ; a scottish based cheese manufacturer with a factory in stranraer , which included the caledonian cheese company and mclelland cheese packing , and whose portfolio included the seriously strong brand . this acquisition included a shareholding in the orkney cheese company and dairy solutions . at the same time , the groupe purchased the italian galbani business and lactalis uk took over responsibility for the galbani business here in the uk .\ntion / lait - infantile - contamine / lactalis - l - usine - de - craon - a - nouveau - autorisee - a - produire - du - lait - infantile _ 2833925 . html # xtor = cs1 - 747\ny\u0131ld\u0131z holding cfo cem karaka\u015f said in a tweet that some 80 percent of ak g\u0131da\u2019s stakes were sold to lactalis , while y\u0131ld\u0131z\u2019s stakes in the company will decrease to 10 percent from 33 percent after the deal with the french company .\nin 2006 , a joint venture was created between the lactalis groupe and nestle , covering 9 european countries , and lactalis nestle chilled dairy was established in the uk . this newly formed business has a well - known portfolio of yogurts , including ski , the first yogurt launched in the uk in 1965 and munch bunch . the range of products also included a variety of chilled desserts based on the nestle confectionary brands , which today include aero , milky bar , smarties , yorkie and rolo .\nits range of products has grown considerably ( cheeses , milk , cream , butter , ultra - fresh , milk powder , etc . ) , as has the reputation of its products . lactalis now owns a series of prestigious french and international brands .\nnewcast will be responsible for digital creation and social content across multiple platforms , and will also continue their current remit of creating and developing the right media partnerships for lactalis brands in the uk , starting with projects for seriously strong , president and galbani .\nlactalis is to invest a further \u20ac3 million in its brittany operations . the money will be spent on its l ' hermitage site and follows a $ 15m investment at vitr\u00e9 , announced in march ( dm no 939 , 13 . 03 . 2008 ) .\naccording to local news reports , lactalis , the world ' s second - largest dairy group and europe ' s leading cheese maker , is to transfer its french fromage frais operations from the nicolait plant in sarrebourg to lisieux by the end of the year .\nbecause lactalis understands the power of food to connect people , unite cultures and enrich daily life , we stand today as one of the world ' s leading producers of cheese for almost every eating occasion . great cheese is who we are , pure and simple .\nas part of its policy to focus on international markets , besnier announced it would adopt the groupe lactalis corporate moniker in early 1999 . the company stressed that the new name was easy to pronounce in all languages and reflected its dedication to milk and dairy products .\nlactalis is to invest a further \u20ac3 million in its brittany operations . the money will be spent on its l ' hermitage site and follows a \u20ac15m investment at vitr\u00e9 , announced in march ( see dm , no 939 , 13 . 03 . 08 , p12 ) .\nbecause lactalis understands the power of food to connect people , unite cultures and enrich daily life , we stand today as one of the world ' s leading producers of healthy , convenient cheese for almost every eating occasion . great cheese is who we are , pure and simple .\nlactalis stands out thanks to its ambitious , innovative strategy based on a commitment to large - scale milk processing in all its forms . that is the key principle of the groupe , which has built up considerable expertise over the years , processing milk in accordance with local dairy traditions .\nin 1993 , the uk became part of a network of commercial subsidiaries created to develop sales for the products and brands outside its core french market . established in south london , lactalis in the uk has continued to prosper through developing sales of all group products in the local market .\nlactalis imports and exports many famous brands within all categories of the dairy sector , including milk , butter , cheese , yogurts and chilled desserts , as well as manufacturing some true british favourites and award winning products , including seriously strong cheddar , capricorn goats cheese and rachel ' s yogurts .\ngroupe lactalis was listed in 2014 as the world\u2019s 15th largest food firm . ak g\u0131da had sales of 2 . 04 billion turkish liras in 2014 , up 16 . 7 percent from the previous year . its exports last year amounted to 84 . 7 million liras , mostly to middle eastern countries .\nin march , we reported that two of lactalis\u2019 businesses were ordered to pay more than \u20ac60m for their role in a so - called \u201cyogurt cartel\u201d that engaged in widespread price fixing in france \u2013 by far the largest amount of an overall \u20ac190m\u2019s worth of fines handed out by the country\u2019s competition authority .\nin 1933 , andr\u00e9 besnier started up his cheese - making company . on the first day he collected 17 litres of milk and produced 35 camemberts : the besnier company was in business . since then , the group , which adopted the more international name of lactalis in 1999 , has continued to expand rapidly .\noutside of france , this commitment to promoting local produce is illustrated by the group\u2019s appreciation of native food cultures and local consumption modes . this provides lactalis group with a unique position to better promote as much traditional cheeses and dairy products as possible , like twarog , an ancestral speciality cheese from eastern european countries .\ncheese production : 100 , 000 tons . the company becomes a leader in butter production in france . the second largest company in country - tm lactel - became the property of the lactalis group . turnover outside country : 1 . 5 billion french francs , while the total production of milk - 450 million tons .\nas the 15th largest agri - food group worldwide , lactalis has 192 industrial sites around the world and a workforce of 61 , 000 . in 2013 , dairy accounted for over 90 % of the company\u2019s packaged food value sales , with dairy also providing the foundation for the company\u2019s presence in the oils and fats and baby food categories . according to the company\u2019s corporate website , cheese is the core category , contributing 34 % , and soft drinks is apparently included in the \u201cother\u201d division , accounting for 7 % of the group\u2019s turnover . as a private family - run company , lactalis disclosed little financial information and corporate strategy in the public domain .\nthe group opens its first processed cheese factory in russia . lactalis collects a total of 6 . 9 billion litres of milk . turnover is 5 . 5 billion euros , which makes it number one in france and number two in europe . the president brand is distributed in 128 countries and covers the entire range of dairy produce .\n\u00e0 la une du dl sud - # is\u00e8re , \u00e9dition\nde # saintmarcellin \u00e0 la # bi\u00e8vre\nce lundi 9 juillet . # lactalis # pollution # fusion # commune # gensduvoyage # accueil # sch\u00e9ma # urbanisme # habitat # macron # congr\u00e8s # versailles # parlement # politique # gauche # tourdefrance2018 # noyade # enfants # chalon urltoken\nin western europe , lactalis saw its juice sales decline in italy , with off - trade value sales down by around 20 % in 2011 - 2013 , partly affected by the economic slowdown . going forward , italian consumers will prefer organic 100 % juice and organic nectars . despite these types of products being sold at premium prices , due to their more natural composition , consumers appreciate these types of drinks . organic products have good potential for growth , as the flavour variety is still limited as of today . innovation is particularly orientated towards introducing new flavours and formats that can widen the consumption occasions . thus , lactalis may need to consider widening its product portfolios and launching premium juices .\nin 2010 , lactalis acquired rachel ' s dairy limited , who are the number two brand in the uk for organic yogurts , and the number one in the uk for organic flavoured big pot yogurts . rachel ' s became fully integrated into the groupe in 2012 , and their manufacturing facility is based in aberystwyth on the mid - wales coast .\nlactalis has been making incremental gains in both market share and ranking in australia\u2019s packaged food market since 2011 , with off - trade value sales reaching us $ 1 . 2 billion . with its prominent position in packaged food , the company may well leverage the existing food facilities to develop harvey fresh\u2019s juices business and gradually grab share from existing juice companies .\n, buffalo , ny 14220 . galbani is a \u00ae of egidio galbani s . r . l . pr\u00e9sident is a \u00ae of b . s . a . parmalat is a \u00ae of parmalat s . p . a . black diamond is a \u00ae of parmalat canada , inc . sorrento is a \u00ae of lactalis american group , inc . all rights reserved .\nheloise le norcy - trott uk group marketing director at lactalis , commented : \u201cnewcast plugs the gap that is missing between media and digital agencies , and demonstrated its ability to create innovative integrated strategies to drive return on investment . the capability of newcast to produce engaging creative combined with collaborative media partnerships means the agency can be a true strategic partner to the business . \u201d\nlactalis , the brand owner of president , grew sales of juices internationally thanks to a string of acquisitions in dairy . it ranks third in the global dairy market , after danone and nestl\u00e9 . the acquisition of parmalat in 2011 made the privately - owned french company a major player in juices in a few countries . euromonitor international\u2019s data show that lactalis registered off - trade value shares in soft drinks in 13 markets across europe , the americas and africa , and it just needs to expand into asia and the middle east to make itself a truly global juice player . in 2011 - 2013 , the company outpaced the global soft drinks market , having achieved a net sales increase of us $ 150 million . the lactalis off - trade sales of soft drinks amounted to us $ 947 million in 2013 , ranking it 19th in juices and 44th in soft drinks globally . this is good progress for a company that is essentially a dairy company with no focus on soft drinks . as the company is continuously expanding its dairy businesses , its juices sales are expected to grow as a sideline thanks to the opportunity of leveraging its dairy facilities .\nat least , that\u2019s our belief at lactalis american group . we ' re passionate about serving up great cheese , and we know you are too . you want to make the most of every moment with your loved ones . you look for delicious , nutritious food that you can easily make at home . you won ' t settle for anything less than exceptional quality and taste .\nas the largest privately held dairy in europe , groupe lactalis entered the new millennium on solid ground . in 2002 , it purchased the remaining shares of the bel group of soft cheeses . the following year , it added kraft foods inc . ' s invernizzi cheese operations in italy to its holdings . during the latter half of 2004 , groupe lactalis purchased a total of six companies in the ukraine , moldavia , kazakhstan , spain , italy , the united kingdom , the united states , and poland . included in these deals was the mclelland group , the third largest cheese company based in the united kingdom , and u . s . - based rondele gourmet cheese . italy ' s edigio galbani s . p . a . was purchased in early 2006 .\nthe value of the transaction remains undisclosed , though the sale appears to represent a significant change of direction for y\u0131ld\u0131z . the company was today expected to announce an initial public offering of ak g\u0131da \u2013 a reported $ 118 . 4m\u2019s worth of shares at between $ 2 . 14 and $ 2 . 56 per share , amounting to 45 % of the overall company \u2013 before news broke of lactalis\u2019 acquisition yesterday evening .\ntoday , lactalis is a global leader within the dairy industry and is present across all the categories of this market . the group is the number one cheese manufacturer in the world , and the european leader within the milk consumption , butter and cream markets . it is also a major player in the chilled dairy and dairy ingredients categories , as well as the foodservice industry , and a growing player within clinical and infant nutrition markets .\nwhile it continued to make strategic purchases , the company also eyed entering new markets as crucial to its future success . in early 2004 , groupe lactalis began importing and distributing its president and bridel brands throughout india , including delhi , mumbai , chennai , bangalore , kolkata , goa , and pondicherry . it also entered the japanese consumer market in 2005 by selling its president brand in department stores and upscale supermarkets . in 2006 the company announced a partnership with nestl\u00e9 to manufacture and market a line of yogurts and chilled desserts in europe .\neuromonitor international data show that juices accounted for around 70 % of soft drinks value sales at lactalis in 2013 , with venezuela , italy and russia being key markets , and it managed to grow its juice sales by nearly 20 % in 2011 - 2013 . other soft drinks products include rtd tea , liquid concentrates and rtd coffee . there are different opportunities and challenges for the company in these core markets . its international juice brand sant\u00e0l has prominent positions in venezuela and italy and a good position in russia , while its frica brand ranks second in venezuela\u2019s juice market .\nin brief , juices is a growth revenue stream for the french dairy giant and the company is consciously developing the business alongside its dairy acquisitions . the nature and image of juices fit well with the health and wellness consumption trend and also match its corporate marketing message of \u201cnutrition and pleasure\u201d . it is not uncommon for a packaged food company to expand into juices . heinz , for example , leads australia\u2019s juice category , underpinned by the golden circle family brand . however , taking into account all the challenges and opportunities , lactalis still has plenty of work to do in juices .\nsince 1842 , roquefort cheese has been associated with the name soci\u00e9t\u00e9 which then represented fifteen cheese merchants and producers in the town of roquefort . after attracting a growing number of producers , it took the name\nsoci\u00e9t\u00e9 des caves et producteurs r\u00e9unis de roquefort\ncalled\nsoci\u00e9t\u00e9 des caves\n. in 1992 it joined the lactalis group , thus reinforcing the group ' s place as leader in aoc cheeses . soci\u00e9t\u00e9 now represents about 65 % of the production of roquefort .\nsoci\u00e9t\u00e9 des caves\nis the uncontested specialist in sheep ' s milk cheeses , whose range has been considerably enlarged with brands such as salakis , istara , and lou p\u00e9rac .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthere are over 607 branded products available in the uk , a selection of which are shown below . click on product to find out about the range and the company behind it .\nin a notice posted on the public disclosure platform of the turkish capital markets board , yildiz holding and other ak gida shareholders announced a planned initial public offering ( ipo ) of shares on the borsa istanbul ( bist ) stock exchange had been cancelled .\nin 2014 , turkish dairy sales totalled us $ 3 . 989bn , according to euromonitor data . with sales of us $ 1 . 868bn and us $ 1 . 053bn respectively , cheese and yogurt and sour milk products ( presumably laban ) accounted for almost 75 % of this total .\neuromonitor forecasts total turkish dairy sales to increase to us $ 5 . 534bn by 2019 .\ny\u0131ld\u0131z holding still has a 10 percent stake in the company , while some 80 percent of the stakes will be owned by ak g\u0131da , the french company said in a written statement to the public disclosure platform ( kap ) .\nthe company said the sale agreement was signed and the planned ipo on may 6 - 8 was canceled in the statement .\ny\u0131ld\u0131z holding also applied to the turkish competition board on may 5 to buy all shares in fruit juice company y\u0131ld\u0131z granini meyve suyu from germany\u2019s ecker - granini group gmbh and eckes - granini international gmbh . the group also sold all shares in natura food , which owns ice cream brand \u00fclker golf , to ice cream investments .\ny\u0131ld\u0131z , which also owns turkey\u2019s largest food maker , \u00fclker bisk\u00fcvi , bought u . k . - based cookies and snacks maker united biscuits in november 2014 , in a deal it said made it the world\u2019s third - biggest biscuit maker .\ny\u0131ld\u0131z also acquired premium chocolate maker godiva for $ 850 million in 2007 and demet\u2019s candy co , the u . s . maker of flipz\u2019s chocolate pretzels and turtles\u2019 covered nut clusters , for $ 221 million in 2013 .\nthe british government says foreign secretary boris johnson has resigned , amid a widening split in the cabinet over brexit .\nturkey could gain an advantage from the trade wars between the u . s . and china , according to ali osman akat , chair of the turkish american business association .\nroberto martinez\u2019s swashbuckling belgium side head into the july 10 semi - final with familiar foes france as the world cup\u2019s leading scorers , but its old rival has evolved as the tournament has progressed and will also be full of confidence .\nrefreshment editor bill bruce recaps the progress made by vending and cooler companies in the plastics debate , . . .\ngeneral mills - owned snack brand epic provisions has launched a new line of protein bars made from cage - free eg . . .\nmars ice cream has found that three - quarters of uk consumers would offer ice - cream to their guests when entert . . .\nsupermarkets in the uk and australia have recalled some frozen vegetable products over fears that they could c . . .\nevian\u2019s classic \u2018live young\u2019 slogan has adopted a new outlook with \u2018i wanna # liveyoung\u2019 , a new offshoot campai . . .\na potential merger between kraft heinz and campbell soup would ' not be a bad thing ' for either side amid growi . . .\nrefreshment editor bill bruce recaps the progress made by vending and cooler companies in the plastics debate , and deals with ' reverse vending machines ' . read more\ntreo has unveiled a new look and added three new flavours to its range of birch water beverages : raspberry lemonade , kiwi watermelon , and orange apricot . read more\nthe number of new food products featuring plant - based claims increased by 62 % cagr globally between . . . read more\ncarlsberg and brooklyn brewery have continued their craft beer collaboration as they open a new brew . . . read more\nrefreshment editor bill bruce recaps the progress made by vending and cooler companies in the plasti . . . read more\nwe use small files known as \u2018cookies\u2019 to enhance your experience of the foodbev website and analyse site - traffic .\nread about how we use cookies or how you may control them in our updated privacy policy and cookie policy .\nif you continue to use this site , you consent to our use of cookies .\nclick the \u2018 okay \u2018 button at the top right of this panel to accept or click here for more information .\nstart your free foodbev magazine trial today and join thousands of fellow industry professionals in receiving food and drink trends direct to our business .\nthe french dairy giant has so far declined to clarify whether it has taken a part - or full - share in ak g\u0131da , whose products include the i\u0307\u00e7im brand of yogurt . the two companies generated revenues of \u20ac614m and \u20ac16bn respectively last year .\nwould you like to be interviewed by foodbev media or share a recent innovation with us ? click here to contact us .\nfollowing a suspicion of salmonella agona presence in some batches of infant nutrition products produced in france , as a precautionary measure and following notification by ministerial decree , we are recalling a larger num\u00adber of products .\nnous utilisons des cookies pour vous garantir la meilleure exp\u00e9rience sur notre site . si vous continuez \u00e0 utiliser ce dernier , nous consid\u00e9rerons que vous acceptez l ' utilisation des cookies .\nis a family - owned dairy group based in laval ( mayenne ) , in the west of france .\nthe group now employs 75 , 000 people , and owns 236 industrial plants around the world , in 44 different countries .\npresident is sold in more than 140 countries and represent more than 1 . 8 billion of euros of turnover and galbani is sold in more than 130 countries with 1 . 5 billion of euros of turnover .\nwe believe in developing people to their full capability and we offer many career opportunities across different fields and the groupe both in the uk and abroard .\nif you have anything to tell us or ask us , please get in touch . we welcome your suggestions and comments .\nkeep up to date with the latest developments , launches and news for our brands .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nles g\u00e9ants pharmaceutiques re\u00e7us lundi 9 juillet par macron . quand recevra - t - il les personnels des\nox / info - franceinfo - levothyroxj - 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scale and important event in ukraine .\nby continuing to use our site , you consent to the processing of cookies that ensure the correct operation of the site .\noctober 19 : andre besnier goes into business at 52 rue d ' avesnieres in laval with 1 employee . 35 litres of milk collected and 17 camembert cheeses made on the first day .\nthe 40 - ies of xx century : andre besnier\u2019s private company becomes soci\u00e9t\u00e9 laitiere de laval a . besnier et cie with an annual turnover of 12 million old french francs ( 120 , 000 ff ) .\nthe 50s brought the company the first medal at the national agricultural exhibition for the unique taste and quality of andre besnier\u2019s butter . in 1958 the annual production figures of camembert cheese were 25 million units , 800 tons of milk and 100 , 000 packages of cream .\nthe\nsociete laitiere de laval a . besnier et cie\nbecomes the\nsoci\u00e9t\u00e9 laitiere besnier\nturnover : 119 million french francs .\nlaunch of president camembert opens with the launch of the tetrapack carton of pasteurised milk .\nin 70s the company is mastered the west of france , buys the production facilities of soft cheeses . annual camembert production : 18 million units , the company ' s turnover outside france : 104 million french francs .\nin 80th the company becomes the undisputed leader on the national market , while continuing the international development . turnover outside france : 350 million french francs .\nthe successful launch of fromagerie de belmont - the first production site outside france .\nproduction of ultra - high temperature sterilized uht milk in a plastic bottle with a twisted lid . in 1991 the turnover : 18 billion ff . quantity of milk collected annually : 4 billion litres . annual production of camembert : 313 million units .\nthe company becomes the owner of factory , producing legendary french cheeses - roquefort , and expanding its range of aoc ( appellation d ' origine controlee ) cheeses . president sold its billionth camembert .\nthe company focuses on the international market . approval of president brand in belgium and the united states , the opening of sites and business in central and eastern europe - poland , ukraine .\ngroup cheese production reaches 400 , 000 tonnes . turnover : 30 billion ff , export turnover : 10 billion ff , 14 , 000 employees .\nacquisitions of dukat , leader in croatia on the fresh products market . the company produces milk , and a wide range of whole milk products under the trademark\nducat\nand cheese under the trademark\nsirela\n.\nour history is closely linked to the group history and its acquisitions over the years .\nthe seriously\u00ae story began in 1996 with the launch of seriously strong in the uk . seriously strong in an award winning cheddar , having won its first gold medals at the royal highland show and the british cheese awards in 2002 and being given the prestigious award of supreme champion at the 2007 british cheese awards . it is now the uk ' s second best selling cheddar brand . in 2006 , new products were added to make a seriously range which satisfy every taste .\nprivate company incorporated : 1933 employees : 15 , 700 sales : eur 5 . 5 billion ( $ 6 . 5 billion ) ( 2005 ) naic : 311511 fluid milk manufacturing ; 311512 creamery butter manufacturing ; 311513 cheese manufacturing ; 422430 dairy product ( except dried or canned ) wholesalers\nthat first acquisition made besnier hungry for more . in 1973 , the company acquired a cheese making plant in charchign\u00e9 from preval and followed that acquisition with the purchase of the buquet cheese dairies . the following year , besnier solidified its position in the normandy region , the traditional center of camembert cheese production , by forming the soci\u00e9t\u00e9 laiteri\u00e8re de normandie with rival bridel . at the same time , the company expanded its own camembert production with the acquisitions of groupement laitier du perche and of laiteries prairies de l ' orne . one year later , besnier expanded again , adding brie to its product line with the purchase of cheese producer renault of dou\u00e9 la fontaine . another takeover followed in 1976 , when besnier acquired stenval sud .\nby 1978 , besnier was thriving ; in that year , the company built a new , state - of - the - art production facility in donfront . the capacity of the new plant , located on 18 acres in the heart of normandy , was reported to be three times larger than that of the company ' s principal competitors of the time . with production levels reaching up to 400 , 000 units of camembert per day , the donfront factory was among the largest soft - cheese plants in the world . meanwhile , the company ' s line was augmented with the lepetit brand name . then , in 1979 , besnier expanded its butter production unit , building a butter plant in isigny le buat .\nbesnier started the next decade strongly . in 1980 , the company acquired the cheese making group atlalait and that group ' s six plants in the loire and deux - s\u00e9vres , building on the company ' s position in western france . in that year , besnier also moved into eastern france , with the takeover of the jean lincet cheese dairy . by then , foreign demand was building for camembert and other french soft cheeses . in response , besnier established a small plant in the united states , in belmont , wisconsin in 1981 , which focused on supplying soft cheeses to the u . s . market . the company also began industrial production in villalba , spain in 1983 .\nby the late 1980s , besnier had built the family business into a dairy empire of some 36 plants , processing more than two billion liters of milk per year into more than 400 products under the president , lepetit , claudel , lactel , and other branded and private label names . sales in 1988 had risen to frf 9 . 7 billion , and profits had nearly doubled to frf 378 million . besnier ' s growth during the previous two decades had been impressive , but it proved to be just the beginning . by the early years of the 1990s , besnier would more than double its sales .\nwith the creation of the european common market looming in 1992 , besnier moved to consolidate its position in france while simultaneously stepping up its expansion into foreign countries , the better to compete with the european dairy giants . the next phase of the company ' s expansion began in 1989 . in that year besnier made a number of smaller acquisitions , including that of hugerot , of the aube region of france , and the acquisition of the milk production operations of valmont , a subsidiary of the perrier group . the valmont acquisition also helped confirm michel besnier ' s reputation for transforming the failing operations of some of its acquisitions into profitable additions to the besnier group . also in 1989 , the company expanded into the los angeles market , with the acquisition of the small fresh dairy operation , atlantis , while the company deepened its european presence with the purchase of laiterie ekabe , of luxembourg , and the formation of a partnership to bring the company into the catalonia region of spain . another partnership , with a belgian dairy cooperative , led to the formation of sa laiterie walhorn molkerel .\nbesnier continued its growth through acquisition strategy into the late 1990s . during 1998 , the company added italy - based locatelli to its arsenal . besnier bolstered its u . s . holdings in 1999 with the purchases of concord marketing and simplot dairy group inc . by this time , the united states was the company ' s second largest market behind france . the addition of concord and simplot nearly doubled besnier ' s u . s . sales .\ndawkins , william ,\nroquefort returns to the french cheeseboard ,\nfinancial times , october 3 , 1992 , p . 12 .\nfrench cheese move in poland ,\neast european markets , august 30 , 1996 .\nherzog , karen ,\nfrench connection : wisconsin village says ' oui ' to cheese ,\nmilwaukee journal sentinel , september 8 , 1996 , food sec . , p . 1 .\nhow a french connection found a taste for the uk ,\ngrocer , january 15 , 1994 .\nmans , jack ,\nc ' est le brie ,\ndairy foods , january 1996 , p . 49 .\nmcritchie , sarah ,\nvery private , increasingly global : name change , international acquisitions position french company for the millennium ,\ndairy foods , april 1 , 1999 .\nour manufacturing facilities in the uk are situated in the heart of the british countryside , including aberystwyth on the mid - wales coast , stranraer on the west coast of scotland , and lubborn , somerset , in the west country of england .\nwith the acquisition of a small importer and packer of speciality cheeses : david brough gourmet foods .\ndiversification of the product range of calf , lamb and kid milk replacer and dairy concentrate for piglets , both in france and for export .\ntakeover of voreal by the besnier group and transfer of the production unit to retiers .\ncreation of eurovo as a new brand for milk replacers and tendriade for veal meat .\nstart of production of bridel milk replacers at retiers . ( ille et vilaine , france ) .\n04 feb 2010 - - - forlasa has a turnover of eur130mn and markets a variety of spanish cheeses under the brand names gran capitan , don bernardo and ventero .\n09 jul 2018 - - - plant - based innovation is flourishing , according to innova market insights . growing consumer interest in health , sustainability and ethics are driving plant - derived ingredients and products into high popularity . innova market insights reports that plant - based product claims increased by 62 percent globally ( cagr , 2013 - 2017 ) with growth occurring on platforms such as plant proteins , active botanicals , sweeteners , herbs and seasonings and coloring foodstuffs .\n07 jul 2018 - - - today marks world chocolate day 2018 and july 7 is dedicated to all things cocoa - based . despite concerns about health and obesity , chocolate remains a popular treat worldwide . world chocolate day supposedly marks the day when chocolate was first brought to europe in 1550 and has been observed since 2009 globally . however , there has been a slight shift in consumer tastes . the focus on obesity and the health agenda has made many consumers transfer allegiance to lower sugar and fat confectionery products . however , to ensure chocolate is still a firm favorite for many years to come , confectionery manufacturers have been working hard to offer healthier versions of existing products , as well as new innovations .\n06 jul 2018 - - - this week in business , naturex was awarded a \u201cgold\u201d rating by ecovadis . the group received a score of 62 / 100 , putting it in the top 5 percent of companies rated by the group . in other news , campden bri is calling on companies to join its group bid for a share of its innovate uk fund to reduce the harm that plastics do to the environment . emmi has committed to reducing its global co2 emissions by 25 percent by 2020 .\n06 jul 2018 - - - slowing population growth is expected to lead to decelerating demand for food , according to a new food and agriculture organization ( fao ) report which says that cereal stock levels have climbed to an all - time high . this follows a steady increase across most commodities which also reached record levels last year . at the same time , the fao food price index declined in june for the first time in 2018 , driven by trade tensions .\n06 jul 2018 - - - food packaging innovators sirane has launched a new microwavable pack which is capable of crisping bacon precisely to the preference of the individual consumer . the consumer need only adjust the cooking times to adjust the levels of crispiness . an absorbent board within the pack absorbs the hot fat released by the bacon during microwaving , ensuring ideal taste and texture every time .\n, arnhem , the netherlands . the leading international publisher on food ingredients and food product development .\nhowever , it is clear that the company\u2019s regional market diversification has been ongoing through an active acquisition strategy between 2008 and 2014 , as a result of which its reliance on western europe has gradually declined . at the same time , the company has expanded most significantly in the americas and in the middle east and africa in its dairy operations .\nto ensure deforestation free supply chains , companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities .\nthis assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the forest 500 project .\nthis assessment has been carried out following the methodology developed for the forest 500 project , available here . please see our disclaimer applicable to all information contained within this site and our citation guidance for advice on how to cite data presented here or elsewhere on this site .\nplease contact us with any concerns or feedback about this or other assessments included in the forest 500 .\nwe use cookies to improve your website experience . to learn about our use of cookies and how you can manage your cookie settings , please see our cookie policy . by continuing to use the website , you consent to our use of cookies .\nthis site is operated by a business or businesses owned by informa plc and all copyright resides with them . informa plc\u2019s registered office is 5 howick place , london sw1p 1wg . registered in england and wales . number 8860726 .\nthis copy is for your personal , non - commercial use . please do not redistribute without permission .\nenter the email address associated with your account and an email will be sent to you to reset your password .\nneed help ? please call uk support at + 44 20 701 76242 / us support at + 1 212 652 5322 or e - mail : agrahelp @ urltoken .\nsorry - public email accounts are not allowed . please provide a work email address ."]}
{"id": 54953, "summary": [{"text": "rodolphe lindt , actually rudolf lindt , ( july 16 , 1855 \u2013 february 20 , 1909 ) was a swiss chocolate manufacturer and inventor .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "he founded the lindt chocolate factory and invented the conching machine and other processes to improve the quality of chocolate . ", "topic": 28}], "title": "rodolphe lindt", "paragraphs": ["rodolphe lindt . from the wikipedia website : urltoken . accessed july 25 , 2016 .\nit was 1879 . rodolphe lindt wanted to make chocolate . soft , fine chocolate , chocolate to enjoy .\nthe invention of lindt chocolate . from the lindt website : urltoken . accessed july 25 , 2016 .\nthe family behind lindt today is not , as it happens , called lindt . it is spr\u00fcngli .\nrodolphe and his relatives , august and walter lindt , continued their involvement in the bern location and eventually retired from the company in 1905 .\nrodolphe died in 1909 , and today the company which bears his name , lindt & sprungli ag , still develops recipes using his secret conching process .\nrodolphe lindt set about to fix things . lindt was pharmacist , like his father and brother . but he apprenticed with a chocolate maker and at age twenty - four decided to set up his own chocolate shop and do some experimenting .\nlindt was renowned for the smoothness of its chocolate , the result of rodolphe ' s invention of the conche , a piece of machinery which tumbled and mixed liquid chocolate . spr\u00fcngli was quick to acquire lindt and the secrets of its manufacturing process .\nthroughout its nearly 170 - year history , lindt has been a leader and pioneer in the premium chocolate industry . rodolphe lindt created the first melting chocolate in 1879 , essentially inventing chocolate as we know it today through the invention of the conche . with the know - how and passion of the lindt master chocolatiers , lindt & spr\u00fcngli carries on this legacy today , using state - of - the - art and proprietary technology .\nhowever it was the lindt family which had the first big row . rodolphe , august and walter lindt retired from the business in 1905 . they had agreed not to re - enter the chocolate business . but august and walter broke the agreement and set up a factory , a & w lindt . a costly legal wrangle followed , resulting in the closure of the upstart business in 1928 .\nit was the spring of 1898 . almost twenty years after the invention of the chocolat fondant . in olten , half way to zurich : that was where rodolphe lindt met this man who was famous for his own chocolate , but much more so for his entrepreneurial spirit . this man knew : rodolphe lindt would have to be able to continue to tinker and , which was just as important , have a say in what happened to his chocolat fondant .\nthe movie\nchocolat\ninspired the ma\u00eetre chocolatiers at lindt to create this superb hot chocolate .\nat the same time , everyone was trying to uncover his secret , but fortunately they were unsuccessful . and so the offers came . the secret recipe was worth an audacious three million marks to a german company . but hand it over ? rodolphe lindt rejected the offer .\nborn in 1855 , the son of a pharmacist , rodolphe became one of the 19th century\u2019s most popular chocolate makers , founding a chocolate factory in bern , switzerland in 1879 .\nbut in 1905 , lindt shocked many with his decision . he decided to sell his company to rudolf sprungli , a chocolate maker from zurich , germany . for 1 . 5 million swiss francs , lindt turned over the rights for his products and his recipe to sprungli . and ever since , the lindt & sprungli continued to produce good quality chocolate .\nmany sought his secret . in 1899 , a crazed for the formula of lindt begun when the german magazine , gordian , published an article titled \u201cwhy does this chocolate taste different from others ? \u201d letter for guesses on lindt\u2019s recipe flooded the publisher .\nthe lindt usa facility produces chocolate , from bean to finished product , for the united states , canada , mexico , various european markets , and australia allowing lindt to meet the rising consumer demands for premium chocolate on both a national and global level .\nit was 1879 . rodolphe lindt , the son of a bernese pharmacist , wanted to make chocolate . do you know what chocolate was like at the time ? it was hard : hard to process and hard to eat . you actually had to chew it . soft ? enjoyable ? a joy for the senses ? a pipe - dream . it did not become reality until one pivotal evening . . . but stop ! things didn ' t go that fast . rodolphe lindt was a confectioner , epicurean and bon vivant who wanted to create a chocolate that was not hard and pleasing to the pallet . he bought an old factory hall with antiquated machines . bernese society was surprised but this did not discourage rodolphe . he conducted some experiments , but nothing worked . on the contrary : a white layer formed on the chocolate mass . bernese society poured scorn on him .\nlindt & spr\u00fcngli is known for its chocolate products , like the iconic gold bunny , various chocolate bars , and lindor truffles .\nwhen rodolphe lindt revealed the secret to spr\u00fcngli junior and senior , they were both highly amazed \u2013 and sworn to secrecy . the secret was placed in a safe , where it remains today . and very soon , chocolat fondant was produced in a modern factory in kilchberg near zurich . for unauthorised persons , it was\nno entry\n.\nfor almost 150 years , chocolate manufacturers in switzerland and the rest of the world have been trying to discover the secret behind the family recipe . nobody has quite managed to do so up until now . the melt - in - the - mouth chocolate from rodolphe lindt has remained a symbol not only for world - renowned swiss chocolate but also for the innovativeness and inventive spirit of successful entrepreneurs from this small country in the heart of europe : the country of lindt chocolate .\nhis new \u201cmelting chocolate\u201d was such a success , and rodolphe was unable to keep up with increasing demand so he sold his company and the secret of the conching process to zurich chocolate entrepreneur rudolf sprungli in 1899 .\nrodolphe lindt was successful with his chocolat fondant \u2013 and gained the recognition of noble bernese society . they all ordered his chocolat fondant . and kept on ordering more . but they waited . patiently at the beginning . then irritated later . and ultimately furious . his old factory , down by the aare , was much too small ; it creaked and groaned .\nlindt & spr\u00fcngli had initially set up only one successful overseas manufacturing plant , in england . however , the end of the second world war and the lifting of restrictions on supply soon led to lindt chocolate being made under licence in france , germany and italy . in 1972 , lindt & spr\u00fcngli took full control of its overseas operations . it now claims to be the world ' s largest manufacturer of premium chocolate .\nlindt celebrated its 150th anniversary in 1995 in style . it sent a box of chocolates to every swiss household - all 2m of them .\nwhen rodolphe lindt entered his factory on the following monday morning , he was initially shocked . but what he found in the stirring tank was anything but hard , burnt chocolate mass . it shone ; it smelt wonderful . and when he tasted some of it , he was the first person ever to experience how chocolate melts in the mouth . he was in seventh heaven .\nin the mid - 1890s , his small factory was ready for demolition ; modernisation was vital . and there was the pressing question of how to reduce the pile of orders . rodolphe lindt ' s forehead started to show the first signs of worry . and they were precisely the things that caused him to meet a man who had travelled especially from zurich to meet him .\njohann was ambitious and not only brought in modern equipment but moved the factory to an even larger site beside lake zurich at kilchberg . to finance the expansion he turned the business into a public company , chocolat springli ag , in 1899 and at the same time took up an option to buy berne - based rodolphe lindt , the best known chocolate maker of the day .\nat that time , chocolate was a very different product from today \u2014 generally gritty and often bitter . rodolphe started experimenting with how to mix product ingredients and is said to have used old machines he bought from a bankrupt spice mill .\nlindt is actively engaged politically , economically and socially in new hampshire , participating in the community to make the state a better place to live and work .\nin the 19th century , the tiny land lock country of switzerland became the center of development for chocolate production . the advent of industrialization led to the commercialization and improvements to the production of once luxurious products and turning to a product that the masses could enjoy . names like jean tobler and daniel peter were pioneers to the rise of chocolate . and among the most ingenious and successful of this chocolatiers was rodolphe lindt .\nganterbein , who had previously been married to another swiss businessman , had been accused of influencing the appointment of lindt executives and being behind the departure of rudolph ' s son .\nafter creating the machine , the next task for lindt was to look for the perfect chocolate recipe for his company . this search , however , would end in an accident , not of a tragic kind . one weekend lindt worked with his machine to make his chocolate recipe . for unknown reasons , he left the factory without turning his conche machine off . for three days , the machine continued to roll . upon the return of lindt he discovered that the chocolate in the conche was smooth and easy to mold . he dubbed his product chocolat fondant .\nevery one has their favorite brownie recipe and this is one of lindt\u2019s ma\u00eetres chocolatiers . the success of a brownie depends not only on the ingredients , but also on not overbaking it .\nrodolphe lindt was a hard working son of a pharmacist . born in 1855 in berne , switzerland , his relation with chocolate begun when he became an apprentice to a confectioner . during his apprenticeship , he learned the art of chocolate making that was becoming popular in switzerland . after finishing his apprenticeship , during the 1870\u2019s he decided to establish his own chocolate factory in berne . he build his dream chocolate factory from trash . he bought two factory buildings that were damaged by fire . and his roasting machinery for his cacao beans was second hand , bought from a bankrupt company . nevertheless , with hard work and perseverance , and with some help from his brother august lindt , his factory began production by late 1870\u2019s .\nlindt tried what he could \u2014 different ingredients , different mixing processes , including additional cocoa butter - - but nothing seemed to work . until , as legend has it , an employee failed to turn off a special mixing machine on a friday night . lindt returned monday morning , dismayed to find the mixer still running . but the chocolate he discovered had an amazing consistency and aroma . it was delicious .\non hearing of the marriage , lindt ' s managing director ulrich geissmann resigned , leaving the group without an operational boss for the fourth time in six years . the row ended two years later when rudolph retired , aged 75 .\nlindt & spr\u00fcngli ( south africa ) ( pty ) ltd . 18th floor | portside | 4 bree street | cape town 8001 | republic of south africa . p . o . box 576 | green point 8051 | republic of south africa\nprocesses , including the lindt & sprungli chocolate process in 1972 . described as the most significant improvement to chocolate manufacturing since the invention of the conche , the lscp is said to ensure the quality of chocolate while requiring less energy and space than dozens of conches .\nwhile lindt ' s chocolate may claim to be the smoothest in the world , the company has had its rough patches , having to contend with two domestic disputes - one in the 19th century , the other in the 20th century - which have affected it profoundly .\nlindt was more of an artisan than a businessman , but it doesn\u2019t mean he was generous with his techniques . chocolat fondant became an instant hit . from rich and middle class swiss , they looked for lindt\u2019s product . they loved its silky texture and its sweeter taste . the melting of the chocolate mesmerized them . lindt on the other never expanded his business . he did not built a larger factory or even established a distribution chain throughout switzerland . it turned out , he made chocolate for passion . although not looking for a huge chocolate empire , he kept his conche machine and chocolat fondant recipe a secret . he defended his secret as if it was a city of gold . he kept the machines in another building . its keys were only in the hands of the few . authorized personals were also minimal .\nin 1847 , british chocolate company j . s . fry & sons created the first solid edible chocolate bar from cocoa butter , cocoa powder and sugar . rodolphe lindt\u2019s 1879 invention of the conching machine , which produced chocolate with a velvety texture and superior taste , and other advances allowed for the mass production of smooth , creamy milk chocolate on factory assembly lines . you don\u2019t need to have a sweet tooth to recognize the familiar names of the family - owned companies such as cadbury , mars and hershey that ushered in a chocolate boom in the late 1800s and early 1900s that has yet to abate . today , the average american consumes 12 lbs . of chocolate each year , and more than $ 75 billion worldwide is spent on chocolate annually .\nlindt looked for solutions . he asked the aide of his pharmacist brother , august for help . with research and observation they found out that the whitish coat was caused by too much water . they also found out that cocoa butter was the solution to make the chocolate smoother in the mouth .\nlindt usa first opened its doors 25 years ago in 1989 and continues to expand in stratham , new hampshire . the company employs nearly 2 , 000 people at peak demand during the year at the company\u2019s production facility , and continues to be one of the largest employers on the new hampshire seacoast .\nso he suggested to lindt that he buy the brand off him . and this brilliant secret of the conching as well . for a good price , obviously , and with a say in what happened , of course , and without obligations . and yes , also the employees of lindtsche berner fabrik \u2013 they would all be taken over .\nit was his brother auguste , a pharmacist like his father , who analysed the white coating which turned out to be harmless : crystallised fat . the testing continued well into the night . more cocoa beans ? cooking the cocoa butter ? nobody had done this up to then ! he worked on the recipe , thought about it , experimented . but no matter what he did , he was no closer to achieving his goal .\nchocolat fin\n? you must be joking ! then came that friday evening . rodolphe lindt , jeered as one of the\njeunesse dor\u00e9e\n, left the factory without having finished his work \u2013 and more importantly , without having switched off the machines . did he forget to do so because he was in such a hurry ? or was it intentional ? did he have a hunch or was it a small act of defiance ? we don ' t know . but the machine continued to run : for a whole weekend .\nbut all that didn ' t bother him : he enjoyed his life , hunting , at vernissages , in parlours . sold the chocolat fondant to the noble daughters at boarding schools in neuenburg and berne . he only went to the factory when he felt like it . and he accepted the offer from the confectioner jean tobler to ensure even fuller order books for lindt as a travelling salesman .\nthere is little to suggest that little heidi had also foreseen that she would share her dream villa with another wealthy septuagenarian . for the past two weeks , however , she has done just that . and not just any old man . for the latest love in her life is rudolph robert sprungli , 72 - year - old patriarch of the maker of fine chocolates , lindt & sprungli . more than a successful business , lindt & sprungli is an institution , a bastion of tradition now in its fifth generation of sprunglis . its shares , the second most expensive in switzerland ( after the kuoni travel group ) are few in number , and represent one of the classic inheritance gifts in fine zurich society . a blue - chip investment - the company has never missed a dividend since its first payment as a public company in 1899 - and a repository of dignified swiss values : a revered combination .\nthe result of their research came to a form of a new machine in 1879 . hot rollers were placed in an iron trough in a granite stone . this would serve as the mixer for the cocoa and the extracted cocoa butter . the machine was then power by the nearby river of aare . lindt called his machine conche , coming from the spanish word concha meaning shell . it was because the machine resembled a half shell . and the process though the machine was called conching .\nin the company itself , he directed an independent accountant , kpmg fides , to investigate the allegations that lindt & sprungli had been infiltrated by members of the i am sect . and he instigated another private investigation , into mrs gantenbein ' s past . the kpmg fides report , produced before the board in late july , dismissed all the wilder allegations . it found no evidence of i am infiltration . it did find that alexandra gantenbein exerted ' weight and influence in decisions concerning managerial appointments ' .\nlindt is actively involved in the community including , but not limited to : united way of new hampshire ; donating chocolate to food banks and various programs throughout new england ; donating to pease greeters , a group who welcome men and women in our armed forces at pease international airport either on their way to or from areas of conflict ; donating to feed the children , a non - profit relief organization ; and through donations of used cocoa bean shells byproduct to a public service of new hampshire power plant , which are used to create renewable energy for psnh customers throughout new hampshire .\nthroughout the year , switzerland hosts hundreds of festivals and sporting , cultural and political events . roughly every 25 years , switzerland holds a national exhibition .\nswitzerland is a christian country . around two - thirds of the population are either roman catholic or protestant ( reformed - evangelical ) .\nthanks to its location at the crossroads of three major european cultures ( german , french and italian ) , switzerland has a rich and varied arts and culture scene .\nswitzerland evolved over many centuries from a loose alliance of small self - governing towns and states to a fully - fledged federal state of 26 cantons .\nfederalism and direct democracy reflect the great importance that the swiss political system places on the freedom of choice and self - determination .\nswitzerland has one of the most competitive economies in the world thanks above all to its highly developed service sector .\na cornerstone of the swiss economy , comprising the banking and insurance sectors and contributing to switzerland\u2019s prosperity .\nthe main sources of energy in switzerland are oil , natural gas , nuclear power and hydropower .\nthe agricultural sector is only a very small part of the swiss economy , but it is very important for the tourism industry and the country ' s food security .\nswitzerland is not only one of the world\u2019s most innovative research nations , but also one of the most competitive .\nprimary schoolchildren acquire and develop the basic skills and knowledge needed to further their education .\nswitzerland has three main geographic regions : the alps covering around 60 % of the country ' s total surface area , the swiss plateau ( 30 % ) and the jura ( 10 % ) .\nthe world\u2019s longest railway tunnel \u2013 the gotthard base tunnel \u2013 was officially opened on 1 june 2016 .\nsolar impulse has brought the dream of flying over long distances without the need for fossil fuel a step closer to reality .\nat an altitude of 2 , 883 metres and nestled among the glaciers and imposing peaks of the valais alps , the new monte rosa mountain refuge rises from the icy landscape like a giant sparkling shard of rock crystal .\nfrom the medieval old town of berne to the futuristic city of brasilia , from the tiny convent of m\u00fcstair to the imposing cathedral of chartres , from the fertile terraced vineyards of lavaux to the vast desert of t\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 \u2013 all have one thing in common : they are unesco world heritage sites .\nquality , precision , uniqueness , reliability , tradition , design , innovation \u2026 these are just a few of the words that sum up the swiss watchmaking industry \u2013 an industry which manages to produce timepieces that are diminutive yet highly complex , traditional yet state - of - the art .\nswitzerland is synonymous with mountains . not only do they cover one third of the country\u2019s surface area , but they are also of major historical , geopolitical and economic importance . the mountains , for example , have been the selling point of the swiss tourist industry for more than 100 years .\nhard cheese , soft cheese , cottage cheese , cheese made in mountain chalets , cheese made in valley factories , cheese shaved into rosettes , cheese boxed in red pine , cheese melted in wine to make fondue , hot cheese dribbled over potatoes to make raclette . . .\nthe swiss vet ( vocational education and training ) system enables young people to enter the labour market and ensures that there are enough qualified workers and managers in the future .\nthe main driver of demographic growth in switzerland over the last few decades has been migration .\ndiscover switzerland through more than 20 graphics on the themes of society , the economy , science and the environment .\nnobody has known it up to now \u2013 or almost nobody . one thing is for certain : the stirring for hours , even days and nights is all part of it : the conching process . cocoa butter ? definitely . but how much ? hm . and what else ?\ntoday , smooth . the university of houston presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run , and the people whose ingenuity created them .\nor many people , there\u00eds nothing quite as satisfying as biting into good quality chocolate . the sweetness . the subtle smoothness as it melts on the tongue . but that\u00eds not the way we find it in nature . a lot of processing takes place first . and one of the most important breakthroughs in making chocolate occurred in 1879 in bern , switzerland .\nchocolate\u00eds been around for millennia . central and south american cultures are known to have prepared it in much the same way we now prepare coffee . the bitter drink found its way to europe as the result of the spanish conquests and colonization of the americas . in spain , the drink became popular as sweeteners and flavorings were added . other european countries joined the trend , adding their own special flavor enhancements to the hot beverage . such would remain the state of chocolate consumption for roughly another three centuries .\na woman ( aline masson ) drinking a cup of chocolate , in a canvas by raimundo madrazo . photo credit : wikimedia commons .\nthe early eighteen - hundreds saw serious efforts to develop chocolate in solid form . but one problem in particular stood out : the texture of the finished product . imagine hard , brittle chocolate . or chocolate that required chewing .\ninside the shell of each cocoa bean is the nib , from which cocoa is made . over half of the nib is a natural oil called cocoa butter . chocolate production begins by pressing the nibs to arrive at an oily paste . from there , it\u00eds up to the chocolate maker to decide how he wants to proceed .\nthe actual events leading to the discovery remain a mystery . but the process , known as conching , is a mainstay of modern chocolate production . the constant mixing creates a smoother texture , but it also produces frictional heat which changes the chemical composition of the chocolate . fine chocolates tend to be conched for longer than their less expensive cousins . but short or long , conching\u00eds tailored to bring about desired characteristics in the finished product . it\u00eds as important to making chocolate as the ingredients that go into the mix .\nand why is it called conching ? here again , legend has it that the early machines bore a resemblance to conch shells . but i\u00edll leave that for you to decide . pictures can be found on the engines website .\ngranite roller and granite base of a conche used by hershey in the early 1900s . photo credit : wikimedia commons .\nhershey conche in the early 1900s made by j . m . lehmann in dresden / paris . photo credit : wikimedia commons .\ni\u00edm andy boyd at the university of houston , where we\u00edre interested in the way inventive minds work .\nchocolate . from the wikipedia website : urltoken . accessed july 25 , 2016 .\nconche . from the wikipedia website : urltoken . accessed july 25 , 2016 .\nthe rest is history . today , you would call it a classic win - win situation . after all , each one of them got exactly what he wanted to get from the other one : here the manufacturer and wealthy businessman from zurich ; there the creator of the chocolat fondant and holder of the secret recipe from berne . they had an inkling , but didn ' t yet know for sure : the company was about to embark on an unparalleled success story .\nin order to increase the cocoa farmers ' quality of life . . . .\nduring his chocolate production , he saw problems to it . first , he saw that his hard press dried cocoa cakes caused \u201cwhitish\u201d coating that repel customers . it also had a rough texture in the mouth and also had bitter taste . also , he saw problems in production . he saw that the pressing of dried cocoa into cakes were labor intensive and back breaking .\ngrivetti , l . e . chocolate : history , culture , and heritage . new jersey : wiley , 2009 .\nwe use cookies to enhance your experience on our website . by continuing to use our website , you are agreeing to our use of cookies . you can change your cookie settings at any time .\nprinted from oxford reference ( www . oxfordreference . com ) . ( c ) copyright oxford university press , 2013 . all rights reserved . under the terms of the licence agreement , an individual user may print out a pdf of a single entry from a reference work in or for personal use ( for details see privacy policy and legal notice ) .\nimproved the smoothness and melting quality of swiss chocolate by devising a revolutionary method called \u201cconching , \u201d whereby extra cocoa butter . . .\naccess to the complete content on oxford reference requires a subscription or purchase . public users are able to search the site and view the abstracts and keywords for each book and chapter without a subscription .\nif you have purchased a print title that contains an access token , please see the token for information about how to register your code .\nfor questions on access or troubleshooting , please check our faqs , and if you can ' ' t find the answer there , please contact us .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nlegend has it that he left a mixing machine on overnight and found later that the extended period of mixing had dramatically affected the chocolate .\nexperimenting further , he found grinding the ingredients to introduce mechanical friction and heat imparted a delicate flavor , reduced bitterness and a lower melting point .\nhe subsequently developed a special grinding machine with a long , shell - like , bath - shaped tank , which resembled a conch shell , and his new \u201cconche\u201d machine changed the face of the chocolate business forever .\nthe trouble with family companies is that the owners tend to behave just like - families . they have rows and disagreements , divorces and inappropriate marriages .\nthe spr\u00fcnglis built up a thriving chocolate business during the second half of the 19th century . they started with a small confectionery shop in zurich , then set up a factory at horgen , at the top end of lake zurich .\nas chocolate became more fashionable , the spr\u00fcnglis opened a bigger shop and moved the factory to zurich . in 1892 the business was split . johann rudolf spr\u00fcngli - schifferli inherited the factory while his younger brother took over the shops .\nduring the mid - 1990s , the company was rocked by one of those rows which could only occur in a family business . rudolph spr\u00fcngli , the septuagenarian chairman , divorced his wife of 45 years , and four months later announced he had married alexandra gantenbein , a 44 - year - old widow who was a member of an american religious sect .\nthe new chairman and chief executive ernst tanner came from outside the family but he is determined to fight off would be predators .\nthe way to stay independent , he told shareholders , was to report record sales and profits . only the products are for swallowing - not the company .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nchocolate may be the \u201cfood of the gods , \u201d but for most of its 4 , 000 - year history , it was actually consumed as a bitter beverage rather than as a sweet edible treat . anthropologists have found evidence that chocolate was produced by pre - olmec cultures living in present - day mexico as early as 1900 b . c . the ancient mesoamericans who first cultivated cacao plants found in the tropical rainforests of central america fermented , roasted and ground the cacao beans into a paste that they mixed with water , vanilla , honey , chili peppers and other spices to brew a frothy chocolate drink .\nolmec , mayan and aztec civilizations found chocolate to be an invigorating drink , mood enhancer and aphrodisiac , which led them to believe that it possessed mystical and spiritual qualities . the mayans worshipped a god of cacao and reserved chocolate for rulers , warriors , priests and nobles at sacred ceremonies .\nwhen the aztecs began to dominate mesoamerica in the 14th century , they craved cacao beans , which could not be grown in the dry highlands of central mexico that were the heart of their civilization . the aztecs traded with the mayans for cocao beans , which were so coveted that they were used as currency . ( in the 1500s , aztecs could purchase a turkey hen for 100 beans . ) by some accounts , the 16th - century aztec emperor montezuma drank three gallons of chocolate a day to increase his libido .\nin the 1500s , spanish conquistadors such as hern\u00e1n cort\u00e9s who sought gold and silver in mexico returned instead with chocolate . although the spanish sweetened the bitter drink with cane sugar and cinnamon , one thing remained unchanged : chocolate was still a delectable symbol of luxury , wealth and power . chocolate was sipped by royal lips , and only spanish elites could afford the expensive import .\nspain managed to keep chocolate a savory secret for nearly a century , but when the daughter of spanish king philip iii wed french king louis xiii in 1615 , she brought her love of chocolate with her to france . the popularity of chocolate quickly spread to other european courts , and aristocrats consumed it as a magic elixir with salubrious benefits . to slake their growing thirst for chocolate , european powers established colonial plantations in equatorial regions around the world to grow cacao and sugar . when diseases brought by the european explorers depleted the native mesoamerican labor pool , african slaves were imported to work on the plantations and maintain the production of chocolate .\nchocolate remained an aristocratic nectar until dutch chemist coenraad johannes van houten in 1828 invented the cocoa press , which revolutionized chocolate - making . the cocoa press could squeeze the fatty cocoa butter from roasted cacao beans , leaving behind a dry cake that could be pulverized into a fine powder that could be mixed with liquids and other ingredients , poured into molds and solidified into edible , easily digestible chocolate . the innovation by van houten ushered in the modern era of chocolate by enabling it to be used as a confectionary ingredient , and the resulting drop in production costs made chocolate affordable to the masses .\nwe strive for accuracy and fairness . but if you see something that doesn ' t look right ,\nby submitting your information , you agree to receive emails from history and a + e networks . you can opt out at any time .\n\u00a9 2018 , a & e television networks , llc . all rights reserved .\nfanny gantenbein likes to recount how her daughter heidi had a premonition that one day she would live in a grand house . the girl from appenzell - the swiss canton that only recently gave women the vote - claimed at an early age to enjoy a gift for knowing things others could not . her present abode more than fulfils the ambitions of those childhood presentiments . a noble villa on the exclusive forch hillside outside zurich , looking over the splendid greifensee , it is in the style of a spanish mansion , with two turrets and three flags , zurich and swiss , fluttering in the garden . an imposing wall suggests only the select few are welcome .\nacquiring this exquisite residence was a stroke of luck . just 16 months after 38 - year - old alexandra - a name heidi had adopted as more suited to her new aspirations - had married an ailing 77 - year - old industrialist , max burri , he died . there is no evidence that she played a decisive role in drawing up the contract , six days after the marriage in january 1986 , which disinherited the elder burri brother , fritz , and left everything to her . none the less , the reputed sfr4 . 5m ( pounds 1 . 77m ) inheritance enabled the widow burri - gantenbein to fulfil her premonition .\nuntil two weeks ago , that is . for on 31 july , four months after leaving his wife of 45 years , rudolph sprungli secretly married alexandra gantenbein , freelance preacher , occasional member of the weird american sect i am , photographic model , waitress and social climber extraordinary . most recently , she has taken to holding meditative seminars at zurich ' s finest hotels . hers was a fairy - tale success , but one which , to the conservative noses of zurich ' s gilded salons and banking houses , stank to the high heaven with which alexandra gantenbein claimed to be so closely in touch .\nupon learning of the clandestine marriage , the l & s managing director , 50 - year - old ulrich geissmann , 12 months in the job and widely credited with having stopped the drift at the company , stormed out . ' the situation had become impossible for me , ' he said . ' the basis of trust was so badly damaged that i simply could not continue . ' his private remark was blunter : ' the whole thing will blow up like a bomb , ' mr geissmann warned .\nmr sprungli ' s personal public relations adviser , walter senn , obviously thought so too , for he cleared out as well . armed with photographs and reports from mrs gantenbein ' s eventful past , he had sought vainly to cool his boss ' s ardour . a stunned board of directors were helpless spectators . ' this business is horribly tragic , ' moaned board member martin hurlimann , who admitted to toying with resignation , ' because sprungli says nothing to me any more . ' it was all too much for the market . l & s shares plunged 15 per cent in days , the fall only slowed by strong buying by the company ' s house bank , credit suisse , ostensibly on orders from mr sprungli himself . overall , the shares lost 20 per cent since may , when it first became clear the couple ' s relationship was about more than sharing a cosmic energy plane .\nat the end of last week , the shares were boosted somewhat by takeover rumours . there are obvious candidates . nestle and philip morris / jacobs suchard in switzerland , cadbury schweppes , which is looking to improve its continental position , and a stronger contender , hershey foods of the us , which has declared europe as a priority . once this flutter passed , however , the shares continued to sag . analysts who weeks previously had been recommending l & s as a good buy could suddenly no longer see the turnover for the leg - over . ' what does the woman want ? ' asks roger birrer of bank julius baer ' everyone wonders , no one knows . we all feel so powerless . ' a top private banker is less reticent . ' it ' s dangerous . i would not touch it with a bargepole . '\ndangerous - simply because a single - minded septuagenarian falls for a fascinating , attractive woman 28 years his junior ? a more charitable view might have been that the liaison proved the old man has more sprungli in his step than many had imagined , and that this must be good for the company , which has prospered under his autocratic leadership . although underperforming its potential , in the view of analysts ( it has a price / earnings ratio of around nine , instead of the 15 seen in the best food companies worldwide ) , l & s has internationally been highly regarded as a solid , more - than - respectable business . cash - rich , with a strong market position , the company has grown in recent years by purchasing outright its licensees in france and germany . net sales last year amounted to sfr765m , an increase of 9 per cent .\nit did have its problems however , which is why mr geissmann ' s departure is causing such alarm . a former top food manager with the giant swiss retailer migros , he was appointed last year to take firm control of a galleon that had gone gently adrift . too little attention had been paid to costs . the atmosphere was wrong . mr geissmann ' s departure at the beginning of this month left l & s without an operational head for the fourth time in six years . too many senior managers had left or been discarded .\nrudolph sprungli , who had , since the seventies , carefully worked himself into a position where he exercised control with an estimated 40 per cent of the company ' s shares , was debited with increasingly eccentric decisions . it is no coincidence , insiders say , that things got worse from the time alexandra gantenbein appeared on the scene early in 1990 . she impressed the patriarch sufficiently to become his ' special personnel adviser ' . mrs gantenbein ' s influence is rumoured to have played a key role in the stormy break - up between rudolph sprungli and his elder son , 41 - year - old rudolf k , forcing the latter to leave the company last year . not only did it cause deep dismay in the company , it led ineluctably to the elder sprungli ' s divorce in march this year .\nit was this troubled atmosphere that ulrich geissmann entered , under the clear condition that his authority would not be undermined by other influences . he set about restructuring , slimming the product line , reducing costs . analysts were enthused . ' he was doing a fine job , ' says rene weber of vontobel bank , ' which is why his departure was felt to be such a blow . '\nthe marriage had confirmed mr geissman ' s worst fears : that alexandra gantenbein ' s mariage certificate was going to prove more powerful than his managing director ' s contract . this was what the private banker had been referring to when he described events at l & s as ' dangerous ' . as a company so strongly in the grip of one man , it is also particularly exposed to his vagaries . ' it does not take much , in such a case , for total control to become out of control , ' says mr birrer of julius baer .\nalexandra heidi burri - sprungli - gantenbein ' s involvement with a religious sect and her impressive ability to improve her station in life , thanks to elderly male benefactors , gave , in the eyes of many , a rather more sinister shade to what might otherwise have provoked little more than a knowing smile .\n' is she a legacy - hunter ? ' wonders roger birrer , asking the question on everyone ' s lips . the analysts are not just acting nervously , they\nare traumatised . for they fear that tragedy may be about to repeat itself . the movenpick affair is still fresh in their minds .\nit , too , began as a love story . the 52 - year - old ueli prager , owner of the movenpick food and restaurant chain , met 25 - year - old jutta bergus , a secretary at a building society , while he was in hospital with a broken leg . they married , and the youthful wife enjoyed an exhilarating rise up the company ladder to become managing director . the internal ructions were enormous , as senior staff fled the falling masonry . eventually the marriage collapsed . but by then , so too , had mr prager ' s grip on movenpick . in february of this year , he sold out ignominiously to the munich - based entrepreneur august von finck .\nwhenever the analysts say gantenbein , their nervous lips suggest movenpick . ' some similarities are already there , ' says rene weber . ' the old man takes a much younger wife ; her influence grows in the company ; the managing director leaves . ' it would be the next theoretical step that the market cannot bear to think about : alexandra sprungli - gantenbein becoming managing director of l & s . ' that would be a disaster , ' says roger birrer . ' it would not be tolerated . '\nit was in an effort to staunch such speculation that rudolph sprungli went to the unusual length , nine days after the wedding , of issuing a public statement . it said that ' there never was and is today no discussion about giving my wife , alexandra sprungli - gantenbein , operational responsibilities in the firm . ' he dismissed the rich panoply of revelations and speculation about his wife ' s past as ' calumny ' .\nsince the wedding , alexandra sprungli - gantenbein has not ventured from her gilded fortress , complete with bronzed american bodyguard . her husband , by contrast , shows every sign of being on top of the world , driven to work each day with a broad smile on his face . after all , he has done what he likes doing best - getting his own way . this is the man who , when the local rotary club failed to elect him president , started a rival branch on the other shore of the lake . rudolph sprungli did not need to be bewitched in order to ride roughshod over the wishes and opinions of others .\nit was in such a defiant mood in may this year that , two months after separating from his 68 - year - old wife , elisabeth sprungli - halter , mr sprungli announced to a stunned zurich society that he was to wed alexandra gantenbein . the couple then left for a pre - nuptial honeymoon in the us . the horrified board of directors sought to use this respite to prepare its defences . upon returning to zurich , mr sprungli was somewhat surprised to find his pr adviser urging him to stay on the plane , while his bride - to - be was whisked away in a limousine . then , in the vip lounge , walter senn went through everything he had collected on mrs gantenbein ' s past .\nthe patriarch was moved . he faxed his bride - to - be , announcing that the wedding was off . alexandra gantenbein no longer held her post as ' special personnel adviser ' . but if the visibly relieved management of l & s thought that the old man ' s new obsession could be so easily exorcised , they were badly mistaken . rudolph sprungli withdrew in on himself , not turning up to rotary club meetings , avoiding close friends . he hired a new driver , who had nothing to do with the company , so keeping his movements to himself . for his contacts with alexandra gantenbein had not been broken off .\nnone the less , the relief all round was palpable . not only had the marriage been averted , the distinguished company had escaped any cult influence . the rejoicing was short - lived . for rudolph sprungli felt vindicated . two days after the board had approved the kpmg fides report , without informing anyone in the company , mr sprungli revived his original plan and married mrs gantenbein at the civil register office . two anonymous witnesses were present .\nrarely can such a modest nuptial have caused such commotion in zurich . the better society , resorting to the most potent insult it could think of , accused the sprunglis of behaving like the british royal family .\nfor the curious , there is still a chance to sign up for alexandra sprungli - gantenbein ' s preaching sessions , which begin again in the autumn . there , if past form is any guide , participants will be treated to discourses on the correct consistency and proper aroma of human excreta , along with various teachings from the philosophy of the i am sect . founded in the thirties in the us by guy ballard , a mining engineer , it believes in reincarnation .\ncult members claim to have secret powers drawn from a field of pure energy , known as the ' beloved mighty i am presence ' , which hovers above their heads . at its peak in the late thirties , the cult was reckoned to have between a million and three million members , but it dwindled after the death of mr ballard ( who was supposed to be immortal ) in 1939 , which was closely followed by an indictment of other leaders for fraud . nevertheless it still has some life , and there are believed to be about 200 members in switzerland alone .\nthe rather more down - to - earth analysts , meanwhile , are looking for less ethereal signs that all is not lost at l & s . the first and most important move will be the appointment of a new managing director . only the brave are likely to be tempted to take on the challenge . for the new man may be dealing not merely with a company at odds with itself , but possibly with cosmic beings as well . . . -\nall candyusa passwords have been reset as of 6 / 28 / 2018 . to create a new password , use the retrieve password function . if you have any questions , please contact us .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies ."]}
{"id": 54960, "summary": [{"text": "the glenn l. martin company was an american aircraft and aerospace manufacturing company that was founded by the aviation pioneer glenn l. martin .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "the martin company produced many important aircraft for the defense of the united states and its allies , especially during world war ii and the cold war .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "also , during the 1950s and 60s , the martin company moved gradually out of the aircraft industry and into the guided missile , space exploration , and space utilization industries .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "in 1961 , the martin company merged with the american-marietta corporation , a large sand and gravel mining company , forming the martin marietta corporation .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "then , in 1995 , martin marietta merged with aerospace giant lockheed to form the lockheed martin corporation . ", "topic": 34}], "title": "glenn l . martin company", "paragraphs": ["glenn l . martin company - 1926 | 1926 - glenn l . martin inco\u2026 | flickr\nhome \u00bb alumni \u00bb marketing and communications \u00bb glenn l . martin stadium \u00bb glenn l . martin\nmartin 404 - glenn l . martin company | aviation photo # 2244061 | urltoken\nglenn l . martin company was founded by aviation pioneer glenn luther martin on august 16 , 1912 .\nin 1912 he founded the glenn l . martin aircraft company in los angeles ,\nunited states navy , martin b - 10 , glenn l . martin company , boeing , lockheed corporation\nmartin , glenn l . ( glenn luther ) , 1886 - 1955 , glenn l . martin company - - history , aeronautics - - maryland - - baltimore - - history\nunited states navy , douglas aircraft company , united states marine corps , martin b - 10 , glenn l . martin company\nunited states navy , martin b - 10 , united states , keystone aircraft , glenn l . martin company\nthe history and development of the glenn l . martin company , baltimore / prepared by robert gottlieb\nthis new company did not go well , and glenn martin left it to form a second glenn l . martin company on september 10 , 1917 . this time based in\na u . s . navy martin jrm mars . ( glenn l . martin co . )\nin 1928 , glenn l . martin , an early pioneer in aircraft manufacturing and the founder of the glenn l . martin company , a lockheed martin heritage company , purchased land in middle river , maryland , to build and test aircraft .\nphotos : a recent visit to glenn l . martin maryland aviation museum , middle river\nin 1916 , the wright brothers ' original aviation firm , the wright company , merged with glenn l . martin ' s original firm , the glenn l . martin company of california , to form the wright - martin aircraft corporation . in september 1917 , glenn martin resigned from wright - martin and re - formed an independent glenn l . martin company of ohio ( later of maryland ) . in 1919 , wright - martin was renamed wright aeronautical .\nman of the month glenn l . martin , aviator in 1909 , bomber builder in 1941\n\u2014 pour les articles homonymes , voir martin . glenn luther martin ( 17 janvier 1886 5 d\u00e9cembre 1955 ) \u00e9tait un pionnier de l aviation qui a mis sur pied la glenn l . martin company , qui plus tard est devenu une partie de martin\u2026 \u2026\nglenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , cold flow laboratory building b , waterton canyon road . . .\n\u2014 tras retirarse de su asociaci\u00f3n con la wright martin aircraft corporation , el pionero estadounidense glenn l . martin fund\u00f3 en 1917 en cleveland ( ohio ) , la glenn l . martin company el primer gran \u00e9xito de martin fue el bombardero mb 1 , un gran\u2026 \u2026\nfounded in 1990 , the glenn l . martin maryland aviation museum , a registered nonprofit organization , preserves the history and artifacts of the martin company in\nthe glenn l . martin maryland aviation museum ' s mission is preserving the history of aviation in maryland for future generations while educating the public about science , technology and glenn l . martin .\nhe founded the glenn l . martin company in 1912 . in 1916 he merged his company with the original wright company , forming the wright - martin aircraft company . he soon left and founded a second glenn l . martin company in 1917 . that company merged with the american - marietta corporation in 1961 , becoming the martin marietta corporation . this company merged with the lockheed corporation in 1995 , forming lockheed martin , a major u . s . aerospace and defense contractor .\nglenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , waterton canyon road & colorado highway 121 , lakewood , . . .\n\u2014 la glenn l . martin company fue una compa\u00f1\u00eda fabricante de aviones fundada por el pionero glenn l . martin el 16 de agosto de 1912 . martin empez\u00f3 fabricando sus propios entrenadores militares en california , y despu\u00e9s en 1916 acept\u00f3 una oferta para\u2026 \u2026\na look inside the glenn l . martin aviation museum . ( lloyd fox / baltimore sun video )\nglenn l . martin company was founded by aviation pioneer glenn luther martin on august 16 , 1912 . martin started out building military trainers in santa ana , california , and then in 1916 , martin accepted a merger offer from the wright company , creating the wright - martin aircraft company in september . this new company did not go well , and glenn martin left it to form a second glenn l . martin company on september 10 , 1917 . this time based in cleveland , ohio . ( later , its headquarters would be moved to baltimore , maryland . )\nglenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , captive test stand d - 2 , waterton canyon road & . . .\nglenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , captivetest stand d - 3 , waterton canyon road & colorado . . .\nglenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , captive test stand d - 4 , waterton canyon road & . . .\npan am hawaii clipper rolled out at the martin factory . glenn l . martin maryland aviation museum director stan piet in the archives extensive glenn l . martin museum exhibit wall martin company emblem dorsey boyle and frank fahdt designed a\nbuild your own fuselage\nlearning project for school - age kids . martin china clipper model cockpit section martin mars fuselage model archive treasure : a martin large - scale drawing glenn l . martin wall display at the museum dark head cove today . launch point for pan am china clipper martin museum entrance\nbox kites to bombers : the story of the glenn l . martin co . ( ca . 1947 ) .\nglenn l . martin company was founded by aviation pioneer glenn luther martin on august 16 , 1912 . [ 3 ] martin started out building military trainers in santa ana , california , and then in 1916 , martin accepted a merger offer from the wright company , creating the wright - martin aircraft company in september . [ 1 ] this new company did not go well , and glenn martin left it to form a second glenn l . martin company on september 10 , 1917 . this time it was based in cleveland , ohio . [ 3 ] ( later , its headquarters would be moved to baltimore , maryland . )\nthis is an original 1952 color print ad for the glenn l . martin company , manufacturers of numerous military seaplanes , as well as aviation equipment .\n,\nglenn l . martin co .\nthe encyclopedia of cleveland history . retrieved : july 30 , 2011 .\nunited states . = = aug . 16 > the glenn l . martin company is incorporated in santa ana - ~ the origins of the california aeronautics industry\nwe draw inspiration from aviation pioneer and visionary glenn l . martin . martin relocated his company to middle river in 1928 , helping cement maryland ' s position as a leader in aviation .\nalthough a need for the missile was not considered as critical following the war , a limited development contract was issued to glenn l . martin company ( later martin marietta ) in 1946 .\ninvestors . in 1917 , with the help of several american industrialists , martin incorporated a new glenn l . martin company , which supplied its mb - 1 bomber to the u . s . military . in 1928 glenn martin sold that company\u2019s manufacturing facilities and bought a 90 percent interest in pioneer automobile designer\nrumerman , judy .\nglenn l . martin company .\nu . s . centennial of flight commission , 2003 . retrieved : july 30 , 2011 .\non april 22 , 1957 , the company name was formally changed to the martin company . [ 13 ]\nalthough the model l was a commercial failure , the wright company refocused on the development of high - powered engines for airplanes and automobiles . in 1916 , they acquired the crane - simplex automobile company and the glenn l . martin aircraft company . all three companies merged to become the wright - martin aircraft corporation .\nthe first was the glenn l . martin company , started in a church in los angeles , california on august 16 , 1912 by glenn l . martin . the glenn l . martin company designed and built the first purpose - built bomber for the united states army air service . this company would go on to develop and produce many more bomber and attack aircraft , as well as reconnaissance aircraft , military seaplanes , and civilian airliners . gradually , the glen l . martin company would develop and produce intercontinental ballistic missiles ( icbm\u2019s ) and booster rockets such as the titan ii , iii , and iv .\n^ rumerman , judy .\nglenn l . martin company .\nu . s . centennial of flight commission , 2003 . retrieved : july 30 , 2011 .\nmartin established the glenn l . martin aircraft company in santa ana , california , in 1912 . the first planes that he built for the army signal corps were trainers\u2014designated the model tt\u0097using the design services of the newly hired donald douglas . after delivery of the final tts in early 1917 and a brief stint as the wright - martin company , martin closed his california factory and moved to cleveland , ohio , where he established a new glenn l . martin aircraft company .\nmartin established the glenn l . martin aircraft company in santa ana , california , in 1912 . the first planes that he built for the army signal corps were trainers\u2014designated the model tt\u2014using the design services of the newly hired donald douglas . after delivery of the final tts in early 1917 and a brief stint as the wright - martin company , martin closed his california factory and moved to cleveland , ohio , where he established a new glenn l . martin aircraft company .\nhaer no . md - 136 - a ,\nglenn l . martin aircraft company plant no . 2 , administration building\n, 3 photos , 1 photo caption page\nhaer no . md - 136 - b ,\nglenn l . martin aircraft company plant no . 2 , assembly building\n, 10 photos , 2 photo caption pages\nhaer no . md - 136 - d ,\nglenn l . martin aircraft company plant no . 2 , paint shop\n, 1 photo , 1 photo caption page\nthe following year , martin marietta merged with lockheed to form lockheed martin , the world\u2019s largest aerospace company .\n^ a b ,\nglenn l . martin co .\nthe encyclopedia of cleveland history . retrieved : july 30 , 2011 .\nyoung donald douglas works at his drafting table while he was employed by glenn martin .\nhaer no . md - 136 - c ,\nglenn l . martin aircraft company plant no . 2 , drop hammer building\n, 2 photos , 1 photo caption page\nglenn l . martin in pusher - biplane . note the newspapers stacked on wing . martin delivered newspapers from fresno to madera in california as a part of his promotional efforts to fund his first aircraft - building plant . [ photo circa 1912 courtesy of glenn l . martin aviation museum at martin state airport in middle river maryland . ]\ncompany , forming the martin marietta corporation . then , in 1995 , martin marietta merged with aerospace giant lockheed to form the lockheed martin corporation .\nover one hundred years ago , on august 16 , 1912 , glenn l . martin established the glenn l . martin company in los angeles , california . he started the company after building his first plane in a rented church , where he took a leap of faith on his risky but innovative new aircraft design at the urging of none other than orville wright .\noffutt air force base , glenn l . martin - nebraska bomber plant , building d , peacekeeper drive , bellevue , sarpy county , ne\na possible link was uncovered between contamination on the airport property and the former martin site when china , papers and other items connected to the former glenn l . martin company were found in trenches on the airport site .\nsikorsky , a lockheed martin company , is engineering the future of vertical lift .\naviation pioneer glenn luther martin was born in macksburg , iowa , on january 17 , 1886 , to clarence and minta martin .\nthe history and development of the glenn l . martin company , baltimore / prepared by robert gottlieb : gottlieb , robert , 1944 - : free download , borrow , and streaming : internet archive\norganized a company to manufacture and sell airplanes . four years later , wright company acquired the\n\u2026when the american aviation pioneer glenn l . martin organized a company to manufacture and sell airplanes . four years later , wright company acquired the enterprise to form wright - martin aircraft corporation . wright company had been reformed in 1915 after orville wright sold his sagging business ( founded in 1909 ) to wall street investors . \u2026\nother parcels of the land were sold over the years to industrial companies and to the state for operation of the glenn l . martin state airport , known locally as martin state airport .\nair mail , airliner , china clipper , commercial transport , glenn l . martin company , martin m - 130 , nc14716 , pan american airways , pratt & whitney twin wasp s2a5 - g , trans - pacific flight , transoceanic flight\nphoto , print , drawing glenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , captive test stand d - 1 , waterton canyon road & colorado highway 121 , lakewood , jefferson county , co\nformed the glenn l . martin company and built the army\u2019s first tractor - type trainer , the first multi - passenger seaplane , developed a pack - type parachute and participated in early bombing tests .\nin 1961 , the glen l . martin company merged with the american - marietta corporation to form the martin marietta company . the martin marietta company designed and produced the mark iv monorail which would be used as the walt disney world monorail system . eventually this company would be contracted to re - purpose the titan missiles it once built into space launch vehicles .\nmartin ' s donations to the university of maryland , college park , created the glenn l . martin institute of technology , which includes the school of engineering . the university ' s wind tunnel also bears martin ' s name .\nto form wright - martin aircraft corporation . wright company had been reformed in 1915 after\nmartin company built the mb - 1 , the first twin - engine american bomber .\nin 1961 , the martin company merged with the american - marietta corporation , a large sand and gravel mining company , forming the martin marietta corporation . then , in 1995 , martin marietta merged with aerospace giant lockheed to form the lockheed martin corporation .\nkansas wesleyan university home of the glenn l . martin stadium , a w . p . a . project , which was dedicated in 1940 in salina kansas .\nlockheed martin company history .\nfundinguniverse . com . retrieved : july 30 , 2011 .\nalameda naval air station , bu . no . 76822 , flying boat , glenn l . martin company , marshall mars , martin jrm - 3 mars , seaplane , transport , wright aeronautical division cyclone 18 825c18bd1 , wright aeronautical division r - 3350 - 24wa\n\u2014 b 57a canberra der us luftwaffe die glenn l . martin company ist ein ehemaliger us amerikanischer flugzeughersteller , der bis 1960 \u00fcber 80 verschiedene modelle in 11 . 000 exemplaren produzierte , haupts\u00e4chlich bomber und flugboote . inhaltsverzei \u2026\nthe small museum , located at martin state airport , showcases the story of glenn l . martin , whose aircraft manufacturing company played an integral role supplying the military during world war ii , employed thousands and changed the landscape of this part of eastern baltimore county .\n, to the navy . since the company\u2019s founding by glenn l . martin in 1912 , it had produced more than 12 , 000 aircraft . since 1948 , the company had also been active in the missile - space field , and it would continue in that field .\njohn r . breihan ,\nbetween munich and pearl harbor : the glenn l . martin aircraft company gears up for war , 1938 - 1941 ,\nmaryland historical magazine 88 ( winter 1993 ) : 389 - 414 .\n, and several rather unsuccessful commercial transports . in the 1950s martin company began work on the pershing\nthe glenn l . martin company evolved after glenn\u2019s death in 1955 merging with american marietta in 1961 and finally joining with lockheed in 1995 to create the massive lockheed - martin corporation . the corporation still owns the original industrial buildings adjacent to martin state airport where many of martin\u2019s famous airplanes were built , including the original \u201ca\u201d building from which the three m - 130\u2019s were rolled down to nearby dark head cove to be launched .\nin 1961 , the martin company merged with the american - marietta corporation , a large sand and gravel mining company , forming the martin marietta corporation . then , in 1995 , martin marietta merged with aerospace giant lockheed to form the lockheed martin corporation . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]\nbiographical sketch of aviation pioneer glenn l . martin , and outline of the accomplishments of martin ' s aircraft company . includes photographs , drawings , maps , and other illustrations . this paper was prepared as part of gottlieb ' s initiation into phi mu , an engineering honor society\nat its peak during world war ii , glenn l . martin employed some 53 , 000 people , and founded communities such as aero acres and stansbury estates to house its workers .\nthe martin b - 26 marauder , a bomber produced by martin during world war ii .\nin 1955 , the glenn l . martin co . of baltimore proposed to the u . s . air force building a factory southwest of denver to manufacture titan i intercontinental ballistic missiles .\n1926 - glenn l . martin incorporated company in maryland , opened aircraft manufacturing plant in middle river , near baltimore ; first airplane built is xt5m - 1 bomber ; 1961 - merged with american - marietta company , renamed martin marietta ; march 15 , 1995 - lockheed corporation , martin marietta corporation merger completed . ( urltoken images / mellon % 20images / z24access / z24 - 00253 . jpg )\n^ a b lockheed martin company history .\nfundinguniverse . com . retrieved : july 30 , 2011 .\n\u2014 rechtsform 1961 zu martin marietta fusioniert , 1995 zu lockheed martin gr\u00fcndung 16 . august 1912 \u2026\nthe glenn l . martin maryland aviation museum , located a few miles to northeast of baltimore , regularly holds a number of public and community events . they\u2019re open wednesdays through saturdays 11am to 3pm .\nnow the glenn l . martin maryland aviation museum ( glmmam ) has inherited glenn martin\u2019s illustrious aviation legacy . the museum ' s public display area shares space under hangar 5 at martin state airport in middle river , maryland , but you can ' t equate square footage with mission success in this case . ( photo : stan piet , museum director , in museum archives )\n46 - 685 , aircraft accident , bomber , el paso international airport , general electric j47 - ge - 13 , gilbert xf - 120 , glenn l . martin company , james o . rudolph , m39 , martin xb - 51 , o46205 , test pilot , toward the unknown , wilbur r . savage\nhistoric american engineering record ( haer ) no . md - 136 ,\nglenn l . martin aircraft company plant no . 2 , 2800 eastern boulevard , middle river , baltimore county , md\n, 3 photos , 5 data pages , 1 photo caption page\naircraft accident , bu . no . 76822 , c / n 9266 , flying boat , glenn l . martin company , ke ' ehi lagoon , marshall mars , martin jrm - 3 mars , seaplane , wright aeronautical division , wright aeronautical division cyclone 18 825c18bd1 , wright r - 3350 - 24wa duplex - cyclone\nstone noted many people in eastern baltimore county have relatives who once worked for the glenn l . martin co . for students , the partnership has helped them learn about local history and their own roots .\nin june 1916 , company l of cabarrus county assembled for the trip to the mexican border . the 65 - man national guard unit quickly recruited the additional manpower needed to meet war strength of 142 men . on saturday , june 24 , company l departed by train for camp glenn , morehead city , nc , to be placed under the 1st north carolina infantry , colonel j . t . gardner commanding . by september , company l was camped at el paso , texas for border patrol .\nmartin remained president of his company for over 40 years , but died in 1955 . his company went through a merger in 1961 with american - marietta corporation and to form martin marietta corp . in 1995 , a similar merger occurred with lockheed corp . which created lockheed martin corp .\nby the end of 1951 george m . bunker and j . bradford wharton , jr . were asked to take over the management of the company . as part of a refinancing plan glenn martin was given the title of honorary chairman and his 275 , 000 shares in the company were placed in a voting trust . glenn martin resigned his position in the company in may of 1953 , but remained as a company director until his death . george bunker succeeded martin as president and chairman and directed the company for the next 20 years . pearson , who was demoted to vice - president , later resigned . bunker and wharton were successful in arresting the company ' s losses and by the end of 1954 declared the company out of debt . martin , who never married , died of a stroke in 1955 at the age of 69 .\nglenn f . martin aircraft plant - middle river , maryland , just east of baltimore maryland . the plant was built in 1929 when glenn martin moved their main manufacturing site from cleveland , ohio to baltimore . during ww - ii this plant is where the martin b - 26 and pbm - 3 / 5 were made .\nthe martin mb - 2 was essentially an improved and slightly enlarged version of the martin mb - 1 .\nmartin staff ,\nwomen at work ,\nthe martin star 2 ( march 1942 ) : 19 .\nmartin staff ,\nto the ladies ,\nthe martin star 7 ( august 1943 ) : 3 .\nmartin xb - 51 46 - 685 , the number one prototype , on takeoff . ( lockheed martin )\nnever forgetting his original business training , he was not content with simply performing . in 1912 , he set up as a manufacturer , incorporating his operation as the glenn l martin aircraft co . unlike companies launched by the\naerojet engineering corporation , aerojet lr87 - 7 , aerojet lr91 , astronaut , cape canaveral , cape kennedy air force station , gemini iii , glenn l . martin company , gus grissom , john watts young , launch complex 19 , manned space flight , martin titan ii glv , mcdonnell aircraft corporation , nasa , project gemini , virgil ivan grissom\nhistoric american engineering record , creator . glenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , captive test stand d - 1 , waterton canyon road & colorado highway 121 , lakewood , jefferson county , co . colorado jefferson county lakewood , 1968 . documentation compiled after . photograph . urltoken\nthe day begins at the glenn l . martin maryland aviation museum , featuring a diverse fleet of martin - built commercial and military aircraft . a museum staff member tells the story of glenn martin , his aviation empire , and the birth of the clipper line . tour the flight line for a behind - the - scenes look at the museum\u2019s historic aircraft collection and learn about the remarkable aviation achievements made at middle river .\nsome volunteers at the glenn l . martin maryland aviation museum in middle river like to work in the archive stacks , where the shelves brim with photographs , magazines and manuals from the pioneering era of airplane manufacturing and design .\non the outset of world war ii , the demand for production in industries rose . with many men overseas in the military , women were called on the help the war effort by taking on nontraditional roles including industrial jobs . this was especially the case at the glenn l . martin plant in middle river , maryland . the glenn l . martin plant built many of the bomber planes used by american and british forces during the war . because the production at the martin plant was so crucial to the war effort , the company began recruiting women from across the country in 1942 to keep production running during the war . women flooded into to baltimore for the opportunity to work at the martin company .\nthe influx of women workers created many challenges in the community . there were increased demands for housing and for services to help women new to the area find help with childcare and other domestic duties . in some ways , the community and the company responded well . the glenn l . martin company created female dormitories first , and more substantial housing projects later , so that women workers could live nearby . to help support women , the company provided inexpensive child - care which included regular check - ups by nurses . recreation was also in demand . the glenn l . martin company established recreational clubs for women , including the minta martin girls club . the community responded , too . our lady of mount carmel church established a uso for the plant workers . the church also sponsored events and classes .\nbreihan , john r .\nbetween munich and pearl harbor : the glenn l . martin aircraft company gears up for war , 1938 - 1941\n. maryland historical magazine 88 , no . 4 ( winter 1993 ) : 388 - 419 . rg018 / rg107 / rg179 / rg342 / fdr library\nluckily , company l was able to return home to cabarrus on february 8 , 1917 , where they found a big homecoming awaiting them . according to the\nin 1905 the martins moved to the west coast where glenn continued to pursue his interests .\nhistoric american engineering record , creator . glenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , captive test stand d - 1 , waterton canyon road & colorado highway 121 , lakewood , jefferson county , co . documentation compiled after . photograph . retrieved from the library of congress , < urltoken > .\nthat day in 1942 she reported for work at glenn l . martin bomber plant near bellevue , 19 - year - old kathryn narmi gazed wide - eyed around the 12 - acre factory floor and wondered what she\u2019d gotten herself into .\nthe glenn l . martin company ( which became martin marietta in 1961 ) , also made it through otherwise rough times by building warplanes for the government . after minor though technically distinguished production in wwi , the company concentrated on building a bomber for the army . glenn martin himself was not a trained engineer , but a single - minded businessman and pilot who had spent years on the barnstorming circuit to support early ventures . he gradually was able to attract the best engineering talent of the day to his enterprises , including donald douglas , who designed a bomber accepted by the army in 1920 .\nglenn martin has been absorbed into what we now know as lockheed martin who still owns the property . in the silk screen above you can make out a runway and airfield in the upper left . that airfield still exists and is now is called the \u201cmartin state airport\u201d .\nthe museum notes that from its founding to 1960 , glenn l . martin co . produced more than 11 , 000 aircraft , including navy seaplanes and b - 26 bombers used in world war ii . beginning in the 1950s , the company ventured into missiles , space and electronics , and stopped producing aircraft in 1960 .\ntest 124 consisted of 7 tunnel entries on the martin p6m seamaster spread over 4 years from early 1954 to mid 1958 . the first entry was labeled in the tunnel test log as\nxp6m - 1 g . l . m . loads and stability ( martin )\n; g . l . m stands for glenn l . martin . an entry in the tunnel test log during oct . - nov . 1957 is labeled as being conducted on the yp6m while entries conducted in 1958 are labeled as being conducted on the p6m - 2 .\ncabarrus county national guard company l . photo taken july 20 , 1914 , donated by john c . barnhardt , courtesy of concord library , lore local history room .\nin 1995 , the martin marietta company and the lockheed corporation merged forming lockheed martin . lockheed martin is now one the united states largest defense contractors developing products ranging from attack fighters and helicopters to weather and gps satellites , as well as it development and support .\nthe official groundbreaking for the martin bomber plant on march 3 , 1941 . looking on , from left , are brig . gen . george v . strong , gov . dwight griswold and glann l . martin .\nthis was the last airplane produced by the wright company under that name . by this time orville wright no longer owned the company , but he was retained as a consultant and may have had some input on the design of the model l .\n\u201cthe martin b - 57 canberra is an american - built , twinjet tactical bomber and reconnaissance aircraft that entered service with the united states air force ( usaf ) in 1953 . the b - 57 is a license - built version of the british english electric canberra manufactured by the glenn l . martin company . initial martin - build models were highly similar to their british - built counterparts ; martin later modified the design to incorporate larger quantities of us - sourced components and produced the aircraft in several different variants . \u201d\nteam founder earl \u201ccurly\u201d lambeau\u2019s employer , the indian packing company , sponsored green bay\u2019s football team and provided equipment and access to the field . the indian packing company became the acme packing company and later folded , but the nickname stuck .\nthe martin company merged with the american - marietta corporation , a chemical products and construction materials manufacturer , in 1961 to form the martin marietta corporation . in 1995 , martin marietta , then the nation ' s 3rd - largest defense contractor , merged with the lockheed corporation , then the nation ' s second largest defense contractor , to form the lockheed martin corporation , becoming the largest such company in the world .\nin 1917 he founded a second company , which merged with the american - marietta company and later became the martin - marietta company . during world war i and ii martin ' s planes were in high demand . in his later years he even predicted that someday man would fly in rockets outside the earths gravitational pull . he was highly doubted at the time .\nmartin ' s company flourished and had to be moved to los angeles , california in 1912 in order to accommodate the orders . in 1917 , a short - lived partnership with the wright brothers produced the wright - martin aircraft corporation , but in the same year , martin reestablished his own company and moved it to cleveland , ohio . in 1929 , because of higher demands and lack of sufficient space , martin moved his company once again , but this time to middle river , maryland .\nlockheed martin assembles military launch electronic systems at one facility on site , and it leases another facility to a company that assembles aircraft parts there .\n\u2019s small airplane - engine company , incorporating as martin company . the firm\u2019s four - engine flying boat , the m - 130 , became a pre - world war ii mainstay for transatlantic and transpacific clipper service . during the war the company produced numerous small bomber aircraft , such as the twin - engine\ninternational acclaim soon followed , and so too did the formal incorporation of the glenn l . martin company , on august 16 , 1912 . that same year found allan and malcolm lockheed hard at work building a sea plane . spending nights and weekends in a san francisco garage where they repaired cars during the day , an aircraft took shape that in many ways resembled the plane that martin flew to catalina .\nthe martin company was also one of two finalists for the command and service modules of the apollo program . unfortunately for martin , nasa awarded the design and production contracts for these to the north american aviation corporation .\nthe martin company merged with the american - marietta corporation , a chemical products and construction materials manufacturer , in 1961 to form the martin marietta corporation . in 1995 , martin marietta , then the nation ' s 3rd - largest defense contractor , merged with the lockheed corporation , then the nation ' s second largest defense contractor , to form the lockheed martin corporation , becoming the largest such company in the world . [ 2 ]\nthe martin company was also one of two finalists for the command and service modules of the apollo program . unfortunately for martin , nasa awarded the design and production contracts for these to the north american aviation corporation .\nhistoric american engineering record , c . ( 1968 ) glenn l . martin company , titan missile test facilities , captive test stand d - 1 , waterton canyon road & colorado highway 121 , lakewood , jefferson county , co . colorado jefferson county lakewood , 1968 . documentation compiled after . [ photograph ] retrieved from the library of congress , urltoken\nin 1925 , after wright ' s president , frederick b . rentschler , left the company to found the pratt & whitney aircraft company , lawrance replaced him as company president . rentschler poached several talented personnel from wright to join his new firm .\nin 1924 the martin company underbid curtiss for the production of a curtiss - designed scout bomber , the sc - 1 , and ultimately martin produced 404 of these . in 1929 martin sold the cleveland plant and built a new one in middle river , maryland , northeast of baltimore .\nbetween the years 1909 and 1960 , the glenn l . martin company produced over 80 different types of aircraft totaling more than 11 , 000 planes , including 536 boeing b - 29s ( 50 of which were the\natomic bombers\nincluding enola gay and bockscar ) . since then , the company ventured into missiles , space and electronics and , since the lockheed merger in 1995 , has now re\u2013established itself as a prominent aircraft manufacturer .\nthe china clipper , nc14716 , was the first of three martin m - 130 four - engine flying boats built for pan american airways and was used to inaugurate the first commercial transpacific air service from san francisco to manila in november , 1935 . built at a cost of $ 417 , 000 by the glenn l . martin company in baltimore , maryland , it was delivered to pan am on october 9 , 1935 .\nduring the 1930s , martin built flying boats for the u . s . navy , and the innovative martin b - 10 bomber for the army . the martin company also produced the noted china clipper flying boats used by pan american airways for its transpacific san francisco to the philippines route .\nsomething along the lines of the institutes for advanced study - a model he was very familiar with since both he and his soon to be wife c\u00e9cile morette , had both spent time in several of them . this model fitted with the glenn martin company\u2019s plans .\n, which soon came to be managed by people other than their namesakes , martin co remained for 40 years under the direct control of its founder . during these four critical decades , glenn martin was the senior aircraft manufacturer in the united states .\nfacebook , american company offering online social networking services . facebook was founded in 2004 by\u2026\n\u201cyou have served your nation \u2014 and your company \u2014 well , \u201d it said .\nthe below photograph of company l was taken on july 20 , 1914 , two years before their mexican border action and three years before entering world war i . it shows the company assembled on the side steps of the post office building ( corner of s . union and foard streets ) , facing foard street . the only man positively identified is company artificer ( blacksmith who makes fuses , shells , grenades and other armaments ) john f . barnhardt , fourth from left , front row . the man in front of company l is probably captain louis a . brown , president of brown construction company , the building seen at top right .\nlockheed martin formed in 1995 from the merger of lockheed corp . and martin marietta corp . , during an era of dramatic consolidation in the defense industry after the end of the cold war with the former soviet union . prior to the lockheed martin merger , lockheed was based in calabasas , ca . , and martin was based in bethesda . martin marietta ' s predecessor - - the glenn martin co . - - opened a missiles factory in orlando in 1957 , creating 2 , 700 jobs in what was then just a citrus town .\n) , to discuss a potential project involving gravitational physics research ( more on this below ) . dewitt flew to his meeting with bahnson immediately after visiting the glenn martin company in baltimore - indeed , the airplane was owned by a friend of bahnson\u2019s , one earl slick of\nduring the 1930s , martin built flying boats for the u . s . navy , and the innovative martin b - 10 bomber for the army . [ 6 ] the martin company also produced the noted china clipper flying boats used by pan american airways for its transpacific san francisco to the philippines route .\nvelocci , anthony l . , jr . ,\nloral buy challenges lockheed martin skills ,\naviation week & space technology , january 15 , 1996 , p . 22 .\nto counter these threats , the navy developed an anti - submarine warfare ( asw ) doctrine based on three technologies : seafloor acoustic sensor networks guarding oceanic choke points , attack submarines with the latest sonar gear , and aircraft . from korea through the vietnam years , the glenn l . martin company\u2019s marlin flying boat was one of the tines in the navy\u2019s anti - submarine warfare trident .\nthis website image contains our company watermark . the actual document does not contain this watermark .\njulie brown was one of the artists in the photo - art department at the glenn l . martin - nebraska company during world war ii . brown studied at both the rhode island school of design and the art students ' league in new york . during world war i , she worked in the american red cross ' hospital hut service in france . in this capacity , brown made silhouettes of soldiers in the various hospitals . after returning to the united states , her art appeared in magazines , newspapers , shows and exhibitions . after world war ii started , brown completed engineering drawing courses at omaha university and began work at the martin - nebraska company in 1943 as a production illustrator . the martin - nebraska company produced martin b - 26 and boeing b - 29 aircraft during the war .\nthe history factory . ( 2013 ) . innovation with purpose : lockheed martin ' s frist 100 years . retrieved from lockheed martin web site : urltoken\nglenn l . martin began manufacturing aircraft in the early days of aviation at the beginning of the 20th century and went on to become one of the leading military airplane manufacturers in the united states . he retained control of the company for 40 years , hiring skilled engineers along the way , including some who would establish their own successful aircraft companies\u2014donald douglas , william boeing , and james mcdonnell among them .\nin july 1949 chester c . pearson was hired as president and general manager of the company . glenn martin , at the age of 63 , was moved up to the position of chairman . despite the new management and an increase in orders as a result of the korean war , the martin company was still losing money . there were two reasons : first , production of the 404 was interrupted which , in turn , halted delivery and therefore payment for the aircraft . second , the company hired hundreds of new but unskilled workers , which lowered productivity .\nthe u . s . war department asked the martin company in september 1940 to build four plants in the central u . s . to produce aircraft for the army .\n( january 17 , 1886 \u2013 december 5 , 1955 ) an american aviation pioneer . he designed and built his own aircraft and was an active pilot . he founded his own aircraft company in 1912 which today through several mergers is amalgamated into the lockheed martin company .\nglenn l . martin began manufacturing aircraft in the early days of aviation at the beginning of the 20th century and went on to become one of the leading military airplane manufacturers in the united states . he retained control of the company for 40 years , hiring skilled engineers along the way , including some who would establish their own successful aircraft companies\u2014 donald douglas , william boeing , and james mcdonnell among them .\nhe ' s not listed in the 1922 of who ' s who in american aeronautics , but by 1926 he had made the\nbig time\n. along with other particulrs , he listed his occupation as chief draftsman and project engineer , glenn l . martin co . thanks for posting the photos . . .\nto anyone with an interest in aviation history , the name glenn l . martin has great significance . in terms of pan american airways ' history , martin ' s contributions are epochal . when pan am put out requests for proposals in 1932 for the construction of new flying boats that could profitably span ocean distances , only the martin and sikorsky aircraft companies responded . sikorsky ' s concept was the s - 42 - a great airplane but not quite the answer to fit pan am ' s intercontinental vision . the martin company came up with the m - 130 , which would become the first airplane that was really capable of flying commercially across transoceanic distances .\nfrom the early years of the company , martin hired trained engineers to design his planes and talented managers to run his factories . the martin company provided training and experience to a remarkable number of other aviation manufacturers who later struck out on their own . william boeing , donald douglas , lawrence bell , and james s mcdonnell founded companies that bear their names .\nmartin had a penchant for large planes , and his company came to depend on military orders\u0097this meant bombers . the vast majority of the more than 11 , 000 planes built by the company before it ceased producing aircraft in 1960 , martin bombers pioneered the doctrine of airpower in the ' 20s and ' 30s and served in all theaters in world war 2 .\nfour martin jrm - 3 mars flying boats in formation . in the foreground is\non cold war missions , in any weather , martin marlins prowled the globe .\nthe martin co . later became martin marietta and now is lockheed martin space systems . and the titan i\u2019s larger and more powerful successor , titan ii , was selected by nasa for use in the gemini manned spaceflight program in the 1960s .\n, the rising losses of its parent company drained its own profits , and in 1932 detroit aircraft was liquidated . within a short time , four investors led by the banker robert ellsworth gross acquired lockheed\u2019s assets for $ 40 , 000 and revived lockheed aircraft company . in 1934 the company delivered its first\nfausold , martin l .\npresident hoover\u0092s farm policies : 1929 - 1933\n. agricultural history 51 , no . 2 ( april 1977 ) : 362 - 377 . fdr library / hh library\nmartin moved his plant to baltimore , maryland , and his production success continued during world war ii and beyond . he retired from active business and subsequently endowed the university of maryland for the establishment of a school offering specialized instruction in the aeronautical sciences . glenn martin died in december 1955 .\nbecause of the importance of the martin plant , due to location and what they produced , they were able to do a lot more for their women workers . even though the women at the martin company still faced hardships , the company and the support of the community eased some of these hardships allowing the women to really thrive and help with the war effort .\nthe company ' s fortunes improved in 1924 when martin underbid curtiss on a contract for production of a curtiss scout bomber . the navy purchased 360 sc - 1s between 1924 and 1930\u2014302 from martin\u2014and then 102 more with the large pratt and whitney r - 1690 hornet radial engine . by 1928 , martin ' s workforce had grown to more than 1 , 000 . at this point , martin sold both the factory and the designs to detroit aircraft , which kept producing the aircraft under its subsidiary , the great lakes aircraft company .\nsource : international directory of company histories , vol . 15 . st . james press , 1996 .\nthe man , his machines , and the company he built .\nvought heritage museum . urltoken\nion theatre company members in 2009 . pictured clockwise from l , sara beth morgan , sylvia enrique , matt scott , brian mackey , courtney fox smith , karson st . john , steven lone , dana hooley , jennifer kozumplik , claudio raygoza , glenn paris , trina kaplan and morgan trant . photo courtesy of michael spengler , m studio la jolla .\nthe martin company diversified through a merger with the american - marietta corporation , a manufacturer of chemical products , paints , inks , household products and construction materials , in 1961 . after convincing the government that the merger would not reduce competition in any of either company ' s industries , the two companies formed martin marietta . the diversification continued in 1968 with the purchase of harvey aluminum . the name of the subsidiary was changed to martin marietta aluminum in 1971 .\nmartin , constance l .\nthe life and career of justice robert h . jackson\n. journal of supreme court history 33 , no . 1 ( march 2008 ) : 42 - 67 . fdr library\nthe glenn l . martin co . xb - 51 was a prototype jet - powered attack bomber . it was an unusual design for its time . the airplane had mid - mounted , variable - incidence swept wing , a t - tail and tandem landing gear with a configuration similar to that used on the boeing b - 47 stratojet ( and which had been tested using a martin b - 26 marauder medium bomber . )\nworkers relax after completing work on a martin bomber , ca . 1920 . wrhs .\npan american airways\u2019 martin m - 130 , china clipper , at macau , 1937 .\nb - 29 fuselage and wing root , under construction at the martin bomber plant .\nmartin also taught william boeing how to fly and also sold him his first airplane .\n, major american diversified company with core business concentrations in aerospace products\u2014including aircraft , space launchers , satellites , and defense systems\u2014and other advanced - technology systems and services . about half of the company\u2019s annual sales are to the\n. he merged with the wright company in 1916 . in order to promote his planes he began working a\nin january 1933 , the army contracted with martin for 48 planes , worth almost $ 2 . 5 million . in march 1933 , president franklin roosevelt presented glenn martin with the collier trophy for aviation achievement . martin accepted the award on behalf of\neveryone who worked on the design and who helped rivet it together .\nbut that wasn ' t good enough for the air corps materiel division , whose engineers insisted that martin should have said he\nowed it all\nto them .\nthis would become rias , or the research institute for advanced study . it is possible that dewitt\u2019s meeting was with the director of rias , welcome bender , who was in charge of recruitment , and who also attended the roaring gap conference on behalf of the glenn martin company . however , there certainly was correspondence between dewitt and trimble .\nmartin held a record for longest over - water flight , 66 miles . his company designed aircraft for the military , including bombers for both world wars . an early success came during wwi with production of the mb - 1 bomber . the mb - 2 and others were also successful . in 1932 martin won the collier trophy for his involvement with the martin b - 10 bomber .\n, a martin m - 130 , nc14716 , over oakland , california . ( unattributed )\nco in 1915 . he was appointed chief civilian aeronautical engineer of the army ' s aviation section in 1916 , then rejoined martin in 1917 , where designed the famous martin bomber .\nlockheed martin history .\nlockheedmartin . com . retrieved : july 30 , 2011 .\npostwar efforts in aeronautics by the martin company included two unsuccessful prototype bombers , the xb - 48 and the xb - 51 , the successful b - 57 canberra tactical bombers , both the p5m marlin and p6m seamaster seaplanes , and the martin 4 - 0 - 4 twin - engine passenger airliner ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "mischler financial group", "paragraphs": ["doyle l . holmes \u00ab doyle l . holmes \u00bb mischler financial group executive team - minority broker - dealer mischler financial group\nmanaging director , fixed income sales & trading at mischler financial group , inc .\ngen . douglas macarthur\u2019s words aren\u2019t just a veterans day slogan for mischler financial group .\nwalter mischler , chairman of mischler financial group , looks out over newport harbor from the company ' s newport beach offices . mischler financial group is an investment bank started and run by injured military veterans .\nmanaging director of equity sales & trading , global equities at mischler financial group , inc .\nfrom : office of dean chamberlain ( sdv ) , ceo mischler financial group , inc .\nmanaging director & head of capital markets , fixed income sales at mischler financial group , inc .\nother philanthropic organizations that mischler financial group supports are displayed on the firm\u2019s website via this link .\nben razziano , controller & vice president , accounting at mischler financial group , inc . - relationship science\nmischler financial group , inc . copyright \u00a9 2013 , all rights reserved . members finra & sipc .\nmischler financial group is a federally - certified service - disabled veteran owned business enterprise ( sdvobe ) and a recognized minority broker - dealer . mischler muni market updates are provided as a courtesy to institutional clients of mischler financial group , inc .\nmanaging director - fixed income syndicate , debt capital markets & primary sales at mischler financial group , inc .\nmischler financial group is looking for only a few good veterans now , with the hope of helping many more .\nabout mischler financial group mischler financial group is a disabled veteran business enterprise ( dvbe ) broker - dealer headquartered in corona del mar , ca . mischler provides financial services in equities , fixed income , and cash management to state and local governments , financial institutions , insurance companies , hospitals , universities , private and public pension funds .\ncastleoak securities corporate debt deal d & i diversity & inclusion lebenthal & co . minority brokerdealers mischler financial group samuel a . ramirez & company the williams capital group\nmischler financial group , inc . copyright \u00a9 2017 , all rights reserved . members finra , msrb , & sipc .\nmischler financial group is the securities industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans . mischler is also a federally - certified service - disabled veteran owned business enterprise ( sdvobe ) . mischler muni market updates are provided as a courtesy to institutional clients of mischler financial group , inc .\nmischler financial group is the securities industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans . mischler is also a federally - certified service - disabled veteran owned business enterprise ( sdvobe ) . mischler muni market updates are provided as a courtesy to institutional clients of mischler financial group , inc .\nmischler financial group , one stamford landing , suite 104 , 62 southfield avenue , stamford ct 06902 ; attn : dean chamberlain .\nperuzzi\u2019s perch is a weekly synopsis of everything equities as seen from the perch of mischler financial group\u2019s international equities desk . cited by\nmischler financial group is the securities industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans . mischler is also a federally - certified service - disabled veteran - owned business enterprise ( sdvobe ) . mischler muni market updates and municipal debt new issuance outlooks are provided as a courtesy to institutional clients of mischler financial group , inc .\nmarketsmuse is honored to be the first financial industry news outlet to report an inspiring story that profiles thought - leadership on the part of boutique brokerdealer , mischler financial group and their financial support of semper fi fund .\nwalter mischler , chairman of mischler financial group , goes over the day ' s activities with equities trader ryan moran , seated . at right is doyle holmes , president and coo .\na redacted version of quigley\u2019s corner , including a synopsis of the day\u2019s investment grade corporate bond market activity is available via mischler financial group\u2019s website .\nbelow please find a synopsis of today\u2019s dcm data as curated by the investment grade syndicate desk at mischler financial group . have a great evening !\n. mischler is also a federally - certified service - disabled veteran - owned business enterprise ( sdvobe ) . mischler muni market updates and municipal debt new issuance outlooks are provided as a courtesy to institutional clients of mischler financial group , inc .\nlike mainstream firms , mischler financial group provides capital - markets underwriting and asset management services for pension plans , corporations , endowments and other institutional clients .\nestablished in 1994 , mischler financial group is the financial industry\u2019s oldest minority brokerdealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans and a federally - certified service - disabled veteran business enterprise ( sdvbe ) .\nmischler financial serves a broad client base that includes leading corporations , state and local govern\u00adments , sophisticated investment managers , private and public pension funds , rias , endowments and select family offices . in addition , mischler financial is an active supporter of various veteran - related causes and advocacy programs . more information about mischler financial group can be found at\nperuzzi\u2019s perch is a weekly synopsis of everything equities as seen from the perch of mischler financial group\u2019s international equities desk . cited by wall street letter in each of 2014 , 2015 and 2016 for \u201cbest research / broker - dealer\u201d , peruzzi\u2019s perch is one of four distinctive content pieces produced by mischler financial group\nperuzzi\u2019s perch is a weekly synopsis of everything equities as seen from the perch of mischler financial group\u2019s international equities desk . cited by wall street letter in each of 2014 , 2015 and 2016 for \u201cbest research / broker - dealer\u201d , peruzzi\u2019s perch is one of four distinctive content pieces produced by mischler financial group .\nmischler financial is proud to have been named a selling group member on today\u2019s $ 1bn ford credit auto lease trust series 2017 - b . thank you team ford for choosing mischler from among your diversity candidates .\nfounded in 1994 , mischler financial group ( mfg ) is the nation\u2019s oldest service - disabled - veteran owned and operated institutional brokerage and & boutique investment bank .\nmarketsmuse fixed income dept . is keeping tabs on industry updates and re - distributes the following news release courtesy of mischler financial group , the financial industry\u2019s leading minority brokerdealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nmischler financial group is the financial industry\u2019s oldest , fully - certified minority investment bank - institutional brokerage owned / operated by service - disabled veterans . the entire mischler financial group family is also proud to be serving as a member of the host committee for the army ranger lead the way fund 2018 gala , which will take place monday , september 24 at new york\u2019s chelsea pier .\nwalter mischler is chairman of mischler financial group . the newport beach company is an investment bank started and run by injured military veterans . it was the first in the industry to be designated a service - disabled veteran - owned small business . mischler , a west point graduate , was injured in vietnam .\nbrokerdealer gives back and pays it forward ; mischler financial\u2019s \u201cmemorial day month\u201d pledge yields $ 20k for semper fi fund .\nmischler financial\u2019s pledge to bob woodruff foundation coincides with the firm\u2019s ongoing sponsorship of veterans on wall street ( vows ) , the financial industry\u2019s leading advocacy dedicated to mentoring and career development of military veterans who transition to the financial services industry .\nestablished in 1994 , mischler financial group , inc . (\nmischler\n) was the first finra broker - dealer member that was also a federally - certified service - disabled - veteran - owned business enterprise ( sdvob ) . since that time , mischler has become widely - recognized by . . . more\nfounded by walter m . mischler in 1994 , mischler financial group , inc . is a broker / dealer specializing in conservative investments for institutional clients on a global basis . the firm is registered with finra , the sec and the illinois department of insurance .\nwalter mischler , center , is chairman of mischler financial group . at left is doyle holmes , president and coo . at right is michael holmes , an executive with the firm . the newport beach company is an investment bank started and run by injured military veterans .\nmarketsmuse update is courtesy of a truly inspiring initiative on the part of mischler financial group , the broker - dealer industry\u2019s oldest firm owned and operated by wall street vets who are also service - disabled veterans .\nexhibitors bill2pay core feel good inc . florida safe investment pool govolution insight investment graphite muncipalities incapital nic services , llc lumesis mischler financial group multi - bank securities , inc . petdata pma public trust advisors pfitr rw baird\nbelow and attached is neither a recommendation or offer to purchase or sell securities . mischler financial group is not a municipal advisor . for additional information , please contact managing director richard tilghman at 203 . 276 . 6656\nbelow and attached is neither a recommendation or offer to purchase or sell securities . mischler financial group is not a municipal advisor . for additional information , please contact managing director richard tilghman at 203 . 276 . 6656\nmarkets data delayed by at least 15 minutes . \u00a9 the financial times ltd 2018 . ft and \u2018financial times\u2019 are trademarks of the financial times ltd . the financial times and its journalism are subject to a self - regulation regime under the ft editorial code of practice .\nto honor veterans day month 2016 , mischler financial group has made a financial pledge to three separate organizations that go above and beyond the call of duty to support military veteran families and local communities . those 501c3 organizations are bob woodruff foundation , the johnny mac soldiers fund and urltoken .\nto illustrate mischler financial group inc . \u2019s presence across the primary debt capital markets space : since 2014 alone , mischler has led , co - managed and / or served as selling group member for more than $ 600 billion ( notional value ) in new debt and preferred shares issued by fortune corporations , as well as debt issued by various municipalities and us government agencies .\nthough the firm doesn\u2019t train unqualified workers , executives say they will have a preference for qualified job candidates who are military veterans ; currently , 10 of mischler financial group\u2019s employees have served , including veterans of vietnam and iraq .\nthe legislation was embraced by calpers , which was looking to do business with veteran - owned firms but couldn\u2019t find any in the investment world . mischler didn\u2019t advertise his service - disabled status . but after a colleague mentioned his name to calpers officials , mischler met with the state treasurer , who urged mischler to start his own firm . in 1994 , mischler financial group launched with six employees and a big - name client in calpers .\nthe minority firms selected in tmccs group for the third time included mischler financial group , inc . , the nation\u2019s oldest service disabled veteran broker - dealer and 3x winner of wall street letter\u2019s annual award for best brokerdealer / research along with , castleoak securities , lebenthal & co . , llc , samuel a . ramirez & company , inc . , the williams capital group , l . p .\nmischler financial group was the first broker - dealer in the country to be classified as a service - disabled veteran business enterprise , a minority designation that has helped the company secure contracts with a series of clients throughout the years .\nfor mischler financial group , the battle to add value for its clients and provide support for the country while keeping its focus on those who have served in the military , is one precept to which they will be always faithful .\nthe firm also is heavily involved with military - focused charities such as the fisher house foundation , which provides housing to families of injured veterans . last month , mischler financial group donated 10 percent of its profits to the nonprofit wounded warrior project , where mischler\u2019s daughter and son - in - law work .\nagency - only broker bd broker - dealer urltoken charlottesville conflict - free d & i diversity & inclusion investment grade corporate debt marketsmuse minority broker - dealer owned / operated by service - disabled veterans . mischler financial group potus urltoken trump virginia\non behalf of the entire mischler financial group family , we are grateful and honored that clients of our firm will be supporting our memorial day month 2018 pledge via our trading and capital markets desks and / or direct contribution to sff .\nthe one - time infantry officer is now the owner and chairman of mischler financial group , a rapidly growing boutique investment bank in newport beach that handles deals for some of the biggest names in the financial services industry . the firm has added wall street heavyweights to its ranks and opened outposts across the country .\nmischler end of week equities market commentary via peruzzi\u2019s perch june 23 2017 end - of - week edition is distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of veteran - owned broker - dealer mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nmischler end of week equities market commentary via peruzzi\u2019s perch june 09 2017 end - of - week edition is distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of veteran - owned broker - dealer mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nmischler end of week equities market commentary via peruzzi\u2019s perch march 09 2017 end - of - week edition is distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of veteran - owned broker - dealer mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nsince our inception in 1995 , mischler financial group ( \u201cmfg\u201d ) has been devoted to meeting the capital market needs of the nation\u2019s leading corporations , municipal issuers and a broad spectrum of the industry\u2019s most demanding investment managers and public plan sponsors .\nmischler end of week equities market commentary via peruzzi\u2019s perch september 29 , 2017 end - of - week edition is distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of veteran - owned broker - dealer mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nmischler end of week equities market commentary via peruzzi\u2019s perch september 01 , 2017 end - of - week edition is distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of veteran - owned broker - dealer mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nmischler end of week equities market commentary via peruzzi\u2019s perch july 28 , 2017 end - of - week edition is distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of veteran - owned broker - dealer mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nwindsor , ct - october 25 , 2010 - ss & c ; technologies ( nasdaq : ssnc ) , a global provider of financial services software and software - enabled services , today announced that broker - dealer , mischler financial group , selected the trading module of lightning , a full - service capital markets saas solution .\nin the transaction , which priced on oct . 23 , citi hired five veteran - owned financial firms to distribute the bonds to investors . the firms included academy securities , inc . ; cavu securities , llc ; drexel hamilton , llc ; mischler financial group , inc . ; and multi - bank securities , inc .\nmischler end of week equities market commentary via peruzzi\u2019s perch feb 10 2017 end - of - week edition is distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of veteran - owned broker - dealer mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest and largest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\n. it is part of a worldwide network of comprehensive financial services offered by toyota financial services corporation , a wholly - owned subsidiary of toyota motor corporation . we announce material financial information using the investor relations section of our website (\nsince 2014 alone , minority broker - dealer mischler financial group inc . \u2019s presence across the primary primary debt capital markets ( dcm ) space has included underwriting roles in which mischler has led , co - managed and / or served as selling group member for more than $ 600 billion ( notional value ) in new debt and preferred shares issued by fortune corporations , as well as debt issued by various municipalities and us government agencies .\nin honor of this coming veteran\u2019s day , mischler financial group , wall street\u2019s oldest ( and largest ) service - disabled veteran ( sdv ) owned institutional brokerage / banking firm ( and 1 of 9 investment bank selling group members for yesterdays twitter ipo ) announced last week the firm has pledged 10 % of november profits to children of fallen patriots foundation .\nfinal pricing \u2013 the goldman sachs group , inc . f - t - f perp nc5 preferred\ninc . and the williams capital group , l . p . served as co - managers .\nbelow is the opening extract from quigley\u2019s corner aka \u201cqc\u201d thursday july 27 , 2017 edition distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nbelow please find a synopsis of the day\u2019s primary investment grade corporate bond market issuance activity , along with the full view of the debt capital markets from the perch of mischler financial group\u2019s fixed income syndicate desk . have a great evening ! ron quigley , managing director\nduring the past two years alone , minority broker - dealer mischler financial group inc . \u2019s presence across the primary primary debt capital markets ( dcm ) space has included underwriting roles in which mischler has led , co - managed and / or served as selling group member for more than $ 600 billion ( notional value ) in new debt and preferred shares issued by fortune corporations , as well as debt issued by various municipalities and us government agencies .\nmedia contact : the jlc group email : jay @ urltoken or tel : 203 . 255 . 0034\nmischler financial group debt capital market expertise , inclusive of debt origination , distribution , primary market access and secondary market trading across the full spectrum of fixed income markets is courtesy of our 18 - member team of debt market veterans is what makes mfg\u2019s fixed income group a compelling partner to fortune issuers , corporate treasurers , municipal debt market issuers and the world\u2019s leading institutional investors .\nabove is the opening extract from quigley\u2019s corner aka \u201cqc\u201d monday aug 15 2016 weekend edition distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest and largest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nbelow is the opening extract from quigley\u2019s corner aka \u201cqc\u201d tuesday november 15 , 2016 edition distributed via email to institutional investment managers and fortune treasury clients of mischler financial group , the investment industry\u2019s oldest and largest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nmr . beranek previously ran asset - backed trading and syndicate for mizuho financial group inc . and bank of america corp . prior to those senior sell - side roles , mr . beranek was a portfolio manager for federal national home mortgage corp ( fnma ) . in this newly - created role at mischler financial , mr . beranek will oversee primary market activities of structured products . he will report to robert karr , mischler\u2019s head of capital markets .\nduring 2017 and 2016 alone , minority broker - dealer mischler financial group inc . underwriting roles ( for which mfg has led , co - managed and / or served as selling group member ) have included more than $ 600 billion ( notional value ) in new debt and preferred shares issued by fortune corporations , as well as debt issued by various municipalities and us government agencies .\nthe new york fed offers several specialized courses designed for central bankers and financial supervisors .\noct 5 2015\u2013stamford , ct and newport beach ca\u2013 mischler financial group , inc . , the financial industry\u2019s oldest and largest institutional brokerage and investment bank owned and operated by service - disabled veterans is pleased to have served as a silver sponsor for the 2015 army ranger lead the way fund gala . silver sponsors contributed a minimum of $ 25 , 000 ; proceeds to\nconsistent with mischler financial group\u2019s annual initiative to commemorate memorial day and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in our us military , this year we have dedicated a percentage of the month\u2019s commission revenue to two organizations that are near and dear to our hearts and minds .\nmischler financial group friends , family members and clients all know that we are a long - time supporter of carefully - vetted organizations whose mission is to support sdvs , their families and military veterans who have earned the right to have the same opportunities that we seek for ourselves .\nthe lead bookrunners in this transaction were minority - owned or women - owned broker dealers , accompanied by citi as a joint lead bookrunner . the firms included : castleoak securities , l . p . , lebenthal & co . , llc , mischler financial group , inc . ,\nin an era in which the stability of financial markets is ever - more uncertain , where the ability to efficiently source investment products is increasingly complex , and where the phrase\ntrusted fiduciary\nis too - often taken for granted , mischler financial stands apart .\nwe needed a trading solution that could keep pace with our growth while satisfying our compliance requirements - and lightning fit the bill ,\nsaid doyle holmes , president and chief financial officer , mischler financial group .\nwe will no longer have to go back manually to make sure that everything has been entered properly because we will know the numbers are accurate .\ndean chamberlain ceo and principal of mischler financial group stated , \u201cgiven our firm\u2019s legacy and growing role within the financial industry , we are mindful of the opportunities afforded to us and as such , our core principles are dedicated to continuously give back , support and pay homage to our community of military veterans who have made great sacrifices on behalf of all of us . \u201d\nbest broker dealer best broker dealer fixed income research best dma broker bloomberg tradebook ) bnp paribas securities services instinet minority broker - dealer mischler financial group northern trust securities object trading oems vendor omex systems pageant media ltd . service - disabled veteran owned brokerage stifel financial sunguard systems tethys technologies tom quigley trading technology vendors wall street letter 2014 institutional trading awards wallachbeth capital wolverine execution services\nmr . beranek previously ran asset - backed trading and syndicate for mizuho financial group inc . and bank of america corp . prior to those senior sell - side roles , mr . beranek was a portfolio manager for federal national home mortgage corp ( fnma ) . in this newly - created role at mischler financial , mr . beranek will oversee primary market activities of structured products . he will report to robert karr , mischler ' s head of capital markets .\nwith a sense of pride and admiration ( and always a sense of concern ) , mischler financial group extends a really big hooah to rachel chamberlain , scholar athlete - rotc cadet - ucla class of \u201920 , pictured below , cadet chamberlain ( l ) joins the incoming bruin battalion .\nat press time , the winner of wsl\u2019s 2014 best broker dealer / client service was in the process of being announced . contenders for this coveted award included bnp paribas securities services , northern trust securities , sunguard financial systems , wallachbeth capital , bloomberg tradebook and mischler financial .\nmischler financial is very happy to announce that it was invited to serve as an active 0 . 50 % active co - manager on today\u2019s $ 1b 5 - year senior notes new issue for general motors financial co . inc . we appreciate the opportunity to serve gm .\nmischler financial group debt capital market expertise includes debt origination , distribution , primary market access and secondary market trading across the full spectrum of fixed income markets . our value - add is courtesy of our 18 - member team of debt market veterans . a team that makes mfg\u2019s fixed income group a compelling partner to fortune issuers , corporate treasurers , municipal debt market issuers and the world\u2019s leading institutional investors .\nduring q1 2018 , and full years 2017 and 2016 alone , minority broker - dealer mischler financial group inc . underwriting roles ( for which mfg has led , co - managed and / or served as selling group member ) have included more than $ 625 billion ( notional value ) in new debt and preferred shares issued by fortune corporations , as well as debt issued by various municipalities and us government agencies .\nthe goldman sachs group , inc . $ 2 . 5b 21nc20 fixed - to - floating senior unsecured global notes\nmaking the story more inspiring , the new personal bond between thompson and tilghman is coincident to a long - standing bond market relationship between thompson\u2019s employer and tilghman\u2019s firm , the boutique investment bank mischler financial group ( the industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer firm owned / operated by service - disabled veterans ) , where tilghman , now one of the municipal bond industry\u2019s elder statesmen , oversees the firm\u2019s public finance underwriting group .\n\u201cwe really did not lean on the disabled veteran status that much , \u201d said doyle holmes , the co - founder of liberty capital markets who became president and chief operating officer of mischler financial group . \u201cmost of our accounts in the early days were accounts that we had had for years before . \u201d\nstamford , ct\u2014july 22 , 2015\u2014mischler financial group , inc . , the financial industry\u2019s oldest and largest minority investment bank and institutional brokerage owned and operated by service - disabled veterans announced that patrick beranek , a 20 - year industry veteran and most recently the head of asset - backed trading for royal bank of scotland ( \u201crbs\u201d ) has joined the firm\u2019s capital markets division as managing director , structured products .\nduring first half of 2018 , and full years 2017 and 2016 alone , minority broker - dealer mischler financial group inc . underwriting roles ( for which mfg has led , co - managed and / or served as selling group member ) have included more than $ 625 billion ( notional value ) in new debt and preferred shares issued by fortune corporations , as well as debt issued by various municipalities and us government agencies .\nthe entire mischler financial group team extends a special holiday salute to all the men and women currently serving in the us military , those who have served , those injured in the line of duty , and to the family members of those who have served and made the ultimate sacrifice to protect all of us .\n\u201cthey do their job very well , \u201d said hans walsh , chief compliance officer with bernzott capital advisors , a camarillo - based money manager that has used mischler financial group to execute trades for several years . \u201cif they weren\u2019t good at what they did , regardless of their designation , we wouldn\u2019t use them . \u201d\ntoday the ig dollar dcm continued rocking and rolling following its fomc hiatus yesterday hosting 10 issuers across 18 tranches totaling $ 12 . 35b . the ssa space was quiet . today\u2019s largest deal was unitedhealth group\u2019s $ 4b 5 - part but the deal - of - the - day belongs to general motors financial co . inc . you know why right ? that\u2019s right\u2026\u2026\u2026because mischler financial , the nation\u2019s oldest sdvbe was involved .\nmarketsmuse fixed income fix is courtesy of extract from mischler financial group mar 17 desk notes aka \u201cquigley\u2019s corner\u201d and authored by ron quigley , managing director and head of fixed income syndicate for this boutique brokerdealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans and recipient of wall street letter\u2019s 2015 award for best research / broker dealer .\nstated dean chamberlain , ceo of mischler financial group ,\nwe ' re honored to be named by the new york federal reserve to participate in this new program . this is a great tribute to our firm ' s capabilities and provides an important opportunity for our institutional clients who are active in the mbs marketplace .\nmischler financial group , inc . , the institutional brokerage and investment banking boutique and the securities industry\u2019s oldest firm owned and operated by service - disabled veterans , presented a check last week to semper fi fund in the amount of $ 20 , 000 as a follow - on to the firm\u2019s previously announced \u201cmemorial day month\u201d pledge .\nmore to the core of our shared ethos here at mischler financial group , inc . , our great nation\u2019s oldest service disabled veteran broker dealer , are some more specifics about the wonderful initiatives taken by general motors to help our men and women in uniform \u2013 those that are prepared to make the ultimate sacrifice for us all .\nmarketsmuse fixed income update profiles apple inc latest bond issuance courtesy of late afternoon desk notes distributed to institutional clients of deal co - manager mischler financial group , the financial industry\u2019s oldest and arguably largest boutique finra member firm that is owned and operated by service - disabled veterans . marketsmuse editors are compelled to add at the outset : the term \u201cservice - disabled\u201d is a terrible misnomer that the us dept of defense should consider changing .\ntoday released its 2017 financial review annual report of the investor - owned electric utility industry that always provides a great recap of the financial performance and strategic direction of investor - owned utilities for the year .\nthe offering is being made through an underwriting group led by deutsche bank securities , goldman , sachs & co . , ubs investment bank and baird , who are acting as joint book - running managers for the offering . additional book - running managers are barclays , rbc capital markets , suntrust robinson humphrey and william blair . ing , hsbc , natixis , smbc nikko and mischler financial group , inc . are acting as co - managers for the offering .\ntoday\u2019s ig primary & secondary market talking points \u2013 mischler secures another friday print this time for moody\u2019s corp .\nveteran - owned broker - dealer mischler financial group offers a broad range of financial solutions for private and public institutional investors . we serve our us domestic and international clients via corporate headquarters in corona del mar , ca and stamford ct and we maintain regional offices in new york , ny ; boston , ma ; chicago , il ; detroit , mi ; dallas , tx ; red bank , nj ; seattle , wa and oahu , hi .\nover the years , mischler managed to land a number of contracts helping to underwrite deals for major players such as ge capital , fannie mae and bank of america . twitter chose it to be part of the group selling its ipo .\ntoyota financial services ( tfs ) usa announced that vipin gupta has joined the company , assuming the role of group vice president and chief information officer . gupta will lead the company ' s information technology strategy , development and operations to deliver exceptional customer experiences . he will report to mike groff , president and ceo of toyota financial services usa .\ngeneral motors financial co . inc . $ 1bn 5 - year senior notes due 6 / 19 / 2023\navis richards bruce richards crowdrise dean chamberlain donation - based crowdfund marathon asset ceo bruce richards memorial day minority broker - dealer mischler financial service - disabled veterans u . s . military academy at west point vetedchallenge veterans education challenge\nabove is the opening extract from quigley\u2019s corner aka \u201cqc\u201d friday jan 9 2016 edition distributed via email to clients of mischler financial , the investment industry\u2019s oldest and largest minority brokerdealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans .\nmischler financial group inc . is based in newport beach , california with regional offices in stamford , ct ; chicago , il ; boston , ma ; red bank , nj ; detroit , mi ; dallas , tx ; seattle , wa and las vegas , nv . our corona del mar corporate office is home to our global equities and fixed income trading desk ( s ) , our operations department and our compliance department . our debt capital markets / fixed income syndicate group is based in our stamford , ct location , a mere 30 - minute train ride to the world\u2019s financial market capital .\n# fiscal cliff best research broker - dealer citigroup d & i dean chamberlain debt capital market commentary debt capital markets debt capital markets commentary debt market comment economic data releases fixed income syndicate fomc fomc rate decision glen capelo inc . investment grade corporate debt larry peruzzi lipper report lipper report / fund flows mena minority broker - dealer minority brokerdealer mischler mischler financial mischler financial group mischler market commentary municipal advisor municipal bond offerings municipal debt offerings new issue pipeline peruzzi ' s perch quigley ' s corner richard tilghman rick tilghman ron quigley sdvbe sdvobe service - disabled - veterans service - disabled veteran broker dealer service - disabled veteran owned service - disabled veteran owned broker dealer service - disabled veteran owned brokerdealer service - disabled veteran owned business enterprise service - disabled veteran owned business enterprise ( sdvobe ) veteran - owned broker - dealer\nuse of proceeds : added to the general funds of gm financial and will be available for general corporate purposes .\ntilghman has been in municipal bonds since 1971 . he began his career at first boston corp . in public finance and worked on its trading floor . he has been in munis ever since , having been employed at such firms as greenwich partners , first albany , public resources advisory group , lehman , and ramirez & co . he joined mischler financial in 2014 .\nmany military families across the united states ( and in other countries ) boast a proud tradition of extending their military service legacy down through the generations . at mischler financial group , our senior leaders , including founder / chairman walt mischler and now , chief executive dean chamberlain are intimately familiar with the sometimes bittersweet emotion experienced when our children come of age and make the life - changing decision to embrace a path that requires a commitment that can inevitably put our children in harm\u2019s way .\nwalter mischler never thought heading to the front line of the vietnam war would lead him to a career in finance .\non may 1 , mischler made its annual memorial day month pledge to veterans education challenge , aka @ vetedchallenge , the crowdfund campaign launched on veterans day 2015 and committed to providing veteran educational scholarships with a preference to pell - eligible undergraduate and graduate students . this week , mischler ceo dean chamberlain and mischler financial group founder walt mischler , both graduates of the us military academy at west point , and both certified sdvs who have since risen to the top ranks of the financial industry , announced that the firm has delivered a check in the amount of $ 22 , 000 to the veterans education challenge campaign . the first $ 1million raised before veterans day 2016 will be matched by philanthropists bruce and avis richards . mr . richards is a co - founder of marathon asset management , the $ 13bil aum fund specializing in global credit and fixed income .\nmatthew horan will be based in mischler\u2019s boston office , where the firm\u2019s international equities execution team is overseen by managing director larry peruzzi . mr . barone will operate from mischler\u2019s chicago trading desk and work with the firm\u2019s midwest area institutional clients .\nmischler financial is uniquely - positioned to address the capital markets needs of fortune corporate treasurers , public plan sponsors and institutional investment managers who require the capabilities typical to tier 1 investment banks and the ability to address respective minority goals and mandates . in 2012 , mischler co - managed and / or led more than $ 65 billion in debt capital market underwritings .\nthe new york fed provides a wide range of payment services for financial institutions and the u . s . government .\nadded dean chamberlain , ceo of mischler financial , \u201cwe are very pleased to add pat to our team . having worked with him before , i know that he has a unique skill - set that will further bolster our structured finance capabilities . \u201d\nour team of highly committed and experienced capital market professionals work with our clients to help them meet their investment objectives . we offer more than just superior trade execution ; mischler financial group provides our clients with a variety of tools designed to enhance the investment analysis , decision making and best execution process . towards further addressing the diversity and inclusion ( d & i ) goals and objectives of our constituents , mischler\u2019s profile as a minority broker - dealer owned provides a critical value - add to fortune corporations and public pensions .\nas you all know , mischler financial group , inc . is our great nation\u2019s oldest service disabled veteran broker dealer and as such our veteran give - back initiatives are prolific and lay at the core of our shared ethos here at team mischler . i would appreciate it if you could all take a moment to read about our 2017 veteran\u2019s day month pledge from my ceo dean chamberlain just before my evening sign - off below . it is with great appreciation that mischler financial is able to \u201cgive - back\u201d the fruits of our labor throughout the year and it is all thanks to you the issuers and accounts who elect to do business with us to address the need for best - in - class capital market services and your own internal diversity / veteran procurement initiatives . it means everything to each of us here at mischler and the non - profit organizations we support . thank you all very much ! \u2013rq\nadded chamberlain , \u201cour month of may pledge to the semper fi fund is part and parcel to year - round initiatives and we are very proud to include this highly - esteemed organization to the family of veteran - centric groups that can benefit as we succeed . \u201d mischler financial group also supports fisher house foundation , children of fallen patriots , bob woodruff foundation and other leading veteran - centric organizations .\nadded dean chamberlain , ceo of mischler financial ,\nwe are very pleased to add pat to our team . having worked with him before , i know that he has a unique skill - set that will further bolster our structured finance capabilities .\nthe lead bookrunners in this transaction were minority - owned or women - owned broker dealers , accompanied by citi as a joint lead bookrunner . the firms included : castleoak securities , l . p . , lebenthal & co . , llc , mischler financial group , inc . , samuel a . ramirez & company , inc . , and the williams capital group , l . p . these broker dealers have worked closely with tfs as advocates for diversity and inclusion within the industry through participation in industry events , panel presentations , and previously issued diversity & inclusion bonds .\nmischler hurt his legs and back while on active duty in vietnam . he doesn\u2019t like to talk about the details . lingering effects of his injuries led the military to transfer mischler to a non - combat role , but he wasn\u2019t interested in a desk job .\nmischler was once again proud and honored to serve as an active co - manager on today\u2019s behemoth at & t 7 - part .\nthe deal drill down of today\u2019s moody\u2019s corp . transaction on which mischler served as an active 3 . 00 % co - manager .\neach took a stand by protesting the \u2018equivocal\u2019 comments made by president trump in his first response to the domestic terrorism acts in charlottesville , which were advanced by self - proclaimed alt - right and white supremacist neo - nazis . mischler financial group stands with every corporate executive ( and every duly - elected or duly - appointed government official ) who stays true to genuinely right - minded beliefs and applauds their respective organization\u2019s dedication to\nthe firm , which won\u2019t discuss its revenues or income , also has expanded its services to capital - markets underwriting . that means when large corporations want to raise capital by selling bonds , mischler financial group is brought in to distribute those bonds to its clients . in the past year , the firm has helped underwrite multibillion - dollar offerings from major names such as ge capital corp . , fannie mae and bank of america corp .\nduring the past two years alone and working as a complement to fortune issuers\u2019 lead investment banks , mischler has managed , co - managed and / or served as an integral selling group member for more than 500 capital market transactions , representing approximately $ 500bil in primary debt and equity capital market underwritings .\nbut mischler says it never would have been possible if not for his time in battle \u2013 and the injuries he sustained in the service .\nand mischler is currently hiring . it ' s looking for a senior municipal finance banker and interviewing a former marine with two purple hearts .\nthe entire mischler financial group\u200b family extends our sincere condolences to our managing director & head of municipal finance , rick tilghman , jr . and his family . rick\u2019s dad , richard tilghman , sr . , passed away in late february at the age of 96 . a widely - regarded fixture in the state of pennsylvania senate , richard tilghman , sr . was a decorated war hero who went on to serve pennsylvania citizens for more than 30 years .\nmischler financial is very happy to announce that it was invited to serve as an active 0 . 50 % active co - manager on today\u2019s $ 1 b 3 - year 3 ( a ) 2 exempt senior unsecured notes new issue for goldman sachs bank usa . this represents the issuer\u2019s inaugural debt transaction ( ipo ) and as a result , it\u2019s also mischler\u2019s first co - manager role for this new gs bank usa entity .\nchamberlain had known mischler for years by that point , and as the two talked about chamberlain\u2019s new firm , they decided instead to join forces .\nas it pertains specifically to mischler financial\u2019s service - disabled veteran certification , moody\u2019s veteran employee resource group or \u201cerg\u201d was created to recognize and support veterans , active duty military personnel and military families both at moody\u2019s and in its communities . members primarily focus on outreach efforts , including workforce integration and raising awareness around issues that impact veterans . moody\u2019s is a global partner with vows or veterans on wall street , diversity best practices , and columbia university military veterans program .\nthe governance & culture reform hub is designed to foster discussion about corporate governance and the reform of culture and behavior in the financial services industry .\n\u00b7 trump financial , healthcare , tax and infrastructure reform challenges & consensus gop support to pass legislation questioned ; mueller expanding fbi probe into trump .\n\u2026\u2026\u2026and here\u2019s a snap shot of today\u2019s final general motors financial co . inc . book size and oversubscription rate \u2013 the measure of investor demand :\nfor more information about the company ' s support of financial literacy , after - school programs , and other community initiatives , please visit urltoken .\nthe center for microeconomic data offers analysis and data exploring individual - level financial and nonfinancial economic conditions , expectations , and behavior in the united states .\nthe new york fed has been working with tri - party repo market participants to make changes to improve the resiliency of the market to financial stress .\nquigley\u2019s corner 05 . 16 . 18 \u2013 financial markets rating impact of higher interest rates : trading at the corner of wall street & hollywood blvd .\nour public finance group provides municipal and not - for - profit issuers with in - depth investment banking services , new issue underwriting and national sales distribution . we are currently seeking a\nrobert karr joined mfg in 2011 , to head the firm\u2019s capital markets group . he previously worked at bank of america securities and at prudential securities , where he ran structured finance .\nwalter mischler , mfg\u2019s founder and chairman , and dean chamberlain , its chief executive officer , are both graduates of the u . s . military academy .\none such recipient of richards\u2019 outreach included dean chamberlain , the chief executive of mischler financial group , the securities industry\u2019s oldest investment bank owned and operated by service - disabled veterans and a firm widely - known for underwriting philanthropic causes that benefit military veterans and their families . stated chamberlain , \u201ci\u2019ve known bruce for nearly twenty five years and i commend his philanthropic leadership . i wholeheartedly endorse and have already made my contribution to the vetedchallenge crowdfund campaign and i will encourage others to follow suit . \u201d\nmischler financial\u2019s vp of capital markets robert maclean ( usma \u201902 ) , who served seven years as a us army ranger and is a two - time recipient of the bronze star , served as a member of this year\u2019s lead the way fund host committee . maclean shared that honor with a short list of military veterans who have since forged a path on wall street at firms that include among others , goldman sachs , jpmorgan , ubs , credit suisse , barclays , and fortress investment group .\nmischler financial group , inc . is a federally - certified service - disabled veterans business enterprise ( sdvosb ) . we provide capital markets services across primary debt and equity markets , secondary market agency - only execution within the global equities and fixed income markets , and asset management for liquid and alternative investment strategies . clients of the firm include leading institutional investment managers , fortune corporate treasurers and municipal officials , public plan sponsors , endowments , and foundations . the firm\u2019s website is located at urltoken .\nguest contributor and fixed income markets muse ron quigley , managing director of fixed income syndicate for diversity firm mischler financial group offers a glass of insight to the likely timing of the abbib acquisition of sabln ( anheuserbusch proposed takeover of brewer sab miller ) . below commentary is an extract from 15 october edition of quigley\u2019s corner , the nom de guerre of daily debt market commentary distributed to fortune 100 corporate treasurers , leading investment management firms , and the top fixed income deal bookrunners on wall street .\nto illustrate our presence within the debt capital markets space : since 2014 alone , mischler has led , co - managed and / or served as selling group member for more than $ 600 billion ( notional value ) in new debt and preferred shares issued by fortune corporations , as well as debt issued by various municipalities and us government agencies .\ntradeweb ' s online community offers news and insight on key issues in fixed income and derivatives from the center of some of the world\u2019s largest financial markets .\ncontributions to veterans education challenge will go towards veteran scholarship awards that go beyond the provisions of the gi bill and will be based on financial need with a priority and preference to pell - eligible undergraduate and graduate students . veterans will be eligible to renew awards based on financial need and standing with their universities .\ntoyota financial services ( tfs ) completes largest ever corporate diversity & inclusion bond offering ; new offering of $ 1 . 25 billion promotes diversity on wall street\nten of the firm\u2019s 50 employees are veterans , including both mischler and chief executive dean chamberlain , a former paratrooper who sustained shoulder injuries jumping out of airplanes .\nmarketsmuse editorial team is proud to be the first media outlet to profile sept 27 boston # soldierride , a cycling - for - dollars event that raised more than $ 100k for wounded warriors . we extend a special commendation to fidelity investment pm fergus shiel ( pictured on left ) and mischler financial group\u2019s head of equities joe digiammo ( pictured on right ) for being among the 300 athletes who turned out for this fund raising event on behalf of service - disabled veterans who have served with honor and distinction .\nlarry peruzzi is a 20 yr global trading markets veteran and brings a unique perspective to global equities market commentary via mischler financial group , the securities industry\u2019s oldest minority broker - dealer owned and operated by service - disabled veterans . larry\u2019s experience and best execution perspective stems from his sitting on \u2018both sides of the aisle . \u2019 for more than half of larry\u2019s career , he ran buy - side trading desks for standish mellon and thereafter , the boston company . in both of those roles , larry was responsible for implementing and managing international equities trade execution . larry\u2019s perspectives are frequently cited by the leading financial news publishers , including the wall street journal , bloomberg lp and reuters\nmischler is the oldest broker - dealer with a service - disabled veteran - owned business designation and the only one certified by the u . s . department of veterans affairs . the newport beach , calif . - based firm was founded more than 20 years ago by walt mischler , a marine injured in the vietnam war ."]}
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", "topic": 11}], "title": "international association of financial executives institutes", "paragraphs": ["iafei international association of financial executives institutes ( iafei ) brings together more than . . .\nthe international association of financial executives institutes or iafei is a private non - profit and non - political association of financial executives institutes from all over the world . founded in 1969 , iafei currently has 22 member institutes in the americas , asia , europe and the middle east , with a total membership of over 20 , 000 financial executives .\ninternational association of financial executives institutes is a private non - profit and non - political association of financial executives institutes worldwide . iafei has 16 member institutes in americas , asia , europe and middle east . iafei aims to build mutual understanding through exchange of financial information and ideas ; provide basis for cooperation making financial systems and regulations more uniform and harmonious ; promote ethics in financial management . urltoken\nthe society connects financial executives all over the world with more than 15 , 000 senior level finance executives as members , mainly chief financial officers across 18 national institutes .\nthe international association of financial executives institutes or iafei ( www . iafei . org ) is a private non - profit and non - political association of financial executives institutes from all over the world . founded in 1969 , iafei currently has 20 member institutes in the americas , asia , europe and the middle east , with a total membership of over 22 , 000 financial executives , and a network of partner institutes also all over the world .\nfinancial executives international ' s ( fei ) mission is to advance the success of senior - level financial executives , their organizations and the profession .\nmembers of iafei national institutes are mainly executives engaged in financial policy making and control in leading businesses , sharing a common interest in financial management , financial accounting and reporting .\nfei was founded in 1931 as the controllers institute of america . the expansion of responsibilities of financial executives into policy - making areas led us to change our name to financial executives institute in 1962 . as the global economy developed , we were the driving force in forming the international association of financial executives institutes in 1969 .\nthe international association of financial executives institutes ( iafei ) will hold the 47th cfo world congress - iafei in s\u00e3o paulo , brazil on 27 - 29 september 2017 at hotel unique .\nfinmaps is the world\u2019s largest financial network , which consists of a directory of financial services , financial media network and financial social network .\ndr . conchita l . manabat is the president of development center for finance and is a member of the consultative advisory group for the international ethics standards board for accountants and the international auditing and assurance standards board representing the asian financial executives institutes . she is a past chair of the international association of financial executives institutes where she now serves as chair of its advisory council .\nfinancial executives international is a network of 10 , 000 + best - in - business financial professionals with more than 65 chapters globally .\nfinancial executives international connects senior - level financial executives by defining the profession , exchanging ideas about best practices , educating members and others and working with the government to improve the general economy .\nhe is editor of the refereed academic journal financial services review . he is a member of the editorial board of several scholarly journals , a board member of financial executives international and a member of the national association of corporate directors . he is a past president of the academy of financial services , financial executives international ( central florida ) and the academy of business education .\na top executive of the investment banking arm of henry sy - led bdo unibank inc . has been elected vice chairman of the international association of financial executive institutes ( iafei ) .\nthe international association of financial executives institutes ( iafei ) represents more than 20 member countries and the world\u2019s leading cfos . saiba has been a member institute since 2015 and is the first south african cfo organisation that has been awarded membership .\nregional committees of the ima now in existence shall be elevated to regional mmos . these consist of : the european mycological association , the african mycological association , the asian mycological association , the australasian mycological association , the latin american mycological association and the north american mycological association .\nthe association shall be called the international mycological association ( ima ) . the ima is the section for general mycology of the international union of biological societies .\nthe vietnam chief finance officers club ( vcfo club ) , the international association of financial executives institutes ( iafei ) , the japan association of chief finance officers ( jacfo ) and the association of chartered certified accountants ( acca ) co - hosted the vietnam cfo forum 2015 / iafei asian day with the theme , \u201cfinancial management faces current currency context\u201d at the sheraton saigon in ho chi minh city on november 24 , 2015 .\nthe ima currently includes six regional mycological associations as ima members : the african mycological association , the asian mycological association , the australasian mycological association , the european mycological association , the latin american mycological association , and the north american mycological association . see chapter 19 for additional discussion of these affiliates .\nahead of the congress , the international association of financial executives institutes ( iafei ) is making an investment of r500 000 ( us $ 35 000 ) towards africa\u2019s next top 100 cfos , by giving the best 100 nominated african finance professionals the opportunity to attend the congress as guests of iafei .\non november 6 , 2000 , with a name and philosophy change , we became financial executives international ( fei ) and opened membership to financial executives from around the world . fei proactively helped design the cfo act , and has a history of supporting legislation that enhances the business climate .\ninternational association of financial executives institutes ( iafei ) brings together more than 15 000 chief financial officers ( cfo ) of the major companies worldwide . the composition of iafei includes national professional financial associations from 20 countries of europe , asia , the middle east , north and south america . the iafei members are heads of finance units of such companies as mercedes , bmw , sony , hitachi , fiat , ferrari , eni , mitsubishi , associazione calcio \u201cmilan\u201d .\nis the pre - eminent professional organisation for europe\u2019s leading finance executives , cfos , finance directors and corporate controllers . through its network of associated organisations , effei reaches more than 25 . 000 financial executives across europe .\nfei strives to be recognized globally as the leading organization for senior - level financial executives . since 1931 , fei has been connecting members through :\ndevelop and promote initiatives / programs for member institutes and other allied international organizations for the continuing professional development of their respective members on international treasury . the initiatives include promoting and sharing best practices in treasury management and such other related undertakings that are of value proposition to the members of member institutes of iafei .\ninternational mycological association ; record of business meetings and general assembly convened during the third international mycological congress . tokyo , 28 august \u2013 3 september 1983\nrecipients of fei ' s financial executive of the year award discuss how the role of the senior - level financial executive has changed over their career .\nthe organizing committee of the 47th iafei world congress has prepared a program of interest to global finance executives .\nthe brazilian congress of financial executives ( conef ) will take place at the same time and venue as the world congress . this annual event brings together all 12 chapters of ibef .\nfounded in 1969 , iafei is a non - profit , non - political society of financial executives around the globe based in switzerland , with its secretariat located in the philippines .\nassociation for risk management and insurance company ( amrae ) formation is a subsidiary of amrae , the professional association of baseline risk trades . for 20 years , amrae has assisted private and public organizations in achieving their strategic and operational objectives , enabling them to improve their performance and manage their risks . the amrae formation trains executives and managers on topics in risk management and financial risk transfer , and through its partnership with the institutes , offers an international diploma for the associate in risk management ( arm\u2122 ) program .\nthe ima nomenclature secretariat was disbanded and its responsibilities transferred to the special committee on fungi of the international association for plant taxonomy .\nitem 4 . it is requested that international funding agencies support international centers of excellence in fungal identification .\nthe significance of the international union of biological sciences ( iubs , the highest biological echelon within the international scientific hierarchy ) was not lost on the original ima executive committee . biological aspects of international policy , international activity and cooperation , and international funding were all involved .\nthe trustees of the financial accounting foundation have reappointed robert h herz as chairman of the us financial accounting standards board for a second five - year term that begins 1 july 2007 .\nconsidered the global network event for cfos , the congress will be hosted this year by the brazilian financial executives institute of s\u00e3o paulo ( ibef sp ) . for two days , finance leaders from 20 iafei member institutes in america , asia , europe , africa and middle east will discuss current issues driving or influencing latin america and the world .\nmembership in the ima is open to all full congress registrants of the most recent international mycological congress until the following congress , and to mmos , that is , national , regional or international organizations , associations or other groups having mycological interests . the individual members of mmos of the ima are also members of the ima . established regional mmos include the european mycological association , the african mycological association , the asian mycological association , the australasian mycological association , the latin american mycological association and a north american mycological association . proposals for additional executive regional mmos may be proposed to the executive committee for nomination by the executive committee for ratification by the ga .\nthomas e jones was appointed as a member and vice chairman of the iasb in january 2001 . he has nearly 40 years of experience in various aspects of international financial reporting . he qualified as a chartered accountant in the united kingdom while working with peat marwick mitchell . by 1980 , he had held various senior financial positions in brussels and in italy . in those positions , he had responsibility for financial reporting in various european countries including belgium , france , greece , italy and portugal . from 1980 , he was with citicorp , which operates in over 100 countries , first as chief accounting officer and then as principal financial officer . before joining the iasb he served successively as a vice - chairman and member of the executive committee of the iasc board ( 1998 - 2000 ) and as chairman ( 2000 - 1 ) . from 1995 to 2001 he was an iasc board member representing the international association of financial executives institutes . he also served as a trustee of the financial accounting foundation , which oversees the activities of the us financial accounting standards board ( fasb ) , as chairman of the financial executive institute ' s corporate reporting committee , and as a member of the fasb ' s emerging issues task force .\nthe foundation argument of the international mycological association in 1971 was simple but firm . it has remained essentially unchanged to date . specifically : \u201cthe object of the ima is the encouragement of mycology in all its branches , particularly international aspects , by promoting international mycological congresses and by liaison with other international bodies having mycological interests . \u201d\njohannesburg , ( caj news ) \u2013 more than 300 national and international chief financial officers ( cfos ) , financial managers and business accountants from around the world will convene in cape town , south africa to discuss prevailing economic issues .\nthat an international mycological association ( ima ) be formed with the object of encouraging mycology in all its branches , in particular internationally by promoting mycological congresses and by liaison with other international bodies having mycological interests .\nthe ictf formal statement of identity reads : a joint commission of the mycology division of the international union of microbiological societies ( iums ) and of the international mycological association ( ima ; section for general mycology of the international union of biological sciences ( iubs ) ) , where the iums and iubs are the primary biological components of the international council for sciences ( icsu ) . ( urltoken )\non experimentation and real options in financial regulation . financial regulators have recently faced enhanced judicial scrutiny of their cost - benefit analysis ( cba ) in advance of significant reforms . a word from an expert .\nresolution 1 , that these continuing concerns [ voiced at imc - 2 and outlined above ] form the basis of renewed approaches for programmatic and financial support by the international mycological association , the international association for lichenology , and other affiliated organizations of the ima , and further , as appropriate , by organizations such as the international union of biological sciences , the international union of microbiological societies , the united nations educational , scientific and cultural organization , the united nations food and agriculture organization , the united nations environment programme , and the world health organization .\nindependent insurance agents & brokers of america ( iiaba ) in 1999 , the iiaba\u2014the largest national association of its kind\u2014and iiaba state associations partnered with the institutes to revise the iiaba ' s accredited customer service representative ( acsr ) designation program and to develop its national examinations . the institutes develop both the study materials and examinations for three of the four program modules . iiaba state association staff proctor the exams ; the institutes grade them . iiaba has conferred more than 13 , 000 acsr designations on agency customer service representatives and other agency personnel over the past 11 years , making it one of the largest csr training program in the country . learn more about the acsr program . acsr program forms for iiaba state education directors .\nthe international public sector accounting standards board develops standards , guidance , and resources for use by public sector entities around the world for preparation of general purpose financial statements .\nas regional groups came together they tended to call themselves some variation of \u201ccommittee for the development of mycology in . . . \u201d the ima executive committee at imc - 4 ( regensburg 1990 ) approved a simplified naming format that would not appear to limit the scope of the regional groups : \u201cima committee for [ region name ] . \u201d still later the ima executive usage in the revised ima statutes revision for imc - 9 ( edinburgh ) has become \u201c [ region name ] mycological association . \u201d the ima currently includes six regional mycological associations as ima members : the african mycological association , the asian mycological association , the australasian mycological association , the european mycological association , the latin american mycological association , and the north american mycological association .\nextraordinary portions of the program included congress general lectures ; meetings of the international mycological association and of its nomenclature committee ; and continuous special exhibits centered on mycological art , history , films , and microscopy .\nas resolution 3 , recognizing the advantages of closer liaison between the international mycological association ( ima ) and the international union of microbiological societies\u2019 division of mycology , this congress agrees to an exchange of observers at executive meetings , to their working together whenever appropriate , and in particular invites the iums division of mycology to participate in the fourth international mycological congress .\nthe cairns hinterland lichen foray offered three days of field work in wet forest , rainforest , woodlands , and urban settings . this field trip was a major event for members of the international association of lichenologists .\nthat international scientific organizations consider allocating significant financial support to projects designed to strengthen mycological training , research , and service in countries and regions where such activities now are inadequate .\nthe southern african institute for business accountants ( saiba ) will host the 46th iafei world congress for chief financial officers ( cfos ) in cape town from 9 \u2013 11 november 2016 . the annual congress is organised by a host member institute , and financial executives from across the world debate and exchange ideas . this year the congress will focus on africa driving global change .\nthe nomenclature secretariat defined its duty in terms of liaison between ima subcommittees and the special committees of the international association for plant taxonomy ( iapt ) , which are conduits to the nomenclature section of international botanical congresses and the international code of botanical nomenclature ( icbn ) . discussions at exeter had identified at least five areas in the governing icbn that were of special mycological concern .\nmembers of the group for europe met during imc - 4 ( regensburg 1990 ) to discuss revision of its committee statutes . eventually a formal european mycological association took over the functions of the congress of european mycologists , and its new constitution became effective . the governing committee of the ema serves as the committee for fungi in europe within the international mycological association .\nthe activities of iafei aims to create uniform and effective financial systems and regulations in the framework of international cooperation , promotion of ethical standards in the practice of corporate finance management , establishment and development of international relations within the professional community . interaction within iafei allows the representatives of different countries to exchange experience in financial management , get acquainted with the best practices , bring closer the positions on topical issues , and strengthen business relations worldwide .\nfintech finance works with prominent executives in the industry to provide key decision - makers globally within the foremost financial services organizations with consistent and accurate intelligence on emerging trends , breakthrough technologies and stimulating developments , helping them to make informed decisions . at fintech finance , we produce monthly video episodes looking at range of topics within financial services , as well as attending some of the most prominent events within the sector .\nthe object of the ima , a non - profit making organisation , is the encouragement of mycology in all its branches , particularly international aspects such as the promoting of international mycological congresses , representing mycological interests at an international level , and encouraging liaison with all national and international bodies which have mycological interests .\ninterim reports by president blackwell emphasized the ongoing status of the international mycological association as the section for general mycology of the international union of biological sciences ( iubs ) and thus as a primary component of the international council of scientific unions ( icsu ) . this prefaced a reiterative agenda item that has defied solution , namely , agreement to avoid conflicting congress schedules for ima and the mycology section of the international union of microbiological sciences . as usual , no agreement was reached , and ima reaffirmed its established four - year cycle for international mycological congresses .\nimc - 5 was notable for the large number of meetings scheduled for committees , organizations , and other working groups with mycological agenda . the international association of lichenologists held dinner and business meetings . several ima regional committees convened , specifically the committees for africa , asia , europe , and latin america . the special committee on fungi of the international association for plant taxonomy met , as did the newly adherent international commission on taxonomy of fungi . sessions were held for editors of publications focused on experimental mycology / mycological research .\nthe object of the ima , a non - profit - making organization , is the encouragement of mycology in all its branches , particularly international aspects , by promoting international mycological congresses and by liaison with other international bodies having mycological interests .\nloma founded in 1924 , loma is an international association through which more than 1 , 200 insurance and financial services companies from more than 80 countries engage in research and educational activities to improve company operations . the institutes partnered with loma in 2003 to offer a property - casualty track in loma\u2019s associate , customer service ( acs ) designation program . the acs program combines technical insurance courses from the institutes with comprehensive customer service education from loma\u2019s acs 100 course . loma confers the acs designation . click here for more information about the acs program . nearly 65 , 000 financial services professionals around the world have earned the acs designation , which was developed in 1991 . the acs curriculum is available in english , french , spanish and chinese . approximately 250 students have earned the acs designation under the p & c track since the fall of 2003 .\npresident schumacher announced the establishment and content of an ima website : urltoken ( later revised to urltoken ) . he reported that the ima had provided funding for congresses of the african mycological association and the latin american mycological association as well as seed money for early organization needs of the imc - 8 ( cairns ) . an application to join the ima as a regional associate had been received from the european mycological association .\ninternational compliance association is a professional organisation dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in compliance , anti - money laundering and financial crime prevention . ica offers internationally recognised professional qualifications that help improve knowledge , enhance skills and minimise risk for firms . for novice and experienced practitioners alike , ica certificate and diploma programmes are a benchmark of competence and excellence . urltoken\nthe final plenary session , as the terminating function of the imc - 1 and the founding occasion of the international mycological association , was chaired by president ingold . the main business of the session was presentation of a set of resolutions , all of which were passed by congress vote .\nprofessor sparrow introduced emory g . simmons , chairman of the executive committee , who proceeded to introduce other members of the platform party and of the executive committee . the platform party included professor c . j . alexopoulos , president of the international mycological association ; dr . teuvo ahti , president of the international association for lichenology ; prof . ralph emerson and dr . oswaldo fidalgo , executive vice - presidents of imc - 2 ; and professor john webster , honorary vice - president of the congress .\nto gather anti - corruption experts and invites to conform their own committee and have representation and autonomy within their financial associations .\nescp europe\u2019s executive mba continues its rise in the financial times\u2019 annual ranking , the most prestigious of its kind , rising to 12th worldwide .\nthe subscriptions of an individual member shall be 1 unit and that of an affiliated association shall be 0 . 02 units multiplied by the total number of members in the affiliated association . the value of the unit is fixed by the general assembly on the recommendation of the executive committee , subject to ratification as in 3 . 1 .\nkeeping busy executives up to date with reports on the latest it trends , presenting views from expert analysts and solution providers ; em360\u00b0 offers specialist coverage making it the comprehensive guide for all aspects of organisational it . with an established medium for editorial and online resources , we serve a global audience of c - level executives , management and it practitioners , informing them of the latest developments in their industries .\nproceedings of the second international mycological congress ( see e . g . simmons in references )\nimc - 2 president sparrow expressed his thanks to the international mycological association for their role in sponsoring the congress and transmitted the imc - 2 resolutions to the new president of the ima , professor c . v . subramanian .\nan affiliated association two years in arrears , or an individual member who has not paid the subscription due within two years of an international mycological congress , shall , on notice having been given by the treasurer , be disaffiliated .\niafei partners with duke university ' s fuqua school of business and cfo magazine to conduct the global business outlook which surveys cfos of companies , including iafei institutes ' members , and subscribers of cfo magazine around the world every march , june , september and december .\nmr kabureck served as the chief accounting officer for xerox corporation from 2001 ( and from 2003 also as a corporate vice president ) . prior to joining xerox in 1985 , mr kabureck spent ten years working with one of the international audit firms . he is also an active member of financial executives international ( fei ) and has served on a range of other advisory boards , including to the public company accounting oversight board ( pcaob ) and the us financial accounting standards board ( fasb ) . mr kabureck earned a bachelor of science degree in accounting from the university of bridgeport , holds a masters of business administration , and is a certified public accountant . his secon term expires 30 june 2022 .\niafei is a non - profit and non - political association founded in 1969 in italy . headquarter is situated in zurich ( switzerland ) .\ncollegiate studies for cpcu the institutes have partnered with select colleges and universities to help strengthen our industry by preparing students for careers in the emerging property - casualty insurance field . the collegiate studies for cpcu program provides qualifying risk management and insurance students an opportunity to waive up to two courses in the cpcu program . students who earn two cpcu course waivers and complete ethics and the cpcu code of professional conduct will also earn the institutes ' collegiate studies for cpcu certificate .\na primary task of the congress would be to establish a professional organization whose main function would be to arrange for future congresses . the proposed organization would be either a federation of mycological societies or an international mycological association with membership undefined by society affiliation .\nthe international auditing and assurance standards board sets high - quality international standards for auditing , assurance , and quality control that strengthen public confidence in the global profession .\nthe first congress of european mycologists organized under the auspices of the european mycological association was held in st . petersburg , russia , 16\u201321 september , 2007 . previously , beginning in 1956 , the european organization had held fourteen congresses . information on this long series of earlier congresses is archived in the home webpage of the european mycological association : urltoken .\nfor more than 40 years , institutional investor forums has delivered unique , exclusive events\u2014highly interactive forums for senior financial executives and investors to hear from global thought leaders and selected solutions providers . each ii forums event brings together leading experts in the investment landscape to assess how the investment objectives of institutions are changing and how investment professionals should evolve with them .\nthe financial executives institute of the philippines ( finex ) hosted the iafei world congress for the 4th time at the makati shangri - la hotel , manila philippines . the congress was well attended with about 300 delegates from finex and 34 foreign delegates from canada , chinese taiwan , france , germany , italy , japan , mexico , russia and vietnam .\nthe objective of the ima , a non - profit making organization , is the encouragement of mycology in all its branches , particularly through the sponsoring of international mycological congresses , the representation of mycological interests at an international level , and encouraging liaison with , and development of national , regional and international bodies which have mycological interests .\npersistence in mutual fund performance ,\ns . michelson and fortin , academy of accounting and financial studies journal . 14 ( 4 ) , 2010 .\nfounded in brussels in 1991 as an international association under belgian law \u2013 aisbl \u2013 , effei is registered in the european transparency register and in the belgian public administration register bce \u2013 banque carrefour des entreprises \u2013 crossroads bank for entreprises .\nthe impact of different ages and race on the social security early retirement decision for married couples ,\nwith docking and fortin , proceedings of the 2013 academy of financial services annual meeting .\napparently the ad hoc committee performed its assigned work , for the 1973 msa council voted to extend an invitation to the international mycological association to hold imc - 2 on the campus of the university of south florida , tampa , florida , during the last two weeks of august 1977 .\n[ proceedings of the ] fifth international mycological congress , vancouver , b . c . , sections a\u2013d\nsome 250 participants attended the forum featuring timely topics affecting the finance executives . the forum opened with a speech from the iafei advisory council chair , dr . conchita l . manabat . the coverage of the forum included \u2013\nprogram . third international mycological congress , tokyo , japan . 1983 . 96 pp .\nabstracts . third international mycological congress , tokyo , japan . 1983 . 727 pp .\nabstracts . fourth international mycological congress , regensburg , germany . 1990 . 361 pp .\nimc - 7 allowed several committees , organizations , and other working groups with mycological agenda to schedule meetings during the congress . most of these were \u201cinvited only\u201d in order to allow for discussion and transaction of ongoing business . groups included executives of the british mycological society and of the mycological society of america ; subcommissions on trichoderma and on fusarium of the international commission on the taxonomy of fungi ; and editorial representatives of mycoscience and of the lichenologist .\n\u0080\u009cthe influence of race on the social security early retirement decision for married couples ,\n\u0080\u009d with docking and fortin , proceedings of the 2012 academy of financial services annual meeting ( abstract ) .\nthat the ima seeks recognition by the international union of biological sciences ( iubs ) as the section of mycology in the division of botany .\n\u201cfrom a business standpoint , this position will further boost bdo\u2019s exposure and awareness in financial management in the face of ever - changing business conditions , \u201d he added .\na permanent nomenclature committee for fungi was installed by the international botanical congress under the auspices of the international association for plant taxonomy . its task is to discuss and vote on proposals concerning conservation / rejection of fungal names , as well as consider proposals to modify the international code of botanical nomenclature with respect to fungal names . this important function confers a degree of stability upon fungal names . correspondence pertaining to this committee and its decisions are to be found on the ima website , urltoken .\nfounded in 1999 , sofgen delivers end - to - end banking it solutions on a variety of banking platforms both in and around core systems to over 150 financial institutions globally . our grc practice provides products and services addressing fraud , operational risk , financial crime risk and regulatory compliance , helping banks with complete solutions .\nroberto f . de ocampo center for financial excellence 1901 , 19 / f , 139 corporate center , valero st . , salcedo village , makati city\nadministration of the funds of the ima is the responsibility of the treasurer , who shall present accounts annually to the executive committee and also to the genera assembly at each international mycological congress . the accounts shall be audited by two auditors nominated by the executive committee but who are not members of that committee or officers of the association .\ninternational association of insurance professionals ( iaip ) the iaip serves its members by providing professional education , an environment in which to build business alliances and the opportunity to make connections with people of differing career paths and levels of experience within the insurance industry . the institutes have partnered with the iaip in support of promoting and developing professional education by making its educational materials available to individual members of the iaip at a discount . members will be required to provide a unique promotional code when placing an order to receive the discount . details of this arrangement and additional benefits of iaip membership can be found on the members section of the iaip website .\nthis newsletter introduction continued with an expectation that the major mycological societies in the world would support the ambitions of ima and would engage in mycological activities across international boundaries . a key hope was that societies and individuals on an international scale would co - operate in the organization of the second international mycological congress .\nthis newsletter introduction continued with an expectation that the major mycological societies in the world would support the ambitions of ima and would engage in mycological activities across international boundaries . a key hope was that societies and individuals on an international scale would co - operate in the organization of a second international mycological congress .\nin brief , proposals were heard at exeter that the ima should establish itself as a subordinate unit within the international association of microbiological societies . the 1971 steering committee devoted extensive attention to the idea , in that the secretary - general of iams had been permitted to hold a session on the subject at exeter . the committee discussion was unrestrained and to the point . affiliation with the iams , as proposed , could not muster a single supporting voice ; the response in fact was totally negative . the steering committee , with its array of international viewpoints , recognized that such an affiliation would be adverse to the basic concept and function of an international mycological association .\na revised version of statutes had been approved by the general assembly of the ima during imc - 4 , regensburg , 3 september 1990 . this revision stressed the financial relationships of sustaining organization members , ordinary organization members , and individual members , with the view that financial support from members , though not burdensome , was essential for successful operation of the increasingly large and complex ima operation .\njohn t . smith was appointed to the iasb in september 2002 as a part - time board member . he became a full - time member on 1 july 2007 . mr smith was a partner in deloitte & touche ( usa ) , serving as national director of accounting policies and standards . mr . smith represented deloitte & touche on the emerging issues task force of the us financial accounting standards board ( fasb ) . he was a member of the fasb ' s derivatives implementation group ( dig ) and financial instruments task force . he also served on the former international accounting standards committee ( iasc ) , international financial reporting interpretations committee ( ifric ) , standing interpretations committee ( sic ) , and as chairman of iasc ' s ias 39 implementation guidance committee . he regularly makes presentations on accounting matters , particularly financial instruments and hedging activities . his term ended on 30 june 2012 .\namaro gomes was appointed to a five - year term as a full - time member of the iasb as of 1 july 2009 . before joining the iasb , mr gomes was head of financial system regulation department of the central bank of brazil . in that capacity , he played a leading role in the adoption of international financial reporting standards in brazil . ( all listed companies and all banks are required to prepare and publish consolidated financial statements in full compliance with ifrss starting in 2010 . ) at the central bank of brazil , mr gomes was responsible for drafting regulatory proposals on such matters as basel ii implementation , money laundering , accounting and auditing , microfinance , and prudential requirements . from 2004 to 2009 , he served on the accounting task force of the basel committee on banking supervision . before joining the central bank , mr gomes was an auditor with one of the international audit firms . he is co - author of a book accounting for financial institutions . his term expires 30 june 2019 .\nin the evening of october 16 , the gala night was held at the rizal ballroom of the shangri - la hotel . during the gala dinner , the newly elected officers of iafei for 2015 were presented . the iafei slogan , \u201cthe premier global society of the financial executives\u201d was launched by chairman luis ortiz - hidalgo . the recognition of past iafei chairpersons was also part of the program where chairman luis gave medals ( specially designed by him ) to thank and acknowledge the selfless dedication of iafei past chairpersons .\nitem 1 . it is recommended strongly that financial support be provided by international sponsoring agencies to allow specialist mycologists to visit tropical countries and other areas that request such expertise , and to hold workshops and demonstrations in their own specialty but under local conditions .\nthe asia institute is a private membership for senior sales executives and business heads of leading global and regional asset managers . members gain exclusive access to asia pacific\u2019s most influential industry players and key clients via targeted regional meetings held throughout the year .\nit may be noted that the world federation for culture collections ( wfcc ) had set an example of multiple affiliation in 1970 when it severed its unitary tie to the international association of microbiological societies and sought broader linkage . the wfcc originally was established in 1962 as a section on culture collections within the iams . the wfcc took its new name in 1970 and then established dual affiliations when it became a multidisciplinary commission of the international union of biological sciences ( iubs ) and a federation within the international union of microbiological societies ( iums ) .\ndarrel scott was formerly cfo of the firstrand banking group , one of the largest financial institutions in south africa . he had responsibility for both statutory and regulatory financial reporting under the basel ii accords and served on various governance , risk , operation and strategic committees of the group . mr scott was also a member of the iasb\u2019s international financial reporting interpretations committee ( ifric ) , a position from which he resigned to become an iasb member , and was formerly a member of the ifrs foundation\u2019s standards advisory council ( sac ) , now called the ifrs advisory council . mr . scott joined the iasb as a board member in october 2010 ; his second term expires 30 june 2020 .\ninternational relations : stanley j . hughes ( canada ) and robert a . shoemaker ( canada )\nthe mission of the institute of certified franchise executives tm ( icfe ) is to enhance the professionalism of franchising by certifying the highest standards of quality training and education . icfe offers a wide range of continuing education programs for professional development . meeting the requirements of the program and completing the course of study leads to the certified franchise executive tm ( cfe ) designation .\nmost of the proposals that were submitted to the congress resolutions committee carried a central theme . this theme emphasized the strengthening of our discipline throughout the world , but especially in those geographic areas where communication , training , and facilities related to mycology are inadequate for modern sustained work and service . with these problems in mind , your committee on resolutions proposes the following statements for approval in this plenary session and for transmittal both to the international mycological association and to the international association for lichenology as well as , where appropriate , to other international scientific organizations whose support is solicited , at a minimum : the international union of biological sciences ; the united nations educational , scientific and cultural organization ; the united nations food and agriculture organization ; the united nations environment programme ; and the world health organization .\nthe congress urges the international mycological association , regional and national societies , and each mycologist to take action to ensure that the importance of fungi ( including lichen - forming fungi and yeasts ) is more widely appreciated in schools and universities , amongst other scientists , and at the political level .\nthis briefing was followed by the sec updates forum held on february 20 , organized by the tax and legal committee and co - sponsored by the management association of the philippines ( map ) featuring securities and exchange commission officials - commissioner antonieta f . ibe and general accountant atty ma . gracia casals - diaz . commissioner ibe spoke on the scope of the sec rules and regulations , accomplishments of sec in 2012 , and key priority areas in 2013 to further improve accountability and governance in financial reporting . atty casals - diaz spoke on new developments in financial reporting regulations , findings and significant issues on audited financial statements . the forum drew enthusiastic attendance from private companies , both listed and non - listed , accounting firms and law firms .\n( mycobank was initiated by cbs but has operated since 2007 under the auspices of the international mycological association ( urltoken ) . ) another novel concept , an electronic dictionary of the fungi , was proposed as a goal , to be hosted freely on the ima website and to be linked to emerging pertinent literature .\nthe nomenclature committee for fungi is a subsidiary of the international botanical congress structure . it is installed under the auspices of the international association for plant taxonomy as the professional mechanism for discussing and voting on mycology proposals related to the international code of botanical nomenclature ( icbn ) . senior mycologists who compose the committee are charged with considering all proposals that involve the status and usage of the names of fungi under the rules of the icbn . their decisions and recommendations may reach formal publication and subsequent action at botanical congresses . current officers are vincent demoulin , chairman , and lorelei norvell , secretary .\nbrazil ' s financial center and the largest city in the americas , s\u00e3o paulo is the latin america capital of trade fairs and events . the megalopolis is latam headquarters for 65 % of fortune 500 companies .\ninitially , following the organization of the international mycological association in 1971 , the ima had been assigned a relatively minor niche as a commission of mycology in the division of botany in iubs in 1973 . the rank held no direct voice in the governance of the iubs , neither voting rights nor direct funding support . the ima executive considered the situation to be most unsatisfactory , actually unacceptable , in terms of ima\u2019s broad representation and activities at both the regional and the international level .\ninstitutional investor memberships are societies of unique groups of executives at investment management firms in the us and europe who come together at roundtable meetings and in small discussion groups to meet each other , to discuss critical industry issues and , in some of the groups , to market their services to major clients .\nrumblings outside the general mycological community began to be heard in this pre - imc - 1 period . plans to create an international entity such as the ima , which would represent all of the numerous branches of mycological activity , were widely known through meetings of the british mycological association , the mycological society of america ( msa ) , and similar regional groups .\nthe closing ceremony began with a report on the congress by secretary - general tubaki . the resolutions committee report was read and approved by the general assembly members . final greetings and expressions of gratitude were added by imc - 3 chairman hiratsuka , vice - chairman iwata , international mycological society president subramanian , international association for lichenology president m . e . hale , and incoming ima president j . webster .\nto promote integrity in business transactions whether private , national or international , or while doing business with local of foreign governments .\nthe 1994\u20131998 inter - congress years were a period of relative stability in actions of the ima officers and executive committee . governing statutes were in a revised version that had been approved in 1990 by the general assembly of the ima during imc - 4 , regensburg . these statutes were notable in provisions related to the financial stability of ima in its international operations .\niafei permanently organizes international financial conferences , meetings and other events , and the iafei world congress is the major of them . the congress is being held since 1969 and , nowadays , it is the world ' s largest platform for communication of top managers of the financial profile . the congress traditionally provides an overview of economic prospects for the upcoming year from the world famous experts . participation in the congress allows its participants to get expert opinions regarding cash flow management and best investment opportunities of the guests of honor , including nobel prize winners , politicians , representatives of the leading banks and companies .\nmembers of the executive committee ( all u . s . a . except as noted ) : henry c . aldrich , howard e . bigelow , frederick i . eilers , clifford w . hesseltine , stanley j . hughes ( canada ) , paul lemke , paul l . lentz , diane wagner merner , clark t . rogerson , emanuel d . rudolph , robert l . shaffer , robert a . shoemaker ( canada ) and , ex officio , constantine j . alexopoulos , president , international mycological association , and teuvo ahti ( finland ) , president , international association for lichenology .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 international federation of accountants . all rights reserved . any person accessing this site agrees to the terms of use and privacy policy .\nitem 3 . to establish a mechanism to explore the possibility of transfer of funds between countries to support identification services and other international mycological activities .\nfor year 2013 and in keeping with demands of the times , we crafted our theme this year as : \u201cfinex @ 45 \u2013 inspiring financial excellence and integrity towards global competitiveness . \u201d as the 41\nthe officers , comprising a president , two vice - presidents ( one vice - president being the chair of the current international mycological congress and the other being the chair of the next international mycological congress ) , a secretary - general and a treasurer .\ninevitably , the pre - ima plans were a subject of discussion among mycologists ( largely of medical orientation ) preceding and at the 1970 congress of the international association of microbiological societies ( iams ) in mexico city . in any case , 23 mycologists at the mexico city assembly met and approved creation of a mycology section within the iams . the approval , however , was only in principle . further organization was to be postponed until the international mycological congress that had been announced for 1971 in exeter .\nfrom its organization in 1977 to the present , the ama regional group for asia has held an extensive series of congresses , symposia , and workshops , with successive changes in chairmen and officers . beginning in 1998 , and continuing , congresses of the asian mycological association have been organized jointly with an international marine and freshwater mycology symposium .\npatrick finnegan was appointed to the iasb as of 1 july 2009 . prior to joining the board , he was director of the financial reporting policy group , cfa institute centre for financial market integrity . in that capacity he led a team at cfa institute responsible for providing user input into the standard - setting activities of the iasb , fasb , and key regulatory bodies . cfa institute is a global , not - for - profit association for investment professionals and has nearly 100 , 000 members . he has also co - ordinated the work of the cfa institute ' s corporate disclosure policy council , which reviews and comments on financial reporting policy initiatives around the world . before joining the cfa institute in 2008 , mr finnegan worked at moody ' s investors service , where he served as a managing director in moody ' s corporate finance group and as a senior analyst in moody ' s financial institutions group . he was reappointed for a second term in july 2014 but retired early in june 2016 .\nchiba , japan 2\u20136 july ( in conjunction with the asian international mycological congress \u201896 ( aimc \u201896 ) .\nproceedings of the 8th international mycological congress , cairns , australia , 20\u201325 . 8 . 2006 ( see meyer & pearce 2006 )\nproceedings of the second international mycological congress . university of south florida , tampa , florida , u . s . a . , 27 august\u20133 september 1977\nthe term of office of each officer terminates at the close of an international mycological congress , with the exception of the secretary - general and treasurer who may be re - elected without restriction .\nthe congress aims to provide practical knowledge , tactical information and networking opportunities for cfos and other senior finance executives . interested delegates can register for the congress by visiting urltoken . the congress is presented in partnership with cima and the unisa graduate school of business leadership ( sbl ) ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "taxify", "paragraphs": ["good news , taxify is now available for all windows phone users . so far taxify has been available for both ios and android devices , and with the added windows phone solution , taxify aims to grow its market share even further .\nbrazen frans - how does taxify ensure the safety of . . . | facebook\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at taxify , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the taxify company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at taxify .\nlinda mahloko , taxify\u2019s operations manager , later contacted me : \u201ci would like to personally apologise on behalf of taxify and the driver for the terrible service you received .\nin the business category , taxify shared honors with weekdone , a team management app .\nnever miss a story from taxify , when you sign up for medium . learn more\n5 . taxify driver application \u25cf drivers accept orders from client app and dispatcher . \u25cf unlike uber and hailo , taxify only works with licensed and high - quality taxi companies .\na review of the taxify vs uber services in south africa , and how they differ .\ni totally agree , rob ! after speaking to many taxify drivers who were previously uber drivers and hearing the issues they\u2019ve had with uber makes me happy to support taxify even more .\nthe taxify rider app is available for download on ios , android , and windows phone .\nthe experience that jolted me was when an incompetent driver from taxify collected me for work .\ni applied through a recruiter . i interviewed at taxify ( tallinn ( estonia ) ) .\ni live in budapest and am always extremely happy with the app and the taxify taxi system .\ntaxify\u2019s other focus is its rapidly growing local partner program , which allows entrepreneurs to set up their local taxify business using a franchise model and become a city manager on a revenue share model .\ntaxify has the most affordable rates in the market now . i also hear that they very reachable .\nwith lower fares and happier drivers i can get to my destination with ease . lets taxify lagos !\nmode of op eration : operation is done via the taxify app . users request a taxi ride from their smartphones . taxify drivers use their personal cars . taxify claims to take 15 % commissions from drivers vs . 25 % - 30 % taken by its biggest competitors . local support is also provided for drivers .\ntaxify is the smartest way to move around in your city . get the app for iphone and android .\nwe will set you up with an account to manage employee access to a business payment option in taxify .\ntaxify connects millions of riders and drivers around the world to make travel easier , quicker and more reliable .\nwhere it previously wanted to partner with existing taxi companies , taxify will now have its own private drivers .\ntaxify continues expansion to new cities and our next stop is london , live from today . cheers ! urltoken\ndidi announces strategic partnership with taxify , rideshare leader in europe and africa - news - press - didichuxing . en\nfinally , using cash will be an option . whereas uber uses solely card payments , taxify offers both options .\nfor riders , taxify\u2019s base price is around 10 % cheaper than its biggest competitors . taxify also runs seasonal promotions that make it up to 40 % cheaper than its base price . the firm says it compensates drivers the difference .\ntaxify is a free smartphone app which seamlessly connects you to hundreds of cars at the push of a button . no more waiting in call - center queues or waiting on the street \u2013 taxify is simple , fast and affordable .\ntaxify is an estonian - developed taxi - hailing and rideshare app that has spread to multiple countries around the world .\nyou can use taxify for your personal or business trips . switch the payment method at the tap of a button .\ntaxify is europe ' s leading ride - sharing platform , building the future of transport across more than 25 countries .\ntaxify is a start - up established in 2013 , whose goal is to make the experience of ordering a taxi convenient and fast by connecting taxi drivers and customer via smartphone application . taxify has more than 80 thousand users in estonia .\nservices : taxify has only one service on offer and that means that you only have one price to pay . however , many drivers who work for uber also work for taxify . that means if you order a taxify ride , you may just land an uberblack car like i did , plus there\u2019s no extra cost ! while taxify is still growing as a service , there may not be as many vehicles on the road , so the wait can be a little longer .\n\u2022 taxify is now in paris ! \u2022 design updates and app performance improvements . if you love taxify please write us a review . \u2022 don ' t forget to leave ratings after each ride , this helps us keep high service quality !\n\u2022 taxify is now in london ! \u2022 design updates and app performance improvements . if you love taxify please write us a review . \u2022 don ' t forget to leave ratings after each ride , this helps us keep high service quality !\nthe taxify cab - hailing app has announced it will launch in south africa on 29 april with a new business model .\ntaxify plans to roll out in all major hubs in south africa , beginning with johannesburg , cape town , and durban .\nitl chose taxify for the award as this solution has become a hit among estonian users and has shown rapid growth . taxify has made taxi ordering faster and cheaper , as the client can choose the taxis based on location , price , payment method , car type and also see taxis arriving on the map . for taxi drivers taxify provides new kind of convenience , instead of waiting in the car , they can have smartphone with the taxify app in their pocket while waiting for customer ride notifications .\nmeanwhile , taxify is headquartered in estonia and operates in 18 countries across europe , west asia and africa . the app has proved popular with customers due to its comparatively low fares , which taxify is able to offer by charging drivers a lower commission than rivals ; taxify charges drivers around 15 percent commission , significantly lower than the 25 percent imposed by the likes of uber .\nuse the taxify app whenever you need a ride that\u2019s quick , safe , and affordable . download our app on . . .\ntaxify is the fastest growing estonian startup ! in the last 15 months our company has grown from a 100 to 500 people .\ntaxify is one of europe\u2019s leading ride - sharing platforms , operating globally in more than 20 countries and in over 40 cities .\ntaxify is literally changing how millions of people move by making on - demand transport affordable in tens of cities around the world .\non the 30th of august at 6 pm at lift99 , startup grind tallinn will host markus villig founder and ceo at taxify .\nso , if you have experienced both uber and taxify rides , let us know in the comments which one you think is best .\n\u201cwe became top # 2 transport app in all 3 countries where we operate and plan to achieve the top # 1 spot this year . south africa became top # 1 country by volume for taxify as a company , \u201d said taxify\u2019s founder and ceo markus villig .\ntaxify believes in delivering high quality rides and they do so by making sure their driver \u2013 partners are happy and their riders happier .\ntaxify are keen to find a solution to this issue and strongly urge tfl to meet with the company at the earliest possible opportunity .\nthe details of a driver for online taxi service taxify have been published on social media after he allegedly abducted a cape town woman .\ndidi chuxing revealed the partnership in a statement , but did not specify how much it planned to invest . taxify founder and ceo markus villig said : \u201cdidi will invest in and collaborate with taxify to support the latter\u2019s further growth and innovation across its diversified markets . \u201d\nps . i should correct my taxify figure of 8 % above . i have since heard and read several percentages for taxify ranging from 8 % to 15 % . the last guy to mention 8 % to me was an uber driver who had just given me a lift . he said the 25 % was outrageous then showed me the taxify app on his phone ( which was the first i\u2019d seen of it locally , so , interesting marketing ! ) he said he was far happier driving for taxify but is clearly also relying on uber .\nin this week\u2019s episode of brand spark , we bring you a comparison between two top transportation network companies in lagos , uber and taxify .\nhere comes taxify , an e - hailing app founded in estonia in 2013 and has grown so rapidly in the space of 3 years .\noperations . meanwhile , the startup has been tweeting drivers that download and use its app not to say they are \u201cemployed by taxify . \u201d\nonline taxi service taxify has removed a driver from its mobile app after he was accused of abducting a cape town woman on monday evening .\nmarkus villig , founder and ceo of taxify , said :\ntaxify will utilize this partnership to solidify our position in core markets in europe and africa . we believe didi is the best partner to help us become the most popular and efficient transport option in europe & africa .\ntaxify , a utility for finding a taxi quickly , has been named as the overall winner of the competition for the best estonian mobile application .\ni like taxify , because their tariffs are better and drivers seems more happy , as they claim of earning more . so far good experiences \ud83d\ude42\nnow in over 20 countries and is currently in 4 countries and 6 cities in africa . taxify launched in lagos on november 18th , 2016 .\nlike other mobile taxi apps , taxify lets you choose a taxi based on arrival time , price list , car model and user feedback ratings .\ncontact uber or taxify to report drivers should you experience any harassment on your trip . this will ensure that any problematic drivers are dealt with .\n* correction : the story previously said taxify\u2019s discount was 30 % it has been corrected to show it was 40 % and reduced to 20 % .\ndidi chuxing , the world ' s leading mobile transportation platform , today announces a strategic partnership with taxify , a leading ridesharing company in europe and africa . under this partnership , didi will invest in and collaborate with taxify to support the latter ' s further growth and innovation across its diversified markets .\ntaxify said it didn\u2019t receive a favourable response from the local industry , and so it decided to change its business model to be similar to uber\u2019s .\nfor taxify is not just a plucky little startup taking on uber \u2014 it\u2019s now backed by chinese ride - hailing tech giant didi chuxing in china .\ntaxify are immensely frustrated that tfl have not been willing to co - operate nor meet to discuss its operating licence and entrance into the london market . taxify is a fully compliant ride - hailing technology provider , already operating in 19 other countries and major european cities , where it is successfully delivering a new competitive ride - hailing platform to the benefit of both customers and drivers . taxify remain committed to playing a key role in the london ride - hailing market .\na few months ago , taxify applied for a license to operate a taxi service in london . this is important , because there is a big misunderstanding going on here about what taxify is : it\u2019s actually fleet management software in the cloud . cab firms sign up for it , and use it to replace their tired old booking software , while taxify takes a low fee . in other words , taxify doesn\u2019t want to run cab or private car firms . it\u2019s basically a tech front for licensed cab firms that could never build and manage such complex software themselves . but to launch in london , it needed a way in .\ntaxify offers an all - in - one fleet management system and mobile apps for taxi companies . taxi and private hire companies use taxify to : * increase efficiency - automated dispatcher software allocates jobs more efficiently . * get more customers - use taxify iphone and android apps to attract new customers and gain visibility . * cut costs - our full feature backend & billing system makes fleet management a lot easier . sign up for a free 30 day trial or read more at urltoken\nby saturday evening , taxify had taken off the card option to avoid confusion . i expect that the option will be disabled until the payment issue is resolved .\ni also verified the support from the driver\u2019s angle and asked some random drivers about taxify\u2019s support and they confirmed the ease and prompt way their issues are resolved .\njust this week pretoria driver lindelani mashau died from injuries after meter taxi drivers torched his car , while a cape town woman was almost abducted in a taxify .\ntaxify spokesman marilin noorem denied the woman was abducted and said the incident was an\nunfortunate misunderstanding\nbetween the rider and the driver on the route taken .\nestonian taxify offering taxis at the push of a button in 7 countries is now making sure payments are just as easy . after launching in - app payments with debit and credit cards in baltic countries in april ( with finland and the netherlands launching in may ) , taxify has now rolled out mobile carrier billing in estonia .\ntaxify places as much importance on drivers , as on riders - and we all know a happy driver equals a happy customer . taxify drivers only have to pay a 10 - 15 per cent commission to the company , in comparison to 30 per cent for uber drivers . cheaper commissions amount to lower prices for customers . also , taxify drivers can create a radius around where they would like their next pick up from , so if they want to work close to home , they can .\ntaxify was founded by markus villig in 2013 , but made its way to africa in 2016 and was officially launched in lagos , nigeria on november 18 , 2016 .\ntaxify is the first taxi app in the world to launch mobile carrier billing . the main reason for it are favorable conditions achieved with emt ( teliasonera group ) :\nuber no longer exists in hungary but you\u2019re in good hands with taxify , at least in my extensive experience . i\u2019ve never used it in other cities in hungary .\nwherever you are in the city of gold , from sandton city to the neighbourgoods market at the heart of the cbd , count on taxify for great rides in minutes .\nit has an \u201call - in - one solution for taxi companies . \u201d basically , a booking system with a consumer - facing app . traditional taxi companies use taxify\u2019s web - based dispatcher and fleet management systems to manage their back - end and unite under taxify\u2019s consumer - facing app to stay competitive against expanding networks like hailo and uber . that then lowers taxify\u2019s costs , allowing them to charge less . it then charges the cab firm a low monthly fee of about \u20ac12 - 15 per driver per month .\n\u201ctelecom operators have globally taken margins between 10 - 50 % from each transaction , \u201d explains taxify co - founder martin villig . \u201cthose margins have been suitable for virtual goods , but not sustainable for majority of offline services . teliasonera has now been the most innovative operator to provide competitive payout terms that can be accepted by taxify taxi drivers . \u201d\nand the winner is\u2026 honestly , the taxify and uber services are so similar that it comes down to the smallest details about which company i prefer . while i do love uber , the messaging feature , friendly drivers , and the fact that i love supporting small businesses means that i now choose taxify as my go - to ride every time .\nanneli heinsoo , the president of itl commented their decision : \u201epeople say that using taxify is pure joy , even if they don\u2019t need to order the taxi . it is a clear sample how the usage of technology has changed the business itself \u2013 the time of traditional dispatch operators has passed . we only wish taxify success with their global expansion . \u201d\napp : much like the uber app , the taxify app is easy to use and you have many of the same functions . you can get a fare estimate , order a ride , see your ride history , and rate your ride . my favourite feature of the taxify app is that once you\u2019ve ordered your ride , you can message your driver .\nchina ride - sharing company didi chuxing has expanded into europe and africa after it made an undisclosed amount of investment in taxify , an estonian - based ride - sharing operator .\nmission : let\u2019s build the future of transport together . taxify is not just a software company . we literally change how millions of people move in cities . see careers \u2192 urltoken\nfor drivers , taxify takes 15 % commissions from drivers compared to between 25 % - 30 % taken by the biggest competitors . it also provides local support for for its drivers .\never since taxify stepped into the scene , we have witnessed a breath of fresh air . me for one noticed no more / less surge on uber ! . best news ever .\na tfl spokesperson said : \u201ctaxify is not a london licensed private hire operator . we are urgently investigating the nature and extent of its activities and will take action where appropriate . \u201d\ncheng wei , chief executive officer of didi , believes that the investment in taxify will link up transport services in asia with those in europe and africa , and develop smarter products .\nover the weekend several hundreds of people have used the new emt m - payment solution . taxify team has also revealed their plans to expandit to latvia and lithuania in the near future .\nthis will help us move faster towards our mission of building the best way to move in cities and will bring taxify to many more locations that are already waiting for us to launch .\nuse the taxify app whenever you need a ride that\u2019s quick , safe , and affordable . download our app on app store or google play store , and get a ride in minutes .\nthough uber has always been the major / top player in the e - hailing sector , taxify has been giving them a major run with the awoof to riders as well as drivers .\nuber and taxify have had a long list of violent incidents this year . if it isn\u2019t the meter taxi owners attacking uber drivers , it\u2019s uber riders that get assaulted by the drivers .\ntaxi ordering application taxify was named estonia\u2019s best mobile application 2014 by the minister of economic affairs and infrastructure , urve palo . the contest is organised by the estonia\u2019s state information system authority .\ntaxify agrees increased competition in a city the size of lagos with over 20 million people , is inevitable and will help ease the transport difficulties here . \u201cride - hailing technology has the potential of easing up a lot of tension , \u201d says taxify\u2019s okafor . \u201cone vehicle servicing the transport needs of up to 50 residents would lead to reduced traffic bottlenecks and a saner city . \u201d\ni used to prefer taxify over uber in kenya but once i had an issue with a taxify driver and he left us on the side of the road past midnight after an hour long argument over nothing and there was no option to report the driver\u2026 . i got through to them but they did nothing about this complaint . uber is usually really stricked about those kind of things\nthere was nothing else to do but pay with cash . i noticed that i wasn\u2019t the only one who had that problem . taxify\u2019s twitter feed was filled with apologies about the payment problem .\nwe ' re connecting riders with the best local drivers at the best prices . when you ride with taxify , we do our best to make the ride as seamless and comfortable as possible .\nalready launched in europe , north america , and central and south america , taxify first launched in south africa at the start of 2015 \u2013 with the aim of partnering with local taxi operators .\nwell - placed sources say taxify reached out to tfl in april about launch , but tfl was \u201cwalling\u201d the firm , say the sources . faced with a slow - moving bureaucracy , taxify went ahead and literally bought a local cab firm , city drive services . this has a licence to operate with tfl , trading under two brand names , avanti car service citydrive and sigma car service .\nover the last 48 hours , questions have been raised regarding the legality of its operations and taxify would like to make clear that it has made every attempt possible to comply with tfl regulations . to launch its service to london customers , the business purchased a tfl licensed operator , running taxify as a technology platform directing bookings to city drive services registered drivers . this arrangement is completely compliant within the existing uk law , and is a common practice within the industry . taxify does not need a license , as any licensed operator can use any technology platform they choose to facilitate bookings between private hire drivers and riders . in this case , city drive services was the company authorised by tfl to dispatch bookings and therefore taxify had no need to get a license for the software separately .\nall in all , 71 apps were submitted to the five categories of the competition . besides taxify , the winners willl go on to represent estonia at the international mobile application world summit award mobile .\nuber dominance in the metered taxi business need a strong and healthy competition , if this goes unchecked , many people will suffer . i wish taxify and oga taxi conveyor with some kind of innovations .\ntaxify is rapidly expanding and gaining traction in africa even though it has only raised \u20ac2 million compared to eight - year old uber which had raised more than $ 15 billion in equity and debt by last year . based on conversations with drivers and following their social media chatter , it seems more uber lagos drivers are joining the taxify platform and are either on both platforms or have switched sides completely .\n\u201cdue to strong demand from our customers from both finland and the baltics , we have invested our development efforts into windows phone solution . with this milestone , we are delighted to say that taxify taxi booking service is now available for the majority of all smartphone users . developments will of course continue and more interesting news are still to come within forthcoming months , \u201d commented taxify\u2019s ceo , markus villig .\n\u201cmicrosoft supports innovative companies like taxify through various means , such as promoting the app on relevant markets in order to help accelerate the business and secure the investment made into the windows ecosystem . taxify has great potential to become very popular among windows phone users in finland , the baltics , and other countries as well , \u201d said mikael stendahl , head of partner and developer relations , microsoft , nordics .\ntaxify , one of the fastest growing transport apps in europe with over 1m customers in 15 countries is seeing a tremendous growth in africa where uber is falling prey of its own economics of price fixing .\n\u2022 design updates and app performance improvements . if you love taxify please write us a review . \u2022 don ' t forget to leave ratings after each ride , this helps us keep high service quality !\nthis exact situation made us enter the south african market earlier this year and we\u2019ve quickly grown taxify to one of the top transport apps in the country . proving our point \u2014 sometimes less is more .\nthe taxify team would also like to express our sincere sympathy towards the victims of attacks and may the care and love of those around you provide comfort and peace to get you through the days ahead .\nteam management tool weekdone won the top award in the category of business and commerce , together with the taxi ordering application taxify . weekdone was also awarded a special prize for the security solution nutikaitse 2017 .\ndespite only being founded three years ago , taxify is already operating in 18 countries and 25 cities in europe , africa , western asia and mexico , and claims to have 2 . 5 million users .\ntaxify is offering a reliable ride with both \u2013 licensed taxis and private drivers ( ridesharing ) . and this is the main difference . currently 80 % of taxify drivers are taxis and 20 % are private drivers . there is a strict quality control before accepting somebody as a new driver . there is 2 - way feedback system to rate drivers and clients . we are keeping only the best and most active drivers . taxify is also offering several payment options \u2013 cash , card payments , mobile operator billing and corporate agreements . it all has worked out successfully for us , because we are market leader in baltic countries .\nestonian association of information technology and telecommunications ( itl ) awarded the projects and people that have had the strongest impact to estonian ict sector at 2014 and taxify was nominated as \u201cthe breakthrough of the year 2014\u201d .\nin your analysis you don\u2019t mention that taxify gives you only a quote , at the end of your trip , the fare is usually higher . with uber , the price you see is the price you pay\n2 . taxify \u25cf strong technical and marketing team . \u25cf fastest growing taxi network in eu . \u25cf backed by investors from skype and navirec . \u25cf official launch in top 3 us cities during summer 2014 .\nwe have had no reported incidents on the taxify platform so far and we strive to put even more measures in place to ensure that we keep it that way because your safety is always our biggest concern .\n( update : taxify has now issued a statement saying it has \u201cdone everything in its power to comply with the local regulations , but is faced by aggression from tfl . \u201d it says that running taxify as a technology platform directing bookings to city drive services registered drivers is \u201ccompletely compliant within the existing uk law , and is a common practice . \u201d tfl has revoked the license held by city drive services ) .\nsomehow , taxify thought that just by buying a cab firm with a license , installing its cloud services and apps with the drivers , it could would then have carte blanche to launch its service in london .\ntfl has raised concerns about taxify\u2019s license directly to its drivers instead of to the platform . despite multiple attempts at communication with to resolve the issue , tfl has not provided any guidance . in an effort to stay fully compliant , and to protect drivers from further harassment and scrutiny by tfl , taxify voluntarily paused the use of its app by city drive services drivers so that it can seek clarification with the regulator .\ntaxify helps people find the nearest free taxi with just two clicks by putting the customers directly in touch with taxi drivers . the app recently won the popular vote of the startup competition ajujaht ( brain hunt ) .\nthere are at least 14 different cab services available in africa\u2019s most populous city . the most notable of the ridesharing services without a doubt would be uber nigeria . however , there\u2019s a new competitor in town \u2013 taxify\nin africa . did you know that lagos alone has 14 ridesharing apps ? i bet you didn\u2019t . on friday , we were greeted with the news of yet another ridesharing app , taxify , launching in lagos .\nin the beginning of this year , a taxi fleet in cluj - napoca , romania started using taxify dispatcher software . once the news reached bucharest , we quickly saw an unprecedent interest from local driver - partners .\ntaxify is the fastest growing transport technology company in europe & africa with more than a million customers in 18 countries . we\u2019re building a smartphone app to book convenient and reliable rides at the tap of a button .\nriders can pay their fare using cash , debit card , or credit card , and if they don\u2019t have a supported smartphone they can call the taxify call centre ( 071 188 4044 ) to book a cab .\n8 . pricing \u25cf taxify platform and mobile applications . \u25cf 99 . 5 % uptime and technical support . monthly fee per active driver 19 $ / month fee per mobile app booking ( from driver ) 1 $\ntaxify is an estonian technology firm launched in 2013 to develop a worldwide taxi - hailing and rideshare app . the company , whose app recently reached the one million download mark in google play , employs over 120 people .\nsince its launch in estonia in 2013 , taxify has expanded to a total of 25 cities 18 different countries , most recently baku , the capital of azerbaijan , and malta , who currently holds the presidency of the eu .\nfounded in estonia in 2013 , taxify is building the market leading platform connecting people with taxis and private drivers and has attracted 2 million euros of venture capital investments and a team with people from skype , google & uber .\ni live in budapest and am always extremely happy with the app and the taxify taxi system . the customer service is also excellent , in sharp contrast to the generally poor customer service found in enterprises in hungary . i am puzzled my the negative comments another reviewer made about this . uber no longer exists in hungary but you\u2019re in good hands with taxify , at least in my extensive experience . i\u2019ve never used it in other cities in hungary .\nmarkus founded taxify when he was 19 and still in high - school . now 3 . 5 years later , taxify is the fastest growing european & african private driver platform with more than 3m customers in 19 countries . markus received the presidential award for the best young entrepreneur of estonia 2016 and was featured as the youngest ceo in the forbes 30 under 30 list in baltics . taxify recently received funding and started strategic co - operation with global ride - hailing leader didi chuxing , operating in 400 cities in china and asia . markus will share his story how long it took them to get to this stage . we will discuss growth , raising capital and sharing economy .\ngiven the recent wave of alleged attacks on riders on competitor platforms , taxify would like to issue an official statement that we were in no way involved in these attacks nor encouraged any of these terrible acts to take place .\ntaxify is the fastest growing technology company with millions of customers across more than 20 countries from europe to africa to mexico . we build a smartphone app to take safe and fast rides , all at the tap of a button .\ntaxify has done everything in its power to comply with the local regulations , but is faced by aggression from tfl . taxify successfully launched its london ride - hailing service on tuesday , with over 3 , 000 drivers signed up , 7 , 000 drivers due to be on - boarded and over 30 , 000 customers downloading the app in the first three days . this incredible response shows the huge demand for greater choice in the monopolised london ride - hailing market .\nlinda mahloko , taxify\u2019s operations manager , later contacted me : \u201ci would like to personally apologise on behalf of taxify and the driver for the terrible service you received . it ' s always a huge concern for us when one ' s life is put in danger because the driver was not able to drive in the correct manner . when this does happen we send them to a re - training course and they also have to go and pass an advanced driving course .\nseeing an opportunity we decided to partner with a local partner and comply with all the regulations . that\u2019s right \u2014 for the first time in history , taxify is a taxi company . with fancy yellow cars driving around the city and stuff .\ntaxify is one of the fastest growing transport platforms in europe & africa , with + 700 thousand customers in 15 countries . we\u2019re connecting passengers to reliable rides and believe that treating drivers better is the only way to serve our riders better .\nthe taxify app helps to order taxis more quickly and conveniently with a competitive fare . the company has raised 1 . 5 million euros of investments , and it employs 30 people . currently taxify\u2019s has hundreds of thousands of users in 8 markets including estonia , latvia , lithuania , the czech republic , serbia , finland , the netherlands , and belarus . in the coming years , taxify aims to increase the volume of orders and become europe\u2019s second largest taxi application . the company\u2019s ceo markus villig offers participants the following advice : \u201cfocus on growing your business rather than just fulfilling the requirements of the competition . \u201d he adds that ajujaht gave his team knowledge , contacts , and a great marketing outlet for the estonian market .\ntfl has issued a letter stating that they are revoking the license held by city drive services due to a change in the company\u2019s director , who has no involvement with the operation or the business practice . taxify strongly believe that the reasons for tfl revoking city drive services\u2019 license are invalid , without merit , and outside of existing law . the action by tfl is denying london customers a valid choice within the market which has limited options . taxify is appealing against tfl\u2019s decision immediately .\nthis driver - centric business model has also served to position taxify as an ethical alternative for consumers who enjoy the convenience of uber , but are put off the app by swirling accusations of uber\u2019s toxic business culture and unfair treatment of drivers .\nbeginning at the end of march , taxify launched its service in baku , marking the second city in the caucasus to join the list of 25 cities where it operates , following the georgian capital of tbilisi , according to a company press release .\ntaxify launched in estonia in 2013 and now operates in 18 countries , mainly emerging markets like eastern europe and africa . the startup claims to have more than 2 . 5 million customers , and recently announced a strategic partnership with didi chuxing in china .\ntwo weeks after the complaint on taxify\u2019s app , they still haven\u2019t looked at my message , which doesn\u2019t exactly fill one with confidence they are listening to customers . it\u2019s a pity , because most of their drivers are competent , hard - working people .\nluckily oliver joined the team \u2013 he was programmer . this is still considered to be best hire for taxify so far . oliver quickly re - wrote code base ; it\u2019s being used still . so the taxify app helps people get a reliable ride with a push of a button . choose your closest car by price , distance , user rating or car model . you will see the car approaching real - time on the map after confirming the order . taxify currently operates in all baltic countries as well as 7 other countries in europe . real growth started in early 2014 when the team decided to find investors to finance expansion and hire new team members for new operating cities . the company has raised 1 . 5m eur so far from venture capital and angel investors .\ntaxify is clearly trying to shoe - horn its service into london , not by encouraging local players to sign up for its service , but by literally acquiring a local player and launching . it\u2019s not clear yet whether it had actually outlined this to tfl .\ni was going from yaba to surulere but samuel didn\u2019t know the way so i had to direct him while having a phone conversation throughout the trip . in the midst of it all , i asked him about taxify and how he came about being a rider .\ndespite taxify\u2019s \u201csupport\u201d promising to respond within four hours on the app , there was silence on the matter . a week later i challenged them on twitter . then they offered a r100 credit , promised to send the driver for more training and put him on probation .\ni know that it is hard to believe that there could be a more popular app targeting the taxi industry then uber . but the unbelievable is real in the baltics , where there is an app named taxify , which is for taxi drivers as well as taxi users .\nthe thing with those attacks are that they weren\u2019t real ubers . when you order your uber or taxify , you\u2019re provided with a license plate number and a photo of the driver . it\u2019s important that you check that the number plate is correct before climbing into any vehicle .\ntaxify \u2019s founder markus villig said that the company was hoping to win the competition . \u201cwe\u2019re proud and happy to be the best smartphone app of the year . now we have to work even harder to grow and become widely used in other regions as well , \u201d he added .\ntaxify customers can still pay cash , use bank cards in taxis that have terminals or select the option to pay from card or mobile carrier billing in the app . the new payment option is already available to ios and android users in estonia , with windows phone app soon catching up .\n. taxify is growing really fast \u2013 from about 10 to 20 % each month ! the company\u2019s mission is to expand its services and provide a reliable , affordable and convenient ride with a tap of a button in many cities in central - eastern europe within the next 5 years . so\nchinese taxi - hailing app didi chuxing has announced it will invest in european counterpart taxify in order to create a strategic partnership between the firms , which offer the same service but operate in geographically distinct customer bases . the partnership will strengthen both companies , helping them to compete with rival uber .\nhe didn\u2019t switch from uber as i previously assumed but had seen adverts on facebook and decided to sign up . according to him , he was aware of about 250 drivers already on the platform . i asked if he knew any drivers that had made the switch from uber to taxify but he didn\u2019t .\nthe feedback process , which both taxify and uber utilise , is important . allenberg said : \u201cdrivers and riders can give feedback and ratings after every trip . after every ride , you and your drivers need to rate each other and provide feedback . our safety team reviews this information and investigates any issues .\nin an unusual competitor move , just a few days after uber\u2019s 40 % fare cut was announced taxify actually halved its customer discount to 20 % from 40 % . this , in effect , allowed drivers to earn even more per trip and this put more pressure on uber to reverse its price slash .\nbut is a new taxi app taxify set to steal its crown ? co - founded by estonian brother act markus and martin villig , the app currently operates in 19 countries and has more than 1 million customers . it was born in tallinn before expanding into other cities in europe , mexico and africa .\nuber ' s total dominance could be coming to an end in australia as another major ride - sharing app enters the market this week . taxify launches in sydney at 10am today and is offering users a 50 per cent discount for the first month . it plans to roll out in melbourne before christmas .\nuber\u2019s driver troubles come just as an estonian - founded e - hailing app taxify expanded to nigeria . even though lagos has well over a dozen mostly homegrown e - hailing apps , few have been able to give uber meaningful competition for any length of time in the three years since it launched in lagos .\nlaunched in estonia in 2013 , taxify is the fastest - growing ride - hailing company in europe and africa , offering taxi - and private car - hailing services to over 2 . 5 million users in major hubs across 18 countries , including hungary , romania , the baltic states , south africa , nigeria and kenya .\n\u201cwe have attractive fares for both riders and drivers . this brings more drivers on the platform which in turn attracts riders as our rates are better and etas are improving weekly , \u201d villig said . \u201cour biggest source of new riders is word of mouth \u2013 people recommend taxify to their friends as they see value in the service . \u201d\n\u201cwe treat driver - partners better so that they can offer high quality service to customers , \u201d says taxify\u2019s operation manager in lagos , uche okafor . he points to its commission of 15 % versus 20 - 25 % versus its competitors . that lower commission probably helps offset its own 40 % fare cut in competition with uber lagos .\ntwo weeks after the complaint on taxify\u2019s app , they still haven\u2019t looked at my message , which doesn ' t exactly fill one with confidence they are listening to customers . it\u2019s a pity , because most of their drivers are competent , hard - working people . but my question remains : how do the dangerous drivers slip through the cracks ?\ntaxify chose to enter the market in malta , where it launched in cooperation with a local taxi firm run by valdo laud , an individual of estonian origin , due to the increased demand for taxis caused by the influx of european officials and tourists in the country during its presidency of the council of the eu in the first half of 2017 .\nuber now typically takes 25 % of the fee . an outrageous amount for an app that could be written in a week . that alone makes me dislike uber . taxify currently take 8 % . that\u2019s a massive difference . i think supporting the hard working ( typically very long hours ) driver by giving them a better percentage is a worthy motivation .\nthis week in london to a big pr - push and fanfare . most of the coverage was about how this plucky startup was going to take on the uber giant . but taxify has now had to pause its operations in london after a transport union questioned if it had a license to operate , and official body transport for london announced it would investigate\nuber faces a new challenger in london with the launch of a rival car - hailing app that promises to undercut the american giant on price as well as paying its drivers more . taxify , an estonian company that has spread across europe , africa and the middle east since it was founded in 2013 , will switch on its service in the capital on tuesday morning .\nyet , taxify seems to have made something of a dent , however small . it could be its timing has just been better than other rivals , arriving at a time of upheaval for uber in lagos . its strategy is to fight for market share without taking on deep - pocketed uber in a cash battle . instead it is trying to get the drivers on its side .\nfor someone looking for a convenient day job from 9 to 5 , taxify ' s probably not the best fit . as people around you are always going the extra mile and moving things forward , you too are expected to deliver . personally , i like this kind of work environment , but i see how it may not fit for more lifestyle - business - loving people .\nwhile uber is the most popular taxi choice at the moment , there\u2019s another service that is starting to make a name for itself in south africa , and in my case , cape town . taxify is still fairly new here in south africa , but it\u2019s quickly growing in popularity . i\u2019ve used both of these services and i\u2019ve decided to chat about them both in the post below .\nthe powerful gmb union wrote to tfl saying : \u201cthe decision to acquire an operator and not advise transport for london ( tfl ) of a fundamental change to licensing conditions seems incompatible with the law . \u201d it questioned whether the firm is \u201cfit and proper\u201d to hold a licence with tfl , asking about driver safety , and saying there is \u201cobfuscation\u201d about how taxify actually works and operates .\nof course , there are times when i need to get around ( to blog events , coffee dates , or shopping trips ) without the help of public transport and when my darling husband is at work . it\u2019s moments like that when the taxify and uber services are my best friends . in fact , it\u2019s become a family joke that i\u2019ll request an uber at the drop of a hat .\nwill cheng wei , founder and ceo of didi chuxing , said :\ntaxify provides innovative , high - quality mobility services across many diverse markets . we share a strong commitment to harnessing the power of mobile technology to satisfying rapidly evolving consumer demands and revitalizing traditional transportation industry . i believe this partnership will contribute to cross - regional smart transportation linkages between asian , european and african markets .\nthe verdict the only way to decide which cab service you hail is to consider consumer experience . although each company claims to offer better services , they both rely on the same cars and drivers available to them in lagos . also , both transport services operate on pretty much the same principle with navigation being done via google maps . there is also the difference ( maybe similarity ) in pricing between uber and taxify to consider .\nthe experience that jolted me was when an incompetent driver from taxify collected me for work . first he blamed his jerky driving on \u201csome issue\u201d with his wheels , then he drove on the wrong side of the road and stopped in the middle of an intersection . luckily , it was 3 . 30 in the morning so there wasn ' t much traffic . fearing for my life , i got out the car and called another taxi ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "tigertext", "paragraphs": ["in this section , you create a user called britta simon in tigertext . please reach out to tigertext secure messenger client support team to add the users in the tigertext platform .\nstaff will need to install the tigertext app on their smartphones . messages then get delivered to the tigertext app . the app is available for\nin the search box , type tigertext secure messenger , select tigertext secure messenger from result panel then click add button to add the application .\nto configure the integration of tigertext secure messenger into azure ad , you need to add tigertext secure messenger from the gallery to your list of managed saas apps .\ncreate a tigertext secure messenger test user - to have a counterpart of britta simon in tigertext secure messenger that is linked to the azure ad representation of user .\nit has been suggested that this article be split into articles titled tigertext ( software ) and tigertext ( company ) . ( discuss . ) ( may 2014 )\non april 14 , 2015 , tigertext introduced an app for the apple watch . [ 5 ] this app has been delayed without subsequent communication from tigertext , including no expected release date .\n. tigertext is the digital equivalent to analog pagers from companies like usa mobility and american messaging .\nfor more background on the tigertext funding from ceo brad brooks , find the blog post here .\nto set up pro accounts for your providers . tigertext charges around $ 10 a month per phone .\nwhen you click the tigertext tile in the access panel , you should get automatically signed - on to your tigertext application . for more information about the access panel , see introduction to the access panel .\nadd displayname field to organization object . this will transform ' tigertext customer ' into ' contacts ' .\nthe update is a hearty one for tigertext , who plans on migrating existing enterprise customers over to the new platform soon . for now , however , you can learn more about the update on tigertext\u2019s website .\nin the azure portal , on the tigertext secure messenger application integration page , click single sign - on .\nto configure a provider to receive messages via tigertext , enter cell phone numbers in the contact info box . click the pager icon to the right of the cell number and select\ntigertext - free consumer version\n.\nbye - bye ! tigertext app lets you delete sent texts : all tech considered tigertext , an iphone app with an incredibly ironic name , grants phone users the ability to delete their text messages with a timed system .\nin this tutorial , you learn how to integrate tigertext secure messenger with azure active directory ( azure ad ) .\nmove the github repo from tigerconnect / js - sdk - release to tigertext / js - sdk - release .\nin july 2012 , tigertext announced an api integration with dropbox that allows users to send documents securely . [ 8 ]\nin this section , you enable britta simon to use azure single sign - on by granting access to tigertext secure messenger .\ntigertext is now @ tigerconnect . this legacy account is no longer active . thanks and we look forward to \u201cconnecting\u201d with you .\nto get single sign - on configured for your application , contact tigertext secure messenger support team and provide them the downloaded metadata .\ntigertext can be used on any android , iphone , ipad , ipod touch , tablet , mac or pc . [ 4 ]\ntigertext , the secure sms platform aimed at the enterprise , is today reshaping the business model . rather than having one free , consumer - facing version of the app and an enterprise - level , paid version , tigertext is combining the two into a single freemium solution .\nthis value is not real . update this value with the actual identifier . contact tigertext secure messenger client support team to get this value .\nfor single sign - on to work , azure ad needs to know what the counterpart user in tigertext secure messenger is to a user in azure ad . in other words , a link relationship between an azure ad user and the related user in tigertext secure messenger needs to be established .\nin tigertext secure messenger , assign the value of the user name in azure ad as the value of the username to establish the link relationship .\nnaturally this app would be ideal for industrial spies and cheating spouses . secure your marriage and employment by downloading tigertext from the app store here .\nyou just better pray to god your spouse has absolutely no idea what tigertext is the next time they go looking through your phone . . .\npublish your schedule . in the on - call list at amion you will see the yellow tigertext icon . click this to send a secure message .\nin this section , you configure and test azure ad single sign - on with tigertext secure messenger based on a test user called\nbritta simon\n.\nin this section , you enable azure ad single sign - on in the azure portal and configure single sign - on in your tigertext secure messenger application .\ndespite the pr pitches , the application has nothing to do with sms messages . instead , tigertext users can send messages to each other using tigertext , and specify a valid period for each message . after this time is up , the message is deleted from the tigertext servers and therefore from both sending and receiving iphones . you can also choose to have the message vanish as soon as it has been read , in a kind of modern - day mission impossible homage .\nthat said , tigertext is changing up its platform to encourage even more users to hop on the service and perhaps upgrade ( more easily now ) to the enterprise version .\ncoming soon to blackberry and android phones , tigertext for iphone is free to try but costs between $ 1 . 49 and $ 2 . 49 monthly if you decide to stick with it .\ni know pricing for tigertext varies depending on the number of users that are signed up with an account . they are definitely the leader in secure text messaging and have been doing it the longest .\napparently it works like this : the sender loads up the app and sends the text to the recipient ( who also has tigertext ) . the message is actually stored on the tigertext servers - - the recipient can read the message without downloading it onto the device . the sender can also set parameters that determine when the message will be deleted , ranging from a\ndelete on read\nsetting to up to five days storage .\ngatorade decided to cut its ties to tiger wood , but other products are not averse to associations with the tarnished golfer . tigertext , an app recently released for iphone and ipod touch , is drawing attention for its witty name .\nadvertising the ability to\ncover your tracks ,\ntigertext ensures that once the app is downloaded by both sender and receiver , any text message sent using the app can be deleted \u2014 ideally before they are viewed by unwelcome eyes .\nyour name your email recipient email enter a message i read this article and found it very interesting , thought it might be something for you . the article is called tigertext launches clinical communications platform for value - based care and is located at urltoken\nclinical communication provider tigertext , today unveiled tigerflow , a workflow - centric clinical communication solution that brings together an enterprise - wide platform , integration with clinical systems of record , an engaging user experience , and intelligent workflow mapping for better care team collaboration .\nfree users will have access to a number of tigertext features , including secure file sending , delivery and read receipts , and message recall , which lets users retrieve a message whether it\u2019s been opened or not , or automatically after a certain period of time .\ntigertext is also introducing a web version of the app , which can be used across all platforms from mobile web to tablet to desktop . the web version syncs automatically and in real - time so you can pick up a conversation right where you left off .\ntigertext is an iphone application which promises to delete text messages from the receiver ' s phone after a set period . billed as a tool for adulterers ( classy ! ) , the application kinda works , provided you ' re loose enough with your definition of\ntext message\n.\nbecause tigertext is addressing the increased proliferation of sms in workplace communications , especially those where text messaging traditionally hasn\u2019t been industry - compliant ( and can pose data breach risks ) , brooks says that the company has been able to achieve its third consecutive year of triple - digit sales growth .\nfor those who don\u2019t know , tigertext brings the ease and simplicity of text messaging into the enterprise world , offering the ability to administer who is included and excluded from a network , which messages need a security pin , and even if certain messages should expire after a certain amount of time .\nin other words , there is now only one tigertext app that is available for anyone to download , but big companies and businesses that want control over their network must upgrade to the paid version ( which remains at the same price point as the current enterprise version ) in order to maintain control .\nif esso puts a tiger in your tank then what does tigertext put into your mobile ? thanks to an infusion of $ 21 million in series b , the company hopes to create \u201cindustrial grade\u201d sms for enterprises , allowing employees at big companies to share data and messages in a secure , encrypted environment .\ntigertext currently has a presence in over 3000 facilities , with over 300 customers with a growth rate of about 10 paid customers per week . \u201cthat doesn\u2019t speak to scale , though , \u201d said brooks . \u201cfor every customer , that could be 10 users or that could be 20 , 000 users . \u201d\nfounder brad brooks hired heyward as an early employee of tigertext \u2013 the two are childhood friends \u2013 and when whisper was conceived , heyward headed up that project . brooks is listed as co - founder at both companies , and splits his time between the two offices , both on montana boulevard in santa monica .\ntigertext utilizes an independent server and a timing system . although it looks just like your traditional text messaging system , messages never reside on the receiver ' s phone or your cell phone company ' s server . users can mark their messages for deletion anywhere between 60 seconds after it is read and 30 days after being sent .\nmy take ? quoting the likewise - witty juno ,\nthat ain ' t no etch a sketch . this is one doodle that can ' t be undid , homeskillet .\ntigertext may delete the evidence , but perhaps someone ought to write an app that would prevent those ill - advised messages from ever leaving our phones .\nthrough these combined forces of product integrations , support services , and powerful analytics , tigerflow helps organizations deliver higher quality patient care , realize measurable cost savings , and improve the lives of hospital staff . tigertext has already saved its customers tens of millions of dollars in costs from optimized workflows as well improved revenue cycles and most importantly improved patient outcomes .\nthese outcomes are becoming increasingly dependent on fast and efficient communication between doctors and patients , and a secure , realtime mobile communication platform can help doctors to more effectively deliver the kind of care we all want . not surprisingly then , tigertext ceo brad brooks says that upwards of 70 % of healthcare enterprises are now regularly using sms for workplace communication .\nin addition , tigertext is now working with 7 percent of fortune 500 companies and dozens of the top hospitals in the u . s . , and over the last two years , has signed on enterprise healthcare customers like wellcon , adventist health , hartford healthcare , hoag health network , university of connecticut and health alliance , to name a few .\nit works like this : when , say , a prominent politician sends his mistress an iphone message via tigertext , the mistress will be prompted to install the app . when she has done so , she can read the message , but she can ' t keep it . in fact , the message is never actually sent to her phone ; it ' s stored on tigertext ' s servers . after the politician ' s specified time span has elapsed \u0097 anywhere from one minute to five days \u0097 the message ceases to exist . there ' s even a\ndelete on read\nsetting , which counts down from 60 after a message is opened and erases its text at zero . ( see the top iphone applications . )\nraj vemulapalli , who was the head of engineering and one of the founding engineers at yahoo ! is on the tigertext board . raj spent 11 years making yahoo ! messenger and yahoo ! mobile messaging the # 1 messaging tools in the united states and # 2 in the world with a reach of 280 + million active users and $ 150 + million in annual revenues . [ 9 ]\ncalled , coincidentally enough , tigertext , it allows users to set a time limit for a sent text to hang around after it has been read . when that life span has been exceeded , the message will disappear , from the recipient ' s phone , the sender ' s phone and any servers . the message cannot be forwarded anywhere , stored anywhere or sold to any tabloid for an undisclosed sum .\nsetting aside the numerous puns tigertext calls to mind \u2014 the company settled on the name before the scandal broke \u2014 the application grants peace of mind to every person who has sent a message and later regretted it . while speaking with time , founder jeffrey evans commented ,\npeople text like they talk . and some of the things they say , taken out of context , can come back to haunt them .\nthe $ 21 million series b financing was led by shasta ventures , which has invested in companies like caring . com , zuora and zenprise . joining shasta in tigertext\u2019s series b were strategic investors orbimed , reed elsevier ventures , and telus corporation , along with returning series a investors , easton capital , new leaf venture partners and new science ventures . the round brings the company\u2019s total funding to just under $ 30 million .\nfor healthcare , the ability to access a simple , secure and hipaa - compliant sms platform has huge implications , allowing anyone in a practice with access to a smartphone or a computer to get up and running in under a minute . in a blog post this morning , brooks gave some examples of the way that a few of the 3 , 000 healthcare facilities that have deployed tigertext are using the system to improve their business .\ntigerflow combines its mobile communications platform with data integration capabilities , end - to - end workflow consultation services provided by tigertext , and on - demand data analytics to help healthcare organizations accelerate adoption , raise productivity , reduce hospital costs , and improve patient outcomes . tigerflow centralizes disparate patient information into a single , easy - to - use , mobile - friendly ecosystem that aggregates information that would otherwise only be accessible through disparate modalities or workstations .\nsign up to receive the latest gadget news , reviews , and expert advice .\nthis is fine for pre - arranged clandestine communications , but has the same problem found with any service like this : the recipient needs to install software . and if they don ' t have it , they will get a regular sms prompting them to install it , a very annoying\nfeature .\nif you can get friends to sign up , it is at least a cheap sms alternative . the app is free , and you get 100 messages when you install it ( valid for 15 days ) . after the trial period you can buy 250 messages for $ 1 . 50 , or pay $ 2 . 50 for unlimited texting . receiving messages is always free , and the application also works fine on the ipod touch . now you just need to make sure you never go home with lipstick on your collar .\nuse of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) . your california privacy rights . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of cond\u00e9 nast . ad choices .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 frameset / / en\nurltoken\nwhispertext founders brad brooks , left , and michael heyward in santa monica office . photo by ringo chiu .\nthe philosophy and appeal behind these two apps are slightly different . whisper works as an anonymous note that someone posts to a public forum and remains permanent . snapchat messages are sent only to acquaintances and are ephemeral by design .\nbut they emerge at a time when studies have shown teenagers and college students losing interest in facebook , the dominant social network .\nwhisper , currently available only for apple inc . \u2019s ios devices , works as both a browsing and creation app . once a message is posted , people can either respond with another message or send a direct private communication for a small fee .\nthe only identifying mark on each confession is an optional location tag that gives a general idea of where the user is when posting the message .\nthese location tags are what creates whisper\u2019s community feel . people on a college campus can sort through nearby messages from fellow students , and thanks to an aggressive marketing push , facebook fan pages showing whisper posts have popped up for nearly every major college .\nthat reliance on facebook to build the community is what keeps whisper from ever being a true threat to the social site .\n\u201ci don\u2019t see us as competitive with facebook , \u201d heyward said . \u201cwhisper is a different type of interaction and it\u2019s not something facebook can do . \u201d\nsnapchat , however , has not been quite as chummy with the uber social network .\nas the app began to gain popularity in late 2012 , facebook rushed to release its own take on a self - deleting messaging service .\neditor jerry sullivan highlights top stories from the upcoming edition of the los angeles business journal .\nto ensure efficient clinical collaboration and maximum throughput , tigerflow introduces new features that help physicians , nurses , and support teams quickly identify specialists , and communicate more efficiently , reducing the number of steps needed for frequently performed tasks .\nclick - to - call \u2013 with embedded click - to - call , users can now initiate phone calls to colleagues with a single tap from a message thread or user profile , saving nurses , physicians and others valuable time when trying to reach other care team members , be they specialists , primary care providers , nurse supervisors , pharmacists , and others . it also shields phone numbers for privacy , respecting a common preference among physicians .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 . hit consultant media . all rights reserved . privacy policy |\ntiger woods , if you ' re reading this , remember that you ' ve been through what mothers call a\nvaluable learning experience\nand you ' re probably a\nbetter man for it\nand so on . having said that , an iphone app that launched on feb . 25 could totally have saved your hide .\nfor those who need an even more comprehensive way to cover their tracks , the\ndelete history\noption will wipe away any evidence of a given phone call . no telltale suspicious numbers , no chance of getting caught out by the old\npress redial\nroutine . ]\nobviously there are times when you just shouldn ' t hit\nsend\n; at its most basic level , tigertexting is like paying $ 2 . 50 a month for stupidity insurance . but let ' s face it : who among us has never needed a do - over ?\n- support for roles calendar views , a new premium tigerflow feature that will allow users to see shifts in calendar view . - support for quick reply , a new messaging feature that will allow users to send custom pre - typed messages . - updated pin lock design . - new app introductory screens . - updated registration flow . - extended priority messaging support for group messaging . - general roles enhancements . - several stability improvements and bug fixes .\nworked fine for a while , but i often don\u2019t get audible or visible notifications , text entry area gets covered up by the pop up keyboard , especially in portrait mode , and sometimes it takes a while for message to be received , whether i\u2019m of wifi of cell . some ( or all ) of these issues may be due to os issues , but they\u2019re frustrating and make for less - than - ideal user experience . we use this instead of pagers , so reliability is important .\ni seem to have to delete and reload the app at least once a month because the line where you type the text reformats , disappears and reappears if one scrolls down . another issue is the phantom text / notification that also doesn\u2019t appear until one deletes the app and reloads it . it is annoying as well as frustrating that our work place still uses this less than adequate app and i tell most of my associates to text regularly through standard iphone text messaging instead of tt whenever possible .\nreally enjoying ability to tap someone\u2019s profile and call them , without needing to know their # . huge time saver when i need to escalate a text conversation to a call .\nrequires ios 9 . 0 or later . compatible with iphone , ipad , and ipod touch .\nwith family sharing set up , up to six family members can use this app .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your 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passionate about , and jump right in .\ngithub is home to over 28 million developers working together . join them to grow your own development teams , manage permissions , and collaborate on projects .\ntsung is a high - performance benchmark framework for various protocols including http , xmpp , ldap , etc .\nthis organization has no public members . you must be a member to see who\u2019s a part of this organization .\nyou signed in with another tab or window . reload to refresh your session .\nyou signed out in another tab or window . reload to refresh your session .\nlets groups and hospital it departments configure and control messaging for all staff . in our testing , we ' ve found messages get delivered immediately .\nif you want to know more details about saas app integration with azure ad , see what is application access and single sign - on with azure active directory .\nto test the steps in this tutorial , we do not recommend using a production environment .\nif you don ' t have an azure ad trial environment , you can get a one - month trial .\nin this tutorial , you test azure ad single sign - on in a test environment . the scenario outlined in this tutorial consists of two main building blocks :\nin the azure portal , on the left navigation panel , click azure active directory icon .\nto add new application , click new application button on the top of dialog .\nconfigure azure ad single sign - on - to enable your users to use this feature .\ncreate an azure ad test user - to test azure ad single sign - on with britta simon .\nassign the azure ad test user - to enable britta simon to use azure ad single sign - on .\non the single sign - on dialog , select mode as saml - based sign - on to enable single sign - on .\non the saml signing certificate section , click metadata xml and then save the metadata file on your computer .\nyou can now read a concise version of these instructions inside the azure portal , while you are setting up the app ! after adding this app from the active directory > enterprise applications section , simply click the single sign - on tab and access the embedded documentation through the configuration section at the bottom . you can read more about the embedded documentation feature here : azure ad embedded documentation\nthe objective of this section is to create a test user in the azure portal called britta simon .\nin the azure portal , on the left navigation pane , click azure active directory icon .\nto display the list of users , go to users and groups and click all users .\nto open the user dialog , click add on the top of the dialog .\nb . in the user name textbox , type the email address of brittasimon .\nin the azure portal , open the applications view , and then navigate to the directory view and go to enterprise applications then click all applications .\nin this section , you test your azure ad single sign - on configuration using the access panel .\nwe ' d love to hear your thoughts . choose the type you ' d like to provide :\nour new feedback system is built on github issues . read about this change in our blog post .\nliquid error : can ' t find the localized string givedocumentationfeedback for template conceptual .\nwhile sms is fast - becoming a staple both in and outside of the workplace to enable more efficient workflow , nowhere is there a greater need for realtime mobile communication tools than in the health industry . as the healthcare industry embraces technology in effort to reduce its soaring costs , it is quickly moving to a adopt more patient - centric models , where providers will be judged on how well they can improve the outcomes of \u201cwe , the patient . \u201d\nbrooks tells us that , during the eight weeks following the soft launch of its freemium product , the company has onboarded over 10k businesses and , to date , more than three million users have downloaded its app to use its \u201cpatent - pending secure and ephemeral messaging\u201d solutions .\ncertainly , no one in the public eye would find this useful ( read : former detroit mayor kwame kilpatrick and golfer tiger woods ) .\nbreaking change : run browserunload event hooks during window unload handler instead of beforeunload handler so that ui code can trap beforeunload to prompt the user with an alert if it needs to .\nclient . messages . previewmessage ( ) now preserves the value of statusesperrecipient from the original message .\na maximum of 50 messages will be ack ' d each second to ensure even load distribution to individual server nodes .\na maximum of 2 connections will be allowed to send ack payloads , as an additional precaution to ensure that messages can be sent quickly without tying up too many network connections to the server .\nclient . messages . downloadattachment ( ) may now be called more than once to download the same attachment again .\ndebounce client . typingstatus . starttyping ( ) and client . typingstatus . stoptyping ( ) calls to the server with a 2 - second window .\nthis should address an issue with messages not being sent because the browser is stuck queueing many starttyping calls .\nsuppress type error when using undefined as an argument to client . typingstatus . starttyping ( ) and client . typingstatus . stoptyping ( ) .\ndocument client . messages . retrysend ( ) api endpoint for safely re - attempting to send a failed message without duplication .\nwork around selenium on firefox issue which would cause finding selectors to be blocked .\nchange the types parameter of client . search . query to accept ' forum ' instead of ' room ' .\nimprove reliability of message delivery after the browser has been idle for a long time , and make it less verbose about re - establishing connections on ie 11 .\nchange default value for cleartypingstatustimeout config option from 15 seconds to 3 seconds for improved responsiveness .\nforward ( ) : when used on a high - priority message without an explicit priority in the function parameters , make the forwarded message high - priority .\nimprove eventsource compatibility with ie 11 so that downloading messages works faster in that browser .\nadd previewmessage ( ) and endpreviewmessage ( ) to support creating a temporary copy of a message for preview purposes .\nsignin : take new optional parameter refreshuser . if false , do not immediately attempt another ajax call to refresh the user info .\nimprove support for downloading messages on safari by preferring to use native eventsource rather than a polyfill .\nallow failed unsent messages to be recalled , which deletes them out of the conversation locally .\nmessages . findattachment ( messageid , attachmentid ) - loads extrea attachment information such as name .\nfixed an issue where current user object didn ' t have all the fields after login .\nnow you can feel secure about cheating on your spouse and / or boss .\none of the negative aspects about texting is the footprint these digital messages leave behind . not only is the text on the sender and recipient ' s device , but it ' s also located on the isp server that actually transmitted the message . this is bad news for a parent of a sexting teen , as isps and mobile carriers will hold onto those messages and images for a good few years .\nalthough the app is free , the actual service isn ' t . the first 100 messages sent over 15 days will be free , and it will always be free to read incoming messages . however iphone users will be charged $ 1 . 49 for every 250 messages per month , or they can pay a flat rate of $ 2 . 49 per month for unlimited texts .\nyes , yahoo , icq and msn messenger all keep records of your im ' s even if you don ' t so no joy there . this service would be great if they are actually nuking the messages .\ni have no desire to actually use this app but i am curious as to whether or not these\ntiger texts\ncount as text messages on my texting plan . if they didn ' t i would be interested just for the simple fact that unlimited texts only cost $ 2 . 49 a month . i think i pay at & t $ 15 or $ 20 right now . i also find it outrageously ironic that i pay for unlimited data and then pay separately for unlimited text messages . are the carriers trying to tell me that an sms or mms isn ' t data ? please .\ni can ' t see how a person would require this . if you are into activities which you should not txt or communicate via your phone why would you take the risk ? if your activities are bad . . . but not illegal , use your phone and delete the history , good enough , who cares if it is on a server somewhere .\ni have no desire to actually use this app but i am curious as to whether or not these\ntiger texts\ncount as text messages on my texting plan . if they didn ' t i would be interested just for the simple fact that unlimited texts only cost $ 2 . 49 a month .\nthese are not traditional\ntext\nmessages . . . they ' re simply messages posted to private message boards and retrieved by the application . so would only count against your cell phone ' s data plan since you ' re accessing a web page , essentially . sms actually runs on a sideband of your voice carrier signal and does not count against your data usage plan . mms on the other hand . . .\ni ' d think that having tiger text installed in the first place would be a red flag to anyone who cares enough to be nosey .\ni wish the media could leave the man alone . he had been humiliated enough .\nthe media didn ' t create this app , and if you don ' t like the coverage don ' t read / watch it .\nvery true . . . but both or all people have to have the app installed that would be a kick ass loophole though .\nyeah . it would also only work if anyone you wanted to text had an iphone . oh well\ni don ' t see what the big deal is with tiger to be honest . . .\nhow many people cheat on their spouses daily ? just because this guy can golf makes cheating different in what way ? who cares . . . .\ni have always loved to watch him play , but i could never stand his interviews , he always seemed fake to me . i think he is a\ncontroller\nand his fake personality was him trying to\ncontrol\nthe viewers into believing his bs .\ntiger woods is my hero . more so after this recent affair scandal . as another half asian i think its amazing what he has accomplished .\ninteresting article and interesting comments . i wonder how much of the information is factually correct .\ni didn ' t know my text messages were stored to my cel phone provider . . . f them !\nper darvi un servizio migliore , facilitare la navigazione e tutti gli usi descritti nell ' informativa cookie , questo sito utilizza cookie di profilazione , anche di terze parti . se vuoi saperne di pi\u00f9 clicca su\ninformativa cookie\n. proseguendo la navigazione e cliccando sul pulsante\naccetta\nacconsenti all ' uso di tutti i cookie . accetta informativa cookie\na little over month ago we wrote : \u201c people frequently ask about the search function \u2014 wire has a lot in store for 2017 and text search will be a part of that . \u201d\ntext search \ud83d\udd0d became available on all platforms last week . update the mobile app or simply restart wire on desktop to load the new feature .\nwe merged search and collection feature to make it super easy to find the name of a restaurant you visited with friends last summer , browse through all the posted links , or find a pdf shared by a colleague couple of weeks back .\ntype in a search word or a phrase and tap on results to open the conversation in the right place with the search result highlighted . tapping search icon again will take you back to search results so you can quickly find the right message .\nthe first version of search is per - chat with a global search that looks into all conversation coming later . search happens on the device with no search queries or results sent back to wire servers .\nfrom a quick cheer to a standing ovation , clap to show how much you enjoyed this story .\nnever miss a story from wire , when you sign up for medium . learn more\nformer cfo jeffrey evans has stated that the company picked the iphone app ' s name before the scandal that was related to tiger woods ' alleged text messages to a mistress . [ 10 ]\nthis page was last modified on 12 september 2015 , at 18 : 01 .\nthis article ' s content derived from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia ( see original source ) .\nthis page works best with javascript . disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features . you can still see all customer reviews for the product .\namazon should not allow apps that do not work on your phone . wtf . i hope i can remove . i will report to amazon . update - i reported this app to amazon , could not get on amazon with the phone it was installed on , this whole thing has taken me over one hour and still do not have everything working . it ' s interesting to me that they claim they are number one and only have eight reviews and the newest one is from 2011 ? i hope after amazon ' s review they are removed from their apps .\ni have a tablet running android 2 . 3 . i installed this texting app ok , but when i tried to set up an account it would force close on me . that makes it pretty useless . if it works on a smartphone ( ie : android ) it should work on a tablet too .\ni couldn ' t get it to delete messages . its been a while since i used it . uninstalled because it kept crashing . the concept is great . what i was able to do with it was cool but it just wouldn ' t work quite right with my xoom table , . it also is the only texting app that specifically states that it works with xoom , but i did not find it to be urltoken another app that works just fine .\ni have a kindle and am required to have tiger text . tried to get this on my kindle w / no success . does anyone see a problem w / this ?\nmy employer is pushing for us to download this as a means of communication . we already have # slack , which is amazing ! i see no need for this as well ! my main concern with downloading this is the permissions ! why does this app need so many permissions ? does this mean my employer has some of the access i would be providing from my personal cell phone ? for now , i am not downloading until the permissions are explained or changed .\nprime members enjoy free two - day shipping and exclusive access to music , movies , tv shows , original audio series , and kindle books .\nafter viewing product detail pages , look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in .\nthe app has exploded with big businesses who realize that sms , an opt - in , shortform version of email , can sometimes be more productive for employees . the app is especially popular in healthcare industries where sms , as it stands on its own , isn\u2019t compliant and violates the laws based on security and recipient authentication .\nenterprise customers also have the option to use both enterprise - assigned or personal devices within the app , as well as the option to enforce a pin lock on messages , or a message life span for texts sent within the network .\nget answers from your peers along with millions of it pros who visit spiceworks .\nby now , you ' ve probably heard the buzz about cloud backup , learned about the pros and cons , and even evaluated your options . before imple . . .\nnot sure about the cost as it may vary from place to place . assuming your talking about instant messaging . we too need to obide by hipaa , and at one point were using spark client with openfire ( as the server ) , which is freeware and very easy to use . currently ( due to corporate ) we are using microsoft lync . which also priced based on users .\nsorry about no cost , both of these are used in - house and cannot connect externally and need authentication to log in , plus can be synced with ad .\nurltoken offers a free version . we have been using it for several months . it ' s pretty good had a desktop client also .\nare you talking about hipaa complaint texting from a phone ? if so , check out cortext http : / / urltoken by imprivata . how about ' free ' and it ' s pretty much the full version . the paid for version only offers a little bit of reporting features , not really worth the spend in my opinion .\nif you need in house pc texting that ' s hipaa compliant i believe that cortext offers the same features to be accessed from a web browser and totally secure and hipaa compliant .\nfor most healthcare providers and other enterprise environments , free versions of anything don ' t really work and are especially lacking in support which is critical .\nthey have an api that would allow for development and integration into websites and mobile apps , which i think could be really important in the future as more it departments develop their own tools .\ni can not understand why there are 2 companies people claim have been doing it longest . there is some company named dochalo who makes that claim . each claim to be undisputably the best . i thinkdochalo shows an earlier start date for their messaging company .\ni know that some emr vendors have hipaa compliant communications ( including text ) build into their platforms . brightree / careanyware comes to mind for home health & hospice .\ntake a look at meu care . they are hippaa compliant . as well as texting , email , and video . very well priced .\nyou may get a better answer to your question by starting a new discussion ."]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "indus os", "paragraphs": ["digital turbine , inc , announced a multi - year agreement with indus os . indus os is currently available\u2026\nglassdoor has 19 indus os reviews submitted anonymously by indus os employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if indus os is right for you .\nat the moment , more mobile phones in india run indus os than windows and blackberry os .\nindus os says smartphones from celkon and swipe will come with indus os 2 . 0 and support company\u2019s patented features like indus swipe , indus reader and hybrid keyboard . the os currently supports 12 regional languages with recent additions of urdu and assamese .\nindus os is currently the second largest mobile os in india , with a 7 . 6 % market share .\nenter indus os . this mumbai - based company has created an \u2018indian\u2019 os ( operating system ) from scratch .\nrecharge 2 . 0 will be exclusively accessible to the existing 6 million plus indus os user base and new users of indus os powered - devices .\nindus os in partnership with government of india will bring os based text - to - speech in 9 indian languages .\nafter micromax , now celkon and swipe has joined hands with indus os to launch phones with the indus operating system .\nindus os recharge 2 . 0 is designed to make life easier for prepaid users\nreview : micromax unite 4 pro with indus os 2 . 0 understands your language\nindus messaging the indus os users can use this feature to send free text messages to other users of this operating system .\n\u201cwe are privileged to be a part of indus os . \u201d he further added .\nmicromax unite 4 , unite 4 pro with indus os 2 . 0 launched in india\nwith indus os 2 . 0 , micromax wants to tap non - english speaking consumers\nglassdoor office photos give you an inside look at employers , such as indus os . this is indus os office photo was submitted anonymously . shown in this photo : reception\nwhat makes the unite 4 pro unique is that it comes with indus os 2 . 0\nindus os recharge 2 . 0 is designed to make life easier for prepaid users - livemint\npeople who say that indus os is a launcher , here\u2019s something for you too . the customized android os space has miui with 4 . 1 % market share and cynaogen clocked 2 . 8 % market share , thereby making the indus os as the best customized android os in india .\nfreecharge : indus os partners freecharge to launch recharge 2 . 0 , telecom news , et telecom\nindus reader indus os also has os integrated text - to - speech feature which supports 9 regional languages . all you have to do is select the text that you want to hear out !\nauto correction the indus os database consists of over 200 , 000 words from 12 regional languages .\na stylish phone with sub par specs \u2013 indus os 2 . 0 & micromax unite 4 review\nindus os is one of the first regional operating system made especially for the regional language user .\nindus os won the economic times telecom award 2016 in the innovation in developing oem product category .\nindia\u2019s # 2 , indus os has revolutionised the smartphone industry by creating the world ' s first regional operating system . indus os is designed to provide an intuitive & a localised regional smartphone ecosystem .\nindus has certainly revolutionized the mobile industry by introducing the first ever regional os in the world . currently , indus os is powering over 35 devices with around 4 million users in just 12 months . indus os is currently available with select devices such as micromax canvas blaze , unite 3 , unite 4 etc .\nindus os is installed at the factory level into the device , and is not available for installation in any android smartphone . select micromax , celkon and and swipe devices are available with indus os . we used indus os on the micromax canvas unite 4 . it is currently available on over thirty five devices .\nthe indus os currently supports 12 major languages and is intended to digitally connect the next 1 billion people in the emerging markets . indus os recently raised $ 5 million series a funding led by omidyar network .\nindus os , which introduced indus os 2 . 0 in july 2016 , will introduce indus os 3 . 0 in 2017 . \u201cin 2017 , we intend to continue to work with the government of india and app developers alike to build a smartphone ecosystem of choice for the emerging markets population , \u201d dongre says .\nindus os is currently available across 25 mobile handsets . the government of india has also been a key partner in indus os\u2019 growth story . in december 2015 , indus os collaborated with the ministry of communications and it\u2019s deity ( department of electronics and it ) to introduce text - to - speech technology in regional languages . indus os aims to be the vehicle to distribute regional language technologies , and digitally power indian masses .\nindus os is currently present across 25 handset models . the government of india has also been a key partner in indus os\u2019 growth story . in december 2015 , indus os collaborated with the ministry of communications and it\u2019s deity ( department of electronics and it ) to introduce text - to - speech technology in regional languages .\nindus ' os ( earlier version ) is currently available in 35 other micromax smartphones . more sr prs anu\nindus os is built on android and is designed for regional language smartphone users . indus is bringing a simplified smartphone experience to the user in their native tongue .\nakash dongre , has a bachelors degree from iit bombay , handles product development to build a customized android os into a target - oriented indus os for its consumers .\ncurrently , micromax is the only brand running the indus os on their phones . but the company expects more brands to adopt the os , in the near future .\nin fact , indus os was the power behind the unite series of phones which did so well for micromax .\nindus os will soon be opening an office in china to further its efforts to partner with international smartphone brands .\nin january 2016 , indus os received $ 5 million in series a funding which was led by omidyar network .\nindus os recently won the ' digital startup of the year award ' at the drivers of digital awards 2016 .\nworlds first indian operating system ( o . s ) - indus os ! ! ! ! tech news # 8\nindia\u2019s homegrown operating system , indus os , is a multilingual android fork developed for the regional languages users in the country . touted as the world\u2019s first multilingual operating system , indus os supports 12 major indian languages at the moment .\nindus os was incorporated in 2014 under the name firstouch . they took the nation to a storm with their patented keyboard which proved to be the cornerstone feature of the os .\nindus os , the operating system launched first as firstouch , arguably the world\u2019s first regional - language smartphone operating system .\nindia\u2019s # 2 , indus os has revolutionised the smartphone industry by creating the world ' s first regional operating system .\nindus os has tied - up with deity to develop text - to - speech software in regional languages in india .\nindus os has an amazing culture and values , it provides with good benefits , the management here is very friendly .\nindus os has already partnered with six indian smartphone manufacturers , including micromax , intex , karbonn , celkon and swipe .\nindus os made its debut in may 2015 with micromax unite 3 and has achieved a user base of 4 million in a span of just 12 months . indus os is currently the second most used mobile os after android in india . according to counterpoint research , indus os commands a market share of 5 . 6 per cent in india , which in fact is better than xiaomi \u2019s miui , cyanogen and ios .\nindus os has 5 . 6 per cent market share in india in q1 2016 , says the research firm counter point .\nthe company would also invest in language technology to cover all indian languages . indus os supports 12 indian languages at present .\non how indus os is set to become the default platform for internet content in india . read the entire conversation here .\nworlds first indian operating system ( o . s ) - indus os ! ! ! ! tech news # 8 - youtube\nin addition , the indus os has its own regional app marketplace for content , app bazaar , available in 12 languages .\nhere\u2019s the interesting bit , most micromax phones under rs 10 , 000 are powered by the indus os and that in itself explains the company\u2019s current status in the os market share charts .\nto move higher with its ambitions , has tied up with a local vendor elite to manufacture phones with their os . today they have 35 - odd smart phones which sport the indus os .\nindus os has partnered with delta id to launch the first - ever aadhaar - authenticated operating system ( os ) that uses iris recognition technology , according to a report by the economic times .\ncurrently , indus os has seven million users across its smartphone brand partners including micromax , intex , karbonn , celkon and swipe .\nindus os addresses the problem of a lack of local content by making available access to smartphone technology products in several indian languages .\n\u201cwe are already in talks with international and chinese smartphone brands for the launch of our next version indus os 3 . 0 , which we believe will revolutionize the indian smartphone industry , \u201d said rakesh deshmukh , co - founder and ceo , indus os .\nfirstouch raised $ 5 million in a series a funding from investors led by omidyar network , and rebranded itself as indus os .\nindia is a nation which has 22 officially recognized languages . indus gives its users the experience of the os in 12 languages .\nthe highlights of indus os is that it is easier to use . it has been designed for users who want to use smartphones but aren\u2019t technologically inclined enough to understand complicated user interface . the simplicity of indus os helps such people use their smartphones easily .\nos\u2019 user base via the os - integrated brands , freecharge expects to scale up its recharge transactions and volumes by nearly 20 % .\n\u201cwe are already in talks with international and chinese smartphone brands for the launch of our next version - indus os 3 . 0 , which we believe will revolutionize the indian smartphone industry , \u201d said rakesh deshmukh , co - founder & ceo , indus os .\nwelcome the new perception with the idmos os . a colorful , interactive and simplified ui makes the os easy to comprehend and use . the os that makes your smartphone looks smarter . with additional features that makes your smartphone experience better , idmos os is the next level !\nthe success of indus os versus a much larger company like apple is indicative of the power of localization in non - western markets .\non may 7 , 2016 , indus os was declared the 2nd most popular os in india according to a research study conducted by counterpoint research . as of may 2016 , the os was the second most popular in india , with a 5 . 6 % market share .\nindus os also has the support on government of india . in fact , in december 2015 , indus os collaborated with ministry of communications and it\u2019s deity ( department of electronics and it ) to develop text - to - speech technology for regional languages . with so much focus on the development of smartphone technology for regional languages , indus os seeks to help more and more people to become smartphone users with ease .\nas far as the business model goes , indus is similar to china\u2019s yun os , which is also second to android in that country .\nindus os closed a $ 5 million series a funding round earlier this year , and deshmukh hinted that it could add to that soon .\nmost articles trumpeting indus ' epic feat of becoming the second most popular os in india after android either don ' t understand operating systems or deliberately obfuscate the fact that it is nothing but an optimized android os .\nthe second most used mobile operating system in india , after android , is not ios . it\u2019s indus os , and it\u2019s made in india .\nthe indus os comes up with a lot of features , many of which are developed to cater to the regional audience . here\u2019s an overview :\nthis will bring upi directly to the phones of 8 million indus os users across eight smartphone brands that the mobile operating system has integrated with .\nso , what\u2019s new about the indus os that\u2019s not on offer from brands like samsung and lg , who\u2019ve developed vernacular oss for their devices .\nindus os plans to use the funds raised to hire talent , develop its product range and further invest in language technology to cover all indian languages .\nthis is where indus os steps in , and with a claimed 100 , 000 activations a month , its regional language solution seems to be working .\nthe indus os 2 . 0 caters to users who feel more at home with their mother tongue , and micromax has started deploying it in their phones\nhowever , rakesh went onto add that the company ensures that the user experience on the indus os isn\u2019t compromised just for the sake of adding apps .\nthe two new smartphones - unite 4 and unite 4 pro - will come with indus os 2 . 0 , which supports 12 indian regional languages .\nindus os is created over android . like if we assume android to the brown bread ( because white bread is a cell phone , just kidding ) indus os is like the butter over the bread . to make this a complete os different from android os , keeping the language as its cornerstone feature it has created the app store , a number pad for dialing , internet browsing through a browser anything and everything in one regional language of your choice .\nall firstouch os enabled smartphone devices will be priced at under rs 10 , 000 to truly serve and benefit the rural market . the os is used by\nindus os was founded by iit - bombay graduates , rakesh deshmukh , akash dongre and sudhir b . indus os follows a three - pronged approach to developing its indigenous operating system \u2013 a simple user interface , deep integration of language and technology , and \u2018app bazaar\u2019 , a mobile application store targeting the regional - language audience . currently available in 12 indian languages , indus os has achieved an installed user base of over 2 million within six months of its launch .\nthe operating system is currently available in 12 indian languages and has an active user base of over 4 million . indus os has partnered with the phone brands\nindus os , developed and designed in india , has overtaken global giants such as ios , windows and cyanogen to emerge as the 2nd most popular os in india as per counterpoint market research . according to this report , q1 fy 2016 - 17 saw a total of 24 . 8 million smartphone devices sold in india , of which 1 . 4 million devices were powered by indus os .\ni\u2019ve been using the micromax canvas unite 4 pro running on indus os 2 . 0 for over three weeks and here are my first impressions . being targeted at first time smartphone users , it\u2019s not just about the language support ; the interface has to be easily understandable too . and indus os has done a good job in smartly designing it . just like apple\u2019s ios , lenovo\u2019s vibe ui and xiaomi\u2019s miui , the indus os too does not have an app drawer .\n\u201cwe look forward to our partnership with delta id , the market leaders in iris - based authentication technology , and expect to release the first aadhaar - authenticated os this quarter , \u201d said rakesh deshmukh , co - founder and ceo of indus os . \u201cthe os will be released across our smartphone brand partners and we foresee 100 million users to be using the aadhaar - authenticated os by 2020 . \u201d\nwith an os that can support several regional languages , the next big step is to make regional content available to all the users . app bazaar , indus os\u2019s regional content marketplace serves this purpose . some key features of app bazaar are :\nindus messaging is a hybrid instant messaging client that sends and receives sms and mms . however , communication between two indus os users is free , as the client then sends the messages over the internet . there is an audio icon next to messages that uses text to speech to read out the messages . the text to speech functionality is available in nine of the twelve languages in indus os .\nboth the companies claimed that they have integrated the world\u2019s first os - level , call charges and balance analytics in the phone dialer , ' indus dialer . '\n\u201cthe amount which has been raised will be used for product development and hiring new talent , \u201d indus os ceo & co - founder rakesh deshmukh told pti .\nindus os is focused on creating a regional smartphone ecosystem through simplification , innovation & content . the operating system is currently available in english and 12 regional languages .\nindus os on wednesday unveiled a new ' speech - to - text ' feature in their keyboard that would allow users to enter text in their preferred language .\nlaunched in 2014 , initially as firstouch , indus os arrived on the scene when it raised $ 5 million in series a funding round in january 2015 and in mid - 2015 when domestic smartphone maker , micromax , partnered with the company and announced few smartphones powered by indus os instead of stock android like it had done always . now , five of the top indian oems \u2013 micromax , celkon , swipe , karbonn , and intex \u2013 have launched over 30 smartphones with indus os .\nindus os initially partnered micromax , and the operating system currently runs on the company\u2019s more than 30 smartphones . these include the likes of canvas selfie 2 , canvas spark 2 plus , bolt , canvas fire 4g , canvas unite 3 , canvas juice 2 , canvas unite 4 pro and canvas fire 4g among others . other than micromax , indus os also recently partnered celkon , swipe and karbonn to have the operating system pre - installed on their smartphones . it is interesting to note that swipe had also tried its hands with freedom os , but now switched to indus os .\nindus has revolutionized the mobile industry by introducing the world\u2019s first regional operating system .\nall the installed apps and widgets appear on the home screens . the company has included its customized indus messaging app , customized launcher and dialer , indus keyboard with regional language support along with a couple of ui changes , whereas rest is pretty much stock android . now , let\u2019s go ahead and look at indus os features .\nin the january to march quarter of 2016 , out of the 27 million smartphone activations in the country , 1 . 6 million devices were running on indus os .\nfor mumbai based indus , apple and microsoft ' s os products are small fry . in a short time span the company has out run these two global giants .\nthe amount which has been raised will be used for product development and hiring new talent ,\nindus os ceo & co - founder rakesh deshmukh told pti .\nwe were recently awarded the smart ceo - startup 50 award . out of a pool of over 200 startups , indus os has unanimously made the final cut . urltoken\nformerly known as firstouch , mumbai - based indus os was founded in september 2013 by iit - b alumni , akash dongre , rakesh deshmukh , and sudhir bangarambandi .\nit was founded by three iit bombay alumni , namely rakesh deshmukh ( ceo of indus os ) , akash dongre ( coo ) and sudhir b ( cto ) .\nthat\u2019s the motto of the company and going by their strategy , it seems fairly straightforward . the indus os has been designed with simplicity and indian users in mind .\nindus os is already running on over 30 smartphones and claims to have an installed base larger than apple\u2019s ios in india . according counterpoint research , indus os runs on 6 . 3 percent of total smartphones shipped in india during q1 2016 . with this market share , the homegrown operating system is not only the second - most popular smartphone platform , but also has more installs than xiaomi \u2019s miui ( which takes the third spot ) , and apple \u2019s ios ( which takes the fourth spot ) . with more than four million users in just 12 months , indus os has also overtaken microsoft\u2019s windows os ( whose marketshare is less than one percent ) and samsung\u2019s homebrew tizen os .\nwith deals with several top indian handset makers already in their kitty , indus os will now focus on international brands vying for marketshare in the growing market that is india .\naccording to counterpoint research , the first quarter of this financial year saw 1 . 4 million indus os devices sold out of 24 . 8 million smartphones , adding close to half a million os phone activations every month and growing at an enviable 150 percent clip .\nindus , is set to revolutionize the mobile industry by introducing world ' s first regional operating system . indus os is built on android and is designed for first time internet users . the crux of a country\u2019s culture lies in her language and indus is in unison with this by bringing to people a simplified smartphone experience in their native tongue .\nindus os has been developed to meet the needs of the emerging market\u2019s regional language speaking citizens who are not comfortable with english language . since the next 300 million users who will use a smartphone for the first time in the next 3 years , will be native language speakers therefore indus os is working to create a mobile ecosystem for these users .\nismartcube is a unique single platform based workflow management system designed and developed by indus .\naccording to data from counterpoint research with et , indus os had a 5 . 6 % share in the total smartphone market during january - march , ahead of apple ' s\nearlier this year , when the company rebranded itself as indus os and raised $ 5 million series a funding led by omidyar network , it was was supporting 12 indian languages .\nabhimanyu heads marketing at indus os . a graduate of iit roorkee , he started his career in dubai and also worked in australia on brand building and marketing across digital platforms . his varied interests in music , karate , meditation and sports allow him to add a balance of analytical and creative abilities to take indus os to the next billion smartphone users .\nthe startup also plans to open an office in china to partner with international smartphone brands . it further plans to launch the indus os 3 . 0 platform later this year .\ni wish indus os , all the best for their future prospects and become a leading software vendor . hope you liked my post on the world\u2019s first regional smartphone operating system .\na screen grab from mofirst solutions ' website showing some of the features of firstouch os .\nin the customized android space , it is the best os among all top foreign players .\nindus os\u2019 regional and localisation edge has won it investors\u2019 love in this round . \u201cthe uniqueness of indus os i . e . its india focused operating system fits perfectly with our fund\u2019s primary emphasis on the rural & semi - urban markets , and the needs of the smes , \u201d said srikanth sundararajan , partner at ventureast on the rationale for the investment .\nindus os , the world\u2019s first regional operating system has announced partnership with home - grown indian smartphone brands \u2013 celkon and swipe . the company in a press statement mentions the expansion as an effort to tap regional markets like south india where celkon holds a significant market share . going forward indus os will come preloaded on devices from micromax , celkon and swipe .\nindus os , which is looking to become the de - facto mobile operating system for india , is eyeing a user base of 100 million by 2018 . with support for regional languages baked right into the os , the firm is targeting the country ' s next 300 million\nthe efforts seem to be working . the company claims that as data gets cheaper with aggressive pricing offered by companies , the traffic by indus os users is expected to grow five fold by the end of the year . the usage is expected to be in the range of one gigabyte per month per user . after android , indus os is the most used smartphone operating system in the country . there are more indus os users than ios or windows mobile users . the company hopes to be on one in every six smartphones by 2017 .\nwas interviewed for the the economic times cover story magazine . read on how indus os is leading from the front to create an indian smartphone ecosystem . link to the online article -\n\u201cat indus os , our aim is to place the power of mobile technology into the hands of the next emerging billion . we have seen an overwhelming response so far \u2013 we expect to be on one in every six devices sold in india by 2017 , with a total of 100 million customers by 2018 , \u201d said rakesh deshmukh , ceo - indus os .\nwe\u2019ve seen many mobile brands offering pre - installed apps on their devices , commonly known as bloatware . and the main man at indus os had an interesting take on the practice :\nstill leads the indian smartphone market with 83 . 8 % share for the first quarter of the year , during which 24 . 8 million devices were sold . indus os is present on 1 . 4 million of these phones . after android and indus , chinese smartphone maker\nm . a . d os for coolpad note 3 full review [ android 7 . 1 ]\nindus os , a startup which has created a regional operating system , today said it has raised an undisclosed amount from new investors jsw ventures and ventureast in recently - concluded financing round .\nindus os was recently awarded the prestigious tie50 ( silicon valley ) top start - up award for the year 2016 and et telecom award 2016 for ' innovation and development oem product ' .\nindus os has also tied up with mobile payment wallet freecharge to provide a single tap recharge option to indus os users . based on the user\u2019s consumption pattern , freecharge will suggest the prepaid plans that may be more ideal for the user . so if your consumption of data is higher than on calls , it will suggest plans that offer more data and less talk time .\ntouted as the world\u2019s first operating system to support 12 regional languages , indus os also includes features such as swipe - to - translate and transliterate , text to speech support and more .\nduring q1 , fy 2016 around 24 . 8 million smartphones devices were sold in india , of which 1 . 4 million devices were running on indus os , according to counterpoint market research\nindus os , which raised $ 5 million in a series a funding from investors led by omidyar network in january , has larger reach than google ' s own stock android os used on android one phones , which is only available on about 1 . 2 million phones , data added .\nwe all know that android os has launchers by which you can make your phone screens sometimes look like an iphone . adding to it , we can even change the default oem keyboard to the keyboard of our choice . this might get you a question that how indus is an os .\nbut as we know that china has everything on its own , like home grown search engine ( baidu ) , social network ( weibo ) , etc\u2026 xiaomi miui has taken the baton of customizing android os for its native users and now popular in other emerging markets too . indus os is expected to do the same in india , thanks to its cornerstone feature of the os being language .\nswipe\u2019s latest elite star smartphone comes with android 6 . 0 marshmallow - based indus os offering support for 12 regional languages . it is also 4g volte - enabled for reliance jio\u2019s 4g services .\nour goal is to get oems to sign up . now we want to go ahead and work with chinese and international brands . \u2013 rakesh deshmukh , co - founder and ceo , indus os\nthere is a help section called indus help to walk new users through the capabilities of the phone . the key features of the os , home screen , dialer , indus messaging , app bazaar , copy to listen and settings are explained in a step by step walk - through in this section . users are encouraged to try out all the features once , before using the os .\nfully indigenous mobile operating system , indus os , has raised an undisclosed amount in its latest round of funding from jsw ventures and ventureast . existing investor omidyar network also participated in the round .\nindus os could adopt google play store on their operating system to get an initial boost to their language based ecosystem . but they chose the tough route by thinking of the end - users .\nindus os is an altered version of android . it is world\u2019s first regional smartphone operating system . it has been designed especially for the regional language speaking users of the rising markets like india .\n\u201cwe are very excited to join hands with celkon and swipe . both brands share our enthusiasm and vision for connecting a billion people with technology and bridging india\u2019s digital divide . they have a very strong connect with consumers , especially in the regional markets and indus os\u2019 unique value proposition will enable them to further increase their market share , \u201d said rakesh deshmukh , ceo , indus os .\nin december 2015 , the department of electronics and information technology ( deity ) partnered with indus os ( oslabs technology india pvt . ltd ) , formerly known as firstouch , a mumbai - based start - up which offers a regional language android - based mobile operating system ( os ) . sixthmads\ncommenting about this achievement , rakesh deshmukh , ceo , indus os said , \u201cat indus os , our aim is to place the power of mobile technology into the hands of the next emerging billion . we have seen an overwhelming response so far \u2013 we expect to be on one in every six devices sold in india by 2017 , with a total of 100 million customers by 2018 . \u201d\ni think users of phones with indus os should be able to download android apps as indus is based on android too . however , indus os has its own app store too . it is called app bazaar . it claims to be world\u2019s fastest growing regional marketplace of smartphone apps . it already has more than 25 , 000 regional language apps , and the number is steadly growing . the app bazaar allows users to download even paid apps without using any credit card or email identification .\nthe indus os is built on android and currently supports 12 major regional languages spoken widely in india . according to the company , it is adding close to half million os activations every month , and growing at a whopping 150 % and the company is confident to double this number within 6 months .\nwhile bringing a plethora of features , indus os keeps it simple . a simpler and smarter ui makes sure that the experience stays intuitive . with easy access to the apps , simple dial screen and , uncomplicated settings indus os certainly provides a great experience to its user . the standouts among all these are the patented \u2018regional keyboards\u2019 which let the users type in 12 languages with familiarity and convenience .\nupdate ( 27th july , 2016 ) : indus os has established with two more india grown smartphone brands . these are celkon and swipe . this is in addition to their ongoing partnership with micromax .\nwe take a look at some of the key highlights of the indus 2 . 0 interface .\napp bazaar , the regional app marketplace for indus os , is today , the world\u2019s fastest growing regional marketplace . over 90 % indus os users have activated app bazaar and over 75 % users use it on a monthly basis . today , it has over 25 , 000 regional language apps on its platform , and allows users to download and pay for apps without any credit cards or email identification .\nindus os \u2013 the world\u2019s first regional operating system was officially launched in 2015 by three iit\u2019ians with a view to tackle the emerging market\u2019s biggest challenge \u2013 to develop technology to cater to the economic , social and regional diversity . in their mission , indus os is using a smartphone to connect the digital world with the masses . the operating system supports 12 languages , and offers multiple patented features to enrich the experience for an emerging market user . indus os is currently the # 2 os in india with a 7 . 6 % market share , ahead of global giants like apple ( ios ) , microsoft ( windows ) , cyanogen and a staggering 6 million indians have adopted it in under 18 months .\nclearly , it\u2019s not going to be a cakewalk for indus . \u201cindus os now needs to move up the ladder and try coming out with the second level of value addition , \u201d says krishna mukherjee , telecom analyst with cybermedia research . indus , she adds , should also look at more tie - ups with device manufacturers , and impart mobile education to the nooks and corners of the country .\nwe ' re adding close to half a million activations every month and we expect to double this within the next six months ,\nsaid indus os chief executive officer rakesh deshmukh .\nwe have targeted 100 million customers by 2018 ,\nhe added . the company which started putting its os in\n\u201cindus os is rare in that , it checks the box on all these counts and we like the ip that this high - quality , dedicated and passionate founding team has created . \u201d he added .\nindus os , the startup developing a localized version of android for india , is now going after international oems after it clinched a deal that will local giant intex sell smartphones powered by its operating system .\nthe company was initially setup in 2014 and was called firstouch . in january 2015 , the company raised $ 5 million in series a funding round , and also rebranded to indus os . the list of angel investors include names such as quikr founder pranay chulet , snapdeal co - founders rohit bansal and kunal bahl , to name a few . indus os , which is basically a forked android os , is made in india , keeping indian users in mind . touted as world\u2019s first regional operating system , indus os is based on android 5 . 0 lollipop , and it is designed for regional users who will be using smartphones for the very first time . due to language barriers , most feature phone users , especially the ones in small villages and towns don\u2019t want to switch to smartphones . this is exactly the target audience of indus os . the company wants to make the transition easier for users speaking vernacular languages .\nindus os boasts of a first - ever and complete regional ecosystem , with patented keyboards , auto - correction , matra - prediction features , and transliteration support . app bazaar , the regional app marketplace for indus os , is today , the world\u2019s fastest growing regional marketplace . over 90 % indus os users have activated app bazaar and over 75 % users use it on a monthly basis . today , it has over 25 , 000 regional language apps on its platform , and allows users to download and pay for apps without any credit cards or email identification , as stated by the company in its press statement .\n\u201cwe are already in talks with international and chinese smartphone brands for the launch of our next version - indus os 3 . 0 , which we believe will revolutionise the indian smartphone industry , \u201d he added .\nindus os announced its partnership with jaina group , the brand owners of karbonn mobiles . this partnership will be an add - on to the existing partnership with micromax , and two homegrown brands celkon and swipe .\nindus os had a 5 . 6 % share , ahead of apple\u2019s ios which was at no . 5 with 2 . 5 % share and microsoft\u2019s windows which had a share of 0 . 3 % .\nthe support for 12 regional indian languages comes with two key features called transliterate and translate . users can swipe left to transliterate which would enable the usage of the closest corresponding letters of a different alphabet or language and can swipe right to translate the different languages . since the swipe elite star is powered by indus os offers , the smartphone comes with a text - to - speech facility . indus os also provides word and matra prediction for faster and easier typing . to make things easier , indus os also allows its users to use a hybrid keyboard where they can type in the different regional languages using the english keyboard itself .\nindus os \u2013 the world\u2019s first regional operating system was officially launched in 2015 by three iit\u2019ians with a view to tackle the emerging market\u2019s biggest challenge \u2013 to develop technology to cater to the economic , social and regional diversity . in their mission , indus os is using a smartphone to connect the digital world with the masses . the operating system supports 12 languages , and offers multiple patented features to enrich the experience for an emerging market user . indus os is currently the # 2 os in india with a 7 . 6 % market share , ahead of global giants like apple ( ios ) , microsoft ( windows ) , cyanogen and a staggering 6 million indians have adopted it in under 18 months , concludes the statement of the company .\nindus os tracks user actions on some of its integrated services to provide a better experience . the indus keyboard , app bazaar , indus messaging , text to speech , swiping features for languages all have analytics integrated . there is a prompt to accept the terms and conditions when any of these apps are accessed for the first time . there is no way to opt out of the analytics and still use the device .\nindus recently appointed sunil lalvani , ex - head of qualcomm and blackberry in india as an adviser . the latest indus os 3 . 0 platform is expected to roll out later this year , and the company has revealed plans to open an office in china to further its efforts to partner with international smartphone brands .\nnow , micromax is all set to launch a new series of phones with the latest version of indus os 2 . 0 . but don\u2019t be surprised if other indian brands too jump on this regional bandwagon soon .\nyes , as per counterpoint market research , q1 fy 2016 - 17 , indus os has surpassed most of the operating systems and has emerged as second most popular operating system in india . as per the report , out of 24 . 8 million smartphone devices sold in india in q1 fy 2016 - 17 , 1 . 4 million smartphones had indus os . indus os is seeing about half million activations per month . yes , per month . and it is growing at a rate of 150 % . no wonder that the company expects to double its activations within next 6 months and to power 1 in 6 smartphones in india by 2017 .\ndevelopers of the multi - lingual indus os are rolling out a new feature called recharge 2 . 0 on the 6 million devices running indus os . the recharge 2 . 0 is an android operating system integrated balance analytics tool which works continually in the background keeping track of user\u2019s spending on each call , text messages and mobile data . the new feature will work with all prepaid mobile connections , across all mobile service providers .\n\u201cour goal is to get oems to sign up , \u201d rakesh deshmukh , indus os co - founder and ceo , told techcrunch . \u201cnow we want to go ahead and work with chinese and international brands . \u201d\none of the biggest challenges of the developing world is to create technology that caters to the economic , social and regional diversity . indus is set out to tackle this challenge . indus is using the smartphone as the medium to connect the digital world with the masses . indus os is the world\u2019s first regional operating system . they are the first to customize a smartphone experience to meet the needs of the citizens speaking in regional tongues in the emerging markets . indus achieves this through innovation , simplification , and localization . indus aims to create the mobile ecosystem for the next 1 billion smartphone users from emerging markets in their native language .\nindus os currently has over 4 . 5 million users and commands a 6 . 3 % market share since the first official indus os powered device was launched in may 2015 . it boasts of a host of patented features including the indus keyboard , which is a pioneer in regional keyboards \u2013 it was the first keyboard of the country to have the natural ordering of the alphabet , allowing indian smartphone users to type with ease and familiarity . it also offers the auto - correction and the patented matra - prediction features in 12 languages . in addition , it has its own regional app marketplace for content , app bazaar , available in 12 languages . further , indus os in collaboration with the govt . of india\u2019s department of electronics and it ( deity ) introduced os integrated text - to - speech ( tts ) technology in 6 regional languages in june 2016 .\nwhich was at no . 5 with 2 . 5 % share and microsoft ' s windows which had a share of 0 . 3 % \u2014 same as samsung ' s tizen os izen os - at no . 7 .\nindus os on thursday joined hands with freecharge to launch recharge 2 . 0 , new feature that will allow prepaid users to track their data and calling usage , and make payments to recharge their connections using freecharge wallet .\n\u2018indus os is well poised to reach 100 million users in the next three years and emerge as the undisputed leader in indigenous - language technology in emerging markets , \u201d said co - founder and ceo , rakesh deshmukh .\nthere isn\u2019t any different between the way a pure vanilla android version looks and the indus os . most of the kernel structure remains the same , and the changes are mostly visible when using certain features on the phone .\nindus swipe a unique feature , indus swipe can be used to translate / transliterate text between english & a particular regional language . all you have to do is to swipe right to translate and left to transliterate .\nwhen it comes to indus , the decision also involves what the mobile brand in question wants to do .\nthe languages supported include hindi , bengali , kannada , marathi , punjabi , telugu , assamese , gujarati , malayalam , odia , tamil , urdu . this is the first time i am using indus os and my first reaction was \u2018why ? \u2019 . partly because i like the vanilla treatment to android where there is no bloat and everything is aosp like without any added optimisations and partly because i didn\u2019t know what indus os brought to the table .\naccording to counterpoint research , indus os is now india\u2019s second - most popular smartphone platform with a 6 . 3 percent market share , behind android , while being ahead of xiaomi\u2019s miui and cyanogen , as well as ios .\n\u201cindus os is not just a technology product \u2013 it\u2019s a mission where government , linguists , tech geeks , mobile brands and thousands of developers are coming together to provide technology to the next billion users , \u201d concluded deshmukh .\nfor those unfamiliar with indus os , the operating system launched first as firstouch , arguably the world\u2019s first regional - language smartphone operating system . founded by iit grads rakesh deshmukh ( ceo ) , akash dongre ( head of product ) and sudhir b ( head of technology ) , firstouch started in the form a mobile os with a gujarati interface .\nthe success of indus os can also be judged from the fact that it has won the tie50 ( silicon valley ) top start - up award 2016 and also the economic times telecom award 2016 for \u2018innovation in developing oem product\u2019 .\nrakesh deshmukh , co - founder and ceo , indus os , said , \u201cthe faith shown by jsw ventures , ventureast , and continuous support of omidyar network , will help us achieve our vision of empowering the next 1 bn indian users with smartphone ecosystem of their choice . we are already in talks with international and chinese smartphone brands for the launch of our next version \u2013 indus os 3 . 0 , which we believe will revolutionise the indian smartphone industry . \u201d\nearlier , indus os had raised usd 5 million funding led by omidyar network and angel funded by kunal bahl and rohit bansal from snapdeal , amit gupta and naveen tiwari from inmobi and pranay chulet from quikr , according to the company .\nearlier , indus os had raised $ 5 million funding led by omidyar network and angel funded by kunal bahl and rohit bansal from snapdeal , amit gupta and naveen tiwari from inmobi and pranay chulet from quikr , according to the company .\nindus os , a mobile operating system developed by mumbai - based oslabs technology has raised an undisclosed amount in a series a2 funding round led by ventureast and jsw ventures as new investors , along with participation from an existing omidyar network .\nranjit mishra , 27 , is one of the people who uses a micromax phone which works on indus os . a sales executive in a courier company , mishra says he bought the phone because it \u201cdoes not make me feel bad\u201d .\naccording to the recent counterpoint research along with the economic times in 2016 , with over 24 . 8 million phones being activated in india in q1 , the indus os system was present in 1 . 4 million phones pushing it to the number two spot with a 5 . 6 % market share behind android os with an 83 . 8 % market share .\ndeshmukh says that while android has a topdown approach to developing its features , indus\u2019s is bottom - up . while google is a company of global nature and is applicable to multiple contexts , indus is betting big on vernacular medium ."]}
{"id": 54989, "summary": [{"text": "national bank of pakistan ( nbp ) is a major pakistani commercial bank with headquarters in karachi .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "although state-owned , it operates as commercial bank , while still continuing to act as trustee of public funds and as the agent to the state bank of pakistan in places where sbp does not have a presence , as sbp is the major share holder of nbp .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "the bank provides both commercial and public sector banking services .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it is a lead player in the debt equity market , corporate investment banking , retail and consumer banking , agricultural financing , treasury services .", "topic": 26}, {"text": "as of march 2017 it has 1,450 branches across pakistan with assets of approximately usd 17.2 billion .", "topic": 39}, {"text": "the bank also operates a network of 21 international branches , 2 international subsidiaries and 3 international representative offices .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the bank also has presence in the uk through united national bank ltd ( unbl ) , a banking institution incorporated in the uk national bank of pakistan has developed a wide range of consumer products , to enhance business and cater to the different segments of society and meet its social responsibilities .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "some schemes have been specifically designed for the low to middle income segments of the population .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "it has implemented special credit schemes like small finance for agriculture , business and industries , administrator to qarz-e-hasna loans to students , self-employment scheme for unemployed persons , public transport scheme .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the bank has expanded its range of products and services to include shariah compliant islamic banking products .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "it has also put in place a remittance service for overseas pakistanis to send their money back to pakistan .", "topic": 21}, {"text": "the bank also runs the annual awards for excellence in literature that confer awards to the best books in urdu and in all prominent regional languages .", "topic": 15}, {"text": "the bank is also the largest sponsor of sports in pakistan . ", "topic": 21}], "title": "national bank of pakistan", "paragraphs": ["national bank of pakistan is part of pakistan struggle for economic independence . national bank of pakistan was established on november 9 , 1949 under the national bank of\naccording to the official notification , the central bank has approved a scheme of amalgamation between national bank of pakistan and nbp leasing company .\n2000 - 2011 \u00a9 national bank of pakistan | kazakhstan . all rights recerved . home | internet banking | requisites | bank branches\ntm all - in - one is a trademark of national bank of canada .\n23 . internship report national bank of pakistan information and wide span of control . nbp is decentralization in nature and very low formalization in the bank . basically national bank of pakistan is high diagonal differentiation and every employee of any department can easily communicate to other department of the bank . 15\nmeeting with honorable chairman and president of national bank of pakistan on 5th july , 2015 a . . . . .\nnit . the national bank of pakistan has assets worth rupees 737976 . 44 million on september 30 , 2008 .\nthe national bank of pakistan has its headquarters in karachi , pakistan . the bank operates 1249 ( 2008 ) branches in pakistan and 22 ( 2008 ) overseas branches . under a trust deed , the bank also provides services as trustee to national investment trust ( nit ) including safe custody of securities on behalf of\nbeing one of the largest commercial banks in pakistan , national bank of pakistan ( nbp ) has a network of over 1450 + domestic branches across pakistan , including areas where no other bank operates , and major business operations spanning over 19 countries .\n1 . subject to credit approval by national bank of canada . certain conditions apply .\n2001 state bank of pakistan and bank of england agree to allow only 2 pakistani banks to operate in the uk . nbp and united bank agreed to merge their operations to form pakistan international bank , of which nbp would own 45 % and united bank 55 % .\nthis section will guide you about the authorised branches of national bank of pakistan , for submission of passport / visa fees . read more . . .\njubilee life\u2019s bharosa plan in assistance with national bank of pakistan will make your investment worthy , thus ensuring a secure future of your child .\n1 . internship report on national bank of pakistan the the nation ' s bank nation ' s bank national bank of pakistan government the treasury nation ' s bank te h ntio ' sbn a n ak hailey college of commerce salma bashir te h ntio ' sbn a n ak roll number : 126 urltoken ( hons . ) session : 2005 - 2009 supervisor : sir . hassan mubeen alam national bank of pakistan samnanabad branch date of joining : 25 - 7 - 09 to 24 - 09 - 09\n1949 national bank of pakistan ( nbp ) was established under the national bank of pakistan ordinance 1949 and was government - owned . nbp acted as an agent of the central bank wherever the state bank did not have its own branch . it also undertook government treasury operations . its first branches were in jute growing areas in east pakistan . offices in karachi and lahore followed .\nnational bank of pakistan is the largest commercial bank operating in pakistan . its balance sheet size surpasses that of any of the other banks functioning locally . it has redefined its role and has moved from a public sector organisation into a modern commercial bank . . \u062e\u0648\u0634\u0622\u0645\u062f\u064a\u062f\n1949 national bank of pakistan ( nbp ) was established under the national bank of pakistan ordinance 1949 and was 100 % govt . - owned . nbp acted as an agent of the central bank wherever the state bank did not have its own branch . it also undertook government treasury operations . its first branches were in jute growing areas in east pakistan . offices in karachi and lahore followed .\n\u201cnbp , bd nights\u201d along with honorable chairman and president of national bank of p . . . . .\nnational bank of pakistan ( nbp ) has planned to shift operations of its subsidiary under the control of its management for consolidation of its overall operations and containing losses of the services business .\njsc sb\nnational bank of pakistan\nin kazakhstan is a fully owned subsidiary of national bank of pakistan , head office , karachi , established its representative office in almaty , kazakhstan in the year 1996 . the national bank of republic of kazakhstan ( the regulators ) issued our bank a restricted banking license on december 14 , 2002 . under the restricted license the bank ' s activities were confined to do business with legal entities including foreign organizations . the bank was not allowed to open accounts of physical persons .\n18 . internship report national bank of pakistan organizational structure in national bank of pakistan , the head is called \u201cchairman\u201d or \u201cpresident\u201d of the bank . and after president there is five broad of directors . national bank of pakistan has eleven groups which control the working of the divisions , wing , department , section and regional of the national bank of pakistan . in nbp , \u201cdepartment\u201d is called \u201cwings\u201d . chairman & president board of directors president\u2019s secretariat secretary board of directors corporate & credit audit & inspection investment management compliance group group banking group group hrm & commercial & treasury administration operation retail banking management group group group group special assets overseas management group management i . t . group group 10\nnational bank of pakistan ( nbp ) is the largest commercial bank in pakistan with total assets well in excess of pkr 1 . 15 trillion ( as on december 31st 2011 ) . nbp was incorporated in pakistan under the national bank of pakistan ordinance , 1949 . it is involved in commercial banking and related services in pakistan and abroad . with one of the largest domestic branch networks ( consisting of 1283 branches ) across pakistan as well as representation in 6 international geographical areas ranging from north america to the far east as well as a joint venture operating in the united kingdom ( united national bank limited ) and a subsidiary in kazakhstan ( nbp kazakhstan ) , nbp is pakistan largest international commercial bank .\n16 . internship report national bank of pakistan the pakistan banking council prepared banks amalgamation schemes in \u0661\u0669\u0667\u0664 for amalgamation of smaller banks with the five bigger banks of the country . these five banks are as under : 1 . national bank of pakistan 2 . habib bank limited 3 . united bank limited 4 . muslim commercial bank limited 5 . allied bank limited so , through the nationalization of bank act \u0661\u0669\u0667\u0664 , the state bank of pakistan , all the commercial banks incorporated in pakistan and carrying on business in or outside the country were brought under the government ownership with effect from jan . \u0661\u0669\u0667\u0664 , \u0661 . the ownership , management , and control of all banks in pakistan stood transferred to and vested in the federal government . with the passage of time its functioning diversified as they take over the function of different institution with the passage of time like in past they took over the function of imperial bank of india and now of ndfc ( national development finance corporation ) . it is working as the agent of the state bank of pakistan and performs its functions wherever state bank of pakistan is not present . 8\n1974 the government of pakistan nationalized nbp . as part of the concomitant consolidation of the banking sector , nbp acquired bank of bahawalpur .\n21 . internship report national bank of pakistan national bank of pakistan ( nbp ) provides services through more than \u0661\u0662\u0660\u0660 branches in pakistan and \u0662\u0662 branches in overseas . and there are \u0662\u0669 regions . all branches of national bank of pakistan report to five head of rmt members . and these five members reported to regional offices . regional offices report to the group chief of the groups . all the process is working very quickly and it not consume more time . and the group chief of each group report to the president of the national bank of pakistan . all the data were proceed to the president of the bank . chairman & president operation group hrm group audit & inspection compliance group chief chief group chief chief south region north region west region east region overseas reg head 1 head 2 head 3 head 4 head 5 branch 1 branch 2 branch 3 branch 4 branch 5 national bank of pakistan is relatively wide span of control and flat structure . national bank of pakistan are less layers of management to pass a message through , so the message reaches more employees faster . more skillful group chief managers can control a greater number of employees . national bank of pakistan assess that the internal control environment is showing signs of improvement as compared to previous year in all areas of the bank . 13\nnational bank of pakistan ( the bank ) is a pakistan - based commercial bank . the bank provides commercial banking services , including commercial loans , investment advisory , asset management , global remittances , agency services , forex , leasing , modarba , underwriting , brokerage , and other banking and financial services . the bank . . . ( more )\nnational database and registration authority ( nadra ) was established as national database organization ( ndo ) , an attached department under the ministry of interior , government of pakistan in 1998 .\nplease be advised that on march 31 , 2016 , national bank of pakistan , new york branch has closed its home remittance service\npakremit\n.\nnational bank of pakistan is one of the largest commercial bank operating in pakistan . it has redefined its role and has moved from a public sector organization into a modern commercial bank . the bank ' s services are available to individuals , corporate entities and government . while it continues to act as trustee of public funds and as the agent to the\n19 . internship report national bank of pakistan national bank of pakistan divided their task in to separate jobs . basically national bank of pakistan having different groups , and each group perform different task specialization in their department . national bank of pakistan categories their departments through their work specialization . and nbp hire their employees also through work specialization . the following chart shows the work specialization in the bank . hrm & administration , operation , commercial & retail banking , and i . t group are performing different working in the organization . hrm & commercial & administration operation group retail banking i . t . group group group national bank of pakistan is structurally divided into groups and groups are also subdivided into departments , wings , and divisions . national bank of pakistan has different department in the group and each department performing work , as their task assign . department also subdivided into working bases . credit management group ( functional deptt ) administration credit industrial credit policy & wing monitoring research sme wing 11\nnational bank of pakistan is the largest commercial bank operating in pakistan the bank is engaged in providing commercial banking and related services in pakistan and overseas . the bank ' s services are available to individuals , corporate entities and government . its business portfolio is a major lead player in the debt equity market , corporate investment banking , retail and consumer banking , agricultural financing , treasury services\nppaf will share the information of these entrepreneurs with national bank of pakistan , and also provide assistance to these entrepreneurs by disseminating information about the prime minister youth business loan scheme .\nat present 8 islamic banking branches are functional all over pakistan having group office at karachi , pakistan .\n2002 pakistan international bank renamed itself united national bank limited ( unb ) . the ownership structure of the unb remained as before . the only change to the shareholding structure is that unb had recently been privatized in pakistan and was now owned 49 % by the government of pakistan and 51 % by a joint foreign consortium of abu dhabi .\nin a short span of 15 months , national bank of pakistan has converted its entire network of 1283 branches online . nbp has now the highest number of online branches in pakistan , exceeding any other bank operating in the country . national bank of pakistan currently enjoys widest branch network in the country and its services are available to pakistanis living in far flung and most difficult to reach areas . people living in such remote areas will benefit the most from this development .\nabout us | contact | site map | disclaimer copyright \u00a9 2005 national bank of pakistan . all rights reserved . please read our privacy statement designed and developed by sphinx\nin view of this business decision , effective april 1 , 2016 , national bank of pakistan , new york branch ' s internet based home remittance service\npakremit\nwas discontinued .\nordinary passport applicant must submit the appropriate i . e . ( normal / urgent ) passport fee , through the follwing authorised branches of the national bank of pakistan , before leaving for regional passport office ( rpo ) . bank receipt\nnational bank of pakistan is expected to show a growth of 16 % yoy in its bottom line by reporting after tax profit of rs13 . 3bn for 9mcy12 against a profit after tax of rs11 . 4bn in 9mcy11 .\n1974 the government of pakistan nationalized nbp . as part of the concomitant consolidation of the banking sector , nbp acquired bank of bahawalpur ( est . 1947 ) .\nis the largest bank in pakistan in terms of profit , deposits , number of branches and employees . ever since its inception , the bank has played a pioneering role in shaping the future of the banking industry in pakistan . the bank now has 1250 branches in pakistan and 31 overseas branches / offices in 18 countries covering all the time zones .\nthis section has the guidance for the authorised branches of the national bank for submitttion of passport / visa fees . read more . . .\n1971 nbp acquired bank of china ' s two branches , one in karachi and one at chittagong . at separation of east pakistan nbp lost its branches there . nbp merged with eastern mercantile bank and with eastern bank corporation .\n22 . internship report national bank of pakistan chairman & president hrm group operation group cmg tmg od wing ird wing t & s wing tech wing c . m wing admn . wing c . m wing admn . wing national bank of pakistan is having decentralization in the bank . and give the authority of decision making to their group chief of every group , to take decision , which is benefit for the organization . national bank of pakistan provides facility of making decision to their senior vice president as well as vice president of the every group . president ( nbp ) group chief ( group ) svp or vp ( group ) avp ( group ) grade officers ( group ) national bank of pakistan has low formalization in the bank . and employees are free to take action or decision in their work specialization . employees are follow the rules and regulation in the bank is very little formalized . employees\u2019 behavior is little bit guided by rules and regulation . national bank of pakistan follow the organic model organization . in nbp , there are cross - functional teams , as well as cross - hierarchical teams . there are free flow of 14\nnbp leasing limited ( nll ) formerly nbp capital limited a wholly owned national bank of pakistan subsidiary , is incorporated as a public limited company . originally the company was registered with the name of national discounting services limited in november 1995 and commenced operations in march 1996 .\nan internship report on nbp ( national bank of pakistan ) a governmental financial institution . a detailed report on its organizational structure , its departments , and financial analysis with recommendations and conclusions .\n15 . internship report national bank of pakistan \u2022 the industrial development bank of pakistan was set up on august \u0661\u0669\u0666\u0661 , \u0661 with a paid up capital of rs ; five crore . the agricultural development bank of pakistan ( adbp ) was set up in \u0661\u0669\u0666\u0661 . it provides short , medium and long term loans to the farmers . in jan , \u0661\u0669\u0667\u0664 the entire commercial banks were nationalized . the weaker commercial banks were merged with the stronger once and in all five major banking companies were formed . mcb and abl have again been privatized . establihment the normal procedure of establishing a banking company under the companies law was set aside and the bank was established through the promulgation of an ordinance due to the crisis situation that had developed with regard to financing of jute trade . the bank commenced its operations from november \u0661\u0669\u0664\u0669 , \u0662\u0660 at six important jute centers in the then east pakistan and directed its resources in financing of jute crop . the bank\u2019s karachi and lahore offices were subsequently opened in december \u0661\u0669\u0664\u0669 . state bank of pakistan after its formation demanded from the indian reserve bank the assets against the indian currency retired from pakistan territory . government of india refused to hand over the assets worth about five hundred million rupees . the dispute is still unsettled and these assets are still not delivered to pakistan . until june \u0661\u0669\u0665\u0660 , the bank was engaged exclusively on jute operation . thereafter , it was felt that it could expand its business to include other commodities as well . bank took a big stride in \u0661\u0669\u0665\u0662 , when it replaced the imperial bank of india , as an agent of state bank of pakistan . there were \u0661\u0664 pakistani scheduled commercial banks operating in the country on december \u0661 \u0669\u0667\u0663 , the name of these were : 1 . national bank of pakistan 2 . habib bank limited 3 . habib bank ( overseas ) limited 4 . united bank limited 5 . muslim commercial bank limited 6 . commerce bank limited 7 . australia bank limited 8 . standard bank limited 9 . bank of bahawalpur limited 10 . premier bank limited 11 . pak bank limited 12 . lahore commercial bank limited 13 . sarhad bank limited 14 . punjab provincial co - operative bank limited 7\nthe swift center is operational at national bank of pakistan with a universal access number nbp - pkka . all nbp overseas branches and overseas correspondents ( over 450 ) are drawing remittances through swift .\n2 . introduction : \uf071national bank of pakistan is the largest commercial bank operatingin pakistan\uf071the bank is engaged in providing commercial banking and relatedservices in pakistan and overseas . \uf071the banks services are available to individuals , corporate entitiesand government . \uf071its business portfolio is a major lead player in the\uf0a7debt equity market , \uf0a7corporate investment banking , \uf0a7 retail and consumer banking , \uf0a7 agricultural financing , \uf0a7 treasury services\uf071nbp headquarters in karachi , pakistan with over 1 , 254 branchescountry wide . \uf071participating in\nworld bank\nand\nasian development banks\nlines of credit . hira shahid khan\nnational bank of pakistan (\nnbp\n) was incorporated in pakistan in 1949 . it has a well - established domestic network comprising more than 1 , 400 branches and 29 regional centers covering the entire country . nbp is the largest universal ( commercial & investment ) bank in pakistan with assets over us $ 10bn and deposits over us $ 8 . 3bn . nbp is majority owned by the government of pakistan and is managed by a team of highly experienced professionals .\npakistan poverty alleviation fund ( ppaf ) will share information with national bank of pakistan ( nbp ) about its borrowers who successfully establish the business and return the loan . nbp will provide them funds under prime minister youth business loan ( pmybl ) for extension business .\nnational bank of pakistan is at the forefront of international banking in pakistan which is proven by the fact that nbp has its branches in all of the major financial capitals of the world . additionally , we have recently set up the financial institution wing , which is placed under the risk management group . the role of the financial institution wing is : -\ndeveloped & maintained by : software wing , directorate general of immigration & passports , ministry of interior , government of pakistan .\nstate bank of pakistan , under section 48 of the banking companies ordinance ( bco ) , 1962 , had also announced the effective date of the scheme as close of business on july 31 , 2017 .\nordinary machine readable passport is issued to all citizens of pakistan . read more . . .\nboard of directors of national bank of pakistan ( nbp ) in their meeting held on tuesday at the bank head office here approved the financial statements of the bank for the year ended december 31 , 2011 and announced a payout of 10 per cent bonus shares and 75 per cent ( rs7 . 50 per share ) cash dividend to the shareholder as final dividend for the year 2011 which translates into payout ratio of 81 . 18 per cent .\njubilee life in assistance with national bank of pakistan offers you bachat plan . together with life insurance protection , this plan will help you save on regular basis so that you may have financial security and achieve your ambitions in life .\n47 . internship report national bank of pakistan \u2217 certificate of incorporation \u2217 their signature cards \u2217 certificate to commence business \u2217 power of attorney documentation in case of partnership account \u2217 application form \u2217 a copy of partnership deed \u2217 signature cards of partners \u2217 registration certificate copy \u2217 a copy of national identity card of each partner \u2217 authority letter favoring persons authorized to operate the account documentation in case of club , society , association or trust \u2217 application form \u2217 copy of rules \u2217 certified copy of resolution \u2217 signature cards documentation in case of agents account \u2217 copy of power of attorney \u2217 id card of each agent documentation in case of trust account \u2217 certificate of registration \u2217 cnic of all trustees \u2217 copy of instrument of trust v . stamping and scrutinizing after the fulfillment of all the necessary terms and conditions and checking of the form the relevant officer of account opening then affixed stamps on the aof for the sake of completion of all the formal rules and regulations . he affixed three types of stamps on the form and two types of documents . affixed stamps : \uf0fc national bank of pakistan stamp \uf0fc authorized stamp 39\nevery citizen of pakistan is entitled to machine readable passport for traveling abroad , subject to completion of all codal formalities .\n1965 the indian government seized the calcutta branch on the outbreak of hostilities between india and pakistan .\n55 . internship report national bank of pakistan on the atm are carried out through the same . clearing section clearing\nthe transfer of funds from one branch of bank to the other branch of the same bank or the other bank on which the instrument is drawn , without involving cash through \u201cstate bank\u2019s clearing house\nwe can say that cheques which cannot be cashed at the cash counter of the bank or cross cheques go through the clearing process . clearing department the major function of clearing department is to receive the cheques , which are drawn on some other bank . the customer can get the money in his account at nbp , from the cheques drawn on another bank . the bank accepts these cheques and collects the amount from that bank on which cheque is drawn through the clearing house . bank charges some commission for this function . clearing house a clearing house is an association of commercial banks set in state bank of pakistan for the purpose of interchange and settlement of credit claims national institutional facilitation technology ( nift ) pvt . limited is performing the function of clearing and charges commission against it . before the nift , the state bank of pakistan ( sbp ) with efficient controlling staff performed the process of clearing . if sbp had no office at a place , then nbp , as a representative of sbp acted as a clearinghouse . nift is a joint venture between a six major banks and private sector . the clearing operations were commenced by the establishment of first centre at karachi and now it has been extended to all major cities of pakistan . at such places where the area is not covered by nift the clearing and settlement services are provided by national bank of pakistan . types of the cross cheques some specific types of cheques are being entertained in the clearing department of nbp are : i . local cheques by local cheques we mean collection of cheques from the banks which are located within the city . it means the presenting bank and the bank on which the cheques is drawn are situated in the same city . ii . outstation cheques by outstation cheques we mean collection of cheques from the bank , which are situated outside the city . it means the presenting bank and the bank on which the cheques is drawn are not situated in the same city . 47\n17 . strength : \u2022nbp one of the largest financial institutions of pakistan with eight million of customer\u2022nbp has 1254 branches located all over pakistan . and 23 international locationsincluding the usa , united kingdom , europe and the far east . \u2022it acts as an agent of the central bank wherever the state bank does not have its ownbranch . \u2022performing social responsibilities and claiming \u201cthe nation\u2019s bank\u201d\u2022earning commission from sbp on government transaction\u2022leading bank in agriculture financing amongst commercial banks with the marketshare of 15 % opportunities : \u2022being a government bank nbp having wide scope in economic market . \u2022its vast network of domestic and overseas branches can help to expand business . \u2022bank\u2019s deposit is increasing rapidly so there is a great opportunity to enhance its investmentand financing . \u2022being an agent of state bank of pakistan it can play vital role in local economy . \u2022amongst highest bank is asia , nbp further expand its services proudest and earn more profit . \u2022the bank is reshaping its portfolios by investing into higher area of growth samreen lodhi\nunited bank uk and ubl uk are the trading names of united national bank limited . united national bank limited is authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated by the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulation authority . the company is registered in england & wales and its registered office is at 2 brook street , london , w1s 1bq . the company registration number is 4146820 .\nyour eligible deposits with united national bank ltd are protected up to a total of \u00a385 , 000 by the financial services compensation scheme , the uk ' s deposit guarantee scheme . this limit is applied to the total of any deposits you have with the following : united national bank ltd , united bank uk & ubl uk . any total deposits you hold above the limit between these brands are unlikely to be covered .\n27 . internship report national bank of pakistan \uf0d8 oversea representative offices \uf0fc baku \uf0fc beijing \uf0fc toronto \uf0fc chicago \uf0fc tashkent \uf0d8 oversea subsidary \uf0fc cjsc almaty , kazakhstan domestic network \uf0fc 1254 domestic branches \uf0fc 6 domestic subsidiaries \uf0fc 29 domestic regional offices \uf0d8 domestic subsidiaries \uf0fc nbp capital ltd . \uf0fc taurus securities ltd . \uf0fc nbp exchange company ltd \uf0fc national bank modaraba management co . \uf0fc national agricultural and storage company ltd . \uf0fc cast \u2013 n - link products ltd \uf0d8 joint venture \uf0fc united national bank ltd . , uk ( economic indicators pakistan , published by economic research wing nbp , head office karachi ) present status of bank the new management team having extensive experience of management of large financial institutions both within and outside the country is expected to further enhance the profitability and operational efficiency of the bank . prospects the bank ' s principal strategic going forward objective is to make the transition from a public service institution to a modern commercial bank . being the country ' s largest financial institution , the bank is uniquely positioned to leverage its large branch network and its 8 . 5 million - customer base to consolidate its core businesses as well as develop new revenue generating opportunities . 19\nthe existing system of home remittances has been revised / significantly improved and well - trained field functionaries are posted to provide efficient and reliable home remittance services to nonresident pakistanis at 15 overseas branches of the bank besides united national bank ( the joint venture between nbp and ubl in uk ) . , and bank al - jazira , saudi arabia .\nthe federal reserve bank of new york , the office of the comptroller of the currency , the new york state department of financial services and the office of the superintendent of financial institution regulate the branches and representative office of nbp usa and canada .\nthe national bank of pakistan came forward to establish its offices in the cotton growing areas and extended credit facilities liberally in order to restore stability to the market . in 1951 , the country was once again faced with a crisis in the cotton trade when prices was crashed and touched the lowest level since independence following the cessation of hostilities in korea . the bank in collaboration with the cotton board provided the necessary credit facilities to the trade and the crisis was tided over . the nature of responsibilities of the bank is different and unique from other banks / financial institutions . the bank acts as the agent to the state bank of pakistan for handling provincial / federal government receipts and payments on their behalf . the bank has also played an important role in financing the country growing trade , which has expanded through the years as diversification took place .\n31 . internship report national bank of pakistan president the president of a central board shall be appointed by the central government from among the directors . local board the local board shall be established for the area mentioned in sub section ( \u0665 ) of section b , one each at karachi , dacca and the lahore , and shall without prejudice to the powers conferred by the sections \u0661\u0662 , have power , within the prescribed limits generally to transact all usual business of the bank . a local board should consist of following members namely ; \uf0fc the managing director \uf0fc one member appointed by the central board from amongst the directors elected by the share holder register in the branch register of the area . \uf0fc two members appointed by the central government from the area in which the local board is situated . \uf0fc three members elected in local or special board meeting from among themselves by the shareholder register in the branch register of the area . the managing director shall be appointed by the central government for a period not exceeding five years and on such salary and terms and condition of the service as the central government may determined . new management structure the previous management was removed by the bank nationalization ordinance \u0661\u0669\u0667\u0664 . the general direction and superintendent of the affairs and business of the banks vests in the executive board consisting of president ( chief executive ) and five senior executives of the bank . the federal government in \u0661\u0669\u0668\u0660 constituted a board of directors comprising the president and the members of executive board of the bank and two additional members one representing the ministry of finance and the other pakistani banking council . thus therefore , all nationalized commercial banks are controlled by the pakistani banking council being subject to state bank of pakistan regulation as well . the federal ministry is responsible for bank operations in the ministry of finance . recently by the order of president of pakistan , banking council of pakistan is removed . board of directors . an executive board composed of six senior executives of the bank and the president who is also the chief executive supervises the affairs and business of the bank , called the board of directors . management committee : also there is a management committee consisting of nine senior executives of the bank , called the members and the president who is also the chairman of the committee . trainig and management development wing national bank of pakistan has its national and development centers and \u0664 staff collages at : - 23\nstate bank celebrates 70 years of professional excellence amidst acknowledgement from cross section of society ( 01 . 07 . 2018 ) - urdu\ndiscover the financial consumer agency of canada ( fcac ) \u2019s account selector tool to compare bank accounts .\n36 . internship report national bank of pakistan depertmentalization dividing an organization into different parts according to the functions is called departmentalization . nbp main branch , lahore offer a wide range of banking services to public and private sector corporation , partnership , individual and others . the national bank of pakistan has various departments . brief description of all these departments are given here one by one under separate heads for better understanding . \u2022 general banking department \uf0a7 account opening section \uf0a7 deposit section \uf0a7 cash dealing \uf0a7 clearing section \uf0a7 remittance \u2022 credit and advances department \u2022 accounts department \u2022 government department \u2022 consumer & retailing department \u2022 foreign exchange department \u2022 import and export department \u2022 28\ninternational business is one of the major successes of income of the bank . the bank is giving proper care to serve the importer and exporter of various items with its officers having expertise in the respective field . during last year i . e . 2005 the bank handled export and import business to the tune of tk . 549 crore & tk 469 crore respectively .\nit has been witnessed in the past that banks such as standard chartered bank had sold out its subsidiaries including modaraba and leasing company to focus on the core business of the bank .\nnational bank has earned recognition and numerous awards internationally . it has been the recipient of the bank of the year 2001 , 2002 , 2004 and 2005 award by the banker magazine , the best foreign exchange bank pakistan for 2004 , 2005 , 2006 and 2007 , global finance , best emerging market bank from pakistan for the year 2005 , global finance , kisan time awards 2005 for nbp ' s services in the agriculture field . it is listed amongst the region ' s largest banks and also amongst the largest banks in south asia 2005 , the asian banker . it has also been presented a recognition award 2004 for having a gender sensitive management by webcop aasha besides other awards .\n25 . internship report national bank of pakistan organizational network registered & head office head office of nbp in nbp building , i . i . chundrigar road , karachi , pakistan which is \u201cthe city of lighting\u201d in urdu \u201curoos - ul - bilad\u201d which was also the first capital and ancient place of pakistan . it carried out its successful journey to make it an \u201casian tiger\u201d . share registeration office thk associates ( pvt . ) ltd . shares department , ground floor , state life building # 3 , dr . ziauddin ahmed road , karachi , pakistan . share capital issued capital the bank was setup with an issued capital of rs . 1 . 5 million . authorized capital authorized capital of national bank of pakistan in 2000 was rs . 25 billion . issued , subscribed , and paid - up capital issued , subscribed and paid - up capital in year 2008 was 10763702260 branch network presently the bank is divided into 10 groups headed by sevps / evps . 9 regions reporting to as many regional chiefs and 15 single branch zones headed by zonal chiefs ; 12 corporate branches and 1 , 254 domestic branches headed by branch managers control its field operations . with the geographical development of its branches , the bank has been able to extend its services to a much larger number of pakistanis all over the country . today it has more than 8 . 5 million accounts . bank maintains its presence in all the major financial centers of the world through its 21overseas branches and 4 representative offices . of these , three representative offices 17\n4 . executive s ummary x e c u t i v e u m m a r y to interpret my skills and educational knowledge of finance i done my internship in national bank of pakistan samanabad branch , lahore and to know how i will work in financial institutions and among various types of people have different attitude . the objective of this internship was to explore the issues relating to finance and to find out problems regarding the theoretical concepts with practical experience working in an organization during the internship and study the system of national bank of pakistan . there are many possible improvements , which we can make positive changes in the system . the report is based on my two months internship program in national bank of pakistan . the methodology reported for collection of data is primary as well as secondary data . the biggest source of information is my personal observation while working with staff and having discussion with them . the report summarizes the national bank of pakistan with its working divided into three parts first part deals with the description of the nbp the second part covers the theory and practices adopted by nbp and third part discuss the financial position of nbp , its analysis and at the end concluding remarks and suggestions are given for improvements . it was too much difficult for me to describe the functioning of such a vast organization within the limits . in spite of this i tried my best to describe . finally , for any all too fallible errors , omissions and shortcomings in the writing of the report only i am responsible for which i hope that all concerning regards of this report will forgive us . salma bashir b . com ( hons . )\nnational bank of pakistan is today a progressive , efficient , and customer focused institution . it has developed a wide range of consumer products , to enhance business and cater to the different segments of society . some schemes have been specifically designed for the low to middle income segments of the population . these include nbp karobar , nbp advance salary , nbp saibaan , nbp kisan dost , and nbp cash n gold .\nnational bank of pakistan is the largest commercial bank operating in pakistan . its balance sheet size surpasses that of any of the other banks functioning locally . it has redefined its role and has moved from a public sector organisation into a modern commercial bank . the bank ' s services are available to individuals , corporate entities and government . while it continues to act as trustee of public funds and as the agent to the state bank of pakistan ( in places where sbp does not have a presence ) it has diversified its business portfolio and is today a major lead player in the debt equity market , corporate investment banking , retail and consumer banking , agricultural financing , treasury services and is showing growing interest in promoting and developing the country ' s small and medium enterprises and at the same time fulfilling its social responsibilities , nbp headquarters in karachi , pakistan with over 1 , 200 branches country wide . the bank provides both commercial and public sector banking services . it has assets worth usd 12 . 293 billion in 2007 . its subsidiaries include nbp capital , nbp modaraba management company , nbp exchange company , taurus securities , nbp almaty et al . '\njubilee life\u2019s mayanaz plan in assistance with national bank of pakistan puts the collective knowledge of our financial experts to work for you . aimed at optimizing your investments and increasing your returns , this plan is perfect for those who realize the need for secure investments and expert advice , without having to take the focus away from their core concerns , jobs and businesses .\nthe national bank of pakistan has implemented special credit schemes like small finance for agriculture , business and industries , administrator to qarz - e - hasna loans to students , self employment scheme for unemployed persons , public transport scheme . the bank has expanded its range of products and services to include shariah compliant islamic banking products . for the promotion of literature , nbp recently initiated the annual awards for excellence in literature . nbp will confer annual awards to the best books in urdu and in all prominent regional languages published during the defined period . patronage from nbp would help creative work in the field of literature . the bank is also the largest sponsor of sports in pakistan . it has provided generously to philanthropic causes whenever the need arose .\nsupreme court order not to affect summit bank depositors ( 09 . 07 . 2018 )\n2 . dedication dedicated to my parents who always care me and most formative teachers , sir zafar & sir . yasin for their unwavering support and guidance . hailey college of commerce salma bashir roll number : 126 urltoken ( hons . ) session : 2005 - 2009 supervisor : sir . hassan mubeen alam national bank of pakistan samnanabad branch date of joining : 25 - 7 - 09 t0 24 - 09 - 09\nthe bank opened its branch in dhaka in august , 1994 . the bank opened its 2nd branch in april 2004 at agrabad , chittagong in bangladesh to extend state - of - the - art computerization banking service to the people of the port city and commercial capital of bangladesh .\nthis section provides information about immigration policies / laws of pakistan . issues like dual nationalities , etc are also being mentioned . read more . . .\nin a simple ceremony both organizations sign mou , chairperson prime minister\u2019s youth program leila khan and chairperson bisp marvi memon witness the event . mr . mudassir h . khan sevp , & group chief , commercial retail banking group ( crbg ) , national bank of pakistan , and ms . nageenrizvi \u2013 vp & unit head marketing & promotions pmybl , commercial , retail banking group .\nthe bank is a member of swift ( nbpnbddh ) which provides a fast , secured and accurate communication network for financial transaction .\n46 . internship report national bank of pakistan 6 . pass book pass book is another important type of book handed over to the customer as he opens the account with the bank . the withdrawal and deposit of money is recorded date wise in this book . 7 . recording into general ledger : the concerned officer records the name and amount deposited with the bank in to general ledger . separate ledgers are maintained for different types of accounts e . g . \uf0fc current account ledger \uf0fc saving account ledger \uf0fc fixed deposit account ledger \uf0fc call deposit account ledger as and when customer will deposit the money , amount will be credited in general ledger and the withdrawal will be followed by a debit entry in the ledger . iv . documents enclosed by customer documents required to be attached by the customer are different for different categories . documentation in case of individuals account \u2217 copy of cnic / nicop / poc \u2217 copy of driving license in case cnic is without photograph \u2217 applicant photograph and vnic copy \u2217 copy of service card / evidence of employment in case of salaried person \u2217 photographs in case of illetrate person \u2217 copy of cnic of next of kin . \u2217 zakat exemption declarartion \u2217 evidence for exe , ption of account from levy of service charges \u2217 proof of age in case opening of account with minor documentation in case of private / public limited company accounts : \u2217 photocopy of national identity card of each director \u2217 application form \u2217 copy of company\u2019s memorandum and articles of association \u2217 list of directors \u2217 copy of board resolution 38\n13 . 6 . commercial & retail banking department : national bank of pakistan serving following product lines : 1 ) premium aamdani scheme : - monthly income scheme2 ) premium saver scheme : - yours saving reward ( pls saving account ) 3 ) saiban scheme : - open the door to your dream home ( home financing ) main features of this scheme are as under . \u2022finance is available for : \u2022home purchase\u2022home construction\u2022home renovation\u2022purchase of land + construction sahar khan\nfor managing your queries & complaints contact us directorate general of immigration & passports headquarters , mauve area , g - 8 / 1 , islamabad , pakistan .\nmanagement of all funds is centralized and remains in the exclusive controls of edhi with his son faisal edhi and daughter kubra edhi who are personally involved in all operations of the foundation . they are also responsible national and international fund - raising .\n10 . bank ' s profile the nations ' s bank type government kse : lse established \u0661\u0669\u0664\u0669 headquarter principal office , karachi pakistan key people s . ali raza ( president & chairman ) industry banking , capital market products loans , credit card , savings , consumer banking etc deposit \u0666\u0662\u0664\u0669\u0663\u0668 million net income \u0661\u0665\u0664\u0665\u0669 million total assets \u0668\u0661\u0667\u0667\u0665\u0668 million number of employees \u0661\u0665\u0662\u0660\u0664 number of branches \u0661\u0662\u0667\u0666 home page urltoken\nordinance , 1949 in order to cope with the crisis conditions which were developed after trade deadlock with india and devaluation of indian rupee in 1949 . initially the bank was established with the objective to extend credit to the agriculture sector . the normal procedure of establishing a banking company under the companies law was set aside and the bank was established through the promulgation of an ordinance , due to the crisis situation that had developed with regard to financing of jute trade . the bank commenced its operations from november 20 , 1949 at six important jute centers in the then , east pakistan and directed its resources in financing of jute crop . the bank karachi and lahore offices were subsequently opened in december 1949 .\n41 . internship report national bank of pakistan \uf0a7 profit is paid on maturity . fixation schemes of nbp nbp offered following types of fixation and saving schemes \u2022 pls special notice term deposit reciept - pls sntdr \u2022 pls monthly income scheme \u2013 pls mis \u2022 premium saver scheme - pls saving account \u2022 premium amdani scheme 5 . foreign currency accounts these are the accounts in us $ , pound , euro , yen etc . of different account holders and either saving or current accounts . profit is fluctuating as determined by the state bank of pakistan on six monthly bases whereas return on term deposits / sntd will paid on maturity . the transactions in these accounts are translated into pak . rupees at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of transaction . account opening section account opening section of the bank can be considered the most important department because banking starts with the account opening . every customer of the bank either he is of credit section or foreign section or any other department must have his account in order to get benefit and transaction with the bank . therefore it is considered the most important section of the bank . account opening officer take special consideration for the proper recognition of the customers . this section performs the following functions : \u2022 opening of accounts \u2022 issuance of cheque books \u2022 closing of accounts opening of accounts the opening of an account is the establishment of banker customer relationship . before a banker opens a new account , the banker should determine the prospective customer\u2019s integrity , respectability , occupation and the nature of business by the introductory references given at the time of account opening . preliminary investigation is necessary because of the following reasons . \uf0fc avoiding frauds \uf0fc safe guard against unintended over draft . 33\nthe main branch of jsc sb\nnational bank of pakistan\nin kazakhstan is sutuated at 27 a , nauryzbay street , kaskelen , karassay region . this is a three - storied building with a basement . the branch is located in the city center . the city itself is famous because of the birth place of the president of kazakhstan . the branch is ideally located to meet the requirements of the local , as well as the customers from adjoining villages as shamalgan , uzunagash , kiz , raimbek , kamenka , etc . it is also easily accessible through public tansport system ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "ace hotel", "paragraphs": ["a claim may be rejected by ace hotel & suites if it is incomplete or concerns a non - ace hotel & suites website .\nace hotel & suites will make available the best guest room \\ price for the hotel ( the\nbest price guarantee\n) .\nace hotel & suites website\nare the websites owned or operated by or on behalf of ace hotel & suites bearing the logo and branding of ace hotel & suites .\nace hotel downtown los angeles : the story of an l . a . icon\nace hotel & suites may deny claims where the difference between the competing price and the price on the ace hotel & suites website is less than one percent .\nace hotel is due to open hotels in los angeles and panama later this year .\nhow ace hotel is redefining cities across the u . s . - cond\u00e9 nast traveler\ndeluxe room at the ace hotel . spacious room with high ceilings , large windows and large bathroom .\nace hotel downtown los angeles : the story of an l . a . icon | discover los angeles\nace hotel & suites will compare the total room cost of a stay , and multiple claims for a stay consisting of two or more nights in the same week at the same ace hotel & suites .\nuniversal design studio has designed the interiors for the new ace hotel , opening in london\u2019s shoreditch this week .\nthe best price guarantee does not apply to existing reservations that are not booked through a ace hotel & suites website , and ace hotel & suites is not responsible for any fees associated with cancelling a reservation made through a different channel ( e . g . , a call center , a non - ace hotel & suites website ) .\nthe claim must be submitted prior to , or within 24 hours after , making a reservation through a ace hotel & suites website , and at least 24 hours before the standard check - in time at ace hotel & suites .\nthe best price guarantee will be suspended during times where the ace hotel & suites websites or certain prices are not available due to an outage , a technical issue or a circumstance beyond ace hotel & suites \\ ' s reasonable control .\nalex calderwood , left , an owner of the ace hotel , in the bar . bottom right , the lobby\u2019s library - style tables ; top right , the hotel\u2019s stumptown .\nif a valid best price guarantee claim is submitted without an existing reservation , the individual making the valid claim will be contacted by ace hotel & suites and must make a reservation in the manner communicated by ace hotel & suites within 24 hours from receipt of the communication or local check - in time at ace hotel & suites hotel . failure to make a reservation in the required time period will invalidate the claim .\nace hotel & suites will convert any competing price offered in a different currency than the price made available through the ace hotel & suites website , and may deny claims where it determines that the difference between the price is due to exchange rate fluctuations .\nace hotel group ' s kelly sawdon gives a tour of the historic theatre at ace hotel , describing its origin as charlie chaplin and mary pickford ' s united artists theatre and its present - day role as a hub for live music , film and the performing arts in downtown los angeles . see the full story here : how ace hotel resurrected one of dtla ' s most spectacular theaters .\nit ' s 108\u00ba in la today . the rooftop at ace hotel downtown los angeles has a pool and heatwave specials til sundown .\nace hotel & suites promises its customers that by booking directly , you are getting the best deal online . if you have a confirmed direct online booking with ace hotel & suites and find a cheaper price for the same offer within 24 hours on another website , we will match that price .\nuniversal design studio worked with the brand\u2019s in - house team atelier ace on the designs , and was approached by ace hotels for the project around may last year .\nsawdon says ace executives considered several neighborhoods for the hotel , but decided on the up - and - coming west loop because they felt it fit their brand .\nfrom photo shoots on the mezzanine to parties in the lobby or premieres on the main stage . the theatre at ace hotel is available for a variety of events .\nthe former united artists theatre and office tower now enjoy new life as an ace hotel with a beautifully rehabbed theatre , ushering in a whole new era of entertainment .\nan article on jan . 30 about the ace hotel in manhattan referred incorrectly to mcmaster - carr , which supplied a lamp in the hotel . it is based in chicago , not california , and it is an industrial supply company , not a manufacturer .\nace hotel & suites has the sole right and discretion to determine the validity of any claim and will not review documentation provided by the individual submitting a claim as part of its validation process . ace hotel & suites reserves the right to deny a claim , if it cannot independently verify the availability of a competing price at the time it processes the claim .\nthe ace hotel chain is headquartered in portland , oregon . it operates hotels in portland , new york , palm springs , seattle and washington and this is its first offeroutside america .\nuntil now , it was the ace that held the reputation as the most achingly hip hotel in town . even if you weren ' t staying at the hotel , the ace had the great idea to open the pool and the bar to everyone . you could spend all afternoon in the pool if you wanted to , for the price of a $ 7 mojito .\nin 2012 , the building was converted into the boutique ace hotel , and the theatre was restored as an event and performance space . this project received a conservancy preservation award in 2014 .\nyet calderwood insists that each ace reflects its location , not a northwest sensibility ( for example , ace hotel and swim club palm springs , california , opening in january , has a desert feel ) . \u201cthe design captures the industrial heritage of manhattan , the grittiness , \u201d he says .\nthe alterna - rag is a fitting neighbor for the ace , which opens in february . years ago , the seattle native and friends wade weigel , doug herrick and jack barron decided to create a chic , minimalist hotel priced on a sliding scale ( the low end meant shared bathrooms ) . in 1999 the ace hotel seattle opened ; in 2007 another one followed in portland , oregon .\nopened its doors this spring , the eighth entry from the ace hotel group\u2014which , if you haven\u2019t noticed , has been on quite the tear lately . but of course you\u2019ve noticed : these days , no one can ignore ace , even those who don\u2019t wish to sleep in its loftlike rooms or sip artisanally roasted espresso in its artfully weathered lobbies . the brand continues to expand at a rapid clip . in the near future , if you visit a major american city\u2014or just live in one\u2014you might not stay in an ace hotel , but you may wind up in a neighborhood that ace put on the map .\nthis pet - friendly hotel also provides free rental of custom tokyobike , so you can explore downtown l . a . on two wheels \u2013 if you choose to leave the hotel at all .\nyou forgot south bay ! shade hotel in manhattan beach also has a great summer pool party .\nwe picked the ace hotel based on the price even though we were a little wary of the \u201cshared bathroom\u201d situation . we were soooo surprised with this hotel . the front desk staff was incredibly helpful and friendly , even at 10 : 30pm when we arrived . . . . and again . . .\nace hotel & suites may at any time and without notice terminate or restrict a person \\ ' s ability to submit a claim under or otherwise benefit from the best price guarantee , if in its sole discretion ace hotel & suites determines that such person has : ( 1 ) acted in a manner inconsistent with applicable laws or ordinances ; ( 2 ) acted in a fraudulent or abusive manner , ( 3 ) submitted multiple invalid best price guarantee claims ; ( 4 ) failed to stay at ace hotel & suites hotels after receiving approved best price guarantee claims ; or ( 5 ) breached any of these bpg terms .\nvip partier \u2014 $ 200 : attend the genre ball at liberty hall at ace hotel new york and a vip reception at the electric literature offices with literary libations , hearty appetizers , and prize - winning authors .\ni believe they do offer an umbrella borrow service although i have only ever used it at another ace property .\nthe second annual genre ball will be held the friday before halloween at liberty hall at ace hotel new york . it\u2019s the costume party you\u2019ve been waiting for , complete with fabulous prizes ( win a free stay at the ace ! ) , delicious cocktails , dancing , free books , and famous authors wearing funny outfits and facepaint .\nthe chicago ace hotel is at 311 n morgan st . , chicago , 312 - 764 - 1919 . rooms begin around $ 150 for a small . go to acehotel . com / chicago for dates and rates .\nvoid where prohibited by law . ace hotel & suites reserves the right to amend , revise , supplement , suspend or discontinue the best price guarantee or these bpg terms at anytime in its sole discretion and without prior notice .\nwith clairvoyant location - scouting , ace hotels and other industry players are redrawing the map of cities we thought we knew .\nin the unlikely event that a lower price at ace hotel & suites is made available on a non - ace hotel & suites website ( the\ncompeting price\n) , upon its receipt of a claim that satisfies these best price guarantee terms and conditions ( the\nbpg terms\n) , ace hotel & suites will honor that competing price and provide the individual that submitted the valid claim one of the following : ( 1 ) an additional 10 % discount off the competing price per room per night ; or ( 2 ) a voucher that the guest can use during their stay , the amount of the voucher will be equal to the difference between the original reservation rate and the competing price .\nthe price you found is 12 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of $ 244 / night .\nthe price you found is 12 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of $ 318 / night .\nthe price you found is 14 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of $ 177 / night .\nthe price you found is 11 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of $ 246 / night .\nthe price you found is 11 % lower than this hotel ' s average rate of $ 238 / night .\nany disputes arising out of or related to the best price guarantee or these bpg terms shall be handled individually without any class action , and shall be governed by , construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of ace hotel & suites .\nbottom line ; once they have your money , the theater at ace hotel does not care about crowd safety or control , beyond lip service . if you do have an issue that requires their help , yer outta luck and there\u2019s no accountability\u2026\nsailed out of pier 91 bu it was a short ride away which was arranged for by the hotel for $ 8 a person . we arrive at the hotel around 3 : 45 unfortunately it was 4 : 30 . . .\neach room at the ace is as individual as each city\u2019s hotels . refusing a cookie - cutter approach to accommodations , the ace makes every stay in their hotel different , depending on which room you book . choose between a variety of sizes \u2013 ranging from small , medium and large to lofts and suites \u2013 with or without a terrace and / or a kitchenette .\nin advance of the reincarnated space ' s official relaunch next friday , february 14 , curbed was given a tour of the venerable venue last week by gregory randall and janet olson of chicago architecture firm grec architects , who worked on the restoration and design of the hotel and theater , along with ace ' s in - house design team ace atelier and locals commune design .\nit looks as if mr . calderwood is taking the partnership\u2019s dissolution in stride . the new york hotel , he said , \u201cfeels like ace \u2014 it feels like what we intended . \u201d and anyway , now he\u2019s on to the next project , an ace in los angeles , or maybe chicago , or maybe tokyo \u2014 wherever he can meet cool artists and buy cheap lamps .\nthe ace is big . a relic of an earlier era , it offers plenty of room , not just in the lobby but in liberty hall , the basement bar and performance space , and in the restaurants , and the shops , and the hallways and corridors that lead between all these pockets . you can just hang out here in a way you never could at a w hotel , the embodiment of an earlier hotel - as - nightclub era . it\u2019s the hotel as hipster mall .\nwhen we renovate a historic building , we want to make sure to preserve the building ' s essence and its past lives . ace hotel chicago was once home to a turn - of - the - century cheese - making factory , and we were able to preserve and restore the brick facade on the historic building ,\nsays kelly sawdon , ace partner and chief brand officer .\nprices offered on on - request websites that do not provide immediate hotel confirmations ( e . g . , asiaweb ) .\njason holley , universal design studio director , says , \u2018we find it really interesting how [ ace hotels ] try and make each hotel become a genuine thread in the fabric of the neighbourhood . within their dna is this idea about responding to a locality . \u2019\ni stayed here over memorial day weekend for a solo trip . i flew into ewr from san francisco and took the train to penn station and walked 10 minutes to the ace hotel . check in was easy , i arrived around 1am so there was no . . .\nthe next phase of expansion brought in a new partner , jack barron , an architect who\u2019d contacted mr . calderwood through the ace web site . after several false starts , the four partners found themselves in possession of the blocklong run - down clyde hotel , in portland .\nhello , does anyone know if the ace offers an umbrella borrow service ? it would be one less thing to pack which would be helpful .\ni checked out this afternoon after six nights on a business trip . this hotel as a hotel is great i love the vibe the service the rooms the design the comfort it all rally very good . i had one of the best beds i have . . .\nin - room guitars , vinyl lps and record players are just some of the in - room accouterments at the new ace hotel in chicago . you ' re free to play them all weekend ( as long you don ' t disturb the neighbors too late , or course . )\nthis was my first trip to seattle . i arrived for a photo shoot ( ace hotel has beautiful white walls and historic details ) - and was not disappointed . amy and her team ensured i was given a room with brick walls and plenty of windows . i stayed . . .\nthe estimated value of value - added amenities ( e . g . , free breakfast , use of wifi , vouchers ) offered as part of a competing price will be excluded from the price comparison , and will not be provided by ace hotel & suites when honoring a lower price .\ntaking over the entire ua building \u2013 which later housed texaco\u2019s offices \u2013 the ace hotel downtown los angeles officially opened its hotel in january 2014 and reopened the theatre in february . this particular instance of their adaptive reuse is unique to los angeles and oh - so - hollywood . it\u2019s also an exciting jewel in the crown of other revitalized and restored broadway theatres , including the orpheum , palace , los angeles and million dollar theatres .\nin addition to the guitars and lps , other unusual features in the 159 - room hotel included locally written books and locally stocked minibars in each room , including chicago brands rx bars , milk & honey oatmeal , koval distillery dry gin and terry ' s toffee . each room or suite includes artwork unique to each room , created by a student of the school of the art institute of chicago on ace hotel chicago letterhead stationery .\nthe rosslyn hotel ( 1914 ) and its annex ( 1923 ) across the street were designed by john parkinson in the popular beaux arts style . at one time it was the largest hotel on the pacific coast , with 1 , 100 rooms and 800 baths between the two structures .\nand human the ace definitely is \u2014 for better and for worse . the story of the ace is the story of mr . calderwood . and his story , as befits the age of social networking , is one of an ever - expanding circle of friends , partners and , inevitably , ex - friends and former partners .\nuniversal design studio says that the shoreditch hotel interiors are inspired by the area\u2019s \u2018making\u2019 history , designing a \u2018contemporary take\u2019 on traditional buildings and shop fronts .\nif you choose to pay less for shared bathroom space , this hotel is quaint and small . most likely , you will . . .\ni stayed at the ace hotel last year for business ( recommended by a friend ) and then a solo weekend in new york . it ' s a great midtown venue with clean and well - described bedrooms ; many of them are small but they are certainly adequate and well - appointed . i . . .\nplus , if the ace hotels weren ' t on your radar already , right now they are offering great deals for summer stays at their locations around the world .\na similar metamorphosis occurred a decade later in the dead center of manhattan ( emphasis on dead ) . what we now call the nomad district , south of times square , was until 2009 an in - between zone of wig wholesalers and sidewalk patchouli - hawkers\u2014before ace took over an abandoned hotel and , with its deep leather couches and communal workspaces , created the hottest lobby scene in town . ( the upmarket nomad hotel , a block south , followed three years later . )\nthough it changed hands frequently over the following decades , the united artists theater stayed active as an arts venue until 1989 , including a long stint as a spanish - language movie house , and later as the broadcast site for televangelist dr . gene scott . following a meticulous restoration of the then - vacant movie palace , ace cut the ribbon on the theatre at ace hotel in february of 2014 \u2014 and we ' ve been doing our best to honor the maverick spirit of its founders ever since .\n, collaborated on the interior design . still , its industrial patina bestows a frontier cachet . head up to the ace\u2019s rooftop pool and you can gaze over the aging brick buildings that give the area its name . beyond are the towers of the central business district , and beyond that\u2014unseen and unheard from the ace\u2014the neon throb of the french quarter .\n. join us to celebrate the installation of the final piece of public art at the hotel ( for now ) : the nesci dome . 6pm on prairie .\non labor day of 2009 we opened our first caf\u00e9 in new york in the lobby of our good friends , the ace hotel . that space is usually filled with a mix of artists , capitalists , vagabonds , ne\u2019er - do - wells and beautiful people . don\u2019t miss the incredible architectural details in this turn of the century building .\npeople also recognize the ace hotel by the tower on top of its roof . when it was built in 1927 , the tower actually made the building exceed the height limit at the time - no building could be taller than city hall . but because the tower housed elevator and other types of equipment , and the building permits called it\nsignage ,\nit was allowed . the ace cleaned years of grime off the tower before its grand opening , and now its interior houses an indoor bar . upstairs is a bar , lounge , and pool area in and around that tower , accessible by an express elevator that can take hotel guests and the public directly from the street to the roof .\nnow known as the theatre at ace hotel , the former ua theatre is once again showing movies \u2013 both new releases and nostalgic selections , in partnership with the sundance institute , cinespia and the los angeles conservancy\u2019s annual \u201clast remaining seats\u201d program . it ' s also hosted live reads and screenings like the empire strikes back and the mad men series finale .\nthe hotel sits on the original site of the shoreditch empire music hall , which opened in 1856 , designed by frank matcham . the hotel comprises 258 guest rooms , an event space , a 100 cover restaurant and 50 cover bar , and lounge and reception area with retail units , a bar , a caf\u00e9 and an art gallery .\nwe ' re a few blocks from the morgan lake l station and within walking distance to much of chicago ' s best dining . . . . the thriving art , design and food culture of the west loop , as well as the narrative of ingenuity that underlies the city as a whole , [ have ] inspired ace hotel chicago immensely .\nwalking to most of the cites major attractions the hotel is a little dated but clean the staff was always very friendly and helpful the breakfast offerings were just . . .\nanother prominent naysayer is mr . barron , the ace partner whose ideas about \u201cnodal points\u201d the hotel would seem to embody . during the development , mr . barron said , his relationship soured with mr . calderwood and with gfi capital resources group , the company that invested $ 140 million in the project , to the point where mr . barron withdrew from involvement .\nfor the competing price to be valid , it must be a currently available lower published online room price for ace hotel & suites , the same stay dates , the same number of guests , the same room type , with a similar view and room size , and include similar or additional value - added amenities ( e . g . , free breakfast ) .\nas mr . barron described it , his theory was to make the hotel a \u201cnodal point\u201d in the city . \u201cthe whole idea was to sell the place , not the hotel , \u201d he said . \u201cyou know ? we didn\u2019t want to toot our own horns , we wanted to talk about what a wonderful place we were all in . \u201d\none day ( ace - related stories frequently begin with serendipity ) someone offered mr . weigel and mr . calderwood the lease on a 28 - room flophouse in the belltown area of seattle .\nour visit was a short one - night stay , but the hotel is on the agenda for next time we visit . though we have always stayed closer to the city center when we visit chicago , the ace ' s cool vibe , walkable area and great amenities , from the rooftop bar to city mouse - - and especially those guitars - - has us hooked .\none night , after a few hours of hanging out at the ace , i finished my nearly perfect lamb burger at the breslin , paid my bill and caught a taxi outside . as the driver , ayman eltal , turned down broadway , he asked me , \u201cis that a restaurant ? \u201d briefly , i explained the ace\u2019s history , and mr . eltal let me in on a secret .\nif you\u2019re looking to party poolside in the heart of hollywood , this longstanding hotel is your perfect go - to . on the weekends , you\u2019ll often find tinseltown\u2019s it crowd at the\nprices offered by opaque providers ( e . g . , hotwire , priceline ) that do not provide the name or location of the hotel until after a reservation has been made ; and\nthe people who throng the ace are fashionable , but not overly so ; no one appears eager to turn heads with a striking outfit or outrageous hairstyle . to do so might be to acknowledge , however subtly , that the ace \u2014 their club , their office , their living room \u2014 is a bona fide scene , whose aesthetics and business model are redefining the overlapping worlds of drinking , dining , sleeping and shopping .\nfor now , ace is showing it can keep adapting . in new orleans , the warehouse district had been farther along than east liberty or nomad\u2014already home to the national world war ii museum and five of donald link\u2019s\nbefore we left on an alaskan cruise . it was convenient to the pier and downtown . the hotel concept consisting of couches and games in the lobby , check in at the bar . . .\nthe theatre reopened with a concert by english band spiritualized and has since hosted a wide range of music acts , dance performances , stand - up comedy and more . guests staying at the hotel have their pick of on - site entertainment nearly every night of the week . the theatre\u2019s original box office has been taken over by moon juice , a juice shop that provides complimentary delivery to any of the ace rooms .\nwhen the new ace hotel opened in early 2014 , we didn ' t just gain a super hip hotel in an up - and - coming part of dtla . we also got a jaw - droppingly beautiful 1920s movie house - turned - performing arts space , which has since billed an impressive lineup of performances , concerts , movie nights , lectures and more . the former flagship united artists theater is a 1 , 600 - seat house with a beautifuly ornate , three - story lobby . when you visit , make sure to step out from under the balcony to admire the vaulted ceiling with thousands of shimmering mirrors .\ndumps out the rest of its bag of tricks : proving it can cast indie - rock stars ( in this case , colin meloy , james mercer , and corin tucker ) , but giving them deadpan , dead - end roles . winkingly alluding to local institutions ( in this case , the ace hotel ) with you - have - to - already - know exclusivity . ending on an inconclusive , punchline - less \u201c\nhello heather - i hope that you were able to book your stay with us . all of our rooms at the hotel have tv located in them along with complementary wifi , movie selection and cable .\nwork place . nice rooms , some noise due to the roads . but all in all a nice hotel . 20 different channels showing yoga core and cardio training , to be used together . . .\nhotelier alex calderwood , who bills himself as a \u201ccultural engineer\u201d on his business card ( which bears his name in english , chinese and japanese ) , is unfazed by the prospect of opening a branch of his hipster ace hotel chain on a less - than - fashionable corner of manhattan : the intersection of west 29th street and broadway , which teems with bootleg fragrance shops and vendors hawking pleather belts for two bucks a pop .\nsome people , in fact , hate the ace \u2014 although that doesn\u2019t necessarily keep them away . one couple told me the ace was too hip for them , but they loved the pickle - backs . \u201cthis would be a shot of whiskey chased by a shot of pickle juice , \u201d the young man said , observing the lobby scene with disdain . \u201cand the pickle juice here is house - made , therefore it is the best pickle juice . \u201d\nhotel . friendly staff . safe . great bed . great linnens . we had separate kitchen . attached extra \u201croom\u201d for roll away bed . ( this is not closed off from rest of room . . .\nif you ' ve never been to the theatre at the ace , you absolutely must in order to the see this gothic beauty with a hauntingly exciting feel . many cool events are put on in the lobby of the theatre , but its narrowness can make you feel cramped if the place is near capacity . the actual theatre auditorium is very well kept and maintains its historic grandeur . the rooftop of the ace is a fun place to head over after any event in the theatre .\nthe rooftop lounge on the hotel ' s seventh floor has panoramic views of the chicago skyline , along with innovative cocktails . there is also a garden terrace\nprairie ,\nplanted with wildflowers , that also offers downtown views .\non a stormy day in january , kelly sawdon , chief brand officer for the ace hotel group , and brad wilson , the company\u2019s president , stood inside an old furniture store in new orleans , watching a construction worker push a sander across the floor . in two months , if all went according to plan , the space would be filled with guests and curious locals . but for now , coils of wire lay on the floor , and the thick smell of paint hung in the air .\ncraig greenberg , president of 21c , won\u2019t discount the possibility of going into established sections of major cities . \u201cbut it\u2019s a unique and extremely exciting and satisfying experience to open a hotel in a place like an old factory , \u201d he says . working on the fringes has its challenges , greenberg stresses . \u201cif you\u2019re going to an established area , it\u2019s easier to get the required funding . \u201d with an emerging location , investors can be cagey : is there enough cultural infrastructure to support a hotel ?\nultimately the ace is betting that its downtown dream team can transcend a d\u00e9mod\u00e9 enclave . \u201cto us , it\u2019s like we can be pioneers right in the middle of manhattan , \u201d says friedman . \u201c [ but ] i don\u2019t want the area to become more chichi . god forbid it becomes like the meatpacking district . \u201d calder\u00adwood , who lives a few blocks from the hotel , agrees . \u201ci think we\u2019re going to be the heart of the neighborhood . this will be a living room for all the people around it . \u201d\nthis stretch of broadway has been a holdout in downtown\u2019s decade - long overhaul . it has a unique street culture , with bustling marketplaces of wholesale jewelers and discount shops . the ace , which caters to guests who can distinguish paper from wallpaper magazine , will likely change that landscape . several upscale residential developments within a block of the new hotel are in the works , in addition to an urban outfitters . gentrification is hardly a sin , of course , but it\u2019s a shame when signature parts of a neighborhood can\u2019t be saved .\nace is a good value option in seattle - if you take a room with shared bathroom that is - which you should not hesitate to do as the shared bathrooms are very convenient , clean , private , near the rooms , quality toiletries , etc . the room was . . .\nrunning barbershops satisfied neither man . mr . calderwood was busy giving parties for apple , microsoft and nike . \u201ci\u2019m just a barber and a tattoo pimp , \u201d mr . calderwood told interview magazine , which in 1994 photographed him \u2014 shirtless \u2014 at the chelsea hotel .\ni have stayed at the ace in nyc twice and i love the dark masculine tasteful . super comfortable bed , great coffee shop and the restaurant and bar are great ( the lamb burger is amazing ) . staff was friendly , yet not over involved . first time i was . . .\nhi dustin , thank you so much for your review . we ' re so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and got to know the area too . we hope to see you again very soon , dustin ! have a great week . xoxo , jason and the staff of ace . . .\nhotel guests have full access to a private fitness center , which is tucked away on a guests - only level , and fully stocked with weights , machines and a vintage boxing bag . check out its cool reclaimed wood floor , even if you don\u2019t opt for the workout .\nand there , in a lamp , you have the essence of ace aesthetics . it\u2019s not just that it represents retro cool . it\u2019s also highly functional \u2014 indeed , purely functional ; mcmaster - carr is an industrial supply family - run chicago firm that makes u - bolts , sprockets and 480 , 000 other products .\nhotel was nice , clean and staff was friendly . . . until i had to leave in a rush and forgot to give back their paper parking pass . that wasn ' t even for a lot close to them , but a lot that is 3 blocks up the street and . . .\nthis little hotel has a great advantage : location , location , location . it requires an adventurous mind . to begin with , nobody to help with your luggage and a huge set of steps to climb carrying the wait , just to reach the front desk ! if it is summer , . . .\nin one of our final conversations , standefer says , \u201ci thought of something this weekend that i wanted to say to you . \u201d calderwood had stayed with them at their house in montauk\u2014he calls it \u201ctheir laboratory\u201d\u2014as a short respite from the intense final weeks of the ace\u2019s construction . the visit seems to have been an occasion for soul - searching by both parties , not just about the hotels but about their deepest sensibilities\u2014about who they are as designers and where , given these successes , they go next . \u201ci\u2019m finding that as i finish both [ the standard and the ace ] i\u2019m very interested in each for different parts of my own psyche , \u201d standefer says . \u201cthere\u2019s an escapist quality and cosmopolitan quality to the standard . it\u2019s more the zoolander model , a fantasy . in the other , i find myself . i got into that ace room , and it creates a platform to be you . i don\u2019t feel like you\u2019re escaping , but you feel comfortable . and that\u2019s a very interesting difference to me . \u201d\nthis approach is hardly new . it\u2019s been honed over two decades , ever since mr . calderwood , described as an easy - to - like social butterfly by those who know him , from bellevue , wash . , befriended wade weigel , who was hosting parties at seattle\u2019s decrepit , formerly grand np hotel .\nventure outside of roy choi\u2019s greenhouse restaurant commissary and you can sip on cocktails and munch on plates poolside . while the restaurant certainly can keep the pool area low key , on weekends you\u2019re more likely to find raucous pool parties at the koreatown hotel . the season kicks off with bashes on sunday and monday of memorial day weekend .\none solution , which 21c employed in cincinnati , is the private / public partnership\u2014the city teams with the brand and its investors to co - fund a hotel in order to reinvigorate an area . greenberg points to increased foot traffic in neighborhoods where 21c has opened hotels , and to rising commercial rents , as indicators of the model\u2019s success .\nthe rest of the hotel was built from the ground up - - an homage to mies van der rohe , the school of bauhaus , josef and anni albers and other heroes of chicago ' s design legacy . the new build allowed us to exercise our imaginations without restraint , playing for the first time with vast open spaces and proportions .\nenjoy a cocktail by the bar or hang by the pool as djs spin from 1pm to 5pm on friday , saturday and sunday . though the wet deck is primarily reserved for hotel guests , daybeds and cabanas can be reserved for non - guests with food and beverage spending minimums . kick off the summer season with parties on memorial day and june 3 .\n\u201cwe don\u2019t view ourselves as just catering to a sort of bleeding - edge audience , or a bleeding - edge hip audience , \u201d he said in the ace\u2019s boardroom , where a long custom - built wood table was piled with books like \u201cdorfsman & cbs , \u201d about the network\u2019s design director . \u201cit\u2019s the whole combination , or mix , but i think that makes it all human . \u201d\nwhich means ( and this is important for the ace , too ) that the lamp is cheap . inexpensive lamps and unpainted metal doors mean there\u2019s more cash available for room art . and it means the rooms themselves are affordable ( in new york terms ) , running from $ 169 a night for a modest - size bunk - bed room to around $ 800 a night for a suite .\nduring renovations , the partners brought in their friend doug herrick to run the operation . when ace seattle opened in 1999 , they had another hit . the atmosphere ( shepard fairey , now famous for his barack obama posters , did room art ) and affordability ( rooms with shared bathrooms started at $ 65 ) struck a chord in a city reconciling its grungy roots with its high - tech wealth .\nscratch hotel that palm springs has seen in the past 10 years , and people are encouraged to come and hang out at the 32 - room cedar and steel chill palace . swim in the pool , play ping - pong at the over - sized tables , eat in the airy reservoir restaurant or have a home - made lavender ice cream in the attached ice cream shoppe .\nwalk into the ace hotel , on the corner of broadway and 29th street , at any given time , and here is what you may find : the band j\u00e1c might be playing in one corner of the vast lobby , their horn - and - accordion tunes bouncing off the century - old mosaic floor , the dark wood paneling , the 17 1 / 2 - foot white columns . in one of the red - suede sofa nooks , under a huge american flag bought at the brimfield antique show , a motley crew of friends from washington \u2014 a women\u2019s - wear designer , a tour guide , a defense contractor \u2014 might be striking up a conversation with the british pop - soul singer edei . in the middle of the lobby , the long library - style black tables have been colonized by macbooks .\nfilm\u2019s golden age faded and the oil biz moved elsewhere , but the movie house remained , playing primarily spanish - language films for the neighborhood\u2019s growing latino population . in 1989 , the televangelist dr . gene scott took over the building and installed the jesus saves sign . the cigar - chewing scott , who peppered his fiery sermons with profanity and pleas for money , died in 2005 . ace bought the property six years later .\nbut as the market grows crowded with uniquely decorated hotels in transitioning neighborhoods , how long can the hipster - hotel bubble last ? \u201cinstead of being the eleventh hilton - type brand downtown , you look to the fringe , \u201d says lauro ferroni , senior vice president at real estate adviser jll\u2019s hotels & hospitality group . \u201cbut one limitation is there are only so many interesting sub - markets . \u201d\nwe found the area quite welcoming during our recent stay , and just about a 15 - minute uber ride from michigan avenue and millennium park ( without traffic ) . we walked on the return trip , much of it a pleasant journey along the river , which took about 40 minutes . the hotel is also a short walk from greektown , with all the dining and shopping that area has to offer .\ntheir success has encouraged other hospitality brands to take a similar tack , putting hotels in places that might scare off mainstream developers . what ace has done for low - profile neighborhoods , the louisville , kentucky\u2013based 21c group has done for lower - profile cities , opening art - driven \u201cmuseum hotels\u201d in places like louisville and cincinnati . four more hotels are now in the works , including one that just opened in a derelict model t factory in oklahoma city .\nand if you want a break from all that hip - ness without breaking the bank ( and have some more marilyn monroe mythology thrown in ) , then the monkey tree , built in palm springs ' famous ' mid - century modern ' style , could be the place for you . this time the monroe story revolves around a trip made here by the actress and jfk back in 1962 . previous brooklyn - based owner , kathy friedle admits that there ' s no photo evidence about the actress ' s stay but the hotel ' s famous designer , albert frey , noted in a journal that she resided one weekend in room 15 , which has its own private patio entrance - perfect for body guards to monitor goings - on . the hotel later became a famous ' clothing optional ' resort , until kathy and her husband gary took it over this year .\njust when you thought palm springs couldn ' t get any hotter , the hip thermometer shot through the roof . how about sightings of suki waterhouse drinking bloody marys with squid ink and truffle oil at the new l ' horizon , the most exclusive hotel palm springs has ever seen ? or caitlin jenner spied tucking into prime rib at the freshly - opened mr . lyons steakhouse , famous for its 19th century english d\u00e9cor dating back to the 1940s ?\nwhile the venue ' s opening night event , a spiritualized concert , is sold out , tickets are still available for its february 20 to 22 events with la dance project , the troupe founded by star choreographer / paris opera ballet director benjamin millepied . the company will be launching its residency at the ace with a program that includes the premiere of\nreflections ,\na piece featuring choreography by millepied , music by pulitzer prize - winning composer david lang , and costumes and visuals by artist barbara kruger .\nthe building , the first ace built from the ground up within a historical facade , was designed by grec architect in the new bauhaus style to evoke mies van der rohe ' s work at the illinois institute of technology . simple , clean lines are complemented by natural leather , wools and linens . fresh touches include laminated recycled plywood lining the elevators , for instance . and though our utilitarian - looking metal - frame bed didn ' t look especially inviting , it was surprisingly comfortable - - especially after our 51 / 2 - hour drive .\ncalderwood already had a name in seattle : during grunge\u2019s heyday , he threw warehouse parties to which the flannel - clad set , including members of pearl jam , flocked . soon he was organizing over - the - top events for microsoft , among others ; next he and weigel started rudy\u2019s , an old - school barbershop , which expanded to 14 west coast locations . a rudy\u2019s and a stumptown coffee shop , a portland favorite , will make their east coast debuts on the new hotel\u2019s first floor .\nthe flow of people is a constant : into and out of the breslin and th e john dory oyster bar , restaurants run by april bloomfield and ken friedman of the spotted pig ; past a wall covered with two decades\u2019 worth of graffiti - tag stickers ; into and out of the boutiques opening ceremony and project no . 8 ; into and out of the brass - floored elevators \u2014 those ancient , analog devices that lead to the ace\u2019s 260 guest rooms , where you can pile onto bunk beds or settle into a corner suite with a guitar and a turntable .\nwilson , in a white construction hat , strode across the lobby , shouting over the din . \u201cunlike other properties we\u2019ve worked on , this one wasn\u2019t already a hotel , so there was a lot to be done upstairs , \u201d he said . \u201cbut with the lobby , we\u2019re hoping to preserve some of the original feel . the beautiful old moldings up there will stay . \u201d he pointed . here would be a stumptown caf\u00e9 , the first south of the mason - dixon line ; there , a stage for visiting musicians .\non the fifth floor of the ace , in one of the 711 - square - foot corner suites at the prow of this flatiron - style building with mansard roofs and a cupola , there is a metal lamp . it is not flashy . it has an adjustable arm , and its color lies somewhere on the brass - green spectrum . nearby is a wall bearing a re - creation of artwork by the late dondi white , one of the first graffiti artists to cross over into the mainstream art world . but it was the lamp that mr . calderwood lavished with attention .\nrockers also need to eat , and the ace\u2019s trump card is the team from the west village\u2019s wildly popular eatery the spotted pig : chef - owner april bloomfield and restaurateur ken friedman . their ground - floor restaurant will have a turn - of - the - century new york vibe , with curtained booths and a vintage , charred - oak floor\u2014\u201clike a place you have a brawl [ in ] , \u201d chirps standefer\u2014and will serve what friedman cheerfully refers to as \u201cnose - to - tail cooking , \u201d adding , \u201ceat the trotters , eat the ears , eat the head\u2014it\u2019s definitely not a place vegetarians are going to feel great in . \u201d\nthe mondrian hotel , west hollywood\u2019s luxury boutique getaway , is home to the ever - popular skybar , a pool and bar that offers one of the best views in l . a . from may 26 to september 1 , angelenos can head to the rooftop for the ultimate weekend pool party , plainly dubbed dj day club at skybar . let loose and lounge poolside every saturday from 1 to 6pm to spins from resident djs while toasting to the freaking weekend . plus , be on the lookout for upcoming pool parties like the returning wicked paradise , which will hold court at skybar with sets from neon indian , classixx and more .\nthe catch is how cutting - edge they are\u2014how hugely fashionable\u2014at this precise moment . rom\u00adan & williams is arguably the year\u2019s hottest design team\u2014a flimsy honor if ever there was one . stand\u00adefer and alesch did gwyneth paltrow\u2019s apartment ( in lavender ) and kate hudson\u2019s house . in 2007 they replaced philippe starck\u2019s famous lobby at the royalton . this spring , they completed the interiors for two of new york\u2019s most prominent new hotels : andr\u00e9 balazs\u2019s glamorous new stan\u00add\u00adard , and the ace , the first east coast outpost of the eminently hip seattle brand run by alex cal\u00adderwood . and then there is this quiet , little brick apartment house at the edge of soho , their first from - the - ground - up building and the project closest to their eccentric intent .\nthe avett brothers canceled the third of three scheduled performances at mcmenamins edgefield in troutdale amid a report from security that a concertgoer may be in possession of a concealed firearm .\nvictorian and retro - futurist costumes worn at eighth - annual meeting on saturday , july 7 in portland .\noregon democrat agrees president is right to go after unfair practices by china , but says tariffs imposed the wrong way hurt other leading trade partners of oregon .\nthe family of jason washington has demanded that the rest of the campus safety force disarm .\nfour - month project begins to improve conditions for salmon , birds and other species at urban wildlife refuge north of sellwood .\nthe young man ' s motorcycle impacted a car driven by a 65 - year - old gresham woman , police say ."]}
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", "topic": 30}], "title": "extreme music / bleeding fingers", "paragraphs": ["a growing demand for custom music from extreme\u2019s clients catalyzed the launch of bleeding fingers in august 2014 .\nproduction companies extreme music / bleeding fingers and grooveaddicts for whom he has written music for media including news broadcast music , commercials and trailers across the usa and europe .\nsubmission for hans zimmer / extreme music ' s bleeding fingers competition , incorporating zimmer ' s percussion stem and drawing from a modified version of his theme .\nextreme music / bleeding fingers is a production music company . the production arm of sony / atv music publishing , the company creates and licenses music for use in television , film , advertising , and online media .\nthe technology allows customers to edit the music that they license from extreme music before the music airs in their production .\nthe grammy - and oscar - winning composer behind man of steel and dark knight is partnering with extreme music to launch the bleeding fingers custom music shop . at zimmer\u2019s campus , the \u201cstanford of score , \u201d they\u2019ll craft tunes for duck dynasty , mountain men , and more .\nrepresenting one of the shop\u2019s biggest coups , bleeding fingers beat out 13 bidding competitors , including three fellow music shops , to score the docu - series \u201cplanet earth ii . \u201d zimmer wrote the main theme and staff composers jacob shea and jasha klebe wrote the score proper , which was recorded by an 80 - piece orchestra \u2014 bleeding fingers\u2019 biggest band to date \u2014 at london\u2019s air studios .\nyou can read the full - report on sony / atv ' s extreme music and hans zimmer ' s joint venture the bleeding fingers custom music shop in tomorrow ' s billboard , which you can pick up at the billboard shop or subscribe now to billboard and read it online , in print and on your ipad .\nextreme music , which is owned by sony / atv music publishing in new york , partnered with menlo park music technology company ujam to develop the software .\ntop producers timbaland and mike \u201cdaddy\u201d evans have pacted with sony / atv music publishing\u2019s extreme music to create 75 new urban pop tracks for the production music house .\n\u201cthey\u2019ve all been through the zimmer boot camp , \u201d says extreme music and bleeding fingers ceo russell emanuel ( kofsky will serve as the new company\u2019s chairman ) . \u201cthese are seasoned tv and film composers . hans\u2019s role is to bring in the talent . they\u2019ll become bleeding fingers composers . our job is to bring in the business . \u201d bleeding fingers will compete with more democratic , digital , crowdsourced companies making music for reality tv . jingle punks , for example , a four - year - old music production company with offices in new york , l . a . , toronto , london , and sydney , has music on reality shows like pawn stars , american pickers , and the voice . the company is tech - driven and lets virtually anyone submit songs to be added to a catalog that\u2019s polished and made available to music supervisors .\nhans zimmer ( far left ) visits the studios of npr west with ( left to right ) contest winner daniel suett , bleeding fingers ceo russell emanuel and chairman steve kofsky . stephanie hall / courtesy of the artists hide caption\nenglish / original title : the liberators \u2013 why we fought . writer : emanuel rotstein . camera : dirk heuer . sound : alexander towers , tino keck . editing : rodney sewell . music : bleeding fingers ( hans zimmer ) , extreme music . production : the history channel ( germany ) gmbh & co . kg . producer : emanuel rotstein . length : 60 min .\nthe custom - scoring business is long overdue for a major shake - up and we fully intend to bring it ,\nsaid russell emanuel , the ceo of bleeding fingers and extreme music , in a prepared statement .\nthis is a natural evolution for us and represents major incremental growth and an exciting next chapter in our story .\nvery recently , imagem music group acquired 5 alarm music . in 2010 , warner chappell music , the global music - publishing arm of warner music group corp , acquired nashville\u2019s 615 music , groove addicts production music library and london - based carlin recorded music library and in 2007 they acquired non - stop music . also in 2007 , universal music group , which already owned firstcom and mastersource , acquired killer tracks through its acquisition of bmg . in 2009 , sony atv music acquired extreme music .\nemmanuel had launched extreme music just a year earlier in 1997 and was the talk of london after he mailed out condoms to a thousand music industry executives . the condom package read ,\nextreme music : the only safe thing you ' ll get from us .\nlike extreme music , bleeding fingers ranks as the leading custom music scoring company in the industry . in addition to designing the soundtrack for hit shows like\n$ 100 , 000 pyramid\n, the duo notably won a highly competitive bid to orchestrate the original music for bbc america ' s standout series \u201cplanet earth ii\u201d . in 2007 , planet earth reached an international audience of over 100 million people , going on to claim four emmy awards .\nbleeding fingers custom music shop cut its ribbon three years ago , partnering with oscar winner hans zimmer to mass - produce scores for unscripted , reality , and documentary tv series that include \u201csurvivor\u201d and \u201calaskan bush people . \u201d its latest and biggest catch is bbc\u2019s upcoming \u201cplanet earth ii . \u201d\nextreme music , which has a library of original music that it licenses for films , television shows , commercials and video games , announced wednesday the launch of its music editing tool , called customix .\nextreme music ceo and bleeding fingers co - founder russell emmanuel ( photo courtesy of extreme music ) the market for production music has grown to an estimated valuation of $ 2 billion globally , ranging from television and film scoring , to electronic gaming and licensing for commercials . when this segment of the industry first emerged in the 1920\u2032s and 30\u2032s , very few companies existed in the space , and each followed a very basic business model . instead of utilizing talented musicians to create catalogs of original music , these niche production houses would simply replicate the top songs of th . . .\nplans for the new venture include 18 new studios on zimmer\u2019s sprawling santa monica , california , campus , a place they call the \u201cstanford of score . \u201d clients of bleeding fingers won\u2019t necessarily get hans zimmer himself in a room directing an orchestra . during his decades as a composer , he\u2019s assembled a collective of understudies\u2013musicians and composers to whom he\u2019s delegated work . many have had direct hands in the work zimmer is most famous for . bleeding fingers offers these creators and other up - and - comers steady work .\n\u201cwe set up extreme music to be the antithesis to what , at the time , was a production music industry that wasn\u2019t very interesting , \u201d emanuel told forbes .\nthe winning composer , zimmer announced today on weekend edition sunday , is daniel suett , a 22 - year - old londoner fresh out of the leeds college of music . his reward \u2014 beyond enviable for a recent college graduate \u2014 is a job , working for bleeding fingers as a staff composer .\nalready , bleeding fingers ' client list includes it ' s always sunny in philadelphia , duck dynasty , boston ' s finest , the fox reboot of cosmos , judge judy , and more . the operation is run out of a new facility in santa monica .\naccording to emanuel , extreme music is the only production library that offers anything like customix , but that will not last long .\nso nobody can accuse zimmer \u2014 an oscar - winner for disney ' s the lion king , and a three - time grammy - winner \u2014 of resting on his laurels . in fact , he ' s expanding the business in a joint venture launched earlier this year between extreme music and rci global , an investment company owned by zimmer and his business partner steve kofsky . the bleeding fingers custom music shop offers bespoke music libraries for television clients as well as custom scores for unscripted , reality , and\nlight drama\ntv productions .\nwhen zimmer ' s not supervising the bleeding fingers operation , he ' s continuing to write music for the big screen . you ' ll be able to hear his work soon in films including christopher nolan ' s interstellar , winter ' s tale , and the amazing spider - man 2 \u2014 among , we have no doubt , many others .\n\u201cthere\u2019s been a gap in the market for being able to do that , \u201d said russell emanuel , extreme music\u2019s co - founder and chief executive .\nextreme started as a small london - based music library . two decades later , the company maintains offices in three continents and 82 full - time employees . they quickly became the primary music source for power players like sony , paramount , disney , mtv , hbo , apple and american express . in 2012 , billboard named emanuel one of the 10 most powerful executives at sony / atv . moving extreme ' s headquarters to the states , the company is now anchored at a 7 , 500 square - foot production compound in santa monica , california . emanuel shares the world - class facility with oscar award - winning composer and longtime business partner hans zimmer , serving as the home to both extreme music and their joint venture bleeding fingers , which was founded in 2014 .\nbleeding fingers custom music shop cut its ribbon three years ago , partnering with oscar winner hans zimmer to mass - produce scores for unscripted , reality , and documentary tv series that include \u201csurvivor\u201d and \u201calaskan bush people . \u201d its latest and biggest catch is bbc\u2019s upcoming \u201cplanet earth ii . \u201d the shop\u2019s origins go back to 1982 , when russell emanuel [ \u2026 ]\nextreme music has a catalog of just under 13 , 000 tracks that were created specifically for production soundtracks . that\u2019s relatively small compared to the music libraries from giants such as universal music group , which has hundreds of thousands of songs available for license .\nryan demaree is a sundance award winning film & tv composer - as well as an established singer / songwriter . he has written for fox , warner bros , at & t , amazon , titmouse animation , big picture ranch , green planet , extreme music , bleeding fingers , and collaborated with several a list directors , composers , and artists in los angeles . he has performed and toured with national tours , choirs ( including the boston pops ) , country artists and rock bands .\nthe business that emmanuel built , however , is no laughing matter . while the company doesn ' t disclose its finances , emmanuel says extreme music is\nvery profitable .\nviacom in august 2005 bought extreme for $ 45 . 1 million . three years later , sony / atv picked up extreme for an undisclosed sum . in both acquisitions , emmanuel remained in charge of the business .\nemmanuel and remote control co - owner steve kofsky , who will be bleeding fingers\u2019 chairman , are beginning to staff the operation by hiring a creative manager and an assistant with an eye to add two more . jacob shea , who has been in the remote control camp for almost six years , has been hired as the lead composer . the bleeding fingers studio is under construction next door to the homes of remote control and extreme in santa monica and once it is up to speed , emmanuel and kofsky figure it will have 16 composers working there . that figure owes to the building\u2019s configuration of 14 writing rooms and two recording studios . bleeding fingers was created after extreme kicked the tires on a few production houses that offered scoring services . the impetus was requests from television production companies requesting custom tones and cues . ultimately , russell and kofsky say in different ways , bleeding fingers brings a unique level of seasoned composers , studio production and infrastructure to a business that , when it comes to music , is short on time and money . kofsky says it is as close to hiring a composer as a reality show might do . \u201cbut it\u2019s done in an affordable way , \u201d he says , \u201c and they\u2019re going to get more for their money\u201d than using library tracks or hiring a single composer . \u201cwe have brands we want to protect . we know how to ( provide music ) effectively and efficiently , but maintain the integrity of both our brands . \u201d adds emmanuel , \u201cessentially , it\u2019s a lane of business that has been booming because of reality companies and it splits nicely between our two companies . both companies are trusted , diligent about copyright , and there\u2019s a quality level . \u201d\nsongs from extreme music ' s library grace the soundtracks of works such as lincoln , mad men and dexter . kevin edelman , of metalman music , is the music supervisor for several shows , including homeland and criminal minds . he recently demoed a beta version of customix .\ncrimson tide , the lion king , inception , gladiator \u2014 that ' s just a handful of the many movies that feature award - winning scores by hans zimmer . lately , zimmer has lent his ear to soundtracks written by a new generation of aspiring film composers . he ' s been judging a contest for the bleeding fingers custom music shop , a production house in santa monica that makes music for reality tv shows \u2014 everything from duck dynasty to survivor .\nextreme music , which employs 60 people worldwide , is expanding its santa monica operation by constructing a building next to its existing office that also will allow for more studio space .\nentering the music library world , then , \u201cseemed like a good way to get off the tour bus , \u201d so emanuel formed extreme music with a partner in 1997 \u2014 catering mostly fresh edm music to such clients as the bbc and itv . \u201ctop gear\u201d was an early adopter .\na santa monica music company is hoping that an expansion into music technology hits the right note with customers .\nthat\u2019s where zimmer and his new partners come in . if he can use music to help you understand what\u2019s happening in inception , surely he can make reality tv better . the academy award - and grammy - winning composer behind the aforementioned film about dreams within dreams , plus the dark knight trilogy , man of steel , and about 100 more ( plus game call of duty : modern warfare 2 ) , along with his business partner steve kofsky , are teaming up with extreme music , sony / atv music publishing\u2019s production music division , to officially launch the bleeding fingers custom music shop . they\u2019ll target clients interested in custom - crafted music for light television drama , documentaries , and reality tv . in what they call a \u201cproof of concept\u201d period , they\u2019ve already scored duck dynasty , boston\u2019s finest , and the history channel\u2019s mountain men , which won ascap and bmi awards .\nbleeding fingers\u2019 founders are targeting showrunners and music supervisors who are under the gun , budget - wise and deadline - wise , and don\u2019t want to sift through a million crowdsourced tracks by no - name musicians using garageband . \u201cit\u2019s a quality play , \u201d zimmer says . \u201ci don\u2019t think anybody wants to make something of poor quality . the whole point is to encourage excellence . you gotta start somewhere . i think it\u2019s important to try set an example . \u201d\nthis guest article was written by bob mair , ceo , owner and founder of black toast music , an independent music publisher / production music library based in chatsworth , ca .\n\u201cprior to extreme , there were businessmen creating catalogs , rather than creatives creating catalogs \u2013 so we were crowned the \u2018bad boys\u2019 of production music in our first year , and we owned it . \u201d\nif you begin to notice more of those befitting songs in the coming months and years , a new web app released wednesday could be the reason why . extreme music , a popular music production library , just introduced a new feature called customix to its website .\nmusic libraries were once the very last resort for music by supervisors and producers looking for music placements in their film and television projects . libraries were quite simply thought of as the bastard children of the music industry . today however , music libraries are quickly becoming more and more relevant by asserting themselves as legitimate competition to the record labels and major music publishers . the growing force of music libraries is evident in several areas , but nothing demonstrates this more dramatically than the fact that major music publishers have been scrambling to acquire the most prominent music libraries .\none of the powers of this application is that it turns you into a music editor without needing the deep music knowledge that a skilled music supervisor would need ,\nemanuel said .\nestimates of the size of the market for production music are nearly impossible to come by , making it difficult to calculate extreme ' s rank in the business .\nwhen it comes to production value , compromise is for pussies ,\nemmanuel says .\ni pity the fool that ' s in competition with extreme . we are the bar .\n\u2022\u2022\u2022\u2022\nuk media music library extreme music has formed a joint - venture with media ventures entertainment group , the company headed by composer hans zimmer and producer jay rifkin . the venture , hothouse , will provide music production for composers , producers and film companies in both london and los angeles . hothouse also plans to launch a film composer agency service .\nextreme music comes to the table with a catalog of about 13 , 000 unique copyrights , a fraction of what competing production music companies offer . emanuel says showrunners and supervisors don\u2019t want to go shopping in a costco - sized store to try and find the perfect score . that\u2019s why , he says , extreme has the \u201chighest grossing music catalog in the world . \u201d \u201ci know it\u2019s cheesy and everything , but it really is about quality not quantity , \u201d emanuel says . \u201cif you dive into these freight trains worth of music , it\u2019s a small amount that\u2019s making money . \u201d\nbob wrote a well constructed and informative article about music libraries . being in the music clearance and cue sheet business for over 30 years , i love going to music libraries and have always known that bob mair and black toast music were top notch . you rock bob\u2026and amy !\ntop producers timbaland and mike \u201cdaddy\u201d evans have pacted with sony / atv music publishing\u2019s extreme music to create 75 new urban pop tracks for the production music house . timbaland and evans \u2014 noted for their work with chart - toppers like jay - z , missy elliott , britney spears , katy perry and miley cyrus \u2014 join quincy jones , snoop dogg , hans [ \u2026 ]\nfounded in 1997 , extreme music boasts the number one production music catalog in the world . emanuel ' s trained team of world - class producers and musicians develop the entire music library in - house , creating and curating a catalog of tracks for their international roster of clients to use for placement in television shows , films , commercials , and other contemporary forms of media .\nbeing an independent music songwriter and singer , i would love to place some contemporary pieces for television and movie production . music libraries appear to be a wonderful way to categorize different types of music , but with the similar concerns as music publishers . the cost diffential appears to be a very positive result of the music libraries although , with the end result being how i can place my music out there to be heard . black toast appears to be a significant force in the contemproary music industry .\nseeing a prime opportunity to leverage their collective expertise to produce original scores for television and film , emanuel teamed up with hans zimmer to launch bleeding fingers . arguably the greatest film composer of all - time , zimmer has scored over 150 movies , including\nthe lion king\n,\npirates of the caribbean\n,\ngladiator\n,\nthe dark knight trilogy\nand\nthe last samurai\n. beyond winning an academy award , zimmer has also won four grammys and two golden globes .\nlevinson and emmanuel scratched out a budget on the back of a cigarette box , itemizing the things they ' d need to start their own company . in april 1997 , levinson wrote a check for \u00e2\u00a3100 , 000 and extreme music was born .\nthree ways to become the best at what you do so that your clients feel reassured by the price they pay you . russell emanuel was 15 years old when he decided to leave high school . he knew from a very young age that he was a musician , through and through . in 1997 he co - founded extreme music , a library stock of production music . extreme music became famous , not only for the music it offered , but also for the notorious punk energy and marketing that russell channeled through the brand . most memorably , he sent condoms to numerous industry professionals , printed with the message :\nthe only safe t . . .\n\u201cwe get the music right before we get anything else right , \u201d said emanuel , who got his start in the music industry as punk rock musician .\nread next : tencent music $ 30 billion ipo heads to u . s .\nalong with being able to provide high quality music at affordable prices , a network of indie artists , and a need to stay as current as possible ( to compete with the larger music publishing companies ) , music libraries can quickly create music with the hottest \u201cnew sound\u201d before production companies even know they are looking for it .\ntimbaland and evans \u2014 noted for their work with chart - toppers like jay - z , missy elliott , britney spears , katy perry and miley cyrus \u2014 join quincy jones , snoop dogg , hans zimmer , paul oakenfold and mark mothersbaugh on the extreme roster . extreme prexy - ceo russell emanuel said , \u201cour urban music offering is already second to none with snoop , quincy and rodney jerkins \u2013 adding these guys means we now have all the bases loaded . \u201d\nhis formula for recruiting world - class musicians and making high - quality recordings has earned extreme many top - tier clients in hollywood , including paramount , lionsgate , walt disney and fox , as well as major tv networks and brands like mtv , nbc , hbo , showtime , the bbc , american express , ford motor and the national football league . movies and tv shows that have used extreme ' s music include\nkaty perry : part of me ,\nbrave ,\nsnow white and the huntsman ,\ncsi ,\n30 rock\nand\njersey shore .\nartists who have contributed music to extreme ' s catalog of 12 , 000 titles include hans zimmer , snoop lion , paul oakenfold , timbaland , james s . levine and george martin .\nzimmer began contributing to extreme\u2019s library in the late \u201990s , and when the company spread to the u . s . in 2001 , it set up shop at his remote control productions campus in santa monica .\nwith film music , you ' re writing something that only suits the film , whereas tv music tends to follow trends of whatever music is kind of riding at the time ,\nsuett explained .\ni was trying to see how many styles i could get out of one piece of music , and how different i could make each one .\nfrom there , emmanuel moved on to bruton music , a library of production music now owned by universal publishing . at the time , production music had second - class status within the world of music publishing . the business was built around cheaply producing libraries of sound - alikes , songs that sound like famous tunes but without the large licensing fees of the originals .\ni am the co - founder of a new music service called zamplify , that will be out this summer . our objective is to make it easier for the public and music industry leaders like you to find good music , by crowdsourcing the detection of the best new music and providing an effective way to assess the velocity of new artists ( by genre ) .\n\u201cwhen we went into this space , we totally underestimated the opportunity - - we certainly knew it was a big opportunity , but not as significant as big as what extreme ended up becoming , \u201d emanuel stated .\ncustomix is only available to extreme music ' s subscribers , which means it ' s probably not for you unless you ' re an industry pro , or if you ' re independently producing high quality content for digital distribution . on the bright side , that means you can just kick back and relax , knowing that more felicitous music is on its way to the shows and movies you love to watch .\nin other nat geo news today : the network announced that bill clinton will be the first guest on the new season of startalk , hosted by dr . neil degrasse tyson . season 2 premieres sunday , october 25 at 11 / 10 c . the two - hour special billy the kid : new evidence premieres sunday , october 18 , at 9 / 8c and globally on the national geographic channel . executive produced by kevin costner , the special traces the origins of a newly discovered tintype containing what appears to be a second image of the famed fugitive . nat geo wild has greenlighted big game of thrones ( wt ) , a wildlife miniseries that chronicles rival animal clans battling for supremacy in the wild . it premieres on nat geo wild globally in 2016 . and hans zimmer has signed on to score the main title theme music for national geographic channel\u2019s upcoming movie event saints & strangers , shooting now in cape town , south africa . zimmer and extreme music\u2019s bleeding fingers music will score the film . saints & strangers chronicles the trials and tribulations of the first settlers at plymouth . the four - hour film is slated to premiere on the network later this fall .\nthe online extension of billboard magazine , urltoken is the essential online destination for the music business .\nthe extreme music library limited was founded on 10 sep 1996 and has its registered office in london . the organisation ' s status is listed as\nactive\n. it currently has 6 directors . the company ' s first directors were halliwells directors limited , hl secretaries limited . 20 - 49 people are employed at this company .\nthe park city film music festival is working to become a destination for film composers , aspiring artists and filmmakers . i am hoping that the music libraries will become sponsors and help us grow this industry .\ncustomix works with many of the 13 , 000 songs in extreme music ' s library , which includes tracks from artists like hans zimmer , quincy jones , george martin and snoop lion . one doesn ' t need one of those producer ' s acumen to use customix , however \u2014 it was designed as an easy - to - use tool .\nbob mair is the ceo , owner , and founder of black toast music , a leading , independent music publisher / production music library based in chatsworth , ca . since its launch in 1990 , the company has placed music in hundreds of television series , specials , promos , and tv movies , and dozens of high profile motion pictures , along with videogames , internet advertising campaigns , and numerous , multi - media presentations .\nmusic libraries know that in order to compete , they must have music that will fit every possible use . libraries therefore create this music before it is even requested . when they do not have a certain type of music at hand , some libraries such as ours ( black toast music ) , will even create something specifically for the project . libraries know that their reputation for being able to deliver \u201canything and everything\u201d that a project may need quickly and affordably is the only way to thrive in this competitive business . coupled with their strong attention to the needs of their clients , music libraries have continued to become even stronger and more of a force to be acknowledged .\nindeed , in today\u2019s economy , with budgets for placing music within entertainment properties more and more constrained , affordable high quality music is more important than ever before . this allows music supervisors , producers and creative directors seeking \u201ccool\u201d music to come to library companies and not have to spend an arm and a leg on a \u201cfamous\u201d song . in such a scenario , everyone wins ; the indie artists get exposure and get paid , the library makes money , and the production company gets great music with less expense , and also acquires some \u201cindie cred\u201d in the process .\nsome great points here bob . i would add a fourth point to your list of why libraries add so much to a catalogue . certainly here at imagem production music , we create music that is built to work for synchronisation . so not only do we have a great existing range of music and a roster of brilliant composers , but we can guide them to writing music in a way that it works in exactly the way that our clients want . this is something that many commercial works lack \u2013 so in essence you\u2019re getting cheaper music that works better to picture .\nextreme currently adds just over 1 , 000 new tracks to its library each year , taking a very surgical approach to the music they produce . yet , despite a comparably low output , one key to extreme\u2019s astonishing success has been continuously creating and diversifying their library . instead of adopting a limiting made - to - order business model , or mirroring popular trends , emanuel implements a perspective of entrusting great talent to freely create and collaborate .\nwhat makes a production music library like ours so effective is that when a client selects a track , they know it ' s completely original and they can clear it ,\nsays emanuel .\none phone call , and it\u2019s done - - often at a lower price point , because we offer a more efficient process .\nextreme\u2019s tracks have been used on network shows like \u201cglee , \u201d \u201cmad men , \u201d \u201c30 rock , \u201d \u201centourage , \u201d \u201cthe office\u201d and \u201cgossip girl\u201d ; and features and trailers including \u201cthe fighter , \u201d \u201cavatar , \u201d \u201c twilight saga : eclipse \u201d and \u201cinception . \u201d\nfourteen years ago , emi production music chief peter cox summoned a punk rocker named russell emmanuel into his london office .\nin the world of production music - with its dodgy history of sound - alike recordings - that was saying something .\nextreme\u2019s extensive catalog currently consists of over 15 , 000 original copyrights , covering the full spectrum of genres - - from classical and rage metal , to alternative rock and electronic dance music . the library even includes tracks from notable legends like quincy jones , snoop dogg and george martin . in 2008 , the company was sold to sony / atv for $ 110 million , with emanuel still remaining as the active ceo .\ninstead of scolding emmanuel , cox shook his hand and told him ,\nyou really are the bad boys of production music .\nfor zimmer , who previously partnered with extreme on customix , an online music library that edits music to video , this is a smart diversification in a rapidly changing time for major motion pictures in hollywood\u2013the number of traditional big - budget projects are shrinking . \u201cthe world is shifting , \u201d zimmer says . \u201cthe way we tell stories is shifting . television writing has become so incredibly good , and at the same time you have reality shows , which have a completely different approach to telling stories . maybe not that different really from an robert altman movie if you think about it . \u201d\nwith the proliferation of affordable home recording equipment today , there are more and more unsigned bands than ever before . due to this rapid influx of unsigned artists , coupled with declining record sales , publishers and record companies are more overloaded than ever , and often do not have the time to sift through the mountains of music to find the gems nor do they have the resources to develop and market all of these talented new artists . there is therefore a plethora of extremely talented , yet unsigned and un - published , bands and music artists who are seeking to get their music \u201cout there . \u201d these indie artists are now seeking out music libraries to help them market their music to film and television .\nin 1996 , emmanuel decided to hang up his guitar and look for a\nreal job ,\nas he calls it . he wound up at match music , a production music company in london that was sold a year later to bmg . once again unemployed , emmanuel talked to an acquaintance he ' d met while at match music , an angel investor named mark levinson . emmanuel pitched an idea for a production music company that would up the industry ante by using professional recording equipment and top - notch musicians that emmanuel had met in his decade of touring .\nhugo has been commissioned by emi production music uk to compose and produce a film noir album to be recorded at abbey road studios in autumn 2018 .\nmailing out condoms wasn ' t emmanuel ' s only hijinks in the early days . at an awards show put on by promax u . k . for tv marketing executives in 1999 , he bought a table front and center of the ballroom . he hired 10 people with dwarfism to attend , outfitting them in extreme music t - shirts emblazoned with the words\nsize isn ' t everything\non the back . emmanuel and his staff bought tickets for the back of the ballroom and watched the hilarity .\nover time , as the media landscape began evolving , converging with the rapidly changing worlds of music and marketing , the need for disruption in the space arose . transitioning into the 1990 ' s , as paradigms started definitively shifting , two experienced musicians and industry veterans noticed the need for an easily licensable catalog of high quality original music . while sitting in a board room brainstorming ideas , russell emanuel birthed a concept that would eventually evolve to stand as the global leader in production music .\nwhat i was really looking for ,\nzimmer added ,\nand what i didn ' t , of course , tell anybody , is : take that piece of music and ignore it as much as possible . fight with the music ; go and put your own stamp onto it . figure out how to be original .\nthe market for production music has grown to be worth an estimated $ 2 billion globally , ranging from television and film scoring , to electronic gaming and licensing for commercials .\njust as artists are able to create high quality music due to affordable recording technology , so , too , can libraries . libraries which often have a vast network of songwriters , musicians and vocal artists at their disposal can quickly create high quality music at lower prices , thus allowing them to offer competitive licensing fees to diverse film and television projects .\na friend just sent me this article which i hadn\u2019t previously seen . you pose the question and suggest answers to \u201cwhat do these majors want and need from music libraries\u201d . i think you\u2019ve missed the main reason for the proliferation of production music library acquisitons by the \u201cmajors\u201d in recent times . as i see it there are two main reasons . 1 ) it\u2019s the 50 % retain on royalty splits ! also , the fact that more and more \u201cperformance\u201d only deals are being offered to composers making this area of music publishing even more attractive to them . 2 ) by comparison to \u201ccore\u201d catalog acquisition costs , generally production music libraries are cheap buys . bottom line \u2013 nothing more , nothing less !\n\u201cthere was a real weariness to the old - school way libraries had been turning out copycat music , \u201d emanuel says . \u201cwe were actually committed not to doing that . \u201d\nwhat i\u2019m really interested to see in the future is how these libraries start indexing , cataloguing and archiving the wealth of music ( good & less good ) that they have .\nlibraries have been working steadily in this business for many years , but because of their status , they have had to work harder and faster , and usually under the radar . however , clearly today , this hard work is paying off . the fact that the major music publishers have recently acquired so many of the top music libraries demonstrates that libraries have something that the publishers cannot duplicate and therefore must buy . this reinforces the premise that music libraries have not only \u201carrived\u201d but have today become \u201cpower players\u201d within the entertainment , advertising and broadcasting industries .\nthe shop\u2019s origins go back to 1982 , when russell emanuel was working in the mailroom of london music library bruton music . he was invited to record an album of sound - alike songs , corresponding to such bands as duran duran , and while he spent the next 15 years in the rock world , steady royalty checks from that first album \u201ckept rolling in . \u201d\nregister today for billboard ' s 2013 film & tv music conference in los angeles oct . 29 - 30 at the w hollywood use promo code ' biz13 ' to get a special discount .\nmusic can make or break a tv show , movie or even an advertisement . in entertainment media , a perfectly selected song will complement the visuals and dialogue , and enhance the overall impact .\nover the past 20 years , we at black toast music have been fortunate to have had a good deal of success placing our music within tv shows , films and ad campaigns . our placements have included songs in multiple episodes of hbo\u2019s \u201cthe wire , \u201d \u201ctrue blood\u201d and \u201ctreme , \u201d as well as fx\u2019s \u201cthe shield , \u201d showtime\u2019s \u201cdexter\u201d and many more . we are also proud to have our music play a part in almost every episode of the new show \u201cglory daze , \u201d and we are also excited about our most recent commercial placement in the new national ad campaign for domino\u2019s pizza .\ngreat analysis , bob . it raised a question in my mind . you wrote that \u201cpublishers and record companies are more overloaded than ever , and often do not have the time to sift through the mountains of music to find the gems nor do they have the resources to develop and market all of these talented new artists\u201d and that \u201cindie artists are now seeking out music libraries to help them market their music to film and television . \u201d my question : aren\u2019t libraries in the same boat as publishers and record companies when it comes to finding the gems among unsigned artists ? do you go differently about sifting through all the requests ?\n* * and third , and possibly most importantly , in order to provide excellent service to their clients , libraries have created catalogs that cover almost every possible genre a music supervisor might need , making them a one stop shop .\nhugo is a graduate of music production from kingston university london ( 2001 ) . he studied piano and composition privately and worked as in - house composer for music production company wise buddah in london . in 2007 he trained with \u00aeemmy - award winning film composer hummie mann in seattle ( pacific northwest film scoring program ) and went on to work for \u00aeemmy - award nominated film composer joey newman in los angeles , which laid his ground for scoring to picture .\ngreg , i\u2019d be more than happy to discuss and answer any questions you may have in regard to your business model and how it relates to the music library business . i\u2019d be curious to hear how your business model compares or differs from a company like taxi .\nall of these acquisitions seem to indicate that these renowned libraries have something that the major publishers want and need . but the question remains\u2013 what could a music library possibly have that a company with a catalog as large and prestigious as , say warner / chappell , need ?\nthis trend to feature unknown \u201cindie\u201d acts in television programming actually began in the mid 90\u2019s , with hit tv shows like \u201cdawson\u2019s creek\u201d and \u201cparty of five . \u201d as a result of the exposure in these shows , many of these bands quickly crossed over into the mainstream . because of this phenomenon in the mid nineties , along with the decline of physical cd sales , indie bands are today more eager than ever to have their music featured in film and television . music libraries have become one of the easiest and most successful ways to get that to happen .\nfor example , if a music supervisor likes a song but wants to speed up the tempo to match a fast - paced scene , he could do that using customix . previously , he would have had to select a song that already had a tempo to match the scene in his movie .\nhans zimmer went looking for the next great screen composer . hear the winning entry the mind behind the music of inception , gladiator and more says he was looking for someone who would take his prompt and\nignore it as much as possible .\nhe and the winner joined npr ' s rachel martin .\nit ' s always been our duty to shake shit up , rip the industry a new one and create music so sexy you ' re going to need a safe word ,\nemmanuel says .\nif it ' s in our catalog , then it ' s 200 % legit , high - caliber audio ammo .\ncustomix lets music supervisors quickly edit songs they plan to license . the app allows users to adjust the volume to individual elements of a track ( vocals , drums , guitar , bass , etc . ) , change a song ' s tempo without changing its pitch and edit the length of a song without cutting it into pieces .\nanyone who goes to the movies know hans zimmer ' s work , even if they don ' t recognize his name right away . zimmer is the composer of the music for man of steel , the lone ranger , 12 years a slave , rush , last love , and the hit tv miniseries the bible . a nd that ' s just in 2013 .\nour model is different from taxi . we are a social discovery engine that helps surface the best new music and artists , not a fee - based placement agent ( nothing wrong with that , and maybe those four words don\u2019t do justice to taxi , but the point i\u2019m trying to make is just that : our models are different . ) i can explain further when we talk .\nsound and music do the emotional heavy lifting in unscripted shows like a & e\u2019s quacky beardfest . they tell you how to feel , even when acting is sparse , expressions are hidden under camo caps and facial hair , and very little in the way of drama is actually transpiring before your eyes . even at their best , the visual components in reality tv involve a lot of dirty looks and slack - jaw glares .\nfor me , it ' s always been interesting to find new voices and develop new talent ,\nzimmer told npr ' s rachel martin .\nwhat interests me is just people being given a chance to write music , because the only way you can get better at it is if you write all the time . i think it ' ll prove a very good sort of training ground for everybody , and it gives purpose behind actually wanting to be a composer .\n\u00aela independent film award , \u00aenyc independent film award and \u00aeeuropean film award winner hugo de chaire is a british composer working in film and television . he has worked on films with directors including gilles paquet - brenner , paul kowalski and andrew martin , \u00aeoscar - winning writer and producer julian fellowes , and worked for \u00aeemmy - nominated composer joey newman . his music is regularly played by radio stations and tv networks around the world , among others classic fm uk , klassik radio germany and univision across the usa .\nproudly , an unorthodox music powerhouse that pound for pound packs a punch that leaves the competition on the ropes begging for mercy . our unrivaled roster includes quincy jones , hans zimmer , sir george martin , snoop dogg , labrinth , rodney jerkins , robbie nevil , ramin djawadi , vince clarke , paul oakenfold , mark mothersbaugh , boris blank , timbaland , brian tyler , michael giacchino , james s . levine , xzibit , blues saraceno , john powell , harry gregson - williams , steve jablonsky , klaus badelt and junkie xl .\ngiven a demo version , i was able to customize a track in under five minutes . after logging in , i first selected a type of music \u2014\nceltic punk .\nthen i picked a song called\ncraic addict\n( craic is an irish term for fun ) . i entered that i wanted the song to be one minute in length , at which point the app smartly adjusted . then i muted the vocals , drums , electric guitars and lowered the volume on the bass . lastly , i dropped the tempo to 120 beats per minute .\ntoday , however , emmanuel finds himself in the unlikely position of being one of the 10 most powerful executives at sony / atv , the world ' s largest music publisher . following its $ 2 . 1 billion acquisition of emi ' s publishing business in june , sony issued a list of the organization ' s executive hierarchy that included the 50 - year - old emmanuel . it also named other sony / atv heavyweights like joe puzio , peter brodsky , john pires , jody gerson , danny strick , jimmy asci and others who directly report to sony / atv chief martin bandier .\nwhen this segment of the industry first emerged in the 1920 ' s and 30 ' s , very few companies existed in the space , and each followed a very basic business model . instead of utilizing talented musicians to create catalogs of original music , these niche production houses would simply replicate the top songs of the time , altering just enough of the sound to avoid getting sued . more notably , these production houses were run by traditional businessmen , instead of experienced musicians or skilled creative minds . thus , the industry was deprived of innovation , and eventually earned the reputation of being a low quality marketplace that was undoubtedly necessary , yet lacked intrigue .\namong the hit tv shows to which black toast has provided music are : \u201ctrue blood\u201d ( hbo ) , \u201cdexter\u201d ( showtime ) , \u201ctreme\u201d ( hbo ) , \u201cthe shield\u201d ( fx ) , \u201cthe wire\u201d ( hbo ) , \u201cthe life and times of tim\u201d ( hbo ) , \u201ccsi\u201d ( cbs ) , \u201camerica\u2019s next top model\u201d ( cw ) \u201cprison break\u201d ( fox ) , \u201csons of anarchy\u201d ( fx ) , \u201cmodern family\u201d ( abc ) \u201cburn notice\u201d ( usa ) , \u201dcold case\u201d ( cbs ) , \u201ceverybody hates chris\u201d ( cbs ) , \u201cmy name is earl\u201d ( nbc ) , \u201cnip / tuck\u201d ( fx ) , \u201cdark blue\u201d ( tnt ) , \u201cthe young and the restless\u201d ( cbs ) , \u201cgeneral hospital\u201d ( abc ) , and \u201caccess hollywood\u201d ( nbc ) .\nthey grew from a two - man operation to a dominant player in the market , with offices around the world and a library containing tracks by such notables as quincy jones , george martin , and snoop dogg for 15 , 000 original copyrights . emanuel \u2014 who sold the company to sony / atv for $ 110 million in 2008 , but remains ceo \u2014 is proud of that number .\n\u201cwe\u2019re very surgical about what we put in the catalog , \u201d he says . \u201cour biggest competition , who we outperform , have a million copyrights . \u201d\n\u201ci\u2019d like to see us doing a scripted drama . \u2026that\u2019s what we\u2019d really love to do . \u201d\n\u201cit was an organic , natural fit , \u201d emanuel says of the launch .\nthe shop occupies a 7 , 500 - sq . - ft . building on zimmer\u2019s campus , with 11 full - time composers on staff , many of them former zimmer apprentices .\n\u201cyou get more bandwidth , \u201d he says . \u201cour composers all collaborate with each other , all of them have a different strong point , and it\u2019s getting the score to [ clients ] much quicker . \u201d"]}
{"id": 55015, "summary": [{"text": "anacor pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering , developing and commercializing novel small-molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "it is based in palo alto , california , united states .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "anacor was founded in 2002 based on technology created by lucy shapiro at stanford university and stephen benkovic at pennsylvania state university .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "cofounder david perry served as ceo and president from 2002 to 2014 , and took the company public in 2010 .", "topic": 18}, {"text": "since then , the company has generated a pipeline of both topical and systemic boron-based compounds of which five are currently in clinical development .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "in may 2016 , pfizer announced it would acquire anacor pharmaceuticals for $ 5.2 billion , expanding the company 's portfolio in both inflammation and immunology drugs areas . 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( nasdaq : anac ) - anacor pharmaceuticals to present phase 3 data of tavaborole for the topical treatment of toenail onychomycosis | benzinga\nanacor is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering , developing and commercializing novel small - molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform . anacor ' s first approved product , kerydin\npfizer to acquire anacor pharmaceuticals for $ 5 . 2 billion - the new york times\npfizer inc . is to pay $ 99 . 25 per anacor share . that ' s a 55 % premium over anacor ' s friday closing price of $ 64 . 03 .\nsandoz launches kerdyn tm ( tavaborole ) topical solution , 5 % from anacor pharmaceuticals , inc .\na copy of the presentation will be available on anacor ' s website following the oral session .\nscore a big win for pfizer and its $ 4 . 5 billion buyout of anacor pharmaceuticals . the fda wednesday approved anacor ' s eczema treatment that is projected to be a $ 2 billion blockbuster .\nthe article anacor pharmaceuticals announces fda acceptance of tavaborole nda for filing originally appeared on fool . com .\nthe submission of the nda is a significant milestone for anacor ,\nsaid david perry , anacor ' s chief executive officer .\nanacor was founded eleven years ago based on the promise of boron chemistry . tavaborole is the first drug in our pipeline to reach this important milestone , and i ' d like to acknowledge and thank the entire anacor team for their hard work , dedication and persistence .\na big blow for anacor as its two patents got invalidated by ptab . anacor hold patent rights on its oxaborole antifungal drug tavaborole which got approved by fda in 2014 . ( kerydin solution 5 % ) .\nsandoz launches kerdyn tm ( tavaborole ) topical solution , 5 % from anacor pharmaceuticals , inc . | sandoz\nanacor have few or more patents claiming composition and approved indication . the snapshot of tavaborole ob has given below :\nanacor pharmaceuticals , inc . clinical study of an2728 , a novel anti - inflammatory compound , shows efficacy in psoriasis\nthrough a subsidiary , pfizer plans to launch a cash tender offer for all outstanding shares of anacor common stock for $ 99 . 25 per share in cash\u201455 % above anacor\u2019s closing stock price of $ 64 . 03 on friday .\nwe appreciate david ' s commitment to anacor and the many contributions he has made over the past 12 years to help build anacor into the company it is today ,\nboard member paul klingenstein said in a press release .\nanacor pharmaceuticals inc . president and ceo david perry has left the company as it awaits approval of its first drug .\npfizer ' s buyout of anacor pharmaceuticals for $ 5 . 2 billion is a bad move - - here ' s why\nanacor ' s stock was up more than 55 % on monday morning , trading as high as $ 99 . 86 .\nanacor pharmaceuticals , inc . clinical study of an2728 , a novel anti - inflammatory compound , shows efficacy in psoriasis | biospace\ndespite two solid successes together , today anacor is using naeja only for microbiology screening . anacor has expanded its internal chemistry group , and like many drug companies big and small these days , it has shifted most of its discovery chemistry outsourcing to asia .\nperry had been in his roles with the anacor since 2002 , when he cofounded the company . he left the company tuesday .\nanacor also expects to launch pivotal studies for another drug , an - 2728 , in patients with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis .\nwhile complimentary to its product portfolio , pfizer ' s acquisition of anacor could take a long time to pay off for shareholders .\npfizer has completed its acquisition of silicon valley biotech group anacor securing access to its flagship non - steroidal topical pde4 inhibitor crisaborole .\npfizer is acquiring anacor pharmaceuticals . the deal is expected to close in the third quarter . ( mark lennihan / associated press )\nin july 2014 , sandoz announced an agreement with anacor pharmaceuticals , inc . to obtain exclusive rights to commercialize kerydintm in the us .\ncontact : david perry , chief executive officer of anacor pharmaceuticals , + 1 - 650 - 739 - 0700 ; or brian reid of weisscomm partners , inc . , + 1 - 703 - 402 - 3626 , breid @ weisscommpartners . com , for anacor pharmaceuticalsinc .\n\u201canacor was founded eleven years ago based on the promise of boron chemistry . tavaborole is the first drug in our pipeline to reach this important milestone , and i ' d like to acknowledge and thank the entire anacor team for their hard work , dedication and persistence . \u201d\nthe fda has approved eucrisa , an eczema treatment developed by anacor pharmaceuticals , which pfizer bought for $ 4 . 5 billion in june .\nunder the terms of the agreement , a subsidiary of pfizer will acquire anacor for $ 99 . 25 a share in cash . that represents a 55 percent premium over anacor\u2019s closing stock price from friday . pfizer plans to finance the transaction through existing cash on its balance sheet .\nthe investments from gsk and schering corporation fulfill each company ' s investment obligations pursuant to their respective and ongoing collaborations with anacor . at the conclusion of the financing , the combined ownership of gsk and schering corporation will be less than 20 percent of anacor ' s outstanding shares .\nanacor pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small - molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform to treat infectious and inflammatory diseases . anacor\u2019s most advanced product candidate is an2690 , a novel topical antifungal for the treatment of toenail onychomycosis , a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed . anacor also has a portfolio of other topical product candidates in development for the treatment of psoriasis , atopic dermatitis and skin and nail fungal infections .\npfizer inc . ( nyse : pfe ) and anacor pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : anac ) today announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which pfizer will acquire anacor for $ 99 . 25 per anacor share , in cash , for a total transaction value , net of cash , of approximately $ 5 . 2 billion , which assumes the conversion of anacor\u2019s outstanding convertible notes . the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved the transaction . anacor\u2019s flagship asset , crisaborole , a differentiated non - steroidal topical pde4 inhibitor with anti - inflammatory properties , is currently under review by the u . s . fda for the treatment of mild - to - moderate atopic dermatitis , commonly referred to as eczema .\npfizer ' s buyout of anacor pharmaceuticals for $ 5 . 2 billion is a bad move - - here ' s why - - the motley fool\nanacor also holds the rights to kerydin , a topical treatment for onychomycosis ( toenail fungus ) that is distributed and commercialised by sandoz in the us .\nanacor ' s topical treatment for eczema , called crisaborole , is under review by the food and drug administration . if approved , pfizer said it believes peak year sales could reach or exceed $ 2 billion . anacor , based in palo alto , also holds the rights to a topical treatment for toenail fungus called kerydin .\nanacor\u2019s drugs would fit with the innovative business , said albert bourla , group president of pfizer\u2019s global innovative pharma and global vaccines , oncology and consumer health care businesses .\nanacor pharmaceuticals today announced that it has raised $ 50 million through a preferred stock financing with participation from glaxosmithkline , schering corporation and existing investors including rho capital partners , venrock associates , care capital and aberdare ventures . proceeds from the financing will be used to further develop anacor ' s product pipeline based on its boron chemistry platform .\nthis press release contains forward - looking statements , including statements regarding the progress , timing and results of anacor ' s clinical trials , safety and efficacy of anacor ' s product candidates , timing and potential approval of anacor ' s product candidates and timing and potential commercial success of anacor ' s products . these statements constitute forward - looking statements within the meaning of section 27a of the securities act of 1933 and section 21e of the securities exchange act of 1934 . the words\nmay ,\nmight ,\nwill ,\nshould ,\nestimate ,\nproject ,\nplan ,\nanticipate ,\nexpect ,\nintend ,\noutlook ,\nbelieve\nand other similar expressions are intended to identify forward looking statements . readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward - looking statements , which speak only as of the date of this release and anacor undertakes no obligation to update any forward - looking statement in this press release except as required by law . these forward - looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions by anacor ' s management that , although believed to be reasonable , are inherently uncertain and subject to a number of risks and uncertainties . the following represent some , but not necessarily all , of the factors that could cause actual results to differ from historical results or those anticipated or predicted by anacor ' s forward - looking statements : anacor ' s ability to timely and successfully launch , either alone or with a partner , kerydin ; any issues or delays arising during the course of anacor ' s phase 3 studies or other clinical trials relating to an2728 ; any delay or failure by the fda to approve an2728 ; anacor ' s ability to timely and successfully launch , either alone or with a partner , an2728 ; and the other risks identified in anacor ' s periodic filings , including anacor ' s quarterly report on form 10 - q for the quarter ended march 31 , 2014 .\nhernandez has no complaints about his asian partners . still , he does look back fondly on anacor\u2019s chemistry collaboration with naeja , recalling the quality of its scientists , their excellent communication skills , and the closeness of the interaction between the two firms . \u201cwe treated the chemists on the program like they were anacor chemists , \u201d he says .\nanacor also holds the rights to kerydin , a topical treatment for onychomycosis ( toenail fungus ) that is distributed and commercialized by sandoz inc . in the u . s .\npfizer inc . is acquiring anacor pharmaceuticals inc . , a california company with a potentially lucrative eczema treatment , in a deal valued at about $ 5 . 2 billion .\nanacor pharmaceuticals is out to change that . the palo alto , calif . - based biotechnology company is developing a family of boron - containing small - molecule drugs . and with the assistance of naeja pharmaceutical , a canadian contract research organization , anacor has licensed one of those molecules to glaxosmithkline and taken another one into phase iii clinical trials .\n\u201ctoday marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for anacor , which we believe will deliver significant value to our shareholders , \u201d said paul l . berns , anacor\u2019s chairman and chief executive officer . \u201cwe have a deep respect for pfizer , and it is clear that they share our commitment to addressing the significant unmet medical needs in inflammatory disease . we are proud of the innovative company that our team has built and are confident that pfizer will help accelerate anacor\u2019s important mission given the strength of its global platform and resources . \u201d\npfizer will acquire anacor pharmaceuticals for $ 5 . 2 billion , the companies announced monday . anacor has developed a product , currently under review by the food and drug administration , known as crisaborole , to treat eczema . the company , based in palo alto , calif . , also makes a topical treatment called kerydin for a form of toenail fungus .\nanacor could eventually be a decent buy . pfizer reckons annual sales of the target\u2019s crisaborole eczema gel may hit $ 2 billion or more . that would put anacor\u2019s value at $ 9 billion , using pfizer\u2019s multiple of 4 . 5 times sales . pfizer is also expected to make a handsome profit from kerydin , which attacks fungus that can grow under toenails .\nthe closing of the tender offer is subject to customary closing conditions , including u . s . antitrust clearance and the tender of a majority of outstanding anacor shares . under the merger agreement , pfizer will acquire any shares of anacor that are not tendered into the offer through a second - step merger to be completed promptly after the close of the tender offer .\nanacor anticipates that it will complete its review of this phase 2a trial for an2728 and an2898 for the treatment of atopic dermatitis in early 2012 . following this review , anacor plans to communicate the next steps in the development plans for one or both of these drug candidates in atopic dermatitis . anacor does not anticipate that costs related to development in atopic dermatitis in 2012 will materially affect the company\u2019s previously stated ability to complete its two phase 3 trials for tavaborole in onychomycosis and its first phase 3 trial for an2728 in psoriasis with its current financial resources .\nchristopher micetich , now president of naeja , recalls that his scientists tackled the anacor job with gusto . company chemists helped discover the benzoxaborole scaffold , which led to the discovery of an2690 , an antifungal now being developed to treat onychomycosis , an infection of the toenail . in 2005 , an2690 became the first of anacor\u2019s five boron - containing compounds to enter clinical trials .\ngiven the collaboration\u2019s success with the first scaffold , it\u2019s no surprise that anacor hired naeja again a few years later . by then hernandez was on board , and he and his colleagues were trying to figure out what made an2690 work . anacor\u2019s discovery biology group , led by dickon alley , identified the compound\u2019s target , an enzyme called leucyl - trna synthetase , or leurs . then , working with stephen cusack at the european molecular biology laboratory in grenoble , france , anacor scientists solved the cocrystal structure of an2690 bound to leurs from either bacteria or fungi .\npfizer has agreed to acquire anacor pharmaceuticals for approximately $ 5 . 2 billion , the companies said today , in a deal that would expand the buyer\u2019s portfolio of inflammation and immunology drugs .\npfizer\u2019s acquisition of anacor would include its flagship asset crisaborole , a differentiated nonsteroidal topical pde4 inhibitor whose nda is under review by the fda . crisaborole is indicated for mild - to - moderate exczema .\ncenterview partners and guggenheim securities provided financial advice to pfizer , while wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz provided legal advice . anacor was advised by citigroup and the law firm davis polk & wardwell .\ngiven the safety profile exhibited by an2728 in 13 clinical studies , the positive outcome from the atopic dermatitis trial , and the large unmet medical need in atopic dermatitis relative to psoriasis , anacor intends to focus its an2728 development activities on atopic dermatitis in 2012 and will defer the start of the phase 3 trial in psoriasis . anacor will provide more specific information on these activities in a future communication .\npfizer\u2019s $ 5 . 2 billion offer for anacor pharmaceuticals , announced on monday , dodges the drug giant\u2019s bigger issue . the company may have made a good deal for anacor , the maker of eczema and toenail - fungus remedies , even though it\u2019s paying a 55 percent premium . the more important question for shareholders , though , is whether pfizer\u2019s chief executive , ian c . read , will break up pfizer .\ntavaborole was patented as a product in us 5 , 880 , 188 a which had expired . the drug was later licensed to anacor , which initiated the trails and succeded to bring the drug into the market .\nanacor is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel small molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform . anacor has focused initially on developing topical applications of its compounds to treat fungal , bacterial and inflammatory diseases . in addition , the company is developing systemic antiviral and antibacterial therapeutics under a research and development agreement with glaxosmithkline . anacor ' s most advanced product candidate is an2690 , a novel topical antifungal in development for the treatment of toenail onychomycosis , which is a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed . an2690 is licensed to schering - plough corporation under a worldwide development and commercialization agreement for all indications including the treatment of onychomycosis . for more information visit\nunder the terms of the merger agreement , a subsidiary of pfizer will commence a cash tender offer to purchase all of the outstanding shares of anacor common stock for $ 99 . 25 per share in cash . the closing of the tender offer is subject to customary closing conditions , including u . s . antitrust clearance and the tender of a majority of the outstanding shares of anacor common stock . the merger agreement contemplates that pfizer will acquire any shares of anacor that are not tendered into the offer through a second - step merger , which will be completed promptly following the closing of the tender offer . pfizer expects to complete the acquisition in the third - quarter 2016 .\npfizer closed its buyout of anacor in june , a bite - sized deal it knocked off shortly after it halted its planned buyout of allergan . the company abandoned that plan after tax rule changes made them it less appealing .\nthe us drugs giant announced earlier this year that it would purchase all of the outstanding shares of anacor common stock for $ 99 . 25 per share , equating to a deal value of around $ 5 . 2 billion .\nnow that anacor is part of pfizer , we can accelerate our shared commitment to help patients with inflammatory disease , an area of high unmet medical need ,\nsaid albert bourla , group president , pfizer innovative health .\nkerydin was designed to be convenient for patients to use and has demonstrated efficacy in the treatment of the fungal infection , thus allowing growth of new uninfected nail ,\nsaid vince ippolito , chief commercial officer of anacor pharmaceuticals .\nin market research conducted by anacor , kerydin ' s product profile was received with great enthusiasm by the participating physicians and we believe this response demonstrates the need for a safe topical treatment for onychomycosis of the toenails .\npfizer ' s buyout of anacor pharmaceuticals for $ 5 . 2 billion is a bad move - - here ' s why @ themotleyfool # stocks $ pfe , $ anac . dl , $ sny , $ celg , $ regn\nthe information contained in this release is as of may 16 , 2016 . neither pfizer nor anacor assumes any obligation to update forward - looking statements contained in this release as the result of new information or future events or developments .\nprinceton , new jersey , september 22 , 2014 - sandoz , through its branded dermatology business , pharmaderm , today announced the us launch of kerydintm ( tavaborole ) topical solution , 5 % , developed by anacor pharmaceuticals , inc .\nfootnotes : 1 for full safety information , please see the kerydintm ( tavaborole ) topical solution , 5 % , prescribing information , available in the product catalog at urltoken . 2 kerydin is a trademark of anacor pharmaceuticals , inc .\npfizer said today it believes anacor\u2019s crisaborole could rack up peak - year sales of $ 2 billion or more . the pharma giant cited positive results from two phase iii studies showing crisaborole achieving statistically significant results on all primary and secondary endpoints .\nwhile i ' m all for having pfizer use its cash flow to boost the inorganic growth side of the equation , i ' d contend that it vastly overpaid for anacor when it offered $ 5 . 2 billion for the drug developer .\n( tavaborole ) topical solution , 5 % , is an oxaborole antifungal approved by the u . s . food and drug administration in july 2014 for the topical treatment of onychomycosis of the toenails . in july 2014 , anacor entered into an exclusive agreement with sandoz inc . , a novartis company , pursuant to which pharmaderm , the branded dermatology division of sandoz , distributes and commercializes kerydin in the united states . in september 2014 , pharmaderm launched kerydin . anacor ' s lead product development candidate is crisaborole topical ointment , 2 % , a novel non - steroidal topical anti - inflammatory pde - 4 inhibitor in development for the potential treatment of mild - to - moderate atopic dermatitis and psoriasis . beyond kerydin and crisaborole , anacor has discovered three investigational compounds that it has out - licensed for further development . anacor also has a pipeline of other internally discovered topical and systemic boron - based compounds in early stages of research and development . for more information , visit\nwe are pleased to complete this financing , which will allow us to advance our five clinical programs and to identify and progress new compounds derived from our boron chemistry platform ,\nsaid david perry , chief executive officer at anacor pharmaceuticals .\nthere are some major caveats , of course . anacor has not yet won approval for crisaborole from the food and drug administration . a decision is due by january . and pfizer\u2019s estimates might not account for competing drugs and gels coming to market .\nthese trial results demonstrate that an2728 has the potential to make an important contribution to the treatment of psoriasis ,\nsaid karl beutner , m . d . , ph . d . , and chair of anacor ' s clinical advisory board .\npfizer\u2019s financial advisors for the transaction were centerview partners and guggenheim securities , and wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz acted as its legal advisor . citi served as anacor\u2019s financial advisor , and davis polk & wardwell , llp served as its legal advisor .\nanacor requested a special protocol assessment ( spa ) from the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) for the phase 3 trial design of an2728 in psoriasis and has reached concurrence on the major parameters of the phase 3 trial design .\nwe believe that pfizer is in a position to quickly capitalise on the benefits offered by the combination with anacor , including the potential for a near - term us product launch and subsequent commercialisation of crisaborole , a differentiated asset with compelling clinical data\n.\nanacor pharmaceuticals ( nasdaq : anac ) announced today that the first patient has been dosed in a phase 2 trial of an2728 and an2898 to determine safety , tolerability and efficacy of the two compounds for the topical treatment of mild - to - moderate atopic dermatitis .\nthis press release contains forward - looking statements with respect to the fda goal date for anacor ' s product candidate , tavaborole . these forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks , uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual levels of activity , performance or achievement to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward - looking statements , including risks related to the regulatory approval process of new drug candidates . reference should be made to anacor ' s annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2012 , filed with the securities and exchange commission under the heading\nrisk factors\nand anacor ' s subsequent quarterly reports on form 10 - q for a more detailed description of such factors . these statements reflect the views of anacor as of the date of this press release with respect to future events and , except as required by law , it undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise after the date of this press release .\nanacor brought in naeja to optimize abx . once again , micetich says , naeja\u2019s medicinal chemists did the job , helping discover a new molecule , an3365 , with the aid of x - ray crystallography and computer modeling . naeja also contributed to process chemistry . the chemists followed their original \u201cmedchem\u201d synthesis , which used chiral high - performance liquid chromatography , with a gram - scale synthesis based on diastereomeric salt resolution . according to hernandez , anacor later transferred the naeja process to contract manufacturer regis technologies for phase i clinical trial production with only minor modifications .\nsince anacor pharmaceuticals was founded , they launched one dru g and are currently in the process of approval for another product . in july 2014 , the u . s . food and drug administration approved kerydin\u00ae ( tavaborole ) topical solution , an oxaborole antifungal , for the topical treatment of onychomycosis of the toenails . in a july 13 press release , anacor announced that crisaborole topical ointment , non - steroidal topical anti - inflammatory treatment , had positive top - line results from two phase 3 pivotal studies . in a recent press release , chairman and chief executive officer of anacor paul l . berns said , \u201cwe currently plan to file a new drug application for crisaborole in the first half of 2016 and , if approved , we believe crisaborole could offer an important treatment option for patients with mild - to - moderate atopic dermatitis . \u201d\nanacor is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering , developing and commercializing novel small - molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform . anacor has discovered six compounds that are currently in development including its lead compounds : tavaborole , a topical antifungal for the treatment of onychomycosis ; an2728 and an2898 , topical anti - inflammatory pde - 4 inhibitors for the treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis ; gsk \u2018052 ( formerly referred to as an3365 ) , a systemic antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by gram - negative bacteria , which has been licensed to glaxosmithkline under the companies ' research and development agreement ; and an8194 which has been licensed to eli lilly and company for an undisclosed animal health application . anacor is also developing an2718 as a topical antifungal product candidate for the treatment of onychomycosis and skin fungal infections . for more information , visit urltoken .\n\u201canacor is interested in keeping that boron in the final compound , \u201d says vincent hernandez , who joined anacor in 2005 as a bench scientist and is now the firm\u2019s director of medicinal chemistry . boron generally forms three bonds to pair up the three electrons in its outer shell . but boron also has an empty p orbital that can form a fourth bond , known as a dative or coordinate covalent bond . when interacting with targets , such bonds offer greater stability than the noncovalent interactions of most pharmaceuticals . they are particularly useful in enzyme inhibition , hernandez says .\nanacor was founded in 2002 to develop technology created by lucy shapiro , a stanford university bacterial geneticist , and stephen j . benkovic , a pennsylvania state university organic chemist . through a long - standing scientific collaboration , the two researchers had discovered boron - containing compounds that inhibited specific bacterial targets .\nanacor released positive top - line phase iii data for the most advanced of its boron - based anti - infectives , the antifungal tavaborole , but the results weren\u2019t good enough for some shareholders who were looking for the compound to best valeant\u2019s antifungal , currently pending at fda with a may action date .\nfor the hefty sum of $ 99 . 25 in cash per share , or a 55 % premium to where anacor shares closed on friday . the crown jewel of the $ 5 . 2 billion acquisition is crisaborole , a non - steroidal topical anti - inflammatory pde - 4 inhibitor that ' s been submitted for regulatory review in the u . s . for mild - to - moderate atopic dermatitis ( a type of eczema ) . crisaborole is also being studied as a treatment for psoriasis . pfizer believes that anacor ' s lead compound could generate up to $ 2 billion in peak annual sales .\nas for an2690 , anacor launched phase iii clinical trials in december 2010 . the company had licensed the compound to schering - plough in 2007 , in exchange for a $ 40 million payment , but merck & co . returned commercialization rights in early 2010 , some six months after acquiring schering - plough .\nwith this new treatment and others being explored , anacor researchers have the potential to make an impact in their core therapeutic areas of fungal , inflammatory , and bacterial diseases . their research could also potentially have applications in non - core areas , such as parasitic , cancer , and ophthalmic indications and animal health .\nanacor is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering , developing and commercializing novel small - molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform . anacor has discovered eight compounds that are currently in development . its two lead product candidates are topically administered dermatologic compounds \u2014 tavaborole , a topical antifungal for the treatment of onychomycosis , and an2728 , a topical anti - inflammatory pde - 4 inhibitor for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis . in addition to its two lead programs , anacor has discovered three other wholly - owned clinical product candidates \u2014 an2718 and an2898 , which are backup compounds to tavaborole and an2728 , respectively , and an3365 an antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by gram - negative bacteria . we have discovered three other compounds that we have out - licensed for further development \u2014 two compounds for the treatment of animal health indications that are licensed to eli lilly and company and an5568 , also referred to as scyx - 7158 , for human african trypanosomiasis ( hat , or sleeping sickness ) , which is licensed to drugs for neglected diseases initiative , or dndi . we also have a pipeline of other internally discovered topical and systemic boron - based compounds in development . for more information , visit http : / / www . anacor . com .\nanacor is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering , developing and commercializing novel small - molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform . anacor has discovered six compounds that are currently in development including its three lead programs : tavaborole , a topical antifungal for the treatment of onychomycosis ; an2728 , a topical anti - inflammatory pde - 4 inhibitor for the treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis ; and gsk 2251052 , or gsk \u2018052 ( formerly referred to as an3365 ) , a systemic antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by gram - negative bacteria , which has been licensed to glaxosmithkline under the companies ' research and development agreement . anacor is also developing an2718 as a topical antifungal product candidate for the treatment of onychomycosis and skin fungal infections and an2898 as a topical anti - inflammatory product candidate for the treatment of psoriasis and atopic dermatitis . in addition , an8194 has been licensed by eli lilly and company and is in development for an animal health application . for more information , visit urltoken .\nanacor\u2019s flagship asset , crisaborole , has a new drug application under review by the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) , is a differentiated non - steroidal topical pde4 inhibitor with compelling clinical data , and if approved , has the potential to be an important first - line treatment option for patients with atopic dermatitis\nkerydin is , to be blunt , an afterthought in this acquisition . anacor forged an agreement with sandoz to help market kerydin back in 2014 , and last year total distribution and commercialization segment revenue was $ 69 . 7 million . with peak sales estimates of $ 400 million , it ' s not going to move the needle much for pfizer .\nanacor , meanwhile , already had an approved drug in kerydin , an anti - fungal drug that is marketed in the u . s . by novartis\u2019 generics unit sandoz . the big draw for pfizer , however , was the non - steroidal topical gel crisaborole , which pfizer has said would be the first new eczema treatment approved in 15 years .\nanacor\u2019s work - around was a family of cyclic boronic esters known as benzoxaboroles . the firm discovered the esters about eight years ago under a $ 22 million department of defense contract to explore the use of boron chemistry against biowarfare agents such as anthrax . because of their cyclic element , benzoxaboroles have improved solubility and better metabolic stability , hernandez says .\nit was hernandez himself who discovered the breakthrough an2690 derivative , known as abx . subsequent preclinical results formed the basis of the gsk collaboration . in october 2007 , the pair signed a boron - based anti - infective medicines deal worth $ 12 million up front to anacor and as much as $ 331 million in milestone payments for each product candidate .\n\u201cwe believe the acquisition of anacor represents an attractive opportunity to address a significant unmet medical need for a large patient population with mild - to - moderate atopic dermatitis , which currently has few safe topical treatments available , \u201d albert bourla , group president of pfizer\u2019s global innovative pharma and global vaccines , oncology and consumer healthcare businesses , said in a statement .\nanacor announced earlier this year that tavaborole achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful results on all primary and secondary endpoints in two phase 3 pivotal studies of tavaborole to treat onychomycosis topically without concomitant debridement . the only currently fda - approved topical treatment for onychomycosis is approved with concomitant nail debridement , and currently approved oral therapies have been associated with rare but serious safety issues .\nif you follow the stock market , you\u2019ve surely taken note of the continually climbing value of anac stock ( anacor pharmaceuticals , a biopharmaceutical company based in palo alto , california ) . the company , founded in 2002 , was created around boron chemistry technology developed by dr . stephen benkovic of penn state university and co - founder dr . lucy shapiro of stanford university .\nthis press release may contain forward - looking statements that relate to future events including the timing for filing of a new drug application , or nda , related to tavaborole and the potential fda approval of tavaborole . these forward looking statements involve known and unknown risks , uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual levels of activity , performance or achievement to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward - looking statements , including risks related to regulatory approval of new drug candidates . reference should be made to anacor ' s annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2012 , filed with the securities and exchange commission under the heading\nrisk factors\nand anacor ' s subsequent quarterly reports on form 10 - q for a more detailed description of such factors . these statements reflect the views of anacor as of the date of this press release with respect to future events and , except as required by law , it undertakes no obligation to update or revise publicly any forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise after the date of this press release .\nanacor pharmaceuticals ( nasdaq : anac ) announced today that on july 26 , 2013 it submitted its new drug application ( nda ) to the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) for tavaborole , its drug candidate for the topical treatment of onychomycosis . onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed that affects approximately 35 million people in the united states .\n\u201cwe are pleased to present these positive data at the apma ' s annual scientific meeting , the leading annual meeting of podiatrists . as we seek fda approval for tavaborole , we look forward to developing relationships with podiatrists to potentially offer them a new treatment option for the large number of patients who seek treatment for onychomycosis , \u201d said david perry , chief executive officer of anacor pharmaceuticals .\nalthough velcade has nothing to do with anacor or gsk , perry interprets its approval and growing use as the final proof that boron itself poses no fundamental risk to humans ; safety will be determined by the design of individual drugs , just as has been the case with traditional carbon - based compounds . meanwhile , anacor hopes to make its commercial debut with a boron - based drug called an2690 \u00ae , which they hope to use to treat onychomycosis , a fungal infection that affects fingers and toes , causing the nail to become brittle and discoloured with soreness of the surrounding skin . although rarely serious , onychomycosis can cause pain and accounts for half of all nail abnormalities , so any treatment has considerable market potential ; phase iii clinical trials are scheduled to begin early in 2009 .\nthe good news here is pfizer is generating more than enough cash flow to facilitate additional deals , and its oncology segment is on fire with an immuno - oncology offering ( avelumab ) waiting on the wings . the bad news is i don ' t believe its acquisition of anacor was a particularly good move , and i don ' t see any immediate benefits to this deal for shareholders .\nan2690 is a potent antifungal that doesn\u2019t inhibit bacteria , and the crystal structure showed that this was because the compound wasn\u2019t reaching a key binding site on bacterial leurs . analogs of an2690 that bound there as well , the anacor team reasoned , would have the potential to inhibit bacteria instead of fungi . \u201cthat was the beginning of a structure - based drug design program , \u201d hernandez says .\npalo alto , calif . , june 6 / prnewswire / - - anacor pharmaceuticals , a privately held pharmaceutical company , announced today the results from its placebo - controlled phase 1 trial of an2728 , a first - in - class topical therapy under investigation for the treatment of psoriasis . the trial showed an2728 to be well - tolerated , with activity comparable to existing topical treatments for psoriasis .\nthe timing of perry ' s departure is odd , considering that anacor is ramping up for potential food and drug administration approval by the end of july of the nail fungus treatment kerydin . the company earlier this month hired vince ippolito as executive vice president and chief commercial officer , noting his experience in launching new products , and perry last week led the company ' s quarterly call with analysts .\nanacor is a biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering , developing and commercializing novel small - molecule therapeutics derived from its boron chemistry platform . anacor has discovered seven compounds that are currently in development . its two lead product candidates are topically administered dermatologic compounds \u2014 tavaborole , a topical antifungal for the treatment of onychomycosis , and an2728 , a topical anti - inflammatory pde - 4 inhibitor for the treatment of atopic dermatitis and psoriasis . in addition to its two lead programs , anacor has discovered three other wholly - owned clinical product candidates \u2014 an2718 and an2898 , which are backup compounds to tavaborole and an2728 , respectively , and an3365 an antibiotic for the treatment of infections caused by gram - negative bacteria . we have discovered two other compounds that we have out - licensed for further development \u2014 one compound for the treatment of an animal health indication that is licensed to eli lilly and company and an5568 , also referred to as scyx - 7158 , for human african trypanosomiasis ( hat , or sleeping sickness ) , which is licensed to drugs for neglected diseases initiative , or dndi . we also have a pipeline of other internally discovered topical and systemic boron - based compounds in development . for more information , visit urltoken .\nboth an2728 and an2898 have demonstrated efficacy in human clinical trials of psoriasis ,\nsaid david perry , chief executive officer of anacor pharmaceuticals .\npre - clinical studies suggest that they may also be effective in treating atopic dermatitis . this trial is intended to understand the potential of each compound to treat the disease , and , if effective , determine which compound to progress further in development .\na further description of risks and uncertainties relating to pfizer and anacor can be found in their respective annual reports on form 10 - k for the fiscal year ended december 31 , 2015 and in their subsequent quarterly reports on form 10 - q and current reports on form 8 - k , all of which are filed with the u . s . securities and exchange commission ( the \u201csec\u201d ) and available at urltoken .\nwe are pleased to announce the fda approval of kerydin , which provides an important new topical treatment option for the millions of people in the united states who are infected with onychomycosis of the toenails ,\nsaid paul berns , chief executive officer of anacor pharmaceuticals .\nwe expect to launch kerydin in the u . s . , either alone or with a partner , as early as the end of this quarter .\ntaking this step by step , pfizer really is getting two assets : kerydin and cirsaborole . anacor does have other topical anti - inflammatory products in development , but they ' re all in the discovery or preclinical stages of development . aside from these two therapies , the only other drug in clinical studies is an3365 for infections caused by gram - negative bacteria , and it ' s far too early to tell if this clinical therapeutic is effective .\nanacor pharmaceuticals ( nasdaq : anac ) announced today preliminary results from its phase 2b trial of an2728 for the treatment of mild - to - moderate plaque - type psoriasis . the trial enrolled 68 subjects randomized in a 2 : 1 ratio , an2728 to vehicle . subjects treated with an2728 showed improvement over vehicle at each of the recorded timepoints during the 12 - week study period with peak efficacy of 26 % occurring after six weeks of treatment with an2728 .\nprior to anacor\u2019s experimentation with boron , researchers had limited understanding of the physical properties of the chemical element , despite its occurrence in many natural substances , such as fruits , vegetables , milk , and coffee . in their early years , the company explored the potential uses of boron in drug development and found that their boron platform had potential applications in the treatment of multiple diseases including bacterial , fungal , viral , and parasitic infections as well as inflammatory diseases .\nanacor conducted two separate phase 3 studies of tavaborole on patients with distal subungual onychomycosis affecting 20 to 60 percent of the target great toenail . approximately 600 patients aged 18 years and older with no upper age limit ( the oldest subject was 88 years old ) were enrolled in each study and randomized two - to - one to receive either tavaborole or the vehicle control . patients were instructed to apply tavaborole solution or the vehicle to the toenail once daily for 48 weeks .\nas announced earlier this year , tavaborole achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful results on all primary and secondary endpoints in two phase 3 pivotal studies without concomitant debridement . anacor is seeking approval for tavaborole from the food and drug administration ( fda ) and will file a new drug application imminently . currently , there is only one fda - approved topical treatment for onychomycosis , a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed , which affects approximately 35 million people in the united states .\nit was while working under the defense contract that anacor hired naeja to assist the two chemists on its staff . at the time , naeja was a three - year - old contract research firm run by ronald micetich and his son christopher . based in edmonton , alberta , the firm is staffed by chemists and biologists from a variety of nations who have found canada welcoming to highly educated immigrants . about three - quarters of its staff are chemists , and almost all have ph . d . s .\nwe are pleased with the results of this study and we are on track with our plans to file an nda in the middle of this year ,\nsaid david perry , chief executive officer of anacor .\nin both phase 3 trials , tavaborole demonstrated better efficacy than ciclopirox lacquer , the only approved topical treatment for onychomycosis . importantly , ciclopirox lacquer requires concomitant nail debridement . if approved , tavaborole could offer patients and prescribers a safe , effective and convenient topical treatment option for onychomycosis .\n\u201cthese data confirm the safety of an2728 and the potential for it to be used on areas of the body that are susceptible to side effects from steroids and tend to be sensitive to irritation from vitamin d analogs , \u201d said david perry , ceo of anacor pharmaceuticals . \u201call of the clinical studies we have done to date on an2728 in psoriasis and atopic dermatitis support that it could be a potentially safe and effective topical treatment for patients who suffer from mild - to - moderate psoriasis or atopic dermatitis . \u201d\nthe payoff for all of the work was a licensing deal with gsk . last july , the british firm paid anacor $ 15 million and exercised its option to take over development of an3365 . david j . payne , vice president of gsk\u2019s antibacterial drug discovery unit , lauded the compound , now renamed gsk2251052 , as having \u201cthe potential to be the first new - class antibacterial to treat serious hospital gram - negative infections in 30 years . \u201d gsk chemists have since developed a stereospecific synthesis for commercial - scale production .\naccording to anacor\u2019s researchers , boron has two unique qualities that give it advantages in the drug discovery process . \u201cfirst , boron has a unique geometry that allows compounds made from it to have two distinct shapes , giving boron - based drugs the ability to interact with biological targets in novel ways and to address targets not amenable to intervention by traditional carbon - based compounds . and second , boron ' s enhanced reactivity as compared to carbon allows the molecules to hit targets that are difficult to destroy with carbon chemistry . \u201d\npalo alto , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - anacor pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : anac ) today announced that the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) has approved the new drug application for kerydin\u2122 ( tavaborole ) topical solution , 5 % , the first oxaborole antifungal approved for the topical treatment of onychomycosis of the toenails . onychomycosis is a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed that affects approximately 35 million people in the united states , according to podiatry today .\nanacor pharmaceuticals ( nasdaq : anac ) announced today that its abstract \u201cpivotal phase 3 safety and efficacy results of tavaborole ( formerly an2690 ) , a novel boron - based molecule for the topical treatment of toenail onychomycosis\u201d was accepted for oral presentation at the 2013 apma annual scientific meeting ( the national ) to be held in las vegas , nevada . max weisfeld , dpm , will present the data from tavaborole ' s phase 3 studies on monday , july 22 , 2013 during the evidence - based medicine and oral abstracts session .\n\u201cwe believe the acquisition of anacor represents an attractive opportunity to address a significant unmet medical need for a large patient population with mild - to - moderate atopic dermatitis , which currently has few safe topical treatments available , \u201d said albert bourla , group president of pfizer\u2019s global innovative pharma and global vaccines , oncology and consumer healthcare businesses . \u201ccrisaborole is a differentiated asset with compelling clinical data that , if approved , has the potential to be an important first - line treatment option for these patients and the physicians who treat them . \u201d\nin both of its phase 3 pivotal studies , crisaborole achieved statistically significant results on all primary and secondary endpoints and in march 2016 , the fda accepted for review anacor\u2019s new drug application seeking approval of crisaborole for the potential treatment of mild - to - moderate atopic dermatitis in children and adults . the prescription drug user fee act ( pdufa ) goal date for the completion of the fda\u2019s review is january 7 , 2017 . if approved , pfizer believes peak year sales for crisaborole have the potential to reach or exceed $ 2 . 0 billion .\nthis early - stage trial demonstrated definitive anti - inflammatory activity in humans . we are encouraged that the compound decreases tnf - alpha , a cytokine known to be important in psoriasis , by the inhibition of pde4 , a well - validated anti - inflammatory target ,\nsaid karl beutner , anacor ' s chief medical officer .\na topical compound that effectively targets tnf - alpha would have great promise , and we intend to initiate further clinical trials to characterize the clinical utility of this drug in psoriasis and other inflammatory skin diseases .\n\u201cwe are encouraged by this preliminary data demonstrating the safety and efficacy of both an2728 and an2898 in atopic dermatitis and believe it supports further development of one or both of these compounds in this indication , \u201d said david perry , anacor\u2019s chief executive officer . \u201cdue to the large number of children who suffer from atopic dermatitis , safety is a critical consideration in the treatment of this disease . given the promising profiles of an2728 and an2898 , we believe that both compounds have the potential to become safe and effective alternatives to existing treatments for atopic dermatitis . \u201d\nanacor , a privately held , clinical - stage pharmaceutical company , is developing novel product candidates for inflammatory , fungal and bacterial diseases based on its proprietary , small - molecule , boron - based chemistry . the company ' s lead product is an2690 , which is in phase 2 trials for onychomycosis , a fungal infection of the nail and nailbed . ancor has entered into an exclusive , worldwide agreement with schering - plough corporation to develop and commercialize the drug . the company is also conducting clinical trials with two anti - inflammatory product candidates , an2728 and an0128\n) - - anacor pharmaceuticals ( nasdaq : anac ) today announced positive preliminary results from the second of two phase 3 trials of tavaborole ( known as study 302 ) . tavaborole is a topical anti - fungal for the treatment of onychomycosis , a fungal infection of the nail and nail bed that affects approximately 35 million people in the united states . results from the first phase 3 trial ( known as study 301 ) were announced on january 29 , 2013 . in both studies , tavaborole achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful results on all primary and secondary endpoints ."]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "ford models", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 15 ford models reviews submitted anonymously by ford models employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if ford models is right for you .\nford models - ford artist\nmanagement\n/ ford models is a scam . you will meet the biggest snakes for ' human - beings ' who work here . | glassdoor\nsubscribe to ford \u25ba\u25ba urltoken about ford : founded in 1946 by its namesakes , eileen and jerry ford , ford models is the premiere management comp . . .\nsubscribe to ford \u25ba urltoken about ford : founded in 1946 by its namesakes , eileen and jerry ford , ford models is the premiere management compa . . .\neileen ( front row , in green ) with a fleet of ford models , 1955 .\nwe believe it is important to advise models about deceitful people who may try to prey upon them . please be aware there are individuals on the internet falsely claiming to be representatives of ford models or companies who host castings through the ford models casting platform .\nyou should always verify the identity of individuals who host castings through the ford models casting platform .\neileen ford and her husband , jerry , juggle phones and field requests for ford models in the agency\u2019s new york office , 1948 .\nford models ' ansley gulielmi , gives a dramatic rendition of trinity ' s monologue from the matrix . subscribe to ford \u25ba\u25ba urltoken about ford : fo . . .\nsubscribe to ford \u25ba\u25ba urltoken about ford : founded in 1946 by its namesakes , eileen and jerry ford , ford . . .\nford artist\nmanagement\n/ ford models is a scam . you will meet the biggest snakes for ' human - beings ' who work here .\nthis list of car models made by ford includes ford sports cars , suv models , ford compact cars , and even classic ford cars . fords shown below can be hovered over , or you can click on the names of the ford brands to get more information on any of them . ford types also have car class information available if you click on their names and go to their dedicated page .\nthis list of all ford cars and models is your one stop ford vehicle model list , including photos of ford vehicles along with release dates and body types . make sure to also check out the most popular ford mustang models . among the ford automobiles listed below are the ford contour , ford expedition , and any of the ford company latest models . a truly american company , ford revolutionized auto manufacturing and set the stage for car culture in the united states . old ford cars were some of the first on the road , and the list below has them , too ! old fords and new , you ' ll find plenty of information here .\ndays after ford sa ceo jeffery nemeth was summoned to the vehicle manufacturer ' s headquarters in the us\u201a the multinational has recalled 1 , 078 ford fiesta st models in sa .\nthe taurus has remained a fan favorite over the years , and continues its tradition as one of the longest running models in ford\u2019s lineup .\nworked directly for agents in a international modeling agency . interacted with models / clients on daily basis .\nkeyes : gary dakin runs the plus size division of ford models . and ashley graham is one of his most successful models and they were both kind enough to join us from our bureau in new york city . thanks for speaking with us .\nwith a few minor exceptions , both models and agents live up to every stereotype you ' ve heard of .\nall ford models representatives correspond via email domains that end with fordmodels . com . if you are contacted by anyone claiming to be a representative of ford models , do not respond without first verifying their identity by promptly calling us directly at ( 212 ) 219 - 6500 and we\u2019ll be happy to assist you .\nford germany and ford u . k . collaborate to release the transit in europe .\nford ' s board of directors names bill ford to replace jacques nasser as ceo .\njoining us now is ashley graham , as well as her agent , gary dakin . gary runs the plus - size division of ford models and is responsible for placing some of the most visible plus - size models on magazine covers and runways worldwide . welcome both to the program .\nby 2020 , ford division ' s suv lineup will grow to nine entries , while the lincoln brand will market four suvs , all of which share underpinnings with companion ford models , according to the sources .\ncaldwell was the first non ford - family member to become chairman and ceo of ford .\nford discontinues the mercury line to concentrate all its efforts on the ford and lincoln brands .\neileen and jerry , working alongside their daughter jamie , seated on the floor , and two of their models , 1948 .\nthe grid edge comprises technologies , solutions and business models advancing the transition toward a decentralized , distributed and transactive electric grid .\nford policy is one of continuous product development . the right is reserved to change specifications , colours of the models and items illustrated and described on this website at any time .\nford models , a name that has become synonymous with the business of cover girls and runway divas , is being bought by a company that specializes in representing nascar drivers and football players .\ntoo many models on their board , you have to keep the agent model relationship very strong , or you don ' t get work .\nford division officials did not disclose details on two other unidentified models . supplier sources said those vehicles likely are new compact models , where consumer demand is greatest . one is based on the next - generation focus small car , the sources said , while the other could be based on the next - generation of the subcompact fiesta .\ngreg krelenstein of starworks talks print vs digital , identity politics and finding the perfect cover star in the latest of the ongoing series of interviews by urltoken & ford models . subscribe . . .\nthank you for completing the ford models scouting application . we review each submission carefully , but due to high volume , we can ' t contact all our applicants . if you are selected , a ford scout will reach out to you directly .\nford models is the premiere management company representing fashion talent around the world . as the agency renowned for innovating artist and model management , ford is the most recognized and respected name in the business . the agency has an unprecedented talent roster spanning the areas of hair & makeup artists , stylists , photographers and models . with an established foundation of talent and agents , ford continues to innovate and influence the industries of modeling , artist management and fashion .\nthe decision to add the new models was previously agreed to in ford\u2019s labor contract with the united automobile workers , and was hardly a surprise given the industry\u2019s continued shift toward larger , more utilitarian vehicles .\nford ' s roberto rossellini stopped by to talk about video games . subscribe to ford \u25ba\u25ba urltoken about ford : founded in 1946 by its namesakes , e . . .\nthe growth in larger models is partly because of low gasoline prices , as well as continued efforts by automakers to broaden their product lineups to meet demand .\nlike similar announcements made this year by general motors and fiat chrysler , ford\u2019s move is primarily driven by competitive pressures to keep pace with the surging market for new truck and s . u . v . models .\nford plans to expand its lineup of sport utility and crossover vehicles in the united states to 13 models from seven by 2020 , according to company officials and supplier sources , in response to rapid growth in suv sales .\nin the first of an ongoing interview series by urltoken & ford models , vogue ' s helena suric sat down with christopher michael to talk about her work at vogue & the talent group and the importance . . .\ng . m . , for example , has enjoyed success with a new line of midsize pickups that offer consumers an attractive alternative to its larger truck models .\nit was jerry\u2019s first encounter with the financial realities of the fashion business . canceled work meant canceled checks . he and his wife might regard their models as \u201cstars\u201d to be cherished and rewarded for their very particular beauty , but in the eyes of the rag trade , models were just wage earners , another category of hired help .\n\u201cit was my job to hire all the models for constable\u2019s advertising campaigns and catalogues . so i was on the telephone a lot . i got to know how all the different agencies worked , and i made friends with a lot of the models . i learned a big lesson when mr . isaac liberman saw what i was paying for some models per hour . he was not happy , and he let me know it . so we had to work that much quicker in the photo studio . \u201d\ndetroit - - ford motor co . plans to expand its lineup of suvs and crossover vehicles in the u . s . to 13 models from seven by 2020 , according to company officials and supplier sources , in response to rapid growth in suv sales .\n\u201ceach of those early models was precious , \u201d recalled eileen . \u201cwe worked very hard for all of them . but jean patchett was the first that we made into a star . \u201d\nford models , with headquarters in soho , was founded in 1946 by eileen and jerry ford . it quickly became one of the world ' s leading agencies , representing household faces like cheryl tiegs , christie brinkley and ali macgraw . in recent years , the swedish model vendela and the victoria ' s secret cover girl stephanie seymour joined the roster .\n[ 5 ] ford ecosport titanium + variants comes with new design 205 / 60 r16 alloy wheels . for details please contact your nearest ford dealership .\nredesigned and upgraded last year , the 2011 ford taurus is ford ' s flagship sedan delivering outstanding style , performance , and safety for 5 passengers .\n\u201cthere are two good reasons for these requirements , \u201d eileen once explained . \u201cfirst , photographic models must fit manufacturers\u2019 samples\u2026 second , the camera really does add at least 10 pounds to each subject . \u201d\nford equity research is an independent investment research firm delivering unbiased , high - quality fundamental data , stock selection models , stock ratings and analytical tools to investment professionals . our mandate is straightforward : to improve the investment performance of our clients . for 40 years , investment firms ranging from boutiques to global asset managers have placed their trust in ford equity research .\nthe full name of ford ' s financial services arm is ford motor credit company llc , and today the company offers loans and leases to car buyers , in addition to loans and lines of credit for ford and other dealerships .\nford chip ganassi racing enters four ford gts numbered 66 , 67 , 68 and 69 to honor the historic four consecutive victories that began 50 years prior .\nfernanda oliveira gives us her top tips for finding style inspiration . subscribe to ford \u25ba\u25ba urltoken about ford : founded in 1946 by its nam . . .\nfiat chrysler , for its part , has expanded its portfolio of jeep s . u . v . s to feature smaller models that incorporate the rugged styling and capability that has defined the brand for years .\nthe ford explorer is a sport utility vehicle produced by the american manufacturer ford since 1990 . the ford explorer went on to become one of the most popular sport utility vehicles on the road . the model years through 2010 were traditional body - on - frame , mid - size suvs . for the 2011 model year , ford moved the explorer to a more modern unibody , full - size crossover suv / crossover utility vehicle platform , the same volvo - derived platform the ford flex and ford taurus use . it is slotted between the traditional body - on - frame , full - size ford expedition and the mid - size cuv ford edge . although outwardly similar , the fifth generation explorer , ford edge and ford escape do not share platforms . the . . . more on wikipedia\nthe third annual ford models beauty suite took place at the godfrey hotel where attendees received complimentary manicures , hair styling , and make up by ford artists and brow shaping by chella brow bar . treats were provided by union sushi and vosges haut - chocolat . surprise flower deliveries from kalla dazzled guests and a via strozzi trunk show gave the event an extra pop of color .\n6 2018 ford mustang gt vs . mustang shelby gt350 drag race is a bummer\neileen and jerry ford now had the capital to expand their nascent modeling business .\nthe ford southern africa ceo says that while ford could have handled the matter better , none of the incidents where kuga engines caught fire led to . . .\nford announces details of $ 4 . 5 billion investment in electric vehicles - curbed\nwith the american market poised for another big year of vehicle sales , companies are eager to capitalize on the strong demand while it lasts \u2014 even if it means stepping up investments to increase production or introduce new models .\njerry ford capitalized on his wife\u2019s high - fashion priorities , following her lead in downplaying product advertising and drawing up a list of commissions that ford would not accept for its models in any category . for example , ford girls would not pose for true - crime - magazine illustrations ; they would not consent to brassiere or bathtub poses ; the fords would not supply bosomy heroines for steamy book jackets ; and deodorant ads were discouraged as \u201cnot worthy\u201d of their girls\u2019 \u201cspecial talents . \u201d\nthe taurus rolls into 2018 as one of the timeless centerpieces of the ford fleet .\nwhether you want four - doors or just two , the compact 2010 ford focus is available in both body styles and now comes standard with ford ' s mykey system .\nford has claimed that it is aware of only one fire incident involving an ecosport .\naccording to ceo mark fields , the company will stand by its plans to develop 13 new models over the next ten years\u2014promising a hybrid autonomous vehicle by 2021\u2014as well as developing and testing electric vehicle infrastructure , like a wireless charging system .\nmodeling\u2014or , rather , the arcane art of model management\u2014seems bred into katie ford\u2019s bones . eileen ford , part pit bull , part den mother and all business , helped shape what women looked like and how they dressed for nearly half a century . her ford models inc . , which she and jerry started in their manhattan walkup , imposed order on the scattershot business of beauty brokering and unveiled such faces as suzy parker , cheryl tiegs , lauren hutton , christie brinkley , rachel hunter and veronica webb .\nplus - size models an increasing presence in ads the term\nmodel\ntypically evokes the image of a woman who is tall and svelte . but ashley graham is not that kind of model . she has curves , dimples and abundant skin . she ' s a plus - sized model , and she ' s becoming increasingly visible in the mainstream . she and gary dakin , who runs the plus - size division of ford models , discuss her career - - and her recent lingerie ad , which stirred controversy when it was rejected by both abc and fox .\nmr . hinrichs said the new models were \u201cbuilding on our strengths\u201d in the truck and s . u . v . categories \u2014 even as the investments are seen as a response to mr . trump\u2019s aggressive push for more american auto jobs .\nfor more than four decades , ford ' s european arm has been taking otherwise mild - mannered models and turning them into performance monsters . operating free of the constraints that bound pure production cars , rs has variously employed a variety of means including multi - valve heads , turbocharging , and all - wheel drive , to list just a few , in the name of squeezing out more power . unfortunately , we in the u . s . have largely been left out of the rs fun\u2014until now , as the 2017 ford focus rs is a true world car . in celebration , we present a look back at all the rs models that paved the way .\nford is a very relaxed environment . everyone is very nice . schedules can be flexible .\nchilde harold wills designed the ford logo . he used his grandfather\u2019s stencil set , which was based on the style of writing taught in schools when ford and wills were children . however , the ford oval would not be featured on a car until the 1927 model a .\nthree ford gt40 mk . iis sweep the podium at the 24 hours of le mans .\nthe iconic and popular ford focus returns for 2015 with just as many bells and whistles .\nford\u2019s ferrari - fighting hypercar is a wild - styled track star worthy of its name .\nkeyes : what made you get into the plus - sized industry , gary ? you represent several other models - i mean , crystal renn . how ' d you say : this is the side of modeling that i want to be on ?\na heat wave breaks on l . a . , but flaunt knows where to beat it : the shady , paradisiacal pool the hollywood roosevelt hotel . luckily for us , business is often intertwined with pleasure . this is especially true during our ongoing poolside model casting sessions , this week featuring a lovely bunch of fresh faces from ford models .\nwhile the long - running taurus name will be excluded from the retail lineup of ford motor company , the 2007 ford taurus will continue to be offered as a fleet or commercial vehicle .\nford designed the 26 - horsepower sweepstakes and defeated alexander winton ' s 70 - horsepower bullet in 10 laps around the one - mile oval of the detroit driving club . the victory lead to henry ford ' s second short - lived attempt at auto manufacture , the henry ford company .\nford - philco engineers unveil the mission control center used to put a man on the moon .\nford introduces three - point , self - adjusting and retracting front outboard lap and shoulder belts .\nthe compact and reliable ford escape suv offers plenty of features for an entry - level crossover .\nthe iconic ford taurus is back for a new year with a long list of available options .\nford to expand u . s . production of trucks and s . u . v . s\nas s . u . v . market booms , ford to invest $ 1 . 2 billion\ndo you use acronyms ? do you always text back ? ford model ' s luke thorp breaks down his dos and don ' ts of texting . subscribe to ford \u25ba\u25ba urltoken . . .\nmore than a few models appreciate katie\u2019s lack of interest in their personal lives - and praise her for her practical advice about how to market themselves . \u201cpeople may know this business as well as i do , \u201d says katie . \u201cnobody knows it better . \u201d\nit is a midsummer afternoon at the ford agency , and katie is feeling energetic . already today she has spoken with designer todd oldham and model patricia velasquez and met with one of her vice presidents to discuss contracts with pantene and cover girl . the ford agency still finds its models the old - fashioned way - scouting expeditions to far - flung model agencies ; an annual tv pageant called supermodel of the world ; and ford\u2019s famous open - door thursdays , which find hundreds of young girls lining up nervously , hoping to become one of the anointed .\nedsel was the only child of henry and clara ford . after his death , henry ford returned to his former position as president of ford motor company . today , edsel ' s legacy lives on in his contributions to the design of lincoln cars and his generous backing of art in detroit .\nford\u2019s best - selling and compact fusion continues to be centerpiece of the lineup for many solid reasons .\nford\u2019s best - selling fusion sedan brings comfort , style and grace to an entry - level vehicle .\nan american icon is revived as ford reintroduces the bronco to its stable for the 2020 model year .\nat least one of ford ' s competitors , elite model management , did not appear concerned about the buyout . monique pillard , the president , said , ' ' we continue to offer the best management , the best celebrity division as well as the best upcoming models in the industry , which are a lot more significant than a relationship with a sports company . ' '\nat least three of those future models have been approved for production in the past two years , sources said . since 2014 , the market share of suvs has increased from 32 . 6 percent to nearly 40 percent of total u . s . vehicle sales in 2016 .\nat least three of those future models have been approved for production in the past two years , sources said . since 2014 , the market share of sport utilities has increased from 32 . 6 per cent to nearly 40 per cent of total us vehicle sales in 2016 .\nin doing so , ford helped launch the domestic suv market . as suvs became popular substitutes for family sedans , station wagons and vans , the explorer became one of ford\u2019s most successful vehicles . the explorer was a more comfortable and better - handling replacement for the ford bronco , which was discontinued in 1996 .\nmr . dakin : like , incredible , incredible , incredible support from the other agents , the models . the clients - it ' s really , that ' s new , but it ' s definitely - there ' s been a shift in the past couple of years .\nfor 2002 and 2003 , advancetrac electronic stability control was optional on the ford focus . featuring refreshed front - end styling for 2005 , the ford focus replaced the svt model with an st version . the ford focus was once - again restyled in 2008 with only a two - door and four - door model available . the ford sync system was first introduced as an option for the focus . for the 2012 model year , the north american ford focus received a completely new platform and a refined compact car appearance .\nin the 60 years since then , ford has performed more than 31 , 000 crash tests around the world . in recent years ford has also used virtual crash testing to maximize the quantity and availability of crash data . in tandem with physical testing , the crash simulations help ford gather more data than ever before .\ni would like to join the ford community . by checking this box i agree to receive information about happenings and events , new ford videos and content , updates from behind the scenes and special offers and partners .\nat the end of march 1947 , eileen ford had just turned 25 . her husband was still 22 .\nrichard avedon\u2019s first harper & apos ; s bazaar cover , featuring ford model nat\u00e1lie nickerson , january 1947 .\nnumerous advanced features available in three trim levels takes the 2010 ford taurus to a new level of refinement .\nthe popular fusion by ford offers plenty of features and trademark reliability at an entry - level price tag .\nthe funky flex is ford\u2019s answer to those seeking a modern version of the old - school station wagon .\nmy favorite thing is all the connections and contacts i\u2019m introduced to along with my team @ fordmodels , which play important role in my life . i\u2019ve also met a lot of models who have become my friends including photographers , stylists , makeup artists with whom i\u2019m still in touch with .\nneither ford nor its buyer , magnum sports & entertainment , would disclose the price . magnum is expected to pay cash and stock for ford , including the more than 80 percent of the company owned by the founding family , said katie ford , president of the agency , and robert m . gutkowski , president of magnum .\nunder mullaly , ford didn\u2019t just weather the financial crisis of 2008 as the only american auto manufacturer to avoid receiving a government bailout loan . instead of waiting out the crisis , ford continued to aggressively invest in product development so that when the economy recovered ford products would be some of the best vehicles on the market . a key part of mullaly\u2019s leadership was the one ford plan . one ford envisioned every person in every part of the global enterprise as part of a single team united by a common culture and a shared goal to deliver outstanding products .\nmodels are not very treated like human beings many times . be the company that will make a move on that . show them some actual respect , fair compesantions and please remember that agencies are supposed to work for the model and not the other way around . so pretty much , respect . and i mean , not only in words , but in actions . financial respect : pay in time , be fair . professional respect : let us know with advance of schedules , dont waste time of models just because you\ncan\n. make ir necessary then request their time . thank you .\nalthough the rs tag wouldn ' t carry real clout until the arrival of the british - built escort rs , escort mexico , and capri rs , the rs story actually begins in germany with a trio of rs ( rally sport ) models . powered by a v - 4 engine , ford of germany ' s front - wheel - drive 15m served as the basis for the first rs model in 1968 .\nyou won ' t get a penny for all of your hard work . ford does not pay its people .\nin addition , ford plans to test a fleet of 20 transit connect hybrid taxi and van prototypes in new york and several major u . s . cities , which builds on the company\u2019s experience with the ford escape hybrid .\nfunny face , starring fred astaire and audrey hepburn , aimed higher and came from a different age and sensibility . while gently satirizing the pretensions of the fashion industry in the person of a diana vreeland figure ( \u201cthink pink ! \u201d ) , edgily played by the talented singer , vocal arranger , and author kay thompson , the movie took models seriously . the underlying message of funny face was the same as the gospel according to eileen ford : the face , funny or otherwise , was key to the highly serious creative process of fashion photography , along with discipline and a certain mental attitude . getting the right model was everything\u2014and it was only appropriate that eileen\u2019s prize models dovima and suzy parker were allotted roles in the film .\nthe recall comes days after the sunday times reported that south african insurance giants auto & general and dialdirect were to take legal action against ford in connection with fires that have destroyed several ford ecosport sports utility vehicles ( suvs ) .\ndemonstrating high fuel economy , a gasoline / electric hybrid version of the ford escape was marketed starting in the 2005 model year . the base engine for the ford escape was enlarged to 2 . 3 liters in 2005 . restyled in 2008 , the ford escape adopted a front - end appearance similar to the larger explorer and expedition sport utility vehicles .\nthe ford pinto is a subcompact car produced by the ford motor company for the model years 1971\u20131980 . initially offered as a two - door sedan , hatchback and wagon models followed in 1972 . with over 3 million sold over a 10 - year production run , the pinto competed in the u . s . market against the amc gremlin and chevrolet vega \u2014 outproducing both by total production as well as by highest model year production . the pinto also competed against imported cars from volkswagen , datsun , and toyota . a rebadged variant , the mercury bobcat , debuted in 1974 in canada and in march 1975 in the us . the pinto / bobcat and the smaller , imported ford fiesta were ultimately replaced by the front - wheel - drive ford . . . more on wikipedia\nare excited to announce the 25 visionary semi - finalists . after receiving over 1 , 100 submissions from around the world , and selected by the panel of judges , this is it . vote for the top five , link below and calvin klein , ford models , aperture foundation , and swipecast are excited to announce the 25 visionary semi - finalists . after receiving over 1 , 100 submissions from around the world , and selec\nthis titillating list of taboos was published in life magazine on october 4 , 1948 , in a five - page feature , \u201cfamily - style model agency , \u201d which opened with a photo of the handsome young couple juggling phones in their second avenue office . \u201cwhile her husband answers one telephone and hands her another , eileen ford , on a third , lines up a new job for one of her 34 fashion models . \u201d\nedsel ford created mercury cars to bridge the gap between affordable fords and luxurious lincoln cars . the first mercury was the 1939 mercury 8 , which had a v8 engine and a stylish body characteristic of edsel ford ' s design sense .\ncompletely redesigned for 2013 , the ford escape is a compact crossover capable of achieving up to 33 miles per gallon .\na compact - sized utility vehicle , the 2011 ford escape features excellent 5 - passenger ergonomics and great fuel mileage .\na mid - size five - passenger car , the 2005 ford taurus is available as a sedan or a wagon .\na good value for a solid little compact car , the 2009 ford focus demonstrates great fuel economy and updated styling .\nthe 2005 ford focus is a compact , five - passenger car available as a coupe , sedan , or wagon .\nthe 2008 ford fusion is a mid - size sedan that comes standard with keyless entry and side - curtain airbags .\nunder henry ford ' s grandson , william clay ford , the 1956 mk . ii was a revival of the 1941 continental that grew out of a custom car designed for edsel ford ' s private use . edsel and designer e . t . gregorie named these stylish and elegant cars for the inspiration they drew from the\ncontinental\ncars they saw in europe .\nthe popular ford focus is a household name , known for its versatile technology features , upper trim level luxuries and reliability .\nford to expand u . s . production of trucks and s . u . v . s - the new york times\nthere were three categories of models in the 1950s : \u201cjuniors\u201d stood at around five feet five in their stockinged feet and wore dress sizes five to nine\u2014weighing 100 to 106 pounds , they were supposed to look like teenagers , and often were . \u201cmisses\u201d were a little taller and heavier , up to 110 pounds\u2014they were sometimes described as \u201cyoung mother\u201d or \u201cin - between . \u201d at the top of the range came the \u201chigh fashion\u201d models , who started at five feet eight , ideally weighing little more than 112 pounds , with vital statistics of a 32 - to 33 - inch bust , a 20 - to 21 - inch waist , and 33 - inch hips .\nford cars offer the technology and safety you need on the road along with the fuel economy to keep you going . discover the innovative design and performance in ford ' s impressive lineup of cars . with power for towing trailers , space for hauling just about anything and reconfigurable seating for everyone , ford ' s crossovers and suv ' s are capable , convenient and versatile .\nford\u2019s plane was nicknamed the \u201ctin goose , \u201d a reference to the model t\u2019s nickname as the \u201ctin lizzie . \u201d the tin goose was one of the first airplanes used by america\u2019s early commercial airlines . combined with ford\u2019s reputation , application of assembly - line techniques and investment in ford airlines , the plane helped spur the creation of the commercial airline industry . and to further accelerate the industry\u2019s development , ford offered the plane\u2019s 35 patents free of royalties , including his patent for the navigational radio beam .\nat the time , ford ' s initial public offering ( ipo ) of common stock shares was the largest ipo in history .\nfields is committed to building momentum around the one ford plan through product excellence and instilling a spirit of innovation throughout the company .\na compact crossover with advanced features and superior fuel economy , the 2014 ford escape covers all the bases without breaking the bank .\na compact suv with awd , the 2012 ford escape is available in a hybrid trim level capable of 34 miles per gallon .\nthe 2003 ford escape is a compact suv that seats up to five passengers and is rated at 28 mpg on the highway .\nthe 2013 ford taurus is a full - size sedan available with optional awd and a sho trim level that yields 365 hp .\npresident trump met with auto industry leaders including ford\u2019s chief executive , mark fields , far right , in michigan two weeks ago .\n' ' you see actors who are modeling and models who are acting , ' ' she said . ' ' there are sports people who are modeling . there ' s a convergence in the entertainment industry that has been happening over time . we would like to be really the management group that leads the way to representing talent of all types . ' '\na full - size sedan seating five passengers , the 2009 ford taurus is an old reliable , with spaciousness and safety to boot .\na mid - size , five - passenger sedan , the 2008 ford taurus receives some exterior visual upgrades for the new model year .\nno longer available as a wagon , the 2006 ford taurus is strictly a five - passenger sedan entering its final year of production .\na compact crossover suv with a hybrid version , the 2009 ford escape is noted for its fuel economy , comfortable interior and peppy performance .\nthe 2001 ford escape is a brand - new compact suv that offers room for five passengers , great fuel economy , and available 4wd .\nin addition , ford plans to redesign the escape in 2018 , the explorer in 2019 and the edge in 2021 , the sources said .\nwhat is she looking for these days ? thin is still in , ford says , but muscle is out . models like the unrippled tomiko have flourished because \u201cthe gen - x crowd is rebelling against their gym - obsessed elders . \u201d as for heroin chic , that , says ford , is fading fast - \u201cnot that it ever worried me . i don\u2019t believe people who see girls like that would go out and do heroin . what\u2019s relevant is what\u2019s selling products , and that\u2019s something dictated by ad agencies , which were trying to create a rebellious thing for teenage advertising . heroin chic wasn\u2019t my personal taste , but my taste doesn\u2019t matter . \u201d\nthe term\nmodel\ntypically evokes the image of a woman who is tall and svelte . but ashley graham is not that kind of model . she has curves , dimples and abundant skin . she ' s a plus - sized model , and she ' s becoming increasingly visible in the mainstream . she and gary dakin , who runs the plus - size division of ford models , discuss her career \u2014 and her recent lingerie ad , which stirred controversy when it was rejected by both abc and fox .\nthe similarities to eileen don\u2019t stop there . ford also has continued the family tradition of allowing teenage models who live far from new york city to stay in her house . katie says she has fond memories of jerry hall , who lived with the fords while she and katie were in high school . \u201ci didn\u2019t realize until i was 30 that jerry was 30 , too , \u201d katie says . \u201cmy mother separated us so i wouldn\u2019t realize someone my age was out all night while i was doing homework . \u201d\nnick vogelson document editor - in - chief , sarah m richardson document fashion director , olivier rizzo contributing fashion editor , mario sorrenti photographer , roxana marcoci senior curator of photography at moma , willy vanderperre photographer , doug lloyd creative director and founder of lloyd & co . , christopher michael chief creative officer at ford models , michael famighetti editor in chief of aperture , lorna simpson artist , candice marks vice president of art partner , drew sawyer curator of photography at the brooklyn museum , and peter fitzpatrick ceo of swipecast .\nthe subcompact hatchback became the company\u2019s first internationally successful front - wheel drive model . at $ 870 million , its development budget was also the largest in ford\u2019s history . moreover , ford built a massive plant in almusafes , spain , near valencia , to manufacture the car . the investments paid off , and the fiesta broke the one - year sales record of the 1965 mustang . from 1978 to 1981 , ford also sold the european fiesta in north america . however , it wasn\u2019t until 2009 that ford would begin selling the fiesta in the u . s . again .\nin 1973 , ford created the capri rs3100 . powered by the maker ' s essex v - 6 , production was limited to 250 copies .\nin 1988 , ford introduced a sierra rs cosworth sedan , referred to as the\nsapphire\nin some markets . ( 1991 model pictured )\na small suv , the 2008 ford escape is available as a hybrid which achieves about 34 mpg around town and 30 mpg on the highway .\na 160 - horsepower , direct - injection 2 . 0 - liter engine powered a four - door sedan and five - door hatchback version of the 2012 ford focus . the following year , a high - performance ford focus st debuted , cranking out 252 horsepower from a turbocharged engine .\nsure to deliver a pleasurable experience , the 2014 ford fusion is a mid - size sedan with various engine options to fulfill any driving objective .\nford\u2019s full - size van is modern both under the hood and behind the wheel , with useful tech to aid today\u2019s hard - working folk .\none of the most important agencies in the world , ford opened its doors back in 1946 and now in addition to the new york city headquarters , ford has offices in los angeles , miami , scottsdale , chicago , toronto , paris , sao paulo , rio de janeiro and buenos aires .\nford ' s innovation eventually reduced the model t ' s chassis assembly line from 12 . 5 to 1 . 5 hours , and in doing so precipitated a revolution in manufacturing . the accelerating speed with which ford could produce cars helped him continue to lower the price of the model t .\nkeeping hold of a star could prove difficult , however , if ford could not deliver the hard and reliable cash that was being offered by the rival agency recently opened by a & p shopping - empire heir huntington hartford . the only way to dissuade ford\u2019s high - earning models from defecting to hartford was to set up a guaranteed payment system . eileen and jerry needed capital , and for that eileen would turn to two of her friends from the north shore of long island , the brothers a . j . and charlie powers , whose wealth derived from their father\u2019s prosperous photoengraving company ; the brothers supplied the funds that eileen and jerry needed to match the liquidity of the hartford agency .\nkeyes : i wonder , and i ' m going to ask this of both of you , i read a couple of places where people suggested that seeing plus - sized models on the pages of magazines would send a bad message to young girls , the same kind of bad message that seeing the negative twos would send . do you think that ' s true ? first ashley and then gary .\na mid - size car with optional seating for up to six , the 2002 ford taurus is available as a mid - size sedan or wagon .\ndrastically re - designed for 2013 , the ford fusion is a mid - size sedan with seating for five and the option of three different engines .\nnemeth\u201a in an interview with the times on tuesday\u201a said his return to the us did not have anything to do with the ford kuga safety recall .\nin ford\u2019s case , the company needed to branch out beyond its full - size pickups with a new ranger model that could compete with g . m . \u2019s entries in the segment . similarly , the bronco adds another s . u . v . in ford showrooms to rival the jeep lineup .\nwith 12 investors and 1 , 000 shares , the company had spent almost all of its $ 28 , 000 cash investment by the time it sold the first ford model a on july 23 , 1903 . but by october 1 , 1903 ford motor company had turned a profit of $ 37 , 000 .\nford broke ferrari ' s six - year winning streak at le mans to become the first american manufacturer to ever win the race . 1966 was the first of four consecutive victories for ford , which won the 1966 , 1967 , 1968 and 1969 24 hours of le mans with various generations of the gt40 .\nentering the marketplace in 2001 , the ford escape provided an important product for what would become a growing compact sport utility / crossover vehicle category . while appearing to be a full truck - based sport utility vehicle , the ford escape was actually constructed with the acknowledgement that many buyers do not need full off - roading capability . a 127 - horsepower 2 - liter zetec four - cylinder engine was the only engine choice at launch of the ford escape offered with a two - wheel or four - wheel drivetrain . in 2003 , a 3 - liter duratec v - 6 powerplant option was extended to the ford escape .\na more powerful v - 6 was added to the ford escape in 2009 and an improved escape hybrid was first released providing city fuel economy up to 34 mpg . foregoing its sport utility vehicle look for the 2013 model year , a completely new ford escape debuted a more crossover physique . powered by a base four - cylinder or a pair of option turbocharged ecoboost engines , the 2013 ford escape was fitted with a variety of eye - catching features such as eco - friendly seat fabrics and an available hands - free liftgate . the v - 6 engine and hybrid version of the ford escape were discontinued for 2013 .\n\u201cthese products are well positioned for where consumers are now and where they are going , \u201d said joseph r . hinrichs , president of ford\u2019s americas division .\n\u201cit wasn\u2019t part of that conversation , \u201d mr . hinrichs said , noting that ford has been steadily expanding its domestic manufacturing operations since the last recession .\nkeyes : but the woman featured in it , model ashley graham , doesn ' t look like most models you see in magazines . instead of being , well , the size and shape of a lollipop , she ' s curvaceous and voluptuous . ashley is a plus - sized model . she ' s featured in advertisements for a new lingerie line for retailer lane bryant , which caters to full - figured women .\nsuvs are the top - selling segment in the us ,\nsaid mark laneve , ford vice president of us marketing , sales and service in a statement released tuesday ( nz time ) .\nthat is why we are introducing five new suvs in the us by 2020 ,\nfor the ford brand .\nthe deal is expected to be completed within six months , ms . ford said , and the modeling agency ' s current management plans to stay in place .\nford\u2019s first international plant was built in walkerville ( now windsor ) , ontario , right across the detroit river from ford\u2019s existing facilities . the company was a separate organization with its own set of shareholders . it was created to sell vehicles not just in canada , but also all across the then - current british empire .\nafter years of struggle between management and labor at detroit ' s major automakers , ford signed a contract guaranteeing better pay , benefits and working conditions for employees .\nthe mid - engine , 550 horsepower ford gt was inspired by the legendary gt40 race cars that dominated the 24 hours of le mans from 1966 to 1969 .\nwith a focus on changing the way the world moves , ford smart mobility takes the company to the next level in connectivity , mobility , autonomous vehicles , the customer experience , and data and analytics . this includes the launch of the more intuitive sync 3 system on ford and lincoln vehicles , more than 30 global mobility experiments , testing of autonomous vehicles in the snow \u2013 a first for the industry , and the introduction of fordpass for ford members and non - members alike .\na compact suv with seating for up to five passengers , the 2004 ford escape offers similar style and utility as the popular explorer but in a smaller package .\nno longer available in the sel trim , the 2013 ford focus is a compact car , with seating for five , available in sedan and hatchback trim levels .\nrated at well over 30 mpg on the highway , the 2001 ford focus is a sporty yet efficient compact car available as a coupe , sedan or wagon .\ncompetitively priced as a mid - size sedan , the 2009 ford fusion plays up its sporty handling , good fuel economy and roomy interior that accommodates 5 passengers .\nthe 2007 ford fusion is a mid - size five - passenger sedan powered by a four or six - cylinder engine , and is now available with awd .\nford has raised its share of suv sales to 33 . 9 percent of its u . s . sales in 2016 but the automaker still lags behind gm .\nthe focus st satisfies performance fanatics who can\u2019t afford the track - ready focus rs or want more power and practicality than the terrific albeit tiny ford fiesta st .\nit is all but official that ford will build the ranger raptor , a downsized version of the high - flying , velocity - defying f - 150 raptor .\nthis website uses cookies to enable it to perform properly , remember your browsing history and to arrange content to match your preferred interests more quickly . details of the cookies ford use and instructions on how to disable them can be found in the ford cookie guide . by using this website , you agree to our use of cookies .\nthe ford 20m , a more luxe version of the 17m , also was rs ' d . power came from a 2 . 3 - liter v - 6 .\nthe 2002 ford escape is a five - passenger compact suv that is big on style and amenities such as standard cruise control and am / fm / cd audio .\nsetting the standard in the compact class , the 2014 ford focus provides superior fuel economy , premium features , and entertaining drivability , making it a perfect daily driver .\na redesigned and reengineered compact car , 2012 ford focus combines fuel economy with comfort in both a four - door sedan as well as a five - door hatchback .\nthe taurus\u2019 aerodynamic \u201cjelly bean\u201d body style broke tradition with the boxy sedan shapes of the time , helping the car become one of ford\u2019s most popular vehicles ever . the car was an important part of a worldwide shift in automotive design . within ford , the car represented a shift toward increased quality standards and front - wheel drive designs .\nford\u2019s announcement positions it as a leader among automakers in electrified vehicle technology . competing traditional carmakers , such as audi , porsche , and volvo , have also made significant investments in the technology , as have newer companies such as tesla . but if ford can meet this roadmap , it\u2019ll have a sizable fleet of options on the road .\nthe ford model tt was a truck based on the model t car , but with a reinforced chassis and rear axle . this early pickup was rated at one ton ."]}
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founder . cybage software has 1 , 542 followers on owler .\nowler has collected 16 screenshots of cybage software ' s website since oct 2012 . the latest cybage software website design screenshot was captured in dec 2017 .\ncybage has helped us in many domains such as native mobile development . . .\ncybage understands highjump from the very foundation of our development and software . . .\nthe preciseness and quick reaction by cybage team adds to our business . . .\ncybage ' s skilled team has helped us in developing healthcare solutions . . .\ncybage provided us the transparency , and the efficiency of the delivery . . .\ncybage amongst ' 20 most promising scm technology providers in india ' . . .\nsiliconindia credits cybage as company of the year in outsourced product development . . .\nlegal | privacy copyright \u00a9 2014 cybage software pvt . ltd . all rights reserved\ncybage software currently has 1 , 095 followers on twitter . as of february 2014 cybage software had 459 followers . that ' s a 138 percent increase in 3 years\ncybage team is a part of our company . our 9 year old . . .\ncybage ranks high at no . 8 in the dq - 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founder , deepak nathani conferred with suryadatta it excellence award 2016 . . .\ncybage recognized as one of the top solutions providers for media & entertainment industry . . .\nin 2015 , cybage was recognized as a leader on global outsourcing 100\u00ae list by iaop .\niauro systems is seen as one of cybage software ' s biggest rivals . iauro systems was founded in 2008 in pune , maharashtra . like cybage software , iauro systems also operates in the internet software sector . iauro systems generates $ 1 . 6m more revenue than cybage software .\ncybage offers end - to - end software product development services to global isvs serving various industries .\nan offshore partner , cybage helped in up - scaling the project with optimal resources . . .\nangler technologies is one of cybage software ' s top rivals . angler technologies was founded in 1999 , and is headquartered in coimbatore , tamil nadu . like cybage software , angler technologies also works within the internet software sector . angler technologies generates $ 1m more revenue vs . cybage software .\ncybage\u2019s data science - driven it system , excelshore\u00ae , wins acclaim at bam awards . . .\ncybage does not seek payment of any kind from candidates for employment at any stage during the entire recruitment process . cybage has not authorized any recruitment agencies / partners to collect any fee for recruitment .\nand cybage khushboo\u2014the self - sustaining ngo arm of cybage ( which she is closely involved with ) is the personification of this core belief . to explain briefly : cybage khushboo mentors , funds and guides deserving candidates through professional courses like engineering , medicine , nursing , dentistry , pharmacy , amongst others .\ni applied online . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at cybage software in june 2016 .\ncybage ' s leadership position in enterprise and consumer software in the product engineering space is . . .\ncybage to help expo freight implement highjump ' s warehouse management system to achieve growth goals . . .\ncybage software posted a video\nmichael meyer , president & ceo at ratehighway inc .\non youtube\ni applied online . the process took 1 day . i interviewed at cybage software in june 2015 .\nin 2014 , cybage was ranked one of the 20 most promising enterprise mobility companies by cio review .\ncybage ux caters to a user - centered design methodology that provides a strong roi through better usable solutions .\ncybage wins big data & analytics award 2017 for best analytics service in talent / hr analytics . . .\nin 2013 , cybage was ranked at 62 as a leader on the global outsourcing 100\u00ae list by iaop .\ni found cybage as the best organization to work with . it\u2019s a good platform for freshers . i appreciate the healthy work environment here . when i joined cybage i was surprised to see people re - joining the organization as they found cybage much better place to work than where they have switched . . . . read more\ncurrently not working with cybage anymore but had an awesome time there . worked at cybage for over 3 years . my seniors and team mates were quite helpful and i learned a lot of things . the best thing in cybage is the work environment and it\u2019s a very good company for the beginners and freshers . . . read more\ncybage , a global leader in outsourced product engineering , has been adjudged in the leadership zone i . . .\ncybage ' s expertise in salesforce is bolstered by its crm experts who possess good knowledge of proven . . .\nzinnov ` s ` global media and entertainment service providers ratings ( gspr ) 2015 recognizes cybage in . . .\nin 2014 , cybage was ranked at 34 as a leader on the 2014 global outsourcing 100\u00ae list by iaop .\ncybage employs more than 5000 people , 8 global offices and has around 200 customers . cybage has won the best employer brand awards in asia , been conferred for the asaian outsourcing excellence award by cma asia awards 2013 to name a couple . cybage has also received ratings from iaop , gartner , zinnov , dataquest , bloomberg . they are still bootstrapped .\ncybage has appointed walter mastelinck to its newly - formed board of directors . the appointment of a r . . .\ncybage is in leadership zone in new media , marketing & advertising , and in mature & established zone . . .\ncybage ' s expansion in gandhinagar forms part of the company ' s overall global expansion drive . this strategic move will increase cybage ' s headcount at its gandhinagar development center by 50 per cent , taking its employee strength to over 500 .\ncandidates should exercise adequate caution and should not respond to any fraudulent emails , messages , or make any payments . cybage and its affiliates shall bear no responsibility to individuals responding to fake solicitation or making payments with a view to join cybage .\ncybage is a very good company to work with . i can say this because i have been with cybage for last 2 year . cybage has a very good work culture and that is surely one of the reasons for my long stay in it . you get to learn many things from your superiors and managers and eventually that is a . . . read more\ncybage\u2019s other key offerings within the media & entertainment portfolio are well positioned in the execution zone of the survey this year .\nexcelshore , cybage ' s data science - driven it system , won the best management product recognition at th . . .\ncybage software pvt . ltd . announced the appointment of one of the most renowned it leaders , avinash l . . .\ncybage software posted a video\nroger hoffmann - cto & country manager at u . s . auto parts\non youtube\ncybage has a highly skilled talent pool of more than 5 , 600 employees and a marked presence in north america , uk , europe , japan , australia , and singapore . cybage provides seamless services and dependable deliveries to our clients from diverse industry verticals such as media and entertainment , travel and hospitality , online retail , healthcare and life sciences , and technology . to know more about cybage , write to us at marcom @ urltoken . connect with cybage on twitter , facebook , and linkedin .\nmd shahnawaz ali . web developer ( ui ) at cybage software . location pune , maharashtra , india industry information technology and services\ndeepak nathani , co - founder of technology consulting firm cybage software pvt . ltd , has acquired a 20 % . . .\nbe cautious of any fake profiles and openings being communicated in the name of cybage software pvt . ltd . it has come to light that certain unscrupulous elements are sending out fake emails / messages / whatsapp forwards offering employment opportunities at cybage . please note that :\ncybage software pvt . ltd . is a technology consulting organization specializing in outsourced product engineering services . as a leader in hi - tech and product engineering space , cybage works with some of the world\u2019s best independent software vendors ( isvs ) . our . . .\ndeepak nathani , cybage co - founder , has reportedly picked up 30 % stake in fashion startup , benoit . the . . .\nrajesh kurup , evp\u2013media & entertainment practice , cybage , says , \u201cthis year\u2019s ranking proves , again , that cybage has strong capabilities in serving the technology and services needs for the media & entertainment industry . cybage\u2019s technology acumen and domain expertise have helped world\u2019s leading media agencies , adtech providers , and marketing service providers to effectively develop robust business solutions for their clients . this ranking also corroborates the fact that cybage brings in operational excellence by optimizing the use of people , process , and technology at every step of effective marketing solutions development . \u201d\nabout hybris at cybage : cybage has a wide - ranging experience in the end - to - end development of e - commerce platforms , off - the - shelf e - commerce platforms , and hosted e - commerce service providers ( saas ) . cybage is a silver solution provider partner with hybris and we are empowered to deliver and deploy hybris multi - channel suite of products and solutions to our clients .\ncybage software has employees and is the fifth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 46 , 879 .\ncybage software ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 2 . 6b .\n20 january 2017 , india : pune - based ethosh has sold 25 % of the stakes to cybage co - founder deepak nath . . .\npune , india , march 3 , 2015 / cnw / - cybage software pvt . ltd . , a technology consulting organization sp . . .\ncybage software is a product engineering and it services company based in pune , india . the company is cmmi level 5 version 1 . 3 and is iso 27001 certified . cybage has more than 4000 employees and 188 clients throughout north america , europe , the middle east , and apac .\npune headquartered cybage software , a software product engineering and it services player , has scaled up its operations at its gandhinagar development center located at infocity .\nyou will directly guide the technical strategy for our clients and build out a new capability within cybage for devops to improve our business relevance for customers .\nhow much do cybage software employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\ncybage is a product engineering and it services company providing services such as outsourced software product development , application development and maintenance , and enterprise business solutions .\npune , india , dec . 1 , 2015 / cnw / - cybage , a global leader in outsourced product engineering , has been . . .\npune , india , oct . 8 , 2015 / cnw / - cybage software pvt . ltd . , a leading technology consulting organiza . . .\npune , india , oct . 29 , 2014 / cnw / - cybage , a global leader in outsourced product development , has bee . . .\nbeing a cmmi 5 level company , cybage is a great platform for freshers . they get to learn newer technologies through organization trainings . the coolest thing about cybage is that employees are treated like family members and that\u2019s why the attrition rate is also low . superiors and colleagues . . . read more\nthough the company was named cyberage , their domain was www . cybage . com . reason ? urltoken was already taken up when the company was incorporated !\nyou will be part of the devops support team , which is involved in building new features for next generation of cybage cloud recovery services and managed services .\ncybage software private limited , is a software based company . which provides services to many big us clients . company recently completed 22 years . after 22 years company has a employee strength of around 5500 . this shows the growth of the company . the work environment in cybage is awesome . . . . read more\nflexible work timings and excellent work environment . pen work culture and work life balance . cybage have an excellent salary structure with variable pay . the main advantage of of cybage is their process and working culture . it was fun and learning to work there . best company for fresher and expe . . . read more\npune - based software services company - cybage , is in the process of expanding its global footprints by setting up a sales and marketing office in the uk .\n. in an annual global survey report on r & d services organization , zinnov has also recognized cybage software as an \u2018established\u2019 player in the product engineering market .\nahmedabad : pune headquartered cybage software , a software product engineering and it services player , has scaled up its operations at its gandhinagar development center located at infocity .\ncybage software , inc . 4058 148th ave ne redmond , wa 98052 ph : 425 - 861 - 9190 206 - 795 - 4963 fax : 425 861 9190\n\u2022 arun nathani , ceo & md cybage and member across all verticals \u2022 ritu nathani , all csr projects and activities under this policy shall be undertaken in india .\ni have been working with cybage since 4 . 5 yrs and i didn\u2019t face any bad experience with them . you have to understand every company does have pros and cons : but when it comes to work culture - cybage has good working environment . everyone here gets equal growth opportunity , the only required th . . . read more\narun nathani , ceo , cybage software pvt . ltd . , said , \u201cthis recognition is a testimony towards our agility in adapting to the technological changes in the market and meticulously following our scientific approach towards delivery excellence . this also endorses our strength in the outsourced product engineering space and clearly positions cybage as a leader in the market . \u201d\ncybage does not send details of prospective openings / offer letters / recruitment related e - mails from a generic e - mail address or from web - based email addresses .\narun nathani , ceo , cybage software pvt . ltd . , said , \u201cthis recognition is a testimony towards our agility in adapting to the technological changes in the market and meticulously following our scientific approach towards delivery excellence . this also endorses our strength in the outsourced product engineering space and clearly positions cybage as a leader in the market . \u201d\nin 2013 , cybage was recognized as a leader in consumer software and enterprise software and an established niche leader for the global service provider rating ( gspr ) by zinnov .\nin 2014 , cybage was recognized as a leader in consumer software and enterprise software and an established niche leader for the global service provider rating ( gspr ) by zinnov .\ncybage\u2019s leadership position in the media , advertising , and entertainment space has been recognized by the zinnov zones media & technology 2016 ( m & t ) survey . this is the second consecutive recognition for the company . cybage\u2019s media and technology prowess is clearly visible in the rankings and the organization is well placed , ahead of its competition in the marketing & advertising zone . cybage\u2019s media & entertainment practice has a strong capability in the ad - tech and martech engineering space . this leadership position is a reflection of its focused innovation culture , which results in industry leading innovations and technology solutions for the media industry . cybage has been rated in the leadership zone in the zinnov survey in the new media zone .\ni started my career with cybage . it was good company with great working environment . the main point of cybage is their process and working culture . it was fun to work there . due to less number of people , you got the recognition very early . there is lot to learn and you will get the opportunity t . . . read more\ncybage software , an emerging global leader in the product engineering and it services space , has been ranked in the leadership zone in new media and marketing and advertising category by zinnov\u2019s ' global m & e service providers ratings\u2019 ( gspr ) 2015 . in the gspr m & e \u2013 2015 rating report , cybage has been widely recognized for its work in the new media , marketing and advertising segments the zinnov\u2019s survey emphasizes the strength and ability of cybage in content transformation , analytics , ad tech , media planning solutions , and formal innovation culture ( resulting in ip\u2019s and strategic innovations ) . the cybage media and advertising domain focuses on leadership role in alliances , academic research , and co - creation with the customers .\ncybage is hiring technology enthusiast with experience in building high - performing , scalable , enterprise - grade applications . we are seeking development leads : ( spring / hibernate / orm frameworks )\ncybage pays its employees an average of $ 76 , 276 a year . cybage employees with the job title technical architect make the most with an average annual salary of $ 94 , 191 , while employees with the title test / quality assurance ( qa ) analyst , ( computer software ) make the least with an average annual salary of $ 66 , 632 .\ncybage , a global leader in outsourced product engineering , has been adjudged in the leadership zone in enterprise and consumer software category by zinnov\u2019s ' global r & d service providers ratings\u2019 ( gspr ) survey 2015 . in an annual global survey report on r & d services organization , zinnov has also recognized cybage software as an \u2018established\u2019 player in the product engineering market .\nin 2015 , cybage was recognized as a leader in consumer software and enterprise software and an established leader in niche verticals for the global service provider rating ( gspr ) by zinnov .\nsidhant rastogi , partner & practice head , zinnov , said , \u201ccybage has been consistently rated in the leadership zone in the enterprise and consumer isv space in zinnov\u2019s gspr ratings . cybage has demonstrated high value creation for their r & d customers through their proprietary excelshore delivery model . cybage is one of the few software product development partners who have invested in creating highly efficient horizontal frameworks enabling their customers to accelerate product development . they have been able to create value through end to end project implementation with high efficiency for some of the largest enterprise and consumer isv platform providers . further , cybage has showcased proactiveness in building new age capabilities through their multiple tech focused coes around e - commerce , cloud computing , e - learcing etc . \u201d\na dentist by profession , a teacher at heart and an enthusiastic educator by choice , ritu wears many hats with aplomb , including those of managing trustee , cybage khushboo and cybage asha and director , cybage software pvt . ltd . with personalities as different as chalk from cheese , their marriage is a testimony to a shared value system that celebrates differences of opinion and respects the unique strengths brought to the table by each partner . it helps that both are united by a shared passion for education and perfection in every endeavour they take up , individually or jointly .\nmission : in an industry where responsiveness , quality and consistency are the key to survival , cybage is driven by a mission to deliver above and \u200bbeyond the industry values and customer expectations . \u200b\u200b\nat a time when the city is faced with water shortage , cybage software private limited , a company based in kalyani nagar , is finding it easy to manage because its initiatives for water conservation .\nlaunching its operations in hyderabad with a 100 - seater facility , pune - based cybage software announced its plans to invest rs 70 crore for the development of a 4 , 000 - seater campus .\nmd skf india . mr . arun nathani . ceo cybage software . barclays us team . sreekant srusti . general manager , brand capital at bennett coleman and co . ltd . ( times group )\ncybage currently employs more than 4800 it professionals spread across its development centers in pune , gandhinagar , and hyderabad , india and in redmond ( washington ) . the company is also represented by international offices in\ncybage on twitter :\nwe hosted the march # lsom ( last sunday of the month ) on march 26 , with # punerunningcommunity . here are some moments from the run . # marathon\u2026 urltoken\nenterprise mobility solutions at cybage : cybage brings to the table not just depth , but also the full breadth of mobility solutions expertise for a large number of target mobile platforms and devices . the expertise includes developing solutions for both consumer and vertical devices . apple ios , android , windows , rim blackberry os , symbian os , palm os , micro browser - based phones are some of the enterprise devices used for development .\n\u201chaving gone from strength to strength and taken the ups and downs in its stride , cybage stands poised , sure and confident\u2014to face whatever challenge that comes its way in the days to come , \u201d says arun .\ncybage provides a range of ecommerce offerings , from launching a new e - commerce site , re - platforming an existing one , to giving a facelift to their online presence . cybage engages with its clients at varied stages of their e - commerce journey to help them build not just appealing websites but profitable businesses . we are hiring demandware developers who can independently drive design decisions to ensure continuous development , improvement and operation of client applications .\nwith a laser - sharp focus on technology , cybage solves complex problems for its clients using new - generation technologies for cloud , mobility , e - commerce , data analytics , social collaboration , and enables enterprise - wide digital transformation . its presence in eight countries and a highly skilled talent pool of more than 5 , 700 employees make cybage a worthy partner to technology startups , mid - size companies , and fortune 500 corporations alike .\nabout cybage software pvt . ltd . : cybage software pvt . ltd . , a technology consulting organization is a leader in the hi - tech and outsourced product engineering space . we are a valued partner to technology startups , mid - size companies , and fortune 500 corporations alike . our solutions are focused on cutting - edge technologies , and are enabled by a scientific , data - driven system called the excelshore\u00ae model of operational excellence .\ncybage has a mature testing practice with a strong team working on verification and validation of some of the most complex products . we are looking for sharp engineers with an aptitude for learning new domains and testing methodologies to join our team .\nweb technology usage in cybage includes working in traditional html / css to the latest version supporting responsive web development targeted to web , desktop and mobile platforms . we had also worked in other ria supporting technologies like flash , flex and silverlight .\ntoday i have completed 2 years in cybage . it has been a gr8 experience working with this company . i am sure looking forward to stay more long in this company . my team and my superiors also helped me a lot professionally .\n\u201cit was cheaper to go with cybage , \u201d grins arun . amidst all the ups and downs , ritu stayed invested and interested in his dream . from acting as admin to keeping the home front peaceful , she trusted where he was headed .\ncybage software is a technology consulting organization specializing in outsourced product engineering services . as a leader in the technology and product engineering space , cybage works with some of the world ' s best independent software vendors ( isvs ) . our solutions are focused on modern technologies , and are enabled by a scientific , data - driven system called decisionmines\u2122 for digital excellence . this unique model de - risks our approach , provides better predictability , and ensures a better value per unit cost to our clients .\ncybage is good company to work and very good work culture . you get to learn many things from your superiors and managers and eventually that is an integral part of your professional growth . it is employee friendly organization that ensures a secure future .\nthe company said that the scaling up of operations in gandhinagar will allow cybage to expand its core teams to support the growth it is experiencing while infrastructure , strategic location and connectivity , and leveraging good skill sets in the region are also important factors .\ncybage software is a consulting firm that specializes in website and mobile application development . cybagians was founded in 1995 . cybagians ' headquarters is located in pune , maharashtra , in 411014 . cybagians ' founder & ceo , arun nathani , currently . . .\na first - generation entrepreneurial set - up with zero family backing , cybage is a living argument in favour of the sheer force of professional training . \u201ceducation is the great leveller for any child , irrespective of his / her circumstances , \u201d says ritu .\ncybage software pvt . ltd . is a technology consulting organization specializing in outsourced product engineering services . as a leader in the technology and product engineering space , cybage works with some of the world ' s best independent software vendors ( isvs ) . our solutions are focused on modern technologies , and are enabled by a scientific , data driven system called the decisionmines\u2122 for digital excellence . this unique model de - risks our approach , provides better predictability , and ensures a better value per unit cost to our clients .\nsidhant rastogi , partner & practice head , zinnov , says , \u201ccybage has strong capabilities and deep focus on the marketing and advertising space . its expertise and deep relationships with industry leading platforms further strengthens its positioning amongst the top service providers in this space . \u201d\n\u201ceven on the financial front , things were cosy . i had savings to last a few months , plus a supportive wife and potential financial backup in my brother ( deepak nathani , now cybage coo ) \u2014so i could take the risk , \u201d he elaborates .\ncybage has also been ranked in the \u2018mature and established\u2019 quadrant in the new technology rating zones launched by zinnov this year , for its offerings around intelligence platforms and solutions and in the ott video space . it is rated in \u201cmature and emerging\u201d quadrant in experience engineering .\ncybage is a technology consulting organization specializing in outsourced product engineering services . with offices in eight countries across the world , cybage works with some of the world ' s best independent software vendors ( isvs ) . our clientele includes fortune 500 companies across domains such as health care , media and entertainment , travel and hospitality , e - commerce and retail . we have the expertise in supporting various portfolios , which range from basic tier 1 support to the very complex tier 3 support including ites and bpo , technical & application support and remote infrastructure support .\nthe advice to the management is completely on my personnel point of view . the moment i entered cybage i found myself in jail . no proper work ethics . flexible work our should be there . bond policies should be withdrawn at least for laterals ( which i faced . )\na statement issued by cybage asha said that , rs five lakh was donated to inlaks and bhudhrani hospital and rs two lakh to five non - governmental organisations namely - - surajya sarvangin vikas prakalpa , punrutthan samarasata gurukulam , chaitanya mahila mandal , swatantryaveer sawarkar vasatigruh and my home india .\ncybage software is a consulting firm that specializes in website and mobile application development . cybagians is headquartered in pune , maharashtra . arun nathani is the founder & ceo of cybagians . as of may 2018 , cybagians has 16 . 7k fans on facebook and 1 . 1k followers on twitter .\ncybage is a technology consulting organization specializing in outsourced product engineering services . with offices in eight countries across the world , cybage works with some of the world ' s best independent software vendors ( isvs ) . our clientele includes fortune 500 companies across domains such as health care , media and entertainment , travel and hospitality , e - commerce and retail . we have the expertise in supporting various portfolios , which range from basic tier 1 support to the very complex tier 3 support including ites and bpo , technical & application support and remote infrastructure support . \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b key aspects of this role :\nthe top 10 competitors in cybage software ' s competitive set are iauro systems , valuelabs , angler technologies , great software laboratory , nirvanic labs , diaspark , netfotech solutions , e - zest , wipro and cts . together they have raised over 29 . 2m between their estimated 426 . 6k employees .\ni started my career with cybage software private limited , kalyani nagar , pune . it is a very good company to start your career . it has very good working and cultural environment . every employee has good coordination with other employees and higher management . hr department keeps on organi . . . read more\ncybage\u2019s focus has been on providing cutting edge solutions to leading technology isvs globally for more than two decades . the company has further strengthened its position since last year , depicting the strong capabilities , built around several knowledge hubs in the form of centers of excellence and capabilities in the product life cycle management space\nhe took the plunge . and cyberage was born ( in due course , rechristened to cybage ) . mission ? \u201ca pretty basic one : to develop a \u2018browser for dummies\u2019 to be sold to a multinational for millions of dollars and to live happily thereafter ! \u201d he smiles in retrospect at the early naivet\u00e9 .\ncybage\u2019s focus has been on providing cutting edge solutions to leading technology isvs globally for more than two decades . the company has further strengthened its position since last year , depicting the strong capabilities , built around several knowledge hubs in the form of centers of excellence and capabilities in the product life cycle management space .\nmy views are regarding tech . support department , not sure about others ( qa , dev etc ) cybage is good for average fresher but not for experienced one . managers don ' t have technical knowledge and they take decisions based on their perception . they always talk about communication skill and it . . . read more\ncybage is a very good it company . employees can expect good carrier growth and job security as well . your seniors and colleagues are always there to help and guide you . you have very good chances of getting promoted if you perform well in the project . though some policies are strict but ultim . . . read more\n\u201cthat\u2019s big , but achievable , \u201d she points out . despite the huge role she plays in arun\u2019s world , ritu has always been her own person with a strong need to explore her own potential : from dentistry to drama , working as an elocution teacher ( after acquiring the prerequisite training ! ) at two of pune\u2019s finest schools , st . mary\u2019s and primrose\u2014to professional theatre , and from cybage asha to cybage khushboo , she has done it all . \u201ci am a person who thrives on versatility and all the energy and dynamism that goes with the work i do . but whatever i undertake , i do so with utmost passion , \u201d she says .\nas far as my previous employers are concerned i think cybage is a very good company . the most i appreciate is the friendly work culture . seniors and managers are very cooperative and supportive . though at times one may find the policies a bit strict but i think they are must if you want to be . . . read more\ndeepak nathani , founder , cybage asha said in the statement , \u201cthe festive season is the best time to give back to society . this diwali , we emphasized on making medical services more accessible to those who are unable to afford it . in addition , we also focused on motivating the underprivileged women and youth by providing them with better quality education and training towards a brighter future . \u201d\nas part of the company ' s overall global expansion drive , the strategic presence in the uk is to be in close proximity and offer a personal touch to our clients in the region , undertake effective nearshore relationship management with existing clients and to further explore the markets in uk and europe , both of which are our major focus areas ,\nsaid arun nathani , ceo and md , cybage .\npune : cybagekhushboo , a self - sustained non governmental organisation and philanthropic arm of cybage software pvt . ltd . , has announced its annual scholarship programme for the academic year 2016 - 2017 . cybagekhushboo invites applications from deserving students , who are socially and economically deprived , but wish to pursue higher education in engineering , medicine and related fields , architecture , physiotherapy , pharmacy , nursing , and homeopathy among others .\narun talks about his experiences in his formative years in founding and in shaping cybage . he talks about the first few 1 ) breaths 2 ) steps 3 ) tiny wonderful things that took cybage to what it is today . arun cautions that his sales stories at cybage is not a sensational visionary fable coming from a far sighted founding ceo but is fraught with lots of mistakes , failures and how he made success out of those learnings . arun did his engineering in india and went to virginia tech , us in 1987 to do his masters . he had no intention of going back to india as it was not an happening place . his three step strategy was to \u201cfinish ms , find a decent job , live happily ever after that\u201d . he finished his ms and worked in chicago for close to five years with a small manufacturing company . the third part of his strategy \u201chappily live ever after\u201d did not happen . living in chicago suburbs did not excite him and he wanted to go home to india and he decided a new three stage strategy with minor modifications \u2013 \u201cget married , find a decent job , lead a happy life\u201d . like every other leader who succeeded , the restlessness that arose of the uninspiring and lacklustre presence was the seed of his success .\nso be it arun working hard on his weekly classical singing\u2014and taking every opportunity to hone his writing , or ritu\u2019s multifarious engagements with drama , theatre , elocution and now cybage khushboo\u2014there\u2019s much to gain simply by watching mom and dad . \u201cwe could have taken it easy , but we did not . they see that . children learn from what they see , not from what they hear . they follow what is evident and not what is told to them , \u201d says ritu .\nspeaking to reporters , arun nathani , chief executive officer and managing director , cybage , said while pune will remain the key city for the company as it plans a rs 70 crore investment here to build a 4 , 000 - seater campus ,\nthe hyderabad centre was necessary as it offered closer proximity to microsoft , a strategic customer and other mncs besides offering good skillsets .\nalso on the cards is a centre in ahmedabad in the coming year , he confirmed .\napplication interviewed at cybage software in june 2015 . interview 3 technical rounds done in 8 hours of same day . hr was left so they told me that hr will call you for salary discussion . its been more than 4 weeks , i did not get any feedback even i followup 2 - 3 times . i found low class level of interview and hr process . now i am getting openings email , i don ' t know what to do , shall i laugh on this company or what ? this is frustrating and pathetic company which has same mentality resources and bad quality of processes .\nrajesh kurup , sr . vp , head \u2013 media & entertainment practice at cybage , says , \u201cnew media has amplified our reach to people and revolutionized how one perceives technology . it is an honor to be ranked in the leadership zone for the zinnov\u2019s ' global m & e service providers ratings\u2019 ( gspr ) survey 2015 , especially given the strong competition . this recognition reiterates our focus on infusing technology in marketing functions that has created significant opportunities and changed the dynamics of the industry . it also re - affirms our effectiveness in providing advertising and marketing solutions to world\u2019s leading agencies , ad tech providers and marketing services providers . \u201d\narun nathani , ceo and md of the pune - based cybage software pvt . ltd . , a 5700 - plus employee - strong product engineering and it services company , is the quintessential first - generation entrepreneur\u2014albeit with a difference . his story may well be the stuff of fairy tales , but his vision , far from being fuelled by flights of fancy , rests on the solid edifice of a data - driven approach that promotes objectivity and rationality over all else . not a man given to extremes of emotion or grandiosity of expression at any time , he nevertheless , makes an exception to admit that his incredible journey \u2018would just not have been the same\u2019 without the unstinting support of his spouse of 21 years , the effervescent ritu . . .\nafter the honeymoon period , it was down to business . the team had to develop a 32 bit browser on a beta version of windows 95 . internet connectivity in india was pathetic . all they got was a 2 . 4 mbps dial up line which used to get disconnected every 2 minutes . however , the intention to kill netscape was there with the entire team and they fought all of these and were building the product . arun talks about his arrogance that even though he knew that netscape had marc andreessen ( founder of mosaic \u2013 the first browser in the world ) leading an array of bright engineers , arun thought that he can fight them with a 4 mediocre team of engineers led by him . still they did one version of a browser in around 6 months and called it cyberage raider and was ready to take on the world . arun handed over the reigns of the operation of cybage to his wife and went to the us himself . he spent quite a bit of money by participating at multiple tradeshows & conferences and unveiled cyberage raider expensively . the product got lots of reviews including the coveted \u201cproduct of the month\u201d\nedcil india will be a 1500 cr company in 2019 : dr . satya pal singh\nhmd global ropes - in parineeti chopra for the new nokia 6 . 1 digital campaign\nicubespro is an omni - channel marketing platform that helps marketers to deliver personalized and one - to - one campaigns . \u2026\n- by sahil chopra , ceo & founder , icubeswire display marketing is actually unstoppable . sooner or later it\u2026\npradeep gupta , cmd , cybermedia group welcoming dr arvind gupta , national head information technology , bjp . dr gupta was the chief guest of the evening\n\u00a9 copyright \u00a9 2014 cyber media ( india ) ltd . all rights reserved reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without written permission is prohibited .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthere is never a perfect situation\u2014nor any one trigger to success . ( something he is fond of repeating , and quite often at that ! ! )\nand while his achievements are phenomenal by any standards , arun nathani is vastly amused at any attempt to pigeonhole his life\u2019s journey in clich\u00e9s and stereotypes . \u201cit sounds very dramatic to start your story with , i had a dream to start this company . but the truth as it played out , is that my dreams grew step by step with the company . i cannot pin - point any one reason as to how and why things worked out the way they did\u2014and i certainly cannot take all the credit , \u201d he says .\nit is precisely this humility that ritu is \u2018absolutely crazy\u2019 about . . . amongst other things .\nask them what makes them tick , and true to form , both name \u201cintelligence\u201d as the deal maker or breaker .\nhere\u2019s why : \u201cif your partner is intelligent , the journey becomes engaging and fun . there\u2019s a lot to share together . on the other hand , if your spouse is someone whose intelligence levels do not match yours , it is a limiting experience in every way , \u201d explains arun .\nthat , luckily , is not the case here . \u201cwe can talk for hours\u2014about anything and everything , and thank god for that . \u201d\nthe ritu - arun story was first scripted in the summer of 1984 , when arun\u2019s older sister geeta wed ritu\u2019s cousin in ahmedabad . naturally , all extended members of both families were present on the occasion , including 12 - year - old ritu and 19 - year old arun .\n\u201clike most weddings , there was a lot of good - natured leg - pulling and bantering . arun , then a second year be student , was a prime target as young men usually are at such dos . everyone started pestering him to share spicy details about his girlfriend , who , he protested , did not exist , \u201d smiles ritu . that\u2019s when a cousin of hers stepped in and introduced little ritu who happened to be around .\n\u201ci don\u2019t quite think i was quite the girlfriend he was looking for , \u201d she chortles at the memory . \u201ci mean guys of that age are looking for someone their own age , not a schoolkid . but he gamely played along . . . \u201d\nno one gave the incident much thought , except for geeta\u2014who kept agonizing over how fine a match ritu would have made for her brother , had she been a little older . \u201cshe said the same thing to me . like everyone else , she presumed that arun\u2014as was the norm then\u2014would finish his studies and marry by 23 - 24 . however , as things turned out , he went abroad for his master\u2019s and did not think of marriage until he was 29 . by then , i was 22 , and things were different , \u201d shares ritu .\nit was the summer of \u201993\u2014almost ten years since they\u2019d met . by now , a dental student in loni , ritu was hardly home , except for the vacations . that\u2019s when her dad threw a googly .\n\u201che said to me : get ready ; we are leaving for maasi ( geeta\u2019s mother - in - law\u2019s ) place . i thought\u2014what a crazy idea to go to ahmedabad in the peak of summer\u2014but he was insistent . geeta\u2019s brother was down from the us , he was looking to marry\u2014and dad was keen that i meet him . \u201d\nbewildered , ritu nevertheless played ball , possibly due to a niggling curiosity about geeta\u2019s brother of whom she had heard so much over so many years .\nso the keswanis took the overnight bus to ahmedabad and arun graciously came over for dinner that same day .\n\u201cbut i hardly got a moment with him . my dad hijacked the entire meeting , and grilled him all about his life and plans : what ! despite having a green card , arun didn\u2019t want to settle down in the states ? why was that ? what plans did he have . . . ? so on and so forth . . . \u201d\nat the end of the evening , when he asked a glum ritu what she had thought of her prospective suitor , the feisty young lady shot back : \u201chow should i know ? you were the one who spent the maximum time with him . \u201d\nso another meeting was duly arranged , this time at arun\u2019s home , but the giggling and curious stares of relatives who \u2018coincidentally\u2019 dropped by made one - on - one conversation impossible .\nthird time lucky , as it turned out . arun took her out for coffee and the two finally got the time and space to speak to each other . \u201cin the hour that we had together , he made me laugh ; the conversation flowed naturally and smoothly . that\u2019s when i said to myself : if he can make me laugh like this in such a short time , perhaps we are meant to be together . to be doubly sure , ritu\u2019s dad wanted the final stamp of approval from his brother - ritu\u2019s chacha who loved his niece like a daughter .\nso he called arun\u2019s dad and said that while ritu was comfortable with arun , he would very much like his brother to meet him . arun\u2019s dad said , no problem , do bring him along for tea . . .\n\u201cand this , \u201d interjects arun , \u201cis the point where two varying versions of the same begin . . . \u201d even as ritu protests loudly .\n\u201cin the hour that we had together , he made me laugh ; the conversation flowed naturally and smoothly . that\u2019s when i said to myself : if he can make me laugh like this in such a short time , perhaps we are meant to be together\u201d\n\u201cif your partner is intelligent , the journey becomes engaging and fun . there\u2019s a lot to share together . on the other hand , if your spouse is someone whose intelligence levels do not match yours , it is a limiting experience in every way\u201d\naccording to ritu , her dad had been clear in communicating to arun\u2019s dad that while they felt positively inclined towards the alliance , his brother\u2019s decision was important to them . but instead of walking into a formal tea party with the elders of both families in cautious attendance , the keswanis were greeted with flowers and a cake screaming \u2018congratulations\u2019 and gifts for the bride to be , not to mention a room full of people all set to party .\n\u201cwe were dumbstruck . my dad was worried about his brother\u2019s reaction after making him drive down for eight hours to participate in a decision that was clearly already made , my mother was embarrassed that they had come empty - handed with no gifts or sweets for the groom\u2019s party . as for me , i was wondering over their reaction ! never mind the sweets and the niceties ! or what anyone would think ! had they thought of how i was feeling right now ? honestly , i have never done marijuana , but that hazy , crazy evening was the closest i have come to being in a daze , \u201d says ritu , rolling her eyes ."]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "tootsie roll industries", "paragraphs": ["tootsie roll industries , inc . - company profile , information , business description , history , background information on tootsie roll industries , inc .\netfs with exposure to tootsie roll industries , inc . : december 12 , 2017\netfs with exposure to tootsie roll industries , inc . : november 29 , 2017\netfs with exposure to tootsie roll industries , inc . : november 16 , 2017\n1966 the company ' s name is changed to tootsie roll industries , inc .\nspruce point ' s ben axler : tootsie roll industries is ' all . . .\n2000 tootsie roll acquires o ' tec industries and begins to manufacture fluffy stuff cotton candy .\ntootsie roll industries has supported america ' s troops throughout history and continues to do so today .\n2000 o ' tec industries and andes candies join tootsie roll and production of fluffy stuff cotton candy begins .\nin 1968 tootsie roll industries moved to chicago where we are still making 64 million tootsie rolls every day . tootsie roll pops and dots are also manufactured at the chicago location .\ncharms joins the tootsie roll family making tootsie roll the largest producer of lollipops in the world .\ntootsie roll industries ( tr ) - - tr produces the number one and number two movie theater confectioner products .\nquick description : cambridge brands , inc . , a subsidiary of tootsie roll industries , makes tootsie rolls , tootsie roll pops and many of the other well known candies for the company .\nmelvin gordon , chairman and ceo of tootsie roll industries since 1962 , died tuesday after a brief illness at 95 .\n1988 tootsie roll acquires the charms company . combined production of the tootsie pop , blow pops , and charms line of lollipops makes tootsie roll industries , inc . the world ' s largest lollipop producer .\nin 1993tootsie roll industries welcomed the addition of junior mints , sugar daddy , sugar babies and charleston chew .\ntootsie roll industries , inc . breached its 50 day moving average in a bearish manner : tr - us : december 8 , 2017\now for chance to win the tootsie roll hot cocoa type of your choice and a bag of tootsie roll midgees .\ntootsie roll industries inc . announced wednesday that it has purchased toronto - based concord confections inc . , maker of dubble bubble bubble gum .\nklobucar , jack ,\nhow sweet it is : tootsie roll industries posts record sales ,\nmidway , may 1986 , p . 24 .\nofficials from tootsie roll industries , llc , joined with can do , inc . , and state and local representatives for a ribbon - cutting celebration friday at tootsie roll\u2019s new distribution center in humboldt industrial park .\nhave you ever been curious how tootsie roll industries gets the tootsie roll into the center of the tootsie pop , how dots are made , or what color crows are ? get a first - hand look at how products like tootsie rolls , tootsie pops , and more are manufactured and packaged . listen as mrs . ellen gordon and mr . melvin gordon discuss the history of tootsie roll industries , their experience with america ' s candy favorites , and just how many licks it takes to get to the center of a tootsie roll tootsie pop !\nellen gordon and her late husband ran tootsie roll industries for more than half a century , but there ' s no clear succession plan despite heavy insider ownership .\nin 2004 , tootsie roll industries acquired concord confections adding a variety of dubble bubble , wack - o - wax , and vending candy products to its family .\nelderly executives : the death of tootsie roll industries ' ceo melvin gordon at age 95 puts a spotlight on executives who retain top corporate posts well into their golden years .\ncompany officers ellen and melvin gordon traveled to the event from chicago , where tootsie roll industries is headquartered . ellen gordon serves as the company\u2019s president and chief operating officer . melvin gordon is tootsie roll\u2019s chairman of the board and chief executive officer .\nas part of the transaction announced today , tootsie roll industries , inc . , will acquire substantially all of concord ' s assets , including its three manufacturing facilities . concord had net sales of approximately canadian $ 116 million in the fiscal year ended december 31 , 2003 . tootsie roll industries ' 2003 net sales were approximately u . s . $ 393 million .\ntootsie roll ceo dies at 95 : we may never know how many licks .\nthe end of a candy era : tootsie roll ceo dies at age 95 .\nthere may be one or two free lessons from tootsie roll industries that would apply to most businesses . perhaps the company\u2019s financial philosophy is aligned with its note to consumers regarding a healthy lifestyle : \u201cwhen consumed in moderation , you can enjoy delicious tootsie candies without compromising the benefits of a nutritious , well - balanced diet . \u201d it seems tootsie roll industries is well practiced in confident and selective decision - making\u2014how sweet is that ?\n1978 ellen gordon is named president of tootsie roll industries , inc . at this time , she is the second woman to be elected president of a company listed on the new york stock exchange .\ntootsie roll in / sh ( tr ) position boosted by russell investments group ltd .\n2004 tootsie roll acquires dubble bubble bubble gum producer concord confections of toronto , canada .\nfrank sintra and peggy lipp in a tootsie roll advertisement . it is said that frank sinatra ' s favorite candy was the tootsie roll and he was even buried with them .\nwe are excited to add dubble bubble and concord ' s other well - known brands to the tootsie roll industries ' family of products ,\nsaid melvin j . gordon and ellen r . gordon , chairman and president , respectively , of tootsie roll industries .\nthe agreement to acquire concord underscores our belief that strong brands will continue to contribute to the long - term success of our company .\nsome industries might be ripe for disruption , but there is at least one business where moats still have their place .\ncategories : etfs yahoo financeclick here to see latest analysis etfs with exposure to tootsie roll industries , inc . here are 5 etfs with the largest exposure to tr - us . comparing the performance and risk of tootsie roll industries , inc . with the etfs that have exposure to it gives us some etf choices that could give us similar returns with lower . . . read more ( read more . . . )\nbrief - tootsie roll says ceo ' s 2017 total compensation was $ 5 . 50 mln\nas television sweeps the country , tootsie roll sponsors children ' s shows on national television .\n1968 tootsie roll expands operations to include the philippines and other areas of the far east .\n2002 tootsie roll celebrates is 100th anniversary of being listed on the new york stock exchange .\n1988 tootsie roll acquires the charms company and becomes the world ' s largest lollipop producer .\ntootsie roll paid $ 197 million in cash for concord and will assume $ 20 million in debt . the deal will add three canadian manufacturing facilities to tootsie roll ' s assets .\ndubble bubble will join another gum , the charms blow pop , marketed by tootsie roll .\n1931 the tootsie pop , consisting of hard candy on the outside and chocolaty , chewy tootsie roll on the inside , is invented .\nmelvin j . gordon , who ran chicago - based candy - maker tootsie roll industries for more than 50 years , held the distinction of being the oldest ceo of any business listed on the two major stock exchanges .\nmr . gordon also oversaw tootsie roll ' s vertical integration of its manufacturing and marketing process .\nben axler , spruce point capital , discusses shorting shares of tootsie roll ahead of the halloween season .\ntootsie roll opens a midwest facility in the ford city industrial park on chicago ' s southwest side .\n2003 company production reaches more than 60 million tootsie rolls and 20 million tootsie pops each day .\ntootsie roll sells its products under the brands tootsie roll , tootsie roll pops , caramel apple pops , child\u2019s play , charms , blow pop , blue razz , cella\u2019s chocolate covered cherries , tootsie dots , tootsie crows , junior mints , junior caramels , charleston chew , sugar daddy , sugar babies , andes , fluffy stuff cotton dubble bubble , razzles , cry baby , nik - l - nip and ei bubble .\ntiffany , susan ,\ntootsie roll keeps rolling in the riches ,\ncandy industry , june 1993 .\ntootsie roll industries , inc . , manufactures and distributes some of the world\u2019s most popular confectionary brands . beginning in a new york candy store with the introduction of the tootsie roll in 1896 , the company\u2019s brands today include some of the most familiar candy names , such as tootsie roll , tootsie pop , charms blow pop , mason dots , andes , sugar daddy , charleston chew , dubble bubble , razzles , caramel apple pop , junior mints , cella ' s chocolate - covered cherries and nik - l - nip .\nthe tootsie roll tootsie pop is invented . we still don ' t know how many licks it takes to reach the center but we will continue to try .\nblades , john ,\ntootsie ' s on a roll ,\nchicago tribune , december 6 , 1990 .\ntootsie roll industries operates throughout north america and distributes its products in more than 75 countries . the 240 , 000 - square - foot distribution center in humboldt industrial park east will handle all 36 of the company\u2019s brands with more than 900 different items in stock .\nin 1962 mr . gordon became sweets co . of america ' s chairman and ceo , and he changed its name four years later to tootsie roll industries . in 1966 the company , then based in hoboken , n . j . , moved its operations to chicago , the candy manufacturing capital of the united states , leasing a large one - story building on the southwest side that had manufactured engines for world war ii bombers . tootsie roll industries today occupies 2 . 3 million square feet at that location on south cicero avenue .\nconcord is well known for exceptional quality and dubble bubble is one of the top selling bubble gum brands since its introduction in 1928 . we look for products that have a special bond with consumers when bringing new brands into the tootsie roll industries ' family .\nmarcial , gene g . ,\na nibble at tootsie roll ,\nbusiness week , april 18 , 2005 .\nshares of tootsie roll closed at $ 30 . 91 wednesday , up 7 cents on the new york stock exchange .\nthe tootsie roll chairman and chief executive ran the chicago - based confectionery company for 53 years , overseeing the manufacture of 64 million tootsie rolls a day and other sweets , including junior mints , charleston chews and tootsie pops .\nin 2015 the company brought back tootsie fruit chews and added a companion product , tootsie fruit chew pops .\nas candy nostalgists know , leo hirschfeld is the official hero of the tootsie roll saga . today , tootsie roll is one of the top candy sellers in the u . s . and it all started with leo , a poor austrian immigrant with a dream and some family candy recipes . according to the tootsie roll industries company history , hirschfeld began selling the chewy candies in his little shop in new york city in 1896 . the next thing you know , it\u2019s 1917 , tootsie rolls are a huge commercial hit , and the company changes its name to \u201cthe sweets company of america . \u201d from that point out , the tootsie empire grows in leaps and bounds . the story of tootsie roll after 1917 is one of a big candy company getting bigger .\nryan , nancy ,\ntootsie on a roll in forbes magazine survey ,\nchicago tribune , october 29 , 1991 .\nleo hirschfield invents the tootsie roll and names it for his daughter . his new hand - rolled candy sells for one penny .\naccording to company officials , tootsie roll chose its location after close evaluation of greater hazleton . vice president of distribution john majors said he was pleased with what he found in the hazleton area and knew the location would be the right fit for tootsie roll .\n1985 tootsie roll acquires cellas ' confections , inc . , a chocolate covered cherry manufacturer operating in new york city , since 1864 .\namire , roula ,\ninnovation and quality keep tootsie roll on top ,\ncandy industry , august 2000 , p . 24 .\ndubble bubble will join chicago - based tootsie roll ' s stable of brands that include charleston chew , junior mints and andes mints .\ntootsie roll has long been hailed for one of the most memorable ads in pop culture history . perhaps you remember mr . owl being asked in 1970 , \u201chow many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop ? \u201d according to tootsie roll , the answer is , \u201cit depends on a variety of factors such as the size of your mouth , the amount of saliva , etc . \u2026basically , the world may never know . \u201d\ntootsie\u2019s brands include some of the most familiar candy names : tootsie roll , tootsie pop , charms blow pop , dots , andes mints , junior mints , sugar daddy , charleston chew , dubble bubble , razzles , caramel apple pop , cella\u2019s chocolate - covered cherries , nik - l - nip , and tootsie fruit chews .\nremembering tootsie roll ceo melvin gordon , who has passed away at age 95 . a 1995 feature from abc - tv world news now .\nellen and melvin gordon stand near an assembly line of tootsie roll products june 13 , 1985 , at the candy - maker\u2019s plant in chicago .\nammeson , jane ,\ntootsie roll ' s sweet taste of success ,\ncompass readings , december 1989 , pp . 32 - 37 .\nmorris , kathleen ,\ntootsie roll : cashing in on closet candy eating ,\nfinancial world , january 21 , 1992 , p . 16 .\ntootsie roll joined the world of social media on august 26th , 2008 . with a you tube channel , multiple brand pages on facebook and twitter , tootsie roll has expanded into pinterest as well as instagram and continues to expand its reach . click on the images below to visit our facebook pages .\nmorris , kathleen ,\ntootsie roll : cashing in on closet candy eating ,\nfinancial world , january 21 , 1992 , p . 16 .\nlaunched in 1896 by the popularity of a single product , the iconic oblong piece of chewy , chocolate candy - tootsie roll industries has grown to become one of the country ' s largest candy companies , with a lineup that includes some of the world ' s most popular candy , chocolate , and bubble gum brands . thank you for visiting !\nmeet the tootsie pop squad , team devoted to finding out the age old question . . . how many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop ? will the world ever know ? tune in each week to see what the squad is up to !\ngorman , john ,\ntootsie roll turns chocolate into gold ,\nchicago tribune , june 24 , 1985 , sec . 4 , p . 1 .\nfrom 1942 - 1945 tootsie roll goes to war in g . i . rations , providing\nquick energy\nfor american troops in world war ii .\ngorman , john ,\ntootsie roll turns chocolate into gold ,\nchicago tribune , june 24 , 1985 , sec . 4 , p . 1 .\ntootsie roll purchased the building late last year from exeter property group of the philadelphia area . \u201cto bring companies such as tootsie roll to our industrial parks , can do is committed to working with real estate developers and brokers in addition to continuing our relationships with local municipalities , \u201d said can do president kevin o\u2019donnell .\n2004 in august 2004 , tootsie roll industries acquires concord confections of toronto , canada , a market leader in the bubble gum category , known for exceptional quality . concord confections ' products are sold primarily under the dubble bubble brand that was introduced in 1928 and are known throughout the world . other concord products include razzles , cry baby and nik - l - nip .\nthe gordons took over the day - to - day business of tootsie roll industries more than 50 years ago , and they are notoriously secretive . they haven\u2019t given an interview regarding their company for years , they are reluctant to permit tours through the factories , and although a succession plan is said to be in place , no one is privy to the specific details .\nfollowing gordon ' s death , ellen gordin , his wife of 65 years , became tootsie roll chairman . she had been president and co - chief executive .\ni was always taught that my family way back , the rubin\u2019s , had something to do with the tootsie roll . is this blurb mentioned in wikipedia true ?\ntootsie roll ( nyse : tr ) sells candy , including chocolate , bubble gum , lollipops , and its trademark tootsie roll truffles . tr also produces the number one selling ( junior mint ) and number two selling ( dots ) movie theater candies . along with being sold at movie theaters , tr products are given at holidays like halloween and bought from stores like wal - mart ( which accounted for 23 . 5 % of tootsie roll sales in 2008 ) . [ 1 ]\nlaunched in 1896 after its chewy , oblong - shaped candy proved popular , tootsie roll industries has grown into one of america ' s largest candy companies . founder leo hirshfield wanted to create a candy that wouldn\u2019t melt in the heat and could be a viable alternative to chocolate . he named the candy after his daughter\u2019s nickname . it was the first penny candy to be individually wrapped .\ntootsie roll industries , inc . ( tr ) ownership summary provides a snapshot of institutional holdings and activity for a particular stock . the institutional holdings summary data encompasses the holdings and change from most recent 13f filings . the insider filer data counts the number of monthly positions over 3 month and 12 month time spans . summary data is calculated daily , using the most up to date information available .\nthe company ' s most recent results from october show tootsie roll earned about $ 45 million in the first nine months of 2014 on sales of about $ 402 million .\ntwo famous candy names \u2013 mason dots and crows \u2013 joined the tootsie roll family in 1972 . production of dots and crows has exceeded over 23 million in a day .\nand although investors are now eyeing the company as a potential takeover candidate , back then , the gordons seemed confident in tootsie roll\u2019s future in the hands of their four daughters .\ntootsie roll acquires andes candies . the andes brand includes the andes cr\u00e9me de menthe thins , cherry jubilee thins and toffee crunch thins as well as a line of mint patties .\ncan you guess who is the oldest ceo in a publicly traded american company ? here\u2019s a hint , some of the company\u2019s brands have been halloween staples for multiple decades . it\u2019s none other than 92 - year - old melvin gordon of tootsie roll industries , who runs the company together with his 80 - year - old wife , ellen gordon , the president . and no , their ages are not typos .\na 1940 ' s factory worker inspects tootsie pops as they are being made .\ntootsie roll increasingly relies on information technology to analyze its supply chain as it looks for further cost reductions . it has installed an enterprise resource planning system to provide company wide data .\nellen and melvin gordon stand near an assembly line of tootsie roll products june 13 , 1985 , at the candy - maker\u2019s plant in chicago . ( walter kale , chicago tribune )\n\u201cmelvin\u2019s life represented the very highest values in business , wisdom , generosity and integrity , \u201d says ellen . \u201ctootsie roll has seen great growth and success during his time as chairman . \u201d\n- - - - - - ,\ntootsie roll to stay in the family , owners say ,\ncrain ' s chicago business , may 9 , 2005 , p . 4 .\ncategories : etfs yahoo financeget full capitalcube analysis * disclaimer : this is as of previous day\u2019s closing price . technical indicators below is a quick look at 5 technical indicators for tootsie roll industries , inc . . more studies are available on the technical chart . indicator signal closing price above / below 50 day moving average bearish closing price above / below 200 day moving average . . . read more ( read more . . . )\nchicago , august 11 , 2004 - - - tootsie roll industries , inc . , today announced that it signed a definitive agreement to purchase the assets of concord confections inc . of toronto , canada for u . s . $ 197 million plus an additional u . s . $ 20 million to discharge concord indebtedness . concord is a market leader in the bubble gum category and its products are sold primarily under the dubble bubble brand .\ntootsie rolls\nyum yum ! thank you for a delicious fresh soft candy .\nbut for years tootsie roll has withstood pressure from buyers .\nmrs . gordon always felt our best prospects were to remain independent , and \u2026 our company has grown ,\nbowen said .\nthere doesn\u2019t seem to be anybody named stern or saalberg in official tootsie roll history . so what was happening in that murky gap between 1896 and 1917 ? and what happened to leo hirschfeld ?\nand when did anyone start thinking about tootsie rolls ? the stern & saalberg co . applied for a trade - mark for \u201ctootsie\u201d for their \u201cchocolate candy\u201d in november 1908 . the trade - mark was registered on september 14 , 1909 . they stated in their application that \u201ctootsie\u201d had been used in association with the candy since ( drum roll , please ) \u2026september 1908 .\ndid hirschfeld make or sell a candy resembling the one that would be marketed as \u201ctootsie roll\u201d some time before ? maybe . but there is another piece of the tootsie roll puzzle . in may of 1907 , hirschfeld applied for a patent for a candy - making technique that would give tootsie rolls their distinctive texture ( u . s . patent 903 , 088 ; for more on the patent , see my tough tootsie , and how it got to be that way ) . the patent was awarded in november , 1908 . the stern & saalberg co . started selling \u201ctootsie rolls\u201d in september 1808 , and really began a big advertising and marketing push in 1909 .\n1972 in june , the company acquires the mason division of candy corporation of america . the acquisition adds two famous candy names - - mason dots and crows - - to the tootsie roll family .\nin 1962 , gordon became chairman of american sweets , and changed its name to tootsie roll industries four years later . he moved the company from new jersey to chicago . following the move was a string of acquisitions , most notably mason dots ( 1972 ) , cella ' s confections ( 1985 ) and charms ( 1988 ) . in 2004 , the company picked up dubble bubble , a popular gum brand in bulk vending , when it acquired concord confections .\nthe company says melvin worked a full schedule until last month . his wife of 65 years , ellen , who served as tootsie roll\u2019s previous president and chief operating officer , has been named his successor .\ntootsie roll began in 1896 , named after founder leo hirshfield\u2019s five - year - old daughter . it listed on the new york stock exchange in 1922 and took off in the 1970s under melvin\u2019s leadership .\nit ' s very exciting ,\nsaid tootsie roll president ellen gordon .\nwe have a lot of children ' s confections , so dubble bubble and their other brands fit right in .\nconcord had sales of about $ 89 million , in u . s . dollars , in the fiscal year ended dec . 31 , 2003 . tootsie roll recorded sales of $ 393 million in 2003 .\nnicely written , cp ! i think you nailed it on the head with leo being a brilliant scientist buy lousy businessman . quite interesting about the patented texture . i\u2019ll admit , i like the semi - longevity of the tootsie roll - eating process . and i do loves me my tootsie pops !\nunder mr . gordon ' s leadership , tootsie roll embarked on a variety of acquisitions , including mason dots in 1972 , cella ' s confections in 1985 , charms in 1988 and dubble bubble in 2004 .\nmr . gordon ' s wife became tootsie roll ' s president in 1978 , and the pair ran the company as a team , only proceeding with an initiative if both of them signed off on it .\n1905 tootsie rolls are now produced in a four - story candy factory in new york city .\nhowever , it\u2019s difficult to remember an ad campaign since then . yet , the tootsie roll brand remains relevant today among candy buyers . never needing to advertise is a surefire way to save on your bottom line .\nthe candy world lost one of its king confectioners on tuesday when melvin gordon , the longtime chief executive of tootsie roll , died at the age of 95 after a brief illness . gordon\u2019s death was announced by the company on wednesday . his wife , ellen , who previously served as tootsie roll\u2019s chief operating officer and president and is in her 80s , will assume the roles of chairman and ceo in accordance with the company\u2019s succession plan .\nthough tootsie roll is a publicly traded company , a few members of the gordon family control more than 50 percent of its shares . melvin and ellen gordon also reportedly made every effort to keep tootsie roll in closely held hands . \u201cwe\u2018ve worked hard to keep suitors away , \u201d she told jo\u00ebl glenn brenner in the emperors of chocolate : inside the secret world of hershey and mars . \u201cwe want tootsie to remain independent . hopefully , our children , or the employees working in the company , will be able to run it someday . \u201d\nnow that melvin gordon has passed away , though , wall street seems to think ellen might change her mind . trading of tootsie roll was temporarily halted to make the announcement around noon , after which its stock popped 7 percent on apparent hopes that it might soon be the target of a takeover bid . in addition to owning the eponymous tootsie roll brands , the company sells dots , junior mints , charleston chews , sugar daddies , and several other confections . \u201cpeople have felt for some time that the company was a good sell - out candidate , \u201d elliott schlang , managing director at great lakes review and a former tootsie roll analyst , told bloomberg . *\nentry filed under : 1890 to ww i , candy nostalgia , heroes and personalities , myth busting . tags : candy inventions , candy inventors , jacob saalberg , julius stern , leo hirschfeld , leo hirshfield , tootsie roll .\nin 1970 , tootsie roll launched a hugely popular television commercial that became a staple in the company\u2019s branding : \u201chow many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop ? \u201d since then , the company says , it has received 20 , 000 letters from children who set out to solve the question .\nth their own cella ' s dips . she loves them ! thank you tootsie for making a difference\nthe real answer , the company writes on its website , \u201cdepends on a variety of factors such as the size of your mouth , the amount of saliva , etc . basically , the world may never know . \u201d presumably that\u2019s tootsie roll being facetious . but if melvin gordon did have any sort of answer ( even a joking one ) , hopefully he passed it down to the rest of the family , along with all the other tootsie roll secrets .\nmy daughter opened a tootsie roll pop and took a bite of it and it had ants inside . i ' ve tried to email the company and go on the site to notify you but the links aren ' t working .\nthe chicago - based company said it had profit of 43 cents per share . the confectionary products maker posted revenue of $ 182 . 2 million in the period . tootsie roll shares have fallen almost 7 percent since . . .\nby the way , tootsie roll for some reason spells leo\u2019s last name \u201chirshfield . \u201d this is not the way leo spelled it in directories or patents or anyplace else . until the day he died , it was \u201chirschfeld . \u201d\nthe company is equally cryptic about its financial success\u2014it refuses to hold quarterly earnings calls , deflects journalist\u2019s requests for interviews and , as of last year , the sole remaining security analyst surprisingly quit covering tootsie roll because it was too hard to obtain information from them . with investors salivating over this gem of a company , what does the future hold for tootsie roll and how has it remained successful alongside candy giants like mars , inc . , kraft foods and hershey\u2019s ?\nkichen , steve ,\nthe best small company honor roll ,\nforbes , november 11 , 1994 , p . 264 .\ntootsie rolls made leo hirschfeld very rich . he couldn\u2019t have done it on his own , though . without stern & saalberg , an established business with sufficient capital to launch a major candy line , hirschfeld would have languished in his little brooklyn house , selling bits of candy to the neighborhood kids . and without hirschfeld and his inventions , the stern & saalberg company would have gone on as a small candy wholesaler offering \u201cfluffy mints\u201d and \u201cdiamond\u201d brand gelatin dessert mix . but the stern & saalberg company went on to become the sweets company of america , which in turn became tootsie roll industries , a business today worth well over one billion dollars .\nlappen , alyssa a . ,\ntootsie rolling in money ,\nforbes , january 21 , 1991 .\nhirshfield names the candy after his five - year - old daughter , whose nickname is\ntootsie .\nbased in chicago , tootsie roll boasts operations across north america . it taps distribution channels in more than 75 countries . some 92 % if sales in the us with the other 8 % originating in canada , mexico , and other countries .\nit has been assumed for some time now that the maker of tootsie roll , blow pops , junior mints , and andes candies would sell itself at a rich premium , but spruce point now contends there are\nfundamental\n. . .\nwe have our own sugar refinery and our own ad agency ,\nmr . gordon told the tribune in 1990 .\nwe make our own lollipop sticks . we even have our own trucking company , the tootsie roll express .\non a per - share basis , the chicago - based company said it had profit of 13 cents . the confectionary products maker posted revenue of $ 100 . 9 million in the period . tootsie roll shares have decreased 18 percent . . .\nmr . gordon ' s leadership was not without its critics . in 2012 , the wall street journal published an article noting shrinking profit margins at tootsie roll and criticizing its practice of not holding quarterly earnings calls and refusing to speak with journalists .\ntootsie roll products have been manufactured and sold in the united states since 1896 and have been a part of americana for almost eleven decades . for more information about the company , see the company ' s website on the internet at : urltoken .\ndid you know that back in 1905 tootsie rolls were delivered by horse and buggy ? . . . . .\ncan do chairman e . thomas sandrock welcomed the company to greater hazleton , saying , \u201cwe\u2019re pleased to have tootsie roll join us in humboldt . we\u2019re confident that greater hazleton has what the company and its new distribution center need to be successful . \u201d\ntootsie ' s brands include some of the most familiar candy names : tootsie roll , tootsie pop , charms blow pop , mason dots , andes , sugar daddy , charleston chew , dubble bubble , razzles , caramel apple pop , junior mints , cella ' s chocolate - covered cherries , and nik - l - nip . they ' re sold in a wide variety of venues , including supermarkets , warehouse and membership stores , vending machines , dollar stores , drug stores , and convenience stores .\nandes candies inc . ; cambridge brands inc . ; charms llc ; concord ( gp ) inc . ; concord brands , ltd . ( canada ) ; concord canada holdings ulc ; concord confections holdings usa , inc . ; concord confections , ltd . ( canada ) ; concord partners lp ; jt company , inc . ; the sweets mix company , inc . ; tootsie roll of canada ltd . ; tootsie roll worldwide ltd ; tootsie rolls - latin america ; tri de latinoamerica s . a . de c . v . ; tutsi s . a . de c . v . ( mexico ) ; world trade & marketing ltd .\n[ \u2026 ] like the story of why hershey\u2019s named their candy \u201ckiss , \u201d or the story of the invention of the tootsie roll . they are all nice stories that add to the mystery and romance of the candy past . candy is a [ \u2026 ]\nevery day the company produces some 64 million tootsie rolls . the company also makes more than 16 million lollipops a day . tootsie roll maintains production plants in the us ( 4 ) , mexico city ( 1 ) , ontario , canada ( 1 ) , and barcelona , spain ( 1 ) . it operates as a single reportable segment that involves the manufacture and sale of confectionery products .\na nice story , right ? but i uncovered evidence that blasts some serious holes in the official line on tootsie rolls .\ni hear you ! happily , tootsie roll and leaf remain independent companies\u2026some of the last survivors from the golden age of american candy companies . hershey\u2019s actually acquired reese\u2019s a long time ago , back in the 1930s , but has successfully maintained a separate brand identity for that candy .\nall the patents , trade - marks , and advertising put tootsie rolls in motion between 1907 and 1909 . as far as i can gather from the evidence , the invention of tootsie rolls in 1896 in hirschfeld\u2019s little brooklyn candy store is a myth .\ntootsie roll produces candy in the form of chocolates , caramels , bubble gum , lollipops , and other confections . these candies are packaged by tr and sold under brand names like tootsie roll ( chocolate taffy and lollipops ) , double bubble ( bubble gum ) , charms ( lollipops ) , and junior mints ( mint chocolates ) . tr candy is sold at just about every consumer venue , from supermarkets such as wal - mart ( 23 . 5 % of 2008 net sales ) [ 1 ] to convenience stores such as 7 - eleven and vending machines .\njargon , julie ,\ntootsie rut ,\ncrain ' s chicago business , december 20 , 2004 , p . 3 .\nthe classic treat , introduced in 1896 , was named after candymaker leo hirshfield ' s young daughter , clara , whose nickname was tootsie .\nnothing can happen to a tootsie roll ,\ngordon claimed in a 1996 interview .\nwe have some that were made in 1938 that we still eat . if you can ' t bite it when it ' s that old , you certainly can lick it .\nperhaps the most famous bit of tootsie roll branding\u2014the \u201chow many licks ? \u201d commercial\u2014came out eight years into melvin gordon\u2019s stewardship as ceo . the ad , which features a boy asking a cow , a peter lorre\u2013esque fox , a turtle , and an owl , \u201chow many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop ? , \u201d debuted in 1970 and became an instant classic . ( you can watch it for yourself up top . ) since then , the company says it has received more than 20 , 000 letters from children claiming to have found the elusive answer to that quandary . estimates range from a low of 100 licks to a high of 5 , 800\u2014children are dedicated counters .\nmerrion , paul ,\ntootsie rolling downhill ,\ncrain ' s chicago business , may 23 , 1994 , p . 46 .\nit\u2019s 1909 , and the stern & saalberg company has a candy hit . americans just can\u2019t get enough of their \u201cchocolate tootsie rolls . \u201d those tootsie rolls have gotten so popular that they have to take out ads in the trade papers cautioning their customers against accepting inferior imitation . but who is this \u201cstern & saalberg\u201d who is taking all the credit for chocolate tootsie rolls ? where is leo hirschfeld ?\ni am soooo thrilled that this story is being investigated ! we , as a family find it very interesting . my husband ( a saalberg ) is the great - grandson of jacob saalberg ( which incidentally is my nefew\u2019s name ) . my husband\u2019s father has always told us the tootsie roll story , but only that his grandfather was the inventor of the toostie roll . keep up the great work ! my kids have used your material for school reports on family history \ud83d\ude42\nmajors also said the koz extensions approved by hazle township , the hazleton area school board and luzerne county played a key role in bringing tootsie roll to greater hazleton . \u201cthe municipalities really embraced our desire to be a part of the hazleton area and also added incentive through the koz extensions , \u201d he said .\na 1941 graduate of harvard college and a world war ii veteran , gordon first worked in the apparel industry . he entered the confections business in 1950 through his marriage to ellen rubin , whose father , william rubin , was president of sweets co . of america . the name changed to tootsie roll in 1966 .\nthis is what i\u2019ve been looking for ! how fascinating ! i was always told that my great - grandmother worked at the tootsie roll factory in ny . she immigrated from italy in 1919 and lived at 451 w 46th st . ( where my mother was born ) . after seeing the stern & saalberg co . ad for the tootsie roll it makes perfect sense . the factory located at 416 - 418 w 45th st . is practically in their backyard ! thank you for helping me realize the story told to me as a child , was most probably true . great , great article and well told , you should write a book !\nin 2015 tootsie roll ' s sales slipped $ 3 . 4 million to $ 540 million from 2014 . the reduction was directly related to the sale of fewer products in 2015 as well as a stronger us dollar ' s impact in mexico and canada . the high mark for revenue was about $ 550 million in 2012 .\ni love my tootsie pops , and i loved this incredible , tragic story . it\u2019s almost past imagining that the inventor of tootsie rolls \u2013 named for his spunky daughter \u2013 would have ended up putting a bullet in his brain in a lonely hotel room . please , it\u2019s been almost three years since this post ; are either you or steve ready to tell the tale of \u201chow the tootsie tale spins its sticky tentacles into surprising corners of american commerce\u201d ?\ni just happened on this site because there was a question on millionaire about hirschfeld and clara and i went to google to look up the history . the reason i was curious is that my husband ( of blessed memory ) told me the story for years of the inventor of the tootsie roll having come up with this candy serendipitously . the story , as he told it , was that one day clara ( tootsie ) came to visit her dad\u2019s chocolate factory and , when a vat of chocolate was burned that day , she said \u201cdon\u2019t throw that out \u2013 it\u2019s delicious . \u201d leo supposedly took the burnt chocolate and formed it into a roll and the rest is history .\nthe majority of the company\u2019s products are sold under registered trademarks and feature some of the country\u2019s most popular brands , including tootsie roll , tootsie pop ( which followed its namesake in 1931 ) , blow pop , charleston chew , dubble bubble , razzles and junior mints . they are distributed through nearly 100 candy and grocery brokers and by the company itself to more than 15 , 000 customers . these customers include wholesale distributors of candy and groceries , supermarkets , variety stores , dollar stores , drug chains and more .\nas the company moved into the late 1980s and early 1990s ,\ntootsie on roll ,\nbecame a familiar phrase within business circles , aptly describing the company ' s continued growth in spite of the recessionary environment . net sales rose more than 80 percent between 1987 and 1990 , while net profits increased 75 percent during the same period . as malcolm berko stated in a akron beacon journal column , the company appeared\nnearly impervious to economic cycles .\nberko noted that\nsince 1979 , tootsie roll ' s dividends have increased three - fold , sales have tripled , book value has jumped five - fold , net profit margins have doubled while sales sweetened from $ 60 million to $ 220 million\nin 1991 .\nas the company moved into the late 1980s and early 1990s ,\ntootsie on roll ,\nbecame a familiar phrase within business circles , aptly describing the company ' s continued growth in spite of the recessionary environment . net sales rose more than 80 percent between 1987 and 1990 , while net profits increased 75 percent during the same period . as malcolm berko stated in an akron beacon journal column , the company appeared\nnearly impervious to economic cycles .\nberko noted that\nsince 1979 , tootsie roll ' s dividends have increased three - fold , sales have tripled , book value has jumped five - fold , net profit margins have doubled while sales sweetened from $ 60 million to $ 220 million\nin 1991 .\n] so much ! i recently had a small incident with a few packages of razzles and tootsie was very prompt on helping me and repairing it . the issue wa\nthe company , which was formed in 1896 , has always been secretive about its tootsie roll recipe . succession plans , what might happen after melvin or ellen gordon left the business , have also been secret . but when melvin gordon died in early 2015 , the board of directors appointed ellen gordon chairman and ceo in keeping with what the company said was its existing succession plan .\nand three others who had shared his cabin on the neckar in 1884 . all of them were by then extremely wealthy . each had a remarkable rags - to - riches story . one was a movie mogul , another made a fortune in fancy goods . and hirschfeld\u2019s story was all about the candy business . \u201c [ hirschfeld ] fought his way up until he became superintendent of the stern - saalberg concern . then he invented a certain children\u2019s confection\u201d\u2026the tootsie roll . notice the way hirschfeld told the story to this reporter in 1913 : first he went to work for stern & saalberg , then he invented the tootsie roll . and what\u2019s all this about \u201cfought his way up\u201d in the stern & saalberg company ? that doesn\u2019t sound exactly like a merger of equals .\ntootsie , charms , and concord products are sold in canada and over 75 other countries in europe , asia , and south and central america . in 2005 the company was recognized by business ethics magazine as one of the 100 best corporate citizens . tootsie showed no signs of slowing down and continued to target for acquisition companies that would complement its product line .\nwith the 1993 passage of the north american free trade agreement ( nafta ) , which promised to relax trade restrictions between the united states and its neighboring countries of canada and mexico , tootsie roll was expected to place more emphasis on its operations to the north and south . in an interview for snack food magazine , ellen gordon predicted more intense competition as a result of nafta , commenting ,\nthere ' s no doubt about it - - mexican candies will come into the u . s . and american candies will go down into mexico .\nnevertheless , as her husband was quick to add , tootsie roll had\nunique products down there . tutsi has been advertised in a major way ever since it started in mexico in 1968 on televisa , the nation ' s largest tv network .\ntootsie roll announced first quarter 2010 sales of $ 103 . 244 million , compared to $ 94 . 054 million in the year - ago quarter , an increase of 10 % . first quarter net earnings were $ 9 . 985 million , compared to $ 8 . 320 million in the year - ago quarter . earnings per share increased 14 % from the year ago quarter to $ 0 . 14 .\nhalloween is tootsie roll ' s best selling period with third quarter sales nearly double those of any other quarter in the year . in 2009 tr posted strong results in all major trade classes including grocery , mass merchandisers , warehouse clubs , dollar stores and drug chains . especially popular at halloween are tr large bags of child\u2019s play and other mixed candy assortments , which are offered in a variety of merchandising presentations .\nafter his discharge , mr . gordon became ceo of hampshire designers , a publicly traded women ' s apparel company based in new hampshire . in 1950 he married a young vassar college student , ellen rubin , whose father was president of sweets co . of america , a confectioner founded in 1896 that made tootsie rolls and tootsie pops . mr . gordon became a board member two years later .\nthank you for being an allergy aware company ! people take things like candy for granted . my daughter has not been able to eat chocolate covered dried fruit for 5 years . tootsie recently came out wi\nwhat is the secret to their success ? analysts say they did not purchase any companies that did not fit their profile , bought commodities cheaply and spent money inside the company . it seems tootsie roll cherry - picked acquisitions that worked for them . enough so that the company maintains a dividend yield of more than 1 % and has $ 67 million in cash , despite an operating profit margin that fell by roughly half in the last decade to 11 % .\ntogether , the tootsie brands resonate strongly among every age group , culture , and demographic ; for every occasion and event ; and during every economic climate , qualifying them as truly enduring , iconic american confections .\nthe company uses a network of about 30 candy and grocery brokers to distribute its products in north america . tootsie roll ' s candy is sold in a wide variety of venues , including supermarkets , warehouse and membership stores , vending machines , dollar stores , drug stores , the us military , charitable organizations , and convenience stores . in the us , it counts some 4 , 000 customers . \u00fcber retailer wal - mart accounted for 24 % of the company ' s 2015 sales .\nas america ' s favorite candy company , satisfying america ' s sweet tooth requires an extraordinary collective effort . tootsie rises impressively to the challenge , producing millions of pieces of candy every day from its north american plants . applying state - of - the - art production technology and exacting quality control checks , tootsie ensures that every piece of gum , candy , and chocolate that rolls off of its production lines is of the highest , most consistent quality\u2014every time .\ni was just eating a tootsie pop and bit into this small , thick , hard plastic substance that was inside the chocolate center . i ' m at a loss for what to do , but i want all the mommies and daddies out th\ntootsie roll\u2019s products are marketed in a variety of packages designed to be suitable for display and sale in different types of retail outlets . they are distributed through approximately 100 candy and grocery brokers and by the company itself to approximately 15 , 000 customers throughout the united states . these customers include wholesale distributors of candy and groceries , supermarkets , variety stores , dollar stores , chain grocers , drug chains , discount chains , cooperative grocery associations , warehouse and membership club stores , vending machine operators , the u . s . military and fund - raising charitable organizations .\nhirschfeld worked his way up at stern & saalberg co . in 1904 , the entry for stern & saalberg in the trow co - partnership and corporation directory of new york city mentions hirschfeld for the first time , naming him as one of three \u201cdirectors . \u201d by 1913 , hirschfeld is the vice president of stern & saalberg , and seven hundred million pieces of tootsie roll have rolled out the door and into the mouths and bellies of america . seven hundred million pieces of candy , even lowly penny candy , is lots of dollars . hirschfeld and stern & saalberg did very well together ."]}
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sino - spanish colaboration : colaboration : \u2022 the weaknesses of a country are the strengths of the other . \u2022 spanish companies are not experienced on internationalization . \u2022 great political , economical and cultural differences between china and spain . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nwe assist clients along the entire industry spectrum and are recognized globally for our leadership in the field of renewable energy .\nthe report is intended as a guide to help all those people and companies which now more than ever look to china as a great opportunity for businesses in the area of sustainability . this is the first report of its kind published in spanish and focused in the areas of renewable energy and the environment in china . it was widely reported in the media\nthe present moment is critical for both countries : china is facing an environmental and energetic crisis , while spain faces a structural imbalance in its production model that can only be overcome through innovation and commitment to the sectors where it has global leadership . in this context , two - way cooperation between china and spain has a strong potential for strategic alliances and can also to solve the needs of the ailing spanish sustainability industry .\nmr . arana highlighted the environmental impacts caused by human activities and he believed that government should play the leading role to enforce sustainability .\nirena - solar - heat - for - industrial - processes _ 2015 . pdf\nasees opens a direct channel between spain and china that allows bringing knowledge and technology in sectors where spain has an innovation and competitive high level . this collaboration platform offers china the tools it needs to undertake urgent reforms in its development model and achieve a more sustainable future . at the same time , the association facilitates spanish companies the introduction and expansion in the asian giant .\nas china settles its industrial structure , both public and private research centers gradually improve their international prestige . china has many prestigious research centers . at a national level it has the chinese academy of sciences ( cas ) and the china association for science and technology ( cast ) , a non - governmental organization . in the cas , the guangzhou institute of energy [ \u2026 ]\n30 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees \u2022 the present moment is critical for both china and spain : \u2022 china is facing future energy and environmental challenges . \u2022 spain is up against a structural crisis of its economic model that must be overcome through innovation and boosting the sectors where it has global leadership . \u2022 asees opens a direct channel between spain and china in the energy and environment sectors to transform this triple crisis into a triple opportunity for both countries , combining energy , environment and economy . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nfor further information , please refer to my complete r\u00e9sum\u00e9 in this site or linkedin .\nthis 360 pg report is intended as a guide to help all those people and companies which now more than ever look to china as a great opportunity for businesses in the area of sustainability . it was widely reported in the media .\n\u2022 engineered net - zero energy buildings equipped with integrated photovoltaic , solar heating and small wind turbines , generating 100 % + of total building energy demand \u2022 optimized building energy performance by developing computer models , saving 40 % of energy demand \u2022 evaluated technical and economic feasibility of innovative bipv projects . results reported by the media\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nthe present moment is critical for both countries : china is facing an unprecedented energy and environmental crisis . spain is up against a structural crisis of its productivity model that can only be overcome through innovation and boosting the sectors where it has global leadership . in this situation , asees acts as a channel to transform both crises in a triple opportunity - energy , environment and economics \u2013 for both countries .\nthey offer technical solutions for projects involving apf products , reactive power compensation and harmonic control . [ . . . ]\nspeakers discussed the structure of renewable energy use in spain , shortage of resources worldwide and possible solutions .\nalternative _ energy _ \u2013 _ an _ overview _ - _ v3 . pptx\n41 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees asees is continuously developing tools according to the needs of the different agents in a comprehensive view of the sustainability market : \u2022 asees report \u2022 green access platform asees working groups bring together sme\u2019s , big enterprises , r & d institutions and other professionals to \u2022 working groups investigate and share knowledge on the different fields of the \u2022 mfi\u2019s platform sustainability . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nthe green bridge for technology exchange between china and spain . el puente entre espa\u00f1a y china para el intercambio de tecnolog\u00edas sostenibles .\n24 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees china sustainability emergence : china is now a world leader in renewable energy technology : \u2022 largest capacity installed in : \u2022 hydro power . \u2022 wind power . \u2022 solar thermal . \u2022 several of the main manufacturers of solar panels and wind turbines are chinese . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nwith over 10 years experience in the clean energy sector , i have held consulting and managing positions in fortune 500 companies , startups and non - profit organisations . i am also the founder and executive chairman of an international ngo focused on sustainable energy development and cooperation .\n11 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish renewable energy key technologies : spain ranks 4th in the global top ten list of countries with an installed wind power capacity of 21gw . \u2022 wind power in 2011 , around 15 % of the power demand was covered with wind 15 % energy . energy \u2022 csp wind turbine manufacturers are currently developing new offshore technologies . technologies \u2022 cspv spain has developed a \u2022 bioenergy comprehensive wind power industry ; industry \u2022 wave energy \u2022 wind turbine manufacturers . \u2022 wind farm developers . \u2022 wind farm managers . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nthe international renewable energy agency ( irena ) published two technology briefs last week . the 40 - page documents , one entitled solar heat for industrial processes , the other solar heating and cooling for residential applications , give a brief global overview of the market and technology development , including some recommendations for policy makers ( see attached documents ) . it is the first time that the solar thermal sector is in the focus of a technology brief . the studies were published under the energy technology systems analysis programme ( etsap ) of the international energy agency . urltoken spoke with one of the authors , ruud kempener , technology roadmap analyst at the irena innovation and technology centre in bonn , germany .\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nfirst in - depth market intelligence report edited in spanish about the renewable energy and environment sector in china , including reviews of national plans , relevant policies and programs , regulatory framework , niche market trends , risk profiling and forecasting . prepared by a team of eight consultants throughout twelve months data gathering , field and desk - based market investigation , identifying stakeholders , interviews and swot analysis .\n25 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees xii five\u2013year plan : five\u2013 xii five\u2013year plan ( 2011 - 2015 ) sets ambitious targets to improve the energy conservation and environmental protection , including : \u2022 increasing renewable energy up to 11 . 4 % of the primary energy . \u2022 decreasing china\u2019s energy intensity by 16 % . \u2022 decreasing carbon intensity by 17 % , \u2022 decreasing water intensity by 30 % , \u2022 increasing forest coverage rate to 21 . 7 % , asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\n14 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish renewable energy key technologies : spain is the world leading country in concentrated solar power ( csp ) . it has 1 . 181mw in operation , 1 . 022mw under construction and 321mw planned . \u2022 wind power it has operating and projected power plants of the 4 main technologies : technologies : \u2022 csp \u2022solar tower \u2022parabolic trough parabolic \u2022 cspv \u2022fresnel \u2022stirling \u2022 bioenergy \u2022 wave energy solacor 1 , 50mw . c\u00f3rdoba . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\n13 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish renewable energy key technologies : spain is the world leading country in concentrated solar power ( csp ) . it has 1 . 181mw in operation , 1 . 022mw under construction and 321mw planned . \u2022 wind power it has operating and projected power plants of the 4 main technologies : technologies : \u2022 csp \u2022solar tower solar \u2022parabolic trough \u2022 cspv \u2022fresnel \u2022stirling \u2022 bioenergy \u2022 wave energy gemasolar , 20mw and gemasolar , a storage of 15h at full load . sevilla . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nthe huge economic growth and the accelerated urbanization process in recent years have led to a considerable increase of energy demand in china . consequently , energy efficiency is becoming an indispensable pillar to maintain a balanced production and consumption . during the 2006 - 2010 period , the economy grew at a rate of 9 % per year , while total energy [ \u2026 ]\n16 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish renewable energy key technologies : spain is the world leading country in concentrated solar power ( csp ) . it has 1 . 181mw in operation , 1 . 022mw under construction and 321mw planned . \u2022 wind power it has operating and projected power plants of the 4 main technologies : technologies : \u2022 csp \u2022solar tower \u2022parabolic trough \u2022 cspv \u2022fresnel \u2022stirling stirling \u2022 bioenergy \u2022 wave energy puertollano , 8 + 3x10mw ( planned ) . ciudad real . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\n15 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish renewable energy key technologies : spain is the world leading country in concentrated solar power ( csp ) . it has 1 . 181mw in operation , 1 . 022mw under construction and 321mw planned . \u2022 wind power it has operating and projected power plants of the 4 main technologies : technologies : \u2022 csp \u2022solar tower \u2022parabolic trough \u2022 cspv \u2022fresnel fresnel \u2022stirling \u2022 bioenergy \u2022 wave energy puerto errado ii , 30mw and a storage of 0 , 5h at full load . murcia . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\n39 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees asees is continuously developing tools according to the needs of the different agents in a comprehensive view of the sustainability market : \u2022 asees report chinese sustainability market report with a complete analysis of : \u2022 green access platform \u2022 renewable energies . \u2022 green building . \u2022 working groups \u2022 green transportation . \u2022 mfi\u2019s platform \u2022 emission control . \u2022 solid waste management . \u2022 waste water treatment . \u2022 desalination . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nonline platform for business - to - business ( b2b ) and business - to - consumer ( b2c ) e - commerce transactions , where companies involved in the sustainable development can offer and / or acquire products related to their field to / from other international companies of the same sectors . greenaccess . asia b2b platform offers a fast , reliable and straightforward system for these transactions to take place online , as well as a wide range of products available for direct purchasing .\nel origen de la crisis del sistema el\u00e9ctrico no son el coste de las primas sino los 27 . 123 mw de centrales de gas\nasees was founded in 2009 by cosme de arana , industrial engineer specialized in renewable energies and with an extensive experience in the development of international projects including energy planning , technological transfer operations and a great variety of consulting solutions in renewable energy projects in spain , china , india and south east asia .\n17 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish renewable energy key technologies : spain ranks 4th in the global top ten list of countries with an installed photovoltaic power capacity of 4 . 099mw . \u2022 wind power it is the leading country in the development of concentrated solar ( cspv ) . photovoltaic ( cspv ) \u2022 csp \u2022 cspv \u2022 bioenergy \u2022 wave energyasees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\n12 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish renewable energy key technologies : spain is the world leading country in concentrated solar power ( csp ) . it has 1 . 181mw in operation , 1 . 022mw under construction and 321mw planned . \u2022 wind power it has operating and projected power plants of the 4 main technologies : technologies : \u2022 csp \u2022 solar tower \u2022 parabolic trough \u2022 cspv \u2022 fresnel \u2022 stirling \u2022 bioenergy \u2022 wave energyasees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nslideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance , and to provide you with relevant advertising . if you continue browsing the site , you agree to the use of cookies on this website . see our privacy policy and user agreement for details .\n\u2022 over 10 years experience in the renewable energy sector holding managing positions in fortune 500 , startups , and nonprofit organizations , leading multidisciplinary and multicultural teams through the development of international consulting projects across asia pacific and europe .\nuic are offering two new taught postgraduate degrees for students to enroll in starting from this september , which are master of professional accountancy . . .\nwe are currently writing a report about renewable energy and clean technology in china and the opportunities foreign investors have in this sector . it will be out by january 2012 . stay tuned !\nour team works in china in contact with business , academic and institutional agents to promote the brand \u201cspain\u201d and to localize business opportunities . asees is working as a \u2018 think tank \u2019 , analyzing the evolution of the sector , looking for opportunities and writing researches .\n42 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees asees is continuously developing tools according to the needs of the different agents in a comprehensive view of the sustainability market : \u2022 asees report \u2022 green access asees is currently working to establish a new platform to platform promote a greater participation of companies in the bidding \u2022 working groups processes of the multilateral financial institutions ( mfi\u2019s ) . \u2022 mfi\u2019s platformasees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\n40 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees asees is continuously developing tools according to the needs of the different agents in a comprehensive view of the sustainability market : \u2022 asees report acsees platform provide a virtual place to promote the \u2022 green access trading relations between sme\u2019s of two countries in an easy platform way : \u2022 company directory . \u2022 working groups \u2022 shop . \u2022 mfi\u2019s platform \u2022 b2b . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nchina\u2019s renewable energy development targets are listed in the twelfth five - year plan , which states that 11 . 4 % of the country\u2019s total energy mix should come from non - fossil resources by 2015 . according to data from the china electricity council , in 2011 84 . 4 % of the country\u2019s electricity demand ( 3 , 984 . 9twh ) was supplied by energy from conventional sources , mostly coal . [ \u2026 ]\nsolar thermal china is a pure business to business exhibition in china dedicated to the csp and solar thermal market . taking place in beijing from 1 to 3 april 2015 , solar thermal china creates a trading platform for chinese and foreign industry professionals to showcase their latest solar thermal products , technologies , and services .\n36 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees asees project includes all the relevant agents involved on the sustainable development . . government companies r & d institutes institutionsasees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nthe chinese haier group is a fairly young company , which has grown into a huge and still rapidly expanding corporation . founded in 1984 , haier currently has 70 , 000 employees and achieved a turnover of usd 29 . 5 billion in 2013 . for five years now , the group has headed the ranking of the largest household suppliers worldwide . in 2007 , it started to manufacture solar collectors at its chinese headquarters in qingdao , shandong province , and has since offered solar thermal systems on the national , as well as the international market . the man who started the sale and distribution of haier\u2019s solar thermal products in germany in 2011 was albert looschen . since that time the energy consultant has managed the solar thermal activities of haier deutschland , and urltoken spoke with him at the ish fair in frankfurt in march . prior to haier , looschen had been working as an independent energy consultant for seven years .\ni have experience working in capacity building projects funded by multi - lateral international donors with assignments related to renewable energy in emerging countries . i prepared proposals and bids , identified partners , negotiated contracts , and networked with the pos . i also have entrepreneurial experience , starting and managing a consulting firm and two ngos . leading , coaching and motivating multi - cultural teams has enabled me to develop my leadership and people management skills .\n21 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish green building sector : \u2022 spain developed a very important building sector during the past decades . at present , this industry is turning green green . \u2022 spain has rigorous regulations on the building sector concerning sustainable issues ( c\u00f3digo t\u00e9cnico de la edificaci\u00f3n , cte ) . \u2022 green \u2022 it has an increasing demand of green certifications such as leed and building breeam , and it has implemented its own certification standard under the green building council . it is called verde verde . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nthis spring , a major event for solar cooling is going to take place in shanghai : from 23 to 27 march 2015 , the iea solar heating and cooling programme and the shanghai jiao tong university ( sjtu ) will jointly organise a solar cooling week in the city . the week is going to start off with two task meetings and end with the two - day solar cooling conference ( scc ) . the scc will take place for the very first time , be open to the public and include technical site visits on 26 march 2015 , as well as a full - day conference with plenary and parallel sessions on 27 march 2015 .\non march 23 to 27 , 2015 global solar cooling experts will meet in shanghai for solar cooling week . the week\u2019s agenda includes presentations of the final results of iea shc\u2019s solar cooling project , expert meetings of the two iea shc projects on solar cooling and heating , and the chinese solar cooling conference .\n4 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees china spain : spain : \u2022 high technology \u2022 high development of wind power , csp , cspv , bio - fuels and wave energy . \u2022 wide experience on integrating large amounts of renewable energies into the power grid ( even more than 60 % ) . \u2022 wide experience on desalination and waste water treatment plants . \u2022 mature green building sector . \u2022 great automotive sector turning into green . \u2022 mature market \u2022 low incentives \u2022 low investment capacityasees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\njordan\u2019s national collector industry has been benefitting from public - sector offers , as from the one in november 2013 , when jordanian collector manufacturer hanania solar systems won a tender to deliver and install more than 2 , 000 solar water heaters for low - income households . the project was funded with a budget of usd 1 . 8 million by the ministry of energy and mineral resources in cooperation with the jordan river foundation . this march , the collector manufacturer announced on its website that it installed 2 , 137 solar water heaters in the first quarter of 2014 . samer hanania , assistant general manager at hanania , confirmed that the expected produced collector area of his company would increase by 50 % this year and reach around 70 , 000 m\u00b2 , according the world map of solar thermal industry published annually in international magazine sun & wind energy .\nasees has been working in partnership with people and companies that have the capacity to contribute and sustainable development . these activities include among others : technology transfer , consulting and due diligence , public and institutional relations , representative offices , establishment of companies in china , market research , international working groups , consortiums of companies coordination , legal and administrative support , training course , conference and seminars , b2b transactions platform , representation in trade fairs and conference .\nan open source database to support investment in solar thermal technologies through improved transparency on costs and heat prices in buildings and industry .\nwhen being asked about their impression of uic and its students , mr . arana and mr . caballero said : \u201csurely , they are quite different than the students in spain . the environment is surrounded by trees and mountain here , and it is really cool . \u201d\n27 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees chinese power sector : twh 2011 % thermal 3 . 898 83 % 1 . 9 % nuclear 87 2 % thermal 14 . 0 % nuclear 15 . 6 % hydro power 663 14 % 82 . 6 % hydro wind power 73 2 % wind 1 . 6 % others ( re ) 1 0 % 0 , 03 % other re total 4 . 722 - conventional renewable renewable energy resources supplied only around 15 % of the power during 2011 in china . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nwe use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads . you can change your ad preferences anytime .\nbrazil\u00b4s solar thermal market grew by 20 % in 2012 and 2013 , and therefore has been attracting an increasing number of international suppliers . imports , mainly from china , have tripled since 2009 . according to online portal aliceweb , which includes the official foreign trade statistics for 2014 , brazil imported solar water heater equipment registered under code ncm 84191910 at a value of usd 4 . 6 million . the chart shows from where the equipment was imported .\nslideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance , and to provide you with relevant advertising . if you continue browsing the site , you agree to the use of cookies on this website . see our user agreement and privacy policy .\nhover over the profile pic and click the following button to unfollow any account .\n9 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish power sector sector : gwh 2011 % nuclear 57 . 670 20 % 7 , 491 4 , 640 2 , 029 2 % 2 % 1 % combined cycle 55 . 074 19 , 1 % 7 , 912 3 % nuclear coal 46 . 427 16 , 1 % combined cycle 57 , 670 wind power 42 . 060 14 , 6 % 31 , 646 20 % coal 11 % hydro power 32 . 806 11 , 4 % wind power others ( not re ) 31 . 646 11 , 0 % 32 , 806 hydro power 11 % others ( not re ) solar pv 7 . 912 2 , 7 % 55 , 074 19 % solar pv fuel / gas 7 . 491 2 , 6 % 42 , 060 15 % fuel / gas others ( re ) 4 . 640 1 , 6 % 46 , 427 others ( re ) 16 % csp 2 . 029 0 , 7 % csp total 287 . 755 - renewable energy resources supplied more than 31 % of the power in spain during 2011 . asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nthe rapid and intense development of china has entailed a significant ecological footprint . consequently , the environmental vector will gain importance in the planning and management of resources and natural environment . the urban population in china has grown from 20 % in 1980 to over 50 % in 2011 ; and it is expected that this migratory flow will [ \u2026 ]\nsolar cooling week will promote research and application of different solar cooling technologies ( solar thermal and the challenging pv driven systems ) . the week is divided into two parts :\nvol 5 _ 1 _ - cont . j . environ . sci . renewable energy penetration in nigeria : a study of the south - east zone uzoma , c . c . ; nnaji , c . e ; ibeto , c . n . ; okpara , c . g . ; nwoke , o . o . ; and obi , i . o .\non 26 june , the division of culture and creativity ( dcc ) held an advisory committee meeting to keep versed in the development of the division and also to . . .\non 28 june , uic\u2019s applied psychology programme ( apsy ) and statistics ( stat ) programme invited prof peter m . bentler to come to uic and organized a talk . . .\n26 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees chinese power sector : twh 2011 % thermal 3 . 898 83 % 1 . 9 % nuclear 87 2 % thermal 14 . 0 % nuclear 15 . 6 % hydro power 663 14 % 82 . 6 % hydro wind power 73 2 % wind 1 . 6 % others ( re ) 1 0 % 0 , 03 % other re total 4 . 722 - conventional renewableasees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\n8 . asees : the green bridge between china and spain introduction spain china about asees spanish power sector sector : gwh 2011 % nuclear 57 . 670 20 % 7 , 491 4 , 640 2 , 029 2 % 2 % 1 % combined cycle 55 . 074 19 , 1 % 7 , 912 3 % nuclear coal 46 . 427 16 , 1 % combined cycle 57 , 670 wind power 42 . 060 14 , 6 % 31 , 646 20 % coal 11 % hydro power 32 . 806 11 , 4 % wind power others ( not re ) 31 . 646 11 , 0 % 32 , 806 hydro power 11 % others ( not re ) solar pv 7 . 912 2 , 7 % 55 , 074 19 % solar pv fuel / gas 7 . 491 2 , 6 % 42 , 060 15 % fuel / gas others ( re ) 4 . 640 1 , 6 % 46 , 427 others ( re ) 16 % csp 2 . 029 0 , 7 % csp total 287 . 755 - asees asociaci\u00f3n sino - espa\u00f1ola por la energ\u00eda y la sostenibilidad urltoken\nheld each april and october , canton fair is china\u2019s largest trade fair with a complete product range of chinese commodities . it is divided into three phases , with the first phase focusing on machinery , electrical and electronic products , the second phase focusing on home and decoration , while [ . . . ]\nintellectual property its role in growth , productivity and jobs in the ( ict - b . . .\nwith over four years of country experience in china , having travelled frequently in asian developing countries , i have become familiar with its political , social and cultural context . i am passionate about developing sustainable projects in the region ; contributing to improving the livelihood of the people and enhancing my professional skills in this dynamic and fast paced environment .\nby embedding twitter content in your website or app , you are agreeing to the twitter developer agreement and developer policy .\nnot on twitter ? sign up , tune into the things you care about , and get updates as they happen .\nadd your thoughts about any tweet with a reply . find a topic you\u2019re passionate about , and jump right in .\nthis collaborative platform offers china the tools it needs to undertake urgent remodeling in its development strategy and to achieve a more sustainable future .\nchina is not only number one in installed solar thermal power worldwide , but it is also the country quickest to publish the results of current market statistics . hundreds of industry stakeholders met in the city of linyi , shandong province , on 18 and 19 december 2014 to discuss the currently difficult market situation for solar heating and cooling during the annual assembly of the chinese solar thermal industry federation ( cstif ) . according to the annual market statistics published by the sun\u00b4s vision from dezhou , shandong , newly installed collector area was down by 18 % , from 63 . 6 million m\u00b2 ( 44 . 5 gw th ) in 2013 to 52 . 4 million m\u00b2 ( 36 . 7 gw th ) in 2014 . hongzhi cheng , head of sun\u00b4s vision and vice president of cstif , expects market volume to drop only slightly in 2015 , down to 50 million m\u00b2 ( 35 gw th ) . this year\u2019s usd 300 million of export volume was the same as in 2013 .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - 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", "topic": 32}], "title": "jerry speyer", "paragraphs": ["leaders interview with jerry i . speyer , chairman and co - chief executive officer , tishman speyer\nan interview with jerry i . speyer , chairman and co - chief executive officer , tishman speyer\ncolumbia business school \u00bb about us \u00bb board of overseers \u00bb jerry i . speyer\nreal estate baron jerry speyer developed landmarks like rockefeller center and the chrysler building in manhattan .\nclick here to download a pdf of an interview with jerry i . speyer , chairman and co - chief executive officer , tishman speyer\nhenry kravis is a founding partner of the leveraged buyout firm kohlberg kravis roberts ; jerry speyer is president and ceo of tishman speyer properties .\njerry is the chairman of tishman speyer and his son rob is ceo . until 2015 , they held co - ceo titles .\nthe president : he didn\u2019t have to say his name . he was ready to say his name \u2014 we know . jerry speyer , everybody .\nthe mansion will be the home of jerry i . speyer , president of tishman speyer properties and past chairman of the real estate board of new york . mr . speyer declined to talk about the mansion ' s design - - or anything else .\npaul tishman ( uncle ) john l . tishman ( cousin ) jerry speyer ( son - in - law ) alan v . tishman ( brother )\nmy friendship with our college roommate , jerry speyer , has also been central to my life \u2014and especially deep . jerry was there for me during my campaign to recover my life without eyesight . that campaign continues , and jerry is still with me , as he has always been \u2014 to this very moment . in 2008 , jerry delivered a commencement address at columbia ' s business school talking about a critical and memorable moment for the three of us after i returned to columbia , newly blinded .\nhe hired her at tishman speyer in 1984 . they became romantically involved years later , after speyer split from his first wife , lynne , in 1987 . speyer and farley married in 1991 .\nevery few years the new york cultural world produces a power couple of the moment . by any measure this particular moment belongs to jerry i . speyer and katherine g . farley .\nms . farley went to mr . speyer , and mr . speyer found the tenant other quarters for the run of the performance .\ni congratulate jerry speyer on his new leadership position ,\nresponded mr . menschel .\njerry is an outstanding example of a highly intelligent , extremely successful individual who uses his significant abilities to give back . more importantly , jerry is steadfastly committed to the museum ' s mission . he is an enthusiastic collector of contemporary and modern art , and will continue to share his special knowledge and enthusiasm with moma as it moves forward .\nhe said no , in part because mr . speyer and ms . farley , a senior managing director at tishman speyer , so often say yes .\nkatherine farley , just named chairwoman of lincoln center , is the wife of jerry speyer , chairman of moma . how much philanthropy can one couple handle\u2014even with a net worth of $ 1 . 5 billion ?\nbecause there were no models for the type of institution we envisioned , we had to build one . henry kravis , chairman of the board , jerry speyer , vice president , the new york city investment fund 2 .\njerry speyer the lifeblood , the heart , of the fund is its network of investors , board members , and volunteers , including their connections . let\u2019s see how it works at a june 12 , 2001 reception in midtown manhattan .\nmr . speyer is chairman of tishman speyer . he is one of the two founding partners of the company , formed in 1978 . he remains involved in the company enterprise .\nmr . speyer formed tishman speyer properties in 1978 . from 1966 to 1978 , he served as senior vice president and director of tishman realty & construction co . , inc . mr . speyer began his career in 1964 as assistant to the vice president of madison square garden .\nwhat a tuesday for jerry speyer ! first , his firm partners with lehman brothers to buy apartment behemoth archstone - smith in a historic deal worth $ 22 . 2 billion . then , the board of trustees of the museum of modern art elects him its chairman . effective july 1 , mr . speyer will take over from outgoing chairman robert menschel .\nspeyer is chairman of the museum of modern art and vice chairman of new york presbyterian hospital .\nnew york \u2013 the board of governors of the federal reserve system designated jerry i . speyer chairman of the board of directors of the federal reserve bank of new york for 2007 . he was also reappointed a class c director for this period . mr . speyer , who is president and chief executive officer of tishman speyer , has served as a class c director and deputy chairman since january 2004 . he joined the board as a class b director in 2001 .\nthe couple met at tishman speyer , where ms . farley was hired in 1984 . they began dating in 1988 , a year after the divorce of mr . speyer and lynne tishman , whose great - grandfather julius tishman founded the realty and construction company that became tishman speyer . mr . speyer and ms . farley were married in 1991 . they have a daughter ; he has three children from his previous marriage .\n( fortune magazine ) - - social humiliation loomed . it was just moments before the dinner was to begin , and a senior executive at real estate firm tishman speyer realized that he had no idea which titles to use to properly introduce his guests , a group of american diplomats . flummoxed , he called carole karpel , executive assistant to jerry speyer , tishman ' s chairman and co - ceo .\nwhen power brokers like donald trump and george steinbrenner met on a panel that developed plans to build a domed stadium in new york , the real estate developer jerry i . speyer was all but overshadowed . but he was quietly building his own empire . although the stadium plan ultimately failed , mr . speyer made the most of the effort : he bought the midtown tower where the panel held its meetings .\nsanford greenberg , a washington businessman who roomed with mr . speyer at columbia , recalls :\njerry always had a sense of perspective . he had visions , goals and he lacked cynicism .\nthe two had a third roommate , the musician art garfunkel , and all three remain close today .\njerry speyer , president & ceo of tishman speyer properties , has been as a member of the moma board of trustees since 1982 . he becomes chairman after serving as vice chairman since 1996 . he was integral to the new building project and instrumental in the museum\u2019s sale of the west end properties . in addition to acting as a member of the executive committee and chairing the fund for the 21 st century and the development committee , mr . speyer has been a member of the nominating committee , finance committee , ad hoc committee on government relations , committee on painting and sculpture , new building committee , and library council . mr . speyer has been listed since 2004 in\ngov . george e . pataki last month asked mr . speyer , the president and chief executive of tishman speyer properties , to raise $ 600 million for a memorial , museum and performing arts center at the world trade center site .\nthe exhibition is made possible by the andy warhol foundation for the visual arts , the horace w . goldsmith foundation , moma\u2019s wallis annenberg fund for innovation in contemporary art through the annenberg foundation , the julia stoschek foundation , jerry i . speyer and katherine g . farley , the jacques and natasha gelman trust , and the moma ps1 board of directors .\n\u201cthe board of trustees looks forward with great anticipation to working under the leadership of jerry speyer , \u201d ms . kravis said . \u201cjerry has long been a committed , trusted , and valuable member of moma\u2019s board , and we fully appreciate the additional commitment he exhibits in taking on this new role . at the same time , we honor bob menschel , who has been an exemplary chairman . we are extremely pleased that bob remains with us as chairman emeritus and look forward to many more years of working closely with him . we also welcome leon black as a vice chairman . \u201d\nspeyer and his wife , katherine , were ranked one among the\ntop 200 art collectors\nby artnews from 2012 to 2015 .\nreal estate sources , who were skittish about discussing anything about the project or their dealings with mr . speyer , say mr . speyer had spent at least three years looking at a number of large co - op and condominium apartments as well as several wide townhouses .\njerry speyer is one of the two founding partners of tishman speyer . he is also chairman of the museum of modern art and vice chair of new york - presbyterian hospital . he is the former chairman of the board of directors of the federal reserve bank of new york ; chairman emeritus of columbia university ; chairman emeritus of the real estate board of new york ; chair emeritus of the partnership for new york city ; and past president of the board of trustees of the dalton school . speyer\u2019s other board affiliations include yankee global enterprises , the economic club of new york , and the asia society . he is a member of the council on foreign relations and the business roundtable . speyer graduated from columbia college in 1962 and columbia university graduate school of business in 1964\ntishman speyer has developed over 152 million square feet , including skyscrapers in new york , chicago , berlin , london , frankfurt and paris .\nthat is not to say that mr . speyer and ms . farley hesitate to deploy their connections and expertise on behalf of their cultural interests .\nglenn d . lowry , moma director , commented :\nthe museum of modern art\u2019s trustees are among the most dedicated in the world , and we have been fortunate to have had so many remarkable chairmen guide the museum , including , most recently , bob menschel who has done an outstanding job in overseeing the museum\u2019s transition into its new space . jerry speyer continues this tradition with his love of contemporary art and his understanding of the museum gained over 25 years as trustee . as one of new york city\u2019s foremost civic leaders , jerry brings an extraordinary range of talent to the job and we all look forward to working with him in the coming years . \u201d\nsome people say that mr . speyer comes closest to being his generation ' s david rockefeller . the two men have been friends since 1982 , when mr . speyer joined the board of the modern , where mr . rockefeller is chairman . they are now partners in the ownership of rockefeller center .\nsanford d . greenberg : i could tell you that i lost my eyesight while pitching in a baseball game . or when boarding a subway car . or while speaking on behalf of the presidential campaign of the young john kennedy . or while eating pizza with my roommates , art garfunkel and jerry speyer . or during a final exam . i could say any of that . yet none of that would matter .\n' ' speyer called me up and said , ' if we guarantee you $ 5 . 5 million , will you give us an exclusive for 60 days ? ' ' ' mr . bernhard recalled . ' ' he did , and he now manages the building . another bidder was very irritated with me . but jerry took an aggressive point of view , and nobody else came forward with anything like that . ' '\ntishman speyer is committed to fostering a workplace that respects and values diversity , for we know that our long - term growth and impact depend on it .\nspeyer started the firm with his late father - in - law , robert tishman , in 1978 . the marriage ended in divorce , but the company survived .\nthe most exclusive of these clubs was clearly the modern , which speyer was invited to join in 1982 . the rockefellers had been co - founders of the museum , and david rockefeller remained a major force in its affairs when speyer joined . the board had always been open to jews , but not to real - estate men . speyer was , however , the right kind of real - estate man . and he was eager to be of service . soon after speyer joined the board , rockefeller recalls , ' ' he asked if we could have lunch , and he made it clear that he wanted to be in the inner circle of the museum . ' ' rockefeller , of course , had been born into the inner circle ; speyer was willing to make the effort needed to get there .\ntoday tishman speyer owns or manages 25 million square feet of office space on three continents , a portfolio that in manhattan includes rockefeller center , the chrysler building and the lipstick building . after selling heavily in the last two years , mr . speyer became a buyer early this year , adding $ 1 billion in properties .\nand mr . speyer has begun building an upper east side home at a cost of about $ 10 million , one of the few mansions built in decades in new york city . it is an uncharacteristic case of conspicuous consumption , given his low - key reputation .\nwith jerry , there ' s not a long limo and there are no fancy parties ,\nsaid steve spinola , chairman of the real estate board of new york .\nwhile many of nyc\u2019s billionaires made their fortunes in finance and media , 11 of them built \u2014 or inherited \u2014 real estate empires , including stephen ross , richard lefrak , donald trump , jerry speyer , leonard stern , sheldon solow , john catsimatidis , jeff sutton , mortimer zuckerman , david walentas , alexander rovt and leon charney ( who died last month ) . while their commercial holdings are well documented , their personal residences are less so .\nall the circles of mr . speyer ' s life connected in 1997 , when he was one of the finalists in the hotly contested bidding for the chrysler building .\nover a series of interviews , mr . speyer is charming , yet guarded . when he is prodded to talk about himself , he smiles , but speaks through clenched teeth .\nit ' s not in either my personal or business interest to be a highly visible person ,\nhe explained . he seems to long to be thought of as a regular guy .\ni eat tuna fish everyday for lunch ,\nhe said .\nthat ' s all i ever have .\n( it ' s true . but it ' s often of the $ 30 variety at the four seasons . ) his late father , a shoe manufacturer who fled nazi germany and immigrated to the united states , moved his family from milwaukee to new york city when jerry was 3 months old . so successful was the elder mr . speyer at investing the profits from his businesses , he never worked a day after the age of 52 .\nhe was a great trader ,\njerry speyer said , shaking his head and grinning in awe of his father ' s achievements .\n\u2014in elections held yesterday by the board of trustees of the museum of modern art , jerry i . speyer was elected as chairman , succeeding robert b . menschel . leon black was elected a vice chairman , joining sid r . bass , kathleen fuld , and mimi haas in that capacity . donald b . marron becomes president emeritus . marie - jos\u00e9e kravis , elected president in june 2005 , remains in office . the elections are effective july 1 , 2007 .\nmr . speyer : mr . president , you\u2019re doing a great job , and we\u2019re all really grateful to you for the sacrifices you\u2019re making . hope you heard that .\nbut few think of jerry speyer as cheap or tasteless . he has spent more than 30 years and millions of dollars satisfying his penchant for contemporary art . the reception areas of many of his buildings are filled with the work of his favorites , like frank stella , julian schnabel and eric fischl . he is a board member of the museum of modern art and the hirshhorn museum . his new mansion , people familiar with the plans say , is being designed around his art collection .\nfour years ago , mr . speyer married katherine g . farley , whom he hired in 1984 to oversee international development at the company . the couple have a 3 - year - old daughter , laura . one of mr . speyer ' s three adult children , valerie , works at tishman speyer . his son , robert , is a reporter at the daily news . ( the developer says he gives no news tips to his son . ) a younger daughter , holly , works in production for the television show\ncentral park west .\nin conversation , speyer often told me how he preferred to ' ' fly beneath the radar . ' ' and yet he agreed not only to talk to me but also to let me watch as he met with his own executives , other developers , major tenants and officials at the modern . he even tried to get me into a private meeting at gracie mansion . when i asked , speyer couldn ' t say why he had so opened himself up for scrutiny . perhaps he is something of a mystery even to himself . burt lehman , a corporate lawyer and a friend of speyer ' s since college , observes that ' ' jerry loves the image of being a very important man in new york without necessarily cultivating that the way a donald trump does . ' ' there is a kind of exalted standing that comes of not being seen to seek any standing at all .\ntennery , amy .\ntishman speyer co - founder robert tishman dies at 94\n, the real deal ( magazine ) , october 12 , 2010 . accessed october 13 , 2010 .\nthe tishman speyer co - founder spent an estimated $ 10 million to build this 7 , 900 - square - foot limestone mansion . speyer reportedly paid $ 3 million in 1997 for adjoining victorian brownstones at 174 and 176 east 72nd , which he later demolished to make way for the three - story house , which includes five fireplaces , a basement swimming pool and two gardens .\nmr . speyer , meanwhile , has positioned himself above the rough and tumble of the real estate world , a role that has at times put him at odds with his real estate brethren .\nwhile the real estate board of new york actively opposed mayor michael r . bloomberg ' s property tax increase last year , for example , mr . speyer and the partnership for new york city supported it . today mr . speyer and the partnership favor mr . bloomberg ' s plan to give middle - class homeowners a $ 400 tax rebate , while the real estate board opposes it .\nyou can learn a good deal about jerry speyer from watching him eat . one morning in september , i joined him for breakfast at the carlyle hotel , where he had agreed to meet with p . c . chatterjee , who runs a global - investment company . speyer occupied the restaurant ' s seat of honor , on a flowered circular banquette beneath a magnificent urn brimming with white lilies and pear leaves . he and chatterjee exchanged global - economy chitchat - - the millennium bug , the euro conversion , the ' ' software gap . ' ' speyer ordered one of those bizarre breakfasts consumed almost only by powerful middle - aged men : an egg - white omelet , very well done , with seven - grain toast . as chatterjee tried unsuccessfully to interest him in a real - estate joint venture - - too small , too much risk for the profit - - speyer lapsed into one of his disconcerting silences . he began to consume his meal with comical fastidiousness , cutting the omelet into identical rectangles and pushing each one in turn against the edge of his toast until it rested on the center of his fork . it was a performance that seem designed either to rein in a large appetite or to impose a kind of transcendent tidiness on the act of eating . not coincidentally , speyer ' s princely demeanor had the effect of unsettling chatterjee .\nmr . speyer is chairman of tishman speyer . he is one of the two founding partners of the company , which was formed in 1978 . mr . speyer is chairman of the museum of modern art . he is vice chair of new york presbyterian hospital . he is the former chairman of the board of directors , the federal reserve bank of new york ; chairman emeritus of columbia university ; chairman emeritus of the real estate board of new york ; chair emeritus partnership for new york city ; and past president of the board of trustees of the dalton school . mr . speyer\u2019s other board affiliations include yankee global enterprises , the economic club of new york , the municipal art society of new york , columbia business school board of overseers , the asia society and national september 11 memorial & museum . he is a member of the council on foreign relations and the business roundtable . mr . speyer graduated from columbia college and received an m . b . a . from columbia university graduate school of business .\n' ' jerry draws the hardest line i ' ve ever seen between his business interests and his philanthropic interests , ' ' she said . he refused , for example , to help the partnership lobby governor pataki on behalf of a proposal by goldman sachs to build a new headquarters in lower manhattan , because he was involved in goldman ' s project .\nwhat mr . trump was to the flamboyant 80 ' s , mr . speyer is becoming to the more reserved 90 ' s . instead of being a celebrated master of the real estate universe , mr . speyer is more like the forrest gump of new york developers , landing in the right place at the right time and remaining unscathed as he ambles his way to the top of an industry littered with carcasses .\nspeyer always met me in the conference room rather than in his adjoining office . one morning , i persuaded speyer ' s longtime assistant , carol karpel , to let me see the office . speyer ' s desk was littered with toy trucks and taxis and all sorts of bric - a - brac . there was a relaxed and cluttered feel to the place that was almost the reverse of the austerely tasteful decor of the conference room - - the cozy private space of a man who arranges his public space with great care . speyer came in and quickly led me back outside . about half an hour later , while we were talking about something else , he blurted out : ' ' i was really shocked when i walked into the room and you were there in my office . i never meet people outside the company in my office . ' '\nms . farley and mr . speyer were on opposite sides of the table . they are close friends of sanford i . weill , the chairman of carnegie hall and of citigroup , and his wife , joan . mr . speyer is on carnegie hall ' s board with mr . weill , and the two men and their companies have done business together . ms . farley is on the ailey board with ms . weill .\nspeyer and his first wife separated in 1987 . that should have marked the end of tishman speyer , but the business relationship was , by all accounts , undisturbed . ' ' it was about the most decent divorce i ' ve ever heard of , ' ' bob tishman says . ' ' there was no reason in the world to destroy what we built up over 20 - something years . ' ' in fact , tishman still has an emeritus role at the firm . speyer , meanwhile , married katherine in 1991 . in addition to three children from his first marriage , he has a 6 - year - old daughter from his second .\nat tishman speyer , we cultivate a merit - based workplace where we reward our employees based on their ability to produce results . we also promote from within whenever possible , knowing that our future leaders emerge as their skills and experiences multiply . tishman speyer\u2019s compensation structure is competitive within the industry and includes base salary , bonuses and long - term incentives\u2014components that are all designed to reinforce and reward our global performance and culture of teamwork .\nusing a combination of social connections and aggressive bargaining , mr . speyer outmaneuvered the other bidders with a phone call to the chairman of cooper union , robert a . bernhard . mr . bernhard , a friend of the tishman family , said he and mr . speyer had known each other for years . they were both members of the century country club in purchase , n . y . , and shared an interest in the arts .\ntishman speyer strives to give our employees exciting challenges that not only broaden their skill sets , but enhance career satisfaction . many of our executives have moved into different parts of the company and to offices around the world .\nof course , there are financial advantages to owning a mansion rather than just renting one , although mr . speyer might have trouble getting his $ 10 million back if he decides , someday , that he wants something cozier .\n' ' clearly he has a wealth of contacts and experience that is invaluable when you ' re doing a big building project , ' ' said glenn d . lowry , the museum ' s director . ' ' the museum of modern art has no clout in the construction world , has no connection to city planners . having someone like jerry on the board makes all the difference . ' '\nkind of interests , passion and hobbies : art description : speyer has a collection of artwork displayed at his various properties . it includes artwork by his favorite artists , jeff koons and frank stella . especially interested in contemporary art .\nthe partnership between the two men has endured , even outlasting the speyers ' s marriage , which ended after 24 years and three children . although he said he still has a good relationship with his ex - wife , mr . speyer refused to talk about their life together . lynne tishman speyer , a social worker who lives in a contemporary upper east side town house the couple built in the 80 ' s , did not respond to messages seeking comment .\nbut mr . halstead said that getting his money back is probably\na distant second in consideration .\nhe said mr . speyer does not care about the cost of the house ,\nand he probably shouldn ' t .\nkathryn s . wylde , president of the partnership for new york city , a civic - business organization founded in the 1970 ' s by david rockefeller , said that mr . speyer was scrupulous about separating the various facets of his life .\nwhen the museum of modern art wanted to buy the dorset hotel on 53rd street as part of its expansion , mr . speyer used his relationship with the owners to persuade them to sell the building for $ 50 million rather than $ 75 million .\nmr . speyer : i think from new york\u2019s point of view we send a lot of money into the economy . as a number of people have said , it\u2019s over a trillion dollars . we\u2019re worried we\u2019re going to have a problem with congress .\nbut she praised mr . speyer for not building as high as he might have . zoning regulations would have allowed him to go up at least 12 stories , and instead of building 7 , 900 square feet he could have built 34 , 055 , according to the city building applications . mrs . millard said she has not seen a design for what is to be built , but said that if mr . speyer\ndoes something modern with taste , we can ' t be against it .\ntaste , like beauty , may be in the eye of the beholder , but mr . speyer could make a legitimate claim to having it . he is a member of the board of the museum of modern art and a collector of abstract art .\nin recent years , mr . speyer has triumphed in his timing of the real estate market . as prices tumbled during the late 80 ' s , he scaled back domestic operations , refinanced debt , and went into europe , where most other developers feared that smaller markets would mean weak demand . however , tishman speyer ' s success with major projects in frankfurt and berlin burnished his professional reputation and positioned him to resurge in the united states and pursue distressed properties like rockefeller center and the world financial center .\nas the fund\u2019s network has expanded and developed , it is little wonder that henry kravis and jerry speyer emphasize that the network of business leaders and industry experts , entrepreneurs , and venture capitalists is the fund\u2019s \u201creal success - and its legacy to the city . \u201d 10 . of course , the extraordinary capacity of this network has to be put to use - and figuring out how to do this involves making investments that generate benefits for a place - for new york city - not just for a business . this means learning to invest in ways that create social outcomes - job generation , neighborhood redevelopment , environmental improvement , and essential , missing services provisions - not just financial outcomes captured by business .\nand because amec construction management , the company responsible for the museum ' s $ 858 million renovation , recently said that it would go out of business in two to three years , mr . speyer ' s team has enhanced its oversight of the project .\njerry , i think , has been very good at predicting where the market is ,\nsaid mr . spinola of the real estate board .\nhe ' s very shrewd and smart in understanding the true value of projects . so i think his looking at some of these deals in new york is an indication that those properties have significant untapped value and this may be the time to step in and take advantage of that value .\nmr . speyer ' s other board affiliations include yankee global enterprises , columbia business school board of overseers , the national september 11 memorial & museum , the national committee on united states - china relations and the kennedy center corporate fund board . he is a trustee of the st\u00e3\u00a4del museum in frankfurt and a member of the council on foreign relations , the business roundtable and the american academy of arts and sciences . mr . speyer holds a ba from columbia college and an mba from columbia university graduate school of business .\npresident of the speyer family foundation . in 2013 , the foundation had assets exceeding $ 900 , 000 and donated more than $ 5 million ; gives primarily to arts and culture , civil and human rights , education , health , social and human services , and jewish organizations . recipients include : museum of modern art , newyork - presbyterian fund , lincoln center for the performing arts , the dalton school and central synagogue . speyer has had a major presence on some of the most significant nonprofit boards in new york .\nin major markets across the globe , tishman speyer\u2019s portfolio of landmark properties is second to none . but it\u2019s our people who enable our success . regardless of title or job description , our employees use their drive , intelligence and creativity to achieve excellence every day .\namong his many professional and civic associations , mr . speyer is vice chairman of the museum of modern art , the rand corporation and the new york presbyterian hospital , and his board affiliations include yankeenets and the new york presbyterian foundation , inc . he is also a member of the council on foreign relations . mr . speyer has been chairman of the new york city partnership , columbia university and the real estate board of new york , and has also served as president of the board of trustees of the dalton school .\nit was in this family - - about as blue - blooded as they come in the real estate business - - that mr . speyer discovered the value of quiet observation and letting results do the talking .\none of the greatest listeners i know is bob tishman ,\nmr . speyer said .\nthat has probably had the greatest impact on my life than any other thing .\nin an interview , robert tishman , who at age 79 is no longer involved in the company ' s day - to - day activity , called mr . speyer\na very smart man\nwho has\nstayed out of the public eye for the same reason that i did when i ran the company . i don ' t believe that this sort of company should be personalized .\nseveral friends of speyer ' s suggested that he looked to rockefeller as a kind of exemplar - - a distant , glittering polestar of quiet power and public regard . when i asked speyer what he thought of rockefeller , he fell to musing , and finally said , in his softest and most silken tones , ' ' he ' s one of the most thoughtful people i ' ve ever met in my life . ' ' he thought some more . ' ' and modest , ' ' he added , ' ' extraordinarily modest . ' ' one can imagine speyer wanting to have those very words carved on his tombstone . i asked if his friendship with rockefeller included a feeling of emulation . now there was a very , very long pause . at last , looking somewhere over my shoulder , halting to reflect every few words , speyer said : ' ' i would say that david is probably an absolutely unique person in this century . it would be pretty presumptuous for me to think of him as a role model . it would be absurd . ' '\nspeyer graduated from columbia university in 1964 and started his career in the same year as an assistant to the vice president of madison square garden . later worked for a company that built middle - income housing in new york . in 1966 , he joined his father - in - law robert tishman ' s company tishman realty & construction , where he served as senior vice president . in 1978 , he and robert tishman liquidated tishman realty & construction and founded tishman speyer properties , a real estate company , which is presently known as . . .\nover the past several months , i spent a good deal of time sitting at speyer ' s conference table while he considered deals and met with industry figures . the table itself was a beautiful slab of blond , burled wood with slender drawers for yellow pads and pencils and a little square of black marble in the center where an extra pair of speyer ' s glasses always rested . a maid in a light blue uniform with an apron would come in with a glass of cold water or diet coke on a silver tray . it was all quite immaculate .\nbut there is no sign that the abandonment of the merger eroded the couple ' s standing , a tribute to mr . speyer and ms . farley ' s tireless work for various groups and perhaps to the healing power of money , which in their case comes from real estate .\nsarah arison sid r . bass lawrence b . benenson leon d . black david booth clarissa alcock bronfman patricia phelps de cisneros steven cohen edith cooper paula crown david dechman anne dias griffin glenn dubin joel s . ehrenkranz john elkann laurence fink glenn fuhrman kathleen fuld howard gardner agnes gund mimi haas marlene hess ronnie heyman ac hudgins barbara jakobson werner h . kramarsky jill kraus marie - jos\u00e9e kravis ronald s . lauder michael lynne donald b . marron robert b . menschel khalil gibran muhammad philip s . niarchos james g . niven peter norton daniel s . och maja oeri michael s . ovitz emily rauh pulitzer sharon percy rockefeller richard e . salomon anna marie shapiro anna deavere smith jerry i . speyer ricardo steinbruch jon stryker daniel sundheim tony tamer steven tananbaum alice m . tisch edgar wachenheim iii gary winnick\ntishman died at the age of 94 on october 11 , 2010 , at his home in manhattan . he is survived by his two daughters , lynne speyer and nancy gonchar , six grandchildren and 12 great - grandchildren . [ 3 ] his wife phyllis gordon had died in july 1985 . [ 8 ]\nseveral agents said that mr . speyer ' s decision may have been influenced by the fact that 72d street , unlike much of the most desirable part of the upper east side , is not in a historic district , where his plans would have have had to pass review by the landmarks preservation commission .\nmr . speyer : well , that , too . that , too . but we\u2019re worried about various programs that help the city . the city is doing fine right now \u2014 even the yankees are doing fine . but what we\u2019re really concerned about is the future . do you have any advice for us ?\naccording to blueprints filed with the city , mr . speyer ' s house will be a cream - colored , mondrian - like assemblage of limestone , bead - blasted textured glass and metal panels . the door will be simple and flush - mounted at street level . ornaments will be kept to a minimum .\none afternoon , we went into the lobby of 50 rockefeller center ; in an area where two stores once stood there was now a marble wall pierced by a frosted - glass rectangle . the glass has been carved with arcing motifs that evoke the art deco vocabulary of the surrounding architecture . as we stood there , speyer asked me proudly , ' ' if you had never been here before , would you be able to tell that the lobby was redone ? ' ' you would not , i thought . it was , like speyer himself , a study in the artful and intricate superimposition of the new upon the old .\nin the fall of 2002 , for example , they were co - chairmen for the opening gala at carnegie hall . after a reception and chicago symphony orchestra concert of ravel and bizet , mr . speyer and ms . farley presided over a dinner for 850 at the waldorf - astoria that raised $ 2 million .\nonly a handful of contemporary new houses have been built on the upper east side in the last decade , according to mr . halstead and other real estate agents . one of them , a limestone and glass house at 209 east 71st street between second and third avenues , was owned by mr . speyer himself .\nreal estate agents said mr . speyer was know to be very particular ; he wanted large rooms in a specific layout , so he decided to build . to a few real estate agents , his choice of east 72d , and not a quiet side street , was somewhat surprising because of his penchant for privacy .\n\u2026 is helped by his \u2026 with carnegie hall , where speyer sat on the executive committee . ( they may have had help from sanford weill , carnegie\u2019s chairman , and his wife , joan , who\u2019s on the alvin ailey board with farley . ) the deal broke down over the allocation of performance time for the orchestra .\nhis personal profile is also on the rise . yesterday , mr . speyer ( pronounced spy - er ) presided over his first meeting as chairman of the trustees of columbia university , his alma mater . he has also served as an adviser to political leaders , including mayor rudolph w . giuliani and mario m . cuomo .\nthis is the sort of ubiquitous do - gooding that gets noticed in new york , where social , business and philanthropic interests merge in a swirl of boardroom dramas , benefit dinners and opening night galas . mr . speyer , 63 , and ms . farley , 54 , say they do not seek the attention ; they declined to be interviewed for this article . but they have become bona fide new york royalty . ' ' jerry and his wife play a very important role that bridges the business and cultural communities in the city , ' ' said the financier felix g . rohatyn , who together with his wife , elizabeth , played that role in the 1970 ' s and 80 ' s . ' ' the city has to continue as a cultural , media and financial capital of the world . to do that you need people who can straddle a couple if not more of these constituencies . ' '\nspeyer seems not altogether easy with himself , as perhaps befits a person who has crossed from another world . his mother is swiss , and his father comes from one of the old jewish families of frankfurt ; his father fled germany in 1939 . speyer grew up in a cultivated and proper german - jewish household on riverside drive . at columbia university , he majored in german literature and joined zeta beta thau , the right jewish fraternity . speyer was one of those people who were solid , and even solemn , at an age when others are still flailing and unsure of themselves . according to burt lehman , who was a frat brother : ' ' even at z . b . t . , he stood out from the rest of us . he wore a jacket and tie - - most of us hadn ' t worn a jacket and tie since our bar mitzvahs . ' ' after graduation , he chucked literature and enrolled at columbia business school . and he abandoned merchant banking for real estate .\nms . farley finds socializing much easier than does mr . speyer , who has told friends that he ' ' doesn ' t do warm and cuddly well . ' ' he resists being honored at dinners , but together the couple are frequently hosts or chairmen of the fund - raising galas that define a certain stratum of new york society .\nin addition to his affiliation with moma , mr . speyer serves on the boards of a number of other organizations , including carnegie hall , new york - presbyterian hospital , the partnership for new york city , rand corporation , urban land institute , columbia university , the new york city investment fund , and survivors of the shoah visual history foundation .\nhow he got the top job as a trustee , speyer helped moma buy the dorset hotel site in 1996 for its subsequent expansion . ( his deal - making shaved $ 25 million off the price . ) then he persuaded the giuliani administration to contribute $ 65 million ( of the $ 858 million total ) . he became chairman in 2007 .\nbut there is a widening base of wealth and power . tishman speyer properties , where mr . speyer is president and chief executive officer , is the largest owner of office space in new york city , according to the real estate board . with his former father - in - law , robert v . tishman , he has built a portfolio of properties worth an estimated $ 5 billion , stretching across the united states and europe . the closely held 17 - year - old company manages more than 15 million square feet of real estate and has developed landmarks like the equitable center in new york , the nbc tower in chicago and continental europe ' s tallest building , the messeturm in frankfurt .\nmr . speyer may not succeed in his pursuit of rockefeller center or the portfolio of buildings that includes the world financial center . both deals are facing competitive bids from other investor groups .\ni ' m hopeful they will come through ,\nhe said friday afternoon .\nif not , we ' ll look for the next best deal .\nmr . speyer ' s soon - to - be - neighbors were saddened when the two brownstones were torn down , according to ann millard , who is president of the friends of the upper east side and who lives around the corner on 71st street .\nthose two wonderful old houses fit in with the whole streetscape ,\nshe said wistfully .\nits goal :\nto establish a bond of cooperation and friendship among secretaries to leaders\n- - and , by leveraging this network , help both them and their bosses do a better job .\nwhen i find it hard to track someone down ,\nsays speyer ,\ni can always rely on carole and her seraphic society pals .\nof course , this whole dialectic of constancy and change is a terribly delicate thing : rigor mortis lies on one side and vulgarity on the other . speyer knows exactly what the world will say if he isn ' t careful . ' ' there ' s a culture in each of these buildings that ' s really important to respect , ' ' he said , lest i miss the point . yes , some of the shoe - repair guys would have to go , but he would find a new spot for the hallowed , dingy barbershop - to - the - schlockenheimer - stars . ' ' we ' re staying absolutely away from anything that ' s faddish , ' ' speyer said . there will be no theme restaurants .\n\u201cmoma is one of the world\u2019s great cultural institutions with one of the world\u2019s premier boards and museum leadership , \u201d mr . speyer said . \u201cit is my distinct pleasure to work with such a talented and highly qualified group . i salute bob menschel for the high bar he has set and follow him in the position of chairman with all the respect he has earned . \u201d\nrecent news reports that revealed details of the extravagant contemporary design , and the location of the new mansion he is building , left mr . speyer feeling hurt , he said . he expressed fear that the publicity jeopardized his family ' s safety , and\nmade me sound like some nouveau riche guy - - something i ' ve never wanted to be seen as .\nnow , i\u2019ve always liked it because it gave people that could go through that process an advantage , like jerry , but it gave us an advantage if you could get through the process . but getting a building approved in new york is a horrible , horrible thing . and that\u2019s nothing compared to when you get into the highways and the dams \u2014 they don\u2019t even talk about dams anymore . hydropower is a great , great , form of power \u2014 we don\u2019t even talk about it , because to get the environmental permits are virtually impossible . it\u2019s one of the best things you can do \u2014 hydro . but we don\u2019t talk about it anymore .\nspeyer himself is a pudgy fellow with a boxer ' s jutting chin and flattened planes ; he has a way of talking out of the side of his mouth that is almost endearing in a man so self - consciously respectable . with his employees , he was casual and often jovial . nevertheless , he had a few highly effective mechanisms of control . sometimes he went so long without speaking as to completely unnerve the person across the table . complicated crosscurrents were at play beneath speyer ' s smooth surface : he invariably wore a dark tie and a white shirt , though underneath the starched cuff he sported a mickey mouse watch - - a kind of secret sign that he held himself ever so slightly apart from the corporate conventions that he otherwise scrupulously observed .\ntransfer records show that mr . speyer bought the two brownstones , at 174 and 176 east 72d , in march 1994 for just over $ 3 million . the seller was dr . thomas rees , a plastic surgeon who had lived in one of the houses , rented out the other and used the combined ground floors as professional space . the five - story buildings were demolished last july .\nthe couple ' s home on the upper east side , built in 1995 on the site of two razed town houses , has a vast collection of contemporary art . visitors are given a catalog of what is on the walls . mr . speyer bought his first piece of art 40 years ago and has not sold a single item since . his favorite artists include frank stella and jeff koons .\nmr . speyer , chairman emeritus of columbia university , is already leading a campaign to raise $ 1 billion for new york - presbyterian hospital . ms . farley is involved in the $ 325 million reconstruction of west 65th street and alice tully hall at lincoln center , where she is on the executive committee . she is also on the boards of lincoln center theater and alvin ailey american dance theater ."]}
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which worthington estimates to be about two - thirds of the 300 - odd firms currently operating within the eu ets - wish to give up the chance to earn millions by selling them ?\nan ngo can ' t expect to win against this without some kind of major civil movement behind them . we have to target the educated , informed and affluent to do something . it ' s our responsibility , the ones who have all these privileges . that ' s what i ' m trying to do with sandbag .\nthe system is fully endorsed and supported by the nhbrc . the one thing that we have taken for granted and yet have used so often is the sandbag . we have used sandbags for good protection , sound insulation and even shelter from bullets . so should it really be that difficult for us to believe that we can build a house from sandbags ? . . .\nsandbag informs and influences european and uk legislation on climate change by working with the key policymakers and business representatives to change climate policy , supported by our in - 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intensive device so that we can drive down to sainsbury ' s to pick up some evian ? that ' s just wrong .\nas part of a major expansion of its coverage of the environment , urltoken is founding a network of the best environmental websites in the world .\nthis will connect sites across the globe that provide high quality news , information and advice , as well as blogs , data providers and relevant tools . we believe information should lead to action and will therefore include selected campaigns .\nvisit the guardian environment network for the full list of contributors . in the meantime , why not tell us who you think should be included , in the comment section below\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nbryony worthington , who has lived and breathed emissions trading every day for the past decade , has had enough . she tells leo hickman why\nbryony worthington . . . ' offsetting can be more evil than doing nothing ' . photograph : martin godwin\nif you ever try to discuss carbon emissions trading you are soon left feeling as if you ' re wading through a giant bowl of alphabeti spaghetti . the subject drips with acronyms : cdm , rocs , eu ets , crc , euas , cers . rumour has it that some ministers have been known to carry cribsheets into high - level discussions to protect themselves against this blizzard of jargon - and who can blame them ?\nit can be such a , let ' s be frank , dull and impenetrable subject that there are those who believe the obfuscation is intentional , to repel prying eyes from exposing the murky workings of the only truly international system up and running that ' s designed , by curbing greenhouse gas emissions via the\ncap and trade\nprinciple , to protect us against runaway climate change .\nbryony worthington , who has inhaled the fug of emissions trading every day for the past decade , first as an environmental campaigner , then as a government official , and finally as a lobbyist for a giant energy firm , has had enough .\nusing her unique knowledge of how\nthis game\nworks , she wants to expose its underbelly and help to spark greater debate about what , she believes , is a vitally important component of our collective fight against climate change .\nsunlight is the best disinfectant ,\nshe says , sitting inside her temporary new ' office ' , a corner in her local pub in north london .\nif you open all this process up to the public and show them what ' s happening , then you stand a much better chance of cleaning this up .\nthe concept sounds like a clever variation of carbon offsetting , the now mocked method of allowing people to atone for their\ncarbon sins\n- flying , driving , heating - by letting them pay for , say , a tree to be planted , or someone else , often in a developing country , to reduce emissions on their behalf .\nworthington is sensitive to the charge .\nwe ' ve deliberately tried not to look like an offsetting website ,\nshe says , adding that some offsetting firms can , in her view , be\nmore evil than doing nothing\ndue to the often neo - imperialistic veneer of some of the offsetting projects they fund in the developing world .\nthere ' s no carbon calculator on our site , for example . my pitch is simply that if you haven ' t got a lot of time , but do have a credit card , you can take , say , a tonne of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere in a second by paying for an emissions credit to be withdrawn from the system .\nat the current rate of trading in the eu ets , a tonne of carbon is priced at about \u20ac23 ( \u00a318 ) , around twice the average price to offset a tonne of co2 as charged by an offsetting company .\nwe need to explain to these companies that they need a carbon market that works ,\nshe says , stressing that the current surplus threatens to kill the market dead , because the price remains far too low to encourage firms to implement meaningful reductions .\nwhat we have to tell them is that if the current system is allowed to fall over then the alternative will be a world of heavy regulation and high taxes . the allocation was calculated on nothing more than guesswork .\nthey know the current surplus is a windfall . we know it ' s a windfall . just give it back . we need to shame them into it by getting some forward - thinking firms to make the leap first .\nit can be tempting to view worthington as just another principled environmental campaigner : well intentioned , but hopelessly na\u00efve to the motivations of those who sit in boardrooms . but her cv reveals plenty of experience of operating within the world of pin stripes and double strength lattes .\nworthington grew up on a farm in wales .\ni can remember doing talks at school about saving the whale . i wasn ' t a hippy , but i had a sentimental view of the environment .\nafter studying english literature , she travelled before joining operation raleigh as a fundraiser . it was in the mid - 1990s , working for a conservation charity , that climate change pricked her consciousness . by 2000 she had moved to friends of the earth as a climate - change campaigner . but it was never a natural home for her .\ni didn ' t fit the mould at foe . i was keen to talk to civil servants and talk about the detail of the policy . i ' ve always been pragmatic . foe is a great brand and has a brilliant media team , but i suppose it has quite a limiting perspective .\nsince going into government and the private sector i ' ve noticed things aren ' t as black and white as you ' d like them to be in the ngo world .\na spell at the department for environment , food and rural affairs implementing public awareness campaigns and helping draft the climate change bill , was followed by another career swerve . she became a lobbyist ,\nhead of government relations\n, for scottish and southern energy , one of the uk ' s largest energy companies .\nfor some former colleagues , this role reversal must have seemed as if she had not only danced with the devil but gone back to his place for the proverbial coffee . but her experience has given her a rare insight into the workings of three very different , yet interlocking , worlds .\nworking for the government can be amazing if you can get things going , but there ' s just so much inertia in the system ,\nshe says . by comparison , the private sector was\ngreat\n.\npeople are motivated . meetings are barely tolerated , whereas at ngos everyone loves two to three - hour meetings . government is even worse . in the private sector , i found a refreshing lack of politics .\nwhen i first walked in , they had pinned my old ' carbon dinosaur ' campaigning leaflets to the computer screen to remind me that they knew where i had come from . but i wouldn ' t have gone there if i didn ' t think they were a forward - thinking company .\ni did think briefly , ' what have i done ? ' but in the time i was there , they invested massively in renewables and are one of the few energy companies working to help customers reduce their energy demand . they still do need to sort out what they are doing with coal , though . but then , no one really knows what to do yet .\nworthington says her time at scottish and southern energy taught her that a market - based emissions reduction mechanism , such as the eu ets , is the only option if we are ever to convince polluters to change . she welcomes the announcement by gordon brown on thursday that the energy firms must help pay for homes to be better insulated , but says there are more important things the government could be concentrating on , such as carbon capture and storage ( ccs ) technology - the great , unproven hope for cleaning up coal .\nthe government can ' t expect an incumbent industry to innovate towards ccs . why would they change direction if they are making lots of money now ? they need both a carrot and stick . the [ emissions trading system ] , despite its problems , gives companies both . you need a market .\nyou need to get capitalists interested - that ' s when you get big cash flow . most people think we need credits to be worth \u20ac75 a tonne to get ccs off the ground . that ' s why we must fight to reduce the surplus .\nhaving been a lobbyist myself you can ' t overstate how easy it is to get things done your way . in brussels there is a key vote next month in which the environment council will begin deciding what it thinks the ets allocations should be beyond 2013 .\nevery industrial lobbyist worth their salt has been there all summer . by comparison , there are probably just five or so representatives from the ngos . it ' s a complicated policy and many lobbyists are trying to wreck amendments as we speak .\nregistered as a community interest company in england & wales : company no . 6714443 , trading address : 40 bermondsey street , london , uk , se1 3ud\nvattenfall on monday signed a deal to sell its loss - making german lignite operations to privately - held czech investor eph , confirming a move that will substantially cut the swedish state - owned utility\u2019s carbon footprint .\nthe deal , still needing around two months to be signed off by the swedish government , will cut vattenfall\u2019s ets - regulated exposure to less than 25 million tonnes a year . that\u2019s down from more than 80 million tonnes last year , when it was europe\u2019s second largest emitter .\n\u201cthis divestment of our lignite assets is good strategically , but also financially given current and expected market conditions . we are now accelerating our shift towards a more sustainable production . the sale means more than 75 % of our production will be climate neutral compared to about 50 % today , \u201d said magnus hall , vattenfall\u2019s president and ceo .\n\u201cafter thorough due diligence we are pleased to have found a well - established new owner for the lignite business with approximately 7 , 500 skilled and committed employees , \u201d he added .\nthe deal will transfer the ownership of 8 , 000 mw of installed capacity in power plants jaenschwalde , boxberg , schwarze pumpe and a 50 % stake in lippendorf , as well as four open cast mines .\nthe companies declined to disclose the deal\u2019s value , with some market sources saying it was symbolic , according to reuters .\nvattenfall said it is expecting have sek 22 - 27 billion ( $ 2 . 7 - 3 . 3 billion ) in revenues wiped off its quarterly income statement due to the sale .\nit said it will transfer sek 15 billion in cash holdings along with liabilities , including recultivating the pits , that are estimated at sek 18 billion . the forward power hedges , worth around sek 9 billion , will remain with vattenfall .\neph , with its financial partner ppf investments , will be restricted from selling on any part of the business for five years , and will only be able to pay out dividends after three years .\nwith german power prices having fallen by around 40 % since in 2014 , coal - fired generators face a less certain future that is more reliant on capacity payments from governments .\nvattenfall is keen to lessen its exposure to this market and to regulatory risk , and instead focus on developing its low - carbon assets and strengthen its green credentials .\n\u201cwe want to reduce our co2 exposure , so for us this is the right thing to do and it frees up resources to focus more on renewable energy . we see significant risks when it comes to the development of future electricity price levels . there are also regulatory risks to take into consideration , \u201d said hall .\neph , on the other hand , is betting that german power prices will rebound in the next few years as the german government completes its nuclear phase - out by 2022 .\n\u201con a mid - term perspective , the fundamental dynamics of the energy market are set to recover . with our relevant industry expertise and a cost - disciplined and efficient management of operations we are convinced that lignite is in a position to contribute successfully to the rapidly evolving german power mix\u201d , said eph board member jan springl .\nthe deal means eph , which is owned by investment bank j & t and czech businessman daniel kretinsky , is to become one of europe\u2019s top emitting companies .\nit has been steadily building its european power asset portfolio over the past two years , acquiring the uk\u2019s eggborough and lynemouth power stations , majority stakes in three hungarian gas - fired cogeneration plants , and part of e . on\u2019s italian assets including one coal - fired and six gas - fired plants .\nit also owns german coal mining firm mibrag , which operates three smaller cogeneration coal power stations .\nenvironmental campaigners expressed concern that eph was less likely to safeguard jobs and fulfil its environmental obligations than a more measured coal phase - 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election next year , under rare domestic pressure .\n\u201cneither mass detentions nor criminal cases after march 26 ( the last protest ) worked , \u201d wrote lyubov sobol , a navalny ally , on social media . \u201cpeople are not afraid . \u201d\nnavalny\u2019s wife , yulia , said her husband was detained as he tried to leave their home . reuters witnesses saw a police car leaving his apartment compound at high speed , followed a few minutes later by a minibus carrying about 10 policemen .\nelectricity in his office was cut at around the same time as he was detained , briefly bringing down a live feed of the protests , navalny\u2019s spokeswoman said .\nat a midnight court hearing , a russian judge later found navalny guilty of repeatedly violating the law on organising public meetings and sentenced him to 30 days in prison . navalny served a 15 - day jail term after the protest in march .\nauthorities in moscow said monday\u2019s protest was illegal and drafted in riot police who fired pepper spray and used batons to break it up , detaining people and bundling them onto buses .\nriot police detain a man during an anti - corruption protest organised by opposition leader alexei navalny , on tverskaya street in central moscow . reuters / maxim shemetov\nroman , a 19 - year - old student , said navalny\u2019s campaign against official corruption had struck a chord .\n\u201ci\u2019m sick of the putin system , \u201d he said . \u201cit\u2019s been unchanged for the last 17 years . there is so much evidence that our officials are stealing with impunity . \u201d\ndima , an 18 - year - old florist , said he wanted prime minister medvedev to return what he said were the politician\u2019s ill - gotten gains . medvedev , a close putin ally , flatly denies wrongdoing .\nthe interior ministry said the turnout at the moscow protest was about 4 , 500 - significantly fewer than the numbers estimated by reuters reporters , who put the turnout in the low tens of thousands .\nstate media ignored the demonstrations , broadcasting soviet - style coverage of putin handing out state awards instead .\nnavalny brought thousands onto the streets across russia in march , the largest such protests since a wave of anti - 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general for climate change in new york under secretary - general ban ki - moon .\nearlier , he was acting executive director for conservation ( 2014 ) and policy and science director ( 2012 - 2014 ) at wwf international . he directed the unsg\u2019s climate change support team ( 2008 - 2010 ) and later was executive secretary of the unsg\u2019s high - level panel on global sustainability ( 2010 - 2012 ) . in 2007 he directed the geneva - based un environment management group ( emg ) . during 1993 - 2006 he worked , and over time held many responsibilities at the climate change secretariat ( unfccc ) , initially in geneva and later in bonn .\nhis other assignments included : in the secretariat of the 1992 un conference on environment and development ( earth summit \u201992 ) ; stockholm environment institute ; united nations environment programme ( unep ) ; secretariat of the world commission on environment and development ( brundtland commission ) ; the beijer institute ; and the world council of churches .\nhe has bsc and msc degrees from the massachusetts institute of technology ( mit ) .\nprofessor david karoly is a professor of atmospheric science in the school of earth sciences and the arc centre of excellence for climate system science at the university of melbourne . he is an internationally recognised expert in climate change and climate variability , including greenhouse climate change , stratospheric ozone depletion and interannual climate variations due to el ni\u00f1o - southern oscillation . he was heavily involved in preparation of the fourth assessment report of the intergovernmental panel on climate change ( ipcc ) released in 2007 , in several different roles , and was a review editor of the chapter ' australasia ' in the ipcc fifth assessment report released in 2014 .\nprofessor karoly will spend january to july 2017 as an oxford martin visiting fellow based within the environmental change institute ( eci ) at the school of geography and the environment . professor karoly will work in collaboration with the oxford martin net zero carbon investment initiative and the oxford geoengineering programme . he will also work with the eci\u2019s weather @ home team on the evaluation of perturbed physics experiments for the standard experiment suite .\nappointed as a life peer to the british parliament\u2019s house of lords in 2011 , she is a leading expert on climate change policy and carbon trading . she recently served as the shadow minister for energy and climate change in the house of lords , leading on two energy bills for the shadow ministerial team . when raised to the peerage one leading newspaper commented , \u201cthe house of lords has become a greener and better place\u201d .\nour database of african and international creatives and companies making waves in the design world .\n30 days . 30 designers . 30 reasons to re - elect president obama .\nwith a form follows materials approach , dutch designer piet hein eek creates distinctive designer furniture from scraps of wood .\nbased in rotterdam , jeanne van heeswijk is a visual artist who creates situations in public places to provoke interactions between members of the public .\ncreative review writer rachael steven shares her experience of the first day of design indaba conference 2015 .\nin the north - west of sa , a wall is being built , an open - ended celebration of the skills and artistry of the people , writes neil stemmet .\na swimming pool of dreams\nis the latest immersive project by london - based nigerian designer yinka ilori , telling six narratives of people who pray .\nmap n 1 a diagrammatic representation of the earth\u2019s surface or part of it . 2 what design indaba asked four cape town creatives to redefine\nover the coming months we\u2019ll be dropping some footage of the creatives who lit up design indaba 2017 .\nexperience designer and everyday astronaut , nelly ben hayoun launches the university of the underground to train up young designers as creative soldiers .\nwith studio dror ' s design for suitcase and bag manufacturer tumi , on - 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", "topic": 33}], "title": "construction industry council", "paragraphs": ["the construction industry council is a partner in constructionskills , the sector skills council for construction , along with citb - constructionskills and citb - constructionskills northern ireland .\ncic responds to building act changes with timely submissions on behalf of construction industry council members .\nthe construction industry council has appointed jack pringle as its new deputy chairman . jack succeeds keith clarke\nthe construction leadership council ( clc ) works between industry and government to identify and deliver actions supporting uk construction in building greater efficiency , skills and growth .\nthe construction industry council ( cic ) was formed in 2007 under the construction industry council ordinance ( cap . 587 ) . the cic consists of a chairman and 24 members representing various sectors of the industry including employers , professionals , academics , contractors , workers , independent persons and government officials .\nthe society now has 2814 members from all sectors of the construction industry . it is run by a council of 20 elected members .\nthe construction industry council ( cic ) was formed in 1991 by the six construction professional and member organisations with the aim of providing a united voice for research and policy on the irish construction sector .\nthe new zealand construction industry council ( cic ) is a not - for - profit industry association of associations in the building and construction , design and property sectors . it is the collaborative voice of the built environment industry in new zealand and operates at the interface between government ( central and local ) and industry .\ncic represents the workers in the design and construction industry , with cic member bcito being key to the industry training review .\nthe four founding members of the hkgbc , namely construction industry council ( cic ) , business environment council limited ( bec ) , beam society limited ( bsl ) , and professional green building council limited ( pgbc ) , represent every stage of the building life cycle and green building value chain .\na new construction industry action plan to make buildings and public spaces more inclusive .\nthe construction industry council of westchester and hudson valley , inc . , is a professional trade organization representing more than 600 businesses who are the core of the region\u2019s construction industry , including contractors , suppliers , consultants , and other professionals .\ncomputation and publication of construction cost indices ( cci ) . also to develop other economic indicators specific to the construction industry :\nexclusive research from the construction industry training board ( citb ) shows th . . .\nat its council meeting on tuesday 10 june keith clarke was appointed as the new chairman of the construction industry council . the rt hon nick raynsford mp , cic\u2019s former chairman , now becomes deputy chairman in accordance with cic\u2019s rules & byelaws .\ncic member organisations are peak bodies in their fields of expertise in the design and construction industry . for example , the nz green building council is the peak body representing the interests of sustainable design and construction .\nconstruction products association \u2013 the uk\u2019s manufacturers and distributors of construction products and materials .\nthe membership panel will report via the board to the council of cic . in the event of any disagreement the decision of the council of cic will be final .\n\u00a9 2018 hong kong green building council limited . all rights reserved . \u00a9 2018 \u9999\u6e2f\u7da0\u8272\u5efa\u7bc9\u8b70\u6703\u6709\u9650\u516c\u53f8\u7248\u6b0a\u6240\u6709\nthis website has been set up to act as a portal for the work of the council and its members , and to provide information , reports and data on the construction industry .\nconstruction industry training board ( citb ) will now actively seek a new head of . . .\nto work effectively within the design and construction industry , specifically between regulators and industry stakeholders , to continuously improve efficiency , resilience , quality and professionalism .\na new industry response group made up of government and the construction industry will help ensure the sector can meet the challenges following the grenfell tower fire .\ncic recognises the importance to the property development members and wider construction industry of earthquake prone building reviews .\nnew industry group to ensure construction sector ready to meet building challenges after grenfell tower - gov . uk\nthe 2050 group comprises dynamic industry young professionals , who represent a wide range of disciplines across the built environment . the group was established in 2010 to feed into the innovation and growth team review led by the construction industry council and paul morrell , chief construction advisor to the government at the time .\ncidc and the actuarial society of india signed a memorandum of understanding to develop as set of insurance products for the construction industry . this is expected to facilitate easy credit to the risk - prone construction industry .\nthe cic\u2019s members make up the organisation\u2019s council . membership of the cic falls into three categories ;\ncic is the front - door to the construction industry for consultation and feedback for proposed building code changes .\nservice for its member bodies to meet the requirements of the human rights act 1998 . all members of the construction industry council have the option to subscribe to the service but only subscribing members are able to use it .\nmr . chan is the chairman of the construction industry council . he is a quantity surveyor with over 40 years of experience in the construction field . previously , he was the chairman of the construction industry training authority and vice - president of hong kong construction association . mr . chan is a fellow member of the hong kong institute of surveyors . he is an honorary fellow and a court member of the city university of hong kong .\ncany jersey firm , sole trader , or ( in the case of partnerships ) individuals operating in the jersey construction industry , or reliant upon the jersey construction industry for their livelihood , are eligible to become full members of the jecc .\ncic understands the importance of health & safety changes during 2016 , by working closely with the construction safety council and worksafe , as well as cic member sitesafe .\nspeaking on his appointment jack said : \u201ccic is the construction industry\u2019s voice to government , as well as being the co - ordinator of important pan - industry issues like safety and skills .\nthe diversity & inclusion panel is a collaborative forum and platform for members of all construction disciplines and professional bodies to identify and promote diversity policy and activities within the construction industry .\nthe executive board acts as the main policy and strategy vehicle of the council . the executive board comprises : -\nthe council was instrumental in the creation of the \u2018strategic review of the construction industry\u2019 ( 1996 ) , the \u2018forum for the construction industry ( 1997 - 2006 ) \u2019 , \u2018 jobs and infrastructure : a plan for national recovery \u2019 ( 2009 ) , and \u2018building a better ireland : investing in infrastructure and the built environment to support ireland\u2019s smart economy\u2019 ( 2010 ) .\ntogether , these organisations form responses to government requests for information through combined and collaborative submissions that represent design and construction industry interests .\nbuild uk \u2013 the leading representative organisation for the construction industry . by bringing together client , contractors and the trade associations representing over 11 , 500 specialist contractors and other organisations committed to industry collaboration , build uk represents in excess of 40 % of uk construction .\nthe construction industry council appointed tony burton as its new chairman at a meeting of its council members yesterday afternoon . tony succeeds jack pringle , managing director of pringle brandon perkins + will , in this role for a two year term of office , starting with immediate effect . jack pringle now becomes deputy chairman for a year , in accordance with cic\u2019s rules and byelaws .\nthe peak council whose 11 member agencies are responsible for procurement , construction and asset management policy for the australian , state and territory governments . papua new guinea is an associate member .\nat a meeting with government , the industry acknowledged that it needs to help coordinate the construction industry\u2019s response to the challenges of implementing recommendations from the ieap and government . to ensure firms can meet these challenges the new group will lead the industry\u2019s response and ensure the sector can meet any new demands .\nthis study task force , headed by russell nix as chairman and consisting of 28 member associations , became the construction industry council . after years of hard work the new code was adopted and became law on march 10 , 1963 . the principle features of the code were :\nlooking for a case ? take advantage of our many useful links , covering case law as well as the construction act , industry bodies and much more . we also have a database of construction law courses .\nin april , 2002 , rbi issued guidelines for removal of cap on lending to construction industry with the provision of the above mentioned lending norms .\nyour organisation will be connected to the wider design and construction industry and be able to share and receive information of value to your members in turn .\nnon - local construction sector firms , or other jersey based organisations , can become associate members of the jecc . the first associate member was highlands college who are the principal provider of training for the jersey construction industry .\n/ templates / pagetemplates / newsarticle . aspx ? id = 122379 & epslanguage ; = en - gb\n> rapid response by construction industry to carillion collapse\nconsultancy is outperforming other areas of industry in attracting women and people from bame background .\nwe fight like hell for the construction industry and the development community to win approval of projects . then we fight like hell so that our member companies are in a position to win the work and deliver premium - quality construction services .\nto initiate activities for the development of the indian construction industry . hon ' ble deputy chairman , planning commission is the patron and dr . uddesh kohli is the chairman of cidc . the council started functioning in full swing from august 1996 and has taken up several important projects related to several vital issues of concern .\nthe cic is a collaborative group for information , networking , research and advocacy towards a better built environment for all new zealanders . an executive council leads the proactive strategy and a wider general council informs and connects . the cic interacts with users of the built environment through the media and through cic members .\napplications for both full and associate membership should be directed to the cic\u2019s chief executive , graham watts , who will advise on eligibility . all applications are considered by the council and membership becomes effective at the beginning of the quarter that follows the relevant council meetings in january , april , july and september .\nthe 2050 group has worked together to determine what they would like the construction industry of the future to be like , with particular focus on the period 2020 \u2013 2050 .\nthe cic complements the work of council members by undertaking strategic reports , engaging external expertise and providing a united voice on mutual areas of concern and interest .\nthe main functions of the cic are to forge consensus on long - term strategic issues , convey the industry ' s needs and aspirations to the government , provide professional training and registration services , and serve as a communication channel between the government and the construction industry .\napproved inspector applicants must possess an appropriate building control qualification and / or be a full chartered member of one of the professional or regulatory bodies that are full members of the construction industry council ( normally the rics , cabe or ciob ) . applicants must also be able to demonstrate at least five years direct experience in a building control environment .\nthe group contributed to the uk - gbc \u201cplan for growth\u201d report , which was published in may 2012 . the group was approached by deloitte for its answer to the question \u2018 how can the green construction board better deliver a sustainable construction industry by 2050 ? \u2019\ncontact us if your organisation is a peak body and is interested to work alongside other organisations to lift the performance of the construction industry . what is the value proposition of membership ?\nall new cic members , associates and honorary affiliates are approved by cic council , based on recommendations from the cic board and compliance with the relevant agreed membership criteria .\na world - class construction sector that creates value and opportunities for all new zealanders .\nscl north america has launched a new website at urltoken . the society , founded in 2017 , is currently recruiting members from all sectors of the construction industry within the united states and canada .\namong those who choose to disclose ethnicity , the bame population is 11 . 3 % of the industry ;\nestablished in 1988 with just five founder members , cic now occupies a key role within the uk construction industry providing a single voice for professionals in all sectors of the built environment through its collective membership of 500 , 000 individual professionals and more than 25 , 000 firms of construction consultants .\nproductivity challenge\u2013 supporting employer and industry competitiveness through upskilling and improved levels of health , safety , competence and efficiency .\nwith total coverage of over 207 , 000 industry professionals , the report provides a significant insight into the industry\u2019s progress since the first cic diversity panel report was published in 2009 , ahead of the introduction of the 2010 equality act .\nconstruction products association represents the uk\u2019s manufacturers and distributors of construction products and materials . it is committed to raising the profile of their industry and members\u2019 businesses , helping grow the market and reducing regulatory risk . the sector directly provides jobs for 300 , 000 people across 22 , 000 companies and has an annual turnover of more than \u00a355 billion . the cpa is the leading voice to promote and campaign for this vital uk industry .\nissued by a range of organisations , including government departments and regulatory bodies , on behalf of the membership to ensure that the industry has a clear , strong voice in discussions which affect construction and the built environment .\nother economic pointers , such as per capita expenditure on construction , are being computed by cidc .\nthus begins a new phase in which the acceptability of construction sector as borrowers has improved substantially .\nhanging by a slender thread : design obligations in construction contracts following mt h\u00f8jgaard v e . on\nthe overarching aims of the cic are to deal with issues of common interest for the construction industry , and to act as the cohesive voice for the sector on high - level policy issues by engaging with stakeholders accordingly .\nprovides listing and accreditation schemes for the coating industry . apas tests and certifies paints and coatings and pccp accredits painting contractors .\ncidc has constituted a financing committee , comprising of hudco , idbi , iba , state bank of india and the representatives of construction industry to work out a harmonized eligibility criteria for lending to construction entities . these criteria have been laid down and recommended for implementation . several banks have announced implementation of these criteria for enhancement of lending to construction . further detailing in terms of the following issues is being discussed as a follow up measure :\nfeel free to get in touch with us if you are seeking industry views , support or guidance on current or emerging issues affecting the built environment . we are here to contribute and influence built environment outcomes , and the quality and performance of industry .\nthe breadth and depth of its membership means that cic is the only single body able to speak with authority on the diverse issues connected with construction without being constrained by the self - interest of any particular sector of the industry .\nthe construction sector remains in need of financial support while sizable funds available with banks / financial institutions remain unutilised . lenders do not have a reasonably sound and reliable system for risk assessment in the construction sector .\nlow carbon challenge\u2013 providing clarity and support on skills needs in response to increasing demands on industry and potential new markets opening up .\nthe group fed into the low carbon construction igt final report , which was issued on 29th november 2010 .\nthe building contractors association of westchester and mid - hudson , inc . serves as the region\u2019s authoritative source for answers to the building industry\u2019s toughest questions , providing fast , reliable information to its members on virtually every subject related to building construction .\nthe wto regime is presenting new opportunities and challenges . acceptability & employability of indian technical professionals hinges upon harmonized contents \u2013 both in training & in practice . cidc\u2019s efforts to help establish engineering council of india , under the auspices of planning commission , ministries of hrd & commerce together with industry and academic bodies , is a firm step towards accomplishing this objective .\nsetting up arbitration & dispute resolution centre for construction contracts ( for details see www . ciac . in ) .\nassocham initiated its endeavor of value creation for indian industry in 1920 . it is also referred to as the\nchamber of chambers\nhaving in its fold more than 400 industry chambers , trade associations and serving more than 4 , 50 , 000 corporate members from all over .\norganisations within the built environment which speak for a defined group , or groups , of members , but are not eligible for admission as a full member of council , may be admitted as associate members . associate members are entitled to attend cic general meetings , seminars and conferences , and are invited to participate in and comment on the development of all aspects of the council\u2019s work and receive all information produced by cic . cic\u2019s associate members are as follows :\nbeing part of a successful constructionskills partnership enables us to capitalise on our broad scope and national reach , and to seize the opportunities presented to us as a leading sector skills council . to visit the skills website urltoken : and urltoken\ncidc\u2019s concept of construction equipment bank is a reality now . cidc has prepared general guidelines for the establishment of construction equipment bank ( s ) . the first such bank has already started functioning in the name of indian infrastructure equipment trust ltd .\nseveral construction entities have got themselves graded under this scheme . for details please see the \u201cgrading watch\u201d section of this website .\nthis annual seminar is for those considering specialising in construction and for junior or recently appointed staff encountering construction issues for the first time . it provides a general introduction to many of the widely encountered principles , as well as identifying some current \u2018hot topics\u2019\nsince its foundation in 1983 , the society of construction law has worked to promote for the public benefit education , study and research in the field of construction law and related subjects ( including adr , arbitration and adjudication ) , both in the uk and overseas .\ntraining and testing logistics provided by existing institutions / industry . they may become regional constituent institutions ( cis ) or their partner institutions ( pis ) under the scheme .\n/ templates / pagetemplates / newsarticle . aspx ? id = 122399 & epslanguage ; = en - gb\n> citb research : industry must respond to brexit skills challenge\na full list of cic member organisations , how to become a member and organisation web - links is in the members section below : members of the public may wish to contact one of these cic member organisations directly . government , design and construction industry , and media are all welcome to contact us .\ncic member organisations work collaboratively for the good of the wider industry and not for individual organisation memberships alone . this additionality is a key part of cici\u0301s unique point of difference .\nwe understand how concerned people are about the safety of buildings and we would like to reassure the public that the uk construction industry is working with urgency to respond to advice published by the government . this irg will demonstrate leadership and , acting as a focal point , provide a collective response to government and other stakeholders .\nthe risk management briefings cover aspects of liability pertinent to those in the construction professions and allied bodies . these publications are continually reviewed and updated .\nvocational & job oriented training for the secondary level students : this programme has been launched to educate students about few basics of construction and to generate interest , so that they can opt for construction as a career in their future . this programme will also improve the general awareness of school students on construction activities and enable them to become self - sufficient to understand the importance and requirements in day - to - day maintenance work at home .\nthis website contains reports and documents produced by the cic and its members . it also provides links to other useful sources of information on the irish construction sector and built environment . taken together , these diverse reports provide useful information and policy recommendations on a wide range of issues affecting the irish construction sector .\nthe cic 2050 group are running a serious of speed mentoring events in conjunction with various businesses within the built environment industry . for further details on ongoing events visit the cic events page urltoken\n) is a process that enables every aspect of design quality to be assessed at each stage of the construction process from inception through to post occupancy analysis .\nour partners and businesses each have individual identities and accountabilities . yet we all belong to a single enterprise , and our success depends on working together effectively towards achieving our mission for the industry .\nthe industry response group ( irg ) will complement the work of the independent expert advisory panel ( ieap ) established in june 2017 by government to advise on immediate steps to ensure building safety .\na new book has been published by the european society of construction law . it contains accounts of the law of twelve major european jurisdictions in relation to a range of construction matters . it is available at a cost of \u00a375 plus postage . more details in this flyer . the book can be purchased online here .\nthe planning & building control today website is the place to come for compelling and informative features , news and products for a diverse audience serving a wide construction sector .\nincorporates all on - site building and plumbing requirements into a single code . the ncc sets the minimum requirements for the design , construction and performance of buildings throughout australia .\ncic has published a new \u2018users\u2019 guide to adjudication\u2019 , which replaces the construction umbrella bodies adjudication task group \u201cusers\u2019 guide to adjudication\u201d produced in april 2003 . more information here .\nthe membership panel will be responsible for the ongoing committees , panels and task forces set up as part of the membership service and agreed by members at the agm each year . these committees , panels , and task forces will report to the board and council via the membership panel . this will include responsibility for the nations & regions of cic .\ncidc has now been appointed by director general of employment & training , ministry of labour & employment , govt . of india to certify skill of construction workers in 39 trades .\na process that enables every aspect of design quality to be assessed at each stage of the construction process , from inception to post occupancy analysis . the solution to improving design quality .\nresponsible for developing and managing a uniform , national approach to building codes and building standards through the national construction code ( ncc ) series , and the development of effective regulatory systems .\nto address the concerns of the lenders , cidc commenced a series of initiatives , most of which have already been implemented . the cidc - icra grading system provides accurate assessment of the risk profiles of the projects and the agencies . lender\u2019s engineer panel provides a pool of specialized agencies / personnel for monitoring funds application and ongoing assessment during the lifetime of the projects . insurance products , proposed by cidc cover risks that are specific to the construction industry .\na major chunk of construction equipment owned by companies remains unutilised for large parts of the year . the idle equipment requires maintenance . depreciation adds further to the unproductive costs of the company . wtith total equipment stock of over rs 75 , 000 crores in the country & with additional requirements of rs 9000 crores every year , efficient utilization of construction equipment will result in huge savings for a capital starved economy .\ncidc has established about 19 institutes , throughout the country , for training and certification of construction workers in various trades . regular examinations are being held in these institutes and certificates are being awarded to the successful candidates .\ncidc has constituted a committee for arbitration and dispute resolution in construction contracts under the chairmanship of shri o . p . goel , former director general , cpwd to look into this vital issue and to establish an enabling mechanism .\nformed in july 2010 , the all party parliamentary group for excellence in the built environment has the remit to present a holistic and overarching view from all sectors involved in the planning , design , construction , management and maintenance of the built environment .\ntraining & certification of construction workers & supervisors : requirements are enormous and obstacles many . for example , construction workers are seasonal , migrant and itinerant . their place of work , project and their employers , all keep changing . they are in an unorganized sector . employers seldom invest in their training , workers cannot sacrifice their earning time for attending courses , training centres are non - existent and so on . recognising these problems , cidc has initiated an ambitious project jointly with ignou . cidc \u2013 ignou scheme has the following features :\nthe new system is comprehensive and elaborate . it takes into account every major factor that has a bearing on the success of a construction venture . the system also covers all entities concerned , viz . , the contractor , the owner , the consultant and the project .\nbusiness risks in construction are somewhat greater than in most other business ventures . the insurance sector in india has not yet recognized the scope of operating in this sector . only three policies are available ( plant and machinery policy , all risk policy and workmen\u2019s compensation act policy ) . cidc has proposed 10 new insurance products as an immediate requirement .\nthis protocol was prepared by the society of construction law for determining extensions of time and compensation for delay and disruption . the 2nd edition has been published , superseding both the 1st edition of the protocol and rider 1 to the 1st edition of the protocol . you can download it for free , or order hard copies ( with a discount for bulk orders ) .\n\u201cclimate change , coupled with ever increasing urbanisation , population growth and scarcity of resources , moves the roles of the professional bodies to the core of the debate . this is an incredibly challenging and exciting time for the sector . \u201d\n( cic ) has taken on new chairman , it has emerged . professor john nolan was inaugurated during the 100\nprofessor nolan will remain in the position for two years , with immediate effect , and replaces tony burton . burton , who is a senior partner at gardiner & theobald , will become deputy chairman for a year in accordance with the bylaws and rules of the cic .\nnolan started his career as a labourer and eventually founded two engineering consultancies , one of which ( nolan associates ) he still chairs . he is the past president of the\n. he has more than 40 years experience within the sector , and has been responsible for projects up to the value of \u00a3300m .\nhe also founded and is the chair of a property development firm , as well as a non - executive director of a power company .\nfor the past two years . jack pringle studied at bristol university before qualifying as an architect . he worked for sir phillip powell at powell and moya for eight years , working on social housing and other public sector projects . in the early 80s jack started his own practice which became pringle brandon . jack led ground breaking research , 20 / 20 vision , in the mid 90s , which led to the world\u2019s first major flat screen technology dealing room for barclays capital .\ni am delighted to have been appointed as deputy chair to support and then follow gordon masterson as chair . \u201d\n, both of whom have been chosen because they are unquestionably the best people for the job . these appointments show the breadth and diversity of the built environment professions represented by\ntony burton is the second qs and fellow of the rics to become chairman of cic . chris vickers cbe was the first ( 1996 - 98 ) . tony has been cic deputy chairman over the past year .\njohn nolan , past president of the institution of structural engineers as vice chairman for 2014 - 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", "topic": 10}], "title": "open loop new york", "paragraphs": ["open loop new york just hit the streets with new management , and people are raving about their incredible sightseeing bus tours ! now , open loop new york is offering even more bus tou . . . read more\n\u201copen loop\u201d new york is aiming for some 200 , 000 passengers in the first year , according to company officials .\nlaunched sightseeing buses in new york under the name\nopen loop new york ,\nstrengthening its presence in the u . s . , while also diversifying its activities .\nopen loop new york is now better than ever , with new management , upgraded tour narration and twice as many of their hop on / hop off buses than ever before . open loop ' s happy cu . . . read more\nnew york certainly is a magnificent place ; from the city\u2019s glittering bridges to its iconic buildings , the opportunity to discover is never out of reach . with open loop new york . . . read more\nif you\u2019re looking to get a beautifully intimate glimpse of new york city , open loop new york has just the ticket for you . this sightseeing company offers a number of bus to . . . read more\nfrom times square and the empire state building to the bustling neighborhoods of brooklyn , new york city has so much for a tourist to see . open loop new york will help you exper . . . read more\nhi , marcy ! that is , indeed , a beautiful view ! we appreciate your great feedback and feel like you had the full open loop new york experience we offer our guests ! we ' re glad you had a wonderful time with us and in nyc . best , the open loop new york team\nwith open loop new york ' s new and improved\nhop on , hop off\nbus tours , visitors can see the city that never sleeps with more energy and excitement than ever before . open l . . . read more\nif you\u2019re looking for the best sightseeing tour in new york city , look no further than open loop new york . providing tourists with \u201chop - on , hop - off\u201d bus tours complete with tour g . . . read more\nthere ' s so much more new york city to discover ! open loop new york is proud to introduce their newest bus tour route along the upper west side of manhattan . so , the next time yo . . . read more\nlocating the bus on a mobile device is just as easy as hopping on and off . open loop new york\u2019s 40 stops throughout the city provide tourists with easy travel planning .\nopen loop new york is the big apple ' s newest and most exciting sightseeing tour offering . our new fleet of double - decker buses shows you the best of new york city , and gives you the flexibility to\nhop on hop off\nat 40 different stops on both our . . .\njoseph , it is unfortunate to hear you did not enjoy your experience with open loop . many of our tour\u2026\nopen loop new york is manhattan\u2019s leading \u201chop on , hop off\u201d bus tour company . with tour packages that take nyc by storm , their buses hit all the major sightseeing destinations quic . . . read more\nopen loop new york is the city ' s premier tour bus company . featuring an impressive fleet of comfortable double - decker buses , this tour guide service offers plenty of tour packages to . . . read more\nthis month , open loop new york teamed up with urltoken to host a group of talented instagrammers on a double - decker tour of nyc . throughout the instameet series , even lifelong n . . . read more\n* this article appears in the september 18 , 2017 , issue of new york magazine .\na city as energetic as new york city deserves to be toured with the best guides . open loop new york\u2019s flexible sightseeing packages put tourists in the front row of the city of lights . call ( 212 ) 371 - 6736 today to reserve tickets or visit their website for their daily schedule and specials .\nopen loop new york is manhattan ' s newest and most exciting hop - on hop - off sightseeing bus tour offering . covering uptown , downtown , midtown , brooklyn , bronx , and night tours , all of \u2026\nif you\u2019re visiting nyc during an upcoming holiday , open loop new york has some of the best tour guides available . whether you\u2019re just visiting for a day or the whole weekend , they of . . . read more\nenter here for you chance to win 4 free nyc bus tour tickets ! open loop new york is manhattan ' s premier \u201chop on , hop off\u201d sightseeing bus tour company . our double decker tours of . . . read more\nfor a limited time only , the best tour bus company in the big apple , open loop new york , is offering a sweetheart of a deal ! in honor of valentine\u2019s day , they\u2019re doing an across . . . read more\nwith open loop new york , you have the guidance of a trusted tour guide with the freedom to get off and explore the city as you desire . their fleet of double - decker buses will give yo . . . read more\nnow open ! the marketplace , an all - new eco - friendly dining experience , features an open concept kitchen with a sleek and modern design accompanied by warm , rustic touches .\nopen loop new york offers the best hop on , hop off bus tours in the city , allowing you to explore the big apple and everything it has to offer . in addition to one of the largest flee . . . read more\nwant to discover all there is to do in new york ? click here for a full list .\nlooking to experience all that the big apple has to offer ? when you book a sightseeing tour with open loop new york , you can take advantage of the company ' s hop - on , hop - off bus . . . read more\nin new york . this seems to be a common sentiment , as several visitors left similarly positive comments .\nthank you for your review , regina ! we ' re happy you enjoyed our tours and customer service ! however , open loop ny and top view are two different companies and we can speak only for open loop ny . we ' re glad you appreciated our audio - system . it ' s very useful for . . .\ni read a lot of different bus reviews before heading to new york , and most all of them were so negative , i almost didn ' t do any ! took a chance on open loop ( top view ) and i was not disappointed . i ' m not sure what these other . . .\njust letting you know we were very excited to get around manhattan on the open loop tour bus . we did the downtown loop . hop off and hop on is not as quick n easy as it sounds . we wasted so much time waiting for the . . .\nnew for 2018 , enjoy the marketplace , an all - new eco - friendly dining experience , featuring an innovative and unique menu and open concept kitchen with a sleek , modern design accompanied by warm , rustic touches .\nhgtv is a never - ending fantasy loop . look deeper , and it gets pretty ugly .\nprivacy terms about us contact us media kit ad choices site map rss newsletters press careers \u00a92018 , new york media llc . view all trademarks\nopen loop new york caters to the array of international tourists by including audio guide narrations in nine languages : english , french , german , korean , chinese , japanese , portuguese , spanish , and italian . their knowledgeable tour guides are well - versed on the city\u2019s attractions to provide a memorable experience for tourists from all over the world .\ndouble - decker , open top bus tours that offer a huge range of loop tours that can be combined with other attractions . the guide does not accompany guests off the bus . they also offer\nopen loop new york also provides unlimited rides for tourists to explore at their own pace with tickets beginning at $ 27 . 1 , 2 , 3 , and 5 ticket packages are available , including museums , cruises , and more . 2 , 3 , and 5 day tickets include admission to the new york water taxi to see the statue of liberty . the 3 day ticket includes admission to ripley\u2019s believe it or not ! museum in times square . reserve tickets online and receive a 10 % discount .\nvisiting new york can be an exciting and bewildering experience . if you\u2019re looking for a nice overview of the entire city , you might want to consider the\non a tour of new york city . this tour has received particularly positive reviews from families and couples , so you can feel safe bringing larger groups .\n. anyone looking to experience new york during both the day and night will no doubt get a lot of value out of both of these bus tours .\nchef chikara yamada brings a new wave of japanese cuisine to new yorkers , featuring kushiage , fried skewers of fish , meat and vegetables , and other inventive japanese dishes with chef yamada ' s signature european flair , served in an omakase style . born in japan , chef chikara yamada started cooking when he was a teenager . after training at acclaimed three - star restaurant , el bulli in spain , he returned to tokyo to open his namesake restaurant yamada chikara , a small restaurant in azabu serving inventive japanese cuisine . in 2018 , chef yamada opened yamada chikara new york , bringing kushiage omakase to new york . more\nexperience a new way of fine - dining , centered around artful cuisine . more\nthis post reviews and compares the various different bus tour options available to you in nyc , including hop - on - hop - off , fully guided , themed and night tours . so , which new york bus tour is best ? tip : many of the bus tours mentioned below are included in one form or another with the new york tourist passes .\nreally enjoyed full downtown tour . tour guide allen was so good & interesting we stayed on for whole loop ! good job !\nvip is definitely recommended . warm welcome by all the staff . no queues , straight to the top . beautiful building & an amazing view of new york . loved the whole experience .\nthere\u2019s something truly magical about new york city at holiday time . from the famous thanksgiving day parade to the majestic rockefeller center christmas tree , there is so much to . . . read more\nin addition to their highly rated daily tour , this company also provides one of the longest and most detailed night tours in new york . clocking in at 4 \u00bd hours in length , the\nnew york city is filled with delicious restaurants and caf\u00e9s ready to serve you incredible meals . if you\u2019re in town visiting for just a few days , it\u2019s difficult to decide on which . . . read more\ncome hop on an open loop bus ! watch how it blows through reds forcing pedestrians in the crosswalk to hop out of the way and nearly hit other drivers . watch as it blocks intersections without a care in the world ! be sure to take lots of photos of the cyclists it ' s nearly run over as it goes through red lights that have been red for at least 30 seconds ! if you ' d rather not die on an open loop tour get your self a map and a metro card . they seem to only employ drivers who are extremely dangerous .\ninit has worked closely with york region transit to develop , test and roll out the mobile - eco2 driver support system .\nsummer is the ideal season to visit new york city . central park is in full bloom , the city streets are bustling with life and energy , and there is plenty to do and see both indoors a . . . read more\nbe sure to also read our post comparing the various tourist discount passes , such as the new york pass , citypass and the explorer pass , which may be even a better fit for you . all passes include some form of bus tour .\nopen multiple screens anytime , anywhere , big or small . deliver companion content for work or entertainment into any physical space . walk with them or leave them hanging .\nyou finally did it ! you planned an epic , once - in - a - lifetime vacation to new york city\u2026in the middle of winter . lots of savvy travelers choose to visit the big apple in the off - season . . . read more\ntwo sightseeing routes are now available , one north of manhattan , the other in the south . featuring some 40 stops in total , the routes take in new york ' s iconic sites and areas , such as times square , broadway and the empire state building .\nbeing a tourist in new york city is a job all its own . with so many sights to see , places to visit , and things to do , there\u2019s almost no question \u2014 why wouldn ' t you hire a tour guide ? . . . read more\nnote : if you are considering a tourist attraction pass , the new york pass includes big bus tickets on all of their passes , whether it be 1 day or 10 days . be sure to read our post comparing all the different tourist pass options in nyc .\nbig bus is the best - reviewed hop - on , hop - off bus tour in nyc and the company regards itself as the premium hop - on - hop - off bus service in new york city . this company sports an overall 4 out of 5 stars rating on\ngovernor abbott called harvey \u201cone of the largest disasters america has ever faced , \u201d and warned against expecting a speedy recovery . \u201cwe need to recognize it will be a new normal , a new and different normal for this entire region , \u201d he said .\n\u201cit was part of a brand new luxury residential building , \u201d she said . \u201cthis was the sales office for the building . \u201d\nyou know it from your favorite woody allen film or sex and the city episode . whether you dream of combing east village bookshops or sipping martinis in the meatpacking district , there ' s something here for you . skim our highlights and you will fall in love in a new york minute .\nthe master plan for the cornell tech campus divides campus construction into three phases to be complete in 2043 with the total construction of 2 million square feet and 2 . 5 acres of public open space . at each phase , design will follow key principles including creating a river - to - river experience from all vantage points , a variety of open spaces , and a livable , sustainable campus .\nmagic leap one allows web developers to optimize for content extraction and spatial browsing , enabling new ways to shop and explore with 3d objects .\nthank you for your review , cee . we ' re disappointed you were not satisfied with your experience . we ' re working hard to improve our services . we hope you give us another chance and try our night tour . it ' s spectacular especially on new york ' s beautiful summer nights .\nsimilar to gray line bus and big bus tours , city sights ny provides loop tours of the city with a guide who remains on the bus for the duration of the trip . they also offer combo packages .\nneither broker group disclosed the asking rents at the location , but average asking rents for retail spaces in the midtown area between 35th street and 59th street jumped 43 percent in the past year to $ 190 per square foot , according to the most recent retail report by the real estate board of new york .\nthank you for the feedback . we appreciate your honest opinion . that ' s disappointing to hear our audio - recording didn ' t work for you . we ' re constantly working on improving our services and will put an effort to fix that . we still hope you enjoyed seeing new york from the . . .\nthe cornell tech campus spans 12 acres on roosevelt island , including two acres of public open space with spectacular views of manhattan and queens , designed by world - renowned landscape design firm james corner field operations . the entire campus design is focused on fostering collaboration and innovation , which is reflected in the landscape . the open space is designed with many areas for students , faculty , staff and visitors to sit , talk and collaborate .\n. an overwhelming majority of customers have reported that their trip around new york was not only memorable , but historically accurate as well . some have even said that this tour is great for all audiences , suggesting that you need not be a fan of hip hop to learn a lot about the city while on your trip .\njust like the paris\nopen tour ,\nwhich is also operated by ratp dev , an audio guide is available in eight languages relating to the city\u2019s history and monuments by means of a dialogue between two actors .\nphotos of the opening and closing bells are available via associated press / new york , reuters america , getty images , bloomberg photo and european press agency . b - roll of the nyse trading floor is available five minutes prior to the opening and closing bell feeds . the opening bell feed ( begins at 9 : 28 a . m . et ) and closing bell feed ( begins at 3 : 58 p . m . et ) are available via encompass loop # 4090 . media seeking footage via the switch should contact nyse broadcast at the number below .\nthis fun and educational trip actually comes from the company that brought you the ride . the tour is less about the performance ( there are no singers or dancers along the route ) than it is about the city itself . if you\u2019re not interested in a more theatrical journey around new york , you may want to consider this trip instead .\nif you interested taking both a boat and bus tour while visiting new york , it\u2019s often cheapest to purchase those two tickets as part of a combo deal . many companies offer a variety of combinations , including helicopter tours and museums tickets as well . child prices are even less , but they vary . click the company links for more details .\nconnect in physical space with others , digitally . it\u2019s a new way to communicate and share experiences with friends and colleagues . call it collaboration for another dimension .\nthere ' s truly no best or worst time to visit new york , because this city is alive 24 / 7 / 365 . that being said , those on a budget should look to plan a trip between january and april , when prices will be ( at least a little ) cheaper . also , summer travelers should plan 6 months ahead .\nreviews for the manhattan experience are almost entirely positive . guests indicate that their tour guides are very helpful and friendly , providing a lot of useful information about new york during the trip . several customers were very happy with all of the different attractions included on this outing . some visitors even went so far as to suggest that this tour was worth every penny .\nno one takes you to manhattan \u2014 the center of the universe , with the biggest and the best of everything \u2014 faster , more comfortably , and less expensively than metro - north railroad . there\u0092s plenty of frequent service ( so you can come and go as you please ) ; lots of seats for you , your family , and friends ; and overhead racks for your new - found treasures . best of all , our\nnew york city getaways\npackages save you big money on some of manhattan ' s biggest attractions .\nare mixed . gray line has earned an overall rating of 3 \u00bd out of 5 stars , but they\u2019ve only received roughly 100 more positive reviews than negative . as with most bus services in new york , the negative comments focused mostly on long wait times . sadly , this isn\u2019t necessarily the fault of the company , but they still get blamed for the queue .\nin compliance with the ada / aoda , should you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a currently open position with infor , please call ( 678 ) 319 - 8000 or email us at adaaa @ urltoken .\ncbre new jersey brokers matthew corpuel and stephen d\u2019amato also negotiated a 13 , 000 - square - foot lease in carlstadt , n . j . for the french company\u2019s bus depot .\namtrak apta brt chicago transit authority fta high speed rail light rail mbta mci motorcoach new flyer nj transit paratransit rail rail safety safety sustainability u . s . dot university transit vehicle purchase\nwill take you past some of the most popular destinations in the entire city , including locations such as times square , chelsea market , chinatown and greenwich village . this excursion also includes at least one short walking tour and a boat tour which departs from the base of the brooklyn bridge . discover how new york city changes when the sun goes down ! available daily from 5 : 30 pm \u2013 10 pm .\nscott\u2019s pizza tours are the premier pizza tours of new york city . scott\u2019s offerings are primarily walking tours . however , on sundays , scott offers a pizza bus tour that reaches the outer boroughs of nyc . free tours by foot guests are given $ 2 off on all of scott\u2019s tours . to get the discount , be sure to plug in freebyfoot at checkout . click here to to learn about scott\u2019s pizza tours .\nspend at least five days in order to see new york like a local . manhattan is the ultimate walking city , densely packed and not very long or wide . you won ' t have to go very far and you ' ll find broadway plays to see , districts and restaurants to explore , drinks to be had , bookstores and botanical gardens to browse . and don\u2019t miss a walk on the highline or the brooklyn bridge !\ninterested in finding the best eats in new york ? here are our favorites . pizza : check out roberta\u2019s , a legendary brooklyn institution . classic bagels and lox : head to russ & daughters on the lower east side . authentic diner experience : empire diner and tom\u2019s restaurant are two of the best . fun brunch spot : try prune in the east village , or marlow & sons or cafe colette ( both in williamsburg ) .\njoseph , it is unfortunate to hear you did not enjoy your experience with open loop . many of our tour routes do overlap on similar streets with different stops so that may be why the bus had passed you . are you familiar with our\nwhere ' s my bus ?\nmobile feature where you can see where your nearest bus is ? our night tours run every 30 minutes which means you probably arrived at the stop right after the previous bus left . in any case , we ' re glad you enjoyed our night tour and hopefully nyc overall ! thank you for the review !\nslated for completion in 2019 , the verizon executive education center will ensure that cornell tech is a magnet in new york city for innovation by providing a venue for academic conferences , executive programs and academic workshops . designed by international architecture firm sn\u00f8hetta , the 40 , 000 - square - foot center will be a place for the entire tech community to gather for conferences and meetups , expanding the impact the campus has on technology beyond academia .\nbig bus tours consist of 35 stops around new york city on 4 routes , including downtown , uptown and midtown manhattan routes and one route in brooklyn ( see map detail ) . you can also download their app , which has the maps to help you plan your route . guests listen to either an english - speaking guide or an audio recording in one of 10 languages while on the bus and they are free to wander around on their own at each stop .\nsometimes it ' s difficult to constantly find new ways to impress your sweetie on valentine\u2019s day . candy , flowers , and expensive dinners definitely say \u201ci love you , \u201d but after a whil . . . read more\nmagic leap is a computing platform with a whole new set of capabilities . here are some of the experiences we\u2019ve been exploring , but they are just a jumping - off point . this is where your imagination comes to play .\nthe subway and the cab are your two best options for getting around new york . there ' s also an extensive bus network but navigating it isn\u2019t quite as intuitive as reading a subway map . plus there\u2019s a certain gritty pleasure in mastering subway lingo directions like : \u201ctake the uptown 1 , 2 or 3 trains to the cross - town q . \u201d figure out a few routes and you\u2019ll feel like a real new yoikah . a single ride on either subway or bus costs $ 3 - or if you plan on riding the subway a lot buy an unlimited week - long pass for $ 31 . 50 . the famous yellow cab needs no prep : just master a two - finger whistle , or yell\ntaxi !\nfans of seinfeld will definitely want to consider taking this tour . according to larry david , kenny kramer was the actual person who inspired the hilarious character of cosmo kramer . believe it or not , kenny still lives in new york and he provides a fabulous tour of the city to give fans a better idea of what life was like for the people that inspired the characters in everyone\u2019s favorite show about nothing . visit a lot of the locations you\u2019ve seen in the series and hear about the creation of this concept from kramer himself !\nthank you so much for your review , amanda . we ' re happy you chose us to show you around our favorite city . we ' re known for the best price / quality balance and attention to details . we understand you wanted to know more about ny . did you know there ' s an audio narration available in 9 different languages that gives you a great overview of main attractions in new york ? it ' s available on board our buses together with complimentary headsets . we hope to see you again as our customer !\nif all of the above sounds out of your price range , then you could always take advantage of the public bus system and tour around the city on your own ! the new york times published a great article a few years back about the best bus lines and routes to see all the major sites in the city . for under $ 10 , the public bus system offers visitors a great way to explore the city on their own for a minimal cost . don\u2019t forget that you can also take our free walking tours in combination with this option .\nbristol and aubrey marunde are the stars of flip or flop vegas , and they have brought the hgtv formula \u2014 an endless loop of television in which the dreams of women are made manifest by the swinging sledgehammers of men \u2014 to the quivering edge of reductio ad absurdum . they love one another ; they never quarrel ; they worship together at the church of home depot in the parish of lowe\u2019s .\nthe couple are divorcing . they are , amazingly enough , also continuing to film a new season , but viewers who love the show have plenty of other married flippers to fall in love with : there are now flip or flop s set in atlanta , fort worth , and chicago .\nwe ' re a company unparalleled in application breadth , market experience , open technology , and global reach . the best part is , we ' re achieving our goals while holding fast to the principles on which we were founded : customer service , teamwork , value , integrity , and a commitment to offer our customers industry - specific solutions at a total cost of ownership that is lower than what any of our competitors offer .\nwe bargained our way down to $ 23 for the tour in times square . it ' s a no frills way to see some of the city ' s landmarks . if you are using it as a means of transportation to get around dont ! ! ! can take upto 2 hours to do a loop not enough buses or accurate scheduling for that . self guided with headphones . i enjoyed it for the price . some tours charging upwards of $ 60 .\nbristol is no chip gaines \u2014 but he gets the job done . he\u2019s not resistant to producers portraying him as a fool . he has found a place for himself in the new economies of marriage and the housing market . in his silent , obedient way , he knows how to make a woman happy .\nus $ u . s . dollar \u20ac euro a $ australian dollar \u00a3 british pound c $ canadian dollar k\u010d czech koruna dkk danish krone hk $ hong kong dollar \u00a5 japanese yen nz $ new zealand dollar nok norwegian krone z\u0142 polish z\u0142oty s $ singapore dollar sek swedish krona chf swiss franc \u062f . \u0625 uae dirham\nwhat we wanted in a bus tour : - reasonably priced - no frills - no human tour guide - automated tour information so we could listen at our convenience - not crowded - laid back - convenient thanks to a good groupon , we got exactly what we wanted for our bus tour . we were able to purchase the groupon online , walk over to the open loop location to pick up the tickets , then immediately get on a tour . luckily the weather was gorgeous . we enjoyed driving through the city on the top of the bus . the sound worked better on some buses than others . sometimes the track would say the information for the wrong location . but for the price we paid , we were happy . our buses were never crowded . we were able to choose our seats , and spread out if we wanted to . the tickets were good for 24 hours . we were able to take two tours , which took a total of seven hours . we definitely felt like we got our money ' s worth .\n\u201cthis space had 22 - foot ceilings and has beautiful frontage on eighth avenue , \u201d mr . murphy said in a prepared statement . \u201clocated on the western side of the times square / theater district , the heavy tourist foot traffic makes this the ideal space for a tour bus company . at 25 - foot wide and 42 stories high , the icon is one of the few sliver buildings to be constructed in the last decade . the design of both the building and the storefront lends a sense of 21st century relevance to the open tour brand . \u201d\nthe night before the reveal , joanna is in a swivet of type - a concentration . she has brought beautiful flowers wrapped in brown paper and tied with raffia , and she arranges them in a loose bouquet ; she sets the table with pretty napkins and plates ; she rolls hand towels and puts them in a basket in the guest bath . and then the new owners arrive .\ncornell tech\u2019s focus on innovation is seen in its design , a new type of urban campus that allows room to think , but is also integrated with the city . with expansive views , a series of green , public spaces , and a seamless integration of indoor and outdoor areas , the 12 - acre campus is one of the most environmentally friendly and energy - efficient campuses in the world .\ninfor is the third largest provider of enterprise applications and services , helping 90 , 000 customers in 170 countries improve operations , drive growth , achieve speed as competitive differentiator , and quickly adapt to changes in business demands . more importantly , we have increasing momentum , earning the business of more than 2 , 000 new customers in the past year , with double - digit sales growth over the last three quarters .\nthank you so much for taking your time for the review , robin ! that ' s always a pleasure to know that our customers are satisfied with their experience . we ' re known for the best price / quality value and so happy that our tours met most of your expectations . we ' re looking forward to seeing you again in summer . we highly recommend you to try our new bronx tour to yankee stadium and our spectacular night tour .\nour top models have become a bit more consistent on harvey\u2019s short - term future . the storm\u2019s center is now expected to move slightly offshore by monday , still as a tropical storm , then return onshore by wednesday on a northward track expected to be near or perhaps just west of houston . as a result , a new tropical storm warning has been issued from port o\u2019connor to sargent , tx , with a tropical storm watch extending north of sargent to san luis pass , at the southwest end of galveston island .\nwhile chip knocks down the walls , joanna paints the new rooms in a pleasing light color , usually in a sophisticated palette that is based on a combination of gray and beige sometimes called \u201cgreige . \u201d her style owes much to the muted good taste that martha stewart made available to the masses . martha is generous about the long reach of her shadow , although this summer she sent out a credit - taking tweet : \u201ci cannot believe that \u2018greige\u2019 is trending as a paint color ! all my homes are based on grey / beige . \u201d\nthank you for taking the time to write your review . we ' re sorry you didn ' t enjoy your sightseeing tour and apologize for any inconvenience caused . we are sorry about the issue with the headphones . our buses and equipment are brand new but unfortunately , technical problems do happen . could you please reach out to us at marketing @ urltoken with any extra information you have about the tour , for example the bus driver ' s name ? thank you again , your input is vitally important to us and helps us improve our services .\non fixer upper , chip and joanna help home buyers on limited budgets get the most out of their investments by choosing \u201cthe worst house in the best neighborhood . \u201d that\u2019s an old real - estate canard that has long been dismissed , but no matter \u2014 when joanna starts describing all the wonderful things she can do to it , thoughts about resale value melt away into dreams of sliding barn doors , over - tufted sofas , and newly built \u201cmud rooms\u201d where the kids can stash their backpacks and soccer gear . once the buyers have chosen their new house , they\u2019re whisked away and the work begins .\nbut it was in 1999 that the network found its audience with a new show called house hunters , of which there are now an astounding 1 , 772 episodes . this wasn\u2019t about people dicking around with their bathrooms or dithering over a few feet of floor tile . this was about going all the way . this was about buying a house . the first few seasons were heavily influenced by hit shows on another network , tlc , where a wedding story and a baby story had found a large audience , composed mostly of young women , who were eager to watch 30 - minute documentaries about couples making huge steps in their lives . hgtv beat them to the punch with a show about the next step in a dream couple\u2019s life .\nalthough i am a born and raised new yorker , i wanted to feel like a tourist for a day . this was not originally on the agenda for the birthday girl . as a group we voted to do this and we had a blast . we had lamont as our tourist / driver and he was just hilarious . this is like a bus tour meets a comedy show . my friends and i sat at the top and it was awesome . we did a 6 : 30 pm tour which was good because there ' s something glamorous about nyc at night . i was scared though when we went on the bridge since we were sitting up top . other than that it was a great experience . i ' m really glad we did this spontaneously .\nmr . weinstabel added , \u201cwe were looking for something where the tourists come . \u201d\nthe two sightseeing routes are using 15 double - decker buses sporting the colors of the american flag and operate every 10 to 15 minutes .\nm is developing proprietary learning technology that asks users about their specific needs instead of merely informing them where they can pick up a car .\nin their research , the meta transportation institute details the wide range of regulatory approaches currently used and make recommendations for revising state regulations .\njohnson currently serves as the chief operating officer at the champaign - urbana mass transit district in illinois .\nmefford - miller appointed interim exec . dir . of st . louis ' metro transit\nthe position oversees all three metro transit operations : metrolink , metrobus and metro call - a - ride .\nyour comment has been submitted successfully . please note that every comment is moderated .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nwhat can i say out of a 3 day pass we only got on twice as it was so unreliable never appeared . . .\ni wouldn ' t use this tour operator again if it was fee . . . no scratch that . . . i wouldn ' t use them if . . .\nwhat can i say out of a 3 day pass we only got on twice as it was so unreliable never appeared , drivers not friendly , no tour guide on the night tour and the bus driver drove like a mad man as we were only . . .\ni wouldn ' t use this tour operator again if it was fee . . . no scratch that . . . i wouldn ' t use them if you paid me too . erractic non reliable service . all other hop on hop off tour buses went by about 50 times while we were waiting for this one . . . .\nbuses not dependable . drivers not friendly . do not recommend this service . i waited for over an hour at central park and 68th street for a bus . finally walked back to hotel on 41st st .\nits an ok way to get around the city , i didn ' t really like it that the drivers were big tip beggars , one them even got mad at us for not leaving a tip on the brooklyn tour , and said right in our faces ,\nomg i . . .\nbut do not expect a lot of guiding . during the day , we could not hear anything on the earplugs . just noise . and we waited a very long time for this buses to arrive . that being said , - we experienced that these buses were not so full as . . .\nwe purchased tickets for a boat tour to go past ellis island and the statue of liberty . we were told : 1 . the boat tour included commentary that would provide information about where we were and what we were seeing . 2 . there was a free shuttle . . .\nif you are looking for a bus to take u around . this does the job . we took a 3 day pass . we only got on it 3 times . the first 2 journeys the audio was not working . when we asked the driver he asked us . . .\nwe appreciate your review , dawn . it ' s unfortunate you were not aware about our\nwhere ' s my bus ?\nreal - time bus tracking feature . it allows you to see the locations of all our buses from your phone or desktop so you don ' t have to wait at the bus . . .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . 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really . happened to me then , stranded me in brooklyn , yeah . thankful i know my way around the subway . if your a tourist from out of town . don ' t waste your money , go with another service . and best part is , no refunds . and map . it ' s bs . only good tour if it leaves in time is nighttime tour . was 25 minutes late starting though .\ndrivers : they are the best and most helpful and most honest . and the only reason for the stars . sellers and customers service : worst i have ever seen . sellers lied to us . the supervisor ' s name was muhammad and he said we get a ferry ride around the statues of liberty and back but we found out he lied . so i tried calling the customer service . for 3 hours every 20 minutes and each time it went to the voice mail . i called before their closing time as well . look at the competitors ' reviews before wasting your money . wish i read the reviews before buying our tickets .\nterrible . it is in the middle of summer and the bus was blowing hot air . unbelievable ! there were children inside miserable because of the heat\nwould give 0 stars if possible ! was lied to about the tour and was pressured into buying a ticket as soon as we got out of our cab . we only wanted to see the statue of liberty and was told they could bring us there after being sold a ticket for 35 dollars and shoved in line we were told to pay another 2 dollars to get on a bus to get to the ferry . then on the back of the ticket we found out we were not going to actually go to the island . just a tour around the island are you kidding me ? ! absolutely rediculouse ! avoid this tour at all costs !\ncomplete scam . don ' t believe the timeline they quote if you ' re in a hurry . put us further away from battery park . . . should have just waited in the line there ."]}
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( a govt . of odisha ) , chalachitra bhawan , buxi bazar ,\nthe odisha film development corporation limited is involved in community , personal & social services activity and currently company is in active status .\nthe odisha film development corporation limited was registered at registrar of companies cuttack on 22 april , 1976 and is categorised as company limited by shares and an state govt company . the odisha film development corporation limited ' s corporate identification number ( cin ) is u92112or1976sgc000692 and registeration number is 000692 .\nthe orissa film development corp . ltd . , cuttack is a promotional agency for the growth and development of film industry in the state . the corporation is functioning since april , 1976 and has been implementing different schemes under the plan programme for development of film industry in the state .\nthe odisha film development corporation limited registered address on file is chalachitra bhawan buxi bazar cuttack cuttack or 753001 in , cuttack - 753001 , orissa , india .\nthe odisha film development corporation limited is an unlisted public company incorporated on 22 april , 1976 . the registered office of the company is at chalachitra bhawan buxi bazar , cuttack , cuttack , orissa .\nthe odisha film development corporation limited is an unlisted company incorporated on 22 april 1976 with registrar of companies , cuttack . the registered office of the company is at chalachitra bhawan buxi bazar cuttack cuttack or 753001 in .\nthe corporation discharges its functions as per the norms fixed by the board of directors of the corporation , government of odisha and government of india from time to time .\na ) to develop and land and raise cashew plantations and other suitable species in the state of odisha for the purpose of development of the state .\ncopyright \u00a9 2016 . all rights reserved by industries department , govt . of odisha\nthe odisha film development corporation limited currently have 8 active directors / partners : madhu sudan mishra , muzibulla khan , bibhuti bhusan behera , bijendra kumar mohanty , basant kumar dash , nitin bhanudas jawale , dillip kumar mishra , sushil kumar das , and there are no other active directors / partners in the company except these 8 officials .\nbhubaneswar : june is going to be packed with activities for the bjp in odisha .\nd ) to acquire on ownership or lease basis existing cashew plantations raised by the government of odisha for subsequent maintenance , intensive development , management , harvesting and realize revenue there from .\nnational film development corporation ( nfdc ) of the information and broadcasting ministry will organize exhibitions highlighting achievements of the union government in the last three years . the party has also planned to organize \u2018sab ka saath sab ka vikas\u2019 ( sssv ) programme in 46 places with the objective to inform people about the welfare schemes launched by the centre for inclusive development .\nkerala infrastructure and technology for education ( kite ) of the kerala education department adds a new feather in its cap by providing facility for over 6 million students of kerala to watch 100 renowned indian classic films made by national film development corporation ( nfdc ) through kite ' s victers channel .\nthe national film development corporation ( nfdc ) is organising the event that includes various attractive programmes . other than generating awareness among people by means of exhibition , information kiosks and quiz shows , people will be taught about mobile app downloading process and their views and comments will also be collected .\nstay up to date on all the latest odisha news with the new indian express app . download now\nsenior bjp leaders and union ministers will propagate the achievements of the modi government and convince the masses in the state that if the bjp comes to power in odisha , the same model of development will be replicated in the state .\nas regards system of compensation provided in the regulations of the corporation , the corporation provides group gratuity and group insurance to its employees through pension & gratuity scheme department of life insurance corporation of india , 84 , kharavela nagar , bhubaneswar .\nwith a view to make odisha self - sufficient ion production of cashew grafts and to supply cashew grafts to government agencies as well as private farmers in reasonable cost , the corporation has established 13 no of cashew nurseries in different places of odisha . the detail production and utilization of cashew grafts are given below .\nthe corporation has the following board / committees consisting of two or more persons .\ngeneral manager , technical is responsible for all technical activities of the corporation such as new plantation programme , maintenance of existing plantations , production of planting materials and nurseries activities , cultural operation , land development programme etc . he will look after the implementation of centrally sponsored schemes and state work plan and provide technical guidance to the field functionaries and private cashew growers for all round development of the corporation and state as a whole . he will ensure check measurement of all technical and civil works of the corporation .\nnational film development corporation of the information and broadcasting ministry is also screening short films at the festival highlighting the achievements of the union government in the last three years . the festival will be launched in 30 district headquarters in four phases . in the first phase , the event is being organised in cuttack , dhenkanal , bhadrak , rajgangpur , paralakhemundi , boudh and bhubaneswar .\nsubsidy to film producers with a view to encourage the producers for production of films the state the corporation has formulated such scheme for extending subsidy to the producers . this scheme has been implemented after due approval of the state government and as envisaged in the iprs . during the year , 2009 - 10 the corporation has sanctioned subsidy amounting to rs . 1 . 76 lakhs in favour of one producer for production of film . it is proposed that during the year , 2010 - 11 , a sum of rs . 56 . 50 lakhs will be given to the film producers as subsidy for production of 15 nos . of films .\ngeneral manager , finance & company secretary will look after and control all financial matters of the corporation such as timely preparation of budget , reconciliation of accounts , finalization of accounts , drawal of profit & loss accounts , balance sheet , auction receipt , bank deposits and withdrawal and audit of accounts etc . being the general manager , finance , he is the drawing and disbursement officer of the corporation and responsible for effective handling of all financial dealings of the corporation . he is the custodian of the securities , bonds and promissory notes pledged with the corporation . he will review the financial position of the corporation periodically and ensure all round economic development of the corporation .\ngovt . of odisha : : central monitoring mechanism for right to information [ rti cmm v - 3 . 0 ] : pages\nchairman of the corporation will preside over the meeting of the board of directors . chairman can be delegated with powers by the board to take major financial decision beyond the power of the managing director for the programmes of the corporation . he ios entitled to get the monthly financial results of the corporation , to hold periodical meetings , to review the programmes and work of the senior officers of the corporation and generally review the functioning of the corporation .\nthe corporation is not granting any concessions , permits or authorizations to any individual or firms .\nsubsidy to cinema halls ( refund of e . t . ) : in respect of new cinema houses , the amount collected by way of entertainment tax excluding surcharge tax on exhibition of advts . and show tax for first two years after its commissioning is given as subsidy to the concerned cinema halls through the orissa film development corporation ltd . as per the rules of the corporation and approved by the state government from time to time . during the ear , 2009 - 10 , the corporation has not sanctioned subsidy in favour of any cinema hall owners towards subsidy ( refund of e . t . )\nunder the above programme , the corporation has supplied high yielding cashew grafts from its own nurseries as well as from private nurseries of inside / outside the state to different destinations as per the indents of the director , horticulture , odisha .\nthe board of directors of this corporation is the supreme decision making authority for managing the affairs of the corporation . any decisions relating to the financial and administrative matters of this corporation are taken by the board of directors adhering to the norms and guidelines of the state and central government issued from time to time . the management of the corporation executes , supervise and accountable to the affairs of the corporation as per the channels furnished in the functional set up at point no . 2\nrti cmm is a central monitoring mechanism by govt . of odisha to ensure the implementation of right to information act , 2005 at all public authorities of govt . of odisha . this is developed with an objective to provide single point access of all rti related information catering to section - 4 , section - 25 of rti act , 2005 in an uniform manner . this project is monitored by department of information & public relations , govt . of odisha [ nodal department of govt . of odisha for rti implementation ] in collaboration with luminous infoways . content on this website is published by respective public authorities and managed by information & public relations department , govt . of odisha . for any query regarding this website please contact web information leader : sri basant kumar mohanty , chief monitoring officer , rti implementation , odisha . e - mail : rti - ori [ at ] nic [ dot ] in .\nsince 1996 , the corporation has taken up the centrally sponsored scheme\nintegrated cashew development programme\nunder the state work plan with a view to develop cashew in wasteland of private farmers . the detail achievements in this programme since last seven years are given below ;\nterm loan to producers for production of films this corporation has formulated this scheme with a view to encourage the producers for production of oriya films in the state . by the end of 2008 - 09 the corporation has sanctioned rs . 3 . 51 crores towards term loan in favour of 41 nos . of producers . during the year , 2009 - 10 the corporation has not sanctioned any amount in respect of the term loan in favour of any producer for production of oriya feature film . it is proposed that during the year , 2010 - 1 1 , a sum of rs . 60 . 00 lakhs will be extended to the film producers as term loan for production of 4 nos . of oriya films .\ni ) graft form corporation ' s nurseries10 , 37 , 990 nos . @ rs . 17 / - each\nsoft loan to producers for production of films this corporation has formulated this scheme with a view to encourage the producers for production of oriya films in the state . by the end of 2008 - 09 the corporation has sanctioned rs . 1 . 55 crores in favour of 101 nos . of producers towards soft - cum - bridge loan . during the year , 2009 - 10 , the corporation has not sanctioned soft - cum - bridge loan in favour of any producer for production of oriya film . it is proposed that during the year , 2010 - 1 1 , a sum of rs . 40 . 00 lakhs will be extended to the film producers as soft - cum - bridge loan for production of 05 nos . of oriya films .\nthe board of directors of the corporation formulates policy for the management of affairs of the corporation . all the members of the board of directors including the chairman and managing directors are appointed / nominated by the state government from time to time . most of the times , the government nominates representatives from the members of the public and people ' s representatives as the members of the board of directors of the corporation who participate in formulating different policies of the corporation or implementation thereof .\nthe corporation is conducting farmers ' training programme every year in different locations in order to transfer recent cashew orchard development technology to the cashew farmers in assistance of the government of india . it is seen that this farmers ' training programme is very useful and appreciated by the farmers . the detail statement on farmers ' training is given below :\nthe corporation discharges its functions in accordance with the state government / central government rules , regulations , instructions , manuals and records as the corporation has not framed any rules excepting its own recruitment and promotion rules , 1996 which is pending at the government level for approval .\nodisha chief secretary a p padhi held talks with the additional member of railways ( tourism and catering ) , sanjiv garg yesterday about the possibility of launching a luxury train service , the official said .\nall the files relating to financial matters of the corporation are routed through him . he submits the files to the general manager , finance .\nthe meetings of those boards and committees of the corporation are not open to the public nor the minutes of such meetings accessible for public .\npresident ram nath kovind inaugurated the state campus of the institute of chemical technology - indian oil corporation ( ict - ioc ) here on sunday .\ngeneral manager , administration will look after acquiring land from revenue department , filing requisition in different tahasils , conducting joint survey & demarcation of cashew plantations of the corporation with concerned tahasils , payment of premium , ground rent & cess to different tahasildars , preventing encroachment of corporation land , certificate case , all establishment matters , legal matters , law & order problems and disciplinary proceedings , maintenance and control of all vehicles of the corporation etc .\nthis corporation has devised this ' scheme for extending loan to the entrepreneurs for construction of janata and rural cinema halls in the state . besides , the corporation is extending loan for renovation and remodelling of existing cinema halls . by the end of 2008 - 09 the corporation has sanctioned loan of rs . 49 . 25 lakhs for construction of 52 nos . of janata and rural cinema halls and 61 . 48 lakhs to 34 nos . of cinema halls for renovation purpose . during the year , 2009 - 10 the corporation has not sanctioned any amount to the entrepreneurs for construction / renovation of cinema halls in the state .\nhe is attached to the chairman of the corporation and also deals with all the legal matters , enquiry of disciplinary proceedings , land matters and meeting proceedings .\nthe making of india developed ( modi ) festival\u2019 organised by the bjp nationwide to mark the completion of three years of the nda government , began at seven places in odisha on the first day on friday . the programme will continue till june 15 .\nthe festival features all the central government schemes and development activities introduced by the bjp government during three years . jan - dhan yojana , pradan mantri suraksha bima yojana , pradan mantri jeevan jyothi bima yojana , pension yojana and many more schemes are included in the list .\nhe is to execute all the civil works of the corporation and prepare estimate and measure the work done by him . he submits the files relating to civil works to the assistant engineer .\nbesides , the corporation has taken up rejuvenation of its own old and senile cashew plantations over 4 , 261 . 56 ha . since 1999 - 2000 . the achievement in this regard since last nine years is given below .\nin case of death of an employee during his service in the corporation , nominee / legal heir of the deceased will be eligible to get full gratuity amount @ 15 days salary ( pay + d . a . ) per year through life insurance corporation of india and gratuity trust and insurance amounting to rs 62 , 000 / - besides these , nominee / legal heir of the deceased will also get encashment of unutilized earned leave of the deceased up to the maximum 300 days as per the state government rules , family pension as per employees ' provident fund rules and balance amount of c . p . f in case of retirement , the employee of the corporation is eligible to get gratuity through life insurance corporation if india and gratuity trust , encashment of unutilized earned leave up to the maximum 300 days as per the state government rules , balance provident fund and pension as per employees ' provident fund rules .\nmanaging director , being the chief executive of the corporation , shall be responsible for the day - to - day management of the corporation and will act within the authority delegated to him by the board of directors . he will ensure that meeting of the board of directors are called as prescribed and apprise the board on the working of the corporation . he will specifically place before the board statements indicating the in - flow and out - flow of cash ( month - wise ) and the quarterly profit and loss statement for the preceding quarter . he will place before the board all decisions taken in anticipation of approval by the board by the chairman / managing director for ratification by the board .\nhe will initiate action on the suggestions given in the tour notes of the chairman or incase , if he feels a different action would be proper , he will submit his views to the board for decision . he will be the disciplinary authority in respect of all officers and employees of the corporation sub - ordinate to him . he will see that the affairs of the corporation are managed on proper lines and in a business like manner so as to achieve the objectives laid down in the articles of association / statutes , bring in dividends on the investments made by the government and generally develop the economy of the corporation . he can appoint staff subject to creation of posts by the board of directors from time to time in compliance to the guidelines / circulars issued by the government from time to time .\nbhubaneswar : the bjd on thursday criticised the centre for spending crores of tax payers\u2019 money to publicise achievement of narendra modi government on completion of its three years in office . \u2018modi fest\u2019 , which begins from friday , is a complete waste of public money , bjd general secretary sanjay dasburma told mediapersons here . as many as 45 public sector undertakings ( psus ) have been forced to sponsor the programme and tour of several union ministers including venkaiah naidu and madhya pradesh cm shivraj singh chouhan to odisha .\n\u201cbjd will reach out to people and make them aware of such wastage of public money by bjp for own publicity . the funds could have been utilised towards several welfare projects , \u201d he said . dasburma also alleged that some of the central psus backed out from the popular \u2018aahar\u2019 yojana in odisha due to pressure . the reason behind these government agencies withdrawing from such a popular scheme is known to all , he said and added that \u2018sab ka saath , sab ka vikash\u2019 launched by the modi government is politically motivated .\nall the plantations of the corporation have been divided into 52 units and one plantation supervisor mans each unit . he is to execute all the plantation works under his unit as per the guide lines of the head office and direction of the concerned divisional manager / assistant manager . he receives and disburses the wages of the casual laborers engaged in plantation works and check - measure the works done .\neight central public sector undertakings including nalco , mcl , iocl , ntpcd , pgcil , paradip port trust and three oil marketing companies of the ministry of petroleum and natural gas have been entrusted with the task of organising the sssv programmes . union minister of state for petroleum and natural gas dharmendra pradhan inaugurated the sssv programme at gunupur in raygada district on wednesday . madhya pradesh chief minister shivraj singh chouhan , eight union ministers , five members of parliament , seven ministers of chhattisgarh government and several senior central bjp leaders will visit odisha during the two programmes which will continue till june 25 .\ndivisional manager / assistant manager will act as the head of the concerned branch office of the corporation . he will execute all the new plantation programmes , nursery activities , maintenance of plantations , up - keep - ment of the plantations , annual tender / auction process etc . and other day - to - day official business as per the direction of the head office . he submits estimates , reports and returns to the head office concerning the works executed by him . he acts as the drawing and disbursement officer of the concerned division office . he provides necessary technical guidance to his subordinate field functionaries for successful execution of all the works taken up by the corporation in the respective division and is answerable for any failure , damage or loss of any such programme executed by him . he is the controlling and supervising officer of all the staff working under him in the said division .\nthe theme song was created to facilitate brand building of negp , and most importantly , so that the common man connects with it and starts looking forward to news about negp components . the lyrics for the negp theme song have been penned by eminent and distinguished poet shri gulzar and the music has been composed by the doyen of dilli gharana , ustad iqbal ahmed khan . the song has been sung by renowned artists - suresh wadkar , kavita krishnamurthy , jaspinder narula and imran khan . the song was officially released in the inaugural session of the 15th national conference on e - governance held in odisha on 9th february 2012 , by hon\u2019ble chief minister sh . navin patnaik . the song reflects negp\u2019s vision and aspirations - citizen centricity and making access to public services a citizen\u2019s right .\nbeing the company secretary of the corporation , he will look after for timely holding of the meetings of the share holders and board of directors and ensure that notices and agenda notes are issued to the share holders and members of the board of directors in time as prescribed under the law and guidelines issued by the government from time to time . he will also brief the directors , document agenda , prepare concise minutes for action purposes , and arrange for meetings progress of business between meetings , keep liaison with full and part time directors and file reports and returns before the registrar of the companies under the companies act , 1956 .\nthe authorized share capital of the company is rs . 5 , 00 , 00 , 000 / - ( rupees five corers ) divided into 50 , 000 ( fifty thousand ) equity shares of rs . 1 , 000 / - ( rupees one thousand ) each . the company has power from time to time to increase or reduce its capital and to divide the shares in the original or increased capital and into several classes and to attach there to respectively such preferential rights , privileges or conditions as may be determined by or in accordance with the regulation of the company and the vary , modify or abrogate any such rights , privileges or conditions in such manner as permitted by the companies act , 1956 or provided by the company for the time being . ( the memorandum & articles of association of the corporation is annexed at annexure - a .\ncorporation registration certificate , annual reports , audit reports , land records and maps , lease records , payment of land rent & cess record , minute books of annual general meetings of share holders , board of directors , cash book , bank book , general ledger , journal register , auction register , attendance register , pay bill register , post creation register , roster register , receipt register , issue & despatch register , file index register , stock & store register , vehicles register and subsidiary registers etc . files relating to annual auction of cashew plantations , accounts , audit , advertisement , allocation of funds , annual general meetings , board meetings , civil works , land matters , establishment matters , stock & store , technical matters , icdp , state work plan , legal matters , disciplinary proceedings , group gratuity , group insurance , e . p . f . , gratuity trust etc .\nwe welcome your valuable comments on this manual of proactive disclosure to improve further . please share your views regarding the contents of this manual to get better .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe total paid - up capital is inr 5 . 40 cr . the company also has secured loans in the amount of inr 74 . 50 lac .\nthe last reported agm ( annual general meeting ) of the company , per our records , was held on 22 september , 2015 . also , as per our records , its last balance sheet was prepared for the period ending on 31 march , 2015 .\nall financials and shareholder returns filed with mca since year 2006 upto 31 march , 2015 along with latest moa and aoa . delivery time : 8 working hours ( mon - fri ) .\nbalance sheet , profit and loss # and shareholder return for last three years upto 31 march , 2015 along with latest moa and aoa . delivery time : 8 working hours ( mon - fri ) .\nbalance sheet , profit and loss # and shareholder return for 31 march , 2015 along with latest moa and aoa . delivery time : 8 working hours ( mon - fri ) .\nan easy - to - read pdf report on the company that includes five year financial information , ratio analysis , management , group structure , shareholding pattern and more . delivery time : 1 working day ( mon - fri ) . view a sample report\n# wherever available * prices are exclusive of taxes . * * company has reported to have approved financials for 31 march , 2015 . however , in case , they are not yet filed with mca , then last filed financials shall be provided instead . * * * working hours : 9am - 6pm ( mon - fri )\nall trademarks , service marks , trade names and logos appearing on the site are the property of their respective owners .\ntws systems private limited ( tofler ) 201 / 25 heritage city , m . g . road , gurgaon - 122002 ( cin : u72502dl2013ptc261372 )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nfacing criticism from various quarters over the sports department ' s proposal to construct a sports complex inside kalinga studios , the state government has decided to renovate it .\npreparations are in full swing ahead of the much anticipated hockey men ' s world cup , to be played from november 28 to 16 december at the iconic kalinga stadium .\nthe state government has decided to restrict plying of tourist buses to the dhauli hilltop following frequent accidents .\nin the wake of frequent accidents at dhauli hills , the state government has decided to restrict plying of tourist buses to the hilltop . on the other hand six mini - buses will be run by the tourism department to pick and drop tourists at the hill top . this initiative aimed at reducing traffic congestion and restricting the movement of heavy vehicles .\ngovernment sources have said the prasar bharati ( pb ) board had\nin principle\nagreed to pay nfdc , but backed out later . government sources also said they would work out a way to settle nfdc ' s outstanding bills .\nif all goes well , arindam sil\u2019s indo - bangla project , balighawr , will start rolling from september .\nthe usually sleepy kalijai island on the picturesque chilika lake , considered to be the abode of goddess kalijai , around 70 km from here , woke up to a sunday of activity .\nthis apart , the varsity will constitute a chair on eminent odia poet kabi samrata upendra bhanja to facilitate research .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\ndeclaration of the appointee director , managing director , in form no . dir 2 ; 23072016\ndeclaration of the appointee director , managing director , in form no . dir 2 ; 09062016\npeople drop letters at the jan ki baat kiosk at modi fest in bhubaneswar . picture by ashwinee pati\nbhubaneswar , june 2 : homemaker arpita mohanty always wanted a special scheme through which women who were not working could get some employment opportunities .\nthanks to the modi fest , now arpita will be able to tell prime minister narendra modi about her desire .\nthe state bjp is organising a three - week mass outreach programme called the modi fest or making of developed india festival that began at exhibition ground here today . at jan ki baat , a special section at the festival , people can write letters to the prime minister and share their thoughts and grievances . more than 50 letters are being dropped at the kiosk every hour .\ni am very happy that i got a chance to share my ideas with the prime minister . i am a science graduate , but i was married off after completing college . i want to do something on my own . i wish the government could come up with a scheme where women like us can get some employment opportunities ,\nsaid arpita .\nat the end of the festival , the letters will be sent to the prime minister . the initiative is on the lines of mann ki baat event where citizens directly share their ideas with narendra modi ,\nsaid saphallya misra , who is heading the modi fest organising team here .\na number of information kiosks have been set up to acquaint people with various central government schemes . people are also being told about the process of downloading mobile applications at the festival .\nthe festival would be held at 10 district headquarters each in the second and third phases . in the last phase , the festival will be taken to keonjhar , nabarangpur and rayagada districts .\ndivision - wise break - up of existing plantation area under o . s . c . d . c . ltd .\nb ) to carry on the business of manufacturers , importers , buyers and sellers and dealers in cashew , fertilizers , manures , dips , sprays , disinfectants , vermifuges , fungicides , insecticides , pesticides and weedicides .\nc ) to render technical guidance and assistance to cashew growers and make available good quality planting material and provide such other assistance as may be necessary and desirable .\ne ) to acquire on ownership or lease basis and plant , grow , cultivated , produce or raise new cashew and allied mixed plantations .\nf ) to carry on business as producer , buyers , importers , manufacturers , refiners , packers , exporters , sellers or dealers in cashew nuts , cashew kernels , cashew apples , cashew nut shell liquid and any other materials and products derived or manufactured there from .\ng ) to employ cultivators , gardeners , engineers , mechanics , masons , carpenters , scaffold setters , painters , electricians and other technicians , salesmen , commercial and administrative staff as may be found necessary for the efficient handling and conduct of the business of the company .\n8 . sri a . k . pattnaik , professor , ouat , i / c aicrp on cashew , bhubaneswar .\nmanaging director , o . s . c . d . c . ltd .\nhe has the power to give approval for purchase beyond the power of the managing director but nor exceeding three times of the power of the managing director with the authorization of the board , chairman will act as appellate authority in disciplinary matters . he will review the working of he field officers during his tour and will endorse a copy of his tour diary to the managing director to take action on the suggestions given by him .\nhe is to execute all the plantation works under his jurisdiction as per the guidelines of the head office and direction of the concerned plantation supervisor . he is to take attendance of the casual laborers working in the plantation , preparation of muster - roll , recording of day to day works done by the casual laborers and ensure the identification of laborers at the time of disbursement of their wages .\nhe will assist the plantation assistant in executing all the plantation works in the concerned cashew plantation and upkeepment of the plantation .\nhe deals with the financial matters assigned to him / internal audit of accounts / compilation of accounts and submits the files to assistant manager , finance / assistant manager , accounts .\nhe deals with attendance and casual leaves of staff , assembly matters , vehicles , assembly and secretariat passes and government report returns etc .\nhe deals with mattes relating to establishment , land , stock & store , pay bills , cpf and technical as assigned to them from time to time .\nhe deals with shorthand and typing works of the concerned officer to whom he is attached .\n8 . committee on preventing sexual harassment of women employees at the work place .\n2 nd floor . f - 4 block , indradhanu market complex . irc village . bhubaneswar - i 5\nat : purnachandrapur ( near murgabadi square ) p . o . bhanjapur ( baripada ) . dist ; mayurbhanj .\nat - bi - pass road . p . o . jeypore , dist - koraput .\nat - mukunda prasad . p . o . p . n . college , disl - khurda .\nat - sai bihar area , bijaya talkies road . p . o . / dist - sundargarh\nat - chandkihol chhak , p . o . sunguda . disi - jajpur .\nrs . 150 / - medical allowance and h . r . a as per govt . rules\nwatch & ward and cpf . for 328 watcher @ rs . 70 / - md\nreplanted plantation maintenance3556 . 73hact . with w / w & c . p . f ;\npruning , removal of stemborer and swabbing with burdeux paste of high value plantation .\nproduction of graft expenses - 20 , 00 , 000 nos . @ rs . 8 / - each will be produced on 2008 - 09 ( june - 08 to march - 09 ) but utilized on 2009 - 10 .\nprovision for w / w of old remunerative plantations by outsourcing over 50 nos c . l\ni ) rengali project - rs . 1 , 18 , 55 , 840 / -\nii ) idco on ghantikhal - rs . 32 , 76 , 750 / -\niii ) anantapur ( raw mate ) rs . 1 , 43 , 13 , 1 50 / -\niv ) 2nd it park goudakasipur - rs . 3 , 65 , 37 , 920 / -\nv ) excavation of cenal ( minor ) panigengutia - rs . l , 59 , 300 / -\nvi ) excavation of left bank cenal rengali - kankadasoda badajhara rs . 81 , 32 , 868 / -\n( a ) taraboi - rs . l0 , 31 , 250 / - ( b ) godiput ii & iii - rs . 17 , 24 , 592 / -\nviii ) nhai - ( a ) khajuria - rs . 1 , 58 , 368 / -\na ) alternative road to aiims - rs . 11 , 859 / - b ) crpf battalion - rs . 4 , 36 , 960 / -\n( sl . no . i a ) : capital receipt . compensation from plantation - this revise calculation has been made based on observation of a . g . and communicated to concerned authority .\nrejuvenation of 1 no . of plantation under ' . dhenkanal division ( saranda - 28 . 50 hact .\nn . b . a + b + c + d = total receipt rs . 15983275\nincome from the departmental collections & balance amount from the bidders if collected will be added to the present collected amount as at col . - 3 .\narrears ( . increment / central pay / m . a . enhance etc )\npurchase of two nos . of new vehicle rs . 14 , 00 , 000\narrears . ( provision for central pay , enhance ma , increment etc . )\nurea - 100kg x rs . 5 . 15 = rs . 515 . 00\npruning , training & swabbing ; e . c . & application of bordeaux paste at the exposed region on the affected trees only @ 2 mandays per hact .\n( chloropyriphos , copper sulphate , & lime @ rs . 100 / - per ha . )\nprunning , topping , cleaning & swabbing at cut point with berdeux paste 5 : 5 : 50 ( may - june ) and ( sept - oct ) 2 times 20 + 10 md .\ncost of fym 400 cft / 400 plants . including t . c . ( a ) 10 . 00 per cft\ninter - culture operation by tractor 2 times ( 2x3 hr . x rs . 200 / hr . )\n) rs . 19 , 400 / - on maintenance of scion bank over 400 mother plant which comes to rs . 48 . 50 / - per plant .\n2 ) repair of grafting shed and irrigation to mother plant will be met from misc . expenditure .\nwages per month @ rs . 70 / - per day for 6 day ( in rs . )\ncost of cashew cultivation per ha . over a period of 3years ( cost norm ) ( 2009 - 10 )\ngreen fencing @ rs . l0 / - / rmt including cost of ( material ( subjected to as per actual )\nfilling , planting , stacking and application of manures & pesticides ( chloropyriphous ) .\ndigging of catch pit / drainage . ( 2 ' xl ' xl1 ) and terracing / crescent bonding in case of slopy areas ( as per the actual )\nwatch & ward including removal of lateral shoots , water shockers , application of pesticides , prunning , deblossoming etc . in 1st year plat\nprunning and painting 2 times with chloropyriphos and burdeux paste 5 : 5 : 50 .\ninterculture operation by tractor ploughing ( 2 times ) ( 2x3 hr . x rs . 200 / hr . )\nthe expenditure of temporary rest shed and life saving irrigation will be met from the head of miscellaneous .\ntemporary shed / repair watchman shed 3 . 5 x3 . 5 x3 . 5\nn . b . : rs . 29 , 60 , 000 / - is available under n . h . m . scheme , hence rest amount of rs . 29 , 60 , 000 / - may be meet out of oscdc ltd . fund .\nn . b . : a work plan fund has already been utilized since 2007 - 08 . no fund is available under work plan scheme .\nhowever , the proposals submitted by dm / am & je is highly required . accordingly the budget may be meet out of oscdc fund .\na proposal may be sent to director , soil conservation for additional funds reimbursement .\n1 . festival advance @ rs . 5 , 000 / - each ( 90nos x 5 , 000 ) 4 , 50 , 000\nreplanted plantation maintenance over 2884 . 19 hact . ( 4 th year to 10 th year )\npruning , removal of stem - borer and swabbing with burdeux paste over 50 , 000 affected plants of high value plantations .\nprovision for w / w of old remunerative plantations over 50 nos . c . l . by outsourcing .\nproduction of graft expenses - 20 , 00 , 000 nos . @ rs . 8 / - each .\nconstruction of signboard 70 - nos . in hybrid plantations @ is . 1500 / - for each signboard .\nthis amount is meant for unforeseen expenditure against natural damage like pest attack in epidemic form , hail storm damage and fire hazard etc .\nthis amount is kept for repair offence , bore - well , truss , agro - shed net and thatched house etc . overall 13 nurseries in operation .\nthis involves additional wages of 50 nos . of watchers as their engagement seems to be permanent in nature because they take care of new plantations who had been engaged in new plantations since more than three years and paid out of new planting fund . their c . p . f . deposits are also being made as per rules .\nbhubaneswar : the state bjp will organise a three - week mass outreach programme called \u2018modi fest\u2019 ( making of developed india festival ) beginning friday to popularise various welfare schemes of the narendra modi - led nda government at the centre .\n: we respect your thoughts and views ! but we need to be judicious while moderating your comments . all the comments will be moderated by the urltoken editorial . abstain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks . try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines .\nthe views expressed in comments published on urltoken are those of the comment writers alone . they do not represent the views or opinions of urltoken or its staff , nor do they represent the views or opinions of the new indian express group , or any entity of , or affiliated with , the new indian express group . urltoken reserves the right to take any or all comments down at any time .\nbhubaneswar : the state bjp is all set to organize a three - week mass outreach campaign programme called modi fest ( making of developed india festival ) beginning from friday to make people aware of several welfare schemes introduced by the modi - led nda government at the centre .\nthe fest will be kicked off in all 30 district headquarters of the state in four phases . in the first phase , the programme will be launched in seven cities including bhubaneswar spreading over three days . while the \u2018modi fest\u2019 will be held at 10 district headquarters each in the second and third phases , the programme will be organized in three places \u2013 keonjhar , nabarangpur and rayagada in the last last phase .\nmass media campaigns are essential to reinforce recall about various eservices being enabled across the country . it also helps build the umbrella brand that can be leveraged across by mmps . it is also essential to weave the mass media campaign with the existing on ground activity i . e . outreach campaign . to disseminate awareness about negp and to support the outreach campaign , an eclectic mix of mass media such as radio , print and cinema advertisements was leveraged as given below\nnationwide radio campaigns were undertaken on all india radio and private fm channels to support meity\u2019s rural outreach campaign , by reaching out to the rural audience , informing and educating them about what role negp can play in empowering them .\nto raise awareness about negp\u2019s achievements amongst diverse stakeholders , advertisements have been published in leading dailies ( all india ) in english , hindi and various regional languages .\nin order to support meity\u2019s rural outreach campaign phase i & ii , 60 second cinema advertisements were run in and around select locations connected to the outreach programme .\nfilms are extremely powerful means for conveying specific messages to the audience , raising awareness and educating them on various schemes and projects . films on negp mmps such as common services centre and negp corporate films have been produced to inform stakeholders about the various projects that are being implemented under the plan . these films are being showcased at various locations covered during the rural outreach campaign .\nin the first phase , the festival began at bhubaneswar , cuttack , dhenkanal , bhadrak , rajgangpur ( in sundargarh district ) , paralakhemeundi ( gajapati ) and boudh on friday .\nat the fest on the exhibition ground here , apart from a larger - than - life portrait of modi at the entrance , the various stalls have information on display about pradhan mantri ujjwala yojna , jandhan yojna , pradhan mantri awas yojna , fasal beema yojna , sukanya samridhi yojna and atal pension yojna . there are also kiosks guiding people about how to download modi app and bhim . through a \u2018jan ki baat\u2019 stall , visitors can give their suggestions and feedback to the pm .\n, as is being termed by the state bjp here , the party has announced to hold 46 meetings in 11 days , from june 5 to june 15 , to be addressed by nine union ministers and many other senior party leaders across the state under its programme called sabka saath sabka vikas celebrating three years of modi government .\nthe last three days of modi fest will coincide with bjp president amit shah\u2019s tour of the state from june 22 to june 25 to boost party\u2019s grassroots connect by visiting the booths .\nwill address two meetings at khurda and digpahandi on june 11 and june 12 . many other ministers and senior leaders will hold various programmes , between june 7 and june 15 .\nthough the bjd and the congress have dubbed the events as misuse of public money for bjp\u2019s interest , state bjp president basanta panda said , \u201cit\u2019s important that people are aware of what the government is doing so that they can demand their rights and check pilferage . \u201d\nget latest news & live updates on the go on your pc with news app . download the times of india news app for your device . read more city news in english and other languages .\nrefrain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks , name calling or inciting hatred against any community . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines by marking them offensive . let ' s work together to keep the conversation civil .\nwe have sent you a verification email . to verify , just follow the link in the message\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ninaugurating the event at the idco exhibition ground here , bjp state president basanta panda said the programme is meant to take the achievements of the narendra modi - led government to the grassroots level .\npeople would be apprised about the various public welfare schemes and programmes of the central government during this event .\nthe modi festival was held in the first phase at bhubaneswar , cuttack , dhenkanal , bhadrak , rajgangpur , paralakhemund and boudh .\nhowever , opposition parties bjd and congress slammed the move saying it is sheer misutilisation of public funds .\nbjd spokesperson amar satpathy said that by organising the event the bjp government is misutilising the public sector units ( psus ) funds .\ncongress leader ganeswar behera said the bjp is trying to hide its loopholes and making a mountain out of a molehill . however , the truth would be definitely revealed soon .\ninterestingly , no state government officials attended the festival . the khordha collector , who had been invited to the bhubaneswar programme , did not turn up ."]}
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", "topic": 36}], "title": "mutato muzika", "paragraphs": ["the wipeouters album , recorded at mutato muzika , grew from mutato completing the\nrocket power theme song\nfor the nickelodeon tv show\nrocket power\n.\nthe wipeouters\nare mutato muzika employees .\nnobody has covered a song of the mutato muzika orchestra yet . have you seen someone covering the mutato muzika orchestra ? add or edit the setlist and help improving our statistics !\nno songs of other artists were covered by the mutato muzika orchestra yet . have you seen the mutato muzika orchestra covering another artist ? add or edit the setlist and help improving our statistics !\ncontribute to imdb . add a bio , trivia , and more . update information for mutato muzika \u00bb\nmutato muzika is a full - service music production company established in 1989 by devo co - founder mark mothersbaugh .\nfrom the tv show in the 80 ' s and now full circle to netflix of today . # peeweesbigholiday with music by mutato muzika urltoken\nmutato muzika is a music production company composed of devo members mark mothersbaugh , bob mothersbaugh , bob casale as well as non - devo personnel albert fox and josh mancell . although mutato muzika is rather obscure , they are developing a cult following , made up mainly of veteran devo fans .\nthere are no setlists by the mutato muzika orchestra on urltoken yet . you could help us by adding a first setlist . . . or whatever you remember !\nin this archival clip from may 2010 , mark mothersbaugh gives us a tour of some of the vintage synths in mutato muzika , devo ' s headquarters in l . a .\nmark mothersbaugh of devo ( and various soundtracks ) in his fame mutato muzika studio in los angeles . | art that i [ heart ] | pinterest | hunting videos , mark mo\u2026\nmutato muzika is a music production company established in 1989 by devo co - founder mark mothersbaugh . while devo members mark mothersbaugh , gerald v . casale , bob mothersbaugh and bob casale , with drummer josh freese , often meet , rehearse and confer in its west hollywood studio facilities \u2014 mutato muzika is , in fact , a full - service music production company .\nmutato muzika is a music production company composed of devo members mark mothersbaugh , bob mothersbaugh , bob casale as well as non - devo personnel albert fox and josh mancell . although mutato muzika is rather obscure , they are developing a cult following , made up mainly of veteran devo fans . they mostly compose music for commercials , though they have written the music for several computer games , most notably the crash bandicoot series and the sims 2 . the group also released the promotional album joyeux mutato . read more on urltoken\nmutato muzika has produced music for many films , including rushmore , the royal tenenbaums , the life aquatic , confessions of a teenage drama queen , 13 , lords of dogtown , nick and nora ' s infinite playlist , cloudy with a chance of meatballs , and catfish . television music includes rugrats , scooby - doo , pee - wee ' s playhouse , big love , shameless , enlightened and regular show . mutato muzika - produced video game scores include crash bandicoot and sims . mutato muzika also provides music for commercials , including spots for apple ' s pc vs . mac , martini & rossi ' s george clooney / giorgio , and logitech .\nso much fun for such a great cause . mutato was happy to provide the soundscape to this eye candy .\nthis building , which looks like it should be spinning wildly at a carnival somewhere , currently houses devo co - founder mark mothersbaugh ' s mutato muzika music production company ( and its green color seems to date to the mutato muzika occupation ) . fantastically , this is not the most interesting information about the building . it was built in 1967 for owner dr . richard alan franklyn , a well - known hollywood cosmetic surgeon and author of books like\nthe art of staying young\nand\ndeveloping bosom beauty .\na mashup album using the tracks from the ps1 classic , crash bandicoot ! made in tribute to the crash bandicoot series and the talented team behind mutato muzika . if you want more mash bandicoot , be sure to download bonus round by triple - q ! urltoken\nmark mothersbaugh has quite the musical repertoire outside of being the co - founder , keyboardist and lead singer of one of america\u2019s most inventive and beloved new wave groups - the almighty devo . in 1989 , mothersbaugh founded the production company , mutato muzika , which has also served as the band\u2019s headquarters since its inception . glancing at the company portfolio , mutato muzika ( \u201cmutato\u201d being portmanteau for \u201cmutant potato\u201d ) has produced music for hundreds of commercials , movies and tv shows , with credits for wes anderson films , nickelodeon\u2019s rugrats , pee - wee\u2019s playhouse , the lego movie , and the soundtrack for the computer game , sims 2 and much more , too much to mention .\nmutato muzika is an american music production company established and owned by devo co - founder and lead singer mark mothersbaugh in 1989 . the name is a portmanteau of the words mutant and potato , which is a nod to devo ' s fanbase which are called spuds . [ 1 ]\nbizarre & fascinating mirror images in mutato gallery @ # myopiamia @ artsmia . you can also make your own . @ mutmuz urltoken\na former ad agency creative director , miltenberg has known mothersbaugh for nearly 20 years \u2014 he used to hire mothersbaugh to make music for his spots . eventually , mothersbaugh asked him to come to mutato to grow their ad music business , which he most certainly has ; prior to miltenberg\u2019s hiring in 2001 , mutato was scoring two or three ads a year . this year he expects mutato to do nearly 120 spots .\nafter college , hite began an apprenticeship at acclaimed music production company mutato muzika , which his uncle mark mothersbaugh owns . \u201ci started off doing things like walking dogs and making coffee , \u201d hite says . \u201ceventually mark gave me the opportunity to write things here and there , and pretty soon i was a full composer . \u201d\nlos angeles - the mutato muzika ( www . mutato . com ) scoring team has been nominated for outstanding achievement in music direction and composition for their work on shaggy & scooby - doo get a clue ! , the number one show on kids wb ! . the nominees for children ' s programming were recently announced at the kidscreen summit in nyc and the winners are to be honored during the daytime emmy award ceremony at the kodak theater in hollywood on june 15th .\nmutato muzika is housed in a round bright green building on the sunset strip in west hollywood , california . the building was designed by brazilian architect oscar niemeyer , who modeled the exterior after the great western forum in inglewood , california , former home of the los angeles lakers ( nba ) and los angeles kings ( nhl ) .\nwhile devo members mark mothersbaugh , gerald casale and bob mothersbaugh , with drummer josh freese , often meet , rehearse and confer in its west hollywood , california studio facilities , mutato muzika is a full - service music production company . [ 2 ] until his death in 2014 , bob casale served as a producer / engineer there . [ 1 ]\nin addition to his work with devo , mothersbaugh has made music for television series , films and video games via his production company , mutato muzika , most notably as the composer for the popular long - running animated series rugrats for its entire 13 - year run , as well as all three theatrical films . he has also had a solo career which has included four studio albums : muzik for insomniaks , muzik for the gallery , joyeux mutato and the most powerful healing muzik in the entire world .\nat this point on the devolution timeline , the band was , for the most part , pretty inactive . after poor record sales for 1990\u2019s smooth noodle maps and the dissolution of enigma records , devo itself pretty much disbanded in 1991 . over the years came a few one - offs , including their \u201chead like a hole\u201d cover , the soundtrack to their cd - rom adventure game \u201c adventures of the smart patrol , \u201d and a few reunion shows beginning at sundance , then the lollapalooza tour , and onward . devo\u2019s absence in the 90s , allowed mothersbaugh to cultivate the success of mutato muzika as a commercial music production company powerhouse , establishing itself outside of the devo context . mutato muzika\u2019s lair located in west hollywood , ca\nthere is a significant commerical building by niemeyer right here in the times\u2019 backyard , of course . the former beauty pavilion , at 8760 sunset blvd . on the sunset strip , was commissioned by a famous plastic surgeon in the 1960s and is still in use as the headquarters for mutato muzika , a music production company that scores television shows and movies owned by devo frontman mark mothersbaugh .\nmutato muzica is a company that creates music for video games , adverts , tv and film . they are most well known for their work with the crash bandicoot franchise .\nthe mutato muzika building was originally built to house a plastic surgeon\u2019s office . satellite prep rooms \u2014 where nurses readied the shriveled - up , oblong and otherwise dissatisfied humans for surgery \u2014 encircle one jumbo room in the center where the operations were performed . there the patients were cut open , adjusted , sewn up and returned from whence they came . it sounds kinda like a devo song .\nmiltenberg\u2019s eager and enthusiastic about mutato\u2019s mission , and committed to helping mothersbaugh build a business that will outlive them both . he\u2019s a huge devo fan \u2014 the kind who lowers his voice in conversation to impart that he considers devo\u2019s impact on american culture to nearly rival the beatles\u2019 . he compares mutato to warhol\u2019s factory and confesses that he still can\u2019t believe he\u2019s working with mark mothersbaugh . he\u2019s here by 4 : 30 a . m . every morning so he can get a jump start on the east coast and make overseas calls . thumbtacked to the wall above his computer are one - sheet job descriptions for tv spots that mutato muzika is either pitching or composing for : wal - mart , kmart , martini & rossi , fx , ritz crackers , quaker and a half dozen others .\nin addition to their film , television and commercial work , mutato muzika also scores video games - - seems like a natural fit for the firm founded by electronic - music legend mark mothersbaugh . mutato crewman albert fox talks with bill about the differences between film and video game scoring , and about the specific challenges that the video game soundtrack format presents . oh , and if you ' re wondering , the answer is yes : all albert ' s vocals for this clip have been overdubbed , as he refused to speak to us in anything but simlish . those\nmethod\ncomposers can be so stubborn .\nin addition to the above , mutato muzika has also spawned the wipeouters , the surf - rock devo offshoot with a rather vague existence . in the late 90s , mark mothersbaugh was approached by klasky csupo , inc . the animation company behind rugrats , to create the theme for their new extreme - sports themed cartoon series , rocket power which followed a group of socal kids who surf , skateboard , snowboard , rollerblade , bmx bike , play street hockey , and any other adrenaline - fueled sport you can think of . while their airborne stunts may sound intense , the adolescent complications they faced seemed to be the most challenging : math homework , getting grounded , bullies , confronting one\u2019s fears and insecurities , and so forth . mothersbaugh assembled his team at mutato muzika to record the theme to rocket power , which premiered on nickelodeon in august of 1999 .\nhe did , and with devo in shambles after a bum deal with ill - fated l . a . label enigma , he signed on gerald\u2019s brother , bob casale , and his own brother , bob mothersbaugh ( bob ii and bob i , respectively ) , and mutato muzika was born at mark\u2019s hollywood hills home . mutato forged relationships with studio music supervisors and began feeding the beast with scores ; during the next decade it provided music for a host of films and television series , including : revenge of the nerds ii : nerds in paradise , liquid television , it\u2019s pat , dumb and dumber , flesh suitcase and , most notably \u2014 and profitably \u2014 nickelodeon megahit rugrats .\nbut how guerrilla is it to make music for wal - mart , hummers and mcdonald\u2019s ? the goal of these campaigns is to paint the client in the best possible light , and unless mutato\u2019s secretly embedding subversive messages into all these commercials , the end results of these \u201cindirect\u201d confrontations seem to accomplish little more than provide mutato muzika with enough money to keep mothersbaugh and his henchmen way in the black . miltenberg says that mutato has never turned down a job for reasons of conscience or politics , though he suspects that if the national rifle association or a right - wing republican candidate tried to hire the company to score a spot , he\u2019d turn it down \u2014 or embed it with a subliminal message . that said , the income earned from the business allows mothersbaugh the freedom to create his more challenging \u201cfine\u201d art , be it manipulated antique photographs , paintings , prints , limited - edition books or rugs .\nin addition to his work with devo , mothersbaugh has made music for television series , films and video games via his production company , mutato muzika , most notably as the composer for the popular long - running animated series rugrats for its entire 13 - year run , as well as all three theatrical films . he also has had a solo career which has included four studio albums : muzik for insomniaks , muzik for the gallery , joyeux mutato and the most powerful healing muzik in the entire world . in 2004 , he was honored with the richard kirk award at the bmi film and tv awards for his significant contributions to film and television music . additionally , mothersbaugh was awarded an honorary doctorate of humane letters from kent state university in 2008 .\nthe center room houses mutato\u2019s main recording studio , and on a recent fall day , eight people sit in the room trying to nail down a song for class of 3000 , the cartoon network show starring an animated andre 3000 of outkast . mutato\u2019s been hired to score the christmas episode . among the eight are a couple of producers , bob i and bob ii of devo , an engineer and voice talent \u2014 including an odd - jobbing tom kenny , the voice of spongebob squarepants .\nsilas hite is an emmy award - winning artist and composer currently living and working in los angeles , california . he has written unique and memorable scores for countless films , tv shows and video games , including cloudy with a chance of meatballs , the sims 2 and shaggy and scooby - doo get a clue ! hite began his career at mark mothersbaugh ' s mutato muzika studios , where he learned the craft of scoring and composition . hite currently works as a freelance composer , and his in - demand compositions span from hip - hop to classical .\nmost people remember them for what they wore onstage : red plastic flowerpots as headgear\u2014and bright - yellow nuclear decontamination suits . these days , four of the original members of the techno - pop group devo ( the name stood for \u201cde - evolution\u201d ) don\u2019t just wear suits\u2014they are suits , \u201cwe\u2019re now in life after rock and roll , \u201d says mark mothersbaugh , 46 , devo\u2019s cofounder and lead singer , who launched the l . a . music company mutato muzika ( from \u201cmutant\u201d and \u201cpotato , \u201d a reference to devo fans , who were known as spuds ) , which composes scores for films , tv shows and commercials . \u201cit\u2019s a whole different monster . \u201d\nquirky . say it . quirky . quirkiness . may as well get the word out of the way from the get - go , because it\u2019s used so often in reference to mutato muzika\u2019s output that it\u2019s a running joke . \u201cwe get the q word a lot , \u201d laughs robert miltenberg , sitting in an office filled with devo / mutato memorabilia \u2014 as well as a keepsake water bottle burt reynolds drank from while doing voice - over work . \u201cin fact , we have a pool . whenever we\u2019re on a call and having our creative discussions , whenever anyone says \u2018quirky , \u2019 a dollar is thrown in . \u201d sometimes meanings must be parsed . \u201cwe end up having to split hairs with definitions . they want quirky , but they don\u2019t want silly , and they don\u2019t want weird . \u201d miltenberg , who is usually beaming with enthusiasm , is a wide - eyed smiler who sports a well - groomed vandyke and always has a bluetooth earpiece stuck to the left side of his head .\nfilm scores ? mothersbaugh / mutato has composed the original music to nearly 100 films and tv shows in the past two decades , including , most prominently , four of wes anderson\u2019s five films , soundtracks that not only serve anderson\u2019s narratives , but are some of the great mixtapes of the decade . mothersbaugh\u2019s fluid , oft - baroque music adds a striking layer of whimsy to each film\u2019s gestalt , a combination that has proven to be irresistible to a generation of ad agencies that have made mothersbaugh\u2019s work ubiquitous on the tv set and provide mutato\u2019s composers with soundtrack work for 100 spots a year . this in addition to the little melodies he provides to national public radio .\nsilas hite\u2019s journey from percussionist to emmy award - winning composer has taken some surprising twists and turns . after college , hite apprenticed at mutato muzika studios , where he cut his teeth working alongside his uncles mark and bob mothersbaugh\u2014co - founders of the influential rock band devo . while there , hite contributed music for countless films , tv shows and video games\u2014including cloudy with a chance of meatballs , the sims 2 and shaggy and scooby - doo get a clue ! as a freelance composer and producer , hite\u2019s studio creates music for films , tv , games , and commercials . recently , hite got the chance to score a rather unusual short film ( it\u2019s essentially a powerpoint presentation turned cathartic dance party ) \u2014and , of course , turned to izotope breaktweaker for creative inspiration .\n\u201cit was a pretty wild scene at mutato\u2014there were always artists , musicians and all kinds of creative folks coming in , \u201d he remembers . \u201cyou might walk down the hallway and steve perry would be there . i walked into a room once and vampire weekend was doing a song for nick and norah\u2019s infinite playlist . it was mind - blowing . \u201d\nbasically , regardless of where you are in america , music that emanated from the day - glo green building on sunset boulevard has probably sneaked its way into your brain within the past 24 hours . what it\u2019s doing inside there is anyone\u2019s guess , but mothersbaugh and his band of composers most certainly aren\u2019t automatons dishing out pap \u2014 nor did mutato\u2019s founder create one of the most important music houses in america in a vacuum . thirty years ago , mark mothersbaugh and his friend gerald casale formed an art project called devo and started preaching the gospel of de - evolution : man isn\u2019t progressing , but regressing back to a primal monkey state . is mutato\u2019s music sneaking into our monkey brains and messing with our monkey neurons ?\ndevo may come from akron , ohio , but when the band surfaced in the mid - ' 70s it might as well have come from jupiter . having sufficiently confused the world with their punk - infused techno - pop , the band members relocated to los angeles , took over a 9 , 500 - square - foot building on the sunset strip and built a multimedia empire that produces music for video games (\ninterstate 82\n) , tv shows (\nrugrats\n) and movies (\nthe adventures of rocky and bullwinkle\n) . this week , the band regroups under the guise of its adolescent surf music outfit , the wipeouters , for the release of\np ' twaaang !\nwe spoke with mark mothersbaugh , 49 , at devo ' s eye - catching headquarters , mutato muzika . .\nearlier this year mothersbaugh published a gorgeous limited - edition book titled beautiful mutants , which features old photographs manipulated via photoshop to reveal , in his words , a \u201cstudy of humans via symmetry using photos , both recent and vintage . \u201d he places these manipulations into gorgeous civil war\u2013era frames \u2014 he collects those too \u2014 resulting in creations both beautiful and disturbing . he and anita have teamed with walteria living , an l . a . - based high - end design company , to craft a line of china patterns , and are marketing mothersbaugh\u2019s rugs as well . \u201cmusic is only half of what goes on at mutato , \u201d he says , and around every curve is proof ; his prints hang on walls , his rugs cover floors , his mutato combs sit in the reception area .\nthe last spot on the reel is reserved for the most monumental ad mutato scored this year : the first new devo song in 18 years , \u201cwatch us work it . \u201d the song , a hard , slick dance - rock number , was recorded at mutato with four of the five members of the classic devo lineup , along with longtime session drummer josh freeze , then remixed by avant - electro band the teddybears . dell paid for the accompanying video to push its dell xps m1330 laptop , and flooded the airwaves and online avenues with a minute - long spot featuring scantily clad women dressed in black , white and red , in a factory very much unlike those in akron , working on stylized chrome car gear , welding , sweating , flexing . mothersbaugh sings over these images :\nthe success of mothersbaugh\u2019s four wes anderson scores has had a profound effect not only on mutato\u2019s output , but if you spend any time actually paying attention to the music seeping into your head during commercial breaks , on america at large . flip stations and plucky , casiotone melodies once buried beneath voice - over and image pop to the forefront . a spot for burger king\u2019s new chicken tendercrisp becomes a seductive romp with a perfectly placed harp run ; a seven - up plus ad featuring kelly ripa and regis philbin , when you pay attention to mutato\u2019s score , imparts with rushmore - ian zest the lightness of a kite - flying day ; a spike lee storytelling session about the greatness of michael jordan , if you are attuned to the music , sounds like a certain series of indie film scores .\nwhen we rang the doorbell at mutato , we weren\u2019t sure who would answer . mark mothersbaugh the film composer ? the visual artist ? devo co - founder ? would it be the prankster notorious for slipping subversive subliminal messages into television commercials ? what about booji boy ? mr . mothersbaugh wears many hats , or energy domes , if you will , and we were justifiably nervous about meeting this legendary spud .\nafter working at mutato for seven years , hite decided to begin working as a freelance composer and built his own personal studio . he says he learned a great deal from mothersbaugh . \u201cmark\u2019s done a billion projects , and i learned a lot working there : how to score a commercial , how to score a cartoon , how to score a film , and how to deal with the business aspects , \u201d hite explains .\nthe music also had to be cobbled together before e3 \u2013 and in classic video game development fashion had been left to the last minute . this task had been assigned to our nominal producer at universal , a gentleman who mostly sat in his office and played sexy parodius . while of dubious benefit to the project , at least he loved video games . however , he proposed that instead of conventional music we create something called \u201cthe urban chaotic symphony\u201d in which the programmer ( me ) would cause random sound effects such as bird chirps , car honks , grunts , and farting noises ( actually listed and underlined ) , to be randomly selected and combined . when we rejected this innovative proposal , we were introduced to mark mothersbaugh of devo and more recently mutato muzika . he and ( mostly ) josh mancell composed all the music for the games , produced by music aficionado and naughty dog programmer dave baggett . besides , dave actually knew the game inside and out .\nthe mutato muzika building in west hollywood is painted day - glo green and looks like a tipped - over hamster wheel , with mirrored windows as rungs that make the building seem like it\u2019s constantly spinning . beneath the main - floor recording studio is a big , cluttered circular room . to enter you pass a threshold guarded by a speed racer rug , and beyond this threshold is a sight that would give the klaxons or datarock a conniption : korgs and rolands are scattered on the floor . an optigon , a rare 1970s - era console organ that uses flimsy discs to play odd , ghostly sounds , sits in a corner . shelves hold computer monitors , cassette decks and dat machines ; tubular bells are ready to be struck ; an ems polysynthesizer and an electrocomp synthesizer await electricity . an ondioline keyboard that once belonged to pink floyd . boxes are strewn throughout , but look closer and they\u2019re filled with more memorabilia : a hand - written score for the film drop dead gorgeous ; busts of chairman mao and jfk .\nmark mothersbaugh , the soft - spoken but articulate owner of mutato and founding member of legendary new - wave band devo , is giving me a tour . he\u2019s a little embarrassed about the mess down here . \u201ci keep meaning to work on this room , \u201d he explains as he steps over synthesizers and squeezes between keyboards . whenever he or any of the composers who work upstairs need a sound or inspiration , they can dip into this treasure trove .\nmaybe you thought you were done with devo . you\u2019re not . if any of your media devices have been powered up today , mothersbaugh , or one of mutato\u2019s five full - time composers ( each cloned , claims mutato\u2019s executive producer robert miltenberg , from one of mothersbaugh\u2019s fingers ) or one of the three other lifetime members of devo \u2014 two of whom work here full time , the other as an adjunct \u2014 probably created some of the music you heard . be it a score to a film , tv show , video game , song or a commercial , mutato\u2019s mutant tentacles are tickling something . the apple vs . pc campaign ? listen beneath the classic banter and you\u2019ll hear a mothersbaugh - penned melody called \u201chaving trouble sneezing . \u201d it is 30 seconds of melodic brilliance that circles along like horsies on a merry - go - round and sounds like an eric satie gnossienne . all the music for the first season of hbo\u2019s big love . the sing - song stickiness that is the theme to the sims ii video game . the incidental music from a dozen years of the rugrats , which is buried in the mental recesses of most americans born between 1991 and 2004 . gaze back further , to the theme to pee - wee\u2019s playhouse . and then there\u2019s \u201cswelling itching brain , \u201d \u201cwhip it , \u201d \u201cmongoloid\u201d and \u201cjocko homo , \u201d music mothersbaugh co - wrote with devo .\nand then came the wipeouters . the mysterious group of surf revival mutatos featured mark mothersbaugh ( keyboards / vocals ) , bob \u201c1\u201d mothersbaugh ( guitar ) , bob \u201c2\u201d casale ( guitar ) , and josh \u201cnot from devo\u201d mancell ( drums ) . at the recommendation of gabor csupo , co - creator of the rocket power series , the wipeouters released a full - length record called p\u2019twaaang ! ! ! in 2001 . inspired by the works of the beach boys , jan & dean , dick dale , the trashmen , and the ventures , p\u2019twaaang ! ! ! features 48 minutes of hard - driving tubular guitar riffs , with wacky synths on top to give it that classic devotional flair . even if you had never listened to devo before , the music sounds much like the same band who brought us 1979\u2019s cover of the spy - surf classic \u201csecret agent man . \u201d in addition to the recognizable cast of spuds noted above , the record also features notable guest appearances from jerry casale , jim mothersbaugh , robert casale sr . ( father of the casale brothers ) , and other members of the mutato muzika family .\nmusician and artist , mark mothersbaugh has long been on the music world\u2019s radar for his important contribution as the co - founder and lead singer of the iconic punk band devo . these days he is also known for his musical achievements through his production company , mutato muzika . he has composed soundtracks for television , films and video games such as rugrats , pee wee\u2019s playhouse , the lego movie and several wes anderson films , including , bottle rocke t , rushmore and the royal tenenbaums . what is lesser known , is that these lifelong musical achievements are really only half the story . mark mothersbaugh has always considered himself as much of a visual artist as he is a musician . from the moment devo first took to the stage mark has always believed that the art and music were intertwined . looking closely , this thread of his own visual artistic journey weaves itself through the entire length of his career . the world has been invited in for a closer look at the retrospective exhibition , myopia . after traveling to several museums throughout the country myopia is having its last stop at the grey art gallery at new york university through july 15th .\nflash back to a morning last month as the dollars pile up on miltenberg\u2019s desk during a 15 - minute conference call with an ad agency representing the maker of a popular chewy breakfast bar . the agency is launching a new campaign , and the composers in attendance \u2014 albert fox ( 10 years at mutato ) , john entroth ( five years ) and silas hite ( three years ) \u2014 need to understand the general tone and premise of the ad before they can start drafting ideas . the agency\u2019s creative director is trying to convey over speaker phone the tone of the chewy breakfast bar campaign : \u201cwe want it countrified without being hickey or corny , \u201d she explains , then adds , \u201chistorically , we\u2019ve used music that\u2019s very quirky and fun . \u201d miltenberg motions a buck into the till . fox nods . then : \u201cthe overall feel is really fun , light - hearted and quirky . \u201d hite smiles and tosses one in . \u201cquirkiness . ? . ? . \u201d and entroth\u2019s in . but no matter how much they joke about it , quirk is an approach that has netted mutato a fortune and is embedded in the company\u2019s dna .\nvideo games carry much bigger expectations , which is why the steven spielberg game for wii that four mutato composers are working on is such a coup . ( the project\u2019s code name is pqrs , coming out via electronic arts , a company , says fox , that demands quality foreground music . ) \u201cthey know what good music is , and they want the music to be interesting , because they want somebody to sit down and play the game for 10 hours a day . that\u2019s their whole goal . if the music sucks , they\u2019re not going to want to play the game . \u201d\nthe opening montage that introduces the characters ( expertly voiced by alec baldwin ) is done to the tune of\nhey jude\n( see video ) which was recorded at the last minute by score scribe mark mothersbaugh and his offshoot mutato muzika orchestra . anderson originally meant to have the beatles original version open the film ( and close it with\ni ' m looking through you\n) but circumstances forced their hand to record another version ( ew , 12 / 04 ) . elliott smith was approached initially , but he wasn ' t in any shape to do so at the time , as he was already on a downward spiral that would eventually end with him taking his own life just two years later . eerily , the song he did provide ,\nneedle in the hay ,\nwas used prophetically as the backdrop for richie ' s attempted suicide ( video ) . that co - writer owen wilson had a hand in writing the scene makes it doubly eerie . continuing on the musical suicide tour of rt , when richie ( luke wilson ) gets out of the hospital and takes the bus home , it ' s to nick drake ' s\nfly\n. drake ' s upbeat song is meant to signify a sort of rebirth , but it ' s hard to ignore the fact that this singer took his own life as well .\neach year , robert miltenberg makes a dvd compilation called beautiful mutants , which highlights a selection of the company\u2019s recent television ads . he makes it like a mixtape , picking a nice variety of mutato music , music that conveys to current and potential clients a sense of the composers\u2019 ranges . this year\u2019s reel includes composer ( and mothersbaugh\u2019s nephew ) silas hite\u2019s suave , sophisticated tango that accompanies a martini & rossi ad featuring george clooney ; a number of different pc vs . mac spots from around the world , each with mothersbaugh\u2019s piano melody ; associate composer chris kennedy\u2019s banging theme for a feature - length skate movie created by nike .\nentroth started as a grunt here after graduating from college . he spent a few years looking for a way to make a living as a musician \u2014 including a stint as a saxophonist on a cruise ship . he landed an internship at mutato , and has been there ever since , composing music that\u2019s not supposed to necessarily be heard : \u201cwith tv , the music has to be interesting \u2014 but not too interesting . but more interesting than commercials . because it\u2019s gotta fit and work the picture and enhance the action \u2014 but it can\u2019t detract from the dialogue . it\u2019s a different part of the brain you have to turn on and off . \u201d\nsays mothersbaugh of the arrangement : \u201cif we never made another cent off that song we still came out ahead . \u201d the band put the single on itunes themselves , and collects all money from its sale . after touring sporadically over the past decade but not releasing any new material , devo are spending december at mutato trying to create an album\u2019s worth of new material and contemplating a method of dispersal in the post - record - company world . \u201cwe could possibly connect them up with sponsors , \u201d imagines mothersbaugh , \u201cand then you eliminate any of the things that made you feel like you needed a record company in the first place . you have people that will take care of each specific song and walk it through its trajectory .\nor a brave new world . compared to avant - garde devo hits such as \u201csatisfaction\u201d and \u201cwhip it , \u201d mutato\u2019s current projects seem defiantly mainstream . mark cowrote the theme music for nickelodeon\u2019s rugrats and , with his brother bob , devo\u2019s lead guitarist , recently restored the soundtracks for more than 250 original popeye cartoons . \u201chike doing this , \u201d says bob , 43 , a divorced father of two . \u201cpartly because i never grew up . \u201d in the decade after 1978\u2019s debut album\u2014q : are we not men ? a : we are devo ! \u2014the band released nine more lps . but by 1990 , \u201cwe ran into problems , both businesswise and tactical , \u201d says devo guitarist and keyboard player bob casale , a 43 - year - old father of two and mutato\u2019s producer / engineer . \u201cour expenses went way up , but nobody had money to go to shows at that time . \u201d now that they\u2019re considering playing a few dates on tins summer\u2019s lollapalooza tour , devo has gotten some long overdue respect . \u201cwe\u2019re the rodney dangerfield of rock and roll , \u201d says devo cofounder and bass player gerald casale , 47 , who directs music videos and creates computer games . \u201cthe rock and roll hall of fame , which is in cleveland , finally called to ask for a yellow suit of ours\u2014and we\u2019re from akron . \u201d now they just have to find someone to remake their signature duds . \u201cit\u2019ll be a slimming tour if we do it , \u201d says gerald . \u201ci used to lose three or four pounds a night when we played in those . \u201d\na lot of information about mutato had seeped into entroth\u2019s head before he started working here . \u201cnot even necessarily consciously , \u201d he says , \u201cbecause the old video games really hide all the credits . sometimes you had to beat the game to even see the credits . and knowing that crash bandicoot came out of this studio , that was a big deal . and then seeing rushmore and looking him up and seeing all of his credits for tv \u2014 it seemed as though i\u2019d seen most of it and enjoyed most of it . drop dead gorgeous \u2014 there were five people in the theater , the other three people weren\u2019t even laughing , but my wife and i were cracking up . credits roll , mark mothersbaugh . grosse pointe , briefly on the wb . freaking hilarious . mark mothersbaugh . \u201d\nthis is a typical oddball non sequitur for mothersbaugh . though generally wry and sarcastic , mothersbaugh overflows with creative passion . he\u2019s an obsessive collector of things that inspire him , be it the volumes of mao zedong memorabilia that consume one whole off - site storage space , or his john f . kennedy collection , which is stored at another site . he\u2019s got an extensive collection of third reich\u2013era hitler post cards . \u201cmy life is divided up into a bunch of stuff , \u201d he says with characteristic understatement . he and his wife , anita , have two young daughters , both of whom they adopted from china , and who take up much of his time . the family also has two pugs , finster and fibi , who roam mutato regularly and play starring roles in many of the company\u2019s commercial reels .\nwe are all devo ! this episode stops by the famous mutato studios on the sunset strip to sit down with the legendary mark mothersbaugh . for over an hour i took part in one of the most brilliant , though provoking , inspiring and wacky conversations that i\u2019ve ever been a part of . first and foremost , i\u2019m a fan of mark\u2019s and of devo . they were one of the most influential bands of my youth through their ahead of their time use of multi media and music . mark was so generous with his telling of the story behind the de - evolutionary roots of the band as well as his journey into being a soundtrack composer . mark\u2019s view of how technology , media , culture and music fits into one cohesive narrative is unparalleled . i hope you enjoy this as much as i did .\nwe are all devo ! this episode stops by the famous mutato studios on the sunset strip to sit down with the legendary mark mothersbaugh . for over an hour i took part in one of the most brilliant , though provoking , inspiring and wacky conversations that i ' ve ever been a part of . first and foremost , i ' m a fan of mark ' s and of devo . they were one of the most influential bands of my youth through their ahead of their time use of multi media and music . mark was so generous with his telling of the story behind the de - evolutionary roots of the band as well as his journey into being a soundtrack composer . mark ' s view of how technology , media , culture and music fits into one cohesive narrative is unparalleled . i hope you enjoy this as much as i did .\nspeaking of treasure , one filing box is marked \u201craymond scott notes , \u201d scott being one of the most important and underappreciated musical minds of the 20th century . mothersbaugh rescued much of the writing and paperwork from scott\u2019s garage , and though the two only met once , they seem like kindreds . in the 1930s and 1940s , scott composed wildly imaginative and mathematical big - band music before abruptly changing gears in the late \u201940s to start building early electronic instruments . he earned his living by using the machines to craft radio commercials for , among others , vicks medicated cough drops , bendix ( \u201cthe tomorrow people\u201d ) and auto - lite spark plugs . standing majestically in one corner of mutato\u2019s basement is perhaps the holy grail of early electronic - music instrumentation : raymond scott\u2019s legendary electronium , considered to be the first - ever self - composing synthesizer , which mothersbaugh purchased in 1996 and has vowed to restore ( though scott never completely finished building it ) .\na : yeah , and i said ,\nyou know what ? your building is putty puke gray , so shut up !\nat night you miss it totally because there are no lights on it , so it disappears . in the day , people kind of check it out . all the windows are mirrored , so mostly they ' re checking out themselves . .\na : there are people walking up and adjusting their bra straps and combing their hair and picking their pimples . there ' s been a wide range of stuff . .\nq : you do music for movies , commercials , computers and devo now . when do you find time to eat ?\na : i ' m an insomniac . i try to get no less than four hours . .\na : well , i got asked to write a theme song for a tv series called\nrocket power\nthat was about skateboards and surfboards . i thought ,\nwait a minute . we were in a band in junior high , before devo , that did all surf music .\nthe other guys that were in the wipeouters originally all work here , so after hours we set up our gear and we played those songs again . so what started off as a theme song turned into a whole album . .\na : this is pre - devo , but three of the guys in the wipeouters are members of devo , so there is some crossover there . the biggest change was that we all learned how to play our instruments in the past 30 years . .\nq : i thought you guys only got back together for $ 110 million private corporate parties .\na : that ' s the kind of thing that ' s a little too\nspinal tap .\nit ' s like , we ' ve been there , done that , don ' t need to keep running back to the same scratch ' n ' sniff over and over again . .\na : well , when you ' re 20 , it ' s great . when you ' re 30 , it ' s\nspinal tap .\nwhen you ' re 40 , it ' s pathetic . .\na : well , we really liked the idea . the only thing is the ironic humor was lost on them . people who really know the song , and know\nit ' s a beautiful world for you / but not for me ,\nwould appreciate it even if those words weren ' t used in the actual commercial . .\na : no , just boring old money . it ' s kind of weird because i always thought ,\nwouldn ' t it be cheaper to pay us in product ?\nbut no , it never works out that way . they always want to pay you cash . .\nq : maybe you should get back at them by putting subliminal messages in their ads .\na : i love to put subliminal messages into commercials . it ' s easy to do . we used to be into it more than we are now because nobody cared . it ' s like , i kept putting these messages in and nobody ever stopped or called me or got freaked out and said ,\ntake that out immediately !\n.\na : um , no . by the time i was signed on , i still hadn ' t seen it . it ' s too bad . the script wasn ' t too bad , but i think they spent way too much money on the animation . they should have just used the same animation style as jay ward .\nall products featured were editorially selected . urltoken may receive a percentage of sales for items purchased from these links . \u00a9 2018 meredith corporation all rights reserved . use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of use and privacy policy ( your california privacy rights ) . | eu data subject requests\nget the most out of your experience with a personalized all - access pass to everything local on events , music , restaurants , news and more .\nas if he\u2019s ever going to find the time . in one of the rooms that ring the archive , a vast collection of his visual art is stacked in rows ; boxes of the rugs he made for an upcoming art opening , \u201crugs during wartime and peacetime , \u201d sit piled in the front entryway . mothersbaugh works on his visual art nearly every day by sketching miniatures on antique post cards , which he buys by the lot from ebay . he then transforms these little pieces into prints , rugs and whatever feels right .\nand then there\u2019s the massive database of music that\u2019s created upstairs , which is as scattered and unwieldy as this room . \u201cit\u2019s so big that we don\u2019t even have it under control anymore , \u201d mothersbaugh tells me . \u201cfor every commercial we get , there may have been four times that much music written . there\u2019s this big body of music that actually could be a lucrative library at some time . \u201d\nthe booklet that accompanies the 1987 release devo e - z listening disc might provide some guidance : in bold letters at the top of each page , a question : \u201cwhat is devo ? \u201d below , simple answers : \u201cwherever you go . devo is watching you . unfazed by competition . records , concerts , videos , commercials . beautiful mutants . freedom of choice . concentration . total war . will the real devo please stand up ? you are devo . \u201d\nlike mothersbaugh , miltenberg is a collector , and has a passion for the history of and memorabilia from the age of dirigibles . during a recent interview with mothersbaugh , miltenberg entered the room to show off a recent purchase : a dime - size piece of cloth from the von hindenburg air ship . when mothersbaugh wondered aloud about the piece\u2019s provenance , miltenberg produced documentation . mothersbaugh : \u201ci think that that swatch of the von hindenburg is a lot like jesus christ . if you believe in it , and it gives you the power \u2014 gives you the vestment that you\u2019re looking for \u2014 then good for you . \u201d\nunlike outgoing miltenberg , mothersbaugh is kind of shy when you first meet him . he\u2019ll fidget a little bit during interviews , glance down at the floor while he\u2019s conversing . he enters rooms quietly . but once he gets comfortable , and lands on an interesting topic , he reveals a depth of thought that examines ideas from any number of angles .\nat first , he had an uneasy relationship with commercial spots , unsure how to approach the notion of manipulating strangers into buying products that he didn\u2019t feel particularly excited about . as an antidote , he and fellow devo member bob casale in the beginning used to sneak subliminal messages into their scores . the first few times they were nervous , says mothersbaugh . \u201ci think it was a keds commercial where we put in \u2018question authority . \u2019 i remember the people from keds were tapping their pens on the table and the music\u2019s playing , and it gets to the subliminal message , and i remember i flushed bright red . i looked over at this guy and he\u2019s going , \u2018yeah ! yeah ! go go go ! \u2019 ? \u201d\neventually , though , that got too easy . \u201cwe\u2019d push it until somebody would say , \u2018hey , did that just say , \u201cobey , submit\u201d ? \u2019 and we\u2019d go , \u2018no . \u2019 then we\u2019d take it out . then we\u2019d only do it every year or so if we got inspired , or if some product was less likeable than we wanted it to be . we still do it every once in a while . \u201d"]}
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specific digital destinations . its first site , the daily meal launched in january 2011 and is already among the largest food sites on the web . launched in june 2012 , the active times is the second vertical content site of the venture - backed company .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at spanfeller media group ( new york , ny ( us ) ) in december 2013 .\nhelmed by editorial director colman andrews , the daily meal is the fastest growing food site on the web and the first property of spanfeller media group , founded by jim spanfeller . visit the daily meal on facebook ; follow us on twitter .\nspanfeller media group , which plans to launch a series of new sites , is close to finishing a funding round that i\u2019m told will total around $ 2 million . backers include rre ventures , greenhill savp , softbank and lerer media ventures .\nfounded in june 2010 by jim spanfeller , the spanfeller media group brings media into the digital age through premium subject - specific content . its first site , the daily meal launched in january 2011 and already is among the largest food sites on the web . the active times is the second vertical content site of the venture - backed company .\nnew york , ny ( june 19 , 2012 ) \u2014 spanfeller media group ( smg ) , founded by acclaimed media pioneer jim spanfeller , maintains its position at the forefront of digital content with the introduction of the active times ( urltoken ) formerly entitled ekadia . the website targets consumers passionate about outdoor and endurance sports , fitness and adventure travel .\nsteve macbeth , microsoft partner engineering manager . lead engineer personal cloud project george pappachen : chief privacy officer wpp group and evp strategy j . p . rangaswami : chief scientist , urltoken . paul sagan , executive vice chairman and past ceo , akamai technologies jim spanfeller , spanfeller media group , ( and past chair , iab and opa ) adam towvim , ceo , co - founder , trustlayers\n\u201cphilip is someone who can seamlessly align the company\u2019s technology vision with its business strategy , \u201d said jim spanfeller , president and ceo of spanfeller media group . \u201ci look forward to working with him on a wide range of objectives , from day - to - day ad operations to the expansion of our video network and mobile capabilities . \u201d\nnew year , same question : is tronc chairman michael ferro a seller or a buyer ? for the moment , he\u2019s the latter , as the tronc chairman has closed a deal to buy the spanfeller media group , and its food and outdoors digital properties .\ntronc closed a deal to acquire spanfeller properties the daily meal and the active times .\n\u201caccording to google analytics , the daily meal now reaches over 5 million culinary enthusiasts worldwide , \u201d said jim spanfeller , ceo of spanfeller media group . \u201cin just 19 months , we have established ourselves as a frontrunner in the food and beverage category , and we fully expect our hyper growth phase to continue into the 4th quarter of this year .\nnew york , ny ( june 5 , 2013 ) \u2014 spanfeller media group ( smg ) \u2014publisher of mega food site the daily meal and emerging active lifestyle site the active times \u2014continues its expansion this spring , announcing the arrival of philip barber as chief technology officer .\nmediagazer presents the day ' s must - read media news on a single page .\nmedia general , inc . owns and operates television stations in the united . . .\nprior to spanfeller media group , barber was senior director of webops and technology at american media incorporated where he introduced processes and procedures to improve development workflow and website quality , lead several drupal re - platform initiatives and expanded the digital technology footprint . he also served as senior director of project management and infrastructure at ivillage and nbc universal , overseeing operations relating to new product development and site architecture .\n\u201cthe number one intention here is to build up dailymeal , \u201d said spanfeller , well known in the digital media business as an architect of pioneering and once - high - flying forbes . com .\ntronc\u2019s acquisition of the spanfeller media group closed at the end of december , at a price undisclosed by tronc . this deal may offer double , if small , value . tronc gains thedailymeal . com , with its seven million monthly unique visitors and some relatively small revenue , as well as the much smaller theactivetimes . com .\nformer urltoken publisher jim spanfeller has a new gig : a venture - backed web publishing start - up .\nspanfeller has now become general manager the daily meal ventures , and a senior vice president of the company .\n. com ceo jim spanfeller , closed a $ 6 million series b round lead by vantagepoint capital partners .\nspanfeller media group , publisher of the daily meal and the active times , raised another $ 5 million in a series c funding round . the round was led by inovia capital , which joins existing investors vantagepoint , softbank , tribeca , lerer and rre , bringing the total vc raised to $ 12 . 5 million since the company launched in 2010 .\n\u201cwe cover the new menu at taco bell to the latest review of thomas keller\u2019s restaurant , \u201d spanfeller said . while many food sites focus on recipes , spanfeller said thedailymeal ranges more widely into \u201call things food and drink . \u201d\nboth sites depend wholly on advertising for revenue . neither tronc nor jim spanfeller would divulge annual revenue data or ranges .\n\u201cit will chronicle everything from my immaculate birth to the 1973 championship , \u201d monroe quipped to media ink .\nnews corp . is a network of leading companies in the world of diversified media , news , and information services .\nnew york , ny ( august 16 , 2012 ) \u2014 the daily meal\u2014spanfeller media group\u2019s mega food site\u2014today announced an unprecedented growth rate through the month of july . according to comscore\u2019s latest report , the daily meal now ranks among the top ten in its competitor landscape - websites offering a full - bodied content model dedicated to food and drink . these results further bolster the daily meal as the fastest growing website of its kind .\nboth sites rely on a fast and deep content strategy , with both in - house writers and a growing group of outside contributors rapidly producing content to achieve scale .\ngreg sargent / washington post : dear media : the trump white house has total contempt for you . time to react accordingly .\nthe media business is in tumult : from the production side to the distribution side , new technologies are upending the industry . keeping up with these changes is time - consuming , as essential media coverage is scattered across numerous web sites at any given moment .\ndaniel politi / slate : white house press secretary lies and yells at media . it ' s day 2 of the trump presidency .\nthese audience - extension tactics are basically legit \u2014 until they fail to meet the audience advertisers are buying . pre - internet , this took the form of sketchy circulation sales tactics , like publishers clearing house schemes that preyed on the gullible . online , there\u2019s the buying of undesirable traffic to fulfill commitments to advertisers , or , worse , non - human or bot traffic . \u201cwhen it gets dicey is when someone buys traffic that is not necessarily in keeping with what they sold their customer , \u201d said jim spanfeller , founder of spanfeller media group . \u201cthen , you\u2019re basically paying a bait - and - switch game . \u201d\ndcn has seen record growth in the past twelve months adding nine new members to its expanding organization . annual closed - door events for dcn members will continue in 2015 . the organization will also expand its scope to share additional intelligence and industry findings through its incontext website , and public events and research . recent members are business insider , the daily caller , newsbeat social , newsday , rodale , telegraph media group , vocativ , vox media and warner bros .\nonce the deal is done , sources say , spanfeller\u2019s plan is to roll out a series of industry - specific \u201cverticals . \u201d first up : food .\nurltoken is a web site devoted to news , analysis and opinion on technology , the internet and media . but it is different from other sites in this space . it is a fusion of different media styles , different topics , different formats and different sources . read more \u00bb\nnotable / the fjp : \u201ci have a running war with the media . they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth . \u201d\n\u201cwe were faster to 3 million than huffington post , gawker , business insider , bleacher report or yelp , \u201d said ceo jim spanfeller of the foodie site .\na fast growth media company conceived of and for the digital age , looking to revolutionize how premium content is created , shared , and monetized .\naren\u2019t there plenty of food sites out there already ? you\u2019d think so , but spanfeller and his backers figure there\u2019s room for more . after that , they have a list of categories to tackle , with the exception of five they think are overpopulated : news , business / finance , entertainment , traditional sports and technology . spanfeller declined to comment .\nsoftbank capital ny led the series a round and contributed to the second round , as did gsa venture partners , rre ventures , and lerer media ventures .\npeter w . singer / @ peterwsinger : trump ' s new director of social media repeatedly posts conspiracy theories + infowars on his personal twitter page urltoken . . .\nit is the second vertical to be launched by spanfeller . the daily meal now has about 3 million unique visitors and is pulling in $ 100 , 000 a month in ad revenue .\nas an organization , dcn places significant emphasis on communicating key messages to high - quality digital publishers and bringing together this group to develop best practices and continue the innovation of this industry . dcn\u2019s current member roster for 2015 is :\nthe first platform of its kind in the digital realm , the website offers an immersive experience , uniting valuable content with striking design and social media integration . in addition to original features , the site will aggregate content from several well - known industry players\u2013 including the competitor group , explorersweb , and the red bull video network . users are equally encouraged not only to comment , but to contribute their own stories and videos .\ncarlos lozada / @ carloslozadawp : \u201cwe ' ve gone full orwell . \u201d @ sulliview on what the news media faces after the trump presidency ' s first weekend : urltoken . . .\ntoday , the rise of social media has made publishers more dependent on facebook to reach an audience . the need for publishers to understand social has led their newsrooms to adopt business - side expertise .\nin a phone call on tuesday , spanfeller told us that the money would be used to accelerate growth for the daily meal , a site that launched six months ago and currently boats 1 . 5 million uniques per month .\njon bond once said , \u201cmarketing in the future is like sex . only the losers will have to pay for it . \u201d bond was talking about earned media like public relations and social media replacing traditional advertising . but the thinking could apply to editorial content , too . if your content is good enough , it should find an audience on its own , and you shouldn\u2019t have to pay to promote it .\nadditionally , the board elected four new members to its executive committee : jim bankoff , chairman / ceo , vox media ; tamara franklin , evp , digital , scripps networks interactive ; declan moore , chief media officer , national geographic society ; and christy tanner , svp and gm , cbs interactive media . they join krishan bhatia , evp , digital strategy & operations , nbcuniversal ; kevin conroy , president , digital and enterprise development , univision communications , inc . ; david payne , chief digital officer , gannett co . , inc . ; drew schutte , evp and publisher , details ; and michael zimbalist , svp , advertising products and research & development , the new york times company .\njournalism professor jay rosen explains how journalists must get to know their audiences , ditch the \u201cview from nowhere\u201d , and show their work in the age of trump \u2014 journalism professor jay rosen offers some suggestions for journalists under siege on recode media .\nwe have a truly amazing platform to work with . digital media has so much going for it : it is incredibly flexible , it is interactive , it is not limited by form factor , it is multi - media and it should be extremely trackable . unfortunately , as an industry we have done a lot to limit these assets . the fact that it still works as well as it does is amazing . just imagine what it will do once we take the shackles off .\nsmg also plans to launch two other verticals , one that will be in beta by the end of 2011 and another coming online in the middle of 2012 . spanfeller says they have not decided on the specific verticals , nor have they chosen the order of the launch .\nbut the collapse of the last tech bubble and the realization the web publishing economics require lots and lots and lots of scale have brought many other web publishers much closer to spanfeller\u2019s tactics than they\u2019d like to admit . his new challenge : re - creating that scale with brand new properties .\nsmg plans to use the money to launch new verticals , hire more staff and fund a new data center .\nwe will be adding staff in the technology , sales and editorial areas and will be building our a new data center for the company ,\nsays ceo and founder jim spanfeller .\nbased in new york city , six - year - old thedailymeal set up shop in january , 2011 , backed with $ 14 . 3m in five rounds of venture capital supplied by a group of six well - pedigreed funders . those include rre ventures , tribeca venture partners ( tvp ) , softbank capital , lerer ventures , vantage point capital partners and inovia capital .\ntrump , in cia visit , attacks media for coverage of his inaugural crowds \u2014 on his first full day in office , president trump visited the central intelligence agency ' s headquarters to express his gratitude for the intelligence community , which he had repeatedly railed against and recently likened to nazis .\nso let\u2019s all do what we can to educate , well , everyone about the current state of the ecosystem . it is through this knowledge that the industry will find the right way to live with and deeply respect consumers while using technology and tracking in ways that allow marketers to use their dollars in more and more efficient ways . but beyond efficiency , increased understanding will lead to value being put where it should : with the outlets that generate the most consumer involvement and provide the best environments for messaging rather than a wide and growing group of \u201cplatforms\u201d and other third parties that hijack the engagement of the media properties and also the trust of the consumer in the name of efficiency .\nevolve media used to pay for it , but it no longer does . buzzfeed says it rarely does . time and the huffington post claim they don\u2019t . yet to hear some talk , it\u2019s a more common practice than some publishers might admit . even the new york times ( gasp ) does it .\nstill food , 20 years into the history of the worldwide web , remains an uncertain category , as spanfeller points out . many legacy magazine companies have struggled to transition to digital audiences , too often just digitizing print content . dailymeal\u2019s strategy clearly aims at this opportunity , but its own struggles with audience tell us it hasn\u2019t yet found a winning formula either .\nthe saying goes that complexity breeds margin and to some extent that has proven true here ; at least at the gross margin level . the bottom line is another issue , given the crazy estimates that adtech companies are taking between 40 and 60 % of every media dollar ( depending on which study you look at ) .\nwhen spanfeller left forbes last summer after eight - plus years at the site , his initial plan was to create a sort of repair shop for established publishers\u2019 web properties . that made sense , given that that\u2019s essentially what he did for the forbes family when he took over their web site in 2001 . but the new plan is to create stuff from scratch .\n\u201cthe active times will fill a major gap for the vast number of consumers already engaged in an active lifestyle , \u201d spanfeller said . \u201cthe site demonstrates a full - bodied commitment to smg growth and expansion . we\u2019ve created a discussion centered on what people are doing in the world of sports and adventure , from methods to improve technique to exhilarating treks and the newest gear . \u201d\nwithin the web publishing industry , spanfeller gets lots of credit for moving urltoken from also - ran status into one of the biggest finance sites on the web . and he gets a fair amount of derision as well , for both a blustery style and a lusty embrace of page views . his most infamous gambit , used more than once : a slideshow detailing the world\u2019s \u201ctop topless beaches . \u201d\ninstead of focusing all your energy on preserving the outdated\nold media\nideas you hold on to so preciously , listen to the people you ' ve hired and have faith in them to do the job you hired them to . once you start respecting and treating the staff like humans and not\ntools to be applied\n, you could really have a great business .\ntoday , its dailymeal property can claim seven million monthly unique visitors in the u . s . , down from almost 11 million one year ago , according to comscore . the site appears to have reached an apex of traffic then , and then dropped off to the seven million range in mid - 2016 , where it has remained . spanfeller explained the drop in traffic to me this morning . \u201cthe sales process diverted our attention . \u201d\nvalue , here , is plainly in the eye of the newsprint beholder . in december , merrick media paid $ 15 a share to hedge fund hg vora , a total of $ 37 . 5 million to purchase 2 . 5 million shares . intended as much to silence a dissident shareholder as to gain more leverage , that price , though , didn\u2019t set a new floor for the share price .\nit\u2019s the first since ferro and his vice - chairman and investor partner patrick soon - shiong increased their stakes in the company in a series of moves late last year . the ferro - led merrick media now controls just under 25 % of its shares , while soon - shiong owns about 15 % . with that 40 % stake , the partners have made a hostile bid for tronc less likely early in this year .\n\u201ci\u2019m thrilled with the foresight of our leadership to make these moves in our pursuit of the interests of the companies investing billions in creating content people love , \u201d said jason kint , ceo of digital content next . \u201cwe represent digitally - native companies and companies that are more than a century old , from non - profits to for - profits and companies that are pre - revenue to those with billions in revenues . all of our members have direct , trusted relationships with consumers and marketers building the highest quality experiences in digital media . \u201d\nat the end of the day , demographic - and audience - based buying is a proxy for finding consumers most likely to buy a product or service . so is environment . the difference is that buying by environment is a very straightforward process . the downside ? it is very time consuming to do at scale and as such is a process that makes it very hard for a media - buying agency to make money with . that said , there should be plenty of programmatic ways to buy environment in a much more streamlined basis then we are currently doing .\nit is said that if you optimize an exchange - driven campaign for \u201cclicks\u201d three times , you will end up with over 90 percent bot traffic . the same is true for optimizing around third - party cookies . to their great credit , many of the largest exchanges are now working hard to reduce the amount of bot - driven impressions . just recently in fact , appnexus said a new program to filter fraudulent impression decreased platform traffic by 65 percent . this is a great start , but we still have some miles to go before we get to a more \u201cgenuine\u201d set of media goals .\nthe company\u2019s first site , the daily meal , now attracts 7 million monthly uniques . second site the active times , which launched in june 2012 and targets adventure sports and active lifestyle enthusiasts , averages about 1 million monthly uniques .\nactivate folio : newsletters for the news , emerging trends and best practices you need to succeed .\nrecounting comscore\u2019s previous report , the daily meal grew a record 156 % in the month of june and outperformed several well - known competitors along the way , including food & wine , bon appetit , and saveur . this past month , the daily meal experienced yet another 12 % growth , continuing to excel as a comprehensive digital platform covering all things food and drink , including news , recipes , travel , celebrity chefs , restaurant reviews and social integration .\nthe recipe for the daily meal\u2019s success is largely reflected in its stalwart content model : producing a wider selection of premium content than anyone else , and at a faster pace . the site also boasts a fully incorporated social community , an extensive video network , and the newly released \u201cbest dishes\u201d mobile app .\nthe daily meal covers all things food and drink , creating a complete epicurean experience for cooks , food lovers , wine , beer and spirit connoisseurs , discerning diners and everyone in - between . comprised of original content and video from award winning editors , industry insiders , tastemakers and the user community , features range across the site\u2019s multiple channels : cook , eat / dine , drink , travel , entertain , best recipes , holidays , lists and community . the daily meal also produces much - anticipated annual reports including the 50 most powerful people in food , america ' s most successful chefs , 101 best restaurants in america and 150 best bars in america . additionally , the daily meal shop , an online cookware store , offers over 7 , 000 kitchenware and specialty foods tailored specifically to the daily meal\u2019s hungry following of savvy food enthusiasts .\nearl \u201cthe pearl\u201d monroe , a star of the last new york knicks team to win an nba championship , has inked a deal with rodale to write his autobiography .\n\u201cearl the pearl : my story\u201d is set to hit next april to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the knicks\u2019 last title . monroe is one of the only members of that team to not cash in with a book .\nrodale won the rights to the autobiography at auction . terms of the deal were not disclosed , but it is believed the shared advance is in the $ 200 , 000 to $ 400 , 000 range .\nthe book is being written with quincy troupe , the collaborator with jazz musician miles davis on \u201cmiles : the autobiography , \u201d as well as co - author of the best - selling \u201cpursuit of happyness , \u201d a memoir about the rags - to - riches life of stockbroker chris gardner .\n\u201ci expect to start writing in november , \u201d said troupe . \u201cearl monroe was one of the first artists of the basketball court . he invented the spin move and the crossover , which are a part of the game today . \u201d\nmonroe , 68 , had humble beginnings . born in a tough south philadelphia neighborhood , his dazzling ball handling eventually had him named one of the 50 all - time great nba players .\nhe had been a bitter rival of the knicks when he played alongside wes unseld with the baltimore bullets , his first nba team where he earned rookie of the year honors in 1967 . by the 1971 - 72 season , he had a falling out with management and was demanding a trade .\nhe ended up getting traded to the knicks team \u2014 including willis reed , dave debusschere , bill bradley , dick barnett and phil jackson \u2014 that was already anchored by a flashy guard , walt \u201cclyde\u201d frazier .\nmonroe said he still keeps in contact with most of his knicks teammates and regularly pops into frazier\u2019s manhattan restaurant , clyde frazier\u2019s wine and dine .\ndow jones\u2019 smartmoney is shutting down its print edition and laying off most of its staff as it tries to make a go of its digital - only version .\nlike many of the books in the financial category , smartmoney never regained its footing after the financial crisis in 2008 \u2014 in fact , it was still reeling from the burst of the dot - com bubble in 2001 .\nthe magazine was started 20 years ago as a joint venture between hearst corp . and dow jones , publisher of the wall street journal . dow jones is now part of news corp . , which owns the post .\nthe magazine launched into the teeth of the early \u201990s ad recession with steve swartz as editor - in - chief and david carey as publisher . swartz is now the no . 2 executive at hearst , while carey is president of hearst magazines .\nsmartmoney seemed to enjoy an editorial buzz that rival worth never achieved . but smartmoney\u2019s ad pages , which had soared to 1 , 289 by 2000 , are just a fraction of what they were . through july of this year , the mag sold 186 . 9 ad pages .\nwall street journal editor - in - chief robert thomson , in breaking the news to staffers that the magazine was closing , said it \u201cwas losing a lot of money\u201d despite picking up a bushel of journalism awards . one source estimated the losses at $ 5 million a year .\nsome of the staffers will be retained by the digital side . but editor - in - chief jonathan dahl and 24 other staffers will stay in the office through july 23 to produce one more issue .\n\u201cit\u2019s always a surprise or a shock when it actually happens , but what are you going to do ? \u201d said dahl , who has been in the post for the past six years and has worked a total of 28 years at dow jones . \u201cmy hope is to find openings for as many people as possible . \u201d\nthe website , edited by john rasmus , covers running , hiking , kayaking , surfing , skiing and five other sports .\nfile this under \u201cmaking lemon out of lemonade . \u201d ann curry , who is being booted as nbc\u2019s \u201ctoday\u201d show co - host , had a sit - down months ago with lee woodruff for a cover story in ladies\u2019 home journal .\nthe issue hits newsstands july 10 , but due to the long lead time there is nothing the editors can do to alter the story at this point .\nhowever , lhj is distributing some quotes that indicate that curry realized months ago that she was on the hot seat . \u201cit\u2019s hard not to take it personally , \u201d she said . \u201cyou worry : am i not good enough ? am i not what people need ? am i asking the right questions ? \u201d\napi - video / find _ all _ videos . asp & fields ; = id , videostillurl , thumbnailurl , guid , video320kmp4url , name , duration & count ; = 4 & doctype ; = 128\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\nvery directed culture . . . work hard play hard . core team really wants to win . great opportunity to learn given that the company is small but very collaborative . lots of responsibility for everyone . . . and with it good accountability .\nthere is a lot to do . so never a lack for something to do . but this does provide for great learning moments .\nif management would ' ve listened , this is a product that has a lot of potential .\nprevious ceo and founder of the company was a tyrant and openly enjoyed verbally abusing employees . training was an absolute joke . literally consisted of walking through a deck for 5 minutes . nobody explained capabilities , content , no account lists assigned . i was openly ripped apart in front of a co - worker for not understanding internal procedures because nobody ever explained any of it to me . ceo would try to find band aid versus long term solutions . he seriously thought you could walk into a major advertiser and they would drop million dollars on a site they never heard of with a fraction of the traffic versus established competitors . also thought the daily meal or active times didn ' t need a phone app . this isn ' t 1990 and you aren ' t at forbes or playboy .\nthe office is in a nice area , a lot of the employees are great people and sometimes there are cool chef events . overall , this should be a great place to work , but unfortunately it isn ' t .\ngreat neighborhood . flat iron area is great . i need to write thirteen more words to get to the 20 word minimum .\neverything is wrong with this place . here are some examples - men ' s bathroom has one working stall . pos owner won ' t fix the handicap toilet . - same pos owner is a terrible man . who cares about his resume . he simply ruins this place . never will this place be a good place to work as long as he ' s involved . oh yeah - he ' s the ceo and thinks he should be doing everybodies job for them . the exact opposite way to run a company . - if you like daily verbal abuse , this place is great .\ntalk to the board about removing the ceo if that doesn ' t work , which it won ' t - help your employees by getting them new jobs there are good therapists out there who can help you move forward .\nsomehow , this largely unsatisfactory company attracts really cool coworkers . it ' s that whole uniting - against - a - shared - enemy thing \u2014 or , more accurately , uniting for survival . it ' s like if you were in a life - or - death situation and everyone that was in it with you banded together to pull each other through it . yeah , it sounds melodramatic , but you know what i ' m talking about . whether it ' s a rough college course or an actual life - or - death situation , you may have experienced this ( if it was the latter , i ' m sorry ) . that ' s the only pro about this place , besides a working relationship with colman andrews , one of the biggest names in the food industry . and sometimes getting free food / event invites . it ' s still not worth the meager salary or , most of all , the horrific work - life balance , nightmares many of the employees have about their work , and the sorry excuse for quality journalism .\nlower the article quota . you ' re kidding yourself if you think that mission statement on the wall warrants quality work . it ' s mostly taking information from actual sources and trying to weave it into a story . up the salaries . maybe people would stay a little longer than three to six months , if you combine that with a culture overhaul . go for respect , not fear . that ' s the way to a long - term company and one that leaves a legacy . take a good long look at yourself , and ask if you want to be remembered the way you ' re described in these reviews . then make a change . a big one .\nthe two main sites ( the daily meal and the active times ) are fast growing content sites in two of the most interesting areas . the staff live and breathe the content . it ' s a small company , so there is opportunity to be noticed and to take on greater areas of responsibility than at a larger company . there is a good flow of free food coming through the place , so that ' s also a bonus .\nthe output demands are high and the goals are aggressive . it ' s a small company that wants to act like a larger entity , so it rewards the startup minded but isn ' t for everyone . if you ' re looking for a slow pace , this would not be the right place .\nignore the fake reviews . i promise , this is the truth .\ni ' ve been waiting to write this review since the first week i was hired at the daily meal . luckily enough , the turnover rate at this company is so high , i was able to do so in only a few months !\ninstead of making fake reviews to avoid a low rating , open your eyes , read the reviews , take what they ' re saying , and make a change . you have a lot of talented people in your office , and they could really make a difference .\nthis will replace the current featured review for targeted profile . are you sure you want to replace it ?\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nmeanwhile the year - long drama of tronc\u2019s future , alone , or as a seller or a buyer , may offer some new plot twists .\nwe can also newly catalog the possible ways ferro could once again command center stage in the newspaper business in 2017 . he dominated news industry coverage last year , first seizing control of the tribune company , publisher of a national network of newspapers that includes the los angeles times and the chicago tribune , in february , and then engaging in a nasty public battle to fend off a takeover bid from gannett , amazing observers with his guts , even as they guffawed at moves like renaming venerable tribune \u201ctronc\u201d in june .\nin addition , expect daily meal content to begin appearing on tronc\u2019s newspaper websites from orlando and chicago to san diego , as soon as those logistics are worked out . the 35 - person smg staff has moved offices within new york city , now residing with tronc\u2019s national sales offices in midtown .\nin addition to whatever revenue tronc will gain from the purchase , the company undoubtedly hopes the buy will burnish tronc\u2019s digital cred , as ferro and ceo justin dearborn renew their bid to tronc - ify their company , with more lower - cost , high - volume digital content . tronc has unevenly pursued such content over the last year [ politico : \u201c welcome to the tronc widgeteria\u201d ] .\ntronc has not announced the acquisition or reported it in sec filings . the purchase price is unknown , though given the smallish nature of its audience probably wouldn\u2019t have much taxed tronc\u2019s year - end reserve of $ 187 million in cash .\n\u201cit is not a material acquisition , \u201d tronc spokesperson dana meyer told me this morning . \u201cmaterial\u201d is usually defined as information that should be known to investors in a public company . \u201cthere are specific rules for how you determine if an acquisition requires an [ sec ] 8 - k , and generally , if the purchase price equals over 10 % of our total assets pre - acquisition then it would trigger an 8 - k , but there are other tests too , \u201d said meyer .\nthe new tronc ownership is noted at the bottom of both urltoken and urltoken pages : \u201cthe daily meal is a registered trademark of tronc , inc . , copyright , 2017 , tronc . \u201d\nhe notes that in addition to the seven million \u201cproperty\u201d unique visitors , various distribution - and - ad partnerships add traffic to the ad - selling proposition . \u201cabout 50\u201d partners , most of them bloggers , and some other food sites \u2013 including finecooking and recipelion \u2013 fill out that partnership network .\ndaily meal offers lots \u2013 its \u201cevergreen content portfolio\u201d including 1 . 2 million recipes , 80 , 000 wine reviews and one million restaurant reviews , according to tronc .\ncolman andrews , a founding editor of saveur , has long led dailymeal\u2019s editorial staff .\nfood has been one of the hotter categories in online content . the new york times \u201ccooking\u201d site and apps have been one of the high - profile newcomers in the category . the new york times says its internal traffic count for cooking shows\napproximately 10 million monthly unique visitors on the web ,\na number that does not include mobile apps ; comscore doesn ' t track cooking individually . while cooking began life in late 2014 , it was intended as much to generate new direct digital subscription revenue as advertising . while direct cooking subscriptions plans have been abandoned , at least for now , cooking now aims to exploit the boon in whole meal delivery services . blue apron , purple carrot and hello fresh , among others .\nin fact , the new york times introduced its audience to home delivery through a chef\u2019d partnership in may of last year .\nsmg\u2019s other site , the active times , has been disappointing . it\u2019s an outdoors enthusiast site , launched in june , 2012 . in december , 2016 , it saw an audience of only 378 , 000 , a number that\u2019s been fairly static for last 12 months , according to comscore . it\u2019s heavy on listicles ( \u201c the 8 best products to relieve muscle soreness , \u201d \u201c the 15 most dangerous ski runs in the world \u201d , \u201c 17 ways to lose 10 pounds in 2017 \u201d ) and videos , some with the requisite aussie outdoorsman host .\nnow , as ferro and his ceo justin dearborn enter a second year of operating the company , they show signs , internally , of re - focusing . this past fall , dearborn himself acknowledged that the company had put much of its digital tronc - ification plans on hold over mid - year , as gannett\u2019s bid looked like it would succeed .\nthis small acquisition may set the tone for the year ahead . the company continues to announce itself as a buyer : \u201cstrategic acquisitions continue to be a component of our capital allocation strategy and we are interested in opportunities that will help accelerate our digital and commerce expansion . \u201d\nyet , some insiders said , that bid could still be headed tronc\u2019s way . the likeliest bidder , if any : gannett . as he did a year ago , gannett ceo bob dickey faces a ticking clock . last year , gannett missed the company\u2019s deadline to offer up its own alternative slate of directors \u2013 which could have forced a sale to gannett . that hampered its effort , though the gannett - sponsored advisory shareholder vote made clear the alternative slate might then have won .\ngannett \u2013 or any other bidder \u2013 would have to file a new board of directors slate some time between early february and early march , depending on when tronc sets this year\u2019s annual meeting .\nconsider a new hostile bid unlikely , though . we can count at least four reasons .\nfirst , the ferro\u2013soon - shiong 40 % holdings are an obstacle . that \u201c40 % \u201d number , though , is a nuanced one . soon - shiong , by the terms of his initial purchase agreement , must vote his shares \u201cproportionately\u201d with the votes of all other voting shareholders , a point a tronc spokesperson reaffirmed to me recently . that means that rather than a presumed 40 % vote against a hostile bidder , ferro and soon - shiong might just be able to muster something more than 28 % . even that 28 % , though , is a significant hurdle .\nsecondly , tronc\u2019s share price of about $ 13 may push an offer price beyond what the market will bear . while gannett ended up offering about $ 18 . 50 a share for the company in late october , it had hoped that the tronc price would fall ( as it did briefly after the collapsed sale to less than $ 10 ) , allowing gannett to return with a bid in the $ 14 - $ 16 range . that may still be possible , but today\u2019s share price makes it more difficult .\nthirdly , there is the question of gannett\u2019s current appetite . the company found itself chastened by the botched tronc takeover , its own share price dropping by more than 60 % and still more than 45 % down from its 52 - week high . given that financing woes finally tanked the final tronc deal , how prepared is gannett , financially and strategically , to bite off such a big acquisition , in the worsening newspaper framework of 2017 ?\nconsider a fourth point . oaktree capital management , now the third - largest investor in tronc and a public critic of ferro\u2019s management , seems less likely to take its case to court , as it had threatened . while a pain point for oaktree , it\u2019s a small one , and the firm appears reluctant to spend the time and money contesting ferro in court .\nconsider two other scenarios that could extend this newspaper soap opera that has produced so much satirical humor and so much angst for those formerly - known - as - tribune employees at the l . a . times , chicago tribune , baltimore sun and six other dailies .\ngannett would have a much easier time justifying the purchase of tronc\u2019s seven dailies outside of california . the los angeles times and san diego union - tribune make up about 40 % of tronc\u2019s value . separate out those properties , and gannett might see its way clear to do a deal . it would find financing such a buy a lot easier . further , gannett knows it can wring more geographical consolidation expense synergies ( especially in chicago\u2013milwaukee and florida ) than out of the non - california dailies anyhow .\nif gannett and ferro \u2013 who some say would still be willing to sell at a higher teens price \u2013 came to such an agreement , what would happen with the l . a . times and the san diego union - tribune ? tronc , and ferro , could keep them , or patrick soon - shiong could buy them , given he is the wealthiest man ( $ 9 billion net worth or so ) in los angeles . in fact , there\u2019s a new set of rumors swirling around l . a . that soon - shiong , who has wanted to own the times for a few years , might soon get his prize . one parlor game those close to the tronc action like to play is this : michael and patrick , bosom buddies or frenemies ? only the two , chairman and vice - chairman of tronc , know for sure .\nwhile the cancer - treatment - technology maker , trump - meeter and good doctor soon - shiong is a worthy character in this drama [ stat : \u201c who\u2019s the billionaire doctor palling around with donald trump ? \u201d ] , the wild card in this drama is michael ferro himself .\nfinally , we come back to the study of michael ferro as buyer . in that scenario , ferro is playing out his long game . his goal : merging tronc and gannett \u2013 and becoming chairman of the combined company . the thinking : gannett itself was weakened , and maybe wounded , by its tronc pursuit .\nboth companies will be announcing fourth quarter and full - year 2016 earnings within the next six weeks . tronc itself will be buoyed with about $ 5 million in unexpected revenue given the chicago cubs winning run , and its other results may be better than some would expect .\nas newspaper fortunes continue to be challenged by fast - declining print advertising , could ferro \u2013 with monied backers \u2013 wait for gannett\u2019s own moment of weakness , and pounce ? it may seem far - fetched , given gannett\u2019s gold - plated history with investors , but in a topsy - turvy world , it\u2019s a scenario worth noting early in 2017 . audacity is in the air , and it\u2019s worth keeping in mind what one associate who worked closely with ferro in recent years recently told me : \u201ceveryone always under - estimates michael ferro , and he constantly over - estimates himself . \u201d\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\n* copyright \u00a9 2018 insider inc . all rights reserved . registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our\nfinally , smg will use the cash infusion to recruit people who can begin selling the daily meal .\nwe are just getting to revenue right now ,\nhe said .\nwe are starting to actively pursue revenue this month , basically . part of the funding will be use to hire a sales team for the first site .\nthe ceo thinks there ' s a chance this will be the last round of funding his company needs to raise - the money will last at least through 2012 - but he remains realistic .\ni ' m hopeful but i think every entrepreneur says ' i hope we can get through to profitability with series b . ' and every sage , experienced venture person will look at you , roll their eyes , and say , ' uh huh . ' hopefully , we ' re the exception not the rule , but if we ' re not , hopefully we ' ll have two to three sites up and running so we ' ll have an even better story to go out for series c .\nbarber arrives after a record year for smg\u2019s maiden website , the daily meal , which experienced a remarkable 100 % growth in 2012 , according to comscore data . parallel to such success , the culinary powerhouse launched a brand new video production test kitchen last month , and announced jp kyrillos as its new president .\n\u201csmg is experiencing such tremendous growth right now , i couldn\u2019t be more excited to have joined the team in this period , \u201d said barber . \u201cboth the daily meal and the active times generate massive audiences , and produce more content on a daily basis than any other website within their respective categories . i plan to not only maintain that infrastructure , but to build it out and prepare for even more content and traffic growth . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 11}], "title": "film4od", "paragraphs": ["youview : other likely content providers include lovefilm , blinkbox , film4od and guardian news & media .\nfilm4od , film4 ' s online film - on - demand service , today announced the launch of a \u2018download to rent ' service that will enable film4od viewers to watch films offline for the very first time .\nfilm4od , available at www . film4od . com , was launched in november 2010 and has more than 50 , 000 registered users . the introduction of the download to rent service complements the existing online streaming service .\nchannel 4 also plans to use film4od to amplify its broadcast seasons , such as the forthcoming ' partners in crime ' season .\n\u201cwe\u2019re always reviewing the best use of our resources and on this occasion this means that we are unfortunately no longer able to offer film4od , \u201d said film4od in a statement to customers , adding that the decision whether to bring the service back is \u201cunder review\u201d .\nthe download to rent service lets users save movies to their computer , meaning that film4od viewers can watch films offline for the first time .\nthe on demand release of 127 hours on film4od will be promoted on both the urltoken homepage , and as an on air promo on the film4 channel .\nfilm4od , which officially launched today , has more than 500 films available for 48 - hour rental online . prices ranging from 50p to \u00a33 . 99 .\nother content providers for the service include lovefilm , blinkbox , film4od and guardian news & media , part of the group that publishes mediaguardian . co . uk .\nwe ' re incredibly demanding of our video , so we ' re excited to learn channel 4 has launched a video on demand movie - rental service called film4od .\nsimple and easy - to - use , film4od is an online film - on - demand service which closely compliments the editorial tone and philosophy of the film4 channel .\nin addition to the wide range of individual titles , film4od customers are able to enjoy a fresh perspective on the films they love through regularly updated themed seasons and selections .\nfilmflex has developed and built an online vod platform after two years of research and development and is partnering with a number of leading technology companies . so far two services for major media brand clients have been launched , virgin media urltoken and film4od www . film4od . com . more announcements of partnerships with leading brands will follow later in 2011 .\nfilm 4 has partnered up with filmflex to present film4od - - a browser - only service that lets you rent films for 48 hours online . the service already has 500 movies available to rent .\nfilmflex movies , one of europe\u2019s largest movies - on - demand services , has today announced the launch of a download to rent option on film4od , film4\u2019s online video - on - demand ( vod ) service .\nare blinkbox , blinkx , bskyb , film4od , golant media ventures , guardian news & media , indiemoviesonline , lovefilm , pushbutton , radioplayer , stream uk , stv , travel channel , tvinci , utv and woomi .\nthe closure follows the acquisition of filmflex by global provider vubiquity last year . film4od\u2019s closure , though , is an isolated decision : vubiquity will continue to provide rental vod services to virgin , ee , talktalk and eircom .\n. if film4od takes off however , it seems like that would be the natural next step for the service , and as it ' s only just launched we ' re willing to give it a little while to get settled .\nfilmflex is to launch a new online movies on demand portal on behalf of channel 4\u2019s film 4 . the new film4od has more than 500 titles at launch and is already claiming to have more movies available than either itunes , lovefilm or blinkbox .\nas of last year , the company , which had licensing agreements with major us studios and many independent distributors , had logged over 90 million transactions since its launch . now , though , film4od will shut its streaming doors once and for all .\non film4od movies are available from between \u00a30 . 99 to \u00a33 . 99 , and the service launches with attack the block and arthur available to watch the same day as they are released on dvd . julia wrigley , head of film4 , says :\nall movie rentals on film4od offer unlimited viewing for up to 48 hours following the first play . each film has a rental period of up to 30 days . all movies are protected by approved digital rights management technologies and the service is geo - blocked to the uk .\nthe content providers working with youview are blinkbox , blinkx , bskyb , film4od , golant media ventures , guardian news & media , indiemoviesonline , lovefilm , pushbutton , radioplayer , stream uk , stv , travel channel , tvinci , utv and woomi ,\nsaid youview .\nfilm4od , which channel 4 claims will have more films available than rivals such as lovefilm and blinkbox , will offer a 48 - hour rental service with titles priced from 50p to \u00a33 . 99 . films available at launch include the girl with the dragon tattoo and shutter island .\n\u201cvideo on demand continues to soar in popularity with viewers enjoying the freedom to watch their preferred content on their own terms . we\u2019re excited to extend our relationship with filmflex to offer \u2018download to rent\u2019 , further strengthening the viewer experience alongside the film4od online streaming and film4 channel . \u201d\nfilmflex , one of the most successful movies on demand providers in europe , will be responsible for sourcing and curating film content , as well as supplying technology for customers to watch films on mobile devices . the company already provides video content to virgin movies , ee and film4od .\ntalktalk ' s latest deal with filmflex , the company behind a number of rental services including virgin movies , film4od and ee ' s film store , means subscribers to both talktalk ' s essentials tv and plus tv packages will have access to hundreds of brand new on demand movies .\nfilm4od has more new releases * available to rent than itunes , lovefilm and blinkbox , and with many films available on the same day as dvd release , and some on the same day as cinema release , the on - demand film streaming service provides an unrivalled offering for film fans .\nfilm4 channel manager , julia wrigley , said :\nvideo on demand continues to soar in popularity with viewers enjoying the freedom to watch their preferred content on their own terms . we ' re excited to offer \u2018download to rent ' , further strengthening the viewer experience alongside the film4od online streaming and film4 channel .\nin another example of its unique user - focused offering , channel 4 ' s film4od online streaming service will provide access to 127 hours on the same day as its dvd release ( june 6th ) , complemented with a bespoke microsite bringing together a plethora of related content including interviews with the director danny boyle and links to his entire film4 oeuvre .\nalmost 1 , 200 individual titles have been bought since film4od launched in november 2010 , and the site has had more than 8 . 3 million page views and over 1 . 7m unique visitors . on average , there are in excess of 8 , 000 visits a day to the site , of which returning visitors make up nearly 30 % .\nsky , film4 and lovefilm are included on a list on content partners interested in working with delayed hybrid project youview . the full list comprises blinkbox , blinkx , bskyb , film4od , golant media ventures , guardian news & media , indiemoviesonline , lovefilm , pushbutton , radioplayer , stream uk , stv , travel channel , tvinci , utv and woomi .\nchannel 4\u2019s film4od movie vod service has launched download - to - rent versions of titles in its catalogue . prices range from \u00a30 . 99 to \u00a33 . 99 per film rental , which gives unlimited viewing up to 48 hours after the first play , and each film has a rental period of up to 30 days . channel 4 is working with filmflex to deliver the drm protected service . recent release on offer include the likes of attack the block . it is the first time viewers will be able to download films to watch offline on their pcs and they will be able to start watching the film while it is downloading . film4od , launched in november 2010 , has over 50 , 000 registered users , according to channel 4 .\nonce you ' ve forked over your dosh , you ' ll be able to stream that movie over the intertubes . the good news is there are already over 500 titles available to rent . film4od reckons you ' ll need a minimum broadband speed of 2mbps to use the service properly , but it kindly includes a speed tester so you can ensure your connection is up to snuff .\nwith films from major studios and independents as well as home grown films like 127 hours , neds , nowhere boy and slumdog millionaire from film4 productions , film4od offers an intuitive , easy - to - navigate service that allows consumers to not only browse by movie genre , title and new releases , but also watch trailers , view box office details and movie trivia and enjoy specially commissioned movie extras .\nfilm4od was launched as an online streaming service in november last year , and now has more than 50 , 000 registered users . with the expansion into offline viewing , it hopes to increase its user - base allowing those with low bandwidth or those on the move to access the movies too . users can also begin watching a movie while it is downloading . jeff henry , filmflex ceo , said :\nbuilding on the success of regular old 4od and regular old film4 , film4od lets you rent movies for a period of 48 hours , for a one - off payment . prices range between 50p and \u00a33 . 99 , depending on how new and exciting the movie in question is . most of the films we browsed were at least \u00a32 . 49 though , even relatively ancient titles such as tim burton ' s batman .\nfilm4 channel manager julia wrigley said :\nafter a very successful launch , film4od continues to showcase ' great films you know , great films you don ' t ' - viewers can rent films which amplify the seasons broadcast on the film4 channel , from the 9pm seasons like films for life , the british connection and sci - fi , to the finest foreign language and home - grown movies , including films made by film4 productions .\nwith films available from between \u00a30 . 99 to \u00a33 . 99 , the download to rent service launches with film4 ' s attack the block and arthur available to watch the same day as they are released on dvd . film4od , powered by vod white - label specialists filmflex , offers more new releases * to rent online than anyone else , including itunes , lovefilm or blinkbox with many available on the same day as their dvd release .\nsimple and easy - to - use , film4od is an on - demand film streaming service which closely compliments the editorial tone and philosophy of the film4 channel . almost 1000 individual titles have been bought since launch in late october , and the site has had more than 5 . 6 million page views and over 1 . 2 million unique visitors . on average , there are in excess of 8 , 000 visits a day to the site , of which returning visitors make up nearly 40 % .\nthe uk on - demand subscription - free internet - connected tv service revealed that content provision organisations registering an interest to engage with the platform represent a wide range of free and paid content including , entertainment , mainstream and independent films , music , news , factual , sport , arts and local content . these include blinkbox , blinkx , bskyb , film4od , golant media ventures , guardian news & media , indiemoviesonline , lovefilm , pushbutton , radioplayer , stream uk , stv , travel channel , tvinci , utv and woomi .\ngenre fans living in the united kingdom and ireland are in for a real treat . in fact , i ' m jealous . icon film distribution ( formerly owned by mel gibson ) and frightfest have teamed up in an exclusive partnership to bring genre films to vod in the uk and ireland . under the name\nfrightfest presents ,\nfans can see film via ifd ' s digital partners ( including sky , itunes , amazon , blinkbox , film4od , virginmovies , talktalk , google , volta , and eircom ) giving film fans instant access to some of their favorite frightfest titles . each release will have the collective backing of ifd and frightfest across marketing , pr and social media . the partnership deal was negotiated by zak brilliant , head of theatrical , and sophie wong , tv and digital sales manager , for icon , and greg day . . . [ read the whole post on twitchfilm . com . . . ]\ndistributor to release films from horror fantasy film festival under frightfest presents banner . icon film distribution ( ifd ) and uk horror fantasy film festival frightfest have entered into an exclusive partnership that will see ifd releasing frightfest curated films under the banner \u2018frightfest presents\u2019 . select titles for the joint venture will be announced over the coming weeks . in a move to expand the festival brand nationwide , select frightfest endorsed films will be made available across the uk and ireland via ifd\u2019s digital partners , including sky , itunes , amazon , blinkbox , film4od , virginmovies , talktalk , google , volta , and eircom . each release will have the collective backing of ifd and frightfest across marketing , pr and social channels . the partnership deal was negotiated by zak brilliant , head of theatrical , and sophie wong , tv and digital sales manager , for icon , and greg day and ian rattray , directors of frightfest . paul mcevoy , co - director of frightfest said : \u201cin expanding the frightfest brand we are opening\nlondon \u2014 u . k . distribution house icon film distribution and frightfest , the u . k . \u2019s top horror film festival , have entered into an exclusive partnership that will see ifd releasing frightfest curated films under the banner \u201cfrightfest presents . \u201d the films will be made available in the u . k . and ireland via ifd\u2019s digital partners , including sky , itunes , amazon , blinkbox , film4od , virginmovies , talktalk , google , volta and eircom . each release will have the collective backing of ifd and frightfest across marketing , pr and social channels . the deal was negotiated by zak brilliant , head of theatrical , and sophie wong , tv and digital sales manager , for icon , and greg day and ian rattray , directors of frightfest . frightfest , which was set up 15 years ago , screened 63 films last year . guests in previous year have included guillermo del toro , george romero , dario argento and sam raimi . ifd has a long track record in releasing genre films ,\nfilmflex , the company that ' s powering the whole shebang , is a joint venture between sony and the walt disney company , and already offers an on - demand service to virgin media .\ncheck it out , and let us know what you reckon . too expensive ? is the quality decent enough for your discerning eyes ?\nbe respectful , keep it clean and stay on topic . we delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read . discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion .\nby continuing to use this site you consent to the use of cookies on your device as described in our privacy policy unless you have disabled them . you can change your cookie settings at any time but parts of our site will not function correctly without them . [ close ]\nin what is one of the most crushing of ironies , bskyb has been added to the list of content providers youview , the project that it has campaigned so hard to strangle at birth .\nyouview has been working with key partners to shape and test the processes for making content available via the platform since autumn 2010 .\nin addition alcatel - lucent , blinkx , capablue , deluxe , easeltv , imd , ioko , kaltura , nativ , ooyala , red bee media , technicolor , triplesee and twofour will be part of a technology and service providers\u2019 advisory group .\n\u201cwe\u2019re delighted with the response we\u2019ve had from the creative industries , \u201d said richard halton , ceo , youview . \u201cwe want all types of content providers to be able to deliver their content via youview so viewers get the best possible choice . the diversity and expertise of the organisations that are informing our development will ensure that youview is able to support a potentially unlimited range of content in the future . \u201d\nall content providers \u2013 including those that form its advisory group \u2013 will later this year , be invited by youview to confirm their formal intention to making content available via the platform .\nyet in october 2010 the stand out provider bskyb raised concerns to ofcom about youview\u2019s effect on competition feeling that the consortium partners have no incentive for innovation in the pay - tv market . speaking to the guardian newspaper , a spokesperson from sky refused to confirm the company interest in youview and said :\nwe already distribute sky content across a wide range of platforms . it makes sense for us to continue to explore new ways of reaching customers , but it ' s too early to say at this stage whether we ' ll offer a service over youview .\nother firms listed were very clear about their indication to engage with the project . said simon calver , ceo , lovefilm , said : \u201clovefilm is committed to bringing its service to as many customers as possible on the broadest range of platforms , and therefore continues to follow and support youview\u2019s development with interest . \u201d added james rowley - ashwood , co - founder and coo , indiemoviesonline said : \u201cwe see youview being a key part of our strategy to bringing viewers the widest possible choice of on demand movies through the living room tv . it\u2019s great for indiemoviesonline to be part of the group informing the development of youview , giving us the confidence that the platform will balance the needs of all types of content providers . \u201d\nlike most websites channel 4 uses cookies . in order to deliver a personalised , responsive service and to improve the site , we remember and store information about how you use it . this is done using simple text files called cookies which sit on your computer . these cookies are completely safe and secure and will never contain any sensitive information . they are used only by channel 4 or the trusted partners we work with . how to manage cookies\nin order to deliver an optimised service , channel 4 uses cookies . these are simple text files which sit on your computer , and are only used by us and our trusted partners . to find out about managing cookies , please see our cookies policy .\njames franco stars as aron ralston in 127 hours - the remarkable true story of mountain climber ' s struggle to save himself after a falling boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in utah . the film reunites boyle with academy award - winning screenwriter simon beaufoy and academy award - winning producer christian colson .\ntwo years of development and consumer research were carried out by vod experts filmflex to deliver this market - leading movie service .\nall movie rentals stream within seconds of purchase and allow for unlimited playback within 48 hours of purchase . via a personalised login and account , customers can start a movie at one location and finish it from another . all movies are protected by approved digital rights management technologies and the service is geo - blocked to the uk . available to all pc and mac users in the uk , the service offers two streaming rates , with users able to select different speeds according to their broadband connection .\nchannel 4 partners with filmflex to launch a new online video on - demand service for film4 .\nchannel 4 has partnered with filmflex , the iptv joint venture between sony and disney , to launch a new online video on - demand service for film4 .\ntitles include the girl with the dragon tattoo and shutter island , along with film4 - backed movies such as four lions and slumdog millionaire .\nthe service , which will go head to head with the on - demand movie offerings of blinkbox and lovefilm , will operate in addition to the existing 4od catch - up tv platform .\nlast month , channel 4 announced that film4 ' s film financing budget would be increased by 50 % from next year to \u00a315 million per annum .\nlooking to catch up on x - files ? demand 5 has a new name .\ndigital spy , part of the hearst uk entertainment network \u00a9 2018 hearst magazines uk is the trading name of the national magazine company ltd , 72 broadwick street , london , w1f 9ep . registered in england 112955 . all rights reserved .\nchannel 4 has teamed up with filmflex to launch a video - on - demand digital film rental service for film4 with more than 500 titles available at launch .\nthe head of film4 , julia wrigley , said the digital service would allow the broadcaster to\namplify\nthe film seasons broadcast on the tv channel .\nfilmflex is a joint venture between sony pictures television and the walt disney company .\nchannel 4 already runs the 4od on - demand service , which focuses on catchup tv programming .\nlast month , channel 4 announced that it was increasing the budget of its film4 production division , which was responsible for hit movies including slumdog millionaire , by 50 % to \u00a315m a year .\nto contact the mediaguardian news desk email editor @ urltoken or phone 020 3353 3857 . for all other inquiries please call the main guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000 .\nif you are writing a comment for publication , please mark clearly\nfor publication\n.\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nthe service , which saves the movie to the user ' s computer , has been introduced to enable users either with low bandwidth or those who would like to watch a film when not connected to the internet , such as when travelling or abroad . the new functionality also allows users to begin watching their selection while the film is being downloaded .\ntwo years of development and consumer research were carried out by vod white - label specialists filmflex to deliver this market - leading movie service .\nfilmflex is the uk ' s leading on - demand movie service provider having managed the vod movie service on virgin media since 2005 , with over 65 , 000 , 000 buys to date .\nfilmflex is a joint venture between sony pictures television ( a sony pictures entertainment company ) and the walt disney company emea , and has content deals with over 30 movie suppliers including all the hollywood studios .\ndr neale foster , managing director and coo of access europe , tells operators how to reach 100 million consumers with iot - enabled multiscreen video services .\nfrancisco lima , visual effects technology supervisor at gramercy park studios discusses the future of virtual reality .\nex tivo exec pancrazio auteri has been named as chief technology officer of the discovery and recommendations company .\nthis website is a part of perspective publishing limited , registered in england no 2876166 . by using this website you agree to our cookie policy and privacy policy .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\n' s tweets and complete profile . click the\nfollow\nbutton to send a follow request .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - 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disney joint venture that has managed uk cable\u2019s vod since 2005 . \u201cthe industry has been waiting for a mainstream , mass market and legitimate online movie service and we are delighted to be partnering with a film brand as widely respected as film4 . \u201d\ncontent has been secured with the majority of the major studios including the rights to retail films on the same day as their vod release . independent studios have also been contracted and films will also be available from film 4 productions . initial movies include the girl with the dragon tattoo , shutter island , four lions and slumdog millionaire and will be available to rent at between \u00a30 . 50 to \u00a33 . 99 .\nthe on demand service is being designed to reflect the editorial tone of the film 4 channel , which is distributed in basic across all of the uk\u2019s major pay - tv platforms .\njulian clover is a media and technology journalist based in cambridge , uk . he works in online and printed media . julian is also a voice on local radio . you can talk to julian on twitter @ julianclover , on facebook or by email at jclover @ urltoken .\nbroadband tv news covers is the industry\u2019s no . 1 information provider bringing news , analysis and comment on the delivery of digital television , around europe and the world .\njoin over 40 , 000 readers to our daily and weekly emails . complete the simple form to get the latest issue delivered direct to your inbox .\nbroadband tv news offers a range of commercial possibilities from banner advertising to white paper hosting . keep your brand at the front of buyer ' s minds .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . if you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it .\nthis website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible . cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful .\nyou can adjust all of your cookie settings by navigating the tabs on the left hand side .\nstrictly necessary cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings .\nif you disable this cookie , we will not be able to save your preferences . this means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again .\nthis website uses google analytics to collect anonymous information such as the number of visitors to the site , and the most popular pages .\nthe pay - per - view vod service , which first launched in november 2010 , was originally powered by filmflex , a joint iptv venture from sony and disney to distribute digital titles .\nfilmflex , which was one of the largest vod and multiplatform providers outside the united states , grew over the years to become a white label digital video storefront that powered the rentals for multiple services , including ee film store , virgin media online movies , talktalk box office and eircom .\nthe film rental service will close on wednesday 8th july 2015 , with customers advised to watch all rented movies in full by midnight on tuesday 7th july , after which point they will no longer be available . refunds will not be offered .\nfilm4 fans , though , can now watch the channel live on digital service all 4 for the first time .\nimages on urltoken are authorised and subject to restrictions . permission is required for any further use beyond viewing on this site . remote control icon created by bjoin andersson from noun project .\nurltoken is partly funded through affiliate marketing , which means that clicking some links on this page may generate income for the site . however , this is an independent publication : we take care not to let commercial relationships dictate the editorial stance of content or the writing staff .\ntnw uses cookies to personalize content and ads to make our site easier for you to use . we do also share that information with third parties for advertising & analytics .\n\u201cfilmflex continues to innovate using the latest technologies to allow our clients to offer the very best movie service to their customers . the download to rent service makes it easier for those with low bandwidths or those on the go to enjoy the greatest selection of movies online . download to rent is yet another enhancement of our offering to our brand partners as we continue to extend filmflex\u2019s leading white - label position into new platforms and new markets\u201d .\nfilmflex is a joint venture between sony pictures television and the walt disney company . it has managed the video - on - demand service on virgin media since 2005 , and has notched up over 65m buys to date . the company says there are more partnerships in the pipeline later this year .\nthe movie rentals will offer unlimited viewing for up to 48 hours after the initial play , and each film has a rental period of up to 30 days . the movies are protected by digital rights management technologies and the service is geo - blocked , meaning it will work in the uk only .\nread next : fitness tracking startup endomondo hits 5 million downloads , plans u . s . expansion [ video ]\nstay tuned with our weekly recap of what\u2019s hot & cool by our ceo boris .\nsit back and let the hottest tech news come to you by the magic of electronic mail .\nprefer to get the news as it happens ? follow us on social media .\ngot two minutes to spare ? we ' d love to know a bit more about our readers . start !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nbbc asian network is a british radio station serving those originating from and around the indian subcontinent . the music and news comes out of the main urban areas where there are significant communities with these backgrounds . the station has production centres in birmingham , leicester and london ( television centre & western house ) . its ' parent ' station is bbc radio 2 at western house and it is part of the bbc audio and music division .\na year later , following consultation the bbc trust announced it was reconsidering its plan to close the station in favour of reducing its budget , although it stressed no final decision had been made .\nbbc television had broadcast an asian news programme , nai zindagi naya jeevan , since 1968 from its studios in birmingham . whilst pioneering , this series followed a traditional news and current affairs format .\n, introduced a daily show aimed primarily at that community in the city . at one point the audience consisted of 67 per cent of the south asian community in leicester .\n, the bbc radio station for the midlands , followed leicester ' s lead and introduced a similar daily show .\nby 1988 , plans had been laid for shared south asian programmes across the midlands , on the am frequencies of radio leicester and bbc wm , and on 30 october 1988 the asian network was launched on bbc wm and bbc radio leicester with a combined output of 70 hours per week .\nin 1996 the station was relaunched as ' the bbc asian network with its own am frequencies in the midlands . it was led by founder member vijay sharma from leicester .\nin 1998 , the station got its own newsroom and reporters in a project led by mike curtis , the news editor at bbc radio lincolnshire who had also worked at radios cornwall and oxford and as a senior journalism trainer for local radio in london .\nby 2000 , the station ' s output had shifted focus from the midlands to the uk as a whole , and the station became a truly national network on monday 28 october 2002 when it was relaunched for the dab digital radio system .\nin january 2006 , the bbc announced that they were investing an extra \u00a31m in the bbc asian network , and increasing the number of full - time staff by 30 % in a bid to make british south asian interests ' a mainstream part of the corporation ' s output ' . the internal management structure of the station changed with bob shennan , then controller of bbc radio 5live , taking over as controller , with a new head of news , husain husaini ( a senior editor in bbc five live ) , a head of music mark strippel markie mark \u2013 a music dj and former member of punjabi hit squad \u2013 and a network manager , mike curtis ( previously asian network ' s news and sports editor ) .\nin april 2006 the first wave of schedule changes were introduced with further changes coming into effect on 14 may and 21 may with weekend changes occurring from 17 june .\nin august 2007 , the asian network received a new logo as part of a general re - brand of all national bbc stations . in 2009 , this was re - branded again to add prominence to the asian aspect of the logo .\nfrom 2010 , another change to the schedule took place . sonia deol fronts the 10 . 00am to 12 . 30pm , monday to friday show on bbc asian network . sonia , who previously presented a friday afternoon show on the station , will move to the new weekday slot from monday 8 february . former weekend presenter tommy sandhu hosts the breakfast show from 7am till 10am ( replacing adil ray ) . nihal , who was on afternoons from monday to thursday ( 1 . 00 - 3 . 00pm ) , added fridays to his schedule .\nas a result of the changes , morning presenters adil ray and nikki bedi left the station after nearly six years . station controller andy parfitt says :\ni thank nikki for her excellent contribution to the station over many years . i wish her well for the future and will be helping her develop her bbc radio career .\njas rao , who currently presents drivetime , will continue to work on projects for the network .\nlater in 2010 , tommy sandhu moved from drivetime to breakfast , noreen khan - who had replaced sandhu at weekend breakfast following the earlier changes - took over drivetime , and sunny and shay from channel 4 programme ` the family ` took over the helm of the weekend breakfast show .\none of the most significant programmes in the asian network lineup was an ongoing asian soap opera silver street which was first broadcast in 2004 . storylines focused on the lives of a primarily british south asian community in an english town of unspecified name and location , with themes that generally related to issues that affect the daily lives of british south asians and their neighbours\nthe cancellation grew out of criticisms of the asian network in the bbc trust ' s annual report . in july 2009 it was revealed that the asian network had lost over 20 % of its listeners in a single year and , per listener , was the most costly and expensive bbc radio station to run .\nwas replaced by monthly half hour dramas and in august 2010 , bbc asian network announced it would be launching a new drama season from 1st september 2010 . according to a bbc press release\ntitled bbc asian network presents . . . the new drama strand is committed to providing distinctive , original and impactful content , all relevant to the target audience .\n, director general of the bbc , proposed closing the station in a bid to scale back bbc operations and allow commercial rivals more room .\nalthough the bbc trust later rejected plans to close 6 music and approved the plans to close an .\non 14 march 2011 , the bbc announced it was reconsidering its plan to close the station in favour of reducing its budget in half , although it emphasised no final decision had been made .\nwith the departure of andy parfitt in the summer of 2011 , the decision was taken to place the asian network back under bob shennan , who by now was controller of radio 2 and 6 music . shennan was in charge of the network when he was controller of five live and knew the station and its management team well . shennan will now oversee the possibly drastic changes to the schedule and staffing of the radio station which will follow from the wider bbc ` s cuts plans .\nthe bbc asian network features a generally regular schedule of programming in english and south asian languages . many programmes are named after the usual presenter . programmes are presented in english except where noted otherwise .\nmike allbut \u2013 former t20 presenter and prior to that of the saturday mid - morning show .\nchanges to drama on bbc asian network bbc press release , 16 november 2009 .\nthis entry is from wikipedia , the leading user - contributed encyclopedia . it may not have been reviewed by professional editors ( see full disclaimer )\nune fen\u00eatre ( pop - into ) d ' information ( contenu principal de sensagent ) est invoqu\u00e9e un double - clic sur n ' importe quel mot de votre page web . la fen\u00eatre fournit des explications et des traductions contextuelles , c ' est - \u00e0 - dire sans obliger votre visiteur \u00e0 quitter votre page web !\nles jeux de lettre fran\u00e7ais sont : \u25cb anagrammes \u25cb jokers , mots - crois\u00e9s \u25cb lettris \u25cb boggle .\nlettris est un jeu de lettres gravitationnelles proche de tetris . chaque lettre qui appara\u00eet descend ; il faut placer les lettres de telle mani\u00e8re que des mots se forment ( gauche , droit , haut et bas ) et que de la place soit lib\u00e9r\u00e9e .\nil s ' agit en 3 minutes de trouver le plus grand nombre de mots possibles de trois lettres et plus dans une grille de 16 lettres . il est aussi possible de jouer avec la grille de 25 cases . les lettres doivent \u00eatre adjacentes et les mots les plus longs sont les meilleurs . participer au concours et enregistrer votre nom dans la liste de meilleurs joueurs ! jouer\nla plupart des d\u00e9finitions du fran\u00e7ais sont propos\u00e9es par sensegates et comportent un approfondissement avec littr\u00e9 et plusieurs auteurs techniques sp\u00e9cialis\u00e9s . le dictionnaire des synonymes est surtout d\u00e9riv\u00e9 du dictionnaire int\u00e9gral ( tid ) . l ' encyclop\u00e9die fran\u00e7aise b\u00e9n\u00e9ficie de la licence wikipedia ( gnu ) .\nles jeux de lettres anagramme , mot - 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hour timeshift , channel one + 1 , broadcast on cable and satellite .\nbskyb acquired the channel on 4 june 2010 and rebranded it as channel one . on 15 september 2010 , bskyb announced that it would close channel one and sister channels bravo and bravo 2 . channel one ' s freeview space on the multiplex was used to launch challenge there . channel one closed on 1 february 2011 at 06 : 00 . [ 1 ] it was replaced by challenge on freeview and sky atlantic on sky .\nit was announced in the summer of 2007 that virgin media television was to launch the new channel . the network had previously expressed their interest in running a general entertainment channel to coincide with the relaunch on ntl : telewest to virgin media . at first , the company stated that all of their other channels including ftn , would still run as normal , but because of ftn having a key freeview primetime slot , this was later changed . [ 2 ]\nthe channel was launched as virgin1 at 21 : 00 on 1 october 2007 on all platforms ( freeview , virgin media and sky ) replacing former virgin media television channel ftn . some media sources have claimed that it was intended to be in direct competition with british sky broadcasting ' s flagship channel , sky1 , which in august 2010 had a 0 . 8 % share of the market compared with virgin1 ' s 0 . 7 % . [ 3 ]\non 20 february 2008 , the channel moved from ftn ' s old slots 153 and 154 on sky and took over bravo ' s slots 121 and 122 , which were placed higher up on the epg . the next day , the channel went on to achieve its highest ratings thus far , with the season premiere of terminator : the sarah connor chronicles which secured a 4 . 2 % share of multi channel viewers . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]\non 27 april 2009 , it was announced that virgin1 ( on freeview ) would move from multiplex d to multiplex a , allowing the channel to broadcast 24 hours a day . it ' s vacated slot was used to launch a timeshifted version of the channel which broadcast from 18 : 00 to 06 : 00 . in wales , it was only available from 09 : 00 to 19 : 00 , with the + 1 service only available from 19 : 00 .\non 14 may 2009 , virgin media television announced plans to revamp the channel . on 9 june 2009 , it underwent a rebranding with new idents , break bumpers and onscreen identity . as part of the rebrand a mascot called red was introduced , a puppet character from the creator of the itv digital monkey . [ 6 ]\non 20 october 2009 , the channel reduced its hours on freeview to 09 : 00 \u2013 03 : 00 , allowing tease me tv to launch . the revocation of tmtv ' s licence in november 2010 freed up the bandwidth it used from channel one , but it was left vacant until the closure of the channel .\nfrom 30 october 2009 , the channel briefly aired tna impact ! at 21 : 00 ( which was also shown on sister channel bravo at the time ) . this was the first time wrestling has been aired on free television in the uk since 2001 .\non 1 june 2010 , the timeshifted version of the channel ceased broadcasting on freeview channel 35 , allowing yesterday to extend its broadcast hours . the timeshifted service continued to operate on satellite and cable platforms , between 04 : 00 and 01 : 00 daily ( the live challenge jackpot simulcast on virgin1 between 00 : 00 and 03 : 00 was not timeshifted ) . [ 7 ]\non 4 june 2010 , british sky broadcasting and virgin media announced that they had reached an agreement for the acquisition by sky of virgin media television . virgin1 was also a part of the deal , but was rebranded as channel one on 3 september 2010 , as the virgin name wasn ' t licensed to sky . [ 8 ] [ 9 ]\non 15 september 2010 , bskyb announced that it would close channel one and its sister channels bravo and bravo 2 . sky cited the similarity of channel one ' s content to that of sky3 , which similarly provided freeview viewers a taste of content previously available to sky subscribers . however , many freeview viewers criticised sky for deliberately dumbing down their freeview offerings in an attempt to gain more subscribers for their sky tv service . sky3 in particular , was perceived by many viewers for constantly being full of tired original sky programming , while sky sports news was removed from the freeview service . others questioned about the inclusion of challenge as a replacement on freeview . by the end of december , the continuity announcer confirmed the closure date for the channel as 1 february 2011 . at 06 : 00 on 1 february 2011 , channel one ceased broadcasting on all platforms , with many programmes moved to other sky - owned channels . it was replaced by challenge on freeview and sky atlantic on sky . the last programme aired on the channel was an episode of star trek enterprise . since the closure , aspects of the former channel one service , including sci - fi and drama programming , were incorporated into sky ' s free - to - air channel , pick .\nthe following is a list of the ten most watched shows on channel one , based on live + 7 data supplied by barb up to 18 october 2010 . [ 10 ]\nthe schedule for channel one consisted of a mixture of american and british comedy , drama and factual programming , both acquired and commissioned . the channel was pitched between male - targeted channel bravo and female - targeted channel living . in addition to exclusive content , channel one also showed some content from living , bravo and challenge .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\ntalktalk has today announced a deal with filmflex movies ltd to bring its customers hundreds more movies on demand , with even more new releases available to rent on the same day as dvd ."]}
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cash acquisition by astrazeneca\npaul hastings represents lead arrangers in $ 1 . 6 billion acquisition of 99 cents only stores\npaul hastings advises j . p . morgan and credit suisse in china hotel sector acquisition financing\npaul hastings advises wolters kluwer corporate legal services in acquisition of national registered agents , inc .\npaul hastings advises kobe steel in its equity investment in chinas wuxi compressor co . ltd .\ndiversity columnist renwei chung chats with meg sullivan , corporate social responsibility officer at paul hastings .\npaul hastings advises barclays bank plc in senior secured financing of press ganey holdings , inc .\npaul hastings advises catalina marketing corporation in $ 1 . 7 billion buyout by hellman & friedman llc\npaul hastings boosts global private equity practice with addition of leading private equity lawyer william s . kirsch\npaul hastings represents morgan stanley real estate in $ 1 . 9 billion acquisition of glenborough realty trust\npaul hastings represents suntrust in $ 120 million financing for wrm america intermediate holding company , inc .\npaul hastings represents initial purchasers in chc helicopter s . a . s $ 200 million bond offering\npaul hastings represents ge capital in $ 200m abl credit facility for global brass and copper inc .\npaul hastings advises srs labs , inc . in its $ 148m sale to dts , inc .\npaul hastings represents the city investment fund , l . p . in crowne plaza times square recapitalization\npaul hastings represents rbc capital markets and fifth third bank in vantage specialty chemical inc . acquisition financing\npaul hastings advises wells fargo capital finance in $ 2 . 2 billion acquisition of novell by attachmate\npaul hastings advises jp morgan on sbi holdings , inc . s listing of hong kong depositary receipts\npaul hastings adds former assistant u . s . attorney to growing investigations and white collar defense practice\npaul hastings represents fairpoint communications , inc . in $ 1 . 5 billion acquisition by consolidated communications\nsource : general counsel diversity and inclusion report 2017 , produced by gc magazine and paul hastings .\npaul hastings ' pro bono team succeeds in bringing enterprise shuttle to new york city . . .\npaul hastings will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable laws .\npaul hastings secures u . s . supreme court victory in sprint / united management company v . mendelsohn\npaul hastings advises lehman brothers on exit from joint venture ownership of sanderson and st . martins lane hotels\npaul hastings represents linpac group limited in sale of its u . s . corrugated business to four m\npaul hastings represents lexington corporate properties trust in its $ 4 . 6 billion merger with newkirk realty trust\npaul hastings represents jefferies finance llc in financing apaxs acquisition of cole haan llc from nike , inc .\npaul hastings advises acadia realty trust in $ 261 . 5 million sale of 12 self - storage properties\npaul hastings advises cortec group in sale of performance health & wellness holdings , inc . to gridiron capital\npaul hastings represents capital trust , inc . in connection with agreement to sell investment management platform to blackstone\npaul hastings represents grupo petrotemex s . a . de c . v . in $ 275m bond buyback\npaul hastings advising lin media in acquisition of network affiliates from new vision television for $ 330 . 4m\npaul hastings advises wells fargo capital finance in $ 100 million financing for jda software group , inc .\npaul hastings expands washington , d . c . office with addition of m & a partner eric greenberg\nfor more information on pro bono opportunities at paul hastings , visit our pro bono and community page .\npaul hastings advises con edison in $ 1 . 477 billion sale of generation projects to north american energy alliance\npaul hastings represents parent company of algeco in $ 2 . 2 billion acquisition of williams scotsman , inc .\npaul hastings represents ubs limited and banca imi on the listing of zignago vetro s . p . a .\npaul hastings continues expansion of east coast employment practice with addition of john f . wymer iii to atlanta office\npaul hastings represents banco continental s . a . e . c . a . in $ 200m notes offering\npaul hastings advises lin media in acquisition of network affiliates from new vision television for $ 334 . 9 million\npaul hastings represents patron capital , l . p . iv in raising over $ 1 . 1 billion fund\npaul hastings advising abc - mart , inc . in us $ 138m acquisition of lacrosse footwear , inc .\npaul hastings advises controladora mabe s . a . de c . v . on exchange offer and new issuance\npaul hastings represents jpmorgan in $ 1 . 5 billion credit facility for nustar logistics , l . p .\npaul hastings represents h . i . g . whitehorse as a lender in financing of acella pharmaceuticals and affiliates\npaul hastings represents strategic hotels & resorts , inc . in novel tender offers involving a deferred , contingent dividend\npaul hastings represents sigma , s . a . de c . v . in \u20ac600 million senior notes offering\npaul hastings\u2019 ip growth continues with leading tech and life sciences partner additions in japan and u . s .\npaul hastings ' llp , formerly known as paul , hastings , janofsky & walker llp , is an international law firm with 19 offices across asia , europe , and the u . s . the . . .\nlee g . paul , robert p . hastings , and leonard s . janofsky founded the law firm of paul , hastings & janofsky in los angeles on november 1 , 1951 . janofsky , who had graduated from harvard law school in 1934 , focused on employment law , while partners paul focused on litigation and hastings on business law .\npaul hastings represents four m holdings affiliate in purchase of eight facilities from longview fibre paper and packaging , inc .\npaul hastings advises macfarlane - chang , llc in acquisition of major league soccer ' s d . c . united\npaul hastings represents jbic in a us $ 1 . 2 billion financing deal for the tangguh lng project , indonesia\npaul hastings represents manugistics group , inc . in $ 213 million sale of all outstanding equity to jda software group\npaul hastings represents bank of montreal in $ 150 million credit facility for new source energy partners l . p .\npaul hastings represents lead arrangers in consolidated precision products corp . s acquisition of the turbine technologies group of esco corporation\npaul hastings represents citigroup as sole book - running manager in sun communities , inc . follow - on public offering\npaul hastings representing beecken petty o ' keefe & co . in the acquisition of a stake in sunrise senior living\npaul hastings advises j . p . morgan on china dayes very substantial acquisition , reverse takeover and deemed new listing\npaul hastings represents samsung electronics in us $ 1 . 4 billion sale of hard disk drive operations to seagate technology\nnew research by paul hastings shows non - cash payments across u . s . and uk to soar by 2026\npaul hastings strengthens antitrust practice with addition of former federal trade commission official to the washington , d . c . office\npaul hastings represents tokyo electric power in us $ 3 . 42 billion acquisition of mirant ' s power plants in philippines\npaul hastings represents strategic hotels & resorts in the closing of approximately $ 1 . 2 billion in deals over ten months\npaul hastings first u . s . law firm to submit preliminary applications in relation to foreign legal consultant office in korea\npaul hastings advises barrington broadcasting group llc in $ 370 million sale of tv stations to sinclair broadcast group , inc .\npaul hastings closes $ 350 million debt exchange offer by axtel , s . a . b de c . v .\npaul hastings represents alpek , s . a . b . de c . v . in $ 650m inaugural notes offering\npaul hastings advises alpha investment partners limited in the hk $ 1 . 2 billion disposition of shama serviced apartments causeway bay\nfor more information on paul hastings\u2019 diversity programs , alliances , and scholarships , visit the diversity page on our website .\npaul hastings represents caladrius biosciences , inc . in sale of its subsidiary pct to hitachi chemical co america , ltd .\npaul hastings represents nemak , s . a . b . de c . v . in \u20ac500 million senior notes offering\npaul hastings bolsters bank regulatory practice with the addition of v . gerard comizio to the washington , d . c . office\npaul hastings continues expansion of international ip practice with addition of five prominent patent litigation lawyers in washington , d . c .\npaul hastings advises on the financing for gulf oil corp . s $ 1 . 1 billion acquisition of hii holding co .\npaul hastings advises cequel in closing of its $ 6 . 6 billion sale to bcc partners , cpp investment board and management\npaul hastings represents citigroup and bofa merrill lynch as joint book runners in sun communities , inc . public offering of preferred stock\npaul hastings represents suntrust bank in financing halifax media holdings acquisition of freedom communications inc . s assets in florida and north carolina\npaul hastings represents citigroup and bofa merrill lynch as joint book runners in sun communities , inc . follow - on public offering\npaul hastings advises energy development corporation on its us $ 75 million new loan and php4 . 1 billion existing loan with ifc\nbuckley , bruce ,\npaul , hastings law firm expands ,\nbillboard , august 29 , 1992 , p . 89 .\npaul hastings advises u . s . corrugated , inc . in private placement of $ 135 million 10 % senior notes due 2013\npaul hastings represents tenedora nemak , s . a . de c . v . in $ 500 million inaugural high yield notes offering\npaul hastings advises bdoro europe ltd . , a subsidiary of bdo unibank , inc . , in the acquisition of strand bridge house\nat paul hastings , we hire great people and provide them with opportunities to develop , challenge and broaden their skills while bringing innovative solutions to our clients . paul hastings is recognized as a best place to work , where the work you do makes a difference .\npaul hastings advises bank of america on $ 1 . 75 billion cross - border financing to fund ashtead group ' s acquisition of nationsrent\npaul hastings represents marathon asset management in $ 2 . 1 billion asset acquisition of reckson real estate portfolio from sl green realty corp .\nany communication sent by you to paul hastings inquiring about employment or in response to an invitation to submit your resume on our website shall not be considered an application for employment and creates no obligation on the part of paul hastings to respond . should paul hastings be interested in exploring employment opportunities with you , we will contact you in response to your inquiry . see our terms and conditions for more information .\npresident appoints paul , hastings partner to lead international telecomm delegation ,\npr newswire , october 13 , 1998 , p . 0219 .\npaul hastings represents rbc capital markets , bmo capital markets and deutsche bank securities in $ 1 . 6 billion acquisition of 99 cents only stores\nsome law firms , like paul hastings , have made a lucrative business serving as a designated lender counsel , aggressively marketing their services to the real client : the private equity firms . according to the thomson reuters deals intelligence , in 2010 paul hastings had virtually no relationship with banks making leveraged loans ; today , it is the no . 2 ranked law firm in this business . a spokeswoman for paul hastings declined to comment .\npaul hastings attorneys recognized as super lawyers in southern california , connecticut , georgia , new york , san diego and washington , d . c .\npaul hastings represents rbc capital markets , bmo capital markets and deutsche bank securities inc . as initial purchasers on 99\u00a2 only stores high - yield offering\nsenior cybersecurity official from u . s . department of homeland security joins paul hastings to help clients navigate cyber , investigations , and national security risks\nthe paul hastings diversity scholarship : established in 2013 , provides a tuition scholarship to select second - year law students who demonstrate a commitment to promoting diversity and contributing to the firm\u2019s diversity goals and who receive an offer to join paul hastings in one of our u . s . offices .\nat paul hastings , we are dedicated to the development and growth of our lawyers , and we are committed to providing the resources necessary for success .\nsources say :\nthe attorneys at paul hastings are real experts in their areas of practice with a deep knowledge of international and global issues .\npaul hastings represents rbc capital markets , j . p . morgan securities and ubs securities llc in $ 375 million bond issuance for triumph group , inc .\npaul hastings represents rbc capital markets , ubs securities llc and suntrust robinson humphrey , inc . in financing harbour groups acquisition of cleaver - brooks , inc .\npaul hastings represents urbi , desarrollos urbanos , s . a . b . de c . v . in $ 105 million loan from international finance corp .\npaul hastings advises initial purchasers on us $ 350 million high yield bond offering by empresas ica , s . a . b . de c . v .\nource / pdfs / top - 5 - summer - tips - - life - as - a - summer - associate - - - paul - hastings . pdf\n- - - - ,\npaul , hastings partner reflects on 2 milestones ,\nlos angeles business journal , january 2 , 1989 , p . 14 .\npaul hastings is a leading global law firm with a strong presence throughout asia , europe , latin america , and the united states . through a collaborative approach , entrepreneurial spirit , and commitment to client service , the professionals of paul hastings deliver innovative solutions to many of the world\u2019s top financial institutions and fortune 500 companies .\nin our video , corporate associate kallyn hunter discusses why she chose paul hastings , the importance of diversity , and what makes the firm a great place to work .\nat paul hastings , our purpose is clear \u2013 to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth . with a strong presence throughout asia , europe , latin america and the us , paul hastings is recognized as one of the world\u2019s most innovative global law firms and a great place to work . the firm has been named\npaul hastings has been conferred with several industry awards and recognitions . the firm has been ranked 3rd on the american lawyer ' s a - list of the 20 most successful law firms in america . the financial times recently named paul hastings as one of the most innovative law firms in the u . s . in its innovative lawyers 2011 report . paul hastings has grown to become one of only two us firms founded after 1950 to reach the top 15 in the us . the animal legal defense fund awarded paul hastings the 2011 advancement in animal law pro bono achievement award , recognizing the firm ' s pro bono work to advance the interests of animals through the legal system .\nwhy do top law students come to paul hastings ? opportunity . we understand the importance of training our lawyers to be great business advisors , not just outstanding legal advisors .\npaul hastings represents ubs securities llc , barclays capital , deutsche bank securities inc . and bmo capital markets in $ 250 million bond offering by shale - inland holdings , llc\nsome 85 attorneys worked in paul , hastings ' real estate department for clients involved in commercial development , land use regulation , zoning , real estate investing , and environment issues .\nattracting and recruiting highly talented law students from top law schools to our summer associate program is a crucial component of paul hastings ' strategy for growth ,\nsaid seth zachary , chairman of paul hastings .\nthis year we substantially increased our class size to 181 students while not compromising the exceptional quality of the summer associates in our program .\npaul hastings provides numerous opportunities for students to connect with our lawyers throughout the year . we sponsor student groups , host panels and events on campus and may also offer informational interviews .\nat paul hastings , we are committed to the professional development and career aspirations of our associates . we hire great people and provide them with opportunities to broaden their skills from day one .\nwith leading lawyers serving our clients throughout asia , europe , latin america , and the u . s . , paul hastings is recognized as one of the world\u2019s most innovative global law firms .\nnote to search firms : all agencies must sign a paul hastings search firm agreement . our search firm agreements are office specific . candidates submitted by a search firm without an executed search firm agreement with the appropriate office will not be considered an applicant . all applicants must be submitted to a job posting through our online process . resumes sent directly to paul hastings attorneys or the talent acquisition & development department will not be accepted or considered an applicant . if you would like to sign a paul hastings search firm agreement , please send a request to careeropportunities @ paulhastings . com .\nalso during this time , the firm stepped up its efforts to use the latest in computer technology . to give clients better access to information , paul , hastings ' michael stanko , director of information services in the los angeles office , designed proprietary software called valumaker , which all paul , hastings offices began using . this electronic system provided detailed billing records and project management data online .\nnew york , ny ( may 17 , 2007 ) - paul , hastings , janofsky & walker llp ( paul hastings ) , a leading international law firm , announced today the arrival of 181 law students to its 2007 summer associate program , the largest summer class in the firm ' s history . the size of the summer class has grown 26 % since last year and a remarkable 65 % since 2005 .\nin the 1990s , paul hastings reorganized its practice around five core specialties : real estate , business , employment , litigation , and tax . of these , employment was considered the firm ' s greatest strength . paul hastings ' expertise in this field dated back to the firm ' s beginnings and the reputation developed by founding partner leonard janofsky , who was the first employment lawyer to serve as president of the american bar association .\npaul hastings is a leading global law firm with offices in asia , europe , and the united states . we provide innovative legal solutions to financial institutions and fortune 500 companies . please visit urltoken for more information .\nassociates reckoned prior work experience \u201ccan only be a plus\u201d for candidates to demonstrate these kind of attributes , but for many newbies paul hastings is \u201ctheir first real job . we come from all over the board . \u201d\nthe american lawyer named paul hastings its transatlantic ip team of the year at the 2018 transatlantic legal awards . the awards honor the top legal work between the u . s . and the uk and european legal markets .\npaul hastings is committed to the success of diverse lawyers now and in the future . through our partnerships with leading centers for diversity research , we are investing in the next generation of women , lgbt , and minority attorneys .\nfounded in 1951 , paul hastings has grown strategically to anticipate and respond to our clients ' needs in markets across the globe . we have a strong presence throughout asia , europe , latin america , and the u . s .\nvolunteer spotlight : @ paul _ hastings summer associates volunteering at @ secondharvestfb . if your law firm would like to get involved in our local community , please contact kalina ' s at kalinac @ unitedwayoc . org . # united4oc urltoken\npaul , hastings ' business law department dealt with a wide range of corporate legal issues , from mergers , acquisitions , antitrust , government regulations , and bankruptcy to technology licensing , capital formation , franchising , and entertainment industry transactions .\nthe paul , hastings tax department , its smallest with about 25 attorneys in 1991 , advised clients on complex taxation issues involving international operations , off - shore incorporation , mergers and acquisitions , estate planning , and state and federal taxes .\nmany other law firms expanded about the same time as paul , hastings . in 1975 , before the boom time , less than 48 american law firms had at least 100 lawyers , but by 1993 over 250 firms had that minimum number .\nin what was widely viewed as the post - crisis relaunch of the european commercial mortgage - backed securitization ( cmbs ) market , paul hastings advised deutsche bank london branch , in the first cmbs placed into the market since 2007 . the new\nuse the search tools below to find a paul hastings lawyer . names are not case sensitive , and you can use either first or last name . you can also search by any of the other criteria or use that criteria to filter results .\nanderson , a . donald , et . al . ,\npaul , hastings , janofsky & walker ,\nin los angeles : realm of possibility , chatsworth , calif . : windsor publications , 1991 , pp . 338 - - 39 .\ndepartment profile not yet provided by paul , weiss , rifkind , wharton & garrison llp . please see their firm profile .\npaul hastings has a 25 - year history of helping a wide - range of korea - based clients with complex legal challenges ,\nsaid jong han kim , a partner at paul hastings who will serve as korean office chair when the firm opens its ' seoul office .\nwe are looking forward to providing on the ground legal expertise to our existing clients and are excited by the growth opportunities our korea office presents ,\nhe added . paul hastings commitment to asia is a long standing part of the firms history . the firm opened offices in tokyo in 1988 , in beijing and hong kong in 2002 and in shanghai in 2003 . investing in asia and developing relationships with asian companies is a central part of the firms growth and success .\npaul hastings llp is nationally ranked in 29 practice areas and regionally ranked in 81 practice areas . the u . s . news - best lawyers\u00ae\nbest law firms\nrankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process . read how we rank firms .\npaul , hastings continued its expansion as the new decade began . by 1991 it included over 400 lawyers from over 12 nations representing about 60 law schools . the firm grew without a single merger or acquisition of another law firm . no more than three attorneys from another firm joined paul , hastings , and most lateral hires came as individuals . the firm ' s partners were relatively young ; only three of the more than 100 partners were over 60 years old . all partners shared equally in making decisions about the firm .\ndiversity is a fundamental part of the paul hastings history . when the firm was first established , our founding partners correctly believed that diverse talent would give the firm a competitive advantage . over the past 60 years , paul hastings has established itself as one of the world ' s leading law firms and a leader in global diversity . we collaborate with leading diversity organizations , law schools , and clients to fulfill a mission of consistent excellence in legal practice , equality in the workplace , and promotion and advancement for all people .\ncongratulations to the paul hastings team for being named\nfinance team of the year\nat the lawyer awards 2018 , held in london last night . the team was recognized for their work on the high profile \u00a3700m capital raising plan for the co - operative bank .\npaul hastings ' summer associate program provides law school students with a wide variety of legal experiences and significant interaction with firm attorneys . each summer associate is paired with an associate -\nmentor\nwho helps with transition and serves as a valuable resource for the summer associate .\npaul hastings has a hours policy in place to determine the performance of the employee . the annual target for billable hours is 2000 in the u . s . some of the positives to work at paul hastings are good working environment , associate get real work to do at the most junior level and strong leadership . however , some have pointed out some negative aspects such as poor communication from partners , long hours to work and the firm is seen as more demanding but does not provide many incentives . associates get interesting projects from day one .\nwho continues to burnish his cv with excellent results ; in february 2017 , he succeeded in blocking three generic manufacturers from going to market with generic versions of sunovion\u2019s blockbuster latuda drug . paul hastings also flexes transactional expertise and has a prominent ip and technology - focused corporate partner in\nlaw360 , new york ( march 1 , 2016 , 2 : 26 pm est ) - - paul hastings llp saw more than $ 1 billion in revenue last year , marking another record year as it saw growth in a number of areas , the firm told law360 on tuesday .\nwhen the chips are down , technology and life sciences innovators immediately pick up the phone to paul hastings ; the firm provides comfort with its reservoir of litigation talent , tenacity and superb track record . pharmaceutical and biotech litigation is the metier of the formidable 90 - strong new york contingent led by\nat paul hastings , it\u2019s smart business to build diverse teams rich in talent , experiences , and creativity . we seek students who exemplify the hallmarks of successful paul hastings associates : innovative , strong communication skills , achievement drive , interpersonal savvy , client service excellence and ability to be collaborative team members . students should be committed to work for a dynamic and entrepreneurial law firm on complex legal matters across practices and offices to help our clients overcome challenges and move their business forward . law students with outstanding academic credentials , superior writing skills , law review , journal or moot court membership are preferred .\nin 1951 , harvard law grads bob hastings , lee paul and leonard janofsky pooled their ambition to form a new firm in los angeles . they divided the workload three ways : janofsky handled employment law matters , paul dealt with litigation , and hastings managed business law . in 1962 , charles walker joined the trio as a partner , adding his name to the masthead and establishing a tax practice . walker took a brief sojourn from the firm in the 1970s to accept a position in the ford administration as assistant secretary of the treasury for tax policy but soon returned to his tax work at the firm .\nhong kong ( march 6 , 2012 ) - paul hastings , a leading global law firm , announced today that it has become the first u . s . law firm to submit preliminary applications to the ministry of justice of korea in relation to the establishment of a foreign legal consultant office in korea .\ncurrently , paul hastings is advising facebook on a number of matters as the company continues to grow and extend its global reach into new service and product areas . one key area of the firm ' s work relates to the burgeoning market of online social commerce and the development of a global virtual currency .\npaul hastings ' summer associate program serves is considered important not only for the associates but also for the firm itself . during the program , summer associates in each of the firm ' s u . s . offices have the opportunity to work on several projects with different lawyers in a variety of practice areas . summer associates also observe and assist in trials , hearings , depositions , and negotiations , and participate in client meetings and closings . the summer associate program provides an opportunity to gain a realistic view of what it is like to practice law at paul hastings on a day - to - day basis .\nin today\u2019s world of transformative change , our purpose is clear \u2014 to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth . with a strong presence throughout asia , europe , latin america , and the u . s . , paul hastings is recognized as one of the world\u2019s most innovative global law firms .\nin the 2000s , paul hastings merged and reorganized to continue its growth overseas . it combined with chinese firm koo and partners in 2002 , gaining offices in hong kong and beijing , and then opened another location in shanghai the following year . after building a presence in paris , brussels , and milan , the firm set its sights on frankfurt through a merger with local firm smeets haas wolff . in the 2010s , paul hastings continued to expand to meet clients demands , opening new offices in houston , seoul , and - most recently - a century city office in 2018 to help clients in the entertainment and media sector .\npaul hastings represented credit suisse as global coordinator and credit suisse and citigroup as initial purchasers in the mexico city airport fibra e ' s us $ 1 . 64b initial public offering on the mexican stock exchange and internationally in accordance with rule 144a and regulation s . this offering is the largest ipo from mexico since 2013 .\n. on the branded side of the drug industry , they are \u201cextremely aggressive , but they play fair and also have a sense of humour\u201d . there is no denying that paul hastings is also among the top ptab players in the country ; in a perfect example of marrying skillsets , flattmann and dc\u2019s naveen modi recently won four\nreminder : watch @ cbsthismorning with host @ brook tomorrow from 8 : 00 - 8 : 30 a . m . est to see a special segment on our # youthresiliencemural ! # mural designed and created w / students from harvey milk hs & mscd in the # eastvillage , and supported by @ paul _ hastings # jointheartolution urltoken\nalthough most partners at paul , hastings continued to rise through the ranks on an eight - year associate track requiring about 50 hours per week , managing partner robert g . lane in the january 2 , 1989 los angeles business journal said that hiring\nkey lateral partners\nfrom outside the firm had also been an effective management tool .\npaul hastings is recognized as one of the elite global law firms , ranking among the top 5 on the american lawyer\u2019s prestigious a - list of the most successful law firms in the u . s . for six consecutive years . the firm has received numerous accolades , including being ranked # 4 in the financial times innovative lawyers report for north america , top 5 for \u201coverall best firm to work for\u201d for four consecutive years by vault , and # 1 on the american lawyer\u2019 s midlevel associate satisfaction survey for the past two years . to learn more about paul hastings , highlights of our recent client successes , and the industries we serve , take a look at our annual review .\nlondon office chair : ronan o\u2019sullivan number of partners : 30 assistant solicitors : 50 other fee - earners : 15 the firm founded in 1951 , paul hastings has grown strategically to anticipate and responds to its clients\u2019 needs in markets across the globe . the firm has a strong presence throughout asia , europe , latin america , and the us .\nnew show time ! here ' a a sneak peek at a shot from the segment now airing in 30 minutes ! tune in to @ cbsthismorning with @ brook at 7 : 30 a . m . to watch the story on our nyc # youthresiliencemural ! project lead by @ maxfrieder and @ joelartista with the support of @ paul _ hastings urltoken\npaul hastings represented the underwriters in the us $ 1b gdr offering by kakao corp . , the operator of leading mobile and online platforms in korea . this marks the largest overseas - listed equity offering by a korean issuer in a decade . the gdrs will be listed on the singapore exchange , while the underlying common shares will be listed on the korea exchange .\npaul hastings has long partnered with the acumen fund , a nonprofit that pairs business with philanthropy by investing in start - ups that aspire to solve global social issues related to world poverty . most recently , acumen has connected paul hastings with the learners guild , a public benefit corporation that trains individuals to become professional software developers . the learners guild program provides a rigorous alternative to a traditional four - year university program\u2014which is out of reach for many people for financial or other reasons\u2014preparing each \u201clearner\u201d for a career in web development by the end of the 40 - week session . we are working with the learners guild to establish a financing facility that will sustain its continued operations , including monitoring the loan documentation process and negotiating the agreement .\nover the last few decades , paul hastings has grown from a mid - market u . s . firm to an international outfit with strengths in employment , tax , and business law and big name clients in more than 80 countries . with offices in beijing , hong kong , seoul , shanghai , and tokyo , the firm has become especially strong in asian market dealings .\nas the century drew to a close , the attorneys of paul , hastings faced many challenges , in the forms of increased competition and a well - informed public . specifically , consumers asked more questions of professionals than in the past , gained information easily from the internet , and could use software for simple legal forms , thus reducing the need for some professional legal services .\nin 1986 barton ' s team at paul , hastings was involved in venture capital funding with capital commitments of $ 500 million , and barton noted in the june 15 , 1987 los angeles business journal that ,\ni am not aware of any other law firm as active as we in this area ( venture capital ) or that has devoted as much resources to it .\nby january 1989 , the end of paul , hastings ' fiscal year , the firm had grown to almost 350 lawyers and had for the first time reached the milestones of 100 partners and $ 100 million in annual revenues . it was los angeles ' fourth largest law firm , exceeded only by gibson , dunn & crutcher , o ' melveny & myers , and latham & watkins .\nby 1989 paul , hastings maintained eight offices , including the original in los angeles and others in costa mesa , orange county , established in 1974 ; atlanta ( 1980 ) , washington , d . c . ( 1980 ) ; santa monica , california ( 1983 ) , stamford , connecticut ( 1983 ) , new york city ( 1986 ) , and the newly opened tokyo office .\nin 1974 the firm opened a second office in orange county ; locations in atlanta , washington dc , new york , and connecticut followed . during the 1980s , paul hastings ventured into the world of venture capital transactions , working from offices in los angeles , costa mesa , and santa monica . the firm grew over the next few decades organically , rather than merging or acquiring other firms .\nthe firm ' s employment attorneys often contributed their expert knowledge to state legislatures , congress , courts , the national chamber of commerce , and others . and paul , hastings ' literature pointed out that ,\nperhaps as a testament to our particular expertise , we are frequently called upon by many of the nation ' s leading law firms to represent them in connection with their employment law matters .\npaul hastings represented j . p . morgan as the sole sponsor and depositary on the secondary listing of hdrs of coach , inc . on the main board of the hong kong stock exchange . the deal is seen as a landmark to make coach the first u . s . public company to list in hong kong and opened the door to other u . s . companies seeking to list their shares .\npaul hastings is a big international legal brand with strategic bases in the world ' s economic hubs . once a californian firm , paul hastings ' identity has shifted as it has grown : new york has emerged as the firm ' s largest office and the natural epicenter for its global network . although the cali factor can be felt in some top clients \u2013 disney , google , blizzard \u2013 several others \u2013 goldman sachs , united airlines \u2013 signal the firm ' s eastward trajectory . the culture , too , is decidedly un - californian and quite\nfast - paced ,\nsaid one la associate .\nthey have extremely high expectations .\nas one associate put it : \u201cyou ' re playing with the dodgers ! there ' s a mentality that we have to be the best and do the best . and we need people who can sprint with us . \u201d\ntwo events in the 1970s influenced law firms like paul , hastings to become more business - oriented and expand their practices in competition against other law firms . first , in 1975 the u . s . supreme court decided in the case goldfarb v . virginia bar association that most attempts by professional societies to restrict advertising violated antitrust laws . thus lawyers , doctors , and other professionals began or increased their advertising , just like other businesses .\nafter a two - week orientation that ' s \u201ca bit repetitive , \u201d first - years will go to the ( almost unpronounceable ? ) ' phthrive ' , \u201ca three - day workshop in chicago for all first - years to meet each other and get the basic skills ; interfacing with clients , firm policies , and also sessions on group - specific training . \u201d anyone who ' s trained at paul hastings will know the firm plays on its ph acronym with gusto \u2013\nwe have a lot of quirky names ! \u201d the overall training program gets the catchy acronym ph dna ( paul hastings developing new associates ) . many agreed that the best thing about these initial sessions is making new ' phriends ' : \u201cwhile the training programs are slightly helpful , the main purpose is to meet everyone and do some inter - firm networking . that part i did really appreciate . \u201d\npaul , hastings ' attorneys helped the national association of manufacturers ( nam ) win a pro bono lawsuit in the u . s . district court for the district of columbia against the u . s . department of labor . the department had tried to tighten rules concerning temporary employment of foreign skilled workers , a nationwide controversy in which many high - tech firms argued they needed more skilled immigrants because they could not find enough american programmers and engineers .\nthe big apple base is paul hastings ' largest office , followed by la and washington , dc . the firm ' s other offices also take juniors in varying numbers : atlanta , chicago , orange county , palo alto , san francisco , san diego and houston . as one associate put it : \u201cit ' s hard to describe the culture of the whole firm at all . the culture differs office to office , department to department , floor to floor . \u201d\npaul hastings represented goldman sachs and citigroup as arrangers in the financing for the recommended public - to - private acquisition by advent international of laird plc for approximately \u00a31b . ai ladder limited ( bidco ) , a wholly - owned indirect subsidiary of funds managed by advent international corporation , and u . k . electronics and technology business laird reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of laird by bidco .\nwe understand that the true power of diversity is only realized in an environment where everyone feels able to share their differences and achieve their potential . at paul hastings , our inclusive work environment enables our people to be themselves and bring their diverse perspectives to the table . we recognize diversity as an opportunity to leverage the power of differences . cultivating a talented workforce reflective of the diverse global communities we serve enables us to better understand the needs of our clients and deliver exceptional value .\npaul hastings ' policy is to provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees . the firm does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race , color , ethnicity , religion , creed , sex ( including pregnancy , childbirth or related medical conditions ) , national origin , immigration status , ancestry , age , marital status , protected veteran status , military service , disability , medical condition , genetic information , sexual orientation , gender identity , or any basis prohibited under federal , state or local law .\npaul hastings has a dedicated korea practice with over 25 years of experience advising both korean and international clients in cross - border korean transactions and litigation and has been involved in some of the most innovative and high - profile transactions and litigation . following the office opening , korea practice head jong han kim and partner daniel kim , who are both currently based in hong kong , will relocate to seoul . the firm plans to have 15 - 20 attorneys in the seoul office within the next few years .\nour paul hastings affinity networks ( phans ) are open to all people at the firm , regardless of their background and include both attorneys and professional staff . these groups , which are led by associates with guidance from one or more partner advisors , work on programs that align with our firm strategy . the groups specifically serve as a resource for mentoring , networking , and professional development , help raise awareness of different backgrounds and cultures across the firm , and help identifying programs to increase diversity at the firm .\nthe firm ' s go - getting attitude shows in the chambers usa rankings it hauls in by the dozen . in chicago , texas and georgia , paul hastings is recognized mainly for its corporate , finance and real estate work . in dc , california and new york , a much more diverse array of practices win applause : ip ; antitrust ; media & entertainment ; latin american investment ; and environment to name a few . nationwide and globally , the firm receives acclaim for its labor & employment practice .\nthe firm started its tokyo office in 1988 . it was founded by kaoruhiko suzuki , a japanese citizen who came to the united states as a high school exchange student and later received an a . b . from harvard college . after receiving a j . d . from harvard law school , suzuki joined paul , hastings as an associate and then in 1984 became a partner . the firm ' s toyko office was one of 20 in japan in 1989 and was one of the first to hire a japanese national .\nin the 1990s paul , hastings closed its santa monica office and opened two new offices . in february 1997 it started its san francisco office by attracting key attorneys from other firms . the new office emphasized commercial litigation , especially in securities and high - tech issues . later that year , the firm opened another international office - - in london ' s international financial center on old broad street . this office focused on international business concerns , such as those involved when american firms start up european subsidiaries and vise versa .\nwhat else are recruiters on the hunt for ? \u201ci ' m looking for the kind of traits that show inquisitiveness , \u201d one junior told us . one way to illustrate a curious mind can be \u201cdoing your homework and arriving ready to ask specific questions about the firm , \u201d which has the added benefit of allowing you to interview paul hastings . as we ' re so often told by recruiters , fit is important . one key thing the firm looks for is what it calls ' achievement drive ' , reflecting its entrepreneurial culture .\n, a young lawyer who is taking on the world . \u201cit is hard to make partner at paul weiss , but jennifer did so very quickly . she is incredibly smart and doing a fantastic job in the biologics space . \u201d the group\u2019s style \u2013 also showcased by\nour summer program serves as a cornerstone for the recruitment of outstanding associates and the future success of our firm . we are fully committed to the professional development and advancement of each summer associate . summer associates are given substantive and challenging work with a variety of lawyers and a realistic view of practicing law at paul hastings . our summer associates observe and , when possible , assist in trials , hearings , depositions and negotiations , and participate in client meetings and closings . summer associates can also expect exceptional training and development in a collaborative work environment .\npaul hastings recruits the best and brightest talent from the world\u2019s leading law schools and law firms to ensure our future diversity . we benchmark ourselves not only against our peer law firms but against corporate clients to ensure our programs are progressive and our numbers are increasing . our diversity team works closely with our phans to ensure members are engaged , our programs are beneficial and to have open and honest dialogues . from large diversity recruiting events to individualized networking and referrals , we recognize the importance of obtaining the finest lawyers available to provide our clients with unmatched legal service .\ncandidates need to be able to \u201cexpress an interest in why they want to be in this particular department in biglaw in general\u201d and demonstrate that they\u2019re \u201cgood with time management and working long hours . \u201d however , equally important is the personality match . associates involved in hiring told us that they\u2019re looking for \u201csomeone i ' d want to be working with late at night , someone you want to be in the trenches with . \u201d the paul hastings personality type \u201ctends to be somewhat extroverted , wanting to socialize , wanting to go to happy hours \u2013 though that ' s definitely not universal ! \u201d\nat paul hastings , our purpose is clear\u2014to help our clients and people navigate new paths to growth . with a strong presence in 21 offices throughout asia , europe , latin america , and the u . s . , we are recognized as one of the world\u2019s most innovative global law firms . we understand the imperative for innovation , efficiency , and breakthrough performance facing today\u2019s leading companies\u2014and what it takes to help them succeed . from practice achievements and press accolades , to diversity recognition , our global awards and rankings reflect our dedication to both superior client service and the development of our 2 , 500 professionals ."]}
{"id": 55181, "summary": [{"text": "argela is a turkish-based multinational corporation that designs and sells networking , voice , and communications technology and services .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "founded in 2004 , acquired by turk telekom in 2007 , and headquartered in istanbul , argela has branches in sunnyvale and ankara .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "argela \u2019s products include femtocell , fixed-mobile convergence , ims/in applications , service delivery framework , 3 screen tv services and performance monitoring tools", "topic": 3}], "title": "argela", "paragraphs": ["telco advertising evangelist argela ups the ante with \u2018argela adz - on : target . interact . measure . monetize . \u2019\nargela , a leading provider of next - generation telecom solutions , today announced that argela ' s targeted advertisement platform has been enhanced with new features and capabilities and rebranded as argela adz - on .\ntelco advertising evangelist argela ups the ante with \u2018argela adz - on : target . interact . measure . monetize . \u2019 | business wire\n) - - argela , a leading provider of next - generation telecom solutions , today announced that argela ' s targeted advertisement platform has been enhanced with new features and capabilities and rebranded as argela adz - on .\nmr . ercan yilmaz , vice president of international business development and marketing at argela , said : ' argela ' s continued investment in our flagship solution argela adz - on shows our commitment to telecom advertising including mobile .\ngateway and sponsored call , argela addresses a broad array of voice , video and messaging service components . argela sdp and argela convergence gateway are deployed in several leading tier - 1 mobile operators . for more , visit urltoken\n) application , which leverages many components and protocols of ims with the added touch of argela innovation , \u201d said dr . seyhan civanlar , argela vice president of international business development . \u201cthis application will be demonstrated on the argela\nthe award - winning service is running on argela\u2019s patented technology innovation \u2013 convergence gateway .\norchestrated network slicing using argela\u2019s progran and ran - triggered core network slicing technologies is demonstrated on argela m - cord , the first operational m - cord outside on . lab .\nargela yazilim ve bilisim teknolojileri san . ve tic . a . s . ( tr )\nargela , a leading next - generation telecom solutions provider , today announced that ucell , one of the leading mobile operators in uzbekistan , launched the mpbx service , one of argela\u2019s in offerings .\nsip2 mobile gateway - argela yazilim ve bilisim teknolojileri san . ve tic . a . s .\nargela has been recognized by gartner as a cool vendor in 2011 for its innovative femtocell technology .\nargela in co - operation with quortus participated to mobile edge computing ( mec ) . . .\nestablished in 2004 , argela joined t\u00fcrk telekom group in 2007 . argela undertakes research , development and innovation activities in the field of next - generation telecommunications technologies , and develops intellectual property for 5g technologies .\nduring mwc 2010 , argela will be demonstrating its future - proof solutions at hall 1 - c13 .\nargela offers a wide range of voip clients to enable subscribers\u2019 access to the services over various terminals .\nargela and nec smallcell / femtocell adsl based mini gsm comm . system ' s all it infrastructure .\nargela\u0019 s service delivery framework ( sdf ) based on argela\u0019 s multiplay service delivery platform ( msdp ) promises rapid uptake of new services leading to arpu & total revenue increase with automated service and partner management capabilities .\nargela combines its extensive telecom expertise with its high energy and ultimate passion to add value to its customers\u2019 businesses .\nmr . ercan yilmaz , vice president of international business development and marketing at argela , said : \u201cargela\u2019s continued investment in our flagship solution argela adz - on shows our commitment to telecom advertising including mobile . our enhanced offering has unique capabilities to satisfy the needs and expectations in close alignment with what we listened and learned from our customers . \u201d\nargela ' s subsidiary netsia at the silicon valley will attend the p4 developer day workshop on november 10th @ standford .\nargela ' s subsidiary in the silicon valley netsia will be at the # cordbuild2017 between nov . 7th - 9th .\nargela combines its extensive telecom expertise with its high energy and ultimate passion to add value to its customers ' businesses .\nupon successful completion of integration and certification , argela and ericsson turkey are planning to market this service to the customers .\nargela combines its extensive telecom expertise with its high energy and ultimate passion to add value to its customers ' businesses .\nhelp your overseas subscribers avoid roaming fees with our low - cost voip solutions through argela\u2019s high - quality cellular gateway .\nargela melissa blythe johnson , + 1 - 408 - 400 - 9601 marketing and sales manager melissa . johnson @ urltoken\nargela participated in the\nturkey ' s 5g road map : domestic technologies\npanel ath the 34th national . . .\nssm , done , and argela which is a member of turk telekom family , are some examples to these solution partners .\nargela is a turkish - based multinational corporation that designs and sells networking , voice , and communications technology and services . founded in 2004 , acquired by turk telekom in 2007 , and headquartered in istanbul , argela has branches in sunnyvale and ankara .\nabout argela argela is an award - winning next - generation telecommunication solutions provider focusing on 5g enabling technologies argela\u2019s products and solutions enable commercial , government and military telecommunications industries to do better business , improve their users\u2019 experiences and create new opportunities . argela collaborates with technology companies , consortia , and universities worldwide to provide integrated solutions . argela\u2019s solutions portfolio includes software defined networks , programmable ran , network performance monitoring and subscriber analytics , small cell solutions for public and defense ( 3g & lte ) , cloud - based video surveillance and signaling applications . established in 2004 , argela has a wide presence in central asia , middle east and africa , with multiple deployments in various telecommunication operators as well as public safety solutions for government and defense in turkey .\nargela collaborates with telecom operators around the world to help them increase their revenue and customer satisfaction , contain their costs , and decrease churn through distinguished and innovative turn - key solutions including , but not limited to , the award - winning argela itv , femtocell & home gateway , the award - winning advertising platform - argela adz - on , network performance monitoring and in & applications .\nargela is proud to stand at the leading edge of the 5g telcom movement . we dedicate ourselves to innovation so our clients can increase revenue and customer satisfaction metrics . argela\u2019s talented team also applies our unique strategies to cut down on churn and operational expenses .\nsunnyvale , ca \u2013 august 15 , 2016 argela announced success of a proof of concept ( poc ) programmable network slicing technology for 5g networks on its m - cord reference platform . argela\u2019s m - cord is the first operational rack outside on . lab .\nargela public safety solutions are best suited for high - security communications situations where mobility , reliability and high bandwidth is required on demand .\nargela markets its solutions and product sales to telecom operators globally , as well as to public institutions and the defense industry in turkey .\nargela creates added value both in turkey and abroad in the field of next - generation telecommunications technologies , in particular 5g technologies with its patent applications and intellectual property assets in the usa . in the domestic market , argela develops strategic projects in collaboration with the defense industry .\nargela pushes the boundaries of research & innovation to formulate / implement the communication technologies of the future as a driving force for 5g initiatives .\nargela and its subsidiary netsia was @ thecordbuild2017 where netsia ' s bora elia\u00e7\u0131k spoke at the\nbusiness opportunities around cord\npanel . urltoken\nargela is currently working on the integration of argela\u2019s voice call continuity ( vcc ) application to ericsson ims backbone in the expert center . voice call continuity is an ims application that enables persistence of voice calls as a mobile phone moves between circuit switched and packet switched radio domains .\nargela is a leading provider of small cell solutions and has been named as a \u2018cool vendor\u2019 by gartner for its small cell technology . argela is a member of gsma and small cell forum and works closely with the other players of the ecosystem ; network operators and other solution providers . as an active member of the small cell forum , argela contributes to addressing the key issues and challenges of the small cell market .\nargela helps telecom operators to increase their customer satisfaction and revenue while decreasing their operating costs and churn through its agile approach and innovative products .\nargela is currently working on the integration of argela ' s voice call continuity ( vcc ) application to ericsson ims backbone in the expert center . voice call continuity is an ims application that enables persistence of voice calls as a mobile phone moves between circuit switched and packet switched radio domains .\nthe ip & tv world forum has honored ttnet , with an international ip & tv industry award for tivibu web service running on argela\u2019s itv solution .\n@ argela welcomed chairmans of the information and communication technologies authorities of turkey , tunisia and niger at the 12th electronic communications regulators conference in ankara . urltoken\nargela\u2019s convergence gateway ( cgw ) solution provides operators with a highly available , unified system that\u2019s easy to use and helps you compete against ott competitors .\nargela is a member of gsma and small cell forum and works closely with the other players of the ecosystem ; network operators and other solution providers .\nmr ercan yilmaz , argela ' s vp , international business development , said :\nwe , as argela , are excited about the joint effort with ericsson turkey to enrich the future - proof ims application portfolio with the integration of our vcc on ericsson ims expert center . we are looking forward to completing the integration and certification process soon and starting toteami up with ericsson for the commercial launch of this technology .\nabout argela argela collaborates with telecom operators around the world to help them increase their revenue and customer satisfaction ; contain their costs , and decrease churn through distinguished and innovative turn - key solutions including , but not limited to , fixed - mobile convergence , argela adz - on advertising platform , web tv , intelligent network ( in ) applications and femtocell .\nwithin the scope of the software defined networks project ( mi\u0307lat ) , argela was tasked to meet the cyber security needs of the turkish armed forces within the framework of the agreement signed in december 2015 with the undersecretariat of defense industry . related activities were completed in 2017 to develop a software defined networks solution to be used in public security and 5g project infrastructures . in 2017 , argela applied for numerous patents at the us patent and trademark office under progran and softwared defined networks . furthermore , argela , joined the \u201copen network foundation ( onf ) \u201d consortium that develops tools and platforms based on software defined networks and virtualization of network functions for networks and applications of various sizes . argela plays an active role with its solutions in two large - scale onf projects . argela is one of the companies making important contributions\nargela ' s solutions portfolio includes network performance monitoring , small cell solutions for public and defense ( 3g & lte ) , internet tv , fixed - mobile convergence and regulatory solutions . argela is a leading provider of small cell solutions and has been named as a\ncool vendor\nby gartner for its small cell technology .\n) - - the ip & tv world forum has honored ttnet , with an international ip & tv industry award for tivibu web service running on argela\u2019s itv solution .\nargela helps telecom operators to increase their customer satisfaction and revenue while decreasing their operating costs and churn through its agile approach and innovative productsargela\u2019s solutions portfolio includes network performance monitoring , small cell solutions for public and defense ( 3g & lte ) , internet tv , fixed - mobile convergence and regulatory solutions . company\u2019s extensive range of products and services and unprecedented commitment to customer satisfaction make argela the choice for state - of - the - art communication needs . 28 telecom operators in 19 countries testify that they are increasing their revenues , reducing their opex , capex and churn using argela\u2019s solutions . collaborating with 14 universities around the world , argela has 13 us patent applications and 8 projects funded by european union . argela internet tv has been recognized by the industry with iptv industry awards , best ip tv , hybrid or connected tv service growth achievement award .\nargela collaborates with telecom operators around the world to help them increase their revenue and customer satisfaction ; contain their costs , and decrease churn through distinguished and innovative turn - key solutions including , but not limited to , argela adz - on advertising platform , fixed - mobile convergence , web tv , intelligent network ( in ) applications and femtocell .\nargela collaborates with telecom operators around the world to help them increase their revenue and customer satisfaction ; contain their costs , and decrease churn through distinguished and innovative turn - key solutions including , but not limited to , fixed - mobile convergence , argela adz - on advertising platform , web tv , intelligent network ( in ) applications and femtocell .\nmobil d\u00fcnya kongresi barselona ' da ba\u015flad\u0131 . . . argela teknoloji ' nin ceo ' su b\u00fclent kaytaz , habert\u00fcrk tv ekonomi m\u00fcd\u00fcr\u00fc serdar kuter ' in konu\u011fu oldu . . .\nargela collaborates with telecom operators to help them increase their revenue , customer satisfaction and loyalty , and decrease churn through distinguished , innovative solutions . these solutions include the award - winning argela adz - on advertising platform , fixed - mobile convergence , ims applications , in , service delivery framework , internet tv , performance monitoring tools and femtocells & home gateway .\ntransferring avea eir ( gsm core network equipment indentity register ) system ' s from network mng . systems department to it infrastructure dept . by working together with avea and argela groups\nat argela , innovation is our passion . each day we go to work , we want to push the limits of research and innovation to develop the communication technologies of the future .\nargela will be exhibiting in hall 1 - c13 during mobile world congress and will be demonstrating the advertising solution on windows mobile , iphone , pc , ip phone and web tv .\n2007 between june 19 , 2007 and june 21 , 2007 in chicago . argela will be participating in demos and marketing presentations to enter the us ims markets with several other companies .\nbulent kaytaz , ceo of argela , explained : \u201cwe are proud to be part of this project and very enthusiastic to team up with alfa in the upcoming phases as well . argela\u2019s award winning itv platform provides a unique experience with its true multiscreen functionality and other outstanding features and is a very good example of how innovative services a broadband operator can offer to its subscribers\u201d .\nargela helps keep communities and nations safe through public safety solutions designed to meet the needs of high - security communications situations . we excel in providing mobile , reliable and high - bandwidth solutions .\nlebanese mobile network , alfa telecom , has partnered istanbul - based argela itv platform to launch alfa mobile tv providing live tv channels and video on demand ( vod ) content on tablets and smartphones .\nclient , and will use a standards - compliant sip application server ( sipas ) and several other components from argela and other vendors . the focus will be the interoperable aspect of our solution . \u201d\nmr . bulent kaytaz , argela\u2019s ceo , said : \u201cour top priority at argela is to deliver the best and innovative solutions for the service providers . we are proud to be the developer of tivibu , ttnet\u2019s award - winning web tv service . this award reflects that tivibu is a great solution that delivers the convenience of an \u201canytime , anywhere\u201d converged platform offering advanced features that satisfy ttnet\u2019s customers . \u201d\nmr ercan yilmaz , argela\u2019s vp , international business development , said : \u201cwe , as argela , are excited about the joint effort with ericsson turkey to enrich the future - proof ims application portfolio with the integration of our vcc on ericsson ims expert center . we are looking forward to completing the integration and certification process soon and starting toteami up with ericsson for the commercial launch of this technology . \u201d\nmr . bulent kaytaz , argela\u2019s ceo , said :\nour top priority at argela is to deliver the best and innovative solutions for the service providers . we are proud to be the developer of tivibu , ttnet\u2019s award - winning web tv service . this award reflects that tivibu is a great solution that delivers the convenience of an \u201canytime , anywhere\u201d converged platform offering advanced features that satisfy ttnet\u2019s customers .\nargela 5g excellence center , launched in february 2017 to develop 5g technologies , opened its doors at aceremony hosted by t\u00fcrk telekom ceo paul doany and argela ceo b\u00fclent kaytaz and attended by prime minister binali y\u0131ld\u0131r\u0131m , minister of transportation , maritime affairs and communications ahmet arslan , minister of science , industry and technology faruk \u00f6zl\u00fc and president of the information and communications technologies authority \u00f6mer fatih sayan . more than 30 academics from numerous universities work at the 5g excellence center , which conducts activities to help turkey become a country that develops and exports 5g technologies . in this regard , argela 5g excellence center carries out the following efforts :\nargela works with various universities in turkey on next generation technologies such as 5g , software defined networks , and network function virtualization , cyber security , self - organizing mobile networks and big data . headquartered in istanbul , the company has r & d facilities in ankara and sunnyvale , california , usa . in 2017 , to improve its international recognition and create new business prospects , argela developed business partnerships in several countries .\ntelefonica and argela ' s subsidiary in the usa , netsia have completed the successful integration of netsia ' s private lte demo platform into telefonica ' s global network labs located in madrid . @ incnetsia @ telefonica\nargela\u2019s solution portfolio includes programmable radio access networks , software - defined networks , lte macro base stations , network performance monitoring , subscriber analytics , customer satisfaction management , fixed - mobile convergence ( wirofon ) and tambu .\nargela\u2019s mission isn\u2019t simply to provide solutions for the present ; it\u2019s to generate innovative technologies for the future of communication . we do this through applying our extensive telecom experience to a rigorous , dynamic research and development process .\nargela technologies is the leading provider of next generation network service infrastructure components for wireline and wireless service providers in turkey and middle east region . with its comprehensive service infrastructure components such as service delivery platform ( sdp ) and\nargela provides telecom operators with turn - key next generation solutions with a strong commitment to developing the most innovative products & services , understanding operators\u2019 needs , customizing solutions accordingly and building a continous relationship with its partners and customers .\nwe have a history as one of the most innovation oriented technology company in turkey . by joining argela you join this innovation race : a community of developers and employees who are committed to creating the communications networks for future generations .\nargela was one of five vendors included in gartner\u2019s report . other companies recognized by gartner in this report include astellia ( france ) , optenet ( spain ) , bytemobile ( silicon valley ) and spidercloud wireless ( silicon valley ) .\nto the 5g architectural design project \u201cm - cord\u201d built within the onf , based on software defined networks , virtualization of network functions , and cloud technologies . argela\u2019s partners in this project are mainly the world\u2019s leading companies and telecom operators .\nargela adz - on consists of five verticals offering various new service capabilities : adz - on - voice , adz - on - messaging , adz - on - tv , adz - on - internet and adz - on - vas .\nin 2013 , argela for the first time expanded into a new industry outside telecommunications when it was selected to carry out the fourth generation ( 4g / lte ) communication system development project ( ulak ) of the undersecretariat for defense industries . under this project , argela cooperates with business partners to domestically develop all the hardware and software components of base stations with lte communication technology . these base stations will be used by both mobile operators and government and institutions working for public safety .\nas a leader in the industry for more than 10 years , argela has fostered relationships with companies across the world . at home in turkey , our ankara and istanbul offices provide telecom and public safety solutions for telecom operators , government and national defense .\nthe pre - call ad insert application ( a . k . a . multimedia sponsored call , ) which is now part of argela adz - on - voice , had been previously honored with the prestigious oracle partnernetwork innovation award for europe , middle east and africa .\nthe progran solution , which argela\u2019s us based subsidiary netsia has been developing for some time , provides scalable and flexible architecture for 5g technologies , and thus enables the provision of a high capacity , customized network and service solutions to address the mobile communication needs of the future .\nargela\u2019s cgw offers operators a chance to attract new customers through our quality voip solutions . these solutions allow subscribers to bypass expensive roaming charges and connect with their communities back home . also , our cgw generates new revenue streams by helping you gain subscribers from the following areas :\nbecause of this , it\u2019s essential to port legacy services into new media and offer value - added services . argela\u2019s convergence gateway ( cgw ) solution helps the operator to compete against other ott players and provides a unified system that\u2019s easy - to - use and highly available .\nthe company also carries out a number of projects with various universities and companies within the framework of the european union fp7 and celtic programs . with these projects argela not only contributes to the technological advancement of turkey , but also obtains funding for its r & d efforts via eu support .\ncommenting on the new service , marwan hayek , chairman and ceo of alfa , said : \u201cthis comes within the constant efforts made by alfa to add value to its customers and improve their experience with the different services we provide . alfa mobile tv service is a pioneer multiscreen tv service in lebanon , proving alfa\u2019s innovative vision in the region . we would like to thank argela for bringing their technology and experience to make this project a success . by delivering this tv service on the argela itv platform , we are able to offer our subscribers a more personal and connected tv experience . \u201d\nbut we\u2019re not limited with our efforts toward the future . argela\u2019s solutions and products for today\u2019s technology has powerful presence in various sectors , including telecom , public safety and defense arenas . our powerful solutions have allowed organizations in each of these sectors to thrive in their operations , customer satisfaction and growth .\nargela\u2019s 5g slicing technology poc enables the virtual partitioning of both the radio access network ( ran ) and the core network ( cn ) components of the cellular network as well as orchestration of end - to - end slicing , effectively enabling network - as - a - service for different use and business cases .\n) - - argela , a leading provider of telecom solutions for fixed and mobile operators , today announced that it has been named a \u201ccool vendor\u201d by gartner for its innovative femtocell technology in 2011 . in gartner\u2019s report , \u201ccool vendors in communications service provider infrastructure 2011 , \u201d authored by akshay sharma and deborah kish ,\nargela\u2019s multimedia sponsored calls allow callers to watch short multimedia ads at no charge or partially subsidized voice service over a multimedia capable sip client , leveraging advertisement income . this enables mobile operators to fight against competition and falling arpu , while offering a richer user experience by providing interactive purchasing and viewing capabilities in parallel to calling .\nargela\u2019s end - to - end telco - centric advertising solution helps operators monetize a multitude of subscriber touch - points - mobile , fixed , calling card , and voip - by enabling brands to deliver relevant and interactive campaigns to their target audience across multiple channels including pre - call , in - sms , iptv and webtv .\nmr . tahsin yilmaz , ttnet\u2019s ceo , said :\nit is an honor to win this prestigious award which is accepted to be a global reference point . tivibu will be offering new distinguished features and content in the future . we would like to thank argela , our web tv partner , for their efforts and dedication in this project .\nmr . tahsin yilmaz , ttnet\u2019s ceo , said : ' ' it is an honor to win this prestigious award which is accepted to be a global reference point . tivibu will be offering new distinguished features and content in the future . we would like to thank argela , our web tv partner , for their efforts and dedication in this project .\n) - - argela , a leading provider of fixed mobile convergence solutions for telecom operators , participates in ericsson ims expert center in istanbul , turkey . the center focuses on ims and links content and application providers to operators who , in turn , employ a direct line of sight with the developer community , which enables rapid development of future services .\ncarrier - grade solutions are a necessity for telecom operators , regulatory bodies and government agencies . knowing this , argela , has crafted a series of telecom products that lead the way in efficiency and intelligence . the services we provide are an elegant mix of compliance to industry standards , scalable , open and able to keep pace with all the latest advancements .\ntivibu service which is developed by argela , a leading next - generation telecom solutions provider , offers a range of advanced features such as catch up tv , network pause live tv , unlimited access to vod library of 1000 + titles , tvod library for the newest and premium content , and 87 linear broadcast tv channels from local , national and international providers .\nthe report recognizes companies which offer solutions to communications service providers ( csps ) . csps , the report concludes , need new services to offer end - users in order to compete with the \u201cover - the - top applications\u201d being provided by skype , hulu and other companies . argela is highlighted for its converged telecom solutions which are based on its femtocell technology .\non the other hand , international cellphone roaming is slowly getting cheaper but it still costs too much to majority of the subscribers . if a substantial number of citizens of a country are working or living abroad then subscribers can benefit greatly by bypassing roaming carriers and using a quality voip solution of the operator powered by argela cgw . the system generates new revenue streams from\nargela will be exhibiting in hall 1 - c13 during mobile world congress and will be demonstrating the advertising solution on windows mobile , iphone , pc , ip phone and web tv . along with adz - on , visitors will be able to see other next - generation telecom solutions including award - winning fixed - mobile convergence solution , femtocell , in applications and web tv .\n\u201c5g networks need to provide support for a wide range of use and business cases , potentially each with vastly different service requirements . it is crucial to develop 5g to appear as a \u201csingle system\u201d that can meet these diverse requirements and also ensure that the network remains profitable for the operator . a use case optimized approach is needed for 5g , requiring a highly adaptable , virtualizable and dynamically programmable network . \u201d said b\u00fclent kaytaz , ceo of argela . \u201cat argela , we envision a 5g network where network slices are created and service specific optimizations are invoked for them programmatically . the slices will potentially provide individually optimized network configurations for all active use cases . in addition , they will provide a new dimension for operators to innovate revenue generating services . \u201d\nin addition to the fourth generation communication system development project ( ulak ) signed with the turkish undersecretariat for defense ( ssm ) in 2013 , the company also worked on the software - defined network infrastructure project for public security networks under the milat project signed in 2015 with ssm . furthermore , argela collaborates with other public and defense industry institutions on various projects related to the defense industry .\nargela\u2019s cn slicing technology on the other hand , allows for a programmatically modular disaggregation of the cn components for each slice , virtualization of these components and implementing them using vms on generic servers at a data center . the technology is capable of providing the most suitable resources and network topology to different types of use and business cases . orchestration of cn slicing allows for the sharing of some of these components across multiple slices .\nargela\u2019s ceo , mr . bulent kaytaz commented , \u201cwe appreciate gartner\u2019s recognition of our femtocell technology . our technology is a leading solution for operators who want to manage the exponential growth of mobile data traffic . when our latest innovations are added to our core femtocell technology , we are entering the arena of an automated - connected home with many value - added services for telecom subscribers . in this regard , our femtocell products are solutions for both operators and for end - users . \u201d\nhaving seen this as an opportunity to create an effective point of reach with their subscribers , alfa , a lebanese mobile network managed by orascom telecom has launched the \u201calfa mobile tv\u201d service powered by argela itv platform . the service will enable alfa\u2019s data customers to watch tv and movies on various devices through alfa\u2019s 3g and 4g networks or through wifi . the service provides the subscribers with the ability to watch live tv channels and video on demand ( vod ) content on their tablets and smartphones .\nalfa telecom , lebanese mobile network managed by orascom telecom , has launched alfa mobile tv powered by argela itv platform . the service will enable customers to watch live tv channels and vod content on tablets and smartphones . a wide variety of content is available including sports , movies , news , music , and kids entertainment in channels like rotana clip , al arabiya , bloomberg , al jazeera , france 24 , fashion tv , lbc sat , mbc1 , mbc3 , spacetoon , abu dhabi sports , bloomberg etc .\ntoday , telecoms networks are rapidly transferred to the cloud by means of virtualization technologies , and turned into programmable and sliceable softwarebased structures . t\u00fcrk telekom also aims to transform its network through a long - term program , by employing software - based technologies such as sdn ( software defined network ) and nfv ( network function virtualization ) , and preparing it for 5g . in this context , argela will play an active role in determining the right architecture and strategy for t\u00fcrk telekom network\u2019s transformation , by researching and developing the technologies to be used , and adapting open source projects to the network .\nthe ran slicing technology in the poc is argela\u2019s progran architecture , which decouples the data and control planes in the ran , and allows operators to dynamically create , modify or terminate virtual base stations on an existing base station hardware . each virtual base station governs a non - overlapping portion of the wireless resources using its own , use case optimized control functionalities . the progran architecture also allows for vran implementations where the base stations are disaggregated into central and remote units ( cus & rus ) and some of their functionalities are virtualized and moved to a data center as cus . the cus are pooled by the rus as needed .\nour goal ? to continue our standing as a leader in the 5g movement through focusing on software - defined networking ( sdn ) and network functions virtualization ( nfv ) .\nwe use sdn and nfv for the softwarization of legacy network functions and , through the use of commercial - grade , off - the - shelf equipment , we virtualize underlying infrastructure , too .\nwe work hand in hand with universities , research institutions and industry leading strategic partners to sharpen our expertise in these areas and to prepare ourselves for future discoveries and innovation .\nour high - level solutions are timely . now , more than ever , government agencies and public safety bodies know that cellular technology is a far more nimble and cost - effective way to deploy tactical solutions . our feature - rich , future - proof solutions exceed the benefits of the traditional solution of dedicated proprietary communications systems .\nour commercial telecom experience is invaluable to government agencies and public safety bodies . as these organizations deploy tactical systems , they\u2019re recognizing commercial cellular technology is often a more cost - effective , feature - rich and future - proof option than many dedicated proprietary communications solutions .\non a day - to - day level , our network and subscriber analytics services ward off churn and unneeded operational expenses through precise solutions that enhance the customer experience . and while we\u2019re saving you from additional opex , we\u2019re also generating new revenue streams through voip and ott solutions .\nwe also specialize in end - to - end device and lawful registration solutions that can help mobile operators and regulatory bodies curb fraud , and , therefore , major tax losses .\nofcom has produced another one of its surveys looking at the nation\u2019s viewing and surfing habits . this one is focused on . .\nthe beeb has released its latest iplayer figures , showing the amount of views in march , and some interesting mobile stats have . .\nthose of you with a smart tv of the lg variety will quite possibly be pleased to hear that the company . .\nwith more tablet pcs hitting the shops every month , here\u2019s a quick round up of some of the best that\u2019s on . .\namazon have announced 20 % off all kindles \u2013 including the kindle fire hd and hdx editions . this results in the following . .\nif you\u2019ve been waiting for the right moment to dip your toes into the e - reading waters , then now is the time . .\nsamsung\u2019s become the latest android vendor to sign a patent agreement with microsoft , promising to pay the company license fees on . .\nas of 8 : 40 gtm , twitter is still offline after a series of problems this morning . twitter was previously reported as down . .\nthe xperia z4 failed to show at ces 2015 , but expectations remain high for sony\u2019s flagship smartphone , which is expected to . .\nanti - censorship supporters will be celebrating today after the european court of justice ( ecj ) ruled that eu courts do not have the . .\npmc telecom has announced a new package of calls , lines , and broadband services for business , with tariffs claimed to beat bt . .\nthe big event has finally just come and gone , beginning an hour and a half ago at the apple campus over . .\napple has revealed its latest financial results for fiscal q2 2013 , the quarter which ran up to the end of march , . .\nare you an iphone owner , jealous of facebook\u2019s latest move to bring the home app to android ? well , if so , worry . .\nthat great bastion of video games journalism ( or any journalism for that matter ) the sun has today run an \u201cexclusive\u201d high . .\napparently both microsoft and sony are going to focus more on free - to - play games , and in - app purchases , with their next - generation consoles due . .\nzombies are proving ever popular , with deep silver\u2019s sequel dead island : riptide holding onto the top spot in the uk all - format . .\nin a hugely ambitious project , engineers are working on a new urban operating system designed to manage everything from traffic lights . .\nsir clive sinclair has been credited with the worst gadget flop ever with his c5 electric trike back in the 1980s . . .\ngoogle\u2019s has posted a preview video up on youtube showing off how its infamous project glass will work . except now it\u2019s . .\nturk telekom\u2019s wirofon service won the commsmea \u201cnew telecom service of the year\u201d award which is given to an operator for a particularly innovative or successful service that has been launched in the last year .\nwirofon is a wireless service that enables turk telekom customers to make calls from their dual - mode handsets with the wi - fi support feature irrespective of their location , and also in the absence of a sim card in the handset .\nin addition to dual mode handsets , this service is available on a pc and any sip based phone .\naccessible through the internet , it provides the users with quite cheaper tariffs and enables them to stay connected , even if they are abroad .\nit removes the boundaries of telecom by helping network operators expand their market beyond their geographical area and allowing them to launch new , innovative , revenue - generating services .\nconvergence gateway enables wireless and wireline operators to extend their voice and other traditional services .\npsn update : not back until the weekend . . . or next week ?\ntechwatch \u00a9 2005 - 2018 brite media . all rights reserved | about | staff | privacy | disclaimer | press / media | contact\nboasting an enhanced content and improved features to redefine tv and movie watching experience in turkey , tivibu web recently brought back the \u201cbest ip tv , hybrid or connected tv service growth achievement\u201d award of international ip & tv industry awards held within the scope of ip & tv world forum 2011 where iptv - oriented telecom operators , technology partners and content providers from various countries come together .\nthe ip & tv industry awards honor service providers for their innovation , excellence and achievement in the iptv industry . ip & tv industry award winners were announced wednesday , march 23 , at the 2011 ip & tv world forum in london .\nbersay communications consultancy burak mergen + 90212 337 51 86 / + 90554 280 72 67 burak . mergen @ urltoken or esra egilmez + 90212 337 52 79 / + 90554 366 69 88 esra . egilmez @ urltoken\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse this business wire site ( and / or any other business wire website ) , you accept the use of cookies .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nt\u00fcrk telekom , one of the world\u2019s largest fixed line operators and turkey\u2019s leading communication and convergence technologies company , reached more than 110 , 000 subscribers in its first month with new webtv product tivibu . launched though t\u00fcrk telekom group\u2019s broadband operator ttnet on february 24th , tivibu offers television and cinema experiences to the users of its high - speed broadband service . webtv does not require the user to have a fixed location or a set - top - box : a webtv account and a broadband connection are enough to use the service . the [ free to download ] software and the middleware for tivibu\u2026\nview more of the latest press releases from across the industry or post your company ' s news .\nwe are having trouble showing you adverts on this page , which may be a result of ad blocker software being installed on your device . to view the article please disable any ad blocking software\n. . . the telecoms industry is characterised by constant change and evolution . that ' s why it ' s crucial for telecoms professionals to keep up - to - date with what is happening . join 35 , 000 + of your peers and sign up to our free newsletter service today , to be in the know about what is going on . plus , as a member you can submit your own press releases !\ntotal telecom meets the information and research needs of the global communications industry , from breaking news to expert analysis . it is the leading communications link between end users and the vendors , carriers and resellers of telecommunications technology and services .\nour meticulously constructed products provide solutions in the commercial , public safety and defense sectors .\nthis drive for the future has put us at the leading edge of the 5g movement . as leaders in this movement , we\u2019re generating intellectual property rights for the 5g - enabling technologies that are necessary to this tech revolution .\nin addition to our work with the future of telecom and our current collection of clients , we devote our energies to collaborative initiatives with technology companies , consortia and universities worldwide .\nbeyond turkey , our presence is prominent in central asia , the middle east , africa and the united states , where our sunnyvale , ca , office has close ties to the american tech movement .\nso get connected on linkedin and follow us on www . kariyer . net . not only will you get to know us \u2013 and vice versa \u2013 but you\u2019ll be among the first to hear about the latest career opportunities .\nir survey - tell us what you think of our ir services and our website .\nwirofon is a new generation communication platform available to all operators\u2019 subscribers , which enables the instant messaging , as well as images , video or audio files , and sharing , free - of - charge hd quality audio or video chats . subscribers with t\u00fcrk telekom home lines can login to the wirofon app with their home phone information and call any fixed or mobile number . during the call , subscribers can use the minutes included in their home line tariff , without paying any extra fees . as such , in turkey , subscribers can use their home phone as a mobile wherever they want , and when abroad , they can dial turkey at domestic call tariffs .\nmarking a first for turkey , tambu is a new smart keyboard app compatible with many platforms and that can be downloaded to smart devices . designed specifically for the turkish language , tambu offers rich content including text completion , correction and translation , as well as animated stickers , gifs , a proverb catalogue , and different keyboard themes .\nnetsia has installed its special lte testing platform running on progran technology in the test environments of prominent american and european operators . to thisdate , the progran test platform has been delivered to the following operators :\nfollowing the successful implementation of ulak project in the field , operators will continue developing the features as they prefer .\nfunctioning as a center of interoperability , certification and training for lte and 5g .\nthe center is also used for testing and developing various virtualization technologies in a lab environment , within the scope of the t\u00fcrk telekom transformation program .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nturkcell cno mr . gediz sezgin visited netsia booth during turkcell technology summit and examined netsia ' s 5g ran slicing technology wtih a demonstration conducted by netsia and turkcell . # 5g # ran # slicing urltoken\nturkey ' s minister of transport , maritime affairs and communications , mr . ahmet arslan visited netsia ' s stand @ mwc2018 . during minister aslan ' s visit , # netsia ' s ran slicing product # progran was demonstrated . urltoken\n# netsia is @ mwc18 in barcelona . come to visit us at hall # 1 , stand c40 urltoken\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - 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", "topic": 26}], "title": "state bank of mauritius", "paragraphs": ["all state - bank - of - mauritius branches state wise list . full state wise list of state - bank - of - mauritius - bank ifsc code finder\n1 . you are in state bank of mauritius branch locator page . state bank of mauritius has 1 branch in 1 state / union territory of india . select state name from dropdown which says \u201cselect state\u201d or you can click on the state name from the list of states below state bank of mauritius branch locator tool .\nbelow you can find the local branches for state bank of mauritius ltd . in mauritius .\nyou can search through around 0 + bank branches of state bank of mauritius ! we are making earnest efforts in keeping the information updated by adding bank branches of state bank of mauritius as they get available on rbi website .\n2 . once selected state from dropdown or list of states , you will be redirected to page with list of districts in the selected state where the state bank of mauritius has branches .\nthis is the state wise list of all state bank of mauritius branches in india . please select any state of your choice for which you want to find ifsc code , micr code , swift code and full state bank of mauritius branch details along with contact numbers , address and email ids .\nyou can search through around 0 + ifsc codes of state bank of mauritius ! we are making earnest efforts in keeping the information updated by adding ifsc codes of state bank of mauritius as they get available on rbi website .\nstate bank of mauritius ltd . company : shareholders , managers and business summary | stock exchange of mauritius ltd , the : sbmh | 4 - traders\nto view particular state bank of mauritius branch contact details , pls search branch using the branch locator tool .\nstate bank of mauritius branch list is given in the table alongside . along with the details like address and contact numbers , ifsc codes and micr codes are also provided . you can narrow down your search either by selecting any particular state from the drop down list or by selecting the state given on the right side . this mauritius state bank branch locator will help to find any bank branch for state bank of mauritius .\nstate bank of mauritius ltd has branches . this bank has branches in the following states . states list as follows , maharashtra . find indian financial system code , magnetic ink character recognition , swift code , address and contact number of all state bank of mauritius ltd branches .\nstate bank of mauritius ( sbm ) is the second largest bank in mauritius with a market share of about 25 % of domestic banking assets . it has 42 domestic branches , and three branches in india .\nthe table alongside provides the state bank of mauritius ifsc code list . one can use this ifsc code finder to find ifsc code for mauritius state bank for neft or rtgs or imps codes before using them . you can find ifsc codes for mauritius state bank branches in india . narrow down your search for ifsc codes either by selecting any particular state from the drop down list or by selecting the state in the table on the right side .\nafter 34 years of service in the banking sector , jairaj sonoo knows the ultimate recognition with his appointment as chief executive officer ( ceo ) of the state bank of mauritius , one of the largest banks in mauritius .\nstate bank of mauritius ( sbm ) - port louis , mu - auto lease and asset finance , homeloan , boost and cashpak\u00e9 services .\nstate bank of mauritius ltd has branches in the following districts of maharashtra state . list as follows , greater bombay . indian financial system code , magnetic ink character recognition , swift code , address and contact number are listed .\nthe bank with the latest banking technology and with a proven track record of excellence in customer care ; the bank for the top brass among local and international community . state bank would then be\nthe world bank maintains regular dialogue with bilateral and other multilateral development partners active in mauritius .\n4 . district page will show you list of state bank of mauritius branches in the selected district . select the branch from the dropdown or click on the branch name under state bank of mauritius branch locator to view branch details like ifsc code , micr code , swift / bic code , branch address , email id , contact number and other useful information .\nfrom the 677 - acre , independent sovereign state , know as the city of london . this other crown is comprised of a committee of 12 banks headed by the bank of england . guess who is controlling the bank of england ? yup , the rothschilds !\nan advising bank advises an exporter that a letter of credit opened by an issuing bank for an applicant is available .\nhabib bank limited was established in 1941 in pakistan and its presence in mauritius , through one of its branches , dates back to 1964 . the bank ( formerly known as\nhabib bank ( overseas ) limited\n) is\nbank of baroda ( bob ) commenced its operations in mauritius on 19th october , 1962 with the opening of first branch at port louis . mobile branch was added in 1965 to cover rural / unbanked areas . bank of\nla state bank of mauritius holding a lanc\u00e9 son tout nouveau service , le sbm mobile banking . l\u2019application est d\u00e9j\u00e0 disponible sur play store et app store et offre une multitude de services bancaires en version bilingue .\nmauritius is a member of the oecd network on corporate governance of state - owned enterprises in southern africa . the state - owned companies in mauritius are required by law to publish an annual report and to submit their books to independent audit . they also are subject to the same corporate social responsibility rules as private firms .\nstate bank of mauritius ifsc code can be used by both the national electronic fund transfer and real time gross settlement finance transfer systems . mauritius state bank neft , rtgs and imps codes are provided by rbi . neft transactions are settled in batches while rtgs transactions are settled individually . imps presents an instant 24x7 , electronic fund transfer . ifsc code is an 11 character code for identifying bank branches participating in online fund transfers . this code is unique for each branch . please note that not all branches of a bank provide net banking facility .\nthey are still in shock . forty employees of standard bank mauritius received their roadmap tuesday and wednesday . they now find themselves on the pavement .\ndeuxi\u00e8me institution bancaire du pays , brassant des actifs de rs 136 milliards , la state bank of mauritius ( sbm ltd ) subit actuellement une succession de crises qui risquent de nuire \u00e0 sa r\u00e9putation , voire \u00e0 sa cr\u00e9dibilit\u00e9 .\nmauritius is not a party to the government procurement agreement within the framework of the wto .\nstate - owned mauritius broadcasting corporation ( mbc ) radio and tv generally reflect government thinking . mbc is funded by advertising and a tv licence fee .\nfirst select your bank , select the state , now select your district and finally select the branch of your bank to find ifsc code . if you need to change any search list term , please use up arrow icons .\nfirst select your bank , select the state , now select your district and finally select the branch of your bank to find ifsc code . if you need to change any search list term , please use menu or search .\nthe following are the states , where state bank of mauritius ltd has branch / branches . select an individual state link to view list of districts , where this bank has branch / branches . if you have any problem to locate the branch , please use search box . some bank name / branch name / state and district names may be misspelled , and may arise difficulty to find from this list . so , there is a all banks list on menu . some banks name may start with the word ' the ' . view carefully and find your branch .\nguide : - click to refresh corresponding list field disabled / not selected please look for the correct name of the bank , e . g .\nfederal bank\nis actually\nthe federal bank .\nthe world bank ' s role in mauritius is evolving , reflecting the country ' s past success in gaining access to capital markets .\navant son d\u00e9part de la state bank of mauritius ( sbm ) , muni krishna reddy , l\u2019ex - chairman , a re\u00e7u rs 74 , 2 millions . des chiffres r\u00e9v\u00e9l\u00e9s lors de l\u2019assembl\u00e9e g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du groupe , qui s\u2019est tenue le mardi 28 juin .\nback in mauritius , jairaj sonoo was given at the board of sbm or sbm within the asset management .\nafrica ' s only female head of state at the time was accused of spending tens of thousands of dollars on clothes and jewellery using a bank card issued by an international charity to provide scholarships for poor students . she denies wrongdoing and says she has repaid all the cash .\nmauritius , an indian ocean archipelago , is seen as a model of stability and economic prosperity in the region .\nwith the departure of jairaj sonoo is ashraf esmael , expert in financial services , which took over management of the bank bramer .\nla state bank of mauritius passe \u00e0 l\u2019offensive avec deux nouvelles formules , soit la pr\u00e9sentation des comptes all - in - one avec une panoplie de services gratuits am\u00e9lior\u00e9s \u00e0 ses clients et une plus grande proximit\u00e9 avec sa client\u00e8le cibl\u00e9e du troisi\u00e8me \u00e2ge par le truchement d\u2019un revamping du senior citizens account .\nioib has been operating in mauritius since 1978 . the bank is having fully integrated 11 branches in major cities / towns including rodrigues and has a network of 10 atms . sbi has acquired majority\n1966 - britain expels hundreds of residents of the chagos archipelago to make way for a us military base on diego garcia . many are sent to mauritius .\nthe house of rothschild is really at the top of the pyramid of power . they are behind the\nour vision is to be the leading and most trusted financial services provider in mauritius and beyond .\nida , the world bank\u2019s fund for the poorest , contributes nearly 50 % of its funds to 39 african countries .\nthe bank , mr . van buren , is trying to kill me .\nwith support from the wb , mauritius has emerged not only as an exporter of \u201chow to reform\u201d expertise to peer african governments , but also as an importer of inbound knowledge services in selected areas of their reform program .\nthe residual value is not included in the monthly repayment calculation . please contact the bank .\nmicr code is mainly used by bank ' s in india to process and clear cheques and other documents . micr codes is mentioned on every leaf of cheques provided by bank . micr readers can easily read this code and reduces the time of processing the cheques .\nmauritius features in the 2017 leak dubbed the paradise papers , which reveal the financial dealings of politicians , celebrities , corporate giants , business leaders and royals .\nuse the brown circle icons and drop - down menus below to change your bank or location .\nservice request type select the type of request atm malfunction certificate of interest change in customer information change mode of operations / conf . ownership of funds change in repayment mode heavy bank charges loan maintenance other complaints query on credit / debit transactions sbmnet maintenance statement request dormant account reactivation\nnote : the working hours listed are generalized for all banks . please take a note that the bank timings may vary from branch to branch . as per guidelines issued by reserve bank of india , banks will not be operational on 2nd and 4th saturdays and all sundays of a month .\nthis information is derived from the state department ' s office of investment affairs ' 2015 investment climate statement . any questions on the ics can be directed to eb - ics - dl @ urltoken\nuntil he stepped down , sir anerood jugnauth had been the longest - serving prime minister since mauritius gained independence from britain in 1968 .\n\u00a9 world investment news this is the electronic edition of the special country report on mauritius published in forbes global business and finance magazine . april 19th issue . developed by agenciae . tv\nif you\u2019re familiar with our content , you may have noticed that we frequently refer to the shadow government , the deep state , the cabal , the . . .\nswift code is mainly used for transferring international payments between two banks . its a 11 digit code , first four character identifies bank ' s name , fifth and sixth character identifies country and last five digits identifies bank ' s branch .\nthe world bank group works in every major area of development . we provide a wide array of financial products and technical assistance , and we help countries share and apply innovative knowledge and solutions to the challenges they face .\nhe succeeds gautam vir who has abandoned this after three years of service . the sbm is not unknown for sonoo jairaj . this is sort of his house . in 1979 he enters the bank . gradually , it will accumulate and promote responsibility in different branches of sbm . then , he was appointed manager of sbm headquarters in port louis .\nwatch , listen and click through the latest videos , podcasts and slideshows highlighting the world bank\u2019s work in sub - saharan africa .\nestablished in 1973 , sbm has a strong franchise in mauritius , with a market share of more than 20 % in domestic advances and deposits . the group is also present in madagascar , india and kenya .\nurltoken is one of the largest indian bank ifsc code details provider . it provides extensive and updated list of all banks branches details with ifsc codes , swift codes , micr codes , address , contact details , website links and phone numbers .\nplease provide details of two referees . at lease one of the referees should be your current or previous employer .\nmauritius claims sovereignty over the chagos islands that are home to the us military base on diego garcia . several hundred islanders were expelled to make way for the base .\nthe wbg has completed its new strategy of engagement with mauritius , known as the country partnership framework ( cpf ) for the period fiscal years 2017\u201321 . the preparation of the strategy was built on the findings of wbg\u2019s systematic country diagnostic ( scd ) , which assessed the country\u2019s binding constraints to growth and poverty reduction , as well as its opportunities .\nmr jugnauth is leader of the governing militant socialist movement party and is also concurrently serving as minister of finance and interior .\nits offers lending , trade finance , treasury , asset management , and leasing activities the company was founded on november 18 , 2010 and is headquartered in port louis , mauritius .\nhe made a triumphant return to the sbm after leaving it , two years ago to join the bramer bank . there is replaced by ashraf esmael .\n1810 - 1968 - the british conquer the island . abolition of slavery sees thousands of indentured labourers recruited , mainly from india .\nthis was the beginning of a pattern of intrigue that would plague the white house itself over the coming decades . both lincoln and jfk have been murdered for trying to rid the country of banksters .\nsubsequently , jairaj sonoo leaves the sbm . it was in 2010 . it was for the position of chief executive officer ( ceo ) to bramer bank . but it was back to better jump . two years later he is back in force to sbm for the position of chief executive officer .\nvice - president paramasivum pillay vyapoory assumed the office of the president in march 2018 , following the resignation of president ameenah gurib - fakim .\ntwo parastatal entities are involved in the importation of agricultural products : the agricultural marketing board ( amb ) and the state trading corporation ( stc ) . the amb ' s role is to ensure that the supply of certain basic food products is constant and their prices remain affordable . the stc is the only authorized importer of petroleum products , liquefied petroleum gas and flour . soes purchase from or supply goods and services to private sector / foreign firms .\na wide range of accounts await you . we help you grow your savings .\nplace your money for a fixed term and earn a higher rate of interest .\nhighest rate of 7 . 30 % p . a . on sbm term deposit\nbanque sbm madagascar , a fully owned subsidiary of sbm started banking operations in madagascar in january 1998 . the company operates from antananarivo , the capital of madagascar .\nas a grand finale fitting for the end of time , this article is a comprehensive synopsis of my studies on the matrix . by michelle walling as . . .\nsbm group believes in implementing and supporting high impact projects in view of alleviating poverty .\nfor more than a decade , a team of cancer researchers at old dominion university ( odu ) in norfolk , virginia have been studying a new type of . . .\ndisclaimer : - we have tried our best to keep the latest information updated as available from rbi , users are requested to confirm information with the respective bank before using the information provided . the author reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality , correctness , completeness or quality of the information provided . liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided , including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect , will therefore be rejected .\nand the complete domination of the world agenda . they are behind the european union and the euro and they are behind the idea of a north american union and the amero . they are controlling all of the world ' s secret services and their private army is\nto be more accurate , the irs is a foreign private corporation of the international monetary fund ( imf ) and is the private \u201carmy\u201d of the federal reserve ( fed ) .\nin so doing , our intent is to achieve strong and sustained returns for our shareholders , meet the relevant needs of our stakeholders and support the development of the community at large .\nsbm achiever fulfils the financial requirements of students studying locally and internationally at competitive interest rates .\nbuilding on the experience and skill that he demonstrated during his career , jairaj sonoo is called in 2006 to take over the branch of sbm in india . based in mumbai , he was also responsible for overseeing the operations of the sbm in other cities of the great peninsula including chennai .\nshocking connection : 97 % of all terminal cancer patients previously had this dental procedure . . .\nthis bank has national electronics fund transfer ( neft ) supporting branches around india . indian financial system code is used for real time gross settlement aka rtgs and neft . ifsc code is assigned by rbi . this code contains 11 characters .\npurchase your dream home with an easy financing solution featuring low interest rates and excellent levels of service .\nin january of 2017 , following the resignation of then - pm jugnauth ( 86 ) , the finance minister , pravind jugnauth ( son of anerood ) , became pm , in accordance with a constitutional rule that states the leader of the largest party in parliament succeeds a sitting prime minister who resigns during his / her term . the new pm reshuffled the cabinet , but retained the finance portfolio . the government is about halfway through its expected term , with the next elections due by the end of 2019 .\n4 . everything about the rothschild zionism 5 . how the rothschilds became the secret rulers of the world\nwith 189 member countries , staff from more 170 countries , and offices in over 130 locations , the world bank group is a unique global partnership : five institutions working for sustainable solutions that reduce poverty and build shared prosperity in developing countries .\nin the 2015 - 16 national budget , the minister of finance announced that government would establish a legacy sovereign fund to invest for future generations . one percent of total government revenue collected would be credited to the fund each year , as would all proceeds from the sale of government properties . at the time of drafting this report , the embassy has been unable to confirm whether the gom has yet established the fund .\nthe doing business report provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement . see where your country ranks .\n* working hours vary . banks are shut on 2nd and 4th saturdays and all sundays of the month .\n,\nis \u2014 obviously \u2014 controlled by the rothschilds and it is nicknamed the\ntower of basel .\nhow profitable it is to finance both sides of a war and they ' ve been doing it ever since .\nindian financial system code ( ifsc code ) is used to transfer funds using rtgs & neft in between two banks in india . it ' s a 11 digits long code and the first four character represents the bank ' s name and the last 6 six character identifies the branch .\ni hereby declare and accept that to the best of my knowledge , all information given by me is true and complete .\nsbm ecoloan is a financing solution for the acquisition and installation of \u2018energy efficient\u2019 and \u2018renewable energy\u2019 equipment that are environmentally friendly .\nthere are two megabanks that offer loans to all the countries around the planet , the world bank and the imf . the first one is jointly owned by the world ' s top banking families , with the rothschilds at the very top , while the second one is privately owned by the rothschilds alone .\nyou are a den of vipers . i intend to rout you out , and by the eternal god i will rout you out . if the people only understood the rank injustice of our money and banking system , there would be a revolution before morning .\ndo you have an idea or project to empower vulnerable groups or help people in need to get out of poverty , and are you looking for a partner ? if yes , please fill in and submit the information below in view of requesting for the sbm csr application form .\naccording to the department of defense inspector general and the defense finance and accounting service , $ 21 trillion in taxpayer funding is . . .\ntransferwise is authorised by the financial conduct authority under the electronic money regulations 2011 , firm reference 900507 , for the issuing of electronic money .\nsbm is present in the commercial capital of india , mumbai since november 1994 . in addition , sbm operates via a network of three other branches namely in chennai , hyderabad and ramachandrapuram . the sbm group is committed to building a universal banking franchise in india through its diversified portfolios .\nthe new sbm homeloan was designed to provide you with a valuable home loan solution that meets your needs and wants for future projects . get your home loan refinanced by the sbm so that you may achieve your lifetime dream of purchasing a plot of land , a house or an apartment .\nsbm auto lease provides you with a cost - effective way of owning a car , turning your dreams into reality , at competitive interest rates .\nwith the recent shooting down of a malaysian boeing 777 over ukraine , the western media is aflame with fingerpointing at russia and ukrainia . . .\nswitzerland is slated to become the first country to ban deodorants that contain aluminum salts . this , following results of a 2016 study in . . .\nindian ocean ( intellihub ) \u2014 according to freelance journalist jim stone , one of the american passengers , phillip wood , a technical storage . . .\nprepared by our u . s . embassies abroad . with its network of 108 offices across the united states and in more than 75 countries , the u . s . commercial service of the u . s . department of commerce utilizes its global presence and international marketing expertise to help u . s . companies sell their products and services worldwide . locate the u . s . commercial service trade specialist in the u . s . nearest you by visiting urltoken\nsbm boost is a multipurpose personal loan , with a ceiling of rs 1 , 500 , 000 , which does not require you to provide any guarantee .\na new analysis of african economies shows the region\u2019s growth is projected to reach 3 . 1 % in 2018 , and average 3 . 6 % in 2019\u201320 .\nthe shadow forces behind the new world order ( nwo ) are following a slow - paced agenda of total control over mankind and our planet ' s res . . .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nwhat produces the healing power of sound ? we can feel it when we turn on the radio and our favorite song happens to be playing , or when we . . .\nin the end of 2013 a man from lovech - bulgaria who could not afford to pay the mortgage for his house gave his last penny to demolish it righ . . .\nit is shocking for many to find out that the united states of america is a corporation ruled from abroad . its original name was the virginia company and it was owned by the\nvirtually unknown to the general public is the fact that the us federal reserve is a privately owned company , siting on its very own patch of land , immune to the us laws .\nif you have any questions about our products and services , service units or any of our banking solutions , please fill in the form below . we will get in touch with you soon .\nsbm india , a subsidiary of the sbm group , is present in mumbai , chennai , hyderabad and ramachandrapuram . sbm india has a customer database comprising mainly high net worth clients and corporates .\nonce dependent on sugar exports , the island has built up a strong outsourcing and financial services sector , and an important tourism industry and now boasts one of africa ' s highest per capita incomes .\nif you are not yet amazed by the power of the rothschilds ( i know you are ) , please know that they are also behind all wars since napoleon . that ' s when they ' ve discovered just\nwe face big challenges to help the world\u2019s poorest people and ensure that everyone sees benefits from economic growth . data and research help us understand these challenges and set priorities , share knowledge of what works , and measure progress .\nour goal is to double our revenues between 2015 and 2020 , while maintaining returns above our cost of equity by gaining market share in our core domestic banking business , by judiciously building our international business and by selectively entering non - banking financial services .\ni care not what puppet is placed upon the throne of england to rule the empire on which the sun never sets . the man who controls britain ' s money supply controls the british empire , and i control the british money supply .\nbut that ' s not all ! an important part of their plan is to also exploit a country ' s natural resources ( like petrol or gas ) via their covertly - owned companies , refine them , and sell them back to the same country , making a huge profit .\nbut in order for these companies to operate optimally , they need a solid infrastructure , which is usually lacking in the so called\ndeveloping countries .\nso before the banksters even offer the almost impossible - to - pay - back loans , they make sure that most of the money will be invested in \u2014 you ' ve guessed it \u2014 infrastructure .\nhead office 7th floor ips building kimathi street p . o box 34886 - 00100 nairobi kenya\nplease note that you will be required to submit evidence for all information ( including salary ) provided above during the selection process .\nprofit for the year mur 2 . 3 bn market capitalisation mur 20 . 2 bn total assets mur 146 . 9 bn total operating income mur 6 . 4 bn employees 1 , 388 shareholders 18 , 026 domestic and international customers 525 , 737 figures as at 31 december 2016\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n# usd : today , the # dollar struggled near 3 - 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{"id": 55187, "summary": [{"text": "tiara air n.v. , operating as tiara air aruba , was an airline headquartered and oranjestad , aruba in the dutch caribbean .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airline , which began operations in 2006 , operated scheduled flights to bonaire , colombia , curacao , the united states and venezuela .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the airlines fleet consisted of the shorts 360 and boeing 737 aircraft for passenger operations , with a learjet 35 for ambulance and private operations .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "tiara air resumed its operations after being affected by the issues resolving the venezuela currency crisis .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the airline was declared bankrupt on 28 november 2016", "topic": 29}], "title": "tiara air", "paragraphs": ["tiara air - about us tiara air aruba was established . . . | facebook\ntiara air aruba airlines came into existence in 2006 . tiara air aruba airlines has its base airport in na in aruba .\nmake a tiara air reservation and find some amazing deals with discounted tiara air tickets at alternative airlines . tiara air flies to many destinations offering a cost effective and safe service to all its passengers . let alternative airlines help find you cheap tiara air tickets and make international and domestic flight reservations on tiara air today .\ncleartrip facilitates easy , fast and reliable air tickets booking platform for the tiara air aruba airlines .\nmake a tiara air aruba reservation and find some amazing deals with discounted tiara air aruba tickets at alternative airlines . tiara air aruba flies to many destinations worldwide , offering a cost effective and safe service to all its passengers . let alternative airlines help find you cheap tiara air aruba tickets and make international and domestic flight reservations on tiara air aruba today .\ninsel air international announced a new agreement with the aruban government and aruban national carrier , tiara air .\noffice and youth staff at the county ground donned a tiara each last week to promote tiara tuesday for national air ambulance week .\nthe air tiara is a piece of headwear used in runecrafting . air tiaras are created by using a tiara on the air altar with an air talisman in the inventory , which grants 25 runecrafting experience . the talisman is consumed in the process .\nwearing an air tiara lets you enter air rune altars without using an air talisman . using a tiara rather than a talisman is recommended as it frees up a space in the inventory for an extra rune essence .\ntiara air aruba , or tiara air , is an airline headquartered in oranjestad , aruba in the dutch caribbean . tiara air flies to many destinations including armenia , caracas , fort lauderdale , kralendijik , miami , medellin , maracaibo , oranjestad , punto fijo , riohacha , willemstad and philipsburg .\nlooking for cheap tiara air flights ? skyscanner allows you to search and compare tiara air flights to help you find the lowest prices and most convenient flight times for your travel needs . follow the links and book your cheap flight directly with tiara air for the best price \u2013 skyscanner doesn ' t add any commission .\nprogressive air services , which is the ground handling agent for tiara air and kavok airlines . progressive air services also provides handling service to various private jets that visit the island . it was also the ground handling agent for transaven and rainbow air .\ntiara air aruba offers seasonal flights to armenia . please contact our sales office for more information about flights to armenia .\nvintage . . spenc er tiara air car . . . history / details / photos . . rare ! ( 241h )\ntiara air aruba launches a new customer website , urltoken , that further strengthens tiara air aruba\u2019s position and services in the caribbean and in the americas . unveiling the new digital presence , the website features new and existing destinations that tiara air aruba has to offer the discerning business and leisure traveler , including destinations from caracas , aruba , medellin and fort lauderdale , florida .\ncleartrip brings you the latest flight schedule for tiara air aruba airlines . we\u2019ve tried to compile and simplify airways information to help you in booking your air tickets and plan your complete trip . this tiara air aruba airlines flight schedule should give you a fair idea of their flights operating across the world . view flight timings , flight numbers , flight arrivals and departures , via routes and the days on which they operate . urltoken offers great deals and discounts on tiara air aruba airlines ticket booking . make sure you book your tiara air aruba airlines flight tickets well in advance in order to enjoy cheaper air fares\nvintage . . spencer tiara air car . . . history / details / photos . . rare ! ( 241h ) | ebay\nyou can pay for your flights with tiara air in the currency and payment method of your choice when booking through alternative airlines .\nbrowse the most popular tiara air flight routes to destinations worldwide . alternative airlines can help you make reservations on tiara air for international flights to lots of destinations . use the following list of routes to help you plan your next flight . book tiara air flights on alternative airlines to save big ! alternative airlines is an online travel agency , specialising in booking lesser known airlines and remote destinations .\nyou can pay for your flights with tiara air aruba in the currency and payment method of your choice when booking through alternative airlines .\nin the past , the airport has been served by air abc , air alm , air aruba , air europe ( italy ) , air jamaica , american eagle ( executive airlines ) , avensa , avior airlines , bonair / chapi air , bonaire express / cura\u00e7ao express ( later dutch antilles express ) , canada 3000 , cats air , dutch caribbean airlines , e - liner airways , kavok airlines , laser airlines , l\u00ednea tur\u00edstica aereotuy , martinair , miami air international , rainbow air , royal aruban airlines , servivensa , sobelair , surinam airways ( currently operates seasonal charters ) , tiara air and transaven .\nbrowse the most popular tiara air aruba flight routes to cities worldwide . alternative airlines can help you make reservations on tiara air aruba for international flights to lots of destinations . use the following list of routes to help you plan your next flight . book tiara air aruba flights on alternative airlines to save big ! alternative airlines is an online travel agency , specialising in booking lesser known airlines and remote destinations .\nkinikini air express nothing much known about these guys , except they ' re somehow affiliated with ez air .\nimprove the aesthetics by adding a tiara to the 777 and you ' re done .\nfinding the flight with tiara air that suits you best is really easy : just fill in the search form and start the flight search . if you have too many results for your flight tiara air don\u2019t despair , you can still refine your search using the filters we have provided .\ntiara air aruba is committed to giving its esteemed customers and employees value within all destinations and beyond , from the youngest to the young at heart .\ninsel air international ( curacao ) has established a new subsidiary airline named insel air aruba to operate in neighboring aruba .\nsince late 2011 tiara air aruba added new aircraft into its operations . in addition to a 737 - 300 boeing , tiara also included a private jet in its fleet . the private jet addressed aruba\u2019s need for a local air ambulance service and the potential for an increase in demand for private jet services .\ntiara air aruba air ambulance services is a comprehensive service dedicated to delivering patients to the best medical care anywhere needed . the air ambulance service is provided with a lear 35a private jet aircraft . high - tech medical equipment and a specially trained airborne medical team is provided .\nthe reasons to use an air ambulance service are many ; an accident or medical emergency , specialized treatment not available in your area . whatever your reason tiara air aruba air ambulance services knows that you want to arrive quickly , safely in the most cost - effective manner .\nview tiara air hand | cabin baggage , checked baggage , excess baggage charges , over weight baggage charges , over size baggage charges in the above link .\nis there any problem / complaint with reaching the tiara air oranjestad , aruba address or phone number ? please report any issues using the below comment form .\ntiara air is an airline based in aruba with scheduled flights to destinations in south america such as colombia , venezuela , bonaire , curacao and united states .\neastern air lines ( 2nd ) \u2013 havana air ( swifft air 2nd usa ) boeing 737 - 8cx wl n277ea ( msn 32359 ) mia ( tony storck ) . image : 940753 .\nthough tiara air says it has money in certain banks in venezuela , according to the court , the company could not indicate whether and when the transfer of funds will take place so that the creditors can be paid . the judge found these reasons to declare tiara air bankrupt , marking the end of another dutch caribbean airline .\nin the past , the airport has been served by air abc , air alm , air aruba , air europe ( italy ) , air jamaica , american eagle ( executive airlines ) , avensa , avior airlines , bonaire express / cura\u00e7ao express ( now dutch antilles express ) , canada 3000 , cats air , dutch caribbean airlines , l\u00ednea tur\u00edstica aereotuy , martinair , miami air international , royal aruban airlines , servivensa , sobelair and surinam airways .\ncura\u00e7ao based airline insel air is expanding its fleet and has added an ex - klm cityhopper fokker 50 now , painted in a brilliant ' aruba ' themed livery . this first fokker 50 for insel air ' s sister company operates as ' insel air aruba ' . aruba based airline tiara air is promoting the beautiful and friendly caribbean island aruba aswell with the same aruba - title . both airlines cooperate with eachother by sharing routes . tiara air is operating over more than 38 years from aruba and 10 years already from cura\u00e7ao .\ntiara seafood restaurant . a fresh and exquisite seafood restaurant located at tiara resort . tel 087 414 300 . fine ambiance . lunch 10 . 30am - 2 . 30pm and dinner 6pm - 10pm . halal .\nif you are still not sure , have a look at the flight offers we have selected for you from the most frequent searches performed by our users for tiara air flights .\ntiara air aruba boeing 737 - 322 n189aq ( p4 - tie ) ( msn 24249 ) opf ( robert collazo ) ( new type ) , originally uploaded by airliners gallery .\n\u2013 the court in first instance declared the tiara air bankrupt on monday . the airline\u2019s lawyer hose figaroa confirmed the decision yesterday morning to the aruban news site noticiacla . com .\ntiara air is an airline based in aruba . tiara air has flights offering to cura\u00e7ao , punto fijo , valencia , maracaibo , santa marta , baranquilla and barquisimeto and then later to bonaire . the airline has now shorts 360 twin turboprop aircraft . the airline is currently based at queen beatrix international airport . its secondary hub is now located in curacao hato international airport . alejandro muyale , the director , named the airline after his daughter tiara muyale . the word\ntiara\nis derived from latin , meaning\ncrown\n. you can search for schedules and fares at urltoken\nwe are a small but growing airline in a very competitive environment , and we look forward to an opportunity to prove to you , and other travelers , that tiara is a good , reliable and affordable alternative to other airlines . you have experienced tiara during a weaker period but that period is definitely not reflective of tiara\u2019s operation .\ni flew from sint maarten to aruba with tiara air aruba . you get what you pay and i was lucky to get a reasonable fare which in overall made it quiet acceptable .\ntiara air aruba plans to continue its strategy to provide service to lesser served gateways , offering an attractive product prices and focusing on consumer - friendly in - flight service and good frequencies to ensure the passenger can find the best schedule for his needs . since late 2011 tiara air aruba added new aircraft into its operations . in addition to a 737 - 300 boeing , tiara also included a private jet in its fleet . the private jet addressed aruba\u2019s need for a local air ambulance service and the potential for an increase in demand for private jet services .\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with tiara air easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\nin september 2015 , tiara air announced that it had resumed operations and is offering to the community flight service in the route aruba - las piedras - aruba . baggage allowance is one piece of luggage of up to 20 kgs . in april 2016 , tiara air has resumed operations following a 14 month - long hiatus brought on by financial difficulties . the aruban carrier resumed scheduled passenger flights on monday april 11 with flights to curacao . these will be followed by flights to las piedras , venezuela in may . tiara air also operated a b737 - 300 and learjet 35 .\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with tiara air aruba easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\n@ adam , they never fly via venezuela to curacao . it are usually direct flights , sometimes with a stop at bonaire . tiara air also flies to curacao , but unfortunately they have had a lot of delays and cancelations lately . i would recommend insel air .\ntiara air aruba , is an independent airline founded in 2006 and based on the island of aruba , in the dutch caribbean . tiara air aruba flew to 10 destinations including cities in colombia , the united states and venezuela plus has scheduled services between bonaire and curacao . in summer 2014 tiara air went though a financial re organisation and the current network includes the destinations of fort lauderdale , maracaibo , riohacha , puntio fijo , aruba , bonaire , st maarten and curacao . most flights use the shorts 360 turboprop for short - haul services and the boeing 737 - 300 for longer sectors .\nqueen beatrix international airport is located in oranjestad , aruba and serves flights to the us , trinidad and tobago and most countries in the caribbean . it is the hub airport for aruba airlines , insel air aruba and tiara air . other airlines which fly to and from this airport include air canada , american airlines , avianca , blue panorama airlines , copa airlines colombia , insel air , klm , lan colombia and many others .\nfor operations , tiara air aruba acquired 2 aircrafts of the short 360 - 200 type , each a 36 seater . this type of aircraft is considered a traditional \u2018working horse\u2019 for short haul flights . by offering a good frequency and reliability , tiara established itself as an important player in the transportation for both business and leisure purposes . in the first five years of operations , the team of tiara air aruba built a solid company , steadily growing and serving more gateways and frequencies to comply with the demand from the different markets .\ninsel air aruba was declared bankrupt on june 7 , 2017 . [ 24 ]\nthe grill of tiara labuan resort . an exclusive restaurant that serve western and asian cuisine . tel 087 414 300 . halal .\nin 2006 , tiara air aruba\u2019s current ceo , alejandro muyale , recognized the opportunity and dream of the aruban community for a national airline . he fulfilled this dream by applying for a certification with the department of civil aviation of aruba for airline operations . tiara air aruba\u2019s start - up strategy was to build from a small operation , servicing flights between aruba , curacao , bonaire and venezuela into later becoming a regional airline .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flight prices with tiara air and thousands of other airlines without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip .\nprogressive air services ( also known as pas ) , is currently the ground handling agent for aruba airlines and was for rainbow air , tiara air until their discontinued flights and is a partnership with bonair . progressive air services also provides handling service to various private jets that visit the island as well as cargo services ( such as ameriflight ) . it was also the ground handling agent for kavok airlines and transaven . pas was also the ground handler for charter flights operated by l\u00ednea tur\u00edstica aereotuy .\ndivi divi air and ezair are the only airlines with their own handling services and employees .\n, which is the ground handling agent for air france - klm , continental airlines and arkefly . it was also the agent for air jamaica prior to their discontinued flight to bonaire .\ni agree with the above comments in regards to tiara air . a flight to aruba from bonaire took essentially a day and a half because the airline had no back up aircraft . although we were given a hotel room for the night , the staff showed little empathy for our welfare and provided us with limited information . a terrible experience from a poorly run airline . the tourism industry on bonaire could be hurt if they continue to allow tiara air to service their island\nswissport also serves as one of the cargo and aircraft ground handling service on the island . swissport was the ground handling agent for arkefly ( cura\u00e7ao ) , dae ( cura\u00e7ao ) & insel air ( cura\u00e7ao ) before the handling of dae & insel air has been later handled by air handling services bonaire and arkefly is being handled by bonaire air services . [ 24 ]\nnote : online checkin tiara air informs to all passengers , departing from venezuela to aruba , that they must be at the counter 4 hours prior to departure times for check in . the counters will close 2 hours prior departure schedule time .\nair handling service bonaire , which is the ground handling agent for dae , delta air lines , insel air and some cargo services . it was also the agent for american eagle before they discontinued their flights from and to san juan . they also provide handling services to private jets .\nthe new agreement is valid for all routes that both airlines operate to and from aruba . the aruban government also stated that it was committed to awarding a new aoc ( air operating certificate ) to insel air aruba within three months . insel air aruba hopes to launch operations in august .\npas professional air services nothing known about this company , except that it is not actively flying .\ndivi divi air & ezair , are the only airlines with their own handling services and employees .\ninsel air international ( curacao ) has established a new subsidiary airline named insel air aruba to operate in neighboring aruba . insel air international announced a new agreement with the aruban government and aruban national carrier , tiara air . the new agreement is valid for all routes that both airlines operate to and from aruba . the aruban government also stated that it was committed to awarding a new aoc ( air operating certificate ) to insel air aruba within three months . insel air aruba hopes to launch operations in august . insel air aruba will be able to operate additional flights to aruba , therefore creating more inbound flights for the island . insel air aruba will operate three fokker 50s and one dc - 9 - 80 ( md - 80 ) increasing the total availability of seats to 50 , 000 a month . insel air aruba ' s first fokker , the pictured former klm cityhopper f . 27 mk . 050 ph - kvg ( msn 20211 ) arrived at curacao on june 5 , 2011 where it is pictured . ph - kvg carries a partial color scheme with a new logo expected to be added on the tail .\ntiara air aruba plans to continue its strategy to provide service to lesser served gateways , offering an attractive product prices and focusing on consumer - friendly in - flight service and good frequencies to ensure the passenger can find the best schedule for his needs .\nair cura\u00e7ao set up by supermarket owner goisco . applied for diverse licenses march 2005 . intended to start operations with official suriname flag carrier slm within a year . just another name for cura\u00e7ao air .\ninsel air ( formally insel air international b . v . ) is a dutch caribbean carrier that serves as the national airline of cura\u00e7ao . it is headquartered in maduro plaza , willemstad . [ 2 ]\naruba - based tiara air aruba ( 3p ) operates from a hub at queen beatrix international airport ( aua ) . it offers scheduled flights to princess juliana international airport ( sxm ) in sint maarten , fort lauderdale \u2013 hollywood international airport ( fll ) and josefa camejo international airport ( lsp ) in venezuela . tiara air aruba ' s fleet consists of two shorts 360 planes and a boeing 737 - 300 . a learjet 35a is also used for charter flights . in - flight service includes free newspapers , juice , snacks and meals .\nby the way , the insel air aruba livery is not yet complete . the airline ' s news statement tells us that he insel air logo has to be added on the tail fin soon . it ' s unlikely that the insel air aruba f50 adopts insel air ' s cura\u00e7ao flag branded tail fin design but just the full corporate logo on a white tail fin . see here the editor ' s own concept :\nin the verdict , the court indicates that the facts and the proceedings at the hearing clearly showed that tiara air is in no condition to continue meeting its financial obligations . the airline also failed to comply with the agreements made in payment moratorium of november 20 , 2015 .\nmore specifically other destinations include miami , fort lauderdale , caracas , medellin , oranjestadt , phillipsburg , punto fijo , riochacha and willemstadt . tiara air fleet consists of shorts 360 and boeing 737 - 300 . the airline flies from aruba international airport with focus cities bonnaire and willemstad .\nalejandro muyale ( whose family owned business has been performing\nground handling services\nat aruba airport for over 30 years now and at cura\u00e7ao airport for more than 6 years ) fulfilled his dream of applying for certification with the department of civil aviation . the economic authority has been granted , the aircraft , a 36 - seater shorts 360 and a second aircraft was purchased soon afterwards - both from pacific coastal airlines in canada . tiara air flies from aruba to destinations bonaire , cura\u00e7ao , riohacha in colombia & both maracaibo & punto fijo / las piedras , venezuela . aruba ' s national airline tiara air and the aruban government recently announced a collaboration with curacao ' s national airline insel air . the collaboration should enforce optimal use of the touristic routes to aruba . in order to serve passengers best , the agreement is valid for all routes that both airlines operate . the aruban government also stated that it was committed to release an aoc ( air operating certificate ) to insel air within three months , making it possible for insel air to also proceed as an aruban airline under the name \u201cinsel air aruba . \u201d\n\u201ctiara air aruba is very excited about the launch of the new website . in a world that is shifting from traditional to digital marketing it\u2019s important that you follow the trends and have a website that is visible , user friendly and assessable , \u201d says marketing manager , malinda hassell .\nkeep an eye out on the official stfc website , facebook and twitter for more national air ambulance week promotions .\npurple airplane by thai budget airline nok air . | creative airline liveries | pinterest | airplanes , aircraft and planes\nthe company also completed the iata operational safety audit ( iosa ) and joined alta , the latin american and caribbean air transport association , in november 2011 . [ 4 ] on november 16 , 2012 , insel air inaugurated its curacao - maracaibo route and began regular operations on december 14 . insel air was originally planning to expand its md - 80 fleet in early 2012 but delayed the project due to delays in launching insel air aruba . [ 5 ]\nthis was hands - down the worst travel experience i ' ve ever had and i ' m pretty well - traveled . tiara air , the airline industry is extremely competitive and if you don ' t seriously get your house in order asap you won ' t be in business much longer .\none md82 , which is operated by insel air aruba , featured a similar livery , but the official aruba logo is located near the front while the insel air logo is closer to the center emergency exit doors and bears an aruban registration . the md83 ' s operated by insel air aruba still wears the standard livery but with an aruban registration .\ni also had the displeasure of experiencing tiara air . i bought a ticket from bonaire to aruba , in the dutch caribbean , and was informed at the airport that the flight was cancelled . it was the last flight of the day to aruba , where i had already paid for a resort .\ninsel air aruba will be able to operate additional flights to aruba , therefore creating more inbound flights for the island .\nwe are pleased to welcome you to bravofly , the first search engine for low cost flights and other services with 100 % \u201cmade in italy\u201d technology . if you are looking for a flight with tiara air you\u2019ve come to the right site , bravofly looks for flights from over 1000 low cost and scheduled airlines .\nok - i ' d like to update my\nreview\nof air france here now that i am home . . .\ntiara air aruba ( aruba ) is getting ready to take delivery of its first boeing 737 - 300 . this boeing 737 - 322 now registered as n189aq ( msn 24249 ) will be handed over to the island carrier in january 2012 as p4 - tie . the carrier adopted this new livery in 2011 to promote the island nation .\nair macau airbus a320 - 232 b - mcb ( msn 5352 ) nrt ( michael b . ing ) . image : 940422 .\neva air airbus a330 - 302 b - 16340 ( msn 1806 ) nrt ( michael b . ing ) . image : 940415 .\nair handling service bonaire ( also known as ahs or ahsb ) , is the ground handling agent for delta air lines , insel air , sky high aviation services , united airlines as of october 2016 and winair . it was also the agent for american eagle before they discontinued their flights from and to san juan and dutch antilles express before halting operations in 2013 . they also provide handling services to private jets .\ni ' ve also had the displeasure of travelling on tiara . i was on a business trip from fort lauderdale to aruba for a renewable energy conference there . here are the salient points from my truly awful experience :\ntiara air oranjestad , aruba address : main office sabana blanco 70e , suite 02 , oranjestad , aruba . opening hours : monday \u2013 friday from 08 : 00 to 17 : 00 hs . reina beatrix international airport address : aeropuerto internacional reina beatrix , oranjestad , aruba . opening hours : monday \u2013 sunday from 07 : 00 to 17 : 00 hs .\njoon ( air france ) airbus a320 - 214 f - gkxt ( msn 3859 ) lis ( ton jochems ) . image : 940724 .\nwhile police are reporting few alcohol - related incidents both on site and off , stars air ambulance was called to the event late sunday night .\nair belgium ( 1st ) boeing 757 - 23a oo - ili ( msn 24528 ) lin ( christian volpati collection ) . image : 941392 .\ndivi divi air divi divi air is a small airline based in cura\u00e7ao , netherland antilles . it was founded in 2003 . they have flights back and forth between curacao and bonaire roughly every hour . it is about a twenty minute flight . you can search for schedules and fares at urltoken\nthe only airline that i regularly fly that has maintained its great in - flight service is air new zealand . i love flying with them .\nthe company name tiara was chosen based on ceo alejandro muyale\u2019s daughter\u2019s name and is also derived from the latin word for crown . the crown also alludes to royalty , a nod to aruba\u2019s ties to the kingdom of the netherlands .\nhere ' s a settee layout that really works ! and notice the huge electric panel set at eye level . this is one of the things that distinguishes tiara from the lesser breeds . tv is also viewable from forward berth .\nvery sad news . recently there are many air accidents and no one cares . even after having technologies we are failing to save lives . rip .\nati - air transport international boeing 767 - 323 er ( f ) wl n395cm ( msn 25447 ) bwi ( tony storck ) . image : 940758 .\nair mali ( 1st ) sud aviation se . 210 caravelle 10b3 tz - ads ( msn 184 ) ory ( jacques guillem ) . image : 941498 .\neagle air of iceland \u2013 arnarflug ( 1st ) boeing 737 - 205c tf - vlt ( msn 20458 ) ( christian volpati collection ) . image : 941546 .\nin 2012 insel air aruba received its aoc certificate , giving the airline official authorization to perform services out of aruba . insel air aruba began operating new routes to miami , santo domingo , cuba , st . maarten , puerto rico , bonaire , curacao , caracas , valencia , maracaibo , ecuador , belem , manaus .\nin april 2017 , air berlin announced they would discontinue the flights in the 2016 / 17 season . rumors are because ctb was slow in paying the guarantee .\nthe purpose of the new website is to better service existing and new customers and continue increasing awareness to the different services and destinations tiara air has to offer . visitors can easily plan and book their flights online , receive special offers , get flights updates and more ! in the coming month the site will also be available in a mobile friendly version and in spanish to better serve the growing customer base in latin america .\nonce at the airport we saw that the flight was actually cancelled , together with the same flight the day before , a flight to fort lauderdale etc . so the next 8 hours with two elderly ( > 80 years ) and with the tiara team was :\nother communities in the southern caribbean such as bonaire and curacao can also charter the air ambulance . in addition the learjet can also be charted privately for patient transfer .\nairfrance air france ( compagnie nationale air france ) is an airline based in paris , france , a subsidiary of air france - klm group and is the international flag carrier of france . it operates domestic and international scheduled passenger and cargo services to 185 destinations in 83 countries around the world . its main bases are orly airport and charles de gaulle international airport , both in paris , with a hub at saint - exup\u00e9ry international airport , lyon . you can search for schedules and fares at urltoken\nthis air plane is joint venture of france and italy and it has very bad safety records , more than 260 people have been killed in 32 accidents since 1987 .\n\u201cwe are very honored to have been awarded the opportunity to work with such a forward looking airline as tiara air aruba . our overall goal was to create first class customer experience online . planning your holiday or business trip on the new tiara website should be as friendly and professional as their in - flight service . \u201d announced kristjana thorvalds , director of digital strategy at expandeer . com . expandeer is a digital marketing agency that specializes in marketing automation , digital services and social content . we help companies look beyond traditional mass marketing and implement digital solutions to enable more predictable , rapid and profitable revenue growth . expandeer is headquartered in amsterdam , netherlands with consultant teams in argentina and aruba , dutch caribbean . urltoken\nok cool , yeah i ' m just going to work my delta flights so that it ' s a roundtrip ticket on skymiles and works with the insel air flights .\ngeneral conditions\n( archive ) insel air . retrieved on 21 march 2014 .\nour registered address is dokweg 19 , maduro plaza , willemstad , curacao .\ntiara labuan hotel [ tel : + 6 ( 087 ) 414 300 ] a 4 star hotel that offers ' top class resort style living ' . about 5 minutes drive from labuan town . in front of tanjung batu beach and not far from labuan world war ii memorial .\nthe government of cura\u00e7ao , together with the shareholders and management of insel air joined forces to safeguard the vital air links for the island by ensuring that insel air is financially and operationally healthy and strong . the airline signed an agreement , whereby the government , under certain guarantees and conditions , provides a loan to insel air . under this agreement , the government provides a loan of 33 million guilders ( 18 . 6 million dollars ) , payable in installments depending on the implementation of a stabilization plan . as security for this loan , the government obtains more pledge on 51 % of the shares in the operating companies of insel air . the government acquires all normal shareholder rights , without becoming the owner . [ 17 ] in regards to the recent issues , as well as most of its fleet being used by insel air , insel air aruba has suspended its commercial services using its own flight numbers while the department of civil aviation of aruba completes inspection of its current fleet after it was said in a statement that the department of civil aviation would carry out routine inspection of four of its eight aircraft simultaneously which would gradually be released back into service when compliance was verified . the ensuing capacity shortage across both carriers has caused significant delays and cancellations with numerous enraged and unsatisfied customers . insel air , is in the process of restructuring its operations with help of the government of curacao and its financial backing . as part of the plan , insel air aruba would likely be re - positioned as a charter carrier going forward , although this has yet to be finalized . [ 18 ]\nmedical air services association ( masa ) was established in 1974 . we were the first in the pre - paid medical transportation industry , and continue to set the standard for others\ninsel air aruba will operate three fokker 50s and one dc - 9 - 80 ( md - 80 ) increasing the total availability of seats to 50 , 000 a month .\ninsel air started operations on august 28 , 2006 with one embraer 110 - p1 bandeirante flying out of cura\u00e7ao to the neighboring island of aruba . soon afterwards , insel air began flights to the neighbouring island of bonaire and also to las piedras in venezuela . starting in january 2007 , the airline began serving the eastern and northern caribbean via sint maarten with a mcdonnell douglas md - 83 and with an additional mcdonnell douglas md - 82 in june 2008 . insel air also added services to miami via cura\u00e7ao and bonaire at this time .\nbonaire air services ( also known as bas ) , is the ground handling agent for air france - klm , tui airlines netherlands ( formerly arkefly / arke ) and some cargo services ( such as amerijet , aerosucre and l\u00edneas a\u00e9reas suramericanas ) . it was also the agent for air jamaica prior to their discontinued flight to bonaire and , united airlines ( formerly known and operated as continental airlines ) . [ 23 ] bas is also the ground handler for charter flights operated by aerol\u00edneas estelar , conviasa , laser airlines and surinam airways .\nurltoken offers a lot more than just airline and airport codes . there are also inflight passenger announcements , airline advertisements , air disaster movie reviews , and more . welcome aboard ! \u203a\nhere you can find all the necessary contact details including phone number , address , fax and email . below is ticketing sales city office contact details , however it can be categorized as airport office , cargo office , lost & found , corporate and main office . you can demand tickets and reservations easily by using these under details . the spot ( location ) where the tiara air oranjestad aruba is situated , it is shown in the map right after the provided content .\ni ' ll be bringing kiteboarding gear , which i know from the insel air ' s website , will travel on the first plane over that is capable of bringing that size luggage .\nsafety concerns have been raised about insel air . the us and netherlands authorities have prohibited their staff from using the airline while safety checks are being carried out . uk government officials were told\nafter last season ' s fund - raising success , the club were delighted to announce at the bournemouth game that the partnership with the wiltshire air ambulance has been extended for a further year .\ni used my delta air miles on one way flights before and that was never an issue . i see no reason why it would be if you take a trip to curacao in between .\nunited can trace its roots back to 1926 when they carried mail under the\nvarney air service\nname . then the airline was purchased by william boeing and merged with his other ventures as\nunited aircraft and transport corporation\n. in 1928 , several airlines were combined as\nunited air lines\n. since then , the airline has successfully grown and operated many different liveries .\nklm royal dutch airlines is a world wide operating corporation . closly working together with air france klm provides passengers worldwide more than 250 traveling locations . you can search for schedules and fares at urltoken\nair jamaica a very familiar story : as far as we know , air jamaica was set up by the government , then privatized , then had to be taken over by the government again . very ambitious - probably much too ambitious . use cura\u00e7ao - kingston as a feed line to their hub connecting to the usa . in serious trouble by 2006 ; after a loss of $ 136m in 2005 a new one of $ 85m jan - aug 2006 . air jamaica kept this up until february 2010 , when they finally announced operations to cura\u00e7ao would stop . maybe the airline now is definitely broke .\ninsel air is an airline based in willemstad , cura\u00e7ao , netherlands antilles . it has hato international airport in curacao as its home base . insel is german for island . insel air was incorporated as a private limited liability company ( dutch : besloten vennootschap ) on september 8 , 1993 and is registered with the chamber of commerce and industry of cura\u00e7ao under number 64577 . insel air ' s logo ( see picture ) includes a large and a small yellow star representing curacao and ' small curacao ' , a small island near and belonging to curacao . you can search for schedules and fares at urltoken\nstaff were joined by miss wiltshire and miss perfect uk as the club aim to raise awareness and much - needed funds for the life - saving work that the wiltshire air ambulance undertake on a daily basis .\ninsel air currently serves 5 destinations throughout the caribbean , south america . [ 1 ] its fleet consists of fokker 50 aircraft . the airline has a hub in hato international airport in cura\u00e7ao . [ 3 ]\nbefore being retired , the first embraer operated by insel air received a new livery resembling that of the md80 ' s . the aircraft was named elis juliana , after a popular author and poet from curacao .\neditor note : while jetblue is the official airline of the boston red sox ( and they pay for this title ) , the red sox ironically pay delta air lines to fly the team to the games .\ntried to fly back to punto fijo ( venezuela ) two weeks ago with my family . i called the tiara airport office in the morning to confirm the flight after i saw a 4 hours flight delay on their website ( from what ii have experienced with thiara and heard flight delays are the rule rather than the exception ) .\ninsel air was incorporated as a private limited liability company ( dutch : besloten vennootschap ) on september 8 , 1993 . insel air has been impacted by the venezuelan crisis and is estimated to hold approximately $ 100 million in venezuelan bol\u00edvars . the inability to convert bol\u00edvars to us dollars has resulted in the airline ceasing operations of its aruban subsidiary as of june 7 , 2017 and affected the rest of the airlines ' operations .\nin september 2009 , insel air took delivery of a second md - 82 aircraft . the aircraft arrived at curacao as n434ag , being the only md - 80 with the known\nscrewdriver tail\nat the time . insel took delivery of its third md82 on december 4 , 2009 and fourth md82 in may 2011 . at this time insel air began operating four new destinations : medellin , charlotte , barquisimeto and caracas .\nair berlin started flying dus - cur in november 2011 with what amounts to a complete guarantee by ctb and hato airport , but even with a seat occupancy of 80 - 85 % refused to consider a second weekly flight without further guarantees , june 2012 . ctb tried again in a year later , but air berlin wanted even more money than the $ 2 . 6 million / year they get for the first flight .\na tiara air aruba shorts 360 - 100 , registration p4 - tia performing flight 3p - 208 from las piedras ( venezuela ) to aruba ( aruba ) with 29 passengers and 4 crew , hit a donkey on the runway with its right main gear just after becoming airborne causing the right main gear to be bent backwards . the crew decided to continue to aruba because of better facilities available at aruba . the aircraft landed safely at aruba , although the right main gear had sustained substantial structural damage and was partially collapsed , no injuries occurred .\ndine in our casual open air - ed restaurant which is open daily to serve breakfast from 7 : 00am , lunch from 12 : 00pm and in the evenings 6 : 30pm . ; welcome the anguilla great house\naruba ( insel air aruba ) fokker f . 27 mk . 050 ( fokker 50 ) ph - kvg ( msn 20211 ) cur ( roger cannegieter ) ( new airline ) , originally uploaded by airliners gallery .\ninsel air used to operated scheduled flights to 22 destinations across brazil , the caribbean , colombia , the united states and venezuela from its hubs in curacao and aruba . the airline also operated seasonal flights to additional destinations as well as charter flights on demand . [ 35 ] in december 2015 insel air started charter flights from miami to 5 different destinations in cuba . these destinations included santiago de cuba , camaguey , havana , santa clara and holguin . [ 36 ] furthermore , insel air was planning to introduce antigua , barbados and santiago de cali ( colombia ) to its network , but later failed to fly due to financial restraints . [ 37 ]\ninsel air offers inflight service on flights longer than 45 minutes . for customers seated in comfort class are offered alcoholic beverages , premium food , local newspapers and a comfort class travel kit . for economy class , customers are offered free food and beverages , local newspapers and also a chance to win back your ticket raffle . [ 42 ] insel air ' s inflight magazine insights , are available onboard all aircraft and available for personal possession .\nair avia these arubian guys started selling tickets aua - ams in june 2004 , but in july they announced you can get your money back . i understand they still went on selling tickets for a while , regardless .\nin a fairly steep chop , she did not pound . actually , i was surprised at how comfortable the ride was since tiara does not compete with bertram , blackfin or some other specialty boats for rough water performance . deadrise aft is 20 degrees and forward around 32 degrees about 5 feet aft of forward waterline . this looked to be a bit steeper than earlier models , so perhaps the better ride shouldn ' t have been a surprise . propeller pockets didn ' t help her speed much but then she draws only 2 ' 2\nof water . or so tiara says . i didn ' t measure it . looking at the stern view photo below , that number seems to strain credibility .\ni ' ve seen a few forum posts regarding this , but i want to make sure there aren ' t any issues with using skymiles to get to aruba on delta , then using insel air to get to curacao .\n\u2705 verified review | bonaire to cura\u00e7ao . insel air is the worst airline i have ever flown . not only are the planes old and dirty , but their flights are almost always delayed or cancelled - and worst of all , they refuse to take responsibility for these delays . i was flying from bonaire to cura\u00e7ao when my flight got delayed by almost 2 hours . as a result , i missed my connection to fly me back to europe . insel air refused to take responsibility and i had to buy a new ticket in order to get home with a two day delay . this ended up costing me more than 1000 $ ! definitely won ' t use insel air again !\nrutaca venezuelan rutaca starts flying caracas - cura\u00e7ao on 2014 - 08 - 28 , twice weekly ( thursday / sunday ) . tickets can be bought at urltoken . both these sites have dropped out of the air ( june 2018 )\nin addition , the 3100 has an electrically opened center section . this may not seem very important , but believe me opening this little window section brings in a huge amount of air while underway . this is a feature all boats should\nthe airport has two main ramps . the smaller ramp , which is situated in front of the airport building . the ramp consist of 4 parking spots ( pp1 , pp2 , pp3 and pp4 ) and is naimly used by smaller operating aircraft such as , dae , divi divi , ezair , tiara air and insel air , along with the larger delta , united and arkefly aircraft when the larger apron is in use by another large aircraft . the larger one is used for wide bodied aircraft such as klm and arkefly , but is also used by united , delta and insel air , when vacant . the larger ramp consist of two parking spots ( pp5 and pp6 ) . the management of the airport is currently working on the apron to allow two wide - bodied aircraft to park alongside each other , with the use of pushback cars , when ready for departure . at the beginning of the runway , lies the general aviation ' s ramp , where mostly private aircraft are located . due to overcrowding of the ga ramp , some private aircraft utilize the larger ramp , at pp6 to park when overnighting and long stays .\nit remains to be seen if this was a technical fault ,\nair marshall ( r ) shahid latif told express .\nin pakistan , there is a big question regarding whether international safety standards are followed when it comes to aircrafts .\nfollowing the introduction of new services to medellin and charlotte , the airline added a fifth md - 80 on may 12 , 2011 . apart from the new flights to charlotte and medellin , insel air is now flying to manaus in brazil and barranquilla in colombia .\nthe fokker 50 ' s are also having some of their aircraft updated with the standard livery consisting of the white fuselage featuring the insel air logo and the blue tail containing the three colored waves . two fokker 50 ' s have somewhat of a similar to the insel air aruba md82 . the aircraft wears an enlarged version of the official aruba logo in the front of the aircraft with a light blue and light green stripe running across the fuselage to the back . the aircraft also has the same light blue tail resembling the md80 ' s but includes the insel air logo with the three ( yellow , red and blue ) wave - like curves . the forward part of the tail includes an even lighter shade of blue blending into white . all six fokkers still wear curacao registrations ."]}
{"id": 55199, "summary": [{"text": "pizza hut israel ( hebrew : \u05e4\u05d9\u05e6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d8 ) is the israeli franchise of pizza hut with 56 branches as of september 2014 .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "pizza hut israel is the largest pizza chain in israel . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "pizza hut israel", "paragraphs": ["apologising on its international facebook page , pizza hut said : \u201cpizza hut international apologises for any offence caused by a recent post on pizza hut israel\u2019s facebook page .\n\u201cpizza hut international apologises for any offence caused by a recent post on pizza hut israel\u2019s facebook page . it was\u2026\nsome epic trolling by pizza hut israel , which was unfortunately panned by pizza hut international ( see update below ) .\nthe post has since been removed from pizza hut israel ' s facebook page .\nthe initial post has since been removed from pizza hut israel ' s facebook page .\npizza hut is offering kosher - for - passover gluten - free pizza made from corn flour .\npizza hut israel deleted the post from its page and offered a slightly less comprehensive apology .\na pizza hut pizza box was also photoshopped into the photo , poking out beneath the prison bunk bed .\npizza hut international does not seem to have updated its facebook page in years .\nin 2013 pizza hut israel reached 50 branches , [ 5 ] and as of september 2014 there were 56 branches [ 5 ] pizza hut was operating 78 stores as of october 2016 .\na post on pizza hut israel ' s page said : \u201cit was intended to be a humorous post marketing pizza hut israel\u2019s delivery services and was removed after a request from the management of the international chain .\npizza hut israel only carries kosher products . most stores carry kashrut mehoderet , a higher level of kashrut .\nthe day humor died : pizza hut apologizes for making fun of arab . . .\nafter pizza hut recieved widespread condemnation for the post , the pizza conglomerate issued an apology for the\ncompletely inappropiate\nmessage .\npizza hut has apologised after being accused of mocking a palestinian hunger striker with an advert that suggested he should have some pizza .\nsome shared a modified version of the pizza hut logo featuring barbed wire and a prison .\nthe post has since been removed from the israeli pizza hut facebook page . middle east eye put the allegations to pizza hut but had not heard back by the time of publication .\npizza hut here seems to be almost the same except there ' s not meat on any pizza and the prices are very expensive . one large pizza with a litre of coke was about $ 45 . safest pizza hut i ' ve ever been to in my life !\npizza hut international apologized for a post this week by its israel branch making light of a hunger strike by palestinian prisoners .\npizza hut fires israeli pr firm over ad mocking palestinian hunger striker ,\nthe times of israel 11 may 2007 .\na number of pizza hut israel locations remain open during passover . due to the chametz law in israel , no restaurant can serve any chametz product , including pizza , during passover . [ 9 ]\npizza hut issued an apology for the ad on the facebook account of its franchise in lebanon .\nthe above information has been taken from the fdd of pizza hut . year of fdd : 2018\n' this is an inhuman and very offensive move from pizza hut in the occupied territories . '\npizza hut ' s post sparked fury on palestinian social media , including calls to boycott the chain .\npizza hut israel uploaded a picture of barghouti secretly eating to its facebook page with the caption : \u201cbarghouti , if you are already going to break the strike , wouldn\u2019t a pizza be better ? \u201d pizza hut israel even edited the picture , placing a pizza hut box on the floor of his cell and a piece of pizza in the sink . shortly after the ad was uploaded , palestinian social media users began criticizing the pizza chain . many even called for a boycott of pizza hut . \u201cpizza hut is taking advantage of the hunger strike to make more money , \u201d one user wrote . \u201cshame on you for poking fun at prisoners who are fighting for their freedom on empty stomachs , \u201d wrote another user .\nthe ad also included a photoshopped pizza hut box on the floor of the prison cell , as well as a piece of pizza in the sink .\npizza hut is a restaurant chain and international franchiser . based in edison , texas , usa , it specializes in american - style pizza . pizza hut is one of the largest pizza chains in the world and is a part of the yum ! brands , which operates food chains kfc and taco bell .\nthe advert on israel\u2019s pizza hut facebook page was deleted and the parent company said in a statement that the facebook post was \u201ccompletely inappropriate\u201d .\na woman walks by a palestinian branch of pizza hut in the west bank city of ramallah on wednesday .\npizza hut shamed over facebook post used as ad mocking palestinian leader of mass hunger strike in israeli jails .\npizza hut faces a potential boycott for \u201cmocking\u201d the palestinian leader of a mass hunger strike in israeli prisons .\npizza hut international\u2019s statement came in response to a twitter campaign to boycott the company , which operates in israel , the west bank and around the arab world . the palestinian prisoners\u2019 media committee called off its boycott of pizza hut after accepting the apology .\npizza hut has allowed israeli franchises to open in areas within the jewish areas of judea and samaria under the israeli franchise agreement as well . some anti - israel activists have used this as an excuse to boycott pizza hut in protest . [ 13 ]\npizza hut ' s recovery strategy differs from that of domino ' s new owners . while the latter has sought ways to cut prices in order to increase sales , pizza hut is not making do with just pizzas .\npalestinians called for a boycott of pizza hut on tuesday after the company ' s franchise in israel was accused of mocking hunger - striking prisoners .\nthe ad on pizza hut israel\u2019s facebook page was deleted , and the parent company said in a statement that the post was \u201ccompletely inappropriate . \u201d\npizza hut taking some advantage of the hunger strike to make some money . # boycottpizzahut @ pizzahut @ pizzahutisrael urltoken\npizza hut has an outlet in the palestinian city of ramallah , as well as dozens across the middle east .\npizza hut israel offers a wide selection of food . including the traditional deep dish , they also offer a thin crust pizza . [ 4 ] in addition to pizza , they offer salads , quiche , focaccia , and various desserts . [ 11 ]\na bds twitter account restyled pizza hut ' s old logo to show a prisoner held behind barbed wire and prison bars , while another showed a pizza boycott sign .\ncan ' t go wrong here for pizza . iliked the deep dish pizza . delivery is super fast which is unheard of in israel .\npizza hut international ' s statement came in response to a twitter campaign to boycott the company , which operates in israel , the west bank and around the arab world . the palestinian prisoners ' media committee called off its boycott of pizza hut after accepting the apology .\nin august 2013 pizza hut israel released an android and iphone app to allow customers to track their order status in real time . [ 7 ] [ 8 ]\nthe ad on pizza hut israel ' s facebook page was deleted , and the parent company said in a statement that the post was\ncompletely inappropriate .\nit was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the values of our brand ,\na pizza hut spokeswoman told afp .\nearlier this year , pizza hut took it to the next level with the crazy cheesy crust pizza : a regular pizza ringed with\npockets\noozing a five - cheese blend . ( our friends at sandwich monday sampled this addition to the pizza canon during its limited run . ) by way of explanation of its existence , pizza hut ' s head chef told yahoo ,\nconsumers always want more cheese .\npizza hut ' s changes include a new strategy of special offers , because\nconsumers are tired of the old ones .\nthe day humor died : pizza hut apologizes for making fun of arab terrorist ,\nthe jewish press 10 may 2017 .\nbut pizza hut used a screen grab of the video with a photoshopped pizza box in the cell . the post in hebrew read :\nbarghouti , if you are going to break your strike , isn ' t pizza the better choice ?\nbtw dominoes pizza is not kosher , but there is pizza dominoes ( a different company ) which are usually kosher .\nben gurion airport , israel to tel aviv , israel : \u05e9\u05d7 159 . 49\ntel aviv - yafo , israel to jerusalem , israel : \u05e9\u05d7 331 . 89\nhaifa , israel to tel aviv - yafo , israel : \u05e9\u05d7 450 . 07\npizza hut israel posted on its facebook page a photo of palestinian leader marwan bargouti , allegedly breaking his hunger strike secretly in his cell . the company photoshopped a pizza box and a pizza slice into the picture , with the cynical comment : \u201cbarghouti , if you are going to break your strike , isn ' t pizza a better . . .\nsome twitter users created their own graphic , redesigning the pizza hut logo to include barbed wire , prison bars and a guard tower .\nbut unlike pizza hut , strauss \u2013 which owns the elite brand that makes tortit \u2013 has no intention of stepping into the fray .\nsocial media users are calling for people to boycott pizza hut after a facebook post ' mocking hunger - strikes ' . source : aap\nfranchise description : the franchisor is pizza hut , llc ( phllc or pizza hut ) . phllc\u2019s corporate parent is yum ! brands , inc . franchisees operate a dine - in , delivery or delivery and carryout restaurant , offering primarily pizza , pasta and other italian - style food items , under the name pizza hut . franchisees may acquire one or more existing system restaurants from phllc or one or more of its subsidiaries , or may construct a new system restaurant .\npizza hut international issued an apology on their official facebook page after a local israeli page posted a photo of hunger striking palestinian leader marwan barghouti allegedly eating chocolate , questioning why he hadn\u2019t chosen pizza .\nisraeli franchise for both pizza hut and kfc are held by dor alon , which is owned by dudi wiessman . in recent years pizza hut has undergone substantial changes . back in march 2002 the chain had 33 branches , while today it has only 25 , and these too are smaller than before . pizza hut entered the israeli market with the slogan\nrestaurant pizza ,\nbut its focus today is more on home deliveries , reducing the need for large restaurant space .\neventually , pizza hut issued an apology on its lebanese franchise\u2019s facebook account . \u201cpizza hut international apologises for any offence caused by a recent post on pizza hut israel\u2019s facebook page , \u201d the post read . \u201cit was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the values of our brand . the local franchisee in the country removed it immediately and the relationship with the agency that posted it was terminated , and we truly regret any hurt this may have caused . \u201d\npizza hut branches in israel were closed during pesach , but the management was working overtime . now that the festival is over , pizza hut has introduced a new menu , including such dishes as grilled cauliflower , lasagna and grilled eggplant . although this seems to be just another variation of the fast food restaurant ' s menu , as has been customary at other chains that have added salads and other items to their menus , pizza hut israel ceo udi shamai explains that this is a strategic change .\n\u201cit was intended to be a humorous post marketing pizza hut israel\u2019s delivery services , \u201d it said , \u201cand was removed after a request from the management of the international chain . \u201d\nthe boycott , divestment and sanctions ( bds ) movement , which calls for boycotting israel until it ends the occupation of palestinian territories , said it supported calls to snub pizza hut .\npizza hut has apologised and fired an advertising firm responsible for an israeli facebook advert that mocked the leader of a mass palestinian hunger strike .\nusing the hashtag # boycott _ pizzahut , one twitter user said pizza hut was \u201cdemeaning people who are fighting for their own survival\n.\npizza hut has apologized and fired an advertising firm responsible for an israeli facebook ad that mocked the leader of a mass palestinian hunger strike .\non sunday , israel ' s prison service released a video claiming to show barghouti secretly snacking ; palestinians allege the video was fabricated . pizza hut then published a facebook post with a pizza box superimposed on barghouti ' s prison cell , asking if he would rather have broken his hunger strike with a pizza .\nthe chain also photoshopped a pizza box onto the floor of the prison cell along with a slice of pizza in the sink .\npalestinians are calling for a boycott of pizza hut after the food company ' s israel branch shared a picture on social media mocking the leader of a mass hunger strike in israeli prisons .\npizza hut is ridiculing the prisoners ' strike ,\nactivist alaa abu diab wrote on facebook , using the hashtag # boycott _ pizzahut .\n' pizza hut is ridiculing the prisoners ' strike , ' activist alaa abu diab wrote on facebook , using the hashtag # boycott _ pizzahut .\n' we support grassroots palestinian calls for a worldwide boycott of pizza hut , especially in the arab world , ' he wrote in an email .\nthe image , released by israeli police , was later removed from the facebook page . pizza hut later said the post was ' completely inappropriate '\nthe enterprising israeli franchise of pizza hut decided to have a little more fun with this comic concept and issued a photoshopped version of the security camera image , showing barghouti on the toilet scarfing down pizza hut slices , with an open delivery box on his desk showing only one slice has remained .\nben gurion airport , israel to tel aviv - yafo , israel : \u05e9\u05d7 159 . 49\nthe advertisement sparked widespread criticism , with palestinians and palestine supporters taking to social media to call for a global boycott of pizza hut and legal action .\npizza hut employee lending assistance program : phllc offers an optional lending assistance program for qualified former employees of phllc and its predecessor and / or affiliates .\na spokeswoman for pizza hut international apologised for the post , saying : ' it was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the values of our brand .\npizza hut has removed the advert and apologised to the palestinians and the hunger - strikers . the contract with the advertising agency in israel which used the offensive imagery has been terminated , it said .\nas i have said when i previously reviewed this place , i love the pizza hut deep dish pizza . the servers are polite . food is fresh . takes 15 minutes from time of order to get to your plate . this time i ordered the cheesy jalape\u00f1o pizza . . . .\npizza has come down a long road and is still a common love for new yorkers and people all around the world , alike . since becoming popular in new york , all different styles of pizza have been created and sold . there are pizza parlors that cater to pizza from milan , naples , pompeii , and palermo , but also pizza has taken its own new york style . many other cultures have adopted pizza to their own liking whether it be different cities in italy , new york pizza , mexican pizza , or greek pizza , we can find many different examples throughout the city with their own unique twist .\nyes , virginia , we really do live in the future , where up is down , right is wrong , and we\u2019re all bozos on this bus . as in the case of the following message , issued by the corporate office of pizza hut international ( on the pizza hut lebanon facebook page ) :\n\u201cpizza hut international apologizes for any offense caused by a recent post on pizza hut israel\u2019s facebook page . it was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the values of our brand . the local franchisee in the country removed it immediately and the relationship with the agency that posted it was terminated , and we truly regret any hurt this may have caused . \u201d\nbad pizza . too much dough , could not find the chease and dont order liquid . there is enough inside the pizza ( oil )\nwe support grassroots palestinian calls for a worldwide boycott of pizza hut , especially in the arab world ,\nhe wrote in an email to afp .\nthe same as any other pizza hut , just serve you and that is all . there were quite a few people waiting and they were quite quick .\nmake no mistake ,\nnotes shamai ,\npizza is still the main menu item , but today ' s consumer is looking for a variety that allows those who don ' t want pizza to join them . pizza is a family experience . when a family buys pizza , everyone eats pizza , but the other dishes provide extra options .\nin may 2017 pizza hut israel posted an advertisement on its facebook page mocking terrorist leader and convicted murderer marwan barghouti , who is currently on a hunger strike demanding special privileges in israeli prisons for palestinian arab terrorists . footage was recently released in the israeli media which exposed barghouti breaking his hunger strike by eating a candy bar and other food in his cell . the pizza hut ad made fun of this by photoshopping a pizza hut box on the floor of his cell and a slice of pizza in the sink , along with the text \u201cbarghouti , if you\u2019re going to break the hunger strike , isn\u2019t pizza better ? \u201d barghouti is currently serving five life sentences for murder and terrorism for his role in directing suicide attacks against israeli civilians during the second intifada . the ad enraged a few anti - israel activists on twitter , prompting them to call for a boycott of pizza hut . in response , pizza hut apologized profusely for offending those who revere a convicted murderer and terrorist , and they deleted the ad and fired the israeli pr firm who created the ad . [ 14 ] in turn , pizza hut was criticized for caving and appeasing those who admire convicted murderers . [ 15 ]\npublished a facebook post with a pizza box superimposed on barghouti\u2019s prison cell , asking if he would rather have broken his hunger strike with pizza .\n\u201cpizza hut international apologises for any offence caused by a recent post on pizza hut israel\u2019s facebook page . it was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the values of our brand . the local franchisee in the country removed it immediately and the relationship with the agency that posted it was terminated , and we truly regret any hurt this may have caused , \u201d it said .\nwhile pizza hut was quick to distance itself from the ad , some said they\nloved the advert\nand that it was a\ngreat move\n.\nat the end of january , after five years at the corner of emek refaim and rachel emeinu in the german colony , pizza hut served its last slice .\n\u201cpizza hut international apologizes for any offense caused by a recent post on pizza hut israel\u2019s facebook page , \u201d it wrote . \u201cit was completely inappropriate and does not reflect the values of our brand . the local franchisee in the country removed it immediately and the relationship with the agency that posted it was terminated , and we truly regret any hurt this may have caused . \u201d\npizza hut\u2019s franchise in israel on monday released an ad poking fun at palestinian hunger strike leader marwan barghouti following the recent release of video footage showing him secretly eating a candy bar and cookies in his prison cell .\n\u201ctalked about how israel kills children , and caterpillar should reevaluate whether to sell bulldozers to israel . \u201d\nsays renee benkemoun , originally from new york and then florida ,\ni ' m allergic to pizza . but for my daughter ' s birthday party i got [ pizza ] sababa ' cause everyone ' s always in sababa . at pizza hut it was express . there wasn ' t anything for kids .\nafter facing a flood of social media backlash , pizza hut apologized for an ad that ran on its israeli facebook page ridiculing the leader of a palestinian hunger strike .\nfollowing its release , the ad received widespread criticism across social media . users accused pizza hut of cruelly teasing palestinian prisoners and urged their followers to boycott the company .\na pizza hut advertisement mocking the leader of palestinian hunger - strikers imprisoned by israel , marwan al - barghouti , has backfired , various news agencies reported on tuesday . the backlash has pushed the global brand to apologise .\nin a statement released by pizza hut international\u2019s middle east twitter account on tuesday , the company said it apologized for any offense and said the ad \u201cdoes not reflect the values of our brand . \u201d a spokesman for pizza hut\u2019s parent company in the us , yum ! brands inc . , did not immediately respond to a request for comment .\nwith some claiming echoes of a second watergate unfolding in the united states , on the other side of the world there is talk of\npizza hut - gate\n.\nmade our pizza wrong and had to wait again . not worth the wait . a frozen pizza from the grocery store would have been just as good .\nshamai stresses the three advantages of pizza hut pizza : the thick crust of the pan pizza , which has some uncompromising fans ; the kashrut certification ( shamai says there is no other kosher international brand , especially in central tel aviv ) , and the strength of the brand , bolstered by years of investment in advertising and marketing .\npizza hut ' s mockery of leaders of palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for freedom and dignity adds insult to deep injury ,\nsaid the bds ' s mahmoud nawajaa .\npizza hut has apologized and fired an advertising firm responsible for an israeli facebook ad that mocked the imprisoned terrorist who is leading a mass palestinian hunger strike for apparently sneaking food .\nin the latest protest some said pizza hut was\nmaking fun\nof palestinian prisoners , with several using english and arabic hashtags to call for a boycott of the franchise .\n' pizza hut ' s mockery of leaders of palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for freedom and dignity adds insult to deep injury , ' said the bds ' s mahmoud nawajaa .\nthere , the cheese is being voted off the pizza , the israeli daily haaretz reported this week . it seems a passionate vegan lobby clamored so loudly for dairy - free pizza that domino ' s had to acquiesce . the pizza chain ' s stores in israel are now offering a family - size pizza with vegetables and a soy - based topping for about $ 20 .\nthe end of the sixties marked a change in pizza and divided into two eras \u2013 pre - delivery and post - delivery . in the post - delivery era , all of the big stories involve delivery pizza , which expanded pizza\u2019s reach in all sorts of surprising ways . in the late sixties , for example , the u . s . army\u2019s 113th military intelligence unit used fake pizza deliveries to spy on reporters and politicians . and in 1991 , pizza hut delivered free pizza to the group which was holed - up in the russian white house , resisting the coup against gorbachev .\na woman walks by a palestinian branch of the pizza hut company , in the west bank city of ramallah , wednesday , may 10 , 2017 . ( ap / nasser nasser )\nit ' s a palestinian cause but it concerns every arab and muslim . pizza hut has branches in several arab countries ,\none gaza - based user tweeted . another addressed pizza hut directly saying :\nthought it ' s a ' smart ' advertisement [ and ] would be a hit ? well , yes it is ! bds says hi !\nafter the video of marwan barghouti breaking his hunger strike went viral , pizza hut israel released an ad poking fun at the fatah leader . however , palestinian social media users quickly condemned the ad and called for a boycott of the chain .\nthe day humor died : pizza hut apologizes for making fun of arab terrorist | the jewish press - urltoken | jni . media | 14 iyyar 5777 \u2013 may 10 , 2017 | urltoken\nit was a relief to find a pizza hut in town as the other pizza places we tried were not that great . we were in town a few days and went here twice and ordered a couple of large pizzas on both occasion ' s and both . . .\nerez harush , who has worked at the veritable neighbourhood pizza joint for eight and a half years , concurs .\nquality says everything . we sell good pizza .\nin a public apology posted to its international facebook page , pizza hut apologised for the\ncompletely inappropriate\nadvertisement and said that it\ndoes not reflect the values of our brand\n.\nin a statement released by pizza hut international ' s middle east twitter account on tuesday , the company said it apologized for any offense and said the ad\ndoes not reflect the values of our brand .\na spokesman for pizza hut ' s parent company in the u . s . , yum ! brands inc . , did not immediately respond to a request for comment .\nthe ad , posted sunday , came after israel ' s prison service released a video showing marwan barghouti , 58 , the leader of a 24 - day - old palestinian hunger strike , snacking in his jail cell . pizza hut retouched a screen shot to add a pizza box into barghouti ' s cell and captioned it :\nbarghouti : if you ' re going to break the strike , isn ' t pizza better ?\nshamai knows the pizza market well , as he was a partner in a domino ' s pizza franchise . and in a country in which pizza chains are falling into receivership one after the other , shamai is not optimistic about the future of dough and sauce businesses .\nwe ordered a large thin crust pizza with pepperoni and sausage and took it back to our hotel to eat which was only minutes away . the pizza was so dry and hard that it was like eating a pizza flavored wheat thin . like a dry . . .\ncheck with your tour guide or concierge for a list of good restaurants . food is generally safe to eat . there are many international food franchises operate in israel such as : macdonald ' s , subway , pizza hut , domino ' s pizza , kentucky fried chicken , and more . but don ' t be afraid to try the local fare .\nthere is only a 5 percent overlap [ with domino ' s ] ,\nclaims shamai , and as for frozen pizza , shamai says there is no comparison between the experience of hot , freshly risen pizza delivered to one ' s door and reheated frozen pizza .\npalestinian entrepreneur adeeb bakri , owner of two department stores and three radio stations in ramallah , among other businesses , said he had no problem getting the franchise , which will soon include a pizza hut .\nhaving a craving for pizza and seeing pizza parlors everywhere , i decided to go with the familiar name , encouraged by the fact that they seemed to be fairly busy . the restaurant was clean , the servers friendly and the wait for the pizza was about 15 . . .\nthe facebook post - which was branded ' inhuman ' by outraged palestinians - shows a pizza box seemingly photoshopped onto the floor , as well as a slice of pizza in the sink .\nthis is a basic pizza hut , not a full restaurant . the server behind the counter taking our orders was surly and curt . she wasn ' t particularly helpful . i ordered well by way of pizza toppings , but the thin crust was underdone and unpalatable . avoid this eatery . . . .\nwatch out crazy cheese : vegan pizza is coming . dan lev / domino ' s hide caption\nordered pepperoni with extra cheese n it was amazing . soft , tastey . had bbq sauced chicken wings to go with and i totally recomend pizza hut . its a small place but clean , organized and welcoming .\nin the ad , the pizza chain put a banner in hebrew over a screenshot from a clip released by the israel prisons service on sunday of barghouti eating . it read , \u201cbarghouti , if you\u2019re going to break the hunger strike , isn\u2019t pizza better ? \u201d\nthere was a pizza box seemingly photoshopped onto the floor , as well as a slice of pizza in the sink . ' barghouti , if you are going to break your strike , isn ' t pizza the better choice ? ' the caption read above the screenshot , which was posted on facebook\nshe attacked the gas supplier for gaza for controlling gas supplies to hamastan in favor of the israeli government in time of war . then she moved on to connections with the us complaining about kentucky fried chicken and pizza hut in israel , more targets to boycott inside the green line .\nhold the cheese : israelis sway domino ' s to make vegan pizza : the salt in america , pizza chains try to outdo each other by layering ever - more cheese on pies . but in israel , vegans have convinced one pizza giant to take it all off . bowing to a campaign from a group that promotes the vegan lifestyle in israel , domino ' s has added cheese - less pizzas to its menu there .\npalestinians stormed social media calling for a global boycott of pizza hut restaurant after its israeli branch ran a provocative facebook ad that mocked palestinian prisoners who have been on a mass hunger strike in israeli prisons since 17 april .\nstill , vegans or people who may simply want a lighter pizza may have more pizza options in the near future . the wall street journal reports that chipotle is getting into the choose - your - own - topping pizza business , with a new concept in denver called pizzeria locale it helped finance .\npizza hut has apologised for the now deleted post , saying it was\ncompletely inappropriate and does not reflect the values of our brand\nand added that\nthe relationship with the agency that posted it was terminated\n.\nthus the database points out that yum ! brands operates a pizza hut in ma\u2019ale adumim . the jewish city of 40 , 000 is geographically in the west bank , but it\u2019s just outside jerusalem and is widely presumed to be incorporated into israel proper under the terms of a final peace agreement .\npizza , although as common in israel as it is just about everywhere else in the world , can come as something of a disappointment to the pizzaholic foreign visitor ; outside of tel aviv , it can be difficult to find the pepperoni , sausage and other deliciously forbidden toppings to which most pizza eaters are accustomed . enter chili pizza , a mainstay of the small area read more\npizza hut will be an italian - american take - out and delivery business ,\nsays shamai , adding that the broader menu is just the beginning , that the chain plans to invest about $ 1 million in changes .\nresponding to the ad , palestinian , arab and foreign activists launched a campaign on social media calling for a boycott of the company . \u201cpizza hut\u2019s mockery of the leaders of palestinian prisoners on hunger strike for freedom and dignity simply adds insult to deep injury , \u201d said mahmoud nawajaa of the boycott , divestment and sanctions ( bds ) movement . \u201cwe support grassroots palestinian calls for a worldwide boycott of pizza hut , especially in the arab world , \u201d he told afp .\nwe were curious whether the israeli vegan pizza might inspire something similar on stateside menus . not so much .\ndomino ' s pizza , the world ' s leading pizza delivery company , invites you to its french hill branch in jerusalem . we welcome you to order your favorite pizza with your choice of dough and a selection of domino ' s great toppings . domino ' s caters to a variety of tastes : no need to pick only one topping , simply order different pizza toppings for every half or even for every quarter read more\narabs on social are calling for a boycott of the popular pizza chain and franchise after one of its israel branches posted a facebook advert said to\nmock\npalestinian hunger strikers .\nthus the database points out that yum ! brands operates a pizza hut in ma ' ale adumim . the jewish city of 40 , 000 is geographically in the west bank , but it ' s just outside jerusalem and is widely presumed to be incorporated into israel proper under the terms of a final peace agreement .\nbarghouti , if you are going to break your ( hunger ) strike , isn ' t pizza the better choice ?\na screenshot of the post said , with a pizza box seemingly photoshopped into the picture .\njerusalem is home to several excellent pizza restaurants . with both kosher and non - kosher eateries ( that ' s important if you want a pepperoni topping for example ) , there ' s a pizza joint to suit everybody\npizza hut ' s annual sales are currently estimated at nis 45 million , and shamai offered no information on the chain ' s profits and losses , although he did say the company is generating positive cash flow and is on an upward trend .\nknown for its italian - american cuisine menu including pizza and pasta , as well as side dishes and desserts .\nben gurion airport , israel to dan panorama tel aviv hotel , prof . yehezkel kaufmann street , tel aviv - yafo , israel : \u05e9\u05d7 152 . 47\ngennuardo lombardi opened the first american pizza shop on spring street in new york city in 1905 . up until the 1950s , pizza was still seen as a foreign food . it seems that since then , pizza has become a staple food in new york . pizzerias began opening in new york and borrowed non - italian ingredients and non - italian restaurants began serving the pizza until it formed a league of its own . soon there were stands on the streets in little italy that served english muffin pizzas which categorized itself as \u201cthe traditional pizza with thomas\u2019s english muffin as its base . \u201d\nin fact , the inclusion of\neast jerusalem\nin this measure also broadens the referendum ' s scope beyond any practicable definition . jerusalem has effectively been unified for 41 years , since israel removed that city ' s barbed wire barricades and walls which were erected by the jordanians in 1948 . targeting a business with a\npresence\non a particular block or in a particular neighborhood would be completely unworkable . would the pizza delivery guy have to consult a 1967 map of jerusalem to determine if he was subjecting pizza hut to divestment ? would he have to ask if the recipient of the pizza were arab or jew ? and if an arab and a jew shared the pizza . . .\nover the past few days , many jokes and pictures have surfaced on social media in light of the footage showing fatah leader marwan barghouti breaking his hunger strike . among those who poked fun at him was none other than pizza hut israel , which released an ad using a screenshot from the footage . however , the ad quickly drew criticism from palestinians .\nin response to the ad , a large number of palestinians called for a boycott of the pizza chain on social media .\nin the facebook post a pizza box has been photoshopped into the photo , lying on the floor by the bunk bed .\nburger king sold all their locations to burger ranch , kfc has been gone for a while and i don ' t think wendy ' s was ever here - so yes , pizza hut and mcdonald ' s are your only options - and not all branches are kosher .\nin the ad , which it posted on its facebook page and later deleted , the pizza chain put a banner in hebrew over a screenshot from a clip released by the israel prisons service on sunday of barghouti eating . it read , \u201cbarghouti , if you are already going to break the hunger strike , isn\u2019t pizza better ? \u201d\npizza hut was founded in 1958 in wichita , kansas by brothers dan and frank carney . pizza was a relatively innovative concept at the time , but the pizzeria met with great success . in 1977 , the company was acquired by the food giant \u201cpepsico\u201d . as a result the chain sold the soft drink \u201d pepsi - cola\u201d and a snack \u201d frito - lay\u201d , both owned by \u201d pepsico\u201d .\nthrough proxy ballots , shareholder activism and , most worrisome to israel supporters , embedding anti - israel doctrine into socially responsible investing ( sri ) , bds has made headway .\nstandwithus condemns anti - israel resolutions and institutional bias at the 223rd presbyter . . .\nsteve kramer \u2013 zero sum game ( israel victory project ) zev jabotinsky\u2019s 1923 essay \u201ciron wall\u201d is the inspiration for the israel victory project . so said da . . .\n09 / 28 links : radical islam , israel and agitprop ; a . . .\ncoomarasamy : \u201cright but these specifically are groups that are calling for boycotting israel . \u201d\nthe new wars are american - style and bloodless : the cola war after pepsi ( which for years had honored the arab boycott against israel ) took the plunge and entered the fray against coke ; the pizza war between dominos and pizza hut , neither of which had existed here when we left in 1989 ; and coming soon , the french fry war between mcdonald ' s , which has sought to break up the state - sanctioned local monopoly on frozen fries , and the local burger ranch .\npizza hut wasn ' t the first american chain to lose out to a local . jerusalemites have rejected a host of western fast food franchises : kentucky fried chicken , kenny roger ' s rooster , wendy ' s , dunkin donut , and ben and jerry ' s ice cream .\npizza hut israel opened their first restaurant in 1990 , under the master franchisee clal chains , a subsidiary of clal industries . [ 5 ] initially the chain opened many restaurants in israeli and was very successful [ 5 ] it was in 1996 , when shlomo duhoki through his company penthouse paid the sum of usd 12m and bought the business from clal chains . in 2002 pizza hut israel switch hands again , dor alon the gas company takes over the business from shlomo duhoki . in 2005 udi shamai becomes a partner with dor alon holding 30 % of the business , after 3 years , in 2008 udi buys the rest of the shares from dor through a company controlled by him named tabasco holdings . [ 6 ] by the time of this announcement pizza hut was down to 25 branches , from 33 branches in 2002 . [ 6 ] some of the branches that remained were moved from large sit down locations to smaller delivery focused locations . at the time of the acquisition the chain was down to 20 branches . tabasco although retaining ownership of some locations , also began franchising other locations in israel . [ 5 ]\nmany fast food chains in judea and samaria such as mcdonald ' s have trouble getting franchises without going through the israeli franchisee . pizza hut , however , did not feel this was needed and allowed the first palestinian arab - owned location to open in ramallah in 2012 . [ 12 ]\nbut another palestinian businessman , who owns some kfc and pizza hut franchises in the west bank , is planning to open a restaurant within the walls and fences that surround the gaza strip , and a second application has been made for a kfc franchise in the tiny and crowded coastal territory .\ni am a palestinian woman in israel . you don ' t get to define my labels\nimprisoned fatah leader marwan barghouti eats in prison . ( photo credit : israel prison service )\nglenn frankel , on leave from the washington post , is writing a book about israel .\n09 / 24 links pt1 : u . s in syria parallels israel in . . .\n# boycott _ pizzahut palestinians demand an official apology from the pizza hutt industry or the boycotting campaign will be huge . @ pizzahut urltoken\nbest pizza from the chain restaurants in jerusalem , the other top one being big apple , but these are also the most expensive .\nwe went to this restaurant because our intention was to have a pizza . as soon as we arrived there we have noted that let say was not too clean than the lady that took our order was totally not helpful or friendly . finally the pizza . . .\nyou hereby accept the times of israel terms of use and privacy policy , and you agree to receive the latest news & offers from the times of israel and its partners or ad sponsors .\nthey have a kosher cinnabon here in ny , dont need to go to israel for that .\nin the context of multiple anti - israel resolutions and threats made during the presbyteria . . .\nin a turning point for fighting back against anti - israel extremists and unresponsive schoo . . .\nshe accused israel of controlling \u201cpalestinian water\u201d also . the water systems that provide clean water to the holy land were built and run by israel to this day . israel provides clean water even to gaza where missiles are fired from at israel . if the arabs were given unfettered control of the water supply the first thing they would do is prevent israel\u2019s access to it from lake kinneret or even poison it if it goes to jewish communities . none of this was explained by dalit baum , only her idea that israel denies palestinians \u201cpalestinian water\u201d that would be subject to israeli control .\nwe couldn ' t get through on the telephone to pre - order but when we got there , it was a quick and easy order and timely wait . we wanted to take out pizza and go watch the sunset and it worked out well . pizza and wings were good .\noren : \u201cthey\u2019re calling for boycotting israel \u2013 not to change israel\u2019s policies . that\u2019s the difference . when you boycott israel you\u2019re going to bring israel down . these are organisations that realise that attempts to destroy israel by conventional means \u2013 the arab - israeli wars , which basically ended in 1973 , terror against israel , which continues today but is much less than it was in previous years \u2013 those efforts failed . the new effort to destroy israel is legal and economic and it\u2019s very serious indeed . it is the 21 st century version of warfare and it is every bit as dangerous . we take it every bit as seriously as we took previous efforts to destroy us . \u201d\nin the sixties , pizza really hit it big . in particular , the invention of frozen pizza spread the cheesy gospel far and wide , even to places without pizzerias . by the seventies , the famous ray\u2019s pizza , at eleventh and sixth avenue seemed a proxy for the vitality of the city itself . the famous ray\u2019s has since been renamed the famous roio\u2019s , after it was sued , famously , by a coalition of other rays .\nwe ' ll be paying attention to [ the vegan pizza in israel ] , but it ' s not something we ' re working on here in the u . s . ,\ndomino ' s spokesman tim mcintyre tells the salt .\nno doubt mcdonald ' s of eilat is way better than the ones in the states . . . . . but i haven ' t heard of the pizza hut in israel experience . . . . . how similar or different from the ones in the us ? do they have chicken wings and cheese sticks too ? mmmm . . . . . it ' s 1 am and i ' m going to have to eat another twinkie . . . . . or two . happy birthday israel ! ! ! ! ! !\n' barghouti , if you are going to break your strike , isn ' t pizza the better choice ? ' the caption read above the screenshot .\npalestinians claim the footage of barghouti eating is fake and that in releasing it , israel was trying to harm the morale of the prisoners . in response to the ad , a large number of palestinians called for a boycott of the pizza chain on social media .\n@ pizzahut in # israel makes distasteful remarks regarding palestinian hunger strikers in the occupation prisons . # dignitystrike urltoken\ndomino ' s has 10 , 000 locations in more than 70 countries , including 50 branches in israel .\nbe prepared for the prices to be considerably higher in israel at mcdonald ' s than in the us .\na covert look at dalit baum & new israel fund \u00bb douglas j . hagmann ' s northeast intelligence network\nstephane richard skipped the circumspection and told the egyptian journalist what he really thought about doing business with israel .\nfrom controversial organisations that support the bds anti - israel campaign \u2013 without audiences being informed of that fact .\nby the us president concerning jerusalem and the us embassy in israel . at the start of the show listeners\ntogether these documents may be interpreted in ways that hold israel to an impossibly high standard given current realities in the west bank . supporters of israel have long argued that israel\u2019s presence in the west bank is complicated , that most israelis and palestinians want a two - state solution , that it\u2019s the ongoing terror infrastructure that compels israel to sustain its vigilance and that bds is not the way to bring the parties to a negotiated peace .\nwith that in mind , it\u2019s easy to understand why pizza hut had to move so quickly to quash the humorous ad . granted , we all lose our sense of humor when someone makes fun of our values , but come on , a hefty arab terrorist sitting on the toilet munching on a tortit bar \u2013 that\u2019s gotta\u2019 look hysterical even in ramallah .\npalestinians and activists are calling for a boycott of pizza hutt after it ran an advert mocking the leader of a mass hunger strike taking place in israeli prisons .\nit all started with a facebook campaign led by vegan friendly , a group that promotes the vegan lifestyle in israel . vegan friendly claims to have a virtual community of 30 , 000 vegans in israel , and has stamped hundreds of stores and restaurants with its vegan - friendly seal . the vegans wanted pizza , and they weren ' t going to stop until they got it .\na 2013 resolution focused on hewlett - packard supplying materials to the syrian , chinese and israeli governments . israel purchased hp computers and biometric systems that harrington\u2019s resolution claims are used by israel to monitor the movements of palestinians .\nthe pizza was really nice here but not the same as europe . they have a smaller menu that the main pizza huts . the shop ' s small and there ' s only room for a few tables although there ' s outside seating . however , there ' s little customer service . a member of . . ."]}
{"id": 55200, "summary": [{"text": "takeover entertainment is a british entertainment company .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the organization operates an independent record label , talent agency , a music production company , as well as its own music publishing house .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the company was founded in 2006 and is run by kwasi danquah iii ( known by his pseudonym tinchy stryder ) , archie lamb and jack foster .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "it specializes in producing r&b , hip hop and electronic music .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the first person to be signed to takeover entertainment was english rapper and entrepreneur tinchy stryder .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "success followed by stryder becoming the biggest selling uk male artist of 2009 with his second studio album , catch 22 , which spawned hits , including \" take me back \" , and # 1 's \" never leave you \" , and the n-dubz collaboration \" number 1 \" . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "takeover entertainment", "paragraphs": ["kwasi danquah iii is the chairman of holding company takeover entertainment , a global entertainment company .\nsoundcloud page for takeover entertainment . an all encompassing entertainment venture working in partnership with roc nation & emi publishing .\ndj takeover entertainment is based in brentwood , new york and has been a member with gigmasters since 2014 . takeover entertainment services suffolk county and will travel up to 10 miles from brentwood , ny . hire takeover entertainment through gigmasters today !\ntinchy stryder - i ' ll be up ( feat . j . spades ) by takeover entertainment .\ntakeover entertainment limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 05703881\ndavid neuhauser , managing director of livermore partners , discusses reports that itv is considering a takeover of entertainment one .\ntakeover roc nation is a joint venture between jay - z ' s firm roc nation and stryder ' s management company takeover .\ntakeover entertainment is a british entertainment company . the organization operates an independent record label , talent agency , a music production company , as well as its own music publishing house .\nshares of entertainment one have soared 37 per cent since bloomberg news reported in april that broadcaster itv was pursuing a takeover .\natomic wrestling entertainment - extreme takeover at cocoa expo sports center | k92 . 3 events events - events | k92 . 3\nrobert fx sillerman , chairman and chief executive of ckx , said the takeover of 19 would help it increase its entertainment business internationally .\nin 2006 and 2008 , he had created star in the hood , an international fashion company , then in december 2008 he founded the global publishing company , takeover / butt 9 . [ 37 ] in june 2010 , he aligned takeover entertainment limited , with entertainment powerhouses roc nation llc and live nation , and created takeover roc nation . [ 5 ]\nin 2006 and 2008 , he had created star in the hood , an international fashion company , then in december 2008 he founded the global publishing company , takeover / cloud 9 . [ 34 ] in june 2010 , he aligned takeover entertainment limited , with entertainment powerhouses roc nation llc and live nation , and created takeover roc nation . [ 5 ]\nhis entertainment company , roc nation , recently signed a contract with takeover entertainment - a management company founded by jack foster and archie lamb from norwich , who have managed tinchy stryder ' s career since 2006 .\nthe texas music takeover tour to london has been many years in the making .\na string of new signings , a joint venture and the success of a clothing brand have helped record label takeover entertainment to further growth in 2010 .\nred bull sound select offers more details of l . a . ' music takeover '\nin june 2010 , stryder signed a business deal with shawn\njay - z\ncarter to ally stryder ' s company , takeover entertainment limited , with roc nation llc . [ 13 ] the new leg of the company is called takeover roc nation . [ 5 ]\nin june 2010 , danquah signed a business deal with shawn\njay - z\ncarter to ally danquah ' s company , takeover entertainment limited , with roc nation llc . [ 14 ] the new leg of the company is called takeover roc nation . [ 5 ]\n, urban media global network collective , philymack and rj nation entertainment world wide .\nupon the announcement of the takeover , the company ' s shares immediately climbed 3 . 8 % .\n\u00a9 copyright 2006 - 2018 gatehouse media , llc . all rights reserved \u2022 gatehouse entertainment\nhis non - music business ventures include the clothing line star in the hood , among others . he is also the president and chief executive of takeover / cloud 9 ( music publishing company through emi music publishing ) , and he currently serves as the chairman and a & r executive of takeover entertainment limited , [ 7 ] and along with jay - z , also co - owns takeover roc nation .\ntakeover has also signed a joint venture label deal with us rapper jay z\u2019s roc nation company , which will fund expansion and further signings . takeover\u2019s clothing brand star in the hood has also continued its meteoric rise .\nthat followed the huge blow caused by the march departure of sir paul mccartney , ahead of the takeover .\nstryder ' s non - music business ventures include the clothing line star in the hood , among others . he is also the president and chief executive of takeover / butt 9 ( music publishing company through emi music publishing ) , and he serves as the chairman and a & r ; executive of takeover entertainment limited , [ 7 ] and along with jay - z , also co - owns takeover roc nation .\nsince 2006 , danquah ' s music career has been managed by takeover entertainment limited . [ 14 ] danquah became the company ' s chairman and a & r executive in january 2010 . [ 14 ]\njay - z and tinchy stryder team up on takeover roc nation\n. bbc news . 9 june 2010\nsince 2006 , stryder ' s music career has been managed by takeover entertainment limited . [ 13 ] stryder became the company ' s chairman and a & r ; executive in january 2010 . [ 13 ]\nthe timing has been great . live music and indeed all forms of live entertainment are booming .\npaine , andre ( 9 june 2010 ) .\njay - z , tinchy stryder launch takeover roc nation\n.\ng - man entertainment music group is a full - service entertainment company , founded by george \u201cg - man\u201d waters and kenneth minnard in 2004 . g - man entertainment music group consists of songwriters , producers , artist management , music publishing , television & film , merchandising , and a music label . g - man entertainment music group is also partnered with the digital distribution company\nthe orchard\n.\nlive nation entertainment , inc . ( 2013 , february 26 ) . live nation entertainment , inc . annual report ( 10 - k ) . retrieved april 29 , 2013 , from edgar online : urltoken\nemi ' s 2007 rejection of a bid from us rival warner music ultimately paved the way for the terra firma takeover .\nckx , the new york - based entertainment business , sealed the takeover within weeks of listing on nasdaq and only three months after its high - profile acquisition of elvis presley enterprises , which controls the assets of the presley estate .\ntenkai takeover : spin master entertainment and shopro , producers of the wildly popular pokemon animated tv series , films and more , are readying a new kind of kids ' tv show and products designed to roll out on a global scale .\nsuch is the case with christian worship band mercyme , which is in the midst of its texas takeover tour with special guest micah tyler .\nfuller owns 75 percent of 19 entertainment , with the remainder held by ingenious media , the boutique media investment bank .\ntenkai takeover : spin master entertainment and shopro , producers of the wildly popular pokemon animated tv series , films and more , are readying a new kind of kids ' tv show and products designed to roll out on a global scale . - version details - trove\nyou never know what you\u2019re going to hear or see with the amazing singer / songwriters touring with the texas music takeover , \u201d says bethea .\nthe rejected offer is 8 . 5 per cent above entertainment one\u2019s closing price of 217 . 50 pence tuesday in london .\nonce archie and jack had raised enough money by working in restaurants to set up their company , takeover entertainment , they soon spotted ghanian - born tinchy performing his grime songs - a genre of urban music - and somehow persuaded him that their label was his route to stardom .\ntakeover entertainment limited was incorporated on 09 feb 2006 and is located in london . the company ' s status is listed as\ndissolved\n. it had 2 directors at the time it closed . the company ' s first directors were archie peter lamb , jack angus foster .\ncanadian company that owns the rights to popular preschool cartoon character peppa pig , said it rejected a takeover offer for 236 pence a share as too low .\ntexas takeover : mercyme tours texas , will release cd grammy - nominated band to release the cd\nlifer .\ncheck out this story on urltoken urltoken\nin december 2008 , stryder created his own global publishing company , takeover / butt 9 by a joint venture with emi division emi music publishing . [ 37 ]\nin december 2008 , danquah created his own global publishing company , takeover / cloud 9 by a joint venture with emi division emi music publishing . [ 34 ]\n19 entertainment also boasts a branding joint venture with david and victoria beckham , one of britain ' s best - known celebrity couples .\nnewest video from take over entertainment ! from # therealme x bxgg gxcc coming soon . follow us @ take . over . ent on ig !\nmichael covers the smart - home , home - entertainment , and home - networking beats , working in the smart home he built in 2007 .\ncorporate takeovers are familiar territory for jacob smid . live nation acquired his first company , the virgin festival - producing emerge entertainment , in 2008 .\nthe u . s . company , which began trading on nasdaq earlier this month , had previously vowed to acquire rival groups with existing entertainment content .\ngrammy - nominated worship band mercyme got its start in greenville , texas . the group , which is on its texas takeover tour , will perform feb . 11 at evangel temple .\nconcerts promoted by g - man entertainment 2010 bet music matters tour feat . j . cole , k michelle , and cj hilton 2010 wu tang reunion tour\ntakeover entertainment is an independent record label , talent agency , musician management company , producer , and publisher of music . the company was founded in 2006 and is run by kwasi danquah iii ( known by his pseudonym tinchy stryder ) , archie lamb and jack foster . it specializes in producing r & b , hip hop , and electronic music .\nfrom the very first day we met it was clear that we shared the same dynamic vision for the direction of the entertainment industry ,\nsaid fuller .\nat the time his employer , the entertainment group aeg , were trying to convince him to move from his native america to london to head its european business .\nfestivals , moreso than standalone concerts , draw the big - time sponsorship dollars that corporations crave . this makes festivals among the most coveted properties in live entertainment .\na major bollywood player is working with members of the famous broccoli film - making dynasty on a possible $ 2bn ( \u00a31 . 3bn ) takeover of debt laden hollywood studio metro - goldwyn - meyer .\nin 2008 , smid took his talents to prague , where he founded fource entertainment . since then , fource has booked and produced shows \u2014 solely in the czech republic .\n\u201cdirect operating expenses include artist fees , ticketing client royalties , show - related marketing and advertising expenses along with other costs\u201d ( live nation entertainment , inc . , 2013 ) .\nformed by former norwich college pals and music promoters jack foster and archie lamb in 2006 , takeover\u2019s flagship signing , grime artist tinchy stryder , has had a series of top 10 hits , including two number ones .\nderek smalls ( harry shearer ) gets searched by security in\nthis is spinal tap .\nthe film will screen in downtown los angeles in november . ( mgm home entertainment )\nin fact , says miserendino , who has worked in the business - side of the music and entertainment industry for decades , the modern economy has fuelled a surge in live events .\ntorae : emcee , founder of internal affairs entertainment , a & r for soulspazm records , co - host of siriux xm\u2019s \u201crap is outta control . \u201d urltoken \u2013 twitter & instagram @ torae\nsimon fuller , the music entrepreneur behind the spice girls and pop idol , has sold 19 entertainment , his privately - owned company , to ckx of the us for about $ 192 million .\nthis is the general editors account for mobile beat magazine and website . who reads mobile beat online and in print and attends mobile beat events ? djs , vjs and kjs to start with , especially those who own and operate mobile entertainment services . they provide music , video , lighting and a myriad other entertainment choices for corporate events , wedding receptions , dances and innumerable other gatherings .\nher television takeover continued with an appearance on mtv\u2019s trl yesterday , along with good morning america this morning , a couch interview on the tonight show starring jimmy fallon this evening and she will perform on ellen , wednesday , january 17th .\nwith an action - adventure theme steadily n place , shogakukan - shueisha productions ( shopro ) and broad category children ' s entertainment company spin master are teaming for a new animated televisi . . .\nmgm fell into the hands of its creditors almost a year ago after defaulting on the huge debts acquired from its takeover by a private equity consortium that included providence equity partners and tpg as well as media companies sony and comcas in 2005 .\nplease note takeover entertainment will also travel to central islip , bay shore , hauppauge , islip , islip terrace , brightwaters , commack , deer park , smithtown , east islip , north babylon , west islip , east northport , great river , kings park , nesconset , west babylon , wyandanch , babylon , bohemia , huntington station , oakdale , ronkonkoma , greenlawn , lake grove , melville , saint james , west sayville , centerport , holbrook .\na joint video from take over entertainment . artist siah ' s\nrgf island\nand gucc ' s\nkick in tha door\n. be sure to go get\ndab\non itunes now !\ntwo of the biggest live entertainment conglomerates on the planet \u2014 live nation and aeg \u2014 certainly seem to agree , as evidenced by recent partnerships and acquisitions of any successful festival they can get their hands on .\n\u201cthe board of eone has reviewed the proposal and has unanimously rejected it on the basis that it fundamentally undervalues the company and its prospects , \u201d entertainment one said wednesday in a statement , without identifying the bidder .\nalthough mgm ' s finances are in dire straits , its creditors have other options : a $ 1 . 5bn bid from time warner was batted away in march as too low while rival lions gate entertainment is also said to be circling . this week they are due to vote on a restructuring that would see mgm ' s debt converted to equity as part of a merger with hollywood producer spyglass entertainment . in that scenario spyglass entertainment joint - chairmen gary barber and roger birnbaum , who produced\nthe sixth sense\n, would operate the studio and swap the rights to their film library for a 5 % stake in the new business .\npaving the way for canadian talent in the entertainment and publishing industries , integral artists inc . is a distinguished talent agency and management firm operating throughout north america , with its primary office in beautiful vancouver , british columbia .\nas of 2010 , \u201cticketmaster has roughly 70 percent of the concert ticket market in the united states . \u201d this exploratory piece examines the financial situation of live nation and the entire entertainment industry including their biggest competitor , aeg .\nentertainment one distributes tv and films in canada , australia , the uk and us and several european countries and has worked with titles including this year\u2019s academy - award winner spotlight , fear the walking dead and the hateful eight .\ndigital spy , part of the hearst uk entertainment network \u00a9 2018 hearst magazines uk is the trading name of the national magazine company ltd , 72 broadwick street , london , w1f 9ep . registered in england 112955 . all rights reserved .\nrepublic live says ac entertainment signed a one - year deal to book the talent for the first year of wayhome , and their ultimate goal was to find a homegrown booking partner . ashley capps tells a different version of the story .\ntake over entertainment gives you a look into a day in the daily grind to become great artist ! watch artist bxgg gxcc and siah as they work on\nworry bout it\n, a new track on their upcoming project . . .\nlive nation\u2019s largest competitor is a privately held the anschutz corporation owner of aeg ( anschutz entertainment group ) . aeg is the number two ticket seller in the world after live nation . aeg operates the staples center , various sports teams and live event venues .\nshares of entertainment one rose 10 per cent to 217 . 5 pence in london tuesday , valuing the company at \u00a3929 million ( $ 1 . 1bn ) . itv fell 0 . 4 per cent to 198 . 70 pence for a market value of \u00a38bn .\n' in los angeles we built the staples center . downtown la was a ghost town that everybody left after the business day was over . we took an area that was pretty run down and we built the staples center and basically an entertainment district was born .\nthe new age outlaws ( also known as the james gang and the voodoo kin mafia ) are a professional wrestling tag team currently signed to world wrestling entertainment ( wwe ) . consisting of road dogg / b . g . james and billy gunn / kip james .\n\u201cour weighted - average cost of debt , excluding the debt discounts on our term loan and convertible notes , was 5 . 2 % at december 31 , 2012\u201d ( live nation entertainment , inc . , 2013 ) . our wacc formula was based on this given figure .\ndwa is a union shop , and nbcu ' s animation operation , illumination entertainment , isn ' t . the guild has 565 members in feature animation at dwa and 281 in television . hulett expects features to bear the brunt of the cuts while television will hold or grow .\npart of the anschutz entertainment group , aeg is a world leader . as well as owning venues , it produces live events , owns sports clubs and naturally owns a lot of property . the global group is worth an estimated $ 8 billion ( \u00a36 . 2 billion ) .\nshannon mcnevan ( then a senior director at republic live ) had wooed capps and his company , ac entertainment , to co - produce a \u201cworld class music camping festival . \u201d some deemed it \u201cbonnaroo north\u201d . mcnevan and capps beamed at the press conference announcing their new creation .\none - on - one entertainment presents the valentines day extravaganza fashion show & network party ( a formal event ! ) @ the safari steakhouse ( 9430 annapolis rd . lanham , md ) monday , febryary 14 , 2005 . for tickets call : ( 240 ) 876 - 6472 .\nshortly before the 2016 wayhome lineup was announced , republic live approached fource to become the exclusive talent buyer for both wayhome and boots & hearts . a deal was quickly agreed upon . ac entertainment was out , and fource secured an essential cornerstone for their entrance to the toronto market .\nckx is paying about $ 124 . 4 million in cash along with 1 . 87 million shares for 19 entertainment , augmented by a further $ 36 . 9 million payment in cash or stock following delivery of the uk group ' s results for the year ending june 30 , 2005 .\nnow in its sixth year , the dj takeover tradition continues at mblv21 with signature sponsor peavey electronics\u00ae . peavey will supply the sound system for the night while lighting will be provided by famous stages , a peavey dealer . the peavey dj takeover is produced by bill jakub and co - sponsored by beatclan artist management , which is locally owned and operated by dj hollywood , a 12 - time dj of the year , a top 10 billboard producer , and a spin city headliner for more than 20 years . beatclan is home to some of the most renowned djs and artists in the world , and has worked to bring together some of the biggest talent under one roof for this special event .\nburied somewhere within every lineup poster , smaller in typographical stature than even the buzziest tiny - font bands , lies the logo of the promoter . and this summer , a company launched barely a year ago , fource entertainment canada , has their name attached to some of southern ontario\u2019s biggest festivals .\nlive nation \u201cexpect [ s ] capital expenditures to be approximately $ 120 . 0 million for the year ending december 31 , 2013\u201d ( live nation entertainment , inc . , 2013 ) . using this figure we estimated a 3 % decline per year , consistent with previous year\u2019s and live nation\u2019s expectation .\n\u201cwe\u2019re honored that nudie\u2019s is the official venue for the merle haggard tribute concert after - party , \u201d says nudie\u2019s honky tonk owner and icon entertainment president bill miller . \u201cin addition to members of merle\u2019s family and friends , son ben haggard will be performing with his dad\u2019s band , the strangers . \u201d\n. it is a full service entertainment company housing a record label , talent agency , touring and concert production company , music , film , and television production company as well as a music publishing house . the company is home to a diverse roster of recording artists , musicians and record producers such as\nmusic by dj john 3 : 16 , free freshly grilled & catered food , cash prize basketball tournament , cash prize spades tournament , play area for the children , live entertainment , a good flat outgood time , photography to capture your families memories , security provided by pg & md state police departments .\nwith over 30 years of combined experience and a focus on in - house packaging , integral artists inc . provides its clients with in - depth coverage in the entertainment and publishing industries from concept to execution , specializing in promoting high - end canadian talent not only across canada , but into the world markets .\nin addition to a full roster of gigs at various venues by acts including run the jewels , future islands , warpaint , the head & the heart , chance the rapper , a $ ap mob and dozens of others , the series , which the drink company has dubbed a\ncitywide music takeover ,\nwill offer a pretty cool series of non - concert events .\ngreetings & salutations # otdhiphop fans ! we\u2019re back again with yet another installment of the creative hustle tour takeover . today , i had the pleasure to meet dannnyrose , an up and coming artist from garden grove , ca . we talked about his experience in making music thus far , and some of his plans and anticipation for the upcoming intra - island tour of hawaii .\nthe debut album by stryder , star in the hood , was released on 13 august 2007 on takeover . the album spawned two main singles ,\nbreakaway\n, which was released on 9 april 2007 and\nsomething about your smile\n, was released on 6 august 2007 . bonus track\nmainstream money\nwas also released as an underground single in november 2007 . [ 13 ]\nborn chaelin lee , but known to most of the planet by her stage name cl , the 25 year old signed to behemoth yg entertainment at the tender age of 14 to be a singer and rapper in k - pop girl group 2ne1 . anyone with a passing understanding of fame will know she has not looked back .\nthe merger was under review by [ department of justice ] antitrust regulators . a modified agreement was approved . \u201cunder the agreement , ticketmaster will give anschutz entertainment group ( aeg ) access to its technology so that aeg \u2014 which owns and manages nearly 100 venues including staples center \u2014 can create its own ticketing service . ticketmaster would also be required to divest a subsidiary that provides software for venue operators to sell their own tickets . comcast corp . \u2019s sporting events division , comcast spectator , has signed a letter of intent to acquire the irvine - based subsidiary , paciolan . live nation entertainment also is prohibited from retaliating against venue owners that defect to competitors .\n\u201cfor live nation , there were plenty of reasons to join ticketmaster . live nation was saddled with so much debt \u2014 about $ 800 million , much of it for maintaining venues and for upfront fees for artists \u2014 that [ ceo ] mr . rapino worried about becoming a takeover target . in march 2009 , its stock traded for less than $ 3 a share\u201d ( segal , 2010 ) .\nthe debut album by danquah , star in the hood , was released on august 13 , 2007 on takeover . the album spawned two main singles ,\nbreakaway\n, which was released on april 9 , 2007 and\nsomething about your smile\n, was released on august 6 , 2007 . bonus track\nmainstream money\nwas also released as an underground single in november 2007 . [ 14 ]\n( january 18 , 2018 \u2013 los angeles , ca ) \u2013 kicking off 2018 with meaning and message , french montana uncovers the music video for \u201cfamous\u201d on vevo today . it marks the latest single from his riaa gold - certified critically acclaimed sophomore album , \u201cjungle rules\u201d [ coke boys music / bad boy entertainment / epic records ] \u2014available everywhere now .\nright now though he is facing a new challenge in a stand - off with a rival entertainment group , azoff msg which owns the iconic new york venue madison square garden . azoff msg has insisted that artists who want to play madison square gardens must also play at its los angeles venue the forum \u2013 and not at aeg ' s staples center .\nlive nation is an entertainment firm that generates revenue from live events . \u201cconcerts accounted for 67 % of sales last year , and ticketing , 24 % . artist representation and sponsorship chipped in the remainder\u201d ( englander , 2013 ) . as of 2010 , \u201cticketmaster has roughly 70 percent of the concert ticket market in the united states\u201d ( segal , 2010 ) .\nlive nation\u2019s business model depends entirely on the live entertainment industry . it has been projected by many analysts ( as indicated above ) that the industry has seen and will continue to see 2 % to 3 % growth . we choose to conservatively grow live nation at 2 % . we feel by 2015 , competitors may have chipped away as some of their near - monopoly .\nearly 2016 saw fource crossing the ocean , launching fource canada , and wading into the crowded , icy waters of the toronto live music scene . on the surface , fource canada booked modest - sized shows throughout the gta . but behind - the - scenes , they began to assemble a roster of staffers from live nation , mlse and smid\u2019s old company , emerge entertainment .\nrandy lehrman is celebrating his 25th year in the mobile dj business . as a bar - mitzvah & wedding specialist , randy and his award winning staff at real genius entertainment bring a cutting edge and and a level of creativity to the party world in a high paced and competitive la market . with progressive timeline management and boundless energy , randy and his crew bring something unique to every party .\nshe does a great job of presenting an unblemished image in the now or never video ( and rocks a mean pair of specs ) which will probably please her new paymasters at takeover entertainment , the management company with the roster including giggs and tinchy , that recently sealed a deal with jay - z ' s roc nation . it clearly has big plans for her \u2013 she ' s currently working on her 2011 debut album with songwriters makeba riddick ( beyonc\u00e9 / rihanna ) and james fauntleroy ( leona lewis / ciara ) . we can see why they might want to paper over the cracks \u2013 male stars , especially urban ones , can have colourful pasts , but not girls \u2013 though it might be worth checking the chronology of someone like tlc ' s lisa\nleft eye\nlopes to see what effect a tumultuous private life can have on an r & b pop career .\nandrew test martin ( born as andrew james robert patrick martin ) ( march 17 , 1975 \u2013 march 13 , 2009 ) was a canadian professional wrestler . under the ring name test , martin wrestled for the world wrestling federation ( now known as world wrestling entertainment ) from 1998\u20132004 , and 2006\u20132007 . he last worked for total nonstop action wrestling under the ring name\nthe punisher\nandrew martin .\n\ud83c\udf1e\ud83c\udf1e76 degrees today . all roads lead to 201 bar tonight . \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5get your tickets and tables now . pisces and aries let ' s go ! ! \ud83d\udcfd\ud83d\udcfd\ud83d\udcfd takeover ent | steve mathis | dunlap & rich present the 201 experience\npisces & aries edition\n@ 201 bar ( formerly known as lounge 201 ) 201 massachusetts ave ne dc saturday , march 25th 9pm - 3am music powered by dj oz & dj daveed dress code fly and flashy tickets : urltoken for tables call 301 . 275 . 3198\n\u201caeg\u2019s value ranges from $ 7 to $ 10 billion dollars . their venues ( l . a . live campus , o2 arena in london , o2 world in berlin ) account for $ 4 . 8 billion to $ 6 . 0 billion . their teams / ownership ( l . a . lakers / 27 % , l . a . kings / 90 % , l . a . galaxy / 100 % , houston dynamo / 50 % ) account for $ 2 . 0 billion to $ 2 . 5 billion , and their new businesses ( sports and entertainment ticketing , l . a . nfl stadium , real estate development ) account for $ 1 . 2 billion to $ 1 . 5 billion\u201d ( ozanian , 2012 ) . all of aeg\u2019s endeavors are deeply integrated with one another , as well as with live entertainment sales .\nmichael trampe is a social media & marketing guru from philadelphia , pa . he owns maad management , urltoken & also works with coast2coastlive and i - standard producers . prior to joining hiphopdx in 2007 , trampe has been a dj , owned and operated a recording studio , managed producers and artists & worked promotions for tde ( top dawg entertainment ) . you can follow him on twitter @ miketrampetv , facebook and youtube .\nintegral represents a diverse range of name performers , celebrities , authors , and artists across the entertainment industry . our client list includes prominent actors in film , television , theatre , and voice over ; some of canada\u2019s leading screenwriters , directors , producers and authors ; along with various key crew members such as line producers , cinematographers , editors , production designers , costume designers , hair and make - up and post production .\nfollowing the all - star concert celebration , sing me back home : the music of merle haggard at the bridgestone arena on thursday , april 6 , nudie\u2019s honky tonk is encouraging fans to join them for a merle haggard takeover at 11 : 30 pm cst , featuring performances by merle\u2019s son , ben haggard , and merle\u2019s band , the strangers . the event , which is free and open to the public , proves once again why nudie\u2019s honky tonk is quickly becoming a \u201cmust - visit\u201d stop on broadway .\nonce again , the eleven - time grammy\u00ae award - nominated multi platinum rap icon , producer , actor , and the conglomerate entertainment c . e . o lands a lyrical roundhouse at light speed on the track . joined by two fellow game - changers missy elliott and kelly rowland , \u201cbus - a - bus\u201d reasserts his place at the forefront of the artform , delivering something of a rhyme master class like only he can .\na congressional hearing was held on the issue , and it was examined by european authorities as well . after several months of debate , american and european regulators approved the takeover of emi . universal music gained access to the work of some significantly major artists , including the beatles , pink floyd , lady gaga , and kanye west . the sale created a huge shift in the industry , consolidating power to the big three and changing the business landscape . the big three now controlled the vast majority of the music market .\ndiddy has always seemed to do well with rappers on his label , with artists like biggie smalls and french montana . but one artist who had a spark of fame who is overlooked is yung joc . the atlanta - based rapper emerged on the bad boy south label during the dirty south takeover , along with artists like lil jon , d4l , dem franchise boyz , hurricane chris and more . the first single off his 2006 debut lp new joc city , titled \u201cit\u2019s goin\u2019 down , \u201d peaked at number three on the billboard hot 100 and is certified three times platinum .\nkwasi danquah iii ( / \u02c8 k w e\u026a s i d \u00e6 \u014b \u02c8 k w \u0251\u02d0 / kway - see dang - kwah ) , better known by his stage name tinchy stryder ( born , 14 september 1986 ) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] also known as the star in the hood , is a ghanaian - british [ 3 ] [ 4 ] musician , music executive , a & r executive , investor , and businessman . he is the co - founder and co - chief executive officer ( ceo ) of takeover roc nation . [ 5 ] [ 6 ]\n- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - fashionably loud dc urban fashion extravaganza vip nightclub summer fashion splash 2003 the takeover club v fashion show 2003 sex in the city fashion show pleasures fashion show unsigned hype fashion show album release party & fashion show fashion show 2003 pt . 2 hypnotiq fashion show the crossroads nightclub picturesque magazine release party & fashion show fashion show 2004 cfe event center pre - valentines day fashion show fashion expo & fashion show fashion explosion home nightclub\nin the company\u2019s 2012 10k , the company expects to enter in future acquisitions , such as the insomniac events listed above . they expect that such acquisitions would offer growth opportunities , but will also cause them to use a large portion of their cash ; issue additional securities causing dilution in stockholders ownership , increase debt substantially , increase amortization , and inevitably incur write - offs . the company also states that they are unable to predict share price in the upcoming years . ( live nation entertainment , inc . , 2013 )\nif live nation continues as a pace of $ 100 million in acquisitions , we predict cash will decrease by 10 % per year for the next 3 years to finance these . in addition , according to the 10k \u201c $ 62 . 1 million of our total indebtedness ( excluding interest ) is due in 2013 ; $ 344 . 0 million is due in the aggregate for 2014 and 2015\u201d ( live nation entertainment , inc . , 2013 ) . we have decreased cash to reflect payoffs of debt , as well .\nas previously stated , live nation has substantial debt . this debt also has many covenants . these debts & covenants could severely hinder their expansion if it continues to grow . \u201cwe have a large amount of debt and lease obligations that could restrict our operations and impair our financial condition . to service our debt and lease obligations and to fund potential acquisitions , artist and ticketing advances and capital expenditures , we will require a significant amount of cash , which depends on many factors beyond our control\u201d ( live nation entertainment , inc . , 2013 )\nin february 2011 , \u201ca joint venture was announced between aeg , cirque du soleil and jean - francoys brousseau owned outbox technology and fredric d . rosen to compete in the worldwide computerized ticketing business for live entertainment and sporting events\u201d ( outbox enterprises , llc , 2011 ) . cirque du soleil had eight of the 50 top worldwide tours in 2013 . ( pollstar , 2012 ) though the full impact of this partnership\u2014in which aeg serves as partial owner of outbox\u2014has yet to be realized , it could pose a major threat to ticketmaster\u2019s portion of ticket sales revenue .\nin 2008 , roc nation was founded by shawn\njay - z\ncarter . the firm has a multi - year partnership with live event company live nation . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] in june 2009 , roc nation signed a 4 - year distribution deal with sony music . [ 4 ] in 2010 , roc nation partnered with london - based entertainment company three six zero group . [ 5 ] in february 2013 , roc nation signed a worldwide music publishing administration deal with warner / chappell music . [ 6 ] in april 2013 , roc nation formed a new sports management division , roc nation sports , a subsidiary dedicated to sports representation for professional athletes . [ 7 ] shortly thereafter , roc nation sports also launched a boxing promotion division . [ 8 ] after the sony deal expired , in april 2013 , roc nation signed a multi - year partnership with universal music . [ 9 ] in february 2015 , roc nation and three six zero group announced the formation of three six zero entertainment , a division representing clients in film , television and the literary arts . [ 10 ]\nmeridian , ms ( march 7 , 2017 ) \u2014 put a dj named hollywood and a dozen of his friends in a havana - themed nightclub in las vegas , and there\u2019s only one result : a night of crazy fun . the 2017 peavey\u00ae dj takeover will take place monday , march 13 , from 9 p . m . to 1 a . m . in the havana room at the tropicana hotel \u2013 las vegas . this dj - packed event is set to draw partygoers from near and far for a one - of - a - kind showcase that will kick off opening night of the 21st annual mobile beat las vegas ( mblv21 ) , the ultimate business conference for disc jockeys .\nin 2008 , stryder released his debut extended play , butt 9 the ep , which was released on 31 march , also on takeover . [ 17 ] this was succeeded by him and grime producer maniac collaborating on the album , tinchy stryder vs . maniac , which was released on 24 november 2008 . [ 18 ] only one single was released from the album ,\nrollin\n, which was released in october 2008 . [ 19 ] this track was also included on his 2009 second solo studio album , catch 22 , as part of the , deluxe 2 - disc edition , and he would collaborate with american band gang gang dance on their album saint dymphna that was released in october 2008 .\nin 2008 , danquah released his debut extended play , cloud 9 the ep , which was released on march 31 , also on takeover . [ 17 ] this was succeeded by him and grime producer maniac collaborating on the album , tinchy stryder vs . maniac , which was released on november 24 , 2008 . [ 18 ] only one single was released from the album ,\nrollin\n, which was released in october 2008 . [ 19 ] this track was also included on his 2009 second solo studio album , catch 22 , as part of the , deluxe 2 - disc edition , and he would collaborate with american band gang gang dance on their album saint dymphna that was released in october 2008 .\nzobe enterprise & entertainment company meet & greet in association with gdn entertainment . . . at the safari steakhouse ( 9430 annapolis rd , lanham , md ) when : saturday , january 8 , 2005 at 10 : 00pm zobe ent . is coming together again for a company meet & greet where all models , talents , and staff get to know eachother , relax , and party ! this is also a chance for other companies , industry personnel , photographers , and individuals to come check us out and network for possible jobs , assignments , and gigs . also it ' s that time again and this year gdn is doing it bigger and better . it ' s zobe ' s promotions director and gdn ' s ceo ' s birthday ( mr . safari himself - big chad aka hollywood ) . it ' s a celebration and all going down january 8th at safari steakhouse . let the birthday boy buy the sexiest dressed lady a bottle of moett . come get your party on we ' re gonna do this one old school fast eddie ' s and thursday nights at platinum back in the day . tickets are $ 10 in advance more at the door . you don ' t wanna miss this and we have a lot of special invited guest come out and see who ! for tickets contact : chad at : 202 - 345 - 1638 .\nright out of the gate , the record has garnered widespread critical acclaim . entertainment weekly raved , \u201ccamila is defiantly her own pop star on debut album , \u201d and usa today praised how , \u201ccamila is a vibrant blend of sounds and styles . \u201d in a 4 - out - of - 5 star review , the times london applauded its unpredictability\u2014\u201clike the hit that made her name , it is rather unexpected . \u201d the new york times dubbed her \u201can avatar for young girls on the cusp of steeper emotional terrain , \u201d and nme called the collection \u201ca strong and surprisingly confident impression . \u201d stereogum predicted , \u201cthe groundwork is laid for camila to be a blockbuster success , \u201d while billboard put it best , \u201ccabello has vocally , lyrically and impressively established that she was always meant to be simply camila . \u201d\n\ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25breaking news ! ! tables sold out main ballroom ! ! vip tickets sold out ! ! limited $ 40 tickets remain ! ! grab your tickets now ! ! musiq soulchild performing live at the official pink & white breast cancer awareness affair ! ! urltoken table reservations : 202 - 306 - 4603 . sat july 29th . next level ent group present . . . . the 15th annual pink and white affair @ the newly renovated renaissance hotel ( downtown dc ) . \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5black alley & secret society multiple ballrooms of entertainment ! ! dj shablast & dj biggs & dj battle & dj oz \ud83d\udca5\ud83d\udca5tickets : $ 40 gen adm table res . starting at $ 400 the luxurious renaissance hotel 999 9th st n . w . wash tickets : urltoken or 301 . 717 . 7606 hotel rooms available now ! ! ! rate $ 179 use discount code pnk / wht affair\nwith his ironclad flow , uncatchable cadence , and unparalleled vocal virtuosity , busta rhymes has influenced three generations of rappers and musicians since his emergence in 1989 as part of leaders of the new school . a multi platinum superstar , he went on to release a series of undisputed solo classics such as the coming , when disaster strikes\u2026 , e . l . e . ( extinction level event ) : the final world front , anarchy , and more . along the way , he garnered a total of eleven grammy\u00ae award nominations . simultaneously , he graced the big screen in blockbusters ranging from shaft and finding forrester to higher learning and halloween resurrection . ever the businessman , he serves as the c . e . o . of the conglomerate entertainment as well . in 2018 , he kicks off another era . get ready for another album of epic proportions from busta this year !\nharman ( harman . com ) designs and engineers connected products and solutions for automakers , consumers , and enterprises worldwide , including connected car systems , audio and visual products , enterprise automation solutions , and connected services . with leading brands including akg\u00ae , harman kardon\u00ae , infinity\u00ae , jbl\u00ae , bang & olufsen\u00ae , bowers & wilkins\u00ae , lexicon\u00ae , mark levinson\u00ae and revel\u00ae , harman is admired by audiophiles , musicians and the entertainment ve nues where they perform around the world . more than 30 million automobiles on the road today are equipped with harman audio and connected car systems . the company\u2019s software services power billions of mobile devices and systems that are connected , integrated and secure across all platforms , from work and home to car and mobile . harman has a workforce of approximately 30 , 000 people across the americas , europe , and asia and reported sales of $ 7 . 0 billion during the 12 months ended september 30 , 2016 . the company\u2019s shares are traded on the new york stock exchange under the symbol nyse : har .\ngrowing up in southern california provided dannnyrose with a unique experience , of which highly influenced his music regarding beat / production style , flow , lyrical content , and his overall brand . \u201ci grew up in a mexican household . from a young age , music was all around me from hip hop / rap , r & b , to hispanic genres , etc . i also have a few family members who have reached certain levels of success with their own music / entertainment grinds . i guess you can say it\u2019s in my blood , \u201d said dannny . dannnyrose was a well - received artist on the creative hustle tour , having performed at venues on the big island , maui , and oahu . he stated that the whole experience was like a \u201cmovie , \u201d but still lots of work regarding preparing for shows and working with different venues , djs , and promoters . since the tour\u2019s completion , dannny released 2 new singles via soundcloud - \u201cin the motion\u201d and \u201con my own\u201d ( prod . by rose ) . he has also performed in his local area a few times .\nin the same promo , they entered an angle with christy hemme , who declared that women deserve respect in wrestling and found herself heavily disagreed with and mocked by kip james , while b . g . attempted to agree with her . to shut vkm up , the evil christy brought in the heartbreakers ( antonio thomas and romeo roselli ) in to tna as mystery opponents at destination x , but vkm made short work of them . around this time , lance hoyt began hanging around with vkm , keeping christy hemme out of vkm ' s matches . in april , at lockdown , hemme had serotonin face vkm on the pre - show , but again vkm came out victorious . at sacrifice 2007 , vkm lost to hemme ' s new team damaja and basham formerly known as the basham brothers in world wrestling entertainment , though not fairly , as basham and damaja injured ( kayfabe ) bg james before the match , making it a handicap match . vkm finally defeated basham and damaja at slammiversary after kip pinned basham , but lance hoyt turned on vkm after the match . weeks later , at the victory road pay - per - view , vkm debuted a new valet / accomplice , the so - called\nvoodoo queen\nroxxi laveaux . she attacked hemme after vkm ' s match .\nafter a november 11 house show in connecticut ( where world wrestling entertainment ( wwe ) is based ) was canceled , tna filmed a vignette at wwe headquarters featuring the james gang discussing the show cancellation , posting it on their website two days later . this vignette was followed with a promo on the november 16 impact ! , during which they announced that they had been given\ncreative control\n, and were changing their name to the voodoo kin mafia ( vkm for short , a play on vincent kennedy mcmahon ' s initials ) and declaring\nwar\non wwe . during the\nwar\nthey called out the revived d - generation x ( dx ) , calling it a\nfailure\nand stated that the original run was saved by their insertion as the new age outlaws in 1998 . during their matches and promos on tna television they continually included references to dx , including use of their signature taunts and maneuvers . soon a series of vignettes began airing on impact ! with b . g . and kip in and around stamford , connecticut , calling out paul levesque , michael hickenbottom , and vince mcmahon . during the vignettes they said they were trying to get a cease and desist letter signed and get wwe to stop using the dx name . the vignettes were notable for using the same style of humor as the original dx while running down the revived dx for doing the same thing .\ntaking on tinie and tinchy . . . jodie connor . photograph : steve neaves\nthe background : like jessie j \u2013 a brand ! new ! act ! who hasn ' t actually appeared out of nowhere ( she wrote miley cyrus ' s us chart - topper party in the usa ) \u2013 jodie connor , conceivably the most important new pop artist with the initials jc since jarvis cocker , has a past . not that she ' s got a shady background \u2013 well , not much anyway \u2013 but she ' s already had a significant no 1 hit without you probably realising it : she co - wrote with wiley , and sang on , roll deep ' s good times . she ' s had other underground success with dance tracks such as electric boogaloo \u2013 another team - up with wiley that squared the circle between grime and rave \u2013 and summer - romance trance number higher state . now she ' s being launched as a proper solo artist who crucially writes her own material . she ' s arguably the first female act to enter the terrain occupied by tinie , tinchy , labrinth et al \u2013 ie grime - y r & b with rave - y trimmings . shall we call it\ngravy\n? no , let ' s not .\nher debut single , now or never , which features a cameo from wiley , is a polished club\nbanger\n( we said , grimacing ) with the sort of sweet but strong auto - tuned vocals and symphonic whomp that will give alexandra burke ' s people sleepless nights ( sleepless months , more like : the relaunched , enhanced overcome is languishing at no 19 in the\nmidweek\ncharts ) . the track doesn ' t give much sense of the earthy mancunian girl from saddleworth ( the site of the moors murders ) but then the point of her music is to position her as a sort of uk version of rihanna or a latter - day aaliyah : urban pop as airbrushed escapism ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "codeplay", "paragraphs": ["codeplay continues to bring advanced compute solutions into multi - processor products codeplay softwar . . .\ncodeplay continues to bring advanced compute solutions into multi - processor products codeplay soft . . . . . .\ncodeplay is a registered trademark of codeplay software ltd . in the uk and / or other countries . all rights reserved .\nowler has collected 10 screenshots of codeplay software ' s website since jun 2015 . the latest codeplay software website design screenshot was captured in aug 2017 .\ncodeplay software currently has 912 followers on twitter . as of may 2015 codeplay software had 595 followers . that ' s a 53 percent increase in 2 years\ncodeplay software currently has 223 fans on facebook . as of april 2015 codeplay software had 124 fans . that ' s a 79 percent increase in 3 years\ncodeplay software ' s co - founder & ceo , andrew richards , currently has an approval rating of 100 % . codeplay software ' s primary competitors are\ncodeplay software on twitter :\ncodeplay release ' clspv ' , an opencl tool for vulkan enabled devices , read more below . . . . urltoken\ncodeplay is a software company that develops and provides compilers , runtimes , debuggers and test system tools for semiconductor companies . codeplay software ' s headquarters is located in edinburgh , scotland . for every employee , codeplay software generates $ 82 . 4k in revenue . codeplay software has received a total of $ 3m in funding . codeplay software ' s top competitor is lynx software , led by gurjot singh , who is their president & ceo . codeplay software has 4 followers on owler .\ncodeplay are involved in a number of research projects , working groups and collaborations .\nsince codeplay software was founded in 1999 , it has participated in 1 round of funding . in total codeplay software has raised $ 3 . 0m . codeplay software ' s funding round was on apr 2018 for a total of $ 3 . 0m\ncodeplay is a software company that develops and provides compilers , runtimes , debuggers and test system tools for semiconductor companies . codeplay software was founded in 1999 . codeplay software ' s headquarters is located in edinburgh , scotland , gb e . . .\ncodeplay is all about our team ! you can find out more about us here .\nprivate equity investor foresight group has backed edinburgh - based software tools developer codeplay . . .\ncodeplay was part of the peppher consortium , helping to develop a unified framework for programming .\ncodeplay are hiring , if you ' re interested in working for codeplay then please follow the attached link & apply directly to any of the positions we have advertised . please ensure the following documents are attached to your application : cover letter , cv and code samples - codeplay careers\nedinburgh based codeplay software is to work with japanese semiconductor company renesas to enable th . . .\nbaysand , codasip , codeplay and ultrasoc announced an integrated iot development platform based on the . . .\ncodeplay are excited to again be attending and sponsoring the annual opencl conference iwocl on th . . .\nelectronics weekly have announced that codeplay has been shortlisted in the elektra 08 awards . codeplay entered in the research and design category with it ' s work on the sieve c + + multicore programming system .\nat the heart of codeplay ' s compute technology , implementing opencl\u2122 , spir\u2122 , hsa\u2122 , and vulkan\u00ae .\ncloser to home , codeplay software has today announced the formation of its own new r & d division .\nedinburgh software company codeplay is set to play a crucial role in the development of driverless ca . . .\n/ view / news / 91696 / codeplay _ announces _ vectorc _ for _ playstation _ 2 . php\ncodeplay will be attending the 2015 international symposium on code generation and optimization in . . . . . .\ncodeplay , the edinburgh vision specialist , has teamed up with renesas on driverless cars . the develop . . .\ncodeplay release ' clspv ' , an opencl tool for vulkan enabled devices , read more below . . . .\nnew projects bring new challenges for the software engineers at codeplay , and simon brand is back ag . . .\nwithin the hsa foundation , codeplay is a major contributor to the working groups for the system runtime and tools .\ncodeplay will be attending the the 18th international workshop on compilers for parallel computing ( . . . . . .\ncodeplay is pleased to announce its participation in the iwocl2015 ( international workshop on opencl . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending the silicon milkroundabout recruitment fair in edinburgh on saturday 7 ma . . . . . .\nwithin the khronos group , codeplay is a major contributor to the working groups for opencl , spir\u2122 , and sycl .\n/ view / news / 92757 / codeplay _ announces _ new _ vectorcvu _ pricing _ for _ indies . php\ncodeplay are excited to again be attending and sponsoring the annual opencl conference iwocl on th . . . . . .\ncodeplay are delighted to announce that we will be attending the 27th international conference on fi . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending the easc2015 ( exascale applications and software conference ) event in edi . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending the cambridge wireless event ' delivering big data : practical solutions wi . . . . . .\ncodeplay has been creating innovative technology for a number of years . here you can view technical material on our legacy products .\nlynx software is the biggest rival of codeplay software . lynx software was founded in 1988 , and its headquarters is in san jos\u00e9 , california . lynx software operates in the it services industry . lynx software has 71 more employees than codeplay software .\nvector software is codeplay software ' s # 3 rival . vector software was founded in 1989 in east greenwich , rhode island . vector software is in the systems software field . vector software generates $ 11 . 9m more revenue than codeplay software .\ncodeplay is internationally recognised for expertise in heterogeneous systems , and develops compilers , runtimes , debuggers , and other specialized tools .\nthree of the team at codeplay traveled to seattle for cppcon2017 in september to give some talk . . . . . .\ncodeplay has set out its intention to lead the development of guidelines to ensure that standards li . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending new directions in operating systems in london on 25th november . ndos is . . . . . .\nyou\u2019re still not convinced , we can tell . well codeplay has worked with some of the world\u2019s largest technology companies and the chances are , that if you\u2019re a gamer , you\u2019ll be playing on at least one console the codeplay team has worked on .\ncodeplay software has employees and is the ninth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 174 .\nit is a day to celebrate for the computecpp team at codeplay because today the khronos group announc . . . . . .\ncodeplay are delighted to announce that we will be attending the annual arm research summit on the 1 . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending the uk many - core developer conference 2014 in cambridge on 15th december . . . . . . .\nremember , codeplay are hiring . you can find a list of all their current vacancies over on the scottish games network jobs page .\nwe are pleased to announce that codeplay software has received investment from the foresight williams technology eis fund to enable safe ai for automotive .\nit ' s nearly time for iwocl 2018 , the annual opencl conference , and this is an event codeplay has sup . . .\ncodeplay has been working in the lpgpu2 consortium for the past 2 years . this project is focused on . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending the 2015 fosdem conference in brussels , from 31 january - 1 february . fo . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending the 2015 gsma mobile world congress in barcelona from 2 \u2013 5 march . the . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending the 2015 hipeac conference in amsterdam , from 19 \u2013 21 january . the hip . . . . . .\nsystem which layers on top of vectorc to support multicore platforms . codeplay vectorc also supports the playstation 2 platform . the vectorc pc compiler has\ncodeplay worked within the lpgpu consortium to lead tools & technologies development and help build the future of low - power , gpu based development .\ncodeplay will be attending the 2015 european llvm conference in london from 13 - 14 april , as well a . . . . . .\ncodeplay will be attending the 2015 game developers conference ( gdc ) in san francisco from 2 \u2013 6 m . . . . . .\ngreen hills software has been one of codeplay software ' s top competitors . green hills software is a private company that was founded in santa barbara , california in 1982 . green hills software is in the internet software industry . green hills software has 343 more employees vs . codeplay software .\ncodeplay software ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 1 . 1m .\ncodeplay is pleased to announce it has joined the misra working group for c + + to help move the stand . . . . . .\ncodeplay announced recently that it is working with newcastle - based driving game experts , eutechnyx . codeplay is using its advanced offload technology and low - level programming background to provide the real - time car damage system for eutechnyx\u2019s new nascar : the game 2011 title , due for release later this year .\nin addition codeplay software holds a number of its own patents and is an active contributor to the standards bodies of the khronos group and hsa foundation .\nit ' s nearly time for iwocl 2018 , the annual opencl conference , and this is an event codeplay has sup . . . . . .\nwithin carp , codeplay analyzes and optimizes mobile gpgpu applications using advanced kernel fusion methods via android\u2122 ' s renderscript\u2122 , and the llvm - based opencl\u2122 spi\u2122 .\ncodeplay is involved heavily within the eu backed carp project aiming at improving the programmability of accelerated systems , particularly systems accelerated with gpus , at all levels .\ncodeplay are internationally - recognized experts in this field and contribute hugely to the open standard programming models that let software developers add intelligence to their machines . michael will investigate market opportunities and technical needs , such as the requirements of the automotive vision market , as well as data centre acceleration and financial industry sectors . michael will also develop codeplay ' s academic engagements , creating research links with relevant academic institutions and businesses internationally , which can drive forwards codeplay\u2019s r & d collaboration activities .\ncodeplay is a lively and ambitious team of engineers with a huge deal of experience in compiler technology and programming models for heterogeneous sytems . founded in 2002 by its ceo , andrew richards , codeplay has become a worldwide leader in its industry , working with some of the biggest companies and most exciting startups on the planet .\n\u201ceutechnyx has a long term relationship with the team at codeplay who consistently deliver great work on time and on budget . working with our existing engine , the guys have delivered unsurpassed damage modeling in the tough technical environment of a 43 car race . i would have no hesitation in using codeplay\u2019s services in future eutechnyx games . \u201d\ncodeplay is growing rapidly , with over a dozen job openings currently available in its edinburgh , scotland headquarters and an expectation of further growth in its new canadian base .\nin recent years , codeplay has been supporting universities and research institutions to find and bring talented individuals into its team and help them deliver groundbreaking new technologies and innovative services .\ncodeplay will be attending google i / o in san francisco on 28 - 29 may . google i / o is two days of talk . . . . . .\nworking together , the codeplay team has been optimizing and analyzing mobile gpu applications using advanced kernel fusion methods via android\u2122 ' s renderscript\u2122 , and the llvm - based opencl\u2122 api\u2122 .\nsince its inception codeplay has been committed to novel technology research which directly feeds into the design and development of new software tools for specialized hardware now appearing in mass market consumer devices .\ncodeplay is internationally recognized for expertise in heterogeneous systems , and has many years of experience in the development of compilers , runtimes , debuggers , test systems , and other specialized tools .\nrenesas electronics corporation ( tse : 6723 ) , a premier supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions , and codeplay software ltd . , experts in high - performance compilers and software optimization for multi - core processing , today announced their collaboration to deliver computeaorta\u2122 , codeplay\u2019s opencl open standard - based software framework for renesas r - car system - on - chips ( socs ) .\nif you\u2019ve been to any games or technology related event in scotland over the last few years , the chances are you\u2019ll have run into codeplay . the company is one of the oldest games - related studios in scotland , having been around since 1999 . however codeplay is no simple game developer . instead it has created a global profile in the area of compiler optimisation .\nanother unique vectorc feature , codeplay ' s custom calling conventions provide a mechanism to lower function calling overhead and speed up code . gnu inline assembly support is provided as standard within vectorc .\ncodeplay is already working with hardware not due to reach market until 2014 and beyond . alongside its commercial activities the company is also involved with a wide range of ground - breaking research projects :\ncodeplay ' s vectorc compiler platform is a highly configurable c / c + + compiler engine that can bring full ( or subset ) c / c + + support to your new processor architecture .\nas a rapidly - expanding scottish technology company codeplay software is pleased to announce the appointment of michael wong as its new vp of research and development . this appointment also brings the expansion of codeplay r & d into canada , an indication of the success and growth of the edinburgh team . michael joins a highly skilled and experienced team developing software platforms for intelligent devices such as smartphones , robots and self - driving cars .\ncodeplay is currently supporting doctoral researchers at the university of glasgow and at imperial college , london . we also support an engineering doctorate researcher at the isli , livingston and a engd student from the university of bath .\ncodeplay software limited is a compiler and software tools developer based in edinburgh , scotland . codeplay develop c / c + + compilers for multi - core and special purpose processor architectures , offering their sieve c + + multicore programming system as a means to easily write c / c + + code for acceleration on multicore chips . they also build bespoke c / c + + compilers for customers , using their vectorc retargetable compiler engine .\n\u201cat codeplay we have the expertise to develop extremely complex and innovative games technology for clients . our strength is in our deep understanding of the hardware and its capabilities . this allows us to efficiently implement new hard technical features , improve performance and optimise existing game code . we hope the games industry will see codeplay as the go - to company for sophisticated technical outsourcing and that this will be the first of many collaborations with developers . \u201d\nlpgpu ( low power on the graphics processor unit ) . codeplay software are the technical co - ordinators of this 3 year eu fp7 project involving technical university of berlin , university of uppsala , geomerics , thinksilicon and aigamedev\ngraphics researchers at samsung electronics uk have teamed up with mobile graphics specialists codeplay , think silicon and tu berlin to develop a tool for enabling smartphone batteries to last longer while running advanced video games and using the camera .\ncodeplay research was set up in early 2013 to investigate and research advanced compiler and software technologies as well as predict future standards and platforms . working with our partners , we have developed a number of core technologies and foundations .\npeppher ( performance portability and programmability for heterogeneous many - core architectures ) . codeplay software partnered with the universities of bordeaux , vienna , karlsruhe and linkoping as well as intel , movidius and chalmers tekniska on a 3 year eu fp7 project\ncodeplay works alongside some of the worlds largest companies , institutions , research organizations and industry partners . working together with a common goal of creating a more advanced high - performance future , we are helping to define a number of standards .\npage for vectorc . though the benchmark page is somewhat dated ( i should talk ! ) , it is interesting because it provides full source code plus the compiled assembler code for all of the examples . codeplay also offers tools such as their\none current project is the development of a high - precision , high - performance and low - power maths library . codeplay software\u2019s experts on compiler optimisation , data involvement and vectorisation are pushing this technology forward onto mobile gpus and digital signal processors .\ncodeplay has delivered standards - compliant systems for some of the largest semiconductor companies in the world , focusing specifically on high - performance heterogeneous processor solutions for cpus , gpus , dsps , fpgas and other specialized imaging and vision processors . working within the khronos\u2122 group to define new open standards such as opencl\u2122 , spir\u2122 , sycl\u2122 , and vulkan\u2122 , and leading the creation of new system runtime and tools standards through the hsa foundation , codeplay has earned a reputation as one of the leaders in compute systems .\ncodeplay has delivered standards - compliant systems for some of the largest semiconductor companies in the world , focusing specifically on high - performance heterogeneous processor solutions for cpus , gpus , dsps , fpgas and other specialized imaging and vision processors . working within the khronos\u2122 group to define new open standards such as opencl\u2122 , spir\u2122 , sycl\u2122 , and vulkan\u00ae , and leading the creation of new system runtime and tools standards through the hsa foundation , codeplay has earned a reputation as one of the leaders in compute systems .\ncodeplay has made it easy to adapt vectorc and gain the advantages of working with the familiar microsoft visual studio environment through comprehensive support for the microsoft abi . all it takes is a mouse click to switch compilation units over to vectorc from within the visual studio ide .\nled by codeplay\u2019s head of research dr . paul keir and research project lead maria rovatsou , the new r & d lab will consolidate and expand the company\u2019s ongoing research efforts into the future of development technologies , including graphics , compiler and processor technologies , as well as others .\n\u201cworking within this expert team across business and academia to analyse power consumption of videogames and camera processing is a fabulous opportunity for us at codeplay . it will enable us to solve a very challenging problem : lengthening battery life of smartphones while running the most advanced graphics processing . \u201d\nthe consortium includes three european technology companies : codeplay , the edinburgh based gpu technology company , think silicon ( a greek low gate - count graphics semiconductor ip core company ) and samsung electronics uk ltd . tu - berlin ( germany ) , a european university , completes the group .\neverything you need for writing portable applications for a plethora of current and future multicore devices ; a programming system that lets you write portable software for multicore processor architectures , a configurable compiler with a c backend that supports your target platform , and customized runtime libraries developed to your specification by codeplay .\nthe top 10 competitors in codeplay software ' s competitive set are lynx software , green hills software , vector software , wind river systems , qnx software systems , prqa , parasoft , pelagicore , micrium and real time systems . together they have raised over 0 between their estimated 5 . 8k employees .\nthese pages describe the advanced compiler technology features of codeplay s vectorc compiler engine . vectorc has been designed to be easily customised ( adding built - in intrinsics , types , operators ) , making it very suitable for use in creating custom - built c and c + + compilers for new processor designs .\ncodeplaylabs is uniquely positioned right in the centre of the new mobile graphics revolution , one of very few specialist companies in the world delivering the standards and technologies in this area . codeplay software wants to use its unique capabilities to work out what these devices can do , and how to deliver on the promise\u2026\ncodeplay software\u2019s r & d division will enable the teams which are focused on delivering the highest possible quality for current processing technology to benefit from the results of people who are asking : what next ? it will have the engineering freedom to innovate across every area of compilers , debuggers , profilers and other tools .\nvectorc { pc } also supports our codeplay portable intrinsics . these intrinsic functions generate vector instructions from c / c + + source code . but , they are portable , so you can recompile for different vector instruction sets and even non - vector instruction sets as well . all from the same source code !\nas well as its cutting - edge client work , codeplay software has pioneered parallel processing on graphics hardware for over a decade now . during that time , mobile gpu technology has evolved from a next - gen idea to an everyday reality of smartphones , tablets and pcs , with a global reach of hundreds of millions of users .\ncodeplay works with chip manufacturers , semiconductor companies and hardware manufacturers , to help exploit the full potential of the technology these companies are creating . to put it simply , they make things run faster , better and more efficiently . which in turn allows software companies and game developers to push the hardware further and faster in all manner of new directions .\ncodeplay software has established a global reputation for technical expertise in specialised software , general purpose processors ( cpus ) , graphics processors ( gpus ) and digital signal processors ( dsps ) . designers and manufacturers of new devices , platforms , computing and electronics now understand that tailored solutions , which exploit every feature of their new microprocessors , must achieve ever greater power , performance and efficiency .\nat the same time as helping semiconductor companies deliver impressive new levels of processing on small low - power devices , codeplay is also interested in the possibilities of people carrying a supercomputer in their hands . what can this processing power enable ? there is a world of stunningly powerful mobile devices with cameras and incredible graphics power out there , and this research will enable new ways of interacting with devices and new forms of entertainment .\ncodeplay are delighted to announce that we will be attending the annual arm research summit on the 11th - 13th september at robinson college , university of cambridge . attending from codeplay this year will be ruyman reyes , principal software engineer , programming models and mehdi goli , research associate . ruyman & mehdi will both be presenting whilst at the summit . ruyman will be presenting the following talk : sycl\u2122 : c + + to the rescue of soc programmability and mehdi will be presenting the following at the poster session on tuesday evening : opencl acceleration for tensorflow . we are always delighted to speak with anyone attending the event who is interested in what we are doing , so if you are attending , please come and say \u201chello\u201d . if you are interested and would like to arrange a meeting with us at the event , please use our contact form or follow us on @ codeplaysoft and make contact !\nanother unique aspect of vectorc { ee } is the included interactive optimizer application . codeplay \u2018smart compiler\u2019 technology provides advice back to the developer on how performance gains may be made from the source code , either by changing the source code or embedding the provided extra language features . the goal of the interactive optimizer is to provide an easy mechanism to view this advice and to modify the compiler settings and source code in order to maximize the performance of the output code .\nas vp of research and development at codeplay , michael\u2019s focus will be on building out industry - wide support for high - performance acceleration using open standards . the latest developments in artificial intelligence use technologies developed in the video games industry for graphics , but now re - purposed to new uses . enabling machines to see and understand their surroundings will enable cars to drive themselves ; smartphones to understand speech without needing a network connection , and computers to learn from their surroundings and make themselves more useful to their users .\nwe describe an approach to automatic parallelisation of programs written in sieve c + + ( codeplay\u2019s c + + extension ) , using the sieve compiler and runtime system . in sieve c + + , the programmer encloses a performance - critical region of code in a sieve block , thereby instructing the compiler to delay side - effects until the end of the block . the sieve system partitions code inside a sieve block into independent fragments and speculatively distributes them among multiple cores . we present implementation details and experimental results for the sieve system on the cell be processor .\nthe vast expertise gained in building optimized close - to - the - metal technology for customers has been utilized in developing codeplay ' s computesuite\u2122 product . it combines the high - level computecpp\u2122 easy - to - use c + + standard development tools , with the low - level computeaorta\u2122 heterogeneous runtime technology to ensure that open standards - based parallel software can run on the widest possible range of platforms and devices . by being modular and standards - based , software developers can mix and match components to ensure that their software runs anywhere and exploits the full power of the underlying system .\nthroughout its history , codeplay has also participated in international research projects , with partners from the largest hardware vendors to the most cutting - edge startups , and the expert academics in our field . the focus of these projects has covered optimizing high - performance graphics techniques at low power for mobile and embedded devices , ensuring that performance is portable and investigating its impact across a variety of different heterogeneous systems , and analyzing whether new compilation techniques can assist in making software faster and more power - efficient . the results of this research provide the drive for products that are made available to customers and associated developers .\nthroughout its history , codeplay has also participated in international research projects , with partners from the largest hardware vendors to the most cutting - edge start - ups , and the expert academics in our field . the focus of these projects has covered optimizing high - performance graphics techniques at low power for mobile and embedded devices , ensuring that performance is portable and investigating its impact across a variety of different heterogeneous systems , and analyzing whether new compilation techniques can assist in making software faster and more power - efficient . the results of this research provide the drive for products that are made available to customers and associated developers .\nthe framework will be available first on r - car h3 as a proof of concept , then focusing on r - car v3m and other r - car socs of the renesas autonomytm platform for advanced driving assistance system ( adas ) and automated driving . the new framework is designed to support software development for the r - car\u2019s latest image recognition ip , the imp - x5 , a multi - threading core optimized for computer vision and cognitive processing . codeplay will also provide r - car with computecpp\u2122 , an implementation of the sycl\u2122 open standard , enabling single source c + + software for high level and object - oriented programming .\ncodeplay , the uk - based maker of game programming tools , announced a new licensing program for its vectorc { vu } compiler . the company is now offering vectorc { vu } at a quarter the normal price to independent game developers . if the publisher buys the game , the publisher pays the balance . if the game is not published , there is nothing more to pay . the pricing for independent developers is \u00a3500 . 00 / e $ 750 . 00 / us $ 790 . 00 . vectorc { vu } is a c compiler ( with some c + + features ) which generates micro - mode code for the ps2 vector units .\ncodeplay\u201a\u00e4\u00f4s sieve c + + parallel programming system aims to minimize the amount of programmer intervention required when writing software for multicore processors . using a sieve marker , programmers mark a section of the program called a sieve block . inside sieve blocks , side effects are delayed , meaning that program code inside sieve blocks can be automatically split into three parts : reading data from memory , pure computation , and writing data back to memory . because of this division , memory operations can be separated , parallelized , and performed by a dma system . the system is aptly named\nsieve\nbecause it filters out side effects from software and then lets programmers apply them later . sieve has been tested successfully on the cell be - based playstation 3 and ageia\u201a\u00e4\u00f4s physx processor .\nmichael wong chairs the wg21 sg5 transactional memory and sg14 games development / low latency / financials , and is the co - author of a number of c + + / openmp / transactional memory features including generalized attributes , user - defined literals , inheriting constructors , weakly ordered memory models , and explicit conversion operators . he has published numerous research papers and is the author of a book on c + + 11 . having been the technical strategy architect responsible for ibm ' s compilers and , previously , leading ibm\u2019s xl c + + compiler team , he brings his current extensive research experience in c + + parallelism and concurrency models , lock - free programming , transactional memory , c + + benchmark performance , object model , generic programming , template meta - programming and future programming models to codeplay .\ncodeplay has announced the playstation 2 version of their vectorc compiler . on the playstation 2 platform , vectorc will automatically make use of the multimedia ( mmi ) instructions of the mips cpu core in the playstation 2 ' s emotion engine , in addition to the advanced memory access optimization and instruction scheduling capabilities . the playstation 2 edition of vectorc will also optionally use the emotion engine ' s vector unit 0 ( vu0 ) in ' macro mode ' if so desired . vectorc on the playstation 2 will include a separate c / c + + compiler for the vector units which produces ' micro mode ' code . vectorc is currently available on the pc platform , it integrates with microsoft ' s visual studio environment and supports the latest processors such as intel ' s pentium 4 and amd ' s athlon . vectorc for the ps2 and vectorc 2 . 0 for the pc will be released in the first quarter of 2002 .\nenables easy integration of c + + applications into complex heterogeneous compute systems , with sycl\u2122 .\nwe provide advanced cpu , gpu , and dsp - based compiler services . we can build your compiler and help you hit performance targets .\nwe can build advanced debuggers for your platforms , using open - source solutions , to ease development of applications targeting your architecture .\nimproving the programmability of accelerated systems , particularly systems accelerated with gpus , at all levels .\nresearch into enabling a next generation of advanced graphics technologies for low - power devices .\nclick here to read about our company , view our timeline and follow links for more useful info .\nwe have won a number of awards over the years for our dedication and innovative work in our industry .\nif you would like to use our resources in media , websites , or publications , download our press pack here .\nwe work closely with a number of customers , industrial and academic partners , and research bodies .\nover the years we have produced a number of publications , videos and slide show presentations .\nif you would like to contact us directly , you can use our online web form . we will pass your message onto the most appropriate person in our team .\nthe vectorc engine supports c , c + + , and is also one of the first commercial compilers to include support for the most useful c + + 0x features ( such as auto and delegating constructors ) .\nvectorc can compile source code with multiple proprietary source extensions . it has built - in support for :\nvectorc also supports c + + to c compilation through a fully featured c backend . vectorc can easily be configured to support new language extensions , backends , and optimization pathways .\nvectorc performs all the standard non - vector optimizations expected of a high - performance compiler . as the engine understands multiple memory spaces and distributed latencies , it can optimize data - movement through double - buffered streaming dma when required , in addition to standard write combining and prefetching functions .\nvectorization so that fast simd vector code can be produced from scalar or vector source code on simd architectures .\nportable intrinsic functions that let users write complex vector operations as built in functions . vectorc converts these into the best combination of instructions on each architecture that the source code is compiled for .\nvectorizing is the art of recognising implicit parallelisms in standard c and c + + code and automatically taking advantage of advanced cpu ' vector ' units via simd instruction such as mmx , sse / sse2 , 3d now and even altivec when output to c . vectorc , as it s name implies , was designed to exploit vectorization from the outset .\nwhen speed is of the essence , carefully considered code adjustment is required . vectorc s interactive optimizer removes the guesswork in that process and displays the quality of the output assembly of your code along with helpful optimization advice .\nvectorc is available as a native implementation on windows based architectures native support on linux - based architectures will be made available when justified by customer demand .\nour c source backend allows us to output optimized c + + with or without multicore extensions in the case where rapid prototyping onto a custom accelerator processor is required , and a c compiler for the target already exists . this gives vectorc a distinct advantage over other solutions it can compile c + + code to any architecture which has an existing c compiler . current implementations have been tested on windows and linux with x86 , powerpc linux , and cell linux . the c source is fully compatible with existing c and c + + libraries compiled with visual studio or gcc .\nvectorc has been developed from the ground up over a period of 10 years and has no third - party product dependencies .\nexisting architectures supported : mips , athlon with 3dnow ! , pentium\u00ae4 , pentium\u00ae4 with sse3 , vu and emotion engine mips core of playstation\u00ae2 .\nin addition to our advanced optimizations , the full range of normal compiler optimizations are available e . g . global common sub expression elimination , constant folding , use of conditional moves , instruction scheduling , register allocation .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 frameset / / en\nurltoken\nheterogeneous system architecture ( hsa ) foundation is a not - for - profit industry standards body focused on making it dramatically easier to program heterogeneous computing devices . the consortium comprises various semiconductor companies , tools providers , software vendors , ip providers , and academic institutions that develops royalty - free standards and open - source software .\nhsa foundation members are building a heterogeneous compute software ecosystem that abstracts away the complexities of heterogeneous systems by specifying runtime and system architecture api\u2019s that run on top of cache coherent shared virtual memory hardware . this architected system removes the need for time consuming operating system calls and runs at user level .\nnearly all modern soc\u2019s are heterogeneous systems with large amounts of compute capability . historically each processor was programmed with its own tool chain . obtaining access to the compute agents required expert programmers . hsa simplifies this process by using single source programming where both control and compute code reside in the same file or project .\nrather than forcing developers to use unfamiliar programming languages , hsa has adapted its platform to conform to many different programming languages . compilation tools are available from both proprietary and open - 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end and mid - end devices using directfb and the khronos group standards : openvg , openwf .\nthe company provides highly configurable , low power ip semiconductor modules like think2d , a high performance 2d bitmap graphics accelerator , capable of targeting multiple types of surfaces including yuv , seamlessly move and scale raster images , accelerate drawing of lines and filled boxes and perform alpha blending in all target modes which add graphical power to mobile and embedded systems . it comes complete with linux directfb gfx drivers . thinkvg graphics accelerator is a low area / high performance graphics accelerator ip core desgined to bring high performance rendering to low gate - count embedded and mobile devices . it is a balanced core that accelerates commonly used graphics functions including blitting , scaling , projective image rendering , blending , compressed texture mapping , while its floating - point graphics processor is fully programmable using c / c + + .\nthink silicon is a member of the khronos group , contributing in the specification of openvg , a member of spirit consortium and a member of hellenic semiconductor industry association .\nspin digital video technologies gmbh ( spin digital ) develops high - performance video codecs for the next generation of high - quality video applications . spin digital codecs enable applications that require very high resolution ( 4k , 8k & beyond ) as well as emerging formats ( high dynamic range , high frame rate , and extended color ) . spin digital has released a complete solution including an encoder and a media player that allow content creators to reduce the filesize of super high resolution videos , while keeping the very high quality demanded by emerging media applications such as 4k & 8k uhd - tv , immersive projection , and virtual reality . the company license its software ip as complete applications ( media player , transcoder ) as well as sdks ( decoder , encoder ) ready to be integrated into customer applications .\nlow - power parallel computing on gpus 2 ( lpgpu2 )\nis a eu - funded research project into low powered graphics devices . it is the work of a specially formed consortium of four companies and one university , all from across the eu , who are collaborating to deliver advances in tools and applications for energy efficient use of mobile gpus .\nby continuing to use the site , you agree to the use of cookies . more information accept\nthe cookie settings on this website are set to\nallow cookies\nto give you the best browsing experience possible . if you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click\naccept\nbelow then you are consenting to this .\nnow , unless you\u2019re a genuine , card - 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to - date with our latest thinking and innovations .\nthough band structure is in place now , there is a room for improvement in showing career path to each employees . clear cut in telling aspirations what they have to become in next 5 - 10 years at enzen\nabout 65 + best practices were shared by 36 industry player in power , water and waste water sector , including both public and private utility operators and their service providers .\nthough everything looks good at this moment , for a better future at enzen every one of us need to improve our skillsets on a timely basis . expecting a lot from enzen - india hr team on this , i do feel management need to take this as priority activity to take up more & more new challenges from utility clients . as an established organization we need to move towards result based approach than timing based approach . this is a serious note to management when competing with startups , which are results driven\ninmobi , an independent mobile advertising network , has also created a $ 25 million fund for individual ( commonly referred to as indie ) game developers . this is part of the firm\u2019s ' monetization solution for games ' , which includes a playable ads format offered at global scale . this solution allows developers to optimize their monetization strategies based on the emotional state of players as they move through different stages of the game . inmobi will provide advisory services including global scaling , monetization , and ad experience creation to developers who enroll through 2014 . the fund will equip indie game developers to increase their app revenue through superior monetization .\nramesh venkat , chief executive officer of reliance private equity fund , along with his seven - member management team , will buy a majority stake from reliance capital in the six - year fund which invested inr 1 , 000 crore in 8 companies in the past four years .\na utility focused management consulting firm specializing in research and consultimplementation on emerging business models in india . our key focus rest in private utilities \u2013 their go - to - market strategies ; customer intelligence & business analytics ; financial modeling and bid advisory ; and performance monitoring and improvements .\nis a india - based fund accounting service provider that services fund administrators , custodians and prime brokers . we specialize in various accounting standards and instrument structures . the primary focus is on servicing hedge funds , mutual funds , private equity firms , family offices , insurance portfolios and managed accounts .\nenzen , which was established in 2006 , provides advisory , management and engineering design services for projects in the power , gas and water infrastructure sectors in india and the uk . the company also has an electricity distribution business that partners with local providers to improve service quality and reduce technical and revenue losses . darby asia opportunities fund iii launched in 2011 and focuses on mezzanine opportunities .\nin mar - 14 , polygenta had announced that ventureast would invest inr 14 . 25 cr via issue of 95 lakhs ncrps ( non - convertible redeemable preference shares ) at inr 15 each . in apr - 09 , aloe private equity had committed to invest inr 117 cr across two tranches in polygenta .\nbasiz fund service is a india - based fund accounting service provider that services fund administrators , custodians and prime brokers . we specialize in various accounting standards and instrument structures . the primary focus is on servicing hedge funds , mutual funds , private equity firms , family offices , insurance portfolios and managed accounts .\nspark\u2019s deep understanding of the bank helped appropriately position the bank with investors and generate demand from the most optimal mix of long only funds , private equity investors , mutual funds and existing investors in the bank , thus bringing together a compelling set of marquee funds that augurs well for the bank and its shareholding .\ninvestors with over 10 % stake may get to take the ofs route economic times the securities and exchange board of india is likely to allow only those large investors \u2014 owning more than 10 % stake in top 200 companies by market capitalisation \u2014 to sell their stake through the offer - for - sale ( ofs ) route . the move could be a major relief to private equity funds struggling to exit listed companies but would be restrictive to the ones with small holdings . non - promoter shareholders with significant holding such as private equity , venture capital funds and lic would be able to sell their stake through this cost and time efficient platform . urltoken\nthe menda family , which owns rmz , would keep anywhere between 25 - 30 % post the listing while qatar investment authority and baring private equity partners would own the remaining 20 - 25 % . baring would flip their ownership into the reit as the objective was to provide\na liquid option\nto the existing investors .\ncloud - based workspace solutions provider workspot has raised $ 6 . 5 million in series a funding from helion , translink capital and qualcomm ventures . workspot offers flexibility for it administrators to manage mobile access for enterprises and provides a solution that saves on cost and time , and requires no new infrastructure or complex software . alumnus of iit - kanpur amitabh sinha cofounded workspot two years ago in the us along with puneet chawla , a mechanical engineer from punjab engineering college .\nthe power of learning initiatives in today\u2019s business lies in the ability to constantly provoke thought and reflection . this is what i find valuable in my long learning association with kavitha rao - learners route . the team of small group of insightful , dedicated people enable business ready learning solutions be it self discovery sessions or soft skill arena i thank them for enriching our team with their experience . as the saying goes \u2013 \u201cit\u2019s what you learn after you know it all that counts\u201d .\nskanray acquired l & t ' s medical equipment business in 2012 and pricol ' s medical technology business in 2013 . pe firm ascent capital invested in the company last year . skanray sells under its own brand and also supplies products to other global medical equipment companies to sell under their brand . in india , it has an installed base of 1 . 1 lakh units . customers include major hospitals , diagnostic centres and nursing homes .\nstarted as part of the financial technologies group , iex is backed by private equity funds such as multiples pe , bessemer ventures , lightspeed ventures , india value fund and psus including power trading corp and rural electrification corp . indian power companies adani enterprises , jindal power , lanco infra , reliance infra and tata power together own 5 % stake in the exchange .\nthe calcutta stock exchange ( cse ) is planning to sell assets worth nearly rs 260 crore , which will enable it to buy a stake in a clearing corporation over the next six months . cse has appointed jones lang lasalle ( jll ) to sell nearly three acres land parcel owned by it on e m bypass . the exchange has been in touch with indian clearing corporation limited ( iccl ) , the clearing corporation of bse , and mcx sx clearing corporation to formalise an agreement .\nthe accelerator will take equity anywhere between 1 - 10 % in the companies and will incubate them for 12 - 18 months . the accelerator has tied up global life sciences tools provider esco group and will work with it on an equity - sharing basis . it will take on eight - 10 companies a year , on a rolling basis , working on areas like medical devices , diagnostics , medical textiles and digital health . bangalore - based evoma , will provide office space for the startups .\nchryscapital , through its unit warhol limited , has sold 10 , 000 , 000 shares on nse at a price of rs . 27 . 30 per share and 900 , 000 shares on bse at a price of rs . 27 . 51 per share of publicly listed engg . & construction firm gammon india ltd . aggregating inr 29 . 78 cr on jul 24 , 2014 . this constitutes 7 . 99 % of total outstanding shares of gammon india ltd . post - deal the investor would hold 1 . 86 % stake in the company .\nj kumar infraprojects ltd ( jkil ) has completed a inr 137 . 16 crore qualified institutional placement ( qip ) , by placing 44 . 25 lakh equity shares at inr 309 . 98 apiece . the issue garnered interest from investors such as capital research , macquarie bank , gmo , birla mutual fund , bajaj allianz , tata aia life insurance and dsp blackrock . jkil intends to deploy the net proceeds to fund its capital expenditure and meet working capital requirements . edelweiss acted as the left lead global coordinator and book running lead manager to the issue .\nus private equity firm general atlantic is in talks to buy a 2 to 5 % stake each in just dial ltd and info edge india ltd . at current market prices , a 2 to 5 % stake in just dial , a search service provider , would be valued between $ 36 . 4 million and $ 90 . 9 million . a similar stake in info edge , an online classifieds provider , would be $ 25 . 4 million to $ 63 . 7 million .\nin august 2013 , janalakshmi had raised rs 325 crore in series d funding , led by morgan stanley private equity asia . tata capital growth fund and qrg enterprises , the holding company of havells india , also participated . citi venture capital , india financial inclusion fund and vallabh bhansali , co - founder and chairman of enam financial consultants , also participated in the round . janalakshmi has raised close to rs 600 crore so far and the promoters currently own a little under 22 % .\na consortium led by abu dhabi national energy company , idfc and a canadian pension fund were set to purchase the karcham and baspa hydro power projects of jaypee group in a deal worth over rs 10 , 000 crore . the 1 , 000 mw karcham - wangtoo project is india\u2019s largest private sector hydropower entity . jaypee is entitled to a break fee as taqa has walked out of the deal . the jaypee group is under a debt burden of over rs 60 , 000 crore and is selling assets to reduce the burden and raise cash .\nfounded by former google executive dhruv raj gupta and at kearney analyst sukhmani singh , seeksherpa is a mobile application that links travellers with locals who create unique and tailor - made experiences that tourists can book . the company allows locals in top indian cities and tourist locations to become a \u201csherpa\u201d on the app . the app already has about 500 sherpas from eight cities and 100 experiences like delhi momo trail and shopping through chandini chowk . the app is free for the traveller but the firm gets a 20 % commission from the sherpas for every experience booked . the company is targeting to increase its sherpa base to 10 , 000 and expand to more cities and tourist locations in india this year before expanding to global locations next year .\ndiagnostic chain thyrocare technologies is likely to launch its initial public offer ( ipo ) in february 2015 . private equity firm cx partners plans to sell 25 % of its 27 % stake through the ipo and is likely to reap a return of 3x over its four - 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2011 academic year or fulbright specialist grantees , please contact us or click here .\npublicly listed it services firm wipro is to acquire alberta , canada - based atco ' s it subsidiary , atco i - tek , for cad 210 million ( us $ 195 million or over inr 1 , 176 crore ) in cash . the sale would be completed in the third quarter of 2014 . wipro will also acquire atco i - tek\u2019s current contracts as well as the assets of atco i - tek australia . about 500 employees from canada and 50 from australia will be transferred to wipro as part of the deal with atco .\nwipro has also secured a 10 - year it deal with atco for providing outsourcing services , which will result in annual revenues of over cad 120 million ( us $ 112 million or inr 675 crore ) for wipro for the next 10 - years . atco group is engaged in structures and logistics , utilities , energy and technologies .\nask real estate fund invests rs . 127 - cr in ats group ' s noida project\nask group made its maiden investment of rs . 127 crore from its offshore fund in ats group\u2019s project in noida . the project is located at the sector 150 , noida across 20 acres and is valued at rs . 1000 crore having total saleable area of 1 . 7 million square feet . the project is focused on mid income households . this is ask group\u2019s third investment with ats group . the offshore fund is being managed by ask capital management pte . ltd . , the singapore based subsidiary of ask group .\nthe first exit made by ask group in ats was in 2012 \u2013 \u2018one hamlet\u2019 in noida , with an irr of 54 % and a multiple of 2 . 45 in about 2 years . it has recently announced its exit from liviano , a project by darode jog properties in pune , recording an irr of 30 % and a multiple of 2 . 35 in 3 years . both these exits are from the first domestic fund launched by ask group in 2009 .\ncibil is the market leader in the segment with roughly 90 % share . this is a pre - ipo deal since the company is planning to come out with a public issue by the end of next calendar year .\nmilestone capital is buying apartments in bulk in assotech realty pvt . ltd\u2019s project in gurgaon for inr 50 crore with a minimum pre - agreed internal rate of return ( irr ) . the fund is only paying 40 - 50 % of the discounted sale price and the balance is payable on possession , thereby reducing the risk . second , assured returns from the developer enables the fund to structure the investment and reduce downside risk for investors . the investment is one of the last couple of deals that remains to be done from milestone domestic scheme iii , a inr 400 crore development fund , which has made eight investments so far .\ntalview ( formerly interview master ) , a video interview platform based on the concept of asynchronous video interviews , has received follow - on funding from venture capital fund mayfield ventures , reportedly for a 15 - 20 % stake . the customers of talview include wockhardt , jsw , renault , singapore airlines , resouce hunters and rank junction . the company was earlier incubated at venturenursery .\nventureast to invest rs . 7 - cr in listed textiles tech firm polygenta ; lend rs . 15 - cr\nvc firm ventureast , via ventureast life fund iii , is to invest inr 7 crore in publicly listed textiles technology firm polygenta technologies by subscribing to 15 lakh ccps , priced at inr 47 a share .\nventureast life fund iii will also lend polygenta inr 15 cr via ncds redeemable after four years and will have maximum ytm of 15 % . ramesh alur of ventureast has joined the company ' s board .\nomidyar network , promoted by ebay founder pierre omidyar , has invested in start - up news and commentary website scroll . in . the investment was made into scroll india\u2019s us - based parent , scroll media inc . scroll was launched less than a year ago and has inked a contract recently with us business blog quartz ( qz ) to launch an india edition .\npublicly - listed intec capital has decided to voluntarily delist its shares from bombay stock exchange and delhi stock exchange .\nin march 2013 motilal oswal pe had invested $ 10 . 43 million in intec capital .\nabu dhabi national energy company , or taqa , has decided to withdraw from the deal with jaiprakash power ventures to purchase two hydro power plants based in himachal pradesh . taqa will withdraw from the acquisition transaction as defined in the acquisition transaction agreement dated 1st march 2014 between the company and jaiprakash power ventures .\ninvestor rakesh jhunjhunwala\u2019s investment firm rare enterprises has taken a stake in bangalore - based remedinet technologies , which makes technology to hasten the process of cashless bill payments in hospitals . last year , bessemer vc and nirvana acquired 100 % stake in remedinet , which was earlier known as healthsprint networks , and brought in a new management .\nremedinet has developed a platform on which payers like insurance firms or third party administrators as well as hospitals can better manage the process of pre - authorised payments when a patient is admitted to final settlement when discharged . the company ' s client list include healthcare providers like fortis healthcare , vasan eye care ; insurers like icici lombard and max bupa and tpas like mediassist . it has covered over 200 hospitals across india .\nin feb - 11 , educomp had picked up a majority stake in test preparation company gateforum educational services ( p ) ltd which prepares students for the graduate aptitude test in engineering ( gate ) , an entrance test for admission to post - graduate courses in technical institutes such as the indian institutes of technology and national institutes of technology .\nchryscapital sells gammon india shares worth rs . 29 . 78 cr , registers 0 . 2x return\nchryscapital made its first investment in gammon india in nov 2004 and exited the firm in apr 2006 with 5x return . chryscapital again re - entered the company in jul 2008 .\nmilestone capital has made an exit from a residential project in bangalore being developed by jain heights with a gross irr of 25 % . the investment of inr 15 crore had been made from milestone domestic scheme iii .\ndelhi - based mobile travel marketplace seeksherpa has raised seed investment from a group of angels associated with early - stage accelerator venturenursery . the company will use the funding to expand operations and for hiring . seeksherpa was part of the january batch of venturenursery . the angel investors in the company include patni scions amit and arihant , everest flavours founder anand ladsariya , fame cinemas founder shravan shroff and former starcom mediavest group honcho ravi kiran .\na new incubator set up by entrepreneurs in the biotechnology sector has invested in software product company lucep , which is looking to enter the healthcare segment ; coimbatore - based skl medtech , which is developing a fabric that absorbs x - rays ; and drug discovery company bugworks .\nkotak mahindra bank is to buy a 15 % stake in multi commodity exchange ( mcx ) for rs 459 crore from financial technologies india ( ftil ) , in a deal that values mcx at rs 3 , 060 crore , at rs . 600 per share . its market capitalization by last friday ' s closing price stands at rs 3 , 996 crore . kotak mahindra already owns ace derivatives and commodity exchange ltd .\nthe holding of ftil , which earlier had a 26 % stake in mcx , will come down to 5 % after the deal . it had already diluted 6 % through open - market transactions . after the remaining five per cent stake has been sold , fmc would clear the way for approving new mcx contracts , which were put on hold till the exchange ensured an ftil exit .\nswiss - based fragrance and flavours company firmenich , through its indian subsidiary firmenich aromatics production ( india ) , has acquired 40 % stake in indian floral extracts leader jasmine concrete exports for inr 27 crore ( $ 4 . 5 m ) .\njapan\u2019s daido steel to acquire 10 % stake in sunflag iron rs . 55 . 8 cr\nnagoya , japan - based daido steel co . will buy a 10 % stake in publicly - listed sunflag iron & steel . sunflag will issue 1 , 80 , 21 , 945 equity shares for inr 31 to daido .\nsouth africa ' s life healthcare will invest up to inr 794 crore to up stake in its jv - max healthcare - with diversified group max india . publicly - listed max india would divest up to 13 . 3 % of existing equity stake held in the jv at inr 67 . 50 per equity share , for an aggregate consideration of up to inr 356 crore in favour of life healthcare . max healthcare will also make fresh equity issuance to the south african partner on a preferential basis , for an aggregate consideration of up to inr 397 crore .\ncurrently , max india ' s stake in max healthcare stands at 65 . 86 % . life healthcare holds 26 % while ifc holds 7 . 5 % .\nstrides acquires 74 % in bafna\u2019s branded generics business for rs . 48 - cr\nbangalore - based listed drug firm strides arcolab has taken majority stake in the indian branded generics business ( raricap ) of chennai - based listed bafna pharmaceuticals for rs . 48 . 1 crore . bafna ' s india branded generics business will be transferred to a special purpose vehicle ( spv ) in which strides will have a 74 % stake . the indian generics business of bafna has presence in 17 states , with a workforce of 400 employees and had revenues of rs . 24 . 6 crore in march this year . as a part of the deal , bafna will continue to manufacture products for the spv along with ip and manpower .\nskanray technologies , the mysore - based manufacturer of medical equipment , has acquired bologna - based cei - italy ( compagnia elettronica italiana ) , an x - ray tube maker . cei has 5 million euros ( rs 41 crore ) in revenue . in 2008 , skanray had picked up a minority stake in cei . the latest move follows skanray ' s establishment of its own r & d unit in europe late last year .\nuk - based exova group has acquired mumbai - based metallurgical services . the acquisition will allow exova group to reach into india and support the expansion of its offering to customers in emerging asian markets . metallurgical services employs 130 specialists who support over 3 , 500 customers mainly throughout the western region . the company will now operate under the exova metallurgical services brand .\npublicly listed ipca laboratories ltd . has acquired certain business assets ( ophthalmology portfolio including trademarks and out - licensing of a patented product ) from bausch & lomb eyecare india .\nbitcoins firm coinsecure has been acquired by a delhi - based industrialist , mohit kalra , who joins as ceo & co - founder .\nthe company\u2019s head office will be based in delhi and house the accounts , legal , management and advisory teams . the development center will be in bangalore led by benson samuel who will be joining as cto & founder . jincy samuel will join in as coo & center head for the bangalore facility .\nlegal matrix , a hyderabad - based start - up law firm set up in 2011 by aruna kumari , has merged into kochhar & co\u2019s hyderabad office with five lawyers . kumari has 15 years of experience and specializes in real estate , litigation , corporate and commercial laws , intellectual property ( ip ) and labour . kochhar\u2019s hyderabad office now has 17 lawyers .\nreal estate developer dlf is selling a 30 - acre land parcel in hyderabad ' s raidurg area to local builder my home group for rs 550 crore to reduce its debt . the delhi - based developer had bought the land parcel from the andhra pradesh industrial infrastructure corporation ( apiic ) in 2008 in the corporation ' s game park project that was launched two years earlier .\ndlf has pared its debt to rs 18 , 500 crore from over rs 23 , 000 crore a few years ago , but it hopes to bring this down further to rs 17 , 500 crore by the end of the current fiscal .\nshriram properties ltd will purchase 6 . 5 acres - part of india ' s oldest surviving film studio , avm , in vadapalani , a suburb of chennai - from the family of legendary filmmaker a v meiyappan . the deal is valued around rs 400 crore . the realty firm is expected to develop a 7 lakh sq ft residential project at the site . shriram is expected to rope in a partner to finance the avm project .\nthe shriram - avm deal would be structured in two parts , where shriram properties will buy half of family member avm balasubramanian ' s land for about rs 180 crore and jointly develop the remaining half with him . a term - sheet giving shriram either ownership or mortgage rights over the land has been signed .\nleela lace holdings , a company owned by the promoters of leela group , has sold a 6 . 5 acre it park in kochi to asian business connection , the holding company of mumbai - based carnival group for rs 280 crore . leela lace earns around rs 30 crore annually through lease rentals from 53 tenants of total four towers . out of the total 6 . 5 acres , around 5 acres has special economic zone status . leela lace is a privately held company and the money raised will be used for future expansion .\ncarnival group has interests in hospitality , media and entertainment and multiplexes . earlier this month , carnival group ' s subsidiary carnival cinemas acquired realty developer housing development & infrastructure ' s multiplex business broadway cinemas for rs 110 crore .\nthe ruias , promoters of the essar group , have sold their bungalow in delhi ' s jor bagh area for about inr 100 crore to supreme court lawyer rohit tandon who runs a law firm t & t law , after having previously set up and exited zeus law associates . the house was sold by essar properties on june 30 to devlin corp , a company in which tandon and his son varun are directors .\nthe house , which stands across the road from safdarjung ' s tomb and the civil aviation ministry on the edge of the lutyens bungalow zone ( lbz ) , was being used as a corporate office and guest house . the bungalow has 12 , 000 sq ft of built - up space and sits on a 1 , 250 sq yard plot .\nwestbridge exits havells with 2 . 08x ; sells shares worth rs . 218 . 80 cr\nwestbridge capital , through its unit jwalamukhi investment holdings , has sold 2 , 090 , 143 shares at an average price of rs . 1046 . 83 per share of publicly listed electrical equipment manufacturer havells india ltd . aggregating inr 218 . 80 cr between apr \u2013 jun 2014 . this constitutes 1 . 67 % of total outstanding shares of havells india ltd .\nwestbridge capital invested approx . inr 137 . 58 cr over three quarters and made two part exits before .\ninfo edge , owner of recruitment portal naukri . com , will raise up to rs 750 crore through a qualified institutional placement ( qip ) in a bid to expand its real estate classifieds business 99acres . this is the first capital raise for the zero debt company since its initial public offer in 2006 . with this fundraise and over rs 550 crore cash on its balance sheet , info edge will have a war chest of over rs 1 , 000 crore which could also be used for acquisitions .\nhdfc property fund , a part of hdfc group , has closed us $ 250 million international fund focused on investing in indian real estate , with investments from marquee international institutional investors . this marks the closure of hdfc ' s second international real estate fund . the fund will focus on investing primarily in residential property developments in major indian cities .\nhdfc had raised an international fund of $ 800 million in 2007 , which is fully deployed . hdfc property fund had also set up in 2005 two domestic real estate funds ; one with a corpus of rs 1 , 000 crore that has been substantially exited and another rs 464 . 4 crore fund , which is fully exited now .\naround 69 investors , mostly from the united arab emirates and gulf cooperation council ( gcc ) countries , had invested around $ 34 . 7 million in the $ 220 - million dynamic india fund ( dif ) iii since 2005 , after being allegedly promised a return of 25 % .\nrealty firm logix group plans to raise rs 250 crore from foreign investors for the development of its ongoing mixed - use commercial project in noida . the company is developing this commercial project at an investment of rs 1 , 000 crore and is looking to raise fdi to complete this project . the 6 - acre project called ' noida city center ' includes a 7 lakh sq ft shopping mall , 2 . 5 lakh sq ft office towers , two hotels with combined 400 rooms and 100 service apartments .\nearlier , logix had raised funds from apollo , taib and icici prudential for other projects .\nonline healthcare provider iclinic healthcare is in talks with investors to raise rs 25 crore to fund its expansion in india . the company is targeting to cover most of the 1 , 000 towns in india that have broadband and 3g connectivity . iclinic healthcare aims to provide specialist care to patients in semi - urban towns by setting up centres from where they may contact specialists in metros with the help of the local doctors and consult them for diagnosis , advice and treatment over an online video call .\njanalakshmi financial services , an urban micro - finance institution ( mfi ) started by well - known social entrepreneur ramesh ramanathan , is understood to be in talks to raise rs 600 crore from pe firms . the fund raise may be in phases and the first infusion will be in the rs 350 - crore range .\njanalakshmi financial services is a for - profit mfi , with assets of over rs 2 , 000 crore with the entire promoter stake held in a not - for - profit , jana urban foundation . in fy14 , janalakshmi reported a three - fold surge in net profit to rs 50 crore on revenues of rs 408 crore , which grew by 2 . 5 times .\npune - based cyrus and adar poonawalla has made a firm 550 million pound offer to the sahara group for the grosvenor house hotel , a 650 , 000 - sq ft iconic property located in london ' s upscale mayfair neighbourhood . the poonawalla family may have to compete and match an investor group linked to the qatari royal family and the sultan hassanal bolkiah of brunei . the poonawalla family has valued the grosvenor house at 19 times ebitda multiple .\nsahara , which bought the grosvenor house property in 2010 for 470 million pounds , had received competing offers ranging between 600 and 650 million pounds and the poonawallas had been asked to try and match that . potentially queering the pitch for the poonawallas is also the fact that its rival bidders may even be open to scoop up the entire sahara portfolio of three luxury properties , which also includes the plaza and dream downtown hotels in new york .\npublicly - listed panacea biotec is looking to raise funds by way of issue of securities aggregating upto rs . 250 crore or equivalent thereof in any currency .\ntata power is scouting for investment opportunities in select overseas geographies . the company is also eyeing assets in various stages of development across india , available for acquisition due to financial stress in the power sector . such acquisitions are expected to leverage its existing businesses in the power value chain .\ndrug maker lupin is looking to acquire some of the mature brands of glaxosmithkline plc ( gsk ) . these include imitrex ( used to treat migraine ) , zantac ( for stomach ulcers ) and antidepressant paxil . gsk is looking to sell rights of these drugs in north america and western europe . the combined sales of these drugs are estimated at over $ 1 . 7 billion .\nbeyond squarefeet , a mumbai - based mall advisory company , is in talks with portugal - based mall developer sonea sierra to divest 50 % stake . the company , promoted by former ceo of hiranandani - owned haiko and loft supermarket chains susil dungarwal , is likely to clinch the deal for a valuation of close to rs 80 crore . the deal is expected to be signed in the next two months .\njindal power ltd , a subsidiary of jindal steel and power ltd ( jspl ) , is looking to sell its entire stake in the 1 , 800 - mw kamala hydroelectric power project in arunachal pradesh . jspl had won the kamala hydro - power project in 2009 .\njspl has equity interests in three hydroelectric projects , including the kamala project in arunachal pradesh through jindal power . the other two are the 3 , 097 - mw etalin project and the 680 - mw attunli project . these three ventures were to be developed by jindal power through three separate 74 : 26 joint ventures with hydro power development corporation of arunachal pradesh ltd ( hpdcapl ) . earlier , the arunachal pradesh government had decided to scrap a deal that gave jspl a 49 % stake in hpdcapl .\nmaharashtra - based dairy company and gowardhan brand owner parag milk foods , promoted by devendra shah , is mulling an ipo , to offer exit to investors who own 30 % stake . the company is looking at a valuation of rs 2 , 000 crore to rs 2 , 500 crore . parag had raised funds from idfc alternatives and motilal oswal venture capital advisors and its associates . besides , the international finance corporation ( ifc ) had given a $ 15 - million loan to parag in end - 2013 .\nkanpur - based jla infraville shoppers has filed a draft red herring prospectus for an ipo on the bse - sme platform for 20 , 00 , 000 equity shares at rs 10 each aggregating rs 2 crore . the net issue will constitute 30 . 82 % of the post issue paid up equity share capital of the company .\njla infraville is engaged in online trading and retailing of range of products including fabrics , clothing , furnishings , electronics and computers and its accessories , surgical instruments and hearing aid accessories .\nbesides cx partners , another pe investor - norwest venture partners - holds a 10 % stake in thyrocare , which it had bought in 2012 for rs 120 crore . the remaining 60 % stake is held by founder and chairman a velumani .\nbangalore - based commercial office space landlord rmz offices plans to raise $ 1 . 5 billion ( rs 9 , 000 crore ) , through a real estate investment trust ( reit ) either in singapore or mumbai . the developer has started work with bankers to take its rent yielding office buildings , valued at $ 3 billion , public within 15 months .\nmumbai - based financial services company nysaa securities has filed a draft red herring prospectus for an ipo on the bse - sme platform for 10 , 00 , 000 equity shares at rs 15 each aggregating rs 1 . 5 crore . the net issue will constitute 28 . 76 % of the post issue paid up equity share capital of the company .\ntexmaco rail & engineering ltd , part of the adventz group , which is in the process of merging with kalindee rail nirman ( engineers ) ltd , has decided to raise inr 300 crore through equity for expansion and diversification ."]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "condor flugdienst", "paragraphs": ["check out the lowest airfare of condor flugdienst on skyscanner and find the best condor flugdienst flights for your journey .\ndeutsche flugdienst gmbh takes over \u201ccondor - luftreederei\u201d , founded in 1957 by the hamburg - based oetker concern , and changes its name to condor flugdienst gmbh .\nclick here for more information about our condor flugdienst reviews and safety ratings system .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh .\ngateway gardens . retrieved on may 28 , 2011 .\n^\ncondor flugdienst gmbh .\ngateway gardens . retrieved on may 28 , 2011 .\ncleartrip facilitates easy , fast and reliable air tickets booking platform for the condor flugdienst airlines .\ncondor flugdienst operates the non - passenger pilatus _ pc - 9 aircraft for target - towing duties .\n^\nhow to find us frankfurt airport .\ncondor flugdienst . retrieved on 28 may 2011 .\ncondor flugdienst fleet offers three types of cabin configurations \u2013 business class , premium economy class and economy class .\nurltoken presents our independent condor flugdienst safety ratings and reviews . country of origin : germany | airline code : de\nlist of airline mergers and acquisitions . . . delta name ) lufthansa 1955 - created deutsche flugdienst gmbh in conjunction with other companies and subsequently owned 25 . 81 % of it 1959 - increased its shares in deutsche flugdienst . . . in 1961 deutsche flugdienst bought\ncondor - luftreederei\u201c renaming itself then\ncondor flugdienst gmbh\n1989 - created sunexpress airlines as a joint venture with turkish airlines . . .\nhow to find us .\ncondor flugdienst . retrieved on 28 may 2011 .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh am gr\u00fcnen weg 1 - 3 65451 kelsterbach germany\nand\ncondor flugdienst gmbh ( location oberursel ) thomas - cook - platz 1 61440 oberursel germany\nand\ncondor berlin gmbh airport berlin - sch\u00f6nefeld postfach 12521 berlin germany\nand\ncondor technik gmbh cargo city s\u00fcd , geb\u00e4ude 507 60549 frankfurt / airport germany\nhow to find us .\ncondor flugdienst . retrieved on 28 may 2011 .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh am gr\u00fcnen weg 1 \u2013 3 65451 kelsterbach germany\nand\ncondor flugdienst gmbh ( location oberursel ) thomas - cook - platz 1 61440 oberursel germany\nand\ncondor berlin gmbh airport berlin - sch\u00f6nefeld postfach 12521 berlin germany\nand\ncondor technik gmbh cargo city s\u00fcd , geb\u00e4ude 507 60549 frankfurt / airport germany\ncondor flugdienst operated 4 different vickers viscount aircrafts between 1961 and 1969 . all were leased from lufthansa . registrations used were :\ncondor flugdienst flies to 71 international destinations across the americas , europe , asia and africa . see here for entire list .\n^ a b c\nhow to find us .\ncondor flugdienst . retrieved on 28 may 2011 .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh am gr\u00fcnen weg 1 - 3 65451 kelsterbach germany\nand\ncondor flugdienst gmbh ( location oberursel ) thomas - cook - platz 1 61440 oberursel germany\nand\ncondor berlin gmbh airport berlin - sch\u00f6nefeld postfach 12521 berlin germany\nand\ncondor technik gmbh cargo city s\u00fcd , geb\u00e4ude 507 60549 frankfurt / airport germany\ncondor flugdienst gmbh archived 25 july 2011 at the wayback machine . .\ngateway gardens . retrieved on 28 may 2011 .\ncondor airline was formed on 21st december 1955 as deutsche flugdienst gmbh and began operating on 29th march 1956 . the current name was taken after thomas cook group took over the shares of condor berlin gmbh ( earlier deutsche flugdienst gmbh ) from lufthansa on march 1st 2003 .\ncondor flugdienst features inflight entertainment across its entire fleet . see here to view the entertainment programme aboard according to the route and region .\ncondor flugdienst offers options for hot and cold breakfasts and meals . they offer premium and special menus as well . see here for more .\n\u2014 co\u0323ndor flugdienst gmbh , abk . cfg , zu den pionieren der modernen flugtouristik geh\u00f6rende f\u00fchrende deutsche ferienfluggesellschaft ; 1955 als \u00bbdeutsche flugdienst gmbh \u00abgegr\u00fcndet ; war bis ende 1997 tochtergesellschaft der deutschen lufthansa ag . \u2026 \u2026\nbetween 1928 and 1943 ) . in 1962 , condor flugdienst transported ca . 32 , 000 passengers ( 18 , 400 of which to and from\ncleartrip brings you the latest flight schedule for condor flugdienst airlines . we\u2019ve tried to compile and simplify airways information to help you in booking your air tickets and plan your complete trip . this condor flugdienst airlines flight schedule should give you a fair idea of their flights operating across the world . view flight timings , flight numbers , flight arrivals and departures , via routes and the days on which they operate . urltoken offers great deals and discounts on condor flugdienst airlines ticket booking . make sure you book your condor flugdienst airlines flight tickets well in advance in order to enjoy cheaper air fares\ngerman charter airline condor flugdienst has given one of its airbus a320s a 1960s - look retro - livery to commemorate the company ' s 55th anniversary .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh belongs to c & n touristic ag ( today thomas cook ag ) : with the merger of condor flugdienst gmbh and nur touristic gmbh , deutsche lufthansa ag and karstadtquelle ag have created the basis for an integrated tourism concern with a european format \u2013 both partners each hold 50 percent in the company .\ncondor flugdienst is a frankfurt based , german airline which is popularly known as condor .\nde\nis the iata code of condor airlines . condor airline has other bases at munich , berlin schonefeld , dusseldorf , hamburg , hannover , leipzig / halle and stuttgart airport . condor airline is a subsidiary of thomas cook group which also has airlines operating in uk , belgium and scandinavia . condor airline was formed on 21st december 1955 as deutsche flugdienst gmbh and began operating on 29th march 1956 . the current name was taken after thomas cook group took over the shares of condor berlin gmbh ( earlier deutsche flugdienst gmbh ) from lufthansa on march 1st 2003 .\nwhen looking for a flight with condor flugdienst , all you need to do is specify the dates on lastminute . com\u2019s website and you are ready to fly !\nmunich - based geisler tours was the first holiday company to charter a condor aircraft when the airline began operations - then named deutsche flugdienst - with three vickers vikings in 1956 .\ncondor\u2019s baggage conditions apply ( condor flight and feeder flight must be issued on same ticket ) .\nin 1961 , deutsche flugdienst took over its rival condor - luftreederei ( which had been founded in 1957 by oetker ) , subsequently changing its name to condor flugdienst gmbh , thus reintroducing the\ncondor\nname with lufthansa ( there was a brazilian subsidiary named syndicato condor between 1928 and 1943 ) . in 1962 , condor flugdienst transported about 32 , 000 passengers ( 18 , 400 of which to and from majorca ) and had a market share of 63 . 3 % in the german leisure air travel . in 1966 , the longhaul business was launched , with flights to thailand , ceylon , kenya , and the dominican republic .\nin 1961 , deutsche flugdienst took over its rival condor - luftreederei ( which had been founded in 1957 by oetker ) , subsequently changing its name to condor flugdienst gmbh , thus re - introducing the\ncondor\nname with lufthansa ( there was a brazilian subsidiary named syndicato condor between 1928 and 1943 ) . in 1962 , condor flugdienst transported ca . 32 , 000 passengers ( 18 , 400 of which to and from majorca ) and had a market share of 63 . 3 percent in the german leisure air travel . in 1966 , the longhaul business was launched , with flights to thailand , ceylon , kenya and the dominican republic .\nmillions of flight searches are performed on lastminute . com . review a selection of the flight offers we have uncovered that are the nearest match to your search for condor flugdienst flights .\ncondor flugdienst flies to 9 domestic destinations within the country \u2013 berlin , bonn / cologne , d\u00fcsseldorf , frankfurt , hamburg , hannover , halle / leipzig , munich , and stuttgart .\ncondor flugdienst is a frankfurt based , german airline which is popularly known as condor .\nde\nis the iata code of condor airlines . condor airline has other bases at munich , berlin schonefeld , dusseldorf , hamburg , hannover , leipzig / halle and stuttgart airport . condor is a subsidiary of thomas cook group which also has airlines operating in uk , belgium and scandinavia .\ncondor\u2019s baggage conditions apply ( condor flight and feeder flight must be listed on the same ticket ) .\ncondor flugdienst flies this version of their boeing 767 - 300er in a three class configuration with 18 angled flat business class seats , 35 premium economy seats , and 206 standard economy seats .\ncondor flugdienst flies this version of their boeing 767 - 300er in a three class configuration with 30 angled flat business class seats , 35 premium economy seats , and 180 standard economy seats .\nfor condor\u2019s 40th birthday celebration , american artist james rizzi creates a boeing 757 as a flying work of art , the so - called \u201crizzi - bird\u201d . with twelve firm orders , condor flugdienst gmbh is the launch customer for the boeing 757 - 300 .\npress contact : condor flugdienst gmbh johannes winter head of communications fon . : + 49 ( 0 ) 6107 939 - 7804 fax : + 49 ( 0 ) 6107 939 - 7147 mail : email contact\nmid - air collision with a condor flugdienst boeing 737 ( d - abel ) over tarragona , spain . all three on board the piper ( pilot , co - pilot and passenger ) were killed .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh has a 63 . 3 % market share of all german tourism air travel . some 66 , 000 passengers are transported in this year \u2013 majorca is the leading destination with 36 000 passengers .\nshe left klm in december 1957 , sold to deutsche flugdienst , later condor as d - besi . after she flew in the usa for ozark airlines and mohawk airlines before being stored in 1974 and broken up later .\nnominally transferred to deutscher flugdienst , condor , on 1 march 1960 , but retained lufthansa colors . was also used by lufthansa when required . leased to world airways as n45520 from 5 october 1962 until 21 february 1964 .\nin this trip report i review condor b767 - 300er business class from frankfurt ( germany ) to mahe ( seychelles ) . for those who have not heard of condor airlines , condor flugdienst gmbh , branded as condor , is a german leisure airline based in frankfurt . it operates scheduled flights to leisure destinations in the mediterranean , asia , africa , north america , south america and the caribbean . this was my first flight in on condor and you can read about my second flight in my condor business class flight reviews .\ncondor fl\u00fcge individuell\n( today condor individuell ) : condor no longer markets only charter capacities , but now also uses its individual seat business to sell airline seats directly to customers .\ncondor flugdienst has the following aircrafts as part of its fleet \u2013 9 airbus a320 - 200s , 7 airbus a321 - 200s , 10 boeing 757 - 300s , and 16 boeing 767 - 300ers \u2013 a total of 42 passenger aircrafts .\na condor airbus a320 - 200 featuring the 1990s condor livery with the newly applied\nthomas cook\ntitles ( 2004 ) .\nin march , condor flugdienst gmbh celebrates its fiftieth birthday . its exciting history is relived through a number of different campaigns . in the anniversary year of 2006 , condor flies a declaration of love around the world , the uniquely designed boeing 757 - 300 called \u201cwilli\u201d , after wilfried meyer , who for 30 years was the defining influence for condor\u2019s image . on october 16 , condor welcomes on board its 15 millionth passenger since 1956 .\ncondor boeing 767 - 300er in 2003 , featuring the thomas cook powered by condor livery and titles that were introduced in the 1990s .\nurltoken has years of experience in looking for condor flugdienst flights . we understand that the ideal flight is not always easy to find , so we have devised various filters that will help you refine your searches and find the flight that best suits you .\nin 2002 , the process of transforming condor from a lufthansa subsidiary to a part of thomas cook group ( along with thomas cook airlines , thomas cook airlines ( belgium ) and thomas cook airlines scandinavia ) began with the rebranding as thomas cook powered by condor . a new livery was introduced , featuring the thomas cook logo on the aircraft tail and the word\ncondor\nwritten in the font used by thomas cook airlines . in 2004 , condor became part of thomas cook ag , returning to the condor flugdienst brand name .\ncondor and air namibia concluded a codeshare agreement that will allow condor passengers to have access to daily flight connections to windhoek from summer 2017 .\nthe condor is one of the largest flying birds in the world . it has a wingspan of up to 10ft , which enables it to soar with ease , and a relatively long lifespan . it is then only fitting that it shares its name with condor flugdienst , a german leisure airline that has been soaring for 60 years .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh condor platz 60549 frankfurt am main germany phone : + 49 ( 0 ) 6107 939 - 0 fax : + 49 ( 0 ) 6107 939 - 7440 note : if you are using a navigation device ( gps ) , please enter\nde - saint - exup\u00e9ry - str . 8\nas the destination address .\nskytrax have rated condor flugdienst airlines 5 out of 10 stars , the airline has been rated an average of 3 stars out of 5 for food and beverages , seat comfort , staff services and value for money and for in - flight entertainment they give 2 stars .\ncondor takes modern boeing 757 and boeing 767 jets into service . they had been initially operated by the production company s\u00fcdflug , a 100 percent subsidiary of condor . condor is the first tourism airline to introduce a separate , more comfortable class into its aircraft : the new condor comfort class creates new quality standards . in fall 92 the subsidiary s\u00fcdflug is integrated into condor .\ntop international sectors of condor flugdienst include frankfurt to palma mallorca , palma mallorca to frankfurt , palma mallorca to dusseldorf and dusseldorf to palma mallorca . they also have occasional flights from heraklion to dusseldorf , hannover to heraklion and hannover to hurghada flights . find more route here -\ncondor safety instructions feature paris hilton , elvis and michael schumacher .\ncondor . april 4 , 2011 . retrieved on november 9 , 2011 .\n^\ncondor safety instructions feature paris hilton , elvis and michael schumacher .\ncondor . april 4 , 2011 . retrieved on november 9 , 2011 .\ncondor flights can be booked online at urltoken , or through any travel agent .\nordered at home , delivered on board . duty - free shopping with condor .\nearn miles with alaska mileage plan\u2122 whenever you fly with condor or alaska airlines .\nat frankfurt in basic condor c / s without titles and without tail logo .\nhave you ever flown on condor ? tell us about your experience , below .\nclick here for a seat map of the most common version of condor\u2019s b767 .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh thomas - cook - platz 1 61440 oberursel germany phone : + 49 ( 0 ) 6171 65 - 00 fax : + 49 ( 0 ) 6171 65 - 2125 note : if you are using a navigation device ( gps ) , please enter\nzimmersm\u00fchlenweg 55\nas the destination address .\nreceive condor news and most up - to - date deals per e - mail . keep up to date with our latest offers , route news and other condor news .\nseat reservations may only be made for condor flights with a condor flight number ( de ) and condor aircraft . for all seat reservations , we recommend making the reservation as far in advance as possible , however no later than 48 hours prior to departure .\n# wifi : unfortunately , wifi is currently not offered by condor at the moment .\nour condor inflight magazine contains interesting and entertaining information about travel , lifestyle and culture .\ncondor flugdienst ( condor airlines ) has partnership with many airlines having both the code - share and interline agreement . the code - share agreement allows condor airline and its subsidiary airline to use their flight number and market off their products in other airlines and also allowing other airline passenger as their own to travel to their destinations and it is bidirectional while interline agreements allows the airline to issue single tickets to its passengers allowing them to reach their destinations no matter how many flights they have to change .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh is a german carrier operating passenger and freight services to 75 destinations in europe , asia , africa and north america . following a merger with thomas cook airlines uk , thomas cook airlines belgium and thomas cook airlines scandinavia in oct - 2013 , the german carrier became an operating division of the thomas cook group plc .\ncondor is founded on december 21st as \u201cdeutsche flugdienst gmbh\u201d by the four partners norddeutscher lloyd ( 27 . 75 % ) , hamburg - amerika - linie ( 27 . 75 % ) , deutsche lufthansa ( 26 % ) and deutsche bundesbahn ( 18 . 5 % ) . condor\u2019s hub is frankfurt am main . the fleet consists of three british - made vickers viking two - engine propeller aircraft , each with 36 seats .\nwi - fi is available on all aircraft within condor ' s 767 sub - fleet .\nbut the big thing with condor is not just the product offered but also the value .\nsee more photos of my condor 767 flight , including pics of economy and premium economy .\nsurpassing all other leisure airlines worldwide . at that time , the condor fleet consisted of two\nfrom 2000 onwards , the condor shares held by lufthansa were gradually acquired by thomas cook .\nand condor are to be merged into a single operating segment of the thomas cook group .\nthomas cook becomes the integrated international tourism brand : condor is transformed into the new brand , \u201cthomas cook powered by condor\u201d . in germany , the condor and condor berlin airplanes gradually bear the new thomas cook design : the fuselage sections of the aircraft feature the thomas cook name , and the tail unit displays the thomas cook logo . the reference \u201cpowered by condor\u201d makes it clear that the new airline brand is relying on the tried - and - true condor quality . in june of 2002 , the first aircraft takes off displaying the new livery .\nthere are lots of reasons why air travellers choose to book condor flights . they include :\nthe german leisure airline condor flugdienst gmbh , operating as condor , has its base at frankfurt am main airport , wherefrom most of condor\u2019s long - haul flights depart . the airline , which is germany\u2019s 3 rd largest commercial airline , operates scheduled flights to leisure destinations in and around the caribbean , south america , north america , africa , asia and the mediterranean . it also has secondary bases at berlin sch\u00f6nefeld airport , leipzig / halle airport , stuttgart airport , d\u00fcsseldorf airport , hannover airport , hamburg airport and munich airport .\nin addition to its own 12 boeing 767 long - haul aircrafts , condor is also operating aircraft from its sister airline on condor routes . passengers can go to urltoken and look up their flight under\nbooking\nto see if it is being operated by a condor aircraft .\nflightglobal : air berlin consolidates market position with condor takeover . published online on 24 september 2007 .\nyou may be interested to know that condor airlines is named after a large black and white bird that is native to the americas . the condor is designated as the national bird of chile .\n# bar : the condor b767 does not have a walk - up bar in business class .\ncondor flugdienst ( de ) , commonly known as condor , is a german airline that primarily caters to leisure travelers . as the country ' s third - largest airline , condor flies to more than 65 popular vacation destinations across europe , as well as africa , asia , north america and south america from 10 airports throughout germany . the airline ' s fleet of aircraft includes planes with a two - cabin ( premium economy class and economy class ) and three - cabin ( business class , premium economy class and economy class ) configurations . condor has hubs at frankfurt airport ( fra ) and munich airport ( muc ) , and the airline is headquartered in frankfurt .\n, the condor fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 15 . 2 years :\ncondor airlines delayed / cancelled flights list ( flight no . , date , departure & arrival destinations )\nwhat are the best business class seats on condor\u2019s b767 ? use this seat map for more information .\nwhat are the worst business class seats on condor\u2019s b767 ? use this seat map for more information .\nwhile overhauling the cabins in its boeing 767 long - haul fleet , condor introduces a new premium economy class in addition to the regular economy class . a separate technical unit , condor technik gmbh , is set up to perform the highly demanding repair and maintenance work on the condor boeing fleet at frankfurt airport .\ncondor founds \u201ccondor berlin gmbh\u201d , a 100 percent subsidiary with its headquarters in berlin sch\u00f6nefeld . by the end of the year , condor is awaiting six airbus a320 - 200 aircraft , the most technologically modern short - haul aircraft in the world . during the next couple of years the fleet expands to twelve aircraft .\ncondor ' s new business class offers 15\nhd screens and lie flat seats ( 170 degrees ) .\nwould i fly condor again ? maybe but only if i can get seating in the very first row .\nwhat is this ? the condor pr dpt ? did they pay for your flight ? looks like it .\nall condor long - haul aircraft undergo an extensive cabin refurbishment . the cabin refurbishment includes the installation of a completely new cabin with in - seat entertainment in all classes and new fully automated , comfortable angled - lie - flat seats in the new condor business class . in february and april , the first new airbus a321 - 211 with sunny heart design and extended wings , so called sharklets , are delivered to condor . in a survey by focus and focus money , condor is awarded as sustainable airline . condor receives the gold seal .\nthe best business class seat on condor planes although comfortable , the business class seats on condor\u2019s b767 represent a dated product . while many airlines now offer flatbeds , condor opts for angled lie - flat seats with a 170 degree incline . this is probably due to the fact that condor mainly caters to holiday destinations and therefore somewhat lacks steep competitions from other airlines , hence allowing them to maintain a somewhat inferior business class seat product .\nafter the devastating earthquake in haiti and successful transport of relief supplies , condor and the aid organisation \u201cluftfahrt ohne grenzen e . v . \u2013 wings of help\u201d set up a partnership in june . condor furnishes its airbus a320 fleet with a new cabin interior . condor provides the latest news , travel tips and more on facebook .\nthe airline condor flugdienst gmbh is a member of the international air transport association ( iata ) and has been certified according to the iata operational safety audit ( iosa ) . each year more than seven million passengers fly with condor to some 75 destinations in europe , asia , africa and america . condor operates within the thomas cook group as part of the thomas cook group airlines together with thomas cook airlines great britain , thomas cook airlines scandinavia and thomas cook airlines belgium . the thomas cook group fleet consists of 91 modern and environmentally friendly aircraft , including 42 aircraft in the condor fleet . all the companies in the thomas cook group have been joined together under a unified symbol , the sunny heart , since october 1 , 2013 .\ncondor has increased its fees for pre - bookable ancillaries , such as extra baggage , meals or sports baggage .\nin addition , it provides information about our destinations , route network and everything you need to know about condor .\nabout condor condor flugdienst gmbh has been flying its passengers to the world & apos ; s most beautiful holiday destinations since 1956 . on an annual basis , 7 million passengers fly with condor to around 75 destinations in europe , asia , africa and america . since 2013 , the german airline condor , along with scandanavia , has been a part of the thomas cook group airlines . the fleet of the airlines in the thomas cook group comprises 88 modern and environmentally friendly aircraft , of which 40 aircraft are in the condor fleet : 12 airbus a320s , 3 airbus a321s , 13 boeing 757 - 300s and 12 boeing 767 - 300s . the aircraft are maintained by the airline & apos ; s own technical operations . in a representative survey of focus and focus money , called\nmit gutem gewissen ,\ncondor was elected the most environmentally sustained airline and received the sustainability prize in 2014 . condor is co - initiator of the four - liter campaign of the federal association of german aviation ( bdl ) : german aviation consumption of kerosene is less than 4 liters per passenger on 100 kilometers .\n\u201cwith daily nonstop flights from frankfurt to windhoek , the cooperation between condor and air namibia offers our customers additional advantages with an expanded selection of holiday destinations in southern africa and a continuous baggage check - in on codeshare flights , \u201d says ralf teckentrup , chairman of the board of condor flugdienst gmbh . \u201cour existing africa routes are being optimally complemented with the agreement so that , in addition to zanzibar , mombasa , kilimanjaro , windhoek and cape town , other parts of southern africa can also be explored on long - haul flights . \u201d\nthe a320 - 212 with the constructor ' s number 905 was registered for testing as f - wwdp for its first flight on 1 october 1998 but was then re registered as d - aicf , one of the a320s which replaced boeing 737s in the fleet of condor berlin gmbh , itself a wholly owned subsidiary of condor flugdienst gmbh , one of the world ' s leading leisure airlines . condor berlin gmbh was founded at berlin tegel airport in 1998 , taking advantage of the reunification of germany in 1990 , previous to which west german airlines had not been allowed to fly into west berlin . schonefeld in nearby brandenburg became the new home of condor berlin gmbh in the early 21st century before the organisation was rebranded as part of thomas cook and lufthansa from 2004 .\n\u2014 condor / cargo technik gmbh ( cct ) war ein luftfahrtechnischer betrieb mit sitz am flughafen frankfurt . am 1 . januar 2009 wurde die condor / cargo technik unter verschmelzung mit einem teil des externen kundengesch\u00e4fts aus dem bereich der\u2026 \u2026\nin spring 2012 condor moves into its new company headquarters in gateway gardens , in may the first airbus a321 - 200 is registered . condor extends its fleet to twelve long - haul airplanes of the type boeing 767 . according to a customer satisfaction survey of the german institute of service quality ( disq ) in december 2012 , condor is awarded the most popular airline among german travelers . as test winner , condor carries the official seal\nvery good\n.\ncondor flugdienst gmbh , branded as condor , is a german leisure airline based in frankfurt . it operates scheduled flights to leisure destinations in the mediterranean , asia , africa , north america , south america , and the caribbean . its main base is at frankfurt airport [ 2 ] from which most of its long - haul flights depart ; secondary bases for mediterranean flights are munich airport which also features long - haul flights , hamburg airport , hannover airport , d\u00fcsseldorf airport , stuttgart airport , leipzig / halle airport , and cologne bonn airport .\nthe condor fleet is serviced by the experienced \u201cgroup maintenance organisation ( gmo ) \u201d of the thomas cook airlines group .\ni know that condor has already read the story , then i sent an email asking about the operations in frankfurt .\ncondor flights are delayed 62 % of the time . when there is a delay , it averages about 28 minutes .\nskytrax have rated condor flugdienst airlines 5 out of 10 stars , the airline has been rated an average of 3 stars out of 5 in terms of food and beverages and for in - flight entertainment , seat comfort , value for money and 4 out of 5 stars for staff service as of august 2016 . according to flightstats some of the condor flights has very poor on time performance rating , e . g . condor flight de2051 from fairbanks , alaska to frankfurt has an average of being excessively delayed 77 % of time , 11 % of time flight were very late , 11 % of time flight were behind the schedule while 0 % of time flight were on time .\ncondor airline is one of the vast airline in german airline industry and its flights flies to worldwide destinations . due to heavy air traffic , cargo traffic or technical issues may often leads to delay of condor airline flights . so if you are travelled with condor airline flight and your flight delayed for more than 3 hours or you have booked condor flight ticket and your flight cancelled without prior notification ; denied boarding or you missed the connecting flight may due to flight route changes or airport delays then you can claim compensation up 600\u20ac from condor airline in accordance with ec regulation 261 / 2004 air passengers right .\nnote : condor provided my travel to and from frankfurt to participate in their media event . all opinions are my own .\nas of may 2012 , the condor fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 12 . 9 years :\nsurpassing all other leisure airlines worldwide . at that time , the condor fleet consisted of two boeing 747 - 200s , two\nas of december 2010 , the condor fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 12 . 9 years :\nbeginning in may , the thomas cook ag airline in germany returns to the skies under the condor brand name . as the first and up to now only german airline , the new condor also begins offering discount prices on long - haul flights : starting at 99 euros , guests can fly with condor to america , to the caribbean , to africa and to asia .\nwelcome to condor business class ! let yourself be pampered and enjoy exceptional comfort and excellent service along with numerous extra amenities .\naeroflot russian airlines , almasria universal airlines , austrian airlines , belair airlines , bmi british midland , british airways , condor flugdienst , donavia , easyjet , edelweiss air , egyptair , jazeera airways , jet2 . com , jetairfly , kuwait airways , meridiana fly , monarch charter , nas air , royal jordanian , saudi arabian airlines , smartlynx airlines , swiss , thomas cook airlines , thomson airways , transaero airlines , urltoken , tuifly , ural airlines , wataniya airways\nin 1961 , with lufthansa having acquired a 100 % stake , the airline took over the operations of another carrier , condor luftreederei . the merged company took on the condor name , laying the foundation for the development of one of the world\u2019s leading leisure airlines . in the late 1960s , condor began flying to long - haul destinations across the globe , including thailand , sri lanka , kenya , and the caribbean . in 1971 , condor became the first leisure airline to operate the boeing 747 .\nsure = ) you get what you pay for and condor isn\u2019t a bad deal anyhow . i\u2019d even dare to say condor is the most reliable and pleasing german airline except for lufthansa ( speaking of eco only \ud83d\ude09 no idea about premium classes ) .\ncondor\u2019s route network has expanded to over 160 destinations worldwide through the cooperation with our partner airlines . in addition to flights in most of the dream destinations in the caribbean , condor also offers flights to a large number of holiday destinations in latin america .\nit is extremely cold in the area around seat 22k . i ' ve made an online check - in at the condor homepage and had to see that they seated my wife at 22k . there was online no chance to change the seat . i told my wife to ask condor at the airport , but they refused changing the seat . we are very disappointed of condor .\non 2 january 1988 at 19 : 18 local time , condor flugdienst flight 3782 , a boeing 737 - 200 ( registered d - abhd ) on a chartered service from stuttgart to izmir , crashed into a hill near seferihisar whilst approaching adnan menderes airport , killing all 11 passengers and 5 crew members on board . wrong use of navigation aids and lack of adherence to company procedures especially in respect of crew coordination were given as causes for the accident . [ 52 ]\ncondor airlines is a german carrier based in frankfurt , germany , providing flights to 77 worldwide destinations in north america , south america , europe , africa , asia , and the caribbean . expedia can help you book your flight to anywhere condor flies . serving some of the most popular mediterranean holiday routes , condor air also has the special offers travelers need when booking their perfect vacation .\ncondor ( berlin ) hat \u00fcber den sommerflugplan einen a319 von hamburg airways geleast . d - ahhb hat dadur - urltoken\ncondor expands its shareholdings . meanwhile condor - touristik - verbund owns holdings in alpha holding gmbh ( 30 percent ) , kreutzer touristik gmbh ( 37 . 5 percent ) , fischer reisen gmbh ( 100 percent ) and 10 percent of \u00f6ger tours gmbh . condor additionally assumes the 40 percent owned by lufthansa in the turkish charter airline sunexpress , which will be later extended to 50 percent .\ncondor airline is one of the vast airline in germany and its flights flies to worldwide destinations . due to heavy air traffic , cargo traffic or technical issues may often leads to delay of condor flights . so if you are travelled with condor airline flight and your flight were delayed for more than 3 hours or you have booked condor flight ticket and your flight has been cancelled without prior notification ; or you\u2019re denied boarding due to overbooked flight tickets or you missed the connecting flight may due to flight route changes or airport delays then you can claim compensation up 600\u20ac from condor airline in accordance with ec regulation 261 / 2004 air passengers right .\nalthough comfortable , the business class seats on condor\u2019s b767 represent a dated product . while many airlines now offer flatbeds , condor opts for angled lie - flat seats with a 170 degree incline . this is probably due to the fact that condor mainly caters to holiday destinations and therefore somewhat lacks steep competitions from other airlines , hence allowing them to maintain a somewhat inferior business class seat product .\ncondor flugdienst gmbh has been flying its passengers to the world ' s most beautiful holiday destinations since 1956 . on an annual basis , 7 million passengers fly with condor to around 75 destinations in europe , asia , africa and america . since 2013 , the german airline condor is part of the thomas cook group airlines to which the thomas cook airlines uk , thomas cook airlines belgium and thomas cook airlines scandinavia also belong . the fleet of the airlines in the thomas cook group comprises 88 modern and environmentally friendly aircraft , of which 40 aircraft are in the condor fleet : 12 airbus a320s , 3 airbus a321 , 13 boeing 757 - 300s and 12 boeing 767 - 300s . the aircraft are maintained by the airline ' s own technical operations . in a representative survey of focus and focus money , called\nmit gutem gewissen\n, condor was elected the most environmentally sustained airline and received the sustainability prize in 2014 . condor is co - initiator of the four - litre - campaign of the federal association of german aviation ( bdl ) : german aviation consumption of kerosene is less than 4 litres per passenger on 100 kilometres .\nhere , you can find all of the details and information about the condor fleet as well as seat maps for all aircraft types .\na condor boeing 757 - 300 approaching frankfurt airport , featuring a special livery commemorating the airline ' s 50th birthday ( 2010 ) .\non the condor website , you can book flights with our partner airlines . here , you can get information about our partner airlines .\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children or pets on condor flights which include a feeder / defeeder flight with flybe .\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children or pets on condor flights including a feeder / defeeder flight with air china .\nit is worth noting that the condor b767 does not have a walk - up bar in business class or wifi on their planes .\naustrian airlines is launching a wet lease agreement with condor , the fourth largest german airline , which is headquartered in frankfurt am main .\ncondor offers a germany - wide unique concept airshoppen . guests can use condor ' s airshoppen service with more than 950 products at home before their flight to shop tax - free and save up to 60 percent . the goods will be brought to the passenger ' s seat on the booked outbound or return flight portland , oregon , and providence , rhode island , are new condor destinations for summer 2015 .\nthis period saw the launch of the condor individuell system , allowing direct flight bookings by passengers without the need of a travel agency . in 1989 , sunexpress was founded as a co - operation between condor and turkish airlines , aiming at leisure traffic between germany and turkey .\nduring this period , the condor individuell system was launched , allowing direct flight bookings by passengers without the need of a travel agency . in 1989 , sunexpress was founded as a co - operation between condor and turkish airlines , aiming at leisure traffic between germany and turkey .\ncondor plans to cut 100 jobs under cost - saving measures to return to profit while ryanair will expand flights from frankfurt substantially next winter .\nthomas cook group airline to offer tsa pre\u2713\u00ae for all flights on condor and thomas cook uk from sixteen u . s . airports this summer\ntaking into consideration both on - time performance as well as delay frequency and duration , condor earns 2 . 3 out of 5 stars .\nfrom 2000 onwards , the condor shares held by lufthansa were gradually acquired by thomas cook . [ 5 ] the process of transforming condor from a lufthansa subsidiary to a part of thomas cook ( along with thomas cook airlines , thomas cook airlines belgium and thomas cook airlines scandinavia began with the rebranding as thomas cook powered by condor on 1 march 2003 . [ 5 ] a new livery was introduced , featuring the thomas cook logo on the aircraft tail and the word\ncondor\nwritten in the font used by thomas cook airlines . on 23 january 2004 , condor became part of thomas cook ag and returned to the condor brand name . [ 5 ] by december 2006 , the remaining lufthansa shares only amounted to 24 . 9 percent , [ 5 ] so that the last influence ( by a blocking minority ) was lost .\ngermany ' s most popular leisure airline celebrates 60th anniversary . on march 29 , 1956 , the first condor aircraft took off from frankfurt .\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children or pets on condor flights which include a feeder / defeeder flight with bmi regional .\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children or pets on condor flights which include a feeder / defeeder flight with air mauritius .\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children or pets on condor flights which include a feeder / defeeder flight with air namibia .\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children or pets on condor flights which include a feeder / defeeder flight with air seychelles .\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children or pets on condor flights which include a feeder / defeeder flight with precision air .\non 17 october 1958 , a deutsche flugdienst ( as the airline was called at that time ) vickers vc . 1 viking ( registered d - bela ) on a cargo flight had to carry out a forced landing near zele in belgium due to an engine fire . upon impact , the aircraft caught fire and was destroyed , but all three crew members on board survived .\nthe twice - weekly condor flights from frankfurt ( mondays and fridays ) are being supplemented with flights from air namibia . this means that passengers can make their plans with more flexibility and chose from nine weekly connections during the summer flight plan and from seven weekly connections in the upcoming winter . from april onwards , all codeshare flights will be available with a condor flight number and airline code \u201cde\u201d through the condor booking channels .\nif you are an air passenger travelled with condor airlines and your flight has been delayed or you have booked condor flight ticket and your flight has been cancelled ( without any prior notice ) or for reasons which could be under control of respective authority then according to ec regulation 261 / 2004 , condor airline flight passengers can claim compensation up to 600\u20ac for flight delays . this takes into account the distance that you travel .\ncondor airline is the third largest german airline and a subsidiary of the british thomas cook group . it is also a member of lufthansa group in germany . condor airline is basically known for its leisure flights to the mediterranean , asia , africa , north america , south america and caribbean . condor airlines main hub is located at frankfurt airport but certain mediterranean flights also take off from munich airport . condor airline currently has 40 aircrafts flying under its name . these include airbus a320 - 200s , airbus a321 - 200s , boeing 757 - 300s and boeing 767 - 300ers . with these fleets condor airline connects to more than 75 destinations across europe , asia , africa , and the north and south america .\ntoday , condor long - haul flights have the choice between economy , premium economy , and business class . even though one might think of condor as a low - fare carrier , their new business class hard and soft product make them more of a competitive player in the market .\naircraft maintenance is split between two wholly owned subsidiaries : condor technik gmbh ( based at frankfurt airport with 160 employees ) for the medium - long haul boeing aircraft , and condor berlin ( based at berlin sch\u00f6nefeld airport with 80 employees ) for the short - medium haul airbus aircraft .\naircraft maintenance is split between two wholly owned subsidiaries : condor technik gmbh ( based at frankfurt airport with 160 employees ) for the medium - long haul boeing aircraft , and condor berlin gmbh ( based at berlin sch\u00f6nefeld airport with 80 employees ) for the short - medium haul airbus aircraft .\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children or pets on condor flights which include a feeder / defeeder flight with air antilles express .\non 17 october 1958 , a deutsche flugdienst ( as the airline was called at that time ) vickers vc . 1 viking ( registered d - bela ) on a cargo flight had to carry out a forced landing near zele in belgium due to an engine fire . upon impact , the aircraft caught fire and was destroyed , but all three crew members on board survived . [ 44 ]\nin condor business class , you will enjoy an even more exclusive start to your holidays . whether you want to relax , enjoy our extensive and varied entertainment - programme , or let yourself be pampered by our service \u2013 in condor business class , you arrive at your destination relaxed and comfortable .\nit\u2019s not too late to get low fares to europe this summer from sixteen u . s . cities on condor and thomas cook airlines u . k\nwe regret it is not possible to accept unaccompanied children in the cabin or pets on condor flights which include a feeder / defeeder with tropic air .\ncondor airlines is the third largest german airline and a subsidiary of british thomas cook airlines . it also has its alliance with lufthansa group in germany .\ncondor airlines has shared code - share agreement with air namibia , thomas cook airlines uk and thomas cook airlines belgium which are its sister airlines company .\ntoday ( december 7 , 2016 ) : trip report : condor b767 - 300er business class from frankfurt ( germany ) to mahe ( seychelles ) .\ndid you know that condor airlines\u2019 middle seats on their 767s are about 2\u2033 ( 5cm ) wider than non - middle seats . that is pretty awesome .\neven with the not - so - great ground experience in frankfurt , my overall impressions of condor\u2019s business class blew away my expectations and i was impressed .\ni can really recommend condor business class to you ! it blew away my expectations and i was impressed . i can just say , \u201ctry it\u201d . urltoken\n^ a b\nconstruction of condor\u2019s new headquarters begin .\naviation world . fraport . january 2011 . 15 . retrieved on may 28 , 2011 .\nu . s . department of transportation ( dot ) contact details any customer who believes that condor flugdienst gmbh has violated any provision of title 14 , code of federal regulations , part 382 , may file a formal complaint under the applicable procedures of 14 cfr part 382 . 65 at the following address : aviation consumer protection division attn : c - 75 - d u . s . department of transportation 1200 new jersey ave , se washington , d . c . 205090 tel : ( + 1 ) 202 - 366 - 2220 . or click here for more information .\non 31 july 1960 , a deutsche flugdienst convair cv - 240 ( registered d - belu ) en route from frankfurt to rimini experienced failures in both engines upon approaching rimini airport . the pilots had to carry out an emergency landing 1000 metres short of the runway , which resulted in the death of one passenger ( out of 30 , with additional four crew members on board ) and the aircraft being written off .\nair berlin will acquire a 75 . 1 % stake in condor directly from thomas cook in february 2009 , subject to regulatory approval . at the same time , thomas cook plans to acquire the remaining 24 . 9 % of condor from lufthansa , and will pass this stake on to air berlin in february 2010 .\nwith the refurbishment of its boeing 767 fleet , condor changed the name of its upper class cabin from\ncomfort class\nto business class in 2014 . [ 45 ] condor ' s business class is offered on all boeing 767 aircraft . the seats ( zodiac aerospace ) convert to 170 degrees lie - flat beds with 180 centimetres ( 71 in ) in length and a standard seat pitch ( in take off mode ) of 60 inches ( 1 , 500 mm ) . the seats include power and usb outlets as well as a 15 - inch ( 380 mm ) screen for in - flight entertainment . [ 45 ] condor offers separate business class check - in counters at all airports that condor operates long - haul flights from . condor operates rave inflight entertainment throughout the whole cabin .\ncondor airlines is excited to announce its 2018 flight schedule with twice - weekly flights operating on thursdays and sundays from may 17 , 2018 , through . . .\nthe problem in frankfurt is that condor isn\u2019t the real boss obviously\u2026 lufthansa gets all the goodies , the nice and new gates at a + etc . and the better check - in stands\u2026 condor gets the old and \u201coff - shot\u201d c - gates . so that could be a reason for your bad feeling about fra \ud83d\ude09\nthat it is not a charter carrier . based on condor ' s fleet size and flown passengers , the airlines is germany ' s third biggest commercial airline .\nclass seats are being replaced with new seats from zim flugsitz gmbh . condor is going to keep its successful premium economy class with more legroom and added services ."]}
{"id": 55237, "summary": [{"text": "banca tercas is an italian bank based in teramo , abruzzo .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "on 1 january 2011 the bank purchased banca caripe from banco popolare , which the bank group also referred as tercas caripe .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "however the bank was acquired by banca popolare di bari in 2014 , which in turn the bank became part of the bp bari group . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "banca tercas", "paragraphs": ["on 1 january 2011 the group sold banca caripe to banca tercas , the bank only section in abruzzo .\non 1 october 2014 , the special administration of banca tercas was lifted and new management was appointed by banca popolare di bari in its new capacity of sole shareholder of banca tercas .\nafter the transactions banca tercas and its subsidiary banca caripe , the major saving banks in abruzzo , became subsidiaries of bp bari .\nwhile banca tercas has received incompatible aid , the commission did not find evidence of aid to the buyer , banca popolare di bari .\non 1 january 2011 banca tercas acquired the controlling interests of banca caripe ( 95 % ) for ? 228 million from banco popolare .\nhow can i put and write and define banca tercas in a sentence and how is the word banca tercas used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528banca tercas\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528banca tercas\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528banca tercas\u9020\u53e5 , banca tercas meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\nabout bpbari banca popolare di bari is the parent company of the homonymous banking group , whose subsidiaries are \u201cbanca tercas\u201d , \u201cbanca caripe\u201d , \u201ccassa di risparmio di orvieto\u201d and \u201cpopolare bari corporate finance\u201d .\nin 2007 intesa sanpaolo sold their 20 % shares on banca tercas for ? 89 million to other investors .\nfondazione pescara abruzzo , the banking foundation which originated from caripe , owned 3 . 5 % shares of banca tercas as well as 5 % of banca caripe .\nin 2014 bp bari contributed the capital increases of banca tercas , which was under special administration by the state .\nheadquartered in teramo , italy , banca tercas spa reported total consolidated assets of eur3 . 5 billion at june 2010 .\nbanca tercas is headquartered in teramo , italy . at december 2011 , it had total assets of eur5 . 3 billion .\nin december 2015 , european commission ruled that the capital injection to banca tercas in 2014 , would be classified as state aid .\nin october 2006\n' banca tercas s . p . a .\n' was found with the foundation sold 15 % shares to the public , as well as banca intesa retained their 20 % shares .\nwith this acquisition banca tercas will become leading local bank in the abruzzo region , with a market share of about 17 % of deposits and 11 % of loans .\nbanca piccolo credito valtellinese : finalisation of the purchase of 100 % equity . .\nbanca piccolo c : finalisation of the purchase of 100 % equity in cla . .\non 27 july 2014 the extraordinary shareholders ' meeting of banca tercas , called by the special administrator , decided to cover the losses , which had occurred during the special administration through the cancellation of all existing ordinary shares and a cash injection by the fitd . with the same occasion the shareholders approved a capital increase of eur 230 million reserved to banca popolare di bari , which after the subscription of the capital increase became the sole shareholder of banca tercas .\nthe fund carried 11 interventions , which 2 out of 11 banks returned to normal operation ( cassa di risparmio di prato and banca tercas ) . 4 additional bank were bail - out by newly established italian national resolution fund of single resolution mechanism in 2015 . ( banca delle marche , banca popolare dell ' etruria e del lazio , cassa di risparmio della provincia di chieti and cassa di risparmio di ferrara ) istituto per il credito sportivo , gbm banca and banca popolare delle province calabre were still under special administration as at 2015 .\nbanca monte dei paschi di siena s . p . a . p . i . 00884060526\nbanca monte dei paschi di siena s . p . a . p . i . 0088406052\nin july 2014 , the fitd with the approval of the bank of italy , provided approximately \u20ac300 million in support ( through capital injections and guarantees ) to banca tercas for its acquisition by banca popolare di bari . these measures were not notified to the commission as required by the treaty .\nfurthermore , although banca tercas ' existing shareholders were fully written down at the time , subordinated creditors did not make any contribution to the cost of restructuring , as is required under burden - sharing principles .\nbanca piccolo c : 2018 - 2020 business plan - the de - risking plan envi . .\nbanca piccolo credito valtellinese : 2018 - 2020 business plan - the de - risking pl . .\nbanca piccolo credito valtellinese : creval business plan 2018 - 2020 - project & l . . ;\nfollowing an in - depth probe , the european commission has concluded that the support granted by the italian mandatory deposit guarantee scheme to banca tercas constitutes incompatible state aid based on the facts and circumstances at hand .\nbanca tercas is the holding company of a banking group operating mainly in the abruzzo region . at the end of 2011 , banca tercas had a total balance sheet of \u20ac5 . 3 billion and a market share of about 0 . 1 % of total banking assets in italy . on 17 april 2012 based on the findings of a supervisory inspection performed by bank of italy , the bank was placed under special administration .\nbanca tercas is a small italian bank with a market share of about 0 . 1 % of total banking assets in italy . in july 2014 , the italian mandatory deposit guarantee scheme fondo interbancario di tutela dei depositi ( fitd ) intervened in favour of banca tercas in order to cover the losses of the bank and support its sale to banca popolare di bari . the commission found that the fitd acted on behalf of the italian state . the measures are not in line with eu state aid rules , because italy did not present a restructuring plan and the measures did not minimise the aid nor the resulting distortions of competition . the commission welcomes that private banks are now considering supporting banca tercas voluntarily . in any case , depositors remain fully protected .\ncontrary to those rules , banca tercas ' subordinated creditors weren ' t forced to take losses on their holdings , the commission said . italy has challenged the recovery decision before the general court of the eu ( gc ) .\nmilan , oct 8 ( reuters ) - italian mid - tier lender credito valtellinese said on tuesday its board had decided not to start talks for a merger with troubled peer banca tercas , as conditions were not in place .\neuropean commission ruled that the bail out of banca tercas by fitd in 2014 was a state aid , while new bank recovery and resolution directive of eu required to bail - in some investors of the bank before any state intervention .\ncreval , which holds 7 . 8 percent of tercas , said last month it had started a due diligence on tercas , which is under special administration , to evaluate the possible tie - up . ( reporting by francesca landini , editing by danilo masoni )\nmilan ( reuters ) - italian mid - tier lender credito valtellinese said on wednesday it was considering a possible tie - up with troubled peer banca tercas but that it had not taken any decision about a possible recapitalisation linked to the deal .\nmilan , january 04 , 2011 - - moody ' s investors service has today downgraded the standalone bank financial strength rating ( bfsr ) of banca tercas spa ( banca tercas ) to d + from c - , which now maps into a baa3 on the long - term rating scale , from baa1 previously . at the same time , its long - term deposit rating was downgraded to baa2 from a3 . the short - term deposit rating of p - 2 was affirmed . all ratings have a stable outlook .\nthe innovfin agreement will allow bp bari to provide loans to innovative companies in italy over the next 2 years with the support of a guarantee provided by the eif and backed under horizon 2020 , the eu framework programme for research and innovation . the eu support for innovative italian companies is expected to generate a portfolio of eur 100m of bank loans . banca popolare di bari will provide loans to innovative businesses and some loans will also be channelled via the following banks - cassa di risparmio di orvieto , banca tercas and banca caripe .\nbrad wanamaker extended his contract with banca tercas teramo until january . the rookie guard signed another short - term deal with the team to replace trey johnson , still out due to an injury . in the first three games in serie a , wanamaker averaged 9 . 7ppg and 4 . 7rpg .\non 27 february 2015 , the commission preliminarily concluded that the intervention by the fitd in favour of banca tercas constitutes state aid and opened an in - depth investigation . at that stage the commission also considered that the information available was insufficient to establish whether the aid is compatible with the internal market .\nthe downgrade of banca tercas ' s long - term deposit rating to baa2 from a3 follows the downgrade of the bank ' s standalone bfsr . the bank ' s deposit rating benefits from moody ' s expectation of a moderate probability of systemic support , resulting in a one - notch uplift from its baa3 bca .\ncredito valtellinese , which holds 7 . 8 percent of tercas , said it expected to complete the due diligence by the end of september and hold a board meeting to discuss the issue on october 8 . italian newspaper mf said on wednesday credito valtellinese could inject 200 million euros in tercas , and would need a capital increase to be able to do that .\nin a statement credito valtellinese said it had recently started a due diligence on tercas , which is currently under special administration , to evaluate the possibility of a merger among other things .\naccording to the information available to the commission , the fitd has in the meantime consulted its members as to whether they would voluntarily agree to support banca tercas . if private actors decide according to their own objectives and from their own funds , without mandate from the state , to support banks in difficulties , no state aid issues would arise .\ndeposit guarantee schemes are mandatory under eu law to ensure that covered deposits are paid out when a bank is liquidated and exits the market , in which case there are no state aid issues . however , in the present case , the fitd intervened beyond this pay - out function to depositors by granting support to a bank in difficulty , banca tercas .\nbanca tercas teramo will extend brad wanamaker contract who is going to expire in few days . trey johnson , signed in the summer , is still injured and wanamaker will be kept in the roster waiting for a final decision about johnson . wanakamer is averaging 9 . 7ppg and 4 . 7rpg in serie a in the first three games of the season .\nsiena , 9 may 2018 \u2013 banca monte dei paschi di siena announces that today received the resignation from the position of alternate statutory auditor of mrs carmela regina silvestri .\nthe principal methodologies used in this rating were\nbank financial strength ratings : global methodology\npublished in february 2007 , and\nincorporation of joint - default analysis into moody ' s bank ratings : a refined methodology\npublished in march 2007 . moody ' s previous rating action on banca tercas was implemented on 18 june 2009 , when the ratings were affirmed .\nsiena , 4 may 2018\u2013 banca monte dei paschi di siena announces that today received the resignation from the position of board member of professor giuseppina capaldo , for professional reasons .\nthe commission opened an in - depth probe into the support measures in february 2015 , because it had doubts on their compatibility with eu state aid rules . the commission\u2019s investigation showed that fitd acted on behalf of the italian state when it granted support to banca tercas . furthermore , the aid measures are not compatible with eu state aid rules , in particular the 2013 banking communication , because :\nmilan , may 07 , 2012 - - moody ' s investors service has today downgraded banca tercas ' bank deposit rating to b3 from baa3 and the prime - 3 short - term rating to non - prime ; at the same time , the bank ' s standalone bank financial strength rating ( bfsr ) was downgraded to e + , mapping to a b3 standalone credit strength , from d + / baa3 . all ratings remain on review for downgrade .\nin early 2016 , fitd added a voluntary scheme in its article of associations , which bail out banca tercas by voluntary contribution of the member banks of fitd . ( it was followed by cassa di risparmio di cesena , a small bank in mid 2016 ) even before the introduction of the voluntary scheme , the officials of fitd had also declared that the fund could not bail out the aforementioned 4 banks entirely , due to small size of the fund .\nno . the bank of italy is tasked with authorizing requests for mergers between banks on the basis of criteria established by law , designed to ensure that the newly established bank can be managed in a sound and prudent manner . in the case of banca popolare dell\u2019etruria - banca popolare di vicenza the proposed merger was independently mooted by banca popolare di vicenza . the bank of italy , as is its custom , examined the arguments put forward on both sides in order to rapidly form an opinion prior to a possible request for authorization . but the talks stalled because the parties failed to reach an agreement and there was no formal request for authorization .\neu commissioner in charge of competition policy margrethe vestager said :\neu state aid rules set strict limits for providing support to banks in difficulty \u2013 they protect taxpayers and fair competition . all member states have to take care to respect these rules . however , of course other banks are free to put up their own funds for such cases , by their voluntary decision and without state interference - i welcome they are now considering to step in for banca tercas .\nbanca tercas ' bfsr could be moderately upgraded - - although unlikely in the short to medium term - if its controls , governance structure and operations are visibly and demonstrably strengthened , accompanied by improving profitability and capitalization over a sustained period . the bfsr could be downgraded further if the administration weakens the bank ' s franchise or funding profile , if further credit quality issues surface , or if there are steps taken by the administrator that would be to the detriment of creditors or depositors .\nhowever , the amount raised from the private sector for atlante 1 fell short of solving the sector ' s problems and resources became stretched in june 2016 when the fund bought shares worth \u20ac2 . 5 billion of struggling lenders veneto banca and banca popolare di vicenza . therefore , in august 2016 , in order to tackle the immediate problems of monte dei paschi di siena , a second privately backed bank support fund with similar features was set up \u2013 atlante 2 .\nnot all forms of public intervention fall within the definition of state aid but it might be surprising that the use of resources stemming from banks themselves , i . e . private resources , can also be subject to state aid scrutiny . the road to setting up atlante 1 began in december 2015 when the european commission declared that italy ' s decision to provide regional lender banca tercas with a \u20ac300 million injection from its deposit guarantee fund was incompatible with the european union ' s state aid rules .\nbanca tercas operates 112 branches in the region of abruzzo in italy , with total assets at june 2010 of eur3 . 5 billion . credit strengths include the bank ' s good market position in its home region and in the home town teramo ( market share for loans and deposits at 19 % and 44 % ) , its solid liquidity profile with significant retail funding and its strategy to remain focused on traditional banking in its local territory . financials are satisfactory , although they have been weakening during the crisis .\nitaly did not present a restructuring plan , so the commission was not able to evaluate if the aided entity could return to long - term viability . this is notwithstanding the efforts that banca popolare di bari may have made after its acquisition .\nsiena , 22 march 2018 \u2013 following certain rumors reported in the press , banca monte dei paschi specifies that no capital increase deals are being evaluated and that the implementation of the restructuring plan proceeds according to the scheduled timing , as already communicated to the market . in parti\u2026\nthe european investment fund ( eif ) and banca popolare di bari ( bp bari ) assisted by finanziaria internazionale , have signed an innovfin agreement for smes benefiting from the support of the european fund for strategic investments ( efsi ) , the heart of the investment plan for europe .\nbanca monte dei paschi di siena s . p . a . informs that it has reached a binding agreement with cerved group s . p . a . ( \u201ccerved\u201d ) and quaestio holding s . a . ( \u201cquaestio\u201d ) for the sale of its non - performing loans platform\nthe fitd began to create a scheme \u2013 to run in parallel with the obligatory one \u2013 open to the \u2018voluntary\u2019 participation of the banks , in order to resolve the tercas case ex post . work on its establishment began on 22 november 2015 and ended on 25 january 2016 . the scheme is endowed with \u20ac3 billion for interventions , roughly equal to the amount already transferred from the fitd to tercas and which must now be repaid to the fitd as a result of the requirements of the european commission\u2019s decision . for the four banks subsequently placed under resolution , the banking system was unable to gather sufficient consensus within its ranks to attempt this solution .\nsiena , 12 april 2018 \u2013 the ordinary shareholders ' meeting of banca monte dei paschi di siena , held today under the chairmanship of stefania bariatti , has approved the separate and consolidated financial statements as at 31 december 2017 . the group closed 2017 with a consolidated net loss for the \u2026\nsiena , 12 march 2018 \u2013 the board of directors of banca monte dei paschi di siena has resolved to convene the ordinary general meeting in siena , viale mazzini 23 , on 12 april 2018 at 9 : 30 a . m . , on a single call , to discuss and pass the following resolutions : individual and consolidated financia\u2026\nthe combination of these factors point to a significantly higher risk profile , compatible with an e + standalone financial strength rating . the review for downgrade will focus on the developments over the coming weeks and the actions that will be taken by the regulator , assessing whether they can underpin the bank ' s current risk profile or whether they may lead to a possible further deterioration for creditors . the review will also assess the future direction and prospects for banca tercas , including steps the bank can take to reinforce its risk management , governance and control structures . the review will also consider any actions or plans to strengthen the bank ' s capital base to improve its resilience against further credit losses and against the broader challenges facing the italian banking system , notably a deteriorating operating environment , weakening asset quality and more challenging wholesale funding markets .\nla banca d\u2019italia utilizza cookie tecnici e di terze parti per il funzionamento del sito : per maggiori informazioni e per sapere come disabilitarli puoi leggere l ' informativa sulla privacy . la prosecuzione della navigazione mediante accesso ad altra area del sito o selezione di un elemento dello stesso ( ad esempio , di un ' immagine o di un link ) comporta la prestazione del consenso all ' uso dei cookie .\nbanca caripe operates with 51 branches mainly in the region of abruzzo , with a strong presence in the province of pescara , it ' s home town . as of 30 june 2010 , the bank had total assets of eur1 . 6 billion . the bank was established in 1871 and became part of the banco popolare group in 2001 . tier1 ratio stood at 8 . 75 % in june 2010 and the bank closed the first half of 2010 with net income of eur5 . 6 million ( 2009 : eur1million , 2008 : eur7million ) . the remaining 5 % shareholding is held by the local foundation pescarabruzzo .\nas was communicated in the case of the cassa di risparmio di teramo ( tercas ) , even if the fitd only uses resources provided by the banking system , according to the european commission , the fund is fulfilling a public function and therefore its intervention qualifies as state aid . the european commission \u2013 in discussions with the italian government \u2013 confirmed that the rules on state aid would also have applied in full to interventions by the fitd in the case of the four ailing banks later placed under resolution . this would have led to the application of the burden - sharing principle to shareholders and holders of subordinated debt . recourse to fitd intervention in the four banks despite the unfavourable opinion of the european commission could have ultimately led to an obligation on the part of the four banks to repay in full the sums disbursed by the fund , with the likely introduction of a bail - in during 2016 , entailing the reduction and / or conversion of unsubordinated debt .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\n$ { application . url . prefix . internal } $ { application . root . path } dtd / loose . dtd\nfinally , no measures were implemented that would have sufficiently limited the distortion of competition created by the aid .\nthe non - 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02 - 9148 - 1100\nlondon johannes wassenberg md - banking financial institutions group moody ' s investors service ltd . journalists : 44 20 7772 5456 subscribers : 44 20 7772 5454\nmoody ' s italia s . r . l corso di porta romana 68 milan 20122 italy telephone : + 39 - 02 - 9148 - 1100\nall content \u00a9 2000 - 2018 realgm , l . l . c . all rights reserved .\ncommenting on the signature , eif\u2019s chief executive , pier luigi gilibert said : \u201c i am pleased to be announcing this innovfin sme guarantee agreement with the bp bari banking group for the benefit of innovative companies in italy . this deal will help to support innovative and growing italian businesses in need of finance , especially in the southern part of the country . \u201d\ncarlos moedas , european commissioner for research , science and innovation , said :\ninnovation is essential for jobs and economic growth in europe , which is why it is at the heart of the investment plan for europe . with today ' s agreement , we are bringing \u20ac100 million in fresh loans to innovative italian smes .\nthis transaction implemented thanks to efsi in italy , reflects the eib group\u2019s commitment to respond swiftly to calls from member states , the european commission and the european parliament for a rapid launch of concrete initiatives under efsi , accelerating lending and guaranteeing transactions capable of boosting jobs and growth in the eu .\nabout the eif the european investment fund ( eif ) is part of the european investment bank group . its central mission is to support europe ' s micro , small and medium - sized businesses ( smes ) by helping them to access finance . eif designs and develops venture and growth capital , guarantees and microfinance instruments which specifically target this market segment . in this role , eif fosters eu objectives in support of innovation , research and development , entrepreneurship , growth , and employment .\nfounded in 1960 , bpbari is endowed with a network made up of about 380 branches , located in 13 italian regions .\neif : david yormesor tel . : + 352 24 85 81 346 , e - mail : d . yormesor @ urltoken\nbp bari : christiano spagnoletti tel . : + 39 080 5274 938 , e - mail : c . spagnoletti @ urltoken\neuropean commission : annika breidthardt tel . : + 322 295 6153 , e - mail : annika . breidthardt @ urltoken\neuropean investment fund 2017 \u2013 the european investment fund is not responsible for the content of external internet sites .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nstate aid rules remain one of the decisive factors in dealing with distressed bank situations . but uncertainty remains over whether governments should be able to intervene and rescue banks in danger of failing .\nthe european banking authority ( eba ) released its latest stress test results on 29 july 2016 . in the run - up to the publication , there had been widespread speculation as to whether state support may be needed for some of the region ' s banks . this culminated in the italian government requesting that eu rules on bank resolution and state aid should be amended or suspended to deal with some of its distressed lenders and their high levels of non - performing loans . the european commission and many member states rebuffed these ideas and with most of the european banks receiving a reasonably clean bill of health ( even under adverse scenarios ) , the eba stress test results temporarily muted the discussion . for monte dei paschi di siena , one of italy ' s embattled lenders , which looked particularly vulnerable in terms of its considerable recapitalisation needs , a private sector solution was announced just shortly before the publication of the stress test results .\nhowever , these results were not able to dispel entirely concerns about capitalisation in the eu banking sector . a combination of high levels of non - performing loans , faltering economic growth , zero to low interest rates across the eu , low profitability and increasing regulatory capital requirements mean that europe ' s banking sector still faces challenges almost eight years on from the collapse of lehman brothers .\nin particular , there are questions as to whether italy can push through a much - needed restructuring of its financial sector purely by relying on the limited firepower of the private sector . this leaves one issue on the table : should governments be able to support banks in distress and if yes , under what conditions ? the eu resolution framework is designed to ensure an orderly wind - down of failing financial institutions . yet , surprisingly , the interaction between the eu resolution framework and the eu state aid rules is still unexplored in many respects and raises a multitude of unresolved questions . the recent experience of the italian banking sector shines a light on some of these questions .\nthe new european resolution framework for banks took full effect on 1 january 2016 . the cornerstone of the legislation is the bank recovery and resolution directive ( brrd ) , which harmonises the rules for the recovery and resolution of banks throughout the 28 member states of the european union . in the eurozone , the brrd is implemented through the single resolution mechanism , which includes the establishment of the single resolution board , a single authority to deal with bank resolutions , and of the single resolution fund , a fund dedicated to facilitate bank resolution .\nthe aim of the new bank resolution framework is to avoid the bail - out of banks by taxpayers through creating a framework for the rescue of systemically important bank functions and the orderly winding down of the remaining parts of a bank without using taxpayers ' money . thus , the new resolution framework tries to shift the major burden of a bank failure to the bank ' s shareholders and creditors . the new rules are designed to ensure that use of public money will be limited to extraordinary situations and only allowed after shareholders and creditors have substantially contributed to the bank rescue through burden sharing .\nthe default solution under the european bank resolution framework is to put a failing bank into resolution prior to any public recapitalisation . under the brrd , this requires prior burden sharing by shareholders and creditors of at least 8 per cent of the bank ' s liabilities through bail - in or otherwise , before resolution authorities can look to access other forms of stabilisation funding such as recapitalisation with public funds . equity and subordinated debt holders must be bailed - in first . senior creditors and non - covered depositors must participate in the burden sharing if this is required to reach the 8 per cent threshold . only depositors with deposits of up to \u20ac100 , 000 that are covered by mandatory deposit guarantee schemes ( dgs ) are automatically exempted . the brrd leaves open the possibility of taxpayer intervention , but this is on a limited basis and any such intervention would be subject to the eu ' s rules governing state aid .\nas an exception to the rule , public funds may be injected into the banks without triggering a resolution via ' precautionary recapitalisation ' under article 32 ( 4 ) ( d ) brrd . this article permits capital injection from state funds , provided that the injection is precautionary , follows a stress test , and specifically addresses capital shortfalls implied by an ' adverse scenario ' . precautionary public sector recapitalisation is not permitted for banks that are insolvent or considered likely to fail in the near future under the ' point of non - viability test ' in the brrd . the article also permits public sector guarantees to be given in respect of access to central bank liquidity . however , again , the use of public funds must be in compliance with state aid rules .\nwith respect to banks , the current eu framework for state aid is further specified in the 2013 banking communication of the european commission . the 2013 banking communication continues to define detailed rules applied by the commission in cases where the provision of state aid is related to banks . it is worth noting that the 2013 banking communication was enacted prior to the adoption of the new european resolution framework and is therefore not fully aligned with it . in practice , this can create frictions , in particular , with respect to the required level of burden sharing .\nboth the brrd and the 2013 banking communication stipulate mandatory burden sharing of shareholders and creditors before any state aid is granted . however , unlike the brrd , the 2013 banking communication does not oblige senior debt holders to contribute to restructuring costs . therefore , the burden sharing rules set out in the 2013 banking communication are of particular importance if a bail - in is not already required by the brrd , such as in the case of precautionary recapitalisation . otherwise , the burden sharing requirements under the brrd are stricter .\ndespite stressing the importance of burden sharing , the 2013 banking communication acknowledges that there may be exceptional circumstances in which burden sharing would not be proportionate or where burden sharing is considered to be counter - productive to the preservation of financial stability . thus , no burden sharing is required if implementing such measures would endanger financial stability or lead to disproportionate results . this exception could cover cases where the aid amount to be received is small in comparison to the bank ' s risk weighted assets and the capital shortfall has been reduced significantly in particular through capital raising measures , such as rights issues , a voluntary conversion of subordinated debt instruments into equity , a liability management exercise , capital - generating sales of assets and portfolios or securitisations , earnings retention , and other measures reducing capital needs . while the european commission has made clear that it is determined to interpret this provision narrowly , the exception may open a path to avoid a bail - in if at the same time resolution under the brrd can be avoided .\nit goes without saying that the burden sharing requirements under the state aid regime are only triggered if the measure in question actually constitutes state aid . yet , this is not true in all cases where state resources are used to intervene in distressed banks , in particular if a government decides to intervene in a bank in the same way as a private investor would .\nthis is the course that italy pursued in april 2016 when its government sponsored the creation of a private - backed bank rescue fund to tackle concerns over the health of its financial sector .\nthe problem stems from the fact italian banks are nursing more than \u20ac360 billion of non - performing loans which are proving to be a drag on economic recovery . due to state aid rules , italy turned to the private sector for a solution . the result was atlante 1 , a \u20ac4 . 25 billion back - stop fund sponsored by cassa depositi e prestiti ( a state - owned institution ) , banks , insurers and other institutional investors , such as the italian banking foundations . the fund aims to stabilise italy ' s financial system by purchasing ( i ) newly issued shares of banks which do not meet their srep capital requirements and ( ii ) npl portfolios .\nin order to attract a wide range of investors for selling notes to the securitised assets it holds , atlante 1 can benefit from a guarantee scheme introduced by the italian state . despite the government ' s intervention , the european commission has found the scheme free from state aid since the risk for the state is limited and , in particular , the state ' s remuneration for the risk taken is on market terms .\nthe ongoing problems facing the italian banking sector represent the first serious challenge to brrd and when the uk voted to leave the european union , this triggered a sharp sell - off of italian banking shares on 27 june amid concerns about their financial health . italy ' s prime minister matteo renzi argued that eu rules on the provision of state aid should be waived on the grounds of preserving financial stability . the european union rejected this request . the need for a taxpayer - funded capital injection was alleviated when the country ' s banks did reasonably well in the stress tests , and a plan is in place for a private sector rescue of stricken lender monte dei paschi di siena .\nlikewise , support by resolution funds , even if sponsored by private banks , generally falls under eu state aid control , since they are regularly created by the state and run by the resolution authorities . state aid control remains applicable even in case of resolution .\neven if a bank is under resolution , this does not mean that state aid control ceases to apply . on the contrary , state aid rules will retain their importance alongside the brrd . as an example , the sale of a bridge bank to which assets of a bank under resolution have been transferred will have to comply with state aid provisions . this has implications for the sale procedures and can limit the support for the bridge bank or its buyer in connection with or following re - privatisation . the same is true for any form of public financial support used during resolution . as a consequence , measures implying the use of the resolution fund cannot be granted without the commission ' s prior approval ."]}
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", "topic": 26}], "title": "dealogic", "paragraphs": ["dealogic currently has 40 fans on facebook . as of may 2018 dealogic had 40 fans .\nglassdoor has 258 dealogic reviews submitted anonymously by dealogic employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if dealogic is right for you .\ndealogic ' s ceo , thomas fleming , currently has an approval rating of 77 % . dealogic ' s primary competitors are\ndealogic develops financial software for investment banking professionals , brokerage firms and investment advisers . dealogic was founded in 1983 . dealogic ' s headquarters is located in london , england , gb ec4m 9af . dealogic ' s ceo , thomas fleming , curr . . .\nowler has collected 13 screenshots of dealogic ' s website since may 2014 . the latest dealogic website design screenshot was captured in sep 2017 .\ndealogic develops financial software for investment banking professionals , brokerage firms and investment advisers . dealogic ' s headquarters is in london , england . dealogic has been a subsidiary of the carlyle group since nov 2014 . dealogic ' s main competitors are thomson reuters , ipreo and bloomberg . as of june 2018 , dealogic has 40 fans on facebook and 9 . 7k followers on twitter .\ndealogic currently has 9 , 720 followers on twitter . as of may 2014 dealogic had 1 , 704 followers . that ' s a 470 percent increase in 3 years\nabout dealogic dealogic provides a platform of technology , content and support used by investment banks worldwide to manage and align their core operating units to optimize performance and improve competitiveness .\ntony haddon held the position of coo at dealogic at the time of this trade .\nto join the hundreds of clients already on the dealogic platform , contact our team today .\ndealogic ' s global investor information is researched from offices around the world and made available to clients through the dealogic platform including eventmanager , conferencemanager , dealmanager , institutional analytics and ecm manager .\nthe foundation of the dealogic platform and the industry standard relied on by clients and publications worldwide .\ngrow your career at dealogic , and work with like - minded experts to make a real impact .\ndealogic announces the combination of its buyside products into a single offering , dealogic connect , creating the only mifid ii compliant solution that links a growing network of 250 + investment firms to 150 + sellside partners .\ndealogic offers a platform solution for capital markets , syndicate , corporate access , institutional investors , and more .\nlearn more about what you can be at dealogic ! we always support talent and help them to improve .\npeter james ogden held the position of non - executive chairman at dealogic at the time of this trade .\nphilip william hulme held the position of non - executive director at dealogic at the time of this trade .\ntrusted by leading publications and financial firms , the dealogic platform provides unique access and insight through technology and content .\nipreo is one of dealogic ' s top rivals . ipreo was founded in 2006 , and its headquarters is in new york , new york . ipreo competes in the internet software field . ipreo has 851 more employees than dealogic .\ndealogic is committed to maintaining stringent information security from our processes to our platform , products , people , and practices .\ni worked at dealogic for 5 . 5 years .\nvery flexible in terms of scheduling and work life balance .\ndealogic share price . dl . - 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- financial markets platform company dealogic announces the launch of connect , its newest product seamlessly linking the buyside and sellside .\nbanks and their investment firm clients spoke loudly in may : they chose financial platform company dealogic to connect them electronically on 10 major deals\u2014globally .\nwhether you want to analyze wallet share , execute a deal , align operating units , or manage risk , there is only one answer . dealogic .\nmifid ii unbundling rules mean your clients will only pay for resources they value . learn how using dealogic ensures investment managers can easily see what you offer .\ncontact our team today to see the advantages of using the dealogic platform . and ask about feeds , your single source of capital - market and compliance data .\nrandall winn , fivew capital managing member and co - founder and former ceo of capital iq , said , \u201cpartnering with carlyle and dealogic is a great opportunity . dealogic\u2019s existing solutions are best - in - class for certain critical banker workflows and the company has developed exciting new products which are very compelling and broadens their addressable market . \u201d\nas a partner to hundreds of firms worldwide , dealogic provides integrated content , analytics , and technology that helps clients originate the right opportunities , distribute deals to the right buyers , and ensure seamless and transparent consumption of resources . firms who use dealogic see results in increased profitability and productivity \u2013 and a client\u2019s success is our top goal .\ngrow your career and make real impacts at dealogic , a leading financial technology firm . we are always looking for bright , innovative , and dedicated individuals to join us .\nthere is a cross - department and location team in dealogic where creative people use their skills and strengths to support colleagues to build high - quality , innovative software for investment banks in a highly responsive and flexible way . this team helps promote agile best practices across dealogic and be on hand to provide support and guidance to others as follows :\n\u201cfirms who take advantage of the dealogic network will see an improvement in their profitability as they use dealogic connect to focus their spend on the sellside services they value most , \u201d said jody drulard , chief product officer , \u201cand both the sellside and buyside can have more intelligent conversations about the right service levels to help investment managers generate alpha . \u201d\nthere is a cross - department and location team in dealogic where creative people can optimally use their skills and strengths to help ourselves and our colleagues to build high - quality , innovative software for investment banks in a highly responsive and flexible way . this team helps promote agile best practice across dealogic and be on hand to provide support and guidance to others as follows :\ndealogic ( holdings ) plc , the provider of software , communications and information products to the global capital markets , today announces its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30 june 2009 .\ndealogic offre un contenu , une analytique et une technologie int\u00e9gr\u00e9s via des produits et des services cibl\u00e9s aux plus grandes firmes financi\u00e8res mondiales . qu ' elles travaillent dans les march\u00e9s financiers , les ventes et le n\u00e9goce , les services bancaires ou la conformit\u00e9 , les firmes comptent sur la plate - forme dealogic pour se connecter et identifier des opportunit\u00e9s , r\u00e9aliser des transactions et g\u00e9rer le risque avec plus d ' efficacit\u00e9 . avec ses plus de 30 ans d ' exp\u00e9rience et ses connaissances approfondies des march\u00e9s financiers , dealogic est le partenaire qui inspire le plus de confiance \u00e0 l ' \u00e9chelle mondiale .\nnew york , dec . 28 , 2015 / prnewswire / - - for the first year ever , global m & a ; volume in 2015 surpassed $ 5 trillion , according to dealogic data .\nmore than 25 years ' experience and a deep knowledge of the capital markets has put dealogic in a unique position to foster numerous long standing relationships and to work in close partnership with investment banks globally .\none reason behind dealogic connect\u2019s rapid adoption is the need for firms to comply with mifid ii directives by january 2018 . this regulation requires research unbundling and associated proof of no inducements by banks to investors .\nprivate placement monitor ( ppm ) has released its private placement league tables for 2016 , in collaboration with standard and poor\u2019s ( s & p ) rating services . dealogic also published its 2016 private placement review .\nestimates released by dealogic show a record $ 251 billion worth of deals announced in october , up from the previous record of $ 240 billion in july 2015 , according to a us news article referencing the associated press .\nthe private debt placement market in europe recorded a decrease in 2016 . both ppm and dealogic observed a fall of more than 20 % in number of transactions and of respectively 37 % and 38 % in corresponding value .\nas the market leader with more than 250 funds using its products , dealogic is best positioned to help clients adapt to rapidly evolving , regulation - driven changes in the market and reduce compliance risk . with its reputation for delivering high quality data , powerful workflow software , and reliable connectivity , dealogic is helping the industry navigate change by bringing together its syndicate and sales , trading and research capabilities into a compliant , data - driven buyside solution .\ndealogic noted that global technology m & a volume at $ 530 . 5 billion in the year - to - date period is the second highest annual total , trailing only the 2015 volume of $ 692 . 4 billion . global semiconductors - targeted m & a volume hit an annual high of $ 127 . 1 billion in 2016 , up 13 percent from the previous record of $ 112 . 2 billion set in 2015 , dealogic said .\ndealogic connect ensures consistency and accuracy for banks and investors , and reduces risk\u2014looking at the same data whether placing orders or reconciling resources means fewer mistakes and greater transparency . furthermore , aligning banks and investors around universal processes reassures regulators .\ninnovation and client focus are at the heart of dealogic product development . given the company\u2019s unique connectivity between the buyside and sellside , no other firm can ensure the capital markets are prepared for mifid ii in advance of january 2018 .\npeople hold the key to our success , and we firmly believe in developing talent and supporting aspirations . from upward and geographical mobility , to professional and personal development , dealogic provides opportunities and career planning to help you achieve your potential .\nimplemented across strategy , capital markets , sales , coverage banking and compliance , firms rely on dealogic to interconnect their professionals to more effectively identify opportunities , cover the right clients , evaluate investor appetite , execute deals reliably and to ultimately win more business .\nheadquartered in new york and london with offices in hong kong , budapest , tokyo , mumbai , sydney , beijing , and s \u00e3 o paulo , dealogic provides its solutions to more than 500 clients globally including each of the world\u2019s top 50 investment banks .\ndealogic will integrate its activity and evaluation data into rq connect , part of instinet plazma\u2019s hub for mifid ii research payments . investment managers can review , edit , and confirm this information at their desktop and authorize payments through instinet europe\u2019s certified payment institution license .\n\u201cthrough our product dealogic connect more than 250 buyside firms connect to 300 banks , \u201d noted jody drulard , chief product officer . \u201cwe want to make the interactions as easy as possible , and know our clients appreciate the options this connection gives them . \u201d\nwith more than 30 years of experience , dealogic is a trusted partner for financial firms worldwide . we work alongside clients with offices in london , new york , hong kong , tokyo , and beyond . to learn more about our global offices , please visit urltoken\ndealogic connect offers a seamless electronic connection between the buyside and sellside . investment firms can reconcile and evaluate all sellside - provided activities , ensuring a complete audit trail satisfying mifid ii regulatory needs , as well as input iois to their brokers on primary markets issuance .\n, head of product incubation and leading the launch of connect at dealogic ,\nthis deal was the culmination of a long journey , where we worked closely with the buyside and sellside to create a solution that addresses both market needs and the prevailing regulatory environment .\n/ prnewswire / - - dealogic announced that it has completed the acquisition of junction rds limited ( jrds ) . founded in 2005 , jrds is the market leader in ownership analysis of uk listed companies and combines specialist research by a highly skilled staff with proprietary analytical software .\ndealogic has run the largest events and most complex ipos on its platform . and now , with dxconnect , banks have a simple way to handle mifid ii and mar requirements . transaction reporting , allocation justification , market soundings : the information and functionality you need in one place .\ndegroof petercam is highly ranked in both league tables . based on the number of transactions in the ppm league tables , degroof petercam ranks 3rd in the benelux and in europe and 4th in france . based on the dealogic ranking in value , degroof petercam ranks 5th in europe .\nbarclays capital inc . and j . p . morgan limited are acting as financial advisors to the carlyle group , which has secured committed debt financing from jpmorgan chase bank , n . a . , barclays capital inc . , and deutsche bank securities inc . latham & watkins ( london ) llp is acting as legal advisor to the carlyle group . investec is acting as financial advisor to dealogic . linklaters llp is acting as legal advisor to dealogic . gleacher shacklock is acting as financial advisor to euromoney . herbert smith freehills llp is acting as legal advisor to euromoney .\nthe top 10 competitors in dealogic ' s competitive set are thomson reuters , ipreo , bloomberg , dealsheet , mergermarket , s & p global , lex machina , the deal , lexisnexis and factset . together they have raised over 84 . 1m between their estimated 96 . 7k employees .\n, co - head of institutional client management at dealogic ,\ncombining jrds ' unique content with our already extensive coverage of global investor holdings , contacts and profiles will provide our clients with an even greater level of insight into investor behavior globally and is a valuable addition to our platform .\n, pr\u00e9sident d ' a2 access a comment\u00e9 en ces termes , \u00ab en conjuguant ses efforts avec dealogic , a2 access va pouvoir \u00e9toffer sa gamme de produits de pointe en tirant parti de ses solides relations avec la communaut\u00e9 mondiale des courtiers - n\u00e9gociants et leurs solutions largement utilis\u00e9es de flux de travail\ncorporate access\n. ceci nous permettra d ' \u00e9tendre notre \u00e9chelle op\u00e9rationnelle et notre acc\u00e8s aux march\u00e9s internationaux et d ' atteindre notre objectif qui est d ' aider les investisseurs et leurs courtiers - n\u00e9gociants \u00e0 collaborer de mani\u00e8re efficace . nous sommes ravis de rejoindre l ' \u00e9quipe dealogic . \u00bb\n, le 4 ao\u00fbt 2015 / cnw / - - dealogic se r\u00e9jouit d ' annoncer la cl\u00f4ture de l ' acquisition d ' a2 access llc . fond\u00e9e en 2012 , la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 a2 access est le fournisseur leader d ' un calendrier agr\u00e9g\u00e9 d ' \u00e9v\u00e8nements \u00ab corporate access \u00bb aux investisseurs institutionnels .\nfinancial markets platform company dealogic announces its integration with instinet incorporated ( instinet ) through that firm\u2019s research management offering \u201crq connect . \u201d instinet , through its brokerage subsidiaries , provides agency - focused services to clients around the world via an advanced suite of tools . instinet is a member of the nomura group of companies .\ndealogic ( holdings ) plc is a company incorporated and domiciled in the uk . the condensed consolidated interim financial statements of the company as at and for the six months ended 30 june 2009 comprise the company and its subsidiaries ( together referred to as the ' group ' ) and the group ' s interests in associates and jointly controlled entities .\n, dealogic ceo .\nit is an important step forward for us to enable our clients to align their efforts and resources across their various departments including capital markets , sales , research , trading , investment banking and compliance . greater transparency of share ownership around the world is an important component of strategizing , originating and executing capital markets transactions .\nproskauer rose llp a agi en tant que conseiller juridique aupr\u00e8s de dealogic . moelis & company a agi en tant que conseiller financier et mcguirewoods en tant que conseiller juridique aupr\u00e8s d ' a2 access . pour de plus amples renseignements , communiquer avec le service des relations m\u00e9dias par t\u00e9l\u00e9phone au ( 212 ) 577 - 4400 ou par courriel \u00e0 l ' adresse mediarelationsglobal @ urltoken .\nconnect integrates with an investment firm ' s existing oms / ems system using fix , the industry standard for secondary market equity trading . currently supporting ipos , fully marketed follow - ons , and abbs , connect will support converts next year . the dealogic platform offers the only truly global equity capital markets network that has helped execute the biggest transactions on record in the past 30 years .\ndealogic connect allows investment managers to focus on what matters most : generating alpha , improving profitability , and ensuring compliance . recording , tracking , reconciling , and evaluating activities , such as research and corporate access , is made fast and simple and allows investment managers to consume the right amount of research at the right cost level to drive better investment performance within the rules specified by mifid ii .\ndealogic provides a sophisticated platform of software , communications and information systems along with product support to the global capital markets industry . in common with similar businesses the company is exposed to certain risks and uncertainties . among these risks , which are explained in more detail on page 9 of the 2008 annual report , are consolidation in the investment banking industry , a prolonged downturn in capital markets activity and the emergence of competitors and competitive products .\nthe directors of diamond bidco limited , and those other carlyle responsible persons identified in the circular to dealogic shareholders published 5 november 2014 , accept responsibility for the information contained in this announcement and , to the best of their knowledge and belief ( having taken all reasonable care to ensure that such is the case ) , the information contained in this announcement is in accordance with the facts and it does not omit anything likely to affect the import of such information .\ndealogic connect , which allows investors to place electronic indications of interest as well as reconcile and evaluate all sellside - provided activities , is growing fast . \u201cwe\u2019re pleased at how quickly the industry is adopting connect , \u201d said jody drulard , chief product officer . \u201cwe\u2019re seeing major ipos , like the largest telecom ipo in europe this year , open for orders . in fact , we just had the first orders to joint bookrunners on connect and the first electronic deal in asia . \u201d\n, pdg de dealogic . \u00ab l ' acquisition d ' a2 access cadre avec notre objectif qui est d ' aider les march\u00e9s financiers \u00e0 fonctionner efficacement . l ' int\u00e9gration de nos produits\ncorporate access\nde pointe \u00e0 la solution a2 access permet aux clients de contr\u00f4ler plus facilement la distribution , l ' actualit\u00e9 et la qualit\u00e9 de leurs informations . le potentiel existe \u00e9galement d ' aider les clients \u00e0 rationaliser la logistique et am\u00e9liorer l ' analytique . il s ' agit de notre premi\u00e8re acquisition depuis que nous avons \u00e9t\u00e9 acquis par\nthis announcement is not intended to and does not constitute or form part of any offer to sell or subscribe for or any invitation to purchase or subscribe for any securities or the solicitation of any vote or approval in any jurisdiction pursuant to the transactions described above or otherwise . the acquisition of dealogic and the joint ventures will be made solely pursuant to the terms of the offer documentation published to relevant shareholders , which will contain the full terms and conditions of the transactions . any decision in respect of , or other response to , the transaction should be made only on the basis of the information contained in such documentation .\nthe page you are searching for does not exist . either it has moved , or the link is broken .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\ngain access to global coverage from local journalists on the ground in 50 + countries working around the clock to break news , analyze , spot risks and opportunities .\nmarkets data delayed by at least 15 minutes . \u00a9 the financial times ltd 2018 . ft and \u2018financial times\u2019 are trademarks of the financial times ltd . the financial times and its journalism are subject to a self - 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for - sale financial asset balances of us $ 42 . 1 million at the end of the period\ninterim dividend up 12 % to 1 . 9 pence ( equivalent to 3 . 1 cents at $ 1 . 62 ) payable on 2 november 2009\nour results in the first half of 2009 were a result of three main drivers : the resilience of our customer base , which generated increased subscription revenues for our products on a constant exchange rate basis ; the successful implementation of our new product platform amongst our global client base ; and the volatility in the global capital markets .\nwe remain committed to investing in our business , to extend our market leading position and to expand the profitable deployment of our platform .\nin these times of uncertainty it is difficult to forecast how the market will perform in any particular period , which does impact short term profitability both positively and negatively . however we are confident in the resilience of the markets in the longer term and are confident that through our outstanding personnel , the breadth of our platform and the strength of our global brand we are well positioned for the future .\nthe resilience of our customer base , which generated increased subscription revenues for our products on a constant exchange rate basis ; the successful implementation of our new product platform amongst our global client base ; and the volatility in the global capital markets . as we outlined at the year end we anticipated that new issue volumes in all global markets would be low in the first part of 2009 and we were right to be cautious . however we have been surprised by the strong pick up in the second quarter of 2009 as companies in many different sectors accessed the equity capital markets and new issue volumes returned to the levels experienced in quarter four of 2007 . this improvement in market activity has benefitted significantly our transaction revenues\nrevenues increased in both the americas and asia regions by 11 % and 30 % respectively , while the weaker gbp ( down 25 % from $ 1 . 9854 in the first half of 2008 to $ 1 . 4925 in the first half of 2009 ) has reduced the revenues of the emea region by 23 % . with a greater reduction in emea costs from the weaker gbp , all three regions delivered an increase in reportable profits compared to the first half of 2008 .\nthe group continued to produce strong operating cash flows before movements in working capital of $ 16 . 2 million ( 2008 : $ 12 . 6 million ) and net cash flows from operating activities of $ 7 . 7 million ( 2008 : $ 14 . 4 million ) . after the acquisition of irnavigator , an investor profile product , for $ 1 . 0 million , the payment of dividends and appropriations of $ 3 . 3 million ( 2008 : $ 7 . 3 million ) , the purchase by the company of 0 . 7 million shares at a cost of $ 0 . 9 million ( 2008 : $ 10 . 1 million ) , our balance of cash and government - backed securities totalled $ 42 . 1 million ( 2008 : $ 38 . 3 million ) at the end of the period .\nan interim dividend of 1 . 9 pence ( 3 . 1 cents ) , an increase of 12 % on last year ( 2008 : 1 . 7 pence , 3 . 1 cents ) , will be paid on 2 november 2009 to shareholders on the register on 9 october 2009 .\nthe board continues to monitor and mitigate these risks through strong focus and investment in product development and support services as we enhance our market leading position and drive growth and innovation across our platform over the long term .\ncertain statements in the interim report are forward - looking . although the group believes that the expectations reflected in these statements are reasonable , it can give no assurance that these\nwill prove to have been correct . as these statements involve risks and uncertainties , actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward - looking statements .\nthe group undertakes no obligation to update any forward - looking statements whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise .\nwe are pleased that the business has continued to perform well through a period of unprecedented turmoil in all the global capital markets in which we operate . we remain committed to investing in our business , to extend our market leading position and to expand the profitable deployment of our platform . in these times of uncertainty it is difficult to forecast how the market will perform in any particular period , which does impact short term profitability both positively and negatively . however we are confident in the resilience of the markets in the longer term and are confident that through our outstanding personnel , the breadth of our platform and the strength of our global brand we are well positioned for the future .\nthis report will be sent to all holders of the company ' s ordinary shares .\nthe consolidated financial statements of the group as at and for the year ended 31 december 2008 are available upon request from the company ' s registered office at thanet house , 231 - 232 strand , london wc2r 1da .\n. they do not include all of the information required for full annual financial statements , and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements of the group as at and for the year ended 31 december 2008 .\nthese condensed consolidated interim financial statements were approved by the directors on 21 september 2009 .\nexcept as described below , the accounting policies applied by the group in these condensed consolidated interim financial statements are the same as those applied by the group in its consolidated financial statements as at and for the year ended 31 december 2008 .\n, which became effective as of 1 january 2009 . as a result , the group presents in the consolidated statement of changes in equity all owner changes in equity , whereas all non - owner changes in equity are presented in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income . this presentation has been applied in these condensed interim financial statements as of and for the six months period ended on 30 june 2009 .\ncomparative information has been re - 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{"id": 55268, "summary": [{"text": "bomgaars supply inc. is a retail chain of farm and ranch supply stores headquartered in sioux city , iowa .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it has 82 stores located in iowa , nebraska , minnesota , south dakota , colorado , idaho and wyoming .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is operated by the bomgaars family . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "bomgaars", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 9 bomgaars reviews submitted anonymously by bomgaars employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if bomgaars is right for you .\nin 1880 , a less common occupation for the bomgaars family was shoemaker . farmer and painter were the top 2 reported jobs worked by bomgaars . the most common bomgaars occupation in the usa was farmer . 33 % of bomgaars ' s were farmers .\nview information on current and former bomgaars building locations . find leasing information , previous sales and currently active for sale and lease listings of properties where bomgaars is located . research bomgaars information , location photos and more .\ndr . bomgaars is a member of the developmental therapeutics program and the thrombosis clinic .\nsioux city economic development director marty dougherty said bomgaars\ncontinues to experience impressive growth .\nsign up with your email to receive exclusive bomgaars specials , discounts , news and more .\nsioux city officials presented bomgaars supply , inc . , with the growing sioux city award wednesday .\nbetween 1960 and 2004 , bomgaars life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2002 , and highest in 1985 . the average life expectancy for bomgaars in 1960 was 52 , and 77 in 2004 .\nbomgaars has been a past or current tenant within the buildings of the following commercial real estate properties .\nsioux city | bomgaars supply inc . has acquired the leases and fixtures of 12 former alco stores in four western states .\nour bomgaars rental center offers a wide variety of products for rent on a hourly , daily , weekly and even , monthly basis .\nbomgaars offers club cards to members - allowing them to get a 10 % discount on project related purchases in any of our locations .\nlocation : 850 rundell road , gering , nebraska 69341 . download map here or view text directions to the bomgaars west distribution center here .\ndr . bomgaars is fluent in english , chinese mandarin and filipino and sees patients for hematology and medical oncology at our glendale and anthem locations .\nlocation : 1805 zenith drive - sioux city , iowa . download map here or view text directions to the bomgaars corporate office and distribution center here .\na fourth - generation family business , founded in 1952 in sioux city and owned by roger and jane bomgaars , has more than 1 , 800 employees .\nharold bomgaars ( bill ' s son ) graduated from the university of iowa in 1947 and entered the business on a full time basis as a traveling salesman .\nthe latest expansion into new markets comes as bomgaars continues work on a $ 17 million addition to its central warehouse and distribution center at 1805 zenith drive in sioux city .\nsioux city | bomgaars opened its new gordon drive store in october , ahead of schedule . it ' s just a hop , skip and a jump away from the store th\u2026\ndr . lisa bomgaars is the director of clinical research operations for the texas children ' s cancer center , and is also the medical director of the research resources office ( rro ) and clinical research center at baylor . dr . bomgaars is a member of the developmental therapeutics program and the thrombosis clinic at texas children ' s cancer and hematology centers .\nbomgaars worker jayde wetrosky sorts coats at the hamilton boulevard store on nov . 18 . the retailer has acquired the leases and fixtures of 12 former alco stores in four western states .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your bomgaars ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nthis loopnet bomgaars tenant and owner information is organized and aggregated from public records and the millions of historical and current sale and lease listings provided by members of the loopnet commercial real estate marketplace .\nthe best teacher i ever had ever was me . . . er i mean . . . . mr . bomgaars . he is so cool and awesome . he makes class suuuppaaa fun and entertaining with all his smart comments and super fun jokes . if i could be anyone ever in the whole world i would be me , um i mean , mr . bomgaars . did i mention he is supa cool and awesome and stuff ? oh and before i forget is supa neat - o ! deffeniatly take his class and preferably , ap gov . sincerely , not mr . bomgaars\ncoworkers are friendly i need you to be around . they cater in a thanksgiving meal . they on occasion grill or have pizza . you get a store discount when you start working for bomgaars warehouse .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your bomgaars ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nsteve bomgaars is a history teacher at spencer high school located in spencer , iowa and part of spencer community school district . additionally , the average teacher rating at spencer high school is 3 . 85 stars .\nbomgaars stores will open for the first time in eight of the former alco sites - - chamberlain , s . d . ; imperial , neb . ; preston and soda springs , idaho ; and rawlins , lander , pinedale and diamondville , wyo . in the other four cities - - west point , ainsworth , ogallala and gordon , neb . - - bomgaars will relocate its existing stores into larger ex - alco buildings .\ndr . lisa bomgaars is the director of clinical research operations for the texas children\u2019s cancer center , and is also the medical director of the research resources office ( rro ) and clinical research center at baylor college of medicine .\nin addition to her knowledge and skill , dr . bomgaars brings deep compassion to her practice . \u201cmy greatest satisfaction is helping my patients survive cancer and getting to know them on a personal level by taking time to listen . \u201d\nthe expansion will be bomgaars ' first foray into idaho , and will bring to 77 the number of stores the chain operates in a seven - state region , which also includes iowa , nebraska , south dakota , minnesota , colorado and wyoming .\nbomgaars , a sioux city - based chain of farm and ranch stores , will take possession of the former alcos in february and begin to set fixtures , hire personnel , change signage and stock merchandise over the course of the next three to four months .\nexpanding from 150 , 000 to 200 , 000 square feet will not only consolidate bomgaars ' warehouse and distribution functions at a single site , but also supply enough room for the company to eventually handle as many as 100 to 110 stores , according to local officials .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your bomgaars ancestors lived in harsh conditions . a short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family . the ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names . you can find birthdates , death dates , addresses and more .\nin 1944 sioux city sustained extensive damage from a major flood on the west side and the building had to be sand - bagged . the next move was to the building at 611 pearl street in 1945 . the business consisted mainly of tire and repair materials . by 1946 , bomgaars became the jobber for napa automotive parts and had two office girls and four salesman traveling through the territory .\nspringtime at bomgaars means fencing , field seed , sprayers and pumps , grass seed , mowers and tillers , and stacks of fertilizer , herbicides and insecticides . the greenhouse fills with flowers , vegetables and herbs . shrubs and trees arrive by the truckload in all the popular varieties . grills and lawn furniture come out with the landscaping supplies . when the days get warmer , you\u2019ll find water hoses , bug sprays , dehumidifiers , fans and air conditioners .\nwhen autumn approaches we move in supplies for weatherizing your home and car plus insulated clothing to keep you warm , and we stock an arsenal of tools for winning the battle over winter , like heaters , shovels , ice scrapers and snowthrowers . then , holiday decorations and toyland take over center stage . with one stop at bomgaars , you can do your christmas shopping for the whole family and pick up everything you need to deal with cold weather .\n\u201cwe are excited about the opportunity to open a retail store in these markets and to help fill the void in rural america left by the closing of these alco stores ,\nbomgaars vice president and chief financial officer torrey wingert said in a statement . \u201cwe look forward to serving the homes , farms and families in our new locations for years to come by offering an expanded inventory of clothing , farm and ranch supplies , pet , tools , seasonal merchandise and more . we plan on hiring good local people and being active in these communities . \u201d\nmake pay actually competitive . provide sick time / vacation sooner than a year . it ' s 2017 and this company is stuck in the past when it comes to what is considering competitive pay / good benefits . treat people that work hard like they deserve to be treated . too many hard workers leave for better jobs because bomgaars treats them like they ' re lazy and useless . since i ' ve started ( less than a year ) more than 20 people have quit because this job is just a huge drain mentally and physically and for 11 $ / hr it ' s not worth it at all .\ngenerally clear . low 66f . winds sse at 10 to 20 mph . .\nalco , a retail chain founded in 1901 , declared bankruptcy in october and is in the process of liquidating its entire inventory .\nwe ' re happy to see a local company doing so well ,\ndougherty said .\nthat ' s very good for our community overall .\nthe project , which also calls for eventually renovating the corporate offices at the same site , is expected to retain 177 local jobs and create at least 15 new positions .\nwhenever dave dreeszen posts new content , you ' ll get an email delivered to your inbox with a link .\nemail notifications are only sent once a day , and only if there are new matching items .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 sioux city journal , 515 pavonia st . sioux city , ia | terms of use | privacy policy\nin january 1944 , the operation had expanded to the point where it could no longer be contained in their home , and was moved to the first downtown location at 819 pearl street , in sioux city , iowa . at this time the work force consisted of two extra employees , bill ' s sister , ann , in the office , and his brother , gerald , as a salesman on the road .\nit is interesting to note that because business was so poor in 1952 , when bill first heard of the farm fleet program , he sent harold on a trip to st . louis to visit the office of the ben franklin stores with the idea of changing to that line of business .\nexpansion began taking place in the form of opening branch stores , and the first one was in yankton , south dakota in 1956 and has continued to this present day .\nour industrial / commercial sales department partners with our customers , providing products and services to businesses and industries in local communities .\nwe carry over 57 , 000 products at our stores , and everyday we are adding new and better products , and products lines . look over our store department line - ups , and you will see the most respected names in the industry . we strive to stock our stores with the products you need , when you need it .\nproducts are not available for look - up at this time . we look forward to launching our new site .\nour major departments are listed in the side navigation of this page . please feel free to browse the departments , and watch for updates in the near future .\nproducts are not available for look - up at this time . phase two of our website upgrade will include more advanced features . thanks for your patience .\nher clinical interests include : pediatric pharmacology , new drug development , pediatric leukemia , pediatric lymphoma and conditions of pediatric hemostasis and thrombosis .\nher research focus relates to the pharmacologic study of new agents . she has experience with pre - clinical and clinical pharmacology research of novel oncologic agents and is a co - investigator on several studies evaluating novel anticoagulation agents for the treatment of thrombosis in pediatrics .\n* texas children ' s hospital physicians ' licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities . sections titled from the doctor , professional organizations and publications were provided by the physician ' s office and were not verified by texas children ' s hospital .\n\u00a9 1998 - 2018 texas children ' s hospital . all rights reserved . privacy practices | terms of use | financial conflicts of interest in research\nscott lightfoot , pa - c , m . p . a . s .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\nthe local management in spirit lake iowa is awesome . scott is the best .\ncoworkers are friendly . you get an employee discount at retail store however you can not afford to shop there .\nthey only pay 10 , 50 an hour compared to other warehouses in iowa doing same kind of work paying 15 . you wait a year and 3 months for your yearly raise because they go a year from your 90 day raise . the majority of employees who have been there for 7mths or more are over age 45 . the younger stronger help doesn ' t usually stay more than 6mths . they are very short staffed for the amount of work going out . they do not address safety issues , as they are more concerned with out put . they communicate things such as overtime through notes on time clock day of . they have 50 and 60 year old women pulling around pallet jacks being expected to lift 100 lb grills , lawn mowers , rolls of plastic cases of oil , cases of antifreeze , bags of grass seed , water heaters , etc . they shut down day after thanksgiving but don ' t pay you so if you are still in 90 days you loose to days pay that week . most unorganized ungrateful company i ever worked for . work is very physical and will take a great toll on you body .\nuse the feed back from employees to try and better work environment , maintain a safe work environment . hire more people or better yet get the pay up to competitive wages so maybe people will stay . give all employees across the board raise as they are all under paid for the physical work you ask of them .\nemployees are negative frustrated and bitter towards management and company . they cannot keep people due to the fact they expect a lot more than they are willing to pay . start pay 10 . 50 11 . 00 after 90 days . however your 90 - day raise will most likely be the best raise you will get with this company . it will let you know your hard work does not go unnoticed until review time when it most definitely goes unnoticed . if you take a vacation day paid or holiday paid in a week and then do overtime you will not get paid overtime . they post mandatory overtime with no warning and expect no excuses from you to accommodate them . they ask when hired if you are able to lift 50 lbs . but say nothing about lifting very heavy items over your head on a crappy ladder . or pulling around a pallet jack that can have hundreds of pounds on it . very hot in the summertime can be over a hundred degrees upstairs . the insurance is very expensive and covers very little .\nstop telling your employees how great they are . while on a daily basis telling them to pick it up because they can ' t keep people . stop telling employees what a great thing they are doing for the company by working so hard and then not paying them for what they ' re worth . approach them with the same respect that you expect from them .\nplenty of freedom , laid back . family oriented company . great 401k plan .\nno training or orientation , manager inexperienced , poor communication . unorganized , does not make policy and procedures clear and employee handbooks are not issued .\nshould be appreciative of hard working employees . also policies and procedures and employee handbooks should be made for each employee . not contained in one single book to share\ni really loved working here part time when i was in college . they are very flexible with your schedule . i really enjoyed the people i worked with . fairly easy to transfer . the management is also very good . overall , it ' s a fun place to work . i also got a retirement plan .\nafter almost four years of working here , i only make 8 . 65 . i worked here for 3 years when minimum wage got bumped up to 8 . 00 in nebraska and they gave me a raise right before that to 8 . 05 , but then the new people started at 8 . 00 . so after being there for 3 years i was only making 0 . 05 cents more than someone that started that day . it ' s like that all over the company from what i ' ve heard from coworkers .\nthis will replace the current featured review for targeted profile . are you sure you want to replace it ?\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\njournalist , copywriter , communicatieadviseur , creatieve geest \u00e9n sportfanaat . ar - 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{"id": 55272, "summary": [{"text": "founded in 1920 , banque de luxembourg is one of the most important financial institutions in luxembourg .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "with decisions made locally , it offers its independent wealth management expertise to clients based in luxembourg and the rest of europe . ", "topic": 39}], "title": "banque de luxembourg", "paragraphs": ["2005 : banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg becomes fortis banque luxembourg . banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg changed its name , now doing business under the name fortis banque luxembourg .\nfamily business network : le r\u00e9seau des entreprises familiales se lance au luxembourg avec le soutien de la banque de luxembourg .\nestablished in luxembourg since the 1920s , banque de luxembourg is one of luxembourg ' s largest private banks . banque de luxembourg specializes in providing asset management services for individuals , families and businesses .\nchart 3 . number of employees of banque de luxembourg s . a . .\nlegal information | \u00a9 2018 bli - banque de luxembourg investments s . a .\nla banque de luxembourg et la maison d\u2019\u00e9dition maison moderne publient un livre retra\u00e7ant l\u2019histoire de dix entreprises familiales luxembourgeoises . d\u00e9couvrez le portrait de la famille muller :\nla banque de luxembourg et la maison d\u2019\u00e9dition maison moderne publient un livre retra\u00e7ant l\u2019histoire de dix entreprises familiales luxembourgeoises . d\u00e9couvrez le portrait de la famille ernster :\nmfi id of banque de luxembourg s . a . is shown in the table below .\n180 entrepreneurs familiaux germanophones se sont retrouv\u00e9s dans les locaux de la banque de luxembourg \u00e0 l\u2019occasion du forum \u00ab family business days\u00bb .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at banque de luxembourg , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the banque de luxembourg company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at banque de luxembourg .\nla banque de luxembourg et la maison d\u2019\u00e9dition maison moderne publient un livre retra\u00e7ant l\u2019histoire de 10 entreprises familiales luxembourgeoises . d\u00e9couvrez le portrait contemporain du luxembourg \u00e0 travers l\u2019histoire de ces familles d\u2019entrepreneurs .\nbanque de luxembourg s . a . operates under the brand name banque de luxembourg . this banking brand has presence in the following european countries and selected dependent territories of the european countries :\ntowards a genuine economic and monetary union - contribution de m . gaston reinesch , gouverneur de la banque centrale du luxembourg , revue de l ' euro , 29 juin 2017\neuro et prosp\u00e9rit\u00e9 - contribution de m . gaston reinesch , gouverneur de la banque centrale du luxembourg , le jeudi , 20 ans de l\u2019hebdomadaire , \u00e9dition du 1er juin 2017\nbanque de luxembourg s . a . provides services in the area of asset and wealth management . banque de luxembourg s . a . makes its solutions available to natural persons and legal entities .\nbic of banque de luxembourg s . a . and its components are shown in the table below .\nthe history of banque de luxembourg goes back to 1920 . its character was forged by the merger of two banks , the cr\u00e9dit industriel d\u2019alsace et de lorraine and banque mathieu fr\u00e8res .\ntout au long de l ' ann\u00e9e 2017 , de nombreux nouveaux clients ont rejoint la banque de luxembourg et le montant des avoirs qui nous ont \u00e9t\u00e9 confi\u00e9s a atteint un niveau record .\ntable 1 . recent changes in gross profit of banque de luxembourg s . a . ( mln eur ) .\nif you are already a banque de luxembourg client , you can subscribe to bl funds under \u201cmy account online\u201d .\npour la premi\u00e8re \u00e9dition du solirunbike \u00e0 luxembourg - kockelscheuer , plus de quarante \u00e9quipes ont fait preuve de solidarit\u00e9 envers les enfants atteints de la maladie de noma au burkina faso . retour sur cet \u00e9v\u00e9nement :\nla banque de luxembourg pr\u00e9sente ses r\u00e9sultats financiers au titre de l ' exercice cl\u00f4tur\u00e9 au 31 d\u00e9cembre 2017 . d\u00e9couvrez - les dans la version digitale de l ' overview , notre traditionnelle brochure de pr\u00e9sentation qui revient \u00e9galement sur qui nous sommes et sur nos faits marquants de l ' ann\u00e9e 2017 .\nles travaux de d\u00e9molition du centre postal gare viennent de d\u00e9buter . le nouveau complexe qui sortira de terre sera , d\u00e8s 2022 , le si\u00e8ge officiel de post luxembourg . qui ne conna\u00eet pas le . . .\ncreation of banque de paris et des pays - bas ( renamed paribas in 1982 ) .\nrecent changes in gross profit of banque de luxembourg s . a . and its main components are shown in table 1 .\nof banque de luxembourg s . a . . growth compared to the previous period ( 2015 ) was 1 . 49 % . the evolution of the number of employees of banque de luxembourg s . a . is shown at chart 3 below .\nbanque de luxembourg s . a . participates in deposit guarantee scheme of luxembourg . this scheme covers accounts up to 100 000 eur per bank per depositor .\nin 2016 total assets of banque de luxembourg s . a . were 13 415 , 00 mln eur . in 2016 the bank ' s annual profit was 63 , 00 mln eur . banque de luxembourg s . a . had 815 employees in 2016 .\n: creation of two luxembourg subsidiaries : ag luxembourg ( iard ) and ag luxembourg vie .\nen continuant sur notre site , vous acceptez l\u2019utilisation de cookies afin d\u2019am\u00e9liorer votre exp\u00e9rience de navigation . consultez notre politique sur les cookies pour de plus amples informations .\nof banque de luxembourg s . a . were 13 415 . 00 mln eur . growth compared to the previous period ( 2015 ) was 3 . 80 % . the evolution of the total assets of banque de luxembourg s . a . is shown at chart 1 below .\nof banque de luxembourg s . a . was 63 . 00 mln eur . decline compared to the previous period ( 2015 ) was - 8 . 70 % . the evolution of the annual profit of banque de luxembourg s . a . is shown at chart 2 below .\n\u00e0 l\u2019occasion de la sortie du livre \u00ab histoires de familles \u00bb , philippe depoorter et l\u2019anthropologue abdu gnaba ont pos\u00e9 chacun un regard sur l ' histoire de 10 familles d ' entrepreneurs au luxembourg . \u00e0 lire dans le magazine paperjam de juin ! urltoken\ncartes bancaires : quelles pr\u00e9cautions prendre avant de partir ? voici quelques conseils de prudence pour voyager l ' esprit tranquille .\nnaviguez dans le fil des actualit\u00e9s de post ! pr\u00e9cisez votre recherche en filtrant les actualit\u00e9s de type news ou communiqu\u00e9s .\n: merger between ag luxembourg , ag luxembourg vie and cga luxembourg , a former subsidiary of cger assurances .\n: luxembourg life assurance companies cga vie , generalife and fortis luxembourg vie merge to form fortis luxembourg vie .\nin the case of banque de luxembourg s . a . failure , eligible depositors having covered accounts in this bank will be paid out the following compensation :\nau c\u0153ur de l ' europe , le luxembourg est \u00e0 la fois une place financi\u00e8re d ' envergure mondiale , un hub europ\u00e9en pour de nombreuses entreprises et un pays reconnu pour la qualit\u00e9 de vie qu ' il propose .\nthe information provided on this website is solely intended for the presentation of bli - banque de luxembourg investments s . a . ( hereinafter \u201cbli\u201d ) and its business .\nbanque priv\u00e9e , nous accompagnons des particuliers , familles et entrepreneurs dans la protection , la valorisation et la transmission de leur patrimoine .\nsupport for businesses across the border . banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg opens a new business centre in metz .\nat banque de luxembourg , we place great importance on creating a pleasant working environment and providing opportunities for our 900 employees to make the most of their talents and skills .\nle risque politique fait son retour en zone euro et inqui\u00e8te les march\u00e9s . explications avec jean - fran\u00e7ois gillardin , head of discretionary portfolio management \u00e0 la banque de luxembourg .\nour approach to our business is a reflection of the core values that underpin banque de luxembourg ' s corporate culture : commitment , high standards , responsibility , flexibility and diversity .\n1935 : the head office of banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale moves to luxembourg . in 1935 , the soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale de belgique decided to make banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg a luxembourg - based company . the central office at 14 , rue aldringen , thus also became the head office of the bank . the bank ' s business activities would henceforth be focused around the grand duchy of luxembourg .\nthe banque centrale du luxembourg ( bcl ) is the monetary authority of luxembourg and a member of the eurosystem and the european system of central banks .\nbanque de luxembourg is one of the most important financial institutions in luxembourg . the bank employs 800 people across branches in luxembourg and belgium . planon has several other clients in the financial industry , including pggm , unicredit , bb & t and european stability mechanism .\nall credit institutions operating in luxembourg are obliged to participate in luxembourg deposit guarantee scheme .\nam\u00e9lioration du service de colis transfrontaliers gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 parcel connect la coop\u00e9ration renforce le commerce \u00e9lectronique transfrontalier et \u00e9largit l ' offre de services dhl parcel . . .\n\u201cit is great to see how banque de luxembourg uses the planon solutions to align and integrate its employee services with the core business goals\u201d , says pierre guelen , ceo and founder of the planon group .\ndans la poursuite de notre tradition de m\u00e9c\u00e8ne et pour accompagner la cr\u00e9ation artistique , c\u2019est en voisins et en amis que nous soutenons le mus\u00e9e dhondt - dhaenens .\n\u00e0 quoi ressemblera le banquier de demain ? c\u2019est la question \u00e0 laquelle la banque a r\u00e9pondu dans le dossier place financi\u00e8re publi\u00e9 dans le quotidien du 7 juin .\naction sportive et solidaire au profit de l ' association ela ce vendredi 15 juin ! contribuez au succ\u00e8s de ce projet h\u00ebllef h\u00ebllefen , quand vous le souhaitez , au cours de la journ\u00e9e : marchez , courez . . . et comptez vos pas !\n: the entities in luxembourg change their name to become known as fortis luxembourg - iard s . a . and fortis luxembourg - vie s . a .\nnous confier la gestion de vos avoirs , c\u2019est b\u00e9n\u00e9ficier d\u2019une strat\u00e9gie d\u2019investissement responsable qui a fait ses preuves . mais c\u2019est aussi vous lib\u00e9rer des contraintes li\u00e9es \u00e0 la gestion de votre portefeuille au quotidien .\nbanque raiffeisen romain funk tel . ( + 352 ) 2450 - 2511 romain . funk @ urltoken\nstrengthening of the collaboration between all the businesses of banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg and the whole network belonging to one of the leading european bancassurance groups , fortis .\n: the bnp paribas group becomes the majority shareholder of bgl in luxembourg ( which changes its name to become bgl bnp paribas ) and fortis banque in belgium .\n1984 : the shares of banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg are listed on the stock exchange . with a view to enlarging its shareholder body and opening its shares up to the market , banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg applied for listing on the luxembourg stock exchange in 1984 . the shares were first listed on 29 november 1984 , for the sum of luf 5 , 400 ( eur 133 . 86 ) .\n1999 : banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg , commercial deposit and credit institution , investment bank and international financial services company . as a universal bank , banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg offers its luxembourg customers the services of a commercial bank whilst at the same time establishing a presence as an investment bank and in the international financial services . the bank continued to diversify and extend its international and domestic business activities .\ntransmettre son patrimoine et ses biens est un moment d\u00e9licat . pour vous aider \u00e0 pr\u00e9parer cette \u00e9tape importante , il est n\u00e9cessaire de vous poser les bonnes questions en amont afin de cerner les facteurs pouvant impacter votre succession .\nmerger and integration into fortis group . internaxx , an online brokerage arising from a joint venture between banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg and td waterhouse , is launched in june 2001 .\nun certain nombre de mesures fiscales ont r\u00e9cemment \u00e9t\u00e9 introduites par le gouvernement belge . d\u00e9couvrez nos articles et vid\u00e9os .\nyou can subscribe directly to our investment funds , retaining the flexibility to switch funds or apply to redeem your units at any time . a factsheet ( updated daily ) , summarising the performance and principal positions , is available for each banque de luxembourg fund along with a quarterly management report .\njune 16 th , 2014 - banque de luxembourg has recently centralized several business support departments across the organization . the international bank has selected planon ' s integrated workplace management system ( iwms ) to manage their fm contracts , end - user requests and workplaces in an efficient and effective manner .\n1940 - 1945 : the business activities of banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg experience a slowdown during the second world war . since the 1960s : development of the bank ' s international activities . as luxembourg emerged as an international financial centre after the 1960s , the banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale became involved in international financial transactions , becoming a significant service provider on the international credit and bond markets .\nle 1er ministre shinzo abe avait promis en 2013 de relancer l\u2019\u00e9conomie du japon et de stopper la d\u00e9flation avec son programme des\nabenomics\n. celui - ci reposait sur une relance budg\u00e9taire massive , un assouplissement mon\u00e9taire et des r\u00e9formes structurelles .\nlegend holdings corp . , a hong kong - listed diversified investment group , announced today the signing of an agreement with precision capital , a luxembourg - based financial holding company , for the acquisition of precision capital\u2019s 89 . 936 % stake in banque internationale \u00e0 luxembourg ( bil ) , a leading universal banking group headquartered in luxembourg .\nbip was founded in april 2000 with the incorporation of bgl investment partners s . a . ( bip i ) at the joint initiative of banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg , now bgl bnp paribas s . a . , and a group of private investors in luxembourg . in the same year , bip i was quoted on the luxembourg stock exchange .\n2008 : the luxembourg government becomes a shareholder in the bank , with a stake of 49 . 9 % . in september 2008 , the luxembourg government invested eur 2 . 5 billion in fortis banque luxembourg in the form of a loan compulsorily convertible into shares . in october 2008 , the belgian and luxembourg governments decided , in collaboration with an internationally renowned financial partner , bnp paribas , to consolidate the structures and activities of fortis in belgium and luxembourg . in december 2008 , the luxembourg government became a shareholder in the bank to the order of 49 . 9 % via the conversion into shares of the previously granted loan . in anticipation of the alliance with bnp paribas , fortis banque luxembourg changed its name and began to do business under the name bgl .\nlors d\u2019un petit - d\u00e9jeuner informel , nos nouveaux coll\u00e8gues ont eu l\u2019occasion de partager leurs premi\u00e8res impressions avec nicole dochen , notre drh . nous leur souhaitons la bienvenue au sein de notre maison . # maisonattentionnee # accueil # rh # ressourceshumaines # banquedeluxembourg urltoken\nthe bil deal is subject to regulatory approvals , including from the european central bank and luxembourg\u2019s commission de surveillance du secteur financier , and is expected to be completed in the first quarter of next year .\nrepresenting the private interests of members of the al - thani family of qatar , precision capital holds 99 . 9 % of kbl epb and 89 . 9 % of banque internationale \u00e0 luxembourg ( bil ) , with the balance of the latter investment held by the grand duchy of luxembourg .\nb - shares are held by the luxembourg state and the public institutions banque et caisse d\u2019epargne ( bcee ) and soci\u00e9t\u00e9 nationale de cr\u00e9dit et d\u2019investissement ( snci ) . a b - share carries 40 % of the economic rights of an a - share . the b shares are not listed on any exchange and do not back a tradable security .\nwith the signing of the partnership agreement and the consent of all relevant authorities , it becomes now official that post luxembourg and banque raiffeisen will together pave the way for the post current account model of the future .\nkbl european private bankers was acquired in 2012 by precision capital , a luxembourg - based bank holding company that is supervised by the european central bank ( ecb ) and the commission de surveillance du secteur financier ( cssf ) .\n2002 : development continues in the grande r\u00e9gion . bancassurance : a new gap in the market . banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg continued its strategy of commercial development within the grande r\u00e9gion : sarre - lorraine - luxembourg - tr\u00e8ves / palatin occidental - alsace ; opening of a group business centre at tr\u00e8ves - sarrebruck .\nthe recent centralization of all business support activities fuelled the organization ' s need for a common software solution that supports this new way of integrated processing of services . after a thorough evaluation , banque de luxembourg selected planon accelerator , a ready to use best - practice that includes standardized processes for real estate , space & workplace , maintenance , integrated services and sustainability management .\n\u201cwe are very pleased that this bank has found a new buyer from china , a country with which luxembourg has developed a lot of relations knowing that we now have seven chinese banks established here , \u201d luxembourg finance minister pierre gramegna told reporters in luxembourg .\nfounded in 1856 , banque internationale \u00e0 luxembourg ( bil ) is the oldest private banking group in the grand duchy . it issued its first banknotes in the year it was created and retained this privilege until the introduction of the euro .\n: cardif continues to develop internationally and is now established in 20 countries , including luxembourg .\nthe joint goal of post luxembourg and banque raiffeisen is to develop further services in the future , and going above and beyond the present range , to provide the optimal customer care . both partners will efficiently make good use of the available resources . .\nfundsquare was constituted on 7 june 2013 in luxembourg and started its activity on 1 july 2013 .\n: fortis , the majority shareholder in fortis luxembourg vie , changes its name to become ageas .\nb - shares are owned by the luxembourg state and by two entities wholly owned by the luxembourg state . a b - share has 40 % of the economic rights of an a - share .\npost luxembourg carmen engels tel . : ( + 352 ) 4765 - 4224 carmen . engels @ urltoken\n\u201cwe would like to thank precision capital , the luxembourg state and the bil management team for their support . we look forward to working closely with luxembourg state and the bank in the years ahead . \u201d\n) struck a deal on friday to buy a 90 percent stake in banque internationale a luxembourg ( bil ) for 1 . 48 billion euros ( $ 1 . 76 billion ) in the biggest takeover of a european deposit - taking bank by a chinese firm so far .\nchina ' s legend buys luxembourg ' s bil bank for $ 1 . 8 billion in landmark european expansion\n1928 : the bank extends its business into belgium , the grand duchy of luxembourg and france . by the beginning of 1928 , banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg was already a major regional bank with solid foundations in belgium , france and the grand duchy of luxembourg . the core of the bank ' s business activities in france was located at metz ' s principal branch , at 7 and 8 place st - jacques . it was directly responsible for the branches at thionville , audun - le - tiche , carignan and hayange .\nthe listed security is the fiduciary depositary receipt ( \u201cfdr\u201d ) , listed on the luxembourg and euronext paris stock exchanges . each of these is backed by one a - share and has all the rights attaching to that share , except the right of attending general meetings of shareholders . in order to attend a general meeting , at least one registered share must be held . voting rights may be exercised by notifying the fiduciary ( banque et caisse d\u2019epargne de l\u2019etat ) of the voting intention .\nchina ' s legend buys luxembourg ' s bil bank for $ 1 . 8 billion in landmark european expansion | reuters\nat this stage and in order to bring the fmi project to fruition , the luxembourg stock exchange decided to finance the entirety of the initiative and to create a dedicated legal structure . in parallel and to create the infrastructure the luxembourg stock exchange decided to :\nluc frieden , chairman of bil , said :\nthanks to strategic measures taken since 2012 \u2013 with the support of precision capital , the luxembourg state , our employees and our clients \u2013 bil has successfully regained its status as a leading luxembourg financial institution .\nhe said legend aimed to support the bank and its existing management to grow bil into a luxembourg - based , international banking brand .\npost luxembourg will own a 10 per cent equity stake in raiffeisen and count 2 representatives within the board of directors of the cooperative bank .\ni am proud to chair this great luxembourg bank as we prepare to write the next chapter in bil\u2019s success story , \u201d frieden added .\n2010 : bgl bnp paribas acquires 100 % of the share capital of bnp paribas luxembourg , with a view to carrying out a merger by absorption . in february 2010 , as part of bnp paribas group ' s business plan for luxembourg , bgl bnp paribas acquired 100 % of the share capital of bnp paribas luxembourg . after the legal merger of the two entities on 1 october , the transfer of the business activities of bnp paribas luxembourg s . a . to the technical and operational platforms of bgl bnp paribas was finalised over the weekend of 30 october .\na quels \u00e9v\u00e9nements faut - il \u00eatre attentif pour les 6 prochains mois ? comment en tenir compte dans la gestion d\u2019un portefeuille ? dans un article paru dans la libre belgique , damien petit , responsable de private banking investments livre son analyse .\n1969 : the bank sets up a trading floor and since the 1970s has played an increasingly large part in the eurobonds market . in order to maintain direct contact with its principal markets , the bank opened branches in milan , hong kong and frankfurt . in august 1982 , it extended its network , establishing banque g\u00e9n\u00e9rale du luxembourg ( suisse ) s . a . in zurich .\nfundsquare is a wholly - owned subsidiary of the luxembourg stock exchange and is the combination of finesti services with newly - created order management services .\nbil\u2019s existing management team will stay in place while the luxembourg government will keep the remaining 10 percent of the bank , according to the statement .\nthe oldest private bank in the grand duchy of luxembourg . since being established in 1856 , bil has been helping private and corporate clients with their financial projects .\n: cardif lux vie and bnp paribas cardif terminate the reinsurance contract binding them in connection with management of fonds g\u00e9n\u00e9ral , which is thereafter managed directly in luxembourg .\nthis website is an information website addressed exclusively to qualified investors within the meaning of luxembourg law ( see above ) and informed investors within the meaning of luxembourg law ( see above ) , who may or may not be clients of bli . however , the services presented on the website are strictly reserved for clients of bli .\n: creation of cardif lux vie , from the merger of two historical players in luxembourg : cardif lux international and fortis luxembourg vie . cardif lux vie is owned by three shareholders : bnp paribas cardif ( 33 . 34 % ) , bgl bnp paribas ( 33 . 33 % ) and ageas ( 33 . 33 % ) .\nthe proposed transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018 , subject to approval from the european central bank , the commission de surveillance du secteur financier and other relevant regulatory authorities . the acquisition entity is beyond leap limited , a wholly owned subsidiary of legend holdings incorporated in hong kong .\nbanque raiffeisen also offers its complete range of products and services to all ccp customers and invites everyone to become a raiffeisen member in order to take advantage of the so called avantages opera , where members can earn points to pay for example their annual credit card and may get it for fee .\nbil is currently owned by legend holdings - a leading diversified investment group that is headquartered in beijing , china , and listed on the hong kong stock exchange \u2013 and the state of luxembourg .\ninitially , the legal structure is to serve the market as a subsidiary of the luxembourg stock exchange , but is to become a user - owned and user - governed market utility in the future .\nfounded in 1856 as the oldest private bank in luxembourg , bil employs more than 2 , 000 people worldwide and had some 37 . 7 billion euros of assets under management at the end of 2016 .\nl\u2019exposition \u00ab flux feelings \u00bb est pr\u00e9sente au ratskeller du cercle cit\u00e9 luxembourg jusqu\u2019au 24 juin 2018 inclus . venez la d\u00e9couvrir avec nous au cours d ' une visite guid\u00e9e organis\u00e9e le mercredi 20 juin d\u00e8s 12h30 .\nbgl bnp paribas progressively decreased its share ownership . various luxembourg families invested in bip i , transforming it into a family - backed company . bip i changed its name to bip investment partners s . a .\nthe chairperson of the board will inform the government of luxembourg of the envisaged acquisition . the government may oppose the acquisition within three months from such information if it determines that such acquisition would be against the general public interest .\nthe proposed transaction remains subject to ecb / cssf approval and that of other regulatory authorities . it also remains subject to legend holdings shareholder approval . the grand duchy of luxembourg will retain its 9 . 993 % ownership of bil .\nrecognised as being a true cornerstone of the luxembourg financial market , bil plays a key role in developing the local economy . operating in retail banking , private banking and corporate banking activities , it is among the country\u2019s top three banks .\nintegrate finesti , also a subsidiary of the luxembourg stock exchange , into the initiative as an opportunity to leverage its technical infrastructure , fund database , as well as its expertise in fund registration , regulatory reporting , data and document management .\nthe purchase price more than doubles the 730 million euros precision paid for bil in 2011 when franco - belgian financial group dexia , bil\u2019s then parent company , needed a state - led bailout by france , belgium and luxembourg and sold off all its active businesses .\nat the initiative of the luxembourg stock exchange , a consortium of major players of the fund industry was created in 2010 to analyse the creation of a market utility that would help fund actors mutualise costs and achieve greater efficiency in the fund distribution space . the \u2018fund market infrastructure\u2019 project was launched .\nprecision capital , along with the grand duchy of luxembourg , acquired bil in 2012 at a time when the previous shareholder faced significant financial stress . precision capital and bil have since overseen a turnaround of the bank following an in - depth strategic review , having made significant investments in the bank and its brand .\n2009 : bnp paribas group becomes the majority shareholder in bgl . in may 2009 , bnp paribas group became the majority shareholder in bgl , with a holding of 65 . 96 % of its share capital . the luxembourg government remained a significant shareholder in the bank , with a holding of 34 % of its capital .\nregistered and headquartered in luxembourg , precision capital is a private \u2013 rather than sovereign \u2013 organization that seeks to capitalize on the attractiveness of the european private banking industry over the long term . a strong and committed shareholder , the firm seeks to grow kbl epb ( and bil ) , both organically and through m & a activity .\nas an industrial investor , post luxembourg holds stakes in a wide range of partner companies in the telecommunications and postal sector\n, says claude strasser .\nwith our stake in raiffeisen we also emphasise the seriousness of the agreement , the long - term objectives and expect to partake in the anticipated success of our partnership .\nour multinational and multilingual team is located in luxembourg , an international hub in the center of europe . leveraging on more than 80 years of combined investment and transaction experience , each transaction team builds on the necessary competences needed to evaluate the potential of presented investment opportunities and to support the investee companies on their path to growth and value maximization .\nnasra noted that precision capital\u2019s only other investment \u2013 its 99 . 9 % ownership of kbl european private bankers ( kbl epb ) , a pan - european private banking group headquartered in luxembourg \u2013 will not be impacted by the agreement with legend holdings . \u201cwe remain committed to supporting the long - term stability and growth of kbl epb , \u201d nasra concluded .\ngeorge nasra , ceo of precision capital , said : \u201cbil has made tremendous progress in the past five years . the business is in great shape and boasts an exceptionally strong brand , supported by an experienced management team and over 2 , 000 committed employees in luxembourg and abroad . legend holdings is the right partner for bil as it moves into its next phase of its sustained growth and expansion . \u201d\nraiffeisen is a cooperative bank , and this changes everything !\n, says guy hoffmann , chairman of the management board .\nas a cooperative bank , we belong to our customers and members and do not depend on any international financial group . raiffeisen is renowned for being a financially solid and carefully operating bank . our decision - making centres are based in luxembourg and our main interest is the domestic market .\nthis entire range of services available for online banking will also be extended to the branches of the two partners . as of may 2016 , all ccp customers will be able to complete their standard banking transactions ( withdrawals , deposits and transfers ) not only at post sales network , but also at most raiffeisen branches . any ccp customer who does not wish to make use of these standard services offered by raiffeisen can simply notify post luxembourg .\nin case of no opposition from the government of luxembourg , the board shall convene an extraordinary meeting of shareholders which may decide at a majority provided for in article 67 - 1 of the law of 10 august 1915 , as amended , regarding commercial companies , to authorize the demanding party to acquire more than 20 % , 33 % or 50 % of the shares . if the demanding party is a shareholder of the company , it may attend the general meeting and will be included in the count for the quorum , but may not take part in the vote .\ndeposit guarantee schemes compensate certain deposits held by depositors of a bank that becomes unable to meet its obligations .\nbic ( business identifier code , also known as swift code or swift bic ) is a the mostly used international identifier of financial institutions . swift is the registration authority for bics . bics are used in financial transactions , client and counterparty data bases , compliance documents and many others .\na bic consists of eight or eleven characters , comprising a financial institution code ( four characters ) , a country code ( two characters ) , a location code ( two characters ) and , optionally , a branch code ( three characters ) .\nmfi id ( monetary financial institution identifier ) is a code , unique to each institution in the mfi list provided by ecb ( european central bank ) . mfi id is hence applicable to mfis resident in the european union .\nthe code is alphanumerical , with the first two digits representing the two - digit iso code for the country of residence of the mfi and the remaining number of digits ( no limit has been specified ) is any combination of alphanumerical characters .\nby continuing to use our website , you consent to our use of cookies which help to improve your browsing experience . for more information on cookies , see our cookie policy .\nkeep in contact with the bank whenever you want , wherever you are : on the move or simply when you ' re at home , you can access the bank 24 / 7 for day - to - day banking via the e - banking area or the bl mobile banking app .\nplease contact us for further information about our services . our specialists will respond to your questions directly .\nto prevent phishing attacks , click here to find out about security measures for your computer and basic rules for surfing securely .\nto benefit from all functionalities available on the e - banking area , please use the luxtrust scan device or the luxtrust mobile application . should you have any questions , please contact your adviser .\nto activate your luxtrust solution , please visit logging in for the first time in the help and technical assistance section .\nreflects our positive attitude individually and collectively in working with our clients at every stage of their life and , at the same time , supporting and encouraging our employees at every stage of their career at the bank .\nrepresent the core of our professionalism and emphasise the importance we place on quality , expertise and know - how . they are evident throughout all the services we offer our clients .\nis our determination to act in a considerate way , respecting the interests of others and building the trust of our clients ( professional responsibility ) , of our colleagues ( human responsibility ) and our fellow citizens ( through our commitment to society ) .\nmeans our capacity to promote , anticipate and respond to change so we can better adapt to a constantly evolving environment .\ndiversity is a form of open - mindedness that we encourage so it is integral to our values .\nour commitment to diversity was formalised in 2013 with the signing of the l\u00ebtzebuerg diversity charter .\ndiversity is a source of enrichment , which is why we value all the differences and abilities within our teams . our employees \u2013 47 % women and 53 % men \u2013 come from 16 different countries .\nwe expect the best from you , for our clients and for our teams . if you want to see your talents and ambitions recognised , join us and share your pride with ours .\ndo you want to act in the best interests of the bank , your clients and your career ? are you looking for a motivating professional environment , where innovation is a constant theme ? your talents will be stimulated within our teams to enable you to think bigger and go further .\ndo you dream of a personalised approach that encourages the development of your skills throughout your career ? are you looking for a stimulating work environment where everything is done to enable you to meet the challenges ? we will give you the means to turn our shared ambitions into reality .\nwe offer you a fulfilling work environment where you can nurture the balance between personal and professional life . as part of our corporate commitment to society , if you support social , humanitarian or educational projects \u2013 or you want to participate in this area \u2013 we will support you in your actions and give you the opportunity to join in our corporate citizenship projects .\nwe pride ourselves on exceptional relationships with our clients and our staff . it is our challenge to build and maintain these relationships , by focusing on personal development and nurturing expertise .\nyou will receive a personalised career plan designed to develop your talents and expertise and you will have access to training courses , mobility programmes , mentoring and professional guidance . we provide support throughout your career to ensure that your professional expertise and personal talents are brought to the fore .\nas a member of staff , you enjoy a range of benefits including free banking , a complementary pension plan , insurance , personal services etc . . our amicale employees ' association has a range of special offers for your leisure and cultural activities .\nyou have access to a gym and a corporate restaurant offering a selection of healthy options . every three years , you have the opportunity to have a medical check - up . our offices are designed to provide a pleasant working atmosphere - and help you to be more efficient .\nyou can attend conferences organised at our auditorium and have priority access to exhibitions organised by our partners in the cultural arena ( mus\u00e9e d ' art moderne , philharmonie , etc . ) . you have the opportunity to join in our corporate citizenship projects and can apply for support from the h\u00ebllef h\u00ebllefen committee for social , humanitarian and educational activities you are involved in outside work .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications . you always have the option to delete your tweet location history . learn more\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nby embedding twitter content in your website or app , you are agreeing to the twitter developer agreement and developer policy .\nnot on twitter ? sign up , tune into the things you care about , and get updates as they happen .\nthis timeline is where you\u2019ll spend most of your time , getting instant updates about what matters to you .\nhover over the profile pic and click the following button to unfollow any account .\nwhen you see a tweet you love , tap the heart \u2014 it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love .\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\nadd your thoughts about any tweet with a reply . find a topic you\u2019re passionate about , and jump right in .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\nfriendly team , great opportunity to learn by working directly with experienced manager . nice culture , and beautiful place .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nit looks like your browser does not have javascript enabled . please turn on javascript and try again .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntake a moment to get inspired . bil private banking works with you so that you can support your loved ones . each client is different with a unique personality and specific preferences and needs . we are well aware of this , which is why you can choose the type of relationship that you wish to have with us .\nthis management will form the basis of a privileged relationship with your own relationship manager . we also promise to use all of our human and technical resources to maintain and develop your wealth . while responsibility is the dominant value in our commercial philosophy , it cannot exist in isolation from our other values : trust , performance , listening , integrity and transparency .\nin our interconnected world , the asset management business has been overhauled in terms of approach and remit . the qualities and knowledge that you can rightfully expect from your private bank are becoming ever more numerous and varied . supported by other experts , relationship managers use their skills to provide you with inheritance , asset structuring and financial planning services .\nthe quality of relations with each of our clients , reflecting our commitment and values .\nour team\u2019s expertise , giving you easy access to our network of international experts .\nthe flexibility of our solutions to take into account specific factors such as complex international / cross - 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term value creation aim for the benefits of all its stakeholders .\ngoldman sachs asset management ( the \u201cgsam funds\u201d ) acquired a significant stake in bip i .\nbip announced the first closing of bip fund ( sca ) , sicar ( bip ii ) managed by bip capital partners and supported by the majority of the shareholders of bip i , including gsam funds , and new investors .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthe consortium quickly evolved into a super user group with the objective of substantially supporting , facilitating and standardising the cross - border distribution of funds .\nolivier portenseigne is managing director . he is also chief commercial officer , responsible for business development . olivier has long experience in the fund industry .\nmaxime aerts was responsible for the implementation of the platform from 1 april 2012 .\nmuch of the asset management supply chain operates b2b , with end investors often invisible to fund manufacturers . digitalisation will change this , bringing client needs into full focus .\nto improve our website we use google analytics cookies . these small pieces of data placed in your browser show us some of your activities on our website ( such as which pages you ' ve visited , etc . ) and allow us to measure audience on the website . for more information , please visit our data protection page .\nwhile the ultimate shareholders of precision capital have made a range of other private investments \u2013 including in areas such as financial services and real estate \u2013 precision capital itself holds only the two assets mentioned above .\nhighly supportive of kbl epb \u2019s vision , precision capital is focused on unlocking the full potential of the pan - european private banking group . that includes supporting the establishment of a leading presence in every market in which kbl epb currently operates .\nthe core management team of precision capital is led by george nasra , the firm\u2019s ceo , who also serves as vice chairman of the boards of directors of both kbl epb and bil . a highly respected and internationally prominent banker , nasra served for three decades at national bank of kuwait , then assumed the leadership of international bank of qatar immediately prior to his appointment at precision capital .\nnicholas harvey serves as deputy ceo of precision capital . most recently chief risk officer and member of the management board at amlin europe , harvey earlier advised banks and insurers across europe for 10 years as a consultant with mckinsey . english by birth but raised in belgium , harvey graduated from louvain university in belgium and holds an mba from kellogg in the united states .\nadditional services and advantageous offers for ccp customers / post acquires 10 per cent equity stake in raiffeisen in the context of the reorientation of the ccp .\nall electronic transactions between post and raiffeisen are now free of charge thanks to the partnership .\nin addition , withdrawals at all raiffeisen and post atms are free for v pay card holders with either a post or raiffeisen current account . 108 atms are available nationwide .\na particularly interesting new development regards post current account customers who are able to easily open and manage the new raiffeisen r - top savings account using their ccp connect . transfers from ccp to r - top accounts and vice versa are easy and convenient to carry out .\ntogether post and raiffeisen emphasise that the r - top savings account offers both their existing and new customers a truly interesting savings account \u2013 in many respects .\nr - top is secure , flexible and simple to manage via ccp connect . the advantage of this savings account is that , in addition to the normal interest rate on your balance , there are also special offers where the client profits from an additional remuneration for newly deposited funds .\nle chiffre d\u2019affaires s\u2019affiche en hausse \u00e0 769 , 6 millions d\u2019euros , malgr\u00e9 l\u2019impact du roaming . le r\u00e9sultat op\u00e9rationnel ( ebitda ) reste stable et le b\u00e9n\u00e9fice net est dop\u00e9 par les . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ndeployment of a new commercial strategy focused on the high net worth clientele of private banks and independent high - end managers .\n: cardif lux vie records a net inflow of more than \u20ac2 . 2 billion just one year after the merger .\n2 . 3 billion in premiums and more than \u20ac15 billion assets under management with a pre - tax profit of almost \u20ac40 million .\n: ag incendie establishes itself on the grand ducal market , along with six other foreign companies .\n: beginning of international development ; cardif opens in italy , belgium and spain .\n: bnp paribas ' insurance companies are grouped together under the same name : bnp paribas assurance .\n: groupe bnp paribas becomes the majority shareholder of the bank , which now trades under the name bgl bnp paribas .\n: fortis is the product of the merger between groupe ag with amev n . v . ( a large dutch insurance company ) and vsb ( a dutch bank ) .\nthe ratio of class a shares to class b shares must be maintained at 2 : 1 as required by the articles of incorporation .\nof the a - shares , 359 506 172 ( 78 . 13 % of the economic shares ) are currently lodged with the fiduciary and trade in the form of fdrs .\n( 2 ) a b - share carries 40 % of the economic rights of an a - share .\n( 3 ) all figures have been rounded up to the second decimal , which may result in a rounding difference of the total percentage for a and b - shares .\nunder ias 33 , the earnings per share and dividend per share calculations should be made using the weighted average number of shares during the period . the weighted average number of shares should be adjusted for the shares purchased by the company .\nthe company has issued two classes of shares , a and b - shares . each share is entitled to one vote .\nno a - shareholder may hold , directly or indirectly , more than 20 % , 33 % or 50 % of the company\u2019s shares unless he has obtained prior approval from the meeting of shareholders in accordance with the procedure described here below . such limit shall be calculated by taking into account all the shares held by the a - shareholder ."]}
{"id": 55283, "summary": [{"text": "serenus johnson construction is a commercial construction company based in bay city , michigan .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company was founded in 1919 by a finnish immigrant , serenus johnson . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "serenus johnson construction", "paragraphs": ["in january , brooks said construction companies included serenus johnson construction in monitor township and spence bros . construction , pumford construction and wolgast construction in saginaw .\noffice manager \u2013 melynne began working in the construction business at serenus johnson construction as . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 serenus johnson construction : bay city , mi . all rights reserved .\nto get a quote from serenus johnson construction + 2 more of the best .\nbuilding permit records show that serenus johnson construction has worked on 43 permitted projects .\ncheck your email inbox and spam folder for details on serenus johnson & son construction .\noffice manager \u2013 melynne began working in the construction business at serenus johnson construction as an administrative assistant in october . . .\nfrom business : founded in 1919 , serenus johnson construction is a full - service construction company . its clients include s . c . johnson wax , immanuel lutheran school , euclid indus\u2026\nwe recommend getting multiple quotes for any construction project . our free bidding system will get you quotes from serenus johnson construction and 2 other top contractors .\nserenus johnson construction worker joe murawski works to settle freshly poured concrete at the delta road entrance of delta college .\nanalyzing permits over the last 4 years shows that serenus johnson construction mostly works on plumbing and sewer laterals projects .\nour building permit records indicate that serenus johnson construction has worked on at least 43 projects over the past 4 years .\ndisclaimer : freightconnect does not make any claims that serenus johnson & son construction is an actual trucking company or carrier . serenus johnson & son construction information is sourced from the dot and is public information , made available through the foia .\nmersen is extremely pleased with the quality of our addition and highly recommend serenus johnson construction to others looking for premium construction accomplished by a team with integrity . \u201d\nfor only $ 19 . 99 , you can access all premium data about serenus johnson & son construction . reports include :\nbuildzoom hasn ' t received any reviews for serenus johnson construction . click here to be alerted when reviews are posted about them .\nat serenus johnson construction , professionalism simply means that we provide construction services that result in the customer achieving their goal . we accomplish this by continual innovation of our building methods \u2026\nview detailed dot inspection reports , view states serenus johnson & son construction has hauled in , and even get truck and trailer information .\n* no active license on file . if you are serenus johnson construction , log in and update your license info in the \u201cedit profile\u201d tab .\nquality control \u2013 john joined serenus johnson in the summer of 2011 as the quality . . .\nserenus johnson construction is a family owned and operated business that has served the great lakes bay region and surrounding area for over 90 years . a full s\nfor almost 100 years , serenus johnson construction has built a reputation for a superior workmanship and open communication with their customers on a wide range of construction projects . we have learned that our staff of estimator / project\u2026\npresident / owner bill started with serenus johnson in 1989 as a journeyman carpenter and became a . . .\nesitmator / project manager \u2013 joel joined the serenus johnson team in march of 2018 as an . . .\nestimator / project manager \u2013 dave has been with serenus johnson for 32 years . he has extensive . . .\nsafety manager / field superintendent \u2013 billy has been with serenus johnson since 2003 . he began his . . .\nthree generations and 90 years on , his dream continues to flourish in the form of the business he founded , bay city ' s serenus johnson construction , 5178 kasemeyer .\nserenus johnson construction is a commercial / industrial general contractor that has been in business in bay city since 1919 with emphasis in design / build and competitive bid contracting services .\nif you are thinking of hiring serenus johnson construction , we recommend double - checking their license status with the license board and using our bidding system to get competitive quotes .\nquality control \u2013 john joined serenus johnson in the summer of 2011 as the quality control manager . john has over . . .\nto print information about serenus johnson & son construction , you ' ll need to sign up for freightconnect . we ' ve made it easy for you to print this information with carrier compliance certificates .\nervice construction provider , the company offers a variety of delivery systems , such as design / build , construction management , and competitive bid .\npresident / owner bill started with serenus johnson in 1989 as a journeyman carpenter and became a project foreman the following year . . . .\nestimator / project manager \u2013 dave has been with serenus johnson for 32 years . he has extensive knowledge in all facets of . . .\nsafety manager / field superintendent \u2013 billy has been with serenus johnson since 2003 . he began his career as a yard maintenance . . .\nesitmator / project manager \u2013 joel joined the serenus johnson team in march of 2018 as an estimator / project manager . his . . .\nafter making it through the trying times of the great depression and world war ii , the company experienced a spike in business thanks to the construction boom of the 1940s and ' 50s . during this time , johnson ' s youngest son , raymond johnson , joined the business , which took on the name\nserenus johnson and son .\nserenus johnson arrived in michigan in 1912 , joining five brothers who were already in the country . johnson found work on the freighters of the great lakes and worked as a riveter in local boat manufacturing plants .\nin 1996 , tom johnson assumed the company ' s reins as president , when raymond johnson retired . since taking over , tom johnson has overseen a number of substantial projects , including construction of s . c . johnson & son ' s research , development and engineering building , 4867 e . wilder , designed and built in 2000 .\nserenus johnson retired in 1962 from the business he started , leaving it to his son to run . among the changes under the new president came a new headquarters .\n( l ) bay area chamber president mike seward poses with ambassador sue pike . ( r ) kyle and justin from serenus johnson construction hosted a popular hole , giving away balls mid - way through the event ( when extras were needed most ) !\nmy father was involved with the company at a very young age , joining probably in his early 20s ,\ntom johnson said of raymond johnson .\nsince 1919 , integrity has been the foundation of serenus johnson construction . as a third generation family business , this integrity is based on a personal and industry standard . our staff and crews share this vision of investing in future by satisfying every customer on each project .\ndespite the $ 2 million shortfall , buchanan said construction could begin on the new facility .\nsince 1919 , integrity has been the foundation of serenus johnson construction . as a third generation family business , this integrity is based on a personal and industry standard . our staff and crews share this vision of investing in the future by satisfying every customer on each project .\nin the years leading up to world war i , serenus johnson left his native finland for the u . s . , looking to cut his own slice of the american dream .\nchief executive officer \u2013 tom grew up in his family owned commercial construction business working . . .\n\u201cour experience working with serenus johnson was positive from start to finish . whether an issue arose at a meeting , on the phone , or in an email , it was promptly and professionally answered .\njohnson serenus construction can be found at kasemeyer rd 5178 . the following is offered : residential contractors . the entry is present with us since sep 8 , 2010 and was last updated on nov 14 , 2013 . in bay city there are 17 other residential contractors . an overview can be found here .\ntom johnson said a number of factors have contributed to the company ' s enduring success .\nestimator / project manager \u2013 dan has over 25 years of experience in the commercial construction field . . .\njohnson said most of the company ' s current projects involve education and health - care facilities .\na few years later , johnson planted the seeds for what would grow into the business that remains today .\nchief executive officer \u2013 tom grew up in his family owned commercial construction business working as a laborer during summer . . .\nhe came to the land of opportunity like many others did , looking for opportunities of education and to make a living ,\nsaid johnson ' s grandson , tom a . johnson , 53 , current president of the company .\nwe work with each customer as an individual , with the understanding that our future success is built on a lasting relationship . serenus johnson\u2019s reputation for honesty and fairness extends to the subcontractors . only by developing a team of dependable workmen can we consistently deliver a quality project on schedule .\nestimator / project manager \u2013 dan has over 25 years of experience in the commercial construction field and has been an estimator / project . . .\n\u201cat this time , there is not a construction company for the project , \u201d said buchanan , who also is owner of buchanan communications in saginaw .\napril 28 , 2014 , winston medical center in louisville , ms took a direct hit from an ef4 tornado . on january 5 , 2015 johnson portables was on site to start construction of a new temporary facility , and on april 1 , 2015 the hospital was operating out of this new facility . winston medical center will be operating out of the johnson portables building for about three years while the new hospital is constructed .\nmybaycity ' s marlo leveling poses with her uncle , jim peplinski\npep\nfrom gregory construction . ( r ) jim fabiano poses with chamber ambassador sue pike\none of the company ' s biggest projects during this era was the construction of north pointe plaza on euclid and wilder , in bay county ' s bangor township .\nhe began doing contracting work in 1919 ,\ntom johnson said , adding that for the initial years , his grandfather worked out of his home .\n\u201cwe found that their design team and sub - contractors were easy to work with and they were very thorough and detailed throughout the construction process and were able to stay within the budgeted amount .\nin october 2015 johnson portables built a temporary medical facility at spring valley hospital in las vegas . spring valley needs the additional space for an observation unit while the hospital is undergoing renovation .\nwe utilize many delivery systems to best meet your construction needs including our preferred fast track , high quality , team building and exciting design / build delivery method . let us walk you through our design / build program\u2026\nbay city \u2014 all is quiet at the corner of washington avenue and tenth street as the dow bay area family y project remains $ 2 million short , without a general contractor and minus a construction start date .\n\u201cjohnson portables metaspace\u2122 system is a very unique and well engineered solution to building structures required for quick deployment in emergency situations . the raised floor concept with its own integrated foundation is brilliant . \u201d\nfrom business : founded in 1886 , s c johnson is one of the leading manufacturers of household cleaning products and related items in the world . it is a family - owned and operated \u2026\na general contractor for the $ 13 . 2 million facility was to be selected in february with construction scheduled to begin this spring . the timetable already has been bumped back several times since the project was introduced in 2008 .\nfrom business : all your indoor remodeling needs - electrical , plumbing , construction . . . kitchen . . . baths . . . wood flooring . . . . basement water damage . . . structural problems . licensed \u2026\n\u201cwhether usage is for houses , hospitals , clinics , or offices the johnson portables metaspace\u2122 solution is a great solution to the issue of rapidly deployable systems that can accommodate a number of emergency needs . \u201d\nas members of the michigan chapter of the associated general contractors since january 1 , 1960 we have been involved with the many improvements made in the commercial / industrial construction industry over these years that serve both our clients and employees well .\n\u201cthey can go ahead with construction without the $ 2 million , but there are a couple of things that wouldn\u2019t be completed . \u201d some equipment and a child care center would have to wait until funds are raised , she said .\noriginally , construction was to begin in october 2008 on a $ 15 . 5 million facility , and be completed in early 2010 . a year later , the campaign was $ 2 . 3 million short with plans to break ground in fall 2009 .\nwhile much of the company ' s work is centered around bay city , johnson said it does undertake projects in saginaw , flint and mount pleasant .\nwe currently have four projects at central michigan university ,\nhe said .\n( l ) pictured from dow corning are pamela berry , chris heffner , jerrod erpelding and roger schroeder . ( r ) dave sharrow from s . c . johnson pops behind the bay regional medical post to pose with christal milster\nwith around 33 employees , johnson said\nthe most important aspect of our longevity . . . would be the people that have worked for us over the years . there is nothing more vital to our success than our employees .\ncommunication was of an utmost concern to us and they were very quick on returning our calls . pre - construction meetings were held regularly allowing us to ask questions and make any necessary plan corrections as they arose , and not once did we hear \u201cwe can\u2019t do that\u201d . \u201d\nwhen it comes to major construction work or even minor alterations to your home , hiring the wrong contractor could result in incomplete or defective work . you may even find yourself dealing with huge liability claims . buildzoom does the homework for you and helps you hire the right contractor .\njohnson portables delivers space appropriate for many functions including patient care , ct scan , x - ray , emergency department , sterile processing or surgical suites . the temporary space provides for appropriate standards of care , including tjc ( formerly jcaho ) accreditation .\njohnson portables works with you to tailor the right solution for your unique requirements . our patented , panelized building system can be quickly designed and assembled on a system\u2019s campus , parking lot , or adjacent land and available for use prior to the beginning of renovation .\ninitially , tents were used for temporary medical facilities \u2013 an unsustainable solution for the care required by the community . in a short 22 days from enlisting johnson portables , materials for the interim facilities arrived in joplin . phase i was fully operational and occupied four weeks later .\njohnson portables has developed an adaptable , durable , portable building system that can be rapidly deployed in a variety of situations . quick to assemble , these panelized portable buildings can be erected and fully functioning within weeks , offering shelter , electrical service , heating / cooling , and bathroom facilities .\nby october 3 , 2011 \u2013 less than 14 weeks after giving the approval to johnson portables \u2013 the full 31 , 000 square - foot portable health care facility was completed and occupied . the interim hospital includes 60 beds , emergency department , icu , access corridors to a catheterization cab , mobile surgical and radiological trailers , and dialysis facilities .\nas previously mentioned , you need to make sure to follow any state and local regulations regarding construction work , which includes hiring a licensed or registered general contractor . ask the contractor for proof of their certification before signing anything , as well as their proof of insurance . you should also check your homeowners insurance policy to see if they offer coverage for contracted work . you may want to call your insurance provider and ask for more details on what your plan will and won ' t cover .\nthere are many general contractors who also specialize in certain tasks themselves . there is usually at least one general contractor on hand to organize the construction of an entire home , for example . but general contractors could also help a homeowner add an additional bedroom , build an in - ground pool or complete a major landscaping project . they could also work with a business to add or improve office space , whether that means making more room or converting a commercial building from a nail salon to a restaurant . basically , if it ' s a job that involves building or repairing , a general contractor probably knows how to get it done .\nin essence , general contractors could be thought of as middlemen between a homeowner or business owner and any number of specialists . to get their money ' s worth , many assume they should just\ncut out the middleman\nand hire specialists directly , but this often proves more difficult in practice . general contractors won ' t be completing an entire project by themselves , but should have a long list of dependable experts who can work together and accomplish any task . they might also serve as the manager on the site of a construction project , overseeing workers and providing guidance and assistance when needed . for larger projects , though , the contractor might only handle administrative matters and employ a foreman or other professional for on - site supervision .\noriginally located on west fisher and south chilson in bay city , the company moved to its current located on kasemeyer in 1967 .\nthe company has also built the financialedge community credit union , 1199 s . euclid , in 2004 , and the bay regional medical center ' s west side medical mall , 4175 n . euclid , in 2006 .\nwe ' re very busy this summer , and happy to be so ,\nhe said .\nwe wrestle with that , what would be our legacy or heritage ,\nhe said .\nbeing a family business , we have the drive and desire to continuously improve in our community .\nhe also cited the\nprivilege of working with my father for many years . his allowing me to make decisions and coaching me was very important to me in the transition from one generation to the next .\nwe put emphasis on doing our very best for our customers , each and every one ,\nhe said . so far , it has paid off , as word - of - mouth from satisfied customers has played a pivotal role in the company ' s prosperity .\nuse of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) .\n\u00a9 2018 advance local media llc . all rights reserved ( about us ) . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of advance local .\ncommunity rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site .\nhealth care systems face unique challenges as they attempt to provide technologically advanced services in aging facilities . building upgrades are often necessary , but providing top - tier care and revenue continuity can present significant challenges .\n\u201cthe flexibility of using this system is remarkable . the solution set has been used in hospitals that meet all code requirements . \u201d\non may 22nd , 2011 , a devastating f5 tornado struck the community of joplin , mo . the tornado\u2019s path of destruction caused numerous deaths , injuries and significant residential and commercial devastation . st . john\u2019s medical center in joplin sustained a direct hit . the nine story , 367 bed hospital suffered irreparable damage .\nto solve the customer\u2019s critical need for temporary , energy efficient , code compliant medical facilities by supplying a rapidly deployable , customized , hard walled building system , fully equipped with hvac , water , and electrical hook - ups .\nour close working relationship with the carpenters 706 and laborers 1098 labor unions provides beneficial strengths to our company that in turn benefits our customers .\nestimator / project manager \u2013 rick joined the company in the summer of 2010 as an estimator . . .\nassistant project manager / administrative assistant \u2013 emily has over four years of experience as a . . .\nestimator / project manager \u2013 rick joined the company in the summer of 2010 as an estimator / project manager . he has . . .\nassistant project manager / administrative assistant \u2013 emily has over four years of experience as a non - profit office administrator , serving in . . .\ncolumn for the project that you are inquiring about . you may also contact the estimator via email by clicking on the\nfor the project . bids are due to emily @ urltoken or faxed to 989 - 686 - 9970 .\nif the project that you are looking for is not listed here , please email emily @ urltoken for more information .\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 midland area chamber of commerce . all rights reserved . site provided by growthzone - powered by chambermaster software .\ntheir buildzoom score of 0 does not rank in the top 50 % of michigan contractors .\nfor more details about their pricing , check out their recent activity to see how much they have charged for different types of work .\ninterior renovations for suite b & c 3226 & 3220 fashion square blvd . plans are in the job file . apl . is in the job file\nmisc . interior renovations americal general finance plans are in the job file . apl . is in the job file\nmichigan requires contractors performing any work on residential properties to be licensed with the michigan department of licensing and regulatory affairs .\ncontractors in michigan must complete a 60 hour approved prelicensure education class prior to taking a buisness and law exam . contractors are required to take continuing education upon renewal of an active license .\nmichigan requires licensed contractors to carry an active workers ' compensation policy . although general liability insurance is not required under michigan state law , it is always advisable to hire contractors who carry it . request copies of the certificates for both forms of insurance for your records .\nthe buildzoom score is based on a number of factors including the contractor ' s license status , insurance status , verified work history , standing with local consumer interest groups , verified reviews from other buildzoom users and self - 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based dow chemical has contributed $ 4 million to the project in return for naming rights and the inclusion of the company\u2019s logo on the new y building .\nkonnie licavoli , president of the bay area family y\u2019s board of directors , could not be reached by the times for comment , and scott carmona , another member of the board , declined to comment .\n\u201cthe care center may be framed in , but there would be no walls and it wouldn\u2019t be finished , \u201d said buchanan .\n\u201cwe\u2019re going to talk to people , encourage them to give and build our contact list , \u201d said buchanan . \u201cwe won\u2019t be doing a massive pr campaign , it will be more of a one - on - one fundraising effort . \u201d\nmembers haven\u2019t received any information on when a groundbreaking may take place , said bill french , 70 , of bay city , who has been a member of the y since he was 7 years old .\n\u201ci know where it\u2019s going to be located , but that\u2019s about it . \u201d\nthe 118 , 000 - square - foot y facility will be built on a piece of land next to bay city hall and adjacent to the 40 - acre uptown at riversedge site .\nbuchanan said it\u2019s not about just starting the project \u2014 it\u2019s about completing it .\n\u201cpeople shouldn\u2019t be discouraged , \u201d she said . \u201cwe are certainly on track , that\u2019s not an issue . it\u2019s going to happen , it\u2019s just a matter of the best time and when we can secure our funding . \u201d\nbuchanan said that bids have been received for the project and y officials have met with various companies . she declined to say how many or which companies have submitted bids .\n\u201cwe are confident at this point that the fundraising will be accomplished , \u201d said buchanan .\nthis months articles : demolition : the fine art of dismantling - an art deco gem on its way back from the brink - insurance & bonding - rising . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nthe 24th annual bay area chamber of commerce golf outing was a scramble to not only take home one of the many donated prizes , but to stay dry from threatening storms overhead throughout the day . with the help of mother nature however , the rain held off until the very end of the outing !\nthe day kicked off with a continental breakfast and a shotgun start ! many different contests were held throughout the outing from longest drive to closest to the pin . the outing was wrapped up at the club house with a social hour and hors d ' oeuvres followed by an awards presentation !\nyeo & yeo , p . c . , cpa ' s & business consultants\n( l ) the michigan works ! gang takes a break to pose for mybaycity camera . ( r ) joellen from the bay area chamber does a pit stop at the covenant healthcare hole !\n( l ) meadowbrook insurance crew , brandon sutkowi and jeff anderson along with dennis johnston and dan mcevoy of independent mortgage . ( r ) citizens bank hole gave out coke - n - cozies !\n( l ) ed spence , kevin leitz , jim schell and scott mcculloch take a break and show their pearly whites ! ( r ) chemical bank ' s\nsave michigan\ncampaign was a hit at the outing . pictured are crystal wackerly and suzanne neering .\n( l ) andrews hooper & pavlik gang\nlose their cool\nwith the men ! pictured are lori appold , tim holsworth , randy morse and diane thompson . ( r ) bay area chamber of commerce representative joellen ensures everything is running smoothly\n( l ) mike debo , 1st vice president of chemical bank poses with jason dore . ( r ) pictured is the wiog crew amanda , jessica , melissa , angela , dan and nikki !\n( l ) leanne & diane , chamber ambassadors finally move forward after thinking their cart had died . . . it was in neutral ! ( r ) bay city country club chef dean schultz and rusty publow cruise the holes to ensure everything was a - okay !\nthe 2008 golf outing committee and the bay area chamber of commerce sincerely appreciate the support and contributions from sponsors , prize donors and participants . they would like to thank you all for making the 2008 outing a phenomenal success !\nprior article july 9 , 2018 by : o . j . cunningham 2018 community center pool free swim days !\nads by m y b a y c i t y . c o m\nbay city , michigan usa all photographs and content copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 by oja / mmcc . they may be used by permission only . p3v3 - 0200 ( 1 ) 0 id : default userid : default type : reader r : x pubid : mbc newspaperid : nopaperid pid : 1560 pd : 11 - 18 - 2012 nd : 2018 - 07 - 05 ax : 2018 - 07 - 09 site : 5 articleid : 2898 maxa : 999999 maxaa : 999999 python / 3 . 5 aiohttp / 3 . 3 . 2\nyp - the real yellow pages sm - helps you find the right local businesses to meet your specific needs . search results are sorted by a combination of factors to give you a set of choices in response to your search criteria . these factors are similar to those you might use to determine which business to select from a local yellow pages directory , including proximity to where you are searching , expertise in the specific services or products you need , and comprehensive business information to help evaluate a business ' s suitability for you . \u201cpreferred\u201d listings , or those with featured website buttons , indicate yp advertisers who directly provide information about their businesses to help consumers make more informed buying decisions . yp advertisers receive higher placement in the default ordering of search results and may appear in sponsored listings on the top , side , or bottom of the search results page .\non time , on budget , what else could you ask ? oh ya . . . . a truly honest businessman . terry did exactly what we hired him to do . never once attempted 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you if there have been any changes in your pet ' s behavior or habits .\nthe vet will then take your pet ' s vitals , like weight , temperature , pulse and respiration rate , and perform a physical examination of the pet . during a physical exam , the vet checks the abdomen for swollen organs , and the legs , feet and joints for any potential problems . depending on the age , breed or condition of your pet , your veterinarian may also check the eyes , ears and mouth .\nwhen your vet conducts a full body examination , he or she will check out your pet ' s coat and skin , noting any hair loss , itchy spots or lumps . keep note of your animal ' s shedding habits so you can let the vet know if anything seems abnormal . the vet will check for parasites , fleas , ticks , mites and heartworms as well .\nvaccinations are also important to your pet , especially if you have a cat or a dog , and your vet will suggest that you make sure they ' re current . keeping up to date with vaccinations can 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", "topic": 21}], "title": "gatecrasher", "paragraphs": ["gatecrasher red 320 kbps gatecrasher wet 320 kbps gatecrasher black 128 kbps gatecrasher national anthems 128 kbps gatecrasher digital 320 kbps gatecrasher christopher lawrence live in moscow 320 kbps gatecrasher discotech 128 kbps gatecrasher the summer sound system 128 kbps gatecrasher classics vol 1 192 kbps gatecrasher classics 2 128 kbps gatecrasher global sound system 320 kbps gatecrasher forever 320 kbps gatecrasher resident transmission 320 kbps gatecrasher resident transmission 2 320 kbps gatecrasher digital trance 320 kbps gatecrasher experience 320 kbps gatecrasher discotech generation 320 kbps gatecrasher immortal 320 kbps if you like dance / trance music this is some of the best around\ni love it\nplease seed as these are rare . dance till u drop . hope u enjoy em peace .\ngatecrasher birmingham is one of three permanent clubs owned by the gatecrasher brand . view the venue listing\non 1st august 2013 , the company tiptoptap limited , also trading under the names \u2018gatecrasher\u2019 , \u2018gatecrasher clubs and bars\u2019 and / or \u2018gatecrasher holdings\u2019 , entered administration .\ngatecrasher still trading despite entering administration the recent \u2018pre - pack administration\u2019 of the birmingham - based nightclub gatecrasher is a good example of how administrators work with companies in crisis to try and salvage something positive . gatecrasher had amassed more\nhey did you go to gatecrasher one on tuesday ? it was nu - crasher , the only real night that plays the music that made gatecrasher famous .\nstudent flats named gatecrasher one have since been built on the old club site .\ngatecrasher managers have appealed against the council ' s decision and will continue to trade .\nthe gatecrasher classics cd was released earlier this week , monday june 27 , 2005 .\ngatecrasher is a bigotted racist agist place that doesnt leave in older people . . .\nfor avoidance of any doubt , gatecrasher birmingham and gatecrasher ibiza both remain open for business . gatecrasher works in the digital age and promotes free speech and opinion , however we do not support or condone any action that is damaging or libellous caused by false statements .\ngatecrasher had its licence revoked in february after what police described as\nviolent\nincidents .\nmanaging director of gatecrasher , simon raine , said he was thankful nobody had been hurt .\nfurther to all of the recent rumours / speculation over social media with regards to gatecrasher .\na cluster of trance icons will be playing special ' 23 years of gatecrasher ' sets .\ngatecrasher will return to area in sheffield on sunday 16th april for a huge easter showcase .\nra news : gatecrasher ' s classics . . . will they always be with you ?\ngatecrasher is an internationally renowned club brand with a distinguished history . scott bond and simon raine held the first gatecrasher event in 1993 , and gatecrasher rapidly grew to dominance to become one of the premiere uk brands in the industry . in 2007 , the company had a major setback when the iconic nightclub gatecrasher one caught fire and was damaged beyond repair , later being demolished .\ngatecrasher began as a one - off party at the engine house in the west midlands and has since built up a worldwide reputation as the world\u2019s most respected and innovative club brand . 15 years on and the conception of gatecrasher birmingham represents a huge milestone for gatecrasher ; a new flagship venue , bigger better and bolder than ever before , the birthplace of gatecrasher , a homecoming\u2026\nif you\u2019re looking for a creative advertising agency that is agile and responsive , gatecrasher is it .\nglobal gatecrasher is where we take you somewhere in the world where a party is going on .\n12 , 235 people are members of gatecrasher . here ' s a few of them . . .\nmajor leeds nightclub gatecrasher has had its licence revoked after a spate of violent incidents including a stabbing .\ngatecrasher resident james leeson brings you gb rocks and the biggest indie - alternative sounds all night long .\n' the paradox of the gatecrasher ' , balliol college , oxford , uk ( march 2016 ) .\nwill try and dig out my gatecrasher red which was amazing like house collection vol 3 . . .\ngatecrasher launched its own record label in 2001 , followed by release of first of several compilation albums .\ncelebrating the republic , the spiritual home of gatecrasher . 10 years on . . . the music plays on\nfrom humble beginnings to a world - conquering global club brand , gatecrasher has continued to push bo . . .\nthe historic building will be transformed this summer for an open air event like no other . find gatecrasher outside tickets .\nfollowing the meeting , mr raine refused to say whether gatecrasher would be appealing against the planning board ' s decision .\nand you too can be part of global gatecrasher if you are going overseas to a curious or exiting cultural event .\n' the paradox of the gatecrasher ' , department of philosophy , university of stirling , scotland ( december 2016 ) .\nif plans are accepted by councillors gatecrasher hopes to open the new club in time for its 17th birthday in september .\nbed\u2019s parent company is gatecrasher clubs & bars limited although the yep understands it is managed by a number of different parties .\nthe area sheffield night will be headlined by former resident eddie halliwell , with classic anthems to celebrate generation gatecrasher until sunrise .\nemergency crews were called to the gatecrasher one nightclub - formerly the republic - in eyre street , sheffield , on monday evening .\nn 1996 , gatecrasher started to use a nightclub in the city centre called the republic for one - off events such as new year ' s eve , in 1997 the event moved to the venue permanently . gatecrasher bought their sheffield venue later that year .\ngatecrasher one was a hugely popular sheffield club until it was destroyed by fire in 2007 and found a new home in birmingham .\nfollowing the closure in birmingham , gatecrasher secured a temporary lease back in sheffield with plans to reopen before the end of 2016 .\nthe brand ' s managing director , simon raine , said :\ngatecrasher hopes to rise like a phoenix from the ashes .\nthe gatecrasher nightclub business , which comprises of companies including gatecrasher clubs & bars limited , has reportedly undergone a pre - pack administration after finding itself unable to pay its debts , which include \u00a33m to barclays bank and \u00a3500 , 000 to hm revenue & customs .\nkeep track of gatecrasher events , tickets and news - all in one place . join this group now for updates as they happen !\nrecent critical articles by beatsmedia and youredm have provoked a response from gatecrasher , who earlier today published an official statement on their website .\n' knowledge first and the paradox of the gatecrasher ' , leuven epistemology conference , university of leuven , belgium ( december 2016 ) .\nsimon raine , managing director of gatecrasher , said :\npublic safety is of paramount importance and we must work together on this .\n' the paradox of the gatecrasher ' , pervasive context conference , department of philosophy , university of reading , uk ( june 2016 ) .\nthe event will run from 10 : 00pm \u2013 6 : 00am , costing \u00a317 . 50 . more info available on the gatecrasher website .\nthose of us who were once ' crasher kids ' and have now grown up but occasionally seek those nostalgic gatecrasher days of old might be interested in re - living that period in dance music history again via the\ngatecrasher classics\ncompilation , which has just been released .\ncool : off has been in place since august 2016 on all gatecrasher\u2019s events , and for gc23 more of gatecrasher\u2019s loyal fans were able to attend the event through the resale of unwanted tickets through re : sell . skiddle\u2019s rapidscan app was used across several devices at the what turned out to be the biggest gatecrasher sheffield event so far . all customers were admitted quickly and efficiently using the scanning app iphones and ipod nanos .\na three - storey nightclub which formally housed gatecrasher in leeds grand arcade will not re - open when students return to the city next month .\ncrowds gathered to watch as the fire took hold of the building - which was one of sheffield ' s biggest nightclubs and the original gatecrasher .\nanyone who feels that they they are owed money by gatecrasher which relates to the adminstration should contact duff & phelps urltoken / + 44 ( 0 ) 207 089 4700 . any other payment enquiries should be forwarded to the gatecrasher accounts department on the following email address : accounts @ urltoken .\na gatecrasher reunion night will be held in the former embrace nightclub in sheffield , two decades after the original house mecca spun its opening beats .\nlove to be , gatecrasher and back to basics : a three - in - one monster night that could hardly fail to shake the house .\ngatecrasher is an international clubbing brand made famous by the\ngatecrasher\n( later\ncrasher\n) dance music events held at the\ngatecrasher one\nnightclub in sheffield , england , during the late 1990s and early 2000s . the event received numerous awards , including\nclub of the year\nat the ericsson muzik magazine dance awards in 1998 . the promoters for the brand are simon raine , simon oates and , until 2004 , scott bond . as of 2011 , there are three permanent gatecrasher venues located in the united kingdom ( uk ) cities of birmingham , watford and nottingham .\nthe force also acknowledged there had been full co - operation from gatecrasher and no issues with public order but eyes were now firmly on the club and its seemingly hedonistic clientele , and by 2003 gatecrasher had devolved from weekly , to monthly , and then to special occasions . themed nights and bank holiday specials were the order of the day . in a bid to maintain kudos , the club was completely refurbed and re - named as gatecrasher one .\nthe gatecrasher rebooted arena will be soundtracked by john o ' callaghan , bryan kearney , standerwick and scott bond , along with special guest ben nicky .\nfor the sake of all parties , i hope that gatecrasher not only survives this but thrives . but for this to happen , it cannot be at the expense of other people . the music community needs to give gatecrasher time and encouragement how to turn itself around . gatecrasher in turn needs to listen to the public dissatisfaction , take on board the constructive criticism , learn from it\u2019s own past mistakes and work with ( and not against ) the music community .\ngatecrasher one is a trance club in sheffield , england that was born after gatecrasher toured the country , eventually settling at what was called\nthe republic\nin sheffield . although originally a trance club , it has bowed to the mainstream and now plays cheesey shite on a thursday that pisses trance fans of the club off a treat . gatecrasher two , the second of the chain of clubs opening is born in leeds . often just called\ncrasher .\ndespite a massive 14 , 000 people pledging their support , councillors in sheffield have refused an application from gatecrasher to open a \u00a35m superclub in the city .\ncreated in the early 90 ' s by scott bond and simon raine , gatecrasher quickly gathered momentum becoming one of the main uk brands across the scene .\nthe decade ' s seen further issues for the gatecrasher brand as the leeds venue ' s licence was revoked but then successfully challenged surrounding violence issues . gatecrasher birmingham ( their final flagship venue ) was shut down after a stabbing , and the management company entered administration with reported debts of over \u00a33 . 5 million .\nreports of massively overpaid djs supported by rising club ticket prices culminated in the ultimate ' superclub ' cream closing its doors in 2002 and gatecrasher downsizing its operations .\ncouncillor suzi armitage , from leeds city council ' s licensing committee , said gatecrasher ' s management would need to show\ncommitment and improved co - operation\n.\ngatecrasher is a bigotted racist agist place that doesnt leave in older people . . . i have so much facts about that place . i can only agree with you .\na gatecrasher is a person or people the come to somebody & apos ; s party unannounced and walk / force their way in , alot of the time if in a large group trash the persons home and steal things . & apos ; gatecrasher & apos ; though is also one of the best raves of all time with wicked laser shows .\nsince its creation in 1993 , gatecrasher has rapidly become the uk ' s most outstanding and influential dance club and youth culture brand , changing the face of club culture globally .\nsadly , after spanning two decades it suffered various setbacks , drug raids in clubs , a decline in attendees and a fire in gatecrasher one night saw the brand suffer financial difficulties , controversy and administration followed , clubs were closed down for a variety of reasons and it looked like gatecrasher had closed its doors for the last time . that is until reunion night .\nfollowing the success of gatecrasher\u2019s highly anticipated return to it\u2019s spiritual home of sheffield in 2016 , the lion returns to area sheffield for the first event in 2017 on saturday 25th february .\nbt and mauro picotto also head up the rebooted arena , with mark sherry , alex di stefano , scott bond and ram also appearing . head here for gatecrasher laser unity tickets .\ngatecrasher 20 looks back at two decades of clubbing anthems from the iconic dance music brand , as well as throwing in some contemporary classics to show the party is still very much alive .\ngatecrasher has said a replacement for its famous sheffield nightclub - which was destroyed in a fire - will be\na state - of - the - art venue like no other\n.\nhopes of bringing gatecrasher superclub back to its ' spiritual home ' in sheffield were dashed by councillors last night , after planners said the project would get in the way of city centre regeneration .\na lot has happened since gatecrasher first stamped its lion shaped mark on the global clubbing community in the mid 90s ; now with 7 venues under our belt , an annual summer festival in the uk , chart topping compilations and mix cds , continuous world touring and some of the most exciting big production events in the uk and beyond , the gatecrasher lion continues to grow , inspire and innovate .\nalmost a year has passed since gatecrasher began its monthly residency at london nightclub heaven and this month its time to blow out the candle and celebrate what has been a great combination for the two .\nthe language used in the above statement indicates that gatecrasher feels unjustly targeted by false accusations , and their responses are as combative as you would expect . but will it be enough to sway the doubters ?\nin september 2016 , as a final nail in the republic coffin , the ' gatecrasher apartments ' opened on the plot of s1 1dj . flats , on the site of a club ? whatever next ?\nin the ten years gatecrasher was in sheffield more than eight million clubbers flocked there to party . the club famously helped to forge the careers of djs including judge jules , carl cox and pete tong .\ngatecrasher has come back fighting , but a long drawn out war of words will only damage their reputation further , as it will just result in their perceived and actual shortcomings being shared with a wider audience .\nin the following 12 months , gatecrasher has been widely criticised by certain people , organisations and media in the music industry . this has been fueled by numerous reports of djs declining to work with gatecrasher at their new club in ibiza , which was formally eden ( pictures ) , during what has been a difficult summer for everyone on the island . examples of djs pulling out include arctic moon , indecent noise and super8 & tab :\nat a hearing at leeds magistrates ' court , gatecrasher agreed that staff would use either hand - held metal detectors or\nknife arches\nto look for weapons at the\nreasonable request\nof west yorkshire police .\nwhile the superclubs have since gone on to run successful festivals like creamfields , gatecrasher ' s summer soundsystem and global gathering , there has been a return to smaller , ' boutique ' style club nights across the country .\ni remember warp records , wasn ' t it on division street , always packed , loads of white labels . what did you do at gatecrasher , were you a bouncer ? was it at the arches or adelphi ?\nafter numerous homes around the uk and ibiza , last year saw the gatecrasher lion return to its spiritual home in sheffield , this time selling out shows at area with giants from the trance and progressive scene headlining epic parties that have brought the heady days of the 90s back to life , striking a chord once more with the original gatecrasher fans as well as a whole new audience who were too young to experience it the first time round .\nthanks for posting gareth . feeling very nostalic for my clubbing hey day at the mo , 1998 - 2002 . i first discovered gatecrasher in 1998 and quickly became a regular as i was living int he midlands at the time . the buzz of looking forward to the pilgrimage to sheffield , planning my outfit ( i was one of the ' crasher kids ) . clubbing - wise it was defintely the best time of my life . in those 4 / 5 years i went to gatecrasher , cream , ministry of sound and passion countless times , also to the first 2 or 3 gatecrasher summer sound systems , creamfields and gatecrasher ' s millenium eve event at the don valley stadium - 25 , 000 ravers under the biggest temporary structure in the world ! ! and the best thing is that although i was under the influence for most of this i can still vividly remember the music ! !\ngatecrasher boss simon raine told yesterday ' s meeting the charles street site was suitable for delivering a\nworld - class\nvenue and added that the club could be an integral part of sheffield ' s city of culture bid .\ngatecrasher made clubbers the vips . with a ceiling full of glittering stars , lasers and a sound system the size of a small bungalow , it felt like it had made as much effort for you as you had for it . as pete tong said at the time ,\ngatecrasher is probably the most fun to play as a dj . despite all the distractions that go with club culture they haven ' t forgotten the simple principle of having a good time .\ngiven the considerable scaling down of the uk trance scene in recent years , it ' s not often that we think way back to 1993 when gatecrasher , a small town club in the uk ' s west midlands , first opened its doors .\noh my god , i had forgotten about occassions , was it that long ago ! ! ! friday nights bouncing from wall to wall , chewing so hard that the next day i couldn ' t move my jaw , stopped for a few years , needed the rest , then back to it , but more this time , fridays at rise and saturdays at gatecrasher , what a great time . now old but not wise , ( 35 ) if i still lived in sheffield i ' m sure i ' d still be up for it ! ! ! nail on head : d fantastic memories : thumbsup : loved occasions : love : loved rise : love : and loved gatecrasher : love : i ' ve been to gc at republic a couple of times but it just wasn ' t the same . . . i am 34 though ! ! gatecrasher just isn ' t gatecrasher anymore in my opinion . they should never have branded clubs ! ! ! it seems wrong : rolleyes :\nthis , and the next release : disco - tech are the best ones in my opinion . every song and mix are just spectacular , and definitely improves over black , and at least a good portion of gatecrasher : red . i highly recommend !\ni ' ve had to go around closing all the windows because the smell of the smoke ' s so strong and have been watching the charred bits fly past the window , and i ' m on the other side of town from gatecrasher .\nchairman of sheffield council ' s city centre , south and east planning board john hesketh said at the meeting at sheffield town hall :\ni would welcome gatecrasher back into the city \u2013 its spiritual home \u2013 but this is not the right spot .\n\u24df 2002 gatecrasher music ltd . \u00a9 2002 gatecrasher music ltd . 1 - 13 incorrectly listed on cover as\ndon ' t want your love ( donald & giles mix )\n. no mixname given on the individual cd case . 2 - 14 doesn ' t give remix credits ( although is labeled correctly on the cover ) . 3 - 05 is the tranquillo ' s underwater kingdom mix ( incorrectly listed as\nhh remix\non the individual cd case , but labeled correctly on the cover ) .\nlast august gatecrasher made a welcome return to its spiritual home in sheffield , reigniting the passion for its trance - led heyday where legions of loyal fans would make weekly pilgrimages from across the country to take in the elaborate decadence the club was renowned for .\n@ christis121 : yep but i am educating my 21 year old step son properly , i took him to luminosity beach festival ( netherlands ) for his 21st and he loves the classics and he ' s been upto gatecrasher 23 and boxing day last year .\nif this really is the beginning of the end for gatecrasher , i will not personally take any pleasure in it\u2019s demise . nobody wins when hard - working staff , artists , promoters and affiliated companies aren\u2019t paid , and accentuating problems doesn\u2019t help them get resolved .\ngatecrasher\u2019s 2000gc millennium eve event at don valley stadium attracted 25 , 000 people , hailed by promoter simon raine as\nten years of promoting parties , ten years of production knowledge , and ten years of contacts , all put into one very special night .\ngatecrasher will roll - out the red - carpet for the news year\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s eve extravaganza and is intent on blasting boundaries to reach phenomenal new heights in terms of production . expect a thrilling combination of acrobatic artistry , , extravagant design and exceptional sounds . the club has imported the world\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s best co2 ice cannons , pyrotechnics , lights , lasers , video walls and sound system for a never to be forgotten night . add to this gatecrasher\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s world renowned entertainment including theatrical performers , internationally renowned dancers performing on gatecrasher 25ft high led wall and aerialists .\nthe world of marketing has been completely transformed in recent years . this shouldn\u2019t come as a surprise . it had to reinvent itself at some point . like a gatecrasher of sorts , it had pushed itself into a space where it was simply not welcome any more .\nt - mobile\u2019s ceo john legere is many things : an outspoken critic of anyone who criticizes the company he runs , a gatecrasher of parties thrown by his rivals , and trumps\u2019 biggest troll . but is he worth of an accolade only previously reserved for the pope ?\nin the spring of 1999 it was reported that gatecrasher had seen its first substance related fatality . a month later there were claims that judge jules had requested a rave toys ' amnesty box ' with trademark dummies and glow sticks to be left at the door . an uncomfortable feeling began to spread . the powers that be were trying to spoil the cyber fun , to quash the individuality and creativity that gatecrasher had built itself around . attitudes shifted towards the previously worshipped crasher kids , a rift that continued to widen through the early 2000s .\nmansion will be transformed into a super - sexy playground with a party atmosphere that is second to none . expect sensational dancers and glittering performers alongside deliciously divine drag queens . add to this jaw dropping show , house classics all the way from top gatecrasher djs all night long .\njust one of the councillors on the planning committee , peter price , voted in favour of gatecrasher . he said :\ni think it is a massive asset . . . the principle of a nightclub underneath that car park , i can ' t find any fault with .\neden is a large - capacity nightclub and with the recent reconstruction of the venue , the club will be reborn as one of the island\u2019s premier destinations . eden was previously home to events from petetong , gatecrasher , godskitchen and beyond , hosting performances from faithless and lady gaga amongst others .\nwith one answer , reddy shut the man down . everyone clapped and the man was shunned into oblivion . ofcourse later on the chatter among the media fraternity was the man just moonlights as a journalist and is in reality a gatecrasher who attends events for freebies . ofcourse these are allegations .\njohn has played all the major clubs of the u . k , including a weekly residency at ministry of sound in 1998 and bi - monthly appearances at cream , gods kitchen , slinky , the arches in glasgow , gatecrasher , temple in dublin and just about every other club in . .\nspawned in birmingham , the brand relocated to sheffield ' s leadmill , the arches and the adelphi before , 20 summers ago , finding a permanent home at two - storey converted warehouse the republic that seven years later benefited from \u00a31 . 5 million refurb as gatecrasher one , whose final event is reprised here .\nwhat goes up , must come down and of course gatecrasher ' s glory days are well and truly a thing of the past ; that period of rapid ascension and seemingly endless upward spiraling no longer the case , despite the occasional big party at gargantuan uk venues like the 10 - 20k capacity nec arena .\nnottingham and leeds venues were closed by gatecrasher sometime ago as they were loss making venues . anyone would have thought this news was old hat but i guess any blog needs as much information as it can in order to try and make an impression . any business reserves the right to streamline their portfolio as the market dictates .\nhi well i am 18 in a week so me and my mates are going to end up in the gatecrasher . i have been to the kingdom which i thought was good but have heard gatecrasher wipes the floor with kingdom . i suppose just starting clubbing i am easily pleased . however after listening to my aunty describe where she went and what it was like then it seems as though sheffield has lost that clubbing experience . was it the palais ( sp ? ) on london road , she always goes on about how the best of her clubbing days was in there . other places too but i have forgot the names , josephenes rings a bell though .\na quality early release from the gatecrasher stable . this is a very contrasting release though . disc 1 has a much more housey feel to it with tracks such as repeated love and deeper underground . not bad , but not what you ' d expect from gatecrasher . however , disc 2 picks up from this and is one of the best trance mixes i have heard . the track selection is awesome , both with the tracks that have had much success ( such as for an angel ) as well as those not as well know . the mixing is seemless / dangerous also . so while disc 1 is a bit of a let down , disc 2 more then makesup for it .\nthe permanency might have been swapped for property , but the brand lives on . the most recent event in sheffield was the gatecrasher reunion in july , with old favourites like scott bond , tall paul and paul oakenfold making a return to the steel city . did charlie , jill , gj or fi fancy going ? the answer is a unanimous no .\nhi well i am 18 in a week so me and my mates are going to end up in the gatecrasher . i have been to the kingdom which i thought was good but have heard gatecrasher wipes the floor with kingdom . i suppose just starting clubbing i am easily pleased . however after listening to my aunty describe where she went and what it was like then it seems as though sheffield has lost that clubbing experience . was it the palais ( sp ? ) on london road , she always goes on about how the best of her clubbing days was in there . other places too but i have forgot the names , josephenes rings a bell though . palis on london road was a hard core rave venue , easy d and co . . then turned to music factory ( which was another amazin night ) then bed which was another good night with roger sanchez appearing often . . current good nights are at plug ( love 2 be ) , husstle ( bar matrix ) , fuzzy duck ( new arches ) , gatecrasher events , these are in my opinion\nbefore he met scott bond , simon raine was just a guy who tendered cleaning contracts for a few nightclubs across the country . in 1993 , the duo decided to run a night\u2014gatecrasher\u2014in birmingham . they then decided to up sticks and relocate the night to a city that was crying out for a proper clubbing experience : sheffield . trance fans from around the country had a new home .\nso what made gatecrasher so special ? why were thousands of people clamouring to spend their weekends in a mucky warehouse in sheffield ? i hooked up with some crasher disciples to reminisce about the good old days , when you ' d queue around the block in nowt but your bikini and some fluffy boots to try your luck at getting into yorkshire ' s answer to the ministry of sound .\noh my god , i had forgotten about occassions , was it that long ago ! ! ! friday nights bouncing from wall to wall , chewing so hard that the next day i couldn ' t move my jaw , stopped for a few years , needed the rest , then back to it , but more this time , fridays at rise and saturdays at gatecrasher , what a great time . now old but not wise , ( 35 ) if i still lived in sheffield i ' m sure i ' d still be up for it ! ! ! yeh , occasions was where it all started for me , but think i went on saturdays . loads of bleeps & basslines . only went to gatecrasher once at the arches & hated it . uncomfortable dancefloor , tripey , inoffensive housemusic .\nfor a long time afterwards the words ' gatecrasher will never die ' could be seen spray - painted on the wood - chip panels that fenced off the pile of disintegrated stone and metal where crasher used to be . people even laid flowers , and a bus full of mourners arrived to hold a two minute silence for the loss of their beloved club . it was the end of an era .\nover in the 23 years of gatecrasher room , o ' callaghan and kearney will perform another set each tailored to the nostalgic twist . also confirmed to play 23 years of gc sets are seb fontaine , judge jules and john kelly . you ' ll also be able to witness an exclusive disco / tech set from scott bond in what will no doubt be the most popular arena of the night .\nroads around the site were closed by police and hordes of onlookers came to gawp at the hundred year old building descending into rubble . local internet forums were filled with claims that you could taste the smoke in just about every sheffield postcode . it was a building full of stuff that wanted to burn and the incident left a lot of people speculating whether gatecrasher had decided to jump before it was pushed .\n2014 has been a tough season for all venues in ibiza , not just gatecrasher ; it has been challenging to say the least , we have made some mistakes but we are in a much better position to deal with the challenges in 2015 . when we set out with the gatecrasher ibiza project we like most promoters got caught up in competitively bidding on acts , artists and brands . as is the pattern , artist and brand fees are becoming more and more inflated to the point that a lot of events become commercially unviable . sadly some nights have just have not performed hence why we have had to make some changes to the programme . as venue operators and promoters we reserve the right to change our programme and concepts as the market dictates . this is common business practice . of course people have been entitled to refunds for any pre - booked line ups and events that have changed as a result and we do our best to communicate this . for our up - to - date programme please refer to our website or facebook . gatecrasher ibiza remains open until september 2014 and we would like to thank all have been so far to the events in the summer of 2014 . we will also be back in 2015 with new exciting news and events .\nstatements such as owing money to barclays bank are completely untrue , they are not owed a penny from the administration . the outstanding debt with university of birmingham\u2019s guild of students in the article is wrong and in fact they were offered a full payment back to the university but they declined . crazy but true . most of the companies and individuals that had outstanding debts with the administration had earned good money for over a decade out of the company so many took the administration as a small bump in a 15 year customer / supplier relationship , nothing more . most are still in fact working with gatecrasher , including but not limited to , dj\u2019s , promoters , print companies , city councils , utility companies etc . sadly some creditors have taken this as a personal slight and now have vendettas against gatecrasher using social media as outlets to create bad press\ni know it ' s a long time ago now but was anyone on here a gatecrasher regular in the early days ? i ' m talking the arches or adelphi , before the corporate s1 2dj days . i ' m talking sister bliss and tin tin out and other such dj ' s . is it my imagination or were they the times of our lives ? will it always be with you ? and furthermore , does anyone have any mixtapes ? i have a mix tape somewhere , it ' s the end of sasha playing at gatecrasher at the arches in aug 1995 , bit annoying cos the tape ends before the very last tune he played , higher state by josh wink , though how i remember that . . . . . . i ' ll try and get it from the tape to mp3 . i had a copy of dave seamen playing aswell , he did this mad hard set before playing a mix of bruce hornsby ! that got stolen from my mates car though . those were the times of our lives , i ' ve never been anywhere before or since that compares with the arches . gatecrasher , subway , headcharge , remedy . met my partner there . . . . . now it ' s going to be a bypass or soemthing !\nleave it well alone i ' d say ,\ngj says .\nthe euphoria of being lost in music with like - minded people . there was money and hope and giddiness and great music and optimism . here was a place with creativity at its heart . gatecrasher was a crucible which picked and chose a combination of things which existed already and put them together . that ' s what made it special .\nthe obama administration ' s low - and mid - level staffers have made their share of goofs during their first year in office . of course , some didn ' t make it the whole year as a result of those goofs . with\ngatecrasher - gate\nmaking headlines this past week , here ' s a look at the more memorable flubs and faux pas of the obama administration ( not counting joe biden ) .\ntechno and trance dj and producer mauro picotto joins clubroom banger turned film score producer bt in the 23 years of gatecrasher arena , featuring sets crammed with some of the clubs most defining records . tall paul and dj sonique do the same , while matt darey presents his nostalgia live set , dj taucher specialises in trance from 1998 - 1999 , dj tokunaga hosts trance classics japan ! , and paul pearson smashes out the prog .\ngatecrasher ` s long - awaited second nightclub ` discotheque ` burst onto the leeds scene in september 2005 . with a more sophisticated clubber in mind , the club incorporates a chic cocktail bar and a separate vip suite . leeds ` new venue , set in new briggate , has everything to attract the high flyers and fashion set . discotheque is definitely be the place to be seen for the trendy party - goers of the city !\nanother great cd by gatecrasher , this is mixed by scott bond it say ' s it on the small print on the back . 1st cd is great and right up my street . very nice mixture of underground trance . the 2nd cd was a little to hard for me and not to my tastes , but don ' t let this put you of the first cd is amazing . if you like underground trance then this for you .\ngatecrasher ' s rearing golden lion was once the emblem of the trance generation , so how did this king of the clubs become extinct ? in the wake of fabric ' s demise , with club - goers mourning the loss of not only another beloved venue but the decline of uk club culture in general , we look back at the story of how a previous behemoth of british clubbing rose to greatness before burning to a pile of ashes . literally .\ni know it ' s a long time ago now but was anyone on here a gatecrasher regular in the early days ? i ' m talking the arches or adelphi , before the corporate s1 2dj days . i ' m talking sister bliss and tin tin out and other such dj ' s . is it my imagination or were they the times of our lives ? will it always be with you ? and furthermore , does anyone have any mixtapes ?\nyou would ' ve had to come through the 90 ' s with your eyes shut and a pair of ear defenders on not to have been aware of the iconic gatecrasher . what started off as an ad - hoc club night became a brand so big it spawned 26 albums , played sold out venues around the world and hosted a millennium party that saw 25 , 000 ravers descend on its ' spiritual home ' of sheffield to welcome in the noughties .\nif this is , or ever has been your scene you would have had to be living on mars not to know the name . a worldwide club event that\u2019s performed to sold out venues in europe , south africa , australia , china , singapore and japan . . . the list goes on and on . the reunion hosted in its spiritual home of sheffield was unlike anything before it , this was gatecrasher the reunion , the night the lion roared once more .\nopen since 1999 in central san antonio , the part of the white isle that serves as a gateway for many clubbers who come to experience the unique party lifestyle of ibiza , eden is a large - capacity nightclub and with the recent reconstruction of the building , the club will be reborn as one of the island\u2019s premier destinations . eden was previously home to events from pete tong , gatecrasher , godskitchen and beyond , hosting performances from faithless and lady gaga amongst others .\nthree years after the blaze , simon raine heralded the return of gatecrasher to sheffield with a \u00a35 million re - opening of the club at a new site in the city centre backed by judge jules , trevor nelson and over 14 , 000 members of the public , who wrote letters and joined a facebook site to approve the plans . but the excitement was short lived when the city council rejected the proposal on the basis that it would put wider city regeneration at risk .\npalis on london road was a hard core rave venue , easy d and co . . then turned to music factory ( which was another amazin night ) then bed which was another good night with roger sanchez appearing often . . current good nights are at plug ( love 2 be ) , husstle ( bar matrix ) , fuzzy duck ( new arches ) , gatecrasher events , these are in my opinion i ' ll bare them in mind for future nights out , cheers .\nlck is one of australia\u2019s most electric and unique dj talent . his lightning fast hands makes for some entertaining scratching and mixing . his connection with the audience and his mixing trickery always gets people\u2019s energy flowing . lck has played at events all over australia , along with headlining shows in new zealand and malaysia . he has also performed at major dance events include creamfields , gatecrasher , ministry of sound , universe at kryal castle , godskitchen , kiss my grass , belfast , slinky and pharmacy .\nwhether they chose to add drugs into the mix or not , everyone acknowledges the potency of the basic gatecrasher infusion . a specific alchemy of music , fashion and people that equated to something uniquely gorgeous . even the building was part of the love affair . the crumbling warehouse had a unique charm , blending the city ' s industrial past with an imagined future . there was a double height main room up to the corrugated iron ceiling with a raised booth and stage at the front which put the djs right in the middle of the action . around the top of the space were balcony walkways and a bridge that gave a view right across the packed dancefloor . in fact the whole place was a maze of steps , doors , corridors and corners leaving punters bewildered\u2014but that was half the fun for many : losing friends meant making new ones . most of us want the nightclub we love most to be more than ' just ' a nightclub . for the people i spoke to about gatecrasher , it was\u2014this was family .\njoining 2manydjs are men of the moment , an21 & max vangeli . two of the fastest - rising names in dance music , an21 and max vangeli , will return to gatecrasher fresh from their for the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153people of the night\u00e2\u20ac\u009d tour . the two shining stars of size \u00e2\u20ac\u201c the label juggernaut overseen by an21\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s big brother steve angello return to gatecrasher on the biggest night of the year ! the two dj - producers have formed a strong alliance in recent times , with back - to - back sets at sensation amsterdam and the swedish house mafia\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ibiza blowout masquerade motel in the last month alone . they also keep up a steady work - rate in the studio . people of the night is the name of the pair\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s hotter than hot club smash with tiesto . and now it would seem the top echelon of stardom is in sight . together with blockbuster house music producer and shm member steve angello , who is overseeing their project , max and an21 will be releasing their first album through interscope and angello ' s size record .\ngatecrasher is a game . as a player of this game you will control a ship . you will have two buttons ; one button to rotate your ship clockwise , and another to rotate your ship the direction that isn ' t clockwise . you must navigate your ship through gates , without crashing into them . i realise while writing this that the name of the game may be misleading , as the objective of the game is to not crash into the gates . i apologise for this , and those responsible have been fired .\noh my god , i had forgotten about occassions , was it that long ago ! ! ! friday nights bouncing from wall to wall , chewing so hard that the next day i couldn ' t move my jaw , stopped for a few years , needed the rest , then back to it , but more this time , fridays at rise and saturdays at gatecrasher , what a great time . now old but not wise , ( 35 ) if i still lived in sheffield i ' m sure i ' d still be up for it ! ! !\njoin in : urltoken buy it : urltoken about the cd : so this release came out at the peak of my clubbing days and coincided with ' that visit to gatecrasher ' on the summer bank holiday of 2008 . which came about due to the rest of the gang all heading down to the first ever creamfields ( or maybe it was homelands by then ) . from what i can remember , the club was a huge , 2 roomed rave temple with followers of it ' s religion going mental each and every weekend . one of the lads freaked out at the amount of ' colourful ' clubbers in his vicinity and went and sat in the car alone all night ! ( actual lol here ) . but about the cd , considering this is the ' early set ' you can get an idea of how banging this club was . and of course went onto become the new super club of the north and throwing parties around the world with countless other cd releases . if you ' ve got any other gatecrasher related banter . . . post it below . turn it up , and enjoy the mix !\nduring the early 1990s , scott bond was a dj for nightclubs in birmingham . in approximately 1992 , bond met simon raine , who , at the time , was the manager of a club called\nbakers\n. bond subsequently agreed to become the new resident dj at bakers , with raine focused on the promotion of a new club night called\nabsolutely ridiculous\n. in 1993 , bond started his own night at bakers called\nrepublica\nand , later that year , the pair decided to collaborate on a new one - off event named gatecrasher .\nthis the second gatecrasher classics release , following the first from 2005 . much like the first gatecrasher classics album , i didn ' t like this either . it ' s computer mixed for starters , which does effect the entertainment factor when transitioning into other songs , but it also has an incredibly commercial tracklist which were not entirely the best . the first cd starts off with a classic being mauro picotto ' s lizard and has other greats in it like motorcycle ' s as the rush comes ( gabriel & dresden sweeping strings remix ) , sasha ' s xpander and the space brothers ' shine ( commie remix ) but really doesn ' t have much else to offer for me personally . the mixing is just mediocre and there is no real lift off , as in a build up of emotion as you progress towards the end . the second cd is probably my favourite of the three cds , and actually isn ' t bad . lets just forget that born slippy ' s underworld is included in this , and mention the greats which were angelli & nelson ' s el nino , marcella woods ' beautiful , oakenfield ' s southern sun , pulser ' s cloudwalking and maybe pulp victim ' s the world ( moonman remix ) to a degree . everything else was either off point or seen in every other compilation at the time . the final cd is sadly a very forgettable experience , straying away from trance and feeling more house like than anything . the included tracks may not be overused , but the problem is that it really moves far from what gatecrasher is about , and cannot recommend this . my overall experience with this album was poor , and i would stick to the earlier releases which were all very memorable ."]}
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", "topic": 13}], "title": "monterey park spirit bus", "paragraphs": ["the monterey park spirit bus is the public transit service in monterey park , california .\nmonterey park spirit is a local bus system in the city of monterey park . monterey park spirit buses connect with la metro and montebello bus lines buses along with metrolink trains .\nthe tap network continues to grow with its newest addition on monday , the monterey park spirit bus .\nas of april 2015 , spirit bus operates 5 local routes . route 1 to 4 operating in loops with terminal at monterey park city hall . in addition , spirit bus operates route 5 connect with regional train service at\ncan be viewed online . the metro bus operates six lines in the city of monterey park :\n- expand existing spirit bus routes to service focus areas identified in the land use element .\nview the spirit bus schedule ( pdf ) and map ( large pdf ) . for more information on the spirit bus routes or schedule , call dispatch at 626 - 307 - 7842 .\nthe spirit bus is the transportation service of city of monterey park providing local routes that serve the need of those commuting within the city or those planning on using the bus service to connect with regional bus / rail system to los angeles or surrounding cities .\nthree former spirit bus drivers and their union are suing the city of monterey park for allegedly violating the state\u2019s labor laws when it awarded a contract to a new bus company . 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( operated by mv transportation inc ) 2002 - 2004 ? - ford e350 / startrans - senator e - lo bus # 006 on route 3 / 1 ( route 3 ) departing at monterey park civic center ( ramona at newark ) 6 / 6 / 2013 - recorded around 12 : 40pm pdt\nwe would like to hear from you about your experience with the bus service . please contact department of public works at 626 - 307 - 1320 if you have any comments or concerns about the spirit bus service .\npublic transportation services that are available to the community of monterey park include a local fixed - route circulator , the spirit bus , and regional bus service that is provided by two operators : los angeles county metro bus and montebello bus lines . also available to the community are metrolink commuter trains , local dial - a - ride service for seniors and disabled persons , and regional transit service for disabled persons that is provided by access services , inc .\npublic transportation services that are available to the community of monterey park include a local fixed - route circulator \u2013 the spirit bus - and regional bus service that is provided by two operators \u2013 los angeles county metro bus and montebello bus lines . also available to the community are metrolink commuter trains , local dial - a - ride service for seniors and disabled persons , and regional paratransit service for disabled persons that is provided by access services , inc .\nis progreen termite in 525 monterey pass rd # a , monterey park ca 91754 your business ? claim your listing and attract more leads by adding more content , photos and other business details . we have more pest control services in monterey park ca available on . . .\nwe would like to hear from you about your experience with the city ' s bus service . please contact department of public works at 626 - 307 - 1320 if you have any comments or concerns about the spirit bus .\nplaintiffs jose baza , ruth villafuerte and isabel martin were long - time drivers for the spirit bus line , operated at the time by mv transportation , when the monterey park city council approved the implementation of a new contract in june with a different transit company , the petition states .\nynez elementary school , 120 s . ynez ave . , monterey park , ca 91754 . no shuttle , free parking only .\nthis page is based on the copyrighted wikipedia article monterey park spirit bus ; it is used under the creative commons attribution - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license ( cc - by - sa ) . you may redistribute it , verbatim or modified , providing that you comply with the terms of the cc - by - sa\nfind california route , schedule and timetable for you local bus , or california coach line , citywide . this free website will help you conduct searches through hundreds of thousands of us bus stops . if you ' re looking for a private school bus company in your town , a specific bus line number in your area or a california coach line to get you from town to town : this site is made for you . we list absolutely everything you may want to know about monterey park ca bus stops , coach lines and more .\nthe monterey trolley runs continuously on a circular route around downtown monterey and cannery row from mid - morning to early evening . car rentals are available , and it is advisable to have access to a car in order to enjoy the beautiful scenery surrounding monterey . taxicabs and the monterey - salinas transit bus are also available .\nrepetto elementary school , 650 grandridge ave . , monterey park , ca 91754 . drop off at lincoln hotel parking lot behind hotel on garfield ave .\nmonterey park senior citizens are eligible for free door to door transportation within the city . for more information , please visit department of recreation and community services '\nthe los angeles superior court petition filed wednesday asks a judge to set aside the city\u2019s spirit bus agreement with first transit and order the city to seek new proposals or reevaluate all those in full compliance with the law .\nsituated near the airport , this motel is within 1 mi ( 2 km ) of don dahvee park , fisherman ' s wharf , and maritime museum . monterey bay aquarium and dennis the menace park are also within 3 mi ( 5 km ) .\nthe spirit bus operates five local routes : routes 1 , 2 , 3 , and 4 operate in loops with terminal at monterey park city hall while route 5 connects with metrolink ' s rail service at california state university , los angeles ( csula ) campus on weekdays . in addition , the city operates a shuttle service - the link - from the corporate center to the csula metrolink station .\nlos angeles \u2014 the city of monterey park is named in legal action by three transportation workers and their union for allegedly violating the state\u2019s labor laws when it awarded a contract to a new bus company through an evaluation and selection process the plaintiffs maintain was unlawful .\n- continue to work with transit service providers to identify short - term and long - term mobility needs in monterey park , and to ensure that those needs are met .\nstay at this prestigious monterey park , california hotel where elegance and comfort meet commitment and customer service . the best western markland hotel is a property offering excellent lodging accommodations for\ngreyhound - national bus service available at 1716 e . 7th street , los angeles , ca 90021\nin addition to regional and local fixed route bus services , dial - a - ride is available to seniors age 55 years and older to destinations within monterey park and to medical facilities in adjacent communities . regional door - to - door service for disabled persons is available through access services .\nthe monterey state historical park covers a fairly large area in the downtown district of the city . start in the pacific house museum , which is next to custom house plaza just south of fisherman\u2019s wharf . ride a bus to the wharf and get around the old town district on foot .\nyou can also book flights to monterey via the norman y . mineta san jose international airport ( sjc ) , which is located just 60 minutes from monterey .\ncity of monterey park 320 west newmark ave . monterey park , ca 91754 mpclerk @ urltoken ph : 626 - 307 - 1458 fax : 626 - 288 - 6861 mon . - thurs . : 7 : 30 a . m . - 5 : 30 p . m . fri . : 7 : 30 a . m . - 4 : 30 p . m .\npublic transit service , including the city ' s own spirit bus system and metrolink commuter rail , offer people alternatives to travel by private automobile . use of transit has the beneficial effect of reducing vehicles on freeways and arterial roadways , and reducing air pollutant emissions .\nlocated in old monterey , this hotel is within a 5 - minute walk of golden state theatre and maritime museum . fisherman ' s wharf and dennis the menace park are also within 15 minutes .\n770 ( rapid bus downtown la / el monte via cesar chavez , atlantic bl . , garvey av . )\ninterested in having southern california transit agency bus or rail service listed ? contact metro with your transit agency information .\nmonterey flights arrive at monterey peninsula airport ( mry ) via international and domestic connecting routes . the airport is situated only 10 minutes from downtown monterey . the advantage of this small airport is that there are no long waiting lines , and security will be conducted without any hassles to the passengers . car rentals are available at the airport for the short drive to downtown monterey . a number of car rental companies are represented . airfare to monterey , including cheap flights to monterey , is readily available online all year round .\nfind out about california\u2019s spanish , mexican and american past with a tour of this park\u2019s restored historical houses and museums .\nanchoring the quiet end of cannery row , this waterfront boutique hotel is perched above monterey bay , with fisherman ' s wharf a quarter - mile away , a taste of monterey winery a half - mile away , and the monterey bay aquarium within a half - mile .\nget an alert when san jose to monterey prices drop . get an alert when prices drop .\nthe montebello bus lines operate line 30 that travels along garfield avenue from montebello to pasadena / south pasadena / san marino . click\nconnected to the monterey conference center by a footbridge , this smoke - free downtown hotel is 3 blocks from fisherman ' s wharf , and less than 2 miles from cannery row and monterey bay aquarium .\nfollow the monterey walking path of history to embrace the rich tapestry of monterey\u2019s past . among the most intriguing relics is one of the country\u2019s last remaining whalebone sidewalks . these are pathways made from whale vertebrae .\nwith school buses back on the road , as a parent you might be worried about safety in school bus and around school . according to the digital journal , school bus accidents may only represent a small number of total accidents . [ . . . ] ( read article )\n- link local bus service to other transit centers in adjacent communities , including metrolink stations and planned eastside corridor light rail or similar stations .\nthe monterey state historic park comprises the city\u2019s old town district with restored buildings from the state\u2019s early days . the complex has 17 historic edifices , including the monterey custom house , the state\u2019s first theater and the building in which the first californian constitution was drafted . learn about the region\u2019s development from a small spanish outpost to a u . s . state .\nset on monterey ' s\npath of history ,\nthis stylish inn is 2 blocks from fisherman ' s wharf , a half - mile from downtown and cannery row , and 1 mile from the monterey bay aquarium .\nsit back , relax and enjoy the show at monterey\u2019s legendary movie palace , which has been delighting theatergoers since 1926 .\nwe stayed here when my family came to celebrate my father ' s 101th birthday . the price for markland is reasonable . it is in the heart of monterey park with all the wonderful chinese restaurants but the location is not right in the middle of hustle and . . .\nbuses serving the local community experience a high level of ridership by monterey park residents . the community has a significant elderly population that relies on public transit to access shopping centers and medical facilities . the city anticipates a continuing demand over time by all segments of the local population , but specifically elderly residents .\n- work with the los angeles county metropolitan transportation authority to establish bus routes and stops at appropriate locations throughout the city to adequately serve retail , employment , and other public gathering areas .\nwalk to cannery row and stop alongside monterey bay where you will encounter cute little sea otters floating on their backs and see californian sea lions and harbor seals basking in the sun on the rocks . if you want to drive outside of monterey , the san francisco bay area is nearby .\n\u201cthe city violated a law that was meant to protect me , \u201d martin alleges . \u201cbecause of that , i was forced to give up a route i had been driving for nine years . the new contractor in monterey park would have cut my pay , vacation and benefits . by leaving that assignment , i lost by bidding seniority and i will have to take whatever route and shift is left . \u201d\nthe del monte center is monterey ' s largest shopping mall housing many specialty stores . the well - known cannery row has many shops offering a diverse range of goods from fashion to souvenirs .\nthe city may allow the reasonable modification of our policies to accommodate the special needs of persons with disabilities in order to allow them to fully utilize our services . whenever possible a request for a reasonable modification or accommodation shall be filed in advance to the department of public works by email at publicworks @ urltoken , by telephone at 626 - 307 - 1320 , or by mail at 320 w . newmark ave . , monterey park , ca , 91754 .\ninstead of handling cash and tokens , now riders can tap their valid tap card on the validator when boarding . tap officials say they will continue to add local bus systems in los angeles county to tap in order to provide a seamless , regional transportation system .\nthe drivers , members of teamsters local 848 who worked under a union contract with mv , had to transfer to another bus line operated by mv to avoid reduced wages , elimination of pension benefits and a large reduction in other health and welfare benefits , according to the petition .\nthe park itself is open at all times , except select holidays . entrance hours and fees for the individual houses vary . get current information and purchase tours from the pacific house museum . it offers informative maps and cellphone tours . note that many of the houses are only accessible via a guided tour .\nmoovit supports all light rail , subway , train , bus , cable car lines in los angeles including line mp005 . you can find live arrival times for each station , get updated service alerts and schedules , see the route on a map , and find out everything you need to get around los angeles .\nsenior citizens of monterey park can be eligible for free taxi coupons that can be used as payment for taxi transportation . each senior citizen is allowed two coupons per month . one coupon will cover the cost of a ride that is $ 11 . the langley senior citizen center distributes the coupons on the first monday of each month . availability is on a first - come , first - served basis . persons must qualify based on income . please contact the langley senior citizen center at 626 - 307 - 1223 or visit department of recreation and community services '\nafter undergoing a $ 60 million renovation , this 550 - room hotel and conference center is situated on 22 acres next to the 18 - hole championship pebble beach resort ' s del monte golf course , 6 blocks from the beach and 1 mile from downtown monterey .\nmonterey bay and the cannery row area are best explored on foot as there is so much to see and enjoy . californian sea lions and harbor seals , otters , and pelicans are just a few of the varieties of sea life that you might encounter on your walks .\nwander through this vast , open - air museum for a sense of 19th - century monterey . the oldest building is the custom house , which was built in 1827 . admire the spanish - colonial style of this adobe structure , where the american flag was first raised in 1846 .\nas an access customer , you are eligible for the free fare program , so you can ride most bus and rail systems within los angeles county , including metrolink , for free . just present your green access rider id card as fare when you board . you don ' t have to register , and using the free fare program does not affect your eligibility for access paratransit\nthe monterey bay aquarium with its interactive exhibits is one of the best aquariums in the world . whale - watching expeditions and harbor cruises in glass - bottomed boats are great ways to enjoy all the sea life . kayaking , scuba diving , hiking , and biking are all fun attractions as well .\nmonterey plaza hotel & spa sits right on the bay in the center of town , a 15 - minute walk from fisherman\u2019s wharf and 2 . 5 miles ( 4 km ) from point pinos lighthouse . carmel , pebble beach , and 17 - mile drive are within a 20 - minute drive , and golfers can choose from over 20 courses in the county .\ni saw in an earlier post that there is a laundry facility located at the hotel . if so , can you tell me how many washers / dryers are available and the cost . 2nd question , is it relatively safe to walk to the bus station / and leave our vehicle at the metro station closest to the hotel . 3rd question , i have hip and knee problems , i asked for a lower floor , is there an elevator in the hotel and or a quiet room . we have reservations for dec . and look forward to our stay .\ndelicious seafood cuisine is served at numerous restaurants , and one of the best is abalonetti seafood situated on fisherman ' s wharf . a visit to benihana is a not - to - be - missed culinary experience . there are plenty of amenities in the wharf area where one can buy delectable snacks . the conveniently located hippodrome in downtown monterey is the place to go for nightlife . planet gemini is also a good nightspot for dancing and comedy shows .\n- increase your productivity , customize your experience , and engage in information you care about .\nmonday - friday , 6 : 00 a . m . - 5 : 45 p . m . view the schedule and fares ( pdf )\nfor questions on this policy , please see the ada public notice ( pdf ) .\nthe rail service is provided by metrolink . the nearest station is located off of campus drive at the california state university , los angeles ( csula ) , adjacent to the busway station . the metrolink train system will get you as far north as moorpark , santa clarita , palmdale , as far south as oceanside , and as far east as san bernardino and riverside . view metrolink\nonline . the city operates a shuttle service from corporate center to the csula metrolink station . click\nfor the schedule or contact the department of public works at 626 - 307 - 1320 for more information .\nparatransit service , through dial - a - ride and access services ( door - to - door services ) , is available to senior citizens and disabled persons . through the langley senior citizen center , the city operates a local paratransit service ( within the city jurisdiction ) for residents who are 55 years or older and / or disabled . to arrange for this service , contact the langley senior citizen center at 626 - 307 - 1396 . disabled persons may also be eligible for regional paratransit service through\nthis page was last modified on 5 may 2018 , at 18 : 40 .\ntransit . wiki is a free guide to trains , buses , ferries and more . content is available under attribution - share alike 3 . 0 unported unless otherwise noted .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nhowever , it seems javascript is either disabled or not supported by your browser . to view google maps , enable javascript by changing your browser options , and then try again .\nclick on red icons to view details . use your mouse to navigate and zoom in the map\n, by phone at 866 . taptogo ( 866 . 827 . 8646 ) , at one of nearly\ncurrent tap partners include : antelope valley transit authority , culver city , foothill , gardena , long beach , los angeles department of transportation , montebello , norwalk , pv transit , pasadena arts , santa clarita and torrance ( line 4 only ) . metrolink has its own tap enabled tickets .\ntap staff says that the beeline will begin accepting tap next year although they don\u2019t have a firm date yet . a short list of transit agencies soon to be on tap is here at the bottom of the page : urltoken\nthe three lost any bidding seniority status they had , adversely affecting the shifts and routes available to them , the petition states .\nbaza said he had to give up a route he drove for three years .\n\u201ci lost my bidding seniority and now i\u2019m at the bottom of the list , \u201d baza said . \u201ci have to work nights and weekends , which means i spend less time with my family . \u201d\ndon\u2019t leave buckets of water for wildlife fleeing ventura , los angeles fires , says u . s . forest service\nthis man jumped off a pasadena bridge in a suicide attempt and survived . he has a message for you\n- require new non - residential development projects to accommodate transit at appropriate locations throughout the city .\n- investigate the feasibility of establishing a multimodal transit center at east los angeles community college .\n- explore partnership opportunities between the public and private sectors for providing transit and para - transit services .\n/ home / evans7 / public _ html / transitgeek / connect _ g . php\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nget the basics on fares , hours of operation or prepaid passes from our pocket guides in nine additional languages .\nweb translation is provided as a courtesy . because it is computer - generated , the accuracy of specific words and phrases cannot be guaranteed . to speak with a metro interpreter , call 323 . 466 . 3876 .\nthe urltoken website is optimized for these browsers : chrome , firefox , and internet explorer 11 and above . please update your browser for a better experience .\nalso : urltoken - free cultural and public transportation tour guide to the greater la area .\nd\u00e9finition , traduction , prononciation , anagramme et synonyme sur le dictionnaire libre wiktionnaire .\nthis page was last modified on 3 april 2018 , at 23 : 44 .\nyou may be trying to access this site from a secured browser on the server . please enable scripts and reload this page .\nto add , change , or delete your site , please email the web address of your site , as well as the name of your organization and your contact information to update @ urltoken .\nif county and / or city of organization you are looking for is unknown , search by clicking\nedit\n, then\nfind on ( in ) this page\n.\nnote : some counties may also be served by transit agencies in adjoining counties .\nsaturday , january 26 , 2019 , 10 a . m . - 9 p . m .\nsunday , january 27 , 2019 , 10 a . m . - 7 p . m .\nmark keppel high school , 501 e . hellman ave . , alhambra , ca 91801 . drop off at 7 - eleven lot on alhambra ave .\neast garvey avenue between garfield and alhambra avenues will be closed from approximately 6 p . m . on friday , february 2 until approximately 4 a . m . on monday , february 5 .\nsurrounding streets such as baltimore , lincoln , russell , nicholson , everett and edgley will also be closed .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\n* prices are based on round trip travel with returns between 1 - 21 days after departure . these are the best fares found by travelers who searched tripadvisor and a select group of our fare search partners in the past 72 hours . ticket prices and seat availability change rapidly and cannot be guaranteed .\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . 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{"id": 55289, "summary": [{"text": "piaget sa ( [ pja.\u0292\u025b ] ) is a swiss luxury watchmakers and jewellers , founded in 1874 by georges piaget in the village of la c\u00f4te-aux-f\u00e9es belongs to the swiss richemont group , specialists in the luxury goods industry .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company was founded as a manufacturer of watch movements but began marketing its own line of watches in the 20th century .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "in 2008 , the luxury institute jewellery brand study ranked piaget as the 6th most prestigious jewellery brand . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "piaget sa", "paragraphs": ["piaget trademark of richemont international sa . serial number : 79105805 : : trademarkia trademarks\nfrom ebauches sa to eta sa , chapter 4 . from alpha to omega - time to tell - chronographs for collectors\n\u2022 g\u00e9rald and valentin piaget , the founder\u2019s grandsons , set up piaget sa , to give the brand an international dimension .\nformer director of mch beaulieu lausanne sa succeeds sylvie ritter , longstanding managing director of baselworld .\non tuesday , november 15 , 2011 , a u . s . federal trademark registration was filed for piaget by richemont international sa ,\nginwright sa . black youth activism and the role of critical social capital in black community organizations .\nwilliams dr , mohammed sa . discrimination and racial disparities in health : evidence and needed research .\nfor more information on piaget\u2019s timepieces , please visit www . piaget . com .\nthere will be plenty of timepieces to delight and excite visitors at the piaget booth . the manufacture will be \u201cintroducing more than 40 new products , all highlighting piaget\u2019s expertise in watchmaking and jewellery watches\u201d , says piaget sa\u2019s ceo philippe l\u00e9opold - metzger .\n\u2022 the vend\u00f4me group became sole owner of piaget , with yves georges piaget as president .\njessica chastain a \u00e9tabli sa r\u00e9putation parmi les meilleures actrices de sa g\u00e9n\u00e9ration en gagnant de nombreuses nominations aux awards et en \u00e9tant chaleureusement applaudie par la critique . en 2012 , l\u2019hebdomadaire time magazine la classait parmi les \u00ab 100 personnes les plus influentes du monde \u00bb .\ngelman sa , coley jd . the importance of knowing a dodo is a bird : categories and inferences in 2 - year - old children .\nthe complainant is richemont international sa of villars - sur - glane , switzerland , represented by winston & strawn llp , united states of america .\n: : said on monday that ceo federico marchetti entered an agreement with rlg italia holding spa to transfer 2 . 4 million shares at 38 euros per share as part of the bid launched by compagnie financiere richemont sa . rlg italia holding spa is indirectly owned by compagnie financiere rupert sa .\npiaget , branch of richemont international sa ( \u201cpiaget\u201d ) is a swiss luxury watchmaker and jeweler , founded in 1874 by georges piaget in the village of la c\u00f4te - aux - f\u00e9es . originally founded as a manufacturer of watch movements , piaget began marketing its own line of prestigious watches in the 20th century . it is now well known for its ladies and solid gold dress watches .\npiaget limelight stella\u2014 a l\u2019occasion du salon watches & wonders 2015 , piaget d\u00e9voile sa toute nouvelle collection d\u00e9di\u00e9e aux femmes . nothing is too beautiful for a woman . conquering her requires a touch of boldness , poetry and talent . the limelight stella was born under such an alignment of lucky stars , as piaget proves its willingness to reach for the moon . [ \u2026 ]\ntaylor mg , rhodes m , gelman sa . boys will be boys , cows will be cows : children ' s essentialist reasoning about human gender and animal development .\nthe acquired manufacturing structures include : stt complications sa ( ex progress watch , production and developments of tourbillons ) , stt mechanical movements sa ( calibres ) , stt spir - it ( spirals ) that will move from bienne to tramelan end of 2006 , as well as aigat ( stamping ) and stt watch u licence ( brevets ) .\n24 mm altiplano watch in rose gold and diamonds . 4 . 4mm thick . quartz piaget 690 p movement , h , mn , piaget\nin 1911 , the founder\u2019s third son , timoth\u00e9e piaget ( 1885 \u2013 1975 ) , takes over management of the business that has become a partnership company and piaget begins to supply the top swiss brands . through the 1920s and 1930s , piaget manufactures ultra - thin , high quality movements . in 1943 , g\u00e9rald & valentin , grandsons of the founder , and their father timoth\u00e9e , registered the piaget trademark and incorporated a new firm with one very long name \u2013 \u2018sa ancienne fabrique georges piaget & cie . , la c\u00f4te - aux - f\u00e9es\u2019 . the old workshop began making watches signed and sold as piaget watches .\nahn w , kalish c , gelman sa , medin dl , luhmann c , atran s , coley jd , shafto p . why essences are essential in the psychology of concepts .\ngelman sa , rhodes m . \u201ctwo - thousand years of stasis\u201d : how psychological essentialism impedes evolutionary understanding . in : rosengren ks , brem s , evans em , sinatra g , editors .\npiaget possession grwm | turn , and the world is yours . | luxy theory\npiaget altiplano , g0a39110 , silver & black skeleton dial , pink . . .\nthe brand has chosen american international actress jessica chastain to embody the piaget woman .\nas international piaget brand ambassador , jessica chastain will make appearances at events around the world , adding pieces from piaget\u2019s jewelry and watch collections to her distinctive looks . by appointing an international brand ambassadress piaget shows its commitment to jewelry and high jewelry .\nthe world ' s thinnest watch ? - piaget altiplano 900p | watchfinder & co .\nthere are four principles that are most often cited in piaget\u00b4s theory regarding to education .\npiaget ( 1952 ) did not explicitly relate his theory to education , although later researchers have explained how features of piaget ' s theory can be applied to teaching and learning .\nbefore piaget\u2019s work , the common assumption in psychology was that children are merely less competent thinkers than adults . piaget showed that young children think in strikingly different ways compared to adults .\npiaget 832p movement ( 2010 ) - variation of the 830p - ultra - thin movement : 2 . 5mm - piaget\u2019s third generation of ultra - thin hand - wound mechanical\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nextra flat patrimoine piaget watch . 1961 watch : yellow gold . 2 . 30 mm thick\npiaget 9066n g2 mecanique , mens , 18k white gold , dia bezel and . . .\nvalentin piaget became deputy director and in charge of technical development and production at the manufacture .\nfor sihh 2015 , piaget will unveil a new ultra - thin flyback chronograph , further helping them to round out their range of \u201cworld\u2019s thinnest\u201d watches . the piaget altiplano chronograph is not only very beautiful , but it finally adds another chronograph - based model to piaget\u2019s slim men\u2019s collection . until now , if you wanted a piaget chronograph you needed to [ \u2026 ]\nfor sihh 2015 , piaget will unveil a brand new ultra - thin fly - back chronograph , further helping these to complete their selection of \u201cworld\u2019s slimness\u201d watches . the piaget altiplano chronograph isn\u2019t just very beautiful , however it finally adds another chronograph - based model to piaget\u2019s slim men\u2019s collection . so far , should you wanted a piaget chronograph you possessed to obtain [ \u2026 ]\npiaget has even managed to establish itself in hollywood , by sponsoring the independent spirit awards , and with the aid of piaget ambassadors bar refaeli and her predecessors jessica alba and sienna miller .\nunder the richemont brands , investments in research , development and innovation extend to watch movements , new product designs and marketing - related activities . the annual accounting charge for research and development costs is some \u20ac20 million . piaget is a registered trademark in jurisdictions throughout the world . richemont dns intends to operate the . piaget registry under a suitable license from piaget and on piaget\u2019s behalf .\npiaget altiplano 900p ultra - thin : contender for the \u201cgalaxy on the wrist\u201d awa . . .\npiaget has no fewer than 90 boutiques in 23 countries . find the boutique closest to you .\naccording to piaget\u00b4s theory , human development can be outlined in terms of functions and cognitive structures .\nchabi nouri will become chief executive of piaget , part of the richemont group , in april .\noverall , the piaget altiplano 900p is a beautiful addition to the piaget line of amazingly engineered wafer movements , and i look forward to many more years of the brand\u2019s ultra - thin mechanical marvels .\nchabi nouri is currently managing director for marketing & sales at piaget , having joined in 2014 . she will become ceo of piaget on 1 april 2017 . her career includes 10 years at cartier .\n38mm altiplano watch , in white gold . 6 . 0 mm thick . piaget 430 p movement , ultra thin , manual winding , h ; mn . movement 2 . 1 mm thick . piaget\npiaget emperador coussin ref . g0a33016 large model 18 - carat white gold case ; white enamel dial , slate grey roman numerals manufacture piaget 809p mechanical self - winding movement ; limited edition of 50 pieces\nin 1945 , g\u00e9rald piaget became chairman and managing director of the business and he travelled widely as the public face of piaget . his family saw little of him because of frequent international business trips .\n38 mm altiplano watch in rose gold and diamonds . 6 . 4 mm thick . piaget 430 p movement , ultra thin with manual winding , h , mn . thickness 2 . 1 , piaget .\n\u2022 piaget launched the first extra - flat mechanical movement , the caliber 9p ( 2mm thick ) .\non the 30th anniversary of the first polo watch in 2009 , the piaget polo fortyfive was announced .\ncongrats on your beautiful utra - thin , or should we say ultra - rare piaget . . .\npiaget , j . ( 1945 ) . play , dreams and imitation in childhood . london : heinemann .\npiaget polo s . a new steel sports watch that\u00b4s supposed to be a game changer . . . \u2013 urltoken\n40 mm altiplano in rose gold . 6 . 6 mm thick . piaget 838s movemeny skeleton , ultra thin with manual winding , h , mn , seconds at 10 o ' clock . 2 . 7 mm thick , piaget\nfive masterpiece watches from sihh 2018 : ap , iwc , a . lange & s\u00f6hne , piaget and vacheron constantin\npiaget should not have oriented its design towards two real icons of swiss watchmaking . piaget always had its own clear design identity , so this close approach to patek philippe is definitively not my cup of tea . piaget should offer the polo s with interchangeable ( maybe even colorful ) bracelets ( rubber and / or other high - tech materials ) , to make it a real attractive watch for a younger clientele . piaget should also offer more dial colors .\n\u2022 georges piaget began making fob watches in the village where his family had always lived , la c\u00f4te aux f\u00e9es , in the swiss jura . from the outset , the precision of the movements and quality of piaget production attracted the most prestigious watch making brands . at this time , piaget only made movements . at the start of the 20\npiaget , j . ( 1932 ) . the moral judgment of the child . london : routledge & kegan paul .\npiaget , j . ( 1936 ) . origins of intelligence in the child . london : routledge & kegan paul .\npiaget , j . ( 1957 ) . construction of reality in the child . london : routledge & kegan paul .\nthe piaget altiplano manual - winding model is 38mm in diameter and is powered by the 430p manual - winding movement .\n\u2022 g\u00e9rald and valentin piaget developed and made their own movements , thus conferring on the company the title of manufacture .\npiaget did many experiments on children\u2019s way of thinking and concluded that human beings go through several distinct stages of cognitive development .\npiaget , j . ( 1958 ) . the growth of logical thinking from childhood to adolescence . amc , 10 , 12 .\ntogether , they developed piaget expertise and fame for extra - plat ( flat ) movements , breaking one world record after another .\nsince its beginning in 1874 , piaget is promoting , designed and created all their watch movements in - house . this enormous persistence for watch - making has witnessed piaget constantly produce amazing results . considered the master of ultra - thin , the altiplano collection boasts a few of the slimmest watches on the planet at 3mm thick . already 56 years back , in 1957 , piaget [ \u2026 ]\nthe prices start at 9350 usd excluding taxes or 10 . 900 euro including 19 % vat for the piaget polo s automatic and are topped with 12 . 400 usd excluding taxes or 14 . 500 euro including 19 % vat for the piaget polo s chronograph .\nof pryor cashman llp , 7 times square , new york ny 10036 - 6569 . the piaget trademark is filed in the category of\nthe mark consists of stylized wording\npiaget\nwhere the letters\np\nand\nt\nappear in a larger font .\nphilippe leopold - metzger will retire from his position as ceo of piaget on 31 march 2017 after a career of 36 years in the richemont group . he will become non - executive president of piaget , for a smooth transition to his successor , ms chabi nouri .\n\u2022 backed by both experience and success , piaget decided to put its signature to its creations , and make its watches known worldwide .\npiaget has been extremely influential in developing educational policy and teaching practice . for example , a review of primary education by the uk government in 1966 was based strongly on piaget\u2019s theory . the result of this review led to the publication of the plowden report ( 1967 ) .\nso piaget did away with the bottom pivot , redesigned the top pivot , and turned a simple mainspring barrel into a suspended wheel hub .\nthe . piaget registry will be a standard , i . e . not a community - based , restricted registry .\n[ 3 ]\nin 2010 , richemont , which also owns jeweller cartier and watchmakers piaget and iwc , bought net - a - porter from ms massenet .\npiaget considered the concrete stage a major turning point in the child ' s cognitive development because it marks the beginning of logical or operational thought .\nthe influence of piaget\u2019s ideas in developmental psychology has been enormous . he changed how people viewed the child\u2019s world and their methods of studying children .\nwadsworth , b . j . ( 2004 ) . piaget ' s theory of cognitive and affective development : foundations of constructivism . longman publishing .\nit is one of the most prestigious jewelry brand in the world . here now is a list of the top 10 most expensive piaget watches .\npanerai parmigiani fleurier patek philippe paul gerber perrelet philippe dufour piaget ralph lauren ressence richard mille rj roger dubuis roger w . smith rolex romain gauthier sarpaneva\nthe real breakthrough for piaget came at the start of the 1960s , when the brand daringly created and launched the first dials in hard stone : onyx , turquoise and lapis lazuli . piaget designed outstanding jewel watches , attracting an international elite , including , among others , jackie kennedy , gina lollobrigida and andy warhol , who would wear the piaget colours the world over . the brand became a trendsetter in the world of watch making .\nthe company was founded by georges \u00e9douard piaget in la c\u00f4te - aux - f\u00e9es , a small village in the swiss part of the jura , in 1874 . from his workshop on the family farn , georges began making movements that he supplied to other brands \u2013 typical of the \u201ccottage industry\u201d delocalized production that was a characteristic of swiss watchmaking in its early phases . but georges piaget\u2019s movements were better than most and so he developed a prestige reputation , and his workshop grew . he was succeeded by his son timoth\u00e9e piaget who took over in 1911 , and the brand at last emerged in its own right from 1943 , when georges\u2019 grandsons g\u00e9rald and valentin piaget began making watches with the piaget name and established a distribution network .\n[ \u2026 ] piaget\u2019s 900p , the thinnest mechanical watch in the world , was also a standout on this front , using the case back as the movement\u2019s plate ( see piaget altiplano 900p ultra - thin : contender for the \u201cgalaxy on the wrist\u201d award for more informa\u2026 ) . [ \u2026 ]\nthe 40mm automatic altiplano watch in rose gold , the flatest watch in the world ( 6 . 36 mm ) . piaget 1205 p movement ultra thin , manual winding , h , mn , second at 5 o ' clock , date at 9 o ' clock , in rose gold , piaget\na new poll is open . it\u00b4s all about the piaget polo s . you find the poll in the right column \u2026 please participate and vote !\nlaur\u00e9ate du prix ga\u00efa 2015 dans la cat\u00e9gorie artisanat , anita porchet , \u00e9mailleuse originaire de la chaux - de - fonds , raconte son \u00e9motion et sa fiert\u00e9 d ' avoir \u00e9t\u00e9 distingu\u00e9e , dans ce milieu tr\u00e8s masculin qu ' est l ' horlogerie . ( ville de la chaux - de - fonds / g . sammali / clara peireira - luiz , 2016 ) .\n3 . what is piaget ? \uf076 est . in the year 1874 , piaget is a swiss luxury watch & jewellery brand \uf076 founder \u2013 mr . georges piaget \uf076 current ceo - philippe leopold - metzger \uf076 usp - artistic and delicately crafted watches adorned with precious stones \uf076 target segment \u2013 high net worth individuals \uf076 6th most prestigious jewellery brand in the world \uf076 strong presence in asian market \uf076 well known for its glitzy , jewel - encrusted women\u2019s watches\nto reduce thickness past the points already achieved , piaget needed to depart from tradition \u2013 and the case back as well . as the case back is really an extra layer simply covering ( and protecting ) the movement , piaget decided to integrate the two , making them one single , very thin piece .\nbecause piaget ' s theory is based upon biological maturation and stages , the notion of ' readiness ' is important . readiness concerns when certain information or concepts should be taught . according to piaget ' s theory children should not be taught certain concepts until they have reached the appropriate stage of cognitive development .\nbecause piaget conducted the observations alone the data collected are based on his own subjective interpretation of events . it would have been more reliable if piaget conducted the observations with another researcher and compared the results afterward to check if they are similar ( i . e . , have inter - rater reliability ) .\nwe are thrilled to introduce jessica chastain as our new international brand ambassador\u2019 , explains philippe l\u00e9opold - metzger , piaget ceo . \u2018she embodies piaget\u2019s unique values \u2013 from her audacious acting career choices to her unrelenting passion for perfection . she is beautiful , elegant , charismatic , and full of joy .\nas several studies have shown piaget underestimated the abilities of children because his tests were sometimes confusing or difficult to understand ( e . g . , hughes , 1975 ) . piaget failed to distinguish between competence ( what a child is capable of doing ) and performance ( what a child can show when given a particular task ) . when tasks were altered , performance ( and therefore competence ) was affected . therefore , piaget might have underestimated children\u2019s cognitive abilities .\naccording to piaget , children are born with a very basic mental structure ( genetically inherited and evolved ) on which all subsequent learning and knowledge are based .\nas to legitimacy , the complainant says the respondent is not known by the name piaget , has never operated a bona fide or legitimate business under the domain name , is not making a protected noncommercial or fair use of it and has no permission from the complainant to use the piaget mark in this way .\nthe respondent did not reply formally to the complainant\u2019s contentions but stated in an email to the center on may 14 , 2014 in response to formal notification of the complaint : \u201cthis domain is yours as far as i am concerned . i registered it so you can put in orders\u201d and in another email on may 16 , 2014 : \u201cthis domain belongs to piaget . i release it . i registered it so users at piaget could order piaget material from lp macadams\u201d .\nwell , the price is good for a piaget but the design looks , to use a favorite word of young home buyers on hgtv programs , dated .\npiaget has close ties with venice and the restoration of its monuments . the haute horlogerie in its \u201csecrets of venice\u201d collection salutes the city . a piaget icon , the altiplano , features feather marquetry detail \u2013 each feather touched with silver \u2013 while the 40mm altiplano has 12 engraved appliques and stars crafted from gold or silver paillons ( spangles ) in two layers of grand feu enamel , inspired by the dial of the clock tower , which piaget was instrumental in restoring .\n5 . since the beginning\u2026 \uf076 1874 - georges \u00e9douard piaget started making watches at la c\u00f4te - aux - f\u00e9es village in switzerland . \uf076 in 1957 , piaget introduced the calibre 9p , the first ultra - thin ( 2 mm ) , hand - wound watch . \uf076 after coin watches , ring watches , brooch watches and cufflink watches , piaget created their first pieces of jewellery \uf076 the luxury vend\u00f4me group , now richemont , purchased the piaget manufacture in 1988 \uf076 it is member of the \u201ccouncil for responsible jewellery practices\u201d & the \u201ckimberley process certification scheme\u201d , which guarantees that diamonds do not originate from an area of conflict\nmove over men , this watch article is for the women . in anticipation of the upcoming salon international de la haute horlogerie ( sihh ) watch exposition in geneva in january , piaget is unveiling a seductive new watch based on its rich heritage and the styles of half - a - century ago . the brand also turns to american actress , and piaget brand ambassador , jessica chastain to help launch the new piaget extremely lady collection . american actress and producer , jessica chastain , is also a piaget brand ambassador . while this luxury swiss watch brand has roots dating back to 1874 , the brand enjoyed an . . .\npiaget\u2019s methods ( observation and clinical interviews ) are more open to biased interpretation than other methods . piaget made careful , detailed naturalistic observations of children , and from these he wrote diary descriptions charting their development . he also used clinical interviews and observations of older children who were able to understand questions and hold conversations .\nsince 1988 , piaget has been part of the richemont s . a . group , which also owns brands like cartier , montblanc , van cleef & arpels , and jaeger - lecoultre . with gemologist yves g . piaget as its president , a descendant of the company founder keeps a close eye on the brand .\njean piaget ( 1952 ; see also wadsworth , 2004 ) viewed intellectual growth as a process of adaptation ( adjustment ) to the world . this happens through :\n\u2013 this is the force which moves development along . piaget believed that cognitive development did not progress at a steady rate , but rather in leaps and bounds .\nnicknamed plm by those who know him well , the ceo of piaget talks about the tradition of gift giving and celebrities , both of which will . . .\nquick facts piaget altiplano 900p ultra - thin case : 38 mm x 3 . 65 mm , white gold movement : manually wound caliber 900p functions : hours , minutes\nthe disputed domain name < piaget - orders . com > ( the \u201cdomain name\u201d ) is registered with corehub s . r . l . ( the \u201cregistrar\u201d ) .\nthe piaget altiplano self - winding model has a sapphire case back revealing its calibre 1200p , a calibre which took three years to develop and was launched in 2010 .\none of the watches that designed a large impression because the first time i laid eyes onto it , was the piaget emperador coussin large moon . yes it\u2019s large , however at that time i only saw several photos from it . using the emperador coussin large moon , piaget introduced a brand new movement having a moon phase [ \u2026 ]\nbecause piaget concentrated on the universal stages of cognitive development and biological maturation , he failed to consider the effect that the social setting and culture may have on cognitive development .\npiaget , j . , & cook , m . t . ( 1952 ) . the origins of intelligence in children . new york , ny : international university press .\nthe idea of a piaget \u201cpolo s\u201d in steel was a good one but the design is too derivitive \u2013 looks like a poor , less interesting knock - off of a gerald genta patek \u201cnautilus\u201d \u2013 look at the dial \u2013 look at the bracelet . piaget could have developed a more original look without pirating a 30 + years old design .\nit\u00b4s a steel sport watch with an in - house piaget calibre , positioned at a lower price to attract a new , younger clientele . the question is : does this\u2026\nway back in may 2008 , before we had a piaget forum on puristspro , i posted about a few watches that had caught the eye of the current mrs mtf .\npiaget altiplano watch faces made of stone , from left to right : tiger\u2019s eye , lapis lazuli , coral , malachite , jade , ruby , onyx and lapis lazuli .\nwhen piaget talked about the development of a person ' s mental processes , he was referring to increases in the number and complexity of the schemata that a person had learned .\nfor example , a child might have object permanence ( competence ) but still not be able to search for objects ( performance ) . when piaget hid objects from babies he found that it wasn\u2019t till after nine months that they looked for it . however , piaget relied on manual search methods \u2013 whether the child was looking for the object or not .\nit\u00b4s a steel sport watch with an in - house piaget calibre , positioned at a lower price to attract a new , younger clientele . the question is : does this watch\naccording to piaget ( 1958 ) , assimilation and accommodation require an active learner , not a passive one , because problem - solving skills cannot be taught , they must be discovered .\npiaget has released more ultra - thin watches in 2013 . one model is the piaget altiplano date 40mm ultra - thin watch . this beautiful dress watches is a new form as the altiplano 43mm automatic watch . the altiplano 43mm automatic offered a really nice men\u2019s watch with no jewellery which was also convenient and well - sized . it\u2019s the watch out [ \u2026 ]\nhe was an inspiration to many who came after and took up his ideas . piaget ' s ideas have generated a huge amount of research which has increased our understanding of cognitive development .\nthe educational interest of piaget\u00b4s work lies firstly in this procedure he used to make educationists aware of the child\u2019s thought processes and the conditions under which intellectual structures are established at different ages .\nthe piaget rectangle a l\u2019 ancienne xl pink gold diamond watch has a diamond dial with alligator strap and tang clasp . this extra large watch has self - winding automatic movement and is water resistant up to a distance of 50 meters . aside from the diamond case , the watch features a power reserve indicator and retrograde seconds . it is part of piaget\u2019s black tie collection .\nthe vend\u00f4me group , now richemont , purchased piaget in 1988 . the family connection continues with the company\u2019s president , yves piaget , the fourth generation of the family . his passion for roses is reflected by the jewellery collection , with many rose - inspired pieces , but the brand remain specialists in watches and jewellery and have no plans to diversify into other areas such as fragrance .\nan employee holds a vacheron constantin , a watchmaking unit of cie . financiere richemont sa , patrimony traditionnelle world time watch ahead of daylight saving time at the tourneau inc . timemachine store in new york , u . s . , on saturday , nov . 1 , 2014 . clocks in most of the u . s . and canada are set back one hour on nov . 2 at 02 : 00 local time as daylight saving time ends . photographer : michael nagle\nschemas are the basic building blocks of such cognitive models , and enable us to form a mental representation of the world . piaget ( 1952 , p . 7 ) defined a schema as :\nthe case back sports the c\u00f4tes de gen\u00e8ve , bevelled bridges , blued screws and a gold oscillating weight engraved with the piaget coat of arms . the movement has 25 jewels and 180 components .\nin 1874 , a swiss timepiece maker named georges edouard piaget established a workshop in a tiny village in the jura mountains of switzerland called la cote aux fees . it initially focused on the creatio\nthe schemas piaget described tend to be simpler than this - especially those used by infants . he described how - as a child gets older - his or her schemas become more numerous and elaborate .\npiaget did not claim that a particular stage was reached at a certain age - although descriptions of the stages often include an indication of the age at which the average child would reach each stage .\nthe aim for education , according to piaget , is to make individuals who are critical , creative and inventive discoverers . so the major part of the child\u2019s learning relies on active experimentation and discovery .\nknown for its innovation in haute horlogerie \u2013 as well as its craftsmanship in high jewellery \u2013 piaget is once again a major player at this year\u2019s salon international de la haute horlogerie ( sihh ) .\neven when the prices for a piaget watch are attractive , they remain very ambitious . don\u2019t forget that for the same amount of money you will be able to buy other very attractive sport watches .\nmy research into enamelling techniques at piaget click here only served to ' fire ' my fervour ( enamel . . . fire . . . ) when i found another enamel model ; excerpt below .\nthe solid caseback is engraved with the piaget crest and information about the edition , 9p movement , serial numbers and hallmarks of the swiss assay office . not having a sapphire caseback also afffords the slimmest watch dimensions . the 6 caseback screws ensure a nominal 3atm water resistance but nobody expects to go diving with this watch ! the simple crown is adorned with the charactieristic ' p ' for piaget .\nthis is the movement that\ngrail watch\nseekers purport to have powered a few mythical original piaget polo watches in 1969 . conventional history states that the first polo watches were quartz - powered .\nthe tagline being used by piaget to describe its new altiplano ultimate 910p is \u201cthe irresistible elegance of infinite slenderness . \u201d it is a statement that is both poetic and accurate as when it comes to producing thin watches , the luxury brand keeps setting records and doing it with style and elegance . somehow , someway this has to end ( at least with current technology ) and if it does end here then piaget may have accomplished something akin to baseball great , joe dimaggio\u2019s 56 - game hitting streak\u2014setting a mark that may never be broken . the piaget altiplano ultimate 910p automatic watch in . . .\nfrom september 12 until october 11 , watchmaker piaget will put its award - winning altiplano watches under the spotlight at printemps haussman , thereby revisiting its roots and taking a moment to look to the future .\npiaget\u2019s altiplano ultimate concept , introduced this week , sets new record for thinness at 2 . 0 mm . just this week , piaget formally introduced the altiplano ultimate concept , powered by the 900p - uc . the result of four years of research at the hands of piaget\u2019s research and innovation division , it is touted as the world\u2019s thinnest hand - wound mechanical watch . you may remember that the altiplano ultimate automatic 910p made its much - awaited debut last month , further celebrating the emblematic altiplano , which marked 60 years in 2017 . that watch\u2014at just 4 . 30mm thick\u2014is an integral part of the u . . .\naccording to piaget , the first three stages of development are general , but not all adults come to the formal operational stage . the development of formal operational thought relies in part on the process of schooling .\nthe complainant says the domain name is confusingly similar to its piaget trademarks and that the respondent has no rights or legitimate interests in the domain name , which was registered and is being used in bad faith .\nthe first of its ultra - thin movements \u2013 and the first in the altiplano collection \u2013 was revealed at baselworld in 1957 with a 2 mm - thick 9p manual - winding movement designed by valentin piaget .\nnot bad , but the polo s could have been much sexier and much more unique . it seems piaget wanted to be on the safe side . but guys always remember : no risk , no fun \u2026\n11 . all prices are on request ! \uf076 to give a rough estimate of the price of piaget watches or jewelry : \uf071 piaget ` s steel models of ap\u2019s iconic line costs $ 25 , 600 on rubber straps and $ 26 , 000 on horn back alligator straps \uf071 its rose - gold casing costs at $ 40 , 700 on the strap and $ 69 , 200 on the bracelet \uf076 the pricing is naturally high end and its consumer base is the premium segment in the market . \uf076 piaget enjoys a loyal clientele , including the sheiks of arab , hollywood stars like jessica alba , melody gardot , matt damon etc\u2026\npiaget was founded in 1874 and became part of the richemont family in 1988 . it has been a pioneer in the luxury watch and jewelry segment for over 135 years . the complainant registered the trademark piaget in the united states on september 25 , 1973 for jewelry , no . 968 , 969 and on june 9 , 1959 for watches , no . 679 , 984 . both registrations have been renewed and are subsisting .\nthe much anticipated \u201cjackie\u201d movie , starring actress natalie portman as the famed first lady and directed by pablo larrain has more to offer than most . the portrayal of one of the most iconic women of the 20th century i said to be one of the most accurate renditions to date . also playing a starring role in the movie is swiss watch brand , piaget , which has made replica of a watch \u201cjackie \u201d wore in real life . natalie portman plays \u201cjackie\u201d in the upcoming movie \u2014 wearing a piaget watch in certain scenes . the watch is part of the brand\u2019s extremely piaget collection and is an oval - shaped dial . . .\nalex , what an interesting change of piaget . the polo s reminds me on a first look a bit of the pp nautilus . i find the new models very nice in design and attractive in price point .\nthe piaget limelight secret watch is housed in an 18ct pink gold case set with 449 diamonds . inspired by the architecture of samarkand , its mother - of - pearl and engraved gold star marquetry reflect palace splendour .\npiaget has not disappointed in the past and i see no reason why the future should be anything but spectacular . now , how can i finagle some wrist time with one ? my interests are purely academic , of course\u2026\nfor the foregoing reasons , in accordance with paragraphs 4 ( i ) of the policy and 15 of the rules , the panel orders that the domain name < piaget - orders . com > be transferred to the complainant .\nthe 18ct pink gold emperador tourbillon xl miniature enamel watch depicts a falcon in intense colours . it is powered by the world\u2019s thinnest mechanical - shaped tourbillon , manufacture piaget 602p , with its flying carriage visible at 12 o\u2019clock .\nmarking the 40th anniversary of its first quartz movement , piaget presents the emperador coussin xl 700p . this unconventional timepiece , produced as a limited edition of 188 pieces , is driven by a mechanical calibre with a quartz regulator .\n8 . retail presence \uf076 piaget has its retail presence in more than 80 countries with exclusive stores in either a hotel / multi retail luxury stores or as independent boutiques . \uf076 their supply & distribution system is divided into 5 major geographical regions : \uf0a0 europe \uf0a0 north america \uf0a0 south america & the caribbean \uf0a0 middle east & africa \uf0a0 asia oceania \uf076 the lifespan of a piaget creation is virtually limitless , provided that regular maintenance is carried out on it .\nthis fall , just as fashion show frenzies draw fashion lovers to the four style capitals of the world , piaget has instead opted to look to the second floor of printemps haussman , with a special exhibition that runs september 12 through october 10 . with the showcase , entirely dedicated to the manufacturer ' s altiplano watches , piaget will trace its watch - making history dating from the day in 1975 when the house craftsmen successfully developed the caliber 9p movement , the flattest manual winder of its kind . this was soon followed by the release of the iconic 12p , a token of technical prowess sought after by many . with its simple design which conceals the ultraflat mechanism , the altiplano appeals to socialites and businessmen alike . not to be missed is the last piece in the exhibition , the piaget antiplano date , which beautifully embodies the piaget obsession with technical detail and fine workmanship which is just as valuable now as in 1975 .\npiaget believed that newborn babies have a small number of innate schemas - even before they have had many opportunities to experience the world . these neonatal schemas are the cognitive structures underlying innate reflexes . these reflexes are genetically programmed into us .\nthe beginnings of the company back in 1874 \u2013 were humble . it was founded on the piaget family farm in the village of la c\u00f4te - aux - f\u00e9es ( french for \u201cfairy hill\u201d ) up in the swiss mountains . the dreamy , snowy winters spent among the hills and spruce forests were probably very conducive to developing innovative ideas . at the age of only 19 , georges edouard piaget created pocket watches , which were works of extreme precision . his son timoth\u00e9e , one of 14 children , focused on wristwatches . the grandchildren of the founder , g\u00e9rald and valentin , registered piaget as a trademark in 1943 , and pressed ahead with the creation and marketing of new models . the rest , as they say , is history .\n. piaget is a brand tld delegated in icann ' s new gtld program . the registry and manager is richemont dns inc . [ 1 ] the proposed application succeeded and was delegated to the root zone on 16 march , 2015 . [ 2 ]\npiaget have recently opened their largest flagship in the world , in paris : rue de la paix 7 , 75002 paris tel . + 33 ( 0 ) 1 58 62 37 00 opening hours : monday - saturday 10 : 30am - 7 : 00pm\n\u201cthis is a very reliable system , \u201d confirms eric klein , director of movement strategy at piaget . \u201cit is unaffected by magnetic fields and highly shock - resistant . furthermore , it has a chronometric performance of one second a day . \u201d developed to mark the 40th anniversary of piaget\u2019s first quartz movement \u2013 the extra - thin 7p introduced in 1976 \u2013 this emperador coussin xl 700p is proposed as a limited edition of 188 pieces and took two years to research and develop , with ten patents pending .\nto piaget , cognitive development was a progressive reorganization of mental processes as a result of biological maturation and environmental experience . children construct an understanding of the world around them , then experience discrepancies between what they already know and what they discover in their environment .\nmany ideas and assumptions of cognitivism can be traced back to the early decades of the twentieth century . of all theories , the theories of jean piaget of switzerland are the ones that have provided psychology with very elaborated account of developmental changes in cognitive abilities .\npiaget finally made a clear effort to attract a new and younger clientele . in terms of quality it is simply a perfect watch . but we are facing a moment of great uncertainty on the national and international scenario as a consequence of many well known causes . so the moment to launch the polo s ( it was the 14th july 2016 in new york ) was not the best one . imho such a \u201cyoung\u201d piaget watch should have been on the market for years now and already today be an icon .\nlike jaeger - lecoultre and vacheron constantin , piaget is renowned for its ultra - thin watches and has \u2013 at one time or another \u2013 manufactured the world\u2019s thinnest mechanical watch , thinnest chronograph , thinnest hand - wound movement and thinnest self - winding mechanical movement .\n\u201cwe are launching the limelight stella watch , the first automatic complication watch dedicated to women and entirely designed and developed in the manufactures of la c\u00f4te - aux - f\u00e9es and geneva . this writes a new chapter in piaget\u2019s enduring love story with women . \u201cwe will also unveil \u2018secrets & lights : a mythical journey by piaget\u2019 \u2013 a collection of 38 watches . this collection celebrates the union of haute horlogerie and the artistic craft , and shows both the level of creativity and skills of [ our ] designers and artisans . \u201d\naudemars piguet baume & mercier bell & ross blancpain breguet breitling brm bulgari cartier chanel chopard ebel girard - perregaux hublot iwc jaquet droz jaeger - lecoultre a . lange & s\u00f6hne montblanc omega panerai parmigiani fleurier patek philippe piaget richard mille rolex tag heuer tudor vacheron constantin zenith\npiaget ( 1936 ) was the first psychologist to make a systematic study of cognitive development . his contributions include a stage theory of child cognitive development , detailed observational studies of cognition in children , and a series of simple but ingenious tests to reveal different cognitive abilities .\nthe concept of schema is incompatible with the theories of bruner ( 1966 ) and vygotsky ( 1978 ) . behaviorism would also refute piaget\u2019s schema theory because is cannot be directly observed as it is an internal process . therefore , they would claim it cannot be objectively measured .\nwhen i in july saw the piaget polo s in real the impression of a deja vu was even stronger than on the picture here . the new polo s has borrowed design elements of the patek philippe aquanaut and the patek philippe nautilus . both very successful sport watches \u2026\nfor 140 years the name piaget has been synonymous with top quality watchmaking . in that time , the swiss manufacturer has also excelled in jewelry design . it does , however , remain committed to its heritage of world - famous watches : ultra - thin and always inspired !\n15 . insider view\u2026 \uf076 the altiplano project - launched in june 2011 in partnership with the hug ( geneva university hospitals ) and the raft telemedicine network . four new health centres \u2013 potosi , colcha - k , and llica uyuni \u2013 have been equipped with ultrasound and electrocardiogram equipment . \uf076 telemedicine project in the bolivia \uf076 piaget jeunes talents prizes - piaget and the geneva university of art and design ( head ) support students and graduates of bachelors and masters courses in jewellery , watch and accessories design with annual awards to promote innovation in their field .\npiaget ' s ( 1936 ) theory of cognitive development explains how a child constructs a mental model of the world . he disagreed with the idea that intelligence was a fixed trait , and regarded cognitive development as a process which occurs due to biological maturation and interaction with the environment .\ntoday , piaget is proud to be one of the last swiss watch making manufactures , benefiting from an extensive mastery of the jeweller\u2019s art . with this savoir - faire , the brand can look to the future with audacity and creative flair , while remaining faithful to its traditional values .\none hundred and forty years\u2019 worth of uninterrupted history have allowed piaget to forge its unique jewellery and watchmaking expertise . the brand is a genuine fine watchmaking manufacture that brings together the art of ultraflat technology and the finest jewel - setting , characterised by its undyingly elegant and refined aesthetics .\nthe idea was so successful that , after four further versions were created , it eventually led to becoming the basis for swatch watches , which launched in 1983 . the brand - new sistem51 also similarly goes down this road , though piaget takes the crown as the king of mechanical thinness .\n) . in other words , the core competencies of many advanced cognitive abilities are present from early infancy , but nevertheless undergo substantial developmental change . one critical component of piaget ' s view that underlies virtually all modern research on cognitive development is the idea that cognitive development is an active process .\nfor example , babies have a sucking reflex , which is triggered by something touching the baby ' s lips . a baby will suck a nipple , a comforter ( dummy ) , or a person ' s finger . piaget , therefore , assumed that the baby has a ' sucking schema . '\n( 2years - 7years ) . this is the stage when the child acquires a mastery of a language and becomes able to use words to represent objects and images in a symbolic fashion . piaget terms this stage pre - operational because children are not yet able to use their developing mental capabilities systematically .\nalthough piaget has replaced the regular production of extra flat 9p manual wind movements with the 430p family , they have no current extra - flat automatic movements in the same class as the old and much missed 12p . . . . . . . not yet , anyway . . . . . .\nvacheron constantin is one of four richemont brands to open in toronto this year . vacheron constantin , iwc and panerai are the latest in a bevy of luxury watch brands to open boutiques at toronto\u2019s yorkdale shopping centre . the mall has become canada\u2019s hottest destination for luxury brands , including rolex ( raffi jewellers ) , montblanc , cartier , omega , piaget , van cleef & arpels and now vacheron constantin , iwc and panerai . four richemont - owned brands \u2013 iwc , panerai , vacheron constantin and piaget \u2013 have opened separate boutiques in a single space formerly occupied by williams sonoma , which . . .\nbecause of his creative prowess , piaget was not only able to afford designing such extravagances , but was also able to turn them into sparkling reality . for example , with the world\u2019s first hands made of onyx or coral ; glass mosaics consisting of 5 , 000 pieces ; enamel micro - paintings on watch faces ; and tiny pictures applied in layers and bonded together at temperatures above 800\u00b0c \u2013 a process that is repeated about 20 times for each layer . for prince albert of monaco , piaget even created a diamond pattern in the shape of his fingerprint . \u201cwe took his print at a special gala dinner , with the aid of some ink and a notepad . the ink was so difficult to remove that the prince was forced to spend the remainder of the evening with a blue index finger , \u201d remembers piaget\u2019s sixty - year - old ceo , laughing . the watch was subsequently auctioned off for charity .\nthere are quite a few challenges that must be taken into consideration when designing ultra - thin movements , and piaget has done a tremendous job of mastering these in the past . with the 900p , the company has gone as far as eliminating some of those challenges by sidestepping problems in the first place .\nvygotsky , a contemporary of piaget , argued that social interaction is crucial for cognitive development . according to vygotsky the child ' s learning always occurs in a social context in co - operation with someone more skillful ( mko ) . this social interaction provides language opportunities and language is the foundation of thought .\ntom holland wears a piaget altiplano skeleton at the 90th annual academy awards ( photo frazer harrison / getty images ) watches are always popular accessories at the oscars , and the 90th edition of the academy awards was no exception . here are some of the best watches i saw during the telecast . presenter tom holland ( spider - man ) , showing exceptionally good taste , wore a delightful piaget altiplano skeleton in a 38 mm white gold case . this ultra - thin automatic watch powered by caliber 1200s stands out thanks to its blackened skeletonized movement . presenter oscar isaac , \u201cpoe dameron\u201d in the re . . ."]}
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' s yearly eps from cont . operations growth 5 years\nour new products : q . peak duo - g5 , q . peak duo blk - g5 and q . home + ess - g1 .\nq - cells and consultant at mckinsey & co . , focused on high - tech and automotive .\nhanwha q cells finishes construction of 9 . 8 mw solar power plant in brandenburg , germany hanwha q cells finishes construction of 9 . 8 mw solar power plant in brandenburg , germany 2018 . 06 . 20\nhanwha q cells receives intersolar award 2017 for its innovative steel frame solar module q . peak rsf l - g4 . 2 , a monocrystalline q . antum module with power ratings of up to 375 wp .\nhanwha q cells improves value chain to reach low and competitive carbon footprint for french solar tenders hanwha q cells improves value chain to reach low and competitive carbon footprint for french . . . 2018 . 07 . 03\nq . antum solar panels combine the best features of all known cell technologies to achieve high performance levels at low cost of electricity ( lcoe ) . this advanced technology ensures q cells solar modules achieve maximum luminous efficiency under real , day to day conditions , even under cloudy skies . learn more about q cells q . antum technology\nthe merger of hanwha q cells and hanwha solarone has been expected for some time since hanwha chemical and hanwha group , both interrelated korean companies , separately acquired then bankrupt q - cells and struggling chinese module manufacturer , solarfun .\nformer executive board member of q - cells se and founder / ceo of q - cells international ( qci ) , the world\u2018s largest pv system integrator in 2009 . previously partner at mckinsey & co , focused on utilities .\n. the q cells brand is widely recognized in the industry for its high quality solar cells and modules , system solutions and complete power plants , with a cell and module manufacturing capacity of 1 . 53 gigawatts and 130 megawatts , respectively . q cells serves customers through its international sales network covering\nhanwha q cells has won \u201csolar + power award\u201d in the category of excellent innovation . enhancing product efficiency and quality , q . antum technology has been globally recognized once again .\nin 2011 , q - cells posted a loss of \u0080846 million . as of last tuesday , the firm had a marginal value of only \u008035 million and q - cells ' share price had plunged to just 9 cents . in bitterfeld - wolfen , concerns are growing about massive job losses among the 2 , 200 q - cells workers in the city .\nas a q . partner , benefit from attractive services and extensive marketing support . become a q . partner now !\nseoul , south korea \u2013 july 15 , 2015\u2014 hanwha q cells co . ltd . (\nhanwha q cells\n) ( nasdaq : hqcl ) today announced a new solar module supply agreement with sunrun , the largest dedicated residential solar company in the u . s . through the partnership , a subsidiary of hanwha q cells will provide sunrun with 50 mw of solar modules beginning this year . the cells and modules will be manufactured from hanwha q cells\u2019 fully automated and efficient diversified global manufacturing facilities , including production in south korea starting in 2016 .\nhanwha q cells produces panels in malaysia , china , and korea . they used to have a production line in germany , but they shipped the plant equipment to malaysia in 2012 , so hanwha q cells does not produce any german made panels .\nq cells\u2019 modules are highly competitive in the residential and commercial pv sectors , which have only begun to gurgle in china .\nthe board of directors at hanwha q cells is committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance . the board of hanwha q cells has developed corporate governance the practise to fulfill its responsibility to hanwha q cells stockholders . as part of these practices , the board has adopted the following corporate governance charters to help ensure that it has the necessary authority and procedures in place to oversee the work of management and to exercise independence in evaluating hanwha q cells ' business operations . these charters allow the board to align the interests of directors and management with those of hanwha q cells corporation ' s stockholders , whilst they are subject to future refinement or changes as the board may find necessary or advisable for hanwha q cells in order to achieve the above objectives .\nhanwha q cells has been awarded the pv magazine award 2017 for its innovative steel frame solar module q . peak rsf l - g4 . 2 , a monocrystalline q . antum module with easy mounting system , reinforced steel frame and decentralised junction box .\nhanwha q cells has reached positive operating results in the first quarter of 2014 and is now the largest european pv provider , the company reports . after struggling to remain profitable in 2012 , german - company q cells was sold to south korean conglomerate hanwha .\nq cells is one of the most popular and well - known brands of modules in the photovoltaic industry in europe and australia .\nif you would like to discover more about solar solutions and q cells products , please find download material here . brochures and more\nadd to that the 800mw of module capacity that q cells is building in malaysia , and the combined company will have all the benefits of solarone\u2019s low - cost chinese production alongside q cells\u2019 ability to sell modules to the us and europe without fear of trade barriers .\ni applied online . the process took a week . i interviewed at q - cells ( cyberjaya ( malaysia ) ) in may 2012 .\nthe combined company will have a strategically diversified manufacturing footprint that provides significant competitive advantage . q cells brings award - winning technology and manufacturing from\nexecutive headquarters will be located in seoul , korea , and its technology and innovation headquarters in thalheim , germany , home to q cells .\nyet by swallowing q cells , solarone will have an unassailable claim to being the world\u2019s largest maker of pv cells \u2013 catapulting past companies like yingli , trina and ja \u2013 and one of the largest module suppliers .\nhanwha q cells describes their q cells panels as \u201cengineered in germany\u201d . while they no longer manufacture panels in that country , their headquarters for research and development are in germany and i have been told they have over 200 experts there working to improve the design and production of solar panels .\nan above average product warranty with a competitive price makes hanwha q cells a good choice and i have no problem at all in recommending them .\nin february 2015 hanwha q cells co . , ltd . ( nasdaq : hqcl ) emerged as a new global solar power leader from combining two of the world\u00b4s most recognized photovoltaic manufacturers , hanwha solarone and hanwha q cells . the combined company is listed on nasdaq under the . . .\n, q cells ' of r & d , production and quality management enable the company to develop leading quality products , as well as manufacturing innovations and quickly transfer them into mass production . q cells ' products are manufactured according to strict quality standards , mainly in the company\u00b4s production plants in\nhanwha q cells and its development partner golden square energy ( gse ) have put two solar power plants in operation near cambridge in the uk .\nput the roof of your business to work . make long - term savings on electricity costs and produce solar power with a q cells photovoltaic system .\ncredit suisse is serving as financial adviser and debevoise & plimpton is serving as legal counsel to solarone . citigroup is serving as financial adviser to q cells and\nformer head of operations at q - cells international and project manager . previously project manager at mckinsey & co , focused on operational improvement in manufacturing industries .\nhanwha q cells co . , ltd . ( hqcl ) annual eps from cont . operations annual growth rates , year by year , research fundamentals - csimarket\nhanwha q cells also have 3 other research and development centers around the world . if you are wondering where those centers are located , i will quote the chairman and ceo of hanwha q cells , seong woo nam . on the promotion of their new chief technology officer ( cto ) in july 2016 , he said :\nthe overdue merger of china\u2019s solarone and germany - and malaysia - based q cells solves problems for both companies , though it by no means guarantees their future .\nhanwha q cells applies good corporate governance principles to multiple areas of the company . in addition to these guidelines , hanwha q cells has a code of business conduct and ethics and the board has also adopted charters for each of the following standing board committees : audit committee , compensation committee , and nomination and governance committee .\nthe q cells q . pro bfr - g4 . 1 sc 265 265w pv module boasts it ' s top performances , the new q . peak blk - g4 is the aesthetic model photovoltaic module . the fourth module generation from q cells has been optimized across the board : improved output yield , higher operating reliability and durability , quicker installation and more intelligent design . the new q . pro bfr - g4 . 1 is the result of the continued evolution of our q . pro family . thanks to improved power yield , excellent reliability , and high - level operational safety , the new q . pro bfr - g4 generates electricity at a low cost ( lcoe ) and is suitable for a wide range of applications .\nthey are the same company with different divisions . hanwha purchased q cell in 2013 and is managing it as a stand alone business unit . q cells will be strong in the north american market and hanwha will pull back efforts on the us market .\nthe datasheets for q cells panels gives their highest efficiency as 16 . 8 % , but do not clearly show their corrosion resistance certification . but , matt scadden , the sales manager of hanwha q cells australia , assures me they are fully certified for corrosion resistance and , like the hanwha solar panels , are suitable for installation anywhere in australia .\nas a photovoltaic manufacturer , q cells engineers its award winning and certified solar modules in germany . we guarantee maximum output even in ambient light conditions . rely on the test winner\nthe merger of hanwha solarone and hanwha q cells is set to proceed in a deal estimated to cost hanwha solarone around us $ 1 . 2 billion in an all - stock transaction .\nq cells solar products are way ahead of the competition when it comes to quality , as testified by a wide variety of awards , certificates and world records for efficiency . we set the standards\nq - cells have told me that 2016 sales are on track to sell their entire annual capacity of 5 . 4 gigawatts , which if true will advance them from 5th place in 2016 .\n\u201cwe feel honored that our customers consistently put their trust in hanwha q cells . \u201d says maengyoon kim , head of module sales in europe at hanwha q cells . \u201cwinning the seals for the fourth year in a row in europe and for the second time in australia spurs us to continue our work with the utmost commitment to offer our customers best quality and service , \u201d he emphasized .\n) , hanwha solar holdings co . , ltd . (\nhsh\n) and hanwha q cells investment co . , ltd . (\nq cells\n) announced today a definitive share purchase agreement to create a new global leader in solar power . the combined business will be the largest manufacturer of solar cells with capacity of 3 . 28 gigawatts and will have a broader international footprint covering the largest and fastest - growing solar markets in the world . under the terms of the agreement , solarone will acquire 100 % of the outstanding share capital of q cells from its sole shareholder , hsh , in an all - stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of the combined company at approximately\nbulk discounts for hanwha qcells q . pro bfr g4 . 1 sc 265 265w poly solar panel\n, chief executive officer of q cells , said ,\nq cells ' commitment to quality , technology , and innovation has enabled us to become one of the most respected solar companies with a world - renowned product reputation and downstream expertise . the merger with solarone creates a truly global platform that will provide us with a platform to achieve greater economies of scale and facilitate expansion into important solar markets including\nthe company has gained further market share in its european home markets and in its single largest market , japan . in europe the united kingdom is an especially important market for the company followed by france and germany . at the same time hanwha q cells japan has reached the position as the leading foreign pv provider in japan , the company reports . moreover , hanwha q cells has been expanding its power plant solutions business . on the basis of the company\u00b4s track record of around 700mw of installed capacity in large scale power plants hanwha q cells has realized projects in the europe , the americas and asia .\nq - cells are performing above my expectations , just make sure you clean your panels if it hasn ' t rained heavily for a several weeks . bought from : solargain review date : 26 august 2016\nso expect solarone , whose efforts to diversify into project development have not yet paid off in any meaningful way , to attempt to ride q cells\u2019 experience and reputation into attractive project markets around the world .\nit is worth remembering , too , that long before its financial difficulties , q cells had made a name for itself as a premier project developer and epc contractor \u2013 with a significant footprint in the us .\nformer project manager at q - cells international in charge of building several utility - scale solar power plants . 16 years of experience with pv plant projects in continental europe as project manager with qci and conergy .\nq cells , which has been private since its acquisition was said to have generated approximately us $ 416 . 1 million in revenue based on unaudited ifrs financial information for the six months ended june 30 , 2014 .\nmaximum output has dropped off by about 6 % since installation . q - cells were specified because we live close to the ocean and are subject to sea spray . bought from : solargain review date : 9 april 2016\nq cells has not published financial results since its 2012 bankruptcy and subsequent acquisition by hanwha chemical . but based on figures that have been made public , it appears to be a far more effectively run company than solarone .\nhanwha qcells q . pro - g4 265 265w poly solar panel $ 400 . 96 $ 132 . 50\nhome \u203a solar panels \u203a hanwha qcells q . peak blk g4 . 1 290w blk / blk solar panel\npremium technology and r & d : the combined company plans to leverage q cells premium technology and r & d processes to improve product performance and reliability , reduce system costs and drive increased overall return on investment for customers .\nconsider that q cells and its 1 , 800 employees brought in revenues of $ 416 . 4m during the first half of the year . solarone , with more than four times more employees , hauled in just $ 317m .\nhanwha qcells q . pro bfr - g3 260 260w poly solar panel $ 416 . 00 $ 233 . 22\nhanwha qcells q . pro bfr - g4 260 260w poly solar panel $ 390 . 00 $ 218 . 27\nand the largest european photovoltaics provider according to global shipments from january to october in of 2014 . around the globe the q cells brand is known for solar modules , system solutions and complete power plants in outstanding quality \u2013\nengineered in\nthe narrative we hear from hanwha q cells is similar to what we hear from every other solar manufacturer : financial results are getting worse and the world is oversupplied with solar panels , but it ' s forging ahead with more capacity expansion .\nformer head of technology at q - cells international with focus on electrical engineering and grid connections . 17 years of experience with pv plant design and construction in continental europe with dozens of realized projects during his time at qci and solar engineering .\nhanwha qcells q . plus bfr g4 . 1 275 275w poly solar panel $ 352 . 00 $ 181 . 00\nhanwha qcells q . pro bfr g4 . 3 260 260w poly solar panel $ 275 . 60 $ 159 . 15\nto many observers of the pv industry , a merger of solarone and q cells has long appeared to make sense . the big question is not whether hanwha is doing the right thing by combining the two companies , but what took it so long ?\nto $ 0 . 03 , from $ 0 . 01 achieved a year ago . hanwha q cells co . ltd . ' s growrh rate for eps from cont . operations improved from - 104 . 55 % decline in the fiscal year 2015 .\n, chief executive officer of solarone , said ,\nthe combination of solarone and q cells creates a formidable global leader that is well positioned for long - term growth . q cells brings industry - leading technology and r & d that can be leveraged across the combined product portfolio , and downstream expertise in development , epc and project financing . at the same time , we plan to leverage solarone ' s cost - efficient module manufacturing base together with q cells ' industry - leading highly efficient and fully automated cell manufacturing knowhow to further improve the combined company ' s cost competitiveness . our combined scale and optimized global footprint will strengthen our strategic and financial position and should enable us to accelerate growth in the most important solar markets and increase shareholder value .\nlong - term yield security due to anti pid technology , hot - spot protect , and traceable quality tra . q .\nhanwha qcells q . plus l - g4 . 2 325 325w poly solar panel $ 463 . 00 $ 204 . 00\nhanwha qcells q . pro bfr g4 . 1 sc 265 265w poly solar panel $ 400 . 96 $ 162 . 00\nseongwoo nam , chief executive of solarone , said :\nthe combination of solarone and q cells creates a formidable global leader that is well positioned for long - term growth . q cells brings industry - leading technology and r & d that can be leveraged across the combined product portfolio , and downstream expertise in development , epc and project financing . at the same time , we plan to leverage solarone ' s cost - efficient module manufacturing base together with q cells ' industry - leading highly efficient and fully automated cell manufacturing knowhow to further improve the combined company ' s cost competitiveness . our combined scale and optimised global footprint will strengthen our strategic and financial position and should enable us to accelerate growth in the most important solar markets and increase shareholder value .\nthe german solar industry is at a turning point . the bankruptcy of q - cells this week shows that the days of german solar cell production are numbered . asian competitors took the lead years ago , and german government subsidies were part of the problem .\nduring the company\u00b4s first full year , 2013 , hanwha q cells has strengthened teams at its headquarters in germany as well as at its mass production site in malaysia and increased its international sales force in order to satisfy the growing global demand . in 2014 the pv specialist has opened new offices in france as well as in the emerging markets turkey and chile . thus hanwha q cells has increased its global headcount from 1 . 225 employees at the launch of the company in october 2012 to approximately 1 . 350 employees at present .\ncharles kim , chief executive of q cells , said :\nq cells ' commitment to quality , technology , and innovation has enabled us to become one of the most respected solar companies with a world - renowned product reputation and downstream expertise . the merger with solarone creates a truly global platform that will provide us with a platform to achieve greater economies of scale and facilitate expansion into important solar markets including china . together with solarone , we look forward to delivering superior solar solutions to our customers and growing our global leadership position .\nq cells ' 1 . 5gw of cell capacity , located primarily in malaysia , is top - shelf quality , and comes with an\nengineered in germany\nbrand that is known and respected in many established pv markets where solarone ' s own kit is seen as a commodity product .\nthe deal struck will see hanwha solarone acquire 100 % of the outstanding share capital of q cells from its sole shareholder , hanwha solar holdings ( hsh ) , in an all - stock transaction with an implied enterprise value of the combined entities of approximately us $ 2 . 0 billion .\nsolarone noted that its solar cell and pv module production capacity was 1 . 75gw and 2 . 07gw , respectively , while q cells ' solar cell and pv module manufacturing capacity are 1 . 53gw and 130mw respectively , with plans to expand capacity further in 2015 of 800mw of modules .\nclick the button below to add the hanwha qcells q . pro bfr g4 . 1 sc 265 265w poly solar panel to your wish list .\nwe ' re very excited to have dr . daniel jeong as our new cto , who has demonstrated an outstanding leadership in integrating our global r & d teams located in germany , malaysia , korea and china following the merger between former hanwha q cells and hanwha solarone in early 2015 . \u201d\nseongwoo nam \u2013 who is currently chief executive of solarone , and will be chairman and ceo of the newly merged company \u2013 is justified in saying that the combined company will be a \u201cformidable global leader\u201d . on their own , neither q cells nor solarone have rightly been able to make that claim .\nnow the german - headquartered pv solutions specialist achieved growing revenues and positive earnings before interests and tax ( ebit ) in the first three months of 2014 . moreover hanwha q cells has taken the lead among european pv companies with total shipments of 247mw and a module production volume of 244mw in q1 2014 .\nit wasn ' t so long ago that people viewed q - cells as an energy company of the future . at one point , it was the world ' s largest manufacturer of solar cells and quarter after quarter , it topped analysts ' expectations . the company proved to be a money - making machine even during the financial crisis , with some believing it might one day grow to become part of germany ' s dax index of benchmark companies on the stock exchange .\nexpansion into downstream : the combined company will expand into downstream initially leveraging 2 . 17 gigawatt global downstream pipeline ( including 1 . 12 gigawatt pipeline under partnership with hanwha - affiliated companies ) , of which 30 % is in late stage and q cells ' more than 700 megawatt of project installation expertise since 2007 .\nq . flat - g4 is more than just a substructure for flat roofs : it forms the basis for an entire system solution from a single source .\nhanwha q cells is a major manufacturer of solar panels . in 2015 they produced 3 . 2 gigawatts , making them the 5th largest manufacturer of tier one solar panels in that year ( just so long as you think gcl systems were slumming it in 2015 and were not yet worthy to be called tier 1 ) .\nmargins are falling across the solar industry as the rapid reduction in panel prices is hitting manufacturers ' income statements . previously reported earnings from competitors canadian solar , jinkosolar , and ja solar have all showed a consistent decline in results and even losses on the bottom line . but hanwha q cells ' results were particularly bad .\nfrom q cells ' perspective , perhaps the most obvious advantage to the merger is the chance to begin pushing its brand in china , the world\u2019s largest solar market . solarone derived 30 % of its module revenues from china last quarter , and has aspirations to be a major player in the distributed - generation market there .\ngreat panels the new q . pro - g4 . 1 excellent out put even in shade . bought from : solar choice australia review date : 24 november 2015\nmr . justin lee , president of hanwha q cells america said ,\nour modules possess the quality and high - efficiency characteristics that sunrun requires for its customers ,\nmr . lee also added ,\nthis contract , combined with other previously announced supply agreements , has further strengthened our position as one of the leading suppliers of solar modules to the u . s . market .\nthis supply agreement follows hanwha q cells\u2019 recent successful combination with hanwha solarone co . , ltd . to form a global leader in solar power and further validates the financial stability , advanced technology , and manufacturing leadership of the new company\n, mr . lee concluded .\naccording to the statement , the combined company is planning to expand its downstream ambitions , an area solarone has been trailing rivals . combining q cells long - standing downstream expertise , solarone said it would have a pv project pipeline of 2 . 17gw , which included 30 % of hanwha - affiliated companies projects that were said be \u2018late stage\u2019 developments .\neupd research emphasized that participating installers rated the products from hanwha q cells positively as compared to the competition . furthermore , the scores for brand recommendation and unaided brand awareness were among the highest in the industry . only a small number of manufacturers were honored with the top brand pv seal , but rarely have companies qualified for a majority of the surveyed markets .\nq - cells is the best example . the company first began outsourcing large shares of its production to malaysia in the summer of 2011 . by then , it had been clear for years that germans could no longer compete with asian firms in the sector . the writing had long been on the wall and it didn ' t take a clairvoyant to see it .\nmeanwhile , asian companies continue to steam ahead of their german competitors . in 2008 , china manufactured 33 percent of the world ' s solar cells , but that figure grew to 57 percent last year . this week , the german government significantly reduced its subsidies for promoting solar energy . but the boom in cheap cells will continue and it will radically change the solar energy market .\naccording to the terms of the transaction , solarone will issue approximately 3 . 7 billion solarone ordinary shares ( being the equivalent of approximately 740 . 2 million american depositary shares ) to hsh in exchange for the transfer of 100 % of the outstanding share capital of q cells by hsh to solarone . the new shares to be issued by solarone to hsh in the transaction represent approximately 8 . 09 newly issued shares for each of solarone ' s currently outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis . if consummated , the transaction would result in hsh increasing its ownership of solarone from approximately 45 . 7 % to approximately 94 % , in consideration of hsh ' s transfer of full ownership of q cells to solarone . based on solarone ' s\non the bright side , a single contract announced today could account for nearly a quarter ' s worth of demand . if hanwha q cells can cut costs enough , it may be able to bring back profits , but there ' s no guarantee - - even after winning a contract that will account for a large percentage of the next year and a half ' s supply .\nthese are good quality cells with decent efficiency . decent output even at low solar angles , which is helpful for those of use living in tasmania . bought from : green sky australia review date : 11 march 2018\nsafe - harbor statement this press release contains forward - looking statements . these statements constitute \u201cforward - looking\u201d statements within the meaning of section 27a of the securities act of 1933 , as amended , and section 21e of the securities exchange act of 1934 , as amended , and as defined in the u . s . private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . these forward - looking statements can be identified by terminology such as \u201cwill , \u201d \u201cexpects , \u201d \u201canticipates , \u201d \u201cfuture , \u201d \u201cintends , \u201d \u201cplans , \u201d \u201cbelieves , \u201d \u201cestimates\u201d and similar statements . among other things , the quotations from management in this press release and the hanwha q cells\u2019 operations and business outlook , contain forward - looking statements . such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward - looking statements . further information regarding these and other risks is included in hanwha q cells filings with the u . s . securities and exchange commission , including its annual report on form 20 - f . except as required by law , hanwha q cells does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise .\nat the end of 2007 , the company was valued at close to \u00808 billion ( $ 10 . 7 billion at today ' s rates ) . q - cells ' production facilities were located in the city of bitterfeld - wolfen , in a former lignite mining area in the eastern german state of saxony - anhalt . the area was even dubbed\nsolar valley ,\na play on california ' s silicon valley .\nbut q - cells ' insolvency also comes as a great shock to the germany ' s solar industry . it is already the fourth major bankruptcy in a sector in crisis , and it underscores the degree to which german solar firms are being outpaced by competition from asia - - despite billions in german government subsidies granted each year to the industry . and despite solar energy gradually becoming more competitive , the setbacks are rapidly mounting .\nhanwha group started in south korea as hanwha explosives inc . in 1952 and rapidly exploded into a massive international conglomeration . they acquired the german company q cells and its solar panel manufacturing capacity in germany and malaysia when it became insolvent in 2012 . they also acquired solarfun , which was a chinese panel manufacturer . not wanting to be mistaken for a bunch of clowns , they changed the name of solarfun to hanwha solar one .\nthis press release contains forward - looking statements . these statements constitute\nforward - looking\nstatements within the meaning of section 27a of the securities act of 1933 , as amended , and section 21e of the securities exchange act of 1934 , as amended , and as defined in the u . s . private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . these forward - looking statements can be identified by terminology such as\nwill ,\nexpects ,\nanticipates ,\nfuture ,\nintends ,\nplans ,\nbelieves ,\nestimates\nand similar statements . among other things , the quotations from management in this press release and the hanwha q cells\u2019 operations and business outlook , contain forward - looking statements . such statements involve certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in or suggested by the forward - looking statements . further information regarding these and other risks is included in hanwha q cells filings with the u . s . securities and exchange commission , including its annual report on form 20 - f . except as required by law , hanwha q cells does not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise .\nthe change can also be seen in the case of solar millennium , a company that didn ' t even produce solar cells . rather , it built solar thermal power plants that transformed solar energy into thermal energy . unfortunately , it ' s a technology that has recently been put on the back burner because of the availability of inexpensive photovoltaic cells . solar millennium suffered a number of setbacks when projects planned in the united states failed to materialize .\nthere ' s really no bright sign right now for commodity solar suppliers like hanwha q cells . the industry is oversupplied , demand is falling in the short term , and margins are dropping , leading to financial losses . that ' s not a good position for any company to be in , particularly when new technology like mono - perc and other high - efficiency options are becoming more highly valued than the panels manufacturers have typically made .\ntheir panels are tier 1 and have a 12 year product warranty which is 20 % longer than the 10 year product warranty most panels carry . hanwha q cells has an australian office in sydney , their panels are salt mist corrosion resistant and so are suitable for installation anywhere , and at the time of writing in october 2016 they appear to have the lowest price per watt of any panel that carries a 12 year or better product warranty .\nits corporate headquarters will moved from the outskirts of shanghai to seoul ( where the company will open a new 230mw module plant in mid - 2015 ) . its \u201ctechnology and innovation\u201d headquarters will be kept in thalheim , germany \u2013 the historic home of q cells , and where it still employs more than 200 researchers and engineers . its shares will trade on new york ' s nasdaq exchange . and it will still employ many thousands of factory workers in china .\nfor a some time now , though , the days have been growing darker in solar valley , and with this week ' s bankruptcy announcement by q - cells , things are looking to get even darker . on tuesday , the company as expected submitted its official request to begin bankruptcy proceedings . the energy company of the future looks as though it may no longer have one . the company , it turns out , simply wasn ' t prepared for the fast changes that have buffeted the industry .\nhanwha claimed the combined entity would become the world ' s largest manufacturer of solar cells with a capacity of 3 . 28gw . according to npd solarbuzz data before the ihs acquisition , yingli green had become the largest solar cell producer in 2013 for the first time with production in excess of 2gw .\nsolarone ' s board of directors , acting upon the unanimous recommendation of the special committee ( the\nspecial committee\n) formed by its board of directors , approved the share purchase agreement for the transaction and resolved to recommend that solarone ' s shareholders vote to approve the transaction . the special committee , which is comprised solely of independent directors of solarone who are unaffiliated with q cells , hanwha solar holdings co . , ltd . (\nhsh\n) , hanwha chemical corporation or any of the management members of solarone , negotiated the terms of the purchase agreement with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors .\nin technological terms , solar cells are relatively easy to copy and manufacture , and germany , with its comparably expensive labor market , is no longer the place to produce them . much of the manufacturing of solar cells in germany is already automated , but it is still considerably cheaper to operate a factory in a country like china , where costs are lower for everything from factory construction to paying the cleaning crew . in addition , beijing has made the solar sector a priority and the government is providing many manufacturers with loans at highly favorable interest rates . even worse , the german government has also directly and indirectly subsidized chinese solar companies to the tune of \u0080100 million as part of development aid efforts aimed at promoting china ' s green industries .\nwith its top performance and completely black design the new q . peak blk - g4 . 1 is the ideal solution for all residential rooftop applications thanks to its innovative cell technology q . antum . the world - record cell design was developed to achieve the best performance under real conditions \u2013 even with low radiation intensity and on clear , hot summer days . low electricity generation costs higher yield per surface area and lower bos costs thanks to higher power classes and an efficiency rate of up to 18 . 0 % . innovative all - weather technology optimal yields , whatever the weather with excellent low - light and temperature behavior . enduring high performance long - term yield security with anti - pid technology1 , hot - spot - protect and traceable quality tra . q\u2122 . extreme weather rating high - tech aluminum alloy frame , certified for high snow ( 5400pa ) and wind loads ( 4000pa ) regarding iec . maximum cost reductions up to 10 % lower logistics costs due to higher module capacity per box . a reliable investment inclusive 12 - year product warranty and 25 - year linear performance guarantee2 .\nin the medium term , fierce competition with asian companies will also likely affect other parts of the solar energy industry in germany . for example , it could hit companies like centrotherm , which manufactures machines that are used in the automated production of solar cells . development of that equipment is certainly more complex , but asian manufacturers are already presenting an increasing number of products at industry trade shows like intersolar .\nthe cut - throat nature of the competition , of course , is nothing new . but in recent years it has been hidden by the german boom in demand from 2009 to 2011 , the result of generous efforts from berlin to promote solar power . even companies that had fallen behind the asian competition were having no trouble moving large quantities of solar cells . the situation is reminiscent of coyote running off a cliff while chasing roadrunner , running in mid - air for a few seconds and then plummeting into the abyss .\nsaferay was founded in 2010 by an experienced team which had previously built q - cells international from scratch into the largest system integrator of solar plants in the world within 2 years . the team ' s mission is to create a new kind of independent power producer that solely focuses on solar pv . the team has completed more than 700 mw of utility - scale solar plants on five continents : europe : italy , france , czech republic , germany , uk , spain americas : canada , usa , mexico , chile asia / pacific : japan , australia saferay developed rapidly during the first two years of existence , building 45 mw during the first six month of its existence , and adding another 125 mw in the first full year of operation . the company keeps most of the powerplants on its own balance sheet . saferay is fully privately owned and has no third party investors , which allows for fast decision making and clear focus . the company is currently active in germany , chile , mexico , the us , japan , singapore and australia .\nsolibro gmbh is one of the world\u2018s leading manufacturers of cigs thin - 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[ 2 ]\njuggalo championship wrestling later launched its own broadcasting website for its bi - weekly events , and transmitted its first self - produced internet pay - per - view on april 6 .\nalso re - united for the first time in several months by making a surprise performance on opening night . juggalo championship wrestling hosted matches every day , and featured several established wrestlers .\nworld championship wrestling ( 2000 - 08 - 28 ) .\ndark carnival vs the 3 count\n.\nterry michael brunk ( born december 12 , 1964 ) , better known by his ring name sabu , is an american professional wrestler best known for his extreme wrestling style . throughout his professional wrestling career , brunk has most notably competed in the original extreme championship wrestling throughout the 1990s , and total nonstop action wrestling and world wrestling entertainment ' s ecw brand throughout the 2000s . he is currently the x - law international champion and is currently employed by juggalo championship wrestling . in his professional wrestling career , brunk is a three - 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hop duo insane clown posse . jcw currently runs shows throughout the country . the video games backyard wrestling : don ' t try this at home and backyard wrestling 2 : there goes the neighborhood feature numerous independent wrestlers from the promotion .\nthe best way to see juggalo wrestling is , of course , to buy tickets to a live performance . however , this may be hard depending on your location , as many juggalo wrestling events take place in the northeast and the midwest .\njuggalo championship wrestling ( formerly juggalo championshxt wrestling ) is an american independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 1999 by joseph bruce and joseph utsler , better known as the hip - hop duo insane clown posse . jcw currently runs shows throughout the country . jcw ' s style is based off ecw ' s hard core style & is mostly hardcore wrestling . world juggalo champion : cautiussxavier world juggalo tag team champions : vacant / being made more titles being made soon , more info on the titles coming soon stay informed & check back soon for more info on them .\nsabu had a short stint in juggalo championship wrestling . on july 14 , 2001 in toledo , ohio he won a battle royal to determine the new jcw heavyweight champion , after the title was vacated earlier . one day later the former champion vampiro won the championship back .\njuggalo championship wrestling - style and production . . . since blended it with the puroresu and high flying lucha libre wrestling styles . . . got a little taste of every flavor .\nalong with their unique blend of wrestling styles , several other aspects of the company have drawn comparisons to extreme championship wrestling . . . day better version of ecw\nbecause of their fan base , wrestling styles , and original stories . . .\nfinally , you can get a bunch of juggalo wrestling dvds through insane clown posse and psychopathic records . the company ' s online stores offer dvds of both past juggalo wrestling pay - per - views and huge matches at the gathering of juggalos .\njuggalo championship wrestling ( formerly juggalo championshit wrestling ) is an american independent professional wrestling promotion founded in 1999 by violent j ( joseph bruce ) and shaggy 2 dope ( joseph utsler ) , better known as the hip - hop duo insane clown posse . jcw currently runs shows throughout the country . the video games backyard wrestling : don ' t try this at home and backyard wrestling 2 : there goes the neighborhood feature numerous independent wrestlers from the promotion .\n) , and their label in 2000 . described by joseph bruce as a\njuggalo\n, insane clown posse held the first\njuggalo championshit wrestling\nevent on december 19 , 1999 at st . andrews hall in\n, insane clown posse held the first\njuggalo championshxt wrestling\nevent on december 19 , 1999 at st . andrews hall in\nwcw inc . : created in 2001 \u2013 owns the rights to the video library and intellectual property for world championship wrestling .\nwcw inc . : created in 2001 - owns the rights to the video library and intellectual property for world championship wrestling .\nfollowing the release of the first three jcw videos , the company sporadically began referring to itself as juggalo championship wrestling . on july 16 , 2007 , the company updated its website , changing all references of itself to juggalo championship wrestling . their logo , however , continued to display the words\njuggalo championshit wrestling\nuntil late 2008 . in late 2006 , the company began a three - month cross - promotional rivalry with philadelphia - based promotion pro wrestling unplugged . the relationship between the companies continued after the events , as pwu owner tod gordon allowed multiple wrestlers to compete for jcw in their upcoming tour .\nthe dead pool vs the filthy animals\n. world championship wrestling . wcw road wild . 1999 - 08 - 14 .\nthe dead pool vs the filthy animals\n. world championship wrestling . wcw fall brawl . 1999 - 09 - 12 .\nworld championship wrestling ( 1999 - 09 - 20 ) .\nlenny lane vs shaggy 2 dope\n. wcw monday nitro .\nworld championship wrestling ( 2000 - 08 - 28 ) .\ndark carnival vs the 3 count\n. wcw monday nitro .\nitt people feeling the need to clarify that they are not in fact , a juggalo .\nafter sponsoring several one - off matches throughout the years , the group finally founded its own insane clown posse wrestling promotion in 1999 . it was initially known as juggalo championshit wrestling .\nsuccessfully defended his tna world heavyweight championship at a wrestle - 1 show in japan .\n1 sabu ' s first reign occurred while the promotion was an nwa affiliate named eastern championship wrestling , and was prior to the promotion becoming extreme championship wrestling and the title being declared a world title by ecw . sabu held the title again after these events .\nworld wrestling federation , inc . / world wrestling federation entertainment , inc . ( 1998\u20132002 )\nfollowing the release of the first three jcw videos , the company sporadically began referring to itself as juggalo championship wrestling . on july 16 , 2007 , the company updated its website , changing all references of itself to juggalo championship wrestling . [ 12 ] their logo , however , continued to display the words\njuggalo championshit wrestling\nuntil late 2008 . in late 2006 , the company began a three - month cross - promotional rivalry with philadelphia - based promotion pro wrestling unplugged . [ 13 ] the relationship between the companies continued after the events , as pwu owner tod gordon allowed multiple wrestlers to compete for jcw in their upcoming tour .\nworld championship wrestling ( 1999 - 08 - 14 ) .\nthe dead pool vs the filthy animals\n. wcw road wild .\nworld championship wrestling ( 1999 - 09 - 12 ) .\nthe dead pool vs the filthy animals\n. wcw fall brawl .\nthe two later competed in various independent promotions in michigan from 1990 to 1997 before making an appearance in extreme championship wrestling ( ecw ) as insane clown posse . the team later wrestled for world wrestling federation ( wwf ) with the oddities , world championship wrestling ( wcw ) with the dead pool and the dark carnival , nwa total nonstop action , and juggalo championship wrestling . insane clown posse are two - time jcw tag team champions . bruce is a one - time jcw tag team champion with 2 tuff tony , and utsler is a one - time jcw heavyweight champion . bruce and utsler are founding members of the juggalo world order .\nif you want to learn more about juggalo wrestling in general , the best place to start is the insane clown posse web site at urltoken .\ninsane clown posse ( wrestlers ) ( 2001 ) . juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 2 ( dvd ) . royal oak , michigan : psychopathic video .\ninsane clown posse ( wrestlers ) ( 2003 ) . juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 3 ( dvd ) . royal oak , michigan : psychopathic video .\ntheir logo , however , continued to display the words \u201cjuggalo championshit wrestling\u201d until late 2008 . in late 2006 , the company began a three month\ntonight\u2019s debut episode will feature a pre - recorded , thirty minute interview with juggalo championship wrestling\u2019s world champion , the weedman . the weedman chats candidly about working for the icp , the gathering , death matches , colt cabana and more .\ntitan sports , inc . world wrestling federation , inc . world wrestling federation entertainment , inc .\nworld championship wrestling ( 1999 - 08 - 09 ) .\nthe dead pool vs norman smiley , prince iaukea & lash leroux\n.\nwcw , inc . : a subsidiary created in 2000 that owns the rights to the video library and intellectual property for world championship wrestling .\nbruce returned to wrestling in the independent circuit in 1994 , under the name hector hatchet . he competed for midwest championship wrestling throughout the next year , wrestling in between recording sessions and touring . from 1996 to 1998 , bruce was involved in a rivalry with sewer dwella in insane championship wrestling . he continued to compete in several independent promotions for the next three years , including iwa mid - south and nwa mid american wrestling .\nour homie keven from fox force five news published a review for this past weekends canadian juggalo weekend .\nworld championship wrestling ( 1999 - 07 - 26 ) .\nvampiro / w icp vs rey mysterio , jr . ( c )\n.\njuggalo championship wrestling ( abbreviated jcw , and formerly known as juggalo championshit wrestling ) is an independent professional wrestling promotion run by the rap duo insane clown posse . largely founded on graphic stunts and shock value , their style is based upon that of hardcore matches . the group refers to extreme championship wrestling as the major influence on the company ' s style as well as their unique camera angles , which they compare to that of the movie natural born killers ;\nfading in and out , and turning all over .\n[ 1 ] the video games backyard wrestling : don ' t try this at home and backyard wrestling 2 : there goes the neighborhood feature numerous independent wrestlers from the promotion .\ndinsmore debuted in 1996 , and soon began wrestling in the united states wrestling association ( uswa ) .\nthe ddt ironman heavymetalweight championship is a play on the old wwe hardcore championship where the champ must defend against anyone at anytime . former champions include a monkey , a ladder and a poster .\nat the 2008 gathering of the juggalos , insane clown posse stated that juggalo championship wrestling will hold a\njcw legends show\nin 2009 . thus far , the only confirmed wrestler for the event is the return of evil dead . [ 10 ]\ninsane clown posse ( wrestlers ) . ( 2001 ) . juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 2 . [ dvd ] . royal oak , michigan : psychopathic video .\ninsane clown posse ( wrestlers ) . ( 2003 ) . juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 3 . [ dvd ] . royal oak , michigan : psychopathic video .\ntheir logo , however , continued to display the words\njuggalo championshit wrestling\nuntil late 2008 . in late 2006 , the company began a three month\ntna wrestling\nredirects here . for the video game , see tna wrestling ( video game ) . for the tv show , see impact wrestling .\ninsane clown posse ( wrestlers ) ( 2000 ) . juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 1 ( dvd ) . royal oak , michigan : psychopathic video . upc 756504220092 .\nfor example , juggalo wrestling shows scheduled in october 2011 also included performances by psychopathic records acts like dark lotus . as such , insane clown posse wrestling shows are much sought after by fans of both these musical acts , and fans of indie pro wrestling in general .\nkeown debuted in 1972 , as wayne cowan . [ 7 ] he achieved fame on the regional and independent circuits , as well as world championship wrestling ( wcw ) , as dutch mantel . keown also worked with the world wrestling federation ( wwf , now wwe ) as uncle zebekiah in the early to mid - 1990s , and again in the 2010s as zeb colter . [ 5 ] in the late 1990s , 2000s , and late - 2010s , he worked as a booker for the world wrestling council ( wwc ) , the international wrestling association , total nonstop action wrestling ( tna ) and extreme championship wrestling ( ecw ) as well as championship wrestling from florida .\nalong with their unique blend of wrestling styles , several other aspects of the company have drawn comparisons to extreme championship wrestling . alex marvez of scripps howard news service has drawn parallels between the two company\u2019s energetic fans . 1wrestling radio host bruce wirt calls juggalo championship wrestling a\nmodern day better version of ecw\nbecause of their fan base , wrestling styles , and original stories . co - founders joseph bruce and joseph utsler themselves refer to extreme championship wrestling as the major influence on the company ' s style as well as their unique camera angles , which they compare to that of the movie natural born killers ;\nfading in and out , and turning all over .\nthe dead pool vs norman smiley , prince iaukea & lash leroux\n. world championship wrestling . wcw monday nitro . 1999 - 08 - 09 .\nwhen he returned to action , he joined the new japanese promotion pro wrestling noah , where he won the ghc tag team championship with 2 cold scorpio .\nat bloodymania iii , juggalo world order ( corporal robinson , scott hall , shaggy 2 dope , violent j , and sid vicious ) defeated trent acid and the alter boys ( tim , tom , terry , and todd ) . in 2010 , utsler ( as shaggy 2 dope ) became the full time color commentator of juggalo championship wrestling with his broadcast partner kevin gill .\nsorry but giving the wwe championship to an unproven , uncharismatic , and mediocre jobber just devalues whatever prestige that championship has . to me , the iwgp belt is the one that feels far more important .\nutsler returned to wrestling in the independent circuit in 1996 , under the name sewer dwella . from 1996 to 1998 , utsler was involved in a rivalry with hector hatchet in insane championship wrestling . he continued to compete in several independent promotions for the next two years , including future wrestling alliance and nwa mid american wrestling .\nshaggy returned to wrestling in the independent circuit in 1996 , under the name sewer dwella . from 1996 to 1998 , utsler was involved in a rivalry with hector hatchet in insane championship wrestling . he continued to compete in several independent promotions for the next two years , including future wrestling alliance and nwa mid american wrestling .\nat bloodymania iii , juggalo world order ( corporal robinson , scott hall , shaggy 2 dope , violent j , and sid vicious ) defeated trent acid and the alter boys ( tim , tom , terry , and todd ) . in 2010 , utsler ( as shaggy 2 dope ) became the full - time color commentator of juggalo championship wrestling with his broadcast partner kevin gill .\nonce a year , though , the biggest juggalo wrestling event takes place at icp ' s annual summer gathering of the juggalos event in illinois . if you ' re a huge juggalo wrestling fan , it may be worth saving up for a ticket - - the other musical performances activities at the festival justify the price , anyways .\nalong with their unique blend of wrestling styles , several other aspects of the company have drawn comparisons to extreme championship wrestling . alex marvez of scripps howard news service has drawn parallels between the two company\u2019s energetic fans . 1wrestling radio host bruce wirt calls juggalo championship wrestling a\nmodern day [ and ] better version of ecw\nbecause of their fan base , wrestling styles , and original stories . co - founders joseph bruce and joseph utsler themselves refer to extreme championship wrestling as the major influence on the company ' s style as well as their unique camera angles , which they compare to that of the movie natural born killers ;\nfading in and out , and turning all over .\nworld championship wrestling ( 1999 - 08 - 09 ) .\nthe dead pool vs norman smiley , prince iaukea & lash leroux\n. wcw monday nitro .\nalong with their unique blend of wrestling styles , several other aspects of the company have drawn comparisons to extreme championship wrestling . alex marvez of scripps howard news service has drawn parallels between the two company\u2019s energetic fans . 1wrestling radio host bruce wirt calls juggalo championship wrestling a\nmodern day [ and ] better version of ecw\nbecause of their fan base , wrestling styles , and original stories . co - founders joseph bruce and joseph utsler themselves refer to extreme championship wrestling as the major influence on the company ' s style as well as their unique camera angles , which they compare to that of the movie\nnatural born killers\n;\nfading in and out , and turning all over .\ninsane clown posse ( wrestlers ) . ( 2000 ) . juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 1 . [ dvd ] . royal oak , michigan : psychopathic video . isbn 756504220092 .\nformerly juggalo championshxt wrestling [ / note ] ] is , as the name suggests , the insane clown posse ' s own professional wrestling promotion . after having had less - than - successful runs with wwe and wcw , and having worked with various independent promotions in the michigan area , and ran their own one - off show hellfire wrestling , icp got to work in late 1999 and created their own promotion , as part of their empire centered around their record company , psychopathic records . they released three dvd ' s from 1999 - 2001 ( juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 1 , juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 2 , and juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 3 ) , have done live events on and off for years since , particularly at the annual gathering of the juggalos and have dabbled in internet pay per view .\ncommissioner violent j named 2 tuff tony the # 1 contender for the butler geeves\u2019s jcw hvt . championship .\nat gathering of the juggalos ! ! the championship committee is poised to make this match official . somebody call\nnew england championship wrestling ( necw ) is an independent professional wrestling promotion based in the northeastern united states and has promoted events since 2000 . it is currently owned and operated by promoter sheldon goldberg and is one of the top independent wrestling promotions in the new england - area .\nthe folks behind houston - based doomsday wrestling thought if people loved comedy and they loved wrestling then of course they ' d love a comedy wrestling show twice as much .\ncapitol then renamed the world wide wrestling federation to the world wrestling federation ( wwf ) in 1979 . [ 17 ]\nin 2005 , italian promotion nu - wrestling shifted into nu - wrestling evolution which focused on showcasing former american wrestlers .\nfans have to be 21 or older to attend women ' s extreme wrestling aka women ' s erotic wrestling events .\nfull match - triple h vs . kane - championship vs . mask match - raw , june 23 , 2003\nalong with their unique blend of wrestling styles , several other aspects of the company have drawn comparisons to extreme championship wrestling . alex marvez of scripps howard news service has drawn parallels between the two company\u2019s energetic fans . [ 34 ] 1wrestling radio host bruce wirt calls juggalo championship wrestling a\nmodern day [ and ] better version of ecw\nbecause of their fan base , wrestling styles , and original stories . [ 32 ] [ 35 ] co - founders joseph bruce and joseph utsler themselves refer to extreme championship wrestling as the major influence on the company ' s style as well as their unique camera angles , which they compare to that of the movie natural born killers ;\nfading in and out , and turning all over .\n[ 1 ]\nin march 2006 , new england championship wrestling merged with pwf mayhem and the company operated under the new england championship wrestling brand . on august 16 , 2006 , the merged companies unified their championship titles in an interpromotional event in quincy , massachusetts . the event saw pwf mayhem tag team champions the canadian superstars ( j - busta & dave cole ) defeat the wild boys ( billy king ( wrestler ) | billy king & mike lynch ( wrestler ) | mike lynch ) for the necw unified tag team championship , pwf mayhem junior heavyweight champion\nthe talent\nt . j . richter defeated\nbig guns\nfrankie arion for the necw unified television championship and pwf mayhem heavyweight champion\nthe human nightmare\nevan siks defeated d . c . dillinger for the necw undisputed triple crown championship .\nvideo sales - recreational sports : juggalo championsh - t wrestling\n. billboard 200 . billboard ( 2001 - 05 - 12 ) . retrieved on 2008 - 08 - 11 .\nvideo sales - recreational sports : juggalo championsh - t wrestling\n. billboard 200 . billboard ( 2001 - 06 - 24 ) . retrieved on 2008 - 08 - 11 .\nalong with their unique blend of wrestling styles , several other aspects of the company have drawn comparisons to extreme championship wrestling . alex marvez of scripps howard news service has drawn parallels between the two companies ' energetic fans . [ 34 ] 1wrestling radio host bruce wirt calls juggalo championship wrestling a\nmodern day [ and ] better version of ecw\nbecause of their fan base , wrestling styles , and original stories . [ 32 ] [ 35 ] co - founders joseph bruce and joseph utsler themselves refer to extreme championship wrestling as the major influence on the company ' s style as well as their unique camera angles , which they compare to that of the movie natural born killers ;\nfading in and out , and turning all over .\n[ 1 ]\njuggalo championship wrestling began its first broadcast with the internet wrestling program slamtv ! running from april 7 , 2007 to august 4 , 2008 , the program aired 21 episodes in two seasons . the video release of the first season was the first wrestling dvd ever sold at the entire hot topic store chain . a brief series called slam tv express later ran for three episodes from may 25 to june 4 , 2010 .\nleon allen white ( may 14 , 1955 \u2013 june 18 , 2018 ) better known by his ring names big van vader or vader , was an american professional wrestler . white was perhaps best known for his time with new japan pro wrestling , world championship wrestling , world wrestling federation and all japan pro wrestling in the 1990s . a super - heavyweight wrestler capable of significant aerial maneuvers as well as power moves , he was both a face and a heel in several professional wrestling promotions . he is a thirteen time world champion , having held the wcw world heavyweight championship three times . , cwa world heavyweight championship ( 3 times ) , uwa world heavyweight championship ( 1 time ) . vader is the only wrestler to hold world heavyweight titles on 3 continents .\nbruce began wrestling alongside his friends joseph and john utsler . the three got involved in backyard wrestling , and created two backyard wrestling rings for their made up promotion tag team wrestling , later renamed national all - star wrestling . the trio staged national all - star wrestling ' s first show , naw wrestling extravaganza , in front of friends and family . among others , the show featured bruce wrestling under the moniker darryl\ndropkick\ndaniels , and joey utsler wrestling as both rhino , and the masked naw world champion white tiger . bruce stopped wrestling after becoming involved in gang life and forming inner city posse .\ntheir music is not good . it just isn ' t . they demean and debase everything they touch , even the wrestling they supposedly love , by promoting garbage ' hardcore ' shows . the wrestling promotion is called juggalo championshit wrestling . every reason to disregard their commitment to wrestling is right there . championshit . either they have the same sense of humor as a 13 year old or they do not value their own wrestling promotion .\nutsler began wrestling alongside his brother john and his friend joseph bruce . the three got involved in backyard wrestling , and created two backyard wrestling rings for their made up promotion tag team wrestling , later renamed national all - star wrestling . the trio staged national all - star wrestling ' s first show , naw wrestling extravaganza , in front of friends and family . among others , the show featured bruce wrestling under the moniker darryl\ndropkick\ndaniels , and joey utsler wrestling as both rhino , and the masked naw world champion white tiger . utsler stopped wrestling after becoming involved in gang life and forming inner city posse .\nshaggy began wrestling alongside his brother john and his friend violent j . the three got involved in backyard wrestling , and created two backyard wrestling rings for their made up promotion tag team wrestling , later renamed national all - star wrestling . the trio staged national all - star wrestling ' s first show , naw wrestling extravaganza , in front of friends and family . among others , the show featured bruce wrestling under the moniker darryl\ndropkick\ndaniels , and joey utsler wrestling as both rhino , and the masked naw world champion white tiger . utsler stopped wrestling after becoming involved in gang life and forming inner city posse .\nsegment 18 ( ? ! ! ) \u2013 tna world heavyweight championship \u2013 sting ( mime ) ( c ) vs . aj ( i named my kid after my wrestling name ) styles\nin january 2010 , the company announced plans to run full - time and launched the jcw wrestling school with kevin canady as head trainer . that august , juggalo championship wrestling began a video distributing partnership with highspots . com . on december 22 , it began running biweekly events at the modern exchange in southgate , michigan . all shows are planned to be taped and released on dvd . scott hall was made executive consultant to juggalo championship wrestling in february 2011 . later that month , vampiro came out of retirement and returned as both a wrestler and a company consultant . he raised hopes of developing talent , taking the company international , and , more specifically , bringing it to latin america .\nin 2017 , wwe partnered with scotland ' s insane championship wrestling ( icw ) with some icw talent appearing in the wwe united kingdom championship tournament and at wwe ' s wrestlemania axxess events . [ 162 ] wwe has also explored a deal to bring icw programming onto the wwe network . [ 163 ]\nthis page is based on the copyrighted wikipedia article juggalo championship wrestling ; it is used under the creative commons attribution - sharealike 3 . 0 unported license ( cc - by - sa ) . you may redistribute it , verbatim or modified , providing that you comply with the terms of the cc - by - sa\nbloodymania ii featured professional wrestling matches that involved different wrestlers from pre - existing scripted feuds , plots , and storylines that were played out on slamtv ! , juggalo championship wrestling ' s ( jcw ) internet program . wrestlers were portrayed as either a villain or a hero as they followed a series of events that built tension , and culminated into a wrestling match or series of matches . the event featured wrestlers from jcw ' s slamtv ! .\njuggalo championship wrestling was originally founded largely upon hardcore wrestling , but has since blended it with the puroresu and high flying lucha libre wrestling styles . their roster features a mix of independent and veteran performers . corporal robinson , wrestler and creative writer for the company , calls the product\ntotally different than your average wrestling show . it\u2019s got crazy and outlandish characters , it\u2019s got hard hitting hardcore matches , it\u2019s got music , it\u2019s got your high flyers . it\u2019s got a little taste of every flavor .\nhe continued to compete in several independent promotions for the next two years , including future wrestling alliance and nwa mid american wrestling .\nfor those of you that don ' t know icp outside of their music , icp has been involved in wrestling just as long . they ' ve been doing it most of their lives , and made their professional debut with ecw in 1997 . since then they ' ve worked in wwe , wcw , tna , and also run their own promotion juggalo championship wrestling ( jcw ) .\non tonight\u2019s juggalo sbow it\u2019s all about dcg con . the benefits . the bones . and where we go from here as a juggalo family . dcg con staffers louis simpson , rachel paul , and kegan the creep ass will all be joining us ! 8pm eastern .\nvampiro worked his way along to wcw \u2014 \u201dthe absolute worst\u201d \u2014 where he wrestled with fellow goth - banger sting , and through a dizzying alphabet soup of promotions : xpw , tna , ajpw , aaa and even juggalo championship wrestling . vampiro eventually abandoned wrestling completely , and returned home to canada to open a gym before resurfacing to take on whatever his role has become at lucha underground .\nvideo sales - recreational sports : juggalo championsh - t wrestling : vol . 2\n. billboard 200 . billboard ( 2001 - 03 - 31 ) . retrieved on 2008 - 08 - 11 .\nthe insane clown posse wrestling promotion , known as jcw - - once short for juggalo championshit wrestling - - has become a major force in the indie pro wrestling world in recent years . yes , that ' s insane clown posse , the detroit rap duo known for performing outrageous lyrics in circus - worthy face paint . but insane clown posse wrestling isn ' t as far - fetched as it sounds !\n7 / 7 powell\u2019s njpw g1 special review : kenny omega vs . cody for iwgp heavyweight championship , the young bucks vs . sanada and evil for the iwgp heavyweight tag titles , hiromu takahashi vs . dragon lee for the iwgp jr . hvt . championship\njack swagger def . zack ryder to qualify for the world heavyweight championship no . 1 contender ' s elimination chamber match\nbruce wirt praises the company as an alternative to wwe and total nonstop action wrestling due to its unique characteristics . juggalo championship wrestling features a live musical performance at each wrestling event , leading wirt to compare the combination to that of wwe ' s rock ' n ' wrestling connection . shaggy 2 dope and kevin gill provide commentary , which has been described as sometimes politically incorrect and\nsidesplittingly funny .\nthe company also notably does not have rematch clauses , instead forcing former champions to wrestle their way back up to the main event .\nutsler is most commonly known as shaggy 2 dope of the insane clown posse . he is the co - founder of the record label psychopathic records , with fellow i . c . p . rapper joseph bruce ( a . k . a violent j ) and their former manager , alex abbiss . also along with bruce , utsler is the co - founder of the professional wrestling promotion juggalo championship wrestling .\n\u2013 delivered incredible headlining sets : the first night being a complete performance of \u2018riddlebox\u2019 and the second a greatest hits inspired set with a couple surprises and deeper cuts thrown in to shake things up . true rhythm did an astounding job producing the festival , which also featured circus performers and juggalo championship wrestling \u2013 hosted by the hilarious kevin gill ( who is officially my all - time favourite wrestling commentator ever ) .\njuggalo championship wrestling was founded largely upon hardcore wrestling , but has since blended it with the puroresu and high flying lucha libre wrestling styles . their roster features a mix of independent and veteran performers . corporal robinson , wrestler and creative writer for the company , calls the product\ntotally different than your average wrestling show . it ' s got crazy and outlandish characters , it ' s got hard hitting hardcore matches , it ' s got music , it ' s got your high flyers . it ' s got a little taste of every flavor .\nwwe classics on demand : a subscription video on demand television service provided by wwe . it had footage from wwe ' s archive footage , including world championship wrestling , extreme championship wrestling , and more . it offered around 40 hours of rotating programming per month , arranged into four programming buckets , often centered on a specific theme . it premiered in 2004 and lasted until 2014 when wwe network was launched .\ninsane clown posse ( wrestlers ) ( 2000 ) . juggalo championshxt wrestling volume 1 ( dvd ) . royal oak , michigan : psychopathic video . isbn [ [ special : booksources / 756504220092 | 756504220092 ] ] .\nthe department expanded in january 2010 , announcing that it had bought a warehouse to run operations in novi , michigan and had hired full time workers . [ 43 ] they also announced plans to run juggalo championship wrestling full time by holding tapings of slamtv ! every other week , as well as running one additional show a month , at the juggalo arena . [ 43 ] all shows will be taped and released on dvd , and a clothing line is set to be created . [ 43 ]\noriginally known as inner city posse , the group introduced supernatural - and horror - themed lyrics as a means of distinguishing itself stylistically . the duo founded the independent record label psychopathic records with alex abbiss as manager , and produced and starred in the feature films big money hustlas and big money rustlas . they formed their own professional wrestling federation , juggalo championship wrestling , and later collaborated with many famous hip hop and rock musicians .\nthere is in fact more than one wrestling promotion built around laughing at little people . extreme midget wrestling promises the baddest little show on earth .\non march 26 , 2011 , the company produced its first live internet pay - per - view ( ippv ) , called hatchet attacks . juggalo championship wrestling began broadcasting bi - weekly ippv events on april 6 . the company runs most its events at the modern exchange in southgate , michigan , in what are considered television tapings . occur every several weeks at concert venues throughout the united states . annual shows include hatchet attacks , oddball wrestling , flashlight wrestling , hallowicked after party , big ballas ' x - mas party , and the company ' s premier wrestling event bloodymania .\non october 13 , 2016 , billy corgan sued tna wrestling due to an unpaid debt which corgan claims tna wrestling has defaulted on . the state of tennessee has also put a lien on tna wrestling for unpaid taxes .\njoining nick & ross in - studio will be freelance wrestling\u2019s \u201cmarvelous\u201d matt knicks . knicks will be chatting about this friday\u2019s freelance wrestling one - year anniversary show , freelance wrestling vs the world , at the abbey pub .\niranian professional wrestler best known for his work in the 1980s for wwe ( then the wwf ) as the iron sheik . trained under verne gagne and billy robinson and debuted under his own name in 1973 for the american wrestling association . changed to ali vaziri while working for nwa big time wrestling ( the precursor to world class championship wrestling ) . . .\nviolent j then gave 2 tuff tony a hallowicked version of the jwo jersey , before announcing him as an official member of the juggalo world order .\nraven and goody teamed up against robinson and sabu in the following episode , but raven fled from the match with the stolen championship belt .\npete dunne currently carries three belts around in his mouth two of which declare him to be the world champion . he won the progress world heavyweight championship in november 2016 and just recently picked up the destiny wrestling world championship on a trip to canada . progress is mainly based in london but recently they\u2019ve staged successful shows in germany and the us so their claim isn\u2019t so flimsy . destiny wrestling on the other hand are an indie promotion that are unlikely to leave canada anytime soon . ironically dunne is probably most renowned for his wwe united kingdom championship , a new regional title sanctioned by vince mcmahon and co . wrestling in 2017 is confusing .\njuggalo championship wrestling began its first broadcast with the internet wrestling program slamtv ! running from april 7 , 2007 to august 4 , 2008 , the program aired 21 episodes in two seasons . [ 15 ] [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] the video release of the first season was the first wrestling dvd ever sold at the entire hot topic store chain . [ 16 ] a brief series called slam tv express later ran for three episodes from may 25 to june 4 , 2010 . [ 40 ]\non march 26 , 2011 , the company produced its first live internet pay - per - view ( ippv ) , called hatchet attacks . juggalo championship wrestling began broadcasting bi - weekly ippv events on april 6 . the company runs most its events at the modern exchange in southgate , michigan , in what are considered television tapings . major events occur every several weeks at concert venues throughout the united states . annual shows include hatchet attacks , oddball wrestling , flashlight wrestling , hallowicked after party , big ballas ' x - mas party , and the company ' s premier wrestling event bloodymania .\njuggalo championship wrestling was founded largely upon hardcore wrestling , but has since blended it with the puroresu and high flying lucha libre wrestling styles . their roster features a mix of independent and veteran performers . [ 32 ] corporal robinson , wrestler and creative writer for the company , calls the product\ntotally different than your average wrestling show . it ' s got crazy and outlandish characters , it ' s got hard hitting hardcore matches , it ' s got music , it ' s got your high flyers . it ' s got a little taste of every flavor .\n[ 33 ]\nwwe wrestling news , rumors , results & spoilers | urltoken world wrestling entertainment purchases another ecw asset\n. urltoken . 2005 - 02 - 01\njuggalo championship wrestling was originally founded largely upon hardcore wrestling , but has since blended it with the puroresu and high flying lucha libre wrestling styles . their roster features a mix of independent and veteran performers . [ 32 ] corporal robinson , wrestler and creative writer for the company , calls the product\ntotally different than your average wrestling show . it ' s got crazy and outlandish characters , it ' s got hard hitting hardcore matches , it ' s got music , it ' s got your high flyers . it ' s got a little taste of every flavor .\n[ 33 ]\nin november 1989 , vader traveled to mexico to face el canek in the universal wrestling association for el canek ' s uwa world heavyweight championship . he defeated canek for the title , holding it for approximately one year .\npsychopathic sports was launched in 1997 when insane clown posse released a vhs entitled icp ' s strangle - mania , which featured a compilation of death matches from the outrageously violent wrestling from japan video collection , overdubbed with their own humorous commentary . [ 40 ] it hosted two strangle - mania live wrestling events in 1997 and 1998 . [ 41 ] with juggalo championship wrestling ' s inception in 1999 , the department turned its full focus to the promotion . in 2007 , it started the slamtv ! internet wrestling show , as well as the slamtv ! express mini - show in 2010 . [ 42 ]\ndefeated mandrews , rockstar spud , trevor lee , andrew everett and braxton sutter in an ultimate x gauntlet match for the vacated x division championship .\ni was a hardcore juggalo back in the day . painted my face , knew every album by heart , drank faygo and all that shit . i don ' t like their music anymore and the juggalo shit annoys the living piss out of me , but they ' re solid guys , still fuckin funny and i cannot deny j and shaggy ' s love for wrestling . they ' ve been doing it since they were kids and they truly love wrestling like i do .\nin january 2010 , the company announced plans to run full - time and launched the jcw wrestling school with kevin canady as head trainer . [ 21 ] [ 22 ] that august , juggalo championship wrestling began a video distributing partnership with highspots . com . [ 23 ] on december 22 , it began running biweekly events at the modern exchange in southgate , michigan . [ 22 ] [ 23 ] [ 24 ] all shows are planned to be taped and released on dvd . [ 25 ] scott hall was made executive consultant to juggalo championship wrestling in february 2011 . [ 26 ] later that month , vampiro came out of retirement and returned as both a wrestler and a company consultant . [ 27 ] he raised hopes of developing talent , taking the company international , and , more specifically , bringing it to latin america . [ 27 ]\nit\u2019s 3 a . m . on saturday , july 23 and deep in the woods of legend valley in thornville , ohio . while the quiet village only claims about 990 total residents on any other night , right now it\u2019s housing thousands of spectators from all over the world , many of them in painted faces , celebrating ten years of one of the most violent spectacles on the planet : bloodymania x , live from rap duo insane clown posse\u2019s gathering of the juggalos . the gathering\u2014the annual multi - day festival celebrating the clown makeup - wearing , violence - loving , and aggressively familial \u201cjuggalo\u201d culture\u2014is in it\u2019s 17th year . pro wrestling is part of juggalo culture the same way graffiti art is part of hip - hop culture , and with some of the most famous wrestling talent in the world in attendance , it\u2019s easily the biggest night in juggalo championship wrestling history .\nand would become tnt . they defeated the bushwhackers in the first match teaming together . big t then took part in the intercontinental championship battle royal to crown the new ic champ since juggalo joe was out due to injury . big t made it down to the final two when primo vega got him with a\nutsler stopped wrestling after becoming involved in gang life and forming inner city posse .\nand you can ' t fault their passion for the wrestling industry at all .\nbruce stopped wrestling after becoming involved in gang life and forming inner city posse .\nwent on a fishing trip and contemplated their futures in the professional wrestling business .\nwwe libraries : a collection of professional wrestling videos and copyrights for other promotions .\njohnson , william ( 25 march 1991 ) .\nwrestling with success\n.\n. along with performances by the entire label , jcw wrestling was also included .\njuggalo championship wrestling itself , started by insane clown posse duo of violent j and shaggy 2 dope , began as a passion project and wound up becoming a legit professional wrestling promotion . the rise of jcw coincided with the growth of the gathering of the juggalos , and in 2007 bloodymania was born . in the decade since , jcw has seen some of the all - time biggest names in wrestling including \u201crowdy\u201d roddy piper , jerry \u201cthe king\u201d lawler , kevin nash , scott hall , x - pac , \u201cthe american dream\u201d dusty rhodes , and terry funk , who even"]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "trends ( belgian magazine )", "paragraphs": ["igw is featured in the belgian business magazine trends ! our company ' s recent developments are placed in the spotlight in an interview with ceo holger stehling .\nkeep up with the latest trends in brewing and craft beer with a subscription to _ craft beer & brewing magazine\u00ae . _ subscribe today !\ncomputer arts magazine a british creative magazine and cd - rom containing tutorials , reviews , and the latest graphics design news .\nat a time when more and more media are limiting themselves to superficial news coverage , trends / trends - tendances digs deeper , reporting on current issues at exactly the right time . the magazine proves that reporting on economics and finance certainly does not have to be boring , and that the economy has an influence on the daily life of every belgian .\nfor more than three decades now , trends / trends - tendances has been the leading financial - economic news magazine in belgium . it offers thought - provoking analyses of the latest economic news , and helps its readers to find ways in which to develop their careers or businesses to the full .\nmac today a graphics , multimedia , and web design graphics magazine for macintosh users .\nscreen graphics a trade magazine for the commercial and in - plant graphics screen printer .\nthis prestigious award is handed out by the belgian trends magazine to companies who have achieved a remarkable innovation or expansion in the past years . the jury nominated vyncke because the company has been an inspiration for other relatively small companies who are active in the international market outside the eurozone .\ntrends / trends - tendances plays an important part in business life . its readership mainly consists of executives , managers , entrepreneurs and professionals . these people are in search of economic and financial information which they can apply in their professional life .\n[ this is an edited extract from eye 72 . to order the full , printed magazine click\u2026\ncommunication arts magazine the essential creative resource for professional designers , advertisers , illustrators , and photographers .\nimaging magazine helping you choose , buy , install , and maintain imaging and document products services .\non february 12 , 2015 vyncke is presented with the trends gazelle 2015 award . vyncke was rated as 22nd in the top one hundred fastest growing large enterprises in the west flanders region of belgium . vyncke has also previously received this prestigious award in 2004 , 2007 , 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2012 and 2014 . trends is the leading business magazine in belgium .\nbefore & after a magazine that teaches you\nhow to design cool stuff\n. published quarterly .\nfor a belgian beer , i would highly recommend b . o . m . brewery\u2019s rosie rosa :\nnewtekniques a magazine for users of lightwave 3d , inspire 3d , aura , video toaster , and flyer .\ntrends / tendances , the business & financial newsmagazine , is published every thursday both in flemish and french by roularta media group , belgium\u2019s leading print publisher .\nso which belgian beers are worth checking out ? there are plenty of lists of belgian beers in magazines compiled by people who know a thing or two about beer and there are lots of online rating sites that rank beers .\nhere\u2019s what the experts said ( in no particular order ) . the 37 amazing belgian beers you should try :\nalexander liberman ( 1912 - 1999 ) was the first and last twentieth - century magazine czar , writes steven heller .\nfolio since 1972 , folio : has served as the magazine for magazine management . it is the leading source of ideas and strategies for the entire publishing team : editorial , advertising , circulation , production , financial , corporate and new media .\nwith its daily newsletter and website , urltoken has a strong focus on belgian news , trends and opinions . this is complemented with dossiers , international coverage , practical case studies and extensive testing of business solutions . the \u2018careers\u2019 section focuses on continuing professional development and interesting career options .\nbelgian beer and food publisher and editor - in - chief paul walsh is from ireland , but came to belgium ten years ago to study philosophy at the historic leuven university . he was working in another branch of the media when he had the bright idea to start a belgian beer magazine . he lives in brussels , whenever he manages to get home .\nerik verdonck is content manager for urltoken and managing partner of the belgian beer company . he is an experienced writer in travel , beer and gastronomy . erik has been a freelance editor , writer and photographer for years . he has published a brewery guide with 150 belgian breweries ( \u2018bij de brouwer\u2019 ) and a book on food pairing with beer ( \u2018bordje bier\u2019 ) amongst others . he has collaborated with numerous belgian magazines . his main focus is story telling with belgian beers .\nflexo & gravure online international english language technical magazine for the world ' s paper , film and foil printing and converting industries .\ncharles d . \u201cchuck\u201d cook is a writer and photographer who has travelled to belgium 29 times since 1994 to explore , experience , and enjoy its incredible beer culture . he has visited over 150 breweries and 350 beer cafes in \u201cthe beer country . \u201d chuck has written for usa today , all about beer magazine , belgian beer & food magazine , celebrator beer news , and many other publications .\nespen smith is a norwegian beer critic , well known in norway from television , talk radio , newspapers and magazines where he gives his open opinions on the newest trends in food , beer and liquor . when espen is not interacting with the press he\u2019s teaching classes , running tours , writing books regarding trends in the beer industry and consulting on building microbreweries .\namerican ink maker for printing ink , color , and related industries . the editorial content consists of contributed technical papers and nontechnical features about trends , technology and global happenings to help our readers to improve their profitability . it is the only magazine in the ink industry that features a monthly interview with printers\u2014the ink manufacturers\u2019 customer .\netiketten - labels online international german language technical magazine for the producers of self - adhesive roll labels , tags , tickets and other narrow web products .\ni . d . magazine i . d . magazine is america\u2019s leading critical magazine covering the art , business and culture of design . winner of four national magazine awards \u2014 three for general excellence ( 1995 , 1997 and 1999 ) and one for design ( 1997 ) \u2014 the publication appears eight times a year . issues include the annual design review , america\u2019s largest and most prestigious juried design recognition program , published since 1954 . the design review showcases the best american and international design in the areas of consumer products , furniture , equipment , environments , packaging , graphics , concepts and student projects .\ni have been drinking belgian beer since 1983 , and have had many tripels ( belgian and otherwise ) over the decades . none has the flavor profile and effervescence as la fin du monde does . if you haven\u2019t tried it , you should ! do we sound biased ? yeah , just a little\u2026 \ud83d\ude42\nbelgian beers . what\u2019s all the fuss about ? after all , belgium is just slightly bigger in size than wales with a population no bigger than that of cuba .\ni\u2019m with those who sorely miss st . bernardus abt12 on this list , but otherwise looks like a veritable roadmap of beer - tasting for belgian lovers . thank you !\nhow magazine how magazine is the business and creative resource for graphic designers . get the latest business , technological and creative information that impacts the design professional . published six times a year , the colorful issues are packed with great visuals and vital information on business practices , legal tips , the latest technologies , top markets , important personalities and pressing issues in the design industry .\nit\u2019s one of my favorite belgian blonde beers . due to its more moderate sweetness compared with other belgian blondes and a kind of infection from wild yeasts , this blonde associates more with lambics and sour beers . this is not such a strange occurrence , given that the brewmaster at slaghmuylder is mr . karel goddeau , the same guy brewing at de cam lambic .\nsanoma is the market leader with respect to women : our strong female and home & deco brands reach 3 , 058 , 500 women , which is 61 % of all belgian women .\nyannick de cocqu\u00e9au is product manager at visit flanders for everything related to \u2018beer tourism\u2019 and belgian beers . beside that he\u2019s a qualified beer sommelier , hobby brewer and active member of zythos vzw .\neditor & publisher editor & publisher is a 116 - year - old magazine covering the newspaper industry in north america . its products include both print and electronic periodicals , as well as a line of annual newspaper industry reference books and market data reports in both print and cd - rom formats . e & p magazine includes the 10 - time annually e & p interactive section for the online news industry .\ni am what they call in flanders a \u2018duvel drinker\u2019 so it rocks and duvel deserves a higher rating basing on its unique way of brewing . aside from that , \u2018delirium tremens\u2019 is worth mentioning . will not tell you more than what google has to say but the pink elephant most definitely deserves a high ranked place in any beer list . being a belgian , i am a passionate about belgian beer .\nclassic belgian beers are very balanced and complex , and westmalle tripel is a perfect example of this . in aroma it is fruity ( overripe banana ) with a fine hop bitterness and soft maltiness fighting for attention .\nwhich belgian beers would you recommend people try ? are there any you think should be added to this list ? leave your suggestion in the comments below with your reason as to why you think it should be included .\nmailing systems technology as we enter a new century , mailing systems technology renews it ' s commitment to being the mailing industry ' s premiere magazine . we will present state - of - the - industry information on all facets of mail center operations . we will provide the information you need to deal with current production demands , alert you to industry trends and introduce methods and technologies to deal with the changes our industry will face . we ' ll make it our job to be a leader of information exchange in the mailing industry .\ngraphic arts monthly gam , published 12 times a year , targets very large buyers and specifiers of printing equipment and supplies at very large commercial printing operations . featuring news , exclusive economics and business trends , emerging technologies , practical applications , and information about new products required by printing industry professionals in doing their job .\nthe term \u201cbelgian ipa\u201d gets thrown around a lot these days but there aren\u2019t many brewers who manage to make this cross - pollination of brewing traditions work in the drinkers\u2019 favour . magma is a massive exception , displaying all the mouth - watering juicy new - world fruit of a modern ipa with the warmth and nuance of classic belgian strong ale . bold yet accessible ; strong without being heavy : a real beer for all seasons . savour it but don\u2019t cellar it .\ndimitri van roy qualified as a beer connoisseur from the syntra school in brussels and as cicerone program certified beer server in 2014 . he\u2019s a child of the belgian beer culture but loves to expand his horizons to wherever good beer comes from .\ncuv\u00e9e des trolls is another underrated belgian beer ! it was originally created by the micro - brewery brasse - temps , but is now brewed by dubuisson brewery also . it\u2019s a really well - crafted lager with hints of orange and citrus .\ngraphic village a french language publication created with the aim of supporting the exchange of information and ideas between graphic professionals . graphic village provides many services to the trade including the discussion of professional information and trends , the publication of a professional newspaper on line , a press review on multi - media , demonstrations , job offers , and sale of hardware .\njay brooks has been writing about beer for 24 years , and currently writes a syndicated newspaper column , \u201cbrooks on beer\u201d , and contributes to most major beer periodicals . he was recently made an honorary \u2018knight of the brewers mash staff\u2019 by the belgian brewers guild .\nprintprocess printprocess is an international publication of heidelberger druckmaschinen ag , reporting\nlive\non news and trends from the graphic arts industry . the printed edition of printprocess is published quarterly ( with a total of 300 , 000 copies in four languages : english , german , spanish , french ) ; the online - version called\nprintprocess online\nis updated regularly .\nthe passion among beer lovers for increasingly flavourful beers that are hopped using powerful , aromatic varieties is not restricted to just britain or the us . brasserie d\u2019achouffe\u2019s houblon chouffe combines the pithy , citrus flavours of an american ipa with the spicy , peppery funk of a belgian tripel .\ndocuworld based on xerox ' s worldwide docuworld educational initiative , docuworld magazine demonstrates the value of networked digital documents through integrated efforts that are designed to help customers profit and grow with digital printing . xerox and its strategic partners and allies present a variety of document and graphic arts solutions that drive profit from knowledge .\ni / o magazine specializes in authoritative real - world information on technological and workflow - related solutions to the shared economic and business issues confronting its readers : photographers , service bureaus , graphic designers , packaging designers , publishers , corporate it , marketing , and publishing specialists , and prepress and management people in commercial printing companies .\nin 2013 , he opened a new office in beijing . mr . goossens is considered in europe as one of the most renowned experts in u . s . real estate . his numerous articles and studies have made him a reference in the matter . the business lawyer is frequently quoted in both the belgian and international press .\nmanuel molina has a degree in industrial engineering as well as a bachelor in finance from the universit\u00e9 catholique de louvain - la - neuve ( belgium ) . he started his career working for a belgian telecommunication company as south europe sales manager and then became the managing director for the u . s . and latin america markets .\nthe resulting beer is a riot of grapefruit and redcurrant flavours underpinned by bready malt and a pinch of white pepper in its dry finish . it may sound like a car crash but these flavours are in total harmony , making it one of the best modern interpretations of a classic belgian style and one that\u2019s easy to get hold of too .\nsofie vanrafelghem is a zythologist , beer author of 3 beer books , founder of \u2018women & beer\u2019 , beer columnist at de standaard , international beer sommelier , editorial staff member of zythos , teacher of general beer knowledge at cvo panta rhei , editor at hopper magazine and master beer sommelier at caf\u00e9 belge ( the ritz - carlton , dubai , uae ) .\namerican printer target audience : commercial , quick , in - plant and newspaper printers , converters , service bureaus , color separators , trade binders and finishers . editorial focus : provides graphic arts managers information on management techniques and technological advances . features and departments analyze business management and marketing approaches , industry trends , finishing operations , pressroom technology and the environment . articles are written to demonstrate effective implementation of technology and techniques for increased efficiency , cost savings and the development of new business .\nthere\u2019s not even that much of it . belgian beers account for only 1 % of all beer produced in the world . there are more breweries in the u . s . state of oregon than there are in the whole of belgium . according to the latest figures furnished to me by zythos , belgium is home to 195 breweries , 93 beer firms and 5 gueuzeries .\nrussell erskine started as an assistant brewer with brewdog at fraserburgh in september 2011 , having had no previous brewing experience or qualifications . he has worked his way up over subsequent years to his current position as a senior brewer in ellon and will be studying towards ibd diploma in the coming years . russell has visited belgium several times which has cemented his preference for belgian beers .\never heard of the revolutionary \u201cviven\u201d beers ( brewed at the most famous \u201cde proef brewery\u201d ) ? just try their jaw dropping viven smoked porter , the truly unique viven master ipa ( one of the most ingeniously crafted , perfectly balanced ipa beers in the world ) and the all - guns - blazing viven imperial ipa ! fyi , \u201cviven\u201d introduced the term belgian ipa to the world .\nle capitaine is a chardonnay barrel - aged golden saison brewed with \u201can absurd amount of pumpkin\u201d and fermented with saison yeast and various strains of brettanomyces , one of which was originally cultivated by peter bouckaert , the brewmaster at new belgium brewery ( fort collins , colorado ) . this beer\u2014also brewed with candied endive , cacao nibs , and buddha\u2019s hand\u2014is trinity owner jason yester\u2019s tribute to this renowned belgian brewer .\nwe know that when people get interested in a subject , they like to find a magazine or other publication that covers the topic in depth . sometimes you just like to see what else is available . well you have come to the right place ! if you think there is a publication we should know about , please let us know and we will be glad to help as well as add it to our list .\nkevin desmet , a 30 something lover of belgian beers . he turns his love for beer into words on his blog urltoken . married and father of 2 , he has a soft spot for bitter beers , sour beers and pitch - black , thick stouts . throw that last one in a barrel for a year or two and you\u2019ll make him very happy . he has yet to refuse a beer .\njef van den steen is one of the most experienced beer connoisseurs in belgium as well as a brewer at brouwerij de glazen toren . he writes for beer magazines such as de zytholoog , bier passie magazine and smaak and has authored books including \u201clambi ( e ) k en geuze\u201d , \u201ctrappist . het bier en de monniken\u201d , \u201cabdijbieren , geestrijk erfgoed\u201d , \u201cgeuze en kriek , de champagne onder de bieren\u201d and \u201dde smaak van bier\u201d .\nbelgium is awash in blonde ales . sadly , many of them are rather one - dimensional , lacking depth and mystery . the st . feuillien blonde reflects the joyfully understated gastronomy of its wallonian homeland . with an enchanting , not - quite - earthy yeast character , a whiff of spicy hops and a tightrope balance between crisp and malty , this beer reminds us , at the most basic level what belgian beers are all about .\nadrian tierney - jones is a journalist and writer specialising in beer , pubs , food and travel and how they all collaborate with each other in making the world a more pleasing place . he is the editor of 1001 beers to taste before you die and author of several other books including great british pubs . he also writes for all about beer ( usa ) , beer , sunday times travel magazine and weekend telegraph amongst other . he blogs at urltoken\npraet : \u201cwell , i ' ll still have to wait two more years for that , until i retire . a belgian banker once told me , when i was working with the generale bank : \u2018i had a great deal to tell , but nothing to say . now i have a lot to say , but may tell little . once i retire , i guess i ' ll have nothing left to say and nothing left to tell\u2019 . \u201d\ncorel user magazine corel user is a high - quality bi - monthly journal covering all of corel ' s main publishing applications , draw , photopaint , ventura . occasional articles also deal with wordperfect and xara . many of the best known and respected corel experts write regularly for corel user . it is a subscription - only publication with a minimum of advertising and maximum of uninterrupted articles on technique , basic theory , case studies , news and reviews of everything that is of interest to corel users .\nthis beer is produced using three varieties of malt and three strains of belgian hops . surfine owes its lovely balance to the alchemy of its ingredients . remarkably , the surfine is subject to three fermentation stages , using a different yeast each time . the third and final fermentation stage uses wild yeasts that convert the remaining sugars into carbon dioxide , giving the beer its dry character . this is a fine example of innovation out of tradition , typical in family breweries such as dubuisson .\nthe guiding brewing principle for austin , texas\u2019s jester king is let the yeast do the work and create the right circumstances so that it can . \u201cwe\u2019re of the yvan influence , \u201d says ron extract , referring to yvan de baets\u2019s historical essay on saisons that appears in the book farmhouse ales : culture and craftsmanship in the belgian tradition ( brewers publications , 2004 ) . in his essay , de baets cites the writing of marc h . van laer who advocated the use of multiple yeast strains as early as 1920 .\nknown amongst the craft beer world as the beer wench , ashley v routson is a craft beer evangelist and social media maven on a mission to advance the craft beer industry through education , inspiration , and advocacy . ashley is a freelance beer writer and soon - to - be published author who has written for or been featured on npr , draft magazine , beer advocate , and time . com , among others . ashley has been a featured speaker at the craft brewers conference , the great american beer festival , and the beer bloggers conference .\nin 2017 , vyncke has been nominated again , 3rd time , for the prestigious economic ranking \u201c\u0161tiky \u010desk\u00e9ho businessu\u201d in czech republic . vyncke s . r . o . , our czech settlement is in moravia , silesia region and employs 115 vynckeneers . originated in 2004 , this yearly ranking \u201c\u0161tiky cesk\u00e9ho businessu\u201d evaluates the business - economic figures of the past 3 fiscal years and values the fastest growing and healthiest enterprises . \u0161tiky means \u201cpike\u201d , a kind of fish , and is the counterpart of the belgian gazelle awards , hence the czech business pike .\nthe saison renaud is an unfiltered , single malt , single hop beer brewed with pilsner malt and saaz hops . \u201cthis is your world war ii\u2013era farmhouse ale , where i think [ brewers ] were probably starting to steal the yeast from the pilsner makers , \u201d says mystic\u2019s bryan greenhagen . in essence , this beer comes from a pilsner recipe . \u201cwe\u2019ve made this recipe with lager yeast and it makes a pilsner . but then when you put in the belgian yeast culture , you can taste the spices it brings , the herbs . i think [ this beer ] really shows what the yeast is doing . \u201d\ninstant & small commercial printer instant & small commercial printer , published 12 times a year , serves the lower end of the commercial printing industry - the quick printers , the small commercial shops with fewer than 20 employees , and all franchises . news and feature stories in i & scp are tailored to their audience . the magazine publishes\nhow - to\narticles and case histories on printing and photocopy reproduction . emphasis on desktop publishing and short - run digital technologies reflects the growth of this service in instant printing operations . management stories are aimed at helping the publication ' s largely entrepreneurial audience grapple successfully with everyday problems and spot new opportunities for growth .\nit was very hard to select my favourite beer among the fantastic belgian beers . if you choose , you always lose . so my advice is to try as many styles and beers as possible . but anyway , i have to stick to the rules . so i\u2019m going for a zinnebir from brasserie de la senne . the brewer\u2019s philosophy is to brew beers with lots of flavours , but with as little alcohol as possible . my kind of beers . zinnebir has a cloudy orange colour and a great nose of honey , pollen , and lemon zest , and light exotic fruits . the taste is malty , with a fine bitterness and a long aftertaste . top beer .\ndealer communicator / trade show times a magazine devoted to graphic arts dealers or distributors and their suppliers . the general news section is a gathering of information as it relates to the whole of the dealer channel with emphasis on products and other data for dealers selling traditional equipment and consumables . the special supplement section focuses dealer attention on two areas , ( 1 ) traditional products . for example , bindery / finishing - mailing equipment ( 2 ) industry associations . in support of industry associations . the electronic digital channel section is for resellers entrenched in , or moving toward , electronic / digital sales . a wealth of information with articles written by savvy dealers , suppliers and practitioners who understand the direction the industry is taking . with special product supplements each month . the paper & graphics retail store section is dedicated strictly to paper & graphics store business .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis website uses cookies to improve your experience . you can read the full t & cs here . i understand\ncustom design , development , manufacture and implementation are another reason why our clients value our partnership , ensuring that lamifil provides not just a solution , but a perfect solution for your needs .\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . if you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nigw manufactures large gears and gearboxes for heavy industrial applications . its growth is mainly situated in asia , especially in china . in europe the economy is stabilizing , so there\u2019s little revival .\nigw from oostkamp is a specialist in transmission solutions . they mainly make gears and gearboxes . for engines of ships for instance , monsters up to two meters long and five tons . these gears have to put the engines in motion , and withstand huge forces . other important customers are train manufacturers like alstom or bombardier . and also atlas copco , for the compressor market .\njust make the comparison with the speed of a diesel engine of a car at a normal rate , which is 2000 revolutions per minute ,\nsuggests ceo holger stehling .\nfor compressors you can get up to 50 , 000 rpm . that can be very dangerous if the work is not very meticulously done . i recently saw a video of a poorly finished gearbox of a competitor . the drive flew out of the gear , and bored their way through the factory .\nigw is the go - to company for heavy industrial work . oostkamp is the main plant for large gears . next to that , igw also has factories in china , romania , czech republic , and the united states .\nour growth is mainly in asia ,\nholger stehling analyzes .\nthe train market is especially growing in china . the united states also have plans for developments in the railway industry . and what do we have in europe ? let ' s say that the economy is stabilizing here . i still see little revival . in europe , we mainly do servicing , the maintenance of the existing production facilities . that never creates the same dynamic as new equipment .\nstehling came at the helm at igw in the end of 2012 . he changed the company ' s name from \u2018nv igw watteeuw international into the more international and commercial sounding \u2018igw\u2019 .\nbecause who in china can pronounce the name watteeuw\u201d ? but above all he had to bring synergy between the various factories of the group .\nwe had two separate sales teams . one for the gears , and another for the gearboxes . they worked the market separately .\nwhilst customers often want both products . now we forged together the sales teams and also started looking for new customers in additional markets such as oil and gas .\nproductivity was also raised . the visit to oostkamp shows how important that is . there ' s hundreds of thousands of dollars on dormant capital in the form of hundreds of gears in the warehouses . there is no financing by customers .\nthe sooner that can go outside , the better . productivity went up strongly , partly because workers learned how they can operate multiple machines .\nand there are other advantages that stehling appreciates in flanders .\ni appreciate the openness of the employees , the willingness to change . out of all my plants i have the least problems in belgium when it comes to change . germans are much more secretive and cautious . i also notice this in the czech republic , the largest branch in turnover , and with the global r & d center . the czechs react as the germans would react . no , the belgians are very open to foreigners . i never feel like a foreigner here .\neven the unions in belgium are better according to holger stehling .\nif the german metalworkers ' union ig metall strikes , all the workers are on the streets . ig metall is much more militant . but off course we also had the strike of 15 december last year here in oostkamp . only a small number of our employees participated , and it wasn\u2019t really clear to me what my factory had to do with it . the strike was just unilaterally imposed by the union leaders . \u201d\nstehling is satisfied with watteeuw academy , but in that respect germany still scores better .\noh yes , we give them practical knowledge . but it is not comparable to the education in germany . there it is part of the system , and a true combination of learning and working\n.\nholger stehling started at igw in 2012 . the german from waldshut on the rhine , at the foot of the black forest , had a long career at linde , the german producer of industrial gases .\nthe message of the igw shareholders was clear : they wanted \u2018a non - german german\u2019 . so a not too stubborn person who could deal with different cultures . but he also had to have the german clear strategic vision and structured approach . and , as a german , he needed to undertake prompt actions if necessary . \u201dbut i had to be able to work with , not against the workers .\nigw is one of the four main divisions of bmt , the industrial company with the west flanders family seynaeve as reference shareholders . igw makes gears , and was in 2013 responsible for 81 . 3 million , or 30 % of the consolidated turnover of bmt . omco is the division for glass applications , cnud - efco makes equipment for forming and annealing glass , and bmt aerospace makes aviation parts .\nin the section moneytalk , readers can find essential information for improving their own personal financial situation . the broad range of subjects tackled every week ensures that the reader will always find the information he or she needs for making the right financial decisions in his or her professional or private life .\nlaur\u00e9at du concours nrj startup en 2015 , micha\u00ebl malherbe fait le point sur l\u2019\u00e9tat d\u2019avancement de son projet mydo\u00ae .\nmydo\u00ae est toujours bien l\u00e0 un an apr\u00e8s diff\u00e9rents concours gagn\u00e9s . les le\u00e7ons \u00e0 tirer de son parcours d\u2019entrepreneur : \u00eatre patient , rester les deux pieds sur terre et prendre le temps de bien analyser les choses d\u2019un point de vue technique et commercial .\ncoup de c\u0153ur du jury du concours nrj startup , mydo s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9 pour la grande finale du concours .\nsur 150 projets francophones belges pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s , 12 ont \u00e9t\u00e9 s\u00e9lectionn\u00e9s pour la demi - finale . parmi les 12 demi finalistes , mydo est repris parmi les 6 finalistes et est class\u00e9 1 er des 6 finalistes par les membres du jury du concours nrj startup .\nla chambre de commerce et d\u2019industrie de li\u00e8ge - verviers se fait l\u2019\u00e9cho de la victoire de mydo\u00ae au concours nrj startup et de l\u2019appel \u00e0 son op\u00e9ration de crowdfunding sur kisskissbankbank . com .\nd\u00e9j\u00e0 pl\u00e9biscit\u00e9 par le jury du nrj startup , mydo\u00ae confirme \u00eatre aussi le coup de c\u0153ur du grand public apr\u00e8s avoir obtenu plus de 2 . 500 votes en 3 semaines . sur 150 projets francophones belges pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s , mydo\u00ae est class\u00e9 premier tant par le jury que par le grand public !\ndklikk s\u2019int\u00e9resse au crowdfunding et pr\u00e9sente les 3 projets qui lui tiennent \u00e0 c\u0153ur , dont mydo\u00ae . soutien de dklikk \u00e0 notre campagne de crowdfunding sur urltoken\nvyncke has been selected as the 22nd \u201centerprise of the year\u201d in flanders , belgium . the \u201centerprise of the year\u201d is a prominent event organized by the ey that awards the flemish enterprise that distinguish for its strategic , innovation and managing capacities . vyncke was recognized as the winner because of its economic growth and global expansion . vyncke also distinguished itself from the other candidates through its strong company culture and alignment in between the shareholders and all the employees .\nafter being nominated , vyncke s . r . o . was officially proclaimed as regional winner of moravia silesia in the ranking \u0161tiky cesk\u00e9ho businessu 2015 . vyncke s . r . o . , our czech settlement is located in moravia , silesia region and employs 115 vynckeneers . although we suffered fierce competition of the fast - growing car industry in the moravia - silesia region , vyncke won this prestigious award .\nin november 2015 , peter vyncke has been nominated for \u201cthe manager of the year\u201d .\non september 2nd , vyncke was nominated as a finalist for the \u201centerprise of the year\u201d award in belgium . together with katoen natie , kinepolis , ontex and van de velde the vynckeneers compete for this prestigious title . the award recognizes innovation and entrepreneurship by balancing a financial strong and stable company with the courage and perseverance to continue to grow .\njean - marc goossens\u2019s father , albert borschette\u2014considered as one of the founding fathers of the european union , ambassador of luxembourg in belgium\u2014ended his career as european competition commissioner .\nin 2004 , he cofounded an investment bank boutique ; molina & lynch consulting , with offices in new york city and miami . the company specializes in m & a opportunities between europe and the united states . he is currently a managing member of a consulting company that is active in the energy sector . manuel has been appointed as the honorary consul of belgium for the state of florida since 2004 . manuel is fluent in french , german , spanish and english .\nalain liebaert studied applied economics at the university of antwerp . he then did a postgraduate in creative problem solving techniques in 1988 and is still organizing creative seminars today . alain started his career as a management consultant , restructuring companies on a \u201cno cure no pay\u201d basis . in 1990 he joined the liebaert family textiles business ( urltoken ) and became ceo in 1997 . alain is also a part time airline pilot and flies business jets both for work and for fun all over the world . in 2005 alain and his wife michou started socrates projects , specialized in organizing exclusive tailor made holidays with private airplanes .\nsocrates also invested in a boutique hotel in cape town ( urltoken ) and a five star lodge ( jacis lodges ) in the madikwe game reserve in south africa ( urltoken ) . alain has travelled extensively in south and north america and africa looking for investment projects in real estate . alain is fluent in dutch , german , english , french and spanish .\nadvocaat jean - marc goossens wil met vlaams kapitaal tweederangspanden in miami opwaarderen . zijn ambitie is in florida een . . .\nl\u2019avocat bruxellois jean - marc goossens investit dans des quartiers \u00e9mergents de miami , avec de beaux rendements \u00e0 la . . .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nthe most recent runways saw elaborate dresses , a - list models and a vetements mega - fan .\nstephanie danler , author of \u201csweetbitter , \u201d relies on a fortifying lentil recipe to reset .\nwe\u2019ve rounded up some of t\u2019s most transportive stories for those who need a break from their surroundings , or from the news cycle .\nthe artist remembers seeing a self - portrait by adrian piper nearly 20 years after discovering her work .\nexfoliating your roots \u2014 with everything from charcoal scrubs to sea salt cleansers \u2014 delivers a deeper kind of clean .\nfifteen years after the wild child days that made them famous , the actress and the musician find themselves sharing something entirely new : maturity . ( sort of . )\nlaila gohar makes elaborate culinary installations for work , but when she\u2019s home alone , she prefers \u201cmediterranean grandmother\u201d cooking .\nphoto illustration by grant gold / the new york times . clockwise from top : andre grossmann ; roxanne lowit ; getty images ; henny garfunkel .\nin the early ' 80s , everything seemed to be happening at once \u2014 and from this blur emerged a culture forever changed .\nahead of his first major show , wendell dayton welcomes t to his home studio \u2014 and the lawn that has doubled as his gallery in the meantime .\nwhether it\u2019s a hidden cove on a faraway island or a sandy patch at the end of the subway line , no place is as rife with memories as a beach you keep returning to .\nthe designer kym ellery shares her tips for laid - back entertaining , including generous servings of cheese and a basket of musical instruments .\nart doesn\u2019t just reflect the world \u2014 it engages with it , so t asked contemporary artists to make works responding to the subject .\nthe art collective alterazioni video has spent over a decade documenting , and championing , italy\u2019s many unfinished construction projects .\non the release of the author\u2019s book about the pleasures of reading , we asked his acolytes to reflect on the pleasures of reading white\u2019s own work .\nthere are some traditions that are universal . here , we highlight a single craft \u2014 and how it\u2019s being adapted , rethought and remade for the 21st century .\nunlike other things we come to crave , we first dream of places we\u2019d like to visit through another\u2019s eyes , another\u2019s ears .\nthe architect mauricio rocha dreamed up a stark space for the artist graciela iturbide in mexico city .\nlike her photographs , graciela iturbide\u2019s studio in mexico city plays with light and dark .\nfinding echoes of japan\u2019s ancient past , and of the woodlands of hayao miyazaki\u2019s animated masterpiece \u201cprincess mononoke , \u201d deep among the trees of yakushima island .\nalso couture , roger federer and what shoes to wear if you\u2019re on your feet all day .\nt\u2019s photographers captured highlights from the recent haute couture and ready - to - wear shows in paris .\nin their new collections , boucheron froze blooms , chaumet reveled in african - inspired design and dior played with transparency .\nas the couture shows came to an end , there were fireworks of the most creative kind .\ntaleedah tamer\u2019s next move ? she\u2019s planning to join her countrywomen in getting a driver\u2019s license .\nthe h\u00f4tel bourbon may have celebrities lining up to get in but , once inside , its owners expect them to behave .\njohn galliano defines millennial couture , while giorgio armani looks back and doesn\u2019t entirely move forward .\nkarl lagerfeld crafts an ode to the underneath and maria grazia chiuri celebrates an atelier of her own .\na new bonanza of fruit scents are far more sophisticated than the adolescent splashes of summers past .\nlast year demna gvasalia took his renegade brand off the runway . now , with a collection drawn from his youth in war - torn georgia , they\u2019re back .\nthe culinary artist creates something in less than one hour \u2014 using a particularly sticky mystery ingredient .\na by - no - means exhaustive list of the things our editors ( and a few contributors ) find interesting on a given week .\nor whatever you want to call them . resort ? pre - spring ? what about just \u201cgood clothes\u201d ? confessions of a fashion critic .\nand , rainbow jewelry as a cure for minimalist fatigue , louis vuitton\u2019s nod to the \u201980s , and more .\nsimon porte jacquemus introduces his men\u2019s collection in marseille , 500 miles and a world away from paris fashion week .\nthe looks on the streets show a more casual vibe as things heat up in france .\nthe monthlong men\u2019s wear season , with stops in florence , milan and paris , may not be hanging together thematically . but in terms of moments , it has provided some doozies .\na front - row seat to t ' s best videos : digital house tours from around the world , behind - the - scenes looks at cover shoots and more . watch in times video .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nand most of what they do make , they don\u2019t even bother to drink themselves , exporting 60 % of their beer to other countries .\nit\u2019s not like they drink a lot of beer . they\u2019re only 15th in europe when it comes to beer consumption per capita .\nwell , belgium has the greatest diversity of original beer styles on the planet . few would disagree that the country has an unrivaled brewing heritage which is deeply embedded across its towns and villages . and belgium\u2019s newer brewers are exploding onto the scene and showing off their talent by marrying innovation and respect for tradition . there\u2019s certainly an argument to be made for it being the best country in the world for beer .\nso that\u2019s what i did . i contacted a wide range of beer experts \u2013 sommeliers and cicerones , brewers and judges , bloggers and journalists \u2013 to compile a list of recommendations .\ni asked as varied a list of contributors as possible to ensure the suggestions came from both newcomers and experienced beer people , from both men and women , from both \u2018craftier\u2019 beer geeks and more traditional voices , and from a mix of both international experts and belgians .\nthe recommendations below are quite fascinating : a plethora of the usual suspects thrown in with a lot of solid performers and some obscure gems . i believe the list does an excellent job of showcasing the full spectrum of belgium\u2019s incredible brewing culture .\nto understand rodenbach grand cru , discard what you know of beer . dismiss that it should be blonde , or have a head or not have \u2018turned\u2019 .\nthis 6 % abv brown ale , aged for two years in massive , pedestalled , oak tuns 200 to a cave , before blending to unmistakable familiarity , goes beyond tart into sour . it sits precariously at ph 3 . 2 like sauvignon blanc , yet draws more of a cabernet sauvignon crowd .\nbottled bright to retain the delicate balance of grain and caramel , burn and edge , its uniquely ancient taste resonates across centuries of beer - making , outgunning the dangerous here - and - now of the craft brewer . sharp .\ntim webb is a beer writer and publisher . he is co - author with stephen beaumont of the world atlas of beer and pocket beer book ; and with joe stange of good beer guide belgium . tim is managing editor at cogan & mater ltd & urltoken .\n\u201ccantillon lou pepe gueuze is the beer that really turned me on to lambics and sour beers . it opened my eyes to how great these brews could be\u201d , a friend of mine in his thirties told me about a year ago .\nhe was right , and was certainly not the first drinker to have an epiphany while drinking this brew . lou pepe gueuze is a blend of two - year old lambics that are often aged in wooden barrels that used to hold french wine the last time they were filled .\nthe lou pepe gueuze is one of the best of the brasserie cantillon range , and should be sought out by any lover of lambic brews or , for lack of a better word , sour beers .\nits soft , mellow tartness and mild horse blanket funk will make you smile and desire another glass . may there be more gueuze left in your bottle when that happens .\nhistorically , saisons were homebrews for a practical purpose . sometimes they would have been weird in the not - nice way . ( in fact , there are some today that are like that . ) other times they would have been beautifully refined . luckily we have brewers today who know what to do with half - wild yeast , or else do an excellent job of convincing us that they know .\nthis one is reasonable at 5 . 5 % strength , lively , dry and bitter enough . but the aroma is the thing , dry - hopped and re - fermented with brettanomyces . i like to close my eyes and puzzle it out . where does the floral grapefruit end ? where do the musty lemons begin ?\njoe stange is a freelance journalist , co - author of good beer guide belgium ( with tim webb ) , and author of the upcoming around brussels in 80 beers , second edition . he blogs at urltoken , and tweets @ thirsty _ pilgrim .\ncrisp , refreshing and super low in alcohol\u2014one can only presume that dupont\u2019s avril is the closest thing to the original farmhouse ales , which were typically brewed as a hydration alternative to water for farmhands . avril is the perfect all - day sipping beer for long , hot summer days .\n5 . st . feuillien blonde ( 7 . 5 % abv ) : [ brasserie st . feuillien ]\nrandy mosher is a writer , creative consultant , designer and educator specialising in beer . author of five beer - related books including tasting beer , he also teaches at the siebel institute . he is an active partner in two chicago - area breweries : 5 rabbit cerveceria and forbidden root botanic beers .\nwonderfully rich and complex beer , a blend of dark ale and timmermans\u2019 lambic , with an acidic note from the lambic cutting the dark roasted grains and spicy hops of the ale . the beer will be restored to its original home in bruges in 2015 when a new brewery opens there .\nroger protz is one of the world\u2019s leading beer writers , historians , lecturers and tasters . he is the author of more than 20 books on the subject , including 300 beers to try before you die , one of the biggest - selling books on the subject . he was named glenfiddich drink writer of the year in 1997 and 2004 and in 2003 was presented with the first - ever lifetime achievement award from the british guild of beer writers . he has won two gold and six silver tankard awards from the guild and in 2013 won gold as best writer in pub and beer press . he has won 13 awards from the north american guild of beer writers .\nluc de raedemaeker is the director of the brussels beer challenge , chief editor of bier grand cru and the beer link ( china ) and doemens diplom - biersommelier . he sees it as his mission to give beer the recognition it deserves ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "sentinelone", "paragraphs": ["press release : sentinelone : sentinelone announces reseller partnership with tokyo electron device ltd .\nvisit sentinelone\u2019s black hat booth , # 1032 , for a demo , or contact us via the sentinelone website .\nowler has collected 13 screenshots of sentinelone ' s website since aug 2014 . the latest sentinelone website design screenshot was captured in mar 2018 .\nsentinelone currently has 4 followers on twitter . as of february 2015 sentinelone had 115 followers . that ' s a 96 percent decrease in 2 years\nsentinelone currently has 931 fans on facebook . as of february 2015 sentinelone had 95 fans . that ' s a 880 percent increase in 3 years\nsentinelone ' s co - founder & ceo , tomer weingarten , currently has an approval rating of 73 % . sentinelone ' s primary competitors are\nsentinelone develops an endpoint security software that detects , models and predicts threat behavior to block attacks . sentinelone ' s headquarters is in mountain view , california . sentinelone has a revenue of $ 2 . 7m , and 265 employees . sentinelone ' s investors include redpoint ventures , third point ventures , and data collective . sentinelone ' s main competitors are skycure , zimperium and iovation . as of may 2018 , sentinelone has 931 fans on facebook and 4 followers on twitter .\nsince sentinelone was founded in 2013 , it has participated in 5 rounds of funding . in total sentinelone has raised $ 109 . 5m . sentinelone ' s last funding round was on jan 2017 for a total of $ 70 . 0m\nonly sentinelone offers up to $ 1 million in warranty protection against ransomware attacks .\nsentinelone edr is available immediately . subscription pricing is based per endpoint / year .\ntests show sentinelone\u2019s behavior - based security performs as well as signature - based software .\nsentinelone develops an endpoint security software that detects , models and predicts threat behavior to block attacks . sentinelone was founded in 2013 . sentinelone ' s headquarters is located in mountain view , california , usa 94043 . it has raised 109 . 5m . . .\niovation is perceived as one of sentinelone ' s biggest rivals . iovation was founded in 2004 , and is headquartered in portland , oregon . like sentinelone , iovation also works within the application software industry . iovation generates $ 44 . 3m more revenue vs . sentinelone .\nendpoint protection company sentinelone announced fiaaz walji joined the leadership team as its count . . .\ndownload the joint solution brief to learn more about the fortinet and sentinelone integrated security solution .\nthe s1 nexus program will enable integration partners to incorporate sentinelone technologies into their products and solutions by providing access to sentinelone apis . integration partners will leverage the sentinelone epp engines to bolster the security functionality of their products . alliance and platform partners will be provided interoperability with sentinelone solutions for strengthened security posture . partners will also receive co - marketing support and promotion of joint offerings .\nsentinelone earns nss labs highest roi score out of 15 endpoint protection solutions and coveted \u201crecommended\u201d rating .\nsentinelone certified for anti - virus replacement for windows and macos by the av - test institute .\ndavid ginat leads the r & d organization and is the gm of sentinelone\u2019s israel operation . ginat\n\u201csentinelone didn\u2019t add any complexity to our lives , and it absolutely helps us keep our people and our customers safe . we\u2019ve had zero downtime due to a virus since we put in sentinelone . \u201d\nin a statement to zdnet , kylie heintz , corporate communications at sentinelone said ,\nsentinelone respects the privacy of its customers and is glad to have amicably resolved this matter with the ftc .\nduring our first release of findings from the sentinelone global ransomware report 2018 , we highlight . . .\nintroduction sentinelone vigilance is a managed service provided by a group of highly trained cyber s . . .\ncontact : megan grasty highwire pr for sentinelone ph : 1 . 415 . 963 . 4175 ext 26\nthe sentinelone team is dedicated to helping you make the most of your investment in next generation endpoint security .\nsentinelone then makes a claim to its insurer to recoup the costs of the claim paid to the customer .\nin addition , sentinelone epp now integrates with active directory , giving it and security administrators the ability to reuse their existing structure as groups within the sentinelone management console . sentinelone\u2019s next - generation endpoint protection technology was key in the company\u2019s recent placement as the furthest for \u201ccompleteness of vision\u201d in the gartner magic quadrant for endpoint protection platforms . this was the second straight year that sentinelone has been named a visionary in the gartner report .\n\u201cwe believe being named a visionary by gartner is validation for sentinelone\u2019s innovative new approach to securing endpoints from the most advanced threats , \u201d said tomer weingarten , ceo of sentinelone . \u201cour customers agree , and are abandoning traditional technologies that have proven ineffective while standardizing on sentinelone for integrated threat detection , prevention and remediation of their endpoints . \u201d\nzimperium is one of sentinelone ' s top rivals . zimperium is a private company that was founded in dallas , texas in 2010 . zimperium operates in the internet software industry . zimperium has 188 more employees vs . sentinelone .\na california cybersecurity firm is setting up shop in eugene . sentinelone expects to hire 50 people b . . .\nandrew rattigan , senior director , apac , africa , middle east and international channels , sentinelone , . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) sentinelone fortinet connector empowers customers to configure and enforce network ac . . .\nthe sentinelone management console has many ways you can specify criteria to create a filter set , whi . . .\n9 . 9 \u00a92016 sentinelone . all rights reserved . next generation endpoint protection buyer\u2019s guide customers av - test certification av - test , a leading independent anti - virus research institute , has awarded sentinelone epp the approved corporate endpoint protection certification for both windows and os x , which validates its effectiveness for detecting both advanced malware and blocking known threats . this validation now enables enterprises to replace their existing corporate antivirus suites with sentinelone epp and still meet compliance requirements , such as pci dss . sentinelone epp is the only next generation endpoint protection vendor to obtain this certification on both platforms . for more information on sentinelone , please visit www . sentinelone . com . awards and certifications\ncurrent users can login to access support and technical information through the sentinelone help center . you can also email us at\nthe security company sentinelone has released a free - to - use monitoring tool that will alert when atta . . .\n1 . 1 \u00a92016 sentinelone . all rights reserved . next generation endpoint protection buyer\u2019s guide next generation endpoint protection buyer\u2019s guide\nin addition , sentinelone allegedly claimed to be a participant in a truste privacy program , but such claims were false .\nby jay ryerse , carvir ceo it\u2019s been almost two years since carvir partnered with sentinelone . we evaluated , including lab testing , more than thirty endpoint security products . we liked sentinelone\u2019s simplicity and protection against multiple threat vectors , but most importantly , we agreed with sentinelone\u2019s philosophy of providing solutions before , during , and after a threat has been [ \u2026 ]\nfortinet was sentinelone\u2019s first integration partner . together , fortinet and sentinelone provide unparalleled visibility of threats by pairing fortinet\u2019s network security solutions with sentinelone\u2019s advanced endpoint capabilities . threat intelligence from the endpoint is automatically generated and shared to fortigate enterprise firewalls using fortinet\u2019s forticlient fabric agent , giving it unified visibility and control over their entire security infrastructure using fortios . for more information :\nbob is responsible for the financial , accounting , operations and legal teams at sentinelone . he brings more than 25 years of broad organizational and financial management experience for a range of technology companies to sentinelone . prior to joining sentinelone , bob was the cfo at snaplogic where he played an instrumental role in raising additional capital and leading global expansion to europe and australia .\nsentinelone is the only platform that defends every endpoint against every type of attack , at every stage in the threat lifecycle .\nsentinelone faces a long list of competitors including palo alto networks , bit9 + carbon black , fireeye , lightcyber and tanium .\nskycure has been one of sentinelone ' s top competitors . skycure ' s headquarters is in palo alto , california , and was founded in 2012 . skycure is in the it services industry . skycure generates 128 % of sentinelone ' s revenue .\nsentinelone ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nsentinelone has employees and is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 139 .\n( 4 - traders . com ) sentinelone further penetrates gcc market ; expands regional customer base , channel pr . . .\nsan francisco - - ( business wire ) - - sentinelone , the autonomous endpoint protection company , today announ . . .\nsentinelone posted a video\npubg ransomware wants you to play pubg to unlock your files . we tested it\non youtube\nintroduction the sentinelone behavioral ai engine is aware of every operation on the device . sentinelone can restore the endpoint to its pre - infected state , without impacting other benign activities on the endpoint . sentinelone recovers registry keys ( often used by malware for persistence ) , scheduled tasks , and other internal operating system functions . to achieve this , we use microsoft\u2019s [ \u2026 ]\nsentinelone\u2019s automated edr provides rich forensic data and can mitigate threats automatically , perform network isolation , and auto - immunize the endpoints against newly discovered threats . as a final safety measure , sentinelone can even rollback an endpoint to its pre - infected state .\nmountain view , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - sentinelone partners with phantom to extend autonomous endpoi . . .\n\u201ci believe that sentinelone represents the future of apt detection , \u201d said yahoo ciso alex stamos . \u201ctargets of apts that have deployed the leading centralized solutions are starting to deal with their serious downsides . sentinelone solves these problems by running on the targeted host and detecting successful compromise . i can strongly recommend that any company facing nation - state and other advanced threats give sentinelone a shot . \u201d\nsentinelone was founded by defense and intelligence experts who recognized the need for a new approach to endpoint protection . our team has grown steadily ever since . each one of us is dedicated to helping you stay ahead of threats . the sentinelone technical support team can get you the answers you need to manage your endpoint protection platform effectively . and the sentinelone professional services team can provide deployment and training assistance .\nmountain view , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - sentinelone , the autonomous endpoint protection company , toda . . .\nsentinelone will be exhibiting the dfi engine and its award - winning enterprise protection platform next week , february 13 - 17 , at the rsa conference in san francisco . for more information or for a demonstration of the technology , stop by the sentinelone booth # 845 .\nregardless of the attack vector used , once malicious actions are initiated , whether on disk or in memory , sentinelone immediately detects the threat and automatically takes mitigation and containment actions to eliminate it . sentinelone\u2019s endpoint protection platform uniquely integrates prevention , detection , mitigation , remediation and real - time forensics for desktops , laptops , vdi , physical and virtual servers , embedded systems like pos , and critical infrastructure like scada . sentinelone supports major platforms , including windows , os x and linux . for more information on sentinelone epp , please visit urltoken .\nmountain view , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - sentinelone today announced that crn has named dee dee acquis . . .\nmountain view , calif . - - ( business wire ) - - sentinelone harnesses the power of its static ai engine to ex . . .\nsentinelone is the only endpoint security vendor included in both the gartner magic quadrant for endpoint protection platforms and the gartner endpoint detection and response market guide .\nsentinelone has built solutions to meet your organization\u2019s infrastructure needs . scalable , cloud and on - premise management , offline support , and a robust api .\nfortinet \u00ae ( nasdaq : ftnt ) , the global leader in high - performance cybersecurity solutions , and sentinelone , the company transforming endpoint protection , today announced a fabric ready partnership to deliver sentinelone\u2019s next - generation endpoint protection combined with the advanced defenses of the fortinet security fabric . the fortinet and sentinelone integrated security solution delivers a comprehensive security architecture that spans networked , application , cloud and mobile environments to provide seamless protection against today\u2019s advanced cyber threats .\nits publication came as another security vendor , sentinelone , claimed it has scored an industry first by launching a $ 1m guarantee for clients hit by ransomware .\n2 . contents introduction 3 today\u2019s security landscape why traditional security is not working is antivirus dead ? sandboxing as a defense ? a new approach to endpoint security 5 next generation endpoint protection next generation endpoint protection as an antivirus replacement six things your ngep must do evaluating next generation endpoint protection vendors 7 evaluation questions licensing why sentinelone ? 8 a brief history sentinelone endpoint protection platform av - test certification testimonials next steps \u00a92016 sentinelone . all rights reserved . next generation endpoint protection buyer\u2019s guide\n\u201cwhat sets sentinelone apart from the rest is our behavioral , machine - based models that can really detect almost any type of attack without any prior knowledge . \u201d\nour product can serve as platform or as integrator . sentinelone currently has 15 integrations for our customers including splunk , fortinet , okta , bigfix , and tanium .\nsentinelone autonomous endpoint protection saves you time by using multiple ai engines , providing complete visibility into all activity , and even rolling back threats with a single agent .\nmountain view , ca - - ( marketwired ) - - 11 / 02 / 17 - - sentinelone , a pioneer in delivering autonomous ai - . . .\nmountain view , ca - - ( marketwired ) - - 10 / 31 / 17 - - sentinelone , a pioneer in delivering autonomous ai - . . .\nsentinelone selected best emerging technology by distinguished group of it security professionals in sc awards for ability to detect and protect against the most elusive and virulent endpoint attacks .\ntomer co - founded sentinelone in 2013 . he is responsible for the company\u2019s direction , products , and services strategy . before sentinelone , tomer led product development and strategy for the toluna group as a vp of products . prior to that he held several application security and consulting roles at various enterprises , and was cto at carambola media .\nconfront the entire threat lifecycle to thwart the impact of attacks on endpoints . the sentinelone platform delivers the defenses you need to prevent , detect , and undo\u2014known and unknown\u2014threats .\nwork with sentinelone to dynamically protect your clients from threats\u2014known and unknown . when your team partners with us , we\u2019ll arm them with the resources they need to be successful .\nvisit fortinet\u2019s black hat booth , # 915 , on wednesday , july 26 at 3 : 00 p . m . to see the sentinelone and fortinet integration in action .\nfrom integrators and strategic technology providers to individual consultants , sentinelone wants to partner with you . by joining together , we can deliver the next generation protection people and organizations need .\nif a customer endpoint becomes infected with ransomware and the customer must pay the ransom to get access to his data , the customer can subsequently make a reimbursement claim to sentinelone .\nfor maximum coverage , sentinelone is available for windows , os x , ios , android , and linux endpoints and servers . it can be deployed in a private cloud or virtual appliance , and integrates with existing siem or log - ging solutions . sentinelone can also be configured to communicate with firewalls or ips products to block attacks at the network gateway .\nsentinelone is the only vendor that enables organizations to both deploy next - generation endpoint protection and replace antivirus while ensuring that industry and government regulatory requirements are met . unlike other next - generation endpoint security products , sentinelone epp is the only platform to be certified by av - test to meet regulatory requirements for antivirus protection on both os x and windows machines .\nsentinelone has developed a predictive execution inspection engine that analyzes every application process in real time . it combines attack pattern and malware technique modeling with up - to - the - minute crowd sourced security intelligence to protect against even the most stealth threats . to reduce dwell times , minimize damages and eliminate incident response remediation , sentinelone edr automatically stops and removes malware .\nsentinelone\u2019s single agent technology uses a static ai engine to provide pre - execution protection . the static ai engine replaces traditional signatures and obviates recurring scans that kill end - user productivity .\nafter review by the sentinelone team , and if all systems look good from an implementation and configuration perspective in terms of the warranty , the customer is reimbursed for the ransom payment .\nalmog co - founded sentinelone in 2013 . he is responsible for the company\u2019s technological vision , which ensures sentinelone meets the challenges of the emerging threat landscape . almog has more than seventeen years of experience in the offensive and defensive ends of the security industry , including seven years at check point , where he served as a leading security expert , and innovation team lead .\nnext - generation endpoint protection vendor sentinelone has received the same certification that many traditional antivirus platforms seek , meaning it can be considered suitable for meeting certain requirements of industry and governmental regulations .\nsentinelone was founded by a group of international defense and intelligence experts who saw the need for a dramatic new approach to endpoint protection . today , our growing global team remains dedicated to constant innovation . sentinelone\u2019s breakthrough platform is certified as an antivirus replacement , recognized by gartner and nss labs for its disruption , and trusted by the world\u2019s most forward - thinking companies to protect their business .\nthe security industry is undergoing a credibility crisis , with security vendors launching product after product without specific validation of their effectiveness ,\nsaid jeremiah grossman , chief of security strategy at sentinelone .\nwith dfi , sentinelone endpoint protection platform ( epp ) becomes the only next - generation endpoint protection offering to seamlessly pair advanced static prevention with dynamic behavior - based detection within a single platform .\nraj is responsible for all aspects of the sentinelone endpoint protection platform including design , roadmap and strategy . prior to joining sentinelone , he served as the vice president of product management at cylance where he led a product and ux team responsible for delivering an internationalized product portfolio in just under three years . raj has also held various product management leadership positions at marketo and solidcore ( acquired by mcafee ) .\nto provide deep visibility required for forensic analysis and compliance reporting , sentinelone provides real - time views and graphical reports into security activity via an integrated management console that can be accessed from any device , anywhere .\nwork with the sentinelone team to efficiently deploy endpoint protection in the cloud and on premise . turn to our team for on - and off - site deployment assistance , ad - hoc issue tracking , and daily assistance .\n\u201cthe key to effective endpoint protection lies in the dynamic ability to analyse and predict any threatening behaviour , allowing us to respond to this intelligently at machine speed . this is the essence of sentinelone , \u201d mike adds .\nsentinelone was founded in 2013 and has $ 15 million in funding from tiger global , accel partners and data collective , weingarten says . its founders are weingarten and almog cohen , the former head of innovation at check point software .\nlas vegas , nv \u2014 july 26 , 2017 \u2014 black hat usa 2017 ( booth 1032 ) \u2014 sentinelone , the company transforming endpoint protection by delivering unified , multi - layer protection driven by machine learning and intelligent automation , today announced s1 nexus , the company\u2019s technology alliance and integration program . this formal business development program expands on an initial partnership with fortinet and will create an extended ecosystem of partners who can integrate or enable interoperability with the sentinelone endpoint protection platform ( epp ) .\n\u201cwe recently discovered government - grade attack code which uses advanced evasion techniques being coupled with ransomware and financial fraud malware , \u201d said tomer weingarten , ceo of sentinelone . \u201cthe only way to detect attacks that use espionage - ware tactics is through continuous monitoring of activity on the target device . by placing an agent on the endpoint , sentinelone can see all code executions and malicious processes to stop attacks that would otherwise conceal themselves in the presence of virtual device or emulation security mechanisms . \u201d\n\u201csentinelone has hit a number of significant milestones this year which strongly position the company as the ideal solution for threat prevention , automated response and remediation \u2014 all in a singular portable agent , \u201d said bernard . \u201cthrough our use of ai engines to power both static and behavioral analysis , sentinelone\u2019s technology is the most advanced and extensible technology in this space . now that we are offering a robust set of apis to develop a full ecosystem , there\u2019s significant opportunity for partners to benefit from integrating our technology . \u201d\na new variant of the banking trojan malware known as emotet has been spreading in an infected word document . once a user is infected , the malware tries to collect browser and email passwords . it may also use the infected machine to spread . this malware family typically spreads via phishing email spam which have links to hacked websites that host the malicious document . sentinelone protection from the emotet banking trojan malware sentinelone customers are protected from this threat . on the original blog post is a video demonstrating the detection .\n\u201cunlike most of the products in this group test that focus on anti - malware detection , sentinelone epp provides complete endpoint protection from all attack vectors , including document based intrusions , script based intrusions and live attackers . this is becoming increasingly important as the threat landscape continues to evolve , \u201d said tomer weingarten , ceo of sentinelone . \u201cin addition to detection , we provide automated mitigation , remediation , real - time endpoint forensics and are certified by av - test institute as an antivirus replacement for regulatory compliance purposes . \u201d\nthe top 10 competitors in sentinelone ' s competitive set are skycure , zimperium , iovation , ensilo , wandera , corrata , optio labs , pulse secure , appdome and sift science . together they have raised over 320 . 1m between their estimated 1 . 3k employees .\na group of defense and intelligence experts saw savvy attackers compromising endpoints seemingly at will . traditional approaches failed to provide sufficient protection . they founded sentinelone to develop a dramatic new approach to endpoint protection . it\u2019s one that applies ai and machine learning to thwart known and unknown threats .\ncisco ' s report came as endpoint security vendor sentinelone announced the launch of its cyber threat protection guarantee programme . this will see it dish out $ 1 , 000 per endpoint , or up to $ 1m per company , if its solution fails to block a ransomware attack .\nbuilt with the same advanced machine learning technology that drives the company\u2019s award - winning behavior - based detection capabilities , the dfi engine earned sentinelone epp top scores across several validation test reports from av comparatives and av - test , making it the first certified av replacement for macos .\nehud leads sentinelone\u2019s research and forensic group . he oversees the company\u2019s product innovation , and supports development across multiple engineering areas , including architecture and product capabilities . ehud is a computer security expert and developer with more than eighteen years of experience in security , especially in malware research and advanced sandboxing technology .\nhelp us defend the endpoints that people and organizations depend on to work , manage our infrastructure , deliver healthcare , and more . at sentinelone , you\u2019ll find that a collective vision inspires our team\u2014and a supportive , collaborative environment furthers that vision . join the team that\u2019s creating the future of network security .\nthe result for sentinelone customers is a ransomware guarantee offered as a per - endpoint licensing cost . it\u2019s essentially an add - on to the standard product license that provides the warranty , which gives customers $ 1 , 000 per endpoint to pay the ransom , with a cap of $ 1m per organization .\nthe fabric - ready partner program opens the functionality of the fortinet security fabric to complementary solutions . as part of the program sentinelone and fortinet will work together to validate technology integration with the security fabric , are committed to sharing roadmaps for consistent interoperability , and will benefit from joint go - to - market initiatives .\nthe sentinelone management console has many ways you can specify criteria to create a filter set , which then can be used to create a dynamic group . one criteria that has not been available in the past is the ability to create a filter set based off a cidr range . this ability is now available with [ \u2026 ]\n) - - sentinelone , the company that\u2019s transforming endpoint security , today announced that it was named best emerging technology in the 2016 sc awards . winners were selected by a distinguished group of it security professionals selected from sc magazine\u2019s readership , and announced at the sc awards ceremony last week at rsa conference 2016 in san francisco .\nsentinelone\u2019s next - generation total endpoint protection platform unifies prevention , detection , and response in a single platform driven by sophisticated machine learning and intelligent automation , enabling it to predict malicious behavior across major threat vectors , exploits , script - based , and file - less attacks in real - time and without waiting for updated threat signatures .\nsentinelone\u2019s behavioral ai engines track all processes and their interrelationships regardless of how long they are active . when malicious activities are detected , the agent responds automatically at machine speed . our behavioral ai is vector - agnostic \u2013 file - based malware , scripts , weaponized documents , lateral movement , file - less malware , and even zero - days .\njeremiah\u2019s infosec career spans nearly 20 years and has lived a literal lifetime in computer security to become one of the industry\u2019s biggest names . at sentinelone , jeremiah is responsible for designing effective defense strategies against ever - evolving attacks including ransomware . prior to joining , jeremiah was the founder & ceo of whitehat security , specializing in website risk management .\nintroduction sentinelone vigilance is a managed service provided by a group of highly trained cyber security analysts . it offers another layer of security to it teams by accelerating the detection , prioritization , and response to advanced cyber threats and reducing the risk of missing a critical alert that goes undetected . the vigilance analysts assess the suspicious alerts , [ \u2026 ]\nsecurity solutions should not operate within their own silo . to combat against today\u2019s threat landscape , it takes a village . security solutions should enrich the environments security ecosystem by integrating with one another . being an api - first company , sentinelone product was built from the ground up with api and integration in mind . in fact , our api supports [ \u2026 ]\nunlike traditional anti - virus software , epp does not rely on signature libraries to find known malware . instead it uses the behavior of the endpoints \u2013 what the company calls dynamic execution patterns - to determine whether an endpoint is being compromised . about 160 of those patterns catch the same amount of malware as millions of signatures , says sentinelone ceo tomer weingarten .\nthese capabilities combined with fortinet\u2019s high - performance fortigate enterprise firewalls mitigates exposure to network threats and enables resource intensive content processing features like ssl inspection and secure vpn connectivity without degrading network or security performance . the fortinet security fabric\u2019s integrated , collaborative and adaptive architecture integrated with sentinelone delivers security without compromise that addresses the most critical security challenges from iot to the cloud .\nunlike signature - based security products that rely on static analysis , sentinelone\u2019s dynamic behavior tracking ( dbt ) engine closely monitors each newly - created process on a machine through its lifecycle , identifying malicious patterns and eliminating threats in real - time . this approach defends against advanced malware , exploit - based attacks , and insider threats that use stealthy evasion techniques which can bypass traditional security methods .\nnick is responsible for all global field operations for sentinelone . he was previously the senior vice president of worldwide sales for cylance where he developed the field strategy , built out the global sales team , and spearheaded the company\u2019s initial hyper - growth . prior to cylance , warner held global sales leadership roles at mcafee , and enterprise sales leadership roles at websense ( later acquired by forcepoint ) .\nduring our first release of findings from the sentinelone global ransomware report 2018 , we highlighted key findings as to why organizations felt they were the victim of a ransomware attack . we now are releasing our second wave of findings from the survey , focusing on increased board level involvement in organizational defense , the increased sophistication of attacks and payment demands , and the desire for enhanced law enforcement efforts .\nsentinelone epp ( endpoint protection platform ) is an anti - malware approach to endpoint security on windows , os x and android devices . it is an on - premises approach with cloud support . the management console , then , may be on - prem or in the cloud depending on the organization ' s preference . the strong feature of this tool is the way it analyzes malicious code .\nhe says that history feature makes epp more complex than a typical anti - virus product , but it has a fairly simple dashboard for managing it . he notes that sentinelone is a relatively new company , \u201cso will likely growing pains in support and services ( like any startup ) , and although they did well in one av - test it doesn\u2019t mean they will continue to do well . \u201d\n\u201cfrom advanced hacks to massive malvertising campaigns to a host of ransomware variations , 2015 showed that once again , cybercriminals are upping their game when it comes to exploiting today\u2019s businesses , \u201d said illena armstrong , vp , editorial , sc magazine . \u201cas a winner in the excellence award category , sentinelone proved their ability to execute comprehensive security measures to protect the enterprise from data - stealing attacks . \u201d\n\u201cthe creation of s1 nexus will further amplify the profound impact that our endpoint technologies have on keeping businesses secure , \u201d said tomer weingarten , chief executive officer of sentinelone . \u201cexpanding our ecosystem via technology alliances and integrations will enable other best - of - breed security , networking and cloud companies to embed additional layers of security within their products , ultimately creating a more secure end - user environment . \u201d\n) - - sentinelone , the company that\u2019s transforming security with a next - generation endpoint protection platform , today announced that it has been named as a visionary in gartner\u2019s magic quadrant for endpoint protection platforms ( epp ) . the company holds the distinct honor of being the only endpoint security vendor included in both the gartner magic quadrant for epp and the gartner endpoint detection and response ( edr ) market guide .\nin short , cybersecurity is a discipline that still values on - the job experience over education , and presents multiple opportunities for candidates of any age or skill - set to board a relatively short on - ramp into the industry . once you learn how to become a cyber security specialist , consider taking a look at the resources sentinelone can offer to make your life easier , such as our report , \u201c\naccording to sc magazine technology editor peter stephenson , \u201csentinelone\u2019s strengths include strong zero - day capabilities and excellent support packages \u2013 some of the best forensics we\u2019ve seen . this analysis almost can be thought of as the storyline of malicious code\u2019s entry into the infected system and subsequent execution . because it treats every infection as a zero - day , there is no missing of malicious code or generating false positives . \u201d\n\u201ca rapid and coordinated response is critical to defend against today\u2019s threats . the fortinet security fabric has the breadth to scale across the entire enterprise infrastructure and the fortinet fabric - ready partner program enables customers to apply the benefits of the security fabric to their multi - vendor environments . working with sentinelone helps our joint customers seamlessly integrate next - generation endpoint protections with fortinet\u2019s broad , powerful and automated security fabric . \u201d\noriginal blog post most users are allowed to have administrative privileges that enable them to download and install applications from the web . this makes it very easy for attackers to plant hidden malware and compromise devices . one of the tools that are being used to do this is called backdoor factory , and the reason for its popularity is it able of maintaining the size of the file while still keeping the full executable functionality . the sentinelone agent provides several ways of preventing and mitigating such attack flows , both on windows and macos . on this demo , you can see how sentinelone agent is mitigating it pre - execution using 2 . 1 version . for a demo ( found on the original blog post ) , we used process explorer ( microsoft file ) that was manipulated by backdoor factory to include a malicious code . check it out here !\n\u201cusing dfi for prevention , and combining behavioral - based detection of threats and exploits , gives our mutual customers complete coverage from every vector of attack , \u201d said weingarten . \u201ccoupled with real - time visibility and automated remediation , sentinelone\u2019s approach changes the way that customers can protect against advanced , targeted cyber threats , and the integration with fortinet means our customers are getting two best - of - breed products that work together seamlessly . \u201d\n\u201cbeing named best emerging technology of the year in the hyper competitive sc awards is a major accomplishment since it spans all categories of infosecurity innovation , \u201d said tomer weingarten , ceo sentinelone . \u201cour ability to detect and protect against the most elusive and virulent forms of attack , including ransomware and nation - grade exploits , is a major breakthrough . since we are av - test certified , we can totally displace antivirus in regulated environments . \u201d\n\u201cthis new partnership with fortinet is another significant step in changing the face of endpoint protection and replacing the old guard of legacy antivirus software on a global scale . traditional antivirus products can\u2019t keep pace with the evolving threat landscape and companies have relied on outdated technologies for far too long . through this partnership , our mutual customers can now seamlessly integrate sentinelone\u2019s next generation endpoint protection solution , which is designed to meet the realities of today\u2019s threat landscape . \u201d\ndaniel is responsible for sentinelone\u2019s technology alliances and integrations globally . he is focused on building an active and open ecosystem to drive adoption and inorganic revenue . he was previously director of global business development at cylance as well as held leadership roles at dropbox , sourcing and running global partnerships . prior to operational leadership roles in technology companies , daniel started his career in investment banking , covering technology sector ipo and m & a transactions , based in hong kong and san francisco .\nin order to be truly proactive , every endpoint must be protected against every type of attack at every stage of the threat lifecycle . traditional anti - virus software programs have represented only a partial solution . as heartland contends , there is simply no way to make a system completely breach - proof , so quick detection of problems and fast remediation of them are essential . next gen from sentinelone is uniquely suited to maximize prevention and increase the speed of detection and remediation .\nsentinelone was founded in 2013 by an elite group of cybersecurity and defense experts who share a strong passion for disruption , and a clear vision for a path forward in a post - antivirus era . building on their experiences learned at check point software technologies , ibm , intel security , palo alto networks , and white hat security , the team is committed to the mission of defeating advanced cyber threats and instilling confidence in our digital way of life . find out more at urltoken\nsentinelone has brought daniel bernard on board as vice president of business development to lead the s1 nexus program . in his role , bernard will source and manage global alliance and technology integration partners to complement the go - to - market team . previously , bernard was a founding member of dropbox\u2019s partnership team , creating and leading its partnership with one of the world\u2019s largest pc manufacturers . he also helped lead the build - out of cylance\u2019s international field operations during its global expansion .\nhaving written on the topic of cyber insurance in the past\u2014and having seen jeremiah grossman , chief of security strategy at sentinelone , speak on the topic of cyber insurance and software guarantees at no fewer than three infosec conferences in the past year ( appsec california 2016 , issa los angeles 2016 , and black hat usa 2016 ) \u2014 i decided to explore the guarantee portion of the topic . this article is a result of grossman\u2019s presentation materials combined with interviews conducted with the software guarantee champion .\ngareth is responsible for revenue and field operations in emea and apac . before joining sentinelone , gareth was the general manager for aerohive in emea and apac taking aerohive from an unknown start up to revenues in excess of $ 70m . prior to aerohive , gareth served as vp enterprise for juniper networks through its acquisition of netscreen networks . he helped establish netscreen as a key network security vendor in the emea marketplace , taking the company from start - up to revenues to in excess of $ 120million .\nat sentinelone , grossman asked the team to give him data on what the product can detect and how often it may miss things . \u201cbased on our findings , we ended up signing up for a ransomware payment guarantee\u2014not the downtime or loss of data , \u201d said grossman . \u201cwe then looked at the impact of something being missed in relation to the ransomware guarantee we wanted to offer and shared this assessment data with the insurer . the insurer used this data to determine the premium for our own e & o ( errors and omissions ) policy , giving us reasonable and affordable deductibles . \u201d\nepp was demonstrated on a morphed piece of malicious code . first , a copy of zbot , a well - known banking trojan , was analyzed by both epp and two other av products . both products caught the malware and took appropriate action . next , the zbot sample was morphed by making a trivial two - character change using a hex editor . the change did not affect the virulence of the malware . epp still caught the malware while the other two products did not . epp then protected all of the devices on the enterprise against this morphed strain of zbot . sentinelone calls this last action autoimmune protection .\ngartner ' s research methodology provides a graphical competitive positioning of four types of technology providers in fast - growing markets : leaders , visionaries , niche players and challengers .\ngartner does not endorse any vendor , product or service depicted in its research publications , and does not advise technology users to select only those vendors with the highest ratings or other designation . gartner research publications consist of the opinions of gartner ' s research organization and should not be construed as statements of fact . gartner disclaims all warranties , expressed or implied , with respect to this research , including any warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose .\nmedia : marc gendron , 781 - 237 - 0341 marc . gendron @ urltoken\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse this business wire site ( and / or any other business wire website ) , you accept the use of cookies .\nthe enterprise computing landscape has changed dramatically in recent years , which means that the challenge of securing this environment has as well . thanks to the emergence of trends like cloud computing , mobile devices , internet - of - things , and bring your own device policies , enterprise networks are no - longer sterile , self - contained entities that can hide behind the shield of a firewall and an anti - virus package . combine this with nation - state - level cyber - warfare and the emergence of groups like anonymous and the picture only grows more dire .\n\u201cthe age of the antivirus is over , \u201d says sentinel labs co - founder and ceo tomer weingarten in an interview with pando . \u201cthe threat landscape is rapidly changing and the current security paradigms don ' t do a good enough job of protecting at the endpoints . network - side solutions simply have too limited visibility into threats . \u201d\ntoday , the company is working to take this early core technology and extend it into an entire next - gen endpoint protection suite that will include for policy management , application control , firewalls , and other complementary security features . the admittedly ambitious goal is to replace anti - virus entirely .\nsentinel recently exited a closed beta with a handful of large enterprises across the financial services , pharmaceutical , telecom , technology and other at risk industries , including yahoo , netflix , and box . the platform has shown a near 90 percent detection rate of zero day threats , weingarten claims , which is orders of magnitude greater than traditional antivirus technology .\nthe company is just seven months post - closing its $ 2 . 5 million seed round and has the majority of that cash still in the bank . but with its ga product now in the marketplace and early market validation goals already met and surpassed , today\u2019s new financing is about seizing this enormous market as quickly as possible , weingarten says . this means , in part , building out the remaining feature set to not just complement existing anti - virus solutions but to replace them entirely . it also means building out an enterprise - grade salesforce and educating the market as to what sentinel sees as the future of cyber - security .\n\u201cif you asked me a year ago , i would have told you that cios and cisos required lots of education and convincing as to why this is a better solution , \u201d weingarten says . \u201ctoday , that\u2019s no longer the case . enterprise security departments know that their endpoints are vulnerable and are actively looking for solutions . fireeye acquiring mandiant and palo alto networks acquiring cyvera tells you that the incumbents know it as well . \u201d\n\u201cwe believe that deploying sentinel will actually translate to cost savings because it will allow enterprises to eliminate other costly security practices as a result , \u201d he says . the company also estimates that its clients will benefit through increased cpu and memory utilization efficiency thanks to sentinel\u2019s ability to detect intent before apts have an opportunity to execute and consume valuable computing resources .\nwith the company targeting the enterprise initially , there will be no freemium version of sentinel for the foreseeable future . but long term , weingarten adds that the company may eventually target the smb market , which would mean introducing a \u201clight - touch offering . \u201d\nsentinel faces competition not only from the multi - billion dollar security incumbents like fireeye , barracuda networks , wildfire ( palo alto networks ) , and failsafe ( damballa ) , but also from upstarts like cyberreason , shape security , and confer . but few , if any , of these companies have outlined plans to replace anti - virus entirely , and most are focused only on a single segment of the enterprise environment \u2013 such as web - security or mobile device management and security .\nthere are new security threats emerging daily which means that each of these solutions tend to work , until the time they don\u2019t . sentinel , like its industry peers , is engaged in an arms race with well - funded and highly motivated attackers , including rogue private elements and nation - state - sponsored cyber - armies .\n\u201cour biggest challenge going forward will be to remain at the cutting edge and predicting the next generation of security threats , \u201d weingarten says .\nenterprise security is difficult to put a price tag on , but with the combination of ip loss and overall productivity drain costing the global economy more than $ 300 billion per year , and the us economy alone north of $ 100 billion according to a july 2013 study by the center for strategic and international studies , any price tag is likely cheap by comparison .\nthus , if sentinel has in fact built a better mousetrap , it\u2019s poised to become a massive company \u2013 and a massive target .\nthe ai event of the year for growth marketers . aug . 21 - 22\nthe best in ai . an invite - only executive event . oct . 22 - 23\nthe flash - storage mob has returned . investors have dropped $ 225 million into pure storage , a company that sells fast - acting flash - storage boxes for data centers . and now pure carries a pre - money valuation in excess of $ 3 billion , the company said in a release it issued tonight .\nvia email : \u201cmerus capital today announced that it has closed over $ 50 million in new commitments across two new funds , merus capital ii and merus capital opportunity fund . \u2026 merus focuses on what it calls ienterprise companies . these are startups building hybrid platforms \u2014 enterprise - class software coupled with a consumer grade user experience . through this hybrid approach , these businesses can scale from the consumer all the way to the enterprise . \u201d\nhealth tech startup guardant health has raised a fresh $ 30 million round of funding . the startup is focused on developing a non - invasive cancer screening tool called guardant 360 that uses blood samples instead of tissue , as venturebeat previously reported . the screening tool was built to help patients avoid getting risky biopsies , which can cost around $ 10 , 000 for someone without health insurance .\nvia email : \u201ccloud - based communications provider , corvisacloud today announced that it has secured $ 30 million in funding from parent company novation companies , inc . the additional capital will be devoted to expanding corvisacloud\u2019s sales , marketing and operational development efforts and potential acquisitions . the funds will also be used to accelerate product development and customer acquisition of corvisacloud\u2019s corvisaone contact center software products and platform . \u201d\nramona pierson may be one of the closest things to wonderwoman we have around . she was not only a math prodigy who joined the marine corps and wrote algorithms to find russia\u2019s nuclear silos and guide f - 18 fighter missions , but she also survived a coma , built a analytics - based learning platform , and raised $ 5 million in seed funding . and now she\u2019s just raised a new $ 16 million for her company , declara . this is declara\u2019s first round of instiutional funding , and gsv capital led the round , with additional participation from data collective , founders fund , and catamount ventures . the company will use the new funding to scale operations globally and build out its team . gsv asset management co - managing partner mark flynn will also join the company\u2019s board .\nmcafee and symantec have had their day . now a startup called sentinel labs wants a shot at the antivirus market . sentinel started last year , picked up some seed funding , and quietly released software to protect individual devices against advanced threats . then , customers told sentinel what they wanted next was new antivirus software for all their devices , co - founder and chief executive tomer weingarten said in an interview with venturebeat .\nhacksurfer co - founder and chief architect jason polancich loves rock and roll , wears long hair and goatee , and is 20 - year nsa veteran . he did stints in military intelligence as a russian and arabic translator . he spent much of his time at nsa helping develop software and data systems . his company has 20 employees spread around the globe , with about half coming from nsa and sister intelligence agencies and the rest from the private it sector . it\u2019s not so surprising , then , that hacksurfer also focuses on cybersecurity .\nread more on venturebeat : hacksurfer raises $ 3 . 5m so it can protect your cloud better\nvia email : \u201capplication specific processor design tool and ip provider codasip , today announced that it has closed its first round of public funding totaling $ 2 . 8 million . this new investment will be used to further develop codasip\u2019s unique technology that enables asip\u2019s to be programed using the same standard flows as existing processors . this innovation is key to eliminating the traditional complexity associated with asip designs and transition asip usage from a niche into mainstream design . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "state railway of thailand", "paragraphs": ["the railway network of thailand is managed and operated by the state railway of thailand ( srt ) .\nstate railway of thailand to take part in 5th international . . . - international railway summit\nthe 629th freight oil train , state railway of thailand pattaya branch line . pattaya city chonburi thailand\nget quick answers from state railway of thailand ( srt ) staff and past visitors .\nthe 629th freight oil train , state railway of thailand pattaya branch line . - youtube\nthailand : state railway of thailand signed a contract for csr qishuyan to supply 20 locomotives on june 25 .\nthe government this week met with officials from the state railway of thailand ( srt ) to restructure and reform the often debt ridden state authority .\nsituated at the northern edge of chatuchak park , the railway hall of fame is housed in a huge hangar on land that\u2019s owned by the state railway of thailand .\nmost of isan\u2019s major cities are connected to bangkok by rail . the state railway of thailand operates a bangkok to nong khai service , as well as a bangkok to ubon ratchathani service . for details , check the state railway of thailand website .\nsee the department of state\u2019s fact sheet on thailand for additional information on u . s . - thailand relations .\nstate railway of thailand ' s first two csr qishuyan sda3 locomotives were unloaded at the port of laem chabang on january 4 .\nstate railways of thailand ( srt ) , urltoken . for online booking see below .\npromotional image for the new e - ticket system which will be available feb . 1 . photo : state railway of thailand\nthe state railway of thailand ( srt ) will launch an online train ticket reservation service via urltoken and urltoken on wednesday .\nthe state railway of thailand ( srt ) is an autonomous public enterprise engaged in the commercial operation of state - owned railroad properties . it was set up about 2 years ago as the successor to a state railway department in the ministry of communications . . . see more +\nthe state railway of thailand ( srt ) aims to open services for the 193 - kilometre long bangkok - rayong high - speed thai - japanese railway by 2023 .\nthe two black and white photos in the\nhistory of thai railway\nsection were taken from a photo exhibition at hua lampong station to mark 112 years of the state railway of thailand in september 2009 . all the photos of the thailand railway hall of fame are with the courtesy of khun chulsiri viryasiri .\nan organization called the tourism of thailand was founded by prince purachara jayakara , the prince of kamphaengphet . when sitting as a train commander , the prince sent stories about thailand to get published in the usa . in 1924 , he set up an advertising department for the state railway of thailand to help tourists who visited thailand and promote thailand among foreigners . the office was originally at the state railway of thailand but was later moved to hua lamphong railway station . subsequently after prince purachara jayakara went to work for the ministry of commerce and transport , the office also moved there but it was still working closely with the state railway of thailand .\nthe state railway of thailand ( srt ) operates 4 , 070 km of 1 . 000 m gauge railway line ( 372 . 63 km double track and 106 . 01 km triple track ) .\nb . legal proceedings in respect of any claim against either the malaya railway administration or of the state railway of thailand or any other railway network over whose rail network the carriage is performed may only be instituted in the competent court of the state on whose territory the incident occurred which gives rise to the claim . such claims will be decided in accordance with the laws of that state .\nthailand is banking on its state - owned enterprises to spearhead economic growth in 2017 through massive investments in infrastructure . the push has brought one of the kingdom ' s biggest and oldest soes , the state railway of thailand , to a critical juncture .\nthe former state railway governor called for using the same kind of technology in building high speed railways in the country .\nstate railway of thailand hopes to increase its share of the cargo transport market from 1 . 4 % to 6 % within five years . ( photo by peter janssen )\nthe state railway of thailand covers four main lines : northern , southern , northeastern and eastern . all long - distance trains originate from bangkok\u2019s hualamphong train station .\non 20 october 2009 , the bangkok post reported that the state railway of thailand would be reclaiming the land on which the railway museum is located . the museum faces an uncertain future , as there are no alternative locations . however , there was a reprieve on 24 october 2009 . the national news bureau of thailand announced that the state railway of thailand would take over the management of the railway museum . however in my conversation with khun chulsiri this arrangement isn\u2019t confirmed . so the future of the railway museum still hangs in the balance .\nis a privately run railway museum displaying old locomotives and carriages that preserve the history and development of the railway in thailand since the late 1800s .\nthe abrupt replacement of the state railway of thailand governor and board of directors by the prime minister exercising his special powers under section 44 stemmed from complaints of lack of transparency in project and procurement biddings in the srt .\nall inter - city rail transportation is managed by the state railway of thailand , a government agency responsible for rail infrastructure investment as well as freight and passenger services .\nthe thai chamber of commerce and board of trade of thailand ( bangkok ) .\nbangkok \u2014 hustling to the railway station to buy train tickets \u2013 an oddity in the 4g era \u2013 will soon end with the reintroduction of the state railway\u2019s online booking system .\ncp had earlier submitted a feasibility study to the state railway of thailand ( srt ) regarding the railway rent plan , as it had found that four projects in the company\u2019s responsibility would potentially face difficulties in terms of the construction process .\nantonio also mentions the construction of a private line from thonburi to tha chin on the coast . this must be the mae khlong - mahachai railway , now part of the state railway of thailand , though it does not connect with the main network .\npeople queue for tickets at the hua lamphong railway terminus in bangkok during the new year festival . the state railway of thailand will launch its online e - tsrt reservation service on wednesday . ( file photo by pattanapong hirunard )\nthe thailand railway hall of fame should rightfully take its place as a national railway museum similar to museums in other countries where trains are a primary form of public transport .\ntrain tickets can be purchased online between 2 - 60 days before departure . the state railway of thailand online ticketing charges 20 baht booking fee + 3 percent credit card charge .\nthe transport ministry is expected to consider the conclusions on the thai - chinese medium - speed - railway project , including its new cost and investment model , by march 15 , according to the state railway of thailand ( srt ) .\nthe cabinet on tuesday gave the green light to the state railway of thailand ( srt ) to develop the first phase of the high - speed train project that will eventually link bangkok with nong khai .\ndriving in thailand - driving a car in thailand and how to get a drivers license .\nlopburi line is a railway line of greater bangkok commuter rail , operated by state railway of thailand ( srt ) . the line is all double track . there are seven commuter train services on the line . main destinations such as rangsit , ayutthaya , and lopburi .\n- this station is located adjacent to king mongkut\u2019s institute of technology ladkrabang and north of lad krabang train station . due to the state railway of thailand plans to expand railway route to provinces , therefore , this station will become a major interchange station for passenger transportation in the future .\nbangkok , july 10 ( xinhua ) - - thailand should be more determined to build high - speed rails to link the kingdom with neighboring countries and china , which will generate huge economic benefits , former governor of state railway of thailand prapat chongsanguan has said .\nstate railway of thailand ( srt ) is a major railway carrier in thailand , which was founded as the royal state railways of siam ( rsr ) in 1890 . construction of the bangkok - ayutthaya railway ( 71 km / 44 mi ) , the first part of the northern line , was started in 1891 and completed on may 23 , 1892 . the thonburi - phetchaburi line ( 150 km / 93 mi ) , later the southern line , was opened on june 19 , 1903 .\ngetting you and your bicycle to or from one of the thailand / malaysia border crossings is as easy as booking a ticket on the state railway of thailand ( srt ) southern line . if your cycling adventure has you crossing the thailand / malaysia border one of the better options available to you is to make use of the train station in the southern city of hat yai , located in thailand\u2019s songkhla province .\nwhat railway museum would be complete without a model train running round a landscaped circuit ? there\u2019s one in the railway hall of fame .\nfor the train operation in the reign of king bhumibol adulyadej rama 9 th , during the world war 2 , building assets , and locomotive wheel were damaged , so they must be rebuilt quickly to return to its original condition . relying on a single source of investment from the state budget were not enough , so the government had to borrow money from the world bank fund . during the loan negotiations , the world bank has proposed a reorganization of the department of royal train state to be more independent , which provided the flexibility in the management of the railway , commercially . in 1951 , the government lead by chom phon por pibulsonggram , as prime minister , has agreed to manage the train operation separately , so they have proposed a draft law to parliament railway of thailand , and have enacted a statutory enactment , to be announced in the government gazette , dated 30 june 1951 , the royal train as it changed to the type of public enterprises under the name of\nthe train operation of thailand\nfrom 01 july 1951 onwards , operating under the act . , of the railway company 1951 . gen . jaroon ratanakul saereeruengrit term as the state railway of thailand . from 01 jul 2494 to 10 sep 2502 the cabinet committee is responsible for the state railway of thailand . governance of the organization consists of one chairman and 6 the board of people . the railway company position as a director . and the state has donated 30 million baht to fund the initial capital of the state railway of thailand . this is gen . jaroon ratanakul saereeruengrit as the state railway of thailand from 01 july 2494 , which , in principle , state control and fire management . control rate of salary control of fares and freight . oversaw the opening - the routes and services . and control of all investment if loss state compensation for the shortfall .\nsumet ongkittikul , research director for transport and logistics policy at the thailand development research institute ( tdri ) , said one major obstacle to the development of transport infrastructure is the lack of clear lines of authority , resulting in project delays , especially where the state railway of thailand ( srt ) is concerned .\nafter the seventh year , thailand will be solely responsible for the entire operation , with china serving as an adviser . china has agreed to thailand\u2019s proposal for china to provide training to staff from entry to high levels and technology transfer to the transport ministry , state railway of thailand and the private sector .\nabove : diagram of cr - 8 as used in thailand . source :\nthe railways of thailand , by r . ramaer .\nthailand ' s history from the early kingdoms until today , plus links to additional information about the history of thailand .\nsrt operates all of thailand ' s national railway lines , carrying 44 million passengers in 2014 and 11m tonnes of freight per year over the period 2007 - 2012 . srt is also one of thailand\u2019s largest landholders .\nrail safety : while millions of people utilize the state railway system within thailand every year , poor track maintenance , outdated equipment and rails , and unmarked train crossings have caused accidents , train derailments , and delays .\nyou can check train times in thailand at the official state railways of thailand website , urltoken . switch it to english by clicking the uk flag top right . scroll down and click timetable & fares .\nthailand : state railway of thailand has launched a trial freight service using 12 foot containers . these are smaller than standard 20 foot containers , and it is hoped this will simplify last - mile transport by road and mean freight can handled at existing stations more easily .\nordinary / rapid / express trains leave bangkok\u2019s hualamphong station for sisaket throughout the day which take about 9 - 11 hours . for more information , contact state railway of thailand by calling 1690 or going to the website urltoken\nthe state railway of thailand ( srt ) is an autonomous public enterprise engaged in the commercial operation of state - owned railroad properties . it was set up about 2 years ago as the successor to a state railway department in the ministry of communications . the new regime implements certain commitments by the government in negotiating a 1950 bank loan of $ 3 million mainly for repair shops in the ministry of communications . the new regime implements certain commitments by the government in negotiating a 1950 bank loan of $ 3 million mainly for repair shops . see less -\nreliable asian train & bus ticketing agency urltoken now also sells thai train tickets , through a connection to state railways of thailand ' s own online sales system .\nthailand plans to build a 252 - km railway with a maximum speed of 250km / h from the capital bangkok to nakhon ratchasima in the northeastern region , which is the first phase of thailand - china railway project , and chinese technology will be introduced to build it .\nduring the world war ii in 1942 , the railway fell under the thai military authority and was nationalized by thai government in 1946 . the state railway of thailand ( srt ) has run this railway line since 1952 and completely took over into srt in 1955 . due to the discontinuation of the terminus at khlong san , wongwian yai has become the new terminal station instead .\nthailand has an extensive railway network , reaching to the furthest extremities of the kingdom , and to the borders of burma , laos , cambodia and malaysia .\nthe state railway of thailand ( srt ) aims to open services for the 260 - kilometre long high - speed rail connecting 3 airports ( don mueang - suvarnabhumi - u - tapao ) railway by 2023 , with ticket prices starting at 20 baht and adding 1 . 80 baht per kilometre .\ninterest in rail transport in thailand can be traced to when king rama iv was given a gift of a model railway from queen victoria .\nyoung boy looks out over a model of the future thai - chinese developed railway .\ntha maeklong railway is a result from merging of two railway lines . in 1901 , tachin railway ltd . is founded and received a permission from the monarch to build a railway line from bangkok to samut sakhon called mahachai line . this line started operating in 1904 . a year later , maeklong railway company also open a new railway line called ban laem line . these two line merged together in 1907 and has become the maeklong railway ltd . original objective of this railway is to transport goods from the fishing port in samut sakhon and samut songkram to the bangkok markets .\nmembers of the federation of tapioca growers of thailand , far right pornchai amnuaysap . ( photo by peter janssen )\nelectric tram car 1892 in service bangkok said to be the first tramcar in siam . location : thailand railway museum , bangkok\nmany years ago i noticed that the thai railway system connects with the malaysian railway system and it occurred to me then that the journey from bangkok , through peninsular malaysia to singapore must be one of the great railway journeys of the world .\nthe state railway of thailand ( srt ) , national passenger and freight service operator , will participate at the 5 th international railway summit in kuala lumpur on 15 - 17 november 2017 . srt will take part in pre - arranged one - to - one consultation meetings with technical experts during the summit .\nthe newsroom of the tourism authority of thailand features news and information on thai tourism , events in thailand , thai culture , cuisine , art , and way of life .\n3 . history of the srt - - a . the royal state railways of siam was first established under the ministry of public works in october 1890 , and was divided into two departments , namely northern and southern railways , which were finally merged into one and became the department of the royal state railways of siam june 5 , 1917 . on july 1 , 1951 , rsr changed its name to the present state railway of thailand ( srt ) , which gained control of the whole system , and by which time most of the present network had been constructed .\nthe red line was proposed by the state railway of thailand ( srt ) to address the traffic problems and encourage a shift from road transport to urban rail . the proposal was approved in 2007 and the first construction phase started in 2013 .\nsee the state department ' s travel website for worldwide caution , travel advisories , and alerts .\nofficials from the state railway of thailand ( srt ) wait for orders outside a train which was derailed before entering bangkok station in bangkok , thailand , friday , april 5 , 2013 . three people were injured in the accident which officials said is still under investigation . ( ap photo / apichart weerawong )\nwhile trains may soon run internationally between cambodia and thailand , the much - delayed overhaul of cambodia\u2019s railway network remains unfinished , as michael rose reports .\non 11 july 2017 the thailand government approved the construction of the country\u2019s first high - speed line , linking bangkok to the major city of nakhon ratchasima . the line represents the first phase of a 615km railway running from bangkok to nong khai , in the north east of the country . at nong khai the line will meet the china - laos railway , connecting thailand to the pan - asia railway network .\nnote : not all trains feature 1st , 2nd and / or 3rd class compartments . 1st class compartments are currently offered only on selected long - haul express train services . check with the state railway of thailand website for current schedules and equipment deployment .\na western spur of the southern line , once known infamously as the death railway , goes from thonburi railway station to kanchanaburi and the bridge on the river kwai .\nthe state railway of thailand does not currently operate an on - line train ticket booking facility . train tickets must be bought at a train station or by using 12go . asia thailand travel ticket booking services tickets for long haul can be booked up to 60 days in advance , or 30 days for short haul .\nstarting on wednesday , passengers will again be able to book and buy train tickets from two hours up to 60 days before departure time . printing physical tickets is still required as the state railway of thailand said it will not accept those shown on smartphone screens .\nthe railway museum was closed last year and reopened for the last time on 23 october 2012 on king chulalongkorn day to commemorate the death of the king who was the father of thai railway .\nthe railway has become famous for the maeklong railway market that situated along the sides of the railway . maeklong railway market also has its nickname called talat rom hup in thai ( umbrella pulldown market ) . it is one of the largest fresh seafood markets in thailand . with its location on themaeklong railway\u2019s track , when a train is approaching , all shops and sunshades will step back from the rails . after the train has passed , they will move back to the previous spot .\nthailand is already taking promising initial steps in railway reforms and public infrastructure investments with dual tracking of existing rail system and modernizing the signaling systems . these public investments can help crowd in further private investment and lift thailand\u2019s potential growth . continuing efforts to modernize thailand\u2019s railway sector will be critical to improving people\u2019s lives and connecting lagging regions to more and better opportunities .\nbeijing , china december 20 2016 \u2013 construction of the high - speed railway connecting thailand and china will begin soon after the contracts are awarded in early 2017 .\nfollowing the formal opening on march 5 state railway of thailand will operate two daily return trips , taking 15 min between nong khai and the freight and passenger terminal at tha na laeng . the morning train into laos and evening departure will include through coaches for bangkok .\nyou are about to leave urltoken for an external website that is not maintained by the u . s . department of state .\nvisit some of thailand\u2019s many magnificent buddhist temples to be found all over the country .\nlaos is in a key position as the link between thailand and china but the former has taken the focus of the discussion as it only recently reversed plans to scrap the railway all together . much of the debate has focused on development rights to land along the railway as thailand hopes to develop new towns and tourist areas .\n1 . the beginning most of the thai railways current railway network was designed and constructed in the 1890 ' s . the first railway in thailand was the paknam railway , which followed the course of bangkok ' s present rama iv road . this line opened in 1893 , but is no longer in existence . in 1897 the railways system in thailand was officially inaugurated into the royal government . on january 1 , 1960 the old paknam railway was closed and dismantled , and many of its stations were demolished .\ntowards the end of the 19th century , many surveys were commissioned by the siamese authorities and certain western interest groups and governments , with the object of bringing a railway system to thailand .\nbangkok houses about one - third of the country\u2019s banking units , holding three - fourths of all deposits . the industrial finance corporation of thailand , the board of investment , and the securities exchange of thailand are also located in the city .\nsrt was founded as the royal state railways of siam ( rsr ) in 1890 . construction of the bangkok - ayutthaya railway ( 71 km ) , the first part of the northern line , was started in 1891 and completed on may 23 , 1892 .\na light rail line that connects downtown bangkok with suvarnabhumi international airport , owned and operated by the state railway of thailand ( srt ) , opened on august 23 , 2010 the 28 . 6 - km route is the fourth rapid transit line in bangkok \u0e41\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e1e\u0e2d\u0e23\u0e4c\u0e15\u0e25\u0e34\u0e07\u0e01\u0e4c , \u0e23\u0e16\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32\u0e40\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e21\u0e17\u0e48\u0e32\u0e2d\u0e32\u0e01\u0e32\u0e28\u0e22\u0e32\u0e19\u0e2a\u0e38\u0e27\u0e23\u0e23\u0e13\u0e20\u0e39\u0e21\u0e34 ( see\nthe northern line was originally built as standard gauge , but in september 1919 it was decided to standardize on meter gauge and the northern line was regauged during the next ten years . on july 1 , 1951 , rsr changed its name to the present state railway of thailand .\nbangkok suffers from chronic street congestion , while a rapid surge in chinese tourism is pushing suvarnabhumi airport to its limits . long - distance lines run by the state railway of thailand are notoriously decrepit as well . arkhom has long said that slow infrastructure development , delayed more than 10 years by political instability , is hindering thailand ' s economic growth .\nfrst international university of thailand , au is led by the brothers of st . gabriel - founded in 1969 .\nbombardier transportation received a contract from the state railway of thailand to supply and install an interflo 200 signalling system , consisting of ebi lock computer - based interlocking systems , ebi link atc wayside equipment and associated communications systems on all four new double - track routes into and out of bangkok , covering 174 km of double and triple track and 33 stations .\nthai rail expert dave bernstein has produced a superb pdf format timetable for the state railway of thailand which you can download , print out and take with you to help you travel around thailand . it features timetables for all the main routes in english , maps , fares , refund & ticket purchase arrangements , details of bus / ferry connections and much more . highly recommended !\nthailand and china today entered a historic cooperation in railway development project when both countries held a ground breaking ceremony in ayutthaya to herald the start of the construction of two rail routes covering a total distance of 873 kilometres .\none of thailand ' s grandest spectacles , the royal barge procession on chao phraya river .\ncity in a country of small towns and villages and is thailand\u2019s cultural and commercial centre .\narkhom faces other headaches . setbacks on a deal with china to build a north - south railway in thailand have forced the project to be downsized .\nwest coast line is one of the ktm train route running from padang besar found on the malaysia - thailand border in perlis and connects with the state railway of the thailand\u2019s network which leads to singapore via butterworth , and kuala lumpur . it is named the west coast line since it serves the west coast states of peninsular malaysia and it connects from singapore to padang besar hence the name north south line .\nthailand\u2019s government has signed two contracts worth a combined baht 5 . 2bn ( $ us 157 . 1m ) with chinese state enterprises for the first phase of the bangkok - laos high - speed rail project .\nlinks to external websites are provided as a convenience and should not be construed as an endorsement by the u . s . department of state of the views or products contained therein . if you wish to remain on travel . state . gov , click the\ncancel\nmessage .\nstate enterprise with worst financial performance finally reports on assets , liabilities & losses . essential step in restructuring for efficiency .\ni spoke to khun chulsiri this afternoon and it is with sadness that i have to report that the thailand railway hall of fame has closed . i apologize to readers for not keeping track of this .\neight years after first launching , it\u2019s now being revived under the government\u2019s technology - driven \u201cthailand 4 . 0\u201d campaign , railway governor wutthichat kalayanamit said monday .\nurltoken started as a rail guide to thailand - i love thailand and generally enjoy travelling by train ; there are , however , lots of places in thailand which are inaccessible by rail , and for those places i give appropriate directions .\ndouble - track freight railway & motorways better investments . govt could lose money on railway without co - investor & without passengers transiting to and from china on shortened route .\ntourism authority of thailand 1600 new phechatburi road , makkasan , rajathewi , bangkok 10400 , thailand open daily from 08 . 30 to 16 . 30 hrs . suvarnabhumi airport\npopularly known for the death railway , kanchanaburi is one of the major tourist destination in thailand with both local and foreign tourist associating it with world war 2 and beautiful sceneries . it is located around 3 hours from bangkok , with trains departing from thonburi railway station .\nmahidol university , the public research university originated from the first institution of higher learning in thailand .\naerial photograph of the bridge over the river kwai , thailand , severely damaged by aerial bombing .\nan image showing the route of the kunming - singapore railway with vientiane shown second from top . photo : xinhua\nor asked a different way , what stands in the way of reform now , and how to change that ? some possible options for thailand may include improving the railway sector governance by clarifying the relationship between the government and the railway companies . strengthening state - owned enterprises can also help as they account for 30 - 40 percent of total public investments in thailand . introducing competition and engaging the private sector more can mobilize long - term private capital needed for funding well - structured infrastructure projects .\nit\u2019s such a pity that this railway museum which preserves a historical landmark in public transport in thailand should be languishing as a private museum struggling for its existence .\nthe route will also be connected with those in the planned railway system in the eastern economic corridor and create connectivity between thailand and the sub - mekong countries .\nthe 120 - year - old state enterprise also plans to renovate 148 older passenger carriages for its low - cost services .\nfrom singapore , you get a real sense of arrival . note the picture of the king of thailand , visible over the exit from the platforms .\ntham krasae bridge station marks the start of the long viaduct by the cliff built by the prisoners of war during world war 2 as part of the death railway .\nchao phraya river , principal river of thailand . it flows south through the nation\u2019s fertile central plain for more than 225 miles ( 365 km ) to the gulf of thailand . thailand\u2019s capitals , past and present ( bangkok ) , have all been situated on its banks or\u2026\n4 . bangkok stations history - - a . hualamphong station - - construction started around 1910 to replace the old bangkok railway station . hua lamphong opened for service on june 25 , 1916 . hualamphong rail station first opened on 25 june 1916 , after six years ' construction . the site of the hualamphong rail station was previously thai railway ' s maintenance centre , which moved to makkasan in june 1910 . at the site of the ' old bangkok railway station ' there is a pillar nearby commemorating the initiation of thailand state railways in 1897 .\nis it safe to purchase a ticket through urltoken has anyone used this online service before ? i ' m always nervous to put my passport number and credit card number online , so i want to make sure that this site is actually legit . it seems to be the official state railway of thailand online service .\na small private museum , mixing railway relics with early motorcycle , military and other memorabilia .\nthe projects include the extended airport link to u - tapao airport , the thai - chinese railway project from chachoengsao to map ta put , the thai - japanese railway project from bangkok to laem chabang , and the high - speed railway from bangkok to pattaya and rayong .\nafter explored the different approaches , the government considered that the first point that deserves to build a railway linking the capital of thailand is nakhon ratchasima . so in october 1890 , he graciously established the train operation which was under the control of the ministry of public . prince krom khun narisra nu wat wong and mr . k . bethge were the directors of the state railways . simultaneously , the auction of a railway line construction in bangkok - nakhon ratchasima as the first route at the bangkok railway office . it appears that mr . g moorea campbell of england were the lowest bidder ( 9 , 956 , 164 baht ) .\nyour passport must be valid for at least six months beyond the date of your entry into thailand .\nwat phra kaeo , which housed the emerald buddha . a post and telegraph service was organized in the 1880s , an electric tram service was instituted on charoen krung in 1892 , and the first line of the state railway , running from bangkok to\ntraditionally , sugar in thailand was often produced in an unrefined state from coconut palm sap or sugar cane juice . around samut songkhram , a major fruit growing area south west of bangkok it is still possible to witness the process .\nworld bank . 1953 . thailand - railway investment program ( english ) . technical operations projects series ; no . to 15 . washington , dc : world bank . urltoken\nbanyong pongpanich , chairman of kiatnakin phatra financial group , and thailand ' s leading privatization expert , quit his post as a key adviser on the soe reform process on nov . 1 , and has subsequently expressed serious concerns about the growth of the state sector .\ngulf of thailand , inlet of the south china sea bordering thailand ( southwest through north ) , cambodia , and southern vietnam ( northeast ) . the gulf of thailand is 300 to 350 miles ( 500 to 560 km ) wide and 450 miles ( 725 km ) long . the chao phraya and nakhon chai si\u2026\nthailand and china are expected to finish surveying the routes and designing the dual - track railway on time , transport minister prajin juntong said yesterday . the thailand - china joint committee held its third meeting on developing the standard - gauge ( 1 . 4\nthe thai - china joint railway development project covers constructions of 1 . 435 - meter standard gauge railways along two routes .\nthe khmers have built many magnificent khmer temples in thailand during the height of the khmer empire , many of which still remain today .\nhualamphong railway station is airy and well set up with a booking office window for foreigners where the railway ' s staff speak good to excellent english . reservations do not take long to organise .\non this page you can find links to railway timetables , the railway network map , the main passenger operator , the main freight operator , the national infrastructure manager , a railway heritage or museum site and a railfan site ( normally with a large links section ) for every european country .\non 13 october 2016 his majesty king bhumibol adulyadej died , he was the ninth monarch of thailand from the chakri dynasty . on 1 december 2016 crown prince maha vajiralongkorn was appointed as the new king of thailand .\ngistda is thailand ' s public organization in space technology and geo - informatics .\nfile - a train arrives in maeklong , in samut songkhram province , thailand .\nfree download : timetable & train guide for thailand , in english . . .\nas it happens i used to work for srt . and i have to agree that it ' s current state is depressing , and worse than it has ever been . to blame it on state monopoly probably reflects your politics rather than explaining the problem , because , of course , there are plenty of state monopoly railways that provide excellent service . in reality there are many reasons , all poor excuses of course , including chronic lack of investment , corruption and botched outsourcing of contracts such as catering , desperately low fares , lack of subsidy , and low morale caused by all of the above !\nregarding the time and cost of the project , prapat , who used to be the governor of mass rapid transit authority of thailand from 1997 to 2008 , said thais should not be afraid of huge investment projects , as being too cautious will stop thailand from further development .\naustria , for instance , uses schig mbh ( railway infrastructure services company ) with the main purpose of financing investments in rail infrastructure as part of the liberalisation of the rail sector .\nthailand has 4 , 431 kilometers of meter gauge railway tracks not including mass transit lines in bangkok . all national rail services are managed by the state railway of thailand . the four main lines are the northern line , which terminates at chiang mai station , the northeastern line , which terminates at ubon ratchathani station and the laos border at nong khai station , the eastern line , which terminates at the cambodian border at aranyaprathet station , and the southern line , which terminates at the malaysian border at padang besar station and su - ngai kolok station .\nthailand has one of the best meter - gauge rail systems in the world , along with india and malaysia . thailand has a very good inter - province connecting railway system and there are train services to all the regions ( northern , northeastern , eastern , central , and southern ) .\ntraffic accidents are common in thailand . according to the world health organization , in 2015 , thailand had one of the world\u2019s highest traffic - related fatality rates . bangkok and some parts of chiang mai have heavy traffic .\nsingapore & malaysia railway travel blog | railtravel station features pictures and information of railways and other means of travel with a special focus on singapore and malaysia .\nthe state railway of thailand ( srt ) is very well - organized and has made it easy for people to find train information ( routes and schedules ) and book tickets either at stations , online , or by telephone . there is usually a few thai railways staff at stations and on telephone services who speak english and can help potential passengers .\ntickets for first and second class sleepers were sold out meaning my girlfriend and i had to travel second class non - sleeper . after explaining our romantic situation to two officials ( seriously ) , we paid 604 baht each ; pretty good value for an overnight train . but there were a few problems the state railway of thailand need to address .\nkhon masks comprise part of the costume of performers of the classical dance - drama .\nhualamphong opened in 1916 , designed by an italian architect brought to thailand by the king of siam . . .\nmalaysia time is one hour ahead of thailand time , times shown for padang besar & butterworth are malay time .\none of the best destination spa resorts in thailand . very private . pricy but the quality is the best .\ncrimes of opportunity , such as pick - pocketing , bag - snatching , and burglary , occur in thailand .\nthe great scottish & western railway company ltd . ( \u2018gswrc\u2019 ) for travel on belmond royal scotsman ;\n5 . when the war come [ sic ] to an end in 1945 the british army dismantled 3 . 95 kms . of track at the thai - burma border . the remaining length of 300 kms . was handed over to the state railway of thailand in 1947 . with due and careful consideration in regard to transport economic as well as other aspects , the state railway of thailand was authorised to dismantle the track from the end of the line to nam tok station and to upgrade the remaining length of 130 . 204 kms . to nong pladuk station conforming to operational permanent way standard . subsequently , the section between nong pladuk and kanchanaburi stations was officially opened to traffic on 24 june 1949 , between kanchanaburi and wang pho stations on 1 april 1952 and the last section from wang pho to nam tok stations on 1 july 1958 .\nthailand ' s new temples ? residential towers in central bangkok at chao phraya river .\nthe military - led government has budgeted more than 500 billion baht ( $ 14 . 1 billion ) for investments by state enterprises , with the srt receiving the largest single allocation of 76 billion baht for double - track rail expansions , an extension of bangkok ' s elevated railway , and construction of bridges , fences and track improvements .\nan old srt ( state railway of thailand ) map , which can be seen outside certain stations , shows a connection with the cambodian railway at aranya prathet ( end of the eastern line ) . unfortunately , after many years of war in cambodia , the connection was disrupted for many years . earlier this year ( 2018 ) some train services resumed between battambang and the thai border , though not across it yet . hopefully the cross - border link and the link between battambang and the cambodian capital will be completed later this year .\n1 . special excursions ( from srt ) - - the state railway of thailand organizes these ' special tourist rail trips ' to popular destinations such as pattaya , ko samui , and kanchanaburi . not all destinations are offered all the time , so it ' s best to ask about ' current excursions ' available either at the hua lamphong railway station booking office or at any travel agency . usually , these srt arranged are much cheaper than trips offered by private tour operators .\n, which runs from the southwestern chinese city of kunming , through laos , thailand and malaysia and ends at singapore .\nprostitution is illegal in thailand . serious consequences include criminal conviction and imprisonment , particularly in the case of child prostitution .\nthe international connection between cambodia and thailand\u2019s metre - gauge railway networks , pledged by both countries\u2019 prime ministers in 2015 , was symbolically achieved in september 2016 following the construction of a bridge over a stream that marks the border .\nperiodic acts of violence in thailand remain a concern . several small - scale bombings occurred near some tourist locations in the southern provinces in august 2016 . in august 2015 , an explosion near the erawan shrine in downtown bangkok killed at least 20 people and injured more than 100 . the state department assesses that there is a continued risk of terrorism in southeast asia , including in thailand .\nduring the vietnam war the railway suffered from repeated bombing while considerable damage occurred during the khmer rouge regime .\nchiang mai railway station , tel . ( 053 ) 242094 , 244795 , 247462 , 245363 - 4 .\nearlier this month , the state railway of thailand ( srt ) launched a new online ticket reservation system . the new service came into effect on february 1 , 2017 . this isn\u2019t the first time srt have implemented an online ticketing system with various on / off attempts in the past . the last online ticketing service was introduced in august 2011 , but ended abruptly in january 2013 . travellers in thailand will be hoping the new system works better than previous attempts .\noriginally the northern and eastern railways were controlled by the northern railway authority , whereas services west of the chao phraya river ( i . e . originating in thonburi , west bangkok ) , operated under a different authority - the southern railway authority , and while the northern railway used standard gauge ( 1 . 435m - 4ft 81 / 2 inches ) , the southern railway adopted narrow gauge ( 1 meter ) , allowing it to link up eventually with the narrow gauge lines of british malaya .\nchinese firms are being encouraged to team up with local companies to develop the land and hire thai workers for projects related to the railway . nine million chinese visited thailand in 2016 , accounting for 30 per cent of all tourists .\nin 1853 , queen victoria of great britain presented king rama iv the first train for the kingdom . the model of this train is on display in the railway museum .\nthailand , country located in the centre of mainland southeast asia . located wholly within the tropics , thailand encompasses diverse ecosystems , including the hilly forested areas of the northern frontier , the fertile rice fields of the central plains , the broad plateau of the northeast , and the rugged coasts along the narrow southern\u2026\non the 70th anniversary of the completion of the ' death railway ' , a british prisoner of war , now 95 , speaks for the first time about the ' appalling ' conditions he worked in .\n4 . in speeding up construction work the japanese army built a temporary railway bridge across the river kwae yai downstream close to the existing bridge . after completion of the existing bridge composing of 11 steel spans with the rest of timber spans , the temporary bridge was dismantled to ease off river traffic inconvenience . three steel spans nos . 4 , 5 , 6 were damaged by allied bombing during the war period . after taking over the line the state railway of thailand replaced the three damaged spans with two steel spans and changed all timber spans at the far end with six steel spans .\nthe thai government ' s plans to upgrade the national railway system follow years of financial neglect . the goal is to revive thailand\u2019s place in a trans - asian railway network running south to north , from singapore to kunming in southern china , and west to east , from yangon , myanmar , to ho chi minh city in southern vietnam .\nthailand earth observation system , has been launched its geo data satellite on 1 october 2008 .\nit is good news , but too late for me : i left thailand on wednesday .\ncontract award for thailand red line construction project | mitsubishi heavy industries , ltd . global website\nnew agreements to upgrade the country\u2019s rail network could make thailand a major regional transportation hub .\naccording to antonio , the first railway in thailand was the paknam railway ; the accompanying map shows this line following the course of the present - day rama iv road , from near bangkok central station eastwards towards the mouth of the river . this line , opened in 1893 , is no longer in existence , though thai friends remember using it in the 1950 ' s .\nthe railway museum was established by sanpasiri viryasiri in 1990 , his son chulsiri viryasiri is managing the museum now .\nas railway reform programs take shape , another question to ask is whether and how it will be financially sustainable .\nonce the railway is completed , arkhom termpittayapaisith said , the journey from vientiane to bangkok will take four hours .\n\u3010about project\u3011 name of project : the construction of mass transit system project in bangkok ( red line ) ( i ) contract 3 client : state railway of thailand ( srt ) project covers : design , construction and installation of rail way e & m ( electric and mechanical ) system ( except for civil and building works . ) area of project : bang sue to rangsit ( north line , 26 . 4 kilometer ) bang sue to taling chan ( west line , 14 . 6 kilometer ) term of project : 1440 days ( about 4 years )\nthe northern line was originally built as 1 , 435 mm ( 4 ft 8 1\u20442 in ) standard gauge , but in september 1919 it was decided to standardize on 1 , 000 mm ( 3 ft 3 3\u20448 in ) meter gauge and the northern line was regauged during the next ten years . on july 1 , 1951 , rsr changed its name to the present state railway of thailand .\nin february 2017 state railways of thailand reinstated online booking at urltoken with a small fee after two short - lived periods of offering online booking in previous years . we have yet to see how long this will last this time . however , reports so far suggest that it works , and accepts overseas credit cards .\nofficial website , designed and developed by the ministry of foreign affairs to serve as a one - stop source of comprehensive and reliable facts and information about thailand ."]}
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( 92 items )\nsinger / guitarist luke granered spoke on the band\u2019s signing to equal vision , saying , \u201cwe are so excited to be teaming up with equal vision records . from circa survive and coheed to bane and converge , this label has done releases for almost all of my favorite bands . \u201d\nsigning to equal vision used to just be a daydream for most of us . when we were growing up and still playing in previous bands , equal vision was putting out cds by incredible artists that we admire like\nequal vision records p . o . box 38202 albany , ny 12203 - 8202 usa phone : 518 - 458 - 8250 fax : 518 - 458 - 1312 email : info @ urltoken\non june 19 , it was announced that equal vision records and casey crescenzo of the dear hunter would be forming a partnership . casey has been given his own imprint label : cave & canary goods .\nequal vision records can now tack a lot like birds onto their ever - growing roster of incredible talent . the label announced today that they ' ve signed the experimental , post - hardcore outfit . in \u2026\ncanadian pop - punk outfit coldfront has signed to equal vision records where they join a roster that includes say anything , saves the day , vinnie caruana , matt pryor , set it off , i the mighty and many more .\nas the mid - nineties approached , equal vision dealt with the transition fairly well as it helped foster a new era of hardcore in the wake of putting out records by converge , one king down and bane , among others .\na lot like birds\u2019 constant musical evolution and entrancing live shows , combined with their down - to - earth personalities , proved to be just the right fit for equal vision records , who signed the band in 2012 . \u201csigning to equal vision used to just be a daydream for most of us , \u201d explains lockwood . \u201cwhen we were growing up and still playing in previous bands , equal vision was putting out cds by incredible artists that we admire like bear vs shark , the fall of troy and circa survive . \u201d\nbrian marquis , former guitarist of boston hardcore outfit therefore i am and recent lighting strike survivor , has signed a deal with equal vision records ( currently home to the likes of we came as romans and glass cloud ) as a solo artist .\nbrian marquis is streaming a new song titled \u201cfrom boston . \u201d the song appears on his upcoming debut full - length , blood & spirits . pre - orders are available on merchnow before the album is officially released on may 13 via equal vision records .\nnashville , tn ' s better off have officially signed to equal vision records and will release a brand new seven - inch single , titled meth head , on october 27 . pre - orders will be on sale soon . in the meantime , you can check out the single ' s artwork below .\nin an effort to become more environmentally friendly , equal vision records no longer accepts unsolicited physical demos . instead , please e - mail music @ urltoken with a link to where we can check out songs on the web . it\u2019s much faster , cheaper , and easier for us to listen to music online . if we like your tunes , we\u2019ll be in touch .\ntoday a lot like birds shares a spot on the equal vision roster with the impressive likes of saves the day , say anything , matt pryor ( of the get up kids ) , eisley , i the mighty , and more .\nand it\u2019s safe to say equal vision has done just that by sticking to the ethical principles it has maintained since the beginning\u2014all the more reason to consider the label one of the most important , cutting edge and relevant entities amidst the musical landscape .\n\u201cevr has put out so many of our favourite records and we\u2019re really excited to be working with them , \u201d shares drummer michael kelly . \u201cwe\u2019re the first canadian band on their roster since they put out the first couple of alexisonfire records way back when . tough act to follow but we\u2019re grateful for the opportunity . \u201d\n\u201ci want the bands to have a good experience with equal vision , \u201d reddy enthuses . \u201cwhatever money there is to be made isn\u2019t enough to cover up the impression if someone was wronged . having a good experience from both sides is the goal . \u201d\nin a move that returns the labels to its roots , equal vision records has launched a new imprint , mantralogy . the imprint is a collaboration with film / music producers gaura vani and rasa acharya that promises a\nedgy punk rock attitude and underground ethos with the ancient uplifting philosophies and culture of conscious living and music .\nand connects to the label ' s history as an outlet for krishna - conscious musicians .\nso , what\u2019s the secret to equal vision\u2019s success ? there are a multitude of theories , but the one factor that most familiar with the label continue to refer to is the tight - knit atmosphere that offers as much artistic trust as it does financial support .\n\u201cequal vision has grown in size , but i still think they do business with a hardcore / punk attitude , \u201d pete chilton of bane and avocado booking offers . \u201cquite simply the label is run by people who love what they do and care about their bands . \u201d\nequal vision records ( home to the likes of we came as romans and say anything ) have announced the signing of san diego , california\u2019s capsize , who are premiering a music video for their new song \u201ci\u2019ll take the blame . \u201d the video was directed by tyler ross of being as an ocean , and the song is taken from been tearing myself apart , a new two - song release from the band ( available now on itunes . )\nthe band have plans to begin the writing process for their debut equal vision release , with hopes to enter the studio in early 2013 . they also plan to ring out 2012 with continued touring and will be announcing fall tour dates soon . congratulations to both band and label !\nattila released its last two albums through artery recordings . we came as romans delivered four albums on equal vision records , and miss may i released all five of its previous albums on rise records . attila\u2019s highest - charting album on the billboard 200 is 2013\u2019s about that life at no . 22 , but 2014\u2019s guilty pleasure logged the band\u2019s best first - week sales of 18 , 000 ( no . 54 ) . we came as romans reached no . 8 on the chart with 2013\u2019s tracing back roots with first - week sales of 26 , 000 . miss may i reached no . 21 with 2014\u2019s the rise of the lion and hit its first - week sales peak of 12 , 000 with 2012\u2019s at heart ( no . 32 ) .\narguably , however , one of the major turning points for equal vision came with the release of saves the day\u2019s can\u2019t slow down in 1998 , which although not an immediate success turned out to be the beginning of a new era for the label in which diversity became its mantra and soon led to its monolithic growth and success .\n\u201ci am extremely excited to be teaming up with equal vision records for my first solo full length . i feel confident that they know where i ' m coming from and are genuinely excited about where i ' m headed with my new music , \u201d says marquis . \u201chaving played music for a while now in different scenarios , one of the most important things to me now , is working with people who are just as passionate about what they do as i am about my music . it ' s that enthusiasm and foresight that make me proud to be a part of the evr family . \u201d\nafter successfully helping equal vision get off the ground , reddy bought the label from cappo in 1993 and ran it out of his apartment in new york city . staying motivated with a passion for music as their impetus , reddy and his wife \u2013 former 108 guitarist , kate reddy \u2013 stuffed envelopes and put out some of the most intriguing hardcore and post - hardcore / rock records of the early nineties\u2013everything from shelter\u2019s attaining the supreme and 108\u2019s songs of separation to shift\u2019s spacesuit . in the process the label started to expand from its krishna - core leanings into a place that fostered passionate music regardless of genre .\n\u201cthe krishna - core movement was great and i definitely wouldn\u2019t be sitting here right now if it didn\u2019t happen , \u201d equal vision label manager dan sandshaw says . \u201ceventually the movement ended , though , and the label had to expand into new genres of music in order to survive . the expansion in the early nineties was the foundation of what the label has become today . \u201d\nnow that equal vision is over 15 years old and has met with widespread acclaim , one would think that the label would simply rest on its laurels and become one of the many that have bought into the corporate atmosphere that has pervaded underground music the past several years . but as successful as reddy and co . have been , the label continues to thrive on the very passion that ignited it in the first place .\nthe real coup for equal vision , though , came by the way of its belief in the prog - rock meets emo stylings of coheed and cambria , a band that has since taken the entire country by storm , going on to sell over 500 , 000 copies of its sophomore release , in keeping secrets of silent earth : 3 , as well as becoming one of the hottest touring acts in all of rock music .\nformed in 1991 by former youth of today and shelter vocalist ray cappo , equal vision was initially conceived as a home for cappo\u2019s shelter albums as well as a variety of other krishna conscious influenced artists within the hardcore scene . due to the interest focused on krishna consciousness in hardcore at the time , the self - funded label soon found it difficult to keep up with reprints , orders for tulasi beads and fan correspondence . also , as shelter toured and recorded , cappo found himself busier with a bevy of projects , so it wasn\u2019t long before he decided that equal vision would best be served under the reigns of someone who had the ability to devote 100 percent of his or her time to the label . in turn , cappo immediately thought of one person who would be a perfect fit to manage the day - to - day aspects of operations in an efficient manner\u2014namely , his longtime friend , former youth of today roadie and krishna conscious devotee , steve reddy .\nindependent hardcore / punk label founded in the early 1990 ' s by ray cappo solely to distribute releases from his band , shelter . in 1992 the label was sold to former youth of today roadie , former revelation employee and equal vision label manager steve reddy and began releasing music from a variety of other bands . throughout the 90 ' s the label saw releases from a number of hardcore / punk bands including one king down , ten yard fight , saves the day , converge , boysetsfire , and many others .\nnew label sharptone records , co - founded by shawn keith and nuclear blast ceo markus staiger , officially opens shop friday ( june 24 ) , billboard can exclusively report . the los angeles - based outfit , which will focus on different subgenres within rock music , will have satellite offices located in australia , germany and the united kingdom .\nsoon enough , word spread that equal vision was developing one of the most supportive environments in which an underground artist could work , as some of the most popular hardcore , rock and pop artists of recent years have taken note . as the 21 st century appeared on the horizon , reddy partnered with red distribution , put out increasingly unique bands ranging from progressive punk rock stalwarts such as black cross and bear vs . shark , pop / rock troupes like armor for sleep and the rocking horse winner and avant - garde fire - starters like the sound of animals fighting and the snake the cross the crown .\n\u201cequal vision was a comfortable fit for saves the day because they supported us through our early musical growth , \u201d saves the day front man chris conley states . \u201cto his credit , steve was able to see the merit in the music , and he never stepped in to advise against our progression . i can\u2019t stress how important this was for us as a band , and how rare it is within the industry to find a label executive who encourages risk taking . fortunately , because steve encouraged our growth , we were able to establish a trend of transformation which would serve us well through the grind of the years . \u201d\n\u201cequal vision\u2019s success may have more to do with the spiritual life within steve and kate , which breeds an environment of trust , respect and reverence , \u201d conley affirms . \u201ci was just a little boy when steve and kate took our band into their family . we felt protected and appreciated . more importantly , steve related to us more as human beings than tools of the marketing trade . within this industry , so much emphasis is placed on the bottom line , the dollar sign . steve and kate are there for you as fellow human beings first . this helped us to believe in ourselves and carry on in the face of much early criticism . \u201d\nattila vocalist chris \u201cfronz\u201d fronzak says , \u201cwe are really excited to announce that we have officially signed to sharptone ! we are at an amazing point in our career , and we know that these guys have the power that we need to take things to the next level . we\u2019re ready to dominate the planet with our brand - new album . sharptone is a label that shares our enthusiasm and understands who we are and what our vision is . so let\u2019s f - - - ing crush the world and spread party metal to the masses ! \u201d\n\u201cwe could not be more excited to finally release new music and continue to grow as a band . we spent last december on the road to and from the studio , where we worked with brian hood at 456 recordings in nashville , tn on the new tracks . we ' re super happy with the outcome of our time there . right when we got home we shot a video with our best friend tyler ross , from being as an ocean . we ' re already really deep in the writing process for our full - length and are anxious to get back in the studio , \u201d shares capsize vocalist daniel wand . \u201cthe new songs are the perfect transition into a new chapter of the band that we have been working towards for a really long time . \u201d\ncheck out the video for \u201ci ' ll take the blame\u201d below , and let us know what you think .\ncover queen adore delano is shaking things up in our first ever pride edition with her punk - rock , filter - free attitude ; state champs take us down memory lane ( and it\u2019s adorable ) ; against the current reveal the trouble with people ; korn\u2019s jonathan davis gets psychedelic on his first solo album ; tobi of trash boat offers support to nonconforming sexuality . snag our revolutionary pride issue now !\nwrite css or less and hit save . ctrl + space for auto - complete .\nmarquis will release his debut solo full - length album , blood & spirits , on may 13 , following his trek on the uk acoustic basement tour with geoff ricky and koji . the new album was recorded in los angeles , ca with producer doug grean ( tim mcgraw , stone temple pilots ) . you can check out the full tracklisting for the album below .\nthe singer was recently announced for the 2014 vans warped tour , where he will be playing the acoustic basement stage .\nblood & spirits tracklisting : 1 . drink you up 2 . paralysis by analysis 3 . i ' m still chasing you 4 . burn the bridge , swim the river 5 . highways and heartache 6 . hem & haw 7 . from boston 8 . young and dumb 9 . never disappear 10 . breathing in ghosts\nbishop briggs reflects on her love for panic ! , scene phase , and avril lavigne idol . . .\nto date , the band has released three eps \u2013 some things never change ( 2014 ) , their self - 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( 2016 ) . coldfront is comprised of [ \u2026 ]\nto date , the band has released three eps \u2013 some things never change ( 2014 ) , their self - titled debut ( 2013 ) , and their evr debut is this where they found you ? ( 2016 ) . coldfront is comprised of thomas stewart ( vocals ) , christopher casarin ( guitar , vocals ) , jared cipak ( guitar ) , michael kelly ( drums ) and erikson melton ( bass ) .\ncoldfront played their first show ever at the toronto date of 2013 vans warped tour in 2013 and have since gone on to share stages with the likes of knuckle puck , such gold , and like pacific and perform at festivals such as koi fest alongside silverstein , every time i die , counterparts and more .\n\u201cthe song pays tribute to the city i love and where i spent my formative years growing up and playing music . the colorful stereotypes of bostonians i experienced while touring the world the past 15 years and now living away from boston made me realize that people generally think of bostonians as they are portrayed in the media . so i decided to write a song celebrating those stereotypes with just a little punch of new england sarcasm , \u201d explains marquis .\nmarquis has a variety of tour dates in the uk and north america through the end of the summer . tickets are on sale now . the dates are as follows :\nadditionally , better off are set to serve as support for a handful of dates on both new found glory and real friends ' upcoming fall headlining tours . you can check out a full list of where they will be heading below , as well .\n\u201cafter the last youth of today tour , ray moved to india for a while and i lived in a krishna temple , \u201d reddy recalls . \u201ci wanted to get married , and i was going to have to find a way to make a living for myself . in the meantime , ray started shelter and while they were making their second record , they came up with the idea of having me run the label so they could focus on the band , and that\u2019s pretty much how i got involved . \u201d\n\u201cmy original idea was that we would roll like dischord in terms of sticking to our guns , \u201d reddy says . \u201cwe\u2019re krishna\u2019s\u2014so what ? we\u2019re going to roll into shows and start chanting and passing out food and that\u2019s that . but then i lost my fugazi when shelter signed to roadrunner , so we had to take a different approach as there weren\u2019t all that many krishna bands in existence . if we wanted to survive we had to try something different . i ended up meeting josh louka from shift and really liked his band and convinced him to allow us to put out his record . they joined up with us and that record got the ball rolling in terms of putting out non - krishna bands . \u201d\n\u201cwhen i first started working for evr in 1998 , the first saves the day album had been released a couple months earlier to mixed reviews , \u201d sandshaw reminisces . \u201csince then the label has expanded out of the hardcore scene and across every musical genre . the diversity of the label is the key to its growth . any label that works within one specific genre is setting itself up to be pigeon holed . \u201d\n\u201ci never had a plan to have the label go this long and get this big , \u201d reddy admits . \u201ci owe it to the people who care about the label as much as i do\u2014the employees here and the bands that put their lives on hold and take a chance to pursue their craft . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019ve never chased chart positions or awards , \u201d sandshaw concludes . \u201coverall , our goal is to serve the bands and impact people\u2014it\u2019s as simple as that . \u201d\nsend a sample of your work to publicity @ urltoken and let us know what publication you\u2019re with . if it\u2019s in regards to a show , include the date / city / venue . if you are with a radio station , email radio @ urltoken instead . thanks for your interest in covering our bands !\ni have a problem with an order i made from your store . who should i contact ?\nour webstore is run by merchnow and their customer service department will be able to assist you with any order concerns . you can contact them here . if you have a question / concern regarding a cd or vinyl record that was purchased another way ( at a show , as part of a ticket bundle , etc . ) please contact production @ urltoken and we\u2019ll do our best to help !\nwe love talking about music , but unfortunately we can\u2019t respond or give tips to every band that sends in a submission\u2026 there just aren\u2019t enough hours in the day , and we need to devote our time to our current artists . instead , spend your time writing the best music you can . travel , tour , flyer , and build your band on your own . the harder you work , the more likely we are to notice .\nwe offer unpaid internships to anyone with a good work ethic and a passion to learn about the music industry . we prefer to work with students pursuing a college degree , but more importantly we\u2019re people with a strong level of commitment to our program and our company . if interested , please send a resume to interns @ urltoken .\nno . we\u2019re an independent record label entirely owned and operated with no outside financial support . we are however distributed by red , which is a subsidiary of sony music . red also distributes many other independent labels like artery , arts & crafts , doghouse , fearless , razor and tie , tooth and nail , victory , and more .\n* save some trees ! don ' t mail physical demos . instead please e - mail links to stream your music ( no downloads ) , with a biography to music @ urltoken\nit looks like you may be having problems playing this video . if so , please try restarting your browser .\nwe need to talk\nis from waterparks ' sophomore album , entertainment , out now ! buy it here : urltoken . . . follow waterparks : urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken . . . lyrics : your mama likes me and she doesn ' t like anyone . your dumb , drunk friends don ' t care for me , yeah , and i always told you so . i wish you didn ' t tell me i was special now it ' s far too hard to see through . ' cause you shine brighter than morning at least i thought you did . i really thought you were my four leaf clover . i know i ' m lonely but i won ' t come over . i really thought you were my four leaf clover . i really thought that i was lucky fuck me . i ' m apathetic from this year long deficit . you don ' t like drama , so why you wanna live on top of it ? i ' m sorry i don ' t hack your phone like he did and when you need space to breathe , i leave it . but who needs space from across the country ? i ' m accustomed to feel like nothing fuck me . this line ' s here to make you think of burbank and all our first firsts that we lived in la . i carried you down the stairs every day . this line ' s here to say fuck the 100 . now out of state plates make me think of something . this line ' s here to make you think of your nose twitch the one i always loved but you were so self - conscious . i ' m haunted . credits : directed by erik rojas cinematography by scott siracusano produced by mike lev and ricky rosario art direction by skye prey edited by erik rojas colored by erik rojas show less\nwe need to talk\nis from waterparks ' sophomore album , entertainment , out now ! buy it here : urltoken follow waterparks : urltoken http : / / inst . . .\nmental knife\nis from hail the sun ' s upcoming album mental knife , coming out 9 . 28 . 18 . pre - 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based label . although lightning operated their own independent distribution , some of the label ' s releases ( certainly those lig - prefixed ) were distributed by wea .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\ni ' m only dreaming . . . of days long past cl . . .\nfounded in 1990 by ray cappo , , evr was originally created to distribute shelter and other krishna releases .\nnotable current artists include the dear hunter , hrvrd , say anything , i the mighty , eisley and night verses .\nconnect your spotify account to your urltoken account and scrobble everything you listen to , from any spotify app on any device or platform .\na new version of urltoken is available , to keep everything running smoothly , please reload the site .\nsome user - contributed text on this page is available under the creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply .\nvans warped tour | official site . contains recent news , tour dates , scheduled artists and events , contests , and merchandise .\nget up to 4 messages per month . reply help for help . stop to stop . message and data rates may apply .\nsacramento rockers a lot like birds are thrilled to announce that they will be hitting the road for a series of headline shows this fall . the dates include stops in salt lake city , denver , and detroit , prior to a full us tour supporting emarosa and jule vera which starts on september 23rd in pittsburgh . following the tour , a lot like birds will be stopping in kansas city , roswell , and las vegas for additional headline dates . for a full list of upcoming dates or to purchase tickets , please see below or visit : urltoken .\nonto their ever - growing roster of incredible talent . the label announced today that they ' ve signed the experimental , post - hardcore outfit . in a press release , the label noted that the band ' s\nconstant musical evolution and entrancing live shows , combined with their down - to - earth personalities , proved to be just the right fit\nfor them . of the new union , vocalist\nwe are all very happy about it . . . there honestly couldn ' t be a better home for us and what we want to do ,\nhe stated .\nit means the world to be on evr and we can ' t wait to see what comes of it .\nwe regret to inform you that urltoken is shutting down in its current form . if you were storing music here , you will have until july 31st , 2018 to download it . thanks for all your support and we look forward to sharing with you the new urltoken in the coming months .\nthe label , which is also introducing three new acts , was co - founded by nuclear blast ceo markus staiger & shawn keith .\n\u201cdeveloping this label has been very exciting for me , \u201d says keith , who has a decade of record - label and management experience . \u201cthe opportunity to partner and cultivate new and established artists working toward broadening their global potential is thrilling . sharptone will continue to diversify and evolve as a brand for music fans to truly identify with . we are not just another record label . we are a new - music company , allowing artists to be as creative and passionate as they choose to be . \u201d\nso far , sharptone has announced six acts on its roster , including partycore band attila and metalcore groups we came as romans and miss may i . attila and we came as romans will drop new albums in 2016 , and miss may i is readying one for 2017 .\nsharptone is also introducing pop rockers don broco , metal band loathe and pop / punk group world war me . the former two bands are from the united kingdom while the latter is from chicago . don broco\u2019s album automatic is being released in north america , and loathe will deliver prepare consume proceed on july 8 . word war me ' s new single\nwar zone\narrives friday , and its debut album on sharptone is due in the fall .\nthe online extension of billboard magazine , urltoken is the essential online destination for the music business .\nmantralogy ' s first artist , gaura vani , blends western instrumentation , rhythms and harmonies with traditional chants and melodies , citing influences like beck , bjork and peter gabriel . he and his band , as kindred spirits , often perform in traditional venues like yoga studios and temples , as well as more mainstream spaces like npr , cbs , lollapalooza , burning man , and countless grassroots get - 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sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . world heritage encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers , open access publishing , and in compliance with the fair access to science and technology research act ( fastr ) , wikimedia foundation , inc . , public library of science , the encyclopedia of life , open book publishers ( obp ) , pubmed , u . s . national library of medicine , national center for biotechnology information , u . s . national library of medicine , national institutes of health ( nih ) , u . s . department of health & human services , and urltoken , which sources content from all federal , state , local , tribal , and territorial government publication portals ( . gov , . mil , . edu ) . funding for urltoken and content contributors is made possible from the u . s . congress , e - government act of 2002 .\ncrowd sourced content that is contributed to world heritage encyclopedia is peer reviewed and edited by our editorial staff to ensure quality scholarly research articles .\nby using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . world heritage encyclopedia\u2122 is a registered trademark of the world public library association , a non - profit organization .\nof reality , waking people up from the mass blindness that leads to . . . . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ neo , between worlds : my own small\n, inspired by one of neo ' s sermons . by kee ( maryland , usa ) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . . . . . . y little of and tries to keep out of the line of discussion ) , the guiding\nsent from the old world that plague him many a day and night , and . . . . . . they are or aren\u2019t , really - - everyone\u2019s perceptions should be treated as\nvalid to them , and not dismissed because\nthat\u2019s not possible\nor\n. . . . . . ool of thought that states that every ant , every spider , every frog , are\nto or better than humans\n, etc . , etc . i\u2019m talking about something on . . . . . . theory of perception\n: the concept that\nthe truth remains where all roads\nzero\n. where all things cancel out .\nthe truths that truly matter wi . . . . . . every method society uses to define and identify the individual - - credit\n, bank accounts , identification databases , debts and histories and\n. . .\nthe devil\u2018s legacy - to earth mortals . being the key note to black arts ! ! witchcraft , devination , omens , forewarnings , apparitions , sorcery , daemonology , dreams , predictions ,\n, and compacts with the devil ! ! with the most authentic hist . . . . . . of both these stands upon a level , and that god and the devil seems to have an\nshare in our faith , so the evidence of their existence seems to . . . . . . overed after the same manner of demonstration . nay , in some respects , it is\ncriminal to deny the reality of them both , only with this di . . . . . . ts with the devil . the power of these witches as we find in their earliest\noriginated in their intercourse with \u2015familiar spirits , \u2016 inv . . . . . . y of human life to the spoiling of milk . the names and forms of their imps were\nfantastic . rebecca jones , a witch from st . osythe\u2018s , said th . . . . . . frame of life , and restoring the spirits of long lost youth . \u2016 the author who\nthis curious and wonderful discovery , remarks , \u2015if after the . . . . . . ad been the victim of some chemical illusion , again went to sleep , but the same\npresented itself a second time , addressing him with the same . . . . . . or a meal , but actually prepared a dinner with her eyes closed . \u2016 prevoyant\nof john knox . john knox , the great scottish reformer , wh . . .\nof fact . but our author had had exceptional op - portunities to obse . . . . . . and others . ] 7 . a . h . japp . de quincey memorials . being letters and other\n, here first published . with communications from coleridge , the word . . . . . . enacted by posting - houses for their own benefit , and upon other bye - laws ,\nstern , enacted by the inside passengers for the illustration of the . . . . . . on , or upon conscious power that haughtily dispensed with that sanc - tion ,\nit spoke from a potential station ; and the agent , in each particula . . . . . . : even the shadow of the pyramids grows less . and often the restoration in\nof fanny and the bath road makes me too pathetically sensible of tha . . . . . . animals\u2014grif - fins , dragons , basilisks , sphinxes\u2014till at length the whole\nof fighting images crowds into one towering armorial shield , a vast . . . . . . ecret frailty of human nature\u2014reveals its deep - seated falsehood to itself\u2014\nits abysmal treachery . perhaps not one of us escapes that dream ; pe . . .\nopportunity university . contents on the knocking at the gate , in mac . . . . . . victory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 the\n, can furnish him with no reason why a line which is known and can be . . . . . . els rat - tling away from the scene , and making known that the tran - sitory\nwas dissolved , he will be aware that at no mo - ment was his sense of . . . . . . s ; yet , still i am of opinion that the best artist in this century was not\nto the best in that which followed . for instance , however praiseworth . . . . . . ke me ; it was not i that did it . i have not the vanity to think 27 myself\nto any such achievement ; be assured that you greatly overrate my poor . . . . . . and a noon - day prosperity , both personal and public , that rang through the\nof his people , and became a byeword amongst his posterity for a tho . . . . . . ; the angel of meditation on the right hand , that must cleanse these lying\nwith fire , even as of old the drap - eries of asbestos were cleansed . . . . . . ailty of human nature\u2014reveals its deep - seated pariah falsehood to it - self\u2014\nits abysmal treachery . perhaps not one of us es - capes that dream ; . . .\nopportunity university . 3 h g wells the soul of a bishop by h . g . we . . . . . . stating the church\u2019s attitude with a new and convinc - ing vigour . he had a\nof the great aisle strangely full and alive and astir . the organ not . . . . . . rather far in the direction of the woman suffrage people ; he had advocated\nof standard in all sorts of matters , and the memory of these utter . . . . . . w , thanks to the green tea , to be interspersed with theological dreams and\nof an extrava - gant vividness . he would see frazer\u2019s sacrificial ki . . . . . . cower before a gigantic and threatening heaven . these green - tea dreams and\nwere not so much phases of sleep as an intensification and vivid fu . . . . . . r hand here are our masses out of hand and hostile , our industrial leaders\nhostile ; there is a failure to grip , and that fail - ure to grip is . . . . . . ut if your brain is tired and weak , then so soon as you lose faith in your\n, your mind is glad to let them go . when you see these lost identity . . .\ncopyright \u00a9 world library foundation . all rights reserved . ebooks from world library are sponsored by the world library foundation , a 501c ( 4 ) member ' s support non - 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winning full service creative agency with offices in san francisco , new york , chicago , and seattle . mekanism works closely with the world\u2019s best brands to create shareable and provocative campaigns that engage audiences .\n5 . mekanism\u2019s problem \uf076 mekanism has grown tremendously from 2007 to 2010 . \uf076 yet , in 2010 despite an increase in profits , the firm only grew 10 % in billing with fewer new clients signing on . \uf076 clients requesting other complimentary services to viral marketing . \uf076 converting mekanism from a specialized production shop to a full service ad agency .\nnearly two decades after its last creative review , alaska airlines has chosen mekanism as its new creative agency of record .\nmekanism - 1 . 12 . 2 - 9 . 4 . 7 . 342 the smelting is broken a do nothing .\nmekanism has been called the\nmodel agency for the social web .\nhow do you approach making highly shareable content ?\nmekanism is an award - winning full service creative agency with offices in san francisco , new york , chicago , and seattle .\nteixeira , thales s .\nmekanism : engineering viral marketing .\nharvard business school teaching note 513 - 043 , august 2012 .\nmekanism works closely with the world\u2019s best brands to create shareable and provocative campaigns that engage audiences . mekanism has been named to ad age ' s \u201cagency a list , \u201d creativity ' s \u201cthe creative 50 , \u201d effie\u2019s \u201cmost effective independent agencies , \u201d and they have been profiled by the new york times , fast company and abc\u2019s \u201cnightline . \u201d mekanism\u2019s campaigns have been covered and studied by harvard business school .\nits viral ad work runs from lowbrow to esoteric to downright scary \u2014 and that\u2019s all part of the plan . the machine behind mekanism .\nthe campaign is created by an agency named mekanism , which like method is based in san francisco . mekanism has recently been named agency of record for method , which in the past has worked with agencies like crispin porter & bogusky , tbwa / chiat / day and droga5 .\nanother is its roots as a production company , he adds , which leads him to refer to mekanism as \u201cthe pixar of agencies . \u201d\nmekanism is a minecraft add - on featuring high - tech machinery that can be used to create powerful tools , armor , and weapons .\nmekanism creates advertising at the intersection of technology , design , culture and brand stories . we help brands build loyalty , authenticity and love .\no help grow the mekanism\u2019s client arsenal by working on new business development , and assisting in prospecting , contacting and pitching new business opportunities .\nposted by : carlee vellinga last may , fast company challenged digital marketing firm mekanism to an online viral project to promote its brand . mekanism worked with fast company to initiate the influence project . this venture , which aimed to find the most influential people on the web , \u2026\n\u201cit\u2019s exciting times at mekanism . because of the strong growth we\u2019re experiencing , it\u2019s more important than ever to have the processes and structures needed to ensure a great creative experience for our clients , \u201d mekanism president and ceo jason harris said in a statement . \u201cmike has always been an integral part of the mekanism family and with him at the helm of operations\u2014we\u2019re setup for continued success and more importantly - excellent work . \u201d\nindustry observers and executives involved with the campaign say mekanism\u2019s efforts to increase brisk\u2019s social media presence and sales have been successful . according to ian kovalik , a creative director of mekanism , the number of brisk\u2019s facebook fans has jumped to 950 , 000 from 10 , 000 in late 2010 .\nmethod \u201cis a little bit of a legend in san francisco , \u201d says tommy means , partner , founder and executive creative director at mekanism .\no develop industry analyses and thinking across innovative platforms , agency models and client needs to keep mekanism on the leading edge of the agency world .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at mekanism inc ( san francisco , ca ) in september 2016 .\nsarah dileo arrives as executive producer for mekanism\u2019s sister studios , following stints as executive producer , integrated production at tool and head of production at wondros .\nmekanism attributed the leadership expansion to a series of recent account wins , including talenti , peloton , blink health and the wine group\u2019s cupcake and chloe wines .\nagency brief : an updated way to call out sexism ; wongdoody gets acquired this week ' s agency news from wongdoody , mekanism and dentsu aegis network .\nmekanism\u2019s ceo jason harris talks about how his agency\u2019s pepsi ad capitalized on a plum super bowl slot with the help of fans and a lady named beyonce .\nbut mekanism\u2019s \u201cplus\u201d is more than an ability to churn out quirky videos . the company deploys a double whammy of demographically targeted content and a machiavellian \u201csyndication\u201d strategy .\nmekanism ' s first campaign for alaska airlines should launch in the spring , and the agency is currently looking to hire an executive to run its seattle location .\nmekanism started working with method \u201con a project basis about a year ago , \u201d mr . means says , \u201cand we formalized our relationship about three months ago . \u201d\nif i use the electrolytic seperator with energy upgrades it dont decrease the energy usage . mekanism version 1 . 12 . 2 - 9 . 4 . 10 . 345\n3 . \uf076mekanism , is a digital / social media production company , for development of viral marketing campaigns . \uf076mekanism focuses its work on story - telling through emerging media platforms \uf076we have enjoyed a 68 % annual growth in billings . \uf076we engineer virality , and we create an online campaign and make it go viral who are we ?\nin july , fast company launched a social media experiment called the influence project , almost on a whim . the endeavor stemmed from a profile that the magazine ran on\ncreative company\nmekanism . in the article , mekanism ' s president jason harris says his company can\nengineer virality ,\nand fast company decided to test out the theory .\nspending time with the partners from mekanism can be perplexing . i wake up after a night out in san francisco with the crew to find the following scrawled in my notebook :\nsan francisco based creative agency mekanism announced today that it would acquire epic signal , a social - video startup that specializes in creating branded campaigns with social media and video influencers .\nto raise the film\u2019s profile online , mekanism both targeted a group of 50 social media influencers as well as released a series of short \u201creal ape\u201d videos they hoped would go viral . the former campaign began back in june , when mekanism reached out to selected youtube stars and movie - bloggers to help them build buzz \u2014 especially among millenial - age males .\nhi , i have connected it to me controller and the same thing so theres deffo a compatibility issue with this energy acceptor and so far mekanism . its going to be hard for me to test as the things i use it for are built around a mass off mekanism cables connected to a tesseract connected to a big reactor . ill try and report back\nmekanism is an independent tech mod that brings low , mid , and high tier machinery to minecraft . the mod doesn\u2019t have an actual goal , and you\u2019ll understand this when you see all the random content mekanism contains , from jetpacks to balloons . however , i can assure you that you\u2019ll notice all the content blend together as you get to know the mod better !\nthe new campaign is the brainchild of mekanism , the san francisco - based agency pepsico hired in 2010 that revived brisk\u2019s clay - animated commercials from the mid - 1990s . the original spots parodied figures like frank sinatra and babe ruth , while the new mekanism brisk ads have featured eminem \u2014 in a super bowl xlv commercial \u2014 as well as danny trejo and ozzy osbourne .\nmekanism is an award - winning , full - service creative agency . it sprinkles its love of storytelling across integrated advertising , branded entertainment and social media programs to build measurable brand loyalty , inspire consumer engagement and drive sales . mekanism combines breakthrough creative and strategy with in - house production and innovative distribution models to build campaigns that find and connect with audiences in new ways .\nmekanism has been named to ad age ' s\n2017 best places to work\n, ad age ' s \u201cagency a - list , \u201d creativity ' s \u201cthe creative 50 , \u201d effie\u2019s \u201cmost effective independent agencies , \u201d and they have been profiled by the new york times , fast company and abc\u2019s \u201cnightline . \u201d mekanism\u2019s campaigns have been covered and studied by harvard business school .\none point in mekanism\u2019s favor , says eric ryan , who cofounded method with adam lowry , is that it is \u201ca bike ride away\u201d from the method headquarters rather than \u201ca plane ride away . \u201d\nwhile the rhetoric of the influence project rides the fine line between std awareness and the documentation of the\nicing\nmeme (\nspread your influence ,\nsee who you ' ve influenced ,\netc . ) , a closer look at the background and concept info , gleaned from the mekanism proposal deck and a may 2010 fast company article on mekanism , hints at something more manipulative .\nmekanism is an independent tech mod that brings low , mid , and high tier machinery to minecraft . the mod doesn ' t have an actual goal , and you ' ll understand this when you see all the random content mekanism contains , from jetpacks to balloons . however , i can assure you that you ' ll notice all the content blend together as you get to know the mod better !\ni would like to request for the recipes for thermal expansion items to allow mekanism alternatives . examples : that i found and would suggest . ( thermal : mekanism ) energy cells : energy cubes machine frame : steel casing redstone reception coil : enriched alloy redstone flux capacitor : energy tablet and maybe some for your custom items ( technomancy : alternative ) blood coil : blood alloy enchanted coil : enchanted alloy\nmekanism has a habit of becoming part of the community and culture , helping them not only fit in but also endear themselves to the community and help build within the culture while building their own business .\nmekanism\u2019s machine has gotten so good it apparently can even take a random comment and make it go viral . mekanism lead writer andre ricciardi recalls a client presentation last summer where he was insisting on the importance of having a sticky url for a new consumer product . \u201cand this is true for any site , \u201d he told the room . \u201cit doesn\u2019t matter if it\u2019s urltoken or urltoken . the name has to be memorable . \u201d\nthe campaign , which carries the theme \u201clove to give , \u201d has a budget estimated at $ 15 million to $ 18 million . it is being created by mekanism in san francisco , which specializes in digital work .\nmekanism evp and managing director mike zlatoper added ,\nit ' s an honor and a huge responsibility to help a brand with such strong identity and soul to tell it ' s story in a new and interesting way .\n\u201cthe thing that sets them apart is syndication , \u201d says doner\u2019s strasberg . \u201cthey\u2019ve built those relationships an ad agency can\u2019t necessarily build because for the most part people hate advertisers . as advertisers , we need help . it\u2019s amazing what they can do for the dollar and what they can do as partners . \u201d strasberg had hired mekanism to double del taco\u2019s 20 , 000 facebook fans ; mekanism did it in two weeks ( a month later the number hit 67 , 000 ) . mekanism even used 30 - second edits of its web videos as actual tv commercials , inverting the old model , cutting production costs by 50 % , and making the web the wellspring of the entire multiplatform campaign .\nat the close of our first meeting , i ask means and harris , \u201cwhat is it about mekanism that makes it different ? and the answer shouldn\u2019t be viral marketing , because this magazine has been writing about that since 1996 . \u201d\nmekanism , san francisco art director may 2012 - april 2015 clients : nordstrom rack , cytosport muscle milk , method , art . com , brisk ice tea , puris & partners print , interactive , integrated , branding , new business pitches\naustin\u2019s show runs four times a week , reaching 50 , 000 people per webcast . \u201cwith the internet , you get a level of focus you don\u2019t get in traditional media , \u201d says jay kenny , microsoft\u2019s lifestyle marketing manager , who worked with mekanism on the demetri martin campaign . \u201cone of the things mekanism does incredibly well is understand who they\u2019re trying to reach and how to reach them . you are actually speaking to the audience you are trying to connect with . \u201d\nbut it ' s mekanism ' s work rather than the band that amasses the cult following . partners tommy means , founder and creative director ; pete caban , ceo - head of digital ; ian kovalic , creative director ; and mr . harris are the four - corners of mekanism , a san francisco - based agency that ' s evolved from digital - production shop to a creative shop that makes content that millions of people on the internet read , watch and share .\nclient : mekanism . full service advertising agency in sf . redesigned their reception area , lounge areas , and several meeting rooms in a mid - century , vintage look . worked with on - staff art directors to complete themed conference rooms .\nwe ' re more like the ramones ; we ' re not as talented as the beatles ,\nsaid jason harris , president - executive producer at mekanism . clockwise from top : tommy means , jason harris , ian kovalik , pete caban\nrising to the bait , i propose a little wager : prove it . if mekanism creates a viral campaign for fast company , i will document the process from conception to launch - - in the magazine to start and then online .\nafter landing the alaska airlines account earlier in 2016 , creative agency mekanism touched down in seattle with an office to handle the account , complete with an upcoming opening party that is the more official ' how do you do ? ' for the market .\n: priority # 1 is to open the office in the morning and answer the phones . the om is the face of mekanism and maintains a presence on both floors , receiving guests and deliveries , and answering the main phone line throughout each business day .\nwith only a small band of regular employees \u2014 just 40 staffers \u2014 mekanism has built a reputation as marketing\u2019s twisted troubadours , with a particular talent for attracting the wandering eye of the fickle youth market . but \u201cpart of the misconception of mekanism is that we\u2019re just king of the dick jokes , \u201d says matson , who cuts her own hair and drives a convertible 1970 chevy impala . \u201cand we are the king of the dick jokes \u2014 it\u2019s good to be king \u2014 but there is something much deeper happening . \u201d\n\u201cclients think that if we create a piece of content , then they will get their million hits , \u201d says doner ceo and chief creative officer rob strasberg , who hired mekanism for a del taco campaign in january . \u201cthey don\u2019t understand that the subservient chickens [ the viral classic that got 450 million views for burger king ] and the like are the phenoms . in order to give that outcome some probability , you need to have a process , and mekanism has figured out a way to plus the process . \u201d\nsamsung teamed up with the digital agency mekanism to create the campaign , which is scheduled to start in los angeles and end in new york city at the end of the month . the initiative represents the first time the brand and the agency have worked together .\nmy job is to establish the vision and growth of mekanism . we have four partners at the company : two on the business side and two on the creative side . we create the plan for the company , focus on growth , and creative excellence . prior to joining mekanism , i started a branded entertainment firm where i was a soloist , and i soon realized that without partners , working in this industry can be lonely business . collaboration and partnership are the key to job satisfaction , longevity , and ultimate success .\nthe alaska airlines and virgin america merger was officially approved by the us government recently , forming the fifth largest airline in the country . with it comes the first campaign , \u201cdifferent works , \u201d by mekanism , the agency of record for the newly merged company .\nin testament to the\npower of social media\nnasland ' s polemic post went viral , while the influence project has garnered a modest but not spectacular\nalmost 5 , 000 sign ups\nin its first day , according to mekanism ' s jason harris .\nreception : priority # 1 is to open the office in the morning and answer the phones . the office manager is the face of mekanism and maintains a presence in the office , receiving guests and deliveries , and answering the main phone line throughout each business day .\nmeans aspires to direct his own picture one day . but , for now , his focus remains on serving his advertising clients via mekanism , the san francisco - based production studio he formed in 2000 after stints at a small documentary production company and production shop complete pandemonium .\n3 . when he and fellow mekanism co - founders started the company , they decided to spell it with a\nk\nbecause they couldn ' t get the url to mechanism . com . everyone thinks it ' s a cool name until they hear that story .\nupdate : i have tried a selection of cables most of which are not compatible with tesseract however the redstone fluxducts from thermal dynamics seem to function fine with it . so its deffo a compatibility issue with mekanism . not sure when it started but it used to work fine\nthank you for the thorough issue report + clear screenshots . the issue was actually even more finicky than you described . . . the mekanism cable would connect only if the galacticraft wire was connected to energy receptors and at least one of the energy receptors was not full !\nmekanism founder tommy means is best known for his work directing viral web videos . but he is about to make his mark in the movies with this month\u2019s theatrical release of surfwise , a feature - length documentary he produced with vanity fair editor graydon carter and mogul mark cuban .\nthe idea was pitched as\nthe cover project\nto fast company in february 2010 by mekanism , a creative production studio located in new york and san francisco . ( i purposefully did not hyperlink to their studio because their website ' s music is that abrasive . ) but in\nsan francisco - based mekanism is a collective of film , animation & interactive content creators telling brand - related stories across emerging media platforms . they entertain and inspire measurable brand loyalty by imparting a unique passion and zest for creative storytelling to commercials , branded entertainment , features & integrated campaigns .\nmatt fischvogt joins mekanism chicago as a creative director on the agency\u2019s millercoors account . he joins the agency following four years as a freelance creative director , following stints at cp + b , mullenlowe and mckinney . he has worked with brands including coke zero , audi and best buy . \u2019\nthe 3 - d release of \u201cphantom menace\u201d is slated for feb . 10 , and the \u201cstar wars\u201d campaign is aimed at continuing mekanism\u2019s success in increasing brisk\u2019s social media presence and sales . pepsico\u2019s initiatives will include the introduction , starting tuesday , of special \u201cstar wars\u201d packaging and promotions at retailers .\nebay executives \u201cliked the nontraditional approach we pitched to them , \u201d said tommy means , executive creative director at mekanism , especially the emphasis on social media , which he praised as \u201cso much more of a credible way to advertise\u201d because of its reliance on \u201cthe power of word of mouth . \u201d\nthis is a viral experiment , conducted not only by mekanism on behalf of fast company , but by fast company on behalf of its readership ' s editorial interests . the subject of how things go viral and how ideas and info spread online is right up fast company ' s editorial alley .\nzlatoper first joined the agency in 2010 and previously led the san francisco headquarters as executive vice president , managing director . before joining mekanism he spent around three years serving as director of business development and group account director for 215 mccann , following nine years as an account director with tbwa and cutwater .\nwe\u2019d agreed at the outset with mekanism on metrics for success : to increase the number of posts on the web mentioning fast company by 25 % ; to engage participants with a reach of 20 million ; and to increase our twitter followers and facebook fans by 15 % . those benchmarks were reached . visible technologies , an analytics firm that mekanism brought in , assessed fast company \u2018s brand presence online in the six weeks prior to the launch of the project and in the six weeks during the project . visible technologies reported back an 87 % boost in fast company mentions in blogs across the web . the firm also calculated that fast company received 568 million twitter mentions during the course of the project . the number of followers of our twitter feed rose 17 % and our facebook fan base rose 23 % , though mekanism was quick to acknowledge that our other editorial coverage played a significant role in those gains .\nmekanism , the san francisco / new york agency you may remember from this compilation of rejected pitch videos from director tony benna we featured last month , has always had a reputation for having one of the weirdest websites in the industry . now , they\u2019ve completely revamped their site \u2026and it\u2019s still really weird .\nmekanism has carved out a spot making stories that spread by layering social - media distribution on top of its creative rep . once the 61 - person makes something beautiful or , more likely , edgy or funny , it ' s figured out how to distribute it through relationships with bloggers and others online .\nwith a quickly growing new york office , mekanism is also launching three new divisions to organize growth in the years to come :\nlabs ,\nto develop agency - owned products and apps ;\nnetworks ,\nas its syndication arm ; and\nstudios ,\nto house its production division .\nmekanism first emerged on the scene in 2003 as a production shop dedicated to telling stories on new - media platforms , evident in highly entertaining integrated tales for the likes of napster , sega , microsoft and more . since then , though , the company has evolved into an independent agency unto its own .\nmekanism filmed the beginning and end of the ad professionally to create a wraparound story that leads in and out of all the ugc footage . in order to create the smooth effect of all those fans morphing into each other , though , the team had to utilize a method called \u201cobject replacement animation . \u201d\n: mekanism is largely a project - based agency , the om must be aware of our many works in progress . managing calendars for our meeting rooms is an integral part of the om\u2019s role . this includes being aware of changing needs and communicating with all levels of staff to keep everyone\u2019s schedules running smoothly .\nrick thornhill , who joined mekanism in mid - 2015 , will lead the agency on the account side . mr . harris said that founder and executive creative director tommy means , who is based in san francisco , will oversee creative for the time being , though the agency is looking for creative leadership in chicago .\nfast company wanted to show that they could make anything go viral , so they got together with mekanism . mekanism is \u201ca creative company that builds digital audiences . \u201d they also guaranteed fast company that anything they do will go viral . okay , i can believe you can do something so out there , so outrageous , that it can go viral \u2013 and with the backing of fast company ( fast company did put it out in their e - mail newsletter , online and in their print publication ) i buy that . but what does it prove and what does it gain you . so together they launched the influence project .\nas they enter a new market , mekanism president and ceo jason harris and partner / strategic development pete caban talked about how they approach their new town and client . the office is in the vibrant , boho - chic neighborhood of capitol hill and will echo the unconventional sensibilities of the agency as it ramps up .\nthe digital innovation group at mekanism is a kick - ass team of digital specialists . we work as a collaborative team to identify new ways of connecting people with brands through forward thinking digital / social solutions . our main objectives are to inspire and advocate for digital / social innovation along with producing inventive and engaging experiences .\nwhen we profiled digital marketing firm mekanism last may , its partners boasted that they could make an online project go viral , guaranteed . we challenged them , in print , to prove it : create a viral campaign for fast company , and let\u2019s see what happens . it seemed like a no - brainer to try it .\nwe ' re incredibly happy with how well it ' s going ,\nmekanism ' s director of social media brendan gahan told mashable .\nthe internet loves cats and it was done for a good cause so it ' s great to see people rally around it . we hope it will continue to do well .\nturns out it is the latter , though i\u2019m not sure the chinese girls were really part of the plan . when i mention it to tommy means , mekanism\u2019s founder and creative director , he\u2019s unapologetic : \u201cnothing pumps company morale like the four founders dancing at the holiday party in nude suits and space helmets . \u201d ( urltoken )\nby the time you\u2019ve been using mekanism for a while , you\u2019ll have a near - indestructible suit of obsidian armor , be obtaining four ingots for each ore you mine , have the ability to fly wherever you want with the hydrogen - powered jetpacks , and have a cute robotic friend following you around while you mine . : )\npepsi and beyonc\u00e9 invited fans to help make this year ' s pepsi super bowl xlvii halftime show one of the most memorable and compelling shows ever . pepsi received more than 120 , 000 submissions from consumers in hopes of being selected , and chose hundreds of photos for the introduction . the video was created for pepsi by mekanism (\nsan francisco - based production house - turned creative agency mekanism expanded its leadership team with the hires of a managing director in seattle , a new head of planning , two creative directors and an executive producer . the independent agency also promoted mike zlatoper to serve as its first chief operating officer and made a series of additional internal promotions .\nthey got us . it was a great cultural fit and there was an immediate chemistry between our team and theirs ,\nsaid alaska airlines vp of marketing sangita woerner .\nmekanism ' s strategic approach to delivering breakthrough creative and mastery of digital advertising , or ' storytelling for emerging media , ' also set them apart .\nmekanism\u2019s brand strategy department is made up of creative - minded brand leaders who understand people as much as we understand business . we are part anthropologist , part business thinker , part planner , part new business insights creator and part trend watcher . it is our job to connect the dots between human behavior , creative development and business strategy .\nthe jury ' s still out , but voting for the influence project comes to an end august 15 . i spoke with harris and brendan gahan , mekanism ' s director of social media , to find out how it all came together . and if they think they ' ll be crowning the most influential person of the year next week .\n18 . viral tunes \uf076 make ringtones go viral through mekanism\u2019s iphone app \uf076 the app allows you to change a friend\u2019s ringtone at will \uf076 iphone users can check a \u2018surprise me\u2019 option in order to receive automatic ringtone updates from friends . how is it beneficial to the clients mobile to mobile sharing ( 861 , 660 , 000 handsets in usa )\ni first met means and mekanism president jason harris in october when they visited fast company \u2018s new york office . their web site had intrigued me \u2014 a collection of absurdist tableaux set against black backgrounds , which includes this description : \u201cwe sprinkle our love of good storytelling on viral campaigns , commercials , and branded entertainment to inspire measurable brand loyalty . \u201d\n( oh yeah , i forgot to mention that little bonus bump : if you ' re ' on the cover of a magazine , you ' ll probably buy that issue of the magazine . this idea is going to sell a lot of copies of fast company magazine to people who have never bought it before . )\n- - mekanism creative brief\nwe are incredibly excited to roll - up our sleeves and begin working with this much - loved and iconic brand ,\nsaid mekanism partner pete caban .\nour new seattle office will put us on the ground locally to support our alaska partnership , while also providing opportunities for growth amongst the numerous blue - chip businesses in the region .\nthis announcement follows the seattle - based travel brand ' s first full makeover in 25 years . mekanism , an independent agency which currently maintains offices in new york and san francisco , also plans to open a location in seattle later this month to handle the new account , along with those of other area clients such as amazon , nordstrom rack and starbucks .\nmekanism is an award - winning full service creative agency with offices in san francisco , new york , chicago , and seattle . we work closely with the world\u2019s best brands to create shareable and provocative campaigns that engage audiences . we sprinkle our love of storytelling across integrated advertising , brand entertainment and social media programs to inspire measurable brand loyalty and drive sales .\n\u201ctoyota wanted something unusual , so we opened the door and tommy and jason went in and sold this idea . they are really good with clients , \u201d says richard bendetti , senior producer at saatchi & saatchi l . a . \u201cthey are not afraid of anything , and a lot of companies , including mine , are trying to catch up with mekanism . \u201d\nmeans , who runs the shop and directs many of the company\u2019s projects , founded mekanism to take high production values and strong storytelling into new media . he recalls pitching the concept to agencies and clients eight years ago and being met with a lot of blank stares . \u201cback then , nobody knew what the hell i was talking about , \u201d the director laughs .\nmekanism ' s chicago office started in part because beam wanted employees close by , mr . harris said . staffers began working out of a wework office space but the need for an official office grew , especially after the agency was given the freedom to handle millercoors , which it won last year , wherever leaders saw fit . the office now has 25 employees .\nyou can add another entry to the annals of botched social media campaigns : fast company magazine and s . f . - based digital marketing agency mekanism turned fast company readers into digital guinea pigs yesterday with the influence project , an ornate marketing rickroll in which users registered to promote their unique link in hopes their friends would also register and boost their\ninfluence .\npepsi and beyonce invited fans to help make this year ' s pepsi super bowl xlvii halftime show one of the most memorable and compelling shows ever . pepsi received more than 120 , 000 submissions from consumers in hopes of being selected , and chose hundreds of photos for the introduction . the video was created for pepsi by mekanism ( san francisco and new york ) .\npepsi and beyonc\u00e9 invited fans to help make this year ' s pepsi super bowl xlvii halftime show one of the most memorable and compelling shows ever . pepsi received more than 120 , 000 submissions from consumers in hopes of being selected , and chose hundreds of photos for the introduction . the video was created for pepsi by mekanism ( san francisco and new york ) .\nin gc 2 . 0 . 13 . 1067 and several builds prior , mekanism cables only link up with aluminum wires if the wire is already connected to a power - reception - capable block . when i refer to linking , it is both visual , and for actually functioning to transfer energy . i ' m using mek 6 . 1 . 0 . 38 .\nworking with lead agency mccann erickson , means and his team arrived at an idea for golden grahams called the golden grant stimulus package , a twitter - based campaign focusing on job interviews gone wrong . as an added incentive , mekanism would illustrate the best tweets in animated line drawings , like visual haikus , and put them on urltoken and seed exclusive tweets to sites like urltoken .\nthat ' s , in part , the reason the brand ' s executives chose to work with mekanism .\nthey have a great reputation for creating great content that becomes very shareable ,\nsaid crotty .\nwe knew [ they were ] known for great storytelling\u2026they ' re the only folks we reached out to , and we were thrilled with our initial collaboration with them .\nrising to the bait , i propose a little wager : prove it . if mekanism creates a viral campaign for fast company , i will document the process from conception to launch \u2014 in the magazine to start and then online . we\u2019ll loose their baby on the world and see how far it travels , with readers right there either to marvel at its genius or mourn its genetic deficiencies .\nrepresentatives from mekanism will document the approximately 3 , 600 - mile journey in user - generated photographs , and the collection will be shown at a gallery event in june in new york city . the photo that generates the most \u201clikes\u201d on facebook will be deemed the best of the bunch . additional promotions will include product demonstration videos on youtube , in - store dealer promotions and newspaper ads .\nthe move by mekanism is on trend as more and more companies in the digital video space move to acquire social influencer shops . earlier this month disney - owned mcn maker studios acquired influencer marketing startup instafluence and in may otter media\u2019s fullscreen acquired social creative agency mcbeard . this year also saw similar acquisitions by twitter and corbis which snapped up social talent agencies niche and plaid social labs respectively .\nsocial events : the office manager manages a few social events that happen throughout the year , including but not limited to our annual holiday party and offsite company summit , by working with the mekanism social committee , an internal team of very dedicated social planners . on a more regular basis the office manager plans birthday parties and manages the social committee , a team of very dedicated social planners .\n\u201ci think having grown up with the alaska brand is something we are looking for a little bit . it ' s got such great , nuanced history and cultural significance in the pacific northwest and seattle specifically . we ' re looking to make sure that we try to capture that , \u201d said caban , noting that who they hire also needs to grasp mekanism\u2019s storytelling for emerging media concept .\nin other words , mekanism doesn ' t want to just open service offices with account people that service one or two accounts .\nservice offices don ' t work because if you ' re not collaborating with the creative team and only meeting with clients and getting feedback , i don ' t think that ' s a good enough reason to open an office ,\nmr . harris said .\nfor its most prominent ad of the year , pepsi challenged agency mekanism with a difficult task : create a fan - made halftime intro to beyonce\u2019s halftime show with production values worthy of the show and the super bowl . it\u2019s a mission that looks paradoxical on paper , but according to ceo and executive producer , jason harris , the brief could be condensed into two simple words : social tv .\ni developed this idea with mekanism as an editorial project when i was a senior editor at fast company . it was an attempt to understand the way influence spread across social networks . of course , we knew it would also get attention and have a second act as a campaign of sorts . but its primary objective was to explore the nascent world of social influence and the rise of internet celebrity .\nwith offices in san franciso and new york , mekanism is now known for integrated super bowl campaigns for pepsico , as well as broadcast and digital efforts for the north face , nike , method , ge , the white house and more . the work has helped the company earn plenty of awards hardware , including honors at cannes and ad age ' s small agency awards and agency a - list package .\n14 . mekanism ' s income statement ( thousands of dollars ) 2007 2008 2009 2010 gross revenue 9 , 330 10 , 852 18 , 238 20 , 111 production costs 5 , 221 5 , 195 9 , 251 9 , 865 gross profit 4 , 109 5 , 657 8 , 987 10 , 246 operating costs 3 , 555 4 , 473 6 , 950 7 , 882 ebitda $ 554 1 , 184 2 , 037 2 , 364 ebitda % of net revenue 13 . 50 % 20 . 90 % 22 . 70 % 23 . 10 % financial aspect \u2013 why the worry ? despite maintaining a healthy ebitda margin of 23 . 1 % in 2010 , mekanism\u2019s revenues grew by only 10 % in 2010 , from a much better - than - expected 68 % growth in revenues in 2009 .\ntheir \u201cabout\u201d section is similarly image - driven , making full use of the parallax effect . there\u2019s also a more complete \u201ccase studies\u201d section , a list of work and clients , news , and contact information . the attention to visual detail makes for a dynamic web experience , and mekanism\u2019s unique sensibilities ensure that it\u2019s a weird one . let us know what you think of the new site in the comments section .\nfounded in 2013 by mekanism and fullscreen veteran brendan gahan , epic signal maintains offices in both new york and san francisco from which it helps clients to design influencer - based marketing programs and provides brand partners like pepsi , anheuser - busch inbev , nbc\u2019s \u2018the voice\u2019 and chevy . epic signal also provides clients with channel strategy management for social video platforms like instagram video , snapchat , periscope , vine and youtube .\nseems to be broken , i have used mekanism universal cables with energy acceptors since your pack first came out with no issues . im not sure at which update it has broken it as i havent used them for a while however i cannot get them to come online when linked to the energy acceptor . i removed the acceptor and cabled them up to the controller using me quartz cable and it worked fine .\nscheduling : as mekanism has many projects running at any one time is largely a project - based agency , the office manager must be aware of our many works in progress . managing calendars for our meeting rooms and the out of the office calendar is an integral part of the office manaers role . this includes being aware of changing needs and communicating with all levels of staff to keep everyones schedules running smoothly .\nthe director of brand strategy is responsible for managing multiple internal , new business and client projects and is expected to effectively collaborate with mekanism\u2019s creative , brand management , and digital innovation teams . the director of brand strategy will run consulting and strategy projects independently , run businesses like charles schwab , method , nordstrom rack and muscle milk in conjunction with brand management leaders , and both lead and support multiple new business pitches .\n\u201cone obvious thing is that we ' re trying to grow the office with a blend of mekanism employees that know the culture and then seattle natives , so there are people that understand the market and understand the culture , \u201d said harris . \u201cwe ' re not barging into seattle . we ' re coming into seattle specifically for accounts we ' ve won and we ' re going to grow organically from there . \u201d\nthis weekend , the film \u201crise of the planet of the apes\u201d will try to hold on to its no . 1 position at the box office as it battles new titles \u201cthe help , \u201d \u201c30 minutes or less\u201d and \u201cfinal destination 5 . \u201d the hybrid live action / cgi - thriller grossed $ 54 . 8 million its opening weekend , boosted by good reviews and a strong viral campaign designed by creative company mekanism .\nwhile mekanism made good on its \u201cguarantee , \u201d our resources and assets were vital to its success . the project required a tremendous amount of time and energy on our part , and given our experience , we\u2019d caution any clients who think they can simply turn over an online campaign to outside experts : it\u2019s not that easy . there\u2019s a reason , after all , that it\u2019s referred to as \u201cearned\u201d media , not free media .\njillian goger joins mekanism new york as creative director . she arrives at the agency from droga5 , where she has served as a creative director for a year , following a decade with mccann new york , where she rose from associate creative director to group creative director . over the course of her career she has worked with clients including the u . s . army , verizon , usps , dentyne and mastercard and the new york lottery .\nmekanism offered advice about how to counter the negativity , but in the end , it was up to us to defend ourselves , our brand , and the project . our editorial crew engaged the most vehement critics , posting comments and reaching out one - on - one . as we posted articles on urltoken about online influence , the project\u2019s credibility began to rebound . the naysayers didn\u2019t exactly back down , but the attacks \u2014 particularly on twitter \u2014 subsided .\nthis role is tasked with providing innovative insights , thought leadership , curated influencer network programs and the ability to establish a strong network of partners . the senior digital influence strategist is responsible for concepting , launching and executing digital / social media influence marketing programs meeting business and brand goals . as mekanism continues to work within the digital influence space , this role is tasked with discovering new opportunities for growth and innovation to maintain our position as an industry leader .\n\u201cthere isn\u2019t anyone else like us , \u201d brags means , an atlanta native who sounds like michael stipe , looks like a young jack nicholson , and has killed a wild boar with his bare hands ( urltoken ) . means ( his grandfather coined his own ford dealership\u2019s slogan , by all means see al means ) explains that while mekanism bills itself as a production company , it\u2019s really a hybrid of an advertising agency , production house , and multimedia content factory that has dialed into the low cost of entry and pervasiveness of the web . mekanism\u2019s mission , he says , is not to overthrow the 30 - second spot ( they love tv dollars ) , but to place the web at the center of all advertising , exploiting it to make marketing cheaper , faster , and more effective \u2014 across all platforms . \u201cwe are the model for what the future of an agency is going to look like , \u201d means says .\npepsi famously dialed back its volume of tv ads for this year ' s super bowl to focus on its sponsorship of the halftime show . here ' s the ad from mekanism that will run right before the halftime show begins . it shows new york city springing to life with music , with its landmarks serving as instruments . nyc is such a rich , inspiring place for this kind of approach . nothing revolutionary , but a nice little opening number for bruno mars .\nwith successful hubs in san francisco , chicago and new york , getting into the burgeoning northwest market \u2013 with a high - profile client that recently made a deal to merge with virgin america \u2013 may seem daunting for an independent agency . but mekanism , the group behind such winning campaigns as jack link\u2019s \u201cmessin\u2019 with sasquatch , \u201d trulia\u2019s \u201ctrulihome\u201d and major campaigns for the white house , jim beam , axe and the super bowl , has never flown an easy route to success .\nmekanism ' s goal , said president - ceo jason harris , is for each of the four offices to have 50 employees that span a variety of disciplines .\nthe old model used to be have an outpost and clients would fly or you ' d fly to them . the new model in modern advertising is that it ' s all about collaboration and working closely with clients . it ' s much faster and iterative so you need to be in person with clients .\nmekanism created the \u201cit\u2019s on us\u201d brand , concept , logo and architecture . we launched with a psa that was the # 1 video on youtube with over 3 million views . celebrities and athletes like jon hamm , kerry washington , alex morgan , kevin love , joel mchale , and many others tweeted to more than 33 million followers on twitter , and reached millions more through facebook and instagram . we have created two twitter trending topics and have over 2 billion in total impressions .\nis mekanism an ad agency ? jason harris : we call ourselves a creative company . but we\u2019re sort of one part agency , one part production company . we use the name \u201ccreative company\u201d because i think there can be some baggage associated sometimes with either of those terms . you kind of , in your mind , imagine what a typical advertising agency looks like . and you also think of production as executing someone else\u2019s idea . we just like the handle \u201ccreative company , \u201d which is what we are ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "rocktenn", "paragraphs": ["joint proxy statement of rocktenn and smurfit - stone that also constitutes a prospectus of rocktenn . rocktenn and smurfit -\n\u201d ) , including the filing by rocktenn of a registration statement on form s - 4 that will include a joint proxy statement of rocktenn and smurfit - stone that also constitutes a prospectus of rocktenn .\nlearn about working at rocktenn . join linkedin today for free . see who you know at rocktenn , leverage your professional network , and get hired .\nnorcross - based rocktenn has completed its merger with meadwestvaco to officially become westrock .\nexisting credit agreements means the existing rocktenn credit agreement and the existing mwv credit agreement .\nthat structure will leave meadwestvaco investors with 50 . 1 percent of the new company and rocktenn stockholders with the remainder , assuming 7 percent of the rocktenn group takes the cash payout .\nrocktenn company of canada inc . | canadian meat council - good for you . good for canada .\nstakel said rocktenn monitored smurfit - stone ' s quarterly reports , and the acquisition became official in january , which made rocktenn north america ' s second - largest container - board company behind international paper .\nstatements involve estimates , expectations , projections , goals , forecasts , assumptions , risks and uncertainties . rocktenn\n\u201crocktenn\u2019s acquisition of smurfit - stone is another major step in our transformation of rocktenn to be the most respected company in our business with a laser focus on exceeding our customers\u2019 expectations and creating long term shareholder value , \u201d james a . rubright , rocktenn\u2019s chairman and chief executive , said in a statement .\nsince it formed , rocktenn has made about a dozen acquisitions , but three are considered major since 2005 .\nproxy statement / prospectus when it becomes available . you can obtain free copies of these documents from rocktenn and\nstakel said rocktenn would project to be in the fortune 260 among fortune 500 companies in the next fiscal year .\nthe final joint proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of rocktenn and stockholders of smurfit - stone .\nrocktenn to acquire smurfit - stone container corp . creating a $ 9 billion leader in the north american paperboard packaging market\nrocktenn shareholders will own about 56 percent of the combined company , and smurfit - stone shareholders will own 44 percent .\nthe company rocktenn and meadwestvaco will form , which had not been named as of monday , will have combined sales of $ 15 . 7 billion . the new company ' s board will include eight directors from rocktenn and six directors from meadwestvaco . rocktenn ceo steven voorhees will become ceo and meadwestvaco chairman and ceo john luke jr . will become non - executive chairman .\nthe new rocktenn space will be in the current duke realty building in duluth , which has more than 68 , 000 square feet .\nrocktenn to acquire smurfit - stone container corp . creating a $ 9 billion leader in the north american paperboard packaging market | business wire\nthe merger will combine two of the biggest names in packaging , creating a company with 9 . 4 million tons of production capacity . it will also expand rocktenn\u2019s business in the midwest and west coast . the combined company will keep rocktenn\u2019s headquarters in norcross , ga .\nrocktenn chairman and chief executive officer james a . rubright stated , \u201cwe are pleased with the strong support that both rocktenn and smurfit - stone shareholders had for this transaction and are excited about the opportunity to create additional value for our customers , shareholders and employees . the acquisition of smurfit - stone brings us one step closer to making rocktenn the most respected and profitable integrated paperboard and packaging company in north america . we welcome the former smurfit - stone customers to rocktenn and look forward to providing them with exceptional product quality and service . \u201d\nrocktenn was formed in a merger between rock city packaging and tennessee paper in 1973 . meadwestvaco was formed in a merger between mead corporation and westvaco in 2002 . in 2011 , rocktenn announced the consolidation of its chicago and metro st . louis operations to gwinnett , bringing 500 new jobs to the community and representing $ 5 million in capital investment . earlier this year , rocktenn and meadwestvaco announced its merger .\nthe acquisition of smurfit - stone brings us one step closer to making rocktenn the most respected and profitable integrated paperboard and packaging company in north america . we welcome the former smurfit - stone customers to rocktenn and look forward to providing them with exceptional product quality and service .\nwith more than 500 employees , rocktenn in west point is one of the largest employers in the middle peninsula region . rocktenn is the largest source of tax revenue for west point . by edwards ' estimates , it accounted for 40 - 50 percent of the town ' s local tax base .\nmeadwestvaco ' s headquarters in richmond , va . rocktenn and meadwestvaco announced on monday that they would combine to form a $ 16 billion packaging company .\nin an economic climate where business expansion is rare and job creation is not often delivered , rocktenn is proud to be an aberration to recent trends .\nin connection with the proposed transaction , rocktenn and smurfit - stone container corporation will be filing documents with the securities and exchange commission ( sec ) , including the filing by rocktenn of a registration statement on form s - 4 that will include a joint proxy statement of rocktenn and smurfit - stone container corporation that also constitutes a prospectus of rocktenn . rocktenn and smurfit - stone container corporation stockholders are urged to read the registration statement on form s - 4 and the related joint proxy statement / prospectus when they become available , as well as other documents filed with the sec , because they will contain important information . the final joint proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of rocktenn and stockholders of smurfit - stone . investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents ( when they are available ) and other documents filed with the sec at the sec ' s web site at urltoken , or by contacting rocktenn investor relations at 678 - 291 - 7900 or smurfit - stone container corporation investor relations at 314 - 656 - 5553 .\n) - - rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) today announced the results of their meetings of shareholders held earlier today . both rocktenn and smurfit - stone shareholders approved the merger as more than 99 % of the rocktenn shares that voted at the meeting voted \u201cfor\u201d the merger and more than 91 % of the smurfit - stone shares that voted at the smurfit - stone meeting voted \u201cfor\u201d the merger .\nrocktenn\u0092s chairman and chief executive officer , james a . rubright said \u0093rocktenn\u0092s acquisition of smurfit - stone is another major step in our transformation of rocktenn to be the most respected company in our business with a laser focus on exceeding our customers\u0092 expectations and creating long term shareholder value . the containerboard and corrugated packaging industry is a very good business and u . s . virgin containerboard is a highly strategic global asset . with this acquisition , rocktenn\u0092s fiber input ratio will be 55 % virgin and 45 % recycled . we believe this transaction provides the greatest possible career opportunities for our co - workers from both companies . \u0094\nrocktenn manufactures corrugated shipping containers , displays and point of purchase packaging . the firm represents a long history as a supplier to the meat industry in canada .\nwith the sec at the sec\u0092s web site at www . sec . gov , or by contacting rocktenn investor relations at ( 678 ) 291 - 7901 or\nrocktenn ' s chairman and chief executive officer , james a . rubright said , \u201crocktenn\u2019s acquisition of smurfit - stone is another major step in our transformation of rocktenn to be the most respected company in our business with a laser focus on exceeding our customers\u2019 expectations and creating long term shareholder value . the containerboard and corrugated packaging industry is a very good business and u . s . virgin containerboard is a highly strategic global asset . with this acquisition , rocktenn\u2019s fiber input ratio will be 55 % virgin and 45 % recycled . we believe this transaction provides the greatest possible career opportunities for our co - workers from both companies . \u201d\nthe chief executive of rocktenn , steven c . voorhees , will continue in that role at the newly combined company , while meadwestvaco\u2019s chairman and chief executive , john a . luke jr . , will become nonexecutive chairman . rocktenn will contribute eight of its directors to the new company\u2019s board , while meadwestvaco will bring six .\nwest point \u2014 still reeling from rocktenn co . ' s announcement monday that it would be merging with richmond - based packaging company meadwestvaco corp . to create a $ 16 billion global packaging company , town officials and employees at rocktenn ' s west point paper mill say they are optimistic about the plant ' s future .\nwith approximately 240 facilities in the u . s . , canada , mexico , chile , argentina and china , rocktenn , a fortune 500 company , has about 26 , 000 employees , 475 at the millville plant . rocktenn is the largest paper recycler , largest display manufacturer and largest preprint linerboard producer in north america .\nthe family\u2019s business , tennessee paper mill , was founded in 1917 by finley\u2019s grandfather and others . finley joined tennessee paper mill in 1930 as a bookkeeper and became executive vice president in 1950 . in 1973 , the company merged with rock city box company , creating rocktenn . finley served as chairman of the board for rocktenn .\nin connection with the proposed transaction , rocktenn and smurfit - stone will be filing documents with the securities and exchange commission ( the \u0093 sec \u0094 ) , including the filing by rocktenn of a registration statement on form s - 4 that will include a joint proxy statement of rocktenn and smurfit - stone that also constitutes a prospectus of rocktenn . rocktenn and smurfit - stone stockholders are urged to read the registration statement on form s - 4 and the related joint proxy statement / prospectus when they become available , as well as other documents filed with the sec , because they will contain important information . the final joint proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of rocktenn and stockholders of smurfit - stone . investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents ( when they are available ) and other documents filed with the sec at the sec\u0092s web site at www . sec . gov , or by contacting john stakel , vp - treasurer , rocktenn investor relations at ( 678 ) 291 - 7901 or smurfit - stone investor relations at ( 314 ) 656 - 5553 or smurfit - stone media relations at ( 314 ) 656 - 5827 .\nand because the new jobs will have a pay scale that ' s considered above average , rocktenn will receive $ 12 . 5 million in quality job tax credits .\nas johnson noted , and rubright referred to in earlier news reports , rocktenn prefers to stay in the background , yielding to its clients ' brand or product identity .\ntwo big makers of packaging materials , rocktenn and meadwestvaco , agreed on monday to merge , creating a $ 16 billion manufacturer of cardboard cartons and other types of boxes .\nthe company will have its principal executive offices in richmond , where meadwestvaco is based . its operating offices will be in norcross , ga . , where rocktenn is based .\nunder the terms of the agreement , which has been unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies , meadwestvaco corp . stockholders will receive 0 . 78 shares of the combined company for each share they own , while rocktenn shareholders will receive either one share of the combined company or a specific cash amount for each rocktenn share held .\n) - - rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) today announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive agreement under which smurfit - stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of rocktenn . the aggregate consideration , consisting of 50 % cash and 50 % rocktenn stock , is valued at $ 35 per - share of smurfit - stone common stock , and represents a 27 % premium to smurfit - stone\u2019s closing stock price on january 21 , 2011 . the aggregate equity value of the transaction , based on the closing price of rocktenn\u2019s common stock on january 21 , 2011 , is approximately $ 3 . 5 billion .\nrocktenn was advised by wells fargo and the law firm king & spalding . smurfit - stone was advised by lazard and the law firm wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz .\nthe new jobs will come from chicago and creve coeur , mo . , a suburb of st . louis , but stakel said rocktenn would still have a presence in those cities .\nthe aggregate purchase price being paid for smurfit - stone\u2019s equity in the transaction is approximately $ 3 . 5 billion , consisting of approximately $ 1 . 8 billion of cash and the issuance of 30 . 9 million shares of rocktenn common stock . following the acquisition , rocktenn shareholders will own approximately 56 % and smurfit - stone shareholders will own 44 % of the combined company .\nin conjunction with the acquisition of smurfit - stone , rocktenn closed on $ 4 . 3 billion of debt financing . the company said the money was used to finance the merger , repay outstanding indebtedness of smurfit - stone , refinance rocktenn ' s existing credit facilities , pay fees and expenses related to the acquisition and provide about $ 1 billion\nfor general corporate purposes .\nthe aggregate purchase price being paid for smurfit - stone\u0092s equity in the transaction is approximately $ 3 . 5 billion , consisting of approximately $ 1 . 8 billion of cash and the issuance of 30 . 9 million shares of rocktenn common stock . following the acquisition , rocktenn shareholders will own approximately 56 % and smurfit - stone shareholders will own 44 % of the combined company .\nunder the terms of the transaction , shareholders in both manufacturers will take stakes in a new , as yet unnamed company . for each share in rocktenn that they own , shareholders can receive either one share in the new company or the cash equivalent to the volume - weighted average price of rocktenn\u2019s shares over a five - day period that ends three trading days before the deal closes .\nrocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) is one of north america\u0092s leading manufacturers of paperboard , containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging , with annual net sales of $ 3 billion . rocktenn\u0092s 10 , 400 employees are committed to exceeding their customers\u0092 expectations - every time . the company operates locations in the united states , canada , mexico , chile and argentina . for more information , visit urltoken .\nin 2005 , rocktenn , a leading north american producer of consumer and corrugated packaging and recycling solutions , acquired gulf - states and restored the fold - pak name after purchasing all gsd packaging assets .\nthis month , rocktenn announced the acquisition of smurfit - stone , one of its competitors , and subsequently made a $ 5 million local investment that would create 500 jobs in the next two years .\nthe transaction is expected to close in the second calendar quarter of 2011 and is subject to customary closing conditions , regulatory approvals , as well as approval by both rocktenn and smurfit - stone stockholders .\nnorcross , ga . , creve coeur , mo . , and chicago , ill . , january 23 , 2011 \u0096 rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) today announced that the boards of directors of both companies have approved a definitive agreement under which smurfit - stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of rocktenn . the aggregate consideration , consisting of 50 % cash and 50 % rocktenn stock , is valued at $ 35 per - share of smurfit - stone common stock , and represents a 27 % premium to smurfit - stone\u0092s closing stock price on january 21 , 2011 . the aggregate equity value of the transaction , based on the closing price of rocktenn\u0092s common stock on january 21 , 2011 , is approximately $ 3 . 5 billion .\nrocktenn said sunday that it had agreed to buy smurfit - stone , a maker of packaging products that emerged from bankruptcy protection last year , for $ 3 . 5 billion in cash and stock .\nrocktenn has completed its acquisition of smurfit - stone . pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , each outstanding share of smurfit - stone common stock ( other than dissenting shares ) , has been converted into the right to receive $ 17 . 50 in cash and 0 . 30605 of a share of rocktenn class a common stock . pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , timothy j . bernlohr , terrell k . crews , and ralph f . hake have joined the rocktenn board of directors from the smurfit - stone board of directors , increasing the number of directors from 10 to 13 .\nrocktenn has completed its acquisition of smurfit - stone . pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , each outstanding share of smurfit - stone common stock ( other than dissenting shares ) , has been converted into the right to receive usd 17 . 50 in cash and 0 . 30605 of a share of rocktenn class a common stock . pursuant to the agreement and plan of merger , timothy j . bernlohr , terrell k . crews , and ralph f . hake have joined the rocktenn board of directors from the smurfit - stone board of directors , increasing the number of directors from 10 to 13 .\nthe gravity of the jobs addition wasn ' t lost on johnson , who said if rocktenn chose to leave the area ,\nit ' d take us 100 years to make up for that .\nrocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) is one of north america ' s leading manufacturers of paperboard , containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging , with annual net sales of $ 3 billion . rocktenn ' s 10 , 400 employees are committed to exceeding their customers ' expectations - every time . the company operates locations in the united states , canada , mexico , chile and argentina . for more information , visit urltoken .\nrocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) is one of north america ' s leading manufacturers of paperboard , containerboard and consumer and corrugated packaging , with annual net sales of usd 3 billion . rocktenn ' s 10 , 400 employees are committed to exceeding their customers ' expectations - every time . the company operates locations in the united states , canada , mexico , chile , and argentina . for more information , visit urltoken .\nwells fargo securities acted as exclusive financial advisor to rocktenn and king & spalding llp acted as legal counsel . smurfit - stone\u0092s financial advisor was lazard and its legal advisor was wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz .\nunder the terms of the deal , rocktenn will pay 0 . 30605 of its own shares and $ 17 . 50 in cash , or $ 35 a share at friday\u2019s closing price , for each smurfit - stone share . the price represents a 27 percent premium to smurfit - stone\u2019s friday closing price of $ 27 . 52 . rocktenn will also assume $ 1 . 8 billion of smurfit - stone\u2019s debt and pension liabilities .\nit ' s fun , because it makes you proud ,\nsaid john stakel , a rocktenn vice president and the company ' s treasurer .\nit ' s energizing , rewarding from a professional standpoint .\nthe new jobs will make rocktenn the ninth - largest company in gwinnett county , with more than 900 employees . it would also be in the top 10 of the largest publicly traded companies in metro atlanta by revenue .\nnorcross , georgia , and creve coeur , missouri , usa , 07 february 2011 - - ( business wire ) - - rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) announced today that the federal trade commission has granted early termination of the waiting period under the hart - scott - rodino antitrust improvements act of 1976 in connection with the previously announced acquisition of smurfit - stone container corporation by rocktenn .\nin the first five trading sessions since the smurfit - stone acquisition was announced , rocktenn ' s stock was up 17 percent . before the acquisition of smurfit - stone , rocktenn held 2 percent of the container - board market , and smurfit - stone owned 17 percent . but in 2009 , smurfit - stone filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . in june of last year , it emerged from bankruptcy , and reported improved profit margins last fall .\nthe late w . max finley , former chairman of the rocktenn corporation , dedicated his life to public service . he was an active supporter of the university of tennessee system and a 1931 graduate of the university of chattanooga .\nwells fargo securities acted as exclusive financial advisor to rocktenn and king & spalding llp acted as legal counsel . smurfit - stone ' s financial advisor was lazard and its legal advisor was wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz .\nthis strategic transaction , unanimously approved by the boards of directors of both companies , will create a $ 9 billion leader in the north american paperboard packaging market . upon closing , rocktenn will maintain its headquarters in norcross , ga .\nrobin keegan , director of corporate communications with rocktenn , said while it ' s too early to announce how the companies ' integration will directly affect the west point facility , the new company ' s first step will be organizing leadership .\nnorcross , georgia , usa , 27 may 2011 - - ( business wire ) - - rocktenn ( nyse : rkt ) and smurfit - stone container corporation ( nyse : sscc ) shareholders today approved the merger of the companies . more than 99 % of the rocktenn shares that voted at the meeting voted\nfor\nthe merger and more than 91 % of the smurfit - stone shares that voted at the smurfit - stone meeting voted\nfor\nthe merger .\nsmurfit - stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of rocktenn . for each share of smurfit - stone common stock , smurfit - stone stockholders will be entitled to receive 0 . 30605 shares of rocktenn common stock and $ 17 . 50 in cash , representing 50 % cash and 50 % stock . the aggregate consideration is $ 35 per smurfit - stone common share . the consideration represents a 27 % premium to smurfit - stone\u2019s closing stock price on january 21 , 2011 .\nsmurfit - stone will become a wholly owned subsidiary of rocktenn . for each share of smurfit - stone common stock , smurfit - stone stockholders will be entitled to receive 0 . 30605 shares of rocktenn common stock and $ 17 . 50 in cash , representing 50 % cash and 50 % stock . the aggregate consideration is $ 35 per smurfit - stone common share . the consideration represents a 27 % premium to smurfit - stone\u0092s closing stock price on january 21 , 2011 .\nrocktenn was advised by the blackstone group , lazard and the law firm cravath , swaine & moore . meadwestvaco was advised by bank of america merrill lynch , goldman sachs , greenhill & company and the law firm wachtell , lipton , rosen & katz .\npart of the reason rocktenn decided to keep its headquarters in norcross was the $ 15 . 7 million in incentives it received from the state and gwinnett county . it also received $ 700 , 000 in property tax incentives from the city of norcross .\npro forma adjusted ebitda is calculated as the sum of rocktenn\u2019s credit agreement ebitda and smurfit - stone\u2019s adjusted ebitda plus pro forma adjustments consistent with the two . our definitions of pro forma adjusted ebitda may differ from other similarly titled measures at other companies .\npro forma adjusted ebitda is calculated as the sum of rocktenn\u0092s credit agreement ebitda and smurfit - stone\u0092s adjusted ebitda plus pro forma adjustments consistent with the two . our definitions of pro forma adjusted ebitda may differ from other similarly titled measures at other companies .\nrocktenn , smurfit - stone and their respective directors , executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction . information concerning rocktenn\u2019s executive officers and directors is set forth in its definitive proxy statement filed with the sec on december 17 , 2010 . information concerning smurfit - stone\u2019s executive officers and directors is set forth in its annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2009 , which was filed with the sec on march 2 , 2010 , and in its current report on form 8 - k filed on july 7 , 2010 . additional information regarding the interests of participants of rocktenn and smurfit - stone in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction will be included in the above - referenced registration statement on form s - 4 and joint proxy statement / prospectus when it becomes available . you can obtain free copies of these documents from rocktenn and smurfit - stone using the contact information above .\nrocktenn , smurfit - stone and their respective directors , executive officers and other members of management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction . information concerning rocktenn\u0092s executive officers and directors is set forth in its definitive proxy statement filed with the sec on december 17 , 2010 . information concerning smurfit - stone\u0092s executive officers and directors is set forth in its annual report on form 10 - k for the year ended december 31 , 2009 , which was filed with the sec on march 2 , 2010 , and in its current report on form 8 - k filed on july 7 , 2010 . additional information regarding the interests of participants of rocktenn and smurfit - stone in the solicitation of proxies in respect of the transaction will be included in the above - referenced registration statement on form s - 4 and joint proxy statement / prospectus when it becomes available . you can obtain free copies of these documents from rocktenn and smurfit - stone using the contact information above .\nadded cummiskey ,\nrocktenn is a great example of how important it is to cultivate our existing companies . the company ' s experience here certainly helped pave the way for its decision to consolidate its functions in georgia after it acquired smurfit - stone .\nrocktenn was formed after rock city box company merged with tennessee paper mills in 1973 . tennessee paper mills was founded during world war i , and survived the great depression and world war ii while morris established a friendship with the grandson of the company president .\n, or by contacting john stakel , vp - treasurer , rocktenn investor relations at ( 678 ) 291 - 7901 or smurfit - stone investor relations at ( 314 ) 656 - 5553 or smurfit - stone media relations at ( 314 ) 656 - 5827 .\nrocktenn s employee intranet enables the company s employees to access information from the comfort of their home . the intranet is called the employee zone , a site that allows employees to access hr self - service , an application that enables employees to view and manage their personal information\nin addition to the equity consideration , rocktenn will assume smurfit - stone\u2019s net debt and pension liabilities . as of december 31 , 2010 smurfit - stone\u2019s net debt was $ 0 . 7 billion and its pension liabilities were $ 1 . 1 billion ( $ 0 . 7 billion after - tax ) . rocktenn has received $ 3 . 7 billion in committed bank financing from wells fargo bank n . a . , rabobank and suntrust bank to finance the cash portion of the transaction , to refinance existing debt and to provide liquidity for the combined operations .\n. the final joint proxy statement / prospectus will be mailed to stockholders of rocktenn and stockholders of smurfit - stone . investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents ( when they are available ) and other documents filed with the sec at the sec\u2019s web site at\nin addition to the equity consideration , rocktenn will assume smurfit - stone\u0092s net debt and pension liabilities . as of december 31 , 2010 smurfit - stone\u0092s net debt was $ 0 . 7 billion and its pension liabilities were $ 1 . 1 billion ( $ 0 . 7 billion after - tax ) . rocktenn has received $ 3 . 7 billion in committed bank financing from wells fargo bank n . a . , rabobank and suntrust bank to finance the cash portion of the transaction , to refinance existing debt and to provide liquidity for the combined operations .\nsteve voorhees chief executive officer . steve voorhees is chief executive officer . previously he was ceo of rocktenn . prior to that , steve served in various executive leadership roles , including president and chief operating officer ; executive vice president and chief financial officer ; and chief administrative officer .\nsituated on the banks of the pamunkey river , the paper mill produces white top linerboard recycled medium used in various types of packaging . the mill celebrated its 100th anniversary last year , having opened in 1914 as the chesapeake pulp & paper co . it became chesapeake corp . in 1918 and remained as such until 1997 when it came under the ownership of st . laurent paperboard inc . rocktenn acquired the mill from smurfit - stone container corp . in january 2011 . in recent years , rocktenn has invested nearly $ 100 million in capital improvements at the mill .\nrocktenn , which has a presence in canada , mexico , chile , argentina and china , has operations in norcross , lithia springs , columbus , duluth , hartwell , covington , atlanta , augusta , college park , lithonia and marietta . it boasts more than 26 , 000 employees .\nthe companies reported quarterly earnings monday , both exceeding wall street expectations . rocktenn posted first - quarter net income of $ 125 . 1 million and revenue of $ 2 . 51 billion . meadwestvaco earned $ 53 million and recorded revenue of $ 1 . 37 billion for its fourth quarter .\nthroughout its 82 years , the millville paper mill , now under the ownership of the rocktenn co . based in norcross , ga . , has had its fair share of owners , starting with the international paper co . , which built the paper mill in 1930 . southwest forest industries bought it in 1979 , stone container corp . purchased it in 1987 and merged with the jefferson smurfit corp . in 1998 to make smurfit - stone container corp . , which filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2009 . rocktenn purchased the mill from smurfit - stone in may of 2011 .\ncontinuing a legacy of support for utc , a $ 1 . 1 million gift from the finley family has created the w . max finley chair for excellence in american business to honor the entrepreneurial energy and career of the late w . max finley , former chairman of the rocktenn corporation .\nrhett coates , a contract employee with rocktenn , said he and other employees at the west point facility are optimistic that production will increase at the plant once the merger finally closes . \u201cthe outlook seems promising , \u201d he said , \u201cbut we ' ll just have to wait and see . \u201d\nnorcross - - nearly 40 years ago , this city was home to a family - owned business of paperboard and box manufacturing with sales of $ 23 million . today , rocktenn co . reports $ 10 billion in net sales , and is one of the crown jewels of the business community in norcross and gwinnett county .\nthe combined manufacturer will keep its headquarters in meadwestvaco\u2019s hometown , richmond , va . , but will maintain operating offices in norcross , ga . , rocktenn\u2019s home base . the two companies said they would reap up to $ 300 million in cost savings within three years after the deal closes , which is expected by june 30 .\n\u201cthere are strategic benefits and growth opportunities that come with the merger , \u201d she said . \u201cwe understand ( how the merger will affect rocktenn in west point ) is a question on everyone ' s mind , but that facility is very important to us ; we recognize what a tight - knit community they have there . \u201d\naccording to nasdaq , as of 1 : 53 p . m . jan . 27 , rocktenn stocks had dropped 1 . 81 percent to $ 65 . 75 per share after closing monday at $ 66 . 85 . meadwestvaco shares had also dropped 1 . 15 percent from $ 51 . 10 to $ 50 . 76 .\nmergers and acquisitions are difficult , because at the end of the day people are impacted by it , both positively because rocktenn is more successful ,\nhe said .\nbut if you ' re maybe in creve coeur or chicago , for them it ' s not , maybe , the same end result , but hopefully they find great professional opportunities .\nrocktenn ' s history stretches back to its original ceo , worley brown ' s father - in - law , arthur morris . morris bought rock city box company in 1945 after it was founded in 1898 . in 1953 , the norcross roots were planted when morris purchased parks box and printing company in norcross . morris then persuaded brown in 1964 to join the company .\nin conjunction with the acquisition of smurfit - stone , rocktenn closed on $ 4 . 3 billion of debt financing , consisting of a $ 1 . 475 billion , 5 - year revolving credit facility ; a $ 1 . 475 billion , 5 - year term loan facility ; a $ 750 million , 7 - year term loan facility and a $ 625 million , 3 - year accounts receivable securitization facility . the borrowings under the new debt facilities were used in part to finance the merger , to repay outstanding indebtedness of smurfit - stone , to refinance rocktenn\u2019s existing credit facilities , to pay for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of smurfit - stone and to provide liquidity for general corporate purposes of approximately $ 1 billion .\nsmurfit - stone is one of the industry\u0092s leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producers and one of the world\u0092s largest paper recyclers . smurfit - stone has manufacturing mill capacity of 7 . 0 million tons , and when combined , rocktenn will have 9 . 4 million tons of total production capacity , including 7 . 5 million tons of mill production in the attractive containerboard market .\nin conjunction with the acquisition of smurfit - stone , rocktenn closed on usd 4 . 3 billion of debt financing , consisting of a usd 1 . 475 billion , five - year revolving credit facility ; a usd 1 . 475 billion , five - year term loan facility ; a usd 750 million , seven - year term loan facility , and a usd 625 million , three - year accounts receivable securitization facility . the borrowings under the new debt facilities were used in part to finance the merger , to repay outstanding indebtedness of smurfit - stone , to refinance rocktenn ' s existing credit facilities , to pay for fees and expenses incurred in connection with the acquisition of smurfit - stone , and to provide liquidity for general corporate purposes of approximately usd 1 billion .\nsmurfit - stone is one of the industry ' s leading integrated containerboard and corrugated packaging producers and one of the world\u2019s largest paper recyclers . smurfit - stone has manufacturing mill capacity of 7 . 0 million tons , and when combined , rocktenn will have 9 . 4 million tons of total production capacity , including 7 . 5 million tons of mill production in the attractive containerboard market .\nstakel pointed to the vision ceo james rubright brought when he joined the company in 1999 as a reason for the company ' s growth within the paperboard industry . rocktenn makes boxes and consumer paper and cardboard - based packaging boxes for products from microwavable meals , to fast - food boxes , to bubble gum . that vision is based on principles of low - cost prices , efficient manufacturing and great customer service , stakel said .\nmore in store . less out - of - pocket . 2014 rock - tenn shared services , llc , norcross , ga . all rights reserved . a rocktenn display delivers more of the wow factor . like with this award - winning oorstand that turns shoppers into stoppers and browsers into buyers for the axe brand . maybe we can help you stand out in store ? kathy mcgowan - carnes | 855 - 229 - 2163 urltoken\n\u201c originator \u201d means each of rock - tenn company of texas , a georgia corporation , rock - tenn converting company , a georgia corporation , rock - tenn mill company , llc , a georgia limited liability company , rock - tenn \u2013 solvay , llc , a delaware limited liability company , pcpc , inc . , a california corporation , waldorf corporation , a delaware corporation , rocktenn \u2013 southern container , llc , a delaware limited liability company and rocktenn cp , llc , a delaware limited liability company ; provided , however , that in the event that any such originator is merged into , or sells or distributes substantially all its assets to , another direct or indirect wholly - owned subsidiary of the parent , it shall no longer be an originator , but the surviving or transferee entity shall succeed to the rights and obligations of such originator and be deemed an originator hereunder .\nrocktenn will host a conference call to discuss our results of operations for the first quarter of fiscal 2011 , our acquisition of smurfit - stone container corporation and other topics that may be raised during the discussion at 8 : 30 a . m . , eastern time , on monday , january 24 , 2011 . the conference call will be webcast live with an accompanying slide presentation , along with a copy of this press release , at urltoken .\nmary spencer , director of financial compliance at rocktenn , said at the compliance week 2015 conference that the key to successful sarbanes - oxley compliance has been to view sox compliance as a project management exercise\u2014and one that changes annually at that . \u201csox is always going to be a project , and it\u2019s never the same twice , \u201d she said . \u201cthe risk assessment , the review , the people , the environment , the technology : they are all changing . \u201d\nrocktenn\u2019s \u201ccredit agreement ebitda\u201d is calculated in accordance with the definition contained in our existing senior credit facility . credit agreement ebitda is generally defined as consolidated net income plus : consolidated interest expense , income taxes of the consolidated companies determined in accordance with gaap , depreciation and amortization expense of the consolidated companies determined in accordance with gaap , certain non - cash and cash charges incurred , and charges taken resulting from the impact of changes to accounting rules related to the expensing of stock options .\nrocktenn\u0092s \u0093credit agreement ebitda\u0094 is calculated in accordance with the definition contained in our existing senior credit facility . credit agreement ebitda is generally defined as consolidated net income plus : consolidated interest expense , income taxes of the consolidated companies determined in accordance with gaap , depreciation and amortization expense of the consolidated companies determined in accordance with gaap , certain non - cash and cash charges incurred , and charges taken resulting from the impact of changes to accounting rules related to the expensing of stock options .\nfinley was a staunch backer of both academics and athletics at utc . his generosity allowed the athletics program to survive when budgets were limited and he funded a professorship and a variety of scholarships . he received both the university of chattanooga distinguished alumni award and the outstanding service award of the utc alumni council and was inducted into the university\u2019s hall of fame . finley stadium , home of the utc football team , is located on the site of the former rocktenn plant and is named in finley\u2019s honor .\nwest point mayor jim hudson , who would only speak to the merger as a matter of speculation , said he understood why no \u201chard facts\u201d were yet available . \u201cconsidering where they are in the process ( of the merger ) , it ' s understandable from a business perspective why they ' re being so quiet about this , \u201d he said monday . \u201cbeing an eternal optimist , i assume this merger will benefit the mill and strengthen rocktenn \u2014 making them more competitive globally \u2014 and the town of west point . \u201d\ncapitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the credit agreement dated as of july 1 , 2015 , by and among westrock company , a delaware corporation ( \u201c westrock \u201d ) , as parent borrower , rocktenn company of canada holdings corp . / compagnie de holdings rocktenn du canada corp . , a nova scotia unlimited company , as canadian borrower , the subsidiary borrowers party thereto , westrock rkt company ( f / k / a rock - tenn company ) , a georgia corporation , and westrock mwv , llc ( f / k / a meadwestvaco corporation ) , a delaware limited liability company , as initial guarantors , the lenders party thereto and well fargo bank , national association , as administrative agent and multicurrency agent , with such amendments , modifications , supplements , restatements or replacements as may hereafter be in effect , provided , however , that immediately after giving effect to any such amendment , modification , supplement , restatement or replacement , the lender remains a party thereto ( the \u201c guarantor credit agreement \u201d ) .\n. hts reserved s , ga . all rig llc , norcros d services , - tenn share 2014 rock more in store . less out - of - pocket . a rocktenn display delivers more of the wow factor . like with this award - winning pallet display that turns shoppers into stoppers and browsers into buyers for the simply asia / thai kitchen brands . as the leading producer of in - store displays , we bring you better insights , more innovative technologies and greater efficiencies than anyone else . maybe we can help you stand out in store ? kathy mcgowan - carnes | 855 - 229 - 2163 urltoken\nduring the papermaking process , whole logs are debarked and converted into chips of the appropriate size . the chips are cooked in vessels where chemicals and steam are added to remove the lignin and other components . the resulting pulp is washed and refined to the proper consistency through different steps in the process . from there , this stock which is 99 . 5 - percent water is sent to the paper machine where it is dewatered and dried . \u201cmany parameters are controlled to meet the customer\u2019s specifications on the basis of weight , moisture and strength , \u201d rocktenn general manager pedro fuster says . the resulting product is converted into rolls of different sizes depending on what the customer needs .\nthis document contains forward - looking statements within the meaning of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 . forward - looking statements are typically identified by words or phrases such as \u0093may , \u0094 \u0093will , \u0094 \u0093anticipate , \u0094 \u0093estimate , \u0094 \u0093expect , \u0094 \u0093project , \u0094 \u0093intend , \u0094 \u0093plan , \u0094 \u0093believe , \u0094 \u0093target , \u0094 \u0093forecast , \u0094 and other words and terms of similar meaning . forward - looking statements involve estimates , expectations , projections , goals , forecasts , assumptions , risks and uncertainties . rocktenn and smurfit - stone caution readers that any forward - looking statement is not a guarantee of future performance and that actual results could differ materially from those contained in the forward - looking statement . such\n1 . rock - tenn company of texas , a georgia corporation , rock - tenn converting company , a georgia corporation , rock - tenn mill company , llc , a georgia limited liability company , rock - tenn \u2013 solvay , llc , a delaware limited liability company , pcpc , inc . , a california corporation , waldorf corporation , a delaware corporation , rock - tenn \u2013 southern container , llc , a delaware limited liability company and rocktenn cp , llc , a delaware limited liability company ( collectively , the \u201c existing originators \u201d and , together with any other entity satisfying the definition of \u201coriginator\u201d contained in the sale agreement ( as hereinafter defined ) , the \u201c originators \u201d ) , parent and recipient have entered into a fifth amended and restated receivables sale agreement , dated as of september 15 , 2014 ( as amended , restated or otherwise modified from time to time , the \u201c sale agreement \u201d ) , pursuant to which the originators , subject to the terms and conditions contained therein , are selling all of their respective right , title and interest in and to certain accounts receivable to recipient .\n504 thrasher street norcross , georgia 30071 - 1967 u . s . a .\nrock - tenn provides superior marketing and packaging solutions to consumer product companies at very low costs . we attract capable , highly motivated people who seek an opportunity to apply their talents to build a great company . we are committed to relentless performance and : exceeding our customers ' expectations every time ; creating long - term shareholder value ; encouraging and rewarding employee excellence .\nthree partners form tennessee paper mills , inc . , establishing in chattanooga the first recycled paperboard mill in the south .\nmorris purchases rock city box co . and changes the name of his other company to rock city box sales company .\nthe various companies owned by morris are consolidated into rock city packaging , inc .\ntennessee paper mills and rock city packaging merge to form rock - tenn company , based in norcross , georgia .\nalliance display and packaging , maker of corrugated displays , is purchased ; rock - tenn goes public .\nwaldorf corporation , producer of folding cartons and recycled paperboard , is acquired ; rock - tenn and sonoco products company merge their fiber partition operations into a joint venture called rts packaging , llc .\nthe company acquires cartem wilco group inc . , a canadian firm specializing in pharmaceutical and health and beauty packaging .\nrock - tenn company was formed in 1973 , the product of a merger between tennessee paper mills inc . and rock city packaging , inc . its origins date back to 1898 , when the rock city box company of nashville , tennessee , was founded . among its customers in the mid - 1940s were a local boot factory , a local candy manufacturer , a hosiery company , and several shirt manufacturers . the owners , joe mchenry and a . e . saxon , who also operated several other business ventures , wanted to sell out and retire . rock city was attractive to arthur newth morris , owner of the southern box company , not least for its bank account of $ 60 , 000 . morris purchased the company in 1944 for $ 200 , 000 , making a cash down payment of $ 50 , 000 .\nthe 25 - year - old morris had been a printer and part - time presbyterian minister when he went to work in 1926 for edwin j . schoettle , a philadelphia industrialist who owned a group of box and printing companies that bore his name . for a monthly salary of $ 350 morris was expected to manage several hundred employees , some of them more than twice his age . he also traveled along the eastern seaboard , explaining to meatpackers his discovery that they could avoid shrinkage of their hot dogs by putting them in schoettle ' s boxes instead of stringing them up like bananas .\nby 1935 morris was making a salary on which he could comfortably support his wife and four children , but he wanted to go into business for himself . armed with life savings of $ 5 , 000 and a $ 7 , 500 investment by his boss , he moved to baltimore . there he managed the j . e . smith box & printing co . during the day , while running the southern box company , a company he founded in 1936 , at night . using smith ' s presses , die - cutters , and other boxmaking equipment during the evening , morris began servicing two anchor customers who knew him from his philadelphia days .\nonly six months after morris had left philadelphia , schoettle came to baltimore to offer him a promotion and a $ 25 , 000 salary . when morris refused , schoettle offered to sell morris his own majority share of southern box for $ 25 , 000 . a bank loan to morris made the deal possible . he moved to new quarters for $ 200 a month , left day - to - day management to one of his employees , and devoted himself to finding new accounts . in its first year the company made a few thousand dollars on sales of $ 60 , 000 .\nby 1942 morris was doing well enough to open a corrugated box plant and to buy another baltimore enterprise , the king folding box co . , where he installed a corrugated sheet cutter . morris sold corrugated partitions to major glass companies , which needed them to separate the bottles and glasses they shipped . the following year the name of his enterprise was changed to newth morris box company . in 1944 another branch was opened in jacksonville , florida , where the company produced cardboard anti - radar devices for world war ii american troops and popcorn boxes for movie theater owners . following morris ' s purchase of rock city box co . that same year , he changed the name of newth morris box co . to rock city box sales company .\nmorris ' s purchase of rock city box co . put him in contact with one of its suppliers and his future merger partner : tennessee paper mills . a . l . tomlinson and john stagmaier , two of tennessee paper ' s three founders , were athens , tennessee , businessmen who already owned box factories . the company ' s third founder was a . m . sheperd of vincennes , indiana , a boxboard manufacturer . tennessee paper mills was incorporated in 1917 with stagmaier as president , tomlinson as vice - president , and sheperd as general manager . with $ 300 , 000 raised from stock offerings , the three men established a paperboard factory in chattanooga , where operation began in july 1918 . by the end of the year the new company had made a handsome net profit of $ 23 , 367 on sales of $ 165 , 799 .\nbeginning in 1954 , however , tennessee paper began losing customers to companies manufacturing lower - cost folding cartons and corrugated and plastic containers . the trend in the business was toward vertical integration . many paperboard companies acquired - - or merged with - - their customers . typically profits were made at the mill level , by selling boxes virtually at cost . the effect on boxmakers was so severe that by 1957 tennessee paper was extending credit and loans to its customers in order to keep their accounts .\none of these customers was rock city . its consumption of tennessee paper ' s board grew from about 1 , 000 tons in 1944 to about 37 , 000 tons in 1972 , when it took 44 percent of tennessee paper ' s total boxboard production . between 1965 and 1968 tennessee paper bought 29 . 5 percent of rock city ' s common stock , preparing the way for the eventual merger of the two companies . by then rock city owed tennessee paper more than $ 4 million in loans ."]}
{"id": 55427, "summary": [{"text": "the open court publishing company is a publisher with offices in chicago and la salle , illinois .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it is part of the carus publishing company of peru , illinois . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "open court publishing company", "paragraphs": ["[ item ] , open court publishing company records , special collections research center , southern illinois university carbondale .\nopen court publishing company : the work of the open court publishing co . : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty - one years ( 1887 - 1907 ) ( multiple formats at archive . org )\nthe records of the open court publishing company of lasalle , illinois document the editorial , business , and other publishing related activities of the company from its founding in 1887 by zinc manufacturer edward c . hegeler .\nfrom the description of papers of the open court publishing company , 1888 - 1930 . ( unknown ) . worldcat record id : 83095520\nopen court publishing research library is being cataloged and individual books can be located using siucat . the open court journal has been digitized and is available online through internet archive .\nthe work of the open court publishing co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty - one years ( 1887 - 1907 ) : consisting . . . of authors and contents , including also a . . . : open court publishing company : 9781277110661 : urltoken books\nfrom the description of open court publishing company records , 1886 - 1998 , ( bulk 1887 - 1920 ) . ( southern illinois university ) . worldcat record id : 757519977\nplease visit urltoken for more information on open court\u2019s pop culture and philosophy series . to propose ideas for future volumes in the open court series please contact the series editor , george a . reisch , at : pcpideas at gmail . com .\nthe work of the open court publishing co : an illustrated catalogue of its publications covering a period of twenty - one years ( 1887 - 1907 ) : consisting . . . of authors and contents , including also a . . .\nabstracts are sought for a volume in open court\u2019s philosophy of popular culture series on george orwell\u2019s nineteen eighty four with the title \u201c1984 and philosophy . \u201d\nabout 75 books were works by dr . carus . these are some other works published by open court , some as individual titles , and some in named series :\nwe are seeking abstracts , but anyone who has already written an unpublished paper on this topic may submit it in its entirety . potential contributors may want to examine other volumes in the open court series .\nthat was the start of the open court reading program , which combines phonics with movement - - words are both acted out and sounded out - - and emphasizes high - quality children ' s literature . mcgraw - hill bought the program in 1996 , renaming it sra / open court reading . it was adopted last year by the los angeles public schools and has been lauded for turning around reading scores in desperate schools around the nation .\ncamilla hegeler had passed away in 1908 . paul carus died in 1919 . mary hegeler carus continued to manage open court with her daughter elisabeth until her death in 1936 . after that , alwin says , the mansion emptied out .\nsmith , david eugene and mikami , yoshio . a history of japanese mathematics . chicago , open court pub . co . , 1914 . 288 pages . available from hathitrust , internet archive , and google books . numerous other publishers and editions .\nvries , hugo de . plant - breeding ; comments on the experiments of nilsson and burbank . chicago , the open court pub . co . , 1907 . 360 pages . available at hathitrust , internet archive , and other sources . numerous other publishers .\nsince its inception in 2000 , open court ' s popular culture and philosophy\u00ae series has brought high - quality philosophy to general readers by critically exploring the meanings , concepts , and puzzles within television shows , movies , music and other icons of popular culture .\nwe kept a cook for a while , but only one ,\nhe says .\none brother stayed off and on , and a man from the chemical business , you know .\nwhen open court finally moved out , the house began its slide into disrepair .\nsince its inception in 2000 , open court ' s popular culture and philosophy\u00ae series has brought high - quality philosophy to general readers . the volumes present essays by academic philosophers exploring the meanings , concepts , and puzzles within television shows , movies , music and other icons of popular culture .\njaspers , karl . edited by paul arthur schilpp . the philosophy of karl jaspers . la salle , ill . : open court pub . co . , 1957 . 934 pages . number 9 in series . limited availability from hathitrust . several other editions by other publishers ; translated into chinese .\nanagarika dharmapala had some connection to this company , as he used its letterhead to write to dr . j . d . buck in 1896 , responding to a request for a speaking engagement . [ 1 ]\nso , if you have an idea or proposal for the series , feel free to contact me . and if you are interested in editing a volume , please indicate whether you believe that there are many philosophers among the fans of the topic . if open court and i decide to pursue your idea , we will get back to you ( usually within a week or two ) to discuss your idea and perhaps ask for a proposal that addresses these considerations in detail .\nbesides publishing numerous translations , essays and books in this area , i also published in the areas of contemporary ethics and aesthetics . beginning in the ' 80s , i expanded my interests in continental philosophy to include phenomenology , hermeneutics , psychoanalysis , critical theory and poststructuralism . what resulted was the book culture and critique .\nthe boss ' s daughter was no slouch . when paul met mary she had recently become the first woman graduate of the school of mines in freiburg , where she had studied chemistry , and she was on the board of her father ' s zinc works . later she became president of the company . paul and mary married and moved into the mansion in 1888 .\nin the meantime , marianne built a children ' s publishing empire of her own . now in her early 70s , she still edits and publishes the seven magazines that make up the cricket magazine group : cricket ( founded in 1973 ) , cicada , muse , ladybug , babybug , spider , and click . the awards for excellence won by these magazines cover a wall in the cricket office .\nthe hegelers of bremen were prosperous merchants when edward was born in 1835 . they owned a trading company , and edward ' s father , hermann , was a diplomatic consul who ' d traveled a bit and noticed the opportunities waiting in the untamed wilds of america . one of his sons , he decided , would go there . he picked edward , his youngest , and planned out his education accordingly .\nrefining zinc into a usable commodity required a smelter , and a smelter required coal . there was low - grade zinc in wisconsin , but the closest coal was in la salle . the partners decided it was easier to ship zinc than coal . they set up business in 1857 , and within four years the mathiessen & hegeler zinc works was supplying zinc for armaments used during the civil war . by 1880 mathiessen and hegeler owned the largest zinc company in the united states .\ninga ' s father had always told her she could do whatever she wanted to ; he also let her know that it would make him very happy if she chose to work in one of the family businesses . she liked science , she liked literature , and she thought she might like the life of an academic . she really wasn ' t too sure - - plenty of doors were open , and she walked through a few of them .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe scions of the carus family of la salle - peru have a hell of a tradition to contend with : every generation so far has changed the world .\ndespite the new porch and sandblasted facade , there ' s no denying that the hegeler carus mansion in la salle , illinois , looks like the house in the addams family - - only larger . much larger . large enough to make the mansion across the street look like a tract house .\nthe 57 - room behemoth , completed in 1874 , was once capital of an empire . in the 60s the empire moved out , and for almost 30 years the house sat neglected , primordial forest reclaiming its formal gardens , grime accumulating over its four stories . today its sole resident is 99 - year - old uncle alwin , the oldest living carus .\nalwin carus ' s great - niece , inga carus , lives ten miles away , in ottawa , where not as many of her neighbors know the carus name . that suits her fine . her brother , andre , has characterized himself and his two sisters as\nweird .\ninga disagrees ; she says she ' s the normal one .\ninga and her siblings are the fourth generation of caruses , but the family legacy really started five generations back , with her great - great - grandparents , edward and camilla hegeler . their daughter mary wed paul carus and gave birth to inga ' s grandfather edward . the true fourth generation is her parents , m . blouke and marianne .\nin 1995 the hegeler carus mansion was put on the national register of historic places . but though the caruses are still substantial citizens in la salle - peru , they certainly don ' t have the $ 10 million it ' ll take to renovate the mansion . so blouke carus founded the hegeler carus foundation to raise the money and revive the mansion ' s reputation as an important cultural and historical site .\ninga sits on the foundation ' s board , and she ' ll occasionally take brochures advertising mansion tours over to starved rock . but she doesn ' t visit the mansion much : she ' s too busy working and raising her infant daughter , nicola , whom she adopted from china last year .\nall children have to confront the challenge of finding their place in the family mythos , and the current generation of caruses is no different . they have a lot to contend with : a family tradition that expects each generation to change the world .\nedward never really knew his mother , who died from a fever in 1838 , but his father watched over him like a hawk . he was sent to the academy of schnepfenthal , boarding school in thuringia , the hannover polytechnical school , and then in 1853 to the school of mines in freiburg . there he fell in love with camilla , the daughter of his favorite teacher , julius weisbach , whose work on hydraulics is still influential today .\nin 1855 edward ' s father , diagnosed with incurable colon cancer , threw himself into the weser river . though edward wrote that he didn ' t blame his father , he didn ' t attend the funeral . the following year , at the age of 21 , he set out for america to start a zinc business with his school chum frederick mathiessen . after scouting locations for almost a year , they wound up in la salle .\nthey located here for three reasons ,\ninga says :\nthe river and canal , the coal nearby , and the zinc .\nhegeler was naturally restless . in 1872 he invented the hegeler furnace , which greatly increased the smelting capacity of his plant ( and later others ) ; in 1881 he invented a new type of roasting furnace that generated sulfur dioxide , which in turn led to the manufacture of sulfuric acid . like the hegeler furnace , the roaster became standard in the industry and is noted as hegeler ' s most important invention .\nas zinc built his fortune , it also built the mansion - - literally and figuratively . the house had zinc - lined cabinets and closets and zinc gutters and rainspouts , which funneled rainwater to a zinc - lined water tank feeding ten bedroom sinks . edward and camilla hegeler ( who had married in 1860 ) had indoor running water before anyone else in town , not to mention the rest of the world .\nthe rumor regarding the secret tunnel between the two mansions is false , but there were tunnels built between the mansion and the zinc factory , so that steam from the factory would help heat the house . to boil water for the piles of laundry created by his growing family , hegeler ran a line bringing steam to a sink in the laundry room , where an early version of a clothes dryer was added in the early 20th century .\nin 1905 hegeler built the mansion across the street for his son julius . in 1906 they had a falling - out , and julius and his brother herman moved to danville , where they started their own zinc business .\nmy father suspects that the falling - out had something to do with edward c . being a bit of a dictator , but he ' s not sure ,\nsays inga . whatever the cause , they must have come to an understanding , because edward hegeler ended up investing in the danville business .\nedward and camilla hegeler had ten children , paul and mary carus six . though as large as a good - sized apartment building , the mansion was full . suzuki and carus worked out together in the gymnasium . musicians were brought in to give recitals on a small balcony over the front stairs . alwin , paul and mary ' s son , remembers parties celebrating the night - blooming cereus , which flowers only one night a year .\nwe had quite a collection ,\nalwin recalls - - approximately 100 plants .\nwe had a day ' s notice when they were about to bloom , and friends from town and family were invited .\nthe last night - blooming cereus party alwin remembers took place in 1910 , the same year that edward hegeler died .\neven so , the place was a treasure . practically nothing had been changed since the 1880s . the light fixtures , the furniture , the wallpaper : once it went up , it stayed up . hardly anything was ever thrown out ; the lightbulbs that first lit the gymnasium in 1892 were still in their sockets in 1995 , and amazingly they still worked .\nfive years after hegeler died , his namesake and grandson , edward carus , founded carus chemical .\nin 1915 germany was the major producer of potassium permanganate in the world , and though the u . s . hadn ' t entered the war , its supplies from germany had been cut off . edward was in school at the university of wisconsin at madison when one of his professors told him there was a great opportunity waiting in domestic production of the purple crystals , which were an essential element in manufacturing explosives .\nso edward went home to la salle , dragged a bathtub out to the horse barn behind the big house , and mixed solutions until he ' d taught himself how to make the stuff . the process he used to make it wasn ' t efficient , inga says ,\nbut it worked .\nmy great - uncle alwin , 99 , remembers the day in 1915 when my grandfather came home carrying the first permanganate crystals in his hands , after many months of work trying to figure it out .\nedward ' s son blouke met his wife , marianne , just after world war ii in freiburg , where they were both students . they met at a dinner gathering , where he asked her if she liked jazz . she didn ' t . but marianne felt she could relate to blouke . maybe it was because she had her own strange family history to contend with .\nduring the war marianne had been drafted into hitler youth , and she worked at the western front , peeling potatoes for the soldiers digging trenches . her father , an eye doctor , was also drafted - - into the nazi party . after the war he spent a year and a half in an english prison camp then returned to his practice and his family .\nblouke and marianne were married in 1951 . blouke hadn ' t planned to go into the family business , but his father asked him to come up with a new manufacturing process for permanganate . so the newlyweds moved back to la salle , and blouke and his brother paul spent ten years working out the kinks in their new process .\nat the same time he was modernizing carus chemical , blouke decided to reform american education . the idea was planted after the family went to germany for a year , the year that andre started school . on their return , andre went into the first grade in la salle and was given a stack of books to bring home . when his father saw them he was appalled ; andre had a reader from his german school with more words in it than all the books he brought home in la salle combined . this was the problem with american education , blouke thought .\ngrowing up in an atmosphere dominated by children ' s education was both stimulating and daunting . all the carus children served as guinea pigs for their parents ' theories , and dinner conversations around the family table in peru were all business - - either chemical or literary .\nto commemorate their parents ' 50th wedding anniversary , inga and andre collaborated on a film about the family , part serious documentary and part spoof . andre wrote it , gathered family archives , picked the music , hired the producer ; inga edited the script and coordinated the interviews .\na lot of people want to change the world . some of them may even genuinely be committed to it . but no one has given them the tools . the vienna coffee circle program changes all that ; it puts those tools in your hand . here are the simple steps we ' ll show you how to follow :\nfour : figure out a revolutionary new way of making potassium permanganate , and get it all over you .\nnine : start the world ' s leading children ' s literary magazine .\nten : start more and more of the world ' s leading children ' s literary - - and other - - magazines .\neleven : go on changing the world until you ' re blue in the face .\nandre ' s script , grandits ' s delivery , and some humorous visuals had the audience at the university club chuckling . then footage of a nazi rally appeared on the screen , and the audience fell silent . they didn ' t know how to react . to some it seemed disrespectful of the children to let the nazis out of the closet .\nblouke and marianne carus loved it . they understood that everyone has to overcome their parents .\nart accompanying story in printed newspaper ( not available in this archive ) : photos / dorothy perry .\narmed with gum tack and verse , sid yiddish is turning public bathrooms into alternative spaces for reflection .\ntamms supermax prison was built to punish disruptive inmates with temporary solitary confinement . yet reginald berry spent the better part of eight years there\u2014and he was luckier than many .\nex - journalist donald evans turns his stint as a gambler and bookie into a debut novel .\nthe\nmasters mechanics\nprogram at blackstone bicycle works aims to build community .\nas the name implies , this party - hearty pocket of lake michigan is notorious for juvenile behavior .\na chicago high school history teacher ' s\nclub about nothing\naims to pass down an appreciation of the 90s tv phenomenon to the next generation .\nthe belmont rocks was one of the city ' s most significant public lgbtq destinations . now author owen keehnen is assembling an oral history of the dearly departed lakeside cruising spot .\nthe footage of old fashioned days on south michigan avenue will become the centerpiece of a new documentary .\nchet ' s melody lounge still pours a bloody mary for her every sunday .\ni would love for people who lived through this to feel some recognition , to feel some catharsis .\nhe brings utter control over the language and a quality of hard - won majesty to the role .\nsandra antongiorgi and marcus akinlana\u2019s es tiempo de recordar had been in hermosa for 26 years .\nas 4art leaves for bridgeport , yet another storefront in\npodville\ngoes dark .\nkitchen has brought punk rock and donuts to cpl and book talk to lumpen radio .\nkristiana rae col\u00f3n ' s new play , inspired by the documentary blackfish , tells the tragic story of an orca whale imprisoned at sea world .\nor how the diva triumphed over talent , with some help from bob mackie .\nthe cyclop\u00e6dia of american biography / hegeler , edward c . - wikisource , the free online library\nthis page was last edited on 7 november 2011 , at 18 : 22 .\ntext is available under the creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u201ckoh\u00e1k\u2019s enormously readable translation of jan pato\u010dka\u2019s introduction now opens access for english readers to the czech thinker\u2019s famously original alternative to husserl\u2019s basic thrust . \u201d\nthe year 1984 is hurtling back into the distant past , but george orwell\u2019s terrifying novel of a nightmare future seems more relevant than ever .\n\u201cmuch to the surprise of many thoughtful people , it turns out that demons , ghosts , zombies , and vampires actually can teach us quite a bit about the real world . . . . it\u2019s scary how much fine philosophy is buried inside this highly entertaining volume . \u201d\n\u201cjimi hendrix entered the flame of his genius each time he performed , sacrificing his guitar with lighter fluid after conjuring fiery splendor on his upside - down stringed stratocaster . . . . these wide - ranging , diverse chapters capture his unique genius . \u201d\nwith fear and trembling ? do you catch yourself rooting for the soviets ? if you\u2019ve ever wondered why , you must read this book . \u201d\n\u201cphilip k . dick\u2019s alternate history of a dystopic , defeated , dis - united states squeezed between rival fascist powers strikes a deep chord in these times . krajewski and heter serve up a philosopher\u2019s feast in this wide - ranging collection , from the ethics of resistance to the what - if ? of possible worlds . \u201d\n\u201crabinowitz and arp have assembled sharp and engaged contributors to examine from a rich variety of perspectives one of the most significant cultural events of the decade . a compelling read ! \u201d\ndoes amazingly well at addressing universally important philosophical issues\u2014issues of ethics , truth , privacy , freedom , and so much more\u2014all in a manner that allows readers to connect with and apply in our own lives . \u201d\n\u201clook , these are great essays . i\u2019ve read them . at the end of the day , they won\u2019t put food on your table or anything , but to some of us music - lovers , there\u2019s some solace in the act of reflection . . . . if you love music and have wondered even a little about why you love it so much , turn up your brain to eleven and listen to this record . \u201d\neco is a founder of modern semiotics and widely known for his work in aesthetics and philosophy of language . he is also a leading figure in the emergence of postmodern literature . this volume includes eco\u2019s intellectual autobiography and the essay \u201cwhy philosophy ? \u201d along with twenty - three critical essays by leading philosophers and eco\u2019s replies to his critics .\nif you have a proposal for a volume in the series , please send it along . but keep in mind that most pcp volumes are not about entire genres in popular culture . they focus on specific television programs , hit movies , books , video games or trends . proposals for titles such as\nvideo games and philosophy\nor\naction movies and philosophy ,\nare much less appealing than ( for example )\ngrand theft auto . . .\nor\nkill bill and philosophy .\nanime and philosophy edited by josef steiff and tristan d . tamplin ( 2010 )\nzombies , vampires , and philosophy edited by richard greene and k . silem mohammad ( 2010 )\nthe onion and philosophy : fake news story true alleges indignant area professor edited by sharon m . kaye ( 2010 )\ndexter and philosophy edited by richard greene , george a . reisch , and rachel robison - greene ( 2011 )\nphilip k . dick and philosophy edited by d . e . wittkower ( 2011 )\nthe rolling stones and philosophy edited by luke dick and george a . reisch ( 2011 )\nneil gaiman and philosophy edited by tracy l . bealer , rachel luria , and wayne yuen ( 2012 )\nbreaking bad and philosophy edited by david r . koepsell and robert arp ( 2012 )\nfuturama and philosophy , edited by courtland lewis and shaun p . young ( 2013 )\nender ' s game and philosophy edited by d . e . wittkower and lucinda rush ( 2013 )\nthe ultimate game of thrones and philosophy edited by eric j . silverman and robert arp ( 2016 )\nthe twilight zone and philosophy edited by heather l . rivera and alexander e . hooke ( 2018 )\ntom petty and philosophy edited by randall e . auxier and megan volpert ( 2018 )\nstranger things and philosophy edited by jeffrey a . ewing and andrew m . winters ( 2019 )\nif you would like more information about these upcoming books , send an email to .\nletterhead used by a . dharmapala in writing to dr . j . d . buck , october 30 , 1896 .\nalexander , hartley burr . nature and human nature ; essays metaphysical and historical . chicago , 1923 . 529 pages .\ncajori , florin . a history of mathematical notations . 1928 - 1928 . two volumes . available in limited form from hathitrust .\ncreel , hurrlee glessner . sinism ; a study of the evolution of the chinese world - view . chicago , 1929 . 127 pages .\ncumont , franz , and showerman , grant . the oriental religions in roman paganism . chicago , 1911 . 298 pages . available at hathitrust and other sources . translated into french , italian , and german , and issued by numerous other publishers .\ndasgupta , surendranath . hindu mysticism ; six lectures . chicago , 1927 . northwestern university ( evanston , ill . ) ; norman wait harris lectures ; 1926 .\ndedekind , richard , and beman , wooster woodruff . essays on the theory of numbers : i . continuity and irrational numbers , ii . the nature and meaning of numbers . chicago , 1911 , 115 pages . available at hathitrust , internet archive , and other sources . later editions in 1909 , 1924 , and by other publishers .\nde morgan , augustus . essays on the life and work of newton . chicago , london , 1914 . edited , with notes and appendices , by philip e . b . jourdain\ndescartes , ren\u00e9 . the geometry of ren\u00e9 descartes . chicago , london , 1925 . translated from the french and latin by david eugene smith and marcia l . latham ; with a facsimile of the first edition , 1637 .\ndeussen , paul . the system of the ved\u00e2nta according to b\u00e2dar\u00e2yana ' s brahma - s\u00fbtras and cankara ' s commentary thereon set forth as a compendium of the dogmatics of brahmanism from the standpoint of \u00e7ankara . chicago , 1912 . 513 pages . authorized translation by charles johnston . available at hathitrust and internet archive .\nfechner , g . t . on life after death . 1917 . 3rd edition .\nhilbert , david . the foundations of geometry . chicago , 1902 . translated from german and french .\nkitagawa , joseph mitsuo and mahdi , muhsin . 1959 . 286 pages . modern trends in world religions : paul carus memorial symposium . this volume has been digitized but is not yet available from hathitrust . the paul carus memorial symposium was conducted in 1957 in peru , illinois .\nl\u00e9vy - bruhl , lucien , history of modern philosophy in france . chicago , 1899 and 1924 . available at hathitrust , internet archive and other sources .\nlobachevski , nicholas . geometrical researches on the theory of parallels . 1914 . 50 pages . translated from the original by george bruce halsted . available from hathitrust and internet archive .\nlovejoy , arthur o . the revolt against dualism : an inquiry concerning the existence of ideas . chicago , 1929 and la salle , 1930 , 1955 , and 1960 . various other publishers .\nmach , ernst . space and geometry in the light of physiological , psychological and physical inquiry . chicago , 1906 . 148 pages . translated from the german by thomas j . mccormack . available at hathitrust and other sources . reprinted in la salle , 1943 , 1960\nredi , francesco . experiments on the generation of insects . chicago , 1909 . translation from the italian .\nromanes , george john . darwin and after darwin : an exposition of the darwinian theory and a discussion of post - darwinian questions . chicago , 1892 - 97 . three volumes . available at apa psychnet , hathitrust , and other sources . several later printings and editions .\nrussell , bertrand . justice in war time . chicago , 1916 . 243 pages . other printings , editions , and publishers .\nschubert , hermann . mathematical essays and recreations . chicago , 1898 . 149 pages . translated from the german by thomas j . mccormack .\nsmith , thomas vernor and wright , william kelley , editors . . essays in philosophy . chicago , london , 1929 . essays by seventeen doctors of philosophy of the university of chicago .\nsuzuki , daisetz teitaro and shaku , soen . sermons of a buddhist abbot ; 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deluded , trusting , violated , among so many other attributes . the shows can be construed as thought experiments that reflect perennial themes and disputes in philosophy .\nthe twilight zone was a revolutionary moment in television culture . among various rankings of the top 100 tv shows of all time , the twilight zone is the only one made in the 1950s / 60s that ranks among the top ten . it has influenced a variety of directions in subsequent television production and creativity , including the current popular series black mirror .\nsend proposals / abstracts to alex hooke at ahooke @ urltoken and heather rivera at munkzilla1 @ urltoken .\ncontributors are welcome to submit abstracts on any topic of philosophical interest that pertains to twin peaks . the editors are especially interested in receiving submissions that engage philosophical issues / topics / concepts in twin peaks in creative and non - standard ways .\n4 . deadlines : abstracts due august 1 , 2017 . first drafts due october 1 , 2017 final drafts due december 1 , 2017\ncontributors to this volume include : mark alfano , james conant , vincent hendricks and torbj\u00f6rn t\u00e4nnsj\u00f6 .\n\u201c1984\u201d is a deeply philosophical work that engages both with timeless questions about the nature of truth , language , morality , and what it means to be human , as well as specific issues in ethics about surveillance , torture , perpetual war and a host of other topics .\nwith its devastatingly bleak conclusion , \u201c1984\u201d does not offer any obvious answers to the reader . but through its literary imagination it gives us the tools for conceptualizing institutions , ideologies , and philosophical issues .\nthe volume is aimed at the general reader who is interested in \u201c1984\u201d . proposed chapters should focus on \u201c1984\u201d and bring out philosophical ideas naturally as a way of illuminating the topic . the length of each chapter should be between 3 - 4 thousand words . the publisher and we the editors agree that the projected book is highly topical , indeed , urgent , and we aim to release the book early in 2018 .\nplease feel free to circulate this call and forward it to anyone who might be interested in contributing .\ncontributors are welcome to submit abstracts on any topic of philosophical interest that pertains to american horror story . the editors are especially interested in receiving submissions that engage philosophical issues / topics / concepts in american horror story in creative and non - standard ways .\nkindly submit abstract ( with or without word attachment ) and cv by email to : jacob may ( jacob . thomas . may @ urltoken ) .\nwe understand that the upcoming movie may affect some of the possible ideas / papers and will be taking into account time for some of you to rework / restructure said papers should you need to .\nthe man in black fled across the desert\u2026and the gunslinger followed . is roland\u2019s journey pointless ? nietzsche and the true world .\n\u201cyes , but not for you gunslinger . \u201d \u2013 is roland an agent of free will or fatalism ?\nis there a clearing at the end of the path\u2026or just more worlds ? ? ? how the void is utter nonsense .\njoseph campbell fled across the desert\u2026and the gunslinger followed \u2013 repeating a journey and the true hero with 1 , 000 faces .\n\u201cthis time will be different . \u201d \u2013 should we really care about roland\u2019s subsequent journey ( s ) ?\njavascript seems to be disabled in your browser . you must have javascript enabled in your browser to utilize the functionality of this website .\ni have recently completed a book , what is philosophy ? : embodiment , signification , ideality . my next major project will be a book on the metaphysics , ethics , and aesthetics of video games .\nongoing research projects involve the themes of science , system and the absolute in german idealist philosophy , and a critique of speculative realism .\nafter an undergraduate education mostly in the sciences and mathematics , i worked for several years in classics ( greek and latin ) .\nafter a period at the pennsylvania state university studying classics and philosophy , i had the opportunity to study under professor gottfried martin in germany at the university of bonn , where i wrote my dissertation on the problem of language in german idealist philosophy , especially hegel . this has remained one of my major research and publication areas .\nmore recently , i have worked on such figures as deleuze , badiou , zizek and on speculative realism . some of the results of this work will figure in my forthcoming book , what is philosophy ? : embodiment , signification , ideality .\ni have served as an editorial consultant and reviewer for several professional publications and in various capacities in scholarly societies > most recently , i was vide president and program chair of the hegel society of america .\ni have also been a visiting professor at such institutions as katholieke universiteit - 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in - residence at matrix .\nsandy miller , general partner of ivp will now serve on the urltoken board of directors .\nthe best babysitters near me ( starting at $ 11 . 50 / hr ) - urltoken\nif you have an existing urltoken account , please enter your screen name and password below .\nthe acquisition also offers urltoken an opportunity to offer its services to parents in a pinch clients .\ninvestor relations : icr , inc . denise garcia , 781 - 795 - 7244 investors @ urltoken\nurltoken acquires subscription kids\u2019 goods startup citrus lane in up to $ 48 . 6m deal \u2013 techcrunch\nurltoken had previously said it expected shares to price at between $ 14 and $ 16 a piece .\nthe best child care options near me ( starting at $ 11 . 75 / hr ) - urltoken\nfounded in 2006 by ceo sheila lirio marcelo , urltoken raised a total of $ 111 million in funding .\nthe offering gives urltoken a market capitalization of $ 740 million at the moment of writing . however , this may be just the beginning for urltoken , which has bigger ambitions . the company ' s ceo and founder , sheila marcelo , plans to use some of the new capital raised to invest in marketing and strategic acquisitions , aimed at broadening urltoken ' s audience . but what makes urltoken different from other online marketplaces , such as\ncaregiver search portal urltoken has raised $ 20 million in funding from new enterprise associates with participation from existing investors , matrix partners and trinity ventures . this latest investment brings urltoken \u2019s total funding up to over $ 36 million .\nsteve played an integral role in building urltoken and has remained a trusted advisor to the company . our board of directors , management team and i look forward to working closely with him again as we seek to manage urltoken \u2019s continued growth , \u201d said sheila lirio marcelo , founder , chairwoman and ceo of urltoken . \u201ci want to thank john for his many contributions to urltoken . we all wish him well in the next phase of his career . \u201d\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nurltoken , an online marketplace for childcare , tutoring , and other personal services , has made its ipo paperwork public .\nurltoken provides families with the necessary information and support to care for their parents , spouses or other elderly loved ones .\nemployees . urltoken employs 357 full - time and also has 186 part - time employees , according to the sec filing .\nthe backstory : on care . com , sittercity , entrepreneurs , and entrepreneurs - in - residence - innovation economy - urltoken\n5 / 2007 \u2013 urltoken launches in the u . s . with child care , senior care , pet care and tutoring\n< img src =\nurltoken\nalt =\nlantern capital resolves two key issues with the weinstein co .\n>\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nurltoken reported a 23 % rise in q1 revenue , to $ 39 million , while swinging to a penny profit minus items .\nfor those thinking of jumping on the urltoken bandwagon , however , take heed of the company\u2019s financial situation . losses have been accelerating at the company , and urltoken says in its prospectus that it expects to continue losing money as it tries to grow its business .\nwaltham , ma , november 12 , 2014 \u2013 urltoken ( nyse : crcm ) , the world\u2019s largest online destination for finding and managing family care , today announced that the company\u2019s cfo , john leahy , is leaving urltoken to pursue another opportunity . urltoken \u2019s former cfo , steve boulanger , has returned to the management team as the interim cfo , while the company searches for a permanent cfo .\nurltoken is a new site in waltham , ma , that lets you find a babysitter , tutor , petsitter , or elderly caregiver .\nlog into your urltoken account and click the\nedit / view profile\nlink on the left hand side just below your photo .\ni applied through a recruiter . the process took 3 days . i interviewed at urltoken ( waltham , ma ) in january 2011 .\nurltoken is seeking $ 80 million in the offering . the company was founded in 2006 by sheila marcelo , who had previously been an entrepreneur in residence at matrix partners\u2014check out this excellent 2009 report by the boston globe\u2019s scott kirsner detailing the controversial history of urltoken \u2019s founding .\ncitrus lane will be run as a wholly - owned subsidiary of urltoken going forward , led by finley , who will serve as an svp of the company . urltoken , which is listed on the new york stock exchange , has a market cap of $ 320 million .\nurltoken enables those who need to arrange for care to search for care providers in their area , and to review the care givers\u2019 profiles .\nurltoken does not share this information or keep it permanently , as it is for the sole purpose of sending this one time e - mail .\nurltoken completed its initial public offering of stock thursday by selling shares at $ 17 a piece , 6 percent above the previously expected maximum price .\nweight watchers ( wtw ) in focus : stock moves 6 . 5 % higher 12 / 26 / 2017 9 : 41 : 00 am - urltoken\n\u201ci think there\u2019s always tweaking with these business models , \u201d said rice , who has stuck by his \u201cbuy recommendation\u201d since initiating coverage of urltoken in october .\nurltoken is the world ' s largest online destination for care . we connect families with caregivers and caring companies to help you be there for the ones you love .\nthe amazon of caregiving services urltoken is the world ' s largest online marketplace for finding family care , with more than 9 . 7 million members over 16 countries .\nwhen urltoken came public , its total shares sold were 6 . 152 million , if you include the overallotment option . it priced at $ 17 per share . on its first trading day of january 24 , urltoken traded initially up at $ 21 . 21 , and then it rose to $ 24 . 30 by the close .\nfounded in 2006 , the firm has raised $ 61 million in previous rounds of financing . earlier this year , urltoken embarked upon an international expansion campaign . in april , a uk office was established , the first venture outside of the us for the boston - based company . this was followed by the launch of urltoken in canada .\nurltoken has its loyalists . as recently as april , its largest shareholders had barely touched the ownership stakes they initially reported in early 2014 . among those backers is boston venture giant matrix partners , which has held steady at about 5 . 4 million urltoken shares even as the company\u2019s stock price has slumped . key insiders , including the company\u2019s marketing savvy founder and ceo , sheila lirio marcelo , have shown little inclination to cash out . in fact , many have increased their ownership in urltoken since the ipo .\nthe company was founded by ceo sheila lirio marcelo in 2006 after she went through a difficult time finding care during a family issue . she previously worked with upromise and urltoken\nthe operations manager at urltoken , donna levin , met marcelo as a colleague at upromise . levin said she remembers their first group meeting about information tracing and data exchange .\nurltoken also offers workers free ways to promote themselves and their service , so the site seems to be equally useful to both worker and the person that\u2019s doing the hiring .\nconsumeraffairs ' culture and lifestyle reporter , daryl nelson has written for readers digest , townsquare media , urltoken and a number of other online and print publications . read full bio\u2192\nadvertisements on this site are placed and controlled by outside advertising networks . urltoken does not evaluate or endorse the products and services advertised . see the faq for more information .\nurltoken is the world ' s largest online destination for care . we connect families with great caregivers and caring companies to help you be there for the ones you love .\nh & r ; block ( hrb ) looks good : stock adds 10 . 3 % in session 12 / 7 / 2017 9 : 53 : 00 am - urltoken\nurltoken does not employ any care provider or care seeker nor is it responsible for the conduct of any care provider or care seeker . urltoken provides information and tools to help care seekers and care providers connect and make informed decisions . however , each individual is solely responsible for selecting an appropriate care provider or care seeker for themselves or their families and for complying with all applicable laws in connection with any employment relationship they establish . the information contained in member profiles , job posts and applications are supplied by care providers and care seekers themselves and is not information generated or verified by urltoken . urltoken does not provide medical advice , diagnosis or treatment or engage in any conduct that requires a professional license .\nthe first hour of trading for urltoken was a profitable one friday , as shares of the boston - based clearinghouse for caregivers jumped by a third upwards from its initial pricing .\nfor the first time in the company ' s decade - long history , boston - based online caregiver services company urltoken posted a profit for the fourth quarter of last year .\nurltoken inc . raised $ 91 million in an initial public stock offering and will begin its first day of trading as a public company friday on the new york stock exchange .\nmarcelo is pleased that urltoken is viewed not only as a technology site but a service portal . \u201cthe emphasis is on care , not the dot - com , \u201d she says .\nmauria finley , founder and ceo of citrus lane , said \u201cat citrus lane , we share the same passion for and commitment to helping families as urltoken does , which is why we couldn\u2019t be more excited about joining sheila and team . with the breadth and reach of urltoken , we\u2019ll be able to connect with even more parents and children around the world . \u201d\nmore importantly , the company wants to go beyond\njust matching ,\nand it now provides online payroll and tax product for families that employ a household worker . urltoken also provides convenient payment products that enable families to make electronic payments to caregivers from a mobile device . in this way , urltoken tries to maintain long - term business relationships with its recurring users .\nthe new funding included texas - based financial services and insurance provider usaa , which focuses on military families and veterans . in june the two organizations announced a content relationship through which urltoken added site features aimed at delivering care services to military families dealing with issues such as deployments and relocations . usaa managing director for corporate development victor pascucci has taken a board seat with urltoken .\nrevenue . urltoken saw $ 59 million in revenue during the first nine months of 2013 , up 81 percent from the $ 32 . 6 million generated during the same period a year earlier\ncravens ' site , sitters . com , launched in 2000 ; sittercity launched in 2001 in boston , and later moved with thiers to chicago ; urltoken launched in 2006 . of the three , urltoken has received the most money from investors : north of $ 16 million , from matrix , trinity ventures , and individuals like linkedin founder reid hoffman and tripadvisor founder steve kaufer .\nurltoken does not employ , recommend or endorse any care provider or care seeker nor is it responsible for the conduct of any care provider or care seeker . urltoken provides information and tools to help care seekers and care providers connect and make informed decisions . however , each individual is solely responsible for selecting an appropriate care provider or care seeker for themselves or their families and for complying with all applicable laws in connection with any employment relationship they establish . urltoken does not provide medical advice , diagnosis or treatment or engage in any conduct that requires a professional license .\nas reported last week , urltoken ' s stock price has declined by more than 70 percent since its public launch , resulting in a reduction in shareholder value of about $ 600 million .\na great stock to own in an aging society perhaps the most attractive part of urltoken ' s story is the company ' s market opportunity . unlike angie ' s list or yelp - - which provide reviews of any local businesses , such as plumbers , painters , and dentists - - urltoken specializes only in the promising market for care , which is large and highly fragmented .\nportland - based knowledge universe , the operator of kindercare child care centers , and boston - based urltoken offer back - up care as a benefit that corporate clients can provide to their employees .\nurltoken is in an expensive business . it lost about $ 12 . 2 million on some $ 26 million in sales in 2011 , and saw that loss hit about $ 20 . 5 million on about $ 48 . 5 million in revenue last year . in the first nine months of 2013 , urltoken lost nearly $ 24 . 7 million on about $ 59 million in sales .\nurltoken has more in the works : in about a month , it will launch a daycare directory , and follow with a nanny pairing service . instead of simply listing elder \u201csitters , \u201d it will partner with assisted living facilities and nursing homes to let users find the best - rated among those as well . urltoken will rely on its users to rate and comment on the care providers .\nthe day marcelo , worn out by the commute , gave her notice in new york , matrix partners , an investor in urltoken , invited her to put her entrepreneurial instincts to work for them .\ninnovation at urltoken is fed by diversity of people , styles and thoughts - we attribute some of our product innovation and growth to our diverse leadership and employees , and to living our core values .\nborn from diverse perspectives and cultures , urltoken supports families of all types and employs people who are just as diverse . what you\u00b9ll find here is a passionate culture focused on mutual respect and community .\nurltoken ( crcm ) stock popped 35 % in its initial public offering friday , with the company raising $ 91 million by selling 5 . 4 million shares at $ 17 , above its expected range of $ 14 to $ 16 . urltoken stock was near 23 in early afternoon trading in the stock market today . the company describes itself as the world ' s largest online marketplace for finding and managing\u2026\none of the newer sites that takes this approach is urltoken , as it helps people connect with all kinds of workers who provide a wide range of services like babysitting , pet care and fulltime nannies .\nfounder and chief executive , sheila marcelo , says that new investors , including linkedin\u2019s hoffman , and executives from ebay and user review site tripadvisor , have the right blend of savvy to give urltoken an edge .\nit was january 2014 when urltoken went public . the event was well - received in boston , where it ' s based , and on wall street , as the company\u2019s shares rose swiftly following the ipo .\neconomic moat urltoken benefits from scale advantages and network effects due to its more than 9 . 7 million engaged members , who , on average , posted a new job every 30 seconds , and applied for a new job every two seconds in 2013 . it also benefits from inexpensive worth - of - mouth marketing , as since the launch of the marketplace in 2008 , over half a million families have found caregivers through urltoken .\nmost of that spending goes to sales and marketing , which cost urltoken $ 43 . 9 million in the first nine months of this year , compared to $ 27 . 9 million in the same period last year .\neven with revenue growth of close to 35 % projected in 2014 , urltoken still will lose money for the whole year . maybe investors will only buy top quality stocks with the stock market at all - time highs .\nurltoken grew from the very sort of personal crisis that has made it a go - to for families in need of a caregiver . formally founded in 2006 , urltoken \u2019s roots stem to the early 1990s , when marcelo was desperate for quality child care as she finished up her college coursework . with two degrees from harvard university , she went on to raise $ 111 million in venture capital before leading the company through its successful ipo .\nurltoken also had early stumbles in meeting financial targets . in the first quarterly earnings report after going public , the company fell short of revenue and earnings forecasts \u2014only to then beat expectations on both fronts the subsequent quarter .\nwhen you hire someone to perform services in your home and you have control over how the work is performed , the irs deems you a household employer . if your employee earns more than $ 1 , 800 a year from you , you have certain tax and compliance obligations as their employer . urltoken homepay sm , managed by breedlove & associates , handles these obligations for tens of thousands of busy families . the largest comprehensive household payroll , tax and compliance service in the u . s . , the homepay team is the expert in the tax , legal and hr aspects of being a household employer . our august 2012 acquisition of breedlove brought this service and its experts to our online membership . urltoken homepay sm is available to all urltoken members , excluding corporate clients . additionally , families who are not members of urltoken are and can continue to become clients of breedlove . learn more\nafter subscribing , you can search for caregivers in your area , and then filter the results along a number of criteria . we searched both sites for philadelphia - based non - smoking babysitters between the ages of 20 and 25 who were available on short notice , could handle babies and toddlers , and billed at under $ 20 hour . we got two results on urltoken and 29 on sittercity \u2014 not bad for urltoken , considering it\u2019s only three months old .\nas a provider on urltoken , you are able to list up to 3 former or current employers to your work history . to add work history to your profile , simply log into your account , click on my urltoken in the top , right hand corner and select my profile from the drop down menu . scroll down to the work history heading and click on the\nadd a position\nbutton . to edit this feature please follow the instructions below :\nshe came up with the business plan for her company while working as entrepreneur - in - residence at matrix partners , a venture capital firm with offices in waltham and india . it has invested $ 3 . 5 million in urltoken .\n\u00a9 2018 agingcare . all rights reserved . the material of this web site is provided for informational purposes only . urltoken does not provide medical advice , diagnosis or treatment ; or legal , or financial or any other professional services advice .\nurltoken has reported quarterly revenue increases , but it\u2019s still losing money . its net loss was $ 7 . 2 million in this year\u2019s q2 , versus a net loss of $ 9 . 9 million for the same period in 2014 .\nto be sure , the company attributed much of its recent losses to $ 36 million in costs incurred from the citrus lane acquisition . without the acquisition , urltoken said it would have booked a net profit of $ 500 , 000 .\nthe company plans to use the funding towards growing its network . for example , urltoken will expand its network via corporate and government partnerships ; customized senior care service offerings ; and , new vertical expansion into pet care , tutoring and housekeeping .\nnotice that unlike yelp , which generates the majority of its revenue from advertising , urltoken earns most of its revenue through subscription fees by care - seekers . in this way , the company avoids fierce competition in the market for digital ads .\ninterestingly enough , urltoken ' s consensus price target is listed as $ 25 . 00 , but the number of analysts is fewer than five so we do not count it as a genuine consensus figure , compared to more widely followed stocks .\nthey were interested in my pursuing opportunities in the family space , given my background at upromise ,\nsaid marcelo . her job included looking at potential companies to purchase , assessing deals , and writing business plans like the one for urltoken .\nhere ' s some of the e - mail correspondence behind the story , along with traffic data comparing care . com , sittercity , and urltoken ( a virginia based start - up that also spoke with marcelo and matrix about a deal . )\nipos are on the rise . the number last year was at the highest point since 2000 . in the coming year , more than a dozen massachusetts computer technology , internet , and life sciences companies are poised to follow urltoken with initial offerings .\nusaa said in a statement ,\nusaa recently made a strategic investment in urltoken . earlier this year , usaa and urltoken announced a relationship to jointly develop integrated online solutions for managing unique military lifestyle changes , such as deployments or a military moves , with a focus on facilitating the management of care - related issues . the new solutions will enable a more seamless way for individuals and their families to deal with the physical , logistical , and financial impacts of everyday and emergency care needs .\nwaltham , mass . - - ( business wire ) - - urltoken ( nyse : crcm ) , the world ' s largest online destination for finding and managing family care , today announced financial results for the first quarter ended march 26 , 2016 .\nurltoken , a waltham company that helps both consumers and employees of corporate clients get access to child care and other services , said it has bought parents in a pinch in an acquisition that will allow it to offer additional services and broaden its customer base .\nthe information on our website is general in nature and is not intended as a substitute for competent legal advice . urltoken makes no representation as to the accuracy of the information herein provided and assumes no liability for any damages or loss arising from the use thereof .\nstill , urltoken has become an example of why some online subscription - based companies are shying away from the public markets . zoosk , a san francisco - based online dating website that makes money through subscriptions , detailed plans last year to raise $ 100 million through an ipo . those plans were shelved later that year after seeing how comparable public companies were performing . it specifically cited urltoken as well as online classifieds service angie\u2019s list for its cold feet . since january 2014 , angie\u2019s list shares are down around 65 percent .\nthat $ 17 strike price came in higher than earlier estimates of $ 14 to $ 16 for company , an online finder of caregivers for children , seniors , pets , special needs individuals and the like . urltoken is offering 5 . 35 million shares of stock .\non average , families in the u . s . pay child care workers $ 556 each week \u2014 nearly $ 29 , 000 a year , according to urltoken . more than half of families report spending at least 10 percent of their household income on child care .\nthis is a great overview of important points to consider , and tips for approaching the touchy topic . learn from and lead by example though - all of us with parents that we are considering these items , we should be planning ahead for ourselves . as @ urltoken\nparticularly worrisome for some analysts : urltoken is burning cash \u2014 and fast . in 2014 , the company ended the year with $ 71 . 9 million in cash and marcelo said she expects to end 2015 with $ 50 million in cash \u2014 a 30 percent decrease .\nhonored and humbled to be one of carnegie corporation of new york ' s # greatimmigrants alongside adriano espaillat , bernard cherkasov , dara khosrowshahi , kumail nanjiani , pramila jayapal and so many others . help us celebrate the contributions of naturalized u . s . citizens # july4th urltoken\ngoogle capital is excited to support urltoken in building on their market leadership by giving them access to our biggest asset\u2014some of the world\u2019s leading experts in a range of topics at google and alphabet \u2013 as they continue to deliver delightful and seamless solutions to consumers and enterprises . \u201d\nthe company\u2019s growing pains aside , urltoken has made marcelo a wealthy woman . as of april , she owned 2 . 1 million company shares \u2014 up from 1 . 8 million a year earlier . her combined compensation in 2013 and 2014 was $ 4 . 3 million .\nthis press release contains\nforward - looking statements\nwithin the meaning of the\nsafe harbor\nprovisions of the private securities litigation reform act of 1995 , including but not limited to , statements regarding the expected benefits to urltoken and citrus lane from completing the acquisition , the expected impact the acquisition will have on urltoken \u2019s financial performance , and citrus lane\u2019s anticipated revenue growth . these forward - looking statements are made as of the date they were first issued and were based on current expectations , estimates , forecasts and projections as well as the beliefs and assumptions of management . forward - looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties , many of which involve factors or circumstances that are beyond urltoken \u2019s control . urltoken \u2019s and citrus lane\u2019s actual results could differ materially from those stated or implied in forward - looking statements due to a number of factors , including but not limited to : market acceptance of citrus lane\u2019s products and services , urltoken \u2019s ability to grow citrus lane\u2019s business , urltoken \u2019s ability to retain citrus lane employees following any closing of the acquisition , the ability of citrus lane to achieve the earnouts , the potential impact on the business of urltoken or citrus lane due to the announcement of the acquisition , and other risks detailed in the company ' s other publicly available filings with the securities and exchange commission . past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results . the forward - looking statements included in this press release represent the company ' s views as of the date of this press release . the company anticipates that subsequent events and developments will cause its views to change . the company undertakes no intention or obligation to update or revise any forward - looking statements , whether as a result of new information , future events or otherwise . these forward - looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the company ' s views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release .\nurltoken one of the largest online care services in the world , has announced the closing of $ 50 million in new funding . the financing was led by institutional venture partners ( ivp ) and joined by existing investors matrix partners , trinity ventures , new enterprise associates and others .\nurltoken ' s premise is simple : our consumer matching solutions allow families to search for , qualify , vet , connect with , and ultimately select caregivers in a low - cost , reliable and easy way . our platform also provides caregivers with solutions to create personal . . .\nin a statement , sheila lirio marcelo , founder and chief executive of urltoken , said : \u201cthrough our existing business serving employers , we are acutely aware of the needs companies face in addressing the growing care challenges faced by their employees and their desire to do so via one provider who can offer a full scope of services . back - up care is a critical component in that mix , and with parents in a pinch , urltoken is now uniquely positioned to provide professional in - home back - up care assistance as an adjacency to our existing services . \u2019\u2019\nurltoken connects families to caregivers , giving them easy access to people who can help them take care of their kids , elders , pets , and homes . caregiver profiles contain basic information about credentials , as well as options to request background checks , contact references , and interview candidates .\nurltoken , the listed massachusetts - based company that runs an online marketplace for finding and managing family care resources such as babysitters and elder caregivers , announced today that it has acquired citrus lane , the e - commerce startup that sells monthly subscription boxes of products aimed at babies and kids .\nshe also had stints at upromise , a college savings network for parents , and urltoken , a corporate online job resource company in new york ; for that job , with her husband in agreement , she lived in a manhattan apartment during the week and saw her family in weston on weekends .\nin making the announcement , urltoken founder and ceo sheila lirio marcelo said , \u201c urltoken \u2019s mission is to be there for families , providing the best care solutions , services , advice and support . citrus lane is a natural extension of that mission , providing the best products for families with children , and creating a social community in which moms can share . both companies have an overwhelmingly female membership so by adding this new dimension to our business , we\u2019ll be helping moms in a new way , engaging with them on an even more frequent basis , and building on our robust mom - community .\nurltoken also today announced that it repurchased 3 . 7 million shares of its common stock from matrix partners at a price of $ 8 . 25 per share , representing a 5 % discount to the 30 - day volume - weighted average trading price ended june 27 , 2016 of $ 8 . 68 .\nurltoken is supposed to be a great company , linking up those in need or personal services with providers and caregivers . this includes child and senior care needs , pet care and housekeeping services . simultaneously , it allows those caregivers who offer those services a venue to provide those services to those in need .\nfor the quarter ending june 27 , the company beat wall street expectations slightly , with revenue of $ 35 . 7 million . for the third quarter , urltoken estimates revenue between $ 36 . 5 million and $ 39 . 5 million \u2014 less than what the company had anticipated earlier in the year .\nfinal foolish takeaway with more than 9 . 7 million members over 16 countries , urltoken has successfully built an online matching platform in the promising market for care . after a successful ipo , the company is now trading at roughly 12 times annual sales , well below yelp ' s 25 . 5 price - to - sales ratio , but above angie ' s list . as urltoken continues expanding its user growth and adding new features to its marketplace , the company will likely experience steady top line improvement in the next years , which will be partially supported by demographic trends favorable to the company , such as aging .\nas urltoken has grown , so has the scope of the products and services we offer . our consumer payments solutions enable families to not only electronically pay a caregiver but also subscribe for tax preparation services through our urltoken homepay product . we have also expanded our marketplace beyond the direct family - to - caregiver interaction . we currently serve employers by providing access to our platform to more than 600 , 000 employer - sponsored families , and we enable care - related businesses , such as daycare centers , nanny agencies and home care agencies , to market their services to our care - seeking families and recruit our caregiver members .\nas urltoken has grown , so has the scope of the products and services we offer . through our workplace solutions business , approximately 150 companies and institutions , including fortune 500 companies and businesses spanning a variety of industries , currently offer our services to employees as part of their benefit packages . urltoken homepay sm , offered by breedlove & associates , which we acquired in 2012 , allows our members to access the nation\u2019s largest provider of comprehensive household payroll services . in - home back - up care \u2013 a growing segment of the care space for consumers and for employers corporations as an employee benefit through our workplace solutions business \u2013 is now available on our site through the experts at parents in a pinch , which we also acquired in 2012 . and , ever mindful of the businesses that employ care professionals , in 2012 , we launched urltoken recruiting solutions , a first - of - its - kind recruiting platform for the care industry .\nurltoken has approximately 7 million members in more than 15 countries . it allows families to connect with millions of caregivers to help manage the life - cycle of care challenges . it provides matches for families looking for childcare , including special needs , senior care , pet care , housekeeping , tutoring , and other services .\nthe 37 - year - old mother of two - with an mba and law degree from harvard - opened the virtual doors of urltoken in may in 20 cities ; since then it has grown to cover 50 metropolitan markets and doubled its staff . the web - based clearinghouse , based in waltham , connects caregivers with employers .\nin the other corner is chicago\u2019s six - year - old sittercity . sittercity , which helps people find babysitters and petsitters , boasts around 500 , 000 paying customers and as many as 150 , 000 babysitters and petsitters looking for jobs . urltoken is small , because it has just launched , but its breadth is ambitious : it aims to be a one - stop shop for all care - related needs . since entering the ring in may , urltoken has attracted more than 200 , 000 unique visitors and raised $ 3 . 5 million from matrix partners and a handful of notable angel investors , including reid hoffman , ceo of linkedin . ( see gigaom )\nunder the new agreement , knowledge universe and urltoken will offer a unified platform that allows users access to both companies\u2019 resources . in addition to child care , the service enables families to secure back - up adult and senior care for themselves or a loved one , as well as pet sitting services to support work - related travel .\nunder the terms of the agreement , urltoken has issued a newly authorized series of convertible preferred stock to google capital , at an initial conversion price of $ 10 . 50 per share , representing a 21 % premium to the 30 - day volume - weighted average trading price ended june 27 , 2016 of $ 8 . 68 .\nterms of the acquisition were not disclosed . the primary business of urltoken is to connect families with caregivers . the company offers a suite of online tools that list and sort providers of child care , senior care , pet care , housekeeping , tutoring , and other services . it has approximately 7 million users in more than 15 countries .\nit seems that urltoken has done a good job of covering many areas of our daily lives and although the site is mainly associated with baby sitters and nannies because of the recent commercials , it still allows people to seek help in a number of areas , like special needs providers , tutors or someone who\u2019s able to give private lessons .\nfounder and ceo sheila lirio marcelo had a goal of transforming the way families and businesses around the world address their care needs . urltoken launched in the u . s . in 2007 and today , as the largest online care destination in the world with more than 8 million members across 16 countries , we are making that goal achievable .\nfounder and ceo sheila lirio marcelo wanted to transform the way families and businesses around the world address their care needs . urltoken launched in the u . s . in 2007 and today , we are the world ' s largest online marketplace for finding and managing family care , with more than 28 . 4 million members , spanning 20 countries .\nboth sites let caregivers post their profiles for free , and both make money charging their potential employers subscription fees to see them . urltoken checks each caregiver\u2019s references and includes free background checks in its subscription . sittercity exercises less editorial control and charges $ 10 for a background check \u2014 though many potential babysitters pay to get background checks on themselves .\nplease note that once you make your selection , it will apply to all future visits to nasdaq . com . if , at any time , you are interested in reverting to our default settings , please select default setting above . if you have any questions or encounter any issues in changing your default settings , please email isfeedback @ urltoken .\nurltoken ' s global footprint began to expand in 2012 when we launched in the uk and canada , followed by the acquisition of berlin - based besser betreut , the largest online care portal in europe . in every territory in which we operate , the fundamental service remains the same but is tailored to meet the unique cultural needs of its membership .\nurltoken declined to comment for this story , but in a conference call with analysts aug . 4 , new chief financial officer michael echenberg hinted at cost - cutting , new pricing methods to attract more paying customers , and partnerships with dining reservation service opentable and online movie ticket service fandango for a\ndate night\noffering , debuting in september .\nperhaps the biggest issue is that investors are smartening up and shying away from companies losing money with high valuations . the market cap only recently fell under $ 500 million . with its earnings report in february , urltoken posted a loss of $ 3 . 6 million , and it forecast losses for all of 2014 in excess of $ 1 per share .\nurltoken ' s premise is simple : our consumer matching solutions allow families to search for , qualify , vet , connect with , and ultimately select caregivers in a low - cost , reliable and easy way . our platform also provides caregivers with solutions to create personal profiles , describe their unique skills and experience , and otherwise differentiate themselves in a highly fragmented marketplace .\nuntil , talking to marcelo last monday , she brought up out of the blue the discussion on urltoken , in which several anonymous posters allege that marcelo met with them while at matrix , got an in - depth look at their businesses , chose not to invest , and then went off and started care . marcelo posts a lengthy rebuttal under her own name .\nhealth exchange guides investors to the crucial market intelligence they need to keep up with the health care industry , which makes up one - sixth of the u . s . economy . anchored by russ britt , health exchange is the essential site for those looking for the most important news , data and analysis on the sector . you can reach russ at rbritt @ urltoken .\nto sign up with her company , potential providers submit information on the services they can offer , along with their credentials , where they ' re located , and their fee . after passing a background check done through lexisnexis ( which searches sex - offender registries , criminal records , and validates identity by social security number and address ) , they are added to the urltoken database .\nfunding for live - in services can come from various sources , you may be able to fund the service privately , or maybe this can be provided by social services or split through a personal budget , it may be that you are able to approach the nhs primary care trust\u2019s , continuous health care budget . please see guidelines below or for more assistance please follow the link urltoken\nurltoken inc . , a waltham , mass . company that offers a website that matches care givers with clients who need care for children , the elderly , pets and other purposes , today reported a $ 25 million round of venture capital financing , according to a filing with the u . s . securities and exchange commission \u2013 just about a year after it raised $ 20 million .\nsome of the company\u2019s bottom - line struggles have stemmed from its penchant for dealmaking . since late 2012 , urltoken has acquired at least six companies for an aggregate deal value of around $ 130 million . one of the largest of those deals , last year\u2019s $ 49 million purchase of citrus lane , a subscription - based vendor of consumer products for kids , has proven costlier than expected .\nnet income for the three months ending dec . 26 , was $ 1 . 6 million compared to a net loss of $ 40 . 4 million for the same period in 2014 . urltoken ' s ( nyse : crcm ) income from continuing operations for the quarter was $ 3 . 7 million , compared to a loss of $ 1 . 9 million in the corresponding period in 2014 .\nbusiness model . urltoken ' s revenue primarily comes from subscription fees to its products and services ; users pay a monthly , quarterly or annual subscription fee to connect directly with caregivers and to use tools such as background checks . the fees range from $ 37 for a monthly subscription to $ 147 for an annual subscription . ( users can search , post a job and preview caregiver profiles for free . )\nthe total deal value is up to $ 48 . 6 million total , urltoken said in a press release published this afternoon . of that , $ 22 . 9 million is in cash , $ 8 . 1 million is in equity , and $ 17 . 6 million is available in earn out payments of cash and equity over the next two years , pursuant to the achievement of certain business milestones .\nthe company will discuss its first quarter 2016 financial results during a teleconference today , april 28 , 2016 , at 8 : 00 am et . the conference call can be accessed at ( 877 ) 407 - 4018 or ( 201 ) 689 - 8471 ( international ) , conference id # 13633646 . the call will also be broadcast simultaneously at urltoken . following the completion of the call , a recorded replay of the webcast will be available on care . com\u2019s website . to listen to the telephone replay , call toll - free ( 877 ) 870 - 5176 or ( 858 ) 384 - 5517 ( international ) , conference id # 13633646 . the telephone replay will be available from 11 : 00 am et april 28 through 11 : 59 pm et may 5 , 2016 . additional investor information can be accessed at urltoken .\nurltoken allows you to search prescreened profiles of hundreds of thousands of babysitters , nannies , tutors , housekeepers and senior caregivers , both locally and nationally ( the site provides local services in over 30 cities in the u . s . ) . you can also access user reviews of caregivers , background check reports of caregivers and recorded reference interviews . and families find advice from experts and toolsregarding care related issues and topics .\ncare - related businesses such as day care centers or senior living facilities compete for the same pool of talent , which can be hard to find . so in 2012 , we launched urltoken recruiting solutions , the first recruiting platform dedicated to the care industry . subscribing businesses in any aspect of the care space can post job opportunities and access our multi - million member care provider database to find top talent . learn more\nby february 3 , this stock was above $ 29 briefly . that was then . as of thursday , urltoken ' s shares were down almost 6 % and were just under $ 15 at $ 14 . 98 . the stock had even seen a low of $ 14 . 72 on the day . that means that in two months it has effectively lost half of its value form the post - ipo peak .\nshe jokes that her proudest accomplishments of last year were that her son turned 21 \u2014 and also that urltoken expanded globally to more than 15 countries , beefed up online security and safety filters , and added payroll services . marcelo also led the company through a $ 50 million venture funding round last year , one of the five largest investments in a digital business in 2012 , according to rock health , a start - up incubator .\nfor example , urltoken ' s addressable market in the u . s . comprises 42 million households . moreover , $ 243 billion was spent in the u . s . on care in 2012 , according to ibis research . this figure is set to continue increasing in the next decades , as the percentage of peoples ages 65 and over is expected to increase by roughly 30 % between 2012 and 2020 , according to business monitor international .\nwe understand that care is an exceptionally personal matter and impacts the most important aspect of families ' lives which is why we provide an array of services and resources to help families make safer and more informed hiring decisions . the urltoken safety center offers a comprehensive safety guide , which details numerous tools , resources and tips to assist families through the search and hiring process . through third - parties , we also offer three tiers of background checks which vary in comprehensiveness .\nwe understand that care is an exceptionally personal matter and impacts the most important aspect of families\u2019 lives which is why we provide an array of services and resources to help families make safer and more informed hiring decisions . the urltoken safety center offers a comprehensive safety guide , which details numerous tools , resources and tips to assist families through the search and hiring process . through a third - party , we also offer three tiers of background checks which vary in comprehensiveness ."]}
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", "topic": 9}], "title": "asbestos records", "paragraphs": ["treephort fucked shit up through the united states from 1997 to 2004 . put out 9 albums , on asbestos records , brand name records and finally\u2026\nthe asbestos records website previously hosted a message board for music fans from the southern new england area , which is now defunct .\nthis is a joint project between connecticut based asbestos records & chicago based underground communiqu\u00e9 records . we both love ska , we both love vinyl . . and here ' s our little plan to combine those two loves .\nan asbestos register is a document that lists all identified\u2014or assumed\u2014asbestos in a workplace .\nmegalith records ( from the ashes of moon rises this phoenix of ska . . . )\nthe removal of higher risk asbestos - containing materials ( sprayed asbestos coatings , asbestos insulation , asbestos lagging and most work involving asbestos insulating board ( aib ) should only be carried out by a licensed contractor .\nthe vast majority of hse ' s asbestos publications on asbestos are now free to download .\nin a joint effort between asbestos records , chicago , il ' s underground communiqu\u00e9 records and ska is dead , the three started a ska is dead 7\nsubscription series made up of six split 7\nrecords . each 7\nfeatured two currently active ska bands . series 1 has been completely released with series 2 on the way . [ 1 ]\nthe model code of practice : how to manage and control asbestos in the workplace has information on identifying asbestos , creating an asbestos register and managing the risks of asbestos in the workplace .\nno asbestos certification examination shall be required for contractors involved with the installation , maintenance , and repair of asbestos cement pipe or sheets , vinyl asbestos floor materials , or asbestos bituminous or resinous materials .\nasb049 - the flaming tsunamis - zombies vs robots 12\n( cd originally on kill . normal . records )\nthe band\u2019s long lost death - rock masterpiece now gets a deluxe worldwide issue via toronto - based artoffact records . .\ncall the comet is the upcoming third studio album by english musician johnny marr , set for release via new voodoo records .\nhow the importation of asbestos is regulated at the australian border and the products at particular risk of containing asbestos .\nvacuum cleaners equipped with hepa filters to collect all asbestos - containing or presumed asbestos - containing debris and dust .\nit can be difficult to identify asbestos , as it is often mixed with other materials . the hse asbestos image gallery shows a number of common materials that contain asbestos .\nthe label has also been involved in reissuing the portion of they might be giants ' discography that was originally released on elektra records .\nbefore removing asbestos , you must arrange and pay for health monitoring by a medical practitioner for all asbestos removal workers or workers who may be exposed to asbestos during the removal process .\nassume resilient flooring material\u2014including associated mastic and backing\u2014is asbestos - containing unless an industrial hygienist determines that it is asbestos - free .\nremember , if you need to report a dangerous occurrence relating to asbestos , you should review your asbestos management plan or your working practices . further advice on managing and working with asbestos .\nhse has produced an interactive diagram which illustrates where asbestos may be found . the asbestos image gallery also provides real photographs of typical asbestos - containing materials that can still be found today .\nsays peter edge , chairman and ceo , rca records ; \u0093we are thrilled to have sasha sloan join the rca records family . her brilliant confessional songwriting and phenomenal melancholic vocal style represent a fresh , unique artistic vision and perspective . we\u0092re looking forward to a very bright future together . \u0094\nopen records coordinator psqa - environmental hazards group mc 1987 texas department of state health services p . o . box 149347 austin , tx 78714 - 9347\na person who has management or control of the workplace must ensure that an asbestos management plan is prepared if asbestos has been identified .\nto view a completed example risk register , see : example risk register . for guidance on surveying buildings for asbestos , see : managing my asbestos : inspect your building and asbestos : the survey guide .\nunless you\u2019re removing less than 10 square metres of non - friable asbestos , you must be licensed to remove asbestos . if you are removing less than 10 square metres of non - friable asbestos it is still recommended that you engage a licensed removalist and undertake asbestos awareness training .\ndo employers have to keep any employee records ? yes . employers must maintain employee records concerning objective data , exposure monitoring , and medical surveillance . if using objective data to demonstrate that products made from or containing asbestos cannot release fibers in concentrations at or above the pel or stel , employers must keep an accurate record for as long as it is relied on and include the following information :\nasbestos is responsible for over 5000 deaths every year . younger people , if routinely exposed to asbestos fibres over time , are at greater risk of developing asbestos - related disease than older workers . this is due to the time it takes for the body to develop symptoms after exposure to asbestos ( latency ) . exposure to asbestos can cause four main diseases :\nnot all work with asbestos materials requires a licence . however , all work with sprayed asbestos coatings , asbestos insulation or asbestos lagging and most work with asbestos insulating board ( aib ) requires a licence because of the hazardous nature of these higher risk materials . for information on when you might require a licence and the application process , see : licence application .\ndmf records cd + dvd / double lp + dvd 2018 ( review by steve shafer ) various incarnations of the selecter have released live albums over th . . .\ntransporting , disposing , storing , containing , and housekeeping involving asbestos or asbestos - containing products on a construction site . note : the standard does not apply to asbestos - containing asphalt roof coatings , cements , and mastics .\nasbestos waste should only be handled by a licensed disposal site . your local authority can provide details of these for you . it also needs to be transported to these sites in suitable containers that prevent the release of any asbestos fibres while in transit . detailed information on the disposal of asbestos waste can be found in : disposal of asbestos waste . for advice on fly - tipped asbestos , see : how to deal with fly - tipped asbestos waste .\nsigned to geffen records , we recorded our second album dear 23 , and toured the u . s . , including support tours for both redd kross and the replacements .\nthese records should be kept for 40 years ( and offered to hse or the individuals concerned should the business cease trading ) . you can also use copies of the notifications you submit as the basis for the records , perhaps adding the names of the workers on that job and typical exposures expected or measured ( if an unusual job ) .\nasbestos records is an independent record label based in stratford , connecticut . asbestos releases ska , alternative , and punk records from independent artists and reissues classic recordings . their roster includes such artists as andrew jackson jihad , bomb the music industry ! , and the mighty mighty bosstones . in 2012 , asbestos began reissuing they might be giants ' elektra studio album catalog in reverse order , spanning from factory showroom to flood . factory showroom was a best - seller for the label and they have reported that its followup john henry had been in high demand since it was announced . asbestos ' tmbg releases are only available for sale to us and canadian markets .\nsome asbestos - containing materials release fibres more easily than others . for detailed information on types of asbestos - containing material and the likelihood of fibre release , see : appendix 2 ( page 53 ) of asbestos : the survey guide .\nover the next eight years , asbestos records released albums from notable ct bands , such as : slackjaw , grover dill , and west beverly , whose members went on to join bands such as dropkick murphys , in pieces , staring back , and punchline .\nasbestos becomes a health risk when its fibres are released into the air and breathed in . breathing in asbestos fibres can cause asbestosis , lung cancer and mesothelioma .\nthe risk of lung cancer from inhaling asbestos fibres is greater if you smoke .\nphotographs or drawings are useful for showing the location of asbestos in the workplace .\nprovide information , consultation and training responsibilities to workers carrying out work involving asbestos .\ncomprehensive advice on the duty to manage asbestos , including a step - by - step guide to help you manage asbestos in your buildings is available online . .\ni think i may have asbestos in my home . what should i do ?\nprospective employers applying or bidding for work in or adjacent to areas containing asbestos .\nnegative - pressure glove box systems to remove asbestos or acm from pipe runs .\nasbestos records is an american independent record label in stratford , connecticut , united states , founded in 1996 by matt flood . it was started as a vehicle to release albums and compilations for local bands , and to book diy shows at the newtown teen center .\nhere we go / megaforce records cd / lp / digital 2018 ( review by steve shafer ) first off - - to address the question foremost in fans ' mind . . .\nemployers must also make exposure records available when requested to affected employees , former employees , their designated representatives , and / or osha ' s assistant secretary . in addition to retaining a copy of the information provided to the examining physician , employers must keep all medical surveillance records for the duration of an employee ' s employment plus 30 years , including the following information :\nall health records must be kept for 40 years and the worker must receive a copy of the report . you will need to notify the regulator of any changes to a worker\u2019s health .\noutline procedures for incidents and emergencies involving asbestos , including who is responsible for what .\nwhat businesses importing material must do to ensure the imported products do not contain asbestos .\nyes , a risk assessment must be carried out before any work on asbestos begins .\nmost work on asbestos cement can be carried out without a licence providing workers have had appropriate information , instruction and training . the hse asbestos essentials series provides further information .\nasbestos may be part of any commercial or domestic building which was built or refurbished before the year 2000 . asbestos can typically still be found in any of the following :\nthe presence of asbestos alone should not be a cause for concern . asbestos only becomes a risk to human health when it is released into the air and breathed in .\ntesting protocol , test results , and analysis of the material for release of asbestos .\nfriable asbestos is a material containing asbestos that when dry , is in powder form or may be crushed or pulverised into powder form using your hand . this material poses a higher risk of exposing people to airborne asbestos fibres . friable asbestos was commonly used in industrial applications rather than the home , although loose - fill asbestos has been found in homes in nsw and the act , where it was sold as ceiling and wall insulation .\nnashville ' s mona have announced the release of their new full - length album ' soldier on ' , their first new album following an extended hiatus that will be released via bright antenna records .\nwhere possible asbestos must be labelled . for example , a label can be placed in the electrical meter box indicating that the building contains asbestos and the location of the register .\nthe majority of the current fatal cases from asbestos exposure ( approximately 4000 deaths per year ) are associated with very high exposures from past industrial processes and installation of asbestos products .\nthe asbestos survey can help to provide enough information so that an asbestos register , a risk assessment and a management plan can then be prepared . the survey will usually involve sampling and analysis to determine the presence of asbestos so asbestos surveys should only be carried out by competent surveyors who can clearly demonstrate they have the necessary skills , experience and qualifications .\nemployers must also make employees ' medical surveillance records available to them , as well as to anyone having specific written consent of an employee , and to osha ' s assistant secretary . also , employers must maintain other records . employers must maintain all employee training records for 1 year beyond the last date of employment . if data demonstrate acm does not contain asbestos , building owners or employers must keep associated records for as long as they rely on them . building owners must maintain written notifications on the identification , location , and quantity of any acm or pacm for the duration of ownership , and transfer the records to successive owners . when employers cease to do business without a successor to keep their records , employers must notify the director of the national institute for occupational safety and health ( niosh ) at least 90 days prior to their disposal and transmit them as requested . what is a regulated area ? a regulated area is a marked - off site where employees work with asbestos , including any adjoining areas where debris and waste from asbestos work accumulates or where airborne concentrations of asbestos exceed , or can possibly exceed , the pel . all class i , ii , and iii asbestos work , or any other operations where airborne asbestos exceeds the pel , must be performed within regulated areas . only persons permitted by an employer and required by work duties to be present in regulated areas may enter a regulated area . the designated competent person supervises all asbestos work performed in this area . employers must mark off the regulated area in a manner that minimizes the number of persons within the area and protects persons outside the area from exposure to airborne asbestos . you may use critical barriers ( i . e . , plastic sheeting placed over all openings to the work area to prevent airborne asbestos from migrating to an adjacent area ) or negative pressure enclosures to mark off a regulated area . posted warning signs demarcating the area must be easily readable and understandable . the signs must bear the following information :\nno asbestos is likely to be present at the workplace from time - to - time .\nan outline of how asbestos risks will be controlled , including consideration of appropriate control measures .\nanyone who removes asbestos is required to be appropriately trained and to hold the relevant licence .\nthe commonwealth , state and territory whs regulators administer licences for asbestos removal within their jurisdictions .\nthe control of asbestos regulations 2012 came into force on 6 april 2012 , updating previous asbestos regulations to take account of the european commission ' s view that the uk had not fully implemented the eu directive on exposure to asbestos ( directive 2009 / 148 / ec ) .\nconstructing , altering , repairing , maintaining , or renovating asbestos - containing structures or substrates .\nobservations , information , or calculations indicating employee exposure to asbestos , including any previous monitoring .\noperations that could result in asbestos exposure and the importance of protective controls to minimize exposure .\nprompt cleanup and disposal in leak - tight containers of asbestos - contaminated wastes and debris .\nthose who get health problems from inhaling asbestos have usually been exposed to high levels of asbestos for a long time . symptoms don\u2019t usually appear until 20 to 30 years after initial exposure .\nnon - friable or bonded asbestos products are solid and you can\u2019t crumble them in your hand\u2014the asbestos has been mixed with a bonding compound such as cement . if non - friable asbestos is damaged or degraded it may become friable and will then pose a higher risk of fibre release .\nthe monitoring should identify any changes in a person ' s health because of exposure to asbestos .\nwhat verifications exist for australian importers or consumers to show those imported materials do not contain asbestos .\nasbestos was a widely used material within commercial buildings , homes and machinery until 1999 , when it was banned . this means that asbestos is common in the general environment . however , working directly with asbestos - containing materials ( acms ) can give personal exposures to airborne asbestos that are much higher than normal environmental levels . repeated occupational exposures can give rise to a substantial cumulative exposure over time . this will increase the risk of developing an asbestos - related disease in the future .\nthere are a number of practical publications on asbestos available for free download on the hse website .\nasbestos work includes repair and maintenance operations where acm or presumed acm ( pacm ) are disturbed .\ncompressed air to remove asbestos or acm unless the compressed air is used with an enclosed ventilation system .\nslightly damaged asbestos - containing materials ( acms ) can sometimes be repaired by sealing or enclosing them . however , you should only attempt to do this if you have had the necessary training . any badly - damaged asbestos material that is likely to become further damaged should be removed if it cannot be protected . some materials ( sprayed asbestos coatings , asbestos lagging / insulation or asbestos insulating board ) should only be removed by a contractor licensed by hse . your local environmental health officer can provide advice on this .\nthe asbestos risk register is a key component of the required plan on how you will manage any asbestos found , or presumed to be , in your buildings . this management plan must contain current information about the presence and condition of any asbestos in the building . the asbestos risk register will therefore need to be updated on a regular basis ( at least once a year ) . to do this you should make :\nwelcome back ! if you\u2019re just joining us , here\u2019s what this project is all about . we love ska music , and all of the varied offshoots that happened when bands mixed elements of ska with other genres . our label asbestos records has spent approaching 20 years working with ska acts around the country ( and the world ! ) , and we started this project to reissue as many of our favorite albums on vinyl . so far using kickstarter we have reissued 8 wonderful records , and it even resulted in some of the bands getting back together for reunion shows ! !\nbusinesses must provide and pay for health monitoring for all those working with , or exposed to , asbestos .\nno . it is illegal to supply any article containing asbestos , whether for money , or free of charge .\nwhen you\u2019re working with or near asbestos you must not use high - pressure water sprays or compressed air , brooms or anything else that might release asbestos into the air . you also need to control the use of power tools .\nemployers are required to keep a health record for each worker involved in notifiable non - licensed work with asbestos . these records can be brief - it may be as simple as writing down the names of workers on the job on your copy of the notification form , or keeping copies of the notification form for each person carrying out nnlw work as these will document the nature of the job and type of asbestos from which likely exposure can be estimated . a record could look something like this :\ninclude decisions\u2014and reasons for them\u2014about the management of asbestos at the workplace , for example safe work procedures and control measures .\nan asbestos survey is an effective way to help you manage asbestos in your premises by providing accurate information about the location , amount and type of any asbestos - containing materials ( acms ) . the person responsible for maintenance of non - domestic premises must either arrange a survey if it is suspected there could be acms in your premises or , the duty - holder may instead choose to presume the worst case of widespread asbestos in the premises and would then need to take all appropriate full stringent precautions for any work that takes place . however , it is often less troublesome and more proportionate to have an asbestos survey carried out so it is absolutely clear whether asbestos is present or not and what its condition is . you need to find out if you are responsible for maintenance and are the duty holder for the asbestos .\nasbestos records seems to have a solution to this particular dilemma , as they have recently announced the third edition of the label\u2019s 3rd wave ska preservation society vinyl kickstarter . the crowdfunding campaign series aims to reissue notable ska related albums that are currently out of print . this round of reissues focus on ska - punk and ska - core albums from bands reigning from the northeast united states .\nso thank you for taking the time to consider our project , and if you are able to , please join our project and help us continually stengthen our little community , score some great records for your collection , and hopefully share those tunes with some new friends .\nyes , if an employee is liable to be exposed to asbestos , then employers should provide that employee with adequate personal protective clothing appropriate for the work that they will be doing . the hse asbestos essentials sheet on ppe provides further information .\nwhat is asbestos ? asbestos is the generic term for a group of naturally occurring , fibrous minerals with high tensile strength , flexibility , and resistance to heat , chemicals , and electricity . in the construction industry , asbestos is found in installed products such as sprayed - on fireproofing , pipe insulation , floor tiles , cement pipe and sheet , roofing felts and shingles , ceiling tiles , fire - resistant drywall , drywall joint compounds , and acoustical products . because very few asbestos containing products are being installed today , most worker exposures occur during the removal of asbestos and the renovation and maintenance of buildings and structures containing asbestos . what are the dangers of asbestos exposure ? asbestos fibers enter the body when a person inhales or ingests airborne particles that become embedded in the tissues of the respiratory or digestive systems . exposure to asbestos can cause disabling or fatal diseases such as asbestosis , an emphysema - like condition ; lung cancer ; mesothelioma , a cancerous tumor that spreads rapidly in the cells of membranes covering the lungs and body organs ; and gastrointestinal cancer . the symptoms of these diseases generally do not appear for 20 or more years after initial exposure . what construction activities does this booklet cover ? the asbestos standard for the construction industry ( 29 cfr part 1926 . 1101 , see urltoken ) regulates asbestos exposure for the following activities :\nnovember is an important time to raise awareness of how to work safely with asbestos and know your responsibilities under the law .\ndo not try to repair or remove any asbestos materials yourself if you have not had any training for non - licensed asbestos work . you can seek advice from an environmental health officer at your local authority / council ( see the directgov website ) .\nlabels are not required if asbestos is present in concentrations less than 1 percent by weight . they also are not required if bonding agents , coatings , or binders have altered asbestos fibers , prohibiting the release of airborne asbestos over the pel or stel during reasonable use , handling , storage , disposal , processing , or transportation . when building owners or employers identify previously installed asbestos or pacm , employers must attach or post clearly noticeable and readable labels or signs to inform employees which materials contain asbestos . do employers have to train employees regarding asbestos exposure ? yes . employers must provide a free training program for all employees who are likely to be exposed in excess of a pel and for all employees performing class i through iv asbestos operations . employees must be trained prior to or at initial assignment and at least annually thereafter . training courses must be easily understandable and include the following information :\nbusinesses with a class a licence are permitted to remove all types of asbestos , including both friable and non - friable forms .\ndespite being a prohibited import in australia , goods containing asbestos are still being located at the australian border and in australian workplaces .\na statement that the employee has been informed of the results of the medical exam and any medical conditions resulting from asbestos exposure .\nthose considered most at risk of exposure to asbestos fibres are tradesmen and maintenance workers who disturb the fabric of buildings during the course of their work . precautions must be taken to ensure that tradespeople don ' t put themselves or others at risk by disturbing asbestos .\nasbestos\nas used in this section , has the same meaning as defined in section 6501 . 7 of the labor code .\nif you manage , or are in control of , a workplace , you have a responsibility to protect anyone that works with asbestos .\nif you manage , or are in control of , a workplace , you have a responsibility to protect those who work with asbestos .\nif you are concerned about possible exposure to asbestos from work activities , you are advised to consult your gp and ask for a note to be made in your personal record about possible exposure , including date ( s ) , duration , type of asbestos and likely exposure levels ( if known ) . in some circumstances , your gp may refer you to a specialist in respiratory medicine . hse does not advocate routine x - rays for people who have had an inadvertent exposure to asbestos . asbestos - related damage to the lungs takes years to develop and become visible on chest x - rays . x - ray examinations cannot indicate whether or not asbestos fibres have been inhaled .\nyou can\u2019t see asbestos fibres with the naked eye and because they are very light , they can be blown long distances by the wind .\nif you manage or control a workplace , it\u2019s your responsibility to ensure an asbestos register is prepared , maintained and kept at the workplace .\nlicensed asbestos removal work is a significantly hazardous job because it involves higher risk asbestos - containing materials ( acms ) . these materials are more likely to release larger quantities of asbestos fibres when being removed than lower risk materials ( such as asbestos cement ) . as a result , workers who are employed in removing higher risk acms require specific training and should follow specific working practices . workers should also use sophisticated respiratory protective equipment ( rpe ) and are legally required to be under regular medical surveillance . it is because of the hazardous nature of this work that a licence to do it is required from hse . you can find further information on the hse licensing process on the asbestos licensing page .\nan up - to - date list of licensed contractors including the type of licence held is available on our asbestos licensing information community page .\nthe existing requirements for workers involved in licensed work with asbestos to have medicals , conducted by doctors appointed by hse , remain the same .\nalthough the type of asbestos involved and duration of exposure may be known , there may be little reliable information about the level of exposure . these are all important factors in determining the level of risk - the more fibres that are released by an asbestos - containing material , and the longer the work activity lasts , the greater the cumulative exposure to asbestos fibres and , therefore , an increased risk of ill health effects .\nthe duty to manage asbestos is a legal requirement under the control of asbestos regulations 2012 ( regulation 4 ) . it applies to the owners and occupiers of commercial premises ( such as shops , offices , industrial units etc ) who have responsibility for maintenance and repair activities . in addition to these responsibilities , they also have a duty to assess the presence and condition of any asbestos - containing materials . if asbestos is present , or is presumed to be present , then it must be managed appropriately . the duty also applies to the shared parts of some domestic premises .\nworkers must not handle asbestos unless they have been trained and hold a licence that is current and appropriate for the type of work being done .\nfollowing a survey , the surveyor should produce a survey report which details the findings . this information can help you prepare an asbestos risk register .\nthere are potentially large numbers of workers , including self employed trades people , involved in notifiable non - licensed work ( nnlw ) with asbestos , who will now be required to have medical surveillance for the first time . at present , however , there is only a small and limited network of doctors , who are familiar with asbestos and asbestos - related medicals . the transition period is designed to allow the development of a larger network .\nbecause of its properties , which are described as being either \u2018non - friable or \u2018friable\u2019 , asbestos was seen as being very useful for building products .\nif using other barriers or isolation methods instead of critical barriers , employers must perform perimeter area monitoring to verify that the barrier works properly . in addition , impermeable drop cloths must cover all surfaces beneath removal activities . all class ii asbestos work can use the same work practices and requirements as class i asbestos jobs . alternatively , class ii work can be performed using work practices set out in the standard for specific jobs . for removing vinyl and asphalt flooring materials containing asbestos or installed in buildings constructed before 1981 and not verified as asbestos - free , employers must ensure that workers observe the following :\nthe contractor creating or controlling the source of asbestos contamination must abate the hazards . all employers with employees working near regulated areas , must daily assess the enclosure ' s integrity or the effectiveness of control methods to prevent airborne asbestos from migrating . general contractors on a construction project must oversee all asbestos work , even though they may not be the designated competent person . as supervisor of the entire project , the general contractor determines whether asbestos contractors comply with the standard and ensures that they correct any problems . who is responsible for communicating asbestos hazards at worksites ? the communication of asbestos hazards is vital to prevent further overexposure . most asbestos - related construction involves previously installed building materials . building / facility owners often are the only or best source of information concerning these materials . building / facility owners , as well as employers of workers who may be exposed to asbestos hazards , have specific duties under the standard . before work begins , building / facility owners must identify all thermal system insulation at the worksite , sprayed or troweled - on surfacing materials in buildings , and resilient flooring material installed before 1981 . they also must notify the following persons of the presence , location , and quantity of acm or pacm :\nasbestos waste describes any asbestos products or materials that are ready to be disposed . this includes any contaminated building materials , dust , rubble , used tools that cannot be decontaminated , disposable ppe ( personal protective equipment ) and damp rags that have been used for cleaning . asbestos waste must be placed in suitable packaging to prevent any fibres being released . this should be double wrapped and appropriately labelled . standard practice is to use a red inner bag \u2013 marked up with asbestos warning labels \u2013 and a clear outer bag with appropriate hazard markings . intact asbestos cement sheets and textured coatings that are firmly attached to a board should not be broken up into smaller pieces . these should instead be carefully double wrapped in suitable polythene sheeting ( 1000 gauge ) and labelled .\nyou should stop work immediately , confirm what it is or assume it is asbestos and carry out a risk assessment . this will help determine if the work requires a licensed contractor . you should only carry out non - licensed work on asbestos if you have had the appropriate information , instruction and training .\npeople who believe they may have been exposed to asbestos are understandably anxious and concerned about the possible effects on their health . many cases of inadvertent , short - term exposure to asbestos will most likely have led to minimal exposure to fibres , with little likelihood of any long - term ill health effects .\n7058 . 5 . ( a ) no contractor shall engage in asbestos - related work , as defined in section 6501 . 8 of the labor code , which involves 100 square feet or more of surface area of asbestos containing materials , unless the qualifier for the license passes an asbestos certification examination . additional updated asbestos certification examinations may be required based on new health and safety information . the decision on whether to require an updated certification examination shall be made by the contractors ' state license board , in consultation with the division of occupational safety and health in the department of industrial relations and the state department of health services .\nnow we ' ve been offered a whole bunch of amazing records to reissue , and vinyl is a good deal more expensive / risky to press , so we ' re reaching out to the ska community to help us to continue to preserve and reissue these classics of the genre we so love . the next batch of releases will be as follows :\nworkers cleaning up asbestos - containing surfacing material or thermal system insulation debris from a class i or iii activity after the activity is finished must be provided decontamination facilities required for class i work involving less than 25 linear or 10 square feet of material , or for class iii work where exposure exceeds a pel or no negative exposure assessment exists . note : for any class of asbestos work , employers must ensure that workers do not smoke in any work area with asbestos exposure .\nrising singer - songwriter sasha sloan has signed to rca records . after emerging last fall writing and appearing on several high - profile collaborations , sasha released her debut single \u0093ready yet\u0094 and has amassed over 10 . 4 million streams on spotify alone . since then , she\u0092s established herself as an artist to watch as she continues to release emotionally - rich , left - of - center pop such as her first release of 2018 , \u0093normal . \u0094 heralded by billboard as a \u0093catchy introvert anthem , \u0094 the track has already been streamed over 9 . 4 million times . both \u0093ready yet\u0094 and \u0093normal\u0094 are among the six tracks featured on sasha\u0092s debut ep , sad girl , set for release on vinyl via rca records .\nuse power cutters equipped with hepa dust collectors or perform hepa vacuuming along the cut line for roofs that have asbestos - containing roofing felts and an aggregate surface .\na total ban on asbestos came into effect in australia on 31 december 2003 . it is illegal to make it , use it or import it from another country .\na timetable for managing risks of exposure , including dates and procedures for the review of the asbestos management plan and activities that could affect the timing of a review .\nexposure to asbestos is reportable under riddor when a work activity causes the accidental release or escape of asbestos fibres into the air in a quantity sufficient to cause damage to the health of any person . such situations are likely to arise when work is carried out without suitable controls , or where those controls fail \u2013 they often involve :\nwork with particular asbestos - containing materials can only be carried out by somebody who holds a licence issued by hse . licences are granted for a limited period of time ( usually one or three years ) , enabling hse to review licences and the performance of licence holders at regular intervals . for more information , see : asbestos licensing .\nthe general duties in section 3 ( 1 ) of the health and safety at work etc act 1974 ( hsw act ) apply to protect householders from any risks from work activities being carried out in their homes . where work being done involves asbestos - containing materials then the control of asbestos regulations 2012 will also apply , in particular :\nasbestos was once used in australia in more than 3 , 000 different products including fibro , flue pipes , drains , roofs , gutters , brakes , clutches and gaskets .\nthere are some asbestos removal tasks , involving lower risk asbestos - containing materials that do not require a licence . this is because any exposure to asbestos fibres from this type of work is not expected to present a significant risk , provided that the correct precautions are taken . however , under the asbestos regulations that came into force in april 2012 , there are now two categories of ' non - licensed ' work , one of which , ' notifiable non - licensed work ( nnlw ) ' , has additional requirements for employers . for more information on what work is classified as nnlw . hse has produced a series of task sheets on the appropriate controls for non - licensed work .\nin owner - occupied domestic properties , the owners are not legally responsible for risks to contractors from asbestos , as the owners themselves are not engaged in any work activity .\nwhere asbestos containing materials are assessed as being in good condition and not in a position where they are likely to be damaged they should be left in place and monitored .\nin addition , osha ' s asbestos standard has specific requirements for each class of asbestos work in construction . what are the compliance requirements for class i work ? a designated competent person must supervise all class i work , including installing and operating the control system . the competent person must inspect onsite at least once during each work shift and upon employee request . employers must place critical barriers over all openings to regulated areas or use another barrier or isolation method to prevent airborne asbestos from migrating for the following jobs :\nthe only real challenge will be the potential for pressing delays . as any record collector now knows , the boom in vinyl sales has crippled the production lines which are few and far between . don ' t worry we ' ve been around for nearly 20 years and we ' ll make sure the records get done , and get into your anxious little hands as quickly as we can .\nasbestos is a naturally - occurring mineral and can typically be found in rock , sediment or soil . it has strong fibres that are heat resistant and have good insulating properties .\nswa is not a regulator and cannot advise you about asbestos laws in your jurisdiction . if you need help , please contact your state or territory work health and safety authority .\nwork involving some lower risk asbestos - containing materials ( eg asbestos cement products and textured decorative coatings , among others ) can be carried out if a risk assessment demonstrates that the control limit will not be exceeded and that any exposure to asbestos is expected to be ' sporadic and of low intensity ' . the control limit for this type of non - licensed work is 0 . 6 asbestos fibres per cubic centimetre of air ( 0 . 6 f / cm3 ) , measured over a ten - minute period . any work which is likely to result in exposures at or above this level cannot be considered to be sporadic and of low intensity and should therefore only be carried out by a licensed contractor .\ncontrol method encloses , contains , or isolates the process or source of airborne asbestos dust , or captures and redirects the dust before it enters into the employees ' breathing zone .\nhowever , where asbestos is in poor condition or is likely to be damaged during the normal use of the building , it should be sealed , enclosed or removed , as appropriate .\na statement that the employee has been informed of the increased risk of lung cancer from the combined effect of smoking and asbestos exposure . note : a physician ' s written opinion must not reveal specific findings or diagnoses unrelated to occupational exposure to asbestos . you must provide a copy of the physician ' s written opinion to the employee involved within 30 days after receipt .\nfor most of the 1990s , i was the promotions , marketing , production guy for moon records ( rip ) . it was one of the best jobs i ever had . seriously , i miss it badly . during 1999 / 2000 , i ran 7 wonders of the world music , the first digital download - only ska label ( that was too ahead of the curve for its own good ; rip ) .\nsix - time grammy - nominee florence + the machine are set to release their highly - anticipated new album \u0091high as hope\u0092 via virgin emi / republic records . \u0091high as hope\u0092 is the sound of an artist who appears more certain than ever of herself . florence writes about her teens and twenties with a renewed , more mature perspective : of growing up in south london , of family , relationships and art itself .\ntheir third album , fight the good fight , was produced by rancid\u0092s tim armstrong and released on his hellcat imprint for epitaph records . the album features front - woman aimee interrupter , guitarist kevin bivona , bassist justin bivone and drummer jesse bivona , spitting out lyrics that take on matters as thorny as family , friendship , martial law and loyalty , while churning out bouncing rock - steady rhythms and snarly guitar riffs .\npenned as one of 2018\u0092s most important breakout artists , bishop briggs to release vinyl edition her debut album , ' church of scars , ' via island records . the album will include current single ' white flag , ' which is currently building at alternative radio . album will also include previous hits , ' river ' & ' wild horses , ' which have been featured on a variety of television shows & commercials .\nthe control limit refers to the concentration of asbestos fibres in any localised atmosphere , measured and averaged over a continuous period of four hours , in accordance with the 1997 world health organisation ' s recommended method . at the moment , the control limit is 0 . 1 asbestos fibres per cubic centimetre of air ( 0 . 1 f / cm3 ) . the control limit is not a ' safe ' level and work activities involving asbestos should be designed to be as far below the control limit as possible . hse has progressively tightened the control limit since 1987 .\nthe current regulations place a legal duty on employers to provide information , instruction and training to any of their employees who are likely to be exposed to asbestos as part of their work .\nthumper \u2013 no one left the disco alive \u2013 boston\u2019s bastard child of ska , punk and metal thumper was a true anomaly in the trad heavy northeast ska scene of the mid 90s . they were an early pioneer of a sound that would go on to influence the next decade of misfit ska - core acts . this classic disc was released out of new haven\u2019s tune inn on elevator records listen - thumper \u2013 holy roller\nhey there , delilah - and other fans of alt - pop band , plain white t\u0092s . you\u0092ll be happy to hear that the multi - platinum chicago quintet will be releasing their eighth studio album , parallel universe . the new work , produced by matt squire ( ariana grande , panic ! at the disco ) follows their 2015 independently - released american nights and marks the band\u0092s return to fearless records after 13 years .\nathens , georgia\u0092s t . hardy morris ( dead confederate , diamond rugs ) is set to release his third solo album via normaltown records . titled dude , the obscure , the album is a work that morris says \u0093flowed from a creative space i found at the intersection of dreams and reality . \u0094 in captivating songs , morris sheds the traps of ambition and nostalgia and uncovers the strange satisfaction of living in the moment .\nthe protocol helps government agencies work cooperatively and efficiently across jurisdictions and portfolios when imported products have been identified as containing asbestos , and there is concern they may cross or have crossed state borders .\nwhat are an employer ' s housekeeping responsibilities ? asbestos waste , scrap , debris , bags , containers , equipment , and contaminated clothing consigned for disposal must be collected and disposed of in sealed , labeled , impermeable bags or other closed , labeled impermeable containers . when vacuuming methods are selected , employees must use and empty hepa - filtered vacuuming equipment carefully and in a way that will minimize asbestos reentry into the workplace . unless the building / facility owner demonstrates that the flooring does not contain asbestos , all vinyl and asphalt flooring material must be maintained in accordance with the following conditions :\nif you are planning any diy home improvements , repairs or maintenance \u2013 and intend to bring in any additional builders , maintenance workers or contractors \u2013 you should inform them of any asbestos materials in your home before they start work . this will help reduce the risks of any acms being disturbed . hse strongly encourages the use of trained professionals to repair or remove acms . if you choose to carry out diy repairs or remove damaged asbestos materials yourself , make sure you wear the right protective equipment and follow safe working methods . for advice on doing this , see : asbestos essentials task sheets .\nif using other barriers or isolation methods instead of critical barriers , employers must perform perimeter area surveillance during each work shift . no asbestos dust should be visible . perimeter monitoring must show that clearance levels are met ( as contained in 40 cfr part 763 , subpart e of the epa asbestos in schools rule ) or that perimeter area levels are no greater than background levels . employers must ensure the following for all class i jobs :\nin practice the changes are fairly limited . they mean that some types of non - licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements \u2013 notification of work , medical surveillance and record keeping . all other requirements remain unchanged .\nin a world gone mad , the moms are here to mother us all , offering sweet punk rock relief through the chaos of today . for the moms , punk is almost a religious thing ; where the diy basements are the church , where bands are born in a baptismal of sweat and beer , where people go for some spiritual communion . but it\u2019s more than the music and the mosh pit . it\u2019s a connection made between outsiders and misfits that\u2019s driven by community , passion , and a sincere desire to bring the fun and the fury . it\u2019s what the mom\u2019s do , and \u2018doing asbestos we can , \u2019 the new jersey trio\u2019s first full - length with bar / none records , delivers the goods .\nfor class i asbestos work , until employers document that employees will not be exposed in excess of the 8 - hour twa pel and short - term exposure limit stel , employers must assume that employee exposures are above those limits . what is a negative exposure assessment ? for any specific asbestos job that trained employees perform , employers may show that exposures will be below the pels ( i . e . , negative exposure assessment ) through the following :"]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "accenture", "paragraphs": ["you can obtain free copies of these documents from accenture on accenture\u2019s website at www . accenture . com .\naccenture business services for utilities inc . services d ' affaires d ' accenture pour utilities inc\nbrian demaster is a managing director with accenture and leads accenture\u2019s north america life insurance business services .\nif conditions of the proposed transaction are satisfied , including approval by accenture\u2019s shareholders and the supreme court of bermuda , accenture plc , an irish company , will replace accenture ltd as accenture\u2019s parent company .\nwe\u2019ve created accenture strategy , a unique capability and the first in the market to bring together business strategy and technology strategy equally and at scale . we created accenture digital by combining our market leading capabilities in accenture interactive , accenture analytics and accenture mobility .\naccenture names ceo pierre nanterme to additional position of chairman , effective feb . 1 , 2013 | accenture newsroom\nfollow us for updates on accenture research , blogs , podcasts and more . tweets by the accenture twitter team .\npatrick lyons is a managing director with accenture\u2019s insurance client services group , and leads accenture\u2019s life insurance transformation business service .\nas of september 1 , 2009 , the directors and executive officers of accenture ltd immediately prior to the transaction became the directors and executive officers of accenture plc . concurrently the directors of accenture ltd resigned from accenture ltd and carry their terms of office over to the accenture plc board of directors .\naccenture launches new brand campaign designed to take company\u2019s \u201chigh performance . delivered . \u201d positioning to next level | accenture newsroom\nin 2011 , accenture launched a new campaign of results - based ads featuring clients such as marriott , unilever and the royal shakespeare company alongside its slogan \u201chigh performance . delivered\u201d . [ 36 ] as of 2016 , interbrand ranked accenture no . 37 of its list of best global brands . [ 37 ] the brand consultancy noted accenture ' s focus on branding and marketing of its accenture strategy , accenture consulting , accenture digital , accenture technology and accenture operations divisions . [ 38 ]\nthe big change for legal purposes is that accenture ltd . incorporated in bermuda now becomes ( a wholly owned subsidiary of ) accenture plc incorporated in ireland , and existing shareholders of accenture ltd . now become shareholders of accenture plc on a one - is - to - one conversion ratio . in accenture\u2019s words from its 8 - k filing :\nomar abbosh is accenture\u2019s chief strategy officer . he is responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company\u2019s strategy , innovation programs and investments . in this role , mr . abbosh also has management responsibility for accenture security , accenture\u2019s dublin centre for innovation , accenture\u2019s ventures & acquisitions , industry programs , research and corporate citizenship . he is a member of accenture\u2019s global management committee .\naccenture plc , as successor to accenture ltd , has agreed with the original holders of accenture sca class i common shares and accenture canada holdings inc . exchangeable shares not to redeem any class x ordinary share of such holder if the redemption would reduce the number of class x ordinary shares held by that holder to a number that is less than the number of accenture sca class i common shares or accenture canada holdings inc . exchangeable shares owned by that holder .\naccenture completes acquisition of irish creative agency rothco dublin ; feb . 1 , 2018 \u2013 accenture ( nyse : acn ) has completed its acquisition of rothco , a full - service creative agency . located in dublin , rothco boosts accenture ireland\u2019s creative capabilities and those of accenture interactive as an experience agency across europe .\naccenture maintains a prominent and consistent presence among global professional services companies . its revenue growth in fiscal year 2015 significantly outpaced the market . the company is invested in building and enhancing its leadership position within its accenture strategy , accenture consulting , accenture digital , accenture technology , and accenture operations divisions . for each of these businesses , the company has launched major integrated marketing campaigns , directing significant investments toward global campaigns that appeared in print , digital , and airport media across 25 countries .\nthe chinese have the year of the tiger . accenture has life after tiger .\nvisit the subscription center to make your selections and subscribe to new from accenture .\nmanagement consultancy firm accenture is the latest overseas company to move its headquarters here .\nmike joined accenture in 1987 and was named partner in 1999 . he is a member of accenture\u2019s global management committee . prior to assuming his role as accenture digital\u2019s group chief executive , he was senior managing director of accenture\u2019s financial services business in north america , with broad responsibility for the group\u2019s strategy , client relationships and financial performance . between 2002 and 2005 , he created the new businesses team at accenture . prior to 2002 , he led accenture\u2019s global finance & performance management global service line .\ncerner , leidos , & accenture win massive $ 4 . 3b defense department ehr contract\naccenture strategy provides business strategy , technology strategy and operations strategy services . [ 30 ]\n3 . december 17 , 2004 . accenture and mit announced 2005 digital government awards .\naccenture india hq is in mumbai . . . bukroholi mumbai and its originated in ireland\non the journey to cloud , the accenture - aws deal is an important signpost .\nmike played a key role in the launch of accenture digital in 2013 and continues to lead its evolution . under his leadership , accenture digital has grown to a $ 9 . 5b business with 41 , 000 + employees . his responsibilities include accenture interactive , accenture mobility , accenture analytics , and industry x . 0 businesses and the digital technology delivery teams to support their work . the everest group 2016 peak matrix tm report for digital services ranked accenture the highest across the market success and delivery capability axes , and emphasized that accenture digital supports every phase of an enterprise\u2019s digital journey . ad age named accenture interactive the largest and fastest growing digital agency network in the us in its 2016 agency report .\n, chose to move to corporate form and seek a public listing . after considering a variety of options , accenture\u2019s partners voted to incorporate the parent company , accenture ltd , in\npersonalize your accenture career search and receive tailored news , insights and job alerts . join our talent connection to learn more about the challenging and rewarding career opportunities offered by accenture .\naccenture drives innovation to improve the way the world works and lives . visit us at urltoken . contacts : melissa volin accenture + 1 267 216 1815 melissa . volin @ urltoken\naccenture ' s shareholders are overwhelmingly accenture ' s partners . although the company went public last week , 88 percent of the company ' s stock is held by its partners .\nbhaskar ghosh is group chief executive of accenture technology services with overall responsibility for the accenture application services business , spanning systems integration and application outsourcing . additionally , he leads platforms , products and global technology delivery . he is a member of the accenture global management committee .\nin january , cms selected accenture to oversee maintenance of healthcare . gov . accenture replaced the original contractor , cgi federal , after the glitch - ridden launch of the federal exchange .\nbut there is also still the traditional \u2018bread and butter\u2019 work for accenture . nanterme states :\na new ad campaign for accenture features testimonials from clients like unilever , sometimes using humor .\naccenture said that\nit wishes only the best for tiger woods and his family\n.\nabout accenture the people to lead . the knowledge to innovate . the vision to transform .\npaul daugherty is accenture\u2019s chief technology & innovation officer and leads the company\u2019s technology innovation & ecosystem group . he is also a member of accenture\u2019s global management committee . in addition to overseeing accenture\u2019s technology strategy , mr . daugherty has responsibility for driving innovation through r & d ; activities in accenture\u2019s labs and leveraging emerging technologies to bring the newest innovations to clients globally .\nprior to becoming coo in september 2009 , mr . deblaere was chief operating officer of accenture\u2019s outsourcing business globally , a position he held since 2006 . in this role he was instrumental in driving operational excellence across accenture\u2019s $ 9 billion outsourcing business and in leading accenture\u2019s outsourcing industrialization agenda .\naccenture has offices in 52 countries and serves clients in more than 120 countries around the world .\njim mcavoy accenture + 1 ( 703 ) 947 - 3449 james . e . mcavoy @ urltoken\nmultiplied experiences . real - time emotions . five trends from the 2016 accenture digital consumer survey .\nnew isn ' t on its way . we ' re applying it right now . | accenture\n1 . march 21 , 2000 . accenture ' s revenue reaches $ 10 . 3 billion .\n4 . october 6 , 2011 . accenture and aavanade named to 2011 microsoft dynamics inner circle .\na company spokesman said accenture is also moving because of continued criticism of companies incorporated in bermuda .\nfrom strategy to execution , accenture applied intelligence delivers the insights to excel in manufacturing and operations .\naccenture is , and always has been , a global organization . prior to 2001 , accenture operated as a group of more than 40 locally owned partnerships and other entities in 46 countries . in 2001 , accenture\u2019s 2 , 500 partners , more than half of whom were from countries other than the\nmr . lumb also oversees the growth and strategy of accenture consulting , whose more - than 40 , 000 consultants serve clients across 40 industries . he represents accenture consulting and the firm\u2019s five operating groups on accenture ' s global operating committee and he is a member of the company\u2019s global management committee .\naccenture\u2019s shares will continue to trade on the new york stock exchange under the ticker symbol \u201cacn . \u201d\ncerner , leidos , & accenture win massive $ 4 . 3b defense department ehr contract | healthcare dive\njo deblaere is accenture\u2019s chief operating officer , responsible for leading the company\u2019s business operations globally , executing accenture\u2019s business strategy and ensuring operational excellence company - wide . mr . deblaere is also group chief executive \u2013 europe with overall leadership responsibility for more than 20 countries . in addition , mr . deblaere leads enterprise risk management for accenture , working across the company to identify , assess and actively manage enterprise risks . he is a member of accenture ' s global management committee and chairs accenture\u2019s capital and investment committees .\nlanding another major tech deal in accenture is a further sign of vibrancy for the region\u2019s tech scene .\n3 . on june 1 , 2016 accenture and avanade named microsoft 2016 alliance partner of the year .\ncisco and accenture have had a relationship since january 2004 . why are you expanding the relationship now ?\nthe services world has started to fundamentally change and accenture operations is at the forefront of this evolution .\nlooking for movie tickets ? enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing accenture near you .\n\u201con september 1 , 2009 , accenture ltd and accenture plc completed a transaction effected by way of a scheme of arrangement under bermuda law ( the \u201cscheme of arrangement\u201d ) pursuant to which each holder of accenture ltd class a common shares or class x common shares outstanding immediately prior to the effectiveness of the scheme of arrangement received one accenture plc class a ordinary share or class x ordinary share in exchange for each outstanding accenture ltd class a common share or class x common share , as applicable , and cash for any fractional shares ( the \u201ctransaction\u201d ) . as a result of the transaction , accenture ltd became a direct , wholly - owned subsidiary of accenture plc . on september 1 , 2009 , accenture plc issued a press release announcing the completion of the transaction . the press release is attached as exhibit 99 . 1 .\nin his 35 - year career with accenture , mr . nanterme has held a wide variety of leadership positions across key parts of accenture\u2019s business . prior to becoming ceo in january 2011 , he was group chief executive of accenture ' s financial services operating group , which serves clients in the banking , capital markets and insurance industries . in 2006 , he joined accenture\u2019s global leadership team , where he contributed to the planning and execution of accenture\u2019s successful long - term business strategy and the implementation of its global operating model .\nin his 34 - year career with accenture , mr . nanterme has held a wide variety of leadership positions across key parts of accenture\u2019s business . prior to becoming ceo in january 2011 , he was group chief executive of accenture ' s financial services operating group , which serves clients in the banking , capital markets and insurance industries . in 2006 , he joined accenture\u2019s global leadership team , where he contributed to the planning and execution of accenture\u2019s successful long - term business strategy and the implementation of its global operating model .\nduring his career with accenture , mr . sell has served in a variety of leadership roles , across a number of industries . he has also managed accenture\u2019s business relationships with some of its largest global clients .\njulie sweet is chief executive officer \u2013 north america , responsible for leading accenture\u2019s business in the united states , the company\u2019s largest market , and canada . she is also a member of accenture\u2019s global management committee .\nms . shook is a member of accenture\u2019s global management committee . she is a strong advocate for inclusion and diversity , and accenture has been widely recognized externally as an employer of choice and for its diversity efforts .\nmayor rahm emanuel announces plans by accenture to add 500 new jobs in chicago . ( credit : cbs )\nnew delhi : people hold the power to shape and apply technology to create positive change , improve lives , and transform business and society , according to accenture technology vision 2017 , the annual technology report from accenture .\naccenture said it has a 40 - year history in ireland , with various clients including the irish government .\naccenture is a massive management and technology consulting firm , with 75 , 000 employees operating in 46 countries .\nat accenture , you can pursue your interest in virtually any industry , because we serve most of them .\nformer cnn journalist lou dobbs , have reported accenture\u2019s decision to incorporate in bermuda as a us tax avoidance ploy , because they viewed accenture as having been a us - based company . since the congressional general accounting office ( gao ) already identified accenture as one of the four publicly traded federal contractors that were incorporated in a tax haven country . gao itself did not characterize accenture as having been a us - based company . on 26 may 2009 accenture announced to change the company\u2019s place of incorporation to ireland from bermuda and said it would become accenture ple . ireland headquarters [ edit ] accenture announced on 26 may 2009 that its board of directors unanimously approved changing the company\u2019s place of incorporation to ireland from bermuda and would become accenture plc . accenture was chosen to replace cgi group as the lead contractor for urltoken in january 2014 . [ 26 ] in december 2014 , accenture won a $ 563 million contract to provide ongoing maintenance , software development and technology support for urltoken through 2019 . in july 2015 the united states department of defense awarded a major electronic health records contract to cerner , leidos and accenture . the contract valued $ 4 . 33 billion will serve 55 hospitals and 600 clinics . accenture federal services and leidos will play the role of configuration specialist while cerner is the prime contractor .\nwhen accenture asked to include unilever in the campaign , \u201cthere was a little bit of reservation\u201d initially , mr . eelman said , but the approval came because \u201caccenture has been a partner in this journey with us . \u201d\nmr . van \u2018t noordende joined accenture in 1987 and became a partner in 1999 . during his accenture career , he has led large - scale transformation and it projects for clients in the financial services and utilities industries .\nfrom may 2006 through august 2007 , mr . nanterme was chief leadership officer , with primary responsibility for accenture ' s leadership development program . in that role , he oversaw accenture ' s corporate citizenship initiatives globally . he also served as accenture\u2019s country managing director for france from november 2005 through august 2007 . mr . nanterme spent much of his earlier career with accenture in the financial services operating group , where he served as managing director for europe , africa and latin america , as well as global managing director of accenture ' s insurance industry group .\naccenture began as the business and technology consulting arm of arthur andersen , and was spun off as andersen consulting in 1989 . in 2001 , the firm changed its name to accenture after all ties with arthur andersen were cut , and while accenture thrived , arthur andersen was effectively shut down by the enron scandal in the early 2000s .\nwilliam d . green , accenture\u2019s chairman & ceo , said , \u201cafter a careful review , our board of directors has determined that changing our place of incorporation to ireland is in the best interests of accenture and our shareholders .\npierre nanterme is chairman & ceo of accenture , a us $ 34 . 9 billion global professional services company .\naccenture is answering real business challenges for our clients through innovation and deep industry knowledge . here ' s how .\naccenture ' s research showed that the more innovative young entrepreneurs were , the confident they were of creating jobs .\nthe accenture stock has drifted downwards over the last few days as this news got incorporated but accenture ( nyse : acn ) is up today to $ 33 . 26 per share up 26 cents or 0 . 8 % .\naccenture has written to its shareholders asking them to approve the move from bermuda , which is a tax haven .\naccenture operations and process transformation integrates a breadth of approaches , capabilities and assets applicable in product and service industries .\naccenture has proven\u2014and unmatched\u2014end - to - end capabilities that help clients transform their operations and position for high performance .\nthe efma - accenture innovation in insurance awards offer benefits for entrants , winners and the industry as a whole .\nin his 32 years with accenture , mr . lumb has helped to transform some of the world\u2019s leading financial institutions with innovative strategies , business models and change programs , and he has held a number of leadership roles in accenture .\nthe game - changing new partnership will see accenture take a minority stake in atlanta - based liaison . accenture gets a nonvoting seat on liaison ' s board , but beyond that , the terms of the deal were not disclosed .\nwith the accenture hybrid cloud solution for microsoft azure , you\u2019ll have all the tools necessary to help clients weave cloud into the fabric of their businesses . take a closer look at accenture\u2019s hybrid cloud vision and the intelligent business cloud .\nmr . daugherty has played a key role in evolving accenture\u2019s technology business to respond to the changes in the industry . he developed the digital business vision and helped shape accenture\u2019s early moves to establish its digital business leadership . he founded accenture\u2019s cloud computing business and was instrumental in launching accenture\u2019s saas , big data and open source businesses , and played a key role in the company\u2019s technology business during the major transitions to client / server computing and internet - based computing .\nbt and csc have been named as possible successors to accenture on the two nhs contracts it is expected to exit .\nat the same time we continue to see demand for large scale transformation programs which has always been accenture\u2019s sweet spot .\nwe are still famous for the more classic erp and technology business . we continue of course to be competitive in that space but we added two big engines for growth at scale , double - digit extra meaningful for accenture , accenture digital , this $ 5 billion business , and accenture operations on the other hand which is another formidable machine for growth .\njean - marc ollagnier is group chief executive of accenture ' s resources operating group , which serves clients in the chemicals , energy , natural resources and utilities industries . he is also a member of accenture ' s global management committee .\naccenture was undergoing fundamental internal restructuring which radically altered how it came to market and how it engaged with partner organisations .\nbut in documents filed with the securities and exchange commission , accenture describes itself as a bermuda - based holding company that owns an operating company in the grand duchy of luxembourg . records show accenture filed its new incorporation papers in february .\nif you are interested in a contractor assignment at accenture , ple\u200base search the open contractor opportunities and register for consideration .\nbob sell is group chief executive of accenture ' s communications , media & technology operating group , which serves clients in the communications , electronics , technology , media and entertainment industries . he is also a member of accenture\u2019s global management committee .\ndebbie polishook is group chief executive of accenture operations . in this role , she oversees accenture\u2019s comprehensive portfolio of business process services as well as infrastructure and cloud services , including the accenture cloud platform . she leads a team of both consulting and outsourcing professionals charged with developing , selling and delivering differentiated intelligent infrastructure , cloud and business process services to drive transformational value and productivity for clients . in addition , ms . polishook serves as a member of accenture\u2019s global management committee and capital committee .\nyou can find information about accenture\u2019s directors and executive officers in the definitive proxy statement filed on dec . 19 , 2008 .\naccenture is the second sponsor to react to the news . gillette has already said it would cut back woods ' role .\npreviously , dr . ghosh led the accenture delivery centers for technology in india , and he was the global application outsourcing lead . he was also instrumental in building and managing the accenture it infrastructure service delivery capabilities within the delivery centers for technology .\nprior to joining accenture in 1994 , ms . morvan worked in investment banking on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions .\nstate and city officials hope accenture\u2019s expansion in atlanta gives the region a headstart . the exact nature of the jobs at accenture are unknown , though they are expected to be relatively high - paying gigs . the firm didn\u2019t return calls seeking comment .\naccording to accenture , this could help drive the reduction of youth unemployement in the g20 from 13 percent to 10 percent .\naccenture ' s current clients include 94 of the fortune global 100 and more than 80 percent of the fortune global 500 .\nunderstand why one accenture leader views current trends as a sign that the chemical industry is ripe for industry x . 0 .\naccenture and amazon web services create new business group to help enterprises migrate to and run their business in the aws cloud .\naccenture credit services is a recognized market leader providing business process outsourcing services to consumer and commercial lending institutions around the world .\non january 1 , 2001 andersen consulting adopted its current name ,\naccenture\n. the word\naccenture\nis supposedly derived from\naccent on the future\n. although a marketing consultancy was tasked with finding a new name for the company , the name\naccenture\nwas submitted by ken petersen , a danish employee from the company ' s oslo , norway office , as a result of an internal competition . accenture felt that the name should represent its will to be a global consulting leader and high performer , and also intended that the name should not be offensive in any country in which accenture operates .\nfor the past six years , accenture and tiger woods have had a very successful sponsorship arrangement and his achievements on the golf course have been a powerful metaphor for business success in accenture ' s advertising ,\nthe company said in a statement .\nanother controversial accenture deal moves ahead . an effort to derail a major homeland security contract awarded to accenture failed in a vote in the house of representatives on friday . a number of democrats had proposed an amendment designed to prevent funding from being used to implement the contract , which had been made with a group of companies led by accenture and was worth up to $ 10 billion\naccenture worked with american express to launch a prepaid debit account solution and extended their brand to a broad new group of members .\nreinvent industry . revolutionize your career . explore where your skills can take you with a career in accenture industry x . 0 .\naccenture technology focuses on technology solutions , implementation , delivery , and research & development , including its technology labs for emerging technologies .\ncollaboration has been a hot market for years . what is happening now that customers need an expanded partnership between cisco and accenture ?\nin january 2001 andersen consulting changed its name to accenture and announced plans to float the partnership on the new york stock exchange .\naccenture\u2019s success managing and expanding client wallet share and traction in aforementioned disruptive technologies was highlighted by the additional 28 diamond - level clients to total of 141 during fy14 and reported $ 5 billion in revenue from accenture digital . acquisitions will continue to deepen accenture\u2019s industry - specific capabilities and presence , enabling it to scale up resources and offerings ahead of the market , sustaining its leading market position .\nellyn shook is accenture\u2019s chief leadership & human resources officer , responsible for helping the nearly 442 , 000 people of accenture succeed both professionally and personally . her global team of hr experts is re - imagining leadership and talent practices to create the most truly human work environment in the digital age , fueling accenture\u2019s differentiation in the market and ability to improve the way the world works and lives .\nellyn shook is accenture\u2019s chief leadership & human resources officer , responsible for helping the nearly 435 , 000 people of accenture succeed both professionally and personally . her global team of hr experts is re - imagining leadership and talent practices to create the most truly human work environment in the digital age , fueling accenture\u2019s differentiation in the market and ability to improve the way the world works and lives .\nto increase creativity and drive greater efficiency , accenture implemented a new global advertising model separating creative development from execution . for creative development , accenture appointed tbwa / chiat / day as its new agency of record . tag worldwide was appointed accenture\u2019s production agency responsible for translating and implementing the campaign in all mediums across the globe . wpp\u2019s mec continues to be responsible for global media planning and buying .\ndavid rowland is accenture ' s chief financial officer with responsibility for the company\u2019s corporate controllership , treasury , tax , investor relations , financial reporting and analysis , strategic planning and analysis , and corporate development functions . mr . rowland is a member of accenture ' s global management committee and previously served on the board and as audit committee chair for avanade , a joint venture of accenture and microsoft .\ngianfranco casati is group chief executive\u2014growth markets , responsible for overseeing accenture ' s business in asia pacific , latin america , africa , the middle east and turkey . in this role he works closely with the company\u2019s five operating group leaders to ensure that accenture is well - positioned for continued growth in each of these key markets . he is also a member of accenture ' s global management committee .\naccenture\u2019s turned in a stellar full year as the firm restructures to add new digital opportunities to its core erp and bpo services bedrock .\nbefore working in outsourcing , ms . polishook was the managing director of accenture\u2019s media & entertainment client portfolio in the northeast united states .\nmr . sell joined accenture in 1984 and became a partner in 1995 . he received his undergraduate degree in economics from lafayette college .\nms . shook joined accenture in 1988 and became a partner in 2003 . she holds a bachelor of science degree from purdue university .\n1 . accenture wins covenant house washington dc dove award on june 3 , 2016 \u2013 accenture ( nyse : acn ) has received the covenant house washington 2016 dove award for its work helping to create a brighter future for some of the district\u2019s most vulnerable young people .\n2 . november 26 , 2002 . accenture ' s study reaveals that a few company could dominate public transportation in germany by 2010 .\nthis began as accenture made a conscious effort to evolve from a traditional systems integrator to become the global management and technology consulting leader .\nin parallel , the firm established a venture capital arm , accenture technology ventures , and began making investments in emerging new economy companies .\naccenture\u2019s proposed move , which is subject to shareholder approval , comes as a rising number of british companies relocate their headquarters to ireland .\nwhile accenture will establish a new corporate support team in dublin , the company declined to say how many staff the unit will employ .\nabout accenture accenture is a global management consulting , technology services and outsourcing company , with more than 358 , 000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries . combining unparalleled experience , comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions , and extensive research on the world\u2019s most successful companies , accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high - performance businesses and governments . the company generated net revenues of us $ 31 . 0 billion for the fiscal year ended aug . 31 , 2015 . its home page is www . accenture . com .\nfrom 2005 to 2010 , mr . jerdee was the legal lead for the outsourcing sales legal team as well as for accenture\u2019s growth platforms . prior to 2005 , he held a number of roles focused on negotiating client transactions and helping to develop accenture\u2019s contract and negotiation standards .\nmark knickrehm is group chief executive of accenture strategy , which focuses on solving clients\u2019 most pressing challenges at the intersection of business , technology and operations\u2014helping c - suite executives develop strategies to transform their organizations . he is also a member of accenture ' s global management committee .\non july 2001 , accenture offered initial public offering ( ipo ) at the price of $ 14 . 20 per share in new york exchange ( nyse ) ; goldman sach and morgan stanely as its lead underwriter . accenture stock closed the day at $ 15 . 17 , with the day\u2019s high at $ 15 . 25 . on the first day of the ipo , accenture raised nearly $ 1 . 7billion .\naccenture and its directors and executive officers and other persons may be deemed participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction .\nfor the next five years , accenture will continue its work on the federal online insurance exchange , according to a wall street journal report .\nthe giant management consultancy firm accenture has ended its sponsorship of tiger woods , saying the golfer is\nno longer the right representative\n.\nbefore joining accenture , mr . jerdee practiced law in minneapolis , minnesota , where he specialized in corporate , financing and real estate matters .\nmr . london joined accenture in 1986 and became a partner in 1998 . he earned his bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science from rutgers university .\nwhat : accenture is one of the world\u2019s largest consulting businesses . it has divisions including consulting , technology , operational management and digital marketing .\nback in may , accenture ' s board of directors had unanimously approved switching the company ' s place of incorporation from bermuda to ireland .\naccenture argues that the scale of its international operation is such that it should be described as a global corporation rather than a us business .\naccenture uses a flexible right - shore model based on lean manufacturing processes that delivers cost efficiency , high quality and a superb customer experience .\nsander van ' t noordende is group chief executive of accenture\u2019s products operating group , which serves clients in the air , freight & travel services ; automotive ; consumer goods & services ; industrial equipment ; infrastructure & transportation services ; life sciences ; and retail industries . he is also a member of accenture ' s global management committee , and a director on the board of avanade , a joint venture between accenture and microsoft .\nglobally accenture has more than 358 , 000 staff service clients in 120 countries . in ireland the consultancy employs around 1 , 600 staff , working from its office at grand canal square . in may this year accenture ireland was named one of the country\u2019s top 100 leading graduate employers .\nawards : - in 2016 , accenture was ranked no . 289 on the forbes global 2000 list . [ 47 ] in 2016 , accenture was ranked no . 312 on the fortune global 500 list . [ 48 ] in 2016 , the firm was named 15th in the top 50 companies for diversity by diversityinc . [ 49 ] cr magazine named accenture no . 14 in its top 100 best corporate citizens list for 2016 . [ 50 ] in 2017 , the ethisphere institute named accenture one of the world ' s most ethical companies for the 10th time . [ 51 ] fortune named accenture one of the top 100 companies to work for from 2009 to 2017 . [ 52 ] in 2017 , accenture was ranked no . 272 on the forbes global 2000 list . [ 53 ] in 2017 , accenture was ranked no . 272 on the forbes global 2000 list . [ 53 ] in 2017 , accenture was ranked no . 305 on the fortune global 500 list . [ 54 ] in 2017 , the firm was named 14th in the top 50 companies for diversity by diversityinc . [ 55 ] cr magazine named accenture no . 7 in its top 100 best corporate citizens list for 2017 . [ 56 ] in 2017 , fortune magazine named it as the world ' s most admired information technology services company . [ 57 ] accenture is one of 12 best management consulting firms of 2017 in america according to forbes . [ 58 ]\noffers a stable political and economic environment and has the financial and legal infrastructure to meet accenture\u2019s needs , both today and in the future . \u201d\nbarclays uk ceo ashok vaswani and accenture\u2019s richard lumb met up at wef 2017 to discuss what\u2019s in store for an industry being transformed by digital .\nunder accenture ' s new $ 563 million contract , the company will provide ongoing maintenance , software development and technology support for healthcare . gov .\nwe now have more than 28 , 000 professionals working in accenture digital , making it the world\u2019s largest end - to - end digital capability .\nbefore assuming her current position , ms . polishook was group operating officer for accenture operations , responsible for executing business strategy and driving operational excellence .\nchicago ( cbs ) \u2014 the accounting and consulting firm accenture will add 500 jobs to its workforce in chicago , mayor rahm emanuel announced tuesday .\nas it is , accenture has identified millions in potential savings that will start to be realized in early 2012 , according to the mayor\u2019s office .\naccenture technology focuses on technology solutions , implementation , delivery , and research & development , including its technology labs for emerging technologies . [ 33 ]\nprior to assuming her current role in 2012 , ms . morvan held a number of internal strategy positions and contributed to the accenture human capital strategy . she started her career with accenture as a consultant in the strategy practice , working primarily for financial services clients in france and the united kingdom .\nprior to the transaction , the accenture ltd class a common shares were registered pursuant to section 12 ( b ) of the securities exchange act of 1934 , as amended ( the \u201cexchange act\u201d ) , and listed on the new york stock exchange ( \u201cnyse\u201d ) under the symbol \u201cacn\u201d and the accenture ltd class x common shares were registered pursuant to section 12 ( g ) of the exchange act . as a result of the transaction , all of the accenture ltd class a and class x common shares were cancelled and holders thereof received accenture plc class a and class x ordinary shares , as applicable , on a one - for - one basis ( or , in the case of fractional interests in class a common shares , cash ) . accordingly , accenture ltd requested that the nyse file with the securities and exchange commission ( the \u201ccommission\u201d ) a form 25 to remove the accenture ltd class a common shares from listing on the nyse . accenture ltd expects to file a form 15 with the commission to terminate the registration of the accenture ltd class a and class x common shares and suspend its reporting obligations under sections 13 and 15 ( d ) of the exchange act . \u201c\nas accenture ' s chief marketing & communications officer , amy fuller leads a global team of more than 1000 marketing and communications professionals focused on strengthening the accenture brand in the marketplace and helping to grow the business . ms . fuller is responsible for brand , advertising and research , content and digital marketing , social media , corporate and financial communications , industry analyst and media relations . she is a member of accenture ' s global management committee .\naccenture does not expect any material change in its operations , financial results or tax treatment as a result of the change in its place of incorporation .\nin connection with the transaction , accenture intends to file a preliminary proxy statement today with the sec and mail a final proxy statement to its shareholders .\nin addition to serving on accenture ' s board of directors , mr . giancarlo also serves on the boards of arista and pure storage , inc .\nunder the agreement that brought in accenture , the firm will receive up to 10 percent of any savings it finds of at least $ 25 million .\n2 . june 1 , 2016 accenture achieves highest leader placement and star performer title in everest group 2016 peak matrix\u2122 report for analytics business process services .\n3 . accenture shapes , transforms , digitises , powers and operates within global top 2000 businesses . by mark sherwin \u200f @ markdsherwin 19 may 2015 .\nthe efma - accenture innovation in insurance awards have served as a catalyst for innovation in the insurance sector and have helped insurers develop better disruptive strategies .\naccenture serves more than 80 percent of the fortune global 500 , including 94 of the top 100 , and continues to enjoy strong brand loyalty\u201497 of its top 100 clients have been clients for more than 10 years . over the last five fiscal years , accenture\u2019s compound annual return to shareholders of 24 percent has outpaced the s & p 500 by 8 percentage points . smart investments in its future have proven a benefit to accenture\u2019s clients , stakeholders , and burgeoning brand .\nnone of them has disclosed provisions or write - downs despite nhs figures showing that their work on comparable nhs contracts remains some way behind accenture ' s .\n\u201cthe appointment of pierre nanterme as chairman reflects his tremendous knowledge of accenture\u2019s business and global organization , and the high regard in which he is held by the board of directors , \u201d said sir mark moody - stuart , lead director of the accenture board . \u201che has proven himself to be an outstanding leader .\n4 . almost 65 % of revenue for the global 2000 comes through the partner channel ; is that well managed ? # accenture urltoken 3 april 2013 .\nnew york ; nov . 17 , 2011 \u2014 accenture ( nyse : acn ) today launched a new global brand campaign that takes its \u201chigh performance . delivered . \u201d positioning to the next level by demonstrating the full depth and breadth of the company\u2019s capabilities and focusing on the value accenture creates for its clients .\naccenture is currently ranked no . 45 on interbrand\u2019s ranking of the top 100 global brands , with a brand value of $ 8 billion . this represents a 55 percent increase in brand value since 2002 , when accenture made its debut on interbrand\u2019s ranking of the top 100 global brands , at no . 53 .\nwe organized this scale - up to bring together our former accenture innovation awards contestants . they will reconnect and share their experiences whilst enjoying drinks and snacks .\ntbwa / chiat / day was hired in june after accenture , formerly known as andersen consulting , ended a 22 - year association with y & r in new york , part of the young & rubicam brands unit of wpp . accenture also hired another agency , tag worldwide , for global production of the campaign .\nmr . lumb is currently the chairman of mortgage cadence llc ( a wholly owned subsidiary of accenture ) and a non - executive director of duck creek technologies . he is a former chairman of accenture software . he has a degree in mechanical engineering and an mba from the university of bradford in the united kingdom .\nbut government documents show that accenture ltd . , as it now calls itself , recently has moved - - on paper , anyway - - to a foreign tax haven with a particularly protective attitude toward business . registered as a bermuda corporation , accenture is the first major professional services firm to take up residence offshore .\nprith banerjee , the former head of hp labs , the research and development organization of technology giant hewlett - packard , has joined the technology consulting firm accenture .\naccenture has made a decision to not continue with their sponsorship . we are disappointed but respect their decision ,\nsaid mark steinberg , woods ' agent .\naccenture\nhad tied everything in their campaign to tiger woods ,\nrick burton , a professor of sports management at syracuse university , told the associated press .\nprior to being named cfo in july 2013 , mr . rowland served for more than six years as accenture\u2019s senior vice president\u2014finance , with responsibility for the company ' s finance operations organization , which included financial reporting and analysis , strategic planning and analysis and the global finance directors supporting the company\u2019s operating groups and businesses . during this time , mr . rowland was a member of accenture\u2019s global management committee and chaired accenture\u2019s operations council consisting of all group operating officers and other corporate leaders .\nhe founded and oversees accenture ventures , which is focused on strategic equity investments and open innovation to accelerate growth . he also leads the company\u2019s large group of highly skilled , certified technology architects , who apply new technologies and architectural foundations in building solutions for clients across industries . in addition , mr . daugherty is responsible for managing accenture\u2019s alliances , partnerships and senior - level relationships with leading and emerging technology companies , and runs accenture\u2019s global cio council and annual cio and innovation forum .\nmr . daugherty joined accenture in 1986 and became a partner in 1999 . he earned his bachelor of science degree in computer engineering from the university of michigan .\ntracey t . travis , a member of accenture\u2019s board of directors since july 2017 , is executive vice president and chief financial officer of the est\u00e9e lauder companies .\naccenture u . s . chief executive officer jorge benitez said the positions will be high - tech jobs , working with utility companies , industries and other businesses .\nin a statement yesterday , accenture chairman and chief executive william green said the move to dublin will provide the company with \u201ceconomic benefits\u201d and help ensure its competitiveness .\naccenture provides a full suite of market - leading capabilities across technology , consulting and processing . we help clients tackle the challenges in today ' s credit industry .\nprior to assuming his current role , mr . casati was group chief executive of accenture ' s products operating group , which serves clients in the air , freight & travel services ; automotive ; consumer goods & services ; industrial equipment ; infrastructure & transportation services ; life sciences ; and retail industries . before that , mr . casati was managing director of the products operating group ' s europe operating unit . he also served as accenture ' s country managing director for italy and as chairman of accenture ' s geographic council in its igem ( italy , greece and emerging markets ) region . in addition , mr . casati led accenture ' s electronics & high tech industry group in europe . among the many global clients he has served during his career with accenture are pirelli , alcatel , siemens and sony .\nabout accenture accenture is a leading global professional services company , providing a broad range of services and solutions in strategy , consulting , digital , technology and operations . combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries and all business functions \u2013 underpinned by the world\u2019s largest delivery network \u2013 accenture works at the intersection of business and technology to help clients improve their performance and create sustainable value for their stakeholders . with approximately 373 , 000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries ,\naccenture\u2019s shareholders will be asked to vote in favor of the proposed move at shareholder meetings expected to be held on a date within the next three to four months .\nin march 2017 , debbie was appointed to the board of directors of avanade inc . , an accenture unit that provides cloud and digital services through the microsoft ecosystem .\na member of accenture\u2019s board of directors since december 2008 , charles giancarlo is the chief executive officer and member of the board of directors of pure storage , inc .\ndeep expertise . accenture helps companies develop innovative global operating strategies and the capabilities to successfully execute strategic operational initiatives that reach and often exceed their operational and financial goals .\nin today ' s business environment , companies need to continually reinvent themselves . at accenture , we take an innovation - led approach to help clients\nimagine and invent\ntheir future . through the accenture innovation architecture , we combine our capabilities to invent , develop , and deliver disruptive innovations for clients , and to scale them faster .\nmr . green , 59 , joined accenture in 1977 . he has served as chairman of the board since 2006 and was chief executive officer from sept . 1 , 2004 until jan . 1 , 2011 . during his tenure as ceo , mr . green led accenture to record growth and profits , nearly doubled the company\u2019s global workforce , expanded accenture\u2019s global footprint and successfully navigated the company through a challenging economic environment . under his leadership , the company launched its highly successful skills to succeed corporate citizenship initiative .\nfrom 2010 to 2015 , mr . jerdee served as deputy general counsel \u2013 sales & delivery . in this role , he was responsible for leading global legal support for accenture\u2019s client - facing business including sales , solution development and client delivery teams\u2014approximately 1 , 750 legal professionals in 48 countries . he was also a member of accenture\u2019s capital committee .\nin addition to serving on accenture ' s board of directors , mr . ardila serves on the boards of ecopetrol s . a . and goldman sachs bdc , inc .\naccenture common equity is listed on the new york stock exchange , under the symbol acn , and was added to the s & p 500 index on 5 july 2011 .\naccenture common equity is listed on the new york stock exchange , under the symbol acn , whose stock price is us $ 118 . 64 is at present and was added to the s & p 500 index on 5 july 2011 . 3 days ago forbes tech magazine mentioned the thoughts of heads of the us branch of accenture , who advises every woman looking to lead a major business to be a \u201csmart risk taker\u201d . accenture has made 14 consecutive appearances on fortune\u2019s \u201cworld\u2019s most admired companies\u201d list . what we do\naccenture , which currently employs some 1 , 500 people in ireland , does not plan to relocate top executives here . accenture was first established in ireland in 1969 and serves a wide range of clients , including the irish government . it employs about 180 , 000 people worldwide and generated net revenues of us $ 23 . 39bn for 2008 ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "local tv llc", "paragraphs": ["tribune buys local tv llc for $ 2 . 7 billion | t dog media\nreports that the federal communications commission has approved the sale of 8 fox tv owned and operated stations to local tv , llc .\n\u00a9 2018 wway tv , llc . all rights reserved . web hosting by chartlocal\nall of local tv ' s fox affiliates and one cbs affiliate ( wtvr - tv ) are technically owned by foxco acquisition sub , llc , which in turn is a wholly owned subsidiary of local tv .\nalvarado v . kob - tv , llc , 493 f . 3d 1210 \u2013 urltoken\n1 owned by venture technologies group and managed by local tv . 2 owned by the tribune company and managed by local tv .\nkob - tv , llc , 493 f . 3d 1210 ( 10th cir . 2007 )\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 variety media , llc , a subsidiary of penske business media , llc . variety and the flying v logos are trademarks of variety media , llc . powered by urltoken vip\nwiti fox - 6 in milwaukee is one of 19 stations tribune co . will acquire in its deal to buy local tv llc .\ntribune co . has agreed to acquire cincinnati - based local tv llc for $ 2 . 725 billion in cash , the companies announced monday .\nand local tv agreed to form a\nbroadcast management company\nto provide management services to both tribune company ' s and local tv ' s stations .\nlocal tv , llc is headed by former jacor radio executive bobby lawrence . and former local tv and jacor / clear channel radio head randy michaels , now tribune ' s top broadcasting executive , heads another company that is ( or will be ) providing broadcast management services to both tribune and local tv ' s stations .\nin addition to its own stations , local tv operates two tribune co . stations : kwgn - tv in denver and kplr - tv in st . louis .\nleonard had replaced bill schneider at the helm of local tv\u2019s kdvr just last week .\nsubsidiary of the tribune company would acquire local tv outright for $ 2 . 75 billion .\ninterestingly , local tv - owned kdvr was given the antenna tv affiliation in the denver market despite the fact that tribune company ( parent company of antenna tv ) owns kdvr ' s sister station kwgn - tv .\n\u2014 lo\u00b7cal n : local union merriam webster\u2019s dictionary of law . merriam webster . 1996 . local \u2026\n\u00a9 copyright 2006 - 2018 gatehouse media , llc . all rights reserved \u2022 gatehouse news\n, louisiana television broadcasting llc , 1650 highland road , baton rouge , la 70802 .\ntvb , the not - for - profit trade association of america\u2019s commercial broadcast television industry , announced today that the former local tv llc television stations have joined the almost 700 stations currently counted among tvb\u2019s membership . local tv llc is owned by tribune broadcasting , a subsidiary of tribune media co . , which acquired the 19 stations in 16 markets in late 2013 .\nthis article is about the company in the united states . for local television in general , see local programming .\non december 21 , 2007 , tribune company and local tv agreed to form a\nbroadcast management company\nto provide management services to both tribune company ' s and local tv ' s stations . cite pressrelease | title = tribune and local tv to form broadcast management company | publisher = tribune urltoken company and local tv have entered into a letter of intent to create a third - party broadcast management company which will provide shared services to all of the stations local tv and tribune company own , respectively .\nprincipally owned by private equity firm oak hill capital partners , local tv was launched in 2007 , with the acquisition of nine tv stations from the new york times co . in 2008 , local tv purchased eight fox - owned stations from news corp .\ntribune and local tv holdings are combining their stations in the two markets under management agreements . in denver , kwgn and kdvr will be co - located at kdvr under the management of local tv\u2019s dennis leonard . in st . louis , kplr and ktvi will be combined at kplr under the management of local tv\u2019s spencer koch .\n\u2014 es todo lo que se refiere o es relativo a un lugar determinado . se aplica en diferentes \u00e1mbitos : en ciencias sociales : derecho local historia local sistema de intercambio local en administraci\u00f3n : ( v\u00e9ase adem\u00e1s categor\u00eda : administraci\u00f3n local ) \u2026 \u2026\neven prior to the st . louis and denver deals , the tribune and local tv groups were closely aligned .\non july 1 , 2013 , the tribune company ( which formed a management company that operated both tribune and local tv\u2019s stations in 2008 ) acquired the local tv stations . the sale was completed on december 27 , 2013 .\nalvarado and flores allege that kob - tv invaded their privacy by broadcasting their names and images on local television . they claim that kob - tv\nwith negligence ,\nwhat began as the proprietor of a single newspaper in 1897 is now a tv powerhouse . gray owns more than 90 local tv stations , many acquired in recent years .\npresident and chief executive officer ( ceo ) is robert ( bobby ) lawrence , who , local tv announced on december 20 , 2007 , would succeed randy michaels ( aka benjamin homel ) , former ceo of clear channel communications and local tv ' s first ceo , who became chief operating officer ( coo ) of the tribune company , on may 7 , 2008 . cite pressrelease | title = local tv announces bobby lawrence as urltoken tv llc | date = 2007 - 12 - 20 | accessdate = 2008 - 08 - 24\nraycom is adding the money to its wtvr richmond , va . , in exchange for local tv\u2019s wbrc birmingham , ala .\ncite pressrelease | title = press urltoken tv | date = 2008 - 08 - 22 | accessdate = 2008 - 08 - 24 | quote = local tv llc is a broadcast holding company created in 2007 to acquire nine heritage television stations in eight mid\u00adsized markets . in 2008 , the company acquired eight\nlocal tv llc is a limited liability corporation , owned by oak hill capital partners , which operates 18 local network - affiated television stations in the united states . cite web | title = about urltoken tv llc | format = web | date = august 2008 | accessdate = 2008 - 08 - 24 | quote = we are currently in the process of acquiring a portfolio of 9 television stations . we intend to expand our media footprint , and are pleased to have the nyt stations as a foundation .\nliguori said the pursuit of local tv did not delay the newspaper sale exploration and reiterated monday that divestiture is not the only option .\n. local tv is owned by oak hill capital partners , management and a consortium of bankers and high yield lenders . . . .\nlocal and tribune already shared back - room services through a shared services agreement via a third - party management company forged together by randy michaels , who helped formed local and left to become ceo of tribune in december 2007 . in 2008 , local tv and tribune combined operations and created \u201cvirtual duopolies\u201d in st . louis and denver , where local and tribune each owned a station .\nannounced it was putting all of its local tv stations up for sale , with the process to complete all sales taking up to a year .\nget live traffic and road conditions with mdot ' s local and statewide traffic cams .\nat 12 : 01 a . m . , local tv assumed ownership of the nine television stations , located in\neight mid - sized markets .\n] at 12 : 01 a . m . , local tv assumed ownership of the nine television stations , located in\neight mid - sized markets .\nkfor - tv and kaut - tv are owned by tribune broadcasting with studios and transmitter co - located on east britton road in oklahoma city .\nin september 2006 , it launched the myfox web - layout under the network ' s ownership , and the current logo debuted in january 2008 . in august 2011 fox31 unveiled the current logo . on january 18 , 2009 , local tv llc launched the current website kdvr . com to distance itself from the myfox branding mention , even though the same template is used with some modifications . the station ' s website can be accessed by both the domain names urltoken or myfoxcolorado . com ; since kdvr ' s owner local tv , llc operates kwgn under a local marketing agreement with tribune , kdvr ' s website was operated by tribune interactive until march 30 , 2012 when local tv switched all of its sites urltoken vip , the same host used by the\ncbs local\nseries of websites for cbs corporation ' s television and radio stations . kwgns site continued to be run by tribune interactive until june 1 , 2012 when it too was switched over to word press .\nsteve lanzano , tvb president - ceo , added : \u201cwe are delighted to add local tv llc to our growing membership . we are very proud of our longstanding and now expanded relationship with tribune , and we look forward to continuing to provide great value and service to our members in the years to come . \u201d\ngray television will give local viewers of its 41 television stations access to their local signals over the top on internet - connected devices via syncbak , the broadcast group said last week .\nin addition to the co - locations , the shared services agreement in st . louis and the local marketing agreement in denver will allow the stations to combine news operations and share certain programming , according to a joint press release from tribune and local tv .\nin denver , tribune\u2019s kwgn ( cw ) and local tv\u2019s kdvr ( fox ) will be co - located at kdvr under the management of kdvr gm dennis leonard .\nin st . louis , tribune\u2019s kplr ( cw ) and local tv\u2019s ktvi ( fox ) will be merged at kplr under the management of ktvi gm spencer koch .\nwgnt was originally known as wyah - tv ; when it was sold to centennial broadcasting in 1989 , the call letters changed to wgnt , but known as \u201cwe\u2019re greater norfolk television\u201d . wgnt was later sold to viacom , which spun off all its local broadcast channels to cbs corporation in 2006 . local tv bought wgnt in 2010 .\nkevin latek , senior vice president of business affairs at gray television , spoke with tv news check about all the innovations that his company can bring to local stations .\nin 1954 , when nbc became the first television network to broadcast color programs , wky - tv subsequently followed as one of the very first local tv stations in the u . s . to broadcast its own color programming many years ahead of most other local stations nationwide , most of whom did not follow suit until the mid - 1960s .\n\u201cpeople today need local news programs throughout the day , not just in the morning , the early evening and at 9 or 10 p . m . , \u201d said local tv\u2019s koch , who will be the st . louis market manager , in a prepared statement .\nselect your local station , and we ' ll find videos and schedules unique to your area .\nlocal media captured the moment the car hit the crowd before they started banging on the vehicle .\n\u2014 generally means that which relates to a specific area or place , and is not vast or widespread . local may also refer to : in medicine : * local refers to a restricted part of the organism ; such as a local anesthesiain computing : * locale , a term used\u2026 \u2026\non september 13 , 2006 , the new york times company announced that it plans to sell off its television stations , including kfor and kaut . on january 4 , 2007 , the new york times company entered into an agreement to sell the stations . on may 7 , 2007 , kfor and kaut officially became part of local tv llc .\nkwgn - tv ( 2 . 1 cw , 2 . 2 this tv ) kcnc - tv ( 4 . 1 cbs ) kmgh - tv ( 7 . 1 abc , 7 . 3 cool , 7 . 4 24 / 7 news ) kusa ( 9 . 1 nbc , 9 . 2 accuwx ) ktvd ( 20 . 1 mntv , 20 . 2 me - tv ) klpd - ld ( 28 . 1 hsn , 28 . 3 kcdo - tv ind , 28 . 4 colorado country , 28 . 5 biz tv ) kdvr ( 31 . 1 fox , 31 . 2 antenna tv ) kpxc - tv ( 59 . 1 ion , 59 . 2 qubo , 59 . 3 ion life )\ndiscover and share new music , movies , tv , books , and more .\ngeorge taylor , ceo of the prca , speaks live from rfd - tv the ranch about the new relationship between his organization and rfd - tv\u2019s the american .\nlocal tv and tribune have had a long , successful relationship over the last five years ,\nbobby lawrence , ceo of local tv , said in a statement .\nour cultures and operating philosophies are very similar , and we share a strong commitment to news and local programming excellence . my management team will dearly miss working with some of the most talented and dedicated people in broadcasting , but we know we leave our employees in good hands .\nlocal tv was formed in 2006 with the purchase of the former new york times co . television station group by private equity firm oak hill capital . in late 2007 , local purchased eight fox - owned stations , including witi / milwaukee , wjw / cleveland , ktvi / st . louis , and kstu / salt lake city . in 2009 , local swapped wbrc / birmingham to raycom for wtvr in richmond , va .\nkfor also carries antenna tv on digital subchannel 4 . 2 and channel 247 on cox digital cable . on cable , kfor - tv can be seen on channel 4 or 704 in hd on cox oklahoma city . kaut - tv can be seen on channel 16 or 714 on hd on cox . kfor - tv and kaut - tv can also be seen throughout oklahoma on four translator stations serving northwestern oklahoma and several cable systems across the state .\ncheck out the cool gear from the american , rfd - tv and the cowboy channel .\nwelcome to kfor - tv - dt the nbc affiliate for oklahoma city and surrounding areas .\nfurther tightening their close relationship , tribune co . and local tv holdings are creating fox - cw duopolies in denver ( dma 18 ) and st . louis ( dma 21 ) by combining their stations there .\n\u2019s portfolio , inclusive of the local tv assets , includes 42 television stations reaching more than 50 million u . s . television households , making them the largest u . s . commercial television station operator .\nkdvr , ( channel 31 ) , is the fox - affiliated television station serving the denver , colorado designated market area . the station is owned by local tv llc , the media arm of private equity firm oak hill capital partners , under a local marketing agreement with tribune - owned cw affiliate kwgn ( channel 2 ) . its transmitter is located in golden , colorado . the station broadcasts its digital signal on uhf channel 32 , using its former analog assignment of channel 31 as its virtual digital channel via psip .\nthe 5 - month - old was transported to a local hospital and is in good condition , according to deputies .\nin the case of many of the local tv - owned stations , this was the first preemption of a fox program due to content in their histories after the july 2008 sale of seven fox o & o stations to local tv . these stations had previously shown promotions and commercials for the show , as the preemption decision came after the network offered the stations a six - minute preview reel of the episode ' s content .\nviewers tuning in to wkbw buffalo ' s overhauled local morning news might think it ' s later than it really is .\nsinclair promotes tom burke to station manager of wucw - tv in minneapolis - st . paul , minnesota\naccording to an fcc filing , raycom media is kicking in $ 85 million plus its cbs affiliate wtvr richmond , va . ( dma 58 ) to acquire local tv\u2019s fox affiliate wbrc birmingham , ala . , ( dma 40 ) .\nhauk , owner of hauk designs llc and shockey who co - owns tom shockey collision inc . with heather laman , combine their respective trades to build the most\nmad to the max\nvehicles on the show .\nthe businesses worked together on projects well before they teamed up for tv , which led to national attention .\ngray television announced today it has found buyers for six full power tv stations that may have disappeared otherwise .\nlocal media captured the moment the car hit the crowd before they started banging on the vehicle . ( source : wtae / cnn )\ngreensboro ( nc ) news and record :\nlocal fox affiliate delays airing of osbournes special\n, 4 / 1 / 2009 .\nthe market for broadcast stations has heated up in recent years . meredith corp . and nexstar broadcasting recently dueled for the tv stations owned by media general . in 2013 , the company once known as gannett bought up tv stations owned by belo corp . , while tribune put into place a $ 2 . 7 billion acquisition of local tv holdings . many of the companies are focusing on broadcasting after jettisoning newspapers , the theory being that broadcast stations , which are thought to have strong ties to local markets , will generate revenues from distribution via cable and broadband in steadier fashion than their print counterparts .\nlocal tv ' s first ceo was randy michaels , who left within the first year to join tribune co . , where he rose to ceo while the company was in chapter 11 bankruptcy . michaels was forced out at tribune co . in 2010 .\na quick briefing on fcc proceedings affecting tv broadcasters from washington communications attorneys david oxenford and david o ' connor .\nsinclair congratulates wjla - tv in washington d . c . for record - breaking news recognition and \u2018overall excellence\u2019 award\nwatch or read the latest editorials from the management of wlox - tv , then send us your own thoughts .\nthe cbs affiliate in atlanta now known as wgcl - tv was former independent wgnx - tv , owned by tribune from 1984 to 1999 . when meredith corp . purchased wgnx , it immediately changed the call letters to wgcl .\nkrma - tv ( 6 . 1 pbs , 6 . 3 create , 6 . 5 radio reading service ) kbdi - tv ( 12 . 1 pbs , 12 . 2 kbdi + , 12 . 3 mhz worldview )\nmilwaukee journal sentinel :\nno\nosbournes reloaded\non milwaukee tv\n, 3 / 29 / 2009 .\nat a time uncertain , someone provided kob - tv with information about the sexual assault allegations and the investigation , naming alvarado and flores . on june 3 , kob - tv ran newscasts at 6 p . m . and 10\n[ 5 ] alvarado and flores do not allege that kob - tv published false information about the sexual assault allegations ( only that the allegations themselves were false ) , nor that kob - tv appropriated their image for commercial purposes .\npostseason . tv : subscribers to the postseason . tv subscription service , available only during the mlb postseason , will be able to view live alternative video feeds ( excluding the broadcast feed ) from mlb postseason games without blackout restrictions .\nclassic cars , local music , and southern history were on display saturday at beauvoir ' s first - ever coastfest . ( source : beauvoir )\ntribune also gains another station in illinois with the acquisition of local\u2019s wqad in moline , serving the davenport ( ia ) - rock island area .\nwith scale , tribune will be able to take advantage of a larger footprint through which we ' ll more widely distribute our video and digital content , especially the original content , local news and local programming created through our recently launched tribune digital ventures and tribune studios ,\nliguori said .\n\u2014 adjetivo 1 . que afecta s\u00f3lo a determinada parte de un todo : dolor local . anestesia local . 2 . de un lugar : me gusta conocer las costumbres locales . 3 . que afecta a un municipio o poblaci\u00f3n o a un territorio no muy extenso : elecciones locales , \u2026 \u2026\n: live games available via an mlb . tv subscription service or other subscription services ( including the postseason . tv subscription service ) may also be subject to blackout in certain international territories . to determine which international territories have current blackout restrictions ,\nat 856 , alvarado and flores do not claim that kob - tv obtained footage through their windows or other intrusive means .\nsyncbak , the broadcaster - backed company that specializes in streaming live , in - market broadcast tv signals on connected devices , said its streaming platform , simplesync , now powers 2 . 5 million hours of live tv programming on an annual basis .\nap , via wesh :\nfla . tv station snubs ' inappropriate ' osbournes\n, 3 / 30 / 2009 .\nchicago - based tribune announced monday it was acquiring newport , ky . - based local tv llc for $ 2 . 7 billion . the deal gives the company true duopolies in denver and st . louis , and access to markets such as cleveland , milwaukee , salt lake city , and oklahoma city for the first time . with this acquisition , tribune would own the most fox stations ( 14 ) outside of the o & os . excluding ion , this deal makes tribune the largest group owner in the country in terms of coverage .\nwashington\u2019s only farm - to - table tv program ! we travel throughout the state in search of the story behind the food .\non the evening of june 13 , 1998 , a severe thunderstorm which produced several tornadoes in northern oklahoma city , including one that hit the frontier city amusement park , destroyed the old wky - am - tv tower not far from kfor - tv\u2019s studios .\nwant to take control of your home repair emergencies ? home911 helps you instantly connect with local pros who are on call and ready to help 24 / 7 .\ninteresting fact : with the purchase of local tv\u2019s wgnt in norfolk , tribune ( which started as wgn continental broadcasting ) now owns every station that has some variation of wgn in its call letters . the others are kwgn in denver ( acquired in 1966 ) ; wgno in new orleans ( acquired in 1983 ) ; and of course , wgn - tv and wgn - am chicago . wgn stands for \u201cworld\u2019s greatest newspaper\u201d .\n\u201ctribune broadcasting has been a member of tvb for 15 years and we are thrilled to have the 19 stations we acquired from local tv become tvb\u2019s newest members , \u201d said larry wert , president , tribune broadcasting . \u201cthe research , resources and other services that tvb offers are extremely helpful . \u201d\nthe merger craze comes as both broadcasters and cable / satellite providers are looking to increase their clout \u2013 broadcasters are seeking more retransmission revenue from msos and looking to increase leverage with content providers ( i . e . syndicators ) , while the msos are looking to keep costs in check . despite a decline in total viewership , local tv station values have skyrocketed \u2013 thanks in part to continued strong local news ratings and the large influx of political advertising dollars .\nthe gannett company bought the evening news association in 1986 . gannett had owned koco - tv since 1979 , and fcc rules of the time forced gannett to sell ktvy ( along with kold - tv in tucson , arizona and wala - tv in mobile , alabama ) to knight ridder broadcasting after just one day of ownership . in 1989 , knight ridder sold all of its broadcasting properties to separate buyers , with ktvy going to palmer communications , owner of fellow nbc affiliate who - tv in des moines , iowa . palmer changed the station\u2019s call letters to the current kfor - tv in 1990 . the new york times company purchased the two stations in 1996 .\nbeth neuhoff is a senior executive and media , marketing and consumer segmentation expert recognized for creating innovative revenue growth and brand building strategies in both national and local markets .\nthat the plaintiffs ' claims against kob - tv failed as a matter of law , it did not convert kob - tv ' s motion to dismiss into one seeking summary judgment , despite the fact that the parties had submitted to the court evidence outside the pleadings .\nhomeadvisor verifies state - level licensing where applicable - note : some states require local or county level licensing and you should verify whether or not your pro is properly licensed .\nthe acquisition of local tv will add stations in denver , cleveland , st . louis , kansas city , salt lake city and milwaukee . once the deal is completed , tribune co . will own 14 stations in the top 20 markets , and become the largest fox affiliate group in the u . s .\nthe transaction is expected to generate\nsignificant\nfree cash flow , and help sell advertising at the\nhighest levels of efficiency ,\naccording to liguori . he said that local tv ' s stations are in 14 swing states , which should generate significant political advertising dollars for tribune co . going forward .\nnever mind extra - long nfl games or other disruptions that throw regular tv programming out of whack . wibw , gray television ' s cbs affiliate in topeka , kan . , promises viewers they ' ll have local news 6 p . m . sundays - and that is exactly what the station gives them .\ndue to an fcc - imposed freeze on station licenses , wky - tv was the only oklahoma city television station until 1953 when ktvq ( channel 25 , now kokh - tv ) signed on , taking an abc affiliation . later that year kwtv ( channel 9 ) debuted as a primary cbs affiliate . wky - tv continued as a dual nbc / dumont affiliate until the dumont network shut down in 1956 . ktvq closed its operations that year as well , and channel 4 picked up abc once again . in 1958 , abc station kgeo ( channel 5 ) was moved from enid into oklahoma city , becoming koco - tv , and that allowed wky - tv to become an exclusive nbc affiliate .\nin the press release , ed wilson , president of tribune broadcast , said the duopolies will \u201cenable us to create efficiencies\u2026in each market to serve the local community like never before .\nsinclair broadcast , nexstar , univision and american tower partner on atsc 3 . 0 ( next gen tv ) single frequency network deployment in dallas market\nbut plaintiffs ' complaint here does not allege that kob - tv obtained images of alvarado and flores without their consent or in a private place .\nkokemuller , neil .\nwhat is the advantage of using tv & radio media for advertising ?\nlast modified june 29 , 2018 . urltoken\nas journalists left the white house following dinner monday night with president donald trump , press secretary sean spicer told attendees that the administration invited them to honor the power of local television .\nrecently , the two local business owners teamed up to film a new television series ,\nroad hauks ,\nwhich will air on the history channel saturday at 10 p . m .\nwhere\nthe ruling was on a motion for a judgment n . o . v .\n) . however , we conclude that even if kob - tv knew about the court order sealing alvarado ' s and flores ' s identities from the search warrants , kob - tv ' s broadcasts would not have been\nso outrageous\nas to be actionable . significantly , the order is not directed at the news media generally nor at kob - tv specifically .\nkokemuller , neil .\nwhat is the advantage of using tv & radio media for advertising ?\nsmall business - urltoken , urltoken 29 june 2018 .\nliguori said that the combined tv group will enable to tribune co . to better leverage the negotiated retransmission fees it can charge cable and satellite systems to carry the stations , an increasingly important part of local television station revenue . it will also allow the company to purchase syndicated program more efficiently , and serve as a platform for airing original content .\nheavy rainfall is hammering southern japan for the third day , prompting new disaster warnings on kyushu and shikoku islands as local media report the death toll has risen to 54 with 44 people missing .\nthe market for television - station acquisitions has been heating up this year . last month , gannett co . nearly doubled its television portfolio by buying 20 stations from texas - based belo corp . for $ 2 . 2 billion . tribune co . did not rule out additional station acquisitions but said it would focus on integrating local tv into its operations .\nwe live , work and play right here in the cape fear . we\u2019re your neighbors . we celebrate community and we tell your stories . we\u2019re the most trusted source for way more local news .\nmatt wilson , with the arlington sports commission , speaks about the new 5 year agreement with rfd - tv ' s the american and at & t stadium .\nthe united states district court of the district of new mexico ruled for kob - tv on a rule 12 ( b ) ( 6 ) motion to dismiss .\nblackout restrictions apply to services that allow you to watch streaming video of live games depending on the date of the game , your location and local , regional , national and international broadcast exclusivities . specifically :\nabc american idol cbs cbs - owned stations cbs 2 cbs television distribution chicago bears chicago blackhawks chicago cubs chicago white sox cw detroit espn family guy fcc fox fox - owned stations fox 32 jerry springer los angeles milwaukee nbc nbc - owned stations nbc 5 new york city philadelphia radio ratings sinclair broadcasting syndication t dog ' s think tank the big bang theory the simpsons tribune media twentieth television warner bros . wbbm - tv wciu wfld wgn - tv wgn radio wls - am wls - tv wmaq wpwr\n\u2014 lo cal ( l [ = o ] kal ) , a . [ l . localis , fr . locus place : cf . f . local . see { lieu } , { locus } . ] of or pertaining to a particular place , or to a definite region or portion of space ; restricted to one place or region ; as , a local custom . [ 1913 webster ] \u2026 \u2026\nkokemuller , neil . ( 2018 , june 29 ) . what is the advantage of using tv & radio media for advertising ? small business - urltoken . retrieved from urltoken\ntonight \u2013 9 pm et | 8 pm ct | 7 pm mt | 6 pm pt \u2013 rfd - tv brings you the full movie . see photos and get details .\nlanzano continued : \u201ctvb is committed to providing our member stations with the tools and services they need to quantify the value of local broadcast television and deliver effective local marketing solutions that generate results for advertising clients . as the media landscape continues to rapidly evolve , it is important to bring key industry participants together . the participation of broadcast groups large and small , as well as individual member stations , is critical to tvb\u2019s overall efforts . \u201d\nsuperior sound , llc , is a full service audiovisual company specializing in home theater , flat screen tv , surround sound , security camera , and network installation . our friendly , skilled , professional technicians complete your project with the same level of care as you would in your own home or business . with over ten years of service to customers in the birmingham metro area , we offer a wide range of options to meet your entertainment , networking , and security needs . give us a call today to get started on your next audiovisual project !\nmore importantly , alvarado and flores do not allege that kob - tv knew of any actual or likely threats against the undercover agents . instead , under the facts put forth by alvarado and flores , kob - tv at most was aware only of the inherent risks involved with publicizing the names and pictures of undercover officers . that imputed knowledge hardly equates with recklessly\nkxdp - lp 6 ( audio , espn deportes radio ) krma ( 6 . 2 v - me ) kmgh - tv ( 7 . 2 kzco - lp ( aza ) ktfd ( 14 . 1 tfu ) kden - tv ( 25 . 1 tmd ) kzco - lp 27 ( aza ) klpd - ld ( 28 . 2 mtv tr3\u0301s ) kqck 33 . 1 / kqdk - ca 39 ( vasallovision ) kpjr - tv ( 38 . 4 enlace ) kcec ( 50 . 1 uni ) ketd ( 53 . 1 estrella )\ni would highly recommend superior sound to anyone in need of tv mounting and installation . chad , owner was so pleasant and did an awesome job in mounting and installing my tv . i had quite a bit of equipment that i wanted programmed to my tv , chad was able to install and program all equipment as well as hide all electrical cords . the quality of the service was great . chad even contacts the customer after the job has been completed to see how things are going . you cannot go wrong in choosing superior sound .\ndish network l . l . c . and gray television , inc . announced today that they have reached an agreement to continue the retransmission of gray tv stations in 30 markets .\nkplr recently launched an hour - long local newscast at 7 p . m . news at 7 is one of the few primetime newscasts in the country , and the only one in st . louis , the station groups said .\nlike the hopeful big spenders who frequent reno , nev . ' s many casinos , the city ' s local media outlets are betting the house that investments in social media will bring new visitors to their web and mobile sites .\ntoday on rfd - tv . hosted by bill gaither , joey + rory singing their favorite hymns and discuss the strength which these timeless songs provided to them during their very difficult struggle .\ndennis leonard announced he was leaving the denver stations on february 11 , 2010 . in march 2010 , peter maroney has been named the new general manager for kdvr and kwgn - tv .\n\u201ctribune broadcasting has been a member of tvb for 15 years and we are thrilled to have the 19 stations we acquired from local tv become tvb\u2019s newest members , \u201d said larry wert , president , tribune broadcasting . \u201cthe research , resources and other services that tvb offers are extremely helpful , \u201d he added . \u201cinvesting in tvb memberships for all our stations will provide them with more tools to grow broadcast revenue and maximize advertising . \u201d\nmatt wilson , arlington sports commission executive director and vp of sports and events , speaks about the new 5 year agreement with rfd - tv ' s the american and at & t ; stadium .\nkevin latek , gray television\u2019s svp of business affairs , says his company is looking to buy more\nhigh - quality tv stations that really serve as institutions in their markets , that are typically no . 1 or no . 2 in news . \u201d gray is also intent on delivering that programming to as many devices as possible and so has embraced cbs all access and nbc ' s tv everywhere initiative .\nthe tribune - local deal is part of a wave of mergers and acquisitions sweeping the media industry . just two weeks ago , gannett agreed to purchase belo for $ 2 . 2 billion , while sinclair and nexstar are gobbling up stations in smaller markets .\nat some point , someone informed kob - tv that alvarado and flores were undercover narcotics officers . during the 10 p . m . newscast on june 3 , kob - tv announced that the news station had learned they were undercover detectives and therefore blurred their faces . however , kob - tv did not remove their names from that broadcast or subsequent broadcasts . kob - tv ran coverage of the investigation for several days and posted the news stories on the internet , although no charges were brought . on june 8 , kob - tv reported that the officers had been cleared by dna evidence and by evidence that one of the officers was not in the state on the day of the alleged assault . furthermore , the accuser , roman , later recanted her allegations . but according to alvarado and flores , the damage was done . they claim their\nlives have been threatened since the time that their names and identities were released to the general public ,\nand they continue to\nfear for their lives and that of their families .\nevery weekday at 11 : 30 on wlox - tv , shop south mississippi highlights businesses along the gulf coast and south mississippi in a very informative , yet casual approach . click here to find out more .\nkfor - tv eventually became the first station in the country to introduce color doppler weather radar and in the 1990s , becoming the first television station to broadcast pictures and video of severe weather via cell phones .\nradio is typically viewed as one of the lower - cost traditional media . depending on how you look at it , this either leads to , or is a result of , the fact that local businesses constitute a significant amount of radio advertising . radio does not require the video equipment and logistics of producing more expensive television commercials . radio spots are also less expensive than tv placement , and they are often sold in packages of a certain number of spots in a rotation .\n, 1143 - 44 ( 2005 ) . because we hold that kob - tv ' s conduct does not trigger liability even under that lower standard , we need not decide whether new mexico courts would apply it .\n[ 1 ] officer thomas gutierrez and his wife , beverly gutierrez , also were plaintiffs in the combined suit against the city of albuquerque and kob - tv . the albuquerque police department questioned officer gutierrez in connection with the alleged sexual assault , but kob - tv did not mention him in any of its broadcasts about the investigation . the gutierrez plaintiffs also appeal this district court ' s ruling , but they do not allege in their complaint or on appeal that kob - tv injured them . because article iii standing requires that a plaintiff allege an injury - in - fact that has a causal connection to the defendant and is redressable by a favorable court decision ,\ntribune media owns 42 tv stations across the country and is a key distributor of the cw broadcast network . in addition to wgn america it maintains a stake in food network , the cable network operated by scripps networks interactive .\npostseason live blackout : due to mlb exclusivities , during the mlb postseason , all live games available via mlb . tv subscription services , urltoken gameday audio subscription services and certain other subscription services ( but excluding postseason . tv ) will be blacked out in the u . s . ( including the territories of guam and the u . s . virgin islands ) and canada . eligible services subscribers may be able to access a live stream of select postseason through authenticated access . live audio of mlb postseason games is available as part of any mlb . tv subscription service , as part of the urltoken gameday audio subscription service and may be available as part of certain other subscription services .\natlanta , cleveland , dallas - ft . worth , davenport - moline - rock island , denver , des moines , directtv , dish network , ft . smith ar , grand rapids , greensboro - winston - salem - high point , harrisburg - lancaster , hartford , houston , huntsville ala . , indianapolis , john malone , kansas city , kaut , kcpq , kdaf , kdvr , kfor , kfsm , kiah , knxw , kplr , krcw , kstu , kswb , ktla , ktvl , ktxl , kwgn , kzjo , local tv llc , los angeles , memphis , meredith , miami , milwaukee , new orleans , new york city , nexstar , norfolk , oak hill , oklahoma city , philadelphia , portland or , richmond va , sacramento , salt lake city , san diego , seattle , sinclair broadcasting , st . louis , timewarner cable , tribune media , washington d . c . , wcct , wdaf , wdcw , wgcl , wghp . , wgn - tv , wgno , wgnt , wgnx , whnt , who , wilkes - barre / scranton , witi , wjw , wnep , wnol , wphl , wpix , wpmt , wqad , wreg , wsfl , wtic , wtkr , wttv , wtvr , wxin\nlocal tv was created in december 2007 , after oak hill capital entered into an agreement with the new york times company to purchase nine local network - affiliated television stations ; on may 7 , 2007 , the sale was completed as one part of a larger sale of the new york times company ' s broadcast media group\nfor approximately $ 575 million .\ncite pressrelease | title = the new york times company reports april urltoken new york times company financial report | publisher = business wire | date = 2007 - 05 - 07 | accessdate = 2008 - 08 - 23 | quote = on may 7 , 2007 , the company sold the broadcast media group , consisting of nine network - affiliated television stations , their related web sites and the digital operating center , for approximately $ 575 million .\nvicente alvarado , yvette alvarado , steve flores , priscilla flores , thomas gutierrez , beverly gutierrez , plaintiffs - appellants , v . kob - tv , l . l . c . ( channel 4 news ) , defendant - appellee .\n[ 9 ] because we hold that alvarado and flores ' s claims must be dismissed for failure to state a claim , we do not reach the question of whether kob - tv ' s first amendment defense would bar their claims .\ngray television is giving kmtf in helena , a cw simulcast channel , to the public tv station , said eric hyyppa , director and g . m . of montana pbs in bozeman . the transaction should be complete by this fall .\nalvarado and flores also fail to state a claim for intentional infliction of emotional distress , a tort that requires extreme conduct on the part of the defendant . even if we assume kob - tv was aware of the sealing order shielding alvarado ' s and flores ' s identities from the search warrants , we cannot conclude as a matter of law that kob - tv ' s actions qualify for the type of conduct that could trigger liability under a claim of intentional infliction of emotional distress .\nregular season live blackout generally : all live games offered via mlb . tv subscription services and certain other subscription services are subject to local , national or regional blackouts as more fully described in the following paragraphs . except for certain saturday regular season mlb games as described below or in certain home television territories for which mlbam may offer in - market subscription services , all live games will be blacked out in each applicable club ' s home television territory . if a game is blacked out in an area , it is not available for live game viewing .\non september 17 , 2008 both local and tribune announced that they would merge the operations of both kdvr and kwgn . both stations will be co - located at kdvr under the management of kdvr gm dennis leonard . the move was done to allow both stations to combine news operations and share certain programming . the\ngray television , like many of its tv station group peers , took it on the chin during the great recession . unlike many of those other companies , however , gray ' s has had a longer , tougher recovery from the economic sucker punch .\nwhen top engineers and technologists gather oct . 10 - 11 in atlanta for the b & c ; / tv technology annual news technology summit , streamlining newsroom workflows and delivering more content to mobile and online platforms will once again be top of mind .\ngray television has opened a news bureau in washington , d . c . , to provide analysis of issues taking place on capitol hill that are relevant to the 44 markets in which gray owns and / or operates tv stations . - see more at : urltoken\ncalling it a\ntransformational acquisition ,\ntribune co . ceo peter liguori said in an investor conference call monday that the increased scale of the tv group will benefit everything from content development to distribution , creating $ 100 million in annual synergies within five years of closing .\ntwo former undercover police officers for the city of albuquerque brought suit against a local television station , kob - tv , for broadcasting their identities and their undercover status in the context of their suspected involvement in an alleged incident of sexual assault . the officers were never charged , and about a week after the broadcasts , the city police department announced publicly that it had concluded the officers were not involved in the alleged sexual assault . the officers sued kob - tv for invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress . the district court dismissed their claims under fed . r . civ . p . 12 ( b ) ( 6 ) . while we are sympathetic to the difficult and potentially dangerous situation undercover officers face after having their identities revealed to the public , we agree with the court below that the officers ' allegations do not support a tort claim for either invasion of privacy or emotional distress . because alvarado and flores fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted , it is unnecessary for us to reach the issue of whether kob - tv ' s first amendment defense merited dismissal of the claims . accordingly , we affirm dismissal of their claims .\np . m . about the investigation in which alvarado and flores were named as being accused of the sexual assault . kob - tv also ran video footage of alvarado and flores each answering the door to their respective homes and telling the reporter that they did not wish to comment .\n\u2014 local , ale , aux [ l\u0254kal , o ] adj . et n . m . \u2022 1314 ; bas lat . localis i \u2666 adj . 1 \u2666 qui concerne un lieu , une r\u00e9gion ( \u21d2 r\u00e9gional ) , lui est particulier . histoire locale ( oppos\u00e9 \u00e0 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale ) . averses , \u00e9claircies locales , qui se produisent en certains\u2026 \u2026\n\u2014 local , ale ( lo kal , ka l ) adj . 1\u00b0 qui appartient \u00e0 un lieu . \u2022 qu ajouterait \u00e0 votre science [ de vous , dieu ] , \u00e0 votre puissance , \u00e0 votre grandeur , quelque esp\u00e8ce d \u00e9tendue locale que ce soit ? , bossuet \u00e9l\u00e9vat . sur myst . iii , 3 . \u2022 il y avait \u2026\nin the proceedings below , plaintiffs submitted to the district court a copy of the court order sealing alvarado ' s and flores ' s names and addresses , and kob - tv submitted a certified transcript of excerpts of the audio portion of at least some of the broadcasts in question and a dvd containing copies of those broadcasts . in a hearing on the motion , the court acknowledged it had reviewed the transcript of the broadcasts . kob - tv described some aspects of the video for the court , arguing that flores ' s image was too fuzzy to identify him , and that the broadcasts never gave the addresses of either flores or alvarado . plaintiffs argued that they needed an opportunity to conduct discovery on\nall of the broadcasts , exactly what they . . . released ,\nadding that they were\nnot sure [ kob - tv ] produced all of them .\nplaintiffs also argued that dismissal on a rule 12 ( b ) ( 6 ) motion was inappropriate because they needed discovery on\nthe circumstances under which [ alvarado ' s and flores ' s names were ] disclosed and what [ kob - tv ] knew .\n\u2014 [ l\u014d\u2032k\u0259l ] adj . [ me locall & lt ; ofr local & lt ; ll localis & lt ; l locus , a place & lt ; ie * stlokos & lt ; base * stel , to set up , stand , location & gt ; stalk1 , stall1 , still1 , gr stellein , to put ] 1 . relating to place \u2026\n892 p . 2d at 625 . but alvarado and flores argue that kob - tv acted outrageously by broadcasting their names and the fact that they were undercover police officers repeatedly for four days even after being advised of their covert status , and possibly after learning of the risks of that publicity or the fact that a court had sealed documents relating to their undercover status . alvarado and flores contend that this conduct is actionable as intentional infliction of emotional distress , and argue that further discovery was warranted to ascertain whether kob - tv knew of the court order sealing alvarado ' s and flores ' s names .\nover the years , oklahoma publishing acquired several other television and radio stations , including wtvt in tampa , florida ( in 1956 ) , wvtv in milwaukee ( in 1966 ) , khtv in houston ( launched in 1967 ) , and ktvt in fort worth , texas ( in 1971 ) . wky - tv was their flagship outlet , and oklahoma publishing called their television subsidiary the wky television system . when the federal communications commission disallowed same market co - ownership of newspapers and broadcast licenses in the early 1970s , the combination of the daily oklahoman and wky - am - tv was grandfathered under the new rule . but in 1976 , wky - tv was sold to universal communications , a subsidiary of the detroit - based evening news association . universal communications changed channel 4\u2019s call letters to ktvy after the sale was finalized . oklahoma publishing retained wky radio , and its television group was rechristened gaylord broadcasting , after the family which owned the company ."]}
{"id": 55468, "summary": [{"text": "euro marine logistics nv or eml is a european short sea shipping and logistics company headquartered in wemmel , belgium .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "it is specialized in the transportation of finished vehicles and other ro/ro project cargo . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "euro marine logistics", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at euro marine logistics , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the euro marine logistics company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at euro marine logistics .\nwelcome to euro marine logistics ( eml ) , a joint venture project between mitsui osk lines and hoegh autoliners .\ncompare euro marine logistics to other company from sector ' shipping business , customs offices and organization of freight traffic ' .\nthe newly formed company , euro marine logistics nv ( eml ) , was registered in march 2011 and has its offices in brussels , belgium .\ni applied online . the process took 4 + weeks . i interviewed at euro marine logistics ( meise ( belgium ) ) in september 2016 .\ngreek shippping liner mccl ( meditteranean car carriers line ) will ship the vehicles to zeebrugge . liner eml ( euro marine logistics will handle the shipment to scandinavia .\nocean car carriers mitsui osk lines ( mol ) and h\u00f6egh autoliners have decided to consolidate their short sea shipping and feeder operations in europe with the formation of a 50 - 50 joint venture , euro marine logistics ( eml ) , which integrates the existing european short sea and logistics activities of both companies as well as euro marine carrier ( emc ) and nissan motor car carriers ( nmcc ) , entities in which the two companies are shareholders .\nour product consists of a global network of over 12 trades and loops serviced by our deep sea vessels . we also offer shortsea services through joint venture companies ; euro marine logistics and h\u00f6egh autoliners shortsea americas . h\u00f6egh autoliners furthermore has investments in terminals and supply chain development and can deliver complete logistics solutions to our customers .\nservices : trade support services , marine services ( towage , pilotage , hydrographic , ship / cargo surveying , navigational aids , nautical services , admiralty service , dredging services ) , integrated logistics services ( supply chain management service , air and marine logistics support ) , shipping management / brokerage / agency services , shipping services ( acquisition and operation of vessels ) , port operations and logistics ( ship and cargo ) , and bio metrics .\nmitsui o . s . k . lines , ltd . ( mol ) and norway ' s h\u00f6egh autoliners as have set up a 50 / 50 joint venture in europe , integrating the existing european short sea and logistics activities of both shareholders and of euro marine carrier bv .\nthe performance of the new 580 hp euro 6 v8 is similar to the 620 hp euro 5 thanks to its wider torque peak and \u2018fat\u2019 power curve . fuel consumption of a euro 6 v8 engine worked hard is equivalent to euro 5 . the exhaust brake output is 320 kw at 2 , 400 r / min .\nit is also thanks to this philosophy that euro & promos is constantly growing .\nfour 12 . 7 - litre engines constitute scania\u2019s six - cylinder euro 6 offering .\nread the full press release here about second - generation euro 6 . ( pdf )\nthanks to the logistics coordinated by euro & promos , companies can keep costs under control increasing performance . while i check that each step is coordinated with the next , my colleagues advise the customer regarding any improvements to be made that can save time and money , but without ever affecting the quality of the final product . a logic in logistics .\nour scope of business covers marine construction , and many projects throughout the region bear the hallmark of our sound structural quality .\neuro marine carrier b . v . ( emc ) , specializing in short - distance sea transportation within europe , is established in the netherlands . world logistics service ( u . s . a . ) inc . , specializing in shipping and ship management and freight exporting from the u . s . a . , is established in the united states .\nwith a view to increase productivity , the government of nigerian ( gon ) also intends to concession / privatize the nigerian ports authority ( npa ) plc\u2018s marine services to private operators . it is expected that this will offer opportunities for imports of marine equipment and services . it is to be noted that marine services are part of npa regulatory function / roles ; however , subsequent to concession of the ports , npa assumed the role of landlord and as such divested itself of its port operations functions . these marine services / operations include :\nthe eml group in close cooperation with other affiliate / group companies is able to offer integrated logistics solutions throughout whole europe and beyond . read more\nno , with us processes are not only well organised , they are organised to perfection . w\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 provides energy solutions for the land and marine industry and needs flawless logistics . our approach is global : from the transportation of primary components to their handling , from warehouse management to packaging .\ncooperative transport relationship with hyundai merchant marine co . , ltd . of korea begins . new terminal in tyne , uk , is completed .\nobviously , everything is done in accordance with the directives that allowed to euro & promos to get awards and certifications .\ntests have shown that scania\u2019s second - generation euro 6 engines are 2 - 3 percent more economical than the first ones .\nthis meant that car transport became a core business of esteph . until 2012 , nissan and chevrolet cars , among others , were imported to denmark through the port of copenhagen by nissan motor car carrier and h\u00f6egh autoliners , with esteph as agent ( either directly or through our feeder lines ) . today , we are still heavily involved in auto transport . however , new cars are now imported to denmark through the port of esbjerg , with esteph as agent of euro marine logistics .\nscania introduces new euro 6 engines with features that further boost efficiency . second - generation 450 and 490 hp euro 6 engines provide fuel savings of up to 2 percent . a unique , scr - only 410 hp six has an extra eco - nomic edge . new 520 and 580 hp euro 6 v8s provide exceptional performance and character . proven egr and scr technologies are combined to provide optimum performance in all market segments .\nand that applies to business management as well . euro & promos is a dynamic , widespread presence on the territory and it is extremely organised .\nscania\u2019s euro 6 v8 engines feature common - rail fuel injection ( scania xpi ) and a variable - geometry turbocharger ( vgt ) mounted at the rear .\nthis is precisely the policy with which euro & promos addresses its work : honesty , integrity and the ability to listen are put at the service of people .\nrobotics is a fast developing market increasingly exploited in the development of novel and improved services and products in areas as diverse as manufacturing , search and rescue , health , homes , transport and logistics , environment and agriculture .\nthis for two simple reasons : we approach our job with passion and we use high quality ingredients . we at euro & promos dedicate our maximum attention to catering .\neuro & promos is always fully committed to the timely delivery of linen , ensuring the highest service quality and always following our management model with regard to safety and confidentiality .\nand accessories ) industries are among america\u2019s largest category of exports to nigeria . this is gradually dwindling due to aggressive encroachment by competitors as well as issues with sea piracy adversely impacting the trawling segment of the marine industry .\n- euro & promos - tel . + 39 0432 603605 - fax + 39 0432 524484 - c . f . , p . iva e reg . imp . 02458660301 | privacy policy\nnmdc is one of the leading companies providing dredging , reclamation , and marine construction projects in the middle east . our fleet mainly operates within the middle east , though we have the capabilities of mobilizing this in any part of the globe .\nthe partnership for robotics in europe , sparc is the largest research and innovation programme in civilian robotics in the world . it was launched in 2014 by the joint public - private partnership between the european commission and the robotics industry and academia . investments under this joint initiative are expected to reach 2 . 8 billion euro with 700 million euro in financial investments coming from the european commission under horizon 2020 over 7 years .\nthe euro 6 emission standard calls for a fine balance between the combustion and aftertreatment processes . scania is using its vast experience of both egr and scr to implement an optimal technical solution for each output level , as well as for individual applications .\nshipping and freight services are vital to companies in manufacturing , construction , oil and gas services , etc . it is estimated that about 300 vessels operate in nigeria and 80 percent of imports of crew boats , tug boats and accommodation barges / vessels are imported from the u . s . increasingly , there is demand for marine vessels with global positioning devices and specialized security and navigational features . u . s . market share of imports of marine vessels , especially workboats , is dwindling due to aggressive inputs from competitors especially malaysia , singapore and indonesia with a smattering import from dubai and south africa . industry contacts are of the opinion that currency differentials between u . s . dollar and euro , shipping distance , cost of vessels and differences in electrical systems ( nigeria uses 220 - 240 volts while america 110volts ) continue to affect exports of u . s . vessels to nigeria .\nscania customers now have a choice of nine euro 6 outputs , ranging from the 250 hp 9 - litre unit to the 580 hp v8 . additional outputs will follow . in addition there are two gas engines , adaptable to run on biogas , compressed natural gas ( cng ) or liquefied lng .\na newly - developed water - cooled egr system is fitted low down underneath the rh cylinder bank . the silencer unit for the v8 engines is somewhat larger with higher capacity than for inline engines . the top - output 730 hp v8 is due for release by the time euro 6 becomes mandatory .\neuro 6 trucks for long - haulage should generally be specified for highway cruising at less than 1 , 200 r / min to minimise fuel consumption . the high torque delivered already from low revs in combination with automated gearchanging means that the low cruising revs save fuel without requiring extra attention from the driver .\neml\u2019s pauwels also said that the joint venture was a move towards consolidation , with the combined service offering a sign of the tough competition seen not only within the short - sea sector , but of its competition with road and rail transport . \u201ceuropean short sea is an extremely competitive environment in which carriers don\u2019t only compete against each other , but also [ against ] the other modes of transport , \u201d pauwels told automotive logistics . \u201cthe recent crisis also produced additional pressure on the freight levels .\nthe only euro 6 v8s in the market , the new engines are based on the 16 . 4 - litre platform introduced with the 730 hp unit . they have typical scania v8 traits , with plenty of lugging power from low down the rev range . like scania\u2019s inline 13 - litre engines , the new v8s have torque - to - power ratios in excess of 5 .\nnew and refurbished workboats generally have a viable market that is considered a growing market in nigeria due to activities in the oil and gas sector . marine vessels are major service providers for the industry , and currently constitute and control 95 percent of nigeria ' s coastal and inland shipping . trawlers and break - bulk carriers make up the remaining 5 percent . these offer an excellent source of export revenue for u . s . vessel suppliers , ship yards , vessels builders , accessories and services suppliers from throughout the united states .\nglobal economy , barely pulling out of the shadow of recession , witnessed lower economic growth , especially due to uncertainty in us & euro zone , as a result of the same government bodies , corporates etc . have taken safer route to be conservative in terms of spending over infrastructure projects . but some improvements could be seen in later part of second half , which has given hope about the revival and we hope things will be on track soon .\nthe 450 and 490 hp engines have been further developed in several respects , including the engine management system and a revised intake system that main - tains sufficiently high exhaust temperatures without the need for an intake throttle . the exhaust brake is rated at 256 kw at 2 , 400 r / min . a new disengaging air com - pressor is being introduced across the euro 6 engine range . the compressor has a pneumatically - controlled coupling that disengages when the compressor is idling , contributing to a fuel saving of up to 1 percent , depending on operation .\naccessing our website tells us you are happy to receive all our cookies . however you can change your cookie settings at any time . find out more .\nby consolidating the activities and knowledge of the companies into a new entity , eml aims to establish a first class european short sea company , delivering the best possible services to all the customers of the new company and its parent companies .\neml is a common carrier and started trading in the second week of june . from the third quarter 2011 , eml will operate 13 vessels in european waters , and will be among the top three vehicle short sea operators in europe .\neml already operates an extensive service network in the mediterranean , continental europe , uk and the baltic .\ni consent to port technology international collecting and storing my data from this form . by submitting your details , you are accepting these terms & conditions and agreeing to our privacy and cookies policies . you can opt out of these communications at any time .\nall contents \u00a9 copyright maritime information services ltd . all rights reserved . terms & conditions | privacy policy | cookie policy | accessibility\neml is one of europe\u2019s leading short - sea carriers transporting more than 1 000 000 units a year .\nwe provide sea transportation solutions to almost 20 countries and more than 25 ports and terminals covered by several trades .\n( + 3000 ceu ) . all our vessels are designed to operate on short sea and can be used according to market expectations . we are able to carry not only cars but also commercial vehicles and high and heavy cargo .\nwe challenge ourselves to provide a service with the highest quality , environmental responsibility and customer needs .\n) eml aims for delivering the best possible services to all customers of the group .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\neml has a leading role in european short sea transport of finished vehicles and other ro / ro project cargo .\nwith the close support of our owners being key - players in the market of global ocean pcc / pctc transport , we choose to persistently challenge ourselves to provide a service with the highest quality both to serve our customer\u2019s need , as to take up environmental responsibility by continuously seeking to improve our ecological footprint .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\nsubmitting cv , followed by an invitation for a first interview with some of the team . the second interview was with some of the higher management . it was very nice to get in touch with the team during both interviews . the communication is mainly via e - mail and was very straightforward .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nesteph has been in the business of ocean going transport and freight forwarding for more than 100 years .\nour founder emil stephensen was a well - 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trailers , specially designed for carrying long , heavy breakbulk cargo . as agent of h\u00f6egh autoliners , we have seized this opportunity to offer our customers cross trade solutions for breakbulk and project cargo .\nnils toftgaard has been the director of esteph since 1981 , and became the owner of the company in 1998 . in 2013 , niels winther shipping bought the company as part of a generational shift . today , nils toftgaard is director of esteph alongside michael lodberg and philip bronee .\nin 2018 , esteph became the agent and commercial representative of cargogulf , one of the biggest nvocc operators in the world . this partnership has enabled us to expand our shipping services to freight forwarders in denmark . we have now opened a new nvocc division in the company , to offer worldwide solutions for smaller shipments \u2013 both lcl and fcl .\nvisit our linkedin page to see our latest news and company updates . esteph on linkedin\nterminal operator ico zeebrugge scored its first contract of 2016 . at the end of the week , a first vessel with a new cargo flow of ford vehicles assembled in turkey and spain will arrive in zeebrugge . the vehicles are then shipped from zeebrugge to scandinavia .\nthis way , the new cargo flow is an expansion of zeebrugge ' s roro sector , but also of zeebrugge ' s scandinaviahub .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\ncompany is established by an investment by nissan motor co . , ltd . capitalization\nnissan oppama wharf is completed . the annual number of transported volume reached one million , and accumulated volume reached 10 million .\nnsa ( uk ) ltd . , as terminal operator , established in the uk .\nworld transport co . , ltd . specializing in freight consolidation , is established .\nnissan carrier europe b . v . 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trades with pure car and truck carrier ( pctc ) vessels . when transporting your cargo with one of our vessels you can be confident that we take the best care of it .\nh\u00f6egh autoliners is engaged in regional short sea transportation in europe and the caribbean sea .\nh\u00f6egh autoliners\u2019 terminal investments are part of a strategy to expand vertically in the automotive and rolling stock supply chain .\nh\u00f6egh autoliners provides tailor made supply chain solutions that meet the unique requirements of each and every customer . working with us , you get the personal touch while enjoying the strengths of a global service supplier .\non 1 april 1928 daf ' s founder , hub van doorne , started a small engineering business , \u2018hub van doorne machinefabriek en reparatieinrichting\u2019 . together with his brother wim he laid the foundations of daf trucks n . v . the activities of the van doorne brothers were governed by an important principle : meeting customers\u2019 needs .\n90 years of daf , 90 years of innovation . daf has always been known for its clever transport solutions . and all those sophisticated solutions had in common that they served a clear purpose . they were of value to the customer !\nthe first daf patent was applied for in 1931 and it concerned a semi - trailer coupling that enabled the semi - trailer ' s support legs to be lifted automatically when the semi - trailer was being coupled to the tractor . it is not difficult to guess what the advantage was : the driver did not have to leave his cab for coupling the semi - trailer to the tractor !\nalso at the beginning of the thirties , the so - called swing axle was first used . it consisted of two short axles mounted next to each other in transverse direction . it enabled the axle load to be increased to 9 , 600 kilogrammes . exchanging one of the inner wheels was made very easy when the two short axles had been made turnable around their central point in the longitudinal direction . this enabled the inner wheels of a twin - wheel system to be turned to the outside when a tyre had to be exchanged .\nin 1934 , hub van doorne and the dutch lieutenant mr van der trappen , jointly developed the so - called \u2018trado conversion set\u2019 , which enabled a normal two - axle truck to be turned into a six wheeler with four driven wheels in five hours ' time . the trado set was mounted to the ends of the rear axle on both sides . the drive was branched off there , so that two driven wheels could be fitted on either side . moreover , big upward and downward wheel movements were possible , which made the trucks with trado excellently suitable for off - road driving .\nafter the war daf supplied series of tanker trailers which were used for superfast refuelling of jets . two long swivelling arms on the tanker trailer enabled the hoses to be connected to the jet in next to no time . a powerful pump connected to the pto on the tractor fed the fuel into the plane ' s tanks under high pressure .\nthe tanks had a capacity of 2 , 300 litres . the first dutch jets could be refuelled in three minutes , a job that normally would easily take twenty minutes .\nin 1935 daf was far ahead of its time with the daf demount trailer , specially developed for loading standardised railway containers from a train onto a truck and vice versa . call it the first container trailer . not only did daf find a solution for what later came to be termed \u2018intermodal transport ' , but it in fact presented a totally new distribution concept . a concept which is still very modern today and may very well be the solution for the future .\nthe daf 2600 , launched in 1962 , was the first european truck that could be specified with a fully fledged sleeper cab . its bunk had a comfortable mattress and its driver comfort could be called absolutely revolutionary in those years .\nin 1985 daf surprised the transport world by equipping a long - distance truck with a so - called spacecab , a cab with a wealth of space . later it introduced the even more spacious super spacecab , the ultimate in driver comfort . the daf super spacecab is still one of the most spacious cabs on the market .\n1928 - foundation < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> hub van doorne starts his own business . < / p >\nhub van doorne starts his own business , with financial assistance from mr huenges , director and owner of coolen\u2019s brewery and ice factory : the hub van doorne engineering works and repair shop is a fact .\n1949 - truck chassis < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> daf presents its first two truck chassis to the press . . . < / p >\ndaf presents its first two truck chassis to the press : the a - 30 ( 3 tonnes ) and the a - 50 ( 5 tonnes ) . the vehicles are characterized by a grille with seven chromium strips and form the basis for the forward control trucks ( cab over engine ) .\n1958 - 1e passenger car < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> the van doorne brothers realise one of their dreams . . . < / p >\nthe van doorne brothers realise one of their dreams : the production of a passenger car . the total number of \u2018little dafs\u2019 with the famous variomatic transmission adds up to some 800 , 000 .\n1962 - 2600 series < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> daf surprises everyone with the introduction of the 2600 series . . . < / p >\ndaf surprises everyone with the introduction of the 2600 series , also called the \u2018mother of international road haulage\u2019 - the new standard in driver comfort , available with a sleeper cab .\n1970 - f1600 / f2000 < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> a brand - new generation of trucks is born . . . < / p >\na brand - new generation of trucks is born . the f1600 - f2000 series is characterized by tilt cabs , to enable easy and fast servicing of the engines .\n1980 - n2800 series < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> introduction of the n2800 series , a 6x4 bonneted chassis for . . . < / p >\nintroduction of the n 2800 series , a 6x4 bonneted chassis for tipper application .\n1985 - again dakar < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> the daf ' bull ' driven by jan de rooy , wins again . . . < / p >\nthe daf ' bull ' driven by jan de rooy , wins again the rally paris - daker in the class for vehicles above 10 tonnes gvm .\nthe daf ' bull ' driven by jan de rooy , wins again . . .\n1987 - 95 series < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> daf introduces its new premium model : the 95 series . . . . < / p >\ndaf introduces its new premium model : the 95 series . needless to say , it is also available with the spacious and by now very popular space cab .\n1997 - daf 95xf < br > < p style =\nfont - size : 11px ;\n> the introduction of the daf 95xf series for professional long distance haulage . . . < / p >\nthe introduction of the daf 95xf series for professional long distance haulage , equipped with daf developed 2 . 25 m long spacious cabs , in comfort cab , space cab or super space cab versions and with daf developed 12 . 6 litre , 6 cylinder in - line xf diesel engine with 24 - valve combustion system , rating 280 - 355 kw ( 381 - 483 hp ) .\nthe introduction of the daf 95xf series for professional long distance haulage . . .\nto celebrate our 90th anniversary , we ' re offering you a unique chance to own an exclusive , limited edition of the award - winning new xf .\nin the center of eindhoven the daf museum really stands out . technology and romantic nostalgia go hand in hand with attention to the current daf model range . the museum is based in a restored brewery where in 1928 daf was born . here founder hub van doorne started his entrepeneurship .\ndaf trucks n . v . uses cookies and similar technologies . urltoken uses functional and analytical cookies to collect information about the use of our website to provide you with the best user experience . in addition , tracking cookies are placed by third parties for social 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operations and financial results .\npress kits provide a depth in specific themes , often connected to scania events .\nthe 450 and 490 hp engines are based on further refinements of the 440 and 480 hp units , which have been proven in the hands of operators since early 2011 . the 450 hp engine is available in p - , g - and r - series and the 490 hp unit in g - and r - series trucks .\neml started trading in the second week of june and by the third quarter of 2011 will operate 13 vessels in european waters with a mixture of pure - car and pure - car - and - truck carriers , according to mark pauwels , the new managing director of eml .\neml is currently serving the existing customer portfolio from the previous structure . eml will also be involved in the feeder activities on behalf of the considerable deep - sea activities of its owners , according to pauwels .\n\u201ceml has the ambition to offer its services to the entire market , \u201d he said .\naccording to the company\u2019s official statement , eml will be among the top three vehicle short - sea operators in europe . pauwels added that the company anticipates adding new capacity from 2012 .\nwhile the company intends to develop in the high - and - heavy and project cargo space , it has no plans in the immediate future to operate in the loaded trailer market or to carry passengers or drivers , according to a spokesperson from ho\u00ebgh autoliners .\nthe joint venture , which adds no new capacity to the market , represents a consolidation in the european short - sea industry as well as a deeper integration between the partnerships already in place between mol and h\u00f6egh , both of which are primarily deep - sea carriers . the two companies are already the joint shareholders in nmcc as well as its subsidiary , emc , whose operations have now been absorbed by eml .\naccording to the h\u00f6egh autoliners spokesperson , the decision to form a joint company rather than \u2018going it alone\u2019 was influenced by the volatility in the market . \u201cthere are advantages to both [ a joint venture or a separate company ] but given that this is very much a continuation of what has been , cooperation was the more natural path to follow , \u201d the spokesperson said . \u201cshipping is cost intensive and the markets have been and are volatile , and the cooperation alternative also offers less risk . \u201d\n\u201csetting up this jv company must be seen as an exercise of consolidation and rationalisation to cope with the challenges of the european short sea [ market ] . \u201d\nthe european shipping sector has faced not only tough market conditions and rising bunker costs , but will also face increasing regulatory costs . by 2015 , much of the baltic and north sea will be part of an emission control area that will mandate the fuel sulphur content to drop from 1 . 5 % to 0 . 1 % ( read more here ) , a move that shipping lines say could more that double fuel costs from current levels 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contexts in which we operate , we spontaneously chose quality as the leading value .\nthis means not only keeping ourselves updated regarding the state of the art in the different sectors in which we operate , using the most advanced technology and products , but also carefully selecting our employees and improve their specific skills through constant professional training .\nand that is the only way to transform human value into a professional asset .\nwe have always created quality of life in the workplace and we believe in continuous improvement .\nwe operate with professionalism and passion for the multiservice sector to ensure transparency and streamlined and organised work processes , both within our own companies and for the customer . .\nwhen luigi arrived at the structure , he went in seated on a wheelchair . at home he had fallen from the stairs leading to the cellar and an injury like that , at age 78 , brings more damage than you can imagine . at first he was surly and aloof , uncooperative .\nhe did not want to do the exercises that i proposed him . the mere fact of making him stand up without hearing him grumbling was a sort of miracle . but , with each passing day , with kindness and extreme patience , i managed to get into his good graces . so , every time i went to meet him for his physical therapy , he proudly showed me his progress .\ni could not hide my emotion yesterday when , together with his son , luigi went to get an ice cream . . . on his bicycle . when i got back to his room , i saw a note on the pillow :\n\u201cyou gave me back the joy of living , thanks for insisting . luigi\u201d .\na typical sunday activity : tidying up the garage . every weekend , i see people who come here to the recycling point bringing junk they had forgotten for years , old christmas gifts never used or appliances that needed to be repaired , but now are beyond the expiration date . i am here to make room and put things in order , managing the recycling point . yes , even on sundays .\nbecause holidays are the best occasions for cleaning the house . i ' m here to help the undecided and to direct those who do not know how it works :\nexcuse me , where is the place for timber ?\n. precision and dedication to work are the values i believe in . because when everything runs perfectly no one notices ; we only take notice when things do not work .\nhere all waste is disposed of properly and any garage gets a new life . at least until next christmas . . .\ni have just finished sanitising the floors of the halls on the third floor of the museum and , still very taken by the beauty of the exhibited works , i go down the stairs . passing in front of the office of the director of the museum i notice that the light is still on .\nit ' s 9 pm , everyone should be home at this time . not her , she is organising a special exhibition for the next month .\ni do not want to bother her and i have to continue with my cleaning tasks , because a manager should not deal with details .\nonce finished , i turn around and i see her standing outside her office , ready to leave at last .\nshe approaches me and tells me with a smile :\ni do not know how the exhibition will be , but i wanted to tell you that i am always very happy with your work here at the museum . the cleaning and sanitising of the premises are impeccable .\nsuch are the rewards of my job . .\nwe know , when things are well organised they work best . but as they have discovered at w\u00e4rtsil\u00e4 spa , that ' s not the way we work .\nwhile i ' m disinfecting the coffee table , i hear :\ngood morning !\n. a lively voice , mr . favaro is awake . i apologise for the noise , but he assures me that he woke up earlier .\nhe has been in the hospital for a week now , due to a hernia operation , and now we have developed a kind of complicity . when his children come to visit him , they talk about what they will do together once he returns home : the environment around them helps them look to the future with serenity .\nbeing part of this great team is a real source of pride ! if mr . favaro will have an early recovery , it will also happen thanks to the climate in this hospital : a quiet , clean and tidy place .\nbecause the people who are hospitalised here only need to concentrate on their healing , while we think about the rest .\nthere he is , also today he is bent over his criminal law book .\nhe has a well - oiled routine , and follows it like a ritual . comes to the library at about six o ' clock in the evening , while i ' m checking that returned books are not damaged . around eight he gets up , he goes out and crosses the road to go to the kiosk in front to buy a snack , then he comes back to his book , until midnight . yes , because the library is open until late , for those like him who need peace and quiet .\ni heard him say that at home he cannot study , because of his room mates . so he jumps on his bike and comes here to underline that giant tome . from my desk , while reordering books , i notice that we both work with the same passion : his passion for his studies and my passion for those who come to the library , making sure they are catered to .\nwhile he , sitting at the big table at the back of the hall , finds all the serenity he needs : a quiet , clean and well organised environment .\none thing is sure , there ' s nothing better than sleeping in freshly washed and ironed linen . i think that really helps our rest !\nwhen i deliver the linen to the hospital i know we are , in part , contributing to the well - being of patients . oh yes , because the life of a hospitalised person is bad enough in itself , at least it can be relieved by the freshness of clean and scented sheets .\nbut that ' s not all , because in addition to the patients we also brighten the day of the doctors . in fact , we wash uniforms and medical coats , and practically we freshen up the entire hospital !\nbecause clean linen is an invisible pleasure : you do not know why , but you feel better .\nthey do not realise it , do not notice , do not perceive it , but they ' re comfortable . yes , because when it gets too cold , too hot , there is a leak . . . all of a sudden they realise it . and , quite rightly , they complain .\nno one ever stops me , saying \u201cfilippo , the temperature in the vivarium room is just perfect !\n. in fact , for me , praises are those that i do not hear . let me explain : no complaints , no observation and no perceived discomfort , these are my\nthank you\nnotes ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "wick communications", "paragraphs": ["francis wick is the president and ceo of wick communications and board member since 2007 .\nfrancis wick , grandson of wick communications co - founder milton wick , has been named president and chief executive officer of the company , steve phillips , chairman of the board of directors of wick communications , announced today .\nview information on current and former wick communications co building locations . find leasing information , previous sales and currently active for sale and lease listings of properties where wick communications co is located . research wick communications co information , location photos and more .\nwick , in his early 30s , has held numerous positions at other wick communications newspapers learning various aspects of the trade .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at wick communications , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the wick communications company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at wick communications .\nin 1978 , the green valley news is sold to milton i . wick of wick newspaper group and today remains in the ownership of milton\u2019s sons , walter and robert wick . wick newspaper group , now wick communications owns 42 community newspapers across the us including alaska .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at wick communications .\nwick communications co has been a past or current tenant within the buildings involved in these sale and lease transactions .\nthe wick brothers : walt m . wick ( left ) and robert j . wick , sons of the late milton i . wick , served as co - chairmen of the board of directors .\nthe wick brothers : rev . stanley a . , james l . and milton i . wick , 1941 .\njohn p . romney joined the board of directors of wicks communications in april 2017 .\nplease send a cover letter , resume and references , salary history and expectations to : david lewis , group publisher , wick communications . david . lewis @ urltoken\nthe station ' s stategic importance for distress communications was never in doubt and , with a vast area to cover , a great many casualty cases have been conducted with gkr at the communications helm .\nbe the role model for effective communications , listening and empathy , along with a strong work ethic .\n\u201cpersonally , i have a great fondness for francis and look for him to achieve much success in the future . i wish francis , the wick family and wick communications the best as we move into this new chapter of company leadership , \u201d yunt said .\nhe is the youngest member of the third generation ownership of wick communications , a family - owned media company which has newspapers from north carolina to alaska and from louisiana to north dakota .\n\u201ci am very excited for francis , wick communications and the wick family as francis , as a third - generation wick family member takes the helm and leadership of the company . francis has worked long and hard to earn this opportunity and his passion , energy , leadership skills and enthusiasm for the company , family and the mission of community journalism will serve him , our valued employees and advertisers , the communities we serve and wick communications extremely well . i am very proud of francis and have a great deal of respect for him professionally .\nfamily ownership and direct involvement in the daily operation of the business has been continuous since milton wick and his brother jim founded the company in 1926 . walt and robert wick , milton\u2019s sons , purchased jim\u2019s interest in the company in 1965 and assumed ownership after their father passed in 1981 . robert wick is the father of francis wick .\nthis loopnet wick communications co tenant and owner information is organized and aggregated from public records and the millions of historical and current sale and lease listings provided by members of the loopnet commercial real estate marketplace .\n\u201ci\u2019m delighted to announce that francis wick has been appointed president and ceo of wick communications . among the factors contributing to the board of directors\u2019 unanimous decision were his record of achievement within the company , his demonstrated leadership and his commitment to the values shared by our newspapers and the communities they serve . \u201d\nthe name of the late milton i . wick , who founded wick communications company with his brother , jim , is among those listed in the arizona newspaper hall - of - fame . mr . wick died on november 30 , 1981 at the age of 82 . he was inducted posthumously into the arizona newspapers hall of fame at the 57th annual meeting of the state\u2019s press association in nearby scottsdale .\nprior to the herald / review wick was the publisher of the montrose daily press in colorado .\nwick communications co . publishes newspapers , websites , magazines , and other specialty publications in arizona , alaska , california , colorado , idaho , louisiana , montana , north carolina , north dakota , oregon , and south dakota .\nmr . wick was born february 20 , 1899 in bowdle , rural edmunds county , south dakota .\nthe wick brothers : walt m . wick ( left ) and robert j . wick , sons of the late milton i . wick , served as co - chairmen of the board of directors . mr . wick and his brother , accompanied by their wives , were the first american journalists to tour and report from european and asiatic russia and siberia . previous reports had been made from moscow only . they lead the first group of american journalists , as wick editors tours , to visit poland and czechoslovakia , and the wicks were the first to enter and report from hungary and romania after the fall of the iron curtain .\nfrom its headquarter offices in sierra vista at the corner of wilcox drive and fab avenue , wick communications today publishes newspapers in arizona , alaska , california , colorado , idaho , louisiana , minnesota , montana , north carolina , north dakota , oregon and south dakota .\nwick radio started it ' s life as a communications facility for the admiralty under which it operated with the callsign byg . opened somewhere around 1908 , the station was a vital facilty in the first world war and a link to the grand fleet based in scapa flow .\nwick is currently the publisher of company newspapers in sierra vista , bisbee , benson , douglas , and tucson . he has served on the wick board of directors since 2007 and is currently co - chairman of the inland press association family owners committee .\nreal estate investment leasing companies with commercial and residential holdings ; mw properties llc , carson car center properties llc , and fiftyfifty llc . media companies with 55 newspapers having over 1 million copies home delivered , a \u00be million distribution targeted coupon book and a digital media company serving phoenix and tucson , arizona and dallas and houston texas ; 1013 communications llc and 1013 star communications llc .\nin 1980 a celebration was held at wick to celebrate the diamond jubilee of operation of the station by the gpo , which started on 25th april 1920 .\nfrancis wick takes over the company in its 90th year , following the resignation announced last month by outgoing president and ceo tom yunt . wick\u2019s grandfather purchased the niles daily times in niles , ohio in 1926 and under continuous family ownership the company has expanded to include newspapers , websites , magazines and specialty publications in 11 states .\nin september 2004 , the wick brothers were named to the arizona newspaper hall of fame in honor of their devotion to newspapers , and their support of community journalism .\na native of southeast arizona , francis wick and his wife amanda live in sierra vista with the couple\u2019s twins , sebastian and savannah , ages three and a half .\ntechnology began to change - other means of communications slowly became available to shipping and the oil industry - a thing called gmdss reared its head . traffic levels at all stations declined and staff levels were reduced in line .\nbefore the decline of the deepsea fishing fleet , oil exploration commenced in earnest in the northern northern sea . wick radio took on another role - as the oil industry ' s primary means of communications with the world . as fishing communications slowly declined , so oil communications rocketed . channels which had been rarely used rapidly became full . each additional channel provided seemed to fill up instantly . remote equipment at the north of the shetlands enabled wick to extend it ' s range further as well as providing additional channel capacity . radio teleprinter facilties were provided which also became very busy . space became limited both for operational purposes and equipment . a new extension was built to house the hf wt service and the senior manager , now called the field manager ( scotland ) and responsible for all scottish coast radio stations , was evicted from his office and placed in a portacabin ! then a second extension providing new welfare and office accomodation was constructed , freeing up the old accomodation for use as equipment areas . operational staff at the station had now risen to 30 .\n\u201cthe newspaper business is a good business . it\u2019s a business that makes a difference , from the communities we serve to those we employ . i\u2019m grateful to lead wick communications in its 90th year of operations . we will build upon generations of effort from the thousands of employees who have defined us to those customers who have made us a daily tradition . our dna will continue to evolve to be innovative , nimble and courageous . \u201d\nthe valuation roll for 1920 shows the wireless telegraphy station as still being owned by the admiralty but the resident of radio station house is now james ainslie , a radio telegraphist . together with stations at portpatrick and grimsby , in 1920 wick radio became part of the growing network of coast radio stations operated by the general post office , with wick commencing operations under gpo control on 25th april 1980 .\ncommercially the station was a slow starter , probably due to the limited number of radio - equipped vessels operating in northerly waters . but as equipment became more practical and advantageous for smaller vessels , so wick ' s traffic levels slowly increased . in the period from the mid - 1950 ' s until the mid - 1980 ' s , wick was possibly the busiest of all the uk coast radio stations .\nprior to his current position , he worked at two other wick newspapers , in montrose , colorado , where he was the publisher ; and in new iberia , louisiana , where he worked as the assistant advertising manager at the daily iberian . he began his career in publishing at swift communications , based in carson city , nevada . a 1999 buena high school graduate , he holds an undergraduate degree in political science and a master\u2019s degree in business management from the university of arizona .\nyunt has accepted a position as chief operating officer ( coo ) with united communications corporation ( ucc ) based in kenosha , wisconsin . he said his decision to leave was a personal one driven by the desire to be closer to his children and grandchildren who live in iowa .\nalthough positioned to cover an area where deepsea commercial shipping was relatively scarce , the station also provided cover to some of the richest fishing grounds in europe and was the last uk link to the british deepsea trawler fleet when they head north to the fishing grounds ( or first link when they returned ) . wick radio therefore became a vital link to the british fishing fleet and it ' s facilities were expanded to meet this need , including providing hf wt equipment which enabled the station to provide continuous communications with distant and middle water fleets all the way from their base ports in hull , grimsby , fleetwood and aberdeen to their fishing grounds at the norwegian coast , bear island , spitzbergen , iceland , the faroes , greenland and new foundland . additional remotely controlled equipment was provided to enable a greater reception range for radiotelephony ships which could hear wick ' s powerful transmitters but who could not be heard at wick - this enabled the station to provide an rt service all the way to the faeroes , as well as improving it ' s reception capabilites to the west .\nour current publisher , and a wick family member , is buying his own newspaper . his replacement needs to be a hands - on leader who will build upon past successes and provide the know - how and energy to take the operation to the next level . expectations include :\nin 1989 the uk coast radio station service came under doc - distributed operator control - or remote control , if you like . the distress watch was remotely controlled from two centres , the northern control being at stonehaven which took over wick ' s responsibilites and control of it ' s equipment . general communications was spread over the other stations in the network . the\nfeel\nof the station changed - no longer were there\nbabbling voices\ncoming out of loudspeakers for various frequencies - silence reigned and computers were in control . when the computer bleeped you put on your headset , pressed a button and spoke ( or sometimes keyed ) .\nhe currently serves as a co - chair of the inland family owners committee and has been a member of the wick board of directors since 2007 . his interest includes spending time with family , golfing , cheering on the arizona wildcats , and serving up tasty dishes in the kitchen .\nduring his undergraduate years , mr . wick and his brother organized a book business in lincoln , nebraska . it employed college students to sell books to farmers during the summer months . the enterprise was so successful it was expanded to iowa , missouri and kansas , employing more than 500 students during the three years of its existence .\narne currently serves on various boards and committees for companies which he owns , the us bank advisory committee and page audit committee and board . he formerly served on american consolidated newspapers , huckle media company , swift communications , inland press foundation , inland press association cost & revenue committee and other boards . he is an associate member of vistage . arne currently is a youth club level and high school soccer coach and has a passion for engaging kids through sports .\nmost of the uk coast radio stations were managed by one\nradio overseer\n, who supervised the staff of radio officers and the day to day operations of the station . in recognition of the workload at gkr , and the increasing staff numbers , an additional and more senior manager - a\nradio assistant superintendent\n- was placed at wick .\nthe road pattern changed little between the 1740s and the 1830s : ( fn . 38 ) cassland road , which was to contain hackney terrace , was constructed from 1786 ( fn . 39 ) and a start was later made on richmond road , which was to reach mare street from kingsland road . by 1865 southwestern hackney was covered by streets almost in a grid , the longest being richmond road , and the north - south queensbridge road . development elsewhere took place more slowly , although wick road existed , as did the long streets already called amhurst , rectory , downs park , and downs roads . most other new roads , then and later , were the result of infilling . the network was complete by 1900 and thereafter was modified mainly by road widening , notably in mare street from 1901 , ( fn . 40 ) and by clearance for housing estates . a motorway , the east cross route to blackwall tunnel , was completed in 1979 across the end of wick road and south alongside the railway , separating the eastern and western parts of hackney wick . ( fn . 41 )\non 31st december 1997 , as the midnight hour neared , control of the 500khz wt transmitter reverted from stonehaven back to the station at wick and retired radio officer tom mclennan had the sad job of sending the final broadcast while serving radio officer tony fell conducted the final farewells from the gkr callsign during the close - down\nparty\nwhich followed on 500khz .\nmr . wick started his career after graduation as a salesman , but turned to the publishing business in 1926 when he became owner and publisher of the niles daily times in niles , ohio . over a period of years his corporation acquired some 27 newspapers . he had been a director of the university of nebraska alumni association since 1965 , and was also a retired director of the university of minnesota alumni association .\nroads towards the lea in 1745 included one running north - east from grove street to hackney wick , called grove street lane in 1831 and later built up as victoria park road . slightly to the north a route later marked by cassland road existed only as a track . another route , called wick lane in 1831 , ran south - south - eastward from the end of homerton ' s high street , along the line of the modern kenworthy road . from hackney wick the lane headed north - eastward across the marsh along the line of eastway and met a more direct route from homerton , the modern homerton road , at temple mills bridge . marsh lane ran from lower clapton to the marsh , but not to the lea ; by 1831 it was called pond lane and from 1887 millfields road . ( fn . 20 ) mill field lane was recorded in 1582 ( fn . 21 ) and as mill lane in 1443 . ( fn . 22 ) it linked clapton with jeremy ' s ferry , and became lea bridge road in 1745 , when the bridge was built . ( fn . 23 ) from upper clapton forerunners of mount pleasant lane and springfield ran towards morris ' s ( later high hill ) ferry . a road on the line of spring hill led to a bridge by 1831 .\nmotorbuses ran along all the tram routes in 1913 and along several additional routes : stamford and englefield roads , dalston lane , the west part of victoria park road , well street and cassland road to hackney wick , pembury and cricketfield roads , median and dunlace roads to glyn road , northwold road , and amhurst park . ( fn . 102 ) among short lived independent operators in the 1920s were the primrose omnibus co . in 1922 and later the aro , havelock motors , and fallowfield & knight , all three of which passed in 1927 to the london public omnibus co . , itself absorbed by the l . g . o . c . in 1929 . ( fn . 103 ) changes made by 1930 included a route from dalston lane by way of queen ' s and albion roads to london fields and mare street , additional routes to hackney wick along morning lane and wick road ( and thence to gainsborough road and eastway ) and along homerton high street and sidney road , and from stoke newington road along amhurst road to the junction of dalston lane with pembury road . ( fn . 104 ) similar services were provided by london transport in 1962 , ( fn . 105 ) and , slightly extended to serve housing estates , in the 1980s . ( fn . 106 ) private operators reappeared in 1990 , when the kentish bus co . was awarded three of the nine routes put out to tender within hackney l . b . ( fn . 107 )\nthe river lee trustees provided ways over the hackney cut . in 1803 they objected to repairing a bridge at the end of cow or pond lane ( later millfields road ) . ( fn . 74 ) in 1825 they also maintained wick ( in 1842 wick lane ) bridge and homerton ( in 1842 marshgate ) bridge , forerunners of the modern bridges bearing eastway and homerton road . by 1842 they had a crossing to the new engine house at lea bridge , south of the main road bridge , and bricklock bridge for a lock house south of cow bridge . all their bridges save that to the engine house had been extended to the east by one arch , to the design of thomas wickstead , to cross the east london waterworks co . ' s channel . north of lea bridge the trustees had high bridge , a wooden footbridge at the foot of spring hill , which was taken over by hackney district board . ( fn . 75 ) the high hill ferry remained in use after the nearby railway viaduct had been built . horse shoe footbridge , midway between the ferry and high bridge , by 1894 led to the new island . ( fn . 76 )\na third major north - south line of communication was the lea . ( fn . 42 ) in the 1770s , under an act of 1767 , the river lee trustees made the straighter hackney cut or new cut farther west , ( fn . 43 ) from lea bridge through the marsh and passing east of hackney wick . ( fn . 44 ) a parallel channel was made by the east london waterworks co . under an act of 1829 . ( fn . 45 ) immediately southeast of spring hill a loop in the river around horse shoe point so hindered navigation that the neck of land was severed , forming an island , c . 1890 . ( fn . 46 ) the regent ' s canal was authorized in 1812 , to link the paddington branch of the grand junction canal with the docks at limehouse . running near the southern boundary of hackney west of kingsland road and again on either side of cambridge heath road , it was opened throughout in 1820 . ( fn . 47 )\nthe east & west india docks & birmingham junction railway was authorized in 1846 primarily for the conveyance of goods for the london & north western railway ( l . n . w . r . ) from camden town to blackwall by way of islington , hackney , and bow . ( fn . 113 ) land was acquired in 1847 ( fn . 114 ) but construction was slow ; in 1850 , before the line had reached the docks , a passenger service ran every 15 minutes by the circuitous route from islington to fenchurch street , with stations called kingsland , hackney , and from 1856 victoria park ( hackney wick ) . the company , renamed the north london railway ( n . l . r . ) in 1853 , came to be dominated by the l . n . w . r . , which took over its working in 1909 and formally absorbed it in 1922 , itself becoming part of the l . m . s . in 1923 . from 1854 victoria park was linked by the eastern counties railway with stratford and the main line of that company , from 1862 the great eastern railway ( g . e . r . ) , to cambridge , ipswich , and norwich .\nuntil c . 1758 the lea was bridged in hackney only at temple mills , where the converging roads from homerton and hackney wick led to stratford and leyton . temple mills bridge was later occasionally called white bridge , to distinguish it from one closer to the mills , which were east of the old river on the mill stream . ( fn . 58 ) lock bridge , mentioned with temple mills bridge in 1578 , may have been a third bridge immediately east of the mills ; responsibility for repairs was uncertain in 1589 . ( fn . 59 ) temple mills alias marsh street bridge was ruinous in 1512 , when william tey was ordered to repair it . ( fn . 60 ) money for repairs , to be collected by the county , was advanced by the parish in 1633 . ( fn . 61 ) more work was needed in 1671 and again in 1689 , when half of the cost was to be paid by the lord of lordshold manor , a quarter by the lord of kingshold , and the rest by occupiers of contiguous lands , including the mills . ( fn . 62 ) the parish clerk laid responsibility for maintenance on the county in 1802 but the parish was indicted for failure to repair in 1824 . ( fn . 63 ) the trustees of the river lee navigation had provided a timber bridge but were not responsible for its upkeep in 1842 . ( fn . 64 )\nkates lane crossed hackney brook ( fn . 53 ) in 1825 by a ford and a footbridge , which the parish replaced with a brick bridge c . 1841 . a ford and footbridge carried the north cross road from kingsland to lower clapton . dalston lane bridge over hackney brook needed repair in 1722 . ( fn . 54 ) the hackney turnpike trust rebuilt it as a triple - arched brick bridge which in 1825 often impeded the stream and caused water to flow across church street ; that bridge was rebuilt as a single arch in the 1830s . hackney bridge , to be repaired in 1543 , ( fn . 55 ) was presumably the church street ( later hackney ) bridge which was to be railed in 1657 and which needed repair in 1703 ; its upkeep ( fn . 56 ) was accepted by the parish in 1716 and it was rebuilt in brick with three arches , by public subscription , in 1799 . blew ( later homerton street ) bridge was built by the parish to link homerton with morning lane across hackney brook ; it was often repaired from 1657 ( fn . 57 ) and comprised two brick arches after work in 1821 . a path from the churchyard to morning lane crossed the brook by a footbridge of 1827 . at hackney wick the road from homerton to old ford crossed the brook by a single - arched brick bridge , repaired by the parish in 1821 . another bridge was built by the parish near the silk mills in 1830 .\nyour browser does not support javascript , or it is disabled . javascript must be enabled in order to view listings .\nhe attended irving grade school and south high school in minneapolis , minnesota , the university of iowa and received his b . a . degree from the university of nebraska in 1922 .\nfrom 1923 to 1926 , he was employed in the sales department of mcquay - norris manufacturing company , st . louis , missouri . in 1926 he married rosemary lumas and they had two sons , walter m . and robert j .\nin 1926 he and his brother purchased the niles daily times . his brother , james , was a partner in all of the newspaper enterprises until his death in 1965 when milton and sons , walter and robert , purchase james\u2019 interests .\nit is noteworthy that the wicks were in hungary in may 1955 , 18 months before the hungarian revolt of october 1956 , and reported that the hungarians were outspoken in their hatred of the russians . the wicks were the only american journalists to witness and photograph the may day parade in budapest , and to report that every tenth marcher in the may day parade was a russian soldier in uniform .\nhe interviewed many of the world\u2019s leading statesmen , among them : anthony eden , england ; chancellor conrad adenauer , west germany ; president renee coty , france ; chancellor raub , austria ; chancellor figel , austria ; vice chancellor ludwig erhardt , west germany ; president urho kekkoen , finland ; king paul and queen frederika , greece ; col . naguib , premier of egypt in 1953 ; col . shisheckly , premier of syria in 1953 ; and president camille shimoun , lebanon .\nhis sons , walt and robert , continue the family tradition of serving the company .\nthis content is password protected . to view it please enter your password below :\nhe served as chief information officer ( cio ) for avnet , a $ 26b ( fy16 revenue ) global technology distributor between 2005 and 2017 .\npreviously he was cio at memec , a global electronic components distributor , between 2004 and 2005 . prior to joining memec , mr . phillips was cio for gateway inc . he was previously the it leader for diageo\u2019s european foods business . early in his career , he served in a number of engineering and operations leadership roles at thorn emi .\nbetween 2008 through 2011 , he served as chairman of the board of the arizona technology council , a trade association that represents arizona\u2019s technology industry .\nin 2015 , mr . phillips was inducted into the cio hall of fame , a lifetime achievement that honors it executives and visionaries whose leadership has significantly impacted the field of it . additionally , he received an hmg strategy transformational cio leadership award in 2012 and was named a computerworld premier 100 it leader in 2011 .\nmr . phillips holds a bachelor of science degree in electronic engineering from essex university and a post - graduate diploma in management studies from the university of west london . he is a fellow of the institution of engineering and technology .\ndavid lord served as president and ceo of pioneer newspapers from 1991 through 2009 and remains a director of the company .\nhe has served as a board member and director of the associated press , is chairman and past president of page , a media cooperative , was chairman and past president of the inland press association and was a board member and director of the newspaper association of america .\nlord also serves as a board member and director of craft brew alliance , a publicly traded craft brewery , where he is chairman of the compensation committee and a member of the audit committee .\nborn in sierra vista , he is a 1999 graduate of buena high school .\nhe has a bachelor\u2019s degree in political science and a master\u2019s in business administration from the university of arizona .\nsuzanne schlicht is chief operating officer for worldwest limited liability company and the world company , a fourth generation family - owned media company based in lawrence , kansas . the companies own and operate newspapers in arizona , colorado and kansas . schlicht is also publisher of steamboat today , a daily newspaper owned by worldwest , located in steamboat springs , colorado .\nms . schlicht has enjoyed a long career with the world company and worldwest . she joined the company in 1994 when it purchased a group of newspapers in the west , including the steamboat springs property where ms . schlicht was publisher . she has served as publisher and regional manager in the past and assumed her current position as coo in 2010 . the company has long been recognized as an industry leader in content quality and progressive digital strategies .\nms . schlicht earned her bachelor of journalism from university of nebraska . she serves on the board of directors for the local media association and is currently vice - president . she is also a board member of the steamboat springs chamber resort association and was president of the organization in 1998 / 99 . ms . schlicht has been a member of the rotary club of steamboat springs for 22 years . she was named rotarian of the year in 2007 and served as president of the club in 2010 .\nms . schlicht is a past president of colorado press association ( 2003 ) and was named colorado newspaper person of the year in 2006 by the organization .\nms . schlicht is mother to two children , allison ( 13 ) and david ( 9 ) . she is an avid trail runner . the family enjoys many outdoor activities including skiing , biking and hiking .\narne l . hoel invested the first 25 - years of his career working for two large cpa firms and then a privately held media company . in 2009 he became self - employed developing a business turn - around strategy partnering in the acquisition of a variety of businesses and is now the managing member / member of a number of ventures including :\nautomobile dealerships operating in nevada and california with gross sales of $ 150 million ; reno dealership group llc dba reno buick gmc cadillac , norcal dealership group llc dba ukiah ford and carson car center llc dba carson car center . the operations of fast lane ventures llc dba mercedes - benz of reno were sold in 2015 to provide additional investment capital and the entity will be closed in 2016 .\nduring his career , arne has focused on company growth , start - up ventures , acquisitions , and turnarounds . in addition to the media and automobile businesses , he has owned companies in various industries including sheet metal fabrication , oil and gas wells , equipment leasing , off - shore warranty insurance , wine distribution , real estate leasing , real estate development and a foreign currency exchange fund . the most recent venture is a new home building company called legacy communities targeted to meet market demand in the reno , nevada area .\narne assumed the general manager position at reno buick gmc cadillac when the business was purchased in 2010 . upon completion of the turnaround strategy , he hired a general manager . in august of 2014 , arne again assumed the position of general manager at the dealership to focus on growth and is currently grooming his successor .\narne holds a b . s . degree accounting concentration from california state university sacramento ( 1983 ) .\nsince 2004 , he has been a managing director of levine leichtman capital partners , inc . ( \u201cllcp\u201d ) , a private equity firm with offices in los angeles , dallas , chicago , new york , london and the hague . llcp manages approximately $ 7 . 5 billion of institutional private equity capital . mr . romney is responsible for origination of new investment opportunities throughout the southern united states and the pacific northwestern united states from llcp\u2019s dallas office . he led the firm\u2019s efforts in the establishment of the investment offices in dallas , chicago , new york and london .\nmr . romney has over 35 years of experience in working with various size companies on their financing needs and capital structure requirements . he has previous experience in private equity , commercial banking , merchant banking , investment banking , and mergers and acquisition advisory services .\nmr . romney\u2019s industry experience includes manufacturing , steel , energy , petrochemical , distribution , hospitality , retail , and service companies . he has experience in servicing both private and public companies . mr . romney also has extensive experience in the investment and placement of senior and subordinated debt , commercial lending , mezzanine and equity investments , mergers and acquisition advisory services , and investment banking services .\nin addition , mr . romney has been involved with many troubled company situations . his experience with companies in transition includes assisting companies in workout situations , refinancing debt , bankruptcy advisory services , troubled company mergers and acquisition services and the placement of new debt or equity .\nmr . romney holds a bachelor of arts degree ( business management ) from the marriott school of management at brigham young university and a masters of business administration degree ( finance ) from the w . p . carey school of business at arizona state university . he is a member of the association for corporate growth and the turnaround management association .\nmr . romney resides in southlake , texas ( dallas , ft . worth area ) with his wife , jill . the romney\u2019s have six children , five of whom are married , and six grandchildren , with one due in october 2017 . he is active in leadership service to the lds church and the boy scouts of america . an avid runner , he enjoys participating in distance running and various sports .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\ni worked in a local newsroom where i had very supportive coworkers and management . people were engaged and loved what they did , and did it well . an excellent balance of having autonomy in the assignments i tackled and guidance when i needed it . when i wanted to grow and have more challenges , my team helped me get there during my time working there and even after . even though i ' ve left , we still find professional educational opportunities for each other . comfortable and beautiful working space with up - to - date equipment . opportunities for good work to be recognized through company - wide awards and blogs .\nno cons - - i loved every minute i was working there . for some , working some evenings and weekends might be a bummer , but that ' s due to the nature of journalism as opposed to the company . when odd hours were required , it was fair : we were on rotation .\nas the journalism industry tightens its belt , stay true to the mission of the local paper - - to inform and help the community it serves . thanks for doing so so far !\ntwo - interview process : one with the advertising director and one with the same director and the publisher . for the second interview , they claimed they could only meet during a specific half - hour window of time , and then the publisher showed up 25 minutes late . ad director was pleasant , but claimed he ' d advised me of some job aspects in the first interview when he hadn ' t ; publisher was very unenthusiastic , contradicted everything the ad director had said in the prior interview , and left the meeting without so much as a goodbye . in all , they came across as very disorganized and in disagreement regarding the parameters of the position . i won ' t go into all the negative aspects of the meeting , but suffice to say that it was one of the most demoralizing interviews i ' ve ever attended .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nsign up for a free crunchbase account to follow and track organizations you care about .\nterms of service | privacy policy | \u00a9 2018 crunchbase inc . all rights reserved .\ndescriptive keyword for an organization ( e . g . saas , android , cloud computing , medical device )\ntransaction name : auto - generated name of transaction ( e . g . whatsapp acquired by facebook )\nat his weekend press conferences regarding the investigation of the shootings that killed six people and severely injured congresswoman gabrielle giffords , pima county sheriff clarence dupnik took some time to criticize gun - and mental - health - related legislation in arizona\u2014and the role of talk radio and cable news in polarizing the political debate .\ni think it ' s the vitriolic rhetoric that we hear day in and day out from people in the radio business , some people in the tv business , and what we see on tv and how our youngsters are being raised ,\nsaid dupnik saturday evening .\nthis has not become the nice united states of america most of us grew up in , and i think it ' s time we did the soul - searching .\ndupnik ' s criticism of what he considers hate - filled propaganda from the right is not new .\ni think america has been revved into high anger , and it ' s been done over the years primarily by radio talk - show hosts ,\ndupnik told the tucson weekly for a may 20 , 2010 , media watch piece .\n\u2026 they ' ve been basically bombarded with , ' hate america ; do away with taxes ; politicians are corrupt . ' i think as a result , we ' re starting to see some of the products of that anger . i think people who preach that philosophy are partly responsible for some of the stuff that ' s being channeled out of government .\ndupnik continued :\nit ' s ( the ) right - wing that i ' m talking about . they play to the anger of the people and the paranoia that ' s going on . i just think people ought to be more responsible . you have to take into consideration what ' s best for america .\nmuch of dupnik ' s focus has been on jon justice , the conservative morning host at kqth fm 104 . 1 . while justice was not specifically mentioned during any of dupnik ' s press conferences , it didn ' t take long for justice to respond . he went so far as to call for the sheriff ' s resignation .\ni feel incredibly bad for our brave pima county sheriff ' s officers who have to serve under clarence dupnik ,\njustice told the tucson weekly via e - mail on saturday .\nwithin hours of the horrific shooting that took place at the congresswoman ' s event , dupnik was telling local media that talk radio and the media was partly to blame , only to repeat his statements again during the press conference that was receiving national attention .\nwe have no idea at this point the motivation of this murderer ' s act ,\njustice wrote .\nyet dupnik took his moment in the spotlight to drive a political wedge into the event . they were reckless and dangerous statements made by someone who should have known better . he should have been using his time to help bring the community together . instead , his statements made tucson appear to be a city full of hate , bigotry and vitriol . to say , as dupnik did , that comments made on the airwaves essentially motivated this person to commit this crime is exactly what he blamed talk radio of doing , inciting through pure rhetoric . it was complete misuse of his power , and he owes the media in town , tv and radio , an apology for his horrible comments in the middle of such a tragic day . he should step down immediately from his position as pima county sheriff .\nat this stage , there is no evidence to suggest the alleged shooter , jared loughner , was in any way influenced by conservative talk radio . if anything , his mostly incoherent rants suggest something resembling an anarchist point of view . his new world order and one - world currency conspiracy - theory blatherings seem more in the realm of diatribes by jesse ventura and alex jones\u2014and nowhere near the easily accessible perspectives of justice , rush limbaugh and sean hannity .\nwhile local tv - news organizations dedicated the day on saturday , jan . 8\u2014and most of the weekend , for that matter\u2014to wall - to - wall coverage of the shooting , kvoa channel 4 had to balance some delicate issues .\nfor starters , kvoa was one of the news outlets that erroneously reported through their sources that giffords had died .\nother media outlets ( including the tucson weekly ) reported that giffords had died , but cited other media outlets rather than their own sources . ( full disclosure : the same goes for kcub am 1290 , where i participated in piecemeal live coverage . we were scheduled to broadcast our pregame show for the arizona men ' s basketball game against stanford ; the game was ultimately postponed . ) that was around 12 : 30 p . m . on saturday .\nit was not a decision we made lightly ,\nsaid kvoa general manager bill shaw via e - mail .\nwe heard the news repeatedly but waited to report until we checked on numerous sources . there were four independent sources ( two that were inside the hospital itself ) that gave us the information that she had passed away . in addition , there were national outlets that reported that she had passed away , including npr and fox news . plus , numerous websites reported the same . within a few minutes , ( kvoa reporter lupita murillo ) said that we were getting conflicting reports , and within a few more , said that , in fact , she was alive , and in surgery , fighting for her life .\nlater in the afternoon , kvoa faced major logistical programming issues : the station had to choose between coverage of the shooting and the nfl playoffs . the station chose nfl football in the 2 o ' clock hour .\nas amazing as it might seem for those in the media , and those glued to the news of what may be the most significant news event in modern tucson history , the reality is that many people weren ' t interested . instead , they wanted to watch football .\non a personal note , much of my profession is sports - related , and as a result , i ' m surrounded by friends who like sports . i mention this for perspective , for while i would have stayed with local news coverage , many of my sports - fan friends believe kvoa made the correct decision to go to football .\ni don ' t recall a situation like this in broadcasting . it is truly unprecedented ,\nshaw said .\nwe had major tragedy , and at the same time had two nfl games on our air . the decision to air the games was a tough one , but please do realize it was not an economic decision . we were fully staffed and had a full news operation from 11 a . m . ( saturday ) through 10 : 30 p . m . , and all coverage was without commercial inventory .\nwe did have a lot of feedback from our viewers demanding football . the overriding theme from their perspective was , ' we have been watching now for hours , and there is nothing really new ; please put the game on , and break in if you need to . we have plenty of places to get the news , but you are the only place to get the games . '\nultimately , i made the decision to air the games , because in the end , it was in the best interest of the viewers . we ran news coverage everywhere but in the actual games , and upon review , nothing was missed . we carried the news conference following the first game and gave updates throughout . we monitored all the news coverage both nationally and locally , and there was no shortage of information either on ( the air ) , on our website or elsewhere .\nall in all , i believe the kvoa news staff and the coverage was outstanding under very difficult circumstances , and ( we ) kept our viewers fully informed throughout and will continue to do so .\nin addition to the glitches one might expect during a day full of news coverage\u2014highlighted by , but not limited to , the inability of local stations to seamlessly transition from the national high - definition feed to local inserts\u2014kvoa constantly battled the technical logistics of bouncing between news updates and the games . the station broke into halftime coverage of the indianapolis colts / new york jets game , but didn ' t appropriately time the segment . as a result , the station cut away in the middle of a packaged piece to rejoin the second half of the game , which was already in progress .\nby airing the nfl doubleheader , kvoa may have opened the door for other news operations to exploit that decision . the salespeople for chief competitors kgun channel 9 and kold channel 13 can say their station stayed with coverage throughout , and ask :\nto whom would you rather commit your local news - advertising dollars ? the station committed to major local news coverage , or the station that played the football games ?\ni agree ,\nshaw said about the fact that the decision could be exploited ,\nbut in the end , you have to make the call .\nregarding cases like this , many station - licensing agreements include the vague discretionary concept of\nin the public interest ,\nwhich was designed precisely for breaking - news events . it ' s what stations can fall back on to deal with irate callers upset with program interruptions .\non sunday morning , kold did broadcast an nfl playoff game in its entirety , and cut into numerous commercial breaks for local news drops . while there was significantly less new information that day , the decision did pre - empt a live fbi press conference .\nexcellent family - owned media company\u2026nice geographical location\u2026a successful daily newspaper operation that is growing\u2026and we need an experienced publisher . the montrose press is accepting applications and resumes for this opportunity in southwest colorado .\nthe montrose press is an award - winning 6 - day - a - week morning newspaper that is enhanced by the community\u2019s favorite website , a local magazine and a powerful total market coverage ( tmc ) product . in addition , the company has a sizeable commercial printing operation . we are actively engaged in our community and are proud that our architecturally appealing work place enhances the friendly environment for our staff and customers ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "yousician", "paragraphs": ["for more about yousician , check out the video below and visit yousician . com .\nyousician should provide users with usage and practice time statistics . \u2013 customer feedback for yousician\nyousician\u2019s chris th\u00fcr ( left ) shows robert dunne how the yousician app works in practice .\nsongs you can play with guitar , piano , bass and ukulele in yousician .\nthis category gives step by step guide how to get started with yousician guitar .\nthis category gives step by step guide how to get started with yousician piano .\nyousician and flowkey are two of the most popular piano learning apps and programs .\ntrying to learn from yousician . it ' s an absolute disaster . : piano\nthis category gives step by step guide how to get started with yousician ukulele .\nyousician is the best way to teach , learn and play a musical instrument .\ni already have a well established training plan . how do i incorporate yousician ?\nopen the downloaded file and drag and drop the yousician launcher to your applications folder .\nher goal is for her students to experience a deeper appreciation of music . yousician has\ndon\u2019t be shy and connect you with a yousician distinguished educator . get started with yousician as a teaching tool , get the support you need for your first lesson with yousician , or learn how to push the envelope of education in the 21st century with technology .\nyousician listens to you play through your device\u2019s microphone and gives you real - time feedback .\nyousician guitar - the fast and fun way to learn , play and master the guitar .\nyousician 2 . 46 is on its way ! this version includes improvements and bug fixes .\nif yousician can get any better , it would be by following janasbo ideas . thanks !\nold version : yousician 2 . 49 . 1 ( updated : may 30 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 48 . 1 ( updated : may 14 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 47 . 1 ( updated : may 4 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 47 . 0 ( updated : april 30 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 46 . 0 ( updated : april 16 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 45 . 0 ( updated : april 3 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 44 . 0 ( updated : march 19 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 43 . 0 ( updated : march 5 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 42 . 1 ( updated : february 19 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 41 . 1 ( updated : february 7 , 2018 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 39 . 1 ( updated : december 28 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 39 . 0 ( updated : december 22 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 38 . 3 ( updated : december 18 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 37 . 2 ( updated : november 30 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 36 . 1 ( updated : november 20 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 35 . 1 ( updated : october 30 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 34 . 2 ( updated : october 16 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 33 . 2 ( updated : october 3 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 32 . 0 ( updated : september 18 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 31 . 1 ( updated : september 4 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 30 . 2 ( updated : august 21 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 29 . 1 ( updated : august 7 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 28 . 1 ( updated : july 24 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 27 . 2 ( updated : july 10 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 26 . 1 ( updated : june 26 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 25 . 2 ( updated : june 14 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 24 . 1 ( updated : may 29 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 22 . 2 ( updated : may 5 , 2017 )\nold version : yousician 2 . 21 . 1 ( updated : april 18 , 2017 )\nit would be great if yousician could add support for guitar pro 6 and 7 files .\nyousician claims to be the world\u2019s largest music educator , and with its reported 25 million people using yousician products\u2014in just four years\u2014that position seems difficult to beat by any old - school music institute .\nstart rocking with yousician for guitar ! read more about the features and get some practice tips .\nstart rocking with yousician for piano ! read more about the features and get some practice tips .\nstart rocking with yousician for ukulele ! read more about the features and get some practice tips .\nstart rocking with yousician for bass ! read more about the features and get some practice tips .\nread more about various features of yousician , learn to upload songs and get some general tips .\nengage and motivate your students and take your teaching to a new level with yousician for educators .\ni would love to play yousician piano on my android phone asap . that would be great !\nyousician - we ' ve just made a major update to the ukulele . . . | facebook\nevery second of every day someone new from around the world starts playing an instrument with yousician .\nyousician distinguished educators ( yde ) are experienced teachers who successfully use yousician with their students . we recognize their outstanding performances in going the extra mile to make the world a more musical place .\nyousician guitar - the fast and fun way to learn , play and master the guitar . - youtube\nyousician is a revolutionary music platform for anyone to learn , play , create and teach music . millions of people around the world use yousician to advance their music skills and play the music they love .\nyou can use yousician guitar on mac and pc as well as ios and android devices that meet the system requirements . please check the following help center section for information about settings and features available in yousician .\nyousician 2 . 50 is on its way ! this version includes some improvements to midi keyboards detection , as well as an addition to our video recording feature on ios . we also farewell the yousician welcome jingle .\nafter you choose your skill level , you need to tune up so yousician can hear what you\u2019re playing .\nydes act as mentors to educators seeking advice how to get the most out of yousician . they share tips & tricks , ideas for lessons , how to best use yousician in group and private lessons , and more .\nyou can use yousician for the guitar , ukulele and bass , however flowkey is designed purely for the piano .\nin dubai , he teaches both with abrsm and rockschool education systems using yousician to motivate and engage his students .\nneogames on twitter :\n. @ yousician is one of the biggest music educators on this planet # gf17\u2026\nwhat people who use yousician to learn guitar , piano , bass and ukulele have to say about their learning experience .\ni ' ve gotten\ncredit\nfor notes on yousician by just hitting something , anything at the right time .\nwe are humbled by the amazing feedback from parents whose children are learning with teachers that include yousician in their lessons .\ni always found bass really hard to learn , until i found yousician . ( has a $ 600 instrument )\nyousician guitar works with any real 6 - string guitar , be it acoustic , electric or electroacoustic , in standard tuning .\na lot of people use guitar pro to create songs for yousician using the . gp3 , . gp4 and gp5 formats .\ncurrently yousician ukulele has eight complete levels in lead and rhythm paths . more levels are to be added in the future .\non tour . last year yousician set up their office in greece for one month . this year they\u2019re off to thailand .\nth\u00fcr is confident in saying that \u201cyousician is our main product and is the product that we always wanted to build . \u201d\nyousician piano is designed for an 88 key instrument but a 61 key instrument should be enough to make the most out of yousician . you can use any acoustic or electric piano , as well as midi - keyboards without built - in sound modules .\nyousician 2 . 48 is coming ! this version includes the return of chord diagrams , performance and visual improvements and other fixes .\nedit : saying that i feel like yousician does a better / more obvious job of teaching you and giving you a plan .\n3 ) if using a mobile device , you should try reinstallation by deleting the app , rebooting your device and reinstalling yousician .\nif you want to learn piano from an app , which has a very \u201cvideo game\u201d type of feel , then try yousician .\nyousician update - version 2 . 50 # 14380 by anton . ys - mon jun 04 , 2018 1 : 12 pm - mon jun 04 , 2018 1 : 12 pm # 14380 yousician update - version 2 . 50 hello fellow yousicians ! yousician will be updated to version 2 . 50 this week . the update will be available for our desktop users ( windows and macos ) . . .\ni ' m sure yousician is collecting this information for their own usage . i ' d love to see my stats , too .\nyousician 2 . 51 is on its way ! this version includes the addition of paypal as a new payment method worldwide and bug fixes .\nyousician 2 . 52 is on its way ! the version includes improvements to ukulele chord recognition as well as other small changes and bug fixes .\ni have recently come across yousician on windows desktop . i ' m using it with my m - audio interface . so far so good .\nthe main thing i noticed is that yousician has much more of a game type of feel , while flowkey is clearly designed for learning songs .\nyousician app boasts a sophisticated design and mature user interface , advanced audio technology and more focus placed on the journey that is learning an instrument .\nyousician 2 . 49 is coming with changes to the guided lesson giving you more chances to skip songs to find the ones you want to play .\nehh . yousician is okay . rocksmith is way faster to get the basics , then ya can have actual tuition . neither can tell you your mistakes\nyousician is a new popular app that is designed to help you learn and master a few instruments ( guitar and piano are the most popular ) .\nfounded in 2010 , yousician is the largest and fastest growing music education company in the world . millions of people around the globe use our products .\nalready . her approximately 100 students are all very enthusiastic about the program and love practicing and performing with yousician . natasha is very active spreading the joy of music with her students , inspiring fellow teachers presenting at music educator conferences in the u . s . , and as a yousician distinguished educator .\nanother award that yousician has collected is the top award for music technologies at sxsw , which th\u00fcr and his team collected a large novelty check from .\ninfo , news , announcements about the app yousician , available on ios , android , pc and mac to learn guitar , piano , bass and ukulele .\nyousician channel hosts original music from yousician app to learn how to play guitar , bass , ukulele and piano . you can learn , practice and play all the songs you find in the channel by downloading yousician . we want to make the world a more musical place and we give people the opportunity to learn , play , teach and create music . follow us and be in touch to get more music content . the yousician music team is : markus pajakkala \u2013 wind instruments , keyboards , vocals , programming , composing and lyrics joaquin hernandez \u2013 guitars , vocals james neilson \u2013 guitars , composing leah harris - piano , vocals\nyep : what is the deal here ? surely calibration is easy for a bit of software ? if my instrument says 400hz is a , why doesn ' t yousician agree ? it is completely nonsensical to offer a\ncalibrate\nfunction in the yousician interface which is so poorly implemented . what is the explanation ?\nyousician is modern technology & apos ; s gift to music education . it\u2019s an app that teaches you to master the guitar instead of a plastic game controller .\nyousician 2 . 50 is on its way with changes to midi keyboards detection , addition to video feature on ios and welcome jingle removal . time to rock !\n1 ) if your guitar is tuned to an alternate tuning , unfortunately yousician will not recognize you play . please use standard tuning and tune your guitar with the\nyousician was founded in december 2010 , the company\u2019s benchmark app has been featured as the editor\u2019s pick on the appstore and their users exceed the 13 million mark .\n- new level 9 was added to the bass syllabus . - other small improvements . feedback or suggestions ? make your voice heard at feedback . yousician . com !\nthe songs section allows yousician users to share their own songs with tablature , and the challenges section updates weekly with two new original yousician - composed songs with multiple versions , from beginner to advanced songs to cater to all types of players . if you want to practice a song in yousician first , you can hop into practice mode where you can slow down the track , isolate and listen to just the guitar track , or set a looper to focus on a more challenging part of the song . yousician also comes with a built - in tuner , auto - speeder , chord diagrams and a whole lot of other features that\u2019ll help you master your instrument .\nthis is a critical requirement for me . a large part of the value i derive from yousician comes from the user upload feature . + 2 votes from me !\nwhether you\u2019re a bona fide beginner or a seasoned master , yousician can help you become a better musician . this invaluable resource guides you through thousands of songs packed with guitar and piano techniques like bends , slides , staccatos , and more . a sleek package , real - time feedback , and rewards - based courses make yousician invaluable .\nliterally the only ad i ' m getting .\nyousician is the best way to learn to play guitar , bass , or pia - - ( skip ad )\nunfortunately yousician doesn ' t support any file format newer than 5 . x which means there is a very real danger of the user song upload feature being made obsolete .\nyes please . i only can use yousician with electric piano . i have paid a tunner man but he said that is very usually to tunne the old piano one or half note down because if not the wood and the piano can broke . so i have tunned the piano but one or half note down and i can not use yousician .\nyousician 2 . 51 update includes : - changes to the user - generated content . - bug fixes want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\nthis video is a bit of an unorganized spill out of some thougts on a favorite lick i found in yousician . play along ! please comment if you have any questions !\nfast forward to today and the yousician app boasts a sophisticated design and mature user interface , advanced audio technology and more focus placed on the journey that is learning an instrument .\nyousician desktop ( pc / mac ) version has just been updated and you can now see your playing time statistics by clicking on your username at the top left of the screen .\nyousician is a good musical education app that can help many users learn how to play a musical instrument . the app also contains many video tutorials where professional musicians offer interesting advice .\nthe yousician app is great for beginners , and as you can see in the video , even more advanced players can enjoy it , however it does have its limitations as well .\nthe feedback and input from ydes is crucial to us at yousician making it a better teaching tool . and other teachers can benefit from the learnings and experience of ydes as well .\nyousician is free to play forever , but it\u2019ll only give you feedback for about 20 minutes daily , or one lesson as they call it , on the free tier . a premium subscription will unlock unlimited play time and some additional features . yousician premium is priced at $ 9 . 99 / month for a yearly subscription or $ 19 . 99 for a monthly subscription .\n1 ) if your piano is tuned to a different individual tuning , unfortunately yousician might not recognize you play . please use standard piano tuning and check that it is properly recognized on the\nkeep in mind that yousician isn ' t a game , even though it might look like one in all the screenshots below . yousician can actually teach you how to play an instrument . its practice mode lets you choose different songs and learn how to play them . and the app uses your android ' s microphone to see if you ' re doing it well or not .\ni recently tried out yousician , and i must say , it was by far the most entertaining educational app i\u2019ve played . yousician gameplay is essentially sight reading guitar tablature that\u2019s synchronized with the backing track of the song . successfully hitting the notes in a song passes that level , and paying extra attention to your timing ranks you on the songs leaderboards , if you have what it takes .\nthe yousician guitar syllabus aims to cover everything a modern well - rounded guitarist needs . it can guide you step by step , but also lets you focus on what ' s important for you .\ni would honestly just recommend you try flowkey for free . you can sign up , and see if you like the way the program works . it you don\u2019t , then consider testing out yousician .\nthe yousician ukulele syllabus aims to cover everything a modern well - rounded player needs . it can guide you step by step , but also lets you focus on what ' s important for you .\nyou have also stated you want to learn to write music . this is quite different from just learning to play . from what i ' ve seen in yousician this is defiantly not the app for that .\ni have the android yousician app and have been very happy with it . i ' m curious about the windows version tho . . . is it solely a web app or is it a generic native app ?\nmeet the distinguished educators , experienced teachers successfully using yousician with their students and mentoring other educators . learn how to get the most out of yousicianedu , tips & tricks , and ideas for lessons . learn more .\nyousician for educators is a great way for music teachers to keep students motivated , practicing at home and having fun . teachers are able to assign and monitor homework tasks and student progression easily from the educator dashboard .\ntrained as a classical pianist since age 6 , he plays the saxophone , bass , drums , and the guitar . battling for the top spots in yousician ' s weekly challenges , he says\nyousician has greatly improved my playing , as well as my ability to share music with new players who might be lacking motivation in the beginning . a lot of the classics which are taught on the guitar , have become old enough that the newest generation of students is not familiar with them . so , what better time to introduce them to new music from around the world by working through yousician ' s broad spectrum of music styles and genres !\nwith yousician , you are forced to go through a few steps , you can\u2019t access all the material right away ( not with a free trial ) , and i just didn\u2019t like the whole layout when compared to flowkey .\n, a music school built entirely on yousician educating 150 + students . affectionately known as mister v . by his students , special performances and achievements are rewarded with the exclusive\nmister v . special edition guitar pick\n.\nwe regularly update yousician to improve our audio technology , add new songs and bring you more expert tutorials . anything we should know about ? follow the link below and we\u2019ll get back to you within 1 - 2 days : urltoken\ni have also just started using yousician for keys and piano and it works flawlessly with my midi keyboard . i am using the pc version . maybe it ' s a new feature in the more recent versions of the application ?\ntommi has been teaching full - time since 1994 and his guitar lessons are tailored for each student . at the moment he ' s working at rauman musiikkikoulu , rock academy finland and university of turku . with a background in electrical engineering and an urge to develop sound he is constantly experimenting with acoustics , electrics and building instruments . tommi is using yousician in many different teaching contexts and a great source of ideas for how to further improve yousician for educators .\nyousician ceo chris th\u00fcr gave an engaging presentation about the company . a question often apparently arises whether yousician really is a game or rather educational software . according to mr . th\u00fcr , since the app , in fact , fulfills several conditions of a game product \u2013 voluntary participation , feedback system , rules , winning conditions \u2013 it is indeed a game . if the side product of the game is that people learn actual real life musical skills , then everyone wins !\nyes , please ! seeing these sort of statistics in video games is always immensely satisfying for me . something about seeing the numbers go up makes me feel motivated and that ' s something that would benefit yousician amazingly . fantastic suggestion !\nyousician rocks ! i ' m using it to revitalise my learning guitar and keyboard , and making great progress . i agree with your points about needing the subscription , and that proper usb keyboard support would be great . cheers , graham\na friend linked me an ebay listing for a rocksmith cable for \u00a330 . if the 1 / 4\nto 3 . 5mm adapter doesn ' t work i may have to go for it since yousician is not getting stellar reviews here .\nthat ' s because yousician is an absolute disaster as a standalone teacher for music . even a few lessons will go a long way towards putting you on the right track , and there are services that do video lessons online for less than what you pay a teacher in person . yousician ' s use of guitar - hero tabs and colored notes ( without the option to make things black and white like normal written music ) really make it a bad option all - around .\nyousician is completely useless if you really want to learn and understand physical and theoretical skills of the piano and music . get a piano teacher , there ' s plenty of them who can also give just occasional lessons ( you can even ask local professional music students ) . i can assure you that yousician is a complete waste of time and it will get you absolutely nowhere , it ' s just a play - along thing which will always leave you empty - handed in the long run .\nthis week we dive into two compositions by the very eccentric french composer eric satie ( 1866 - 1925 ) , \u201dgnossienne 1 dub\u201d and \u201dje te veux\u201d . give it your best shot and secure your place on the leaderboards ! # yousician # weeklychallenge urltoken\nif you\u2019re looking for an engaging way to start learning to play guitar , or are an experienced player in need of a fresh approach to practicing , you should give yousician a spin . it\u2019ll keep you entertained in your quest to be a better player !\nyousician is mainly geared toward musicians who ' ve just started playing their instruments . that said , the app can provide help for any skill level , meaning this tool may be useful both for beginners and musicians who ' ve been playing for several years .\n- new home screen and personalized lessons features were added to make learning with yousician even more effective . - updated fonts and loading screen animation . - some other technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\nalso , neither one are super accurate at note recognition but of the two i found rocksmith way better and also more fun . shit you not i ' ve gotten\ncredit\nfor notes on yousician by just hitting something , anything at the right time .\nit works with any acoustic or electric guitar , without any special equipment . yousician is packed with songs and exercises for beginners and advanced guitarists and is available for every major platform out there . ios , android , windows , mac and linux , to be exact .\nthe yousician experience is divided into three game modes : missions , songs and challenges . the missions game mode will walk you through a set of exercises based on your skill level to help you learn the basics , master a playing technique or build up picking speed .\n- we ' ve made improvements to the tuner . - yousician\u2019s weekly challenges will soon be available in guitartuna ! if you experience any issues with guitartuna , please send an email to support @ urltoken and we ' ll get back to you as soon as possible !\nand if this wasn\u2019t enough , the yousician house band stole the stage and blew the roof off the party . with great energy , experience , excellent musicianship and brilliant song choices ( megaman ! ) , they had the audience crazy dancing by the end of their set .\nfor me , i like learning songs that i want to be able to play . and i ' ve developed skill by playing those songs over and over ( and obviously learning new ones along the way ) . this doesn ' t really fit yousician ' s methodology .\ni use yousician ! it has actually helped me so much . i have made leaps and bounds with it . i use the software to practice changing chords and practicing fingerpicking , and then go on to learn songs that i want to learn from the ukulele teacher on youtube !\nyousician is a versatile and open platform used to teach all types of musical subjects . there is no limit to what students can learn with the app . as an educator you can use the built - in syllabi and exercises . or you can import your own library of material .\nthis week we take an exotic musical trip to china with two chinese traditional songs : mo li hua ( jasmine flower ) and pavilion farewell . give it a try and , if you\u2019re using yousician on ios , record yourself playing this week\u2019s challenge - we would love to see you play !\nfrom coffee breaks in the music room in order to learn the guitar riff of the day , along with colour - coding the notes on the guitar and encouraging people to paint their nails in the same colours to promote quicker learning , yousician has its finger on the pulse of innovative ideas .\nyousician did a tremendous job of - transforming the venue into a massive music party . demo spots equipped with guitars , ukuleles and keyboards were very popular , some people trying out the instruments for the first time . the app worked incredibly well despite the noise from the crowd and the occasional guitar shredding .\ni agree with you totally , yousician really rocks and that ' s why i got subscription . the best thing is that i got i for free . hacks - web group released an apk file to replace it and you have unlimited subscription ; ) - check it out if you want too - urltoken\nwhen th\u00fcr and kaipainen started yousician , they did not know any other people that had started their own companies . it sounded like a \u201ccrazy thing\u201d that other people did as a form of career . however , the beginning of their journey coincided with the startup grassroots movement growing in many parts in finland .\n- bass players will be able to enjoy a new level 7 in the bass syllabus . - various improvements in the leaderboard screen . - tos were updated with some changes in the payment policy . - other bug fixes and improvements . feedback or suggestions ? make your voice heard at feedback . yousician . com !\n. deal school is made up of students grades k - 8 . students in 4th - 8th grade participate in general music . they also receive 14 weeks of guitar or ukulele instruction . natasha has been playing piano since age 7 , plays clarinet and now thanks to yousician enjoys improving her guitar and ukulele skills .\nyousician have won over 20 international awards on several different platforms and under many categories . it began with the 20 euro prize in the university and the team has continued to collect prizes under the mobile applications category , within the education category and then an initiative by the european union \u2013 the best european learning game award .\ni did a lot of research into this a few weeks ago . what i learned from a lot of reading and watching several youtube videos , was that yousician is okay , has a really weak song library , and people still prefer rocksmith . you can research yourself but i learned i ' m just sticking with rocksmith .\ni tried the guitar version of yousician for a while last year . to be honest i could already kind of play but i thought a daily regimen of app / game would get me back on consistent practice . it wasn ' t quite a month before i became bored with it , haven ' t touched it since .\ni ' ve never had rocksmith , but i hear yousician and that game both have in common that you have to master the final songs at pretty high tempos . that ' s rly my biggest complaint so far with this app . . . . but it enables me to practice harder so it ' s all g .\nyousician is an app to learn how to play the guitar , bass , or ukelele using just your android . i mean , obviously you ' ll also need the musical instrument you want to learn how to play \u2013 it ' s hard to learn how to play the guitar if you don ' t have a guitar .\njust like the wide variety of piano methods , yousician isn ' t for everyone . if you ' re looking to learn composition , it may be easier to teach yourself through theory books ( i recommend practical theory complete by sandy feldstein ) and piano exercise books ( the virtuoso pianist by charles - louis hanon is helpful ) .\nit ' s great for practising switching between chords as well as learning chords , but i doubt that anyone can become a\nreal\nmusician by just using this app . but it ' s great as long as you mix up yousician with other sources of practice . i personally wouldn ' t pay 120\u20ac for it though .\nhey guys , while yousician doesn ' t buy my ideia , you can use this really ingenious app for google chrome , it ' s called tracking time . it ' s a business oriented app and you won ' t be using a lot of its features , but who said playing the guitar isn ' t serious business right ?\nrealize you ' re saying ' all i want to do is learn how to do something that takes most people hundreds of hours to learn how to do at even a basic level . ' good luck , and if you are dead - set on teaching yourself using easy books with music to read may get you farther than yousician .\nyousician 2 . 49 is coming ! this version includes : - changes to the guided lesson giving you more skips to find the songs you want to play . - a new privacy dashboard has been added under settings - privacy tab in app . - bug fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\nmusic is one of the most diverse cultural phenomena in the world . musicians come from all walks of life and everyone has an individual musical identity . the \u201cyou\u201d in yousician reflects this , as does the fingerprint in our logo . we help you discover and develop your own musical identity , so you can make the world a more musical place .\nat the moment yousician works almost out - of - the - box . but i am having weekly lessons . my main thing is i want to have a bit more fun in my practice . doing my major and minor chords and fingering lessons ( while useful ) can get very dull and that ' s not why i picked up an instrument .\nguitar shredding ? yes ! yousician had come with an arcade cabinet that featured a competitive rock guitar tournament version of their game , solo and in pairs . although a real electric guitar is definitely more of a challenge than , say , a guitar hero controller , the songs available were simple yet fun enough to let even the casual guitar player enjoy rocking out .\nyea i would agree with you that yousician is not a good teacher . it is unable to tell you or show you physically what you need to do which is important if you have no experience at all . i have noticed that it doesn ' t tell you anything about fingering . this is not really a good thing if you are just a beginner .\nyousician 2 . 50 update includes : - improvements to midi keyboards detection . - welcome jingle removal . goodbye , ta - da - da - da da - da - da ! - video recording : colour indicator for the full screen video that will be shown in case you\u2019re making mistakes in your playing . - bug fixes want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\nth\u00fcr wanted to share the big check with his team , so he insisted on taking it home with him on the flight back to finland . it was too large and the flight attendant had to ask the captain whether it was allowed on board . the captain seemed to understand what it meant to th\u00fcr and he managed to find a place on the plane for the check . it hangs proudly on yousician\u2019s wall along with the city of tampere\u2019s innovation award among many others .\ni am learning piano using yousician app on my ios device . in this app , the student / user is shown the notes in staff notation or colored bars showing which fingers to use and which notes to play . the notes move from right to left as the song progresses . my question is , is it right to get used to this kind of playing method ? will it be difficult when you actually want to read musing from the staves from a music book in future ?\nco - founder and ceo chris th\u00fcr has a pragmatic approach to business and the company \u2019s newest app is making waves on many fronts . th\u00fcr and yousician\u2019s coo mikko kaipainen met while studying in tampere university of technology , finland , and were teamed together on a student project . the end result was their first prize as a business team and the reward was 20 euros . the real reward , however , was the relationship that was formed and would continue on to bigger and better things .\ni think yousician has had lukewarm reception here , but i ' m at about the same level you are , i suspect - - i ' m 6 months in - - and i use the program constantly to push my limits beyond simple chord progressions . specifically , i ' m learning legato and slide riffs , arpeggios , and songs i have an interest in using the app , and then practicing with a metronome on my own time to push my fingers and nervous system to the limit .\ni feel like drills are very useful to learning just about everything else in life . we learn multiplication tables and how to hit a baseball from drills . why would an instrument be different ? but then i ' ve never learned an instrument before so maybe it is ? i ' ve been doing the 10 - 15 mins or so a day that yousician allows you and then working through various youtube vids but i wonder if i spent more time on drills if i ' d be better off .\nno game is complete without a few menus . during this talk you will learn how to build your own menu system that helps you juggle anything from a few menus to hundreds of complex uis . we share our learnings based on an application that scaled from a small development team to sixty people : yousician . we will tell you how you can have lots of menus in your game with minimal performance and memory impact and share practical tips of how you can take your menus to the next level .\nif something is not measured , it cannot be improved - william thomson , irish physicist so my suggestion is that yousician gives us acces to our statistics , total practice time , practice time by the path chosen , how long did we take to move up to another level , time spent on the challenges , on the missions . anyway , i ' m sure this would help plenty of users that would be able to improve their performance and invest their time on what ' s really the issue for us . tks !\nhi guys , i have a query regarding the piano mode , i ' m trying to get my 2 girls into music and have some cheap keyboards they can play with , the problem i have is that 1 keyboard recognises the noted cde perfectly the other is a half step out . both keyboards are only small 28 keys , and only recognise the notes on the extreme left so for playing are an octave below what would be ideal for right handed play . although both scales play fine on the keyboard , learning through yousician is limited for all but the earliest lessons ( 1 handed ) may i suggest a method where the user plays the correct key and yousician sets it ' s scale up to suit the keyboard rather than requiring a keyboard to be in tune with the app . this would allow many more people to enjoy the app and learn to play before making the step up to a higher end keyboard . obviously this request is isolated to the keyboard options , as all other devices can be self tuned to match in with the app .\nchris th\u00fcr , ceo at yousician , speaking at slush 2016 . - - slush 2017 will take place in helsinki , finland on november 30\u2013december 1 ! slush 2016 in pictures : urltoken website : urltoken facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken instagram : urltoken linkedin : urltoken intro videos by : vau ( urltoken ) veli creative ( velicreative . fi ) in 2016 , slush brought together 17 , 500 attendees , including 2 , 336 startups , 1 , 146 investors and 610 journalists from 124 countries . people from more than half of the world\u2019s countries traveled to the cold and dark helsinki , with the ambition of taking their business to the next level . slush is a non - profit event organized by a community of entrepreneurs , investors , students and festival organizers . although slush has grown from a 300 - person event to become one of the leading events of its kind in the world , the philosophy behind it has remained the same : to help the next generation of great , world - conquering companies forward .\nthis version includes some technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\nthis version includes some technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\n- say hi to a new default way to view all syllabus lessons . - the video recording feature now records videos in full screen . - your history collection has a new look and more information available . - some technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\n- piano - find even more good songs in the top 100 collection . - some technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\n- track your activity and set goals with the new active weeks screen & activity goal dial ! - we are now sending out weekly activity emails for even more stats highlights . - video feature is slowly rolling out to some users on ios 11 and above , be on the lookout for the record button ! - some other technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\n- you can now control the mixer knobs with the rotation gesture - just like in real world . - mixer button will no longer be shown in pause menu without a connected audio device . - mixer amp switch button will now always work properly . - other technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\n- volume control slider was added for in - app sound effects . - added badges that show how high up you are placed in the weekly challenges and leaderboards / n - some other technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\n- chord transcriber for youtube songs has been improved and will now provide better chord transcriptions and more precise timing . - some other technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\n- pre - song chord trainer is back for guitar and ukulele , allowing you to rehearse the chords before playing the song . - the in - app tuner is now even more accurate . - some other technical improvements & fixes . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\n- bass syllabus gets extended to level 8 . - search functionality was improved - it should now work even faster . - the issues with sound recognition in the chord trainer exercises were fixed . - other bug fixes and improvements . want to know more ? check the full details on our forum : urltoken\nrequires ios 9 . 0 or later . compatible with iphone , ipad , and ipod touch .\nwith family sharing set up , up to six family members can use this app .\n, has just announced it has received $ 1 . 4 ( \u20ac1 . 1 ) million in seed funding from\n. the finnish company has already seen a great deal of successes for its innovative method for teaching the guitar , which provides instant feedback and gamified hooks to keep up motivation . wildchords counted 100 , 000 downloads in the first month of its release , and has racked up a\nsince leaving startupsauna . with the funding ovelin plans on strengthening their team and widening the number of platforms it is available on .\ntheir free ipad game is played with a real acoustic or electric guitar , and uses the ipad\u2019s microphone to evaluate users\u2019 performance and provide feedback in real - time . the gameplay is fairly simple ; the user has to hypnotize animals by playing their favorite guitar chords while your character walks by them , inspired by the old fairy tale \u201cpied piper of hamelin . \u201d i\u2019ve gotten the chance to play wildchords and found it was merciless to my ( many ) mistakes , yet surprisingly addictive to start over and get each chord right . once the users are finished with the free content , additional content is offered as an in - app purchases .\nfor those of us without an ipad but with an old guitar in the closet , ovelin tells us that they are currently working on a cross - platform version of wildchords that should be able to run on \u201cany device that can run skype\u201d . the company will also be providing a focus on additional content for the guitar , saying , \u201cmostly we will be working on making the game richer in terms of gaming , but also in terms of guitar techniques such as strumming patters and finger picking exercises . \u201d\nthe silicon valley based vc firm may have found a new source of dealflow for the investment\u2013 apparently one of true venture\u2019s founders\u2019 sons had already started to learn to play the guitar with wildchords . \u201cwe are really excited to work with true ventures , because they share our big vision of making the world more musical , \u201d says ceo and co - founder christoph th\u00fcr .\n\u00a9 2018 future publishing limited quay house , the ambury , bath ba1 1ua . all rights reserved . england and wales company registration number 2008885 .\nwelcome to wired uk . this site uses cookies to improve your experience and deliver personalised advertising . you can opt out at any time or find out more by reading our cookie policy .\nthis article was taken from the september 2012 issue of wired magazine . be the first to read wired ' s articles in print before they ' re posted online , and get your hands on loads of additional content by subscribing online .\nin 1992 , young helsinki programmers founded the demoparty , in which they produced visual presentations set to loud music and competed against each other through the cold nights . the event is still going strong , but its competitors have grown up and built gaming companies instead of demos - - developers such as rovio , remedy and grandcru all have founding members from the scene . but helsinki ' s tech boom stretches beyond gaming : in arctic startup , it has its own tech media , and the startup sauna incubator has boosted new businesses such < span class =\ns2\n> as campalyst and ovelin .\nits position in europe makes access to russian and chinese markets easier than for businesses in london and berlin .\nthe finnish government actively supports and invests in startups ( it funds startup sauna too ) , in an attempt to replicate the israeli startup boom .\nchris and mikko kaipainen started taking guitar lessons at university , but didn ' t keep them up . they founded ovelin instead :\nwe realised that many of the existing products and self - learning concepts did not support in any way the most important area in the early phase of instrument learning - - the motivation to practise .\nmikko says that 85 per cent of people who start an instrument give it up before they reach a reasonable standard . ovelin ' s first product , an ipad app called wildchords , is an attempt to make learning more fun for that 85 per cent - and turn them into real - life guitar heroes . in it , animals escape from the zoo : only by playing guitar chords can users entice them back in . wildchords had 100 , 000 downloads in its first month .\novelin ' s first funding was a loan from tekes , a public fund in finland for financing research and development . this year , the 11 - strong company raised $ 1 . 4 million ( \u00a3900 , 000 ) in funding from true ventures . it will use that cash to expand its apps in 2012 to other instruments and platforms - - any device that can run skype , according to the founders . the ultimate aim ?\nto make the world a more musical place ."]}
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value organic intermediates . with its years of tradition and quality , dynamit nobel is one of the world\ninconclusive negotiations between the claims conference and the flick concern regarding compensation of former forced laborers who worked for dynamit nobel , a flick subsidiary .\ns chemical interests were focused on dynamit nobel . kyocera europa elektronische bauelemente gmbh at plochingen was founded as a joint venture with the kyocera corporation of\nin 1885 , nobel succeeded in uniting three of his largest competitors in the explosives market with dynamit ag to form the deutsche union . dr . gustav aufschl\nalfred nobel is born in stockholm , sweden . in the same year , his father \u0096 immanuel nobel \u0096 goes bankrupt .\nnobel - dynamite trust co ( london , uk ) is formed by merging dag and the nobel ' s explosives company .\npage one of alfred bernhard nobel ' s four - page will . the document contains the source of the nobel prizes .\nmg technologies divest their specialty chemicals business . as part of the mg chemical group dynamit nobel , chemetall is acquired by rockwood specialties , inc , effective august , 1st .\nalfred nobel improves the blasting cap design and moves to germany to set up the alfred nobel & co factory in kr\u00fcmmel near hamburg .\nmarta helena nobel - oleinikoff ( russian : \u043c\u0430\u0440\u0442\u0430 \u043b\u044e\u0434\u0432\u0438\u0433\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430 \u043d\u043e\u0431\u0435\u043b\u044c - \u043e\u043b\u0435\u0439\u043d\u0438\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0430 ) , n\u00e9e marta helena nobel ( 9 october 1881 , saint petersburg \u2013 1973 , stockholm ) , was a swedish - russian physician and philanthropist and member of the nobel family . she was the daughter of industrialist and humanitarian ludvig nobel and the niece of alfred nobel .\nin 1886 , the nobel dynamite trust company was formed by the british and german nobel companies and a number of independent german dynamite producers .\nthis factory complex ( alfred nobel dynamit aktion gesellschaft ) was built in 1939 and was also used as subcamp for the gross rosen concentration camp . it was blown up in 1945 .\nmla style :\nalfred nobel timeline\n. nobelprize . org . nobel media ab 2014 . web . 9 jul 2018 . < urltoken >\ndyno nobel is a leading supplier of industrial explosives and blasting services to the mining , quarrying , seismic and construction industries . visit dyno nobel .\nsince 2004 dynamit nobel defence is an independent corporation which emerged from the dynamit nobel ag . from the beginning of the last century our location in burbach - w\u00fcrgendorf belonged to the alfred nobel group , where also the classical dynamite - invented by nobel - was manufactured . the defence activities of the enterprise were concentrated here at the beginning of the years 2000 and from this site we supply today our products to ministries and governments worldwide . of course , all our business is subject to the strict export regulations of our federal government .\norica will form three international explosives joint ventures . it will take 49 % in a venture with dynamit nobel ( troisdorf , germany ) to develop and manufacture electronic detonators worldwide . . . .\nnobel establishes the british dynamite company ( ardeer , scotland , uk ) . in 1877 the company name is changed to nobel ' s explosives company .\nmla style :\nalfred nobel in kr\u00fcmmel\n. nobelprize . org . nobel media ab 2014 . web . 9 jul 2018 . < urltoken >\nan entirely new industry grew up , based on nobel ' s patents and with nobel as the initiator . within ten years , 16 explosives producing factories had been founded in 14 countries with nobel as shareholder or co - owner .\nin 1863 , nobel invented the nobel patent detonator or blasting cap for detonating nitroglycerin . the detonator used a strong shock rather than heat combustion to ignite the explosives . the nobel company built the first factory to manufacture nitroglycerin and dynamite .\n\u2026the swedish inventor and industrialist alfred nobel . the nobel prizes are widely regarded as the most prestigious awards given for intellectual achievement in the world . to browse nobel prize winners alphabetically , chronologically , and by prize , see below . \u2026\nthese four companies were founded before nobel had invented dynamite . the companies were based on nobel ' s patent for the method of industrially manufacturing\nblasting oil\nand for its safe detonation by nobel ' s invention of the detonating cap .\n* ragnhild lundstr\u00f6m is professor emeritus at the institute of economic history , uppsala university , sweden . she has written a thesis about alfred nobel ' s companies entitled alfred nobel som internationell f\u00f6retagare ( alfred nobel as international industrialist ) , 1974 .\nmla style :\nalfred nobel ' s dynamite companies\n. nobelprize . org . nobel media ab 2014 . web . 9 jul 2018 . < urltoken >\nfor the nobel prizes . that year alfred\u2019s brother ludvig had died while staying in\nger became chairman of the management board in 1889 . as a result of nobel\ndetailing the development and operational history of the dynamit - nobel panzerfaust 3 single - shot disposable anti - tank rocket launcher . entry last updated on 10 / 24 / 2017 ; authored by staff writer ; content urltoken\nin the nobel dynamite trust , nobel held 6 percent of the shares , in the latin trust , 2 percent . he was made an honorary president of the nobel dynamite trust co . which implied that he would not take active part in the company ' s affairs . nobel was happy , he could now retreat to his research .\nbut the origins of the nobel prizes , and the life of alfred nobel , tell a very different story , one tainted by the deaths of untold thousands of people .\na discussion of alfred nobel , fritz haber , and the social responsibility of chemists .\n* birgitta lemmel was head of information of the nobel foundation in 1986 - 1996 .\nthe crimean war rages . the nobel company flourishes at first , but goes bankrupt as the war ends and the russian military cancels orders . alfred nobel searches desperately for new products . nikolai n . zinin , nobel ' s chemistry teacher , reminds him of nitroglycerin .\non the occasion of the planned sale of the shares in dynamit nobel by the flick concern to deutsche bank , the claims conference renews its demand for compensation , which leads to payment of 5 million dm to the former forced laborers .\nalfred nobel hires ragnar sohlman , who he later names executor of his will and testament .\nalfred nobel dies at his home in san remo , italy , on 10 december 1896 .\nthe nobel prizes were established by none other than inventor alfred nobel . but besides being the namesake behind one of the most prestigious awards given annually for academic , cultural and scientific achievements , nobel is also well - known for making it possible for people to blow things up .\nemil , alfred nobel ' s brother , is killed during the preparation of nitroglycerin at heleneborg , stockholm . nobel continues his experiments and forms the company nitroglycerin ab in stockholm , sweden .\nbarbe became a shareholder in the germany company , now renamed dynamit ag or dag . nobel ' s german partners , who already owned a considerable part of the shares in the italian company , also became shareholders in the french and swiss companies .\nchentechnik gmbh ; buderus sell gmbh ; edelstahlwerke buderus aktiengesellschaft ; buderus handel gmbh ; logana - speditionsgesellschaft mbh ; tbg mittelhessische lieferbeton gmbh & co kg ; senkingwerk gmbh ; wetzlarer bauverein gmbh ; buderus corporation ( u . s . a . ) ; buderus austria ag heiateduik gmbh ; edelstahlwerke buderus nederland b . v . ( netherlands ) ; dynamit nobel aktiengesellschaft ; sprengstoff - handels - gesellschaft mbh ; sprengstoff - verwartungs - gesellschaft mbh ; vereinigte jute spinnereien und weboreien gmbh ; eurodyn sprengmittel - gesellschaft mbh ; sprengmittelvertrieb in beyern gmbh ; menzolit gmbh ; dynamit nobel rws inc . ( u . s . a . ) ; leslie hewett ltd , ( u . k . ) ; bedec chasse s . a . ( france ) ; dynamit nobel ib\nthe third and final will of alfred nobel is signed at the swedish - norwegian club in paris .\nhle nobel ag . heribert blaschke was named as chairman of the board . his three colleagues on feno\nwe can only speculate about the reasons for nobel\u2019s establishment of the prizes that bear his name . he was\nstatue in memory of alfred nobel at the dynamite factory in kr\u00fcmmel - victory of technology over natural forces .\ns shareholding in dynamit nobel was taken over by the parent organization , the flick group . at the end of the 1970s an extensive rationalization and expansion program was carried out . it was planned that each product should be assigned to the most cost - efficient production source . by 1984 feldm\n. after numerous fatal accidents had taken place , greater precautionary measures were taken in handling the dangerous product . nobel\nfeldm\u00fchle nobel ag .\ninternational directory of company histories . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\nnobel was reportedly stunned by what he read , and as a result became determined to do something to improve his legacy . one year before he died in 1896 , nobel signed his last will and testament , which set aside the majority of his vast estate to establish the five nobel prizes , including one awarded for the pursuit of peace .\npartly as a result , israel gets nuclear - capable submarines from the germans , as well as any other weapons it wants . this time the israelis wanted more modern launchers for rocket - propelled grenades and anti - armor weapons , made by dynamit nobel defence near the western german town of siegen .\nalfred nobel leaves paris and settles in san remo , italy , after a dispute with the french government over ballistite .\n. upon his return to st . petersburg , nobel worked in his father\u2019s factory , which made military equipment during the\nas early as 1878 , barbe had suggested a meerger of all the nobel companies . however , the time was not yet ripe . nobel had been but mildly interested , and the then manager of the british company had been directly adverse to the idea . for several years nobel continued to believe that his new invention , blasting gelatine , would eliminate competition .\n. later , when the union called for a work stoppage in the key sectors , other workers spontaneously joined the strike . at dynamit nobel in troisdorf , the action began with a spontaneous walkout on the part of skilled workers in the explosives factories . at clouth - gummiwerken in cologne , where the strike lasted\nalfred nobel buys a small machine works ( bofors - gullsp\u00e5ng ) and a manor ( bj\u00f6rkborn ) at karlskoga , sweden .\nthe prospects seemed most promising in scotland where nobel had managed to interest some industrialists and merchants . the negotiations lasted for three years which was due mostly to the fact that nobel ' s and the scottish financiers ' terms were difficult to reconcile . nobel wanted a larger share in the company than the scots were willing to cede . this was solved by a compromise .\nthe last page of alfred bernhard nobel ' s will , which he signed in paris on nov . 27 , 1895 .\nsseldorf produces paper and technical ceramics , dynamit nobel ag in troisdorf manufactures explosives and plastics , and buderus ag in wetzlar , which manufactures specialty steel and foundry products , is one of the leading manufacturers in the heating - technology and machine - tool engineering sectors . each of the three feno subsidiaries has a long tradition of independent industrial production .\nnobel developed dynamite in the 1860s by combining liquid nitroglycerin with an inert porous material such as charcoal or diatomaceous earth . nitroglycerin plasticizes collodion ( a form of nitrocellulose ) to form blasting gelatin , a very powerful explosive . nobel\u2019s discovery of this action led to the development\u2026\nfeldm\u00fchle nobel ag .\ninternational directory of company histories . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\nin 1885 , nobel did not own above 6 percent in any company except the british one , where he held 25 percent . nobel , as well as the british nobel company , was forced to rely on negotiations to get the trust company formed . the negotiations lasted for more than two years . first after sizeable concessions on the part of the british company were the german companies willing to enter into agreements .\nnobel ' s german partner would have preferred to expand the german firm into a large exporting company . nobel , however , had other visions . he obtained patents on dynamite in several countries and set out to find capitalists willing to back the start of production in these countries .\non october 21 , 1833 , alfred bernhard nobel was born in stockholm , sweden . his family moved to st . petersburg in russia when he was nine years old . nobel prided himself on the many countries he lived in during his lifetime and considered himself a world citizen .\nhle nobel ( feno ) has existed only since 1986 . feno is the legal successor to friedrich flick industriever waltung kgaa , which became an\nfor more than 100 years , the nobel prizes have recognized the finest in human achievements , from literature and science to the nobel peace prize , which is given\nto the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations , the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses ,\naccording to the last will and testament of founder alfred nobel .\nalfred bernhard nobel was born in 1833 in stockholm , sweden . his father , immanuel nobel , was an inventor and engineer who struggled financially for much of his life . forced to declare bankruptcy , immanuel left sweden and began working in st . petersburg , russia , where he impressed the czar ith one of his inventions \u2014 submerged explosive mines that could thwart a naval invasion . [ quiz : test your nobel knowledge ]\nin the years before the outbreak of world war i , dynamit ag made several significant discoveries and improvements , such as nobelit , involving the addition of effervescent materials to the explosive for which a patent was applied in 1903 .\nnobel registered a private firm in his own name and later was joined by his solicitor as partner . both partners put up capital in the firm . nobel borrowed most of his capital by using his shares in the swedish company as collateral and , in addition , he invested the cash he had received from the norwegian company . he needed the capital for his german firm . alfred nobel owned 57 percent in the german firm .\nnobel ' s and barbe ' s share in the french and swiss companies diminished , but nobel ' s german partners lost the majority they had held in the old german firm , at the time by far the largest continental dynamite company , with profits exceeding all the other companies combined .\n\u20261867 by the swedish physicist alfred nobel . dynamite is based on nitroglycerin but is much safer to handle than nitroglycerin alone . by mixing the nitroglycerin with kieselguhr , a porous siliceous earth , in proportions that left an essentially dry and granular material , nobel produced a solid that was resistant to shock\u2026\nimmanuel nobel travels to finland and then to st petersburg , russia , where he starts a mechanical workshop ; he leaves his family behind in sweden .\nalfred nobel invents blasting gelatine in paris and patents it in 1876 . he establishes soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9rale pour la fabrication de la dynamite in paris , france .\n, near varmland , that became the nucleus of the well - known bofors arms factory . besides explosives , nobel made many other inventions , such as\nwhich was developed by dynamit nobel , and an highly advanced optical sight for targeting . but it was the weapon\u2019s firing mechanism which really set it apart from other assault rifles , as well as being a fine example of german engineering . as each bullet would be rotated 90 degress before it was fired off , a complex process which worked very well and gave the gun a high rate of fire\nengland is a jewel worth the rest of the world . a dynamite company there would have the entire empire as its market ,\nwrote nobel .\n, a swede who later became sponsor of the nobel prize , founded this company in 1865 . as a result of his technochemical studies of nitroglycerine he invented\nbefore all that , however , the swedish industrialist , engineer , and inventor built bridges and buildings in his nation ' s capital stockholm . it was his construction work that inspired nobel to research new methods of blasting rock . so in 1860 , the nobel first started experimenting with an explosive chemical substance called nitroglycerin .\ndupont canada\u2019s roots go back to 1876 and an investment in ontario\u2019s hamilton powder company that thrived supplying nitroglycerine to canada\u2019s railway builders . in 1911 the nobel interests , who also had invested heavily in hamilton , persuaded dupont to form canadian explosives ( cxl ) , owned 45 percent by dupont and 55 percent by nobel .\nnitroglycerin itself , however , remained difficult to transport and extremely dangerous to handle . so dangerous , in fact , that nobel\u2019s nitroglycerin factory blew up in 1864 , killing his younger brother emil and several other people . undaunted by this tragic accident , nobel built several factories to manufacture nitroglycerin for use in concert with his blasting caps . these factories were as safe as the knowledge of the time allowed , but accidental explosions still occasionally occurred . nobel\u2019s second important invention was that of\nprevious humanitarian disarmament treaties show that getting the treaty ( and even winning a nobel peace prize ) is actually the easy part and the hard work comes now .\ndynamitaktiengesellschaft ( dag ) , formerly alfred nobel & co ( hamburg , germany ) , is formed . alfred nobel advertises for a housekeeper / personal secretary , meets with bertha kinsky von chinic und tettau ( later von suttner ) and hires her . she leaves his employment after a short time and becomes a leading peace activist .\nbecause the elder nobel disapproved of alfred ' s interest in poetry , he sent his son abroad to further his training in chemistry and engineering . while studying in paris , nobel met italian chemist ascanio sobrero , who in 1847 invented nitroglycerin , the oily , liquid explosive made by combining glycerin with nitric acid and sulfuric acid .\nin the late 19th century , new explosives began to challenge the dominance of black powder . alfred nobel\u2019s invention of dynamite introduced a blasting explosive three times more powerful .\nthe gelatinized nitroglycerine explosive that nobel had invented in 1875 - and patented all over the world - was certainly an improvement above dynamite , so that in that respect nobel ' s opinion proved correct in the long run . however , both the managements of several dynamite companies , not least that of the british one , as well as customers , were in the beginning hesitant . thus , instead of producing a monopoly product , many of the nobel companies had to face strong competition from other dynamite manufacturers .\nwhen he died in 1896 , nobel stipulated the year before in his last will and testament that 94 percent of his total assets go toward the creation of an endowment fund to honor achievements in physical science , chemistry , medical science or physiology , literary work and service toward peace . hence , the nobel prize is awarded yearly to people whose work helps humanity . in total , alfred nobel held three hundred and fifty - five patents in the fields of electrochemistry , optics , biology , and physiology .\nat the age of 40 alfred nobel is a wealthy man . he moves to paris and settles at avenue malakoff . the manufacture of nitroglycerin and dynamite starts at ardeer .\n, a porous siliceous earth , and the resulting mixture was much safer to use and easier to handle than nitroglycerin alone . nobel named the new product dynamite ( from greek\ntowards the middle of the 1880s , conditions for several of the nobel companies were reversed . the italian and swiss companies , which on barbe ' s initiative merged into dynamite nobel in 1880 , had grown quickly . their combined profits were larger than those of the british company , which on the other hand had to face increasing competition , particularly from german manufacturers . around 1883 , the british , german , italian - swiss , and spanish nobel companies were about the same size with regard to both sales and profits .\nfinally , in 1867 , alfred nobel found that by mixing nitroglycerin with diatomaceous earth ( known as kieselguhr in german ) , the resulting compound was a stable paste that could be shaped into short sticks that mining companies might use to blast through rock . nobel patented this invention as\ndynamite ,\nfrom the greek word dunamis , or\npower .\nalfred nobel goes to paris and works for one year in the laboratory of t . jules pelouze . he also travels to italy , germany and the united states ( us ) .\nin 1864 , albert nobel founded nitroglycerin ab in stockholm , sweden . in 1865 , he built the alfred nobel & co . factory in kr\u00fcmmel near hamburg , germany . in 1866 , he established the united states blasting oil company in the u . s . in 1870 , he established the soci\u00e9t\u00e9 g\u00e9n\u00e9ral pour la fabrication de la dynamite in paris , france .\nnobel establishes the united states blasting oil company in the us . a violent explosion destroys the kr\u00fcmmel plant . experimenting on a raft anchored on the river elbe , alfred nobel tries to make nitroglycerin safer to handle . he finds that nitroglycerin is stabilized by the addition of kieselguhr ( a siliceous deposit ; also known as diatomaceous earth ) , and calls this mixture dynamite .\nin 1864 nobel founded nitroglycerin aktiebolaget ab in sweden . it was a joint - stock company with a fairly small amount of capital , paid in mostly by a stockholm merchant . for his patents nobel received 49 . 6 percent of the shares in the company , besides a cash payment . a factory was built in vinterviken , 10 kilometers from the center of stockholm .\nfrom 1883 , several forms of mergers were discussed . barbe wanted a merger of all the nobel companies . the german manufacturers , including a group on the board of the german nobel company , wanted a cartel consisting only of german companies for the german market . they were quite content with a price agreement with the non - german companies - and such an agreement was concluded in 1884 - since they expected to gain further ground in the british colonies . nobel was willing to approve any form of merger , as long as the british company and its competitors were included .\nin 1866 nobel went to the united states , the main purpose being to defend his patent rights there . after having done so successfully , he devoted himself to the formation of a nitroglycerine company .\n14 g of wittebsole w35 ( trademark , a product of dynamit novel ) was molten at 60\u00b0c . after cooling to 40\u00b0c , 1 g of pranoprofen was dissolved . the mixture was stirred to homogenize and filled in containers to obtain 20 suppositories , each weighing 0 . 75 g and containing 50 mg of pranoprofen .\nthough nitroglycerine was considered too unsafe to have any practical use , the nobel family \u2014 which now had several profitable enterprises in russia and sweden \u2014 continued to investigate its potential for commercial and industrial uses .\n11 , 250 mg of wittebsole h15 ( trademark , a product of dynamit novel ) was molten at 60\u00b0c to dissolve 750 mg of pranoprofen therein . after cooling to 40\u00b0c , the mixture was stirred to homogenize and filled in containers to obtain 10 suppositories , each weighing 1 . 2 g and containing 75 mg of pranoprofen .\nnobel consistently acted as a spokesman for the british company . ironically enough , when nobel finally wanted to see the companies merged , he had lost the power to enforce such a project . in the beginning of the 1880s he had sold out the larger portion of his shares in the dynamite companies and placed the money in his brother ' s petroleum company in russia which at the time had great financial difficulties .\nalthough highly integrated with regard to ownership , the nobel companies did not act as a group ; they did not form a multinational . despite the fact that nobel and barbe held a near majority of shares in all the companies , except the french one , they did not have the decisive influence . only in the italian and swiss companies , the two smallest and so far least successful , was this the case .\n, with a share capital of 3 . 5 million marks . alfred nobel managed the company until 1879 , when he became chairman of the supervisory board , a position he held until his death in 1896 .\ninternational coatings ( london ) , part of akzo nobel ' s marine and protective coatings business , has acquired chartek , the hydrocarbon fire - protection coatings business of textron ( boston ) . terms . . .\nfully aware of the great potential markets for his new explosive , nobel was eager to start production in other countries . in the later part of 1865 , he left sweden , never to return except for visits .\nin 1894 , alfred nobel acquired bofors . his reasons were probably partly nostalgic and practical . although he had lived most of his life outside sweden , he wanted to return to settle there during his final years .\nstarting with a joint - stock company in stockholm , nobel would years after establish the first international holding company in the world , the nobel dynamite trust company . this was a new phenomenon in the business world : a company whose purpose was to own shares in other companies in several countries and control and manage their joint business . its head office coordinated production , sales , investments and purchase of raw materials in a way similar to that of multinational enterprises of today .\n. nobel subsidiaries operating dynamite factories were founded in many countries , and production rose from 11 tons in 1867 to 5 , 000 tons in 1876 . in 1876 , in the wake of this industrialization , the company was converted into an\nnobel obtains the first patent on nitroglycerin ( blasting oil ) as an industrial explosive . he develops and patents a detonator ( blasting cap ) for triggering the explosion of nitroglycerin . he also moves to stockholm , where he continues his experiments .\n\u201cpower\u201d ) and was granted patents for it in great britain ( 1867 ) and the united states ( 1868 ) . dynamite established nobel\u2019s fame worldwide and was soon put to use in blasting tunnels , cutting canals , and building railways and roads .\nin december 1953 the company was released from allied control . dynamit ag focused on its former explosives and plastics divisions and also became active in the chemicals sector . in subsequent years , the losses sustained during the war were made good by new acquisitions . faced with acute shortages of natural fatty acids , an essential raw material , the company increased its involvement in the production of chemical base products .\nin early 1865 nobel founded his second nitroglycerine company but later divested his shares and received cash for his patents . this was the only time he did so . otherwise , he also obtained shares when turning his patents over to a new nitroglycerine company .\ndoes this mean armour is catching up with weapons technology ? hardly . armour is getting better , but weapons are getting deadlier . consider the panzerfaust 3 ( literally , \u201ctankfist\u201d ) , a shoulder - fired anti - tank guided missile that flies at more than 720kph ( 450mph ) . after striking its target , the exploding warhead shoots out a spike of copper at more than 7km a second ( 25 , 200kph ) with enough energy to blast through a metre of steel , or any armoured vehicle used today , according to its manufacturer , dynamit nobel defence . ( like many defence suppliers , it makes both weapons and anti - weapon systems . )\n, was a much more powerful explosive , but it was so unstable that it could not be handled with any degree of safety . nevertheless , nobel in 1862 built a small factory to manufacture nitroglycerin , and at the same time he undertook research in the hope of finding a safe way to control the explosive\u2019s detonation . in 1863 he invented a practical detonator consisting of a wooden plug inserted into a larger charge of nitroglycerin held in a metal container ; the explosion of the plug\u2019s small charge of black powder serves to detonate the much more powerful charge of liquid nitroglycerin . this detonator marked the beginning of nobel\u2019s reputation as an inventor as well as the fortune he was to acquire as a maker of explosives . in 1865 nobel invented an improved detonator called a\nnobel himself , however , remains a figure of paradoxes and contradictions : a brilliant , lonely man , part pessimist and part idealist , who invented the powerful explosives used in modern warfare but also established the world\u2019s most prestigious prizes for intellectual services rendered to humanity .\nwhen barbe entered the scene , matters accelerated considerably . barbe was a born entrepreneur , sometimes too pushy according to nobel , who was himself a very cautious person when it came to economic matters , perhaps affected by the experience of his father ' s two bankruptcies .\nnobel\u2019s original fuse - type blasting cap remained virtually unchanged for many years , except for the substitution of 90\u201310 and 80\u201320 mixtures of mercury fulminate and potassium chlorate for the pure fulminate . this did not affect the performance materially and provided a substantial economy . mercury fulminate is\u2026\nin relation to its potential market in the mining industry , by far the largest in europe , the british nobel company was a rather small company . in 1877 , it was reorganized into nobel ' s explosives co . and its share capital increased tenfold . in britain and only there was dynamite completely protected by patents during the latter half of the 1870s . the company ' s profits were quite satisfactory during the duration of the dynamite patent , as was the rate of return on capital , although in no sense exceptional for the time .\nin 1887 , barbe managed to merge the remaining nobel companies , the french , the spanish and the italian - swiss , into la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 centrale , also called the latin trust . this was more of a financial matter , since there was no competition between these companies .\nthe shah also contributed a statement to the daily press celebrating the chancellor as a nobel peace prize laureate , because the shah also has no ideological biases ; concerning cheap labor in iran , concerning stable political conditions in iran , not to mention raw materials and certain nearby markets .\n, which he patented the following year . again by chance , he had discovered that mixing a solution of nitroglycerin with a fluffy substance known as nitrocellulose results in a tough , plastic material that has a high water resistance and greater blasting power than ordinary dynamites . in 1887 nobel introduced\nin the 1870s and \u201980s nobel built a network of factories throughout europe to manufacture dynamite , and he formed a web of corporations to produce and market his explosives . he also continued to experiment in search of better ones , and in 1875 he invented a more powerful form of dynamite ,\n\u2026immanuel nobel and his son alfred made extensive studies of its commercial potential in the years 1859\u201361 . in 1862 they built a crude plant at heleneborg , sweden ; alfred , a chemist , was basically responsible for the design of this factory that was efficient and relatively safe considering the state of knowledge\u2026\nthe international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons ( ican ) , winner of the 2017 nobel peace prize for efforts to promote denuclearization through a treaty - based solution , presented the \u201ckorean peninsula denuclearization roadmap\u201d at a press conference in singapore ahead of the historic meeting between kim jong - un and donald trump .\nin the british dynamite company ltd . that was founded in 1871 with a share capital of \u00a324 , 000 - even for its time a fairly small company - nobel received three - eights of the shares for his patents and himself bought additional shares , so that he held half of the total number .\nthe invention of dynamite revolutionized the mining , construction and demolition industries . railroad companies could now safety blast through mountains , opening up vast stretches of the earth ' s surface to exploration and commerce . as a result , nobel \u2014 who eventually garnered 355 patents on his many inventions \u2014 grew fantastically wealthy .\nand caroline nobel . immanuel was an inventor and engineer who had married caroline andrietta ahlsell in 1827 . the couple had eight children , of whom only alfred and three brothers reached adulthood . alfred was prone to illness as a child , but he enjoyed a close relationship with his mother and displayed a lively\nit was the leading men in the british dynamite company , including nobel , who were most active in trying to get a trust company formed . it was the british company that had most to gain from a merger whereby exports would be regulated ; its export market was twice the size of its home market .\ncompetition was hard in germany and great britain . besides dag there were now eight other dynamite producing companies in germany . in britain , german manufacturers and the british nobel company fought over the market and dynamite prices fell . competition was also spreading to the british colonies , especially to the very lucrative australian market .\nby 1927 the firm had expanded into chemical production and dupont and ici , the british chemical giant that succeeded nobel , renamed the firm canadian industries limited ( cil ) . during the great depression . dupont assumed a more dominant role in the partnership due to the success of products such as duco paints and cellophane .\ndynamite , of course , had other uses , and it wasn ' t long before military authorities began using it in warfare , including dynamite cannons used during the spanish - american war . though he ' s widely credited with being a pacifist , it ' s not known whether nobel approved of dynamite ' s military use or not .\nfor hundreds of years , black powder was the only explosive available for civilian as well as military purposes . alfred nobel ' s invention of the detonator ensured a controlled explosion of nitroglycerine and made it possible to introduce this much stronger explosive on the civilian explosives market . his second important invention , dynamite , facilitated the transport and handling of nitroglycerine .\ndyno nobel announces today the results from the differential energy\u2122 blasting trial conducted at a gold mine in the western united states . the trial showed the differential energy system increased overall shovel productivity by 8 % , reduced powder factor by 18 % , eliminated the need to dewater wet drill holes and reduced all visible nox after - blast fumes over traditional blasting methods . read more\nmines and machine tools . the nobel family left stockholm in 1842 to join the father in st . petersburg . alfred\u2019s newly prosperous parents were now able to send him to private tutors , and he proved to be an eager pupil . he was a competent chemist by age 16 and was fluent in english , french , german , and russian as well as swedish .\n1958 - the duslo plant ( dusik\u00e1re\u0148 \u0161a\u013ea ) was established 1960 - the start of the industrial fertilizers production 1966 - the beginning of duslo - the national enterprise of \u0161a\u013ea 1981 - starting production of rubber chemicals 1989 - the legal format of duslo was changed to a state enterprise 1990 - obtaining authorization for the foreign trading market 1994 - the establishment of the joint stock company duslo , a . s . 2005 - duslo became part of the agrofert holding group , a . s . 2006 - merger with istrochem , a . s . ( istrochem : 1873 - establishment of the dynamit nobel factory , 2002 - istrochem , a . s . - part of the group agrofert holding , a . s . ) 2007 - purchase of a part of production facilities in chemko str\u00e1\u017eske , establishment of hnojiv\u00e1 duslo s . r . o . 2016 - merger with hnojiv\u00e1 duslo s . r . o . 2016 - start of the building of the new ammonia production unit\nthe sons , who had taken over their father ' s company winkler & co . in hamburg , had earlier been impressed by alfred nobel ' s demonstrations of the explosive power of nitroglycerine . times were bad and trade with sweden was becoming less profitable so the brothers were searching for a new product . they found what they were seeking in alfred ' s blasting oil .\nin june of that year , the united states blasting oil company was incorporated . the company was given a share capital of $ 1 , 000 , 000 , of which nobel received 25 percent for transferring his patent rights . he also received $ 10 , 000 in cash and was to receive another $ 10 , 000 when production had reached 1 , 000 pounds a day .\nnitroglycerin was first invented by italian chemist ascanio sobrero in 1846 . in its natural liquid state , nitroglycerin is very volatile . nobel understood this and in 1866 discovered that mixing nitroglycerine with silica would turn the liquid into a malleable paste called dynamite . one advantage that dynamite had over nitroglycerin was that it could be cylinder - shaped for insertion into the drilling holes used for mining .\ncharles j . pedersen , dupont\u2019s only nobel laureate , received a master\u2019s degree in organic chemistry from the massachusetts institute of technology ( mit ) in 1927 and began his career with dupont at the chambers works\u2019 jackson laboratory in deepwater , n . j . one of pedersen\u2019s early accomplishments was to improve the process for making the\nanti - knock\ngasoline additive , tetraethyl lead .\nthe ottawa treaty provides an excellent example of the results of increasing meaningful participation of women , women\u2019s organizations and networks in peace and security work . the 1997 nobel peace prize laureate international campaign to ban landmines ( icbl ) , a driving force behind the negotiation and the ongoing implementation of the ottawa treaty , has always been a women - led movement . in the icbl women lead at the national and international levels .\nthe nobel companies varied considerably in their development and success . throughout the 1870s , the german company , with its five factories , was the largest with regard to both production and exports , and until the middle of the decade , with regard to profits as well . after 1876 , however , the company ' s business stagnated , due both to a decreasing demand and to keen competition within germany from other dynamite manufacturers .\non july 7 2017 , we collectively held our breath as the votes to adopt the text came up one by one on the screen and collectively we applauded , cried and hugged when the votes showed an overwhelming majority of states in favour . later in the year , we collectively celebrated the treaty being opened for signature and then the nobel peace prize . with courage , conviction and collective action , this group of ordinary people had changed the world .\n. the french newspapers reported ludvig\u2019s death but confused him with alfred , and one paper sported the headline \u201cle marchand de la mort est mort\u201d ( \u201cthe merchant of death is dead . \u201d ) perhaps alfred nobel established the prizes to avoid precisely the sort of posthumous reputation suggested by this premature obituary . it is certain that the actual awards he instituted reflect his lifelong interest in the fields of physics , chemistry , physiology , and literature . there is also abundant evidence that his friendship with the prominent austrian pacifist\nfrancis gurney du pont ( 1850 - 1904 ) was the youngest son of alexis i . du pont and the grandson of e . i . du pont .\nfrank\nserved as superintendent of the upper and lower hagley yards before becoming general manager of carney ' s point , n . j . , in 1891 . there he conducted research into alfred nobel ' s formula for smokeless powder . in 1893 , with the assistance of his cousin pierre du pont , frank developed a successful smokeless powder for shotguns .\nnonetheless , he found out what others thought of his invention when , in 1888 , his brother ludvig died . though some journalistic error , alfred ' s obituary was widely printed instead , and he was scorned for being the man who made millions through the deaths of others . once french newspaper wrote\nle marchand de la mort est mort ,\nor\nthe merchant of death is dead .\nthe obituary went on to describe nobel as a man\nwho became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before .\nsome months before the trust was formed , he wrote to the manager of nobel ' s explosives :\ni care not a straw whether a trust company is formed or not , but i care a great deal about my technical labor , and i find it high time to disengage myself from the slavery to which for years i have submitted against my will , and for no good , either to myself or others . there is not the slightest reason why i , who have not been trained to commerce , and cordially hate it , should be plagued with all these commercial matters , about which i know little more than the man in the moon .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nas donald trump and kim jong - un meet in singapore , humanitarian disarmament organizations are highlighting the importance of disarmament more broadly to a lasting peace on the korean peninsula . both nuclear weapons and anti - personnel landmines will need to be addressed by the states involved .\nthe denuclearization of the korean peninsula has been a topic of much discussion . working behind the scenes for the last month , a group of the world\u2019s foremost nuclear disarmament experts have mapped out the best pathway for total denuclearization of the korean peninsula , determining that the existing international treaty framework is the most appropriate solution .\nthe plan begins by recognizing the horrific loss of life and suffering that would be caused by any use of nuclear weapons . experts agree that even a limited nuclear engagement on the korean peninsula would see upwards of 30 warheads detonated causing massive loss of life and cataclysmic environmental damage in north and south korea , as well as the entire northeast asia region . any solution to the crisis requires all parties to reject nuclear weapons outright on humanitarian grounds , through the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons ( tpnw ) .\nthe roadmap outlines a solution to the question of how the korean peninsula will be denuclearized where states recognize the unacceptable humanitarian risk of nuclear weapons ; reject weapons by joining the tpnw ; remove existing weapons with verifiable and time - bound plans ; ratify the comprehensive test ban treaty ( ctbt ) ; and rejoin the world community through the nuclear non - proliferation treaty ( npt ) .\n\u201cthe existing treaty frameworks are the only way to make korean denuclearization permanent , \u201d said beatrice fihn , executive director of ican . \u201cthere has been little talk as to what an agreement could look like . this roadmap answers the question at the heart of negotiations : how do north and south korea denuclearize in a way that is verifiable , irreversible and won ' t unravel ? \u201d\nthe treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons is the central point of the plan and joining the treaty would oblige north korea to immediately cease any development , production , and manufacture of nuclear weapons . north korea would also be obliged to eliminate its nuclear - weapon programme , to resume implementation of its international atomic energy agency ( iaea ) comprehensive safeguards agreement , and to conclude and implement an additional protocol with the iaea .\n1 recognize the risk of nuclear use and unacceptable humanitarian consequences of such use .\nbeyond denuclearization , the issue of anti - personnel landmines should be on the agenda not just at the kim - trump summit but at other talks aimed at building peace on the korean peninsula . the korean peninsula is one of the most heavily landmine contaminated places on the planet . the landmine monitor has received reports of between 500 and 3 , 000 landmine casualties in south korea but has no estimate of the number of casualties in north korea . despite the threat to civilians living near the demilitarized zone , landmines have not received much attention during this process .\nshould this summit start a serious peace process , the united states , north korea and south korea will all need to deal with the landmines in the demilitarized zone . similar to the calls from ican for north and south korea to join the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons , both north and south korea should join the ottawa treaty banning landmines together . acceding to the treaty together will be a confidence and peace building measure . there is a proven track record of the ottawa treaty banning landmines being used to build confidence between states - greece and turkey joined the treaty simultaneously to further political trust between the two states . after joining the ottawa treaty , north and south korea will have to demine the demilitarized zone . working together to clear the landmines can further build trust and peace between the former adversaries as seen by the close cooperation between ecuador and peru to clear their formerly contested border of landmines . by joining and implementing the ottawa treaty together , north and south korea can begin to work towards a lasting peace on the korean peninsula .\nmines action canada hopes that the trump - kim summit in singapore will bring renewed attention to the disarmament of the korean peninsula . we call on both parties to join the ottawa treaty and the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons as an immediate peace dividend . it is time to take the first in a number of steps towards a nuclear weapons and landmine free peaceful korean peninsula .\nit has been ten years since the convention on cluster munitions was adopted in dublin . in those ten years , the treaty has been signed by 120 states , ratified by 103 states , entered into force , had 7 meetings of states parties and a review conference and destroyed millions of cluster munitions around the world ."]}
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( bowling green : western kentucky university , 1974 ; 67 pp . ) . [ catalog record ]\nhans bathelt is a german musician , who played with progressive rock band triumvirat .\nafc 1981 / 014 : pennsylvania folk song : an addition to an old heritage / by jane t . pippart two cassettes of interviews , correspondence , and songs recorded in lancaster county and pittsburgh , pennsylvania , by jane t . pippart and others , 1959 - 79 . the collection includes an unpublished m . m . thesis in music education ,\npennsylvania folk songs : an addition to an old heritage ,\nby jane t . pippart ( oakland , california : holy names college , july 1979 ; 135 pp . ) . [ catalog record ]\nhans fischer was a german organic chemist and the recipient of the 1930 nobel prize for chemistry .\nhenricus antonius franciscus maria oliva\nhans\nvan mierlo was a dutch politician of the democrats 66 . in 1966 van mierlo together with hans gruijters founded the democrats 66 . he . . . more\nhans georg fritzsche was a senior german nazi official , ending the war as ministerialdirektor at the propagandaministerium .\nas an experienced pilot and aircraft manufacturer , pippart volunteered for the german air force when the war began . an instructor before transferring to the eastern front , he achieved his first victories flying a roland d . ii against russian aircraft and balloons during the summer of 1917 . on 11 august 1918 , after attacking an enemy balloon , pippart was forced to jump from his damaged fokker . he was killed when his parachute failed to open .\nhans wilhelm schlegel is a german physicist , an esa astronaut , and a veteran of two nasa space shuttle missions .\nhans dulfer is a dutch jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone . hans dulfer was born on 28 may 1940 in amsterdam , netherlands . he began at age 17 and has been referred to as\nbig boy\n. . . more\nafc 1975 / 005 : martin ressler recording of an old order amish lob - song one 7 - inch tape of a\nlob - song\n( praise song ) portion of an old order amish worship service recorded in lancaster county , pennsylvania , by martin e . ressler , may 31 , 1972 . the collection includes 23 pages of articles , correspondence , and lists . ( afs 17 , 472 ) ( 30 minutes ; lwo 7849 ) [ catalog record ]\njohann\nhans\nkrankl is a retired austrian footballer . a prolific striker , krankl is regarded by many as the greatest ever austrian player .\nhans freudenthal was a dutch mathematician . he made substantial contributions to algebraic topology and also took an interest in literature , philosophy , history and mathematics education .\nafs 20 , 538a : one cassette containing an interview with hans bittner , silhouette cutter . recorded april 20 , 1977 . ( 27 minutes ; rya 0609a )\nafs 20 , 561 - 20 , 566 : six 7 - inch tapes containing songs sung by katharina schuller , martin schuller , sara schwarz , heidi siewert and the rode jazz musikanten . originally recorded by sara schwarz in rode , romania , summer 1972 . ( 3 hours and 48 minutes ; rxa 1013 - 1018 )\nafs 20 , 551b - 20 , 552 : two cassettes containing an interview with martin and sara schwarz . topics include traditional cooking , sewing and crocheting , alcoholic beverages of transylvania , milk in romania , costumes , customs related to marriage , and wedding costumes . recorded april 27 , 1977 . ( 50 minutes ; rya 0619 - 0620 )\nhans christian \u00f8rsted was a danish physicist and chemist who discovered that electric currents create magnetic fields , an important aspect of electromagnetism . he is still known today for . . . more\nhans blumenberg was a german philosopher and intellectual historian . he studied philosophy , germanistics and classics and is considered to be one of the most important german philosophers of . . . more\nhans bellmer was a german artist , best known for the life - sized pubescent female dolls he produced in the mid - 1930s . historians of art and photography also consider him a surrealist\nhans albrecht bethe was a german and american nuclear physicist who , in addition to making important contributions to astrophysics , quantum electrodynamics and solid - state physics , won the 1967 . . . more\nhans thomas reiser is an american computer programmer , entrepreneur , and convicted murderer . he is the creator and primary developer of the reiserfs computer file system , which is contained . . . more\nhans podlipnik castillo is a chilean tennis player of polish descent . his best results are winning 22 singles futures and reaching semifinals in 2014 santiago challenger . in doubles he has won . . . more\nhans j\u00fcrgen eysenck was a psychologist born in germany , who spent his professional career in great britain . he is best remembered for his work on intelligence and personality , though he . . . more\nhans thirring was an austrian theoretical physicist , professor , and father of the physicist walter thirring . together with the mathematician josef lense , he is known for the prediction of the . . . more\njohannes franciscus\nhans\nvan breukelen is a former dutch football player who played as a goalkeeper . currently , he works as an entrepreneur and serves in the psv eindhoven board of . . . more\nhans asperger was an austrian pediatrician , medical theorist , and medical professor . he is best known for his early studies on mental disorders , especially in children . his work was largely . . . more\nsir hans wolfgang singer was a development economist best known for the singer\u2013prebisch thesis , which states that the terms of trade move against producers of primary products . he is one of the . . . more\nhans werner henze was a german composer . his prolific oeuvre of works is extremely varied in style , having been influenced by serialism , atonality , stravinsky , italian music , arabic music and . . . more\nhans g\u00fcnter winkler is a retired german show jumping rider . he is the only show jumper to win five olympic gold medals and seven total olympic medals , and the only equestrian in any . . . more\nsir hans adolf krebs was a german - born british physician and biochemist . he was the pioneer scientist in study of cellular respiration , a biochemical pathway in cells for production of energy . . . . more\ndipl . - ing . hans klein was a german world war i fighter ace credited with 22 aerial victories . during world war ii he held the position of geschwaderkommodore of the jg 53\npik as\nhans pothorst was a privateer , likely from the german city hildesheim . he is mostly notable because some have proposed that he may have discovered america along with didrik pining in the 1470s , . . . more\nhans urs von balthasar was a swiss theologian and catholic priest who was to be created a cardinal of the catholic church but died before the ceremony . he is considered one of the most important . . . more\nbaron hans guido von b\u00fclow was a german conductor , virtuoso pianist , and composer of the romantic era . one of the most famous conductors of the 19th century , his activity was critical for . . . more\nhans holbein the younger was a german artist and printmaker who worked in a northern renaissance style . he is best known as one of the greatest portraitists of the 16th century . he also produced . . . more\nhans christian andersen was a danish author . although a prolific writer of plays , travelogues , novels , and poems , andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales . andersen ' s popularity is not . . . more\nhans tilkowski is a former german footballer . the goalkeeper started his career with vfl husen 19 and sus kaiserau . then he left for westfalia herne . while there he played 18 times for the west . . . more\nhans henny jahnn was a german playwright , novelist , and organ - builder . as a playwright , he wrote : pastor ephraim magnus , which the cambridge guide to theatre describes as a nihilistic , . . . more\nhans georg dehmelt is a german - born american physicist , who was awarded nobel prize in physics in 1989 , for co - developing the ion trap technique with wolfgang paul , for which they shared . . . more\nhenri frans\nhans\ndijkstal was a dutch politician of the people ' s party for freedom and democracy . he served as a member of the house of representatives from november 11 , 1982 until . . . more\n( 14 . 05 . 1888 - 11 . 08 . 1918 ) \u2020 - killed in aerial combat before the ww1 he was a principal in the aeronautical firm of pippart und noll , which produced eindekker airplanes . in 1913 , he set an aviation endurance record . he volunteered for the german air force when the war began . he kia after attacking balloon and forced to jump from his damaged fokker . he was killed when his parachute failed to open .\nhans florian zimmer is a german film composer and music producer . he has composed music for over 150 films , including film scores for the lion king , the thin red line , gladiator , the last . . . more\nhans rausing , kbe is a swedish businessman based in the united kingdom . he made his fortune from his co - inheritance of tetra pak , a company founded by his father ruben rausing and currently the . . . more\nhans folke\nhasse\nalfredson is a swedish actor , film director , writer and comedian . he was born in malm\u00f6 , sweden . he is known for his collaboration with tage danielsson . his most . . . more\nhans k\u00fcng is a swiss catholic priest , theologian , and author . since 1995 he has been president of the foundation for a global ethic . he is notable for his rejection of the doctrine of papal . . . more\nhans sch\u00e4fer is a former german footballer . he played for 1 . fc k\u00f6ln between 1948 and 1965 . he also played for the west - germany national football team , earning 39 caps and scoring 15 . . . more\nhans kohlhase , born in tempelberg , was a german historical figure about whose personality some controversy exists . he was a merchant , and not , as some have supposed , a horsedealer , and he lived . . . more\nhans matheson is a scottish actor . some of his most notable film and television roles include the virgin queen , deathwatch , the tudors , tess of the d ' urbervilles , clash of the titans and as . . . more\nhans michael frank was a german lawyer who worked for the nazi party during the 1920s and 1930s , and later became hitler ' s personal lawyer . after hitler ' s ascension to power in 1933 , frank . . . more\nhans kirschstein , winner of the pour le merite , royal house order of hohenzollern , and the iron cross , 1st and 2nd class , was a german lieutenant and world war i fighter ace credited with 27 . . . more\nhans jonas was a german - born philosopher who was , from 1955 to 1976 , alvin johnson professor of philosophy at the new school for social research in new york city . jonas ' s writings were very . . . more\nafs 8438a3 ; b2 : one disc containing\ndie alte uhr\nand\nedelweiss\nsung by hans huber . recorded in madison , wisconsin , september 4 , 1946 . ( 4 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 112b )\nhans wiegel is a retired dutch politician of the people ' s party for freedom and democracy . he became a member of the house of representatives on 18 april 1967 . when the leader of the people ' s . . . more\nhans bethge was a german poet whose reputation abroad rests above all on the versions of tang dynasty poetry set in gustav mahler ' s\ndas lied von der erde\n. the max - eyth - haus in . . . more\nhans georg conried , jr . , was an american character actor , very active in voice - over roles and comedian , best known for providing the voices of walt disney ' s george darling , and captain hook in . . . more\nhans adu sarpei is a ghanaian - german ex - footballer who played as a full back . his last club was bundesliga side schalke 04 . he also was a long time regular for the ghana national football team . . . . more\nafs 20 , 539 - 20 , 542a : four cassettes containing an interview with martin and sara schwarz . topics include life in romania , immigration , history of transylvanian saxons , traditional costumes , religion , spinning , weaving , cooking , german - american clubs , transylvanian farm life , transylvanian village life , why transylvanian saxons are called saxons , sauerkraut making , sewing , and needlepoint . recorded april 21 and 23 , 1977 . ( 3 hours and 16 minutes ; rya 0610 - 0613a )\nafs 8444 ; 8445a2 ; b2 : two discs containing\nwir sitzen so fr\u00f6hlich beisamen ,\nhans und liesel ,\nshir , dreizig jahre bist du alt ,\nin des garten ' s dunkles laube ,\nm\u00fcde kehrt ein wanderer z\u00fcruck ,\nand\nsteh ich am fenster mitternacht ,\nsung by ella mittelstaedt . recorded in mayville , wisconsin , august 27 , 1946 . ( 13 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 113 )\nafs 8466 - 8467 : two discs containing\nder tyroler und sein kind ,\nverlassen ,\nnur eine nacht ,\neinmal herzkrank ist ,\nder wiener kutscher ,\nwie die himmel seine sterne , so hab ich dich gern ,\nand\nmein gl\u00fcck ist ein h\u00fctte ,\nperformed on zither by hans huber . recorded in wisconsin , september 4 , 1946 . ( 23 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reels 114b - 115a )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na list of the best german ww1 aces . that is , world war i aces from germany with the most victories . photos are included wher . . .\na list of the best world war i aces . that is , ww1 aces with the most victories . photos are included wherever possible . while . . .\nthere might be . but unfortunately we currently cannot access them from our system . we are working hard to fill that gap though , check back in tomorrow !\nany questions ? call us ! between monday and friday , 9 am - 5 : 30 pm ( met ) - we will be back for you from tuesday 22 . 05 . 2018\njavascript must be enabled to use listia . please follow these instructions to enable javascript on your browser .\nevi , an amazon company , was founded in 2005 under the name true knowledge . the team started out with a mission to make it possible to access the world ' s knowledge simply by asking for information using natural language .\nwe\u2019re part of the amazon alexa team based in amazon ' s innovative cambridge development centre , alongside other amazon teams including prime air , core machine learning , amazon devices and amazon web services .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncompiled by : christopher t . hancock and andrew t . urban series editor : ann hoog revised : december 2013\n. please refer to the afc and / or afs numbers when requesting information . all indications of time duration listed in this finding aid are estimates .\nplease note : this guide includes collections from germany , collections with materials in the german language ( including other european countries and various locations within the u . s . ) , and german traditions found in the u . s . related materials may also be found by looking at individual countries and states in the geographical guides to collections .\nafc 1938 / 004 : alan lomax ohio and indiana collection seventy - nine 12 - inch discs of songs and stories performed and spoken by various people throughout indiana , kentucky , and ohio . recorded by alan and elizabeth lomax , march 26 - april 16 , 1938 . the collection includes one and 1 / 8 linear inch of fieldnotes , newspaper articles , notation , and transcription ( portions of this collection are stored separately in the manuscripts bay ) . recordings made through the courtesy of the indiana folklore society , wpa writer ' s project , and ohio valley folk festival . afs 1763 - 1767 contain french songs , and german material , including amish hymns . [ catalog record ]\nafs 1762 - 1767 : six discs containing 10 amish hymns sung in german by eli bontreger and joni easch . recorded in goshen , indiana , april 13 , 1938 . ( 50 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 4872 reels 124b - 125a )\nafc 1939 / 007 : alan lomax collection of michigan and wisconsin recordings two hundred fifty 12 - inch discs of field recordings of instrumentals , songs , and stories , and interviews . includes lumbering songs and stories , paul bunyan stories , sea songs , ballads , fiddle tunes , irish - american songs and tunes , blues , humorous and popular songs . recorded in michigan and wisconsin by alan lomax , august 10 - november 1 , 1938 for the archive of folk song , library of congress . the collection includes one - half linear inch of cards , correspondence , lists , and notes . [ catalog record ]\nafs 2339b1 : one disc containing\nzang von danzig\nsung by charles ketvertis . recorded in newberry , michigan , september 14 , 1938 . ( 3 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 4872 reel 151a )\nafs 2348 - 2349a1 : two discs containing 2 renditions of\njunge , junge , sattel mir das schwartz klein pferd\nand\nwas war an diesen baum ?\nsung by herman myers . recorded in newberry , michigan , september 16 , 1938 . ( 9 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 4872 reel 151b )\nafc 1940 / 013 : university of wisconsin folk music recording project thirty - five 12 - inch discs of field recordings of instrumental music , folk songs , and religious songs , with some loggers ' oral history and poetry , in nine languages , representing a number of ethnic groups in wisconsin . instrumental music includes fiddle tunes ; marches and folk tunes played on a swiss zither and other instruments ; bohemian dance music including polkas and waltzes ; songs include ballads in english and icelandic ; lumberjack songs ; miner ' s songs ; bawdy songs ; civil war songs ; folk songs from kentucky ; folk songs and sacred choral music sung in welsh and in english at the cymanfa ganu in pickett , wisconsin ; finnish and swedish folk songs accompanied by piano ; and bohemian , belgian , and dutch folk songs . the collection includes lists of song titles , performers , and some ethnological notes . recorded in wisconsin by robert f . draves and helene stratman - thomas ( blotz ) from august 19 - september 5 , 1940 , for the university of wisconsin and the archive of folk song at the library of congress . [ catalog record ]\nafs 4160a2 - 4161a1 ; 4161b1 - 2 : two discs containing 7 swiss tunes performed on zither by albert mueller . recorded in new glarus , wisconsin , august 20 , 1940 . ( 12 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 4872 reel 282a )\nafc 1941 / 012 : robert f . draves and helene stratman - thomas collection of wisconsin recordings seventy - eight 12 - inch discs of field recordings of instrumental music , songs , poems , and conversations . includes lumberjacks ' songs , poetry , and conversations about logging and lumber rafts ; dance orchestra music ; folk songs ; fiddle tunes ; popular songs ; bawdy songs ; choral music ; religious songs ; tamburitza quartet music ; psalmodikon ( single - string bowed instrument ) quartet music ; hardanger fiddle music ; german , norwegian , welsh , bohemian , polish , ukrainian , french canadian , belgian , croatian , swiss , irish and irish american songs and instrumental music . recorded at various locations in wisconsin by robert f . draves and helene stratman - thomas ( blotz ) , november 15 , 1940 to august 19 , 1941 , for the library of congress archive of folk song , and the university of wisconsin . the collection includes 3 / 4 linear inch of descriptions and lists . [ catalog record ]\nafs 4981b1 - 2 ; 4982b1 : two discs containing\nweiss du wie viel sterne stehen ? ,\nfreiheit , die ich meine ,\nand\nzigeuner kind\nsung by robert a . steinbach . recorded in wausau , wisconsin , july 25 , 1941 . ( 8 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 4872 reel 357 )\nafs 5005b2 - 5006a1 : two discs containing\nan einem fluss daraus an schuss\nsung by martha steinbach . recorded in wausau , wisconsin , august 12 , 1941 . ( 3 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 4872 reel 357a )\nafs 5017b2 - 5018a2 ; 5018b1 : two discs containing three l\u00e4ndler performed on accordion by otto rindlisbacher ;\nemmentalerlied\n, and\nvon luz\u00e4rn auf w\u00e4ggis\nperformed on swiss bells by the rindlisbacher family . recorded in rice lake , wisconsin , august 15 , 1941 . ( 9 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 4872 reel 357b )\nafc 1943 / 013 : marcus bach and addison alspach religious recordings from iowa twenty discs of amish , mennonite , dutch reformed , welsh prebyterian , and morman hymns and congregational singing , plus interviews with clergy and church members , including mrs . leonora scholte , a direct descendent of the founder of the dutch christian reformed church community at pella , iowa . recorded by marcus bach and addison alspach , february - may , 1943 . the collection includes one box of correspondence , logs , photos , and articles . [ catalog record ]\nafs 6994 - 6995 : two discs containing\no gott vater , wir loben dich ,\ngelobt sei gott im h\u00f6chsten thron ,\nwach auf , wach auf , o menchen kind ,\nand\nlebt friedsam sprach christus\nsung by a group of amish men and women . recorded in kalona , iowa , february 8 , 1943 . ( 11 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 4872 reel 439b )\nafc 1944 / 011 : marcus bach\npreserving iowa ' s religious heritage\ncollection , part 2 thirteen 12 - inch and 2 16 - inch discs of hymns sung by danish lutheran , welsh presbyterian , czech presbyterian , and german lutheran congregations at various locations in iowa ; plus hymns , a litany , and parts of the office sung by trappist monks at new melleray , iowa . includes several interviews with pastors and ministers of the congregations . the collection includes 6 pages of recording logs and notes . recorded by marcus bach and addison alspach in iowa , september , october , and november , 1943 . [ catalog record ]\nafs 7079 - 7082 : four discs containing\nwir glauben all an einem gott ,\nein feste burg ,\no haupt voll blut und wunden ,\nauf , auf , mein herz mit freuden ,\nvon himmel hoch ,\njerusalem du hochgebauter stadt ,\nand\nlobe den herrn\nsung by the congregation at saint john ' s lutheran church . also included is an interview with reverend otto beer on the use of the german language in his church . recorded in homestead , iowa , november 2 , 1943 . ( 33 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 7a )\nafc 1944 / 016 : helen creighton collection of nova scotia recordings two hundred and fifteen 12 - inch discs , one 10 - inch disc , and one 6 - inch disc of birds , instrumentals , monologues , religious matter , shanties , songs , and stories recorded in nova scotia by helen creighton , july 1943 - june 1944 . the collection includes 666 pages of textual transcriptions and notes . [ afs 7277a1 contains german material ] [ catalog record ]\nafc 1948 / 022 : university of wisconsin project one hundred twelve 12 - inch discs of field recordings of instrumentals performed on various instruments , including dance music ( polkas , waltzes ) ; band music ; love songs ; lullabies ; square dance calls and music ; sea chanteys and songs ; lumberjack ' s songs ; street cries ; humorous songs , funeral marches and music ; hymns , psalms , swiss yodels and dance music ; and stories . collected from 22 ethnic groups and several american indian groups . recorded in wisconsin by charles hofmann , phyllis pinkerton , aubrey snyder , and helene stratman - thomas ( blotz ) , july 23 - november 17 , 1946 , for the library of congress and the university of wisconsin . the collection includes correspondence between leland a . coon , university of wisconsin school of music and alan lomax of the archive of folk song ( 1940 - 1941 ) , recording logs , and translations of some of the song texts from various languages . [ catalog record ]\nafs 8384 : one disc containing a swiss l\u00e4ndler , 1 2 - step , 2 waltzes , and 2 yodels performed on accordion and sung by mrs . vaughn garfoot . recorded in verona , wisconsin , august 3 , 1946 . ( 10 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 108a )\nafs 8393b - 8394a1 : two discs containing the swiss\nemmitaler lied\nand 3 yodels sung by john giezendanner , and\necho yodel\nperformed by albert and john giezendanner . recorded in barron , wisconsin , august 9 , 1946 . ( 5 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 109a )\nafs 8422b : one disc containing\nreite , reite ,\nso reiten die herren ,\nand\nhopp , hopp , hopp , immer im galop ,\nsung by caspar a . meyer . recorded in madison , wisconsin , november 1 , 1946 . ( 5 minutes ; preservation tapelwo 5111 reel 111a ) . the 3rd song also appears on afs 8431b2 . ( preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 112a )\nafs 8428 - 8429 : two discs containing 11 austrian and german instrumentals and songs . recorded in darlington , wisconsin , august 22 , 1946 . ( 22 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 111b )\nafs 8454a : one disc containing\nd ' graf ,\nwinterlied ,\nand\npeter and his smart oxen\n( in german ) , sung by jacob c . becker . recorded in belgium , wisconsin , august 30 , 1946 . ( 9 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 113a )\nafs 8458a1 - 2 : one disc containing\nwenn ich mein diarndl halsen du\nand\nhat schon eins geschlagen\nsung by robert karner . recorded in sheboygan , wisconsin , august 30 , 1946 . ( 3 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 114a )\nafc 1949 / 002 : helen creighton collection of canada recordings one hundred ten discs of recordings of fiddle tunes , ballads , and other folk songs recorded by helen creighton for the national museum of canada recording project , june - august 1948 . logs are located in the finding aid to the helen creighton collection at the public archives of nova scotia ( see also afc 1988 / 032 ) .\nafs 9225b2 : one disc containing a german lullaby sung by mrs . w . b . a . ritchie of halifax . recorded in wolfville , nova scotia , june 16 , 1948 . ( 1 minute ; tape copy on lwo 5111 reel 203a )\nafs 9226a5 : one disc containing a german lullaby sung by mrs . norman veinotte . recorded in lunenburg , nova scotia , june 18 , 1948 . ( 1 minute ; tape copy on lwo 5111 reel 203a )\nafs 9228a - b1 : one disc containing german verses\nwhen the new year is fired in ,\ntwo german songs , and a nursery rhyme spoken and sung by danny slauenwhite of north west , lunenburg county , with commentary by eleazer nauss . recorded in mahone bay , novia scotia , june 18 , 1948 . ( 7 minutes ; tape copy on lwo 5111 reel 203b )\nafc 1950 / 017 : national folk festival , 1938 one 12 - inch and 39 16 - inch discs of instrumentals , songs , dance music , and folk dancing ( morris dance , sword dance , square dance , and social dances ) performed by scottish , american indian , spanish american , anglo - american , african american , and pennsylvania dutch performers . includes folk songs , ballads , fiddle tunes , coal miner ' s songs and music from pennsylvania ; cowboy songs ; sea songs ; chinese music ; turkish music ; slavonic tamburitza music ; bach chorales ; orchestral music ; interviews ; and lectures performed during the national folk festival in washington , d . c . from may 6 - 8 , 1938 . also includes a radio air check on united states foreign policy and defense ; and several other radio programs not recorded at the national folk festival , including a wpa - sponsored program featuring the prince george high school orchestra . the collection includes 3 / 4 linear inch of song lists , newspaper articles , and programs . sarah gertrude knott makes some introductions . recorded primarily at the national folk festival in washington , d . c . , by the u . s . recording company , may 6 - 8 , 1938 . [ catalog record ]\nafs 9856b1 - 2 : one disc containing two bach chorales sung by the bethlehem junior chorus of bethlehem , pennsylvania . ( 7 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 269b )\nafs 9862b : one disc containing a bach chorale and a german song sung by the bethlehem junior chorus and 2 german songs sung by the m\u00e4nnercorps of bethlehem , pennsylvania . ( 12 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 270a )\nafc 1950 / 039 : bess lomax collection of bund songs six 10 - inch discs of bund songs donated by bess lomax of the office of war information , new york city . recordings are from germany . ( afs 9789 - 9794 ) ( preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 260a & b )\nafc 1951 / 010 : oliver beltz collection of hutterite recordings one 10 - inch tape of hutterite folk hymns and religious services including a hutterite wedding ceremony recorded at graumen colony , graumen , alberta and religious songs recorded at the stand off colony , mcleod , alberta . recorded in south dakota and alberta , canada , by oliver s . beltz , july and august 1949 . the collection includes 25 pages of correspondence , logs , and notes . a transcription of these and other tunes can be found in a manuscript collection located in the performing arts reading room . ( afs 10 , 074 ) ( 57 minutes ; lwo 1508 ) [ catalog record ]\nafc 1951 / 036 : cooperative acquisitions project / german folk music thirty - eight discs of german folk music transferred to music division from cooperative acquisitions project . recorded prior to 1951 .\nafc 1951 / 056 : austrian folksongs sung by austrian students sponsored by the austrian state tourist department one 16 - inch disc of\nund taut ' s im tal regnen ,\nerzherzig jochenn jodler ,\nwenn ich auf hohen bergen steh ,\nand\ndrunt in der schintergruabm ,\nsung by the austrian good will group of austria . recorded at the library of congress by herman norwood , december 28 , 1949 . the collection includes 12 pages of correspondence and lists . ( afs 10 , 365 ) ( 11 minutes ; preservation tape lwo 5111 reel 300 ) [ catalog record ]\nafc 1955 / 001 : the duncan emrich autograph album collection the collection consists of twenty autograph albums and ephemera dating from 1843 through 1973 , compiled by duncan emrich , head of the archive of folk song , 1945 - 1956 . the autograph albums were sent to the archive in response to emrich ' s appearance on the\nnbc weekend\nradio program . apparently emrich asked interested listeners to send albums to the library . emrich ' s collection is comprised of eight albums from the habel , steinmetz , hale , and wehls families , donated by mrs . orville b . craig of independence , iowa , in 1955 ; three albums apparently donated by neva ruth dye of independence , iowa , in 1956 ; plus seven albums , one set of loose pages from an album , and one greeting card , donated by various individuals . [ catalog record ] [ finding aid ]\nafc 1955 / 001 : items 1 , 3 - 8 : seven albums collected by mrs . orville b . craig of independence , iowa , including some german entries .\nafc 1955 / 001 : items 9 - 11 : three albums collected by neva ruth dye of independence , iowa , including some german entries .\nafc 1955 / 001 : item 18 : one album collected by anne m . s . smith of new york , new york , including some german entries .\nafc 1958 / 007 : george korson recording of songs from pennsylvania one tape of 38 miner ' s songs and children ' s game songs of the pennsylvania germans recorded in and around pottsville , pennsylvania , by george korson . ( afs 11 , 345 ) ( 1 hour ; lwo 2683 ) [ catalog record ]\nafc 1959 / 012 : austrian academy of sciences phonogrammarchiv collection , 1939 - 1958 eight 5 - inch tapes of field recordings of austrian folk music performed on zither , violin , and other instruments ; folk songs , choral singing , children ' s songs , yodeling , hymns , funeral songs , and a recording of an austrian wedding ; plus hungarian dances and croatian choral singing and children ' s songs . recordings were made in various locations , most between 1953 and 1957 , pech dances were recorded in 1939 . recordings are from the collections of the austrian academy of sciences audiovisual research archive in vienna . the collection was received in an exchange with the library of congress , and includes an interview in german with werner elinger conducted by fred oliver about the library of congress . ( afs 11 , 581 - 11 , 588 ) ( lwo 3556 reels 1 - 8 ; tape copies on lwo 12 , 523 reels185 - 189 ) [ catalog record ]\nafc 1967 / 003 : harry oster collection of louisiana , mississippi , and iowa recordings twenty - two 7 - inch tapes of field recordings made by harry oster in iowa , louisiana , and mississippi , march 11 , 1957 - november 12 , 1966 . the collection includes spirituals , hymns , and bible tales ; blues , talking blues , boogie woogie , work songs , field hollers , bawdy songs , folk tales , cante fable , exempla , rhymes , street cries , ballads , folk songs , parodies , nonsense songs , lullabies , jokes , and recitations from african american , anglo american , german american , and french - speaking creole performers . vocals are unaccompanied , or accompanied variously by guitar , harmonica , piano , accordion , washboard , hammered dulcimer , and glockenspiel . the collection includes interviews and conversations including discussions of racism experienced by african americans . son house , who was born in mississippi , was interviewed by oster in iowa city and told tales , talked about his experiences as a musician , gave accounts of floods , talked about alligators and snakes , selling moss , and creole girl friends . the collection includes oster ' s lists of song titles and performers and correspondence of oster with staff at the archive of folk song dated 1958 - 1966 . [ catalog record ]\nafs 12 , 590 - 12 , 591 : two tapes containing german dances , instrumentals , songs , and stories recorded at the amana oktoberfest , homestead , iowa , november 12 , 1966 . ( 45 minutes ; lwo 5059 reels 16 - 17 )\nafc 1970 / 004 : don yoder collection of wire recordings thirty - two wire recordings of field recordings of hymns and spirituals of pennsylvania dutch evangelical united brethren , united christian , and mennonite singers ; humorous songs , folk songs , and conversations in pennsylvania german ; hymns , ballads , folk songs , tales , and ghost stories in english ; several interviews about holidays , camp meetings , and traditional healing , including pennsylvania dutch powwowing . musical accompaniment includes guitar and fiddle for some recordings . recorded in pennsylvania by don yoder , 1950 - 1951 . [ catalog record ]\nafc 1971 / 002 : gretal and paul dunsing / a collection of the descriptions of folk dances\na collection of the descriptions of folk dances as taught by gretel and paul dunsing .\none 36 - page manuscript of descriptions of 66 austrian , german , and swiss folk dances . assembled by gretel and paul dunsing of st . petersburg , florida , april 1971 .\nafc 1972 / 031 : ernest duerksen duplication project one 10 - inch tape of an oral history spoken in english and german dialect by ernest duerksen . recorded in hillsboro , kansas , by ernest duerksen , december 1971 - january 1972 . the collection includes 9 pages of addresses and explanations . ( afs 15 , 077 ) ( 29 minutes ; lwo 6965 )\nafs 18 , 102 - 18 , 468 : laura boulton collection part 23 : africa , europe , far east , latin america , etc . three - hundred forty - four 7 - inch tapes , 22 5 - inch tapes and 1 3 - inch tape of instrumentals and songs recorded in africa , europe , far east , latin america , middle east , near east , north america , south america , and southeast asia , by laura boulton , 1949 - 61 . this is part 23 of the laura boulton collection . the collection includes 1 / 3 linear inch of articles , correspondence , and lists .\nafs 18 , 350 : one 7 - inch tape containing 2 instrumentals and a fragment of a song recorded in austria or switzerland . ( 5 minutes ; lwo 8956 reel 249 , tape copy on lwo 8949 reel 50a )\nafs 18 , 354 - 18 , 357 : four 7 - inch tapes containing 33 dances , instrumentals , songs , and yodels . recorded in interlaken , switzerland , 1951 . ( 1 hour and 30 minutes ; lwo 8956 reels 253 - 256 , tape copy on lwo 8949 reels 50b - 51a )\nafs 18 , 358a7 - 9 : one 7 - inch tape containing 3 songs recorded in zermatt , switzerland , 1951 . ( 8 minutes ; lwo 8956 reel 257 , tape copy on lwo 8949 reel 51b )\nafc 1975 / 011 : vera mae duerksen collection of kansas mennonite recordings one 10 - inch tape of an oral history about mennonites in kansas spoken in english and german dialect by mrs . p . p . unruh . recorded in newton , kansas , by ernest duerksen , december 9 , 1974 . ( afs 17 , 479 ) ( 28 minutes ; lwo 8330 ) [ catalog record ]\nafc 1975 / 020 : g . allen marburger collection on pennsylvania dutch and english folk music and folklore four 7 - inch tapes of a radio interview with samuel p . bayard , including a discussion of pennsylvania ' s folksong tradition and the fife as a folk instrument in pennsylvania , and outtakes of that program , recorded at penn state university radio station wdfm , in 1974 by jim walker ; also a program for tv broadcast of pennsylvania german folksongs with discussion by albert f . buffington , walter e . boyer and samuel p . bayard , recorded for wfil - tv , philadelphia , pennsylvania , ca . 1956 by harold nelson . ( afs 17503 - 17506 ) ( lwo 8418 ) [ catalog record ]\nafc 1975 / 022 : national folk festival , 1954 two 10 - inch tapes of the 20th national folk festival . performances include mesquakie dances ; clog dances ; square dances ; german polkas and waltzes ; tanikling ( a philippine dance ) ; czardas danced by hungarian dancers from the hungarian hall in st . louis ; jewish wedding music and dances ; scottish highland dance ; mexican dance ; anglo - american ballads and folk songs ; african american spirituals and work songs ; children ' s singing games ; german songs ; west indian songs ; cuban songs ; and instrumental music played on fiddle , banjo , accordion , guitar , and other instruments . the collection includes notes about performers and songs . recorded in st . louis , missouri , by voice of america , april 8 , 1954 . the collection includes 3 pages of lists . [ catalog record ]\nafs 17 , 509a1 : one tape containing german instrumentals and songs performed by fritz thiessen and the rhineland wurst jagers of rheinland , missouri . ( 15 minutes ; lwo 7411 reel 19a )\nafc 1976 / 011 : pekka gronow collection of ethnic music two 7 - inch tapes of dance tunes , humor , and songs , mostly immigrant and non - english language material , compiled from 78 rpm commercial recordings of armenian , finnish , german , greek , hawaiian , hungarian , italian , irish , lithuanian , polish , romanian , serbian , sicilian , swedish , turkish , ukrainian , and yugoslavian material . gift of pekka gronow to richard k . spottswood , project coordinator for the archive of folk song ' s\nfolk music in america\nbicentennial series of recordings , for consideration for the series . the collection includes correspondence between gronow and spottswood ( 1975 ) and a list of the source recordings . [ catalog record ]\nafc 1976 / 014 : jack manischewitz duplication project six 10 - inch tapes of german , yiddish , and international songs recorded in cincinnati , ohio ; new york city ; pittsburgh , pennsylvania ; west orange , new jersey ; and elsewhere by jack manischewitz , 1957 - 61 . the collection includes 32 pages of lists . [ catalog record ]\nafs 18 , 053a23 - 24 ; 26 - 27 ; 18 , 053b23 : one tape containing\nah lemni statetim bal\nand\no tannenbaum\nsung by rosalee straus ,\nh\u00e4nschen klein\nsung by mrs . weisbacher , a german camp song sung by mr . weisbacher , and\nalle meine ganze\u201d sung by lester strauss . recorded in cincinnati , ohio , ca . 1957 . ( 9 minutes ; lwo 8692 reel 1 )\nafs 18 , 056a32 - 35 : one tape containing 4 untitled ,\nfavorite\naustrian songs sung by mr . august . recorded in west orange , new jersey , ca . 1960 . ( 4 minutes ; lwo 8692 reel 4a )\nafs 18 , 058a5 ; 7 - 8 ; 10 - 18 ; 20 : one tape containing\ndie lorelei\nsung by alex hamer ;\ngute nacht\nsung by a group ; the german national anthem sung by an unnamed girl ;\no ladee oh\nsung by alex hamer , a swiss yodeling song sung by an unnamed girl ;\npeter und paul ,\nach du lieber augustin ,\nein prosit ,\neins , zwei , gsuffa ,\nand a drinking song by alex hamer ; a german song by an unnamed girl ; and 2 german songs sung by alex hamer . recorded in west orange , new jersey , ca . 1961 . ( 19 minutes ; lwo 8692 reel 6a )\nafc 1976 / 015 : robert doyle collection of pennsylvania music and interviews twenty - two 7 - inch , 28 10 - inch tapes , and 4 [ unknown size tapes ] of interviews with fiddlers in central pennsylvania , and field recordings of square dance calling , string band playing , fiddling , bagpiping , and auctioneering among pennsylvania germans and other ethnic groups , 1973 - 1975 . also includes the 1976 and 1977 penn state fiddlers ' competition . recorded by robert doyle , matthew g . guntharp , timothy o ' briscoe , and hugh johnson , 1973 - 1976 . the collection includes transcripts of interviews in afs 18 , 059 - 18 , 072 , correspondence , project proposal , and 1980 report on the penn state fiddle competition . [ catalog record ]\nafc 1976 / 016 : archive of california and western folklore recordings six 7 - inch tapes of anglo - american ballads , songs , and tales recorded in tennessee by jerome wenker , 1961 ; british , dutch , german , hungarian , and spanish songs recorded in california by norine dresser , 1970 ; and german instrumentals and songs recorded in california by eileen marrison , 1971 . the collection includes 6 pages of lists . [ catalog record ]\nafs 18 , 074a1 - 13 : one tape containing 13 instrumentals and songs sung and performed by mr . and mrs . ludwig hander . recorded in redondo beach , california , by eileen marrison , march 4 , 1971 . ( 23 minutes ; lwo 8886 reel 1a )\nafs 18 , 076a17 - 23 : one tape containing 7 songs sung by gertrude vogt , originally of berlin , including 2 songs relating to german military campaigns in the 2nd world war . recorded in los angeles , california , by norine dresser , 1970 . ( 7 minutes ; lwo 8886 reel 3a )\nafc 1976 / 032 : l . h . caldwell pennsylvania dutch songs one 7 - inch tape of kansas and pennsylvania german family lore and fragments of songs sung and spoken by l . harold caldwell of wichita , kansas . recorded at the library of congress by gerald e . parsons , december 22 , 1975 . the collection includes 1 / 4 linear inch of a bibliography , correspondence , and notes . ( afs 18 , 732 ) ( lwo 9104 )\nafc 1978 / 031 : funeral service for katherina goosen teichroew , first mennonite church , mountain lake , minnesota one 10 - inch tape of a funeral service for katherina goosen teichroew at the first mennonite church of mountain lake , minnesota , a dutch / russian mennonite congregation . recorded by alan teichroew , april 1950 . ( 55 minutes ; lwo 12 , 250 ) ( afs 19 , 289 ) [ catalog record ]\nafc 1981 / 004 : chicago ethnic arts project collection ninety - nine 7 - inch tapes and 245 cassettes from the chicago ethnic arts project collection , a field survey of ethnic artistic expression including dance , foodways , neighborhood gatherings , religious celebrations , and instrumental and vocal music . recorded in the chicago , illinois , area by various collectors under the direction of elena bradunas , february - november 1977 ; under the joint sponsorship of the american folklife center and the illinois arts council . the collection includes a 561 - page report on the project published by the american folklife center in january 1978 , as well as 13 linear inches of contact sheets , 8 3 / 4 linear feet of fieldnotes and logs , 3080 slides , 210 photographs , and 2 videos . the following german contributions were recorded in chicago by tony hellenberg . [ catalog record ] [ finding aid ]\nafc 1981 / 004 : folder 116 : fieldnotes for tony hellenberg , documenting day - to - day activities in producing the chicago ethnic arts project collection .\nafc 1981 / 004 : folder 130 : documentation of black and white photography pertaining specifically to germanic - language subject matters . contains documentation and serial numbers for 24 black and white film rolls of varying length , in addition to individual photo descriptions .\nafc 1981 / 004 : folder 172 : color logs for the entire chicago ethnic arts project . contains documentation and serial numbers for 15 color film rolls of varying length , pertaining specifically to germanic - language subject matters . also includes individual photo descriptions .\nafc 1981 / 004 : folder 180 : documentation of fieldworker tony hellenberg\u2019s sound - recording logs .\nafs 20 , 538b : one cassette containing a television promotion featuring sara schwarz discussing the german - american aspect of the chicago ethnic arts project . recorded at cbs channel 2 studios , april 22 , 1977 . ( 2 minutes ; rya 0609b )\nafs 20 , 542b : one cassette containing an interview with leonard enders , founder of d . a . n . k . ( german - american national congress ) . topics include discussion of chicago chapters , meetings , and activities . recorded at d . a . n . k . nord headquarters , april 25 , 1977 . ( 4 minutes ; rya 0613b )\nafs 20 , 543 - 20 , 545 : three 7 - inch tapes containing a concert by the chicago zither club . recorded april 24 , 1977 . ( 1 hour and 10 minutes ; rxa 1010 - 1012 )\nafs 20 , 546 : one cassette containing an interview with heidi siewert , singer and yodeler . topics include singing , yodeling , music clubs , immigration , regionalism , german relations with austrians in america , the german ethnic community , and the german - american self image . recorded over the telephone from glen ellyn , illinois , april 26 , 1977 . ( 56 minutes ; rya 0614 )\nafs 20 , 547 - 20 , 548 : two cassettes containing an interview with isabella erbe , columnist for the german - american newspaper eintracht . topics include origins of the newspaper , the interests of d . a . n . k . , the steuben verein cultural organization , the annual trachtenfest , jewish german - american organizations , the landsmannschaften organization , the donauschwaben club , the sud - ost deutsche organization , the future of german clubs in chicago , the lack of unity of many german - americans , regionalism , relations between german and austrian immigrants , german - speaking swiss - americans , and attitudes towards german - americans as a result of world war ii . recorded april 26 , 1977 . ( 1 hour and 14 minutes ; rya 0615 - 0616 )"]}
{"id": 55503, "summary": [{"text": "golan brewery ( hebrew : \u05de\u05d1\u05e9\u05dc\u05ea \u05d4\u05d2\u05d5\u05dc\u05df ) is a brewery in the golan heights settlement of qatzrin .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it won the award for best israeli brewery at the bira 2011 competition . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "golan brewery", "paragraphs": ["later that year the golan brewery opened up in the golan heights region of israel .\nin 2010 the golan brewery opened the golan brewery express in downtown jerusalem for local distribution of its beers on tap .\nat the competition in ramat gan , the golan brewery won the award for best israeli brewery .\nbazelet , one of the best beers i ever . . . - golan brewery\n24 . 06 . 2009 in a new initiative , the golan heights winery and the current golan brewery have announced a joint venture to set up a premium golan brewery in katzrin in the near future . it is planned the new brewery will \u2026\nin 2009 the golan brewery entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with the golan heights winery , the latter investing ( ) in the venture .\nhow can i put and write and define golan brewery in a sentence and how is the word golan brewery used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528golan brewery\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528golan brewery\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528golan brewery\u9020\u53e5 , golan brewery meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\nin 2012 the golan brewery was ranked seventh on a list of israel ' s top ten microbreweries .\ngives us the chance to get creative , \u201d said motti barr , the golan brewery production manager .\nthis family - run golan heights brewery specializes in traditional bavarian - style beers with a local twist : its lines are named golan beer , galil beer and emek beer .\nmerom golan resort village is located in kibbutz merom golan , surrounding by the golan heights , at the foothill of the extinct ben tal volcano some 1000 meters above sea level .\nthe golan brewery in the golan magic complex boasts a unique compound combining onsite beer manufacturing ( book a tour to discover the secrets behind its four varieties ) , a bar and brew - house meat restaurant . golan magic also houses the taste of the galilee and the golan kosher dairy restaurant .\nall youtube evolution bread . golan brewery nowait app lacat carmella joli paloma jusu itai bar on issta harash 1909tlv rezo boutique\nnational supermarket chain tiv ta ' am is among the distributors of the golan brewery ' s beers as of 2012 .\nprior to the golan brewery ' s collaboration agreement with the golan heights winery in 2009 , its yearly output was 150 , 000 bottles per year and the beer had a shelf life of only a few days . the golan brewery ' s beers were featured at the third beer festival in haifa in 2010 .\nprior to the golan brewery ' s collaboration agreement with the golan heights winery in 2009 , its yearly output was 150 , 000 bottles per year and the beer had a shelf life of only a few days . the golan brewery ' s beers were featured at the third beer festival in haifa in 2010 .\nalso at the golan magic complex \u2013 a dairy coffee shop and store with all the best that the golan has to offer .\nthe \u201cgolan brewery\u201d\u2018s secret is its water \u2013 the nearby seleucia spring , whose water are rich with minerals . producing 4 types of beer , the brewery and its visitors center are combined with a good restaurant , and located in the golan\u2019s visitors center near katsrin .\n\u201cbranding and design for the golan brewery . the golan brewery was launched as a joint venture by the ohayon family and the golan heights winery . located in katzrin , the brewery produces beer of an international caliber . in our search for a design concept , we engaged in a dialogue between the local and the sophisticated , the masculine and the liberated , and the rugged and the cultured . \u201d\ncurrently , golan brewery ' s sales are mainly to private customers who visit the site . the company has not marketed its product to chain stores or private stores . however , given access to golan heights winery ' s marketing apparatus , the brewery hopes to break into those sales points .\ncompany to invest nis 3 million in collaboration with golan brewery to produce premium beer in nothern city of katzrin . founder of brewery : we aspire to be no . 3 in beer production after coca cola and tempo\narcheological evidence indicates that beer was produced in the golan heights in ancient times . the founders of golan brewery wanted to revive this tradition when they opened shop in 2006 . it is one of the first and most established craft breweries in israel . golan aims to create the freshest beers by not using preservatives and not pasteurizing their product . stop by golan brewery after a day of outdoor fun in northern israel to relax with a cold beer .\n\u201cbranding and design for the golan brewery . the golan brewery was launched as a joint venture by the ohayon family and the golan heights winery . located in katzrin , the brewery produces beer of an international caliber . in our search for a design concept , we engaged in a dialogue between the local and the sophisticated , the masculine and the liberated , and the rugged and the cultured . \u201d designed by israeli design agency blend it via thedieline\nthe golan heights winery is venturing into the beer industry for the first time . the company is launching a new initiative together with the golan brewery to make premium beer . the two companies have signed on a strategic collaboration deal that will establish in the coming months a brewery that will produce premium israeli beer .\nsome craft breweries , such as the golan brewery , have special lines that allow them to experiment without changing their main product line . \u201cour special line ,\nbrewers : discover our brewer resources here . are you affiliated with this brewery ?\nthe golan brewery [ 5 ] - located in\nkesem hagolan\n, the golan visitors center , close to the golan heights winery . established in 2006 , brewing german style beer by a german brewmaster . they offer 4 to 5 types of beer , including an genuine bavarian\nweizen\n. opening hours : from 11am until the small hours of the night .\nthe beer will be marketed and distributed by golan heights winery ' s sales and marketing apparatus .\nlocated in katzrin , in the golan heights , the golan brewery is one of israel\u2019s larger microbreweries . its line of bazelet beers is also amongst the easiest to find in stores . following a collaboration agreement with the golan heights winery in 2009 , production and distribution of the beer increased dramatically , to the point that they now produce upwards of 130 , 000 liters per year .\nin a new initiative , the golan heights winery and the current golan brewery have announced a joint venture to set up a premium golan brewery in katzrin in the near future . it is planned the new brewery will produce 300 , 000 liters of beer in 330 ml . bottles and draft kegs . this is another example of the beer and wine worlds working together in israel . already tempo , israel\u2019s largest brewery , own barkan \u2013 segal , israel\u2019s second largest winery . also coca cola israel / carlsberg israel ( aka central bottling company ) , israel\u2019s largest beverage producer , own tabor winery . tabor is one of the ten largest wineries and is one of the fastest growing in the country . the move by the golan heights winery increases the basket of goods they distribute , allows them to reach a younger market and re - emphasises their commitment to the golan heights . maybe the golan heights , which is famous for its wine ( yarden , gamla , golan ) and water ( eden ) , will soon become more well - known also for its beer .\nkudler , owner of this negev brewery , learned to love beer in alaska and learned the trade at a brewery in boulder , colorado . the brewery\u2019s specialty is its light and fruity passion - fruit beer , while the smoked salmon variety has to be tasted to be believed .\nthe golan brewery in katzrin , the capital of the golan heights , was one of the first and is one of the more established craft breweries in israel . it ' s hard to call it\nmicro\nwhen it is planning this year to top production of 300 , 000 liters . opened in 2006 , golan changed its brand name to bazelet in 2009 when the famous golan winery joined them as a partner , bringing in professionalism , capital investment , marketing savvy , and proven sales .\nprivate transportation : from route 90 , there are four road\nascents\nto the golan heights .\none of the first clients i was responsible for when i started working for blend - it in 2010 was golan brewery . bazelet was the brewery ' s premiere beer brand , one of the first boutique beers in israel . i developed its visual language with creative directors ernesto bijovski and assaf cohen\nukatz brewery with sisters kathrin ( to his right ) and stephanie meyer , and their mother .\nestablished in 2006 , golan is brewing german - style beer by a german brewmaster in qatsrin , israel .\nthe first of israel\u2019s micro - breweries was the dancing camel brewery which was founded in 2006 by an american immigrant in tel aviv . since then , a host of micro - breweries have set up across the country , from the golan brewery based in katzrin in the golan heights , to the lone tree brewery in gush etzion . one of the most successful micro - breweries to have started in israel in the past few years is pavo , located in the town of zichron yaakov on the slopes of mount carmel .\nas part of the new initiative , some nis 3 million ( about $ 750 , 000 ) will be invested to expand golan brewery ' s production lines . until now , the brewery put out 150 , 000 bottles a year , but now hopes are to boost that number to somewhere around a million .\nuntil now , premium beer holds a 15 % share of the beer market . with the new step , we aspire to be the third player in the market after coca cola and tempo and to do for beer what golan heights winery did for wine ,\nsaid haim ohayon , golan brewery ' s entrepreneur .\nthe srigim brewery offers a variety of flavors that will satisfy all tastes . ( photo : srigim )\ni put the question to michael giladi , the belgium - born new brewery manager .\neven though they ' re both double bock styles , they ' re very different beers ,\nmike told me .\nog alon is a joint venture of two very talented professionals : michael avery , the australian - born winemaker at the golan winery , and omri zilberman , the golan brewery brewmaster . for more details mike sent me to omri .\nif you ' re looking for something a little different along - side a good cup of coffee , then come to the taste of the galilee and the golan \u2013 a kosher dairy restaurant and shop with all the best the golan has to offer . take pleasure in the wonderful combination of produce from the fertile golan and the creation of man .\no \u2013 wow , what a surprise . this is a pretty tasty doppelbock from an israeli brewery . kinda nuts thinking about a jewish brewery brewing a decent example of a german style beer . l ' chaim .\nthe negev brewery handed out sample shots at an event earlier this summer . ( photo : negev beer )\nin 2006 , cohen joined forces with ernest bijovsky , an argentinian - born israeli who also served in the golan heights during his time in the military , to form studio blend - it , a graphic design agency specializing in branding . when they were tasked with designing a slew of labels for the golan brewery , a boutique beermaker situated in the tiny golan heights village of katzrin , both cohen and bijovsky instantly knew what sort of imagery they wanted to invoke .\ngolan heights winery [ 4 ] - located in qatzrin , near the golan visitor center . golan heights winery marketing its wines under four leading brands \u2013 yarden , gamla , mount hermon and golan . they offer tours and tastings . opening hours : monday - thursday 8 : 30 - 18 : 30 , sunday 8 : 30 - 17 : 30 , friday and holiday eve 8 : 30 - 13 : 30 . tel : + 972 - 4 - 696 - 8435 / 09\nfounded in 2006 , the dancing camel brewery opened as israel\u2019s first production microbrewery . ( photo : dancing camel )\nan exact , authentic model of the golan heights , in full color , displays the region ' ' s history . .\nboutique shop \u2013 souvenirs from the golan , organic dried fruit , cheeses from boutique dairies in the galilee and golan , wines from the best wineries in israel , the best virgin olive oil . open sun . \u2013 fri . 9 : 00am \u2013 4 : 00pm\n\u201cfor the brewery , one of its most important values is that it is so local to the golan , \u201d cohen explains . \u201cso because of that , we took reference from all the signs around the golan , the script of the military text , and also the graffiti on the buildings there . from there we began to develop the language and look of the beer labels . \u201d\nthe golan is mostly a rural area , and as such it is pretty much crime free . however , the golan is also one of the world ' s largest military barriers , and while it offers many hiking options , several basic safety rules should always be followed :\n\u2018capital of golan heights\u2019 holds many attractions for visitors , from an award - winning winery to a living - history museum and nature reserves .\nwe are continuing to manufacture beer and pour it as usual ,\nmoti bar , said yesterday , cool to the reports of secret talks between israel and syria . bar is the manager of the new golan brewery , which opened two months ago in katzrin .\npublic transport : there are a few daily buses from tiberias , hatzor and kiryat shmona to the golan hights . services are few and far between due to the low population . golanbus operates public transport from / to the golan heights , available only in hebrew though [ 3 ] .\nthis new product will be a new marketing platform for golan heights winery in pubs , bars , and restaurants ,\nsaid levy rushansky .\nthe golan heights is the wettest area in the region . there are many waterfalls including the gamla , sa ` ar and the banias waterfalls .\nmeanwhile , at the brewery in carmiel , owner bryan meadan was able to feel in macro what i was hearing in the field .\ntamar shapiro , who runs the brewery with her siblings , shows off her family ' s wares . ( photo : shapiro beer )\nthe development stage of the new beer will be concluded within the coming months , in the framework of which a new , fresh , unpasteurized beer will be created from water taken from the heights ' salukia spring . the shelf life of golan brewery beer , which is sold under the names golan , galil , emeq , and bazelet , as of now stands at only a few days . new production techniques will lengthen this shelf life .\nthe headlines that appeared yesterday in haaretz were the last thing that golan heights residents were expecting . in recent years , they had led a well - financed public relations campaign , with the assistance of media consultant eyal arad , with the slogan selling the heights as the\ngolan - open up to life .\nthe old slogan ,\nthe golan - an inseparable part of israel ,\nhas become a distant memory that only old - timers recall .\nthe golan brewhouse is the perfect place for an event and kosher meals for groups of 150 . open daily from 11 : 00am to the last diner .\nbeing gluten - free , the meadan brewery never uses leavened grain and therefore , in effect , remains kosher - for - passover year round .\nthere will be beer , food and music - - the staples of all beer festivals it seems . from the logos on the poster , the following beers will be on sale : ralph ( a brewery on kibbutz gal ' ed which i ' m hearing about for the first time ) , the dictator , shepherds ( from bir zeit in the west bank ) , bazelet ( golan brewery ) , vilde chaye , fass brewhouse , and barzel .\ni can ' t read hebrew and thus can ' t understand a single thing the brewery has to say about this product . still , it ' s quite obvious to me that , whatever they ' ve done , they did it right . this is a good example of a doppelbock and a very nice beer altogether . a solid first impression of golan brewery and israel ' s craft scene on the whole . thanks for the souvenir , evelyn !\n\u201cit\u2019s one of the most visual elements you see when you visit the golan , \u201d he says . \u201ceveryone knows the signage there and instantly recognizes it . \u201d\nlocated in srigim , \u201csrigim brewery\u201d is actually a combined visitor center of two micro - breweries \u2013 \u201c ella valley brewery \u201d and \u201c ronen brewery \u201c . the first offers four classic types of beer ( bavarian wheat ; blond ale ; irish red ; and stout ) while the second offers special and unique flavors , with matching brand names \u2013 \u201c the ugly indian \u201c ; the wicked dusky one \u201c ; and \u201c the insolent wheat \u201c .\nthe story of the golan heights , the sound of erupting volcanoes , flowing rivers , birds tweeting and tanks roaring\u2026history , settlements , battles , nature and knowledge of the area . groups , visitors , students , soldiers and tourists of all ages are welcome to learn about the golan heights and experience it from a different angle .\neven before passover ended , i was getting signals that the kosher - for - passover date ale from the meadan brewery was going to be a success .\ni got my first hands - on commercial experience in brewing while working as a volunteer in a small craft brewery in new jersey ,\nexplains david .\nisrael has a small but thriving microbrewery scene that takes pride in local terrain . with more speciality craft beer bars popping up in the cities like tel aviv , the craft beer revolution is slowly overtaking the party capital . golan brewery is one of the most popular microbrews , and for a hyperlocal beer , a hyperlocal label was required .\nthere is hope for different arrangements , better ones that would leave us here in the golan , and won ' t destroy the wonderful settlement enterprise that we have built in the golan ,\nbar added .\nwe need to think about long - term leasing . i hope whoever leads us to a future accord will go in that direction .\nbrand . ( og was the biblical king of bashan which was on the golan . ) og beers are sold in distinctive squat bottles of 330 milliliters . the styles have included\nthanks to an award - winning 3d panoramic show at the golan magic ( kessem hagolan ) tourist center just east of katzrin , you can do all that without stepping outdoors .\ngolan heights tour guide yehuda geller recommends starting with a nature walk at eden springs park at katzabia junction . the park surrounds the waterway that supplies the mey eden water bottling plant nearby .\nnaama ashkenazi named her brewery for her grandmother , klara . naama , who has been brewing since 2005 , is part of a growing number of female brewers . her india pale ale won the gold grade in a 2011 international competition held in israel , and her stout won the silver grade . at the time , she was still fermenting beer in her kitchen . she was awarded \u201cthe best small brewery in israel\nat the competition .\ni didn\u2019t even have a brewery yet ! \u201d she says , laughing .\nat the visitors ' center take part in a multisensory journey to the wide open spaces of the golan \u2013 a panoramic movie shown on a 180 degree screen that activates the senses . hear the sounds , get wet , feel the cold , see the spaces , smell the flowers . enjoy a model of the golan heights accompanied by an audiovisual show , depicting the fascinating story of the golan heights . a screening is held daily at the complex every hour on the hour from 9 : 00am to 5 : 00pm . the screenings are in hebrew , english and russian .\nthe libira brewery in haifa boasts one of israel\u2019s few authentic beer cellars \u2013 a pub oozing warmth and intimacy , with a sparkling tap bridge hosting six freshly brewed , richly flavored , draft boutique beers fresh from the brewery . the brewery\u2019s regular offerings include weiss , a bavarian - style wheat beer ( hefeweizen ) ; double pils , a strong german - style lager ; porter , a traditional british - style dark ale with coffee and chocolate flavors ; and bitter , a traditional british - style amber ale with a subtle sweetness .\nanother new beer logo for the moody cow brewery - this time it ' s their absolutely fabulous simply red irish ale . probably one of the best beers i h\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\n, a brewery in the gush etzion area , markets a date pomegranate beer each year around the holiday season to coincide with the fruits that are harvested and eaten around that time .\nthere are interesting hiking courses throughout the golan . breichat ha - meshushum ( hexagon pool ) is a pool with natural hexagonal volcanic tiling . yahudia wadi and ein zivan wadi are also popular hiking courses .\nin petach tiqwa is a bar - and - restaurant which also offers tours of its brewery . patrons order food , drink beer and watch as future batches are made before their eyes .\nwhile keeping to the style of small , quality european breweries , alexander brewery\u2019s goal is to produce excellent israeli beer . they strive to be \u201cgreen\u201d whenever possible , and stress the use of fresh , quality ingredients . this includes european hops , malt , and yeast , in addition to israeli water treated by reverse osmosis to become totally pure . being a small boutique brewery allows alexander to focus their thinking and creativity to producing the tastiest beer . located in netanya , alexander brewery is the perfect place for those looking to escape the hectic buzz of tel aviv .\n( in april the first german - israeli collaboration beers was unveiled in munich , a product of herzl beer in jerusalem and the crew republic brewery near munich . this beer was brewed according the\nthe idea to invite the dancing camel to work with a german brewery was first raised by dr . dan shaham , the israeli consul general in munich . he made the connection with the br\ngolan heights winery ceo anat levy rushansky reported that their entry into the field of beer is a strategic move for the company meant to round out the winery ' s product line and will target a young audience .\ntwo - thirds of the golan heights has been under israeli occupation since 1967 , when israel seized the area during the six - day war . the remainder is under syrian control . following the 1973 yom kippur war , israel returned another 5 % of the land to syria . israel subsequently began building settlements in the area , and granted the syrian druze inhabitants permanent residency status . in 1981 , israel annexed the golan heights .\nthe malka brewery , in the picturesque western galilee community of klil , produces three bottled brews \u2014 an irish stout , a pale ale and an english lager \u2014 whose rustic tastes and aromas hark back to forgotten times . the owner , assaf lavi , maintains a small - scale family - run brewery with a hands - on approach , using only natural ingredients and low - tech equipment ( the community insists on not being linked to the national electricity grid , and its power source is sunlight ) . a visit to this tiny pearl of a brewery should be on every discerning tourist\u2019s itinerary .\nnonetheless , there are figures that show that the balance of immigration is not increasing , and for every new family that arrives , there are golan - born young adults who move to the center following their military service .\nthe model is situated in an enormous hall allowing the viewers to go on a journey through time among the scenery , sites and events that turn the visit to the golan heights into an amazing , unforgettable experience . .\nmount hermon ( 2284m ) , in the northernmost point of the golan heights . there is a cable car going up the mountain - in the summer you can enjoy a breathtaking scenery and in the winter you can ski .\ntheir large brewpub / restaurant is conveniently located in katzrin\u2019s industrial park , right next to their investor winery , as well as an olive oil production facility , providing an opportunity for a lovely half day of golan culinary exploration .\nalmost all of our 40 , 000 bottles were sold out ,\nbryan told me .\npeople visited our brewery and bought our beer all of passover week , and the feedback was very positive .\nthe situation in the golan definitely allows [ leasing ] ,\nsaid bar .\nthere is no friction with residents who belong to syria , like the friction that exists in the territories that have a palestinian population .\nafter experiencing the movie ( in english , hebrew or russian ) , you\u2019ll want to visit some of those places in real time . katzrin , the unofficial capital of the golan , is a great place to start the journey .\nthe brewery ' s name , golan , makes me think of golem , the frankenstein - like creature of jewish folklore . indeed , this dark ruddy - brown beer is intimidating ; it has a complexion that looks as though it were made of clay and a tall , statuesque head that ' s hard as a rock . funny enough , the beer ' s name , bazelet , is similar to bezalel , the rabbi who created the most popular golem narrative .\nfeel the spray of the waterfalls running down to the jordan river . slide down the slopes of mount hermon . smell fragrant blossoms and taste the wine , olive oil , and fresh - picked apples , cherries and grapes of the golan heights .\ncohen and bijovsky worked with a colour palette inspired by the wild animals of the golan heights \u2014 deers , eagles , antelopes and gazelles \u2014 to create a font set that invoked the sharp , strong language on the military signs . the result was a family of labels , in soft blue , deep maroon , mustard yellow , black and sage , with the names of golan\u2019s pilsner , wheat and ale varieties marching in proud , almost - retro style , across the curved slope of the bottle .\nthe salara brewery of kibbutz ginegar in the jezreel valley has earned a place of pride on the local beer scene . its two flagship lines have a particularly good reputation among local beer aficionados : a smoked stout with rich flavor and dark chocolate - coffee aroma , and a dark bitter reminiscent of a typical british pub brew . at latest count , the brewery was producing five types : the latter two plus a lager , a pale ale and a wheat beer .\nlocated in haifa\u2019s hip lower city , just a block from the mediterranean , is libira . opened by commercial brewery veterans leonid lipkin and erik salarov , it features various brews , including a german - style lager and full - bodied smoked stout . what libira pub and brewery lacks in looks , with its concrete floors and columns , exposed brick , and high ceilings , it makes up for in personality . the beer is produced by traditional methods and is unpasteurized and unfiltered .\nlocated by the site of the battle of david vs . goliath , gal\u2019s brewery was founded , well , by gal . . he offers four different types of ale and on the week - end can contemplate it with a full meal .\na quality meat restaurant with a menu similar to that in quality beer breweries around the world , our advantage is quality meat from the golan heights with the aroma of beer along - side fresh beer . our motto :\nfreshness , quality and unending service\n.\naram deke l looks like a beer model . a smile hidden behind a big beard and a proud \u201cbelly beer\u201d all indicate his business and passion best . located in zafririm , \u201cabeer haella\u201d brewery offers several beer types , with supplementing cheese toasts .\nwhen graphic designer assaf cohen was serving in the israel defense forces , as is required of all israeli citizens , he was stationed in the golan heights . he was instantly taken by the harsh yellow signs and the way they stood out from the backdrop of the region .\nthe israel - syria border runs through the golan heights along an area known as the purple line . this line is patrolled by a united nations peacekeeping force . no one is allowed to cross the border without special permission , though there is a un - operated border crossing .\nmeanwhile , in the galil / galilee region , galil brewery ( hebrew - only website ) is your best option . located on kibbutz moran ( just off the main east - west road running from akko / acre , past karmiel and on towards the area of safed / tzefat ) , galil brewery makes some of the best rated , if under - recognized beers in the country . in fact , lior weiss of tel aviv\u2019s beer bazaar store , mentions galil as one of his favorite breweries in the country .\nco - founder itzik shapiro told me that his brothers avi and daniel are also heavily involved in the business , and their sister tamar now runs tastings at the brewery . visits at the brewery are encouraged , and typically require a minimum of 15 people . but if you want to arrange a visit for a smaller group , itzik says you can always call and try your luck . if they\u2019re around and available , they are happy to welcome you ! to arrange a visit , call 02 - 561 - 2622 .\nin the soaring golan heights , the land is rocky , leafy green , and pocketed with minefields . israel has occupied this fertile plateau on the syrian border since 1967 , when the jewish state captured it during some of the most intense fighting of the fabled six - day war .\nwas the first israeli boutique beer ever to be offered on market . opened in 2006 , it was also tel aviv\u2019s first micro - brewery to open up in the city . the dancing camel offers over 10 types of beers , some with wacky flavors and crazy labels on the bottles , but the classic beers like the pale ale or the ipa are some of israel\u2019s best beers available . last year they opened up a brewpub next to the brewery so you can get a great meal and a great cold one paired together as well .\nbook a tour in advance at the golan heights winery , one of israel\u2019s largest and most award - winning wineries : a one - hour tour followed by tastings , a two - hour professional wine tasting , a vineyard tour or a premium tour that includes a gourmet meal accompanied by wines .\nbira malka ( hebrew : \u201cqueen\u2019s beer\u201d ) is produced in a boutique brewery next to a crusaders period fortress in the western galilee ( yechiam ) , and accoridingly its 3 types of beer ( dark , pale ale and saison ) provide a rare flavor to this region .\nsince 2005 , the brewery has run an annual oktoberfest celebration , drawing large crowds of both local visitors and tourists . their various beers are solid and refreshing . while perhaps not distinctive , they certainly make one of the most consistent and best quality beers available in israel .\nthe golan heights distillery \u2013 which won three medals in 2016 , just one year into its existence \u2013 produces a dozen types of whisky , absinthe , gin and arak . to book a tour and tasting in english , call david zibell , + 972 - ( 0 ) 54 - 384 - 3069 .\nthe craft beer renaissance in israel just celebrated its tenth anniversary . and , not coincidentally , so did the dancing camel brewery in tel aviv . it was the dancing camel in 2006 , under the guiding hand of david cohen , that fired the first salvo against industrial beer in israel .\nthe brewery is owned by a prize - winning winery in israel . brewed in the golan mountains , bazelet beers are made with mineral water filtered naturally through the local basalt rock . bazelet offers pilsner \u2013 pale , light , lager beer with a pleasant , grainy bitter and slightly sweet malt flavor ( 4 . 9 % abv ) ; amber ale \u2013 red amber ale with a good balance between bitter and fruity ( 6 . 4 % abv ) ; bavarian - style wheat beer ( 5 . 1 % abv ) , and double bock beer , a strong , dark lager ( 8 % abv ) .\nthe goan brewery is a real prize . it has great ( i mean it ) beer which is brewed on premisis . good location with plenty of parking and good prices . we had the burgers and beer sampler . super burgers . at 230 grams , it was enormous and cooked . . .\nhead next to alesmith , whose handcrafted ales are inspired by european classics . get introduced to their year - round flavors , such as their interpretation of a british - style pub ale , as well as their seasonal and barrel - aged brews . your last stop is at stone brewing , whose exceptional releases defy traditional expectations . taste their dedication to craftsmanship and unique flavors as you sample their core beers , special releases , and ipas . as you taste each brewery ' s fine products , your informed guide educates you on the beer - making process and what makes each brewery one of a kind .\nanother unique aspect of the industry is that brewers are experimenting with local ingredients in an attempt to capture the tastebuds of local enthusiasts . in its most recent attempt to create a beer that would speak to their clientele , dancing camel brewery created an etrog ( citron ) beer for the holiday of sukkot .\nbut the region\u2019s own war - torn history lurks in plain sight . in the 1970s , after hundreds of palestinian and syrian refugees stormed israel\u2019s border in an attempt to return to the golan heights , the israeli government responded by planting hundreds of landmines in its rich soil \u2014 landmines which continue to lurk below ground to this day .\nthe golan heights is a rocky plateau at the southern end of the anti - lebanon mountains , and straddles the borders of syria and israel . israel currently occupies about two - thirds of the territory , which it seized in the 1967 six - day war and annexed in 1981 , while syria holds the remaining one - third .\n\u201cyou\u2019ll see lots of plants and animals , and there are pools you can put your feet into , \u201d says geller . \u201cthere are signs throughout the park explaining about the water and containing bible verses about water . you have a great view of the kinneret [ sea of galilee ] and the western slopes of the golan heights . \u201d\nthe golan archeological museum in katzrin features relics of byzantine - period churches and synagogues and an audiovisual presentation of the heroic defense of the jewish town of gamla against conquering roman forces one year before the better - known standoff at masada in 67 ce . roman arrowheads , ballista stones , clay oil lamps , and coins minted during the siege are displayed as well .\nalthough at times the obscure flavor agents might seem a bit gimmicky , when they work they really work well . cohen\u2019s prescience allowed him to be the first craft beer to penetrate many bars and restaurants throughout the country , and his brewery\u2019s growing popularity led him to open a new bar in tel aviv\u2019s hip florentine district ( vital 10 ) .\nnevertheless , david outlasted the bureaucracy and opened the dancing camel brewery and pub in 2006 . he chose the name based on a legend concerning rabbi israel najara , who was saved from bandits by a ring of dancing camels which protected him . i can see where david might have felt he needed the same protection from the enveloping red tape .\nafter the construction of a quality winery , a bottled mineral water plant and hundreds of guest rooms , continued development seemed natural . but a veteran resident of the heights , who has lived on the golan for 35 years and is raising his grandchildren there , is less optimistic than bar .\nsince 1990 , golan residents are driving in a car that has a ' for sale ' sign on it ,\nhe said .\nbibi [ netanyahu ] posted a sign , [ ehud ] barak posted a sign , and so did [ shimon ] peres . only with arik [ sharon ] were we unsure . the price is known , there just isn ' t a buyer . as soon as the buyer will come , they will sell us .\nthe american - style dancing camel brewery in tel aviv starting the ball rolling when us \u00e9migr\u00e9 david cohen opened israel\u2019s first licensed microbrewery in 2009 . based in the heart of tel aviv , this state - of - the art brewery produces a surprising variety of carefully crafted kosher brews . notable are its carobbean stout , brewed with the ubiquitous mediterranean carob ; six - thirteen pomegranate ale , released for the high holidays ; the high - alcohol content golem beer ; gordon beach blond , spiced with rosemary and mint ; and trog wit , brewed with etrog ( citron ) for the sukkot holiday . the flying camel also has its own pub which , unusual for tel aviv , is closed on shabbat .\nnimrod castle is is an ancient fortress in the northern golan heights , built in the 13th century by muslim rulers to defend against a possible crusader attack . it is located on a steep mountain ridge , with deep forested ravines on either side , and has a stupendous view of its surroundings . there is a trail leading from the fortress ' s west edge downhill several kilometers to banias .\nthe dancing camel also broke the ice for other brewers in israel to follow suit . in short order , micro - breweries were opening in other places : bazelet on the golan heights , malka on kibbutz yechiam , negev in kiryat gat , shapiro and mosco in beit shemesh , alexander in emek hefer , srigim on kibbutz srigim ( li - on ) , herzl in jerusalem , and others .\nthe labels are assertive but not frightening , cohen explains , meaning they pay homage to the golan heights\u2019 landmine signs without attempting to invoke any sense of fear or panic . \u201cthe signs are very strong , \u201d he says . \u201cthe colours and the process of the background is done like a craft . it\u2019s historical visual language , and it became the reference point for our work on the design . \u201d\nomri said that double bocks ( or doppelbocks ) are lager beers that were first brewed in germany ( historically associated with the town of einbeck ) when there was an economic need to transport beer further afield than just the immediate area of the brewery . just like india pale ales hundreds of years later , double bocks were strengthened for the journey by higher percentages of hops and alcohol .\n\u201cmy aliyah plans were already underway and i knew i didn\u2019t want to continue being an accountant in israel . what started as a ' wouldn\u2019t it be cool if . . . ' moment , really began to take shape working in a commercial brewery . i would not have had the confidence to go from brewing 40 liters to 1 , 200 liters per batch without that experience . \u201d\nnestled in the so - called \u201clowlands\u201d region ( shefelah in hebrew ) between tel aviv and jerusalem , there are a few breweries in and around the city of beit shemesh . in the industrial zone of beit shemesh itself , shapira brewery sits in an old warehouse space . one of the better - known israeli craft beers , shapira is a family business that has been operating since august 2011 .\n, a northern brewery from the galilean city of carmiel , went a bit further away from tradition and created a line of gluten - free beer out of hummus ( made from chickpeas ) and another out of buckwheat . cohen recommended the meadan beer after tasting it at the recent tel aviv beer festival . \u201cthe meadan beers are really impressive , especially for beer made without gluten , \u201d he said .\nthe founders , jerusalem natives , opened herzl in order to fight major corporations dominating the beer industry . they strive to create interesting flavors using the highest quality ingredients , and wish to avoid making \u201cboring\u201d everyday beer . they made headlines in the spring of 2016 for brewing a beer said to be a similar recipe to that which was drank in jesus\u2019 time . this exciting experimentation is only part of what makes herzl brewery unique .\nthe brewery , which offers traditional ales and stouts , is run by six siblings . it all started in their parents\u2019 jerusalem basement , when one of the brothers got a home brewing kit he found while studying in milwaukee , a beer haven and their mother ' s hometown . their seasonals include a winter brew fermented with wood chips soaked in jack daniel ' s whiskey , then aged in an oak barrel for three months .\nat the same time , the golan heights began a wide campaign in an attempt to absorb new residents . twenty - four towns are currently offering that new residents come join them , and there is expanded construction in several towns . new neighborhoods are being built adjacent to the kibbutzim of gashur and kfar haruv . construction of a new town , matzok oravim , has begun in recent years . according to media reports , finance minister abraham hirchson has even purchased a plot there .\nlocated on the shores of the alexander river , alexander beers is a down right superstar in the world of beers . winning two gold medals in the european beer star competition in 2014 , for its blonde beer and black beer , alexander beers mean business . they don\u2019t do flavored beer or put fruit in it . it\u2019s a classic brewery that is reaching many bars or pubs in the country , whether on tap or in a bottle .\nthis craft brewery offers three ales and a porter . their ambr\u00e9e ale revives an old french country style \u2013 bi\u00e8re de garde \u2013 whose recipe was almost lost , then rediscovered by home brewers in the u . s . and europe . their belgian blonde ale is fruity and tart , with less alcohol by volume ( abv ) . their black , which is complex and rich , has a higher abv and is good for winter quaffing .\nthis brewery offers seven kinds of beer . i tasted their india pale ale ( 6 . 5 % abv ) . it was very good with noticeable flavors of lichi , passiflora and grapefruit . they said that when the rolling stones performed in israel , their beer of choice was srigim ipa . they offer dark ale , belgian tripel ( 9 . 2 % abv ) , and irish red ale ( 5 . 2 % abv ) among the rest .\nbegin your journey with a welcome drink aboard hotshots brewery tours ' retrofitted fire truck , which takes you around the city . your first taste of san diego ' s brewing scene is at mission brewing , which boasts a 2 , 500 - square foot ( 232 - sq m ) tasting room and over 40 national and international awards under its belt . sample a number of their core and seasonal beers , all of which are brewed , bottled , and kegged on - site .\nto pay tribute to this israeli beer pioneer , contact the brewery via its website to arrange a tour . tours require a minimum of 10 people , and last about 1 hour , costing 70 nis per person . or just stop by either tel aviv location for a visit ( brewpub open from 5 pm until last customer , every night except fri , florentine open 7 days a week from 7 pm ) , or dance with an alcoholic camel at a local bar or liquor store .\nsome areas of the golan are used by the israeli military as training grounds . there are usually recognised by the\nfiring zone\nsigns in the entrance . while marked trails are pretty much safe , when going off - road you should check the local maps to make sure you are not going into a fire ground . if in doubt , check with local police or military authorities . most training grounds are accessible during weekends ( fridays - saturdays ) and public holidays , and can also be accessed after coordination with military authorities .\nthe shapiro brewery in beit shemesh , near jerusalem , is one of the latest arrivals on the local beer scene . it\u2019s making quite a buzz , mainly thanks to a rather offbeat series of ads in which one of its beer bottles strikes a different character on the head in mid - sentence . it\u2019s still too early to predict how the brand will overcome the ever - growing competition , but one thing is for certain \u2014 jerusalemites are proud to have a beer they can call their own .\nfcb modern tavern : sunday : 10 a . m . - 6 p . m . monday - thursday : 11 a . m . - 9 p . m . friday : 11 a . m . - 10 p . m . saturday : 10 a . m . - 10 p . m . brewers breakroom : thursday - sunday : noon - 6 p . m . brewery tours : thursday - sunday : noon - 5 p . m . ( at the top of the hour ) .\nzohar winery founded by the doobie and ziva zohar and dr . carlos cozacov , the zohar winery released its first commercial wines from the 2008 vintage . this mini - winery , currently producing about 3 , 000 bottles annually , is located on moshav kidmat zvi on the golan heights . the wine is produced from several varieties including cabernet sauvignon , merlot , cabernet franc , syrah and petit verdot . you can have a private tasting and cozy chat with one of the owners there . call before coming . tel : + 972 - ( 0 ) 4 - 6964234\none of the reasons for this came as a result of the israeli government\u2019s decision in august 2012 to double the beer tax literally overnight . the tax is not gradual , and applies equally to the massive industrial brewers and to tiny craft brewers . weiss claims this is unique in the world , and it certainly took the wind out of the breweries\u2019 proverbial sails . even those that were able to remain afloat had little money left for marketing . others closed and the cost for a new brewery to launch became prohibitive .\nsome called 2011 the year for israel\u2019s micro - breweries with a surge in the number of breweries operating across the country . in a similar way to how wineries have sprung up in every corner of israel , micro - breweries have appeared at an incredibly rapid pace over the past few years , mostly by passionate israeli beer lovers who strive to create beer better than anything made by the large , commercial breweries . many of israel\u2019s micro - breweries are open to the public with visitors centers and brewery tours both interesting and , of course , tasty !\nori sagy , a former fighter pilot , runs alexander in emek hefer , near the alexander stream . a beer hobbyist for 25 years , he studied beer - making at siebel and brought in dutch brewmaster patrick van dam , who is responsible for the production process . the brewery is particular about making its brews with minimal impact on the environment . it produces small batches using traditional european techniques on modern equipment . like all local brews , the hops , malt and yeast are imported from europe , while the water is israeli \u2014 treated by reverse osmosis ."]}
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( david paul morris / bloomberg news )\nanthropologie europe on twitter :\noh no ! @ itscarop please contact community @ anthropologie . eu , we ' ll try and resolve this for you !\nkaia naturals juicy bamboo natural facial cleansing cloths , $ 15 . 50 ; at anthropologie\nthis holiday season , anthropologie dreamt up\naurora ,\nsilver ,\nand\nquinn .\nintroducing larger anthropologie stores is the latest in a series of moves by the retailer to show its willingness for risk .\nanthropologie is a brand that says , ' we have a lot of different kinds of weird experiences . '\nanthropologie is one of the original lifestyle brands whose unique lens on the world has served as a compass in our customers ' lives for nearly 24 years . unique as she is , our customer views anthropologie as a brand that truly gets her .\n2 . the name anthropologie was inspired by richard hayne\u2019s college degree in\u2014you guessed it\u2014anthropology , combined with his major in french .\nthe wonderful ea community has forwarded along a couple of amazing anthropologie diys \u2014 one for ourselves and one for the home .\noh no ! @ itscarop please contact community @ anthropologie . eu , we ' ll try and resolve this for you !\ncheck out our favorite looks from the designer collaborations debuting tomorrow on anthropologie ' s brand new online platform made in kind .\ni found a lovely anthropologie sweater in a thrift shop today with the anthro hang tag . i didn ' t see this label\nstill , it is troubling that anthropologie is still wrestling with these problems when it has been aware of them for a long time . a year ago , hayne told investors , \u201cclearly , the task at hand for the anthropologie team is to improve the apparel assortment . \u201d\npart of that final concept includes profiles of three imaginary anthropologie shoppers that catalog everything from what the girl ' s style is like to the type of music she listens to . this holiday season , anthropologie dreamt up\naurora ,\nsilver ,\nand\nquinn .\nan example of the large - format anthropologie store , which will feature expanded offerings in many departments and a place to eat in some stores .\ncomparable retail segment net sales increased 2 percent at urban outfitters , were flat at the anthropologie group , and fell 2 percent at free people .\nthe first anthropologie store opened in wayne , penn . , in 1992 , in a terra - cotta building that had been a car dealership .\nin an age where many companies are closing brick - and - mortar stores , anthropologie is focused on retail settings that attract legions of shoppers .\nrichard a . hayne , the chief executive of urban outfitters , was blunt in his assessment of anthropologie\u2019s problem during a conference call with investors .\ni love reading about projects like these ! ! i only wish i had the talent to create them myself . have you created any anthropologie diys ?\ntap this watery blush onto the apples of your cheeks for a subtle flush . perricone md no blush blush , $ 35 , available at anthropologie .\nwhat makes anthropologie ' s tactics different is that they ' re based on comfort and inclusivity . my colleagues have noted that\nthe feeling of anthropologie is like a warm bowl of oatmeal ,\nand\nthe store feels like you ' re walking into a hug from your kindergarten art teacher .\ndavid mccreight , president of urban outfitters inc . and ceo of anthropologie group , said the company is responding to customer demand by rolling out bigger stores .\nsimply put : it made an unforced fashion error . and now , anthropologie seems locked in a pattern of making the same mistake over and over again .\nthis lightweight gel contains papaya and grapefruit extracts to gently exfoliate your skin as you cleanse . mario badescu enzyme cleansing gel , $ 14 , available at anthropologie .\nthis pink - salt bath soak is packed full of soothing epsom salts to soothe tired muscles . leif hibiscus bath soak , $ 36 , available at anthropologie .\nlast night , i stopped by an exclusive blogger event at anthropologie ' s showroom to check out what they have in store for fall . besides the free sofi\nwe\u2019ll be reaching for this body butter every time we want to escape to a cabana on the beach . kai body butter , $ 52 , available at anthropologie .\nwork a dollop of this lightweight cream through damp hair to moisturize , control frizz , and boost shine . rahua finishing treatment , $ 45 , available at anthropologie .\nanthropologie is also incredibly strategic about its store blueprint ; furniture and racks must align at 35 - to - 40 - degree angles to create satisfying symmetry for its shoppers .\nand anthropologie ' s lifestyle - first approach works . it is the strongest brand in its parent company ' s portfolio ; according to urban outfitters inc . ' s 2014 annual report , anthropologie ' s north american net sales accounted for approximately 39 % of the brand ' s consolidated net sales , which were just over $ 3 billion .\none spritz of this fresh fragrance transports us to springtime in an orange grove . pharmacia eau de parfum in fleur d ' oranger , $ 24 , available at anthropologie .\n3 . anthropologie\u2019s in - house collections are based around three imaginary women\u2014each one with a name and characteristics that apply to the store\u2019s central aesthetics : feminine , artistic , and linear .\nthe new anthropologie stores will measure 20 , 000 to 30 , 000 square feet , more than 21 / 2 times the typical size of the current ones . a larger anthropologie will open in king of prussia mall in the fall , and also in palo alto and walnut creek , both in northern california ; one will open in westport conn . , in spring 2017 .\nbut for all the quirks that make anthropologie the fascinating brand it is , lavinia says it always returns to one key aspect , which isn ' t even all that innovative : femininity .\nyou might have bought a dress on its website , or paged longingly through its catalog , or rifled through its quirky offerings in store\u2014but there\u2019s probably still a lot you don\u2019t know about anthropologie .\ncalling all cat - eye fanatics : this pigmented black liner makes drawing crisp wings easy thanks to the user - friendly felt tip . eyeko eye do liquid eyeliner , $ 20 , available at anthropologie .\nin another move to boost its lower performing brands , urban outfitters inc . on wednesday announced plans to roll out larger anthropologie stores during a first - quarter earnings call in which the company reported record sales .\ni ' ve never been able to get a name for that one . there ' s another two i can ' t get the name of . i just put\nanthropologie 66170\nin the title .\nthe fruit enzymes and lactic acid in this mask gently exfoliate the skin , while cranberry - seed oil and coconut oil hydrate it . ren glycol lactic radiance renewal mask , $ 55 , available at anthropologie .\nthis finely milled , loose powder has a slight blurring effect when dusted all over the skin , and it never looks cakey or dry . w3ll people bio brightener invisible powder , $ 22 , available at anthropologie .\nthis brush blends pretty much any makeup product \u2014 liquids , creams , powders , you name it \u2014 into your skin with streak - free ease . artis oval 6 brush , $ 55 , available at anthropologie .\na sheer layer of this fluffy cream shadow is all you need to add a little definition to your lids before running out the door . rms beauty eye polish in solar , $ 28 , available at anthropologie .\nwhile their sister company urban outfitters may be the ones better known for their designer collaborations ( with the likes of geren ford and rachel comey ) , anthropologie is finally jumping on the collaboration bandwagon in their own special , anthropologie - esque way . instead of launching the collaborations one at a time , they ' re debuting 11 of them at once through a new online platform called made in kind , which will go live on april 5 .\nkeep this portable blemish stick on hand to stop budding pimples before they form . it\u2019s packed with acne - fighting zinc , salicylic acid , and witch hazel . indie lee blemish stick , $ 28 , available at anthropologie .\nwhile their sister company urban outfitters may be the ones better known for their designer collaborations ( with the likes of geren ford and rachel comey ) , anthropologie is finally jumping on the collaboration bandwagon in their own special , anthropologie - esque way . instead of launching the collaborations one at a time , they & apos ; re debuting 11 of them at once through a new online platform called made in kind , which will go live on april 5 .\ndid an anthropologie enthusiast create a\npersonal shopping service\nto scam trusting readers out of their money ? that ' s what some are claiming \u2014 and their accusations have rocked the weird world of\nanthro - blogging .\nthe anthropologie line debuted in 1991 , and , according to a women\u2019s wear daily article from that year , had \u201cchiffon looks\u201d for its first offerings and \u201csolid and printed lambswool sweaters , miniskirts and leggings\u201d for the fall and holiday seasons .\nthis sulfate - free shampoo is chock - full of activated charcoal to absorb any and all dirt and oil in the hair without making it feel stripped or dry . apotheke charcoal activated charcoal shampoo , $ 24 , available at anthropologie .\ndon\u2019t get me wrong , i can find a way to spend absurd amounts of money just about anywhere things are sold , but i\u2019m convinced that anthropologie\u2019s beauty department was made to reel me in so they can take all my dollars .\nshopping at anthropologie is an undeniably unique retail experience . the mood lighting , dreamy music , and handcrafted art pieces give the space an overwhelmingly homey feel\u2014and that ' s very much on purpose . everything about anthropologie ' s stores is meticulously calculated . in an age where companies are closing brick - and - mortar stores and spending money on perfecting the e - commerce experience , anthro has its eyes focused on its retail settings and the sensory components that attract legions of dedicated shoppers .\nthe latest installment of anthropologie ' s made in kind designer collections hits stores today , and includes collections by new york hipster label timo weiland , tea - dress master tracy reese , los angeles indie boutique tenoversix , and artist sophie duran .\nthis is where the magic of anthropologie comes into play ,\nerika lavinia , the brand ' s corporate display director , writes to me in an email .\ncolors are defined and materials are perfected creating examples of the overall vision , and then these concepts are passed off to the stores for execution . the feeling , mood , and personality of the home office concepts should be understood within each anthropologie location , but the details will make each and every one special .\nexecutives said tuesday that they are taking steps to improve the clothing at anthropologie . they\u2019ve reorganized their merchant teams and have added a new merchandise manager and three new design directors . they hope to see improvement in the back half of the year .\nas the weather takes an icy - cold dive , we ' ll be reaching for oil - rich balms like this one to soothe our dry , wind - whipped lips . mini + merry lip balm , $ 12 , available at anthropologie .\npurchased a beautiful kachel blouse the other day and did some research to find out where its sold . . anthropologie . maybe i ' ll have to trek to the mall one day and scan over the labels i can find at those popular stores !\nanyone who ' s ever walked into an anthropologie store knows that the brand kills it when it comes to colorful , cozy clothing and vintage - inspired home goods . with all the ornate door knobs , chunky sweaters , and pattern - crazy bedding that fill the place , it ' s plenty easy to overlook the beauty aisle . but it makes sense that anthropologie ' s selection of beauty products is just as curated as everything else it carries . it turns out , an incredible array of beauty products lives within anthropologie ' s shelves that perfectly complement the brand ' s aesthetic . so if you dig flapper - era - inspired lipsticks , vintage packaging , and eco - friendly nail polishes , we suggest you take a look at these offerings asap .\nmelt one dollop of this oil - infused cleanser in the palms of your hands and rub over dry skin . the luxurious oil will whisk away every bit of even the most stubborn mascara . eve lom cleanser , $ 80 , available at anthropologie .\ndried flowers , safflower oil , sugar , and vitamin e \u2014 these are just a few of the luxurious , skin - loving ingredients in this body polish . posies & co . body polish in fig blossom , $ 28 , available at anthropologie .\nthe first pair of larger anthropologie stores recently opened in portland , ore . , and in newport beach , calif . , and he said they received very enthusiastic responses . the stores have a full - service shoe salon , which has been a hit .\nso , why are the clothes not cutting it ? in a research note , neil saunders , managing director of globaldata retail , may have hit on it : \u201canthropologie , \u201d he said , \u201cis still a brand in search of a clear identity . \u201d\nthis scented sea - salt spray ( which also happens to be one of our favorites ) and body spray set will leave you smelling like a fresh flower from head to toe . olivine atelier you are loved set , $ 26 , available at anthropologie .\nunlike traditional bar soaps , which can leave our skin feeling tight and dry post - shower , this one contains shea butter , colloidal oatmeal , and olive oil to soothe and hydrate . barr - co . marine soap , $ 8 , available at anthropologie .\nthe company , which also owns the urban outfitters and free people brands , said the enlarged anthropologie stores will feature expanded selections of home products , apparel , and shoes and accessories , including jewelry ; a petite shop ; and , in some cases , a dining experience .\nanthropologie demonstrates a similar commitment to the unique with its catalogues . the brand doesn ' t just send out its periodical as a way to exhibit clothing . the booklet is a glimpse into a desired lifestyle . photo shoots take place in foreign markets , abandoned castles , and blooming fields . you ' ll never find an anthropologie item photographed against a white background ; anthro knows its shoppers are more likely to connect with a sweater that ' s worn by a backpacker trekking through a forest\u2014even if you can ' t see the sweater in full .\nwe were first attracted to this hand cream because of its mondrian - inspired packaging . once we tried it , however , we fell in love with the hydrating ( yet non - greasy ) formula , too . fictions hand cream , $ 22 , available at anthropologie .\nanthropologie\u2019s fashion stumbles are somewhat confounding because the business is so smartly managed in other ways . the company has long said it thinks it should have no more than 250 brick - and - mortar outlets . it has been choosy about only being in the toniest and most productive shopping centers .\nyour lips are easy to neglect when it comes to sun protection . that ' s why we always have a tinted , spf - packed balm like this one ( it has spf 30 ) on hand . coola liplux lip balm in summer crush , $ 18 , available at anthropologie .\nanthropologie ' s corporate creative director missy peltz tells racked that the brand aims for an\neclectic , rustic , modern\nfeel , and that the reason they focus so much on the physical details of the store is because they want to create a fantasy universe shoppers can get lost in .\nbut why make teddy bears out of thread spools and lanterns out of corks , only to have them live in the store for a short time ? ferrier believes this ephemerality is an important hook for customers . seasonal creations not only seduce shoppers , they convey anthropologie ' s dedication to originality .\nis there a customer for $ 410 frocks that will end up smudged with sand , salt water and sunscreen ? you bet . but she\u2019s shopping at calypso st . barth or barneys new york , or perhaps urltoken and matchesfashion . com . that big spender is not the traditional anthropologie customer .\nnot only will this pin cushion - inspired fragrance look adorable on top of your vanity , it ' ll smell so good on you , thanks to a blend of pink peppercorn , darjeeling tea , and energizing grapefruit . happ & stahns eau de parfum , $ 68 , available at anthropologie .\nthis isn ' t just any hair brush ; it ' s the iconic , universally loved mason pearson . why is it so good ? because it helps distribute oil evenly , so your blowout lasts longer , and add shine . mason pearson pocket brush , $ 105 , available at anthropologie .\nchances are , you know someone who loves this popular tub of balm . ( perhaps beyonc\u00e9 ? ) the cotton - seed - oil - infused formula hydrates lips , while imparting a soft flush of rosy color and shine . smith ' s rosebud salve , $ 6 , available at anthropologie .\ntrue to anthropologie ' s buying strategy now , the designers comprise a mishmash of indie names : karen walker ( who ' s already previewed some of her anthro pieces ) , gregory parkinson , john patrick , samantha pleet , charlotte linton , pipit , rachel rose and british brand place nationale .\ndab this creamy highlighter across your cheekbones , cupid\u2019s bow , and down the bridge of your nose for a dewy , lit - from - within glow that\u2019ll have everyone wondering if you\u2019ve just come back from a beach vacation . wander beauty catch the light highlighter , $ 25 , available at anthropologie .\nnot only are ilia ' s lip balms packed with hydrating castor - seed oil and cocoa - seed butter , but they leave a semi - matte tint on the lips that ' s pretty and natural - looking . ilia tinted lip conditioner in blossom lady , $ 26 , available at anthropologie .\n1 . anthropologie was actually founded by the same people who launched free people and urban outfitters \u2014a man named richard hayne , his wife judy wick , and their business partner , scott belair . after opening fp and uo in the ' 70s , hayne and crew went on to open anthro in 1992 .\nfor troubled women\u2019s clothier anthropologie , the first warning flags went up back in 2015 . sales were lackluster in the first quarter of the year , a slip that executives chalked up to a weak selection of dresses : some of the silhouettes were wrong , and so were the fabric choices and price points .\nnathalie lete and rebecca rebouche are two examples of artists who fortuitously migrated into homewares . rebouche was originally commissioned to create an original painting for the anthropologie in her hometown of new orleans . soon , her works were also hanging in the rockefeller center location . the interactions spurred by those occurrences spawned a mini - collection of bedding , dinnerware , puzzles , and wall art . a similar story is true for lete , a french artist whose paintings were featured in a johnson - curated show at the rockefeller center location . now anthropologie commissions four of her paintings annually , which are featured on a collection of dinnerware .\ni ' m a huge fan of eley kishimoto . i lived in london for two years - - where the design duo ' s pieces are in just about every indie boutique in the city - - so i spent plenty of time ogling their original prints and cute suits . that ' s why it ' s so exciting to see the results of the brand ' s collaboration with anthropologie . first launched last fall in london at anthropologie ' s regent street flagship , ek jam factory is now available at several us outposts , as well as on anthropologie . com . for spring , there are six sweet dresses and blouses . ( i ' m especially keen on the red sailor dress with birds . ) and it ' s priced quite reasonably - - $ 148 - $ 228 - - considering their dresses typically start at around $ 400 . here ' s a gallery of the six looks and their preliminary sketches .\nthe modern version of the journal , which was resurrected in 1962 with the subtitle ' international journal of the science of man ' by an internationally recognised czech anthropologist , professor jan jel\u00ednek , is founded on its long intellectual tradition from before the war , and dedicated to pursuing the same aims . under jan jel\u00ednek\u2019s editorship , anthropologie continued to be a ' four field ' journal , publishing articles from all the sub - disciplines of anthropology . the name of the journal was modified once again in 2013 , when it became anthropologie - international journal of human diversity and evolution , in order to emphasize both its heritage and broad scope .\nby the 1990\u2019s , our original customer was entering a new life stage . she longed for a store to indulge her creative side . dick , realizing this wasn ' t an isolated phenomenon , went on to build a lifestyle brand that catered to creative , educated and affluent 30 - 45 year - old women . anthropologie was born and in 1992 , the first standalone store opened in a refurbished automobile shop in wayne , pennsylvania . anthropologie is a portal of discovery for our customer - offering her a shopping destination with a well - curated mix of clothing , accessories , gifts , and home d\u00e9cor that reflect her personal style and individual passions .\nokay , this may be the most fragrant and fast - absorbing coconut oil we ' ve ever used . we love using this 100 % pure , raw coconut oil all over our bodies as a moisturizer and as a makeup remover that works wonders on waterproof mascara . cocovit coconut oil , $ 14 , available at anthropologie .\nnow that h & m ; , target , urban outfitters , topshop , macy ' s , kohl ' s and every store in the milky way have started shilling designer collaboration collections , fashionista reports that anthropologie is finally caving in and jumping on the cool kids ' bandwagon with its own bunch of sartorial pair - ups .\nafter the head design team at anthropologie\u2019s philadelphia hq creates each season\u2019s themes , they send photos and mood boards to each store\u2019s design team and let them loose on ideas . \u201c [ each ] artist has the freedom to interpret the idea how they see fit for their particular architectural space and in [ a ] medium they feel good about , \u201d ketija ratniece , a visual display artist at anthropologie in san francisco , told the blog whimsical agnesiga . \u201cthat way each individual store does not look \u2018cut & paste\u2019 but still relate through the concept . \u201d ( every idea has to be approved by corporate before the store can run with it , though . )\nmost retailers operate with specific methods , chasing profit via products with the widest appeal . it\u2019s a formula that ensures fun colors and funky styles are pushed aside in favor of the lowest common denominator . meanwhile , clothing and home retailer anthropologie has developed a dedicated and passionate audience by refusing to conform to the conventional wisdom of retailing .\nthe retailer\u2019s parent company , urban outfitters , reported tuesday that it saw a 2 . 9 percent decrease in comparable sales \u2014 a measure of sales online and at stores open more than year \u2014 at the corporate division that is anchored by anthropologie . that\u2019s the sixth consecutive quarter that sales have fallen or have been flat on this metric .\nfirst up , kate from scathingly brilliant loved the look of anthropologie\u2019s artist\u2019s rendering dress but couldn\u2019t find one for herself . so instead she made one ! using a white cotton dress as the base kate painted her own version of the dress and the results are incredible . get the full details on how she did it over on scathingly brilliant .\nbut the catalogs\u2014which the company refers to as \u201cjournals\u201d and are often shot in exotic locations\u2014also sell a lifestyle .\nretailers think catalogs are consumed by customers looking through them and deciding what they like and don ' t like ,\nconsumer psychologist adam ferrier told racked .\nbut catalogs are more used to create the brand ' s vibe . anthropologie ' s consumer is quite strange and aspirational . the brand comes to life in this type of catalog and lets the customer discover . \u201d susy korb , chief marketing officer of anthropologie , told the new york times , \u201cof course we\u2019re trying to sell clothes and accessories , but [ the catalog is ] more to inspire and engage . \u201d\naccording to racked , in 2014 , \u201canthropologie ' s north american net sales accounted for approximately 39 percent of the brand ' s consolidated net sales , which were just over $ 3 billion . \u201d its revenue per square foot is off the charts : the brand brings in $ 995 per square foot , compared to $ 696 for urban outfitters stores .\neach anthropologie store has its own visual display team that follows creative direction from corporate . every season , a 13 - person unit at anthro ' s philadelphia headquarters develops a concept that then trickles down to the store level . local store display teams can interpret the concept however they choose , so long as they get the final stamp of approval from philly .\nretailers think catalogues are consumed by customers looking through them and deciding what they like and don ' t like ,\nferrier adds .\nbut catalogues are more used to create the brand ' s vibe . anthropologie ' s consumer is quite strange and aspirational . the brand comes to life in this type of catalogue and lets the customer discover .\n. \u201cthe mainstream culture focuses on what you have . recently , what you do has become more important . we wanted to respond to the shift toward \u2018who you are . \u2019\u201d anthropologie stores would also spark something transformational , he said , \u201cwhere the visitor ' s imagination was just as important as that of the designer . \u201d they ' d also be interactive :\nmeanwhile , anthropologie also appears to be having success in getting its tentacles into new categories . its beauty division saw a \u201cdouble digit\u201d increase in comparable sales in the quarter , and its home category also continued to have momentum . its bridal concept , bhldn , continues to grow . that diversification of its offering could insulate it somewhat in the future from fashion fumbles .\ncompared to any other significant retailer , the women who shop at anthropolgie are extremely devoted and loyal to the brand . and while there\u2019s a range of factors that foster this obsession , the root cause is that anthropologie does not merely look to artists with the intent of extrapolating an artistic identity . but the people of anthropologie listen to artists and dialogue with them . hoey summarized , \u201cthere\u2019s a secret behind the products : the vast majority have stories behind them . it comes from authentic relationships with our internal design team , as well as artists and designers , in the world . the products we end up with end up becoming something no one has seen before . we spend a lot of time inventing things creatively . \u201d urltoken\nurban outfitters was the first brand of the urbn portfolio to cross the atlantic in 1998 , opening a store on kensington high in london . eleven years later , anthropologie followed , opening a store on regent street , ( also in london ) that spans 11 , 000 square feet across three floors . soon after , the brand opened another location nearby on kings road .\nthe debut collaborators include karen walker , gregory parkinson , john patrick , samantha pleet and some lesser known names like charlotte linton , pipit , rachel rose and british brand place nationale , for whom this will be a first foray into the north american market . they & apos ; re anthropologie price points , so most dresses are in the $ 120 - $ 300 range .\nthey are : alaska , iowa , montana , new hampshire , north dakota , south dakota , vermont , west virginia , and wyoming . soon , that number will shrink to eight ; anthropologie will open a store in west des moines , iowa , in 2016 . the store is also international : there are 12 in canada , nine in the uk , and one in france .\nit would seem these pieces represent an effort by the brand to lean into new trends , as voluminous and billowy silhouettes are lately taking center stage . but these garments would flatter only the narrowest range of body types and appeal to the most adventurous , deliberate fashionistas . in other words , anthropologie hasn\u2019t figured out how to translate this new aesthetic into looks that work for a mass audience .\nwe ' ll be honest : we were first attracted to these nail polishes because of the adorable elephant on the label . but after wearing the shades for a few days , we fell in love with the brand ' s vegan and peta - approved formula and color selection , too . ella + mila elite nail polish in bad obsession , $ 10 . 50 , available at anthropologie .\nthough the size of the design team depends on the time of year and the size of the store , each includes a display coordinator , who brainstorms and constructs both the window and store displays , and a visual coordinator , who merchandises the displays when they\u2019re done . many of anthropologie\u2019s displays are handmade and created with found materials . the budget for the windows is as little as $ 5000 .\nour customer is a creative - minded woman , who wants to look like herself , not the masses . she has a sense of adventure about what she wears , and although fashion is important to her , she is too busy enjoying life to be governed by the latest trends . to her , anthropologie is a portal of discovery\u2014a brush with what could be . a place for her to lose\u2014and find\u2014herself .\nfor any vintage - makeup - lover , the cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me of beauty finds is the perfect tube of red lipstick . although this one isn ' t truly vintage ( meaning you can actually use the lipstick ) , its art deco - inspired packaging feels weighty and luxurious . and the shade is everything you want in a red . albeit lipstick in scarlet , $ 18 , available at anthropologie .\nhere , you\u2019ll find 30 of the very best products sold at anthropologie right now . they\u2019re all made with the kind of quality organic ingredients you\u2019d expect from a store that prides itself on its earthy mother nature relocates to williamsburg wares , and if you catch an iphone photo of them on your dresser in the right light , you may just be able to channel that baby - bird - feeding dream girl . ( that\u2019s how social media works . )\nmeg hayne created urban outfitters private label division , which supported product exclusive to urban outfitters . demand was almost immediate and to meet this overwhelming need , she and dick decided to create a wholesale line . it was well - received , so much so that dick separated the businesses . for a while , the line took on many personalities : bulldog , ecote , cooperative , anthropologie and then in 1984 a new life was breathed into the name free people .\nfor anthropologie , the duo created exclusive candle tapers , handmade from antique pieces of porcelain , tin , and glass . the piece will be featured in an upcoming december catalog . it\u2019s a perfect example of the competitive advantage johnson described when he said , \u201ci do think that we are not really thinking about making huge quantities of things . we may only find a few hundred customers for certain items . but those are the items that get us really excited . \u201d\nthe patch nyc for anthropologie collaboration presented an opportunity to explore a range of home product categories including pillows , wallpaper , journals , ceramic mugs and dishes . john designed the grand game wallpaper pattern and the cover art for leather bound journals using don ' s original ink drawings . ceramic plates were made using new chevron art by don while john\u2019s block print collages were transferred onto fabric for embroidered pillows and the pairs work in hand - built ceramics was re - interpreted into oversized ceramic mugs .\nthe journal anthropologie was founded by jind\u0159ich matiegka ( left picture ) , who was professor of anthropology at charles university in prague , on the suggestion of and with financial support from dr . ale\u0161 hrdli\u010dka ( right picture ) in 1923 . dr . matiegka strongly focused on publishing evolutionary topics written by a broad spectrum of scientists from across the world . he especially welcomed interdisciplinary papers from both the natural and social sciences , and had edited 19 volumes by 1941 , when nazi occupiers closed the university .\nare you wondering why these rocks made it into our roundup of beauty products ? well , look closer . they ' re soap rocks \u2014 and they smell just as good as they look . plus , they ' re made with a soothing blend of aloe vera , chamomile , and almond oil , which makes them gentle and hydrating on the skin , despite their appearance ( not that we ' d ever dare to use them ) . molton geo soaprock , $ 12 , available at anthropologie .\nanthropologie ' s windows can take up to a week to create , and each store is given a budget of less than $ 5 , 000 to work with . display coordinators will reuse wood from previous seasons , while buying things like sequins , paint , and ribbons , to build individual pieces from scratch . while it might be easier to buy items like fake birds and flowers from craft stores rather than making them by hand , gallenstein says the budget fits with the brand ' s overall vision .\nthe millennium brought with it a new shopping experience , one that wasn ' t a physical location . in 1998 , anthropologie released its first catalog with circulation more than doubling before the end of the year . in august of that same year , urltoken was established . site visits and online orders were well above initial expectations , which fueled investments in future e - commerce efforts . it wasn ' t long before our other brands opened a web store - urban outfitters in 2000 and free people in 2004 .\njohnson also pointed out that each of the 160 anthropologie stores is able to customize the location\u2019s visual presentations . there\u2019s no formal set guide to ensure brand consistency for all products . and there\u2019s no cooperate - style localization initiative , such as with macy\u2019s . instead , the consistency is through a dazzling variety of eclectic styles . individual stores are empowered to shape direction based on the local clientele . so while the mood or products might be the same in dallas or chicago , the actual experience can vary dramatically .\nin a release , anthropologie says made in kind will function as a gallery\nhousing multiple exhibitions per month , each dedicated to a single designer or concept .\nthere will also be editorial content to go along with the collaborations . additionally , select items will be available in stores and through the catalog . click through to see our favorite pieces from the new site , which you can shop this thursday . treasure by samantha pleet is shaping up to be our favorite , but they & apos ; re all real cute .\nscented candles are stocked by the hundreds and sales associates even burn incense inside the stores before the doors open . the brand ' s merchandise is displayed not just on racks , but also on tables and quirky shelves , where items are stacked playfully . it ' s kind of like searching through your grandmother ' s closet . all of this is meant to promote customer creativity , jill gallenstein , anthropologie ' s eastern regional display manager , tells me one recent afternoon at the anthro store in new york city ' s rockefeller center .\nanthropologie is one of the few stores that appeals to women of every age and every aesthetic\u2014whether you go for the store ' s unique party - dress selection , its delicious sleepwear , or its expert curation of home and beauty goods , it\u2019s impossible to leave the store ( or the web shop ) empty - handed . but despite this popularity , the brand\u2019s history has been somewhat mysterious\u2014until now . our friends at she finds have unearthed some really interesting facts about the brand and its origins , and we\u2019ve rounded up our favorite tidbits for you !\nanthropologie is a brand that says , ' we have a lot of different kinds of weird experiences . our handmade display is something no one else has , '\nhe says .\nthe craft efforts and the attention to detail creates a store experience where customers will want to take their time , look around at the quirky , and feel comfortable . people will buy into that promise of discovery and purchase a dress , even if it ' s on - trend and something everyone else has , because they feel what the brand stands for .\nfurther , it\u2019s a model which ensures unique and artistic items are developed for anthropologie . this often involves global traveling to find niche creators . after all , in order to create unique offerings , the company needs to search in unique places . the buying team will target a location , like new orleans or amsterdam . they then set about researching and networking to find the most skilled artisans and underground galleries . then city visits , as chronicled in the 2009 sundance channel series man shops globe , initiate an ongoing dialogue between buyers like johnson and localized craftspeople .\nanthropologie was started in 1992 by philadelphia - based urban outfitters , inc . , the parent company of urban outfitters , free people , bhldn , and terrain . the brand has nearly 200 stores in the us , canada , and the uk , and caters to\nsophisticated and contemporary women aged 28 to 45 ,\nas the company puts it . anthro assumes its shoppers have plenty of disposable income , considering the $ 3 , 500 bicycles , $ 400 beverage dispensers , and $ 600 knits it sells . . . and let us not forget that $ 9 , 000 camping tent .\nthe story of giving . anthropologie has had the good fortune of teaming up with wonderful philanthropic partners over the years . while specific missions have varied , the common thread among our nonprofit partners is their commitment to improving our communities through art and creativity . past partners have included : achieveability ; alex\u2019s lemonade stand ; the barnes foundation ; big brothers , big sisters ; donorschoose . org ; the girl scouts ; pspca ; and the vetri foundation for children , among others . together we have hosted hundreds of charitable events in our stores , with the goal of spreading goodwill within the communities where we live , work and play .\nthe sundance channel\u2019s man shops globe followed keith johnson as he traveled the world looking for one - of - a - kind items to furnish and sell in stores , and objects that could be used to inspire collections . ( he traveled so much that his passport had 72 extra pages . ) johnston told fast company that , beyond quality , the perfect anthropologie find \u201chas to have a lot of personality . it has to be homey . maybe it has a sense of humor . it has to have a little quirk . people respond to fun\u2014a little whimsy goes a long way . \u201d man shops globe ran for two seasons .\ntake holiday 2014\u2019s ladies , aurora , silver , and quinn . \u201cthe aurora concept is a holiday girl , so she has a lot of party dresses with shimmer and shine , \u201d jill gallenstein , anthropologie ' s eastern regional display manager , told racked . \u201csilver . . . is more of a ranch girl . her color palette is much more about sunset tones , a lot of layering , heavier sweaters , a lot of capes . then quinn . . . she ' s more of a city girl . she ' s a little bit more pulled together , buttoned - up , so a little desk - to - dinner wear . \u201d\nanthropologie leases rather than buys its spaces , and often chooses interesting and historic buildings over the mall , using each space\u2019s quirks in the design of the store . \u201cour visual philosophy is to make the store feel as if it ' s a one - off , to feel like it ' s the only one , \u201d former executive creative director kristen norris told the san francisco chronicle in 2004 . \u201cwe capitalize on existing architectural elements . all of the stores have a similarity to them , but none are exactly the same \u2026 we want each store to have a unique personality and cater to the customer . the customer in miami is not the customer in seattle . \u201d\non valentine\u2019s day 2011 , we entered into the world of bridal with the launch of bhldn , offering brides - to - be a carefully edited assortment of wedding gowns , bridal party dresses , accessories , gifts and d\u00e9cor that caters to the bride in search of unusually beautiful things . starting out online only , bhldn opened its first free - standing location in houston , texas , in august 2011 . since then , the brand has expanded , opening another brick - and - mortar location in chicago and several shop - in - shops in anthropologie locations . in addition , bhldn now offers one - on - one styling services so that brides can create an event brimming with unique flair and personality .\nthe girls and their narratives make it easy to maintain a uniform concept from store to store\u2014and it ' s also pretty fun . what did quinn study in school ? what books does aurora read ? these are the kinds of things store teams get to learn and interpret . and with aesthetic concepts that are purposely vague (\nshe likes to play with color ,\nher clothes have a lot of asymmetry\n) , they have a fair amount of creative freedom . these concepts are also meant to apply to all ages , which explains anthropologie ' s wide range in terms of customer age . looking around the store this particular afternoon , i see high schoolers , middle - aged professionals , and grandmothers browsing the exact same items .\nto walk into an anthropologie store is to experience another state of consciousness . you ' ve never been the type to own a peruvian - style poncho , and yet , once you spot one artfully displayed on a mannequin , you suddenly imagine yourself swaddled in it while frolicking with alpacas on a hazy hilltop . you don ' t typically purchase girly kitchen gear , but one look at the brand ' s collection of ruffled aprons , whimsical doorknobs , and mismatched teacups inspires fantasies that involve conquering martha stewart baking projects on your next day off . and while you might fancy a fun accessory here or there , anthro ' s enticing selection of floppy hats , tassel necklaces , and jeweled barrettes means you ' re probably going to drop way more money than you ' d ever normally intend .\nreese ' s line includes six brightly colored party dresses , perfect for the impending party season . like the timo weiland boys , reese found it easy to fuse her own label ' s aesthetic with anthropologie ' s .\nit ' s sort of a natural match . i think that our customer has so much in common , it ' s like almost the same girl ,\nshe said .\ni feel like the customer here , silhouette wise , loves a little fit and flare dress \u2014 so do i . we ' re girls ! not just girlie girls , but people who embrace color , are playful . . . not so sober and overly serious . i think that we share a certain spirit .\nclick over to lucky to shop . to see everything , visit urltoken\nconsider , for example , a prevailing trend for collaboration in retail : the famous guest designer program\u2014think karl lagerfeld for h & m or macy\u2019s , target\u2019s collaborations with missoni and jason wu , or uniqlo\u2019s guest designer program with the likes of jil sander and opening ceremony . anthropologie\u2019s approach stands in marked contrast to these models . the method is dictated , in part , by johnson . he curates seasonal gallery shows with small groups of artists . the items could be principally fine arts , such as paintings , small crafts or sculpture ; or he might select more functional goods like chairs or bowls . those works then migrate or inform products in the actual stores . it could mean a sketch or drawing ends up on dinner plates or stationary , or a handmade line of furniture finds a larger audience .\ncohesiveness comes from the layout and organization of each store , which is meant to mimic a private home . the store\u2019s team creates a series of themed \u201c vignettes \u201d\u2014a bedroom or bathroom , for example\u2014that put anthropologie\u2019s merchandise into context . at the front of the store is typically a garden or outdoor entertaining vignette , then dining and kitchen areas , followed by bath and bed . each area tells a story for the customer to explore and discover , and following the movements of going through a home - like layout will help her to \u201cdecompress , as you do in your own home , \u201d norris told the san francisco chronicle . the overall effect , norris said , is that \u201cby the time you get to the back of the store , you ' re as relaxed as you would be by the time you get to bed . \u201d\nin 1971 , wick and hayne got divorced , and belair graduated from wharton and moved on to a wall street career , leaving the free people ' s shop behind . but hayne stayed with the business , and in 1975 , he relocated to a bigger space and changed the store ' s name to urban outfitters , partially in response to the end of the vietnam war . \u201c [ the war ] had been incredibly divisive , and there was just this amazing change of mood , \u201d he told philadelphia weekly . \u201cthe name \u2018free people\u2019 had some political connotations , and they were growing tired . . . it happened to be the time when we were just putting together the deal to move to a much larger space and felt that , in conjunction with that , we should change our name . \u201d later , hayne would bring back free people , and create anthropologie , under the urban outfitters , inc . umbrella .\nour story ours is a tale of our customer . and how listening\u2014really , truly listening\u2014does right by her : then , now and evermore .\nour product offering consists of women\u2019s apparel and accessories , intimates , home furniture and d\u00e9cor , beauty and gifts . each caters to the lifestyle of our five muses : soft and delicate ; boho chic ; easy cool ; elegant classic ; and modern sporty . request a catalog here .\nand compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date . pay is salary , bonuses , etc . exercised is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year . currency in usd .\nthe pillar scores are audit : 1 ; board : 8 ; shareholder rights : 1 ; compensation : 7 .\nscores indicate decile rank relative to index or region . a decile score of 1 indicates lower governance risk , while a 10 indicates higher governance risk .\nthe year was 1970 . dick hayne was just 23 years old when he and college roommate scott belair came up with the idea to open a retail store . belair was in search of a topic for an entrepreneurial class he was taking at the time . the first store , originally called free people , was located in a small space across the street from the university of pennsylvania . its mission was to provide second - hand clothing , furniture , jewelry and home d\u00e9cor for college - aged customers in a casual fun environment .\nsince the first store opened in west philadelphia we continually strive to connect with our customers through unique products and engaging store design . instead of transforming buildings into something new , we preserve their original features , a trait that has become our signature look . we strip back paint to its first layer , expose brick walls , and use original pieces as displays and fixtures . our approach goes beyond historical preservation \u2013 it\u2019s about maintaining a layered history , but infusing a new , fresh atmosphere ."]}
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", "topic": 25}], "title": "california sustainability alliance", "paragraphs": ["the california sustainability alliance recognizes organizations that are leading the way to a sustainable future .\nfounded in 2006 , the california sustainability alliance is a program managed by navigant consulting , administered by southern california gas co . and funded by california utility customers under the auspices of the california public utilities commission .\na program that encourages town employees to adopt green practices at work and at home has received a sustainability showcase award from the california sustainability alliance .\ncopyright \u00a9 2017 navigant consulting , inc . the california sustainability alliance program , managed by navigant consulting , is funded by california utility customers under the auspices of the california public utilities commission .\nthe california sustainability alliance has developed several toolkits and other resources that aid local governments in planning and implementing sustainable initiatives . these include :\nthe california sustainability alliance was designed to help meet the state of california\u2019s aggressive energy , climate and resource and environmental goals by increasing and accelerating energy efficiency in combination with complementary green measures and strategies . founded in 2006 , the california sustainability alliance is a program managed by navigant consulting , administered by southern california gas co . ( the gas company ) , and funded by california utility customers under the auspices of the california public utilities commission .\nthe california sustainability alliance was designed to help meet the state of california\u2019s aggressive energy , climate and resource and environmental goals by increasing and accelerating energy efficiency in combination with complementary green measures and strategies . in partnership with public and private organizations throughout california , the alliance precipitates widespread market transformation by tackling major barriers to sustainability in four focused program areas :\nnavigant is the program manager for the california sustainability alliance working with program partners , stakeholder groups , policymakers , governmental agencies and market leaders to facilitate the acceleration of energy efficiency by combining it with complementary sustainability measures .\nas part of its efforts to help local governments execute these various strategies and policies , the california sustainability alliance has developed a retrocommissioning program toolkit specifically for municipal facility use .\nin addition to the rcx program toolkit , the alliance has developed a suite of other tools and resources for local governments to aid them in planning and implementing sustainable initiatives and advancing sustainability within their jurisdictions . through its annual sustainability showcase awards program , the alliance recognizes a variety of sustainability leaders , including local governments . best practices and strategies in sustainability implemented by these outstanding organizations can be found on the alliance website . additionally , the alliance provides robust networks for sharing information among local governments .\nin may 2009 , the alliance released the results of a study examining the current state of green commercial buildings in california and challenges and opportunities for the accelerated adoption of green leasing in california\u2019s existing office space .\nguest author : matthew danna is currently a second year architecture student attending california polytechnic university , pomona from santa cruz , california .\nthe california sustainability alliance assembled an expert group of professionals with substantial experience in commercial real estate to develop a pilot project designed to significantly accelerate development of green buildings in california . through a series of workshops , the alliance\u2019s green buildings advisory committee observed that in california , much more office space is leased ( 90 % ) than is owned ( 10 % ) . the alliance\u2019s advisors strongly recommended focusing on greening the 90 % of california\u2019s existing office buildings that are leased . the alliance thus embarked upon a green leases initiative that commenced with development of a green leases toolkit that creates a template for landlords and tenants to integrate green elements into commercial office leases . and in 2017 , the alliance updated the toolkit with the latest industry guidance .\nthe california sustainability alliance has released a water - 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cycle assessments . kat is focused on reducing building energy use and the impact of construction on the environment through the implementation of green certifications and sustainability focused real estate initiatives . kat leverages internal and external team members to provide optimized sustainability solutions for clients .\ntim is intimately involved in sports sustainability and chaired the ncaa men\u2019s final four sustainability committee in 2013 . since 2015 , he has consulted for the college football playoff and super bowl , managing various sustainability projects around these mega sporting events . for the 2018 college football playoff national championship and 2019 super bowl liii in atlanta , tim is the sustainability chair for the atlanta football host committee .\nkat west is sustainability manager for jll\u2019s southeast region . ms . west has experience providing sustainability consulting for a broad range of projects including leed and well certifications , energy retrofits , corporate sustainability reporting , and life - 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clark professional , where he leads business development and innovation centered on sustainability . specifically , he focuses on dynamic supply chain improvement , post - consumer waste strategy and green energy projects . prior to his current role , he developed the sustainability strategy for kimberly - clark professional\u2019s north american industrial business .\nthe sustainable winegrowing program ( swp ) is an educational program available to california winegrape growers and vintners . participants use the code of sustainable winegrowing workbook to self - assess their sustainability practices and learn about areas for improvement . to learn more , click here .\nsign up for the down to earth newsletter , a monthly newsletter celebrating the commitment of california vintners and growers to sustainable winegrowing and winemaking .\nin 2012 the california institute for energy and environment concluded two years of work involving over 120 researchers from seven uc campuses and other institutions .\nthese improvements to local permitting will enable more solar energy generation in california communities and expand the many benefits provided by this form of renewable energy .\nin addition to the growing greener together program , the sustainability alliance lauded the town\u2019s implementation of energy efficiency measures . in particular , members cited the use of led traffic lights , the state - of - the - art heating and air conditioning system at the civic center and the use of energy efficient office equipment .\nthere are many voluntary green ratings programs available . the best known program is leed , leadership in energy and environmental design . others include greenpoint rated for existing buildings , a local california program from build it green , and the home energy rating system ( hers ) from the california energy commission .\nerik is the director of partnerships at the green sports alliance with responsibility for leading and overseeing external strategic partnerships , sponsorships and membership , in addition to leading the alliance\u2019s collaboration with espn as an environmental and strategic corporate social responsibility advisor . before joining the alliance , erik was a management consultant within the sustainable business solutions practice at pwc , with prior professional experience predominantly within accounting and finance . erik holds of masters of public administration ( mpa ) in sustainable management from presidio graduate school and an undergraduate degree from iowa state university with honors & high distinction in accounting and finance .\nhired to launch the university of florida\u2019s sustainability program in 1999 , dave newport , leed ap , became the gators\u2019 first sustainability director . he worked in the swamp to pilot zero - waste football and homecoming events in the early 2000s while founding a campus wide sustainability program and brand . while he worked for the gators , dave was elected chairman of the board of the alachua county commission where he advanced energy conservation , smart growth , and related sustainability efforts for a large county government . . . . read more\nthe foundation of the california energy assurance planning ( caleap ) project is the creation of a california - specific methodology to help local governments develop energy assurance plans . the methodology will not only guide local governments through the eap process but will also be the basis on which the web tool will be designed .\nmatt is founder and ceo of measurabl , a software company that makes it possible for any company to collect , report and act upon sustainability data , powering the global market in non - financial information . before measurabl matt spent five years with cbre , the world\u2019s largest commercial real estate services company , where he began his career as a real estate broker . matt went on to lead cbre\u2019s sustainability practice group in the western us , implement its industry - first global carbon neutrality program , and serve as the company\u2019s first director of sustainability solutions and youngest member of its global sustainability steering committee . matt has expertise in sustainability reporting , corporate sustainability strategy , institutional and corporate real estate , carbon accounting , and green building . he is an aspen institute first movers fellow and new leaders council fellow .\nthe ceesp identified commercial buildings as the single largest users of energy in california , accounting for more than 38 % of california\u2019s electricity consumption and 25 % of its natural gas use . office buildings account for 25 % of all energy used by this sector . the ceesp established the following goals for commercial buildings :\nmany california historic buildings have utilized voluntary energy efficiency programs or incorporated efficient designs and products to become more energy efficient , as the success stories below show .\nas co - chair of the green sports alliance corporate membership network steering committee and the usgbc national leed user group for sports venue development , chris is focused on redefining sustainability and best practices within the profession . in addition , he recently led the council for responsible sport green certification of the winforkc triathlon in kansas city for the third consecutive year .\nreceive csrwire\u2019s daily news alert containing daily updates of corporate social responsibility and sustainability press releases , events , reports , books and editorial commentary .\ncolin is the chair of the city of phoenix\u2019s environmental quality and sustainability commission . as the ranking appointed citizen official in the state focused on sustainability , colin serves an impactful board of senior executive leadership and community changemakers to advance the region in a nonpartisan and outcomes focused manner .\nthe california local energy efficiency program ( caleep ) is designed to help california\u2019s local governments plan and implement highly effective energy efficiency initiatives in their communities . the beneficial economic and environmental impacts of energy efficiency initiatives naturally support many other public purpose goals , such as greenhouse gas reduction , job creation , water conservation and green buildings .\nsustainability & sports entrepreneur focused on collectively creating new innovative sustainable markets , and k - 12 educational summits and media platforms , for our next generations , by harnessing the power of sports & sustainability to change the world . diana is the president of \u201ccs3 game changers for the planet\u201d under the climate & sports student summits umbrella , a 501c3 non - profit , and proud youth partner of green sports alliance ; she is the founder of the zero waste world initiative , the \u201ctrash on your back challenge\u201d ; and host , of sustainability news & entertainment radio , \u201cfinding one solution for the planet at a time at any age\u201d ; and presently the executive director of the international surfing museum , connecting the history , culture , and future of surfing with ocean protection in surf city usa , huntington beach , california .\na new program , california local energy assurance planning ( caleap ) , offers local governments assistance and support in developing a plan to deal with interruptions to energy supplies .\nthroughout the course of his career , he has worked on recycling projects at arizona state university , pepsico manufacturing facilities , super bowls , college football playoff championship games , and at the nfl draft . nathan holds a bachelor of arts degree in sustainability from arizona state university\u2019s school of sustainability .\nin september 2008 , the california public utilities commission adopted the most aggressive energy efficiency goals in the nation through its long - term energy efficiency strategic plan ( ceesp ) .\ncurrent and past los gatos \u201cgrowing greener together\u201d themes can be viewed online at urltoken . more information on the sustainability awards is available at urltoken showcase .\nhaving been named one of the top women in climate in 2017 , catherine also works passionately to ensure nascar is integrated across the board as it relates to the overall greening sports movement . a member of the green sports alliance , green biz executive network , sport and sustainability international and others , she works to grow the impact of this program all doing well by doing good .\nadministered by california utilities , savings by design encourages high - performance , non - residential building design and construction , and a variety of solutions to building owners and design teams .\nmr . groh also serves as sustainability director for the new college football playoffs , debuting in january 2015 at at & t stadium in arlington , texas .\nmatt is founder and ceo of measurabl , a software company that makes it possible for any company to collect , report and act upon sustainability data , powering the global market in non - financial information . before measurabl matt spent five years with cbre , the world\u2019s largest commercial real estate services company , where he began his career as a real estate broker . matt went on to lead cbre\u2019s sustainability practice group in the western us , implement its industry - first global carbon neutrality program , and serve as the company\u2019s first director of sustainability solutions and youngest member of its global sustainability steering committee . . . . read more\ncalifornia\u2019s cities lead the nation in disaster preparedness . but what will your city do if a disaster knocks out electricity supplies or interrupts delivery of natural gas , gasoline or diesel fuel ?\nmoira serves as the manager of the building sustainability performance program in the department of sustainability & energy management at stanford university . her work includes addressing energy , water , and waste issues in stanford\u2019s buildings to improve overall sustainability performance . as part of this effort , moira also manages stanford\u2019s cardinal green athletics program . before joining stanford , moira served as the program manager for a residential energy efficiency program . moira graduated from stanford with a b . a . in environmental science .\nmonica is a former program manager for ralphie\u2019s green stampede , the university of colorado\u2019s award - winning sports sustainability program , focusing on fan engagement campaigns made possible by corporate partnerships and designed to encourage behavior change in the university fan base . she acted as project manager for the fan engagement for sustainability playbook ; a joint project of the university of colorado , the green sports alliance , and many other great partners ; which will be released at this year\u2019s summit ! she has recently started as the sustainability coordinator for the university of louisiana at lafayette and looks forward to bringing green sports to cajun country . monica has an mba from cu boulder\u2019s leeds school of business and a ba in geography / environmental studies from ucla .\nharuki currently serves as the executive director for the green sports alliance \u2013 japan . formerly , haruki served many roles at mitsubishi corporation , most recently the department manager of the olefins & aromatics department and the fiber intermediates & raw materials department .\njohn rutherford seydel iii ( john r . ) , an atlanta native , is the director of sustainability for the city of atlanta mayor\u2019s office of resilience . seydel works with department leads within the city of atlanta , as well as with external community partners , organizations , and leaders to achieve atlanta\u2019s sustainability and resilience goals .\ncolin is recognized as a \u201c40 under 40\u201d by the phoenix business journal , ted speaker , and served as the chairman of the final four 2017 sustainability committee .\nsacramento , march 20 , 2013 \u2013 the california energy commission today approved $ 5 , 580 , 773 for clean - energy transportation projects ranging from producing biofuels to making trucks run cleaner .\nlauren lichterman began her career with texas athletics as an intern in the marketing department in 2007 and was hired full - time in 2010 . now as an operations and sustainability coordinator , she is responsible for the fan services , stadium tours , and sustainability programs . her work includes organizing sustainability efforts in all athletics programs , specifically focusing on the campus zero waste goal of the 2020 . lauren graduated from the university of texas at austin with a b . s . in sport management .\nin its long term energy efficiency strategic plan , the california public utilities commission ( cpuc ) established a strategic framework for helping local governments advance sustainability within their jurisdictions . the plan calls for local governments to influence the community , leverage local authority and lead by example by improving resource efficiency , reducing carbon emissions and cutting energy bills in their own facilities .\nread more about california ' s green building executive order b - 18 - 12 , green building action plan , and the state administrative manual ( sam ) chapter 1800 regarding energy and sustainabilty .\nthe california public utilities commission is considering rules to bolster cybersecurity protections . the agency\u2026warned in a recent report that utilities are becoming increasingly vulnerable as their networks add smart meters and other computerized gear .\nbased on the pilot project results , the caleep team rolled out the workbook to local governmental jurisdictions throughout california . that outreach was performed in conjunction with industry associations and state and federal energy agencies .\nsustainability experts from across the nation convened to explore statutory , technological , and engineering barriers to the widespread implementation of water recycling and reuse systems in commercial and residential buildings .\njohn rutherford seydel iii ( john r . ) , an atlanta native , is the director of sustainability for the city of atlanta mayor\u2019s office of resilience . seydel works with department leads within the city of atlanta , as well as with external community partners , organizations , and leaders to achieve atlanta\u2019s sustainability and resilience goals . . . . read more\nthe alliance\u2019s toolkit is designed to provide four important stakeholder groups ( water agency staff , policy makers , developers and water - energy conservation advocates ) with the basic knowledge and resources needed to enable consideration of water - energy savings solutions in the community development process .\nall new low - rise residential buildings shall be designed to use 15 % less energy than the allowed energy budget established by the 2016 california energy code , and achieve an energy design rating of zero .\ntitled greening california\u2019s leased office space : challenges and opportunities , the report provides information to policymakers and market participants about the pivotal role green leasing plays in achieving the resource efficiency , environmental , and societal benefits of green buildings . the report outlines the constraints on green leasing and recommends changes that need to be made to policies , programs , and practices in order to establish green leasing as standard practice in california .\nthe water agency was featured in the union of concerned scientists ' report\nclean energy opportunities in california ' s water sector\n. \u201cthis report finds that water and wastewater utilities are in a unique position to help california adapt to severe droughts and to achieve the state\u2019s climate goals , \u201d said dr . juliet christian - smith , a climate scientist in the california office of the union of concerned scientists and co - author of the report . \u201cthe sonoma county water agency is showing that making investments in clean , renewable sources of energy benefits customers and the environment by supplying carbon - free water . \u201d the report is available at urltoken .\ncertified california sustainable winegrowing ( certified sustainable ) is a certification program that provides verification by a third - party auditor that a winery or vineyard implements sustainable practices and continuous improvement . to learn more , click here .\nprior to joining we bring it on in 2013 as principal and chief sustainability officer , regan founded and led aeg\u2019s sustainability initiative , aeg 1earth , for 6 years . in her role as the global sustainability director for aeg she advised company executives on environmental strategy and assisted division leaders with integrating sustainable practices into their operations to achieve the company\u2019s aeg 1earth 2020 environmental goals which focus on energy and water efficiency , waste reduction , education and sustainable purchasing for all aeg operating entities including facilities , sports , events , live entertainment , touring , festivals and merchandising divisions .\ncalifornia is reducing its environmental footprint through sustainable state government operations and practice including energy efficient state building design and construction , renewable energy generation at state facilities , environmentally preferable state purchasing , and sustainable state - owned vehicles .\njustin j . zeulner , executive director and founding board member of the green sports alliance , is one of the principal leaders of the sports greening movement . zeulner has helped guide the green sports alliance in reaching critical mass and major influence within the global sports industry . prior to joining the green sports alliance , zeulner was a senior project developer at vulcan , inc . , the philanthropic and innovation company founded by paul g . allen . in this role , he was responsible for public engagement and campaign development around conservation and climate change . prior to that , he served as senior director for sustainability and public affairs for the portland trail blazers . among his accomplishments there , he was directly involved in environmental initiatives that led to the trail blazers assuming a leadership role in the greening of sports movement and the moda center achieving leed gold status , the first leed gold existing building in professional sports in the world . a graduate of the university of oregon with a master\u2019s degree in business administration , zeulner is a native of portland , oregon .\nshe is a graduate of the university of north carolina at chapel hill and is currently completing a masters in sustainability from wake forest university on academic scholarship . during the 2014 - 2015 academic term , she served as a senior fellow at the presidio graduate school , supporting distinguished visiting professor dr . allen hershkowitz teach an mba level course titled \u201cthe business of sustainability in sport . \u201d\nall new high - rise residential buildings , non - residential buildings , hotels and motels shall be designed to use ten percent ( 10 % ) less energy than the allowed energy budget established by the 2016 california energy code .\nthe swp program builds on the impressive work in sustainable practices by many regional winegrowing and vintner associations , private companies , individual viticulturists and winemakers , researchers , government agencies , and innovative regulators involved in the california wine community .\nsponsored by the california energy commission , caleap is designed to help ensure that a community\u2019s key assets continue to function during emergencies or disasters that impact energy . this protects public safety and health and helps to minimize economic losses .\ncurrently , local permitting agencies maintain differing permit processes for small solar pv installations . these differences have created a confusing patchwork of requirements , which has made installing solar pv more expensive and slowed the expansion of this technology in california .\nsolar pv systems convert sunlight to electricity and offer opportunities to reduce energy costs , save taxpayer dollars , save energy and increase sustainability . asking the right questions can help make the project a success .\nsustainability programs offer a great opportunity for employee engagement and team building . make program participation fun by coordinating challenges between departments and offering rewards and recognition as a consistent agenda item for staff meetings . in addition , try to integrate your program with day - to - day operations rather than adding burdensome responsibilities . it is important to integrate sustainability into regular job function rather than considering it a side project .\nthe water agency aggressively researches and pursues federal and state grants to fund a majority of its energy and sustainability projects . in the past , grants have come from u . s . department of energy and the california energy commission . the water agency also reviews other opportunities to support its projects like developing partnerships with research and academic entities to acquire funding for needed feasibility studies or by building partnerships with private entities to bring about more public participation in the local communities . the water agency has a dedicated staff member whose main focus is finding grants for not only energy and sustainability projects but for all of the water agency\u2019s projects and operations .\ncolin tetreault is an accomplished sustainability business , policy , and senior scholar practitioner . colin serves as principal for s2 consulting , llc , an innovation - driven sustainability and management consulting firm . colin drives revenue & sparks innovation , mitigates & manages risk , and advances brands & causes . select clients include us foods , petsmart , intel , starbucks , cox enterprises , competitor group , and various government partners .\nthe energy aware planning guide , developed by the california energy commission in 1993 and updated in 2011 , is a comprehensive resource for local governments seeking to reduce energy use , improve energy efficiency , and increase usage of renewable energy across all sectors .\nchris\u2019 work in sustainable sports facility design has been recognized internationally by publications like the philosophy of sustainable design , sports illustrated , greenability , sports business journal and stadia . a frequent speaker , chris has presented with organizations like the usgbc , the canadian gbc , the green sports alliance , and most recently , at cop21 , the united nation\u2019s framework convention on climate change in paris . in addition , he is a fellow and lecturer at presidio\u2019s mba course on sports and sustainability and is a graduate of the kansas city chamber\u2019s centurions leadership program .\ncolin tetreault is an accomplished sustainability business , policy , and senior scholar practitioner . colin serves as principal for s2 consulting , llc , an innovation - driven sustainability and management consulting firm . colin drives revenue & sparks innovation , mitigates & manages risk , and advances brands & causes . select clients include us foods , petsmart , intel , starbucks , cox enterprises , competitor group , and various government partners . . . . read more\nlos gatos\u2019 sustainability award is in the local government / small category . the city of santa monica won an award in the local government / medium category , while san diego county won the local government / large category .\nas the state ' s population explodes and urban areas encroach on traditionally rural farmland , the california wine community is taking a proactive , precautionary approach to address increasing pressure resulting from public and legislative perceptions , environmental decisions from regulatory and governmental bodies , and other growth - related issues . by adopting and implementing the code of sustainable winegrowing practices , members of the california wine community can greatly augment their collective and individual ability to respond to these pressures while demonstrating that they are responsible neighbors and committed stewards of the land .\nfrequent and clear communication is the most important attribute of a successful sustainability plan . you\u2019ll need to communicate your goals and your progress to leadership , staff and other stakeholders , and you\u2019ll want to recognize your accomplishments along the way .\nwith more than 25 years\u2019 experience of helping companies and organisations engage first on eu environmental policy and then more broadly on sustainability and corporate strategy , lawrie integrates expertise in government affairs and communications to develop innovative campaigns for his clients .\nas senior director of green innovation at nascar , catherine directs development , adoption , and implementation of sustainability strategies across the sport . she integrates esg initiatives across the industry with a program that over the last decade has grown into one of the most visible sustainability programs in all of sports . working with partners from the business sector , government and non - profit organizations , she also develops and coordinates programs with nascar sponsors and industry that advance sustainability objectives including food donation , recycling , clean water protection and the offsetting of carbon emissions for all of nascar\u2019s national series racing and employee air travel . the green innovation platform provides both societal and business value , but also operates as a brand enhancing business .\nhaving enough energy to continue the definition of sustainability has grown to include the ability of cities and counties to sustain their operations following significant power failures . however , most emergency response plans do not include actions that specifically address energy disruptions .\nsanta monica is committed to protecting the environment , improving quality of life , and promoting sustainability through our built environment . santa monica offers the solar santa monica program to help you evaluate and execute your own renewable energy project . see details .\nas senior director of green innovation at nascar , catherine directs development , adoption , and implementation of sustainability strategies across the sport . she integrates esg initiatives across the industry with a program that over the last decade has grown into one of the most visible sustainability programs in all of sports . working with partners from the business sector , government and non - profit organizations , she also develops and coordinates programs with nascar sponsors and industry that advance sustainability objectives including food donation , recycling , clean water protection and the offsetting of carbon emissions for all of nascar\u2019s national series racing and employee air travel . the green innovation platform provides both societal and business value , but also operates as a brand enhancing business . . . . read more\nohp is seeking examples of california green preservation rehabilitations , both leed certified and non - leed certified , sustainable local ordinances that incorporated historic building considerations , and stories of green and preservation experiences . questions and / or examples can be forwarded to mark huck , aia , leed ap .\nwine professionals can learn about sustainable practices used in california vineyards and wineries through a one - hour online certificate course . the free course provides an opportunity for winery sales , marketing , hospitality staff , retailers , and restaurateurs to learn about sustainable winegrowing so they can confidently share information with others .\noverall leadership and guidance for the code of sustainable winegrowing practices workbook was provided by a committee from wine institute and the california association of winegrape growers known as the sustainable winegrowing joint committee . this committee includes more than 50 members of wine institute and cawg that represent all major winegrowing regions and small , medium and large vineyard and winery enterprises as well as representatives from the california environmental protection agency ( cal / epa ) and independent consultants . the participation of government officials , academics , non - governmental organizations ( ngo ) and community representatives further ensures the integrity and positive outcomes of the program .\nmckay and his wife , terrin , have two sons ; hunter , a 2012 samford university graduate now employed in the sports information office at kennesaw state university in kennesaw , georgia , and john , a 2015 university of southern california graduate who is now a pro scout with the los angeles rams .\nann\u2019s great passion is helping clients bring ideas and goals together with solid plans and smart solutions . her approach helps clients understand heightened sustainability requirements , assess risks , identify opportunities , and ultimately create strategies and plans to meet sustainability targets through successful sustainable sport event roadmaps . results include pathways for good governance , climate action , zero waste , supply chain management , ethical business conduct , human rights , social inclusion and broad engagement . each plan begins and ends with a portfolio of legacies for hosts , partners and communities .\nthe beauty of the california sustainable winegrowing program is its simplicity : a couple of hours for the self - assessment questions , then you review the results and pick the areas that you want to improve first . with the new , on - line version , it is even quicker and easier .\nnathan gassmann is a senior sustainability analyst at pepsico\u2019s global office of sustainability . nathan is part of the sustainable packaging team where he supports pepsico\u2019s performance with purpose 2025 goals to design 100 % of pepsico packaging to be recyclable , compostable , or biodegradable ; increase recycled materials in plastic packaging ; reduce the carbon impact of pepsico packaging ; and work with the pepsico foundation to increase recycling rates . during his tenure with pepsico , nathan has also worked in both sales and manufacturing roles , supporting the north america beverages and gatorade businesses .\nmr . groh is a nationally licensed soccer coach and director of coach training in warwick , ri . he serves as a leader for the boy scouts of america and has been an on - air fund raiser for the public broadcasting service ( pbs ) . he is a past national bod member of the alliance for community trees and a member of the advisory board of the trash on your back project .\nann\u2019s great passion is helping clients bring ideas and goals together with solid plans and smart solutions . her approach helps clients understand heightened sustainability requirements , assess risks , identify opportunities , and ultimately create strategies and plans to meet sustainability targets through successful sustainable sport event roadmaps . results include pathways for good governance , climate action , zero waste , supply chain management , ethical business conduct , human rights , social inclusion and broad engagement . each plan begins and ends with a portfolio of legacies for hosts , partners and communities . . . . read more\nthere are a number of publications , articles and organizations providing guidance for the appropriate incorporation of current sustainable features and the rediscovery and repair of existing passive features for historic rehabilitation projects . several of these guidelines are collected and made available on the sustainability guidelines and publications web page .\nnathan gassmann is a senior sustainability analyst at pepsico\u2019s global office of sustainability . nathan is part of the sustainable packaging team where he supports pepsico\u2019s performance with purpose 2025 goals to design 100 % of pepsico packaging to be recyclable , compostable , or biodegradable ; increase recycled materials in plastic packaging ; reduce the carbon impact of pepsico packaging ; and work with the pepsico foundation to increase recycling rates . during his tenure with pepsico , nathan has also worked in both sales and manufacturing roles , supporting the north america beverages and gatorade businesses . . . . read more\nnational park service technical preservation services have been promoting energy conservation means and methods since the initial concern about energy efficiency in the 1970s . they maintain a sustainability web page with definitive guidance to incorporate sustainable design with historic resources , and a weatherization web page with information to upgrade homes .\nlaura serves on the boards of her family\u2019s foundations and business : the turner foundation , jane smith turner foundation , the turner endangered species fund and ted\u2019s montana grill . she serves on the national boards of the league of conservation voters , waterkeeper alliance and the carter center board of councilors ; she also serves on the advisory board for the ray c . anderson foundation and board of directors of the rotary club of downtown atlanta .\nmartin is a strategist and systems thinker advising companies , non - profit organizations and foundations on collaborative solutions to complex problems . martin currently serves as a senior advisor supporting a wide range of environmental and social impact initiatives , and brings over a decade of sustainability thought leadership to the work . focusing on the vital intersection between business objectives , market forces and impact strategies , martin advises for - profit and non - profit partners on how to imagine , fund , pilot and scale innovative impact projects and campaigns . he currently serves as director of partnerships for the american college of lifestyle medicine and was also the founding director of the green sports alliance , leading the organization from the founding public launch through its\u2019 international expansion .\nsolar photovoltaic systems , which use solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity , have been installed in california for decades . the technology of solar pv systems and the methods to install and maintain these systems are well established . as a result , permitting for these small and simple solar pv projects should be as simple and standardized as possible .\nkat managed leed certification services for the atlanta braves new suntrust park . kat is also leading sustainability efforts for three significant headquarters projects in atlanta \u2013 ncr world headquarters ( leed platinum ) , mercedes - benz north america ( leed silver ) , and interface flooring ( leed platinum and well gold ) .\nangela welcomes the green sports alliance to atlanta and mercedes - benz stadium , where she served as the civil engineering project manager . she has led site civil consulting services for a variety of project types , including sports facilities and mixed - use developments . angela\u2019s energy comes from working within a multidisciplinary team to solve complex problems . her practice is focused on the urban environment with specialization in redevelopment and infill projects including sports venues . . . . read more\nthe alliance created its rcx program toolkit to help local government staff develop and implement a municipal facility retrocommissioning program . the rcx toolkit complements existing portfolio management tools and utility management systems , helping the user take the \u201cnext step\u201d once a decision has been made to incorporate retrocommissioning into municipal facility standard operating procedures . although focused on the performance testing and documentation components , the toolkit also provides resources , such as model commissioning specifications , to facilitate the entire commissioning process .\nnavigant has played a key role in developing and implementing energy efficiency , demand response and distributed generation policy and programs for over 20 years . navigant consulting\u2019s understanding of markets and business models uncovers opportunities and strategies for more effectively developing energy efficiency , distributed generation , and sustainability in both the public and private sectors .\nthroughout this guide , you\u2019ll see a lot of emphasis on the importance of leadership buy - in . without leadership on board programs often falter and can be put on the backburner . while sustainability programs are often initiated by staff , eventually leadership needs to take a stance , and give the program its blessing .\nappropriate goals are a key element of a successful sustainability plan . they help you set expectations , keep you on track , and can be a main driver of employee engagement strategies . because of this , your goals need to be smart ( specific , measurable , attainable , relevant , and time - bound ) .\nthe definition of sustainability from the u . n . world commission on environment and development ' s 1987 report ,\nour common future\nis\nmeeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs .\nthe intersection of sustainable design and historic preservation meets this definition .\na prominent feature of the sustainable winegrowing program is the active participation of vintners and growers throughout all phases and a continued focus on partnerships . in addition to the workbook , another major component of the program is targeted educational events that rely heavily on peer - to - peer education . to learn more about the variety of topics covered in these events , such as integrated pest management and energy efficiency , click here . another important part of the program is the ability to measure and demonstrate ongoing improvement in the adoption of sustainable practices . the california wine community sustainability report 2004 is the first time an entire industry has used a common assessment tool to publicly report on the adoption of sustainable practices .\njohn a . lanier is the executive director of the ray c . anderson foundation , a private family foundation carrying forward the legacy of its namesake by supporting environmental sustainability initiatives . in 1973 , ray founded interface , which became the world\u2019s largest carpet tile manufacturer . from 1994 until his passing in 2011 , ray worked tirelessly to advance sustainability at his company and in the business sector generally . john , one of ray\u2019s five grandchildren , shares his late grandfather\u2019s passion for the earth and its natural systems . he is an attorney by training and lives in atlanta with his wife , chantel , and two young children , j . r . and cecilia .\n2017 update the 2017 update serves as an addendum to the 2009 report , with special focus on the mixed - use sector and recommendations for achieving natural gas savings via green leasing . it contains a discussion of several important topics in 2017 , including the rise of corporate sustainability policies driving green leases , the prevalence of green building certifications and standards , examples of tenant engagement strategies , the impact of new reporting standards such as the global real estate sustainability benchmark ( gresb ) , and the increase in energy disclosure laws , among other topics . the update also continues the ongoing conversation on the split incentives challenge . to download the 2017 update , click here .\nyes , the caleap methodology is designed to help develop eaps and demonstrate how to incorporate energy assurance into other planning efforts ( i . e . , emergency operations plan , general plan , continuity of operations plan , hazard mitigation plan , sustainability plan , community energy efficiency plan , climate action plan , greenhouse gas emissions plan ) ."]}
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", "topic": 34}], "title": "sinclair radionics", "paragraphs": ["in may 1973 sinclair radionics generated \u00a31 . 8m turnover . the last sinclair radionics hi - fi product was the system 4000 , in 1974 .\n25th july 1961 clive sinclair founds sinclair radionics on the 25th july 1961 , clive sinclair founded sinclair radionics . the company developed and sold hi - fi amplifiers , calculators and digital watches .\nsinclair radionics ltd is founded by clive sinclair . company is based at 69 histon road , cambridge .\nablesdeal ltd incorporated . virtually all sinclair business activities , however , are conducted by sinclair radionics ltd .\nthe company , sinclair radionics , was responsible for many of the sinclair calculators , including the calculator in this teardown .\nfinding it inconvenient to share control after the neb became involved in radionics , sinclair encouraged chris curry , who had been working for radionics since 1966 , to leave and get sinclair instrument up and running .\nin july 1977 the neb increased its stake in radionics to 73 % . by june 1978 sinclair radionics was working on the newbrain microcomputer project , which was later taken over by newbury laboratories .\nin july 1977 , the neb increased its stake in radionics to 73 % . by june 1978 sinclair radionics was working on the newbrain microcomputer project , which was later taken over by newbury laboratories .\nmade in england by sinclair instruments ltd . ( a company formed by clive sinclair as sinclair radionics started to have financial difficulties , later becoming science of cambridge ltd . ) .\nneb inject further \u00a31 . 65m to take 73 per cent equity in sinclair radionics , and extend loan facility of \u00a31m\nsinclair radionics loss \u00a31 . 98m on \u00a36 . 39m turnover . total neb investment \u00a34 . 45m , plus trading losses\nsinclair radionics launched the system 2000 amplifer , fm tuner and loudspeaker in 1968 . followed by the system 3000 in 1972 .\nsinclair radionics followed up with further very innovative amplifiers , micro radios , and hi - fi units for the hobbyist , which were sold through stores as well as by mail order . another innovation ,\nsinclair news\nstarted to be produced in 1964 , with information about sinclair radionics and its products .\njason fitzpatrick talks to chris curry about his early days at sinclair radionics , working with clive sinclair , acorn computers and the development of the bbc micro . filmed in 2015 .\nclive sinclair had a deserved reputation of being a very innovative entrepreneur , but by the end of 1976 sinclair radionics was in financial difficulties . the british government ' s national enterprise board ( neb ) bought heavily into sinclair radionics , and was especially interested in the flat screen television which might rejuvenate the ailing uk television industry .\nclive sinclair founded sinclair radionics ltd . on 25 july 1961 . sinclair initially worked alone in the evenings out of a room in london ( he was still a technical journalist during the day ) , selling radio kits by mail order .\nsinclair calculators are known for their innovative and often elegant designs . the dates of introduction of some of the notable models are listed below . all are from sinclair radionics ltd . , except where noted :\nsir clive sinclair sells some of his shares in sinclair research to raise \u00a312 million and forms a new company : sinclair vehicles .\nin 1974 , radionics launched the dm1 digital multimeter . such scientific instruments were to form a quiet backbone of radionics business for the rest of its existence . in marked contrast to the rest of the sinclair range , the instruments gained a reputation for reliable conventionality rather than often unreliable idiosyncrasy .\nthe sinclair name is associated with several companies . nearly all of the calculators were produced by sinclair radionics ltd . , though the wristwatch calculator was produced by sinclair instruments ltd . there is a brief history of clive sinclair , his companies , his calculators , and other products in the article clive sinclair and the pocket calculator in the collecting calculators section of this site .\nthe watch faced numerous returns and nearly bankrupted sinclair radionics , which had to be bailed out by the british government . sir clive sinclair is brilliant in many ways , but he probably should have left this idea on the shelf .\nfor further information about sinclair calculators and more photographs see the sinclair calculators section on this site .\nsinclair , multimeter dm1 . tragbares digital - multimeter , sinclair dm1 , mit 3 . . .\nthe wrist calculator was the last of the line of calculators that were developed under clive sinclair . the dates of introduction of some of his notable calculator models are listed below . all are from sinclair radionics ltd . , except where noted\nsinclair radionics had never become truly large - the company had sales of some $ 20 million in its best year - and by l976 , mr . sinclair was forced to seek outside financing in order to continue work on the pocket television .\nsinclair , multimeter dm 2 . kleines tragbares digital - multimeter , sinclair dm 2 , mit . . .\nplanet sinclair is the best place to continue following the history . the sinclair museum concentrates on the products .\nrichard torrens has produced the website sinclair radionics : an inside view 1964 - 1975 with details of his time with clive sinclair from 1964 - 1975 . although mainly concerned with sinclair audio equipment this site gives an extremely interesting insight into one of the most innovative electronics companies of the time , and is thoroughly recommended .\nquartz watch with led display , sinclair ' black watch , with attached control unit , step - down transformer and display stand , and watch kit by sinclair radionics limited , st ives , cambridgeshire , england , 1975 - 1976 . plastic case and batteries missing .\nin late 1962 sinclair radionics advertised its micro - amplifier kit , this was followed by the sinclair slimline micro radio , the smallest radio on the market at 70 x 41 x 16 mm , they were sold by mail order to hobbyists , generally as kits .\nsinclair radionics was very successful , and in 1970 , due to the needs for space , moved into part of an old flour mill in st . ives , then in huntingdonshire , alongside another electronics company .\nsinclair radionics ltd . , london . gegr\u00fcndet von sir clive sinclair . entwicklung und produktion kleiner taschenradios ( 1964 ) und eines kleinen multinormen - fernsehers ( mtv1a , 1977 ) . entwicklung und produktion von kleincomputern und messger\u00e4ten ( ? ) . wurde von amstrad 1986 \u00fcbernommen .\nin 1975 sinclair radionics launched the oxford range of briefcase calculators . sinclair also attempted to capture the top - end calculator market with the sinclair sovereign , available in plated gold or silver . the calculator was critically acclaimed for its excellent engineering and design and enjoyed short success . a final attempts at the mass - market for calculators , the sinclair enterprise and the president did not sell well .\nin 1975 , sinclair radionics launched the oxford range of briefcase calculators . sinclair also attempted to capture the top - end calculator market with the sinclair sovereign , available in plated gold or silver . the calculator was critically acclaimed for its excellent engineering and design and enjoyed short success . a final attempts at the mass - market for calculators , the sinclair enterprise and the president did not sell well .\nin 1966 , sinclair radionics developed the world ' s first portable television , the\nmicrovision\n, but never attempted to sell it because development costs would have been too high based on the complicated design the microvision used .\nlast month we looked at colossus the first electronic digital computer , fast forward to july 1961 and sir clive sinclair ( born july 1940 ) launched sinclair radionics . this british company produced a number of miniature transistor radio kits , digital calculators , digital watches before venturing into the computer market .\nsuch scientific instruments were to form a quiet backbone of radionics business for the rest of its existence . in marked contrast to the rest of the sinclair range , the instruments gained a reputation for reliable conventionality rather than often unreliable idiosyncrasy .\nthe black watch was launched in september 1975 by sinclair radionics , later sinclair research , the company behind the zx81 and zx spectrum . it cost \u00a324 . 95 ready - built or \u00a317 . 95 as a kit . it had a red led display and was marketed by the company as follows :\nwhile all the developments with the calculators had been taking place a lot of other things had been happening at sinclair radionics . with his interest in miniaturising electronics it was natural that clive would look into developing a miniature television . this had started in the early 1960s and a\n. . . introduced a 3 1 / 2 digit multimeter based on a lsi chip and continues to make audio equipment\n.\nsinclair radionics has only 250 employee and expects to make about $ 17 million for its fiscal year ending in march [ 1975 ]\n.\nsearle became head of the computer division four months ago and has a long association with clive sinclair . he first joined him in the sinclair radionics company 10 years ago designing pocket calculators . he then moved to the u . s . first in california and later in new york , where he was responsible for promoting the company ' s calculators and watches .\nthe sinclair radionics black watch\u2122 was launched in the summer of 1975 . it was revolutionary for its day . it had a small red led display that illuminated , showing the time and date , when a button was pressed . it was one of the first digital watches on the market .\nincluding a five - digit led display , it suffered from technical flaws related with the design of the case , the chip , the battery and accuracy . not only was the watch unreliable , radionics was not able to fulfil the orders it had taken . as a result , radionics made its first loss in the financial year april 1974 - april 1975 . the black watch fiasco had a devastating effect on sinclair ' s finances and the company would have gone bankrupt had not the government , through the\nfrom october 1964 to april 1975 i was working for sinclair radionics : this was the time that clive sinclair was into hi - fi . initially i was assisting with the design of such products as the z12 , stereo 25 , system 200 , system 3000 amplifiers and then for much of this time i was either doing the servicing or was in charge of the service department .\nin the event , the gamble failed . the tv1b / c / d was the last product from the sinclair radionics stable . in july 1979 , the national enterprise board - sinclair ' s government backers - finally got fed up and pulled the plug on the company . sinclair received a \u00a310 , 000\ngolden handshake\nand set up science of cambridge instead . the rights to the tv1b were sold to binatone , but the product was soon dropped .\napril 1974 - sinclair scientific . this used the casing of the cambridge models .\nmr . sinclair , the son of a small london businessman who now works for him , quit school at the age of 17 to engage in several entrepreneurial fits and starts - running a small publishing company , making transistor radio kits and writing for a technical magazine . he set up sinclair radionics when he was 22 , to assemble components for transistor radios and hi - fi ' s .\nthe men principally responsible for the sinclair instrument range were john nicholls , the project leader , responsible for the electronics and his assistant keith pauley , who engineered the designs for production . in marked contrast to the rest of the sinclair range , the instruments gained a reputation for reliable conventionality rather than often unreliable idiosyncrasy . as norman hewett ( another former managing director of radionics ) has pointed out ,\nin 1975 sinclair radionics released the sinclair scientific , a scientific pocket calculator for \u00a399 . 95 . it used rpn , and displays only in 5 digit mantissa or 2 digit . in 1977 a revised model , the\nscientific programmable\n, was released at \u00a329 . 95 . the scientific programmable mark 2 was later released , reducing the price to \u00a317 . 22 . sinclair attempted to capture the top - end calculator market with the sinclair sovereign , available in plated gold or silver , it was critically acclaimed for its excellent engineering and design and enjoyed short success .\nsinclair himself was not particularly interested in his company ' s digital instruments and played little part in their development ; as he commented to computing magazine ( 17 february 1983 ) ,\ninstruments were profitable but dull .\nhis hands - off approach meant that the instruments division was treated virtually as a company within a company . derek holley , managing director of sinclair radionics at the time , recalled :\n, as outlined above , and also the first sinclair portable digital multimeter was launched .\narnold , william ( 9 january 1975 ) .\nsinclair keep it lean\n.\nclive sinclair is a famous british inventor who was responsible for some of the most iconic electronics during the 70\u2019s and 80\u2019s . these inventions include the sinclair c5 , the zx spectrum , portable tvs and calculators . despite the fact that sinclair did not invent the first pocket calculator he did invent the smallest slimline calculator by far , the sinclair executive .\nwhen it became clear that radionics was failing , clive sinclair took steps to ensure that he would be able to continue to pursue his commercial goals : in february 1975 , he changed the name of ablesdeal ltd . ( an off - the - shelf company he bought in september 1973 , for just such an eventuality ) to westminster mail order ltd . ; this was changed to sinclair instrument ltd . in august 1975 .\nthe sinclair ql was announced in january 1984 , shortly before the apple macintosh went on sale , but it suffered from several design flaws , and never acheived sinclair ' s expected sales . also in 1984 sinclair finally launched a flat screen tv which was moderately successful .\n14 oct - receivers called in to tpd ltd ( ex - sinclair vehicles ltd ) .\nthere is more information about the sinclair scientific in the featured hand - held calculators section .\nsinclair used the gillette gpa as the basis for its oxford range , launched in 1975 .\nsinclair produced a few more models , including the cheap programmable enterprise programmable . like all the sinclair programmable models , it was provided with comprehensive manuals with sample programs in different subjects .\nin september 1982 the sinclair tv80 pocket television was launched , but was a commercial failure .\nclive sinclair was always interested in making tiny versions of common electronic items . here , into the smallest practical volume he managed to squeeze the led display and chip used in other sinclair calculators ( the sinclair cambridge memory and cambridge universal ) , which were then becoming obsolescent .\nwhen i left sinclair radionics , i was working with bi - pre - pak designing audio equipment for them , then i was with pa : ce / mm electronics on their stage mixing equipment . then i left them to join welding alloys ltd , designing their welding machines . finally i started out on my own trading as 4qd , making motor speed controllers .\nthere is much more information about the sinclair executive in the featured hand - held calculators section .\nalthough the wrist calculator sold reasonably well it had the old sinclair problem of poor quality control .\nin the 1980s sinclair entered the personal computer market with the zx80 at \u00a399 . 95 , at the time the cheapest personal computer for sale in the uk . in 1982 the zx spectrum was released , later becoming britain ' s best selling computer , competing aggressively against commodore and amstrad . the combination of the 1984 failures of the sinclair ql computer and tv80 , and the 1985 sinclair c5 electric vehicle bankrupted the company , and a year later sinclair ' s products were sold to amstrad . sinclair still exists today , continuing to market sir clive sinclair ' s newest inventions .\nhe added that in future sinclair intends to launch new computers with a full range of software .\nthe micromatic was one of several radios produced by sinclair\u2019s radionics company , before that there was the slimline in 1963 , the micro 6 a year later and the micro fm 1965 but at the time these were way beyond my modest means . i\u2019m not sure that i could afford them now either , judging by the prices the few that come up on ebay have been fetching\u2026\ntoday the company still exists , but in a completely different form than it did in the 1980s . in 1993 , 1994 and 1995 sinclair made continuing losses on decreasing turnover , and began to worry investors since clive sinclair himself was using his own personal wealth to fund his inventions . by 1990 sinclair ' s entire staff had been reduced to sinclair himself , a salesperson / administrator , and r & d employee . by 1997 reportedly only sinclair on his own was working at his company .\nduring the majority of the 1970s , sinclair focused on building the most affordable pocket calculators with the best design . in 1972 sinclair released the world ' s first slim - line pocket calculator , the\nthe debut of the x - 10 was also fraught with problems . the original circuit design had been delivered to sinclair radionics accompanied by a working prototype ; jim westwood took the prototype and engineered it into a marketable form which was sent to the firm in hampshire which manufactured sinclair ' s circuit boards . they promised that the first batch of boards would be delivered within a few days , and the first advertisement for the x - 10 was planned to coincide with promised deliveries .\nsinclair fm watch radio fmwr . combination of a lcd digital wristwatch with alarm function a . . .\nin 1982 clive sinclair converted the barker & wadsworth mineral water bottling factory at 25 willis road , cambridge into the sinclair building to use it as the company ' s new headquarters . ( it was sold to cambridgeshire county council in december 1985 due to sinclair ' s immense debts and finance troubles . )\nin april 1976 , the national enterprise board bought a 43 % stake in sinclair radionics for \u00a3650 , 000 , and in october the national research and development council agreed to provide \u00a31m for a revived portable tv project , which was finally launched in january 1977 as the microvision tv1a and mon1a at \u00a399 . 95 . supply exceeded demand , and 12 , 000 units were left unsold until they were sold off cheaply . this resulted in a \u00a3480 , 000 loss for sinclair . sir clive sinclair was certain that the tv1b model released in 1978 would be more successful , but sales were disappointing .\nthe design of the tv1a was significantly different from that of the prototype . aeg telefunken of germany had developed a miniature cathode ray tube exclusively for sinclair , while the bulk of the electronics had been custom - designed for sinclair radionics . in hindsight , the tv1a was a notable departure for the company , which hitherto had depended on adapting existing components ; now it was developing its own hardware . this was a significant step forward , paving the way for the much more ambitious hardware development programmmes of the 1980s .\nsinclair research profits \u00a314 . 28m on turnover of \u00a377 . 69m , including \u00a3309 , 000 government grants .\n, which was smaller and considerably thinner than any other on the market . the vital statistics of the sinclair\nas many have already observed , sir clive sinclair was just way ahead of his time with the c5 .\nmaybe , like the sinclair c5 , clive was just ahead of his time with this often forgotten machine .\nin 1982 the sinclair zx spectrum was released , later becoming britain\u2019s best selling computer , competing aggressively against commodore and amstrad . unfortunately , sinclair had a misstep with its sinclair ql ( for quantum leap ) personal computer launched in 1984 . although the computer was hyped as being advanced for its time , and relatively cheap , it failed to sell , and production was suspended in 1985 . amstrad acquired sinclair\u2019s computer products lines in april 1986 .\n) documented the rise of the british home computer market . it focuses on the rivalry between sir clive sinclair and\nin 1966 , sinclair radionics developed the world ' s first portable television , the\nmicrovision\n, but never attempted to sell it because development costs would have been too high based on the complicated design the microvision used . in 1976 it was sold as a revised version , the\nmicrovision tv1a / mon1a\nat \u00a399 . 95 . supply exceeded demand , and 12 , 000 units were left unsold until they were sold off cheaply . this resulted in a \u00a3480 , 000 loss for sinclair . sir clive sinclair was certain that the tv1b model released in 1978 would be more successful , but sales were disappointing . the technology was sold to binatone .\nin 1965 the\nmicro - fm\ndebuted as\nthe world\ns first pocket - size fm tuner - receiver\n, but was unsuccessful due to technical difficulties . despite problems , illegal clones were produced in the far - east . sinclair ' s final 1960s radio kit was the 1967\nmicromatic\n, billed as\nthe world ' s smallest radio\nlike sinclair ' s earlier radios . the\nmicromatic\nwas a reasonable success and was sold until 1971 . in may 1971 sinclair radionics made \u00a385 , 000 profit on \u00a3563 , 000 turnover ; the following year profit increased to \u00a397 , 000 on turnover of \u00a3761 , 000 .\nthe pursuit of the dream of the hand - held television was to consume an awful lot of time , effort , and money at sinclair radionics . it was not until ten years later , in 1976 , that the sinclair tv1a microvision was launched . although only a black & white model , it was revolutionary in being the first multi - standard receiver , working on vhf and uhf , and so could be used around the world . clive ' s ultimate idea was a flat screen tv and work continued on developing a near flat television tube .\nanother sinclair radionics product that was introduced in 1964 and failed was the first class d amplifier kit rated at 10 watt rms . a class d switching amplifier that was good in theory but sadly ahead of its time and available technology . the amplifier used low frequency germanium transistors as pulse width modulators and switches and wrongly relied on the loudspeaker ' s inductance to filter the class d signal into audio . most often this would short out the output transistors . when it did work the power level was far below 10 watts and sinclair ' s main advertising channel , wireless world magazine , was so deluged with complaints that it supposedly refused to take further advertisements from sinclair .\n6 nov - tpd ltd ( ex - sinclair vehicles ) goes into voluntary liquidation with debts of \u00a36 . 4m .\nthe zx80 was highly successful , and was followed by a series of improved models . however , the old sinclair problems of being unable to meet high demand and quality control took their toll , especially with the sinclair ql home computer .\nin march 1981\nsinclair computers\nwas renamed to\nsinclair research ltd\nand the sinclair zx81 was launched at \u00a349 . 95 in kit form and \u00a369 . 95 ready - built , by mail order . in february 1982 timex obtained a license to manufacture and market sinclair ' s computers in the usa under the name timex sinclair . in april the zx spectrum was launched , priced at \u00a3125 for the 16 kb ram version and \u00a3175 for the 48 kb version . in july timex launched the ts 1000 ( a version of the zx81 ) in the us . in march 1982 sinclair made an \u00a38 . 55m profit on turnover of \u00a327 . 17m , including \u00a3383 , 000 government grants for flat screen .\nsinclair research profits of \u00a38 . 55m on turnover of \u00a327 . 17m , including \u00a3383 , 000 government grants for flat screen\nfor people in britain in the 1970s and 1980s clive sinclair was known as\nthe inventor of the pocket calculator\n.\nthe sinclair executive . image courtesy of maltagc ( cc - by - sa - 3 . 0 ) , via wikimedia commons\nhere are details of the only two known models of wrist calculator , the sinclair wrist calculator and the quik - check .\nwas available only as a self - assembly kit , by mail order from science of cambridge , previously sinclair instrument ltd .\nclive still had ambitions to form his own company , and had registered the company sinclair radionics in 1961 . having found financial backing he left babani ' s , only to have the backer get cold feet and withdraw . clive then got a job as technical editor with the journal instrument practice , for which he also wrote articles . one of his tasks was to produce a comprehensive survey of the available semiconductors , which opened the door for him at all the semiconductor manufacturers .\ntwo years later clive sinclair formed sinclair research , launched the zx - 80 and searle rejoined him . he ran the u . s . office in boston , concentrating on selling the zx - 80 and 81 until taking - up his new job .\nalthough they were far from being the most high - profile of sinclair ' s products , sinclair ' s digital multimeters were the steady - selling bulwark of the company ' s catalogue in the 1970s and enabled sinclair to produce his more exotic gadgets . six digital multimeters , plus one\npocket frequency meter\nand an oscilloscope , were produced between 1974 - 79 . they were :\non 28 may 1985 , sinclair had announced that it wanted to raise an extra \u00a310m to \u00a315m to restructure sinclair research . given the loss of confidence in the company , this proved hard to find . in 1986 , the company sold its entire computer product range and the\nsinclair\nbrand name to amstrad . this deal did not involve the company , merely its name and products .\nin july 1977 , sinclair instrument ltd was renamed science of cambridge ltd . which in 1978 launched the mk14 microcomputer kit ; this was based on a national semiconductor sc / mp microprocessor and parts from a sinclair calculator , this had an 8 digit led display and a calculator type keyboard . also in 1977 the sinclair wristwatch calculator was launched , an early example of ' wearable tech ' !\nthe sinclair scientific provides the basic trigonometric functions and log / antilog . it uses reverse polish notation ( rpn ) like the hp - 35 , and gives results in scientific notation . like many sinclair calculators it was available even cheaper as a self assembly kit .\ndale , r . , ( 1985 ) ,\nthe sinclair story\n, london , duckworth , isbn 0 7156 1901 2 .\nsinclair x - 1 , which looks like it could be the successor to the c5 is meant to go on sale for \u00a3595 .\n20 feb - sinclair research restructures into tv and communications division ( headed by bill jeffrey , brought in from mars electronics ) and computer division ( headed by davis chatten , ex - sinclair production director ) . hugo davenport appointed engineering director ( ex - solatron - schlumberger )\nin 1972 radionics launched its first electronic calculator , the executive , which was considerably smaller than its competitors since it had been possible to use hearing - aid - sized batteries . it had been discovered that there was considerable latency in the display and memory and that , with the addition of a timer , power could be withheld from these battery - draining components for much of the time .\nin 1966 , sinclair radionics re - entered the hi - fi market with the\nstereo 25\n, a low - cost pre - amp control system . production was halted in 1968 due to low supply of transistors which had been purchased in 1964 as rejects from other manufacturers . in 1969 it was replaced by the\nstereo sixty\n. this soon became sinclair ' s most successful audio product , being the second product of the\nproject 60\nrange . the\nproject 60\nproducts sold well and were supplemented by the\nproject 605\nkit in 1972 . it was eventually superseded by the more advanced\nproject 80\nkit in 1974 .\nthe sinclair executive calculator was the worlds first pocket calculator and was launched in august 1972 at a price of \u00a379 . 95 + vat .\nin 1972 , radionics launched its first electronic calculator , the executive , which was considerably smaller than its competitors since it had been possible to use hearing - aid - sized batteries . it had been discovered that there was considerable latency in the display and memory and that , with the addition of a timer , power could be withheld from these battery - draining components for much of the time .\nsince then , sir clive , as he was honoured , has maintained a low profile , and sadly very little has appeared under the sinclair name . sinclair products have a good following among collectors , where the innovative designs which make them stand out from the others are greatly appreciated .\npower is supplied through a 9v dc brick , similar to other sinclair machines , but with a new 3 pin adaptor going into the machine .\nunfortunately , sinclair ' s claims were a little too extravagant and the amplifier ran into the first advertising standards problem of sinclair\u2019s career . wireless world reportedly refused to take sinclair\u2019s subsequent advertising for the x - 10 because of complaints over the performance claimed for the amp . its stated output was 10 watts r . m . s . , but in reality it was capable of only a quarter of that , and was temperamental to boot .\nin 1997 sinclair released the world ' s smallest radio with the\nz1 micro am radio\n. in 2003 , the sinclair\nza20 wheelchair drive unit\nwas introduced , designed and manufactured in conjunction with hong kong ' s daka designs , a partnership which also led to the seadoo sea scooter , an underwater propulsion unit . sinclair recently announced that they will release a folding bicycle , named the a - bike , in 2005 .\nsinclair research profits of \u00a313 . 8m on \u00a354 . 53m turnover , including \u00a31 . 1m flat tv grants . clive ' s salary \u00a382 , 000\n17 june - robert maxwell announces rescue bid for sinclair research , which has \u00a315m debts . deal to leave clive with 8 percent , chairmanship and consultancy\nseveral things conspired to ensure the sinclair c5 didn ' t succeed , here i ' ll try to detail the issues with the c5 at launch .\nsinclair had shown what could be done with miniaturising calculators , and the competition would soon start to follow , so he had to keep an innovative lead .\nin 1984 sinclair finally launched a flat screen tv which was moderately successful , but by now there were competitors around in the hand - held tv market .\nsearle has been involved closely with the launch of the spectrum and he has decided to continue sinclair ' s unusual marketing strategy of concentrating on mail order .\nfacing difficulties in raising capital , sinclair research sells cambridge computer to sci\nfor a nominal amount in return for a royalty stream on the satellite receivers\n.\nclive sinclair had an interest in eletric vehicles for a long time and wanted to develop his own . he asked chris currie to work on an electric motor .\nthe sinclair ql was seen by some as the successor to the sinclair spectrum , but in reality , it was aimed at the professional , business and serious home user markets . launching in january 1984 by mail order ( albeit with a several month shipping delay ) , the ql ( standing for quantum leap ) was touted by sinclair themselves as the solution to fend off ibm , commodore , acorn and apple , who had or were soon to be releasing , more professional systems .\nin january 1983 the zx spectrum personal computer was presented at the las vegas consumer electronics show . in september the sinclair tv80 television was launched , using flat - screen technology unlike sinclair ' s previous crt televisions , the tv80 was a commercial failure only selling 15 , 000 units and not covering its development costs of \u00a34m .\nthe unusual , sinclair designed keyboard also contributes to the small size of the executive , with the little rubber pips which press directly on the beryllium - copper contacts .\nno longer able to legally market computers under his own name , clive sinclair rebranded himself as cambridge computer ltd . their first and only product ? the z88 computer .\nduring the majority of the 1970s sinclair focused on building the most affordable pocket calculators , with the best design . in 1972 , sinclair released the world ' s first slim - line pocket calculator , the sinclair executive , for \u00a379 . 95 . the calculator only included basic math functions , and the led display required lots of power . it is often credited as being the world ' s first attractively - styled calculator , that didn ' t require mains power to be used like prior calculators . the executive was a phenomenal success , earning sinclair \u00a31 . 8m in profit . in 1973 the\nexecutive memory\nwas introduced at a far cheaper price of \u00a324 . 95 .\n12 mar - plans to form and seek funding for separate company for wafer - scale chips under robb wilmot are announced by clive . wilmot appointed a director of sinclair research\n1995 - 96 results : a loss of \u00a3122 , 873 on a turnover of \u00a3255 , 826 . by now the staff has been reduced to one - sinclair himself .\nmr . sinclair is now producing 10 , 000 zx80 ' s a month , which puts him third in volume of personal computers , behind apple and tandy radio shack .\nmr . sinclair is aiming at the novice who wants to learn his way around a computer rather than the small - business executive who wants storage and information processing capacity .\nhe added that the original idea behind the mail order decision was that when sinclair first went into the computer market there was no obvious retail outlet for a personal computer .\nthe story of the sinclair black watch , a digital watch that , for some reason , was sold in kit form . it was not an easy watch to build .\nexactly a decade before the c5 fiasco , sinclair was nearly brought down by another disastrous product - the black watch , launched in september 1975 at \u00a317 . 95 in kit form and \u00a324 . 95 ready - built . its name was uncharacteristically descriptive by sinclair ' s usual standards - virtually every other sinclair product had an arbitrary , often made - up name or jumble of letters and numbers attached to it . in fact , it is actually a pun ; the original black watch was a famous scottish army unit .\nclive sinclair is getting his staff by advertising . already he has received several hundred replies from his recent campaign . he is looking for top - notch scientists and engineers who can work under the peculiar pressures induced by high - risk projects . they will be classically trained , unlike sinclair himself who cheerfully admits that he might not qualify for a job in metalab . they will be employees of sinclair research and , as such , are freed from the worries of having to run a business just as bushnell ' s are .\nearlier sinclair oxford 200 with red led display , on the left , and later version with green vfd ( vacuum fluorescent display ) and more rounded casing , on the right .\nclive sinclair was very innovative in the field of consumer electronics and , for many years in britain , was widely known as\nthe man who invented the pocket calculator\n.\nthe sinclair flat - screen pocket - sized television which cost such a lot to develop . the screen is actually a cathode ray tube with the electron beam coming from the side .\nbushnell believes he is motivated by boredom . he feels he always has to have something interesting to work on . i read somewhere that he even regards sleep as a personal insult ! sinclair is driven by the excitement of seeing his ideas become reality . sinclair ' s achievement orientation seems more healthy and personally satisfying than bushnell ' s pathological compulsion to be doing something interesting .\n1989 saw sinclair produce a digital mobile phone , however this needed to be near a transmitter to make outgoing calls , this did not provide the coverage that the later gsm system acheived .\nthe keypad is rather strange by sinclair\u2019s standards because normally sinclair products use a membrane with carbon contacts as switches . the keys use a plastic button that sits inside the plastic mould which sit on the surface mounted metal tactile switches . this gives a really nice tactile feel when using the keypad and you get feedback from the switch to know that you have in fact pressed it .\ntwo men whose lives are dedicated to making dreams come true are clive sinclair and nolan bushnell . sinclair made a major impact by introducing the world ' s first true pocket calculator and bushnell by inventing the videogame . both men went on to further successes and they have recently both started what can best be described as idea incubators . david tebbutt takes up the story . . .\nmarch 1975 - sinclair oxford models . initially there were 3 models , the 100 , 200 , and 300 with led displays . later versions had vfd displays , and other oxford models followed .\nclive sinclair is an electronics genius and is noted for his miniature electronic products achieved by using very innovative designs . the first sinclair executive calculators used one of the standard calculator chips of the time , the texas instruments tms1802 . this normally has a current consumption of about 300 ma which dictates that normal aa size batteries , or larger , need to be used to give a decent battery life .\nin january 1985 , sinclair released the\nfm wristwatch radio\n, an lcd wristwatch with a radio attached . the aerial was built into the strap and the battery was hidden in the clasp , presumably in an attempt to balance out the considerable weight of the watch . the watch had several usage problems , and never went into full production , making it one of the rarest sinclair products .\nto cut down production costs , sinclair used these teeny tiny 7 - segment displays . these are great for power consumption and compactness but they are also really difficult to see . so , to get around this , sinclair had the brilliant idea of using small plastic lenses over each display to magnify the segments and make them appear larger than they really are . and what a difference they make !\nthe pocket calculator had been a great success for sinclair , but by the late 1970s the calculator line was starting to feel the effects of small , cheap , highly reliable calculators from japan . sinclair had also decided to stick with led and vfd displays , whereas japanese manufacturers were starting to shift to lcds ( liquid crystal displays ) , which had very low power consumption and batteries lasted for months .\ni ' ll describe each man ' s history separately up to the point of starting his ` incubator ' . after that i ' ll thread the two tales together . first , clive sinclair . .\nalthough combined watch - calculators became very popular , starting with led display models such as the pulsar and compuchron , only two models of pure wrist calculator are known , the sinclair and the quik check .\nbut mr . sinclair ' s highly individual style did not mix well with state capitalism . in 1979 , mr . sinclair left , with a $ 22 , 000 ' ' golden handshake , ' ' his design team , and his ideas . the n . e . b . wrote off the venture as a $ 17 million loss . the financial community watched , with a note of self - congratulation .\nsir clive sinclair and i go way back and i first fell for one of his famously optimistic advertising campaigns back in the late sixties when i attempted to build several of his matchbox sized micromatic transistor radios .\nan intel 8049 chip was used to control the rather limited sound output . unfortunately , we had to wait until 1985 and the spectrum 128k + for a proper sound chip to appear in a sinclair machine .\nunfortunately , the down side to this business model was soon discovered . if a new product was very attractive , so many orders were received that production was overwhelmed and there were long delays in sending them out . this was to be a recurring problem for sinclair , as also was poor quality control in the rush to meet orders . to mitigate this was the sinclair policy of exchanging faulty items immediately with no questions asked .\nadamson , i . , and kennedy , r . , ( 1996 )\nsinclair and the ' sunrise ' technology\n, harmondsworth , penguin books ltd . , isbn 0 - 14 - 008774 - 5 .\nsome sort of roof and side protection from the elements is essential . looking at the sinclair x1 ( which hasn ' t seen the light of day yet ) , something similar on the c5 would work well .\nfully working qls were not available until late summer ; complaints against sinclair regarding delays were upheld by the advertising standards authority in may of the year ( in 1982 it had upheld complaints about delays in shipping spectrums ) . especially severe were allegations that it was cashing cheques months before machines were shipped . the ql was nowhere near as successful as sinclair ' s earlier computers . in the autumn , sinclair were still publically predicting it would be a\nmillion seller\n, with 250 , 000 sold by the end of the year . ql production was suspended in february 1985 , and the price was halved by the end of the year .\nhowever , mr . sinclair promptly sold his house and his car ( a collector ' s rolls - royce ) , set up sinclair research and began production of the zx8o , an inexpensive , $ 199 . 95 microcomputer . he also managed to continue the government connection with a $ 1 million grant from the state - controlled national research and development corporation for development of the pocket television , in return for an undisclosed royalty .\ndescription : a sinclair cambridge electronic pocket calculator : the original four - function cambridge which carried out the four basic mathematical functions of addition , subtraction , multiplication and division . it is powered by 4 aaa batteries .\nthe pcb is made of a paper - based epoxy material ( fr2 ) and only has solder mask on copper . the sinclair logo can be seen on the bottom of the main pcb that holds the processor .\nsinclair ' s c5 electric tricycle , launched in 1985 was a very environmentally friendly electric vehicle . however , it was discontinued despite some 17 , 000 units sold , which compares well with many later electric vehicles .\nthe sinclair business philosophy was to research and design its products itself but to sub - contract manufacture . in this way it could respond quickly to market changes . however , this makes modification of the design tricky and quality control more difficult , which caused problems with the thousands of calculators now being exported , and being sold to non - hobbyists . in 1973 , sinclair set up its first quality control department to address this problem .\nthat may be rather too hasty a judgment . mr . sinclair is back , as head of sinclair research , maker of a highly successful line of microcomputers - and now he has what he hopes will be truly a first . it ' s pocket - sized television , a 6 - by - 4 - by - 1 - inch black - and - white model that weighs only a few ounces . again , he has government support . and this time , mr . sinclair vows he is not going to repeat past mistakes . ' ' we aim to be first in the market - and stay in the market , ' ' he said .\ncalculators are always taken for granted , especially in the age of smartphones . today we will look at a calculator from 1975 ( 40 years old ) which was one of clive sinclair ' s fantastic , innovative products !\nthe sinclair ql was announced on january 12 , 1984 , shortly before the apple macintosh actually went on sale . this was a new computer , to be aimed at the business market and costing \u00a3399 . however , at this point the final design had not yet been completed . shipping finally started in may , with 13 , 000 orders taken , but only a few hundred units delivered at first . because the initially supplied rom had proved insufficient , early machines were shipped with a\nkludge\nhanging out of the machine with additional rom space . your sinclair noted that it was\ndifficult to find a good word for sinclair research in the computer press\n.\n' ' the sinclair model has gadget appeal , ' ' said gavin embry , an electronics consultant . ' ' i have two , one to play with and one to take apart to see how it works . ' '\n' ' clive gets ideas so fast that sometimes he does the last thing he thinks up before he finishes with the first , ' ' explained one electronics expert who has watched mr . sinclair ' s roller - coaster career .\ndespite not achieving it\u2019s expected sales , the ql did make some progress into professional and home markets , selling 150 , 000 units . enough for several companies to pop up and support users who had plunged into the machine . however , it was no where near enough to save sinclair\u2019s fortunes , having already failed with the sinclair c5 and suffering the video game crash of \u201985 . out of this innovative misfortune , alan sugar\u2019s amstrad stepped up , and using purely capitalist driven skills , acquired sinclair in early 1986 , immediately abandoning the ql . fortunately the same companies who supported the machine beforehand , quickly stepped up to fill the void , including cst and dansoft , who created the thor line of compatible machines .\nfeatured on this page are two wrist calculators , the sinclair wrist calculator and the quik - check . wrist calculators are pure calculators for strapping to the wrist and should not be confused with calculator - watches which are combined watches and calculators .\n1988 - 1989 results : a loss of \u00a3183 , 015 on a turnover of just \u00a37 , 825 . by now the company employs only three people - sinclair himself , a sales and admin person and a research - and - development person .\nin 1974 sinclair produced a design for gillette , since the shaver manufacturer had decided to diversify into consumer electronics . the result was the gillette gpa calculator , which was sold for a short period before gillette reversed its decision on moving into calculators .\nalso unusually for sinclair , normally an unashamed populist , the tv1a was aimed initially at the business / exective market with a cost of $ 400 . weighing some 26 ounces , this made it - ounce for ounce - more costly than solid silver .\nthe sinclair oxford range comprised several models , with the early ones having led displays . later a change was made to the lower power consumption green vfds ( vacuum fluorescent displays ) , and the case was made more rounded as shown in the photograph below .\nthis was to be the pattern of sinclair ' s electronics business . the products were miniaturised and highly innovative ; the advertisements for them were large and eye - catching ; they were sold by mail order , generally as kits ; and they were competitively priced .\nn . m . rothschild & son place 400 , 000 shares ( 10 per cent of equity ) of sinclair research at \u00a334 each with financial institutions , valuing the company at \u00a3136m . clive now owns 85 per cent , gains \u00a313 . 6m as result of sale\nthe main project within sinclair research limited is a pedal bicycle dramatically lighter than any previously made . this uses lightweight composite materials to the almost complete exclusion of steel . development is well advanced and tooling will commence soon . we intend to launch the bike in 1992 ."]}
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expedia has got you covered with the lowest swiss international air lines fares and the most popular flight routes .\nswiss international air lines has announced it will expand its european network from zurich in the coming 2018 / 19 winter timetables .\nswiss international air lines and etihad airways are teaming up to offer passengers new codeshare connections in expansion of global route networks .\nbrowse the most popular swiss international air lines flight routes to cities worldwide . alternative airlines can help you make reservations on swiss international air lines for international flights to lots of destinations . use the following list of routes to help you plan your next flight . book swiss international air lines flights on alternative airlines to save big ! alternative airlines is an online travel agency , specialising in booking lesser known airlines and remote destinations .\nswiss international air lines introduce their first flights to pula this year , leaving from geneva and taking around an hour and a half .\nswiss international air lines has ordered two additional boeing 777 - 300ers to take its long - haul fleet to a total of 31 aircraft .\nuse our simple search tool to find great flight deals on swiss international air lines with expedia . com . au . compare prices and save !\nswiss international air lines is the flag carrier of switzerland and operates many flights to europe , north america , south america , africa and asia .\nswiss international air lines began operating in 2002 . in that short period , what have been most significant changes in how the airline approaches mro ?\nexpedia has the tools you need to help with your travel plans . we make it easy to check on swiss international air lines flight status , or get information about swiss international air lines baggage allowance and fees for your 1st and 2nd checked bags . we also provide links to swiss international air lines online check - in web pages so you can check - in from the comfort of your home or office before you head to the airport .\ntravel isn\u2019t just about booking quality flights at unbeatable rates \u2013 it\u2019s also about getting all the information you need to be secure and informed when you book online . whether you are flying swiss international air lines domestic flights or international routes , urltoken offers the information you need about swiss international air lines reservations , flights status updates , links to online check - in , baggage allowance information , and more . get all the information you need about your swiss international air lines flights from urltoken .\nbrowse the most popular swiss international air lines flight routes within canada . expedia can help you make reservations on swiss international air lines for canadian domestic flights to all major cities and many smaller destinations . use the following list of the most popular routes in canada to help you plan your next trip .\nuse urltoken to find the best discounts on swiss international air lines flights . choose your flight route , travel date , and the price you want and start packing . we ' ve gathered some great deals from swiss international air lines to inspire you and get you started on planning your next trip .\nswiss international air lines ( also known as swiss ) is the aviation flag carrier of switzerland . the airline was formed in 2002 after the bankruptcy of previous flag carrier swissair .\nhistory : formed in 2002 after the bankruptcy of swissair , swiss international air lines incurred heavy losses in its early years before eventually becoming profitable in 2006 . during this time , the lufthansa group acquired a stake in swiss of 11 % and then increased its stake to majority ownership two years later . swiss also runs a regional airline , swiss global air lines , which operated as swiss european air lines until february 2015 .\ncopyright photo : swiss international air lines boeing 777 - 3de er hb - jnf ( msn 44587 ) mia ( bruce drum ) . image : 104596 .\nswiss international air lines ( swiss ) is now switzerland\u2019s national airline . it runs flights from its hub , zurich , and geneva to more than 100 destinations in 50 countries worldwide .\n1934 : delta receives air mail route 24 from post office ; resumes passenger service . begins operating as delta air lines .\ntop copyright photo : swiss international air lines airbus a321 - 212 wl hb - ion ( msn 5567 ) pmi ( ton jochems ) . image : 938350 .\nswiss international air lines , the flag carrier for switzerland , is commonly known as swiss . the airline , which was founded in 2002 , displays the swiss flag on its tailfin \u2013 a white cross on a red background .\nlooking for the status on a swiss international air lines flight ? look below to find the top swiss international air lines flights . from the daily flight status to the on - time rating of the flight we have you covered . we ' ve gathered all the information you need for an easy pick up or drop off at the airport .\ncartrawler entered a partnership with swiss international air lines ( swiss ) , the national airline of switzerland . the agreement will give swiss customers access to car rental brands , rail operators , shuttle bus companies , limousines and driver services .\neasyjet \u201c\u201duk airline , cheap flights from london , paris , nice , amsterdam to geneva and more . swiss international air lines \u201c\u201dcheap flights from zurich , paris , and other cities\ncopyright photo : swiss international air lines bombardier cs300 ( bd - 500 - 1a11 ) hb - jce ( msn 55014 ) zrh ( andi hiltl ) . image : 941490 .\nfollowing the bankruptcy of swissair in 2001 , swiss international air lines ( swiss ) was formed from the expansion of swissair subsidiary crossair . now the national airline of switzerland , swiss is a subsidiary of the lufthansa group with hubs in zurich and geneva . swiss worldcargo\nthe head office of swiss worldcargo is located within the corporate headquarters of swiss international air lines in zurich kloten . approximately 100 people are working in our head office for swiss worldcargo , which is roughly one third of our worldwide staff .\nabove copyright photo : swiss international air lines boeing 777 - 3de er hb - jna ( msn 44582 ) ( faces of swiss \u2013 images of employees ) zrh ( rolf wallner ) . image : 942356 .\nfrom january 2016 , swiss global air lines will also be serving various long - haul destinations in the current swiss route network with six boeing 777 - 300er .\ndelta air lines is looking at austin as a possible point of network growth in the coming years .\neastern air lines ( 2nd ) \u2013 havana air ( swifft air 2nd usa ) boeing 737 - 8cx wl n277ea ( msn 32359 ) mia ( tony storck ) . image : 940753 .\nfl technics ( vilnius ) , a global provider of integrated aircraft maintenance , repair and overhaul services , has announced signing agreements with two lufthansa group carriers \u2013 germanwings and swiss international air lines .\nswiss international air lines ltd . was founded on 01 aug 2001 and has its registered office in switzerland . the organisation ' s status is listed as\nactive\n. it currently has 5 directors .\nswiss international air lines has given a tantalising hint of its new business and first class cabins for the new long haul fleet , as it gets ready for the first of its nine new boeing 777 - 300ers .\nswiss international air lines is the national airline of switzerland serving europe , north and south america , asia and africa . air new zealand and swiss connect in london , singapore , hong kong and los angeles providing a good partnership in connecting europe with new zealand . swiss became the 17th airline to join the star alliance in april 2006 .\nhe carrier operates a domestic and regional network within switzerland and europe as well as international services to asia , north america and africa . swiss previously owned a subsidiary unit , swiss global air lines , which later merged into the parent in apr - 2018 .\nthe new commercial joint venture the lufthansa group and singapore airlines ( sia ) signed back in november 2015 is bearing its first fruit . collaboration partners lufthansa , singapore airlines ( sia ) and swiss international air lines ( swiss ) are expanding their codeshare agreements .\n1953 : chicago and southern air lines merger brings delta its first international routes ( to the caribbean and caracas ) . airline called delta - c & s for the next two years .\nswiss international air lines , the flag carrier formed in 2002 after bankruptcy of swissair , announced yesterday that it would be\nsharpening its brand profile\n. this involves new corporate logos and a tagline that will be introduced from october .\nalternative titles : sa suisse pour la navigation a\u00e9rienne , schweizerische luftverkehr ag , swiss , swiss air transport company ltd . , swissair\nit offers a range of destinations from its base in belgium to almost 50 ports across europe as well as 21 african cities and israel , along with codeshare agreements covering a range of airlines incl etihad , singapore airlines , air canada , luftansa , united airlines and swiss international air lines .\nis nothing like the experience of flying on swiss air itself \u2014 which is absolutely marvelous .\nswiss international air lines flies to many destinations including abu dhabi , accra , algiers , amsterdam , athens , atlanta , beijing , beirut , kiev , jakarta , lisbon , london , zurich , tokyo , tehran , stockholm and many others .\nswiss international air lines ltd . ( swiss ) is switzerland ' s national airline . the swissair group ' s regional subsidiary , crossair ag , was made the legal basis for this new airline following collapse of the swissair ( swiss air transport company , ltd . ) in late 2001 . after taking over much of the operations of the former swissair group , the new swiss connects 126 destinations in 59 countries .\ncrossair began using the swiss brand name in april 2002 . swiss international air lines ltd . became the company ' s official new name effective july 1 , 2002 . swiss was updating its fleet with 13 airbus 340 aircraft due for delivery in 2003 and was aiming to join the united states - led oneworld global airline alliance .\nswiss international air lines serves over 100 destinations in 43 countries worldwide from zurich and geneva and carrying some 17 million passengers a year with its 90 - aircraft fleet . swiss is part of the lufthansa group , and is also a member of star alliance , the world\u2019s biggest airline grouping .\nswiss global airline has its headquarters at basel , zurich & the town of kloten while edelweiss air has its base at zurich airport . swiss global airlines was early known as swiss european air lines which was founded in the year 2005 and used to operate services to eu nations . it was rebranded to swiss global airlines on 3rd , february 2015 . while edelweiss air was founded on 19th , october 1995 in bassersdorf , switzerland .\nswiss international air lines ( swiss ) are celebrating the delivery of the airline ' s first 777 - 300er ( extended range ) . the latest addition to swiss ' fleet touched down in zurich today following a non - stop 4 , 545 nautical miles ( 8 , 418 kilometers ) delivery flight from boeing ' s everett delivery center in everett , wa .\nswiss international air lines flew the men\u2019s swiss national soccer squad to samara in southwest russia , where the squad will be based for the coming world cup tournament , starting on monday june 11 . the special flight to samara airport was operated with an airbus a321 ( above ) . swiss will also be flying the switzerland squad back home from russia after the event .\n\u2026the former airline reemerged as swiss international air lines ( swiss ) , which , after a difficult start , grew rapidly . similarly , the recovery of the financial markets in the following years brought a period of prosperity to the city in general , securing z\u00fcrich\u2019s position as the uncontested economic capital of switzerland . moreover , switzerland\u2019s\u2026\nanother prominent lufthansa group carrier to have recently signed a cooperation agreement with fl technics is swiss international air lines . the 5 - year - long agreement covers base maintenance , engineering and doa services . its first aircraft has already arrived at fl technics for a window frame replacement .\nthe boeing 777 swiss air lines first class cabin has eight private first class suites right up front , where they should be . there are two rows of 1 - 2 - 1 seating in first .\nwelcome to swiss international air lines\u00ae which was founded on 5 january 2016 by goldnelly . swiss international air lines\u00ae is the official flag carrier of switzerland and a proud member of the star alliance . our goal is to provide the utmost service and comfort to all our passengers while maintaining the strict standard of safety on board . iata : lx | icao : swr | callsign : swiss company slogan : ' made of switzerland . ' links : bit ( dot ) do / flyswiss _ rblxtwitter | bit ( dot ) do / flyswiss _ rblxwebsite bit ( dot ) do / flyswiss _ rblxffp fleet : | | airbus a320 - 214 [ hb - jlr | in service ] | | airbus a330 - 343 [ hb - jhm | in service ] | | boeing 777 - 300er [ hb - jnc | in service ] | | bombardier cs300 [ hb - jca | in service ] airports : | | vienna international airport [ destination ] | | z\u00fcrich international airport [ main hub ] \u25a0we are not affiliated in any form with the real swiss international air lines\u25a0\nfounded in 2002 after swissair was declared bankrupt , swiss international air lines , also known as swiss , is the country ' s national flag carrier . its main hub is z\u00fcrich airport with geneva airport the hub for its focus city operations . it is owned by the lufthansa group and is a member of the star alliance . it has codeshare agreements with other star alliance members such as singapore airlines , turkish airways , air canada and air india . additional codeshare arrangements have also been formed with airlines not part of the star alliance , such as el al israel airlines , air malta and ukraine international airlines .\nsite map about delta business programs corporate travel travel agents careers privacy & security cookies & ad choices legal blog social mobile app \u00a92017 delta air lines , inc .\nnew swiss arrivals lounge in zurich swiss has opened a new arrivals lounge at its zurich hub .\nyou can pay for your flights with swiss international airlines in the currency and payment method of your choice when booking through alternative airlines .\n1975 : first airline to offer its own air express service , a new high priority , guaranteed cargo service called delta air express .\nswiss international air lines is based in switzerland and operates flights from its main hubs located in zurich , geneva and basel . the carrier is also known as swiss and is the principal airline of switzerland . it operates scheduled flights to many destinations in europe , north america , south america , africa and asia . swiss was founded in 2001 after switzerland ' s for\u00admer flag carrier swissair ' s ban\u00adkruptcy .\nno - frills airlines to geneva : here are several airlines that offer cheap flights to geneva from many bigger european destinations : easyjet \u201c\u201duk airline , cheap flights from london , paris , nice , amsterdam to geneva and more . swiss international air lines \u201c\u201dcheap flights from zurich , paris , and other cities .\nati - air transport international boeing 767 - 323 er ( f ) wl n395cm ( msn 25447 ) bwi ( tony storck ) . image : 940758 .\nthe boeing 777 swiss business class seat is a very familiar alternating staggered seat , similar to the thompson vantage and vantage xl products , however it was developed from the airline ' s previous business class seat , which was designed as a bespoke model for swiss air lines .\n, swiss airline formed in 2002 following the bankruptcy of swiss air transport company ltd . ( swissair ) . the airline serves cities in europe , asia , africa , the\nlufthansa group subsidiary swiss international air lines ( swiss ) has ordered a tenth boeing 777 - 300er , to be delivered in 2018 , the carrier announced oct . 7 . the aircraft will be used to replace some of the carrier\u2019s airbus a340 - 300s . the switzerland flag carrier\u2014which will transfer four of nine a340 - 300s to its leisure subsidiary edelweiss air by 2018\u2014will keep five a340s in the swiss fleet . the aircraft are to be provided with a new cabin product , including inflight . . .\nas the airline of switzerland , swiss is a byword for traditional swiss values . true to its roots , the company is dedicated to providing the highest possible quality in all its products and services . with its style of service and attention to detail , swiss is also optimally equipped to remain as close as possible to its customers and meet their individual needs . swiss international air lines serves 47 destinations in europe and offers daily connections from all major australian cities to zurich and beyond .\nfeeling loyal to your favorite airline company ? stick with what you know and love , and choose a flight with the airline company of your choice . below you\u2019ll find a convenient list of destinations served by swiss international air lines , so it\u2019s easy for you to search and book a flight that aligns with your travel preferences .\nthanks to swiss testimonial , you are able to discover more about swiss recovery plans in case of disruption .\nswiss international air lines ( swiss ) has taken delivery of the first of 20 bombardier cs300 aircraft it has on order . swiss , the launch operator for the smaller cs100 , will become the first airline to operate both variants of the cseries when the cs300 enters service on the geneva - london heathrow route june 1 . swiss ultimately plans to have 10 cs100s and 20 cs300s in its fleet . \u201cwith its 20 additional seats , this second model in the cseries family ideally complements our current . . .\nswiss international air lines ltd . ' s legal predecessor , crossair ag , was launched in february 1975 as business flyers basel by moritz suter . the airline began with just three routes . crossair was based in french territory at the\neuro - airport\nat basel / mulhouse . this unique bi - national location freed crossair from having to obtain work permits for its non - swiss employees .\nswiss air lines doesn ' t care that he was contagious and we lost our entire amount of our tickets . we have tried emailing them back and no response . this is outrageous . our friends had similar experiences with delta and american and they were given a year to change their tickets . swiss air lines gives you nothing and still no response to our emails . don\u2019t use them \u2013 ( united and delta are much better choices for non - stop from ny \u2013 they care about their passengers ) .\ndelta air lines , inc . provides air transportation for passengers and freight throughout the united states and around the world . as of march 1 , 2005 , delta ( including its wholly owned subsidiaries , atlantic southeast airlines , inc . and comair , inc . ) . . .\nswiss international air lines ( swiss ) presented its first bombardier c series aircraft \u2013 a cs100 \u2013 at zurich airport today . the aircraft also received its new name : canton of zurich . the innovative short - and medium - haul twinjet sets new benchmarks in terms of its inflight comfort , its operating economics and its environmental credentials . swiss will become the world\u2019s first operator of the totally newly - developed bombardier c series when its first cs100 enters commercial service on 15 july .\nair canada together with its regional airline subsidiary , air canada jazz , provides scheduled and charter air transportation for passengers and cargo to more than 150 destinations , vacation packages to over 90 destinations , as well as maintenance , ground . . .\nswiss international air lines ( swiss ) is the airline of switzerland , serving over 100 destinations in 43 countries from zurich and geneva and carrying more than 16 . 5 million passengers a year with its 91 - aircraft fleet . as the airline of switzerland , swiss embodies the country\u2019s traditional values and is committed to delivering the highest product and service quality . with its workforce of over 9 , 000 personnel , swiss generated total operating income of roughly chf 5 billion in 2016 . swiss is part of the lufthansa group and is also a member of star alliance , the world\u2019s biggest airline grouping .\nswiss international air lines ( swiss ) is the airline of switzerland , serving over 100 destinations in 43 countries worldwide from zurich and geneva and carrying some 17 million passengers a year with its 90 - aircraft fleet . as the airline of switzerland , swiss embodies its home country\u2019s traditional values , and is committed to delivering the highest product and service quality . with its workforce of over 8 , 800 personnel , swiss generated total operating income of around chf 5 billion in 2017 . swiss is part of the lufthansa group , and is also a member of star alliance , the world\u2019s biggest airline grouping .\ninternational flights connecting to international destinations ( iti ) - confirm with your airline if your luggage was checked directly to your final destination or if you have to collect it before clearing u . s . customs .\nswiss european airlines is the flag carrier airline of switzerland and was formed after the bankruptcy of swissair . it is a subsidiary of the lufthansa group and is a member of star alliance . the swiss airlines headquarters are situated in basel and its main hub is zurich airport and geneva international airport . swiss airlines witnesses heavy air traffic to numerous destinations in north america , south america , europe , asia and africa . air passenger traffic and cargo traffic may lead to delays in scheduled times of swiss air flights . according to the eu passenger rights regulation , passengers travelling on swiss airlines flights have the right to demand compensation for flight delays from the airline .\nlet alternative airlines help find you the best prices and make international and domestic flight reservations with us today .\ninternational flights connecting to u . s . destinations - claim luggage before clearing u . s . customs .\nthe carrier was quick to capitalize upon opportunities in eastern europe , taking a third share bratislava - based tatra air in collaboration with slov - air of czechoslovakia . crossair also owned shares in delta air and alsavia , registered in france and germany , respectively . it took a 15 percent share of scotland ' s business air in 1990 .\nswiss international airlines has a total of 67 fleets under its name , as of august 2015 , not counting the fleets of swiss global airlines and edelweiss air . swiss international airlines owns 5 airbus a319 - 100 , 23 airbus a320 - 200 , 6 airbus a321 - 100 , 3 airbus a321 - 200 , 15 airbus a330 - 300 & 15 airbus a340 - 300 . however , swiss global airlines has 16 fleets as of october 2015 which consists of 16 avro rj100 and edelweiss air has 7 fleets as of november 2015 which consists of 5 airbus a320 - 200 , 1 airbus a330 - 200 , and 1 airbus a330 - 300 .\ndown the back of the ( air ) bus , in economy , swiss says it will install an all - new\ntype of seat .\nswiss international airlines popularly known as swiss airlines is a national airline and the flag carrier of switzerland with its head office located at euroairport basel - mulhouse - freiburg near basel along with an office in zurich airport in switzerland . swiss global airlines & edelweiss air are the subsidiaries of swiss international airlines . the company itself is one of the subsidiaries of lufthansa group , who took over the airline on 1st , july 2007 and is a member of\nstar alliance\n. the airline ' s iata code is lx which it inherited from the swiss regional airline crossair while its icao code is swr which it inherited from swissair . swiss international airline company was established after merging with crossair in 2002 on 31st , march . swiss airline connects to 106 destinations in 49 countries all over the world operating from zurich & geneva . annually it transports 16 million passengers on an average .\nair canada altitude is how we show our gratitude to our most loyal frequent flying customers .\nswiss uses cookies in order to improve your online experience . by continuing to use swiss . com , you accept our cookie policy .\nhow would you like to fly to destinations all over the world from zurich or geneva airport with swiss ? swiss ' huge network of routes offers you non - stop flights to more than 100 destinations in europe and overseas . you can also discover legendary swiss quality in our swiss first , swiss business and swiss economy classes on board both our international and national flights , where our cabin crew will treat you like royalty . in order to make your flight even more personal and convenient , you can take advantage of other\nswiss international air lines is enlarging its range of non - stop services to and from geneva . the expansion , which has been facilitated by its partnership with edelweiss air and an intensification of its collaborations with partner carriers within star alliance , sees various new points added to swiss\u2019s geneva - based network including washington , montreal , sharm el - sheikh , hurghada , heraklion and pri\u0161tina . as a result , swiss will now offer non - stop service from geneva to 11 destinations served by its own aircraft , a further eight leisure destinations served by sister carrier edelweiss air and another 16 destinations under codeshare agreements with various partner airlines , most of them fellow star alliance members . the new services substantially expand swiss\u2019s geneva - based network , and have either commenced already or will be introduced over the next few weeks .\nswiss international air lines ( swiss ) is switzerland\u2019s national airline , serving 102 destinations in 46 countries from zurich and geneva and carrying more than 16 million passengers a year with its 94 - aircraft fleet . the company\u2019s swiss worldcargo division provides a comprehensive range of airport - to - airport airfreight services for high - value and care - intensive consignments to some 130 destinations in over 80 countries . as \u201cthe airline of switzerland\u201d , swiss embodies the country\u2019s traditional values , and is committed to delivering the highest product and service quality . with its workforce of 8 , 564 personnel , swiss generated total operating income of chf 5 billion in 2015 . swiss is part of the lufthansa group , and is also a member of star alliance , the world\u2019s biggest airline grouping .\n1998 : delta and swisscargo forge the first international cargo alliance . delta is the first airline to install automatic defibrillators on board all of its aircraft . first and business classes on international flights become a single section of luxury seats called businesselite\u00ae .\nswiss international air lines\u2019 fleet is undergoing a makeover , having brought its first bombardier c series aircraft into service in july 2016 and with orders in place for the airbus a320neo . stephan regli , the zurich - headquartered carrier\u2019s vice president and head of maintenance , tells inside mro\u2019s james pozzi about the company\u2019s maintenance ramp - up in preparation for the new fleet and how it operates across its day - to - day maintenance activities .\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with swiss international airlines easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\nother airlines which fly to and from this airport include adria airways , air berlin , alitalia , american airlines , austrian airlines , bulgaria air , cathay pacific , corendon airlines and many others .\nflight awards cannot be used for the beijing - pyongyang sector that is operated by air china .\n* 2 since this is a roundtrip itinerary with only 2 international sectors , the zone 1 - a required mileage applies .\nthe first six aircraft will replaced the six second - hand airbus a340 - 300s which were added to the swiss fleet to launch new long - haul routes to the us in 2008 . three further a340s will be replaced by new boeing 777 - 300ers between 2017 and 2018 . the redundant a340 aircraft will be transferred to swiss air lines low - cost offshoot , leisure carrier edelweiss .\nhow to get there ? by air , the nearest airports are geneva , milano or torino . it is approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes from milan\u2019s malpensa airport and geneva international airport , and approximately 2 hours from torino .\nwarburton , simon ,\nswissair woes affect other airlines ,\nflight international , october 9 , 2001 , p . 6 .\nthe international aviation authority iata has laid down regulations for transport containers . swiss strictly adheres to these rules for reasons of animal welfare . they define the conditions , appearance and minimum size for transport containers .\nis air dolomiti , an italian regional airline with its head office in dossobuono , villafranca di verona .\nas official airline of the swiss football association , swiss flew the men\u2019s swiss national soccer squad to the world cup in russia . swiss soccer fans can also take advantage of a special charter flight to rostov during the tournament , and of increased capacities to moscow . and selected flights within europe will feature culinary creations by the swiss squad\u2019s chef during the world cup competition .\nswiss international air lines will be offering its first class travellers and hon circle members of the lufthansa group an exclusive new swiss first lounge in zurich airport\u2019s terminal a from next monday onwards . the new lounge , which is accessible via an escalator from the terminal a departure concourse , enables guests to check in simply and conveniently at the welcome desk , hand in their registered baggage and then pass through a dedicated security checkpoint . travellers departing in winter for warmer climes can also deposit their coat free of charge in a lockable wardrobe facility .\nswiss passengers may now book flights from zurich to abu dhabi via swiss ( first flight on march 26 , 2018 ) . swiss transfer passengers may fly into zurich aboard a swiss flight , then continue on to abu dhabi aboard an etihad airways flight operated under a swiss flight number . luggage may be checked in at the point of departure for collection at the final destination .\nthird - party services : swiss offers third - party maintenance services across 16 stations worldwide . the main goal of setting up the stations is to serve swiss jets along with other aircraft also operated by airlines under the lufthansa group . as part of a strategy to optimize the workload of station engineers , swiss offers these services to third - party customers under the framework of the international air transport association technical pool , which the airline says helps reduce fixed costs .\nofficial airline partner of the swiss national football team _ subscribe for exclusive video updates : urltoken . . . swiss international air lines ( swiss ) is the airline of switzerland , serving more than 100 destinations from zurich and geneva and carrying more than 16 million passengers a year . its origins commit it to the highest product and service quality . and because its size is manageable , swiss is able to be closer to its guests and provide them with more individual care . swiss is part of the lufthansa group , and is also a member of star alliance , the world\u2019s biggest airline grouping . swiss \u2013 made of switzerland follow us on social media : facebook : urltoken twitter : urltoken instagram : urltoken snapchat : urltoken linkedin : urltoken . . . xing : urltoken . . . urltoken urltoken world of swiss : urltoken / world . . . sign up for our newsletter : urltoken / newsl . . . show less\n1928 : c . e . woolman , the principal founder of what would become delta air lines , leads movement to buy huff daland dusters . renamed delta air service for the mississippi delta region it served , the new airline is incorporated on dec . 3 , 1928 . d . y . smith , president ; c . e . woolman first vice president .\nmeet international clients deals with different people from different cultures and back ground . get to travel to different countries at a lower price .\nswiss has agreements with most of the star alliance carriers as well as a few skyteam and oneworld carriers , including air canada , air france , austrian airlines , croatia airlines , egyptair , helvetic airways , lot polish airlines , singapore airlines , tap portugal , turkish airlines and united airlines .\nswiss international air lines ( lx ) is switzerland ' s flag carrier and a member of the star alliance . the airline offers non - stop flights to more than 100 destinations in 48 countries . these include four points within switzerland , as well as other cities in europe , africa , asia , the middle east , north america and south america . in addition to its alliance partners , swiss has codeshare arrangements with more than 20 other airlines . the airline ' s fleet has a variety of two - cabin ( business class and economy class ) and three - cabin ( first class , business class and economy class ) configurations . depending on the departure city , premium class passengers may have access to the airline ' s swiss first lounge , swiss senator lounge or swiss business lounge . swiss ' s primary hub is located at z\u00fcrich airport ( zrh ) .\nthe first thing you notice in the swiss first class seat is the 32 inch tv screen , which swiss claim is the largest in the industry . swiss also have electrically - adjustable window blinds , and a myriad of many lighting options , from small reading lights to warm overhead cabin lights , which enhances the homely feel of the swiss frisk cabin . the swiss tall oblong bespoke reading lamp carries on the design cues from swiss lounge right through to the cabin .\nwith signing a joint venture with air china in september 2016 , the lufthansa group is consistently moving forward with its strategy for asia . this joint venture with the national flag carrier of the people\u2019s republic of china is of particular significance as it considerably strengthens the presence of lufthansa group airlines in the world\u2019s second most important air traffic market . as well as lufthansa and air china , the agreement also extends to lufthansa\u2019s subsidiaries , austrian airlines and swiss international airlines . this intensified cooperation kicks off as part of the 2017 summer flight schedule .\nfleet : the majority of aircraft in swiss\u2019s fleet comprises airbus a319s , a320s , a321s , a330s and a340s . swiss has placed orders for 15 next - generation aircraft , including 10 a320neos and five a321neos . its swiss european air lines regional subsidiary operates 24 aircraft in total , including six boeing 777 - 300ers and 16 avro rj100s . in july 2016 , the carrier brought its first bombardier c series into service , with the canadian - produced aircraft earmarked to replace the avro rj100 . swiss originally placed an order for 15 of the cs100 variant and 15 of the cs300 aircraft .\nmauritania airlines international boeing 737 - 8 max 8 5t - clj ( msn 64299 ) bru ( karl cornil ) . image : 941029 .\nedelweiss air currently really increases it\u2019s fleet as the little more touristic and holiday jet like sister of swiss . they currently operate six a320s of which three are 16 years old and two 12 year olds ( from swiss ) and one that will be delivered this month .\nmany swiss media outlets are comparing the new logo to the last one used by swissair , which also featured a swiss cross in a tailfin - like shape .\ni think the new intent to identify swiss as a swiss airline above everything else a bit of a joke , the name should give it away , not the old logo revamped , they have gone backwards in time and most of the employees are not even swiss , not even the ceo . how swiss is that .\ndiscover the story behind our sweet thank - you \u2212 irresistibly fine swiss chocolate .\ngallery : on board the swiss cs100 ' s stunning flight to st . moritz\niberia is an international air transport group that has been in the business since 1927 . the transport of passengers and freight is our main business , but not the only one . iberia also conducts aircraft maintenance of our own fleet and those of . . .\npessimism in international credit markets is unsettling equity investors , and vice versa . neither market has any ready answers or yet knows which way to turn\nwe provide professional travel services in english , russian and czech for international air travelling . we specialize in the sales of the airtickets and visa services to india . for further details please contact us at : 222 365 943 ( office ) 720 396 . . .\nalternative airlines is an online travel agency bonded by the international air transport association ( iata ) . we specialise in finding the best available fares on the widest range of airlines and making them available to you online , with prices in the currency of your choice .\nthere is a new landmark court case on european air passenger rights . until now , airlines could claim . . .\nflight awards cannot be used for air macau flights which have flight numbers above 9000 . ( more specifically , it is possible to submit an application , but a reply from air macau ' s reservation system will not be forthcoming . )\nwindow view or extra legroom ? book your preferred seat in swiss economy in advance .\nwith swiss hotels , book at great prices and earn miles & more award miles .\n, says marcus di laurenzio , project manager of the technical logbook project at swiss .\npassengers with swiss are entitled to participate in the miles & more frequent flyer program .\nalthough swiss has been busy replacing the airbus a340s with its factory - fresh boeing 777 - 300er jets \u2013 with a tenth now on order for delivery in 2018 \u2013 the airline will retain five a340s in its long - range international fleet .\nmiami international airport is using the latest technological advancements to make entering the united states quicker and easier . these automated solutions help travelers expedite the entry process .\ntsa is partnering with u . s . customs and border protection ( cbp ) as well as u . s . air carriers as part of this initiative . certain frequent flyers from alaska airlines , american airlines , delta air lines , united airlines , us airways and certain members of cbp ' s trusted traveler programs , including global entry , sentri , and nexus who are u . s . citizens are eligible to participate .\n1930 : service begins to atlanta . lack of mail contract forces suspension of passenger service . company renamed delta air corporation .\namid signs of a recovery in air travel , the launch of a new international airline on march 31st might look like a welcome sign of an industry getting back to normal . unfortunately , the new carrier is heavily state - backed and is the re - branded rump of bankrupt swissair\nhow to get there ? by air , the nearest airport is sion , a little national airport , or geneva international airport . the easiest way to get to zermatt from any of the airports is via the excellent train / bus system . for prices and schedules , click here .\nfor the eu - 28 as a whole , there were 1 . 9 air passengers carried per inhabitant in 2016 . the united kingdom , the member state with the highest number of air passengers , reported 3 . 8 air passengers per inhabitant . relative to population size , the importance of air travel was particularly high for the holiday islands of malta and cyprus ( 11 . 2 and 10 . 5 air passengers carried per inhabitant in 2016 ) , as well as for iceland ( 20 . 3 passengers / inhabitant ) and norway ( 7 . 2 passengers / inhabitant ) . the lowest ratios were recorded for ten of the eastern and baltic member states , each reporting averages of less than 2 . 0 air passengers carried per inhabitant in 2016 .\nairfreight division of swiss , established in 2002 . a member of the star alliance , t\nthere is a visitor\u2019s parking area right next to the main entrance of the swiss building .\nsit back , relax , and enjoy our swiss service and the selected products on board .\nreceive complimentary domestic and international travel insurance cover for you , your partner and employees holding supplementary cards when you use your card to pay for your travel arrangements .\namid signs of a recovery in air travel , the launch of a new international airline on march 31st may have looked like a welcome sign of an industry getting back to normal . unfortunately , the new carrier is heavily state - backed and is the re - branded rump of bankrupt swissair\nfor airpoints\u2122 members travelling on a discounted business class ticket issued by swiss airlines , that includes travel in business class on a flight operated by air new zealand , please call the contact centre on 0800 737 000 after your flight to ensure you receive the correct amount of airpoints dollars and status points for your air new zealand leg of the journey .\nnote : total passengers carried ( arrivals and departures for national and international ) . the eu aggregate excludes the double - counting impact of passengers flying between eu countries .\nswiss will also be offering swiss soccer fans numerous opportunities to go and experience the coming russia world cup . on behalf of travelclub , the official tour operator of the swiss football association , swiss will be providing a charter flight to rostov on sunday june 17 for switzerland\u2019s first group game against brazil . swiss will also be increasing its capacities to moscow during the world cup tournament , including operating its flagship boeing 777 - 300er ( below ) on the route on selected days .\ngo straight for another 50 meters , then make a right turn into the swiss building area .\nwhen you travel with swiss , most rates include 1 item of checked baggage in the price .\nthe delivery of our first flagship marks a new era in switzerland ' s aviation history , \u201d said harry hohmeister , ceo of swiss . \u201cas of today our customers will enjoy a new dimension of air travel experience . \u201d\nair macau airbus a320 - 232 b - mcb ( msn 5352 ) nrt ( michael b . ing ) . image : 940422 .\neva air airbus a330 - 302 b - 16340 ( msn 1806 ) nrt ( michael b . ing ) . image : 940415 .\nair transport statistics concern national and international transport , as measured by the number of passengers carried ; information is collected for arrivals and departures . air passengers carried relate to all passengers on a particular flight , counted once only and not repeatedly on each individual stage of that flight . air passengers include all revenue and non - revenue passengers whose journeys begin or terminate at the reporting airport , as well as transfer passengers joining or leaving a flight at the reporting airport ; excluded are direct transit passengers . air transport statistics are collected monthly , quarterly and annually , although only the latter are presented in this article . air transport passenger statistics also include the number of commercial passenger flights , as well as information relating to individual routes and the number of seats available . annual data are available for most of the eu member states from 2003 onwards ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "qatalyst partners", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 2 qatalyst partners reviews submitted anonymously by qatalyst partners employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if qatalyst partners is right for you .\nluma partners has been one of qatalyst partners ' s top competitors . luma partners is a private company that was founded in 2010 in new york , new york . luma partners is in the investment banking & brokerage field . compared to qatalyst partners , luma partners has 26 more employees .\nqatalyst partners is an investment bank that provides strategic and financial advisory services to senior management teams . qatalyst partners ' s headquarters is in san francisco , california . qatalyst partners has a revenue of $ 15 . 8m , and 61 employees . qatalyst partners ' s main competitors are wedbush securities , luma partners and stifel financial . qatalyst partners has 139 followers on owler .\nowler has collected 13 screenshots of qatalyst partners ' website since jun 2014 . the latest qatalyst partners website design screenshot was captured in sep 2017 .\nqatalyst partners is an investment bank that provides strategic and financial advisory services to senior management teams . qatalyst partners was founded in 2008 . qatalyst partners ' headquarters is located in san francisco , california , usa 94111 . 100 % . . .\nmarch 22 : qatalyst partners suggests that weiner chat with a different company , party c .\ncybersecurity business imperva has reportedly hired qatalyst partners to explore a sale after being t . . .\nfrank quattrone\u2019s qatalyst partners and allen & co . represent the social platform in its deal with microsoft .\nride - sharing service lyft has hired investment bank qatalyst partners , the wall street journal report . . .\nlyft has hired boutique investment bank qatalyst partners , which has worked with several bay area tec . . .\naug 10 ( reuters ) - qatalyst partners lp , the silicon valley investment banking boutique focusing on t . . .\nqatalyst partners has employees and is the seventh highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 872 .\nqatalyst is a private partnership with no outside investors . there are eight partners who each have from 15 to 30 years of experience .\nstifel financial is qatalyst partners ' s # 3 rival . stifel financial was founded in saint louis , missouri } in 1890 . stifel financial operates in the investment banking & brokerage industry . compared to qatalyst partners , stifel financial generates $ 3 . 1b more revenue .\nqatalyst partners lp one maritime plaza 24th floor san francisco , ca 94111 tel : 415 . 844 . 7700 fax : 415 . 391 . 3914\nwedbush securities is perceived as one of qatalyst partners ' s biggest rivals . wedbush securities ' s headquarters is in los angeles , california , and was founded in 1955 . wedbush securities operates in the diversified investment services industry . wedbush securities generates 609 % of qatalyst partners ' s revenue .\nqatalyst partners ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 424 . 2m .\n5 : 03 pm : proposed sale of gi partners stake in u & c plc . . .\nqatalyst partners limited 14 clifford street london , w1s 4ju united kingdom tel : 44 . 20 . 3700 . 8820 fax : 44 . 20 . 7493 . 2267\n( reuters ) - ride - sharing service lyft has hired investment bank qatalyst partners , the wall street journal reported on monday , citing people familiar with the matter .\nsame day : qatalyst partners talks to the bankers , morgan stanley , about the $ 200 - per - share offer . hoffman is now on board with this offer .\nthe top 10 competitors in qatalyst partners ' competitive set are wedbush securities , luma partners , stifel financial , houlihan lokey , william blair , the raine group , code advisors , mesa , jefferies and oppenheimer . together they have raised over 2 . 1b between their estimated 16 . 6k employees .\nfive years after its launch , qatalyst partners , the technology - focused investment bank quattrone leads as ceo has been the sole or lead adviser on $ 70 billion in tech industry transactions , mostly deals in which qatalyst represented sellers of companies or assets .\nstill later that day ! \u201cthe linkedin board discussed the two proposals and unanimously concluded to proceed with exclusivity with microsoft . \u201d qatalyst partners tells salesforce that linkedin went with someone else , so sorry .\nmarch 18 : linkedin\u2019s board meets and decides to form a committee to debate the potential acquisition . weiner also meets with qatalyst partners , a bank that specializes in deals , and invites them to serve as advisers .\nsteven joined qatalyst in april 2018 . prior to joining qatalyst , he worked in new york city at luma partners . originally from midland , michigan , steven graduated from loyola university chicago where he received a b . b . a . in finance and a b . a . in spanish .\nsam joined qatalyst in june 2015 . prior to joining qatalyst , he interned in new york city with the restructuring group at rothschild and the m & a group at perella weinberg partners . originally from boston , sam graduated from the university of maryland where he received a b . s . in finance .\nwhen qatalyst launched , its press release included praise from google inc . chairman eric schmidt . qatalyst then advised google regarding microsoft\u2019s hostile attempt to take over yahoo .\nhaha , you act like qatalyst just started crushing it out of the blue .\nbrian is a founder of qatalyst , and is co - head of its enterprise software group . he previously worked at vista equity partners and in the mergers & acquisitions group at credit suisse focusing on strategic advisory assignments in the technology sector .\n\u201cwhat differentiates qatayst is the depth and length of contacts frank and the senior partners have with the who\u2019s who of silicon valley and the tech community , \u201d bedecarr\u00e9 said .\nmarcie joined qatalyst in may 2013 and is co - head of its consumer technology group . prior to qatalyst , marcie was head of consumer internet investment banking at morgan stanley .\nnikhil joined qatalyst in june 2012 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2011 .\nlyft declined to comment and qatalyst could not be reached for comment outside regular business hours .\nqatalyst killed it in 2010 . . . it ' s a top tech shop that competes with\ntransactions shown above on\nq deals\ntab have been completed by qatalyst partners since commencement of operations in march of 2008 . all trademarks used in association with the transactions depicted are merely intended to facilitate a description of those transactions . no suggestion of origin , sponsorship , or approval by or from the trademark owners , nor any endorsement of qatalyst partners or their goods , services , or commercial activities should be inferred from the use of the trademarks . nothing herein shall constitute a recommendation as to how a shareholder should vote on or act in connection with any matter referenced herein .\n\u201cfrank\u2019s reputation was the key factor in choosing qatalyst , \u201d sacks said . he worked particularly with qatalyst co - founder and managing director brian cayne , who previously worked in the m & a ; group at credit suisse , and ian macleod , a former goldman sachs managing director who leads qatalyst\u2019s software and services practice .\njust to make this post relevant : i hope i get to work for qatalyst later on . lol .\nqatalyst was also qlogic corp\u2019s qlgc . o financial adviser , according to bloomberg , to explore strategic alternatives .\nall trademarks used in association with the transactions depicted are merely intended to facilitate a description of those transactions . no suggestion of origin , sponsorship , or approval by or from the trademark owners , nor any endorsement of qatalyst partners or their goods , services , or commercial activities should be inferred from the use of the trademarks .\ntwo boutique banks elbowed aside competitors to lay claim to millions in fees on linkedin ' s $ 26 . 2 billion sale to microsoft , announced monday morning . they are : qatalyst partners and allen & co . , and they managed to disrupt wall street ' s relationship with silicon valley once again . neither bank was immediately available to comment .\nhualing joined qatalyst in april 2018 . prior to joining qatalyst , she worked in the tmt investment banking group at cowen . hualing grew up in san francisco and graduated with a b . a . in neuroscience and behavior from columbia university .\njeff joined qatalyst in june 2011 and is co - head of its enterprise software group . prior to joining qatalyst , jeff was at goldman sachs , in the technology , media and telecom group , focusing on both strategic and corporate finance advisory .\ni think qatalyst kind of deserves some of the hype it ' s getting though . yes there are always idiots in this forum who post non - sense about salary and bonuses , but the reality is that qatalyst is truly an elite tech shop .\ni ' ve always thought that qatalyst would be the best combination of location , experience , and prestige . just my opinion .\n) , that announced the move this week , and he will not be replaced at qatalyst , one of the sources said .\nqatalyst will begin a formal sales process to find a buyer for nxp . in addition to qualcomm , avago te . . .\njesse joined qatalyst in june 2012 . prior to joining qatalyst , he interned in the investment banking division at thinkequity llc in san francisco . he is originally from orange , california and graduated from stanford university with a b . s . in mathematics with distinction .\njake joined qatalyst in july 2013 and is based in san francisco . he has nine years of technology m & a and capital raising experience in the united states and europe . prior to joining qatalyst , jake worked in the tmt investment banking group at deutsche bank .\nplacement isn ' t as much of a focus at centerview and qatalyst - both firms shoot to keep their analysts on - board .\nsan francisco - - ( business wire ) - - qatalyst group , the technology - focused independent investment bank , a . . .\nqatalyst is the leading tech investment bank , has recruiting the best tech bankers around the world , and consistently wins very high profile deals .\nhakon joined qatalyst in january 2014 . he was previously with the financial institutions group at canaccord genuity in london and has also completed internships with shasta partners in boston and j . p . morgan in london . originally from oslo , norway , hakon graduated from the norwegian business school with a b . sc . in business and economics , and from brandeis university international business school with an ma in international finance and economics .\nthe acclaim has continued , even as qatalyst sometimes has extracted top - dollar from previous allies \u2014 representing motorola in last year\u2019s sale to google .\nthabet joined qatalyst in september 2016 . prior to joining qatalyst , he worked in the mergers & acquisitions group at bank of america merrill lynch in new york city . originally from princeton junction , new jersey , thabet graduated from columbia university , receiving a b . a . in economics .\natalyst ' s advisors combine an extensive network of relationships with deep industry knowledge and seasoned transaction expertise to deliver a superior , senior level of service for clients who value experience , judgment , candor and insight . in addition to merger and acquisition advice , qatalyst partners employs its team ' s extensive corporate finance and capital markets experience to advise companies on capital structure and capital raising alternatives , and selectively raises private capital for clients .\nvanessa joined qatalyst in june 2017 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2015 . in 2016 , she completed a summer internship as an investment analyst at goldman sachs investment partners in new york . originally from toronto , canada , vanessa graduated with distinction as a western scholar from western university and ivey business school , receiving a b . e . sc . in software engineering and a b . a . honors in business administration .\nbarry joined qatalyst in april 2018 . he was previously with citigroup in its technology investment banking group in san francisco , california . barry\u2019s strategic advisory experience prior to qatalyst includes avvo\u2019s sale to internet brands , broadcom\u2019s unsolicited takeover attempt of qualcomm , sailpoint\u2019s initial public offering and pivotal software\u2019s initial public offering .\nqatalyst chairman frank quattrone has contacted companies including large automakers about acquiring a stake in lyft , the journal said , citing the people . ( urltoken )\nsalvatore joined qatalyst in december 2014 . prior to qatalyst , he was on the telecom , media and technology corporate finance team at deutsche bank in london . originally from italy , salvatore graduated cum laude from bocconi university in milan where he received a bsc in economics and finance and a msc in finance .\nhewlett - packard co . paid more than double the original agreed price for qatalyst - advised storage company 3par in 2010 after a public bidding war erupted .\njonathan joined qatalyst in june 2015 . prior to joining qatalyst , he interned with houlihan lokey\u2019s corporate finance group . originally from manhattan , jonathan graduated summa cum laude from northwestern university , receiving a b . s . in industrial engineering , while also majoring in mathematical methods in the social sciences ( mmss ) .\ngary joined qatalyst in june 2017 . prior to joining qatalyst , he interned in the investment banking division at barclays in new york . originally from princeton , new jersey , gary graduated from new york university where he received a b . s . in finance from the leonard n . stern school of business .\nqatalyst\u2019s astonishing rise and superior 2012 make quattrone the san francisco business times\u2019 financial dealmaker of the year . he provided an exclusive email interview to the business times .\nwall street has already seen deals fall by a double - digit percentage to start 2016 compared to last year , putting pressure on big banks ' revenue . as part of the boutiques ' growth , small banks like qatalyst or ducera partners ( which , still in its infancy , elbowed big banks aside last month to lay claim to the biggest deal of the year ) have claimed a bigger portion of m & a revenue in the years after the financial crisis , according to dealogic .\nquattrone acknowledged qatalyst has been \u201cwinning a good share of the industry\u2019s most important transactions , \u201d and said the firm has earned its reputation for getting sellers significant premiums .\nin qatalyst\u2019s case , its core business is advising large technology companies on selling themselves , with its deals including linkedin\u2019s $ 26 . 2 billion sale to microsoft corp (\nscott joined qatalyst in june 2016 . prior to joining qatalyst , he interned in new york city with the restructuring and tmt groups at rothschild . originally from texas , scott graduated magna cum laude from new york university , where he received a b . s . in finance and economics from the leonard n . stern school of business .\nmilad joined qatalyst in march 2016 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2015 . prior to joining qatalyst , he completed a product management internship at delivery hero in berlin . originally from toronto , canada , milad graduated from ryerson university with a bsc in architectural science , and from bocconi university with an msc in international management .\nangela joined qatalyst in june 2017 . before joining qatalyst , she interned in the technology investment banking group at citigroup in san francisco . prior to that , she also completed internships at morgan stanley and citic securities . originally from shanghai , china , angela graduated summa cum laude from duke university where she majored in economics and computer science .\njean joined qatalyst in february 2009 to launch and head qatalyst ' s european operations . he currently serves as a senior advisor to the firm . jean has 25 years of investment banking experience , the last 20 of which have been focused on advising technology companies in emea . prior to joining qatalyst , jean served as head of european technology investment banking at merrill lynch , co - head of the european technology , media and telecom group for credit suisse , and head of the european technology group for credit suisse .\nmichael joined qatalyst in september 2010 and is based in san francisco . michael was previously with the global technology , media and telecommunications group at citigroup , based in london .\nalso do you guys have any information on the reputation of qatalyst outside the u . s . ? i am interviewing with them for a position in the london office .\nalready qatalyst\u2019s rocket - like ascendance has put it in the top tier of all merger and acquisition banking outfits in the nation , in the realm of much larger entities . fees for deals of this magnitude are enormous : one legal filing shows qatalyst took in $ 24 million from qualcomm\u2019s 2011 acquisition of atheros communications for $ 3 . 1 billion .\nyour time is best spent enjoying your youth and concentrating on getting the best grades and test scores you can rather than worrying about the comp for a second year vp at qatalyst .\njesse joined qatalyst in june 2016 . prior to joining qatalyst , he interned in the technology investment banking division at credit suisse in san francisco . originally from sydney , australia , jesse graduated summa cum laude from the university of pennsylvania , receiving a b . a . in mathematics from the college of arts & sciences and a b . s . in economics from the wharton school .\nqatalyst had hired anand subramanian , a former morgan stanley banker , in 2014 to lead its private capital raising business . subramanian has now decamped to macquarie capital , a unit of australia\u2019s macquarie group ltd (\ndavid sacks , co - founder and ceo of yammer inc . , made similar comments about qatalyst\u2019s role in microsoft corp . \u2019s $ 1 . 2 billion acquisition last june of his company , which makes social networking and collaboration software for businesses . yammer was not shopping itself , and though sacks had not worked with quattrone in the past , when an offer came in , the choice of qatalyst was clear .\nmichael joined qatalyst in april 2015 . prior to joining qatalyst , he worked in the tmt & diversified industries investment banking group at cibc world markets and at pwc llp in toronto . originally from changchun , china , michael has passed all 3 levels of the cfa examination and is a chartered accountant . he graduated from the university of waterloo where he received a master of accounting and a bachelor of mathematics with distinction .\nthis brings the total deal value of qatalyst ' s announced and disclosed deals so far in 2011 to $ 14 . 35bn . this includes national semiconductor ' s acquisition by texas instruments for $ 6 . 5bn .\nthe question of potential business risk arising from quattrone\u2019s past legal travails came before jmp\u2019s executive committee , and the members voted unanimously to extend jmp\u2019s umbrella for qatalyst , said johnson , who had known quattrone for two decades .\nlast year was qatalyst\u2019s best . the san francisco - based firm represented 15 companies in more than $ 28 billion of sales ( some prices were not disclosed ) , including the $ 12 . 5 billion sale of motorola to google .\nquattrone and his clients also attribute qatalyst\u2019s success to its sole focus on advising technology companies \u2014 it has no other financial products \u2014 and the wealth of experience on its 32 - person team , a number of whom worked with quattrone in the past .\nif you know you want to be in tech in the long term , qatalyst might be the best bank to be at . if you don ' t have a special interest in tech , the other top groups at bbs are still a better option .\nwhile the most highly valued startups such as airbnb and uber technologies inc can still raise money in the private markets , there has been a general pullback in these late - stage funding rounds since 2014 , when qatalyst set up the private capital advisory business .\nfrom 2008 to 2012 , it has been sole or lead adviser on over $ 50 billion of deals involving public technology companies with price tags of $ 1 billion or more . that\u2019s a record qatalyst says it believes is unmatched by any other firm for the period .\nthe next year , hp paid $ 11 . 7 billion for autonomy corp , also represented by qatalyst . ( that deal didn\u2019t end well for hp , which last year wrote down $ 8 . 8 billion of the purchase while accusing autonomy of misleading bookkeeping . )\njeffrey joined qatalyst in april 2016 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2015 . originally from marietta , georgia , jeffrey graduated magna cum laude from brown university receiving a b . s . with honors in computer science and a b . a in economics .\nrocky joined qatalyst in june 2017 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2016 . originally from vancouver , canada , rocky graduated with highest honors from uc berkeley , where he received a b . s . in business administration from the haas school of business .\nqatalyst declined to comment . its website currently says it will do some capital raising selectively for clients , as well as help them explore \u201ccapital raising alternatives . \u201d this would be in line with its strategy before it established a standalone private capital raising business in 2014 .\njeff ' s strategic advisory experience includes acme packet ' s $ 2 . 1b sale to oracle , adobe ' s $ 1 . 8b acquisition of omniture , advent software ' s $ 2 . 7b sale to ss & c technologies , applied predictive technologies\u2019 $ 600mm sale to mastercard , callidus\u2019 $ 2 . 5b sale to sap , concur ' s $ 8 . 3b sale to sap , datalogix ' s sale to oracle , lithium technologies sale to vista equity partners , magma automation ' s $ 550mm sale to synopsys , moat\u2019s sale to oracle , netsuite\u2019s $ 9 . 4b sale to oracle , pentaho ' s sale to hitachi data systems , ping identity\u2019s sale to vista equity partners , relateiq ' s $ 400mm sale to salesforce . com , semantic machines ' sale to microsoft and taleo ' s $ 2 . 1b sale to oracle . he has also advised on corporate advisory assignments for companies including advent software , cornerstone ondemand , livenation , netapp , rovi , rpx , sorenson communications and successfactors as well as hostile defense / activism assignments for mentor graphics and micrel .\nthis year , qatalyst has continued to rack up big deals , representing urltoken in its $ 1 . 6 billion sale to permira in december and acme packet in its pending agreement to be acquired by oracle corp . for $ 2 . 1 billion , which was announced last month .\nkarthik joined qatalyst in june 2016 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2015 . originally from new jersey , karthik graduated summa cum laude from new york university , where he received a b . s . in finance and economics from the leonard n . stern school of business\ndespite recent success , quattrone and qatalyst have avoided limelight . he declines most interview requests and is loath to discuss his past legal battles . he is deeply involved in the northern california innocence project , a santa clara university program to exonerate innocent prisoners and seek reform relating to wrongful convictions .\neric joined qatalyst in may 2010 . prior to joining qatalyst , eric spent five years in the tmt mergers & acquisitions group at ubs . eric ' s transaction experience includes advisory assignments for 3par , ancestry . com , atheros , big fish games , conexant , ebay ( on its divestiture of ebay enterprise ) , fusion - io , gaikai , gemstar , go daddy , informatica , itko , kla - tencor , magento , matchesfashion . com , myfitnesspal , nec , opentable , popcap games , quandoo , riot games , skyscanner , swiftkey , twitch , verifone and zong .\nso i searched some threads and seems there haven ' t been many discussions about qatalyst since 2011 . anyone have any updated info ? obviously know it ' s a top notch shop with great deal flow and the place to be for tech , but anything more specific would be awesome .\npeter joined qatalyst in may 2011 and leads europe for qatalyst . peter\u2019s transaction experience includes alcatel - lucent ' s carve - out and sale of genesys to permira and tcv , applovin\u2019s investment from orient hontai capital , autonomy ' s sale to hp , c\u00faram\u2019s sale to ibm , cyvera\u2019s sale to palo alto networks , kla - tencor\u2019s sale to lam research , matchesfashion . com\u2019s sale to apax , quandoo\u2019s sale to recruit and xoom\u2019s sale to paypal ; as well as financings for genesys and kik . he was previously with the equity capital markets & advisory team at lloyds banking group in london .\nqatalyst , by contrast , does strictly one thing : it advises technology companies on transactions . its expertise has helped it land in the middle of a large share of \u201ctransformational\u201d tech industry deals , boutros said . quattrone , meanwhile , is \u201cextremely demanding\u201d that clients\u2019 interests be put first , he said .\nsan francisco - based akqa , a fast - growing digital advertising agency , had repeatedly declined prior acquisition offers from advertising holding companies , including wpp . it hired qatalyst assuming there might be other , better offers from the tech sector . in the end , wpp\u2019s $ 540 million offer was the best .\ncraig johnson , vice chairman at jmp group , the largest publicly traded west coast - based investment bank , looks back with satisfaction at the fact that for the first nine months of its existence , qatalyst operated as a subsidiary under a licensing agreement with jmp securities while awaiting approval of its own license application .\nkarl joined qatalyst in june 2015 . he has nine years of m & a and technology investment banking experience in the united states and europe . previously , karl worked in the technology investment banking group at morgan stanley in new york and the mergers & acquisitions group at ubs in both new york and london .\nit ' s a stark reminder for wall street that its clout only goes so far , and that boutiques are increasingly honing in on big banks ' business . earlier this year , qatalyst ceo frank quattrone stepped down from his role at the bank and put long - time colleague george boutros in the post .\nwhile at qatalyst , brandon has advised invensense on its sale to tdk , opower on its sale to oracle , xamarin on its sale to microsoft , homeaway on its sale to expedia , ebay inc . on its divestiture of ebay enterprise , orbitz worldwide on its sale to expedia , and datalogix on its sale to oracle .\ndefinitely not true . . . i know two guys who work / worked there and they were certainly not cream of the crop . however , this was 2 years ago and qatalyst isn ' t has hot as it is now . i ' m sure those same guys would not even get interviews with the firm now .\nformer credit suisse managing director george boutros , who had previously worked with quattrone at morgan stanley and credit suisse , said via email that he joined qatalyst in early 2010 partly because he saw that investment banking \u201chad strayed away from its roots of putting clients\u2019 interests first by getting involved in too many businesses that created serious conflicts of interest . \u201d\njames joined qatalyst in june 2016 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2015 . previously , he completed an internship in the equity research division at putnam investments . originally from gastonia , north carolina , james graduated from the wharton school of the university of pennsylvania where he received a b . s . in economics with concentrations in finance and operations management .\nanyway , i lit qatalyst up on linkedin not to long ago . mostly berkelee / stanford / wharton . not sure about comp , but if you dig through wso i remember reading a post with some back - of - the - paper calculations to estimate how much they are getting comp ' d . for 2011 ( in which they ' ve been making it rain ) .\njames joined qatalyst in december 2008 , and is co - head of its consumer technology group . james previously worked in the mergers & acquisitions group at credit suisse focusing on strategic advisory assignments in the technology sector . prior to credit suisse , james worked at morgan stanley and at advanced technology ventures , a bi - coastal venture capital firm , focusing on early - stage it investments .\nwhile at qatalyst , jake has advised advent software on its sale to ss & c , cypress semiconductor on its merger with spansion , elance on its merger with odesk , myfitnesspal on its sale to under armour , skyscanner on its sale to ctrip , swiftkey on its sale to microsoft , twitch on its sale to amazon , withings on its sale to nokia and xoom on its sale to paypal . jake\u2019s transaction experience prior to qatalyst includes alibaba group\u2019s 2012 share repurchase and restructuring of yahoo ! relationship , alibaba group\u2019s take - private of alibaba . com , amobee\u2019s sale to singtel , kkr and silver lake\u2019s acquisition of go daddy , network solutions\u2019 sale to web . com , permira\u2019s acquisition of urltoken and the ipos of criteo , homeaway , kayak , mediamind , renren and yume .\nross weiner joined qatalyst in 2012 , and was appointed general counsel in 2016 . he has worked in many areas of financial services for approximately 16 years . ross worked previously at silver lake credit fund in many capacities , including as head of business operations and legal services , and prior to that at credit suisse , at brobeck , phleger & harrison and at milbank , tweed , hadley & mccloy .\nkobisan joined qatalyst in june 2017 after completing a summer internship with the firm in 2016 . previously , kobisan completed internships at cpp investment board in public equities , at omers in private equity , and at deutsche bank in trading . originally from toronto , canada , kobisan graduated with distinction on the dean\u2019s honors list from the university of waterloo , where he received a bachelor of accounting and financial management .\nthat being said , i have nothing against qatalyst and i ' m glad they ' ve done well . i have a tremendous amount of respect for frank quattrone as he did not come from an upper middle class family but instead had to work his ass off to get to where he is , but i ' m getting tired of seeing a new thread every day from some pubescent college kid fantasizing about working there .\nvictoria joined qatalyst in june 2016 . before joining the firm , she interned in lazard\u2019s technology investment banking group in san francisco . prior to that , she also completed internships at audax private equity in menlo park and j . p . morgan\u2019s diversified industrials investment banking group in new york . victoria graduated with distinction from stanford university , receiving a b . a . in economics and an m . s . in management science and engineering .\nit\u2019s also a stunning comeback for quattrone . he rose to superstar status in the dot - com boom , but spent the next few years battling federal charges that he interfered with a federal investigation into credit suisse . a mistrial followed a hung jury in 2003 . quattrone was convicted in 2004 , but that verdict was overturned on appeal in 2006 . all charges were dropped in 2007 , and a regulatory ban from the securities industry rescinded . he started qatalyst in march 2008 .\n. exit opps to sf shops ( even east coast funds ) should not be a problem , they have an incredible rep in the valley and in the finance world . they pay top of the street . small , boutique vibe ( smaller than laz / evr and even ghl ) and the culture ' s phenomenal . everyone dresses up for halloween - - quattrone went as batman last halloween . interviews are insanely technical and also a big emphasis on\nwhy tech\nand\nwhy qatalyst\n& amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; lt ; img src =\n/ qatalyst7 / templates / qatalyst / images / home . gif\nwidth =\n875\nheight =\n130\nusemap =\n# script\nborder = 0 & amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; amp ; gt ;\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\nclick here for other coverage of frank quattrone , including a slideshow of seven of his top deals in the past year , an interview with his partner george boutros , and a blog about getting the interview with quattrone .\ntechnology ' s premier banker closes the book on a tremendous year , and leaves no doubt : frank quattrone is back .\nquattrone previously helped build and run technology banking groups at morgan stanley , deutsche bank and credit suisse first boston . he and those teams led more than 350 financings , raising over $ 65 billion for technology companies , including netscape , cisco and amazon . com , and advised global technology companies on more than 400 mergers and acquisitions with an aggregate transaction value over $ 500 billion .\n\u201cover the last two years we were lead or sole adviser on the two largest , three of the four largest , and five of the twelve largest technology m & a ; transactions , \u201d quattrone said .\n\u201cit\u2019s a combination of knowledge of the industry and how it is changing , a creative and custom approach to each assignment , negotiation expertise and a bit of good luck , \u201d he said .\n\u201cwe are passionate about the technology industry and spend all our time thinking about its structure and the strategies of its major participants \u2014 our clients tell us that our depth of industry knowledge is a big advantage , \u201d quattrone said .\na native of philadelphia whose grandparents were first - generation italian immigrants , quattrone has been laser - focused on tech since he worked at morgan stanley\u2019s technology group after graduating with an m . b . a . from stanford business school in 1981 .\ntom bedecarr\u00e9 , chairman of akqa , was impressed by quattrone\u2019s depth of knowledge about the tech sector in a conference presentation quattrone gave .\n\u201cthey\u2019re able to operate at extremely high levels , very fast , with a lot of discretion and experience behind them , \u201d he said . \u201cthey\u2019re also noted as being very tough negotiators . \u201d\n\u201cmicrosoft approached us , \u201d sacks said . \u201cin that case , it\u2019s not possible to interview deal advisers without losing confidentiality . so we went straight to the best . you only get to sell your company once . it\u2019s important to handle the deal correctly . \u201d\nsacks also said quattrone had laid the groundwork well in advance by cultivating ties with yammer .\n\u201cbecause of their experience handling other transactions , they knew what to expect , \u201d he said . \u201cthey know how to interpret subtle communications from the other side , and they know how to make sure we don\u2019t inadvertently miscommunicate . \u201d\nquattrone\u2019s entr\u00e9e to silicon valley\u2019s a - list appears not to have been dimmed at all by the federal government\u2019s long - running and unsuccessful efforts to punish him . in fact , they have cheered him on since charges against him were dismissed in 2007 as part of a deferred prosecution agreement that imposed no sanctions on quattrone .\n\u201che was cleared , clearly , but i had 100 percent confidence in frank as a human being and as a professional , \u201d johnson said . \u201cevery single individual that i\u2019ve ever dealt with who dealt with frank had very , very high regard for him .\n\u201cit was a great decision for us . we\u2019ve been nothing but pleased to see how well he\u2019s done , \u201d johnson said . \u201cit has been an amazing success story . \u201d\n\u00a9 2018 american city business journals . all rights reserved . use of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 24 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 24 / 18 ) . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of american city business journals .\nfrank serves as chairman emeritus and board member of the tech museum in san jose , california and on the advisory board of the quattrone center for the fair administration of justice at penn law school . frank is originally from philadelphia , pennsylvania and received a b . s . in economics summa cum laude from the wharton school of the university of pennsylvania and an m . b . a . from stanford university graduate school of business where he was an arjay miller scholar .\ngeorge received his b . s . in civil engineering and m . s . in structural engineering from the university of california at berkeley and his m . b . a . from ucla ' s anderson school of management .\nbrian ' s strategic and financial advisory experience includes appdynamics ' s $ 3 . 7b sale to cisco , autonomy ' s $ 11 . 7b sale to hp , bain capital ' s acquisition of bmc , brocade ' s $ 2 . 6b acquisition of foundry , citrix ' s acquisition of cloud . com , cyvera ' s $ 200mm sale to palo alto networks , data domain ' s $ 2 . 4b sale to emc , google ' s $ 3 . 1b acquisition of doubleclick , informatica\u2019s $ 5 . 3b sale to permira and canada pension plan investment board , informatica ' s acquisition of siperian , intuit\u2019s divestiture of its financial services division to thoma bravo , mandiant\u2019s $ 1b sale to fireeye , national semiconductor ' s $ 6 . 5b sale to texas instruments , nicira\u2019s $ 1 . 3b sale to vmware , riverbed\u2019s $ 3 . 6b sale to thoma bravo , silver tail systems ' sale to emc , sourcefire\u2019s $ 2 . 7b sale to cisco and yammer ' s $ 1 . 2b sale to microsoft .\nbrian is originally from washington , d . c . and received an a . b . in economics and a certificate in finance from princeton university .\njeff is originally from the san francisco bay area and received his b . a . in political science from the university of california , los angeles and his m . b . a . from the haas school of business at the university of california , berkeley .\nadam also has extensive experience with non - profit and foundation work . he is on the board of directors of summer search in the bay area , was previously on the advisory board and audit committee of shepherd\u2019s gate , and has actively served with nine non - profits and foundations over the past 25 years . adam has an mba from ucla , and a bs in international business with a spanish minor from pepperdine university . he resides in san francisco with his wife and two daughters .\njames is originally from san francisco and received a degree in economics from stanford university .\nnadir currently serves on the board of trustees of university high school in san francisco . he holds a bachelor of arts ( honors ) degree in economics and history from the university of western ontario , canada .\njean ' s clients and transaction experience include ipos and advisory assignments for adva , alcatel - lucent , alvarion / floware , arm , ascom , autonomy , bosch , cambridge silicon radio , capgemini , c\u00faram software , cyvera , eci telecom , ericsson , farfetch , france telecom , gemplus , ingenico , logitech , marconi , matchesfashion . com , native networks , nokia , nxp / philips , psion , quandoo , sequans , siemens , skyscanner , stmicroelectronics , swiftkey , tenovis , virata / globespan , vivendi , wavecom , withings , and xyratex .\njean is originally from paris , france and graduated in economics and finance from universit\u00e9 panth\u00e9on - assas ( paris ) . jean is fluent in french , english and conversational in german .\njonathan is originally from london , england and was awarded a ba with first class honors in philosophy , politics & economics from oxford university , england , with a tutorial prize in economics .\nmarcie is originally from fairfax , virginia and received a b . s . in economics from the wharton school of the university of pennsylvania and an m . b . a . from the kellogg school of management at northwestern university .\nross is originally from washington , d . c . and received a b . a . from the university of virginia and a j . d . from the university of virginia school of law .\ndennis is originally from chicago , illinois , and received a bachelor of science degree from the indiana university kelley school of business , with majors in finance and operations management and a minor in music .\neric grew up in folsom , california and received a b . a . in business economics with a minor in accounting from the university of california , los angeles .\nalan is originally from pittsburgh , pennsylvania and graduated from the jerome fisher program in management & technology at the university of pennsylvania where he received degrees in economics from the wharton school and in systems engineering from the school of engineering and applied science .\nali is originally from toronto , canada and received a bachelor of science in computer engineering from university of waterloo and an m . b . a . from the university of chicago booth school of business .\nmichael is originally from bristol , england and graduated from imperial college london with an msci in mathematics , with concentrations in mathematical finance and fluid dynamics .\nkarl is originally from sydney , australia and holds a bachelor of laws ( first class honors ) and bachelor of commerce ( first class honors ) from the university of sydney and a masters in financial economics ( distinction ) from the university of oxford .\ndennis is originally from beijing , china . he graduated summa cum laude from santa clara university , where he received a b . sc . in finance from the leavey school of business , and a b . s . in mathematics .\nbrandon is originally from indianapolis , indiana and received a b . s . in business management with a finance emphasis from the brigham young university marriott school .\njake is originally from phoenix , arizona and graduated from santa clara university , where he received a b . sc . in economics from the leavey school of business .\nnikhil is originally from toronto , canada and graduated with distinction from the richard ivey school of business at the university of western ontario with an honors business administration degree .\npeter is originally from chichester , england and graduated from the university of warwick with a b . sc . in mathematics , with concentrations in mathematical economics and mathematical biology .\nran is originally from beijing , china and toronto , canada . he graduated from the university of pennsylvania\u2019s jerome fisher program in management & technology , receiving a b . s . in economics with a concentration in finance and a b . s . in engineering majoring in computer science and engineering .\nbarry grew up in the bay area and received his b . s . in mechanical engineering from the university of california , san diego , m . s . in engineering from the university of california , los angeles and m . b . a . from ucla\u2019s anderson school of management .\ndaniel grew up in los angeles , california and graduated with a b . b . a . in finance from the university of san diego .\nemail : this email address is being protected from spambots . you need javascript enabled to view it . career info : this email address is being protected from spambots . you need javascript enabled to view it .\nthe new york times : zillow to acquire trulia for $ 3 . 5 billion\nbloomberg : priceline to buy opentable in deal valued at $ 2 . 6 billion\nthe new york times : avago to buy lsi for $ 6 . 6 billion\nthe new york times : cisco to buy sourcefire , a cybersecurity company , for $ 2 . 7 billion\nbusiness week : permira agrees to buy urltoken for about $ 1 . 6 billion\nbloomberg : alcatel - lucent gets $ 1 . 5 billion genesys bid from permira\nbloomberg : go daddy said valued at $ 2 . 25 billion in kkr , silver lake buyout\nthe new york times : texas instruments to buy national semiconductor for $ 6 . 5 billion\nforbes : corporate acquisitions may finally spark some cash - out activity in silicon valley .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\nthis will replace the current featured review for targeted profile . are you sure you want to replace it ?\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\ndoes anyone have any info on this firm with regards to size and culture . what do people working there think of the firm .\nmembers that upload a resume get 2 . 3x the number of interview invites through the talent oasis . learn more .\nwell , i ' m a nobody and i ' m in high school so take this with caution . just trying to help .\nit ' s very reputed , started by a legend called frank quattrone : urltoken has a very good rep so he manages to get some pretty sweet deals .\ndid some major deals . the most recent i can think of is that it advised 3par when it was getting acquired by hp . it ' s small and hard to get into . there ' s only one guy from wharton undergrad that got in .\nedit : by one guy i mean one guy from wharton undergraduate class of 2010 . i ' ll leave it to the other more experienced and those who work there to talk about the culture etc .\n7 , 548 questions across 469 investment banks . the wso investment banking interview prep course has everything you ' ll ever need to start your career on wall street . technical , behavioral and networking courses + 2 bonus modules . learn more .\nmaybe 2010 was a bad year ? i know a couple guys from other schools who got offers this year . also , what nouveau says is right ; they pay above street . 100 + % bonus\nhaha i get that a lot . i don ' t know what to say , it ' s probably the culture where i live , everyone is ambitious about something ( less for finance , more engineering & science ) . i don ' t know a single kid who has a job here . it ' s a more conservative environment and it ' s mad hard for hs students to get part - time jobs unless it ' s distributing flyers or brochures , something i ' ve already tried . yeah , no prizes for guessing where i live . sometimes i wish i grew up in the us .\nyou are a visible minority ( south or far east asian ) . you live in the western hemisphere , but in an area where it ' s largely immigrant population . you say you can ' t get a job because of culture , but it ' s really because your parents won ' t let you have a job through restriction or the way they brought you up that made you incompetent for high school jobs .\nyou sound just like one of those nerd in high school who never gets pussy .\nthey pay way above street . i don ' t want to look for the numbers at the moment , but i believe they were $ 80k base and $ 100k bonus for first year analysts .\n, but isn ' t as big so clearly they ' re not going to take that many analysts yet .\nbanks you could work at and has an extremely strong reputation , high pay and places into pe particularly in tech ( from what i ' ve heard ) .\ni interviewed with them . if you don ' t have a good answer to ,\nwhich tech space are you interested in and why ?\nyou ' re definitely not getting a callback .\nuuuuuuhhhhhh . yes . tech is divided into many different sectors and subsectors . if you can ' t recognize it and instead say things like\ni like tech because my iphone rockzzzz ! ! ! ! 111\n, it ' ll be pretty hard to convince them that you ' re interested in the industry .\n. this is because you will likely to be the one working on mega m & a tech deals compared to being at gs tmt or ms tech working on huge ipos / equity offerings as well .\ni agree and disagree at the same time . q does major things in tech like 3par , but many of their other deals are only known to the people within the industry ( isilon , foundry , atheros ) . whereas at a bank like"]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "durst organization", "paragraphs": ["1995 : the durst organization main office moves to 1155 avenue of the americas .\n12 february 2009 : the durst organization main office moves to one bryant park .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at durst organization , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the durst organization company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at durst organization .\nthe durst organization establishes enduring relationships by developing sustainable workplaces and homes that benefit our environment .\nnews about durst organization , including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times .\nmembers of the durst organization , from left , alexander durst , david neil , helena durst and kristoffer durst . behind them , the site for the company\u2019s first foray outside manhattan .\n20 february 1968 : the durst organization acquires the east blockfront of broadway between 44th and 45th streets .\nfrank 57 west is durst organization\u2019s 10 - story zinc - clad building on the far west side .\ndouglas durst , a real estate developer and the younger brother of robert durst , in the offices of the durst organization on the 49th floor of one bryant park in manhattan .\nthe durst organization purchased the historic building after the original developers said they \u201cdidn\u2019t have the horsepower\u201d to complete it .\nabout the durst organization the durst organization , founded in 1915 by joseph durst , is the owner , manager and builder of 13 million square feet of premier manhattan office towers and 1 , 950 residential rental units with 3 , 400 in development . the durst organization is recognized as a world leader in the development of high - performance and environmentally advanced commercial and residential buildings . urltoken\n2013 : the durst organization begins the green roof program , installing over 1 acre of green roofs throughout the portfolio .\ni applied through an employee referral . i interviewed at durst organization ( new york , ny ) in january 2014 .\nthe durst organization\u2019s hallets point project in queens , which relies partly on the defunct 421 - a tax abatement program .\nbut even as the family celebrates the founding of the durst organization 100 years ago by its patriarch , joseph durst , robert casts a long , dark shadow .\n2014 : the durst organization acquires a 90 percent stake in the halletts piont mixed - use development in astoria , queens .\nthat serves as the the bank ' s global corporate headquarters as well as the corporate headquarters for the durst organization itself .\nmembers of the durst organization , from left , alexander durst , david neil , helena durst and kristoffer durst . behind them is the site of their halletts point project , a sprawling , 2 , 400 - unit complex on the east river in queens .\nas cbs2\u2019s kristine johnson reported , robert durst\u2019s grandfather , austro - hungarian immigrant joseph durst , founded the durst organization after purchasing his first building \u2013 the century building at 1 w . 34th st . , in 1915 .\nfounded in 1915 by joseph durst , the durst organization is still owned and managed by the durst family . today , joseph\u2019s grandchildren , jody and douglas , lead the organization , while the next generation works side by side with the company\u2019s exceptional management , construction , finance , legal , leasing , and building services departments .\n1912 : joseph durst becomes a partner in the durst & rubin dress manufacturing business .\nas the durst organization , now 100 years old , has expanded its multibillion - dollar business , robert durst\u2019s life has taken a series of twists , from the bizarre to the criminal .\nwhen douglas and jody durst took over management of the company in the early 1990s , they identified perhaps the most important element of this founding principle : integrating ecofriendly and sustainable practices into all aspects of the durst organization\u2019s portfolio . since then , the durst organization has been a recognized leader and innovator in the field of sustainable building .\nwhatever the motivations , savings worth millions of dollars have been identified , though neither the durst organization nor the port authority would estimate the amount .\njordan barowitz , vice president of communications for the durst organization , said his firm only uses open - shop workers for its rental housing projects .\ncontact : chris addeo ion media 561 . 682 . 4210 chrisaddeo @ urltoken jordan barowitz the durst organization 212 . 257 . 6605 jbarowitz @ urltoken\nwith land scarce and costly , developers are turning to multiuse projects , as the durst organization is with its building on the avenue of the americas .\nthe name frank 57 west , which refers to durst organization \u2019s mixed - use building at 600 west 58th street , started out as a joke .\n9 december 2010 : a joint venture with spireworks , the durst organization illuminates the spires of 4 times square and one bryant park for the first time .\nthe durst organization went on to become , and remains , one of the oldest family - run and commercial and residential real estate companies in new york .\nthe durst organization , founded in 1915 by joseph durst , is the owner , manager and builder of 13 million square feet of premiere manhattan office towers and 1 , 950 residential rental units with 3 , 400 in development . the durst organization is recognized as a world leader in the development of high - performance and environmentally advanced commercial and residential buildings . urltoken\nnew york city has a long , storied tradition of families shaping its skyline . family - run businesses like the lefrak organization , tishman speyer , rudin management and the durst organization are local legends , known for taking on major development projects and holding on . . .\nif the result of all these changes is to lower the construction budget \u2014 something the durst organization has a strong financial incentive to do \u2014 that was not their purpose , said douglas durst , the chairman .\n1970 : 1133 avenue of the americas is completed , and the durst organization main office moves in . emery roth & sons designed the 45 - story building .\nan article last sunday about the durst organization , the new york real estate company , misstated the age of jonathan durst , one of the company\u2019s leaders , in some editions . he is 59 , not 62 .\n\u201chistorically , the durst organization has used union labor . unfortunately , it has become cost prohibitive for the construction of rental housing , \u201d barowitz said in a statement .\nthe durst organization , which owns the publisher\u2019s former headquarters at 4 times square , has committed to preserving what counts as the architect frank gehry\u2019s first new york city project .\njoseph and rose durst founded their real estate business with a simple philosophy : \u201cleave each place better than you found it . \u201d this has driven the durst organization to develop pioneering offices and residences for more than four generations .\nrobert durst\u2019s father bypassed him , giving control of the family company to robert\u2019s younger brother , douglas durst .\nthe first major foray outside of manhattan for the durst organization , halletts point is a 2 . 4 million - square - foot project that will transform the waterfront of astoria , queens .\nday - to - day green . the durst organization is building green and maintaining green , with programs such as carpet recycling , green offices , and a green supplies discount program for tenants .\nrobert alan durst was born on april 12 , 1943 , in new york city , to bernice and seymour durst . his grandfather joseph came to the united states from austria in 1902 , with few possessions and even less money . by 1915 , the durst patriarch had saved enough money to buy his first new york property , and in 1927 he incorporated the durst organization .\nin 2006 . since the durst organization joined the port authority of new york and new jersey in 2010 as the effective codeveloper of the project , it has revised the design in a number of ways .\n10 . public urination has tripped robert up on more than one occasion . in july 2014 , durst was arrested when he exposed himself and urinated on a candy rack at a houston cvs . douglas durst recalls that his older brother\u2019s fate with the durst organization may have been sealed when he peed in an uncle\u2019s wastebasket . this piece of information may not help solve the kathleen durst case , but when it comes to robert durst , stranger things truly have happened .\nseymour\u2019s brother david durst shared douglas\u2019s misgivings about robert , according to david\u2019s son , jonathan durst , who joined the durst organization in 1984 after a career in the auto industry . \u201che\u2019d be sitting in the family meetings on the edge of his chair , \u201d jonathan said of his father , \u201cnever knowing what bob would say or do . \u201d\n18 april 2013 : the new york city department of sanitation and the durst organization announce that the helena is the first in the city to offer its residents regular food scrap collection through the city\u2019s organics collection program .\ngreen roof initiative . the durst organization has installed three acres of green roofs , plazas , terraces and gradens across its portfolio . to learn more , see the video created by the high school for environmental studies .\nthe 32 - story , tapered tetrahedron - shaped structure located along 12th avenue along the hudson river waterfront optimizes the number of units with views of the hudson river while preserving durst organization\u2019s adjacent helena 57west tower\u2019s line of site .\n1987 : led by douglas durst , the durst family partners with the mcenroe family to start an organic farm with a large composting facility .\nrobert durst\u2019s father , seymour durst , was also the founder of the old york library , a collection devoted to new york city history .\nthe new image released by the skyscraper\u2019s owners , the port authority and the durst organization , shows for the first time how its fortified base \u2014 a cube 185 - feet on each side \u2014 will look to people arriving for work .\n2011 : the durst family donates the seymour b . durst old york library collection to the avery architectural and fine arts library at columbia university .\nfrank durst is the grandson of the company\u2019s chairman douglas durst and the son of daughter helena and is just a 4 - year - old .\nat 733 third avenue was erected nearly five and a half decades ago . also designed by emory roth & sons , the durst organization acquired the site through multiple transactions spanning a decade prior to the building ' s initial rise in 1959 .\nremarkably , the partnership to create the unique structure came about from a less - than - cordial meeting . douglas durst , the chairman of durst organization , had completed a presentation about sustainability in copenhagen when he was approached by danish architect bjarke ingels . mr . ingels asked him why his buildings look like buildings .\n1944 : the durst organization acquires 205 east 42nd street . constructed in 1927 , the building was designed by starett and van vleck , an architecture firm specializing in large new york city department stores such as saks fifth avenue and lord & taylor .\nafter graduating from the university of california , douglas hoped to become a diplomat . initially , he worked part time at the durst organization while attending new york university at night . it would be years before he got serious about the family business .\nan earlier version of this article misstated the title of the hbo documentary on the durst brothers . it is \u201cthe jinx : the life and deaths of robert durst , \u201d not \u201cjinxed : the life and deaths of robert durst . \u201d\nin certain cases , stalled or struggling projects present opportunities for other developers , lefkowitz noted . he would know , having represented the durst organization in its recent acquisition of property markets group and kamran hakim\u2019s queen plaza park development site in long island city , queens .\nas developers , mr . durst and his brothers in the durst organization built first on the east side and then on or near the avenue of the americas in the west 40 ' s , on sites assembled by seymour durst . the west side buildings were the fulfillment of his expectation 25 years ago that manhattan growth would move to west midtown from east midtown , where his father , joseph , was active before him .\n19 march 1945 : the hebrew free loan society elects joseph durst as president .\nrobert durst ' s first wife , kathie , who vanished in 1982 , is presumed dead . douglas durst says he is certain that his brother killed her .\nin the early 1990s , the privately held durst organization made a key investment in a corner of times square and landed a key tenant , publisher conde nast , that brought cachet to a troubled redevelopment area that had not been considered a prime market for office tenants .\nit\u2019s been a long time coming considering the durst organization has held the lease on the property since 1999 . jordan barowitz , the spokesman for durst organization , recalls all of the concepts that have been considered for the site . \u201cwe\u2019ve considered a data center , an office building , a school , a hotel and a medical services building as well as two rezoning efforts in the last 16 years , \u201d mr . barowitz said . \u201cwe realized that residential would work best because of its location ; and we needed an iconic structure . \u201d\n4 . like cain , robert was no fan of his younger brother . in an interview with the new york times , douglas durst revealed that he and his brother\u2019s long - standing enmity extended to keeping weapons\u2014a plumber\u2019s wrench for robert , a piece of pipe for douglas\u2014close at hand in their durst organization offices during the 1990s . father seymour durst eventually replaced eldest son robert with doug as designated successor . robert subsequently left the company .\n\u201cwe are thrilled to welcome sailthru to one world trade center , \u201d said jonathan ( jody ) durst , president of the durst organization . \u201cour team worked closely with sailthru to select a prebuilt space that met the needs of their growing technology company . they will be an excellent addition to our community of innovative , creative and sector leading tenants . \u201d\ndouglas durst is the chairman of the durst organization , one of the most powerful companies in manhattan real estate for almost a century . durst ' s grandfather joseph started the company . his father seymour then ran it . after he died in 1995 , douglas took over the reins . he is known for developing eco friendly buildings , like the conde nast building at 4 times square and the bank of america building at 1 bryant park . but in the past year , durst has given up the title of co - president .\nthe durst organization partnered with fetner to build the epic , a 58 - story , 458 - unit rental building near penn station , in 2006 . the building was designed by slce and currently features apartments ranging in price from $ 3 , 195 to $ 7 , 995 .\n7 april 1930 : joseph durst joins the executive committee of the jewish education association .\n20 january 1941 : joseph durst joins the board of the hebrew free loan society .\n1989 : seymour b . durst installs the national debt clock on west 42nd street .\nupset as douglas durst is about the documentary , he detected a mordantly bright side .\njordan barowitz , a spokesman for the durst organization , a large developer , said the second phase of a 2 , 400 - unit rental complex called hallets point that the company is building in astoria , queens , was in jeopardy if the 421 - a program was not revived .\nthe durst organization was not a developer \u2014 erecting buildings from the ground up \u2014 until the second generation , when the brothers seymour , royal and david moved into the business after world war ii . ( joseph\u2019s other two children , edwin and alma , did not join the company . )\nthe durst organization wants to turn the big apple into a green apple . the company develops , owns , and manages commercial real estate in midtown manhattan ; its portfolio includes more than eight million sq . ft . of commercial space . it is also a leader in developing . . .\nthe durst organization , in partnership with zuberry associates llc , restored 11 18th - century buildings and three modern buildings on front street between beekman street and peck slip in the seaport in 2005 , with architect cook + fox designing . the complex totals 95 rental apartments with 13 retail spaces .\ncorrection : june 13 , 2012 an earlier version of this post transposed the credits for the pair of renderings showing the entire 1 world trade center tower . the rendering on the left is by skidmore , owings & merrill / dbox ; the one on the right is from the durst organization .\nthis collection of new york city documents and memorabilia became a lifelong passion of seymour durst .\nthe swap was made , douglas durst said , after robert urinated in an uncle\u2019s wastebasket .\neveryone with the durst organization plays a role in realizing the company\u2019s mission statement : we build , own , and operate many of the world\u2019s most innovative and efficient buildings . we create value for our tenants and partners by developing sustainable residential and commercial properties in which people live , work , and thrive .\nthe durst organization is planning another residential project on the same block as the tetrahedron and the helena , one street up on 58th . this one is being designed by studio v and will feature 65 apartments ( 12 of which will be affordable ) . it is expected to be completed in late 2016 .\nthe durst organization , which is led by douglas durst , 70 , and his cousin jonathan durst , 59 , is currently building four residential developments worth $ 2 . 7 billion that will significantly enlarge their business and portfolio of 11 skyscrapers . the projects include the 32 - story via 57 , whose dramatic , pyramidal shape stands out on the hudson river waterfront , and halletts point , a sprawling , seven - building , 2 , 400 - unit complex on the east river in queens .\nthat , douglas durst said , was when he came up with a theory about the peculiar matter of his brother\u2019s dogs in late 1981 , just before kathie durst vanished in january 1982 .\nwest palm beach , fla . , may 09 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - ion media , together with the durst organization and the port authority of new york and new jersey , announced today that it will relocate its new york city broadcast television operations to one world trade center in downtown manhattan .\n8 may 1928 : joseph durst joins the committee of one hundred of the jewish education association .\n1954 : the hebrew free loan society re - elects joseph durst for a tenth consecutive term .\nbefore the necessary technology even existed , seymour durst conceived of this\ndeficit alarm\nclock .\nthat failed venture spurred durst to move to newfoundland with his wife and young family . durst says they lived there for almost a year , until the wood fired hot water heater blew up .\ndouglas durst recalled the last time he saw and spoke with his troubled older brother , robert .\ndouglas durst released a statement that did not express any support at all for his estranged brother .\nthe durst organization website describes the 1989 development of the office tower at 114 west 47th street as\na passing of the torch from the second generation of durst family members involved with the company to the third ,\nwhich means that douglas durst and his cousin jody developed it along with douglas ' s father seymor and seymour ' s brothers roy and david . shortly thereafter , the keys to the kingdom were officially handed over to douglas , permanently fracturing the family ' s relationship with older brother robert .\nof his brother , with whom he has had a tempestuous relationship since they were boys , douglas would say very little . \u201cbob has always been a burden for me and my immediate family , \u201d he said , \u201cbut it has not impacted our relations with others or the durst organization\u2019s ability to do business . \u201d\n\u201cwe are thrilled to welcome ion media to one world trade center\u2019s broadcast facility , \u201d said john lyons , assistant vice president and director of broadcast communications of the durst organization . \u201cthe facility was designed with state - of - the - art equipment and also has the infrastructure in place for future broadcasting technological advancements . \u201d\nfirst as a member and later as president of the family real - estate firm , the durst organization , mr . durst became perhaps the leading assembler of the parcels of land on which office buildings were developed in east and west midtown over the last 40 years .\ni ' ve spent most of my life buying buildings and canceling leases and negotiating to get tenants out ,\nhe once said in an interview .\nwithout a doubt the most well - known building that the durst organization has developed ( and one of the most well - known buildings anywhere ) is one world trade center , which was developed by the port authority with durst joining on as a co - developer in 2010 . at 104 stories and 1 , 776 feet , it stands as the tallest building in the western hemisphere and the fourth tallest in the world .\nrobert and his first wife , kathie durst , ran a health food store in vermont before returning to new york , where they kept several residences , including one near douglas durst\u2019s home in westchester .\ndeveloped by the port authority of new york and new jersey \u2013 and managed , operated and leased by the durst organization , one world trade center is redefining lower manhattan\u2019s new york skyline . standing at a symbolic 1 , 776 feet tall , the architectural and engineering marvel is an ever - present symbol of renewal and hope .\n1915 : joseph durst buys his first building , the century building , at one west 34th street .\n27 july 1936 : joseph durst acquires the park hill theatre and store building in yonkers , ny .\nthe durst organization built the nation ' s first green skyscraper , four times square , and one of the world ' s most advanced commercial towers , one bryant park . today , the company owns and manages more than 13 million square feet of class a manhattan office space , and continues to set new standards for sustainable commercial buildings .\n13 december 1926 : joseph durst acquires temple emanu - el , located at fifth avenue and 43rd street .\n1978 : the real estate board of new york ( rebny ) elects seymour b . durst as chairman .\nmr . durst had a stroke on may 12 and did not regain consciousness , said his son douglas .\nthis black granite landmark is one of eight durst commercial buildings actively tracking its energy performance with energy star .\njoseph durst introduced his sons to the family business when he acquired this classic midtown office building in 1944 .\nthe durst family is worth at least $ 4 billion , according to the forbes list of richest americans .\n\u201cwe are relieved and also grateful to everyone who assisted in the arrest of robert durst , \u201d douglas durst said in the statement . \u201cwe hope he will finally be held accountable for all he has done . \u201d\nthe seymour b . durst old york library is now part of the renowned collections of the avery architectural & fine arts library . with generous support from the durst organization , avery is engaged in a multi - year cataloging and digitization project that will make the old york library collection available online . the project honors seymour durst\u2019s important tradition of collection - building and when accomplished , will facilitate active use of the collection in curricular and research activities , as well as provide online access for public audiences interested in new york\u2019s history , urban planning , and real estate development .\nbruce eichner has been unable to secure financing to build a 680 - unit rental in east harlem and has defaulted on the loan he took out to purchase the site , according to a report in the wall street journal . in response , the durst organization , which purchased the debt from the original lender , has tentatively scheduled a foreclosure for later this month .\nnot surprisingly , durst heard a lot of real estate talk when he was young . what he didn ' t hear was a maternal voice . when he was only five years old , durst ' s mother committed suicide .\nafter he graduated from scarsdale high school , durst moved to pennsylvania to study business and economics at lehigh university .\nthat\u2019s the outline of durst\u2019s ongoing saga . but here are some of the more bizarre details of his story :\n& apos ; the lost wife of robert durst & apos ; premieres on november 4th at 8 / 7c .\nas robert durst awaits trial for the 2000 murder of friend susan berman , what some believe to be his original sin gets an airing in the lifetime movie \u201cthe lost wife of robert durst , \u201d which premieres on saturday . the film imagines the events leading up to the 1982 disappearance of the notorious real estate scion\u2019s first wife kathleen durst .\n1963 : roy durst manages the installation of central air - conditioning at a durst office tower , allowing for hot & cold air to be supplied simultaneously . this building was the first in new york to offer this tenant amenity .\nfrom the durst gift , gsapp established the durst family fund for research , to support a series of annual projects at gsapp that link aspects of the old york image collection to an important question about the future of global cities .\nmr . jarecki , who has spent much of the last decade pursuing the durst story , said last week that he had offered to go through his research with douglas durst and genuinely wanted to include his perspective in the documentary .\n2002 : led by douglas durst , the durst family partnered with the new york water taxi , a durst affiliate . the new york water taxi offers commuter and sightseeing service to points in new york harbor , along the hudson river and east river . on january 12 , 2017 , new york water taxi is acquired by new york cruise lines .\nsince the durst organization stepped in three years ago to manage the building and leasing of new york ' s symbol of post - 9 / 11 recovery , only six tenants have signed up for space . come november , when the building opens and magazine publisher cond\u00e9 nast moves in , the tower will be just 60 % leased , durst says . to boost that low figure the asking price for the tower ' s middle floors recently dropped by 10 % , to $ 69 per square foot .\nthese consequences came only hours after sunday\u2019s finale of an hbo documentary detailing his life of privilege and links to three deaths : berman ; durst\u2019s wife in westchester county , kathleen durst ; and morris black , an elderly neighbor in texas .\n1945 : roy durst earns a bronze star medal from the united states army for his military service in world war ii .\nthe first glass - faced structure on 42nd street , this durst family milestone has been thorougly renovated for the 21st century .\nthis modern black edifice on the northeast corner of 42nd street and third avenue continued the durst - led redevelopment of midtown .\nhis brother robert durst married kathleen mccormack and joined the family business in 1973 but was an intermittent presence at the office .\nwhen you become a member of rebny , you have exclusive access to everything this influential organization has to offer , including broker exclusives , informative resources , real estate research and legal help , educational discounts , networking opportunities with the industry\u2019s elite , specialized certifications and career - changing awards .\none world trade center sets new standards of design , construction , sustainability and beauty and heralds the revitalization of lower manhattan . managed , operated , and leased by the durst organization and built by the port authority of new york and new jersey , one world trade center is an icon of new york ' s skyline , a center of innovation and creativity , and the most recognized office address in the world .\ndurst dropped out of ucla in 1969 and returned to new york , where he met dental hygienist kathleen mccormack in 1971 . they soon moved in together and married in 1973 , a seemingly happy couple . however , durst became increasingly possessive and abusive toward kathleen , until she went missing in early 1982 . investigators questioned durst and followed various leads , but never found his wife .\nthe durst ' s family tale begins with joseph durst , a tailor , who traveled from what is now poland in 1902 and arrived in new york with three dollars to his name . within a decade he was a partner at dressmaker durst & rubin . the family legacy first took shape in 1915 , when he bought his first building , in manhattan ' s garment district .\n12 november 1977 : the \u201cstatements in steel\u201d show opens at the ingber gallery in new york , featuring artwork by david durst .\nwith the headline : seymour b . durst , real - estate developer who led growth on west side , dies at 81 .\nthis energy star - qualified office tower represents a passing of the torch from the second to the third generation of durst builders .\nlawyers are battling over the release of a letter that says statements by mr . durst were \u201creplete with omissions and inaccuracies . \u201d\nsince 1973 , the city has also owned two vacant lots on park avenue that sit between the \u201chotel\u201d and durst\u2019s new lot .\n\u201cthere\u2019s no doubt in my mind that if he had the opportunity to kill me , he would , \u201d douglas durst said .\nfor over 100 years , the durst organization has been a family - run business dedicated to the principles of innovation , integrity , community , and sustainability . we develop , build , own , and manage premier office towers and residential buildings that set new standards in environmental responsibility and user efficiency . our enduring relationships with our tenants and partners are critical to our success and have made us generations of builders , building for generations .\nthe collection provides a basis for research in all aspects of urban planning , reflecting seymour durst\u2019s interests in transportation systems , waterways , the urban grid , and parklands . he was particularly interested in the city at the human scale\u2014as habitable space . collection themes such as social history and services , government , theater , arts and architectural development are also apparent in the collection . his founding principles ( sustainability , innovation , integrity , and community ) continue to guide the durst organization leadership in environmentally responsible building practices and inform the company\u2019s long - term approach to development .\n13 november 1928 : joseph durst purchases his first residential property , a fifteen - story apartment building at fifth avenue and 85th street .\n1972 : joseph durst serves his final term as president of the hebrew free loan society , for a total of 27 consecutive years .\na testament to the durst family ' s perseverance and foresight , this office tower required a dozen separate transactions before construction could begin .\nfile - - robert durst appears in court in galveston , texas , in 2003 . ( credit : james nielsen / getty images ) file - - robert durst appears in court in galveston , texas , in 2003 . ( credit : james nielsen / getty images )\ndeveloper douglas durst at a november 2014 press conference announcing the opening of one world trade center . ( andrew burton / getty images )\nthe durst organization and the port authority of new york and new jersey today announced that sailthru , inc . has signed a five - year lease for a 27 , 320 square foot prebuilt suite at one world trade center . sailthru joins a growing community of technology and media firms at one world trade center including : xad , inc . , high 5 games , infosys , symphony communications , kensho technologies , piano , itidata , urltoken and easysoft\nbesides douglas , of manhattan , mr . durst is survived by two other sons , robert , of manhattan , and thomas g . , of ross , calif . ; a daughter , mrs . wendy durst kreeger of larchmont , n . y . ; a sister , alma durst askin of manhattan ; a brother , david m . , of chappaqua , n . y . , and eight grandchildren .\n\u201cwe wanted to create as much plaza as possible , \u201d mr . durst said . \u201cwe didn\u2019t see that the steps added anything , because most people don\u2019t come in from the west . \u201d durst executives also questioned the wisdom of using stainless steel as a walking surface .\none world trade center\u2019s 361 , 668 square foot prebuilt program occupies nine floors with suites ranging in size from 2 , 100 to 27 , 320 rsf . twenty - five tenants have joined the program and the space is 50 % leased with 20 units remaining . last year the durst organization expanded their successful prebuilt program at one world trade center , which attracts tenants in the market for offices between 4 , 500 to 27 , 000 square feet .\nfounded in 1915 , the durst organization is a widely respected developer , owner , and manager of commercial properties in manhattan . the company helped establish the east side of midtown as a commercial district with a series of office buildings built along third avenue in the 1950s and 1960s , and led the transformation of sixth avenue into manhattan ' s premier corporate thoroughfare in the 1970s . all these buildings have been thoroughly renovated for improved energy efficiency and enhanced aesthetics .\nbarry diller says the real estate tycoon douglas durst is behind the fight against his effort to build a park on a hudson river pier .\nin 1965 , with a degree in economics in hand , durst headed west and enrolled in a doctoral program at ucla . it was there he became friends with susan berman , the daughter of a las vegas mobster and a figure who would appear later in durst\u2019s sordid timeline .\n\u201ci am pretty certain that until the series is over , \u201d mr . durst said , \u201che is not going to kill me . \u201d\nkathie durst , a medical student , disappeared in 1982 , after her marriage with robert durst had become chronically contentious . she is now presumed dead . at the time , douglas said , he suspected his brother had been involved but was uncertain . the authorities have never charged him .\n\u201cwe believe one world commons will be an outstanding amenity for our tenants at one world trade center , \u201d said eric engelhardt , vice president of the durst organization . \u201cthe tenants of one wtc want to come together in a unique , innovative and collaborative space . one world commons will be a place for tenants to meet with colleagues and other tenants to collaborate , network , or just grab a cup of coffee and enjoy the breathtaking views from the 64th floor . \u201d\ndurst organization also owns 1 , 250 high - end apartments and is developing 1 , 100 more units , all in manhattan . a few years ago , the firm bought the debt of a building in a then - unglamorous area of midtown known as koreatown . it now is set to open a mixed - use development with 375 apartments , where two - bedroom units will be priced at about $ 8 , 500 a month , said jordan barowitz , a company spokesman .\nin 2011 , the durst family made a gift to columbia university , together with the donation of the seymour b . durst old york library to the avery architectural & fine arts library . the gift supports programs in the graduate school of architecture , planning and preservation and in the avery library .\nupdate : durst was arrested saturday in connection to the murder of his friend , and in the sunday hbo finale was caught on tape confessing to killing\nall of them .\nyikes . what better time , then , to take stock of all the buildings the members of his family have made possible\u0097despite all the drama , and with minimal involvement from the man one family member called a\ntrue psychopath\n\u0097from one world trade center to bjarke ingels ' s under - construction rental pyramid along the west side highway . here now , the wide - ranging reach of the durst organization , mapped . \u0097jeremiah budin and zoe rosenberg\n1973 : seymour durst and financier irving kahn establish the new york city job and career center to teach job skills to the city\u2019s high school students .\na newspaper ad from 1915 characterizes his approach : \u201cthe new durst way : no salesmen ! no unnecessary expenses . just plain , solid merchandise . \u201d\nseymour b . durst in 1969 . he died in 1995 , less than six months after his older son , robert , stopped communicating with him .\nsoft - spoken and courtly , douglas durst takes a special interest in environmental projects and owns one of the largest organic farms in new york state .\nthe durst family , who helped revitalize times square , is planning a vast development in queens , a sign of the seemingly insatiable demand for luxury housing .\nmr . durst said that was not going to happen . \u201cwhile i cannot choose my brother , i can choose who interviews me , \u201d he said .\nbut robert durst became estranged from the family in the early 1990s , and his name does not appear at all on a timeline of the family company .\ndurst similarly bought bruce eichner \u2019s east harlem development site at 1800 park avenue last year , purchasing it for $ 91 million . durst first acquired around $ 100 million of the property\u2019s debt and began foreclosure proceedings before the two parties agreed to a sale . eichner bought the site in 2013 for $ 66 million .\n\u201cconvene is extremely proud to be partnering with the durst organization and the port authority to operate one world commons , \u201d said ryan simonetti , co - founder and ceo of convene . \u201cwe believe that providing amenities and hospitality services to building tenants that ultimately help improve and transform the workplace experience is the future of commercial real estate . we are thrilled to be a part of this new service offering at one world trade center and look forward to bringing a sense of place and community to tenants of the building . \u201d\ndurst originally sought what would have been , in essence , a construction management fee of $ 35 million for what it envisioned as five years of work . the authority was unwilling to pay that amount . instead , a deal was negotiated under which durst would receive a $ 15 million fee and be entitled to a percentage of any \u201cbase building changes that result in net economic benefit to the project\u201d \u2014 cost savings , in other words \u2014 that durst had initiated and recommended .\nso it seems like an encouraging sign that 1 wtc , which is scheduled to open in 2014 , passed the 50 - percent occupancy mark earlier this summer . much of that has gone to the publisher conde nast , which will leave times square to anchor the building , taking about a third of its office space for itself . the durst organization , a developer that has a stake in the building , recently told bloomberg businessweek that it expects to have it\nfully rented by the date of 2017 , 2018 .\n1902 : joseph durst , a tailor from gorlice , austria ( present - day poland ) , arrives in the united states with three dollars to his name .\n11 september 1993 : ruth w . messinger , president of the borough of manhattan , city of new york , issues a proclamation for \u201cseymour durst day . \u201d\nthis late - sixties classic represents the durst family ' s turning from east side to west , from the transformation of third avenue to the revitalization of sixth .\nother family members have barred their homes to mr . durst , whose first wife disappeared without a trace and who was acquitted of killing a neighbor in texas .\n( this summer , mr . durst had the lower part of his right leg amputated , ending a lifetime of pain . he now uses a prosthesis . )\nbut no such developments have occurred in the kathleen durst cold case ; there is not even proof that a murder occurred . the lost wife of robert durst , which is based on the book a deadly secret : the bizarre and chilling story of robert durst by investigative journalist matt birbeck , may not solve the mystery . but by dramatizing the case ( with katherine mcphee cast in the role of kathleen and daniel gillies as robert ) , it should further fan the speculative flames .\nimpressed with the brashness of mr . ingels , mr . durst toured the architect\u2019s studio in denmark in 2010 and was impressed with his unconventional approach to design .\n1969 : 825 third avenue , a 40 - story building designed by emery roth & sons , is completed . it is the last durst project on third avenue .\nfor now , jordan barowitz , a spokesman for durst , would only say about the eastern site , \u201cwe purchased it to protect our investment across the street . \u201d\nat osteria al doge on west 44th street , near times square , he , his father , seymour b . durst , his uncle and two of his cousins ordered their customary virgin marys and waited for douglas\u2019s older brother , robert a . durst , who had been passed over in the transition from the family\u2019s second to third generation .\nhow robert would react to the change was a source of anxiety to seymour durst . \u201che\u2019d had many discussions with me about how he was going to talk to bob about this , \u201d douglas durst said . \u201cthat , like any older brother , that he would be slighted by the younger brother stepping up , so to speak . \u201d\nin 2006 , robert durst accepted $ 65 million for his interest in the family trust and no longer has any legal claim to it . last month , after winning the trespassing case in new york , mr . durst pleaded no contest to urinating on the checkout display at a cvs store in texas and paid a $ 500 fine .\nin winning the bid , durst became a co - investor with the port authority of new york and new jersey , the bi - state agency that built the giant office complex in the 1960s and struggled to redevelop the area . durst has taken over responsibility for construction , leasing and management of the 1 , 776 - foot tower .\n1968 : seymour b . durst purchases henry miller\u2019s theater at 124 west 43rd street , later part of the site of the bank of america tower at one bryant park .\nmr . de blasio called douglas durst , who has been bankrolling lawsuits against the proposed cultural pier , to ask him to withdraw , as a way of opening talks .\nmr . durst oversaw construction of eight skyscrapers over the course of three decades , and combined his talent as an engineer with his love of art to create whimsical sculptures .\nthe relationship between mr . durst and debrah lee charatan , who supported him once before when he was accused of murder , has taken a sharp turn in recent years .\ntoday , 4 times square is an anchor for the area ' s resurgence and part of the durst company ' s 13 - million - square - foot office portfolio .\nfor other durst development one world trade center , was built in the 1990s . those not privy to buildings may recognize it as the location for the fictional book and movie\non the sites that the durst organization itself developed now stand 1133 avenue of the americas , on the west blockfront from 43d to 44th street , 1155 avenue of the americas , on the west blockfront from 44th to 45th street , and 114 west 47th street . they are part of a portfolio of 4 . 5 million square feet of office buildings owned by the dursts . in addition , the firm ' s holdings include 60 residential buildings with 500 apartments and an assortment of commercial buildings , nearly all on land that the dursts view as potential redevelopment sites .\nfifteen midtown sites that seymour durst assembled were redeveloped by other builders . when mr . durst decided to hold an assemblage but had no quick prospect of finding a tenant for a new building , he would sometimes clear the site and build small stores - - he called them\ntaxpayers\n- - to produce quick revenue until the market turned up .\nbut the question of succession became contentious for the dursts . it led to robert durst\u2019s severing his ties to the family and getting a $ 65 million payout from its trust .\ni worked at peppy ' s pizza parlor , which was interesting ' cause all the hells angels hung out there . it was a little intimidating ,\nrecalls durst .\nas detailed in the 2015 hbo documentary series the jinx : the life and deaths of robert durst , durst was later tried and found not guilty of murder in yet another violent death , that of his neighbor in galveston , texas . he seemed to have a knack for walking away from any terrible act , but cooperating with jinx filmmaker andrew jarecki proved to be his undoing . caught on tape muttering \u201ckilled them all , of course , \u201d durst soon was arrested and charged with berman\u2019s death , and is currently awaiting trial .\n\u201cclearly there are a number of situations where land was bought at top - of - the - market prices , where that is not looking as attractive as it once was , \u201d said scott singer , the president of the singer & bassuk organization . \u201cand i think that how that plays out will be very much determined by the staying power of the developer and how the capital stack is constructed . \u201d\ndurst & apos ; s twisted life story caught the attention of director andrew jarecki , whose 2010 film all good things , starring ryan gosling , presented a barely dramatized portrayal of the troubled millionaire . jarecki later directed and co - wrote the jinx : the life and deaths of robert durst , a six - part hbo documentary culled from hours of interviews .\n\u201ci just want to find out what happened to my sister , \u201d mary mccormack hughes said in a rare interview about robert durst and the death of his first wife , kathie .\nat the crux of his distress over the documentary , mr . durst said , is what he fears will be a false portrayal of the brothers\u2019 father , relying on robert\u2019s narrative .\nthe durst family is part of a closed circle of real estate owners and operators with roots dating to the early 20th century who still dominate manhattan ' s prime office market today .\nsubsequently , mr . durst hired mr . ingels to develop something special for the via 57west site . the architect envisioned a structure that would maximize light in all of the apartments .\nwhen asked why he would dare undetake such a dynamic project in this market , cousin and co - conspirator jody durst reponded ,\na strong back and a weak mind .\n9 . was robert also a dogslayer ? with interest revived in kathleen durst\u2019s disappearance and presumed murder , douglas durst revealed a theory in his times interview . according to his account , robert had a succession of seven alaskan malamutes ( all named igor ) who mysteriously died over the months leading to kathleen\u2019s disappearance . could these have been dry runs for the big event ?"]}
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", "topic": 23}], "title": "the muppets studio", "paragraphs": ["( c ) the muppets studio , llc . all rights reserved , muppets characters and elements and the muppets logo are trademarks of the muppets studio , llc . all rights reserved .\nthe muppets reunite in an attempt to raise the money needed to save the studio .\nthe studio said veteran muppets performer matt vogel is now taking over as kermit .\ndemon hunter independent arts software music by kai hartwig ( conner ) / reflex - studio . & kai walter / reflex - studio soundeffects by kai walter / reflex - studio\nthe muppets studio claims performer steve whitmire did not address\nunacceptable business conduct ' ' .\nthe company acquired the muppets and bear in the big blue house franchises in 2004 , forming muppets holding company , llc ( later retitled the muppets studio , llc ) .\nultimate brain games music by kai hartwig ( conner ) / reflex - studio . soundeffects by kai walter / reflex - studio\nthe muppets studio ( formerly known as muppets holding company and muppet studios ) is a subsidiary of the walt disney company . formed in 2004 , the studio manages the the muppet characters and trademarks . the studio also serves as the real - life production house for many muppet projects .\nthe muppets ' official website ( c . 2005 - 2008 ) , was themed around muppet studios , a fictional muppetwood movie studio . the studio featured several locations , including :\nthe muppets studio logo is maybe found on muppets most wanted , released on march 21 , 2014 , but it ' s rated pg .\ni just heard from debbie mclellan , and she said that bear falls under the muppets studio umbrella . \u2014\ndisney drive - on with the muppets takes place at the disney studio , with various references to disney productions .\na geological survey ( along with tex richman ' s sense of smell ) says there is oil under the studio . richman tries to get ownership of the studio under the guise of turning the studio into a muppet museum .\nthe first major production of the muppets studio was the muppets ' wizard of oz , a television movie that was already in development with abc prior to disney ' s purchase of the muppets .\nthe central feature of the studio is the muppet theatre , home of the muppet show .\nthe muppets studio released an official statement regarding the firing of steve whitmire , who voiced kermit the frog for 27 years .\nthe company acquired the rights to the muppets and bear in the big blue house characters from the jim henson company in february 2004 , forming the muppets studio , llc ( formerly muppets holding company , llc ) .\nnew york\u2014the muppets studio is blaming \u201cunacceptable business conduct\u201d for its dismissal of steve whitmire as the longtime performer of kermit the frog .\nmuppet studios is a title that has been used in several muppet projects as the fictional movie studio that produces content for the muppets . the similarly - named\nthe muppets studio\nwould later be established as the real subsidiary under disney that manages the muppets following their purchase of the franchise in 2004 .\nthe muppets studio is blaming\nunacceptable business conduct ' ' for its dismissal of steve whitmire as the longtime performer of kermit the frog .\nadditionally , his team oversees the muppets studio . under laughlin ' s leadership , the muppets studio has expanded the franchise and its content beyond films to digital platforms , short - form content , television shows , and additional opportunities that draw new audiences to the beloved characters .\nfollowing whitmire ' s blog post , the muppets studio issued a statement saying whitmire had been replaced due to his\nunacceptable business conduct\nand that he\nconsistently failed to address\nthe studio ' s feedback .\nin the muppets , after ' 80s robot drives the muppets wildly down the street to the muppet theatre to start the show , their car drives past disney ' s soda fountain and studio store .\nthe muppets studio has blamed\nunacceptable business conduct\nfor its dismissal of steve whitmire as the long - time performer of kermit the frog .\nthis article originally appeared with producers and executives at odds as the sweet studio deal dies .\nthe series is produced by alex rockwell and directed by bill barretta . it is a production of the muppets studio in association with disney junior .\nfired kermit actor in a battle of words with muppets studio steve whitmire was recently let go from disney as the voice of kermit the frog . muppets studio released a statement on monday saying that whitmire was fired for ' unacceptable business behavior . ' check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nmuppet studios was first seen in the 1988 view - master interactive vision game muppets studios presents : you ' re the director . the muppet ' s hollywood film studio is falling behind schedule in the production of numerous films and is in need of help . the studio is going broke , and the bossy head of the studio , yolanda steel , focuses on the financials . depending on the number of retrieved money sacks in the game , the studio is either saved or shut down .\nonly on the official youtube channel for the muppets can you see the classic muppets music videos , exclusive cuts of muppets music , and all new original muppets song covers ! check out classic muppets music videos like the muppets cover of queen\u2019s \u201cbohemian rhapsody , \u201d ok go and the muppets , and the muppets music videos for \u201cjungle boogie\u201d , as performed by dr . teeth and the electric mayhem . from p\u00f8pc\u00f6rn , mahna mahna phenomahna , the ballad of beaker , to throwback muppets songs like ringing of the bells there are new and classic muppets videos for every muppets fan to enjoy . also check out several exclusive muppets music videos from muppets movies like muppets most wanted and the muppets . music videos like man or muppet and interrogation song . also don\u2019t forget the crowd favorite american woman performed by sam the eagle .\n, redirected the muppet holding company links there , and moved the main muppets studio redirects to point to the main page . and now we see what happens ! - -\nthe muppets studio has been managed by chris curtin ( 2004 - 2005 ) , russell hampton ( 2005 - 2006 ) and lylle breier ( 2006 - present ) .\nthe term\nholding co .\nisn ' t used at all in the legal jargon and\nthe muppets studio , llc .\n( the llc and copyright / trademark attributions makes it seem like a legal title not just a nick - name ) is used several times .\nthe muppets studio , llc\ntitle was also used on the later episodes of\non the feature side , the franchise featured 1992 ' s the muppet christmas carol , 1996 ' s muppet treasure island and 1999 ' s muppets from space , the latter two of which were co - produced by disney , who acquired rights to the muppets in 2004 and formed the muppets studio . the company rebranded the franchise in 2008 with jason segel ' s the muppets , with an eighth feature in the franchise , muppets most wanted bowing in 2014 .\nnow that muppets studio has a popular youtube channel and twitter feed , people are starting to search for that name . in the last couple days ,\nmuppets studio\nwas the # 9 search term that got people to click to us . unfortunately , when they get here , the page that they get isn ' t that interesting - - it ' s similar to what we had for\nthe muppets\na while back . it ' s nice to have the company history , but the people who are looking for\nmuppets studio\nare probably looking for our main page .\ndisney\u2019s muppets , the global franchise originally created by jim henson , are working with google\u2019s youtube in a bid to broaden the brand to younger audiences via mashup videos with a range of youtube stars . the mouse house\u2019s muppets studio and youtube space l . a . , the studio google funds to encourage creators to create video for the platform , have teamed [ \u2026 ]\nlevel star power \u2014 into our favorite fuzzy puppet troupe next month with the spesh \u201cstudio dc : almost live . \u201d\nwhy was this moved ? the muppets studio has been used on urltoken since the disney version launched . \u2014 scott ( talk ) 03 : 07 , 26 october 2006 ( utc )\nlast week , it was announced that matt vogel would be replacing steve whitmire as the voice of kermit the frog . two days later , whitmire revealed the muppets studio had fired him back in october , and the studio has since said their \u201cdecision to part ways\u201d was a result of whitmire\u2019s \u201cunacceptable business conduct . \u201d\nsteve whitmire was recently let go from disney as the voice of kermit the frog . muppets studio released a statement on monday saying that whitmire was fired for ' unacceptable business behavior . '\nthe walt disney company welcomes the muppets into the disney family in the 2004 annual report .\ndisney is launching a new digital series starring the muppets to promote this month\u2019s release of \u201cthe muppets most wanted\u201d on all homevideo formats .\ncharacters are muppets ( although not of the muppet show family ) and they were brought into the disney family at the same time as the muppets ( with henson having some overseeing for the first years . . . and thus the original holding company for the muppets ) . so it is likely that lylle breier and the staff of the muppet studio also have control over\nthe muppets studio logo became the signature on productions of the company ; web series such as from the balcony and the muppets kitchen with cat cora , television specials like studio dc : almost live on disney channel , and a muppets christmas : letters to santa which aired on nbc . the logo was also added to home video releases by buena vista home entertainment ( including the muppet show season box sets , kermit ' s 50th anniversary edition dvds , and other muppet titles ) .\nwhitmire had been with the muppets since 1978 , and took over as kermit after the untimely death of muppets founder jim henson in 1990 .\ni ' ve just been informed that the legal name has indeed changed from muppets holding company , llc to the muppets studio , llc . this comes from debbie mcclellan who is the director of creative affairs for the muppets studio . additional support for the change can be seen on the packaging for the muppet show : season three and sesame street ' s season 39 credits . the first episode of the season lists the following in the credits :\nmuppets tm is a trademark of muppets holding company , llc\n. however , episode 4173 ( featuring kermit in\neverybody be yo ' self\n) is credited for kermit ' s appearance and the use of the term\nmuppet\nto the muppets studio , llc . i ' m going to go ahead and move the page . \u2014 scott ( talk ) 20 : 02 , 16 october 2008 ( utc )\nthe muppets studio did not detail the nature of whitmire\u2019s \u201crepeated unacceptable business conduct , \u201d but said it spanned \u201ca period of many years , \u201d adding that \u201che consistently failed to address\u201d his employers\u2019 feedback .\ndisney is launching a new digital series starring the muppets to promote this month\u2019s release of \u201cthe muppets most wanted\u201d on all homevideo formats . the six - part series called \u201cdisney drive - on with the muppets , \u201d launches aug . 1 , with new installments introduced each friday that include the characters interacting with celebrities on the burbank studio lot . watch [ \u2026 ]\nthe jim henson company ' s studio originally belonged to charlie chaplin . they ' ve kept his name as one of their stages .\nwhitmire had been with the muppets since 1978 , and took over as kermit after the untimely death of muppets ' founder jim henson in 1990 .\nthe muppets studio has been managed by chris curtin ( february 2004 - october 2005 ) , russell hampton ( 4th quarter of 2005 - 2006 ) and lylle breier ( 2006 - 2010 ) . when the muppets were first transferred to disney , the division had only two employees . [ 5 ] as of 2015 , muppets studio is managed under dcpi ( disney consumer products and interactive media ) as part of the labs group headed by kyle laughlin . [ 6 ] [ 7 ]\nthe mouse house\u2019s muppets studio and youtube space l . a . , the studio google funds to encourage creators to create video for the platform , have teamed with youtubers including a capella vocalist mike tompkins ( pictured above , with miss piggy ) , musician lindsey stirling , crash course , vsauce3 , barely political and mental floss . the videos they have created will appear on the muppets\u2019 official youtube channel , as well as on their own channels , and promoted on the muppets \u2019 social - media pages .\nin an interview monday with the hollywood reporter whitmire said the studio felt he had been too outspoken in expressing how the kermit character should be portrayed on the abc prime - time muppets mockumentary series that aired in 2015 - 16 .\nupdated : the muppet studio , the division of the walt disney co . responsible responsible for the muppets , said monday that it fired kermit the frog voice actor steve whitmire after \u201crepeated unacceptable business conduct over a period of many years . \u201d\nmuppet studios was a central location in the film the muppets . the studio is located in hollywood , just off of hollywood boulevard . walter , gary , and mary visit the now - decrepit studio on their vacation . the studio tour guide ( alan arkin ) says that muppet studios is\nwhere dreams can come true .\ntours ( originally 50\u00a2 ) are now $ 1 . 50 and poorly attended ( the only other attendees are a group of japanese tourists who think they are on a universal studios tour ) .\nthe muppets at youtube space l . a . videos have been slated to go live from late april through june 2015 . in addition , the muppets will be releasing original content created exclusively for the muppets\u2019 youtube channel throughout the rest of the year .\nwatch the all - new movie\nmuppets most wanted\n, in theaters march 21 , and help put on a show and save the muppets theater .\nsteve whitmire , who voiced kermit the frog for almost three decades , was let go for\nunacceptable business conduct ,\nthe studio said on monday .\nabc orders comedy series \u2018the muppets , \u2019 \u2018dr . ken\u2019 and \u2018the real o\u2019neals\u2019 \u2013 variety\nthe six - part series called \u201c disney drive - on with the muppets , \u201d launches aug . 1 , with new installments introduced each friday that include the characters interacting with celebrities on the burbank studio lot . watch the trailer above and a clip below .\nin what is being described as\na willy wonka moment ,\nthe jim henson company is opening the gates to the hallowed and historic hollywood studio lot for the first time .\nmuppets holding company vp and general manager chris curtin with pepe the king prawn at a disney properties conference discussing upcoming projects for the muppets on july 11th , 2005 .\nsesame workshop \u00ae , sesame street \u00ae and associated characters , trademarks and design elements are owned and licensed by sesame workshop . \u00a9 2011 sesame workshop . all rights reserved . \u00a9 2011 the muppets studio , llc . all rights reserved . kermit the frog character and name are trademarks of muppets holding company , llc . kermit the frog \u00a9 2011 muppets holding company , llc . all rights reserved .\nthe muppets studio did not detail the nature of whitmire ' s\nrepeated unacceptable business conduct\n, but said it spanned\na period of many years\n, adding that\nhe consistently failed to address\nhis employers ' feedback .\nfan site muppet central created by phillip chapman . updates by muppet central staff . all muppets , bear characters are copyright of the muppets studio . sesame street characters are copyright of sesame workshop . fraggle rock , creature shop and similar likenesses are copyright of the jim henson company . muppet central is hosted by knownhost .\nwhitmire disagrees with henson\u2019s assessment and thinks the change could have a negative effect on the muppets .\nsteve whitmire , longtime voice of kermit the frog , stopped by today and fired back at recent criticism that\u2019s been hurled his way by the muppets studio and from muppets creator jim henson\u2019s children . whitmire was fired last fall after voicing kermit for 27 years but has stayed quiet about the firing until a recent post on his website .\nour studio just looks like a miniature movie studio . like the studio in\nthe muppets ,\nthe disney movie that came out recently , it has a little gate that opens and you feel like you ' re driving onto a little movie lot , but it ' s very tiny . we ' re smaller than one square block . it ' s a very creative atmosphere here . we have everything from motion capture performers walking around with the little mo - cap spots on their suits , to people who are artists , designers and puppet builders . we also still run a recording studio here . in the evening at about six or seven , those people come to work . the rock stars arrive for the night shift on our lot .\ni mean real rock stars . they arrive at night and make their records in the recording studio , so we have a day life and a night life .\nfirst , some background : news broke last week that whitmire , who has brought the felt - skinned favorite to life for the past 27 years , was being replaced by another actor named matt vogel . whitmire says he\u2019s been with the muppets studio for 39 years .\nthe muppets studio did not detail the nature of whitmire ' s\nrepeated unacceptable business conduct , ' ' but said it spanned\na period of many years , ' ' adding that\nhe consistently failed to address ' ' his employers ' feedback .\nlady gaga and kermit the frog on ' lady gaga & the muppets ' holiday spectacular . ' '\n\u201cthe muppets have been entertaining and inspiring youtube audiences for several years , and we are thrilled to re - engage current fans while capturing new ones through these exciting collaborations , \u201d said debbie mcclellan , vp of the muppets studio . \u201cwe really enjoyed our residency at youtube space l . a . and look forward to many future projects together . \u201d\n\u201cbringing \u2018muppet babies\u2019 to disney junior is a wonderful opportunity to reach a new generation of viewers and to creatively build on the innovative original series , \u201d said debbie mcclellan , vice president , the muppets studio . \u201cwe hope to engage and delight the nostalgic fans while also entertaining new kids , parents and diverse audiences through heart and humor as only the muppets can deliver . \u201d\nuntil 2006 , when custody of the muppets was transferred to the film studio . then - chairman dick cook couldn ' t interest his own movie executives , so kermit and friends were assigned to the studio ' s special - events group . cook engaged oz to develop a script , which oz was to direct . ( he had directed the muppets take manhattan as well as live - action movies including little shop of horrors and what about bob ? ) but as that film was on the brink of getting a green light , cook was ousted .\nin 2007 , the muppets studio collaborated with walt disney imagineering to create the muppet mobile lab . in 2009 , the company launched an official youtube channel , a promotional twitter feed , and an official facebook page . in late 2009 - early 2010 , the muppets were featured in the give a day . get a disney day . campaign for disneyland and walt disney world . in 2012 , an interactive game featuring the muppets , the case of the stolen show , debuted aboard the newest disney cruise ship , the disney fantasy .\nabc is filming a proof of concept for a revival of the muppets , the hollywood reporter has learned .\nupdated : the muppet studio , the division of the walt disney co . responsible responsible for the muppets , said monday that it fired kermit the frog voice actor steve whitmire after \u201crepeated unacceptable business conduct over a period of many years . \u201d \u201cthe role of kermit the frog is an iconic one that is beloved by fans and [ \u2026 ]\nmuppets character kermit the frog will be voiced by matt vogel following the firing of his long time voice actor .\nthe return of \u201cthe muppets\u201d to tv is described as a documentary - style show that will explore the muppets \u2019 personal lives and relationships , both at home and at work , including breakups , romances and more adult topics that lend themselves to a reinvented version of the beloved characters fit for all ages . the series comes from \u201cthe big bang theory\u2019s\u201d bill prady and bob kushell , who serve as co - writers and exec producers , along with randall einhorn and bill barretta . abc studios and the muppets studio will produce .\nthe new , cg - animated revival will , like the original , be geared toward children ages 4 - 7 and feature two 11 - minute adventures per episode . the show will be a co - production between disney junior , disney consumer products and interactive media\u2019s content & media group , and the muppets studio .\ndisney and the muppets studio have a differing interpretation of the terms of whitmire ' s departure , stating that the actor exhibited\nunacceptable business conduct .\na source close to the studio told thr that whitmire ' s communication style was\noverly hostile and unproductive\nand his way of negotiation delayed productions . his persistent unprofessional behavior over a number of years ultimately led to the decision , the source said . as for whitmire being honored , the source told thr the puppeteer was not interested in what was proposed . no details were given .\nkermit the frog\u2019s date to the 2009 vmas , lady gaga , has reportedly filmed a holiday special with the muppets for abc .\nin 2011 , a new theatrical muppet movie was released through walt disney pictures , entitled the muppets . this was followed by a sequel , muppets most wanted , released by disney in 2014 .\nfollowing henson ' s death , the franchise continued with muppets tonight airing on abc in 1996 with reruns airing on sibling disney channel from 1997 - 2000 . that was the last television series to feature the muppets characters .\noverstuffed studio stables mostly perished in the wga - strike housecleaning . now , surviving producers fight for stingier deals and fewer film slots in an environment of belt - tightening and cold creative calculation .\npearl street films : ben affleck & matt damon the studio can ' t get enough of affleck , whose growing directing career ( he ' s now filming argo ) has him looking like clint eastwood ' s heir . and damon is clearly prepared to follow : the studio has grabbed several scripts for him to direct , including a drama screenplay the actor co - wrote . the duo also has the whitey bulger story in the works .\ndisney will release \u201cmuppets most wanted\u201d on blu - ray and dvd on aug . 12 .\non the comedy side , the muppets arrives as it has become increasingly challenging to launch original scripted half - hours .\nsteve whitmire , who had voiced kermit the frog for 27 years before being fired by disney , says he was let go because he spoke up about changes being made to the character he felt were against what creator jim henson would have wanted . the muppets studio claims it was about how whitmire conducted himself in the workplace .\ncertainly it worked for sony with the smurfs . it had been a couple of decades since the blue creatures had their heyday , and the studio brought them roaring back with a worldwide gross of more than $ 540 million . ( with a $ 110 million budget , the wager was far higher than disney ' s on the muppets . )\nthe irony is that segel wanted to make the film because he is such a passionate muppets fan . even the old guard acknowledges that segel wants to do right by the muppets , but many feel the pervasive attitude on the film was dismissive of those who originated the characters .\nin honor of the muppets\u2019 new show , we take a look at some of their early career lessons .\njim henson , the muppets , and friends ; with drawings by jim henson ; edited by cheryl henson .\nmandeville films : david hoberman & todd lieberman in 2009 , mandeville supplied disney with the impressive $ 317 million worldwide gross of the proposal and the middling performance of surrogates . after the muppets in november , the duo has projects filming for summit and relativity and here there be monsters set up at warner bros . but nothing approaching the runway at their home studio .\nin the muppets ' wizard of oz , the\ngoofy holler\nis used when the tin thing falls through the wizard ' s trap door .\ndisney \u2019s maker studios team advised muppets studios on collaborations , channel strategy and working with youtube .\njune 3 : john and hank green from \u201ccrash course\u201d encounter a classroom full of rowdy muppets .\nwhitmire had worked for the muppets since 1978 and served as the voice of kermit since 1990 after the death of jim henson . whitmire will be replaced by matt vogel , who previously performed as kermit imitator constantine in muppets most wanted .\n. it will include the \u201capplause\u201d singer performing her own songs , as well as some holiday classics , with the muppets . it\u2019s the singer\u2019s\nlike a lot of aging people in hollywood , the muppets were pretty much sitting on a shelf at disney when mr . segel visited the studio in 2008 to talk about projects after his full - frontal moment in \u201cforgetting sarah marshall . \u201d mr . segel suggested a muppet movie , and disney was open - minded .\nwhitmire could not immediately be reached for comment , but in an interview monday with the hollywood reporter he said the studio felt he had been too outspoken in expressing how the kermit character should be portrayed on the abc prime - time muppets mockumentary series that aired in 2015 - 16 . whitmire said he had only been trying to help keep the show \u201con track . \u201d\nfollowing six drama orders , abc has picked up three comedy series : \u201cthe muppets , \u201d \u201cthe real o\u2019neals\u201d and \u201cdr . ken . \u201d the return of \u201cthe muppets\u201d to tv is described as a documentary - style show that will explore the muppets\u2019 personal lives and relationships , both at home and at work , including breakups , romances and more adult topics that [ \u2026 ]\nhenson ' s puppets moved to the big screen in 1979 with the muppet movie , followed by movies including the great muppet caper and the muppets take manhattan .\ni believe that i recently found a post at muppet central that mentioned the reason for the title change from the muppets holding company to muppet studios , but i forget the reason . i think it had something to do with the muppets holding company sounding too formal . - -\nwhitmire could not immediately be reached for comment , but in an interview monday with the hollywood reporter he said the studio felt he had been too outspoken in expressing how the kermit character should be portrayed on the abc prime - time muppets mockumentary series that aired in 2015 - 16 . whitmire said he had only been trying to help keep the show\non track . ' '\nabc is part of the walt disney co . , which purchased the muppets franchise from the jim henson co . in 2004 and the right to use the characters in its theme parks , movies , tv shows and retail products . the abc television movie the muppets ' wizard of oz aired earlier this year .\nyeah , that makes sense . while i had that studio system trial , their records showed that the\nholding company\nwas contracted for a three year development period . now that period has passed and the original language is no longer applicable , and besides they ' re more actively finding ways to use the muppets and producing new stuff . - -\nthe muppets may stage their own reality talent show . we just hope statler and waldorf come down from the balcony to be judges .\nthe exhibit ends with a peek at projects henson had in mind before his sudden fatal illness in 1990 at the age of 53 . there isn\u2019t too much devoted to the lives the muppets have had since that time , and certainly nothing alluding to the current row between the henson organization and the puppeteer steve whitmire . but the muppets section does include test footage shot before 1979\u2019s the muppet movie , the first time kermit the frog and miss piggy were ever filmed outside of a studio . these experiments helped henson and crew figure out how to capture the famous sequence of kermit riding a bicycle .\nit\u2019s too early to say whether a project will develop out of the recent muppets event . but according to attendees , the brief tryout seemed to go well , and a stage version of the muppets seems a no - brainer given the high profile of the widely beloved disney property .\none is the expense , this show is expensive as i\u2019m turning the soundstage into a theater . also , it\u2019s a hardworking lot around the clock as we\u2019ve got the henson recording studio here , which is the biggest rock and roll recording studio in america , so the lot does work and hum along 24 / 7 . it is disruptive , to a degree , to open up the lot for a public audience to come in so because of that it only really makes sense to do it for one of our own shows .\nin \u201cdrive - on , \u201d pepe the king prawn is left in charge of the muppets\u2019 office and takes on the responsibility of \u201cmentoring\u201d walter on the business of hollywood . still considered the \u201cnew guy\u201d with the muppets , walter is given low - level jobs working alongside his fellow muppets at their office in the famed walt disney studios in burbank . he quickly learns there is a lot more to making movies than he thought .\nafter finding the studio , they go on a tour \u2014 alan arkin plays the cranky guide \u2014 and find the place \u201crun - down and for the most part abandoned , \u201d mr . lieberman said . ( sound familiar ? ) but kermit & company decide to fix all that by reuniting the gang , blues brothers - style , for an old - fashioned variety show fund - raiser that saves the studio from a villain named tex richman , played by chris cooper , who thinks he can smell oil under the famous muppet theater .\nthe late jim henson ' s muppets got their first regular , widespread exposure on pbs ' sesame street starting in 1969 .\ni say put all of the muppets in a box and light a match . . . r . i . p .\nthe jim henson company fan mail ( for performers & muppets ) p . o . box 20726 new york , ny 10023\nthere\u2019s plenty of fun for the whole family as kermit the frog , miss piggy , animal and the entire muppets gang head out on a world tour .\na sesame street episode parodying the lion king was introduced as a\nwalt dizzy film ,\nwith a small warner bros . - like logo below , and an mgm - like circle with a chicken in the spot of the studio ' s trademark lion .\nthe company ' s efforts to diversify was one of the topics of discussion when the frame ' s john horn visited lisa henson on the small studio lot that once belonged to charlie chaplin , and later housed a & m records . below are some highlights of that conversation .\nfollowing six drama orders , abc has picked up three comedy series : \u201c the muppets , \u201d \u201cthe real o\u2019neals\u201d and \u201cdr . ken . \u201d\ndisney has been working with a vengeance in anticipation of the film ' s nov . 23 release to trend up the characters online , including amusing spoofs of such films as the hangover part ii and the girl with the dragon tattoo . a song sung by stars jason segel and amy adams premiered on ryan seacrest ' s radio show oct . 12 . the studio has been buoyed by strong test screenings , and based on internet chatter , anticipation for the film is high . but the muppets haven ' t been in theaters since muppets from space tanked for sony in 1999 .\nhmmm , maybe disney is finally getting serious about mounting a muppets revival . i hope so . mouse house will inject a big dose of disney channel star power \u2014 miley cyrus level star power \u2014 into our favorite fuzzy puppet troupe next month with the spesh \u201cstudio dc : almost live . \u201d it\u2019s described as \u201ca music - filled sketch [ \u2026 ]\nfair enough , until some more solid information comes along we can leave it under muppet holding co . . . i ' ll add a note to the article about the\nstudio\nthing , and keep my eye out for more information . - -\nthe first issue was that they felt i had been ' disrespectful ' in being outspoken on character issues with the small group of top creative people during the abc series ,\nsaid whitmire , who had been working with the muppets since 1978 .\ni have been outspoken about what ' s best for the muppets since the muppets came to disney [ 2004 ] , but the fact is i have respect for everyone who was involved in the creation of that series for their own particular contributions . at the same time , i also have insight into their limitations with respect to how well they know the muppets .\nmatt vogel will take over as kermit the frog . his first time as the character will be in a\nmuppets thought of the week\nvideo this week .\nbrian henson , who is the company\u2019s chairman , told the times that whitmore often sent emails attacking writers , directors and others involved in muppets projects .\nhenson would have turned 77 this week \u2014 the muppets creator died in 1990 at age 53 \u2014 but he lives on in the words of kermit .\ndisney aims to reboot the muppets franchise with a new movie . the gang hasn ' t had a big box - office hit in 32 years .\nat that point , disney started its cycle of on - again - off - again efforts to put the muppets back to work .\njim henson ' s lovable muppets return to the small screen in this mockumentary - style series that follows their personal and professional lives .\nem . tv , which paid $ 680 million for the characters , would later have financial problems , and in 2003 sold the muppets back to the henson children for $ 78 million . the family later sold the muppets to disney while retaining the rights to other henson creations like the fraggles . ( sesame workshop owns \u201csesame street\u201d and related characters . )\nthe muppets have been working in hollywood for almost 40 years , but rather than considering retirement , they are well into the second act of their careers .\naccording to a muppets veteran , toward the end of his life , muppets creator jim henson was finding it a challenge to keep his creatures in the public eye . he was operating independently in an era of media concentration , which helps explain his decision to sell to disney .\nwatch the all - new movie\nmuppets most wanted\n, in theaters now . how many outfits can you create for miss piggy ?\n\u201cstudio dc\u201d is hosted by dylan and cole sprouse of \u201cthe suite life of zack & cody . \u201d seems a little funny that fozzie bear , kermit or gonzo the great wouldn\u2019t be at least a co - host\u2026but i\u2019ll reserve judgment until i see the spesh , which bows aug . 3 .\nwhile the special - events unit was developing the oz script , cook ' s executives were talking to segel . when he pitched the idea for a muppets movie , those previously unenthusiastic executives became more interested . the fact that disney moved ahead on the script segel wrote with nicholas stoller left the old muppets pros suspicious , as one puts it , that\nthis is a case of disney wanting to get into the jason segel business ,\nas opposed to reviving the franchise . this insider adds ,\nmy biggest hope is that it comes across as a muppets film and not a jason segel film that the muppets happen to be in .\nat the time of his firing , whitmire was under the impression that not only did he have a long future with the muppets but also his role was about to expand .\n\u201cthe first issue was that they felt i had been \u2018disrespectful\u2019 in being outspoken on character issues with the small group of top creative people during the abc series , \u201d he told the publication . \u201ci have been outspoken about what\u2019s best for the muppets since the muppets came to disney [ 2004 ] , but the fact is i have respect for everyone who was involved in the creation of that series for their own particular contributions . at the same time , i also have insight into their limitations with respect to how well they know the muppets . \u201d\n\u201cthe role of kermit the frog is an iconic one that is beloved by fans and we take our responsibility to protect the integrity of that character very seriously , \u201d a spokesperson for the muppets studio said in a statement to ew . \u201cwe raised concerns about steve\u2019s repeated unacceptable business conduct over a period of many years and he consistently failed to address the feedback . the decision to part ways was a difficult one which was made in consultation with the henson family and has their full support . \u201d\nwatch the all new movie\nmuppets most wanted\n, in theaters march 21 , and rock out on the drums to unleash animal ' s wild side .\n: on a white background , we see several muppets that appear to be\nbursting\nout of the background , with kermit in front . the words :\nthe muppets won\u2019t be following the variety - show - style format of the original muppet show ( 1976 - 1981 ) and muppets tonight ( 1996 - 1998 ) . instead , the new show will be shot in documentary style and will explore the muppets\u2019 personal lives and relationships , both at home and at work , as well as achievements , disappointments , romances , and breakups ( kermit and miss piggy publicly announced their breakup in a publicity stunt for the show this summer ) .\nthe tension involved in reviving the faded muppets franchise is one that should have familiar echoes at disney . after the death of walt disney in 1966 , executives at the company became so engrossed in wondering\nwhat would walt do ?\nthat disney became almost paralyzed . in the case of the muppets , the tendency to enshrine the creator might be magnified by the fact that the bearded henson died so young and unexpectedly at 53 .\nand no nipple references ! ! ! ! ! ! i still won ' t let my kids watch the muppets\nwizard of oz .\nand no nipple references ! ! ! ! ! ! i still won ' t let my kids watch the muppets wizard of oz .\nthe role of kermit the frog is an iconic one that is beloved by fans and we take our responsibility to protect the integrity of that character very seriously ,\na spokesperson for the muppets studio told thr in a statement .\nwe raised concerns about steve ' s repeated unacceptable business conduct over a period of many years and he consistently failed to address the feedback . the decision to part ways was a difficult one which was made in consultation with the henson family and has their full support .\njerry bruckheimer films : jerry bruckheimer the fourth pirates of the caribbean film triumphed , but the run - up to it - - confessions of a shopaholic , g - force , prince of persia : the sands of time and apprentice - - failed to reach blockbuster status , forcing the mega - producer into an atypical public wrestling match with the studio to get the lone ranger greenlighted .\nmr . eisner has waited a long time for this moment . as an executive at abc in his 20s in the late 1960s , he recalls , he was eager to put the muppets on the network . but like many suitors , abc wanted the muppets to be a broader children ' s property . mr . henson was determined not to change the tone of the muppets , and he went into business instead with the british tv mogul lew grade .\nthe muppet show ' ' was syndicated around the world and launched kermit as an international star .\nthis marks the second time prady has attempted to revive the muppets . the writer - producer shot some test footage before cbs ' the big bang theory that disney ultimately passed on . for his part , prady earned an emmy nomination in 1991 for writing tribute the muppets celebrate jim henson in 1990 and has contributed writing to disney ' s muppet - themed attractions . should abc order muppets to series , prady would juggle both that project and cbs ' the big bang theory , which he exec produces .\nsome people forget that the muppets \u201cwere never designed as children ' s entertainment , \u201d says todd lieberman , left , a producer , with david hoberman .\nwhile on a grand world tour , the muppets find themselves wrapped into an european jewel - heist caper headed by a kermit the frog look - alike and his dastardly sidekick .\napatow productions : judd apatow apatow broke ground again by helping bridesmaids become a surprise smash this summer ( it surpassed the gross of his own knocked up for the studio in 2007 ) . and the comedy continues : wanderlust , the five - year engagement and this is forty - - which he also wrote and directed - - hit theaters in 2012 .\nthat being said , if disney really wants kids to know who the muppets are , just put them on television . the original show ( and even , to a much lesser extent , muppets tonight ) have a charm that kids of all ages spark to immediately . if you show it , they will come .\n21 laps entertainment : shawn levy levy ' s outfit has been a hit machine for the studio ( minus the rocker ) since night at the museum in 2006 , with more than $ 1 . 3 billion in global grosses generated so far . the ensemble sci - fi comedy neighborhood watch is filming for a summer release , and the museum franchise could always be extended .\nbefore the walt disney company bought the muppets , there had been a number of references in muppet / henson projects to disney and its productions and characters . in recent years , such references to disney in muppet productions have occurred as cross - promotion . the muppets have also been referenced and have made appearances in disney projects as well .\nit might be that some of the original muppets crew are overly possessive . but so great are the concerns of some muppets performers who were involved in making the film that sources say a couple of key players - - including the performer behind ( or beneath ) kermit the frog - - considered removing their names from the credits . but they didn ' t , and a muppets veteran says the gesture would have been costly to the performers and fruitless .\nit doesn ' t send any message ,\nhe says .\n[ disney ] wouldn ' t care .\nwe ' re trying to get the old gang back together again !\nsays a voice that unmistakably belongs to kermit the frog , in one of the many muppets trailers the disney marketing machine has lobbed onto the web in recent weeks .\nwith \u201c muppets most wanted \u201d out in theaters next march , disney has started to promote the characters through a new online series of shorts called \u201cmuppisodes . \u201d\neven though disney began pursuing ownership of the muppets in 1989 , it wasn ' t until february 17 , 2004 that disney ' s dream became a reality .\nlightstorm entertainment : james cameron avatar contributed $ 2 . 78 billion in gross revenue to fox ' s coffers in 2009 and 2010 ; it was the first picture the company had delivered to the studio since solaris in 2002 . and while lightstorm has other projects in the works , including a big - budget remake of fantastic voyage , the forthcoming avatar sequels are what really matter .\noverbrook entertainment : will smith overbrook , a sony pillar since 2001 , has brought the studio four giant hits , including the 2008 superhero flick hancock and 2010 ' s the karate kid remake with smith ' s son jaden starring . its current contract runs through 2013 , with a remake of annie , an adaptation of the hasbro game risk and a hancock sequel in the works .\ngiven that generational influence , it is all the more puzzling that the muppets became a diminishing presence even as newly invented creatures who seemed to share their spirit \u2014 like shrek , from dreamworks animation \u2014 took center stage . at a time when prebranded characters are hollywood\u2019s treasured assets , how were the muppets allowed to slip into such a state ?\nthe show , intended for kids age 2 to 7 , is a series of conversations between the muppets and young kids about topics like \u201capologies , \u201d \u201cfavorite foods\u201d and \u201cmanners . \u201d\nthe heart of disney ' s strategy is to take the muppets back to their roots in the tv show , in which kermit sang classics such as\nit ' s not easy being green , ' ' and fended off miss piggy ' s advances . when mr . henson created the muppets in the 1950s , he pitched them for adults , albeit with a child friendly tone .\nhenson\u2019s deal with disney includes a 15 - year contract for his creative services and a production deal with the studio . \u201cmy company has signed a production deal with them , \u201d henson says . \u201cso i\u2019m still working , i still have my own company , but our output is exclusive to disney . \u201d\nin an outpouring of good will , some of hollywood\u2019s brightest young stars have lined up behind reviving the muppets with a film that is , appropriately , about reviving the muppets . over the last several months , ricky gervais , emily blunt , zach galifianakis , jack black and two dozen or so peers have flocked to rented stages on the universal studios lot for roles .\nkermit was originally voiced by jim until his death in 1990 , when whitmire \u2014 who has been working in some capacity with the muppets since 1978 \u2014 took over .\nbut know this : breier is already fiercely protective of the muppets . having helped to shift control of these characters from disney consumer products over to the studio side of the mouse factory , she ' s now determined to use miss piggy & pals in the way that jim henson originally intended them to be used . not as nostalgic figures who can then be used to sell\npizza hut\nproducts to baby boomers . but - - rather - - as characters who , first & foremost , are meant to entertain ."]}
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bhilai steel plant , india introduction bhilai and its adjoining areas in the durg and raipur districts of madhya pradesh state in india experience severe water shortag for example , in .\nintroduction : introduction nine - times winner of prime minister ' s trophy for best integrated steel plant in the country , bhilai steel plant ( bsp ) is india ' s sole producer of rails and heavy steel plates and major producer of structural the .\na day after a gas leak at the bhilai steel plant located in chhattisgarh ' s durg district killed six persons and injured 50 others .\nsteelworld\u00d7 34 \u00d7 april 2008 profile hike in coal price seven - time winner of prime minister ' s trophy for best integrated steel plant in the country , bhilai steel plant ( bsp ) is india ' s sole producer of rails and heavy steel plates .\nbhilai steel plant ' s b last furnaces produce hot metal , its steel melting shops to produce crude steel and in the case of sms 2 to further continuously cast crude steel into slabs and blooms , its plate mill to produce plates , wire .\nthe plant is india ' s sole producer of rails and heavy steel plates .\neco - friendly : the bhilai steel plant meets 80 % of its fuel needs from coke oven gas to reduce emissions . taneesha kulshrestha / mint\ndeadly gas escaped from one of the blast furnaces at the flagship bhilai steel plant run by the steel authority of india in central chhattisgarh state , the factory ' s chief spokesman said .\nan injured being taken to the hospital after an explosion near the blast furnace on thursday evening in the bhilai steel plant , chhattisgarh . photo : pti\nthe plant in bhilai in durg district , some 40 kilometres west of state capital raipur , produces 3 . 15 million tonnes of saleable steel annually .\nthe five integrated steel plants are at bhilai , bokaro , rourkela , durgapur and burnpur and a special steel plant at salem , minister of state for steel and mines vishnu deo sai said in a written reply to rajya sabha .\nthe bhilai steel plant , located in bhilai , in the indian state of chhattisgarh , is india\u2019s first and main producer of steel rails , as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products . the plant also produces and markets various chemical by - products from its coke ovens and coal chemical plant . the plant is the sole supplier of the country\u2019s longest rail tracks of 260 metres . with an annual production capacity of 3 . 153 mt of saleable steel , the plant also specializes in other products such as wire rods and merchant products . presently bhilai steel plant is implementing a massive modernization , expansion and rebuilding program in several areas . a part of these areas falls under coke oven battery system revamp .\nabout beekay enggineering beekay was established in 1969 for supplying equipment and spares to bhilai steel plant but it soon began catering to the requirements of other steel plants at rourkela , durgapur & bokaro over .\nsix people including two deputy general managers are dead and 30 sustained injuries after a gas leak occurred at the bhilai steel plant in chhattisgarh on thursday late afternoon . four plant workers are also among the dead .\nbhilai steel plant is a very huge steel plant and is a big contributor in the total production of sail . believe me guyz its got huge machines and big infrastructures . engineering students must this visit this place atleast once . its got a nice work environment .\na presentation on bhilai steel plant - download as pdf file ( pdf ) , text file ( txt ) or read online this presentation is prepared by the students of bhilai institute of technology of electrical branch and will be very helpful for students .\n\u2019s ( sail\u2019s ) plant in bhilai after an explosion near the blast furnace on thursday evening , the company said in a statement .\nthe prime minister is on a day - long visit to chhattisgarh where he inaugurated different projects . he visited sail ' s bhilai steel plant located in durg district of the state .\nequipment for rh vacuum degasser for voest alpine , austria for converter shop of bhilai steel plant : rh vacuum degassing vessel vessel bottom cooling system slag separator vessel exchange frame vessel exchange .\nthe particulars of bhilai steel plant ' s organization , functions and duties the procedure followed in the decision - making process , including channels of casting unit and the plate mill , a new technology in steel casting and shaping for .\nonce filled with dense forests , the dalli rajhara area which supplies iron ore to bhilai steel plant is now a vast reddish expanse taking a toll on the villagers and their water resources .\nso the correct order of their launching years is : durgapur > rourkela > bhilai .\nthe mill will enable bhilai steel plant to produce rails for high - speed trainsthe company is to supply the whole mechanical equipment and the complete process equipment , including the rail head hardening technology sms .\n18 . 18 \uf0b7 salem steel plant started \uf0b7 licenses were given for setting up of many mini steel plant and re - rolling mills . \uf0b7 govt . of india accepted setting up two more steel plants in . south : one each at visakhapatnam ( andhra pradesh ) and hospet ( karnataka ) . \uf0b7 sail was formed during this period on 24th january 1973 . the total installed capacity from 6 integrated plants was 106 mt . 1979 - fifth five year plan \uf0b7 the erstwhile soviet union agreed to help in setting up the visakhapatnam steel plant . 1980 - 85 - six five year plan \uf0b7 work on visakhapatnam steel plant was started with a big bank and top priority war accorded to start the plant . \uf0b7 scheme for modernization of bhilai steel plant , rourkela , durgapur steel plant and tisco were initiated . 1985 - 91 - seventh five year plan \uf0b7 expansion work of bhilai and bokaro steel plants completed . \uf0b7 progress on visakhapatnam steel plant picked - up and the rationalized concept has been introduced to commission the plant with 3 . 0 mt liquid steel capacity by 1990 . 1991 - 96 - eighth five year plan \uf0b7 visakhapatnam steel plant started its production . \uf0b7 modernization of other steel plant is also duly envisaged . 1997 - 2002 - ninth five year plan \uf0b7 visakhapatnam steel plant had foreseen a 7 % growth during the entire plan period . 2002 - 2007 - tenth five year plan \uf0b7 steel industry registers a growth of 9 . 9 % \uf0b7 visakhapatnam steel plant has high regime targets and achieved the best of them . steel production in india india is one of the few countries where the steel industry is poised for rapid growth . steel production of india accounted for 14 . 33million tons in 1990 - 1991 , which gradually increased to 36 . 12 million tonnes in 2003 - 2004 . today india plays a significant role in the production of steel in the world . steel demand continued to remain upbeat in 2008 - 2009 with consumption of finished steel growing by decent 6 . 8 % during april - may 2008 . during april\n/ content / videos / 2008 - 12 - 17 / 1612 _ bhilai steel _ bsp csr _ pkg _ mint _ tv . flv\nthe durgapur steel plant was launched with assistance of a consortium led by british firms and it started in 1956 .\nthe bhilai steel plant , an undertaking of steel authority of india ( sail ) was established with a view to lay the infrastructure for rapid industrialization leading to economic self - reliance of the country . it was based on nehru\u2019s vision for modern india stating that , \u2018economic emancipation could come only through rapid industrialization , especially with the adoption of modern technology . \u2019 the bhilai steel plant was thus viewed as an instrument of change for economic progress of the country .\nbhilai steel plant is one of the largest steel plants in india . constructed with the objective of providing employment to the rural locals , this plant presently has about 55 , 000 employees , many of them working in nearby mines and subsidiary industries . it procures its raw materials like iron ore , dolomite , manganese from nearby mines that are connected to the plant by specially built rail lines . its products include rails , heavy steel plates , structural , longest rail tracks , rods , construction materials , railway sleepers and other steel products . bhilai steel plant is the only steel plant in station , india continuing with \u201cingot casting & soaking pit with blooming mill\u201d route for steel making . various steps like continuous monitoring and inspection , chemical analysis , dimensional and surface check , training , quality assurance etc are undertaken to ensure that the products meet the required specifications .\nin the biggest industrial accident in recent years , at least six employees of bhilai steel plant were killed and over 30 injured after a gas leak on thursday night . the victims included two deputy general managers .\nthe bhilai steel plant is a famous centre for technical tourism and visitor passes for the same are issued by the p . r . o department . the main places in the steel plant to be visited include coke oven battery , blast furnace , rail & structure mill , plate mill , wire rod mill , telecommunication department etc . plans and proposals are in various stages of development for the expansion and modernization programme of the massive steel plant . some of these projects include new coke oven battery , new steel melting shop , new sinter machine , additional blast furnace , new compressed air station , oxygen plant and many more . these projects emphasise on acquiring environment - friendly , energy - efficient facilities , improving the capacities and adding new dimensions to the bhilai steel plant\u2019s capabilities .\nhome > list of issues > table of contents > a framework for adaptive online thickness control at plate mill of bhilai steel plant browse journal view all volumes and issues most read articles most cited submit about this .\nthe company has undertaken the modernization and expansion of its integrated steel plants at bhilai , bokaro , rourkela , durgapur and burnpur and special steel plant at salem . in the ongoing modernization and expansion , the crude steel capacity is being enhanced from 12 . 8 million tonnes per annum ( mtpa ) to 21 . 4 mtpa .\nthe rourkela steel plant was set up in collaboration of german firms\u2019 viz . krupp and demag . it started in 1961 .\nthe above third party environment compliance audit is being conducted for the first time in india for \u201can integrated steel plant operations\u201d .\nreal utilization of technology can be seen at bhilai . one of the prominent steel plant and sail ' s best plant . lots of sections and responsible people handling it . if you are planning for any bussiness proposal or doing training , you must keep bsp at topmost position of you list\nit was raining haevily in the first week of july 2012 , when radheshyam dhruv got a call past midnight . it was from the bhilai steel plant ( bsp ) pump house , where a small fault required immediate attention .\nface - to - face leading bsp from the front hri pankaj gautam took charge as the first chief executive s officer ( ceo ) of bhilai steel plant on 8th june 2011 shri gautam had been discharging his responsibilities as executive .\nthe steel industry is one of the largest water consumers\u2014production of 1 tonne of steel requires 20 cubic metres of water .\n37 . 37 steel is versatile material with multitude of useful properties , making it indispensable for furthering and achieving continual growth of economy be it construction , manufacturing , infrastructure or consumables . the level of steel consumption has long been regarded as an index of industrialization and economic maturity attained by a country . keeping in view of the importance of steel , the following integrated steel plants with foreign collaborations were set up in public sector in post - independence era . integrated steel plants in india steel plant collaboration durgapur steel plant britain bhilai steel plant erstwhile ussr bokaro steel plant erstwhile ussr rourkela steel plant germany objectives of the study \uf0b7 to find out working capital position of the company for last five years . \uf0b7 to identify the liquidity position in the visakhapatnam steel plant . \uf0b7 to study the liquidity position through various working capital related ratios . \uf0b7 to examine the policies and procedures of the working capital management . \uf0b7 to examine the cost of capital . \uf0b7 to examine the utilization of current assets and management of inventory receivables . \uf0b7 to study and analyse the changes in working capital . \uf0b7 to draw conclusion and to suggest suitable measures to overcome the problems and to improve its performance by comparing the working capital position with other companies in the steel industry .\nthe bhilai steel plant was established by the assistance of the soviet union in the year 1959 , which is counted as a major step of india towards industrialisation . the major productions of the plant include rails , structurals ( beams , angles , channels , crossings , sleepers ) , plates and wide rods .\nsambhavna trust clinic members during a candlelight vigil on the eve of 28th anniversary of the bhopal gas - leak tragedy . deadly gas escaped from a blast furnaces at the flagship bhilai steel plant run by the steel authority of india , killing six . photo : the times of india / rajeev sarathe\nin order to contain the environmental footprint of its processes and activities in bhilai steel plant and other units , sail has initiated various measures which includes adoption of clean technologies , incorporation of environment management systems etc , the press release informed .\ntheir plant in bhilai , about 40km from raipur , the capital of chhattisgarh , had been running on a fuel that comprised 80 % coal and 20 % coke oven gas .\nsail has undertaken modernization and expansion at five of its steel plants to augment its crude steel produc . . . read more\nstate - run sail is india\u2019s second largest steel manufacturer that has a capacity of 16 . 62 million tonnes of steel .\n1 tender document for dismantling , erection , testing and commissioning of scrap shear machine in plate mill at bhilai steel plant tender no hmbp / mktg / i4 / bsp - ssm / lte / 2015 - 1916 tender paper of scrap shear .\nthe expansion project at salem steel plant has been completed and all facilities under the integrated process route at rourkela and iisco steel plants are in operation , stabilization and ramp - up , he said .\n22 . 22 list of steel companies s . no . company location state current approximate capacity * 1 steel authority of india limited iisco , burnpur west bengal 0 . 50 2 . steel authority of india limited bokaro jharkhand 4 . 36 3 steel authority of india limited bhilai chhattisgarh 3 . 93 4 steel authority of india limited rourkela orissa 1 . 90 5 steel authority of india limited durgapur west bengal 1 . 80 6 rashtriya ispat nigam limited visakhapatanam andhra aradesh 2 . 90 7 tata steel limited jamshedpur jharkhand 6 . 8 8 essar steel limited hazira gujarat 4 . 6 9 jsw steel limited vijayanagar karnataka 6 . 6 10 . jindal steel & power limited raigarh chhattisgarh 2 . 4 11 ispat industries limited dolvi maharastra 3 . 0 12 bhushan power & steel limited jharsugda orissa 1 . 2 13 bhushan steel limited angul - dhenkanal orissa 1 . 5\nhas undertaken modernization and expansion at five of its steel plants to augment its crude steel production capacity to 21 . 4 mtpa .\nthus the bhilai steel plant today , stands tall and proud as a symbol of india\u2019s technological progress . it is thus a realization of pandit nehru\u2019s dream and has become imbedded in the national consciousness as a significant symbol of a new age in india .\nthe plate mill at bhilai steel plant ( bsp ) has two reversing stands , one functioning as the roughing mill , and the other as the finishing mill the nominal thickness of the slab is 245mm , which is reduced to about 40mm as thick plates .\nsail has undertaken modernization and expansion at five of its steel plants to augment its crude steel production capacity to 21 . 4 mtpa .\nthe plant ate up the fossil fuel while adding significantly to carbon dioxide emissions .\nsix of the injured were in a\nsevere condition\nin hospital in the city of bhilai , he said .\nbsp is also contributing to the development of bhilai , industry analysts said . the plant administers civic amenities , such as sanitation , public health , roads and schools in the steel township spread over 9 , 103 acres . it runs 48 schools , including eight in the mines , where at least 34 , 000 students study , says the plant\u2019s website .\nstate - run steel authority of india limited ( sail ) has started commercial production of world\u2019s longest rail from its new universal rail mill ( urm ) in its bhilai steel plant . the 130 - meter rail , which would be the world\u2019s longest rail line in a single piece , was rolled at urm on tuesday , the company spokesperson said .\nthe steel plant was inaugurated by dr rajendra prasad , the then president of india in 1959 . to make way for the plant , the government purchased land from the adjoining 96 villages . the chief objective of the setting up the plant was to provide employment to the locals . however the reluctance of the locals to participate in its proceedings along with the plant\u2019s requirement of experienced and skilful workers gave rise to the recruitment of outsiders on a large scale . this influx of outsiders gave rise to a cosmopolitan culture in bhilai and led to the development of the steel city near the industrial complex equipped with various facilities .\nindian railways , which has a long term partnership with sail , would receive the rail supply . the bhilai steel plant is sail ' s only rail producing entity . the company has been supplying about 8 , 00 , 000 tonnes of rail supply to the indian railways every . . .\nbhilai engineering corporation ( bec ) heavy engineering division can offer almost all equipments for the integrated steel plants with specialization in rolling mills , casters , blast furnaces , sinter plants etc it also offers critical .\nchina ball mill manufacturers & oem ball mill suppliers ball mill price list , buy quality ball mill products from certified china ball mill manufacturers , chrome steel grinding media ball in bhilai manufacturers , looking for .\nas bhilai steel plant started making huge profits , the locals came to realise their folly and this gave rise to friction among the locals and the outsiders . however , the arrival of new subsidiary industries and companies generated huge employment opportunities for the locals in the region , thus resolving the tension between them .\nbhilai has the widest plate mill in the country , and it uses continuously cast slabs as input liquid steel produced under controlled conditions in the ld converters is rinsed with argon gas to new products to meet the .\nbut vijay mehra , chief communication officer , bhilai steel plant , said , \u201csix have died , 23 have been admitted to hospital\u2026 there was no blast , only gas leakage . \u201d he said the victims included dgms b k singh and n k katariya , master technician a samuel and senior operator y sahu .\nfor the last 50 years , bhilai steel plant , which is india ' s largest integrated steel plant , has got its supply of iron ore from dalli rajhara ' s mines . dalli rajhara , a municipality that is also an industrial city , is located 90 km south of durg in chhattisgarh . it is a part of the rajhara group of mines . iron ore mined in this area is of two types\u2014hematite and magnetite . other mines in the neighbourhood contain varieties such as dolomite , lime , and other raw materials that are integral for the production of steel .\nbhilai steel plant has won many accreditations and awards for its achievements in diverse fields . the awards are in recognition of the international standards of efficiency , quality and economy in its operations and various other parameters including leadership , resource management , process management , implementation of modern it - driven business and knowledge tools etc .\nthere is a key word search on tender title / plant & description of material / job .\n17 . 17 1906 - formation of tisco 1911 - tata iron & steel company started production . 1916 - tisco was founded 1940 - 50 - formation of mysore iron and limited , and bhadravati in karnataka . 1950 - 56 - first five year plan . no new plant came up . the hindustan steel ltd . ( hsl ) was born on 19th january , 1954 ; with the decision of setting up three steel plants each with one million tonnes input steel per year at rourkela , bhilai and durgapur , tisco started its expansion programme . 1956 - 61 - second five year plan \uf0b7 a bold decision was taken up to increase the steel output in india to 6 million tonnes per year and production at rourkela , and durgapur steel plans started . 1961 - 66 - third five year plan during the third five year the three steel plants under hsl , tisco & hsco were expanded s show steel plant original ( mt / year ) expanded ( mt / year ) rourkela bhilai durgapur tisco iisco 1 . 0 1 . 1 1 . 0 1 . 0 0 . 5 1 . 8 2 . 5 1 . 6 2 . 0 1 . 0 in january 1964 bokaro steel plant came into existence 1966 - 69 - recession period \uf0b7 the entire expansion programme was actively executed during this period . 1969 - 74 - fourth five year plan\nsome of the unique features of the mill are on - line finishing facilities and off - line normalising faciliti bhilai has the widest plate mill in the country , and it uses continuously cast slabs as input liquid steel produced under .\nit will be the largest production capacity for rails in any single location for a plant world over .\nthe leakage of carbon monoxide from the plant in chhattisgarh\u2019s durg district last evening had affected 36 people .\nas per the statement issued by the plant authorities , gas leakage from blast furnace - gcp occurred at around 6 . 30 pm due to breakdown in a water pump , affecting people working nearby in the plant premises .\nthe fourth integrated plant in the public sector bokaro steel plant was set up in collaboration with the soviet union . it was originally incorporated as a limited company on 29th january 1964 , and was later merged with sail , first as a susidiary and then as a unit , through the public sector iron & steel companies ( restructuring & miscellaneous provisions ) act 1978 . the construction work started on 6th april 1968 .\nextended the last date of submission of applications for eoi of proposed strategic disinvestment of alloy steels plant at durgapur .\niisco had set up an iron making plant at burnpur and the bengal iron company was merged with iisco in 1936 . in 1939 , steel corporation of bengal started producing steel at their plant at burnpur which was amalgamated with iisco in 1953 . following the enactment of the public sector industries and restructuring act in 1978 , the government and the financial institutions having transferred all the shares of the company to the steel authority of india ltd ; iisco became a wholly owned subsidiary of sail from march , 31 , 1979 .\nsteel is going to be a great enabler for the indian growth story , particularly . . .\napart from the production , various other activities are being undertaken by the steel plant . this includes a tree - plantation drive over a period of years , causing the mines and surrounding areas to be covered with greenery . in addition , a number of gardens including the maitri bagh , maintained by the steel plant add to the charm of the city . the plant has a town administration department that deals with functions like cleanliness , maintenance , street - lighting of the roads etc . there are about 10 health centres , 5 hospitals including those in the mines , a national occupational health & service centre , a main medical post , a cancer hospital , a college of nursing , all run by the bhilai steel plant . through its peripheral development programme , it aims in betterment of infrastructure , literacy programmes and community health programmes including construction and installation of hand pumps , bridges , approach roads , health and veterinary camps etc .\nmeanwhile , congress mp tamradhwaj sahu claimed that the accident was avoidable and that maintenance had not been done for years .\nthe steel plant is maintained by contractual workers , not skilled persons ,\nhe said .\nbsp has recently undertaken a unique project in the township , said murty . it is setting up a water treatment plant that will treat 30 million litres of sewage water daily . the treated water will then be reused by the plant .\ntata steel share price finished on a positive note ( up 0 . 3 % ) on the bse\nthe injured included central industrial security force ( cisf ) personnel , workers and officials of the public sector plant . all the affected persons have been taken to jawaharlal nehru hospital in bhilai and the seriously ill have been admitted to icu , said inspector general of police ( durg range ) pradeep gupta .\n68 . 68 interpretation it is an accounting measure used by the company in order to quantify a firm\u2019s quality in extending the credit as well as collecting debts faster . it also explains about how firm uses its assets effectively . vizag steel and tata steel has very high debt turnover ratio compared to other companies in the industry . this explains that they are having more credit sales and less debtors . sail and jindal steel having very less values but it\u2019s a good sign when concentrating on debtors . jsw debtors have decreased gradually . vizag steel has very low conversion period when compared to other companies in the industry . this explains that they have less debtors and they are taking less time in converting that in to cash whereas tata steel , sail and jindal steel have high conversion period . 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel tata steel sail jsw jindal steel\njspl had posted quarterly crude steel production at 1 . 26 million tonnes as of march 31 , 2018 .\n2 . 2 certificate of declaration i hereby declare that this project entitled \u201cworking capital management\u201d at visakhapatnam steel plant is my original work and prepared by me under the esteem guidance and supervision of mr . g . satyanarayana , junior manger , ( finance & accounts department ) of visakhapatnam steel plant . i also declare that , i have not submitted this project report to any other university ( or ) institution for the award of any degree . place : visakhapatnam prakash rajiv s date :\n70 . 70 interpretation : it is a short \u2013 term liquidity measure used to quantify the rate at which a company pays off its suppliers . vizag steel has very good payables turnover ratio compared to other companies in the industry . this explains that they are having more credit purchases and less debtors . tata steel , sail and jindal steel are also having very good values but it\u2019s a good sign when concentrating on debtors . vizag steel has very low conversion period when compared to other companies in the industry . whereas in 2013 it has high conversion period . this explains that they have less debtors and they are taking less time in converting that in to cash whereas sail jsw and jindal steel have almost similar period . 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel tata steel sail jsw jindal steel\n29 . 29 visakhapatnam steel plant policies human resource policy to realize the full potential of employees , the company is committed to : \uf0a7 ensure functioning of effective communication channels with employees . \uf0a7 empower employees for enhancing commitment responsibility and accountability . \uf0a7 encourage teamwork , innovativeness and high achievement oriented . \uf0a7 provide systems for maintain transparency , fairness and equality in dealing with employees . human resource development \uf0b7 leadership training . \uf0b7 training in motivation and attitude . \uf0b7 team building \uf0b7 skill training \uf0b7 induction and orientation \uf0b7 plant practice lectures \uf0b7 basic engineering lectures \uf0b7 plant specialized training \uf0b7 management development pollution control and environmental protection generally integrated steel plant is considered as a major contributor to environmental pollution as it discharges volume of waste products . elaborate measures have been adapted to combat air and water pollution . in order to be echo friendly , visakhapatnam steel plant has planted more than 3 million trees over an area of 35sq . kms and in corporate various technologies at a cost of 460crs towards pollution control measures .\nit will also carry out continuous monitoring of ' total organic compounds ' at the outlet of the effluent treatment plant , officials informed .\nunder its corporate plan of setting up an 3 mtpa integrated steel plant , nmdc ltd has concluded the contract agreement with consortium comprising of m / s shriram epc , m / s hutni projekt , and m / s beekay engineering 3 ) .\n61 . 61 data analysis and interpretation current assets table current assets mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel 11859 . 32 9550 . 66 7625 . 21 8662 . 85 9977 . 75 tata steel 11591 . 66 13425 . 27 25569 . 4 18483 . 79 17860 . 79 sail 35666 . 84 40113 . 05 39118 . 76 30475 . 56 30831 . 85 jsw 4849 . 54 5652 . 18 10188 . 37 15906 . 56 17265 . 96 jindal steel 5189 . 28 5175 . 5 8095 . 98 10102 . 97 12839 . 08 graph interpretation current assets of vizag steel are comparatively low with other companies in the steel industry . tata steel and sail has good current assets which helps them pay their liabilities easily . vizag steel got general decrease in current assets from 2009 to 2011 but again got back to good position in the year 2013 which clearly explains that they have good chances of paying their liabilities . 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 45000 mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel tata steel sail jsw jindal steel\n( sail ) has undertaken modernization and expansion of its five integrated steel plants . . . to enhance its crude steel production capacity from 12 . 8 mtpa to 21 . 4 mtpa in the current phase ,\nhe said .\nslag is a by - product of metal smelting , hundreds of tonnes of which is produced every year in the process of making steel . less slag means more steel . if collected well , it also presents a business opportunity .\n66 . 66 quick ratio table quick ratio mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel 2 . 06 1 . 64 0 . 94 1 . 00 0 . 60 tata steel 0 . 68 0 . 86 1 . 31 0 . 68 0 . 60 sail 1 . 30 1 . 58 1 . 39 0 . 81 0 . 68 jsw 0 . 30 0 . 31 0 . 48 0 . 54 0 . 68 jindal steel 0 . 96 0 . 76 0 . 94 0 . 84 1 . 16 graph interpretation quick ratio is decreasing gradually low for vizag steel . tata steel , sail has very good value til 2011 and started decreasing from 2011 to 2013 . this clearly explains that they liquefy the assets easily compared to others . jindal steel have a high liquidity in the year 2013 0 0 . 5 1 1 . 5 2 2 . 5 mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel tata steel sail jsw jindal steel\ntoday , tisco is known as tata steel , which has grown to world\u2019s 7th largest steel company . in terms of domestic production , tata steel is largest company in india . main plant of tata steel is located in jamshedpur and registered office in mumbai . tisco was established by jamsedji nusserwanji tata in 1907 ( but jamsedji had died before the project was completed ( 1904 ) ) . jamshedpur was founded by jamshedji tata and it was recently declared the 7th cleanest city of india for the year 2010 . the name of the town where tisco was founded by jamshedji was given by lord chelmsford in 1919 .\nplant ( bsp ) as the\njewel in the crown\nof the country ' s largest steel producing group . the compelling reason of his being so enamoured of bsp is it contributing about 45 per cent to the group profit , while its share of\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for steel authority of india ( sail ) ltd .\nwith 1 - 3 % gains , shares of vedanta , tata steel , hindalco and sail are found trading higher .\nsail recognizes the fact that although the steel is the most environment friendly product , its production process is not so .\n15 . 15 industry profile steel is crucial to the development of any modern economy and is considered to be the backbone of human civilization . the level of per capita consumption of steel is treated as an important index of the level of socioeconomic development and living standards of the people in any country . steel industry was in the vanguard in the liberalization of the industrial sector and has made rapid strides since then . output has increased , the industry has moved up in the value chain and exports have raised consequent to a greater integration with the global economy . at the same time the domestic steel industry was facing new challenges . the demand too has not improved to significant levels . the litmus of the steel industry will be to surmount these difficulties and remain globally competitive . history of steel steel was discovered by the chinese under the reign of han dynasty in 202bc till 220ad . prior to steel , iron was a very popular metal and it was used all over the globe . even the time period of around 2to 3 thousand year before christ is termed as iron age as iron was vastly used in that period in each and every part of life . the chinese people invented steel as it was harder than iron and it could serve if it is used in making weapons from china , the process of making steel from iron spread to its south and reached india . high quality steel was being produced in southern india in as early as 300bc . around 9th century ad , the smiths in the middle east developed techniques to produce sharp and flexible steel blades . in 17th century , smiths in europe came to know about a new process of cementation to produce steel . the global steel industry the current global steel industry is in its best position in comparing to last decades . the price has been rising continuously . the demand expectations for steel products are rapidly growing for coming years . the shares of steel industries are also in a high pace . the steel industry is enjoying its 6th consecutive years of growth in supply and demand . and there is many more merger and acquisitions which overall buoyed the industry and showed some good results . the supreme crisis has lead to the recession in economy of different countries , which may lead to have a negative effect on whole steel industry i coming\n\u201ci used to work with the bokaro steel plant earlier but at bsp the work culture is more open and one is allowed to experiment and take ownership , \u201d said an employee requesting anonymity . \u201ci can just walk into an ed\u2019s ( executive director ) office . \u201d\n72 . 72 interpretation : it is a ratio showing how many times a company\u2019s inventory is sold and replaced over a certain period . vizag steel has very good inventory turnover ratio compared to other companies in the industry . this explains that they are having more sales and less inventory . tata steel , sail , jsw and jindal steel are also having very good values but it\u2019s a good sign when concentrating on inventory . vizag steel has very high conversion period when compared to other companies in the industry . this explains that they have certain inventory and they are taking less time in converting that in to cash whereas tata steel , sail and jindal steel have high conversion period . cash conversion cycle cash conversion period mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel - 30 . 97 - 62 . 33 - 35 . 63 - 38 . 30 - 155 . 29 tata steel - 116 . 68 - 124 . 25 - 150 . 00 - 151 . 80 - 140 . 46 sail - 53 . 86 - 63 . 60 - 37 . 86 - 15 . 16 - 10 . 32 jsw - 175 . 81 - 131 . 20 - 117 . 01 - 150 . 94 - 117 . 98 jindal steel - 119 . 33 - 153 . 74 - 126 . 38 - 120 . 00 - 71 . 66 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel tata steel sail jsw jindal steel\n\u201cwe cannot be isolated from what is going on around us , \u201d agarwal said highlighting the plant\u2019s contribution to the social and community development in the area .\naccording to definitive agreements signed by the two european steel companies on saturday , tata steel europe will transfer euro2 . 5 billion of its debt to the jv while thyssenkrupp will transfer \u00a44 billion , which includes euro 400 million of debt and the remaining unfunded pension liabilities .\n62 . 62 current liabilities table current liabilities mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel 4181 . 32 4307 . 84 4607 . 49 5209 . 43 10184 . 67 tata steel 11899 . 95 12003 . 02 16458 . 91 19875 . 88 20755 . 74 sail 19609 . 72 19595 . 34 19876 . 43 20428 . 49 21693 . 25 jsw 9196 . 27 9679 . 5 12381 . 77 19791 . 4 18134 . 19 jindal steel 4111 . 64 5045 . 64 6256 . 43 8340 . 24 7960 . 92 graph interpretation current liabilities of vizag steel are comparatively low with other companies which is good sign . but it can be better decided with the ratio of other industries . current liabilities are increasing year by year for vizag steel which is not at all a good sign . tata steel , sail , jsw and jindal steel having general increase in current liabilities . the reason for increase of current liabilities are as the cost of material and labour increasing and if company is not seeing high profits which may lead to need of money from the outside sources . if company having good debts can manage the current liabilities very well . 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel tata steel sail jsw jindal steel\nnew delhi : over the past three years , engineers at steel authority of india ltd had been silently working to reverse a trend .\nmeanwhile , steel minister narendra singh tomar expressed grief over the loss of lives in the accident and ordered a high - level probe .\nat around 6 : 30 pm on thursday , a leakage was reported from water pump number 2 at the plant after the pump house got inundated with water .\n21 . 21 2007 approves the setting up of a 6 million tonne per annum ( mtpa ) integrated steel plant as an expansion of its existing plant being set up at meramandali in orissa 2004 commissions the khopoli plant in maharashtra 1996 becomes the first to set up a high tech plant to cater to automobile and white goods sector , in technical tie up with sumitomo metals , japan 1987 starts operations from sahibabad , up factors holding back the indian steel industry \uf0a7 energy supply . \uf0a7 problems procuring raw materials inputs . \uf0a7 inefficient transport system nmdc ltd . chhattisgarh greenfield project at bastar ( 3 mtpa ) proposed capacity : 3 . 0 mtpa total land requirement \u2013 1934 acres . 1783 acres already in possession . balance land is under process of allotment . total expenditure to be made - rs . 15525 crores . stage 1 clearance for diversion of 63 . 56 acres forest land has been received . mou signed between nmdc and cmdc ltd . for allocation , development , production and marketing of iron ore of bailadila deposit no . 4 for meeting the requirement of steel plant . date of completion \u2013 42 months from\u201dzero date\u201d i . e . receipt of all statutory clearance / approvals and placement of orders for major technological packages .\nthe accident is reported to be the biggest in the history of the plant . and , yet , the rate contract system is not restored and nor have big contractors been awarded the maintenance work in the plant . the preliminary reports suggested the pipeline in pump house - 2 was in a bad shape because of lack of maintenance .\nbsp has shown a sustained growth in its turnover over the last three years , analysts said . its revenue for fiscal 2008 stood at rs16 , 000 crore with a net profit of rs5 , 000 crore . the plant also registered the highest labour productivity of 289 tonnes of steel per man per year .\n63 . 63 current ratio table current ratio mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel 2 . 83 2 . 21 1 . 65 1 . 66 0 . 97 tata steel 0 . 97 1 . 11 1 . 55 0 . 92 0 . 86 sail 1 . 81 2 . 04 1 . 96 1 . 49 1 . 42 jsw 0 . 52 0 . 58 0 . 82 0 . 80 0 . 95 jindal steel 1 . 26 1 . 02 1 . 29 1 . 21 1 . 61 graph interpretation current ratio of vizag steel is more comparatively more with other companies in the industry . tata steel , sail , jindal steel having gradual changes in their current ratio . whereas , jsw current ratio is increasing gradually . company with high current ration explains that they have good composition of current assets compared to current liabilities . the change in current ratio is decreasing for vizag steel which is not at all a good sign for the company , which clearly shows that companies\u2019 current liabilities are increasing . but they recovered well in the year 2012 which is of very less percentage . the best current ratio they acquire is in the year 2008 . 0 0 . 5 1 1 . 5 2 2 . 5 3 mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel tata steel sail jsw jindal steel\n64 . 64 net working capital table net working capital mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel 7678 5242 . 82 3017 . 72 3453 . 42 - 206 . 92 tata steel - 308 . 29 1422 . 25 9110 . 49 - 1392 . 09 - 2894 . 95 sail 16057 . 12 20517 . 71 19242 . 33 10047 . 07 9138 . 6 jsw - 4346 . 73 - 4027 . 32 - 2193 . 4 - 3884 . 84 - 868 . 23 jindal steel 1077 . 64 129 . 86 1839 . 55 1762 . 73 4878 . 16 graph interpretation the net working capital is high for vizag steel and sail compared to other companies in the industry . as they have good composition of current assets than more liabilities , they have net working capital ratio . tata steel and sail have good ratios but they have gradual changes and don\u2019t have consistency in their operations . even vizag steel has gradual changes but comparatively in good position . there was a high decrease in the years 2011 , 2012 with a slight negative in 2013 . - 10000 - 5000 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 mar - 09 mar - 10 mar - 11 mar - 12 mar - 13 vizag steel tata steel sail jsw jindal steel\ndhruv ( name changed to protect his identity ) was a small contractor attending to minor maintenance work in the plant . bsp also happens to be the highest profit - making entity of steel authority of india ltd , in durg district of chhattisgarh . amid heavy rains , he rushed there and rectified the fault .\nchief minister raman singh expressed grief over the incident on thursday .\nmy heart goes down for families of deceased @ bsp bhilai . in touch with union ministers & local administration for relief & rescue operations ( sic ) ,\nhe tweeted ."]}
{"id": 55561, "summary": [{"text": "e dingle & co was a department store chain with its flagship store in plymouth , england .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it is now part of house of fraser group . ", "topic": 27}], "title": "dingles ( department store )", "paragraphs": ["rockhey ' s department store , 1938 . here . . . - torquay in pictures | facebook\nby 1932 alma house had been rebuilt . john gliddon ' s business had been replaced by gamis ' store and later by dingles , then by denner ' s . today it is occupied by beale ' s department store .\nhouse of fraser acquires harrods department store group , which includes rackhams , dh evans , and dickins & jones , as well as the famed harrods store in london .\nit is 35 years since the department store of plummer roddis in old christchurch shut its doors for the last time .\nopening times not supplied . phone house of fraser dingles on 0844 800 3709 .\nfraser ' s sons take over the store and the store ' s name is changed to fraser , sons & co .\nby the mid - 1960 ' s when this photograph was taken , alma house had a new front to both floors . john gliddon ' s business had been replaced by gamis ' store and later by dingles , then by denner ' s . today it is occupied by beale ' s department store .\nfind the exeter buy & collect department on the 2nd floor , next to womenswear .\nwe open the london city store in 2003 , in 2005 stores open in ireland and norwich . jenners & beatties department stores become part of the house of fraser brand .\norder before midnight and collect your items in store from 12noon the next day .\ndingles ( c ) wikimedia commons . thomas tait , the architect , also designed the pylons of the sydney harbour bridge .\nthe company buys bristol store from bentalls and announces planned opening of five new stores .\nthe director of the department store explains the history of dingles following refurbishment in the 1970s and the installation of escalators . the building is clad in portland stone a well - known in plymouth . in 1935 edward dingle and co ltd purchased the former premises of w j vickery and co ltd of bedford street and cornwall street in plymouth . by 1939 the store had eighty departments and over 500 employees .\nin 1988 , the name of the company was changed to house of fraser ( twelve ) ltd , although the store continued to trade into the twenty - first century as dingles of plymouth . house of fraser ( twelve ) ltd was dissolved in 2011 , the store being managed as part of the larger house of fraser group .\nthe announcement of its closure the previous year had sent a shockwave through the town , coming not long after parent company had changed the landmark name of its other town centre department store from bobby\u2019s to debenhams .\nthat september , too the announcement was made that the plummers store in boscombe was to shut . then , a few weeks later , debenhams announced the closure of plummers store in old christchurch road .\nharrods began expanding beyond its single store , acquiring other store chains , such as dickins & jones in 1814 . that store had been established in 1790 on london ' s oxford street before moving to its regent street location in 1835 . harrods later went on to take over rackhams , founded as a drapery shop in birmingham in 1851 before expanding to become a small , regional chain of department stores . another addition to the harrods empire was the dh evans stores , which had been founded in 1879 and which opened a london store in 1932 .\nfollowing record christmas sales in 2014 , this year marks the beginning of a new and exciting journey for house of fraser as we welcome our new owners , nanjing xinjiekou department store co . ltd , and continue to grow our online business .\nthe concept of a department store goes back in history to late 1800 ' s but has evolved and changed as has the rest of the shops . originally most of the department stores were independent and owned locally in the city they traded . this has been the biggest change in the last 50 years where now a single company may own 20 brands trading in city centres and out of town malls .\ntwo of the best examples of the largest of these department stores could be considered as macy ' s in new york and harrods in london .\ntoday the building , adjacent to dingles , is still known as roddis house and the shops fronting the road now include burtons , dorothy perkins , la senza , goldmith\u2019s and accessorize .\n2013 sees house of fraser go global ! our first international store opens in abu dhabi ' s world trade center mall .\nin 1953 , with hugh fraser ' s sons at the helm , we add binns ltd to our list of businesses bought , extending our reach across scotland and into north east england and carlisle . in 1957 house of fraser takes control of luxury department store , harrods .\nhouse of fraser sells 15 leaseholds to joint venture bl fraser set up with british land , netting \u00a3170 million ; the company announces a failed attempt to acquire allders department store group ; three new stores are opened in bluewater , reading , and sulliwell ; new fraser and platinum brand labels are launched .\nhugh fraser ( later lord hugh fraser ) is named chairman and managing director of the store and leads the company on a major expansion .\nmr harry austin , who had been with the firm for 30 years , closed the store\u2019s doors for the final time in late january 1973 .\ndepartment stores are identified by the fact they sell a wide range of products including clothing , furniture , appliances , toiletries , cosmetics , jewelry , toys , and sporting goods .\nthe store in the square was renamed debenhams on september 23 1972 , with a dj called in to perform the ceremony . his name ? terry wogan .\nthe original owner of the old christchurch road store site was r tyrrell and sons , who started a small drapery business there in the late 19th century .\nin september 2000 , the company bought a store in bristol from the bentalls chain , paying \u00a315 . 6 million . at the same time , house of fraser announced plans to open three new stores in london , norwich , and in high wycombe , buckinghamshire . the new stores were expected to open by 2004 . by the beginning of 2001 , however , the company already had added two new store sites to its list , at croydon and maidstone , and other negotiations were underway to develop three to four new store sites .\nthrough this period we continue to grow , acquiring dingles group in 1971 and gaining new owners , the fayeds , in 1985 . in 1994 house of fraser becomes a plc , and is floated on the stock exchange for \u00a3484 million . a major refurbishment programme begins .\nhouse of fraser launches new linea in - house clothing fashion label as part of overall strategy to focus on high - end designer fashions ; the company opens a new store in northampton .\nsubstantial extensions were carried out in 1938 when the plummer roddis store was formally \u201copened\u201d again , by songwriter and entertainer ivor novello . but the news that broke in november 1972 that it was to shut early the next year was a blow to many of its 200 staff . some took up other jobs with the debenhams organisation who , by then were the owners of the store .\nin 1926 , the store occupied 28 - 31 and 33 bedford street and 4 - 6 cornwall street . in 1935 , e dingle & co ltd was registered as a private limited company .\nthe coop in its heyday . the only store to occupy a whole block of the abercrombie plan . the underside of the canopy was originally painted bright yellow whilst the interior contained a domed banking hall and a stage for dance bands in the cafeteria .\nthe new central library was well liked with its excellent facilities & our\nboys\nremembered how a lady there would read them stories . department stores opened up in the town accompanied by ' 60 ' s rock music & they recounted the free trips for residents on the saltash ferry - originally steam powered , then diesel .\non 4 october 1944 , the admiralty took the decision to scrap all of the plymouth decoys . at the clearbrook site , to maintain secrecy , the lights , generators , switchgear , shelter fittings and any above ground wiring are likely to have been removed to a regional store . *\nmacy ' s , bloomingdale ' s , marshall field ' s , l . s . ayres , famous - barr , filene ' s , foley ' s , hecht ' s , the jones store , kaufmann ' s , lord & taylor , meier & frank , robinsons - may and strawbridge ' s\nlike many of the other small independent retailers the traditional hardware store / ironmonger ( uk ) has been affected by the changes in the retail sector with large chain stores such as lowe ' s , home depot and mennards in the us and b and q and jewsons in the uk , as it is difficult to compete on price or choice , to make things worse super retailers like walmart also target the same sector with departments inside their superstores .\nthe likelihood that the freehold of alma house had remained with the ( west coker branch of the ) penny family is , perhaps , reinforced by the fact that the next occupant was draper and outfitter benjamin penny . from his advertisements ( see below ) it would seem that penny used alma house as a base for his funeral services as well as a drapery and clothing department , certainly from 1882 . in 1888 benjamin penny was advertising his ' new combination funeral carriage ' for hire from alma house ( see below ) . benjamin penny carried on business at alma house until around 1908 .\nby 1998 , house of fraser once again appeared to be in a strong position to grow . the company now began targeting fresh expansion through the addition of new stores . a first store was added in northampton in 1997 , while three more were slated to open by 1999 . by the beginning of 1998 , the company announced its intention to add 30 more stores in an expansion program that was estimated to reach a final cost of more than \u00a3300 million . yet the company ' s expansion plans were hampered by a lack of financial muscle .\nyet sir hugh fraser took over the house of fraser at a time when the british consumer was beginning to abandon the country ' s large - scale and often stuffy department stores in favor of smaller , trendier shops . the house of fraser ' s ' large stores and failing sales led to too much sales space and too large a stock burden . the collapse of the economic boom in the mid - 1970s , the result of the arab oil embargo of 1973 , hit the company all the harder . the company continued to make acquisitions during the 1970s , building its chain to more than 90 stores ; yet by the end of the decade , the chain had lost much of its luster .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwe use cookies and other technologies to allow us to improve our service to you and display relevant ads . continue browsing to accept . see our cookie policy for more information , including how you may withdraw consent .\nwe use cookies and other technologies to enable you to watch films . continued use of this site indicates acceptance , as part of our privacy policy .\nyour cookies are disabled - you ' ll need to enable them to play any film . find out how in our privacy policy .\niphone and ipad users : to use bfi player on your ios device , you need to update to the latest version of our app ( 2 . 7 ) via the appstore .\nsign up for news on the latest rentals , subscription classics and free archive highlights .\nnellie boote ' s laundry in market street in operation , the women dashing away with all manner of smoothing irons as clothes are sorted , mended , washed , ironed and sorted again .\nthe neeb sells an electrical future for modern homes and industries in the 1960s .\nthe looms of lancashire : how the upheaval of the industrial revolution created the thriving textile industry .\nthe first self - service petrol station and the first parking meters pop up in the south west of england .\nsantos football club bring brazil ' s world cup talent to home park in plymouth with pele playing his almost beautiful game .\nreporter mich\u00e8le brown visits london ' s western hospital , where a computer is on the medical staff to help doctors with routine doctor \\ patient consultations .\none of the most gruesomely memorable of all british anti - smoking promos depicts fat oozing out of nonchalant smokers ' cigarettes .\nthe social and political revolutions of 1968 seem a long way from the musings of a moderate tory on the nhs and government .\nstraight - talking anti - smoking promo , which introduces us to janice , a 51 - year - old woman who uses a ventilator to breathe .\na well - to - do woman is unable to answer her child\u2019s cries due to a coughing fit , in this exaggerated anti - smoking advert .\na child ' s life is save through a blood transfusion and this incident demonstrate s the need for blood donors .\nthe south west film and television archive ( swfta ) is the regional film archive for the south west of england . established in 1993 , swfta ' s core collection comprises of the combined programme libraries of westward television and tsw ( television south west ) . the archive also cares for a significant number of donated film collections , both amateur and professional , dating back to the early 1900s .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\ncame here for a snack at about 2pm was nice and quite . staff were friendly , helpful , and polite got our cutlery and took our tray to a table as i was pushing a wheel chair didnt even have to ask they just took it makes a change nowadays so thank you .\nmy wife had lasagne , which was bubbling in it ' s dish . i had fish and chips , which were only lukewarm . 2 mains for \u00a312 , and both were decent sized portions . very pleasant staff ( all female on our visit ) .\nwent in for a lunch with my wife , the thai curry i had was tasteless and bland , no spice no flavour . my wife ' s chicken in some sort of sauce was dry , even the sauce was like paste portion size was very small to .\nown or manage this property ? claim your listing for free to respond to reviews , update your profile and much more .\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . (\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nthis review is the subjective opinion of a tripadvisor member and not of tripadvisor llc .\nwe have laid the foundations for sustained long - term growth - - through our programme of refurbishments , our plans for new stores , our continuing focus on international designer brands , and our ever - greater understanding of customers ' needs .\nhugh fraser and james arthur found draper ' s shop on glasgow ' s buchanan street .\nhouse of fraser plc goes public ; the company by then has 15 stores .\nsir hugh fraser , son of lord hugh fraser , takes over as chairman of the company upon his father ' s death .\nsir hugh fraser sells suits ( scottish universal investments ) to roland\ntiny\nrowland , giving the south african conglomerate chief a 30 percent stake in house of fraser .\nrowland attempts to acquire full control of house of fraser , but the attempt is rejected by the british government .\nhouse of fraser sells off 12 medium - sized stores in a management buyout ; by the early 1990s , the company drops from 110 stores to just 56 stores .\nthe fayeds sell their entire stake in house of fraser in a new public offering of the company .\nfraser began adding new stores in the years following the war , and by 1948 , the year the company went public , fraser had already built up a chain of 15 stores . the following decade was to see still stronger growth , primarily through acquisitions .\nin 1984 , rowland\nparked\nhis 30 percent of house of fraser with egypt ' s fayed brothers - - or so he thought . in 1985 , the fayeds turned their back on rowland and reached an agreement with the house of fraser to acquire the rest of the company ' s shares . for this , the fayeds paid \u00a3600 million . rowland counterattacked , convincing friends in the british government to launch an investigation into the fayeds ( the investigation , the results of which were never published but later leaked , asserted that the fayeds had misrepresented their wealth at the time of the house of fraser purchase ) . yet the sale stood and house of fraser was taken off the public market .\ndespite the company ' s new commitment to organic growth - - and despite its failure to acquire allders - - it had not ruled out other acquisitions . as chief executive john coleman told the guardian in march 2001 :\nconsolidation would still be a good thing . we are about as small as you can be [ to operate efficiently ] and there are lots of smaller players out there who cannot afford the investment in a systems and supply chain that we ' ve put in over the last five years . there would be significant costs you could take out . we could support another 20 or 30 stores .\nprincipal subsidiaries : house of fraser ( stores ) ltd . ; house of fraser ( finance ) ltd ; bl fraser ltd ( 50 % ) .\nprincipal competitors : arcadia group plc ; debenhams plc ; harrods holdings ; james beattie plc ; marks and spencer plc ; n brown group plc ; new look plc ; next plc ; otto versand gmbh & co . ; selfridges plc .\ncole , cheryl ,\nfraser ' s high street hopes ,\nbirmingham post , september 26 , 2001 , p . 17 .\ndeshmukh , anita ,\nthe more , the better ,\nbirmingham post , september 28 , 2000 , p . 24 .\nfinch julia ,\nhouse of fraser is in shopping mood ,\nguardian , march 29 , 2001 .\ngriffin , jon ,\nthe fight is on ,\nevening mail , september 26 , 2001 , p . 24 .\n- - - - - - ,\nhouse of fraser expands ,\nevening mail , march 28 , 2001 , p . 43 .\nhughes , chris ,\nhouse of fraser looks brighter ,\nindependent , june 15 , 2001 , p . 23 .\njagger , suzy ,\nhouse of fraser ,\nmirror , september 26 , 2001 , p . 23 .\npottinger , george , the winning counter : hugh fraser and harrods , london : hutchinson , 1971 .\nyates , andrew ,\nhouse of fraser plans \u00a3300m expansion ,\nindependent , january 19 , 1998 , p . 18 .\nsource : international directory of company histories , vol . 45 . st . james press , 2002 .\nalma house , situated in high street to the immediate east of the mermaid hotel , was , most likely , originally built in the late seventeenth or early eighteenth century as a private town house of two storeys and three bays . certainly by the early part of the nineteenth century it had been converted into shop premises .\na known early occupier of alma house was draper joseph penny , born in west coker in 1821 , who ran a draper ' s shop at alma house from 1845 . in 1851 was listed in the census living above the premises with his wife mary , a draper ' s assistant , a draper ' s apprentice and a house servant . joseph ran his drapery at alma house for eleven years before selling his business ( although most likely not the freehold of the premises ) to albert edwards in may 1856 . albert edwards ran his drapery business from alma house for the next twenty years or so , before moving his business into 8 high street ( mentioned above ) .\njohn gliddon was a tailor and outfitter , specialising in ladies ' millinery and gentlemen ' s hats and by september 1908 was running his drapery at alma house . he was the local agent for the cloth from puller & sons , the perth dye works . as his predecessors at alma house , gliddon also ran all aspects of the undertaking business ; from mourning wear for all the family , to appropriate cloths to drape over the coffin and bier . it even hired out funeral carriages and horses .\njohn gliddon died on 27 march 1947 aged 66 , but the business continued . edwin snell ' s directory of 1954 listed john gliddon & co of 3 high street twice ; as\nmilliner & ladies ' outfitters\nand as\nundertakers\n. gliddon ' s later had an outlet in princes street .\na double notice placed in the 13 may 1856 edition of the western flying post by both the outgoing joseph penny and the incoming albert edwards .\na typical albert edward advertisement , placed in the 22 december 1857 edition of the western flying post . albert would advertise very regularly throughout his occupation of alma house .\nalbert edward ' s advertisement in the 30 june 1865 edition of the western gazette .\nby the time this advertisement for the opening of the new town & county supply stores in high street ( later the premises of thomas clements ) was placed in the 14 july 1882 edition of the western gazette , benjamin penny was owner of both the new t & c stores as well as the drapery in alma house on the opposite side of the road .\nbenjamin penny ' s advertisement in whitby ' s yeovil almanack advertiser of 1888 .\na typical benjamin penny advertisement , this in the 4 may 1894 edition of the western gazette .\nthis postcard of high street , probably dating to the 1930s or 1940s , shows alma house at dead centre - the short , two - storey white building with a parapet and awnings .\nthe centre section of the previous photograph enlarged to show alma house at centre .\nplease note that i don ' t own the copyright to most of the monochrome photos . copyright belongs to the photographer or his heirs for 70 years after the death of the photographer - not any old tom , dick or harry who happens to have a print , postcard or a digital copy on their website , etc . if any photographer has a genuine claim to the copyright of any of these photos , please contact me and i ' ll either acknowledge or remove them as appropriate\ni have written several electronic books on an eclectic range of subjects including bayonets of the world , the ww2 taunton stop line , medieval carved bench ends of south somerset and italian futurism . i also hold a stock of more than 250 , 000 ebooks for kindles , etc .\ni am happy to receive emails in connection with this site , especially if they offer additional information , images or constructive comments . please be aware , however , that there is no ' e ' on my surname .\nway back in 1849 , hugh fraser and james arthur opened a drapery shop at the corner of argyle street & buchanan street in glasgow . by 1941 , what started as a small , local shop acquired a number of businesses in scotland and became house of fraser ltd .\nduring this time , we take on a number of stores , some of which go on to become the brands you love to wear today ; including dickins & jones , rackhams & cavendish house .\nbetween 1997 & 2000 , we launch our now renowned house brands including womenswear , menswear & homeware collections by linea and a womenswear collection by therapy .\nwith executive chairman don mccarthy , chief executive john king and the rest of the highland group team now running the show , we launch 12 new house brands , each with their own identity and target market , they quickly develop a following .\nthey began with two shops that had become four by 1896 , including a millinery and ironmongery business .\nit became known as plummer roddis and tyrrell and then plummer roddis in 1898 when the tyrrells relinquished their interest . a few years later , alterations were begun on the gervis place side that took until 1916 to complete .\nthe property on old christchurch road was sold to a pension property unit trust company .\nthis website and associated newspapers adhere to the independent press standards organisation ' s editors ' code of practice . if you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion , then please contact the editor here . if you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact ipso here\n\u00a9copyright 2001 - 2018 . this site is part of newsquest ' s audited local newspaper network . a gannett company . newsquest media group limited , loudwater mill , station road , high wycombe , buckinghamshire . hp10 9ty ( 1676637 ) registered in england & wales\nover the last 40 yrs the changes we have seen to our high streets and local shops have been as drastic as any in technology .\nwhen i was young most of the shopping was done in traditional shops including the local butchers , bakers , grocers and newsagents .\nover the years as supermarkets appeared some of those traditional shops closed down and small corner shops selling many of the same things started to appear , often staying open much later than the new supermarkets .\nas the supermarkets stayed open for longer and longer hours even many of the small corner shops disappeared . as the supermarkets ( hyper markets ) have grown larger and more have appeared other areas of shopping which have been affected include clothing , hardware , car spares and many other areas .\nwe have created this section hoping to get memories from those who ran and those who shopped at the traditional butchers , bakers and greengrocers and your views on what we have lost due to these changes .\nas consumers we have gained through better prices often more consistent quality and often better choice but are we really better off .\nthe growth of the supermarket has been the success story in our times , when they first appeared some specialised in fruit , vegetables and food items and others went for the opposite way with non food as the core of the business , but slowly they have converged and built bigger and bigger out of town stores and now sell anything from paint to toys to a mouse for your computer to fresh bananas . as they have grown a few very powerful forces in supermarket retailing dominate the market in each country .\nwalmart in the us has become the countries 2nd largest employer selling any and every thing in massive super stores and have caused many small specialist retailers to close as they can not compete with pricing , and walmart has also expanded into other countries sometimes buying existing supermarket chains and expanding them . many consumers do complain about the loss of local specialist stores in their towns but are often the same people who shop at walmart .\ntesco are the dominant player in the uk with large superstores in out of town shopping areas with easy and free parking and like walmart in the us continue to expand in the uk and abroad , but in comparison to walmart in the us do still have a number of major competitors including asda walmart , morrisons , waitrose etc .\nin canada the dominant supermarket chain is loblaw companies limited but due to its trading under some 15 different brand names with 1600 stores most people think that metro is the largest with some 500 plus supermarkets .\nwoolworths limited is the largest supermarket chain in australia and new zealand trading under it ' s own name and other trading names and is the largest food retailer in australia and new zealand .\nas supermarkets and hyper markets become bigger and attack other areas of retailing ( i . e . car tyres batteries and car spares ) we will continue to see changes to our traditional shops with many not being able to compete and others changing to suit any niches that the big supermarkets do not want to enter , also we must remember that many of these giants of retailing have created an internet presence that goes beyond the goods they sell in their stores to attack even more market sectors .\nthe traditional corner shop has evolved by trying to find areas where the larger supermarkets have left an opening including longer opening hours , local produce , wider range of books and magazines , better choice of sweets and confectionery , lottery ticket sales , but as supermarkets continue to change and evolve it is becoming harder to find an area that can be profitable .\nthe large supermarkets are also changing by building smaller express stores often as part of a gas / petrol station which can provide the longer opening hours .\nover the last few years many of the corner shops have been run by immigrants as they are willing to work the long hours and have an extended family willing to help with the hours needed to survive , but they are also starting to adapt to the market changes and are moving into the petrol / gas stations which also require long hours to succeed and adapt the sales area to create a corner shop inside the confines of gas retailing business .\nif you ever watch a programme about the 50 ' s or 60 ' s you realise how much the art of advertising has changed and how the art of selling through advertising has changed , this applies to tv advertising , movie advertising , newspapers and magazines .\nwhen i think back one of the most striking changes is how much the tobacco industry advertised before governments realised the high cost on our health of smoking and have closed of most areas of advertising and sponsorship to tobacco companies trying to protect the younger generation from the effects .\nthe other change i have noticed is how differently women are portrayed between the 50 ' s and now as women were not a significant part of the workforce so were target ted in a different way .\nthey also produced a special christmas catalogue that was full of toys and became known as the\nwish book\n, for kids perhaps because of the number of toys in it .\nover the next 50 years hundreds more home shopping catalogues appeared which would be sent to peoples homes and they would choose the items and order and pay for them and up till the advent of the internet were a common way for shopping for those who did not live in a city .\nin the uk the home shopping catalogue appeared much later in late 1930 ' s when john moores the founder of littlewoods football pools decided he wanted to do something new after his success with the football pools .\navon cosmetics was one of the few companies that flourished in both the usa and the uk using agents who would earn commission on each sale , they would take the latest catalogue together with samples for smell etc to a ladies home and leave the catalogue for 1 week and then go back to collect the order , many women who spent time at home used avon as a way of meeting new friends at the same time as earning a little money .\nthe idea of tv shopping is an extension from the original adverts on tv where the problem for the advertisers was they could only have a short time to make their pitch for the product they were selling .\nover the years a number of additional options have become available including using a full programming slot as an infomercial on major tv channels where they could fully demonstrate the product and it ' s virtues , another option that appeared together with the growth of cable tv was a channel dedicated to selling products together with providing the ability to buy instantly through the telephone or on the internet .\nin the 50 ' s , 60 , s , 70 ' s and 80 , s the normal way to buy milk was for delivery by a milkman who would start very early in the morning and milk would be delivered 365 days a year . some of this was due to the lack of fridges in many houses to keep the milk cold and fresh in the summer and this ensured fresh milk delivered each day . over the years as more homes had fridges to keep the milk fresh longer and more shops started selling milk often cheaper than the local milkman , they have all but disappeared .\nmany people never realised the additional service that came as part of milk delivery , they provided contact for older people to the outside world and it would often be the milkman who would find an older person in some sort of trouble and identify family or authorities to provide help .\nof the many traditional shops that existed i personally miss the small corner sweet shop the most , many of the areas that have been taken over by supermarkets have improved choice for the consumer , but the loss of the traditional sweet shop has not improved choice in general the sweets on supermarket shelves are the same in every supermarket whoever owns it and is very limited .\nthe most likely place to find the a traditional grocer is in the local markets often selling local produce that are in season and this then allows them to compete in this area with supermarket prices .\nin canada the post offices have become a mix of company owned offices and franchise owned and is run by canada post .\nthe traditional independent toyshop that existed many years ago has nearly disappeared but has been replaced by large chains due to the increased buying power , but even they have come under pressure from the larger and larger supermarkets in out of town shopping areas that are creating larger and larger toy sales areas and during the christmas season when the highest percentage of toys are sold increase the shelf space selling toys at discounted prices .\ntogether with the changes in toy shops over the years , some toys that have been sold for many years for example barbie ' s are still selling well today and a new breed of toys has appeared driven by the cheaper cost of electronics ranging from small hand held computer games and electronic teaching tools for children which are both fun to play with and educational .\nwhen i was much younger most kids used bicycles as the main form of transport the roads were quieter and safer and our bikes were solidly built often with only 3 gears .\nin the us co - operatives such as ace hardware or true value can still compete by using the combined buying power of a large number of small retailers to compete on price , and can still offer the personal service and knowledge to compete with the majors .\nin the uk it has become harder and harder but many small traditional hardware shops do survive through the help , time , knowledge and assistance they can provide for the man or woman wanting to do maintenance of their homes which can not be obtained from the larger organisations .\nthe traditional shop selling fresh fish like the local butcher has suffered with the changes in the retail industry and supermarkets in particular , when combined with new food regulations from government it has become harder and harder to compete and survive . the public buying habits have also changed as younger consumers appear as they are used to seeing their fish all preprocessed ready for cooking .\nas the market has matured a number of specialist shops targeting specific areas of fashion i . e . lingerie , goth , accessories , formal have evolved and there is also specialist targeting by age , men ' s , women ' s , teenagers , childrens , and infants .\nfurniture shops are possibly one of the lesser affected shops from the changes in retailing and they appear to have survived and prospered , i suspect due to the choice they can offer over the other forms of retailing and that the consumer is often looking for furniture in their homes that goes with what they see in their minds also because unlike many other areas of shopping they are willing to spend more time and money to make the furniture in their home a personal thing to reflect their personality , also the range of styles and quality is only limited by the craftsman .\nthe plymouth blitz , concentrated in seven devastating german air raids over march and april 1941 , left plymouth reportedly the most heavily damaged city in the country and destroyed its medieval centre .\nin this bleakest period of the war when much energy was focused on sheer survival , plymouth city council looked to the future . plymouth would be rebuilt but not merely rebuilt \u2013 it would be re - imagined : redesigned and reconstructed as a city for a new era in which rational planning served the needs of the common people .\non 1 september 1941 the city council agreed that a redevelopment plan be prepared . that plan \u2013 a plan for plymouth \u2013 was prepared by sir patrick abercrombie , the leading town planner of the day , in conjunction with the city engineer james paton watson . it was ready by september 1943 and approved by the council in the following year .\nso far , so good but history is awash with abandoned blueprints and failed ideas . plymouth made good on these aspirations . firstly , it lobbied parliament \u2013 in conjunction with many other local councils \u2013 for the comprehensive planning and compulsory purchase powers vital to large - scale projects enshrined in the 1944 town and country planning act .\nand then it acted . it was the first british city to begin reconstruction in april 1947 ; the first new buildings opened in 1951 .\nabercrombie\u2019s plan was visionary , owing most to the designs of new delhi and canberra and the 19th century beaux - arts ideals which shaped washington dc and paris . the city centre itself would be divided into functional precincts reflecting varied urban roles including retail , offices , culture and civic government .\nhowever , it was the design of the city centre which was most radical . the war had destroyed old street patterns already strained by modern demands . they were replaced by an orderly grid centred on one grand axis running north - south from the railway station to the grand open space of the hoe surrounded by a ring road connecting the major transit arteries . to professor jeremy gould this was ( 1 ) :\nan egalitarian grid , spacious , airy , uncomplicated , accessible and gapingly open to all \u2013 the very model in stone , brick , glass and metal of the post - war welfare edifice .\ntime and the judgment of altered aesthetics are not always kind to plans of such ambition and scale . there may appear some merit to the criticism of those who have complained subsequently of a certain cold uniformity ; there is more so to those who note neglect and decline . to gould , what is needed now \u2018above all is a little love\u2019 and this blog at least will give a little love to the vision and original execution of the plan for plymouth .\nthe architects certainly were not so naive as to ignore the potential missteps inherent in such planning . in fact , street elevations were \u2018composed en masse as a series of highly contrived symmetries and asymmetries , with major to minor rhythms . \u2019 ( 2 ) corners and terminations were equally carefully contrived to please the eye . the images below show the real aesthetic quality of plymouth\u2019s streetscapes \u2013 a far cry from the brutalist label sometimes attached .\nderry\u2019s cross ( c ) plymouth : 20th century city . the western section contained the offices of the new nationalised industries .\nwhilst slower , more organic \u2013 messier \u2013 growth might have given a more comfortable and \u2018human\u2019 feel to the plan , plymouth didn\u2019t have this option . instead the council chose boldly not only to face but to embrace the future and create a new city ( 3 ) :\nplymouth represented the architecture of the future \u2013 clean , bright , democratic and , most of all , optimistic .\nmuch of the architecture remains stunning and captures still the optimism of the era .\nnational provincial bank ( c ) plymouth man . bronze doorways , granite - clad columns and a venetian glass fa\u00e7ade \u2013 a fitting termination to royal parade .\npearl assurance house ( c ) plymouth man . part of the grand gateway to armada square from royal parade and the great square in front of the civic centre .\ncivic centre and council house ( c ) plymouth man . 14 stories high , lavishly finished , the civic centre \u2018expresses the aspirations of a confident authority at the height of its powers\u2019 .\nin the affluent fifties and sixties , such optimism may have seen well - placed . 50 , 000 worked in the dockyards , plymouth was doing well . now that number is just 2 , 500 and the city has fallen on harder times . the future envisaged in the 1940s didn\u2019t quite materialise and the city is having to reinvent itself once more .\nthat , in a sense , is true of the city centre too . straitened finances combined with an antipathy towards the modernist architecture of the post - war period led to serious decline . but plymouth is resilient and that is changing . a new generation is overseeing a \u2018scale of regeneration\u2019 claimed as \u2018second only to the post - war regeneration period\u2019 . ( 4 )\nthe coop lives on but there was a time when up to 25 per cent of the adult population were members .\nthere are more listed fifties\u2019 buildings in plymouth than anywhere other than london . jeremy gould and the architecture centre devon and cornwall are fighting for it despite recent funding cuts . english heritage is defending it as a city \u2018as representative of its time as bath and york . \u2019 ( 6 )\nthis is great . but the task for all is to ensure that the label twentieth century city is not an epitaph to the past but a call to the future which captures the dynamism and idealism of former generations and gives momentum to the present .\n( 2 ) jeremy gould and the institute for historic building conservation , \u2018 the architecture of the plan for plymouth \u2019 , september 2006 .\nthe essential online source is plymouth : twentieth century city . my grateful thanks to the architecture centre devon and cornwall for making available the text and photos of this site and their hard - copy heritage trail buildings guide . visit the city and support their efforts .\nthe online encyclopaedia of plymouth history contains information on a plan for plymouth and much else beside .\na wonderful documentary film on the plan , the way we live ( 1946 ) is available on youtube . its director , jill craigie , met michael foot , mp for plymouth devonport , whilst shooting the film and they married three years later .\ncommentary and stills from the film and the images of the original artwork included above can be found at cyberheritage . co . uk .\nmy thanks to plymouth man for allowing use of some of the images to be found in his informative and well - illustrated celebration of postwar plymouth on flickr .\nother contemporary images above are taken with permission from simon cadman\u2019s twentieth century society flickr page on plymouth .\nam going to enjoy this piece . plymouth city centre not always appreciated , especially town hall buiding , council desperate to demolish it . luckily it\u2019s been preserved , but council poor custodian ,\nhope i did it justice . i know it\u2019s been a struggle to get the city centre the recognition it deserves .\nthe centre of plymouth is an abominable disaster . it encompasses all that is dreadful about 1950s architecture . abercrombie et al did more damage to plmouth , and in the centre the council demolished more buildings than the blitz . pull the lotdown , including the new appaling drake circus complex and get a proper architect\u2026 . ! ! !\ngreat article ! do you know if the pannier market was part of the original plan for the city centre , or was it designed much later ? it appears to me more genuinely modernist that the stuff off royal parade , which exhibits traces of art - deco .\ni don\u2019t what the naysayers want from all of this \u2013 opulent gothic and / or neo - classical architecture one would assume , or mock - tudor facades perhaps . the new drake circus complex is awful though .\npingback : post - industrial plymouth was broke . so it took business into its own hands | aditya chakrabortty | opinion | android lover\npingback : post - industrial plymouth was broke . so it took business into its own hands | aditya chakrabortty \u2013 planet news\npingback : post - industrial plymouth was broke . so it took business into its own hands \u2013 urltoken\npingback : the alternatives post - industrial plymouth was broke . so it took business into its own hands \u2014 urltoken\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\narchitects for social housing ( ash ) has been set up to respond architecturally to london\u2019s housing crisis .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\nnigel went on to describe how the stones fell into different categories such as \u2013 manor , parish & town , military , leats and waterworks , turnpikes , commemorative plaques , railways and private boundaries ."]}
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", "topic": 16}], "title": "john doerr", "paragraphs": ["investor john doerr is chairman of venture capital firm kleiner perkins caufield & byers .\njohn doerr : your most important decision is your life partner | inc . magazine\nnetflix ceo reed hastings , vc john doerr invest $ 14 . 5m in dreambox learning\njohn doerr is an engineer , acclaimed venture capitalist and the chairman of kleiner perkins .\njohn doerr in 2011 . mr . doerr is stepping back from the day - to - day management of his firm .\nnetflix ceo reed hastings , vc john doerr invest $ 14 . 5m in dreambox learning \u2013 geekwire\nnetflix ceo reed hastings , vc john doerr invest $ 14 . 5m in dreambox learning\njohn doerr is an american venture capitalist at kleiner perkins caufield & byers in menlo park , california .\nin this photo : barack obama , john doerr , timothy geithner , monica lozano , mark t . gallogly\nthesis : john doerr is the greatest venture capitalist of his generation . is there any plausible debate against this argument ?\ndoerr , l . john ; immelt , jeffrey r . ; trumka , richard l . ; volcker , paul a .\ndoerr is married to ann howland doerr . they live in woodside , california with their children .\nas i reported last week , kleiner partner john doerr has been pushing hard to fund twitter , beating out russia\u2019s dst global .\njohn doerr : the next big thing . techcrunch ( 2010 - 04 - 05 ) ; retrieved 2013 - 07 - 18 .\njohn doerr sees salvation and profit in greentech | video on . ted . com . retrieved on 2013 - 07 - 18 .\nif you could ask only one person for advice about starting a company or joining a startup , chances are you\u2019d pick john doerr .\njohn doerr joined the venture capital firm kleiner perkins caufield & byers 25 years ago , but it didn\u2019t take him nearly so long to cement his status as a legend in the industry . doerr\u2019\nhost emily chang sits down with john doerr and beth seidenberg , general partners of kleiner perkins caufield & byers . ( source : bloomberg )\ntoday at techcrunch disrupt , michael arrington sat down with kleiner perkins ' partner < a href =\nurltoken\n> john doerr < / a > . they kicked off the talk by discussing doerr\njohn doerr lives in woodside , california with his wife ann howland doerr and their children . john doerr and ann howland doerr have signed a campaign giving pledge , organized by bill gates and melinda gates foundation and warren buffett in august 2010 . the purpose of the campaign was to get ultra - high - net - worth individuals to donate their money to charitable causes during the time period if their life .\njohn doerr said the most important part of kpcb ' s culture was\nfamily first .\nwas that genuine ? does it impact their performance ?\ndoerr is married to ann howland doerr . they live in woodside , california , with their children . [ 22 ]\nfisker automotive was the largest investment ever for kleiner perkins . kpcb ' s john doerr even invested his own personal capital . why did fiske . . .\nask john doerr , senior partner at kleiner perkins caufield & byers , and he\u2019ll tell you the huge waves in technology come in 15 - year intervals .\nin 2015 , ballotpedia identified john doerr as a top influencer by state . we identified top influencers across the country through several means , including the following :\nmr . obama has sought input from an eclectic group including , clockwise from top left , malcolm gladwell , toni morrison , john doerr and eva longoria .\njohn doerr said the most important part of kpcb ' s culture was ' family first . ' was that genuine ? does it impact their performance ? - quora\njohn cook is geekwire ' s co - founder and publisher , a veteran reporter and the longest - serving journalist on the pacific northwest tech beat . follow him @ johnhcook and email john @ urltoken .\nfollowing the first official quarterly meeting of the president\u2019s economic recovery advisory board this morning , a memo was proposed to the board by board member john doerr for discussion .\nl . john doerr\u2019s career is full of achievements . in the year 1974 , john doerr joined intel corporation . during that time intel was developing the 8080 8 - bit microprocessor . he became one of the brightest employees of intel corporation and finally intel\u2019s most successful salesperson . there are several patents of memory devices , which he holds .\njohn doerr began his career in technology in 1974 working for intel , the microprocessor manufacturer . doerr took on a number of roles in his six years at intel , working in engineering , marketing , management and sales . [ 1 ]\nfor all its computer geniuses and math wizards , john doerr thinks silicon valley and the broader technology industry is suffering from a problem with \u201cbasic math , \u201d he said .\njohn doerr is a partner for the venture capital and private equity firm , kleiner , perkins , caufield and byers ( kpcb ) , based in menlo park , calif .\nneither kleiner perkins nor doerr are named in the lawsuit . the firm is an investor in betterworks and doerr is on its board .\nlegendary venture capitalist john doerr reveals how the goal - setting system of okrs has helped organizations from intel to google achieve explosive growth and how it can help your team thrive .\na us 3879716 a , paul t . bailey & l . john doerr ,\nmutually exclusive magnetic bubble propagation circuits with discrete elements\n, issued 1975 - 04 - 22\nto celebrate the 100th anniversary of forbes we sat with the 100 greatest living business minds , including john doerr , chairman of kleiner perkins caufield & byers . photography by martin schoeller\nhaving spotted and mentored the founders of many hugely successful companies , including google , john doerr knows that organizations can\u2019t wait when it comes to \u201cthe people stuff . \u201d doerr explains that hiring the right people is the most important thing any leader does .\nmr . perkins helped recruit venture capitalists like john doerr to his firm , leading to investments in a new generation of technology companies , including netscape , aol , amazon and later google .\nbackground : john doerr ' s guidance has been considered key to the success of companies such as google , compaq , amazon , and sun microsystems . both he and ann attended rice university , where they earned bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering . john also holds an mba from harvard graduate school of business administration . john and ann also serve as president and vice president , respectively , of the benificus foundation .\njohn holds an mba , magna cum laude , from the graduate school of management at boston university , and an ab , summa cum laude , phi beta kappa , from boston college . john is an avid runner and basketball player .\nbillionaire venture capitalist john doerr , a general partner at kleiner perkins , testified tuesday in the gender discrimination suit filed by his onetime chief of staff ellen pao . ( ap / kpcb photo )\nvalley girl ellen pao and her former boss and mentor , kleiner perkins\u2019s legendary venture capitalist john doerr . pao is suing kleiner for sexual discrimination . , by marcio jose sanchez / ap photo .\nthe link below is to the most recent stories in a google news search for the terms john doerr . these results are automatically generated from google . ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles .\nin april 2013 , a lobbying group called urltoken ( aimed at lobbying for immigration reform and improvements to education ) was launched , with john doerr listed as one of the founders . doerr is a supporter of the democratic party and has hosted fundraisers for them on several occasions .\nventure capitalist john doerr arrives at san francisco superior court where he is set to testify on tuesday in a gender discrimination trial involving his firm , kleiner perkins caufield & byers , march 3 , 2015 .\nventure capitalist john doerr shows a flexible solar panel during a panel discussion at the 2006 technet innovation summit at the stanford university memorial auditorium in stanford , california , november 15 , 2006 . reuters / dino vournas\nin april 2013 , a lobbying group called urltoken ( aimed at lobbying for immigration reform and improvements to education ) was launched , with john doerr listed as one of the founders . doerr is a supporter of the democratic party and has hosted fundraisers for them on several occasions . [ 29 ]\npresident barack obama just named two silicon valley bigwigs to his new economic recovery advisory board \u2014 famed venture capitalist john doerr of keiner perkins caufield & byers and charles phillips , president of business software maker oracle corp .\na us 4096582 a , paul t . bailey ; l . john doerr & robert m . sandfort ,\nfield - accessed magnetic bubble mutually exclusive circuits with common elements\n, issued 1978 - 06 - 20\na book co - written by john doerr of kleiner perkins caufield & byers and betterworks systems inc . ceo kris duggan has been put on hold in the wake of a sexual harassment and assault lawsuit against duggan .\ndoerr is married to ann howland and have two children . the family lives in woodhouse , california . doerr is a philanthropist and the family pledges numerous charitable causes . doerr is passionate about working for breakthroughs to prevent avian flu and global infectious diseases .\njohn doerr is a venture capitalist and prominent democrat based in the bay area . he has invested in some of the most successful tech companies of the last 30 years , including google , urltoken and sun microsystems . doerr is an advocate of green technology and invested substantially in sunnyvale - based bloom energy inc . president barack obama appointed doerr to the economic recovery advisory board in february 2009 . doerr is also on the boards of google and bono ' s one campaign .\ndoerr and phillips are both big democratic donors , as cnet\u2019s declan mccullagh points out .\njohn doerr doesn\u2019t make many public speeches , so the few he\u2019s given are memorable . above them all : a ted talk in 2007 on the threat the planet faces from climate devastation . in it doerr choked back tears , as he described a desire to create a better planet for his daughter to live in .\nsan francisco \u2014 john doerr , one of silicon valley\u2019s most prominent venture capitalists , is stepping back from the day - to - day management of his firm , kleiner perkins caufield & byers , in a changing of the guard .\nbock recently spoke about his new book about google ,\nwork rules ! ,\nwith venture capitalist john doerr of kleiner perkins caufield & beyers ( an investor in google since 1999 ) for a podcast episode of voices of kpcb .\nas part of the \u201cview from the top\u201d program , stanford graduate school of business hosted venture capitalist john doerr , who is a general partner at kleiner , perkins , caufield and byers , one of the leading silicon valley vc firms .\nin 2009 , doerr was named a fellow of the american academy of arts & sciences .\ndoerr covered a variety of topics at the conference , which continues wednesday in downtown raleigh .\ndoerr is also known for his almost superhuman energy . the standard image of john doerr is that of a rail - thin man in a rumpled blue blazer , with a lick of hair falling across his forehead , rushing to a conference , simultaneously holding a conversation with three people around him and talking on his cell - phone .\nhalas wasn\u2019t aware she\u2019d been nominated to join the academy , which was established in 1780 by john adams , james bowdoin , john hancock and other scholars and patriots . inductees over the years have included george washington , benjamin franklin , daniel webster , ralph waldo emerson , albert einstein and winston churchill .\n, including presentations on : u . s . energy policy ( steven koonin ) ; prospects for a global nuclear renaissance ( john rowe ) ; the potential of green energy technologies to transform the u . s . and global economies ( john doerr ) ; and the economics of america\u2019s energy choices ( paul joskow ) . the panel will be moderated by former nuclear regulatory commission chairman richard meserve .\nphilosophy : john doerr was one of the first philanthropists to use what he calls a\nventure philanthropy\napproach to his giving . this approach has been especially influential in the field of education . the doerrs have also signed the giving pledge .\nthese were male nerds trying to get help from an online service ,\ndoerr said .\nin 1997 , doerr was named a distinguished alumnus of rice university for his accomplishments in business .\nin a recording of a public presentation played in ellen pao ' s discrimination suit against venture capital firm kleiner perkins , partner john doerr told sequoia capital ' s mike moritz that the most successful tech entrepreneurs are\nwhite , male , nerds .\npresident barack obama on friday named celebrated venture capitalist john doerr and oracle president charles e . phillips to his new 16 - member economic recovery advisory board that will , as the president put it , \u201cenlist voices \u2026 from beyond the washington echo chamber . \u201d\njohn was an original investor and board member at google and amazon , helping to create more than half a million jobs and the world\u2019s second and third most valuable companies . he\u2019s passionate about encouraging leaders to reimagine the future , from transforming healthcare to advancing applications of machine learning . outside of kleiner perkins , john works with social entrepreneurs for change in public education , the climate crisis , and global poverty . john serves on the board of the obama foundation and one . org .\nthe democrats will gather at 5 : 30 p . m . at the estate of venture capitalist john doerr , while just down the block , also at 5 : 30 , retiring oracle corp . ceo larry ellison will host a gop shindig at his manse .\nkleiner perkins partner john doerr was famous for saying the most telling traits of the world ' s greatest entrepreneurs is\nthey all seem to be white , male nerds who ' ve dropped out of harvard or stanford and they absolutely have no social life .\ndoerr was born on 29 th june , 1951 in st . louis , missouri . doerr has four siblings . he graduated from charminde college preparatory school in st . louis and then obtained his bachelor of science and master\u2019s degree in electrical engineering from rice university . doerr completed his mba from harvard university .\njohn doerr \u2014 the legendary vc from kleiner perkins ( kpcb ) gave a wonderful talk at uc berkeley a while back . the talk covered a variety of topics : identifying great companies , evaluation criteria for vcs , areas / industries of interest , and career advice .\npresident obama has named the venture capital veteran john doerr to his new 16 - member economic recovery advisory board , which will \u201cprovide advice directly to the president on the programs to jump - start economic growth and facilitate economic stability , \u201d the white house said friday .\ndoerr presently serves on the boards of google , amyris biotech and zynga . he also led kleiner perkin\u2019s $ 150 million investment in twitter . eric schmidt termed doerr as \u2018one of google\u2019s best board members . \u2019\nthe rice university scientist , along with two rice alums , philanthropist john doerr and economist karen davis , joined the reclusive novelist , the u2 singer and a host of others renowned in their fields when they were elected members of the prestigious american academy of arts & sciences .\nsan francisco / los angeles ( reuters ) - in the spring of last year , john doerr received some bad news : miasole , the solar - panel maker backed by his famed venture capital firm , kleiner perkins caufield & byers , was on the verge of bankruptcy .\njohn doerr , a noted venture capitalist and longtime supporter of democratic candidates and causes , surprised many of his peers by agreeing to attend today ' s white house meeting about modernizing government technology . here is an official statement from his firm , kleiner perkins caufield & byers :\nas one of silicon valley\u2019s most successful venture capitalists , john doerr thinks big . working side by side with entrepreneurs , he has funded companies that have had a dramatic impact on life in the 21st century , from online retail giant urltoken to internet behemoth google to synthetic biology leader amyris . doerr has become a leading advocate of innovation and investment in green technologies . married to his college sweetheart and the father of daughters ages 11 and 17 , doerr puts family as his top priority .\n\u201crandy needed a win . kleiner needed a win . i could use some wins , \u201d doerr said .\ndoerr emerged as cleantech\u2019s biggest cheerleader , with a commitment that was personal and political as well as financial .\nin 1997 , doerr was called a prominent alumnus of rice university for his achievements in the business world .\ndoerr serves on the board of the obama foundation and one . org . [ 18 ] [ 19 ]\nwhen looking for a career opportunity , doerr says he sought a place where he could learn and grow .\nthe appointments of doerr and phillips reinforce perceptions that silicon valley perspectives will get a full airing in washington .\ntoday\u2019s the opening day our of techcrunch disrupt conference , and we\u2019re starting it off with a bang . famed interviewer / journalist / host charlie rose is talking to john doerr , partner at venture capital firm kleiner perkins caufield & byers . doerr is known for his massively successful investments in companies such as google , amazon , intuit , and more recently zynga ( among many others ) .\n\u201ckleiner\u2019s no . 1 competitive advantage is john doerr , \u201d adds intuit chairman bill campbell , the press - shy consigliere to half of silicon \u00advalley . \u201che\u2019s one of the great product - pickers of our time . it was what steve jobs was fantastic at , too . \u201d\nrose asked doerr for his thoughts about what\u2019s coming next . doerr says that\u2019s we\u2019re on the third great wave of innovation . the first was the microchip / pc in the 80s . the second was the internet in the 90s . and now we\u2019re entering a wave of social , mobile , and new commerce , doerr says .\nas the avatar of the web , doerr\u2019s greatest contribution may prove to be his ability to network all of kpcb\u2019s investment for mutual advantage . thus intuit\u2019s quicken incorporates the netscape navigator . early adopters of sun\u2019s java were netscape and macromedia . if you\u2019ve seen this kind of connectedness before , think microsoft . although doerr protests otherwise , with his portfolio of software and netware companies , his drive to create entrepreneurial teams , and his capacity to sight new emerging markets john doerr may be bill gates\u2019s greatest competitor .\n\u201cjohn always sees the future first , \u201d says google ceo larry page . \u201cand he\u2019s tenacious about pushing everyone to move faster and be one order of magnitude more ambitious . \u201d\nit\u2019s been nearly a decade since famed investor john doerr\u2014overcome by his emotions \u2014fought back tears while wrapping up his now famous ted talk on climate change . it was a call to action ; to fix what his teenage daughter had aptly noted was a problem caused by his and previous generations .\nin 1997 , doerr was named a distinguished alumnus of rice university for his accomplishments in business . [ 25 ]\njohn doerr , a senior partner with kleiner perkins caufield & byers , right , speaks as beth seidenberg , a partner with kleiner perkins caufield & byers , listens during a studio 1 . 0 television interview in san francisco , california , u . s . , on friday , june 12 , 2015 . kleiner perkins cuffed & byers operates a venture capital firm offering private equities and investments in green technology innovation , biotechnology , digital enterprises , media , telecommunication and life sciences . photographer : david paul morris / bloomberg * * * local caption * * * john doerr ; beth seidenberg\ndoerr stepped down from his role leading the firm in march 2016 , ceding the leadership to fellow investor ted schlein .\nit was also at intel where john doerr first exhibited some of his now - legendary personality traits : his unrelenting drive and competitiveness , his willingness to take huge risks and go beyond standard procedure to achieve success . once , to close a microprocessor deal , he even threw a lawnmower into a deal .\nan earlier version of this obituary misidentified one of the kleiner perkins co - founders who released a statement on mr . perkins\u2019s death . it was brook byers , not john doerr . the earlier version also misstated his place of death . he died in marin county , calif . , but not in tiburon .\njohn\u2019s first entrepreneurial venture , wellesley hills group , was listed in inc . magazine\u2019s list of fastest growing companies in the country . as a leader and rainmaker , john himself has sold millions of dollars of complex products and services to the world\u2019s most prestigious organizations . john\u2019s international experience includes his work as managing director of management centre europe , the largest pan - european management development and training services firm in europe . in addition , he has consulted and spoken at numerous events in europe including a multi - year run as chair of management centre turkiye\u2019s human resources conference in istanbul .\nafter the pao trial , doerr struck a different tone , saying :\nwe collectively are pathetic on the issue .\nrose also asked doerr about facebook . he asked if there will be other social networks that rise , or if facebook will rule them all . doerr isn\u2019t sure . he thinks there could be a federation , or that facebook could be the one .\njohn doerr , chair of the venture capital firm kpcb , has been a board member of google ( now alphabet ) and mentor to google\u2019s founders since the company\u2019s beginning . doerr sat down with prasad setty , google\u2019s vp of people analytics & compensation , to discuss why a company\u2019s culture and people cannot take a back seat to business execution . \u201cas early as possible , try to get clear on what the culture is of your organization because , \u201d doerr says . \u201cculture will allow your team , your people , yourself to make the right decisions more often and faster . \u201d\nnetflix ceo reed hastings , venture capitalist john doerr and two undisclosed seattle education philanthropists are investing $ 14 . 5 million in dreambox learning , a bellevue company that\u2019s pioneered a new interactive and adaptive educational system for teaching kids math . in addition , gsv capital has tripled its investment in the 7 - year - old company .\n\u201che said , ' john , you know that ifund ? i think we should talk about it , ' \u201d doerr said , pointing to the appstore\u2019s introduction in 2008 . \u201cthere\u2019s a lesson here for the entrepreneurs . you want to have a clean and crisp vision , but you want to have your blinders wide open . \u201d\n2 / 43 years ago , andy grove shared the single most important lesson of my career with me . he said , \u201cjohn , it almost doesn\u2019t matter what you know\u2026it\u2019s execution that matters most . \u201d\ninfluenced by gore\u2019s work on climate change , doerr said his teenage daughter , mary , had spurred him to tackle the issue .\ndoerr began his career at intel corporation in 1974 , where he eventually became one of intel\u2019s most successful salespeople . in regards to his time spent there , doerr said , \u201cit was formative\u2026the most influential thing in my career , other than my father . \u201d\ninfo about john doerr ' s degrees from rice - - including , notably , the fact that his\nmaster ' s\ndegree from rice is a master of electrical engineering | m . ee , not an m . s . degree - - was obtained from the rice alumni\nonline directory\n( accessed june 18 , 2017 ) . comment : finding such information using the rice alumni\nonline directory\ndid require a password ( at least , on [ as of ] june 18 , 2017 ) ; however , since john doerr ( together with his wife ) is\nalso\namong the major donors to rice , [ perhaps the largest ever , since william marsh rice ] , - - see , e . g . , this press release - - the information may well be publicly available some other way ; e . g . to ( and / or from ) information providers such as forbes magazine , which has featured john doerr on its cover at least once in the past .\nbut mr . obama was just getting started . \u201ci\u2019ll kick you out when it\u2019s time , \u201d he replied . he then lingered with his wife , michelle , and their 13 guests \u2014 among them the novelist toni morrison , the hedge fund manager marc lasry and the silicon valley venture capitalist john doerr \u2014 well past 2 a . m .\nafter stints at several tech companies , including microsoft , bea systems , and tellme networks , she had started working at kleiner perkins in 2005 , as john doerr\u2019s chief of staff . it was a prestigious position within a prestigious firm . as his chief of staff , pao worked very closely with doerr . \u201che was her mentor , \u201d says a friend . and he trusted her with everything from writing his speeches and articles to his correspondence . he was said to be very fond of her , even if other partners were not . indeed , it was doerr who had recommended her as a crown fellow .\npresident of rain group , john doerr works closely with a broad range of rain group clients , drawing upon a global career in business leadership including senior executive management , sales and marketing , and product and service development . co - author of the wall street journal bestseller rainmaking conversations : how to influence , persuade , and sell in any situation ( wiley , 2011 ) and insight selling : surprising research on what sales winners do differently ( wiley , 2014 ) , john was also named the top sales thought leader globally in 2011 by top sales awards .\n\u201chaving a $ 1 billion valuation can be a real problem , \u201d doerr said . \u201cbeing a unicorn is really an albatross . \u201d\naccording to doerr , \u201cthe next big thing\u201d is the move to cloud computing , which enterprises initially resisted , but are now embracing .\ncharlie rose : i come to this area as a laymen . but i\u2019ve talked to a lot of people in the space . recently mark pincus of zynga . steve jobs did a program with me a while ago , even before he was steve jobs . john doerr and i got to know each other in the 90s . now we\u2019re friends .\nl . john doerr was born on 29th june 1951 in st . louis , missouri . he completed his graduation from chaminade college preparatory school in st . louis . he persuaded a bachelor of science and also master of science degrees in electrical engineering from rice university . later in 1976 , he completed his masters of business administration from harvard business school .\nan article on april 1 about a changing of the guard at the silicon valley venture capital firm kleiner perkins caufield & byers described incorrectly a change in the role of john doerr , who has been its day - to - day manager and will become its chairman . mr . doerr will continue to invest in new start - ups ; it is not the case that he will not make such investments . however , he will no longer have fiduciary responsibility for the success of those investments .\nsome believe kleiner could yet have the last laugh , and applaud doerr for jumping into the sector early and smoothing the path for others .\nin 2009 , doerr was named a fellow of the american academy of arts & sciences . [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ]\njohn doerr : great question . i think we\u2019re on the verge of a third great wave of innovation . the first was the microchip and the pc in the early 80s . the second wave was 1995 : the internet . marc andresseen brought netscape navigator to the world . then amazon came . then in 1999 we saw the 15th search engine called \u201cgoogle . \u201d\non the c - span networks : john doerr is a member with five videos in the c - span video library ; the first appearance was a 1997 statement as a partner for the kleiner , perkins , caufield and byers . most appearances with al gore jr . ( 2 ) , bill clinton ( 2 ) , richard w . riley ( 2 ) .\nkleiner faces other questions , too , including who might replace doerr as de facto leader of the firm should he retire . doerr said in the email that the firm has developed many leaders , including technology - focused partners ted schlein and randy komisar , and healthcare partner beth seidenberg .\nthroughout the years in which former kleiner perkins caulfield & byers partner ellen pao clashed with her colleagues , one man had her back : general partner and billionaire venture capitalist john doerr . but between 2005 , when she was hired on\nteam jd\nas his chief of staff , and 2012 , when she sued the firm , his support for her eventually turned .\ndoerr famously led kpcb into google in 1999 , investing $ 12 . 5 million and transforming it into billions when google went public in 2004 .\nin his blog post , mr . doerr said his management duties will be split for now among several kleiner partners \u2014 ted schlein , beth seidenberg and mary meeker . mr . doerr also highlighted the firm\u2019s younger generation , including mike abbott , eric feng , wen hsieh and mood rowghani .\nin a 2007 talk , doerr quoted his daughter as saying : \u201cdad , your generation created this problem . you had better fix it . \u201d\nwith doerr and schmidt in the henhouse , as another poster put it , the taxpayer is going to get ripped off subsidizing billionaires . sad .\nbut what they had were big goals . when asked how big search could get , page said \u2013 according to doerr \u2013 $ 10 billion .\namong the new donors are paul graham , ceo of start - up incubator y combinator . there ' s also billionaires john doerr , a venture capitalist who has backed some of the most successful tech entrepreneurs , and tom steyer , who has spent millions on the fight against climate change and this year decided to take action against the death penalty , calling it failed policy .\njohn also serves as marketing committee chair and member of the board of trustees for mary ann morse healthcare corporation , a non - profit organization encompassing mary ann morse healthcare center in natick , and heritage at framingham senior living facility .\non tuesday , kleiner ' s attorney , lynne hermle of orrick , sought to show the jury that doerr did all he could for pao , moving efficiently through email after email in which doerr offers feedback on how she could improve in her relationships with other people at the firm . the ones shown suggested a warm relationship , even when discussing critical feedback . doerr signed one email coaching her about public speaking ,\ncoach jd .\nbut the nagging question tugging at doerr\u2019s answer , the question at the heart of the suit , is whether it also helps to be a man .\ndoerr was born in st . louis , missouri . one of five siblings , doerr graduated from chaminade college preparatory school in st . louis . he obtained a b . s . and m . s . degrees in electrical engineering from rice university and an mba from harvard business school in 1976 .\ndoerr began his career with intel corporation in 1974 and eventually became one of intel\u2019s most successful salespersons when the chipmaker was inventing the groundbreaking 8080 microprocessor .\nthis week we\u2019re posting three of the most - talked - about talks from ted2007 \u2014 ngozi okonjo - iweala , john doerr and blaise aguera y arcas\u2019 remarkable demo of seadragon / microsoft photosynth . ngozi okonjo - iweala , the former finance minister for nigeria ( and the first woman to hold that job ) , argues for investment \u2014 rather than aid \u2014 as the means to help [ \u2026 ]\nthe careful reader will notice that i was not present for several scenes in the latter part of the book . to reconstruct these episodes , i relied on the taped recollections of as many of the participants as possible . i am deeply indebted to several people \u2013 especially robert carr , bill campbell , randy komisar , and john doerr \u2013 who gave freely of their time to describe these scenes .\nthrough in - house workshops and public presentations throughout the world , john has trained thousands of consulting and professional service executives as well as sales professionals to help them master the complex sale . he has worked with organizations such as johnson & johnson , london business school , egon zehnder , lee hecht harrison , bright horizons , and dozens of others to improve individual and organizational sales performance . john also provides executive and business development coaching for sales professionals , sales leaders , and business executives .\noverview : the doerrs take a venture capitalist approach to philanthropy that reflects john ' s approach to his career . they have signed the giving pledge and plan to donate most of their fortune to charity . the doerrs are particularly interested in education .\nand you agreed with the conclusions of mr . schlein and mr . murphy that ( pao ) should be terminated ,\nexelrod said to doerr .\nfor a set of people who finance disruptive firms , venture capitalists are surprisingly averse to disrupting their own tried - and - tested way of doing things . they sit in small groups , meet entrepreneurs and repeat a single formula for investing whenever possible . john doerr , who backed companies like google , summed up his philosophy thus : \u201cinvest in white male nerds who\u2019ve dropped out of harvard or stanford . \u201d\ndoerr , who\u2019s backed world - changing technology firms such as aol , google and uber , remembers the day he first met amazon founder jeff bezos . then , bezos was a balding hedge fund manager working out of a loft opposite a free needle clinic in the seediest part of seattle , doerr told the crowd .\nthree years ago , doerr was already a famous silicon valley venture capitalist . but the event that moved him to global business fame was the arrival of the internet . recognizing the net\u2019s potential before almost anyone else , doerr has turned kleiner perkins into the cradle of the web revolution . doerr and his partners have backed dozens of ventures building and defining the internet , from america online to ivillage , and from ascend to verisign . netscape and @ home are two of the best - known doerr projects . but doerr prefers to talk about linked \u201cinitiatives\u201d rather than stand - alone investments . in june , 1996 kpcb organized a $ 100 million java fund to back a slate of startups using sun\u2019s java programming language , including active software , calico , internet security systems , marimba , and netiva .\ndoerr had also pushed to fire ajit nazre in 2007 after pao told him about her and nazre ' s affair . nazre was married with children at the time , and pao says he lied to her about being separated from his wife . when she told doerr about the affair after it was over , she said they could move past it and work together professionally . doerr wanted him fired , but pao asked that he not be punished , and eventually nazre stayed , though his bonus that year was docked . doerr said that\nthe biggest punishment was i told him i\u2019d lost confidence in his ability to lead the firm .\nthe implication was that doerr has preconceived notions of who is more likely to be successful in the tech industry , and that pao did not fit that profile .\n\u201cthe basic math is going to a cause a crunch there , \u201d doerr said . \u201cyou expect there is going to be a great coming disaster there . \u201d\nan active democrat , mr . doerr is a partner at kleiner perkins caufield & byers , which has seeded such companies as sun microsystems , amazon and google .\ngrowing up in a tight - knit middle - class family in st . louis , john doerr was influenced by his entrepreneurial father . \u201cmy parents worked hard to give all five of their children something that no one could take away\u2014a great education . \u201d after earning engineering degrees at rice university , doerr came to hbs and learned , as he puts it , \u201cto think and speak on my feet . \u201d his education continued at chipmaker intel , where he gained experience in managing people , marketing , and sales and began a long career of transforming good ideas into successful businesses .\nin 2011 , doerr\u2019s digs were the site of obama\u2019s \u201cbillionaires dinner , \u201d where the president talked jobs creation and education with a host of silicon valley heavyweights , including ellison , the late apple ceo steve jobs , facebook boss mark zuckerberg , then - yahoo president carol bartz , cisco systems ceo john chambers , twitter leader dick costolo , netflix ceo reed hastings , genentech chairman art levinson and google guru eric schmidt .\ndoerr was born in st . louis , missouri . one of five siblings , doerr graduated from chaminade college preparatory school in st . louis . he obtained a b . s . and m . e . e . degrees in electrical engineering from rice university and an mba from harvard business school in 1976 . [ 5 ]\nquote john has a long history of working with washington on bi - partisan solutions to complex problems for the benefit of the country . he is committed to ensuring that technological advances and expertise can be used to modernize government and improve the lives of all americans .\nbut testifying on wednesday , doerr pointed out some of the female - led or founded companies kleiner had backed , like flipboard , one kings lane , and blueoak .\non the sidelines of a kleiner party in november , doerr said that the firm has more profitable cleantech portfolio companies than any other venture firm . when asked if he regretted pushing so hard into cleantech so early , doerr gave a qualified no . \u201ci wish , \u201d he said , \u201cwe\u2019d known then what we know now . \u201d\npao\u2019s team has argued that , in spite of doerr\u2019s declared advocacy , he too succumbed to a bias towards favoring men . at one point in the trial , pao\u2019s attorney played an audio clip of a conversation between doerr and mike moritz of sequoia capital , another industry star , recorded during a may 2008 meeting of the national venture capital association . in the clip , doerr says it was \u201cvery clearly male nerds who had no social or sex lives\u201d and who were dropouts of harvard or stanford who were likely to succeed as some of the world\u2019s greatest entrepreneurs . \u201cwhen i see that pattern coming in \u2026 it\u2019s very easy to decide to invest , \u201d doerr said .\npaul will be joined by republican sens . orrin hatch of utah and john thune of south dakota , along with cisco\u2019s chambers and former secretary of state george shultz . tickets cost anywhere from $ 1 , 500 to $ 32 , 400 , according to the invite .\nfor students currently working toward an mba or other related degree , doerr suggests entering a field you believe is attractive and with which you have some sort of technological expertise .\nthe president spoke at 11 : 24 a . m . in the roosevelt room at the white house . in his remarks , he referred to paul a . volcker , chairman , president ' s economic recovery advisory board ; l . john doerr , partner , kleiner , perkins , caufield & byers ; jeffrey r . immelt , chairman and chief executive officer , general electric ; and richard l . trumka , president , afl - cio .\naccording to maplight , doerr together with his wife , ann , were the 12th largest donors to the ballot proposition campaigns for the november 2 , 2010 ballot . [ 4 ]\n43 years ago , andy grove shared the single most important lesson of my career with me . he said , \u201cjohn , it almost doesn\u2019t matter what you know\u2026it\u2019s execution that matters most . \u201d andy invented a powerful system to drive execution called objectives and key results , or okrs .\nobama , washington sources say , strongly considered symantec chief executive john thompson as nominee for commerce secretary before instead nominating sen . judd gregg of new hampshire . obama is also expected to appoint a \u201cchief technology officer\u201d to advise federal departments on ways to enhance efficiency , communication and openness .\nin 2008 , along with steve jobs , doerr announced the kleiner perkins $ 100 million ifund , declaring iphones to be more important than personal computers . in 2010 , along with the other members of the ifund , doerr announced a further increase in its value by another $ 100 million making ifund the world\u2019s biggest investment pool in the cell phone application industry .\nhe currently serves on the boards of google , amyris biotech , and zynga . doerr led kleiner perkins ' s $ 150 million investment in twitter . [ 12 ] [ 13 ]\ndoerr mentored ellen pao when she first joined kleiner perkins caufield & byers . before changing his mind in 2012 , he was known for challenging those who gave her negative performance reviews .\nfast company visited doerr in his sand hill road office outside palo alto and asked him to put his web of personal experiences to work advising us on the challenges of startup life .\nwhile a public , profitable green technology company doesn\u2019t yet exist ( \u201cnot tesla , not the solar panel makers\u201d ) , doerr believes we\u2019re \u201con the verge of seeing that happen . \u201d\ndoerr also did not deny one of the plaintiff ' s allegations that he suggested partner randy komisar take the board seat at rpx instead of pao , who had sourced the investment , because komisar\nneeded a win .\ndoerr said that he told pao her role was to support the other partners , but also admitted he thought komisar could use the ego boost .\nrose asked doerr what worries him the most right now . doerr is worried about energy . specifically , he\u2019s worried that he u . s . if falling too far behind in energy technology . we may dominate the web , but other countries dominate the future of energy right now , and we\u2019re going to be buying our future from them unless this changes , he reasons .\n\u201ci see this chair role as a \u2018player coach , \u2019\u201d mr . doerr wrote in a blog post on thursday . \u201ci\u2019m super enthused about our next gen leaders and the future . \u201d\ndoerr , who joined kleiner in 1980 , started his technology career in 1974 at intel , where he learned about a system called objectives and key results that intel used to motivate and manage its employees \u2014 a way to get people to set priorities , take risks and work as a team . doerr took that approach to the companies in which kleiner invested , like google .\nit ' s around the same time that pao sent doerr an email that ended with ,\nit\u2019s a real honor to be thought of as a surrogate daughter , and i\u2019m sorry if i sometimes don\u2019t live up to the honor . \u201d but when exelrod asked doerr if he recalled the two of them discussing their relationship as surrogate father - daughter - like , doerr rubbed his forehead and said he did not recall . it highlighted what looked like a tense situation between a former mentor and proteg\u00e9 now confronting each other in a courtroom full of keyboard - clacking reporters .\ndoerr , rice\u2019s commencement speaker in 2007 , and his wife , ann , also an alum , recently donated $ 15 million through their beneficus foundation to establish the rice center for engineering leadership .\ndoerr gives general career advice for those who are planning to start their own businesses . his tips include finding a mentor , networking , and spending some time in a sales or service position .\none of world\u2019s most connected venture capitalist , doerr has been ranked by forbes as the 135 th richest person in the world , with a net worth of us $ 4 . 1 billion .\nflipboard recently unveiled a new version of its successful tab\u00adlet magazine app as the entire staff stood around their palo alto , calif . office gawking at the traffic numbers . as the needle starts moving , the room gets giddy , and the few dozen employees gather for a group snapshot . in the middle of the scrum : john doerr , the 61 - year - old billionaire venture capitalist who for years was the undisputed king of silicon valley , a flipboard t - shirt over his button - down .\nin 2009 , doerr was appointed as a member to the usa economy recovery advisory board by president barack obama to provide the president and his administration with advice and counsel in fixing usa\u2019s economic downturn .\nit\u2019s unclear who will replace mr . doerr as the person who oversees kleiner perkins , a 45 - year - old investment firm that helped put the venture industry on the map and made silicon valley the center of the technology start - up world . mr . doerr raised the profile of the firm in the late 1990s and in the early 2000s with his hugely profitable investments in amazon and google .\nin 1980 , doerr joined kleiner , perkins , caufield and byers ( kpcb ) , a private equity and venture capital firm based in menlo park , calif . the firm has backed companies such as amazon . com , google , intuit , square , twitter , slack , soundcloud , spotify and uber . [ 2 ] doerr serves on the boards of amyris , google and zynga . [ 1 ]\nthroughout the day , doerr came across as pao ' s lone supporter among upper - level partners at the firm . when google ventures approached kleiner perkins in 2009 about recruiting pao for a job , doerr wanted the company to come out with a statement of firm support , saying they would push to keep her , though he also thought she would be a bigger fish in a smaller pond at google .\ndoerr recently spoke to fortune about why he\u2019s participating in a venture fund that has a 20 - year timeline , what he\u2019s learned from previous investing mistakes , and what\u2019s most excited about for the future .\n\u201cthe estimates are that we will go from zero cloud revenue to $ 270 billion by 2020\u2014just in services\u2026 the cloud will transform how we compute around the world\u2026the opportunities ahead are fantastic , \u201d doerr contends .\nhe pointed to one visionary he worked with , apple founder steve jobs . at the iphone ' s inception , doerr said he tried to talk to jobs about the platform ' s opportunities for entrepreneurs .\neducation : education is a top focus of the couple\u2019s giving and both john and ann are board members of educational organizations . john sits on the board of newschools venture fund , which he cofounded . the fund ' s website states ,\nas a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm , we use the charitable donations we receive to support education entrepreneurs who are transforming public education to create great results for all students .\nmeanwhile , ann is board chairman for khan academy , the free online education organization that\noffers practice exercises , instructional videos , and a personalized learning dashboard that empower learners to study at their own pace in and outside of the classroom .\nbut the most trenchant comment came , not coincidentally , from the youngest and newest member of this billionaire cavalcade , jack dorsey , of twitter and square . dorsey readily agreed when doerr asked him to address kleiner\u2019s partnership in january . \u201cjohn said , \u2018be extremely frank and tell us where we\u2019re screwing up . \u2019 \u201d dorsey in turn cautioned kleiner\u2019s partners to be careful about dismissing small ideas . \u201cwhen you\u2019ve only known these massive successes , \u201d says dorsey , \u201chow do you know to look for these smaller things that could go big ? \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "tictail", "paragraphs": ["tictail ' s ceo , carl waldekranz , currently has an approval rating of 52 % . tictail ' s primary competitors are\nmost significantly , tictail talk , just like all of tictail\u2019s features , was designed to work on mobile first . their mobile focus makes sense given how much business tictail shops do on mobile .\nhere ' s tictail ' s new plan to boost salesthe much hyped e - commerce platform tictail have decided to st . . .\nowler has collected 14 screenshots of tictail ' s website since may 2014 . the latest tictail website design screenshot was captured in jun 2018 .\nin stockholm ? visit tictail \u00d7 hobo , a 24 / 7 community destination spotlighting emerging brands from tictail\u2019s global marketplace , exclusively at hobo hotel .\nsince tictail was founded in 2012 , it has participated in 4 rounds of funding . in total tictail has raised $ 32 . 4m . tictail ' s last funding round was on jul 2015 for a total of $ 22 . 0m\ntictail provides a do - it - yourself e - commerce platform for retailers to build up an online store on their own . tictail ' s headquarters is in stockholm , stockholms l\u00e4n . carl waldekranz is the ceo of tictail . tictail has raised a total of $ 32 . 4m in funding . tictail ' s main competitors are goodsie , jumpseller and highwire . as of june 2018 , tictail has 52 . 1k fans on facebook and 12 . 6k followers on twitter .\ntictail passed the 100 , 000 - store milestone on october 14th , three years after launching in 2012 . but look alongside that announcement in tictail\u2019s blog and you\u2019ll find feature releases are far outnumbered by spotlights on tictail shops and their owners . so even if tictail can\u2019t boast etsy\u2019s 1 . 3 million individual sellers , tictail\u2019s closer relationship with its shops speaks to its own way of empowering small businesses .\ntictail\u2019s social features allow brands and shoppers to communicate directly , in real time .\ntictail comes from a mix of the words \u201cboutique\u201d and \u201clong - tail . \u201d\nfounded in may 2011 , tictail has 35 , 000 stores on its platform .\nthe wall street journal \u2014 online store creator tictail raises $ 1 . 6 million\ntictail currently has 12 , 644 followers on twitter . as of february 2014 tictail had 4 , 675 followers . that ' s a 170 percent increase in 3 years\ntictail currently has 52 , 087 fans on facebook . as of february 2015 tictail had 15 , 236 fans . that ' s a 241 percent increase in 3 years\nthe owler community has estimated the revenue of tictail to be less than $ 1m .\nhow much growth have you seen in u . s . brands selling via tictail ?\nam new york \u2014 e - commerce site tictail taking u . s . by storm\nwaldekranz also cites the tictail feed as a significant difference between his platform and others ' .\nin a similar model to the apple store , tictail swipes a tasty 30 % commission .\noh hi ! you need to enable javascript in your browser to use the tictail dashboard .\nwhat percentage of brands sold in tictail market are females ? over half of the brands in tictail market on any given day are female . for this month , it\u2019s entirely ladies !\n\u201con tictail , over 55 % of all our purchases are on mobile devices . it forces us to think about further and better , \u201d says kaj drobin , cpo and cofounder of tictail . \u201creally engaged mobile buyers are spending 40 % more than the average tictail buyer . \u201d\nstop by tictail market in nyc and browse a curated selection of products from our online marketplace .\nthat tictail shop owners gathered at their own urging , especially in the 15 cities where tictail has no offices , highlights the community they want to build\u2013of shop owners that learn from each other . tictail\u2019s talk messaging reflects that urge to build intimacy and connection within the cold confines of digital shopping .\nhe added that tictail was aiming to have 100 , 000 stores by the end of the year .\ntictail is a free diy e - commerce platform available worldwide . for established retailers , start - ups and individuals alike , tictail provides all necessary tools to create an online shop within a few minutes . in september , tictail launched its app store with additional features , which is also open for external developers .\ngoodsie is tictail ' s # 1 competitor . goodsie was founded in aventura , florida } in 2011 .\ntictail provides a do - it - yourself e - commerce platform for retailers to build up an online store on their own . tictail was founded in 2012 . tictail ' s headquarters is located in stockholm , stockholms l\u00e4n , se v7 11641 . it has raised 32 . 4m in 4 rounds . th . . .\nacton capital partners | growth . driven by reason | news | tictail raises $ 22m in series b funding\ntictail represents quality . it ' s the only e - commerce platform i would recommend for creatives .\nthe tictail founders ( f . l . ) : kaj drobin , carl waldekranz , siavash ghorbani , birk nilson\njumpseller is one of tictail ' s top competitors . jumpseller was founded in 2009 in porto , portalegre district .\na small - business sales platform , tictail is positioning itself as an open digital marketplace for ent . . .\nthat includes tictail reaching out to its community of local sellers and asked them to host simultaneous local meetups for tictail\u2019s first global meetup day on september 30th . tictail sellers from 300 brands gathered in 17 cities , from their big markets in tictail\u2019s home city of stockholm , new york city , london , and paris to smaller meetups in athens , glasgow , austin , and barcelona for meetups and town hall - style discussions on entrepreneurship and building global brands .\nhighwire is a top competitor of tictail . highwire was founded in 2006 , and is headquartered in seattle , washington .\ntictail announced on thursday the appointment of two executives to its senior team , arjun kapur , of s . . .\nthis summer at tictail , we are cruising around new york city helping independent brands grow . all from . . .\n\u201cit\u2019s a very exciting milestone , \u201d tictail chief executive and co - founder , carl waldekranz told the financial times .\nlast time we spoke 15 out of tictail\u2019s 40 staffers were in new york . will you be hiring more here ?\nthe \u201ctumblr for online shops , \u201d tictail , lets customers talk directly to shop owners in a slack - like interface .\nswedish e - commerce startup tictail has announced an $ 8m series a fundraising round to support its expansion in the us .\nstarting a shop on tictail is free . added bonus ? absolutely no listing fees , whether you add two products\u2014or 200 .\ntictail has employees and is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 42 .\ntictail is a social e - commerce platform that allows shoppers to discover , follow , and engage with eme . . .\ntictail has 12 . 58k number of twitter followers . the number of followers has decrease 0 . 2 % quarter over quarter\nthere\u2019s more in the pipeline for tictail talk . soon , customers will be able to track their shipping order straight from the customer order card in their shop conversation . tictail even plans to let shop owners chat with tictail customer support right from the app just like talk lets owners chat with customers . like many of tictail\u2019s features that have been quietly released every few months , the next improvements will focus on improving the customer - owner experience , but talk\u2019s improvements will favor utilitarian upgrades over visual flash .\nhe attributes its decent growth to user recommendation - 81 % of tictail ' s stores have recommended the platform to someone else .\nthere\u2019s a big organic growth on tictail , with brands finding tictail by being inspired by other brands that are already part of the community . we have a lot of amazing brands already that are growing and get a buzz around them . this always motivates other like - minded brands who also want to build their business around brand values and story , with tictail as their brand destination .\ntictail sellers can now record videos , add stickers , and post to instagram .\ngen z entrepreneurs , the . . .\nwith stripe enabled , the tictail checkout will have a different flow . see it here ! cast : tictailtags : . . .\nlike many of today\u2019s messaging apps\u2013or at least the ones you can actually bring to mind\u2013tictail ended up going with the familiar bubble box style for tictail talk . but that\u2019s not where they started . the early designs messed around with different colors and box styles , striving to emulate the chic design of the main tictail app . pretty as it was , the experience was too alienating for new users .\nnew york , ny , tictail announced today that it has raised $ 22 million in a series b funding round . . . .\nwe asked a few questions of carl waldekranz , tictail co - founder and ceo , via email . here is the edited interview .\nyou can download the tictail press kit here . looking to get in touch ? for press inquiries , please email press @ urltoken .\nmy # risograph print \u2018picknick\u2019 is featured at @ tictail i think it\u2019s about time for some serious picknicks for sale @ wobbyclub webshop . urltoken\nwe ' re always working to make the tictail app the best it can be . have feedback or questions ? reach out anytime at urltoken\nthe\ntumblr for online shops ,\ntictail , lets customers talk directly to shop owners in a slack - like i . . .\ntictail launched with the purpose of helping anyone who had a great product , to easily sell online . we want indie brands . . .\nsome of these are built in - house and tictail derives 100 % of the income from them . however , in the true spirit of the web , it open - sources its software to allow third party developers to build apps which can then be sold on to tictail users .\nthis is not so much a review of the app ( which would probably be 2 or 3 stars ) , as it is a review of tictail\u2019s internet selling platform . tictail apparently does nothing to prequalify individuals to be internet sellers . my last two purchases have resulted in the tictail seller collecting my payment , then totally disappearing ( no response to any contact ) without delivering the product . result \u2013 filing a claim through paypal for reimbursement for non - delivery . be aware that the tictail platform will not reimburse you . because i ( and paypal ) have surely had enough , i will not be placing any more orders through the tictail platform . fool me once , shame on you , fool me twice\u2026\nsocial media is a core part of tictail as it enables us to have a constant dialogue with our community , both brands and shoppers . we always encourage brands on tictail to think through their social media as well as it really is such a great way to build relationships with customers .\nif you ' ve visited online retailer tictail ' s brick - and - mortar on the lower east side , chances are your . . .\nhowever , he says for those whose products it applies to , tictail encourages its stores to use both platforms to reach as many potential customers as possible .\ntictail specialises in designing customised websites for retailers free of charge in a matter of minutes and has more than 35 , 000 active stores in 110 countries .\ntictail ' s revenue was reported to be kr16 . 67 m in fy , 2015 which is a 84 . 9 % increase from the previous period .\nbut investing in messaging put tictail on a design tightrope : make your messaging too similar to other messaging platforms and users will forget they\u2019re chatting inside the tictail app . make your messaging too foreign and your app is no longer intuitive . nobody wants a tutorial on how to text - message inside your particular app . so tictail went on a little design odyssey to answer the age - old question : how do you set your product feature apart without alienating your users ?\ntherein lies the more subtle problem : once they made tictail talk distinct from other messaging apps , how does tictail make each shop\u2019s conversations distinct from each other ? after beta testing with some of their shops and iterating on feedback , tictail built a color algorithm that takes the shop\u2019s color scheme and assigns the cards colors that gel with the shop\u2019s color theme , yet remain distinct from other shops . thus , cards pop and customers are subtly visually reminded which store they\u2019re talking to .\nthere are so many different types of brands on tictail but the biggest categories are fashion for men and women , interior design , accessories and art / design .\nso how does tictail actually make its money ? it does not charge retailers to use its platform , nor does it slap on extra fees to use payment services .\nthe loam foundry room at the whitechapel bell foundry , in east london . the foundry made its first ever online store with tictail in 2013 . photograph : david levene\ntictail , a stockholm - based tech startup that lets individuals and retailers set up virtual stores in a matter of minutes , is setting up shop in new york .\ntictail expanded from europe into the u . s . back in june 2014 as a platform that lets users both build online shops in just a few minutes and browse a volume of shops ( hence \u201cthe tumblr for online shops\u201d nickname ) . the shop offerings are boutique with a european edge , and browsing shops via tictail\u2019s smartphone app is a crisp catalog of boxed visuals . tictail\u2019s focus on mobile enables you to build and launch your online store directly from the company\u2019s smartphone app . tictail\u2019s prided itself mostly on its chic design and user - friendliness , but being able to directly chat with shop owners , especially from mobile , is a huge upgrade for digital shopping .\nbuild your brand on tictail and gain access to smart marketing tools and cutting - edge social features designed to fit the needs of modern entrepreneurs . getting started is free .\nquestions regarding orders or product details should be sent directly to shop owners , who can be messaged through tictail talk or by using contact information provided on their about pages .\ntictail has 52 . 16k number of facebook likes . the number of likes has grown 3 . 1 % month over month and grown 8 . 5 % quarter over quarter\nbut tictail still wanted its messaging to have some distinguishing features , and eventually the company hit on a point of focus for its creative design energies : cards . think of the google cards that pop up on top of google image searches . tictail talk\u2019s cards visually stand out from regular message bubbles and highlight non - conversation items that are critical to customer - shop owner interactions . after much debate , tictail decided upon their golden trio of customer - owner info boxes : product orders , discount deals , and images .\n\u201conly 37 percent of the world\u2019s entrepreneurs are women [ and that ] doesn\u2019t work for me , \u201d stated anna decilveo , the merchandiser at tictail market . that\u2019s why she\u2019s doing her part in furthering the plight of female business - owners , ensuring that tictail is a supportive platform for not only their products , but for their thoughts as well .\nwhether you\u2019re browsing from home or on the go , tictail offers a global shopping experience unlike any other , bringing small businesses from every corner of the world straight to you .\nwhat makes tictail stand out from the many other e - commerce platforms out there - and there is an awful lot - is its simplicity , lightness and affordability , insists waldekranz .\nwaldekranz differentiates tictail from marketplaces like amazon and ebay , where customers can make their own stores , because users have much more control and can easily set themselves apart from the competition .\ntictail market gives our global community a brick - and - mortar home , and brings the newest in fashion , art , and home decor to manhattan ' s lower east side .\nswedish startup tictail , an etsy - esque e - commerce platform with offices in new york , announced today that it has raised $ 22 million in a series b funding round .\ntictail is split between a browsing and a shop - owning experience , pleasing shoppers with curated suggestions of similar products and nearby shops while also streamlining the shop - managing experience for small businesses . as relayed in port magazine , the story goes that in the \u201ckitchen table days\u201d when tictail cofounders carl waldekranz , drobin , siavash ghorbani and birk nilson were spitballing how tictail\u2019s shop creation process should go , they used waldekranz\u2019s mother as a benchmark . how could they give her the tools to take her quirky porcelain business and make it into an online brand ?\nwhat it does is charge its users on a monthly basis to use tictail apps and add - ons that can improve the efficiency , service , and usability of stores using its platform .\nlinas matkasse ( swe ) , tictail ( swe ) , urltoken ( ger ) , urltoken ( ger ) , etsy ( us ) and many more . view the entire portfolio here .\nthe tictail platform has a number of apps including ones to recover abandoned shopping carts . they\u2019re also strengthening the link with facebook , with apps to help retailers sell products in a facebook shop .\nnick d\u2019aloisio , the 18 year old who sold his tech start - up to yahoo for around \u00a330m last year aged just 17 , has made an investment into swedish start - up tictail .\n\u201ctictail is a visionary e - commerce concept that has shown impressive traction in the last 12 months\u201d , said florian heinemann . \u201cright from the beginning , we\u2019ve been enthusiastic about the product and the creative and competent team behind it . we\u2019re sure that tictail will emerge as one of the most relevant e - commerce platforms worldwide and we\u2019re very happy to be part of this development . \u201d\nthe tictail app update today now allows merchants to snap photos , write descriptions , fulfill orders and monitor their analytics , all from their phones in a process that waldekranz says takes about five minutes .\ntictail has completed an $ 8 million funding round and is close to signing a lease in soho for a big apple outpost that will now serve as the company ' s u . s . headquarters .\nwith our founding in stockholm , we ' ve seen huge natural adoption of the tictail platform in sweden and throughout scandinavia . beyond sweden , our most popular markets are the united kingdom , france , germany , and the united states , with the u . s . being our fastest growing market . that being said , it is difficult to find any area around the world that is not growing with engaged entrepreneurs and small business owners . tictail today is used in 140 countries worldwide , with over 85 , 000 independent brands selling on our platform . we are also seeing a huge uptick in shoppers leveraging tictail to discover amazing emerging international brands . for example , since most shopkeepers are using tictail to start their first ever online store , many of the two million unique products in our marketplace are not available anywhere else online .\ntictail , an e - commerce platform aimed at small merchants , is introducing what it says is the first e - commerce app to let users create and launch a retail store entirely from their mobile phones .\n\u201cwe\u2019ve always considered tictail to be more than a tool , it\u2019s a community for us . what we\u2019re doing next year is connecting the community much more , and bringing the merchants closer to the consumers . \u201d\n\u201cdefinitely if you ask the designer at tictail , there\u2019s a hundred things he wants to fix . what are the next cards we can add ? how can we make the conversation better ? \u201d says drobin . \u201cwe\u2019re probably not going to do more visually , it\u2019s more about the speed of communication . there\u2019s tons of stuff in other places that make tictail more expressive , but talk is a very quick way to communicate . \u201d\nwe have the great job of looking through all the brands and creating collections and we constantly update these to make sure as many as possible are showcased . our goal is to showcase the versatility of brands on tictail .\nwaldekranz , 27 , founded tictail with kaj drobin , birk nilson and siavash ghorbani . to differentiate the app , they built in the tictail feed - - a stream of messages telling retailers how to run their shop .\nit could say : ' tweet five ideas to increase your user base ' ; or : ' write to a customer who filled up his shopping cart but didn ' t end up paying ' ,\nwaldenkranz says .\n\u201cwhen we structured our series a , we had a fantastic opportunity to choose who we would work with , \u201d said tictail ceo and cofounder carl waldekranz . \u201cwe try and choose people who will bring something beyond their investment .\n\u201cwe\u2019re very pleased to have brought in project a . the company\u2019s operational expertise , especially the deep understanding of performance marketing and business intelligence is something that will benefit our platform considerably\u201d , said carl waldekranz , ceo of tictail . \u201cwe always look to bring in investors who can really add to the mix of people and knowledge involved in tictail , as well as strengthen the team itself \u2013 we are very much looking forward to working with project a . \u201d\n\u201cwe put together the pitch deck , and it soon became very evident that all of our existing investors wanted to increase their stake in the company , \u201d waldekranz said . \u201cthey\u2019ve known us and tictail for quite some time . \u201d\nyou just opened a temporary brick - and - mortar holiday pop - up in nyc on orchard street . do you think that online retailers need a physical presence these days ? and are there plans to have permanent tictail stores ?\nonline shopping has revolutionized how we think about buying things , but shopping in meatspace still has one distinct advantage : customer service . it\u2019s far easier to walk over to a sales associate and ask your question rather than weave through faq pages to find the online store\u2019s contact information . that\u2019s why the swedish online shop - making platform tictail has released in - app messaging , called tictail talk , so that browsing customers can chat with store owners straight from the app .\nhow business - to - business platforms are still extremely expensive , hard to understand , and angled towards a more enterprise language or tone of voice - whereas tictail realises that most companies these days are run by human beings .\nthe future of shopping is in the palm of your hand . at tictail , we ' re creating tools that make it easier than ever to shop and build a global business from your smart phone . you can learn more on bloomberg\ni founded tictail in may 2011 with co - founders kaj drobin , birk nilson , and siavash ghorbani . we were all still at our previous jobs but wanted to build a product that could help to empower entrepreneurs and small businesses . my mother had just started her own business and i could see the difficulties she faced . we decided that creating a really simple online shop platform would be a great first step to get small businesses off the ground , so after six months of saving half our salaries as start capital , we quit our jobs and starting building tictail . it launched in may 2012 with my mother\u2019s store being the first on the platform . in september 2014 , we took a big next step in the growth of tictail and launched our first mobile shopping app along with a web version of it . this means that not only does tictail now empower entrepreneurs and small businesses but also shoppers who are looking for fresh , unique products .\nalongside analytics , discounts are one of tictail\u2019s most popular features for merchants , says drobin . active stores use discounts an average of six times per month to generate business , says drobin , so it was important to make discount cards pop .\nonce you start building up long - term relationships , and you build up visitors , then have them come over to your tictail site . have them find more of your products and create a longer relationship with them ,\nhe says .\nthe company has about 85 , 000 independent brands ( or about half of the 165 , 000 stores that shopify boasts with its $ 2 . 6 billion market cap ) . the additional round brings tictail to $ 32 million in total funding .\nthe future of shopping is in the palm of your hand . learn more about tictail ' s investment in creating mobile focused products , and hear from two of our brands on how they ' ve built global businesses straight from their phones . urltoken\nbefore there was @ tictail murals there was the old @ tenementmuseum gift shop and this piece by famed street artist west one , @ futurecommunication . meaningful art has always had a home in our neighborhood . \u2014 # les # leshistory # publicart urltoken\nthe top 10 competitors in tictail ' s competitive set are goodsie , jumpseller , highwire , wazala , auctiva , inkfrog , breakout commerce , looklive , bullet cart and printful . together they have raised over 7 . 5m between their estimated 365 employees .\nfive innovative tictail artists including linda j\u00e4derberg , magda lundberg , and thomas okok gunnarsson are being featured this holiday season in stockholm ' s ringen centrum . learn their stories , like magda ' s below , and discover their work starting today until december 20th : urltoken\nlocated on orchard street , this shop is a brick and mortar outpost of tictail , the global marketplace that proudly sells the products of small artisans and designers from all over . the new york shop tries to keep things fresh by regularly refreshing the curated selection of goods on offer . but for the month of march , tictail market will only be selling brands that are owned by females . that includes bold baubles from tarin thomas , feminine but cheeky frocks from pamplemousse , plus unfussy trousers and ruffled tops from selva negra .\nwhat are your top selling females - founded brands ? the top selling female - founded brands in tictail market in the past six months are badboynicegirl ( shawna x ) , home accessories brand stone & vein , and , most recently , ethical fashion brand siizu .\ntictail launched with the purpose of helping anyone who had a great product , to easily sell online . we want indie brands and retailers to be able to do this in a way that helps build their brand , and makes them proud of their online store .\nshop and discover the world\u2019s newest emerging brands on tictail . our streamlined app makes it easy to : \u2022 shop a global marketplace of independent brands from around the world . \u2022 follow the brands you love , and receive info , updates , and sale alerts directly through in - app messaging . \u2022 collect , like , and share your favorite finds with a community of fellow shoppers . \u2022 start your own online shop and enjoy sales , traffic , and visibility through our growing marketplace . this is tictail . discover something new .\ntictail ' s target market is\nindie brands and boutiques\n- the small - to - medium sized businesses who are really passionate about their products , brands , and back - stories , but who have not yet made the adaptation from physical to online stores .\nshop owners using tictail talk can stop worrying about losing a customer\u2019s order history in a mountain of emails . talk rounds up all the customer / client interaction into a vertical timeline a la slack , chronologically ordering conversations , deal offerings , and the customer\u2019s purchase history .\ntictail lets business owners set up online shops free of charge , leading wired magazine to call it \u201ctumblr for e - commerce\u201d . it hit headlines in november after pairing with britain\u2019s oldest manufacturing company , the whitechapel bell foundry , to launch the latter\u2019s first online store .\nberlin / stockholm , november 12 , 2013 . project a ventures , a berlin - based company builder , invests 600 , 000 euros in the swedish start - up , tictail . project a ventures joins existing investors , including balderton capital , klaus hommels and others .\nessentially we just want to democratise selling online . we want to make selling online available to those people who don ' t care about e - commerce ,\ncarl waldekranz , tictail ' s 27 - year - old founder and chief executive , tells ibtimes uk .\nsecondly , unlike etsy , there isn\u2019t the requirement that the goods be handmade or a product of small - batch manufacturing . if a merchant becomes large , it can still use tictail , and in fact some of its clients are quite large , like the airline lufthansa .\nthe investment is to secure project a as a strategic partner , they will be sharing their operational expertise in key areas such as performance marketing and business intelligence . furthermore , florian heinemann , project a\u2019s co - founder and managing director , will be joining the tictail advisory board\ntictail is a diy e - commerce platform that allows an individual or retailer to set up an online shop in minutes . we focus on strong community integration , simplicity of use , and attractive , customizable design for the brands and want to create an exciting and seamless discovery experience for shoppers looking for the brands they\u2019re about to fall in love with . there is no cost for being featured on tictail . anyone can create an account and the edits we create are always being updated so as to showcase as many of the different brands as possible .\ntictail makes money by selling further apps that retailers can add to their stores for a monthly subscription fee ranging from \u20ac1 to \u20ac10 ( 85p to \u00a38 . 50 ) . they include discount codes , password protection and integration with google adwords . with seed funding of \u20ac1 . 2 million ( \u00a31 million ) , tictail plans to open up its platform to developers , so they can create a range of new apps for its users around the world .\nwe want to become a local first - choice e - commerce platform for every world market .\ndefinitely . we ' re just getting started here at tictail and have big plans to continue to build the most loved and used e - commerce experience . to do so , we are always looking for the strongest tech and marketing talent for our office here in lower manhattan .\ntictail launched in may 2012 with the purpose of helping anyone who had a great product , to easily sell online . we want indie brands and retailers to be able to do this in a way that helps build their brand , and makes them proud of their online store .\nwith 80 , 000 stores spread across 140 countries , the company\u2019s goal is to serve as a one - stop shop for merchants , including those who are one - man or one - woman operations . last july , 50 percent of tictail ' s traffic was from mobile devices , and as of january , more tictail transactions take place on mobile than on desktops . waldekranz points to industry statistics that say five years ago , 96 percent of online shopping was done via desktop , but as of the fourth - quarter of 2014 , 60 percent took place on mobile .\ntictail has been growing fast in the last two and half years , after ten months we had 10 , 000 online shops . today we have over 60 , 000 online shops and a whole community of brands and shoppers dedicated to discovery . the long - term plan is to focus on our main goals of empowering entrepreneurs and bringing the next generation of brands and their supporters closer together . we have already seen the community evolving with brands building relationships with each other and also close relationships between brands and shoppers beginning as new customers discover their new favorite brands on tictail .\nlike etsy , tictail functions as a discovery platform for these small sellers , but waldekranz says he sees it as filling a different niche , in that rather than relying on the cachet of the platform itself , it is focused on getting the individual sellers equipped to build their own brands .\n\u201cnick is a friend of mine , and we\u2019ve been speaking a long time , long before he sold summly to yahoo , \u201d waldekranz added . \u201ci felt he understood where we were\u2026 i can call [ him ] up whenever i want and we can have a conversation about tictail . \u201d\ntictail generates revenues through a \u201cfreemium model . \u201d the basic setup is free , but merchants who want extras must pay for them . additions include the ability to run advertising campaigns on facebook , having a custom url , having the ability to send email newsletters or offer discount codes to consumers .\nthe company plans to use the funding to build out their tictail marketplace on mobile platforms ( see below ) , and expand internationally with brands from 140 different countries . the company has a mix of revenue streams , including premium features like e - mail newsletters and tools for customer relationship management .\ni think i have three main focuses when thinking of tictail in five years . first we want to take empowering entrepreneurs to the next level , this could be everything from helping them with shipping their products , to small business loans , creating ads and other challenges small businesses meet . the second goal is tictail as a shopping destination that in five years we are top of mind for a shopping destination to discover new brands and where the new big brands in five years started off\u2013much like nike started off being sold from the trunk of a car , we want to see the successful brands of the future starting off on tictail . thirdly , i think being seamless globally is where we\u2019ll be in five years . this means we will be localized for each market and also each device . mobile as mentioned is taking over e - commerce and i think this will develop our business in ways we can\u2019t foresee yet .\nwhat are the brands you chose to stock ? what\u2019s great about tictail\u2019s product selection is that our brands are coming from all over the world : germany , france , sweden and the uk , just to name a few . products cross all categories from high - fashion to streetwear , ceramics to art .\nit is a year old , has almost 16 , 000 customers already , and is at the fore of an ever - mounting revolution in the retail industry . it is called tictail and has set itself the ambitious target of becoming\nthe world ' s most used and loved e - commerce platform\n.\n\u201cif you think about how you\u2019re going to build a business five years from now , this is how , \u201d carl waldekranz , tictail\u2019s co - founder and ceo , said in a phone interview . \u201cthere\u2019s a new generation of entrepreneurs , micropreneurs \u2014 people quitting their day jobs and launching their own brands . \u201d\nin a marketplace you have no choice - you get put next to your biggest competitors . if you search for jeans , everyone that sells jeans will be placed next to each other in that context and design that you can ' t completely control yourself , whereas in tictail , you get your own webpage .\ntictail was founded in 2012 by four friends in stockholm , sweden . led by ceo carl w . rivera , who\u2019d watched his mother struggle to find an easy way to build an online shop for her ceramics , the group set out to develop a revolutionary tool to empower business owners everywhere to launch global brands .\nyou\u2019re probably already well aware that today , march 8 , is international women\u2019s day . while there are plenty of ways to celebrate all the females in your life ( and the rest of the ladies in the world ) today , tictail market , located on manhattan\u2019s lower east side , will be honoring ladies all month long .\nin the uk - where free - to - use tictail has just launched - alone , it was worth \u00a378bn last year - with 300 % annual growth in retail sales via mobile devices - and is set to grow to \u00a387bn in 2013 . as the market evolves with shifting consumer behaviour , darwinism plays out : adapt or die .\nin other words , it\u2019s a concession that green - and - blue bubble boxes are the de facto standard for text messaging , and varying has a price . on the other hand , adhering to the standard means customers and shop owners immediately grasp how the feature works , eliminating learning curves and letting tictail talk\u2019s use value speak for itself .\n\u201cif you as a customer see a product you like but you don\u2019t have enough pictures , with tictail talk , you can just ask the shop owner to send more images , \u201d says drobin . \u201cthat means any angle you really want to see in a product , to understand how the different parts look , it\u2019s super easy now . \u201d\nnow tictail , a swedish company that has migrated to the united states , is hoping to make its mark with a product that\u2019s somewhere between those two platforms . they\u2019ve just raised $ 22 million in funding from their existing investors , including scandinavian venture firm creandum , new york\u2019s thrive capital , london\u2019s balderton capital and acton capital out of germany .\nsome of my favorites in - store right now reflect the worldliness of the tictail community : including the intricate patterns of spanish womenswear designer heinui , israeli - based shoe brand , lax , and vincetta \u2015a new york women\u2019s fashion brand founded by the incredible , deanna ansari , who incorporates her beliefs on female body categorization into her entire collection .\nlaunched three years ago in stockholm , tictail opened an office in new york city last year , where it employs 15 of its 40 staffers . the company has raised $ 10 . 6 million over four rounds of financing , most recently an $ 8 million series a in february 2014 that included investments from new york venture firms thrive capital and red swan ventures .\nacton is a late - stage investor , focused on internet companies with a proven business model . acton selectively backs early stage startups as well . their investments range over a broad spectrum of target sectors including e - commerce , e - services , marketplaces and saas companies across europe and north america . successful investments from acton in sweden include linas matkasse and tictail .\nthe tictail feed offers a rolling stream of advice and support to storeowners , prompting them on things such as how to sell your first product ; not updating social media for some time and suggesting ideas on what to talk about ; chasing baskets left at the online till ; and contacting customers to make sure they ' re happy with what you ' ve sold them .\n\u201cwhen we made it look like tictail too much , it was unfamiliar , and the bump was too big from a ux perspective , \u201d says drobin . \u201cone of the big things we talked about was that if we do this correctly , there should be nothing new to learn for stores and customers . it should feel like a native experience regardless of platform . \u201d\nwe opened a store in stockholm ! tictail x hobo features a curated selection of 25 brands from 13 countries and is open 24 / 7 ( so you can get your fashion and design fix anytime . ) elle decor se interviewed our director of merchandising , anna decilveo , about the curation process , the inspiration behind the shop , and some of her favorite pieces . check it out ! urltoken\n\u201cas a thank you for all the fearless women in the tictail community who are using their art , their fashion and their businesses to make a statement , we wanted to pay tribute throughout the month of march , \u201d she told the observer . we had a few more questions about the shop and what we will be able to purchase , so we had decilveo explain in her own words .\n\u201cif the consumer engages with the tictail store , liking or following or contacting the store over email , if they engage with us before making a purchase they\u2019re almost twice as likely to make a repeat purchase , \u201d says drobin . \u201cthe feature we wanted to create was about engagement , about how to get the brand and consumer to interact as much as possible , even before making a purchase . \u201d\nwith the investment , tictail plans to open an office in new york city with its eyes set on the us market . waldecranz , who spoke to the guardian from the company\u2019s new premises on broadway and broome street , said that the company\u2019s previous user growth had come mainly from word - of - mouth , so \u201cit would be unwise to spend our money on anything else than building the product . \u201d\ne - commerce today is in such an exciting phase i think . there\u2019s the enormous move to mobile shopping that\u2019s only just started ; we saw lately that the split between desktop and mobile purchases on tictail are now split 50 / 50 . this will continue to develop and will really change e - commerce as we know it today . then just looking at online shoppers\u2013they continue to become smarter and more demanding of online experiences and brands are delivering this raising the bar all the time . so personally i think there hasn\u2019t been a better time for e - commerce . it\u2019s finally taking the step from e - commerce as it was perceived in the \u201990s to what it will be in the consumer tech era\u2013with tictail hopefully playing a big part in this\u2013much like blogs that went through this transformation a few years ago when tumblr stepped into the scene .\nwe\u2019ve wanted to try out a physical retail space for a while now , to try out what tictail would look like as a brick - and - mortar . it\u2019s great to have so many beautiful products in one place and be able to meet tictail shoppers and see how people browse the store , what questions they ask and how they engage with the brands . we\u2019ve learnt so much by doing this and these are all lessons we will take into our online shopping destination . i don\u2019t think online retailers need a physical presence today ; shoppers are becoming savvier online shoppers and there is a lot more trust now than a few years ago . also there are so many great ways in creating immersive and interesting online shopping experiences today . having said that though , in our experience it\u2019s always interesting to bring something online into a physical space or doing other things that enable your customers to share a new brand experience .\ni love how easy it is to use . the initial set up of the shop was simple and straight forward . i ' ve tried other sites that were complicated , didn ' t offer as much , and weren ' t as professional looking . adding products is a breeze and they don ' t limit how many you can sell like some other sites . i ' m still learning new ways to improve my business as i consider myself a newbie shop owner but overall i love tictail !\nimages have been standard in text messages since the dawn of the camera phone , but they are unsurprisingly important for online shops . according to tictail\u2019s data , the more product images in their stores the more likely it will sell , and there\u2019s a significant rise in sales when going from three to four product images . what if you weren\u2019t limited to the 4 + stock images of the product on a model , but could see the actual product in the store owner\u2019s hands from whichever angle you request ?\nthe u . s . is clearly our fastest growing market . when we began to notice this influx in traffic coming from the states , we knew we needed to double down on creating a presence here\u2014and what better place than in new york city . about a year ago we opened an office here . i moved out with our head of marketing , our lead engineer , and a handful of others from our stockholm office . even in the past year of having a stake in the ground here in new york , it\u2019s amazing to see the growth in brand awareness . we ' ve had a huge amount of local brands start tictail stores , as well as a large influx of shoppers turning to the tictail app to discover and buy from independent brands around the world . fashion brands account for about 40 percent of our shops , followed by art , jewelry and home . no doubt that many of these fashion brands \u2014 both menswear and womenswear \u2014 are coming from the incredible creative talent here in nyc .\nthe 3 - year - old company , which launched in may what it says was the first e - commerce app to let users create and launch a retail store entirely from their mobile phones , got fresh backing from existing investors creandum of stockholm , thrive capital of new york , balderton capital of london , as well as acton capital of munich . tictail says the new round will allow the company to improve its mobile marketplace and further its global expansion as an e - commerce platform for the small , independent business owner with 2 million products now on site .\nwhere did the idea for a shop stocked with all female - founded brands come from ? we wanted to create a movement around spotlighting women who are creating history right here , right now . this led to the idea of merchandising all of tictail market with female - founded brands , as we believe that female entrepreneurs are the perfect example of modern women creating history . there is nothing more inspiring than someone dropping everything to pursue their passion project , someone who believes that they can help contribute to making the world a better place . on top of that , female entrepreneurs are fantastic role models for other women of all ages to show that we can create our own destinies .\ntumblr for e - commerce .\ni wanted to create a platform for people like my mother to sell things ,\nhe says . the result : tictail , a free service that simplifies the creation and running of online stores . growth has been exponential - - more than 15 , 000 stores have opened since its launch in may 2012 , with customers including fashion brand cheap monday and airline lufthansa .\nwe knew there were several platforms out there already , but our idea is an evolution of the e - commerce concept ,\nsays waldekranz .\nwe don ' t focus on just starting a store , but on its first six months - - how to get traffic , follow up with old customers and give out deals .\ndirect text chatting between customers and proprietors sounds like a simple feature , and it is , but one that vastly improves the customer experience . that access goes two ways : the owner can see a customer digitally browsing the shop and easily chat with them , even offering discounts and special offers on the spot to entice purchases . that messaging functionality can expand to send greetings and discounts to groups of customers\u2013in other words , an in - app newsletter that won\u2019t clog email inboxes . plus , the in - app customer analytics let you target groups of customers , letting you tailor custom messages to your most loyal customers or give item deals to those who repeatedly buy certain things . which all makes tictail talk sound like a more intimate , personalized experience , something that likely leads to greater engagement ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "applied micro circuits corporation", "paragraphs": ["do you own shares of applied micro circuits corporation ? robbins arroyo llp is investigating claims on behalf of shareholders of applied micro circuits .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) is founded in california and begins operations .\nglassdoor has 100 applied micro circuits reviews submitted anonymously by applied micro circuits employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if applied micro circuits is right for you .\n1 . to elect as directors of applied micro circuits corporation the nominees listed below .\ndetailed reports of various financial transactions undertaken by applied micro circuits corporation and its subsidiaries since 2007 .\ninformation about key financial and legal advisors for applied micro circuits corporation ' s financial deals transactions .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) ( \u201cappliedmicro\u201d ) is scheduled to attend mobile world congress 2016 .\nform an independent opinion about applied micro circuits corporation\u2019s growth strategies through the organic and inorganic activities undertaken since 2007 .\nroth capital partners analyst krishna shankar says applied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) is a good play on processors and network accelerators .\n( c ) copyright 2016 , applied micro circuits corporation . appliedmicro , x - gene , x - weave , server on a chip , and cloud server are registered trademarks of applied micro circuits corporation . all other product or service names are the property of their respective owners .\nprovides intelligence on applied micro circuits corporation ' s m & a ; , strategic partnerships and alliances , capital raising and private equity transactions .\n( c ) copyright 2015 , applied micro circuits corporation . appliedmicro , x - gene , x - weave , helix , server on a chip , cloud processor and cloud server are trademarks or registered trademarks of applied micro circuits corporation . all other product or service names are the property of their respective owners .\napplied micro circuits corporation has unveiled 240gbps ethernet / optical transport network ( otn ) smart phy family of devices for carrier - ethernet and data center connectivity applications .\nmarketlines ' applied micro circuits corporation mergers & acquisitions ( m & a ; ) , partnerships & alliances and investments report includes business description , detailed reports on mergers and acquisitions ( m & a ; ) , divestments , capital raisings , venture capital investments , ownership and partnership transactions undertaken by applied micro circuits corporation since january 2007 .\nmacom , having hardly drawn breath since announcing it is buying applied micro circuits , has already drawn up a list of potential buyers for applied micro ' s compute business , which macom intends to sell . ( see macom buys applied micro for $ 770m . )\n. . . photonic semiconductor products , will buy applied micro circuits corp . , a company that offers . . .\n( c ) copyright 2016 , applied micro circuits corporation . appliedmicro , x - gene , x - weave , helix , server on a chip , cloud processor and cloud server are trademarks or registered trademarks of applied micro circuits corporation . macom and related logos are trademarks of macom . all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners .\nrobbins arroyo llp : acquisition of applied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) by macom technology solutions holdings , inc . ( mtsi ) may not be in shareholders ' best interests\napplied micro circuits corporation today announced the appointment of martin s . mcdermut as vice president and chief financial officer . mr . mcdermut\u2019s employment with appliedmicro commenced january 8 , 2016 .\nthe proposed acquisition of applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaqgs : amcc ) by macom technology solutions holdings , inc . ( nasdaqgs : mtsi ) . on november 21 , 2016 , the two companies announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which macom will acquire applied micro circuits . under the terms of the agreement , applied micro circuits shareholders will receive $ 3 . 25 in cash and 0 . 1089 shares of macom common stock for each share of applied micro circuits common stock , with a combined value equal to $ 8 . 40 .\nwhy applied micro circuits corp . shares are up today 11 / 21 / 2016 3 : 31 : 53 pm - motley fool\na recent press release from appliedmicro ( applied micro circuits corporation ) announced that the company\u2019s x - gene server on a chip technology would be used in an upcoming hp project moonshot server .\nrobbins arroyo llp : acquisition of applied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) by macom technology solutions holdings , inc . ( mtsi ) may not be in shareholders ' best interests | business wire\non november 21 , 2016 , the two parties announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement pursuant to which macom technology solutions holdings , inc . will acquire applied micro circuits corporation in a deal worth $ 770 million . as a result of the merger , applied micro circuits corporation shareholders are only anticipated to receive $ 3 . 25 in cash and 0 . 1089 macom shares\n. . . the u . s . department of justice ' s investigation into applied micro circuits corp . historical stock . . .\nchairman , president and chief executive officer of micro linear corporation ( april 1986 to january 1999 ) .\n' applied micro circuits buys mmc networks for $ 4 . 5 billion , ' israel business today , september 2000 , p . 24 .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) deutschland gmbh regus suite # 608 landsberger str . 302 d - 80687 muenchen germany tel : + 49 - 89 - 90405271 fax : + 49 - 89 - 54611841\napplied micro circuits and canonical demonstrated for the first time a production software deployment on 64 - bit arm architecture at an event in taipei friday .\napplied micro circuits has begun shipping a new kind of low - power server chip that might challenge heavyweight intel in cutting - edge data centers .\nyou can read applied micro\u2019s press release and the linley white paper by clicking those links .\nsiedsma , andrea , ' applied micro circuits plans $ 70m expansion , ' san diego business journal , june 16 , 1997 , p . 15 .\n. . . settlements . in one example , sunnyvale , calif . - based applied micro circuits corp . agreed to split the roles . . .\nboth applied micro and mmc are large suppliers to network equipment manufacturers like nortel , cisco and lucent , and the acquisition is part of applied micro ' s strategy to broaden its product line .\nyou may send a written notice that you are revoking your proxy to the secretary of the company ( attn : stephen m . smith , applied micro circuits corporation , 6290 sequence drive , san diego , ca 92121 ) .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , also known as appliedmicro , today announced a collaboration with oracle corporation to port oracle jdk for linux - based armv8 64 - bit servers . oracle will work with applied micro\u2019s x - gene\u2122 server on a chip\u2122 \u2013 the industry\u2019s first , and highest performance production grade armv8 silicon \u2013 to enable and optimize oracle jdk for enterprise and cloud deployments .\ntoday at sc15 , applied micro circuits corporation announced a collaboration with e4 computer engineering , a leading supplier of customized solutions for high performance computing and enterprise data centers , on x - gene platforms based on armv8 - a architecture .\nthe applied micro circuits corporation , a san diego - based maker of chips for networking equipment , said today that it had agreed to acquire mmc networks inc . in a stock swap valued at about $ 4 . 5 billion .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , and cirrascale corporation ( r ) , a premier developer of build - to - order , open architecture blade - based and rackmount computing infrastructure , today announced the rm2916 high performance computing ( hpc ) platform .\neurotech , a leading provider of supercomputing and embedded technologies , has announced that their hive hpc system is now generally available , not only with x86 cpus , but also with arm - 64 based processors provided by applied micro circuits corporation .\nrobbins arroyo llp ' s investigation focuses on whether the board of directors at applied micro circuits is undertaking a fair process to obtain maximum value and adequately compensate its shareholders .\napplied micro leads the charge to infiltrate the $ 12 billion server processor market with arm - based ics .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced the availability of the helix ( tm ) 2 development kit to support appliedmicro\u2019s helix 2 family of 64 - bit multi - core processors .\nvote by mail mark , sign , and date your proxy card and return it in the postage - paid envelope we have provided or return it to applied micro circuits corporation , c / o adp , 51 mercedes way , edgewood , ny 11717 .\napplied micro circuits corporation is a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions for next - generation cloud infrastructure and data centers . appliedmicro delivers silicon solutions that dramatically lower total cost of ownership . corporate headquarters are located in santa clara , california . urltoken .\n\u2013 bragar eagel & squire , p . c . announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed in the united states district court for the california northern district court on behalf of all persons or entities who held applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq :\nhp this week launched new servers made with chips designed by applied micro circuits with intellectual property licensed from arm , whose energy - efficient technology is ubiquitous in smartphones and tablets .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced the availability of x - tend\u2122 interconnect technology , enabling multiple generations of x - gene\u00ae socs to be connected seamlessly with large , elastic memory pools .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced that wistron corporation , a leading odm company supplying information and communication technology ( ict ) products , services and systems to global customers , has selected appliedmicro\u2019s x - gene\u00ae 1 server cpu for its x5 multi - services 5u chassis platform design .\napplied micro circuits corporation is a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions for next - generation cloud infrastructure and data centers . appliedmicro delivers silicon solutions that dramatically lower total cost of ownership . corporate headquarters are located in santa clara , california . www . apm . com .\nif you held applied micro circuits corporation securities during the class period , have information or would like to learn more about these claims , or have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters please contact brandon walker , esq . by email at\non october 27 , 2016 , applied micro circuits reported strong earnings results for its second quarter 2017 . applied micro circuits reported revenue of $ 41 . 8 million for the three months ended september 30 , 2016 , a 5 . 12 % increase from the same period of the prior year . applied micro circuits has also beaten analyst estimates for revenue and adjusted net income in three of the past four consecutive quarters . in commenting on these results , applied micro circuits president and chief executive officer paramesh gopi remarked ,\nin the second quarter of fiscal 2017 we achieved our seventh consecutive quarter of revenue growth . our connectivity business once again drove the improvement in top line results , and higher gross margins combined with greater operating efficiencies led to a return to profitability on a non - gaap basis .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) ( \u201cappliedmicro\u201d ) today announced that douglas ahrens , vice president and chief financial officer , will resign from appliedmicro effective aug . 21 , 2015 , in order to pursue a cfo role with a privately - held company in the software industry .\nabout appliedmicro applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) is a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions for next - generation cloud infrastructure and data centers . appliedmicro delivers silicon solutions that dramatically lower total cost of ownership . corporate headquarters are located in santa clara , california . urltoken .\nabout appliedmicro applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) is a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions for next - generation cloud infrastructure and data centers . appliedmicro delivers silicon solutions that dramatically lower total cost of ownership . corporate headquarters are located in santa clara , california . urltoken .\ndoug spreng , as president of mmc , which will become a subsidiary of applied micro , will report directly to mr . rickey and join the applied board upon completion of the merger .\nsanta clara , calif . august 15 , 2016 \u2013 applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced that hewlett packard enterprise ( hpe ) has incorporated appliedmicro\u2019s x - gene\u00ae technology in its new hpe storevirtual 3200 virtualized infrastructure solution .\napplied micro circuits corporation , or appliedmicro , has announced the newest addition to its x - weave series of optical and copper connectivity interfaces . according to the company , the multi - link gearbox 2 ( mlg ) is the world\u2019s first optical internetworking forum ( oif ) and mlg compliant device .\napplied micro is well known for delivering high - performance , system - on - chip solutions . bill wong recently spoke with kumar sankaran , associate vice president of software and platform engineering at applied micro , about their new helix 1 family of embedded processors .\napplied micro circuits shareholders have the option to file a class action lawsuit to ensure the board of directors obtains the best possible price for shareholders and the disclosure of material information . applied micro circuits shareholders interested in information about their rights and potential remedies can contact attorney darnell r . donahue at ( 800 ) 350 - 6003 , ddonahue @ urltoken , or via the shareholder information form on the firm ' s website .\nthe annual meeting of stockholders of applied micro circuits corporation will be held at the principal executive offices of the company located at 6290 sequence drive , san diego , california on wednesday , september 1 , 2004 , at 10 : 00 a . m . , local time , for the following purposes :\nroger smullen , a cofounder of national semiconductor corporation , is named chairman of the board .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , and theobroma systems today announced that the helix\u2122 2 com express module featuring appliedmicro\u2019s helix 2 system on a chip\u00ae , designed specifically for industrial embedded applications , will become available from production in q2 , 2016 .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced that the company\u2019s innovative x - gene\u00ae server - on - a - chip\u00ae solution is the exclusive server platform that will be used to develop uniserver , a universal system architecture and software ecosystem for servers .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced that e4 computer engineering , a leading supplier of customized solutions for high performance computing and enterprise data centers , is collaborating with appliedmicro on x - gene platforms based on armv8 - a architecture .\nbut drew is \u201cvery happy with the progress i\u2019m seeing . \u201d he notes , in particular , gigabyte , a taiwanese oem that is using chips from applied micro circuits as well as from a company called annapurna .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in data center computing and connectivity solutions , and china unicom labs , a telecommunications leader in china and the world\u2019s fourth largest mobile service provider , today announced a joint testing verification program intended to reduce data center infrastructure acquisition and operational costs .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced that tsmc , a leading semiconductor foundry , will leverage appliedmicro\u2019s innovative x - gene\u00ae processor technology integrated within hp\u2019s moonshot platform as a cost and power saving option for implementing an open source memcached solution .\nmacom technology solutions holdings , inc . ( nasdaq : mtsi ) ( \u201cmacom\u201d ) , a leading supplier of high - performance rf , microwave , millimeterwave , and lightwave semiconductor products , today announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced acquisition of applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) ( \u201cappliedmicro\u201d ) .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced that xs inc . , a leading supplier of customized solutions for enterprise and hyperscale data center customers , has selected appliedmicro\u2019s x - gene\u00ae 2 server cpu for its next - generation v - raptor servers .\nhewlett packard is one of the first big server vendors to bring this to market with its recently announced m400 cartridge for the moonshot server . this cartridge is based on the x - gene server on a chip ( soc ) from applied micro circuits corporation and ships with a version of ubuntu 14 . 04 lts .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced that the company\u2019s innovative x - gene server - on - a - chip solution is the exclusive server platform that will be used to develop uniserver , a universal system architecture and software ecosystem for servers .\nascendient capital markets\u2018s cody acree today reiterates a buy rating on shares of chip maker applied miro circuits after meeting with ceo paramesh gopi and cfo doug ahrens .\napplied micro circuits india private ltd . salarpuria touchstone , level v sarjapur marathahalli outer ring road bangalore - 560103 , india tel : + 91 - 80 - 4331 - 3000 fax : + 91 - 80 - 4331 - 3099\nthe annual meeting of stockholders of applied micro circuits corporation , a delaware corporation ( the \u0093company\u0094 ) , will be held at the principal offices of the company , located at 6290 sequence drive , san diego , california , 92121 on wednesday , september 1 , 2004 , at 10 : 00 a . m . , local time , for the purposes stated on the reverse side . the undersigned hereby appoints david m . rickey and stephen m . smith , or either of them , as proxies , each with the power to appoint his substitute , and hereby authorizes them to represent and to vote as designated below all of the shares of common stock of applied micro circuits corporation that the undersigned is entitled to vote at the annual meeting of stockholders .\napplied micro circuits corporation demonstrated the world\u2019s first 100g pam4 single wavelength solution for 100g and 400g ethernet at the optical fiber communication conference and exposition ( ofc ) in anaheim . \u201cdemand for 100g ethernet is being driven by cloud services and hyperscale data centres , \u201d said omar hassen , associate vice president of connectivity business , appliedmicro .\na copy of the company\u0092s annual report to the securities and exchange commission on form 10 - k for the fiscal year ended march 31 , 2004 is available without charge upon written request to : investor relations , applied micro circuits corporation , 6290 sequence drive , san diego , california 92121 or available on line at www . amcc . com .\nthe profile also includes detailed deal reports for all m & a ; , private equity , public offering , venture financing , partnership and divestment transactions undertaken by applied micro circuits corporation . these deal reports contain information about target company financials , sources of financing , method of payment , deal values , and advisors for various parties , where disclosed .\nin light of these facts , robbins arroyo llp is examining applied micro circuits ' board of directors ' decision to sell the company now rather than allow shareholders to continue to participate in the company ' s continued success and future growth prospects .\nvarious executive positions with motorola corporation , a communications equipment manufacturing company , from 1971 to his retirement in 2004 . his most recent position prior to retirement was president of the semiconductor products sector at motorola corporation .\napplied micro circuits corp . ( nasdaq : amcc ) and vapor io say they are working together to port the latter\u2019s open data center runtime environment ( opendcre ) on the former\u2019s 4 - node ocp compliant 2u x - gene 2 server platform .\nas reported by stacey higginbotham of gigaom , applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , also known as appliedmicro , today announced that in march 2013 it sampled reference boards containing its x - gene\u2122 server on a chip\u2122 product . samples were shipped to multiple key strategic customers and partners including dell inc . , redhat , inc . and others .\napplied micro circuits corporation is a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions for next - generation cloud infrastructure and data centers . appliedmicro delivers silicon solutions that dramatically lower total cost of ownership . with a strong heritage in innovation , and a clear commitment to energy efficiency , appliedmicro is bringing breakthrough technology advances to telecommunications , data centers , enterprise and consumers .\nan investor in shares of fluor corporation ( nyse : flr ) filed a lawsuit in the u . s . district court for the northern district of texas over alleged violations of federal securities laws by fluor corporation .\nan investor in shares of symantec corporation ( nasdaq : symc ) filed a lawsuit in the u . s . district court for the northern district of california over alleged violations of federal securities laws by symantec corporation .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) vietnam co . ltd . 3rd floor , incubation center building a lot d . 01 , tan thuan road , tan thuan export processing zone tan thuan dong ward , district 7 ho chi minh city maps and directions tel : + 84 - 28 - 3770 - 0640 fax : + 84 - 28 - 3770 - 0641\nthis report includes applied micro circuits corporation ' s contact information and business summary , tables , graphs , a list of partners and targets , a breakdown of financial and legal advisors , deal types , top deals by deal value , detailed deal reports , and descriptions and contact details of the partner , target , investor , and vendor firms , where disclosed .\napplied micro circuits corporation , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced the availability of mudan , the world\u2019s first full ceph storage reference platform built on 64 - bit armv8 - a technology using applied micro\u2019s x - gene\u00ae server on a chip\u00ae ( soc ) solution at red hat summit 2016 . jointly developed by appliedmicro and red hat , mudan is an optimized ceph storage solution to coincide with the upstream release of ceph 10 . 2 . 1 ( jewel ) and runs on rhelsa7 . 2 .\nhewlett - packard launched today and is shipping for production a new wave of cartridges for their hewlett - packard moonshot system , the proliant m400 , based on appliedmicro\u2019s ( applied micro circuits ) x - gene system - on - chip ( soc ) .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , and e4 computer engineering , a leading supplier of customized solutions for high performance computing and enterprise data centers , today announced the newest generation of the arka rk003 platform based on appliedmicro\u2019s x - gene ( r ) , the industry\u2019s only production 64 - bit arm server processor .\nan investor in shares of prothena corporation plc ( nasdaq : prta ) filed a lawsuit in the u . s . district court for the northern district of california over alleged violations of federal securities laws by prothena corporation plc .\nsanta clara , calif . , aug . 14 , 2015 ( globe newswire ) \u2013 applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) ( \u201cappliedmicro\u201d ) today announced that douglas ahrens , vice president and chief financial officer , will resign from appliedmicro effective aug . 21 , 2015 , in order to pursue a cfo role with a privately - held company in the software industry .\napplied micro will sample the first 16nm finfet 64 - bit arm - based server chips in h2 2016 . called x - gene 3 , the chip will have 32 cores , described by applied micro as \u201cbrawny\u201d , which run at up to 3ghz delivering 4x to 6x the performance of x - gene 2 . \u201cwe are finally ready to take the lid off something we have been working on for the last two years in stealth mode , \u201d says applied micro\u2019s ceo , paramesh gopi .\napplied micro circuits india private ltd . 601 , 6th floor , b - 1 , cerebrum it park kalyani nagar , pune - 411 006 india maps and directions tel : + 91 - 20 - 4019 - 5600 fax : + 91 - 20 - 4019 - 5700\nhp this week launched new servers made with chips designed by applied micro circuits with intellectual property licensed from arm . arm\u2019s supporters , which now include hp say some data centres can be made more cost effective and energy efficient by using them instead of intel\u2019s server chips .\napplied micro revealed today that it will ship 64 - bit arm - compatible embedded processors dubbed helix sometime next year \u2013 leaving behind its legacy powerpc range of chips .\napplied micro and hewlett - packard have teamed up to release the first commercially available 64 - bit armv8 server , the proliant m400 cartridge for hp\u2019s moonshot server framework .\nsanta clara , calif . , july 18 , 2016 ( globe newswire ) \u2014 applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , and utstarcom ( nasdaq : utsi ) , a global telecommunications infrastructure provider , today announced that utstarcom has chosen appliedmicro\u2019s x - weave \u00ae smart phy for utstarcom\u2019s next generation packet optical transport solution tn705 platform .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , last week at arm techcon announced its third generation server - on - a - chip \u00ae solution , x - gene\u00ae 3 . x - gene 3 builds on two generations of enterprise class server on chip products that are currently shipping to leading edge enterprise and data center end customers .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced another significant milestone in the expansion of the enterprise software ecosystem around its industry - leading x - gene\u00ae server processor , the only production 64 - bit server processor . suse\u00ae today announced the expansion of its partner program to include support for 64 - bit arm server processors .\napplied micro circuits corp . has used ofc 2016 to show off what it asserts is the first 100g pam4 single - wavelength silicon . the communications semiconductor company believes the silicon will find use for 400 gigabit ethernet applications , as well as for 100 - gbps qsfp28 modules .\napplied micro circuits corporation , a nasdaq - listed fabless semiconductor company producing computing and connectivity ic chips , has built brand new flagship server chips x - gene product lines and the ecosystem . it has made it clear they intend to watch the market developed formany years and witnessed not only how data center demands has developed , but also how companies compete amid increased competition in current hyperscale challenges .\nan investor in shares of pg & e corporation ( nyse : pcg ) filed a lawsuit in the u . s . district court for the northern district of california over alleged violations of federal securities laws by pg & e corporation .\nthe datacenter - oriented mp30 - ar0 is built around applied micro\u2019s x - gene 1 soc , an eight - core chip with a 2 . 4ghz clock speed and 45w tdp .\ne4 computer engineering , leading italian manufacturer of hardware solutions for high performance computing and data center , and applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , have announced that the innovative low - power platform arka rk003 is now ready to hit the market and will be showcased for the first time at sc14 in new orleans at e4 computer engineering booth # 4029 and appliedmicro booth # 1757 .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , also known as appliedmicro , today announced its x - gene\u2122 arm 64 - bit server on a chip\u2122 product as part of the hp moonshot system and the hp pathfinder innovation ecosystem . x - gene\u2019s mix of high performance and low total cost of ownership ( tco ) gives shape to hp\u2019s efforts to develop innovative , energy - efficient server technology optimized to address new enterprise and cloud workloads .\nthe opportunity to attack the data center processor market could be very attractive for them and they have been working with applied micro to counter intel ,\nstanley said in an email exchange .\nare 64 - bit arm processors ready for the datacenter ? applied micro and canonical claim they are with an upcoming demo of the openstack cloud using ubuntu linux on an x - gene server .\napplied micro shares closed today at $ 183 . 81 , down $ 4 . 75 , in nasdaq trading , while mmc shares jumped $ 31 . 75 , to close at $ 110 .\nhow applied optoelectronics , inc . stock has gained 18 . 7 % so far in early 2018\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced that it will demonstrate the world\u2019s first 100g pam4 single wavelength solution for 100g and 400g ethernet at the optical fiber communication conference and exposition ( ofc ) . attendees of ofc , taking place at the anaheim convention center in anaheim , calif . march 20 \u2013 24 , 2016 can view live demonstrations of the technology in booth no . 3257 .\nthere has been a lot of buzz in the industry over the last several years about arm holdings\u2019 and its partners\u2019 plans to go after the datacenter market with a particular focus on servers . companies like advanced micro devices , applied micro circuits corp . ( appliedmicro ) , cavium , and qualcomm , are now in various stages of product development with arm - based server socs . appliedmicro was the first to ship arm server chips .\napplied micro circuits corporation and canonical will demonstrate icehouse , the latest openstack release using ubuntu 14 . 04 lts in a kvm virtualized environment on an x - gene\u2122 - based server rack , using juju , maas and charms to orchestrate applications , databases and services . onboard applications will include elasticsearch , sugarcrm , kibana , logstash , hadoop and mediawiki . the demonstration is a significant proof point that leading scale - out cloud services are available on 64 - bit arm\u00ae architecture .\nsanta clara , calif . , dec . 13 , 2016 ( globe newswire ) - - applied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) ( \u201cappliedmicro\u201d ) today announced that on december 12 , 2016 , the federal trade commission granted early termination of the antitrust waiting period under the hart - scott - rodino antitrust improvements act for the proposed merger of appliedmicro with a wholly owned subsidiary of macom technology solutions holdings , inc . ( nasdaq : mtsi ) ( \u201cmacom\u201d ) .\nadvanced micro devices inc . ( nyse : amd ) , which , in the semiconductor world , is sort of liam hemsworth to intel ' s chris hemsworth , might also be interested . amd already traffics in arm based products , but might be interested picking up a custom armv8 core from applied micro .\napplied micro will be showing off their 64 - bit , 2 ghz helix 2 system - on - chip ( soc ) . the quad core system is compliant with arm\u2019s 64 - bit v8 architecture .\napplied micro showed up at arm techcon with a new 64 - bit arm processor called helix , an embedded chip aimed at market segments like networking and communications , imaging , storage , and industrial systems .\nappliedmicro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) is a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions for next - generation cloud infrastructure and data centers . appliedmicro delivers silicon solutions that dramatically lower total cost of ownership . corporate headquarters are located in santa clara , california . urltoken .\nat the hot chips 26 conference being hosted in silicon valley this week , upstart arm server chip maker applied micro is presenting details on its roadmap for its x - gene family of 64 - bit processors .\napplied micro\u2019s new server soc x - gene 3 has 32 armv8 - compatible cpu cores in a single socket to deliver performance competitive with mainstream high - end xeon e5 / e7 processors in a similar tdp envelope .\napplied micro , a smaller vendor whose executives in 2011 announced they would come out with the industry\u2019s first 64 - bit arm - based soc by the end of last year . with the market heating up now and intel and other arm vendors outlining their plans for chips for dense , low - power servers , applied micro officials are looking to press what they say is an 18 - month advantage over those competing arm partners .\na group of boffins from cern have compared applied micro\u2019s x - gene 1 64 - bit arm - based xc - 1 development board to the intel xeon e5 - 2650 and the xeon phi se10 / 7120 .\nit ' s no surprise , then , that applied micro will skip the 10 - nanometer technology node altogether and land its fourth - generation x - gene processor family on tsmc ' s 7 - nanometer process .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , today announced a partnership with vapor io , provider of the world\u2019s first intelligent , hyper modular data center solution . with this partnership , appliedmicro\u2019s helix\u00ae 2 quad - core integrated 64 - bit arm processor will power vapor io\u2019s vapor edge controller\u2122 ( vec ) , an edge zone controller superseding traditional \u201ctop - of - rack\u201d controllers by managing a dense physical and logical compute zone within the data center .\napplied micro circuits ( amcc ) , which has made a name for itself in transceiver chips for ethernet , among other things , today offered me an update on their \u201cx - gene\u201d processor , which , as the company sees it , is the first 64 - bit chip forserver computers based on arm holdings ( armh ) technology to enter the market .\nproducts like the applied micro x - gene system i mentioned are still early in their lifecycles and far from optimized , meaning performance will only get much better , indeed initial systems are designed for software porting not performance benchmarking .\na helix is a twisted curve that occupies a 3d space , and that\u2019s a pretty fitting name for the latest embedded cpu from appliedmicro ( applied micro circuits ) . this is because this product will be twisted into a lot of places that might not have considered arm technology in the past , for those who are leaving ibm\u2019s powerpc and imagination technologies group\u2019s mips architecture .\narm techcon was host to a wide range of cortex - based microcontrollers and microprocessors\u2026applied micro circuits ( applied micro ) was presenting its 3 generation x - gene architecture . it is based on arm\u2019s armv8 - a architecture and will employ 16 - nm finfet process . the top - end chips will host 32 cores running at speeds up to 3 ghz . there will be a complement of 42 pci express gen 3 lanes as well as eight ddr4 - 2667 memory channels for a total of 16 dimms . this will deliver up to six times the performance of the current x - gene 2 systems .\noriginally established to provide integrated circuits ( ics ) to the military , applied micro circuits corporation ( amcc ) has become a leading provider of silicon solutions for high - speed voice and data fiber - optic networks in the 1990s . following amcc ' s initial public offering ( ipo ) in 1997 , the company ' s market capitalization rose to some $ 13 billion by 2000 . that enabled the company to acquire several companies in 1999 and 2000 , which would allow amcc to offer a complete range of silicon ic solutions for fiber - optic networks . the company ' s largest acquisition involved mmc networks inc . , which it acquired in 2000 for $ 4 . 5 billion .\napplied micro has taped out the first 16nm finfet pam4 chip for 400gbit / sec fibre optic systems , says ceo paramesh gopi . \u201cfibre - optics will move to a mainstream technology in the data centre , \u201d says gopi . pam 4 ( pulse amplitude modulation ) appears to be the future of ethernet though there has been some debate about it . applied micro is sampling its first pam4 ics at the moment and sees mass deployment at the end of next year .\napplied micro circuits corp . ( nasdaq : amcc ) has unveiled the multi - link gearbox ii ( mlg ) , which is designed to significantly lower the cost and complexity of interconnects for next - generation cloud computing and data center environments . the chip is the first to comply with the latest mlg implementation agreement from the optical internetworking forum ( oif ) , the company asserts .\nshares of chip maker applied micro circuits ( amcc ) are up 57 cents , or 5 . 5 % , at $ 10 . 89 , after evercore partners\u2019s michael lucarelli today starts the stock at overweight , writing that the company\u2019s forthcoming \u201cx - gene\u201d microprocessor for servers \u201coffers investors a unique opportunity to partake in the potentially high growth ( and lucrative ) low power ( lp ) server market . \u201d\nthe arm - based server business is real and we are now seeing the first fruits from early adopters . the applied micro x - gene soc server processor is the first 64 - bit arm server processor in production and it is showing competitive performance and lower cost of ownership than traditional server deployments for the same function . a recent post for arm\u2019s earnings on a paypal deployment and tests by applied micro show how x - gene systems can offer an alternative to standard intel xeon server systems today .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( sometimes referred to as the \u0093company\u0094 or \u0093amcc\u0094 ) sent you this proxy statement and the enclosed proxy card because its board of directors is soliciting your proxy to vote at the 2004 annual meeting of stockholders . you are invited to attend the annual meeting , and we request that you vote on the proposals described in this proxy statement . you do not need to attend the meeting to vote your shares . you may simply complete , sign and return your proxy card or follow the instructions below to submit your proxy over the telephone or on the internet .\napplied micro , which has three generations of its x - gene processors in different stages of development and production , has become the standard bearer for arm\u2019s entry into the server market because it is first out the door with a 64 - bit design .\nkarl motey , an analyst with ce unterberg towbin , said that applied micro and its primary competitors , pmc - sierra inc . and the vitesse semiconductor corporation , had all been bulking up through acquisitions so that they could offer the network equipment companies a complete catalog of chips . companies like nortel and cisco ' ' are no longer just looking for component suppliers , but partners at the architectural level , ' ' he said .\napplied micro circuits corporation ( nasdaq : amcc ) , a global leader in computing and connectivity solutions , and vapor io , provider of the world\u2019s first intelligent , hyper - modular data center solution , today announced a collaboration to deploy vapor io\u2019s open data center runtime environment ( opendcre ) on appliedmicro\u2019s 4 - node ocp compliant 2u x - gene\u00ae 2 server platform . the \u00bd width 1u form factor server platform integrates appliedmicro\u2019s x - tend\u2122 interconnect technology , which enables multiple generations of x - gene socs to be seamlessly connected making it suitable for all scale - out and most scale - up applications .\nthere are any number of companies that might be interested in applied micro circuits corp . ( nasdaq : amcc ) ' s x - gene arm - based processors designed for data center applications . intel looks impregnable in the market , but there are vendors that believe arm - based products could thrive in niche applications , and once ensconced there , they could then start nibbling away at intel ' s lead from those toeholds .\nto be considered for inclusion in next year\u0092s proxy materials , your proposal must be submitted in writing by march 18 , 2005 , to the secretary of the company ( attn : stephen m . smith , applied micro circuits corporation , 6290 sequence drive , san diego , ca 92121 ) . stockholders wishing to submit proposals or director nominations that are not to be included in our proxy materials for that annual meeting must do so after may 4 , 2005 but not later than june 3 , 2005 . you are also advised to review our bylaws , which contain additional requirements about advance notice of stockholder proposals and director nominations .\nappliedmicro will discuss openstack deployment on the applied micro x - gene\u2122 - based 64 - bit arm multi - node server cluster using the maas infrastructure within ubuntu , and conducting live demonstrations of x - gene 1 and 2 at its booth ( no . 5 ) .\nin 2010 , applied micro made a strategic decision ; courageous or foolhardy , depending upon where you sat in the communications processor world . that decision was to sign an architectural licence for arm\u2019s 64bit v8 processor cores and to embark on the design of a multicore device .\nnot only in the personal computing and the smart phone computing platforms , but also in the embedded system development area , there are applications which can leverage 64 - bit processor for offering high - performance computing . the latest 64 - bit arm processor core - based soc chip , applied micro\u2019s helix 2 family packs a lot of peripherals and other required functions to reduce the external integrated circuits you require in designing 64 - bit embedded board .\nif arm processors are going to get traction in the datacenter , they will have to do so outside of the conservative glass houses of large enterprises . applied micro , one of the upstart makers of server - class 64 - bit arm server chips , knows this , and therefore it is no surprise that the company is on hand at the sc15 supercomputer conference talking up its plans for the future . applied micro has two of its x - gene family of arm server chips in the field , with the third one on the way . the company is a little bit behind on its rollout , but that is understandable given the complexity of delivering an arm server chip with brawny cores , as applied micro is doing after getting a full architecture license from arm holdings , the steward of the arm instruction set .\napplied micro circuits corp . ( nasdaq : amcc ) has used ofc 2016 to show off what it asserts is the first 100g pam4 single - wavelength silicon . the communications semiconductor company believes the silicon will find use for 400 gigabit ethernet applications ( a 4x100g psm4 - like approach is one of the pmds ; see \u201cieee p802 . 3bs task force adopts serial 100g for 400 gigabit ethernet\u201d ) , as well as for 100 - gbps qsfp28 modules .\nbut it looks like arm server chip maker applied micro is aiming to do just that with its x - gene 3 chip , which we profiled last november when its architecture was announced . applied micro has reached for this lofty goal before , with its x - gene 1 and x - gene 2 processors , but it appears that their its third generation of custom core system on chip processors will deliver performance that is \u201cwell within range of xeon e5 products , \u201d according to a recently released report by the linley group , publisher of the microprocessor report .\nfinally , santa clara\u2013based applied micro is close to releasing its newest fire - breathing chip for servers , called x - gene 3 . like x - gene 1 and 2 before it , x - gene 3 is arm - based , competing head - to - head with intel\u2019s dominant xeon x86 processors . arm - based server chips aren\u2019t new anymore , but they are still something of an anomaly . so much web infrastructure has been built up around x86 servers that it\u2019s hard to displace them , even with the compelling price / performance advantages offered by applied micro and others .\ntsmc is currently in mass production on its 16 - nanometer manufacturing technology , the technology that applied micro ' s third - generation x - gene is built on . the chip manufacturer is expected to transition to its next - generation manufacturing technology - - 10 - nanometer - - early in 2017 .\napplied micro\u2019s next - generation arm - based x - gene processor will be a more robust server chip that will offer significant performance gains over its current offerings and will target data center workloads now running on intel\u2019s mid - and high - level silicon . applied micro president and ceo paramesh gopi introduced the x - gene 3 during the second day of arm\u2019s techcon 2015 show here nov . 11 , saying that when the system - on - a - chip ( soc ) starts shipping in systems in 2017 , it will be the only arm - based chip that can challenge intel\u2019s dominance in the data center .\ntraffic is a problem , not just on the streets , but also in the datacenter where demand for bandwidth is outstripping capacity . on the street , it is difficult to raise performance because raising the speed limit and shrinking or space between the cars can bring both more capacity , but also more challenges ; it\u2019s a physics problem more than anything else . datacenter networks are facing their own physics problems , but in a much grander scale , something applied micro circuits ( appliedmicro ) is working to solve .\nas an initial matter , the $ 8 . 40 merger consideration represents a premium of only 13 . 40 % based on applied micro circuits ' seven - day average closing price for the period ending november 18 , 2016 . this premium is significantly below the average one week premium of nearly 32 . 30 % for comparable transactions within the past five years . further , the $ 8 . 40 merger consideration is significantly below the target price of $ 11 . 00 set by an analyst at drexel hamilton llc on november 16 , 2015 , the target price of $ 10 . 00 set by an analyst at canaccord genuity on april 28 , 2015 , and the target price of $ 9 . 00 set by an analyst at raymond james on july 28 , 2016 . in the last three years , applied micro circuits traded as high as $ 13 . 48 on december 31 , 2013 , and most recently traded above the merger consideration \u2013 at $ 8 . 45 \u2013 on september 4 , 2014 .\nthe eurosensors conference is europe\u2019s largest conference in the field of sensors , actuators , micro - & nanosystems , as well as related materials and fabrication technologies .\n' ' there is a new market emerging for intelligent optical networking systems , ' ' said dave rickey , applied micro ' s president and chief executive , in a statement . ' ' with this merger , we can provide the most complete and powerful integrated circuit solutions for this rapidly growing market . ' '\nthe amd opteron a1100 has standard arm cortex - a57 cores so is rather slow compared with the applied micro x - gene devices . amd has backed off on arm due to lack of design resources so they would benefit ,\nstanley said ,\nbut may not want to take the risk at this time .\ndata center knowledge chats with the applied micro team , who were at the open compute summit v in san jose . the video features michael major , vice president corporate marketing , and kumar sankaran , senior director of embedded systems , who shows us the x - gene , which is a high performance enterprise class armv8 64 - bit server soc .\nvarious executive positions with nortel networks corporation spanning product development , operations , sales and marketing for communication systems as well as components ( from 1970 to may 2001 ) . his most recent position was president wireless systems for europe middle east and africa .\ndrew peck , an analyst with sg cowen , said this merger , as well as some earlier deals , transformed applied micro from a niche player to a powerhouse . ' ' with this deal , they ' ve basically become the dominant network component supplier , ' ' he said . ' ' they have the highest performance across the broadest array of products . ' '\napplied micro circuit , brphotonics and macom technology have announced what they claim is the first successful demonstration of 100gb / s pam4 single wavelength ( lambda ) technology over singlemode fibre . the will be showing the technology in appliedmicro\u2019s booth , at ecoc 2016 taking place at the ccd congress ( stockumer kirchstra\u00dfe 61 , 40474 d\u00fcsseldorf , germany ) from sept . 19 - 21 , 2016 .\nat arm techcon 2014 , applied micro ( apm ) had a very interesting update to their 64 - bit arm v8 product line . they launched two soc families , helix 1 and helix 2 . both of them are based on the x - gene armv8 cores developed for servers , but appropriately scaled down to fit in the 8 w - 42 w tdp scenarios for the embedded market .\nneither applied micro circuit corporation\u0092s bylaws nor other governing documents or law require stockholder ratification of the selection of ernst & young llp as the company\u0092s independent auditors . however , the audit committee is submitting the selection of ernst & young llp to the stockholders for ratification as a matter of good corporate practice . if the stockholders fail to ratify the selection , the audit committee will reconsider whether or not to retain that firm . even if the selection is ratified , the audit committee in its discretion may direct the appointment of different independent auditors at any time during the year if it determines that such a change would be in the best interests of the company and its stockholders .\nvapor io , the startup that is challenging many of the data center design conventions , including the shape and placement of it racks , has partnered with applied micro , whose 64 - bit arm processor will be the brain of the vapor edge controller , a centralized , shared top - of - rack server management controller meant to replace proprietary baseboard management controller in each individual server in the rack .\ntwo key points we are always making to folks we advise are to first , don\u2019t make the mistake thinking arm - based server soc\u2019s are like smartphone\u2019s just because they use the same instruction set and two , think beyond the soc \u2013 server architecture is a really big deal . this is certainly the case with new features in applied micro circuit\u2019s x - gene2 server architecture combined with x - weave ."]}
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", "topic": 31}], "title": "mondevices", "paragraphs": ["mondevices is a private company . leo grzhonko is the founder & ceo of mondevices and has an approval rating of 63 from owler members . mondevices has 2 followers on owler .\nmondevices is one of kiddowear ' s top rivals . mondevices ' s headquarters is in new york , new york , and was founded in 2011 . mondevices operates in the it services industry . mondevices generates 654 % of kiddowear ' s revenue .\nowler has collected 13 screenshots of mondevices ' website since may 2015 . the latest mondevices website design screenshot was captured in mar 2018 .\nmondevices ' s founder & ceo , leo grzhonko , currently has an approval rating of 63 % . mondevices ' s primary competitors are\nmondevices was founded in 2011 . mondevices ' headquarters is located in new york , new york , usa 10122 . mondevices ' founder & ceo , leo grzhonko , currently has an approval rating of 63 % . mondevices has an estimated 52 employees and an estimated annual . . .\nmondevices is a manufacturer of the monbaby , baby breathing movement monitor . we at mondevices create wearables that help people in the need of care .\nmondevices currently has 2 , 769 followers on twitter . as of february 2015 mondevices had 190 followers . that ' s a 1357 percent increase in 2 years\n\u00a9 2018 by mondevices . all rights reserved . web site developed by elementary marketing\nmondevices posted a video\nmonbaby smart button . product video .\non youtube\nmondevices currently has 8 , 380 fans on facebook . as of february 2015 mondevices had 3 , 523 fans . that ' s a 137 percent increase in 3 years\nmondevices posted a video\nmonbaby . i ' m on my back !\non youtube\nmondevices posted a video\nmonbaby instructional video . part 7 . conclusion .\non youtube\nthis week , mondevices announced an exciting development ! monbaby breathing and rollover monitor will . . .\nthe mondevices team had a wonderful time taking part in the 2016 new york baby show at pier 92 in new . . .\nwith a ba in economics and a jd / mba , eugene joined the mondevices team in 2015 bringing with him solid experience with an emphasis on legal , financial , hr , administrative and managerial functions .\nwearable technology company mondevices created a device that will put worried parent ' s minds at rest . called monbaby , this baby monitor tracks the baby ' s breathing , sleep pattern and activity , while sending alerts to parents on their smartphones .\nby allowing parents to easily and immediately track their baby ' s sleeping patterns , mondevices is contributing to the safe to sleep public education campaign lead by the eunice kennedy shriver national institute of child health , which aims to decrease infant deaths .\nmondevices ' product is well designed . it snaps onto your kid ' s clothing and connects to your phone via bluetooth . monbaby ' s measurements are pretty reliable , but because they all depend on motion - sensing , they can be inaccurate if used with\naccessing the information on the app is quick and easy . you can personalize when you receive notifications and also track your child ' s activity levels over time on the android app ( this feature is coming for the ios version within a few months , according to mondevices ) .\nearlier this year , mondevices won the wearable technology prize in the smart clothing category at the 2014 innovation world cup in munich , germany . the company is currently running a kickstarter campaign for monbaby , hoping to raise $ 15 , 000 for the production of its first round of devices .\nthe top 10 competitors in kiddowear ' s competitive set are mondevices , omate , nabi , martian , i ' m watch , designer watches online , flex watches , echo labs , modify watches and coros wearables . together they have raised over 2 . 6m between their estimated 495 employees .\n\u201cwhen my first son was born , i suffered from increased anxiety , \u201d said vaitaitis , mondevices \u2018s ( the company behind monbaby ) founder and cto . \u201ci couldn\u2019t sleep . i would wake up at all hours of the night to check on him , and would end up waking him up in the process . i had to come up with a solution . \u201d\nkiddowear is a developer of wearable devices for children that helps to track the temperature , perspiration , heart rate and fat percentage . kiddowear ' s headquarters is in san francisco , california . kiddowear has a revenue of $ 1m , and 22 employees . kiddowear ' s main competitors are mondevices , omate and nabi . as of may 2018 , kiddowear has 5 . 8k fans on facebook and 245 followers on twitter .\ntraditional baby monitors enable parents to hear their child crying so that they can rush over to sooth them . while baby monitors allow parents to hear the sound that lets them know when their infant is wet or hungry , they aren ' t smart enough to alert moms and dads when the baby rolls over on their stomach , or if their breathing suddenly changes .\nit ' s wearable product that can be attached to any article of baby clothing ,\njane vorohovixh , monbaby marketing director , told tech times .\nthe wearable baby monitor comes with two parts : a shell and a button . the shell is placed underneath the baby ' s clothing , and then the button is snapped on top . this design allows parents to attach the device to any piece of clothing , not matter how big the baby grows .\nthe button is equipped with a mems 14bit accelerometer to detect even the smallest movements . monbaby contains a 3v coin - cell battery , so with a battery life up to two months , you don ' t have to recharge it every day .\ndownload the accompanying app , which tracks all measurements in real - time , and sends alters via bluetooth low energy to the app available for both iphone and android . the device has an arena range of up to 60 feet .\nrisk factors are displayed on the dashboard in the app . parents can customize the app to fit their and their baby ' s needs , such as being notified in real - time when a newborn rolls over , or when a toddler falls .\nthey also can see the baby ' s sleep position directly on the smartphone app , so they know whether the baby is on their back or stomach . that means parents no longer have to leave bed in the middle of the night multiple times when paranoia sets in . simply look at the app to see that your baby is sleeping safely .\nthe app tracks the baby ' s sleeping pattern , alerting parents if the baby stops breathing for 15 seconds or more .\nphoto : mon devices be sure to follow t - lounge on twitter and visit our facebook page .\n\u00a9 2018 tech times , all rights reserved . do not reproduce without permission .\nsign up for our email newsletter today . tech times ' biggest stories , delivered to your inbox .\ni\u2019m not a parent , but i can certainly imagine that if and when i do become one ( spoiler : i will become one someday ) that i will likely spend every waking minute of my life concerned about the well - being of my children . especially when kids are younger , it\u2019s understandable for parents to worry about them constantly . for monbaby inventor arturas vaitaitis , it\u2019s this same concern for his children that motivated him to create the smart button baby monitor .\nis more affordable than the other options that are already out there , \u201d said cco daniel klaynberg .\nsecurity experts say 2015 could be the tipping point on the collection and use of our data .\nexperts : wearable tech tests our privacy limits security experts say 2015 could be the tipping point on the collection and use of our data . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nthe kapture audio - recording wristband device is an example of a growing trend of wearable technology . kapture ceo mike sarow shows off the wristband , which allows users to record the previous 60 seconds of audio at a time .\nwhen mike sarow quit his day job to become an entrepreneur , he had no idea the invention he helped create would cause some to liken him to the surveillance - happy national security agency .\nthere were a lot of knee - jerk reactions ,\nsaid sarow , 38 , who lives in downtown cincinnati .\ni heard , ' you ' re the nsa ' s ugly stepchild ! ' we definitely didn ' t do something benign . we did something provocative .\nit ' s a sentiment shared by developers of a lot of wearable devices , of which there are dozens and counting : fitness trackers keep tabs on how active you are , recording devices \u2013 like sarow ' s audio - collecting kapture \u2013 chronicle your daily interactions , sleep monitors gauge when you ' re catching your best shuteye .\nwearables are in huge demand : research firm markets and markets predicts the industry will grow to $ 11 . 61 billion by the end of 2020 . but as the technology becomes more ubiquitous , security experts say the companies creating these products can ' t always ensure the data collected won ' t end up in unintended hands , or be used for unauthorized purposes .\nwe have really reached an inflection point in 2015 ,\nsaid adam towvim , president , ceo and co - founder of trustlayers inc . , a massachusetts - based security company .\neven if someone ' s data stays properly secured inside of someone ' s four walls , the risk of misuse of data is as great as data leakage .\nsymantec corp . , a tech security company headquartered in california , recently analyzed a variety of wearables and found that all hardware - based devices it examined were 100 percent trackable . one in five tracking apps also transmitted user - generated data , such as names , email addresses and passwords , without encryption .\n- - identity theft . fraudsters could use data to better fake official documents , set up false bank accounts or file fraudulent tax returns .\n- - profiling . details given by users could provide organizations data used to discriminate against certain groups or minorities .\n- - stalking . some wearables contain location - based personally identifiable information , allowing outsiders who gain access to see where you are in real time . burglars also could use that info to target your home when you ' re away .\n- - extortion . health - monitoring devices are among the hottest new wearables , capable of tracking blood glucose in diabetics , measuring heart rates and mapping sleeping habits . some invite users to also self - track their moods , their toilet use and their sexual activity , and none of the info is protected by the federal health insurance portability and accountability act ( hipaa ) the way that info you share with your doctor is .\n- - misuse . while some businesses are encouraging use of activity trackers such as thefitbit to improve workers ' health , some employees balk , saying that their bosses could use the data to inappropriately track their productivity and even target them for firing .\nand those are just the risks we know about today , experts warned .\nin the future , who knows what is possible ,\nsaid arturas vaitaitis , creator of monbaby , the first - ever button monitor for newborns . his device will track your baby ' s breathing rate , movement and sleep positions , transmitting vital signs and alerts to your smartphone via bluetooth .\nit ' s like when electricity came out , people were warned that it could be dangerous , it could kill people ,\nvaitaitis said .\nthere will be positives and negatives ( with wearables ) , and people will weigh their privacy against value .\nbig data is such big business that last year , the federal trade commission urged lawmakers to push for transparency and accountability among so - called data brokers \u2013 entities that buy and sell information about people , often without consumers ' knowledge .\nmarketers can use the data collected to tailor ads to users : for example , a fitness buff using an activity tracker might get a targeted ad for new running shoes , or a pharmaceutical company might try to buy information to help find people likely to buy sleeping or weight - loss aids .\nfitbit has a range of fitness offerings . from left : zip , one , flex , charge , aria scale , chargehr , surge . newest to the lineup are the $ 130 charge , out now , and the $ 150 charge hr and $ 250 surge , both coming in 2015 .\nthe $ 199 microsoft band is a fitness tracker that also checks your email and even pays for coffee . it ' s out now and works across multiple mobile platforms .\nmisfit ' s new $ 49 flash . it is water resistant to 30 meters and has an internal battery that can last as long as a year .\nthe new $ 199 peak band from basis is a sophisticated fitness tracker that soon will add some smartwatch functionality .\nthe fitbit charge is the first out of fitbit ' s new bands . it adds an lcd screen that lets you read the time and get notifications .\nstartup pivotal living is offering its pivotal tracker 1 band for just $ 12 with a subscription to its app for android and ios devices .\nthe microsoft band , left , and microsoft health app . microsoft is looking to challenge apple and google with its own system for consolidating health and fitness data from various fitness gadgets and mobile apps .\ncandid wueest , symantec ' s threat researcher based in switzerland , said that such concerns might seem outlandish , but they ' re not . just as burglars have used social media posts to target vulnerable homes , they could easily shift focus to so - called quantified - self data .\nthe main concern should be around the lack of privacy with such devices ,\nwueest said wednesday .\nthe issue of stalkers using this information might only concern a smaller group of people , but for them it can be really tragic .\nsarow faces a different set of privacy questions . he co - created kapture audio , which constantly records and buffers the latest 60 seconds of sound surrounding its wearer and stores those minute - long snippets when the wearer double - taps it .\nthe cincinnati startup made headlines when its 2013 fundraising campaign on the crowdsourcing site kickstarter raised more than $ 160 , 000 . so far , kapture has pre - sold 2 , 000 devices , delivery of which are expected to begin next month .\nwe ' re the exact opposite of the nsa ,\nsarow said .\nthe nsa records everything and saves it on the off - chance they might need to extract something later .\nkapture , on the other hand , is curated by the wearer , because while the device buffers everything , it only saves 60 seconds of sound , and only when the wearer instructs it to .\nsarow said that he and co - creator matthew dooley didn ' t design the device to be surreptitious . they encourage users to tell people around them what the device is , even though most states legally have\none - party consent\nlaws , meaning that only one person in a conversation needs to know that it ' s being recorded .\nthe saved sound bytes are stored in a cloud server maintained by kapture . the company is doing its best to ensure safe storage , but sarow acknowledged that nothing is 100 percent secure .\nif the cia can be breached , i ' m sure kapture can be breached ,\nhe said .\nhagai bar - el , chief technology officer for california - based sansa security , said the data collected by wearables is only as protected as the network that holds it \u2013 and it ' s likely to be stored indefinitely .\nthe trend today , given the ever - decreasing cost of storage , is to store data forever ,\nhe said in an email to the enquirer .\na cio will prefer to pay a bit more for a little more disk space than risk his job and company prosperity by deciding to discard data that is one day determined to have been useful .\nwhile sarow endured some big brother - inspired jabs , a lot of consumers aren ' t yet demanding that the data collected by their wearables be heavily protected .\nthe symantec analysis found that 52 percent of the self - tracking applications they weighed didn ' t make public any privacy policies . that means users weren ' t told who was collecting the data , what was being collected , how it would be used , how long it would be kept and whether the data would be shared with outside parties .\nfitbit , a key - sized computer that clips to your shirt , tracks your activity and sleep patterns and automatically sends updates to your computer .\njenna wolf , 25 , who lives in downtown cincinnati , got a fitbit to monitor her activity levels for her birthday last july . she didn ' t think much about what would happen to her data once collected , and seven months later , she ' s still not worried about it .\npersonally , i am not concerned about my whereabouts being tracked ,\nshe said .\ni feel like phones and other devices can do the same thing .\nit ' s a sentiment shared by a lot of millennials , according to a study by the university of southern california ' s annenberg center for the digital future and bovitz inc . , which found that people ages 18 to 34 don ' t have much expectation of privacy .\nthat ' s not to say they don ' t value it : another study , by contagious communications and flamingo , found that millennials view their privacy as a commodity , and that they ' re more likely than other generations to boycott companies they feel have violated their trust . in other words , if you ' re collecting their information , you ' d better give them something they value in return .\nso what ' s someone ' s privacy worth ? towvim , the trustlayers ceo , predicts that 2015 will be the year we learn the limits .\nthis is going to be the year of privacy by disaster ,\nhe said .\ninstead of everything being designed properly , it ' s going to be the year where we see quantified - self data leak , and that ' s when the data - gathering companies are going to realize they need to care for the misuse of the data they collect at the same scale that they analyze the data .\nwearable baby monitors certainly appear an emerging trend , with recent efforts including a bodysuit packed with sensors and a smart sock to track your baby ' s vital signs . taking yet another approach is us - based inventor arturas vaitaitis , whose monbaby smart button can be attached to any item of clothing to monitor and provide analysis of your baby ' s sleeping patterns .\nlooking like a large button , the device features a built - in mems 140 - bit accelerometer to track motion , the baby ' s orientation , activity levels and breathing . these measurements are recorded five times per second and then relayed via bluetooth 4 . 0 to a smartphone companion smartphone app .\nthe smartphone app then displays information in real - time , such as whether your baby is sleeping on its stomach or back , whether there is tossing and turning , or if it is about to wake up . alerts can also be set through the app to pertain to particular conditions , for example , if your baby rolls over to lie on its stomach .\nfurther to the real - time tracking of sleep , monbaby stores the collected data in the cloud , which the user can then access via a website to gain insights into broader sleep patterns and share the analysis with family or their doctor .\nmonbaby has a bluetooth range of 200 ft ( 61 m ) and is powered by a 3 - volt coin - cell battery , which the company says should be good for five weeks of constant , real - time monitoring or one year in passive mode .\nvaitaitis has turned to kickstarter to raise funds for monbaby where a pledge of us $ 79 will put you in line for the device along with the smartphone app . the app is currently only available for iphone , but if the campaign reaches $ 100 , 000 , the team will develop an android version . shipping is estimated for october 2014 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe\u2019ve reached our funding goal of $ 15 , 000 to manufacture monbaby , and collected more than $ 16 , 000 , and that is a huge accomplishment thanks to all of you for your pledges , comments , likes and shares over the last 30 days .\nwe\u2019ve reached our funding goal of $ 15 , 000 to manufacture monbaby , and collected more than $ 16 , 000 , and that is a huge accomplishment thanks to all of you for your pledges , comments , likes and shares over the last 30 days .\nmonbaby is an award - winning baby monitor that snaps onto any article of a child\u2019s clothing , just like a button . monbaby\u2019s uniqueness lies in its universal form factor . use it as your child grows ! any onesie or pajama works . monbaby takes a different proactive approach to monitoring . breathing movements , body position ( on the back or on the stomach ) , fall detection , proximity removal \u2013 choose only the alerts you want to receive .\nuniversal form factor . any onesie or pajama works . use it as your child grow !\nmonbaby smart button has universal form factor and attachment mechanism . you can snap it off of baby\u2019s dirty clothing and snap it onto a fresh outfit . measurements are done in real - time , five times per second , and transmitted to our smartphone app .\nthe monbaby app receives information about your baby\u2019s and displays it in an easy - to - understand manner . breathing movements , body position ( on the back or on the stomach ) , fall detection , proximity to the phone , battery and connection status \u2013 choose only the alerts you want to receive .\nbe sure your baby is sleeping in the safest position - on her back . you can opt to receive an audible alarm on your smartphone every time your baby rolls onto her stomach .\nthe sensors on the smart button are precise enough to detect the faintest movement caused by a baby ' s breathing . the monbaby app will let you know if no movement is detected for 15 seconds .\nall parents know that babies move fast ! with monbaby\u2019s proximity alarm , you can be sure your baby is still in the proper play area .\nyour child\u2019s first steps are very exciting , but can also be stressful . monbaby\u2019s fall detection alarm will alert you if your baby falls down .\nthe monbaby smart button sends real - time updates five times per second directly to your smartphone via the monbaby app .\nmonbaby takes a proactive approach to monitoring by sending breathing and activity data to parents real - time , and providing an audible alert to get your attention .\nthe sensor on the smart button is precise enough to detect the faintest movements caused by baby ' s breathing .\nbluetooth\u00ae technology is simple , low power , secure , and everywhere . you can find it in billions of devices ranging from mobile phones and computers to medical devices .\nmonbaby offers the greatest flexibility of use , the most features and the most affordable price of any wearable baby monitor .\nany onesie or pajama works . no need to buy a new monbaby as your child grows ! one size fits all .\ncompared with back sleeping , stomach sleeping carries between 1 . 7 and 12 . 9 times the risk of sids . read more\nmonbaby comes with many more features , including the ability to track your baby\u2019s sleeping position . if a baby flips onto their belly while sleeping , the monbaby will alert you .\n\u00abthis item is wonderful ! as a first time parent i wanted something that gave me piece of mind but that was affordable . this item is just that ! i used it when my daughter was first born , and then stopped using it after i got comfortable . however , now that . . . \u00bb\n\u00abthis monitor literally saved my babies life ! ! after being born extremely premature my son was brought home on oxygen due to having chronic lung disease . we brought this monitor more for piece of mind . however one night it was alarming for breathing . i . . . \u00bb\n\u00abas a first time parent , this button has really helped me feel more connected with my newborn . i love knowing that i can be alerted if something is not right . \u00bb\n\u00abthis device is perfect for us ! its small , reliable and gave us peace of mind . plain monitor can never deliver such an accurate feedback on how your baby is doing , when you are not in the room . perfect for us ! fast delivery too . good service . \u00bb\n\u00abwe ' re expecting an addition in a couple of months , and with a bad case of sids paranoia i\u2019ve been looking for a device that would do just what monbaby does . so far we\u2019ve tried it out with me and my wife , and it\u2019s been working flawlessly . i am . . . \u00bb\n\u00abi bought this product for my best friend who is first time mom . she have been using it for about 3 weeks now and let me tell you , she is completely different person know . or better to say almost as she use to be before her baby was born . before monbaby , . . . \u00bb\ni really like the customizable options that let me decide which alerts to use .\n\u00abgreat product . monitor buttons stays securely on baby ' s clothing so you don ' t have to worry about it coming off . software app works great giving worry free information in knowing that your baby is sleeping and breathing allowing parents to relax and . . . \u00bb\nmonbaby does not replace parenting . monbaby is a consumer electronic product , not a medical device . it is not intended to diagnose , treat , cure or prevent any disease , including sudden infant death syndrome ( sids ) .\nwant to learn more about monbaby , but don\u2019t have time to explore right now ? leave us your number and one of our team members will contact you via phone to answer your questions . we are available from 10am \u2014 6pm est .\nif you submit a request after 6pm , you will receive a call the following day .\nsubscribe to our newsletter for early access to monbaby news , updates , exclusive offers and useful content on safe sleep for babies .\nmonbaby is an award - winning baby monitor in a button that monitors breathing movements . it snaps onto any article of a child\u2019s clothing . parents can easily snap it off of their baby\u2019s dirty onesie or pajama and snap it onto a fresh outfit .\ntakes a proactive approach to monitoring . parents don ' t have to watch their baby 24 hours a day as they do with traditional baby monitors . with the monbaby smart button and the app ( ios or android ) , parents can receive alerts on their smartphone if no breathing movements are detected , if the baby rolls over onto the stomach , or leaves a proximity area or falls . measurements are done in real - time and transmitted to the smartphone app and onto the cloud . monbaby won an elite prize - - the best smart clothing solution at the the wearable technologies innovation world cup 13 / 14 in munich , germany .\ni am a corporate , securities and m & a lawyer at dla piper in the san francisco bay area and i help startup businesses get formed and financed to scaling .\nwhile you definitely must consider what\u2019s best for you and your little one , there are some things you can do before and during the trip that can make traveling while pregnant more enjoyable .\ni\u2019m really bummed about this item . it was awesome for the first few days . now i can\u2019t take my phone more than a few feet away from the monitor or it loses connection\nn within a two feet of the monitor . that defeats the purpose if i\u2019m right next to the baby . i\u2019ve emailed their customer support multiple times via the app but haven\u2019t gotten a reply . i should have gone with a more expensive and notable brand , maybe then it would work . a hundred dollar item that\u2019s essentiall\ny worthless and no one working for the company will help with any trouble shooting .\njust a couple of days after we brought our son home from the hospital , he had a choking got in his sleep to the point that his cheeks turned slightly blue and we had to take him to the er . despite the\nwas fine and it was likely due to him still having fluid , as he was a c - section baby , we still wanted something that could help us feel better about his safety while he sleeps . granted , this was a one time episode and he has been perfectly fine since , we have still relied on the monbaby to help us sleep at night because we know it will alert us of anything is wrong . not only does this device monitor breathing ,\nn ( back , side , or tummy ) , which we found useful as new parents because he insisted on sleeping on his side , so we would know if he somehow rolled further onto his stomach . overall , this has been one of the best purchases we ' ve made since becoming parents because you can ' t put a price on peace of mind and restful sleep when you ' re caring for an infant !\nit ' s possible to select which areas are monitored and which alerts you want to receive - i . e . breathing ,\nwith the monbridge app as well as the monbaby app to extend the range of the monitor .\nsee our new video ! monbaby is the baby monitor in a form of a button and the mobile app with smart alerts . breathing movements , body position ( on the back or on the stomach ) , fall detection , proximity removal \u2013 choose only the alerts you want to receive ! urltoken\nemergency pediatrician shares support for monbaby . after learning about our product , pediatric emergency medicine physician dr . igor shorman was immediately on board with the idea . in this video dr . shorman speaks about sudden infant death syndrome ( sids ) and its risk factors . urltoken\nmonbaby is easy to use , and its design cleverly makes clipping it to baby ' s clothing easier than comparable devices . the android app ' s ability to track sleep patterns over time is a cool addition .\nits reliance on motion detection means monbaby ' s performance isn ' t perfect . plus , you can ' t use it with a sleeper or rocker that would register movement even if the child has stopped breathing .\nmonbaby is a useful gadget , but like other devices of its type , its features can ' t replace traditional monitors or quite justify its $ 170 price tag .\nat $ 170 , monbaby is a little more affordable than some of its competitors , but it certainly isn ' t cheap . and it falls into the same trap as other devices like it : it can ' t replace traditional monitors , and its added smarts won ' t justify the price for many parents . monbaby is nice to have around , but not necessary for most kids .\nalexa ' s new flagship smart speaker is better than the first one - - and it costs a lot . . .\nthe $ 120 amazon cloud cam is a capable indoor security camera at a great price .\nthe lifx mini is a terrific smart bulb that works with alexa , siri , ifttt , and the google . . .\nit ' s counterintuitive , but the white - light - only philips hue bulbs represent serious smart - home . . .\nthe ecobee4 has everything you could possibly want from a thermostat , including a built - in . . .\nbe respectful , keep it clean and stay on topic . we delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read . discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nattention new yorkers ! please join our founder and ceo , lev grzhonko , for his presentation at the hbs alumni new venture competition ' s final pitch night on wednesday , march 21st , 2018 three winners will be announced at the end of the night .\nas a first time parent , this button has really helped me feel more connected with my newborn . i love knowing that i can be alerted if something is not right\nmonbaby is only $ 79 . 99 for a limited time :\nyou never expect to give birth prematurely . when it happens , it\u2019s difficult to know where to turn :\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - 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dealer and does not offer investment advice or advise on the raising of capital through securities offerings . equitynet does not recommend or otherwise suggest that any investor make an investment in a particular company , or that any company offer securities to a particular investor . equitynet takes no part in the negotiation or execution of transactions for the purchase or sale of securities , and at no time has possession of funds or securities . no securities transactions are executed or negotiated on or through the equitynet platform . equitynet receives no compensation in connection with the purchase or sale of securities . posted companies are not necessarily seeking funding . by using this website you acknowledge that you have read and agree to equitynet ' s terms of use , privacy policy , payment disclaimer , and risk factors .\nthis smart clip - on monitor tells parents if their child turns over , stops moving , or stops breathing . . . .\ncnet technology editor david priest recently tested out monbaby on his newborn . his goal was to deter . . .\nwe ' re excited to debut the latest addition to our baby wearable line at this week ' s ce week conferenc . . .\nin recent weeks u . s . president barack obama visited vietnam , the first presidential visit to the coun . . .\nbaby girls sure do love their daddies . but what ' s a toddler to do when it suddenly seems she has two . . .\na properly installed car seat is being credited with saving the life of a two - year - old boy . mom kylee . . .\nbrittany welch decided to get creative in telling her husband , david , that their family would soon ha . . .\nyahoo tech reporter j . r . raphael has a wiggly 10 - month old at home , so it made perfect sense for him . . .\nthe factory will allow samsung to nearly double its manufacturing capacity in india to 120 million sm . . .\nsamsung has finally released the galaxy a8 ( 2018 ) oreo update , bringing an end to months of waiting f . . .\nsamsung galaxy s9 vs . htc u12 + : still in the game at twilight\nbut while the losers of the first round still have another chance , the quarter - finals are over after . . .\nomate has been one of kiddowear ' s top competitors . omate was founded in 2013 in mountain view , california . like kiddowear , omate also competes in the technology hardware field .\nnabi is one of kiddowear ' s top competitors . nabi was founded in el segundo , california } in 2011 . nabi is in the it services industry . compared to kiddowear , nabi generates $ 9m more revenue .\nkiddowear ' s revenue is the fifth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nkiddowear has employees and is the seventh highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 51 .\nowler has collected 6 screenshots of kiddowear ' s website since oct 2016 . the latest kiddowear website design screenshot was captured in sep 2017 .\nkiddowear currently has 245 followers on twitter . as of november 2016 kiddowear had 152 followers . that ' s a 61 percent increase in 1year\nkiddowear currently has 5 , 770 fans on facebook . as of november 2016 kiddowear had 908 fans . that ' s a 535 percent increase in 2 years\nkiddowear is a developer of wearable devices for children that helps to track the temperature , perspiration , heart rate and fat percentage . kiddowear was founded in 2015 . kiddowear ' s headquarters is located in san francisco , california , usa 94103 . ki . . .\nkiddowear ' s co - founder & ceo , jaganath swamy , currently has an approval rating of 63 % . kiddowear ' s primary competitors are\nthe 2016 consumer goods business and technology leadership conference ( cgbtlc ) gathered attendees at the hilton bonnet creek in orlando , fla . on october 17 - 20 , 2016 to explore the theme of \u201cdigitizing the enterprise for transformational growth\u201d . this year\u2019s agenda had a greater focus on interactive , discussion - type sessions with the launch of cgt university , share group meetings , workshops , and shorter hard - hitting presentations . take a look at # cgbtlc on twitter to see what resonated with attendees . here are some top highlights from the event :\nsupply chain smarts : the conference concluded with quantitative data provided by simon ellis , program vice president - supply chain , idc manufacturing insights , that showed how companies are using sensors to capture data today which will likely expand with iot . in addition to operational uses , iot enables companies to respond well to the physical disruptions that may occur . ellis concluded , \u201ca smart supply chain with real time visibility and advanced analytics and a combination of people and machine is about being more risk - aware and being more resilient . \u201d\njoin fellow technologists for an evening of live demos from companies developing great technology in new york .\nplease note : in order to help accommodate the high demand for seats , if you ' ve purchased a ticket , your seat will be held until 7 : 20 p . m . the night of the event . after that , we will consider you a no show , and may release your seat to someone waiting to get in .\nemozia is developing technology which enables machines and software to understand and respond to human emotion .\nmonbaby : a wearable baby monitor in a smart button that tracks your child\u2019s breathing , movement and sleep patterns on an iphone / android app .\npowertofly is a social platform that connects women in tech to great jobs at high - growth companies .\nshyp : the easiest way to send anything , anywhere . now live in nyc !\nnyc has become one of the first cities in the us to claim their own gtld , and only those physically located in the five boroughs can own it .\nny tech meetup has merged with new york tech council to become ny tech alliance . find out more here : urltoken\nmonbaby \u2013 a baby monitor in a button that sends baby movements to parents smart phone . it design to alleviate parents anxiety about their newborns\u2019 well - being . it can be attached to any article of baby clothing .\nmonbutton is a universal sleep analyzer applicable for all ages that can be attached to any article of clothing . monbutton measures and classifies a wide of range of motions , breathing , fall detection , proximity , activity level , orientation , rollovers , shakes and proximity and sends the data to a smartphone screen in the form of the dashboard of risk factors ."]}
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", "topic": 8}], "title": "zero motorcycles", "paragraphs": ["classic zero motorcycles mat by matrix racing [ 10 - 02731 ] - $ 89 . 99 : zero motorcycles , electric motorcycle company\nwe began with the most known / popular zero motorcycles and victory motorcycles . zero has a whole lineup of motorcycles with an excellent spec presentation , so this is more like a zero comparison .\nnew 2016 zero motorcycles ds zf9 . 8 motorcycles in altoona , wi | stock number : [ stocknumber ]\nzero motorcycles sells exclusively through authorized dealers . for purchase information , please select \u201cadd to quote\u201d above or contact a zero motorcycles dealer .\nzero motorcycles ' s ceo , sam paschel , currently has an approval rating of 95 % . zero motorcycles ' s primary competitors are\nzero motorcycles is a manufacturer and distributor of electric motorcycles for use in street and dirt . zero motorcycles ' s headquarters is located in scotts valley , california . for every employee , zero motorcycles generates $ 333 . 3k in revenue . zero motorcycles has received a total of $ 152 . 8m in funding . zero motorcycles ' s top competitor is brutus electric motorcycle , led by chris bell , who is their founder & ceo . zero motorcycles has 165 followers on owler .\nowler has collected 18 screenshots of zero motorcycles ' website since oct 2012 . the latest zero motorcycles website design screenshot was captured in may 2018 .\nzero motorcycles is a manufacturer and distributor of electric motorcycles for use in street and dirt . zero motorcycles was founded in 2006 . zero motorcycles ' headquarters is located in scotts valley , california , usa 95066 . it has raised 152 . 8m in 38 . . .\nthe zero motorcycles dealership that is not owned by zero , but styled by zero , had a lovely grand ope . . .\nbut the real ev tech behind the recreational vehicle is zero motorcycles\u2019 z - force technology used in its popular electric motorcycles .\nzero motorcycles contributed two models for motousa\u2019s electric motorcycle test , with the zero s ( yellow ) and zero sr ( red ) .\nsince zero motorcycles was founded in 2006 , it has participated in 38 rounds of funding . in total zero motorcycles has raised $ 152 . 8m . zero motorcycles ' last funding round was on jun 2018 for a total of $ 4 . 7m\nzero motorcycles currently has 16 , 394 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 zero motorcycles had 5 , 908 followers . that ' s a 177 percent increase in 4 years\nzero motorcycles currently has 101 , 941 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 zero motorcycles had 7 , 463 fans . that ' s a 1265 percent increase in 5 years\nthe chairman of zero motorcycles nig ltd , mr abayomi ogunsola , has called for the usage of zero elect . . .\nzero motorcycleszero motorcycle wants to emulate tesla and make electric motorcycles into emotional e . . .\nlightning motorcycle is one of zero motorcycles ' s top competitors . lightning motorcycle was founded in 2006 , and its headquarters is in san carlos , california . like zero motorcycles , lightning motorcycle also operates in the motorcycle manufacturers space . lightning motorcycle has 160 more employees than zero motorcycles .\nbrutus electric motorcycle is seen as one of zero motorcycles ' s biggest rivals . brutus electric motorcycle was founded in 2010 in henderson , nevada . like zero motorcycles , brutus electric motorcycle also operates in the motorcycle manufacturers sector . brutus electric motorcycle generates $ 55m more revenue than zero motorcycles .\nhollywood electrics racing returns to pikes peak with zero motorcycles to continue their production e . . .\nand , zero motorcycles has attracted high - level executives from within the motorcycle and automotive industries .\nthe zero mx is available for purchase exclusively through the zero motorcycles website and is priced at $ 8 , 250 . for more information on the zero mx visit : urltoken .\nthe bikes are purchased online from zero motorcycles and delivered for $ 500 . 00 to your door .\nconfederate motorcycles president matt chambers says his company will build electric superbikes with zero motorcycles , a manufacturer based in santa cruz . ( charles fleming / los angeles times )\nrelated reading 2011 zero electric motorcycles launch 2010 electric motorcycle shootout dual - sport shootout : electric vs . gasoline ! 2010 native s review 2011 brammo enertia plus preview 2010 zero ds review 2010 zero s and ds review 2010 zero mx review 2008 zero x review\nzero motorcycles has been working with hollywood electrics since they opened their doors in august 2009 as zero\u2019s first southern california dealership . this year , for the second year in a row , hollywood electrics was named \u201ctop dealer\u201d by zero motorcycles . hollywood electrics has worked with zero motorcycles and consumers to push the idea that the electric revolution is here to stay . they have been designing and creating custom zero motorcycles to provide customers with unique and individualized motorcycles that still offer the exceptional benefits of owning an all - electric motorcycle .\nbased on the success that agni\u2019s motors have displayed on the racetrack zero motorcycles incorporated a race proven agni motor into the powertrains of the 2010 production model zero s and zero ds .\nzero motorcycles\u2019 complete product lineup is available for purchase exclusively through the zero motorcycles website : urltoken . interested riders can now schedule demo rides on the highly popular zero x and mx , or the zero s street motorcycle and the zero ds dual sport model . to schedule a demo ride in your area , visit urltoken / locator .\ncontact : ( 888 ) run - zero | employment | privacy policy - terms of service | \u00a92015 copyright zero motorcycles , inc . all rights reserved\nan american motorcycle manufacturing company based in scotts valley , california , zero motorcycles inc . specializes in the production of high performance electronic dirt bikes , street , and dual sport motorcycles .\nsonoma county , california \u2013 we have one thing to say to zero motorcycles about this bike : build it .\nus - based electric motorcycle company zero motorcycles has revealed its new company logo . this is the . . .\nand zero motorcycles is currently leading the revolution . but perhaps not for long , considering the i . . .\nbelieved to have known about the fault since september 2012 , zero motorcycles has received some criticism from its customers .\ntwo days after the race , zero motorcycles announced they were taking orders for their street - legal electric motorcycle , the zero s ( pictured above ) .\nwhile zero motorcycles is still less than 10 years old , it has come a long way - - and it would be fair to view the company as the leader in electric motorcycles .\nmeanwhile , zero motorcycles recently announced that it received a $ 1 , 009 , 220 grant from the california energy commission ( cec ) to continue to develop its line of electric motorcycles .\nzero motorcycles , based in santa cruz , calif . , says it\u2019s the only company actually selling electric motorcycles in the united states , and none of its competitors seem to want to argue .\n\u201cbrandon\u2019s accomplishment is a real example of how passionate and dedicated our customers are to zero motorcycles and our new technology , \u201d said scot harden , vice president of global marketing for zero motorcycles . \u201cwe are very proud of what brandon miller has achieved and are thrilled that zero was an integral part of setting a new land speed record for electric motorcycles . \u201d\nzero could not be reached for comment , but chambers said the motorcycles will likely be made on the west coast , perhaps in zero ' s scotts valley facility .\nwith zero motorcycles making such a strong statement in the electric vehicle markets with their zero x featured in their \u201c24 hours of electricross , \u201d as well as the launch of their street - legal zero s , the big race is on to be the worldwide industry leader for electric motorcycles .\nin addition to hollywood electrics , zero motorcycles dealer network has grown to over 50 dealers in the united states and canada alone , as well as a very robust and growing dealer base in europe . for more information on zero motorcycles visit urltoken .\nthe zero motorcycle team has been dominating recent races against not only other electric motorcycles but powerful gas powered bikes as well .\nwhy ? because it ' s based on the zero s street bike , which means zero motorcycles could , with relative ease , start producing it . and it should .\nabout zero motorcycles zero motorcycles is committed to transforming the motorcycling experience by bringing to market highly innovative electric motorcycles that offer exceptional value and performance . zero is powered by innovation , driven by passion , guided by integrity , and measured by results . through extensive research , insight and experience , zero combines the art and science of motorcycle development to create and manufacture products that excite consumers and inspire brand loyalty . zero is determined to be the preeminent global electric motorcycle company .\nsanta cruz , calif . ( october 27 , 2009 ) \u2013 zero motorcycles today announced its win at the electric motorcycle challenge , organized by the french federation of motorcycles in gironville , france . over 250 riders competed in the race , with one zero mx and four other electric motorcycles participating . thomas aubry , riding on behalf of zero motorcycles , proved the zero mx has what it takes to not only beat out the other electric motorcycles , but to compete against the best gas powered riders in the race . after aubry and the zero mx beat the other electric competitors , he went on to take first place against gas motorcycles in the last race of his series , placing him third overall in his class .\ndo electric motorcycles have a u . s . future ? one view says no\nzero motorcycles ' s revenue is the seventh highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nzero motorcycles has employees and is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 208 .\npress release : zero motorcycles : high - performance electric motorcycle market to grow at a cagr of 45 . 22 % to 2020\nabout zero motorcycles zero motorcycles is committed to transforming the motorcycling experience by bringing to market highly innovative electric motorcycles that offer exceptional value and performance . zero is powered by innovation , driven by passion , guided by integrity , and measured by results . through extensive research , insight and experience , zero combines the art and science of motorcycle development to create and manufacture products that excite consumers and inspire brand loyalty . zero is determined to be the pre - eminent global electric motorcycle company .\nthis will be the first time electric motorcycles will be used in the 11 - year history of the race . four zero motorcycles , which are designed and manufactured in california , will be used during the stage .\nzero motorcycles will have its 2013 models ready for delivery in north america in january 2013 . zero touts its selling points as \u201cno routine powertrain maintenance and \u2018fuel\u2019 cost at only a penny - a - mile . \u201d as an electric vehicle , zero motorcycles are eligible for government rebates or credits at the state level . zero\u2019s street - legal motorcycles come with a two - year limited warranty while their motocross bike , the zero mx , gets a one - year warranty . 2013 pricing is below .\nwe recently had a chance to ride the 2014 lineup from zero motorcycles at consumer report\u2019s new york headquarters : the zero s ( in full police dress ) , zero sr performance bike , zero ds adventure dual sport , and zero fx dual sport . the company has dropped the entry - level xu that we sampled last year .\nthis year marks the first - ever electric motorcycle division in ppihc\u2019s 91 year history . in addition to the top three finishing zero riders , team members ted rich ( 12 : 53 ) , nathan barker ( 13 : 14 ) and brandon miller ( 13 : 16 ) set impressive times as well . hollywood electrics organized and managed the efforts with motorcycles and technical support from zero motorcycles , represented onsite by media relations coordinator , tj aguirre . hollywood electrics entered several different model zero motorcycles in the event , including a number of stock and modified motorcycles . hollywood electrics has been an authorized zero motorcycles dealer for four years and is zero\u2019s number one dealership in sales .\nalta motors is one of zero motorcycles ' s top rivals . alta motors was founded in 2009 , and is headquartered in brisbane , california . alta motors operates in the electrical & electronics goods industry . alta motors generates $ 45m more revenue vs . zero motorcycles .\nabout zero motorcycles : zero motorcycles is the next step in motorcycle evolution and represents the ultimate electric motorcycle technology . unencumbered by conventional thinking about how they design , manufacture , and sell high performance electric motorcycles , they are on a mission to turn heads and revolutionize their industry by combining the best aspects of a traditional motorcycle with today\u2019s most advanced technology .\na zero sets a world speed record for electric motorcycles at the renowned bonneville salt flats , achieving an average of 101 . 652 mph for a one - mile distance . \u201czero electric motorcycles are the fastest production bikes on the planet [ for 2012 ] , \u201d says rider brandon miller , riding a zero s zf6 .\ni think it ' s more of an initial upfront cost , especially for motorcycles .\nthe race is on , the electric motorcycle revolution is happening . april 2009 was a milestone month for electric motorcycles , and the two biggest news items are from the same company : zero motorcycles in santa cruz , california .\nowners of 2017 - 2018 models can use the zero motorcycles app to update their motorcycle\u2019s firmware , saving time , money and service trips .\ntelevision star , motorcycle collector , rider , and zero owner perry king embraces electric motorcycles in a video titled , \u201cit\u2019s just better . \u201d\nmission motorcycles built a high - performance sportbike to showcase the capabilities of the electric drivetrain . the goal is to build lower cost models as volume builds . mission motorcycles photo .\nzero motorcycles\u2019 race team , zero agni , took first place at north america\u2019s first fully electric superbike race ( ttxgp ) . the race took place may 16 , 2010 at infineon raceway and demonstrated the performance that electric has to offer . in an epic battle for first place , zero motorcycles\u2019 seasoned ama racer , shawn higbee , claimed victory .\nsanta cruz , calif . , april 13 , 2016 / prnewswire / - - zero motorcycles , the global leader in the electri . . .\nwe appreciate any help and ideas on how to present electric range for these unrated motorcycles .\nzero motorcycles sweeps the 2011 ama minimoto electric race with jamie lanza ( left ) , black mitchell ( center ) and chris green ( right ) .\nsanta cruz , calif . , nov . 3 , 2015 / prnewswire / - - zero motorcycles , the global leader in the electric . . .\nsanta cruz , calif . , oct . 15 , 2015 / prnewswire / - - zero motorcycles , the global leader in the electric . . .\nsanta cruz , calif . , sept . 29 , 2015 / prnewswire / - - zero motorcycles , the global leader in the electri . . .\nwith improvements to their company and product , zero has focused a lot of its efforts recently on selling motorcycles to fleet buyers , including police departments .\nextend the range of any 2014 or later zero ds or zero dsr model with an additional 2 . 8 kwh\n* please note that the power tank is not compatible with motorcycles equipped with the charge tank .\nfenris motorcycles , a new danish venture , is currently developing an electric high - performance motorbike .\nvictory motorcycles offers only one single model \u2013 empulse tt ( former brammo empulse after redesign ) .\nzero motorcycles rode off into the sunset with a new record for production - based electric motorcycles at pikes peak with a 12 - minute run up the mountain by rider jeff clark . clark competed on a 2013 zero fx . jerremiah johnson was almost equally fast on a 2013 zero s like the one below , johnson flying up america\u2019s mountain in 12 : 05 .\nsurvivors and newcomers are still churning out ev motorcycles , though . they include zero motorcycles , lightning motorcycle and alta motors in the u . s . , energica motor in italy and china\u2019s evoke motorcycles . all are helping to awaken market demand . according to forecasts from id tech ex , the market for smaller electric vehicles , including motorcycles , will comprise about 5 percent of overall ev sales , generating some $ 35 billion annually by 2027 .\nbut now they ' re going electric , abandoning the internal combustion engine for a battery - electric powertrain , in partnership with california ' s zero motorcycles .\npolice said the 52 zero electric motorcycles were delivered to frontline traffic policemen for daily patrols in five police regions in 2014 after a pilot scheme in 2013 .\npowertrain - zero motorcycles sells electric powertrains - two of these motors and two zf9 power packs could give the car a 200 miles range . the ca\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\nreleasing a statement in december of last year , zero announced :\nthe subject motorcycles have a controller firmware that may react to infrequently encountered signal faults .\nelectric cars can be sexy , and yamaha is out to show electric motorcycles can be , too .\nconfederate motorcycles makes some of america ' s meanest , leanest and loudest v - twin street machines .\nto get a better understanding of how manufacturers are addressing those challenges , and to assess the current state of electric motorcycles , i talked to representatives for zero motorcycles , harley davidson\u2019s project livewire , and mission motorcycles to understand their approaches and the differences in their strategies . there are other players , of course , but these three provide a good cross section of the industry .\nthe folks at zero motorcycles must have given up sleeping , because if that was not enough to keep them busy , they shortly thereafter introduced a new electric motorcycle .\nzero started its business by selling direct to consumers using a network of enthusiastic representatives ( not \u201cdealers\u201d ) , who showed the motorcycles and allowed people to test them .\nzero motorcycles - - based in scotts valley , california - - was founded in 2006 by former nasa engineer neal saiki to produce competition - ready electric dirt bikes .\nzero motorcycles , an american electric manufacturer that has operated since 2006 , has had to recall 667 bikes after receiving complaints of engines that\nquit while running\n.\npricing information : each zero motorcycles model is 100 % electric and , as a result , is sometimes applicable to receive government rebates or credits . zero sells its motorcycles through dealerships and , in states or countries without dealerships , sells motorcycles through its website . each motorcycle comes with a two year limited warranty and will begin shipping in february . zero and its dealers will accept pre - orders from customers who would like to secure a new 2012 electric motorcycle . the complete pricing for each model is below .\nzero motorcycles is the first electric motorcycle manufacturer to feature hot - swappable modules . the zero fx can be ridden using either one or two z - force\u00ae modules . a module can be added or removed in less than a minute .\nthe electric motorcycle ' s plight could be likened to the reason we have no diesel motorcycles to choose from .\nlooking for the highest torque and fastest accelerating street bike in the zero lineup ? step up to the asphalt ripping the zero sr .\nit is great to have options when it comes to motorcycles for both dirt and street . the zero fx 6 . 5 is a legitimate option for those looking for something outside the\u2026\nsan francisco - based mission motorcycles came out with its first model in 2007 . brammo in oregon has been doing it since 2010 . and zero motorcycles was founded eight years ago in santa cruz , calif . , as a way to push motorcycle innovation forward , according to vice president scot harden .\nzero motorcycles\u2019 z - force\u00ae battery is the most power and energy dense in the ev industry . the zero s battery is available in three sizes : zf7 . 2 , zf13 . 0 , zf14 . 4 ( zero sr only ) . add a power tank accessory to expand battery capacity by 3 . 6 kwh .\neditor ' s note : this is the first in a four - part series on the state of electric motorcycles .\naccording to vind , the bike will be significantly faster than the largest gasoline - powered motorcycles from honda and yamaha .\nshame , really \u2013 if i had any inkling they were serious about building motorcycles rather than electric oversized bicycles , then i would consider them for my next motorcycle . as it is , though , i\u2019ll just stick to conventional motorcycles .\n\u201cour future isn\u2019t tied to customary motorcyclists accepting or embracing us . seventy percent of our customers are coming to two wheels because of what we\u2019re not . \u201d - scot harden , zero motorcycles\naskenazi said right now , a lot of zero motorcycles\u2019 customers buy the company\u2019s ev bikes alongside market - leading v - twins and v - 4s . to him , that indicates zero\u2019s bikes perform at the same or better levels as riders\u2019 long - held favorites .\nchambers said the birmingham factory has sold 1 , 300 motorcycles in its history . confederate has nine complete motorcycles left in stock , and will make 13 more of the just - debuted bomber model , before moving on the new electric machines .\nzero motorcycles and hollywood electrics , leaders in all - electric motorcycles , made history on june 30 , 2013 , at the 91st running of the pikes peak international hill climb ( ppihc ) . in a historic weekend of racing that saw an electric motorcycle set the fastest overall time in the motorcycle division , zero motorcycles and hollywood electrics made history of their own with six production - based zero motorcycles that all competed and finished with impressive times . jeff clark , riding a 2013 zero fx , was the fastest of the production - based group with a 12 : 00 flat run up the mountain , setting a new record for production - based electric motorcycles and putting him inside the top half of all motorcycles entered in this year\u2019s event . clark was closely followed by urltoken sponsored rider jeremiah johnson , riding a 2013 zero s and finishing in 12 : 05 . rounding out the podium with a time of 12 : 24 in the special exhibition powersports class \u2013 z was urltoken editor and test rider troy siahaan , competing on a 2013 zero fx . all three finishing times were faster than the previous electric motorcycle record time set by chip yates in 2011 .\nas with zero motorcycles , customers can choose to add an additional z - force zf 3 . 3 kwh li - ion power pack sold separately for about 20 more minutes of run time .\nlieutenant perry ( left ) and sergeant coley ( right ) practice at the ceres police department firing range in a mock exercise that uses their zero police motorcycles as cover . photo by jay mcnally\n\u201czero\u2019s 2017 lineup offers riders more power , versatility and options than ever before , \u201d said zero motorcycles cto abe askenazi . \u201cfor those interested in the most fun way of efficiently traversing their urban environment , we\u2019ve released the new , lighter , zero s and zero ds zf6 . 5 models . on the other end of the spectrum , our top of the line zero sr and zero dsr now deliver even more thrills with higher levels of asphalt - shredding torque , while still offering penny - per - mile fuel efficiency and no routine powertrain maintenance . \u201d\nin the case of range , motorcycles don\u2019t have an epa test standard , which could cause problems when comparing different models .\nthe source said the force\u2019s 50 other electric motorcycles were pulled from operation as a safety precaution until the cause was established .\nzero motorcycles moves into a new building in scotts valley , california , and reaches 25 employees . there are just two offices , one for the founder and one for the ceo . manufacturing is directly adjacent to them . the increasing momentum behind zero leads to a partnership with our primary investor , which has propelled zero\u2019s growth to this day .\nfrom public level 2 charge stations to your garage , zero\u2019s charging options are designed to fit your lifestyle . the zero ds and zero dsr come standard with a simple and lightweight cable that plugs into any household outlet .\nskateboard legend bob burnquist , the most winning x games athlete in history , visits the zero motorcycles factory , and acquires two zero motorcycles for personal use on the roads and trails near his home in southern california . \u201cit\u2019s the future , \u201d says bob in a video he helped produce . \u201cyou can start now , or be the last to get on the wagon . things are going electric . \u201d\ninterior permanent magnet ( ipm ) design on zero ds zf13 . 0 and zero dsr increases efficiency , cools more rapidly , and has higher thermal capability\nthe zero s , a street fighter , and zero ds , a dual sport , are both available in a 6 or 9 kwh configuration . as measured by the epa udds , the zero s is capable of respectively achieving 76 or 114 miles . both motorcycles offer a higher top speed , with the zero ds hitting 80 mph and the zero s topping out at 88 mph . perhaps more importantly , both motorcycles offer a broad torque band and stealthy acceleration from 0 rpm that makes them incredibly fun to ride . in addition , all the street models , including the zero xu , feature new brushless motors and regenerative braking that allow riders to recoup energy during deceleration . the zero xu , a motorcycle designed for inner city riding , now uses the same maintenance - free belt drive system as the zero s and zero ds . brushless air - cooled motors , life of motorcycle power packs and belt drive systems make zero\u2019s lineup of street models just about the world\u2019s easiest to own form of transportation .\n\u201cthis week exceeded all expectations , \u201d said harlan flagg of hollywood electrics . \u201cwe came prepared and ready to race , but were blown away by how smoothly it went all week . even after several crashes during practice days , one that sent a bike flying off a 15 - foot embankment , the motorcycles only suffered superficial damage , a testament to how well designed these machines are by the engineering team at zero motorcycles . we came to prove just how much fun and how competitive electric motorcycles can be , especially production - based motorcycles , and i believe we proved a point . \u201d flagg concluded by stating , \u201ca big thanks goes out to all the riders , sponsors and support crews for making this happen . it was truly a historic weekend for electrics and for zero motorcycles . \u201d\nlike electric cars , electric motorcycles are clean and efficient , but that\u2019s not why people buy them . the real reason is that they\u2019re a blast to ride , as we were recently reminded with some seat time on the latest bikes from zero motorcycles . plus , unlike gas - powered motorcycles , they need very limited maintenance and there ' s little to go wrong . the concept is catching on , and even harley - davidson has developed an electric motorcycle .\nmotorcycles , as any biker will tell you , are as much a device for recreation as they are a method of transport .\nyamaha ' s pes1 is an important step for electric motorcycles , with a major manufacturer betting on an eco - friendly future .\nthe award is designed to help the company continue research & development , and can also be used for assembly of electric motorcycles .\nall three men say that being able to hear and communicate aboard the electric motorcycles has been one of the most positive benefits .\nfrom the streetfighter style of the zero s , to the dual sport zero dsr and the hooligan - friendly zero fx and zero fxs , zero offers an electric motorcycle for every two - wheeled lifestyle . all 2017 zeros come with a one - year membership in the american motorcyclist association , the world\u2019s largest organization that advocates the rights of motorcyclists . membership includes free roadside assistance .\nmotorcycles / atvs / utility - due to limited resale market , we are unable to determine used sales . these are electric products .\nlocated in santa cruz , @ zeromc makes 100 % electric motorcycles . ceo sam paschel explains how the motor works : # arfvtp10 urltoken\ncycle world \u2019s experience testing has shown that zero\u2019s motorcycles generally have expressed the electric motorcycle at their best , at least in this early evolution of their existence . here\u2019s a quick look at what\u2019s new in 2016 .\nzero began making a line of dirt bikes such as the x and the mx , and started producing street motorcycles , beginning with the s , in 2009 . now , zero has four motorcycles in its production line : the s , the sr ( its sporty street model ) , the ds ( the dual - sport model ) and the fx ( it\u2019s considered a street , dirt , and all - terrain motorcycle ) .\nthe zero fx can be ordered in fixed or hot - swappable battery configurations .\ninstead , he said , his company is partnering with zero motorcycles , the santa cruz makers of high - end electric street bikes , to create a new cruiser . it will be driven by twin zero electric motors and will produce the equivalent of 175 horsepower and 290 pound - feet of torque .\nzero motorcycles , the global leader in electric motorcycle technology , is proud to announce that two new land speed records for lightweight electric motorcycles has been recorded using the 2012 zero s zf6 model motorcycle . brandon miller broke previously held land speed records for an electric motorcycle at the 2012 bonneville shootout at the bonneville salt flats in northwestern utah earlier this month by reaching a speed of 101 . 652 miles per hour over a one mile distance .\nalmost silent , inexpensive to operate , no fumes . . . imagine all possibilities for patrolling cities . officers in bogot\u00e1 and hong kong start patrolling their streets and trails using fleets of zero s and ds police motorcycles .\npetty regularly battles with a pack of competitors on gasoline - powered motorcycles at perris raceway , and he often wins . photo by janice blunt\nrange varies in electric motorcycles similarly to how it varies in gas motorcycles . however , the big difference between electric and gas is that energy consumption is averaged over a shorter distance on an electric motorcycle . electric motorcycles are designed for convenient daily recharges versus less frequent and less convenient trips to the gas station . as a result , the same electric motorcycle often yields different ranges from one full recharge to the next .\nzero motorcycles uses the best practices in the ev industry to make sure all of our lithium - ion batteries are recycled . each one uses a chemistry that allows us to take advantage of continuously improving battery - recycling programs .\nzero motorcycles\u2019 z - force\u00ae battery is the most power and energy dense in the ev industry . the zf7 . 2 offers a maximum battery capacity of 7 . 2 kwh that delivers up to 91 miles of city riding .\nspecifications are subject to change without notice . imagery may not reflect most current product specifications . zero motorcycles reserves the right to make improvements and / or design changes without any obligation to previously sold , assembled or fabricated equipment .\nelectric motorcycles comprise less than 1 . 5 percent of the total market\u2014only about 5 , 000 units , according to ubs . the category has been largely dominated by small makers such as brammo and zero motorcycles . yamaha has also announced plans to enter the market , with its two electric models , the pes1 and the ped1 , expected to hit the market by 2016 .\nzero motorcycles is the first electric motorcycle manufacturer to feature available hot - swappable modules . this optional system allows the zero fx and zero fxs to be ridden using either one or two z - force\u00ae modules . a module can be added or removed in less than a minute . charging can be done via the motorcycle\u2019s standard on - board charger or by using optional off - board charging accessories .\nbut what about their utility ? isn\u2019t the biggest knock against electric motorcycles the fact that they can\u2019t make it as far on one charge as a gasoline engine can between fuel stops ? mentioning the catchphrase \u201crange anxiety\u201d to petty when talking about current electric motorcycles is likely to elicit a chuckle .\npreston petty is one of those rare souls that is capable of embracing his own motorcycling heritage while also being a cutting - edge thinker who maintains a fascination with the latest and greatest technology , and that includes zero electric motorcycles .\nzero motorcycles uses the best practices in the ev industry to make sure all of our lithium - ion power packs are recycled . each one uses a chemistry that allows us to take advantage of continuously improving battery - recycling programs .\nnot only has zero been doing well incorporating its bikes into police fleets , but the company just slashed prices of its motorcycles by $ 1 , 350 across the entire lineup . that represents a price cut of around 10 percent .\ncrossing from smooth asphalt to loose gravel fire roads ? all good . change performance profiles at the press of a button to master any terrain . the zero fx is pre - programmed with eco or sport modes and performance can be fully customized using the zero motorcycles app where you can also see detailed ride stats .\nwherever you might ride this weekend , we hope you do it on a zero .\nzero focuses on off - road bikes as the best way to break into the motorcycle market . while the motorcycles don\u2019t have a high top speed or extensive range , the electric powertrain is powerful and quiet , opening new riding possibilities .\nalthough electric vehicles in general , and electric motorcycles in particular , are generating more and more interest in recent years , they\u2019re not a new idea .\nover in the isle of man one of the races is for electric motorcycles only . this is held as part of the legendary tt race week .\nwho has been in the motorcycle industry for about two decades , to get his take on what could make electric motorcycles the first choice for riders .\nlight , easy to handle and super fast fenris motorcycles has developed a new engine that weighs 11 kg \u2013 only a quarter of its competitors\u2019 engines .\nhopes to sell just 2 , 400 of its electrics this year , about 1 percent of harley ' s 2013 sales of gasoline - powered motorcycles .\nwith a stealthy blacked - out paint scheme and a great power - to - weight ratio , the 2013 zero fx is claimed to be the fastest accelerating 2013 zero motorcycle .\nthe zero s is the first electric street motorcycle to go into mass production . while the range and top speed are limited to 50 miles and 60 mph , the bike is global news . the zero s also includes an all - new chassis and bodywork , and is quickly followed by the release of the zero ds for those who want a street - legal motorcycle they can ride in the dirt . \u201cfor the first time , these were real , mass produced motorcycles , \u201d says abe askenazi , chief technology officer and product manager , who came from buell motorcycles .\nalthough the internet says these machines are coming in 2016 , yamaha ' s report didn ' t offer a specific timeline . we aren ' t counting on these motorcycles to provide the excitement of , say , a mission rs or even a zero sr , but we ' re still happy to hear they ' re coming . having yamaha get in the game is a milestone for electric motorcycles .\ntimeless style or groundbreaking technology have made a handful of motorcycles into 2 - wheeled icons \u2014 bikes that influenced future motorcycle design , often for decades . the 1936 harley - davidson el , for example , established the core elements of heavyweight , cruiser - style motorcycles produced to this day by harley and its competitors . so check this group of 15 motorcycles of influence , presented in chronological order , which includes a few new models we think might become classics .\nriding a zero is an experience like no other . schedule your transformational test ride today .\nfirst off wow ! no criticism for zero to having a narrow selection is valid anymore .\nditto for the 2016 zero models ( iirc , first deliveries will be next month ) .\nwe ' re thrilled to partner with the amgen tour of california in bringing electric motorcycles to this prestigious race ,\nsaid todd andersen , vp of marketing , sales and aftersales at zero motorcycles .\nour powertrain ' s relative silence and zero emissions are particularly well suited to the needs of elite athletes in competition . we ' re excited at the prospect of growing our relationship to expand the use of zeros across even more stages of the amgen toc in the coming years .\nmission motors went bankrupt . brammo put its empulse ev motorcycles out there to some fanfare , but the small oregon - based startup sold its bike business to polaris . the parent company of victory motorcycles , polaris eventually killed off the empulse . and brammo now sells power systems to other vehicle and equipment makers .\n\u201cthe 2012 model line is truly game changing . it marks the first time in history that riders can actually own an electric motorcycle that is capable of exceeding 100 miles of range on a single charge , \u201d said scot harden , vp of global marketing of zero motorcycles . \u201cevery model in the lineup goes faster , further and is more fun than ever before . these are not concepts . in less than three months , riders can see and purchase 2012 models at authorized zero motorcycles dealers . \u201d\nwhat differentiates zero from its competitors is that the company has always focused on perfecting its street motorcycles and it continues to do just that heading into 2015 . as previously mentioned , zero is expanding and growing rapidly , and this is the year it\u2019s stepping up its game when it comes to building high performance electric motorcycles . the company did a big overhaul in features for this year . all 2015 models come with cast - alloy wheels with pirelli tires , and are equipped with bosch abs brakes .\nzero motorcycles , the global leader in electric motorcycle technology , is celebrating victory this past weekend at the 2011 geico ama minimoto sx in las vegas . on friday , may 6 , zero set some of the fastest qualifying times among both gas and electric motorcycles . quick from the start , they dominated the electric motorcycle heat race on production zero mx dirt bikes . during the race , zero\u2019s blake mitchell took first , followed by jamie lanza , chris green and trevor doniak . consistently outpacing , out accelerating and out handling the other electric motorcycle competition , zero showed the strength of their dirt bike line which has evolved to become faster and more robust over several generations . the winner , blake mitchell , owns and trains on a zero x which he purchased in 2008 so that he could gain a competitive edge by riding close to home without disturbing those living nearby .\nsanta cruz , calif . ( brain ) \u2014 zero motorcycles will be included in the support fleet for the big bear lake time trial stage of this year ' s amgen tour of california . zero said the electric motos are ideal for race support because they don ' t produce exhaust or noise that could disturb athletes and harm the environment .\nthat may change , of course - - and riders who own electric motorcycles certainly enjoy them - - but for the time being , the appeal is limited .\nthere are currently more than 50 police departments that use its electric motorcycles for quiet , swift patrol duties - - and save money on both gasoline and maintenance .\nzero offers a quick charge system that cuts the charge times by as much as 75 % .\nthe zero s zf8 . 5 ' s air - cooled radial flux permanent magnet brushless motor .\nthe ceres police department is one of more than 50 law enforcement agencies that has incorporated zero electric police motorcycles into its motor fleet . skeptical at first , the department\u2019s motor officers are highly complimentary when discussing the performance and reliability of the machines in the field .\nunfortunately the zero motorcycle ran out of battery before finishing the race , but as you can see in the video it was total domination until the zero died . the new zero\u2019s will have a new battery technology that will give them 116 miles on a single charge ( in non racing conditions ) unfortunately zero does not have the new battery packs yet designed by e - bike guru liveforphysics .\nzero motorcycles designed the zero mx specifically for track riding and motocross , using a high - performance suspension system . the zero mx includes a beefy front - end and a newly developed custom rear shock that gives riders a fully adjustable spring preload and easily tuned damping . the zero mx has also been fitted with an aggressive 19\nfront wheel and tire package that will accommodate any motocross tire . it is lightweight , low - maintenance and silent , which opens up local track riding possibilities by eliminating the loud noise associated with a traditional gas dirt bike .\nand that , says the new york times , is just a handful of reasons as to why electric motorcycles may not have a future in the u . s .\n\u201cthis is a really exciting time in the history of motorcycles , \u201d he says . \u201cwe\u2019re just grasping the surface in terms of what the technology can do . \u201d\nharley - davidson , inc . manufactures and sells heavyweight motorcycles as well as a line of motorcycle parts , accessories , general merchandise and related services . it also provides\nwhile it ' s not clear that the topic has been studied , officers and other electric - bike riders also suggest that electric motorcycles are less fatiguing to ride .\n\u201ci loved having the zero in the garage , \u201d said duke after his initial review of the 2013 zero s . \u201cnearly 100 pounds less weight , the zero is by far the easier commuter bike , and although its storage compartment isn\u2019t very secure , it proved to be incredibly handy . \u201d\nzero had already been selling its off - road x and mx models in australia for about a year , but the arrival of the s and ds models marks the first availability of street - legal electric motorcycles in the country . the launch down under is highlighted by\nin terms of their cost effectiveness and minimal environmental impact , the electric motorcycles also fit right in with the ceres police department\u2019s program . they have proved themselves as far as the ceres motorcycle officers are concerned , and all three said that they can envision a time when gasoline - powered police motorcycles could become a thing of the past .\namong those compatibility upgrades includes the ability to sync iphones or androids with the motorcycles using bluetooth to see motorcycle info and diagnostics , even allowing for some of the performance characteristics of the e - bike to be dialed in through riders\u2019 phones . new bodywork on the 2013 zero s and 2013 zero ds features storage in the tank area and a two - tier seat .\nthe zero motorcycles mat made by matrix racing is 6 ft long and 3 ft wide with beveled edges and showcases the classic zero logo . use it in your garage to show off your motorcycle . it rolls up for easy transport so you can also use it in the back of your truck or at the track . made of tough colorfast non fade pvc material .\nand max torque of 70 lb - ft , the zero fx is said to be the fastest accelerating motorcycle in the zero bunch . the 2013 zero fx has the same modular \u201cquick - swap\u201d power pack technology as the zero xu and mx that allows riders to use one or two of the battery modules . they can also be switched from 2 . 8 kwh to 5 . 7 kwh easily .\nbuyers can choose between the zero s zf 8 . 5 , or the zero s zf 11 . 4 , which have an 8 . 5 kilowatt - hour and 11 . 4 kilowatt - hour battery pack respectively . according to zero , the zero s zf 8 . 5 is good for 103 miles of range at city speeds , or 53 miles at 70 mph , while the zero s zf 11 . 4 is good for 137 miles in the city , or 70 miles at 70 mph .\nmany police departments particularly like the fact that electric motorcycles don\u2019t require the maintenance that gas bikes do . they are far easier , and hence less costly , to maintain .\nthis was quite an event ! we didn ' t even know about it until two weeks prior so we really pushed to get our team in order and race ready . this was our first appearance in a european competition like this and the zero mx out - performed all other bikes in our category ,\nsays edwin belonje , director of european sales & marketing , zero motorcycles .\nwe are excited to capture this win and are looking forward to taking on even more competitors as the development of electric motorcycles continues to evolve .\nthe zero top box by givi and rack kit is a convenient and secure method of transporting gear .\n\u201cwe are proud that free form factory has chosen zero\u2019s z - force powertrain for the gratis x1 .\nquote : please note , zero motorcycles only sells the z - force\u2122 powertrain to other businesses and corporations . zero does not currently sell the powertrain to individual consumers . did you purchase as an individual trikester ? and what did you pay ? thinking if i cant get the motorcycle , maybe build my own with zero powertrain . wonder if it fit in an suzuki sv650s , my 2002 models getting old and needs replacing . any know what to look for in a doner bike ?\n\u201cwe are honored to receive this generous grant from the california energy commission and excited to develop this next generation powertrain technology in santa cruz , \u201d said gene banman , ceo of zero motorcycles . \u201cthis is a milestone for us because it allows zero to control the development of its entire powertrain just like legacy motorcycle manufacturers who build their own engines and transmissions . in addition , zero\u2019s advancements in compact electric powertrains will benefit the powersports industry through the sales and licensing of the technology . \u201d\nvictory motorcycles , owned by polaris , is expected to come out with an electric motorcycle soon . harley davidson has also shown off its livewire concept bike all over the world .\nfifty electric motorcycles from the police force have been pulled from daily operation after another two were damaged in a blaze that broke out at ngau tau kok police station early friday .\nthe newest addition to the zero family is called the 2013 zero fx . with a zippy power - to - weight ratio , the zf2 . 8 battery - equipped version with a listed weight of 233 lbs\nthe zero ds combines innovation with passion to deliver the world\u2019s most versatile electric motorcycle . designed to be agile in the dirt and quick on the street , the zero ds represents a new kind of freedom ."]}
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newswire ( press release ) - 2018 / 05 / 18 , atlanta ga united states - noble systems corporation . . .\nowler has collected 17 screenshots of noble systems ' website since jan 2013 . the latest noble systems website design screenshot was captured in dec 2017 .\nge and noble corporation plc jointly announced a partnership to collaborate on the digital rig solution .\nnoble systems noble ' s innovative premise , cloud and hybrid platforms allow collections contact center . . .\nprzoom - newswire ( press release ) - 2017 / 09 / 15 , atlanta ga united states - noble systems corporation , . . .\nnoble systems is a provider of unified communication , business process , and data analytics for contact centers . noble systems ' s headquarters is located in atlanta , georgia . for every employee , noble systems generates $ 312 . 9k in revenue . noble systems ' s top competitor is aspect , led by chris koziol , who is their president . noble systems has 253 followers on owler .\nnoble systems currently has 15 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 noble systems had 8 followers . that ' s a 87 percent increase in 4 years\nnoble systems currently has 611 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 noble systems had 335 fans . that ' s a 82 percent increase in 5 years\nnoble systems issued 100th patent for contact center technology atlanta , ga \u2013 september 13 , 2016 : noble systems corporation , a global leader in omnichannel contact center technology solutions , announces the issuance of its 100th u . s . patent .\nnoble systems corporation announces the launch of noble\u00ae for sales cloud on the world\u2019s leading business apps marketplace , empowering businesses to connect with customers , partners and employees in a whole new way .\nnoble systems hosts the first select noble users group ( snug ) conference and forms the select noble advisory panel ( snap ) to promote client engagement .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at noble systems , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the noble systems company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at noble systems .\nnoble systems is a global leader in customer contact technologies , with headquarters in atlanta , ga .\ninteractive intelligence is one of noble systems ' s top competitors . interactive intelligence was founded in 1994 , and its headquarters is in indianapolis , indiana . interactive intelligence operates in the systems software industry . interactive intelligence has 1 , 884 more employees than noble systems .\nthe complexity of the system . particularly to technical support employees since noble systems ' platform is linux .\nnoble systems corporation ( nsc ) , a global leader in innovative contact center technology solutions , has partnered with nexidia inc . to provide speech analytics as part of the noble\u2122 solution contact center technology suite . noble systems\u2019 partnership with nexidia enables noble\u2019s clients to search , measure and analyze the spoken words of its agents and end - customers to improve agent performance and customer experience .\nnoble systems ' patented technology improves service levels and decreases hold times ( prweb october 17 , . . .\nnoble systems corporation , a georgia corporation , appellant , v . alorica central , llc , a nevada limited liability company ; whitebox advisors , llc , a minnesota limited liability company doing business as pandora select partners , lp ; pandora select partners , lp , a british virgin islands limited partnership , appellees .\naspect is seen as one of noble systems ' s biggest rivals . aspect was founded in 1973 in phoenix , arizona . aspect operates in the it services industry . aspect generates $ 230 . 4m more revenue than noble systems .\nnoble conversations analytics noble can now offer speech analytics tools completely integrated with o . . .\nnewswiretoday ( newswire ) - noble systems is pleased to have been chosen as the cloud contact centre s . . .\ngenesys is one of noble systems ' s top rivals . genesys was founded in 1990 , and is headquartered in daly city , california . genesys is in the it services field . genesys generates $ 1 . 1b more revenue vs . noble systems .\nnoble systems has employees and is the first highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 145 .\nthese are all the companies that noble systems has acquired . noble systems has acquired 5 companies and its latest acquisition was fidotrack in mar 2018 . fidotrack specializes in providing cloud gamification software and services for collections , sales and customer support activity in call centres .\natlanta , ga - - ( marketwire - november 6 , 2007 ) - noble systems corporation ( nsc ) , a global leader in innovative contact centre technology solutions , announced today that it has partnered with nexidia inc . to provide speech analytics as part of the noble\u2122 solution contact centre technology suite .\nnoble introduces noble inbound 100 , a complete inbound customer communications platform with a 100 % uptime sla . noble is issued its 100th patent for contact center technology .\nour partnership with noble systems combines nexidia ' s best of breed speech analytics solutions and noble ' s award - winning contact centre platform in a strong end - to - end offering . this combination along with the depth of expertise and knowledge in both nexidia and noble systems will deliver a very compelling solution to the noble client base ,\nsaid john willcutts , president & ceo of nexidia .\ni applied through college or university . the process took 2 weeks . i interviewed at noble systems ( atlanta , ga ) in september 2016 .\nfrost & sullivan ranks noble systems in the top 4 contact center technology vendors in the u . s . and in the top 5 globally .\nnoble systems ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 36 . 8m .\nprzoom - newswire ( press release ) - 2017 / 11 / 15 , atlanta , ga united kingdom - noble systems issued 150 . . .\nwe chose noble systems to join us as a true partner in our journey and future proof our investment . we found noble to be a flexible and helpful partner right from the beginning of the contract .\ntouchstar has built a brand that is well known within the collections and teleservice industries . this is an opportunity for noble systems to further consolidate these markets . globally , noble and touchstar share a similar footprint .\natlanta , ga ( prweb ) - noble systems corporation announces the launch of noble\u00ae for sales cloud on the world\u2019s leading business apps marketplace , empowering businesses to connect with customers , partners and employees in a whole new way . noble for sales cloud provides integration between the noble\u00ae enterprise contact center platform and the world\u2019s leading enterprise cloud computing and crm platform . with the power of this integration , inside sales departments can generate more contacts and achieve improved efficiency and productivity .\nnoble hosts its first select noble users group ( snug ) conferences in the emea and apac regions and introduces noble iq , an award - winning toolset of contact center decisioning and analytics applications .\nthe noble link printed magazine shared news , stories and events about noble with our customers and employees for more than 30 years .\nnoble introduces noble enterprise cloud , a complete contact center technology solution with all of the advantages of a cloud - based caas infrastructure .\nacquisition of national computer systems by pearson national computer systems develops enterprise application software for the administration and management of curriculum , student instruction , and financial data at the classroom , school , district , and state levels .\njames k . noble , jr . , president & ceo of noble systems , says ,\nour noble recorder product can capture all contact centre audio and visual data which can now be converted into meaningful intelligence . for example , collectors can see trends in spoken promise - to - pays , and sales can determine trends in spoken objections . many industries , like collections , are better able to comply with government regulations and other industry compliance standards . speech analytics is already a killer application in the customer service industry and noble systems is developing this technology for a whole new breed of applications . adding speech analytics is part of noble systems ' commitment to providing its clients with intelligent contact centre solutions .\nwith the acquisition , noble systems will bring on board key staff from touchstar\u2019s development and service delivery teams , while taking advantage of synergies between the two organizations . touchstar customers will have the benefit of an improved support structure and access to the full line of noble systems contact center technology products . in addition , noble will take - over the touchstar office in denver , colorado and will work quickly to provide touchstar clients with superior services and solutions .\nbuilding products , fire sprinkler systems , heating and cooling , made in the u . s . , plumbing , tile installation\nnoble systems is a worldwide leader in providing contact center and customer relationship management systems . headquartered in atlanta , ga , we employ 300 + highly accomplished and energetic individuals that contribute to the overall success of the organization . as a successful growing business we have opportunities for like - minded people at all levels in the company .\ncleveland - based federal process corporation , a diversified building product and specialty chemical manufacturer and marketer , recently acquired noble company , a leading american manufacturer of premium - quality building products within the tile , plumbing , heating and cooling , and fire sprinkler industries .\nnoble gamification is launched , offering cloud gamification software and services for call centers .\nwatch a short video of ge and noble\u2019s partnership on their digital rig solution .\n, chairman , president and chief executive officer of noble corporation plc .\nwe believe the shift to data - driven decisions will have a significant effect on drilling efficiencies . it is imperative for our industry to embrace the digital revolution to stay efficient and nimble , and noble is leading the way . we look forward to developing our digital rig\nnoble systems is a global leader in the customer communications industry , delivering the most comprehensive and affordable solutions to help you make the most of every customer contact and enhance the performance and management of your contact centers .\nnoble solutions give you the power to take your contact center from ordinary to extraordinary .\nnoble corporation has established and implemented an integrated management system known as p 2 r enabling our people to deliver consistent performance and winning results . noble is committed to the highest standard of quality throughout its worldwide operations and has developed a management system to fully integrate health , safety , environmental and quality policy , requirements , and procedures to ensure consistent compliance to our mission .\nour best product innovators are our own customers . we solicit and welcome feature requests and considerations , which are routinely incorporated into our systems .\ns2 systems is a global provider of electronic payments and network connectivity software with significant presence in europe , middle east and asia - pacific .\nnoble implementation services get you up and running quickly , with minimal disruption to your operations .\nchannel partners \u2014 alliance partners and resellers that help us deliver noble solutions across the globe .\nnoble systems has been growing ever since , with a focus on identifying new technologies and applications that improve the management and efficiency of customer contacts . we provide our clients with innovative tools that help them take advantage of new opportunities . along the way , noble has expanded and strengthened its offering with the addition of brands and products from companies that share noble\u2019s core market strengths and corporate philosophies on innovation , people and service .\nnoble systems is built on a solid foundation of call center management experience . our founder , jim noble , is a pioneer within the industry . he utilized early predictive dialing software in the operation of his own call centers and , realizing the benefits of automating the calling process , he began to focus on ways to improve the technologies .\nsince then , the company has flourished thanks in large part to the continuous development of superior filtration products and through the successful acquisition of companies like romicon inc . ( 1991 ) , fluid systems corporation ( 1998 ) and puron ag ( 2004 ) . with these companies came additional capabilities in commercial reverse osmosis and nanofiltration , desalination and submerged membrane bioreactor technology .\nthe acquisition adds manufacturing and product depth in support of the federal process portfolio of companies , according to federal process corporation president jon outcalt , jr . \u201cnoble\u2019s people and products fit extremely well with federal process . we are excited to work together to continue their track record of consistent growth , \u201d he said .\nnoble siphony provides an evolutionary platform for unifying customer communications via a server - based telephony architecture .\nparis\u2014march 27 , 2017\u2014today , ge ( nyse : ge ) and noble corporation plc ( nyse : ne ) jointly announced a partnership to collaborate on the digital rig sm solution , enabling data - driven operational efficiency by using data analytics , with the target of a 20 percent reduction in operational expenditure across the rigs .\nhe joined gamestop in 2005 , as senior vice president and general counsel , following its acquisition of electronics boutique holding corporation ( eb games ) . dan joined eb games in 2002 as senior vice president and general counsel .\nnon - toxic antifreeze for cpvc and metal wet fire sprinkler systems . includes system maintenance fluids and testing equipment . features the pre - mixed firefighter\u00ae line .\nnoble systems ' partnership with nexidia enables noble ' s clients to search , measure and analyse the spoken words of its agents and end - customers to improve agent performance and customer experience . with speech intelligence , clients are able to make operational changes to improve customer satisfaction , assure compliance , and reduce operation costs . additionally , clients are able to :\nnoble acquired touchstar\u2019s \u2018premise - based\u2019 business line , encompassing the touchstar brand and product line , as well as all intellectual property . the noble\u00ae touchstar product is specifically tailored to meet the needs of the smb market . the surviving \u2018hosted\u2019 business will license noble touchstar solutions for its hosted - solution offer .\nnoble systems ' mission is to deliver industry leading , best - in - class solutions that surpass client expectations . we strive to attract , retain and reward the best and brightest to meet our goals of providing superior customer service and achieving customer . . .\nthe top 10 competitors in noble systems ' competitive set are aspect , interactive intelligence , genesys , tcn , calabrio , incontact , liveops , avaya , five9 and insidesales . together they have raised over 2 . 9b between their estimated 19 . 2k employees .\nin 1917 , william barnes sold his remaining interest in the company to john wilcox . later that year barnes moved to new york where he partnered with g . clifford noble and founded barnes & noble .\nwith noble\u2019s ivr solutions , you can provide better customer service while reducing the reliance on agent resources .\nwe are excited about the potential of the noble technology platform to help us enhance performance in . . .\nbabbage ' s etc . was sold to barnes & noble , and later merges with funco , inc .\nsolution will allow noble to better manage the asset lifecycle and provide a more productive drilling operation for customers .\nwhen c . w . follett passed away in 1952 at the age of 70 , dwight follett succeeded his father as chairman . the company continued to grow and was renamed follett corporation in 1957 , which it is still known by today .\nnoble ' s complaint alleges that alorica falsely represented itself as being aci until aci publicized the foreclosure and that it falsely promised to purchase a permanent software license at some time in the future . on appeal , noble concedes that these deceptions by themselves did not constitute fraudulent misrepresentation . instead , noble argues only that they are evidence that alorica conspired with pandora to defraud noble . thus , the fraud claim against alorica was correctly dismissed .\nnoble contends that pandora tortiously interfered with the ongoing noble - aci agreement by foreclosing on its loan to aci despite its knowledge that noble would not be fully repaid for the hardware it had sold to aci and would not continue to be paid maintenance fees as provided for under the contract . even assuming that noble ' s allegations could satisfy the other elements of a claim of tortious interference , they cannot show that pandora acted without justification .\n1950 when c . w . follett passed away in 1952 at the age of 70 , dwight follett succeeded his father as chairman . the company continued to grow and was renamed follett corporation in 1957 , which it is still known by today .\nnoble training packages are tailored to your needs , so you can make the most of basic and advanced features .\nyou can depend on noble\u2019s responsive client support to give you the help you need , when you need it .\nevery year , noble is recognized by industry thought leaders and influencers for leadership and innovation in contact center technology .\nnoble launches mobile - friendly contact center management applications , reducing dependence on office infrastructure and empowering management from anywhere .\nnoble\u2019s excellent hse performance is achieved by managing risk , procedural discipline and hse leadership with a continuous improvement mindset .\nin 1997 , follett joined internet systems , inc . in forming library systems & services , l . l . c . , a joint venture that provides library management services to public , academic and corporate libraries across the country . in addition , follett purchased book wholesalers , inc . ( bwi ) - a distributor of children ' s books to public libraries .\nseries a preferred investment in gtess led by general catalyst partners gtess corporation provides claims processing - related business process outsourcing solutions for the healthcare administrative services market , enabling managed care organizations and benefits administrators ( payers ) to reduce costs and improve the quality of their operations .\nnoble creates the ip innovations program , furthering its commitment to protecting client investments through product innovation and future - proofed technologies .\nin august 2004 , noble sold a customer - support call - center system , which included hardware and software , to aci telecentrics , inc . , a minnesota corporation . the title to the hardware passed to aci , and the software was subject to an ongoing licensing agreement . aci granted noble a security interest in the hardware , which noble failed to perfect . in december 2004 , aci resolved to replace its former line of credit with a line of credit from pandora , which was accomplished in march 2005 . pandora obtained a security interest in all of aci ' s assets , including the hardware purchased from noble . pandora perfected its interest by filing with the minnesota secretary of state . gary kohler was a member of the board of directors for both aci and pandora until they entered the credit agreement , at which time he resigned from aci . kohler knew of noble ' s unperfected security interest .\nnoble has been issued a us patent for noble\u00ae smartaccept\u2122 ( # 9 , 560 , 210 ) . smartaccept helps inbound call centers and service organizations shrink average seconds to answer ( asa ) , decrease abandoned calls , and deliver a better customer experience .\nnoble integrates with off - site mainframe systems and payment processing tools , so you can automate billing and payment services as well as replay or ' speak ' numbers , money amounts , appointment dates , wait times and more . this allows callers to obtain critical information and submit payments via multiple channels during or after office hours .\n\u201cwith shifting market dynamics , the offshore industry is on the cusp of change . drilling contractors must seize the moment to enhance their competitive edge , \u201d said david w . williams , chairman , president and chief executive officer of noble corporation plc . \u201cwe believe the shift to data - driven decisions will have a significant effect on drilling efficiencies . it is imperative for our industry to embrace the digital revolution to stay efficient and nimble , and noble is leading the way . we look forward to developing our digital rig solution with ge . \u201d\nwith more than 4 , 000 client sites around the world , noble platforms power millions of customer contacts each and every day .\nnoble ' s tortious interference claim also rests heavily on its allegations of fraud , which are meritless for the reasons discussed below .\n\u201cthis is a great opportunity for us at noble company , \u201d said paul s . kik , sr . , president , noble company . \u201cfederal process has a track record of growing businesses like ours \u2013companies with strong product and brand footprints within core industries . \u201d\nacquisition of language analysis systems by ibm las technology allows organizations to increase business insight by enabling a precise , real - time view into the linguistic and cultural properties of names and facilitates a range of solutions .\nnoble receives frost & sullivan\u2019s market share leader award for the fifth consecutive year and is issued its 150th patent for contact center technology .\nat noble systems , we\u2019ve worked hard to not only deliver industry - leading contact center solutions , but to build a culture of innovation and teamwork . we employ a team of highly accomplished , passionate technologists who contribute to the overall success of our company and our customers \u2014 and we\u2019re growing . we have opportunities across all disciplines , levels and locations .\nthe noble suite features a comprehensive lineup of contact center solutions that can be customized to meet the needs of any business \u2014 regardless of size , functional requirements or organizational goals . turn to noble to help grow your business and build a better experience for customers and employees alike .\nplease choose one of the below listed options to report concerns or complaints about noble ' s accounting , internal accounting controls or auditing matters , or other concerns regarding non - compliance of laws ( including securities laws ) and our company policies to noble ' s board of directors .\ndon\u2019t just take our word for it , hear from our partners what makes noble energy stand apart as a positive force in our communities .\nfollett corporation is the world ' s largest single source of books , entertainment products , digital content and multi - media for libraries , schools and retailers . the company maintains an eye on the future , focusing on e - commerce , digital offerings and text rental in addition to its core areas of expertise .\nwith speech intelligence , clients are able to make operational changes to improve customer satisfaction , assure compliance , and reduce operation costs . visit urltoken . \u201cour noble recorder product can capture all contact center audio and visual data which can now be converted into meaningful intelligence . for example , collectors can see trends in spoken promise - to - pays , and sales can determine trends in spoken objections . adding speech analytics is part of noble systems\u2019 commitment to providing its clients with intelligent contact center solutions . \u201d\nnoble systems cookie acceptance policy this website uses cookies and other data collection technology to improve the site and to provide you with a more personalized browsing experience . by using this site you agree to our use of cookies as explained in our privacy policy . please read our privacy policy for more information on how we use cookies and how you can manage them .\nthe virtualized network poses challenges to network management systems - - and as more hardware components become virtualized , that challenge becomes even greater . this handbook discusses the steps it must take to both build and corral their virtualized infrastructure .\nnoble systems offers an online \u201cuniversity\u201d for internal training . we also have a published knowledgebase to which any employee can make recommendations or contribute content to share information , experience , and collaborate to improve team knowledge and training \u2013 so that we can provide better service for our customers . ( and happier customers make for happier employees , especially in technical support and development ! )\nget access to the full noble suite anytime , anywhere , with 100 % uptime sla , no hardware overhead and on - demand elastic capacity .\nplease be advised that noble will never ask potential job - seekers for any sort of advance payment as part of the recruiting or hiring process .\ncomplaints relating to noble ' s accounting , internal accounting controls or auditing matters will be referred to the audit committee of the board of directors .\nnoble continues to provide excellent hse performance hand in hand with delivering efficient operations for our clients . a noble safe day is more than an injury - free day . the criteria for a safe day requires no dropped objects , spills , process safety events or injuries . noble\u2019s commitment to safety and focus on safe days is changing how we work ; by following our standards , holding ourselves accountable and staying focused , we achieve excellence .\nkms was first established in 1963 as abcor inc . , a company built on separation and purification technology developed by scientists at the massachusetts institute of technology . when abcor added ultrafiltration membranes and systems in 1970 , focus shifted entirely to membrane separation . recognizing the commercial potential of these technologies from the beginning , minority owner koch engineering company bought out the remaining shares of abcor in 1977 , renaming the wholly owned subsidiary koch membrane systems inc . in 1981 .\nnoble systems\u2019 employees enjoy the opportunity to gain new technical skills and learn on the job . for most , it\u2019s not too big , not too small , just the right size environment . because of the size , employees are more visible , more opportunity to wear more hats , gain new skills , contribute to the company\u2019s success , build a career , and grow professionally .\nnoble\u2019s cloud datacenters surpass the 1 billion call run rate mark and lead the industry with 99 . 9999 % + ( six - 9s ) uptime .\nin observance of the holiday , our office will be closed on wednesday , july 4 . noble company wishes our customers , friends , and families a\u2026\nseeking a balance between functionality , flexibility and affordability , noble assembled a team of experienced call center professionals . their working knowledge of the industry was the force behind the creation of an innovative system . in 1985 , their efforts were rewarded with the design and development of a superior predictive dialer and the noble\nnoble corporation has followed and will continue to follow a moral and ethical path . while our focus is to achieve the highest return on capital possible , we will not sacrifice financial prudence to achieve that end . integrity has to be a key paradigm of any successful company . our company ' s approach to finances , accounting practices , relationships with accountants , the board ' s dedication to their fiduciary responsibility and management ' s adherence to the highest ethical standards is part and parcel of our heritage .\nall complaints and concerns will be received and processed under the oversight of the board of directors by noble ' s director of internal audit and general counsel .\nsolution aims to significantly improve the operational productivity of noble ' s drilling rigs . by utilizing data analytics to make asset management more efficient , the digital rig\nnoble systems sponsors a wellness program wherein employees can earn discounted premiums on health insurance . we also offer a smoking cessation program , as well as a wellness hotline . we also offer a yoga class twice a week during the work day , and our corporate office has access to an on - site gym , as well as walking / jogging trails , and employees can request stand - up desks .\nnoble claims that the consent and waiver agreement that pandora and alorica prepared for aci to sign was fraudulent because it falsely represented that noble did not have a security interest in some of aci ' s assets . assuming , arguendo , that the consent and waiver was a statement made by pandora and alorica to noble and not by aci to pandora and alorica , neither pandora nor alorica had a duty to not make false representations to noble , who was not a party to the agreement . see flynn , 627 n . w . 2d at 350 . additionally , there is no proffered or apparent reason why pandora or alorica would intend or expect that noble would in any way rely on the statement in the consent and waiver that noble had no security interest in aci ' s assets . moreover , these claims require that the plaintiff actually rely on the misrepresentation to its detriment . hoyt , 736 n . w . 2d at 318 . none of noble ' s acts or omissions can be construed as having been made in reliance on the statement that noble did not have a security interest in any of aci ' s property . nor can any fact alleged explain how such reliance , if it existed , could have caused the loss described in the complaint .\nsince 1915 , federal process corporation has leveraged its chemical expertise and experience within key markets to fuel the growth of its product lines and its customers ' businesses . decades of knowledge , continuous r & d ; and a commitment to acquiring and developing companies , brands and products that complement these core strengths are a foundation for significant long - term growth .\nnoble company , founded in 1946 , manufactures premium - quality sheet membranes and shower elements for tile installation , including waterproofing membranes , linear drains , niches / benches , pre - slopes , shower bases , adhesives and sealants for the plumbing and tile industries ; engineered antifreeze / heat transfer fluids and accessories for heating / cooling and freeze protection for fire sprinkler systems . the company is headquartered in spring lake , mich . , with manufacturing facilities there and in baton rouge , la . bluewater partners of grand rapids , mich . , advised noble company in the transaction .\nnoble solutions are the backbone for contact centers around the world . we empower tens of thousands of agents to deliver outstanding customer service across millions of daily contacts .\nfrom the launch of a revolutionary predictive dialer in 1985 to today\u2019s robust , feature - rich omnichannel services , noble is on the forefront of contact center innovation .\nall noble solutions share the exact same patented code base , regardless of their deployment method , so every instance includes 100 % of our award - winning features .\nnoble will continue to perpetuate this heritage by providing the highest quality service and performance , which its customers , employees and shareholders have come to know and expect .\nfollett corporation was founded in 1873 when charles m . barnes opened a used book store in his wheaton , illinois home . three years later , barnes moved his business , now named c . m . barnes & company , to chicago where he opened a store at 23 lasalle street . here , he sold new and used textbooks , stationary and school supplies .\nnoble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry . the company owns and operates one of the most modern , versatile and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry . noble performs , through its subsidiaries , contract drilling services with a fleet of 28 offshore drilling units , consisting of 14 drillships and semisubmersibles and 14 jackups , focused largely on ultra - deepwater and high - specification jackup drilling opportunities in both established and emerging regions worldwide . noble is a public limited company registered in\nthe facts in thompson are readily distinguishable from the facts alleged here . in this case , pandora ' s alleged bad faith consisted primarily of its knowledge of the unperfected security interest and its foreclosure in the face of its knowledge that junior creditors like noble would not have their claims satisfied at the foreclosure sale . neither of these allegations calls into question the legitimacy of pandora ' s ends or means . unlike the thompson partnership , aci derived no benefit from the foreclosure , and unlike the thompson corporation , pandora cannot be charged with a duty to observe and abide by aci ' s contract with noble . a junior creditor cannot sue a senior creditor for tortious interference solely because the senior creditor forces a foreclosure sale against the junior creditor ' s wishes or because the sale does not generate enough income to satisfy the junior creditor . noble has not pleaded facts to support its argument that pandora was not justified in its foreclosure and sale of aci ' s assets , and we thus affirm the district court ' s dismissal of noble ' s tortious interference claim .\nat koch membrane systems , our vision is to be the global leader in the application of membrane solutions that address the filtration needs of our customers . we create value through continued technological innovation , the consistent production of high - quality products , and unsurpassed customer support .\nsince 1946 , noble company has manufactured premium - quality building products for a variety of industries , including tile , plumbing , heating and cooling , and fire sprinkler . noble products are manufactured in facilities in spring lake , mich . , and baton rouge , la . known in each industry for reliability and exceeding applicable standards , noble company products include nobleseal \u00ae ts , chloraloy \u00ae and nobleseal \u00ae sis sheet membranes / waterproofing ; freestyle linear drains\u2122 ; noburst \u00ae antifreeze / heat transfer fluid ; firefighter \u00ae antifreeze and others .\nwe can service more inbound calls with noble . using ivr and skills - based routing to send calls to the right agents , our answer rates have improved more than 20 % .\nnoble research and development team has developed an electrically - powered bop ram design based on a belief that an electrically - driven operator has significant advantages in comparison to a traditional hydro - electric operator . over the past two years , noble continued to develop its ebop\u2122 ram design and manufactured a prototype for testing . the technology is currently patent pending . in 2017 , noble completed a shear test of up to 2 million lbs . based on proven technologies , the electrically - driven operator is ready to show a new potential future to the energy industry .\nnoble has been successful by maintaining a conservative financial policy , positioning itself to adapt to the ever changing world energy market and meeting customers ' needs and demands . at the same time , the company has assimilated an experienced and well trained work force . lloyd noble set the tone for the company ' s employee - oriented attitude in a legacy for management when he said :\nnoble asserts that pandora and alorica converted the hardware and software it sold to aci . \u201cthe elements of common law conversion are ( 1 ) the plaintiff has a property interest and ( 2 ) the defendant deprives the plaintiff of that interest . \u201d olson v . moorhead country club , 568 n . w . 2d 871 , 872 ( minn . ct . app . 1997 ) ( internal quotation omitted ) . \u201ca plaintiff ' s lack of an enforceable interest in the subject property is a complete defense against conversion . \u201d lassen v . first bank eden prairie , 514 n . w . 2d 831 , 838 ( minn . ct . app . 1994 ) . the sale agreement between noble and aci , which noble attached as exhibit a to its complaint , states that title passed to aci upon delivery . therefore , the only interest in the property that noble possessed was a security interest . noble cannot dispute that pandora possessed a higher priority security interest that allowed it to take title to the collateral and sell it . because noble possessed no property interest that it could enforce against pandora or alorica , its conversion claim fails .\nnoble can help you match the right technologies , people and processes to your long - term goals so you can capitalize on new business opportunities and improve the performance of your customer contact operations .\nthis is handled on an individual basis . noble systems recognizes that a work life balance is important . we provide laptops and cell phones to most employees . employees use these tools to their advantage to be able to work from remote locations and take time to attend family - related functions or whatever they need to do to achieve that balance . if a special project requires late nights or weekend work , you may often find employees taking a break and playing games on the conference room big screens .\nnoble claims that pandora and alorica are liable for either their fraudulent and intentional misrepresentations or their negligent misrepresentations . to succeed in a fraudulent misrepresentation claim under minnesota law , a plaintiff must prove that :\nas a world - class manufacturer of innovative membrane filtration solutions , kms is your global resource for advanced membrane technology , custom - engineered systems and exceptional customer support . with more than 20 , 000 system installations worldwide , our solutions serve many needs and industries \u2013 helping customers minimize their costs and footprint while maximizing productivity .\nnoble company now offers tub o\u2019 towels heavy duty cleaning wipes and tub o\u2019 towels granite & marble wipes . you can take advantage of the industrial strength towels specially formulated to clean the most difficult messes . these wipes work especially well on removing noble company adhesives and sealants from hands and tools . the granite & marble wipes are ideal for cleaning , polishing , and sealing granite , marble , stone , and tile .\nprior to this , shane worked for microsoft corporation for nearly 20 years , retiring in january 2010 . for the last 15 years at microsoft , he was with the company\u2019s interactive entertainment business division , most recently as corporate vice president of strategy and business development . he also served as corporate vice president of microsoft\u2019s game studios , which developed and published many of the industry\u2019s biggest xbox and windows game franchises , including halo , gears of war , flight simulator and forza motorsport .\nno changes are anticipated in the operation of existing noble facilities . bloomberg and kik will remain with the business . bloomberg will assume the role of chief operating officer and kik will stay on indefinitely as a senior advisor .\nnoble is committed to delivering excellent hse performance and integrates health , safety & environment performance improvements into our business strategy to add further value for customers , shareholders and employees . safety and environmental stewardship are the cornerstone of who we are , what we stand for and what we do every day to deliver safe and efficient offshore operations . noble\u2019s program for safe days strives for continued excellence in operations with the intent to achieve a no - harm workplace : no injury to personnel , no harm to the environment and no damage to equipment . noble\u2019s pursuit for improved hse performance begins by starting safe every day : one tour , one task and one person at a time .\nge ' s marine solutions is dedicated to power and propulsion systems for customers in the workboat , merchant , offshore and naval industries . through smart engineering coupled with software analytics , we provide customers with data - driven efficiency . connecting the physical and digital worlds , ge helps power , propel , position and predict the marine industry for operational excellence . urltoken\nnoble invests in the best research and design , leading to the development of industry - leading solutions . our growing patent portfolio demonstrates our commitment to identifying and bringing new technologies to market , all for the benefit of our customers .\nnoble is a leading offshore drilling contractor for the oil and gas industry . the company owns and operates one of the most modern , versatile and technically advanced fleets in the offshore drilling industry . noble performs , through its subsidiaries , contract drilling services with a fleet of 27 offshore drilling units , consisting of 14 drillships and semisubmersibles and 13 jackups , focused largely on ultra - deepwater and high - specification jackup drilling opportunities in both established and emerging regions worldwide .\nsaid lynnette bloomberg , executive vice president , noble company , \u201cwe will be able to leverage a much broader sales , marketing , and operational expertise with our team to create a bigger competitive advantage today and in the future . \u201d\nnoble\u2019s sbs platform was the right size for our needs , and it was nice to work with a company that had a smaller solution focused on the needs of a smaller business , rather than requiring us to buy a large system .\nthe agreement calls for ge to initially deploy its latest digital asset performance management system on four noble drilling rigs as part of a fleet pilot program . the expected efficiencies captured through the implementation of the digital rig sm solution target a 20 percent reduction in repair and maintenance expenditures across the pilot rigs . the ' data - driven drilling ' model created by combining noble ' s operational knowledge with ge ' s advanced data analytics system will have a transformative impact on the entire drilling ecosystem , including :\nabout ge ' s marine solutions ge ' s marine solutions is dedicated to power and propulsion systems for customers in the workboat , merchant , offshore and naval industries . through smart engineering coupled with software analytics , we provide customers with data - driven efficiency . connecting the physical and digital worlds , ge helps power , propel , position and predict the marine industry for operational excellence . urltoken .\nnoble\u2019s greatest responsibility is the safety of our people . we believe every job can and must be done safely . we respect the safety and welfare of lives and property beyond our own people , including customers , suppliers , subcontractors , and regulatory personnel .\n\u201cnoble for sales cloud embeds contact management and web applications directly into salesforce , \u201d says chris hodges , senior vp sales and marketing . \u201cadding our telephony controls into the sales rep\u2019s workspace creates a single view for executing day to day activities , while making use of noble\u2019s award - winning premise and cloud contact center productivity tools , so they can make more contacts and improve sales revenues . combining our contact automation with their sfa enables companies to achieve a two - fold or greater increase in productivity . \u201d\nbuilt on the salesforce1 customer platform , the new social , mobile and cloud customer platform built to transform sales , service and marketing apps , noble for sales cloud is currently available on the salesforce1 appexchange at http : / / www . appexchange . com .\ntoday , we manufacture a range of membranes ( uf , mf , ro , nf ) and systems in a variety of configurations for use in the filtration and processing of drinking water , industrial and municipal wastewater , juice , gelatin , dairy , wine , pulp and paper . we provide solutions to markets around the world , including the food , automotive , textile , pharmaceutical and biotech industries , and more .\nfollowing a rigorous analysis of the company ' s portfolio of business units , follett merged follett media distribution , which provided audio visual products to school and public libraries , into bwi in an effort to provide our library customers with one - stop shopping for all of their book and media needs . in addition , in june of 2003 , follett sold its interest in library systems & services , llc ( lssi ) .\nget the most of out your noble investment with a training package tailored to your needs . all classes are designed by our in - house team of trainers and are designed to help you manage day - to - day operations as well as increase productivity and performance .\nthis website has been prepared solely for the purpose of providing information about noble corporation and its subsidiaries and the services we offer . we have compiled this website in good faith ; however , we make no representation as to the completeness , accuracy or timeliness of the information it contains . in particular , you should be aware that this information may be incomplete , may contain errors or may have become out of date . the reports filed by us with the u . s . securities and exchange commission and listed on this website speak only as of the respective dates on which they are filed or used by us . the contents of those reports can become out - of - date . we make no commitment , and we disclaim any duty , to update any of those reports . we reserve the right to add , modify or delete any information at this website at any time . this publication and any references to services are provided\nas is\nwithout any warranty or implied term of any kind . nothing in our website is intended to constitute investment advice , and you should not base any decision to invest in noble\u2019s securities on the information contained in this website .\nearn referral fees for sending contact center technology leads to noble . when an eligible lead turns into a sale * , we pay the lead source a percentage of our total revenue . contact us at leadreferral @ urltoken to learn more about our program and start earning . * terms and conditions apply\nwithin the agreement , ge will initially deploy its latest marine asset performance management ( apm ) system , powered by predix * , on four of noble\u2019s drilling rigs . the partnership will allow data - driven operations intelligence to provide broad - ranging benefits for the selected assets on the program\u2019s rigs :\nnoble alleges that pandora and alorica conspired to convert the equipment that noble sold to aci and to defraud noble . a civil conspiracy claim requires an underlying tort . d . a . b . v . brown , 570 n . w . 2d 168 , 172 ( minn . ct . app . 1997 ) ( citing harding v . ohio cas . ins . co . , 230 minn . 327 , 41 n . w . 2d 818 , 824 ( minn . 1950 ) ) . similarly , a claim for \u201c [ u ] njust enrichment may be founded on failure of consideration , fraud , or mistake , \u201d or \u201csituations where it would be morally wrong for one party to enrich himself at the expense of another . \u201d mon - ray , inc . v . granite re , inc . , 677 n . w . 2d 434 , 440 ( minn . ct . app . 2004 ) ( internal quotation omitted ) . noble bases its unjust enrichment claim on its allegations of fraud and other tortious conduct , including tortious interference . because there is no underlying fraud , conversion , or other tort to support either the conspiracy or unjust enrichment claims , these claims must also fail .\n, president and ceo , ge ' s marine solutions .\nindustry - wide collaboration underpins a solid digital future . together , we are stronger and will get there faster . it is a privilege to partner with noble , and we are looking forward to delivering the results enabled by the digital age .\na lot has changed in the world of membrane filtration since i joined the industry as a research engineer more than 20 years ago . of course , the same can be said for most of our customers\u2019 industries . the landscape of tomorrow is always evolving , and that is why koch companies , including koch membrane systems , apply a market - based approach to help create greater value . by immersing ourselves in the diverse markets we serve , our team strives to anticipate and prepare for future challenges instead of reacting to them ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "jack nadel international", "paragraphs": ["view information on current and former jack nadel international building locations . find leasing information , previous sales and currently active for sale and lease listings of properties where jack nadel international is located . research jack nadel international information , location photos and more .\n\u00a9 2018 jack nadel international . all rights reserved . terms and conditions . info @ urltoken\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at jack nadel international , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the jack nadel international company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at jack nadel international .\njack nadel ' s president & ceo , craig nadel , currently has an approval rating of 60 % . jack nadel ' s primary competitors are\nask a question about working or interviewing at jack nadel international . our community is ready to answer .\ni applied online . i interviewed at jack nadel international ( san diego , ca ) in april 2016 .\njack nadel international has been a past or current tenant within the buildings involved in these sale and lease transactions .\njack nadel international has been a past or current tenant within the buildings of the following commercial real estate properties .\nowler has collected 16 screenshots of jack nadel ' s website since may 2014 . the latest jack nadel website design screenshot was captured in may 2018 .\njack nadel blog old school vs . new school - update your back - to - school promos\njack nadel lives with his wife julie in santa barbara , ca , and also enjoys actively supporting their ongoing philanthropic efforts through the nadel foundation and local community involvement .\njack nadel international ( jni ) , los angeles , honored huntington beach , california - based origaudio with the partner of the year award during jni ' s annual national sales event , nadelu .\nhalo is seen as one of jack nadel ' s biggest rivals . halo was founded in sterling , illinois } in 1952 . halo competes in the marketing services field . compared to jack nadel , halo generates $ 129m more revenue .\n4imprint is one of jack nadel ' s top competitors . 4imprint is headquartered in oshkosh , wisconsin , and was founded in 1987 . 4imprint is in the advertising & marketing field . 4imprint generates 552 % the revenue of jack nadel .\nthis loopnet jack nadel international tenant and owner information is organized and aggregated from public records and the millions of historical and current sale and lease listings provided by members of the loopnet commercial real estate marketplace .\npromoshop is jack nadel ' s # 1 competitor . promoshop is a private company that was founded in 1998 in los angeles , california . promoshop is in the advertising & marketing industry . compared to jack nadel , promoshop has 150 more employees .\nit is with great sadness that we announce the passing of jack nadel . he passed quietly of natural cau . . .\njack nadel has employees and is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 5 , 812 .\njack nadel ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 1 . 8b .\n\u201cthe evolution of an entrepreneur , \u201d by business author and international entrepreneur jack nadel , was awarded with five global ebook awards , including three gold awards for best in business , leadership and careers / employment in their respective non - 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in - the - box . the key to the success of the program was that the item was completely custom and unique to this movie release . \u201cgreater china took the project from a brief description and color image to actual production pieces , \u201d says kelly borre , account executive for the supplier .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u201cstuffed\u201d was imprinted on tote bags , \u201cnoted\u201d on note pads , \u201cscribbled\u201d on pens , \u201cdressed\u201d on t - shirts , and \u201cquenched\u201d on water bottles . levy then placed the items \u2013 with imprints all facing the recipient \u2013 in an attractive black box that has the company name printed on the front . he produced 50 of the packages , half of which went to existing customers and the other half were delivered to his top 25 prospects .\nlevy says his goal was two - fold . \u201cusing basic items , we wanted to show that you could create an extremely impactful , useful and memorable branding experience without reinventing the wheel , \u201d he says . \u201cand , we wanted to illustrate that packaging is as important \u2013 if not more important \u2013 in creating attention and distinguishing yourself from the competition . \u201d\n\u201cbecause my name is ed and the company is edventure promotions , using the \u201ced\u201d concept was a perfect way to extend my brand into something meaningful and memorable , \u201d levy says . \u201cwe creatively used a pun to exemplify that we can be unique and create results . \u201d \u2013 ac top\nmadagascar : the crate escape was a working title for the animated blockbuster madagascar : escape 2 africa . since several plot twists in the film series involve animals being crated or escaping crates , paramount / dreamworks wanted to promote the picture using plush animals presented in a crate .\nthe piece was originally intended for use in a press kit , but the clients saw so much value in the item that they expanded their plans . \u201csome went to key press , \u201d ebrahemi says . \u201cthe rest were used in radio spots , tv spots \u2013 anything like an instant - win . then , the majority of them were given away at other dreamworks films before the movie came out to advertise the movie\u2019s release . \u201d\nand today , the studio attributes the momentum created from the promotional items to helping lead to box - office sales of more than $ 200 million . top\none of the most effective ways to conduct a promotion is when your target audience doesn\u2019t even recognize that it\u2019s a self - promotion effort at all . that\u2019s what sweda company llc ( asi / 90305 ) did last year when it launched its killer case study challenge .\nthose six case studies were announced on september 8 , and then distributors had 10 days to vote on their favorite one . after receiving more than 4 , 000 votes , sweda announced the winner of the contest , laura lyons of spartan promotions , on september 21 of last year .\nwhen you\u2019re launching a new web site , you better come up with something creative to stand out . after all , a new web site on its own simply isn\u2019t news . but how about a web site launch in conjunction with an online promotional video that has nearly 3 million views ? now that\u2019s news .\nthat\u2019s exactly what distributor firm clayton kendall ( asi / 162968 ) did earlier this year when it launched its new urltoken web site . to attract attention for the launch of its new business , clayton kendall decided to hire two youtube stars to create and star in the video . the duo used stop - motion technology ( also known as stop - action or frame - by - frame ) , along with 220 individually - printed t - shirts , to show the capabilities that clayton kendall had . the video can be seen here : urltoken\n\u201cwe wanted to create a video that exemplified our t - shirt concept , was entertaining and had mass appeal to both a business - to - business and business - to - consumer audience , \u201d says dan broudy , vide president of clayton kendall . \u201cwe hired two youtube stars and it was their idea to use stop - motion animation and to approach this from a t - shirt battle scenario . it was a fun project . \u201d\nit was also a project that brought lots of attention in the form of online clicks both to the video and to clayton kendall\u2019s new web site . the video shows the two stars battling it out to create the fastest and most creative t - shirt . in a fast - moving video , the two put on and shed a total of 220 individual t - shirts . in all , it\u2019s a professionally - produced and compelling video that absolutely fulfilled the goals of this distributorship \u2013 to increase awareness for a new online business and to sell t - shirts .\n\u201cwe wanted to garner maximum exposure for the new web site , \u201d broudy says . \u201cwithin four weeks of posting the video , we had over 2 . 5 million views . it brought a lot of traffic to our web site , and informed 2 . 5 million people of our existence . sales for the t - shirts are going strong , and we have been selling them all over the world . in fact , sales are still coming in for the t - shirts from the video , and we have had many custom t - shirt orders as a result of the video . \u201d \u2013 ac top\njust what every dog owner needs \u2013 branded dog biscuits that are safe for man\u2019s best friend to eat . color images and logos can be imprinted on the biscuits , and they\u2019re available in two sizes with a variety of packaging options .\nour clients deserve top notch products to represent their brands , and we are exposed to them before they are released to the public . using our global resources , we will find the best options and solutions to promote your brand in the most innovative way possible .\nwhen you promote your brand with jni , we guarantee to provide quality controlled , cost - effective , and innovative promotional solutions . we thoroughly vet our vendors to ensure that every link in our supply chain is up to our ethical , environmental , and legal standards . we work hard to make sure your brand is protected .\nwe research and negotiate to find the highest quality products and services at the most cost effective prices . jni enjoys preferential pricing because of our volume of business .\njni has made lasting relationships with the vendors who we work with on a daily basis . we have worked with some of our vendors for over 40 years and we reevaluate our preferred vendors yearly to make sure we are fully utilizing their resources . together we get our clients the best pricing and highest quality products .\nwhen a product idea comes to mind we want to be there for you to produce it without worry . we know that ordering can be a challenge , so we do our best to make it as easy and as straight forward as possible .\nfrom industry standard sourcing systems to our own internal databases , we have the experience and vision to put the latest technological solutions to work for you .\napplications and technology systems need the special care and attention that jni offers . our round - the - clock it staff is always on the lookout for opportunities and growth . our clients ' information and their users ' ease is our priority .\na british adventurer once said ,\nalways build your back - up plan .\njni knows how important customer data is and we go through every measure to ensure that it ' s protected and backed up .\nwhat ' s the quickest path between two points ? at jni , we know that the communication between an online store and its customers ' ease is punchout . we use punchout to ensure the fastest , safest transactions and easiest delivery systems . point a to point b has never been so simple for our clients .\nyou know where your customers are , so how do you reach them ? jni has you covered there too . we use the most user friendly technology to create a customizable , easy to use way to order and create goods for your company needs . let us know your storefront needs and we ' ll find a way to exceed expectations .\nat jni , we know the importance of customer satisfaction , so it ' s our pleasure to run our client ' s loyalty and recognition programs , so everyone gets what they want at no risk . that ' s enough reward for us .\nwe take jni ' s philosophy of thinking locally - wherever we are . we go the extra mile ( or a couple thousand ) to aid our customers in whatever they need localized and in that currency . the only thing that will need to be updated is your passport .\nyou ' ve ordered some great branded products . now where are you going to keep them ? jni has a fully staffed and full functioning warehouse in los angeles , ca . our storage facilities are staffed with fulfillment coordinators who keep everything running smoothly .\nclients know that variety and personalization is the spice of life . keep your packaging , fulfillment , and shipping needs in one place - with us . we have the capabilities to personalize and individualize each package that we ship out .\njni has offices in 25 major cities in the united states , the uk , greece , and australia . we can assist you all over the world .\nwe take a holistic approach to create the ultimate event experience for every brand and promotion . everything gets the jni touch from the planning , to the execution , to the main event . working globally - thinking locally , that ' s our motto wherever we are .\nno matter where you are working in the world , there is always someone from jni ready to help . with our broad base of overseas manufacturers and logistics resources , we can offer lower costs , increased customization , and shipping options that will work specifically for your overseas projects .\nwe keep your personal information private and secure . when you make a payment through our site , you provide your name , contact information , payment information , and additional information related to your transaction . we use this information to process your payment and to ensure your payment is correctly credited to your account .\n* don ' t limit yourself to independence day . there are plenty of opportunities year - round to pitch this trend .\na sea of people in red , white and blue emerge each year to celebrate the fourth of july with fireworks and festivities . but stars and stripes \u2013 particularly with a faded , distressed look \u2013 have an unflagging , year - round appeal .\nclassic americana\nnever goes out of style because it ' s homegrown and therefore touches on the nostalgic aspect of the unique american spirit ,\naccording to the creative market blog .\nalternative apparel ( asi / 34850 ) recently released its americana - inspired apparel line that features the classic red , white and blue in vintage style . the company used a\nfabric first\napproach to ensure soft , simple and eco - friendly apparel .\nour americana collection is the perfect apparel for any [ fourth of july ] celebration ,\nsays kevin miles , director of sales operations for alternative apparel .\nand beyond our favorite star - studded holiday , the vintage look of these styles is classic and timeless . the elevated stars - and - stripes prints create neutral design elements as a backdrop for embellishment .\nalternative apparel ' s americana collection includes baseball tees , ringer t - shirts , sweatshirts and tank tops .\nyou can find this cool 50s style roadside diner in pink elephant antique mall , livingston , il . i picked up some kitsch sunglasses in the mall , they seemed to fit perfectly with the vibe ! are you a fan of vintage style ? what would your favourite era be ? \ud83d\udcf7 @ thehappyjetlagger # enjoyillinois @ enjoyillinois\nvintage americana has an enduring patriotic feeling , which thrives despite the challenges the u . s . currently faces , according to lea robinson , vice president of sales and marketing for staton corporate and casual ( asi / 89380 ) .\nit ' s a feeling that never goes away , whereas [ saturated red , white and blue looks ] feel like we are celebrating more in the moment .\nthe vintage americana trend has broad appeal across party lines and demographics . after all ,\nvintage is ageless ,\nrobinson says .\nit ' s really the convergence of three well - established trends \u2014 the popularity of classic styles like baseball tees and ringer tees , the appeal of the vintage look and feel , and the drive toward authentic brands ,\nmiles says .\nit also connects to the idea of sustainability and durability .\nvantage apparel ( asi / 93390 ) has also been capitalizing on the retail trend by applying vintage design to its merchandise . even the cover page of this year ' s vantage apparel catalog is rendered in red , white and blue .\nour design team spent a lot of time researching trends and putting together different ideas for this year ' s merchandise ,\nsays gina barreca , director of marketing for vantage .\nwe decided on something that would show different colors and patterns that would work for various companies . the colors red , white and blue were up there and we saw an opportunity to go beyond the basic idea .\nthis gildan fleece hoodie with custom color draw cord features decoration with a vintage americana feel .\nvantage apparel has also explored the idea of adding the stars and stripes pattern within the fill of a logo to give it a patriotic look . even clients that have strict logo guidelines have options :\nadding the company established date to a logo or using a small flag as a second placement are easy ways to put a heritage spin to apparel ,\nbarreca says .\nthe company also recommends screen printing with soft - hand inks and distressed art filters to achieve the vintage and nostalgic aspect of the americana theme . soft cotton - rib appliqu\u00e9 also fits with the vintage americana look .\nfor j . america ( asi / 62977 ) , vintage styles have been surfacing in the past few years . steve zimmerman , vice president of sales , says that vintage designs continue to be a staple of the company ' s assortment , because\nthey are timeless .\nj . america recently introduced vintage americana to its top of the world headwear collection , by adding a vintage wash to the fabric .\nvintage americana evokes a classic , nostalgic and retro feeling in the wearer . showing off samples in that style will help you get that message across to clients , miles says .\ncreate a trend sheet that captures vintage americana styles from runways to retail displays ,\nhe suggests .\nthough vintage americana is a perfect fit for independence day , there ' s no need to retire the style after the fireworks fizzle and the picnics peter out . opportunities to use the retro motif abound , suppliers say .\nour country has gotten very patriotic the last couple of decades , not that we hadn ' t been prior to then ,\nzimmerman says .\nbetween our national holidays , sporting events , the agriculture market and what now seems to be endless election campaigning across the country , there are numerous opportunities for distributors and decorators to work with end users on americana themes year round .\ntechdirt is an influential blog that delivers keen insights into technology ' s legal challenges and related business and economic policy issues .\nthe techdirt team is also pretty savvy when it comes to spotting an opportunity for clever promotional products that , in their way , augment the blog ' s brand and help it to raise funds to support its mission .\na techdirt t - shirt based on an old nsa security poster . see this print on a mug and hoodie here .\nthe use of once classified information as swag is a nice match for the techdirt brand . after all , the blog is focused on journalistic digging \u2013 on delving deep to uncover the real roots of important issues at the intersection of technology , business and related economics .\nalso , quite honestly , the merch is cool in a retro way that we dig . check out a few examples below .\nlooking for promotional products ? you ' ve come to the right site ! whether you are looking for a specific item or just browsing for ideas , our site is your one - stop source .\ncorporate headquarters 8701 bellanca ave ( 315 . 66 mi ) los angeles , california 90045\nrick at jni hq is up for the challenge ! will he complete all 1 , 000 . . . stay tuned ! # jnilove # pushup # andup # allthewayup\nwhat a wonderful company ! from the people to the product , they ' ve got it all .\nthe jni london website uses cookies and similar technologies . if you continue without changing your settings , we\u2019ll assume that you\u2019re happy with this .\nfrom \u00a3 { { item . minprice | number : 2 } } to \u00a3 { { item . maxprice | number : 2 } }\ngreat company if you are friends with those that can protect you . otherwise you ' re nothing but a robot to perform your job . no bonus program except for management .\njni is a great place to work they have a solid work environment from which success can be cultivated . there is a fantastic culture in the office and this culture helps bread success .\naccounts were varied , many unique projects and collaborative effort between account executive and coordinator . work day went by fast as there was always emails , prospecting to maintain\nsmall office may be a pro for some but was not can be taxing at some times . great place to learn about the field and develop future relationships . overall a great learning experience .\na typical work day consisted of arriving at 8 in the morning . i then helped out with filing , sorting checks , sending checks off , and other tasks . it was a great place to work and everyone was very friendly sometimes a bit awkward though . i was paid very well for my amount of experience and working there gave me the opportunity to learn a lot of things i wouldn ' t have otherwise .\nit was a wonderful place to work , but not for the faint of heart .\nthere is almost always some level of stress in the day , quite often it was more stressful than not . loved the people i worked with , they really made each day worth going in .\nlots of turnover and new people coming and going . seems fun at first , but a very poorly managed company and you will dread going in . the departments don ' t like to interact with each other and not a team environment .\nthis company is amazing because they have the right people that has been working there for over a decade . everyone is friendly and humble . however , the management is horrible . there are a bunch of cons in management . the new vp is the cancer of the company . he fired alot of people recently because he wants to excel . what a joke . as for the it department , a bunch of cons . weak little people that don ' t have any leadership skills . if you are in it , you better run .\nthe sales executive i supported was emotional , scremed and yelled and was very unprofessional . this person shouldn ' t be managing people . not a lot of support from corporate .\nsales executive needed anger management classes and hr training on how to treat an employee .\noverall structure of the company is realistic and productive . a typical day is busy , however processes at this particular office are redundant . management at this office and overall for that matter needs management training . culture is fun and fair , each office is somewhat independent from headquarters but accountable for sales goals hardest part of job was management most enjoyable were the co - workers and the variety of of projects / orders\nthe people at iheart are great . there however is not much room to grow in the company unless they create a position for you . compensation was not what it should be especially for being in los angeles .\nthis store was new when i worked there and had some terrible leadership . overall , the experience wasn ' t bad but with a college degree - working retail just wasn ' t what i had in mind . the location is cool , i don ' t really like their products but they are pretty popular .\na typical day at work would be to , organize , put catalogs back in filing cabinets . also ordering new catalogs from companies , take phone calls and answer any questions needed . my co - workers were very sweet and helpful when needed . the hardest part of the job was being the youngest in the company . most enjoyable part was learning about promotional marketing . it was a good experience .\na typical day depends on the day of the month . month end is a beast . fun place to work . employees are good people .\nthe management is unbelievable . i have never felt more wanted in a company before .\nplease feel free to log in with any of the following accounts : asicentral , esp , connect , or the online learning center .\nenter your email address and we ' ll send you directions to change your password .\ncounselor\u2019s exclusive ranking of the distributors with the most revenue in the ad specialty market .\njni jumps two spots in the 2016 top 40 rankings after an impressive growth year \u2013 it expanded its north american promo product revenues by more than 15 % in 2015 and by nearly 70 % over the past five years .\nyou have been successfully added to our mailing list , keeping you up - to - date with our latest news .\nback - to - school shopping has transformed over the years . it ' s no longer about the simple things like # . . .\n7 reasons to use instax cameras for your next promo : wide demographic . they appeal to any demographic . . .\njni hq helped the walk with love fundraiser , which is organized by the dr . susan love research fou . . .\nas summer rolls in , everyone starts gearing up . . . and that means getting a new pair of sunglasses ! be . . .\ntravel way back to when top hats were cool . . . one of the earliest forms of a known promotional produc . . .\neco _ earthdayflyer _ nicolethe post earth day eco - friendly catalog appeared first on jni . . . .\nwhat are 4 reasons to work on that fitness ? for the cool products of course ! sometimes a snazzy new g . . .\ntote bags are all the craze . approximately half of the u . s . population keeps their promotional bags . . . .\nit looks like you missed out on this one . this was removed by the employer on 10 / 18 / 2016 3 : 36 : 00 pm pst not to worry we have a lot of other jobs on the site ; browse all jobs browse the accounting / finance category search for staff accountant jobs in los angeles - ca search all staff accountant postings are you an employer ? how do i hire a staff accountant ?\nper your acceptance of our terms of use , if you aggregate , display , copy , duplicate , reproduce , or otherwise exploit for any purpose any content ( except for your own content ) in violation of these terms without entertainmentcareers . net ' s express written permission , you agree to pay entertainmentcareers . net three thousand dollars ( $ 3 , 000 ) for each day on which you engage in such conduct . # 9 / 28 / 2016 7 : 24 : 01 pm\ncontinue to external site note : you are now leaving entertainmentcareers . net if you have any questions about the employer ' s application process , please contact the employer directly .\nthe security of your personal information is of paramount importance to us . we hire outside companies to test our security on a daily basis .\nbeautiful , functional offices . 1 , 400 to 2 , 800 sq ft divided by full kitchen with separate attractive eating area . each half has spacious o . . .\nnorthridge business park is north atlanta ' s premier office / business service property . this close - in\nfranchise\nlocation provides the prop . . .\n40 , 593sf available for sublease ( min of 7 , 440sf and max of 40 , 593sf ) in building 200 , suite 200 . rate : $ 10 . 25 / sf net . as is . 3 % annual e . . .\n* furniture negotiable * 2 drive in doors * 14 ' + clear ceiling height * located adjacent to ga 400 with an abundance of shopping , ba . . .\nin business , there is no safety net . successful businesspeople don\u2019t rely on manipulating markets or government regulations\u2014they have to find their own internal motivation and use it to propel themselves forward , whether to create financial prosperity for a family or community , support a cause they\u2019re passionate about , or bring an innovative idea to the world . self - motivation helps entrepreneurs ignite the drive needed to push through challenges when the going gets tough .\nfeatured as tip number 1 in my book , the evolution of an entrepreneur .\nin my role as a mentor , i have given strong advice to an individual that , if carried out , would have produced a successful deal . in some cases , however , that individual did not have sufficient self - motivation to take the steps i recommended . i learned that many people lack the strength of their convictions , which leads to failure . no one can teach self - motivation\u2026either you have it or you don\u2019t .\nimagine being fired from your job as a magazine editor because you \u201clack imagination\u201d and \u201chave no original ideas . \u201d the last thing you would likely do is start an entertainment company , but that\u2019s exactly what walt disney did . this entertainment company soon went bankrupt , forcing disney to partner with his brother , roy , in starting the company that would become the walt disney company . at almost every stage of its early life , the walt disney company was discounted .\nthis post is part of my regular \u201c tips for entrepreneurs \u201d blog post series , featuring shared experiences and wisdom from my career as a global entrepreneur that i outline in an easy to understand tip format with a brief story / snippet from my own business experience , as well as a current anecdote about how this tip applies in today\u2019s business environment . these entrepreneurial tips are also featured in my award - winning book for entrepreneurs , the evolution of an entrepreneur , featuring 50 of my best tips for surviving and thriving in business .\nwith three sizes to choose from and a unique slumped design , the full disclosure award is a great way to honor your organization ' s top achievers . showing your most dedicated workers is easy with fully personalized precision etched imprinting . and , since this award has a neutral design , it ' s a natural go - to for virtually any event or occasion . order yours today !\nthe celebration champagne bucket is an exclusive design and made of hand - blown hollowware . the generous size works well to quickly chill the bubbly . also available in a small ice bucket 4341 . please note that the nature of hand - blown hollowware often produces bubbles and other imperfections and are not considered defects . not dishwasher safe . prices include a deep - etched imprint in one location and designer gift box .\ndeep and intricate polished bevels combine for a contemporary and striking award . 3 sizes available to suit every budget available in starfire or jade\nour exclusive halina ice / wine buckets have it all , hand - 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finished frame for 4\nx 6\nphotos in portrait orientation . similar glass frames are available in landscape orientation and for 2\nx 3\n, 3 . 5\nx 5\n, 5\nx 7\nand 8\nx 10\nphotos .\ncurved starfire crystal is held in a silver finished metal base with a vibrant full color vividprint imprint on the back side .\nhere ' s an admirable award for their hard work ! reward your star employees with the innovative vertical star achievement award ! this prestigious clear acrylic trophy features the star atop a vertical standing panel . have your honoree ' s name and accomplishment included on the generous imprint area . this is the perfect prize for employee achievements and fundraising feats . this\nstellar\nkeepsake beautifully showcases their accomplishments !\nthe modern styling of the contemporary award represents human achievement with elegance and grace . our museum quality figure is mounted to a black marble base and an attached black brass plate .\noffered in several different size options , the crest award features a white agate base holding sculpted premium jade glass . the art shown is standard . a great executive gift or corporate recognition piece , celebrate employee milestones and have this stunning award personalized with your recipients ' names or custom message . recipients will be happy to display this beautifully crafted glass award in their office !\nelevate your brand to a gallery quality work of art with our proprietary aquashaping ( tm ) process . using a block of solid brushed aluminum , our technology cuts a dramatic contemporary rendition of your logo from solid metal . the dimensional sculpture is mounted in our eldridge presentation frame and paried with your choice of 2 standard mattes and a personalization plate .\ncurved starfire crystal is held in a gold finished metal base with a vibrant full color vividprint imprint on the back side .\ncurved beveled - top crystal award on beveled base . bristol series . approximate size is 6\nx 8 1 / 2\n.\na stunning frosted & hand blown work of art complete with a complimenting optical base for personalization with a logo or name each piece is individually hand - crafted . no two pieces are identical all sizes are approximate and will vary from piece to piece\nlanding bronze antique resin eagle award with crystal tablet . flying - high eagles . overall size : 7 1 / 2\nx 9 1 / 2\n.\nelevate your brand to a gallery quality work of art with our proprietary aquashaping ( tm ) process . using a block of solid brushed aluminum , our technology cuts a dramatic contemporary rendition of your logo from solid metal . the dimensional sculpture is mounted in our primrose presentation frame and paried with your choice of 2 standard mattes and a personalization plate .\na towering , unorthodox design in starfire and teal glass , consisting of a trio of superimposed triangles of differing heights and angles . the largest and most posterior piece is teal glass . second position etch optional . also available in grey / starfire and in all jade and all starfire .\ninformation , data and / or screens ( the\nmaterial\n) from this site may not be copied , duplicated , saved , archived or captured by any means except that the material may be used as part of normal browser caching and printing performed in the course of using the site for its intended purpose .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nthe 2013 awards were judged by 205 independent judges and were hosted through dan poynter\u2019s annual global ebook awards . according to their website , the global ebook awards , \u201care given to the best of the best . \u201d judges for the awards are industry professionals with experience in ebooks and in the categories they evaluate . poynter , industry expert and founder of the award program , has been a publisher since 1969 and has written more than 130 books .\nheld at hotel zaza in downtown houston , the event convened more than 150 of jni\u2019s national branding account consultants , coordinators , key managers and 30 of its supplier partners to explore , discover and evolve .\n\u201cwhen we introduce a new supplier into our jni family , we want ensure they\u2019re a great fit and that , together , we\u2019ll be able to build and nurture a long - lasting relationship ,\nabergel said .\norigaudio has been there from the beginning by providing proactive support , innovative ideas and investing in our relationship to make sure we grow together . we couldn\u2019t be happier with the outcome and know there are only great things ahead . \u201d\nmike szymczak , origaudio\u2019s co - founder and chief operating officer , accepted the award .\n\u201cit\u2019s amazing partners like jni that [ keep ] pushing us to offer the best and most cutting - edge products available in the promotional product industry ,\nszymczak said .\nwe will always strive to exceed expectations in product quality and customer support for jni and all our distributors . \u201d\nintegrate applications and data from across and beyond the enterprise for a trusted data foundation .\naccelerators give you a jump start to insights with pre - configured analytical capabilities for specific use cases .\nwhat can your data do for you ? explore the possibilities of leveraging data to drive your business forward .\nthousands of innovative organizations of all sizes and industries rely on us . see their stories .\na sampling of game - 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( oxford nanopore ) , formerly oxford nanolabs ltd . , i . . .\njames brayer , oxford nanopore technologies inc . , cambridge , ma , united states\noxford nanopore : oxford nanopore ' s valuation hits \u00a31 . 5bn after asia - pac funding round\noxford nanopore technologies develops nanopore - based electronic systems for analyzing single molecules , including dna , rna and proteins .\noxford nanopore technologies a uk company that offers several portable realtime dnarna sequencers com . . .\n37 . \u00a9 copyright 2016 oxford nanopore technologies \u23aa\uf8f4 37 concurrent reads migration to monogodb3 . 0\noxford nanopore technologies , an affordable dna sequencing devices supplier seeking to break the stra . . .\noxford nanopore technologies wants to get your dna online , and that future is closer than you think .\noxford nanopore technologies has tapped a global syndicate of investors for $ 140 million to fuel its . . .\nreal - time dna sequencer firm oxford nanopore technologies has raised \u00a3100m to support its next phase . . .\ntechnology focus from clive g brown , cto of oxford nanopore technologies . the minion is for research use only .\na tiny new device called the minion , developed by oxford nanopore technologies , promises to help sci . . .\noxford nanopore technologies ltd is developing a new generation of nanopore - based electronic systems for analysis of single molecules , including dna , rna and proteins .\noxford nanopore technologies , facing a lawsuit from illumina , revealed that this microscopic pore , csgg , underlies its new devices .\noxford nanopore ' s ceo , gordon sanghera , currently has an approval rating of 100 % . oxford nanopore ' s primary competitors are\noxford nanopore develops and commercializes nanopore - based dna , rna and protein molecule sensing system . oxford nanopore ' s headquarters is located in oxford science park , england . for every employee , oxford nanopore generates $ 36 . 7k in revenue . oxford nanopore ' s latest funding round was a equity for $ 140m on mar 2018 . oxford nanopore ' s top competitor is pacbio , led by michael hunkapiller , who is their chairman & ceo . oxford nanopore has 205 followers on owler .\noxford nanopore develops and commercializes nanopore - based dna , rna and protein molecule sensing system . oxford nanopore was founded in 2005 . oxford nanopore ' s headquarters is located in oxford science park , england , gb ox4 4dq . it has raised 658 . 4m i . . .\noxford nanopore technologies . pcr - based , pcr - free , and rapid barcoding for minion and promethion libraries . available at : urltoken .\noxford nanopore technologies . voltrax : a rapid , programmable , portable , disposable device for sample and library preparation . available at : urltoken .\nowler has collected 12 screenshots of oxford nanopore ' s website since aug 2014 . the latest oxford nanopore website design screenshot was captured in oct 2017 .\noxford nanopore technologies ltd . develops technologies for molecular detection and analysis in the united kingdom . the company offers base technology , a system for dna sequencing that employs nanopores to process , identify , and record dna bases in sequence . its technologies are used in dna sequencing , diagnostics , drug development , biomolecular interaction , ion channel screening , and defense applications . the company was formerly known as oxford nanolabs , ltd . and changed its name to oxford nanopore technologies ltd . in may 2008 . oxford nanopore technologies ltd . was founded in 2005 and is based in kidlington , the united kingdom .\noxford nanopore technologies ltd is a private company headquartered at the oxford science park outside oxford , uk , with satellite offices in cambridge ( uk ) , new york and boston , and personnel also based in japan and france .\noxford , england - - ( business wire ) - - oxford nanopore announces \u00a370 million fundraising to support develo . . .\noxford nanopore technologies was spun out from the university of oxford in 2005 . until may 2008 , the company was named oxford nanolabs ltd . oxford nanopore employs a team of more than 300 people including scientists , engineers , informaticians , manufacturing and commercial specialists . headquartered in oxford , uk , the company also has employees in cambridge ( uk ) , new york and boston .\nare we heading for a minion movement in healthcare ? clive brown , cto of oxford nanopore technologies , talks to pharmatimes about the internet of living things .\noxford nanopore currently has 1 , 779 fans on facebook . as of august 2014 oxford nanopore had 155 fans . that ' s a 1047 percent increase in 4 years\n\u00a9 2008 - 2018 oxford nanopore technologies . all rights reserved . registered office : gosling building , edmund halley road , oxford science park , ox4 4dq , uk | registered no . 05386273 | vat no 874 642494 | privacy policy | cookie policy | terms & conditions . oxford nanopore technologies , the wheel icon , gridion , metrichor , flongle , minion , minknow , promethion and voltrax are registered trademarks of oxford nanopore technologies limited in various countries . flongle , minion and promethion are currently for research use only .\nsince oxford nanopore was founded in 2005 , it has participated in 11 rounds of funding . in total oxford nanopore has raised $ 658 . 4m . oxford nanopore ' s last funding round was on mar 2018 for a total of $ 140 . 0m\noxford nanopore is organising its first conference , a two day event ) on all things nanopore in london , aptly named as london calling . among the many interesting talks , the most anticipated talks is from oxford nanopore cto clive brown\u2019s talk announcing the future things to expect from oxford nanopore .\nsupported by a broad patent portfolio , the university - of - oxford nanopore pipeline includes multiple generations of nanopore - based sensing technologies , including those based on both biological and solid - state nanopores .\nsara goodwin of coldspring harbour laboratory talks to the oxford nanopore community at london calling .\noxford nanopore ' s minion sequencer can read dna fragments up to 10 kilobases long .\noxford nanopore currently has 18 , 771 followers on twitter . as of august 2014 oxford nanopore had 6 , 609 followers . that ' s a 184 percent increase in 3 years\nthe minion ( aka biomolecule sequencer ) , a miniaturized dna sequencer , by oxford nanopore technologies is 3 \u00bc \u00d7 1 \u00bc \u00d7 5 / 8 inches and has a mass of 120 grams . the sequencer is powered via usb connection to a laptop or tablet and does not require a battery . image courtesy of oxford nanopore technologies .\nnanopore devices can be adapted for direct sequencing of dna or rna . supported by a broad patent portfolio , the oxford nanopore pipeline includes multiple generations of nanopore - based sensing technologies , including those based on both biological and solid - state nanopores .\nresults from oxford nanopore ' s minion are promising , but fall short of high expectations .\noxford nanopore offers a range of options for converting your original biological sample to a form ready for application into a nanopore sensing device .\nin october 2013 oxford nanopore raised \u00a340m from new and existing investors in the us and europe .\nin august 2014 oxford nanopore raised \u00a335m from new and existing investors in the us and europe .\nin july 2015 oxford nanopore raised \u00a370m from new and existing investors in the us and europe .\nthis study aimed to assess the feasibility of using the oxford nanopore technologies ( ont ) minion long - read sequencer in reconstructing fully closed plasmid sequences from eight enterobacteriaceae i . . .\na sample being loaded into a flow cell attached to the minion . the minion is powered through a usb cable connected to a laptop or tablet . image courtesy of oxford nanopore technologies .\nin september 2016 , oxford nanopore held a technical update , announcing new product upgrades to the minion .\nnew york ( genomeweb ) \u2013 oxford nanopore technologies yesterday provided several updates on its technology development and commercialization plans , including a new minion flow cell , called flongle , for clinical diagnostic applications .\na tiny new device called the minion , developed by oxford nanopore technologies , promises to help scientists sequence dna in space . nasa ' s biomolecule sequencer investigation is a technology demonstration of the device .\nthe oxford nanopore technologies ( ont ) minion is a new sequencing technology that potentially offers read lengths of tens of kilobases ( kb ) limited only by the length of dna molecules presented to it .\nbiotech firm oxford nanopore has raised \u00a3100m from its latest private funding round , valuing the rapi . . .\nto assess the performance of the oxford nanopore technologies minion sequencing platform , cdnas from the external rna controls consortium ( ercc ) rna spike - in mix were sequenced . this mix mimics mamm . . .\nin february 2010 oxford nanopore raised \u00a317 . 4m from existing investors and new , undisclosed us - based investors .\nmotivation : the highly portable oxford nanopore minion sequencer has enabled new applications of genome sequencing directly in the field .\nnabsys is oxford nanopore ' s # 2 rival . nabsys was founded in 2004 in providence , rhode island . nabsys operates in the health care services industry . nabsys generates $ 849 . 8k more revenue than oxford nanopore .\npacbio is one of oxford nanopore ' s top competitors . pacbio was founded in 2000 , and its headquarters is in menlo park , california . pacbio competes in the biotechnology field . pacbio has 343 more employees than oxford nanopore .\nbackground the minion\u2122 is a new , portable single - molecule sequencer developed by oxford nanopore technologies . it measures four inches in length and is powered from the usb 3 . 0 port of a laptop comp . . .\ngenia is a top competitor of oxford nanopore . genia is a private company that was founded in santa clara , california in 2009 . genia is in the health care services industry . genia has 83 more employees vs . oxford nanopore .\nthe minion is a portable single - molecule dna sequencing instrument that was released by oxford nanopore technologies in 2014 , producing long sequencing reads by measuring changes in ionic flow when single - stranded dna molecules translocate through the pores .\ndoes oxford nanopore even use mspa in its sequencers ? very few people are in a position to know ; oxford nanopore does not disclose the makeup of its nanopores . the company was founded on the work of hagan bayley , a biochemist at the university of oxford , whose published research has mostly concerned a different nanopore - forming protein , \u03b1 - hemolysin . but many different proteins have been suggested as promising nanopore materials , and oxford could easily have changed course during the minion\u2019s development .\nthe oxford nanopore technologies minion sequencer enables the selection of specific dna molecules for sequencing by reversing the driving voltage across individual nanopores . to directly select molecules for sequencing , we used dynamic time warping to match reads to reference sequences .\noxford nanopore has raised \u00e2100m ( $ 140m ) to expand its product range including a device for food and . . .\nsan diego - - ( business wire ) - - feb . 23 , 2016 - - illumina , inc . ( nasdaq : ilmn ) today announced that the company filed lawsuits against oxford nanopore technologies ltd . and oxford nanopore technologies , inc . ( ont ) . the lawsuits were filed concurrently with the u . s . international trade commission and in the u . s . district court for the southern district of california . illumina is seeking all available remedies .\noxford nanopore has employees and is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 116 .\na clever combination of technologies makes it faster and more secure to buy things with a wave of your phone .\ngenome assemblies obtained from short read sequencing technologies are often fragmented into many contigs because of the abundance of repetitive sequences .\ndeamer first came up with the idea for nanopore sequencing in 1989 when he was at uc davis . at uc santa cruz , he and akeson established the nanopore research group in 1996 , making important advances in nanopore sequencing technology in the subsequent decades . they both serve on oxford nanopore ' s technology advisory board .\n36 . \u00a9 copyright 2016 oxford nanopore technologies \u23aa\uf8f4 36 current work testing automated ansible scripts to deploy server and mongodb instances . locust to throw lots of data to deployed webserver nodes month of data in five minutes migration to 3 . 0 ( with wiredtiger )\n13 . \u00a9 copyright 2016 oxford nanopore technologies \u23aa\uf8f4 13 usb powers device , link to laptop or computer to operate consumable flowcell contains nanopore sensing chemistry and custom electronics sample added to flowcell here . currently this is prepared dna , designed to work with blood / tissue sensor chip works with custom asic for control and data processing\nasic each nanopore channel is controlled and measured individually by the bespoke asic . this allows for multiple nanopore experiments to be performed in parallel . more than one asic may be included in a device and oxford nanopore is building asics of different sizes for different purposes .\nin october 2018 , oxford nanopore announced its entry into the chinese market , having appointed a distributor and established its first sales to customers .\nthe existing sequencing technologies , and whole genome sequencing ( wgs ) performed mainly at centralised facilities , will become a niche .\noxford nanopore ' s revenue is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 1 . 4m .\nas one of the first research institutes to take part in the minion access programme ( map ) for portable dna sequencing , introduced by oxford nanopore technologies , the genome analysis centre ( tgac ) ' s task force share their experience of the ground breaking trial so far .\nwe report a rapid , inexpensive , and portable strategy to re - identify human dna using the minion , a miniature sequencing sensor by oxford nanopore technologies . our strategy requires only 10 - 30 minutes of minion sequencing , works with low input dna , and enables familial searches .\nin june 2017 , oxford nanopore launched its rna sequencing solutions . this provides the only direct , real time rna sequencing technology and additional cdna analysis .\noxford nanopore delivers continual improvement where all parts of the technology are shipped , improved and developed . the format of the hardware , software and chemistry changes on a regular basis ( often over weeks rather than months ) . this iterative improvement process will continue throughout the lifetime of all oxford nanopore products .\nglad to see oxford nanopore pushing the pace in our fair state ( california ) . at least five promethions in the san francisco bay area alone .\na nanopore is a nano - scale hole . in its devices , oxford nanopore passes an ionic current through nanopores and measures the changes in current as biological molecules pass through the nanopore or near it . the information about the change in current can be used to identify that molecule .\na good first shot , but not a game - changer \u2014 yet . that seems to be the consensus among scientists after today ' s first public release of data produced by the minion , an advanced and highly anticipated dna - sequencing device developed by uk company oxford nanopore technologies .\nthe talk did not seem to disappoint and clive brown announced a flurry of things to expect from oxford nanopore , minion asic , voltrax , and promethion .\n* update , 11 march , 12 : 35 p . m . : oxford nanopore ' s response to illumina\u2019s patent suite was added to the story .\noxford nanopore devices are fully scalable , based around a core sensing unit of a nanopore set in an arrayed sensor chip and used with a bespoke application - specific integrated circuit ( asic ) which controls and measures the experiments .\na nanopore is a nano - scale hole . in its devices , oxford nanopore passes an ionic current through nanopores and measures the changes in current as biological molecules pass through the nanopore or near it . the information about the change in current can be used to identify that molecule .\ntranslating the oxford nanopore minion sequencing technology into medical microbiology requires on - going analysis that keeps pace with technological improvements to the instrument and release of associated analysis software .\nin this talk i will cover the highs and lows of being part of the oxford nanopore minion access programme . our laboratory joined the map programme in may 2014 .\noxford nanopore was founded on the science of professor hagan bayley of the university of oxford . in 2008 the company created a series of collaborations with world - leading nanopore researchers at other institutions including harvard , university of california santa cruz and boston university . further collaborations have since been added ; these , in combination with in - house expertise and intellectual property give the company a leading position in nanopore technology .\noxford nanopore technologies aims to disrupt the paradigm of biological analysis . our technology and commercial model has already opened up dna analysis to researchers who previously had no direct access to sequencing technologies , freeing them up to perform analyses in their own labs or in the field , and in real time . we continually improve the technology performance , make it easier to use and expand the ways in which users can access nanopore sequencing . this technology pathway is designed to enable the analysis of any living thing , by any person , in any environment .\nloman is a member of the minion access programme ( map ) and has received free - of - charge reagents for nanopore sequencing presented in this study . he has ongoing research collaborations with oxford nanopore but does not receive financial compensation for this .\nin october 2016 , oxford nanopore announced that the early queue for the promethion early access programme was now full and announced transition to a more mature phase of the programme .\nat this stage , oxford nanopore is not seeking additional investment . however , if you are interested in receiving information at the next opportunity then please use our contact form .\n\u201cit is gratifying , \u201d he said , \u201cto have the commercial relevance of oxford nanopore products so publicly acknowledged by the market monopolist for [ next generation sequencing ] . \u201d\nlike many of oxford\u2019s ideas , promethion is a work in progress . and it\u2019s already well behind schedule . oxford now plans to start selling it later this year . \u201cjust sit tight , \u201d brown told scientists at oxford\u2019s meeting . \u201cthe raw horsepower is enough to put you ahead . \u201d\nclive g brown , cto of oxford nanopore , gave a technical update on 29 th september . if you missed it , you can watch it by registering your details here .\nfor his part , oxford nanopore ceo gordon sanghera , in a brief statement released today , said that illumina\u2019s lawsuit is without merit and will not affect his company\u2019s commercial prospects .\nthis work was funded in part by the wellcome trust , rosetrees trust , the biotechnology and biological sciences research council ( bbsrc ) , the canadian institutes of health research , the us national science foundation , the national institutes of health and the national human genome research institute ( nhgri ) . reagents were supplied by oxford nanopore technologies ltd .\nnanopore systems will be developed that can also write dna , driving synthetic biology .\nwhat is abundantly clear from looking through oxford\u2019s intellectual property is that nanopore sequencing took a truly distributed effort to get off the ground . scientists from numerous universities in the us and the uk have played significant roles in bringing the world a working nanopore sequencer . so has the us government , through grants from the national human genome research institute and direct contributions from members of the national institute of standards and technologies . what oxford has done\u2015and what illumina will have done , if it ever invents a nanopore sequencer of its own\u2015is run the last , steepest mile , to engineer an instrument reliable enough for use in the real world .\nbiomolecular engineer mark akeson describes the development of nanopore sequencing technology at uc santa cruz .\noxford nanopore takes a different approach by using direct electronic sensing made possible by biological pores rather than sequencing chemistry , and could be a game changer in the field . the company was founded by\nsecond and third generation sequencing technologies have revolutionised bacterial genomics . short - read illumina reads result in cheap but fragmented assemblies , whereas longer reads are more expensi . . .\nenzyme motor : e7 to e8 . dna can be passed through the nanopore more rapidly , going from 250 bases per second per nanopore ( bps ) to 450 without losing accuracy\non 8th feb 2018 , clive brown , cto of oxford nanopore , gave an update on oxford nanopore technology . in this update he described the pathway to a sub $ 1000 genome using the promethion device , introduced ' flongle ' - a smaller flow cell for smaller experiments and tests , outlined the pathway to very high consensus accuracy , and some other goodies . . watch for more . show less\nin may 2017 , r9 . 5 was shipped , to be compatible with the new 1d squared method of sequencing . oxford nanopore is at this stage producing more than 20gb from a single flow cell .\nnpreader ( jsa . np . f5reader ) is a program that extracts oxford nanopore sequencing data from fast5 files , performs an initial analysis of the date and streams them to real - time analysis pipelines .\na revolution is occurring in genomic epidemiology . recently , real - time portable genome sequencing using the oxford nanopore minion device was successfully used to characterize the genetic diversity of the ebola virus outbreak in guinea .\nin november 2015 , minion users gathered at the first nanopore community meeting in new york .\nmotivation : the oxford nanopore minion sequencer , currently in pre - release testing through the minion access programme ( map ) , promises long reads in real - time from a cheap , compact , usb device .\nit is time to shake up public health surveillance . new technologies for sequencing , aided by friction - free approaches to data sharing , could have an impact on public health efforts .\nthe minion device by oxford nanopore is the first portable sequencing device . minion is able to produce very long reads ( reads over 100 ~ kbp were reported ) , however it suffers from high sequencing error rate .\n40 . \u00a9 copyright 2016 oxford nanopore technologies \u23aa\uf8f4 40 zika virus research urltoken \u2022 how and when zikv was introduced to brazil \u2022 pattern and determinants of spread \u2022 extent of genetic diversity ( of importance to vaccine and diagnostic design ) , \u2022 associations between changes in the virus genome and \u2022 likelihood of zikv complications such as microcephaly . \u2022 provide a surveillance framework for tracking further spread into other geographic regions\nmetrichor was founded to offer fully integrated , bespoke , real - time analysis solutions based on scalable , real time nanopore sensing technologies . those complete solutions may include bespoke devices to extract a sample of interest , perform dna / rna sequencing or integrated software to provide analysis and actions .\nthe company now has more than 350 employees from multiple disciplines including nanopore science , molecular biology and applications , informatics , engineering , electronics , manufacturing and commercialisation . the management team , led by ceo dr gordon sanghera , has a track record of delivering disruptive technologies to the market .\nillumina reserves the right to make nanopore sequencers in which dna passes through mspa or its derivatives .\nmotivation : the minion device by oxford nanopore is the first portable sequencing device . minion is able to produce very long reads ( reads over 100 ~ kbp were reported ) , however it suffers from high sequencing error rate .\nmetrichor ltd is a company formed by oxford nanopore . it offers end - to - end analysis solutions coupled with nanopore sensing devices , with the goal of making analyses accessible to people without bioinformatics skills or even biology qualifications . this may include ' applied markets ' such as food / environmental testing , or future consumer genetics applications .\nillumina has plenty of competitors besides oxford nanopore . but while companies like pacific biosciences , thermo fisher , and qiagen all make machines that fill useful niches , they\u2019re just nibbling at the edges of the genomics market . oxford\u2015despite lingering problems with accuracy , and a history of delivering spectacularly behind schedule\u2015is the only firm that looks like it might be an existential threat .\nthe band of aquanauts \u2014 including members of nasa and the european space agency ( esa ) \u2014 participated in a 16 - day underwater expedition known as the nasa extreme environment mission operations ( neemo ) 21 . the aquanauts first tested the palm - size minion dna sequencer , built by oxford nanopore technologies , underwater to\nminimize unknowns and see how the device worked in various extreme environments ,\nnasa officials said in a statement .\ndavid deamer ( left ) and mark akeson ( right ) established the ucsc nanopore research group in 1996 .\nthe basic idea behind nanopore sequencing has been floating around academia since the late 1980s . scientists including david deamer and mark akeson of the university of california , santa cruz , and george church of harvard , filed a series of patents related to nanopore sequencing as early as 1995 . oxford nanopore , which licenses these patents , was formed a decade later , as early prototypes in university labs began to show progress in turning the idea into a workable instrument .\n24 . \u00a9 copyright 2016 oxford nanopore technologies \u23aa\uf8f4 24 sepsis 1 / 3 patients in intensive care never leave hospital deaths per year in us > 200k ( more than prostate , breast cancer and aids combined ) . cost to us > $ 20 billion early diagnosis and evidence based treatment could \u00e8\uf0e8 92k fewer deaths ( us ) diagnosis window for septic shock : 6 hours minion being explored for early identification of infection ( uti / sepsis ) by uk group\nbrown joined oxford nanopore in june 2008 , having formerly worked at the uk ' s largest genomic laboratory , the wellcome trust sanger institute . he contributed to the development of more traditional dna sequencers , huge machines that cost a great deal to run , require special equipment and are centrally located in labs . nanopore sequencing , bypasses many of those problems .\nthis is a wondrous technical achievement by oxford nanopore and nasa . i am proud of ucsc ' s key role in helping build the foundation that made it possible ,\nsaid mark akeson , professor of biomolecular engineering at uc santa cruz .\ncompare : illumina has 7 , 500 sequencers installed . oxford has placed 3 , 000 minion ( # in use currently not given ) urltoken\nclive brown , the company ' s chief technology officer , presented the updates last night at the firm ' s user meeting in london . while his talk was not public , oxford nanopore disseminated much of the information through a series of twitter messages .\nin addition to studying metagenomics , the tgac map team are also interested in understanding new technologies such as the minion and providing the scientific community with tools to help them get the most out of these technologies . the research group will continue to be part of the map and will be developing this work further by looking at other research areas for the minion , with a view to paper publication , tools releases , collaborations and grant applications .\ntwo weeks ago i mentioned on twitter that i pushed a large series of changes to support r9 oxford nanopore data in nanopolish . i promised a blog post describing the changes then went off on my summer vacation - here it is , a little late .\nin february 2012 at the agbt conference , oxford nanopore presented a variety of nanopore dna ' strand sequencing ' and protein - analysis data , and an overview of the hardware and software behind the gridion and minion systems . these data included small genomes that had been sequenced using the company ' s technology over the sense and antisense strands , showing tens of kilobases in single reads . this was the first nanopore sequence data to be shown worldwide since the technique was first theoretically proposed in 1996 .\nthe recently introduced oxford nanopore minion platform generates dna sequence data in real - time . this opens immense potential to shorten the sample - to - results time and is likely to lead to enormous benefits in rapid diagnosis of bacterial infection and identification of drug resistance .\n\u201cthis reminds me of the early days of illumina , when all we could get were 36 - base - pair reads , and we were all very excited about that , \u201d says erlich . \u201ci think we should give [ oxford nanopore ] more time . \u201d\nnanopore reader : r9 to r9 . 4 . 1200 r9 mutants have been screened ; this is faster and more accurate\nhi fabricio , the minion is made by oxford nanopore \u2013 urltoken in this study , researchers in several labs around the world tested out the performance of the device . embl - ebi coordinated the study , but we do not distribute the device . kind regards , mary\noxford nanopore provides signal processing and base - calling tools , but file formats are documented and participants can write their own data analysis tools or modify the scripts provided in the github repository . sources for any software are provided on an \u2018as - is\u2019 and \u2018without warranties\u2019 basis\nthe top 10 competitors in oxford nanopore ' s competitive set are pacbio , nabsys , genia , illumina , quantumdx , discoverx , diagenode , editas medicine , integenx and applied biosystems . together they have raised over 1 . 0b between their estimated 7 . 2k employees .\nmore recently , in 2013 illumina licensed patents from jens gundlach of the university of washington and michael niederweis of the university of alabama , birmingham , to pursue an in - house nanopore program . it is these patents that are now the object of illumina\u2019s lawsuit against oxford .\nbywaters kf , mckay cp , davila af , quinn rc . in situ life and biosignature detection at mars analog sites using the oxford nanopore minion sequencer . biosignature preservation and detection in mars analog environments conference . may 16\u201318 , 2016 ; no . 1912 , id 2014 .\nin july 2009 , the company relocated to the oxford science park . our premises at edmund cartwright house were inaugurated by the uk science and innovation minister , lord drayson . in 2011 , an additional 7 , 000 square feet on the oxford science park was opened and a new cambridge office was also opened .\nthe convergence of automation technologies , intelligent algorithms and cloud computing is progressively making genomics available to less skilled actors . while this does not necessarily ensure democratization , it does enable us to imagine it . and so , what if it actually happens ?\narray of microscaffolds each microscaffold supports a membrane and embedded nanopore . the array keeps the multiple nanopores stable during shipping and usage .\ndr andrew kilianski presents a talk for the minion community on real - time genomic characterization of viral threat agents using nanopore sequencing .\nthe suit came as distressing news to some researchers , who feared they might lose access to the firm\u2019s nanopore products , or that the battle would stifle the development of new platforms . \u201ci would love it if illumina had released a platform . instead what they\u2019re doing is releasing a lawsuit , \u201d says winston timp , a biomedical engineer at johns hopkins university in baltimore , maryland , whose lab has also licensed patents to oxford nanopore .\noxford nanopore has developed voltrax \u2013 a small device designed to perform library preparation automatically , so that a user can get a biological sample ready for analysis , hands - free . voltrax is designed as an alternative to a range of lab equipment , to allow consistent and varied , automated library prep options .\nif the ambition is to promote more distributed use of genomic sequencing , users also need a ready - made platform for interpreting genetic data . oxford nanopore has designed an intelligent cloud lab , metrichor , to be used for genomics data storage in conjunction with smartphone apps that interpret the meaning of dna sequences .\nnanopore devices perform dna / rna sequencing directly and in real time . the technology is scalable from miniature devices to high - throughput installations .\npeople will develop and commercialise their own assays on the nanopore platform , for their own applications , rather like programming a new iphone app .\nother researchers will soon have a chance to form their own opinions about the device , as oxford nanopore today launched its early - access programme . researchers who pay a us $ 1 , 000 deposit , plus $ 250 for shipping costs , can receive their own minions to begin testing the machines in their labs .\neven if oxford does have mspa - based nanopores inside the minion and promethion , illumina\u2019s lawsuit is far from a slam dunk . oxford holds or licenses a wide array of intellectual property\u2015some from its co - founder bayley , but also from deamer , akeson , church , and many others . these patents cover the foundational concept of nanopore sequencing ; the engineering of protein nanopores ; and other aspects of the technology not at stake here , like the enzymes that help guide dna through the system .\nantonio regalado on twitter :\ncompare : illumina has 7 , 500 sequencers installed . oxford has placed 3 , 000 minion ( # in use currently not given ) \u2026\nin nanopore sensing , just as water flows through a drain , an ionic current flows through a nanopore . when molecules pass through the hole the current is disrupted in characteristic ways , similar to the way the water flow would change if you placed objects in the drain credits : urltoken\nnanopore sequencing is an ideal example of how academic scientists can collaborate with businesses to develop new instruments with unprecedented capabilities ,\ndeamer said .\nclive brown , who led the development of the minion at oxford , suggested that it will make possible an internet of living things . that sounds right to me .\naverage read length almost 7kb . 330mb events and 46k reads in 3 . 5 hours and still going well . excellent work @ nanopore ! !\nyes expected , main reason is error in nanopore data , other is this is a clinical isolate and we don ' t have a reference .\nthese \u201cnanopore\u201d techniques , originally proposed by hagan bayley , a professor of chemistry at oxford , in 1992 , are simple , at least in principle . they do not need fluorescent labels and will probably not require amplification , either . they can \u201cread\u201d dna directly and rapidly , and are cheap enough to replicate in vast numbers .\nthanks to matei david , jonathan dursi , nick loman , josh quick and phil zuzarte for helping develop the r9 support and generating data . the scientists at oxford nanopore helped us better understand r9 data and the discussions we had with them were key to implementing the improved hmm - thanks in particular to clive and chris wright .\na review of the nanopore technology platform , which is designed to enable the analysis of any living thing , by any person , in any environment .\nthe minion , a handheld dna - sequencing device developed by oxford nanopore , has been tested and evaluated by an independent , international consortium coordinated by embl - ebi . the innovative device opens up new possibilities for using sequencing technology in the field , for example in tracking disease outbreaks , testing packaged food or the trafficking of protected species .\nmetrichor ltd offers end to end analysis solutions , using real - time , miniaturisable and scalable dna / rna sequencing technology from oxford nanopore . designed for real time surveillance of complex systems such as food supply chains , environments or outbreaks , to single locations such as industrial or medical diagnostics , metrichor can design bespoke solutions for rapid insights .\nin may 2015 , the first nanopore sensing conference was convened ( london calling ) where users of minion technology gathered to hear from 20 speakers and additional abstracts from numerous other map participants across a range of applications . minion became commercially available at this time and the minion access programme became the nanopore community .\nthe dna sample ( metagenomics gdna from lake hillier xmp project ) was sheared to 10 kb size using a covaris g - tube ( figure 2d , supplementary figure 4 ) . dna was then prepared using the oxford nanopore r9 protocol ( version nsk - 007 ) , including ffpe repair , end repair and da - tailing , adapter ligation and tethering , and streptavidin recovery . the prepared library was run on an r9 minion flowcell using minknow version 0 . 51 . 1 . 66 with the \u201cnc _ 48hr _ sequencing _ run _ flo _ min104 . py\u201d protocol . the raw data were called with metrichor using \u201c2d basecalling rnn for sqk - nsk007\u201d version 1 . 99 ( oxford science park , oxford , uk ) .\nminion\u2122 is a memory stick - sized , nanopore - based sequencer primarily designed for single - molecule sequencing of long dna fragments ( > 6 kb ) .\na webcast presentation today for customers of the company will likely put many of those fears to rest . oxford nanopore\u2019s chief technology officer clive brown announced an upgrade to its devices\u2014a new pore the company has been describing in presentations as r9 . brown revealed that r9 is csgg , a membrane protein derived from escherichia coli , but present in many bacterial species .\nand it\u2019s not all about dna . bayley says oxford nanopore was founded as a company interested in developing single molecule sensing technology for metabolites , sugars and other compounds of biochemical interest .\nwe saw it as a platform technology . but quite soon it became obvious that its application in third - generation dna sequencing was an area with enormous potential .\nwhether illumina is narrowing in on its own nanopore sequencer is a mystery . the company did receive a 2014 grant from the national human genome research institute related to a nanopore project ; this seems to be the most recent public evidence that the program is active . it is suggestive that illumina has recently been touting a\n\u201cnanopore sequencing will open the door for the development of novel tools and applications to analyse the influx of new data , \u201d says rebecca lawrence , managing director of f1000research . \u201cthe nanopore analysis channel on f1000research will be a central , open platform on which scientists can publish and discuss new applications and analyse workflows for nanopore sequencing data . people can access and contribute data easily , so that the wider life - science community can realise the full potential of this new technology quickly . \u201d\nwe provide the latest information on how to use the products via the nanopore community website , which also serves as a forum for minion users to share information .\neleonore pauwels is a writer and international science policy expert , who specializes in the governance of converging technologies , including artificial intelligence , genomics , digital bio - engineering , participatory health design , and citizen science . at the wilson center , she is the director of the ai lab within the science and technology innovation program .\nin may 2016 , the minion mk 1b was introduced . preparing for future iterations of nanopore chemistry it included improvements such as greater temperature control of the flow cell .\nminion was launched into the minion access programme in spring 2014 and made commercially available in may 2015 . the nanopore community has grown around the two phases of minion availability .\na strand of dna is passed through a nanopore . the current is changed as the bases g , a , t and c pass through the pore in different combinations .\nin the case of oxford nanopore ' s technology , the dna molecule is fed through the hole one base at a time by a second protein , an enzyme called an exonuclease . this can clearly distinguish the four dna letters , a , c , g and t . it may also be able to detect whether a letter is methylated , though this has not yet been independently verified .\njaqueline goes de jesus of the oswaldo cruz foundation and nuno faria of the university of oxford use the minion sequencer in jo\u00e3o \u00adpessoa , brazil , as part of a mobile study on the origins of the zika virus .\nthe desk in gordon sanghera ' s office at oxford nanopore proudly displays a piece of knobbly plastic . it has a hole running through it and looks rather like a cruller doughnut , though with grey icing . in fact , it is a model of a protein molecule called alpha - hemolysin . dr sanghera , the firm ' s boss , believes this molecule will revolutionise the sequencing of dna .\nnanopolish for @ nanopore r9 data has been released . consensus accuracy is up to 99 . 9 % ( deep e . coli data ) . details in a upcoming blog post\nnanopore dna strand sequencing has emerged as a competitive , portable technology . reads exceeding 150 kilobases have been achieved , as have in - field detection and analysis of clinical pathogens .\nbut isaac ro , an analyst at us investment bank goldman sachs \u2014 which advised illumina in 2012 when it fought off a takeover bid by the swiss drug giant roche \u2014 called jaffe ' s presentation \u201cunderwhelming\u201d . \u201coxford nanopore still appears to be in development mode and , in our view , is unlikely to threaten [ illumina\u2019s ] competitive position at this time , \u201d ro said in a research note .\nin december 2016 , the second nanopore community meeting was held . during this meeting , three groups presented or released t he first human genomes to be sequenced on the handheld minion .\n. . . and now for something completely different . new tools for diet analyses : nanopore sequencing of metagenomic dna from stomach contents to quantify diet in an invasive population of rats with\nthe fundamental research and patents underlying the technology of nanopore sequencing were carried out here at ucsc ,\nsaid david deamer , research professor of biomolecular engineering at uc santa cruz .\ni have received an honorarium to speak at an oxford nanopore meeting , and travel and accommodation to attend london calling 2015 and 2016 . i have ongoing research collaborations with ont although i am not financially compensated for this and hold no stocks , shares or options . ont have supplied free - of - charge reagents as part of the minion access programme and also generously supported our infectious disease surveillance projects with reagents .\nwe are sending up samples that we are preparing on the ground , and the crew will thaw the samples and load them for sequencing . the samples will contain lambda bacteriophage , which is oxford nanopore technology ' s characterization standard for sequencer performance . the samples will also contain e . coli and mouse genomic dna to demonstrate that you could sequence dna from any organism . the samples will not contain human dna .\nin february 2017 , the gridion x5 was announced ; a desktop system integrating five minion flow cells with integrated compute function , that can be used to offer nanopore sequencing as a service .\na protein nanopore is set in an electrically resistant polymer membrane . an ionic current is passed through the nanopore by setting a voltage across this membrane . if an analyte passes through the pore or near its aperture , this event creates a characteristic disruption in current ( as shown in the diagram below ) . measurement of that current makes it possible to identify the molecule in question .\nnanopore sequencing introduces true real - time sequencing for the first time . full exploitation of real - time sequencing requires a novel approach to data analysis for which we have developed the minotour platform .\nthe average length of the sequences generated on the minion is 5 . 4 kilobases , with some as long as 10 kilobases . that is longer than the average read out delivered by the current dominant sequencing technology , sold by illumina of san diego , california , which delivers fragments of dna that are hundreds of base pairs long . but the median length of the minion\u2019s reads is shorter than the target that oxford nanopore announced in 2012 .\nall those activities might one day be run instead using nanopore sequencing \u2014 or at least oxford hopes so . right now , the minion is a good way to identify and study bacteria and viruses . but last year , the first human genomes were sequenced on a minion as well . ( it\u2019s still a cumbersome process and not as inexpensive , however \u2014 taking close to $ 20 , 000 worth of disposable cartridges at $ 500 each . )\n30hrs , ~ 14gb and 450 in strand with 1263 active pores still . loving these new revd flowcells . home it came today so i can nurture it along over the weekend . @ nanopore urltoken\nthe minion is not yet for sale . but david jaffe , a computational biologist at the broad institute in cambridge , massachusetts , used data produced by the device and provided by oxford nanopore to aid in the assembly of two bacterial genomes \u2014 those of escherichia coli and a bacterium from the genus scardovia that is found in the human mouth . he presented his results today at the advances in genome biology and technology meeting in marco island , florida .\nillumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome . our focus on innovation has established us as the global leader in dna sequencing and array - based technologies , serving customers in the research , clinical and applied markets . our products are used for applications in the life sciences , oncology , reproductive health , agriculture and other emerging segments . to learn more , visit urltoken and follow @ illumina .\nlast month , josh quick , a bioinformatician and phd student working in my group at the institute of microbiology and infection , travelled to the epicentre of the outbreak in guinea . he took with him a portable genomic surveillance system carried in his hold luggage . the system contained several minions : portable \u201cusb stick\u201d sequencers , developed by the british company oxford nanopore , as well as all the chemicals and pipettes and plastic tubes that are needed to generate sequences of the ebola virus .\neven closer to home , genome sequencing is becoming mainstream with the 100 , 000 genomes project . and armed with new technologies , it may soon be possible for individuals to sequence their own genomes and for infectious pathogens to be sequenced at home or in a gp surgery . when it comes to ebola , we hope the ability to provide portable , real - time sequencing will improve our ability to respond in future .\nso that we can open up the use of nanopore analysis by any person and in any environment , we are developing a low cost consumable device for combined sample and library preparation . project zumbador is progressing well .\nin my talk , i will discuss my collaboration with nick loman\u2019s lab to develop de novo assembly methods for minion data . we have built a pipeline to error correct nanopore reads using partial order gr . . .\njared simpson on twitter :\nnanopolish for @ nanopore r9 data has been released . consensus accuracy is up to 99 . 9 % ( deep e . coli data ) . details in a upcoming blog post\nbut he sounded optimistic about the minion ' s future . oxford nanopore has said that higher - quality dna or different preparation methods should increase the average read length . jaffe says that the company can work to eliminate errors , perhaps by using a variety of pores with different properties . but even now , he says , most long minion reads had lengthy stretches without any mistakes . the systematic errors are \u201ca temporary feature that we hope they ' ll figure out how to solve\u201d ."]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "playground global", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at playground global , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the playground global company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at playground global .\n\u00a9 2016 global playground . all rights reserved . legal statement | website design by colour outside\nglobal playground is now accepting applications for teaching fellow positions at our project sites in thailand and vietnam . global playground\u2019s fellows have done amazing things in the past ; read their blogs to see what it\u2019s like .\nplayground global is a vc firm backing entrepreneurs working at the intersection of bits , atoms , and ai .\nwant to stay posted about everything global playground is doing around the world ? get updates delivered straight to your inbox .\nglobal playground\u2019s mission is to raise awareness and share resources with people of the developing world to create educational opportunities where they do not exist .\nwe partner with global contract manufacturers as well as odm service providers , to help you get things made .\nearlier this week it came out that he ' d raised $ 48 million for another fund called playground global , which will focus on providing support to young companies creating hardware devices .\nplayground global is a venture firm and product studio created to support the entrepreneurs navigating the next frontier of technology and building the companies and industries of tomorrow . robotics is a core part of the firm\u2019s portfolio .\none of those companies , an after - market car tech startup called nauto , announced today that it had closed a $ 12 million series a round led by playground global with participation from draper nexus and index ventures .\nand what would a company called playground be without a , well , playground ? a big silver slide and wooden swingset structure are located right near the entrance .\nconstruction on the library and media center at siana girls\u2019 high school is complete and global playground\u2019s community partners are working on connecting the school to the electric grid and furnishing the center . the building will open in january 2018 .\ndata collective led the new round in nervana . allen & co . , ame cloud ventures , andy rubin\u2019s playground global , the cme group , draper fisher jurvetson , fuel capital , lux capital , and omidyar network also participated .\nthe four co - founded playground global , a startup\naccelerator ,\nin 2015 . that ' s techspeak for a company that helps nurture young startups by providing support like mentorship , office space , and - - in the case of playground , which works mostly with hardware startups - - machinery for prototyping .\nglobal playground currently has two ongoing projects : a library and media center at a girls\u2019 secondary school in narok county , kenya and six classrooms , a library , and two offices at bandajuma primary school in bo district , sierra leone .\nspecifically , this latest funding is for \u201cplayground ventures affiliates ii\u201d . two previous playground ventures filings at the sec include playground ventures , which is from 2015 and covers the $ 242 million raise ; and playground ventures ii , which dates from november 2016 and is the filing to raise $ 500 million . we\u2019ll update this as we learn more .\nup to now , playground has served as a vehicle for backing some big ideas .\nin some cases , the companies have been incubated and have playground\u2019s support and network access in exchange for equity , but no investment . in other cases , playground has invested .\n\u201cthey\u2019re the only company i found to be simplifying the utility and application of augmented and virtual reality technology into a fun , accessible , and portable system that will wow kids and adults alike . \u201d - andy rubin , managing director at playground global\nmark says that playground is uniquely positioned to help overcome the challenges that today\u2019s entrepreneurs face .\nrubin created playground global , a new venture - capital fund and hardware incubator that closed a $ 300 million round on monday . part of its mission is betting on the next big thing ,\nthe thing beyond the mobile or the tablet ,\nrubin said .\nat the same time , rubin will be returning to redpoint ventures , where he incubated android , as a venture partner and will spend at least one day at the firm to research potential investments in tech companies . redpoint was one of the first investors in playground global .\nduring mark\u2019s time at playground , he has noticed that hardware entrepreneurs have a different mettle about them .\nthe following roles are open on the playground team and some of the startups we host at our facility .\nrelatively speaking , $ 15 million a modest figure : since 2015 , it looks like the playground group , which includes the playground global incubator and playground ventures , has disclosed about $ 242 million in funding as part of a projected $ 300 million fundraise , and what appears to be a bigger plan to raise $ 500 million . we have contacted the company to ask if it can elaborate more on whether this $ 15 million is one more segment in that wider effort , or if it is for another , different purpose .\nsubpac is based in los angeles , with pilot offices in toronto and london , in addition to offices in palo alto on the playground global campus . in the coming years , subpac seeks to establish offices in other key cultural centers around the globe .\nthis is a cultural revolution , \u201d claims alexiou .\nthe team\u2019s robot , a 5 - foot - tall biped named schaft , now stands sentry in playground\u2019s lobby .\na few months later , rubin launched playground global\u2014not just a new company but , he says , a new kind of company . part of what makes playground unusual is the way it\u2019s structured . it has some qualities of an incubator and some qualities of a consulting firm , but it\u2019s neither , really . playground invests in hardware startups , yes . but instead of just providing funding and advice , rubin offers them a centralized , all - star engineering department , staffed by seasoned technologists he\u2019s worked with at google , general magic , apple , and elsewhere . this team works side by side with playground\u2019s startups , building the hardware and software that will power their intelligent machines .\nhe started playground to help other entrepreneurs build the next hit products so that they can have that experience , too .\ndescribing his management style as \u201csuper casual , \u201d andy says playground is designed to empower everyone to contribute new ideas .\njustin miller , connectedyard ' s ceo , says one of the biggest benefits to joining playground is recruiting and attracting talent .\nplayground global is the third firm mark has had a hand in launching . in 2009 , mark started in venture capital at andreessen horowitz , joining as the first employee . after a hiatus at stanford\u2019s business school , he rejoined andreessen horowitz as marc andreessen\u2019s chief of staff . later , mark co - founded early - stage vc firm a capital .\ncables hang from the ceiling at regular intervals all across the office , so anyone can jack into playground\u2019s network from any location .\nconnectedyard , one of playground ' s portfolio companies , used the lab to build prototypes for phin , its smart pool care product .\nyou guys remember andy rubin , right ? he was one of our favorites personalities , and he happened to also play a major role in the making of android . it\u2019s sad to no longer see him at google , but you can be sure he is very active in the industry . rubin launched an investing hardware incubator named playground global , and he is overlooking new companies from there .\nplayground , whose backers include google and redpoint ventures , wants to be part of the next wave of hardware companies . right now , playground has more than two dozen investments , including castar , working on augmented reality glasses , and connectedyard , which has a smart pool care product .\neager to move beyond smartphones , rubin starts playground , a company that aims to create a manufacturing and development platform for ai - equipped devices .\nin august , meanwhile , intel snapped up nervana systems , a playground - funded deep - learning startup in a deal valued at around $ 408 million .\nwith titanium 3d printers , electrostatic charge tables , and a giant slide , playground global lives up to it\u2019s a name . here we take you on a tour of android operating system inventor andy rubin\u2019s hardware startup incubator that\u2019s backed by a $ 300 million fund . check out how the whimsical space lets scrappy hackers compete with facebook and google to recruit top talent . if techies are all peter pans , this is the lost boys\u2019 clubhouse .\nat playground , andy is also reunited with bruce leak and peter barrett , who he worked with at webtv , the world\u2019s first television - based internet service .\nsince leaving google in 2014 , android co - founder andy rubin has been working on a mysterious new company named playground global . at code mobile in august last year , rubin described the firm as a way to\namplify ideas\n\u2014 which sounds cool but is frustratingly vague . information about the company has been leaking out drip by drip , but now , with the help of a blog post from rubin , we ' re finally getting a clearer picture of just how ambitious its goals are .\nwith this in mind , playground wants to help create the gadgets of the future by offering companies a library of ready - made hardware and software allowing anyone to build the next big thing .\ncloud services are a great way to reduce initial capital costs and get to market faster . our partners in this category will offer their cloud services at a reduced cost to playground portfolio companies .\n\u201cthat\u2019s exactly the sweet spot , \u201d playground global partner bruce leak told re / code . \u201cwe all realize autonomous driving is the future , but how do we get there ? working with oems is a good strategy ; it\u2019s just a long , hard path to revenue . but it\u2019s a nice insight nauto has \u2014 the automotive industry wants to work with proven leaders in the field . [ so ] the company just said we have to get millions of miles of experience . the only way to do that is to have people behind the wheel . \u201d\nprior to co - founding playground , andy led google\u2019s robotics and automation division , where , among other things , he oversaw the team that earned the highest score in the first darpa robotics challenge trial .\nventure partner mark valdez is responsible for driving playground\u2019s investment activities . he seeks out startups that will change what we think is possible and that will create new experiences and capabilities in a converged physical and digital world .\nnotably , en route to raising $ 300 million to date , playground has picked up a number of strategic backers like google , hp and foxconn , which together with others put in $ 48 million towards the running total .\non thursday , playground opened its doors to press for one of the first public tours of its headquarters . the location is fitting : fry ' s has long been an iconic destination for silicon valley ' s tinkerers and engineers .\nplayground ventures \u2014 the vc fund co - founded by android inventor and former google exec andy rubin that sits alongside an eponymous incubator / startup studio and is making some big bets in areas like artificial intelligence and new generations of hardware\u2013 is raising more money . a form d filed with the sec notes that playground ventures is in the process of adding another $ 15 million into its coffers . the filing notes that none of the sum has yet to be raised .\nplayground\u2019s ambitions extend far beyond building individual gadgets or even individual companies . rubin wants playground to become the factory that creates the standard building blocks\u2014the basic quartermaster\u2019s inventory of components\u2014for the ai - infused future . and he wants to open up this platform of hardware and software tools so that anyone , not just the companies he works with directly , can create an intelligent device . if he\u2019s successful , playground stands to have the same kind of impact on smart machines that android had on smartphones , providing the technological infrastructure for thousands of products and giving a generation of entrepreneurs the ability to build a smart drone . or a house\u2019s worth of intelligent appliances . or , hell , a full - fledged robot .\nif that happens , rubin\u2019s company stands to benefit in two ways : first , when those entrepreneurs are ready to launch their companies , they\u2019re likely to want to work with playground , giving the incubator an early opportunity to invest . but even more crucially , it will implant playground\u2019s technology at the heart of a new generation of products . this is the grandest ambition of playground : to create a common infrastructure for thousands of devices , much as windows did for pcs and android did for smartphones . \u201csome kind of standardized framework could unlock the next generation of interesting things , \u201d says jeff brody of redpoint ventures , who has known rubin for more than a decade . \u201cthat\u2019s the big , big idea behind all this . \u201d\nandy rubin is looking for another big round of funding for his hardware incubator , playground ventures . according to an sec filing that popped up yesterday ( via dan primack ) , the android founder is looking to raise up to $ 500 million \u2014 rubin\u2019s name is listed alongside fellow playground founders peter barrett , matt hershenson and bruce leak . this follows a $ 300 million funding round that closed just about this time last year , with rubin stating that the money would go toward investments in startups .\nplayground ' s office has the typical tech startup vibe : a row of old motorcycles are on display inside the building\nto inspire great design ,\nsays leak . there are several old arcade and pinball games , including pac man and star wars .\nfounded by alexiou and longtime partner todd chernecki , the privately held company has announced the close of $ 6 million in series a financing . receiving the bulk of its funding from rubin\u2019s playground global and azure capital , subpac has also attracted a slate of industry leaders who have united to engineer this innovative sound movement . additional investors in the tech startup include nba superstar carmelo anthony \u2019s m7 tech partners , renowned dj richie hawtin , and dada life . the $ 6 million series is earmarked for further development as the brand aims to significantly disrupt the music and tech landscape . \u201csubpac opened my eyes to the power of physical sound and it will absolutely change the way people experience music , vr and cinema , \u201d stated rubin .\nat the same time , the company is announcing it has nabbed new funding from three prominent investors : shasta ventures , redpoint ventures and andy rubin\u2019s playground . with the new cash , eero has now raised more than $ 40 million despite having yet to ship its first product .\nrubin has been focused on playground since exiting google in 2014 . the firm , in rubin\u2019s words , is focused on the tech \u201cafter smartphones and tablets , \u201d which is in keeping with the largely mysterious tone he\u2019s thus far taken with the project built to \u201camplify ideas . \u201d\nwith playground , rubin is clearly more interested in everything all at once , and looking to play an integral role in the next step in consumer technologies . and now , with the filing from yesterday , the company is looking to take the next major step toward funding it .\n\u201cthey knowingly take on product development and distribution challenges that you never encounter when building software - only companies . we built playground not just to be a capital provider but also to provide entrepreneurs the resources , team , and community that can help them tackle these challenges head on . \u201d\nplayground ' s headquarters is large enough to hold 30 startups and is fully equipped with all the tools and equipment a company might need to create .\nwe have thermoplastic and multimaterial printers , laser cutters , cnc machines , metal sintering 3d printers , spectrum analyzers , network test equipment , rf test chambers , [ and ] optic labs ,\nwrites rubin . in addition to the dozen startups it ' s already working with , playground will also build its own products \u2014 rubin mentions a dashboard camera that will be given away for free in exchange for users ' data .\nplayground , though , will go one step further , also offering its own hardware : sensors and components that companies can simply click into their product , created by a division in the company named the studio . a report from wired on playground gives the example of a drone startup that needs a new microphone array : instead of having to do the research themselves and find the best mics , they just ask the studio .\nit\u2019s modular hardware ,\nrubin tells wired .\na couple of years from now , you could roll in here with an idea , and we could just rearrange these modules .\nrubin ' s description sound a little fantastical , bringing to mind the ai computers that control homes or even whole planets in sci - fi books and movies . however , as the verge ' s own dan seifert pointed out recently , our smartphones have already powered a quiet revolution , enabling a network of products and devices that are woven into our lives \u2014 everything from spotify to apple pay . and as one of the pioneers of android , an os with roughly 85 percent of the global smartphone market , rubin perhaps has better reason than most to be confident in his ability to create the future .\nthe co - founders have impressive resumes . in 2005 , rubin , who is now playground ' s ceo , sold a small startup called android to google for around $ 50 million . now , that operating system powers almost nine out of every 10 smartphones on the planet . rubin also ran google ' s robotics division , until leaving in 2014 .\nfor the near future , that platform will be available only to the companies that playground invests in\u2014after all , rubin says , the whole point is to help his in - house startups build products more quickly and successfully than their competitors . but eventually , he plans to start opening up the platform to anyone , much as he gave away android to any manufacturer who wanted to use it . \u201ci\u2019m a strong believer in incubating an idea , developing it to a certain point , and then freeing it , \u201d he says . \u201cafter it\u2019s freed , anybody can do whatever they want with it . \u201d he foresees a time when any kid with a kickstarter can use playground\u2019s tools , creating a new generation of smart - hardware entrepreneurs .\ntaken together , the assembled companies resemble something like an ocean\u2019s eleven \u2013style team of specialists , each contributing their unique talents to a grand caper . along with startups specializing in ai and drones , playground has optics covered ( thanks to an investment in castar , which makes an augmented reality headset similar to microsoft\u2019s hololens ) as well as the internet of things ( with an investment in connectedyard , which makes a wi - fi - and bluetooth - equipped pool monitor ) . and these are just the startups that rubin will discuss publicly\u2014there are a dozen total . while all these companies hustle to bring their own products to market , they\u2019re enabling playground to begin developing its library of hardware components , software , and shared knowledge along the way .\nand that\u2019s just the kind of platform rubin hopes to build with playground\u2014providing all the basic hardware and software components so entrepreneurs can concentrate on generating interesting devices . those components come courtesy of the studio , which plays a role for playground\u2019s startups similar to the one the q department plays for james bond . if you\u2019re building a drone and need the best available microphone array , the seasoned technologists in the studio will simply give it to you . ( and they\u2019ll know what next year\u2019s microphone arrays will look like , so you can be sure your design is future - proof . ) \u201cit\u2019s modular hardware , \u201d rubin says . \u201ca couple of years from now , you could roll in here with an idea , and we could just rearrange these modules . \u201d\nanother co - founder is bruce leak , who came from apple , where he created the quicktime software for movies and music . he also co - founded webtv . there ' s also matt hershenson , who helped rubin co - found his old company danger , and peter barrett , who serves as playground ' s cto and pioneered video compression software and cd - rom games .\nthen there ' s the thing rubin is working on . he ' s not only the ceo of playground , he ' s also a client . one of the portfolio companies is a still - secretive consumer electronics startup called essential . rubin is the ceo , and in march , he teased that the company is working on a smartphone that runs on , what else , android .\na vision of the future , he says , waiting for it to arrive is like being stuck in traffic . \u201cwhen i have an intuition about how something should be , i try to figure out why it can\u2019t be that way today , \u201d he says . that\u2019s why he designed playground to remove any barrier to the creative impulses of his portfolio startups . several of the firms are housed in playground\u2019s headquarters . bruce leak , a cofounder who worked with rubin at apple , general magic , and webtv , says the underlying theme is : you never have to ask permission . each company is given desks and a conference room , but if they ever want to relocate , they\u2019re free to do so . cables hang from the ceiling at regular intervals , so anyone can jack into playground\u2019s network from any location . if they need a new lens or a 3 - d - printed part , they can head to one of two fabrication labs run by a former apple laptop designer and a former spacex engineer . for more complex needs , the startups can file a request with the studio , which inhabits a patchwork of desks near the front of the open floor .\nrubin is typically tight - lipped about his plans\u2014he refused to comment , for instance , on a recent report in the informa\u00adtion that he\u2019s building a new android phone . when pressed , he says he is in fact working on a dashcam , which he plans to give away in exchange for its data\u2014potentially allowing playground to build a real - time visual map of the world . and he has other ideas , he says , \u201cthat i\u2019m not willing to talk about . \u201d those who\u2019ve spoken with him about his plans walk away enraptured . \u201cwhen you see the ideas they\u2019re working on\u2014they\u2019re all high - quality , and many of them can be revolutionary , \u201d says david wallerstein , tencent\u2019s chief exploration officer . \u201cwithin three to five years , it\u2019s impossible that playground won\u2019t release something that\u2019ll just blow our minds . \u201d\nhowever , the end goal of playground is more ambitious than just a supercharged startup incubator . ultimately , the company wants to create a whole new infrastructure connecting the world ' s gadgets . from its description , this sounds like an operating system for the internet of things ( something that companies including google and huawei are already working on ) , but connected to a cloud computer that has\nmature deep - learning capabilities\nand adjusts to users ' needs on the fly .\nwhy ? everyone likes to back a winning team , and by virtue of rubin\u2019s experience with android and google , and the impressive backgrounds of others on the team ( including the creator of quicktime , the co - creator of danger , the creator of the first big video codec and many others ) , playground has one of the best track records around . and getting involved at the lp level gives these companies a chance to work early on with startups that have the potential to become big .\ntriumphantly as he walks into playground\u2019s conference room . he has a reputation for coming off as remote , but now\u2014lanky and balding , dressed in an aggressively unassuming sweatshirt and jeans\u2014he radiates gee - whiz enthusiasm . \u201ci made you pancakes ! with the push of a button ! \u201d he announces , brandishing a plate of three doughy disks . rubin collects gadgets of all kinds , and today he has brought in his latest acquisition\u2014a shiny metal rectangle , about the size of a subwoofer , that cranks out flapjacks . rubin rolls two of them into cylinders and gobbles them down . not bad .\nplayground itself is a combination of a venture fund , startup incubator , and a hardware and software company , with $ 300 million to invest , and a dozen companies already on its books . in a blog post , rubin describes how his first company , danger , spent $ 240 million in 2001 to create a smartphone , and how that same project today would cost just $ 3 million . this , he says , is why\nthe pendulum of innovation is shifting from software back to hardware , or , more specifically , hardware that uses software to do interesting things .\ntake artificial intelligence , for example . neural networks are everywhere in the tech world at the moment , and the industry ' s biggest companies \u2014 including facebook , google , and microsoft \u2014 have beefed up their ai teams to create new products and improve existing services . so how does a startup compete with that sort of deep knowledge ? the answer is to have a catalog of pre - made ai tools that companies can pick and choose from . playground wants to offer these tools , using them to take the pressure off startups in the same way that android enabled smartphone manufacturers to build new phones without worrying about software .\nfor rubin and co . , with their formidable pedigrees , playground is a test to see if lightning can strike again . silicon valley used to be a hardware town , but as the internet began to take over our lives , the focus moved over to bits . social networks and apps became the rage . but in the last few years , there ' s been a shift back to atoms . google and amazon have hits with the google home and echo , smart home hubs that serve as digital assistants for your house . and now there ' s internet - connected everything - - refrigerators , cars , coffee makers , and , um , condom rings .\nthe result , i imagine , is what rubin\u2019s brain would look like if it were somehow transformed into real estate\u2014a hive of ideas , all scrambling to get out into the world and make the largest possible impact . during my two - day visit in december , the entire office , a hangarlike space next to a fry\u2019s electronics superstore , was suffused with giddy impatience . nervana , which builds semiconductors for neural networks , was on the cusp of launching a new cloud service that would let anyone access on - demand ai\u2014for instance , to comb through reams of financial data to discover fraud , or millions of anonymized health records to track the spread of a disease . paul beard , founder of another playground startup called \u00b5avionix , was meeting with leak to discuss how to turn a lightweight transponder he\u2019d developed into a system that could track every drone in the world in real time . 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35 mn .\nyou may have already requested this item . please select ok if you would like to proceed with this request anyway .\n# wall street journal ( new york , n . y . : 1889 )\nworldcat is the world ' s largest library catalog , helping you find library materials online . learn more \u203a\u203a\ndon ' t have an account ? you can easily create a free account .\nmost people don\u2019t understand that sound is a physical medium \u2014 knowing the physicality already exists within music , subpac just allows you to feel it . \u201d\nfrom unforgettable classics to contemporary hits , there is a perfect record for every feeling , occasion or moment in our lives . playlists present a collection of songs that reflect a diversity of emotions , naturally drawing reference to memorable experiences that shaped the way we see and understand the world around us . what defines timeless music is that special feeling it ignites each time you hear it . as an expressive artistry tied so deeply to the spirit , its impact is often indescribable .\nnow , there is a new technology that allows both fans and creators to enjoy the physical components of music that add even greater depth to its meaning . grammy award - winning producer timbaland and google android co - creator andy rubin have teamed up with a decorated roster of investors to reimagine the way musicians and fans feel music . subpac is immersive physical - sound technology that expands the audio concept of music into a fully - immersive experience .\nunveiling two unique product offerings , the subpac m2 , a wearable vest , and the subpac s2 , a mobile seat - back device , subpac is set to pioneer a new physical - sound category that transcends the listening experience of headphones and second - screen devices .\nthe wearable technology interprets the way your body perceives sound , adjusting audio frequencies to optimize the feeling .\nspace . merging the mechanics of crafting dynamic productions with the physical element of subpac technology , the multiplatinum hit - maker believes this venture simply marks the beginning of a necessary shift within the industry .\ni ' m always looking for deeper ways to connect with my fans and artists ; subpac gives that deeper connection , \u201d timbaland told forbes .\nsubpac allows my music to touch people in a whole new way , and people need to feel music .\nspent years inside countless studios , studying and researching some of the best sound engineers in the world . today , subpac is currently used by thousands of studios in the u . s . with plans to expand into studios worldwide . \u201cwe understand that the impact of music and sound is massive , and the way people are experiencing it is just a fraction of what\u2019s possible , \u201d stated alexiou .\nwe see this as a new way for artists and musicians to express themselves and translate their creativity . \u201d\nwe hope that when you see the subpac logo , you understand you\u2019re going to experience music a lot deeper than you would ever imagine . \u201d\nsubpac is currently available online with the subpac m2 retailing for $ 349 and subpac s2 for $ 299 . \u201ctimbaland and andy rubin have both moved culture in significant ways , \u201d stated alexiou . \u201cthey , along with our other partners , will play leading roles in subpac ' s mission to bring the feeling of music and sound to the world . \u201d\nandy rubin unleashed android on the world . now watch him do the same with ai | wired\nandy rubin unleashed android on the world . now watch him do the same with ai\nsubscribe now to get 6 months for $ 5 - plus a free portable phone charger .\na couple of years ago , andy rubin\u2014the celebrated creator of android and until recently the head of google\u2019s mobile internet efforts\u2014helped his wife , rie , build a bakery in a decommissioned train station in los altos , california . they called it voyageur du temps , french for time traveler . as the name suggests , the bakery conveys visitors to an earlier era\u2014by painstakingly re - creating the flavors and textures of classic european pastry . to pull this off , the rubins went so far as to hire chefs from japan , where traditional baking techniques are rigorously studied , and to purchase a rare bongard cervap oven , one of only two on the west coast .\nthe project was typical rubin , in that it involved throwing an almost comical amount of money , energy , and engineering talent at a hobby , just for the fun of it . but it was also atypical rubin , in that he usually marshals such resources to build artifacts from the future\u2014like the robotic arm and the retinal scanner he\u2019s installed in his house . even at his backward - \u00adlooking bakery , rubin couldn\u2019t resist adding some forward - leaning touches . he hand - coded the point - of - sale system . he began writing software for a \u201cclosed cash\u201d device that could receive payment , dole out change , and log transactions without a cashier\u2019s intervention . and he built a private meeting room in the back , complete with a homemade magnetized lock system .\nnow that rubin had shepherded smartphones from concept to phenomenon , they no longer held much interest . as an engineering problem , they had been solved . sure , entrepreneurs kept launching new apps , but for someone who considered engineering an art , that was like adding a few brushstrokes atop layers of dried paint . rubin wanted to touch canvas again\u2014and he could see a fresh one unfurling in front of him .\nrubin has a theory that humanity is on the cusp of a new computing age . just as ms - dos gave way to macintosh and windows , which gave way to the web , which gave way to smartphones , he thinks the forces are in place to begin a decades - long transition to the next great platform : artificial intelligence .\ngoogle , facebook , and microsoft have collectively spent billions to fund the development of neural networks that can understand human speech or recognize faces in photos . and over the next decade ai is bound to grow more powerful , capable of tasks we can\u2019t imagine today . soon , rubin figures , it will be available as a cloud service , powering thousands of gadgets and machines . just as practically every device today contains software of some kind , it could soon be nearly impossible to buy a device without some kind of ai inside . it\u2019s hard to imagine precisely what that future will look like , but for a rough idea , think about the difference between your car and a self - driving car ; now apply that difference to every object you own . a tv set that translates shows into any language in real time . a security system that can distinguish between your spouse and a burglar . ovens that know when your food is perfectly cooked .\nin 2013 , rubin discussed his restlessness with larry page , and\u2014as rubin recounts it\u2014the two men agreed it was time for a change . that march , rubin stepped down from android . ( not every account paints that decision as quite so mutual ; bloomberg businessweek described page as \u201cforcing rubin\u2019s hand . \u201d ) for a year , rubin spun up google\u2019s new robotics division , but he quickly realized that google\u2019s goals , which reportedly involve creating humanoid assistants , would take a decade of basic research .\nrubin couldn\u2019t wait that long . \u201che\u2019s intolerant of the current state of the world , \u201d says marc andreessen , a close friend and adviser to rubin . \u201candy sees what the world can be like in five , 10 , 15 years , and then he sees the world today and thinks , \u2018holy lord , we aren\u2019t there yet ? \u2019\u201d\nantsy futurists in silicon valley have several options for bringing their visions to life , but none of them appealed to rubin . he could have stayed at google\u2014or joined any of the other large companies investing in ai\u2014but he felt that even the most adventurous conglomerate was fundamentally too bureaucratic and risk - averse . he could have joined a vc firm or a hardware incubator like highway1 , but he didn\u2019t want to merely fund and advise companies that were building the future\u2014he wanted to build it himself . at the same time , he wasn\u2019t eager to create just another startup ; after the phenomenal success of android , doing so would have felt anticlimactic .\nrubin left google in 2014\u2014a departure that friends say gave his always overclocked ambition an extra kick . \u201ci think he would love for larry page to look back in five years and say , \u2018oh my god , i made a mistake in letting that guy go , \u2019\u201d andreessen says .\nthe fundamental idea , rubin says , is to create what he calls an idea amplifier\u2014a system that quickly turns concepts into products with maximum impact . it\u2019s a fitting goal for some\u00adone as impatient as rubin , a way of pressing fast - forward to deliver the future a little bit ahead of schedule . there\u2019s another term for a contraption like that : you might just call it a time machine .\nrubin has a long history of building , and littering his workplaces with , robots .\na sculpture of iron man made by the thai artist mai sudjai , who fashions sci - fi characters out of scrap metal , next to an electric motorcycle .\nthe machine shop , where hardware startups have access to the latest fabrication equipment .\nrubin has cultivated this sense of childlike wonder ever since 1978 , when , as a high school student in chappaqua , new york , he hooked a remote control for a kenner r2 - d2 up to his computer and wrote a routine that sent the droid wheeling down the hall and into his brother\u2019s room . \u201cwhen you\u2019re a kid programming computers , you\u2019re in your own world , \u201d he says . \u201cbut when you start interfacing it with r2 - d2 toys , it brings it out of that world and into the real world . \u201d\nrubin\u2019s fascination with robots is storied\u2014he named his first two companies after them . ( before android , he named danger in reference to the robot from lost in space . ) so it\u2019s a little ironic that his first company that isn\u2019t named for robots is the one that might actually bring them into widespread existence .\nhere\u2019s how he sees it happening . much of the energy in ai today is focused on building out massive neural networks , a task that involves gathering copious amounts of data . right now , most of that data comes from the internet . facebook culls through uploaded pictures to identify faces in photographs ; google\u2019s rankbrain pores over search activity to parse unfamiliar queries ; microsoft\u2019s skype translator ingests hundreds of translated web pages and captioned videos to convert conversations from spanish to english . but , easy as it may be to forget this , there is an entire universe outside of the internet . for ai to reach its true potential , rubin argues , we need to bring it into the physical world . and the way to do that is to create thousands of devices that pull information from their environment : text and images , sure , but also sound , location , weather , and other sensory data . rubin wants to fill the world with these data - gathering machines , the better to feed and train those massive neural networks . this will create a virtuous feedback loop\u2014new machines will make the underlying ai smarter , which will allow for even better machines .\n\u201ci don\u2019t believe in skynet . in general , that technology is used for good , \u201d rubin says .\nit\u2019s easier than ever to build these kinds of smart\u2014or at least smartish\u2014devices . sensors and cpus are cheap , and chinese manufacturers are eager to work with small - batch startups . but \u201ceasier than ever\u201d still translates to \u201cincredibly difficult . \u201d that\u2019s because there\u2019s a huge difference between building a prototype and mass - producing a commercial product .\nthat\u2019s true for even the simplest piece of hardware . let\u2019s say you want to build a basic dashcam\u2014a video camera that sits on a car\u2019s dashboard and starts recording as soon as the car is in motion . ( these are already popular in russia , where limited auto insurance means that drivers are vigorous about proving their innocence in any accident . ) let\u2019s also say you\u2019d like it to track the car\u2019s location and automatically upload its footage . the first thing you\u2019ll need is a system - on - a - chip , or soc\u2014a semiconductor that contains the cpu and peripherals like an interface for an sd card . you\u2019ll probably want an lcd . you\u2019ll need a camera module , of course , with an image processor . you\u2019ll have to have a power - management circuit , which connects to the battery . you\u2019ll need a gps chip , which is attached to an antenna . and you\u2019ll also need a wireless interface , probably a usb attachment to a qualcomm chip or something similar ; that will require another antenna . and that\u2019s just the electrical system ! you\u2019ll have to make similar decisions about the design as well as the software . you\u2019ll want the whole thing to be as small as possible , and you\u2019ll want it to run efficiently so it doesn\u2019t drain the battery . of course , you\u2019ll want to make sure you\u2019re getting the most reliable components at the best possible price . but because your dashcam won\u2019t hit the market for another year or so , today\u2019s components will already be obsolete . so you need to predict what those components will look like a year from now and design your dashcam accordingly . if you guess wrong , your dashcam will die before it ever ships to stores .\nright now , every hardware entrepreneur must answer these questions on their own\u2014a burden that distracts them from actually building products . fortunately , rubin has been here before . before the release of android , smartphone makers faced a similarly byzantine set of challenges . ( how do you manage memory ? download content from the web ? host third - party apps ? ) by giving away its operating system , android freed manufacturers from worrying about any of that stuff , resulting in an explosion of smartphone models .\nandy rubin has a track record of being early and setting the template for major technology trends . \u2014victoria tang\ntwenty - three years before facebook , rubin hones his coding skills in college by running an early social network called spies in the wire .\nas an engineer at the apple spinoff general magic , rubin helps create magic cap , an operating system for early handhelds that is years ahead of its time . it includes a prototype of the virtual keyboards used on phones today .\nas a cofounder of danger , rubin unveils the hiptop\u2014aka the t - mobile sidekick\u2014which introduces now - familiar features like always - on connectivity , cloud storage , and a rudimentary app store .\nrubin launches android , a comprehensive , open source mobile operating system . android goes on to be acquired by \u00adgoogle\u2014and to become the biggest smartphone platform on the planet .\nrubin puts $ 100 , 000 into sebastian thrun\u2019s efforts to build a self - driving car\u2014resulting in a victory at the 2005 darpa grand challenge . thrun goes on to head google\u2019s autonomous car program .\nat this point , that big , big idea may sound familiar . for the past several years , technol\u00adogists have heralded the dawn of the internet of things\u2014networked thermostats , lightbulbs , refrigerators , and other gizmos that talk to one another . companies like google , apple , and samsung have all built proprietary ecosystems to enable that communication and are racing to convince manufacturers to build products for them . but rubin says they have it backward ; ecosystems arise to support popular products , not the other way around . play\u00adground\u2019s first step is to provide startups with the tech\u00adnology to build new devices ; the network will emerge later . \u201call these investments i\u2019m doing , all these modules , all this tech\u2014it\u2019s all planting the seeds for the next ecosystem , \u201d he says .\nto extend the oceans metaphor , rubin and his three cofounders are the grizzled veterans , coming together to engineer one last big score . in addition to leak , rubin has enlisted peter barrett , a collaborator since his general magic days , and matt hershenson , one of his danger cofounders . rubin has also pulled together a group of high - rolling financiers ; the endeavor is supported by a $ 300 million venture capital fund , whose investors include google , hp , foxconn , redpoint ventures , and tencent , the chinese internet - services company .\nbut rubin has never been satisfied to play the distant mastermind . so it\u2019s not surprising to learn that , in addition to his platform , rubin is building actual products himself . he is , after all , creating the software and hardware to power each of his startup companies\u2019 tech ; why shouldn\u2019t he use that ip to make something of his own ?\nthe future\u2014thousands of robots whizzing around , all connected to a networked intelligence that humans can\u2019t fully understand\u2014may not sound like everyone\u2019s idea of progress . philosopher nick bostrom has argued that the coming era of what he calls \u201csuperintel\u00adligence\u201d represents a potential existential threat , a concern that\u2019s been repeated and endorsed by such technologists as elon musk , stephen hawking , and bill gates . rubin dismisses those fears with a certainty that borders on faith . \u201ci don\u2019t believe in skynet or any of that stuff , \u201d he says . \u201ci believe , in general , that technology is used for good . \u201d\nthe more immediate danger for rubin is that his current path puts him directly in competition with some of the biggest tech companies in the world . microsoft has already built a cloud platform to collect and make sense out of sensor data ; it reportedly receives a trillion pieces of data every week . google has open - sourced a version of its ai software engine , called tensorflow . facebook took a similar step in december , releasing the designs for the server that runs its own ai operations . and elon musk recently started a nonprofit called openai , pulling together top researchers to create open - sourced artificial intelligence \u201cin the way that is most likely to benefit humanity as a whole . \u201d"]}
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[ 46 ]\navia ascend works with avia stride , avia tempo , and avia touch fitness trackers , which range in price from $ 39 . 99 - $ 59 . 99 .\nsequential brands group announces new category expansion for avia with the debut of wearable fitness accessories | sequential brands group , inc .\nin 2011 avia solutions group launched aviationcv . com , [ 24 ] a global provider of aviation jobs specialists resourcing solutions for airlines , mro providers and other industry companies .\nramenskoye international airport will feature two terminals with a combined area of 60 , 000m\u00b2 . photo : courtesy of avia solutions group .\nkidy tour , tour operator of the lithuanian - owned aviation group avia solutions group ( asg ) , has purchased the estonian travel organizer goadvernture , writes leta / bns .\navia solutions group ab ( the company ) herewith informs having received an official notice that the member of the supervisory board of avia solutions group ab mrs dziuginta balciune , has resigned from her position in the supervisory board of the company as of 3 october 2016 .\nin 2011 avia solutions group was recognized as one of the best debutants on wse . [ 35 ] in 2011 avia solutions group received\ngolden chariot\n, [ 36 ] public award for the outstanding performance in international transport industry in russia . [ 37 ]\navia solutions group was given approval to become an official warsaw stock exchange ( wse ) listed company on 3rd of march , 2011 .\navia solutions group ab is a lithuania - based holding company engaged in the provision of integrated aviation solutions worldwide and creating aviation services infrastructure in the baltic countries . it operates through four\navia solutions group was awarded a polish business award 2013 in the category \u201cincrease of share price of lithuanian company on the warsaw stock exchange\u201c .\nthe\ngolden chariot\n2011 public award for an outstanding performance in the international transport industry in russia was given to avia solutions group .\nin 2017 , gediminas ziemelis , chairman of the board at avia solutions group , was general sponsor of the basketball tournament king mindaugas cup .\ndistribution of votes of the shareholders holding over 5 % of total votes at the annual general meeting of shareholders of ab avia solutions group .\nin 2013 avia solutions group received polish business award in category \u201cincrease of share price of lithuanian company on the warsaw stock exchange\u201c . [ 41 ]\nin 2015 avia solutions group and vilnius gediminas technical university ( vgtu ) announced a mutual cooperation agreement . according to the agreement , both parties decided to cooperate in the development and implementation of aviation training related projects . under the cooperation , vgtu supports avia solutions group in finding young talent while the group provides various opportunities for vgtu students to acquire practical experience in the form of an internship . avia solutions group is delighted with the opportunity to contribute to the development of the next generation of aviation pros !\nin 2013 avia solutions group worked with the rimantas kaukenas support group to participate in the vilnius marathon as part of the \u2018outrun cancer\u2019 team , which dedicated its run to children fighting cancer . all funds raised\nlinas dovydenas , ceo at avia solutions group , was recognized as ceo of the year 2012 by the readers of business news website and newspaper \u201cverslo zinios\u201d .\nthe chairman of avia solutions group gediminas ziemelis supports the charitable fund \u2018jiezno vaikai\u2019 ( \u2018the children of jieznas\u2019 ) , and jieznas children\u2018s home . ( lithuania )\nin 2013 avia solutions group acquired helisota , [ 25 ] an international provider of mro services for rotorcraft aviation that provides services for mi and robinson aircraft .\nin 2018 , daughter company of avia solutions group , baa training has announced the establishment of a new company in vietnam \u2014baa training vietnam . [ 34 ]\navia solutions group has paid 2 . 611 mln euros to acquire a 100 % stake in estonia ' s third - largest travel organizer goadventure from the estonian gobaltic group . goadventure will become part of the kidy tour group before the end of this year .\nthe firm\u2019s m & a team led by associate partner sander k\u00e4rson advised avia solutions group , a lithuanian capital - based aviation holding corporation listed on the warsaw stock exchange , on the acquisition of the estonian tour operator goadventure . goadventure will soon carry the name kidy tour , a tour operator owned by avia solutions group .\navia solutions group ab chief financial officer supervision and management of finance function across companies held by avia solutions group ab . main responsibilities include control of operations of subsidiaries , leading budgeting and reporting , treasury , risk management , finance function staffing , fund raising , deal structuring , tax planning and managing resolution of finance related issues .\navia solutions group , a wse listed global provider of one - stop - shop aviation business solutions , has announced the appointment of zilvinas lapinskas and anatolij legenzov as members of the management board effective 16 december , 2013 .\nin 2015 avia solutions group launched a lithuanian tour operator kidy tour , [ 28 ] as well as a uav - based infrastructure inspections provider laserpas . [ 29 ]\nab avia solutions group is a holding with over 20 subsidiaries . this group of business enterprises offers complex solutions for aviation services on the global scale , including aeroplane fleet management , pilot education and training , crew formation and lease , chartered flights , aeroplane technical maintenance , aeroplane parts and components repair and supply solutions and other services .\navia solutionions group bought all goadventure\u2019s shares from gobaltic . the value of the transaction is 2 , 6 meur .\nthe share capital of ab avia solutions group amounts to ltl 7 777 777 and consists of 7 777 777 ordinary registered shares with a nominal value of ltl 1 each .\navia solutions group and russian state - owned holding company rostec have entered into a cooperation agreement to establish and develop a fourth airport in moscow at the existing ramenskoye aerodrome .\navia solutions group , a wse listed global provider of one - stop - shop aviation business solutions has announced receiving the green light in regards to concentration and successfully closing the acquisition of helicopter maintenance organization helisota . under the agreement , the group in series of transactions has acquired 100 % of share capital in the lithuanian - based organization . the aggregate value of the deal is over 12 mln . litas , excluding the value of newly issued avia solutions group shares .\nin 2012 linas dovydenas , ceo at avia solutions group was awarded as the ceo of the year by the readers of business news website and newspaper \u201cverslo zinios\u201d . [ 38 ]\ntake a look into everyday life at an avia solutions group company , while adomas talks about the journey that led him to work with urltoken and his experience since joining the team .\navia leads a network of health systems working together to solve pressing challenges with digital solutions that deliver results and transform healthcare .\ngediminas ziemelis : avia solutions group recognised as the best international transport company in russia - fl technics ' jets latest news and media resources . press releases , photo gallery , video gallery , presentations , brochures . - media center - jet maintenance solutions\navia solutions group , an international , publicly traded aviation holding company with over 20 subsidiaries worldwide , has recorded \u20ac306 million revenue in 2016 , a 33 % increase from the 2015 . group\u2019s net profit more than doubled to \u20ac8 , 1 million .\nfl technics is a member of the avia solutions group family \u2013 wse listed provider of the integrated aviation services . for more information about fl technics , please visit our website at urltoken .\nin 2012 gediminas ziemelis , chairman of avia solutions group , was selected amongst the top 40 most talented young leaders in the aviation industry by aviation week & space technology . [ 39 ]\navia solutions group employs close to 2000 specialists working in group\u2019s representative offices in lithuania , usa , the uk , thailand , indonesia , poland , serbia , estonia , russia , as well as numerous line stations , shops and departments over the world .\nin june 2016 , avia solutions group was nominated for rsm entrepreneur of the year category at the european business awards . in addition to that , it also received a national public champion award .\n, an avia solutions group company , describes the lithuanian working environment and how he helped found the first american football team in lithuania . if you are interested in joining the laserpas team , visit\navia solutions group ab is a holding company , which engages in the provision of aviation solutions and services . it operates through the following business segments : aircraft and helicopter maintenance , repair and overhaul ( mro ) ; aircraft ground handling and fuelling ; . . .\nurltoken is a part of avia solutions group , a warsaw stock exchange ( wse ) listed global international provider of one - stop - shop aviation business solutions . the group has its representative offices in cyprus , estonia , indonesia , poland , russian federation , thailand , the united kingdom and over 1600 customers across the globe .\nlithuanian - owned , warsaw - listed aviation business group avia solutions group ( asg ) is planning to expand in asia in the next three years , but it would not disclose how much money it intends to invest in that market , reported leta / bns .\nin 2014 locatory . com , a subsidiary of avia solutions group \u2013 provided financial support to multiple champions of lithuanian and european boxing , as well as the 2012 olympics bronze medal winner evaldas petrauskas .\nin the beginning , avia solutions group covered three aviation business areas , including ground handling ( baltic ground services ) , aircraft maintenance ( fl technics ) and travel services ( bilietu pardavimo centras ) .\nin 2013 avia solutions group launched its own private jet charter carrier klasjet . [ 26 ] the carrier is based in vilnius , lithuania and operates its flights in europe , cis and other regions .\nmodern healthcare and avia have partnered to develop the transformation hub , a new digital home for solutions and best practices to advance healthcare .\nin june 2015 , avia solutions group received an award from the lithuanian law society for assistance in the development of law students . the award recognizes the company\u2019s contribution to helping law students reach their goals .\nin 2008 avia solutions group separated its charter flights activities from flylal and established a charter airline . in july 2010 , it underwent a major re - branding and became small planet airlines . [ 21 ] in march , 2013 avia solutions group sold 99 . 5 per cent of small planet airlines uab ( lithuania ) and small planet airlines sp . z . o . o . ( poland ) to an investment group led by the carrier ' s management team . [ 22 ]\n\u201cwe are pleased to welcome zilvinas and anatolij to the board . their long - standing experience and knowledge in managing international teams and projects will serve as an extra force behind the future projects of avia solutions group and its subsidiaries . we are certain that now with an even stronger team we are fully set to achieve our most ambitious goals , \u201d commented gediminas ziemelis , the chairman of the board at avia solutions group .\nthe growth of the group\u2019s operations was largely driven by its increasing presence in the asian aviation market as well as continuous service and geographical expansion . in 2016 , avia solutions group\u2019s client portfolio enlarged by 10 % , with majority of sales coming from european customers ( 61 % ) .\nin 2016 the group - controlled ramport aero opened zhukovsky international airport [ 30 ] ( iata : zia ) near moscow , russia . later that year , avia solutions group launched a competence development center emblick , [ 31 ] acquired estonian tour operator goadventure ee . [ 32 ] the group\u2019s subsidiary in indonesia also opened a new mro center in jakarta . [ 33 ]\nfl technics , an aircraft maintenance , repair and overhaul ( mro ) services company that is part of the lithuanian - owned , warsaw - listed aviation group avia solutions group ( asg ) , has opened an airplane servicing center in the airport of indonesia ' s capital jakarta , informed fl technics representative .\navia solutions group was delighted to have the opportunity to support the rimantas kaukenas team during the danske bank vilnius marathon 2014 . we hope that initiatives such as this will help attract more attention to children ' s fight against cancer .\naccording to l . dovydenas , during the negotiation meetings with the helisota team both parties have agreed upon the need to exploit the opportunities posed by the already well - developed helisota base and the long - standing experience combined with second - to - none capabilities of avia solutions group . \u2018i am confident that the incorporation of the new enterprise into the avia solutions group infrastructure will open new possibilities for us as well as our new colleagues , \u2019 commented the ceo .\navia solutions group ab ( asg : wse ) set a new 52 - week low during today ' s trading session when it reached 13 . 60 . over this period , the share price is down - 28 . 96 % .\navia solutions group\u2019s annual reports summarize the main accomplishments , key activities , objectives , and other important information about the group\u2018s annual performance . to ensure the trust of both our shareholders and industry players , we publish comprehensive reports , which cover various aspects of our business , including but not limited to the financial performance .\navia innovator network members solve pressing challenges with digital solutions that deliver financial and clinical results . avia maps the path forward , providing strategic focus , rigorous process discipline , and a collaborative approach so that our members move faster with greater confidence .\nchairman of the board , avia solutions group , age 37 in the only repeat appearance from our 2012 list of top 40 under forty , we again selected gediminas ziemelis because of the vast amount he has accomplished in the past two years . ziemelis has guided avia solutions group ( asg ) to significant growth since 2012 , including the construction of a new maintenance , repair and overhaul ( mro ) hangar in lithuania , entrance into the helicopter mro market through acquisition of helisota and into the . . .\nsince 1969 , egis avia has successfully completed over a thousand projects in 140 countries .\nthe group does not plan to expand in russia where it sees little growth potential .\nin december 2005 biliet\u0173 pardavimo centras became a member of iata and in november 2006 changed its name into bpc travel ( stands for best price for consumers travel ) to better reflect its business philosophy . bpc travel left avia solutions group in 2010 . [ 13 ]\nin 2010 avia solutions group established an it company , which developed its own platform to trade aircraft inventory and maintenance services . in 2014 urltoken launched amber a . i . , artificial intelligence tool that converts e - mail parts inquiries into searches . [ 23 ]\navaya teams with leading tech companies to create ai solutions that enhance and advance customer experiences .\ndonations were given for the treatment of maestro vytautas kernagis . the chairman of avia solutions group , gediminas ziemelis , financially contributed to the social initiative aimed at collecting funds for the treatment of maestro vytautas kernagis who sadly lost his battle against cancer in 2008 . ( lithuania )\nreceived a prestigious european business award in recognition of his visionary business management and development skills ; the same year , under his leadership , avia solutions group was named a national public champion in the category of entrepreneurship , earning a spot in the top 110 of european businesses .\nlinas dovydenas ceo of avia solutions group\u201cduring the last couple of years the group has largely focused on the sector of aircraft technical maintenance , which is represented by fl technics , one of our subsidiaries . this company has implemented numerous large scope projects in the segments of engine repair , spare parts sales and the expansion of line maintenance stations . moreover , by introducing fl technics jets in 2011 , we have successfully expanded our activities into the repair and technical maintenance sector of business jets . naturally , the decision of turning to the direction of helicopter maintenance was only a matter of time , \u201d says linas dovydenas , the ceo of avia solutions group .\nthroughout the year 2016 , avia solutions group and its subsidiaries across the globe handled over 2 million passengers , 18 500 aircraft and delivered more than 270 000 tons of jet fuel . in addition to that , group\u2019s companies organized tours to turkey for 14 000 vacationers , inspected thousands of power lines using uavs , as well as sold over 30 000 pilot training hours .\nas of june 2018 , the group\u2019s shares are distributed in the following proportions . [ 47 ]\nin june 2016 , avia solutions group received a national public champion award and was named amongst 10 best european businesses in the rsm entrepreneur of the year category at the european business awards . same year , ramport aero received best investment project award for successful launch of zhukovsky international airport . [ 45 ]\nzilvinas lapinskas , who was appointed the ceo of fl technics on 3 december , 2013 and anatolij legenzov , who became the ceo of helisota on 31 october 2013 , were assigned to the two vacant positions on the board . the vacant positions occurred after the board members jonas butautis and saulius batavicius were re - called from the board as a result of their resignation from the managers of avia solutions group subsidiary companies . the appointment of anatolij legenzov as a new member of the board follows the successful closure of the acquisition of helicopter maintenance organization helisota . the latest acquisition has marked the strategic avia solutions group expansion to new aviation markets and segment .\nthe group supports the migration information and communication platform developed by the lithuanian social research centre ( lstc ) .\nas announced earlier , the shares had been acquired in several takeover stages . some of them were paid for directly to the company\u2019s shareholders , and some \u2013 through transferring 165 . 000 newly issued avia solutions group shares to the company\u2019s top management . in compliance with the local competition laws , the group had to obtain concentration clearance from the competition council of the republic of lithuania , which was received on thursday , the 12th of december .\navia sells small planet airlines to airline ' s management archived april 2 , 2015 , at the wayback machine .\nin 2016 , avia solutions group once again joined the rimantas kaukenas support group in promoting the charitable cause \u2013 of helping children fight against cancer . during the 2016 , vilnius marathon everyone willing to support the children was able to donate by either buying merchandise or by putting a personal donation into the charity box . we are proud to have the opportunity to contribute to such an important cause and we advocate for everyone to support those in need .\nduring the prestigious european it & software excellence awards , which took place in london , doclogix was recognized as the best information and document management solution in europe . awards panel was presented with the successful implementation of the company\u2019s system at avia solutions group , a group of companies involved in the aviation business . as many as 83 of the strongest it companies from 32 european countries took part in this annual it - solution competition in the region .\navia solutions group is the first lithuanian company listed on the warsaw stock exchange ( wse ) and the first foreign company listed on the exchange in 2011 . the company has representative offices in lithuania , poland , italy , russia , malaysia and the united kingdom , and operates in europe , the cis and the asia - pacific region .\njet maintenance solutions ( jet ms ) provides aircraft maintenance , repair and overhaul services ( mro ) for business jets .\nwithin the aviation business unit of the egis group , egis avia pools expertise with other subsidiaries to provide a compelling portfolio of services to aviation institutions and authorities ; airport operators ; air navigation service providers ; aircraft manufacturers ; and airlines .\nuse avia as an accelerator and extender , boost your innovation capacity . act with others to reduce risk and achieve scale .\ntravel solutions provider amadeus has entered into an agreement with icelandic airline icelandair to develop a baggage reconciliation system ( brs ) .\nfounded in 1979 , avia came to prominence thanks to its revolutionary cantilever technology , which remains the bedrock on which performance shoes are made . today , avia continues to lead the active lifestyle movement with pioneering technology and stylish design for athletic footwear , activewear , and accessories , all while bringing better value solutions for health - conscious consumers . for more information visit : urltoken .\nkidy tour belongs to eastern europe\u00b4s largest holding corporation in the aviation sector , avia solutions group , whose shares are listed on the warsaw stock exchange . the company offers travellers a choice of 175 hotels on the mediterranean cost in the regions of kemer , antalya , side and alanya . lithuania has more than 140 travel agencies where you can book or order kidy tours trips .\nanalyst ca - ib investmentbank ag ( bank austria / creditanstalt group ) . representative office for baltic states , vilnius , lithuania\nin 2014 gediminas ziemelis , the chairman of the board of avia solutions group , anatolij legenzov , ceo of helisota and tomas vaisvila , general director of ramport aero , have been included in the aviation weeks ' top 40 young leaders under 40 list . gediminas ziemelis became only person to be included two times in a row with his first repeat appearance in 2012 . [ 43 ]\negis avia ( formerly sofr\u00e9avia ) \u2013 a wholly owned egis company - is an internationally - recognised company in the aviation sector .\ndownload our latest guide sharing the essential building blocks from avia\u2019s process to support health systems striving to scale disruptive innovations in healthcare .\nthe parent of vilnius - based mro provider fl technics is acquiring 96 . 2 % of helisota , partly through the transfer of newly issued avia group securities . the transaction will be conducted in stages , but is to be completed by year - end .\nbecoming part of the avia group will strengthen the helicopter mro specialist\u2019s market standing , says helisota chief executive josif legenzov .\nwe will not only expand the spectrum of our services , but also extend the scope of our geographical presence ,\nhe says .\navia members realize the full potential of their innovation activities to deliver bottom line results \u2013 faster and with greater confidence than working alone .\naviaam leasing is a warsaw stock exchange (\nwse\n) listed global aviation holding company engaged in commercial aircraft acquisition , leasing and sales . the company specializes in mainline narrow - body aircraft as well as high - potential regional jets with major focus on the following markets : europe , middle east , cis and asia - pacific . partnership with a wse listed sister company avia solutions group , which operates more than 30 subsidiaries globally , provides aviaam leasing in a unique platform to structure one - stop - shop aviation business solutions .\nthe competition council authorised the concentration deal by flylal group services subject to conditions archived april 2 , 2015 , at the wayback machine .\nin 2014 , gediminas ziemelis , the chairman of the board of avia solutions group was included in aviation weeks ' top 40 under 40 list once again , thus becoming its first repeat appearance since 2012 . among other industry members , he shared the honor with anatolij legenzov , the ceo of helisota , and tomas vaisvila , the ceo of ramport aero , who both made it onto the list for the first time .\n\u2018really open air space\u2019 , \u2018real no states support for aviation\u2019 , fair costs structure and the policy ensuring \u2018no government support for european carriers\u2019 is merely theoretical . in reality the existing practices make the weakest market players vanish and the large ones thrive even more . that is basically how i see the situation in the european aviation industry today \u2013 says gediminas ziemelis , chairman of the board at avia solutions group when interviewed by marek serafin from urltoken\nthe shareholders could get familiarised with the documents possessed by the company related to the agenda of the meeting , including draft resolutions , and other documents to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders as well as to get information regarding execution of the shareholders\u2019 rights at the headquarters of ab avia solutions group , smolensko st . 10 , vilnius , the republic of lithuania , or on the company\u2019s website at urltoken under the heading investor relations .\nsequential brands group 1065 avenue of the americas 30th floor new york , ny 10018 email : info @ urltoken phone : 646 . 564 . 2577\ndiscover how greenville health system worked with avia and its health system network to confidently select and quickly scale the right digital solution to improve patient access .\ntgs baltic was a legal advisor to ab avia solutions group ( the \u201ccompany\u201d ) with regard to offering newly issued shares of the company to select investors and their admission to trading on the polish regulated market , i . e . on the warsaw stock exchange . the shares of the company were successfully subscribed for and admitted to trading on the regulated market in december 2014 . this share offering enabled the company to raise over ltl 51 . 5 million .\nthe shareholders could get familiarised with the documents possessed by the company related to the agenda of the meeting , including draft resolutions , and other documents to be submitted to the general meeting of shareholders as well as to get information regarding execution of the shareholders ' rights at the headquarters of ab avia solutions group , smolensko st . 10 , vilnius , the republic of lithuania , or on the company ' s website at urltoken under the heading investor relations .\napproval of the audited annual financial statements of the company and the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the group for the year ended 31 december 2014 .\naviation week & space technology embarked on a search for talented individuals who are rising stars in the global aerospace and defense industry . gediminas ziemelis , the chairman of avia solutions group , and jonas butautis , the ceo of fl technics , were selected as part of the top 40 most talented young leaders in the aviation industry . aviation week & space technology considered the candidacies of approx . 200 professionals from various countries each nominated by the global aviation industry\u2019s players .\nour culture is designed to deliver innovative tailor - made solutions to our clients . unconstrained by hierarchies we transact our business with speed , simplicity and flexibility .\naccording to ziemelis , the group will focus on expansion in indonesia , cambodia , thailand and china . it has no immediate plans for expansion in russia .\nin july 2006 , baltic ground services was sold to uab finans\u0173 spektro investicija . [ 9 ] the company was bought back by avia solutions group from investment company invalda in november 2008 . [ 6 ] the same year baltic ground services became first company in europe and tenth in world [ 10 ] to receive iata safety audit for ground operations ( isago ) [ 11 ] certificate . in january 2015 , baltic ground services joined iata\u2019s ground handling council ( ighc ) . [ 12 ]\n2 . approval of the audited annual financial statements of the company and the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the group for the year ended 31 december 2016 .\nin 2014 the group launched a business aviation charter air carrier klasjet . same year , baa training launched an aviation training it software developer momook . [ 27 ]\navia solutions group ab is a holding company , which is engaged in the provision of aviation solutions and services . it operates through the following segment include : aircraft maintenance , repair and overhaul , aircraft ground handling and fuelling , pilot and crew training and unallocated sales . the aircraft maintenance , repair and overhaul segment is involved in aircraft and aircraft components maintenance , repair , overhaul , engineering , spare parts and consumable sale , technical personnel training . the aircraft ground handling and fuelling segment is involved aircraft handling , passengers servicing , tickets sale and into - plane fuelling . the pilot and crew training segment is involved in full scope of integrated flight training solutions . the unallocated sales segment includes sales of management services , which cannot be attributed to the other segments . the company was founded in 1938 and is headquartered in vilnius , lithuania .\nnew york , may 18 , 2015 ( globe newswire ) - - sequential brands group , inc . ( nasdaq : sqbg ) (\nsequential\nor the\ncompany\n) announced today a key category expansion for its active lifestyle brand avia\u00ae with the introduction of a full line of wearable fitness accessories at major retailers nationwide .\nin 2007 , the group established aviation asset management ( now aviaam leasing ) . in june 2008 , it signed its first third - party lease contract with kazakh scat air . [ 19 ] aviaam leasing left the group in 2010 . in 2013 aviaam leasing launched its ipo and now is listed on wse . [ 20 ]\nurltoken offers effective aviation personnel solutions . we are here to help airlines and aviation professionals to get together for mutual business relations in a possibly shortest and most effective way .\npodstawa prawna : the annual general meeting of ab avia solutions group ( legal entity code 302541648 , registered address at smolensko st . 10 , vilnius , the republic of lithuania ) ( the company ) shareholders ( the meeting ) will be held at the headquarters of the company at smolensko st . 10 , vilnius , the republic of lithuania , at 10 . 00 a . m . on 28 april 2017 . registration will take place from 9 . 00 a . m . till 9 . 50 a . m .\navia\u00ae is a lifestyle brand that truly resonates with the everyday active consumer who seeks trusted and affordable products that will help them lead a healthier lifestyle ,\nstated eddie esses , president of sequential ' s active division .\nwe are thrilled to expand the avia brand with the introduction of innovative wearables and increase our product offering with incredible retailer partners .\nuni - en report no4 / 2017 the annual general meeting of ab avia solutions group ( legal entity code 302541648 , registered address at smolensko st . 10 , vilnius , the republic of lithuania ) ( the company ) shareholders ( the meeting ) will be held at the headquarters of the company at smolensko st . 10 , vilnius , the republic of lithuania , at 10 . 00 a . m . on 28 april 2017 . registration will take place from 9 . 00 a . m . till 9 . 50 a . m .\nin order to ensure clients that we provide with only high quality solutions , our aviation services have all required certificates and approvals , issued by both international and local civil aviation authorities .\nfocusing on strong core competencies we can offer a unique mix of services that encompass consulting , engineering , turnkey solutions , and operation and management services . we are committed to providing our clients with bespoke and innovative solutions that improve air operations safety and performance , in compliance with international standards , and using the most advanced technology , in a sustainable and long term perspective .\nfl technics , a member of avia solutions group ( asg ) family , continues to expand its already extensive business capabilities . the company providing integrated aircraft maintenance and repair services fl technics announced that they had entered into a definitive agreement under which fl technics would acquire storm aviation limited , the leading international provider of line maintenance services for narrow bodied and wide bodied aircraft . this acquisition will enable fl technics to have a network of 24 line stations in total across europe and the cis and extend capability list of line maintenance services for further expansion of the business .\n2 . to approve the audited annual financial statements of the company and the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the group for the year ended 31 december 2016 ( annex no 2 ) .\nab avia solutions group , code 302541648 , registered address at smolensko str . 10 , vilnius , lithuania ( hereinafter referred to as the company ) , the authorized capital of which amounts to ltl 7 , 777 , 777 and is divided into 7 , 777 , 777 ordinary registered shares ( isin code of the company ' s shares is lt0000128381 ) with the par value of ltl 1 ( one litas ) per share entitling to 7 , 777 , 777 votes at the shareholders ' meeting on 30 april 2015 convened the annual general meeting of shareholders ( hereinafter referred to as the meeting ) .\na wse listed company with more than 17 subsidiaries globally providing comprehensive aviation business solutions . the group integrates commercial and business mro service providers fl technics , fl technics jets and helisota , pilot and crew training services provider baltic aviation academy , ground handling provider baltic ground services , online aircraft spare parts marketplace locatory . com , aviation staff leasing company urltoken as well as aircraft management and business charter company klasjet .\neach shareholder holding shares that grant at least 1 / 20 of all votes shall have the right of proposing draft resolutions on the issues already included or to be included in the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders , to nominate the audit company . the proposed draft decisions at any time before the general meeting of shareholders must be presented in writing by sending them by registered mail to ab avia solutions group , smolensko st . 10 , vilnius , the republic of lithuania . the shareholders shall also be entitled to propose draft resolutions on the agenda issues of the general meeting of shareholders in writing during the meeting .\nthe company also introduced avia ascend , a state - of - the - art app that supports its new line of fitness trackers . the app features multiple functions not found in other mobile fitness offering including :\nasg last year posted over 300 million euros in revenue , up from 229 mln euros in 2015 . the group , which brings together 20 companies , employs a workforce of around 2 , 500 people .\nresolution : to approve the audited annual financial statements of the company and the audited consolidated annual financial statements of the group for the year ended 31 december 2014 ( annex no 1 , 1 / 72 pages ) .\neach shareholder holding shares that grant at least 1 / 20 of all votes shall have the right of proposing to supplement the agenda of the general meeting of shareholders . draft decisions on the proposed issues shall be submitted together with the proposal or , if the decisions do not need to be approved , explanations on each proposed issue of the general meeting of shareholders shall be presented . proposal to supplement the agenda must be presented in writing by sending it by registered mail to ab avia solutions group , smolensko st . 10 , vilnius , the republic of lithuania . the agenda will be supplemented if the proposal is received not later than 14 days before the general meeting of shareholders .\nkrakow . last year we won a 10 years\u2019 lease tender for jet fuel storage and blending base in vilnius airport . with our existing infrastructure in poland we can now offer very effective logistic solutions to our clients in the region .\n\u201cour long - term strategy is beginning to bear fruits as we have been heavily investing in physical expansion and services diversification for the past couple of years . in the long - term , our goal is to become one of the leading comprehensive aviation service providers in europe , as well as have a strong presence in the ever - growing asian market . fl technics already has a hangar in jakarta , indonesia , and baa training\u2019s singapore training base provided numerous future pilots with eu - standard training , and we plan to bring more of our experience , as well as know - how to the region in the nearest future , \u201d comments gediminas ziemelis , chairman of the board at avia solutions group .\nhelisota will continue to trade under its name and retain its management team , says avia . the kaunas - based maintenance provider is an approved service facility for russian helicopters types and robinson r44s . it generated a turnover of ltl42 million ( $ 16 million ) in 2012 .\nklasjet is a european charter carrier , specializing in private and corporate charter flights as well as comprehensive aircraft management solutions . with own fleet of business jets based in vilnius , lithuania , as well as other airports across russia , eastern europe and the cis , . . .\nfl technic\u2018s employees are its foundation . we look for people who share our unique core values so we can continue building and growing that foundation . our company maintains the top quality standards and is continuously looking for talented and collegial people , willing to comply with our values and our clients\u2019 needs . if you are an ambitious and determined team player , we may offer you challenging opportunities in a global provider of tailor - made solutions for aircraft maintenance , repair and overhaul ( mro ) solutions . we offer a friendly atmosphere , professional attitude towards our business , excellent opportunities for career development and challenging assignments .\nin the beginning of the year the asg board members came to an agreement regarding the establishment of 20 brand new fl technics line maintenance stations by the end of 2012 . fl technics activity will continue to be directed towards the development and expansion of major aircraft technical support and maintenance business solutions : smooth provision of base and line maintenance services , full logistical support of spare parts and components as well as rapid expansion of warehouse portfolio capabilities . the company will also carry on selling spare parts and components , offering technical training , engine overhaul and maintenance and individual components\u2019 repair services as well as regular technical maintenance and certification solutions .\nour group operates in 7 countries , we have four main business lines ( maintenance and repair business , charter , ground handling and training ) and we entered some highly promising business areas at the beginning of last year . our main profit generator fl technics is on track with its revenues and net profit .\nfl technics is a global provider of tailor - made solutions for aircraft maintenance and repair . company specializes in base and line maintenance , full aircraft engineering , engine management , spare parts and components support , military aircraft component support , logistics and distribution , technical training and consulting services , landing gear and apu management , .\nthe group last year generated 22 % of its revenue in russia ( down from 58 % in 2013 ) , 33 % in europe , 16 % in the cis ( 21 % ) , 16 % in africa and 13 % in asia ( 1 % ) . it did not operate in europe and africa in 2013 .\nthe asg group consists of the business - class charter carrier klasjet , the ground handling and aircraft fuelling services provider baltic ground services , the aircraft maintenance , repair and overhaul ( mro ) services company fl technics , the helicopter mro services provider helisota and the tour operator kidy tour . ziemelis also was a key shareholder of the bankrupt airline flylal .\nsince its foundation and by now the group has developed a strong technical base , necessary infrastructure , teamed and trained top - level professionals and received international activity certification and recognition . both the company and its team are active members of various local communities , and provide extended support to sport , culture , environment , and health - related organizations and groups .\nfl technics provides technical maintenance solutions in its main facilities in lithuania and ukraine and across line maintenance stations in russia , tadzhikistan , kazakhstan , italy , turkey and lithuania . last year the company also implemented a 24 / 7 aog ( aircraft on the ground ) helpline , enabling its users to receive prompt technical assistance and / or aircraft parts at any time .\nsupport a group of lithuanian children ' s travels to the dariaus and gireno aerodrome to conduct private flights over the kaunas district in one of baltic aviation academy\u2019s tecnam aircraft . the amazing flights were not just a christmas present for the kids , but also a part of a national charity campaign \u201cgive a hand to kindness\u201d which is personally supported by gediminas ziemelis .\nwith over 100 years of combined experience midamerican aerospace has a wealth of experience . their resources enable them to provide world class services in aftermarket spares solutions through aggressive procurement and active aircraft dismantling projects . through their relationship with locatory . com , both companies are continually searching for more effective streamline ways to improve productivity and exposure . josh hall , a sales associate [ . . . ]\nknown for its athletic footwear and activewear apparel , avia\u00ae is expanding its product offering to include an innovative line of wearable products that unite performance and function to support athletes at every level . partnering with lifeworks , a leader in technology and innovation , the brand ' s first collection of wearables includes bluetooth enabled activity trackers , digital pedometers and heartrate monitors , smartphone armbands , active sport earbuds , performance insoles , headbands , waistbands and other running / fitness accessories .\nthere were , of course some factors that caused negative outcomes . the turmoil in egypt , the crisis in italy , the bankruptcy of orbis , problems with some other tour operators in europe \u2013 all these have contributed to poor results of small planet airlines in some countries where the carrier consolidated lower profit margins than it was planned initially . on the other hand , from the very beginning the group has not planned on making small planet the core group business . however , it has helped us to expand geographically and has allowed fl technics to assimilate new types of aircraft for maintenance , airbus 320 in particular . we have officially declared that we would like to divest from charter business altogether and this process has already started . so we are happy with what is going on and we believe that we can deliver much more good news to our clients , investors and employees in the nearest future .\nthe rotorcraft mro activities are to be operated in partnership with fl technic\u2019s business - aviation support arm , which was set up in 2011 .\nit is only natural that with our currently owned infrastructure and resources , we have decided to turn to the direction of helicopter maintenance ,\nsays avia\u2019s chief executive linas dovydenas .\nwe had two options : either to start a company from nil , or acquire an already existing one with the view to developing it .\nsmall planet airlines ( s5 , vilnius ) and its polish subsidiary , small planet airlines polska ( p7 , warsaw chopin ) , are to be consolidated into a single holding company , small planet group uab , ceo vytautas kaikaris has announced . in a statement issued to ch - aviation , kaikaris , who in march 2013 acquired small planet in conjunction with partner andrius staniulis , said the shareholding of the new holding firm would not change . \u201cthe reorganisation is a step in our strategy to achieve a . . .\nbusiness segments : the aircraft maintenance , repair and overhaul ( mro ) segment is involved in aircraft and aircraft component maintenance , repair , overhaul , engineering , spare parts and consumable sale , technical training and consulting ; the aircraft ground handling and fuelling segment is involved aircraft handling , passengers servicing , tickets sale and into - plane fuelling ; the pilot and crew training segment is involved in a range of integrated flight training solutions , and the unallocated sales division includes sales of management services . the company also acts as a tour operator under the kidy tour brand name .\nklasjet ( klj , vilnius ) has announced it has added a maiden b737 - 500 to its fleet in the form of ly - klj ( msn 28923 ) . the vip - configured jet features seating for fifty - six passengers and was refurbished earlier this year . based out of lithuania , klasjet specializes in aircraft management solutions , as well as private and corporate charter flights . aside from the b737 - 500 , it also operates a vip - configured crj - 200 , challenger 850 , and hawker 850xp from its base at vilnius as well as other . . .\nfl technics acts as one - stop - shop maintenance solutions\u2019 provider for customers from europe , the cis and asia - pacific . with offices in lithuania , russia , the united kingdom , poland , italy and malaysia , the company provides services in base maintenance facilities in lithuania , as well as through an extensive network of line maintenance support across europe , asia pacific and the cis . fl technics is an easa part - 145 , part - m , part - 147 , part - 21 certified company , as well as a boeing goldcare program partner , with certificate approvals in russia , bermuda and other countries ."]}
{"id": 55675, "summary": [{"text": "the makin institute is a subsidiary of khatam al-anbia in iran .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it is blacklisted by the united states department of the treasury , the united nations , and the european union . ", "topic": 15}], "title": "makin institute", "paragraphs": ["the new sanctions are aimed at four entities that handle mining and engineering projects on behalf of khatam al - anbiya , including some with links to the nuclear program . they are fater engineering institute , imensazen consultant engineers institute , makin institute and rahab institute .\nmakin institute ( a . k . a . makin company ) , no . 2 iravan st . - tishfoon st . - khaje abdol ah ansari st . - shariati st . , tehran , iran [ npwmd ]\nhowever , further proving ofac\u2019s dedication to the administration of economic sanctions , general rostam qasemi , fatar engineering institute , imensazen consulting engineers institute , makin institute , and the rahab insititute were all designated as specially designated nationals ( \u201csdn\u201d ) under the non - proliferation sanctions program yesterday .\nfater engineering institute ( a . k . a . faater institute ; a . k . a . fater engineering company ; a . k . a . gharargah ghaem faater institute ) , no . 25 , valiasr jonoobi , azizi street , azadi sq . ne , tehran , iran [ npwmd ]\nrahab institute ( f . k . a . rahsaz institute ) , ghorb - e ghaem building , valiasr st . , azizi blvd . , azadi sq . , tehran , iran ; eastern 14th st . , beihaghi blvd . , arjantin sq . , tehran , iran [ npwmd ]\nimensazen consultant engineers institute , no . 5 / 1 , niroo alley , padegan - e - valiasr street , sepah square , tehran , iran [ npwmd ]\nthe institute of making is a multidisciplinary research club for those interested in the made world : from makers of molecules to makers of buildings , synthetic skin to spacecraft , soup to diamonds , socks to cities . membership of and day - to - day access to the institute is available to all ucl staff and students . learn more\nthis is all about the timing ,\nsaid former treasury department official michael jacobson , now with the washington institute for near east policy .\nthis is an effort to show , ' we ' re serious about ramping up the pressure . '\neye on iran : u . s . - iran tensions rise over oil route as eu tries to save nuclear deal\neye on iran : u . s . move may trigger iran \u2018exit\u2019 for foreign subsidiaries\ncongressman ron desantis ( r - fl ) and former canadian attorney general dr . irwin cotler to speak at 2017 iran summit\nthe purpose of the irgc campaign is to identify companies and entities that are owned , operated or controlled by the islamic revolutionary guard corp ( irgc ) , and to highlight relationships between these entities and multinational corporations .\nwith support from president ahmadinejad , the irgc has assumed a dominant role in the iranian economy . the irgc now largely controls the petrochemical , banking , construction and telecommunications sectors in iran . estimates of irgc control of the economy \u201crange from a third to nearly two - thirds of iran ' s gdp \u2013 amounting to tens of billions of dollars . \u201d the irgc is estimated to own at least half of iran\u2019s government - owned companies and control 68 percent of iran\u2019s total exports .\nmany multinationals continue to do business with irgc - controlled entities including european and japanese automotive manufacturers citroen , renault , nissan , peugeot , volvo , fiat , mazda , isuzu , and yamaha . south african telecommunications firm mtn is also in direct partnership with the irgc - controlled iran electronics industries .\ngharargahe sazandegi ghaem : acquired tunnel - building equipment and expertise from european firms such as wirth , and seli owned , controlled or acting on behalf of kaa .\noriental oil kish . operated by kaa . partially owned by former iranian president hashemi rafsanjani , notorious for threatening the incineration of israel by nuclear weapons . once involved in a $ 310 million oilfield - development contract with halliburton .\nsadra , aka iran marine industrial company : naval - industrial giant 51 . 18 % controlled by the kaa and irgc . builds ships , docks , and floating oil rigs , and has been awarded huge government contracts and assistance since irgc takeover .\nsepanir oil and gas engineering company : subsidiary of kaa . participates in iran ' s south pars offshore gas field development .\nsepasad engineering company : owned by kaa . specializes in concrete dam construction and tunneling .\narvandan shipbuilding company : subsidiary of idro . builds high - speed patrol boats for the government of iran .\niran khodro group : subsidiary of idro . license - builds peugeot , renault , suzuki , daimler - benz , and hyundai models . produced over 690 , 000 vehicles in 2010 .\niran shipbuilding & offshore industries complex , aka isoico : consortium of shipbuilding and maritime construction companies . subsidiary of idro . former irgc commander , former kaa head , and us and eu - sanctioned rostam ghasemi serves as isoico\u2019s chairman of the board of directors .\nmachine sazi pars co : designs , manufactures , and installs petrochemical - related machinery . subsidiary of idro . listed by the german government as an entity of concern for military procurement activities .\npaysaz : acquired by idro in 2005 . involved in oil - industry supply chain construction .\nsaipa group : subsidiary of idro . license - builds citroen , renault , nissan , volvo , and iveco ( fiat ) models , and produced over 663 , 000 vehicles in 2010 .\nbahman group : tehran - based manufacturing conglomerate 45 . 5 % owned by the irgc cooperative foundation . license - builds mazda and isuzu vehicles .\nbahman diesel co : manufacturing of truck and bus parts . subsidiary of the bahman group . license - builds isuzu trucks .\nbahman motor center : manufacturing and assembly of vehicles , including mazdas . subsidiary of bahman group .\niran docharkh co : handles imports , manufacturing and research for the bahman group , and builds yamaha motorcycles . subsidiary of the bahman group .\niran zinc mines development company : subsidiary of the irgc - controlled mehr - e eghtesad iranian investment company .\nangouran mine : bought by the iran zinc mines development company for an estimated 20 % of market value . the bidding process involved only three companies , all highly interconnected and irgc - affiliated .\narvandan oil & gas company : nioc subsidiary , currently responsible for managing 12 separate oil and gas fields .\niranian helicopter company : affiliate of nioc . provides helicopter fleets and maintenance for numerous oil projects .\nnational iranian oil products distribution company ( niopdc ) : component of niordc . responsible for over 2850 fuel stations , 45 aviation fuelling centers , and the distribution of over 220 million liters of oil products per day all over the country .\nnational iranian tanker company ( nitc ) : responsible for transporting 53 million tons of crude oil , nitc ranks as the world ' s fourth largest tanker fleet . former subsidiary of nioc , now privatized but with reported links to the irgc - controlled oil supply chain .\nnational oil pipeline and telecommunications company ( ioptc ) : component of niordc , responsible for pipeline management and telecommunications services .\nnational oil refining and distribution company ( niordc ) : component of nioc and the ministry of petroleum , primarily responsible for transporting and exporting of petroleum products , and operating 6 large refineries .\nnorth drilling company : subsidiary of nioc . involved in drilling projects beyond iranian borders , such as the iran khazar offshore rig in turkmenistan .\npetropars : subsidiary of nioc . created to take advantage of the south pars gas field .\nansar bank , aka ansar financial and credit institution : created by bonyad taavon sepah to provide financial and credit services to irgc personnel .\nbank industry and mine ( of iran ) : state owned , focusing on mining projects . used by the irgc to evade us and international sanctions . collaborates with bank mellat and bank saderat .\neuropaisch - iranische handelsbank ( eih ) : german subsidiary of bank industry and mine , focusing on international business with iran . 26 . 3 % owned by bank mellat , 19 % owned by bank terjarat .\nbank mellat : state - owned , designated by us treasury for providing services to the irgc - affiliated atomic energy organization of iran ( aeoi ) .\nfirst east export bank , p . l . c : owned or acting on behalf of bank mellat .\nbank melli : iran ' s largest bank , used by tehran to transfer over $ 100 million to the irgc quds force , for the purpose of organizing , training and equipping islamist movement around the globe . serves as a facilitator for the irgc ' s sensitive activities , especially the purchase of materials for iran ' s nuclear and missile programs .\narian bank : joint - venture between bank melli and bank saderat to expand irgc - controlled financial activities into afghanistan .\nfuture bank b . s . c : bahrain - based joint - venture controlled by bank melli and bank saderat .\nbank saderat : 94 % state - owned institution which handles financial services for the ministry of defense and armed forces logistics ( modafl ) - controlled defense industries organization and irgc - controlled iran electronics industries . used by the regime to transfer funds to terrorist organizations such as hamas , hezbollah , popular front for the liberation of palestine - general command ( pflp - gc ) and palestinian islamic jihad .\nbank sepah : 100 % irgc - owned . assisted iran in funding development of missiles and nuclear weapons capability by supporting the irgc - controlled shahid hemmat indsutrial group ( shig ) and shahid bagheri industrial group ( sbig ) .\npost bank of iran : acts on behalf of bank sepah ( designated under unscr 1747 ) , hiding bank sepah ' s connections in order to circumvent sanctions .\nbank tejarat : 42 . 81 % state - owned . facilitated the transfer of tens of millions of dollars in support of the irgc - affiliated atomic energy organization of iran ' s efforts to acquire yellowcake uranium .\nexport development bank of iran ( edbi ) : provides financial services to modafl subordinate entities in order to circumvent or breach sanctions . handles payments for bank sepah and entities associated with iran ' s nuclear and ballistic missile programs .\nbanco internacional de desarrollo , c . a : autonomous subsidiary of the export development bank of iran offering financial products to strengthen ties between the iranian and venezuelan economics .\nmehr bank , aka finance and credit institution : provides financial services to the irgc . created by bonyad ta ' avon sepah , an organization comprised of irgc commanders .\nmehr - e eqtesad - e iranian investment company : owned or controlled by mehr finance and credit institution , affiliated with the irgc - controlled tidewater .\netemad amin investment co mobin : contributes to the financing of the regime and irgc . includes two irgc - controlled funds , tose ' eh - ye e ' temad and shahriar - e mahestan . purchased a large portion of telecommunications company of iran stock in order to facilitate irgc restrictions on free communications . listed by the british government as an entity of proliferation concern .\nbehnam shahriyari trading company : provided support and weapons to hezbollah on behalf of the irgc . acts on behalf of liner transport kish .\niran air : iran ' s national airline , used by the irgc and modafl to transport military - related equipment , including missile and rocket components to syria . most iran air jets prohibited from entering eu airspace due to safety concerns . the un has called on all countries to inspect cargo carried by iran air cargo , and the eu has prohibited iran air cargo access to eu airports .\niran air tours : subsidiary of iran air . serves as iran air ' s domestic air carrier .\nliner transport kish : employed by the irgc to support terrorist activities outside of iran . provides material support , including weapons , to hezbollah .\nmahan air : provides transportation , funds transfers and personnel travel service to the irgc quds force and hezbollah . coordinated with the irgc to ferry secret operatives and weapons in pursuit of the attempted assassination of the saudi ambassador to the us .\ntidewater middle east company : port operator owned by mehr - e eqtesad iranian investment company , mehr bank and the irgc . manages approximately 90 % of iranian container operations , and is used by the irgc for illicit shipments .\niran electronics industries ( iei ) : irgc - operated conglomerate responsible for facilitating the irgc ' s control over the telecommunications and electronics sectors . main shareholder of mtn irancell ( south african telecom giant mtn owns other 49 % ) , the second largest mobile phone network operator in iran , which enables the irgc to exploit foreign technology to locate and persecute dissidents and suppress communications during fraudulent elections .\ntelecommunications company of iran ( tci ) : one of iran\u2019s leading telecommunications firms , 50 % owned by the irgc following a 2009 purchase by etemad amin investment company mobin . the irgc\u2019s control of tci enables it to better censor and restrict the free flow of communication .\niran is seeking a foothold in north africa , says morocco ' s foreign minister . will our european allies heed his warn\u2026 urltoken\npolish leaders are planning to defend us withdrawal from # irannucleardeal within the eu . urltoken\nsign up today to receive eye on iran , our daily iran news brief .\nurltoken no longer supports internet explorer 9 or earlier . please upgrade your browser .\nwashington \u2014 the treasury department imposed sanctions on wednesday on a commander and four companies linked to the islamic revolutionary guards corps of iran , underscoring the obama administration\u2019s determination to single out the elite corps as a way to curb iran\u2019s nuclear program .\nthe treasury said it froze the assets of four affiliates of a sprawling construction conglomerate owned by the revolutionary guards , as well as those of gen . rostam qasemi , who oversees the companies , because they are accused of being involved in iran\u2019s effort to manufacture nuclear weapons .\nthe designations , which come two and a half years after the united states first imposed sanctions on the corps , illustrate the scope and limitations of the president\u2019s pressure campaign .\nas the administration marshals support for new united nations sanctions against iran , it plans to publicly single out an array of companies , banks and entities controlled by the revolutionary guards to highlight the extent to which the organization controls the iranian economy .\nbut the guards have found ways to circumvent existing sanctions by setting up subsidiaries and front companies that allow the organization to continue to deal with banks , shipping companies and suppliers outside iran . the latest measures are meant to close those loopholes .\nfrom the new york times . you may opt - out at any time .\nyou agree to receive occasional updates and special offers for the new york times ' s products and services .\nin this case , the conglomerate , khatam al - anbiya , has been under treasury sanctions since 2007 . a senior administration official said the company had dug a network of underground tunnels that house elements of iran\u2019s nuclear program .\nwith the headline : u . s . penalizes companies tied to iran corps .\nwe\u2019re interested in your feedback on this page . tell us what you think .\naccessibility concerns ? email us at accessibility @ urltoken . we would love to hear from you .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nu . s . sanctions irgc engineering firms - laura rozen : u . s . sanctions irgc engineering firms\na day after iran said it was beginning to feed low enriched uranium through centrifuges at its natanz pilot facility to create nuclear medical isotopes , the u . s . has announced sanctions on four engineering firms said to be controlled by iran ' s islamic revolutionary guards corps ( irgc ) .\nthe obama administration has\nbeen talking about [ sanctioning ] the irgc for a long time ,\njacobson continued .\nthis is where there is the most consensus internationally . this is the one thing everyone can agree on\nto penalize , he said , citing the irgc ' s role in human rights abuses , in the iranian economic sector , and proliferation . in october 2007 , the u . s . designated the irgc and irgc - qods force for their involvement in proliferation and terrorism - support activites . elements of the irgc have also been designated for un sanctions under two previous un security council resolutions on proliferation grounds .\nthe foundation for the defense of democracies ' mark dubowitz said today ' s designation was a good start , given the dominant role of the parent firm ( whose full name is gharargah sazandegi - ye khatam al - anbia , or ghorb ) in the iranian energy sector .\nto have any meaningful impact on the activities of the irgc , targeted sanctions must focus on the guard\u2019s leaders and front companies active in iran ' s energy sector ,\nhe said .\noil provides about 80 % of iran\u2019s export earnings and 50 % of government revenue .\ngiven the dominance of the revolutionary guard in the iranian energy sector , asian and european companies might find it difficult to do business in this energy sector without transacting with irgc companies ,\nhe added .\nin 2006 , dubowitz said , ghorb received more than $ 7 billion in contracts including , as reported by international oil daily , a $ 2 billion contract to oversee the development of the south pars gas project , and a $ 1 . 3 billion no - bid contract for a gas pipeline running from a port near south pars to the border with pakistan .\nin recent iran policy discussion , the obama administration has been cautious about sanctioning the firms of countries that it is working with internationally to isolate iran , as bills recently passed in both houses of congress would do , in particular as it seeks to get a new resolution on iran through the un security council . among the countries it needs to vote for a resolution at the security council , several countries with energy and other investments in iran , including austria , russia , and japan .\nchina , a permanent member of the security council , has so far indicated it does not support new economic sanctions on iran . but some western diplomats expect that it will at least abstain from a veto , or possibly support a weak resolution . it takes nine countries to pass a resolution in the 15 member un security council , but the u . s . would want it to pass ideally with a bigger margin to signal international solidary .\nas these things go , they usually try to get as close to unanimous as possible because of concerns that a split vote will send the wrong message to tehran ,\nsays the foreign policy initiative ' s jamie fly , a former bush - era nsc official .\nbut even a weak un security council resolution could help facilitate further international action on iran , including european union sanctions on iran . the eu is currently iran ' s second largest trading partner , after china , the financial times reported this week .\ndefense secretary robert gates wants a new un sanctions resolution on iran passed in\nweeks , not months ,\nhis spokesman geoff morrell said yesterday .\nmeantime , the international atomic energy agency said that it would convene a board of governors meeting on friday . at the last one in november , the iaea board of governors voted for a resolution rebuking iran for its lack of compliance with the iaea , including for failing to disclose its construction of an enrichment facility in qom until last september .\nthe iaea rebuke passed overwhelmingly , including with votes of moscow and beijing . malaysia reportedly recently recalled its rep to the iaea for voting against the resolution .\ni have never seen an administration reach out in as principled and comprehensive a way as president obama has done ,\ngates said in a press conference tuesday in ankara , turkey .\nthe response has been quite disappointing .\n- - - - - - - - - - - fekking duh ! aj is a madman ! our president is trying to treat him like he actually cares about his actions . didn ' t work with the other madman throughout history either . those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it . naive = obama .\nit would be nice if this works . . . . . china is threatening to seel our bonds . . . china is not on board . . . this is a volatile situation .\nin 2007 , obama voted against the kyle - leiberman bill designating the revolutionary guard , or qods force as a terrorist entity . he claimed it was merely ,\nsaber - rattling\n: a pretext for war with iran . in obama ' s world , the qods force is just another misunderstood cultural phenomenon that acts out ( killing us servicemen in afghanistan , iraq and jews worldwide ) because bush was a go - it - alone bully with a texas drawl . the united states '\nshameful past\nexcludes us from making judgments on ethnic community organizers like the qods .\nmany clocks tick as israel , palestinians op . . . aug 29 2010 - 4 : 52 am\npakistan floodwaters ebb , hunger and diseas . . . aug 29 2010 - 3 : 56 am\nchina announces navy drill ahead of u . s . sh . . . aug 28 2010 - 11 : 35 pm\nnorth korea ' s kim not seen heading for reti . . . aug 29 2010 - 4 : 05 am\nvolcano erupts on indonesia ' s sumatra after . . . aug 29 2010 - 3 : 54 am\nsteven terner mnuchin was sworn in as the 77th secretary of the treasury on february 13 , 2017 . as secretary of the treasury , mr . mnuchin is responsible for the executive branch agency whose mission is to maintain a strong economy , foster economic growth , and create job opportunities by promoting the conditions that enable prosperity and stability at home and abroad .\nsecretary mnuchin leads u . s . delegation to g - 20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in buenos aires , argentina\nrt @ speakerryan : filing your taxes just got a little less taxing . @ ustreasury unveiled the new return for 2019 , and as promised , it\u2019s the s\u2026\nqasemi , rostam ( a . k . a . ghasemi mohammadali , rostam ) , iran ; citizen iran ; nationality iran ; passport a2463775 ( iran ) ( individual ) [ npwmd ]\ndepartment of the treasury 1500 pennsylvania ave . , n . w . washington , d . c . 20220\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nwhat an amazing festival of stuff finale ! we had the chemistry of pyrotechnics , ice creams with agar pearls , pewter casting , an actual public bronze pour , the algae beauty bar , a great glue off station and so much more . thank you to all our amazing contributors , volunteers and visitors for making it a brilliant day brimming with all manner of making . # making # materials # festivalofstuff\nwe are part of a pioneering five year epsrc - funded project investigating the use of robotics to maintain and repair city infrastructure . more\nthe fesitival of stuff open day extravaganza is officially open ! ! super shiny aluminum in the materials library . \u2026\nthree ( 3 ) keys to drafting an ofac specific license app . . .\ni was quite surprised to find out that the united states department of the treasury office of foreign assets control ( \u201cofac\u201d ) designated one iranian individual and four iranian entities under the non - proliferation . . .\nthe non - proliferation sanctions are designed to freeze the assets of designated proliferators of weapons of mass destruction ( \u201cwmd\u201d ) and their supporters . ofac\u2019s actions here are especially focused upon khatam al\u00ad - anbiya construction headquarters , an arm of the irgc that has been designated as an sdn since 2007 .\namongst the designees are iranian revolutionary guard corps ( \u201cirgc\u201d ) general rostam qasemi , who is also the commander of khatam al - anbiya construction headquarters the engineering arm of the irgc , which serves to help the irgc generate income and fund its operations . that entity is also involved in the construction of streets , highways , tunnels , water conveyance projects , agricultural restoration projects , and pipelines .\nthe u . s . has previously acted against the irgc and the irgc - qods force . on october 25 , 2007 , the state department designated the irgc , under e . o . 13382 , for having engaged , or attempted to engage , in proliferation - related activities , and treasury designated the irgc\u00ad - qods force pursuant to e . o . 13224 for providing material support to the taliban and other organizations .\nfurthermore , elements of the irgc have previously been designated under un sanctions pursuant to un security council resolutions ( unscrs ) 1737 and 1747 . all un member states are required to freeze the assets of entities and individuals listed in the annexes of those resolutions , or designated by the unscr 1737 committee , as well as assets of entities owned or controlled by them or by persons or entities acting on their behalf or at their direction and to prevent funds or economic resources from being made available for their benefit .\njust to clear up a point of possible confusion that the media might have or may in the future cause ; these are not new iran sanctions . they are designations made pursuant to an existing sanctions program against certain iranian individuals and entities in iran .\ni saw on cnn this morning where the tagline read that there are new sanctions against iran . that is incorrect . there are iran sanctions currently in effect , which are known as the iranian transactions regulations ( \u201citr\u201d ) , however , they are not modified as a result of the designation of these persons . indeed , these persons were not designated or punished pursuant to the itr .\nthat said there is still an elevated danger to iranians or anyone else who might have dealings with any of these designees , whether that involvement was pursuant to a specific license or not . if you are any way involved with any of these newly designated sdns , it would be wise to contact an attorney who is experienced in dealing with ofac and the economic sanctions programs they administer .\nthe author of this blog is erich ferrari , an attorney specializing in ofac litigation . if you have any questions please contact him at 202 - 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{"id": 55677, "summary": [{"text": "audi india pvt ltd is a division of the german automobile manufacturer audi and the volkswagen group india .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "it was founded in 2007 with headquarters in mumbai , maharashtra . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "audi india", "paragraphs": ["audi has been selling their cars in india from 2004 . in march 2007 audi registered its company in india . audi has a factory in aurangabad , india and is assembling the audi a4 , audi a6 , audi q3 , audi q5 and audi q7 there .\naudi rs6 overview german luxury behemoth audi , has launched the audi rs6 in india adding to the company\u2019s already rich portfolio . the audi rs6 . . .\nmoreover , audi india will soon launch the performance edition rs7 on january 6 , 2014 . the company continues to be the market leader in the luxury suv segment in india with audi q3 , audi q3 s edition , audi q5 and audi q7 . audi is also the market leader in the sports car segment with audi s4 , audi s6 , audi rs 5 coup\u00e9 , audi tt coup\u00e9 , the super sports car audi r8 , audi r8 spyder and the audi r8 v10 .\naudi india has imported a few units of the audi a4 30 tfsi in india ahead of its expected launch by the end of august 2016 .\naudi ag has been producing automobiles at its site in aurangabad in the indian federal state of maharashtra since september 2007 . the audi a3 sedan , audi a4 sedan , audi a6 sedan and the audi q3 , audi q5 and audi q7 are produced at the plant of skoda auto india private limited ( saipl ) .\naudi india offers a total of 17 car models . these consist of 3 audi upcoming cars and 14 new audi cars in india . the list of audi cars in the country comprises 7 sedan cars , 3 suv cars , 3 coupe cars , 1 convertible car . the manufacturer offers 17 petrol variants , 18 diesel variants . some of the popular audi cars in india include audi q5 , audi a5 , audi a3 , audi q3 , audi a3 cabriolet . as of july 2018 , audi has a total of 37 dealerships spread across 33 cities in india . check audi car prices , read audi car reviews , watch videos , compare audi cars with cars from other manufacturers and get news alerts from urltoken\naudi , the german luxury car manufacturer has started production of the next big audi - audi a3 sedan , at its aurangabad plant , in the state of maharashtra . after the audi a6 , the audi a4 , the audi q5 , the audi q7 and the audi q3 , the audi a3 sedan will be the sixth model to be produced at the plant . the audi a3 sedan will be launched in the indian market soon .\nthe company launched 10 products in india last year , including the limited edition audi r8 lmx and all new audi tt coupe .\nthe company launched 10 products in india last year , including the limited edition audi r8 lmx and all new audi tt coupe . besides , the company also introduced audi s5 sportback and the all\u2014new audi q7 during the year .\nflat screen tv buying guide for india . review of tvs available in india : urltoken\nthe company launched 10 products in india last year , including the limited edition audi r8 lmx and all new audi tt coupe . photo : ap\naccording to the records on zauba , audi india has imported a single unit of the q3 30 tfsi for homologation . this suggests that audi might launch the car in india in the near future .\nbesides , the company also introduced audi s5 sportback and the all - new audi q7 during the year .\naudi india of german luxury carmaker , audi , is planning to offer its new imported a4 model at the ckd ( complete knock down ) version price .\nrahil ansari , audi india head says \u2013 \u201cwe do not discuss our sales data in media . \u201d\nwhat is make in india ? make in india is an initiative launched by the government of india to encourage multi - national , as well as national companies to manufacture their products in india .\nlocate a audi dealership in your city . urltoken makes it easy to find authorized audi dealerships and showrooms across india . for locating the audi dealers in your city just choose the city and view all the necessary contact information about the audi dealers in your preferred city . locate over 57 audi dealers in delhi , mumbai , banglore , chennai , kolkata , pune and get details of audi dealerships across 42 cities in india .\naudi ag has been producing automobiles at its site in aurangabad in the indian federal state of maharashtra since september 2007 . the audi a3 sedan , audi a4 sedan , audi a6 sedan and the audi q3 , audi q5 and audi q7 are produced at the plant of skoda auto india private limited ( saipl ) . in addition , saipl produces the volkswagen jetta as well as the \u0161koda models yeti , octavia and superb in aurangabad .\nin 1994 the audi a8 and its audi space frame ( asf ) concept established a new landmark in automobile manufacturing .\naudi offers 14 new car models in luxury segment , 1 in super luxury segment in india . choose a audi car to know prices , features , reviews and photos .\naudi currently has an installed capacity to produce 14 , 000 units annually on a single shift basis in india .\nbmw has a car plant in chennai , india . that car itself symbolizes ' make in india ' campaign .\nthe company introduced many firsts in 2014 , including introduction of segment first products such as audi a3 sedan and audi a3 cabriolet .\nthe audi rs 6 avant has much to recommend it : enthralling power , compelling good looks and intelligent audi ultra lightweight design technology .\nmercedes - benz india appoints martin schwenk as the new md and ceo mercedes - benz india appoints martin schwenk . . .\nas well as producing audi automobiles , audi is continuously expanding its sales activities and the structure of its dealer network in the indian market .\naudi is famous for it aluminium body cars today . but this unique tradition of light weight aluminium car body construction was pioneered by audi , way back in 1913 . to quote from the audi uk website :\nthe market share that the company enjoys in india is the highest for audi across all its operations in the world , he added .\nif narendra modi is supporting make in india that doesn ' t mean he can not use things which india can not produce .\naudi has currently 15 cars on sale for the indian market . audi offers 6 sedans , 3 suvs , 2 convertibles , 3 coupes and 1 wagons . while the audi a8 is most affordable sedans starting at rs 1 . 09 cr , the audi q3 is most affordable suv starting at rs 32 . 48 lakh , the audi a3 cabriolet is most affordable convertibles starting at rs 47 . 98 lakh , the audi rs5 is most affordable coupe starting at rs 1 . 1 cr , the audi rs6 avant is most affordable wagons starting at rs 1 . 35 cr . also , the audi r8 is the most expensive audi car with a price tag of rs 2 . 47 cr . the audi a3 cabriolet is the latest offering from audi with a starting price of rs 47 . 98 lakh and the upcoming audi cars include the q2 , q8 , a6 2019 .\nthe entire production concept in aurangabad is closely based on the small - series production of the audi r8 sports car in neckarsulm . the indian employees first pass through comprehensive training courses at the neckarsulm plant before they take up their demanding tasks in aurangabad . production takes place on four separate assembly lines - one for the audi a4 and the audi q5 , one for the audi a6 , and in a separate production hall , one line for the audi q7 and another for the audi a3 together with the audi q3 .\naudi is a german car manufacturing company founded by august horch . though august horch made his first car in 1901 , he started audi company in 1909 . ' audi ' is the translation of his german name\nhorch\nwhich means to\nlisten !\ninto the latin\naudi\n.\nluxury car sales increase in india according to jd power asia pacific . . . luxury car sales increase in india according . . .\naudi claimed to have become the first - ever luxury car manufacturer in india to sell more than 10 , 000 units in a single year .\naudi manufactures \u201cvorsprung durch technik\u201d at twelve sites with lengthy traditions of car manufacturing . cutting - edge logistical processes , the synchronised audi production system and a highly qualified workforce of around 90 , 000 guarantee uniform audi standards worldwide . every audi production site achieves very high standards of quality , efficiency and environmental acceptability .\nhorch left audi in 1920 for a higher position at the ministry of transport , but was still involved with audi as a member of the board of trustees . in september 1921 , audi became the first german car manufacturer to present a production car , the audi type k , with left - handed drive .\naudi cars were successful even in sporting events . audi has competed in numerous forms of motorsports . audi\u2019s rich tradition in motorsport began with their former company auto union in the 1930s . in the 1990s , audi dominated the touring and super touring categories of motor racing after success in circuit racing in north america .\nthe audi mediacenter is a service of audi communications for journalists , bloggers and online multipliers offering the press and media an overview of all the latest news .\nin march of 2014 , audi india offered discounts of up to 0 . 85 million rupees ( $ 13 , 600 usd ) on selected models part of their \u201cspring collection\u201d range . it also offered \u201cspecial financial schemes\u201d on the q3\u2019s \u201cfirst anniversary\u201d . a daily newspaper today is carrying two separate advertisements by audi india \u2013 one telling consumers about audi\u2019s end of financial year sale and the other promoting audi\u2019s additional services of dealing in pre - owned cars .\naudi india has also benefited from a lack of competition over the past 12 months . most of the luxury cars sold in india are the ones that come in the price - range of 2 - 4 million rupees .\nafter trailing audi india , mercedes - benz india has finally overtaken its german peer both in india and globally in 2015 . both carmakers , which had crossed the 10 , 000 unit mark in 2014 , have notched their best - ever sales numbers in india last year . in 2014 , the gap between the two players had narrowed down to 650 units . now , with both companies having declared their 2015 sales numbers , it is amply clear that mercedes - benz india , which sold 13 , 502 units compared to audi india\u2019s 11 , 192 units , is the clear winner .\n\u201cwe have several examples of audi q3 and audi a4 customers who have jumped price bands to buy our luxury cars , \u201d joe king told the economic times .\naugust horch registered the company\naudi automobilwerke gmbh\nin 1910 . due to the 1st world war defeat of germany , audi had a tough time for survival and audi had to form a union with three other auto companies dkw , horch and wanderer in 1931 . the union of these four companies is what makes the audi of today . the 4 rings in the emblem of audi shown here , represents the union of the 4 companies dkw , horch , wanderer and audi .\n\u201caudi has been the preferred choice of luxury mobility for car enthusiasts in india . the year 2015 has seen another year of growth for us and we remained focused towards our aim to provide the best luxury car buying experience to our customers , \u201d head of audi india joe king said in a statement .\naudi\u2019s rise in india has been impressive . it has focused on its strengths ( technology and looks ) , while targeting an entirely new set of customers craving luxury . the cars may not be that high in performance but their demand is increasing , with audi india expecting growth in \u201cdouble digits\u201d this year .\nwhen contacted , rahil ansari , head of audi in india , refused to confirm the numbers , but conceded that 2016\nwas a challenging year\n.\nbefore mercedes benz india , it was audi who was the no 1 luxury car brand in the country . back in 2013 , audi india sold 10 , 002 cars . it was the first time a luxury car manufacturer operating in india had sold over 10 , 000 cars in a year . the triumphant performance was repeated the next year , but this time the margin was smaller .\naudi has been the preferred choice of luxury mobility for car enthusiasts in india . the year 2015 has seen another year of growth for us and we remained focused towards our aim to provide the best luxury car buying experience to our customers ,\naudi india , head , joe king said in a statement .\naudi has been selling cars in india since 2004 , for the first three year importing the vehicles as completely built units ( cbus ) . audi india was founded in 2007 , signalling a long - term plan for the volkswagen group company in the country where it has now become the most successful luxury car brand .\naudi a4 features the 2016 audi a4 sports a completely redesigned cabin and is feature rich . the car gets a new dashboard along with premium leather upholstery . on offer is a new instrument cluster , tft touch - screen lcd at the centre of the dashboard with support for apple carplay and android auto . the car gets audi drive select , audi\u2019s virtual cockpit as standard feature on the india - spec model .\naudi has recently imported a few models from the 2017 a5 and s5 sportback family to india . these cars will be used for homologation purposes in the country .\nthis is the fully imported model of the audi a6 originally made in germany , fully loaded , and audi fans will be very excited to find this here . . .\n2015 audi a4 2 . 0 tdi 177bhp technology pack - 14800 kms . . .\ni have heard this question a lot of time but what makes us think that \u201cmake in india\u201d is only for use in india or all indians should use it . don\u2019t we use made in japan or china products . for one last time let me tell it is \u201cmake in india\u201d and not \u201cmake in india so do not use products from outside india\u201d . making in india and only using by indians will do no good instead we should think about global marketability .\nthere is a high demand for luxury cars in india for they are synonymous with power and wealth , and audi provides them at low rates and with enticing offers .\naudi a4 price & competition the new audi a4 is expected to be launched in india at price range of inr 30 lakh to inr 40 lakh ( ex - showroom delhi ) . the new 2016 a4 will compete in india against the likes of the mercedes - benz c class , jaguar xe , and the bmw 3 - series .\nall this extra engineering work would have been done in india for our pm .\nindia\u2019s largest auto media for the bike & car community for over 18 years .\n\u00a9 2018 hyderabad media house limited / the hans india . all rights reserved .\nthe new audi rs 7 sportback performance : enhanced dynamics , increased exclusivity , intensified power .\naudi q3 gets 1 . 4l petrol engine , priced at rs . 32 . 20 lakh\naudi india recently won the title of \u201cbest pr and communication team of the year\u201d at ndtv car & bike awards . and there\u2019s a reason for it . aggressive promotion , regular discounts and easy financial schemes have formed the backbone of audi\u2019s emerging brand value in india . the cars are sold at low emi rates with attractive service and warranty plans .\nafter seven successive years of growth , audi has become the first luxury car manufacturer in india to sell more than 10 , 000 vehicles in both a calendar and financial year with audi india closing 2014 on a high , selling 10 , 851 units . by the end of this year it plans to have 40 showrooms across 11 states in the country .\ncoming : 2018 expected price : rs 27 lakh engines : 1 . 4 p , 2 . 0 d also read : india - bound audi q2 : 5 things to know\naudi claimed to have become the first - ever luxury car manufacturer in india to sell more than 10 , 000 units in a single year . photo : priyanka parasher / mint\nhas also asked for using aircraft like airforce 1 whch is made by air india .\n2018 rolls royce phantom launched ; price in india starts at inr 9 . 5 crore\nmoreover , audi\u2019s are powerful and fast enough to sweep past 90 - 95 per cent of the vehicles on the indian roads and many luxury cars in india are chauffer - driven .\nso customers primarily focus on the money , brand value , features , looks , mileage and maintenance cost . as a luxury car brand , audi has a good track record in all these segments . in india , maintaining an audi is cheaper than a bmw or a mercedes .\nfully integrated : the optional audi smartphone interface brings apple car play and android auto on board .\nthe new generation audi a8 is also the first production automobile , in the world , to have been developed for conditionally automated driving . from 2018 , audi will gradually be taking piloted . . .\naudi , the ingolstadt - based car manufacturer , is all geared up to launch the next generation 2016 audi a4 in india by the end of august 2016 . ahead of its india launch , the petrol variant of the car , audi a4 30 tfsi , has been imported into the country by the german carmaker . the entry - level petrol variant of the car will be powered by a 1 . 4 - litre tfsi engine . this is the same engine that powers the volkswagen jetta petrol variant . also read : new 2016 audi a4 spotted without camouflage : latest features and specifications\nin entering the market and building cars locally in india , audi is making a long - term investment in one of the most promising car markets in the world . in the spring of 2007 , an independent sales company was founded that coordinates the business activities of audi in the indian market .\nwe are delighted that we are the first brand to notch up a sale of more than 10 , 000 cars for two years in a row while maintaining our momentum of growth in india for the seventh consecutive year ,\naudi india head joe king said in a statement .\napart from that , audi india has sponsored football events , fashion shows , golf tournaments and music concerts over the past few years in the country . it has a bevy of bollywood celebrities as its customers as well . all this has helped the company increase its market in india .\nhere is a comprehensive list of suvs expected to launch in india in 2017 - 18 .\n14 . guide copy 5 market share in passenger car industry in 2009 \u2013 2010 ( by salesnumbers ) company percent sharemaruti suzuki india 47 . 68hyundai india 18 . 89tata motors 14 . 72ford motors india 5 . 31general motors india 4 . 87honda siel 3 . 20mahindra & mahindra 2 . 12others 3 . 21total 100table 1 . 2 . : market share in passenger car industry in 2010 \u2013 2011 honda mahindra & general others , 3 . 21 siel , mahindra , motors india 3 . 2 2 . 12 , 4 . 87 ford motors india , 5 . 31 maruti suzuki tata motors , india , 47 . 68 14 . 72 hyundai india , 18 . 89 figure 1 . 2 . : market share in passenger car industry in 2010 \u2013 2011ankit tripathi p1058\nin 2000 audi launched the a2 , the first aluminium high - volume car model to reach the market .\nsources said the slide in audi ' s volumes was being seen as\nworrisome\nby the company ' s management , considering that it was the top luxury carmaker in india just two years back .\ncurrently , the audi q3 that is on sale in india gets a 2 . 0 - litre tdi diesel engine , which is available in two states of tune - 138 bhp and 174 bhp . the new 30 tfsi variant will thus become the entry - level trim of the q3 in india .\n, make in india is like a bus that we caught after decades before we lost it .\nthis is a discussion on audi q7 2 . 0 petrol imported into india for homologation within the indian car scene , part of the bhp india category ; thank you to the team - bhp fan ( he prefers to remain anonymous ) who sent this information in . heartfelt gratitude for sharing . . .\nmy job is not to be number one in sales in india \u2014 it is to establish the brand and network , to make sure we have the best quality in india for manufacturing as well as service . sales are a consequence of that . there will be a time when audi will put more pressure on sales and then we will definitely target higher volumes . audi two years back was not in the purchase basket . today , audi is there in 90 per cent of the baskets . that\u2019s a very big step .\nthis statistic represents audi ' s automobile production from the fiscal year of 2014 to the fiscal year of 2017 , by model . around 77 , 300 audi a1 sportback vehicles were produced in the fiscal year of 2017 .\n2016 has not been an easy year for the automotive industry and that applies equally to bmw group india . . . despite a challenging business environment , bmw group india has increased sales and market share ,\nschloeder , now posted out of india , said on the company ' s performance .\ndesign and technology that lead the way . sporty and pioneering . the new audi a4 . progress is intense .\naudi had sold 10 , 851 units in 2014 and remained the largest luxury carmaker for the second consecutive year .\nthe slide in audi ' s volume is being seen as\nworrisome\nby the company ' s management .\nmotto of make in india is to bring big manufacturing companies in india . that will increase fdi and create jobs . in the process india hopes to build an image of being manufacturing hub having facilities and skills . this can act as magnet for further business . this is not ' swadeshi jagran abhiyan ' as some people deliberately try to confuse others , so that they can mock make in india .\nin 2014 , audi had sold 10 , 851 units in the country , in comparison to mercedes\u2019 10 , 201 units , to retain its leadership position . bmw india had sold 6 , 812 units in 2014 .\nmaharashtra , an automotive stronghold since years , continues to draw new investments from india auto . . .\nbasics of investing in stock market in india . how to find multibagger shares to invest in : urltoken\nwhen modi say keep your india clean . he is definitely not saying do it for the media .\nfrom the original rs5 , to the facelift rs5 , to the s5 sportback in its first generation avatar , audi ' s 5 line has always appealed to the performance oriented audi driver who is also looking for a . . .\nin 2014 , audi had sold 10 , 851 units in the country , in comparison to mercedes ' 10 , 201 units , to retain its leadership position . bmw india had sold 6 , 812 units in 2014 .\nmorever bmw has a plant in chennai , india . we don ' t have to boycott bmw cars , we just have to ensure that they make more cars in india then they earlier used to do .\nnot to forget too audi\u2019s a6 , a8 , q5 , a7 and q7 are phenomenal buys in their respective segments .\nthe optional audi virtual cockpit for the audi a4 sedan offers the most futuristic driving experience . the instrument cluster in the form of a high - resolution 12 . 3\u2011inch lcd screen presents information in an impressive , comprehensive and versatile manner .\nwith the s line - packages you have the possibility to further improve the athletic appearance of your audi a4 sedan .\nmodels , products and services \u2013 switch to your country / sales region website and discover the regional diversity of audi .\n: german luxury carmaker audi on thursday reported record sales in india at 10 , 851 units in 2014 , an increase of more than 8 per cent over 2013 , thus retaining its leadership in the indian luxury car space .\nlast week , rival mercedes benz india had reported a 13 per cent increase in annual sales in india in 2014 at 10 , 201 units . it had sold a total of 9 , 003 units in 2013 .\n\u00a9 2006 - 2018 cartrade . com . all rights reserved in favour of mxc solutions india pvt ltd .\nso there is no compulsion or plan to use only those things that are manufactured / produced in india .\naudi is a luxury car manufacturer established in 1910 , with its headquarters in ingolstadt , germany . the company derives its name from the surname of its founder august horch , meaning listen \u2014 which , when translated into latin , becomes audi .\nthe sedan redefined : the audi a3 sedan combines coup\u00e9 character with elegant charm . the low , flowing roof conveys pure dynamics\naudi is a luxury car manufacturer established in 1910 , with its headquarters in ingolstadt , germany . the company derives its name from the surname of its founder august horch , meaning listen \u2014 which , when translated into latin , becomes audi . after being forced out of the company he had founded in 1909 , horch , then started a new company in zwickau and continued using the horch brand . the first audi automobile , the audi type a 10 / 22 hp ( 16 . . .\nluxury automakers bmw , mercedes benz , audi , jaguar and volvo have revealed sales reports for the month of april 2016 .\nrecently we reported that audi will launch the next - gen a4 sedan in india in the last week of august 2016 . we also said that the ingolstadt - based carmaker will initially launch the new a4 in petrol variant only , powered by the new 1 . 4 - litre tfsi motor . and now , we can confirm our reports because audi india recently imported a few models of the new a4 30 tfsi variant into the country just weeks before its launch .\nthe stuttgart - headquartered mercedes had lost out to the vw group\u2019s premium brand in india for three consecutive years previously . however , a barrage of new launches and expansion of its dealership network in the country helped mercedes - benz india post a sharp 32 . 4 % rise in sales in 2015 and thus dethrone audi as the leading luxury car brand in india . the carmaker launched 15 new models in 2015 alongside opening 15 new dealerships in the country .\nexpect 2016 to be an exciting year for luxury car enthusiasts in india ( if the government doesn\u2019t play spoilsport with new regulations ) . mercedes - benz india has already announced that it would launch 12 more products this year and while audi india also has a host of new launches up its sleeve . given the growing competition and volumes in the indian luxury car market , it would be interesting to see who races ahead in the luxury car battle this year .\naudi india managing director benoit tiers said the price of new imported a4 would be the same as that of the ckd version as the company does not want different prices for the same model . the company opened its showroom here on friday .\naudi came to india in 2007 , much after mercedes and bmw . though the market for luxury cars is tough , it has begun to expand at a brisk pace . audi india managing director benoit tiers has his task cut out \u2014 he needs to establish the brand , set up a dealer network and convince buyers that his machines are better than those of rivals . the last bit is easier said than done ; all three \u2014 mercedes , bmw and audi \u2014 represent the best of german automotive engineering . it\u2019s a tough choice for the consumer . tiers lets out some strategies in a conversation with bhupesh bhandari .\ngerman luxury carmaker audi today reported sales of 11 , 192 units in india for 2015 with 3 . 14 per cent growth over the previous year even as it lost its leadership position in the indian luxury car space to rival mercedes - benz .\nit recently opened its first showroom in the eastern state of jharkand . it\u2019s telling that despite the state witnessing widespread poverty in both urban and rural areas , audi india head joe king has described it as a place with \u201chuge potential for growth\u201d .\ndecember 2013 was a landmark month with bookings of more than 1340 units - highest ever bookings in a month in india . however certain supply constraints have resulted in delayed delivery of 450 odd vehicles to january 2014 . as a goodwill gesture audi india is providing these customers with the price protection and will be delivering these cars in january 2014 with december 2013 prices .\nmercedes - benz sold 13 , 502 units in india last year as compared with 10 , 201 units in 2014 , a significant jump of 32 per cent . bmw india is yet to come out with the sales figure for 2015 .\nthe levels of security offered by his bmw 760li security edition is just unmatched by his \u2018made in india\u2019 mahindra scorpio .\nwhen modi say make in india he is definitely not saying , boycott everything non indian . but be self sufficient .\nbmw ' s revival was led by frank schloeder , who was the acting president of its india operations last year .\ngerman luxury carmaker audi on monday reported sales of 11 , 192 units in india for 2015 with 3 . 14 per cent growth over the previous year even as it lost its leadership position in the indian luxury car space to rival mercedes - benz .\nspeaking about 2017 , audi india sold 2131 units down from 2738 cars sold in q1 2017 , a sales decline of 22 percent . for the same quarter , mercedes benz india has reported sales at 3 , 650 units , up from 3 , 622 units sold in q1 2017 to report growth at under a percent . beginning 2015 to date , the company has already launched about 30 products , ensuring there\u2019s something for everyone across price points . its amg range in india is just as wide .\naudi will bring the car to india only around the middle of 2019 - yes that ' s very far away . but it will be a similar timeline as the a8l - which arrives to our shores in 2018 , also a year after . . .\napart from the elite section of the society , audi india has targeted the majority middle - class people who are willing to stretch their price bracket by \u201cseven to ten per cent\u201d in order to get a taste of luxury . this is why entry - level audis , the a4 and q3 , have been two of the highest selling luxury cars in india over the past year .\n\u201caudi has emerged as a winning brand by closing the year on a record - making note with 10002 units sold in a single year in india . the credit for this historic achievement lies with our customers , dealers and the team . they have loved , supported and encouraged us all the way to this accomplishment . every single year audi is creating history in india and getting deeply etched into the minds of audi fans and enthusiasts . for us customer experience and customer loyalty is priceless and as a continuous commitment to enrich it , we will roll - out a gamut of initiatives including various after - sales programmes , which will be our main area of focus in 2014 . we are resolute as we enter a new year that we will also make 2014 a landmark year for us in terms of new achievements and memorable highlights in enhancing customer delight , \u201d said mr . joe king , head , audi india .\nthe global network of audi group production sites includes the two german sites of ingolstadt and neckarsulm as well as production facilities in hungary , belgium and mexico . within the group network of parent company volkswagen , audi also manufactures cars at european production facilities in slovakia , spain and russia and worldwide in brazil , india and china . in addition , there is automobili lamborghini s . p . a . , a wholly owned subsidiary of audi ag . the same maxim applies to all these sites : \u201cone name , one standard , everywhere\u201d .\nsales figures for the other player in the german triumvirate \u2013 bmw india \u2013 have not yet been disclosed by the company .\n' 10 , 201 units , to retain its leadership position . bmw india had sold 6 , 812 units in 2014 .\nso far we heard outsourcing in it field only . in a way , make in india facilitates outsourcing in manufacturing field .\nstay updated on the go with the hans india news app . click for android / ios download it for your device .\n\u201c2013 was a stellar year for audi in india in terms of growth , expansion and performance . our strong leadership is a result of our diverse product portfolio , network expansion , unique marketing activities and after - sales service at par with global standards , \u201d said\naudi a4 specifications the audi a4 30 tfsi will be powered by a 1 . 4 - litre tfsi petrol engine that is capable of producing a maximum power output of 148bhp while developing a peak torque of 250nm . this engine will come mated to an 8 - speed s - tronic automatic transmission with audi drive select being standard . on the other hand , the oil burner will be powered by a 2 . 0 - litre tdi diesel engine that produces 174bhp of maximum power along with 380nm of peak torque . this engine also comes mated to an 8 - speed automatic transmission . audi is expected to initially launch only the petrol variant of the car while the diesel variant will be launched by the end of the year . read more : 2016 audi a4 spotted in india : get latest pictures , features and other details\nyour volumes are way below mercedes and bmw . how do you persuade people to buy an audi and not other brands ? audi is number one in europe and china . it will soon become number one in this segment worldwide . in india , it is a different story . we came to the country only in 2007 . the brand awareness at that time was very low . in 2007 , only 2 per cent of the new car buyers in india knew audi . in 2008 , it went up to 13 per cent . ( the 2009 number is expected to be out by march . ) so in the first year itself , we have taken a huge step forward .\n\u00ab all mercedes - benz cars in india to get petrol engine option | mahindra scorpio at coming . edit , now launched \u00bb\nessays , uk . ( november 2013 ) . after sales service in luxury car segment in india marketing essay . retrieved from urltoken\ni think if they could assemble the car in india , and manage a price of about 36l to 40l ex showroom , get rid of some safety features which are totally impractical in india in the process , this car would sell in very good numbers .\naudi q3 premium plus with panaromic sunroof 2012 mnfg 2013 regstrd car is in accident condition car cost 10lac repair cost 3lac from arslan . . .\nin india , away from the perceptual abundance of mass volumes and discounts , the luxury car segment thrives on the statements : power , style , speed and the heavy price tags that often range from several lakhs to crores . india ' s top 10 luxury car models dominated by mercedes benz , bmw and audi have seen a 57 % surge in their sales in the period june , 2009 to may , 2010 . audi a6 , mercedes benz e - class and bmw 3 series models saw more than 100 % growth from 2009 , in 2010 .\nwe believe for audi , india is a long journey and it ' s not just about a month or a year . the strategy that we have implemented in this journey has helped us to not only achieve leadership but also to maintain it ,\nmr king said .\nunconfirmed reports now put audi india on no 3 slot , behind bmw india . their sales for 2016 stand at 7742 cars , down from 11 , 192 units sold in the previous year to mark 30 . 82 percent sales decline . a significant decrease in this niche segment that\u2019s largely on the growth route . bmw india reported sales for 2016 at 7 , 861 ( 7500 bmw and 361 mini ) cars at 14 % sales growth over 2015 when the company sold 6 , 890 ( 6 , 550 bmw and 340 mini ) cars .\naudi q7 in excellent condition brand new tyres zero debt insurance panaromic sunroof etc no cheap offers and dealers please stay away dis is a . . .\nall types of indian and imported car spares are availbale in too good condition like for mercedes benz bmw audi volkwagen volvo all types of . . .\naurangabad is in the state of maharashtra , in the west of india , and has a population of almost 1 . 2 million .\nfirst of all the first reason is there are not many secured cars in india ( secured according to security standards for vvips ) .\ndo you think audi prices can be brought down in india ? a lot of our customers travel all over the world . and they know the price of a luxury car abroad and what they have to pay in india . i think we all understand the reasons behind the ( high ) duties . but i believe in the future , in the mid term at least , the duties might go down . india is becoming an export hub for cars . at a certain point of time , i hope there will be some opening up from both sides .\naudi a4 technology pack ( top end version ) , showroom maintanance , fancy no paid 1 lakhmysuru registration , imported matts . rate is final . . .\nthe study concludes with findings that show mercedes leading with an average satisfaction score of 855 , followed by bmw ( 841 ) and audi ( 837 ) .\nthe a4 diesel is part of the 10 products that audi is bringing in , to india , this year and we ' ve finally managed to get our hands on it . it ' s finally out of the woods , so to say , and it ' s taken a . . .\ni want to create a user id and have read the terms and conditions for the same . i authorize india infoline limited to contact me via email / short messaging service / call for the products offered by india infoline limited overriding my registry on ndnc / ndnd / ncrp .\nan internal discussion is going on to invest in india for the expansion of our capacities . the detailed annou . . . read more\nin a market that ' s loving petrols all over again , i think the 2 . 0 tfsi is the right choice for india .\naudi a4 design the 2016 audi a4 gets a completely new design with new exteriors and bigger dimensions . the car is 4730mm in length and gets a 12mm longer wheelbase . the car sports a new front facia with the signature audi hexagonal grill , matrix led headlamps along with led daytime running lights . the car comes shod with new alloy wheels and redesigned orvms . the rear section of the car comes with new led taillights redesigned rear bumper and new boot lid design .\nluxury car segment in india is one of the fastest - growing , with bmw retaining its leadership position for the two consecutive years in 2009 and 2010 , exceeding its target sale of 4200 units in 2010 , even as mercedes - benz and audi continued to record excellent growth , with mercedes - benz selling 5 , 819 cars in 2010 , the highest - ever sales figure registered by the company and audi selling 3003 units , growing at 81 % .\naudi already has seven dealerships , including the one at hyderabad . it is planning to open new dealership showrooms in chennai and kolkata among other cities next month .\nemi finance on car servicing . first time in pune city powered by apna capital domestic cars . premium imported cars imported . [ audi . bmw . . .\ncampaign which promotes making products in india , its not the early 20th century where we need to boycott foreign made goods to gain our independence .\nthe company is expected the launch this model in india in july and would start assembling it at its aurangabad plant in maharashtra later this year .\nfor 2016 , mercedes benz india sales stood at 13 , 231 units , as against 13 , 502 units sold in 2015 to report 2 percent sales decline . despite marginal loss , mercedes - benz india did infact endure through a difficult year end that saw demonetisation wreak havoc across industries .\nyou can design your audi a3 sedan to your liking . this is possible through various equipment packages . give it a sporty touch or enhance the design with a variety of shades . it ' s up to you . whatever you choose , each of the new equipment packages makes driving the audi a3 sedan a special experience .\naudi is set to announce a major investment for the indian market in 3 - 4 months to expand business and double sales to 20 , 000 units by 2018 .\naudi a4 technology pack ( top end version ) , showroom maintanance , fancy no paid 1k mysuru registration , imported matts . rate is final . genuine . . .\ncoming : late 2017 expected price : rs 62 lakh engines : 2 . 0 d , 3 . 0 d also read : 2017 audi q5 3 . 0tdi review\nin this range , audi offers the new a3 , a4 and q3 . a3 is bringing an entire new segment in the market ( compact luxury sedan ) , a4 is 3 series and c class competitor , while q3 was introduced as a low - cost luxury suv in 2012 , during india\u2019s suv - boom .\nalso , the same car is used to transport visiting head of states in delhi and depending on threat perception , in other part of the india .\ngoodwood festival of speed 2018 : covers to come off india ' s first . . . goodwood festival of speed 2018 : covers to . . .\naudi is one of the oldest car companies in the world founded in germany . audi cars were unique from the very early days , they were the first company in the world to make their cars with light weight aluminium parts . the photo you see below is the earliest car in the world ( 1913 ) to have aluminium body parts .\naudi a4 2 . 0 tdi premium s line model with wider alloys , memory seats and many other added benefits for which company had charged around 5 lacs . . .\nusing bmw has got nothing to do with make in india . though bmw has got a factory in india , b mw 7 - series 760li security edition is produced at bmw ' s dingolfing , ( germany ) factory ( if i ' m not wrong , production exclusively happens at dingolfing factory ) .\nslightly ot but imho audi should seriously consider setting up a manufacturing facility for the 2 . 0 tfsi engine in india - this engine has the potential to be the staple choice across the audi line up , much the same way the 2 . 0 tdi has been for many years - except that given its figures , this engine can also do duty on the entry level ( is there such a thing ? ) a8 as well - something the 2 . 0 tdi couldn ' t have done\naudi in 2009 sold close to a million cars worldwide , but only 15 , 000 of these were in japan . you expect india to overtake japan soon . still , your projections for india are very conservative \u2014 20 , 000 by 2025 . but if you look at china , you did around 150 , 000 cars in 2009 ! that\u2019s over 15 per cent of your global sale . you cannot compare india and china because the market structures are different . but what we can learn from china is that in less than 20 years , we came from zero to 150 , 000 cars . i believe similar growth is possible in india . but there are some specificities of india like ( import ) duties which make the business case a little different . we have started ckd operations ( assembly of imported completely knocked - down kits ) to have an affordable price for our products . i do believe that india will grow and will probably be one day a market as big as china . but it will take some time . the question is not if it will grow , the question is when .\nbut that ' s not all , because audi will also launch the new a4 with a 2 . 0 - litre tdi diesel engine , which we earlier caught testing in india . this particular oil burner is capable of churning out 174bhp and 380nm of peak torque and comes mated to the same 8 - speed automatic transmission as the petrol variant . sadly you ' ll have to wait a bit more for this version as audi will launch the diesel version of the car towards the end of 2016 .\n- any - australia brasil china germany canada india indonesia united kingdom japan malaysia mexico philippines u . s . singapore taiwan thailand vietnam americas asean asia pacific europe\ni agree that by clicking the \u2018continue\u2019 button below , i am explicitly soliciting a call from maruti suzuki india ltd . or its partners on my \u2018mobile\u2019 .\ni agree that by clicking the \u2018submit\u2019 button below , i am explicitly soliciting a call from maruti suzuki india ltd . or its partners on my \u2018mobile\u2019 .\nmobility service , key accounts at audi , previous models , finance and warranty , repair and service \u2013 you\u2019ll find full information at a glance in the owners and customer area .\naudi q5 model : 2010 engine cc : 3 litre imported engine new condition type : saloon color : white fuel : diesel price : 27 lakhs ( negotiable ) . . .\nmercedes - benz sold 13 , 502 units in india last year as compared with 10 , 201 units in 2014 , a significant jump of 32 per cent .\ngerman luxury carmaker audi is set to announce a major investment for the indian market in 3 - 4 months to expand business and double sales to 20 , 000 units by 2018 .\nhow quickly can an audi dealer break even ? what volumes are required for that ? today , we are targeting only the big cities for audi because this is where our customers live and this is where the market is . we invest in a dealership so that it has the latest audi architecture . we really want india to be a benchmark in terms of facilities . our dealers sell a minimum of 100 cars in a year that leads to the 1 , 600 cars that we sold in 2009 . we have grown 59 per cent in 2009 . so the volumes for the dealers are increasing at a very high rate . and we are confident that the dealers will break even in a reasonable period of time ."]}
{"id": 55689, "summary": [{"text": "stanley electric co. , ltd. ( \u30b9\u30bf\u30f3\u30ec\u30fc\u96fb\u6c17\u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e , sutanr\u0113 denki kabushiki-gaisha ) is a japanese company , producing electric light sources .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "stanley has 36 consolidated subsidiaries , three associated companies , 23 factories in eight countries , offices in 17 countries and over 13,000 employees .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the main customers for its core business ( automotive lighting ) are honda and nissan .", "topic": 6}, {"text": "other customers using stanley 's products include toyota , mazda , suzuki , mitsubishi , ford and chrysler .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "stanley is listed in the topix of the tokyo stock exchange . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "stanley electric", "paragraphs": ["in 1903 acquires stanley electric manufacturing co . of pittsfield , whose founder , william stanley , developed the electric transformer .\nled lighting stanley global network | led lighting | stanley electric co . , ltd .\nestablishes tianjin stanley electric co . , ltd . in china opens singapore branch as a sales base of stanley electric ( h . k . )\nin 1903 , stanley ' s company was acquired by general electric co . , but continued operating as a separate entity . in 1905 , the stanley electric manufacturing company was merged with a maker of lamps and electric motors , general incandescent arc light co . , creating stanley - g . i . electric manufacturing co . in 1907 , the stanley - g . i . electric manufacturing company was absorbed into general electric , and in 1910 stanley - g . i . electric manufacturing company was formally dissolved .\nopens taiwan branch as a sales base of stanley electric ( h . k . )\nestablishes stanley electric sales of america , inc . in california , u . s .\nestablishes mexican distribution base stanley electric mexico s . a . de c . v .\n, in an ad for stanley - g . i . electric mfg . company .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at stanley electric , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the stanley electric company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at stanley electric .\nestablishes stanley electric ( h . k . ) co . , ltd . in hong kong\nstanley electric ' s led projector to bring color to the worldwide tourist attraction - niagara falls .\ni applied online . i interviewed at stanley electric ( london , oh ) in january 2014 .\nestablishes european holding company stanley electric holding europe co . , ltd . in u . k .\nstanley electric is sponsoring a maison & objet exhibit produced by motoko ishii and akari - lisa ishii .\nestablishes stanley electric u . s . co . , inc . in missouri , u . s .\nestablishes stanley electric ( u . k . ) co . , ltd . in u . k .\n1892 general electric created by merger of edison general electric co . and the thomson - houston co . of lynn , massachusetts .\nestablishes stanley electric holding asia - pacific pte . ltd . in singapore as the financial management company for asia and oceania\nstanley electric\u2019s long history of producing reliable products has yet again come out with a durable creation in the 1104p series led .\nstanley electric co . ltd . agrees to plead guilty to price fixing on automobile parts installed in u . s . cars\nafter serving as a sales office of ii stanley in michigan , stanley electric was given an expanded role in 1998 as a dedicated subsidiary of optoelectronic components for stanley electric of japan . the need to meet a growing market in north and south america paved the way for stanley electric to develop fully extended engineering capabilities , a state - of - the - art warehouse facility , and a sales support center tied up with its nationwide field support teams . this intricate support network allows stanley electric to take its customers from lighting design to prototype development to delivery .\nstanley\u2019s 1106p series led brings a narrow distribution to a whole new level through stanley\u2019s advanced in - house lens .\naerial view of downtown pittsfield in 1965 , with old stanley electric manufacturing building highlighted , on renne avenue . photo courtesy , berkshire historical society\njust two years later in 1903 , the stanley electric manufacturing company was purchased by a new firm out of new york , general electric . the changes to the city wrought by william stanley and the introduction of electricity to pittsfield came quickly , in a span of not quite 20 years\nfrom the 1910 edition of poor ' s manual of industrials , in a footnote on the general electric co . : on feb . 1 , 1907 , the properties of the stanley g . i . electric manufacturing co . (\npittsfield works\n) were consolidated with those of the general electric co .\nunder john\u2019s leadership stanley electric\u2019s customer base grew to include the paper and chemical manufacturing companies as well as the food and wine processing industries that were quickly developing in the area . these additions inspired john to add electrical contracting , pump installation and pump repair to stanley electric\u2019s available services list .\nmr . nobuhiro takahashi serves as president of template of thai stanley electric pcl since 2009 . he graduated from shonan institute of technology , japan .\nthe department said that stanley electric and its co - conspirators sold or supplied the ballasts at noncompetitive prices to automakers in the united states and elsewhere . stanley electric\u2019s involvement in the conspiracy to fix prices of automotive hid lamp ballasts lasted from as early as july 1998 until at least february 2010 .\nstanley ' s genius continued to influence the industry as he produced newer and better power distribution systems for general electric . the stanley works in pittsfield , ma develops new power distribution systems at the birth of the power grid . stanley ' s air blast transformers are used in the\nstanley electric co . ltd . agrees to plead guilty to price fixing on automobile parts installed in u . s . cars | opa | department of justice\nmrs . phornthip setthiwan serves as director of thai stanley electric pcl since 1980 . she holds a bachelor ' s degree in commerce from chulalongkorn university , thailand .\nms . sutchai srifueangfung serves as company secretary of thai stanley electric pcl since july 4 , 2008 . she holds a bachelor of commerce and accountancy from thammasat university .\n2 year limited warranty . contact customer support anytime for the lifetime of the electric pressure washer .\nfor more morgan stanley research on the future of battery electric vehicles , ask your morgan stanley representative or financial advisor for the full report , \u201cone billion bevs by 2050 ?\n( may 5 , 2017 ) . plus , more ideas .\nmr . khochi khobayachi serves as president of research and development of thai stanley electric pcl since july 5 , 2013 . he holds a bachelor of engineering from meisei university .\nconsumers should immediately stop using the recalled electric blower / vacuum / mulchers and contact stanley black & decker for a free repair kit , which includes a replacement fan cover .\nthe stanley - g . i . electric mfg . company is a consolidation of the stanley electric mfg . company of pittsfield and the general incandescent arc light company of new york . the stanley company ' s product , marketed under the well - known trade name of the s . k . c . system , comprises generators , transformers , rotary converters , motor generator sets , switchboard apparatus , induction motors , etc .\nestablishes stanley electric ( china ) investment co . , ltd . , as a chinese holding company to enhance management efficiency and accounting and finance system of business bases in china ,\nthe 1911 edition of corporations of new jersey : list of certificates filed lists\nstanley g . i . electric manufacturing co . , dissolved oct . 22 , 1910\n.\nmr . hideki matsui serves as president of marketing of thai stanley electric pcl since may 22 , 2015 . he holds a bachelor of engineering in mechanical engineering from nihon university .\nmr . thanong li - itsaranukun has been director of thai stanley electric pcl since 1983 . he holds a bachelor of business administration in industrial marketing from nanzan university , japan .\ncooling : alloy triple - core replacement radiator , 10 - inch electric fan . bprojects blue silicon hoses\nconsolidation of the stanley electric manufacturing company and the general incandescent arc light company . the stanley electric manufacturing company , pittsfield , mass . , and the general incandescent arc light company , new york city , have consolidated . the new title of the combined interests will be\nstanley - g . i . electric manufacturing company .\nthe stanley company , as engineer and manufacturer of the well - known\ns . k . c .\nsystem , has acquired the reputation of turning out only absolutely reliable electric apparatus . the\ns . k . c .\nsystem embraces the latest developments and improvements in generators , transformers , rotary converters , motor - generators , switchboard apparatus , induction motors , etc .\nstanley electric maintains one of the largest electric motor inventories in the country , stocking motors up to 5 , 000 hp . with the machining capabilities of the shop , they can manufacture custom transition bases for drop in motor replacement to suit their customer\u2019s specific requirements . with a well - trained professional service staff on call 24 hours , 7 days a week and a central location , customers can be confident stanley electric will put them back in production quickly and efficiently .\nmr . katsutoshi iino has been director of thai stanley electric pcl since july 27 , 2007 . he holds a bachelor ' s degree in industrial economics from nihon university , japan .\ndeveloped by our home office in japan , stanley electric u . s . champions our production innovations activity , snap ( stanley\u2019s new approach to productivity ) , into every department . snap allows us to increase quality , consciously make efforts to reduce waste , and simplify work processes . there is no end in our attempt to \u2018reach the summit of manufacturing\u2019 , producing outshining light through our products , by our stanley electric u . s . family .\nin addition , stanley offers a variety of other optoelectronic products including lcds and cfls to support the most demanding instrumental panel backlighting needs . whether you need leds , lcds , or cfls , stanley electric is a one - stop resource for your optoelectronic components demand .\nfor more morgan stanley research on shared , autonomous and electric vehicles , ask your morgan stanley representative or financial advisor for the full blue paper report , \u201cglobal investment implications of auto 2 . 0\n( april 16 , 2016 ) . plus , more ideas .\nthe power of new leds leading to the future\n: four articles about stanley electric ' s products have been posted on the information site for engineers\nnikkei technology online\n.\nin 1888 mr . chesney joined william stanley ' s laboratory force at great harrington , mass . , where he devoted himself particularly to experimental chemistry and to electrodynamics . the following year he went with the united states electric lighting company , in newark . in 1890 he removed to pittsfield . mass . , where he was one of the original incorporators of the stanley electric manufacturing company . he also continued one of the members of the stanley laboratory company .\nabove and below : stanley ' s 1885 prototype transformer at the berkshire museum .\nwilliam stanley ' s first transformer built in 1885 . single phase ac power .\nthai stanley electric public company limited was first registered as a limited company on 30 may 1980 . for manufactured , imported and distributed automotive light bulbs and lighting equipment . we were founded by a thai - japanese joint venture between seng nguan hong ( sittipol ) company limited ( currently known as the sittipol 1919 company limited ) and stanley electric co . , ltd . of japan .\nstanley electric tools is best known for making handheld power tools , which are outside the scope of this web site . they qualify for this listing because they also made overarm routers and put their name on bench grinders made by kingston - conley electric co . please do not upload pictures of handhelds !\nnow , however , the automobile ' s long - promised electric future may be in sight , according to a new morgan stanley report that projects that as many as a billion battery electric vehicles will be on the road worldwide by 2050 , reaching parity with vehicles powered by the internal combustion engine .\nas soon was evident , the success of stanley manufacturing company was not enough to guarantee freedom from the two\ngiants ,\ngeneral electric ( ge ) and westinghouse . in 1902 the westinghouse company took stanley manufacturing company to court for using skc transformers - and , ironically cited as the patent being infringed one that stanley had assigned to westinghouse in 1888 . only ge and itself , westinghouse argued , could legally make stanley - style transformers . the litigation had its intended effect : in 1903 ge acquired the stanley manufacturing company .\nit uses the stanley ' s uv cold cathode lamp ( uv - ccl ) .\nestablishes i i stanley co . , inc . in michigan , u . s .\nestablishes asian stanley international co . , ltd . , the second production base in thailand\nmr . shigehiro kobayashi serves as vice president - research & development of thai stanley electric pcl since 2010 . he holds a bachelor ' s degree in science and engineering precision from chuo university , japan .\nup to five winning teams will then be selected for up to a three - year period of funding , although it is possible that a single winner will collect the full \u00a51 billion . \u201cthe ultimate objective is to leverage these new technologies to go into mass production at stanley electric , incorporating stanley electric ' s mass production capabilities and strong sales department towards serving large global customers , \u201d says the firm .\nin 1919 , charles stanley founded stanley electric motor company , inc . in stockton , ca . stockton was a rapidly growing city , well known for its deep - water port . this allowed for the mining , lumber and agriculture industries of the time to thrive in the fertile san joaquin valley . these industries provided the first motor repair customers for stanley electric . in 1914 , john oneto sr . went to work for holt manufacturing co . , inventors of the caterpillar ( track laying ) tractor . in 1919 , he went to work for gould & johns electrical co . and , finally , joined stanley electric in 1925 . john ran the shop until 1936 , when he purchased the company .\nstanley k . k . denki ( japanese\u30b9\u30bf\u30f3\u30ec\u30fc \u96fb\u6c17 \u682a\u5f0f\u4f1a\u793e , denki kabushiki - sutanr\u0113 gaisha , eng . stanley electric co . , ltd . . ) is a japanese company that manufactures electrical and electronic bulbs . with 36 consolidated subsidiaries , three associated companies , 23 factories in eight countries , branches in 17 countries and over 12 , 000 employees , stanley is a japanese large enterprises .\nstanley died 14 may 1916 , at the age of fifty seven , in great barrington .\nflorida municipal electric association . p . o . box 10114 , tallahassee , fl 32302 - 2114 . copyright 1999 - 2018\n- stanley electric is the global leader in the design and manufacturer of leds offering a wide range of leds recognized to be the brightest in the world featuring a remarkable variety in spatial distribution , package styles and color variations .\n2018 energy storage market snapshot , nick esch , senior associate , research , smart electric power alliance , washington , d . c .\nstanley electric , the japanese company that sells a variety of lighting products for automotive and consumer applications , is inviting researchers to apply for funding under its new \u201copen innovation\u201d program , in a bid to help it develop new optoelectronic technologies .\nstanley ' s first transformer which was used in the electrification of great barrington , massachusetts in 1886 .\naccording to a one - count felony charge filed today in u . s . district court for the eastern district of michigan in detroit , stanley electric engaged in a conspiracy to rig bids for , and to fix , stabilize and maintain the prices of , automotive high - intensity discharge ( hid ) lamp ballasts sold to automakers in the united states and elsewhere . stanley electric has also agreed to cooperate with the department\u2019s ongoing investigation . the plea agreement is subject to court approval .\n( vacuum flask ) . he lived most of his life and ran his businesses in western massachusetts during the golden age of electric development .\namid a confluence of regulatory , market and technological factors , the production and sales of battery electric vehicles may finally shift into high gear .\nwilliam stanley was born in brooklyn , new york , 22 november 1858 , the son of william and elizabeth a . parsons stanley . part of his youth was spent in great barrington with his grandparents william and clara wadhams stanley . he attended schools in great barrington and in bridgeport , connecticut , where his family later lived . as a young man , he attended williston academy in east hampton , massachusetts , graduating in 1877 . he entered yale the year thomas edison invented the incandescent electric lamp , 1879 , following in his father ' s study of law . disenchanted with college after only part of a semester , he went to new york . with a $ 2 , 000 loan from his father he purchased an interest in an electroplating company and made a profit . in 1880 stanley went to work as an assistant to inventor hiram maxim at the united states electric company , a manufacturer of electric lamps . mobile in this new field , two years later he was working for swan electric company of boston , also manufacturing electric lamps . 1883 to 1884 was spent in a private laboratory in englewood , new jersey .\noriginally known as\nthe stanley works , r . l . carter division\n, it was created when the stanley works bought out ray l . carter ' s line of portable routers during the 1930s .\nmr . toru tanabe had serves as director of thai stanley electric pcl since 2012 . he was previously director since may 23 , 2008 until june 7 , 2010 . he holds a bachelor of engineering in electrical engineering from hosei university , japan .\nelectric - powered vehicles can deliver yet more efficiency . while it ' s true that electric cars have hardly taken the market by storm , jonas notes that , today , the same low utilization of private cars that so invites market disruption also torpedoes any cost efficiencies an electric car could deliver . driven an hour a day , savings on gasoline from electrification aren ' t sufficient to justify the upfront added cost of the car . but in a future of shared , autonomous vehicles with much higher utilization , electric cars make far more economic sense than their gasoline counterparts .\nthat is design was salable and a great improvement . pope disagrees but westinghouse decides to trust stanley anyway .\nmain customers for the core business ( automotive lighting ) are honda and nissan , besides also toyota , mazda , suzuki , mitsubishi , ford , and chrysler are supplied . stanley electric ' s shares are traded on the tokyo stock exchange topix of .\ngeneral electric is set to announce that it is moving its global headquarters to boston . here\u2019s a look at the history of the american conglomerate .\nthe market for private automobile ownership is likely headed for disruption . what are the implications of a future of shared , autonomous and electric vehicles ?\nmr . koichi nagano serves as chairman of the executive board of thai stanley electric pcl . he was managing director of automotive lighting equipment and director of the company since july 3 , 2009 . he has a bachelor of engineering from hosei university , japan .\nstanley received a patent on his transformer :\ninduction - coil ,\npatent no . 349 , 611 .\ngeorge westinghouse came up to see the working system at great barrington with his entourage and was pleased but with time things began to sour between william stanley and westinghouse . eventually stanley had a falling out with george over money . it was said that westinghouse ' s lawyer franklin pope convinced westinghouse to drop stanley ' s business . ironically pope later was killed by one of stanley ' s transformers while checking on it in his basement in great barrington .\nfor some years now , many industry watchers have predicted the demise of traditional gas - guzzlers and the rise of electric cars . yet , despite the advent of hybrid vehicles , better and cheaper batteries , and the entry of high - performance luxury electric competitors , the former continues to dominate roads globally .\nstanley and ge discovered , in 1906 , the arrangement that today we call a golden parachute . ge bought twenty - two of stanley ' s patents , and offered him a healthy salary plus support for a new laboratory , where stanley could spend half of his time working for ge and devote the other half to new business - - as long as they were not in\nconflict with ge .\nstanley chose as his own business the manufacturing of thermos bottles , which still today say stanley , a trade name now belonging to the tennessee company that makes them .\nwilliam stanley was born in 1865 in brooklyn , ny . after completing his schooling he became involved with the nascent incandescent light industry where he invented an improved method of removing the air from within the bulbs . as part of his work on electric lights he discovered the advantages of alternating current power , and in 1885 created the country ' s first ac distribution system ; he was only 20 years old . in 1890 - 91 he established stanley electric manufacturing co . in pittsfield , ma . in 1892 his firm began manufacturing induction motors .\nstanley convinced investors to underwrite a company for the laboratory and another one to produce his designs for transformers and generators . he occupied a building near the train station to produce this equipment , which initially hired only 16 men , and then built a larger factory next door . in 1893 , he had outgrown his laboratory and had built a large brick factory next to the pittsfield electric company on renne street , which employed over 300 people . his two companies \u2013 the laboratory and the manufacturing plant \u2013 merged under the stanley electric manufacturing company in 1895 .\norders a siemens alternator ( ac generator ) and a gaulard and gibbs transformer . stanley begin experimenting with this system .\nin 1890 stanley decided to sever his ties with westinghouse . with john kelly and cummings c . chesney , stanley formed the stanley manufacturing company , and focused on the area he had pioneered : transformers . the company soon was involved in the biggest power - transmissions jobs in california , and by the late 1890s it had become a valuable and profitable business .\nthe officers of the stanley - g . i . electric manufacturing company are william murray crane , president ; c . c . chesney , first vice - president ; m . d . barr , second vice - president ; m . j . insull , third vice - president .\nmr . krisada visawathiranon has been independent director of thai stanley electric pcl since 1999 . he has also been chairman of the audit committee in the company . he holds a bachelor of engineering in electrical engineering from chulalongkorn university , thailand and a master of engineering from kyoto university , japan .\ncreate an account to start adding tools to your toolbox , get special offers , share reviews of stanley tools and more .\njoint recall with health canada , the united states consumer product safety commission ( us cpsc ) and stanley black & decker .\nyet , each of these potential obstacles to broader adoption of battery electric vehicles can be overcome with time , development and technological breakthroughs , says adam jonas , head of morgan stanley\u2019s global auto research team . \u201cthe major auto parts manufacturers are launching plans for new battery electric vehicles that have an expanded range of 300 miles ( 500 kilometers ) and beyond , \u201d he says . \u201cwe believe the consumer proposition will change swiftly , and that consumer interest will improve quickly .\nmorgan stanley has developed a framework to assess the appeal of shared , autonomous and electric vehicles in particular countries and regions . called steepl , the tool is used to gauge a region ' s social , technological , economic , environmental , political and legal landscape as it pertains to the automotive market .\nlater 1880s - later on albert schmid improved stanley ' s design , extending the e shaped plates to meet a central projection .\non a dedicated s - opto web site , stanley electric states : \u201cs - opto is an open innovation program aiming to contribute to wide range of communities by exploring the various properties of light through a collaboration with researchers worldwide who have great ideas with optoelectronic technology and new businesses [ sic ] . \u201d\ncall reservations department at 1 - 800 - 552 - 0335 or 561 - 655 - 7740 and ask for the florida municipal electric association room block to receive the special rates .\nmr . phicharn sukpharangsi serves as independent director of thai stanley electric pcl since june 7 , 2010 . he holds a bachelor of laws from thammasat university , thailand , as well as a master of legal letters from university of warwick and a master of legal letters from university of london , the united kingdom .\nthe first full successful ac distribution system in the world ! read more about william stanley ' s work in great barrington . click here\nin 1895 and other ge ac power systems . stanley ' s genius was employed in the making of distribution systems for ac power at\nstanley electric co . ltd . , a tokyo - based company , has agreed to plead guilty and to pay a $ 1 . 44 million criminal fine for its participation in a conspiracy to fix prices of lamp ballasts installed in cars sold in the united states and elsewhere , the department of justice announced today .\nhe is a member of the american institute of electrical engineers , the engineer ' s club , and a director in a number of electric lighting and power companies throughout the country .\nstanley had ambitions of creating his own electric company on a scale to compete with thomson - houston , edison , and westinghouse . he was not deterred by a threat from someone at westinghouse that if he left\nwe will ruin you !\n. he set up shop in nearby pittsfield , ma . stanley produced high quality large transformers with the help of cummings c . chesney and john forrest kelly to product the skc line of transformers . after becoming disillusioned with the electrical business due to the drawn out patent fights he sold to the roeblings family . stanley lost control of his company and it became part of general electric . chesney moved to schenectady to continue his work while kelly ( who was a bit of a loner ) preferred to work on his own . skc transformers from stanley ' s independent years continued to be in use over 100 years later in places like middle falls , ny .\nby signing up for the stanley promotional email list you agree to receive emails from stanley with news , special offers , promotions and future messages tailored to your interests . you can unsubscribe at any time . see privacy policy or contact us at stanleytools @ urltoken 701 e . joppa road , towson , maryland 21286 , for more information . \u00a92002 - 2018 stanley black & decker , inc . all rights reserved .\nin 1976 , bradley oneto , grandson of john sr . , came to stanley electric as the general manager . at the time , the company was subcontracting a large quantity of the work . this included machine work and large motor repair , while maintaining only a small motor inventory . when bradley took over , the direction of the company changed and stanley electric made a commitment to 100 % reliability , which it maintains today . he implemented a new quality control and management program that remains first in its class . bradley purchased the company from his father in 1997 . below he is shown to the right of his brother neal oneto in the shop .\nsuch a future of shared , fully electric , driverless cars on demand is closer to reality than it might appear . not only is technology speeding in that direction , but , according to morgan stanley\u2019s recent blue paper report ,\nglobal investment implications of auto 2 . 0 ,\nthe global auto market is ripe for major disruption .\nstanley electric manufactures and sells automotive hid headlamps , which contain automotive hid lamp ballasts . an automotive hid lamp ballast is an electrical device that is essential for the operation of an hid headlamp . it regulates the electrical current used to ignite and control the electrical arc that generates the intensely bright light emitted by an automotive hid headlamp fixture .\nwe are looking for sales agent / distributors of our products . if you are interesting in our business , please contact the nearest stanley group .\nstanley ' s 1151ase half watt mid - power led part series is available in a variety of color temperatures to bring out unique lighting possibilities .\nthe newly designed package from the 1314a series , stanley ' s 1313hs series is the industry\u2019s brightest 3 - in - 1 chip type led .\nfor over 30 years , stanley electric u . s . co . , inc . has led the automotive lighting industry , supplying vehicle lighting to auto makers worldwide . we produce a full range of products , including headlamps , signal lighting , rear combination ( tail light ) lighting , high mount lighting , night view systems , and accessory lighting .\nany significant embrace of electric cars would ramify through the global auto supply chain . manufacturers would need to adapt to growing demand for all of the different components that go into new battery electric cars , while also maintaining existing production for internal combustion engine vehicles that can meet tougher emissions regulations . their level of requisite investment to meet those goals could affect investor returns , at least in the short term .\nthe conference is a summer highlight for representatives from all segments of the electric utility industry : public , private and cooperative , and is extremely successful due to the support of the florida public power community .\n1921 emf electric year book . stanley . william . \u2014an american electrical inventor and engineer , born at brooklyn , n . y . , in 1865 . he was educated at the williston seminary at east hampton , mass . , and at yale university . in 1881 he became assistant to edward weston and in 1882 he was connected with the swan electric light co . , where he invented and perfected a method of exhausting incandescent lamp bulbs . during 1883 and 1884 he conducted a private laboratory at englewood . n . j . in 1884 he installed and equipped a lamp factory for the manufacture of incandescent lamps at swissvale . pa . , and designed some d - c . machines adapted to operate incandescent lamps . th\u00ab first a - c . system with transformers and parallel distribution built in this country was constructed in 1885 at great barrington . mass . , by mr . stanlev . in 1890 - 91 he organized the stanley electric mfg . co . at pittsfield . mass . the first successful stanley motors were completed in 1892 and in 1894 the company installed the polyphase transmission svstem at housatonic . mass . later mr . stanley organized the stanley instrument co . for the manufacture of a new form of wattmeter and for several years devoted his energies almost entirely to the development of this enterprise . in 1912 he was awarded the edison medal by the american institute of electrical engineers .\n( adviser to westinghouse and patent lawyer . ) that is design was salable and a great improvement . pope disagrees but westinghouse decides to trust stanley anyway .\nstanley denki concentrates from 2013 even more on led headlights and wants to raise their share of the total turnover of 1 % in 2017 to 20 % .\nin europe , extensive public transportation options and the political strength of auto and parts manufacturers are obstacles to shared vehicle adoption , but electric vehicles bode well for the region ' s strengthening emissions standards .\ncompared to the other regions globally , we assume slower miles - traveled growth and lower shared - mobility penetration in europe ,\nsays morgan stanley analyst harald hendrikse .\nstanley participates selectively in lighting events . thus , during the celebrations of 150 years of german - japanese relations , the brandenburg gate in berlin was illuminated by led headlamps . in tokyo , also the theater kabuki - za in ginza is illuminated every evening from stanley leds . both illuminations in collaboration with makoto ishii .\nmrs . phimchai li - itsaranukun serves as director of thai stanley electric pcl since 1980 . she was deputy chief executive officer and managing director of inoue rubber ( thailand ) pcl from 1986 to 2007 . she holds a bachelor ' s degree in industrial engineering from chulalongkorn university , thailand and a master of business administration in operations management from drexel university , the united states .\nmr . suchat phisitwanit serves as independent director of thai stanley electric pcl since june 7 , 2010 . he has been a member of the audit committee in the company since july 2 , 2010 . he holds a bachelor ' s degree in electrical engineering from chulalongkorn university , thailand and a master ' s degree in electrical engineering from louisiana tech university , the united states .\n- stanley was inspired by charles f . brush ' s work on batteries which involved study of electromotive force . stanley developed ac power circuit designs in his notebooks but didn ' t yet have a chance to build prototypes . this laid the foundation for his understanding of electromagnetics - the basis of ac circuits and apparatus .\n) ' decal on the front bonnet , it has several sponsor decals , including bridgestone , casio , stanley ' s brand raybrig and of course , tamiya .\nstanley electric co . ltd . is charged with price fixing in violation of the sherman act , which carries a maximum penalty of a $ 100 million criminal fine for corporations . the maximum fine may be increased to twice the gain derived from the crime or twice the loss suffered by the victims of the crime , if either of those amounts is greater than the statutory maximum fine .\ncummings c . chesney , first vice - president and chief engineer of the stanley - g . i . electric manufacturing company , of pittsfield , mass . , is a pennsylvanian by birth . he entered the pennsylvania state college in 1881 , and was graduated therefrom as a chemist four years later , after which he spent three years in teaching at the doylestown seminary and pennsylvania state college .\nmr . chokchai tangphunsinthana serves as independent director of thai stanley electric pcl since 2000 . he has also been member of the audit committee in the company . he holds a bachelor of engineering from chulalongkorn university , thailand , as well as a master of science in civil engineering and a master of business administration in quantitative analysis and finance from university of wisconsin , madison , the united states .\nmr . aphichart li - itsaranukun serves as chairman of the board of thai stanley electric pcl . he has served as president of administration . he was vice chairman of the executive board of the company . he has experiences in several companies , including rocket steel industry co . , ltd . , inoue rubber ( thailand ) pcl , asian stanley international co . , ltd . , among others . he holds a bachelor of business administration from university of the thai chamber of commerce , thailand and a master of business administration from oklahoma city university , the united states .\nby creating the world\u2019s first led high mount lamp and contributing to safe driving globally , stanley electric u . s . \u2019s \u2018know - how\u2019 is backed by over 30 years of experience in redefining the automotive industry\u2019s standards in lighting . connecting the gap between design concepts and engineering , we infuse modern lamp technology with unique , eye - catching designs that are mass produced to the highest level of quality .\nmorgan stanley employees are giving back to their communities in june , starting with a 24 - hour around - the - world campaign on june 1st to fight child hunger .\nthe product range includes conventional headlamps ( hid ) lamps , especially led - based light sources . so stanley developed the world ' s first led - based brake light .\nunder\nraybrig\nstanley sells his lamps , also directly to consumers and is active in motorsports with the brand as the main sponsor of team kunimitsu in super gt .\nabove : the modern e - core transformer is based on stanley ' s design . iron plates stamped in an e shape can be inserted from both sides of the winding .\nstanley engineered fastening offers the most comprehensive fastener portfolio in the industry . we understand the unique requirements of our customers , and we have or can manufacture any fastener you need .\nthe stanley\u00ae shp2150 is the most powerful electric pressure washer we make . cleaning power comes from a proven universal motor and tri - axial pressure washer pump delivering 2 , 150 psi of adjustable cleaning power that you can use to quickly blast away dirt , mold , moss , mildew and grime to reveal a fresh clean look . this unit also comes with a specially designed detergent bottle that doubles as a high pressure foamer .\nstanley quickly became unhappy with the siemens generator which he was provided with starting on november 5th , 1885 he developed his own radial pole type alternator and sent the drawings to pittsburgh .\nelectrical lighting came to pittsfield just a few years following the introduction of street lighting in the united states . the first company to supply electricity to the town was the pittsfield electric light company in 1883 which had a power station on north street . a second , rival company was formed a few years later by an innovator who had moved to the county from pittsburgh where he had been working with george westinghouse . william stanley founded the pittsfield illuminating company in 1887 on west street . the two companies merged in 1890 to form the pittsfield electric company and established its station in a large three - story brick building part of which still stands at the corner of renne and eagle streets . on the upper floor was the laboratory and workshop of william stanley who had been experimenting for some time with alternating current as a way of delivering electricity across long distances .\ntaking yesterday\u2019s static , rounded headlamp and turning it into a stylish , work of beauty is what makes stanley electric u . s . \u2019s design team stand out from the competition . our designers craft our lamps with forward - thinking strategies that give our customers the signature works of art their brands desire . we keep safety at the forefront of each lamp design , considering the driver and every individual that sits behind the wheel .\nstanley\u2019s 1105p series led in a rare 0402 package provides engineers the flexibility for layout design . it is difficult to know where the light is coming from until looking closely at the 1105p .\ndepicted is 3 / 4 angle view showing other details of the stanley transformer model given to attendees at the 1911 a . i . e . e . event in pittsfield , mass .\nhow fast can the industry turn this corner ? in morgan stanley\u2019s base - case scenario , sales of internal combustion engine vehicles would peak in a few years\u2014if they haven\u2019t already\u2014and decline steadily after that . meanwhile , battery electric vehicles\u2019 share of global car sales , which accounts for only a few percentage points today , would rise quickly after 2020 , as new products are launched , hitting 9 % by 2025 and 16 % by 2030 . adoption accelerates further , as the technology improves and consumer acceptance rises , with sales comprising 51 % of the market by 2040 , says hendrikse . by 2050 , electric car sales could reach a dominant 69 % and account for nearly half of all vehicles in operation .\n1886 - william stanley uses his transformers in the electrification of downtown great barrington , ma . this was the first demonstration of a full ac power distribution system using step and step down transformers .\nborn in brooklyn , new york , william stanley attended private schools before enrolling at yale university . he began to study law at age 21 but less than a semester later left school to look for a job in the emerging field of electricity . the decision marked the beginning of a productive career whose highlights included the invention of the modern type of transformer , and the creation of the business enterprise that was to become general electric ' s pittsfield works .\nstanley grew tired of the long legal battles required to protect patents . as an engineer he found these proceedings draining and frustrating . he spent the later years of his life ( 1900 - 1916 ) experimenting with other technologies . he developed a better thermos among other things . at times he attended honor ceremonies and photo shoots at general electric for his lifetime of achievement , but he had already disengaged from the major transformer works in pittsfield in his final years .\nlearned of stanley ' s accomplishments and promoted him as chief engineer at his pittsburgh facility . it was during this time that an ac transformer was developed by frenchman lucien gaulard and englishman john gibbs .\nthe availability of the products described on this site , and the product descriptions , may vary from country to country . consult your stanley engineered fastening account executive or your local distributor for specific product information .\nstanley founder kitano kitano also founded the foundation for lifelong education , which provides for the granting of scholarships for economically weak people to the goal . the foundation is , inter alia , active in india .\nthe general incandescent arc light company is well known as the builder of high - grade arc lamps , incandescent lamps , alternating - current and direct - current motors , and general electrical supplies . the engineers of this company have for years made a special study of electric lighting .\nstanley also began to spend more time enjoying the berkshires , were he took up fishing and shooting . in his later years , he traveled extensively in europe , and was made a member of the english society of electrical engineers , the british society of arts , and the french society of electrical engineers . the american institute of electrical engineers ( aiee ) meeting in pittsfield in 1911 made stanley the guest of honor to mark the 25th anniversary of the development of the alternating current system . in 1912 william stanley was awarded the aiee edison medal :\nfor meritorious achievement in invention and development of alternating current systems and apparatus .\nstanley ' s first job was as an electrician with one of the early manufacturers of telegraph keys and fire alarms . he then worked in a metal - plating establishment before joining hiram maxim , inventor of the machine gun and already a pioneer in the electrical industry . as maxim ' s assistant , stanley directed one of the country ' s first electrical installations , in a store on new york ' s fifth avenue .\nfrom wikipedia : the experimenter ( e ) orders the teacher ( t ) , the subject of the experiment , to give what the latter believes are painful electric shocks to a learner ( l ) , who is actually an actor and confederate . the subject is led to believe that for each wrong answer , the learner was receiving actual electric shocks , though in reality there were no such punishments . being separated from the subject , the confederate set up a tape recorder integrated with the electro - shock generator , which played pre - recorded sounds for each shock level .\neach time the learner gave a wrong answer on a memory test the teacher was instructed to give the learner an electric shock and to increase the voltage with every error . what the teacher didn\u2019t learn until later was that the learner and experimenter were actors and the machine was a prop .\nactual approx . 2\nwide model of wm . stanley ' s 1886 westinghouse a . c . transformer given as a memento each to attendees at 1911 american institute of electrical engineers ( aiee ) meeting in pittsfield , mass . honoring stanley . event marked 25th anniv . of development of first perfected electrical transformer for commercial alternating current electricity distribution systems . frontal view shows series of bundled flat plate configurations for what came to be tesla a . c . polyphase system developed by the u . s . based westinghouse company . mounted brass plaque reads :\nstanley transformer - 1886 - a . i . e . e . - pittsfield - 1911 .\nin the spring stanley goes to george westinghouse and asks him to order a siemens generator and gaulard and gibbs transformers from europe . stanley believes that the gaulard and gibbs transformer is not commercially useful . he believed he could solve the problems in the existing system by having the transformer have each coil operate independently of the others in circuit and have it be self - regulating , both in electromotive force , and in terms of current transformed .\nchances are you\u2019ve heard of stanley milgram\u2019s obedience experiments . in 1961 , milgram recruited pairs of volunteers to take part in a \u201cmemory test . \u201d one volunteer was given the job of teacher , the other , learner .\nin his first publication about the research , milgram reported that a clear majority of participants inflicted what they were led to believe were painful if not lethal electric shocks to the learner . most of us , he concluded , can be induced to torture someone else at the behest of an authority figure .\nwestinghouse and his associate franklin l . pope tried without success to discourage young stanley . alternating current ( ac ) transmission at high voltages ( 500 - 1000 volts ) required greater insulation and was dangerous . discouraged about acceptance of his theory and in ill health , stanley returned to great barrington in april , 1885 , to spend the summer , but was determined to develop his own plant and prove his views . securing a lease on the ' old rubber factory\nsouth of cottage street in november , 1885 , stanley spent the winter building and winding the first 19 transformers . powered by a 25 h . p . westinghouse automatic steam engine and energized by a 500 volt siemens alternator , borrowed from george westinghouse , the system was wired to transmit current at 500 volts along two no . 6 wires the length of main street . voltages were reduced to 100 volts by stanley ' s\nexhorter ,\nor transformers , to power incandescent lamps of 16 , 50 , & 150 candle power in the businesses of 25 subscribers . the system was tried on march 6th , 1886 , and officially tested on march 16th , 1886 . the system was an instant success , but it would also drive stanley and westinghouse farther apart , since they disagreed on main points such as what stanley had done and what he should get for it .\ntwo - stage application process suggested themes for the program go well beyond stanley\u2019s existing applications base , with the company listing areas as diverse as photovoltaics , biometric devices , night vision and remote sensing among its fields of interest .\nstanley held ten patents pertaining to the electric lamp and its manufacture by 1885 . on the strength of the background of this work , in 1884 he was contracted by h . h . westinghouse to develop a lamp manufacturing facility at westinghouse ' s pittsburgh plant . while working for westinghouse , stanley had access to the british gaulard & gibbs system of induction coils on which westinghouse had taken an option . the prevailing power system of the day was the edison direct current ( dc ) system . its low voltage ( 100 / 220 volts ) and large conductors made it impossible to distribute current over distances greater than a mile without high resistance and voltage drops . stanley recognized the weakness of the gaulard & gibbs system as not being self - regulating , because its induction coils were wired in series . using a parallel circuit allowed the potential ( voltage ) to be constant and inherently self - regulating . his discovery of this effect appears in a notebook entry of september 18 , 1883 .\nin 1885 , ill health almost cut short his career - some say he worked himself too hard . stanley had been working in pittsburgh which was andrew carnegie ' s steel town and had the worst air quality in the us , it was also known as\nsooty city\n, and this contributed to william stanley ' s poor health . the move away proved a disguised blessing , because it necessitated a move to his family home , great barrington , massachusetts . in those peaceful surroundings , he was able to develop some ideas he had suggested two years earlier to his employer , george westinghouse ( who helped finance stanley ' s lab ) for a new type of transformer ."]}
{"id": 55701, "summary": [{"text": "maranatha volunteers international ( maranatha ) is a non-profit christian organization founded in 1969 and is based in roseville , california united states with offices in canada , latin america , india and mozambique .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it is a supporting ministry of the seventh-day adventist church with the primary focus of organizing volunteers to build churches and schools in developing nations . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "maranatha volunteers international", "paragraphs": ["the maranatha flights international board merges with volunteers international , a virginia - based humanitarian organization , and is renamed maranatha volunteers international . later that year , maranatha headquarters move from berrien springs , michigan , to sacramento , california .\nmaranatha volunteers international\u2019s $ 10 church program allows donors to join thousands of\u2026 . . .\njanuary 23 , 2013 , julie z . lee / maranatha volunteers international / adventist review\ntrabalho da organiza\u00e7\u00e3o adventista maranatha volunteers international no haiti nos meses seguintes ao terremoto de 2010 .\nstudents at the mahuma sur primary adventist school in cura\u00e7ao enjoy their new classroom as they begin their school day , thanks to the work of maranatha volunteers international . images courtesy of dick duerksen / maranatha volunteers international\n\u00a9 2018 maranatha volunteers international . all rights reserved . maranatha is a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non - profit organization .\nthe ultimate workout is an annual international teen mission project sponsored by maranatha volunteers international . it is intended to give teens a physical and spiritual workout through service activities .\nwe are unable to find itunes on your computer . to download and subscribe to maranatha mission stories by maranatha volunteers international , get itunes now .\nthe volunteer is the official publication of maranatha volunteers international . the newsletter is published four times a year and features . . .\ngroup of seventh - day adventist volunteers with maranatha volunteers international has started construction on a large high school campus in angola , the first of several schools planned for the african country .\nlearn how you can leave a legacy while planning for your future . talk with our experts from the maranatha volunteers international foundation . learn more\na total of 35 new churches were dedicated in the dominican republic last year , nearly half of which were built by maranatha volunteers international . maranatha also built the four newest churches .\na few of the thousands of maranatha volunteers who have worked to build dozens of churches in the dominican republic during the past decades . several volunteers work on finishing the villa caoba adventist church in the eastern part of the island earlier this year . [ photo by maranatha volunteers international ]\nmaranatha volunteers international ( canada ) association ' s headquarters is located at attn : v06494c , po box 6494 , station terminal , vancouver bc , v6b6r3 .\nworkers from maranatha volunteers international , a seventh - day adventist supporting ministry , assist in the construction of the new one - day school buildings at mahuma sur .\nno . we accept volunteers from all backgrounds and religious affiliations , and maranatha volunteers can be a diverse group with different beliefs and backgrounds .\nvinish wilson , maranatha country director in india shares the impact maranatha churches , schools and volunteers have had on his country .\nnot - for - profit construction company maranatha volunteers international marked its 40th anniversary of volunteer - driven school , church , clinic , orphanage and hospital projects this year .\nmaranatha employs 29 people ( full - time equivalent ) at their headquarters in california , not including international staff .\nsee how maranatha volunteers are making a difference in a small neighborhood in the dominican republic .\nseveral communities in southern africa are now stronger because maranatha volunteers built schools and shared love .\nmaranatha volunteers are called to echo christ ' s voice to the people of the world .\nmaranatha volunteers international\u2019s $ 10 church program allows donors to join thousands of other maranatha supporters in giving $ 10 , and the combined donation builds a church each month . thanks to the $ 10 church program , earlier this year maranatha built a church\u2026\nmaranatha volunteers international , inc . is a nationally incorporated and registered charity that receives donations and expends them for such purposes within the maranatha volunteers international , inc . charter . maranatha volunteers international is committed to protecting the privacy of the personal information of its donors . it respects the rights of donors to have their relationship with maranatha and their contributions treated with respect and confidentiality . maranatha values the trust of those it deals with , and of the public , and recognizes that maintaining this trust requires it to be transparent and accountable in how it treats the information that donors choose to share with it .\nmaranatha volunteers move students in jowai , india out of a cowshed and into bright new classrooms .\nmaranatha volunteers help the sierra view junior academy to continue to make a difference in their community .\nin 1982 , the board hired don noble to begin running the organization , which was based in berrien springs . at the time , the office had a staff of two , and they were organizing just a few projects a year . then in 1989 , maranatha flights international merged with volunteers international , a virginia - based humanitarian organization . the organization was renamed maranatha volunteers international ; in the same year , maranatha headquarters moved from berrien springs , michigan to the sacramento region of california .\nu . s . volunteers and donors can make payments online , over the phone , or by checks made payable to maranatha volunteers international and sent to the main office in roseville , california . canadian volunteers and donors should send their check to the maranatha volunteers international association in vancouver in order to receive a canadian tax - deductible receipt . unfortunately the association cannot accept credit card payments , and credit card payments made in the u . s . are not tax - deductible in canada .\nconnect with volunteers of ultimate workout past and learn how you can stay involved with maranatha . learn more\nthe event featured maranatha volunteers , presentations from church leaders from around the world , and inspirational music .\nin 2013 , maranatha volunteers international responded to a need for a new school in santiago , panama . take a look at the impact the school has already made in the past few years .\nmaranatha volunteers leave their offices , classrooms , kitchens , and shops to make waves all over the world .\njohn freeman and 28 other volunteers fly private planes to grand bahamas to complete construction on the eight mile rock church in freeport . the experience inspires freeman to create maranatha flights international , an organization of volunteers who fly their private planes to construction projects around the world .\nasi and maranatha volunteers international fund and facilitate one - day church and one - day school projects . since 2009 , more than 1 , 600 one - day buildings have been built around the world . these stories come from maranatha storyteller dick duerksen .\nmaranatha volunteers international , inc . , is led by a board of directors with all of the powers of governing , directing and overseeing the management of the organization . the corporate governance principles of maranatha volunteers international , inc . are composed of a series of documents adopted by the board of directors , the documents are periodically reviewed to ensure they continue to meet the needs of the organization and reflect current industry best practices .\nfunded and implemented by adra international , the classrooms will be constructed in partnership with maranatha volunteers international inc . these steel - walled classrooms have been designed for warm environments , ensuring each classroom is properly ventilated with large windows and strategically placed vents , and features white colored roofs to reflect the sun ' s rays .\nsince 1969 , maranatha volunteers international has mobilized more than 65 , 000 volunteers to more than 80 countries around the world . the work impacts both the communities in need of these construction projects , and the volunteer , who is giving back to the world and being transformed in the process .\nmaranatha\u2019s second water well effort begins in zimbabwe , where maranatha is building churches and schools .\nthe maranatha board of directors decided to make services available to maranatha supports at no cost .\nin north america , maranatha mobilizes volunteers to work on renovation and expansion projects at retreat centers , schools , and churches . at times , maranatha does brand new construction .\nmaranatha volunteers international , founded in 1969 , is a non - profit christian organization , which organizes and implements the construction of urgently needed buildings all over the world . over the past 33 years , more than 50 , 000 people have volunteered for maranatha projects in 61 countries .\nthe project inspired the creation of maranatha flights international , an organization of volunteers who would fly their private airplanes to build churches around the world . people called it the christian peace corps , and the concept grew in popularity among adventists .\nresponding to a call from haiti\u2019s president michel martelly for more international investment in education , the adventist development and relief agency ( adra ) has given $ 1 million to maranatha volunteers international , inc . , ( mvi ) a lay - run adventist group , to build schools in the island nation , which was ravaged by an earthquake in january 2010 .\ndon noble , president of maranatha volunteers international , and wife laura noble attend the annual year - end business meetings of the seventh - day adventist world church . maranatha celebrated its 40th anniversary this year , marking decades of completed construction projects around the world . [ photo : rajmund dabrowski / ann ]\nno sharing of personal information maranatha volunteers international , inc . will not sell , rent , or lease your personal information to other organizations . we assure you that the identity of all our donors will be kept confidential . use of donor information will be limited to the internal purposes of maranatha and only to further the ministry activities and purposes of maranatha .\nvolunteers with maranatha ' s family project discover adventure , culture , and an opportunity to share god ' s love in kisii , kenya .\nvolunteers from northern california share what a mission experience in the dominican republic taught them .\nthe camelback adventist church volunteers find their faith stretched on a mission trip to honduras .\ngroups in the united states and canada need help with churches and schools . maranatha assists with these renovation projects by mobilizing our volunteers . learn more\nfrom heartwarming profiles on volunteers to inspiring stories from real communities in need , you won\u2019t want to miss a single episode of maranatha mission stories .\nsix months from the initial request by the inter - american division of seventh - day adventists , maranatha volunteers international completed a one - day school campus for the mahuma sur primary adventist school in cura\u00e7ao . school began at this new location in january with 225 students enrolled .\nresidents of the coastal area around chiclayo , peru , have five brand new seventh - day adventist churches . built by 182 volunteers from canada , peru and the united states , the churches were part of the 16th annual ultimate workout mission trip , sponsored by maranatha volunteers international , a non - profit organization that specializes in building churches and schools around the world .\nvolunteers stepping out of their comfort zone in bolivia find it to be a transformational experience .\nteen volunteers gathered for a weekend of worship and outreach in california\u2019s san francisco bay area .\neach year , maranatha organizes more than two dozen open team projects , which are coordinated by maranatha staff and invites anyone to join . additionally , maranatha helps teams to create their own projects , called group projects , to build maranatha structures .\nthere are more than 80 countries that have been impacted by the work of maranatha and our volunteers , and countless lives have been transformed as a result .\nwe ask all our volunteers to remember that maranatha is a seventh - day adventist christian organization . the goal of our construction projects is to share and reflect christ\u2019s love with the communities where we work , while providing volunteers with a uniquely spiritual experience .\nduring the mission trip , all volunteers are encouraged to participate in team worship services . we also ask that volunteers respect adventist values while on a project , on and off the construction site .\nthe prayers and perseverance of church members along with the hard work of maranatha volunteers makes the dream of a new church possible for the fe en jesus congregation .\n( image ) left : better than nothing : before maranatha volunteers , members in kibeto , angola , used the best avaliable materials to build a house of worship .\nfor the first time in three years , the international medical missionary training center at herghelia institute in romania will offer its training program in english .\nread stories of incredible faith from our volunteers , supporters , and communities where we build . read more\nthe most successful volunteers focus on how they can work with god to impact the lives of others .\n\u201cthe one - day school . . . includes a complete building with walls , windows , doors , desks\u2014everything that\u2019s needed to start a school , \u201d says don noble , president of maranatha volunteers international . \u201cso from the time that foundation floor is poured , in one day , they can be having school . \u201d\nmaranatha organizes a large - scale mission project in yellowknife , alaska , that brings in hundreds of volunteers . it draws the attention of seventh - day adventist leadership , and the maranatha concept begins to gain traction in the public eye .\nfunded and implemented by adra international , the classrooms will be constructed in partnership with maranatha volunteers international inc . , a worldwide organization with a focus on constructing buildings such as school classrooms , orphanages , homes , clinics and hospitals . the structure of the classrooms will follow maranatha ' s\none day school\nmodel . these steel - walled classrooms have been designed for warm environments , ensuring each classroom is properly ventilated with large windows and strategically placed vents , and features white colored roofs to reflect the sun ' s rays .\nin bere , chad , a deteriorating adventist hospital was in desperate need of more space . so in january 2013 , maranatha volunteers headed to chad to provide a solution .\none - day structure program is an asi project that partners with maranatha volunteers international , outpost centers international , and many other supporting ministries worldwide . it uses specially designed one - day kits . ousands of churches , schools , clinics , and even mission station housing structures have been built in various countries , primarily in africa . thousands more structures are needed , with requests coming in from new regions and countries every day . asi funding will support this ongoing construction project .\nvolunteers in victoria falls , zimbabwe build the first one - day school campus and become addicted to missions .\nif you would like to start a scholarship program , please contact maranatha . we would love to help you set something up in order to help volunteers experience a mission trip .\nvolunteers and donors from other countries can make their payments via credit card , over the phone or online . maranatha can also accept a wire transfer , although there is a small additional fee to cover the bank charges maranatha incurs when receiving wires .\non november 29 , 2012 , a team of maranatha volunteers arrived in cura\u00e7ao . in a little more than a week , volunteers completed 12 one - day school classrooms . the adventist church in cura\u00e7ao dedicated the campus on december 8 , 2012 , at a ceremony in the town square .\nto satisfy their hunger to read and to learn , believers pass books from home to home until the binding breaks into pieces . then the remaining sheaves of paper are shared . \u201ci ' ve been to places where people have been proud to have a single page out of the bible , \u201d says dick duerksen of maranatha volunteers international .\nwe call these mission trips \u201cgroup projects . \u201d while they are not open to the public , anyone can create a project through maranatha as long as they have a team of at least 20 volunteers . there is no fee to work with maranatha .\ntoday , maranatha organizes approximately 50 mission trips each year and more than 2 , 400 volunteers participate . thousands more support the mission work through donations . over the history of the entire organization , nearly 70 , 000 people have volunteered on a maranatha project .\nmaranatha , a supporting ministry of the seventh - day adventist church , has worked with more than 60 , 000 volunteers and completed projects in 63 countries since the organization began in 1969 .\nprivate donors fund all maranatha projects . we do not receive government funding , and maranatha relies on private individuals to fund projects through donations . maranatha also operates some businesses to contribute to the costs of running the organization .\nsome members worship in unfinished churches , due to haiti\u2019s unstable economic and political situation . sometimes funds are not available to complete church buildings , and organizations such as maranatha volunteers international have found it difficult to help amid the political strife . however , leaders are giving careful attention to provisions to help finish churches in haiti and other territories in the region .\nmeet a group of volunteers who were eager to help their fellow brazilians - - and found themselves changed as well .\nlast fall , the hope of survivors acquired a new facility in iowa ( see below ) . now they have teamed up with maranatha volunteers international ( www . maranatha . org ) , a nonprofit organization connecting service - minded people with much needed construction projects , to renovate the hope of survivors new renewal center . work began in november to add bathrooms and modify existing space for accommodations , but the renovations are still underway . anyone who wishes to volunteer on this project is encouraged to contact maranatha at ( 916 )\none - day schools come complete with desks , chairs , and even a blackboard . the program is a collaborative effort between maranatha volunteers international and adventist - laymen\u2019s services and industries ( asi ) . one - day schools are patterned after the successful one - day church program , which has led to more than 800 one - day churches being built worldwide since 2009 .\nmaranatha has a variety programs to help communities around the world , and each one offers a way that you can get involved with the mission of maranatha .\ndesigned specifically for teenagers , the ultimate workout is an extraordinary opportunity for young volunteers to discover the transformative power of missions .\nlearn about a group of volunteers from delhi , india traveled into the mountains to build a church for a needy congregation .\nwhile the number of volunteers has steadily increased , the organization has still been effected by the economic downturn , fiess said .\neach year , maranatha organizes more than two dozen mission trips that are open to anyone who wants to participate . we call these \u201copen team projects , \u201d and volunteers come from all over the world .\nongoing maranatha projects include the one - day church , a project providing quick construction solutions for thousands of adventists around the world , and ultimate workouts , construction projects targeted at high school - aged volunteers .\nfind out what adventures await you this year on maranatha\u2019s ultimate workout . learn more\nan overview of statistics and facts about maranatha\u2019s work around the world . learn more\ndavid woods maranatha country director in zimbabwe shares the immense need for churches and schools and the even bigger impact maranatha ' s work is having in this country .\nmaranatha is building churches and schools to share god ' s love in angola .\nmaranatha ' s family projects combine many elements that strengthen god ' s kingdom .\nmaranatha organizes a few mission trips per year in various locations around the world .\nsince 2010 , maranatha has erected more than 600 one - day school kits .\nhere ' s what ' s happening in maranatha ' s world . show less\nthe community , where volunteers work , are benefited by the outreach volunteers provide during construction . medical and dental clinics , along with children\u2019s programs , are useful and meaningful in the areas where we work . it also increases interest in the adventist church .\n\u201cin 2014 , 35 new churches were dedicated , nearly half of them were built by maranatha volunteers , so they continue to play an important role in the growth of the church here , \u201d added acevedo .\nthe adventist world , an international periodical of the seventh - day adventist church . the general conference , northern asia - paci\ufb01c division of seventh - day adventists\u00ae , is the publisher .\nwhen a school is destroyed by a severe storm , volunteers stepped in to build a brand new one - day school campus .\nthe one - day structure project is a joint effort between asi and maranatha volunteers international . thousands of church and school structures have been built primarily in africa , but an estimated 100 , 000 more churches and 40 , 000 additional schools are needed , with requests coming in from new regions and countries every day . project funds will support production and shipping for this ongoing church and school construction project .\ndesigned specifically for teenagers , the ultimate workout is an extraordinary opportunity for young volunteers to discover the transformative power of missions . learn more\nthis is why maranatha is drilling wells . . . click here to help : urltoken\ncompassion demands passionate participation and is a trait that shows up often on maranatha projects .\nvolunteer nadine brooks shares how sacrificing to go on a maranatha project impacted her life .\nin the summer , maranatha organizes the first volunteer project in kenya , kicking off a brand new construction effort in the country . maranatha also begins drilling wells in kenya .\ni don\u2019t live in california where maranatha is located . how can someone help me ?\nthe only vaccination required by maranatha is a current tetanus vaccination . all other immunizations are optional but often recommended for your safety . while maranatha strongly recommends the tetanus vaccine for the safety of all volunteers , we do have a waiver form that can be used if your family does not take part in immunizations .\nexpenses can vary , but typically volunteers pay a participation fee that is between $ 700 and $ 950 , plus airfare to the project location . when applying , volunteers must pay a deposit . the remaining balance of the participation fee must be submitted before the final deadline .\nthe large school campus in ongole , india is transforming the lives of hundreds of children , as well as the volunteers who visit there .\nbut maranatha is not just a construction company . our mission is to fulfill requests for urgently needed buildings , but more important we want to build people\u2014and by people , we mean the communities impacted by our construction and our volunteers .\nmaranatha volunteers international , inc . ( and all of its related entities , which will individually or collectively be referred to as the \u201corganization\u201d as the context may require ) is committed to facilitating open and honest communications relevant to its governance , finances , and compliance with all applicable laws and regulations . the organization requires directors , other volunteers , and employees to observe high standards of business and personal ethics in the conduct of their duties and responsibilities . employees and representatives of the organization must practice honesty and integrity in fulfilling their responsibilities and comply with all applicable laws and regulations .\nwhen the school opened in 1999 , the majority of students were international , which created the need for classes to be taught in a common language ; however , more recently only romanian - speaking students were admitted in order to provide more trained medical missionaries to work in romania . when the training session begins in october , the school hopes that international students will again be encouraged to enroll . scholarships are\nsince then , maranatha has constructed more than 4 , 650 one - day church kits .\nmaranatha volunteer and project leader claudio japas share an update on the tokmok school in krygyzstan .\nalthough challenging , maranatha ' s construction of churches angola is bringing hope to needy communities .\nmaranatha president don noble gives an update on a church construction project in cardenas , cuba .\nlike the biblical school of tyrannus , maranatha constructed schools strive to be centers of impact .\nasi and maranatha have received requests for more than 25 , 000 churches around the world .\ni don\u2019t know anything about construction . can i still go on a maranatha mission trip ?\nthe most recent 30 - minute episodes of maranatha mission stories , available online . browse episodes\nthe one exception is for teens participating in the ultimate workout . participants can apply for a scholarship from the ultimate workout alumni association , which has a small scholarship fund for volunteers . for more information or to apply , contact maranatha .\nwe recommend that you first join a couple of maranatha open team projects before requesting a leadership role . participating on an actual trip will give you perspective on the expectations of a project leader and an understanding of how a maranatha mission trip is run . maranatha may also have you shadow an experienced leader on a project and ask that you complete training seminars presented by maranatha .\nopen team projects are mission trips that maranatha coordinates . opportunities are publicized on our website and in our various publications . for open team projects , maranatha arranges leadership , plans the logistics , and recruits volunteers . these trips are open to all individuals , and teams are made up of people from all over the world . volunteers start off as strangers and become like family by the end of the trip . it is a special bonding experience that opens you up to new friendships .\nmaranatha will not knowingly send volunteers to an area with elevated risk . we consistently monitor security alerts from various countries and rely on information from church leaders and in - country maranatha staff . if we feel the risk is too great in a certain country , we will not schedule projects there and cancel projects already scheduled for that region .\nthe purpose of the conflicts of interest policy is to protect the interest of maranatha volunteers international , inc . ( the \u201ccorporation\u201d ) and each of any affiliates that may be formed in the future when it is contemplating entering into a transaction or arrangement that might benefit the private interest of a director or officer of the corporation . this policy is intended to supplement but not replace any applicable state laws governing conflicts of interest applicable to nonprofit and charitable corporations .\nmarch 2009 : maranatha begins construction of one - day churches on a large scale in mozambique .\nthe board hires don noble to run maranatha . the office is a staff of two people .\ni want to be a missionary for longer than two weeks . does maranatha offer such trips ?\nmaranatha first started constructing churches here in 1992 , mobilizing 1 , 200 volunteers in the capital , santo domingo , to build 25 churches in 90 days . at the request of the adventist church , the group returned in 2002 to build 50 churches .\nas with all maranatha projects , ultimate workout revolves around the construction of a church or school . volunteers are usually split into smaller teams to create a family - style living arrangement . the teams work on separate sites or together at one place , depending on the project . there are also opportunities for volunteers to jump into various outreach efforts , such as medical clinics , community service , and children\u2019s ministries .\nin addition to the school , maranatha intends to construct 200 one - day school classrooms throughout angola . maranatha has built one - day churches at more than 200 locations in the country since 2013 .\nat some point in your travel , you will probably see other volunteers wearing uw t - shirts . don\u2019t be afraid to introduce yourself and travel together .\nsince 1969 , maranatha has worked in more than 80 countries around the world , including north america .\nwatch our featured videos about missions , including segments from our television program maranatha mission stories . learn more\nmeet a woman who was searching for an adventist church - - and found one , through maranatha .\nmaranatha spreads the gospel throughout the world as it builds people through the construction of urgently needed buildings .\nmaranatha ships one - day buildings to haiti in response to requests for help following the devastating earthquake .\ncut - backs aside , most maranatha volunteer projects are\nfilled to capacity ,\nfiess said .\nconstruction work beginning on the campus of an adventist high school in huambo , angola . ( maranatha )\nunfortunately , maranatha does not have a travel agent on staff and we do not have a group discount since the volunteers are coming from many different places . participants should purchase a flight from their home airport that matches the guidelines in the information packet . do not purchase a ticket until the participant has received confirmation from maranatha that they are accepted to the project .\nmost projects in the united states and canada do not have a participation fee , but volunteers are still responsible for their transportation to and from the project location .\nin 2013 , maranatha mobilized more than 2 , 400 volunteers to work on 941 structures . the work completed represents 894 , 318 square feet . it also represents thousands of blocks carried , miles , traveled , and hours worked by volunteers who are passionate about service . it represents millions of lives transformed because now they have a proper church , a school , a hospital , or a fresh - water well in their community .\nin the same way , our volunteers are blessed by the act of service . volunteers return from mission trips changed by their interactions in a new culture and with new people . the experience can be quite profound and transformative , leading to a more positive and service - oriented life back at home and within in their communities .\nthe story of why a woman relocated her family to be near a church , and how maranatha helped .\nhear how maranatha ' s arrival in panama ended one congregation ' s search for a permanent church home .\nmaranatha country director ron kedas shares how building a school in ghana has brought an entire family to christ .\ngoing on a maranatha project changed david ' s life , and not in the way you would expect .\nwe are actively fundraising for water wells and donations can be made to maranatha . full sponsorship for wells starts at $ 10 , 000 . if you are interested in donating to a well , please contact maranatha .\nmaranatha does not fundraise for projects in north america . instead , using volunteer labor makes valuable cost savings .\nwebsite | maranatha\u2019s website has all of maranatha mission stories episodes online , along with other videos . you can easily find segments on specific topics by using our online \u201csearch\u201d function . roku | subscribe to the maranatha channel on roku to watch all episodes of maranatha mission stories and other videos on demand . youtube | check out our youtube channel at urltoken to watch segments and other clips . you can also subscribe to our youtube channel to receive updates on our latest posts . itunes | download free clips from maranatha mission stories on itunes .\nthe latest maranatha news from the mission field and how you can help , in 60 seconds . browse videos\nread the latest and archive issues of maranatha\u2019s magazine , the volunteer , on our online reading tool . learn more\nmaranatha sends multiple groups over a three - month period to build 25 churches in the dominican republic . dubbed santo domingo \u201992 , it is the first time maranatha has concentrated its efforts in one place for multiple volunteer projects .\nmaranatha continues to engage in dialogue with church leaders in the dominican republic regarding new plans for the upcoming years .\na few years ago , maranatha partnered with adventist development and relief agency ( adra ) in mozambique to fund and drill more than 700 wells in communities where we built churches and schools . in april 2014 , maranatha kicked off a new effort to dig wells in zimbabwe , and in 2015 , maranatha announced a well program in kenya .\nthe ultimate workout is a high school experience . we accept volunteers who have completed their freshman year of high school up through recently graduated seniors who have not yet begun college .\nmission statement : maranatha spreads the gospel throughout the world as it builds people through the construction of urgently needed buildings .\nmaranatha photographer and videographer leo macias shares his photos from a recent church building adventure in the jungles of costa rica .\neach day , maranatha workers travel malawi ' s dusty roads to build churches and bring hope to hundreds of congregations .\nin june 2012 israel leito , president of the inter - american division , contacted maranatha . having seen the one - day school structures at the general conference session in 2010 , leito believed that maranatha could provide a solution for cura\u00e7ao .\nwatch some of our favorite segments from maranatha mission stories or download them to share at church or school . browse segments\nthe ultimate workout is a unique mission project designed for teenagers in high school . stripped of electronics , parents , and other familiar comforts , volunteers step into the mission field in search of a fresh perspective on the world , relationships , and god . during the project , volunteers live in spartan conditions while building a church or school , coordinating outreach for the local community , and strengthening their personal connection to jesus christ . the ultimate workout is maranatha\u2019s most adventurous project\u2013and the most popular !\nprior to his election , president martelly heavily emphasized the need of reform in haiti ' s education , campaigning a promise to provide free school if elected . since his appointment , martelly has implemented the national fund for education ( fne ) , an initiative that charges a five - cent tariff for each minute of international incoming calls , and a $ 1 . 50 tariff on international transfers of funds . money from this fund will be used to further develop haiti ' s education system and provide free schooling for children in haiti .\n\u201cthe work of maranatha is not a mission . it ' s a commission , given to us by jesus christ . \u201d\nvolunteer projects specialist rebekah widmer shares how giving to maranatha can change young people ' s lives - - including her own .\n3abn is a lay - developed international media broadcasting network that operates numerous specialty networks with worldwide broadcast coverage . 3abn broadcasts the yearly asi convention , as well as hundreds of programs featuring asi members and ministries . project funds will help to upgrade the mobile trailer with hd equipment .\n\u201cthe dedication of a church is the final step in the long process that starts with years of prayer , close interaction with church leaders , generous contributions from donors , a time and energy commitment from volunteers , and the overall blessing of jesus christ , \u201d said maranatha president don noble , who attended this month\u2019s dedications .\namazon lifesavers operates four bases in the remote amazon regions of south america . from its headquarters in manaus , alm provides a three - month training course for volunteers who are then placed in one of the isolated jungle village bases to serve for a minimum of a year , developing friendships through health and humanitarian services , engaging in evangelistic work , and establishing new churches . with 30 full - time volunteers and 14 students , there is a desperate need for adequate transportation . funds will go toward the purchase of a 15 - passenger van to help transport students and volunteers between the remote bases .\nsee how some people in sub - saharan africa find water where none is available , and what maranatha is doing about it .\nwatch full episodes of maranatha mission stories , our weekly half - hour television program about our work around the world . learn more\nwe love talking about maranatha , and we would love any opportunity to share our mission with your community . if you think your church or school would benefit from a maranatha sabbath , simply send us an invitation . we will consider the dates and talk to you about the possibilities . the most common maranatha event is a sabbath program , where we send a speaker or a team to your church for worship . we\u2019ll work with you to create a program that meets your needs while sharing the mission of maranatha .\ntake a look into the heart of missions with maranatha mission stories , a television series that will touch your life . in each episode , viewers will join maranatha on a half - hour adventure around the world to witness the exciting growth of the gospel message .\ndirectors and other volunteersdirectors and other volunteers should submit concerns in writing directly to the chair of the executive committee . contact information for the chair of the executive committee may be obtained from the general vice president .\nwe plan to increase our capacity to construct more churches and schools that will meet the needs of church growth and to involve more volunteers in both construction and wider outreach opportunities connected with these projects .\n\u201ci believe that maranatha was the instrument that god used in an incredible way so that a church building would be a reality . \u201d\nthe yellowknife project was an important moment in maranatha ' s history and the church continues to be a positive influence in the community .\nall maranatha projects are short - term trips lasting anywhere from 10 - 14 days . maranatha does not offer long - term service opportunities . for long - term opportunities through the seventh - day adventist church , we recommend that you visit www . hesaidgo . org .\nit\u2019s normal to feel nervous about sending your teen to another country alone . to ease the anxiety , maranatha does our best to provide lots of information and ways to connect with fellow travelers . and at the destination airport , our staff will be waiting for volunteers at the airport to escort them to home base . tips for the traveling minor :\nfrom large multi - classroom structures to simple one - day school classrooms , maranatha is strengthening community and changing lives through education . learn more\noutpost centers international ( oci ) is an umbrella organization whose mission is to maintain a network of adventist lay ministries around the world . oci ministries impact people through health , education , media , and evangelism . asi funds will help to purchase a facility for a lifestyle center to serve the secular jewish people .\nonce you are confirmed for an open team project , you will book your flight to arrive during the time frame noted in the flight guidelines on the project detail page and information packet . these guidelines are provided so that you can fly with the airline of your choice . after booking your flight , you will send your itinerary to maranatha , and we will make sure there are representatives to meet you at the airport at your destination . maranatha representatives will be wearing the maranatha project t - shirt , or they will be holding placards with the maranatha logo . if you are delayed , be sure to communicate your new arrival time with the maranatha office , and we send our representative your new itinerary .\nmaranatha is a responsive organization that fulfills requests for construction assistance . each project is carefully considered for need and long - term impact . learn more\neveryone at maranatha is passionate about our mission to provide urgently needed churches through volunteer service . meet the people who make it happen . learn more\nas a non - profit organization , maranatha relies on your financial support to fulfill the mission to share the gospel around the world through construction .\ngilberto araujo , vice - president of the adventist church in southern africa shares an update on the need and impact of maranatha work in angola .\ncoinciding with a new large - scale effort in mozambique , maranatha beings drilling wells in june where we build churches and schools in the country .\nto broaden the impact of the work , maranatha organizes short - term mission trips . averaging about 10 - 14 days , these mission projects mobilize volunteers who are willing to fund their own travel and lodging for a life - changing service experience . once there , volunteers not only work on the construction site but also organize service activities , such as medical clinics and educational programs for children . the mission experience can have a transformative effect on a volunteer . from exposure to a new culture and society to a deep spiritual growth , people return changed and ready to positively impact their own communities at home .\nyour travel expenses can also be tax - deductible . volunteers will receive a letter acknowledging their service on the trip . talk with a tax - consultant for more information about your travel expenses and your tax deductions for volunteer service .\nfunded and implemented by adra international , the classrooms will be constructed in partnership with mvi , a worldwide organization with a focus on constructing buildings such as school classrooms , orphanages , homes , clinics and hospitals . the structure of the classrooms will follow maranatha\u2019s \u201cone day school\u201d model . these steel - walled classrooms have been designed for warm environments , ensuring each classroom is properly ventilated with large windows and strategically placed vents , and features white colored roofs to reflect the sun\u2019s rays .\nspread the mission of maranatha by reading , watching , and sharing our stories . from news updates to mission events , find the latest information here .\nreiner moreno is passionate about taking the gospel into the jungle of costa rica and maranatha is supporting these small congregations by constructing one - day churches .\nmore than twenty years ago maranatha built the piedra linda church in the dominican republic . today it continues to grow and impact lives in the community .\ncurrently , maranatha has received over 100 , 000 church building requests , a number the organization can better handle with recent equipment purchases , leadership said .\njoin our mailing list to receive the volunteer , our magazine ; e - newsletters ( maranatha matters ) , and information about how you can get involved .\ncome along for an adventure of a lifetime with your young adult peers . watch this for a glimpse into maranatha ' s young adult and collegiate projects .\nmaranatha builds 110 houses in dominica ( led by roger hatch ) and 160 houses in the dominican republic ( led by vanvanden heuvel ) following hurricane david .\nmaranatha is a non - profit organization , supported by donations . we do not have scholarship money available to help participants who wish to join our projects .\ntherefore , all members of organization staff , directors and other volunteers are encouraged to report possible fraudulent , abusive , discriminatory , or dishonest conduct ( i . e . , to act as a\u201cwhistleblower\u201d ) , pursuant to the procedures set forth below .\nin 1973 , maranatha organized a large - scale project in yellowknife , canada , to build a church . nearly two dozen small planes flew into the northwest territories , and the event caught the attention of adventist church leadership . maranatha was brought into the spotlight , and the concept gained traction in the public eye .\nin 2008 , maranatha unveiled the one - day church , a church frame and roof kit designed to be built in a day . made of galvanized steel , easy to construct , and relatively affordable , the one - day church concept caught fire . two years later , maranatha launched the one - day school .\nreal people are making an impact for christ all over the world in their hometowns or across the ocean . join host dick duerksen each week on an adventure around the world to witness the exciting growth of the gospel message . from stories about villages transformed by a church building to profiles on volunteers who have put missions at the center of their lives , maranatha mission stories celebrates the transforming power of service .\na few years later , maranatha embarked on a project in the dominican republic that changed the organization\u2019s approach to construction . at the urging of a board member , noble organized a multi - church construction approach in the dominican republic . in 1992 , 1 , 200 volunteers converged on the capital of santo domingo to construct 25 urgently needed churches . the effort was a huge success and a watershed moment for maranatha . from that moment on , the organization moved from doing a couple of projects a year to concentrating efforts to build multiple churches in each country it entered .\ngive your church or school the adventure of a lifetime by organizing a mission trip through maranatha ! we\u2019ll help you organize an extraordinary service experience for your group .\nthroughout the 1990\u2019s , thousands of people got involved with maranatha projects . partnering with the adventist world church , large - scale projects were completed in numerous countries .\nthe resulting increase in infrastructure met a crucial need for congregations around the globe . additionally , maranatha introduced many church and school groups to short - term missions .\nmaranatha is a responsive organization , and we only work where we have been invited . requests must come from seventh - day adventist church leadership within the region . once a request is received , maranatha meets with the leadership to discuss scope , financial needs , logistics of doing construction in the country , and volunteer opportunities .\nresidents of the coastal area around chiclayo , peru , have five brand new seventh - day adventist churches . built by 182 volunteers from canada , peru and the united states , the churches were part of the 16th annual ultimate workout mission trip , sponsored by\nforty - two projects were chosen to receive grants from the special offering gathered at the 2015 asi international convention in spokane , washington . each project will receive a designated amount , and three will additionally receive a portion of the offering overflow . the offering goal is $ 1 , 475 , 000 . use the online donation link above to support these and previous years\u2019 projects .\nadventist health international , headquartered in loma linda , california , assists adventist hospitals around the world . since 1902 , this nonprofit corporation has been helping treat the physical and spiritual needs of both the poor and the powerful . malamulo hospital in malawi is in desperate need of upgrades due to water damage and age . this year\u2019s project funds will go toward these badly needed upgrades .\noutpost centers international ( oci ) is an umbrella organization whose mission is to maintain a network of adventist lay ministries around the world . oci ministries impact people through health , education , media , and evangelism . asi funds will assist the china union mission to further its health outreach efforts for adults and children so that its programs can be replicated across the country over time .\nthirty - six projects were chosen to receive grants from the special offering gathered at the 2016 asi international convention in phoenix , arizona . each project will receive a designated amount , and three will additionally receive a portion of the offering overflow . the offering goal is $ 1 , 512 , 000 . use the online donation link above to support these and previous years\u2019 projects .\nmaranatha has found that a church structure is invaluable to a congregation\u2019s success . \u201can established church building enhances membership retention and provides a permanent adventist presence in the community , \u201d says don noble , maranatha\u2019s president . \u201cwith the one - day church program , we are able to provide many , many more churches to places in need . \u201d\nwith just two physicians , three nurses and two assistants , volunteers at the chiclayo clinic saw more than 1 , 300 patients during the ultimate workout . kristi joiner , a 19 - year - old emergency medical technician from nebraska , noted the importance of getting involved ."]}
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time direct marketer , cassie joined sailthru from gerson lehrman group ( glg ) where as vp marketing analytics & business intelligence , she led the company ' s intrapreneurship efforts and evangelized lean development and business analytics across the organization . previously , she served as vp marketing for savored ( acquired by groupon ) .\njason grunberg is the vice president of marketing at sailthru . his background combines cross - channel marketing , content strategy , engagement strategy , and digital and core brand communications execution across a wide range of industries including technology , engineering , spirits and business services . prior to assuming the role of vice president of marketing , jason served as the senior director of marketing at sailthru . before joining sailthru , jason spent 12 years in strategy roles at boutique agencies serving clients including verizon , johnson & johnson and other fortune 500 brands .\n\u201csailthru isn\u2019t just a technology company ; it\u2019s a competitive differentiator . predictions manager is just one example of how they make modern marketing easy . no one else can match this . \u201d\n\u201cthere\u2019s no true , true competitors for us that do everything that we do , \u201d white said . \u201cthere\u2019s no vendor that does full service in a way like sailthru does . \u201d\nthe key to sailthru\u2019s products and all the digital marketing platforms is simple : data . typically , companies will pass along information such as user\u2019s email address , articles they read , and products they viewed to sailthru , which uses its algorithm to provide users with more relevant content . gradually , the database of users has amounted to half a billion people , white estimated .\nthe idea is that users will be more engaged and more likely to click through on stories in those personalized emails , making the newsletter a better marketing tool for sailthru ' s clients .\nnatalie leads the people team with responsibility for overseeing a number of disciplines including talent acquisition , hr business partnership , hr operations , office operations and it for sailthru ' s six locations .\ntom leads engineering at sailthru and is focused on building an industry - leading product . he brings 20 years of experience in growing and building teams and products in early and growth stage companies .\npeople targeted by sailthru are protected in a number of ways , white said . first , consumers are able to opt out of email newsletters and being tracked by sailthru in one single step with no sign - in or multiple pages required . second , access to raw and unencrypted email addresses is prohibited on the api shared with programmers outside the company and is strictly limited to selected individuals of the company . third , no data is shared between sailthru\u2019s clients . the bottom line , white said , is to make sure consumers \u201cchoose\u201d , not be forced , to receive personalized information .\nbefore joining sailthru , david built the data science team at bonobos as the vp of data science . prior to bonobos , david lead data teams at several leading ecommerce companies including groupon and netflix .\ndavid has more than 15 years of experience in data analysis and data science . he leads the data science team at sailthru , driving innovation and development of data driven products powered by prediction models and algorithms .\nneil brings more than 25 years of experience in software , hardware and cloud technologies to sailthru . as president and chief executive officer , he leads the development and execution of the company\u2019s strategic vision and daily operations .\nprior to sailthru , tom was cto at blackfynn where he led product and engineering . before joining blackfynn , tom was svp of engineering at monetate where he was an early employee and led engineering for 7 years .\nthe company has built out a behavioral email platform called horizon , and sailthru cofounder and ceo neil capel tells us the financing will help the company lead its push to sign up new , big clients for the product .\n\u201cwe use sailthru personalization across the site and in emails to make sure we understand what a user is looking for in both arenas , and definitely plan to extend incorporating as many channels as possible into the mix . \u201d\nof course , sailthru is not the only company to benefit from this trend . in fact , it was not even the fastest - growing one : five companies in the same industry expanded even faster between 2009 to 2012 , according to inc . \u2019s 5000 list . competition among personalized marketers is tough , with sailthru up against industry leaders such as exacttarget and responsys , both of which are public traded companies that focus on digital marketing .\ncoincidentally , sailthru ' s financing has also allowed the company to bring on cofounder and cto ian white full time . ian has been our lead developer for a couple of years , and we ' re currently hiring his replacement !\na 5 % improvement in customer retention can increase profits by up to 95 % , which is why the world\u2019s most innovative publishers and fastest growing retailers work with sailthru to build deeper , longer - lasting connection with their customers .\nwe are dedicated to helping retailers and publishers exceed their marketing goals , especially where highly personalized email , website and mobile experiences are priority . download the full report and learn why sailthru is positioned in gartner ' s magic quadrant .\nwe ' ve been testing sailthru ' s horizon product for our daily\nbusiness insider select\nemail newsletter for several months , and indeed , our open rates and clickthrough rates are higher than in our traditional\nstatic\nnewsletters .\nconnecting email , web , in - 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created email newsletters , horizon tracks users ' browsing habits on its clients ' sites and creates personalized email newsletters custom - built for each user , based on the content that sailthru ' s algorithms thinks they ' ll find most interesting .\nstill , the five - year - old company shows it can take on the challenges . by incorporating multichannel marketing and user - centric personalization into its products , sailthru has now become the hidden hand behind over 400 companies and keeps adding new clients to its giant database .\nsailthru also offers content recommendations , based off historical customer data , so email marketers can now align multichannel data and real - time action into their marketing campaigns . examples include creating individualized discounts for customers or recommending specific products based on past engagement and / or predicted purchase behaviors .\nsailthru\u2019s revenue comes from a flat subscription fee it charges companies . white declined to disclose the exact number but said it was in the range of $ 50 , 000 to a couple of million dollars , depending on the size of the contract . based on the subscription model , sailthru reported $ 8 . 1 million of revenue in 2012 and has gone through \u201cover one hundred percent year - 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your product page ! customers prefer all the necessary information in front of them before going on to make the purchase , they need to be assured about the quality and deliverability of the product .\nbefore you begin , ensure that your company has subscribed to spm and that it has been enabled . to confirm , you can visit the spm interface at urltoken . if you are redirected to another page , this means that spm has not yet been enabled for your account ; please contact your sailthru representative for more information on how to get started .\nbefore joining sailthru , neil served as president and ceo of vendavo , a leading provider of revenue and price optimization and management solutions . prior to joining vendavo , neil successfully directed ariba\u2019s north american field operations and , previously , european operations ; preceded by 16 years at ibm , serving in a variety of sales and sales management roles in ecommerce solutions .\nsince 2008 , sailthru has been powering commerce and media companies with personalized email newsletter , targeted on - site recommendations , and in - app notifications to the end users . from 2009 to 2012 , the marketing communication platform has gone through 7 , 322 percent revenue growth and was listed as the no . 2 fastest - growing startup in new york city by inc . magazine .\nmy experience at sailthru has been nothing short of exciting ! as a manager in customer success , i ' m surrounded by a team of smart / driven individuals working with our customer base of top media and ecommerce clients . our team , culture , and innovation as a company has inspired me to reach higher and given me the opportunity to take my career to the next level .\nthis is one example of rosen believed structural changes would come along the expansion of the company . sailthru\u2019s motto , \u201cthink big , speak up , get it done\u201d encouraged a culture where \u201canyone can make a change , \u201d he said . along the way , more challenges are to come , more mistakes are to be made , but with a growing number of talented team members , rosen is very optimistic :\na bigger challenge for sailthru than privacy comes from the fast growth itself . in two years , the company added offices in san francisco and london , expanded its talent pool by five times , and added $ 39 million in funding . in the next five years , the company is aiming to establish more foreign offices and filing for ipo . the most pressing issue for white and his co - founders is how to manage such an expanding organization .\nmore than 60 % of marketers use email open rates to determine the effectiveness of their email marketing . most fail to go deeper than opens and clicks in their analysis because of the challenges faced in bringing together multiple data sets , and the time it takes to surface insights that impact revenue . with sailthru\u2019s real - time campaign statistics and long - term cohort measurement , you\u2019ll go beyond short - term metrics to track what truly matters to your business . find out more >\nwhen sailthru creates k - tiles for each prediction , your users are sorted from least likely to most likely to perform a predicted outcome or generate a value , and are then divided into buckets of 1000 . traversing across your user base , from the first k - tile to the 1000th k - tile , users are increasingly likely to engage in a predicted outcome ( e . g . make a purchase ) , or have a larger predicted outcome ( e . g . revenue ) .\nmore than half of marketing executives plan to invest in solutions for providing a seamless customer experience . but the challenges are significant : poor quality customer profiles , a lack of understanding of messages and offers that will resonate with customers , and the inability to deliver personalized messages and experiences . with sailthru , you can coordinate 1 : 1 personalized product and content recommendations to individual consumers across your digital channels , personalize acquisition tactics , serve personalized upsell and renewal messages , and more . find out more >\npersonalization is a critical investment priority if your goals are to maintain long - term , profitable growth , increase repeat purchase rates , repeat site visits and total revenue . modern personalization is designed to engage with individual consumers based on their behaviors , interests , engagement patterns , and the context in which they interact with your brand . with sailthru\u2019s personalization engine , you\u2019ll easily go beyond recommendations to personalize content , cadence and channel ; offering every individual customer or reader a unique experience . find out more >\none strong wind comes from the overall prosperity of the marketing and advertising industry during the last few years . according to inc . , the marketing and advertising sector has grown for 170 percent from 2009 to 2012 , making itself the fourth fastest - growing industry in the united states . one of the newest areas of growth is personalized marketing , like sailthru\u2019s services , which was made possible by a new generation of technology that enabled advertisers to track consumers\u2019 online behavior and provide more targeted marketing pitches .\nimagine how your marketing would change if you knew what every individual customer or reader would do next\u2014who would purchase , how much would they spend , and what specific products will they buy ? who might generate large volumes of pageviews , open email newsletters\u2014or even opt - out ? using predictive analytics to drive segmentation far outperforms recency , frequency and monetary value ( rfm ) models\u2014both in accuracy and speed . with sailthru , you can easily identify your most valuable customers and readers using our predictive analytics capability . find out more >\nemail is the most profitable digital marketing channel : it pays for itself in spades , with every $ 1 spent on email yielding an average $ 44 return . but email has changed more in the last 5 years than any other form of direct marketing . leading marketers now view email as part of a complete retention strategy capable of delivering significant revenue , instead of just a standalone channel . sailthru is the largest sender of personalized email in the world . we send more than 70 billion personalized email messages every year . find out more >\nmatch the right content to the user based on past user actions for example , the client recently purchased a new pair of boots and is unlikely to want to immediately purchase another , so recommend other types of products .\nrestrict the pool of content available for recommendation to a specific feed for example , only select content to recommend for the homepage hero spot from a \u201chero\u201d feed .\nallow for updated or additional recommended content based on user actions on a page for example , a media client displays content dynamically in a list with infinite - scroll and wants to receive recommendations based on what a visitor does on the page .\nenable total control over site aesthetics , even with a complex design and layout have spm return content as raw json , offering total control over how the recommendations are displayed .\nuse consistent messaging across email and onsite for example , a media client wants the same content ( or price / discount ) and a similar layout to be reflected on the landing page that the user visits .\nuses a particular content feed and set of rules to determine which content to display .\ncan be implemented on a single page or reused across multiple pages\u2013each instance can differ based on context .\ncan produce html / css code , rendered according to your template , or a raw json data feed for your site to format .\nwho receive alternate feeds , feed - filtering rules , and / or templates .\neach audience corresponds to a known - user list of your choosing , whether it\u2019s a newly created list or one that you also leverage for email campaigns .\nif the user does not match any audience , the parent section\u2019s default settings are used .\nspm supports all mobile and desktop browsers that have 1 % or greater north american market share and will continue to support all newer versions of those respective browsers , regardless of market share .\nwhen you\u2019re ready to begin , see the spm implementation page . if you have already implemented spm , you can read more about how to create a rule , configure a section , view site personalization analytics , or use overlays .\nhave a question ? email support at support @ urltoken . or log a ticket , and we ' ll respond as soon as possible .\noffers a series of user - level predictions of future behavior . you can visualize the predicted data across your user base , target groups of users or dynamically tailor content to them based on their predicted values , and view all predictions for any individual user .\nthe predicted behaviors include interactions with your content\u2013such as email open rates , opt - outs , pageviews\u2013and for e - commerce , the quantity and value of purchases , future revenue from each user , and specific products a user is most likely to engage with or purchase .\neach prediction exists as a dynamic variable value on each user profile , updated daily , and accessible for use in your template logic and audience builder queries\u2013for example , as dynamic smart list criteria . for any prediction , you can also view an interactive chart of its distribution over your entire user base , allowing you to identify and target custom segments .\nusing prediction manager , you can make better decisions based on users\u2019 predicted future behaviors instead of reacting to their past actions .\nfor detailed information on all user predictions and examples of how to use them , see the user predictions page .\non a graph , visualize your user base\u2013including automatically generated segments\u2013for each prediction , and view corresponding data in a table .\ngenerate marketing lists or snapshot reports corresponding to any segment based on prediction manager values . when you export from the prediction manager interface , audience builder is launched with the desired criteria filled in automatically . you can also manually enter criteria in audience builder . ( for example , for any set of your users , create a dynamic smart list of all who have a certain value or k - tile greater than x . )\n+ time series inputs are collected for each user , representing several hundred data points . this adds up to billions of data points across a user base .\nthe last 30 days of data are isolated , and compared against the models .\nevery action your users perform is a trail of breadcrumbs that paint a picture of future behavior . prediction manager uses a large scale of data ( billions of data points per organization ) and timespan ( 365 days ) to create millions of predictive models . these models are tested against the last 30 days of data to validate the predictions\u2019 accuracy . since new models are made every night , prediction manager predictions are adaptive and update daily .\nproduct predictions allow you to recommend products a user is likely to purchase . learn more on the product predictions page .\n\u2013 values in the form of probability ( % ) , dollars ( $ ) , or quantity ( # ) .\n\u2013 a k - tile is similar to a percentile . each k - tile refers to a segment of a broader set when it is divided into 1000 parts , as opposed to a percentile , which refers to one part among 100 . you can convert a k - tile to a percentile using the formula : [ k - tile value ] x 0 . 1 = percentile .\nwhile both a number and k - tile are available for each prediction , in the case of several prediction types , only one is commonly used .\nrticular action . ( for example , the top 10 % of users in terms of likelihood to make a purchase in the next week ; that is , those users who have a purchase _ 7 value greater than [ k - tile ] 990 . )\nuse the number when you want to target users based on a value . ( for example , all customers with a predicted aov above $ 300 . ) you can use the value in this manner with the following predictions :\nome predictions , you may choose to leverage either the number or the k - tile . ( for example , you can identify the top 10 % of customers based on predicted revenue over the next 30 days or identify customers that are predicted to be worth more than $ 150 in the next 30 days . ) use whichever makes sense for your strategy .\noftentimes , the vast majority of a brand\u2019s future revenue comes from a very small portion of its existing customers . this concentration makes it incredibly important to identify that small group of customers that drive a brand\u2019s value . predictive modeling shows that the traditional recency , frequency , monetary ( rfm ) analysis lacks when it comes to identifying such high - value users . consider the following :\nidentifies only about 40 % of your top - 10 % highest value users .\n* copyright \u00a9 2018 insider inc . all rights reserved . registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our\nhas raised a $ 1 million round of financing , led by dfj gotham .\nother backers include metamorphic , rre , pilot group , thrive , and lerer media .\nneil is a native of new york city and holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science and applied mathematics from state university of new york at albany .\ncassie was an early employee at theladders . com , where she oversaw direct marketing and analytics for the company ' s subscription business and drove 7x growth in revenue and readership in just a few years . she started her career as an internet and media analyst at citigroup investment bank and has also consulted for leading digital brands such as aol and sapientnitro .\ncassie graduated from duke university and holds an mba from the tuck school of business at dartmouth .\nmarty has a unique background having been the cfo , coo or president of seven venture backed technology companies . marty has raised over $ 250m in venture funding and has closed five significant m & a ; transactions with companies such as cisco systems , lucent technologies , motorola , and ibm with a combined transaction value of over $ 1b . marty has deep domain expertise in ecommerce , consumer internet , networking , security , media technology and enterprise software industries .\nmarty is an expert in m & a ; due diligence , sophisticated contract and legal negotiations , and has successfully closed deals with some of the largest and most demanding organizations and partners such as google , hasbro , target , at & t ; , verizon , bell canada , telus , disney , paramount , nbc universal , mlbam , directv , hewlett packard , technicolor , telefonica , webroot and microsoft among many others . in addition , marty has crafted commercial agreements for one - tier and two - tier global distribution , vars , saas hosting , software licensing , professional services and hardware system sales .\nmarty graduated from boston university with a degree in biomedical engineering and spent seven years as a systems test engineer for raytheon and stratus computer . while at stratus , marty earned his mba degree in finance and accounting from babson college . he grew up in new york and is passionate about baseball and live music .\nnatalie previously worked for russell reynolds associates in their ceo and board practice , executing c - suite level search work for fortune 500 clients in a wide range of industries .\nshe began her career in business development and marketing and has also held consulting engagements at tiffany & co . and domino media group .\nshe currently served on the board of white flower farm . natalie graduated from colgate university and holds an mba from the university of virginia darden school of business .\ndavid holds a bachelor\u2019s degree from the mccombs school of business at the university of texas at austin .\noptimize and personalize the customer experience across your most valuable owned channels\u2014email , web and mobile .\n\u201cwe use retention analytics to understand the value of customers we acquire over the long - term , and how that value changes based on our marketing . we\u2019re simultaneously improving value from retained customers and able to evaluate acquisition sources for audience quality . \u201d\nwe have offices in nyc , london , san francisco and los angeles , all of which need top talent\u2014like you\u2014to continue to grow .\nin a digital world , we believe that human connections matter more than ever . this guiding principle shapes the passion and enthusiasm we bring for our teams , our customers , and our shareholders .\nwe measure ourselves by what we accomplish , and how we convert our passion into impact . we recognize that getting things done requires collaboration , focus and execution .\nwe are honest , fair and respectful in our behavior with fellow team members , clients , prospects , and partners . we act with integrity , only tolerating constructive engagement .\ndecisions come from data . we seek to avoid confrontations of opinion , and instead use the best available data to make decisions . we must have the courage to act when data lead us to make difficult choices . but we must also have the openness to admit prior mistakes and learn from them .\nwe will always innovate , challenge the status quo , and take calculated risks to move forward . we push ourselves ; we try new approaches , continuously learn , and explore .\nthere\u2019s a lot of learn - as - you - go and think - on - your - feet type of work . i find this to be extremely satisfying . i like the feeling of seeing my accomplishments have a tangible effect on the product and on the platform .\nwe are experts in growth strategies , and our products and services are designed to deliver transformative benefits to retailers , publishers , and mobile - focused brands .\ndigital media and publishing enterprises continue to struggle to increase revenue . the ongoing evolution of consumer behaviors and media distribution from print to digital , and now to social platforms , requires publishers to remain nimble . yet , while digital continues to grow faster than all other forms of revenue , just a handful of brands headline this trend .\nemail marketing continues to be a primary driver of revenue for digital publishers . nearly 81 % of media marketers and audience development leaders cite increasing traffic from email as a top priority .\nlearn how to modernize your rfp approach across the four core areas that will deliver meaningful impact for increasing pageviews and optimizing email performance .\nuntil recently , audience volume was the hallmark of most revenue strategies . forward - thinking publishers now realize that cultivating loyal audiences not only delivers more revenue over time , but also strengthens a publisher\u2019s selling proposition to advertisers .\nthere\u2019s no value in audience growth if you\u2019re constantly working to replace readers and subscribers that have disengaged or churned . through a range of proactive strategies , marketers can predict , preempt and prevent audience attrition .\nemail , website and mobile marketing personalization are critical to driving paid subscription conversion and renewal . it takes more than discounted offers to nurture potential subscribers ; more than triggered reminders to confirm renewals .\nsavvy retailers know that the key to success is to prioritize solutions that help build deeper , longer - lasting relationships with their customers . these retailers believe that human connections matter more than ever\u2014and that by identifying and retaining their best customers , they can build sustainable , profitable growth .\ncustomer lifetime value is one of the metrics that matter most to high - performing retailers . it\u2019s not a proprietary model for calculating lifetime value that makes these retailers unique , it\u2019s that they connect their acquisition and retention efforts in an ongoing cycle , allowing them to increase this vital performance metric .\na healthy volume of repeat purchasers is essential to a healthy business\u2014on average 40 % to 80 % of retail revenue comes from repeat buyers . but for most retailers , few customers convert into loyal shoppers . this is why more than 50 % of retail marketers cite increasing this metric as a key priority for the year ahead .\nincreasing average order value by mere percentage points among your top customers can have a dramatic impact on total revenue . to do so , you must have the ability to recognize and capitalize on every individual revenue opportunity .\nwhile email is the most profitable digital marketing channel , there is much more that retailers can do to increase revenue from retained customers\u2014as well as to acquire and activate new customers . in a recent forrester research review of 70 email marketing campaigns , 94 % failed to pass basic performance criteria .\nemail is not a standalone channel . learn how to modernize your rfp approach to evaluate for innovation and continuous advancement in this guide .\nretail businesses fail when potential buyers churn more often than they purchase , or before they ever purchase at all . with the right mix of proactive strategies , marketers can predict , preempt and prevent customer attrition .\nmobile is one of the fastest growing marketing channels . while many brands succeed at creating well - designed mobile apps , brands struggle both with building an audience for their app and monetizing app engagement for long - term revenue growth .\nour customers include fortune 500 and other global retail , media , finance , travel and consumer packaged goods companies including cnn , air new zealand , kfc , oreo , ampm , and penguin random house to engage more mobile customers and grow mobile revenue .\naccording to comscore , mobile has officially outpaced the number of global desktop consumers . and while many brands have built apps to meet the demand of consumers , mobile app monetization outside of ads is still a significant challenge for many marketers .\n57 % of marketers say that increasing repeat purchase rates is a crucial goal for the year ahead . learn how the best do it .\nbuilding an app and acquiring downloads is one thing - - keeping mobile app users coming back is another . 67 % of new app users delete or don\u2019t open apps one week after download .\nmobile smartphones and tablets are quickly taking over traditional desktop and laptop computers as a consumer\u2019s primary device . there are officially more mobile devices than people in the world - - and they are everywhere your consumers go .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nour new zealand office is filled with not just brilliant engineers , but brilliant engineers who can cook . congrats to our masterchef winners ! urltoken\nhas some insight on how personalization can be a key strategy in the cx plan .\nwow , we ' ve had so many google alerts this wee - - oh , right .\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications . you always have the option to delete your tweet location history . learn more\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nby embedding twitter content in your website or app , you are agreeing to the twitter developer agreement and developer policy .\nnot on twitter ? sign up , tune into the things you care about , and get updates as they happen .\nthis timeline is where you\u2019ll spend most of your time , getting instant updates about what matters to you .\nhover over the profile pic and click the following button to unfollow any account .\nwhen you see a tweet you love , tap the heart \u2014 it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love .\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\nadd your thoughts about any tweet with a reply . find a topic you\u2019re passionate about , and jump right in .\nengaged readers can boost revenues in many ways beyond ad dollars . at buzzfeed , readers\u2019 clicks to ecommerce sites are bringing in affiliate revenue . investor\u2019s business daily has replaced the focus groups traditionally used for new product development with data from engaged readers . and a new survey shows that the practice of showrooming works very differently than once assumed .\nlike many of today\u2019s digital media properties , buzzfeed is looking beyond advertising in trying to develop new revenue streams . the publication spent the past year building up a 12 - person team devoted to creating content that can host multiple affiliate links , reports\nwhile these posts look like any other lifestyle coverage , they live in buzzfeed\u2019s shopping section and include this disclaimer : \u201cwe hope you love the products we recommend ! just so you know , buzzfeed may collect a share of sales from the links on this page . \u201d\nbuzzfeed has developed an in - house tool for onboarding shopping sites and provides writers with another tool that helps estimate how much revenue a given post will generate . the publisher has also experimented with automatically adding affiliate links to other lifestyle or entertainment stories that mention specific products .\n, so buzzfeed writers can add product links from any merchant that uses shopify . buzzfeed\u2019s cut from these sales can be as much as 10 to 25 percent . that\u2019s much bigger than most affiliate deals allow , but for sellers , it\u2019s still a good deal . they\u2019re selling direct to consumers , and doing an end - run around retailers\u2014amazon and otherwise\u2014that take their own chunk of change from merchants\u2019 sales .\nfocus groups used to be de rigueur for publishers testing new products and ideas . no longer . now that reader preferences can be tracked by watching their progress through mobile devices and websites , publishers have access to a vast collection of powerfully relevant data to inform business decisions .\nat investor\u2019s business daily ( ibd ) , user data provided the basis for two mobile product launches in 2016 that now generate eight - figure revenues . \u201cbecause we\u2019re subscription based , we\u2019re able to learn\u2026more about our customers , \u201d commented ibd president jerry ferrara to\none of the mobile products ibd released last year , called swingtrader , was developed after watching users interact with one of ibd\u2019s digital subscription products . the data on how often users checked swing trading content per day showed that a mobile app would be an ideal format for its delivery . launched in december , the app , which costs $ 695 per year , has already generated millions for ibd .\nreveals that 55 percent of shoppers visit stores to see products before buying them online . this is an ironic twist on click - and - collect , which assumes that the online purchase comes before the in - store experience .\ndespite the many paths to purchase now available , the desire to \u201ckick the tires , \u201d especially among older shoppers , remains strong . the older a shopper , the more likely he or she is to want to have physical contact with an item before buying . younger shoppers are more likely to seek out digital content to help research purchases .\nstill , no matter the age of the customer , these results underscore the importance of omnichannel strategies for compelling consumer engagement .\nthe ai event of the year for growth marketers . aug . 21 - 22\nthe best in ai . an invite - only executive event . oct . 22 - 23\nalthough it\u2019s kept to its own corner of the advertising world \u2014 personalized marketing \u2014 it is bumping up against bigger and more established competitors such as exacttarget and responsys . even more challenging to the company is the rising concern over consumer data and information privacy : how can it earn the trust of the end users ?\n\u201cwhen you receive your newsletter , it\u2019s the permutation of stories that we generate based on the digital finger print of your interest . \u201d said white , sitting in front of a sign that reads , \u201cevery user is unique . \u201d\nnot far from the room , a poster featuring a boat was up on the wall . with eight sails representing \u201cmarketing\u201d , \u201csales\u201d , \u201cpeople\u201d , etc . , the boat was sailing on the blue ocean .\n\u201cit\u2019s like getting a message across , getting your message sailing through to the other person you are trying to reach , \u201d said white , explaining the company\u2019s name .\non the upper right corner of the poster , two numbers reveal the boat\u2019s next stop : \u201c $ 50mm in revenue , 1 billion events a day . \u201d\nhowever , a smooth journey does not only depend on the structure of the boat or the talent of its crew ; it relies on another important factor : the wind .\nthe \u201cfull service\u201d mainly involves the optimization of the recommendation links , on - site personalized content in mobile apps , and targeted email newsletters . for example , business insider subscribers can find pop - up windows at the bottom of the webpage that link them to articles similar to they have just read ; potential consumers on online retail store urltoken will be given suggestions based on their previous purchase records .\n\u201cdata is money , \u201d said white , \u201cbut data must be used in a way that respects the end users . \u201d\n\u201cif you are on a particular website , just like you walk into a store , there\u2019s expectation that the store is going to do a better job trying to communicate to you based on your reactions on the store , \u201d said white .\n\u201cif you are on a website , there\u2019s expectation that the website is going to try to do a better job of controlling what kind of information that website is displaying to you . \u201d\n\u201cit\u2019s a very different organization now when we are 140 people from when we were 50 . and it will be very different when we are 300 , \u201d said white .\n\u201can organization is like an organism , as it grows , things change and we try to keep getting better at what we do . \u201d\n\u201ci feel like i\u2019ve been under five different companies being under one company , \u201d rosen said .\none change he recently experienced came from management : three managers in the engineering team were cut down to one , which rosen said would put a larger amount of responsibility on the manager to make the right decisions .\n\u201cwe trust each other to make mistakes , we trust each other to learn from those mistakes , and we also trust each other not to make those mistakes again . \u201d\nsubscribe to your choice of industry specific newsletters , save $ 100 on conferences , search member directories , comment on stories and more . free to qualified media , marketing and advertising professionals .\nwhile other mediapost newsletters and articles remain free to all . . . our new research intelligencer service is reserved for paid subscribers . . .\nsubscribe to none today to gain access to the daily newsletter , every none article we publish , exclusive data , first - look research and daily insights from joe mandese , editor in chief .\ndove says email personalization is more important than ever before with the introduction of wearable technology . he predicts that unsubscribes and opt - outs will rise in tandem with wearable popularity .\nthe \u201cannoyance factor of pinging a customer repeatedly on their wrist , \u201d says dove , will impact roi - - especially when compared to push notifications or the traditional desktop inbox .\nthe wearable technology market is predicted to grow at a compound annual rate of 35 % over the next five years , according to a recent bi intelligence report . they estimate smartwatch shipments will increase even faster , and predict an annual growth of 41 % .\nthe solution for email marketers may lie in engaging with customers on an individual level , says dove . the challenge , however , is that many marketers haven\u2019t fully embraced big data as the solution .\n\u201cto one email marketer , personalization means using a customer name in the subject line and greeting of an email . to another , it means using a fully dynamic email template where all content is populated using algorithmic - decisioning , \u201d says dove . modern personalization , he says , should be defined as the ability to coordinate personalized messages across all channels , contiguously , and in real - time .\ndove cites a recent gartner research report that says brands that fully invest in modern personalization outsell their competitors by 20 % . \u201cmodern personalization is proven to increase response , conversion and customer lifetime value , \u201d says dove . \u201cyou can\u2019t just insert a name into a subject line and expect to get there . \u201d\nthe company expects initial testing results and metrics from beta customers in the next three to four weeks .\nby signing up , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy .\nquestion and answers solution lets you provide your customers all the needful information to clarify their doubts and persuade them to make the final decision and at the same time gain their trust and build up your brand\u2019s credibility .\nfill out the form to get started with a customized question and answers of your own .\nwe can help you turn browsers into buyers , buyers into loyal customers , and loyal customers into advocates , who then bring more interested shoppers back to you .\nthank you for reaching out . someone from our team will be in touch soon !\n[ cdata [ * / var firstinput = document . getelementbyid (\n11402 _ 475799pi _ 11402 _ 475799\n) if ( firstinput & & typeof ( firstinput . focus ) ! =\nundefined\n) firstinput . focus ( ) / * / / ] ]\n[ cdata [ * / var anchors = document . getelementsbytagname (\na\n) ; for ( var i = 0 ; i < anchors . length ; i + + ) { var anchor = anchors [ i ]"]}
{"id": 55709, "summary": [{"text": "the metropolitan electricity authority ( mea ) ( thai : \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e27\u0e07 ) is a thai state enterprise under the ministry of interior .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "it was established on 1 august 1958 by the metropolitan electricity authority act 1958 ( be 2501 ) .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "its governor is mr somchai roadrungwasinkul . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "metropolitan electricity authority", "paragraphs": ["the electricity authority of thailand ( egat ) is formed by the merger of yanhee electricity authority , lignite authority , and northeastern electricity authority .\nthe metropolitan electricity authority is a state enterprise under the ministry of the interior . it was established on august 1 , 1958 under the metropolitan electricity authority act 1958 by combining bangkok electricity authority ( wat liab ) with samsen royal electricity authority under the department of public works and naming the new organization\nthe metropolitan electricity authority .\nthis organization was responsible for generating and selling electrical power in the metropolitan area until 1961 when the generating plant was transferred to yanhee electricity authority , which was later renamed the electricity generating authority of thailand . since then the metropolitan electricity authority has only been in charge of the distribution of electrical power .\n\u00bb the metropolitan electricity authority ( mea ) is looking to diversify into electricity generation from distribution now , according to governor arthorn sinsawad .\ntepco on twitter :\nthailand\u2019s metropolitan electricity authority visited # tepco to learn about # chademo . urltoken\nthe metropolitan electricity authority ( mea ) ( thai : \u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e44\u0e1f\u0e1f\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e04\u0e23\u0e2b\u0e25\u0e27\u0e07 ) is a thai state enterprise under the ministry of interior .\nthe energy industry in thailand did not experience much growth until after world war ii , when demand for electricity began to rise . the nation ' s supply during the 1940s and into the 1950s was unreliable at best , prompting the government to take action . in 1958 , the thai ministry of the interior enacted the metropolitan electricity authority act , which in effect established the metropolitan electricity authority ( mea ) , an amalgamation of the bangkok electricity authority and the samsen royal electricity authority . the mea generated and sold electric power until 1961 , when its generation capabilities were taken over by the yanhee electricity authority , which had been created in 1959 to exploit hydroelectric power in the area .\nprincipal subsidiaries : electricity generating public company ltd . ; ratchaburi electricity generating holding public company ltd .\nairbus has supplied one tetra switch , 17 tb3 tetra base stations , 13 dispatcher workstations , 500 tetra handheld radios and 1 , 250 tetra mobile radios to the metropolitan electricity authority .\n\u00bb people ' s democratic reform committee ( pdrc ) protesters visited the office of the metropolitan electricity authority ( mea ) on wednesday , as part of their daily campaign for reforms , reports said .\nthe metropolitan electricity authority ( mea ) is a thai state enterprise under the ministry of interior . its tetra system provides voice and data communications for the company ' s personnel in bangkok and neighbouring areas .\n\u00bb the rear end of a truck dropped into a hole in the road opened by the metropolitan electricity authority ( mea ) , causing a traffic jam in bangkok ' s ram intra district before it was lifted out an hour later .\nan attempt was made to increase the efficiency of electricity supply in the london area , particularly by concentrating the work of generating at a few large stations , through the creation in 1925 of a london and home counties joint electricity authority , which consisted mainly of representatives of the local authority and company electricity undertakings and of the county councils . but control of electricity generation throughout the country and the task of concentrating it at selected stations were in 1926 placed almost completely in the hands of the central electricity board , so that the london and home counties authority was deprived of much of its purpose . ( fn . 11 ) in a few districts the authority itself took over supply undertakings but none of these was in essex . the development of the national grid under the direction of the central electricity board was more important . it did not affect the local arrangements for the distribution of electricity but it made it advantageous for some of the local authority undertakings to close their own generating stations and buy power in bulk from larger undertakings . as a result of nationalization under the electricity act , 1947 , ( fn . 12 ) responsibility for the supply and distribution of electricity passed on 1 april 1948 from the local authority and company undertakings to the eastern electricity board in some parts of the suburban area and to the london electricity board in others .\nvictoria\u2019s electricity safety authority , energy safe victoria ( esv ) , is urging the community to ensure that air conditioners and evaporative coolers are serviced and properly maintained .\nthe electricity generating authority of thailand ( egat ) operates as a state - owned enterprise involved in the generation and transmission of energy throughout thailand , selling wholesale power to both the metropolitan electricity authority and the provincial electricity authority . the group produces over 15 , 000 megawatts ( mw ) of electricity each year and purchases additional power from independent power producers and small power producers . egat maintains a number of hydroelectric , thermal , and alternative energy facilities and offers a variety of energy - related services . controversy and debate have surrounded the state - owned entity as it works to restructure in preparation for its privatization . the thai government plans to launch a public offering for egat , tentatively slated for 2004 .\n- : teda co signed contract with electricity generating authority of thailand for supply and construction of transmission line\u200d\u200b . total value of the contract is 425 . 6 million baht .\n: teda co has signed contract with provincial electricity authority . contract for supply and construction of samutsakhon 9 substation on july 24 , 2017 ; total value of contract is 298 . 1 million baht .\n\u00bb the plan to open up thailand ' s power generation market comes months after the government raised eyebrows at under - performance and rampant price hikes by the electricity generating authority of thailand ( egat ) .\nelectricity generating authority of thailand ( egat ) is the national power company of thailand , with more than 16 , 300 megawatts ( mw ) of installed capacity from its company - run facilities . the firm also purchases electricity produced by domestic independent power producers ( ipps ) and small power prod . . . . .\n\u00bb the energy regulatory commission ( erc ) has recommended the provincial electricity authority ( pea ) stop quickly cutting off power to households that do not pay their bills on time , and instead adopt a more flexible policy .\nelectricity generating authority of thailand ( egat ) is the national power company of thailand , with more than 16 , 300 megawatts ( mw ) of installed capacity from its company - run facilities . the firm also purchases electricity produced by domestic independent power producers ( ipps ) and small power prod . . . . . see more\npower shortages prompted the government to act , and on may 1 , 1969 , the electricity generating authority of thailand ( egat ) was created . this state - owned entity was formed by combining the assets of yanhee electricity and two other regional concerns , lignite authority and northeastern electricity authority . during the 1970s , egat used fuel oil and hydro power to supply the region . it added several new facilities to its holdings including the oil - fired south bangkok thermal power plant in 1970 and the country ' s second hydroelectric plant at the sirikit dam on the mae nam nan tributary in 1974 . the company also began to rely on lignite as oil prices started to rise .\nthe australasian fire and emergency services authority council ( afac ) recommends monthly testing of smoke alarms to ensure they are working correctly .\nestablishment : the board was established as an electricity authority by gazettal on 14 dec 1922 to succeed the joint local authority known as the balmoral , coorparoo , wynnum electric supply board , reconstituted with an expanded area of supply . functions : the agency was established to carry out an electric light and power scheme in the towns of sandgate and wynnum and the shires of balmoral , coorparoo enoggera , kedron and toombul and for making and enforcing the necessary by - laws . administrative structure : the agency was a joint local authority duly constituted as an electricity authority under the\nelectric light and power act 1896\nadministered by a joint board comprising seven members , one elected from each of the local authorities . abolition : the city of brisbane was created on 1 oct 1925 under the city of brisbane act 1924 by the amalgamation of a number of local authorities , boards and public utilities , including joint local authorities constituted under the local authorities act as electric light and power authorities . accordingly , the metropolitan electricity board ceased to exist . its powers were vested in the council of the city of brisbane from 1 oct 1925 and its administration passed to the electricity department of council .\n5 . electricity commission , elec . supply undertakings : rtn . of authorised undertakers etc . , 1923 , pp . 148\u20139 .\nit is noteworthy that in all these important services whenever there was a change in administration and control it almost invariably involved unification over an area much larger than that of any single local authority . that was , of course , by no means new , but the areas of administration were tending to become larger . moreover , other special bodies , such as the port of london authority , the port sanitary authority , and the metropolitan police , continued to act for a much more extended area than the county of london , and in so doing played a significant part in the affairs of some or all of the essex suburbs . when all this was happening and when the continuously built - up metropolitan area was spreading out faster than ever , it was almost inevitable that the question of the proper governmental relationship between london and its suburbs should be raised again .\nmfb is a statutory body established in victoria pursuant to the metropolitan fire brigades act 1958 ( vic ) ( the act ) . the mfb derives its operational powers from this act along with the :\nthe subject was brought to prominence by the london county council which in 1919 resolved that its existing area was too small for efficient administration and asked the government to arrange an enquiry . ( fn . 40 ) the sequel was the appointment of a royal commission which took evidence for two years and reported in 1923 . the london county council put its case to the commission in a surprisingly diffident way and couched its positive proposals in tentative and imprecise terms , not likely to be nearly so convincing as a definite , detailed scheme in which specific arguments were directly related to specific proposals . roughly , what it wanted was a central authority with about the same number of members as the london county council then had ( 144 ) , but governing a much larger area . it sought to extend its authority at least over the whole continuous urban area and all adjoining land likely to be built on soon . it preferred to take in also any other districts within the areas of the metropolitan police , the metropolitan water board , and the projected , but not yet established , london and home counties electricity authority . below this central authority it wished to have local authorities with greater powers than those exercised by the existing metropolitan boroughs . in some cases the existing local authorities would have to be enlarged or combined . very tentatively the london county council suggested that it would be most suitable for the new local authorities to have areas containing about 500 , 000 inhabitants each . ( fn . 41 )\n\u00bb an electricity pole rising up through the stairway of a new pedestrian bridge was quickly removed on monday after the issue went viral on the social media .\nthe timely reminder comes after a reported spate of fires by the country fire authority ( cfa ) in air conditioning units \u2013 with as many as five in the last week .\narrangements for electricity supply were less complete at the time of the first world war , as most of the outer suburbs had no supply . chingford , however , was within the statutory area of supply of the north metropolitan electric power supply co . and in 1923 its urban district council negotiated with this undertaking for the introduction of a supply . ( fn . 4 ) dagenham in 1913 was added to the statutory area of the county of london electric supply co . , ( fn . 5 ) which in 1922 received the consent of the electricity commissioners to proceed with the construction of its new power station at barking . ( fn . 6 ) there was therefore no administrative difficulty in providing a supply for the becontree estate . wanstead and woodford , however , remained outside any statutory area of supply . the empire electric light and power co . had in 1903 and again in 1904 sought authority to provide a supply in wanstead , ( fn . 7 ) the national provincial electricity corporation in 1905 had sought similar authority in woodford , ( fn . 8 ) and in 1914 the county of london electric supply co . had tried to get not only wanstead and woodford but several other adjoining districts added to its supply area . ( fn . 9 ) but all these applications were refused . finally in 1923 the north metropolitan and the county of london companies , in direct competition with each other , both sought provisional orders to enable them to supply electricity in wanstead , woodford , buckhurst hill and loughton , and in 1924 the application of the latter was granted . ( fn . 10 )\n\u00bb electricity users will get rebates next year from the money generated by the deposit paid for their power meter in the form of a deduction from their power bill , the energy regulatory commission ( erc ) said .\negat ' s main mission is to run efficient electricity business by providing and transmitting an efficient , reliable , and reasonably priced electric power supply to meet the country ' s demand in an environmentally responsible way . in light of the country ' s electricity industry reform , egat ' s immediate mission is also to restructure its organization to further improve efficiency and be prepared for its new role as the center that manages and controls the national grid in a more competitive market .\nin response to these actions , egat created the electricity generating public company ltd . ( egco ) in 1992 . this subsidiary generated power and then sold it to egat . in 1994 , egat gained partial independence from the government and was able to sell electricity , purchase fuel , and purchase electricity from ipps and other countries for the first time . by 1996 , the government was convinced that privatization would be necessary for energy sector reform , for the stability of the thai economy , and for overall success in the new millennium . certain members of egat management and its trade union - - comfortable with the status quo - - were not as optimistic about the changes and fought against placing egat in the hands of foreign investors .\n\u00bb the revised national power development plan ( pdp ) is set to add energy blockchain technology to the master plan to allow very small power producers ( vspps ) to serve as peer - to - peer electricity traders , says the energy ministry .\nacting under the 1978 - 85 power generation development plan , egat continued to construct new power plants . thailand ' s third hydroelectric plant at ban pho was launched during this time and was used not only for power , but for irrigation and flood control . a lignite - fueled plant also began operation at mae mo and was generating 825 mw by 1987 . by this time , thailand ' s power industry was made up of three government - owned concerns : egat ; mea , which distributed power to bangkok and the surrounding areas ; and the provincial electricity authority ( pea ) , which distributed power outside of bangkok .\nqueensland government gazette 16 dec 1922 , vol . cxix , no . 218 , p . 2114 thomis m . , a history of the electricity supply industry in queensland , vol . i ; 1888 - 1938 , boolarong publications , brisbane 1987 , pp . 74 , 82 , 101 , 159 .\nthese proposals met almost unanimous objection from the other authorities affected by them . in essex only east ham and walthamstow maintained that a satisfactory case had been made out for the establishment of a central authority for an enlarged area , and even they had reservations . ( fn . 42 ) moreover , the favourable attitude of the walthamstow council , strongly influenced as it was by anxiety to obtain relief from the prospective heavy increase in the cost of its sewage disposal service , was decided by the narrow majority of only 18 to 15 . ( fn . 43 ) outside essex only one local authority in greater london supported the suggestions of the london county council . ( fn . 44 )\nsome of the local authorities in essex , while preferring to see no change , put forward alternatives which they would prefer to the london county council ' s scheme if it was decided that some change there must be . the urban district councils of woodford , buckhurst hill , chingford , loughton , and wanstead ( which presented evidence jointly , with the chairman of the woodford u . d . c . as their spokesman ) suggested that , in this event , there might be an elected central authority for the metropolitan police district or metropolitan water board ' s area and that its duties should be concerned only with transport , housing , main drainage , higher education , the poor law , isolation hospitals , the care of lunatics , and the control of any scheme for the equalization of rates ; all other local government services should remain in the hands of the existing local authorities . leyton also preferred this scheme to that of the london county council . ( fn . 45 ) barking suggested a complicated scheme for a central authority many of whose functions should be exercised only within the existing county of london , but which throughout greater london should own and operate the tramways , provide the institutions and institutional treatment then controlled by the poor law authorities , exercise such functions in housing and town planning as were unsuited to local authorities , and provide technical and other forms of higher education . barking also favoured the creation of a separate london traffic authority . ( fn . 46 ) one thing which emerged , however , was that although they opposed the london county council ' s scheme , many areas recognized the responsibilities which their special economic ties with london placed on them . even some of the low - rated districts , such as ilford and woodford , were prepared to support a rate equalization scheme for greater london , although it would certainly have had adverse financial effects on them . ( fn . 47 )\negat dealt with higher oil prices and oversupply in 2000 and 2001 , which threatened to prolong its transition into a public entity . the downturn forced egat to put off purchasing electricity from several ipps . during 2002 , however , the thai economy and electricity demand began to rebound . in october of that year , sitthiporn ratanopas took over as governor of egat . at the same time , prime minister thaksin shinawatra created the ministry of energy to oversee the country ' s energy holdings . egat had spent its history under control of the prime minister and anticipated that creation of this new office would greatly reduce the amount of time it took to gain approval for certain actions including the application process for new power facilities .\nthe process of privatization along with opening the energy sector to competition continued in the early years of the new millennium . during 2000 , the ratchaburi electricity generating holding company ltd . ( ratch ) was created as part of egat ' s privatization plan . ratchaburi used funds from its public offering - - egat retained a majority interest - - to purchase the ratchaburi power plant . in 2002 , egat transferred full control of the plant to ratch , making it the largest ipp in thailand .\nthailand ' s use of electricity dates back to 1887 with the creation of the siam electric company . the firm used steam from burning rice husks to provide power to its customers , a method used through the 1950s . the thai region proved to have abundant natural resources that could be used for fuel , including rice husks , wood , and bagasse , the dry pulp that remains after sugar cane has been harvested . hydroelectric resources , lignite , oil , and natural gas were also available in the region but were not utilized until later in the 20th century .\nwhile egat ' s initial public offering ( ipo ) was postponed several times , the thai government appeared set to go public in 2004 . slated to be the largest offering in thailand ' s history , the original plan called for egat to be divided into three separate entities : electricity generation , power transmission , and maintenance services . egat management argued vehemently against a breakup and in march 2003 , prime minister thaksin agreed to offer the company as a whole unit . the size of the ipo remained in debate in the summer of 2003 but officials anticipated that the thai government would retain a majority interest .\nafter the supersession of the commissioners of sewers one major improvement in the flood protection works was planned . the lee conservancy catchment board prepared a scheme which included the stopping up and diversion of several old sewers and the cutting of a broad additional channel leaving the river lea ( new cut ) at tottenham , near the banbury reservoir , and running through walthamstow and leyton , eastward of the reservoirs , to rejoin the river just below the filter beds of the metropolitan water board at lea bridge . parliamentary sanction was obtained in 1938 , but owing to the war the work was deferred . serious flooding in 1947 which , among other things , put the filter station out of action for several days , showed the importance of the project . work on the construction of the new channel was begun in 1950 and completed in 1960 . ( fn . 39 )\nthe landscape of thailand ' s energy sector began to change in the 1990s . thailand began entertaining the idea of privatizing a large portion of its state - owned entities , including those in its energy sector . in 1992 , the government created the national energy policy council ( nepc ) . this council amended the egat act of 1968 in order to end egat ' s longstanding monopoly on power generation , which in turn allowed for the private production and sale of electricity . the nepc also laid the groundwork to allow independent power producers ( ipps ) and small power producers ( spps ) into the thai market .\nthe havering and dagenham commissioners of sewers , however , continued to be the main authority for land drainage . their work at this time appears to have involved no large innovations of policy and to have been largely delegated to their officials , the court meeting only twice a year , in june and december . ( fn . 27 ) but the land drainage act ( 1930 ) ( fn . 28 ) introduced new arrangements for the whole country outside the county of london . land drainage was to be entrusted to catchment boards constituted by administrative order made by the minister of agriculture and each catchment board was to prepare for confirmation by the minister a scheme which would , inter alia , provide for the abolition of commissioners of sewers within its area . special provisions were made for the lee catchment area . its board was to be made up of the members of the lee conservancy board with six others , of whom essex and middlesex county councils would appoint two each , and the london county council and the minister of agriculture one each . this catchment board was also required to bear a proportionate part of the establishment expenses of the lee conservancy board and of the costs of any works carried out by the lee conservancy board which contributed to land drainage . ( fn . 29 ) the area for which the havering commissioners had been responsible was divided among three boards : the lee conservancy catchment board , the river roding catchment board and the essex rivers catchment board . these were created late in 1930 , but , until the schemes of reorganization which they prepared were confirmed , the commissioners continued their work as agents of the boards . ( fn . 30 ) the new scheme for the lee catchment area came into force on 1 february 1934 and those for the other two areas later in the same year . ( fn . 31 ) the court of sewers met for the last time on 14 june 1934 . ( fn . 32 ) one curious anomaly remained , however . the land drainage act did not apply to london except for a small part in the lee catchment area . consequently the section of east ham level which was in the metropolitan borough of woolwich could not be included in any catchment area ( fn . 33 ) and the jurisdiction of the havering commissioners there was never legally abolished , though in practice they made no attempt to exercise it . west ham corporation continued to be the catchment authority for the district south of the north side of the royal victoria and albert docks , but the rest of the borough was divided between the lee and roding catchment areas . ( fn . 34 )\nthe value of large joint schemes on the fringe of the metropolitan area had been demonstrated by the recently - completed west middlesex drainage scheme . a similar scheme for east middlesex , which provided for a centralized sewage purification works at edmonton and sludge disposal works at rammey marsh , was sanctioned by the middlesex county council act of 1938 , ( fn . 22 ) and chingford , along with waltham holy cross and certain districts in hertfordshire , agreed to participate in the scheme . the outbreak of the second world war caused a ten - year delay in the start of work upon it , but by the middlesex county council act of 1944 ( fn . 23 ) all the local authorities in the district covered by the scheme ( including those in essex and hertfordshire ) handed over their responsibility for sewage disposal ( including their rating powers ) to the middlesex county council , which continued to keep the various local sewage works in operation until they could be superseded when the scheme was completed . ( fn . 24 )\nno change was made in the administrative arrangements for water supply , but a good deal of new work was required from the two responsible undertakings , not merely in extending their mains as building spread , but also in enabling their total supply to keep up with the rising consumption . as the supply of the eastern part of the metropolitan water board ' s area had for long been rather difficult , any increase in consumption there posed serious problems . it was impossible to take much more water from the river lea and from wells in the lea valley than had been done at the beginning of the 20th century \u2014 an average of 44 million gallons a day was drawn from the lea in 1906\u20137 and 54 million gallons in 1951\u20132 , whereas total consumption in the board ' s unchanged area rose by nearly 50 per cent . in this period . ( fn . 13 ) it was therefore essential to make the fullest use of periods of abundant flow , and this lesson was forced home by the drought which followed the dry summer of 1933 and left the lea very low for a long period . ( fn . 14 ) this experience made the board decide to build the second great chingford reservoir which the east london co . had planned long before . contracts were placed in 1935 but the work was delayed by flooding , by two slips of the embankment , and then by war . as a result the reservoir , which had a capacity of 3 , 500 million gallons and was named the william girling ( after the chairman of the board ) , was not brought into use until september 1951 . ( fn . 15 ) even then , however , there was no prospect of east london and the essex suburbs being completely supplied from their own local sources , especially as building development higher up in the catchment area of the lea ( in particular the establishment of new towns at stevenage and harlow ) was likely to reduce the supply which the metropolitan water board could obtain from the river . in 1948 the board therefore decided to build a 75 - inch main from the thames at hampton to chingford . this would make it possible for the ordinary pumping machinery at slack periods to send unfiltered thames water direct to the lea valley reservoirs when the supply from the lea was short . it would then no longer be necessary to retain a special reserve of pumping and filtration plant in order to supply east london and essex with filtered thames water at such times . ( fn . 16 ) this was a long - term project , not completed until 1961 .\none other major service , land drainage and flood protection , which had always been administered without regard to local authority boundaries , was the subject of drastic rearrangement . the first minor alteration came in 1920 when the lee conservancy board , in addition to its existing functions of controlling the navigation and the fishing and preventing pollution , was empowered to spend money on a scheme to prevent floods in the lea valley , and to levy a precept on the local authorities affected by the scheme . ( fn . 25 ) the original scheme was not carried out because it was thought too expensive , but the conservancy board continued to be interested in the matter and eventually agreed on joint action with west ham corporation to improve the various waterways known as the stratford back rivers . some of these were very much neglected and filthy and so impeded with silt and rubbish as to be a frequent contributory cause of flooding . parliamentary sanction for the scheme was obtained in 1930 , work was begun in 1931 , and the improved waterways , which included an additional navigation channel as well as a drainage stream 100 feet wide , were officially opened in october 1935 . ( fn . 26 )\nin the end the general wish was respected . the royal commission reported that the extension of the dual system of local government to communities outside the county of london would rouse great opposition , and recommended that no change should be made along the lines suggested by the london county council . ( fn . 53 ) the only innovations which followed the enquiry were one or two more ad hoc bodies for specified purposes in a larger area than had been used previously for any metropolitan services . in 1924 a london and home counties traffic advisory committee was set up to report to the minister of transport and advise him on questions concerning traffic and transport within an area of over 1 , 800 square miles . in 1933 the london passenger transport board was established with a virtual monopoly of passenger transport in this area , and at the same time the london and home counties traffic advisory committee was made permanent and re - constituted so as to be more representative of local authorities . to its total membership of 40 essex county council and the county borough councils of east ham and west ham each contributed one nominee . ( fn . 54 ) in 1927 a greater london regional planning committee was set up to act in the same area as the traffic advisory committee . this also was reorganized in 1933 , and , besides having a representative each from essex county , east ham and west ham , its constitution provided for the minor local authorities to be grouped together for the nomination of representatives . it remained a purely advisory body , whose powers the local authorities were not anxious to see enlarged . ( fn . 55 )\nduring the 1980s , the thai economy and electricity consumption grew at a rapid clip . egat continued to push for the development of new hydro - electric facilities but opposition from environmental groups threatened to thwart the company ' s plans and tarnish its image . in 1988 , egat ' s nam choan dam project was terminated by the government , marking the first time that a major egat project failed to reach fruition . that year proved disastrous for the firm . a drought during the first part of the year took its toll on hydrogeneration , cutting production by nearly 25 percent . then , typhoon gay wreaked havoc on thailand in november and floods caused significant damage to country ' s southern provinces and to the dams there . the storm was the worst to hit the region in 35 years , killing 650 residents and injuring thousands . to make matters worse for egat , the flooding of its hydro systems caused dangerous mudslides and sent thousands of logs - - cut by loggers - - careening into villages . in september 1989 , egat announced it would curtail domestic hydroelectric power development but set plans in motion to expand capacity in laos along the nam theun river . this decision drew further criticism from environmentalists , who claimed the dams would destroy crucial tropical evergreen forests and have devastating environmental effects on laos .\nsewage disposal had not , down to the time of the first world war , been dealt with in so comprehensive a way as these other services . practically every local authority proceeded in this matter independently of its neighbours , though the disadvantages which this entailed for some of them were well known . in 1921 another attempt was made to revive the old proposal of a unified main drainage scheme for the lea valley , and the ministry of health called a conference of the local authorities of enfield , edmonton , southgate , walthamstow and leyton . but on the advice of their engineers , who found technical as well as financial objections to it , these authorities unanimously rejected the proposal . ( fn . 17 ) for the time being any further improvement had to be on a purely local basis . the building of additional houses and the rising consumption of water , however , faced some authorities with the imminent prospect of having so drastically to alter their main drainage and sewage disposal systems that they were reluctant to undertake the task alone . walthamstow , in particular , was inclined to think this a strong reason for agreeing to the extension of the area of the london county council . ( fn . 18 ) most of the districts in which building was going on most rapidly did , in fact , have to make their own expanded arrangements for sewage disposal , though there was some co - operation between neighbours . dagenham , for instance , was able to build a new sewage works outside its own area , in hornchurch , and there dealt with the sewage of part of hornchurch , and some parishes of romford rural district as well as its own . ( fn . 19 ) but some of the older districts were able to find another solution to their problems . walthamstow and leyton , after so many refusals , were at last admitted to the london county council ' s main drainage system , the necessary connexions being completed for leyton in 1927 and walthamstow in 1928 . ( fn . 20 ) in 1934 new links were also built to bring ilford and barking into the london system . ( fn . 21 ) from this time the london county council was responsible for sewage disposal for more than half the population of the essex suburbs .\n1 . able to comment mea news . 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800 - flowers . com , inc .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at service corporation international , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the service corporation international company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at service corporation international .\nat service corporation international ( sci ) , 76 percent of employees say their workplace is great .\nask a question about working or interviewing at service corporation international . our community is ready to answer .\nservice corporation international and 1 - 800 - flowers . com , inc . collaborate in unique online sympathy program\nservice corporation international and 1 - 800 - flowers . com , inc . collaborate in unique online sympathy program\nftc puts conditions on service corporation international\u2019s proposed $ 1 . 4 billion acquisition of rival funeral and cemetery services provider\nwe asked service corporation international ( sci ) to explain what they do . here is what they had to say .\nwhat is the work environment and culture like at service corporation int . . .\nnbc universal international . incident and service requests are to remain channeled through the it service desk . . . .\nservice corporation international and 1 - 800 - flowers . com , inc . collaborate in unique online sympathy program nyse : sci\nservice corporation international and 1 - 800 - flowers . com , inc . collaborate in unique online sympathy program - midland paper\nservice corporation international ( sci ) is north america ' s leading funeral and cremation service provider , operating more than 1 , 500 funeral homes and 450 cemeteries .\nservice corp . international will unveil its latest earnings on wednesday , july 27 .\nservice corporation international and stewart enterprises , inc . ; analysis of agreement containing consent orders to aid public comment ; proposed consent agreement\ncustomer service skills . international trainer \u2013 canada / united states . eminence organic skin care international trainer july 2018 . . . .\nftc puts conditions on service corporation international\u2019s proposed $ 1 . 4 billion acquisition of rival funeral and cemetery services provider | federal trade commission\nas used herein , \u201csci\u201d refers to service corporation international and its affiliated companies . demonstrates a commitment to services excellence , . . .\nservice corporation international has received 3 . 23 out of 5 stars based on 2 customer reviews and a bbb rating of a - .\ndignity memorial of service corporation international is north america\u2019s largest provider of pre - planned funeral , cremation and cemetery services . . . .\nftc accuses service corp . international of paying bribes to get funeral business ,\nthey mishandled the remains of my baby , and she deserved more than that ,\nnsombi hale says of service corporation international workers .\nat 85 , robert l . waltrip is the chairman emeritus of service corporation international . he says he has no plans to retire . \ufeff\nemployed by avflight corporation a contractor for american airlines at the roswell international air center . . . .\nservice corporation international , headquartered in houston , texas , recently acquired weerts funeral home and riverbend cremation service , a generational equity client . the deal closed on feb . 1 , 2017 .\nservice corporation international created the idea of a funeral home and cemetery conglomerate , bringing the traditionally family - run industry into the realm of public companies .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 3 weeks . i interviewed at service corporation international ( austin , tx ) in february 2011 .\nservice corporation international , headquartered in houston , texas , is the leading provider of funeral and cemetery services in the world . we have an extensive network of businesses including 1 , 212 funeral service locations and 402 cemeteries in north america as of june 30 , 2004 . for more information about service corporation international , please visit our website at urltoken .\nprevious international procurement experience . some international travel may be required . become part of the f - 35 international supply chain management ( scm ) . . .\nwe asked service corporation international ( sci ) for some inside information on how to get hired at the organization . here is what they had to say .\nstate government , texas funeral service commission , service corp . international , eliza may , chet robbins , janis carter , earl monreal , harry whittington\nthomas ryan , chairman of the board and ceo , of service corporation international , poses for a portrait on tuesday , april 26 , 2016 , in houston .\n. through our businesses , we market the dignity memorial\u00ae brand which offers assurance of quality , value , caring service , and exceptional customer satisfaction . for more information about service corporation international , please visit our website at\nservice corporation international ( sci ) , the largest funeral home and cemetery company in the u . s . prearranging and prefunding of funeral and cemetery services . . .\nensure tight liaison between us and international teams , ensuring communication on both sides regarding international expansion . . . .\ninternational education corporation is the leader in post - secondary career education . takes payment for services and products . . . .\nwe asked service corporation international ( sci ) to share a few programs they feel really capture what ' s unique about their workplace . here is what they had to say .\n. through our businesses , we market the dignity memorial ( r ) brand which offers assurance of quality , value , caring service , and exceptional customer satisfaction . for more information about service corporation international , please visit our website at\nfuneral service assistant * . cemetery service firm in the growing st . and we are accepting applications for a part - time funeral service assistant . . . .\nexperience in a global , matrixed corporation strongly preferred . addressing the gaps identified by the service excellence program . . . .\nservice corporation international is dedicated to compassionately supporting families at difficult times , celebrating the significance of lives that have been lived , and preserving memories that transcend generations , with dignity and honor .\nenglobal has grown into a recognized , international corporation by remaining committed to our clients with fresh ideas and professional experience . . . .\ncertain positions with oshkosh corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the international traffic in arms regulations or the . . .\nsapiens international corporation * ( nasdaq and tase : . sapiens also services the workers\u2019 compensation and financial and compliance markets . . . .\ncustomer service experience ( quality service = more tips ) . this is customer service job that involves a lot of walking and moderate amounts of bending and . . .\ndeliver of product , documentation , and service . 3 + years of industry / customer service related experience . the expected end result is customer service excellence . . .\nsymantec corporation ( nasdaq : . provide exceptional customer service to internal and external customers while building strong business relationships . . . .\nlinear tape - open , lto , the lto logo , ultrium and the ultrium logo are registered trademarks of hewlett packard enterprise , international business machines corporation and quantum corporation in the united states and other countries .\n\uf0b7 demonstrated excellence in customer service ; certain positions with oshkosh corporation require access to controlled goods and technologies subject to the . . .\nmust have international travel experience . the international executive protection director has the critical mission of protecting bank of america\u2019s ceo and his . . .\nas indicated by darpa , examine the central concerns of international relations , including diplomacy , foreign policy analysis , international organizations , . . .\ncustomer service analyst . the customer service team provides unique services and support to internal organizations and customers worldwide . . . .\noccidental petroleum corporation is an international oil and gas exploration and production company with a subsidiary ( oxychem ) that is a major north american . . .\ninternational data corporation ( idc ) is the premier global provider of market intelligence , advisory services , and events for the information technology , . . .\ninternational business development ( ibd ) analyst based in dallas , texas . ability to grasp and interpret international customer desires and requirements . . . .\nlimited domestic and international travel will be required . in addition , as a federal government contractor , jbt corporation is an affirmative action employer . . . .\npart of international speedway corporation ( isc ) , operating at 11 nascar - sanctioned tracks nationwide , americrown touches millions of race fans annually . . . .\nwe are an international provider of innovative , valuable and affordable f & i products and services . protective life corporation was established on a profound . . .\nprior international assignment experience . the ideal candidate would be a prior service m270a1 / himars vehicle operator , maintainer or trainer with . . .\nprovide inet on - site service . delivery of inet commissioning services . ability to obtain a passport for possible international travel . . . .\nthe feature refers to service corporation international ( sci ) , the largest corporate player in the funeral industry , who is in the process of taking over stewart enterprises ( ste ) , the second largest corporate death care company .\nservice corporation international is north america ' s leading provider of funeral , cemetery and cremation services . through our businesses and the dignity memorial brand , we offer assurance of quality , value , and exceptional customer satisfaction to the families we serve .\nlisa is claim service corporation\ufffds senior claims examiner who has nineteen years of claims experience in handling auto , mobile homes , boats , property and commercial auto claims .\nservice corporation international ( sci ) is north america ' s leading provider of deathcare products and services . we have 24 , 000 dedicated employees who provide the finest funeral , cremation , and cemetery services to hundreds of thousands of families each year .\nrobert\nbob\nwaltrip , founder and chairman emeritus of service corporation international , far right , poses for a portrait with other sci executives on tuesday , april 26 , 2016 , in houston . philip c . jacobs , . . . more\nthe federal trade commission is currently accepting public comments on applications by service corporation international ( sci ) to sell certain funeral and cemetery assets , as required under the ftc\u2019s december 2013 proposed order settling charges that sci\u2019s acquisition of stewart would be anticompetitive .\nex - dividend reminder : dominos pizza , wyndham worldwide and service corp . international 6 / 12 / 2018 10 : 16 : 45 am - bnk invest\nable to travel up to 20 % , domestic and possibly international . drive activities that support revenue growth in the high service electronic distribution channel . . .\nability to consistently deliver excellent customer service , internally and externally . maintain service non - stop programs such as preferred vendors , waiver / . . .\nfoster a positive working relationship between outside sales , technical support , service , and shipping to provide quality service in a timely manner . . . .\nproduct and customer services specialist * . 1 - 2 years minimum of customer service experience , excellent customer service skills , including critical thinking , . . .\n\u00a9 2018 harman international . all rights reserved . privacy policy | cookies | terms of use\nif you were in charge , what would you do to make international education . . .\negodigwe , laura saunders ,\nservice corp . insiders unload sizable stake ,\nstringer , kortney ,\nservice corp . to sell hundreds of properties ,\nbbb reports when mail sent to the business was returned by the postal service .\nthis site is provided as a service of sci shared resources , llc . the dignity memorial brand name is used to identify a network of licensed funeral , cremation and cemetery providers that include affiliates of service corporation international , 1929 allen parkway , houston , texas . with over 2 , 000 locations , dignity memorial providers proudly serve over 300 , 000 families a year .\ntomsho , robert ,\nservice corp . ends takeover offer for loewen group ,\nservice corporation international ( sci ) is to death what h & r ; block is to taxes . sci , the largest funeral and cemetery services company in north america , operates more than 1 , 400 funeral homes and about 380 cemeteries in some 43 us states , eight canadian . . .\n\u201cwe understand the importance of helping our customers express themselves to the important people in their lives , \u201d said chris mccann , ceo of 1 - 800 - flowers . com , inc . \u201cwe are pleased to team with service corporation international to help deliver smiles of comfort during times of mourning . \u201d\nthe publicly owned chains stress that they try to replicate the tradition of community service offered by locally owned cemeteries and funeral homes , while delivering quality service and handsome shareholder profits .\n. neptune operates under the brand names neptune society , neptune cremation service and trident society .\nftc proposes to alter funeral practices , orders service corp . to make refunds ,\nas a matter of policy , bbb does not endorse any product , service or business .\nkathy is claim service corporation\ufffds recovery specialist who has close to forty years of business experience that encompasses negotiation , collections and management . kathy currently assists the subrogation department in recovery of claims and all administrative filings .\ngreat river , ny , may 14 , 2018\u2014national response corporation ( \u201cnrc\u201d or the \u201ccompany\u201d ) announced today it . . .\nbank of commerce petron corp . ginebra san miguel san miguel properties , inc san miguel pure foods co . inc . culinary center great food solutions magnolia magnolia chicken monterey foods corp . san miguel brewery inc . red horse beer san miguel brewery hong kong san miguel brewing international ltd . san miguel pale pilsen san mig light san miguel super dry san miguel yamamura packaging group smc stock transfer service corporation smc global power holdings corp south luzon tollway corporation smits prosync\nattorneys for national funeral home , which serves as a regional embalming and storage facility for houston - based service corporation international , wrote that allegations of impropriety were unfounded . they said an internal investigation has turned up\ncredible , independent evidence that refutes the principal allegations\nthat surfaced when current and former employees and customers complained publicly this year .\nservice corporation international ( sci ) , the nation\u2019s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services , has agreed to sell 53 funeral homes and 38 cemeteries to resolve federal trade commission charges that its proposed $ 1 . 4 billion acquisition of stewart enterprises , inc . ( stewart ) is likely to substantially lessen competition in 59 communities throughout the united states .\nservice corporation international has always represented to me that we carry out the highest standards and professional behavior within our industry and that we do not tolerate exceptions to those rules ,\nmalinow said .\nbehavior such as this would not occur at my location . we do not tolerate this behavior , and we only ascribe to the highest standards .\nhouston , may 6 , 2009 / prnewswire - firstcall via comtex / - - service corporation international ( nyse : sci ) , a leading provider of deathcare products and services , today reported results for the first quarter 2009 . our consolidated financial statements can be found at the end of this press release . the table below summarizes our key financial results :\nservice corporation international ( sci ) is north america\u2019s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services , with shares traded on the new york stock exchange under the symbol sci . it was founded in 1962 by robert l . waltrip , a licensed funeral director who grew up in his family\u2019s funeral business and who still serves as chairman of the company\u2019s board of directors .\nthe company is a provider of deathcare products and services , with a network of funeral homes and cemeteries . its funeral service and cemetery operations consist of funeral service locations , cemeteries , crematoria , and related businesses .\nconglomerate san miguel corporation ( smc ) announced that it is discontinuing its plastic bottled water line , under the purewater brand . . . .\nwhat was supposed to be a dignified end to thousands of lives had instead deteriorated into a haphazard operation , napper said , more about money than honoring the dead . part of the largest funeral services conglomerate in the world - - houston - based service corporation international - - the company did not want to spend money to address the issues , napper said supervisors told him .\nrates and price disclosures from service corporation international , the country\u2019s largest funeral home chain , is coming under fire from a new report from the funeral consumers alliance and consumer federation of america . their survey found that median prices for basic funeral services are as much as 72 percent higher at sci funeral homes , which often use the dignity memorial brand name , than at independent rivals .\nhelliker , kevin ,\nservice corp . makes friendly bid to buy a second big british funeral company ,\njoyce is claim service corporations claims assistant who has twenty\ufffdeight years of administration experience that includes subrogation and insurance claims .\ninaugurated the nms holdings inc . accompanied by this , our company inherited the human resource solution business of the nms group , including worker dispatch for manufacturing / contracted manufacture , and we started the business operation in a new system as nippon manufacturing service corporation .\nmicrosoft , windows , windows nt , and the windows logo are trademarks of microsoft corporation in the united states , other countries , or both .\nability to work autonomous , domestic and international . as solution is a global leader in executive protection and intelligence services . . . .\nibm\n, the 3 letters in text , is both a trademark of international business machines corporation , and an abbreviation of its company name . when\nibm\nis used to identify the company international business machines corporation , it is called a trade name . trade name usage typically applies when referring to a company as opposed to a particular product . it is permissible to use ibm as a possessive if you are referring to ibm the company . in that case the name does not identify goods or services ( which are legally the domain of trademarks ) .\nthe alexandria cemetery is one of 12 in virginia owned by service corporation international , a houston - based funeral services conglomerate that is facing allegations of mishandling as many as 200 bodies over the past year at a central preparation facility in falls church . sci owns more than 1 , 700 funeral homes and cemeteries across the country , making it the largest company of its kind . state regulators are investigating .\nservice corporation international ( sci ) is the largest corporate chain of funeral homes , crematories and cemeteries in north america . they operate over 1 , 800 funeral homes , crematories , cemeteries and memorial gardens and trade under various trading names . sci\u2019s dominance in the death care industry has mainly been due to a large - scale acquisition process , and in many cases they retained the original funeral company names .\nattracted by washington ' s demographics , including a growing number of older residents with above - average incomes , the funeral industry ' s\nbig three\n- - the houston - based service corporation international ( sci ) , the british columbia - based loewen group inc . , and the new orleans - based stewart enterprises inc . - - have bought out about 32 enterprises in the washington area .\nlearn how organizations have used the fish ! philosophy to improve teamwork , retention , service , innovation , and morale .\ndo not use the ibm trademark name for a product or service as a noun , or in the plural form .\naccording to the washington post , the arrangement has also created tension between the secret service and the president\u2019s company . in july , amid a dispute over the conditions of the lease , the secret service moved out of the building and into an adjacent trailer . whether the trump organization and the secret service remain in negotiations over the lease is currently unclear .\nservice corporation international ( sci ) provides death care products and services in the united states , germany , and canada . it is north america\u2019s largest single provider of funeral and cremation services . operations include cemeteries , funeral homes , combinations of funeral services and cemeteries , crematoria , and related services . funeral - related products , such as caskets , burial vaults , cremation receptacles , and memorial products , are also sold .\namy is one of claim service corporation\ufffds senior adjusters who has over ten years of multi - line claims experience including property and casualty handling . amy is currently the state director for the hampton roads claims association and is a member of the virginia state claims and richmond claims associations .\nnational cremation society : founded in 1972 , national cremation society is the oldest and largest cremation service in the united states .\ncustomers love being served by people who love their work . fish ! helps \u201cwow\u201d customers by offering distinctive , authentic service .\nexcellent customer service and concierge skills . as solution is a global leader in executive protection and intelligence services . . . .\nthis position requires moderate travel throughout the us and some minimal international travel . seeking an individual for on - site commissioning of oem . . .\nthis is a current listing of united states trademarks owned by international business machines corporation (\nibm\n) and might also be trademarks or registered trademarks in other countries . please note that laws concerning use and marking of trademarks or product names vary by country . always consult a local attorney for additional guidance .\ntomsho , robert , and lipin , steven ,\nservice corp . sweetens loewen offer to $ 2 . 9 billion ,\nmarian savage of springfield and her three siblings filed separate complaints against houston - based service corporation international and its local affiliates , arguing that col . andrew degraff ' s body was allowed to decompose on a storage rack in the garage of national funeral home in falls church last year . degraff was buried jan . 2 at arlington national cemetery , and his family had no idea how his body had been stored since his oct . 12 death .\ntypically , services are provided int he afternoons , evenings , and occasionally on weekends . training to support getting an international credential that will . . .\njade sharpe is claims service corporation\ufffds accounting manager , who has over ten years office management and accounting expertise . jade is the company\ufffds primary contact for all accounting related inquiries regarding accounts payable and receivable . jade\ufffds emphasis and expertise includes financial analysis , reporting , bordereaux and third party administration ( tpa ) .\ncremation is an increasingly common choice . our experts can walk you through the process , from planning a service to choosing cemetery property .\nrobert ranghelli , 20 , of manassas park was put on administrative leave three months ago after he spoke to the washington post and other media outlets about what he considered disgraceful conditions at the funeral home . after the post revealed the conditions in an article april 5 , ranghelli corroborated another former employee ' s claims , saying he regularly saw decomposing bodies left in the garage and back rooms of national , a regional embalming and storage facility for service corporation international .\n\u201cwe are pleased to announce our collaboration with 1 - 800 - flowers . com , \u201d said phil jacobs , senior vice president and chief marketing officer at service corporation international . \u201cfamilies around the country depend on our associates to manage one of the most difficult and challenging moments in life . reliable brands like 1 - 800 - flowers . com help us create meaningful tributes that allow family and friends to honor , recognize and celebrate the life of their loved one . \u201d\nhouston , aug . 23 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - service corporation international ( nyse : srv ) , the world ' s largest funeral and cemetery company , today announced that it will change its new york stock exchange trading symbol from srv to sci . the change , which will take place at the opening on friday , august 27 , 2004 , will more closely identify the company on wall street with the initials by which it has been known since the late 1960s .\nsan miguel corporation 40 san miguel avenue , mandaluyong city 1550 metro manila , philippines p . o . : box 271 manila central post office telephone : ( 632 ) 632 - 3000\nfor reasons such as improving personalization of our service , we might receive information about you from other sources and add it to our account information .\nfamily service advisors serve families with care and compassion , educating and guiding them through the process of making informed decisions for cemetery & . . .\nincreasing death benefits related to preneed contracts funded through life insurance contracts may not cover future increases in the cost of providing a price - guaranteed service .\ncustomer service oriented . takes payment for services and products . we are currently seeking a customer services coordinator to join our team at our . . .\nworking knowledge of funeral services , ceremonies , and case management . family service directors serve families with care and compassion , educating them through . . .\nwe are an 8 ( a ) program certified , alaska native corporation , ( anc ) - owned small disadvantaged business . the cgic level i is primarily to support services related . . .\nfour years ago , the commission was shaken by a major scandal involving allegedly illegal embalmings being performed by the world ' s biggest funeral company , houston - based service corporation international . after a lengthy investigation , a tfsc committee recommended that sci be fined $ 445 , 000 for the violations . at about the same time that the agency began pushing for payment of the fine , the funeral giant was able to get extraordinary access to , and helpful intervention from , the staff of then gov . george w . bush .\ncustomer service oriented . takes payment for services and products . we are currently seeking a customer services coordinator to join our team at our orlando . . .\ndiocese of phoenix catholic cemeteries & funeral homes is seeking part - time funeral service associates to assist with its funeral ministry at our holy cross . . .\narthur is the associate director of the aids vaccine program at the national cancer institute , or nci , at frederick where he serves as the operations and technical support contract principle investigator and the aids vaccine program principle investigator . he also serves as president of saic - frederick inc . , a subsidiary of science applications international corporation , or saic , which operates the nci - frederick laboratories .\nenhanced support for the digital worker - establish multiple channels of support with personalized service for your digital workers , from online chat to in - person tech caf\u00e9s .\nto provide for those who prefer cremation , national cremation society\u00ae was started in 1973 . ncs is the nation ' s oldest and largest cremation service . learn more\nmaking final arrangements ahead of time helps relieve your family of both emotional and financial burdens . let us help you design a service with lots of personal touches .\nreuters , the news and media division of thomson reuters , is the world\u2019s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day . reuters provides trusted business , financial , national , and international news to professionals via thomson reuters desktops , the world ' s media organizations , and directly to consumers at urltoken and via reuters tv . learn more about thomson reuters products :\non this issue , though , whether or not voters care is immaterial to the central question . the president of the united states breached decades of international protocol created to preserve a precarious balance of power . that decision raised not only the possibility that trump was blundering into a potential international incident but also that he may have done so in part out of consideration for his business prospects .\nthrough our international network of experienced experts and operating bases in 13 countries , nrc has a proven reputation for delivering cost - effective environmental , industrial and emergency response solutions anywhere around the world .\n. neptune serves a segment of the market that will continue to grow and that we do not currently target through our traditional funeral service and cemetery network . in addition to building on neptune ' s successful growth and customer service we will be able to yield immediate synergies by providing back office and fulfillment support through sci ' s infrastructure .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nbut stewart ' s marlowe said the chains offer an important\nsuccession planning\nservice for many elderly funeral home owners who have no heirs willing to take over their businesses .\naccording to data compiled by everest funeral , a houston - based \u201cconcierge\u201d funeral planning service , sci charges $ 3 , 396 on average for a cremation with memorial service\u201430 % more than independently owned rivals . similarly , sci charges $ 6 , 256 on average ( excluding casket and cemetery plot ) for a traditional funeral , 42 % more than independents .\nyou would be better off avoiding working for sci . austin is not a good market to work for . the whole corporation is completely corrupt . employees are extremely underpaid unless you have dirt on management , which there is plenty of .\nrobert\nbob\nwaltrip , founder and chairman emeritus of service corporation international , far right , poses for a portrait with other sci executives on tuesday , april 26 , 2016 , in houston . philip c . jacobs , senior vice president and chief marketing officer ; joseph a . hayes , vice president , ethics and business conduct and assistant general counsel ; eric d . tanzberger , senior vice president , chief financial officer and treasurer ; thomas l . ryan , chairman of the board and chief executive officer ; michael r . webb , president and chief operating officer ; gregory t . sangalis , senior vice president , general counsel and secretary . less\ngueymard worked for tidewater oil company before joining the first city national bank . he retired from the first city national bank as senior vice president for petroleum and minerals . a veteran of world war ii who landed at normandy on d - day and fought in the battle of the bulge , gueymard served as director of several boards and / or foundations following his retirement including zapata corporation , camco global , vale inco , harrisburg bank , midhurst corporation and first city national bank of houston .\na typical day at work would include event planning , setting up booths , interacting with customers , and marketing our services . this job helped my advance my career in marketing and customer service .\nother revenue is primarily related to merchandise and service trust fund income , endowment care trust fund income , royalty income , and interest and finance charges earned from customer receivables on preneed installment contracts .\ngregg earned a bachelor of arts degree in international relations with minors in both political science and history from randolph - macon college . gregg also has an associate in risk management designation from the institutes ( formerly the aicpcu ) .\nintel , intel logo , intel inside , intel inside logo , intel centrino , intel centrino logo , celeron , intel xeon , intel speedstep , itanium , and pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of intel corporation or its subsidiaries in the united states and other countries .\nsci also owns a disaster - recovery subsidiary , kenyon international emergency services , inc . which was involved in the aftermath of the tsunami tragedy that took place in thailand in december of 2004 . a private client ( either a corporation or institution ) hired kenyon\u00eds mobile mortuary to locate remains of individuals connected to that client in the disaster area . this subsidiary has a list of clients in excess of 200 , which include institutions , governments and corporations for which it has the capability of setting up a disaster management coordination center .\nthe first use of each ibm product name mentioned in communications must be identified in a footnote or attribution . the attribution must be located either on the page / screen where the ibm trademark is used , or in the legal section of the communication or site in which it is referenced . please note that laws concerning use of trademarks or product names vary by country . always consult a local attorney for additional guidance . example : ibm , mvs and websphere are trademarks of international business machines corporation , registered in many jurisdictions worldwide .\nthe everlys saw stewart ' s operating methods as a way to give customers superior service while allowing the family a respite from relentless business demands . stewart ' s experts manage the accounting , order and display funeral merchandise and finance renovations . chain management also meant the end of round - the - clock hours for the family , because phone calls are routed through an answering service and stewart funeral directors rotate shifts to handle after - hours business .\nthe corporate chains have been particularly successful in acquiring large , full - service suburban funeral homes and in cornering the cemetery market in targeted areas . the big three now own eight of the 15 full - service homes in the northern virginia suburbs , for example , and three of the five biggest non - church - affiliated cemeteries there . they own six of the nine secular cemeteries in prince george ' s county , including two bought this month .\nfair use\nof ibm trademarks , that is , use by a third party without express permission or license , is limited to text - only references to ibm trademarks such as product and service names , and excludes ibm logos .\ncsc provides knowledge - based solutions for every phase of the business life cycle , helping businesses form entities , maintain compliance , execute transaction work , and support real estate , m & a , and other corporate transactions in hundreds of u . s . and international jurisdictions .\nvmware , the vmware logo , vmware cloud foundation , vmware cloud foundation service , vmware vcenter server , and vmware vsphere are registered trademarks or trademarks of vmware , inc . or its subsidiaries in the united states and / or other jurisdictions .\nemployee assistance program : confidential counseling and referral program provided by master ' s level psychologists for associates and immediate family members . we also offer this service at no charge to all families we serve , along with anyone attending services at one of our locations\npresident donald trump\u2019s international real - estate empire continues to grow . according to the washington post , two new trump - branded buildings\u2014one residential development and one office tower\u2014will soon be going up in gurgaon , a suburb of new delhi , india , \u201cknown for rapacious development and poor planning . \u201d\nmajor general bowdon entered the marine corps in 1970 and entered flight training . he received his wings in 1972 . he later completed f - 4 combat qualification training and graduated from amphibious warfare school and the marine corps command and staff college . he was promoted to major in may 1981 . his personal awards include the legion of merit , defense meritorious service medal , meritorious service medal , and the navy and marine corps commendation medal . major general bowdon served as the president and ceo of the lsu foundation .\nsan miguel corporation and its subsidiaries (\nsmc ,\nwe ,\nus\nor\nour\n) respect your privacy and will keep secure and confidential all personal and sensitive information that you may provide to smc , and / or those that smc may collect from you (\npersonal data\n) .\na product name should be used as an adjective qualifying a noun that is a generic description of the product or service . the product name should also be used in a singular form . example : the websphere software family includes over 150 products . . .\nas with many of the company\u2019s other international projects , the deals create new conflicts of interest as they bring the trump organization into contact with more investors , partners , and governments that may seek to influence the president\u2019s decisions . the nature of the real - estate business means that the company and its international partners will have all sorts of interactions with local and national governments , ranging from acquiring permits for construction to health and safety inspections once a project is complete . that creates opportunities to attempt to curry favor withtrump , whether intentionally or not , by creating favorable conditions in which he can do business .\nhara researched at lsu in the 1950s and then later received an honorary doctorate of science degree from lsu in 1992 . he is the former president and ceo of seiko instruments . currently a goodwill ambassador for the united nations industrial development organization ( unido ) , and member of the international business advisory committee .\npresident donald trump\u2019s decision to retain ownership of his business while in office means that he can profit from government entities that are obligated to patronize his properties . for the secret service , which sets up a protective perimeter around the president and vice president\u2019s non - white house residences , this means paying the president\u2019s company , and by extension the president , to rent space in trump tower in new york . it also , apparently , makes it possible for the secret service to get into a dispute with the trump organization over the lease .\ncore average revenue per service increased 2 . 0 % during the fourth quarter of 2016 , while services performed remained flat . organic sales average growth of 2 . 6 % was somewhat offset by a 50 basis point increase in core cremation mix to 48 . 1 % .\nibm trademarks include the famous ibm eight - bar logo and other designs and logos owned and used by ibm , as well as ibm product and service names . ibm takes great care in the development and protection of its trademarks and reserves all rights of ownership of its trademarks .\nbachelor of arts - history , 1973 air force three - star general gabreski is one of the highest - ranking women in the history of the united states military . there is only one female in u . s . military history that is ranked higher than lieutenant general and no air force female has been ranked higher . she is the vice commander of the air force materiel command at wright - patterson air force base in ohio , which conducts research , development , test and evaluation and provides acquisition management and logistics for air force weapon systems . during operation allied force in kosovo in 1999 , she directed logistics efforts for the air war across the entire theater . she has received various citations , including the distinguished service medal , defense superior service medal , legion of merit with oak leaf cluster and the meritorious service medal with seven oak leaf clusters .\nsimilarly when sci put in a proposal to acquire stewart enterprises in december 2013 , a 100 - year old company , which had 217 funeral service locations and 141 cemeteries in 14 states ( & puerto rico ) with a staff of 5 , 400 there were some concerns about antitrust violations .\nroy c . hinton is the chairman - president - ceo of claims service corporation of america . he is a national general adjuster with over forty years of multi - line experience in claims . his experience includes casualty , property , physical damage , claims management , auditing , consulting , and mediations . his expertise includes attorney negotiations , trial preparation , claims administration for certain underwriters at lloyd\ufffds of london and other london based companies . roy\ufffds background also includes serving as a qualified expert witness on litigated claims and other insurance related matters . mr . hinton serves as an appraiser and umpire on appraisal matters and is also an arbitrator on complex claims and coverage issues .\nchandler retired as one of the federal bureau of investigation\u2019s highest - ranking african - american women as special agent in charge of the norfolk field office . she previously held the titles of assistant special agent in charge of the san francisco field office , section chief in the investigative services division and assistant director of the training program . after sept . 11 , 2001 , she was promoted to assistant director of the office of public affairs where she oversaw the agency ' s interaction with the media and the public . after her retirement from federal service in 2005 , chandler became the senior vice president of investigative services for domestic and international fraud investigations at a major banking institution . she is the recipient of numerous awards , including the \u201cpresidential rank of meritorious executive award , \u201d the national center for women and policing\u2019s \u201cbreaking the glass ceiling\u201d award , and the national organization of black law enforcement executives\u2019 \u201cphenomenal woman\u201d community service award .\nnever mind $ 3 , 396 \u2013 our network of cremation providers can offer a basic cremation with a service for half this cost ! a direct cremation can be purchased in some areas for as little as $ 495 , and in most metro areas is available for under $ 1 , 000 .\nmajor general ronald g . richard served with the 4th marine division in louisiana and texas . captain richard completed amphibious warfare school and subsequently attended the senior career level advance course . he was promoted to major in 1979 . he earned a masters of arts degree in international relations from salve regina college and later served in the persian gulf war . brigadier general richard was promoted to his current rank in 1997 , assuming his present command two years later . his personal decorations include : the defense superior service medal ; the legion of merit with combat\nv\nand gold star in lieu of a second award ; meritorious service medal ; navy commendation medal with combat\nv\nand gold star ; and the combat action ribbon with gold star . major general ron richard currently serves as the president of the lsu tiger athletic foundation , and is currently serving as the commanding general , marine corps base , camp lejeune , nc .\nin a business that addresses one of life ' s inevitable occurrences , sci is committed to service , compassion , and respect . every day , the company and its employees around the world work to maintain their position of leadership by creating positive memories of final tribute for families and those they love .\ncore average revenue per service increased 1 . 3 % during the second quarter of 2016 . organic sales average growth of 3 . 0 % was somewhat offset by a 70 basis point increase in core cremation mix to 47 . 7 % , lower trust fund income , and an unfavorable canadian currency impact .\nbecause the chains preserve the names of the funeral homes and cemeteries they buy , the transformation of an essential service industry around washington has attracted little public notice . but the effects are felt by many paying for even a routine funeral and burial here , a washington post investigation of funeral and cemetery pricing shows .\nalong with spiraling prices have come sophisticated marketing techniques , such as telephone sales campaigns touting\npre - need\npurchases and , in the case of one corporation , the solicitation of customers through local churches and clergy , who are entitled to a cut of the profit . the practices have generated consumer complaints , while putting intense competitive pressures on independent owners and ancillary funeral businesses such as gravestone vendors .\nmaurin is a founder and currently serves as the chairman and chief executive officer of stirling properties inc . , a nationally recognized real estate services firm that is one of the largest in the gulf south . in 2004 - 05 , he served as the chairman of the international council of shopping centers , or icsc , and is currently a member of the board of trustees .\nso far , the republican - controlled congress has shown little interest in investigating the constitutionality of trump\u2019s decision to hold onto his businesses . that means that the only real disincentive for those attempting to influence the president by patronizing his businesses is the bad publicity that might ensue . but milan investment limited\u2019s secretive investment in trump\u2019s properties shows how easy it would be for an individual or a corporation to stay anonymous and avoid that scrutiny .\ncsc ' s marketing emails consist of information like enewsletters , invitations to events , and other similar communications . you may unsubscribe from such service at any time and can contact csc by mail at 251 little falls drive , wilmington de , 19808 - 1674 attn : records department or by phone at 1 - 866 - 403 - 5272 .\nour business is to assist families plan for future needs or provide care and guidance for them to deal with an at - need situation . whether preneed or at - need , our goal is to ensure we provide the best care and guidance , so we seek candidates who have a passion for serving and a desire for ensuring our families are well - informed regardless of their circumstances . we particularly focus on hiring funeral directors and embalmers , general managers and removal technicians . we need grounds specialists and funeral service assistants . our needs and services are unique , diverse and they require a commitment to service , so all candidates with a desire to help others are encouraged to apply .\njoe everly insisted his prices are not out of line with other local homes , including some that are still independently owned . but the post ' s price review shows that while everly ' s generally is the second lowest priced of the chain - owned homes in northern virginia , its prices are higher than any full - service independent there .\nthe world\u2019s largest commercial oil spill response organization , nrc is the global leader in providing end - to - end environmental , industrial and emergency response solutions . through our international network of experienced experts and operating bases in 13 countries , nrc has a proven reputation for delivering cost - effective solutions anywhere around the world , under the most difficult conditions , with the highest commitment to safety and compliance .\neasysync\u00ae easy tier\u00ae eckd\u2122 einstimer\u2122 electronic service agent\u2122 emptoris\u00ae energyscale\u2122 engaging patients . better outcomes\u00ae enterprise document management system\u2122 enterprise storage server\u00ae enterprise workload manager\u2122 epm : engage\u00ae epm : explore\u00ae epm : measure\u00ae epm : registry\u00ae eserver\u2122 etewatch\u00ae etherjet\u2122 everyplace\u00ae explorys\u00ae express\u00ae express advantage\u00ae express middleware\u2122 express portfolio\u2122 express servers\u2122 express servers and storage\u2122 express services\u2122 express storage\u2122 extended i / o\u2122 extreme blue\u00ae\nstarted in 1973 , the national cremation society has 24 locations in arizona , california , connecticut , florida , georgia , north carolina , new york , oregon , texas and virginia . their claim is to offer families a simple and affordable cremation service , however in some areas they are competing with other sci brands also offering simple and affordable low - 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marketable securities . in our recent mastermind session , co - hosts\nadvisors using hiddenlevers can run various macro - economic scenarios and see what the expected outcomes are on their portfolios . hiddenlevers adds pre - specified scenarios for users to explore , for example \u201cgold crash , \u201d or \u201crevolution in the arab street . \u201d\nhiddenlevers is a provider of next - level risk technologies , aimed at portfolio managers , financial advisors , and corporate treasuries .\njeff baker is a member of hiddenlevers , an interactive stress testing and risk platform based out of new york . hiddenlevers works with financial advisors , holistic planners , broker dealers , and asset managers to stress test investment portfolios and optimize return outcomes .\njoonas is a jack of all trades , whose role at hiddenlevers is split between sql bro - gramming and relationship management . joonas spends most of his time at the hiddenlevers hq , but outside the office joonas is an accomplished pianist , theatrical performer and philanthropist . joonas has a bachelors degree in economics and public relations from syracuse university . before his stint at hiddenlevers , joonas worked as an economic researcher at the ministry of economic affairs in estonia , making him the most estonian member of the hiddenlevers team .\nnew york , march 01 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - for immediate release orion selects hiddenlevers as key t . . .\natlanta , june 28 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - hiddenlevers , a provider of financial risk technologies , has s . . .\nchicago , il - - ( marketwired - jan 27 , 2015 ) - hiddenlevers , the premier portfolio stress testing platfo . . .\natlanta , ga - - ( marketwired - nov 13 , 2014 ) - hiddenlevers , the premier portfolio stress testing platfo . . .\nat hiddenlevers , we use adjusted closing price for all total return calculations seen on the site . the definition of adjusted closing price :\nmost clients don ' t understand asset management . with hiddenlevers , we take real - world scenarios and illustrate how their portfolio may react .\nnew york , ny - - ( marketwired - aug 26 , 2015 ) - hiddenlevers , the premier portfolio stress testing platf . . .\nnew york , ny - - ( marketwired - jul 16 , 2015 ) - hiddenlevers , the premier portfolio stress testing platf . . .\nnew york , ny - - ( marketwired - oct 8 , 2014 ) - hiddenlevers , the portfolio stress testing \u00ef\u00bf\u00bdplatform fo . . .\nyou started using hiddenlevers just a couple of months after it was launched . are you concerned about the pitfalls of being an early adopter ?\ncontact : raj udeshi hiddenlevers + 1 212 292 3147 email contact alexa auerbach morningstar , inc . + 1 312 696 - 6481 email contact\nhiddenlevers - passes - 200b - in - assets - on - platform - opens - new - headquarters - in - atlanta - 300673927 . html\nenvestnet has integrated with hiddenlevers to deliver its portfolio stress testing tools directly from the envestnet advisor suite . use hiddenlevers\u2019 economic scenarios and macro correlations modeling to give clients a sense of how vulnerable their investments may be to various economic changes , and what they might do to help protect their portfolio .\nwith markets at highs and fears of a correction , financial advisors using orion advisor services can access hiddenlevers to model scenarios like rising interest rates , middle east turmoil , and global deflation . the single sign - on integration allows orion users who subscribe to hiddenlevers to import their account positions into the hiddenlevers cloud - based software . once there , they can visualize market beta risk , showcase hedging options , and provide an interactive experience for clients .\nhiddenlevers announced thursday it has shifted its headquarters from new york city to decatur , in another sign that atlanta ' s fintech scene is gaining traction .\nhiddenlevers and morningstar will host a webinar on wednesday , feb . 4 at 4 p . m . et to provide additional information about the benefits of the integration and how clients can begin using the combined services . advisors can create a hiddenlevers trial account , and register for the webinar at urltoken .\nnew york , ny - - ( marketwired - may 13 , 2016 ) - hiddenlevers , the leading portfolio stress testing platform for financial advisors and asset managers , now has universal fixed income modeling . financial professionals subscribing to hiddenlevers risk management software can get instant risk analytics on millions of fixed income securities .\nhiddenlevers ' research team creates scenarios to model recessions , crises , and other economic events , using historical research and analysis on how economic indicators are correlated .\nnew york , ny - - ( marketwired ) - - 05 / 13 / 16 - - hiddenlevers , the leading portfolio stress testing platf . . .\nnew york , ny - - ( marketwired ) - - 08 / 26 / 15 - - hiddenlevers , the premier portfolio stress testing platf . . .\nnew york , ny - - ( marketwired ) - - 07 / 16 / 15 - - hiddenlevers , the premier portfolio stress testing platf . . .\nwhen it comes to engaging with prospects your brand of service is your unique , competitive advantage . but with changing times technology has become the center of many firms . using the right software has become increasingly important , and financial softwares like hiddenlevers and redtail can help amplify your competitive edge to win new business . with hiddenlevers\nwe took a look at one company in this new game , new york city based hiddenlevers , which early this year launched a service that tries to uncover the hidden connections between economic trends and stock prices and portfolio performance . see : how hiddenlevers is using the web to bring wirehouse - type economic analysis to rias .\nhiddenlevers ' research team creates scenarios to model recessions , crises , and other economic events , using historical research and analysis on how economic indicators are correlated . the hiddenlevers scenario library contains almost 90 different built - in scenario outcomes covering events across a range of categories like domestic ( us ) , monetary , global , historical , and more . these built - in scenarios are just a starting point - scenarios can be customized or created from scratch in hiddenlevers to analyze virtually any macro event .\ncombining interactive data ' s expertise and range of fixed income evaluations with hiddenlevers risk analytics engine and scenario - based stress testing gives the market a powerful new tool ,\nsaid andrew hausman , president of interactive data ' s pricing and reference data division .\nwe are pleased to support hiddenlevers innovation in risk technology .\njeff assists the hiddenlevers team in sales and business development . jeff leverages his prior experience as an investment analyst to support product development as well as developing new business relationships . prior to working at hiddenlevers , jeff held investment analyst positions with ubs and raymond james . jeff is a graduate of northwestern university with a bachelors degree in economics .\n, director of financial planning at global financial .\nwe ' ve taken advantage of hiddenlevers scenarios like oil crash , global deflation and tech bubble 2 . 0 .\nno ownership rights : all content on the site , including text , graphics , logos , button icons , images , and software , is the property of hiddenlevers or its content suppliers , and is protected by u . s . and international copyright laws . \u201chiddenlevers\u201d , \u201cgxworks\u201d , and the hiddenlevers logo are trademarks of gxworks , llc . other featured words or symbols , used to identify the source of goods and services , may be the trademarks of their respective owners in the united states and / or other countries .\nsuhail ali leads system integration and public api development at hiddenlevers . suhail has over 15 years of experience in technical consulting in the financial services , telecom , insurance and credit card processing industries . prior to hiddenlevers , suhail was director of product development at axela technologies . he is a graduate of northern illinois university with bachelor\u2019s degrees in computer science .\nthe compilation ( that is , the collection , arrangement , and assembly ) of all content on the site is the exclusive property of hiddenlevers and is protected by u . s . and international copyright laws . all software used on this site is the property of hiddenlevers or its software suppliers and protected by u . s . and international copyright laws .\n, hiddenlevers integrations ace .\nwe started with our data integration and built a single sign - on in 22 hours . mad props to orion for bringing us together .\nin terms of dividends , hiddenlevers includes dividends in the price history of any publicly traded investment , but does not assume reinvestment . this is in line with adjusted closing price :\nin addition to being a handy tool for charting within his articles on seeking alpha , leventhal says he sees potential in hiddenlevers as a tool to help select products and to manage clients .\ni use hiddenlevers scenarios in presentations in community education programs and i\u2019ve gotten a [ few ? ] new clients . it also helps distinguish me as an ria from the brokerage industry . *\nto get best - of - breed fixed income data , hiddenlevers tapped interactive data corporation , a leading provider of fixed income evaluated pricing and subsidiary of intercontinental exchange ( nyse : ice ) .\ndownside risk as a topic has often been a disconnect between advisors and clients \u2013 just statistics and jargon . hiddenlevers stress testing platform employs imagery and interactive functionality to make sure everyone is engaged .\nunauthorized use of your account : you agree to promptly notify hiddenlevers of any known or suspected unauthorized use ( s ) of your account for the service , or any known or suspected breach of security , including loss , theft , or unauthorized disclosure of your password or credit card information . hiddenlevers shall not be liable for any loss or damage resulting from your failure to safeguard your password and account .\nhiddenlevers is always bringing features that help enhance client experience , improve efficiency , and help financial professionals stay ahead of the market . check out what we ' ve released ( so far ) this year !\n, group president , advisor services at envestnet .\nhiddenlevers has provided a substantive value in the risk tech category , and to see global financial using it to maintain sales momentum is just fantastic .\nyou have a background in economics and have said that you and your firm tend to approach things quantitatively . what about advisers who aren\u2019t as well versed in economics ? can they find value in hiddenlevers ?\nhiddenlevers offers sophisticated macro scenario modeling , hedging strategies and risk profiles , but makes sure the analysis is just as useful for the client - facing advisor as it is for the investment committee . \u201cwe make a huge effort to make everything understandable , even exciting , for the end client . it\u2019s just better when advisors can talk about risk in real terms , \u201d says raj udeshi , co - founder , hiddenlevers .\nchicago , il - - ( marketwired - jan 27 , 2015 ) - hiddenlevers , the premier portfolio stress testing platform , has teamed up with morningstar to make it easier for mutual advisor clients to stress test portfolios . subscribers of morningstar office ( sm ) , the company ' s practice management system for financial advisors , can now import portfolios directly into hiddenlevers and gauge how big picture economic scenarios might affect their investments .\n. financial advisors using orion can import accounts directly into hiddenlevers , and use the stress testing tools to help clients understand risk / reward trade - offs , showcase hedging strategies , and step up their overall practice .\nwhile it\u2019s still early \u2014 the company launched just ten months ago \u2014 to assess its value in the investment process or its track record in correlating economic trends to asset prices , hiddenlevers has its share of devoted subscribers .\nhiddenlevers has the right to withdraw or remove features of the service at any time , and without prior notice to you , with or without refunds or price adjustments , at the company & apos ; s sole discretion .\nhiddenlevers helps investors generate trading ideas based their economic views , and understand how big picture scenarios will impact their investments . the team is comprised of successful wall street macro - traders , economic experts , and black swan contrarians .\nhave set out to bring the kind of quantitative economic analysis that wall street and hedge funds rely on to independent advisors . hiddenlevers\u2019 new ria - focused product , released two weeks ago , offers portfolio - specific scenario analysis and\nnot in the sense where i\u2019ve used hiddenlevers results to , say , buy one etf over another etf , but i use it to stay in or get out of asset classes or get into new types of asset classes .\norion invited hiddenlevers to participate in fuse , its inaugural developers retreat in the utah mountains . this weekend hackathon brought together top developers of the industry ' s best tech companies to get inspired and quickly hammer out new ideas .\nhiddenlevers ( \u201cthe company\u201d ) should be used for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice . if you make investment decisions based on information you receive in connection with the site , you do so at your own risk and hiddenlevers and its employees will not be liable for any losses that you may sustain . site users should conduct their own independent research and due diligence and obtain professional advice , if necessary , before making any investment decisions or recommendations .\nashleigh helps operate the hiddenlevers messaging machine and spread the gospel of client facing risk tech . through social media , digital campaigns , and conference programming , she gets fintech seekers to the front door of hiddenlevers . refusing to live in some marketing silo , ashleigh takes support calls herself just to make sure the customer experience is enjoyable . miss nails is a graduate of troy university with a bachelors in marketing and is currently pursuing her master\u2019s in communication from purdue university .\nhiddenlevers uses big data to measure millions of relationships between the economy and investments . interest rates affect home sales and oil prices , which impact the price of home depot stock . we uncover these links for 35 , 000 + investments .\ni think we need to say it one more time : hiddenlevers broke $ 200b in assets on our platform . that ' s $ 200b being stress tested and analyzed to make sure clients meet goals and understand risk + reward ! urltoken\nhiddenlevers lets you change assumptions on the fly , and provides very humanizing language and visuals ,\nsaid dixon .\nthe idea is to have global financial advisors use stress testing to actually build closer relationships with their clients .\nnevin\u2019s note : hiddenlevers is roughly to economic analysis what brightscope is to 401 ( k ) plans . they each gather and analyze data that are publicly available , package them up in useful , web - based dynamic charts , tables , and\nleventhal pointed me to his recent post , a funny thing happened on my way to selling diebold , and explained that hiddenlevers\u2019 macro profile tool helped him uncover a few relationships above and beyond what he was able to glean from other research sites .\nbut far from implying that our models are infallible , we enable clients to adjust assumptions and correlations throughout the system as they use it . this enables advisors to use our tools to model based on their own insights in addition to using hiddenlevers\u2019 analysis .\nanother mic drop moment brought you by hiddenlevers ! today , we launched sma data on our platform . every sma can be stress tested , used in proposals , and makes manager review easier than ever . see historical data + holdings on 8000 + smas . urltoken\n, president and ceo of orion .\nhiddenlevers fits perfectly into that new vision , as they represent web 3 . 0 for advisors , in both functionality and visual appeal , and we are glad to have them as an adopter of our new interface .\nno warranty or guarantee is given regarding the accuracy or completeness of the information provided on the site and under no circumstances will hiddenlevers be held responsible , or liable for errors , or omissions resulting in any loss or damage caused or alleged to be caused by information contained in the material presented on the site , including but not limited to direct , indirect , incidental , special or consequential damages caused by using the information . hiddenlevers does not sponsor or promote any of the securities or financial instruments or indices listed on the site .\n2015 has brought renewed market volatility , and investor concerns about macro uncertainty are only rising ,\nsaid raj udeshi , co - founder of hiddenlevers .\nwithout dynamic engagement around risk in your advisory practice , you ' re no better than a robot .\nhigh - yield bonds were ground zero for the impact of tanking oil prices , but only a fifth of them were related to energy . advisors using the hiddenlevers ria risk toolkit could distinguish divergent behavior in high - yield issues , for both themselves and for their clients .\nany action against hiddenlevers arising from or relating to your access to and use of the website and the provisions of these terms and conditions must be brought by you in state or federal court located in the state of georgia , county of dekalb . you consent to the jurisdiction and venue of the state and federal courts located within the state of georgia , county of dekalb , for the adjudication of all claims by hiddenlevers against you arising from or relating to your access to and use of the website and the provisions of these terms and conditions .\naudrey assists the team in project management and customer relations . when she ' s not aiding the product dev team in the release of new features , she uses her prior experience in marketing to build and maintain positive relationships with hiddenlevers users . she has made it her goal to ensure that users are utilizing hiddenlevers to its fullest potential and are consistently aware of how the latest updates and newest features can be used in their client workflow . audrey is a graduate of emory university , with a degree from the goizueta business school in marketing and isom .\ndhwani is a full - stack developer at hiddenlevers and is responsible for developing and maintaining the company ' s front - end , application , and database software . besides development , she enjoys teaching kids . she is a graduate of dharmsinh desai university with a bachelor\u2019s degree in computer science .\nbased in the cloud , hiddenlevers recalculates correlations daily , doing six million regressions a day and testing them for statistical significance . the company has about 230 subscribers , including rias , hedge funds and individual users at institutions such ubs , merrill lynch , wells fargo and j . p . morgan .\n\u201cwe\u2019re trying to educate this audience on how to talk about risk with clients , \u201d says hiddenlevers co - founder raj udeshi . \u201cit\u2019s not about predicting the future , but about preserving wealth . we\u2019re trying to help advisors deal with uncertainty and to do it without having to have ten analysts . \u201d\nthe first hiddenlevers success stories came when us treasuries got downgraded in the 2011 debt ceiling debacle ,\nsaid ghanta .\nour scenario analysis showed that the bond market would stay strong , counter - intuitively , and the pros have been using us to stress test fixed income assets ever since .\ndid the recent market plunge have your clients worried and stressed ? your clients and models should be prepared and hiddenlevers can help . in this session we\u2019ll cover : how to discuss risk and volatility with your clients how to make model changes to combat our current volatile environment stress testing for various potential 2018 outcomes your\nis quickly becoming the premier portfolio stress testing solution for both portfolio managers and financial advisors everywhere . the cloud - based platform includes a library of macro scenario research , portfolio stress testing , risk profiles for portfolios , automated risk monitoring , and thoughtful client - facing output . hiddenlevers is based in new york city .\nwe work with some of the best financial advisors in the world . today\u2019s spotlight shines on trust point advisors how did you get started with hiddenlevers ? trust point\u2019s goal was to find a portfolio risk management platform to help our investment team identify unforeseen risks in our client portfolios . when clients decide to work with us ,\nhere at hiddenlevers we\u2019re continuously updating and releasing new features to help advisors . this year we\u2019ve released new analytics , an investor policy statement , and structured note support . what is the survey tracker ? survey tracking\u2014our latest feature\u2014is yet another utensil in our advisors\u2019 tool box . with all your prospects + clients it can be difficult to\n\u201cif there really is a municipal bond crisis , or if the euro zone really does go into a free fall , what happens to joe smith\u2019s portfolio that i\u2019m managing and the specific positions that he holds ? \u201d asks ghanta . he says that hiddenlevers is the first service geared toward rias that is meant to answer this question .\nhiddenlevers provides you with risk management , client presentation , and now retirement analysis . with our newest feature , cash flow analysis , we created a new way to present potential risks of your prospect + client\u2019s financial plans . check out the replay of this month\u2019s mastermind as david + jeff walk through : 1 . why we decided to\ndeveloped by two former wall streeters with experience in it , sales and trading , hiddenlevers looks at equities , etfs , adr shares , mutual funds , bond funds , equity options , major currencies and soon , fixed - income instruments , and correlates their movements with 130 economic \u201clevers\u201d or indicators over periods of two and ten years .\nbut hiddenlevers further hedges its revenue model by also catering to financial media . the dynamic charts that users can generate to compare economic indicators and stock prices are embeddable , so financial writers on websites like seeking alpha can use them to tell powerful stories of correlation . this functionality is only included at the $ 200 / mo price point .\nincreasing wages , rising rates , and looming inflation have caused a shakeup in the markets , but investors shouldn\u2019t fret . when should investors panic about inflation and rising rates ? at hiddenlevers we analyze a wide range of forward - looking economic scenarios , and many of our users have long been interested in modeling the impact of rising rates . as\nabsolutely . with the greek crisis , i had people who wanted to get out of all bonds . but all bonds are not created equal . when we looked at the scenarios with hiddenlevers , you could see that different types of bonds reacted differently . in some cases we stayed where we were and in some cases bought more of some bonds .\nlately the faang gang ( facebook , apple , amazon , netflix , google ) is feeling the brunt of the market . with public mistrust and regulatory scrutiny threatening their freedom , serious risks loom for the faangs . but are these price shocks company - specific or a macro issue ? within hiddenlevers , the tech bubble scenario lets us explore how these macro conditions affect\nbrian is hiddenlevers ' front - end / ui developer . he spent 6 years with the us army in a military intelligence role , studying graphic design and web development in his free time . after his time in the army , brian held positions as a creative director and ui / ux designer while he continued to transition into his role as a front - end developer .\nhiddenlevers is part of mayor michael bloomberg\u2019s technology incubator in new york city , which is an effort to keep top tech minds from leaving the city for other tech hotspots like sillicon valley . despite being part of the incubator , udeshi says they haven\u2019t accepted any of the venture capital offers they\u2019ve had , and are entirely self - funded by way of their own personal investment returns .\nterrell cheaves is a front end application developer at hiddenlevers and is responsible for developing and maintaining the company ' s user experience and user interface design . terrell has over 10 years of development experience in digital advertising , cloud , telecom , and financial industries . he is a graduate of florida state university with a bachelor\u2019s degree in interactive media and a master\u2019s degree in information technology .\nis quickly becoming the premier portfolio stress testing solution for both portfolio managers and financial advisors everywhere . cloud - based since its inception , the comprehensive risk tech platform includes a library of macro scenario research , interactive stress testing and scenario analysis , risk profiles for portfolios , automated risk monitoring , and thoughtful client - facing output . hiddenlevers has offices in new york city and atlanta .\nwith the # 2 spot in total aum growth on the 2014 forbes list of fastest growing rias ( based on assets under management ) , global financial has been coaching advisors on how to integrate stress testing into their customer acquisition process . by offering sales training on the hiddenlevers risk analytics and reports , global financial makes an effort to include the macro context in advisor - prospect conversations .\nwe ' re excited to provide our clients with the ability to seamlessly evaluate risk in their portfolios through the new integration with hiddenlevers ,\nsaid tricia rothschild , morningstar ' s global head of advisor solutions .\nthe integration of morningstar ' s portfolio analytics compliments the stress testing capabilities of hidden levers and will help our advisor clients to deliver even better outcomes for investors .\n\u201cadvisors who equip themselves with the most advanced wealth management tools and technology are positioned to make better decisions , implement them more effectively and communicate them in the way that best fits a client\u2019s needs , \u201d said bill crager , president , envestnet . \u201cat envestnet , we are deeply engaged in creating those capabilities . hiddenlevers allows advisors to access critical information that used to be very difficult to come by . \u201d\nudeshi and ghanta launched hiddenlevers a year an a half ago with the retail investor in mind . this initial $ 30 / month package got things rolling , but didn\u2019t bring in as many clients as they had hoped . along the way they realized that the data may be more valuable to advisors , who have the sophistication to interpret it and the incentive to show their clients as much info as possible to explain their portfolio selection .\nas everythingman # 2 , david works in multiple areas from business development to relationship management and enterprise engagements . david is able to use prior experience in the fintech space to create product ideas , develop new business relationships , and support client needs . prior to hiddenlevers , david ran two financial technology startups in options trading and ria back - office technology . david is a graduate of lake forest college with a bachelors degree in philosophy .\nour bond universe coverage just got a huge shot in the arm ,\nsaid praveen ghanta , co - founder hiddenlevers .\nwhen the oil crash started taking its toll on fixed income in 2015 , it was proof that our risk model works . stress testing laid bare which high - yield issues would be most impacted by oil volatility . our audience started asking for every name under the sun , and we listened .\nudeshi met with suresh kumar , chief information officer of pershing , at t3 last week to discuss integrating hiddenlevers into netx360 . \u201ci like the concept . i don\u2019t know if it actually works in answering the questions [ about hidden economic levers ] , \u201d said kumar in an email to riabiz . \u201cwe need to do a deeper dive with his offering which we have offered to do . that will include getting feedback from our advisors . \u201d\nin a stress test using a specific scenario , investment performance is projected by applying the scenario ' s assumptions on lever movements to the model created for each investment through regression analysis . if a scenario forecasts oil to rise , and exxon is correlated with oil , then exxon will rise in that scenario . the hiddenlevers scenario model accounts for how multiple factors can simultaneously impact an investment , so that rising stock prices and rising oil prices don ' t get double - counted .\nsteve zuschin has been a key member of the hiddenlevers team , leading ria sales and contributing to business development , operations , and marketing . he has a deep background in financial services , having worked in a number of roles at northwestern mutual . mr . zuschin is a graduate of california state university \u2013 chico with a bachelor ' s degree in finance . he is also a member of the screen actors guild for his work in a groundbreaking commercial involving the sale of his beard .\nif access to this website is unavailable , delayed or limited , or if this website does not operate quickly and efficiently , you may be unable to transmit your instructions for transactions and other matters , or such instructions may not be promptly executed or you may be unable to retrieve information on a timely basis . if your operations are dependent on such communications with us , and such communications are disrupted or delayed , you may suffer losses . hiddenlevers will not be liable for any such loss .\nother risk analytics providers might only use one or two proxies for all bonds - - and many advisors might not realize this ,\nsaid raj udeshi , co - founder hiddenlevers .\nwe are a big data platform , with the ability to get more specific - - identify each individual bond ' s vulnerability to oil prices , several market indices , and of course , 10y treasuries . the ability to illustrate these vulnerabilities for the client or prospect is what makes asset gatherers love us .\nclark is a recent graduate of the terry college of business at the university of georgia where he studied finance and traded options . he assists with business development , customer support , and marketing . clark spends his time off by hanging out with his dog , playing basketball , watching uga football , and funneling his salary into speculative bubbles . currently , clark is preparing hiddenlevers for the release of the hlcoin , which will revolutionize how the world pays for investment advisory services and transactions . contact clark to invest .\nby digging deeper to show the divergent behavior of bonds to certain macro indicators , hiddenlevers creates new opportunities in fixed income . a portfolio manager can use stress testing to replace fixed income allocations damaged by exposure to oil prices . an ria can show why their allocation should withstand the impact of market events like oil volatility , a housing rebound , tech bubble 2 . 0 , and more . a registered rep can articulate why a more expensive managed fixed income product was chosen over an individual bond , fulfilling the dol fiduciary mandate .\nhiddenlevers uses big data to measure millions of relationships between the economy and investments . interest rates affect home sales and oil prices , which impact the price of home depot stock . we uncover these links for 35 , 000 + investments . the model starts by measuring the statistical relationship between economic levers and investments - several million regressions are performed as part of this process . this enables the measurement of more obvious relationships like the impact oil prices on exxon mobil , and the discovery of less obvious relationships like the impact of auto sales on television broadcasters .\nrichard is responsible for business development and enterprise sales for the canada market . he brings tons of enterprise deal management , sales and business development expertise to the table , and previously served at croesus and td wealth . after a 20 year tour working with canadian global banks , asset managers and wealth management firms , he is giving everything he\u2019s got to build hiddenlevers in the canadian market . outside work , he takes his kids on long road trips in the united states , to remind them that the grass is not greener . richard holds an mba from york university .\nvincent is helping develop an appetite for the hiddenlevers platform across canada and the us . he has international management , sales and business development expertise , with a particular focus on canada and china . most recently he served as vp , sales and marketing and board member for croesus , one of canada ' s largest fintech companies . with stints at apple and mcgill university , vincent has created an extended network of contacts in the finance and tech communities . he spends his spare time writing songs and playing guitar . vincent only owns one bike : a honda sport touring bike .\nat hiddenlevers we run millions of regressions to help our clients find potential relationships between over 25 , 000 different securities and hundreds of economic indicators . the strength of our broad approach is that it enables us to find relationships that a single analyst could never find manually . we can thus rank energy companies by their relationship to oil ( and gas ) prices , or rank financial sector companies by their sensitivity to various interest rates . and of course having this wealth of data enables us to model the potential impact of various economic scenarios on individual securities and portfolios as well .\nsecurities or financial instruments mentioned in the website may not be suitable or appropriate for all investors or in all geographical areas . your particular needs , investment objectives and financial situation were not taken into account in the preparation of this website and the materials contained herein . you must make your own independent decisions regarding any securities or financial instruments mentioned herein . the fact that hiddenlevers has made available to you through the website , investment opinions and other information constitutes neither a recommendation that you enter into a particular transaction nor a representation that any financial instrument is suitable or appropriate for you . you should consider whether an investment strategy or the purchase or sale of any product is appropriate for you in the light of your particular investment needs , objectives and financial circumstances .\nregistration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookies policy .\nthe fed provides an overview of how it uses scenario - based stress testing to examine bank balance sheets and cash flows under a range of economic assumptions .\nmsci reviews the role of stress testing in the investment process , and includes a discussion on how to include stress testing in investment selection , hedging , and portfolio optimization .\njp morgan investment analytics & consulting provide a comparison of var and stress testing , and conclude that stress testing provides a deeper understanding of a portfolio ' s sensitivities and risks .\nreports , and sell on two tiers to the retail and the advisory world . see :\nreporting to help advisors show their clients the economic undercurrents that support their portfolio .\n\u201cthere\u2019s a complete lack of data , \u201d says udeshi . \u201ceven on a bloomberg terminal which you pay $ 2 , 500 a month for , there is no aggregated economic data in one place , all together , where it updates in real time . we\u2019ve done that for the first time here . \u201d\nudeshi and ghanta gave riabiz a demo of the site last week . the charting widgets are an impressive and innovative feat \u2014 they are the first production example we\u2019ve seen of non - flash interactive charts , built with html5 , that still have all of the functionality that one would expect from an interactive web chart .\nthe site still has the feel of a startup \u2014 it\u2019s literally still a little rough around the edges graphically . but the queries come back in a snap and the workflow is simple and obvious .\nreports . there are plans to automate importing of portfolios from the major portfolio management systems in the coming months , as they are able to gather beta testers to help provide feedback .\nproduct at the retail price point for one year , an 85 % discount .\n\u201cit\u2019s one of the first things i\u2019ve seen that ties in economic data , stock data , and commodity data and allows for some substantive economic analysis , \u201d says leventhal . \u201cit puts some form around the process and takes it to the next level . \u201d\n\u201ci don\u2019t just sit and talk to a client and say ' i pulled this out of thin air\u2019 . . . this is a tool that can help explain [ portfolio selection ] . \u201d\naccording to an advisor at the t3 conference , rias often don\u2019t do this type of analysis , mostly because the tools that are necessary are difficult to afford for an independent . udeshi and ghanta hope that their pricing will change advisors\u2019 minds , and encourage them to rely more commonly on structured macro economic analysis .\nusers can also take a bottom - up approach , and use the macro trend screener to search for stocks , etfs , mutual funds , and currencies that are positively or negatively correlated with any of the economic indicators within hidddenlevers . for example , a search for mutual funds and etfs within the information technology sector that are positively correlated with airline traffic growth turned up three funds with a strong positive correlation : rydex s & p equal weight technology\na macro trend screener search for mutual funds and etfs within the information technology sector that are positively correlated with airline traffic growth .\nregister on urltoken for your photo to be included . 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( nasdaq : eri ) is a gaming company based in reno , nevada .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it was formed on september 19 , 2014 by the merger of mtr gaming group and eldorado holdco llc .", "topic": 34}], "title": "eldorado resorts", "paragraphs": ["eldorado resorts and mtr gaming group , inc . , successfully complete their merger to become eldorado resorts , inc . , in the fall of 2014 . eldorado resorts , inc . includes six properties in five states .\nisle of capri casinos ' , eldorado resorts ' shareholders approve deal - st . louis business journal\neldorado resorts , inc . today reported operating results for the first quarter ended march 31 , 2018 .\nthe national play should make eldorado resorts more capable of dealing with regional slumps , according to adams .\neldorado resorts purchases silver legacy resort casino and circus circus reno today for $ 72 . 5 million .\nit ' s official : eldorado resorts buys circus circus and silver legacy eldorado resorts purchases silver legacy resort casino and circus circus reno today for $ 72 . 5 million . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\ngary carano , chairman and ceo of eldorado resorts , inc . , posing near the mining rig that splits eldorado , silver legacy and circus circus .\neldorado resorts , inc . announced today that its senior management will be participating in two upcoming institutional investor conferenc\nacquisition of regional hotel - gaming company expands eldorado resorts\u2019 gaming scope to 19 total properties in 10 states .\neldorado resorts , a publicly traded company , announced the purchase of mgm resorts international\u2019s 50 percent interest in silver legacy resort casino and circus circus reno today for $ 72 . 5 million cash . eldorado resorts and the caranos now own the three largest hotel - casinos in downtown reno .\neldorado resorts on monday announced monday that it expects to invest more than $ 50 million in facility enhancements to eldorado reno , silver legacy and circus circus reno .\neldorado resorts reported 2015 profit of $ 114 . 2 million on total net revenue of $ 901 . 5 million .\nin addition to the purchase of the properties , eldorado resorts paid $ 58 million of silver legacy ' s debt . the carano family remains the majority stockholders for eldorado resorts , which now includes seven properties across the united states . eldorado resorts ( nasdaq : eri ) sells shares of its common stock to help pay for the silver legacy and circus circus reno acquisitions .\neldorado resorts ( nasdaq : eri ) expanded its nationwide footprint monday with the acquisition of a new hotel - casino property .\nmtr gaming group inc . , the parent company of presque isle downs & casino , is now known as eldorado resorts inc .\nsilver legacy and circus circus reno acquisitions in fall of 2015 . eldorado resorts , inc . now includes seven properties in five states .\nshareholders of eldorado resorts ( nasdaq : eri ) and isle of capri casinos ( nasdaq : isle ) have voted to approve eldorado ' s acquisition of creve coeur - based isle of capri .\neldorado resorts on monday announced monday that it expects to invest more than $ 50 million in facility enhancements to eldorado reno , silver legacy and circus circus reno , company officials said in a statement .\ntoday , don leaves behind a thriving eldorado resorts family legacy , with 19 properties in 10 states and over 14 , 000 team members .\nthe statement also affirms eldorado\u2019s commitment to its home turf . while the company has been expanding its nationwide footprint , eldorado resorts also grew its portfolio locally by increasing its stake in the silver legacy and buying it outright from mgm resorts international alongside the circus circus reno in 2015 .\n4 five star gourmet inclusive \u00ae luxury spa resorts in mexico\u2019s breathtaking riviera maya .\nwith eldorado resorts\u2019 acquisition of isle of capris\u2019 properties on monday , gary carano is exhibiting the same daring that his father showed more than four decades ago . he is betting on the eldorado once more .\n\u201cwe are delighted to welcome the isle shareholders and team members to the eldorado family , \u201d said eldorado chairman and ceo gary carano . \u201cwe believe that eldorado resorts is positioned for near - and long - term success and the creation of value for our shareholders . \u201d\nthe isle of capri black hawk hotel - casino in colorado is one of 12 new properties that eldorado resorts acquired on may 1 , 2017 .\nin 1993 , don , in partnership with mandalay resorts / mgm resorts , announced the opening of the silver legacy , the first mega - themed resort in reno .\nreno - based eldorado now in 10 states with isles of capri acquisition acquisition of regional hotel - gaming company expands eldorado resorts\u2019 gaming scope to 19 total properties in 10 states . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\neldorado resorts , inc . announced today that it will report its 2018 first quarter financial results after the market closes on thursday , may 3 , 2018 .\nel dorado spa resorts , by karisma . a collection of classically elegant , unmistakably mexican , adults - only resorts on some of the best beaches in riviera maya , mexico .\neldorado resorts reports first quarter net revenue of $ 440 . 2 million , operating income of $ 54 . 2 million and adjusted ebitda of $ 103 . 5 million\nwe have a drive to continue to improve the arch district ,\nsaid gary carano , chairman and ceo of eldorado resorts .\nothers will follow .\neldorado ' s sister property in reno opens . it is the result of a new partnership between the eldorado resort casino and the mgm mirage .\nthe acquisition adds to a growing portfolio for eldorado resorts that includes properties in nevada , louisiana , ohio , pennsylvania and west virginia . in addition to its reno tri - properties , which include the eldorado , silver legacy and circus circus , the company also owns eldorado shreveport , scioto downs , mountaineer and presque isle downs .\nthe cordish companies and eldorado resorts , inc . ( nasdaq : eri ) announce new joint venture to develop world - class , mixed - use hospitality destination in pompano , fl\nel dorado spa resorts , by karisma , are a collection of aaa four diamond , classically elegant , unmistakably mexican , adults - only resorts on some of the best beaches in riviera maya , mexico .\nholders of over 99 percent of the eldorado shares that voted approved the company ' s issuance of shares of eldorado common stock in connection with the acquisition ; that represents about 85 percent of eldorado ' s outstanding common stock , officials said .\neldorado resorts , inc . announced today that its senior management will be participating in the jefferies 2018 consumer conference on wednesday , june 20 at the white elephant hotel in nantucket , ma .\non a day when gary carano\u2019s company more than doubled its number of hotel - casino properties across the united states , the top executive of eldorado resorts could not help but think of home .\nthe merger should lead to a cost savings of $ 35 million in the next year , according to eldorado . with the addition of isle of capri , eldorado resorts properties combined have about 20 , 000 slot machines and video lottery terminals , more than 550 tables games and more than 6 , 500 hotel rooms .\nreno , nev . ( oct . 4 , 2017 ) \u2013 donald louis carano , founder of eldorado resorts inc . , passed away peacefully on october 3 , 2017 surrounded by his family . he was 85 years young .\nenter your email address and click \u201cjoin our list\u201d if you wish to be added to all el dorado spa resorts marketing messages .\nchurchill downs has terminated its agreement to buy lady luck casino in vicksburg , miss . , and amended its previously announced deal to buy presque isle downs & casino in erie , pa . , from eldorado resorts . . . .\nwe ' re currently recruiting passionate people from all across the country to join our team . to become a part of eldorado resorts , inc . , view the hottest job openings \ufeff\ufeff . use this link for career opportunities at our eldorado , silver legacy , circus circus reno , mountaineer casino or presque isle downs & casino properties .\nmgm resorts is likely to receive $ 162 million from the sale as it only holds 50 % stake in the grand victoria casino .\nthe eldorado , circus circus and silver legacy make up the reno tri - properties in downtown reno .\nformer members of eldorado holdco llc will own about 50 . 2 percent of eldorado common stock , and the former stockholders of mtr will own about 49 . 8 percent of the stock , the company announced .\nthe announced sale of isle of capris casino hotel lake charles in louisiana , which is expected to be completed later this year for $ 134 . 5 million , should generate free cash flow for eldorado resorts as well . the upcoming sale is the reason why the property is not included in the 12 facilities listed by eldorado as part of its acquisition .\neldorado resorts also committed to $ 50 million in improvements to the silver legacy , circus circus and eldorado hotel - casinos , which comprise its reno tri - properties . although the company is no stranger to cutting costs \u2014 it implemented cost reductions in the first quarter of this year at its mountaineer property in west virginia \u2014 carano says success ultimately requires investment .\nthe cordish companies and eldorado resorts , inc . announced today their formalization of a new 50 - 50 joint venture partnership that will master plan , design and develop a new world - class , mixed - use entertainment and hospitality destination in pompano , fl .\nbefore may 1 , eldorado resorts\u2019 portfolio comprised seven properties in five states . the addition of isle of capris\u2019 facilities bumps up the number to 19 properties in 10 states , raising the worth of eldorado ' s regional gaming enterprise to $ 1 . 7 billion . bringing all of those properties into the fold literally came with a cost . conditions for the merger included exchanging isle of capris common stock for $ 552 million in cash on top of 28 . 5 million newly issued eldorado common stock shares .\ncarano said eldorado resorts and the carano family are\ndoubling down\non the future of the city . he cited the tesla gigafactory and the economic development authority of western nevada ' s declaration that by 2020 reno would experience exponential job and housing growth as reasons for investing .\neldorado saw benefits from its diversification as recently as last december . higher earnings in eldorado\u2019s reno tri - properties , for example , helped offset less - than - ideal results at its eastern properties due to weather disruption in the fourth quarter .\nthe isle of capris deal continues a regional strategy that eldorado adopted following several years of declines in the reno gaming market .\nthe transaction comprised of 58 percent cash totaling $ 552 million with the remaining 42 percent coming in the form of 28 . 5 million newly issued shares of eldorado stock . eldorado has about 75 . 6 million in outstanding common shares after the acquisition .\nthe reno - based company closed on its acquisition of isle of capri casinos , adding 12 more properties to its portfolio and creating a larger regional gaming business worth $ 1 . 7 billion . eldorado acquired isle of capri for $ 23 . 00 in cash per share or 1 . 638 shares of eldorado common stock . eldorado first announced its plans to acquire the company last year .\nmatt maddox came out swinging in his first earnings conference call as wynn resorts chief executive officer , boasting of record las vegas quarterly revenues and applicants lining up for work .\n\u201cit moves the eldorado from don carano\u2019s little venture on virginia street to gary carano\u2019s empire , \u201d adams said . \u201cit\u2019s huge growth . \u201d\ngrowing up : eldorado doubles down on national expansion , \u2018new reno\u2019 years after indian gaming and a historic recession slammed northern nevada\u2019s hotel - casino sector , eldorado ceo gary carano talks about the industry\u2019s evolution and its place in the \u201cnew reno . \u201d check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nforemost , we are thrilled to welcome the mtr team into the eldorado family . with a diversified platform of gaming assets across the united states and a strengthened balance sheet , we believe eldorado is well positioned to take advantage of future growth opportunities in our industry ,\nhe said .\nthe eldorado is the first casino in the united states to operate its own microbrewery . named best brewpub in america by nightclub & bar magazine .\nisle agreed in september to be acquired by reno , nevada - based eldorado in a deal worth about $ 1 . 7 billion , including long - term debt , with isle stockholders given the choice to receive $ 23 in cash for each share or 1 . 638 shares of eldorado stock . elections are subject to proration such that isle common stock will be exchanged for an aggregate of 58 percent cash and 42 percent eldorado common stock .\neldorado resorts , inc . ( eri ) ( \u201celdorado\u201d or the \u201ccompany\u201d ) and churchill downs incorporated ( chdn ) ( \u201cchurchill\u201d or \u201cchurchill downs\u201d ) announced today that they have terminated their previously announced agreement whereby churchill was to acquire substantially all of the assets and properties associated with lady luck casino in vicksburg , mississippi ( \u201clady luck vicksburg\u201d ) and amended their previously announced agreement whereby churchill is to acquire substantially all of the assets and properties associated with presque isle downs & casino in erie , pennsylvania from eldorado ( collectively , the \u201ctermination and amendment agreements\u201d ) . pursuant to the termination and amendment agreements , churchill will pay eldorado a $ 5 . 0 million termination fee , subject to the parties\u2019 execution of a definitive agreement with respect to the lady luck nemacolin transaction as described below .\nit ' s our belief that we ' re only as extraordinary as our people . when you visit an eldorado property , we ' ll do our best to put a smile on your face , to go that extra mile , to make a difference and give you the personal service you deserve . you ' re not just a customer at eldorado resorts , you ' re part of our family , and we feel lucky to have you . we want to make your guest experience the best it can be .\npompano , fla . , april 27 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - the cordish companies and eldorado resorts , inc . announced today their formalization of a new 50 - 50 joint venture partnership that will master plan , design and develop a new world - class , mixed - use entertainment and hospitality destination in pompano , fl . the development will complement and encompass the site of the existing isle casino racing pompano park and bring new upscale retail , dining , and entertainment to south florida . the 223 - acre development will include a corporate office campus , residential , and a hotel .\nwe are proud to partner with eldorado resorts on this exciting new development ,\nstated david cordish , chairman of the cordish companies .\ncarano also expects the acquisition to generate $ 35 million in cost savings over the next year through operation synergies resulting from the merger , which includes a reduction in executive positions . although most of isle of capris\u2019 senior executive team \u2014 including former ceo eric hausler \u2014 will not be joining eldorado resorts , carano says they were instrumental in the success of the acquisition .\nwith the combined portfolio of eldorado and mtr , we are better prepared to face an increasingly competitive regional gaming landscape ,\nbillhimer said in a statement .\nthe combination creates a premiere , diversified regional gaming platform and significantly expands the portfolio to include 20 properties in 10 states featuring approximately 20 , 000 slot machines and vlts , more than 550 table games , and over 6 , 500 hotel rooms . the eldorado resorts family is now 14 , 000 team members strong providing genuine family style service to our valued guests throughout the nation !\na nod to the carano ' s heritage , la strada quickly becomes the eldorado ' s signature restaurant , offering authentic northern italian cuisine and pasta made fresh daily .\neldorado expects $ 35 million in cost synergies in the first year following the merger . gary carano , eldorado ' s chairman and ceo , said in a statement wednesday that progress toward completing the transaction has included meetings with gaming regulators and the development of\ndetailed plans to optimize the operations of the combined company ' s properties .\neldorado\u2019s master plan for the three connected properties , which span eight city blocks in downtown reno , will be phased over three years , starting in the fourth quarter of this year . in addition to the renovation of more than 4 , 100 guest rooms , each of the three resorts will introduce new restaurant concepts , reinvigorated nightlife and resort amenities , including a new full service luxury spa .\nelaine wynn , the largest shareholder of wynn resorts ltd . , is seeking to kick a friend of her ex - husband steve wynn off the company\u2019s board of directors . ( todd prince / las vegas review - journal )\nin 2013 , the company announced plans to merge with mtr gaming group of western virginia . the merger led to the creation of eldorado resorts , inc . , which grew the company\u2019s portfolio to six properties spread out across five states . total amenities rose to 3 , 300 hotel rooms , 280 gaming tables , 10 , 000 slot machines and video games , and 32 restaurants after the transaction .\nunder the merger , joseph l . billhimer , who had been the president and chief operating officer of mtr , becomes executive vice president and chief operating officer of eldorado .\nwe are pleased to have completed the merger with mtr and are excited to embark on a new chapter in eldorado ' s history ,\ncarano said in a statement .\nwatch the sun rise and set over a stunning turquoise horizon . taste flavors you never knew existed . feel the inviting warm embrace of every breeze . el dorado spa resorts , by karisma are designed not just to delight the senses , but to surprise them with unwavering moments in luxury . set along the riviera maya coastline , these adults - only resorts were designed with the passion and ingenuity of authentic mexican hospitality . every single detail of each resort exudes sheer sophistication .\ndon carano was advised not to do it - from business associates and friends , each warned him against opening a brand - new hotel casino north of the train tracks intersecting downtown reno . he was undeterred , the eldorado hotel casino opened in 1973 . the rest is history . today the eldorado has earned its highly - regarded reputation by emphasizing good old fashioned family values . don believed that good things came from working together as a team , a family spirit that is reflected in everything the eldorado brand represents - integrity , service and quality .\neldorado is the first casino in the u . s . with its own roaster and gourmet coffee bar . coffee from around the country and the world is roasted fresh for guests .\nyears after indian gaming and a historic recession slammed northern nevada\u2019s hotel - casino sector , eldorado ceo gary carano talks about the industry\u2019s evolution and its place in the \u201cnew reno . \u201d\n\u201ci lived right down that street right there , about 10 blocks , \u201d the eldorado chairman and ceo said . \u201ci used to fish at the river when i was a kid . \u201d\nit was a changing of the guard as well as a symbolic milestone . just as carano had grown from the boy who fished in the truckee , the eldorado was growing up as well .\nat eldorado resorts , our t . e . a . m . - together everyone achieves more , makes the difference . born out of a value for people and a love of gaming ' s classic roots , we ' re a company brought together by a focus on detail like no other . from our games to our restaurants and our hotels to our racetracks , each location brings something unique and exciting to the table for a superior guest experience .\nfollowing the merger with mtr , eldorado went public in 2014 and started trading on the nasdaq market under the eri ticker symbol . the move marked a big crossroads for the reno - based company .\na pioneer in the gaming , law and wine industries , mr . carano was also an entrepreneur , hotelier , restaurateur , husband , father and grandfather . don is celebrated as a family - oriented , passionate leader in his many businesses , including : eldorado resorts , ferrari - carano vineyards and winery , and the mcdonald carano law firm . he was also known throughout his life as a longtime supporter of philanthropic endeavors in both reno and his wine country home in geyserville , alexander valley , ca .\nthe reno properties\u2019 upgrade announcement comes on the heels of the company\u2019s recent agreement to acquire isle of capri casinos , which , upon closing , will diversify eldorado\u2019s operations geographically and financially , company officials said in the statement .\nmention the carano family in reno and the eldorado is not the only thing that comes to people\u2019s minds . also tied to the family is its popular porcini mushroom ravioli , which is served in three of its restaurants .\nthousands of las vegas union members voting tuesday morning to authorize the right to strike . a \u201cyes\u201d vote would give the union negotiating committee the power to call a strike anytime after june 1 at the resorts that fail to reach an agreement . ( todd prince / las vegas review - journal )\neldorado resorts is about family and people . yes , we\u2019re in the gaming business , but what makes us special and what sets us apart is the belief that we\u2019re only as extraordinary as our people . who you are and what you do matter to us . we take pride in training our employees to do their jobs well and enjoy themselves while working . we ' re always looking for an ace in the hole , who\u2019s easy - going , fun - loving , and responsible to join our team at a variety of locations .\nbased on a closely guarded recipe , the eldorado staple joins items such as the awful awful burger as reno food icons . ever the pitchman , carano does not hesitate to talk up the ravioli when touting the company\u2019s properties in the biggest little city .\nthe intimate and indulgent el dorado spa resorts offer the idyllic setting for couples to relax and renew in romantic bliss . from the long stretch of private beach and plush oceanside cabanas , to the award - winning dining venues and world - class spa , every stunning facet of these resorts is designed to bring you closer together in paradise . infuse some mayan magic into your romantic getaway as you explore ancient ruins together . rekindle your love with a couples massage in a seaside palapa or with an invigorating open - air aguas del amor \u2122 shower . and take in all the untouched natural beauty that surrounds you as you experience the ultimate in adults - only , beachfront luxury .\nhollywood casino becomes eldorado . part riverboat casino , the new property had 403 guest rooms and suites and four award - winning restaurants . it also features 30 , 000 square feet of gaming , with 1 , 500 machines , a poker room and more .\n\u201ctoday\u2019s vote is an important step towards providing isle of capri shareholders with substantial and immediate value , as well as the opportunity to participate in the upside potential of the combined company through the transaction with eldorado ,\nisle ceo eric hausler said in a statement .\nfor the company , the latest acquisition of isle of capris was akin to a sudden growth spurt that further expanded eldorado\u2019s reach . the company now has 6 , 500 rooms , about 20 , 000 slot machines and video lottery terminals , and 550 table games .\neldorado now has 3 , 300 hotel rooms , 32 restaurants , 280 table games and about 10 , 000 slot machines and video lottery terminals . those numbers include 1 , 720 slot machines and 46 tables games at presque isle downs , which also employs about 900 people .\nthe sharp drop in gaming revenue resulted in a bloodletting in reno\u2019s gambling industry as several hotel - casinos were either shuttered or repurposed for housing . in response to changing conditions , eldorado started to venture outside nevada for opportunities while also looking at ways to shore up its reno portfolio .\nkicking off with the first ever great italian festival in 1980 , the eldorado is known for hosting some of reno ' s most exciting events including the popular brews , blues and bbq festival in june as well as city - wide special events such as the hot air balloon races , hot august nights , street vibrations and many others .\nby 1995 , the eldorado had grown to over 800 guest rooms , eight restaurants , an 80 , 000 square - foot gaming floor , a poker room and a race and sports book . convention space , a 560 - seat showroom , a 10 - story parking garage and several new restaurants and bars are added to the mix as well .\ncarano said his father , don carano , created a culture of constant reinvestment to keep the eldorado and silver legacy fresh and cutting edge . circus circus did not see the same type of capital investment over the years , so they want to immediately assess the need for improved safety , security , rooms , guest experience and amenities , carano said .\nbut the company had undergone a culture change in the last five years , and the isle of capris was now different from what he remembered . carano says he was impressed by the pompano beach , fla . , location\u2019s casino floor , for example , and says the property ' s bragozzo italian restaurant measures up nicely to eldorado\u2019s la strada and roxy restaurants in reno .\ndays after new sexual misconduct allegations were made against celebrity chef mario batali , his company announced friday that it will close its three las vegas restaurants july 27 . employees of carnevino italian steakhouse , b & b ristorante and otto enoteca e pizzeria , all located in the venetian and palazzo resorts , were informed of the decision friday morning . bastianich is scheduled to visit the restaurants friday to speak to employees about the next two months of operation as well as how the company plans to help them transition to new positions .\nel dorado spa resorts boasts award - winning cuisine in a wide variety of settings . our chefs and servers have been trained around the world , bringing a level of passion , creativity , sophistication and service that rivals the finest restaurants . our wine list , crafted in conjunction with renowned jackson family wines , has received wine spectator ' s award of excellence . and bartenders in our many bars and lounges pour freely from the top shelf . the most amazing part is it ' s all included . so there may never be a better opportunity to exercise your taste for adventure .\ncompany financials showed that isle of capris started to demonstrate a turnaround in 2015 after posting losses of $ 129 . 7 million , $ 47 . 6 million and $ 127 . 7 million in the three fiscal years prior to that . eldorado\u2019s interest likely played a role as the change occurred right around the time that carano\u2019s company seriously started looking into isle of capris . the changes included a positive net income of $ 5 . 2 million in 2015 and $ 46 . 2 million in 2016 .\nin 1967 , don became a partner in the boomtown casino with his friends bob cashell and bob mcdonald . in 1972 , he became a co - owner of the pioneer inn on virginia street . along with long - time partner and friend , jerry poncia , and colleague john lazovich . his true legacy began in 1973 when he opened the eldorado hotel casino , the first major casino to open on virginia street north of the railroad tracks . at that time , many considered this to be an extremely daring venture , but ultimately it was one that changed the profile of gaming in northern nevada .\nthe merged company now owns and operates six properties in nevada , ohio , west virginia , louisiana and pennsylvania , including presque isle downs in summit township .\na key step before the merger occurred in harrisburg on wednesday , when the pennsylvania gaming control board unanimously approved licensing for the merged company and its principals , including gary carano , who is chairman and chief executive of the combined companies . the gaming board regulates the state ' s casino industry .\npresque isle downs , which opened in february 2007 , has faced increasing competition in recent years , particularly from three new casinos that opened in the cleveland area .\njeff favre , general manager of presque isle downs , said he doesn ' t anticipate any immediate changes at the casino . but he said the merger is a positive development .\ni think it ' s going to be good for the ( merged ) company , good for presque isle downs , and good for our players and our employees ,\nfavre said .\nshareholders of mtr gaming previously approved the merger agreement . effective immediately after friday ' s merger , mtr gaming ceased to be a publicly traded company , and its common stock discontinued trading on the nasdaq .\nthe merged company started trading on the nasdaq global select market under the ticker symbol\neri .\njohn guerriero can be reached at 870 - 1690 or by e - mail . follow him on twitter at urltoken\nchoose the plan that ' s right for you . digital access or digital and print delivery .\n\u00a9 copyright 2006 - 2018 gatehouse media , llc . all rights reserved \u2022 gatehouse news\noriginal content available for non - commercial use under a creative commons license , except where noted . urltoken ~ 205 west 12th street , erie , pa 16534 ~ privacy policy ~ terms of service\nwe are focused on a fiscally disciplined strategic business platform that delivers value to our shareholders .\njoin our talent community to get inside info on the latest job opportunities and we ' ll be able to notify you when we ' re hiring .\na second - generation italian - american , don was born in reno on october 17 , 1931 . he completed his undergraduate degree at the university of san francisco , followed by two years as an officer in the united states army .\nreturning to usf , don graduated with honors from usf law school and began his law practice in reno . he was a founding member of the prestigious mcdonald carano law firm and was proud to maintain an \u201cof counsel\u201d relationship with the firm until his passing .\ndon carano was advised not to do it , but builds a brand new hotel casino north of the tracks in reno anyway . 282 guest rooms and a 10 , 000 - square - foot gaming floor with 200 slots and 12 table games .\nfeaturing luxurious suite amenities , the spa tower is built with panoramic views of the sierra nevada mountains to the west and dazzling reno city lights to the east .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nindulge in our award - winning experience in gourmet luxury , providing guests an unmatched , five star level of service , amenities , activities , and cuisine . the gourmet inclusive \u00ae experience is a statement of ingenuity , innovation , and pure creative passion . it\u2019s a promise of cuisine crafted to perfection , premium drinks handpicked to form an award - winning international menu , service above and beyond the description of attentive , and activities inviting you to explore the beauty of the riviera maya . the complete gourmet inclusive \u00ae experience is included with your stay , redefining the all - inclusive concept .\nuntouched natural beauty , thrilling excursions , authentic mayan spa treatments , and unlimited moments spent in poolside bliss come together to create the ultimate experience in adults - only , beachfront luxury . from the long stretch of private beach and plush oceanside cabanas , to the award - winning dining venues and world - class spa , explore every stunning facet of this breathtaking paradise in romantic bliss .\nbut an amended deal would have the louisville casino and racing company taking over a different casino in another state .\ni am writing today to help inform people who are new to the stock market and want to better understand how you can grow your money by investing in eldoradoread more . . .\nlondon , uk / accesswire / june 22 , 2018 / if you want a free stock review on czr sign up now at urltoken all you have to do is sign up today for this free limited time offer by clicking the link below .\nthe potential legalisation of sports gambling in the us is worrying casino loan investors as par - plus secondary loan prices could wilt if the prospect of improved earnings triggers a loan refinancing wave . a us supreme court ruling on may 14 paved the way for states to legalise sports gambling , which is expected to turbocharge earnings for gaming companies and casino companies and has triggered an equities rally . \u201cthe legalisation of sports betting will provide a shot in the arm for casino operators and casinos themselves , \u201d said steven oh , global head of credit and fixed income at pinebridge investments .\nnew york , may 14 , 2018 - - in new independent research reports released early this morning , fundamental markets released its latest key findings for all current investors , traders , and shareholders of penn . . .\nthe reno , nevada - based company said it had profit of 27 cents per share . earnings , adjusted for asset impairment costs , were 37 cents per share . the results did not meet wall street expectations . the average . . .\nestablishes 2018 second quarter and revises full year guidance declares 2018 second quarter dividend of $ 0 . 63 per common share acquisition of the tropicana entertainment real estate assets for $ 1 . 21 billion . . . .\nthe bullish trend in gambling industry is expected to continue through 2018 and beyond owing to strength in domestic market and turnaround in macau business .\nthe following bids , mergers , acquisitions and disposals were reported by 2000 gmt on monday : * * shire , the london - listed rare diseases specialist that is a potential takeover target for japan ' s takeda pharmaceutical , is selling its oncology business to unlisted french drugmaker servier for $ 2 . 4 billion . * * pebblebrook hotel trust has sweetened its $ 3 billion - plus offer to buy u . s . peer lasalle hotel properties after the owner of high - end locations including ' w ' los angeles saw an initial bid rebuffed last month .\nexhale nevada ceo pete findley talks about the one year anniversary of the legalization of recreational marijuana in nevada . ( k . m . cannon / las vegas review - journal )\nfinancial advisors talk about saving trends among young adults . ( bailey schulz / las vegas review - journal )\npresident donald trump made his fortune in real estate , but by slapping tariffs on imports from close allies , developers in las vegas and other cities could get hit hard .\nbarry yost , co - owner of precision tube laser , llc , places a metal pipe into the trulaser tube 5000 laser cutting machine on wednesday , june 20 , 2018 , in las vegas . bizuayehu tesfaye / las vegas review - journal @ bizutesfaye\nthe director of the nevada film office discusses its revamped locations database and how it will affect local businesses . ( bailey schulz / las vegas review - journal )\nunlike most house flippers , the company aims to make money from transaction costs rather than from selling homes for more than their purchase price .\ngondolier marciano sings a the classic italian song\nvolare\nas he leads guests through the canals of the venetian in las vegas . ( k . m . cannon / las vegas review - journal )\ntexas homebuilder d . r . horton bought 43 lots in rural logandale . ( eli segall / las vegas review - journal )\nexperts discuss nevada ' s indoor farming industry . ( bailey schulz / las vegas review - journal )\nmonths after developer steve witkoff bought the fontainebleau last summer , he unveiled plans to turn the mothballed hotel into a marriott - managed resort called the drew . but if richard \u201cboz\u201d bosworth\u2019s plans didn\u2019t fall through , the north las vegas strip tower could have become a waldorf astoria with several floors of timeshare units . ( eli segall / las vegas review - journal )\nrossi ralenkotter , ceo of the lvcva , on tuesday confirmed a las vegas review - journal report that he is preparing to retire . richard n . velotta / las vegas review - journal\ncousins maine lobster food truck company will open inside las vegas\u2019 two newest smith\u2019s at skye canyon park drive and u . s . highway 95 , and at warm springs road and durango drive . cousins currently sells outside some las vegas smith\u2019s stores and at fremont street and las vegas boulevard . ( k . m . cannon / las vegas review - journal )\nlawrence yun , chief economist at the national association of realtors , gives homebuyers a pulse on the las vegas housing market . ( eli segall / las vegas review - journal )\nthe company is planning to add six solar projects in nevada , along with the state ' s first major battery energy storage capacity . bailey schulz / las vegas review - journal\nthe learning center education company in las vegas has launched the first apprenticeship program for cybersecurity in nevada . it was approved by the state apprenticeship council on may 15 . ( k . m . cannon / las vegas review - journal )\na 2018 survey found that over two - thirds of small businesses in nevada find it somewhat to very difficult to recruit qualified candidates . bailey schulz / las vegas review - journal\nproperty developer andy pham tells how control of his business was easily seized by another person using the secretary of state website .\nless than a year - and - a - half after it opened , the lucky dragon was in bankruptcy .\ngrocery stores used to draw people to shopping centers . but many large retail spaces have been vacant since 2008 . discount stores like goodwill and gyms like eos fitness are filling those empty spaces , and helping to draw shoppers back in . k . m . cannon / las vegas review - journal\nthe stadium is funded in part by $ 750 million of room taxes , the biggest such tax subsidy ever for a professional sports stadium . robert lang , executive director of brookings mountain west and the lincy institute at unlv , says that is a good use of public funds . ( richard velotta / las vegas review - journal )\nrobert lang , executive director of brookings mountain west and the lincy institute said he is afraid of a\ncongestion mobility crisis .\nlas vegas needs a light rail system , he said , to accommodate the city ' s growing number of attractions . ( richard velotta / las vegas review - journal )\nsneak peak at the new\nstar wars : secrets of the empire\nvr experience at the grand canal shoppes .\nlas vegas review - journal real estate reporter eli segall says flipping houses has waned in popularity after the housing bubble burst .\nellis island , which operates a casino , brewery and hotel just off the strip , purchased the mt . charleston lodge in early april .\nnevada gaming commission chairman tony alamo talks about an amendment making casinos subject to the same disciplinary standards of preventing people to gamble if impaired by drugs as they are for letting them play while intoxicated by alcohol .\nlas vegas artist behind lady liberty statue to get $ 3 . 5m from usps\nwheels wars : construction delays in dubai , new york mean las . . .\ngambling a problem ? in colorado , call 1 - 800 - 522 - 4700 . florida , call 1 - 888 - admit - it . in iowa , there is help . and hope . call 1 - 800 - bets - off . in louisiana , compulsive or problem gambling ? call 1 - 877 - 770 - stop ( 7867 ) . in mississippi , call 1 - 888 - 777 - 9696 . in missouri , bet with your head , not over it . call 1 - 888 - bets - off or e - mail freehelp @ 888betsoff . org . in pennsylvania : gambling problem ? call 1 - 800 - gambler\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\nholders of more than 99 percent of the isle shares that voted cast votes in favor of th deal , representing about 84 percent of isle ' s outstanding common stock . isle shareholders also approved , on an advisory basis , certain payments to executive officers in connection with the merger .\nofficials with the companies said the transaction is still expected to close in the second quarter this year , subject to approval by gaming regulators and other customary closing conditions .\nisle of capri casinos reported fiscal 2015 profit of $ 46 . 2 million on net revenue of $ 978 . 6 million .\n\u00a9 2018 american city business journals . all rights reserved . use of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 24 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 24 / 18 ) . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of american city business journals .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ncopy the resume from your text document ( example : ms word ) by opening / viewing the document and selecting edit - select all from the menu bar , then edit , copy .\nclick into the resume text box . you will see your curser blinking in the box .\ngo to the menu bar at the top of the browser and select edit , paste . this will put the resume into the text area .\nhow your resume looks in the text box is not necessarily how it will look when an employer views it . be sure to align the bullets , tabs and spacing to ensure a well - formatted view for the recruiters .\ndo not use html when submitting your resume . your resume will be viewed by recruiters with widely varying screen dimensions , including palm pilots . your resume might be converted into straight ascii text and imported into a database or resume management software .\nyou can fine tune your job search by using specific keywords in the keyword search . if these keywords are in any part of a job , the search will return those jobs .\nexample keywords : marketing , business administration these words will result in job descriptions that include either marketing or business administration or both .\nexample : business administration these words together result in job descriptions that include both words in the order you type them in .\nexample : business administration and marketing and entry level these words result in job descriptions that include all of these words .\nto select multiple choices in a drop down box , hold down the ctrl (\ncontrol\n) key while clicking the options with the mouse . use the shift key if you ' re using a macintosh .\nwhen you are reviewing your resume , click into that frame . from your browser ' s menu , select ' file ' and ' print - only selected frame . '\nyou will not be able to change your username or password . if you lose your password , you can click on the\nforgot password\nbutton next to the password box on the login page . if you have forgotten your username , you will need to register again .\nroutinely , your job spy will search the job database . if a new job has been added that contains your job spy criteria , that job will be emailed to you ! enter the keywords that a job should contain in the\nkeyword ( s )\nbox . create a memorable name for your job spy .\nsubscribe today for full access on your desktop , tablet , and mobile device .\nfrom behind the glass windows of his 11th - floor downtown reno office , carano pointed toward plumas street just below .\nthese days , carano stands atop an expanding hotel - casino empire that is increasingly stepping outside its traditional comfort zone in reno .\nthe company is a far cry from the humble hotel - casino that family patriarch don carano started in 1973 . back then , the original 282 - room building was considered a risky gamble that was destined for failure .\nfor carano , the move is not simply about showing strength . it\u2019s about staying ahead of the game in order to survive .\njust as today\u2019s reno is a far cry from the city that he fished in as a boy , changing market forces require hotel - casinos of the present to adapt and evolve , carano said . one only needs to look at former family - owned hotel - casinos such as comstock , sundowner and fitzgerald ' s \u2014 former downtown reno fixtures that have since been turned into non - gaming entities . having a recession on top of tribal gaming\u2019s onslaught only made matters worse .\n\u201cthey used to say that gaming was recession - proof , \u201d carano said . \u201cthe recession proved that just like every industry , nobody is recession proof . \u201d\nfrom 1999 to 2012 , casinos in washoe county \u2014 which includes reno , sparks and north lake tahoe \u2014 saw revenues or \u201cgaming win\u201d drop annually 10 times in 14 years , according to data from the nevada gaming control board .\nthis included four straight years of declines from 2001 to 2004 as the specter of indian or tribal gaming cast a shadow over northern nevada , including the opening of thunder valley casino in 2003 just 27 miles north of sacramento in lincoln , calif .\nthe reno area rebounded for two years with gaming win gains in 2005 and 2006 during the real estate bubble . the great recession , however , pulled the rug from under nevada and hit the silver state particularly hard .\nthe downturn triggered six straight years of falling revenue for washoe county gaming operations from 2007 - 2012 . after many years of posting revenues above $ 1 billion each year , washoe dipped below the key threshold in 2008 , falling as low as $ 738 . 2 million in 2012 . the area has yet to get back to the billion - dollar threshold for gaming win since falling below the mark .\n\u201cthey had two choices , stay and be what they were , maximize that and try to survive under those circumstances or find a way to diversify , \u201d said ken adams , a reno - based gaming analyst with cdc consulting . \u201cthe caranos were smart enough to foresee the limits of what they had . \u201d\na look at washoe county gaming revenue through the years in actual dollars . hover over the graph to see actual values .\nthe growth makes the company a big player in gaming , according to adams .\nalthough gary carano\u2019s father continues to have a soft spot for the company he started , the elder carano\u2019s attention is focused on a different enterprise today . the hotel - casino owner turned wine patron spends a lot of time at ferrari - carano vineyards and winery , which comprises more than 1 , 500 acres in california\u2019s sonoma county . the business includes the estate winery in dry creek valley where the company\u2019s white wines are made , and the mountain winery in alexander valley , where red wines are produced .\ncarano smiled and shook his head in amusement as well as disbelief while talking about seeing his father\u2019s wines at shops and supermarkets .\n\u201cthat\u2019s his real love , \u201d carano said . \u201che\u2019s very happy for our company , but his real love is expanding the winery and doing those wines . \u201d\nwhile researching the venture , carano says he could not help but notice familiar themes in the companies\u2019 histories . founder bernie goldstein , dubbed the father of modern riverboat gambling , was a lawyer just like carano\u2019s father . although goldstein\u2019s children ended up working in the family\u2019s scrap metal firm alter trading corp . instead of his casinos , they still held positions at isle of capris\u2019 board ."]}
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", "topic": 36}], "title": "manchester collieries", "paragraphs": ["manchester collieries was a coal mining company formed in 1929 and headquartered at walkden , greater manchester .\nafter 1929 the colliery became part of manchester collieries and its railway was connected to the astley and tyldesley collieries railway system between gin pit collieries .\nsave manchester collieries to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nat nationalisation in 1947 manchester collieries employed 14 , 868 workers on the lancashire coalfield .\ncollieries in the manchester coalfield ( landmark collector ' s library ) , hayes , g .\nthe colliery became part of manchester collieries in 1929 and the national coal board in 1947 .\nhow can i put and write and define manchester collieries in a sentence and how is the word manchester collieries used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528manchester collieries\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528manchester collieries\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528manchester collieries\u9020\u53e5 , manchester collieries meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\nthe colliery became part of manchester collieries in 1929 by which time the albert and crombouke mines were exhausted .\nthe colliery became part of manchester collieries in 1929 . in 1947 when the collieries were nationalised gin pit became part of the no 1 manchester area of the national coal board ' s ( ncb ) north western division .\nthe constituent companies of manchester collieries in 1929 were fletcher , burrows & co . , andrew knowles & sons , the clifton and kersley coal co . , john speakman & sons , bridgewater collieries and the astley & tyldesley collieries co .\nmost collieries to the east of the pendleton fault had closed before 1929 . a group of independent companies formed manchester collieries in 1929 , to work the reserves of the coalfield .\nin 1935 bradford colliery became part of manchester collieries and became part of the national coal board on nationalisation in 1947 .\nandrew knowles and sons was merged into manchester collieries in 1929 and nos 1 and 2 pits closed the following year .\nit was part of manchester collieries from 1929 to nationalisation in 1947 and was a national show pit during its 1950s .\non nationalisation in 1947 the coal pits belonging to manchester collieries became part of the no 1 manchester area of the national coal board ' s ( ncb ) north western division .\none was sold to the longmoor military railway whilst four more were sold to manchester collieries ltd . the rest were scrapped .\nas a result of poor economic conditions , astley and tyldesley collieries merged with other local colliery companies in 1929 , becoming part of manchester collieries , whose western division consisted of john speakman ' s bedford colliery , fletcher , burrows and company of atherton and astley and tyldesley collieries .\nthe old bridgewater trustees mineral railways were to become the central railways of the huge manchester collieries concern which was formed in march 1929 .\nborn in bolton , northwest england , haslam studied mining engineering at birmingham university and joined manchester collieries as a pit boy in 1944 .\nmining was a dangerous industry but manchester collieries aimed to make the job as safe as possible , and training was a major priority .\nin 1610 there were coal mines at bradford , near manchester , ( local notes and queries , manchester guardian , no . 173 .\nffrancis taylior of bradford killed with a fall to # # coale pitte , was buried at manchester collegiate church ( manchester cathedral ) .\nthe colliery ' s training gallery was used by recruits from most of manchester collieries pits and 132 bevin boys were trained here in world war ii .\nthe constituent companies of manchester collieries in 1929 were fletcher , burrows and company who owned the howe bridge , gibfield and chanters collieries in atherton , andrew knowles and sons , the clifton and kersley coal company , john speakman and sons owners of bedford colliery in leigh , bridgewater collieries who operated pits in little hulton , walkden and mosley common and the astley and tyldesley collieries company who had pits in astley and tyldesley .\nrobert burrows of the atherton company , fletcher burrows proposed a merger of several companies operating to the west of manchester and merger was agreed and took place in march 1929 forming manchester collieries , the largest such company on the coalfield .\nsome of these companies joined with others to form manchester collieries in 1929 as a response to the decline in coal mining and better survive the difficult economic conditions of the time .\nold ordnance survey map walkden ( north ) blackleach near manchester 1907 s95 . 10\nthe current line is served by trains from both manchester victoria and manchester piccadilly . generally the slow trains from liverpool go through victoria and on to either stalybridge or huddersfield . the fast trains link liverpool and manchester airport via manchester piccadilly . the eastern half of the line is also used by trains to north wales and chester from manchester . they use the line as far as earlstown where they join the west coast main line .\nat the time of nationalisation in 1947 manchester collieries employed almost 15 , 000 workers on the lancashire coalfield . some of the surface workers were women , known as pit brow lasses , who sorted coal on the screens at the pit head . as coal reserves were exhausted , the older collieries closed .\nold ordnance survey map walkden ( south ) near manchester 1908 - 11 sheet 95 . 14\nin 1921 fletcher burrows & company commissioned w . heath robinson to produce the 1922 calendar for the atherton collieries . it consisted of 2 sizes , a3 for businesses and a4 for the employees . a cover and 4 drawings were produced . the originals eventually were passed to manchester collieries were they were displayed in their cross street manchester headquarters . upon nationalisation in 1947 the national coal board added them to their mining art collection .\npilkington , d . l . , miss , 126 , wellington road , manchester , 14 .\nthe original route , also known as the chat moss line , links manchester and liverpool via eccles , newton - le - willows and st helens . it was opened by the liverpool and manchester railway in 1830 to allow materials to move quicker between manchester\u2019s mills and liverpool . the existing route was via narrow canals and the rivers mersey and irwell , the manchester ship canal yet to have been built .\nup to 1929 most coal was cut by hewers , men using picks and shovels , but manchester collieries began a programme of mechanisation increasing its production of machine - cut coal from 17 % to 98 % in 16 years .\nmanchester coalfield the township of bradford lies on the manchester coalfield , which is about 4 - miles long , lying to the east of manchester and about 1\u00bd - miles wide . it is nearly surrounded by strata of red sandstone that separates it from the south - west lancashire and oldham region of the lancashire coalfield .\ntodmorden - burnley from hall royd junction east of todmorden to gannow junction near rose grove burnley , via burnley manchester road . opened by the manchester and leeds railway on 12th november 1849 . photos : bernard coomber .\nthe cheshire lines route between the two cites can from manchester central station currently the manchester central exhibition space to liverpool central station . the old liverpool central station was at ground level 1 and was approached through a tunnel from the south . most of the approach line still exists , and is used by merseyrail\u2019s northern line to hunts cross . the current incarnation of the route from manchester leaves the old line at hunts cross and joins the lnwr into lime street station . manchester central is no longer used by trains and trains from the cheshire lines route run into manchester oxford road and manchester piccadilly . some of the great iron bridges on the approach to the station are now used by the metrolink tram system .\nthe line first ran to a temporary terminus at liverpool crown street before the main terminal at liverpool lime street opened up a few years later . manchester liverpool road was the terminus at the manchester end until manchester victoria opened up in 1844 , with liverpool road becoming a goods terminal until the 1970s . the liverpool and manchester railway became part of the london and north western railway . when the lnwr became dissatisfied with their arrangements at victoria , owned by the lancashire and yorkshire railway , they opened up a new station at manchester exchange in 1884 . this served the liverpool line until it closed in 1969 .\nthe liverpool and manchester company was set up by henry booth , soon to be secretary and treasurer , with shareholders coming from liverpool , manchester and london . joseph sandars and john kennedy , a liverpool merchant and a manchester mill owner originally promoted the idea of the line , with william james , a property speculator and land surveyor being influential in the original idea .\nlate 1920s : robert burrows of fletcher burrows and co proposed a merger of several independent companies operating to the west of manchester .\nmining was a dangerous industry but manchester collieries aimed to make the job as safe as possible , and training was a major priority . the company was considered to be a generous employer , workers at its pits were on average 1s 6d per shift better off than miners working for other coal mining companies .\npost second world war nationalisation saw lner become part of british railways ( br ) in 1948 and earl fitzwilliam\u2019s collieries become part of the national coal board ( ncb ) in 1946 .\nup to 1929 most coal was cut by hewers , men using picks and shovels , but manchester collieries began a programme of mechanisation , increasing its production of machine - cut coal from 17 % to 98 % in 16 years . the movement of coal underground was also mechanised , and pit ponies were no longer used for underground haulage after 1932 .\ngoods lines served the various iron and steel works , collieries , docks \u2013 and the gas works . locomotive sheds were in use at workington , siddick , the docks and several industrial areas .\nthe route between the two used the routes of two railways that were brought by the l & y . it followed the liverpool and bury railway north out of liverpool , through to wigan wallgate then followed the manchester and southport railway to manchester . the route was 37 miles long , longer than the other two .\nthe branch , as part of br , was closely associated with national coal board operated exchange sidings at the major deep shaft collieries along its route , notable elsecar and cortonwood from colliery nationalisation in 1946 .\nthe elsecar branch joined the barnsley to doncaster line at elsecar junction . elsecar junction was close to wath marshalling yard opened in 1907 where wagon load coal orders , in wagons owned by individual collieries , were marshalled into trains for distribution over the woodhead line . the woodhead line was electrified in the 1950s starting in wath for the purpose of heavy coal traffic haulage to manchester , via sheffield and penistone .\nthe track was taken up as the collieries were demolished , and this would have been the end of the railway , like so many others , if not for the decision to turn earl fitzwilliam\u2019s workshops into a heritage destination .\nmanchester collieries ltd this company was incorporated in 1929 ( company no . 237654 ) and by 1940 it owned 14 coal mines in the lancashire coalfield , these being : astley green ( astley ) , bedford ( leigh ) , brackley ( little hulton ) , bradford ( manchester ) , chanters 1 & 2 ( hindsford , atherton ) , gibfield ( atherton ) , gin ( astley ) , howe bridge ( atherton ) , mosley common ( boothstown ) , newtown ( clifton ) , nook ( astley ) , sandhole ( walkden ) , st georges ( walkden ) and wheatsheaf ( pendlebury ) .\nliverpool road station remains linked to the national network , and sees occasional special trains visit it , however under the northern hub plans to link victoria and manchester it may lose its connection .\nliverpool lime street has just been refurbished , and manchester piccadilly has been rebuilt for the 2002 commonwealth games , however manchester victoria was voted the worst station in the country in 2009 6 . while it retains an impressive , airy , victorian feel to the main body of the station , the roof over most the platforms leaks and there is a feeling that the place has seen better days . money to improve it is due to come as part of the northern hub scheme , which will also include adding more through platforms to manchester piccadilly , which is the area of the station served by liverpool trains .\nnew developments along the route include port salford , a new port and distribution centre on the manchester ship canal . key to the development is its connection to the rail network via the chat moss line .\nin 1900 the company became the astley and tyldesley collieries company , and in 1914 nook no 4 pit was sunk . nook became the largest colliery on the manchester coalfield . jackson ' s sidings were built by the lnwr and extended to gin and nook pits and , on the early tramroad , a locomotive replaced the horses . the company built its own standard gauge mineral railway which exchanged traffic with the lnwr at jackson ' s sidings southwest of tyldesley station .\nthe singareni collieries company limited or sccl is a government - owned coal mining company in india . one of the public sector undertakings , the company is jointly owned by the andhra pradesh government ( 51 percent ) and the union government ( 49 percent ) .\nthe lancashire central collieries locomotives were based at walkden yard , near wigan , and the small tank locos served all the local mines , a vital leg of a journey that would see the coal eventually dispatched to all corners of the country and the world .\nin 1838 city pit and gatley pit owned by the bridgewater trustees at new manchester not far from the border with worsley were working , new manchester , not far from ellenbrook is sometimes referred to as the\ncity\n. deep mining arrived in the area when mosley common colliery owned by the bridgewater trustees was sunk in the 1860s . in 1896 mosley common ,\nnos . 1 , 2 & 5\npits employed 748 men underground and 85 surface workers . coal was mined from the brassey , crumbouke and seven foot mines .\nnos . 3 & 4\npits employed a further 406 underground workers and 57 above ground . coal was got from the trencherbone mine . by 1919 it employed over 2 , 000 men . it was part of manchester collieries from 1929 to nationalisation in 1947 and was a national show pit during the 1950s . mosley common colliery closed in 1968 .\nbrief history of the great central railway between sheffield and london the manchester , sheffield and lincolnshire railway ( ms & l ) was formed in 1846 by the amalgamation of the sheffield , ashton - under - lyne and manchester railway with two proposed lines - the sheffield and lincolnshire junction railway and the great grimsby and sheffield junction railway ; the sa & m had opened between manchester and sheffield bridgehouses in 1845 . the manchester , sheffield and lincolnshire railway ran between manchester london road ( now piccadilly ) via penistone to sheffield ( the woodhead route ) and on to brigg , grimsby and cleethorpes . a second line left the main line at penistone and served barnsley , doncaster and scunthorpe before rejoining the grimsby line at barnetby . the ms & lr opened a line from sheffield bridgehouses to beighton for passengers on the 12th february 1849 . passengers going south and to london changed on to the \u2018midland\u2019 line at eckington . on 15th september 1851 a new station called sheffield victoria was opened a short distance to the south west of the bridgehouses terminus which was retained as a goods depot .\nwhen the liverpool to manchester railway opened up , it marked the beginning of a revolution in transport . it was the first intercity railway , linking the great port and the world\u2019s leading textile city . from here , railway fever spread not only across the country , but across the world . today railways can be found linking cities across the wastes of siberia and the mountains of north america , they can all trace their roots back to the liverpool and manchester .\nthe line was completed in 1854 , but soon the lnwr railway had started to lease it and bought the entire route by 1864 . since the lnwr already had a passenger route between liverpool and manchester , this line became secondary , with less services between the two cities , although freight traffic was still heavy . most passenger services ran only from ditton junction to manchester oxford road , although there were infrequent trains from liverpool to manchester as well as from liverpool into stockport . they raised the west coast line to cross over the stockport line at bank quay and built an set of low level platforms . lnwr tried to close the nearby arpley station , but it was legally forced to keep it open .\nit is still possible to travel by this route , taking the merseyrail northern line from moorfields to kirkby and changing trains to get a train to manchester victoria via wigan . the old viaduct into exchange exists in parts and can be seen from the train between sandhills and moorfields . while the merseyrail service is frequent , the train from kirby is only hourly and doesn\u2019t run late at night or on sundays . in the merseyrail brochures this is often marketed as the kirby to wigan train , not stressing that it goes on to manchester and often beyond to rochdale . the journey time from liverpool to manchester using this line are around an hour and forty minutes , most of that on uncomfortable small diesel units that bounce down the line .\narchive references lancashire archives ref . qsp / 2591 / 9 dated c . 1810 . manchester . instructions for motion that appeal [ of messrs . chadwick tipping and co . , proprietors of bradford colliery , against rating assessment ] be struck out .\nstephenson\u2019s previous experience with railways in collieries and on the stockton and darlington had always used rails that were 4ft 8 and half inches apart . this gap had come from the spacing on wheels on horsecarts used on trackways and had its origins in roman times . given that the liverpool and manchester was to become the foundation of british rail network , a network that was copied around the world , the choice that stephenson made would influence most future railway construction , it can be argued that this choice stifled the development of fast , smooth , spacious rail travel .\ncoal was wound to the surface at st george ' s colliery , nook and gin pit . coal for tyldesley was sold from the landsale yard at st george ' s and there were smaller yards at nook and gin pit but considerable quantities of coal were sent elsewhere by rail from jackson ' s sidings and by barge from marsland green to partington on the manchester ship canal . there was a brickworks at nook colliery and sheds and facilities for servicing the industrial locomotives at gin pit . gin pit had a sawmill and supplied pit props to neighbouring collieries .\nin about 1888 it was discovered that miners employed by george green ' s tyldesley coal company had exceeded the boundaries of the company ' s lease and extracted coal south of well street which belonged to astley and tyldesley collieries . lengthy litigation followed resulting in a \u00a33 , 000 fine for green ' s company .\neast & west yorkshire union railway consisting of branches , it served the robin hood & newmarket collieries , although a section of the line had a short lived passenger service . the e & wyur was opened in 1891 & remained an independent company until the lner takeover in 1923 . photo c / o michael kaye .\nthe liverpool and manchester railway wasn\u2019t the only line linking the two cities . over time there grew to be four competing routes , all of which have changed in some way or another from how they were originally built . we\u2019ll look at all four of them .\ncalder valley main line from manchester to normanton . to keep the line flat & straight it managed to avoid some big towns like halifax & huddersfield . built by the l & y in 1840 . line still open but many stations lost . photo : phill davison .\nhuddersfield - penistone from springwood junction on the heaton lodge to stalybridge line , to penistone , on the manchester to sheffield woodhead line , via lockwood , berry brow , honley , brockholes , stocksmoor , shepley & denby dale . opened in 1850 . photo : david webdale .\ntitle deeds relating to bradford colliery . manchester cathedral archives ref . mancath / 2 / a / 1 / newt / 16 / 7 dated 1829 - 20th century . includes leases of mining rights to bradford colliery and 999 year leases of land for building upon to william hutchinson .\nfollowing complete closure of the station the track remained in place to serve a number of local collieries and a new spur from the midland railway to arkwright colliery was built in 1981 joining the great central line just north of the station . following the closure of arkwright colliery in early 1988 the last remaining track through staveley was lifted later that year .\nin 1854 , edward watkin became general manager and then in 1864 chairman of the company . watkin ' s ambition was to build a rail link between the industrial heartland of manchester and sheffield , south to london and through a tunnel beneath the channel to reach paris and the expanding markets of continental europe .\nthe reprinted 1925 ordnance survey map shows workington being dominated by railways , with three stations in use at central , bridge and main ( or low ) , the latter being the only one open today . passenger trains ran to carlisle , penrith , cleator moor , egremont , barrow , manchester and london .\n) . with the rapid expansion of the manchester during the industrial revolution , the manor of bradford was unable to meet the demand and coal had to be brought in from mines such as those at clayton , moston , worsley and clifton . clayton colliery was so close to bradford colliery that it eventually merged with it .\n) . john edward sutton ( 23 december 1862 - 29 november 1945 ) was the member of parliament for the manchester east constituency from january 1910 until 1918 when the constituency was abolished . he was a trade unionist and labour politician . he joined bradford colliery , aged 14 years , where he became a checkweighman as well as becoming secretary of the bradford branch of the lancashire and cheshire miners ' federation . in 1894 he was elected to manchester city council as an independent labour party councillor for the bradford ward . the lancashire and cheshire miners ' federation was founded in 1897 and it was wound up in 1945 . its office was in bolton .\nby 1946 had increased use of steel arch supported underground railways to 74 miles ( up from 20 miles in 1936 ) . 94 percent of coal was carried by conveyors ( up from 12 percent in 1930 ) . had doubled the amount of electricity used underground with reduction in use of compressed air . plans made to invest in collieries to increase production by 1 million tons and reduce costs of production of 2 . 5 million tons .\non nationalisation in 1947 the coal pits belonging to manchester collieries became part of the no 1 manchester area of the national coal board ' s ( ncb ) north western division . in 1961 , the area became the ncb ' s east lancashire area . gin pit closed in 1955 and nook pit closed in august 1965 . the earliest locomotives that worked on the colliery railway system were a narrow gauge engine that worked the tramway to the bridgewater canal possibly named\ngordon\nand\ntyldesley\n, a 6 - coupled manning wardle saddle tank locomotive , bought in 1868 and renamed\njackson\nin 1872 . a 2 - 2 - 0 tender locomotive\nlady cornwall\nwas sold to george peace in 1774 by the lancashire and yorkshire railway ' s works at miles platting at a cost of \u00a3150 and was later rebuilt as tank engine . in 1875 manning wardle supplied\nmaden\n, a 6 - coupled tank engine and\nastley\nanother 6 - coupled tank locomotive was bought from sharp stewart in 1886 . the second\ntyldesley\n, another 6 - coupled tank engine was bought in 1894 from peckett with\njackson\ntaken in part exchange .\nin 1875 the operating company became known as bradford coal company ltd and and subsequently this was changed to bradford colliery company ltd . between 1935 and 1947 , when it was nationalised , it was under the control of manchester collieries limited and the seeds of reorganisation were sown in the deepening of parker shaft ( no . 2 ) to the 900 - yard level of deep pit shaft ( no . 1 ) . following nationalisation , bradford colliery came under the control of the national coal board ( ncb ) . vesting day was on the wednesday , 1 january 1947 . a plan of the roger mine workings dated 27 may 1954 and deposited at the ncb mining records office on the 28 august 1969 records that the no . 1 shaft was then 923 . 25 yards deep and the no . 2 shaft was then 955 . 81 yards deep .\nour railway is the former 1850 elsecar branch of the south yorkshire railway , which was created as a company in 1845 as the south yorkshire coal railway and enabled by act of parliament in 1847 as the south yorkshire , doncaster and goole railway company . the single - track mineral line elsecar branch ran from elsecar to elsecar junction near wath , via cortonwood , serving local collieries and ironworks . the line follows the dearne and dove canal from elsecar basin to cortonwood and originally crossed the canal by lifting bridge . in 1864 the manchester , sheffield and lincolnshire railway ( m , s & lr ) took over the south yorkshire railway . in 1897 , the m , s & lr renamed itself to the great central railway ( gcr ) which under the railways act of 1921 became part of railway grouping of the london and north eastern railway ( lner ) .\nalthough this is the older of the two direct routes , it is generally now a secondary route compared with the line through warrington , which is served by more long distance services . however , the liverpool and manchester line has more connections , joining the west coast mainline and also the liverpool to wigan line , and so was chosen for electrification . it is due to be completed in 2016 .\n) coal - fired power station in stuart street by means of a tunnel containing a conveyor belt to transport coal directly to the boilers . this 500 - yard long tunnel passed below mill street and the ashton canal . in addition to this two horizon tunnels were provided , one connecting to ashton moss colliery ( 3\u00bc miles distant ) and the other to moston colliery ( 2\u00bd miles distant ) . the purpose of these was to enable coal from both collieries to be transported to bradford colliery for washing and grading .\nthere were also two incline railways running to the elsecar branch of the dearne and dove canal , both long gone , but their alignment can still be traced . the first terminated near to distillery crossing ( at the end of our elsecar station ) and was the thorncliffe and elsecar railway opened in 1839 to link to tankersley park iron pits and hoyland coal mines to the canal . the second ran from coke ovens , situated approximately half a mile along the coalfield line from elsecar , to jump pit and onto silkstone collieries .\nthe london and north western railway ( lnwr ) opened a line from eccles to wigan via tyldesley and the tyldesley loopline via leigh to kenyon junction in 1864 , providing the impetus for the rapid exploitation of coal reserves to the south of the railway line . jackson ' s astley and tyldesley coal and salt company sank two shafts at st georges colliery , commonly known as back o ' t ' church , to the south of tyldesley station . in 1866 , nook colliery no 1 pit , south of darlington ' s original gin pit was sunk . the company also sank a pit at cross hillock south of the leigh to manchester road in near higher green lane but flooding caused it to close by 1887 . the deep collieries replaced the older pits in the area . a new shaft was sunk at gin pit in 1872 and a second shaft a year later at nook pit . st george ' s no 3 pit was sunk in 1883 and by 1899 nook no 3 was in operation .\nthe cheshire lines committee was a railway company set up by the midland railway , the great central ( manchester , sheffield and lincolnshire ) and the great northern . they were worried that the london and north western , the largest of the railway companies , had too powerful a presence in the north west . they set up the company to build routes in cheshire and lancashire as well as allow the companies access to new cities . it opened up in 1873 .\nthe names of the owners of bradford colliery during victorian times and a reliable timeline are elusive . descendants of the livesey family recorded on the 1841 census eventually became owners and in time it became the bradford coal company . somewhat bizarrely , it was later bought by the ' fine cotton spinners ' who considered that they should own one of the mines that supplied them with the coal used to power their mills . the identity of the ' fine cotton spinners ' is obscure but one possibility is that it was the ' fine cotton spinners and doublers association ' . during this period of ownership the mine retained its bradford coal company name . at this time , the parker and crombouke mines ( seams ) were being worked . the ' fine cotton spinners ' were aware of the existence of the rich roger mine but as they knew nothing about coal mining and had insufficient resources , they were unable to mine it . eventually , the ' fine cotton spinners ' sold out to manchester collieries ltd who had both the resources and mining knowledge to work the roger mine .\nnotes : staveley town was a large station with four platform faces , an island and two side platforms and was the northern junction for the loop line to chesterfield . the timber - built booking hall was on the a619 road overbridge and there was a timber waiting room on each platform . the station was also the junction for branches to the ireland , hartington and markham collieries the goods yard was on the down side of the line alongside and to the north of the station with a large goods shed and a siding serving cattle pens . on the down side of the line there was a marshalling yard and extensive sidings .\nthe lancashire and yorkshire railway was one of the major companies in the north of england before the grouping of 1923 . their network was very compact , with lots of lines around the conurbations of the north west and yorkshire . although it didn\u2019t rival many of the larger companies in terms of miles of track , it was the most densely served network with most locomotives per route mile . they operated out of manchester\u2019s victoria station and liverpool\u2019s exchange station . liverpool exchange station no longer exists aside from the station frontage and some traces of the platforms . it has been replaced by moorfields station , which lies underground , almost beneath exchange .\nselected further reading : great central memories by john mc healey published 1987 by baton transport isbn 0 85936 193 4 - heavily illustrated history of the london extension . great central then and now by mac hawkins - published ( 2nd edition ) by bca 1992 isbn 0 7153 9326 x , station by station photographic survey of the great central between sheffield and london with numerous ' then and now ' photographs . see also sheepbridge & brimington station and construction of the manchester , sheffield and lincolnshire railway through brimington by philip cousins . published in st . michael & all saints , brimington parish magazine . ( click here for full text ) . tickets from michael stewart & glynn waite\nafter nationalisation , the line became part of british railways eastern region but was transferred to the london midland region in 1958 . by this time the service was already in decline with the increasing popularity of the car and it was unable to compete with other north - south routes as the line passed through sparsely populated areas south of rugby . manchester to london express services were withdrawn on 2nd january 1960 leaving only three semi - fast trains a day and it came as little surprise when the line became the first main line to close in the beeching era . beeching considered that the great central was a duplicate route which could be sacrificed in favour of the midland main line .\na lease of 1857 committed the company to paying the lessors of astley hall a minimum annual rent of \u00a31 , 000 and royalties for the bin mine of \u00a370\nper foot thick per cheshire acre\n, for the crombouke \u00a395 , the brassey \u00a370 , and the six foot \u00a395 . the lease expired in 1896 . by the time the astley hall estate was sold in 1889 , astley and tyldesley collieries had paid a total of \u00a390 , 526 for these mines and the worsley four foot mine . the deeper mines , the seven feet and the trencherbone , were not included in the 1857 lease . these coal seams produced steam coal , household coal and coal for tyldesley ' s gasworks . about 500 tons of coal per day was raised from the older pits . the bedford colliery closed in 1864 and the company concentrated its operations closer to gin pit .\nin 1847 darlington ' s company was known as astley and bedford collieries , which had offices at bedford lodge in bedford , leigh . gin pit ' s name suggests it , or its predecessor , had horse driven winding gear and was on the site of even older coal workings . the colliery site was isolated from roads resulting in darlington building a narrow gauge tramway worked by horses to transport coal from his pit to a basin on the bridgewater canal at marsland green . in 1851 darlington attempted to sell his colliery , tramroad , cranes and tipplers on the canal to the bridgewater trustees but the operation was eventually sold to samuel jackson , a salt merchant and owner of bedford colliery or milner ' s pit which he had bought from w . e . milner around the same time . jackson ' s lease was for coal from the worsley four foot mine and he was required to sink two shafts 14 feet in diameter with no workings under astley hall .\nwhile it is possible to use all or most of the other three routes to travel between the two cities , the last connection has long been severed . it used parts of the stockport to warrington line and the st helens and runcorn gap line . the trains left from oxford road station and used the manchester , south junction and altrincham line to altrincham 4 where they joined the line from stockport . current trains on this line head only to chester , but the liverpool services used to veer off and run towards warrington . the line had its main station and headquarters at warrington arpley , although only having two platforms , it had a grand facade and a full roof . the line then followed the river to join up with the runcorn to liverpool lime street line at ditton junction 5 .\nthe line was altered when the manchester ship canal was built , and a viaduct at latchford , east of warrington , was built to cross it . arpley station closed in 1958 , while passenger services stopped using the line in 1962 . the line remained a busy freight route , especially with coal trains serving fidder\u2019s ferry power station . the line east of warrington was forced to close in the 1980s when it was decided that it was uneconomic to make repairs to the latchford viaduct , however the rest of the line still sees heavy use . as ditton junction station was no longer a junction for passenger services , it lost junction from its name in 1974 , although many of the signs remained the same . gradually , it saw its passenger services reduced to just the occasional liverpool to crewe train . the station closed completely in 1994 .\ndoctype html public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nwarning : this is not intended to be an exhaustive history of the company , but an indication of the changes of ownership and the links between companies and directors in those companies . the company may own other properties etc . and there may have been other changes of ownership etc . for which we currently do not have details .\nsource : 1933 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum , newtongrange , midlothian\nbromilow , h . a . , colonel , rann lea , rainhill , lancs .\nsource : 1933 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the\nsource : 1940 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum , newtongrange , midlothian\nsource : 1940 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the\nsource : 1947 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum , newtongrange , midlothian\nsource : 1947 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the\n1933 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum , newtongrange , midlothian\n1940 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum , newtongrange , midlothian\n1947 colliery year book and coal trades directory . published by the louis cassier co . ltd . , from a copy held in the scottish mining museum , newtongrange , midlothian\nwith the permission of the controller of hmso and the queen ' s printer for scotland .\nuntil their dissolution in 1935 , most records of the bridgewater companies are also to be found at ncbw / 20 and 21 .\nif you provide contact details , we will be in touch about your request within 10 working days .\nall content is available under the open government licence v3 . 0 , except where otherwise stated\nthe summary includes a brief description of the collection ( s ) ( usually including the covering dates of the collection ) , the name of the archive where they are held , and reference information to help you find the collection .\ngrace ' s guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in britain . this web publication contains 129 , 256 pages of information and 204 , 258 images on early companies , their products and the people who designed and built them .\nthis page was last modified on 11 february 2013 , at 09 : 24 .\ngrace & apos ; s guide web site design is copyright \u00a9 2018 by grace & apos ; s guide ltd . the text of this web site is available under the creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site , you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy .\nthe museum , to help raise funds , have commissioned a series of o \u2013 oo & n gauge coal wagons depicting the local pits which surrounded the lancashire coalfield .\nthese wagons are manufactured by dapol who are based in chirk , wales and are well known in the model railway world for the quality of the wagons they produce .\nthese wagons are produced on a strictly limited edition run of 100 for each colliery .\nwagon prices ` n ` gauge are \u00a310 each ` o ` gauge \u00a340 each , ` oo ` gauge \u00a311 for older wagons , \u00a312 for wagons commissioned in the last two years . ( see other news link for 2016 wagons and new commissions for 2017 )\npackaging & postage all packages are sent 1st class royal mail . for ` n ` & ` oo ` gauges , at present cost \u00a33 . 50 for one to six wagons . ` o ` gauge costs \u00a35 . 50 per wagon .\nnote this will possibly change in april when the royal mail usually have a price rise , alter weights and parcel sizes etc . please contact for latest postage prices .\nthe museum needs to raise a significant amount of money to try and save the headgear . please consider donating now before this iconic landmark is lost forever .\nopen tuesday \u2013 thursday \u2013 saturday - sunday 1 . 30pm \u2013 5 . 00pm\nextract from a national coal board report , dated about september 1959 , concerning the progress of industrial relations with the growth of bradford colliery .\nin the early days , the coal was mined at shallow depths , but even so , the capital required was beyond the means of all but the wealthy and it was recorded during tudor days that several hundred pounds had been invested at a colliery in bradford manor , where one of the pits was sixty - seven feet deep .\nkannel ( or cannel ) is a bituminous coal that burns brightly with much smoke . cannel coal is a dialectal variant of candle coal from its bright flame .\nshallow workings were probably operated at bradford until the 19th century and it is known that coal was wound in shafts from 1845 onwards .\nit is clear that bradford village supplied all the colliery ' s manpower until 1870 . in that year edward bryan (\nwhen the lancashire miners ' federation came into being on the 19 april 1881 , its first secretary was a bradford colliery man , thomas seddon , who was also elected secretary of the miners federation of great britain , from its inception in 1889 until 1910 .\nmany bradford miners made names for themselves in wider spheres . one of the miners ' federation representatives returned to the house of commons in the 1910 general election , was john edward sutton , a checkweighman at the colliery (\ncheckweighmen were elected and paid by the men to ensure fair payment for coal won and they worked alongside the employer ' s wage clerks .\n) , was john bryan , a checkweighman and secretary of the bradford branch of the national union of mineworkers ( num ) . a grandson of the edward bryan of the 1870 intruders , john bryan was a loyal supporter of the num who was liked and respected by both management and men .\nthe labour force supplying bradford colliery up to world war ii was mainly drawn from descendants of the pioneer miners and their progress in social and political affairs followed a pattern that was typical of mining communities throughout britain .\nthe table below provides some details of bradford colliery between 1880 and 1945 . additionally , trade directories list the following names : 1828 / 29 - thomas porter , coal owner ; 1841 - john brown , agent ; 1841 - charles james stanley walker ; 1895 - clegg and thomas livesey , coal owners ; 1903 - henry shaw ; 1909 and 1911 - g h pybus , henry shaw and f l ward . regarding thomas porter , it is understood that he showed unfairness to his miners and this may be the reason for industrial unrest that prompted a strike in 1844 . it is this event that may have caused porter to sell the colliery to messrs clegg and livesey who had succeeded him by 1845 .\nthe livesey surname crops up again in records for 1896 / 97 when richard johnson clegg livesey and thomas livesey , along with f l ward , of bradford colliery are listed as being members of the federated institute of mining engineers .\nthe two livesey brothers , clegg and thomas , once owned black mine colliery ( also known as bredbury colliery ) in bredbury , cheshire . it was alleged that they fraudulently sold this mine to john stott - milne and the case went to court between 1879 and 1881 . in 1881 clegg livesey was living at woodley house , bredbury .\nbradford coal company ltd was incorporated in 1875 ( company no . 9808 ) and it was dissolved before 1916 . national archive ref . bt 31 / 2135 / 9808 , where ' bt ' refers to records of the board of trade and of its successor .\nat this time , the managing director was j t browne fgs and the two district mine managers were sir ( edward ) humphrey browne cbe and john brass jnr . following the nationalisation of the coal - mining industry on the 1 january 1947 , sir humphrey browne was appointed as the director general of production for the national coal board and in 1957 he was appointed chairman of the divisional board of the west midlands division . sir humphrey was born in nuneaton on the 7 april 1911 and he died in wrekin , shropshire , in february 1987 , aged 75 years .\nthe company commenced voluntary liquidation proceedings in 1954 and they were completed at a general meeting held on the 12 july 1956 . ref : the london gazette , issue 40795 , page 3254 , 1 june 1956 .\npublished by the western area public relations department of the national coal board and dated about september 1968 .\n( no . 1 ) and it was reputed to be the second deepest in british coalfields . a second shaft was sunk in 1906 and this was\nthe two shafts initially had wooden headgear , which was later replaced by more modern steel headgear .\nreorganisation and reconstruction of the pit was completed in 1958 when four faces were in operation in two seams ; three faces in the 6 - feet thick roger mine and one face in the 3 feet 8 inch - thick crombouke mine which was 26 yards above the roger mine . the two shafts , now both 900 - yards deep , had insets at 730 yards . from each of these level horizons were driven , one pair in a northerly direction below newton heath and into the moston area and the other pair westerly below holt town and ancoats ."]}
{"id": 55751, "summary": [{"text": "mumtaz ( urdu : \u0645\u0645\u062a\u0627\u0632 ) is a restaurant group based in the city of bradford , west yorkshire , england .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company owns three restaurants , with the original flagship mumtaz restaurant being sited on great horton road in bradford .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the mumtaz is one of the best-known restaurants in bradford .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the group opened the second restaurant in leeds in 2009 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the latest edition of the mumtaz chain opened in manchester in 2016 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the group is also looking to expand in the coming years with projects set to open in london , edinburgh , and birmingham .", "topic": 27}, {"text": "apart from restaurants , the group also runs the mumtaz food industries food processing division \u2013 one of the main factories , with office blocks and warehouses , is located in mytholmroyd , west yorkshire .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the mumtaz group is the first company to launch halal baby food .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the group has factories in spain , switzerland , pakistan , malaysia , and france which between them export to over 36 countries .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "between 2009 and 2014 the group operated a series of franchise outlets known as \" jaldi jaldi \" .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the first jaldi jaldi outlet was opened in october 2009 by james caan .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "most stores closed in 2013 , with the final outlet , based at leeds university union closing on 27 april 2014 . ", "topic": 14}], "title": "mumtaz group", "paragraphs": ["the mumtaz group is the first company to launch halal baby food . the group has factories in spain , switzerland , pakistan , malaysia , france , and singapore .\nowner of bradford - based mumtaz food group , mumtaz khan akbar , has been awarded an honorary doctorate of business administration from leeds metropolitan university .\nowner of bradford - based mumtaz food group , mumtaz khan akbar , has been awarded an honorary doctorate of business administration from leeds metropolitan university . for more information please visit urltoken\nmumtaz construction group is a dominant civil engineering company in kabul , afghanistan . mumtaz was incorporated in 1991 with the intent of turning into a key solution in executing big projects in afghanistan .\nmumtaz group along with its subcontractors and partners work , with the idea that they could bring possitive changes to afghan sociaty and improving civil standards .\nbill kemberling , mumtaz commercial director , said : \u201cthese are exciting times for the mumtaz brand and our jaldi jaldi outlets .\nthe mumtaz group is one of yorkshire\u2019s leading food companies , with its roots in the restaurant trade , but also one of the biggest names in ready meals .\n, england . the food group are worth \u00a3195 million own two restaurants , with the original flagship mumtaz restaurant being sited on great horton road in bradford . the mumtaz is one of the best - known restaurants in bradford .\nhe unveiled the first jaldi jaldi take - away launched by the mumtaz group . the name means \u2018quickly quickly\u2019 and the first outlet is at forster square retail park .\nthe mumtaz group is the first ever company to launch halal baby food . recent research carried out by a leading university from the uk , shows that mumtaz baby food contains more protein than any other baby food in the market worldwide .\napart from restaurants , the group also runs the mumtaz food industries food processing division \u2013 one of the main factories , with office blocks and warehouses , is located in mytholmroyd , west yorkshire .\nthe group has factories in spain , switzerland , pakistan , malaysia , france , and singapore due to high demand .\nmumtaz food industries supplies the food halls of harrods and fortnum and mason as well as major uk retail chains including asda , morrisons and tesco . it exports to more than 30 countries . the group takes its name from chairman mumtaz khan akbar , older brother of mr nawaz .\nmumtaz group has a new state - of - the - art factory in bradford costing \u00a315 million which will create 250 jobs within the first year . however , this number will double in the next three years . mumtaz has recently said in an interview that this is his way of giving back to bradford and likes to believe mumtaz is the pride of bradford . {\nothers receiving honorary degrees from leeds metropolitan included england rugby union head coach stuart lancaster , harry potter actor matthew lewis , red or dead designer wayne hemmingway , olympic torch designer edward barber , huddersfield town chairman dean hoyle and mumtaz khan akbar - the founder and owner of the mumtaz food group .\nin short , we believe mumtaz group is the best value design / build and supplying firm for this effort because we are smart , effective , flexible , experienced and above all our unit is completely consists of afghan nationals .\n. . . mumtaz , one of bradford ' s best - known restaurants . . .\ndr gul - nawaz k . akbar outside the mumtaz restauratnt in great horton road , bradford .\nborn in kashmir , pakistan , in 1959 , mumtaz khan moved to britain to join his family in 1972 . his mother founded the mumtaz business in 1978 , opening the first mumtaz restaurant on great horton road in bradford and naming it after him , as the eldest son in the family .\nfamily friend and dragon\u2019s den star james caan helped a bradford - based asian food group launch a new business idea which is set to go national .\n, england . the company owns two restaurants , with the original flagship mumtaz restaurant being sited on great horton road in bradford . the mumtaz is one of the best - known restaurants in bradford .\nall jaldi jaldi dishes are prepared daily and delivered from mumtaz\u2019s \u00a33m food production centre based in mytholmroyd .\nthe product is the brainchild of mumtaz khan , the multi - millionaire owner of the mumtaz curry restaurant , which stands on the site where he first opened a 12 square metre takeaway 26 years ago .\nmumtaz khan akbar is founder and owner of the mumtaz brand . he was born in mera qadir , azad kashmir , pakistan on 10 february 1959 and joined his family in britain in 1972 . mumtaz khan is reported as one of the richest men in yorkshire and lancashire , with a personal wealth of \u00a386 million ( 2016 ) .\na boss of a leading yorkshire food group believes its move back into leeds marks another step in the growth of the city\u2019s waterfront into a vibrant place to do business .\na bradford asian restaurant and food manufacturing group will open a new \u00a32 . 5m restaurant in leeds on mother\u2019s day \u2013 in memory of the woman who was the firm\u2019s inspiration .\nit was the first restaurant that mumtaz had opened outside bradford , and underwent a \u00a33 . 3m fit - out .\nmumtaz khan has continued to build the mumtaz name , creating a food processing division known as mumtaz food industries . alongside the production of kashmiri dishes for major supermarket chains , including asda , tesco and morrisons and exporting to 37 different countries , mumtaz launched a new takeaway franchise , jaldi jaldi , in 2009 with the help of family friend and fellow leeds metropolitan university honorary degree holder , james caan , best known for his role on the bbc ' s dragons ' den .\nthe food is to be introduced into britain by bradford - based mumtaz food industries and will be sold at leading stores .\nalthough mumtaz manchester has been open for over six months , rumour has it there are some exciting developments headed their way .\nmumtaz khan akbar is founder and owner of the mumtaz brand . he was born in mera qadir , azad kashmir , pakistan on 10 february 1959 and joined his family in britain in 1972 . mumtaz khan has since become one of the richest men in yorkshire and lancashire , with a personal wealth of \u00a3109 . 2 million ( 2015 ) . [ 7 ] [ 8 ]\ni can ' t compete with prices but i can with the quality and that is what mumtaz is all about .\nmumtaz leeds has been launched by mumtaz khan , doctor akbar and rab nawaz to operate 10 , 000 sq ft restaurant . they have chosen to launch the venture on mother\u2019s day in memory of their mother whose kashmiri recipes were the foundation of today\u2019s business .\n\u00a9copyright 2001 - 2018 . this site is part of newsquest ' s audited local newspaper network . a gannett company . published by newsquest yorkshire & north - east , a division of newsquest media group limited , with trading address at hall ings , bradford bd1 1jr . newsquest media group ltd is registered in england and wales at loudwater mill , station road , high wycombe , buckinghamshire hp10 9ty , co number : 01676637 .\nsince then , the original mumtaz has expanded , taking over its next - door neighbours , an optician and two fish and chip shops , to become a 150 - seat restaurant . in 2009 , mumtaz khan opened his leeds restaurant on mothers ' day in a tribute to his mother .\nafter two decades of war , afghanistan is moving towards rehabilitation , reconstruction and development . it is self evident that turning afghanistan into a peaceful stabilized and developed country can be achieved by mainly relying on the existing national capacities and capabilities . mumtaz was established with the goal of utilizing afghan capacity in the reconstruction of afghanistan infrastructure . mumtaz group along with its expert engineers and skilled personnel is devoted to provide construction services , participate in the reconstruction of the country and prove that afghans themselves are able to build their country .\nmumtaz food industries is also set to launch a range of 10 cooking sauces and marinades which will be targeted at both the retail and catering industries .\nmumtaz food industries was set up in 1978 by mr khan and has grown from a small take - away on great horton road into a multi - million pound international business .\nmumtaz has become one of the uk\u2019s best - known kashmiri restaurants and food manufacturers and an international operation supplying harrods and serving the queen . it remains a family - run business .\nthe \u201cdriving force\u201d behind the successful bradford - based food firm mumtaz has been given a suspended prison after he was found guilty of fraud by misrepresentation over a \u00a3100 , 000 government grant .\none of the most successful businessmen and entrepreneurs in the region , mumtaz khan akbar has been host to many notable diners including david cameron , dawn french , shilpa shetty and the queen .\nit marks the first stage of national expansion plans by mumtaz food industries , which is opening leeds\u2019 biggest restaurant near the royal armouries in a move that will create more than 100 new jobs .\nmumtaz , the \u00a325m - a - year turnover bradford - based restaurant and ready meals company , has reopened at leeds dock after setting up there in 2009 only to transfer to third - party management three years later .\nimmaculate on the inside , serving up their infamous cuisine alongside some brilliant mocktail creations , mumtaz has kept a pretty low profile within the manchester food scene but they look like they\u2019re about to make their mark . watch this space\u2026\nmumtaz khan has now expanded his restaurant business into london , manchester , birmingham and edinburgh , with the leeds restaurant also incorporating chilled food counters , a delicatessen , conference facilities and a takeaway . however , the family - run nature of the business has remained at the heart of the business , with mumtaz ensuring that he personally trains the chefs himself . he also lives in a house with his father , his siblings and their families , 17 altogether .\nthe company , which has enjoyed enormous success by supplying its own 133 lines of mumtaz branded food and drink to stores including asda , tesco , boots and morrisons , will be aiming to add its new products to the supermarket shelves .\nmumtaz khan is the governor of the first bank to open in azad kashmir . he is also known for his charitable work throughout the uk and pakistan . in 2012 he received two doctorates . one from the university of bradford and the other from leeds metropolitan university .\nandy davidson , managing partner of yorkshire bank\u2019s west yorkshire fsc , said : \u201cmumtaz ventures is one of bradford\u2019 most astonishing success stories of the last 30 years , an absolute top - quality business which has set itself apart from the competition and created an international reputation . \u201d\nthe group recently started a new take - away format , known as\njaldi jaldi\n. these jaldi jaldi outlets operate on a franchise basis . the first jaldi jaldi outlet was opened in october 2009 with the help of family friend james caan . [ 5 ] by 2013 most jaldi jaldi stores have closed down . one outlet remained in leeds university union [ 6 ] which eventually closed on 27 april 2014 .\nmumtaz leeds director , rab nawaz said : \u201cthe new restaurant menu will build on our successful formula but the d\u00e9cor is in a classic style and with an exclusive feel as befits one of the uk\u2019s biggest financial centres , although the dishes themselves will still offer real value for money .\nis already buzzing with activity . angelo towse , 33 , is frowning in concentration as he carefully folds , and stuffs , samosas . by the stainless steel sinks , former bricklayer joel stafford , 26 , is patting mince on to skewers for kebabs while awais mumtaz , 20 , whose father owns\nso is this the death of the curry house as we know it ? at 2 . 30pm on a thursday , i visit a slightly scruffy , packed pakistani restaurant round the back of the east london mosque . a group of young women in bright headscarves are heading for the door past a boisterous group of lunching office workers in suits . on my right , doctor nadia javed is tucking into her lamb karahi with rice and naan in her lunch break from the nearby royal infirmary , while on my left cab driver simon hope , 32 , has popped in between fares to wolf down a huge meal of lamb chops , lamb karahi , prawns and naan . both are regulars at tayyabs , a london institution , famous for its long queues and low prices . a plate of spicy lamb chops is placed in front of me . it sizzles so loudly it sounds like a round of applause for an industry that deserves to be celebrated .\nspeaking at his graduation , mumtaz khan commented :\ni am extremely overwhelmed by the award . it ' s a real honour to be appreciated in such a way and i ' m so thankful to leeds met . i had been thinking of retiring but receiving this award has motivated me to keep on going at the business !\nmumtaz was incorporated in 1991 with the intent of turning into a key solution in executing big projects in afghanistan . our years of experience , broad range of clients such as world bank , kfw ( bank of germany ) , ministry of water and energy , ministry of urban development , prt italy , italian corporation , name a few , and a long list of capability means that we are able to implement multi - million dollar projects successfully .\nbut walking down london ' s brick lane , with its razzle of neon lighting , discount offers and lengthy identikit menus , it is easy to see how curry houses have adapted to meet demand , just as the british grew to love curries . yet the lines of small competing restaurants also highlight the problems inherent in the industry ' s economic model . offering cheap meals to young people in a newly affluent society was possible through cutting corners in the preparation of the food , but also by paying low wages to staff . so perhaps it is no surprise that on the same day restaurant owners at the british curry awards were watching dazzling dance troupes , a group of restaurant workers from the newly formed bangladeshi worker ' s union voted to join the gmb in a bid to improve conditions .\nhaving strong partners , huge investment , enough financial capacity , capable suppliers , building material production factories , experienced engineers , skilled personnel , professional draftsmen and designers has been active in designing , supervision , construction and implementation of water supply , water distribution , water and wastewater treatment plants , wastewater collection , irrigation , and canalization systems . mumtaz has also been involved in designing , construction , implementation of apartment buildings , business centers , concrete water reservoirs , roads , bridges , earth dams and supplying of construction material to all provinces .\naccording to ali , this has left one in four vacancies in indian restaurants unfilled .\nit ' s a very difficult time ,\nhe says .\ni want to make sure my son and daughter are involved in the industry and a new generation is engaged . but if you don ' t have a chef , you can spend millions on a restaurant but you will go bankrupt .\nsmaller outlets have complained the vacancies are changing the food they serve , making them rely on easier - to - make fusion dishes , and warning that frozen food will become more commonplace . at the other end of the sector , ranjit mathrani , the chief executive of masala world , which employs 5 , 000 people and , among others , owns london ' s veerasawamy , the country ' s oldest surviving indian restaurant , claims the chef shortage has brought the group ' s expansion up short as surely as the recession .\nanother 20 jaldi jaldi take - away outlets are planned , with the first five due to open next year .\neach take - away will employ between six and eight staff and will create around 160 new jobs .\njames and his family were the first official customers of jaldi jaldi and sampled karahi chicken followed by sticky toffee pudding .\njames said : \u201cit is delicious and as we say on dragon\u2019s den \u2013 i\u2019m in ! \u201d .\nthe centre produces the company\u2019s range of meals and products , which are stocked by national supermarket chains such as asda , sainsbury , tesco and the co - op .\nthe take - away also sells a range of home - dining dishes that customers can take home to enjoy later .\n\u201cwe have signed a further 20 outlets for the uk , five of which should be open by january 2010 .\n\u201cthe jaldi jaldi concept with its own unique branding and style will revolutionise the way people see and enjoy a take - away indian meal .\n\u201cit is perfect for anyone who wants a fast , good quality meal at an affordable price . \u201d\nthis website and associated newspapers adhere to the independent press standards organisation ' s editors ' code of practice . if you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion , then please contact the editor here . if you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact ipso here\nexclusive : one of yorkshire ' s best - known asian food specialists is planning to improve the health of babies across the world by launching halal baby food .\nmr khan is believed to be the first person to pioneer halal baby food on a major scale .\nhe has bought a factory in pamplona in northern spain , the home of the famous bull running festival , where the food will be manufactured and dozens of jobs will be created .\nmany muslim babies are malnourished because parents cannot find baby food with high enough protein content that conforms to their religious teachings .\nmeat that is not slaughtered in the correct halal way is classed as a forbidden food for a muslim so babies are fed a diet of vegetables .\nmr khan told the yorkshire post he was concerned that a poor diet was prohibiting many muslim babies ' development and said there were not enough products on the market which catered for them .\nfive years ago there was a report carried out by a leading paediatrician which showed that muslim babies are mentally slower and don ' t develop as they should because they don ' t get the protein when needed ,\nhe said .\ntheir mothers are always feeding them with vegetarian food so there is not enough protein when the babies most need it .\neach bottle will have 20 per cent more protein so we can compete with all major brands .\nit ' s got no artificial additives or preservatives \u2013 it ' s a totally natural product .\nwe ' ve been researching the product with muslims and the response has been really enthusiastic .\nmr khan added the food could be eaten by all youngsters , irrespective of religion , and would be launched in the next two months .\nmr khan said :\nlogically for us it is cheaper to manufacture the products in spain and export from there to the middle east and asian countries .\nat the same time it is much cheaper to manufacture the product in spain .\nmr khan said he had personally experimented on different ingredients for weeks in the restaurant ' s kitchen before deciding on the final combinations .\nfancy something a bit more traditional , scene restaurant in spinningfield\u2019s is a place that plays homage to asian values , not just through cuisine but also with their stylish , fusion interiors .\na place renowned for being the birthplace of the industrial revolution and now the fastest growing economy outside of london , manchester has a lot to offer .\nhaving lived abroad for many years and spending most of my life moving from place to place , this northern powerhouse is the only city i have deemed special enough to finally call \u2018home . \u2019\ni am inundated daily with events and experiences popping up all over the city . i wanted to take the opportunity to share some of the latest and greatest . from the arts , music and educational festivals to restaurant openings , food markets and some seriously out there adventures .\nmaking the most of new endeavours , engaging with communities and every once in a while stepping outside your comfort zone .\nit\u2019s been a very food heavy week in the city . the heart & parcel supper club hosted their largest ever event last monday .\nif you don\u2019t know who they are , i suggest you look them up right away . founded by karolina and clare , two friends from levenshulme , they bring women from migrant communities together by making dumplings and helping them develop their english skills .\neach month they host supper clubs to help raise money for their project , each one showcasing dumplings from different cultures and different cuisines .\nthis week it was the turn of bibi , monira and sweety , who cooked up a sensational bangladeshi feast and even took time away from the kitchen to practice their english with guests .\ndefinitely worth signing up to be in the know for future events . they are beginning to sell out faster every week\u2026\ngrand pacific launched in serious style on thursday , with doors opening to the public the next day and a menu that is worth shouting about .\na bit on the pricey side , so perhaps a place to save for a special occasion , however the quality of food warrants its high price tag . standard , service and presentation of the dishes were simply impeccable . the venue itself was last known as room , and the new fit out is a real treat for the eyes .\nevery corner of the restaurant has been considered , style influences of the exotic intertwined with colonial grandeur . the result , a tropical , old english hideaway in paradise . stand out dish so far - the szechuan sea bass .\ni think its imperative to remind those who may not have noticed the endless social media push notifications and in - your - face advertising over the last few weeks , that this sunday is in fact mother\u2019s day .\nmany restaurants have put together deals and offers for those of you wanting to treat that special someone in your life , the list of afternoon teas have been pretty endless . a few recommendations that have received many mothers\u2019 seal of approval :\n\u2022 floor to ceiling windows offering views stretching out over manchester , cloud 23 at the hilton hotel is always a treat if you want a location with a bit of x - factor . be sure to pre - order any specific dietary requirements to make sure you\u2019re not disappointed on the day .\n\u2022 fancy something a bit more traditional , scene restaurant in spinningfield\u2019s is a place that plays homage to asian values , not just through cuisine but also with their stylish , fusion interiors .\n\u2022 for extra indulgence , slattery is where you want to be , although if you haven\u2019t booked your table by now you won\u2019t stand a chance for this sunday ! this multi award - winning patissier and chocolatier is worth holding out for though . people wait weeks to secure a table . i would recommend swapping the pot of tea for a hot chocolate , you wont regret it .\nafter months of anticipation the crystal maze manchester experience has finally arrived at old granada studios .\nif you were lucky enough to secure the preview tickets , tester sessions have begun ready for the official launch in april .\nthere are 26 new games , 4 zones and of course the grand finale in the crystal dome . according to past reviews , it\u2019s not exactly like richard o\u2019brien\u2019s tv show , but it comes pretty close !\none you may not have heard of , home on first street has played host to this year\u2019s sick festival .\na festival dedicated to the physical , mental and social challenges of life . it brings together international artists who have curated works with perspectives from health professionals , charities and most importantly real life experiences .\nit\u2019s now in its final week and offers a mixture of free and ticketed events addressing the issues of health and well - being .\nnow that we\u2019re finally putting winter behind us , the lineup of upcoming events gets longer by the day . festivals , parades , new experiences\u2026 there\u2019s plenty to keep busy with in the big city .\nmanchester international festival ( mif ) recently launched their full lineup , with some shows selling out within minutes . alongside the event list , they also opened up their applications for volunteers , not just for helping out within the festival but to also be included in some of the shows .\nthere is even an opportunity to host your own micro - festival in your home . the organisers are inviting the public to pitch ideas for a more intimate event which embraces the adventurous spirit of mif . chosen ideas will be provided funding , with the principal goal centred around bringing communities and neighbours together .\nsticking with the creative theme , dave draws , a manchester - based artist , recently released a new date for his doodle masterclass .\nset amidst the relaxing ambience of the blackfriars lounge at the renaissance hotel , dave helps you to create your own doodle masterpiece whilst enjoying canap\u00e9s and a complimentary drink .\ndare to disrupt , the tedx event from the university of manchester is this weekend , and they have brought together a diverse range of speakers from different disciplines and professions to share their thoughts and expertise in a way that will inspire the audience to go beyond and challenge the norm .\nif you have yet to try out a tedx experience , i suggest you buy a ticket as soon as possible and prepare to indulge in a full day of deep thought and contemplation , of the enjoyable kind .\nasma younus is a t ravel , food & lifestyle blogger . for more check out urltoken\n\u00a9copyright 2001 - 2018 . this site is part of newsquest ' s audited local newspaper network . a gannett company . newsquest ( north west ) ltd , loudwater mill , station road , high wycombe , buckinghamshire . hp10 9ty | 3102566 | registered in england & wales\ncurry houses on brick lane , east london . there is now a shortage of chefs for britain ' s indian restaurants . photograph : john carey / photolibrary\nt ' s a cold , rainy day in bradford and the balti restaurants and fast food outlets offering\ndesi\n[ asian ] milkshakes , have yet to fill up . but close by , the industrial kitchen of the\n, one of bradford ' s best - known restaurants , is learning to make a stuffing and roast potatoes . it may not quite equal the heat and noise of an indian restaurant , but kitchens like this could be the future of the british curry industry .\nsince may , bradford college has been training 50 youngsters to make \u2013 alongside chinese and english dishes \u2013 curries , rotis and samosas . the dishes are sold everyday in the college canteen to students and staff \u2013 and while it may not be exactly the same as mummyji used to make , the seekh kebabs , lamb green chilli , fish tikka masala and naan i try are fresh and tasty . there are plans to expand the course to 100 students this year , and programme director graham fleming hopes to persuade local restaurants to fund a city - centre premises , with branded stations where students can learn to cook in the style of the sponsor ' s kitchen .\nwe started with no intention of becoming a ' curry academy ' ,\nfleming says .\nbut because of the cry from the asian sector we thought we would focus on that and get the restaurants to support what we are doing .\nbobby patel , from nearby prashad , whose head chef \u2013 his wife minal \u2013 teaches at the academy , says the project makes sense since the recession left a million young people out of work .\nmy younger brother is looking to develop into fast lunchtime food \u2013 wraps , paninis . we are looking to people who have had an exposure to asian cuisine ; they have had health and safety training , and they are hungry for a career .\nit should be music to the ears of eric pickles who , in reports that delighted headline writers in november , suggested a\ncurry college\nto train british people to become chefs in indian restaurants . while his department for communities and local government refused to confirm , or expand on , the idea , which is believed to be part of the government ' s integration strategy , it issued a statement saying :\nthe government is continuing to look at how it can best support british talent in asian cuisine , working with the sector to ensure employees have the right skills .\nthe bland words hide a growing crisis in the country ' s curry industry . the figures for the sector may seem robust \u2013 the trade magazine spice business , for instance , suggest that , every week , 2 . 5 million customers eat in one of 10 , 000 restaurants employing 80 , 000 staff , making the industry worth \u00a33 . 6bn ( not all sources are so generous \u2013 the industry authority the curry club puts the sector ' s turnover at \u00a32 . 5bn , while food industry analysts horizons fs put it at \u00a3777m ) . and by 2002 , indian food in supermarkets alone was worth \u00a3600m \u2013 80 % of which was ready - meal curries .\ndavid cameron certainly thinks the asian entrepreneurs involved in the business are important enough to cultivate . last month , he joined , albeit by videolink , an unlikely set of guests , including charlie brooker and boris johnson , at the industry ' s british curry awards . according to its enthusiastic founder enam ali ( who also owns spice business magazine ) , the glamour and power on display could rival the oscars .\nbut the night ' s glitter could not hide the anxiety of an industry squeezed between the recession and the government ' s strict immigration policy . made up of independent , small \u2013 and for the most part family - run \u2013 businesses , curry houses have been hit hard as customers eat at home . analyst peter backman , of horizons fs , says that while the restaurant industry has just stopped growing , the indian restaurant sector is doing even worse , with profits falling . pat chapman , founder of the curry club , and author of the good curry guide , notes ,\nyou just instinctively know they are struggling\n, while backman adds that he is\nincreasingly gloomy\nabout the sector ' s outlook for the next few years , believing indian restaurants will\ncontinue to lose share to the rest of the eating out market\nif the recession continues .\nthe sector is already reeling from the effect of the government ' s restrictions on south asian chefs . for years , the skill and pay levels required for chefs to enter britain has been a cause for concern . in 2008 , ali warned that the policy could\ndecimate\nthe industry , which relies on foreign chefs to whip up everything from sinhalese string hoppers to various vindaloos . and raids on restaurants that ignore the rules are common . but then , in march , the desire to slash immigration figures even further led the government to announce only the top 5 % of the most skilled chefs \u2013 who must earn more than \u00a328 , 260 per year \u2013 now qualify for admission to the uk .\nthe company , he points out , could not use\ncurry college\nchefs , because they only allow chefs to cook dishes from their home regions , he says , so they can offer their customers authentic indian food .\nthere are still opportunities , but we have had to hold back . we have stopped expanding in london because of the government ' s rules , which are misguided . if we can ' t get the chefs , we have no other option but to look abroad .\nhe points out that despite advertising in jobcentres and being happy to take on apprentices , few british applicants come forward for jobs at his restaurants . second - generation british asians are reluctant to join the industry , including the children of restaurant owners . wasim tayyab , who along with his three brothers and wife runs tayyabs restaurant in whitechapel in east london , which his parents set up in 1972 , says his situation is rare .\ni have been working here since i was 17 and i ' m 37 now ,\nhe says .\ni started on the basics , peeling , washing , cleaning . i wanted to do this , but your social life goes out of the window .\nin the kitchen of tayyabs , the curry house in whitechapel that has become an east london institution . photograph : graeme robertson for the guardian\nthe sector also has an image problem , according to ali :\nmy son ' s generation feel embarrassed to work in the indian restaurant industry . they think it undervalues their skills and it has a stigma attached .\nand many restaurant owners also prefer more aspirational careers for their children , such as medicine or accountancy .\nin his cut - glass accent , mathrani says the government ' s policy does not distinguish between restaurants that serve specific , regional dishes , which he considers part of the ethnic food market , and the majority of curry houses which , he points out , serve\na form of cooking curries which is indigenous to the uk and that does not exist in authentic indian cooking in india . they are not indian restaurants in the proper sense of the word .\nit is a common argument . the term curry has no equivalent in india . while indian restaurants first appeared in england in the 19th century , catering for asian seamen and students , and then multiplied in the 1950s and 60s to feed the newly arrived south asian factory workers , their boom time only begun in the 70s , when they adapted their menus for a working - class , white clientele . by 1982 , there were 3 , 500 indian restaurants in britain and\ngoing for a curry\nbecame a standard evening out . today it may be more fashionable to profess a love for south indian dosas or kashmiri rogan josh , but specialist regional restaurants are still a minority . bangladeshis run 85 - 90 % of the indian restaurants in the uk , most of which rely on tried and tested anglicised favourites such as vindaloo or tikka masala .\nthis journey from exotic treat to british comfort food , however , has given curry an emotional pull few other cuisines can rival . that has been something politicians are happy to point out \u2013 the late robin cook , for instance , memorably announced that chicken tikka masala is the nation ' s favourite dish . but the way indian food has been received has also highlighted tensions around the south asian diaspora . the rule change to clamp down on chefs , for example , is seen by many as targeting immigrants from south asia in the context of other mooted policies such as raising the age of spouse visas or raising the income threshold for those who wish to bring family members to the uk . in the 60s and 70s , anxieties about south asian immigration were often voiced under the cover of complaining about the smell of curry , according to elizabeth buettner of the university of york . in the journal of modern history , she points out\nthe view that asians and their surroundings ' stank of curry ' \u2026 became deployed by landlords to explain why they refused asians as tenants\n. in factories , too , british workers are reported to have refused to work with asian immigrants\nbecause they could not bear the smell of garlic\n. the insistence on cooking curries was also seen as an indication of the new immigrants ' refusal to assimilate .\norganisers were told of waiters , chefs and porters paid below minimum wage and made to work extraordinarily long hours , with no paid holiday and no sick pay .\none former restaurant worker who joined up points out this was possibly , in part , because so many of the workers were vulnerable , recent immigrants .\nsome owners treat workers like animals ,\nhe says .\nsometimes they just pay \u00a33 . 50 an hour . if , after one or two years , they ask for more \u2013 maybe minimum wage \u2013 they are told to leave . they can ' t speak english , so they take this opportunity to work . i have friends all over the uk who are from bangladesh and they face the same conditions .\ntessa wright , of queen mary , university of london , who interviewed ethnic minority and migrant workers in the catering and hotel industry in 2005 , said 50 - to 60 - hour weeks were common for workers .\nconditions were pretty awful ,\nshe says , but owners gave the impression that they believed the authorities knew about it .\nit was kind of accepted that this is how these sorts of business ran .\nazmal hossein runs four restaurants on brick lane and helped set up the union to end the exploitation . he thinks a curry college could help \u2013 if it was funded properly .\nif the [ asian ] workers here had proper rights , they wouldn ' t need to import [ more ] people . it makes me angry . bangladeshi chefs don ' t have the health and safety or hygiene training they need here .\nyet restaurant owners say that while a string of colleges with good teaching could help ease the problem for certain restaurants , it would not suit all restaurants \u2013 and it may not be enough to protect the industry . mathrani , among others , points out it would take years to train chefs to the standards he requires for a specialist restaurant if they had not grown up with the food . and backman points out it would not solve the problems of the recession .\nwhen indian food came in , it offered a new eating out experience , but it has not moved on beyond that ,\nhe says .\ni think the indian restaurant market needs to reinvent itself . it needs a high - spending demographic .\npatel agrees :\npeople want a change . so far , innovation in the indian restaurant scene has been about ambience \u2013 going upmarket and being contemporary \u2013 but how much more contemporary can you be than your last neon - style restaurant ?\nhaving been in the final of tv reality show ramsay ' s best restaurant he thinks there is now a focus on innovation in the kitchen and a changing serving style . his gujarati restaurant , prashad , focuses on modern indian cooking , he says , and takes inspiration from leading london restaurants the cinnamon club and tamarind .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\ngreat things in business are never done by one person . they ' re done by a team of people .\nwhen a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence , excellence becomes a reality .\ndress yourself , not only to impress , but for comfort and for style .\nclean , tasty , real foods do not come processed in boxes or bags , they come from the earth , the sea , the field , or the farm .\nby virtue of exchange , one man ' s prosperity is beneficial to all others .\ndr gul - nawaz khan akbar had applied for the business grant , initially through the yorkshire forward organisation , as part of the funding package to build the firm\u2019s new \u00a35 million factory in legrams lane , bradord .\nbut delays in the project meant the firm was unable to spend the required \u00a31 . 1 million in capital in order to meet the deadline for the grant in december 2011 .\nakbar then tried to preserve the company\u2019s position by submitting what he claimed were \u201cdummy invoices\u201d for the purported capital expenditure , but a jury at bradford crown court decided today that he was guilty of fraud by misrepresentation .\nthe court heard that the \u00a3100 , 000 grant was never actually paid out by the department for business , innovation and skills and as well as receiving a nine month prison sentence , suspended for a year , akbar was also ordered to pay a costs bill of \u00a334 , 500 in six months .\npassing sentence on akbar recorder anthony hawks described the case as unfortunate and highly unusual .\n\u201cyou\u2019re a person who through your own diligence , and your family\u2019s diligence , has contributed a huge amount to this city , \u201d said the judge .\nrecorder hawks said the company had embarked on a major investment in 2009 and a separate government grant of \u00a3450 , 000 had proceeded entirely properly .\nbut he said the jury had concluded that akbar had resorted to fraud to preserve the opportunity to obtain the second grant of \u00a3100 , 000 .\n\u201ci regard this as a highly unusual case because the fact of the matter is that you didn\u2019t get the money , \u201d said recorder hawks .\n\u201cyou did build the factory and we\u2019ve all seen the structure that now exists and will no doubt carry your successful business forward . \u201d\nrecorder hawks said it was \u201ca great shame\u201d that a man with akbar\u2019s background and business experience should now be convicted of an offence of fraud .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nvisit our frequently asked questions page for complete details about salary search or send us an email at salaries @ urltoken .\nurltoken is the leading job site in the middle east and north africa , connecting job seekers with employers looking to hire . every day , thousands of new job vacancies are listed on the award - winning platform from the region ' s top employers .\n\u00a9 2000 - 2018 bayt . com , inc . all rights reserved . terms of use - privacy statement - cookie policy\nthe empire was founded 30 years ago by the late farzand begum who opened a small caf\u00e9 in bradford .\nthe new 300 - seat restaurant is next to shopping malls at the royal armouries complex .\nit has been backed with funding from bradford business bankers at yorkshire bank\u2019s west yorkshire financial solutions centre on canal road , bradford . as well as a restaurant , it will have chilled food counters , a delicatessen , conference facilities and a takeaway .\n\u201cthere is no branded kashmiri restaurant in leeds . the city needs the choice we offer and we are delighted to be launching here .\n\u201cmy family first came to yorkshire in the 1930s and we have grown and prospered here . we are opening on mothers\u2019 day in memory of our mother . although she has passed away , we know she would be very proud of what we have achieved . \u201d\ngym induction - introducing the multi - gym and free weights facilities at leeds beckett .\ninformation icon this site uses cookies . by continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies . find out more here .\nthe graduation celebrations have taken place at the university ' s headingley campus from monday 23 to friday 27 july , where over 5 , 000 students have graduated over five days , alongside ten honorary degree recipients .\nan award - winning project that has been improving the health and wellbeing of one of the city\u2019s most marginalised communities has received funding for a further 12 months .\nmore than 5 , 500 students will graduate from leeds beckett university next week , joined by five inspirational figures who will receive honorary degrees .\nleeds beckett students\u2019 union have unveiled their new executive leadership team for the 2018 / 19 academic year .\nwe are delighted to announce that the zero tolerance campaign , developed by the students\u2019 union in collaboration with the university , has been honoured with a relationships and partnerships award at the 2018 # nusawards .\ngraduation 2018 takes place in leeds city centre from monday 16 july to friday 20 july 2018 . here is your logistical briefing for the week .\nits leeds director , rab nawaz , said the economic downturn hit the restaurant and the waterfront hard the first time around , but now the area\u2019s fortunes had been transformed . an upturn in the business trade is already evident , and the waterfront feels much busier , with companies moving in and apartments occupied .\nthe redevelopment of leeds waterfront had been one of the city\u2019s most prestigious projects , but rates of occupancy of both commercial and residential property fell short of anticipated levels .\n\u201cwhen i started building the restaurant , it was an absolute ghost town , \u201d mr nawaz said . \u201cwe got sold the dream about the development , but it didn\u2019t happen . there\u2019s a lot more movement there now , and there are some big companies like yorkshire water , ge capital , sky news , and the apartments are full now .\n\u201cwe see leeds as the financial capital city for the north . there is a lot of activity at leeds dock , and we see some exciting times ahead for the area . \u201d\nthe waterside\u2019s improving fortunes prompted mr nawaz to re - acquire the restaurant , which had been renamed chandeliers , in february .\noutlets known as\njaldi jaldi\n. the first jaldi jaldi outlet was opened in october 2009 by\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 9 / 14 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nthis page was last modified on 2 january 2016 , at 23 : 26 .\nthis article ' s content derived from wikipedia , the free encyclopedia ( see original source ) ."]}
{"id": 55756, "summary": [{"text": "the catholic syrian bank limited ( csb ) is an indian private sector bank with its headquarters at thrissur , kerala , india .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it is one of the oldest banks in india .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "the bank has a network of over 420 branches and more than 240 atms across india . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "catholic syrian bank", "paragraphs": ["the board of directors of catholic syrian bank has appointed anand krishnamurthy as the new managing director & chief executive officer of catholic syrian bank .\ncatholic syrian bank federal bank bank of india m . venugopalan v . p . iswardas larsen & toubro bank of ayudhia ganesh bank of kurundwad tamilnad mercantile bank s . santhanakrishnan\nfor all the branches of\ncatholic syrian bank ltd .\nin\nthrissur\ndistrict )\ncatholic syrian bank ltd . branches , kerala , all branch addresses , phone , ifsc code , micr code , urltoken\nthrissur : tony john akkare , s . swaminathan and prakash g . tole were re - elected members of the director board of catholic syrian bank on thursday .\ncatholic syrian bank ceo c . v . r . rajendran says the bank has hired jm financial as the merchant banker for the qualified institutional placement ( qip ) . photo : hemant mishra / mint\nthe products and services of the catholic syrian bank are meant to provide utmost customer satisfaction . by being a customer of the bank , one can be assured of financial stability and high returns . some of the well known segments under which the services of the bank are based are :\nkochi : three new members were elected to the board of kerala - base catholic syrian bank ( csb ) on friday at the bank\u2019s annual general body meeting . the new additions gain significance in light of almost year - long attempts to merge csb with kerala - based federal bank .\ndirectors of the catholic syrian bank ltd are subbaiah singala , maniedath madhavan nambiar , ashish ahluwalia , madhavan karunakaran menon , thomas mathew , rajendran chinna veerappan , trikkur seetharaman anantharaman , radha unni , chirakkekaran bobbyjos , .\nkochi : in what could be termed as a new year bonanza for thrissur - based catholic syrian bank ( csb ) , the reserve bank of india ( rbi ) has granted approval to fairfax financial holdings , promoted by canadian billionaire prem watsa , to buy majority stake in the bank .\nthe earliest banks were mostly on community lines , which is in line with both the indian and global experience . the malayali bank , promoted by namboodiris , was the first such bank in 1919 . this was followed by chaldean syrian bank , named after chaldean christians of thrissur . in 1921 , c . r . iyyunni , a lawyer and social activist , set up catholic syrian bank . tamil brahmins of thrissur formed their own dhanalakshmi bank in 1927 .\nthrissur is home to three major banks\u2014catholic syrian bank , dhanalakshmi bank and south indian bank . these banks are currently classified as old private sector banks\u2014they are among the few managed to survive in the private banking sector over the years . their history is quite remarkable and needs to be discussed briefly .\nranking among the well known private banks in india , the catholic syrian bank is an organization that is preferred by lots of customers across the country . it offers a number of customized solutions and services of high standards to fulfill the needs and preferences of the customers and help them to enjoy financial stability . the catholic syrian bank has a strong presence in the rural areas in india and is a well known financial organization related to the agricultural sector .\nthe catholic syrian bank ltd ' s annual general meeting ( agm ) was last held on 25 september 2017 and as per records from ministry of corporate affairs ( mca ) , its balance sheet was last filed on 31 march 2017 .\nwelcome to the catholic syrian bank . incorporated in 1920 , csb is one of the pioneers of the banking industry in india . with a very progressive work environment and an increasingly youthful employee demographic , joining csb will give you space and opportunity to flourish .\ninsurance is a major part of the products and services of catholic syrian bank . there are long term insurance benefits as well as short term insurance benefits . one can avail car insurance , health insurance , housing insurance and lots more from the bank . some of the popular insurance products that are offered :\n\u201cthe board has given the approval to raise up to rs400 crore through a qip before end october . we have appointed jm financial as the merchant banker , \u201d said c . v . r . rajendran , managing director and chief executive of catholic syrian bank .\nto increase its overseas presence , the catholic syrian bank offers a number of high class services and financial solutions to the non resident indians . most of the banking transactions are carried online which makes it more hassle free , easy and convenient . some of the well known accounts which are offered by the bank are :\nmumbai : kerala based - catholic syrian bank ( csb ) ltd is looking to raise as much as rs400 crore by selling shares to financial institutions , following the collapse of its plan to sell a major stake to prem watsa owned fairfax financial holdings ltd over differences in valuation .\njohn chandy , a local businessman and the convener of catholic syrian bank protection committee , an organisation that was formed when chansrichawla picked up his stake in the bank , believes the board prefers a merger . he wouldn\u2019t give any evidence , but that\u2019s the general perception as well \u2014 but for the disagreement on valuation , the merger would have gone through .\nbanking and financial services sector has seen the biggest qips , led by state bank of india ( sbi ) and kotak mahindra bank . other banks that have tapped the qip route this year include yes bank , federal bank , dcb bank and united bank of india , which have collectively raised close to rs8 , 000 crore .\nout of the nine banks , just four remain today , with three of them from trichur . a remarkable feat , considering the fact that there are only 12 old private sector banks in india now . the catholic syrian bank is about to celebrate its 100th birthday in 2020 and the other two are about to enter their 90s .\nthe catholic syrian bank ltd ' s corporate identification number is ( cin ) u65191kl1920plc000175 and its registration number is 175 . its email address is board @ urltoken and its registered address is head office ,\ncsb bhavan\n, post box no . 502 , st . mary ' s college road , thrissur kl 680020 in , - , .\nsouth indian bank was an exception . the 42 businessmen who formed the bank did not want the bank to be affiliated to a community or religion . thus , they chose the name \u201csouth indian bank\u201d and registered it in 1929 .\nguide : - click to refresh corresponding list field disabled / not selected please look for the correct name of the bank , e . g .\nfederal bank\nis actually\nthe federal bank .\nthingalaya ( banks in the south : past , present and their future , 2009 ) , in his exceptional work on india\u2019s banking history , says that there were about 38 banks in thrissur alone . most of these banks were on community lines as their names indicate ( cochin nayar bank , mar appraem bank , mar thoma syrian bank , etc . ) , some were dedicated to hindu gods ( lakshmi prasad bank , sree radhakrishna bank , etc . ) and others were more generic ( bharata union bank , cochin reserve bank , etc . ) . from these 38 banks , we have three surviving banks , which makes their overall achievement even more impressive .\ncsb would be an ideal fit . there would be no cultural issues , as both banks serve in the same market . only about 16 branches would have to be relocated . a merger would make federal bank the biggest private bank in the south after icici bank and hdfc bank .\nobviously , all this attention irks iswardas , who wants to retain the bank\u2019s independence and the catholic syrian community in kochi , backed by the church that wants it to retain its community identity . their answer ? to treble the business of the bank to rs . 30 , 000 crore in two years , expand its footprint , create a presence in all states in the country and raise money from the market to fuel that growth . iswardas hopes that this would discourage existing investors from selling out .\nthe catholic syrian bank ltd is a public incorporated on 26 november 1920 . it is classified as non - govt company and is registered at registrar of companies , ernakulam . its authorized share capital is rs . 1 , 200 , 000 , 000 and its paid up capital is rs . 809 , 620 , 800 . it is inolved in monetary intermediation [ this group includes the obtaining of funds in the form of deposits ]\nhead office the catholic syrian bank ltd csb bhavan , head office : p . b no . 502 , st . mary ' s college road , thrissur - 680 020 kerala , india phone : 91 - 487 - 2333020 , 2333277 , 2333420 , 2333477 , 2333493 , 2333472 , 2333469 , 2333445 , 2333261 , 2338760 , 2338759 , 2338762 , 2321137 , 2332186 , 2332058 , 6451706 , 6451708 , 6451709 fax : 91 - 487 - 2333435 website : urltoken\ncatholic syrian bank\u2019s qip plans comes at a time when fund raising through this route has touched a record this year . mint reported on 6 september that 18 companies raised rs34 , 881 . 5 crore through qips so far this year . after this , bajaj finance raised nearly rs4 , 500 crore through a qip in early september , raising total qips to rs38 , 681 crore , and beating the 2009 record of 54 companies raising rs34 , 675 . 75 crore through this route .\nfor iswardas , ironically , the biggest support would come from the representatives of the catholic syrian community . the csb protection committee is headed by the archbishop of thrissur diocese . it\u2019s a powerful institution there . several churches , seminaries , trusts and institutions come under it . it runs 14 hospitals , six colleges , five professional colleges , training institutes , many schools . father raphael thattil , vicar general of the archdeocese , says the bank isn\u2019t a mere commercial entity . the diocese , he says , is dead against any merger or the loss of the bank\u2019s identity .\n\u201cwe would like to see three years of profitability before we go for an ipo . meanwhile , we believe that fund - raising through qip will help us meet the bank\u2019s capital requirement for the next two years , \u201d rajendran added . at the end of march , catholic syrian bank had a capital adequacy ratio of 12 . 15 % , higher than the 10 . 25 % mandated by basel - iii norms . but it needs to beef up its capital position to grow its loan book faster than the 3 . 4 % rate in 2016 - 17 . the bank had reported two years of losses before showing a profit of rs1 . 5 crore in 2016 - 17 .\niswardas\u2019 office is on the fourth floor of csb towers , an undistinguished building surrounded by educational institutions \u2014 st . thomas college , st . mary\u2019s college a couple of schools \u2014 not far from the heart of thrissur . some of these are run by thrissur diocese , a powerful christian institution that has had a long association with the bank . the church continues to bank with csb . the bank was started by the syrian christian community in thrissur back in the 1920s .\nin 1994 , csb seemed to be a good pick , and he bought 36 percent stake from the syrian christian community , which originally promoted the bank . however , things were anything but smooth \u2014 there were court cases saying he flouted foreign exchange norms and there was stiff resistance from the church .\nhis first target was lord krishna bank . the talks proceeded well enough and the two banks agreed in principle for a merger . but unions were against it , shareholders didn\u2019t agree on the valuations , and he saw centurian bank of punjab snatching away his prize . a year later , he did acquire a bank ( ganesh bank of kurundwad ) . it gave federal bank an additional 32 branches and a footprint in maharashtra , but nothing of the size he desired .\nlink your aadhaar with your csb bank account by clicking on the link below . you can also click the link to verify if your aadhaar details are already updated in your bank account .\nthe petition argued that fatima nagar cooperative bank was a \u201ccooperative society and not a banking company\u201d .\n\u2022 the travancore banking enquiry committee ' s report in 1930 noted that nearly 190 banks were found to be functioning in the state in that year ! of the 190 banks , just six had paid - up capital of rs1 lakh or more . out of the 184 banks with capital less than rs1 lakh , there were 10 banks with paid - up capital less than rs1 , 000 . the largest bank was the travancore national bank with capital of rs1 . 5 lakh and the smallest was catholic little flower bank , with paid up capital of just rs280 .\nkrishnamurthy has been associated with the bank for the past one year and was previously responsible for corporate banking , sme business and the integrated treasury operations of the bank as its head of wholesale banking and treasury .\nfrom the day he took over the reins of federal bank five years ago , venugopalan was unhappy with its size . he had just stepped down as the boss of bank of india , which had 2 , 600 branches , over 10 , 000 employees and rs . 150 , 000 crore of business . federal bank had about 420 branches , 6 , 000 employees and rs . 23 , 000 crore of business at that time . it was a step down . for federal bank employees , he was \u201ca big banker in a small bank . \u201d so what ? he would make the bank bigger . and acquire , if need be .\niype peter , a former federal bank employee who was elected to the csb board last year had quit in january , paving the way for s . santhanakrishnan , who quit the federal bank board , to join the csb board and hasten the merger process . federal bank currently holds a 4 . 99 % stake in csb .\nthe 10 percent rule effectively ended his ambition to control a bank in india . he had to give up .\nthat perception gains some credence from the fact that s . santhanakrishnan , a former federal bank director , now sits on csb\u2019s board . a chartered accountant , he founded his firm sridhar & santhanam in 1977 . a highly networked professional , he went to the board of federal bank when icici bank had a stake in it . he was with venugopalan as he grew it \u201cfrom a small , regional kerala bank to a good private sector bank . \u201d he was a votary of the merger , and it\u2019s widely believed he moved to the board of csb to facilitate the merger , and make the transition easier . he was elected as the chairman of the bank recently ( rbi approval is pending ) .\n7 - 10 years of experience in casa in in bank / financial industry with leadership experience of 3 - 5 years .\nthe bank had earlier planned to sell 15 per cent stake to a single investor , aif capital development of hong kong .\nif a merger becomes inevitable , his resort would be the courts . litigants in tamilnad mercantile bank , another community bank based in tamil nadu , succeeded in stalling annual shareholder meetings for seven years and stopped board members from taking over for two years .\nexp : min 3 years experience in audit and inspection of bank branches / offices . knowledge of ' credit ' is essential .\nthe rbi did not approve this , contending that maximum shareholding by a private equity investor in a bank should be up to 5 per cent . the bank later sold aif 5 per cent . gartmore and siguler guff got 4 . 5 per cent each .\nit is for the first time that the rbi granting clearance for a bank to sell 51 per cent of its stake to a single private investor .\nnot many in india have heard of chansrichawla , a media - shy third - generation non - residend indian based in thailand . the affable sikh held 24 . 5 percent stake in the bank . but given that indian law doesn\u2019t allow an investor to hold more than 10 percent in a bank , he sold 14 . 5 percent to 15 investors from india and abroad . this followed the lack of a deal in his talks with federal bank .\naddressing a press conference later , members of the csb protection committee alleged they were manhandled by the \u201cpolice , a section of bank employees and goondas\u201d .\ncsb has also formed a three - member board committee to conduct due diligence and that the process was ongoing , he added . m . venugopalan , managing director of federal bank , had earlier said that his bank was open to having a say in the affairs of csb keeping in mind the possible\nmr . chandy held the post of chairman of fatima nagar cooperative bank . he filed a petition in the thrissur munsiff court challenging the rejection of his nomination .\nas for federal bank , one opportunity may have passed , but the doors aren\u2019t entirely closed . chansrichawla\u2019s last minute deal is yet to be approved , there is anantharaman with his 12 percent stake that could still be targeted and at least some csb backers may prefer to let a local bank take it over than an unknown investor .\nin addition to these , the bank also offers loans and advances for nris who wish to set up business and commercial bases in india . some of them are :\na csb board member said on condition of anonymity that the new board was unanimously in favour of a merger with federal bank . however , the proposal would have to officially come from the federal bank . \u201cwith the new board at csb now all in favour of a merger , federal may now consider hastening things , \u201d he added .\nthe csb protection committee , patronised by the thrissur archdiocese , said it was against any move by nris to take over the csb because the church had contributed to the bank\u2019s growth .\n\u201cwe welcome the appointment of mr . anand krishnamurthy as the managing director & ceo of the bank . as md & ceo , mr . anand will continue to focus on initiatives to transform ourselves into a full service contemporary bank , \u201d said s . santhanakrishnan , part - time chairman of , csb . krishnamurthy replaced rakesh bhatia who had quit earlier this year citing personal reason . after this , the board of directors had sent a panel of three names to reserve bank of india out of which they had maintained that krishnamurthy was the first choice .\nmost of these banks turned out to be unstable and had to be closed . kerala was home to two of the largest and most controversial banking failures in indian history . the first was the travancore and quilon bank in 1938 and the other was the palai central bank . these banking shocks ( along with other shocks like partition ) created enormous turbulence in kerala\u2019s banks .\nmeanwhile , the task before iswardas is to make investors see that the value of csb shares keep rising on the back of robust growth . \u201cit\u2019s not about size , \u201d iswardas says , \u201csize of the bank comes second . i am looking at what the bank\u2019s strengths are , and how best it can be used . if i do that , growth should follow naturally . \u201d\nit\u2019s a tough task : what csb plans to add in the next two years , state bank of india adds in a month . it\u2019s ambitious , admits iswardas . \u201cbut look at our recent record . we managed to increase our advances by rs . 1 , 250 crore in the last three to four months . \u201d can he grow the bank so fast when the industry itself has slowed down ? a deutsche bank report says that loan growth is unlikely to scale previous peaks , even though it\u2019s improving . public sector banks have reduced their targets , it points out .\nbefore the board approved the qip , csb was looking to sell 51 % stake to fairfax but the deal did not go through since the bank felt the offer was too low . according to another person familiar with the development who spoke under condition of anonymity , vallabh bhansali , chairman of enam group on 23 may picked up a nearly 4 % stake in the bank at a valuation of rs160 per share , a 30 % premium to csb\u2019s rs123 . 5 per share book value at the end of march . this also values the bank at around rs1 , 295 crore .\nnaturally , there has been no dearth of suitors . just 80 kilometres from iswardas\u2019 office sits m . venugopalan , ceo of federal bank . this larger country cousin of csb has been trying to acquire it for the past two years in a bid to become the dominant bank in kerala . it bought a 5 percent stake and waited for a larger stake . it found a heaven - sent opportunity when the reserve bank of india set a march 31 , 2010 deadline for csb\u2019s largest shareholder , sura chansrichawla , to bring down his 24 . 5 percent stake to less than 10 percent . here was a shareholder under compulsion to sell and a buyer eager to lap it up . for a while , it almost looked like csb would become an apple in federal bank\u2019s basket .\nt . s . anantharaman , another board member and a shareholder in the bank , says , for the investors , it\u2019s a question of price . \u201cthey would like to see some return on their investments . \u201d\nthe bank plans to raise money through a qualified institutional placement ( qip ) , where listed companies sell shares , fully and partly convertible debentures , or any security other than convertible warrants , to a qualified institutional buyer .\nto this day , venugopalan insists that the logic for the merger holds good . despite chansrichawla\u2019s sale of stake to a new set of investors , federal bank hasn\u2019t walked away from csb . it retains its 5 percent stake .\nfor chansrichawla , this was not the way things were supposed to go . he came here in the 1990s , looking at investment opportunities . banking was high up on chansrichawla\u2019s priority list . a generation earlier , his family tried to get hold of a bank ( bank of ayudhia ) in thailand , but failed . as thai economy became more liberal , it was left to his generation to enter and expand his family\u2019s interest in banking , finance and insurance .\nthe private equity infusion was to take the csb\u2019s net worth beyond the reserve bank of india\u2019s minimum requirement of rs . 300 crore . the csb had only rs . 229 . 39 crore in net worth in 2006 - 07 .\nthe basis of the exception , in the case of csb , is the need to ensure adequate capital availability for turning around the struggling bank . the deal assumes significance considering the 21 - year - long quest for control of csb .\nin a rare study which looks at the history of one of the thrissur banks\u2014south indian bank\u2014m . k . das and thomas e . m . ( a southern odyssey : the story of south indian bank , 2014 ) analyse some of the reasons for trichur emerging as a banking centre . they say towns like cochin or mattancherry became important commercial centres due to favourable geography leading to trading opportunities in these towns . however , trichur emerged as a trading town because of state patronage .\na few months ago , mint on sunday editor sidin vadukut wrote about a visit to his home town of thrissur for his younger sister ' s wedding . he mentioned that he met a neighbour who was proud that his daughter had recently joined a bank .\nas if this wasn\u2019t enough , a three - way stalemate has just emerged showing that the battle for csb is far from over . chansrichawla , who was talking to federal bank to sell his stake , went ahead and sold it to an entirely new set of investors .\nrecently , csb had filed for an initial public offering for rs 400 crore . apart from csb , rbl has also filed for an ipo . both the lenders have been advised by the reserve bank of india over the past few years to gear up for an ipo .\n25 crore . in addition to the domestic branches , there are around 5 nri branches of the bank as well as 5 industrial branches , 5 ssi branches and 4 service branches . all these branches work in coordination with each other and offer the high class facilities and services .\na good analysis . everyone ' s prayers must be with iswardas . one point we should note : majority of the directors on the board neither have any in depth idea about the business nor the culture of the bank . since the large shareholders dominate the board , their personal interest in selling their holding at a high price takes prominence over the growth of the bank . this is the source of the problem for any ceo . in fact mr . chansrichawla ' s representatives ( direct and indirect ) are more on the board despite rbi ' s clear instructions against .\nhere comes the twist . the share transfer is yet to be cleared by csb\u2019s board . the rbi asked the bank to check if these 15 investors were acting in concert . the apparent implication was that if they belonged to one group , their combined stake would again violate the law .\nvenugopalan was ready to pay the price for strategic value . he offered a share swap in august 2009 under which shareholders of csb were to get 1 . 9 shares of federal bank for every share they held . this valued csb at rs . 700 crore . the deal looked almost done .\ncsb chairman s santhanakrishnan said fairfax india would invest ` 1 , 000 crore in the bank , and that the deal is likely to be closed by march 2017 . he said csb was not worried about fairfax acquiring majority stake , because the canadian firm would have voting right of only 15 per cent .\nas the bank\u2019s 86th annual general body meeting began here this morning , the csb protection committee demanded its adjournment citing sections 179 ( 1 ) and 180 of the companies act , 1956 , for alleged rejection of proxies , improper verification of documents / signatures and having not allowed representatives of the committee to scrutinise proxies .\nindian financial system code ( ifsc ) . it is used for electronic payment applications like real time gross settlement ( rtgs ) , national electronic funds transfer ( neft ) , immediate payment service , an interbank electronic instant mobile money transfer service ( imps ) , and centralised funds management system ( cfms ) developed by reserve bank of india ( rbi ) . code has eleven characters\nalpha numeric\nin nature . first four characters represent bank , fifth character is default\n0\nleft for future use and last six characters represent branch . micr code : magnetic ink character recognition as printed on cheque book to facilitate the processing of cheques .\nwhile in opposite camps , iswardas and venugopalan have one thing in common . both have to struggle with their respective board of directors that may not always agree with their views . the csb board will approve a deal at the right price , while federal bank\u2019s board won\u2019t allow venugopalan to pay as much as he was willing to .\n\u201cas part of the terms of the deal , the rbi has sought a five - year lock - in for fairfax , and asked the firm to reduce its holding in the bank to 15 per cent in 12 years , \u201d said sources . \u201cnormally , it takes at least three - four years for the turnaround . the five - year lock - in has been fixed for certainty in this regard . a valuation exercise will commence shortly to determine value of the unlisted entity , \u201d added the sources , but did not specify any timeframe for the process . it is learnt that the bank would be issuing fresh shares to fairfax , which has substantial holdings in diversified financial firm iifl and the bangalore international airport .\nmeanwhile , csb would look at industrial clusters to tap the sme business . iswardas has asked rbi for permission to open 35 more branches . and for the first time , the bank would participate in campus recruitments . the plan is to touch rs . 19 , 000 crore in deposits plus loans by 2011 , and rs . 30 , 000 crore by 2012 .\niswardas has divided the branches into three categories ( rural , urban and semi - urban ) and has given each of them a focus area ( retail , corporate and small & medium enterprises , respectively ) . he set up a credit committee comprising of zonal and general managers to make decision - making faster . the 90 - year - old bank has several third generation customers , and it would try to deepen the ties .\nat the time of bank nationalization in 1969 , there were 72 banks that had managed to survive in india . of these banks , nine were from kerala . and of these nine , four were scheduled banks and the other five non - scheduled banks . more importantly , seven of the nine banks were from the erstwhile cochin state and within these seven banks , four were from trichur ( the anglicized name for thrissur ; i will use both ) .\ndisclaimer : - we have tried our best to keep the latest information updated as available from rbi , users are requested to confirm information with the respective bank before using the information provided . the author reserves the right not to be responsible for the topicality , correctness , completeness or quality of the information provided . liability claims regarding damage caused by the use of any information provided , including any kind of information which is incomplete or incorrect , will therefore be rejected .\na few things are obviously missed out here . it must be noted that it is through supreme court ' s intervention and its order chawlas got the approval which was pending for a long time after the rbi declined to acknowledge the transfer . chawlas are not known to manage any business well in their own country and the bank they were having control in thailand was taken over by the government . it is largely believed that santana krishnan , venugopalan and chawlas pushed the merger proposal for their personal interest rather with larger objective of increasing shareholder value at both banks .\nthe next question : how did these banks help thrissur and kerala ? one way to assess this is to see the branch network of these banks in kerala . in 1970 , kerala had 642 bank branches out of which 60 % were from kerala - based banks . within the 60 % , thrissur - based banks constituted 22 % of the total branches . in terms of population per branch , kerala had 33 , 251 people per branch , which was the third - lowest amidst states after gujarat and punjab . the national average was 60 , 859 people per branch .\nfederal bank\u2019s inherent growth must be some consolation to venugopalan . the net worth has risen to rs . 4 , 000 crore . the branch network is up to 670 from 420 . but it could have been much better with csb in the bag . he has set a goal to reach rs . 100 , 000 crore in total business and a network of 1 , 000 branches by 2011 . \u201clast two years were difficult because of slowdown in the economy and there was a set back . we will anyway work towards the goal . \u201d the target did not include business through any acquisition . \u201cthat would have been a bonus , \u201d he says .\nstay up to date on all the latest kerala news with the new indian express app . download now\n: we respect your thoughts and views ! but we need to be judicious while moderating your comments . all the comments will be moderated by the urltoken editorial . abstain from posting comments that are obscene , defamatory or inflammatory , and do not indulge in personal attacks . try to avoid outside hyperlinks inside the comment . help us delete comments that do not follow these guidelines .\nthe views expressed in comments published on urltoken are those of the comment writers alone . they do not represent the views or opinions of urltoken or its staff , nor do they represent the views or opinions of the new indian 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transacting with google payments and agreeing to the google payments terms of service and privacy notice .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\ngangadevi t . , e - mail : palayamparambu @ csb . co . in , telephone : 0480 2719058\nfunds transfer via imps crosses rs 3 . 23 lakh cr in april - june quarter\nthis is neither an offer nor a solicitation to purchase or sell securities . the information and views contained on this site are believed to be reliable , but no responsibility ( or liability ) is accepted for errors of fact or opinion . writers and contributors may be trading in , or have positions in the securities mentioned in their articles . neither indianotes nor any of the contributors accepts any liability arising out of use of the above information / article . reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited .\nbut outsiders , sure as hell , are interested in coming in . csb has built an exclusive franchise in kerala with total business of rs . 10 , 000 crore and 363 branches , reaching virtually every nook and corner of the malayalam country . for banks and businessmen looking to dominate the financial sector of the state that gets the highest level of foreign remittances in india , it is a tempting buy .\nwhile further events have put the deal in a knotty situation , names of other indian businesses and non - banking financial companies constantly crop up as potential acquirers of csb . its star - studded shareholders list includes the likes of engineering conglomerate larsen & toubro .\nwith none of the three sides willing to yield an inch , a game of patience has begun . the big question is , who will blink first .\nbut when venugopalan took it to his board , the directors shot it down . they thought the price was too high . they got kpmg to do another valuation which put csb at rs . 400 crore . csb shareholders didn\u2019t agree . the deal got stuck in the crevice between expectation and offer .\nhowever , santhanakrishnan says csb has the potential to grow fast by itself . soon , it would get ready to raise money from the market , even though it\u2019s too early to say which route it would take . he declined to comment on other options .\nthe committee had been working towards buying the shares back from chansrichawla . the church had commitment of rs . 250 crore from individual investors , chandy says . but , again price would have been the issue .\nhe will have a tough time competing with bigger banks , which can afford to offer lower rates for corporate clients . his growth plans also assume business from new branches in new markets , where he wouldn\u2019t have the advantages he has in kerala ( namely , loyal customers ) and he will also have to compete with banks that are already entrenched in those markets . some of the smes among his target segment are export driven , and growth is unlikely to pick up on that front . that leaves him with retail customers , a segment that\u2019s doing well , but the competition there is increasing not just from nbfcs but also from bigger banks .\nhe now has to convince prospective investors that he can keep the momentum . that will be a bigger challenge .\nvenugopalan , iswardas , chansriwala . three determined warriors . three different agendas . in the land where apostle st . thomas set foot 2 , 000 years ago and the country\u2019s first mosque opened in the 7th century , it remains to be seen whose prayers will be answered .\n( this story appears in the 30 april , 2010 issue of forbes india . you can buy our tablet version from urltoken . to visit our archives , click here . )\nplease add the following after your last line :\nbut not mentally prepared to .\nthis piqued my curiosity . i asked the author whether the woman had joined one of the thrissur firms , as i knew the region is home to quite a few local banks . he responded by asking why i don\u2019t write about the same\u2014and here we are .\neven before we discuss the histories of these individual banks , we need to discuss the history of banking in kerala . it is intriguing to unearth how financial intermediation has existed in this part of the world much before banks came into being .\nedith jemima simcox ( primitive civilizations or outlines of the history ownership in archaic communities , 1894 ) , in a remarkable account on primitive civilizations , covers the region of malabar along with other regions . she mentions that \u201cthe dravidian kuri , or lottery , is said to have been handed down from very ancient times , and it is still commonly resorted to by anyone desiring to raise a sum of money for some special purpose , such as a daughter\u2019s marriage\u201d . the second volume of the same book covers china , where she notes very similar arrangements were used to raise capital , prompting the author to add , \u201cthe resemblance to the dravidian kuri , or lotteries , is obvious , and the institution in china may easily be as ancient as the characteristic form of mortgage also shared with the people of malabar . \u201d\nthese kuris ( more popularly known as chit funds today ) evolved for over a thousand years and are perhaps the oldest forms of financial intermediation . they started as the malabar region\u2019s engagement in the spice trade over the centuries lead to the monetization of the economy . a mechanism was needed to transfer funds to those who needed it\u2014as alluded to by simcox . this led to development of the kuri system , where members got funds on a rotation basis . in the absence of collateral , kuri was an interesting way to transfer funds from surplus units to deficit units , which is seen as a major role of financial system as well .\nw . e . preston , who was member of royal commission on indian currency and finance ( 1926 ) , noted \u201c . . . it may be accepted that a system of banking that was eminently suited to india\u2019s then requirements was in force in that country many centuries before the science of banking became an accomplished fact in england . \u201d\ncoming back to our topic , we zoom into the early 20th century , when indians were establishing joint stock banks in different parts of the country . under british india , the state of kerala as we know it today was divided into three parts : malabar in the north , cochin in the centre and travancore in the south . malabar came under the madras presidency and the other two were princely states .\nwithin these three regions , a large number of banks mushroomed , most of them offshoots of existing kuri funds . there are multiple sources telling us about the high banking concentration in these three regions :\n\u2022 the madras banking enquiry committee ( 1930 ) noted that there were around 66 banks in the entire presidency , with 32 of them in the malabar region . again , most of these banks were small .\n\u2022 there was no separate committee to study banking in cochin . however , the report of the travancore - cochin banking enquiry commission ( 1956 ) noted that the princely state had 155 banks in 1936 , which declined to 109 in 1939 and to 68 in 1954 . the commission reported an even larger numbers of banks in travancore : 274 in 1932 - 33 , which declined to 85 in 1954 . whatever the sources of data , one thing is clear : these regions just had an amazingly high birth rate and death rate of banks .\nout of the nearly 1 , 700 banks that closed in the country in the period between 1913 and 1970 , nearly 370 banks were from the kerala region . this excludes some of the malabar banks , which were counted as banks that closed in the madras presidency .\nthe sheer longevity of these banks is quite significant and demands adequate research . they remained small banks serving the hinterlands of kerala . in 1969 , the nine kerala banks comprised just 1 . 8 % of total deposits mobilized by all banks .\nthe next question is , why trichur ? the cochin - travancore banking commission ' s report noted that in cochin \u201cmost of the banks were largely centred in trichur , a commercial town with extensive rural areas lying all round which had also their banks\u201d .\nthey highlight how sakthan thampuran , who was the king of cochin between 1751 and 1805 , shifted the capital from mattancherry to trichur . they cite the following reasons :\n\u2022 both the dutch and british had bases at mattancherry and were warring for supremacy . sakthan did not want to take sides and shifted base to thrissur .\n\u2022 the other reason was the central location of thrissur , which made governance easier in times where connectivity was poor .\n\u2022 the third reason was strategic . thrissur historically served as a gateway for enemy armies , whether they were the zamorins of calicut or hyder ali / tippu sultan . by shifting the base , he revealed the military strategist in him .\nwith the shifting of the political base , economic activity too began to shift towards thrissur . the king promoted state trading in commodities , taking a cue from european traders . he built a small fleet of ships which he rented to private players , a forerunner to today\u2019s coastal shipping activity . he also realized that many towns and villages of the state had product - specific markets . he ensured the prosperity of these markets by appointing officers to oversee the problems .\ngiven this policy push , thrissur gradually evolved into a commercial centre . thus , as joint stock banks started thronging the region , thrissur became the default choice for most of promoters .\nin 1972 , when first district - wise banking data was released , there were 70 banked centres in thrissur district , the eighth - highest in the country . more importantly , most of these banked centres were small rural centres with branches of local thrissur banks . there were 133 functioning offices in the district , which was 17th - highest among all the districts .\nin terms of total deposits and credit volumes , the district does not fare as well , given the banks were mainly catering to the small depositor and borrower . however , in terms of number of deposit accounts and credit accounts , the tally is impressive . the number of credit accounts was 118 , 000 , 10th - highest in the country ( three districts from kerala were in the top 10 ) , whereas the number of deposit accounts was around 240 , 000 , making it 36th - highest in the country . the number of accounts again highlights that thrissur banks mainly catered to small customers .\napart from these inclusion parameters , these banks also provided employment opportunities to local people . most of them were community banks as their names indicate , whose initial workforce mainly comprised members of their own communities .\nafter reading so much about banks in thrissur , and poring over the data , one wonders just how many people know of its contribution to indian banking history .\nand it ' s not just about banks . one of the better known nbfcs ( non - banking finance companies ) \u2014mannapuram gold loan\u2014also started in thrissur in 1949 . not to mention the fact that it has become a hub for several jewellery companies\u2014such as kalyan jewellers\u2014which are now beginning to expand their footprint across the country . gold and banking are , in fact , intrinsically connected as most of these banks lent against gold as collateral . moreover , it is not just about the past : one of the 10 small finance banks\u2014esaf\u2014started its journey in thrissur and is now headquartered in chennai .\nthere is so much to learn and understand about thrissur\u2019s emergence and sustenance as a financial hub over a small scale . i have barely scratched the surface and would be delighted to learn from those who know much more about banking in the region ."]}
{"id": 55764, "summary": [{"text": "beamish and crawford was a brewery in cork , ireland , established in 1792 by william beamish and william crawford on the site of an existing porter brewery .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "beamish and crawford operated until 2009 and had a number of owners , including carling o'keefe , elders ixl , scottish & newcastle and , most recently , heineken international .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "while the beamish and crawford brewery closed in 2009 , beamish stout is still brewed in the city , at a nearby heineken operated facility . ", "topic": 13}], "title": "beamish and crawford", "paragraphs": ["c k . is drinking a beamish red irish ale by beamish & crawford plc .\njake h . is drinking a beamish red irish ale by beamish & crawford plc .\nleo l . is drinking a beamish red irish ale by beamish & crawford plc .\ndave o . is drinking a beamish red irish ale by beamish & crawford plc . at the oval\njohn s . is drinking a beamish red irish ale by beamish & crawford plc . at the folkhouse\nhowever , by the mid - 1830s , guinness overtook beamish and crawford in volume terms .\nnow the story of cork brewery beamish and crawford has been chronicled in detail by historian brothers donal and diarmuid \u00f3 drisceoil .\nelders ixl ( now foster ' s brewing group ) purchased canadian breweries , including beamish & crawford .\ndemolition crews have begun work in demolishing and removing the remains of the old beamish and crawford site on cork ' s south main street .\nthe beamish and crawford cooperage in 1900 . the brewery was once the biggest in the country , producing more stout than guinness\nby 1799 , beamish and crawford had taken over the business and at the height of production , it was making more stout than guinness and was exporting to australia , the us and caribbean .\ncork city council is poised to compulsorily acquire the former beamish and crawford brewery site in cork using powers under the derelict sites act .\ndonal \u00f3 drisceoil outlined the origins of beamish and crawford : \u201cin 1791 , two successful merchants , william beamish from cork , who had fought in the american wars , and william crawford , who came from bangor , co down , entered into a partnership with two cork brewers , richard barrett and digby o\u2019brien .\nthe authors go on to tell how beamish and crawford took over one of its cork rivals , lane\u2019s , while murphy\u2019s took over another cork brewery , arnott\u2019s , resulting in a cork duopoly that lasted until beamish and crawford was taken over by murphy\u2019s parent , heineken ireland , in 2009 .\nbeamish & crawford \u2013 the history of an irish brewery , is published by the collins press , priced \u20ac29 . 99 .\nthe beamish & crawford brewery itself is another recognisable landmark in cork , especially its distinctive mock tudor - fronted office building , \u2018the counting house\u2019 . this was designed in 1919 by the architectural firm of chillingworth & levie . it became the iconic face of the beamish & crawford brewery in cork and has been described as \u201can important part of the architectural legacy of the beamish & crawford families to the city\u201d .\nalf smiddy , chairman and managing director , beamish & crawford said as the deal will take some months to complete the impact on the business was unclear .\nthe entrance to the office of the former beamish & crawford stables on bishop street is a fine example of the use of native limestone and sandstone in cork architecture . a tannery and a salt & lime works occupied the site before the beamish & crawford brewery took it over . it now houses an enterprise centre .\nbeamish & crawford is located on south main street in cork city centre and is the oldest operating brewery in ireland . it began trading there in the 1690s .\nbeamish and crawford : the history of an irish brewery tells not only the story of stout brewing in cork but the families behind the venture and their interesting offspring , including one carin beamish , who married no less a figure than leading nazi hermann goering .\nfounded in 1792 , the brewery of william beamish and william crawford was established on a site near the southgate bridge in cork , where beer was brewed since the 1500s .\nit is one of several incredible insights into the beamish and crawford brewery , which has been a part of the cork city landscape since 1792 , and which was the first to produce stout and porter on a large scale .\nthe patronage of william crawford junior helped the arts scene in cork to flourish in the 19th century , and artists like john hogan , ireland\u2019s greatest neo - classical sculptor , owed much of his success to the support of crawford and fellow patrons . hogan\u2019s sculpture of william crawford junior is displayed in the crawford art gallery . hogan also carved the monument to brewery co - founder william beamish in st michael\u2019s church on church road in blackrock , cork .\nit is vital now that investment in the beamish brands , particularly beamish stout , continues and that the brand is developed to its full potential .\nmany thanks must go to beamish and the brewery history society for such a fabulous trip .\nthis book is also a broader history of brewing in cork , featuring accounts and images of long - forgotten concerns such as the st finbarre\u2019s and southgate breweries , and of the remarkable beamish and crawford families , who left an indelible mark on cork\u2019s cultural , political and physical landscape .\nbeamish and crawford went on to take over rival cork brewery , lane\u2019s , while murphy\u2019s took over another cork brewery , arnott\u2019s , to create two major city - based breweries .\nthe axe fell on cork ' s beamish & crawford with the loss of 120 jobs after corporate consolidation put paid to a brewery that survived uprisings , famine , wars and depressions .\nin 1850 , the old custom house at emmet place became the cork school of design . in the early 1880s william horatio crawford funded its extension and donated many works of art to the new school that was opened officially in 1885 and re - named the crawford school of art . in 1979 , the school of art transferred to the former technical college that had been endowed by william horatio\u2019s cousin , arthur frederick sharman crawford , near st fin barre\u2019s cathedral , and the crawford school of art became the crawford art gallery .\nthe business of beamish & crawford in cork is a very old one dating as far back as the seventeenth century and it is said to be the most ancient porter brewery in ireland .\nbut back to the brewery , and the authors compellingly relate how beamish and crawford survived the vicissitudes of the temperance movement , the first world war and the war of independence before entering on to the international stage again through a series of multinational takeovers .\nireland\u2019s worldwide reputation for stout was first established by beamish & crawford in cork \u2013 the first irish brewery to produce it on a large scale . the cork porter brewery was founded in 1792 by two successful merchants , william beamish and william crawford , together with two local brewers . it was ireland\u2019s leading brewery until the 1830s and remained an integral part of cork\u2019s economic and social life until the twenty - first century .\non thursday 26 february 2009 , chris marchbanks managed to get twelve members of the brewery history society to gather at the beamish and crawford brewery in cork to bear witness to what turned out to be the last ever brew of beamish at their south main street site .\nnetherlands - based heineken recently took over beamish & crawford ' s parent , scottish & newcastle , following which it said it would review both its operations in cork city .\nthe business partnership prospered and within fifteen years output at beamish & crawford had grown from 12 , 000 barrels per year to a phenomenal 100 , 000 barrels in 1805 , making it the largest brewery in the country and the third largest in britain and ireland .\ndonal and diarmuid \u00f3 drisceoil , who launched beamish & crawford \u2014 the history of an irish brewery in cork last night , said they were surprised to discover during their research that carin beamish , the great - great - granddaughter of brewery founder william beamish , married nazi hermann goering , who went on to become commander - in - chief of the luftwaffe .\nafter the party split up , mike bone , industrial archaeology guru , and i were left to enjoy cork for a further 18 hours . our next port of call being the city ' s crawford art gallery , founded by the original mr crawford of beamish and crawford way back in 1818 . and what a tremendous asset it is to the city , possibly one of the reasons cork was chosen as european capital of culture in 2005 , with some , mostly irish , top notch art .\nowned by aylmer allen in 1715 then his son , edward allen . acquired by beamish & crawford 1791 . for many years the largest brewery in ireland until overtaken by guinness in 1838 .\ndiarmuid \u00f3 drisceoil said the brewery flourished during the french wars , when cork was a major provisioning centre for british fleets , and when o\u2019brien was captured on a merchant ship by the french in 1794 and barrett withdrew from the business in 1799 , beamish and crawford took over the brewery .\ndiarmuid , who works full - time at historical research and writing , said beamish and crawford\u2019s extensive company archive provided most of the information for their book . \u201cwith the support and co - operation of heineken , those company records that remained in the brewery were transferred to the cork city and county archives , \u201d he said .\nbeamish & crawford\u2019s extensive company papers , some of which remained hidden for over 200 years , form the basis of this book \u2013 the most comprehensive history of an irish brewery published in one volume .\nwilliam crawford junior\u2019s son , william horatio crawford ( 1812 - 1888 ) , had little interest in the brewing business , though he was sleeping partner in the firm . but he used his vast wealth and income from the brewery to indulge in his wide cultural interests and to generously support education , art and culture in the city .\nbut heineken last night said the integrity of the beamish stout brand would be protected .\nthe crawfords were also interesting , with william sharman crawford proving a patron of the arts in cork where the crawford art gallery today bears his name , while both families , although unionist , attended the funerals of martyred lord mayors tom\u00e1s mac curtain and terence macswiney .\nas a result of the deal , cork ' s beamish & crawford - which is owned by scottish & newcastle - will change hands . heineken ireland is based in cork where it produces murphy ' s stout , heineken and amstel .\nthe company said that the closure will result in the loss of approximately 120 jobs , while a further 40 will transfer from beamish & crawford to lady ' s well , where heineken produces its lager brand and murphy ' s stout .\nwilliam crawford junior ( 1788 - 1840 ) , son of brewery co - founder william crawford ( 1757 - 1834 ) , was a patron of the cork society for the promotion of the fine arts in the early 1800s . like his father and his father\u2019s business partner william beamish , he was a patron of the royal cork institution , founded in 1803 , which had an extensive library and promoted adult education in the city through short courses and lectures .\nthe removal men had already commenced work and after gathering in the old board room we proceeded to a room stacked with beamish and crawford memorabilia - old advertising signs , boards and mirrors , fantastic gallon jugs with unique pictorials , glasses , decanters , old measures and piles of old , extremely valuable , brewing and distilling manuals and books . most poignant of all perhaps , being the pile of former chairman portraits which would have once taken pride of place .\nireland ' s oldest brewery is to close with the loss of around 120 jobs . heineken ireland this evening announced that it intends closing beamish & crawford in cork city and relocating its operations to the multi - national ' s nearby lady ' s well brewery .\nthe book , which is published by the collins press , isn\u2019t just a history of the south main street brewery , soon to become home to cork\u2019s event centre : it also tells the stories of some of the fascinating members of the beamish and crawford families .\nblond ale . brewed from lager malt , maize and continental and british hops .\nthe \u00f3 drisceoil brothers have form in cork history : they also wrote serving a city : t he story of cork\u2019s english market , and the beamish and crawford history is a logical follow - on from their 1997 book the murphy\u2019s story : t he history of lady\u2019s well brewery , about cork\u2019s other brewery .\nanother brewery director , north ludlow beamish , was a key mover in the successful campaign to establish the university in cork in 1849 and his son , north ludlow axel beamish , served for many years as chairman of the cork carnegie library committee .\nthe next morning , we partially explored some of the other breweries beamish had acquired over the years , lane ' s on the waterfront is now a car park with hardly any original features left , and arnott ' s further inland is now the site of the ' crawford institute of art and design ' - this site bought and redeveloped at the turn of the last century ; mike imagined the wry smile on sharman crawford ' s face when the institute was opened where a competitor once stood .\npoet and writer john augustus shea , born in cork in 1802 , worked as a clerk in beamish & crawford , as did the novelist and playwright e temple thurston , whose family moved to cork in 1901 . many more recent figures from the worlds of art and entertainment also served their time at the brewery , such as the celebrated cork actor and comedian billa o\u2019connell , pictured , the acclaimed traditional fiddler johnny mccarthy and the renowned photographer , david creedon .\nin the 1930s beamish began a process of modernising and refurbishing the principal beamish public houses across the city , and giving them distinctive names such as the black lion , the cork arms and , in 1939 , the jewel in the crown , the swan and cygnet at 125 patrick\u2019s street . the architects chillingworth and levie oversaw the refurbishment , and four watercolours by rising cork artist patrick stevenson adorned the walls of the stylish interior , which is still remembered fondly in cork .\narthur frederick , also a brewery director , had purchased the former arnott\u2019s brewery premises on fitton street following its closure in 1901 . he donated it to the city for the building of a new technical college , which was officially opened as the sharman crawford municipal technical institute in 1912 . the corporation renamed fitton street , on which the \u2018tech\u2019 was located , sharman crawford street in his honour . as well as providing the premises , arthur frederick contributed to the cost of equipping the college and provided annual scholarships for students there and at the city\u2019s school of art . the crawford school of art moved into the building in 1979 ; it is now the crawford college of art and design .\nsince heineken first announced its plans to take over beamish from scottish and newcastle last year , it was at pains to stress it would not change the position of beamish stout in the market . however , the brewer appears to have demoted the cork product .\nrichard beamish ( 1798 - 1873 ) , son of brewery founder william beamish , wrote a biography of the celebrated engineer , marc isambard brunel , with whom he had worked on various projects , including the thames tunnel . beamish also worked with his son , isambard kingdom brunel , on other high - profile engineering schemes .\n. beamish stout is far harder to find than its main irish rivals , despite being under globalist control .\n\u201ccarin was the great - great - granddaughter of william beamish and her mother was swedish \u2013 she met goering in sweden in 1920 and they married and settled in munich , where she joined the nazi party and she helped goering escape after the failed beer hall putsch , \u201d said donal .\nheineken had been given the go - ahead to takeover beamish on october 3 last . the decision to shut the beamish brewery came as operating profits at the cork brewery slumped by 55pc in 2007 to \u20ac2 . 8m .\ndeputy lynch said\nthe writing was on the wall\nfor the beamish plant from when the competition authority ( ca ) sanctioned the heineken takeover of beamish - - a decision he described as\nvery surprising\n.\ndeclan farmer of heineken said , when beamish was owned by scottish & newcastle , it was its international stout offering and was operating in a number of markets .\nbeamish is no longer sold anywhere outside ireland because its new owners , heineken , are \u201cfocusing on the domestic market\u201d .\nreacting to the news , local siptu official , bill mulcahy , who represents many of the beamish & crawford workers , said he was disappointed that after weeks of talks with heineken on getting agreement on a redundancy deal that it did not contact the union with the news .\nthey conclude with reference to mike hannon\u2019s award - winning 2009 elegiac documentary my beamish boy , in which one of the former beamish workers reminisced that the brewery was more than just a workplace or a business but was \u201cthe heart of cork\u201d .\nit was founded a year earlier when two leading merchants , william beamish from cork , and william crawford , from bangor , co down , joined forces with two cork brewers , richard barrett and digby o\u2019brien , to set up the cork porter brewery on south main st . the first porter was brewed there on january 17 , 1792 and the business took off during the french wars when cork was a major provisioning centre for british fleets .\nthe dutch firm took a foothold in ireland through the purchase of beamish ' s century - old rivals , murphy ' s .\na total of 40 beamish workers will be transferred - - but heineken confirmed they will be making the remaining 120 staff redundant .\nthe location of beamish and crawford ' s brewery even bore this out , under the shadow of the elizabeth fort ; two empty gun ports seemed to be aimed at the brewery , a subtle reminder to get the brew right . although started in 1792 , ed reckoned brewing on the site could have gone on right back to when the danes ruled , and it faced one of the venerable roads that made up the city .\nthe brothers also discovered that carin\u2019s first cousin , richard beamish , who was a director of the brewery in 1937 , met goering at karinhalle after writing to him explaining their connection . while at a luncheon at the air ministry , beamish spotted hitler standing in a doorway .\ncarlsberg and heineken say the approval of the european commission and other competition authorities will be required , and it is expected the deal will be completed in the second quarter .\n\u201chowever , now beamish as a brand is to be focused in the domestic market . the focus is to drive the brand in the irish market north and south . the international strategy will come later . \u201d\nwe don ' t see any difficulty in having a second quality stout brand in our portfolio - - and we are actually very excited by the potential of beamish stout ,\none heineken spokesperson stressed .\nstout . the draught version . served by mixed gas pressure . filtered and pasteurised . milk . burnt and malt aroma ; bitter / sourish taste with burnt and milk aromas ; bitter finish with burnt , coffee , charcoal and liquorice aromas . quite oily in texture and surprisingly sour . good roast malt character .\nwe use cookies to personalise content , target and report on ads , to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic .\nprime members enjoy fast & free shipping , unlimited streaming of movies and tv shows with prime video and many more exclusive benefits .\nred irish ale . brewed from pale ale , chocolate and crystal malts , and bog myrtle ( used instead of hops ) .\nthe historian brothers discovered that carin beamish , whose mother was swedish , met goering in sweden in 1920 . they married and settled in munich , where she joined the nazi party and helped an injured goering escape to austria after hitler\u2019s failed 1923 coup attempt \u2014 the beer hall putsch .\nnew owners heineken had decided to concentrate their cork brewing activities at the lady ' s well brewery of murphy ' s and we had been invited over to view the beamish brewery one last time before its sad demise , 217 years after its founding in 1792 . good news for beamish lovers however , as the brand will continue to be brewed at the younger murphy ' s site .\ncarlsberg and heineken have agreed a joint cash bid of 800 pence sterling a share for scottish and newcastle ( s & n ) .\nheineken boss gerrit van loo described the beamish closure decision as the most difficult faced by the dutch brewing giants since they first arrived on the irish market in 1983 .\nwe have genuinely made every effort to identify as many employment opportunities as possible for beamish staff . however , retaining two breweries is not sustainable and the loss of so many jobs remains a sad but unavoidable outcome ,\nhe said .\ntop names in the business , including rt\u00e9\u2019s john creedon , redfm\u2019s neil prendeville , 96fm\u2019s derry o\u2019callaghan and trevor welch , as well as tv3\u2019s paul byrne and mark cagney , all talk of the joy and excitement of working in cork pirate stations in the late 1970s and early 1980s .\nchillingworth & levie also designed the brewery\u2019s model public houses , including the landmark oval bar , across the road from the brewery on south main street , in 1918 . the architects houston & houston of london were responsible for another beamish & crawford - related landmark \u2014 the brewery\u2019s stables on bishop street , near st fin barre\u2019s cathedral , one of the finest examples of edwardian architecture in the city . the stables closed in the late 1930s and are now the site of a small business park .\nit once was ireland\u2019s biggest brewery , producing more stout than guinness and exporting it as far afield as australia , the united states and the caribbean .\nken foy and conor feehan armed undercover gardai will protect prince harry and meghan markle on their visit to dublin this week amid fears of an attack .\nstout . can with a widget and mixed gas . filtered and pasteurised . malt and burnt aroma ; sweetish / bitterish taste with burnt and cream aromas ; bitterish finish with burnt and liquorice aromas . looks impressive , but almost flavourless . how do they make it so bland ? for people who drink with their eyes . it improved immensely when i topped it up with fes .\n\u201cthe very first thing that heineken did when it took control of beamish was to stop its sale in spain and to offer only guinness . the guinness in spain is made in spain by heineken , who have a deal with guinness owners , diageo , for its production and distribution of that world - famous beer in the iberian market .\nwe then went on to see the modern brew hall and associated bottling and keg filling sections which had only been modified at great expense just 10 years previously . again this had echoes of home where the same thing had happened to courage ' s bristol brewery , where within 10 years of modernisation scottish and newcastle decided to close it down for its land value . clearly the moral of the story is not to get modernised ! amazingly both breweries were also original porter breweries , with bristol and london supplying ireland until beamish and its brethren switched to the black stuff .\nthe jolly roger , by sports broadcaster trevor welch \u2014 who began his career with radio caroline and southcoast \u2014 and his brother noel welch \u2014 who has worked in print , radio , and tv , primarily with the evening echo and the cork examiner for more than 40 years \u2014 and the irish independent \u2019s southern correspondent ralph riegel , recalls the glory days of pirate radio in cork .\nthe mahon point shopping centre is built on the former gardens of william horatio crawford at lakelands . a monkey - puzzle tree still stands tall near the ring - road that crosses the former gardens , the only vestige of the once great garden .\nbefore completing our trip , which lasted over three hours , ray and paul enthralled us all with a technical talk about the virtues of a unique fermentation block system beamish employed . this was followed by a presentation to ed by jeff sechiari of bhs to thank him for his excellent tour . we were then wonderfully entertained at the nearby\nwandering worker\n( i couldn ' t hope to pronounce its gaelic name ) pub with great food and copious amounts of beamish . it certainly is true to say that the irish are tremendous hosts .\nregistered as a private company in 1895 and a public one in october 1901 .\nmj ' s 1999\nguide\ngave it 2 . 5 of 4 stars and called it\nchocolatey and the least dry among irish stouts in this style .\nirish ale . export version . filtered and pasteurised . bread and malt aroma ; sweetish / bitter with biscuit , fruit and burnt aromas ; bitter finish with hop , burnt and toast aromas . much better than i expected . has a high level of malt bitterness . either it ' s changed or my memory is playing tricks again .\nacquired by canadian breweries 1962 and became part of scottish & newcastle , then heineken .\npale lager . brewed from lager malt and german hallertau hops . bottom - fermented .\na later brewery director , richard henrik beamish , was also an avid gardener . as chairman of the public works committee of the corporation before the first world war , he oversaw the planting of trees on south mall and grand parade as well as the development of the gardens at fitzgerald\u2019s park .\nirish ale . served by mixed gas pressure . filtered and pasteurised . sherbert and milk aromas ; sweetish taste with fruit and biscuit aromas ; bitterish finish with malt and biscuit aromas . pretty bland . a little bit malty but almost no hop character . the beer that popularised\nsmooth\nales in britain . also brewed under licence in england .\nl : jet black pour with a classic irish nitro stout head . thick and creamy .\nspecially commissioned and published by collins press , it is extensively illustrated with mostly unpublished material .\nirish ale . brewed from pale malt , torrified wheat , crystal malt and roasted barley .\nstout . the bottled version found in the british off - licences . filtered and pasteurised . cream , burnt , coffee and cream aroma ; sweetish / bitter taste with burnt , fruit , cream and liquorice aromas ; very bitter finish with burnt , hop , liquorice and black chocolate aromas . bottled guinness without its soul . surprisingly , still a worthwhile beer . lacks the sourness and complexity of the bottle - conditioned version . still packed with roast barley bitterness .\n\u201cmaybe heineken can try to justify these price hikes to themselves but one thing is for sure : how can it cost \u20ac1 . 40 more a pint if they are making the guinness in spain with cheaper labour costs and relatively no shipping compared to the beamish , which was coming all the way from cork ? \u201d\nthe story of over two centuries of an iconic irish brewery and the people who worked there .\nthe brewery features in the noted breweries of great britain and ireland by alfred barnard published 1890 .\nbrewers and malsters guild of ireland founded ( or refounded ) in 1996 . an organisation representing the interests of micros and brewpubs . irish craft brewer a website devoted to irish craft beer . urltoken\nstrong ale . malty and hoppy , the brewery says . sounds like a burton to me .\nt / f : very similar to the other irish dry stouts i ' ve tried . . . and very close to a guinness . smooth and creamy . great mouthfeel . taste is milder . . . roasted malts , some coffee and cocoa notes . inoffensive but nothing super exciting either .\ndark amber ( they are often called\nred ales\n) in colour , relatively lightly hopped and with an amount of smokiness from roast barley . generally darker and less hoppy than english bitter .\ndonal , who lectures in history at ucc , was historical adviser to the film the wind that shakes the barley and is completing a history of media and literary censorship in ireland . he said this history of the brewery gives a unique insight into the business and the wealthy families who ran it .\nwilliam horatio crawford was a major funder of the building of the new st fin barre\u2019s cathedral , and was also the principal benefactor of queen\u2019s university , later ucc , from the 1870s . he supplied plants to the gardens , paid for the astronomical observatory named in his honour , provided the funds for a student residence and donated over 2 , 000 books to the library . following his death , his extensive library was sold at sotheby\u2019s in london . his collection was so huge , the auction took 12 days to complete .\nthe site on south main st has planning permission for an events centre proposed by heineken and bam .\n\u201che had her remains exhumed in sweden and reinterred there in a lavish funeral attended by hitler . \u201d\nregency murder trial : phone , laptop and usb devices being analysed as part of inquiry . . .\nthis page lists all the breweries currently active in ireland and all the beers they brew . i have created a single page for the whole of ireland , both the republic and the north , for no other reason than the small number of breweries . and , of course , the common brewing tradition .\nmurphy and beamish followed guinness into the lager market , brewing a variety of foreign brands under licence . the names have come and gone with the changes of ownership , but the product has remained largely the same . they have been surprisingly successful in this section of the market , the only one where guinness has punched below its weight . their market share of only around 50 % - in what is an expanding sector - must be a worry .\nstout . served by mixed gas pressure . filtered and pasteurised . nowadays served ridiculously cold . for those who can ' t take the minute amount of flavour still discernible at 5\u00ba c , they have\nextra cold\n. milk and burnt aroma ; bitter taste with burnt , fruit and cream aromas ; bitter finish with liquorice , burnt , toffee and cream aromas . not much aroma , but otherwise ok .\nheineken was urged to maintain the integrity of the beamish stout brand - - one of ireland ' s most historic drink labels , as cork td ciaran lynch ( lab ) said the closure of the brewery was\ndesperately\nsad for the city .\njoined them in 1996 . a couple of other micros and a brewpub came and quickly disappeared again in the 1980 ' s . all the new brewereies have produced cask - conditioned beer on a regular basis .\nexport stout . filtered and pasteurised . the sort of guinness you find in the tropics . very nice .\n, was also brewed occasionally in the early 1800\u2019s . by 1840 it was a regular product and was called\nas heineken , guinness owner diageo and scottish & newcastle were the three biggest players in the republic ' s beer market , the competition authority , which polices company take overs and mergers , had to approve the deal .\nbeeradvocate is a proud supporter of independent craft brewers . we encourage you to # seektheseal and drink independent beer .\nthe story in northern ireland has been much the same , where bass and guinness have long enjoyed a duopoly .\nstout . brewed from roast barley , crystal malt , pale ale malt and british hops . fined with carrigeen moss\nwheat beer . ingredients : pale malt , torrefied wheat , caramalt ; challenger , mount hood and cascade hops .\nwatney ' s pull out and sell murphy to taisc\u00ed st\u00e1it teoranta ( tst ) , the state rescue agency .\ntheir fortunes have been revived in the last 15 years by sales outside their native country . keg kilkenny is a\nmust have\nbeer for fake irish pubs across europe . caffrey ' s started the fad for\nsmoothflow\nales in britain . both murphy and beamish now brew\nred ales\n, but their impact inside ireland has been minimal , where guinness brands still dominate .\nonward around some rare industrial archaeology now rapidly disappearing , and back to the hotel to collect our bags and await the airport bus . luckily for us , right by the bus stop , was a ' james joyce ' registered pub called the dan lowrey tavern , replete with an original bar - back and old brewery signs including two external slate bass plaques and a huge bass mirror inside . the relief moulded james joyce sign denotes irish pubs with outstanding original interiors .\nas part of the deal wherby carlsberg and heineken dismembered the twitching corpse of scottish & newcastle , heineken got their hands on both of the cork breweries . unsurprisingly , they immediately decided to close beamish . their stout is , for the moment , being brewed at the murphy ' s brewery . i don ' t expect it to last long . why would heineken promote two brands of irish stout ?\ntheir book tells the story of more than two centuries of cork\u2019s most important brewery and the people who worked there .\ndonal said : \u201che had her remains exhumed in sweden and reinterred there in a lavish funeral attended by hitler . \u201d\ngolden ales with a proportion of wheat in the grist . a recent innovation , brewed exclusively by micros and brewpubs .\nsources : 1857 - 1922 reports of commissioners of inland revenue and of customs and excise , and trade and navigation . ( via\nthe brewers ' almanack 1928\n) 1936 - 1953 brewers ' almanack 1955 , p . 107 - 110 1954 - 1959 brewers ' almanack 1962 , p . 107 - 108 notes : up to 1881 , calculated according to the quantities of malt and sugar used 1884 - 1895 , 1913 standard barrels charged with beer duty 1900 - 1922 the number of bulk barrels upon which duty was paid during the year . 1 barrel = 163 . 656 litres .\nin 1796 guinness brewed two beers : ale and porter . in 1799 the ale was dropped . in 1801 they introduced\ngerman - style wheat beer . brewed from pale malt , wheat malt ; galena , chinook and hallert\u00e4u perle hops .\nsummer 2004 interbrew announced that they wanted to sell the brewery . they had no takers and it closed in 2005 .\no : another dry irish stout . very good fresh and on - tap . . . and virtually indistinguishable from the other big - boy players in the style . maybe an ooch sweeter . . . maybe ? not a bad pint .\nbristol ' s brass industry is of national significance , from the birth of the industrial revolution , through the slave trade ( with guinea goods ) and up to modern times , and i wondered if one of these coppers - ed has since contacted me to say that each copper had a capacity of about 390 barrels or 14 , 040 gallons - could be rescued and built into the new museum of bristol . the copper would make a stunning centrepiece to a brass industry display and it could easily lead on to other major parts of bristol ' s past , such as brewing and pub life . as you can see in this article , the influence of brewing runs throughout cork and the same is true for bristol .\ndiarmuid hurley is from ireland but lives in madrid . \u201ci occasionally visit the irish bars in madrid , the majority of which are in a heineken - owned franchise where guinness is the irish stout . there were , however , well over a dozen independent bars which served beamish in great quantities .\nsubscribe to our newsletter , ratebeer weekly , a must for understanding new people , places and beers in worldwide craft culture .\n) closed in 1949 and by the mid - 1960 ' s they had rounded up the last few stray ale breweries .\nguinness\u2019s brewery in the irish economy 1759 - 1876\n, patrick lynch and john vaizey , pages 150 - 151 .\npale lager , brewed from lager malt , cara malt , torrified wheat ; galena , nugget , perle and hersbrucker hops .\ndonal \u00f3 drisceoil lectures in history at university college cork . his books include censorship in ireland 1939 - 45 ( 1996 ) and peadar o ' donnell ( 2001 ) . historical advisor to the film the wind that shakes the barley , he is completing a history of media and literary censorship in ireland . diarmuid \u00f3 drisceoil , works full - time at historical research and writing . his books include douglas golf club centenary history 1909 - 2009 ( 2009 ) and with donal \u00f3 drisceoil serving a city - the story of cork s english market ( 2005 ) , and fifty years have flown - the history of cork airport ( 2011 ) .\n\u201cit left an indelible mark on cork\u2019s economy , as well as its social , cultural and political landscape , \u201d he said .\n. excuse me if i have omitted some of the many variations guinness produce of their 3 basic products - bottled guinness , draught guinness and foreign extra stout . the company seems perversely determined to destroy a product and a business developed over more than two centuries .\ndonal o drisceoil lectures in history at university college cork . his books include censorship in ireland 1939 - 45 ( 1996 ) and peadar o ' donnell ( 2001 ) . historical advisor to the film the wind that shakes the barley , he is completing a history of media and literary censorship in ireland . diarmuid o drisceoil , works full - time at historical research and writing . his books include douglas golf club centenary history 1909 - 2009 ( 2009 ) and with donal o drisceoil serving a city - the story of cork ' s english market ( 2005 ) , and fifty years have flown - the history of cork airport ( 2011 ) . show more\nnearly half of the members of the bhs group were former brewers and the tour was conducted by ed hinchy who had a wealth of knowledge to complement that of the party from britain . a few of the members carried their trusty copies of ' barnard ' - the victorian brewing bible that featured beamish in its volume 2 . with a superbly detailed map of the brewery dated to just before barnard ' s visit , and with original brewery pictures that barnard had used for his engravings , we were able to get an idea of the site ' s layout before being shown around .\ndenmark ' s carlsberg and amsterdam - based heineken said they had agreed a deal recommended by s & n which valued britain ' s biggest brewer and the world ' s sixth - largest beer maker at \u00a37 . 8 billion sterling ( \u20ac10 . 4 billion ) .\n\u201cshe died in sweden in 1931 from tuberculosis and goering called his country house outside berlin carinhall in her memory , \u201d he added .\nian begley drug dealers are using social media giant facebook to sell prescription drugs including painkillers , opioids and powerful sedatives to irish customers .\nirish ale . filtered and pasteurised . bitterness : 23 ebu colour : 24 ebc . also brewed in holland . introduced in 1995 .\nall the while ed our host answered all questions with aplomb and showed us parts of the brewery rarely accessed by anyone . this culminated in us being allowed right to the apex of the brewery , above the massive liquor tanks and alongside the brewery ' s wind sock !\nheineken intends to acquire s & n ' s businesses in uk , ireland , portugal , finland , belgium , us , and india .\nstout . a stronger draught beer sold in\nirish\npubs across continental europe . served by mixed gas pressure . filtered and pasteurised .\nbarley wine . brewed from pale ale malt , crystal malt , torrified wheat ; fuggles , east kent golding , nugget and galena hops .\n\u201cin one bar in the centre of madrid , called dubliners , before the takeover they sold a pint of beamish for \u20ac4 . 10 then practically overnight , it was replaced by guinness at a hungry price of e5 . 50 a pint . likewise in other so - called irish bars they have hiked the guinness prices since the takeover .\nin english , explain why you ' re giving this rating . your review must discuss the place ' s attributes and your overall impression in order to indicate that you have legitimately visited the place . nonconstructive reviews may be removed without notice and action may be taken on your account .\ncarin had suffered from tb for some time and died in sweden in 1931 . goering called his country house outside berlin karinhalle in her memory .\nsources :\namerican handy book of brewing , malting and auxiliary trades\n, by wahl & henius , chicago 1902 , page 825 . whitbread gravity book in the london metropolitan archive , document number lma / 4453 / d / 02 / 002 notes : abv and attenuation my calculation .\nred irish ale . brewed from pale malt , crystal malt , wheat malt , chocolate malt ; galena , nugget and east kent goldings hops .\nfor decades the three large breweries ( guinness , murphy , beamish ) were happy to brew nothing but porter - style beers . there was a parallel world of quite small ale breweries which struggled along until the 1950 ' s . the remaining half dozen or so merged to form the imaginatively - named irish ale brewers , which guinness bought in 1965 .\ned was delighted when i told him about a major 1708 bristol privateering venture led by woodes rogers that called in to cork to replenish its supplies and change half of its crew ( whom rogers had found to be incompetent ) . this voyage famously brought back a spanish treasure ship and rescued alexander selkirk - defoe ' s model for robinson crusoe . coincidently the cruise was partially sponsored by bristol brewer and former lord mayor sir john hawkins .\nin the years 1900 - 1916 a high proportion of beer brewed in ireland must have been the stronger stouts . the average original gravity hovered around 1065\u00ba . as a comparison , in england and wales it was 1051 - 1052\u00ba and in scotland only 1047 - 1049\u00ba . you can find the full details\nless than 100 metres away , the heads of executed prisoners were displayed over the bridge on a metal spike - - in the 18th and 19th centuries .\nby submitting this form , you agree to the privacy and cookie policy of this website . this website makes use of cookies . read our legal notice .\nt grainy rye note and a hint of coffee or chocalate . i rye flavor is what i find interesting compared to guinness or murphy ' so stout .\nwas occasuionally brewed from 1806 onwards . after 1821 it was brewed regularly and became the mainstay of exports to england . around 1840 the name was changed to\nbrewpub . the beers are sold in both nitrokeg and cask - conditioned forms . the latter seem mostly intended for the uk ' s guest ale market .\npale lager . brewed from lager malt , torrified wheat ; galena , nugget , hallertau perle and hersbr\u00fccker hops . almost as good a name as grunhalle .\nit is also situated next to one of the earliest crossings of the lee , not far from st finn barr ' s cathedral named after the man who had originally founded the city in the 6th century . burgage plots containing shops and ale houses originally fronted the street but these were absorbed into the brewery in the 1920s when offices and a boardroom were built in the tudor style . when doing this they didn ' t forget their history and incorporated one of the original old ale house lintels dated 1602 into the fireplace and laid out one of the massive mash tun floors to become a major welcoming feature to the building ' s lobby area .\nin english , explain why you ' re giving this rating . your review must discuss the beer ' s attributes ( look , smell , taste , feel ) and your overall impression in order to indicate that you have legitimately tried the beer . nonconstructive reviews may be removed without notice and action may be taken on your account .\na strong export type of stout . dark and powerful . guinness foreign extra stout is a good example ( now i think about it , the only example ) .\nmicrobrewery . founded 2009 by cuilan loughnane , brewer in messrs maguire and former brewer at dwan ' s . white gypsy is the brand of his shelta beer company .\nthe brewery was taken over by murphy\u2019s parent company , heineken ireland , in 2009 , and closed its doors , bringing to an end its rich 217 - year history .\n. in the early days a\nkeeping\nversion was brewed , which was matured longer and blended with fresh beer in the summer to maintain quality during warm weather .\nporter . brewed from pale malt , flaked barley , roast barley , black malt , crystal malt ; galena , nugget and east kent goldings hops . your only man .\nthe reclamation of marshland , fortifications to make it a safe haven for merchant ships , victualling yards to support the growing british empire and supplies for the hazardous journeys across the world \u2013 and the provision of generous amounts of beer , gin and whiskey ( bristol had a distillery as well ) made them both popular places . in fact the bristol coat of arms is strikingly similar to that of cork ' s ; a sailing ship carried forth from a protective tower , in cork ' s case , two protective towers !\non our departure mike very kindly gave me his copy of colin rynne ' s excellent\nthe industrial archaeology of cork city and its environs\nwhich really put flesh on the bones of my visit . to my amazement , the two massive victorian coppers that we ' d seen had been made by llewellyns and james of castle green , bristol .\ncurrently owned by heineken international , who closed the brewery in 2009 and moved production to the heineken brewery ( previously murphy ' s ) . now just a beer marketing company .\nkeg ales made big inroads in stout ' s market share during the 1960 ' s and 1970 ' s , before being overtaken by lager as the drink of the moment .\nthe classic irish beer . also known as\nextra stout\nor\ndry stout\n. black , bitter and with a burnt note from the use of roasted barley .\nmicrorewery adjacent to tig bhric pub . beers are available during the summer season only , at tig bhric in riasc , nr . ballyferriter and tigh u\u00ed chath\u00e1in in ballyferriter itself .\nexport stout . a version of foreign extra stout that is sold in belgium and holland . filtered and pasteurised . burnt , toffee , bread , chocolate , fruit and milk aromas . ; sweet / bitter / sourish taste with dates , burnt , toffee , liquorice and milk aromas ; very bitter finish with burnt , black toffee , cream , coffee , liquorice and fruit aromas . a big , beefy beer with a subtle touch of sourness . the sort of beer that bravely resists brewery conditioning and doesn ' t quite lose . i ' m lucky enough to have an off licence 100 yards from my house that sells it . it ' s a beer that always gets me into a 19th century mood . what a pathetic nostalgic i am . if i were to be granted one beer wish , it would be : a bottle - conditioned version of this beer . knowing the depth bottle - conditioning added to extra stout , i ' m certain an unfiltered export / foreign stout would be sensational . bet the useless gits never do it , but i can dream ."]}
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", "topic": 37}], "title": "content label ( record label )", "paragraphs": ["technical issues - have releases from our content provider . following up with content team .\nurltoken 4 releases here . will follow up with content team to identify missing content .\ntechnical issues - cannot find in our content provider catalog . following up with content team .\nthe content ( l ) abel is a los angeles project - based record label and collective . as the logo illustrates , over the years\ntechnical issue - we have content , but not showing up in search . urltoken\ntechnical issue - we have content , but not showing up in search . urltoken\nwhen negotiating a record deal , always inquire about the label\u2019s marketing efforts \u2013 for social media , online and offline press and radio .\nthe artist will also have to warrant that they haven ' t breached copyright in another person ' s work in making their record . the label should be notified of any uncleared samples and all session musician consents must be obtained before the label will accept the record .\nes are not responsible for the content of any other websites that are linked from here . so there .\nthe job of a record label is to represent and exploit sound recordings . these are also known as master recordings , or masters in short .\n1987 : markus staiger founds nuclear blast in his hometown of donzdorf . the first record released on the label is the compilation _ senseless deat _ h .\nthis concludes the third episode of the understanding the music industry . in our next episode we will go in - 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priority content .\nwhat chrismaslin said . i , too , was wondering where ellen allien ' s new release was after bpitch control ' s content got restored .\nprofessional record labels have deals with distribution companies that send their records to stores , whether physical or digital .\nour label is based out of hungary and we are currently available on stores such as : itunes , junodownload , audiojelly , etc . . our content is delivered to stores worldwide by a popular distributor that currently works with hundreds of labels ( symphonic distribution ) . in addition to our established content delivery methods , we have a marketing plan that we use to promote our releases .\nplease support this website by adding us to your whitelist in your ad blocker . ads are what helps us bring you premium content ! thank you !\nthe big change is this : control over the distribution of content has shifted from a selected few , to everyone . the death of the gatekeepers .\na label\u2019s distribution deal has a lot of impact on the deals they can offer artists .\nin turn , the distribution commission ( percentage or flat - fee ) reduces the income an artist will receive . and time needed for a distributor to deliver content to stores determines how long in advance a label will need to receive final masters .\nthe artist should aim to secure a positive release commitment from the label ( at least in the uk ) , coupled with a minimum marketing spend to support the release . should the label fail to release your record , you should be able to terminate the deal , and / or buy back your recordings , so they can be licensed to another label , or perhaps self - released .\nname and likeness : the artist should consent to the record label using his or her name and likeness in connection with the promotion of records only . make sure you reserve all other uses of your likeness \u2014 for example , in merchandising , which is potentially a very lucrative area and entirely separate from the record deal .\nwith good music , grit and an understanding of the internet , anyone can build a core audience of superfans to sustain one - 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record restriction . this prevents the artist from re - recording their music on another label for a certain number of years following expiry of the contract . any restriction you agree should apply for a maximum of five years following the end of the contract , and should only ever cover records actually released .\nin order to raise the profile of a release , the artist will have to undertake some domestic and international promotional work . in the event that you don ' t follow in the footsteps of sandi thom , by webcasting your ' tour ' from the comfort of your living room , the record company will deploy an army of radio , press , and new media marketeers to talk up your record . the considerable cost this may incur should not be recoupable from artist royalties . after all , the record label benefits whenever the record sells , and promotion is a reasonable overhead of their business . and , of course , with a likely earnings ratio of 3 : 1 in the label ' s favour , they ' re going to break even a lot quicker than any artist can recoup .\nan a & r is the person that works at a label and is responsible for communicating and signing new acts , developing them and their music until they are ready to be marketed , and initiating their involvement with the label .\nthese are not record labels . these are not label deals . even though some of them offer\nlabel services\nthey don ' t own anything . these companies are just providing services . you retain 100 % of your rights no matter who you use . even if they take a commission , it ' s just from your revenue . no ownership . none . capiche ?\nall retailers want to know who the label is . if you don\u2019t list one , the retailer will most likely default to the distributor name or the artist name . to have control over this create your own label name when distributing .\nsong selection : this relates to the choice of songs you record and the order in which they will be released \u2014 ie . singles , eps , albums , b - sides , bonus tracks , greatest hits , and so on . manufactured acts will generally lack control over this area and instead will have to record the songs their manager or label boss decides for them . bands who write their own material are signed precisely because the label has shown faith in their abilities . it therefore becomes easier to influence decisions around songs .\nrecording contracts are legally binding agreements , enabling record companies to exploit an artist ' s performance in a sound recording , in return for royalty payments .\ncreating a label , operationally , can be cumbersome , especially when it comes to distribution . for noon pacific , a simple , easy method of distributing content and sharing data and earnings with collaborators was imperative to the success of its label . when looking for a distributor , it became clear that not many were optimized for a high volume of single releases , and none could help to automate the manual accounting process that comes from splitting royalty payments .\ninternational label and collective chopstick dubplate perform live original soundsystem music for all the subwoofer massive and crew right round the world .\nthey can\u2019t . that\u2019s why i left them out . you have to apply to the orchard ( as a label ) .\nour label uses waxtone and is very good , all the information ( relase , accounting , sales ) , is accessible at any time and your customer service is very fast and have a help center support in 2 languages ( english \u2013 spanish ) , our label has gone through several distributors but we got to waxtone recommended by another label and was our best choice .\nsurely you have heard the term of \u2018 label a & r \u2018 . it stands for \u2018 artist and repertoire \u2018 .\ntheir job is to take a record to the program makers or show - hosts and to pitch them on playing the track . it\u2019s all based on the plugger\u2019s reputation and relationships . the end goal is to get a track put in rotation \u2013 meaning that a record is getting consistent spin ( play ) .\naudio1 is an established dj and producer from the san francisco bay area . whether its nationwide syndicated mix shows , curating exclusive content for direct music service or club / festival dj appearances , this man is everywhere .\nin other words , things you should know when you\u2019re looking to get signed by a label or are currently negotiating a deal .\nwhat if the a & r guy who signs you leaves the label , or the md who ' s a big fan of your music is suddenly fired ? in this situation you might be glad you ' d negotiated a key - man clause in your contract , allowing you to leave the label as well . this would enable you to sign a new record deal elsewhere and avoid being left on the shelf .\nif the record company does go into liquidation , you should be able to terminate the agreement and get the rights in your recordings back . otherwise your copyrights could become the property of third - party creditors fighting over the remains of the now - defunct label . a similar provision , but much harder to obtain , is to allow the artist the right of termination where the label is sold , merged , or taken over . don ' t forget : the label is still obliged to continuing paying the artist on all recordings sold , even after termination .\nbelieve digital is a fraud . they claim most of the copyrighted content from africa on youtube and pockets the google ad proceeds without paying african content creators . one can view their public french profile and they only have a share capital of 222 860 euros or $ 293 , 990 and they haven\u2019t filed a public financial report since 2008 . a petition is filed at the white house to sanction them for appropriating royalties from the congo . see urltoken\nbelieve digital is a joke . they claim most of the copyrighted content from africa on youtube and pockets the google ad proceeds without paying african content creators . one can view their public french profile and they only have a share capital of 222 860 euros or $ 293 , 990 and they haven\u2019t filed a public financial report since 2008 . a petition is filed at the white house to sanction them for appropriating royalties from the congo . see urltoken\nis bgo the name of a label ? in any case , i ' ll certainly add ronin rhythm records to the master list .\nlabelpush is a good option , distribution , promotion , accounting solution and demo service for your label for free ! for commission option .\nthis leads to two types of intellectual property , called music copyrights . one for the song , another for the sound recording . the song is typically represented by a publisher , whereas the sound recording is represented by a record label . for a better understanding , read my guide on music copyright .\nc ) the gaps . many labels are\nback\n, but they seem like their content is fairly limited . you mentioned fat possum above . but as far as i can tell , their content at emusic ends at about 2012 , with nothing more recent . i also mentioned cherry red in another post , observing the opposite problem : only a few 2017 releases . i could also mention domino ( missing austra ) , scat and american laundromat being back , but with big gaps in their content . what ' s going on here ? is there a time table to get their full catalogs back , or did these labels only make a limited offering available to emusic ?\nroutenote was one of the first distributors to partner with soundcloud . they have a small record label and management services . routenote moderates the data and if they see songs that are starting to catch they will target tastemakers and playlist editors . \u201cartists don\u2019t typically know that they are being pushed\u201d steve told me .\nthere are a number of books on the subject as well as a great deal of software to assist you . a google search for \u201cbusiness plans\u201d revealed hundreds of web sites on the subject , many with sample plans and outlines . if you decide to purchase business plan writing software , be sure it conforms to your unique label and what you want to achieve with it . not all \u201ccanned\u201d plans will work for the record industry , in fact probably very few will . make use of the ideas and formats , not the content .\nread on to learn more about noon pacific\u2019s approach to music curation and how stem\u2019s technology enabled them to pursue a singles - only label .\nit sounds cool though , i just wonder how they can get all the licenses , because sometimes , the label asks for crazy prices .\ncare should be taken not to allow the label to recoup advances paid to leaving members for solo releases against the remaining members ' royalties .\n1997 : hammerfall become the label\u2019s first power metal success story when their debut album , glory to the brave , reaches the german top 40 .\nalso just noticed that there are only 9 albums available from the dronarivm label . . . would love to have all the rest up there !\nthe name wobblyhead embodies what the record label is all about .\nthe term implies something a little off kilter , something ' s that ' s a little bit surreal or psychedelic ,\nsays baumann . to moore ,\nit ' s vague , open - ended , and it rolls off the tongue well .\n- a rare piece cd , being only 2000 released by amhurst records for rock record collectors club . a compilation of tracks from various artist . brian ' s contribution here was\n2013 : the label dips its toes into the world of retro rock with devil man , the second ep from swedish psych - rockers blues pills .\nsuccess in starting a label is not guaranteed , but if you keep the costs under control , there\u2019s little to lose , but much to gain .\n. there ' s no label or distribution partner to cut into the band ' s profits \u0097 but then there may not be any profits . drop\nin the case of a group signed to a label , usually the company will reserve the right to terminate the contract should a key member of the band decide to leave . the label may also try to obtain a clause allowing them to sign any leaving member as a solo artist \u2014 and if the group break up before releasing a record , but after spending their advance , they ' ll probably be sued for breach of contract and return of the monies they ' ve received !\nwhy we\u2019re psyched :\nnelly\nwas low - key incredible . his whole last record was low - key incredible .\nlow - key incredible\nseems to be his thing .\nmusic publicists and pr ( public relations ) agencies are responsible for generating press , both online and offline . they do this for record labels , artists , event promoters and venue owners .\ntechnologies such as peer - to - peer file sharing , torrents and sites such as youtube and soundcloud reinvented how media was shared and distributed , including music . it made the distribution of content more efficient \u2013 but also reduced the demand for physical products .\n- this probably a bootleg tape , where brian is found on a cassette tape which is predominantly the georgia satellites , but has 6 tracks from the\nbrothers\nalbum tucked on the end . the tape cover came trimmed with only track listing and a picture of georgia satellites . the tape is produced by team records ( catalogue number t3910 ) and has zero information about the either artists or the record label . having searched the internet for the label has come up with no additional information .\na ) i don ' t know much about no one buys records , apart from the fact that this is the label that garfunkel & oates released their music on . whenever i looked up their stuff on the old emusic site , that was the label that was listed . could be a vanity label ? ( a duckduckgo search brought me to the ever reliable discogs , and this link . indeed , there are only garfunkel & oates releases here . urltoken )\ncity slang is available in the uk . 4ad / beggars / matador / rough trade went a few years ago . city slang is an excellent label .\n8 years ago a group of friends started the label humming records to help share great music with the world - today . . . urltoken 1 year ago\nin this third part we will expand on the different types of record labels , the role of a & rs , distribution deals and music promotion ( via radio pluggers and pr agencies ) .\nplugging a record to radio in the hopes it will be put in constant rotation , securing coverage on music blogs and magazines , feature placements on itunes and spotify\u2026 all ways to generate exposure .\ntouring can be expensive , especially if you like to be as over the top as legendary rockers iron maiden . if you go on tour to promote a record release , don ' t forget that the cost of tour support will be recouped by the label from your royalty , so it ' s a good idea to cap what can be spent .\ntour support paid by the label to get the artist on the road is recoupable , so it ' s best to agree a limit on spend for obvious reasons .\nwhen negotiating a record deal for a track that has radio potential , always have the label clarify their radio marketing efforts . if dealing with majors , have them add a clause that guarantees plugging efforts , for each market . with independents , if they do not have an internal plugger , ask for a budget that may be allocated to a mutually approved independent radio plugger .\nyou ' ve written and recorded your demo , you ' ve played some great gigs , and you can now boast a multitude of myspace friends , from watford to wichita and back again . a & r guys are falling over themselves to get to you and there ' s now a major - label record deal on the table . what do you do ? sign ?\na well - negotiated deal will ensure that the artist is entitled to a 50 : 50 share of any secondary income earned by the label . this could be in the form of advances paid by overseas labels licensing your record , income from compilations , or sync fees that are paid when a sound recording is used in a film or tv commercial or on a computer game .\nit is possible for one person to write a song ( also known as a composition , or a work ) , while another performs and records it . or the same person could both write and record it .\neven though volume cd packaging these days is cheap , record companies typically make a royalty deduction of 20 to 25 percent deduction for it \u2014 which might look like a bit of a rip - off . . .\nalso bear in mind that the document will vary depending on the type and size of record company you want to build . for example , if you\u2019re not planning to seek outside funding , it\u2019ll primarily be used as your road map and can be fairly brief . however , if you\u2019re planning to raise money from family , friends , or independent investors for a somewhat more substantial label , it\u2019ll need to reflect more of the business and mechanical aspects of the label\u2019s operation . finally , if you need to raise substantial capital , it\u2019ll have to be considerably more comprehensive .\nthere are several positions the artist can adopt in relation to creative control . firstly , they can attempt to negotiate varying degrees of creative control in relation to each issue . alternatively , they can seek to obtain a right of consultation across the board , where the label must seek their opinion before acting , but can ultimately ignore their wishes . finally \u2014 and by far the best outcome for the artist \u2014 they can seek to negotiate a right of approval . this would mean that the label couldn ' t make a creative decision without the artist ' s permission . however , note that where the artist is dropped by the record company , or their contract has expired , the label can make all manner of creative decisions without the artist ' s approval .\nthe thing i was most excited about after my call with mike were the opportunities they make available for their artists . like festival , label , playlist , radio and audition submission opportunities .\nmixnauten is a joke , work with them only 2 months and i went to label worx . work using the system from another distributor that asks them 30 % commission , this is not informed to the labels , offering 400 stores in your web and service only delivery to 40 stores , it\u2019s just one label and its \u201ccustomers\u201d are\u2026 . . sublabels . a big lie .\nin reality , most ' deductions ' are artificial and in no way reflect the true cost to the label . packaging on cds manufactured in volume is cheap . similarly , as more records are sold through digital channels , a reserve for breakages and the allocation of free digital goods ceases to make any sense at all , other than to boost the label ' s profits .\nin this lawsuit , the record labels sued online video site vimeo , alleging that dozens of sound recordings were infringed in videos posted on the site . a ruling from a district court judge earlier this year found vimeo could be responsible for copyright infringement , and in doing so imposed new , impossibly high standards for websites hosting user - generated content . in an amicus brief filed wednesday , eff argues that the decision undermines the safe harbors created by the digital millennium copyright act ( dmca ) , and the innovation and expression those safe harbors make possible .\nthis fee is totally justified when you get consistent play . the exposure drives sales , increases an artist\u2019s profile and leads to public performance royalties for the songwriters ( collected via prs\u2019 like ascap ) and for the recording artists and record label ( collected via prs\u2019 like soundexchange , almost everywhere in the world except for the usa , where radio / tv do not have to pay master - right holders for using their records ) .\nmore generous advances should be negotiated for the exercise of successive options \u2014 ie . when the next album becomes due \u2014 irrespective of whether previous advances have been recouped . recoupment is a process by which the label will first recover the advance against any artist royalty income . care should be taken to remove any wording stating that an advance is repayable . this would have the effect of turning it into a personal debt , which you could be liable for at any time . you should only ever have to repay advances where your record sales generate sufficient royalties to cover them . failing that , the label bears the loss .\ninevitably , there have been plenty of failures , too . gerardo names virginia death metallers arsis as one of the label\u2019s biggest disappointments . \u201cthey had so much potential but they basically self - destructed , \u201d he says . similarly , there have been those bands who slipped through the net ; gerardo says current nb mainstays lamb of god received knockbacks from the label early in their career .\nonerpm is moving away from a diy focused business and is focusing more on label / distribution deals \u2018signing\u2019 artists . 95 % of their business are from artists they sign or labels they represent .\ni worked 11 years whit different distributor : symphonic : good amadea : release contract hold 12 months , not good . label worx : excellent ( dasboard and professional service ) kzv : 60 % comission for the label , not good . believe : good . waxtone : excellent ( dashboard very simple , fully transparent , audio player promotion service is amazing ) feyr : horrible ditto : good\nnow that is interesting . so could the issue here be less about the actual rights to the content and more about whether emusic ' s site is able to plug into a given distribution network ? i did , by the way , check on mexican summer ' s sister labels , and at least here in the us , we don ' t seem to have any of them currently . the irony of all this is that almost all the mexican summer content i currently own originally all came from emusic - that is , before the changeover to the new site . in any case , i ' ll go and update the master list above .\nwhat we know : hopelessness was co - produced by glitch - king oneohtrix point never and hudson mohawke , master of the glittering drop . it\u2019s the first record by the former antony as anohni , which she says will be her performing name going forth . in an interview with a fan site , she called it\na dance / experimental electronic record with quite a dark thematic undertow ,\nand it is\nas different as could be\nfrom her previous work .\nrecord sales plummeted and the industry lost millions . the recording industry association of america ( riaa ) started a whole series of lawsuits against companies such as napster , kazaa and morpheus \u2013 even suing thousands of people that downloaded a few songs .\nother rights the label will wish to acquire include rights in the album artwork and the right to use the artist ' s name and likeness in connection with the sale and promotion of the records .\nthese are sums of money paid to the artist on account of future royalties . they ' re paid when the artist signs to the label , and again as and when further options are exercised .\nsome independent artists have territory specific record deals and cannot distribute their album independently in certain territories ( like a deal with universal uk \u2013 not us ) . it\u2019s important to have this flexibility . you never know what lies ahead for your career .\nin the rest of this article i will outline the role and function of record labels , a & rs , music distributors , radio pluggers and publicists . because as you better understand this framework , it\u2019ll be easier to win at the game .\nwhile many are content to stream your music , a vocal minority of hardcore fans still demand high - quality download formats like flac and apple lossless . we make it easy to keep them happy : you upload a single lossless file ( wav , aiff or flac ) and we lovingly convert it to every conceivable format under the sun .\nwith symphonic recently , your report helped me choose but also done my own research . working with a label that distributes through them , so costs me nothing at all and the label take a % as normal . notice quite a few small labels working well like this but this is my first release in this way so only time will tell . check out ratrace \u2013 fidget btw , out now everywhere \ud83d\ude09\noverall , you might only get paid on 90 percent of actual sales , since retailers are able to return records they don ' t sell . the record label therefore holds on to a portion of your royalties , usually 10 percent , as a reserve , until all sales are verified . you must make sure that this reserve will be liquidated ( paid out ) at regular intervals , and that the artist ( you ) receives their entitlement in full .\nfrom my experience , slight a & r involvement is always beneficial . guaranteeing a certain standard of quality within the arrangement , mix and master of a record . and to help artists find artistic direction if they\u2019re lost on a track or visual branding .\nby submitting my information above , i acknowledge that i have reviewed and agreed to the privacy policy and terms of use , and i agree to receive updates and marketing messages from time to time from [ artist ] and [ its / his / her ] record label . for sms messages , i understand that message and data rates may apply , and that i may receive up to 2 sms messages per week from [ artist ] ' s mailing list .\nso once you\u2019ve got your first recorded project , how will you go about selling it ? other than raising start - up funds , this is probably the most difficult and critical part of establishing a label .\nunder most exclusive recording contracts , the artist will assign copyright in the sound recordings to the record company . an assignment is a transfer of ownership for the full life of copyright . in the case of sound recordings this will be 50 years from release .\nby submitting my information above , i acknowledge that i have reviewed and agreed to the privacy policy and terms of use , and i agree to receive updates and marketing messages from time to time from [ artist name ] and [ its / his / her ] record label . for sms messages , i understand that message and data rates may apply , and that i may receive up to 2 sms messages per week from [ artist name ] ' s mailing list .\nwhat we know : painting with is anco\u2019s first record since 2012\u2019s centipede hz , and their first that wasn\u2019t worked out in concert . it was recorded without josh\ndeakin\ngibbs , and is heavily influenced by early beatles , early ramones , and dinosaurs .\nhowever , in this age of do - it - yourself , now is a great time to consider starting your own label . the cost of entry is comparatively modest , and the process is not too complicated .\nlabel : jungle cat , satta sounds style : jungle / ragga - jungle / clash / hip hop started : 2002 dub - liner brings the fire with high energy mixing , heavy jungle selection and dubplates galore .\nlabel worx is a good company but too demanding for the new labels , on the one hand it\u2019s good , but maybe for emerging labels they should be a little more open to passing some of their requirements .\nthose were the days when music was played from vinyl discs and cassette tapes , and when the discovery of music was limited to listening to the radio , going to a venue to see a live - show or by browsing your favorite section in the record store .\nradiohead\u2019s a moon shaped pool and blood orange\u2019s freetown sound have been cited two times and agnes obel\u2019s citizen of glass three times . brussels - based label [ pias ] has two nominees : dubioza kolektiv and agnes obel .\nmembers : johnny o label affiliations : mashed youths , unjustified , hibiki , off me nut , junglinskiy their\nclip & carbine ragga jungle sample pack\nand\ngunshot dubwise sample pack\ninfluences many jungle producers .\nalthough the thought of large advances may get you excited , they come at a price . often , if the advance is large there ' ll be more pressure on an artist to succeed immediately . then if the first record is a flop the label may cut its losses and simply ' drop ' you . if you ' re after a little more stability and you truly believe in yourself , you should probably opt for a smaller advance and instead aim to secure a higher royalty rate .\ni ' d also like to add ronin rhythm records to the inquiry queue . there were a couple of their items i managed to add to my wishlist before the label disappeared , and in fact i can still click from there and load the album pages , even though they ' re not for sale . if it ' s not too tricky to code , is it possible to gray out wishlist items or label which ones are unavailable ?\nhi all , we are currently collecting feedback and aiming to get back soon with updates for the other mentions in this thread . i unfortunately can ' t give an expected date as to when we ' ll have those updates ( ideally within next 2 weeks ) but ask for & appreciate your patience as we continue to check the status with our content and technical team .\ni would like you to conduct this study on catapult distribution . this is the company that i currently use and i really like them . but , i would love to see how they compare to the above companies . i also use mondo and i feel the same way about their website it sucks\u2026 . . i only really want the register my record label but what that actually did or what they registered my company with , i have no ideal . email me when you complete this comparison at\nthis much is true . a few hours earlier , hammer bumped into marcus at our shared hotel . before introductions had been properly made , he was already playing a song on his iphone by new us band sink the ship , one of the latest signings to sharptone , an nb offshoot label that focuses on rock and alternative music ( another subsidiary label , arising empire , is home to up - and - coming metalcore and punk bands ) .\nhere\u2019s a full overview of the series : 1 . understanding the music industry : artist managers and booking agents 2 . understanding the music industry : music publishers , syncs and licensing 3 . understanding the music industry : record labels , a & rs , distribution , pluggers and pr\ntwo issues are of particular concern here . firstly , even unreleased recordings remain the property of the label for the artist ' s entire career . and secondly , even once the artist has repaid all recording costs , the label will still own the masters . this was one of the reasons why mick hucknall decided to part company with warner music in early 2000 , claiming that his deal was ' immoral ' . warner made approximately \u00a3192m from the relationship , and kept all the masters , whereas mick earned a paltry \u00a320m ! hucknall has since taken control of his destiny , along with a greater share of the profits , releasing music on his self - financed label , simplyred . com .\nsan francisco - the electronic frontier foundation ( eff ) and a coalition of advocacy groups have asked a federal appeals court to block record labels ' attempt to thwart federal law in capitol v . vimeo \u2014a case that could jeopardize free speech and innovation and the sites that host both .\nwhen it\u2019s out : any day now , possibly . he\u2019s hinted that he\u2019s made finishing the record a top priority , but his first deadline\u2014january 6 , to coincide with the album title\u2014came and went . here is a photo on instagram showing us drake\u2019s earnest commitment to album - finishing .\nwhy we\u2019re psyched : monastic living was terrible , but it felt designed to be , something to clear the room of the unfaithful . well , they can\u2019t fend us off : we\u2019re still excited about the prospect of a new record from the wittiest and most passionate indie rock band going .\nkrinjah started producing in 1995 helped to kick - off the ragga - jungle revival with ragga jungle releases like the \u201cburial\u201d , \u201cangel\u201d and \u201cbam bam\u201d remixes . krinjah has releases on king kong sound , hand grenade , junglexpeditions , cause and effect , tiger tech and too dutty record labels .\ndistribution of digital music hardly imposes costs at scale . a track uploaded to spotify or itunes can be consumed continuously without more effort on the label\u2019s behalf . the only cost imposed is the one charged by the store for extra use .\nbefore they ' ll see any money , the artist will have to recoup the recording costs , advances , and usually 50 percent of all video costs . the label will make additional deductions , reducing the real royalty rate still further .\nfinal grumble that i hope will be fed back to the decision makers - this is not an improvement on the old emusic , it ' s a step back and will cost you customers unless you sort the content out . speaking for myself personally , i ' ve been spending money on a lot of music lately on music that i would have previously been able to get from my emusic subscription .\n\u201cpartners receiving releases from symphonic\u201d\u2026\u201d i read it as two entities in the process : symphonic and their partne , r who is releasing music through symphonic . in other words , it\u2019s symphonic and you ( the artist or label ) . if you , bobby brown , wanted to use symphonic to get your music out there then you\u2019d be considered the \u201cpartner\u201d . so if \u201cpartner\u201d means you the artist and \u201cpartners\u2026modify a genre , label or artist name , release name , and / or anything else relating to the release if they feel the need to do so\u201d , then symphonic would be giving bobby brown the creative control to change the genre , label , or artist name , release name , or whatever else he wants to change .\nwhy we\u2019re psyched : hynes\u2014from his days in test icicles , to the solo lightspeed champion , to his two albums as blood orange\u2014only gets better . he\u2019s honed his chops writing for others , too , and we\u2019re hoping this record contains the political anthems as jammy as he can be at his best .\na recording contract might seem like the holy grail , but record labels are not charity concerns and their contracts are not set up with your interests in mind . our guide to contract terms , written by an entertainment lawyer , explains what it all means and what the implications are for the artist .\n2004 : nightwish\u2019s once becomes the biggest - selling album released by nuclear blast . dimmu borgir become the first black metal band to play on the us ozzfest tour , helping to properly establish the label as a force on the us metal scene .\neso es falso , dancephonic no tiene acceso a baseware de beatport porque no trabaja \u201cdirecto\u201d con las tiendas . las imagenes las puede manipular cualquiera con photoshop . tipica venganza de label despedido por derechos de autor o porque esperaban mas ventas de musica basura . \u2014 that is false , dancephonic not have access to beatport baseware because it does not work \u201cdirect\u201d with stores . the images can manipulate anyone with photoshop . tipical label revenge fired by copyright or because they expected more sales of its garbage music .\nhola amigos creo que me encuentro en la misma situacion de indiferencia con dancephonic distribution , el tal enrique molina no responde los correos y no resuelve mis dudas respecto al servicio , me gustaria juntarme con varias label y hacer un reclamo por el servicio .\nhey ari , i really enjoyed your article . i am starting a label and the amount of buzz you created through the responses as well as your original research jettisoned my research so much more . now i am following your blog . keep it up .\nat issue in capitol v . vimeo are videos that vimeo employees viewed or interacted with , as well as pre - 1972 sound recordings , which receive different copyright protection than post - 1972 works . essentially , the decision would seem to offer service providers an impossible choice : scour the website for any content that anyone could argue might include pre - 1972 audio and thereby potentially lose safe harbor protections , or risk expensive copyright litigation .\nthat search changed after sealey , who led three six zero group\u2019s investment in stem , introduced dinnison to stem co - founder , tim luckow . stem\u2019s ability to directly distribute to streaming platforms and enable automated splits among collaborators led noon pacific to become one of the first record labels to utilize stem\u2019s technology to power its business :\nour label has been with ditto music for 2 years now . their flat annual fee is great but don\u2019t expect much else . we have requested the take - down of our whole catalogue since august 2015 . 7 months gone by and our tracks still show up on half the stores . we have made numerous calls and sent many emails and nothing . also our last release took 3 weeks to go on itunes . honestly guys stay away from ditto music . we are currently dealing with label worx . fantastic and speedy customer service .\nand don\u2019t be afraid that someone\u2019s going to steal your ideas . other than talent , not much new has happened in the last few decades in regard to how record companies operate . so you\u2019re unlikely to be ripped off by showing your business plan to interested parties . chances are nothing you\u2019ve come up with will be enormously revolutionary .\nthis is a trend that is happening across content . it includes the theft of writing , photography , other visual art , video and music . it seems the only option is to perform your music , give it to college and other forms of radio , and sell your own product . i\u2019m thinking one sacrificial lamb of a great song to streaming just for the promotion , even though if your best songs get the most play , you\u2019ll never see a dime .\nthey are usually hired per - territory , with a label or management working with different agencies in north america , europe , australia / new zealand and asia . for very specific campaigns , they are hired per country ( one in the netherlands , another in france etc ) .\ni ' ll add rounder to my list of awol labels above . but as for new west , we seem to have it ? i see some hip hop performer named mooky listed . is that the label you had in mind , or is this just a similarly named outfit ?\npackages . for $ 19 . 95 a month they offer a mailing list service ( up to 10 , 000 subscribers ) , free song downloads , the ability to submit to opportunities such as tv placements , label submissions and festival slots , and distribution of 2 releases per year .\nwhat we know : the gary , ind . - based artist broke out with last year\u2019s universally acclaimed dark energy . she made the record between shifts at a steel mill : as she told pitchfork last spring ,\nthis album took my entire life to make .\nnow there is a follow - up , already due on hyperdub this year .\nyou\u2019ll also want to secure a domain name , whether it\u2019s your own name of the name of the label , which might be preferable . you can check availability of the preferred name by doing a \u201cwhois\u201d search . then go to an internet registrar with whom you can register the name .\nare you sure , plastic ? i distribute through mixnauten from last february ( directly without label \u2026 it\u2019s possible with this company ) . mixnauten , in my experience , is the best distribution company i\u2019ve ever worked i can not tell you anything abiut dancephonic , because i do not know it"]}
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", "topic": 17}], "title": "abingdon and witney college", "paragraphs": ["* all courses - abingdon & witney college - abingdon , witney , common leys , banbury & oxford | oxme . info\nabingdon and witney college is such a fantastic college to be at you are always given a chance and theres always a course for you no matter what your abilty is . abingdon and witney college has made me\noxfordshire county council has transferred all of its adult learning service to abingdon and witney college .\nabingdon & witney college is an award - winning further education college in oxfordshire , with three m . . .\nin april 2001 , abingdon college and west oxfordshire college merged to become abingdon and witney college . we now have four amazing campuses that offer our students and staff a range of courses and facilities .\nin april 2001 , abingdon college and west oxfordshire college merged to become abingdon and witney college . we now have five amazing campuses that offer our students and staff a range of courses and facilities .\nif you want to apply for courses , you will need to contact abingdon and witney college directly .\nif you want to apply for this course , you will need to contact abingdon and witney college directly .\nabingdon & witney college has received a prestigious teaching excellence framework silver award for its higher education programme , it\u2019s been announced .\nabingdon and witney college fantastic for even us adults . i enrolled in the adult learning course 1 . 5 years ago . i absolutely\nand a recent accommodation partnership with ruskin college at their headington campus will also enable students to travel from further distances to study at abingdon and witney .\ndo you have more specific information about the location of abingdon & witney college witney campus ? why didn ' t you say so ? you can improve yelp by sharing it here .\nabingdon and witney college \u2019s common leys farm campus runs specialised courses focusing on land based industries for students aged 16 - 18 , adults and those on higher education programmes .\nour abingdon and witney campuses have both recently been refurbished . a new pathways hub houses the propeller project and macintyre abingdon partnership students . the college has also been awarded \u00a34m from the oxfordshire local enterprise partnership and the funding will result in the building of the new advanced engineering and technology skills centre at our abingdon campus .\nit looks like we don ' t have a specific address for abingdon & witney college witney campus , which makes giving directions tricky . this business might not have an official storefront , or it might move to multiple locations throughout the day .\nby achieving a silver award , abingdon & witney college is deemed to have \u201chigh quality teaching , learning and outcomes for its students\u201d , whilst consistently exceeding \u201crigorous national quality requirements for uk higher education . \u201d\nthe propeller project is a collaborative social enterprise project involving young people with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities from abingdon & witney college , fitzwaryn school in wantage , kingfisher school in abingdon and springfield school in witney . please note : the propeller project\u2019s website is currently being refurbished , so please check back soon for a link to see what we\u2019ve done .\nboth our abingdon and witney campuses are currently being refurbished . recladding of the main building at abingdon is complete and work is taking place on other buildings around the campus . a new pathways hub will house the propeller project and macintyre abingdon partnership students and this is scheduled to be in use in september 2015 . the college has also been awarded \u00a34m from the oxfordshire local enterprise partnership and the funding will result in the building of the new advanced engineering and technology skills centre at our abingdon campus .\nthe recent redevelopment of witney campus has provided students with brand new learning areas , specialist industry zones , and student social areas that enhance college life .\nsituated on the abingdon college campus , macintyre abingdon partnership college provides specialist college day placements for learners aged between 16 and 25 with complex learning difficulties and autism . our particular expertise lie in supporting students with autistic spectrum disorders , through the use of person centred approaches to learning , offering students an individualised programme designed to prepare them for greater independence in their future lives .\nwitney campus has specialisms in the following areas : equine care & management , floristry .\nstudying at abingdon & witney college goes much further than just your course though . there are an amazing range of trips , visits and other activities to get involved with , support for developing english and maths gcses and work experience opportunities to help guide you into the world of employment .\noxford brookes university validate a number of our undergraduate programmes and is a member of the associate college partnership network . the university works with the college to develop courses which match the skills requirements of the region and the college\u2019s specialist skills .\ntaught at both our abingdon and witney campuses , the access to higher education diploma courses are designed to prepare students with few formal qualifications for higher education and provide them with that extra confidence to make the step up .\nthis video is one of a series from the abingdon and witney linked in project . jenny presents final project report for the link into your professional network project , a learning futures project commissioned and funded by the education and training foundation .\n* all campuses include : abingdon , witney and common leys farm for any other requirements , for example hiring the whole campus , canteen or communal areas , talk to the campus manager about our special rates .\nmonday june 26 th \u2013 abingdon higher education fair at awc - 6 . 00 \u2013 8 . 00 pm\nfrom hnc / ds to honours degrees , access courses to professional qualifications ; you may be surprised to know that abingdon & witney college offer a wide variety of higher education choices in a number of subject areas . we have opportunities in animal care , business , nursing , accounting , leadership and management , health and social care , and much more .\ngaining a great qualification and progressing up the career ladder might not cost as much as you think either , with degree courses costing less than at other institutions and with more flexible learning hours , abingdon & witney college could provide the perfect package for you ! to find out more about our higher education and professional courses click here or call 01235 555 585 .\ntwo years prior to the sector wide introduction of study programmes in 2013 , abingdon and witney college developed , with employers , an innovative college - wide curriculum model called the futures programme . this programme has required all of the college\u2019s 16 - 18 year old students , and their course leaders , to radically change their approach to full - time study . following significant resistance from across the board , the futures programme is now embedded fully throughout the college . full time 16 - 18 retention has improved from 87 % to 94 % , success from 83 % to 86 % and positive destinations from 87 % to 95 % .\nat abingdon & witney college there is a wide range of high quality higher education opportunities that can help you improve your skills , qualifications and career options . whether your interests lie in business , art or engineering , we have a course that can boost your career . whether you are fresh to the industry or a veteran , it\u2019s never too late to learn something new !\nthe college holds many open days and evenings throughout the year where you can find out more about the courses on offer .\navenue one in witney is our dedicated construction skills centre . the campus is the perfect setting to hone skills in brickwork , carpentry , painting and decorating .\nin taking spanish lessons ? me and my friend are spanish and we are going to do our placement in abingdon from february to may and we would be able to help you . we are in our last\nso much more confident and has helped me achieve so much . your voice is always heard at college and the future pathways programme is fantastic and so is the future pathways team : )\npresentations and seminars for pupils about what the college can offer \u2013 for instance the courses we run , the additional support available , sports and activities , our facilities and the application process .\nin addition , our schools liaison coordinator can attend careers fairs and other events to talk informally to students and parents to provide them with more information about the college and the courses on offer .\noxford tv ' s recording studio is nestled in the college . i ' m always impressed at how warm and friendly the reception staff are .\nthe futures programme was established , initially as a pilot , in september 2011 and , due to its success , was rolled out across all 16 - 18 year old students in the college . now some 1500 students are studying with the college on a futures programme .\ntaster days \u2013 either at college or at school . this gives pupils the opportunity to try out various subjects in interactive and practical sessions with our tutors\nwe have broadcast - quality media studios and a state of the art film production unit on the abingdon site with industry standard equipment that our students will find when they work in the industry .\nwe have broadcast - quality media studios and a state of the art film production unit on the witney site with industry standard equipment that our students will find when they work in the industry .\nwe are proud of our campuses , each of them vibrant , social and career focused places to be in . at our two largest campuses in abingdon and witney , our great facilities include open access student support areas , a newly refurbished refectory complete with a costa coffee shop and games tables , brand new e - learning zones and break out areas , high quality learning centres , a lecture theatre , industry standard hair and beauty salons , specialist vocational workshops and state - of - the - art film production and recording units .\nneu launches project to help fe staff achieve sustainable workloads poll found seven in ten fe college staff have thought about leaving the sector .\nwe are proud of our campuses , each of them vibrant , social and career focused places to be in . at our two largest campuses in abingdon and witney , our great facilities include open access student support areas , a newly refurbished refectory complete with a costa coffee shop and games tables , brand new e - learning zones and break out areas , high quality learning centres , a lecture theatre , specialist vocational workshops , state - of - the - art film production and recording units , and , new for september 2016 , oxfordshire\u2019s only\nthis is the web page for your college ' s official uniform supplier . you can purchase your uniform in confidence knowing that these items of uniform have been carefully selected by your college to ensure that you receive good quality and hardwearing uniform . the prices represent excellent value for money from a company you can trust .\nour apprentices do real jobs , for real employers , so you earn while you learn . apprenticeships are the ultimate employment preparation . with a great combination of college - based and workplace training that you can put into practice in the workplace . you get a great support structure through your college tutor , assessor and your employer , achieve recognised qualifications and get the best possible start to a career .\nwe are the most successful college in oxfordshire and we are also in the top 10 % of colleges nationally . our student success stories truly reflect the hard work and dedication of the students as well as the encouragement and inspiration from our teaching staff .\nour close partnership with oxford brookes university helps us to expertly deliver our honours and foundation degrees and give students the opportunity to study at the college and experience university life at the same time . this way , students are able to enrol on higher education course closer to home and still enjoy the benefits of independence and the social academic environment .\nthe abingdon campus has undergone a considerable amount of refurbishments over the last few years , which has resulted in improvements to teaching spaces and the internal and external fabric of the buildings , creating a state of the art campus . as part of the redevelopment , the engineering building has been renovated to house new industry standard machinery and equipment and includes workshops , welding bays , cad stations and robotics equipment .\naged 16 - 18 and not currently in education , employment or training ? get your future on track with a gateway programme . the gateway centres at college are places where we listen to what you\u2019ve got to say , find out what you want out of life and then help you work out a route to get there . our centres have flexible start and finish times and we\u2019ll offer you coaching , mentoring sessions and support to help you get a job , an apprenticeship or progress onto higher level courses at college .\nour abingdon campus is our largest site and features our multi - purpose sports hall , lecture theatre , dance studio , and more . it has a manned reception and eat @ ox14 : a large canteen with a costa coffee and servery , as well as a pull - down screen and lectern \u2013 ideal for functions such as race nights , film clubs , and quizzes . the campus also has a large car park which is ideal for car boot sales .\nare you aged between 14 and 16 years and want to study part time at college whilst still at school ? working in partnership with schools in west and south oxfordshire , we provide those aged 14 - 16 the chance to study a range of vocational courses alongside taking their gcses at school .\na forthcoming \u00a34million advanced skills centre is scheduled to open in january in 2018 and will provide new resources and opportunities in the stem sector , a direct response to the lack of these crucial skills in the local community , increasing the college\u2019s higher education offering even further .\nat our witney campus , the courthouse building on welch way has been replaced by a new three storey building which houses the main reception , pathway one , classrooms , it suites and staff offices . a new construction skills centre has been built in the place of the weavers building , and offers new trades such as plumbing .\nover 350 students study a higher education course at the college each year , working towards qualifications such as honours degrees , higher national certificates or diplomas , foundation degrees , and degree apprenticeships across a broad range of subjects and in state - of - the - art facilities .\nat our witney campus , the courthouse building on welch way will be replaced by a new three storey building which will house the main reception , pathway one , classrooms , it suites and staff offices . a new construction skills centre will be built in the place of the weavers building , and will offer new trades such as plumbing .\n2013 to 2014 education and training national success rates tables ( nsrt ) and supporting guidance .\nrespond to reviews and customer messages . claiming is free , and only takes a minute .\npathways is our life and work skills programme that ensures learners who have special educational needs and / or disabilities ( send ) can find a course that meets their individual needs . pathways can help you to become more independent , perhaps get ready to start work or move onto another course at college . the courses include exciting and interesting activities such as cookery , sports and craft . you will also have help with english and maths and work with other students on your course . it\u2019s a great way to make friends and learn new skills .\nthe college is unique in the fact that it has an on - site thoroughbred stud , equine students are involved in the covering , foaling , weaning and selling of the foals which involves taking them to tattersall\u2019s sales in newmarket . the centre runs unaffiliated dressage show jumping and showing classes throughout the year open to the public .\nfor animal care students the college provides a learning environment with purpose - built indoor and outdoor units for small animals , a dog grooming parlour , modern kennel spaces and a brand new canine hydrotherapy facility . the faculty has also introduced a family of meerkats to the farm and students also have access to some larger animals such as horses , sheep , goats and cattle . this area was graded \u201coutstanding\u201d by ofsted in january 2014 .\nour witney campus is located just off the town centre and attracts passing footfall making it an ideal location to raise the profile of your event . the campus has free parking on - campus as well as in surrounding car parks . its state - of - the - art rooms are ideal to deliver courses / training to a national client base .\nthe college is also constructing new buildings on campus including the \u00a34million advanced technology centre , which is being funded by the local enterprise partnership . the centre will focus on providing engineering technician skills , extending into engineering design , computing / it and laboratory skills . it will become an open - innovation , knowledge - sharing and problem - solving resource for stem employers . it will focus particularly on training at level 3 , 4 and 5 and will provide a range of short courses , full and part - time btec diplomas and hncs , hnds and foundation degrees in a variety of stem subjects .\nour schools liaison co - ordinator and information advice and guidance staff are here to help young people get the advice and support they need to make informed choices .\nuniversities and business schools race to offer bitcoin and blockchain lessons \u2026due to the so - called \u2018crypto boom\u2019 .\nyou ' ll get full access to our website , print and digital editions , and the times higher education app for ios , android and kindle fire devices .\nafter nearly seven years , the decision has been made reluctantly to close the oxfordshire guardian and our sister titles the oxford paper and basingstoke observer and the associated websites .\nplease be aware that you may need specialist clothing depending on your course . refer to your joining letter or tutor re purchasing chainsaw trousers ; ear defenders ; boots ; helmet ; gloves and first aid kit \u2013 these items are to be purchased from a specialist supplier during a college trip at the start of your course .\nthe college recently achieved a silver award from the higher education funding council for england for the quality of our higher education provision \u2013 not the first prestigious recognition we have received at this level , having also achieved a queen\u2019s award for our nationally - recognised equine programme .\nthe practical skills and industry knowledge that you develop at college are essential for entering the world of employment , or for going on to further study . our facilities replicate the working world so that you gain real hands - on experience , whether it is in our hairdressing salons , science laboratories , or in our engineering workshops .\nwe are ambitious for our students , working with them to achieve excellence . but that excellence is not a \u2018one size fits all\u2019 solution . we offer a broad range of courses and celebrate the success of students at all levels across the college . with such a wide range of options there is something that is right for everyone .\n* * rates shown are for bookings during normal college hours . bookings outside normal hours will attract additional costs in respect of caretaking services which will be charged as incurred . specialised equipment may incur additional charges . all fees are subject to vat @ 20 % , except :\nthe service , which delivers courses to 12 , 600 learners each year , offers a wide range of educational opportunities including apprenticeships and workplace training as well as english and maths support and leisure and pleasure courses in more than 80 venues across oxfordshire .\nand agree that , in addition to sending you job alerts , fejobs can email you about relevant opportunities , products and services .\nthis qualification covers a wide variety of skills and techniques relevant to the construction industry including health and safety , building method s and construction technology , first - fix operations , second - fix operations , preparing and using power tools , maintenance operations and using circular saws . all units in the qualification have theory and practical elements . at interview you will be given additional information regarding the purchase of a basic tool kit , safety boots , polo shirt and a workbook .\nit has been a pleasure to bring you the local news over this time and thank all our readers and advertisers for your support .\nour full - time courses , designed specifically for 16 - 19 year - olds , are a vocational alternative to other forms of learning , such as a levels . they are suitable for anyone and students come from all sorts of backgrounds \u2013 some students may already hold qualifications , whilst others haven\u2019t engaged with education at all yet . this is what makes college so accessible .\nthe animal unit also boasts a new canine hydrotherapy centre which contains a canine water treadmill and swimming pool used for canine therapy and rehabilitation .\nequally , if you\u2019re already in the career you want , but want to expand your knowledge of your chosen area , then we can help there too . alain babasiewicz was already working in hr and wanted to improve his skills whilst gaining a recognised qualification . he enrolled on the level 5 certificate in human resource practice and couldn\u2019t be happier , \u201ci chose the course due to a variety of factors . the college has a good reputation and i felt confident that the teaching and material would suit my needs . i really enjoyed the interaction with other students as we had a good mix of experience from a variety of companies and sectors , i found the whole experience very rewarding\u201d\nthe course is primarily for people who are currently working or wish to work , in an it / computing related field and would like to gain a higher level qualification in recognition of their skills and knowledge . it is anticipated that a substantial portion of the course will be linked to work - based learning or to workplace simulations . the foundation degree in computing will equip you with the knowledge , understanding and skills required for success in current and future employment or for progression to an undergraduate honours degree . the college has strong links with companies that will provide you with a variety range of work placement opportunities .\nthe 60 - acre common leys campus offers the practical facilities for a range of land - based courses and provides purpose built areas and facilities .\nthe campus boasts a wide variety of farm animals and has focussed on trying to breed and increase the range of rare breeds : on site are oxford sandy and black pigs , whitebred shorthorn cattle and norfolk horn sheep . the unit is also home to a variety of reptiles , aquatics , avians , poultry , donkeys , alpacas , goats and meerkats to name a few !\nthis foundation degree is intended for those who are currently employed in a support capacity within a primary or secondary school and it has been designed to build on and acknowledge your existing professional skills . this course will improve the confidence and effectiveness which you bring to your work , and prepare the ground for progression onto career possibilities including teaching . it is a highly regarded qualification within the field and has been designed in consultation with employers and other education practitioners .\ndeliver time and cost efficiencies with award winning school recruiter to attract candidates , manage applications and recruit the very best teachers in one cloud - based platform .\napprenticeships available at two levels apprenticeship and advanced level ( entry qualifications for advanced ) . apply as soon as possible . also level 1 qualifications and foundation learning esol , gateway courses , future pathways and pathways 1 to pathways 5 programme .\n2013 to 2014 apprenticeship national success rates tables ( nsrt ) and supporting guidance .\nthis school may have achievement and attainment tables on the department for education website .\nthe content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly .\non saturday 6 june the common leys farm campus will host its annual countryside fair and open day . this is a fun day out for all the family and you will be able to watch demonstrations , meet the animals and see student displays .\nstudents are also able to develop their estate skills , and undertake courses that include fencing , tree - planting , hedge maintenance , paddock maintenance , arboriculture skills , landscaping , establishing and maintaining plants , dry stone walling , hedge laying and green woodcrafts .\nhigher education courses in animal and equine are run in partnership with oxford brookes university .\ntry one of our courses in electrical installation , carpentry , joinery , and plumbing .\ni want to receive communications about job opportunities and relevant updates in the education sector .\nour specialist vocational workshop areas provide a working and study environment for our students that reflects the industry . for example , our practical child care and health and care rooms are equipped with everything you would expect to find in a nursing home or nursery so that our students are familiar with the environment and tools they\u2019ll use when they move onto employment . we also have vocational science and language laboratories , a dedicated motor vehicle centre and we\u2019re currently developing our engineering facilities to ensure we are up - to - date with industry standard facilities .\nmadeleine atkins , chief executive of the higher education funding council for england , said : \u201cstudents invest significant amounts of time and money in their higher education . they rightly expect a high - quality learning experience and outcomes that reflect their potential . the uk already has a high bar for quality and standards , which all universities and colleges must meet . but the tef judges excellence above and beyond this , clearly showing the highest levels across the sector .\nit is often thought that the automatic progression from gcse is a levels , but for some that\u2019s just not the right path . with so many alternatives designed to suit the learner as well as fitting in with industry requirements , it\u2019s no wonder that more and more students are turning to vocational qualifications . our level 3 courses are perfect for students who have a strong inclination toward a particular vocational career and who want to go to university . although we do not offer traditional a level qualifications , our level 3 extended diploma courses are the equivalent to 3 a levels and are recognised by all universities . many of our level 3 students have gone on to complete degrees at highly prestigious universities including kings college london , university of bath , university of exeter and edinburgh university .\nassociation of colleges is a company limited by guarantee in england and wales . registered number 3216271\nnewly refurbished , our restaurant offers a hot meal to students 5 days a week and has plenty of room to take a break from your studies and catch up with your friends .\nyou ' re good to go ! reload this yelp page and try your search again .\nyou ' re good to go ! refresh this yelp page and try your search again .\nsystems will be up and running by friday . we look forward to hearing from you .\nour refurbished multi gym ( named globo gym by our students ) provides an opportunity for all students to get active during enrichment and an excellent facility for our sport and public service students .\nprofessional courses in tree surgery , chainsaw use , dog grooming and canine hydrotherapy are also offered .\nin order to be in the running for a tef rating , higher education providers have to meet demanding national quality requirements , including teaching quality , learning environment and resources , and student outcomes .\n\u201cthe tef measures the things that students themselves say they care about : high - quality , engaged teaching and a supportive , stimulating learning environment which equips them with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve their potential , and then to progress to a good job or further study . \u201d\n10 july 2015 revised versions of : * apprenticeship nsrt overall institution * apprenticeship nsrt timely institution * education and training nsrt overall institution * education and training nsrt timely institution uploaded on 06 july 2015 .\nbringing in more than \u00a37 billion in the uk and growing , construction is big business . it\u2019s challenging , and very fast moving , but also a fantastic place to be building a future career ! the sector is famed for its endless options to learn new trades and skills , making it an exciting and interesting working environment . as a construction worker opportunities to redirect into new areas of expertise are plentiful , as well as the prospect of progressing up the career ladder and even starting your own business .\nif you\u2019re just starting out in your career and are daunted by the prospect of university and all the options available , don\u2019t fret ! there are so many different routes available to you and you don\u2019t even have to move away from home if you don\u2019t want to . you also don\u2019t necessarily need to do the traditional three year degree to get to where you want to be . with other accredited courses in accounting , human resources and leadership and management as well as higher national certificates / diplomas and foundation degrees , there\u2019s a whole other world of fantastic qualifications that can get you the future you want .\nour vision is to provide the best training , education & teaching , transforming lives and securing futures .\nthe early years foundation degree is designed for practioners who are working in a variety of early years settings with families , pre - 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", "topic": 3}], "title": "cisco unified computing system", "paragraphs": ["derive technologies is a cisco premier certified partner with advanced unified computing technology and network architecture specialization , comprising the cisco unified computing system ( ucs ) and unified fabric technology .\nto see ucs manager in action , visit the unified computing system advantage video library .\nimplement cisco data center unified computing ( dcuci ) v6 . 2 | global knowledge\ncisco unified computing system is an integrated system that is configured through unified , model - based management to simplify deployment of enterprise - class applications and services running in bare - metal , virtualized , and cloud - computing environments . primary differentiators include :\nthe cisco ucs b - series blade servers are crucial building blocks of the cisco unified computing system , delivering scalable and flexible computing for today\u2019s and tomorrow\u2019s data center while helping reduce tco .\nyou\u2019ll master the professional - level skills and technologies needed to implement cisco data center unified computing infrastructure , including unified computing implementation maintenance and operations , automation , security and storage .\na unified computing system ( ucs ) is is a converged data center architecture that integrates computing , networking and storage resources to increase efficiency and enable centralized management .\ncisco ' s unified computing system ( ucs ) is a new type of enterprise server system . but how will it help data storage professionals solve their server virtualization issues ?\ncisco has rolled out upgrades to its\ncalifornia\nunified computing system blade servers , but its announcement could have been much more interesting .\ncisco unified computing system ( ucs ) manager provides unified , embedded management of all software and hardware components in the cisco ucs . it controls multiple chassis and manages resources for thousands of virtual machines .\ncisco has patched a vulnerability in its unified computing system ( ucs ) central software that could be exploited by miscreants to take remote control of machines .\nthis book is an excellent introduction to the subject of cisco unified computing system . hower it was publshed in 2010 and seriously needs to be updated .\ncisco unified computing system ( ucs ) manager provides unified , embedded management of all software and hardware components in the cisco ucs . using singleconnect technology it controls multiple chassis and manages resources for thousands of virtual machines .\ncisco came up with the unified computing concept three years ago and launched product development shortly thereafter , chambers said .\ncisco maintains that its unified computing system solves a series of difficult data center problems while unleashing the potential of virtual servers . among the market problems cisco claims ucs addresses are :\neditor ' s tip : now that cisco systems inc . has entered the data center server market , what does this mean for the unified computing space ? in this podcast , marc staimer , president of dragon slayer consulting , discusses the unified computing system market . learn more about the impact of cisco ' s entrance in this space , the specific problems unified computing addresses , and what unified storage means for value - added resellers ( vars ) and system integrators .\ncisco unified computing system ( ucs ) ( data center ) : a com . . . and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nthe cisco unified computing system ( ucs ) combines computing , networking , and storage infrastructure with management and virtualization capabilities to offer exceptional speed , simplicity , and scalability . cisco ucs redefines computing to enhance application performance , simplify infrastructure management , reduce costs , and accelerate it delivery to the business .\nlearn how to install , configure , manage , and troubleshoot cisco unified computing system b - series blade servers and c - series rack servers in a virtualized data center environment .\nthe cisco unified computing system ( ucs ) is built to meet today ' s demands while being ready to accommodate future technologies\u2014including more powerful processors and faster ethernet standards\u2014as they become available .\nunified computing and cisco ucs c - series rack - mount servers learn how to manage cisco ucs c - series rack - mount servers separately or with cisco ucs manager .\nusing a unified view of data center resources , cisco and our industry - leading partners deliver services that accelerate your transition to a unified computing environment . cisco unified computing services help you quickly deploy your data center resources and optimize ongoing operations to better meet your business needs . for more information about these and other cisco data center services , visit\nmorristown , nj \u2013 december 8 , 2009 \u2013 alliant technologies announced today that it has achieved data center unified computing authorized technology provider ( atp ) status from cisco . this designation recognizes alliant as having the fulfilled the training and program prerequisites to sell , deploy and support the cisco unified computing system in the united states .\nwith the cisco unified computing system , you can streamline data center resources , scale service delivery , and radically reduce the number of devices requiring setup , management , power and cooling , and cabling .\nsimplify your server infrastructure with the unified computing system ( ucs ) . with intel\u00ae xeon\u00ae processors , cisco ucs provides an easy to deploy and manage infrastructure . browse the offerings on our web site .\n\u201dwe are very excited to be a cisco data center unified computing partner , explained alliant ceo , bruce flitcroft . \u201cwe see the logical expansion from virtual servers to desktops to fully virtualized infrastructures . the cisco unified computing system addresses the next virtualization step and we are working with our customers now to take advantage of the evolutionary path this platform provides . \u201d\nthe cisco ucs b - series blade servers are designed for use in the cisco unified computing system environment and require cisco ucs manager , ucs 6100 series fabric interconnects , ucs 5100 series blade server chassis , and ucs 2100 series fabric extenders to function in this integrated environment .\nthe next evolution in it is happening now , and the cisco unified computing system ( ucs ) is a groundbreaking approach to computing , designed for it innovation and business acceleration . for more than 30 , 000 ucs customers , the future is already here , and the benefits are happening now .\nplease use the form on this page , or call us at ( 212 ) 363 - 1111 , to reach a derive cisco unified computing ( ucs ) specialist .\neditor ' s tip : read this article to find out about hewlett - packard ( hp ) co . ' s bladesystem matrix and intelicloud inc . ' s 360 , two alternatives to cisco systems inc . ' s unified computing system .\ncisco ucs is a groundbreaking approach to computing . it is designed for it innovation and business acceleration .\nhpe has complemented its recent high - end hyper - converged system with another hci system to fit the space - constrained environments . . .\nwith its new unified computing system ( ucs ) family of products , cisco has introduced a fundamentally new vision for data center computing : one that reduces ownership cost , improves agility , and radically simplifies management . in this book , three cisco insiders thoroughly explain ucs , and offer practical insights for it professionals and decision - makers who are evaluating or implementing it .\n\u201ctaking advantage of an architectural shift in the data center , cisco\u2019s new computing model can help customers transform the data center into a dynamic it environment with the power to increase productivity , improve efficiency and drive virtualization to an entirely new level , \u201d said john growdon , director , worldwide channels go - to - market group at cisco . \u201cas a cisco data center unified computing of industry leaders working with cisco to stimulate technology innovation , augment service delivery , and accelerate the market adoption of unified computing . \u201d\nunderstanding cisco ucs service profiles read how the systemcontrols servers , storage , and networking within a unified framework .\ncisco ucs manager provides centralized management capabilities , creates a unified management domain , and serves as the central nervous system of the cisco unified computing system . cisco ucs manager is embedded device - management software that manages the system from end to end as a single logical entity through an intuitive gui , cli , or xml api . cisco ucs manager implements role - and policy - based management using service profiles and templates . this construct improves it productivity and business agility . now infrastructure can be provisioned in minutes instead of days , shifting it ' s focus from maintenance to strategic initiatives .\ncisco unified computing system is designed to allow customers to build next - generation data centers that are optimized for virtualized resources \u2013 servers , storage , applications , and networking . it is intended to manage data center operations as a unified environment and supports applications and services from leading vendors , including microsoft , emc , vmware , red hat and novell .\nbmc could consider itself lucky to be selected by cisco to exclusively provide management technology for cisco ' s unified computing system ( ucs ) launch , but the veteran software maker thinks more than luck is at work here . bmc says its long - term technology strategy makes bmc an ideal fit for cisco ' s data center plans .\ncisco systems inc . is an acknowledged worldwide leader and renown goliath in the computer networking business . so it ' s not hard to imagine the anxiety coming from the boardrooms of data center server vendors after cisco announced a new type of enterprise server system called the cisco unified computing system ( ucs ) . but this new market category raises questions for data storage professionals that we ' ll try to answer here .\ncisco stressed the holistic approach of its unified computing system during its widely watched launch monday , claiming its innovations in tying together servers , storage , networking and virtualization make it unique in the industry . observers trying to pit it directly against hp and ibm data center blade servers were missing the point , cisco officials suggested .\nhowever , alternatives to cisco ' s unified computing system do exist . hewlett - packard ( hp ) co . ' s hp bladesystem matrix also has a tight integration of servers , virtualization , management , and network and storage i / o . but unlike the unified computing system , the hp bladesystem matrix allows for a wide range of server blades , a wealth of storage options and has a complete package of integrated services . intelicloud inc . ' s 360 is another option that has an innovative chassis design , a proactive approach to cooling and flexible server blades .\nto qualify as a cisco data center unified computing authorized technology provider , alliant had to meet a number of requirements . these included achieving the cisco data center networking infrastructure specialization and the cisco data center storage networking specialization as well as demonstrating mature competencies in server , storage and virtualization technologies .\ncisco , the cisco logo and cisco systems are registered trademarks of cisco systems inc . in the united states and certain other countries .\ncisco systems ' unified computing system has unique technical capabilities with most of them involving the company ' s proprietary dce implementation of converged networking and storage plus vn - link . the real strength and key behind ucs is cisco ' s tight integration of and prepackaging of servers , virtualization and management with its advantage of converged storage and network i / o .\nadds cisco marketing vice - president david lawler ,\nother vendors ' solutions will not work because ( ucs is ) a single unified system . and we ' re not developing blades for other [ vendors ' ] platforms .\nthe ucs unified fabric will support a low - latency , lossless , 10 gigabit - per - second ethernet foundation . this network foundation consolidates what today are three separate networks : lans , sans and high performance computing networks , cisco says .\nthe m - series relies on\nucs\u2019s fabric computing for a leaner infrastructure for cloud scale applications .\nwith the\ncalifornia\nunified computing system that debuted in march 2009 , ucs manager was embedded in the variant of the nexus 5000 switch , called the ucs 6100 , that was embedded in the ucs 5100 chassis and that linked out to storage and blades in other chassis through 10 gigabit ethernet fabric extenders .\ncisco has significant experience in listening to customer requirements and providing solid technology innovation for the enterprise data center . cisco delivers standards - based solutions backed by a broad partner ecosystem of industry leaders to provide end - to - end customer solutions . unified computing elevates the traditional product classification of network , server , storage , operating systems , and applications to a data center - wide vision . cisco , as one of the largest technology providers in the world , has the resources , expertise , and customer focus to deliver on the unified computing vision .\nhigh - performance computing specialist datadirect networks spruced up its exascaler sfa - based flagship with nonvolatile memory . . .\n7 . ucs manager . cisco manages the entire unified computing system virtual data center with one ucs manager platform . the core of the ucs manager is bmc software inc . ' s\nenterprise proven\nbladelogic provisioning of virtual elements software . it also integrates seamlessly with vmware inc . ' s vmware vcenter server management software to simplify end - to - end control .\nfor in - depth detail about cisco ucs and the cisco ucs manager , read cisco ucs : a complete reference guide to the cisco data center virtualization server architecture .\nthe cisco ucs and associated services will be available in the second quarter . more details on the system will be disclosed in april , lloyd said .\n5600 series processors . these powerful processors deliver more cores , threads , and cache , all within a similar power envelope , with even faster payback , greater productivity , and better energy efficiency . when put into production , cisco unified computing system and intel xeon 5600 series processors together offer further reductions in tco , increased business agility , and another big leap forward in data center virtualization .\nunified , model - based management apply personality and configure server and i / o resources to automate the administration process .\nfind out which partners have management solutions for cisco ucs on cisco ucs management ecosystem .\n3 . ucs 5100 series blade server chassis . the unified computing system blade server chassis is designed for up to eight blade servers and takes up a bit less rack space while somewhat reducing the power and cooling to comparable blade server chassis . less real estate , power and cooling is always a good thing . but it ' s the ability to combine up to 40 of the chassis ( 320 servers ) in a single integrated system that adds credence to cisco ' s claims of solving data center problems .\nroger andersson was born in stockholm , sweden . he has spent 20 years in the computer industry in both sweden and the united states . roger\u2019s experience includes more than 12 years in the clariion engineering division at emc and five years at veritas / symantec where roger worked as a technical product manager focusing on systems management , server , and application automated provisioning . roger is currently working at cisco as a manager , technical marketing , where he is focused on the system management aspects of a unified computing system .\nsimulate cisco ucs operations with the cisco ucs platform emulator to discover how the infrastructure works .\nhitachi updates unified compute platform ( ucp ) portfolio with new nvme - based intel optane caching option and technology from . . .\nthe system is also intended to provide investment protection through\nindustry standards ,\ncisco says . at the same time , however , cisco stressed its uniqueness in that each element \u2013 server , storage , networking and virtualization \u2013 is optimized for operation within the ucs system through patented techniques for memory expansion , management , and fabric connection .\nthe first update of the ucs platform that cisco rolls out on wednesday is a new parent switch that implements the unified fabric that gives the machine its formal name . ( no one would ever confuse california with being a unified fabric \u2013 and even less the united states of america , for that matter . )\nthe system helps reduce total cost of ownership by automating tasks through the use of service profiles that can enable just - in - time provisioning . service profiles quickly align computing resources with rapidly changing business and workload requirements in a policy - driven , repeatable manner .\nwe ' re selling this as a system ,\nsaid rob lloyd , senior vice president of cisco worldwide operations .\nit will be shipped and configured as a system . the innovations are all tied together . this is not a new blade server ; it is a new architecture .\ncisco ucs helps change the way it organizations do business . it combines industry - standard , x86 - architecture servers with networking and storage access into a single unified system . ucs brings increased productivity , reduced total cost of ownership , and scalability into your data center . learn more in our ucs solution overview .\n) . infrastructure policies needed to provision servers and deploy applications , such as policies for power and cooling , security , identity , hardware health , and ethernet and storage networking , are encapsulated in the service profiles . use of service profiles helps reduce the number of manual steps needed for provisioning , the opportunities for human error , and server and network deployment times . in addition , service profiles improve policy consistency and coherency across the entire cisco unified computing system .\nfor the server element , cisco designed its own computing system - - the so - called ucs b - series blades - - based on the future intel nehalem processor families , the next generation of intel ' s xeon processor . the cisco blades offer patented extended memory technology to support applications with large data sets and allow more virtual machines per server , the company says .\nwith cisco ucs and derive , you can tune your environment to support the unique needs of each application while powering all your server workloads on a centrally managed , highly scalable system .\nroger andersson , cisco manager , technical marketing , spent more than 12 years in the clariion\u00ae engineering division at emc , and 5 years as technical product manager at veritas / symantec . he is now focused on cisco ucs system management .\ntwo years ago , the ucs system launched with a design spec that allows it to scale to 40 blade enclosures and a total of 320 half - width blade servers in a single management domain . but todd brannon , senior marketing manager for unified computing at cisco , tells el reg that at the moment , the ucs manager software is capped at 160 blades in a single management domain , and that up until now , this has been sufficient for the ucs customer base .\nthe following facts and statistics capture the changing landscape of cloud computing and how service providers and customers are keeping up with . . . read more \u00bb\nthrough its unified , embedded , policy - based , and ecosystem - friendly approach , cisco ucs manager helps reduce management and administration expenses , which are among the largest items in most it budgets .\n1 . ucs b - series blade servers . the blade servers are based on intel corp . ' s latest xeon 5500 ( code - named nehalem ) . the xeon 5500 integrates the memory controller and cpu cores , can address more memory and is more energy efficient . however , the unified computing system isn ' t unique in offering xeon 5500 blades . all of the server vendors have xeon 5500 server blades or soon will .\nit practitioners who are cisco trained and certified are uniquely qualified for key roles in complex data center environments with expertise utilizing technologies including policy - driven infrastructure , virtualization , automation and orchestration , unified computing , data center security , and integration of cloud initiatives . ccnp data center certified professionals are highly qualified for senior roles chartered with enabling digital business transformation initiatives .\ncisco ' s network management technology group , which is currently undergoing some outsourcing activity , was not involved in the development of ucs manager , lawler says . the management system was developed by the nuova data center switching group within cisco , he says .\nthe vulnerability is due to improper input validation by the affected software ,\ncisco said .\nan attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious http request to an affected system .\nserver connectivity simplified cisco singleconnect technology provides an easier , more intelligent and efficient way to connect and manage computing in the data center . cisco singleconnect unifies lan , san , and systems management into one simplified link for rack servers , blade servers , and virtual machines .\nfor management , cisco is rolling out the cisco ucs manager , a graphical user interface , command line interface and an application programming interface to manage all system configuration and operations . ucs manager enabling it managers to collaborate on defining service profiles for applications , cisco says . service profiles help to automate provisioning , providing application access in minutes instead of days , cisco says .\neditor ' s tip : the unified integrated computing , network and storage space offers some excellent news to the value - added reseller ( var ) channel . it ' s a new market that solves real data center problems regardless of the size of the it organization . read this article to find out the four var market opportunities .\nthe authors establish the context for ucs by discussing the implications of virtualization , unified i / o , large memories and other key technologies , and showing how trends like cloud computing and green it will drive the next - generation data center . next , they take a closer look at the evolution of server cpu , memory , and i / o subsystems , covering advances such as the intel\u00ae xeon\u00ae 5500 , 5600 , 7500 , ddr3 memory , and unified i / o over 10 gbps ethernet .\ncisco ' s ucs veep and gm paul perez , said in canned remarks :\nwith this expanded portfolio , cisco is delivering the largest wave of computing innovation since the original introduction of ucs \u2013 we are continually challenging and evolving how data centre infrastructure should be architected and managed . \u201d\nlawler said cisco considered hp and ibm as blade server partners for the ucs system , and\ndid have conversations\nwith them about multiple technologies , like unified fabric and the nexus 1000v virtual switch , which is believed to be an element within ucs . but\na tighter binding [ of the blade server ] to the fabric necessitated a new development ,\nlawler says .\nall in all , the ucs blade box should be a more balanced system for the many - cored processors available now from intel \u2013 and coming in the future .\npurchased this book to give me a background into the ucs system . the book was recomended to me by several other it designers who have also purchased this book .\ncisco says ucs can reduce it infrastructure costs and complexity , help extend capital assets and improve business operations . ucs features a\nwire once\nunified data center fabric for single access to sans , network attached storage , and iscsi platforms .\ncisco this week is expected to unveil details around its ucs strategy that includes partners such as microsoft , intel , vmware and others . the technology involves cisco - developed blade servers that would become part of an advanced architecture that incorporates network , computer , virtualization and management resources into a single system .\ntotal economic impact of the cisco ucs ( pdf - 799 . 35 kb ) learn more about the business advantage of cisco ucs .\ninnovations developed in the m - series program , such as system link technology , have resonated well with the market and we have established thought leadership in composable , software - defined infrastructure .\nbgp for cisco networks : a ccie v5 guide to the border gateway protocol : volume 1 ( cisco ccie routing and switching v5 . 0 )\nthe new ucs manager supports multi - hop fcoe , and adds a unified connect port on the cisco ucs 6100 fabric interconnect and its software layer to match the netapp fas arrays , which can mix fcoe , iscsi , nfs , and cifs traffic on a single port .\nwe focus not on competition , but where the market is going ,\ncisco ceo john chambers said during the system ' s launch .\nthis is the future of the data center . it will evolve into clouds and change business models forever .\neach cisco ucs b - series blade server uses converged network adapters ( cnas ) for access to the unified fabric . this design reduces the number of adapters , cables , and access - layer switches while still allowing traditional lan and san connectivity . this cisco innovation reduces capital expenditures and operating expenses , including administrative overhead and power and cooling costs .\ncisco is also doubling the switching capacity of the unit to just under 1tb / sec , and is also getting the point - to - point latency hop in the ucs system down to 2 microseconds \u2013 a 40 per cent reduction compared to the 6120 fabric interconnect .\nin an effort to keep conversations fresh , cisco blogs closes comments after 60 days . please visit the cisco blogs hub page for the latest content .\ntommi salli , cisco technical marketing engineer , has nearly 20 years of experience with servers and applications at cisco , sun , veritas , and nuova systems .\nlearn how cisco servers are designed to optimize the performance of your cisco ucs environment by contacting your zones account executive or calling 800 . 408 . 9663 .\nintegration of the cisco ucs manager with industry - leading systems management solutions supports the use of existing it staff , skills , tools , and processes . a comprehensive , open xml api that exposes 9000 points of integration facilitates custom development to achieve new levels of system visibility and control .\nintegration of the cisco ucs manager with industry - leading systems management solutions supports the use of existing it staff , skills , tools , and processes . a comprehensive , open xml api that exposes 9000 points of integration and facilitates custom development to achieve new levels of system visibility and control .\nsecurity researcher gregory draperi was credited with discovering and reporting the vulnerability to cisco .\ntable 1 compares the features of the cisco ucs b - series blade servers .\ntable 2 summarizes the features and benefits of the cisco ucs b - series .\ncisco , intel , and red hat deliver a proven solution that reduces risk .\nlooking for a solution from a cisco partner ? connect with our partner ecosystem .\nplease select the country in which you would like to fulfill your cisco order .\nwatch popular sessions on demand from global cisco live conferences . you can register for free to view sessions or use your cisco live event credentials to log in .\nthrough its unified , embedded , policy - based , and ecosystem - friendly approach , cisco ucs manager helps reduce management and administration expenses , which are among the largest items in most it budgets . the ucs manager can manage up to 160 servers and thousands of cisco ucs components in multiple chassis . the embedded management software and all the managed components are part of a ucs domain .\ncisco ucs manager supports the entire cisco ucs server and cisco hyperflex series hyperconverged infrastructure portfolios . it enables server , fabric , and storage provisioning as well as , device discovery , inventory , configuration , diagnostics , monitoring , fault detection , auditing , and statistics collection . you can extend the benefits of cisco ucs manager globally across an enterprise to thousands of servers in multiple domains with cisco ucs central software .\ncisco hyperflex systems deliver new levels of efficiency with adaptability to more workloads and applications .\ncisco said it has 10 beta sites for the platform , including service provider savvis .\ndeploy cisco ucs central and use it to add a cisco ucs manager domain , manage resources centrally , and create all required pools and templates to deploy a service profile .\nyou might think that by doubling the bandwidth in the parent switch , cisco is also doubling the scalability of the ucs system in terms of how many blades are under a single management domain . that may happen eventually \u2013 and quite possibly with new xeon servers coming later this year \u2013 but then again , it may not .\naccelerate your ucs deployments and increase business agility and efficiency while reducing risk with cisco services .\ncisco technology is helping domino ' s become the easiest company to order a pizza from .\npublisher : cisco press ; pap / dvdr / p edition ( 1 jun . 2010 )\nas a cisco gold partner , we have the experts on staff and a suite of services to help you design and implement a cisco solution that meets the unique needs of your environment .\nusing singleconnect technology , cisco ucs manager controls multiple chassis and manages resources for thousands of virtual machines . singleconnect is an end - to - end i / o architecture . it incorporates cisco virtual interface cards , cisco ucs fabric interconnects , and cisco fabric extender ( fex ) technology to connect every server on a single network fabric and on a single network layer . singleconnect innovations dramatically simplify it operations , reduce data center costs , and are exclusive to the cisco ucs .\nwith cisco services , you\u2019ll see faster time to value , comprehensive adoption , and optimised policies .\ncisco ucs manager 2 . 0 ( 1q ) to 2 . 1 ( 1a ) firmware update\ncisco ucs manager facilitates operation of workloads on physical as well as virtualized cisco ucs servers . it promotes server consolidation and offers the flexibility of running workloads on blade or rack - mount servers .\nfor additional resources like the ucs platform emulator , visit the cisco developer network for ucs manager .\ncisco ucs manager facilitates operation of workloads on physical as well as virtualized cisco ucs servers . it promotes server consolidation and offers the flexibility to run workloads on blade or rack - mount servers .\nexclusive cisco will kill off its m - series modular server line , citing lack of customer interest .\nscalable , cost - efficient data and analytics offerings from cisco position you to lead in the marketplace .\nbecome a part of the cisco live community and fuel your personal and professional growth through global in - person events , on - demand training , and live broadcasts focused on cisco products , solutions and services .\nthe cisco ucs b - series offers two blade server models : the cisco ucs b200 m2 2 - socket blade server and the cisco ucs b250 m2 2 - socket extended memory blade server ( figure 2 ) . the cisco ucs b200 m2 is a half - width blade with 12 dimm slots for up to 192 gb of memory ; it supports one mezzanine adapter . the cisco ucs b250 m2 is a full - width blade with 48 dimm slots for up to 384 gb of memory ; it supports up to two mezzanine adapters .\ntable 3 summarizes the specifications for the cisco ucs b - series . table 4 summarizes regulatory standards compliance .\nlocate a cisco partner in your country with the expertise , resources , and commitment to help you succeed .\nwith cisco ucs management you can integrate features integrations with many operations tools . ( pdf - 652 kb )\n6 . ucs 6100 series fabric interconnects . this is cisco ' s dce interconnect switch . it interconnects the blade chassis to each other , as well as to fcoe storage , fc storage , iscsi storage or network - attached storage ( nas ) . each switch can have 20 or 40 10 gbe ports with up to 20 or 40 switches in a single system . again , cisco systems has a first - to - market advantage with albeit a proprietary version of cee with gateway capabilities to fibre channel .\nunfortunately , it seems , cisco misread the market for the cloud - scale servers and switchzilla has now decided to pull the plug and focus on other areas . here ' s internal announcement sent out to cisco staff today :\ncisco acknowledges that it will have its work cut out for it in selling and gaining market acceptance for ucs .\nread on to learn how more than 52 , 000 customers worldwide have realized the benefits of cisco ucs manager .\ncisco ucs management ecosystem see if your data center monitoring and automation tools are already integrated with the ucs manager .\ncisco\u2019s authorized technology provider program is part of a comprehensive go - to - market strategy for emerging and advanced technologies . the program helps cisco to define the knowledge , skills and services that channel partners need to sell , deploy and support these technologies . as the market changes , an atp status is often the precursor to a cisco specialization .\nin an internal company memo , seen by the register , cisco data center / virtualization vp frank palumbo said stalled demand for the modular line convinced cisco to end sales for the compact servers less than two years after their introduction .\nucs is also designed to improve the scalability , performance and operational control of virtual environments . cisco security , policy enforcement , and diagnostics capabilities have been added into dynamic virtualized environments to support changing business and it requirements , cisco says .\nschwarz has nothing against ucs manager , but he thinks that after system admins get a taste of ucs central , this will be the tool where they will be spending most of their time because it does the same server template and profile building that ucs manager did on a local level , but across ucs manager domains .\nare your servers three years old or more ? are you planning a server refresh ? learn why you should cisco ucs .\nchoose a regional event to explore or watch content on demand . login with your cisco live credentials or create an account .\nucs provides up to a 20 % reduction in capital expenditures and up to a 30 % reduction in operational expenditures , cisco claims . it can provision applications in minutes instead of days , can be managed as a single system supporting more than 300 servers and thousands of virtual machines , and improves energy efficiency by reducing the number of servers , switches , adapters and cables by up to 50 % , which translates into lower power and cooling requirements .\nthe 6248up fabric interconnect is the heart of the ucs system , not only because it is the parent switch that lashes all of those blade servers \u2013 and external rack servers , if customers want to use these \u2013 together into a processing pool , but also because it runs the ucs manager software glue that manages the whole shebang .\nthe cisco ucs b200 m2 balances simplicity , performance , and density for production - level virtualization and other mainstream data center workloads .\nthe first generation vic for the ucs system had two asics , each able to support 10gb / sec of bandwidth and 64 virtual interfaces . so the new vic has twice the number of virtual connections and four times the bandwidth . these virtual interfaces can be deployed for bare - metal servers as well as for virtual machines running atop hypervisors .\nan open api facilitates integration of cisco ucs manager with a wide variety of monitoring , analysis , configuration , deployment , and orchestration tools from other independent software vendors . the api also facilitates customer development through the cisco ucs powertool for powershell and a python sdk .\nand here is the interesting bit . rather than try to rig up some way for ucs central settings for servers to be automatically replicated and passed down to servers , or ucs manager settings resynchronized from below and pushed up to ucs central , cisco left this last crucial bit of synchronization in the hands of system admins \u2013 and did so on purpose .\nthere are some things that are best done by people , and this is one of them ,\nsays schwarz .\ncisco ucs m5 c - series and b - series servers pack more cores , storage , gpus , and pcie slots than ever .\ncisco , samsung and french carrier orange have completed a successful 5g trial . the companies ' fixed wireless network delivered hd . . .\nmaster cisco technologies on your own schedule . the on - demand version of this course includes access to these elements for 12 months .\ncisco ucs manager and service profiles ( 6 : 31 min ) watch this video data sheet for information about how the product works .\nincredibly it was not long ago that cisco was just a networking company that\u2019s main competitor was brocade . fast forward to march 2012 and brocade\u2019s ceo mike klayko is stating\nif you can run cisco products then you can run ours\nto justify brocade ' s ip credentials . when their once great competitor inadvertently admits they\u2019re entering the ip world as a reaction to cisco rather than a perceived demand from the market it really does showcase how far cisco have come . it also speaks volumes that alternatively , cisco proactively entered the server world when no perceived demand existed within that market . three years later and with 11 % market share and groundbreaking features built for the cloud and big data , cisco has moved far beyond its networking competitors and is well placed to be a mainstay powerhouse in the server milieu .\nthis end - to - end management isn ' t unique . akorri inc . balancepoint , hp openview , ibm tivoli storage manager ( tsm ) , tek - tools software inc . profiler and veeam software reporter and monitor products , among others , all have excellent , even outstanding end - to - end server system , network , storage and virtualization management .\nbasically , if you can reach cisco ' s ucs central software running on a vulnerable box , within a network or from the outside , you can own it . the software is used to manage hundreds if not thousands of cisco ucs servers at a time in data centers .\nfind out more about the ucs mini here . read cisco cto padmasree warrior ' s blog on the new kit and its background here .\nin fact , cisco ' s move into data center blades could strain relationships with some of bmc ' s top competitors : hp and ibm . cisco also partners with the vendors , but this news puts the vendor in competition on two fronts , data center gear and software .\nthe cisco ucs b - series blade servers are designed to increase performance , energy efficiency , and flexibility for demanding virtualized and nonvirtualized applications . based on intel xeon 5600 series processors , cisco ucs bseries blade servers adapt processor performance to application demands and intelligently scale energy use based on utilization .\nthe tool includes a new infrastructure discovery and resource tracker called cloudsync as well . this latter bit appears to be the cisco homegrown code . \u00ae\ncisco ucs can dramatically reduce the number of devices that must be purchased , cabled , configured , powered , cooled , secured , and managed .\nvery good book , explains the new ucs systems by cisco , however don ' t read before you have some basic server and processor knowledge .\ncisco ucs integrated infrastructure solutions speed up it operations today and create the modern technology foundation you need for initiatives like private cloud , big data , and desktop virtualization . cisco ucs director provides centralized automation of your physical and virtual resources , helping you take full advantage of our open ecosystem approach .\nit\u2019s a fact : no single system can meet all of your business\u2019 technical and financial needs . that\u2019s why novipro has developed the expertise needed to work with a wide range of servers . standalone and integrated servers , x86 _ 64 / amd , power or z architecture , windows , linux , unix / aix , ibmi operating systems\u2014we offer a wide range of the world\u2019s leading solutions .\nso it appears cisco will be guiding customers to move into other high - density offerings in its ucs server line , particularly the standalone c - series and blade - based b - series servers that , cisco admits , many customers have already been asking for in place of the m - series .\nthis component is currently unique to cisco systems . however , it can be licensed and implemented on any vmware implementation , including other vendor blade systems .\ncisco hyperflex 3 . 5 software adds native dr and cloud - based intersight storage analytics . the all - flash hyper - converged systems . . .\nenterprises do not really add total capacity flexibility until servers , storage and networks are virtualized , and even more essential , are using a management control system that understands how to provision all three in concert ,\naccording to rich ptak , managing partner at ptak , noel & associates .\nproviding the missing component is what makes the bmc partnership such an important part of this announcement .\nthe former cisco exec hopes to use quantum ' s high - ingest technology and tape storage to serve a growing need in the surveillance , . . .\nblade servers from other vendors \u2013 like hp and ibm \u2013 and other individual elements may not be able to fully utilize these advances , cisco officials suggested during the ucs launch . ( compare server products . ) much has been made of how cisco ' s move into this market would pit it against former partners .\nour specialists can help with the design and implementation of your cisco solution . all are trained in the integration of server , storage , networking and application deployment .\nbut whereas infiniband is lower latency , higher performance and lower cost than dce , it ' s not perceived as mainstream . and while data center ethernet is cisco systems ' proprietary implementation of cee , it ' s based on 10 gb ethernet , which is perceived as mainstream and open , and will by definition interoperate with cisco networks .\naccording to bmc , it is\nin fact the only management offering being oem\u2019ed and shipped as part of cisco\u2019s ucs . many of the other vendors involved in the announcement such as vmware and accenture already use bmc to manage their internal it environments , so cisco standardizing on bmc adds to the thread tying the complete offering together .\nthe cisco ucs chases and blades work well enough for enterprise private clouds , but we ' re a cloud service provider , and need something that ' s more scalable .\ncisco ucs manager supports data center automation , helping increase operational agility and scalability , while reducing risk . it provides policy - based management with service templates and service profiles .\nback in march 2009 , when cisco announced the launch of their ucs platform and subsequent intention to enter the world of server hardware , eyebrows were raised including my own . there was never any disputing that the platform would be adopted by some customers , certainly after seeing how cisco successfully gatecrashed the san market and initially knocked brocade off their fc perch .\nwe collaboratively deliver comprehensive , collaboratively developed , cisco ucs solutions to clients in healthcare , financial services , government and public sector , and a variety of other professional services organizations .\nthis book is part of the networking technology series from cisco press\u00ae , which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks , understanding new technologies , and building successful careers .\nusing trill , fabricpath , and vxlan designing massively scalable data centers with overlays : designing massively scalable data centers ( msdc ) with . . . ( cisco press networking technology )\ncisco ucs manager supports data center automation , helping to increase operational agility and scalability , while reducing risk . it provides policy - based management with service templates and service profiles .\nanalysts say cisco ' s biggest challenge will be in selling the ucs to customers who have traditionally bought blade servers from hp , ibm , dell and others entrenched in that market .\nthe server cull comes as cisco is continuing to attempt a delicate balance of touting its on - premise gear while also working to establish its services and hosted offerings for enterprise customers . \u00ae\nbmc says deep integrations between cisco ucs manager and bmc ' s atrium cmdb and bladelogic service automation products will feed information back to bmc ' s larger business service management ( bsm ) product portfolio , delivering substantial reductions on in both operational and capital expenses , bmc says . bmc acquired bladelogic about a year ago and has been working with cisco to make the technology part of its platform .\ncisco recommends that users running ucs central software versions 1 . 3 ( 1b ) and earlier update in order to obtain the fix . no other products were deemed to be vulnerable to the flaw .\ncisco ' s software engineers have cooked up an uber - control - freak called ucs central to manage server profiles , templates , and settings for up to 10 , 000 rack or blade machines .\ncisco systems calls its version of cee switches and cnas data center ethernet ( dce ) . but since the standard isn ' t yet set in stone , it is , by definition , proprietary .\nurltoken many customers have challenges dealing with their server infrastructure because of the complexity associated with virtualization , networking and storage . in this video we explain how cisco ucs simplifies the environment through unifying those components in a single architecture and management , enabling automation to make complex operations a simple thing . whether you run virtualization or not , cisco ucs will make your life simpler . it ' s the powerofu .\nsome of the individuals posting to this site , including the moderators , work for cisco systems . opinions expressed here and in any corresponding comments are the personal opinions of the original authors , not of cisco . the content is provided for informational purposes only and is not meant to be an endorsement or representation by cisco or any other party . this site is available to the public . no information you consider confidential should be posted to this site . by posting you agree to be solely responsible for the content of all information you contribute , link to , or otherwise upload to the website and release cisco from any liability related to your use of the website . you also grant to cisco a worldwide , perpetual , irrevocable , royalty - free and fully - paid , transferable ( including rights to sublicense ) right to exercise all copyright , publicity , and moral rights with respect to any original content you provide . the comments are moderated . comments will appear as soon as they are approved by the moderator .\nindustry watchers say bmc ' s technology will be critical to the success of cisco ' s ucs because without management and automation at the foundation the environment would be too complex for administrators to adequately control .\ncisco has refreshed its ucs server line , updating existing blade and rack products and adding in modular servers for scale - out servers and mini - servers for enterprise - edge situations like remote and branch offices .\nserver buyers don ' t have a relationship with cisco ,\nsays james staten of forrester research .\nit will be tough to convince them of the need for another player in this market .\nservice profiles are reusable templates that contain your server , storage , application & network settings . use them to deploy or re - provision a cisco ucs server with intel\u00ae xeon\u00ae processors in as little as 20 minutes !\ncisco is fully committed to supporting customers who have deployed m - series systems , and we are working proactively to make their transition as easy and seamless as possible ,\na spokesman for switchzilla told el reg .\nobviously , this was silly , and clearly cisco learned the hard way that some workloads ( like hadoop ) require rack servers by their very nature because they are basically storage with compute flitting around on top of them .\ncisco ucs is a simplified architecture for the converged data center . this architecture unifies servers , storage access , networks , and virtualization technologies to elevate the value and agility of data center infrastructure to an entirely new level .\nexclusive to global knowledge - accelerate your cisco learning experience with complimentary access to the it skills video on - demand library , introduction to cybersecurity digital learning course , course recordings , it resource library , and digital courseware ."]}
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( sah ) dividend date & amp ; history - urltoken\nglassdoor has 12 echopark automotive reviews submitted anonymously by echopark automotive employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if echopark automotive is right for you .\nsonic automotive represents 24 brands and more than 35 , 000 new and used vehicles nationwide .\nsonic automotive ( sah ) up 6 . 5 % since earnings report : can it continue ?\nwhy is sonic automotive ( sah ) down 10 . 2 % since its last earnings report ?\nsonic automotive , inc . , a fortune 300 company and member of the russell 2000 index , is among the largest automotive retailers in the united states .\nsonic represents approximately 30 different automotive brands with the majority of our dealerships being luxury and import brands .\nnews about sonic automotive inc . , including commentary and archival articles published in the new york times .\n, is one of the nation ' s largest automotive retailers . sonic can be reached on the web at\ncurrent and historical revenue for sonic automotive ( sah ) from 2006 to 2018 . the sum of all revenue fields included for a company ' s operating activities . the current revenue for sonic automotive as of march 31 , 2018 is .\nsonic automotive operates over 100 dealerships spread across 13 states and 25 major metropolitan markets . we represent approximately 24 different automotive brands with the majority of our dealerships being luxury and import brands . we are an industry - leading automotive retailer committed to providing our customers with an outstanding automotive experience that is delivered with professionalism , integrity and enthusiasm .\nsonic automotive operates over 100 dealerships spread across 14 states and 25 major metropolitan markets . we represent approximately 25 different automotive brands with the majority of our dealerships being luxury and import brands . we are an industry - leading automotive retailer committed to providing our customers with an outstanding automotive experience that is delivered with professionalism , integrity and enthusiasm .\nfor more information regarding echopark , please visit its website and for sonic automotive , inc . , please visit its website .\nsonic automotive inc . ( nyse : sah ) is attempting to forever change how the charlotte - based car dealer does business .\nto all the dads out there , thanks for being with us every mile . happy father\u2019s day from all of us at sonic automotive .\nlet ' s see if sonic automotive ( sah ) stock is a good choice for value - oriented investors right now from multiple angles .\ngeist , laura clark ,\non wall street , sonic looks bionic ,\nautomotive news , january 4 , 1999 , p . 6 .\nlundegaard , karen ,\nsonic automotive acquires chain of 16 dealerships ,\nwall street journal , january 16 , 2002 , p . b7 .\nsonic automotive ' s ( sah ) first - quarter 2018 adjusted earnings of 26 cents per share surpass the zacks consensus estimate of 25 cents .\nauto dealer sonic automotive inc . ( nyse : sah ) said friday it will bring its fast - growing echopark used car dealerships to georgia .\npostman , lore ,\ncharlotte , n . c . , sonic automotive to buy more dealerships ,\ncharlotte observer , april 28 , 1998 .\ncharlotte , n . c . - based sonic is one of the nation\u2019s largest automotive retailers with sales of $ 9 . 7 billion in 2016 .\nif you are new to the automotive field the work hours may seem at times excessive .\nsonic automotive had record first - quarter used - car sales and march , in particular , was the retailer\u2019s strongest month ever for pre - owned volumes .\nsonic automotive is a fortune 500 company that was founded by bruton smith . his son , scott , took over as ceo in the summer of 2015 .\nsonic automotive ( sah ) reported earnings 30 days ago . what ' s next for the stock ? we take a look at earnings estimates for some clues .\nfor now , echopark contributed a per - share loss of 10 cents to sonic automotive ' s overall $ 2 . 2 million loss in the first quarter .\nsonic automotive is expanding its chain of used - car dealerships to charlotte , including a location in the prominent coliseum center shopping complex on independence that is being redeveloped .\nsonic automotive inc . is naming its new used - vehicle business echopark and eventually aims to put the stand - alone stores in more than 50 markets across the country .\ncharlotte , n . c . , april 26 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - sonic automotive , inc . ( nyse : sah ) , one of the nation ' s largest automotive retailers , today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2018 . record . . .\nin 2001 , we were purchased by a company out of charlotte north carolina , sonic automotive . the sonic name is an acronym for sales , opportunity , new , in , concept . learn more about philpott pre - owned super center here .\nat they did it . they were supposed to have their regional manager call me but haven ' t done that either . i have left several messages with them and sonic automotive\notten johnson was engaged by sonic automotive , inc . , a fortune 500 company and national automotive retailer , to serve as land use counsel in connection with sonic\u2019s roll - out of echopark automotive in the denver region . echopark is an entirely new , neighborhood - based approach to the sale of premium pre - owned vehicles . working with a team of sonic representatives and consultants , our attorneys assisted sonic in identifying and purchasing properties for echopark stores , obtaining necessary zoning and entitlements to permit automotive sales and service uses , and pursuing site plan and other development approvals to see the neighborhood stores come to fruition . to date , echopark has successfully opened its regional hub facility in thornton along with neighborhood stores in centennial and highlands ranch , and otten johnson continues to assist sonic in identifying new locations and developing additional stores as echopark expands its footprint in colorado .\nsonic automotive is a fortune 500 company that is transforming the way people shop for , buy and service their vehicles . our talented team work together to ensure we provide an experience unmatched by our competitors .\n) , one of the nation ' s largest automotive retailers , today reported financial results for the second quarter of 2017 .\nsonic was formed in 1997 with five dealerships on charlotte , north carolina . in 1998 , sonic entered new markets in ohio , alabama , florida and south carolina and\nsonic automotive inc ( nyse : sah ) , a specialty retail company based in united states , received a lot of attention from a substantial price movement on the nyse in the over the lastread more . . .\nafter reading sonic automotive inc\u2019s ( nyse : sah ) most recent earnings announcement ( 31 december 2017 ) , i found it useful to look back at how the company has performed in the past andread more . . .\nsonic automotive inc ( nyse : sah ) , a specialty retail company based in united states , saw a significant share price rise of over 20 % in the past couple of months on the nyse . read more . . .\n2 . high stakes : how big is sonic anyway ? in 2013 , it ranked as the no . 4 automotive dealer in the u . s . , with $ 8 . 8 billion in sales on 275 , 289 vehicles , according to automotive news . sonic ' s market share has slipped some ( it was ranked no . 3 in 2012 ) as it has built one sonic \u2014 one experience . it is also making a bold play to extend the platform to all of its 102 stores while also launching the used - car concept echopark .\nsonic automotive inc ( nyse : sah ) is trading with a trailing p / e of 9x , which is lower than the industry average of 18 . 2x . while sah might seem like an attractive stock toread more . . .\nit has been said that everything rises and falls on leadership . for sonic automotive , it all started when o . bruton smith as a young man , fell in love with cars and began racing and building cars in his parent ' s garage and subsequently began selling them in his front yard . his passion for building , racing , and selling automobiles led him to open his first used car dealership in charlotte , north carolina . it was the leadership of mr . smith which formed the foundation of the company we celebrate today . with 20 stores , representing15 brands and several hundred employees , sonic automotive was launched as a public company in november 1997 . it is that same commitment to leadership , exercised every day by every one of our associates , which has made sonic automotive one of the largest and most successful automotive retailers in the country .\nit has been said that everything rises and falls on leadership . for sonic automotive , it all started when o . bruton smith as a young man , fell in love with cars and began racing and building cars in his parent ' s garage and subsequently began selling them in his front yard . his passion for building , racing , and selling automobiles led him to open his first used car dealership in charlotte , north carolina . it was the leadership of mr . smith which formed the foundation of the company we celebrate today . with 20 stores , representing 15 brands and several hundred employees , sonic automotive was launched as a public company in november 1997 . it is that same commitment to leadership , exercised every day by every one of our associates , which has made sonic automotive one of the largest and most successful automotive retailers in the country .\nperhaps most significant , sonic customers will be able handle the entire transaction online , dyke said .\nsonic automotive , the fourth - largest auto dealership group in the u . s . , is entering the san antonio market for the first time with plans to build five locations of its echopark used car retail brand in the next two years .\n, was chosen after six months of research and about a half - dozen focus groups , said sonic president scott smith . sonic executives wanted to avoid using \u201ccar\u201d or similar words in the name .\namong other technology updates discussed , sonic said it will introduce an appraisal app \u201cin coming months . \u201d\nthe cbt automotive network welcomes paul cummings , who is president and ceo of paul cummings enterprises . he tells our jim fitzpatrick about his new . . .\nsonic automotive , inc . is one of the largest automotive retailers in the united states . included herein are forward - looking statements , including statements with respect to anticipated acquisition activity , disposition activity , earnings per share and expense levels and debt - to - capital levels of sonic automotive , inc . there are many factors that affect management ' s views about future events and trends of the company ' s business . these factors involve risk and uncertainties that could cause actual results or trends to differ materially from management ' s view , including without limitation , economic conditions , risks associated with acquisitions . the company does not undertake any obligation to update forward - looking information .\ni truly enjoy working for sonic automotive . the processes they have in place make the expectations achievable . i have seen many employees start in entry level positions and have moved through the ranks quickly . they do care about their employees and encourage and support growth .\nts for sonic , evelyn slaybaugh the southeast director of hr , and even bruton smth ' s secretary .\nthat the employee directs sonic how much to pay and when . that negates the purpose of having a garnishmen\nyear later , acquired dealerships in texas and california . since the company ' s founding , sonic has experienced phenomenal growth , as today sonic operates over 100 dealerships spread across 15 states and 26 major metropolitan markets .\nsign up today to get the best of automotive news delivered straight to your email inbox , free of charge . choose your news \u2013 we ' ll deliver .\no . bruton smith decided to found sonic automotive . he is also chairman of speedway motorsports which owns and operates 8 out of the largest nascar motor speedways in north america : atlanta , bristol , lowes , infineon , las vegas , new hampshire , texas and kentucky .\ntoday , sonic automotive , as a fortune 500 company and member of the russell 2000 index , is among the largest automotive retailers in the united states . these dealerships provide comprehensive services , including sales of both new and used cars and light trucks , sales of replacement parts , performance of vehicle maintenance , warranty , paint and collision repair services , and arrangement of extended warranty contracts , financing and insurance for the company ' s customers .\ncontinue to invest in our brand and associates . we are building a great brand that will change the automotive shopping experience for our guest . we believe in echopark !\nnew york , ny / accesswire / april 26 , 2018 / sonic automotive , inc . class a ( nyse : sah ) will be discussing their earnings results in their q1 earnings call to be held on april 26 , 2018 at 11 : 00 am eastern . . .\n\u201cif you look at the first quarter , and you look holistically , it\u2019s the first time in a quarter that sonic automotive has sold more pre - owned cars than new cars , \u201d executive vice president jeff dyke said in an earnings call with the investment community on wednesday .\n1 . family legacy : sonic president scott smith , 47 , is the oldest son of motorsports magnate and sonic founder bruton smith , 87 . and while bruton retains his ceo and chairman roles at sonic , scott is the man running the company and setting its strategy . it ' s a job he has been groomed for since childhood .\nsonic automotive in charlotte , nc treats the needs of each individual customer with paramount concern . we know that you have high expectations , and as a car dealer we enjoy the challenge of meeting and exceeding those standards each and every time . allow us to demonstrate our commitment to excellence !\nmr . david bruton smith was appointed to the office of vice chairman in march 2013 . he has served as executive vice president and a director of sonic since october 2008 and has served in sonic ' s organization since 1998 . prior to being named a director and executive vice president in 2008 , mr . smith served as sonic ' s senior vice president of corporate development . mr . smith served as sonic ' s vice president of corporate strategy from october 2005 to march 2007 , and also served prior to that time as dealer operator and general manager of several sonic dealerships .\nwilliams , audrey y . ,\nbuyout plan drives charlotte , n . c . , automotive firm ' s high performance ,\ncharlotte observer , june 6 , 1999 .\ncbt automotive network is a highly targeted , multi - media platform for retail automotive professionals . with digital channels including a daily newscast , informative website , daily enewsletters , a monthly magazine , webinars and 9 network shows hosted by the industry\u2019s top trainers and thought leaders . cbt is your dealership ' s \u201cgo to\u201d source from the showroom to the service drive .\nmr . jeff dyke has served as our executive vice president of operations since october 2008 and is responsible for direct oversight for all of sonic ' s retail automotive operations . from march 2007 to october 2008 , mr . dyke served as our division chief operating officer - southeast division , where he oversaw retail automotive operations for the states of alabama , florida , georgia , north carolina , south carolina , tennessee and texas . mr . dyke first joined sonic in october 2005 as our vice president of retail strategy , a position that he held until april 2006 , when he was promoted to division vice president - eastern division , a position he held from april 2006 to march 2007 . prior to joining sonic , mr . dyke worked in the automotive retail industry at autonation , inc . from 1996 to 2005 , where he held several positions in divisional , regional and dealership management with that company .\naccording to building permits filed last month , sonic\u2019s echopark at 3700 east independence blvd . will include a pre - owned car sales lot with a showroom , offices and repair facilities . dyke said sonic has about 10 acres on the site .\ntoday on urltoken - monday , july 9th , 2018 : paul cummings : setting goals for each department of your dealership the cbt automotive network welcomes paul cummings , who . . .\ncbt automotive network is a highly targeted , multi - media platform for retail automotive executives and managers . with digital channels including a daily newscast , informative website , daily enewsletters , monthly digital magazine , webinar services and 9 network shows hosted by the industry\u2019s top trainers and thought leaders , cbt is the \u201cgo to\u201d source for dealership staff from the showroom to the service bay .\ndo you have a passion for cars ? do your friends always compliment your friendliness ? you should join our team ! we\u2019re looking for a director of first impressions to join the sonic automotive family . to find out more about the position and / or apply . click the link below . # openroads # openopportunities urltoken\ncharlotte , n . c . , april 2 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - sonic automotive , inc . ( nyse : sah ) today announced it will release fiscal 2018 first quarter financial results on thursday , april 26 , 2018 at 7 : 30 a . m . ( eastern ) . . . .\non a recent visit to sonic automotive\u2019s new echopark dealership , joe had the pleasure of speaking one - on - one with jeff dyke , executive vp of operations for sonic . jeff told joe how echopark has achieved profitability using the one sonic - one experience program . the main goal of this program is to offer one customer , one price in one hour . along with this goal was to improve transparency , grow market share and improve fixed - ops . this multi - year implementation for sonic has proven to be a successful , so successful they are on track to open 50 more stores by the end of the year and recently reporting an increase of 41 . 8 % in profit .\nsonic closed the 1990s with another strong year , marked by the largest acquisition , to date , in the history of automotive retailing : firstamerica automotive . the deal provided sonic entry into the highly coveted , high - growth california market , as well as giving it a coast - to - coast footprint . moreover , sonic added several luxury brands and picked up the services of firstamerica ' s talented and seasoned management team . in addition , in 1999 sonic acquired another 44 dealerships and expanded into ten new metropolitan markets including las vegas , nevada ; washington , d . c . ; mobile , alabama ; panama city , florida ; monroe , north carolina ; florence , south carolina ; and a number of cities in texas , including houston , baytown , richardson , and stafford . to help pay the price tag , sonic raised $ 85 million in a secondary stock offering held in april 1999 and raised another $ 280 million in debt financing while increasing its available credit lines by $ 250 million . as a result of these acquisitions , sonic ' s revenues soared to $ 3 . 35 billion and net income approached $ 45 million in 1999 .\nlamm , marcy ,\nsonic rides into town ,\natlanta business chronicle , december 19 , 1997 , p . 1a .\nmr . b . scott smith is the co - founder of sonic . he is also chief executive officer , president and a director of sonic . prior to his appointment as chief executive officer in july 2015 , mr . smith served as president and chief strategic officer of sonic since march 2007 . prior to that , mr . smith served as sonic ' s vice chairman and chief strategic officer from october 2002 to march 2007 and president and chief operating officer from april 1997 until october 2002 . mr . smith has been a director of sonic since its organization in january 1997 . mr . smith has over 26 years of experience in the automobile dealership industry .\n6 . gradual process : one reason sonic took seven years to fully plan and roll out one sonic is because of the culture and technology shift it required . previously , most sonic stores ( and its rivals still ) operated on inventory and accounting platforms that were local to each dealership . integrating more than 100 dealerships to one single proprietary platform required tedious work , with numerous bugs and adjustments to consider .\n4 . willing to lose : to work , sonic ' s new model comes with a willingness to lose some customers . the pricing model uses advanced analytics to keep prices competitive . but there will be times when other dealers undercut sonic ' s set prices , especially on loss - leader promotions . sonic says it ' s willing to lose customers who care only about paying the absolute rock - bottom price .\nhad made before putting the car on the lot . all in all , i would never recommend anyone to shop with sonic after this experience\nbonnie , fred ,\nrapid but disciplined growth at sonic ,\nward ' s dealer business , september 1998 , p . 47 .\nhowever , sonic\u2019s experience is that once it has presented to localities , they have achieved a \u201c100 - percent success rate\u201d at getting greenlit .\nbuying a car should be an enjoyable experience . and sonic automotive is committed to making it that way , starting with our charlotte stores and expanding to other locations soon . no long waits . no uncomfortable negotiations . and no sales gimmicks . instead , you ' ll work with one non - commissioned guide who ' ll take you all the way through our innovative process in about an hour . we have eliminated all the pain points in car shopping with the one sonic one experience \u00ae .\ns . they were nice . the problem is sonic ' s\ntrue price\nsystem . they say they are trying to change the way dealership\n- - - - - - ,\nsonic ' s growth continues ,\nward ' s dealer business , april 2000 , p . 33 .\njeff dyke , sonic\u2019s executive vice president of operations , said that in addition to the coliseum center location , echopark will open local dealerships in huntersville and gastonia .\nthe echopark stores will begin to open in late fall in the denver area . sonic , the nation\u2019s fourth - largest dealership group , has begun hiring and training employees .\nsonic , which has its corporate headquarters in cotswold , launched its echopark used - car chain in 2014 in denver and operates six dealerships in and around colorado . in a quarterly earnings report last week , sonic said it plans to open an additional 15 echopark locations in florida , georgia , texas and the carolinas by the end of 2018 .\nin announcing second quarter results on friday , sonic said its echopark stores retailed 2 , 049 units , up 80 . 4 percent over the last year ' s second quarter .\nwas in 2013 , and the service we received was top notch . i ' m not sure what has changed since then , but we thought it important enough to share the sonic customer experience\nmany of the recommended changes implemented by sonic began to show progress in 2004 . the company cut back on acquisitions , allowing recent purchases to be integrated into the company . at the same time , management came to the conclusion that acquisitions had to remain a key part of company strategy in light of the automotive industry , which remained highly fragmented and offered great opportunities . hence , sonic began to adopt a concept it called\nenriching our dealership portfolio .\nin a nutshell it meant selling off underperforming dealerships and replacing them with other dealerships offering greater long - term potential . they would mostly be luxury and import dealerships that offered higher profits and required lower inventory levels . on other fronts , sonic was able to cut advertising expenses as a percentage of gross profit from 6 . 5 percent in 2003 to 5 . 4 percent in 2004 . concerning sales compensation , sonic introduced a variable compensation structure tied to key performance metrics , which reduced compensation expense as a percentage of gross profit from 36 . 4 percent in 2003 to 35 . 3 percent in 2004 . sonic closed 2004 posting sales of nearly $ 7 . 4 billion and net income of $ 86 . 1 million . its founder , now approaching 80 years of age , remained very much in charge .\nlaunched in the fall of 2014 , sonic says echopark offers a\nrevolutionary customer experience\nfor customers to search for , buy , service and sell pre - owned vehicles . sonic currently has six echopark locations open in colorado , and has announced plans to expand into additional markets in north carolina , south carolina and texas with operations in these markets expected to begin in 2017 and 2018 .\nsonic is also in the process of buying land for echopark dealerships in the areas around boerne , new braunfels , seaworld san antonio and the intersection between loop 410 and interstate 35 on the east side , said jeff dyke , sonic\u2019s executive vice president of operations . the company plans to build them all at the same time , breaking ground next summer and finishing around the beginning of 2018 .\nbruton smith was one of those businessmen who wanted to be a consolidator in auto retailing . in february 1997 he incorporated sonic automotive , inc . and began building up its portfolio of dealerships before tapping the equity markets . smith got a head start with the 1996 purchase of fort mill ford in south carolina for $ 5 . 7 million . then in june 1997 sonic paid about $ 3 . 7 million for fort mill chrysler - plymouth - dodge . more acquisitions followed in the fall of 1997 . sonic paid $ 18 . 3 million for lake norman dodge and its affiliates in september . a pair of acquisitions were completed in october : $ 1 . 8 million for williams motors , inc . located in rock hill , south carolina , and $ 25 . 5 million for clearwater , florida - based ken marks ford , inc . then , in november 1997 , sonic paid $ 18 million in cash to acquire atlanta ' s dyer & dyer volvo , and another $ 27 . 6 million for the bowers dealerships and affiliates located mostly in chattanooga and nashville , tennessee .\nmoore , pamela l . ,\nno boom in stock of charlotte , n . c . - based sonic auto dealerships ,\ncharlotte observer , january 9 , 1998 , p . 109 .\n7 . echopark : in conjunction with one sonic \u2014 one experience , the company is making a big play for the stand - alone pre - owned car segment . sonic opened its first echopark store in denver a few months ago . it will compete head - to - head with carmax and other pre - owned superstores . but sonic says it has also worked to build a\nneighborhood store\nmodel that will serve as spokes to a market ' s hub store . in denver , sonic won approval to have the smaller stores zoned as specialty retail , allowing them to open in areas normally closed to car dealers . customers can shop online and make an appointment to see the cars they ' re interested in at the local neighborhood store instead of driving across town to the big lot .\nbuying a car is one of the most exciting things you can do . which is why sonic goes above and beyond to make your car buying experience as enjoyable as possible . what started in 1997 as a small company with 20 stores representing 15 brands has grown into a fortune 500 company with over 100 stores representing 24 brands . we ' re now the fourth largest automotive retailer and largest luxury retailer in the country and more important , the no . 1 retailer at striving to make our guests happy .\nmr . victor h . doolan has been a director of sonic since july 2005 . prior to being appointed as a director , mr . doolan served for approximately three years as president and chief executive officer of volvo cars north america until his retirement in march 2005 . prior to joining volvo , mr . doolan served as the executive director of the premier automotive group , the luxury division of ford motor company during his tenure , from july 1999 to june 2002 . mr . doolan also enjoyed a 23 - year career with bmw , culminating with his service as president of bmw of north america from september 1993 to july 1999 . mr . doolan has worked in the automotive industry for approximately 47 years . [ mr . doolan also served as a director of blue fire ethanol fuels inc . until december 2010 .\nt . mr . smith ' s secretary told me to take them to court . if i go to court , the first thing that will happen is a bench warrant will be issued for my ex husband . why should he be arrested when the wages are being withheld but sonic refuses to submit them on time ? he will also miss time from work , which i ' m afraid sonic will say is grounds for terminatio\nnew york , june 22 , 2018 - - in new independent research reports released early this morning , fundamental markets released its latest key findings for all current investors , traders , and shareholders of sonic . . .\nnew york , may 03 , 2018 - - in new independent research reports released early this morning , fundamental markets released its latest key findings for all current investors , traders , and shareholders of sonic . . .\nt on my ex husband ' s wages for child support . sonic refuses to enforce it properly . it ' s due on the first of every month . they don ' t withhold it from his check until t\nthe one sonic \u00ad\u2014 one experience initiative is now on display at town and country toyota in south charlotte . it became the flagship for the new approach this fall . the rest of the company ' s stores will follow suit over the next 24 months , including four other charlotte stores . a large advertising campaign has already hit charlotte airwaves , portraying sonic in the year 1 a . d . \u2014\nthe era after dealerships .\nsanjaya prakash , a veteran general manager at sonic , told me he recently had a customer at town and country toyota who found a better deal at a competitor by using sonic ' s in - showroom computer tablets . the man wanted to save the $ 140 price difference . so prakash gave him directions to the other place and told him sonic wouldn ' t match the price .\nthe guest went outside and smoked a cigarette , then he came back in and bought the car , and told us he liked the way we did business ,\nprakash says .\nwe think customers are willing to pay a small premium for a positive experience .\nmr . robert heller has been a director of sonic since january 2000 . mr . heller served as a director of firstamerica automotive , inc . from january 1999 until its acquisition by sonic in december 1999 . mr . heller was a director and executive vice president of fair , isaac and company from 1994 until 2001 , where he was responsible for strategic relationships and marketing . from 1991 to 1993 , mr . heller was president and chief executive officer of visa u . s . a . mr . heller is a former governor of the federal reserve system and has had an extensive career in banking , international finance , government service and education . mr . heller currently serves as a director of the bank of marin bancorp , a public company traded on the nasdaq capital market .\ncentury bmw a sonic store gave me my bmw back with no airbag in the steering wheel and it was laying on the passenger seat with wires hanging . i have driven bmws for 20 years and never had such a bad\nwith 23 dealerships in five states as well as four stand - alone used - vehicle lots and seven collision - repair centers , altogether generating close to $ 900 million in sales , sonic went public in november 1997 at $ 12 a share , with the initial stock offering underwritten by a group of firms led by merrill lynch . the stock did not , however , flourish after it began trading , enjoying a high of $ 12 . 37 before it soon dipped below the $ 10 mark . investors were generally optimistic about sonic ' s business plan and respected the ability of smith and his team , which included his son and heir apparent , scott smith , but were mistrustful of the industry in general , believing that car sales were too cyclical . according to barron ' s ,\nipo investors reasonably ask : how much better will it get over time ?\nindeed , group 1 automotive , backed by another wall street heavyweight in goldman sachs , experienced a similar fate after going public two weeks earlier than sonic .\nhouston , may 3 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - houston - based leslie doggett industries ' affiliate the doggett auto group has purchased one of houston ' s oldest and largest ford dealerships , lone star ford ( 8477 north freeway , between the north loop 610 and beltway 8 on i - 45 north ) from north carolina - based sonic automotive inc . ( sah ) for an undisclosed amount effective may 1 , 2018 . on july 31 , 2018 , doggett will move the store to 9115 north freeway , to the lot adjacent to doggett ' s john deere construction and forestry headquarters .\nsonic continued to expand through acquisitions in 2001 , adding a dozen dealerships representing $ 1 billion in annual sales . these purchases included buena park honda , harborcity honda , and coast cadillac in the los angeles area , and lawrence marshall chevrolet in houston . sonic was even more active in 2002 , acquiring 31 dealerships representing $ 1 . 8 billion in annual sales . the most important deal took place early in the year with the purchase of michigan - based don massey dealerships , a seven - state chain of 16 dealerships with $ 1 billion in annual revenue . after the acquisition , sonic did background checks on massey personnel and fired 200 of the 1 , 550 employees . the company ' s caution was understandable , given that two of its clearwater dealerships were under investigation in florida for fraudulent sales practices in the finance and insurance departments , problems the company blamed on rogue employees at some of sonic ' s early acquisitions before policies and training were implemented to curb unethical practices .\nin 2000 sonic acquired 11 dealerships , representing 16 different brands and accounting for nearly $ 800 million in annual sales . the company also took stock of its dealership portfolio , which included a number of dealerships that were essentially acquisition throw - ins . many of these were weeded out , resulting in the 2000 sale of eight dealerships representing some $ 65 million in annual sales . overall 2000 was a strong year for sonic , despite sluggish new vehicle sales in the final months of the year .\nsmith declined to say where the echopark venture will head after denver . sonic is acquiring real estate in other markets , and executives anticipate adding two or three markets a year . that pace could speed up if the venture goes really well , smith said .\nsonic only cares about how much money you can make them , so the guys at the top can continue to maintain an expensive lifestyle . health benefits are horrible . be prepared to receive an email every holiday from corporate laced with their personal political views .\n3 . more than price : the headline of sonic ' s transformation for most people is the new no - haggle pricing . but that ' s really just the means to an end . yes , the company believes all the haggling at car dealerships is fundamentally bad for customers . but sonics top executives also realize it ' s bad for their business . sonic is trying to build an experience for a new generation of car buyers and a business model that is more\npredictable , repeatable and sustainable\nover the long term , scott smith says . by switching to one price , sonic saves time and resources it can refocus on getting to know customers , building relationships that will become repeat business and make the company ' s financial results much easier to forecast .\nthere are currently five echopark locations in colorado , with the next stops being texas and the southeast . last year , sonic purchased automatch \u2014 a group of four used - car stores in georgia and florida \u2013 and is converting those outlets into echopark locations .\nwe are delivering a premier automotive shopping experience to our guest . salaried employees that work as a team , free car washes as long as you own the car , no dealer handling fees , our guest are greeted by a experience guide that stays with them from inventory search until they purchase their car . 401k , medical and dental coverage , training and profit sharing are all great benefits .\nthe learnings gathered helped pave a path for a strategy based around meeting guests ' needs . pairing experience touch points that meets guest needs at each step keeps the experience friendly , informed and enjoyable , resulting in increased customer trust and long term relationships with sonic .\nmr . william r . brooks has been a director of sonic since its organization in january 1997 . mr . brooks also served as sonic ' s initial chief financial officer , treasurer , vice president and secretary from january 1997 to april 1997 . since december 1994 , mr . brooks has been the vice president , treasurer , chief financial officer and a director of smi , became executive vice president of smi in february 2004 and became vice chairman in 2008 . mr . brooks also serves as an executive officer and a director for various operating subsidiaries of smi and as an officer and director of sfc , the largest stockholder of sonic . before the formation of smi in december 1994 , mr . brooks was a vice president of charlotte motor speedway and a vice president and director of atlanta motor speedway .\nif the plan backfires or doesn ' t improve results , this is a huge pot to lose . on the other hand , sonic may be uniquely qualified to make such a play . since the smith family controls more than 70 % of the shares , it can afford to be more patient and long - term focused than rivals that must balance more short - term interest from wall street investors . sonic also benefits from its size . only nine dealership groups in the u . s . have more than 50 stores . most are still family - owned private businesses without the deep pockets and national relationships to transform their entire business in one swoop . finally , sonic ' s dealerships are weighted toward luxury brands ( bmw is its top seller ) , so building the future on guest experience may be particularly effective .\nthe cover story in this week ' s print edition of the charlotte business journal goes behind the scenes to explain how and why sonic is putting its business on the line . here are a few more things that didn ' t make it in the paper , or deserved additional context .\nthen in 1997 , sonic went public , with 29 - year - old scott as its president .\ni was the youngest president on the new york stock exchange at the time ,\nhe says .\nback when it wasn ' t cool to be young on the new york stock exchange .\nsonic experienced a disappointing year in 2003 , when it failed to keep pace with its peer group and failed to live up to its own expectations . the company continued to grow through acquisitions , adding dealerships in existing markets such as atlanta , dallas , san francisco , and detroit , many of them representing luxury brands such as porsche , bmw , jaguar , and mercedes . but sonic ' s sluggish performance in 2003 prompted management to take stock of its operating strategies , including its aggressive acquisition program . much of sonic ' s success had been based on buying and turning around underperforming dealerships . but such an approach put a great deal of pressure on the managers , who were now buckling under the strain . as a result , management decided to put on the brakes somewhat , limiting acquisitions to no more than 10 percent of annual revenues . moreover , management looked to improve profitability by better controlling costs , in particular advertising and sales compensation .\n\u201cit was always the plan to bring ( echopark ) to charlotte , \u201d dyke told the observer monday . sonic is able to open multiple locations in a new market because it plans to streamline training and advertising here , he added . \u201cwhen we come into town , we want to come in with a splash . \u201d\nthe echopark model , which sonic executives predict will be a \u201cgame changer\u201d for the used - car business , will feature a hub store in each market that is substantially larger than other locations in the market . in denver , the hub store in thornton is on 10 acres . it will handle all reconditioning work and distribute inventory to the neighborhood stores .\nsonic says stores using the system have increased the number of vehicles bought on trade to six in 10 from four in 10 . the system is able to generate better offers because it can see market demand across the u . s . rather than just the market where the trade is taking place and route the car to the lot where it will resell for the best price .\n\u201cgiven our performance at echopark , we are accelerating our expansion into the carolinas , florida , georgia and texas markets ,\njeff dyke , sonic\u2019s executive vice president of operations , said in a statement .\nour colorado stores were cash flow positive in the quarter . currently , we have more than 15 locations in the aforementioned markets that will break ground in 2017 and 2018 . \u201d\nit ' s about giving the guest a great experience , and you can ' t do that if you haggle ,\nsonic ' s operations chief jeff dyke says in an interview with car biz today . and coming soon : electronic price tags that hang in car windshields so prices can be updated to match the market dynamics , without asking the local staff to reprice entire lots of vehicles .\nthe makeover , to be rolled out to all 102 of its dealerships in the u . s . , includes no - haggle sales policies , no - commission customer - service reps , high - tech showrooms and centralized analytics , accounting and back - office teams in charlotte . the goal is to eliminate all pain points associated with buying cars while putting sonic on the leading edge of 21st century car sales .\nwith stress and an untrustworthy perception of the industry on the rise , sonic recognized the need to revolutionize the pre - owned auto industry . they turned to wd to find ways to redesign the buying experience through detailed customer research , design to match and plans to scale country - wide . as a strategic partner , we didn ' t just execute a store , we helped echopark grow their brand with consistency and scale in mind .\nsonic hasn ' t disclosed plans for its next echopark locations , but charlotte will surely be up to bat for the brand in the near future . as for competing with carmax , smith says he isn ' t worried .\nechopark is where the big growth opportunity is . pre - owned is such a big business ,\nsmith says .\nit ' s like asking how many tuna boats do you need in the ocean .\nalso , sonic had to slowly move its teams of employees to the no - haggle pricing by , over time , reducing how much they negotiated and replacing some sales reps with a new generation happy to work on a salary instead of commission .\nwe had to bridge the gap between the old way of doing it and what the future of our business is going to look like without destroying the company in the meantime ,\nsmith says .\ni met scott for an interview in his seventh - floor executive suite at sonic ' s recently renovated headquarters off sharon amity road . the office has full floor - to - ceiling windows looking over the cotswold shopping area , with a large sectional couch in the corner , facing his desk . you can see the tip of the bank of america corporate center rising over the treetops in the distance . for our meeting , scott wore blue jeans and a black button - up shirt with his initials on the pocket , bss for bruton scott smith . while his father is known for brash business , scott \u2014 for this hour at least \u2014 led with a quiet and friendly demeanor . we rode up and down the elevator as he showed me how one sonic had changed the corporate nature of the company in addition to its stores . and he pointed to family photos of his three young children , his\nlittles ,\nthat covered nearly every surface in the room .\n5 . transforming trade - ins : one point i didn ' t cover well in the print - edition story is the technology around sonic ' s new trade - in platform . when buying a car , the customer - service rep guests interface with also handles their trade . the rep walks around the car with the owner and together they take photos of any blemishes and document the car ' s condition . the information is then uploaded to the trade desk in charlotte \u2014 a large room with analysts at computers in the cotswold hq \u2014 where the vehicle is analyzed . a firm offer for the car is returned to the dealership via mobile app in less than five minutes .\nmr . heath r . byrd has served as our executive vice president and chief financial officer since april 2013 . mr . byrd was previously a vice president and our chief information officer from december 2007 to march 2013 , and has served our organization since 2007 . prior to joining sonic , mr . byrd served in a variety of management positions at hr america , inc . , a workforce management firm that provided customized human resource and workforce development through co - sourcing arrangements , including as a director , as president and chief operating officer and as chief financial officer and chief information officer . prior to hr america , inc . , mr . byrd served as a manager in the management consulting division of ernst & young llp .\nmr . william i . belk has been a director of sonic since march 1998 . mr . belk is currently affiliated with southeast investments , n . c . inc . , a finra member firm headquartered in charlotte , north carolina . mr . belk ' s past professional experience includes serving as a north carolina district court judge , serving as a partner in the investment banking firm carolina financial group , inc . , and serving in the positions of chairman and director for certain belk stores , a retail department store chain . mr . belk has also previously served as a director of monroe hardware co . , inc . , a wholesaler of hardware materials . mr . belk has a jd with an llm - taxation and a masters in business administration . he is also a director of british west indies trading company .\nmr . john w . harris iii has served as a director of sonic since october 2014 . mr . harris currently serves as president of lincoln harris , llc , a privately - held corporate real estate services firm focused on commercial brokerage , construction services , development and property management . from march 2012 to september 2015 , he served as chief operating officer and executive vice president of lincoln harris . prior to joining lincoln harris , mr . harris held various positions at fortress investment group llc , a global investment management firm , from august 2004 to february 2012 . during his tenure , mr . harris worked on assignments in europe and the united states . mr . harris currently serves on the boards of directors of lincoln harris , llc and intrawest resorts holdings , inc . , a public company traded on the nyse ."]}
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trailer trucks and is now a division of daimler trucks north america , which is a subsidiary of german daimler ag .\nthese trucks were called\nfreightliners ,\nthus the beginning of the future of the freightliner trucks company . the first trucks were made in consolidated freightways factory in salt lake city in 1942 , the same year the company became freightliner .\nlearn about our clean diesel heavy duty truck engines , typically found in freightliner trucks , available at all velocity vehicle group & la freightliner divisions .\ndaimler - benz acquires freightliner corporation , a u . s . - based maker of heavy trucks .\nfreightliner trucks is a well known american manufacturerof heavyweight trucks , as well as chassis and semi or tractor - trailers and is now a division of daimler trucks north america , which is a subsidiary of german daimler ag .\nfreightliner truck club \u2026 . . obsessively covers everything to do with freightliner trucks including freightliner news , freightliner reviews , freightliner videos , freightliner forum and our freightliner members area . all our members have access to site features such as \u2026 . . video and instant chat internal emailing members blogs members wall members video galleries members picture galleries events calendar members polls latest industry news members free [ \u2026 ]\ndaimler trucks north america is partnering with penske truck leasing and nfi to test the freightliner electric innovation fleet , which includes 30 ecascadia and em2 106 trucks . . . .\nthe company paired up with the white motor company in 1951 in cleveland , ohio to help it sell trucks because to freightliner lacked a way to distribute its vehicles . the partnership lasted for about 25 years and the trucks from that relationship were known as\nwhite freightliner\ntrucks .\nfreightliner trucks is a renowned manufacturer of heavyweight trucks in america . it\u2019s also a manufactures of tractor trailers and also truck chassis . as we speak , it is a part of daimler trucks north america ( a branch of german daimler ag ) . now that you know its present , what is the history of the freightliner trucks ? read on .\nsince 1942 , freightliner has been a pioneer in the trucking industry . today , freightliner continues its history of innovation , developing and engineering trucks that build businesses .\nfreightliner begins shifting towards conventional trucks , offering better ride and handling . the aluminum hood wfc kicks things off .\nthese trucks came to be known as \u201cfreightliners\u201d hence the start of the freightliner company . the first trucks were manufactured in the factory of consolidated freightways in 1942 . and in the same year , the company was renamed freightliner .\nwith a broad range of natural gas and hybrid trucks , freightliner trucks is the innovative brand for alternative drive technologies in the medium - and heavy - duty commercial vehicle segment .\nthe new version of sterling trucks made heavy vocational duty trucks as a subsidiary of daimler trucks north america and was then manufactured in portland , oregon . the trucks were made for a multitude of applications ; , trucks for sanitation , dump trucks , and school bus chassis . the trucks were made in canada , however , and were then sold in several places , including the u . s . , mexico , canada , new zealand and australia .\nwhite freightliner brochure that i received from the freightliner dealership in vancouver in the early 1960 ' s .\nfreightliner today these days , freightliner trucks is as active as ever making heavyweight trucks in the class five through eight series in north america , and it leads the diesel class a recreational vehicle chassis and walk - in van markets . freightliner also is responsible for a class 2 van called the sprinter that is marketed through freightliner for mercedes - benz in europe .\nsterling trucks has made several types of trucks and other vehicles over the years . besides trucks , they made class 8 tractors . their trucks were a series of both medium and heavy duty cab and chassis with the truck bodies produced by a different company . sterling trucks were sold for use in fields like construction , snow removal , and trash removal .\nfreightliner introduces the \u201ceastern freightliner , \u201d a b - 42 tractor designed to haul a single semi - trailer .\nfreightliner the early years freightliner trucks has been known as freightliner inc since 1942 , but it actually has an earlier history in the 1930s as consolidated freightways . consolidated freightways began to develop its own line of trucks by reconstructing fageols in an attempt to improve the abilities of heavy duty trucks to be able to climb the steep grades of the mountainous regions of the western part of the united states .\nmftbc plays an important role at daimler trucks as the competence centre for light - duty trucks and state - of - the - art hybrid technology .\nlowering our customers\u2019 real cost of ownership starts with unrivaled innovation . as an industry leader , freightliner works constantly to find ways to incorporate futuristic technology from freightliner\u00ae concept vehicles into its commercial trucks .\nhere is a white freightliner brochure that i received from the freightliner dealership in vancouver in the early 1960 ' s .\nfreightliner trucks is a daimler trucks north america brand with production locations in the united states and mexico . the freightliner cascadia\u00ae evolution is the flagship in the long - distance haulage segment . the portfolio in the vocational segment includes a wide range of customizable vehicles for numerous applications .\nfreightliner sees a shift in customer demand from coes to conventional , long - nose trucks . with lightweight solutions in both models , freightliner helps customers maximize payloads with configurations that best match their needs .\nvintage trucks either running or not running , new displays from mack , freightliner and kenworth \u2014 custom rigs , working rigs , national safety trucks from wal - mart , ingles foods , dot displays , vintage farm tractors , kids\u2019 activities , vendors of all kinds \u2014 well over 300 trucks annually .\nto meet epa 2010 regulations , freightliner trucks chooses selective catalytic reduction ( scr ) emissions technology to decrease exhaust particulates while improving fuel economy .\ncompatibility : for 2008 , 2009 , 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 / freightliner m2 and international 4100 - 7800 trucks .\nmedia room . daimler - trucks north america . 2008 - 09 - 09 .\ndedicated to providing superior trucks built to lower your real cost of ownership , freightliner delivers innovation and reliability , revolutionizing the way you do business .\nfreightliner vocational trucks offer a wide range of powertrain options , providing horsepower and torque ratings to meet demanding jobsite conditions , while optimizing cycle times .\nthe sterling trucks company made both medium and heavy duty trucks . it also produced vehicles during world war ii . they continued on in the business until the 1950s , when white trucks bought them out in1951 and called the new merger sterling white .\ncopyright \u00a9 daimler trucks north america llc . privacy statement , legal notices and terms .\nand , the highest quality trucks help bring the highest resale values in the industry .\ntoday , freightliner is active in making heavy weights trucks and freightliner truck parts . also , it is responsible for the manufacture of class - two van referred to as the sprinter and marketed through mercedes benz in europe .\nthe first trucks off the production line displayed the freightliner symbol ( although originally hyphenated\nfreight - liner\n) . the company decided to once again change its name , now it would be know as the freightliner corp .\nour freightliner trucks are an indispensable part of the north american haulage sector . in the weight classes 5 to 8 they serve a wide range of truck applications . freightliner is the top - selling truck brand in north america in the weight class 8 . state - of - the - art technology , superb efficiency and optimum safety make our freightliner trucks a compelling proposition for our customers .\nduring this timeframe in the sterling trucks history , it was doing well and making about 15 percent of the trucks being produced for the daimler company . sadly , by 2008 , daimler decided they were disappointed with production of sterling trucks , as it had slowed down considerably .\nfreightliner trucks offers comprehensive , 24 / 7 customer support including one of the largest dealer and service networks in the industry , solid warranties and customizable financing options . freightliner on - highway and vocational trucks are designed , manufactured and ultimately supported by our dealer network to help lower our customers\u2019 real cost of ownership and build successful businesses .\nron adams ' book ,\nwhite - freightliner trucks of the 1960s ,\nfeatures more than 100 photos , many similar to the rigs in 1960s overdrive issues .\nfor a long time ( since 1942 to be precise ) , freightliner trucks has been commonly known as freightliner inc . this is not all ; in the 1930s it was called consolidated freightways . in an attempt to better the abilities of heavy trucks and make them climb the mountainous parts of the united states , consolidated freightways began developing its line through the reconstruction of fageols . it also produced freightliner truck parts .\ndaimler trucks north america acquires detroit diesel , leading to truly integrated designs for truck and engines .\ndaimler trucks announces a $ 375 million investment to bring new medium duty engine line production to the detroit facility . the dd5\u2122 engine is initially available in the freightliner m2 , and the new dd8 is available for select freightliner models starting in 2018 .\nfreightliner invested more than one million hours of research and development , along with millions of miles of real - world testing , to produce the new cascadia . high - quality construction and durable materials help freightliner trucks hold their value for years to come .\nfreightliner is debuting two new freightliner cascadia compressed natural gas ( cng ) models at this year\u2019s advanced clean transportation ( act ) expo conference . . . .\noztruckintv heard from a number of people from the industry such doug shand , genereal manager , western star trucks australia . glen wheatley , national manager , freightliner trucks and as always our good friend on the highway rod hannifey with the truckright industry vehicle , congrates to rod for being elec\nfreightliners also began manufacturing trucks and offering freightliner truck parts in mexico next to a plant owned by daimler . generally , 1990s was a good epoch for the truck industry at large . freightliner was able to flourish as well . during this time , freightliner was under the management of james l . hebe who had joined the company in 1989 .\nin its second rendition of its existence , sterling trucks made light and medium cab and chassis trucks that were actually made by mitsubishi fuso and dodge , but were named the sterling 360 models and the sterling bullet models . these trucks were a lighter weight , so they could be used in lighter duty applications .\ngordon trucking inc . freightliner , along i - 5 in northern california 1989 .\nhere is a jkc transport freightliner century class taken in louisiana by craig wendt .\nget an alert with the newest ads for\nfreightliner classic\nin ontario .\nget an alert with the newest ads for\nfreightliner century\nin ontario .\npowersouth , an electric cooperative that serves the power needs of 20 distribution members in alabama and florida , depends on freightliner trucks to maintain power lines and restore power when there\u2019s an outage .\ndetroit launches virtual technician\u2122 , the first integrated remote diagnostic system available on all detroit engines for freightliner trucks . it records engine fault data and instantly provides drivers with a diagnosis and recommendations .\n\u2014 tracteur routier sterling de moyen tonnage ( medium ) sterling trucks est une marque de camions du groupe freightliner llc , ( groupe daimlerchrysler company ( \u00e9tats unis ) . la sterling motor \u2026\nin 1951 , the company decided to merge with white motor company in cleveland . this worked well and freightliner was able to distribute its vehicles far and wide . the partnership endured for close to twenty - five years and the trucks from the partnership were popularly referred to as \u201cwhite liner\u201d trucks .\nif you are looking for another type of commercial vehicle you will a gracious plenty here : work trucks .\nas of jan 2012 , freightliner had plans to hire 1 , 100 more workers for its cleveland , nc plant to add to the already 1 , 500 workers there . this is a temporary measure due to increased demand for cascadia trucks . freightliner continues to be popular within the industry for making some of the most durable and dependable heavy weight trucks that are on the road today .\nby the end of the 70s , freightliner ' s nationwide efforts had made the company renowned throughout the industry . however , not all companies were registering the same success . daimler - benz ag was failing to promote its mercedes - benz trucks in the u . s . , but remained determined . freightliner decided to partner with daimler for mutual benefit : freightliner would receive more engineering resources , while daimler would benefit from freightliner ' s local fame .\nbrowse our wide selection of used freightliner sleeper and day cab trucks . from century and cascadia to columbia and classic , we have the big rig trucks to meet your business requirements , equipped with cat , cummins and detroit engines along with a variety of transmission configurations and mileages ranging from 200k - 700k .\nalmost 1 , 000 workers are being laid off from freightliner\u2019s cleveland truck manufacturing plant .\nanother gordon trucking inc . freightliner , along i - 5 in northern california 1989 .\nhere are some freightliner advertisements from some trucking magazines from ken goudy ' s collection .\n2002 freightliner fl70 9ft dump truck 8 . 3l cummins diesel 1 owner fl fleet truck\nafter daimlerchrysler sold the chrysler division and changed its name to daimler ag in 2007 , it was announced freightliner llc would be renamed to daimler trucks north america , llc on january 7 , 2008 .\nin 1974 , freightliner put an end to its fruitful relationship with white motor company because that company began having some financial issues . from that year onwards , freightliner became an independent truck manufacturer and distributor . in fact , it was around that time when it came up with its first traditional trucks model , which was an adjustment of a high - cab over model . at that time , these trucks took almost fifty percent of the market because of the lengthy regulations that limited the truck - trailer trucks .\nin 1995 it purchased american lafrance , which specialized in fire trucks and emergency vehicles . it acquired ford motor co . ' s heavy truck business in 1997 , thomas built buses in 1998 and western star trucks in 2000 .\nfreightliner launches the elite support dealer certification program . every elite support dealership must be certified annually to ensure consistent high - standard experience with every visit across the freightliner service network .\nmore changes for freightliner in the booming 1990s by1991 , freightliner was doing better and was able to bring out a new series of medium weight trucks it called\nbusiness class .\nthis was the first truck of the medium weight market in more than 10 years and it was extremely successful .\ngerman carmaker daimler is planning to test self - driving trucks as early as this year , it has been revealed .\nfour - wheel - drive trucks compete in many types of motorsports where no car would dare show its . . .\nfreightliner trucks can now be fitted with new 2016 detroit engines . these ghg17 engines meet the new 2017 greenhouse gas emission standards a full year ahead of schedule , showing that we\u2019re working towards a greener footprint .\nby 1974 freightliner ended it ' s relationship with the white motor company because of that company ' s financial issues . freightliner became a freestanding truck manufacturer and distributer . around that time freightliner came out with it ' s very first traditional model of truck , which was an adaptation of what was a high cab - over engine model . at the time , these trucks made up 50 percent of the market due to length regulations that put limitations on the bumper to taillight measurements on tractor - trailer trucks .\nthe fld makes this a landmark year for freightliner . available in 112\u201d and 120\u201d bbcs , freightliner\u2019s first aerodynamic conventional tractor is north america\u2019s best selling class 8 truck of its time .\nfreightliner has been known as freightliner inc since 1942 , but it actually has an earlier history in the 1930s as consolidated freightways . consolidated freightways began to develop its own line of vehicles by reconstructing fageols in an attempt to improve the abilities of heavy duty trucks to be able to climb the steep grades of the mountainous regions of the western part of the united states . these vehicles were called \u201c freightliners , \u201d thus the beginning of the future of the freightliner trucks company . the first vehicles were made in consolidated freightways factory in salt lake city in 1942 , the same year the company became freightliner .\n. vehicles built by the resultant powerhouse include mercedes - benz luxury passenger cars ; a microcompact car sold under the name smart ; chrysler , jeep , and dodge cars , pickup trucks , minivans , and sport utility vehicles ; and commercial vehicles , including vans , trucks , and buses , under the brand names mercedes - benz , freightliner , sterling , setra , and western star trucks . the company ' s revenue stream is heavily weighted toward the\ndaimler trucks north america informed the state in a letter dated dec . 31 that it plans to lay off 936 employees at its freightliner trucks plant in cleveland , seen here monday afternoon . the layoffs take effect friday , though workers covered under the union\u2019s collective bargaining agreement will be paid through march 5 . rebecca rider / salisbury post\nthe department of energy selects freightliner to receive a multi - million dollar grant to participate in a five - year r & d ; initiative focused on improving fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions for class 8 trucks . completed one year ahead of schedule , freightliner demonstrates a 50 % improvement in overall efficiency .\nin the early 1960s , freightliner was looking for means to minimize costs such as the penalty on importing duty on the trucks manufactured in burnaby , b . c . to achieve this , they had to open assembly plants in california , chino , indiana , and indianapolis that dealt in freightliner truck parts .\non august 8 , detroit showcases the revolutionary detroit dt12 automated manual transmission for freightliner trucks . it combines the ease of operation of an automatic , with the fuel efficiency of a manual , improving performance and safety .\nanother first for freightliner trucks . on september 18 , detroit announces the complete detroit connect\u2122 telematics solution . it is the first oem provided , factory - installed telematics solution with remote diagnostics and on - board tablets .\n\u2014 tracteur routier sterling de moyen tonnage ( medium ) sterling trucks est une marque de camions du groupe freightliner llc , ( groupe daimlerchrysler company ( \u00e9tats unis ) . la sterling motor truck compangny , de milwa \u2026\nthe divestiture of chrysler initiated a name change for our parent company to daimler ag late in 2007 . in 2008 , freightliner llc became daimler trucks north america llc , better reflecting our role in daimler\u2019s global operation .\nin 1947 , freightliner corporation resumed truck - building operations at its new manufacturing facility in portland . amidst the postwar boom , portland\u2019s hyster company became the first private carrier to order a freightliner in 1950 . business grew quickly as word spread of freightliner\u2019s ability to make trucks to customers\u2019 specifications . production volumes grew from 116 vehicles in 1950 , to 931 in 1960 , and 6 , 206 in 1970 .\ndue to post - war economic development freightliner was able to continue designing new products . it instituted the use of aluminum alloys in cabs , axle housings , brake drums , cross members , wheels , radiators , and frame rails . in fact , its innovations persuaded james to finally open freightliner ' s vehicles to the outside market in 1948 . its first sale was a model 800 . in 1950 , freightliner sold its first sleeper - cab , which was a cab - over - engine model . its custom trucks were quickly becoming popular ; in fact , freightliner manufactured more than 100 trucks in 1950 . [ 3 ]\n26ft box 109\nh x 102\nw box - . 2010 freightliner m2 tandem axle truck - pre def . \u25cf year , make and model : 2010 freightliner m2 . 2010 freightliner m2 . trying to make it a win - win , and we are committed . . .\nin 1951 , freightliner signed an agreement with the white motor co . to sell freightliner trucks through white dealerships . the trucks became white - freightliner , gaining momentum through the 1950s and exploding in sales through the 1960s . as you look at the photos on the pages of this book , you will see just a few of the many different customers and hauling jobs they did in the peak of their popularity . small , medium or large hauling jobs , white - freightliners fit right in to the needs of the trucking industry .\nhistory of freightliner the early years in the 1930s , consolidated freightways ( cf ) decided to produce their own truck line from reconstructed fageols , after finding most heavy trucks lacked sufficient power to climb the steep mountain grades in the western united states . the trucks were branded \u201cfreightliners\u201d , with the first units produced in consolidated freightways\u2019 maintenance [ \u2026 ]\n\u2014 ist ein gesch\u00e4ftsfeld der daimler ag . als weltweit f\u00fchrender hersteller von lastkraftwagen entwickelt und fertigt daimler trucks in einem globalen verbund lkw der marken mercedes benz , freightliner , sterling , western star und mitsubishi fuso . \u2026 \u2026\nhere is a restored consolidated freightways freightliner , taken at heindrick ag center , woodland , ca .\nhere is a picture i received from leo from houston , texas . this is his freightliner .\nfreightliner fl80 8 yard dump truck only 30 . 000 miles since new ac , auto , cummin\nin 1951 , freightliner signed an agreement with the white motor co . to sell freightliner trucks through white dealerships . the trucks became white - freightliner , gaining momentum through the 1950s and exploding in sales through the 1960s . as you look at the photos on the pages of this book , you will see just a few of the many different customers and hauling jobs they did in the peak of their popularity . small , medium or large hauling jobs , white - freightliners fit right in to the needs of the trucking industry . show more\nfreightliner in the hippie years 1960s and 1970s in the early 60s , freightliner was looking for ways to reduce costs such as the importing duty penalty on the trucks made in burnaby , b . c . . in order to do this , they opened assembly plants in indianapolis , indiana . and in chino , california .\nby 1992 , freightliner corporation ' s success had allowed it to achieve the best - selling class 8 trucks on the market . the company was now in a position to acquire other companies to spread its influence throughout the industry .\nour investment in innovation recently showed itself in the nevada desert when the freightliner inspiration truck became the first licensed autonomous commercial truck to operate on an open u . s . public highway . the building block elements showcased in the freightliner inspiration truck help reduce accidents , improve fuel economy , reduce highway congestion , safeguard the environment , and improve both driver performance and the overall job experience . what\u2019s even better is the fact that many of the systems developed for the inspiration truck are already being deployed in today\u2019s freightliner trucks , making them the best trucks on the road .\nfreightliner expands its product line , introducing the driver - friendly fll low - cab - forward truck .\nfreightliner builds its 100 , 000th truck . the vehicle : a powerful 104\u201d bbc stretch cab tractor .\nwhite freightliner model 7564 the year could be around 1953 , taken at the portland , or plant .\nmy 2000 freightliner fld 132 owned and operated by myself , berl anderson of nanaimo , british columbia .\nthis article is about a vehicle manufacturing company . for other uses , see freightliner ( disambiguation ) .\nget an in - depth look into the freightliner m2106 which was featured at the 2012 mats show .\n; chrysler , jeep , and dodge cars , pickup trucks , and sport utility vehicles ( the plymouth brand was in the process of being phased out at the turn of the millennium ) ; and commercial vehicles , including vans , trucks , and buses , under the brand names mercedes - benz , freightliner , sterling , setra , and thomas built buses . the company\non - highway trucks are designed , engineered and assembled with a focus on quality , fuel efficiency , uptime , safety and connectivity .\nmercedes - benz truck plant in w\u00f6rth celebrates 50th anniversary : more than 3 . 6 million trucks built over half a century : the\nwe are proud to offer you a wide selection of quality used trucks . we can provide financing on - site to qualified buyers .\nbecomes freightliner custom chassis , producing the underpinnings for walk - in vans used by companies like ups to deliver parcels and cintas for uniform laundry services ; diesel recreational vehicles ; conventional school buses ; and shuttle buses . the oshkosh and freightliner partnership has dissolved , and oshkosh is not affiliated with freightliner any longer .\ns trucks were made outside of germany , unlike its cars . later , the commercial line led the company into one risk that was stalled by unfortunate timing . in 1981 daimler - benz purchased the u . s . - based freightliner corporation , a manufacturer of heavy trucks , just as sales ground to a halt in the face of a u . s . recession .\nin 2000 , daimler started making its more downscale freightliner trucks in santiago tianguistenco , mexico . the following year it outsourced freightliner parts production and closed the portland parts plant . western star production was relocated to portland in 2002 , and the kelowna , british columbia plant where it had been made was closed . in 2007 , daimler sold money - losing chrysler and moved production of its flagship freightliner truck model from portland to santiago tianguistenco and north carolina .\ntruck building resumes after wwii and the freightliner facility moves to the nw quimby facility in portland , oregon .\nfreightliner introduces the four - wheel - drive mountaineer tractor , offering improved traction on and off the highway .\nfreightliner introduces the business class m2 , offering the strength of steel with the lightweight corrosion resistance of aluminum .\nfreightliner proudly celebrates 70 hard - working years of dedication , collaboration , and innovation in the trucking industry .\na freightliner truck hauling hay for east chilliwack co - op . taken in chilliwack , bc in 1973 .\nthis freightliner was owned by mercury express of vancouver , bc . this photo taken in vancouver in 1986 .\nhere is picture from a 1940 ' s freightliner ad from a us trucking magazine . ken goudy collection .\nhere is picture of a freightliner pulling a 28 foot container . taken in vancouver , bc in 1987 .\nhere is picture of a freightliner at a rest area in oregon . this picture was taken in 1998 .\nsubsidiaries : covisint ; daimlerchrysler canada ; detroit diesel corporation ; freightliner llc ; new venture gear , inc .\n\u2014 freightliner llc , partie du groupe daimler ag , est le plus important constructeur de v\u00e9hicules poids lourds des \u00e9tats unis d am\u00e9rique . . un freightliner sur washington boulevard , los angeles , californie 29 ao\u00fbt 2007 \u2026\ngamex inc - toronto heavy truck / camion lourd - # stock : gx - 19445 2005 freightliner century c120 2005 freightliner century c120 les v\u00e9hicules sont situ\u00e9s au / the vehicles are located at : 609 . . .\ngamex inc - toronto heavy truck / camion lourd - # stock : gx - 19209 2005 freightliner century c120 2005 freightliner century c120 les v\u00e9hicules sont situ\u00e9s au / the vehicles are located at : 609 . . .\n2009 freightliner century for sale . well maintained unit , automatic transmission . please call / text 416 873 6878\ndaimler trucks north america ( dtna ) has added several enhancements to the express writeup mobile app it introduced several months back . . . .\nproduction of fuso trucks for growth markets got underway in chennai , india , in may 2013 , enabling daimler to bolster its export business .\nagility manufacturers natural gas tanks and fuel systems for trucks , buses and other large vehicles . the salisbury site , announced late last year , was chosen because of its proximity to daimler trucks north america ' s freightliner truck manufacturing plants in the charlotte region and volvo truck\u2019s assembly plant in dublin , va . , about 40 miles north of the north carolina border , says spokesman luis salem .\naccording to just - auto . com , ftr transportation intelligence and americas commercial transportation research both reported weak class 8 heavy - duty truck orders in november , which was unexpected . class 8 trucks are one of the types of trucks that freightliner specializes in . orders fell to around 16 , 500 , which was the weakest monthly total since september 2012 and the lowest november total since 2009 .\nfreightliner marks its 75th anniversary in 2017 . while its history is integral to the brand , freightliner remains future - focused , always advancing new technologies and leading the industry through innovation . a continuing emphasis on quality through innovation intersects perfectly with our ongoing , technologically inspired , passionate drive to create the best - of - the - best trucks on the road .\nfirst tests of semi - autonomous trucks will take place in daimler ' s home state baden - wuerttemberg while the start of production is 2 - 3 years away , executive board member wolfgang bernhard , who is in charge of daimler ' s trucks business , told frankfurter allgemeine sonntagszeitung .\ngamex inc - toronto heavy truck / camion lourd - # stock : gx - 17295 2007 freightliner century class 120 2007 freightliner century class 120 les v\u00e9hicules sont situ\u00e9s au / the vehicles are located at : . . .\nfreightliner 2007\u2013present on april 2 , 2007 , the strike committee of united auto workers ( uaw ) local 3520 called for a strike at the freightliner trucks\u2019 assembly plant in cleveland , north carolina . this strike lasted only one day , but because the uaw declared the strike unofficial , it was considered a wildcat strike action , resulting in the firing of [ \u2026 ]\ntruck is in working condition . we change out our trucks at 200000 miles and need to move it to make room for the new one .\nfreightliner trucks ' commitment to innovation helps your new cascadia maximize productivity and profitability by advancing quality - focused design . when you step into your new cascadia , you can rest assured that it has been designed , tested and manufactured to the highest quality standards .\nhere is a picture of a kingsway freightliner captured close to kamloops , bc in 1986 . kim loeb collection .\nron adams is a lifelong big truck enthusiast who has spent many years amassing an archive of vintage truck photos . his books for motorbooks include 100 years of semi trucks , big rigs of the 1950s , big rigs of the 1960s , and mack trucks . he lives in lenhartsville , pennsylvania .\nenthusiastbooks , united states , 2010 . paperback . condition : new . language : english . brand new book . in 1951 , freightliner signed an agreement with the white motor co . to sell freightliner trucks through white dealerships . the trucks became white - freightliner , gaining momentum through the 1950s and exploding in sales through the 1960s . as you look at the photos on the pages of this book , you will see just a few of the many different customers and hauling jobs they did in the peak of their popularity . small , medium or large hauling jobs , white - freightliners fit right in to the needs of the trucking industry .\nalso present were a very healthy number of working freightliner coes . the second company i worked for had a bunch of them , but they were all pretty old even then . my steady ride was a ' 73 freightliner coe .\ndaimler trucks is adding a new detroit connect direct feature and in - cab bluetooth device connectivity for simpler fleet management and eld reporting . . . .\nas one of the leading manufacturers of commercial vehicles in asia , mitsubishi fuso truck and bus corporation ( mftbc ) produces light - , medium - and heavy - duty trucks for a disparate range of operating conditions . the fuso trucks are true professionals when it comes to fuel efficiency and robustness . the models also boast outstanding payload and ride comfort . fuso offers extremely customer - focused and extensive spare parts and workshop services for its trucks and buses .\nwhen it gets down to the nuts and bolts , freightliner sells on - highway , medium duty , severe duty , and natural gas trucks that come in day cab , sleeper cab , crew cab , or extended cab configurations , depending on the application . whether you\u2019re hauling cargo across country or need to transport cargo locally from point a to point b , freightliner has trucks ranging from 200 horsepower and 1000 lb . - ft . torque up to 600 horsepower and 2050 lb . - ft . torque to get the job done .\nron adams is a lifelong big truck enthusiast who has spent many years amassing an archive of vintage truck photos . his books for motorbooks include 100 years of semi trucks , big rigs of the 1950s , big rigs of the 1960s , and mack trucks . he lives in lenhartsville , pennsylvania . show more\nfour - wheel - drive trucks compete in many types of motorsports where no car would dare show its face . to realize the ultimate potential of a competitive truck , many off - road activities are fitted to four - wheel - drive trucks to race on mud , rock and sand . . . .\nhere ' s a picture of a new freightliner argosy taken in australia . this picture was taken by malcolm woodhouse .\nthis is my father ' s 89 ' freightliner , the little kid is my son . photo by\nnick\nfreightliner corp . in 1992 became the first foreign - owned manufacturer in history to lead the u . s . h\nfreightliner founder leland james had an idea for building a better truck\u2014building parts from aluminum instead of steel . . . .\nsince its start , the sterling line of trucks has undergone many changes , as well as a temporary shutdown , as well as changing owners several times .\nfreightliner 2000\u20132007 a bus with a freightliner fs - 65chassis in g\u00f3mez palacio , durango 2000 \u2013 western star trucks , inc . , the successor to the white motor co . of canada , and its assembly plants in kelowna , british columbia , and ladson , south carolina were acquired . 2000 \u2013 detroit diesel corp . , redford , michigan , the former general motors subsidiary had been [ \u2026 ]\nfreightliner 1990s in 1991 , after years of poor sales , parent company daimler ended its sales of mercedes - benz medium - duty trucks in north america . in their place , freightliner entered the medium - duty truck segment with the business class fl - series . a downsized version of the flc conventional , it used many cab components with the mercedes - benz lkn cabover adapted into [ \u2026 ]\ngamache truck center heavy truck - # stock : c - 26633 1999 freightliner fld120 classic xl 1999 freightliner fld120 classic xl the vehicles are located at : 609 principale , saint - paul - de l\u2019\u00eele - aux - noix , . . .\ngamache truck center heavy truck - # stock : c - 26284 2007 freightliner century cst 120 2007 freightliner century cst 120 the vehicles are located at : 609 principale , saint - paul - de l\u2019\u00eele - aux - noix , . . .\nlearn more about the cascadia evolution here : urltoken check out our freightliner cascadia evolution truck display at mats 2014 ! get the inside scoop on the latest developments with our trucks and stop by booth 30125 if you ' re at the show . urltoken | http : / / faceboo\nonce requiring a claustrophobic contortion act , freightliner makes catching some z\u2019s a lot easier with a new easy - access bunk .\ngamache truck center heavy truck - # stock : c - 26680 2007 freightliner classic xl 2007 freightliner classic xl the vehicles are located at : 609 principale , saint - paul - de l\u2019\u00eele - aux - noix , qu\u00e9bec , j0j . . .\ns line of low - production - cost trucks , minivans , and sport utility vehicles . although this was ostensibly a merger of equals and the company set up\nfreightliner the modern era in 2000 freightliner acquired what used to be the detroit diesel corp . , which has been a subsidiary of general motors . daimler later integrated detroit diesel into freightliner , thus making the company even bigger . unfortunately , it may have taken on more than it could handle at this time and by the following year , it had many more trucks than there was demand for . the company was having financial problems and so its former cfo rainer schmueckle was brought back to help get the company back in shape again .\nthe 90s were a go - go era for truck manufacturers in general , and for freightliner in particular , under the leadership of flamboyant james l . hebe , a former kenworth sales executive who joined the company in 1989 . freightliner made numerous acquisitions :\ndaimler trucks north america was built on a challenge as relevant today as it was when the company was founded more than 70 years ago : build a better vehicle .\nin august of 1942 , freightways manufacturing changes its name to freightliner corporation , led by the company\u2019s founder and ceo leland james .\nhere is picture of a freightliner owned by ryan ' s trucking . this picture was taken in 1987 in vancouver , bc .\nfreightliner\u2019s detroit dd8 engine made a big showing at the 2018 world of concrete event last week in las vegas . . . .\nfreightliner also manufactures custom - made chassis used in walk - in cabs , motor homes , school buses , and commercial buses .\nvery clean freightliner century with detroit 60 series with 10 speed eaton transmission . good rubber on tires , for more details call 6478924884\nat this point freightliner corp . decided to expand its sales by teaming with white motor co . of cleveland , ohio in 1951 . as a result of marketing its vehicles across the country , freightliner had sold 1 , 000 units by 1960 . [ 4 ]\nwhat struck me while walking the show was how many of the trucks on display i had driven over the course of my career \u2013 not the actual trucks , mind you , but similar models . it was a bit like going out for dinner with all your ex - wives and former girlfriends at once . talk about stirring up ghosts .\ndaimler - benz , which became daimler - chrysler with the purchase of chrysler in 1998 , continued to buy other north american truck brands , including ford\u2019s heavy truck division , which then became the sterling brand , and canada - based western star trucks , which specializes in customized heavy - duty trucks for mining , logging , and oil fields .\nwhen it comes to the trucks they drive , the men and women who today steer and gear this nation to prosperity have never had it so good . i spent the past weekend at the classic and antique truck show in clifford , ontario , about three hours northeast of detroit , mich . the show was sponsored by the great lakes truck club , and drew more than 200 pre - 1975 vintage trucks and about 100 more ' 80s and ' 90s long - nose and cab - over - engine classic trucks .\nwebb said before he started working at freightliner , the company held a town meeting and assured everyone that rumors of layoffs were untrue .\nfreightliner creates the first 90 - degree tilt cab in the industry , allowing mechanics direct access to the vehicle\u2019s engine for easy maintenance .\nthis 2015 freightliner argosy is obviously not a classic , yet . compare it to the ' 76 model above . photo by jim park\na high - tech network of cameras , sensors and data will control freightliner ' s inspiration truck as it takes to the roads .\n2000 freightliner classic flattop that raf uses for hauling containers around ontario . raf bought the truck in september 2006 . photos by rafal piasecki\nthose old trucks were right for the times , i guess . most were , then , state of the art . sure , fleets weren ' t always willing to overspend on driver comfort , but given that there were many more drivers than loads or trucks back in those days , the need to cater to drivers wasn ' t as acute .\nthis 1988 r - model is hardly changed from the ' 75 model i started on . still one of the best trucks ever for drivability , imho . photo by jim park\nmercedes - benz truck plant in w\u00f6rth celebrates 50th anniversary : more than 3 . 6 million trucks built over half a century : the extraordinary story of the world\u2019s biggest truck plant\nhere is a picture of a white freightliner from berg ' s trucking , who did a lot of contract work around vancouver , bc for the railroads . here the freightliner is pulling a british columbia railway trailer taken in vancouver , bc in 1982 . kim loeb collection .\nenthusiastbooks , united states , 2010 . paperback . condition : new . language : english . this book usually ship within 10 - 15 business days and we will endeavor to dispatch orders quicker than this where possible . brand new book . in 1951 , freightliner signed an agreement with the white motor co . to sell freightliner trucks through white dealerships . the trucks became white - freightliner , gaining momentum through the 1950s and exploding in sales through the 1960s . as you look at the photos on the pages of this book , you will see just a few of the many different customers and hauling jobs they did in the peak of their popularity . small , medium or large hauling jobs , white - freightliners fit right in to the needs of the trucking industry .\ndocumenting the occasion : robb mariani , the writer of this story and the man behind the erstwhile \u201camerican trucker\u201d tv series on the speed channel , is shown here on that now - notable \u201chollywood hill\u201d with five of the most iconic trucks in american film history . click through the image for a better view of each trucks\u2019 details . at the top of this post , catch mariani\u2019s smoke and mirrors short documentary video , shot with the adventure hd by cobra action cams , about the gathering where these trucks appeared together for the first time .\nwebb said that although he thought freightliner was a good employer , the possibility of being laid off is a risk that potential employees take .\npowered by a boeing model 553 gas turbine , freightliner\u2019s turboliner weighs 2 , 400 pounds less than a similar truck with a diesel engine .\nfreightliner builds the wft5366 awd cane hauler for hawaii . with a gcvw of 76 tons , it was specifically designed to haul sugar cane .\nand volvo trucks north america announced plans in december lay off 734 production workers , about one quarter of the workforce , at its new river valley assembly plant in dublin , virginia .\nmercedes trucks don\u2019t bear any names yet . instead , the model series are given internal designations that refer to the plant \u2014 e . g . \u201clight w\u00f6rther\u201d and \u201cheavy w\u00f6rther . \u201d\n2000 - western star trucks , inc . , the successor to the white motor co . of canada , and its assembly plants in kelowna , bc , and ladson , sc .\none of the greatest strengths of connected services in trucks is that you can make changes on - the - fly without having to physically interact with the vehicle itself . . . .\nbias alert : yes , it\u2019s true that brad and i are close friends , but we got to be close friends because i was one of his many online fans from his \u201c brad\u2019s classic trucks \u201d youtube videos , depicting his restorations and general truck antics . i\u2019m not going to say it\u2019s the best truck show on the planet without just cause . the proof is the show itself . you can find unrestored trucks at the southern classic . you can find fully restored trucks \u2014 from the 1930s , from the 1980s , and everything in between .\nin cooperation with daimler ag , freightliner creates the only full - scale wind tunnel owned and operated by a north american truck manufacturer . this wind tunnel plays a major role in shaping the aerodynamic attributes of today\u2019s freightliner cascadia model , as well as previous century class and columbia models .\nford f - 150 through f - 750 ( 2008 - present ) , ram 1500 through 5500 ( 2008 - present ) , gmc / chevy 1500 - 5500 ( 2008 - present ) , freightliner m2 ( 2006 - present ) , intl . 4200 - 7400 ( 2007 - present ) and many more trucks and vans .\nas daimler trucks north america enters its eighth decade , it remains committed to the values on which it was founded : innovation , quality , and an unwavering dedication to meeting customers\u2019 needs .\nthe freightliner century class presents a collection of technological breakthroughs : increased fuel economy , added payload , driver safety , and productivity found nowhere else .\n1996 freightliner classic from seminole bulk . hauls produce out of washington and occasionally works for vic hoskins hauling produce to anchorage . ben creigh collection .\ncaterpillar 3126e turbo diesel engine . caterpillar 3126e . 1999 freightliner fl70 straight box truck . trans type . as is\u00e2 ? ? . engine type .\nfreightliners also started making trucks in santiago tianguistenco , mexico near mexico city in a daimler - benz owned plant . the 1990s ended up being a good era for the truck industry and freightliner flourished as well . at this time , frieghtliner was under the leadership of james l . hebe , who had come to the company in 1989 .\nin 2004 , freightliner llc opened a full - scale wind tunnel in portland , marking the first wind tunnel in north america fully designed for , and dedicated to testing full - size commercial vehicles . freightliner custom chassis corporation introduced their hybrid electric walk - in chassis for the package delivery industry .\nall in all , sterling trucks has undergone many changes in both names and products , but some of its vehicles are still on the road and working hard in many different industries and locations .\non - board computers and wireless technology can also allow the trucks to ' platoon ' in a long convoy where a long row of vehicles all follow the same instructions in lock - step .\nusing advanced digital mock - ups , freightliner engineers perfect each and every truck design , and advanced automated manufacturing technology enables us to achieve precision results .\n\u201cwe are all working to meet with freightliner officials to understand the layoffs\u2019 depth and duration , and we\u2019re putting together multiple agencies , \u201d edds said .\nthe industry\u2019s first commercial vehicle with an all - aluminum cab debuts . dubbed the \u201cshovelnose , \u201d or model 600 , it launches the freightliner brand ."]}
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9 ,\nshould grab these blue1 717 ' s while they have the chance . the market they deploy the 717 on has more traffic than most of\ni would happen to agree . and to my earlier point , it would seem logical that the leased blue1 aircraft could have the same fortune .\nabout a low - cost wing of sas ( scandinavian airlines system ) , blue1 flies to an impressive number of destinations in finland and a smattering of other nordic cities ( copenhagen , gothenburg , oslo and stockholm ) as well as western and central european destinations . blue1 is the second biggest airline in finland . blue1 is definitely # 1 for travel to finland ' s north . no other budget airline flies to destinations beyond helsinki and tampere .\nfinland\u2019s blue1 has announced a plan to phase out its five remaining avro rj85 , focusing its fleet entirely on the boeing 717 . the airline will also concentrate on routes in the the finnish and nordic markets . blue1 built up a fleet of seven rj85s and two rj100s when it was [ \u2026 ]\nsouth africa\u2019s airlink has added two more avro rj85s to its fleet . both are former blue1 aircraft who have stored at kemble since the fall of 2011 . both remained under lease to blue1 , but airlink\u2019s interest enabled the finnish airline to negotiate lease termination agreements with falko . the two rj85s [ \u2026 ]\nblue1 offers online check - 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arlanda . blue1 operates flights from ten finnish airports to helsinki where it feeds into the huge sas worldwide route network . similar connections can be made onto sas flights at stockholm , gothenberg and oslo .\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with blue1 easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\nblue1 offers an optimal combination between price and quality , our car products are engineered and built according to the highest quality standards to make sure that your adblue keeps its 100 % purity .\nper skyliner - aviation . ge , the first blue1 717 has been wfu and sent for painting . plans are for blue1 to phaseout their 9 717s in favor of sas 737 - 600s for fleet commonality purposes . it has been reported and speculated that the first 4 717s are destined for volotea , with suggestions from insider members that the remaining five are under evaluation for dl . it will be interesting to see how these 9 aircraft are disbursed . boeing 717 - 200 55060 5026 oh - blh blue1 ferried 13jan15 hel - chr for paint into ? ex se - reo\nfinland\u2019s blue1 has returned the second avro rj85 it had leased from cityjet . rj85 oh - sar ( msn e2350 ex ei - rjm ) was ferried to norwich on 11 october . after being stripped of her blue1 colors and being re - registered ei - rjm , she was placed in storage along with sistership ei - rjl ( msn e2349 ex oh - saq ) , [ \u2026 ]\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flight prices with blue1 and thousands of other airlines without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip .\nthe franco - italian manufactured atr72 - 500 aircraft operates on virtual blue1 domestic and scandinavian routes . the quiet and efficient twin - engine turboprop has a key role in short air routes to and from helsinki .\nsas ( sto : sas ) ( ose : sasnok ) begins collaboration with cityjet on regional jet services . as part of this collaboration , cityjet is also acquiring 100 % of the shares in sas subsidiary blue1 .\nlow operating costs and simple design enable efficient operations . this aircraft type lost its popularity to its competitors in recent years , but the virtual blue1 it still has an important role as the backbone of our fleet .\nare you still looking for a low cost flight helsinki vantaa rovaniemi with blue1 ? if not already filled in , complete the empty fields of the search engine and start your search . we will offer you numerous options for the route helsinki vantaa rovaniemi with blue1 in next to no time . as soon as you start the search , the engine will start to scan the web to find the flight helsinki vantaa rovaniemi with blue1 - this will take a few seconds . as soon as the scan with the offers for the flight helsinki vantaa rovaniemi with blue1 has finished , the results will be shown in an easy to understand graphic form . if you\u2019re not sure which blue1 helsinki vantaa rovaniemi flight to take , have a look at our flight offers . we have selected the best flight offers for you from over 15 million searches performed by normal users on our flight search engineone of the advantages of bravofly is that you can buy airline tickets for the route helsinki vantaa rovaniemi served by blue1 directly on the site saving you time as well as money on the price of the airline ticket . if you add bravofly to your favourite sites , you will have a quick and easy tool close at hand at all times for organising your low cost trips all by yourself without having to contact a travel agents .\nthe virtual blue1 fleet consists of nine 115 - seat boeing 717 - 200 , one 70 - seat bombardier crj - 700er , seven 80 - seat british aerospace avro rj85 and two 68 - seat atr - 72 - 500 aircraft , with which we operate routes withing finalnd , scandinavia and beyond within europe . the boeing 717 - 200 aircraft use a new livery theme ' flowing ' , in conjunction with aalto university . each aircraft has a different design and colouring , while maintaining the traditional blue , silver and white blue1 logos ; each also have a water themed name . in addition , virtual blue1 cargo uses two british aerospace avro rj100qt freighters .\nblue1 airlines is a premier finnish airline with its main operating hub situated at the copenhagen airport , denmark . blue 1 airlines offers scheduled flights to more than 28 destinations across scandinavia , finland and other parts of europe . some of the premier destinations that this airline covers are athens , budapest , stockholm , copenhagen , birmingham , marseille , nice , helsinki and many more . fuelled by excellent customer service , blue1 airlines ensures a great time on - board .\nquoting vfw614 ( reply 21 ) : aren ' t they owned by pembroke rather than by sas ? i seem to remember that blue1 ended up with the ex aebal - frames because sas could not get out of the lease contracts .\nas part of this collaboration , cityjet is acquiring 100 % of the shares in sas subsidiary blue1 . the sale of blue1 will lead to a marginal impact on sas\u2019s income before tax , cash and net debt . the group\u2019s income after tax during q4 2014 / 2015 [ 1 ] will be negatively impacted of around msek 90 , primarily due to write down of capitalized loss carry forwards . the sale and the new wet lease agreement are expected to increase cost efficiency and flexibility .\nquoting mavywavyatr ( reply 3 ) : dl already has a huge chunk of 717 ' s , considering that they got theirs from fl & wn . like i mentioned previously , ha would be the perfect candidate for the former blue1 frames .\nare these frames for sale at all ? aren ' t they owned by pembroke rather than by sas ? i seem to remember that blue1 ended up with the ex aebal - frames because sas could not get out of the lease contracts .\nsas has been grappling in recent years with increased low cost competition in its home market of scandinavia . perhaps their most frightening rival is norwegian air shuttle , which has grown by leaps and bounds ( with plans to go long - haul ) . blue1 , as a low cost arm of the parent carrier , represented an tool for sas to fight back at the lccs . but with this latest contraction , blue1 is ceding market - share in helsinki to norwegian air shuttle ( among others ) ; indicating that perhaps a low - cost arm is not the way for sas to compete in its own home markets of norway , sweden , and denmark . sas says that blue1 will re - focus on the domestic finnish market , so expect to see capacity moves on that front .\nthe avro rjs leaving the fleet will cut around 1 / 3 of blue1\u2019s fleet capacity temporarily . however , the airline will eventually replace these with boeing 717s ; of which it currently operates 9 . the airline will eventually take delivery of up to 5 more . it\u2019s interesting that blue1 has elected to consolidate around the 717 ; considering that the type has really grown in popularity with low cost carriers . southwest has indicated that they\u2019re going to be keeping the 717 on property , and using it to expand to smaller cities .\nas compared to the total hub of roughly 60 departures per day ; blue1 is cutting roughly 13 % of the frequency from their hub . due to the longer stage lengths of the dropped flights , the effect on capacity ( measured by asms ) will be larger .\nblue1 is established in 2006 and specialized in the engineering and construction of adblue solutions and telemetric applications . due to the fast growing and dynamic adblue market , we are continuously evaluating and ( re ) engineering our products to definitely deliver high quality and innovative solutions which are adapted to the needs of our customers .\nthe last of blue1\u2018s avro rj85s has left helsinki . all five of the airline\u2019s remaining rj85s were parked at helsinki from early september , after they were withdrawn from service to make way for boeing 717s . they have since gradually been ferried to the kemble for continued storage . oh - sak ( msn e2389 ) [ \u2026 ]\nfinland\u2019s blue1 is preparing to phase out its five avro rj85s so as to standardize its fleet on the boeing 717 . all five rj85s are scheduled to be withdrawn from service in september . one , rj85 oh - sal ( msn e2392 ) , has already lost her titles and logo during a maintenance visit to [ \u2026 ]\nthe 84 - seat british aerospace avro rj85 was manufactured 1992 - 2003 , and is used by virtual blue1 on short trunk routes . the rj85 is a modification of the original bae146 ( 1983 - 1992 ) . rj is derived from the abbreviation of the term\nregional jet\n, which aptly describes the intended use of the airplane .\nalthough blue1 retired all their avro rj85s at the beginning of september , the type has not disappeared from the airline\u2019s network , as an atlantic airways rj85 has been wetleased to cover some routes . rj85 oy - rce ( msn e2233 ) arrived in helsinki on 6 september , and entered service the following day . oy - rcd [ \u2026 ]\nfinland\u2019s blue1 has decided to replace its entire fleet , including its five mcdonnell douglas md - 90s and seven avro rj85s , with 120 - seat boeing 717s beginning in the fall . the 164 - seat md - 90s , which have proved too large for the airline\u2019s routes , will be the first to be replaced . two rj85s on lease [ \u2026 ]\nthe canadian built bombardier crj aircraft joined the virtual blue1 fleet in early 2014 with the introduction of one crj700er , which covers similar routes to the boeing 717 - 200 and replaces the aging md - 90 - 30 . the smaller crj200 aircraft and related variants have already sold 630 worldwide and are manufactured in mirabel , montr\u00e9al . the first flight was on 27th may 1999 .\nquoting md80 ( reply 24 ) : quoting vfw614 ( reply 21 ) : aren ' t they owned by pembroke rather than by sas ? i seem to remember that blue1 ended up with the ex aebal - frames because sas could not get out of the lease contracts . i also have such information in my mind but i am not sure about possible changes over the time .\nin keeping with its announced intention of focusing its fleet on the boeing 717 , finland\u2019s blue1 has withdrawn all five of its remaining rj85s from service . oh - sak ( msn e2389 ) and oh - sao ( msn e2393 ) both flew their last services on 31 august , oh - sal ( msn e2392 ) on 1 september , and oh - sap ( msn [ \u2026 ]\ni think either delta or hawaiian would be strong candidates for the blue1 717s . five aircraft does seem like a lot for hawaiian to acquire at this juncture . and their existing fleet is still about 10 years away from cycling out . meanwhile , delta would seem to have additional expansion possibilities for the 717 . it does not seem like 88 aircraft will cover the amount of speculated pilot bases that have been rumored .\n\u201cthis is a fantastic opportunity for cityjet to work with a leading airline such as sas . we are looking forward to a long - term cooperation , where we will deliver a high level of quality in terms of efficiency and customer service for sas passengers . we are also keen to benefit from the experience and knowledge of the nordic airline industry that the acquisition of blue1 will give us , \u201d says patrick byrne , chairman of the board at cityjet .\nas of 1 january 2010 , the star alliance will change its business structure in keeping with the alliance\u2019s expansion plans and the needs of its members . as a consequence , the regional concept will be abolished and croatia airlines , as well as adria airways and blue1 , will become full members of the alliance . for passengers this means they will be offered new possibilities of quality travel and the right to use what the alliance offers in terms of joint global travel products .\nthe croatian national carrier became a regional member of the longest serving airline alliance in the world in 2004 , at the same time as slovenian adria airways and finnish blue1 . during its five - year membership in star alliance , croatia airlines has enhanced its product by offering a number of added values to its passengers , all of which have raised the company ' s competitive edge and have boosted the quality of its services . at the same time , as the leading provider of airline services on the croatian market , croatia airlines has strengthened its business position in the face of fierce market competition .\nshort hypocotyl under blue1 ( shb1 ) was initially isolated from a gain - of - function mutant , shb1 - d or short hypocotyl under blue 1 - dominant , with a long hypocotyl phenotype under red , far - red , and blue light ( kang and ni , 2006 ) . its recessive t - dna knockout allele , shb1 , exhibits a short hypocotyl phenotype under blue light . in this study , we show that shb1 also has specific functions in arabidopsis seed development , regulating endosperm proliferation and the timing of endosperm cellularization . shb1 associates with mini3 and iku2 promoters , as demonstrated by chromatin immunoprecipitation ( chip ) analysis , and shb1 may be recruited by other transcription factors that specifically recognize mini3 and iku2 promoter sequences .\nseed development in arabidopsis thaliana undergoes an initial phase of endosperm proliferation followed by a second phase in which the embryo grows at the expense of the endosperm . as mature seed size is largely attained during the initial phase , seed size is coordinately determined by the growth of the maternal ovule , endosperm , and embryo . here , we identify short hypocotyl under blue1 ( shb1 ) as a positive regulator of arabidopsis seed development that affects both cell size and cell number . shb1 - d , a gain - of - function overexpression allele , increases seed size , and shb1 , a loss - of - function allele , reduces seed size . shb1 is transmitted zygotically . the increase in shb1 - d seed size is associated with endosperm cellurization , chalazal endosperm enlargement , and embryo development . shb1 is required for the proper expression of two other genes that affect endosperm development , miniseed3 ( mini3 ) and haiku2 ( iku2 ) , a wrky transcription factor gene and a leucine - rich repeat receptor kinase gene . shb1 associates with both mini3 and iku2 promoters in vivo . shb1 may act with other proteins that bind to mini3 and iku2 promoters to promote a large seed cavity and endosperm growth in the early phase of seed development . in the second phase , shb1 enhances embryo cell proliferation and expansion through a yet unknown iku2 - independent pathway .\nto access our news database including exclusive stories reported first by ch - aviation you need to upgrade to ch - aviation . with a ch - aviation subscription you benefit from a wide range of data and information such as :\nsas\u2019s strategy is to offer frequent travelers a broad network with frequent flights to , from and within scandinavia . to adapt the size of the production to traffic flows sas utilizes hired capacity , known as a wet lease , with smaller regional jet and turboprop aircraft .\nin line with this strategy , sas has entered into an agreement with cityjet on the wet lease of eight new bombardier crj900s . sas already operates twelve regional jet aircraft of this type through its subsidiary , cimber .\n\u201cwe are looking forward to working with cityjet to further expand our regional route network and thereby strengthen sas\u2019s offering to frequent travelers . the eight brand new crj900s from cityjet will provide us with efficient and flexible production of regional flights that will complement sas\u2019s production on the larger traffic flows , \u201d says rickard gustafson , president and ceo at sas .\nthe new aircraft , which each have 90 seats and are painted in sas colors , will be put into service from march 2016 on routes and at times when there is a need for smaller aircraft . the wet lease agreement is for three years and covers eight bombardier crj900s with an option on a further six aircraft .\ncityjet is a european airline that was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in dublin . cityjet has a fleet of 18 avro rj85 jet aircraft and it operates over 680 flights per week throughout europe .\n[ 1 ] it is estimated that the sale will have a negative impact on the profit of the parent company , sas ab , of around msek 200 , primarily due to impairment of receivables .\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse this business wire site ( and / or any other business wire website ) , you accept the use of cookies .\nwe suggest to use the search form above or the alternative airlines listed below .\nthe baltic airline has its hub at copenhagen airport in denmark and its main office at vantaa , a small finnish city .\nthe airline flies to around 28 destinations around europe , mainly scandinavia and northern european destinations .\ncopenhagen\u2019s main airport kastrup is the largest airport in all of the nordic countries and the busiest international airport in scandinavia .\nthe airport has an average of 60 scheduled airlines and serves more than 60 , 000 passengers daily and more than 25 million passengers on a yearly basis .\nother airlines with kastrup as a hub are the thomas cook airlines scandinavia and norwegian air shuttle .\nalternative airlines is an online travel agency bonded by the international air transport association ( iata ) . we specialise in finding the best available fares on the widest range of airlines and making them available to you online , with prices in the currency of your choice .\nalternative airlines handles all your travel arrangements and payments , complete with ticketed confirmation . we do not direct you to other websites or service providers .\nwe help you through the process . this is what makes us alternative airlines .\nbrowse for flights , find some amazing deals , make a reservation and pay in the currency of your choice today with alternative airlines .\nlet alternative airlines help find you the best prices and make international and domestic flight reservations with us today .\njoin the alternative airlines members club and get \u00a3100 . 00 back on your 5 th booking with alternative airlines . you will have insight to many benefits and exclusive deals on over 650 airlines . click on the members section on the alternative airlines website for more information and join today .\nwe are open every day from 8am until 8pm ( uk local time ) .\nskyscanner uses cookies . find out more about what they are and how to opt out , in our cookie policy .\nenter promo code at time of check out . the advertised promo code provides discounts against our service fees on stated routes . a maximum of $ 5 per person can be saved by using this promo code ; a total up to four ( 4 ) passengers is needed to redeem the full value of promo code . promo code and instant savings offers can be combined up to the amount of our service fees . this promo code may not be used or combined with any other coupons , promotions or special offers . promo code expires on date indicated and may be withdrawn at any time without notice . our standard service fees are $ 35 per person one - 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denmark - norway - sweden , reg . no 902001 - 7720 , 195 87 stockholm\nwelcome to blue 1 . we are a mixed year 5 / 6 class . there are currently 14 children in the class . isobel is the teacher . andrea and leoni are the teaching assistants .\nour topic last half term was \u2018spring watch\u2019 so we spent a lot of time learning outside as well as inside . our spring hunt around the school grounds was very exciting and the children spotted everything on the list except a lamb ! many of our maths , science and english lessons were based on growing seeds and bulbs . we grew seeds in different conditions , made bar charts showing growth , learned how to care for different plants and learned about the different parts of plants and flowers . we also looked after the environment by litter picking , clearing weeds and planting bulbs .\nwe are now studying rivers and coasts , learning about the water cycle and finding out how rivers form and where they go . one of our visits will be pond dipping , seeing what creatures we can find .\nplease ensure your child has sun cream on each morning and they also bring some with them if you wish us to reapply it at lunchtime . most days we are outside for some lessons as well as playtimes .\nit is sports day soon , please make sure your child has a full p . e . kit in school , and check that their pumps / trainers fit as we will be practising outside in each p . e . lesson .\nplease ensure all clothing , lunch bags , water bottles etc . are labelled .\nas in most universities in the u . s . , uc davis initially made the development of coursework in statistics at davis the province of the department of mathematics . the first ph . d . level statistician on the davis campus was dr . george baker , who joined the mathematics faculty in the 1930s . baker was , by training , a mathematical statistician , but his career at davis , spanning nearly 40 years , included a good deal of applied work , much of it supported by the uc davis agricultural experiment station . baker was a prominent contributor to the annals of mathematical statistics in its early years . in the annals first ten years of operation , only its editor harry carver published more articles in the journal than did george baker . he was among the first statisticians honored by election as fellow of the institute of mathematical statistics . his legacy includes a textbook on mathematical statistics , over one hundred published papers in theoretical and applied statistics and many contributions to collaborative work with faculty in the fields of plant science , agronomy , pomology and animal science .\nthe first six months of operation of the unit was largely devoted to making preparations for the offering of a full curriculum in academic year 1979 - 1980 . key among the initial priorities of the unit was the recruitment of a senior - level statistician to join the unit as head and associate dean . a broadly - based search committee chaired by professor samaniego considered an impressive list of candidates and was fortunate to recruit professor julius blum as associate dean , beginning july 1 , 1979 . blum was a berkeley ph . d . from the early 50\u2019s with a strong research reputation in probability and statistics and with a successful experience as chair of the department of mathematics and statistics at the university of new mexico . further , he had recently completed a tour of duty as a program director at the national science foundation . on paper , and in his interview at davis , he seemed to be an ideal candidate . professor jack kiefer , then at berkeley , called several times in the course of the search and graciously offered to provide advice , as needed , on the recruitment effort . when asked for his opinion following our interview process , he said emphatically : \u201cblum is a winner ! you can\u2019t do better than julius blum . \u201d\nseveral uc davis statistics faculty have published textbooks and research monographs in probability and statistics . those at an advanced ( graduate ) level include linear and generalized linear mixed models and their applications ( jiang , 2007 ) , system signatures and their applications in engineering reliability ( samaniego , 2007 ) , an introduction to measure - theoretic probability ( roussas , 2005 ) , time series analysis and its applications ( shumway and stoffer , 2000 ) , the bootstrap and edgeworth expansion ( hall , 1992 ) , asymptotic theory for bootstrap methods in statistics ( ducharme and beran , 1991 ) , introduction to the theory of coverage processes ( hall , 1988 ) , nonparametric regression analysis of longitudinal data ( mueller , 1988 ) , rates of convergence in the central limit theorem ( hall , 1982 ) , martingale limit theory and its application ( hall and heyde , 1980 ) , and contiguity of probability measures : some applications in statistics ( roussas , 1972 ) .\ncopyright \u00a9 the regents of the university of california , davis campus . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnumber in service : 9 seating : 115 aircraft length : 37 . 80 m aircraft height : 8 . 87 m wingspan : 28 . 47 m wing surface area : 93 . 00 m\u00b2 engines : 2 x rr br715 - a1 - 30 thrust ( each ) : 18 500 lbf max takeoff weight : 54 880 kg maximum speed : 835 km / h max cruise altitude : 37 000 ft maximum range : 2 815 km\nthe boeing 717 - 200 was designed for the short - haul , high - frequency 100 - passenger airline market . the program was launched in 1995 , and the airplane quickly became renowned by customers for its excellent economics , performance and reliability .\nnumber in service : seating : 70 aircraft length : 32 . 51 m aircraft height : 7 . 57 m wingspan : 23 . 24 m wing surface area : 70 . 61 m\u00b2 engines : 2 x ge cf34 - 8c5b1 thrust ( each ) : 12 670 lbf max takeoff weight : 34 000 kg maximum speed : 876 km / h max cruise altitude : 41 000 ft maximum range : 3 200 km\nthe crj700er aircraft serve well in scandinavia and europe for feeder traffic . simplicity of operation and suitable size variants have made the type appealing to a number of international airlines in the core network . the cf34 - 8c5b1 - engined er variant with the maximum speed of 876 km / h offers up to 3 200 km radius of operation .\nthe grj nextgen family ' s advanced avionics provide a 6 - screen glass cockpit featuring the rockwerll collins proline iv integrated avionics suite . its robust open architecture delivers reliable performance with growth capability to meet future requirements . every inch of the crj has been carefully considered to maximise efficiency and passenger comfort . the advanced nextgen cabin offers new overhead bins to accommodate more baggage , and new lighting and window design increased light and contribute to an overall enhanced sense of spaciousness .\nnumber in service : 7 seating : 84 aircraft length : 28 . 55 m aircraft height : 8 . 61 m wingspan : 26 . 40 m wing surface area : 77 . 30 m\u00b2 engines : 4 x alf 507 thrust ( each ) : 7 000 lbf max takeoff weight : 42 000 kg maximum speed : 750 km / h max cruise altitude : 35 000 ft maximum range : 2 300 km\nthe avro was marketed as the\nwhisperjet\nas it is exceptionally quiet and therefore suitable for inner city airports . in 20 years , 387 aircraft were manufactured , making it one of the most successful aircraft in the history of uk civil aviation . the four engines and secondary air - brakes on the rear of the fuselage are some of the more famous features of this aircraft . the clam - shell air - brakes may be deployed in flight and allow the rj85 to make steep approaches and land on short runways .\nnumber in service : 2 seating : 68 aircraft length : 7 . 17 m aircraft height : 7 . 65 m wingspan : 27 . 05 m wing surface area : 61 . 00 m\u00b2 engines : 2 x pw127f thrust ( each ) : 2475 shp max takeoff weight : 22 500 kg maximum speed : 511 km / h max cruise altitude : 25 000 ft maximum range : 1 320 km\nthe atr 72 - 500 an extremely eco - friendly aircraft for its size class . turboprop engines use significantly less fuel than their jet counterparts and therefore make less of an environmental impact . this also reduces the operating costs , which is always favourable towards passengers ' budgets .\nour fleet has two atr 72 - 500 aircraft , both of which are leased until the end of 2014 . this aircraft type has proved to be very reliable in the cold winter climate of finland . the natiojnal airline finnair was the launch customer in october 1989 . the newer - 500 variant provides greater range and better features when operating to small fields . over 600 have been manufactured and are in use throughout the world .\nnumber in service : 2 seating : 0 ( cargo ) aircraft length : 31 . 00 m aircraft height : 8 . 61 m wingspan : 26 . 40 m wing surface area : 77 . 30 m\u00b2 engines : 4 x alf 507 thrust ( each ) : 7 000 lbf max takeoff weight : 46 000 kg maximum speed : 780 km / h max cruise altitude : 35 000 ft maximum range : 2 750 km\nwarning : the ncbi web site requires javascript to function . more . . .\na department of plant biology , university of minnesota , st . paul , minnesota 55108\nb state key laboratory of crop biology , college of life sciences , shandong agricultural university , taian , shandong , 271018 , p . r . china\n2 address correspondence to ude . nmu . ct @ 800xxxin and nc . ude . uads @ sxgnahz .\nreceived 2008 dec 7 ; revised 2008 dec 7 ; accepted 2009 jan 5 .\nin angiosperms , double fertilization leads to the formation of a diploid embryo and a triploid endosperm , as the endosperm arises from the central cell that contains two identical haploid genomes . the endosperm constitutes the major volume of the mature seed in monocots and some dicots . in arabidopsis thaliana and many other dicots , seed development is marked by two distinct phases ( sundaresan , 2005 ) . in an initial phase , rapid growth and proliferation of the endosperm results in a large increase in size ( boisnard - lorig et al . , 2001 ) . then , embryo growth takes place at the expense of endosperm during the second phase . at maturity , the seed contains only a single layer of endosperm cells , and the maternal integument ultimately becomes the seed coat ( scott et al . , 1998 ; garcia et al . , 2003 ) . seed coat formation and endosperm growth precede embryo growth in arabidopsis , and the seed reaches almost its final size before the enlargement of the embryo . therefore , seed size is determined by the coordinated growth of the diploid embryo , the triploid endosperm , and the diploid maternal ovule .\nboth maternal and nonmaternal factors are involved in seed size regulation ( garcia et al . , 2005 ) . in arabidopsis , an increased dosage of the paternal genome in the endosperm increases seed size , whereas an increased dosage of the maternal genome reduces seed size , with delayed cellularization of the peripheral endosperm and hypertrophy of the chalazal endosperm and associated nodules ( scott et al . , 1998 ) . mutations in dna methyltransferase1 ( met1 ) and decrease in dna methylation1 ( ddm1 ) dramatically reduce dna methylation and cause parent - of - origin effects on f1 seed size ( xiao et al . , 2006 ) . pollination of met1 - 6 or ddm1 - 2 pistils with wild - type pollen produced larger f1 seeds with a hypomethylated maternal genome , delayed endosperm development , and a larger endosperm volume than the wild type . a reciprocal cross led to small f1 seeds with a hypomethylated paternal genome , early endosperm cellularization , and , ultimately , a smaller endosperm volume than the wild type .\nthe seeds of the triple cytokinin receptor mutant are twice the size of wild - type seeds , and cytokinin may regulate embryo size via a maternal and / or endospermal mechanism ( hutchison et al . , 2006 ; riefler et al . , 2006 ) . mutations in the transcription factor apetala2 ( ap2 ) increase seed size due to an increase in both embryonic cell number and cell size , and the seed trait is passed through the maternal sporophyte and the endosperm genomes ( jofuku et al . , 2005 ; ohto et al . , 2005 ) . the integument also plays a role in seed size determination , and the arabidopsis megaintegumenta / auxin response factor2 mutant causes extra cell division in the integuments surrounding the mutant ovules , enlarges seed coats , and increases seed size ( schruff et al . , 2006 ) ."]}
{"id": 55857, "summary": [{"text": "croatia airlines ltd. is the state-owned flag carrier of croatia .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "it is headquartered in buzin near zagreb and operates domestic and international services mainly to european destinations .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "its main hub is franjo tu\u0111man airport with focus cities being dubrovnik , split , and zadar .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "since november 2004 , the airline has been a member of star alliance . ", "topic": 29}], "title": "croatia airlines", "paragraphs": ["croatia airlines jsc croatia airlines ltd croatia airlines , hrvatska zrakoplovna tvrtka d . d . croatia airlines\ncroatia airlines and air india are the first and only airlines to offer services between croatia and india .\n* based on croatia airlines consolidated group accounts , calculated in hrk . source : capa centre for aviation , croatia airlines .\ncroatia airlines has code - share agreements with many airlines including tap portugal , klm , air france , air canada , alitalia , singapore airlines and turkish airlines .\nfollowing the first democratic elections in croatia , on 23 july , zagal changes its name to croatia airlines .\ncroatia airlines is a member of the prestigious star alliance since 2004 . since 1998 , croatia airlines has also been a member of the association of european airlines . croatia airlines and lufthansa also have a maintenance partnership agreement with each other . its subsidiaries include obzor putovanja , pleso prijevoz and amadeus croatia .\nthe top 10 also includes lufthansa , turkish airlines and austrian airlines , all of which are fellow star alliance members and codeshare partners of croatia airlines .\nthere are several airlines that have code - share agreements with croatia airlines and they include : air canada , alitalia , air france , klm , tap portugal , turkish airlines and singapore airlines .\ncroatia airlines have announced that they have signed a codeshare agreement with air india .\njasmin baji\u0107 was elected croatia airlines president and chief executive officer in november 2017 .\nwhy not just merge adria and croatia airlines . could be a neat carrier .\ncroatia airlines was founded in 1989 as zagal or zagreb airlines . it was rebranded as croatia airlines in 1990 . in the early years , the airlines had cargo operations only . after croatian independence , the croatia airlines also saw a lot of change in their operations . it is the flag carrier airlines of croatia . it is owned by the croatian government , with the government controlling more than 95 percent stake in the airlines . its headquarters are located in buzin .\na conversation with \u2026 kre\u0161mir ku\u010dko , president and chief executive officer , croatia airlines .\ncroatia airlines was founded on august 20 , 1989 as zagreb airlines . the flag carrier of croatia was renamed as croatia airlines in the year 1990 and it has operated under the same name for the last 27 years . the airline is headquartered in zagreb , croatia and has its main hub at franjo tudman airport .\nthe global networks of these four other airlines offer long haul connectivity that is lacking in croatia airlines ' operations . in the case of lufthansa and turkish airlines , this is in partnership with croatia airlines . among the four global super connectors ( the gulf three and turkish ) , only etihad does not serve croatia .\ncroatia airlines have been star alliance member since 2004 , whilst air india joined in 2014 .\nas a flag carrier , croatia airlines significantly contributes to the development of croatian tourism considering that , on an annual basis , one third of all tourists arriving to croatia by plane fly croatia airlines . for further information please visit urltoken\ni see lufthansa group eventually buying croatia airlines and integrating it into eurowings but retaining its own brand . same as they did with brussels airlines\naccording to a survey carried out by the specialised international internet portal airlineratings . com , croatia airlines is one of the safest global airlines more\ncroatia airlines fly to european destinations only . major destinations include united kingdom , spain , greece , germany , the netherlands , norway and croatia .\ngiven its patchy record of profitability , the improvement in croatia airlines ' 1q2017 result is welcome .\nmain news about possible external buyer for croatia airlines , side news about rwandair expansion . coincidence ?\njune 17 , 2003 - croatia airlines d . d . lists on the zagreb stock exchange .\ncroatia airlines considers future aircraft\nis part of atw plus , our online premium membership .\nthe increasingly competitive landscape in croatia is partly offset by croatia airlines ' extensive codeshare partnerships . it codeshares with 12 other star alliance members in total : air canada , air india , austrian airlines , brussels airlines , lot polish , lufthansa , sas singapore airlines , swiss , tap portugal , turkish airlines and united airlines . it also has a ( more limited ) codeshare with klm .\ncroatia airlines d . d . is \u0430 croatia ' s state - owned flag carrier which provides passenger , mail and domestic and international cargo services .\ni think the croatian government should organise an international tender and see who is interested in croatia airlines .\ncroatia airlines owns shares in two companies whose activities are complementary with providing passenger service in air transport .\nat the end of the third quarter 2013 croatia airlines recoreded net profits of 20 . 3 million kuna\ncroatia airlines has recommenced scheduled flights from istanbul atat\u00fcrk airport , which is being operated by tav airports , to croatia\u2019s capital city zagreb . a ceremony was held to celebrate the launch of zagreb \u2013 istanbul scheduled flights that croatia airlines will operate three days a week .\nlooking for cheap croatia airlines flights ? skyscanner allows you to search and compare croatia airlines flights to help you find the lowest prices and most convenient flight times for your travel needs . follow the links and book your cheap flight directly with croatia airlines for the best price \u2013 skyscanner doesn ' t add any commission .\ncroatia airlines is 97 % owned by the republic of croatia , which has been considering a privatisation since 2013 . media reports have suggested that croatia airlines is looking to select a strategic partner in 2017 ( ex yu aviation news , 10 - jul - 2017 ) .\ncroatia airlines , the national airline , founded in 1989 , is a member of star alliance since 2004 .\ndelta airlines stands among the top three us airlines with american airlines and united airlines . delta is being one of the oldest and second busiest airline in us , carries over 165 million passengers to . . .\ncroatia airlines also has codeshare partnerships with fellow star members austrian , bmi , brussels airlines , lufthansa , sas , swiss , tap portugal and spanair . these partnerships virtually expand croatia airlines\u2019 network to about 30 additional destinations beyond the 20 it serves with its own aircraft .\nmagazines & newspapers \u2013 the croatia airlines publishes its own in - flight magazine named croatia that carries information on the cultural and historical heritage of croatia . also , some of the most popular croatia airlines destinations as well as other interesting and entertaining topics of lifestyle , travel , technology are also some of the regular features in the magazine .\nwith croatia airlines web check - in you can check in for your flight in a quick and simple way .\ncroatia airlines is still the biggest airline in croatia , measured by seat capacity , but its 3ppt drop in seat share in 2017 is matched by a gain in the share of the remaining nine airlines in the top 10 .\naug 7 , 1989 \u2013 zagreb airlines d . d . is established in zagreb , the capital of croatia .\ncroatia airlines , which launched services in 1991 just as croatia declared independence from the former yugoslavia , has incurred losses every year since posting a breakeven result in 2007 . croatia airlines ceo sre\u0107ko \u0161imunovi\u0107 expects the carrier to end 2011 with a loss of eur9 million ( usd12 million ) .\nbased in zagreb , croatia airlines is the national carrier of the republic of croatia and is wholly - owned by the croatian government . the carrier operates an extensive network of services within europe from its base at buzin , zagreb . croatia airlines became a member of star alliance in 2004 .\nwith the implementation of this code share , croatia airlines and air india would be the first and only carriers from their respective countries to offer services between croatia and india . more\ncroatia airlines ' prospects of attracting a strategic partner may be aided by improved profitability , so far , in 2017 .\npassengers flying in business class of croatia airlines flights are also offered a selection of domestic and foreign dailies and weeklies .\ncroatia airlines , the croatian flag carrier , was registered under the name of zagreb airlines d . d . in 1989 as the first joint stock company registered in croatia . since july 1990 , the company has operated under its present name .\nchecking in via urltoken is not possible if the first flight of your journey ( out - or inbound ) is with croatia airlines ( ou ) . in that case , please check in via the croatia airlines website or at the airport .\nunder the agreement , singapore airlines will add its \u2018sq\u2019 designator code to croatia airlines - operated flights beyond its european gateways at london and copenhagen to the croatian capital of zagreb . on a reciprocal basis , croatia airlines will add its \u2018ou\u2019 designator code on singapore airlines - operated flights between singapore and london as well as on flights between singapore and copenhagen . more\nfind out about our partner airlines and discover the many additional dream destinations served by connecting flights with our partner airlines .\nrepresentatives of ifc re now intensifying their negotiations with the greek , turkish and german flag carrier airlines in order to define the exact method in which they wish to invest in croatia airlines .\ncroatia airlines ranks a high 8th in terms of passenger satisfaction with the quality of service , punctuality and fulfilling passenger rights . more\nthe star alliance member has come under increasing competition on flights between croatia and the uk , especially with low - cost carriers entering the market . while british airways and croatia airlines are the only year - round operators , the summer months can see as many as ten airlines offering flights between points in croatia and the united kingdom . these include easyjet , flybe , jet2 . com , monarch airlines , norwegian , ryanair , thomas cook airlines and wizz air .\nmr baji\u0107 joined croatia airlines in 1995 , where he held various managerial functions including corporate planning , strategy , fleet planning , network management , finance and controlling . before being appointed as president & ceo of croatia airlines , he was director of controlling and internal audit .\na strategic partner would also likely want to see a reduction in croatia airlines ' unit cost to make it more competitive against lccs .\non an annual basis , croatia airlines only carries about one out of every three passengers that flies in and out of the country\u2019s airports .\nthe airline operates domestic and international croatia airlines flights to 27 destinations . flyers make croatia airlines reservations to mainly fly to european destinations including barcelona , berlin , london , milan , prague and venice . as per the official figures , the current fleet of caribbean airlines consists of 12 aircraft in service and orders have been placed for another four aircraft .\ncongratulations croatia airlines ! croatia airlines and adria airways have been making mature decisions and have been most successfull because of that . they are about to become full star alliance members and exceed 1 million passengers per year . hopefully , jat , b & h and montenegro can follow them .\non 4 may croatia airlines blessed and baptised another leased airbus a320 with the name of \u0161ibenik in the split airport . this aircraft has a star alliance livery . on 17 august we recorded a million passengers on our flights in 2005 . in august , croatia airlines aircraft transported a total of 193 , 425 passengers , which was a record number of passengers in one month in the history of the company . on 27 october croatia airlines launched its new , redesigned web site . visual , content and functional innovations of this new web site will make all travel arrangements easier and the travel itself even more comfortable . on 8 december croatia airlines successfully passed a very demanding iosa ( iata operational safety audit ) flight safety audit and renewed its iosa certificate . in december croatia airlines introduced a new telephone sales service providing air ticket bookings and payments by telephone for all scheduled domestic and international flights departing from croatia operated by croatia airlines .\ni ' m not big on investment funds and institutions buying airlines . it hasn ' t worked for most . but then again airlines aren ' t all that interested in purchasing other airlines at the moment .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flight prices with croatia airlines and thousands of other airlines without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip .\nmisetic ' s company could recapitalise ou so his return is possible . kucko said he wants croatia airlines to be recapitalised by croatian companies anyway .\nif , during your journey , a croatia airlines flight is combined with a flight operated by another airline , your baggage will be subject to the regulations of the airline with which you fly the longest or most significant route . this rule is applicable for the same compartment bookings . the croatia airlines baggage concept may be more generous than other airlines ' . when connecting to other airlines , the passenger may be charged for excess baggage .\ncroatia airlines has managed to remain in profit since 2013 , when it recovering from a previous four year period of loss - making , but with wafer thin margins . a key challenge for croatia airlines is that it has a high level of unit cost , even by comparison with full service airlines , and with a very large gap to lcc unit cost levels .\naccording to data in croatia airlines ' annual report , its passenger share was 19 % in jul - 2016 and 60 % in jan - 2016 .\ncroatia airlines and its longstanding partner lufthansa technik ag are looking back on 25 years of common history . this partnership was honored in a joint ceremony in the croatian capital of zagreb on april 3 \u2013 precisely 25 years after croatia airlines took delivery of its first boeing 737 from lufthansa ' s fleet .\ncroatia airlines is still top dog , but easyjet is making great inroads into the market , and the importance of the scandinavian market can be seen .\nthe inclusion of the new dash 8 - q400 aircraft in regular croatia airlines traffic is expected on may 24th on a flight from zagreb to zadar .\nabout star alliance : the star alliance network was established in 1997 as the first truly global airline alliance to offer worldwide reach , recognition and seamless service to the international traveller . its acceptance by the market has been recognised by numerous awards , including the air transport world market leadership award , best airline alliance by both business traveller magazine and skytrax . the member airlines are : adria airways , air canada , air china , air new zealand , ana , asiana airlines , austrian , blue1 , bmi , brussels airlines , continental airlines , croatia airlines , egyptair , lot polish airlines , lufthansa , scandinavian airlines , shanghai airlines , singapore airlines , south african airways , spanair , swiss , tam airlines , tap portugal , turkish airlines , thai , united and us airways . aegean airlines and air india have been announced as future members . overall , the star alliance network offers over 21 , 050 daily flights to 1 , 167 airports in 181 countries .\nin - flight entertainment \u2013 all flyers aboard croatia airlines airbus aircraft can relax while enjoying short films on the major attractions of croatia . the video systems in the aircraft are also used to broadcast instructions in case of emergency situations .\nadria and croatia airlines seem like a natural fit since both are star * , both under lufthansa ' s influence , both countries part of the eu .\ngermany is croatia airlines\u2019 biggest online destination and now accounts for the carrier\u2019s three biggest routes \u2013 zagreb - frankfurt , split - frankfurt and zagreb - munich .\ncroatia airlines is providing the year - round services the country requires and is on the brink of profitability despite the challenging market conditions . as croatia becomes more of a year - round destination for both business and leisure , croatia airlines should be able to avoid the downward spiral facing a large portion of small european flag carriers and be able to pursue modest growth while finding a sustainable niche .\nlife expectancy in croatia is 80 years for women and 73 years for men .\nin the capital zagreb , croatia airlines now accounts for 56 % of all capacity compared to 15 % for lccs ( see background information ) . in dubrovnik , croatia airlines currently accounts for 70 % of international capacity but the airport at this time of year is only served by one foreign carrier , british airways .\nthere was talk that aegean was interested . i think that would have been a great combo . aegean + croatia airlines . could have been a strong airline .\nban josip jela\u010di\u0107 square in zagreb , capital of croatia . zagreb , which has about 700 , 000 inhabitants , is home to one in six inhabitants of croatia .\nregardless of the operating carrier , passengers can fly a combination of air india and croatian airlines services using the ticket and code of either of the two airlines .\nalso in 2014 , croatia airlines achieved an excellent level of punctuality : 84 . 7 % of departures in scheduled traffic were realized within the 15 minutes , which is above the association of european airlines\u2019 members\u2019 average ( 83 . 6 % ) .\nas of june 1st , croatia airlines aircraft will start direct flights on the route from zagreb to athens three times a week , on tuesdays , thursdays and sundays .\ncode share cooperation in passenger transport with singapore airlines was started in may , and in late october , also with air canada . these cooperation projects have offered the passengers an even greater selection of routes between croatia and singapore , and croatia and canada .\nthe smartest thing that could have been done was to merge adria and croatia airlines . both could have kept separate brands and similar networks to the one they have now .\nthe croatian government plans to sell a majority stake in croatia airlines , as the carrier\u2019s privatisation process continues . the croatian minister for sea , transport and infrastructure , sini\u0161a hajda\u0161 don\u010di\u0107 , said , \u201cthe world bank is our consultant and we are looking for the best possible solution , whether it be recapitalisation or privatisation . we are interested in the survival of croatia airlines , in keeping the name , but the state wants to gradually withdraw from majority to minority ownership in the company . without a foreign partner , croatia airlines is not likely to survive on the market\u201d . the ifc , a world bank subsidiary , is expected to identify potential investors for croatia airlines by the end of october .\ncroatia airlines is the biggest operator by seats at zagreb , where it has a seat share of 50 % in the week of 17 - jul - 2017 , according to oag data . lufthansa , emirates , turkish airlines and qatar airways complete the top five airlines , and each has between 4 % and 6 % of seats at zagreb .\n\u00bb take a look at our gallery of japan airlines lounges , tokyo haneda airport .\nfirst class and business class passengers can have access to the malaysia airlines golden lounge .\nas part of this cooperation , united airlines allocates its international airline designator ( ua ) to croatia airlines ' flights from amsterdam , brussels , paris , frankfurt , london , munich and z\u00fcrich to zagreb , and from frankfurt and munich to split and dubrovnik . more\nno ou livery . they might just put croatia sticker . also crew will ve spanish .\ncroatia is joining the european union this year . what does this mean for your airline ?\nreports that croatia airlines ' long running search for a strategic partner may be returning to the top of its agenda once more throw the spotlight on the zagreb - based flag carrier . croatia has enjoyed healthy growth in its aviation market in recent years , driven by strong inbound tourist traffic . however , croatia airlines ' growth has not kept pace . it is still the biggest airline in this market , but its seat share has halved since 2008 .\nthe chart below shows how croatia airlines is positioned on a scatter plot of cask versus average trip length , in comparison with the trend lines for other european airlines ( these are separated into full service carriers , low cost carriers and ultra - low cost carriers ) .\ncroatia airlines ' share of total seats to / from croatia is expected to be 27 % in 2017 . this compares with 30 % in 2016 , and comfortably over 50 % as recently as 2009 . in 2008 its share was 54 % \u2013 twice its 2017 level .\nalternatively , croatia airlines code ( ou ) will be on air india flights from frankfurt , london , vienna , rome and paris to new delhi , and from london to mumbai .\nemirates launched its daily dubai - zagreb service at the end of may - 2017 , together with interline connections via croatia airlines to the croatian cities of pula , dubrovnik and split .\nso they are selling majority stakes in adria and in croatia airlines at the same time . i think one will get a partner but it is difficult both at the same time .\nsince 2004 , croatia airlines has been a member of the highly esteemed star alliance . they have also been an association of european airlines member since 1998 . the airline currently has a maintenance partnership agreement with lufthansa and its subsidiaries are comprised of plesoprijevoz , amadeus croatiaand obzorputovanja .\ncroatia airlines is celebrating its 25th birthday , marking two and a half decades since it launched operations as zagreb airlines ( zagal ) in what was still yugoslavia . over its history , the airline has developed into one of the busiest in the former yugoslavia . in 1990 it changed its name to croatia airlines and operated its first domestic flight on may 5 that same year between zagreb and split using an md - 82 . on april 5 , 1992 , the newly established national carrier inaugurated its first international service , from zagreb to frankfurt . over the past 25 years , croatia airlines has operated 469 . 000 flights and handled 29 million passengers .\nthe overhaul of its medium range fleet over the last two years has enabled croatia airlines to include copenhagen , pri\u0161tina , podgorica and barcelona into the network of its european destinations . these destinations are connected with zagreb by three or four flights a week on average , which is an additional contribution by croatia airlines to the development of croatian tourism , and the economy in general .\na few weeks ago , croatia airlines and lufthansa were able to celebrate another anniversary : for the 200th time , a lufthansa aircraft arrived at the technology center in zagreb for a check .\nas a result , foreign carriers are able to capture a majority of croatia\u2019s tourism market . mr \u0161imunovi\u0107 estimates that croatia airlines now only captures 30 % of the tourist market . as it is on the adriatic coast , croatia is a popular beach destination for europeans . mr \u0161imunovi\u0107 says the country attracts about one million tourists per year , with the majority coming during the summer season .\nthe growth of croatia as a tourist destination has provided a positive backdrop for croatia airlines . however , in the early years of this decade a period of growth for the airline was followed by capacity cut in 2013 as it underwent a restructuring programme to climb back out of making losses .\nin a recent interview with ascend , croatia airlines president and chief executive officer kre\u0161imir ku\u010dko explains the factors at the heart of his airline\u2019s success , as well as current and future strategic initiatives .\nduring a ceremony in zagreb , the director of croatia airlines ivan mi\u0161eti\u0107 stated \u201cwith the arrival of the first , new dash 8 - q400 aircraft , croatia airlines has started the overhaul of its short - haul fleet , at the same time opening a new chapter in the company ' s books . the dash 8 - q400 is at the very top of the global airline industry in terms of flight specifications , technological achievements and cost - effectiveness , so we are convinced that , by acquiring these aircraft , croatia airlines will reaffirm its position as a regional leader in south - east europe , besides additionally contributing to connecting croatia with the world and expanding the croatian economy .\nin the zagreb \u2013 london market there are two airlines competing with croatia airlines , comprising british airways directly in and out of heathrow with a daily flight and from this summer monarch airlines in and out of gatwick with a three times weekly link . wizz air previously linked zagreb to luton up until february 2011 , while easyjet offered flights between zagreb and gatwick from february 2011 until october 2014 .\ncroatia airlines transported its millionth passenger in 1994 , while from 2000 the airline has had over 1 million passengers annually . the trend will continue this year as well . croatia airlines has so far transported 900 . 000 passengers this year and is expected to break the million mark soon . the airline is experiencing a decline in passenger numbers of 4 . 7 % in the first 6 months of this year , which is still much less then other airlines operating within the ex - yu republics .\non friday , july 24 , croatia airlines transported its 20 millionth passenger during its almost 20 year history . the passenger , boris jakopovi\u0107 , was travelling on a scheduled service from amsterdam to zagreb . at zagreb airport , ivan mi\u0161eti\u0107 , the airline\u2019s ceo handed the passenger 2 return tickets to any destination within the croatia airlines network as well as a 4 day hotel accommodation voucher at that destinations .\ncodeshare relationships with fellow star alliance members help to shore up croatia airlines ' position at zagreb , where it is still the biggest airline . however , lcc competition dominates its other two international bases in split and dubrovnik . competition in the very seasonal croatia market is particularly fierce in the summer months .\nthe croatian government foresees for a company from the european union to acquire a majority stake in croatia airlines but those from outside the bloc will be limited to a 49 % share , in line with eu legislation . last week , the croatian prime minister held talks with japan airlines ( jal ) in tokyo , presenting the carrier with business opportunities in his country . in the past , several airlines from asia , including garuda indonesia and hainan airlines , expressed interest in purchasing a stake in croatia airlines . carriers from the far east rarely participate in public tenders and equity investments are a result of negotiations . jal is the second largest airline in japan and is a member of the oneworld alliance .\nsince 2001 , croatia airlines has performed base and line maintenance for other airlines , including lufthansa , thomas cook and many others , out if its zagreb - based technical center . the airline\u2019s high level of safety standards applies not only to its aircraft but to that of the other companies it serves .\non 5th may croatia airlines celebrated in split the tenth anniversary of first commercial flight with croatian national code . on 25th october german aviation authorities ( lba ) issued croatia airlines with jar 145 certificate that is authority to carry out in technical centres base and line maintenance of aircraft according to the highest european standards . two regular c - checks were carried out on lufthansa aircraft . during year 2001 croatia airlines ' aircraft carried 1 . 242 . 468 passengers . that was 17 percent more than the year before and 2 percent above 2001 target . it was the bussiest year in the company ' s history .\n\u201cwe are very pleased that we have signed a commercial agreement of a very high standard with air india , which extends the existing cooperation in the transport of passengers . as part of the agreement , croatia airlines , as a european regional airline , gets the opportunity to stronger position itself in the large and fast - growing indian market . i believe that passengers from croatia and india will recognize the value of our joint product and have even better choice of travel , \u201d said croatia airlines ceo kre\u0161imir ku\u010dko ,\ncroatia airlines along with adria have really done well in the region . they have made decisions which have only strengthened there position and i ' m sure they will continue to do so in the future .\ncroatia airlines made a net profit of hrk9 . 0 million ( usd1 . 3 million ) in 1q2017 , compared to a loss of hrk86 . 3 million ( usd12 . 4 million ) in 1q2016 .\nprivatisation or a capital increase process for croatia airlines enters the second round , and three new international flight operators are now expressing interest in our national airline , ve\u010dernji list reports on november 23 , 2015 .\nover the past quarter of a century , croatia airlines has grown into a medium - sized airline company recognized and valued by its passengers for flying safety , high - quality service and professional staff . more\nthe 76 - seat q400s were added in 2008 , replacing smaller , slower and older atr 42s . last year croatia airlines recorded an average daily utilisation of 7 . 9 hours for its q400 fleet .\ncroatia airlines slashes capacity by about 50 % every winter in response to lower demand . but even with such big adjustments the carrier\u2019s load factor typically dips below 60 % during the off - peak months .\nin - flight shopping \u2013 flyers on croatia airlines flights can buy varied articles such as beverages , watches , books , handbags , etc . as per the products and the prices mentioned in the catalog .\nthe main attraction would likely be the zagreb hub , where croatia airlines remains the biggest airline and where its star alliance and codeshare relationships have helped to defend it from growing competition . with the right cost base , the growing inbound tourism market in croatia provides an opportunity for a local airline to be successful .\naccording to ve\u010dernji list aegean wants to buy the entire company while lufthansa is more in favour of a merger , asin the case with austrian airlines . given that aegean and lufthansa are both companies coming from eu member countries , there is no limit to their ownership stake in croatia airlines , while turkish airlines , coming from a non eu country would only be allowed to purchase 49 % of company shares .\nfirst flight from zagreb to istanbul atat\u00fcrk airport , which is being operated by tav airports , has been made as the scheduled zagreb - istanbul flights have restarted after 12 years . a cocktail party held at atat\u00fcrk airport to celebrate the commencement of scheduled flights from croatia\u2019s capital city zagreb to istanbul which will be operated by croatia airlines . passengers of airbus a319 of croatia airlines were greeted with flowers upon their arrival at istanbul atat\u00fcrk airport , which is being operated by tav airports . tav istanbul general manager kemal \u00fcnl\u00fc and croatia airlines president & ceo sre\u0107ko \u0161imunovi\u0107 had participated in the ceremony . with scheduled flights from zagreb to istanbul three days a week , istanbul connected transfer flights to middle east and far east destinations will be available .\nthe zagorje aircraft ( registration number 9a - cqe ) was included in the croatia airlines fleet on april 23rd of this year . the first passengers flew onboard on a regular domestic flight from zagreb to split .\nsupport for the development of croatia airlines ' own capacity for engineering and maintenance is likewise part of the partnership . since 2000 , the two partners have regularly exchanged personnel . in 2001 , when croatia airlines received their jar 145 certificate for their own technical centre in zagreb , the first two c - checks on lufthansa airbus a320 aircraft were carried out . since 2012 , inhouse capacity regarding heavy maintenance has been increased .\ncroatia airlines is in relatively good shape , being stronger both financially and from a network perspective than most of the region\u2019s carriers . but it is no easy task to carve out a profitable and sustainable niche .\non friday , the airline also marked 5 years since becoming a regional star alliance member . the airline should become a full member by the end of the year as the alliance plans to shut down its regional network of airlines . croatia airlines first operated 20 years ago as zagal - zagreb airlines . while it mostly performed charters it was croatia\u2019s first airline . two years later , in 1991 , croatia airlines was formed and it began operations from zagreb to split . a year later , in 1992 , the airline began its first scheduled international services , with its first destination being frankfurt . the airline has flown 11 . 14 million passengers on international services , 6 . 71 million on domestic and 2 . 14 passengers on charter services .\nmore commonly known in the past as zagreb or zagal airlines , this company was found in 1990 and then in the following in underwent quite a few renovations including a rebranding to croatia airlines . it is currently the main national carrier of croatia and its operations in early years consisted of only cargo movement . since croatia gained independence , the airline made more vast changes to their style of operations and made various expansions . the government has control of more than 95 % stake in the airline and the headquarters can be found in buzin .\nbased on current capacity figures from innovata , croatia airlines has a 100 % share of the country\u2019s domestic market and 59 % of the international market ( see background information ) . low - cost carriers currently account for 18 % of international capacity to and from croatia , including a 10 . 6 % share by germanwings and a 7 . 7 % share by easyjet . three of croatia airlines\u2019 star alliance partners are among the top eight carriers in the country , leading to a dominating 77 % share of the croatian market for star .\nin 1992 , lufthansa technik started to support the boeing 737 fleet of croatia airlines with an integrated total technical support ( tts\u00ae ) contract . in 1997 , when croatia airlines ' included their first airbus a320 in its fleet , lufthansa technik was also chosen as provider for tts\u00ae . in addition , croatia airlines ' bombardier q400 - turboprops have been under a total component support ( tcs\u00ae ) since 2008 . today , subject matter of the contract for the airbus a319 / a320 fleet are component services , engine maintenance , wheels and brakes services , support for airframe related components ( arc\u00ae ) , and provision of auxiliary power units ( apu ) .\na : croatia airlines is implementing these systems with a single most important goal in mind \u2014 improving revenues and contributing to our bottom line . as we move from manual control and processing to the automated systems , we expect significant process changes . for croatia airlines , this will be a giant leap forward in the way we handle our daily work and manage revenue , which will result in considerable improvements in work efficiency and revenue generation .\nthe two airlines of copa holdings - copa airlines and copa airlines colombia - serve 52 destinations in 25 countries . the group recently strengthened its presence in colombia , by rebranding aero republica to copa airlines colombia . copa airlines\u2019 hub of the americas at tocumen international airport in panama city , panama , is latin america\u2019s leading hub , with major traffic from the caribbean , and central and south america . copa\u2019s entrance into star alliance reinforces its 12 - year - old alliance with united - continental . copa left skyteam in october 2009 .\ncroatia has more than a thousand islands and islets , and its adriatic shoreline is the third longest in mediterranean .\ncomplete your croatia airline bookings to fly with the national carrier of croatia and experience a wide range of onboard services including in - flight shopping , delicious meals , in - flight entertainment and special services for children and infants .\ncroatia\u2019s dependence on leisure traffic is higher than in other european countries . the major problem for croatia airlines is a seasonal demand and this seasonality represents the main issue to be resolved in future network development . the airline\u2019s chief executive officer , kre\u0161imir ku\u010dko , says the airline will succeed , thanks to a little help from its friends .\nweb check - in is available to passengers booked on scheduled flights operated by croatia airlines . you can check in for your flight no earlier then 36 hours and no later than 60 minutes prior to take - off .\nwe take over the first aircraft of the airbus a320 type called rijeka , and open a joint representation of croatia airlines and the croatian tourist association in amsterdam . number of passengers carried that year : 866 , 000 .\ncroatia airlines is a joint - stock company . it ' s share capital amounts to hrk 277 . 879 . 530 and is divided into 27 . 787 . 953 ordinary shares with the nominal value of hrk 10 .\ncroatia airlines\u2019 market share decreases significantly in the summer months across the country and especially at airports along the adriatic coast , which is a popular spot for beach holidays as well as a frequent stop for mediterranean cruise ships .\nyou can claim upto $ 700 / passenger for flight delays . check the amount airlines owes for you .\nflying blue members can earn and spend miles on copa airlines flights with a cm or kl flight number .\nflying blue members can earn and spend miles on malaysia airlines flights with a mh or kl flight number .\nflying blue members earn and spend miles on ukraine international airlines flights with a ps or kl flight number .\n\u2705 verified review | copenhagen to pula via zagreb . croatia airlines is a nice airline that i ' ve flown many times when visiting relatives in croatia . the crew is cheerful and friendly , and even if it was some time ago they served a cold meal the snacks they serve are ok for the short flights they offer . the age is however starting to show on the aircraft but still ok . i still recommend croatia airlines , mainly for the crew . the cake and sparkling wine available for purchase for someones birthday and special occasions is great .\ncroatia airlines is the number three airline by seats at split , where it has a seat share of 11 . 0 % in the week of 17 - jul - 2017 , according to oag data . easyjet is number one , with 22 . 0 % , and sas is second , with 14 . 1 % . after croatia airlines , vueling has 6 . 6 % , norwegian 5 . 4 % and eurowings 4 . 8 % .\nhe says the carrier is unable to get higher utilisation on its airbus fleet because during winter months there is not enough demand in the croatian market to keep all seven of its a319 / a320s flying . the market in croatia is extremely seasonal with monthly traffic figures at croatia airlines during the peak summer months typically double the winter figures .\ncroatia airlines ceo sre\u0107ko \u0161imunovi\u0107 expressed , \u201ccroatia airlines has always strived to move forward and improve the quality of services to provide passengers with new values and new attractive destinations . today i am proud that zagreb is connected with one of the most attractive destinations in south - east europe , istanbul by croatia airlines . i am certain that zagreb - istanbul flights will result in an even stronger economic cooperation between croatia and turkey and contribute to the development of tourism , an important economic sector in both countries . also , i believe that these flights will strengthen our friendship because flight connections mean an exchange of cultures and experiences , and communication with other nations . moreover , i would like to point out that zagreb - istanbul flights will also improve the global product of the star alliance association . \u201d\nin a survey which included 448 airlines around the world , the international specialized web portal urltoken gave croatia airlines\u2019 flight safety the highest rating ( seven stars ) , ranking the company among the world\u2019s safest airlines . in early may , seasonal flights on the split \u2013 athens route were introduced for the first time in the company\u2019s history . august 7th marked the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the croatian national air carrier . it was on this day in 1989 that zagreb airlines d . d . ( zagal ) was founded , and was renamed croatia airlines in july 1990 . since the first commercial flight ( july 1991 ) , croatia airlines\u2019 air fleet had carried out 470 , 000 flights and transported more than 29 , 000 , 000 passengers . of this number , more than 20 , 000 , 000 were passengers on international flights , while 9 , 000 , 000 were passengers on flights within croatia . this year also marked the 20th anniversary of the croatia travel magazine , which plays a significant role in communicating not only corporate values , but also the national identity of the airline . the business year of 2014 was completed with net profits in the amount of 7 , 547 , 558hrk . number of passengers transported : 1 , 825 , 063\nby unwto ( un world tourist organization ) in 2015 croatia was 5th by number of tourists in mediterranean europe ( 1 . spain , 2 . italy , 3 . turky , 4 . greece , 5 . croatia , 6 . portugal ) and 13th in all europe . and croatia was 24th in world ( including huge countries like china , usa , russia , brasil , india , australia . . . ) . in 196 countries in world that is more than good result . especially that croatia is tinny country with just 4 million inhabitants . in 2005 lonely planes made croatia no . 1 pick destination in 2006 national geographic named croatia destination of the year in world there was 15 , 6 million tourists in croatia last year and 78 , 1 million tourist nights . really poor result , isn ' t it ?\nthe replacement of the turboprop fleet of croatia airlines is part of the company\u2019s development goals until 2012 , which include establishing the company as a regional leader in south - east europe , as well as increasing the number of flights . in terms of flight specifications , technological achievements and cost - effectiveness , the dash 8 - q400 is at the very top of the global airline industry and its inclusion in the croatia airlines fleet will provide the airline with an even more economic fleet structure and , therefore , better productivity in fund management . the lease contract also includes pilot training as well as cabin crew and ground personnel training . there is also a possibility that , within the framework of its technical sector , croatia airlines may offer the service of maintaining such aircraft to other airlines that operate them .\nan interesting report from anna . aero on april 29 , 2016 on trends and statistics in croatia ' s statistics .\nin its 2010 annual report , croatia airlines says it accounted for 32 % of total traffic across croatian airports . these figures include charter and scheduled passengers . croatia is a huge charter market , attracting 51 foreign charter carriers in 2010 , which in peak weeks during the summer season operated 116 weekly flights to 35 destinations throughout europe . in 2010 , 35 foreign scheduled carriers served croatia including 16 lccs , offering 409 weekly flights to 56 destinations during the peak season .\non 8 november we festively open a croatia airlines office in sarajevo , thus becoming the first european and world airline company to establish regular civil air traffic for this city . number of passengers carried that year : 823 , 000 .\nchecking in via urltoken is possible if the czech airlines ( ok ) flight ( out - or inbound ) is booked online via urltoken . if not , please check in via the czech airlines website or at the airport .\nchecking in via urltoken is not possible if the first flight of your journey ( out - or inbound ) is with malaysia airlines . in that case , please check in via the malaysia airlines website or at the airport .\nchecking in via urltoken is possible if the vietnam airlines ( vn ) flight ( out - or inbound ) is booked online via urltoken . if not , please check in via the vietnam airlines website or at the airport .\nchecking in via urltoken is possible if the xiamen airlines ( mf ) flight ( out - or inbound ) is booked online via urltoken . if not , please check in via the xiamen airlines website or at the airport .\n\u2705 verified review | croatia airlines is a small regional european airline based in zagreb . i flew from zagreb to zurich to connect with my swiss airlines flight back to singapore . the aircraft was a turboprop dash - 8 . for the 1 hour flight to zurich , flight attendants came around to serve crackers and beverages . overall , the flight was more or less similar to other european airlines flying intra - european routes - basic standard service with no frills .\ncroatia airlines launched a new business class meal program in november 2016 called \u2018inspired by croatia\u2019 , passengers can expect locally sourced , quality traditional food such as purica s mlincima , pa\u0161ticada , vi\u0161ka poga\u010da or splitska torta . the airline teamed up with split - based uje oil bar , where chef dino galvagno created a range of dishes exclusively for business class .\nthe new hangar is suitable for carrying out the most demanding technical services on the airbus aircraft , including the so - called d - check , but also allows for faster and more efficient maintenance of the croatia airlines ' fleet . more\nwhile still in the red , croatia airlines has been able to significantly improve its financial position this year following adjustments to its schedule and network , which have driven a 16 % growth in revenues and 11 % growth in passenger traffic . mr \u0161imunovi\u0107 expects croatia airlines to end 2011 with eur195 million ( usd255 million ) in revenues and 1 . 95 million passengers carried , compared to eur168 million ( usd219 million ) in revenues and 1 . 76 million passengers in 2010 .\nchecking in online is possible if the china airlines ( ci ) flight ( out - or inbound ) is booked online via klm . com . if not , please check in via the china airlines website or at the airport .\nmr \u0161imunovi\u0107 says istanbul , which was only launched in may - 2011 , has already become an important transit hub for passengers heading further east as well as a big leisure destination for croatians , particularly in the summer . croatia airlines codeshares with star alliance partner turkish airlines on the zagreb - istanbul route with the two carriers combined offering a daily frequency .\nthe croatian government has announced it will once more attempt to secure a strategic partner for its croatia airlines ( ou , zagreb ) asset as part of its national reform program ( nrp ) . the nrp aims to strengthen the competitiveness of the croatian economy by improving the country ' s overall business climate , and through the reform of its various state - owned enterprises . according to an official statement , government has recognized that the development and improvement of croatia airlines . . .\nthe history of the croatian flag carrier , croatia airlines , was written from day to day , one step at a time , with each one coming nearer to the final goal - foundation of the national airline . in all the years of its existence and in rendering services of carrying passengers and goods , croatia airlines has connected croatian cities with all the most important capitals of europe , and through them , with the entire world . the company is a joint - stock company , of mixed ownership . the company ' s head office is in the capital of the republic of croatia , zagreb ."]}
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", "topic": 38}], "title": "ashbritt", "paragraphs": ["fema officials have yet to determine whether the rates charged by ashbritt are reasonable .\ncbs : lion ' s share of katrina money went to politically connected ashbritt .\nthe corps eventually approved an emergency supplemental contract for ashbritt worth about $ 800 million .\nhe said about 70 percent of the contractors hired by ashbritt are from new jersey .\nlet\u2019s first review some background about how florida - based ashbritt came to new jersey .\nallowing their executives and lobbyists to reap large profits at the expense of taxpayers . ashbritt\nashbritt and their subcontractors do not abide by the rules . the occupational safety and health\ndeath of a teenage worker . another subcontractor hired by ashbritt was a convicted felon with\nashbritt\u2019s contract was , in fact , awarded through a competitive process involving 22 bidders .\nashbritt environmental is a national turnkey rapid - response disaster recovery and special environmental services contractor .\nashbritt maintains some of the strictest operational and management safety guidelines in the industry . learn more .\nashbritt , located in deerfield beach , florida , is a company specializing in disaster relief operations .\nbroward county government officials expressed similar concern about ashbritt\u2019s fees . a letter from an assistant director in the facilities department questioned why ashbritt\u0092s work had no written authorization . he added , \u201cthe pricing appeared unreasonably high and unfortunately because these services were outside the scope\u201d of services to be provided by ashbritt .\nto the extent that ashbritt\u2019s disaster recovery work produced controversy , perkins chalks it up to naked politics .\nashbritt cited in race for rep . patrick murphy ' s u . s . house district 18 seat\nestablish an independent testing and monitoring program . ashbritt is responsible for environmental restoration of both public and leased sites . ashbritt will also remove all debris from sites for final disposal at landfills prior to closure .\nthe army corps of engineers confirmed that ashbritt worked briefly in new orleans before moving east to mississippi .\nwe also checked with the gao about ashbritt\u2019s alleged role , and the agency confirmed that neither ashbritt nor any other disposal company was referenced in their report . the gao is the investigative arm of congress .\nashbritt was the biggest debris removal contractor in mississippi after katrina . ashbritt won a competitive contract with the corps of engineers to do the corps\u2019 clean - up in mississippi , and this turned out to be a great blessing for our state . ashbritt did a tremendous job , subcontracted work to many mississippi companies and provided jobs to hundreds of our workers . originally i was skeptical of the corps bringing in an outside company , but ashbritt proved me wrong , and we will always be grateful for ashbritt in our state .\nchristie used a contract already in place between connecticut and ashbritt as the model for the new jersey contract .\nashbritt august 2015 , title sponsor for the overtown youth center \u201cday of service \u2013 save our sons initiative\u201d .\ncongressman chip pickering ( r - ms ) , however , pulled no punches describing ashbritt\u2019s work after katrina .\nbarbour , who is a close friend of christie and helped shepherd his political career , personally suggested ashbritt .\nbrittany perkins is the chief executive officer at ashbritt environmental and a member of the company\u2019s board of directors . brittany oversees the company direction and strategy of ashbritt . she directly manages business partnerships and client relations . after being named ceo in 2016 , brittany oversaw ashbritt\u2019s response operations to the blue cut fire in san bernardino read more\nstill , perkins points to ashbritt as a shining example of how he could apply his business skills in congress .\nashbritt is well versed in collecting , managing , and disposing of mixed construction and demolition debris . learn more .\ndoherty was the target of a corruption investigation over the ashbritt contract , though no charges were ever brought against him . he was also accused of terminating another debris removal contract and awarding it instead to ashbritt due to political considerations .\nsubcontractors claimed in more than a dozen lawsuits that ashbritt didn ' t pay them all or part of the money they were owed for katrina cleanup work they did in mississippi . ashbritt and the plaintiffs settled most cases \u2014 confidentially .\nashbritt officials declined to comment on the hurricane katrina contracts . jean todd , a federal contracting officer who helps oversee the ashbritt deal for the army corps of engineers , said she was determined to ensure that the price was fair .\nin mississippi , ashbritt conducted debris removal , hazardous tree mitigation and demolition services in 17 jurisdictions , covering over 8 , 400 square miles ( 22 , 000 km 2 ) and over 175 miles ( 280 km ) inland . ashbritt collected , hauled and processed 21 million cubic yards of debris and wreckage . ashbritt staffed , managed and operated 49 debris management sites . ashbritt hauled over 700 , 000 loads of debris , using 12 , 400 certified operational vehicles .\nashbritt\u2019s critics contend it artificially drives up costs and takes advantage of officials in desperate circumstances , intimidated by washington bureaucracy .\nthe state contract allows the towns to hire ashbritt without bidding out the work and frees them of some environmental regulations . unlike any other contractor , ashbritt is allowed to bring in subcontractors that don\u2019t have a state license to transport waste .\nashbritt general counsel jared moskowitz called tittel\u2019s claim about the company\u2019s role in new orleans and louisiana\nhocus pocus .\nformer gov . haley barbour of mississippi \u2014 a founding partner of ashbritt\u2019s washington lobbying firm \u2014 told the star - ledger he recommended that christie use ashbritt . christie took barbour\u2019s advice , and 43 towns also hired the firm without bidding .\nashbritt was the initial response prime contractor for the usace in both louisiana ( la ) and mississippi ( ms ) . within the first 30 days following contract activation , ashbritt initiated debris removal operations in 11 louisiana jurisdictions as well as the causeway on highway 90 . additionally , usace assigned ashbritt , by task order , to service 16 separate jurisdictions in mississippi covering over 8 , 400 square miles providing debris removal operations from the coast to over 175 miles inland . in louisiana , ashbritt :\nchristie ' s spokesman , michael drewniak , said that the ashbritt contract was a temporary and fast solution to a crisis .\nashbritt has already made the commitment that all of our marketing proposals and internal documents will be printed on recycled paper . whenever applicable and possible , ashbritt encourages and performs paper - free transactions , eliminating paper completely for internal and external business transactions .\nented ashbritt\u2019s ownership status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38\ncoburn said he was concerned about high fees ashbritt claims to have paid subcontractors with federal and state taxpayer money . coburn questioned whether ashbritt was taking advantage of taxpayers like other environmental restoration companies did after hurricane katrina struck the gulf coast in 2005 .\nover the years , ashbritt\u2019s political ties cannot have hurt when it has sought out state contracts . randal perkins , the founder of ashbritt , has close ties to former gov . haley barbour of mississippi , one of gov . chris christie\u2019s early supporters .\nas a result , ashbritt is dominating the debris - removal market in parts of the state ravaged by sandy . but some local officials and haulers say ashbritt\u2019s pitch is nothing more than a scare tactic to lure local officials to pay its higher premiums .\nin long beach township , ashbritt was paid $ 719 , 309 to collect and haul 7 , 149 tons of debris \u2014 at a rate of $ 100 a ton \u2014 according to records provided by ocean county , which has encouraged towns to use ashbritt .\ndoherty and other new jersey officials , including gov . chris christie , who awarded contracts to ashbritt said their primary concern was a quick and effective sandy response . christie was fast - tracking a $ 100 million contract for ashbritt even before sandy made landfall .\nhe admitted that he had an ownership interest in one of ashbritt\u2019s subcontractors on the sandy job , and another after hurricane katrina .\nlocal mayors who have employed the company in sandy\u2019s aftermath said they had little time to search on their own and welcomed ashbritt .\ndrewniak pointed out that towns were not obligated to use ashbritt . they could have hired their own cleanup crews , he said .\nashbritt is capable of performing salt and sand spreading services through utilization of our diverse , nationwide , subcontracting partners . learn more .\ntittel acknowledged , however , that he had no evidence ashbritt was doing the same things that were questioned in the federal report .\ntaking the advice of former mississippi gov . haley barbour , christie awarded ashbritt a no - bid contract two days after sandy struck last october . barbour is a founding partner in the lobbying firm that has represented ashbritt\u2019s interests in washington for a number of years .\nseaside heights mayor william akers said ashbritt has subbed out the work to a local contractor who already was helping the town with debris removal .\nthey were on the site anyway , they agreed to ashbritt\u2019s price and they\u2019re still working today ,\nakers said .\nashbritt also was a co - defendant in an unrelated lawsuit brought by former ambassador lewis lucke . the suit accused ashbritt and partner gb group of breaching their contract and owing lucke $ 492 , 000 for consulting services in the aftermath of the 2010 haiti earthquake .\nthe army corps of engineers awarded ashbritt a contract worth $ 850 million to remove hurricane katrina debris in mississippi , with an option to increase the dollar amount to one billion dollars . ashbritt had already been activated under a preexisting contingency contract for $ 150 million .\nashbritt does very little debris removal itself , but hires an army of subcontractors and pays them a fraction of the state\u2019s contracted rates .\nashbritt is constantly considering new technology to divert waste away from landfills and into recyclable and sustainable streams of commerce . ashbritt always follows best management practices in reducing , diverting , and disposing of all disaster - generated debris to maximize the potential for recycling and beneficial use .\nashbritt is a provider of emergency clean up services . they have a history of using political connections and pure force to make money .\nthese questions need to be answered and i look forward to hearing from ashbritt tomorrow ,\nramos said at the news conference .\nbut perkins is aware he\u2019s going to face a good deal of negativity because of controversies over ashbritt\u2019s contracting and political contributions to republicans .\nnew jersey gov . chris christie ' s administration awarded ashbritt a no - bid contract to clean up after hurricane sandy in 2012 . before that , ashbritt had hired a lobbying firm founded by former mississippi gov . harley barbour , whom christie called a\nmentor .\nonce the ashbritt trucks start removing household items , caldwell said he expects they will have to make multiple passes through the hardest hit neighborhoods .\nthe fourth contractor , crowder gulf of alabama , whose rates are closest to ashbritt\u2019s , are charging $ 16 . 30 a cubic yard .\nbut while a full picture has yet to form , anecdotal evidence shows towns that did not use ashbritt spent less than those that did .\nwe encourage safety through our \u201csafety pays\u201d program to reward workers for continued support and compliance with osha and ashbritt safety procedures . learn more .\nashbritt is proficient in the removal of derelict , abandoned , and submerged vessels / vehicles and the management of aggregation sites . learn more .\ntittel said christie did not do the due diligence on the contract , adding that does not mean\ngetting advice from ashbritt\u2019s lobbyist .\nsoon after perkins met with the dccc , perkins and ashbritt were the subject of a whisper campaign concerning the debris - removal company\u2019s work after disasters like hurricanes katrina and sandy , as first reported friday in politico florida\u2019s playbook . critics over the years have accused ashbritt of using its political influence to secure contracts or of over - charging the government \u2013 charges ashbritt has denied and that have never resulted in criminal charges .\nin recent actions , the federal government went after local governments after reviewing cleanup costs . fema has not sought money from contractors like ashbritt .\na day after hurricane sandy struck new jersey , the christie administration awarded ashbritt a $ 100 million no - bid emergency contract to help clean state roads and waterways , also allowing towns to hire the firm without bidding . the contract allowed ashbritt to bypass several business and environmental regulations .\nsimilarly , ashbritt points to alleged \u0096inaccuracies\u0097 in the j & a , including several which it says are found within the portion of the j & a document ashbritt describes as \u0096the crux of the agency ' s justification . \u0097 protester ' s comments at 12 . this passage states :\nas it did in new jersey , ashbritt cultivated high - level political connections as it eyed lucrative contracts after the hurricane struck the gulf coast .\ndescription : ashbritt is a provider of emergency clean up services . they have a history of using political connections and pure force to make money .\nwe turn first to ashbritt ' s contention that the use of a set - aside is beyond the authority provided agencies by the stafford act .\n[ 12 ] we also note for the record that we have heard no suggestion from ashbritt that the exercise of this option by the corps was improper or not needed because the corps had wrongly determined that it was approaching the $ 500 million ceiling applicable to ashbritt ' s base contract .\nyet critics claimed ashbritt benefited from its inside connections in the christie administration . ashbritt charged towns $ 21 . 25 per cubic yard to gather roadside debris , nearly double the $ 11 . 70 asking price of another florida company , according to a 2013 asbury park press review of municipal bills .\nthe pressure local officials felt to open up contracts for bids stemmed from controversy over the rates that ashbritt charged for some of its debris removal services .\nas a result , ashbritt has nearly all of the contracts in the county . and fear of losing out on federal dollars helped drive its success .\nashbritt offers client - specific pre - planning , and considers this one of the most advantageous steps in disaster response and recovery operations . learn more .\nin addition to osha and other jurisdictional safety requirements , ashbritt continually updates and promotes our incentive driven \u2018safety first\u2019 and \u2018safety pays\u2019 programs . learn more .\nashbritt is well versed in all waterway debris operations to include floating debris , submerged debris , and sediment removal such as dredging operations . learn more .\nu . s . sen . tom coburn ( r - ok ) on wednesday questioned the propriety of a no - bid contract ashbritt obtained from new jersey gov . chris christie . christie awarded ashbritt a no - bid contract last november to remove debris in the wake of extra - tropical storm sandy . late last month , the chairman of ashbritt\u0092s lobbying firm appeared to be returning the favor , hosting a fundraiser for christie at his virginia home .\nschito said his middletown - based company m & s ; waste services was replaced in sea bright by ashbritt after he already had started to haul debris for half the price . he also said local contractors are not getting work while ashbritt and the companies they brought into the state are reaping the rewards .\nall of the towns in new jersey that used ashbritt and subsequently contacted by the star - ledger said they were pleased with the company\u2019s speed and efficiency .\nashbritt provides full - service emergency snow and ice support operations to include loading , hauling , sand / salt spreading , and site management . learn more .\nthe legislators warned that the work being done by the firm , ashbritt inc . of pompano beach , may also pose a danger to the state\u2019s environment .\nthe reason she called [ hearings on ashbritt\u2019s contracts ] was political , but she absolutely had an absolute right to do it , for the record .\nperkins boasts that ashbritt pays 100 percent of its employees ' health insurance and has transferred about 25 percent of the company ' s shares to some of them .\nthis claim caught our eye since ashbritt received a no - bid contract from new jersey to handle the bulk of the hurricane sandy cleanup . even more eye - catching ? the nearly 40 - page gao report cited by tittel not only never mentions ashbritt , it looks only at debris disposal in the new orleans area .\nmoskowitz said ashbritt was only in louisiana for a couple of weeks after katrina before the army corps of engineers moved them to do debris removal work in mississippi .\nfinally , ashbritt mounts several challenges to the j & a used here to justify the agency ' s decision to limit competition . specifically , ashbritt contends that the j & a does not fully comply with far requirements , contains factual errors , and does not logically support the limited competition approach selected by the agency . we have reviewed each of ashbritt ' s contentions in this area , and find that none of them lead to a conclusion that the agency has acted improperly here .\n\u201cashbritt , as well as any company , will use every available resource to stay competitive . we are proud of the work we do , \u201d moskowitz added .\nthe investigation by the office of inspector general with the department of homeland security was disclosed in a state comptroller\u2019s report released tuesday focusing on whether ashbritt overcharged eight shore towns . the report found the towns were mistakenly overcharged more than $ 300 , 000 , but the errors were made by a group debris monitors , not ashbritt .\na 2006 congressional investigation into fraud and waste in the hurricane katrina cleanup found ashbritt ' s $ 500 million contracts were considered wasteful and mismanaged . ashbritt charged the federal government 44 percent more than a local contractor testified he would have charged . the resulting house minority report found \u201cthe people doing the actual work were paid just a fraction of the contract price . \u201d the company paid subcontractors on average $ 10 of the $ 23 ashbritt was paid per cubic yard , according to the report .\nit also allowed ashbritt to engage in a practice that critics would later describe as\ndouble dipping .\nperkins was a partial owner of some of the contractors to which it delegated work , meaning in some cases he was making money both from the fee that ashbritt took off the top and the funds allocated to its subcontractor .\na review of the company\u2019s contract with new jersey , obtained by the star - ledger under the state\u2019s open public records act , shows where the ashbritt magic lies .\nbeaufort county contracted with ashbritt environmental , a company that specializes in disaster recovery services , to find and extract the abandoned boats . they will go to a landfill .\nofficials insist they can manage two large cleanups at once . throughout the weekend , disaster specialist ashbritt inc , drc emergency services and waste haulers , including waste management (\n[ 6 ] we note for the record that ashbritt ' s home office is located in broward county , florida . protester ' s comments at 2 , 10 .\nashbritt has been criticized by local media and members of congress for its cleanup work during hurricane katrina , after accusations that the company was inflating costs of debris removal .\nashbritt is able to provide snow management operations for communities when snow fall gets past the point of simple road maintenance . from plowing to removal , salt spreading to transporting , each event can require a different combination of techniques to clear the rights of way ; ashbritt is a full - service contractor that is able to address each client\u2019s snow / ice support needs . ashbritt assisted over 43 clients during the halloween snowstorm event in 2011 , and most recently assisted more than 10 clients for winter snowstorm jonas .\na week after katrina made landfall , ashbritt , which already employed the lobbying firm founded by mississippi gov . haley barbour , brought on another lobbyist : mike parker , who until just a few years prior was the bush administration official in charge of the army corps of engineers . ashbritt employed parker\u2019s son at the time , perkins noted .\nrandal \u201crandy\u201d perkins founded ashbritt as a florida corporation in 1992 . randy sets the vision for the organization through his leadership of the ashbritt board of directors . with 25 years of industry leadership , randy has in - depth knowledge of the disaster response and recovery process and stakeholders . randy has completed course work at the university of read more\nduring catastrophic events , ashbritt can provide necessary services from emergency power , to food , water and ice supplies through the establishment of full man - camps . learn more .\nin mississippi , we collected , hauled and processed 20 . 5 million cubic yards of vegetative debris and wreckage while staffing , managing and operating 52 dms . ashbritt specifically :\nmichael drewniak , a spokesman for the governor , questioned the timing of the news conference , a day before democrats have called a joint legislative hearing on the ashbritt contract .\nchristie\u2019s decision to award a no - bid contract to ashbritt , described in a series of articles in the star - ledger , has come under fire from democratic lawmakers .\ndow knight is a graduate of the united states merchant marine academy in kings point , new york . his maritime and inter - modal experience , both ashore and at sea , provides ashbritt with the logistics and transportation experience necessary to conduct large scale operations for both domestic and international response requirements . for over a decade , ashbritt has applied read more\nquinn said the new contracts would give local officials options if disaster strikes again rather than having to choose between ashbritt or cobbling together their own plan , which happened after sandy .\nperkins defended ashbritt\u2019s approach to government contracting , which he admitted entailed getting involved in the political process to sway lawmakers and regulators in charge of doling out billions in government aid .\nashbritt had been recommended to christie by haley barbour , the former republican governor of mississippi who oversaw the cleanup there from hurricane katrina , according to state sen . bob gordon .\nformer governor haley barbour , a friend of ( christie ' s ) , contacted governor christie and told him he would recommend a company called ashbritt because of its work related to katrina . we later learned that mr . barbour has a business relationship with ashbritt ,\nsaid gordon , who spoke on behalf of state senate democrats to abc news .\nashbritt is exclusively a disaster response and recovery contractor . we are tenured in collection , removal , reducing , hauling , and disposal of disaster generated debris streams . learn more .\nashbritt ' s contention in this area is based on the premise that the agency is making multiple awards so that it will later be able to hold mini - competitions for this cleanup work . under this rubric , ashbritt argues that the far restrictions above should have led the agency to conclude that it could not reasonably make multiple awards under this solicitation .\nar , tab m ( j & a ) , at 3 . in this regard , ashbritt argues that this statement wrongly includes obligations for roofing and temporary building contractors as part of the justification for awarding a new contract for debris removal , and wrongly implies that local contractors were not ready to compete earlier but are ready now - - even though ashbritt claims that two of the three large mississippi contractors that the j & a identifies as able to compete here , in fact , submitted proposals in the earlier competition that ashbritt won .\nashbritt has to be used in order to maximize the fema reimbursement ,\ndavid breeden , the ocean township ( ocean county ) administrator , told the town council when it was weighing other options , according to minutes of the meeting .\nif the township does not use ashbritt , it jeopardizes the fema reimbursement regarding solid waste collection and disposal .\nthe christie administration did not use ashbritt to clean up state roads , but the contract allowed municipalities , 53 in all , to hire the firm without bidding . christie has said it gave towns devastated by sandy speedy options to accelerate the recovery efforts . the oig is investigating debris removal costs in at least two municipalities that employed ashbritt : belmar and beach haven .\nrepublican attack ads blast randy perkins ' company ashbritt cited in race for rep . patrick murphy ' s u . s . house district 18 seat check out this story on urltoken urltoken\njoining with jeff tittel , head of the new jersey chapter of the sierra club , legislators called attention to a 2008 federal report that criticized ashbritt\u2019s handling of debris after hurricane katrina .\nin 2012 , new jersey governor chris christie came under scrutiny after his administration awarded ashbritt a no - bid contract to clean up the aftermath of hurricane sandy . a federal investigation found that christie did not break any laws , but public outrage centred around the cost of the contract and ashbritt ' s significant political donations to organisations such as the republican governors association .\nashbritt is able to conduct removal , transport and disposal of abandoned vehicles , boats and other vessels to include aggregation staging ; inventorying and indexing for easy location and retrieval ; information dissemination ; owner contact ; and supplemental investigations for proper disposition will be conducted . ashbritt also conducts decontamination and recycling of vehicles and vessels and has a significant amount of experience removing abandoned vehicles .\njared moskowitz , a vice president with ashbritt , said last night the oig audits\nall disaster operations\nand its inquiry in new jersey was expected and not indicative of potential trouble .\nashbritt\u2019s moskowitz stressed that new jersey used the same prices the company charged connecticut in 2011 following a massive snowstorm , and that connecticut used a competitive bidding process that attracted nine other companies .\nashbritt\u2019s practical experience , in addition to our extensive fema training , allows us to conduct and apply the lessons learned to our clients through annual on - site training opportunities . learn more .\nashbritt argues that the agency ' s decision to limit this competition to mississippi firms exceeds the authority granted by the stafford act . specifically , ashbritt contends that the \u0096preference\u0097 envisioned by the act does not include the authority to use a set - aside , and that the use of a set - aside , without express statutory authority , violates the competition in contracting act . ashbritt also argues that the stafford act does not permit limiting the preference to firms located in only one state , to the exclusion of firms located in other states similarly affected by the same major disaster , in this case , hurricane katrina . finally , ashbritt argues that the j & a prepared here does not support the agency ' s decision to limit competition to mississippi firms .\nashbritt has come a long way since 1992 , when it received its first subcontract from brown & root ( a halliburton subsidiary ) after hurricane andrew . the company also employs top lobbyists , including former representative james a . hayes , d - louisiana , and mississippi governor haley barbour\u2019s former firm , barbour griffith and rogers , which helped ashbritt get work after the 2004 florida hurricanes .\nashbritt , right now , is focused on removing that vegetative material that will eventually be taken to nine mile road landfill where it will be ground up to reduce its volume , caldwell said .\nin two major categories \u2014 cleaning up construction and demolition debris along with trees and other vegetative waste \u2014 ashbritt\u2019s rates in most cases were more than double those charged by other companies awarded contracts .\nbelmar eventually awarded ashbritt a no - bid contract for debris removal in the town . moran and doherty insisted that they never discussed the contract and that their marriage was irrelevant to its award .\nhe said he is not concerned , like other local officials , that wall would lose out on the maximum fema reimbursement \u2014 75 percent of cleanup costs \u2014 if he didn\u2019t go with ashbritt .\nperkins said christie skipped the time - consuming bidding process because he had to act fast in light of the devastation , and the contract was modeled after a connecticut contract ashbritt won after bidding .\nbut critics say that the speed with which ashbritt was ushered in to help the state meant that 40 - plus municipalities also quickly agreed to hire them , using the emergency contract christie approved .\nanalysis : brian mast ' s military story wins patrick murphy ' s u . s . house seat democrat randy perkins ' ashbritt company had public controversies . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nperkins ' issues extend beyond ashbritt . two contractors accused perkins and his wife , saily , of not paying for part of the work the contractors performed at the couple ' s broward county home .\nbut gordon , who was among the democrats who requested the records and asked the ashbritt ceo to testify to the state legislature recently , said that towns felt confident adopting a state - approved contract .\nashbritt environmental is a u . s . based disaster recovery and special environmental services contractor . since 1992 , we have managed and executed more than 230 disaster recovery missions and numerous special environmental projects .\nashbritt provides vessel recovery ; underwater welding and salvage ; debris removal from canals and waterways ; deployment of divers ; deployment of remote operated vessel ( rov ) ; deployment of barge and landing craft as work platforms for equipment and supply transport ; mechanical and hydraulic dredging of canals , marinas and navigable waterways . in 2012 , new jersey tasked ashbritt to remove vessels from the bay following hurricane sandy .\nashbritt raises three other challenges to the solicitation here . first , it contends that regardless of whether the agency acted within its discretion in conducting this procurement as a mississippi set - aside , the solicitation is improperly ambiguous because it fails to provide clear guidance on what constitutes residing , or primarily doing business , in that state . second , ashbritt argues that the agency has failed to comply with the far regulations that govern the use of multiple - award contracts . third , ashbritt contends that the solicitation impermissibly fails to include an estimate for the demolition work that will be covered by the contract .\n\u201cashbritt has been , is and will continue to be the leader in our industry . we have done more disaster cleanup work than any other company in our industry over the last five years and we are responsible for the largest cleanup ever done by a single company after hurricane katrina devastated the state of mississippi , \u201d said jared moskowitz , ashbritt\u2019s general counsel and executive vice president of business development .\nwhen the state did go out to bid last month , ashbritt\u2019s prices in key areas were significantly higher \u2014 sometimes more than three times as much \u2014 than the three other firms that won work .\nashbritt is well - versed in all aspects of debris management operations . this encompasses emergency push operations for critical facility and priority route clearance ; right - of - way debris collection ; curbside segregation ; dms reduction , recycling and final disposal ; permitting ; dms site closeout ; and final reconciliation and auditing . ashbritt understands that operations with the client must be conducted in a symbiotic manner with full transparency .\neven at that lower price new jersey has paid ashbritt , the contract has drawn criticism , with some local officials arguing that local waste disposal companies could have done the job at an even lower price .\nashbritt environmental 565 east hillsboro blvd . deerfield beach , fl 33441 tel : 954 . 725 . 6992 tf : 1 . 800 . 244 . 5094 fax : 954 . 725 . 6991 response @ urltoken\nashbritt provides training opportunities to our clients in order to learn and adapt to experiences and trends . they are customized to meet specific client needs , often after direct input and inquiry from the client . from hurricane katrina and hurricane sandy , to winter storms across the us , to trends taking place in fema and other federal agencies , ashbritt continues to evaluate and compile lessons learned for our clients and staff .\nmokowitz\u0092s deerfield beach - based company is no stranger to controversy . in 2010 , an auditor determined ashbritt received $ 765 , 000 in overpayments from the broward county school board for cleanup following hurricane wilma .\nthe company hired george gilmore , then the chairman of the republican party of ocean county , where a gop - controlled county board offered to pay towns for sandy cleanup costs if they awarded contracts to ashbritt .\na large mound of clean sifted sand on the beach in seaside heights made as part of the cleanup contracted by the state to ashbritt , inc . ( photo by tony kurdzuk / the star - ledger )\nperkins parlayed his lawn maintenance business into one of the nation ' s largest privately held debris cleanup companies , ashbritt environmental inc . , after getting a small contract to clean up after hurricane andrew in 1992 .\nnew jersey , for the most part , is hiring its contractors directly , with about 15 communities already selecting ashbritt environmental , a contractor based in florida that also played a major role in the hurricane katrina cleanup .\nashbritt itself does very little , if any , actual debris removal . instead , it uses a mix of local and out - of - state contractors and pays them a fraction of the state - contracted rate .\ndays before sandy struck , former mississippi gov . haley barbour advised christie to go with the firm based on his experience with them after katrina . barbour is a founding partner in a lobbying firm that represents ashbritt .\nhurricane sandy slammed new jersey on oct . 29 , 2012 , causing widespread damage here , in new york and connecticut . hours after the storm , gov . chris christie awarded ashbritt a no - bid contract that piggybacked off one the company had with connecticut . the decision has drawn public scrutiny for a variety of reasons , such as higher - than - usual disposal costs to towns for which ashbritt has handled debris disposal .\nashbritt has cleaned up debris for fema and other government agencies after other hurricanes . besides possessing a huge roster of subcontractors and the logistics expertise to route hundreds of trucks , the company is also politically well connected .\nthat angered mr . perkins , ashbritt ' s owner , who said the new contract would not benefit small companies , which he said were already getting more than 70 percent of money his company spent in mississippi .\n\u201cwe\u2019re not restricted [ from posting subcontracts ] , \u201d ashbritt\u2019s perkins says . \u201cwe submit all our contracting data to the army corps on a weekly basis and that\u2019s all available from them if they so choose . \u201d\nperkins also has ties to top south florida democrats like former miami heat star center alonzo mourning , intellectual - disabilities activist anthony shriver and lobbyist ron book , who all run charities that perkins and ashbritt have supported .\nthe contract and the multiple waivers ashbritt got were meant to speed up a monumental cleanup task , making life easier for mayors and local officials flooded with work in a post - sandy world , the governor\u2019s office said .\nashbritt assures that any jurisdiction in which we operate a dms it will be properly remediated . there will be significant costs associated with this operation as well as close scrutiny by the local press and environmental groups . site remediation will go smoothly if baseline data collection and site operation procedures are followed . ashbritt has operated more than 50 dms sites at one time and is able to consider all environmental factors that may be affected by the project .\nin the end , the town paid bergeron $ 753 , 959 to remove about 64 , 000 cubic yards . if ashbritt was hired , the same job would have cost $ 1 . 36 million , bowden said .\nin 2016 , the republican party aired attack ads against ashbritt ' s record after ceo randall\nrandy\nperkins ran as the democratic party candidate for the treasure coast - palm beach congressional seat in florida , usa .\nashbritt also contributed $ 136 , 224 to the republican governors association since 2011 , according to a 2013 newark star ledger report concerning sandy . the star - ledger also reported ashbritt contributed $ 150 , 000 to the democratic governors association , since 2011 , and that perkins personally gave \u201c $ 218 , 500 to federal candidates or committees since 2001 , with nearly every dollar going to republican causes , according to the center for responsive politics . \u201d\ni\u2019m probably one of the most politically astute people in any business industry , let alone my own industry ,\nsaid perkins , owner and ceo of disaster relief contractor ashbritt inc . , in a wednesday evening interview .\nso far , ashbritt , working directly for about 50 local jurisdictions in new jersey , has collected and disposed of about three million cubic yards of debris , at a total cost of about $ 150 million , officials said .\nthe company , ashbritt , left new contaminated sites in its wake as it did cleanup along the gulf coast after 2005\u2019s hurricane katrina , jeff tittel said in a feb . 22 opinion column he wrote for njtoday . net .\nwhen sandy hit new jersey in late 2012 , the company enlisted the services of leading political operatives in the state , some of whom had direct connections to local officials who signed off on millions of dollars in payments to ashbritt .\nperkins downplayed the role of ashbritt\u2019s political operation in securing the initial sandy contract , but admitted that the company took advantage of that operation in order to ensure that it retained its position as one of the state\u2019s dominant sandy contractors .\nthe company was already under contract with the u . s . army corps of engineers , the agency tasked with the government\u2019s immediate response . but given the scale of the disaster , the financial potential for ashbritt was far higher .\nashbritt\u2019s comprehensive going green program reduces our organization\u2019s adverse impact on the environment through activities such as reductions in waste generation and carbon emissions . our long - term goal is to lessen the amount of carbon generated from our recovery operations .\naccording to his official florida house webpage , moskowitz is the director of government relations and general counsel for ashbritt environmental . the company claims to be the \u201cnational turn key rapid - response disaster recovery and special environmental services contractor . \u201d\nsusan greatorex , a fema spokeswoman , said last week the agency has yet to determine whether ashbritt\u2019s prices are\nfair and reasonable ,\nsaying those conclusions will be made in the months ahead as towns submit for federal reimbursement .\non dec . 27 , the town wrote ashbritt a check for $ 4 . 62 million for collecting and hauling an estimated 108 , 430 cubic yards of debris , according town financial records obtained under the state\u2019s open public records act .\nit also hired maggie moran , once an aide to former gov . jon corzine and the wife of belmar , n . j . , mayor matt doherty . moran crafted a marketing strategy designed to sell city officials on ashbritt\u2019s services .\nfor example , the emergency contract with the state pays ashbritt $ 400 for every tree it removes from the roadway , but the company can hire a subcontractor who is willing to do it for $ 200 and then pocket the difference .\nan ashbritt subcontractor hauls away katrina induced debris , feb . 16 , 2006 in pass christian , miss . the u . s . army corps of engineers announced friday , march 21 , 2006 , that a $ 150 million award to gulfport - based necaise brothers construction had been sidelined by protests from other companies . in the end , the beneficiary will be pompano beach , fla . - based ashbritt inc . , which earlier had been awarded a $ 500 million contract .\nthe senate democrats have requested all correspondence among christie and his top administration staff as they decided in october 2012 to fast - track a contract for the firm ashbritt to clean up sand , roads and other debris in the wake of sandy .\nyet government watchdogs maintain that there\u2019s much more to the game than pure merit - based competition . companies like ashbritt are able to anticipate potentially lucrative opportunities because they have hired former fema and corps officials who can guide them through the process .\nbarbour himself faced questions in new jersey in the weeks and months after the hurricane because his political lobbying firm represented ashbritt , the florida - based company that was awarded a lucrative emergency contract by christie to perform debris removal after the storm .\naudits of the work by hurricane katrina contractors \u2014 although not necessarily ashbritt \u2014 found instances where the companies had been paid twice for collecting a single load of debris or overestimating how many miles they drove to dump it , resulting in higher fees .\nthe christie administration once again disputed the characterization that it was a no - bid contract , noting it\npiggybacked\noff a competitively bid contract by the state of connecticut . ashbritt beat out nine other bidders in connecticut , the administration notes .\nashbritt , which is headquartered in florida , is a client of barbour ' s lobbying firm , bgr group . christie attended a february fundraiser at the home of bgr ' s chairman , ed rogers , according to the center for public integrity .\nafter beating out the competition , like so many contractors , ashbritt\u2019s ability to maintain its advantage in the future will continue to depend upon its ability to anticipate opportunities and develop a cozy relationship with the army corps of engineers and other government bureaucracies .\nnew jersey democratic legislators set up hearings last month to investigate ashbritt\u0092s no - bid contract . the newark star / ledger reports democrats \u0093questioned whether taxpayers are getting the best deal and whether the decision may ultimately jeopardize reimbursements from the federal government . \u201d\nthe administration chose the connecticut contract because it is\nregionally comparable , both economically and geographically ,\ndrewniak said . the connecticut towns that used ashbritt saw the maximum reimbursements by fema , and drewniak said new jersey towns can expect the same .\njeff bertrand , the administrator for wall township , said ashbritt officials made their pitch to him days after the storm . they drove around town and estimated it would cost $ 2 million to remove the downed trees and other debris that had piled up .\na report by the us general accountability office ( gao ) in 2008 found that the disposal of katrina wastes by ashbritt in the south resulted in the creation of contaminated sites along the gulf coast and two new superfund sites in new orleans .\nthe investigators are asking how much money ashbritt will collect and , in turn , what it will pay subcontractors performing the work , said a house investigator who did not want her name used because she was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter .\nbut three communities in mississippi , which found their own contractors rather than accept the terms offered by ashbritt , have negotiated contracts of $ 10 . 64 a cubic yard to $ 18 . 25 a cubic yard , including collection , processing and disposal .\nashbritt is central to his rags - to - riches campaign story , as he said he was a father who once relied on food stamps . today the company has branched out to provide demolition services , as well as environmental mitigation and public works services .\nchristie hired the firm for up to $ 100 million of work two days after the storm devastated much of the jersey shore and rampaged through the northeast . the total earned by ashbritt could be more , since new jersey towns hired the firm as well .\nrandy sets the vision for the organization through his leadership of the ashbritt board of directors . with 25 years of industry leadership , randy has in - depth knowledge of the disaster response and recovery process and stakeholders . randy has completed course work at the university of central florida in business administration and the university of miami in global business concepts . he holds seats on the board of directors of several national charitable organizations and is very active in state and local charitable endeavors . he sits on the ashbritt foundation board .\nashbritt , which has won the biggest share of those contracts , is being paid about $ 15 per cubic yard to collect and process debris , federal officials said . it is also being reimbursed for costs if it has to dispose of material in landfills .\na bulldozer contracted by ashbritt , inc . piles debris being collected in a temporary dump at the base of the route 37 bridge in seaside heights in the wake of hurricane sandy ' s destruction . ( photo by tony kurdzuk / the star - ledger )\nchristie\u2019s no - bid contract with florida - based ashbritt inc . \u2014 which gave the firm unequaled access to local towns stricken by the storm \u2014 borrowed wholesale , or\npiggybacked\nfrom the company\u2019s 2008 contract with connecticut to help speed up recovery efforts .\nfollowing hurricane katrina in august 2005 , as the united states army corps of engineers ( usace ) advanced contracting initiative ( aci ) contractor for u . s . region 3 , ashbritt was the initial response contractor for both louisiana and mississippi . ashbritt was ultimately tasked by the usace as the prime contractor for the entire debris mission in the state of mississippi . owing to the severity of the damage , this mission proved to be the largest debris cleanup and recovery by a single company in u . s . history .\nthe company was a lead government contractor working chiefly on debris removal after two of the country\u2019s most devastating recent natural disasters : hurricane katrina and superstorm sandy . in both cases , ashbritt flexed its political muscle in order to maximize its piece of ensuing procurement opportunities .\njared moskowitz , legal counsel for ashbritt , told abc news that there was nothing amiss in the company ' s dealings with new jersey . in times of crisis or disasters , states don ' t have time to put contracts out for bid , he said .\naccording to senate filings , ashbritt paid about $ 40 , 000 in the first half of 2005 to barbour griffith & rogers , the washington lobbying firm co - founded by governor barbour of mississippi , who is also a former chairman of the republican national committee .\nin a conference call with the record on wednesday , they said they are getting plans in place to help people like the husers . the county has a contract with disaster recovery contractor ashbritt environmental to help remove\nall storm - related debris ,\ncaldwell said .\nashbritt\u2019s chief draw in new jersey and elsewhere was its contracting model : rather than doing the work itself , the company brought on subcontractors and took a fee from the awards delegated to them . that allowed for a high degree of coordination , but it swelled costs .\na dec . 6 news release from toms river describes ashbritt as a\nfema - approved\ncontractor . asked about the toms river statement , albert pillot , a spokesman with fema , said ,\nfema does not endorse , approve or recommend any contractors ."]}
{"id": 55869, "summary": [{"text": "fidelity bank , also known as fidelity bank plc. , is a commercial bank in nigeria .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "it is licensed as a commercial bank , by the central bank of nigeria , the central bank and national banking regulator . ", "topic": 26}], "title": "fidelity bank nigeria", "paragraphs": ["fidelity bank fraud backed by nnamdi okonkwo and the central bank of nigeria against mr ese imasuen .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at fidelity bank nigeria , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the fidelity bank nigeria company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at fidelity bank nigeria .\nothers are union bank of nigeria plc , with 800 atms ; first city monument bank , 770 atms ; sterling bank plc , 776 atms and fidelity bank , 757 atms .\ni applied in - person . the process took 3 weeks . i interviewed at fidelity bank nigeria ( lagos ( nigeria ) ) in may 2017 .\nul transfer of n100 , 000 . we reported on the same date and our bank - fidelity bank ( fidelity bank plc ) - promised to resolved this . they told u\nfirst bank of nigeria limited , nigeria\u2019s most valuable bank brand , has distinguished itself through its various interventions in its corporate responsibility and sustainability programme . the bank has defined its approach to\nciti has had a presence in nigeria since 1984 . citi is the oldest existing international bank in nigeria , with service bank branches spread across the nation .\na commercial bank with international authorisation established in 1987 and licensed by the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) .\nfurther investigation revealed that first bank of nigeria holdings plc has the highest atms , followed by united bank for africa plc and access bank plc .\nh1 : there is significant relationship between corporate social responsibility and bank performance in nigeria .\nplease share this to help us get our money back from fidelity bank . thanks !\nfidelity bank posts n146 . 9bn gross earnings , offers n4 . 6bn as dividend payout\n2 . 9 ordinary shares of manny bank plc were exchanged for 2 ordinary shares of fidelity bank plc . reporting system\nfidelity bank said it is touching lives and impacting positively on communities in nigeria with its fidelity helping hands project ( fhhp ) , an initiative that enables the bank and its staff to carry out corporate social responsibility ( csr ) interventions .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 . first bank of nigeria ltd . all rights reserved | an fbnholdings company\n\u201che has worked in various capacities in nigeria\u2019s financial services industry where he acquired strong strategic management , leadership and people skills , \u201d fidelity bank added .\nthere is a genuine fidelity bank based in lagos nigeria , however , none of the address or contact details appearing in these letters correspond with those publicly available in respect of the genuine bank .\ncorrespondent banks : anz london absa african export - import bank commerce bank citibank , n . a . fbn bank , uk ltd standard chartered bank us ex - im bank usaid\nfidelity bank has grown from a marginal player in 1987 , into a stable and respectable banking institution . notably in 2005 , fidelity bank acquired fsb international bank plc ( \u201cfsb\u201d ) and manny bank plc ( \u201cmanny\u201d ) to create one of the top 10 nigerian banks .\nthe renovated health centre was unveiled by the bank\u2019s managing director / chief executive officer , fidelity bank plc , mr . nnamdi okonkwo .\nfidelity bank currently has an extensive branch network with presence across all the major cities in nigeria and in all the state capitals . the bank remains financially sound with a robust balance sheet and sound capital ratios .\nthe commission have become aware of letters , received by customers of local financial institutions , purporting to originate from fidelity bank plc of 104 marina street , lagos , nigeria .\nyemi has over 20 years\u2019 banking experience . she was the financial controller of fidelity bank plc ( formerly fidelity union merchant bank limited ) and worked as an audit senior at kpmg peat marwick ani ogunde & co\na licensed member of the nigeria stock exchange ( nse ) since 1992 , balarabe also served as the executive director of oceanic bank plc , pursuant to his appointment by the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) .\ncurrently , fidelity bank\u2019s guidance for dividend payment is between 30 % and 50 % of annual net profit .\nthis branch code value means this is the primary office ( or head office ) for fidelity bank plc .\nto provide leadership for the group in nigeria through developing overall country strategy / direction . other responsibilities include : corporate governance in nigeria , people and talent , financial performance , achievement of nigeria\u2019s financial and headcount budgets\ninformation exclusively obtained by our correspondent revealed that first bank of nigeria limited , a subsidiary of first bank of nigeria holdings , maintained 15 per cent of the total banking sector atm network in the country with 2779 atms .\nfurther investigations by leadership revealed that unity bank plc and union bank of nigeria recorded the highest decline in july , followed by fidelity bank plc . the stock of unity bank fell by 8 . 9 per cent or n0 . 06 to close at n0 . 61 from n0 . 67 in june . the stock price of union bank of nigeria shed 14 . 4 per cent to n5 . 24 from n6 . 12 it opened in july while fidelity bank dropped by 4 . 6 per cent to close july at n1 . 25 .\nas a matter of internal policy , the bank announces its financial results within 24 hours of approval of the audited accounts by the central bank of nigeria .\nthe registrar first registrars nigeria limited plot 2 , abebe village road , iganmu p . m . b . 12692 , marina lagos state , nigeria .\nthe letters allege that a substantial sum of money has accrued as interest on the recipient\u2019s contract sum deposited with fidelity bank plc prior to payment of the principal to the federal government of nigeria .\nswift code fidtnglaxxx also known as bic code is a unique bank identifier of fidelity bank plc and it ' s used to verify financial transactions such as a bank wire transfers ( international wire transfers ) .\nfidelity\u2019s financial year end was june 30 . however , following a recent guideline of the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) , all nigerian banks are required to have a common financial year end of december 31 with effect from december 2009 . consequently , fidelity bank has adjusted its financial year end to december 31 .\nfirst registrars nigeria limited of plot 2 , abebe village road , iganmu , p . m . b . 12692 , marina , lagos state , nigeria .\nwith online banking , you can easily and quickly transfer funds to any account within fidelity , to other banks in nigeria or outside nigeria . you can conveniently buy airtime , pay bills , hotel , airline tickets e . t . c\nsacked drivers\u200b \u200bof fidelity bank\u200b \u200bare set for another round of protest at the company\u2019s \u200b\u200bheadquarters on victoria island , lagos\u200b . \u200b\nfirst registrars nigeria limited plot 2 , abebe village road , iganmu , lagos .\nthis is the 2 - letter country code associated with nigeria ( ng ) .\nthe role of co - operative societies towards development of rural communities in nigeria .\nmr . ogan was appointed to the board of coronation merchant bank on 21 july , 2017 and his appointment was approved by the central bank of nigeria on 1 november 2017 .\n, commercial and consumer banking clientele . for this purpose , the bank is leveraging its pedigree in investment banking ( fidelity was a\nother financial institution with stock price appreciation includes skye bank plc , united bank for africa plc , access bank plc and stanbic ibtc holdings plc .\nms . fayokun was appointed to the board of coronation merchant bank on 30 may , 2017 and her appointment was approved by the central bank of nigeria on 1 november , 2017 .\nin his reaction to the \u200bfresh \u200bthreat \u200bof protested , fidelity bank plc denied that it sacked some of its drivers without adequate compensation .\nokonkwo , who was represented by the regional bank head , north - east region , fidelity bank plc , dr . musa tarimbuka noted that the bank takes great pride in entrenching the culture of true and responsible citizenship among its staff .\nhe is a member of nigeria institute of management . he is a member of the association of chartered certified accountants uk and associate member of institute of chartered accountant of nigeria .\nfor fidelity token app : download \u201cfidelity token\u201d from your mobile stores and activate using your online banking credentials ( available in android , iphones and blackberry10 ) . for hard token : kindly visit a fidelity bank branch in your location or send an e - mail to true . serve @ urltoken to make a request .\nplease note that you can report any unethical activity / breach of the central bank of nigeria ' s code of corporate governance by the bank or any of its officers . please find details below\nfidelity bank currently has an extensive branch network of 239 office branches , 751 atm machines and 3 , 861 pos . with presence across all the major cities in nigeria and in all the state capitals , the bank remains financially sound with a robust balance sheet and sound capital ratios .\nextended loan to accion microfinance bank ( accion mfb ) loan of ngn500 million to drive and promote the development of the microfinance sector in nigeria .\nthe central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) had pegged required number of banking and payment facility at 60 , 000 units for effective financial inclusion .\nfidelity has two joint independent auditors , messrs ernst & young and messrs parnell kerr forster .\nfidelity bank cards provide you with ease of universal acceptance that the high paced lifestyle of today requires . choose the one that\u2019s right for you .\nfidelity bank plc yesterday announced the appointment of mr ernest ebi as a non - executive director and chairman - designate of the board of directors .\nhe noted that fidelity bank strives to reinforce robust , healthy community relations by identifying with host communities in activities that are most relevant to them .\nbefore joining the bank seye was the managing solicitor at henley , crankshaw solicitors between 2004 - 2012 . prior to that he was the chief legal officer / company secretary from 2001 - 2004 at econet wireless nigeria limited ( now airtel nigeria ) and before that was the general counsel / head compliance at citibank nigeria from 1991 - 2001 .\nno . 12 ado - owo road , alagbaka area , akure , ondo state , nigeria .\nwhy is p & g ; shutting down u . s . $ 300 million nigeria factory ?\nyou may pay for your emirates booking at any of the citibank branches listed below or at any first bank or access bank branch . you may locate your nearest first bank branch , or your nearest access bank branch .\nvisit a fidelity bank branch in your location or send an e - mail to true . serve @ fidelitybank . ng . to make a request .\nsimply tap the fidelity logo again and your keypad will enable you type anywhere on your phone .\nnow fidelity bank plc told us that it will take extra 45 days before they will respond to us . that will make it more than 66 days .\nwema bank has 270 atms , while unity bank , 311 atms . diamond bank , the strongest tier - ii bank has 1 , 054 active atms , with over 15 , 092 pos , the highest in the banking industry .\njoint lead manager for federal republic of nigeria us $ 1 . 5 billion eurobond under its global mtn\nthe board also approved the appointment of mr charles chidebe umolu and mr kings akuma as non - executive directors of the bank . these appointments are subject to the approval of the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) .\nfidelity place , 2 kofo abayomi street , victoria island , p . o box 72439 , victoria island\n\u201cgiving is a culture at fidelity bank and we will continue to encourage this . under the fhhp initiative , the bank matches 100 per cent whatever amount that is contributed by staff to fund csr projects of their choices .\ngov . peter obi is leaving no stone upturned to protect free funds from anambra for his bank ; fidelity\u2026\u2026 and his deftly move is already jeopardizing the future of the bank . younewsng learnt , customers are planning to withdraw funds for fear of the future . this is not the best of times for reginald ihejiahi , ceo / md of fidelity bank plc to manage the . . .\nhe was also a general manager in united bank for africa ( uba ) and had been the general manager & chief executive of newdevco finance services company limited before his appointment to the board of fidelity bank in april 2012 .\n2 , kofo abayomi street , eti - osa ( 7 , 814 . 52 mi ) lagos , nigeria 234090\nhe is a member , institute of directors of nigeria which is an affiliate of institute of directors united kingdom .\ntax administration in nigeria : challenges and prospects , a case study of lagos state board of intern . . .\nthis study basically seeks to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility on bank performance . this study is limited in scope to the banking industry in nigeria from 2003 to 2013 .\nwhile welcoming the new directors , the md / coo managing director / chief executive officer , fidelity bank plc , nnamdi okonkwo , said that their appointments are expected to contribute significantly to the new phase of the bank ' s growth trajectory .\na token is a \u2018secured\u2019 high level authentication used to validate a user for transactions on fidelity online banking . there are two types , fidelity token app ( download from store ) and a hard token ( physical device ) .\nfollowing the resumption of the managing director of fidelity bank plc , mr . nnamdi okonkwo today , alhaji mohammed lawal balarabe who held fort in okonkwo\u2019s absence , has been appointed as the deputy managing director of the bank , subject to regulatory approval .\nscanned documents to them and still fidelity bank plc are not pushed to even respond to us . they only talk to us when we call or chat to ask them about it .\nin the tier - ii banks category , wema bank plc followed by unity bank plc had the lowest atms deployed across the country .\nhitherto , the nigeria inter - bank settlement scheme ( nibss ) report revealed that 17 , 594 atms are deployed by commercial banks operating in the country as at first quarter of 2017 .\nafter the merger of the three banks , the share capital of fsb international and manny bank were cancelled and both banks dissolved without being wound up . in addition , the existing shares of fsb and manny bank were exchanged for fidelity bank plc shares in the ratio proposed in the scheme of merger between the three banks .\nprior to his appointment as chairman of the calvary group , he was the head , corporate bank pharmaceutical group at guaranty trust bank plc .\nwe should put things in their proper perspective in order to tackle them headlong . nigeria should stop apportioning blam . . .\nan otp is a transaction password that can be used once under a very short time window for fidelity internet banking transactions .\ncommenting on the bank\u2019s stock performance , chief executive officer , diamond bank , uzoma dozie stated that despite the economic headwind , the bank would remain resilient and sustain the positive growth throughout the two remaining business quarters .\nrc 103022 copyright 2018 fidelity bank plc . an authorised financial services and credit provider . website terms & conditions | disclaimer , privacy & security | access to information | language policy | regulations & compliance\nthe managing director / chief executive officer , fidelity bank plc , nnamdi okonkwo , said the gesture is strategically aimed at building the capacity of students , particularly on the use of modern ict tools .\n. fidelity staff are also respected in the nigerian banking industry for the quality of training they receive on the job , as well as in good business schools both in nigeria and overseas . the management is particular about the quality of people that join the system . to qualify as a member of team fidelity , a candidate is expected to possess three vital statistics , with the acronym\n1 . tap on the fidelity bank icon on your keyboard 2 . select \u201csend cash\u201d option 3 . input your online banking password 4 . select beneficiary bank and saved beneficiary 5 . input amount to be transferred 6 . input your pin or token 7 . send to beneficiary\nthe project , done under the fidelity helping hands programme ( fhhp ) , one of the bank\u2019s corporate social responsibility ( csr ) vehicles , its staffers of abuja 1 bank financed the purchase of 10 brand new computers and provided 10 years unlimited internet access to the school .\ncustomers : we promise our customers an excellent banking experience at fidelity : excellent products , excellent service , and an excellent environment .\nfidelity bank plc has equipped the information communications technology ( ict ) centre of government secondary school , mabushi , abuja , as part of its long - standing commitment to support communities where it does business .\nat fidelity bank , we believe that organisations and the societies in which they do business are in a symbiotic relationship . this is why we have taken corporate social responsibility ( csr ) as a core of our existence right from the inception of the bank over two decades ago .\nfidelity bank also enjoys the respect and partnership of a network of off - shore institutions with which it has correspondent banking , confirmation lines , credit and other relationships . these include , anz london , afreximbank , cairo , egypt , absa south africa , commerce bank , frankfurt , citibank , n . a . london and new york , fbn bank , uk ltd , scb , london , us exim bank , usaid , etc .\noversee the business segment in the local market ( nigeria ) and across west africa . full p & l ; responsibility for consumer banking in nigeria , ghana , gambia and sierra leone . functional areas of responsibility include operational risk , marketing , business finance and operations .\nfor individuals self - enrolment simply download the fidleity online app or visit urltoken ; for corporates , download the request form from urltoken complete the form and submit at the nearest fidelity bank branch for rapid processing .\nof fidelity bank plc new lagos road branch to allow him handle his account as the account officer and assured him that no such fraud will be done to his account as it was recorded by other banks .\ngreen gardens and parks for fidelity bank , green gardens and parks as well as creative and visual arts appears to be its area of emphasis . this much could be seen in the number of green parks the bank nurtures and maintains across the country in partnership with the various state governments .\nfidelity is also respected for its investment in the environment where it has championed the beautification of many public places in the various parts of nigeria as well as its unique csr model that seeks to involve the entire workforce in service to the communities in which they do business .\nthis report extracts all available information about fidelity bank plc from emis ' database of company information . the table of contents on the right indicates the categories of information that will be included in your report upon purchase .\ndescribing chief eze as an honourable member of the fidelity family , okonkwo praised him for working assiduously to fulfil the aspirations of the founding fathers of the bank and wished the former well in all his future endeavours .\nfidelity bank enjoys the respect and partnership of a network of global institutions with which it has correspondent banking , confirmation line , credit and other relationships . these include , anz london ; afr - eximbank , cairo , egypt ; absa south africa ; commerce bank , frankfurt ; citibank , n . a . london and new york ; fbn bank , uk ltd ; scb , london ; hsbc ; us ex - im bank ; usaid ; etc .\nthe main objective of this research work is to examine the impact of corporate social responsibility on bank performance , a case study of some selected commercial banks in nigeria . the specific objectives of this study therefore , are :\nabstract this project work is carried out to examine the contribution of micro finance banks to the development of small and medium scale enterprises in nigeria . the brass micro finance bank is used a . . . continue reading \u00bb\nbank for 11years ) and its structures and service offerings for a retail populace .\nsome of the notable capital market mandates he has been involved with include access bank plc rights issue ; gombe and lagos state government supplementary shelf prospectus ; wapic insurance global depository receipt ; and the access bank plc / international bank plc merger .\nthe charity @ work program is a colleague engagement programme that seeks to galvanize all fidelity bank staff on a cause and then pool our expertise and resources to impact the communities within which we have a presence & relationships .\ncallistus joined standard chartered bank nigeria as one of its pioneer staff and has over 12 years\u2019 banking experience . he was the head of wholesale banking operations before taking up this role in july 2007 . he has previously worked with kpmg professional services ( formerly arthur andersen & co ) and gt bank plc .\n\u200ba statement signed by its divisional head , brand & communications , mr . charles aigbe , \u200breads : \u200b \u201cour attention has been drawn to the planned picketing of fidelity bank over the alleged sacking of drivers without adequate compensation\u200b\u201d . \u200b\nnimses is launching in nigeria . the app is not just another icon for your screen . this is a wallet full of every minute . . .\n67 , hamman ruwa way , ( beside zenith bank ) , jalingo , taraba .\nzenith bank plc , ecobank transactional incorporated plc , and guaranty trust bank plc ( gtbank ) lead 13 others to emerge as best performing stocks in the banking sector in july .\nwith 1 , 564 atms in 2016 , access bank is placed in the third position , followed by zenith bank plc that has 1 , 395 operational atms across the country .\nplease request the service via our contact centre , fidelity trueserve : email : true . serve @ urltoken telephone : 01 - 4485252 ; whatsapp : + 2349030005252\nmr . ettah is the group managing director / chief executive officer of uac of nigeria plc . ( uacn ) and is chairman of the following publicly quoted companies : uac property development company plc ( updc ) , chemical & allied products plc ( cap ) , portland paints & products nigeria plc and livestock feeds plc .\ncorporate social responsibility ( csr ) \u00e2 is fast assuming a life of its own\u00e2 \u00e2 within corporate nigeria and most organization are approaching it the best way possible .\nbanking got even smarter with fidelity flashkey . it doesn\u2019t matter if you\u2019re chatting on any im app , sending a mail , or just browsing on your phone ; you can bank in a flash without having to log into your online banking app . simply activate fidelity flashkey as once , and start banking while using loads of other apps on your phone \u2013 no interruptions , no noise , just real banking !\nsome of his numerous achievements include an appointment as the first vice president of the nigeria employers ' consultative association ( neca ) , as well as vice president ( multinationals ) of manufacturers association of nigeria ( man ) . in addition , he is a council member of the lagos chamber of commerce & industry ( lcci ) .\nmr charles chidebe umolu , presently a managing consultant with corimol nigeria ltd and a chief executive with corimol consulting ltd , has over 18 years cognate experience in banking .\naccording to fidelity bank , last week was the turn of a community in north - eastern part of the country to benefit from the philanthropy initiative , when its staff donated hospital equipment and renovated the maternity and child welfare clinic in kofaran , bauchi state .\nthis follows the retirement of the erstwhile chairman of the bank , chief ( dr ) christopher ezeh , who , after over 11 years of meritorious service to the bank has retired , having attained the retirement age for non - executive directors in line with the bank ' s policy .\none of them , mr samuel ayuwa , \u200b \u200bsaid , \u201dsince fidelity bank does not want us again , we want the management to pay our benefits\u201d\u200b . \u200b \u200b\u201d\u200bsome of us have worked for more than five years . it is our right to get our money\u200b\u201d\u200b\nput your facebook performance into context and find out who ' s strategy is working best . just add your page and get a free social media report that compares you to fidelity bank plc . download the sample report or learn more about our facebook benchmarking tool .\ncorporate social responsibility is at the core of our existence right from the inception of the bank .\nhis achievements include participating in quasi - equity for access bank via long term convertible debenture , which is the first of such investment in a nigerian bank by a development finance institution . he also participated in promoting gender empowerment at access bank , by raising funds from the international finance corporation .\ndiran previously worked in leadbank plc as head corporate affairs and citibank nigeria as head , public affairs for the west african cluster . diran has over 13 years\u2019 banking experience .\nsays 774 local government councils moribund country caught in demographic , religious catch - 22 bayo akinloye nigeria has been described as a kleptocracy of ethno - religious and political . . .\nheritage bank to boost smes growth via the next titan season - 5 kick - of . . .\nfidelity bank has consistently paid dividends in the last 11 years , even in the most turbulent time in the nigerian banking industry . in the last 5 years , dividends have moved within the band of + or \u2013 20 . 0 % of 17 . 5 kobo per share .\nfidelity bank is diversely owned . the current authorized share capital of the bank is ngn16 , 000 , 000 , 000 . 00 ( sixteen billion naira ) , divided into 32 , 000 , 000 , 000 ( thirty two billion ) ordinary shares with a nominal value of 50 kobo each . its paid - up share capital currently stands at ngn14 , 481 , 292 , 846 .\non this page you will find detailed information on bic code fidtngla for fidelity bank plc . this swift code follows the same general structure as mentioned in the next section . for a detailed breakdown analysis of bic code fidtnglaxxx , scroll towards the bottom of the page for specific details .\nunification of exchange rates between the official and inter - bank markets and resolution of the multiple currency problems .\nthe bank atm transaction count hit 58 million in 2016 , with over n1 billion income earned in 2016 .\na survey conducted in nigeria in 2008 by a development finance organization , the enhancing financial innovation and access revealed that about 53 . 0 % of adults were excluded from financial services . the global pursuit of financial inclusion as a vehicle for economic development had a positive effect in nigeria as the exclusion rate reduced from 53 . 0 % in 2008 to 46 . 3 % in 2010 .\nin nigeria , the deluge of infrastructural decay , mass poverty and social disorientation left behind by years of military dictatorship offers viable options for public conscious organizations to demonstrate their connectedness to the people .\nbank : is a financial intermediary that accepts deposits and channels those deposits into lending activities , either directly by loaning or indirectly through capital markets . a bank links customers that have capital deficits and customers with capital surpluses .\nthe cost of setting up and maintaining the gardens is enormous . but the bank obviously thinks of the benefit of the gardens in terms of goodwill and has no real financial value . the bank\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s partnership with the nigerian conservation foundation ( ncf ) was also forged with no less weighty motive . over the years , fidelity bank has been one of the few nigerian banks partnering ncf to draw attention to environmental issues .\nmr . atta has experience serving on the boards of various companies , including wapic insurance plc , access investment & securities limited , inter foods limited , workwell engineering & tractor nigeria limited and supertex , amongst others . he has also been appointed onto various committees by the federal government of nigeria to help coordinate systems for monitoring oil & gas supplies to industries and to instil transparency in the sector .\nfinancial solutions for your retail banking needs , including bank accounts , home loans , payment cards and personal loans .\nclick here to register and your bank account will be credited with 4 times the amount you invested within 48hrs .\nthe fidelity international creative writing workshop has also been another first from fidelity bank . this literary workshop has hosted the award - winning writers like chimamanda adichie , tsitsi dangaremba , helon habila and several other respected authors in and outside africa . it is worthy of note that some other organisations who have had to marvel at the successes we have recorded in this area have also copied same . we believe that this is a very good way of encouraging our youth to imbibe the culture of reading and creative writing .\nin the tier - one bank category , guaranty trust bank plc ( gtbank ) has the lowest atm . according to the information , first bank\u2019s total value of cash dispensed by atms in 2016 to both customers and other banks\u2019 customers was n2 . 6trillion , an increase of 23 per cent growth from n2 . 1 trillion dispensed in 2015 .\noghogho has over 27 years\u2019 experience spanning investment banking , wealth management , asset management and corporate banking across top tier corporates in nigeria . as the managing director of coronation trustees limited \u2013 a subsidiary of coronation merchant bank , oghogho is responsible for the development of innovative trust products and ensuring the protection of client\u2019s assets .\nmr . dabiri\u2019s career spanned over three decades , during which he worked at various financial institutions such as prime merchant bank , continental merchant bank , and fountain trust merchant bank ltd . he served in various leadership positions over the course of his career , and eventually became the first gmd / ceo of sterling bank from january 2006 to february 2008 , until he retired from banking . since retirement , he has been involved in several businesses in various economic sectors .\nthe central bank of nigeria development finance initiatives involve the formulation and implementation of various policies , innovation of appropriate products and creation of enabling environment for financial institutions to deliver services in an effective , efficient and sustainable manner . the initiatives are mainly targeted at agricultural sector , rural development and micro , small and medium enterprises .\naccording to him , the renovation of the ict centre is in fulfillment of the objectives of the fidelity csr practice , which rests on a tripod : the environment , education and health / social welfare .\nthis unique swift code directory provides businesses and individuals with an easy way to avoid bank transfer and money transfer mistakes .\nhe has an mba from warwick business school and is a fellow of the institute of chartered accountants of nigeria ( ican ) , as well as an associate certified anti - money laundering specialist ( acams ) .\nfidelity place , 2 , kofo abayomi street , p . o . box 72439 , victoria island , lagos . tel : + 234 1 4485252 , 2700530 \u2013 3 email : info @ urltoken website : urltoken\nmr . folawiyo is the managing director of the yinka folawiyo group \u2013 an organisation with interests in energy , agriculture , shipping , real estate and engineering \u2013 as well as a director at mtn nigeria communications ltd .\nthe bank\u2019s composite risk rating is sound and does not preclude it from paying more than 30 % of its net profit .\nthe workers , who carried placards and chanted solidarity songs , said\u200b \u200bthe bank neglected them\u200b \u200bsince they were\u200b \u200bretrenched in february .\nanybody who has already responded to one of these letters should contact their local police fraud unit and their bank without delay .\n\u201cthis project was funded by the combined contributions of individual staff members of bauchimain branch and the bank , \u201d he added .\nthis particular effort has become an important item on the global literary calendar . young and aspiring writers across nigeria eagerly look forward to that time of the year when the opportunity to compare notes with their contemporaries presents itself .\nokonkwo expressed his gratitude for chief ( dr ) eze ' s immense contributions to the overall growth and development of the bank .\nthe article on this topic ( credit management and issues of bad debts in commercial banks in nigeria ) is an extract from literature review of the project material . the complete project work would be ma . . . continue reading \u00bb\n\u201cwe play a leading role by identifying and seeking viable solutions to the problems of the society like youth empowerment , especially those in our immediate operational environment\u201d , okonkwo who was represented by the regional bank head , abuja 1 regional bank , hassan imam , said .\nunder the theme \u201cbuilding lives through finance\u201d , fidelity\u2019s csr work is being led by our director for financial inclusion and csr , dr . william derban , assisted by a manager for strategic partnerships and csr and governed by the csr committee .\nthe bank has a diverse shareholder base and currently has over 400 , 000 shareholders comprising nigerian citizens and corporations as well as foreign investors . the bank continues to receive significant support for its policy objectives from its shareholders , who also support its capital raising and business development efforts .\nciti has donated more than us $ 1 . 29 million to support various idp projects that are run by the international rescue committee , united nations office for the coordination of humanitarian affairs ( un - ocha and junior achievement nigeria ( jan ) .\nmr . sanusi holds a first - class degree in accounting from the university of lagos , where he was the best graduating student in the faculty of business administration . he has an mba with majors in private equity and venture capital from the wharton school , university of pennsylvania . he is a chartered financial analyst ( cfa ) charter holder , a fellow of the institute of chartered accountants of nigeria ( fca ) and an associate member of the chartered institute of taxation of nigeria ( acti ) .\nrrow you can be a victim and someone will ignore you . liberate nigeria today from evil bankers who can ' t work hard to create revenue rather than steal from innocent hard working nigerian who have worked hard to make the nation and continent proud .\nto his greatest surprise mr ese was denied access to his account and all avenue to gain access has been denied . the bank have been threatenin\nchief executive officer of diamond bank , mr . uzoma dozie , said the bank will continue to improve on mobile banking and atm transactions as concerted efforts are being made to move more people to digital channels . \u201cthis has positive implications for cost and non - interest revenues\u201d , he said .\none of his notable achievements include the transformation of adh from a failing discount house to a merchant bank ( coronation merchant bank group ) with an a rating . he was also an independent non - executive director on the board of shelter afrique in nairobi , kenya between 2012 and 2013 .\nmr umolu served on the board of various organisations as an executive director and a non - executive director . he currently serves on the board of profound securities ltd - a subsidiary of the nigerian social insurance trust fund ( nsitf ) . he was the managing director / ceo of comet merchant bank ltd ( 1995 - 1997 ) , a position he held until he resigned to join corimol nigeria ltd .\nmanage the financial & management accounting function of the bank in accordance with ifrs , nigerian gaap and all the scb group accounting policies and other regulatory guidelines . provide all the management information systems reports required to support decision making processes ensure that the bank\u2019s balance sheet is managed to maximise returns on capital\nthe bank pointed out that even though it had no contractual obligations , it considered the good relationship with fsl and the number of years of service of the affected drivers and magnanimously decided to make ex - gratis payment to the drivers , a reasonable amount for each year of service provided to the bank .\nfidelity bank plc , one of the country\u2019s most capitalised financial institutions , on thursday said its gross earnings for the period ended december 31 , 2015 grew to n146 . 9 billion from n136 . 1 billion recorded in 2014 financial year ( fy ) . in the same vein , it promised shareholders n4 . 6 billion as dividend payout , thus maintaining a tradition of consistent dividend pay - out for the past . . .\nmrs . okoya is currently an associate director and group head of corporate banking division at coronation merchant bank ( formerly , associated discount house ltd . ) .\n1 . to be simple and focused on solving social issues 2 . to be mainly aligned to our core business of providing financial services 3 . to involve colleagues ( i . e . fidelity staff ) 4 . be differentiated from sponsorships 5 . be innovative and involve partnerships\na statement from the bank yesterday confirmed okonkwo\u2019s reinstatement , adding that balarabe is an erudite banker with over 24 years\u2019 experience in corporate , commercial and retail banking .\nhis achievements include an appointment as honorary consul of barbados in lagos , nigeria , a position he holds to this day , and the receipt of the african business leadership award in 2010 . he is a member of the bar association of england and wales , and the nigerian bar association .\nmrs . utuk was enrolled as a solicitor and advocate of the supreme court of nigeria in 1998 . she is a member of the business law section of the nigerian bar association , the commonwealth lawyers association , and an affiliate member of the chartered institute of personnel management in the uk .\n1 . download / update fidelity online banking app 2 . log into online banking app with your username and password 3 . go to settings & select \u201cactivate flashkey\u201d 4 . enable / set flashkey as default keyboard 5 . enter / save online banking username 6 . flashkey setup is completed\na wrong token response / login password has been used . get in touch with the bank ( true . serve @ fidelitybank . ng ) to unlock your profile .\nzenith bank on the other hand , has a market capitalisation of n772 . 8 billion while eti has n302 . 8 billion in market capitalisation in july 2017 . ironically , investors on the nigerian stock exchange ( nse ) continued to buy stock prices of these financial institutions over speculation of proposed interim dividend , zenith bank and gtbank specifically .\nciti has offered dcc services to clients in nigeria since 2008 . dcc plays an integral role in the capital markets by providing clearing and settlement services for the trading and investing activities of our local clients as well as offering domestic market sub - custody services to banks and global custodians around the world .\nkindly accept as the prompt is a disclaimer notice from android . this is a normal app prompt . please be reassured that fidelity will not collect your details . flashkey only serves as an alternative keyboard , you can switch to the other keyboard types available on your phone wherever you deem fit .\nmrs . iroche is currently the ceo of marnaby limited \u2013 a financial consultancy and advisory services firm . she became a board member of coronation merchant bank in october 2012 .\nas head of compliance at coronation merchant bank , mr . bello\u2019s responsibilities include the provision of operational and advisory support in the development and implementation of all compliance strategies and concerns . he is also charged with establishing strong compliance standards in accordance with industry and global best practices , and acting as a liaison between the bank and all regulatory bodies .\nthe building lives program leverages the skills and assets of the bank to raise funds to undertake targeted socio - economic developmental projects funded / co - funded by donor partners .\nin recent decades , as societies in nigeria have become more prosperous , better educated and more articulated , increasing attention has focused on the social responsibility of business firms , because business firms are allowed to flourish within society and to make use of various natural and human resources available as well as public services .\nat citi nigeria , we are committed to the needs of the communities in which we operate . by driving sustainability through corporate citizenship , we have developed an environmental and social risk management ( esrm ) policy that includes categorization requirements , environmental due diligence , elevated review and approval requirements for the following transaction types :\nthe bank has a formal insider trading policy that prohibits all \u201cinsiders\u201d and their \u201cconnected persons\u201d ( as defined in the policy ) from dealing in the company\u2019s securities at certain times .\nhe is responsible for the development of marketing and sales strategies , as well as products and services for the division ; originating and managing the bank\u2019s relationships within the corporate market .\nms . fayokun is a council member of the nigerian bar association section on business law , was a director of the association of issuing houses of nigeria , a former treasurer of the capital markets solicitors\u2019 association and played a key role in the establishment of the nigerian association of securities dealers ( nasd ) otc market .\nthe stock price of skye bank added 13 per cent or n0 . 08 to close at n0 . 68 while united bank for africa rose by 10 . 7 per cent or n0 . 94 to close in july at n9 . 70 from n8 . 76 it opened . access bank stock\u2019s price added 8 . 1per cent or n0 . 75 to close at n10 . 05 per share . furthermore , the stock price of stanbic ibtc holdings increased by 8 . 8 per cent or n2 . 90 to close july at n35 . 90 .\nthe mtn foundation has been remarkable in with its schoolsconnect and universitiesconnect which has made inroads in the nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s education system . the united bank for africa , uba , foundation has also shown that what the telecoms sector can do , could well be handled by a financial institution . zenith bank sets apart a percentage of its profit every year to take care of crs activities .\nthe bank swift code provides information about the bank and branch where the money should be transferred . being able to check information about the swift code will provide you with the proper information necessary to make or receive payments . some of the banks and their associated branches benefit from an address listing which provides you with the means to match swift codes with financial institution office address .\nunited bank for africa is serving over 14million customers , through 1 , 000 branches and customer touch points , 1 , 750 atms and 13 , 500 point of sales ( pos ) .\nmanagement of all wb client relationships and country sales processes for all global markets and transaction banking products . joint overall responsibility with the head , financial markets for the country wholesale bank strategic plan .\nas the head of coronation capital markets division of coronation merchant bank , mr . aig - imoukhuede is responsible for the bank\u2019s businesses in investment banking , brokerage , asset management and trust services . he leads the team in the development and execution of business strategies ; in the review of regulatory frameworks ; and in ascertaining compliance with established rules and regulations by the capital markets entities under supervision .\nif you\u2019re not sure about any of the swift code details you\u2019re using , get in touch with the bank or financial institution in question . they should be able to give you the right information .\n\u201cthis payment , made in good faith is now being exploited by the drivers to make additional and unreasonable demands for more , with the threat to picket the bank and disrupt services to its teeming customers . \u201d\nmr . jimoh is a hands - on leader who has held the position of managing director / chief executive officer at coronation merchant bank since april 2011 , beginning at associated discount house limited ( adhl ) .\nas a bank , we are fortunate to have employees who are actively engaged in all our csr activities . this commitment has in no small measure impacted positively on our host communities and the society at large .\n\u2022 invalid user id or password \u2013 you can use the \u2018forgot your password ? \u2019 link on the online banking home page urltoken or mobile app . clicking on this link will have your password sent to your registered e - mail address . kindly ensure that your login details are not compromised and are kept secret at all times . \u2022 i am logged in but cannot make transfers \u2013 kindly contact your account officer , e - mail true . serve @ urltoken or walk into the nearest fidelity bank branch and ask to be enabled to make transfers and request for a token .\nthe first 4 characters - 4 letters (\naaaa\n) : institution code or bank code - this code is used to identify the institution\u2019s global presence ( all branches and all divisions around the world ) .\nmrs . sorae is a fixed income expert with experience in fixed income trading , portfolio management , and operational management . as the group head of securities dealing at coronation merchant bank since august 2015 , mrs . sorae\u2019s responsibilities include ensuring and managing the solvency of the bank , market and liquidity risks , profitable investments , and facilitating the development and implementation of activities to contribute to the business\u2019s market share , annual revenue and growth targets .\nmr . adekoya is an experienced banker whose core banking experience has covered financial and business advisory , wealth management , corporate finance , and credit and marketing . as the group head of corporate banking at coronation merchant bank ,\nfrom mere corporate tokenism ; donation of foodstuff , groceries and cash to orphanages and homes , nigerians are increasingly becoming familiar with the true concept of csr . now more than ever before , corporate nigeria is devoting so much time and resources to this time - tested business philosophy that almost every notable organization in the country now has a csr focus , no matter how hazy in some cases .\nthe results are released to the public by : i . distribution on the floor of the nigerian stock exchange ii . publication in at least two national dailies iii . circulation to all registered shareholders iv . publication on the bank\u2019s website\nas the group head of enterprise management at coronation merchant bank , mrs . aiwerioghene\u2019s core focus is on developing her knowledge and potential in human resources , process redesign , business effectiveness , strategy articulation , and corporate communications and branding .\nwe continue to applaud the efforts of our non - profit partners like junior achievement , technoserve , leap africa , united states african development foundation who , alongside citi , continue to promote economic progress and improve the lives of people in low - income communities around nigeria . our combined efforts have seen an increase in financial inclusion , job opportunities for the youth and innovative approaches to building an economically vibrant nation ."]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "kazmunaygas", "paragraphs": ["moody ' s affirms the ratings of the kazmunaygas group of companies , stabilises outlook .\n- at present , kazmunaygas jsc is carrying out projects to rebuild and modernise domestic refineries .\nitaly ' s eni signs deal with kazmunaygas to jointly explore an offshore oilfield in kazakhstan .\nkazmunaigas announced agreements reached with the jsc national company kazmunaygas to acquire four hydrocarbon exploration contracts .\njsc nc \u201ckazmunaygas\u201d and kmg finance sub b . v . announce results of meetings and tender offers\ncompany \u201ckazmunaygas\u201d is the kazakhstan national petroleum corporation that is operated in oil & gas exploration and production , refinery and transportation . having big assets \u201ckazmunaygas\u201d company created joint ventures with many known petroleum companies in the world .\njsc nc\nkazmunaygas\nis reporting about due redemption of eurobonds in the amount of usd 1 . 6 billion\n- the main value for any company is its employees . what measures do kazmunaygas undertake to develop human capital ?\nthe romanian government says in a press statement that also attending the meeting were executives of the corporation ' s kazmunaygas international branch and of china energy company ltd . ( cefc ) , the future main shareholder in kazmunaygas international .\nthe release also says the kazmunaygas international execs unveiled the development plans of the company in romania and the region .\neni and kazmunaygas enter into an agreement to jointly explore the isatay block in the north caspian sea , kazakhstan .\nmap and location directory : the gas station kazmunaygas at the address : kazakhstan out of 311600 places . you can download\nstatoil and kazmunaygas have signed the heads of agreement ( hoa ) on the abay block in the kazakhstani sector . . .\nkazmunaigas exploration production jsc is a subsidiary of national company kazmunaygas jsc which holds 58 % of the total number of shares .\nkazmunaygas , kazmunaigas exploration and production and bg signed an agreement in kazakhstan to cooperate in exploring a range of upstream opportunities in the region .\nthe perimeter of the transformation includes the following subsidiaries and associated companies : \u201ckazmunaygas\u201d exploration production\u201d jsc , \u00abkaztransoil\u00bb jsc , \u00abkaztransgas\u00bb jsc , \u201ckazmunaygas \u2013 refining and marketing\u201d jsc , \u201cnmsc \u201ckazmortransflot\u201d llp , \u201caktaunefteservis\nllp ,\nresearch institute of mining and drilling technologies\nkazmunaygas\nand others . the practical implementation of the transformation entrusted with the\nkmg global solutions\u201d company . its team includes the best specialists from the\nkazmunaygas\ngroup companies on the terms of complete distraction from the ongoing work and the experts with experience in large international oil and gas projects , including the transformation .\nkazmunaygas at kazakhstan - the gas station ' s address , phone number , hours , and website , gps : 48 . 131 , 82 . 937\nkazmunaygas implements projects both independently and together with its partners in areas such as exploration and production of hydrocarbons , refining and petrochemicals , oil and gas transportation and services .\nthe nc kazmunaygas is a vertically integrated oil & gas company that provides a full production cycle \u2013 from hydrocarbon exploration and extraction , its transportation and processing to offering specialized services .\nnational company\nkazmunaygas\nhas entered in transformation program in 2015 . the program is designed to improve business efficiency kmg group of companies and increase the value of the company .\npresidential decree of 20 february 2002 has established the national company kazmunaygas jsc by a merger of the kazakhoil national oil & gas company and the transportation of oil and gas national company .\nthe national company kazmunaygas ( kmg ) is a national operator for exploration , production , refining and transportation of hydrocarbons , representing the interests of the state in kazakhstan\u2019s oil and gas industry .\n- kazakhstan\u2019s main fields , especially the oil - bearing zones of the caspian sea , are almost completely explored . in which regions of the country will kazmunaygas be likely to carry out exploration ?\nwe believe that efficient human capital management in kazmunaygas can be achieved by creating a single human resources management system . it should be aimed at obtaining maximum profit and ensuring leadership in a competitive environment , based on economic incentives and social safeguards and promoting a harmonious combination of interests , both of the employer and the employee , and the development of their relations for the prosperity of nc kazmunaygas jsc .\npkop management is done on a parity basis by kazmunaygas national company represented by kazmunaigas - pm jsc and the chinese national petroleum corporation cnpc . the refinable raw materials are mainly kazakh oil from the kumkol field .\nthe kmg group comprises 220 companies . kazmunaygas holds more than a quarter of the market for oil and gas condensate production , as well as a leading position in petroleum refining , pipeline transportation of oil and natural gas in the country .\nfully - owned by kazmunaygas , kazmunaygas international operates in 11 countries , controlling romania ' s oil refineries petromidia navodari ( romania ' s largest such refinery ) and vega ploiesti ( romania ' s oldest operating refinery ) , as well as fuel distribution chains ( rompetrol ) in romania , bulgaria , moldova , georgia , france and spain . agerpres ( ro \u2014 author : madalina cerban , editor : claudia stanescu ; en \u2014 author : corneliu - aurelian colceriu , editor : adina panaitescu )\nat a meeting on monday at the government house with officials of kazakhstan ' s state - run oil and gas corporation kazmunaygas , prime minister sorin grindeanu reconfirmed his cabinet ' s openness to investment in romania , according to a government release sent to agerpres .\n- kazmunaygas supports social projects in accordance with the main priorities set by the sole shareholder , jsc national welfare fund \u201csamruk - kazyna\u201d , and within the available financial resources , which are very limited and depend on the financial results of the group over the year .\nin june of 2002 , gazprom and kazmunaygas set up kazrosgas on a parity basis and registered it in kazakhstan . the jv buys and markets natural gas and has it processed at russian gas refineries , among its other operations . kazrosgas is the operator of the imashevskoye deposit .\namong kazmunaygas\u2019s subsidiaries , kmg international n . v . , which owns the assets in romania , the atyrau refinery , pavlodar petrochemical plant , petrokazakhstan oil products ( shymkent refinery ) , kazmortransflot national maritime shipping company and others are also planned to be transferred to the competitive environment .\nalmaty , jan 11 ( interfax ) . kazmunaygas exploration production ( kmg ep ) produced 12 . 341 million tonnes of crude oil ( 250 , 000 barrels per day ) in 2011 , or 7 . 1 % less than in 2010 , the company said in a statement .\nmoscow . sept 14 ( interfax ) - a joint venture set up by gazprom ( rts : gazp ) and kazmunaygas , kazrosgas , is ready to being geological prospecting operations at the imashevskoye deposit , a gazprom press release issued after gazprom chief alexei miller met with his kazrosgas counterpart kairat boranbayev .\nthe jsc \u201cmangistaumunaigaz\u201d shares purchase deal is finished 25 th of november , 2009 . in connection with that the new shareholder of jsc \u201cmangistaumunaigaz\u201d is the company mangistau investments b . v . ( mibv ) established by companies \u201ckazmunaygas\u201d ( kmg ) and cnpc where 50 % of shares belong to kazakhstan content .\n- kioge has been a platform for international dialogue for over 20 years . what is the role of the event in the development of kazakhstan\u2019s oil and gas market ? in your opinion , how efficient is the participation of kazmunaygas in the event , taking into consideration that since kioge\u2019s launch kmg has been a constant partner of the event ?\ngeneral management of the expansion project is carried out by the consortium itself . however , control over fulfillment of specific types of work is distributed between the subsidiaries of transneft ( construction of facilities in russia ) , kazmunaygas ( construction of facilities in kazakhstan ) , and chevron ( spm installation , scada upgrade , and mt tank farm expansion ) .\nfor the first time , kazmunaygas has engaged independent auditors \u2013 gaffney , cline & associates \u2013 to assess the group\u2019s reserves , and the company has confirmed kmg\u2019s calculations . according to the assessment made by gaffney , cline & associates , the resource potential of the kazakh sector of the caspian sea is 2 . 37 billion tons of oil reserves , excluding the north caspian project .\n- kmg pays special attention to searching for highly qualified specialists , and to their continuing professional development and career advancement . all these principles are reflected in the human resources policy of nc kazmunaygas jsc . developed for 2011 to 2015 in accordance with the company\u2019s long - term strategy , this fundamental document presents the main focuses and approaches of personnel management to achieve kmg\u2019s mission and strategic goals .\nin view of the need to find , hire and retain key personnel , kazmunaygas is committed to providing its employees with a competitive wage and social support structure \u2013 a structure which makes it possible to attract the best professionals of the oil and gas industry and which has sufficient motivational effect to improve productivity , allowing an objective assessment of each employee\u2019s contribution to the overall goals of the company .\nkmg highly values its cooperation with foreign partners . participation in events such as the kazenergy forum and the astana economic forum only helps in establishing new contacts . the same applies to kioge , because the participation of kazmunaygas in the event always brings joint projects and memoranda for cooperation . it is noteworthy that kioge ensures dialogue between national and international partners at public and private levels . this format allows you to make specific decisions and reach specific agreements .\n- without a doubt , kazmunaygas will continue its longstanding cooperation with kioge , the kazakhstan international oil and gas conference and exhibition , through support of and direct participation in the event . after all , this event is a unique platform for dialogue which annually provides professionals and managers of leading international and domestic oil companies , international organisations , financial institutions , the diplomatic corps and the media with an opportunity to discuss the most acute issues in the fuel and energy sector .\nat the same time , exploration continues at the promising satpayev , makhambet , n block , zhambyl and bobek offshore blocks . most recently , nc kazmunaygas jsc and the korean consortium kc kazakh b . v . have reported the results of drilling the first exploration well at the zhambyl field to a depth of 2 , 200 metres . according to these results , two promising oil and gas sites were confirmed in middle jurassic sediments . a production test of these sites showed a flow to surface rate of 24 cubic metres per day on a 6 . 35 mm choke and 110 cubic metres per day on a 12 . 7 mm choke .\n09 . 07 . 2018 , 15 : 50 average weighted rate on july 9 , 2018 is 343 . 48 tenge for $ 1\nnews and other data on this web site are provided for information purposes only , and are not intended for republication or redistribution . republication or redistribution of interfax content , including by framing or similar means , is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of interfax .\nthe kazakh president has enforced a 20 - day state of emergency and an evening curfew in the town of zhanaozen . police arrested some 70 people over the violent uprising , which left at least 11 people dead and more than 80 injured .\nthe kazakh interior ministry has resorted to army units and armored vehicles to subdue the mass riots in the oil city zhanaozen . the troops to contain a thousand - strong riot were deployed from the army base in the neighboring city of aktau .\nmeanwhile in aktau another rally was taking place in support of the zhanaozen activists , according to unconfirmed reports .\nthere are conflicting reports on how the riots in the oil city zhanaozen in western kazakhstan started . general prosecutor askhat daulbaev said at an emergency media briefing that the violence was caused by a group armed with melee weapons , which attacked policemen , so that the officers had to fight back . the criminals , according to him , joint the crowd celebrating crowd marking country\u2019s independence day and ignited disorder . an on - site investigation headed by interior minister kalmukhadbet kasymov is underway .\ninitially the authorities seemed to be trying to conceal the fact of the violence , but kazakhstan\u2019s prosecutor general later admitted that according to preliminary data ten people had died in the zhanaozen unrest and many more wounded , including police officers .\neyewitnesses say that the police shot live rounds at the protesters to disperse the crowd . according to witness reports in russian - language blogs the death toll might be as high as 70 with more than 500 injured .\nthree buildings have been burnt down , including the offices of the town\u2019s administration , a branch of the ozenmuinagaz oil company and the nearby hotel aruana . protesters also burnt several cars and a police bus and reportedly looted nearby atms .\nthe electric power supply has been interrupted in zhanaozen and helicopters have been seen flying over the city , a local news site reports .\nthe authorities have cut off the cellular and internet networks in the city , so it is impossible to independently verify the figures or eyewitness reports . twitter and other social networks were also blocked as soon as the violence erupted .\nit\u2019s not yet clear if the riot has connection with a seven - month long protest of oil workers zhanaozen . hundreds of laid - off workers had been demonstrating in the city demanding that their former employer ozenmuinagaz paid them risk money . the action was supported by some of their former colleagues , including those working for another company , who wanted their salaries raised .\nsome reports say that the violence started because the protesters were disgusted with the planned celebration in the central square , where their camp had been since may , and tried to oust people setting up equipment there . this is confirmed by some videos on the internet and the interior minister also accuses the oil workers of being the main provocateurs of the riot . however organizers of the protest deny any connection with the looting and pillaging that followed .\ntatyana kuzmina , a local journalist , believes that there could be some outside forces trying to destabilize the situation in the country .\n\u201c it looks like this is being led from the outside , \u201d she told rt . \u201c this could be external forces , like other countries\u2019 intelligence or local forces who are interested in overthrowing the government and changing the regime . \u201d\n\u00adkazakhstan has been marking the 20th anniversary of its independence on friday , december 16 , and celebrations were planned throughout the country . according to the prosecutor general , some people in zhanaozen \u2013 mostly of young men \u2013 began to shout slogans and shortly afterwards started to damage property , beat up guards and set about causing large - scale riots .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\njapanese banks provide $ 297 . 5 million loan to atyrau oil refinery - the gazette of central asia\nhome > kazakhstan > japanese banks provide $ 297 . 5 million loan to atyrau oil refinery\natyrau ( kazinform ) a us $ 297 . 5 million loan agreement with the japan bank for international cooperation and the bank of tokyo mitsubishi ufj was signed in tokyo to construct a deep oil refining complex at the atyrau oil refinery in kazakhstan .\n\u201cthe project will increase the depth of the oil processing at the refinery by 2016 to 85 % . the volume of oil refining will reach 5 . 5 million tons per year , \u201d general director of the atyrau oil refinery talgat baytaziyev said .\nthis forum is moderated before publication : your contribution will only appear after being validated by an administrator .\n\u00a9 2011 - 2018 satrapia site map | log in | contact | rss 2 . 0\nsubscribing to eurasianet allows you to access more than 15 years of archived content . subscriptions are currently free of charge .\nemployees with kmg ep walk past oil tanks at a storage depot in western kazakhstan . ( photo : kmg ep )\nan industrial dispute in western kazakhstan that is dragging on into its sixth month is casting a shadow over the central asian state\u2019s all - important energy sector .\nthe strike began in may over a wage dispute . during the summer , it took a nasty turn when managers at two kmg ep - affiliated energy companies began summarily firing almost 2 , 000 workers for participating in the industrial action . with the disgruntled employees removed , kazmunaygaz then moved to declare the strike over .\nbut the complaints have not gone away , and a black cloud of controversy continues to envelop oil production in western kazakhstan .\nthe strike has caused \u201ccolossal damage\u201d to state coffers , said timur kulibayev , the head of the samruk - kazyna fund that oversees kazakhstan\u2019s state companies . kulibayev \u2013 who is president nursultan nazarbayev\u2019s son - in - law \u2013 told a round table on september 29 that strike - related losses to the state would approach 54 billion tenge ( $ 365 million ) this year . he also said kmg ep faced an annual loss of 40 billion tenge ( $ 270 million ) . in addition to shorting government coffers , the strike has caused pr damage , most notably when rock star sting cited the labor dispute as his reason for cancelling a concert - for - hire in astana .\namid growing concern over the economic impact of the labor action , nazarbayev\u2019s administration in astana is showing signs of wanting to broker a genuine compromise .\nthus far , kmg ep has been uncompromising over the key demand of higher take - home pay . the company insists that its employees are fairly compensated , noting that it has raised salaries six times since 2008 and that it offered strikers the chance to return to work .\nthe workers fired by kmg ep have not faded away . a large group has set up a tent city in the center of zhanaozen , a dusty town three hours\u2019 drive from the regional administrative center of aktau . from there , they have kept up their protest , demanding reinstatement and a review of salaries . they are also calling for the release of lawyer natalya sokolova , who was advising the strikers before her arrest . she was imprisoned in august for six years for \u201cinciting social enmity\u201d in a case that sparked international criticism and which was raised at the osce\u2019s annual human rights conference in september .\n\u201cit\u2019s really bad , really unpleasant . for over three months people haven\u2019t been receiving any money , \u201d sacked welder maksat kartmakambetov told urltoken in a recent interview in almaty . \u201cwe can\u2019t afford to buy things for the children . \u201d\nat the late - september samruk - kazyna roundtable , kulibayev offered an olive branch to the dismissed workers . \u201cthey are our people and we should work with them , \u201d he said . \u201cwe are not giving up on helping them find employment . \u201d\nkulibayev said alternative jobs on a railroad project had been proposed , but turned down . that offer was confirmed to urltoken by nurlibek nurgaliyev , a dismissed lathe operator . \u201cwe refused because we are demanding our own work , \u201d nurgaliyev explained .\nastana is eyeing the broader backdrop to the strikes , particularly zhanaozen\u2019s socioeconomic problems . its population more than doubled from 2000 to 2010 , reaching 125 , 000 , due to the oil boom and an influx of migrants . there are not enough jobs for all , and as zhanaozen\u2019s population swells , oil reserves are declining . remaining reserves are estimated at 150 million tons , according to zhanaozen mayor orak sarbopeyev \u2013 enough to last three more decades . a strategy is in place to diversify the town\u2019s economy \u2013 but inhabitants will rely on the energy sector for employment for the foreseeable future .\nthe dichotomy between the expectations of protestors occupying zhanaozen\u2019s central square \u2013 who consider themselves still to be company staff \u2013 and the stance of kmg ep \u2013 which considers them ex - employees \u2013 is perhaps the largest stumbling block to finding a compromise .\nso is astana ready to get actively involved in the effort to resolve the impasse ? observers can\u2019t be sure .\n\u201csince july [ dismissed workers ] have been hoping for precisely this - - that authorities will come [ in ] and that the employer will sit down at the negotiating table with them , \u201d galym ageleuov , a consultant with the almaty - based international bureau for human rights and rule of law , who recently returned from zhanaozen , told eurasianet . org . but ageleuov went on to note that \u201cauthorities have [ hitherto ] intervened only on the side of the employer . \u201d\nkmg aspires to conduct business according to the international standards , being socially responsible company and a good employer .\nkmg pays close attention to the public interests , showing overall support to the social and economic development of the regions , creating business - enabling environment , maintaining decent work conditions and people\u2019s wellbeing .\nthe main aim of the transformation is to increase business efficiency and , as a consequence , the increase in value of the company .\nefficiency enhancement of the economy of kazakhstan through the transfer of assets to the private investors committed to its development .\ndo you want to join kmg team ? company offers various job opportunities . if you are interested in kmg job offers , please upload your cv via urltoken . this website provides the information on available positions within the company . we are looking forward to receiving your cv .\nplease log in for full access to your permissions . password is case sensitive .\nwe brought you to this page based on your search query . if this isn ' t what you are looking for , you can continue to search results for\n\nthe maximum number of items you can export is 3 , 000 . please reduce your list by using the filtering tool to the left .\nmoody ' s assigns ( p ) baa3 to kmg nc ' s usd1 . 5 billion new bond\nthe rating history for this credit rating accurately reflects the current status of the ( sf ) indicator but , due to technical limitations , does not accurately reflect the ( sf ) indicator history . please visit the research tab to view the press release ( s ) announcing when the ( sf ) indicator was added or removed .\nfor credit ratings that are derived exclusively from an existing credit rating of a program , series , category / class of debt , support provider or primary rated entity , or that replace a previously assigned provisional rating at the same rating level , moody\u2019s publishes a rating announcement on that series , category / class of debt or program as a whole , on the support provider or primary rated entity , or on the provisional rating , but often does not publish a specific rating announcement on each subsequent bond or note for which the credit rating is derived from the existing credit rating . rating announcements are usually press releases classified as rating actions on www . moodys . com . please refer to the research tab on the issuer / entity page for the rating announcement .\n\u00a9 2018 moody ' s investors service , inc . , moody\u2019s analytics , inc . and / or their affiliates and licensors . all rights reserved .\nsamruk - kazyna hr team is pleased to welcome you on the registration page ! the registration process takes approximately 30 minutes to complete . thank you for your time and interest !\nhereby i agree that samruk - kazyna may use my personal data , as well as receive personal information from other public sources in order to assess my compliance with the vacant position , corporate culture , and for verification with our security service .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nsince june 14 , 2018 in the network of gas stations\nkazmunaigas\ndiscounts for customers who purchase gasoline . . . . . .\nllp \u201ckazmunaigas onimderi\u201d , hereby , publicly announces that a robbery occurred on december 31 , 2017 at 21 : 57 . . . . . .\ntulemis shotanov was appointed first deputy - deputy director general for commercial issues at kazmunaigas . . . . . .\nstart - up operations at the advanced oil refining center have been . . .\non december 15 , 2017 , the atyrau oil refinery ( aor ) began the start - up operations at the advanced oil refining . . . . . .\nmany car enthusiasts in astana , who purchase fuel at kazmunaigas ( kmg ) fuel stations in the center of the old . . . . . .\non the eve of the independence day celebration , kazmunaigaz onimderi llp , held a contest for the best knowledge . . . . . .\nkmg ep was founded back in march 2004 by the merger of two hitherto joint stock companies , uzenmunaigas and embamunaigas .\nkmg ep\u2019s core production operations take place across 41 fields excluding acquisitions made from 2007 through 2011 . uzen is the largest field in the kmg ep portfolio , and has been in production since 1965 .\nthe volume of proved and probable reserves of the company\u2019s core assets ( umg and emg ) as at the end of 2011 was 226mt ( 1 . 7bn bbl ) . 2p reserves production ratio as at the end of 2011 was 29 years .\nkmg ep has a reliable access to the uzen \u2013 atyrau \u2013 samara ( uas ) pipeline , which is the main export outlet for the company\u2019s business , as well as to caspian pipeline consortium ( cpc ) which is the most profitable route for kmg ep . kmg ep exported 76 % of its output in 2011 .\ncrude oil is sold to kazmunaigas processing and marketing for further delivery of oil products to the domestic market .\nozenmunaigas stock company is a wholly - owned subsidiary of kazmunaigas exploration production jsc . the company has been transformed from a production branch into a stock company . proved plus probable (\n2p\n) reserves at uzen and karamandybas fields were 94 million tonnes as of 31 december 2016 .\nin 2016 ozenmunaigas produced 5 555 thousand tonnes ( 112 kbopd ) which is 1 % more than in 2015 .\nembamunaigas is a wholly - owned subsidiary of kazmunaigas exploration production jsc . the company has been transformed from a production branch into a stock company .\nembamunaigas has been developing such largest oilfields as balgimbayev ( zhaiykmunaigaz management ) ; west prorva ( zhilioymunaigaz ) ; zholamanov and kondybay ( kainarmunaigaz ) ; baishonas and dossor ( dossormunaigaz ) .\nembamunaigas produced 2 832 thousand tonnes ( 57kbopd ) in 2016 , which is 0 . 3 % more than in 2015 .\nural group limited ( ugl ) holds 100 % stake in ural oil and gas llp ( uog ) which owns the exploration license for fedorovskiy block in western kazakhstan , near uralsk city in close proximity to a number of large producing fields .\nin 2011 kmg ep closed the transaction to acquire a 50 % stake in ural group limited ( ugl ) from exploration venture limited ( evl ) .\nkmg ep paid us $ 149 . 1m for the 50 % stake in ugl , including us $ 61 . 3m for shares and us $ 87 . 8m of shareholder loans ( as of january 1 , 2010 ) .\nkarpovskiy severniy jsc is a subsoil use right holder under the contract for exploration of oil , gas and condensate at karpovskiy severniy contract area in the western kazakhstan region .\nthe karpovskiy severniy block is located at the outer edge of pre - caspian depression within tectonic elements of the karpovskiy high and pogodayevo - ostafiyevskiy downfold . the license area is 1 , 670 sqkm .\nkmg ep acquired 100 % stake in karpovskiy severniy ( re - incorporated as a llp on july 31 , 2012 ) in december 2011 for $ 59mn from llp gazmunaionim .\non july 2012 kazmunaigas exploration production jsc sold 49 % of shares in karpovskiy severniy jsc to mol hungarian oil and gas plc . ( \u201cmol\u201d ) .\non june 2017 kazmunaigas exploration production jsc acquired 49 % share in karpovskiy severniy llp from mol .\npetrokazakhstan inc . is a vertically integrated oil and gas group which is among top 5 oil companies in kazakhstan . petrokazakhstan scope of business includes exploration , field development , oil and gas production , and acquisition of oil fields , refining and selling of crude oil and oil products . in december 2009 kazmunaigas exploration production jsc acquired 33 percent stake in pki .\nin 2016 pki produced about 3 . 7 mmt ( 70 kbopd ) of crude oil .\nin december 2007 kazmunaigas exploration production jsc acquired 50 percent stake in ccel karazhanbasmunai .\nkarazhanbasmunai jsc explores heavy oil in the karazhanbas field , which is situated on buzachi peninsula , 230 km from aktau . the field was discovered in 1974 and it is the largest shallow field of high - viscosity oil on cis area , its exploitation is carried out by means of applying thermal methods .\nin 2016 karazhanbasmunai jsc produced approximately 2 . 1 mmt ( 39 kbopd ) of crude oil .\njv kazgermunai llp is one of the largest companies in kazakhstan oil producing sector . the company\u2019s activities include exploration , development , production and sales of hydrocarbons in akshabulak , nuraly and aksai oilfields in south turgai basin , kyzylorda oblast . in april 2007 kazmunaigas exploration production jsc acquired 50 percent stake in jv kazgermunai llp .\nin 2016 , kazgermunai produced 2 . 9 million tonnes ( 62 kbopd ) of crude oil .\nthe official start of the transformation of the group of companies jsc\nsamruk - kazyna\ngave the president of kazakhstan , nursultan nazarbayev at october 6 , 2014 . transformation program - a program of large - scale reformations of the fund and the activities of controlled portfolio companies .\nthe program covers three areas : increasing the value of the portfolio companies , changes in portfolio structure and approach to the management of the fund ' s investment activities , the redistribution of powers and responsibilities in the system of management of the fund and its portfolio companies . program implementation will require significant changes in most activities of the fund and its portfolio companies , as well as in the mechanisms of interaction with state agencies involved in the activities of the fund .\ntransformation - a complex system of actions , initiatives and processes that permeate the entire vertically integrated holding company , covering the processes from production to retail sale . emphasis is placed on improving the efficiency business processes , simplifying them , increasing the speed of decision making , the company adapt to the challenging market conditions .\nprivatization of state companies in kazakhstan , scheduled for 2016 - 2020 , will help to improve their profitability , said olzhas khudaibergenov , head of the center for macroeconomic research of kazakhstan .\nto improve the profitability of the companies , such actions as staff reductions , increasing prices of services , maximum zeroed internal corruption and inefficiency are necessary , khudaibergenov said .\nhe added that most likely , the demand for state companies\u2019 shares would be sufficient since the crisis decreased the market prices of privatized objects , and the state demonstrates a desire to implement privatization in any case .\nregarding the nationality of investors interested in the privatization of state - owned companies , khudaybergenov believes it will be mostly kazakh businessmen , who can participate in this process , both through companies located in the country , as well through those that are registered abroad .\n\u201cbasically , i think , they ( investors ) will be from russia and china , \u201d he said .\nkazakhstan gharysh sapary company , kazgeology company , international center for cross - border cooperation khorgos , the astana international airport , the korkyt ata international airport , kazakh railways , kazmunaigaz oil and gas company , kazatomprom nuclear company , samruk - energy company , tau - ken samruk mining company , kazpost jsc and air astana airline are planned to be transferred to the competitive environment through ipo .\nkazakhtelecom jsc , qazaq air airline , pavlodar airport , aktobe international airport , atyrau international airport , aktau international sea trade port are also planned to be transferred to the competitive environment .\namong kazakhstan temir zholy\u2019s subsidiaries , kaztemirtrans jsc , passenger transport company , tulpar talgo company , producing passenger carriages , jsc lokomotiv kurastyru zauyty , producing locomotives and jsc electric locomotive kurastyru zauyty , producing electric locomotives are planned to be transferred to the competitive environment .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 / / en\nurltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ntexting is available for authorized users . please register or log in at the website .\nyour request for online training has been sent . cbonds managers will be in touch with you shortly . thank you !\nwithin the framework of the state program of industrial and innovative development of the republic of kazakhstan for 2015 - 2019 , approved by the decree of the president of the republic of kazakhstan no 874 dated 01 . 08 . 2014 , and the republican industrialization map for 2015 - 2019 , approved by the resolution of the government of the republic of kazakhstan no 1418 dated 31 . 12 . 2014 , all three oil refineries of the republic of kazakhstan implement investment projects for development and modernization .\nmodernization of plants will ensure the release of motor fuels of k4 , k5 classes in accordance with the requirements of technical regulations of the customs union , as well as to significantly reduce harmful emissions and pollutants . as a result of reconstruction and modernization , the capacity of plants for oil processing will amount to 16 . 6 million tons per year , it will be possible to produce petrochemical products ( benzene and paraxylene ) and significantly increase the output of light oil products .\nwithin the framework of the project , the construction of the catalytic reforming unit with continuous catalyst regeneration and benzene extraction unit , as well as paramax btx process unit , licensed by the french company axens ( xylenes prefractionation section , xylenes isomerisation section , toluene transalkylation section , raffinate separation section ) has been completed .\ncapacity of cpa : 133 thousand tons of benzene and 496 thousand tons of paraxylene per year . the facilities of the complex can also operate in the mode of production of high - octane gasoline component .\nensuring the production of k3 class motor fuels in accordance with the requirements of the technical regulations of the customs union .\nproject contractors : sinopec engineering group ( china ) , ogcc kazstroyservice jsc ( kazakhstan ) .\ncurrently , cpa is working on the fuel option with the increased production of high - octane gasoline , due to the need to supply gasoline to the domestic market .\naorc complex envisages the construction of 12 individual process units . the main facility is a catalytic cracking unit , designed for the conversion of the atmospheric distillation residues , heavy gas oil , vacuum gas oil and heavy gas oil of delayed coking into more valuable petroleum products such as liquified petroleum gas , gasoline and light cracking gas oil . the processing of low - grade residual oil products will allow ar to increase the production of high - octane gasoline , aviation and diesel fuels . aorc also includes lpg desulfurization facilities , oligomerization , naphtha hydro - treating unit , gasoline and gas oil catalytic cracking unit , hydrogen production , isomerization units , etc .\nimproving the capacity for processing of crude oil up to 5 . 5 mln tons per year .\nproject contractors : sinopec engineering group consortium ( china ) - marubeni corporation ( japan ) - ogcc kazstroyservice jsc ( kazakhstan ) .\nconstruction and assembly works are carried out on 12 processing facilities and 50 offsite facilities . 90 % of equipment is supplied , concrete works , installation of equipment , metal structures , utilities and pipelines are carried out .\npavlodar petrochemical plant is one of the largest and most modern refineries of kazakhstan .\nwithin the projects framework , new isomerization and naphtha splitter units , facilities block for sulfur production , offsite premises will be built .\nalso , the existing plant facilities lk - 6u and kt - 1 will be reconstructed .\nensuring the production of k4 ecological class motor fuels in accordance with the requirements of the technical regulations of the customs union .\nproject contractors : rominserv s . r . l . ( romania ) , nfc ( china ) .\nthe supply of process equipment has finished , concrete works , installation of equipment , metal structures , utilities and pipelines are carried out .\npetrokazakhstan oil products llp refinery was launched in 1985 and is one of three major refineries in kazakhstan with a capacity of 5 . 25 million tons per year .\ngeneral contractor : china petroleum engineering & construction corporation ( cpecc - subsidiary company of cnpc corporation , china ) .\nfor the isomerization unit , the placement of orders for the manufacture of equipment was completed , the delivery and installation of process equipment is being conducted , steel structures and process piping are being installed .\nworking documentation is being developed , orders for equipment and materials are being placed ; excavation works , installation of foundation for equipment are carried out .\n- taking into account the determining influence of investment on the long - term development and value of the company , kmg carries out long - term investment planning based on principles of cost - effectiveness and feasibility of investment , as well as its compliance with the long - term objectives of the company .\nat present , kmg\u2019s group investment programme consists of 66 planned and currently ongoing projects . the total cost of the programme is estimated at $ 143 . 4 billion , of which kmg\u2019s share is $ 67 billion . there are 38 projects being implemented , and the company has already invested about $ 15 billion in them .\nthe main focus for investment is exploration and production projects . kmg\u2019s share of the cost is currently estimated at $ 28 billion .\nsignificant investment is planned for oil and gas transportation projects . in the main , we are talking about the construction of trunk gas and oil pipelines and projects for expanding and modernising regional gas distribution networks . the cost of these projects is estimated at $ 8 . 9 billion , of which about $ 5 billion has been spent .\nkmg is also implementing certain strategically important investment projects aimed at modernising oil refining assets , envisaging an increase in the level and volume of processing , and an increase in quality and an expansion of the range of products . to date , $ 1 . 3 billion has been spent on these projects , and total planned investment in modernisation of oil refineries is around $ 6 billion .\n- by no means can we ignore the caspian basin with regard to prospective hydrocarbon reserves . at the beginning of this year , for the first time since kashagan opened , kmg and its strategic partners announced the commercial discovery of oil reserves in two other fields in the kazakh sector of the caspian sea . the increase in proven recoverable reserves , according to national methodology , amounted to 98 . 6 million tons ; 67 . 6 million tons of oil at the kalamkas offshore field and 31 million at the khazar field .\nkmg and the korean consortium will continue exploration at the zhambyl field . there are plans for 3d seismic exploration work at the zhambyl structure and exploratory drilling at the zhetysu structure ( zt - 1 ) .\nnegotiations with strategic partners are also underway on joint operation of the new issatai , abai , zhenis and okzhetpes exploration blocks , which according to kmg calculations are very promising .\nfirst of all , new facilities and horizons in the caspian basin subsalt complex associated with the astrakhan - aktyubinsk zone of uplifts and cut - off parts . these are large facilities along the promising devonian - turnaisian part of the section .\nthe large sites in the pre - jurassic formation of the mangyshlak basin ( the uzen - karamandybas zone and others ) , defining at the same time the new unconventional focus of study for this region .\nthe pre - jurassic upper paleozoic complex of the south torgai basin , which is considered a new main area of focus for this region .\naccording to the most conservative estimates , exploration work at the sites mentioned above will allow kmg\u2019s recoverable reserves to increase to an estimated 1 . 4 billion tons by 2022 .\n- despite numerous delays , operations at the kashagan field are expected to begin . could the development of the kashagan field result in changes to the oil market ?\n- without a doubt , the development of such a large field as kashagan ( its reserves are about 35 billion barrels or 4 . 5 billion tons ) will impact the oil market . the depletion period will be several decades and its development will bring billions of dollars in revenue to our country .\nthe kashagan project is the largest investment of international capital into the oil and gas industry of kazakhstan . from the beginning of the project to the present day , investment has exceeded $ 40 billion .\nproduction from the field is expected to begin in the second half of this year . at the last stage of commissioning , production rates will grow to planned capacity \u2013 20 wells ( producing ) 180 , 000 barrels per day in the first phase , with a further increase to 370 , 000 barrels per day with gas injection during the second phase .\nit is worth noting that after the start of production at kashagan , the oil market may undergo some changes with regard to hydrocarbon transportation , as the development of oil fields often requires the diversification of export routes . to ensure the reliability of export routes of sufficient capacity and to efficiently transport kashagan\u2019s hydrocarbons , it will probably be necessary to combine different modes of transportation , such as pipeline , rail and sea transportation .\nthe current plan for transporting the products extracted during the initial stage of field development involves the use of both the existing pipeline system and railway networks .\n- the asian continent is increasingly becoming the driving force of global economic growth . to what extent has the growing importance of countries such as china impacted kmg\u2019s strategy , particularly with regard to development of infrastructure ?\nif we talk about each project , we can note that the construction of the kazakhstan - china oil pipeline focuses on oil transportation , both for export to china and to domestic refineries , thus ensuring kazakhstan\u2019s energy security . work on the separate sections of the kazakhstan - china pipeline is being carried out by the following companies , with the participation of chinese companies :\nthe kenkiyak - atyrau oil pipeline \u2013 north - western pipeline company munaitas jsc , established with the participation of kaztransoil jsc ( kazakhstan ) \u2013 51 % ; cnpc exploration and development company ltd . ( china ) \u2013 49 %\nalso , the facilities of kaztransoil jsc are also involved in the kazakhstan - china oil pipeline system ( oil pumping stations and oil pipelines from kumkol to atasu ) .\nthe project is being implemented in phases according to growth in demand for additional oil transport capacity .\nat the same time , we want to emphasise that the interest of oil producers in exporting to china will depend on the commercial conditions created by the chinese side in the alashankou section ( on kazakhstan\u2019s border with china ) .\nthe largest trans - national gas transportation project implemented by kmg together with cnpc is the construction of the kazakhstan - china gas pipeline , which costs around $ 7 . 5 billion in total .\nas for the pipeline , it is dual - line , it runs through the territory of three southern regions of kazakhstan , and it allows 30 billion cubic metres of gas per year to be transported from turkmenistan to china , via uzbekistan and kazakhstan . given the purpose of the main gas pipeline , the project has commercial benefit for our country in the form of payments to national and local budgets totalling $ 5 . 8 billion over the entire period of the project .\nat present , the construction of the kazakhstan - china gas pipeline is expanding through the construction of another line , the third line of the pipeline , which will also be for transit gas transportation . its entry into operation is scheduled for the middle of 2014 , and the projected capacity will be achieved at the end of 2015 , after which the total capacity of the kazakhstan - china trunk pipeline will be around 55 billion cubic metres per year . direct payments to the state budget of the republic of kazakhstan for the entire implementation period of the third line project will total around $ 4 . 9 billion . therefore , total direct payments to the republic of kazakhstan\u2019s budget over the whole implementation period for all three lines will amount to $ 10 . 7 billion .\nanother of the major projects undertaken by our company together with cnpc is the construction of the beineu - bozoi - shymkent gas pipeline , at a total cost of around $ 3 . 6 billion . the project is being carried out in accordance with the address of the president of kazakhstan in 2008 , and it is included in the state programme for accelerated industrial - innovative development and the industrialisation map of kazakhstan for 2010 - 2014 . the project is very important in social terms . the launch ceremony to release gas through the pipeline for the first time was held in early september of this year as part of the head of the prc\u2019s visit to kazakhstan .\nconstruction of the gas pipeline will ensure the country\u2019s energy security by providing natural gas to the southern regions from the fields of western kazakhstan , eliminating dependence on imported gas , diversifying gas export routes from kazakhstan to china , and creating new jobs and developing infrastructure along the pipeline route .\nthe gas pipeline runs through the mangystau , aktobe , kyzylorda and south kazakhstan regions . the implementation of this project will allow the gasification of more than 500 settlements .\nat present , construction of the first stage is finishing , but its opening is scheduled for this october , in accordance with the deadlines set by president nursultan nazarbayev .\n- kmg is strengthening its relations with romania after the acquisition of rompetrol rafinare . what contributed to the targeted acquisition of rompetrol\u2019s assets and what is kmg expecting to get from strengthening its positions in the country ?\n- in addition to its assets in romania , kmg is actively investing in oil refineries in kazakhstan . how will the modernisation of refining capacities benefit consumers of oil products in kazakhstan ?\nfeasibility studies have been performed and approval from gosexpertiza ( kazakhstan\u2019s state agency for examination of construction projects ) has been received for modernising and rebuilding the shymkent and pavlodar plants . project documentation is under development , and an accelerated strategy has been prepared and is under implementation in order to finish them by the end of 2015 . production capacity of these enterprises is planned to increase to 6 and 7 million tons per year respectively . currently , the shymkent and pavlodar refineries are carrying out selection procedures for general contractors for construction work .\nfor all three plants , the motor fuel will meet the euro 4 and 5 standards from 2016 according to the technical regulations of the customs union . total production of between 13 million to 14 million tons of motor fuels per year at a high refining depth of 87 - 90 % will meet the needs of the domestic market .\nthe start of production of fuels according to euro 4 and euro 5 standards also has an environmental dimension . we can see that the european union , as well as all other countries in its wake , is increasingly toughening quality requirements for motor fuels . why are they doing this , and do they need to do it ? it should be explained that gasoline itself , aside from other hydrocarbons directly involved in the combustion process , contains various components , including harmful and even dangerous ones . many people remember when tetraethyl lead was added to gasoline to increase the octane number ; now this is prohibited . also , for example sulphur , which when burnt in the engine cylinder is converted into compounds that cause acid rain and benzene , the product of the combustion of which ( benzopyrene ) has an adverse effect on living organisms ."]}
{"id": 55881, "summary": [{"text": "the crown coach corporation ( founded as the crown carriage company ) is a defunct american bus manufacturer .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "established in 1904 , crown was headquartered in los angeles , california until the mid-1980s , moving to chino , california until its closure .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "best known for its supercoach school buses , the company also produced motorcoaches and various fire apparatus .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "crown closed in march 1991 due to declining demand for school buses at the time .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "at the time of its closure , crown coach was a subsidiary of ge railcar . ", "topic": 10}], "title": "crown coach corporation", "paragraphs": ["the history of crown coach corporation is not just a story about any automotive company .\ncrown coach , crown body & coach corp . , crown carriage co . , crown motor carriage co . , crown coach international , crown coach inc . , crown coach by carpenter , crown - ikarus , crown aircraft , - urltoken\nthis section is a collection of a variety of information about crown coach corporation and the products they manufactured between 1904 and 1991 .\nin 1979 , the brockway family sold crown coach corporation to a local truck distributor ; this began a sequence of ownership changes .\ncrown coach corporation was a manufacturer of school buses and fire trucks located in southern california . crown closed in march 1991 due to declining demand for school buses at the time .\nthis time line is intended to reflect milestones in firecoach production which spans 34 years . it is not intended to reflect that of the entire crown coach corporation .\naerocoach \u2022 amtran \u2022 canadian car and foundry \u2022 carpenter body company \u2022 crown coach corporation \u2022 dina s . a . ( mexican ) \u2022 electric transit \u2022 fageol \u2022 fifth avenue bus company \u2022 fitzjohn \u2022 flxible \u2022 general motors corporation ( buses ) / general motors diesel division \u2022 j . g . brill \u2022 kenworth \u2022 les enterprises michel corbeil / corbeil \u2022 mack trucks \u2022 marmon - herrington \u2022 mid bus \u2022 neoplan usa \u2022 pullman company \u2022 ramirez ( mexican ) \u2022 reo \u2022 studebaker \u2022 superior coach company \u2022 thomas dennis company llc \u2022 tmc \u2022 twin coach \u2022 u . s . bus corporation \u2022 ward \u2022 wayne corporation \u2022 white motor company \u2022 yellow coach\ncrown coach corporation was founded by d . brockway in 1904 as the\ncrown carriage company\nin los angeles , california , eventually moving factory operations to chino , california . crown went out of business in 1991 .\ncrown coach needs your assistance finding its place in california and automotive history . please help me make this the ultimate portal for crown coach and brockway family information .\ncrown carriage co . , 1903 - 1927 ; crown motor carriage co . , 1927 - 1933 ; crown body & coach corp . , 1933 - 1980 ; crown coach international , 1980 - 1984 ; los angeles , california ; crown coach international , 1984 - 1987 ; crown coach inc . division of ge railcar services , 1987 - 1991 ; chino , california\nif you grew up in california , oregon , or washington between 1950 and 1990 , chances are pretty good that you rode to school in a school bus made by the crown coach corporation of los angeles , california . and chances are also pretty good that if there was a fire , medical emergency , or auto accident in your neighborhood , the fire engine that responded to that emergency was also made by the crown coach corporation .\n, to tow a 1943 american la france aerial trailer for santa monica . 1961 crown forms a partnership with the snorkel corporation and builds the first snorkel ,\nremarkably crown\u2019s super coach met most of the 1974 nhtsa safety standards when it was introduced in 1950 .\nsandi brockway ( september 8 , 2010 )\nschool bus maker crown coach to close next march ,\ngeorge white . october 12 , 1990 . crown coach historical society . retrieved 2014 - 03 - 20\nto millions of california children , going to school means riding in a crown supercoach , and to a substantial number of western firefighters , doing their jobs involves the use of a crown firecoach . beginning on page 12 , jim valentine unfolds the story of crown coach corporation , the builder of unique lines of these specialty vehicles . crown coach finally closed in 1991 , but its recent acquisition by another school bus firm may mean a longer life for its products .\non november 10 , 1997 , i conducted a telephone interview i had pre - arranged with bob brockway , the 75 - year - old former president of the crown coach corporation . he graciously told me the story behind the crown corporation , for a book i was writing about that company , and gave me the names of other former crown employees , whose story were also told , along with bob\u2019s story , when i published the 200 - page , hard - cover crown firecoach history ( isbn 0 - 9611166 - 4 - 1 ) .\ncrown coach played a pivotal role in los angeles ' early growth . its activities contributed to the in . . .\nthe remaining inventory of spare parts for crown buses and firecoach fire engines was sold in 1991 to west coach , a bus dealer and service agency , founded by former crown employees . until the supply of spare parts runs out , they are the best source of parts and repair service to keep aging crown buses and fire engines running , and the last remaining link at all to the once - proud crown corporation .\ncrown coach corporation was founded by d . brockway in 1904 as the\ncrown carriage company\nin los angeles , california , eventually moving factory operations to chino , california in san bernardino county . both factories have since been razed . the property in los angeles is now a manufacturing center and the office and paint shed of the chino property stood for a while longer and were eventually torn down as well . general electric supposedly owns the site . since a large number of 30 - plus year old crown school buses are still in service , replacement parts are supplied by west coach , a company started by a group of former crown coach employees .\na few dedicated freight - carrying vehicles marketed as the crown cargo coach were also produced using a trailmobile dry freight body mated to a crown super coach driver\u2019s compartment . similar vehicles were manufactured starting in 1955 under contract for the us postal service for use as mobile mail sorting stations .\nthe super coach was the second iteration of crown\u2019s integral all - steel construction which debuted in 1932 . the air - brake - equipped super coach\u2019s 11 rows of forward facing seats could carry 67 adults or 78 children students in total comfort and safety .\nas of 2004 , west coach continues to supply crown owners with oem parts and service at 13790 redwood st . , chino , california facility .\ncrown went through various name changes until the brockway family sold crown coach corporation to the newly - formed crown coach international in 1980 . the new firm purchased a factory thirty miles to the east in chino , california , in 1984 , moving most assembly work there . the lost angeles plant was used as well , until it was sold at the end of 1986 . the firm was passed into receivership , and the plant , equipment , and stock were sold at auction , on april 23 , 1987 , to ge railcar services , a unit of the general electric company . a new subsidiary , crown coach , incorporated , was formed , and the plant reopened in july .\nkinner airplane was recapitalized in 1930 by holley carburetor of detroit , temporarily saving crown\u2019s airplane division . in 1933 , kinner became security - national aircraft corporation , with a new factory in downey , ca . the licensing agreement with crown was canceled , and after 8 years , crown was out of the airplane business forever .\nfounded in 1995 by raymond and margaret beebe , crown coach is one of the longest operating motor coach companies in the mid south . as a locally owned family business , crown attributes , much of its success to doing business the old fashioned way with great quality , dependability , and friendly service .\nwhen bob and merle brockway returned from his army dentist duty in france in 1953 , bob\u2019s dad gave him a choice : either establish his own dental practice , or go back to work at crown . so in 1954 , bob became executive vice president of crown coach corporation . crown already was top - heavy with vice presidents of engineering , marketing , sales , etc . , but bob was the top vice president over all of them .\nfrom 1951 to 1985 , crown coach corporation was also a manufacturer of fire apparatus under the firecoach brand , it was a 1965 open cab crown firecoach that was used to portray engine 51 , during the first two seasons of the nbc / universal television series emergency ! , the coach actually belonged to los angeles fire department engine company 60 , which was located on the universal studios lot . in 1974 , emergency ! executive producer jack webb was able to purchase a fire engine , thereby allowing the crown to return to the use for which it was intended .\nthis page uses some content from wikipedia . the original article was at crown coach corporation . the list of authors can be seen in the page history . as with tractor & construction plant wiki , the text of wikipedia is available under the creative commons by attribution license and / or gnu free documentation license . please check page history for when the original article was copied to wikia\nthe new super coach was such a hit that demand soon outstripped the production capacity of the san julian street factory .\ncrown coach by carpenter , 1991 - 1999 ; richmond , indiana , also built crown - ikarus coaches , 1981 - 1986 . satellite branches in oakland , california and mercer island , washington ( also owned crown aircraft corp . 1929 - 1940s )\nin 1979 , the brockway family sold crown coach corporation to a local truck distributor ; this began a sequence of ownership changes . [ 1 ] during 1984 , crown moved from los angeles to chino , california in san bernardino county . to diversify beyond school buses , crown entered into a joint venture with the hungarian firm ikarus to produce articulated mass - transit buses . the crown - ikarus 286 was bodied in hungary , with final assembly by crown in california , with the fitments of american - sourced powertrains and interiors . in 1986 , the partnership ended , with 243 buses produced .\nthat crown coach , is the very most of the host , on the coast , to getting the job well done . as the call , for schooling to bild ,\nmultiple body posts protected both ends of the coach and the roof of the 35\u2019 model was made up of 22 roll bars spaced 17 \u00bd\u201d apart . the 40\u2019 super coach used 26 roll bars , all constructed of the firm\u2019s 90k psi 12 gauge steel . crown offered an unprecedented 20 - year / 100 , 000 warranty on all of their sturdy coach bodies which was later increased to 20 - years / 150 , 000 miles .\nduring world war ii , the production of crown coach was diverted towards military use ; most bodies produced by the company were fire engine bodies for four - wheel drive truck chassis .\ncrown\u2019s spare parts were purchased by west coach corp . , a chino - based international bus dealer and maintenance facility owned by former crown employee jerry hillenbrand . carpenter industries , a large mid - west school bus manufacturer based in mitchell , indiana , purchased the rights to the crown name . according to a news item in the winter 1991 - 92 issue of bus world magazine , carpenter intended to produce an updated crown coach with all - new carpenter designed bodywork .\nin 1932 , murillo m . brockway , known as \u201cbrock\u201d to the firm\u2019s employees , took control of all of the firm\u2019s day - to - day activities , although his father remained president until his death in 1945 . one year later ( 1933 ) the firm was reorganized as the crown body and coach corporation and in 1936 murrillo acquired the outstanding 100 shares of the firm\u2019s stock , giving the brockway family complete control over the firm for the first time .\nanother crown specialty was the 42 to 64 passenger security coach which was available in 35\u2019 or 40\u2019 versions , all equipped with barred windows and a secure screened - in prisoner / passenger compartments .\nin 1949 , roy hardy , an executive at the mack tucks plant in los angeles was growing increasingly unhappy with working for mack , and he negotiated with \u201cbrock\u201d brockway to join the crown coach team .\nin 1932 crown had introduced their first cab - forward school bus . similar in design to current model twin coaches , the rectangular coach gave their customers significantly greater passenger - carrying capacity and improved driver\u2019s vision .\nthe new coaches\u2019 integral body and chassis was adapted for use as a school bus and the all - new super coach school bus debuted in late 1949 .\nin august , 1979 , bob brockway was 57 , and he was ready to retire and sell the business his family had run for 75 years . three years earlier , a peterbilt truck dealership had opened across the street from the crown factory . owner and manager of that dealership was jack courtemanche , a former mack tucks dealer who had served as campaign finance manager for governor ronald reagan . in a separate interview with courtemanche , also in 1997 , jack told me that he had always been impressed with the quality of crown buses and fire engines , and he negotiated with bob brockway to buy the crown coach corporation .\nthe primary product line of crown coach , several configurations of buses were sold by the company . in 1949 , crown introduced a redesigned supercoach ; initially designed to replace its motorcoach line , the supercoach became one of the most popular school buses of the west coast .\nin january , 1983 , jack courtemanche\u2019s old fiend governor ronald reagan\u00adnow president ronald regan\u00adinvited jack to washington , d . c . , as an assistant to the president , and later as first lady nancy reagan\u2019s chief of staff . before he left for d . c . , courtemanche found a corporate buyer for the crown corporation , and bob brockway approved of the buyer .\n[ \u2026 ] as the brockway house , this was home to a family of local historical note . the brockway family owned and operated crown coach , manufacturer of school buses and fire engines for los angeles [ \u2026 ]\ncrown produced an open - air super coach for atlantic richfield that was used for touring the firm\u2019s signal hill oil field in los angeles . although their products were popular in california they were rarely sold outside of the state .\nfrom the 1950s to the 1970s , the crown supercoach and the similar gillig transit coach became two of the most common school buses on the west coast of the united states . although conventional - type school buses remained in demand , the development costs did not justify starting an all - new model line . to supplement its income , crown served as the west coast distributor for other manufacturers , including wayne , blue bird , and thomas built buses ; crown also marketed prevost motorcoaches alongside its own coach buses .\nas regulations changed , the coach evolved into one of the safest , most reliable school buses . they were so well built that one of the factors that forced crown to shut down was their product ' s extremely long life .\nbeginning as a motorized truck builder , crown expanded into passenger vehicles and quit building trucks . crown coach was the creator of the original large , flat nose ( transit style or\ntype d\n) , high capacity school bus . their first example appeared in 1932 . working with tanner grey line of los angeles , crown designed the well - known art deco coach that eventually led to a school coach utilizing unibody construction , mid - ship underfloor mounted commercial truck engines ( often by hall - scott , detroit diesel or cummins ; a handful of them had caterpillar engines ) and off - the - shelf class 8 truck parts , which made them economical to operate . starting with steel skins , crown later switched to rust - resistant aluminum panels .\nthis may not have been the last gasp of the crown coach , for carpenter body works , inc . , of mitchell , indiana , purchased most of the assets , including the machine tools and the crown name . carpenter , also a school bus manufacturer , was , according to a report in the winter 1991 - 92 bus world magazine , intending to produce crown ' s rear - engine chassis with their own bodies . apparently , reintroduction of crown ' s large integral - body school bus was under consideration , as was work on a new supercoach , a fiberglass - fronted design on which crown coach was working when operations ceased .\ncrown coach was the creator of the original large , flat nose ( transit style or\ntype d\n) , high capacity school bus . their first example appeared in 1932 . that vehicle still exists today . beginning as a motorized truck builder , crown expanded into passenger vehicles and quit building trucks . working with tanner grey line of los angeles , crown designed the well - known art deco coach that eventually led to a school coach utilizing unibody construction , mid - ship underfloor mounted commercial truck engines ( often by detroit diesel or cummins ; a handful of them had caterpillar engines ) and off - the - shelf class 8 truck parts , which made them economical to operate . starting with steel skins , crown later switched to rust - resistant aluminum panels .\nafter a 2 full years of development crown introduced the all - new 1948 super coach . the new sightseeing bus included transit - style horizontal sliding side windows and was available in 32\u2019 and 35\u2019 single axle and 40\u2019 double axle varieties .\nthe super coach\u2019s double - walled steel body structure was both bolted and welded to outriggers on the main chassis which was built using nested channel frame rails and cross - members .\nduring the post - war period crown built ford transit buses . crown built the coachette city bus from 1961 to 1962 .\nin 1984 werner built a new modern factory thirty miles to the east in chino , california at 13799 monte vista ave . werner sold off the firm\u2019s e . 12th st . plant in 1986 and reorganized the firm as crown coach international .\nthere aren\u2019t a lot of those early horse - drawn crown business wagons surviving today . one of the oldest is a crown stage coach that\u2019s now on display at the henry ford museum in dearborn , michigan . bob brockway saw it there , and proudly pointed out to museum officials that his grandfather\u2019s company built it .\ncrown was also building highway post office trucks for use by postal contractors . single - and tandem - axle versions , in 35 - and 40 - foot lengths , respectively , were built . these had the usual crown front grafted onto a rectangular body . another odd truck was a crown cargo coach , with the bus front on a trailmobile trailer body using a 6x4 crown chassis . during the 1960s and 1970s crown provided an assortment of studio , library , and medical trucks , and even heavy - duty wreckers .\nin the early 1900s , transportation and automotive companies were rare in los angeles . crown coach castes a history of how the west became industrialized and , from many humble and turbulent beginnings , california emerged as one of the leading economies of the world . crown played a pivotal role in the early growth and development of los angeles .\n1937 improvements to the super coach school bus included using a midship - mounted hall - scott engine carried under the school - bus floor , and an increase in capacity to an unprecedented 79 students .\nin 1939 , crown acquired moreland motor truck company ; as part of the acquisition , crown moved to a larger factory in los angeles .\na built - in crush zone , both front and rear combined with a full width 10 - guage steel apron below the seat rail offered passengers greater strength and protection than any coach on the road .\non april 23 , 1987 the firm\u2019s assets and real estate were sold at auction to ge railcar services , a subsidiary of general electric . ge elected to continue bus building operations as crown coach , inc . and in july of 1987 the chino plant started production once again .\nin 1949 , engineer roy hardy left a job with mack truck\u2019s los angeles plant to take a similar position with crown . of particular interest to hardy was american - lafrance\u2019s recently introduced cab - forward 700 series of fire apparatus , which he reasoned could be easily improved upon using crown\u2019s similar - appearing super coach chassis . murillo m . brockway agreed to fund a prototype and the first crown firecoach was completed in 1951 .\nduring world war ii , bob brockway\u00adgrandson of crown founder and president don brockway\u00adattended dental school , graduating about the time the war ended . before bob could establish his dental practice , grandpa don died in 1945 , and bob\u2019s father , \u201cbrock\u201d brockway took over as president of crown coach . bob soon found himself working in the engineering department of his father\u2019s company .\nbased on their experience with the overnight sleeper coaches crown re - engineered the super coach in 1937 by placing a hall - scott engine amidships underneath the passenger compartment thereby increased its passenger carrying capacity . additional improvements included new teardrop headlamps apparently sourced from the 1937 - 1939 ford parts bin .\nfollowing the end of the production of the gm and flxible\nnew look\nbuses at the end of the 1970s , in order to enter the mass - transit segment , crown entered a partnership with hungarian bus manufacturer ikarus . one of the first articulated buses to come into use into the united states , the crown - ikarus 286 was a modified version of the ikarus 280 ; crown coach fitted the ikarus bodyshells with american interiors and powertrains .\nin fact use of the methanol - fueled detroit 6v92 required a redesigned rear endcap as the tall v - 6 engine wouldn\u2019t fit underneath the rear floor of the super coach . a slightly re - designed front end was used on buses so - equipped , creating the first noticeable styling change to the super coach since 1950 and were designated as series ii crown super coaches . in the ensuing years most of the series ii super coaches originally built with methanol - burning detroit diesel 6v92 engines were converted to burn diesel fuel .\nthe new crown coach never materialized and in 1995 carpenter closed down their antiquated mitchell , indiana factory and moved into the former 550 , 000 sq . ft . wayne plant in richmond , indiana where they produced school buses and walk - in vans under the crown by carpenter brand into 1999 . the crown name was dropped when carpenter introduced the classic 2000 model late in the year . the classic\u2019s production was very short - lived as the carpenter shut down the richmond plant in 2000 and permanently retired the crown and carpenter trade names .\ncrown started offering a bi - level coach similar in appearance to the famous greyhound scenic cruiser that offered increased baggage carrying capacity and also produced short runs of special use vehicles . an articulated two compartment 3 - axle prototype was built long before the joint venture with ikarus , although it never entered production .\nafter world war i , crown built its first body for school bus use .\nas the state of california does not place restrictions on the service life of school buses , owing to their aluminum body construction , many crown coach supercoach school buses remain in active service well into the second decade of the 2000 ' s , with all of those buses being at least 26 years old and many significantly older .\ncrown attempted to compete against gerstenslager in the lucrative bookmobile and mobile television studio field in the 1960s and 70s . red skelton used 3 crown coaches for mobile production of his television program and gene autry toured the west coast in a specially outfitted super coach . they also produced a handful of mobile x - ray and health department trucks and even produced a heavy - duty wrecker using a firecoach cab and chassis .\nmore improvements to the crown super coach were made in 1940 . based on the long experience of moreland in the truck chassis business , many improvements were made to the crown school bus chassis . in addition , the engine moved to the rear , an escape window was added at the rear , and an emergency exit door on the right . the headroom at the seats and in the center aisle was increased .\nimmediately after the war raw materials were hard to procure and in order to fulfill existing orders crown became wayne works west coast distributor and issued their own co - branded crown coach - wayne works bus catalog . a 1 - acre parcel located at the corner of 75th ave . & snell st . in oakland , california was purchased in december of 1945 for use as crown\u2019s northern california sales office and parts and service depot . in the 1950s a second satellite was established in mercer island , washington .\ncrown closed in march 1991 due to declining demand for school buses at the time .\nequipped with a waukesha engine the vehicle included three independent braking systems : the first a four - wheel pedal - operated hydraulic , the second a four - wheel hand - operated vacuum , and the third an emergency brake that worked directly on the drive line . the new bus was well - received and by the time crown introduced their super coach in 1935 almost all of crown\u2019s buses incorporated a cab - forward layout .\ncrown also did a fair amount of coach restoration and was able to turn a decades - old school bus into a vehicle that was indistinguishable from new . consequently it wasn\u2019t unusual to see a 20 or 30 - year - old crown in daily service . many other used crowns were sold to bus operators in mexico and central and south america and as of this writing were still in use as intercity coaches and transit buses .\ncoinciding with the move to crown\u2019s new factory , the super coach received a number of new improvements . the hall - scott power plant moved to the back of the chassis giving the passenger compartment more headroom and providing space for two emergency exits , one at the side and another a top - hinged rear escape hatch / window at the rear .\nthe capacity of the new plant was 15 coaches per week , however crown\u2019s sales rarely met that goal and the plant augmented bus production by building rear - engined pusher chassis for mitchell coach mfg . , the builder of vogue luxury motorhomes and custom coaches . a small number of chassis were also produced for use by a small transit bus manufacturer .\ndespite the fact that the super coach was decades old , a handful of customers continued to fork over the $ 90 , 000 - $ 130 , 000 required to purchase one through march 31st , 1991 when general electric pulled the plug on the now unprofitable subsidiary and on may 21 , 1991 crown coaches\u2019 assets and intellectual property were sold at auction .\ncrown did not build integral transit buses until recently . in 1979 an agreement was struck between crown and ikarus coach and vehicle works , of budapest , hungary , for crown to build and market articulated transit buses in the us . hungarian technology and bodies were used with local interiors and running gear . crown did find customers for these units , and 243 crown - ikarus 286 buses were assembled between 1981 and 1986 . they were 102 inches wide and 60 feet long , the largest crowns ever built . they had three well - spaced axle positions , with the flexible body joint behind the second axle . several cummins underfloor diesels were available , and seating arrangements ranged from 61 to 76 passengers , plus 37 standees .\nis the first diesel powered firecoach completed by crown and delivered to the vernon fire department .\nin the mass transit segment , crown served largely as a partner to other manufacturers in place of developing its own designs . following world war ii , crown sold and marketed the ford transit bus . from 1961 to 1962 , the coachette city bus was built by crown .\nthe first crown firecoach prototype was completed in 1951 , after two years of design work .\nalso in 1935 , crown introduced its \u201csuper coach\u201d school bus , with integral body and chassis , all - steel construction , air brakes on all wheels , and forward cab . their 11 rows of forward - facing seats could carry 67 high - school or 78 elementary - school students . the first of these went to california\u2019s el monte union high school .\nthe crown - ikarus articulated transit coach was built using hungarian technology and american drive - trains and interiors . powered by an underfloor cummins dieselmated to an allison automatic transmission , the 60\u2019 long three axle coaches included a flexible body joint behind the second axle and was available with seating for between 61 to 76 adults with extra - side aisles that could easily accommodate another 37 standing passengers . between 1981 and 1986 243 crown - ikarus articulated buses found buyers .\nin 1962 murillo m \u201cbrock\u201d brockway passed away and his son bob , became president of crown .\ncourtemanch also discontinued production of crown\u2019s firecoaches in 1981 . records tabulated by firecoach enthusiast bill friedrich indicate that between 1951 and 1981 875 crown firecoaches were built , 95 % for california fire departments .\ntwo years after building its first school bus , crown built the first factory - designed forward - control school bus . redesigned in 1948 after world war ii , the crown supercoach was the only school bus in north america built with monoque construction in place of a separate frame . along with the gillig transit coach , the crown supercoach is the only school bus built with a mid - engine layout ; it is also among the heaviest school buses ever built . from 1948 to 1991 , the supercoach was produced in nearly the same body style , with several minor updates .\ncrown closed in march 1991 due to declining demand for school buses at the time . [ 3 ] [ 4 ] at the time of its closure , crown was a subsidiary of ge railcar .\ncrown built its first complete bus in 1932 , an integrally - constructed , all - metal bodied bus with safety glass side windows . it was rectangular in appearance , its style resembling the early twin coach buses . the cost of such units was high for the depression era , so in 1935 crown again brought out some school bus bodies on commercial truck chassis . these were called metropolitans , or metros , and had simple envelope bodies on a commercial chassis , probably provided by moreland .\nafter the 1950 structural changes , crown offered a variety of intercity and sightseeing coaches using modern slanted side windows . some had a raised main deck to allow greater baggage capacity underneath . there were available in 32 - , 35 - , or 40 - foot lengths , some with tandem rear axles , carrying from 33 to 57 passengers . most had underfloor engines , but rear engine placement was available on the longest units . crown ' s last intercity coach order was filled in 1980 .\nworld war ii\u00ad1941 to 1945\u00adwere very slow years for crown . government regulations restricted vehicle manufacturers like crown from making vehicles for most non - government customers . unlike better - known vehicle manufacturers such as ford , dodge , and gmc , government orders at crown were scarce . for example , the army asked crown to build a few fire engines , which were mounted on ford / marmon - herrington chassis .\nwhile crown was developing its new fire engine division , things weren\u2019t exactly stagnant in the bus business , either . in 1950 , crown rounded the front , rear , and sides of its popular super coach school bus . the new design looked better and was safer . the high - crowned roof provided an impressive 76 inches of center - aisle head room\u00adnot many elementary and high school students are 7\u20194\u201d tall \u2026in 1950 , or today ! downey , california , bought the first of thousands upon thousands of these rounded - front crown school buses , which would be built over the next 40 years .\nis the first of three water tenders to be built by crown . built for the city of huntington beach , this is also the first piece built that was not a regular pumper and also the first piece of three axle apparatus to be built by crown . 1956 crown builds a two axle tractor ,\n1991 crown supercoach ii departing from the yard , with the roar of a detroit 6v92 . . .\nthe production of crown\u2019s \u201ctwinkie\u201d style coaches averaged 100 examples per year between 1950 and 1991 , however a period of increased sales commenced in the early 1970s that lasted until the move to chino in 1984 . during that period production was often double or triple the norm and at it peak may have reached 500 coaches in a single year . consequently total crown super coach production is estimated at 6 , 000 coaches , a figure approximately 8 times greater than the 800 firecoaches built between 1953 and 1984 .\nthe crown / general electric bus operation hobbled along in chino for another 4 years , until the last crown bus rolled off the line on april 5 , 1991 . rival school - bus manufacturer carpenter bought the rights to the once - revered crown name , and introduced a line of school buses with the crown - carpenter name . there were two models : one could seat 84 students , the other seated 90 . but the damage to the crown name seemed irreversible , and sales of the crown - carpenter line were bleak . i witnessed delivery of two of the last crown - carpenter school buses to monterey , ca , in 1998 . in 1999 carpenter announced it was dropping the crown name . after 95 years , there was no remaining direct corporate descendant of former buffalo - hunter don brockway\u2019s 1904 carriage works .\nin 1919 , another event occurred in los angeles that would later prove important in crown\u2019s story . in that year , the kinner airplane and motor corporation was founded , with its factory at tweedy and long beach blvd . in los angeles . in 1920 , kinner introduced its airster biplane , with a 28 - foot wingspan , 21\u20194\u201d length , and a 60 - horsepower engine ( which was increased in 1927 to 100 horsepower ) . the airster could carry a load up to 450 pounds , and had a 420 - mile flight range . the prototype airster biplane crashed , but the second kinner airster , named the canary , was sold for $ 2 , 500 to amelia earhart .\nwhile most of crown\u2019s competitors used 45 , 000 psi steel , crown\u2019s floorpan and framework was constructed of 90 , 000 psi ultra high tensile steel sheathed with heat treated aluminum bodywork affixed by heavy duty button rivets .\nit\u2019s remarkable , but save for slightly more advanced suspension , drivetrain , modern instrument panel and optional allison automatic transmission , the crown super coaches offered in 1990 were little changed from the super coach that debuted in 1950 . rear and amidships - engined coaches were available although the latter outsold the rear - engined version 3 to 1 . most customers opted for diesel powerplants although gasoline and methanol - fueled coaches were available .\nin 1979 jack l . courtemanche , a los angeles - based peterbilt truck distributor , purchased crown coach corp . from the brockway family . courtemanche was well connected within the industry and from 1970 - 1975 he was a mack truck\u2019s vice president in charge of the western united states . from 1961 - 1970 he headed automotive equipment co . a portland , oregon based a distributor of heavy - duty trucks and related equipment .\nit has been suggested that this article be merged into crown firecoach . ( discuss ) proposed since september 2015 .\ncrown employees assigned to the motor bus division found the first name of their new boss , murillo brockway , difficult to remember and pronounce , so they nicknamed him \u201cbrock . \u201d the second - generation brockway at crown would be fondly known as \u201cbrock\u201d to his dying day , and retired crown employees i spoke with still call him \u201cbrock\u201d today .\nthe first crown cab - forward school bus , built in 1932 and still surviving today . ( couretsy bob brockway )\nin 1947 , crown once more ventured into the fire engine business , with a pumper on international harvester ( ih ) chassis for monterey , ca . but unlike buses , fire engines were still an insignificant factor in crown\u2019s bottom line .\nthe prototype crown firecoach fire engine , completed in 1951 and designated serial number f - 1001 ( f for firecoach ) remained at the crown factory for another two years , before it was finally sold to west covina , california . today , this historic first crown firecoach is privately owned by a collector of antique fire engines in oregon city , oregon .\nis the first rear - mount aerial ladder truck built by crown for the city of mountain view , california . 1970\nwhile sold primarily across the west coast , the crown firecoach would be purchased by fire departments across the united states .\nin 1955 crown introduced their first 6 - wheeled school bus , which had a seating capacity of 91 children , 10\u201d brakes became optional in 1956 and by 1958 were standard on all crown - badged vehicles . in 1957 they produced a short - wheelbase 33 - passenger crown firecoach bus for the city of los angeles fire dept . that still exists today .\nin 1939 , crown acquired the chassis department of moreland , which had been building trucks in burbank , ca , since 1911 . moreland had supplied a few chassis on some of crown\u2019s early buses , but by 1939 the financial strain of the great depression had sent moreland , like many small manufacturers , into oblivion . the combined crown and moreland operation now moved into a new factory at 2500 macpherson street , later renamed east 12th street . this factory would be crown\u2019s home until 1984 .\nafter the 1965 watts riots , most new crown firecoach fire engines were ordered with fully - enclosed cabs to better protect the firefighters from violence , and add - on cab roofs were retrofitted to many open - cab crown firecoaches already in use .\nin 1936 , crown made its first - ever fire engine , mounted on a white trucks chassis , for the los angeles national forest . it would be another 15 years before fire engines would become a significant part of the crown product line .\nalso in 1953 , freedom , ca , bought a crown fire engine on ih chassis , the last crown fire engine that was not part of the firecoach product line . it , too , still survives in the hands of a private collector .\nsoon afterwards crown introduced a bus / truck hybrid or bruck that combined passenger and freight - carrying capability in a single vehicle . popular with small railroads , the vehicle was built using their 40\u2019 tandem rear axle chassis . the coach half of the vehicle carried 20 - passengers who sat ahead of 20\u2019 deep windowless rear freight compartment that was loaded through a pair of doors at the rear . a handful of shorter 35\u2019 brucks were built using a single rear axle and seating for 12 .\nin 1936 crown produced two overnight intercity sleeper coaches for the all american bus lines of new york for use on their chicago to new york run . the buses featured underfloor engines manufactured by hall - scott in berkeley , california , and included four sleeping compartments per side , with each one seating or sleeping three persons and containing a lavatory . the vehicles were amongst the first in the country to be built with air conditioning which was provided by the dry - ice appliance corp . of mount vernon , ill . the initial order was divided between crown and another los angeles - based coachbuilder , the columbia coach works .\nalthough they\u2019re entirely forgotten about by today\u2019s crown enthusiasts , crown produced a full line of commercial bodies during the teens , twenties and thirties . the earliest examples were built on model t and tt chassis and included delivery trucks and municipal ambulances and funeral cars .\na major selling point of the super coach was its built - in safety . for almost 40 years crown emphasized the fact that the passengers rode above the point of impact in a 90k psi ultra high tensile steel integrated superstructure . the super coaches\u2019 rear seat was located well above the crash level and in the event of a rear end collision , the main force of the impact was absorbed by the all - steel , reinforced , rear baggage compartment \u2014 effectively protecting the occupants of the rear seat .\nin an interview with ed haas , bob brockway recalled that werner made a switch from using a 5 / 8\u201d marine - grade plywood sub - floor to less expensive particle board . the new material couldn\u2019t stand up to the daily washings they were subjected to in the field and consequently failed in large numbers . other similar measures were implemented by werner and after a couple of year\u2019s his cost - cutting measures had only succeeded in ruining the firm\u2019s reputation and in late 1986 crown coach international entered into receivership .\n1929 saw a big change in the aircraft division at crown . for the first time , the kinner airster biplanes sported the crown brand name , and were designated crown model b - 3 . but then the stock market crashed on october 29 , 1929 , hurling the nation into the great depression , where one - third of all americans became unemployed . the stock - market crash sent kinner airplanes into a tail - spin , jeopardizing crown\u2019s licensing agreement with kinner . you can\u2019t license from a company that no longer exists !\na . b . watson , owner of crown stage lines , 117 e fifth st . , los angeles , used crown carriage co . equipment exclusively , and named his company after the firm who first supplied him with motorized reo - chassised coaches in 1920 . watson soon became one of southern california\u2019s largest private bus operators , and continued to use crown - built coaches into the late 1920s .\ncrown formed an aircraft division in 1925 , building as many as three biplanes per week , which were called the crown model b - 3 , but which were actually a kinner airster built under license . the aircraft division was discontinued with the onset of the depression .\nwas the only three axle tractor built by crown . commissioned by the los angeles city fire dept to pull a dozer transport . 1963\nalong with introducing the transit - style school bus in 1932 , crown introduced diesel engines ( cummins ) to school buses in 1955 .\nin 1946 crown started development on an all - new sightseeing bus for tanner - gray line . the pasadena - based tour operator was an outgrowth of a horse and buggy livery service inaugurated in 1906 by c . c . tanner . in 1912 tanner entered the automobile age and reorganized as c . c . tanner auto service . by 1928 the tanner coach service had branched out into one of the regions largest intercity passenger carriers and after the second world war tanner motor tours ltd . had became a gray line franchisee .\nduring the 1960s the demand for crown\u2019s school buses eventually outstripped the factory\u2019s production capacity , and crown relocated its firecoach operations to a new addition located at 2428 east 12th st . , giving their bus - building operations the use of the entire 2500 east 12th st facility .\nas this new site grows , i invite all other crown coach enthusiasts to participate in its development . over the next months i will be sharing lots of photos from the family archives . though i am very experienced in running websites , i am only learning how to use wordpress , so if anyone of you out there knows their way around wordpress your help will be greatly appreciated . i have several addons and new themes for which i will be experimenting . google picasa has proven to be the best stage to store and present photos .\nall through the 1960s and 1970s , crown school bus capacity ranged from 78 to 91 students . but in the 1970s , crown began to receive more and more requests for smaller - capacity school buses , in the 40 - passenger range . not wanting to have to expand to make a new product line , crown decided instead to become southern california distributors for smaller - capacity school buses built by other manufacturers , on ford and ih chassis . crown\u2019s first distributor arrangement was with wayne buses , then with blue bird , and finally with thomas - built buses .\n. to diversify beyond school buses , crown entered into a joint venture with the hungarian firm ikarus to produce articulated mass - transit buses . the\nin 1925 , kinner airplane began making monoplanes ( single - wing aircraft ) , and crown obtained exclusive rights to manufacture and sell kinner airster biplanes .\nbob brockway misses his days at crown , and he regrets that he has lost touch with many of his former colleagues and employees . one of his friends and closest associates was not directly a crown employee : he was a professional photographer named warren bowen . for many years , bowen had photographed every new school bus and fire engine that crown made , but by the time i interviewed bob brockway in 1997 , bowen had long since passed away .\nlater that year crown constructed a brush fire fighting body for a white light truck chassis for use by the us parks service in the angeles national forest . at the time it was just considered a one - off special order as plans for production of crown\u2019s famous fire coaches was still many years away .\nfor 1937 , to increase seating capacity to 79 passengers , crown produced its first mid - engine supercoach ; the bus came with a hall - scott gasoline engine . [ 2 ] in 1939 , crown acquired moreland motor truck company ; as part of the acquisition , crown moved to a larger factory in los angeles . [ 1 ] additionally , the supercoach was changed from a mid - engine to a rear - engine configuration for 1940 . [ 2 ]\ncuz i am the that on that bus that people cant ajust why i live in a bus , get it right a crown is must , i teach , how to smile , with with my crown in deninl , but in thouse years , i have let it been know , as the crown we lost , but the teaching i try to get across what we lost in the world is brothers and sisters , and unite , is the simiplest the that we can bring back , much love from the man above , & busman , and dave lessen as pic man much love dave & crown . junkies peace\nperiod advertisements touted crown\u2019s \u201cintegral\u201d all - steel design whereby the body and chassis were both bolted and welded together providing for greater strength and improved passenger safety .\nalso in 1927 , crown carriage company became crown motor carriage company , inc . this new name was more reflective of its product line , which now included \u201cauto trucks , commercial deliveries , auto truck cabs and bodies , paint shop , commercial designing and lettering , auto blacksmithing , forgings , and repair . \u201d\nalongside the initial pumper design , crown produced the firecoach in several configurations , including water tenders , tiller and ladder trucks , and quints ( telesquirts ) .\nthe brockways realized that there was money to be made in both the manufacturing and maintenance of buses and in february 1922 they formed the coach maintenance inc . to take care of the latter opportunity . the directors were the same as crown carriage and were as follows : d . m . brockway , m . m . brockway , charles f . koors and r . v . davidson . lewis walker was hired to manage the concern and he was eventually made vice - president of the firm which specialized in fleet maintenance . the firm eventually relocated to long beach and remained in business at least into the 1950s .\nthe new fire engine line , dubbed crown firecoach , would be in production for 34 years . in addition to sales all over california , oregon , washington , idaho , arizona , and nevada , crown firecoach fire engines would see service in new jersey , illinois , hawaii , mexico , and even kuwait ! after retirement , crown firecoaches would find new homes with private collectors in nearly every u . s . state , and even as far away as scotland and new zealand ."]}
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viacom employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if viacom is right for you .\nthe following list includes news media organizations that have donated to the foundation , as well as other media networks , companies , foundations or individuals that have donated . it is organized by the size of the contribution :\nabout viacom \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bviacom is home to the world ' s premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences . . .\nphilippe dauman , viacom\u2019s chief executive , said a large portion of the viewing of viacom networks was through mobile apps , gaming devices and other platforms that traditional nielsen ratings do not include .\nwith the headline : business people ; a chief is named by mtv networks .\n\u200bwith approximately 500 digital media properties worldwide , viacom digital averaged 187 million worldwide unique visitors per month in the most recent quarter .\nredundancies follow integration of sky media and viacom airtime sales operation , with about 30 going out of 250 total . by mark sweney\ndoug and cyma , along with debi lee at bet networks , bob bakish at viacom international media networks and brad grey at paramount pictures , will continue to report to me . tv land will move to the viacom kids and family group immediately , and the other networks will transition between now and van\u2019s departure in mid - april . more information on the specific organizational changes will come from the group leaders in the coming weeks .\nthis is an overview of the viacom nashville campus or office location . this office is the major viacom nashville , tn area location . find the viacom nashville address . browse jobs and read about the viacom nashville location with content posted anonymously by viacom employees in nashville , tn .\ngrenna also points the influence the advertising sector on media and entertainment as the principal financer and client of the media through the purchase of advertising space .\nthe rest of comcast ' s media revenue comes from its cable business , which gets an allocation of ad slots within the cable networks it transmits to customers .\nviacom media networks is the largest portfolio of ad - supported cable networks in the united states , in terms of audience share . it is also among the most vibrant , diverse and culturally relevant collection of brands in media and entertainment . mtv is the cultural home of the millennial generation . nickelodeon is the number one brand for kids . comedy central is the number one brand in comedy . bet is the leading provider of content for african - americans and all who celebrate black culture . each of the viacom media networks brands develop original content based on the deep insights and connections they cultivate with the audience . viacom media networks brands are divided into four groups : bet networks , including bet and centric ; the entertainment group , including comedy central , spike and tv land ; the music group , including cmt , logo , mtv and vh1 ; and the nickelodeon group , which includes nickelodeon and its related brands .\njcdecaux made a number of acquisitions in 2015 : buying 70 % of continental outdoor media , 70 % of eye catcher media , and all of cemusa .\nviacom media networks is the largest portfolio of ad - supported cable networks in the united states , in terms of audience share . it is also among the most vibrant , diverse and culturally relevant collection of brands in media and entertainment . mtv is the cultural home of the millennial generation . nickelodeon is the number one brand for kids . comedy central is the number one brand in comedy . bet is the leading provider of content for african - americans and all who celebrate black culture . each of the viacom media networks brands develop original content based on the deep insights and connections they cultivate with the audience .\nviacom branded networks reach almost 4 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 180 countries and territories via some 270 locally programmed and operated tv channels in more than 40 languages . it also owns many digital media and mobile tv properties .\nviacom international media networks is set to roll out its new subscription - based vod service paramount + across the nordics . set to launch oct . 1 , paramount + will showcase paramount pictures\u2019 new movie releases along with classic films and more than 800 episodes of shows from viacom - owned networks such as mtv and comedy central , notably \u201cinside amy schumer , \u201d [ \u2026 ]\nmichael d . armstrong has been appointed general manager of bet networks . based in new york and reporting directly to bet networks chairman and ceo debra l . lee , armstrong will drive strategy and operations , with direct oversight of content strategy and multiplatform scheduling , marketing , corporate communications and operations . he will also liaise with teams across viacom \u2019s media networks , including strategy , finance and research and audience science . programming , ad sales and digital will continue to report directly to lee . armstrong will officially transition from his current role as executive vice president and general manager of revenue and emerging brands for viacom international media networks next month .\nin 2015 , google , facebook , baidu , yahoo , and microsoft accounted for 19 % of all the global ad spend flowing through all media , according to media agency zenithoptimedia ' s 2016\ntop thirty global media owners\nreport .\n2 . the walt disney company \u2014 $ 22 . 45 billion in media revenue\ncomscore ranks the top 50 u . s . digital media properties for february 2016\n\u00a9 2011 - 2018 media business insight limited . powered by madgex job board technology\ndeal makers in the media industry have long identified scripps as a potential target .\nas part of the new leadership , jeanine liburd has been appointed chief marketing & communications officer , a new position . donna blackman is expanding her role as svp business operations and will serve as the liaison for all internal bet networks departments with viacom media networks shared services . both liburd and blackman will report to armstrong .\nprivately held defy media is also backed by zelnickmedia , lionsgate and abs capital . a viacom exec will join the defy media board . when alloy digital and break media announced their merger in october 2013 , the companies said the combined entity will generate more than $ 100 million in annual revenue and will be profitable .\nviacom ceo bob bakish has tapped an 18 - year company veteran to lead its domestic and international cable operations with the appointment of sarah levy as chief operating officer of viacom\u2019s global entertainment group . levy will oversee operations and strategy for mtv , comedy central , vh1 , spike , cmt , tv land , logo and viacom international media networks , the latter [ \u2026 ]\nkate garvey , founder , project everyone ; beth garrod , director , social responsibility , viacom international media networks ; caroline nursey , executive director , bbc media action ; john momoh , founder & ceo , channels television ; george perlov , former sr . vp , the advertising council ( ad council ) . photo : max edkins\nge ' s media holding includes television networks nbc and telemundo , 27 television stations in the united states and many cable tv networks , including the history channel , a & e , and sci fi channel . it also owns the popular web - based tv website hulu .\n\u00a9 2018 viacom international inc . all rights reserved . cmt and all related titles and logos are trademarks of viacom international inc .\nthe merger between cbs corporation and viacom , inc . \u2014 the largest media transaction in history \u2014 will result in changes for the country music industry .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nas reuters noted , viacom shares have fallen by more than 50 % in the past two years as its cable networks suffered continued ratings declines . viacom ' s us ad revenue has declined in the last seven straight quarters .\nviacom international media networks ( vimn ) , a unit of viacom inc . ( nasdaq : viab , via ) , is comprised of many of the world ' s most popular multimedia entertainment brands including comedy central , mtv , nickelodeon , nick jr . , paramount channel , spike and a growing number of flagship local networks such as channel 5 in the uk , telefe in argentina and colors in india .\ncommunicate viacom music policy to producers . liaise between network execs and 3p music supervisors to execute on the networks vision for the sound of the shows . . .\nbet networks has set a new executive leadership team , the viacom - owned network announced thursday . michael d . armstrong has been appointed general manager of bet networks . based in new york and reporting directly to bet networks chairman and ceo debra l . lee , armstrong will drive strategy and operations , with direct oversight of content strategy and multiplatform [ \u2026 ]\nthere will be no replacement for departing mtv networks music & logo group van toffler . viacom ceo philippe dauman just announced a restructuring , with the company\u2019s three largest tv networks groups \u2014 mtv networks music & logo group , entertainment group and kids & family group \u2014 consolidated into two under entertainment group president doug herzog and kids & family group president cyma zarghami .\njohn malone , chairman of liberty media , is the largest individual voting shareholder in discovery communications , which is in talks to buy scripps networks interactive . ( nati harnik / associated press )\nabout comscore media metrix comscore media metrix provides industry - leading internet audience measurement services that report details of online media usage , visitor demographics and online buying power for the home , work and university audiences on desktop computers across local u . s . markets and across the globe . comscore media metrix reports are used by financial analysts , advertising agencies , publishers and marketers . comscore media metrix syndicated ratings are based on industry - sanctioned sampling methodologies .\nviacom\u2019s networks has seen some ratings declines - - but so has many other cable tv network groups . still , with all the new changes for the company - - especially now in focusing on a smaller group of its tv networks - - you wonder what\u2019s next .\nviacom media networks brands are divided into three groups : bet networks , including bet and centric ; the music and entertainment group , which includes mtv , comedy central , spike , tv land , cmt , logo and vh1 ; and the nickelodeon group , which includes nickelodeon and its related brands . for more information , click on any of the logos below :\n\u201cour goal at nickelodeon is to be everywhere kids are and we\u2019re excited to diversify our portfolio to bring the nickelodeon brand and characters to life through these new family entertainment centers\u201d , said gerald raines , senior vice president , global recreation for viacom international media networks .\nnetworks offer taste of tv\u2019s ad future . marketers are hungry for more . - the new york times\nviacom , which owns youth - skewing cable networks including nickelodeon and mtv , expects to benefit from defy\u2019s digital reach . in addition , viacom plans to develop content and marketing campaigns geared around smosh and the company\u2019s other digital talent and personalities .\ngrupo globo , brazil ' s biggest media owner , was the third fastest - growing company in zenithoptimedia ' s rankings , growing media revenue by 15 % year - on - year .\nmedia networks covers ad revenue associated by its tv shows and the affiliate fees it receives for them , while interactive looks at online properties such as its club penguin game and the disney infinity series .\nhe noted that discovery would have the ability to distribute scripps networks internationally , and there would be cost synergies , but networks owned by both companies are having trouble being part of so - called skinny bundles .\n\u201cthese outstanding brands ( from viacom ) represent meaningful and diverse revenue opportunities we aim to expand across our existing brand portfolio , \u201d defy media ceo matt diamond said .\nno one is commenting on the rationale behind the new restructuring . while it makes business sense to put domestic and international networks under the same roof , that is being done for mtv and mtv international networks and comedy central and comedy central international networks but not for nickelodeon and its international counterparts in the new setup .\nhis portfolio extends from viacom media networks\u2019 music & entertainment ad sales , which covers the company\u2019s adult - focused brands including mtv , vh1 , cmt , logo , comedy central , tv land and spike , to nickelodeon group ad sales , which covers the nickelodeon family of brands .\nlevy will oversee operations and strategy for mtv , comedy central , vh1 , spike , cmt , tv land , logo and viacom international media networks , the latter being the division bakish headed for a decade before he was elevated to ceo in october . levy will oversee a broad swath of viacom\u2019s businesses with the exception of nickelodeon , bet and paramount pictures . she has a mandate to increase coordination and collaboration across the various networks . she reports to bakish .\nwhile the formal viacom announcement did not include bakish\u2019s leadership team at the new unit , in his memo he confirmed that herzog , zarghami and bet networks\u2019 debra lee are staying put .\nissuer in - depth : cbs corporation - viacom , inc . : can all the queen\u2019s horses and men put cbs and viacom back together again ?\nin the near term , on the advertising front , there is hope . starting with last year\u2019s upfront advertising market , marketers have shifted media dollars to back linear , traditional tv networks from digital media , especially as the chorus of criticism rose when it came to fraud , weak viewability and questionable metrics issues .\nviacom has appointed david lynn as president and ceo of viacom intl . media networks , which operates more than 200 tv channels \u2014 including comedy central , mtv and nickelodeon \u2014 across more than 180 countries . lynn is president of vimn\u2019s operations in the u . k . , northern and eastern europe , encompassing more than 30 territories . as ceo of [ \u2026 ]\nmadrid , 28 july 2016 \u2013 parques reunidos , one of the leading leisure park operators in the world , viacom international media networks ( vimn ) , a division of viacom inc . ( nasdaq : via , viab ) , and eurofund capital partners have reached an agreement to develop the first nickelodeon - themed indoor family entertainment centre in portugal to open late 2017 .\ndiscovery owns 14 tv networks in the us including the eponymous discovery channel as well as tlc and animal planet .\n2015 was an acquisitive year for gannet : it bought romanes media group , the 59 . 4 % it didn ' t already own of texas - new mexico newspapers partnership , and journal media group .\ncomscore ranks the top 50 u . s . digital media properties for february 2016 - comscore , inc\njob summary the senior finance analyst is responsible for providing financial support for the viacom international media networks ( vimn ) hq mts departments\u2013 financial planning and analysis , commercial financial support , financial reporting , analysis and evaluation of business initiatives and ensuring a strong internal control environment is maintained at all times .\nthe dispute centers on monthly per - subscriber fees the cable company pays to carry viacom ' s 23 networks . such cutoffs typically are short - lived , lasting until the companies reach agreement .\nlast year , \u201cmtv movie awards\u201d pulled down 3 . 5 million nielsen measured viewers across nine viacom networks . in comparison to the year before , this was up 52 % from the 2 . 3 million viewers . sounds good ? problem is the show was aired over four viacom networks - - mtv , vh1 , mtv2 and logo in 2015 - - not the nine in 2016 .\nthe objective of the 2 - hour thematic discussion was to perpetuate the engagement of media , entertainment and advertising sectors on climate action . the event was opened with a keynote address by wpp group of advertising agencies , sir martin sorrell , who then participated in a panel discussion with media industry leaders such as caroline nursey , executive director for bbc media action , beth garrod , director for sustainability and social responsibility for viacom / mtv networks , and simon spanswick , ceo for the association of international broadcasters .\nwe\u2019re viacom international media networks uk & ireland , home to 20 tv channels that offer the very best in music , entertainment , comedy and kids programming through our mtv , comedy central , nickelodeon , 5 and bet brands . together these brands reach nearly 30 million homes in the uk and ireland .\nhalley will report to jeff lucas , head of sales for music and entertainment and jim perry , head of sales for nickelodeon group . he will report to rich eigendorff , chief operating officer of , viacom media networks , on business intelligence . halley will remain based in the company\u2019s new york headquarters .\nviacom is looking for mba students dedicated to pursuing a career in the media industry . the mba leadership rotation program is a competitive two year immersion program that will give mba graduates the opportunity to work on the cutting edge of a rapidly evolving media landscape . click here for more information .\nthe company owns teh newspaper o globo , 12 magazines , four radio networks , and public tv network tv globo .\nthe race for the owner of food network and hgtv , scripps networks interactive , has come down to one finalist .\nturner also highlighted its new data and audience - targeting collaboration with its rivals viacom and fox networks group and the number of video - on - demand rentals its properties commanded in the first quarter .\nviacom acquired 66 % of the company in 1985 , and then acquired the remaining interest in 1986 . it was then folded into viacom international inc . , a subsidiary of viacom inc . , and is no longer a distinct legal entity .\npeer snapshot : viacom inc . - march 2018 ( ltm ) : peer snapshot\npeer snapshot : viacom inc . - december 2017 ( ltm ) : peer snapshot\nwith media networks reaching approximately 700 million global subscribers , viacom ' s leading brands include mtv , vh1 , cmt , logo , bet , centric , nickelodeon , nick jr . , teennick , nicktoons , nick at nite , comedy central , tv land , spike , tr3s , paramount channel and viva .\nviacom and defy , formed last year by the merger of alloy digital and break media , also entered into marketing and content syndication agreements to develop and distribute entertainment to their respective audiences .\n\u201cit is clear that the trends continue to deteriorate not just for viacom but for most of its peers , \u201d michael nathanson , a media analyst with moffettnathanson said in a research report .\nviacom international media networks ( vimn ) , a unit of viacom inc . ( nasdaq : viab , via ) , is comprised of many of the world\u2019s most popular multimedia entertainment brands , including mtv , nickelodeon , comedy central , bet , paramount channel , channel 5 in the uk , vh1 , viva , colors , spike , game one and tr3s : mtv , m\u00fasica y m\u00e1s . viacom brands reach more than 3 . 4 billion cumulative subscribers in 180 + countries and territories via more than 200 locally programmed and operated tv channels and more than 550 digital media and mobile tv properties , in 40 languages . keep up with vimn news by visiting the vimn pr twitter feed at urltoken for more information about viacom and its businesses , visit www . viacom . com , urltoken and the viacom twitter feed at urltoken\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at viacom , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the viacom company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at viacom .\nfinally , donna blackman will serve as senior vice president of business operations , acting as the liaison for all internal bet networks departments with viacom media networks shared services . she will be responsible for strategic and long - range planning processes , evaluating and establishing external partnerships , developing , monitoring and implementing financial strategies including growing ancillary revenue and live events . liburd and blackman will both report directly to armstrong and are based in new york .\nissuer in - depth : cbs corp . and viacom inc . : scenario analysis : cbs rejection of viacom merger , lawsuit against controlling shareholder have wide - ranging effects\nfinancial terms of the deal are not being disclosed . approximately 20 viacom employees will join defy as part of the transaction ; as a result , defy media will have a headcount about 250 .\nmichael d . armstrong has been named general manager at bet networks , the latest move at viacom\u2019s revamping core cable network units . the news comes the same day viacom sibling cmt said longtime cmt president brian philips has stepped down and tv land gm frank tanki would take over as gm .\nabout comscore media metrix multi - platform comscore media metrix multi - platform offers comprehensive reporting on more than 300 , 000 digital media entities , including their unduplicated audience size , demographic composition , engagement , performance within key user segments and behavioral trends . all of these metrics are measured across multiple digital media platforms , including desktop computers , smartphones and tablets , and content delivery vehicles , including websites , videos and apps . these platforms are unified using both panel - and census - based methods to deliver a holistic view of media companies\u2019 total digital populations .\nviacom , owner of mtv networks , has joined the likes of itv and news international on the acquisition trail of hot internet properties with the purchase of online gaming community xfire for $ 102m ( \u00a358m ) .\nratings for viacom\u2019s networks , which include mtv , comedy central and nickelodeon , tumbled 15 percent during the quarter that ended in september , according to nielsen data compiled by bernstein research . those ratings challenges led viacom\u2019s domestic ad sales to decline 5 percent for the quarter , the company reported thursday .\ncable television mogul john malone for years predicted rapid consolidation in media , adding that there was an opportunity for small independent companies \u2014 so - called free radicals \u2014 to be swept together to create a more formidable media company .\n. com , will soon be under the viacom umbrella . the agreement between the media companies , which was announced tuesday morning , is expected to close in the first half of the year 2000 .\nthe people and environment at viacom are fantastic . there is a more casual atmosphere .\nlynn is president of vimn\u2019s operations in the u . k . , northern and eastern europe , encompassing more than 30 territories . as ceo of vimn , he will have management oversight of all of viacom\u2019s media networks and related businesses outside the u . s . lynn will report to bob bakish , whom he replaces as ceo of vimn , following bakish\u2019s promotion to become president and ceo of viacom last month .\nits big brands include the affiliate partners of the abc and nbc networks , cosmopolitan , esquire , and the san francisco chronicle .\nthe renamed viacom music and entertainment group , led by herzog , will consist of mtv , mtv2 , logo , vh1 , comedy central and spike , as well as the related digital networks and mtv\u2019s \u201calways on . \u201d\nhubert burda media is a germany - based publisher that owns 93 magazines in its home country and 320 international titles .\nadditionally , there are opportunities to encourage media outlets to allocate unsold advertising space to public awareness messaging on climate change .\nwith approximately 500 digital media properties worldwide , viacom digital averaged 187 million worldwide unique visitors per month in q2 2013 . below is just a small sample of our most popular sites . read more . . .\ni applied through a staffing agency . i interviewed at viacom ( nashville , tn ) .\ntoffler made a surprise announcement tuesday that he would be be leaving viacom after 28 years .\n93 - year - old media mogul sumner redstone ' s trust owns 80 % of movie theater company national amusements , which owns 80 % of the voting rights in both viacom and cbs . redstone recently removed viacom ceo philippe dauman and viacom board member george abrams from the seven - person trust that will determine the fate of the company in the event of his incapacitation or death , reuters reported .\nthe company ' s total media revenue took a slight dip on the $ 3 . 274 billion zenithoptimedia estimated for 2014 .\nviacom\u2019s brand roster stretches into nearly every area of media and entertainment , including television , movies , music , animation , websites , games , videos , virtual worlds , and consumer products . the company\u2019s cable network properties include\nthe merger is a reunion of sorts for the two companies . the company that became viacom was spun off from cbs in the 1970s because of government rules , which have since been repealed , that prevented networks owning their own programming .\n\u202663 , redstone became head of viacom when nai took a controlling interest in the cable network . that move was followed by a series of aggressive acquisitions over the next 15 years . viacom\u2019s holdings came to include black entertainment television ( bet ) , mtv networks , united paramount network ( upn ) , publisher simon & schuster , \u2026\nkeep up with vimn news by visiting the vimn pr twitter feed at urltoken . for more information about viacom and its businesses , visit urltoken , urltoken and the viacom twitter feed at urltoken .\nxfire is the leading gamer community platform , and we look forward to integrating its services and user base into our multiplatform strategy at mtv networks , which already includes assets like neopets , gametrailers and ifilm ,\nsaid judy mcgrath , the chairman and chief executive of mtv networks .\njohn bjorn , ceo of broadstripe , said networks and broadcasters are trying to make up for declining advertising revenue by increasing fees to cable companies .\nthe us networks still generate almost half of the company ' s revenue ( 48 % in 2014 ) and 67 % of its operating profit .\nviacom ceo bob bakish has tapped an 18 - year company veteran to lead its domestic and international cable operations with the appointment of sarah levy as chief operating officer of viacom \u2019s global entertainment group .\nviacom is committed to serving its audience and has been negotiating tirelessly for months to reach an agreement that will ensure no service interruption of its networks ,\nthe company said in a statement .\nwe are simply asking your cable provider for fair value for our networks , which continue to deliver more viewers than any other cable programmer , but cost far less to cable companies .\ndisney also owns a 50 % stake in digital media company fusion and it has a 33 % stake in video streaming platform hulu .\ncomscore top 50 properties ( desktop only ) february 2016 total u . s . \u2013 home and work locations source : comscore media metrix\ncomscore ad focus rankings ( desktop only ) february 2016 total u . s . \u2013 home and work locations source : comscore media metrix\nin particular for viacom , a scripps deal would have been a major step by viacom\u2019s chief executive , robert m . bakish , to revive his company\u2019s fortunes . mr . bakish , who took over viacom\u2019s management last fall , has laid out a five - point plan that includes bolstering its top brands .\ncredit opinion : viacom inc . : update to credit analysis - debt reduction , restructuring in full effect\nthe cable division comprises 15 national cable networks in the us \u2014 usa network , syfy , cnbc , and more \u2014 and nine international tv channels .\nviacom stands for\nvideo and audio communication\n- and true to that name , the company owns a large number of cable and satellite television networks ( the company was split from cbs corporation in 2005 , though both have the same majority owner ) .\nviacom was formed in 1971 by cbs inc . to operate cable tv systems and to syndicate such popular cbs series as i love lucy after the federal communications commission prohibited television networks from performing such activities . in 1976 it established the showtime movie network , and in 1985 it bought the mtv networks , including the music video channels mtv and vh - 1 as well as the nickolodeon channel for children . in 1987 viacom became a wholly owned subsidiary of the national amusements inc . movie theatre chain . it continued to expand , acquiring more radio and television stations , adding cable channels and franchises , and producing films for showtime and several popular television series for the networks .\nmicrosoft sells ads alongside it msn portal , search engine bing , video calling service skype , and its xbox live gaming and media platform .\ncorporation . including cable television and motion picture businesses , the media enterprise owns more than 160 channels and 400 interactive properties around the world .\nin this new role , sarah will take a holistic approach to overseeing strategy and operations for the geg networks , which include mtv , comedy central , vh1 , spike , tv land , cmt , logo and viacom international media networks . she will report directly to me and have oversight of the following functions across the geg group : operations , production management , digital , strategy & business development , research , content & programming enterprises , and content distribution for geg . sarah will also work closely with the finance , business & legal affairs and human resources functions .\nin 1995 viacom\u2019s paramount unit and chris - craft industries launched a new broadcasting network called united paramount network .\nthe report ranks the world ' s biggest media companies in order of revenue generated in financial year 2013 , the latest year for which it has consistent revenue figures for all the publicly - listed companies . media revenue includes advertising but also things like circulation revenues for newspapers and magazines .\njust last week , malone and his chief deputy , greg maffei , chief executive of liberty media , met with univision communications chairman haim saban and jonathan nelson , head of private firm providence equity , at the media mogul conference in sun valley , idaho , according to two people familiar with the meeting . liberty expressed interest in buying a stake in univision , which is the nation ' s largest spanish - language media company .\namazing company - amazing department - brilliant team - doing their absolute best to ensure nickelodeon is the number one brand in kid ' s media .\nwith a variety of brands that span the globe , viacom international media networks offers viewers endless options when it comes to choosing their entertainment and how to get it . multimedia brands like mtv , nickelodeon , comedy central , bet , vh1 , paramount channel , viva , mtvnhd , tr3s : mtv , music\u00e1 y mas , tmf ( the music factory ) , colors and game one give audiences around the world access to their favorite entertainment via more than 160 locally programmed and operated tv channels and more than 500 digital media properties . read more . . . \u200b\n\u200bthrough television and digital media platforms , viacom and its brands connect with kids , youth and adults . they develop original , authentic content for distinct audiences including the millennial generation , african - americans , hispanic - americans , lgbt viewers , the american heartland and more . across the globe , viacom reaches viewers in more than 160 countries with global and locally produced content .\nessentially , the new global entertainment group consolidates the old viacom entertainment group under herzog , which consisted of comedy central , spike tv and tv land , and mtv networks under van toffler , comprised by mtv , vh1 and cmt , as they were before van toffler\u2019s february 2015 exit . at the time , mtv networks was split up , with herzog taking over mtv and vh1 and zarghami getting cmt , in addition to tv land . the relocation of tv land to the kids and family group led to the departure of president larry jones . now the network is returning to its old family of networks .\nviacom said the cooperative\ncontinues to stall our conversations rather than work collaboratively and quickly toward a compromise .\nthat had been founded in 1958 as gulf + western corporation . among the major businesses paramount brought to viacom were\nsome analysts estimated that viacom\u2019s credit rating would tumble to junk status if it pursued an all - cash bid .\npopular culture content on tv networks can always been a winner - - thus adding award - worthy tv content is good to the movie content in its mtv shows .\nand generates awareness of the channel , driving tune - in to our programming and enhancing the image of our brands through media outreach . . . .\nthe merger was the biggest in the media business since disney\u2019s purchase of capital cities / abc for a then - record $ 19 billion in 1996 .\namong the largest mergers were viacom - paramount ( 1994 ) , disney - abc ( 1995 ) , viacom - cbs ( 2000 ) , nbc - universal ( 2004 ) , and the biggest merger in corporate history at the time , the 2000 merger of america on line ( aol ) and time warner . there were also takeovers of new media start - up companies by the\u2026\nwith media networks reaching approximately 700 million global subscribers , viacom ' s leading brands include mtv , vh1 , cmt , logo , bet , centric , nickelodeon , nick jr . , teennick , nicktoons , nick at nite , comedy central , tv land , spike , tr3s , viva and paramount pictures , america ' s oldest film studio , creator of many of the most beloved motion pictures and a major global producer and distributor of filmed entertainment . through television and digital media platforms , viacom and its brands connect with kids , youth and adults . they develop original , authentic content for distinct audiences including the millennial generation , african - americans , hispanic - americans , lgbt viewers , the american heartland and more . across the globe , viacom reaches viewers in more than 160 countries with global and locally produced content .\nin 2007 , viacom filed a $ 1 billion lawsuit against google and youtube for copyright infringement and recently a federal judge granted viacom ' s request for data of all youtube users . the blogosphere has since called for a boycott of all viacom properties - so that means no mtv , vh1 , nickelodeon or - gasp - comedy central for you !\n\u201ctoday\u2019s competitive media environment is about consolidation , and this merger makes great sense because viacom and cbs don\u2019t duplicate a lot of efforts , \u201d said martin clayton , vice president / general manager , interactive media , cbs cable . \u201cthe properties they have and the properties we have line up nicely . we really don\u2019t overlap much in our businesses and yet we compliment each other , adding to the strength of the whole . \u201d\nor look at mtv\u2019s bigger annual awards show : \u201cvideo music awards\u201d was down 34 % to 6 . 5 million versus the previous year . this came from an audience of 11 viacom networks . ( silver lining ? the 2016 vmas also drew 45 . 8 million streams on facebook ) .\ncomscore media metrix\u00ae multi - platform provides the industry\u2019s first comprehensive view of the consumption habits of your digital audience and your competitive set , along . . .\nmtv owner viacom has launched a cost - cutting plan to save up to $ 250m next year . by mark sweney\nviacom still has much going for it as a traditional - based tv network group - - despite some ratings declines .\n( later sold by viacom ) . viacom\u2019s subsequent merger with blockbuster added video rental and music retail operations to its considerable film , cable , television , and publishing holdings , making it one of the most diversified entertainment companies in the world .\nviacom strives to maintain a work environment that upholds the highest standards of business behavior . our company values individuals who are ethical , work smart and share the dedication and passion that have made viacom the success it is today and are crucial for continue\u200bd long - term success . the viacom business conduct statement and supplier compliance policy affirm our commitment to these high standards .\ni applied online . the process took 4 weeks . i interviewed at viacom ( london , england ) in april 2017 .\nreston , va , march 21 , 2016 \u2013 comscore , inc . ( nasdaq : scor ) today released its monthly ranking of u . s . online activity at the top digital media properties for february 2016 based on data from the comscore media metrix\u00ae and media metrix\u00ae multi - platform services . google sites ranked as the top multi - platform property with 243 . 6 million unique visitors / viewers across desktop and mobile , while also ranking as the top desktop property with 202 million visitors .\nnickelodeon is one of the most globally recognized and widely distributed multimedia entertainment brands for kids and family . it has built a diverse , global business by putting kids first in everything it does . the company\u2019s portfolio includes television programming and production around the world , plus special events , consumer products , digital offerings , recreation , books , feature films and pro - social initiatives . nickelodeon\u2019s brands reach 1 . 1 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 160 countries and territories , via more than 80 + locally programmed channels and branded blocks . outside of the united states , nickelodeon is part of viacom international media networks , a division of viacom inc . ( nasdaq : viab , via ) , one of the world\u2019s leading creators of programming and content across all media platforms .\nmedia executives and analysts have pinned the weakness on ratings issues , advertisers seeking more flexibility with their budgets , the increasing threat from digital rivals and the broader economy .\nset to launch oct . 1 , paramount + will showcase paramount pictures\u2019 new movie releases along with classic films and more than 800 episodes of shows from viacom - owned networks such as mtv and comedy central , notably \u201cinside amy schumer , \u201d \u201cgeordie shore , \u201d\u201dbroad city , \u201d\u201dteen mom\u201d and \u201csouth park . \u201d\nthat may have to change , particularly now that networks have given marketers a taste of new possibilities . mr . paskalis of bank of america , for one , was left wanting more .\njavascript is disabled in your browser . we recommend that you enable javascript to optimize your experience on viacom . com . learn more\nparamount communications inc . , american corporation that was acquired by viacom inc . ( q . v . ) in 1994 . \u2026\n\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bviacom is home to the world ' s premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences through compelling content across television , motion picture , online and mobile platforms in over 160 countries and territories . the official viacom site contains information about our brands and company culture .\nviacom runs more than 250 tv channels worldwide , including mtv , nickelodeon , comedy central , and channel 5 in the uk .\n, comedy central , nickelodeon , and spike . under the banner of paramount pictures corp , viacom owns and operates paramount pictures (\nbet networks , the nation ' s leading media company providing entertainment , music , news , and public affairs programming for the african - american audience , launched urltoken in february 2000 . since then , urltoken has established itself as the most powerful african - american presence on the internet . urltoken has received numerous accolades and awards for its content and community applications .\ncomscore top 50 multi - platform properties ( desktop and mobile ) february 2016 total u . s . \u2013 home and work locations source : comscore media metrix multi - platform\ncafeteria is my favorite thing in the 1515 building . you have access to all floors and can freely mingle with people in different networks . events for career development and social opportunities are available .\nviacom is not alone in its advertising woes . other media companies have reported declines in domestic advertising revenues in recent weeks . in total , national television advertising revenues dipped about 0 . 5 percent in third quarter of 2014 , the worst quarter for advertising growth since the recession , according to moffettnathanson research .\nits total media revenue grew 63 % over the pat year , thanks to the company embracing mobile technology , encouraging users to visit the site / app multiple times each day .\naudio communications , was founded in 1971 . in 2005 , the company split into two publicly traded companies , viacom , inc . and\nthe mtv networks unit of warner amex cable communications , which is about to go public , has named an executive of warner communications , david h . horowitz , as president and chief executive officer .\nmassive corporations dominate the u . s . media landscape . through a history of mergers and acquisitions , these companies have concentrated their control over what we see , hear and read .\nviacom is home to the world ' s premier entertainment brands that connect with audiences through compelling content across television , motion picture , online and mobile platforms in over 160 countries and territories . viacom ' s leading brands include mtv , vh1 , cmt , logo , bet , centric , nickelodeon , nick jr . , teennick , nicktoons , nick at nite , comedy central , tv land , spike , tr3s , paramount channel and viva . viacom is also home to paramount pictures , america ' s oldest film studio . to learn more about viacom , click\nin a separate message to viewers on its website , viacom said it is continuing to make\nevery effort\nto reach an agreement .\nbut\nviacom has a way of strong arming us into agreeing to this increase ,\nbjorn said .\nit has threatened to take the channels away . we would never voluntarily take down these 23 channels . our hope is that viacom will not interrupt these channels .\nlevy\u2019s appointment is the latest sign of rebuilding under bakish at viacom , which has struggled during the past two years with internal management turmoil and external forces pressuring its core cable business . bakish has moved quickly to reorganize viacom\u2019s cable operations in an effort to reinvigorate its core brands .\ndiscovery communications is in advanced discussions to buy scripps now that viacom is out of the competition , people briefed on the matter said thursday .\nin the end , viacom may have decided that it could not risk overpaying , according to some of the people briefed on the matter .\nsumner redstone , american media executive whose company , national amusements , inc . ( nai ) , acquired leading film , television , and entertainment properties , notably viacom and cbs . redstone\u2019s father , michael ( mickey ) , was a liquor wholesaler , nightclub owner , and drive - in movie operator . as a boy , \u2026\nthis japanese media group owns the eponymous daily newspaper , the yomiuri shimbun , which is the most popular daily newspaper in the world , with a circulation of more than 9 million copies ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "financial women ' s association", "paragraphs": ["the name of this association shall be the queen\u2019s women\u2019s association ( qwa ) .\nwe warmly welcome new members at the financial women ' s association of singapore .\nin the event of the dissolution of the queen\u2019s women\u2019s association , all assets remaining after the payments of debts and liabilities shall be distributed equally among the bursaries founded by the queen\u2019s women\u2019s association / faculty women\u2019s club at queen\u2019s university .\nbaruch college and financial women\u2019s association prepare young women for the corporate world : : fwa of new york , inc .\n\u00a9 2018 country women ' s association of western australia . all rights reserved .\nmar 11 , 2008 gender gap in financial careers reported in financial women\u2019s association survey pay parity remains elusive say women financial professionals the financial women\u2019s association ( fwa ) today announced that according to its 2007 member survey , 96 % of respondents believe that women are being paid less than men for comparable work .\n* fwa mentorship program completion * . . . - financial women ' s association singapore - fwasg | facebook\nonce again i\u2019d like to thank the financial women\u2019s association for inviting me to share this evening with such extraordinary women . thank you .\nbelow are the financial women\u2019s association 990 financial reports . the fwa is on a fiscal calendar starting ( july 1 \u2013 june 30 ) .\nfinancial women ' s association of new york to ring the nasdaq stock market closing bell | nasdaq , inc .\n* awf mentorship program - mentees ' . . . - financial women ' s association singapore - fwasg | facebook\nbaruch college and the financial women\u2019s association are in support of a mentoring program for female students at the college .\n1962 pioneer women\u2019s memorial : cwa began planning for the pioneer women\u2019s memorial in kings park .\nread\n3 ways to be a better mentor\nby jennifer openshaw is executive director of the financial women ' s association .\nmay 27 , 2011 the financial women\u2019s association : honoring women , educating the next generation \u2013 personal reflections of the annual dinner by syndicated columnist ruthie ackerman .\nthe financial women ' s association is now accepting applications from young women and men for its 2017 wall street exchange ( wse ) professional development and leadership program .\n\u201cfinancial women\u2019s association\u201d and the logo \u201cfwa\u201d are registered trademarks of the fwa of new york , inc . | design : odgis + co\nfinancial women ' s association\nand the logo\nfwa\nare registered trademarks of the fwa of new york , inc .\nmar 20 , 2012 women enriching business ( web ) initiative partners with financial women\u2019s association to host uae seminars latham & watkins , through its women enriching business ( web ) initiative , and the financial women\u2019s association ( fwa ) , a leading us organization focused on enhancing the role of women in finance , co - hosted two seminars in the middle east .\nthe european women\u2019s lobby ( ewl ) brings together the women\u2019s movement in europe to influence the general public and european institutions in support of women\u2019s human rights and equality between women and men .\nthe director of the financial women\u2019s association ( fwa ) mentoring program at baruch college is looking for a part - time coordinator for immediate hire .\nkatrin dambrot , president of the financial women ' s association of new york rang the closing bell at nasdaq marketsite thursday in honor of the fwa ' s 60th year .\nwomen ' s association ( fwa ) is a new . . . . . . omen ' s association ( fwa ) is a new york - based network of female professionals from various sectors of the\nwhat : financial women ' s association of new york ( fwa ) , founded in 1956 , is an organization dedicated to advancing the leadership of women in the financial community , will visit the nasdaq marketsite in times square .\nmar 24 , 2010 financial women\u2019s association comes to long island fwa\u2019s inaugural event in long island is covered by the largest daily newspaper serving long island . subscription required to view the entire article .\ncreated in 2002 as the first international chapter of the prestigious financial women ' s association of new york ( fwa ) , an association of women in finance founded in 1956 on wall street , the affq is today an independent organization bringing together almost 700 members .\nan image of katrin dambrot , president of the financial women ' s association of new york , appears on the nasdaq market site , feb . 4 , 2016 .\nabout the financial women\u2019s association : founded in 1956 , the financial women\u2019s association provides a forum to help advance the leadership of women in the financial community . the fwa provides opportunities for women to build their careers , meet industry leaders , earn the support of powerful women and major companies , and contribute to the next generation of female leaders . the fwa\u2019s philanthropic activities include mentoring , scholarships and development programs for more than 6 , 000 young people . for more about the fwa , please visit : urltoken\nindividual financial wellbeing is an important foundation for strengthening financial inclusion in the community .\nvicki is a member of the board of directors for the financial planning association of new york where she is the director of communications and marketing , and an active member of the public awareness committee . she is also a member of the financial women\u2019s association where she is on the advisory council for its financial backpack program , providing financial literacy education to high school students .\nthe 2011 biennial catalyst census : financial post 500 women board directors details women ' s representation on corporate boards at the largest companies in canada .\nd ) those who show interest in the affairs of queen\u2019s university and the queen\u2019s women\u2019s association . their application must be proposed in writing by two members of qwa and submitted to the membership chair .\nthe financial women ' s association is a nyc area based group that brings together high achieving professionals from every sector of the financial world . we are dedicated to developing future leaders , enhancing the role of women in finance , and involvement in the community .\nthat\u2019s why the financial women\u2019s association of new york is , once again , hosting its wall street exchange program . it\u2019s a nine - week program that runs from late june to early august to help students , women and men , learn to navigate wall street as they begin their careers .\nthank you to the financial women\u2019s association for this honor . i feel privileged to be in the company of such inspiring , accomplished , and truly remarkable women , and of course , you too , tyler [ mathisen ] .\nyou ' ll also find wall street recruiters at the national association of women mbas national conference , as well as the national black mba association and national society of hispanic mbas conferences .\nthe association of women in finance ( the\nawf\n) is a group of finance professionals dedicated to supporting the advancement of women in finance .\ndec 15 , 2011 movers and shakers : anne izzillo , president , financial women\u2019s association of new york the power of networking and fwa\u2019s current partnership is explored in an in - depth interview with fwa president , anne izzillo .\n\u00a9 2018 awf association of women in finance . all rights reserved . home | terms of use | privacy policy\nthe kelley undergraduate women\u2019s financial association is affiliated with the finance department of the kelley school of business at indiana university . the vision of the kelley undergraduate women\u2019s financial association is to assist its members in graduating with a better understanding of the finance industry , with more experience in financial environments , and with a network of peers and mentors who will support each individual in her quest to reach her goals . in keeping with this ambition , the women\u2019s financial association will enhance the education and experiences of its members by instituting a formal network of students , alumni and corporate contacts . the myriad of benefits of this organization includes :\nour story begins with a closed door , and a group of financial women pioneers who created and opened their own doors , for themselves and those who would follow . in 1956 , when a group of eight wall street women were denied membership in a professional association , they blazed their own path , founding the financial women\u2019s association as a forum to share their experiences and further their knowledge .\n( fwa ) is celebrating international women ' s day and women ' s history month during the month of march at the museum of american finance .\ndecember 16 , 2010 movers and shakers : susan ganz , president of the financial women\u2019s association of new york our president susan ganz , is profiled in the movers and shakers category of theglasshammer website .\nnew york , september 4 , 2014 \u2013 young women at baruch college are preparing themselves for their future in the corporate world by taking advantage of the resources and valuable programs offered through the financial women\u2019s association of new york ( fwa ) .\nfeb 1 , 2012 financial women\u2019s association executive director plans to retire executive director nancy sellar will retire on june 30 , 2012 , the end of the fiscal year . ms . sellar served as the fwa\u2019s executive director for 29 years .\nthe wall street exchange , sponsored by the financial women ' s association , augments the summer internships of female students between their junior and senior years with a workshop series designed to improve their job search skills .\nnew york , ny - september 4 , 2014 - young women at baruch college are preparing themselves for their future in the corporate world by taking advantage of the resources and valuable programs offered through the financial women\u2019s association of new york ( fwa ) .\nthe fwa member services site is optimized for the browsers : firefox or chrome .\nfinancial women ' s association\nand the logo\nfwa\nare registered trademarks of the fwa of new york , inc .\na paid summer internship in the new york city metro area with a financial services firm or a financial function internship with a non - financial services company .\nthe financial women\u2019s association of new york takes its present name when the upper age limit , originally 35 and then 41 , is eliminated as members begin moving into the highest - ranking senior positions typically achieved after 40 .\nnew york , ny - february 3 , 2014 \u2013 baruch college was awarded a $ 312 , 500 multi - year gift from the financial women\u2019s association in support of a mentoring program for female students at the college .\n100 women in hedge funds based in : london , but members are from all over the world a global association of more than 10 , 000 women , 100 women in hedge funds focuses on education progression and philanthropy .\nthe fwa of new york , inc . ( financial women\u2019s association ) was established in 1956 when eight enterprising women on wall street met to share professional experiences and further their knowledge . our non - profit organization now proudly numbers more than 1000 members , women and men , and over 20 president circle corporate partners , with the core mission of advancing the leadership of women in the financial community across all industries .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pr newswire association llc . all rights reserved . a cision company .\ndear women , robots are coming\u2026to take your jobs . here\u2019s how to work with them\nmay 17 , 2011 the financial women\u2019s association names women of the year : irene dorner , president and ceo of hsbc bank usa , n . a . , and sylvia ann hewlett , founding president of the center for work - life policy as key leaders in the global financial industry , they will be honored at the fwa\u2019s annual dinner & women of the year awards on may 19th in new york city .\ncheck out the progress aacn\u2019s grassroots network has made on aacn\u2019s top legislative priorities .\ncambodia\u2019s central bank has been active in developing financial literacy to equip people with the financial know - how , heling them to budget and avoid debt .\nthe corporate name changed from \u201cyoung women\u2019s christian association of the united states of america , inc . \u201d to \u201cywca usa , inc . \u201d , effective december 15 , 2015 .\nto provide scholarships students who demonstrate financial need . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid services .\nan incoming or current student who demonstrates financial need . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid .\n1919 the ywca held the international conference of women physicians , the first gathering of medical women .\nin addition to the school fees , there is a student association fee of \u00a3240 that covers the student association ( sa ) subscription , enabling students to participate in our vibrant community .\nwow ! we are so honored to be on this list with these amazing women\u2019s organizations .\njane is a member of the financial women\u2019s association and previously served on the investment committee for the horizons foundation . jane graduated from mills college in oakland , california with a degree in economics and holds the chartered financial analyst\u00ae designation . she lives in san francisco with her domestic partner and two children .\nthe financial women\u2019s association of singapore is a champion of gender diversity & inclusion ( d & i ) in the workplace . we engage individuals and organisations to recognize the contribution women have been making to the economy , the multiple hats women wear as care - givers and workers , and the importance of unbiased , fair and flexible work practices that support the advancement of women in their careers .\nthe american association of university women\u2019s selected professions fellowships for african american women in business , law , and medicine offers competitive funding ; $ 5 , 000 to $ 12 , 000 , to applicants entering graduate or post - graduate programs .\nmar 10 , 2010 krawcheck wants \u2018enhancement of fiduciary standard\u2019 speaking at a meeting of the financial women\u2019s association in january , krawcheck shared her thought on the imposition of fiduciary standards and her support for making brokers adhere to a fiduciary standard of conduct .\ninterest in this exciting , new industry has grown rapidly in recent years with more mainstream investors seeking to align their values with their investment dollars . the financial women\u2019s association is committed to supporting the continued emergence of a robust and viable investment option .\nto provide scholarships to students who demonstrates financial need . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid services .\nto provide scholarships to students who demonstrate financial need . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid services .\nfor students majoring in finance and investments with a demonstrated financial need . scholarship is renewable if demonstrated financial need exists .\napr 24 , 2012 fwa 2012 annual dinner and 28th women of the year awards the fwa presented another stellar annual dinner . read coverage of our night of inspiration , networking , enthusiasm and support . advocating for women leaders \u2013 urltoken \u2013 apr 26 maria bartiromo has been named woman of the year by the financial women\u2019s association \u2013 tvnewser \u2013 apr 26\nthe 12 firms named to the best cpa firms for women list demonstrate consistent progress in advancing women , proven programs that retain and advance women , and compelling integration of the business case for advancing women .\nnew york city , new york - - ( marketwired - sep 23 , 2013 ) - for the ninth consecutive year , the financial women ' s association ' s educational programs for young women will be among the beneficiaries when bmo capital markets holds its annual equity through education trading day in new york and toronto on sept . 25 , 2013 .\nthe american business woman\u2019s association ( abwa ) awards scholarships to future business women . these funds are provided by the stephen bufton memorial education fund ( sbmef ) . members of sbmef nominate women business students every year according to their academic performance , financial need , and interest in pursuing a career in business .\nincrease the understanding and application of skills necessary to secure coaching positions in women ' s basketball .\nchronicle and hunt ' s merchant ' s magazine ; absorbed jan . 7 , 1871 , the merchant ' s mag . . .\nnew york city , new york - - ( marketwired - sept . 23 , 2013 ) - for the ninth consecutive year , the financial women ' s association ' s educational programs for young women will be among the beneficiaries when bmo capital markets holds its annual equity through education trading day in new york and toronto on sept . 25 , 2013 .\nwe are a credible source of expertise and experience on equality between women and men and women\u2019s rights , representing the diversity of the women\u2019s movement across the european union . we represent an inclusive , confident , loud , independent feminist voice and bring real women\u2019s voices into the eu political arena . we build consensus and mobilise our members\u2019 collective experience to work on major issues affecting women , to realise women\u2019s rights , equality between women and men and social justice . we act as a catalyst connecting different actors and organisations to bring change at eu level .\nour mission is to elevate women ' s role in finance by empowering women to become future leaders through networking , leadership , and skill development opportunities .\nsection 2 the qwa executive committee shall conduct all routine business of the association and has full power and authority over the affairs of the association except those decided upon by vote at a general meeting .\nwe have helped thousands of students in securing scholarships and financial aid in the world ' s top universities .\nthe women ' s army corps veterans association scholarship has been established to recognize relatives of army service women . students must be a u . s . citizen and a high school graduating senior with a minimum 3 . 5 gpa . for more information or to apply , please visit the scholarship provider ' s website . [ . . . ] more\nin fulfilling its mission to promote the talent and expertise of women as company board members , the affq has developed solid partnerships with major players in the industry , such as the institute of corporate directors , coll\u00e8ge des administrateurs de soci\u00e9t\u00e9s , financial women ' s association of new york , and b\u00e9n\u00e9voles d ' affaires organization .\ntwo young women from baruch studied in china , including this year\u2019s featured student speaker fang fang nan .\nalison currently serves as the treasurer for the new hampshire women\u2019s foundation and is a member of the university of new hampshire foundation responsible investor committee . she is also a member of the seacoast women\u2019s giving circle , new england international donors ( neid ) , and the financial planning association of new england . alison graduated from university of new hampshire\u2019s whittemore school of business and economics with a b . s . in hotel administration and from merrimack college with a certificate in financial planning . she lives with her husband in portsmouth , nh .\neducational foundation for women in accounting supports the accounting profession through training , research and other initiatives that advance women\u2019s standing in the field . scholarships empower women in specific areas , but each requires demonstrable commitment to the profession through prior course work or employment experience , as well as financial need . scholarship examples include women in transition , women in need and aid from the moss adams foundation .\nnon - profit nongovernmental women ' s rights - organization , that is mainly involved in empowering palestinian women and girls , aiming for gender equality and the eradication of all forms of discrimination against women and girls ' . through empowering and mobilizing women\u2019s participation in the struggle against the israeli occupation , the contribution to the development processes , the promotion of woman\u2019s political , economic and civic rights and the expansion of women\u2019s access to justice through improving psychological well - being among women and girls , and combating gender - based violence .\njune 13 , 2012 \u201cunique places where personal finance training is taught . \u201d fwa\u2019s financial literacy program is cited as one of the community groups that provides financial literacy training to adults for personal finance . also published on yahoo ! financial , investopedia\nfinancial literacy is crucial for making smart money choices . financial women\u2019s association runs educational workshops for adults and teens to teach them skills and concepts related to budgeting , credit , savings , and more . through ongoing trainings , fwa members can learn how to facilitate sessions on these key topics to pay it forward with their knowledge and experience .\nmentees and mentors from financial women\u2019s association\u2019s mentoring program for inner city girls at murry bergtraum high school in new york city volunteered at a food pantry in manhattan on december 14th . the students in this program are underprivileged , but they partake in community service opportunities so they can give back to those who are [ \u2026 ]\nfor a student with demonstrated financial need . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid . scholarship is renewable for recipients who demonstrate continuing financial need and maintain a 3 . 2 gpa .\nin the fall of 1954 , saginaw - area businesswomen received an invitation to a tea and meeting at the bancroft hotel from the american business women ' s association ( abwa ) national headquarters in kansas city , missouri . approximately 100 businesswomen attended the event . on dec . 12 , 1954 , the american business women ' s association - saginaw charter chapter was officially formed . the mission of abwa is [ . . . ] more\nnew ! browse afwa\u2019s directory of accounting and finance professionals to partner with you in your business or personal financial needs .\nto provide scholarships to students at the college\u2019s discretion . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid services .\nmembership fees can be paid either via credit card or cheque . for cheque payments , please make the cheque payable to\nfinancial women ' s association ( s ' pore )\n, and bank it , or you may also mail it to : margarita locsin , 02 - 06 / 07 / 08 / 10 gsh plaza singapore 049705 .\nthe eight current uaa institutions compete in a single round - robin format for football , men ' s and women ' s soccer , and a double round - robin format men ' s and women ' s basketball . for all other sports , the schools schedule league tournaments or championships at one of the eight uaa campuses .\nthe financial women\u2019s association kicked off its 2018 annual meeting at new york life\u2019s nyc headquarters on thursday , june 21 , 2018 . the annual meeting is a time for longtime fwa members to welcome new members , the membership is informed of future activities and new initiatives , and new officers and directors are elected . this year , fwa [ \u2026 ]\nthe troubled early years of the 20th century inspired an explosion in the demand for women\u2019s rights world - wide . following canada\u2019s lead in enabling the empowerment of rural women , the country women\u2019s association ( cwa ) was initiated in australia in 1922 , with new south wales and queensland \u2013 followed by western australia ( 1924 ) , victoria ( 1928 ) , south australia ( 1929 ) , northern territory ( 1933 ) , and tasmania ( 1936 ) .\n1977 cwa australia day : first cwa australia day thanksgiving service held at the pioneer women\u2019s memorial in kings park .\nluisamaria is a member of the financial planning association . she graduated summa cum laude from wellesley college with a b . a . in economics and has a certificate in financial planning from new york university . she lives with her family in brooklyn , ny .\nthe aarp foundation women\u2019s scholarship program helps women over age 50 return to school to pursue bachelor\u2019s and associate\u2019s degrees . the women\u2019s scholarship program is about creating career opportunities and increasing mobility among low - income women who have unfulfilling employment roles . mother\u2019s , veterans and unemployed applicants are given priority consideration for the scholarships . research shows that due to lower earning potential and male - dominated work patterns , women are disproportionately at risk for having insufficient funds in the second half of their lives . by participating in education and training opportunities , which they could otherwise not afford , scholarship winners gain momentum at a crucial point in their pre - retirement employment years . in 2010 , 125 women were awarded more than $ 450 , 000 in aarp women\u2019s educational scholarships .\nto provide a scholarship to a student who demonstrate financial need and academic excellence . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid services .\npat is a member of the financial women\u2019s association and serves on their leadership committee as co - chair of the impact investing committee and as an advisor to the financial backpack committee . she volunteers teaching nyc high school students \u201cfinancial literacy . \u201d she graduated from boston college with a b . a . and from iona college with an m . b . a . she lives with her husband , two children and two labs in hartsdale , ny .\napril 27 , 2010 fwa 2010 annual dinner & women of the year awards the fwa annual dinner received coverage from urltoken in the article titled \u201chonoring successful women , mentors , and mentees : the fwa\u2019s annual women of the year awards . \u201d\nour members affq members are professional women who work in financial institutions , accounting or legal firms , large corporations or consulting firms . with a focus on promoting the next generation , the association also welcomes young , ambitious professional women enthusiastic about furthering their careers . all of our members are leaders in their own right , sharing a high level of financial expertise and a desire to get involved .\nto one or more students in the master ` s in public adminstration program who demonstrate financial need and have high academic potential .\nto provide full or partial scholarship ( s ) to entering freshmen or currently enrolled student who demonstrates financial need and academic excellence .\nthe financial women\u2019s association mentoring program provides one - on - one mentoring of high potential women and has become well integrated into the primary mission of the college . participants receive a variety of benefits that include individual and professional leadership opportunities through mentoring , networking for members through connection to the broader baruch executives on campus mentoring programs and other activities including baruch conferences and cultural events .\nthis award is given annually to minority women pursing graduate degrees in accounting and business , including those attending master\u2019s programs in business administration , banking and financial support services , and other related fields .\nthe jeannette rankin women\u2019s scholarship fund provides educational aid and scholarships to low - income women who are 35 or older , primarily for technical and vocational degrees , but also for qualifying women who are aiming to pursue degrees in business - related fields .\nfinancial adviser february 3 , 2011 voices : susan ganz , on life coordination our president susan ganz , shares her insights as a financial services professional .\nour students represent the future of new york city \u2013 it\u2019s a privilege to be involved in their lives . this program exemplifies the fwa\u2019s commitment to developing future leaders in financial services . \u201d\nthe association for women in mathematics offers the alice t . schafer mathematics prize to undergraduate women showing promise in mathematics . to determine prize winners , letters of nomination from members of the math field are reviewed , alongside student transcripts and other relevant documentation .\n1877 the ywca chicago provides medical services at the homes of the sick , becoming the forerunner of the visiting nurses association .\neight women on wall street apply to join the young men\u2019s investment association . denied admission , they form their own young women\u2019s investment association . the eight women include elizabeth heaton ( mohr ) , audrey hochberg , nancy mcnamara ( bentley ) , susan rappaport ( knafel ) , jane sheppard , gloria swope ( marron ) , joan williams ( farr ) and nancy zuger , first president and founder . the founding members are mostly security analysts , the first profession open to woman on wall street . soon it grows to include bankers , brokers , traders , management consultants , financial analysts , portfolio managers , economists , lawyers and more .\nfebruary 9 , 2011 women in management on the rise in the finance industry our president susan ganz , is quoted several times for her perspectives on the current trend of women in the banking and financial industries .\nthe fwa was formed in 1956 by eight pioneering wall street women who were denied admission to a men ' s club .\nprovide a scholarship ( s ) to junior or senior accounting majors who demonstrate financial need and have a grade point average of 3 . 0 or higher . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid .\nthe international peace scholarship provides educational grants for graduate - level study in the u . s . and canada to women from countries outside of the u . s . and canada .\ndec 8 , 2011 financial women\u2019s assn promise an electrifying evening at the nasdaq tower the fwa 2011 holiday party received full coverage promoting the festivities and the various programs benefiting from the proceeds from the event .\nfinancial women\u2019s association headquartered in : new york fwa focuses on bringing accomplished women together to recognize each other\u2019s achievements , trade information and improve one another to become the best in their fields . past president , kristin mcdonough , says , \u201cseasoned fwa members say that exposure to this richer network has resulted in consulting engagements , client referrals , emerging opportunities , and the courage to leap from the corporate into both the entrepreneurial arena or not for profit administration . \u201d\nfor mentees like halina , the financial women\u2019s association mentoring program provides one - on - one mentoring of high potential women and has become well integrated into the primary mission of the college . participants receive a variety of benefits that include individual and professional leadership opportunities through mentoring , networking for members through connection to the broader baruch executives on campus mentoring programs and other activities including baruch conferences and cultural events .\nif you are interested in volunteering on one of our committees , we invite you to contact a member of the association staff .\nprovides educational and living expenses for women pursuing graduate work , professional development , and / or technical training to advance their careers . the grants are targeted at women of color and women in non - traditional disciplines , and women who do not yet have an advanced degree .\nthis program awards scholarships four times a year to outstanding nursing students at the bachelor\u2019s , master\u2019s , and phd level .\n2004 dina dublon chief financial officer j . p . morgan chase & co .\nfinancial need . award amounts are $ 10 , 000 annually for four years .\nthese changes in behaviour and attitudes strengthen participants\u2019 financial resilience by moving individuals from precarious financial situations to a position of stability , and in many cases , growth .\nwashington university became a founding member of the university athletic association in june 1986 when it joined eight other leading independent research universities to compete in intercollegiate athletics at the varsity level for men and women .\nthe american association of university women offers scholarships to women who are working toward their mba . their goal is to empower women to be independent and obtain leadership in the business world . the funds awarded by the aauw may be used for tuition fees and books as well as student transportation and child care . the winners of the scholarships are determined by quality of the application , the student\u2019s academic background , and financial needs . to apply for your scholarship , go to urltoken .\n\u201cthere\u2019s never been a better time for women in professional and financial services . the fwa plays an important role in developing women in these professions by fostering mentor and scholarship opportunities and providing environments in which they can showcase their successes . \u201d \u2014 sharon allen , chairman of deloitte llp\nour mission is to attain gender - equality in a democratic palestinian society , to which end we focus our efforts on promoting the social , educational , economical , and political development of palestinian women and girl\u2019s , including advocating for women\u2019s rights , eliminating discrimination against women including gbv , advancing women\u2019s capacities and leadership skills , promoting their participation in the decisions that affect their lives , and amplifying their voices for peace and security at the national and global levels .\nthe financial women ' s association of new york ( fwa ) celebrated its 60th anniversary on april 12 th at a gala dinner held at the grand hyatt hotel in new york city . the gala was emceed by kelly evans , co - anchor of cnbc ' s closing bell and honored colleen campbell , vice chair of bmo capital markets as the fwa private sector woman of the year and the fwa past presidents as the fwa public sector women of the year . the fwa raised significant funds for its ongoing mentoring , scholarship and financial literacy programs .\npolitical trailblazer helen boosalis is the inspiration for a scholarship to benefit democratic women students . the inspiring women scholarship , established in 2009 following boosalis ' death , will be awarded to three ( 3 ) women ; one from each congressional district in nebraska . helen boosalis was an inspiration to nebraska women . the nebraska democratic women ' s caucus ( ndwc ) wanted to find a [ . . . ] more\n\u201cthe financial women\u2019s association is more than just a scholarship and mentoring program . the fwa is a strong stable society of successful leaders that put in precious and hardworking time to ensure that the lives they enter into are forever changed for the better . when you continue to support the fwa you are supporting the future . \u201d \u2014 mentee jasmine mangum\nthe formation of a national body was agreed in 1945 by all cwa state presidents . the first annual conference of the country women\u2019s association of australia was held in adelaide in 1946 , with australian delegates being sent to the acww conference in amsterdam the following year .\nmuch policy attention has been placed on enhancing individuals\u2019 financial knowledge and literacy , chiefly through financial education programs . however , managing one\u2019s personal finances takes more than financial knowledge and literacy : an individual also needs a sense of self - assuredness , or \u2018self - belief\u2019 , in their own capabilities . this personal attribute is known within the psychology literature as \u2018self - efficacy\u2019 . this paper examines the significance of an individual\u2019s financial self - efficacy in explaining their personal finance behaviour , through the application of a psychometric instrument . using a 2013 survey of australian women , financial self - efficacy emerges as one of the strongest predictors of the type and number of financial products that a woman holds . specifically , our analysis reveals that women with higher financial self - efficacy \u2013 that is , with greater self - assuredness in their financial management capacities \u2013 are more likely to hold investment and savings products , and less likely to hold debt - related products . even alongside other important factors \u2013 such as education , financial risk preferences , age and household income \u2013 the explanatory power of financial self - efficacy is found to be significant at the 1 % critical level . moreover , the significance of financial self - efficacy is independently identified from that of financial literacy factors , which bears important implications for the development of policies aiming to improve financial outcomes .\nwelcome to the financial women\u2019s association ( \u201cfwa\u201d ) website , where we take your privacy seriously . this web page describes our policy regarding the collection and use of personal information from our members as well as the information we collect from non - member visitors . please click here for the donor privacy policy of the fwa of new york educational fund .\njuly 23 , 2009 top 10 professional networks for women in finance the fwa is recognized as one of the top 10 associates \u201cspecifically designed for the ever - so - inspiring women who have taken on the financial world . \u201d\nbarclays\u2019 women\u2019s initiative network helps us attract , retain and maximize the development of talented women . joining fwa provides us opportunities to participate in external activities that promote gender diversity and the development of female talent .\n1874 the ywca opened a low - cost summer \u201cresort\u201d for employed women in philadelphia . 1877 the boston ywca offered a course in calisthenics for young women at a time when women are considered too frail for exercise .\noctober 2012 american banker most powerful women lists includes three fwa members american banker names fwa members diane d\u2019erasmo , kelly matheison and karen peetz to their top 25 most powerful women rankings for banking and women to watch .\nstudent must be a u . s . citizen or citizen of a recognized u . s . territory and must be accepted\nfor the business community , the affq offers a pool of talent and specialized expertise to organizations seeking to hire women who are financial administrators and experienced professionals .\nhere\u2019s a twist on financial aid : how about a scholarship for developing computer games ? while it is a highly specialized field , women are less likely to work in technology - oriented jobs overall ; scholarships like these move them forward in tech industries . check out the women gamers scholarships .\nfor a full time undergraduate student who demonstrates academic merit and financial need . preference will be given to students who embody robin laurie london\u2019s compassion and commitment to helping others . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid .\njan 21 , 2010 sallie krawcheck\u2019s advice to financial advisers : start speaking plain english a sold out fwa event featured sallie krawcheck\u2019s insights on the topic : start the new year with a fresh perspective from one of the \u201c25 women to watch\u201d as part of the fwa distinguished speakers series .\nthe arizona business and professional women ' s foundation promotes the advancement of arizona ' s working women through scholarships , research , and education . scholarships are awarded to women 25 years or older ( by may 1 ) who are returning to school to acquire better job opportunities or advance their current careers . for more information or to apply , please visit the scholarship provider ' s [ . . . ] more\nthe financial women\u2019s association officially kicks off their 2014 - 2015 program on september 11 with a networking lunch for mentees and mentors . to learn more about the fwa program at baruch college , contact olga barskaya , director of the fwa mentoring program at baruch college at olga . barskaya @ urltoken . follow the fwa mentoring program on twitter and instagram @ fwabaruch .\nthe financial women\u2019s association officially kicks off their 2014 - 2015 program on september 11 with a networking lunch for mentees and mentors . to learn more about the fwa program at baruch college , contact alyce mayo , director of the fwa mentoring program at baruch college at alyce . mayo @ urltoken . follow the fwa mentoring program on twitter and instagram @ fwabaruch .\ngoals , and financial need . 5 scholarships will be awarded and 1 scholarship for undocumented\nto provide one or more scholarships to entering freshman or currently enrolled students who demonstrate academic promise and financial need . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid .\nto provide a scholarship to a student in the zicklin school of businesswho demonstrate financial need and academic excellence . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid services .\nto provide a scholarships to an incoming freshman who demonstrate financial need and academic promise . the scholarship is renewable provided the recipient maintains a 3 . 0 gpa and continues to demonstrate financial need . recipients will be chosen by the office of financial aid services .\nfor a student who is at least a junior and an accounting major with demonstrated financial need and academic excellence . candidates will be selected by the office of financial aid .\nthe chci offers graduate scholarships to latino students based on leadership qualities and financial need .\naug 26 , 2009 testosterone may guide women\u2019s careers fwa president stephanie hauge shares her thoughts on a recent published study of 500 graduate business students that showed that women with higher testosterone levels take more risks and are more likely to choose a finance career than women with low testosterone levels .\nthis memorial scholarship was established by family and friends in honor of bob black , to support the csu bakersfield women ' s swimming program . award criteria : to be used for csu bakersfield women ' s swim team . for more information or to apply , please visit the scholarship provider ' s website . [ . . . ] more\nthe new statue already seems to be captivating tourists and passers - by in new york\u2019s financial district . will city authorities rally on her behalf as they did three decades ago for the bull she\u2019s now staring down ?\na staff report o . . . . . . a . i s s u e r s 5 b . mbs investors 6 c . mortgage - backed securities 7 1 . secondary mortgage\nto incoming freshmen with financial need who also have a gpa of at least 3 . 0 the scholarship is renewable provided the recipient maintains a 3 . 0 gpa and continues to demonstrate financial need . recipients will be chosen by the office of financial aid services .\nto provide a scholarship for an incoming freshman or current student who demonstrates academic promise and financial need . the scholarship is renewable provided the recipient maintains a 3 . 0 gpa and continues to demonstrate financial need . recipients will be chosen by the financial aid office .\nfwa\u2019s male champions were announced on march 2015 at fwa\u2019s annual celebration of international women\u2019s day . our male champions are men in senior leadership positions who champion and support women seeking success on both the professional and personal fronts , can effect change in their organisations and be firm supporters of gender d & i in their workplaces and society at large .\nthe selected professions fellowships sponsored by the american association of university women ( aauw ) offers awards between $ 5 , 000 and $ 20 , 000 for females entering graduate or post - graduate degree programs in stem fields .\nthe fwa financial backpack program teaches high school students practical financial skills to help them manage their financial affairs . a grant from hsbc in the community ( usa ) allows for the expansion of the program . to date , over 2 , 000 students have been reached .\nin addition to benefiting from the constructive contribution of the board of directors and each committee , dana ades landy , chair of the affq , also relies on the sound advice provided by the president ' s circle , particularly in matters concerning the association ' s development and orientation . true ambassadors of the affq , the women who form the president ' s circle enrich the organization with their vision and network of contacts .\nthe association offers an international fellowship to graduate or postgraduate students based on their academic achievement , professional potential and the likelihood they will help advance the future of women and girls in their country of origin . applicants must provide a three - to five - minute video based on a social issue facing women such as education , health , violence against girls and women or others .\nthe national hookup of black women ( nhbw ) awards at least two scholarships a year to minority women who are trying to further their education with no help from their family members . this has been known as the sister to sister scholarship program and its goal is for the advancement of minority women through the helping hands of minority women . the awards are given on a competitive basis according to financial need and dedication to advancing in life while helping other women do the same .\n1998 edwina woodbury executive vice president , chief financial & adminstrative officer avon products , inc .\nto an outstanding junior majoring in accountancy on the basis of academic merit and financial need .\nnominees will receive a notification from the office of admissions and financial aid upon donors\u2019 approval .\neuropean professional women\u2019s network based in : paris , but established for women all over the eu epwn has on - line networking that links professional women across europe . their greatest resource is their report entitled \u201cthink tank , \u201d an exceptional source of career advice , commentary and public policy listed by country .\nbarbara j . krumsiek currently serves on the board of directors for arabesque asset management , and is the former chair , president , and ceo of calvert investments , inc . in 2013 , ms . krumsiek was recognized as one of washington business journal\u2019s power 100 , one of washingtonian magazine\u2019s \u201cmost powerful women , \u201d and won the \u201cprivate sector woman of the year\u201d award from financial women\u2019s association of new york . prior to joining calvert in 1997 , ms . krumsiek served as managing director at alliance capital management l . p . ( now alliance bernstein asset management company ) in new york city .\nthe gnsa and the american association of colleges of nursing award this scholarship twice a year to graduate nursing students enrolled in an american association of critical - care nurses ( aacn ) member school . the scholarships are based on merit and a commitment to leadership and innovation in the field of nursing .\nthe major addition to the men ' s intercollegiate program occurred in the 1981 - 82 academic year with the reinstatement of men ' s basketball . both men ' s and women ' s basketball as well as all the teams in the intercollegiate program would benefit from a change in our\nindependent\nstatus to one involving\nconference\nmembership .\nthe women in ministry scholarship fund ( wmsf ) was established in 1991 to encourage excellence in women ' s pastoral , chaplaincy , and religious education ministries . wmsf scholarships are gifts of love from those who believe the fulfillment of the gospel commission of jesus christ requires the spiritual gifts of both men and women in ministry . team financial assistance is awarded without regard to [ . . . ] more\nto provide a scholarship for an incoming freshman who demonstrates academic promise and financial need . the scholarship is renewable for up to three additional years provided the recipient maintains a 3 . 0 gpa and continues to demonstrate financial need . recipients will be chosen by the financial aid office .\nthe finance professional scholarship is awarded to applicants who have held full - time positions for at least two years at global financial services companies , or in leading financial services organizations in their home countries . cuhk mba is seeking applicants who understand how global financial markets work and interconnect .\nthe women ' s re - entry scholarship is awarded by the poway - penasquitos branch of the american association of university women and is intended for a woman who is returning to a school of higher education to complete her education . applicants must be female , high school grads or ged recipient 23 years of age or older without a bachelor ' s or advanced degree . for more information or to apply , please [ . . . ] more\nkeo mom , chairwoman of lyly foods co . , ltd and president of cambodia women\u2019s entrepreneur association confirmed the success of moneyminded , saying it is a \u201cfantastic and timely programme to bring to the cwea members as it fosters clear planning and budget management skills to operate a business efficiently . especially when we see businesses , predominantly family - type smes that lack proper financial recording or management . \u201d\nfor an incoming freshmen who demonstrates academic promise and financial need and is a u . s . citizen or a legal resident on the path to citizenship . the scholarship is renewable for up to three additional years provided the recipient maintains a 3 . 0 gpa and continues to demonstrate financial need . recipients will be chosen by the financial aid office ."]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "time out group", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 122 time out group reviews submitted anonymously by time out group employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if time out group is right for you .\ntime out group ltd . - company profile , information , business description , history , background information on time out group ltd .\nfor more information on each time out market , please visit : time out market lisbon , time out market new york , time out market miami , time out market boston , time out market chicago and time out market montr\u00e9al .\n\u00a9 2018 time out england limited and affiliated companies owned by time out group plc . all rights reserved . time out is a registered trademark of time out digital limited .\n\u00a9 2018 time out america llc and affiliated companies owned by time out group plc . all rights reserved . time out is a registered trademark of time out america llc .\n\u00a9 2018 time out group ltd . all 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company yplan .\ni applied online . i interviewed at time out group ( london , england ) in january 2012 .\ntime out will no longer produce any time out guide books in 2016 , the company has confirmed .\nthe concept that time out portugal has developed at lisbon ' s mercado da ribeira market hall is to be replicated by the time out group around the world .\nwork finally starts in the area marked out for the time out market concession .\ntime out helps you get out more and enjoy the great outdoors . . .\nour senior group had a wonderful time this spring going to meet all . . .\ntime out group has acquired likecube , a software company that creates tailored recommendations for users , for an undisclosed sum .\ndavid king , time out group ' s ceo , said :\nlikecube will ensure time out can deliver the best , most relevant recommendations to its customers , making sure they get the most out of their time and money\n.\nhugecity will be rebranded as time out world later this month and will be integrated into time out\u2019s existing digital offering .\ntime out group is to announce plans to raise \u00a380m from a flotation on the london stock exchange , sky news understands .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 time out market limited . all rights reserved . time out market limited is a company registered in england and wales , with company number 09550826 and whose registered office is at 77 wicklow street , london , wc1x 9jy . time out market limited is a subsidiary of time out group plc .\nwith its two divisions time out digital and time out market , the group aims to connect consumers and businesses in the leisure , travel and local entertainment sector through b2c and b2b offerings .\ntime out group is a leading global media and entertainment business that inspires and enables people to make the most of the city .\ncities , across 25 countries through franchises . together , time out group has an estimated combined average monthly audience reach of over 137\nin a statement to the stock market on friday , oakley , which controls 76 % of time out , said it has \u201ccommenced a process of review of the investment in time out group which may or may not lead to the partial sale of the group\u201d .\nat noon the doors of the time out market opened to the public for the first time .\nthe time out group appointed noel penzer , managing director of aol uk , as managing director of its european operation in february 2015 .\ntime out market is a food and cultural market bringing the best of the city together under one roof : its best restaurants , bars and cultural experiences , based on time out\u2019s editorial curation . time out market is currently present in lisbon and the group is rolling this successful format out to new cities .\nsince june 2016 , time out group is listed on london ' s aim stock exchange , trading under the ticker symbol ' tmo ' .\njulio bruno is the group ceo of time out group , having been known for taking the company public in mid - june 2016 . bruno has also worked internationally for the likes of tripadvisor , diageo and regus .\na spokesperson told the bookseller : \u201ctime out group continues to transform from a traditional media company to a global multi - media business in the light of a radically changed economy and media landscape . as part of the continued evolution of the business , time out group has taken the decision not to produce any new time out guide books in 2016 . \u201d\nsince june 2016 , time out group plc is listed on london ' s aim stock exchange , trading under the ticker symbol ' tmo ' .\nin november 2010 oakley capital investments limited acquired 50 per cent of time out london . in may 2011 oakley capital made a further investment in time out new york with the aim of creating a global digital media group .\nnew time out markets brand concept has potential to become \u2018must - visit\u2019 destinations because customers trust time out to curate the best of a city .\ncomputer research group ( crg ) , unix system group ( usg ) and a third group merge to become unix system development lab . at & t ; announces unix system v , the first supported release . installed base 45 , 000 .\nthe open group is not responsible for the content of the following external articles .\ndeveloping e - commerce and monetising our audience is an important element of our ambitious growth strategy ,\njulio bruno , chief executive of time out group .\nprincipal competitors : mindscape ; reed elsevier n . v . ; michelin north america inc . ; virgin group ltd . ; r . r . donnelley and sons co . ; vnu n . v . ; guardian group plc ; yell group plc .\ntime out spokeswoman alexandra rieck declined to confirm plans for a fulton market location .\na time out group spokeswoman said :\nthe magazine has seen a lot of success over the years but with time out ' s recent successful digital - only launches in paris and los angeles , the company is confident in this tested model .\nmedia strategist \u00a345 - \u00a355k doe \u2013 fast growth marketing , media and tech group .\ntime out launched a printed edition for manchester in 2006 , spying an opportunity following the closure of the guardian media group - owned city life , but its first expansion beyond the capital did not work out .\nsince its opening in may 2014 , time out market lisbon has quickly turned into a huge success and is now arguably the most popular attraction in the city , which is no small feat in a place with hundreds of years of history . following the success of its flagship market in lisbon , time out group plc is now rolling the format out to other cities as part of its growth strategy . time out market new york is set to open at 55 water street within empire stores in brooklyn\u2019s dumbo neighbourhood in q4 2018 , time out market miami in miami south beach at 1601 drexel avenue in q4 2018 and time out market boston , time out market chicago and time out market montr\u00e9al in 2019 .\nthe museum\u2019s popularity among people around the world has created a high demand for group passes for schools , churches , families and more . for that reason , group reservations are suspended to complete development and testing of a new group request process . we appreciate your support .\ntime out\u2019s platform also incorporates time out market which brings together time out\u2019s curation of a city\u2019s best restaurants , food shops and culture under one roof . the first time out market opened in 2014 and occupies an old fruit market hall in lisbon , portugal of approximately 70 , 000 square foot . in the first six months of 2016 ,\nas part of the deal , flypay\u2019s technology will be integrated with time out\u2019s platform .\ntime out acquires events discovery and booking platform yplan for as little as \u00a31 . 6m\ntime out kids uae is the intelligent guide to parenting for families across the uae .\ntime out market in lisbon has an average weekly footfall of 40 , 000 people .\nworking for time out is like being married to a man who cheats .\ntime out was founded in london in 1968 , but has since grown into a global media group spanning 50 cities . it now has a monthly audience of 28 million people .\nbeing prepared and passionate about the company already , bruno had his own strategy pitch prepared , detailing to the owners about what he would do if he worked for time out group .\nthe opening of the time out market in miami south beach is anticipated during the first half of 2018 . with plans for new markets progressing well in further locations globally , the group is making significant progress in rolling out the highly successful time out market format which is part of the group\u2019s growth strategy outlined at the time of its ipo . the company believes that the uniquely designed time out market format will further expand its international presence and raise the profile of the brand , which currently has a monthly global digital audience reach of 137 million .\nin november , time out london sold a 50 % stake to private equity firm oakley capital for around \u00a310m , and said it would focus on expanding the group ' s digital offerings .\ntime out , the magazine publisher which has transformed itself into an international digital media group , is plotting a listing on the london stock exchange that will value it at more than \u00a3200m .\ntime out north america , the group ' s us affiliate , acquired the magazine for a reported $ 4m from owner joe mansueto , the chief executive of us investment research company morningstar .\nfor julio bruno , the chief executive of global media and entertainment business time out group , he got his first taste when he took on a summer job at the age of twelve .\n2004 : the company announces the launch of a chicago edition of time out in 2005 .\ntime out has developed its digital platforms significantly over recent years . delivering time out ' s content online has been a key part of how the brand has resonated with its audience .\nmalkin said :\nwe\u2019re delighted to be working with time out \u2013 they\u2019re an iconic global brand . we can\u2019t wait to create time out labs , to continue to innovate and develop new solutions that we know will help time out users make the most of their cities .\nthe group now plans to close the chicago print edition and move to a digital - only format .\nin october 2015 , julio bruno was hired by time out group as its executive chairman and has since gone on to take the company public and lead as its ceo . typically companies select their leading business figures , however , for bruno ; he likes to say that he chose time out .\ndestination guide publisher time out has acquired events marketplace startup hallstreet \u2013 and promptly shut it down .\n2002 : a partnership is formed with urltoken to add dating services to time out web site .\nshares in time out were up by 2 . 13 per cent in mid - morning trading .\ntime out acquires events discovery and booking platform yplan for as little as \u00a31 . 6m \u2013 techcrunch\nwhile time out market is the world\u2019s first editorialised gourmet food court , [ . . . ]\nsources say time out market is close to finalizing a lease to move into this two - story 30 , 000 - square - foot building at fulton market and sangamon street in chicago\u2019s fulton market district . the site , photographed june 2 , 2017 , would be used for a gourmet food hall run by time out , part of the media group that publishes time out entertainment magazines and websites .\nsam joined oakley in 2015 and focuses primarily on evaluating new investment opportunities and executing transactions . during his time at oakley , sam has worked on the investment in time out markets as well as bolt - on acquisitions for educas and time out .\nin 2003 , time out formed a 50 - 50 joint venture partnership with morningstar inc . founder joe mansueto to launch a chicago edition of time out magazine . each side contributed $ 4 million to the project , slated to be launched in early 2005 . time out also began developing plans to roll out time out editions in other north american markets , including los angeles , san francisco , and toronto . given the company ' s success in the new york market , time out appeared set to become an international listings leader in the new century .\nthe media company has used time out market as a profit generator and a method to build awareness of its magazines , websites , apps , guides and events . time out chicago eliminated its weekly magazine in april 2013 ; it now comes out quarterly .\n' prostitutes , orgies , group sex - all of it ' : ex - wife of . . .\nthe chicago deal is part of an effort by time out group to expand the food hall concept beyond lisbon . time out lisbon attracted 1 . 9 million visitors in 2015 , its first full year , and 3 . 1 million in 2016 , according to filings by the publicly traded company based in london .\ntime out group is the leading global media and entertainment business with a content distribution network comprising digital , mobile , apps , social media and print and a physical presence via live events and time out market . using these platforms and its well - established global brand , time out seeks to inspire and enable people to make the most of a city , through curated content around food , drink , music , theatre , art , style , travel and entertainment . time out , listed on aim and headquartered in the\ntime out is planning to launch a paris edition ipad app , with other countries planned to follow .\n1997 : time out pub & bar guide is added to the company ' s roster of publications .\ntime out reported its online monthly global unique users are now up year on year at seven million .\nfix for the problem with retrieving things i love from time out accounts , plus other minor enhancements .\ni had left tripadvisor in boston a few months before , and i was thinking i wanted to go back to europe , for personal reasons and i was talking to a lot of different companies ,\njulio bruno , group ceo of time out group , explains to cnbc ' s\nlife hacks live\n.\ntime out group share price rises 2 . 13 per cent as it unveils plans to buy london events company yplan , the startup backed by stephen fry , pharell williams and ashton kutcher | city a . m .\nthe media group that publishes time out entertainment magazines and websites plans to open a gourmet food hall in chicago ' s fulton market district , after the concept drew more than 3 million visitors in portugal last year .\ntime out is to embark on a major uk expansion launching localised websites in cities including manchester and edinburgh .\none of the few places that\u2019s been in every time out lisboa restaurant guide . [ . . . ]\ntime out is a trusted global brand that inspires and enables people to experience the best of the city .\ntime out group has bought the brand ' s chicago title for an estimated $ 4m ( \u00a32 . 6m ) and plans to close the eight - year - old print edition and switch to a digital - only format .\nits founders , hugh malkin and adam wilson , will join time out to create an innovation arm called time out labs which , the company said , will enable it to develop new products and ideas for its readers .\n\u201cthe technology will further enable the company to manage transactions between consumers and businesses in - house , improving the user experience . the acquisition also brings a talented product development and technology team , with the specific know - how to drive bookings and optimise the conversion rate of time out\u2019s audience , \u201d says time out group in a statement .\ntime out claims the london app ' s intelligent personalisation functionality learns user preferences over time to generate personalised recommendations based on their previous choices and those of similar users .\nour senior group enjoyed a trip on the train to henley - in - arden , once we arrived . . .\nlord rose , the former chairman of marks & spencer and chairman of britain stronger in europe , is expected to be on the board of time out group , having previously been appointed as a director of its food markets unit .\nin august 2015 , time out bought likecube , a user recommendation software provider , also for an undisclosed fee .\n1968 : tony elliott leads launch of time out magazine , which features listings for london cultural and entertainment events .\nit has been almost a decade now since time out branded the steaks at this place [ . . . ]\na collection of the fine minds from time out towers . read more from them on twitter at @ timeoutlondon .\ntime out market brings together under one roof the vibe of a city : its best restaurants , bars , shops and cultural experiences , based on time out\u2019s editorial curation . the miami south beach location is expected to have a footprint of 17 , 200 sq ft , accommodating 320 seats indoors and 120 seats outdoors . the curated mix will showcase 20 food and beverage offerings as well as a cultural space . time out group will provide tenants with the facilities , equipment and support services in exchange for a share of revenues , while bars will be directly managed by the group .\ntourists and locals in lisbon , portugal , crowd time out lisbon in 2016 . the time out food hall in lisbon began in 2014 , when the company took over the 75 , 000 - square - foot mercado da ribeira and brought in several well - known chefs . time out is planning a food hall in chicago\u2019s fulton market district .\nlatest revision of the unix api set formally standardized at iso / iec , ieee and the open group . adds further apis\ncountries including core cities such as london , new york , and paris . the group has a presence in a further 43\npeter dubens is an entrepreneur , best known for founding the oakley capital group , a privately owned asset management and advisory group comprising private equity , venture capital , corporate finance and capital introduction operations , managing over us $ 1 . 1 billion .\ntime out appeared as a single , fold - out sheet with a print run of 5 , 000 and a price of just one shilling . the paper quickly sold out , and a second number of time out appeared just three weeks later . by the end of the year , elliott abandoned his plans to go to france and dropped out of keele university in order to devote himself to his newspaper .\ngrove , valerie ,\nmedia boy makes time to branch out ,\nsunday times , october 2 , 1998 .\nthe free listings magazine will start the rollout from its london base with the launch of time out manchester this week .\nthe network will focus on time out\u2019s staple topics including food , drink , music , art , style and entertainment .\nthe appointment formed part of a strategy to focus on time out\u2019s \u201cthree pillars\u201d of content , programmatic advertising and video .\nthere are a few suckling - pig sandwiches around , but in the words of time out [ . . . ]\nin may 2016 , bruno was appointed as the group ceo of time out and not long after that he successfully managed to take the business public on the london stock exchange ' s aim in june 2016 , prior to the brexit vote . before he was at time out , bruno has held a number of senior positions including working for tripadvisor , diageo and regus .\ntime out says it has invested in the technology and team in order to expand its own business as a \u201cplatform for discovery and enablement\u201d , with a vision to allow visitors to time out\u2019s portfolio of city websites to be able to book experiences .\ntime out\u2019s print magazine went free in london , new york and chicago in 2012 . photograph : linda nylind for the guardian\nwhen time out london went to a free print model in 2012 , ad revenue increased 45 percent in the first year .\nthe news comes as time out london was rated the most read free weekly magazine in london in an independent yougov survey .\non this , the licor beir\u00e3o brand ' s second visit to the time out market , the [ . . . ]\ntime out further expanded in the 1990s when it began introducing a series of annual guides , such as time out film guide , launched in 1991 . other annual time out guides covered such themes as sex , drugs , and fashion . these were followed by a number of new magazines , including europe by air and pubs & bars guide , both introduced in 1997 . the company also launched a new series of time out city guides , first introduced in the early 1990s and published by penguin . meanwhile , time out magazine itself grew strongly , reaching a peak circulation of more than 104 , 000 during the decade .\nin its market concept , time out signs a long - term lease on a large retail space and then offers stalls within the market to bars , restaurants and shops of its choosing . time out keeps a percentage of each vendor ' s sales .\nkotylar also pointed out that brands must work harder to stand out because of the many tweaks and changes to social algorithms in the past year . for example , time out group\u2014which operates entertainment and news sites for 75 cities\u2014took the no . 2 spot on the boom list this year , in part because of facebook ' s shift to reward publishers that routinely post content to their pages .\ntime out group ( north west ) has been working in the wilmslow and macclesfield areas of cheshire for over 15 years . it has from the beginning been a members\u2019 led organisation and has therefore developed in line with the interests and needs of its membership \u2013 adults with learning disabilities . each year more adults with learning disabilities contribute to improving lives with the support of time out group . together we work for greater independence , so that our members have a bigger say in what happens in their lives and increased opportunities .\ntime out group plc is a leading global media and entertainment business that inspires and enables people to make the most of the city . operating in 108 cities in 39 countries , it has an average global monthly audience reach of over 217 million across all platforms .\ntime out group is the leading global media and entertainment business that inspires and enables people to make the most of the city . operating in 108 cities , across 39 countries , it has a global monthly audience reach of over 217 million across all . . .\nthe time out kids brand was born in spring 2006 , an essential monthly pick - up for families either living in , having just arrived , or simply visiting the emirate , time out kids uae is parents\u2019 one - stop source of all the information they need \u2013 from going out to eating , education to entertainment .\nno one knows the city like time out because we\u2019ve been discovering the brilliant and searching out the secret and extraordinary since 1968 . if you want to know about food , attractions , art , culture , shopping and nightlife , then time out is your social companion . with a world - class digital platform and top - quality curated content , time out connects brands and local businesses to the city . now time out market is taking that to the next stage , bringing the best of the city together under one roof enabling people to discover , book and share their experiences .\ntime out is said to have selected thoughtworks as the application developer because of the company\u2019s vigorous use of agile software development methodologies .\nlocal content will be augmented by national content from the main time out london site , such as major film and music reviews .\ntime out , the lifestyle and listing magazine turned international digital media business , is planning a stock market flotation later this year .\njulio bruno , the former senior tripadvisor executive hired to run time out last october , would take the role of chief executive .\ntying physical and digital customer footprints in 2014 , time out made its first permanent food venture in lisbon , portugal . time out market was the publisher\u2019s first - ever food court , 75 , 000 square feet smack in the middle of mercado de riberia , the portuguese capital\u2019s biggest fresh fish market . it attracts an average 40 , 000 people every week , according to time out .\ntime out\u2019s content verticals well suited to the growing prevalence of smart phones and the opportunity to increasingly \u201cclose the loop\u201d via ecommerce .\nmy first , first job i was like 12 years old and it was in the summer . it was a summer job and i was working with the bricklayer in the village of my mother when she was born - very small village , and this was the bricklayer for the village ,\njulio bruno , group ceo of time out group , told cnbc ' s\nlife hacks live\n.\nas he prepared to relaunch time out , elliott faced another threat in the form of former schoolmate and virgin records tycoon richard branson . with time out ' s publication suspended , branson launched his own listings magazine , event . that magazine , however , failed to capture a readership and folded within a year . branson then offered to buy out time out with an offer to elliott of some \u00a3750 , 000 . elliott refused . before long , city lights also fell by the wayside , and time out saw its readership climb once again past its pre - strike peak of 85 , 000 .\n\u201crolling out time out market globally is a key element of our growth strategy and i\u2019m delighted that we have found an absolute top location with high footfall in miami south beach for our first - time market entry into the us . time out market in lisbon is incredibly successful ; it\u2019s profitable and popular with both locals and visitors . adding porto , london and miami to this portfolio is a major milestone and proof of our ambition . the time out brand , its audience and reach are rapidly growing in the us as we expand our digital , social , mobile and print presence ; it\u2019s the perfect moment to open time out market in miami south beach . \u201d\ncohen , nicole ,\nthe windy city gets a time out ,\nmediaweek , june 21 , 2004 , p . 10 .\nrowan , david ,\ntime out takes on the world ,\nevening standard , july 14 , 2004 , p . 53 .\nin june 2016 , time out group was listed on london ' s aim stock exchange , raising investment to position the company for the next stage of its growth and development . it\u2019s an exciting time as we\u2019re transforming this iconic brand into a digital , transactional business and continue to shape the future of the city experience for both locals and visitors .\ntime out group plc ( aim : tmo ) , the global media and e - commerce business with food & cultural markets , is pleased to announce that it has signed a conditional lease agreement for a new time out market in miami south beach at 1601 drexel avenue , just off lincoln road . lincoln road is miami beach\u2019s premier shopping destination . the agreement is subject to planning permission being received on the site .\noakes , chris ,\ntime out bids adieu to paris ,\ninternational herald tribune , july 26 , 2004 , p . 9 .\ntime for out with the old , and in with the new ,\nindependent , december 22 , 1998 , p . 12 .\ntravel guide and magazine publisher time out has launched a new multi - city app after teaming up with london - based software developer thoughtworks .\noakley instituted a similar strategy with time out london . similar titles in chicago , los angeles and five other us locales are digital only .\ntime out is the leading global media and entertainment business that inspires and enables people to make the most of a city . it all started in 1968 in london , today time out is present in 108 cities across 39 countries , reaching a global monthly audience of 217 million .\nyplan , the events discover and booking platform , has been acquired by publicly listed media company time out group for an initial price of \u00a31 . 6 million \u2014 significantly less than the approximately \u00a331 million that the london startup had raised . the acquisition is an all - stock deal too .\ntime out is a multi - platform media and e - commerce business with a global content distribution network comprising magazines , web , mobile apps , live events and physical markets . the time out platform serves as a guide for local food , drink , music , art , style and entertainment that seeks to inspire and enable people to experience the best of the city . the time out brand owns and operates platforms in 65\nwe look forward to welcoming the highly skilled yplan employees to the time out team . together we will be stronger than ever to bring our customers the capabilities to make the most of the city and to make time out an even better place to discover , book and share .\ni look forward to the next stage of time out chicago ' s growth as it becomes more fully integrated into its global parent .\nthe team that founded time out lisboa magazine won the concession to take over part of the market ' s ground floor and its first floor .\ntime out dubai excels in a world of paid - for blogs and hosted reviews . we do it differently . time out dubai reviews anonymously and pays for all of its meals . nobody does it like us . and that\u2019s why more than one million readers come to us each month .\nthe\ntime out\nguide to dublin will , as usual , emphasize eating - out and nightlife as much as local history and tourist attractions . there is also advice on days out of the capital to places such as the wicklow mountains and galway . this revised edition has been completely updated .\ntime out magazine asked 150 experts , including nobel prize winners , authors , directors , screenwriters and actors to rank their top 10 science fiction movies .\nsabbagh , dan ,\ntime out owner will not loosen grip on the reins ,\ntimes , october 15 , 2004 , p . 59 .\nsteiner , rupert ,\nstudent ' s time out to print a listings guide , sunday times , june 4 , 2000 , p . 19 .\neach of the dedicated city websites will have its own editor who will curate content from local experts through the launch of a time out blogger network .\nin 2014 , time out lisbon editors turned a historic market hall in the city into time out market , thus creating the world\u2019s first food and cultural market , and the first market experience rooted wholly in editorial curation . a place that previously housed the city\u2019s top vendors now brings together the best of the city under one roof : its best restaurants , bars and cultural experiences , based on the editorial curation time out has always been known for .\nfred joined oakley in 2011 and focuses primarily on deal execution and portfolio management . during his time at oakley , fred has worked on oakley\u2019s investments in techinsights , plesk , north sails , daisy data centres and time out .\ntim arthur , global chief executive of time out group , said :\nthis acquisition will help us to continue to expand our digital offering to a much wider audience right across the globe . we already speak to a combined worldwide audience of over 28 million people , but that ' s just the start .\nat the time of its ipo in june , time out stated it would continue to invest in technology and product to grow e - commerce and expand its team of engineers . the group said today that the yplan acquisition\nis in line with this strategy as it will provide the company with an advanced e - commerce platform which will accelerate and scale its existing e - commerce business\n.\ntime out london has launched its first ipad app , which will be free\nfor the foreseeable future\nand has an initial sponsorship deal with mastercard .\ntime out is the leading global media and entertainment business that inspires and enables people to make the most of a city . operating in 108 cities , across 39 countries , it has a global monthly audience reach of 242 million across all platforms . no one knows the city like time out because we\u2019ve been discovering the brilliant and searching out the secret and extraordinary since 1968 . if you want to know about food , attractions , art , culture , shopping and nightlife , then time out is your social companion . with a world - class digital platforms and top - quality curated content , time out connects brands and local businesses to the city . we are global , and no one knows local better than we do .\nlisbon ' s new food court , mercado da ribiera , is a collection of 35 shops and restaurants selling regional specialities . photograph : arlindo camacho / time out\nin december , time out moved to cut about 10 % of its global workforce , 40 of 400 , as part of a strategic refocus on digital operations .\nthe time out portfolio of magazines , websites and guidebooks cover 37 cities , including the london print magazine and digital - only editions in los angeles and paris .\n\u201cconsequently , the transaction is expected to be mildly dilutive to time out\u2019s earnings in the current financial year and broadly neutral in 2017 , \u201d adds the company .\nthe group ' s uk print magazine has a monthly circulation of 55 , 316 according to the audit bureau of circulations , down 9 . 9 % year on year .\nfast - forward to today . elliott is sitting in time out new york \u2019s conference room , looking every bit the aging hippie in his customary liberty shirt and black jeans . this is no longer his conference room , no longer his offices . elliott has been forced to sell much of his empire to oakley capital , a london private equity firm . he\u2019d already given up 50 percent of time out london to oakley in the fall of 2010 , and had ceded ownership of time out chicago , his only other u . s . edition , to another investor . in may of this year , oakley bought 66 percent of time out new york .\n\u201cwe have also given the time out team the tools to continue developing , meaning they will always be responding to user feedback and improving the app\u2019s experience . it has been great working with time out , especially on an app that will be used all over the world . this was an exciting project to work on . \u201d\nother non - executives will include christine petersen , a former chief marketing officer of the online travel business tripadvisor , and tony elliott , time out ' s founder .\ntime out is aiming to float the company with a valuation of more than \u00a3200m , according to sky news , which first broke news of the plans on friday .\nin september 2012 time out london became a free weekly publication with the magazine being distributed to london ' s busy commuting population at london ' s underground and national rail stations . becoming a free weekly publication has allowed time out to reach more londoners than ever before , as it continues to build upon its immensely strong brand heritage .\nchristine brings a wealth of international experience in media , e - commerce and travel and has led global growth strategies for digital travel brands such as tripadvisor where she was president of tripadvisor for business and chief marketing officer . her expertise will be invaluable in helping time out group to leverage the growth opportunity within time out digital , as it continues to execute upon its strategy to transact with its global monthly audience of 156 million both via e - commerce and advertising solutions across the brand ' s multiple platforms .\nalive ! four thai boys who made it out of cave in daring . . .\npetersen refers to time out as being \u201cthe city in the pocket\u201d of consumers , herself having been a fan of the listings site since it launched in new york . time out already has an e - commerce proposition . site visitors have been able to purchase things like tickets , offers and hotel reservations for years , but peterson thinks there is a lot of room for growth , though the company wouldn\u2019t break out specific figures .\nthe app includes listings , time out critics choice picks and editorial features and is updated daily to ensure that users get the inside track on what\u2019s happening in the capital .\nat the turn of the 21st century , time out found a new means of developing its international presence . the company began licensing the time out format to local groups in a number of markets . by 2004 , the time out name was featured as weekly and monthly local language versions in such markets as istanbul , dubai , tel aviv , beijing , cyprus , athens , mumbai , and saint petersburg . elliott was highly enthusiastic about the company ' s\nfranchised\nversions , declaring to the evening standard :\nwhat ' s so exciting is that these guys go off and you think , ' f * * * , it ' s just like time out ! '\neleanor ford , likecube ' s co - founder , said :\nwe are delighted to see personalisation and a renewed focus on innovation at the heart of time out .\ntime out\u2019s flagship london edition was relaunched as a free title in 2012 , following private equity firm oakley capital taking a 50 % stake from founder tony elliott in 2010 .\nretailers contacted by the bookseller said they had not received any communication from time out about the decision to end publication of the guides , nor had the guides ' distributors .\neveryone knows who you are , you get perks such as tickets to theatre events , some press nights . time out have a bar with events once a month too .\ntime out continued to seek new markets as it approached mid - decade . the internet became an obvious source for the group ' s development , with the launch of its first web sites dating to the mid - 1990s . the company joined with matchmaking site operator urltoken to create a dating service supplement for time out ' s urltoken site in 2002 . the company ' s internet expansion was seen as playing a crucial role in the company ' s u . k . strategy , as a new wave of competitors succeeded in nibbling away at the company ' s readership . by the end of 2004 , time out london ' s total circulation had dropped down to just over 85 , 000 .\ntime out group has tapped former global travel site tripadvisor business chief christine petersen to be its new non - executive board director . during her 10 years at tripadvisor she helped grow the company from a few dozen people to 2 , 500 people . the site\u2019s traffic increased from around 8 million monthly unique users to well over 350 million , she said .\nwe\u2019ve been keeping this one under our hats for a while , but the secret is finally out : time out is setting up shop in the east end . london\u2019s very own time out market will open at 106 commercial street in the second half of 2017 . the plans include 17 restaurants , a cooking academy , four bars , a shop and an art gallery , with everything picked out , tested and tasted by people who spend all day tracking down the best and newest that london has to offer : us .\ntime out digital is the group ' s multi - platform media , entertainment and e - commerce business comprising online , mobile , social channels , magazines , international licensing agreements and live events . in 2016 , it delivered digital revenue growth of 39 % year - on - year , including e - commerce up 45 % and digital advertising up 36 % .\nmany years of enthusiasm for the business and dedication to detail have made time out an internationally renowned brand , synonymous with entertainment and events , and giving its readers the most authoritative guide to what ' s happening in their city . tony remains as passionate about time out today as he did when he brought the magazine to the world in 1968 .\ntime out attempted to expand as a business during the 1980s , launching a second publication , sell out , which focused on shopping . that effort met with little success and was quickly shut down . time out also came into conflict with authorities when it attempted to begin publishing advance television listings , which remained controlled by the country ' s television stations . originally thwarted by a court order in 1983 , elliott later found support from a number of other media groups , including news international , emap , ipc , the daily telegraph and the independent . as a result , time out added television listings in 1988 .\nin the process , he left sore feelings in the banking community . \u201che\u2019d been approached by every single bank about investing in time out , buying time out , \u201d the investment banker says . \u201che\u2019d get very close , then he\u2019d back away . he didn\u2019t want to give up control or share control . he pissed off a lot of people . he wasted a lot of people\u2019s time ; he got a lot of free advice . \u201d\nfrom intimate dinners and cocktail receptions to award ceremonies , conferences , fashion - shows and large - scale events , we create consumer and industry experiences and events for itp media group brands .\ntony elliott , founder and chairman of the time out empire , is not a man used to begging . but in 2008 , his company , which had already been battered by the digital revolution , was in dire straits thanks to the recession . so elliott went to his lender , lloyds banking group , hat in hand . the meeting was tense , unpleasant .\noakley initially invested in time out in 2011 when it acquired the london magazine , then united the underlying intellectual property behind the brand by subsequently acquiring its global and us interests .\noakley capital , which acquired a controlling stake in tony elliott\u2019s 48 - year - old time out in 2010 , intends to float the company on london\u2019s aim market in june .\nso why did yplan sell for so little ? time out notes that the beleaguered startup generated a pre - tax loss of \u00a36 . 2m in the last financial year filed .\nour first market in lisbon has been a major success story for us and , most importantly , for the city itself ,\nshe said in an emailed statement .\nso rolling out time out market in select international locations is a priority for us .\nversion 3 of the single unix specification unites ieee posix , the open group and the industry efforts . linux 2 . 4 kernel released . it stocks face a hard time at the markets . the value of procurements for the unix brand exceeds $ 25 billion . aix 5l ships .\nthoughtworks claimed that its use of agile makes it easier and faster for time out to deliver new cities in the future , adding that app quality and consistency will also be higher .\nsky news has learnt that oakley capital , time out ' s controlling shareholder since 2011 , is drawing up plans for a flotation on london ' s junior aim market in june .\ncity investors are nevertheless said to have expressed significant interest in acquiring shares in a listed time out business , with the brand ' s global monthly reach now standing at 111m people .\ntime out lisbon began in 2014 , when the company took over the 75 , 000 - square - foot mercado da ribiera farmers market and brought in several well - known chefs .\n\u201ci love marrying something you can see , touch and feel to digital . you can walk into time out market , and the wi - fi can be sponsored by time out ; there could be all sorts of ways to signpost downloading our apps to get 10 percent off food or drinks while passing through , \u201d she said . \u201cthere is huge potential . \u201d\nhave you ever heard of curated burgers ? curated nigiri ? curated pizzas , sandwiches or even curated cod ? probably not . after all , time out market is the first market in the world where everything has been chosen , tasted and tested ( with four or five stars , and not one star less ) by an independent panel of city experts : time out\u2019s own journalists and critics . more than 40 spaces with the leading representatives in all the food categories that help make lisbon what it is - and tastes - all together under one roof . find out everything you need to taste - and what time out had to say about it .\nit should come as no surprise that bruno was invited back for a second and third meeting , which is when he disclosed his intentions for wanting to work for time out and once the owners found out ,\nof course , they loved it ,\nbruno told cnbc .\n\u2018sci - fi continues to be one of the most visually creative , intellectually - challenging and boundary - pushing genres in film\u2019 , said dave calhoun , global film editor of time out .\ntime out market ' s arrival would continue two trends in chicago : the rapid redevelopment of the fulton market area west of the kennedy expressway , and the rise of gourmet food halls ."]}
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", "topic": 21}], "title": "oceanhouse media", "paragraphs": ["oceanhouse media has released a full suite of apps based on dr . seuss books\noceanhouse media talks dr . seuss , book - apps and mobile edutainment | technology | the guardian\ni received this email from oceanhouse media today and my heart melted . . . again . . . .\nmichel kripalani is the founder of oceanhouse media . he\u2019s responsible for \u201cgreen eggs and ham\u201d on your ipad .\n9 : 30 michel kripalani , oceanhouse media . five stars or no stars : tips for young interactive designers\n- stability and performance enhancements all of us on the oceanhouse media team appreciate your support . visit us at urltoken\nthe oceanhouse media facebook page is a community for parents , teachers , librarians , and more to con . . .\noh , the thinks you can think ! and the thinks you can do . oceanhouse media makes it possible for you .\nplease take a moment of your time and thank the oceanhouse media team for this super special gfaotd on their facebook page .\noceanhouse media ' s corporate focus is to uplift , educate and inspire through technology . for more information , visit urltoken .\nthe reason behind oceanhouse media making this app free for a limited time is super - special and a very thoughtful gesture on their part .\n- minor bug fixes and improvements thank you for your purchase ! all of us on the oceanhouse media team appreciate your support . visit us at urltoken\noceanhouse media is dedicated to building high - quality products that educate , uplift , enlighten and heal the planet . http : / / directory . usgreencha\u2026 | pinteres\u2026\noceanhouse media , the company responsible for a collection of dr . seuss book apps , has released a digital version of the children\u2019s book classic leo the lightning bug .\nfor troubleshooting and other assistance with oceanhouse media apps on your nook color or nook tablet , please contact barnes and noble customer care : 1 . 800 . 843 . 2665\noceanhouse media , inc . is a leading publisher of more than 400 apps . the company\u2019s mantra is \u201ccreativity with purpose , \u201d developing apps that uplift , educate and inspire .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nthis is the first time the rediscovered stories have been published in book or digital form and the first time that oceanhouse media has launched an ombook simultaneously with a physical book\u2019s release .\n\u201cthis marks a continuation of our terrific partnership with oceanhouse media , \u201d said susan brandt , president of dr . seuss enterprises . \u201cas they\u2019ve done with the original dr . seuss books , oceanhouse media has taken this collection and developed apps that promote education and encourage children to be curious about the world around them , all in the spirit of dr . seuss . \u201d\noceanhouse media , inc . has released its dr . seuss\u2019sthe bippolo seed and other lost stories app for apple and android devices . the new oceanhouse media digital book ( ombook ) features a collection of seven short stories written and illustrated by dr . seuss for redbook magazine back in the 1950s and is being launched on the same day as the random house release of the hardcover book .\ndownload\nthe cat in the hat - read & learn\npress kit which includes screenshots from and more information about this milestone kids app release from dr . seuss enterprises and oceanhouse media .\ndownload the\ngreen eggs and ham - read & learn\npress kit which includes screenshots from and more information about this milestone kids app release from dr . seuss enterprises and oceanhouse media .\nitunes is the world ' s easiest way to organize and add to your digital media collection .\nenjoy dr . seuss ' s classics on your ipad , iphone , ipod touch and android device . oceanhouse media ' s interactive digital books let you conveniently take your dr . seuss library with you on the go .\nin this interview , i speak with michel kripalani , oceanhouse\u2019s founder and president , about the plan behind their success .\n- iphone 5 support added ! - lock feature now stays locked when app is closed - bug fixes and improvements thank you for your purchase ! all of us on the oceanhouse media team appreciate your support . visit us at urltoken\nan interesting thing about oceanhouse media is that the\nombooks\nengine it uses for its book - apps isn ' t packed to the gills with interactive wizardry , compared to some of the rival apps for kids out there .\nfox in socks is one of the latest dr . seuss titles to come to the ipad and ios from oceanhouse media \u2013 and it\u2019s currently on offer at an \u2018introductory price\u2019 of $ 1 . 99 ( down from $ 3 . 99 ) .\n148apps is an independent publication of steel media ventures that has not been authorized , sponsored , or approved by apple inc .\noceanhouse has since launched book - apps based on other publishing brands , including the berenstain bears , elmer the patchwork elephant and smithsonian .\nbased in encinitas , california , oceanhouse media was founded in january 2009 by michel kripalani , a veteran of the video gaming industry . kripalani gained acclaim as a founder and ceo of presto studios , creators of the journeyman project series and myst iii : exile .\none company that ' s doing rather well , though , is oceanhouse media . the californian firm has launched more than 300 apps for ios , android and webos , and has sold more than 1m paid downloads of its dr . seuss apps on ios alone .\nwe ' d love your help in spreading the word about this new catalog . if you love dr . seuss as much as we do , please comment below and share this message with your friends and family . thanks so much from all of us at oceanhouse media .\ndust or magic fall is a must attend event to help increase chances of making successful children ' s new media products .\nmichel kripalani is president / ceo of oceanhouse media , a leading developer and publisher of apps for the mobile market . he is a serial entrepreneur , having founded three successful ventures over the past 25 years . he lives and breathes entrepreneurship and will serve as the president of entrepreneurs organization - san diego for the 2015 - 2016 year . oceanhouse media is michel ' s third start - up . the company has licensing relationships in place with dr . seuss enterprises , hay house publishers , zondervan ( harpercollins ) , random house , houghton mifflin , chronicle books and many others . t . . .\non beyond bugs is an ebook app beautifully designed by oceanhouse media . parents and children can choose to have the book read to them by the narrator , or they can choose to read it themselves . the included narration is professional and very well done\u2014a funny , very\nseussian ,\nmale voice .\nabout oceanhouse media , inc . creators of the award - winning dr . seuss digital book apps , oceanhouse media , inc . is a leading publisher of more than 320 mobile and desktop apps for ios ( iphone\u00ae , ipad\u00ae , ipod touch\u00ae ) , android\u2122 , nook tablets\u2122 , kindle fire\u2122 , hp touchpad\u2122 and windows 8 devices . the company was founded in early 2009 by michel kripalani , a veteran of the video gaming industry . eighteen of the company\u2019s apps have reached the number one spot within their categories on apple\u2019s app store\u2120 . in addition , google has selected the company as one of its top developers , a designation granted to only 150 groups worldwide .\nif your bookshelf is distant , oceanhouse media ' s rendition of dr . seuss ' s green eggs & ham will do the trick . in fact , it stands as a highlight amongst a new media form that , enhanced by animation and sound , serves as a companion rather than a replacement to books . young readers can begin by having the story read to them and , when they ' re ready , they can switch off its narration and tap on individual words when they need help .\noceanhouse meida are officially licensed to bring dr . seuss\u2019 works to ios \u2013 so their ebooks all use wonderful original artwork and are faithfully and lovingly rendered versions of his books .\nhe comes back to oceanhouse ' s educational ambitions , filing misguided use of freemium billing alongside unnecessary multimedia and interactivity on the company ' s not - to - do list .\nhardware news : larger tablets , wearables , watches and augmented reality ( especially oculus 3 and google cardboard ) . how interactive media is moving beyond the touch screen .\noceanhouse media , inc . in partnership with dr . seuss enterprises , l . p . , has been selected as a winner of two prestigious parents\u2019 choice gold awards for the book apps \u201cice is nice : all about the north and south poles\u201d and \u201con beyond bugs ! : all about insects\u201d , both part of the cat in the hat\u2019s learning library series . the gold award is the highest honor awarded by the parents\u2019 choice foundation , the nation ' s oldest nonprofit program created to distinguish quality children ' s media since 1978 .\nthree ways to read this ombook ( oceanhouse media digital book ) : \u2605\nread to me\n\u2014 listen to the narrated story with words highlighted as they are read \u2605\nread it myself\n\u2014 read the book in its traditional form \u2605\nauto play\n\u2014 plays like a movie , automatically reading and turning pages . great for younger children !\noceanhouse media has been working diligently to bring many beloved dr . seuss classics to life in their apps . recently they began producing titles from the learning library , which have also appeared on the pbs series the cat in the hat knows a lot about that . children familiar with the books or the television show will surely enjoy listening , reading and interacting with the apps .\n\u201cwe are honored to have the cat in the hat\u2019s learning library digital book apps recognized with two prestigious parents\u2019 choice gold awards , \u201d said michel kripalani , president and ceo of oceanhouse media . \u201cless than 20 % of the products submitted to the parents\u2019 choice awards program receive any level of accolade , so we are thrilled to be dually recognized as a gold award winner . \u201d\nclaire is president of parents ' choice foundation and cofounder of sandbox summit\u00ae . she looks for toys and media that will unleash children ' s interests , and celebrate the fun of learning .\nice is nice ! is an ebook app beautifully designed by oceanhouse media . it explores the north and south pole through the eyes of the cat in the hat . parents and children can choose to have the book read to them by the narrator , or they can choose to read it themselves . the included narration is professional and very well done\u2014a funny very\nseussian\nmale voice .\nif you are in children ' s interactive media it ' s like coming to church . you got to go for spiritual reasons . and it ' s only once a year !\nit has already happened with dr . seuss . oceanhouse released the dr . seuss band music game for ios in december 2011 , and educational app there ' s no place like space ! in november 2011 .\nfun educational app is thrilled to give a chance to win many free apps from top book app publisher : oceanhouse media a leading publisher of more than 230 apps for the mobile market . apps are available for ios ( iphone\u00ae , ipad\u00ae , ipod touch\u00ae ) , android\u2122 , nook tablets\u2122 , kindle fire\u2122 and hp touchpad\u2122 devices . the company\u2019s mantra is \u201ccreativity with purpose , \u201d developing apps that uplift , educate and inspire .\nmagic : what lies at the heart of a \u201cmagical\u201d engaging interactive media product ? child development theory . but don\u2019t worry \u2014 this talk is short , sweet and to the point ; and it\u2019s based on the new ibook child development 101 for the designers of children\u2019s interactive media , by warren buckleitner ( note \u2014 dust or magic participants get a free download code ; and a hard copy of the book is provided ) .\nthat problem is also currently being solved on android as well as ios , with oceanhouse having been notably bullish in its support for google - powered smartphones and tablets \u2013 in contrast to a number of its book - app rivals .\nto date , oceanhouse has put out seven of the dr . seuss titles , and is in the process of bringing all 44 works to the ios platform , alongside interactive games like what it did last december with the release of\nreview excerpt : this is an official smithsonian institution licensed app , with dinosaurs that are listed alphabetically ( from a to z ) . as with other oceanhouse media apps , you get highlighted narration , tappable words and pictures , and the ability to record your own narration to share it with others . subscribers , please log into our database using your password to read the full review along with our rating , and see why this received our editor\u2019s choice award .\nappabled apps articulation autism back to school book apps creation apps david mckee dr . seuss educational fine motor skills free apps giveaways gripcase usa interactive apps ipad ipad case ipad for children ipevo itunes jellybeans app little critter mobile education store oceanhouse media read across america reading reviews school supply science sesame street slp smarty ears social skills spec ed special education special needs speech & language speech - language apps speech and language staff weekly pick storybook tactus therapy thinkamingo virtual speech center writing\nits first app wasn ' t based on a book \u2013 music app bowls : authentic tibetan singing bowls launched in march 2009 \u2013 but according to chief executive michel kripalani , oceanhouse quickly realised there was an opportunity to work with book publishers .\noceanhouse media , inc . is a premier publisher of ios and android apps that uplift , educate , and inspire . enjoy beloved children\u2019s book apps from dr . seuss , the berenstain bears , little critter and more . our diverse offering of inspirational apps by hay house authors and more help you relax , heal , and reach your goals . from daily affirmation apps , oracle card apps , meditation apps and more , living a better life is just a tap away !\nour thoughts and prayers go out to all of the children , parents and educators in newtown , ct . in support of the 1 , 600 copies of\nthe kissing hand\nphysical book being donated to the children of newtown by tanglewood press , oceanhouse media is offering the digital book app free on the app store to children everywhere for a period of time . we hope this story about the power of love will offer comfort to your family as we all heal .\nthe solution from oceanhouse media , which acquired the digital publishing rights for the dr . seuss series less than a year ago , was to turn to apple ' s iphone and ipad . the company had already put out a number of ios self - help book apps for publisher hay house , and was able to sway dr . seuss enterprises to take a chance on bringing the series to that platform by using the company ' s book reading engine as an example of what could be done .\nthe most famous tonque - twister in the book :\na tweetle beetle noodle poodle bottled paddled muddled duddled fuddled wuddled fox in sox , sir !\nis often referenced in popular media . try saying that out loud ! is your tongue numb ?\nthat support will continue , as will oceanhouse ' s ongoing development work on the ombooks engine to add new features . the company is also keen to break out of its book - apps pigeonhole again , taking some of the brands it works with into other kinds of apps .\na one - shot deal to turn how the grinch stole christmas into an iphone book - app for christmas 2009 went so well , oceanhouse asked if it could license more titles .\nthey said well , why don ' t you do the whole library of 44 ?\nsays kripalani .\n2 : 00 dust \u2026 . what goes wrong and why ? demonstrations of one reviewer\u2019s opinion of low rated products , and the most common errors ( aka \u201csee seven kisses of death \u201c ) when designing children\u2019s interactive media . this is your chance to learn from someone else\u2019s mistakes .\n\u2605 winner of 2011 parents\u2019 choice award \u2013 silver medal \u2605 included in \u201cbest travel apps to ease your journey\u201d \u2013 urltoken \u2605 \u201cperfect for younger children still learning their alphabet . \u201d \u2013 cnet \u2605 \u201csuperb implementation\u201d \u2013 wired \u2605 \u201ca spectacular adaptation . \u201d 4 . 5 out of 5 mice \u2013 macworld \u2605 \u201cthe app will grow with your child as they become more advanced ! \u201d \u2013 stuff parents need \u2605 \u201chighly recommended . encourages ( kids ) to make connections with sounds , letters and their meanings\u201d \u2013 appmodo \u2605 the same commitment to quality oceanhouse media demonstrate with their other dr . seuss apps \u2013 macworld\nspecial features : \u2605 record your own voice \u2605 share voice tracks with others that own this app \u2605 page selector \u2605 retina main menu \u2605 new options for sound effects , hot spots and alerts three ways to read this ombook ( oceanhouse media digital book ) : \u2605\nread to me\n\u2014 listen to the narrated story with words highlighted as they are read \u2605\nread it myself\n\u2014 read the book in its traditional form \u2605\nauto play\n\u2014 plays like a movie , automatically reading and turning pages . great for younger children ! additional features : \u2605 picture / word association \u2014 words zoom up and are spoken when pictures are touched \u2605 individual words highlight and are read aloud when tapped \u2605 professional audio narration \u2605 custom background audio for each scene \u2605 pages pan & zoom to accentuate the beautiful , original artwork \u2605 this ' universal app ' is optimized for retina displays and the ipad \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 ombook\u2122 -\nbeyond the ebook\nlearn more about oceanhouse media digital books at urltoken follow us : urltoken like us : urltoken gift this app ! - click the\nbuy app\narrow on the itunes\u00ae app store \u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605\u2605 official tanglewood press licensed ipad , iphone and ipod touch app .\naround the world , parents , educators , retailers and members of the media look for the mca mother - and - child honoring excellence seal of approval when selecting quality products and services for children and families . learn more about the mom\u2019s choice awards by visiting their website : www . momschoiceawards . com .\nthe mom\u2019s choice awards\u00ae ( mca ) evaluates products and services created for children , families and educators . the program is globally recognized for establishing the benchmark of excellence in family - friendly media , products and services . the organization is based in the united states and has reviewed thousands of entries from more than 55 countries .\nnew york \u2013 the mom\u2019s choice awards\u00ae has named bluebee pals as among the best in family - friendly media , products and services . the mca evaluation process uses a propriety methodology in which entries are scored on a number of elements including production quality , design , educational value , entertainment value , originality , appeal , and cost .\ntim leverett is an entrepreneur living in rochester , ny . tim created the giggles computer funtime for baby software series and club toddler , and is considered an expert in children ' s media and software products . he is dad to an 11 year old boy and has many nieces and nephews spanning the ages of newborn to 19 years old .\nwinter is coming , so you might as well embrace it with all of your might ! here are some great apps that put winter fun into your digital world . snowy games and fun snowboard party world tour pro maple media holdings , llc / $ 1 . 99 this amazing high - resolution game is the next best thing to having your \u2026\nlike oceanhouse ' s dr . seuss titles , these offer three viewing options : auto play , read it myself , and read to me . professional narration accompanies all three , though in read it myself mode , it ' s optional . each word gets highlighted as it ' s read - - a nice little educational perk that the paper editions can ' t match .\nom bookshelf is an exciting new way to organize , browse and launch your oceanhouse media digital books ! stop searching through pages of apps to find that special ombook for bedtime . with the om bookshelf you can easily locate the desired title , organize titles in the order you prefer , or make it a favorite for instant access ! conveniently browse over 75 children ' s ombooks in the store . sort by brand , price or age , or use the search feature to find exactly what you ' re looking for . plus , the featured section offers up - to - date information on new releases , sales , and ombook suggestions for holidays , special occasions , and more ! the om bookshelf contains : my apps - view all ombooks that are currently on your device - launch your ombooks directly from this shelf - rearrange their order ( ipad only ) the store - browse the oceanhouse media ombook library for new titles ! - sort ombooks by brand , price or age - use the search feature to find exactly what you ' re looking for featured ( ipad only ) - see new releases - take advantage of introductory pricing ! - know when ombooks are on sale or free - discover holiday and special occasion ombooks favorites ( ipad only ) - add frequently read ombooks here to make them a favorite - rearrange favorites in any order note : the om bookshelf works on all ios devices - ipad , iphone and ipod touch . however , some features are only available on the ipad .\nthe cat in the hat\u2019s learning library is a bestselling nonfiction book series from dr . seuss enterprises and random house children\u2019s books that introduces children to basic science concepts including dinosaurs , maps , marine life , outer space and much more . oceanhouse media began adapting the series to digital book apps for ios devices in november of 2011 , launching with \u201cthere\u2019s no place like space ! : all about our solar system . \u201d the apps feature animated objects , instant glossary terms , and interactive diagrams to reinforce specific subjects , all led by classic dr . seuss characters including the cat in the hat , thing one and thing two , and even the fish ! the cat in the hat ' s learning library digital book apps are meticulously designed to promote learning and encourage curiosity in young readers .\nthe legend of spookley the square pumpkin by oceanhouse media is about a little pumpkin that just doesn\u2019t quite fit in with the other \u201crounder\u201d pumpkins . he is taunted and teased and left out of many of the pumpkin games because he couldn\u2019t roll like the others . but once a great storm harbors down on the pumpkin patch , putting all in peril , spookley\u2019s special attributes help save the day . as the farmer took note of little spookley\u2019s courage , he then planted his patch the next year with spookley\u2019s seeds . and what to his surprise were a rainbow of spookley\u2019s heirs in all sizes and colors for the world to see . this is a wonderful story to learn about tolerance and appreciating those around us who may be different . this version of spookley stays true to the book , and the illustrations are absolutely beautifully rendered in watercolor . narration is over the top fun , and a little spooky \u2013 just right for holiday readings .\nthat engine was one of seven the company has built from scratch , and something oceanhouse ' s development director greg uhler last week told cnet has been designed specifically around the dr . seuss content .\nwe looked at the physical product , and what interactive features might it need ,\nhe explained .\nwe started not with a ' what can we do from the technology perspective ? ' but ' what should be done ? ' ' how did geisel write these books , ' and ' how did he design them ? '\nentrepreneurial leader , team builder , and experienced maker of forward - thinking interactive media products for children , scott traylor is on a mission to help organizations create digital product successes in the consumer and classroom marketplace . out in front technology trend seeker , driving excellence in new product innovation . business advocate who shares insights and advice with seasoned companies as well as startups to help \u201call boats rise . \u201d accomplished speaker , writer , brand builder , and team leader . career highlights online & interactive television development part . . .\nto get the source content on there in the first place , oceanhouse starts with print - ready digital artwork from dr . seuss enterprises . the company then sizes it , along with the text for what device it will end up on .\nfor the iphone 3gs , or ipods it ' s the native resolution . for iphone 4 and ipad it ' s the highest resolution ,\nuhler explained . each app contains all three of these assets in a universal application , so that users need only buy one copy that will work on all the different devices .\naleen stein is a founding partner and principal shareholder of the criterion collection . she\u2019s also ceo and publisher of organa l . l . c . , a new media publishing company . organa seeks to bring the best in children\u2019s animation from around the world to american families , and include art , science , culture and physical health to them . its partners are mothers and grandmothers , working on original apps , and welcomes partnerships with other creators . she has been director of international licensing for scholastic , inc . \u2019s soft . . .\nwarren buckleitner is an educational psychologist who reviews children ' s interactive media . he ' s been a preschool , elementary and college teacher ( currently an assistant professor at tcnj ' s imm program ) . he is the founding editor of children ' s technology review ( www . childrenstech . com ) . he speaks at education and library conferences , and contributes content books and publications , including a decade of children ' s tech coverage for the new york times . he holds a degree in elementary education from central michigan university ( cum l . . .\ndaren carstens founded carstens studios inc . , where he authors , designs , programs and develops educational products for children . he has worked in k - 12 educational publishing for 20 years , and his work has received many awards including the prestigious international bologna children ' s book fair new media prize in the best educational software category , 2010 & 2011 parents ' choice gold awards - parents ' choice foundation , and 2010 & 2011 editor ' s choice awards - children ' s technology review . daren combines the rare talent of a thorough understanding of learning processe . . .\nbj\u00f6rn jeffery is the ceo and co - founder of toca boca , a play studio that makes digital toys for touchscreen devices . since 2011 , they have released 27 products that has sold in over 215 countries worldwide , and downloads of over 85 million in april 2015 . toca boca has won numerous awards for their apps , including nappa gold and ikids twice , 10 parents choice awards and the 2013 kapi for most pioneering team in children\u2019s technology . in 2015 , toca boca was acquired by canadian toy maker spin - master . previously , he was director of future media & technology at bonnier rese . . .\nabout random house children\u2019s books random house children\u2019s books is the world\u2019s largest english - language children\u2019s trade book publisher . creating books for toddlers through young adult readers , in all formats from board books to activity books to picture books , novels , ebooks , and apps , the imprints of random house children\u2019s books bring together award - winning authors and illustrators , world - famous franchise characters , and multimillion - copy series . random house is the longtime home of the beloved and bestselling dr . seuss books which continue to make learning to read fun for millions of children everywhere . the company\u2019s website , kids @ random ( urltoken ) , offers an array of activities , games and educational resources for children , teens , parents , and educators . random house children\u2019s books is a division of random house , inc . , whose parent company is bertelsmann ag , a leading international media company .\nthe best - selling dr . seuss classic \u201cthe lorax\u201d comes to life with playful interactivity , delightful animations and fun activities ! * * * parents\u2019 choice award silver honor winner * * * * * * academic ' s choice\nsmart choice media\naward winner * * * * * * best new apps - apple * * * features - tap and drag to find playful surprises throughout the book - find hidden stars on every page to reveal fun activities - read along with highlighting narration , read it yourself , or enjoy auto play - explore new vocabulary by tapping words and pictures - track minutes spent reading , pages read , and more in the parents section activities - play nine different mini - games like memory match , jigsaw puzzle , word search , sequence , and more ! - find all 32 unique games hidden throughout the book - enjoy activities again and again , directly from the main menu - try to beat your high score and best time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - download today ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - official dr . seuss licensed app . dr . seuss properties \u2122 & \u00a9 2016 dr . seuss enterprises , l . p . all rights reserved .\nthe best - selling dr . seuss classic \u201cthe lorax\u201d comes to life with playful interactivity , delightful animations and fun activities ! - - - - 20 % off for a limited time ! - - - - * * * parents\u2019 choice award silver honor winner * * * * * * academic ' s choice\nsmart choice media\naward winner * * * * * * best new apps - apple * * * features - tap and drag to find playful surprises throughout the book - find hidden stars on every page to reveal fun activities - read along with highlighting narration , read it yourself , or enjoy auto play - explore new vocabulary by tapping words and pictures - track minutes spent reading , pages read , and more in the parents section activities - play nine different mini - games like memory match , jigsaw puzzle , word search , sequence , and more ! - find all 32 unique games hidden throughout the book - enjoy activities again and again , directly from the main menu - try to beat your high score and best time - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - download today ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - official dr . seuss licensed app . dr . seuss properties \u2122 & \u00a9 2016 dr . seuss enterprises , l . p . all rights reserved .\nthe best - selling , classic book\ngreen eggs and ham\ncomes to life with playful interactivity , delightful animations and learning activities ! * * * parents\u2019 choice - gold award winner * * * * * * academic ' s choice\nsmart choice media\naward winner * * * * * * best new apps - apple * * * * * * kidsafe listed * * * features - tap , drag , and tilt your device to find playful surprises throughout the book - practice spelling , phonics , rhyming , and reading comprehension in new learning activities - read along with highlighting narration , read it yourself , or enjoy auto play - explore new vocabulary by tapping words and pictures - track minutes spent reading , pages read , and more in the parents section learning activities - hidden stars on every page reveal fun learning activities - developed in collaboration with early literacy experts - designed specifically for beginning readers - aligned with kindergarten level english language arts ( ela ) standards - enjoy activities again and again , right from the main menu ! - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - official dr . seuss licensed app . dr . seuss properties \u2122 & \u00a9 2015 dr . seuss enterprises , l . p . all rights reserved .\neveryone ' s favorite bear family is now available in ipod , ipad , and iphone form , with three e - books from the same folks who brought you the dr . seuss titles .\nthe berenstain bears e - book apps are perfect for car rides , long waits in a restaurant , and other times when only a good book will do .\nthe berenstain bears and the golden rule , the berenstain bears go to sunday school , and the berenstain bears say their prayers are now available in the app store for an introductory price of $ 2 . 99 each .\nif you have kids , you probably don ' t need me to introduce the series . these books are classics ; i think i may have read a few back when i was a kid ( the first title appeared in 1974 ) . although a handful of the books have religious themes ( including two of the three new apps listed here ) , the majority of them focus on everyday life lessons .\nthere ' s an interactive element as well : when the reader taps something in the accompanying picture , the corresponding word is pronounced - - and displayed as zooming text . this is another great learning tool for younger readers .\nthe apps are designed for both iphone and ipad , meaning you get full - screen hd goodness if you run them on the latter .\nas with the dr . seuss titles , i wholeheartedly recommend the berenstain bears e - book apps . they ' re the perfect entertaining and educational diversion for young kids .\nbe respectful , keep it clean and stay on topic . we delete comments that violate our policy , which we encourage you to read . discussion threads can be closed at any time at our discretion .\nangels around us from chicken soup for the soul is the first in a series of new apps from chicken soup for the soul - offering 21 stories that bring comfort , happiness , and inspiration . the app features a personal journal to record your own experiences , quotes , story audio , and soul work that can be shared with friends and family through email or facebook . angels around us is available for $ 2 . 99 , and more apps from the series will be available soon .\nwould you like your application reviewed on 148apps ? see the about page for information .\n148apps - iphone app reviews and news . the best gosh darn iphone app site this side of mars .\nandroid rundown - android news and reviews . where you get the rundown on android apps and hardware .\ninteractive and entertaining , this 1975 classic that has been introducing kids to the potty for years adapts well to the ipad , integrating amusing sound effects , interesting use of page transition and even a sing - a - long .\nthe app is available in both male and female versions , and the differences between the two are limited to the anatomically obvious and slight variations in color . in both texts , the child\u2019s mother is the primary narrator , pouring on the enthusiasm as she energetically cheers on prudence or joshua ( depending on the edition ) . a gender - neutral child\u2019s voice is heard throughout and is used effectively as a teaching tool , especially when tapping illustrations of the child . an early page introduces the child\u2019s body , and a tap of the child\u2019s head announces\nhead\n; the critical body parts are\npee - pee\nand\nlittle hole ,\nregardless of gender . however , some body parts , such as the belly button , trigger musical sound effects that are silly but not informative , which helps to keep the instructional tone light . additional sound effects , which are activated by tapping various objects , lean toward the comical . for example , a tap of the potty elicits cheers and fanfare when the child finally succeeds in appropriately using it . finally , where possible , tapping objects in the illustrations highlights the text word as it is pronounced .\na familiar story and illustrations enhanced with interactivity give this classic new life . ( ipad storybook app . 1 - 3 )\nby clicking on\nsign up\nyou agree that you have read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of service .\nbummer . there was a problem adding your email address . please try again .\nbe the first to discover new talent ! each week , our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our pro connect email alert . sign up here to receive your free alerts .\nby clicking on\nsubmit\nyou agree that you have read and agree to the privacy policy and terms of service .\nwhoops . there was a problem adding your email address . please try again .\nyou are using an outdated browser . please upgrade your browser to improve your experience .\ndesigned for ages five through eight , the cat in the hat learning library books make attaining new information fun by integrating it into the classically zany dr . seuss writing style . this particular series of the franchise trades moral lessons for scientific exploration and discovery of real life objects , concepts , and more .\ntakes children on an adventure to outer space to explore the many interesting items that make up our solar system . kids will learn facts about the sun , moon , and our many planets but in a manner that isn ' t going to drive them away . in fact , the book even includes a wonderful seussian mnemonic device to help memorize the planet names . the app has two ways to experience the story :\nread it myself\nallows reading and viewing the material in the same manner that traditional books would offer and\nread to me\nhighlights each word as it is professionally narrated pages come alive with animations and sounds . it ' s even possible to drag floating objects around . for more fun and opportunities to learn , readers can tap on objects to identify what they are , including highlighting words if the item was referenced in the narration . words in bold type contain even more information . tap on them to initiate a pop - up of the full glossary entry .\nis a universal app compatible with ipad , iphone , and ipod touch running ios 3 . 0 or later , and available in the app store at the introductory price of $ 3 . 99 . [ gallery link =\nfile\ncolumns =\n4\n]\nin this fun - filled , interactive reading adventure app , young children are invited to learn along with little critter on his family\u2019s road trip . rich in learning activities , games , and exciting surprises , kids will be entertained as they discover a new adventure on every page .\ngamepak includes five fun game themes with over 30 engaging activities featuring little critter . introducing digistix\u2014colorful , interactive animated stickers with fun sound effects can be used over and over again . enhances the experience of the trip \u2013 little critter reading adventure app by mercer mayer !\nlittle critter is looking forward to all the fun things he can do with his little brother . they ' ll go trick - or - treating on halloween , ride bikes , build a snowman , watch spooky shows on tv , and more . little critter is eager to share these exciting experiences with his brother , but he ' ll have to wait since his baby brother must first learn how to walk !\nlittle critter ombooks are available for iphone \u00ae , ipad \u00ae , ipod touch \u00ae , android \u2122 , nook tablets \u2122 , kindle fire \u2122 and hp touchpad \u2122 devices .\nit ' s easter and little critter is ready to celebrate ! join little critter and his family as they enjoy traditional easter activities . plus , go on your very own easter egg hunt to find 100 eggs hidden throughout this charming story . can you find all 100 ?\nin this sweet and sentimental story , little critter and his grandpa go on a shopping expedition for a new suit . the day is filled with exciting events for the adventurous little critter and his loving ( and patient ! ) grandpa . little critter proudly tells how he keeps a watchful eye on his grandpa throughout the day . the amusing illustrations , however , show a slightly different story !\nlittle critter has quite an adventure at the mall when he gets separated from his mom ! he bravely keeps calm , asks for help from a security guard and is soon reunited with his lost mother . young children will be reassured by the happy ending and learn what they can do in a similar situation .\nlittle critter dreams a magic potion turns him into a scary , disagreeable monster . in his dream , he does whatever he wants . he has cookies and ice cream for breakfast , doesn ' t brush his fangs , never changes his clothes , and stays up late watching tv . when little critter is sleepy and ready for bed , no one ' s there to read him a story . luckliy , it ' s just a bad dream !\nlittle critter ' s sister imagines all the wonderful things she ' ll do when she grows up . she envisions being a great ballerina , a courageous fire chief , a world - famous doctor , a winning race car driver and more ! her enthusiasm will inspire young readers to think about what they ' d like to be when they grow up !\nlittle critter has brought home an adorable puppy . his parents agree to let him keep it as long as he takes care of it himself . little critter is proud of the job he ' s doing , happily feeding , walking , training and loving his new friend . the funny illustrations show that the puppy is a lot of work and quite a handful ! in little critter eyes it ' s all worth it !\nlittle critter goes shopping with his family it ' s an eventful day . his little sister becomes upset when she can ' t buy candy , makes a big mess , and then gets lost in the store . the next stop is the mall to find a dress for little sister . finally , little critter ' s patience pays off when mom finds a fun way to end the day !\nthis little critter ombooks is available for iphone \u00ae , ipad \u00ae , and ipod touch \u00ae .\nlittle critters search for his baseball mitt leads him to the doorway of his bedroom which is\njust a mess .\nlittle critter ' s nique attempts at cleaning , accompanied with humerous illustrations , will leave parents and children laughing adn wondering if he will ever find his baseball mitt .\nlittle critter is off to the dentist ' s office . he gets a thorough checkup and cleaning , complete with dental x - rays . when dr . ghum finds a cavity , little critter bravely gets a filling . the visit is painless and little critter ' s good nature reassures young readers that going to the dentist is not that bad after all !\nplayful and energetic little critter resists his father ' s efforts to get him ready for bed . little critter plays a space cadet when his father wants him in the bathtub , and a race car driver when it ' s time to put on pajamas . will little critter ' s parents ever get him to bed ?\nleap into the future of children\u2019s books with this fun - filled and interactive app based on an adaptation of mercer mayer\u2019s little critter lift - the - flap stories . this magical app goes beyond the book and will bring the world of little critter\u00ae alive with updated art and exciting surprises hidden under every rock .\nthis little critter digital is available for iphone \u00ae , ipad \u00ae , and ipod touch \u00ae , and nook color . click here to view a sample !\naccompany little red riding hood on her journey to grandma ' s house in this charming , funny , and engaging adaptation of the classic children ' s story . mercer mayer ' s little critter\u00ae characters bring a delightful air of whimsy to this traditional tale . based on the lift - the - flap edition of mercer mayer ' s story , the little red riding hood app creates an engaging world for children to explore .\nlittle critter collection # 1 features 10 popular little critter stories that lovingly address all the major issues of growing up . children will easily identify with little critter ' s adventures as he maneuvers through childhood one day at a time .\nmercer mayer ' s popular little critter shows us all the things he can do by himself . he starts by tying his shoes ( almost ) and continues by pouring his own juice and spilling just a little ! the wry illustrations often point to the fact that little critter doesn ' t do everything perfectly , but he always makes an effort to do the best he can !\nlittle critter is adorable as he struggles to remember what he is supposed to do each day . he tries hard but hasn ' t quite mastered the art of how to get through each day without forgetting something . every young child will understand little critter ' s experiences and laugh along with him from start to finish .\none day , little critter was so mad because everyone was telling him no ! he wanted to keep frogs in the tub , but his mom said he couldn ' t . he wanted to paint the house , but his grandpa said no . he was so mad . this delightful story reassures children that even really bad days can be salvaged with a little help from your friends !\nsweet little critter wants to do something special just for his mom . he tries doing big kid chores , but he ' s a little too little and a little too silly to get them quite right ! like when he drops the groceries in the driveway , or tries to take a bath but splashes too much ! still , thoughtful little critter wont give up . so , he rushes to his mom and gives her a great big hug and kiss ! now there ' s something very special , just for you !\nlittle critter and his grandma spend a day at the beach . always a good helper , little critter helps when his grandma ' s hotdog falls in the sand and helps to blow up the inflatable sea horse . but , he needs a little help in the end . it ' s a very special summer day with grandma and is a favorite story by mercer mayer .\nlittle critter enjoys a special day in the city with his mother . he means well , but gets himself in trouble all along the way . his mother is oh so patient when little critter loses the train tickets , picks up a dinosaur egg in the natural history museum , and misbehaves at lunch . in spite of his difficulties , little critter happily falls asleep on the train going home , exhausted from the big outing with his mother .\nlittle sister tags along wherever little critter goes . when he plays football with his friends , she says ,\nme too !\nwhen he ' s hiding in his secret tree house she says ,\nme too !\neven when he finds the last piece of cake she chimes in ,\nme too !\none day little sister has her very own candy cane . . . and little critter asks ,\nme too ?\nultimately , little critter learns that sharing with his sibling is good because sometimes she shares back !\nas the story unfolds our funny young hero , little critter , has to get used to a new baby sister . this is a problem as the baby doesn ' t pay attention when he reads to her . she always cries when he makes silly faces and she can ' t understand the jokes he tells . little critter finally figures out what you can do with a new baby , and in the process becomes a very good brother !\nit ' s time for little sister to learn how to use her brand new potty . first , she learns she can read a book while on the potty . then , she uses the potty as a chair while watching tv . even her dolls like to sit on it ! she also learns that if she isn ' t careful she can miss the potty and get the floor all wet ! this charming tale of common potty training frustrations encourages children to keep trying ."]}
{"id": 55918, "summary": [{"text": "ibstock plc is a large brick making business .", "topic": 0}, {"text": "it is listed on the london stock exchange and is a constituent of the ftse 250 index . ", "topic": 16}], "title": "ibstock plc", "paragraphs": ["the last ic recommendation on ibstock plc shares was buy at 275 . 20 on 06 mar 2018\nhow tbc bank group plc ' s ( lse : tbcg ) 22 . 7 % roe fares against the industry ?\nthe headquarters for ibstock building products is in the village of ibstock , leicestershire .\nibstock merges with johnsen , jorgensen & wettre ltd . and becomes ibstock johnsen ltd .\nthe ibstock group of companies comprises ; ibstock brick , ibstock kevington , forticrete and supreme plus a us brick manufacturer glen gerry .\nibstock plc ( ' ibstock ' or the ' group ' ) , a leading manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete products with operations in the united kingdom and the united states , announces its unaudited results for the six month period ended 30 june 2016 .\non monday , ibstock plc ( ibst : lse ) closed at 283 . 00 , - 7 . 46 % below its 52 - week high of 305 . 80 , set on may 02 , 2018 .\nibstock plc is a united kingdom - based company , which is engaged in manufacturing of clay bricks and concrete products . the company ' s segments are the uk and the us . the company ' s principal products include clay bricks , brick\nin 1999 , crh plc acquired ibstock . under crh\u2019s ownership , the management of ibstock diversified the clay operations of crh in great britain with the acquisition of kevington building products ltd in 2001 and manchester brick in 2005 . the management of ibstock also expanded crh\u2019s concrete products operations in great britain with the acquisition of supreme concrete ltd and anderton concrete products ltd in 2006 and 2007 , respectively .\nibstock plc is a leading manufacturer of clay bricks with a diversified range of clay and concrete products , and operations in the united kingdom and the united states . its principal products are clay bricks , brick components , concrete roof tiles , concrete substitutes for stone masonry , concrete fencing and concrete rail products .\nibstock plc is a leading manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete products with operations in the uk and the united states . our principal products are clay bricks , brick components , concrete roof tiles , concrete stone masonry substitutes , concrete fencing , pre - stressed concrete products and concrete rail products . we are headquartered in the village of ibstock in the east midlands of britain , where we were founded almost 200 years ago .\nibstock plc is a leading manufacturer of clay bricks and concrete products with operations in the uk and the united states . our principal products are clay bricks , brick components , concrete roof tiles , concrete stone masonry substitutes , concrete fencing , pre - stressed concrete products and concrete rail products . our range of products are manufactured , marketed and distributed by ibstock brick , supreme concrete , and forticrete in the uk , and glen - gery in the united states .\ncompany is incorporated as a private limited company and is named ibstock collieries limited .\ncrh , which is headquartered in ireland , took control of ibstock in 1999 .\ninvestors are always looking for growth in small - cap stocks like ibstock plc ( lse : ibst ) with its market cap of usd $ 1 . 30 billion . however , an important fact which most ignore is : how financially healthy is the company ? the significance of doing due diligence on a company\u2019s financial strength stems from the fact that over 20 , 000 companies go bankrupt in every quarter in the us alone .\n' reduced \u00a319m loss at ibstock johnsen , ' financial times , april 20 , 1994 .\nprincipal subsidiaries : glen - gery corp . ( united states ) ; ibstock building products ltd .\nibstock is holding a presentation to analysts at 0900 today at the offices of ubs , 1 finsbury avenue , london ec2m 2pp . analysts wishing to attend should contact ibstock @ urltoken to register .\nibstock re - joined the public markets when it listed on the london stock exchange in october 2015 .\nibstock kevington has appointed sarah clewlow as acting factory manager at our midlands factory . in her [ \u2026 ]\nwienerberger announces that it has agreed to acquire a 29 . 8 % interest in ibstock from brierley investments limited\n' crh pleased with ibstock acquisition , ' birmingham post , september 1 , 1999 , p . 20 .\n' ibstock to sell its stake in portuguese forestry group , ' financial times , march 15 , 1995 .\nnevertheless , ibstock continued to thrive , and in 1970 the company effected an important merger with the privately owned international wood pulp agency johnsen , jorgensen and wettre . while the two companies had virtually no common ground , ibstock wanted johnsen ' s healthy cash reserves to finance further expansion , and johnsen believed that ibstock could invest that capital to the companies ' mutual advantage . thus the company became ibstock johnsen , with the two operating divisions kept separate .\nin 1999 , the stone factories were transferred to forticrete , a sister company in crh and ibstock group was formed of ibstock brick ltd and forticrete ltd . within the group the respective companies still exist and trade as individual entities .\nibstock takes its name from the original base in the village of ibstock in leicestershire , where the company headquarters are situated . brick making has taken place on the site pre 1830 . in 1899 , the company was registered as ibstock collieries ltd . its principal activity was coal mining as well as quarrying clay for the manufacture of bricks and pavers .\ncrh is offering 70p for each ibstock share , valuing the entire group at pounds 326 . 4m . however , the deal is a foregone conclusion because the irish group already controls 50 . 7 per cent of ibstock ' s share capital .\nibstock brick forms part of ibstock building products a group of companies in the uk and united states owned by bain capital , one of the world\u2019s leading private , alternative asset management firms , with approximately $ 75 billion in assets under management .\n' ibstock builds brick sales but chairman wants more , ' birmingham post , march 19 , 1998 , p . 34 .\npangalos , philip , ' ibstock to buy tarmac brick for pounds 65m , ' times of london , may 13 , 1995 .\nduring the next 30 years , the trading emphasis changed from coal to manufacture of brick from its original leicestershire base in ibstock .\nthe audacious deal , orchestrated behind closed doors yesterday and only announced after the stock market had closed , marks a victory for ibstock ' s chief executive philip mengel over wienerberger baustoffindustrie , the austrian group which had built up a 30 per cent shareholding in ibstock .\nstevenson , tom , ' ibstock builds on bricks with redland deal , ' independent , april 26 , 1996 , p . 17 .\nwinnifrith , tom , ' double blow sends ibstock into a dive , ' evening standard ( london ) , september 25 , 1996 .\nin addition to the factory sites are areas of non operational land within the portfolio in similar geographical locations as the factories . ibstock kevington is directly related to ibstock brick employing over 60 people manufacturing a special products range from simple cut and bond products to elaborate architectural solutions .\nin 1999 , ibstock acquired the assets of the adjoining ellistown brickworks to consolidate its position of one third of the brick capacity in the uk .\n- - - - - - , ' ibstock in brick talks with tarmac , ' independent , april 7 , 1995 , p . 32 .\n\u201ci am pleased to report another robust profit and cash generation performance by ibstock , combined with excellent progress with our major uk investment projects . \u201d\nibstock is the uk\u2019s leading manufacturer by volume of clay bricks sold and offers a wide range of clay facing bricks . they are made at 19 factories across the country using a wide diversity of clays and manufacturing techniques to ensure that ibstock bricks will enhance the built environment wherever they are used .\nibstock set about creating a more extensive works with modern equipment , including a monnier kiln ( the first such to be used in britain ) , a novel tunnel kiln that fired bricks loaded on cars that moved through the kiln . requiring a substantial investment of \u00a38 , 000 , the technological advance increased production capacity to nine million bricks a year . reflecting its new direction , ibstock collieries changed its name to ibstock brick & tile company in 1935 .\nibstock was first listed on the london stock exchange in 1963 . it acquired glen - gery in the united states in 1979 and the uk brick operations were expanded by acquiring tarmac bricks in 1995 , redland bricks in 1996 and hepworth brick in 1999 . ibstock also acquired certain concrete operations in the 1990s .\nibstock has a 40pc share of britain\u2019s clay brick market and is a major player in the northeast and midwest of america through its glen - gery subsidiary .\nbuckley , christine , ' ibstock hit by shake - up and low prices , ' times of london , march 21 , 1997 , p . 30 .\nwood , martin , ' wienerberger left in dark as ibstock agrees to pounds 326m takeover , ' birmingham post , december 22 , 1998 , p . 17 .\nibstock , one of the uk\u2019s three biggest brick makers , traces its roots back to 1899 and employs just shy of 2 , 000 people in the uk .\nin 1990 ibstock building products acquired two new companies ; hathernware ltd and ceba ltd . hathernware manufactured terracotta and architectural faience and ceba manufacture architectural wet cast stone .\nover the next few decades , ibstock grew steadily by investing in further automation . in 1959 work commenced on a new 20 - chamber staffordshire kiln , bringing annual output to 41 million bricks , and the installation of yet another kiln soon afterward ( bringing ibstock ' s total to four ) increased that number to 56 million .\nps . if you are not interested in ibstock anymore , you can use our free platform to see my list of over 150 other stocks with a high growth potential .\nibstock brick , named after the leicestershire town where the company was founded115 - years - ago , started life as a coal mining company , using quarrying clay to make bricks .\nibstock kevington manufactures a variety of special shape bricks and brick components . the range includes prefabricated arches , chimneys and wall cladding systems designed to make using brick quick and easy .\ncassell , michael , dig it , burn it , sell it ! the story of ibstock johnsen , 1825 - 1990 , london : pencorp books , 1990 , 193 p .\nmcintosh , bill , ' crh acquires a 50 . 7 % stake in ibstock for cash , ' wall street journal europe , december 22 , 1998 , p . 3 .\ncrh , the ftse 100 building products company , has sold its 115 - year - old ibstock brick business , plus three other divisions , for \u00a3414m in cash and debt .\nin 2003 , ibstock re branded to include \u2018innovators in clay\u2019 in the title , reflecting the company\u2019s changing emphasis on business excellence through innovation and another chapter in ibstocks history started .\nibstock said it intends to raise \u00a3100m through the listing , which will go towards refinancing the debt that private equity firm bain put in place to seal a \u00a3414m takeover last december .\nhowever , along with the other large uk brick makers , including hanson and wienerberger , ibstock was hurt by the drop in construction that was a direct result of the financial crisis .\naround 25pc of ibstock\u2019s shares , held by bain and members of the company\u2019s senior management team , will be sold in the listing , meaning a swift windfall for the private equity firm .\nwe are delighted to acquire this substantial interest in ibstock . the investment is fully in line with our long - term strategy . we see the investment as a logical geographical extension to wienerberger\u00b4s core business , which has grown rapidly in recent years , mainly in central and eastern europe . we would like to work together with the management of ibstock in the future .\nas market leader in the uk , ibstock is well - placed in the market and continuous investment in manufacturing equipment and people will ensure that it will prosper for many years to come .\nbut despite what is understood to have been significant interest for the whole division , crh has decided to retain its continental european brick business , and instead just part with ibstock and glen gery .\nibstock has secretly been trying to find a friendly buyer for more than two months after wienerberger bought its stake from brierley investments , the new zealand investment group , at a share price of 66p .\nibstock now has 19 operational brick factories . the company employs nearly 1400 people across the uk and has the backing of one of the world\u2019s leading private , alternative asset management firms , bain capital .\ndon godson , crh ' s chief executive , said :\nibstock provides crh with leading positions in clay products in britain and the us and forms a base for further development in these regions .\nibstock immediately embarked upon a new round of acquisitions , buying roughdales brickworks , north eastern bricks , nostell brick & tile , and the cattybrook brick company in 1971 and 1972 . because the company was reluctant to extend itself further domestically - - fearing that in doing so it would compromise its position at the more exclusive end of the u . k . market - - ibstock looked abroad for further acquisitions .\nduring the first half of 1995 , ibstock ' s pre - tax profits soared to \u00a314 million , a 222 percent increase over the \u00a34 . 36 million reported for the same period of 1994 . despite such a strong performance , however , ibstock warned that the second half of 1995 would not repeat the achievements of the first half - - efforts to sell wood pulp operation caima had been unsuccessful , and the housing market in the united kingdom was in a state of decline , negatively impacting demand for ibstock ' s products . the company made plans to cut back production and lay off some workers temporarily until demand increased .\nwhile ibstock has a higher debt - to - equity ratio than my benchmark , its earnings and operating cash flows make it strong enough to get through difficult times or capitalize on attractive growth opportunities during good times .\nafter contacting several potential companies ibstock selected crh as its preferred bidder . however , the irish group , which has a legendary aversion to contested takeovers , was reluctant to bid if it could not be sure of securing control .\nthe combination of structural demand growth , supply - side constraints and government support have enabled ibstock to establish strong momentum within its business , with a significant acceleration in revenue and adjusted ebitda growth achieved in the last two years .\nibstock brick is the uk\u2019s leading manufacturers of clay products and employs nearly 1400 people in the uk spread over 19 sites . the sites are located throughout the uk and most have associated quarrying operations at or near to them .\nibstock brick is the number one brick manufacturer by volume of bricks sold in the uk where approximately 80 % of new build houses use brick in their construction . glen - gery is a major regional brickmaker in the us , and supreme and forticrete also hold strong positions in their respective markets . subsidiary operations include ibstock - kevington , a leading manufacturer of brickwork components and anderton concrete , a specialist in the manufacture of concrete rail and infrastructure products .\nat the end of the day , a company must pay bills and salaries , and must be able to invest in lucrative projects through cash . firms have a certain amount of control over revenue recognition , which makes an analysis of its operating cash flow even more important . over the past year , ibstock\u2019s operating cash flows stood at 52 % of its overall debt . that means ibstock\u2019s core operations are generating enough cash to comfortably service its debt .\ncrh , the irish building materials group , yesterday rode to the rescue of ibstock by launching a pounds 326m takeover swoop which saw it snap up more than 50 per cent of the brick manufacturer ' s shares in the market .\na \u00a31bn flotation is a significant turning point for ibstock which in 2008 and 2009 suffered a 40pc slump in volumes which led it to mothball a plant and put 35pc of its workforce on reduced pay to avoid hundreds of redundancies .\nthe housing market began to improve the following year , and ibstock ' s 1997 profits increased from \u00a38 . 3 million in 1996 to \u00a323 . 5 million . the construction market had not completely recovered , however , and the market slowed during the second half of 1997 . ibstock ' s brick sales improved only 4 percent over 1996 sales . the company was helped by a strong performance by subsidiary glen - gery as well as by cost - cutting measures .\nibstock brick , named after the leicestershire town where the company was founded , started its life in coal mining and quarrying clay for the making of bricks , and over the following 30 years , transitioned solely to the manufacture of bricks .\nibstock has pointed to its rapid earnings growth over the past three years as justification for its \u00a31bn price - tag . profits have swelled from \u00a329m in 2012 to \u00a387m in 2015 , while revenues have jumped from \u00a3278m to \u00a3395m over the same period .\nwienerberger announces that it has agreed to acquire a 29 . 8 % interest in ibstock from brierley investments limited at a price of 66 pence per ordinary share . this amounts to a total investment of \u00a3 91 . 5 million ( ats 1 . 8 billion ) .\nwienerberger subsequently attempted to secure a seat on ibstock ' s board . but philip mengel , the company ' s chief executive , resisted .\nwe felt that developing a special relationship with one shareholder would not be in the interests of other shareholders ,\nhe said .\nnow when you know whether you should keep the debt in mind as a risk factor when putting together your investment thesis , i recommend you check out our latest free analysis report on ibstock to see what are ibst\u2019s growth prospects and whether it could be considered an undervalued opportunity .\nin the early years of its existence the colliery changed ownership several times . in 1875 samuel thomson became managing director , and the business soon became a family dynasty ; under samuel thomson ' s son , also samuel , ibstock collieries was incorporated as a private limited company in 1899 .\nin 1963 , following the acquisition of himley brick company ltd , near wolverhampton , ibstock shares were offered to the public for the first time . there then followed a major expansion programme in the uk designed to extend the products and services by the company more widely throughout the country .\nby the end of 1998 the paper pulp interests had finally been sold and the irish building materials group , crh , made a successful takeover bid for the company , valuing it at \u00a3376m . this involved the integration of forticrete , the crh concrete products and rooftile business into the ibstock group .\nthe company ' s first overseas acquisition came in 1973 , with the purchase of the dutch facing brick manufacturer van wijcks waalsteenfabrieken , followed closely by another dutch company , maatschappij tot exploitatie van steenfabrieken udenhout , voorheen weyers . these moves catapulted ibstock to the position of sixth - largest brickmaker in the netherlands .\ncrh acquired the shares after cazenove , the stockbroker , yesterday approached ibstock ' s leading shareholders and told them an unnamed bidder was ready to offer 70p per share if it could be sure of securing a majority stake . the takeover panel had approved the move , which is highly unusual , before the approaches were made .\nnot all the acquisitions proved successful . burwell was unprofitable and was retained only until 1971 ; shawell , renamed ibstock precast , was abandoned in 1977 ; and superbrix , makers of bricks from inferior grade sandline , rather than clay , was in retrospect a poor choice for a company that prided itself on producing quality products .\na substantially higher - debt poses a significant threat to a company\u2019s profitability during a downturn . ibstock\u2019s debt to equity ratio stands at 54 . 2 % and that means while ibstock\u2019s debt could pose a problem for its earnings stability , it\u2019s not at an alarmingly high level yet . a more empirical and universal test is to measure the interest payments against earnings of a company . in an ideal situation , earnings should cover interest by at least a 5x multiple ; thus , reducing any concerns related to high volatility in net income due to small fluctuations in operating performance . in ibst\u2019s case the interest on debt is well covered by earnings ( 19 . 8x coverage ) .\nibstock brick is the number one brick manufacturer in the uk with a market share of approximately 40 % based on volume of bricks sold ( excluding imports ) . glen - gery is the regional leader in the us with approximately market share of 24 % in the northeast and midwest regions of the us based on volume of brick despatches .\nin 1973 , ibstock set its sights overseas , buying the van wijck and then the udenhaut brickworks in holland . 1976 saw the purchase of the hudsons group , with factories at west hoathly and laybrook and a site at horam . further expansion in europe in 1977 came with the acquisition of the hennuyeres , wanlin and then the de ruiter brickworks in holland .\ncomponents , concrete stone masonry substitutes , concrete fencing , pre - stressed concrete products and concrete rail products . its range of products are manufactured , marketed and distributed by ibstock brick , which manufactures a range of clay bricks sold in the united kingdom ; supreme concrete , which manufactures concrete fencing products and concrete lintels with approximately seven manufacturing plants in the united kingdom ; forticrete , which manufactures concrete substitutes for natural stone walling and dressings and concrete roof tiles , with approximately seven manufacturing plants in the united kingdom , and glen - gery , which manufactures bricks in the north east and mid - west regions of the united states .\nthey were unwilling to come forward with a full offer and we felt it was untenable that only one shareholder should realise value . so the board focused on realising value for all shareholders .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\none of the country\u2019s largest and oldest brick makers has unveiled plans for a \u00a31bn stock market flotation , valuing it at twice the price it was bought for less than a year ago .\nthe us buyout group paid \u00a3295m in cash to buy the brick maker from crh , the ftse 100 building materials group , which has since refocused its business towards cement with a \u20ac6 . 5bn takeover of tarmac lafarge .\nwith uk brick demand now exceeding current manufacturing capacity , a significant opportunity has been created for a uk manufacturer to expand capacity ,\nsaid wayne sheppard , chief executive .\nthe prices of clay bricks increased by 6 . 7pc in the 12 months to july 2015 as demand significantly outstripped supply .\nsince 2013 uk house builders have had to source more expensive bricks from the continent as demand at home has risen , while supplies have fallen .\nthe company recently won planning permission for a new factory in leicester which will boost production by 100 million bricks a year .\nover the following 30 years , it exited coal mining to focus exclusively and brick manufacturing .\nseparately , equiniti , the financial outsourcing group which handled the controversial privatisation of the royal mail , is also planning a \u00a31bn stock listing this week .\nprivate equity firm advent has hired barclays , goldman sachs , credit suisse and liberum for the flotation , said sky news which first reported the plans .\nwe are a leading manufacturer of clay and concrete building products . our products have become a top choice for building the homes , places and spaces for people across the country .\nour aim is to continue to extend our leadership in the building products industry by being our customers ' partner of choice through providing consistent high quality , reliable and innovative products . these products when 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{"id": 55923, "summary": [{"text": "chevrolet sales india pvt ltd was a division of general motors india private limited which in turn was a joint venture of general motors of the united states .", "topic": 10}, {"text": "it was the 5th largest car maker in india after maruti suzuki , hyundai , tata and mahindra .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "general motors will stop selling cars in india by the end of 2017 .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "however , it will continue to provide support for existing customers and continue operating its plant in talegaon as an export-only facility .", "topic": 12}, {"text": "it will sell its halol plant to a chinese company during the process of its exit from the domestic indian market . ", "topic": 31}], "title": "chevrolet sales india", "paragraphs": ["chevrolet offers in india . choose a chevrolet car to know prices , features , reviews and photos .\nchevrolet sail posted a 93 . 2 % decline in sales during the month . tavera ' s sales slumped by 66 % . besides this , chevrolet enjoy , sail u - va and trailblazer saw no sales during may .\nof chevrolet cars in india despite folding sales , here ' s taking a look at gm ' s chevrolet current offerings will now bid farewell to indian shores .\nmost of chevrolet cars posted a large decline in sales during the month . for instance , chevrolet ' s highest selling model beat posted a 97 . 7 % decline in sales in may .\ngeneral motors announced overnight that it is leaving south africa completely , and that it will cease sales of chevrolet vehicles in india .\nwhat happens to all the current chevrolet car owners in india ? and what happens to after sales service ? we try and answer your anxieties .\n3 . these manufacturer - reported sales numbers are factory dispatches to dealerships . they are not retail sales figures to end customers .\ngeneral motors will officially stop selling cars in india from 1 january 2018 , the company has said . according to gm , sales of all chevrolet vehicles in india will end on 31 december 2017\nthere is something amiss about general motors india , well known in the country by its brand \u2018chevrolet\u2019 .\ngeneral motors india\u2019s sales fell by more than a fifth last year to just 28 , 949 vehicles . photo : mint\nroyal enfield sales up 18 . 88 % at 58 , 439 units in february\njlr global sales up 0 . 9 % at 52 , 049 units in june\nchevrolet ' ' s brand success in india can be measured with the fact that ; even general motors ' ' bankruptcy in the us did not hamper their sales in india . in fact , the bankruptcy had no impact on the indian operations . today , chevrolet sells its cars through 150 + dealers in more than 120 cities in india .\nnow two big questions need to be answered . will chevrolet supply parts and how will chevrolet car owners go about servicing their vehicles ?\nas of 2010 chevrolet had operations in over 140 countries , and global sales in 2011 set a record with 4 . 76 million vehicles sold worldwide .\ngeneral motors has decided to wind up operations of its chevrolet brand in india . from january 2018 , the american company will stop selling cars in india .\ngeneral motors ' chevrolet brand saw its worst sales in may in over several years since it entered the indian market which was sparked by its exit announcement .\nchevrolet cars came to india in 2003 . an office was set up in bombay with an assembly plant constructed in sewree . general motors was the first automobile company to open an assembly plant in india . vehicle production started in 1928 with the national series ab touring . in 1952 - 53 the \u2018socialist\u2019 indian government forced general motors india to shut shop , along with other foreign car companies however , in 2003 chevrolet sales india was established and the chevrolet brand was re - launched in india . it replaced opel as the only brand offering by general motors india private limited .\nin india , industry sales have been growing . total industry sales increased 7 % in 2016 to 3 . 3 million , according to lmc automotive , and sales there are expected to increase 8 % annually over the next seven years , to 6 . 2 million by 2025 . still , auto sales fell at the end of last year as the country made changes to its monetary policy .\nhowever , after 23 years of struggling in a highly competitive car market and contributing to less than one percent of car sales in the country , gm threw in the towel and announced that it would stop sales of its chevrolet brand in the country .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\na month earlier in april chevrolet sold 883 units . this huge drop in sales came after gm made the announcement that it will exit the indian market . it seems that all assurances regarding its after - sales service did not go to well with customers .\nsince then , there was no looking back for chevrolet in india . in 2009 , chevrolet launched the cruze which has been the best - seller in its class . chevrolet launched the beat in 2010 only to increase its market share significantly . chevrolet ' ' s premium suv , captiva too has been a strong player in its segment . the all korean car has caught the attention of many indians . the chevrolet aveo , aveo uva and the optra have not been able to contribute much to the overall sales .\nchevrolet india is committed to maintain a service network across key locations with staff trained to take care of all the needs of your chevrolet for repair and maintenance . we will continue supporting chevrolet customers with service and spare parts and honouring warranties ,\nthe company said .\ngeneral motors ( gm ) announced last month that it will stop the domestic sales of its cars in india , but will continue its export operations from the country . gm , that operates through the chevrolet brand , however said that it will continue its domestic sales till december end this year . it further assured its customers that they will continue its after - sales operations for its existing customer base long after .\nthe bitter truth is that chevrolet owners are going to find themselves in the same boat that opel customers found themselves after gm - owned german brand shut shop in india to make way for chevrolet in 2006 .\nwe are not able to sell chevrolet cars after the announcement . customers are asking for a 50 per cent discount . some are even asking for buy one get one ,\nsays ravinder bansal , sales manager at delhi - based metro chevrolet showroom .\nin the united states the chevrolet was the top selling car brand in 2011 .\nchevrolet has announced monsoon service camps for its customers from 21 - 25 june .\ngeneral motors , one of the two major american automotive giants based in motor city , yesterday dropped the mother of all bombs on its indian customers when it announced that it would stop sales of chevrolet - branded cars in india .\nthen , how is life as a chevrolet customer ? the jd power 2012 india customer satisfaction service index study ranks chevrolet as third from the bottom amongst 12 manufacturers . for a company that ' s been in india for 19 years , gm should have done better .\nmeanwhile , the company ' s website from where it used to market its popular brand in the country says ,\nchevrolet india is committed to maintain a service network across key locations in india with staff trained to take care of all the needs of your chevrolet for maintenance and repair . we will continue to honour your original chevrolet vehicle warranty as well as supporting you through chevrolet ' s roadside assistance . we will continue to provide spare parts for your chevrolet to support maintenance and repair of your vehicle .\nthis is a discussion on next - gen chevrolet cruze spotted in india , but it won ' t be launched here within the indian car scene , part of the bhp india category ; the new chevrolet cruze was spotted testing in india recently . while , general motors have decided to pull out of the . . .\nssangyong motor company ' s sales grow 7 . 7 % to touch the highest mark in 14 years\nany chevrolet car owners out there , i ' d love to hear your feedback .\nthe detroit automaker said it would no longer market its chevrolet brand - . . .\nhyundai , which has achieved three consecutive years of rising sales , now ranks second among all automakers in india . it overtook tata in 2014 , when it shifted its focus from exporting to local sales and began expanding its lineup in india rapidly . but hyundai ' s volume is still less than half of suzuki ' s .\nwe recently launched the new chevrolet beat hatchback for export to mexico and central and south american markets and will launch the chevrolet beat sedan later this year for those markets .\ngeneral motors will officially stop selling cars in india by the end of this calendar year , the company has said . the sale of chevrolet vehicles will end on 31 december 2017 , the company has said . as we had reported earlier today , in a surprising development , general motors has announced that the company will stop selling all gm cars in india , including the current models under the chevrolet brand . however , chevrolet india will continue to offer after sales and service support to existing customers , including vehicle warranty and service commitments made to customers .\nnew delhi : peeved by a compensation offer that they say is arbitrary in nature , some of general motors india pvt . ltd\u2019s dealers plan to initiate legal action against the company and its subsidiary chevrolet sales india pvt . ltd ( csipl ) , even as the us company starts the process of exiting the country .\nfounded by louis chevrolet and ousted gm founder william c . durant on november 8 , 1911 , chevrolet was acquired by general motors in 1917 . actual design work for the first chevy , the costly series c classic six was drawn up by etienne planche , following the instructions of his old friend louis . the first c prototype was ready months before chevrolet was actually incorporated . china became chevrolet ' ' s third largest market , with sales 332 , 774 . . .\nstocks are subject to availability . please reach out to a authorized chevrolet operation for additional details\nand gm does better with the ' chevrolet ' branding than the ' opel ' branding .\nchina became chevrolet ' ' s third largest market , with sales 332 , 774 vehicles , behind only the united states and brazil . it was time that the company trickled down to other parts of asia . the launch of chevrolet marked general motors ' ' success in india . it set foot in india with the launch of optra in 2003 . the car was well received by the indian customers . chevrolet later launched the suv tavera which too did well in the indian market . but their true success was a ' ' spark ' ' of brilliance . with the launch of chevrolet spark , not only did the gm sales numbers shoot up , but they developed a sense of confidence in the indian consumers .\neven though cars sales will cease from january 2018 , gm says its service centres will continue to be active .\nchevrolet is among the newest brands in india launched by gm ' ' s india operations . until june 6 , 2003 ( the official birthday of chevrolet ) , gm india ( which was originally a joint venture with hindustan motors ) sold the opel corsa , astra , and the vectra . the corsa and astra were built at a plant in halol , gujarat .\nthis is a discussion on may 2017 : indian car sales figures & analysis within the indian car scene , part of the bhp india category ; notes : 1 : thanks to the team at auto punditz for sharing these sales numbers with us ! 2 : only cars that . . .\nthis is a discussion on december 2016 : indian car sales figures & analysis within the indian car scene , part of the bhp india category ; notes : 1 : thanks to the team at auto punditz for sharing these sales numbers with us ! 2 : only cars that . . .\nsince then , chevrolet currently sells cruze , spark , optra , aveo , tavera , captiva , srv ( now discontinued ) , beat and aveo u - va cars in india . the chevrolet forester , a rebadged subaru , was imported directly from fuji heavy industries in japan until 2005 . the optra and tavera are built at the halol plant . the chevrolet launched in india the captiva suv . the latest models launched by chevrolet are the beat and the cruze . except for srv , which we believe was launched ahead of its time , almost all chevrolet cars are well accepted by indians .\nin 2010 , 1 out of every 1 , 615 people across the globe bought a chevrolet .\ngiven that chevrolet cars in india did not fetch good resale value , the discontinuation of the cars will certainly take a hit . if you are looking to buy a used chevrolet car , then this could be an opportunity to buy a lower valued car .\nthis decision follows the automaker ' s decision last month to sell its european division , to discontinue sales of mainstream chevrolet models in europe in 2015 , to exit russia in 2015 and end manufacturing in australia in 2016 .\nalliance chairman carlos ghosn has repeatedly said the group is committed to india and has acknowledged that india demands unique solutions in products .\nthe reason behind this move is that the sales of tavera , sail and enjoy have dropped tremendously in the recent months , which has forced the company to rethink its strategy for india .\ngm says it would no longer market its chevrolet brand - its only brand of cars marketed in india - despite india ' s promise as a market set to overtake japan as the world ' s third largest in the next decade .\ngm ' s customer service centre continues to provide 24 / 7 support to customers , and the company has listed out its customer service helpdesk email id ( gmi . cac @ gm . com ) , as well as toll number ( 1 - 800 - 3000 - 8080 ) for customers to reach out to regarding any queries about their vehicles and service - related requirements . chevrolet car dealers meanwhile maintain that general motors have yet to officially communicate the company ' s decision to stop sales of cars in india . many dealers say that they have stocks of chevrolet beat , chevrolet sail and chevrolet cruze .\nwe think they may have misfired on understanding the customer aspiration for chevrolet , especially in the last five years ,\npuneet gupta , ihs markit ' s manager for south asia automotive sales forecasting , wrote in an email .\nwith the spares for the chevrolet cars still being manufactured , buying a chevrolet car would not be much of an issue . but the fact that the resale value of the car will indeed take a hit .\nkaher kazen , managing director of gm india ,\ngm india\u2019s export business has tripled over the past year . exports will remain our focus going forward as we continue to leverage india\u2019s strong supply base .\ngeneral motors\u2019s decision to stop car sales in india is part of a larger restructuring plan that will see the carmaker exit south africa and concentrate on its operations in brazil and china . photo : bloomberg\nhistory of chevrolet cars in india chevrolet or the chevy as it is popularly known was founded in 1911 by louis chevrolet , a swiss race car driver and automotive engineer . it was founded along with william c . durant and investment partners william little , james h . whiting , dr . edwin r . campbell and in 1912 r . s . mclaughlin ceo of general motors [ \u2026 ]\ngm ' s latest foray into india started in 1994 , but the company was a well - known brand in pre - independence india where it sold multiple chevrolet cars , buses and trucks that were assembled in the country starting from the 1920s .\nchevrolet sold many hatchbacks including the beat and the spark in india along with two utility vehicles : tavera and enjoy , along with the sporty cruze sedan and the huge trailblazer suv .\n\u201cthere is a team for after - sales services as well as to serve customers beyond the warranty period with spare parts . we will support our customers , employees , dealers and suppliers . we will continue to honour all warranties and provide comprehensive after - sales support , \u201d kaher kazem , president and managing director , gm india , said .\ngeneral motors manufactures its cars from its halol and talegaon plants . chevrolet ' ' s halol plant has an annual capacity of 75000 units while the relatively new talegaon plant has a manufacturing capacity of 10000 units . chevrolet plans to double the manufacturing capacity by the end of 2010 . having now understood the indian customer ' ' s mindset , chevrolet has plans to bring in a few more cars to india .\ngm is not with chevrolet with all heart in india . well reputed gm around the globe makes poor quality chevrolet vehicles in india . poor paint , inside plastic quality affects sell . question is why doesn ' t gm learn from all this ? how long chevy die hard fans will have to wait ? bow tie emblem is beauty in itself . in america very beautiful chevrolet models run on streets . when will gm\nfind new roads\nto india . i loved to prefer american over korean , japanese made . and now i have to regret it . no market for used chevrolet vehicles . chevrolet cruz , beat and tavera did good . but it isn ' t enough after all these 19 yrs . need new angle . hope they find it . good luck .\nthe company will stop producing chevrolet vehicles , primarily the spark and utility , at its south african plant in struandale , port elizabeth . the chevrolet brand will be withdrawn from the south african market by the end of 2017 .\ngeneral motors on may 18 left many in the lurch when it announced shuttering its india sales operations . now , in order to clear vehicle inventories , gm , along with its dealers is offering huge discounts .\naccording to a new report , gm india is looking at wrapping up its sales operations and focus all its resources on manufacturing export oriented models at its talegaon plant . economic times reports that , according to its sources , production of india - specific right hand drive models at talegaon has already ceased . the plant currently produces only lhd chevrolet beat ( branded as spark ) for the mexican market .\nindia and china are key to fca ' s plan to globalize jeep and reach 2 million sales worldwide by the end of its five - year business plan in 2018 . the automaker expects to produce as many as 500 , 000 jeeps annually in india by the end of 2018 .\nthe low hexa sales are worrying . these can ' t be supply issues and gst alone . i wonder what more can tata motors or for that matter most other manufacturers do in this heavy herd mentality market . the scorpio sales amaze me . well done m & m .\nsales numbers of the top 10 best sellers of 2016 . except for the kwid , rest all are from the maruti and hyundai stables .\ngeneral motors , one of the two major american automotive giants based in motor city , yesterday dropped the mother of all bombs on its indian customers when it announced that it would stop sales of cars in india .\nthe announcement follows gm ' s decision to sell its european division to french automaker psa groupe last month , and the decision to discontinue sales of mainstream chevrolet models in europe in 2015 , to exit russia in 2015 and end manufacturing in australia in 2016 .\ngm to stop selling vehicles in once - promising india , exit south africa this decision follows the automaker ' s decision last month to sell its european division , to discontinue sales of mainstream chevrolet models in europe in 2015 , to exit russia in 2015 and end manufacturing in australia in 2016 . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nchevrolet ' s market share plummeted by nearly half from the previous month . while in april gm ' s chevrolet has a 0 . 32 % market share , in may it was down to only 0 . 15 % market share .\nin addition to a production model based on the activ concept , chevrolet also planned to introduce their first compact sedan , the essentia in india . however , due to the diminutive sales of the brand in most categories , the carmaker is considering selling its halol production facility to china ' s saic motor corporation for the time being as a part of their consolidation process for india . that said , it can be expected that the company ' s comeback in the country could be better , however , with a proper strategy , consumer - oriented vehicles and acceptable aftersales , chevrolet could see better days in india .\nchevrolet ' s trailblazer suv , the only imported model in the brand ' s india line - up , is also coming at a discount of rs 4 lakh , but sources tell us that the stock for this model has almost been cleared . chevrolet had earlier discontinued the u - va , sail and enjoy models .\naside from a temporary pullout during apartheid , gm has built cars in south africa since 1926 . but flat returns , a fluctuating rand , and struggling sales have dogged gm\u2019s bottom line . cadillac pulled out of the country in 2010 . in 2016 , the entire international division , which includes south africa , posted a 15 percent yearly drop in sales to 673 , 499 . the company will maintain manufacturing and sales operations in kenya and egypt .\nas with the other regions announced today , the chevrolet brand will leave the east african market by the end of 2017 .\nwe have prioritized providing certainty , stability and an orderly transition for our customers , our employees , our business partners . we will maintain an existing service network across key locations in india , as well as continuing to honour chevrolet vehicle warranties ; provide support through chevrolet\u2019s roadside assistance , and spare parts to support maintenance and repair .\nfounded by louis chevrolet and ousted gm founder william c . durant on november 8 , 1911 , chevrolet was acquired by general motors in 1917 . actual design work for the first chevy , the costly series c classic six was drawn up by etienne planche , following the instructions of his old friend louis . the first c prototype was ready months before chevrolet was actually incorporated .\nwhat does general motors india ' s decision to pull out of india mean for thousands of customers , dealers and employees ? we try and answer your concerns .\njaguar xe ' s diesel variant launched in india at rs 38 . 25 lakh\nchevrolet sold only 361 units during the month of may , according to data from the society of indian automobile manufacturers ( siam ) . this is an over 600 % decline in sales from the same month a year ago . it sold 2 , 615 units in may 2016 .\nwhile chevrolet ' s cars are good , the news that gm is pulling out of the country could induce many panic sales from customers trying to leave what they consider to be a sinking ship . so , what should you do ? panic and sell your gold bowed car ?\nnew delhi : after losing over $ 1 billion in its bumpy 20 - year ride in india , general motors co . ( gm ) has finally decided to halt sales in the country by the year\u2019s end to focus on exports .\nthe spin mpv looks decent and could taken some numbers away from ertiga ( if launched in india ) . chevrolet should have launched these vehicles and seen the response before taking the decision to quit indian market .\nwe do not intend to sell chevrolet vehicles in the indian market in the future . we firmly believe that focusing our business on exports is the best option to deliver a profitable and sustainable business in india .\nchevrolet celebrates five generations of the iconic camaro . since the introduction of the first chevrolet camaro back in 1967 , the pony car has become an iconic piece of automotive history , and helped shape a design legacy that is about to enter its sixth generation .\nwhile its sales outlets will shut down by december 2017 , chevrolet has promised to maintain a service network across key locations of the country . however , it has not yet specified where these locations will be . gm will continue to manufacture cars in india for exports and has committed to honour all warranty , service package agreements and maintain spare parts support for its vehicles .\nhowever , only the tavera managed to make a mark as far as sales are concerned , which was mostly because it was a hit at yellow board central .\ndetroit \u2014 general motors executives say they decided to end sales in india because they no longer saw a path to decent profits . but their pessimism about the world ' s second - most - populous country is more a product of gm ' s own missteps in india over more than two decades than the market ' s prospects .\n? you can expect that what happened in china . . . is going to happen in india , ? said carlos ghosn , chairman of the renault - nissan alliance . nissan india inaugurated a new dealership in bengaluru , india , in december , above .\ngm ' s retreat from india contrasts with the aggressive approach of its japanese rivals , which are counting on india for long - term growth and piling in with investments .\nghosn : the renault - nissan alliance is committed to india for the long haul .\nreplying to et\u2019s email query , gm india\u2019s spokesperson stated that the company will not respond to speculation . she added that , gm india is evaluating its future product portfolio .\nexisting chevrolet brand customers will continue to be supported . gm\u2019s india managing director kaher kazem said the company will honour commitments to supply spare parts and meet service and warranty obligations on the cars that it has already sold .\ngeneral motors started in india in a joint venture with hindustan motors in 1995 , using the latter\u2019s plant at halol in gujarat . it started selling cars under the opel brand , and later switched to the chevrolet badge .\nat 0 . 84 % , gm has a minuscule share of india\u2019s car market after maintaining a presence in the country for two decades . two years ago , it announced plans to invest $ 1 billion in india . but that hasn\u2019t materialized . gm first shut its operations in halol , gujarat , before deciding to stop sales altogether .\ngm india\u2019s sales were down 21 per cent in 2016 - 17 to 25 , 823 units . its production , however , grew 16 per cent to 83 , 368 units , mainly for export . the exports are centred around its small car \u2018beat\u2019 .\ngeneral motors recently announced the decision to withdraw its chevrolet brand in india . the company will be ceasing the sale of chevrolet cars in the country on 31st december 2017 . the company ' s indian website isn ' t operational anymore and instead , you now see the official announcement along with a host of frequently asked questions answered . while the company ' s struggles with sales weren ' t exactly hidden , the move to shut shop altogether is certainly an unprecedented one . that said , gm has only shut its retail arm in india and will continue to manufacture vehicles from its talegaon facility for export markets .\nthe decision was taken apparently as part of a series of restructuring actions from the detroit - headquartered automaker on thursday . the company says it will no longer market its chevrolet brand of vehicles in india , despite india set to overtake japan as the world ' s third largest auto market over the next decade .\ngm plans to keep operating its tech center in bengaluru and to refocus its india manufacturing operations by making one of its two assembly plants in india . ( image : reuters )\ngeneral motors co will stop selling cars in india from the end of this year , drawing a line under two decades of battling in one of the world ' s most competitive markets where it has less than a one percent share of passenger car sales .\nafter 21 years of operations in india , general motors has announced that it will stop selling cars in india as a part of its global restructuring actions . in an e - mail interaction with bw businessworld , kaher kazem , president and managing director of general motors india , said that the company has no plans to re - introduce the \u2018chevrolet\u2019 brand in the domestic market . below are the edited excerpts :\ngeneral motors , commonly known in india as the auto company that sold the chevrolet brand of cars in the country decided last week that it will shut shop and say goodbye to the world ' s fifth - largest car market .\nannouncement regarding the halt of sales operations in expected to be made in may . this comes as a troubling news for the brand\u2019s existing dealers and customers in the country .\nreports suggest that gm india is discussing the transition process and they will continue to help in providing after sales service to customers . gm said that they would provide all support to its dealerships . however , there is no official confirmation on the course of action .\ndespite being an early entrant , gm has struggled to boost its sales and market share in india in part because it has failed to launch low - cost yet feature - rich vehicles that indian buyers prefer , according to analysts . many of them also blame the high cost of maintaining and servicing chevy cars for deterring cost - conscious buyers in india .\nsamsung has taken the \u2018make in india\u2019 initiative to another level by launching \u2018 . . .\nin 1954 , the detroit - based automaker shut shop and left india . however , gm continued to build vehicles in india in partnership with hindustan motors till it returned to the country to form general motors india private limited in a 50 - 50 partnership with hindustan motors .\nthese dealers say they were assured that the company would launch 10 new products in india .\nin 2015 , on a visit to india , gm ceo mary teresa barra had announced plans to invest $ 1 billion in india to increase manufacturing operations and launch 10 locally produced models . but sources say the company did not make that investment \u2014 and in fact gm has not invested much in india since its inception . it , however , did spent $ 1 billion from 2003 to 2011 on the chevrolet brand .\nchevrolet has the technology , portfolio of products which includes a small car , quite a few sedans , a utility vehicle and a network which covers almost 170 cities in the country . but it continues to remain a fringe player in india\nat aravali chevrolet , general motors ' only dealership in gurugram , the showroom has been wearing a deserted look ever since the news came that the car manufacturer is winding down its india business . according to deepa bisht , customer care manager at aravali chevrolet ,\nwalk - in customers have come down significantly , and whoever comes into the showroom now asks for irrational discounts .\nthe us carmaker , which was currently selling cars like beat , cruze , tavera , sail and captiva in india will now focus only on exports from its talegaon manufacturing hub . in 2006 , gm had discontinued its struggling opel brand after sluggish sales in the country .\nthe factory will , however , cease producing cars for the local market , and the chevrolet brand will be retired by the end of 2017 .\nmy 2 cents . absolutely confused with the sales chart ! i am not able to understand how may sales became the lowest for the year till now ! these are factory dispatches and not real purchases so a customer waiting for gst and it ' s effect will not be affected here . wonder what happened . i assumed dzire will set the sales on fire this month . maybe i was expecting it too soon . but am sure it is going to happen . i am predicting top 5 positions to be swept by msil in june sales . any challenge ? amaze sales are really dwindling and no one in honda has time to see that . they are busy celebrating the inflated success of wrv . with dzire coming to full swing next month , expect more damage . except grand i10 , all hyundai number are in red when compared to april sales . wonder what happened there . what ' s happening with renault ? kwid clearly losing out but to whom ? too early to call hexa a dud ? i personally would love to see that as a well deserved blockbuster .\nearlier today , lijee philip , a journalist with the economic times wrote an interesting piece detailing gm\u2019s losses in india . the story states that general motors india recorded a loss of rs . 746 crore in 2012 . and that ever since gm began its india operations , its losses have piled up to rs . 1598 crore , making it the least profitable car company in india .\nwith its domestic sales having hit the skids , general motors decided on thursday to exit the indian market by the end of 2017 , and focus instead on manufacturing vehicles for export .\nhey mishra such as a you share wonderful experience with us . thanks to you . i am a chevrolet car dealer i understand your all experience .\nvolkswagen group launches ' india 2 . 0 ' project , to invest 1 bn euro by 2021\nferrari 812 superfast : the most powerful ferrari ever launched in india at rs 5 . 2 crore\nford ' s sales in india have more than doubled in the past decade , though it described the country as a\nsignificant challenge\nin its 2016 annual report . spokesman kapil sharma said ford continues to assess its operations\nto deliver sustainable profit over the long term .\nwhat ' s going wrong ? last week i spent some time chatting with a dealer of chevrolet in mumbai . here\u2019s the essence of what he said . chevrolet in india is an average performing car company . everything about it is average - their cars , design , engines , sales and after sales . they aren ' t exceptionally great in any of these areas . \u201cin the mind of the customer , maruti suzuki stands for the best in class fuel efficiency and network . the mantle of german engineering is held by volkswagen . people believe what they are buying is a premium vehicle with great engineering . the stamp of reliability is with toyota . what do we stand for ? \u201d he said . tough one . i understand that in the us , gm stands for sports utility vehicles , trucks , crossovers and muscle cars . obviously it has none of that positioning in india .\nthe detroit automaker said early thursday that it will transform its business in india into an export - only operation and sell its operations in south africa to isuzu . gm said its will stop selling its chevrolet brand in both markets by the end of 2017 .\nfor a company that ' s been here since 1994 , that ' s pretty dismal . why ? a . it is a long time to get your act together . b . on the face of it , gm doesn ' t seem to have any big teething problem . let me explain . now it is pretty well known that fiat doesn ' t do well in india because the company has issues when it comes to after sales and network . maruti suzuki is the market leader but it has a limitation in terms of number of diesel engines it can buy from fiat or ones that it can make in its own plant . honda india does not even have a diesel engine so it is obvious that honda\u2019s sales volumes will take a hit . volkswagen is fairly new in the country and doesn\u2019t have a small car in its portfolio to compete with the likes of maruti and hyundai . renault and nissan still have a pretty small sales and after sales network .\nkazem added that gm india continues to work towards the asset - only sale of the halol site .\nkaher kazem , president and managing director , gm india said ,\nchevrolet is focused on delivering to our indian customers the safe , high - quality vehicles they want backed by the world - class customer experience they deserve . we have a strong plan to launch at least five new chevrolet models within the space of 24 months , including the new trailblazer , new beat , essentia , new cruze and beat activ .\nthe chevrolet v8 design was first launched in 1955 and has been produced uninterrupted ever since . the current - day models are updated versions of the original engine .\ndrivespark suggests , if your chevrolet is running without any issues , you should stop and get your grey cells working before deciding to sell your car in haste .\nford ' s exports from india are expected to continue to grow in the coming years , as the automaker plans to begin selling the india - built ecosport subcompact crossover in the u . s . in early 2018 . it will be the first ford built in india and exported to the u . s .\nthe chevrolet brand is currently undergoing a product restructuring in north america along with all other gm brands in order to fit into the parent company ' ' s turnaround efforts and to rebuild gm . general motors has recently been in development to make more fuel efficient chevrolet branded vehicles in order to compete with companies like toyota and honda . the monte carlo , discontinued in 2007 , is said to be replaced by the camaro , also a coupe . at the 2009 detroit auto show , the production version of the chevrolet spark was displayed under the nameplate of spark . general motors announced that the spark would go into production in the us . along with the spark , general motors will introduce two more models : the plug - in hybrid 2011 chevrolet volt ; and the 2011 chevrolet cruze , successor to the cobalt .\nindia isn ' t a source of high - margin sales because most of the vehicles sold there are low - priced entry models . but the market is huge and growing quickly . it is also moving upscale , with growing demand for luxury brands in the wealthier urban centers . in march , toyota launched its luxury lexus brand in india , saying it will offer its flagship ls sedan and two hybrids .\n\u00a9 2017 general motors accessories shown on the website may not be a part of the standard equipment . colors and specifications are subject to change without prior notice . colors shown may not match the actual colors due to visual limitations . features mentioned and accessories shown will vary by model and may not be a part of the standard equipment . chevrolet is a registered trademark of general motors llc . some features shown are optional and may be available only on select models . non - metallic prices . prices mentioned are subject to change , and chevrolet sales india pvt . ltd . reserves the right to modify the prices at its discretion at any point in time without any notification . prices shown are ex - showroom delhi , for exact prices , please contact an authorized chevrolet operation in your area .\nspy shots of the mid - engine corvette have surfaced once again fuelling rumours that the chevrolet is working on bringing out a super car for its iconic sporty brand .\nchevrolet has promised to maintain a service network in key locations across the country . however , the company has not specified where exactly these service centres will be located .\nmorgan stanley adam jonas , in a report earlier this week , said ford also is struggling in india .\nthe spin mpv looks decent and could taken some numbers away from ertiga ( if launched in india ) .\nford plans to begin selling the india - built ecosport in the u . s . in early 2018 .\nthe explosively growing food delivery business in india is going upmarket , getting specialised and dishing out . . .\ngm had earlier announced that it ' s investment on future india product program has been put on hold .\ngm plans to continue to work on the $ 5 billion gem programme , which gm is developing with saic motor . ammann said the programme remains on track , even without india now , to account for about 2 million vehicles a year in global sales volume , mainly in latin america , mexico and china .\ngm ' s withdrawal from india comes at a time when automakers from around the world are betting big on the lucrative car market in the country . in april , south korean carmaker kia motors corp signed a deal to invest about $ 1 . 1 billion to build its first factory in india . the automaker is looking to milk the fast growing indian market at a time when china is recording a slump in sales .\ngm seems to be a market leader and as for future strategy believes in going aggressive in countries like india , china , brazil and russia so why is it not reviving the image of chevrolet in india when they are planning for small segment car of chevy sonic in us . does this approach shows that company is not in lieu with their strategy or has lost hope from indian market .\ngm india currently exports the chevrolet beat hatchback and sedan to a number of left - hand - drive markets in latin america and we recently announced regular shipment of sedan version of chevrolet beat to latin america markets . we have a robust export outlook that supports continued manufacturing at our talegaon plant and further leveraging of our local supply base . focussing on exports is the best path to profitability , although we continue to look at options to enhance our business .\nthrough march , indian light - vehicle sales climbed a robust 10 percent to 1 . 02 million vehicles , according to lmc automotive , despite economic headwinds caused by a government crackdown on large cash transactions . that ' s healthy growth in a global landscape where the u . s . is largely seen as having peaked . lmc forecasts indian light - vehicle sales to end 2017 up 8 percent at 3 . 61 million .\nteamlease services , a recruitment and consultancy concern , has been an observer - participant in india\u2019s labour . . .\nthough the company has reassured the customers that they will be provided services and repair parts as promised , but the re - sale value of chevrolet cars have come down drastically .\ncome to think of it , this is a subsidiary of general motors , one of the largest car companies in the world . the story becomes a little bit more curious when you compare the indian unit\u2019s performance against gm\u2019s operations in other parts of the world . gm is doing pretty well in brazil , in china , in south korea , in russia , in america\u2026except india . the top 10 markets for chevrolet in 2011 looked like this : america , brazil , china , russia , mexico , canada , argentina , uzbekistan , india and colombia . things changed quite a bit in 2012 . india sales crashed from 1 , 11 , 056 in 2011 to 94 , 757 units in 2012 . that\u2019s a drop of 15 percent .\nusing india ' as an export base ' is all lip service . they will eventually exit india completely , but don ' t want a pr debacle . hence , the slow poison . first get rid of the gj plant ( and announce a fake $ 1 billion investment ) , then comes the shocker of a shutdown of local sales . . . . and finally , an exit from india completely . i think it ' ll happen in the next 1 - 2 years itself . whoever buys the talegaon plant will get a great deal on it .\nthe renault - nissan alliance remains bullish on india \u2014 even as it works through its own challenges there . mitsubishi , which became part of the alliance last year , also is counting on india to help spark a global rebound .\nchevrolet or the chevy as it is popularly known was founded in 1911 by louis chevrolet , a swiss race car driver and automotive engineer . it was founded along with william c . durant and investment partners william little , james h . whiting , dr . edwin r . campbell and in 1912 r . s . mclaughlin ceo of general motors in canada .\nwe are not able to sell chevrolet cars after the announcement . customers are asking for a 50 per cent discount . some are even asking for buy one get one .\ngm\u2019s consumer websites for both india and south africa redirected traffic to a single page detailing the pullout in their respective markets . the company said it will keep \u201caround 90\u201d of the 137 chevrolet and opel dealers open in south africa to sell isuzu\u2019s light commercial trucks and honor all warranties and service . gm did not specify how many dealers it would close in india but said they would \u201ctransition to authorized service outlets\u201d and be offered compensation .\nindia is expected to surpass japan as the third biggest auto market in the next decade . india has an extremely low vehicle penetration rate , with only 32 vehicles per 1 , 000 people as of 2015 . this means that there is considerable room for the auto market to grow and , according to goldman sachs , vehicle sales could double from 3 million last year by 2025 . however , there are costs to capturing this growth that general motors isn\u2019t willing to take on .\nalthough the showrooms are finalizing shutdown dates , for gm , the entire country is their showroom . if they start assembling that cruze in india , it ' s going to be the ultimate make in india statement , adding salt to the injury .\nwe are excited about what we can bring to the luxury market in india , where we see opportunities mapped to the remarkable growth the country is experiencing ,\nlexus india senior vice president akitoshi takemura said in a release at the time .\nwhen chevrolet introduced the sail sedan in early 2013 , it looked like a promising start for the american automaker . the car was chinese designed , which meant that it would be . . .\ni agree with one aspect of discussion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lot many products in similar range can result in cannibalism on each other . chevrolet spark is an excellent city drive vehicle with good ac , 4 cylinder engine , air suspension and minimal parking space . . . . gm tends to market beat in its place resulting in reduction in spark sales . . . .\npresident and managing director general motors india , kaher kazem ( l ) and tim mahoney , chief marketing officer global chevrolet and global gm marketing operations leader at gm , pose with the newly launched beat activ at the indian auto expo 2016 in greater noida , on the outskirts of new delhi on february 3 , 2016 .\ndan ammann , gm\u2019s global president , said the restructuring actions for india announced on thursday , in essence , cancels\nmost\nof the plan gm unveiled in 2015 to invest $ 1 billion in india to deploy newly - designed vehicle architecture as part of a global emerging market vehicle programme or gem for short and build a new line of low - cost vehicles in india ."]}
{"id": 55924, "summary": [{"text": "intel trusted execution technology ( intel txt , formerly known as lagrande technology ) is a computer hardware technology whose primary goals are : attestation of the authenticity of a platform and its operating system .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "assuring that an authentic operating system starts in a trusted environment , which can then be considered trusted .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "providing of a trusted operating system with additional security capabilities not available to an unproven one .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "intel txt uses a trusted platform module ( tpm ) and cryptographic techniques to provide measurements of software and platform components so that system software as well as local and remote management applications may use those measurements to make trust decisions .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "this technology is based on an industry initiative by the trusted computing group ( tcg ) to promote safer computing .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "it defends against software-based attacks aimed at stealing sensitive information by corrupting system or bios code , or modifying the platform 's configuration . ", "topic": 3}], "title": "trusted execution technology", "paragraphs": ["trusted execution technology . in : intel\u00ae trusted execution technology for server platforms . apress , berkeley , ca\nis execute bit and intel\u00ae trusted execution technology ( intel\u00ae txt ) basically the same thing ? i mean to ask if intel\u00ae trusted execution technology ( intel\u00ae txt ) is some kind of advance version of execute bit technology .\nsecurity researchers joanna rutkowska and colleague rafal wojtczuk , discovered new intel bugs that would allow attackers to bypass intel trusted execution technology .\nintel\u00ae trusted execution technology server platform availability matrix - this list will help you to determine which platforms and operating environments support intel txt .\narm security technology building a secure system using trustzone technology : 5 . 2 . 2 . secure boot\nbill attack on the xen hypervisor , two researchers have demonstrated how to bypass the chip - maker giant ' s trusted execution technology ( txt ) , a core security around its vpro technology .\nformerly known as lagrande technology , trusted execution technology is a set of hardware extensions on intel processors and chipsets . it ensures that all aspects of the computer run in a\ntrusted\nspace , by cryptographically verifying the authenticity of all hardware and operating system software .\ntrusted execution technology\nis much more than just a cpu feature , it has to be integrated into the chipset and bios as well . see the documents available at : urltoken\nintel trusted execution technology ( intel txt ) is the name of a computer hardware technology whose primary goals are ( a ) attestation \u2013 attest to the authenticity of a platform and its operating system ( os ) ; ( b ) assure that an authentic os starts in a trusted environment and thus can be considered a trusted os ; ( c ) provide the trusted os with additional security capabilities not available to an unproven os .\nthis book explains intel trusted execution technology for servers , its purpose , application , advantages , and limitations and guides the server administrator / datacenter manager in enabling the technology as well as establishing a launch control policy that can be used to customize the server\u2019s boot process to fit the datacenter\u2019s requirements .\ntrusted boot ( tboot ) is an open source , pre - kernel / vmm module that uses intel ( r ) trusted execution technology ( intel ( r ) txt ) to perform a measured and verified launch of an os kernel / vmm . mercurial repo : urltoken .\nintel\u00ae trusted execution technology ( intel txt ) is a new security technology that started appearing on intel server platforms in 2010 . this book explains intel trusted execution technology for servers , its purpose , application , advantages , and limitations . this book guides the server administrator / datacenter manager in enabling the technology as well as establishing a launch control policy that he can use to customize the server\u2019s boot process to fit the datacenter\u2019s requirements . this book explains how the os ( typically a virtual machine monitor or hypervisor ) and supporting software can build on the secure facilities afforded by intel txt to provide additional security features and functions . it provides examples how the datacenter can create and use trusted pools .\nthe answer is a higher level of security , better ability to mitigate attacks , and the means to prove those capabilities are enforced . intel trusted execution technology ( or intel txt ) can now be a significant part of that solution .\nthe steps defined in this section can be used to set up intel txt functionality on a supported system , as defined in the \u201chardware and software prerequisites\u201d section of this document and the intel\u00ae trusted execution technology server platform availability matrix [ 5 ] .\narm trustzone technology provides system - wide hardware isolation for trusted software . the family of trustzone technologies can be integrated into any arm cortex - a core , supporting high - performance applications processors , with trustzone technology for cortex - a processors .\nglobalplatform is a standards - defining organisation that provides software apis , compliance and certification schemes for the trusted execution environment ( tee ) . the work is done in the device committee with the aim of creating trusted chip technology that can be used to provide confidentiality and integrity to trusted code and data . the tee consists of three parts : hardware - based isolation technology ( such as arm trustzone ) , trusted boot and a small trusted os . the tee can be used to run multiple isolated trusted apps which may be provisioned over the air . compared to other security technologies the tee provides higher performance and access to larger amounts of memory .\nfigure 5 illustrates , at a high level , potential interactions between different management solutions and a trusted system or trusted vm .\nnote : to choose server platforms , operating environments , and hypervisors that support intel txt , please refer to the intel\u00ae trusted execution technology server platform availability matrix . [ 1 ] this document assumes the presence of supported hardware and software components , as defined in that matrix .\nthe escalation and sophistication of malicious threats has organizations employing more stringent security requirements and scrutinizing every aspect of their execution environment . organizations are looking to their cloud providers to offer hardware monitoring and security controls that can determine if a workload is running on trusted hardware in a known location . softlayer\u2019s leading the way by enabling customers to deploy hybrid and cloud environments with enhanced security verification of their launch environment using intel\u00ae trusted execution technology ( intel\u00ae txt ) .\ntsp delivers kinibi\u00ae , a trusted execution environment ( tee ) , which is a hardware - isolated environment , running within the main processor on a device . it is a secure operating system which enables trusted applications ( tas ) to run on it .\nmembership in the trusted computing group is your key to participating with fellow industry stakeholders in the quest to develop and promote trusted computing technologies .\na grc platform combined with trusted compute pools can enable auditing information on a trusted platform or a trusted compute pool . this capability can help provide real - time or historical metrics , verifying that platforms are trusted as expected and that workload controls for trust and location are enforced .\ni see that intel has listed\ntrusted execution technology\nas a feature for its core i7 - 860 and - 870 processors . . . but not for the other core i7 processors and not for the core i5 processor either . judging from intel ' s marketing department - -\n. . . helps protect against malware attacks by enabling an environment where applications can run within their own space , protected from all other software on the system . . .\n- - this sounds like it could be a useful feature . so why is trusted execution technology not offered on the rest of core i7 and core i5 ?\ngetting this error on docker startup . . .\nhardware assisted virtualization and data execution protection must be enabled in the bios\nintel trusted execution technology is available today on selected platforms . the platform availability matrix and the builder guides are for your reference . they are there to help you design and setup your secure environment . if you have other solutions , i would encourage you to share them , so we can learn as a community .\nit is beneficial to be able to identify and manage the trusted systems protected by intel txt within your environment . insight into which systems are trusted and which are untrusted can be used to set up trusted lists or trusted pools . those systems that are trusted can be assigned tasks that require higher security ; this capability is particularly valuable in virtualized and cloud - based implementations .\nactually\ntrusted execution technology\nis available on practically all modern pc cpus , on both amd and intel chips . look if\nexecute disable bit\nis mentioned for the i7 - 860 and - 870 ' s specs . that ' s another term intel ' s marketing uses , for something commonly called\nnx bit\nurltoken\nthe term trusted computing and related technologies , like palladium , trusted platform module , lagrande , have always caused lots of controversy in the it world . most of the fear , however , has been a result of the lack of understanding of how a particular technology really works .\nas the cloud industry evolves , so does the volume , complexity , and sophistication of attacks on it infrastructure . intel \u00ae trusted execution technology ( txt ) provides hardware - assisted security technologies to build a secure foundation . enable intel txt on your bluemix bare metal servers to enhance your security portfolio and as an additional method to secure your infrastructure .\nif the system returns a 1 , then the current boot is in trusted mode .\nlenovo , asus , and toshiba are known as the first three big computer manufacturers to put that technology into practical use and to bring about greater convenience for their customers . the one question to ask is whether such technology is really safe and secure for its users to enjoy .\nto create a trusted environment and enable the management layer within it , certain hardware and software requirements must be met . the following discussion summarizes , at a high level , the components that must be present and properly configured before management can be fully realized for a trusted platform , a trusted vm , or a group of trusted vms . figure 2 illustrates these requirements .\n, is intel ' s response to the trusted computing trend . txt is currently part of the\ntrusted os : a host os that has performed a measured launch and passed the datacenter policy .\nintuit ' s latest ai project - - a digital financial assistant - - could help its customers save money , while breaking new technology . . .\nintel\u00ae trusted execution technology ( intel\u00ae txt ) is a collection of hardware - based security technologies built into intel\u2019s silicon . they address the security threats across physical and virtual infrastructure by complementing runtime protections like anti - virus software . intel txt is also a hardware - based method of verification in compliance efforts such as trusted computing environment . intel txt is designed to harden platforms from the emerging threats of hypervisor attacks , bios , or other firmware attacks , malicious root kit installations , or other software - based attacks .\nlooks like\ntrusted execution technology\nmay not be so trustworthy :\njoanna rutkowska of invisible things lab has disclosed a new vulnerability in certain intel processors . . . [ that ] can interfere with txt ( trusted execution technology ) , allowing it to elevate privileges . . . the result is a recipe for rootkits running at the most basic , privileged level of the processor . intel has issued an advisory conceding the error and announcing a new sinit acm ( authenticated code module ) to fix the problem . systems with q35 , gm45 , pm45 express , q45 , and q43 express chipsets are affected . this isn ' t the first such flaw in txt found by invisible things lab . a similar , but unrelated attack was disclosed by them and patched by intel in february .\n- excerpted from pc magazine ' s security watch\nthe armv8 - m architecture extends arm trustzone technology to arm cortex - m systems such as microcontrollers , enabling robust levels of protection at all cost points .\nbuffer overflow in intel trusted execution technology ( txt ) sinit authenticated code modules ( acm ) in intel q67 express , c202 , c204 , c206 chipsets , and mobile intel qm67 , and qs67 chipset before 2nd _ gen _ i5 _ i7 _ sinit _ 51 . bin express ; intel q57 , 3450 chipsets and mobile intel qm57 and qs57 express chipset before i5 _ i7 _ dual _ sinit _ 51 . bin and i7 _ quad _ sinit _ 51 . bin ; mobile intel gm45 , gs45 , and pm45 express chipset before gm45 _ gs45 _ pm45 _ sinit _ 51 . bin ; intel q35 express chipsets before q35 _ sinit _ 51 . bin ; and intel 5520 , 5500 , x58 , and 7500 chipsets before sinit acm 1 . 1 allows local users to bypass the trusted execution technology protection mechanism and perform other unspecified sinit acm functions via unspecified vectors .\ntrusted computing group announced that its tpm 2 . 0 ( trusted platform module ) library specification was approved as a formal international standard under iso / iec ( the international organization for standardization and the international electrotechnical commission ) . tcg has 90 + specifications and guidance documents to help build a trusted computing environment .\nyes , i would like to receive emails from trusted computing group . ( you can unsubscribe anytime )\nsome people are skeptical about the txt technology , and not only because of the irrational fear of the trusted computing ( iftc ) , but rather because they point out to the complexity of the whole technology . the complexity is bad , because 1 ) it leaves more space for potential attacks , and 2 ) it discourages developers ( isvs ) from using the technology in their products ( e . g . neither microsoft , nor vmware make use of txt in any of their bare - metal hypervisors , even though txt is very well suited for this kind of software ) .\nfor armv8 - a based application processors arm provides an open source reference implementation of an authenticated trusted boot flow and a secure runtime ( bl31 ) . arm trusted firmware is available on github under a permissive bsd licence and can be easily integrated with a commercial or open source trusted os to create a trusted execution environment . included in the runtime is a secure world monitor , interrupt routing and an implementation of power state co - ordination interface ( psci ) that is used by all major non - secure world operating systems to ease integration between supervisory software from different vendors working at different levels of privilege . there is a port of arm trusted firmware to the juno development platform and it is widely adopted by silicon partners . for more information , please visit the arm trusted firmware project on github .\nfigure 4 . migrating vms among hosts while protecting data , using trusted compute pools enabled by intel txt .\nintel\u00ae xeon\u00ae processor with intel txt - provides simultaneous support for a standard partition , and one or more protected partitions . the standard partition corresponds to the traditional execution environment on pcs that do not support intel txt . the partition allows conventional applications to execute normally without being modified . protected partitions provide hardened access to memory and other system resources , and isolate execution from other processes .\nif the system returns vmbtbootenabled = true as a boot option , then the current boot is in trusted mode .\nintel \u00ae trusted execution technology ( intel \u00ae txt ) is a technology that uses enhanced processor architecture , special hardware , and associated firmware that enable certain intel processors to provide the basis for many new innovations in secure computing . it is especially well suited for cloud computing and other uses where data integrity is paramount . its primary goal is to establish an environment that is known to be trusted from the very start and further provide system software with the means to provide a more secure system and better protect data integrity . this is essential in that if the platform cannot be protected , then the data it will store or process cannot really be protected . at a minimum , this technology provides discrete integrity measurements that can prove or disprove a software component\u2019s integrity . these software components include , but are not limited to , code ( such as bios , firmware , and operating system ) , platform and software configuration , events , state , status , and policies .\nan mle provides a software - verification process to attest that all of the critical components of the pre - os launch environment have been verified against a known good source , ensuring a secure chain of custody from the moment a system is powered on until the system kernel or hypervisor takes control . an intel txt - aware hypervisor provides isolation for host oss and applications . to identify operating environments and hypervisors that support intel txt , please refer to the intel\u00ae trusted execution technology server platform availability matrix [ 4 ] .\ntxt is , no doubt , exciting new technology , but intel ' forgot ' about one small detail about smm ,\nsaid rutkowska said .\nthe whole point about txt is that you don ' t have to trust your , for example , your bios , you don ' t have to trust your eeproms , anything . you can have a system that isn ' t trusted , and magically , it is trusted .\nthis book details innovative technology that provides significant benefit to both the cloud consumer and the cloud provider when working to meet the ever increasing requirements of trust and control in the cloud . \u201d\nthe researchers said that a single design flaw is responsible for the bugs and results in more than 40 places in which code execution vulnerabilities could be introduced . they have exploited two vulnerabilities , strongly implying they could exploit more .\nthis book describes how this technology can benefit the datacenter , and it specifically addresses the concerns of the cloud service provider and the cloud service client . the goals of this book are as follows :\nonce select servers are provisioned with intel txt , the infrastructure level building blocks will enable a customer to build trusted compute pools .\nas already mentioned in this document , the ability to assign sensitive workloads or ensure that confidential data is only executed on trusted platforms or trusted vms can have substantial benefits . consider the case where a patient wants to access his or her detailed medical history . a web hosting server with a trusted status could display the information to the end user once they have logged on , but if the web hosting server was found to be on a non - trusted host , the policy engine could reduce functionality and prevent logins .\nthe means for a trusted os ( that is , the system operating in the secure mode environment ) to provide additional security features .\nthe attack subverts txt ' s trusted boot process , which relies on the trusted platform module to provide essential services , such as securely storing txt measurements in tpm registers . these measurements are used to ensure , for example , that only a trusted version of the hypervisor can get access to secrets , such as an encryption key , or authenticate itself to , say , an administrator ' s laptop .\narm trustzone creates an isolated secure world which can be used to provide confidentiality and integrity to the system . it is used on billions of applications ' processors to protect high - value code and data for diverse use cases including authentication , payment , content protection and enterprise . on application processors it is frequently used to provide a security boundary for a globalplatform trusted execution environment .\ntypical use cases for a arm trustzone based tee include : trusted boot , integrity management , authentication , payment , content protection , crypto and mobile device management . secure world device drivers can be used to interface to peripherals and for example used to enable trusted user interfaces .\n* * special technical notice * * intel\u00ae trusted execution technology ( intel\u00ae txt ) is provided by intel\u00ae and operates on softlayer ' s bare metal servers that require specific technical knowledge to support and manage . softlayer ' s current delivery model allows us to turn intel txt either on or off ; we cannot assist with configuration of intel txt settings due to the sensitivity of customer environments and data . it is recommended that customers either have staff trained in intel ' s txt technologies or engage with a consulting firm with proven expertise in orchestrating root of trust and measured launch environment ( mle ) architecture .\nintel trust attestation solution ( enterprise edition ) provides a web interface for ease of administration of trusted compute hosts , shown in figure 9 .\nintel txt allows software to define a safe , isolated execution space within the larger system . controls on this execution space allow operations to be executed without being observed or influenced by unauthorized software . multiple of these execution spaces may exist on the system at once , and each has dedicated resources that are managed by the processor , chipset , and os kernel . there are many parts that make intel txt work within a server . but there isn\u2019t a good publicly - available utility to validate that all these components are available and functional for server systems . in this blog , i will provide a brief overview of the components and the reference information , address the how - to setup intel txt supported environment , and the availability of hardware and software .\nthe trusted computing group has defined a series of specifications that define how a commercial computing platform can support code measurement in a trusted manner . intel developed an openattestation sdk , released to open source , that takes advantage of the infrastructure work group integrity report schema specification [ 45 ] .\nthe mobile platform work group ( mpwg ) promotes the implementation of tcg technologies in mobile devices to support the wide variety of business models in consumer , enterprise , government , and academic environments . mpwg defines specifications and recommendations for trustworthy mobile devices that address the resource constraints of mobile devices ( e . g . , intermittent connectivity and limited battery life ) . mpwg collaborates closely with global platform and has co - developed recommended best practices for the use of trusted execution environment ( tee ) and other global platform technologies in trusted mobile devices .\nplease see the ovirt manual , \u201c trusted compute pools deployment [ 49 ] \u201d for guidelines on deploying oat within a red hat fedora environment .\nit is true that txt is a very complex technology ( the senter instruction is probably the masterpiece of the cisc architecture ! ) , but i personally like it . in my opinion this is the first technology available for the pc platform that has the potential to really change something , much more then the nx - feature did a few years ago . before people will run to the comment box \u2014 if you would like to argue about the usefulness / uselessness of trusted computing / txt , please base your opinions on technical facts ( read the spec ! ) and not on your feelings !\nfor an example of how to set up a filter on open attestation that can be used to schedule workloads on trusted compute pools , see openstack nova scheduler [ 52 ] . this could be used for use cases where confidential or sensitive workloads need to be isolated to a trusted compute pool .\ntboot launch is the part of tboot that starts the measured launch process by executing the getsec [ senter ] instruction . this execution starts the dynamic chain of trust measurements , extending the root of trust measurement into pcr 17 and measures tboot post code into pcr 18 .\nit ' s a good place to mention that amd has its own version of the late launch implemented via skinit instruction . we haven ' t looked at the amd technology thoroughly yet , so i will refrain from commenting on this .\ninstead of providing a fixed one - size - fits - all security solution , arm trustzone technology provides the infrastructure foundations , that allow the soc designer to choose from a range of components that can fulfil specific functions within the security environment .\nthe following link has more information about adding additional security and compliance to your workloads with a trusted secure cloud solution with ibm , vmware , and hytrust .\nthis section discusses ecosystem solutions that address various use cases for trusted compute pools ; the use cases themselves are discussed at greater length later in this document .\nthe odca provider assurance usage model [ 25 ] has certain security requirements that can be met more easily with a siem solution combined with a trusted compute pool .\nthe openattestation sdk [ 50 ] can be used to grow your own management solution from the ground up . having the ability to communicate with trusted systems or trusted virtual machines via apis or through a trust agent can be used for basic policy enforcement . table 2 shows example service apis , from the openattestation sdk documentation .\nintel txt uses a combination of hardware , firmware , and software , and is built on and fully compliant with the trusted computing group pc client and server specifications .\nthe sole purpose of intel txt technology is to provide a trusted way for loading and executing system software , e . g . operating system kernel or virtualization machine monitor . what is extraordinary here is that txt doesn ' t make any assumptions about the state of the system before loading the software , thus making it possible for a user to ensure secure load of an os or vmm , even in a potentially compromised machine .\nfor example , a company can verify at any given moment that medical data containing patient records is only accessible from systems within a trusted compute pool to help ensure compliance .\nfor example , virtual environments allow migration of running vms among physical hosts . trusted systems can be grouped into trusted compute pools , to which policy can be applied to ensure that vms are only migrated to trusted systems within the cloud . figure 4 shows how vm migration can be controlled across resource pools , using trust as control instrumentation for migration policy . this approach enables it managers to restrict confidential data or sensitive workloads to platforms that are well controlled and have had their configurations thoroughly evaluated with the aid of intel txt .\na not - for - profit organization , ieee is the world ' s largest technical professional organization dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity . \u00a9 copyright 2018 ieee - all rights reserved . use of this web site signifies your agreement to the terms and conditions .\nthere are no hard and fast rules for using intel txt attestation . typically , third - party software uses intel txt measurements in the platform configuration registers to verify which host os is in control ( and which version ) . knowing which host os then provides insight into what the trusted os has measured into the platform configuration registers reserved for the trusted os .\ntrusted boot ( tboot ) is an open - source , pre - kernel / hypervisor module that uses intel txt to perform measured and verified launch of an os kernel / hypervisor .\n2015 cybersecurity innovation forum september 9 , 2015 - september 11 , 2015 the 2015 cybersecurity innovation forum is a three - day event hosted by the national institute of standards and technology , with participation from the national security agency , and the department of homeland security . this . . .\nintel trusted execution technology is relatively new for servers . it was initially developed for desktop and mobile computing platforms . it first debuted in servers in 2010 as attacks on datacenters started to escalate and calls for platform hardening formalized . for quite some time , server platforms were thought to be immune from attacks because they are typically kept in secure rooms and managed by highly skilled professionals . that is no longer sufficient . the frequency of attacks against datacenters is growing at astounding rates and those attacks are increasingly likely to have come from organized crime , corporate competitors , or sponsored by foreign governments with very sophisticated methodologies and deep resources . 1 corporate executives worry that a breach could be very costly\u2014both socially and economically , in the face of new regulations and stiffer penalties for failing to protect personal information .\na platform that is not trustworthy places the workload at risk of compromise and cannot provide assurance that the claimed geolocation of the cloud server is accurate . geo - located platforms in which there is a hardware root of trust are aggregated into trusted compute pools , segregating them from untrusted resources and enabling trusted geolocation . this capability allows for enforcement of geolocation restrictions and auditing .\ni ' m glad somebody in the non - corporate security community is willing to stand up for tc . i ' ve been interested in this technology for a long time , and have recently given a tech talk on it here at google , but a lot of people hear the words\ntrusted computing\nand switch off . btw i think the reason microsoft and vmware don ' t use txt is that it ' s really not ready yet . the tboot reference implementation still requires quite obscure hardware and bios reflashing to work properly , and txt doesn ' t yet provide any trusted i / o , making it useless for a large / interesting set of applications .\nintel txt enabled bios , authenticated code modules ( acm ) created and signed by intel inside the bios , and trusted platform modules ( tpm ) integrated onto the motherboard that provides securely - generated cryptographic keys . this is a hardware - based mechanism that stores cryptographic keys and other data related to intel txt within the platform . it also provides hardware support for the attestation process to confirm the successful invocation of the intel txt environment . the attestation process uses the tpm to establish mutual trust between parties regarding execution environment during runtime .\nipl represents the normal boot process up until the time that the process would normally load and execute the kernel . the first module executed should now be the trusted boot ( tboot ) module .\nnevertheless , trusted computing is becoming part of our lives , whether we want it or not . these days almost every new laptop comes with an on - board trusted platform module ( tpm ) . microsoft ' s palladium initiative have been renamed so many times in the recent years , that probably even people working at microsoft are confused now . nevertheless , some of the palladium technologies made their way into vista , and microsoft bitlocker is , without doubt , the most successful , widely deployed product that is based on the idea of trusted computing . ( in fact the bitlocker is the\nannounced in 2005 , intel ' s txt technology , code named lagrande , was designed as a set of hardware security extensions to intel processors and chipsets . the goal is to protect against software - based attacks , such as rootkits , by creating an environment for software to run in its own space .\nthe baseline measurements are stored on a trusted platform module ( tpm ) hardware device . the tpm device is integrated within the server system and provides a range of intel txt security - related functions .\nin these protocols a trusted vendor uses their private key ( prk ) to generate a signature of the code that they want to deploy , and pushes this to the device alongside the software binary . the device contains the public key ( puk ) of the vendor , which can be used to verify that the binary has not been modified and that it was provided by the trusted vendor in question .\nstandards - based trusted computing technologies developed by tcg members now are deployed in enterprise systems , storage systems , networks , embedded systems , and mobile devices and can help secure cloud computing and virtualized systems .\nensure your systems start up in a known good state . the power of intel txt establishes a root of trust providing the necessary underpinnings for successful evaluation of the computing platform and its protection . during the boot process , the trusted platform module ( tpm ) holds the computer generated keys for encryption , which essentially is a code that measures , extends , veri\ufb01es , and executes\u2014over and over to establish a system as trusted .\nand those\nissues\ngave us a starting point in developing a proof - of - concept ( albeit very reliable ) exploit that shows how we can bypass trusted boot process implemented by intel ' s tboot .\nintel txt must be enabled at multiple levels , including hardware , bios , os , and hypervisor . attestation and cloud - management software work with those components to enable management and reporting for the trusted system environment .\nthe simplest defense against shack attacks is to keep any secure world resource execution located in on - soc memory locations . if the code and data is never exposed outside of the soc package it becomes significantly more difficult to snoop or modify data values ; a physical attack on the soc package is much harder than connecting a logic probe to a pcb track or a package pin .\n( tcg ) to enhance trust and therefore security on computing platforms . the charter of the tcg is to develop industry standards for trusted computing building blocks and define their use for various platform types . their efforts have produced a specification for a special security component ( called a trusted platform module , or tpm ) and specifications for how to use that module in pcs and servers . these documents are available from the tcg web site (\nthis changes what the tcg refers to as the tcb ( trusted computing base ) , which , by definition , is the minimum amount of code that needs to be trusted for a platform . for server platforms , the tcb includes the processor microcode and the acm , whose signature and integrity are checked before the acm is allowed to execute . it must also include the bios ( or at least a portion of the bios ) .\nwriting code for the ' normal world ' remains the same as before : the application has access to privileged and non - privileged space plus interrupts . to call on libraries in the secure world , function entry points are linked into the project . this design simplifies software development for arm cortex - m processors that incorporate arm trustzone technology .\nsoftware cloud - management solutions are available for various use cases , including policy and compliance enforcement , automation , auditing , reporting , workload migration , etc . trusted compute pools can be combined with these solutions to enhance security .\nfor client platforms , the bios does not need to be trusted to clear memory in defense of a reset attack , because memory cleaning is performed by the acm before allowing the bios to access the memory . this is not possible for servers given the complexity of server memory configurations and ras features . thus in response to ( or to detect ) a reset attack , bios code integrity must be verified before the bios can be trusted to clean secrets from memory . typically , this is transparent to the os and end user , but it does have implications on how bios upgrades occur . for instance , upgrading bios causes its measurement to change , and if there is a reset attack after a bios update , the bios would not be trusted . to overcome this problem , intel txt allows for a signed bios policy that allows the acm to validate that the bios is still trusted using signature verification .\nsiem software creates a general security control point that aggregates the real - time alerts , event information , and reports from various security applications and activities into a database that can be queried , including the status of trusted compute pools .\nin washington , dc in february . over the recent months , rafal and i have been looking at the intel txt technology as part of a work done for a customer , to see if this could be used to improve security of a product , from a typical user ' s perspective . we figured out that it definitely could , but that there are also some issues\u2026\nwhile evaluating the effectiveness of the intel\u00ae txt technology , as part of a work done for a customer , we have identified several implementation flaws in the intel ' s system software , which allowed to conduct the above mentioned stage - one attack . we have provided intel with extensive description of the flaws in december 2008 , and intel is currently working on fixing those vulnerabilities .\ncarlin covey is a principal engineer in nxp\u2019s security technology center , focusing on hardware support for trust architectures . carlin has contributed to the tcg trusted mobility solutions ( tms ) and mobile platform work groups since 2011 , became a tms work group co - chair in 2013 , and is a lead editor in both mobile work groups . carlin has been active in security engineering for over 30 years , serving as a system architect for multiple government and commercial hardware / software security systems . he was a technical contributor for open mobile terminal platform , pki forum and ietf pkix . he holds 10 patents on security - related innovations .\nillustrates how platforms can be categorized based on intel txt measurements . a trusted compute pool consists of those servers that have demonstrated that they have a known good configuration . this excludes those with an unknown trust level ( those that don\u2019t support intel txt or don\u2019t have it enabled ) and , of course , those that fail the intel txt launch control policy . the trusted compute pool can be further categorized into pools of trust based on various trust policies set by the service provider and service client .\na trusted platform module ( tpm ) must be integrated with the chipset . the chipset and the tpm work together to ensure that the measurements and security properties of the system are not spoofed by untrusted components . tpms are devices manufactured by various third - party silicon providers that attach to the chipset via the low pin count ( lpc ) bus or serial peripheral interface ( spi ) , and they provide a number of security functions . tpm capabilities and requirements are defined by the trusted computing group ( tcg ) [ 2 ] , an industry initiative \u201cformed to develop , define and promote open , vendor - neutral , industry standards for trusted computing building blocks and software interfaces across multiple platforms . \u201d tpm details can be found in the main tpm specification [ 3 ] .\na trusted os ( a term used by the tcg for system code that invoked and passed the secure launch process\u2014proving it meets the launch control policy ) is allowed access to additional ( privileged ) security functions , including using additional pcrs . the trusted os can measure such things as additional code , data , and configuration into those pcrs , and use the content of any of the pcrs to make trust decisions and seal / unseal data . applications ( both on and off the platform ) can also use those measurements to make trust decisions .\na globalplatform tee can be used alongside other security technology such as secure elements , hypervisors and security sub - systems to provide multi - layered defence . the tee is designed to protect against software attacks ( e . g . malware ) and common physical attacks ( so called\nshack\nattacks ) . globalplatform have created a protection profile for the tee which provides detailed information on the attacks that a tee should resist .\nthe measurement process for intel txt starts with hardware ( that is , microcode designed into the intel processor ) and uses hardware ( special chipset registers ) to start the measurement process and store the measurements in the trusted platform module chip in a way that cannot be spoofed by software .\nthese components are measured by creating an sha - 1 hash of the component and validating that hash against a set of securely stored values . adding launch control policy assures that os / hypervisor execution is allowed to continue if and only if the policy is satisfied . policy consists of the platform owner specifying the minimum version of acm , platform configuration as measured by platform configuration registers ( pcrs ) 0 - 7 in the tpm containing known good values , and the mle measurement being a known good value .\nintel txt provides hardware monitoring and security controls that help assure businesses that a workload deployed on or migrated to softlayer\u2019s infrastructure is running on trusted hardware in a known location . softlayer provides support for intel txt on a range of bare metal servers ( see urltoken for a complete list ) .\ntxt assures that system software , such as an os kernel or virtualization machine monitor ( vmm ) , is loaded and executed in a trusted way . it will securely load a clean vmm or os kernel , even if the computer is compromised by boot sector viruses , biois rootkits , etc .\nfor an example of how to set up a filter using open attestation that can be used to schedule workloads on trusted compute pools , see openstack nova scheduler [ 18 ] . this code sample will provide insight for those who wish to use an open source approach for this particular use case .\nintel txt is the hardware basis for mechanisms that validate platform trustworthiness during boot and launch , which enables reliable evaluation of the computing platform and its protection level . intel txt is compact and difficult to defeat or subvert , and it allows for flexibility and extensibility to verify the integrity of platform components during boot and launch , including bios , operating system loader , and hypervisor . because of the escalating sophistication of malicious threats , mainstream organizations must employ ever - more stringent security requirements and scrutinize every aspect of the execution environment .\nauthenticated code modules ( acms ) created and signed by intel must be present inside the bios . the acm contains platform - specific code which is authenticated to the chipset and executed in an isolated environment within the processor and the trusted environment ( authenticated code mode ) , enabling the acm to perform secure tasks .\ncurrent anonymous internet browsing applications build dynamic routes using a network of willing hosts and layers of encryption along the route . the cross site scripting anonymous browser (\nxab\n) exploits vulnerable web sites / applications and victim browsers to build a network of drones . the intent of xab is not to replace the current applications , such as tor , but rather to provide an alternative that does not require willing participants and further stretches the functionality and intent of javascript and other browser technology .\nthe ultimate goal of intel txt is to provide a more secure and hardened computing environment , but it is not a means to an end . rather it is a tool for achieving higher levels of trust , and that trust does not come from simply enabling intel txt . the platform owner ( e . g . , datacenter it manager ) plays a key role in establishing what trust means , and intel txt provides the flexibility so that the system administrator can create a trust policy to match the requirements of the datacenter . servers that implement intel txt can demonstrate ( attest ) that they comply with a specific trust policy , and thus can be used to form pools of trusted servers based on the established trust policy . servers without intel txt and those that don\u2019t meet the trust policy can be excluded from the trusted pools . with the right policies in place , the datacenter can provide trusted pools of servers , allowing service clients to create \u201c use policies \u201d depending on the trust level . one example of this is the ability to confine critical applications ( such as e - commerce services processing credit card information ) to run only within a trusted pool . this has many applications for both private and public cloud providers , as well as their clients .\nthe dynamic chain of trust starts on request by the operating system ( os ) via a special processor instruction , which measures and verifies another acm ( the sinit acm ) , which will oversee the secure launch . the sinit acm performs additional checks , which include making sure the bios passed its security checks and has locked the platform configuration . the acm then measures the os ( actually a portion of the os referred to as the trusted os ) and invokes a launch control policy ( lcp ) engine that will determine if the platform configuration and os will be trusted ( as defined by the policy set by the system administrator ) .\nas mentioned at the beginning , intel txt was first developed for client platforms ( desktop and mobile ) . so is it the same technology ? there are some differences , primarily because servers are more complex than client machines . one of the most prominent differences is the set of server features known as reliability , availability , and serviceability ( ras ) . the complexity of server ras features such as memory mirroring , memory sparing , and error handling require capabilities that are very platform - specific , and thus must be performed by platform - specific code . this code must be trusted ; in particular , the bios code that executes after a platform reset ( to mitigate the reset attack ) and the system management module ( smm ) code , which may need to change memory configuration and / or platform configuration while the system is in operation .\nthe host os is allowed to enter and exit the measured launch environment without having to reboot the platform . to exit , the host os simply invokes another special processor instruction that will reset the pcrs that were used to measure the launch and those that were set by the trusted os . of course , this action also curtails the host operating system\u2019s access to some of the additional security resources . reentering the secure environment restarts the dynamic chain of the trust process , and thus recalculates the mle measurements storing them in those pcrs , allowing a different trusted os ( or different configuration of the same os ) to execute with its own set of trust credentials .\nthe intel trust attestation solution ( enterprise edition ) , code - named \u201cmount wilson , is a multi - hypervisor , multi - device , trust attestation / verification solution , for servers , clients , network / storage , and embedded devices . it can be used by cloud resource schedulers , siems , policy engines , and grc tools for trust verification , remediation , reporting , and compliance . it can also be used by a trust broker for secure access to trusted services from trusted clients . for additional information on intel trust attestation solution ( enterprise edition ) , contact your intel field applications engineer ( fae ) or submit a request for more information [ 53 ] .\nthe mobile platform work group ( mpwg ) is a tcg technical wg that develops specifications and reference documents . the trusted mobility solutions work group ( tms ) is a tcg solutions wg that develops use cases , frameworks , and other reference documents . mpwg and tms collaborate frequently to address the evolving challenges of the mobile device markets around the world .\neach time the host os boots , it detects if intel txt is enabled , and if so , performs a secure launch . as a trusted os , it continues measuring system code , configuration , and other entities into the platform configuration registers reserved for the os . the host os maintains a log that indicates what has been measured into each register .\nwe describe what intel \u00ae txt is , how it works , and how it can be used to build more secure systems . we also show , however , weaknesses in current txt implementations and how they can be practically exploited . we will show a working exploit code against tboot - intel \u00ae ' s implementation of trusted boot process for xen and linux .\nkathleen is a member of the senior professional staff in apl\u2019s asymmetric operations department . kathleen has contributed to the tcg mobile platform work group since 2011 , became a mpwg work group co - chair in 2015 , and is a lead editor . her research at apl focuses on dynamic integrity measurement and trusted computing technologies for of desktop , server , and mobile platforms .\nby submitting this form , you are consenting to receive marketing emails from : trusted computing group , 3855 sw 153rd drive , beaverton , or , 97003 , http : / / www . trustedcomputinggroup . org . you can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the safeunsubscribe\u00ae link , found at the bottom of every email . emails are serviced by constant contact\nby providing a hardware - based security foundation rooted in the processor and chipset , intel txt provides greater protection for information that is used and stored on servers . a key aspect of that protection is the provision of an isolated execution environment and associated sections of memory where operations can be conducted on sensitive data , isolated from the rest of the system . likewise , intel txt provides for sealed storage where sensitive data such as encryption keys can be securely kept to shield them from being compromised during an attack by malicious code . attestation mechanisms verify that the system has correctly invoked intel txt to make sure that code is , in fact , executing in this protected environment ."]}
{"id": 55925, "summary": [{"text": "mountain line is a public transit system providing service to the community of missoula , montana and the university of montana .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "the legal name of mountain line is the missoula urban transportation district , which is governed by a board whose members are appointed by the city of missoula and missoula county . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "mountain line ( montana )", "paragraphs": ["a mountain line bus travels down east broadway street on friday morning . mountain line is offering free rides due to the blizzard .\nmountain line , missoula ' s municipal transit agency , is free and open to the public . visit mountain line ' s website for more information .\nhow to get to mountain line transfer center by bus click on a route and see step by step directions on a map , line arrival times and updated line schedules .\nmountain line will be closed early thursday and all day friday for the christmas holiday .\ncurrently mountain line operates within a 36 square mile area , serving missoula , east missoula , bonner , target range , and rattlesnake . mountain line provides the following services :\nseptember 1991 \u2013 mountain line enters a contract with the university of montana , providing free bus service to all um faculty , staff , and students .\nspecial services : mountain line provides seasonal special event transportation to popular community events such as the western montana fair , out to lunch , and the farmer\u2019s market .\nmountain line announced friday it is bringing on corey aldridge of washington as its new general manager .\njuly 2009 \u2013 mountain line provided 828 , 887 rides on fixed route , a 4 % increase over the previous year . mountain line has provided over 19 million rides since it began service .\ntatiana tsuber checks the new mountain line route map monday while waiting for a bus at the downtown transfer station . monday was the first day of zero - fare riding and new routes on mountain line .\nmountain line ' s outreach coordinator , bill pfeiffer , told nbc montana they are still determining how much the damage will cost . the bus involved has been taken out of service .\nthe missoula urban transportation district envisions mountain line as a safe , pleasant , productive , efficient and satisfying environment for the employees of mountain line . mutd promotes working relationships that are characterized by common respect , shared responsibilities and involvement , open , honest , communication and acceptance of the benefit of each other and mountain line .\nmay 2005 \u2013 mountain line institutes a year - round schedule , rather than decreasing service during the summer .\nyou guys , you don ' t respond . way to go , mountain line . way to go .\nand i love the app . mountain line is showing how to do it right ! ! thank you .\nnew adoptables in missoula and western montana . pick your new dog or cat !\nsince that time , mountain line has provided more than 28 million passenger trips . missoulians took a record 1 , 562 , 120 trips on mountain line\u2019s fixed route service in 2016 alone , a nearly 64 percent increase from 2014 levels , in part due to mountain line\u2019s phase ii service enhancements and the popular zero - fare program .\nriders can check mountain line\u2019s bus trackers on an app or at urltoken for estimated arrival times . mountain line also is posting updates on its facebook page and twitter at @ mslabus , and answering phones at 721 - 3333 .\nyouths ages 18 and younger can ride missoula\u2019s mountain line buses free , from june 1 through aug . 31 .\nthe office of transportation promotes and provides transportation options to the university of montana community .\nto book your zip line tour or stop by base lodge tickets & information . zip line tours are offered daily from 9\nsimply put , riding all mountain line buses is now free , and it means a lot to people like rad .\neleven university of montana students and members of the montana model united nations team attended the national model un conference in new york city in march , representing eritrea and chairing . . .\nbegin creating your dream vacation to missoula , montana with destination missoula ' s travel planner .\nmountain line officials say the benefits of the zero - fare service are expected to be substantial over the next few years .\nfor more information on mountain line , zero - fare , phase 2 or other changes to the system , visit urltoken .\nweekday schedules \u2013 effective monday , september 14 , 2015 . mountain line operates 12 weekday fixed routes in and around missoula .\nmissoula , mont . - a missoula police department investigation determined that operator error caused a mountain line bus crash on monday .\nlocal note : with recent improvements to mountain line , and additional changes on the way , mountain line is becoming more convenient and livable . operating zero - fare in combination with high quality transit service is the right combination for maximizing efficiency and effectiveness .\nfor the first time ever , missoula ' s mountain line bus system has provided more than a million rides in a year .\nnovember 2012 \u2013 downtown transfer center bike facility opens . mountain line carries 30 , 322 bikes on its buses ( fy2012 ) .\nat the same time mountain line implemented zero fare , it also went through a major reorganization of routes to cut operational costs .\nthe office of transportation offers convenient and environmentally responsible bus transportation options to the university of montana community . all udash routes are free and open to the public . the four routes included in the udash system are the lewis and clark red line , the missoula college blue line , the 5th / 6th / russell streets purple line , and the late night downtown gold line .\ncontact us to learn more about rocky mountain line systems and how we can help your business . [ learn more . . . ]\n\u201cwe\u2019ve held our own holiday food drive internally here at mountain line for many years , \u201d said bill pfeiffer , mountain line community outreach coordinator . \u201cthis year we decided to help the entire community collect donations to give missoula a better shot at topping the \u2018cats . \u201d\nthe last day of udash bus service is saturday , may 12 . mountain line bus service continues to operate throughout the summer break . maps , schedules , and trip planning advice are available at mountain line ' s website or by calling ( 406 ) 721 - 3333 .\nmountain line is using one of its spare vehicles to fill in on route 9 after a bus was involved in a crash monday evening .\nmissoula \u2013 mountain line will be closed on wednesday , july 4th , 2018 in recognition of the independence day federal holiday . all more >\nif mountain line offered free bus rides , it would take some of the hassle out of riding and the number of riders would jump .\nwe have no reports of injuries due to the earthquake at this time ,\nmember station montana public radio reports .\nshockwaves are still being felt with decreasing intensity in parts of western montana .\nless than one year later , mountain line has nearly achieved that daunting task , thanks in part to zero - fare service and expanded routes .\nly in the winter . even though we have 2 vehicles , my wife often uses mountain line to commute to and from her job downtown .\nfree bus rides on mountain line are near the top of mayor john engen\u2019s budget priority list of items the city should fund in the future .\nthe rules apply to mountain line vehicles , transfer centers , park and ride lots , bus stops , shelters and\nother passenger facilities .\nuniversity of montana : nestled in the heart of western montana\u2019s stunning natural landscape , the university of montana is a place where top - tier students , educators and researchers from across the country and around the globe come and thrive . um is located in missoula , montana\u2019s second - largest city with a population of 80 , 000 residents . the university draws a diverse population to missoula and helps cultivate an educated , engaged and vibrant community .\nparatransit services : since 1991 , mountain line has been providing curb to curb transportation for passengers eligible under the americans with disabilities act ( ada ) .\nroute 4 : bus staying on montana highway 200 after east missoula . route turnaround at town pump in bonner .\nassociated students of the university of montana office of transportation asum ot as it is also known , is a student owned and operated transit agency founded in 1999 . they work to promote and provide transportation options to the university of montana and missoula community . asum ot has been a long term partner of mountain line on many projects including zero - fare and bike walk bus week .\nmountain line opened 2015 with the monumental goal of boosting ridership by 45 percent over three years , a figure that equates to 400 , 000 additional riders .\nthe blasts of wind and snow delayed some buses five to 10 minutes , and it created some detours , according to mountain line and its bus tracker .\npaul michael quintana writes a message for mountain line\u2019s corporate and municipal partners , thanking them for zero fare bus service . ( martin kidston / missoula current )\na map shows seismic activity around the site of a 5 . 8 magnitude earthquake that struck western montana early thursday .\nmissoula , montana ' s\nmountain line\n1998 built obi 02 . 501 orion ii # 131 , the host vehicle for the chipset these codes were programmed onto , is seen westbound on w . broadway st . at ryman st . in downtown missoula , may 2009 .\nmontana earthquake is felt for hundreds of miles early thursday : the two - way the earthquake was the strongest to hit western montana in years ; it was followed by at least 10 measurable temblors with magnitudes of up to 4 . 9 .\nbefore monday , amy rad was spending $ 10 every week to take mountain line buses from franklin school to her job at the arby\u2019s restaurant on north reserve street .\nmountain line has been really sucky lately . the buses are either early ( and don ' t wait ) or they ' re late by at least five minutes .\nearlier this week mountain line launched its three year , zero - fare project . now riders don ' t have to pay a penny to hop onboard a bus .\nmountain line operates 13 fixed routes on weekdays , 11 of which also operate on saturdays . there is no service on sundays or most major holidays . during the saturdays in the summer , mountain line also operates a trolley to two farmers ' markets and a craft market in downtown missoula . additionally , mountain line operates a trolley to\nout to lunch ,\nan outdoor concert series on wednesdays during the summer . paratransit service is provided for people with disabilities who are unable to ride fixed route buses .\nmay 2008 \u2013 mountain line moves into renovated operations facility , providing covered parking for vehicles , expanded maintenance facilities , additional office space , and bus wash using recycled water .\nat rocky mountain line systems , it is our commitment to maintain the highest level of safety at all times , on all jobs . [ learn more . . . ]\na drone flight above campus to show why the university of montana regularly ranks among the nation ' s most beautiful . . .\nthe service every 15 minutes on the 2 line . thanks for the ride today , mountainli\n. unauthorized account access or use is not permitted and may constitute a crime punishable by law . mountain america federal credit union does business as mountain america credit union .\nwith the pieces in place , mountain line continues to explore the future . congressional approval of a long - term highway bill also helps the agency budget deeper into the future .\nmountain line officials say encouraging people to take the bus benefits everyone by decreasing traffic congestion , improving air quality and helping older missoulians and people with disabilities remain active and mobile .\ndirections to mountain line transfer center from the top locations in missoula using bus click on a route to get updated schedules , live arrivals and step - by - step directions .\nmountain line operations manager jeffrey logan said stinking up the bus is against the rules . and if it ' s that bad , it ' s time to tell the driver .\nwe found that the ridership increased tremendously , going from 9 - hundred thousand rides to over 1 . 5 million rides ,\nsaid mountain line transit general manager corey aldridge .\non january 5 , 2015 , mountain line\u2019s fixed route and door - to - door services began operating at zero - fare . along with the addition of a second high - frequency bolt ! route 2 and late evening service , the community partnership goal was to increase ridership at mountain line 45 percent within the three years of the zero - fare demonstration project \u2014 that\u2019s an annual ridership increase of 400 , 000 ! in 2015 , mountain line has already added an additional 350 , 000 rides , with hopes of this growth continuing in 2016 .\nhighlights of the cycling mountain bike - men on day 16 of the rio 2016 olympic games at mountain bike centre on august 21 , 2016 in rio de janeiro , brazil .\ntrail ridge road - rocky mountain national park ( u . s . national park service )\nsaturday schedules \u2013 effective monday , september 14 , 2015 . on saturdays , service is provided on 10 of mountain line\u2019s 12 routes . there is no saturday service on routes 9 or 11 .\na witness told nbc montana he watched the bus driver run after the bus shortly after parking it . police say the driver suffered minor injuries .\nthe senior van : in july 2008 , mountain line began a complementary senior van service for those not eligible for paratransit under ada , and enhanced service such as door to door and package assistance .\ndecember 2002 \u2013 mountain line partners with missoula in motion , the missoula downtown association ( mda ) , and the missoula parking commission to provide unlimited - use bus passes to qualified mda member employees .\nthe university of montana and the city of missoula provided the bulk of the initial funding to get the program off the ground , contributing $ 205 , 000 and $ 100 , 000 respectively . the launch of zero fare coincided with other improvements to mountain line , funded by a $ 1 . 7 million levy approved by voters in november 2014 .\nin missoula , a group of community partners have organized to fund a three year zero - fare demonstration project on mountain line . the growing list of partners include the university of montana , associated students of the university of montana , city of missoula , county of missoula , the missoula metropolitan planning organization , st patrick hospital , community medical center , missoula county public schools , missoula aging services , missoula downtown association , missoula parking commission , missoulian , southgate mall , destination missoula and homeword , inc .\nit was strong enough to wake people up across a wide area , and was felt along a line more than 500 miles long , from billings to spokane , wash . ,\nmontana public radio ' s eric whitney reports for our newscast unit .\nwith mountain line celebrating its 40th anniversary later on this year , system administrators say they want to launch a new campaign see if they can get more businesses to jump on board and support zero fare .\nof course , as luck would have it , mother nature decided to send down freezing rain that caused traffic havoc around much of western montana on monday .\nbe advised that mountain america is not responsible for the product , service , or overall website content available at the linked site . mountain america ' s privacy policies do not apply to linked sites .\nif every car carried two people , that increase in ridership amounts to 150 , 000 fewer vehicles traversing the city ' s streets . it ' s enough to make mountain line\u2019s new community outreach coordinator smile .\nby june , growing ridership pushed mountain line over the 1 - million mark \u2013 the most rides in the agency\u2019s history . in october , it set a single - month record of 118 , 447 rides .\non friday morning , the bus on route 11 got stuck briefly , and mountain line put several detours in place to remain on passable roads . as of late friday afternoon , the detours were as follows :\nin the initial phase , the organization\u2019s community partners provided roughly $ 465 , 000 to cover the annual bus fares that were lost when ridership went free . that represented around 7 percent of mountain line\u2019s budget .\nmountain america credit union , p . o . box 9001 , west jordan , utah , 84084 ,\nthe next year , rocky mountain national park ' s lofty wilderness interior was introduced to the first travelers along an auto route the rocky mountain news called a\nscenic wonder road of the world .\n\u00a9 2018 mountain hardwear . 1414 harbour way south , richmond , ca 94804 . all rights reserved .\njanuary closed with a 22 - percent increase in ridership compared to the prior year . but by february , mountain line set a passenger record , providing more than 100 , 000 monthly rides for the first time .\ntraveling to mountain line transfer center in missoula has never been so easy . use moovit to get detailed step by step directions as you travel from your current location or from a top attraction or any major public transit station . view detailed routes on a map , see bus and train schedules , arrival times , and service alerts so you know exactly how to get to mountain line transfer center . when traveling to mountain line transfer center use moovit ' s live directions with get off notifications to know exactly where and how far to walk , how long to wait for your line , and how many stops are left . moovit will alert you when it\u2019s time to get off \u2014 no need to constantly re - check whether yours is the next stop .\nshe\u2019d overstepped his line . he seized her wrist and twisted ; tears sprang and rolled , a dish clattered .\na map shows seismic activity around the site of a 5 . 8 magnitude earthquake that struck western montana early thursday . u . s . geological survey hide caption\nit\u2019s a luxury mountain line hasn\u2019t had since 2006 , making it possible to plan for bus and stop upgrades . when combined with increasing ridership , pfeiffer said , it also helps make the agency more competitive for grants .\nnow , rad will save that $ 520 a year because mountain line officially launched a three - year zero - fare demonstration project , made possible by $ 460 , 000 in sponsorship money from 14 different community partners .\nnovember 2013 \u2013 voters pass a $ 1 . 7 million levy to expand mountain line services to fund phase ii changes including an additional 15 - minute bolt ! route and late evening service until 10 : 00 pm .\nmountain line recently broke 1 . 25 million boardings this past year . with an industry standard boarding time of 3 . 0 to 3 . 5 seconds to pay a fare or swipe a fare card , the time savings of a zero - fare system add up quickly . this could be the difference of mountain line getting a customer to their workplace or other important destination on time , while also significantly decreasing operating costs in the future .\nfor partners like the university of montana , st . patrick hospital and community medical center , missoula downtown association and others , it ' s been a worthwhile investment .\nthe university of montana volunteer income tax assistance program has partnered with the international rescue committee to ensure missoula refugees a smooth introduction to the american tax system . . .\nthe money covered the loss of waiving bus fares . pfeiffer said it also removed one additional hurdle to riding the bus . zero fare is set for two more years , but mountain line is already looking to the future .\nthe university of montana shapes creative and agile learners who are prepared to build successful careers and advance society ' s well - being . become a griz today by applying at\ntwo students from montana\u2019s only hindi language program have just won scholarships to study hindi in india . brandon fulbrook received an american institute of india studies scholarship and . . .\nwhen mountain line staff and directors came up with zero fare , they hoped for a ridership bump , but everyone was surprised how successful it was , increasing ridership by regular users and also convincing more people to use the bus .\nbus riders gathered at the downtown transfer center in missoula on thursday to celebrate mountain line\u2019s zero fare service , just as the organization gears up for a new campaign to continue offering free rides . ( martin kidston / missoula current )\nmountain line closed its books on the 2016 season having recorded a record 1 . 6 million passengers . ridership has increased 50 percent since 2015 , when missoula\u2019s transit system launched zero fare service \u2013 a figure that exceeds initial expectations .\n\u201cwe\u2019re closing out the first year of zero fare and it\u2019s been incredible , \u201d said pfeiffer . \u201canything we can do to get more people riding is a great thing , and it\u2019s an exciting time to be at mountain line . \u201d\nmountain line has been so great in all this snow ! my tiny car has been stuck at home and you all make sure i can get around when the roads are icy , which is such a great service to the community .\ncurious about what the university of montana campus looks like ? visit um via google street view ! the tour begins from the middle of the oval at the center of campus .\nmountain line opened 2015 with the momentum of a fully loaded bus running at full speed . in january , backed by a $ 1 . 7 million levy passed by voters , the transportation district launched phase 2 of its long range transportation plan .\njanuary 2016 \u2013 ridership grows to over 1 million rides annually , a 40 % increase in the first 12 months of phase ii and zero - fare . mountain line breaks the 1 million annual rides barrier for the first time in its history .\nthe missoulian : as missoula\u2019s community newspaper , the missoulian provides news and updates as they happen online , and every day using print . the missoulian has been a strong partner of mountain line on many different programs , most recently zero - fare .\nphiladelphia - raised gianforte stoked bozeman\u2019s entrepreneurial scene , but it\u2019s the montana locals he hired who might sustain it . \u201cit was a founding principle of elixiter to create high - paying jobs in montana , \u201d hull says . in doing so , hull and his fellow founders won\u2019t just boost bozeman\u2019s economic profile , they\u2019ll also serve as role models for struggling communities around the west .\nthe missoula urban transportation district and mountain line are essential components of missoula\u2019s integrated , multi - modal transportation system . we are committed to the community goal of reducing vehicle miles traveled in missoula . we believe that our community can meet this goal by :\nmountain line is kicking the new year off with a bang . the first monday of 2015 broke a record in the number of riders the bus system has seen that day in previous years : a positive sign for this year ' s ridership numbers .\nthis program list date is unknown , but was from a bus that was retired in the summer of 2010 . it is a code by code analysis of the chipset from mountain line ' s 1998 built obi 02 . 502 orion ii # 131 .\n\u201cone problem we\u2019ve had is that , historically , graduates from montana colleges have been told to leave the state , \u201d says christina quick henderson , executive director of the montana high tech business alliance . \u201cwith the growth of the industry , that\u2019s no longer true . \u201d among the 25 least - populated states , montana has topped the kauffman foundation\u2019s rankings of startup activity for four years running . indeed , the 138 members of quick henderson\u2019s trade organization added more than 900 jobs in 2016 , and nearly 1 , 000 are expected to be added to payrolls in 2017 .\n\u2022 upon request , frequent green line udash riders can get a free parking pass to the park place parking garage in downtown missoula until the end of the semester . the pass is valued at $ 190 and will be offered at no charge to students , faculty and staff . from downtown , riders can catch the mountain line route 1 bus to campus , which departs every 15 minutes .\nmountain line also launched a handful of new services through a 2013 voter approved mill levy . these include a new\nbolt !\nroute , which picks riders up every 15 minutes , along with more late evening routes and services for people with disabilities .\nthe location and focal mechanism solution of this earthquake are consistent with right - lateral faulting in association with faults of the lewis and clark line , a prominent zone of strike - slip , dip slip and oblique slip faulting trending east - southeast from northern idaho to east of helena , montana , southeast of this earthquake .\nthe place is incomprehensibly scenic , even by montana standards , situated in a spot where four mountain ranges decide enough is enough and relax into a fertile valley . yellowstone national park is a 90 - minute drive . a river runs through it was filmed on the nearby gallatin river , so trout fishing is a given .\nthe chemistry department at the university of montana has added a new 3 - d color printer . the device will help campus researchers visualize molecules , crystals and other structures used in their . . .\nthe university of montana will award an honorary doctorate in education to sheila m . stearns during its may 12 commencement exercises . on march 9 , the state board of regents unanimously approved . . .\nall content \u00a9 copyright 2000 - 2018 cowles montana media . all rights reserved . for more information on this site , please read our privacy policy , and terms of service , and ad choices .\nseptember 2017 \u2013 ridership grows to over 1 . 5 million rides annually , a 70 % increase since december 2014 . the zero - fare partners agree to continue the program through 2020 . mountain line looks to expand the number of zero - fare partners to 40 .\ntransit systems always look for ways to reduce reliance on the fare box , since those revenues are only a small percentage of what it takes to actually run a transit system . but mountain line is one of only a handful which have hit on the right formula .\nthe lack of diversity could affect the bottom line as companies\u2019 ambitions shift . \u201csome companies want to hire dozens of people a year , and that means you have to recruit people from the outside , \u201d says motoyama . \u201cin it - related jobs , you may need to find people from india , people from china . you don\u2019t find those kinds of software engineers in montana . \u201d the job - hoppers some montana entrepreneurs dread often are some of the most talented employees , are diverse , and sometimes come from far - off places .\nhile waiting for the late bus the mountain line app said the bus ws on time , even the buses are late the app , will never say us late , and sometimes they are early si you miss the bus , 4 day ago i swear the lady had been drinking she was all over the white line onthe road , tis is what to expect from the number 4 bus from east missoula to missoula .\nkeeping employees in bozeman may be easy , but finding them is a challenge . instead of competing with other companies amid a large talent pool , montana firms for years had to fill the pool themselves . gianforte\u2019s bait of choice was home - state pride . twice a year , rightnow would send postcards to msu computer science grads who had left the state , and the company erected billboards on highways leading to big sky ski resort and yellowstone . he says 80 % of his employees in bozeman were born in montana , and the rest were \u201chunting and fishing fools\u201d who wanted the montana lifestyle and a good wage .\nzero fare is now in the final year of a three - year demonstration project , and mountain line is mounting a campaign to continue the program into 2018 . but that will cost money , and the organization is looking to expand its list of partners to generate the revenue .\nthis fall , the davidson honors college at the university of montana will welcome more than 200 of the best and brightest students from across the country and state . thirty - one of these students . . .\nthe 2018 spring commencement ceremonies at the university of montana on saturday , may 12 , will feature words of wisdom from speaker eric sprunk , the chief operating officer for nike inc . sprunk , . . .\nan image from the montana bureau of mines and geology ' s network of seismographs shows the 5 . 8 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that began at 12 : 30 a . m . thursday . the image\nclearly shows the [ initial ] p - wave arrival followed closely by a series of strong s - waves and then numerous aftershocks ,\nthe national weather service says . montana bureau of mines and geology hide caption\nstorms usually increase ridership 20 percent , but the bump friday wouldn\u2019t be quite as high given all the closures , williams said . the blizzard shuttered missoula schools as well as the university of montana and other businesses .\nmissoula is ushering in 2015 with a lot of exciting changes around town . one of the first noticeable changes for missoulians and visitors alike , is the new zero - fare bus service around town . this service allows anyone riding a mountain line bus around missoula , to ride for free .\nwhen mountain line launched zero fare , it set a goal to increase ridership by 45 percent . backed by its community partners , it has achieved that benchmark two years into the program , making missoula one of roughly 40 communities in the u . s . that provides zero fare service .\nthe missoula urban transportation district ( mutd ) was established by voters in june of 1976 . the vote established taxing authority for the creation of the district and passed by a margin of 2 to 1 . the resulting service , known as mountain line , began operating on december 12 , 1977 .\namy rad , left , and michelle fields board a mountain line bus headed for the north reserve street area last monday near franklin school . rad , who uses the bus to commute to her job on reserve , said zero - fare will save her about $ 10 a week in commuting costs .\namy rad , left , and michelle fields board a mountain line bus headed for the north reserve street area near franklin school last january . rad , who uses the bus to commute to her job on reserve , said zero - fare will save her about $ 10 a week in commuting costs .\nvolunteers helped clean up the mess at d & d ; foodtown grocery , after an earthquake hit overnight . assistant manager ruth baker says the damage included pickle jars and wine bottles . eric whitney / montana public radio hide caption\ndownload the free umontana app to earn about degrees and majors , view a campus map , check the food zoo menu , look up udash bus schedule and more . search for \u201cuniversity of montana\u201d in your app . . .\ntake your checking account beyond simple transactions . mystyle checking\u2120 features rewards like gift cards , travel , cash back and more\u2014available only at mountain america .\nfixed route bus service : weekday bus service is provided on twelve fixed routes . during peak weekday hours mountain line provides high frequency 15 - minute service on two bolt ! routes , with 30 - minute and 60 - minute frequency on most other routes . saturday service is provided on ten routes . mountain line\u2019s trolley serves downtown for the farmers market season and out to lunch in caras park . buses generally operate between 6 : 00 a . m . and 10 : 00 p . m . on weekdays and 10 : 00 a . m . and 6 : 00 p . m . on saturdays .\nwith zero - fare , the funding per passenger drops significantly and the effectiveness and productivity of public investment in transit are enhanced . think of it this way : a zero - fare mountain line system allows the agency\u2019s budget and service level to stay constant while an additional several hundred thousand rides are provided .\nthursday ' s earthquake was the strongest to hit western montana in years ; it was slightly stronger than a 5 . 6 magnitude quake that hit a nearby area in july 2005 , the u . s . geological survey says .\nat least 10 measurable temblors hit montana from 12 : 30 to 1 : 31 a . m . thursday , with the last two having magnitudes of 3 . 9 and 4 . 4 , according to the united states geological survey .\n* includes zip line tours , round - trip scenic lift ticket plus 3 rides on our alpine slide and / or summer tubing \u2013 try both ! based on availability . package is only valid for one day . unused activities or tickets are non - refundable . you must be between 60 and 230 lbs to take a zip line tour .\nion . i never received a response when asking for more details about a special bus route . but then again the bus driver called for me and found out more info for me . thank you so much mountain line team and bus drivers for driving safe , being kind and being the rainbow in my cloud so many times !\nlike many places in the state , the local economies were driven for years by tourism and agriculture . but unlike many , this city in the southwestern corner of montana started to diversify its economy in the 1980s when photonics companies started to build lasers , and manufacturing and outdoor - gear firms also settled in . a conservationist might bump into a think - tank economist at one of the local breweries . montana state university ( msu ) provides both thousands of jobs and an annual batch of new employees .\n\u201cwhen we decided to implement zero fare , our goal was 400 , 000 and 45 percent over three years , which is the length of the ( zero - fare ) demonstration project , \u201d said bill pfeiffer , who joined mountain line in august . \u201cto see most of that growth already in the first year is really incredible . \u201d\nin the 1970s , tough new bikes that relished rough terrain were developed and mountain biking was born . the sport started in california but its popularity soon spread .\none of the great resources for the mountain line buses is their mobile app , and bus tracking . making it easier for visitors and riders who are unfamiliar with the bus routes to see in real - time , where the buses are and where they are headed . check out all the great features in the latest edition of bolt ! :\nmost of the products we sell are exclusive to mountain warehouse , unlike other outdoor clothing shops . by cutting out the middleman we can produce the best quality products at the best prices . we pride ourselves on providing great value outdoor gear and at mountain warehouse you can be sure to receive honest advice from our knowledgeable staff .\nan earthquake with a magnitude of 5 . 8 startled many people out of their sleep in western montana early thursday . the shallow quake was felt for hundreds of miles from its epicenter southeast of lincoln , including in parts of neighboring states and in canada .\nsome 30 drivers were on the road friday counting those with the door - to - door service , and their long experience is the main reason the snowstorm didn\u2019t thwart buses , said general manager tree . mountain line drivers have some 16 years behind the wheel on average , and their quality driving meant no wrecks friday and routes close to on time .\n\u2022 udash riders can park free of charge at the comfort inn , located three blocks west of the east broadway park and ride lot , and board the green line udash to campus .\nprices , operating schedule and policies are subject to change without notice . processing fees apply to online orders . for reservations - schedules - fares or ( 208 ) 331 - 1184 horseshoe bend depot , 120 mill road , po box 487 , horseshoe bend , idaho 83629 \u00a9 2003 thunder mountain line \u2022 problems with this website ? e - mail web master .\nthe fourth summer since brokeback mountain came on and in june ennis had a general - delivery letter from jack twist , the first sign of life in all that time .\nthe old man said , \u201ctell you what , i know where brokeback mountain is . he thought he was too goddam special to be buried in the family plot . \u201d\nthis zero - fare service is available for everyone , on any of mountain line bus routes including the airport , downtown , and to the mall . over 36 square miles can be explored from the bus routes in missoula . many of missoula\u2019s many trails can be found just off of the bus routes for hiking and biking , the buses have convenient bike racks as well .\nsoar high above ski slopes , over ravines and through the trees on montana\u2019s longest zip line tour . experience more than a mile of flying on six separate lines stretching as long as 1 , 900 ft . across and up to 300 ft . above the forest floor . if the exhilaration doesn\u2019t take your breath away , the views will . tours are led by two guides who ensure that each flyer is soundly secured for each flight and who facilitate fun from start to finish .\nmountain line is governed by a seven member volunteer board of directors . directors are appointed by the city of missoula and missoula county . all appointments shall be for four years , or in the event of a vacancy , the appointment shall be for the unexpired term . a staggered appointment schedule is in place to provide for the expiration of no more than two terms each year .\n\u201cmountain line makes it really easy for me to commute around the missoula area , \u201d said paul michael quintana , who doesn\u2019t have a driver\u2019s license . \u201cbetween riding my bike and the bike racks on the bus , it makes it really easy to get anywhere around missoula in 15 minutes or less . it gets me to school , my job and my home every day . \u201d\nrocky mountain line systems was started by chris and dayna vinich in 1996 . at the time , the majority of their work encompassed utility distribution and horizontal directional drilling services . in 2011 , rmls underwent reorganization . with the addition of todd anderson and rusty anderson , our scope of work increased to also include oil and gas pipeline construction , welding and fabrication , and plant construction . we are proud to serve montana , north dakota , south dakota , wyoming , nebraska , and colorado . in addition to our main location in casper , wyoming , we have a shop in lander , wyoming and a yard in douglas , wyoming to better suit the needs of our valued customers .\nmeetings are held in the mountain line conference room , 1221 shakespeare , at 12 : 00 pm . board meeting agendas are posted 48 hours before the scheduled meeting time . past board meeting minutes are posted after being approved by the board , usually one month after the meeting time listed . we do not post draft minutes . for more information , please email info @ mountainline . com .\nthe operator in question has been placed on administrative leave pending the results of our internal operation ,\nhe said .\nwe want to make sure that , whatever the outcome is , that it is fair to the operator in question and in the best interest of not just us at mountain line but to all of our passengers and all the members of the missoula community .\ndue to construction of the new missoula college building , the associated students of the university of montana\u2019s east broadway park and ride lot will close monday . users are encouraged to take advantage of several alternatives , including a temporary park and ride at the comfort inn university hotel , 1021 e . broadway .\nreal - time bus information for the mountain line transit fixed - route transit service in missoula , mt . features \u2022 real - time location of the buses \u2022 routes displayed on the map \u2022 bus location - based etas \u2022 arrival notifications \u2022 view route schedules compatibility android 4 . 4 ( kitkat ) or higher is required . support please e - mail us at support @ urltoken with any issues or questions .\nodds are that those employees will remain in those jobs , too . montana employers enjoy preposterously high retention rates compared with their counterparts in larger metros . \u201cthey don\u2019t want to leave , \u201d says hull . \u201cwe have a 75 % lifetime retention rate . that\u2019s pretty crazy in the tech and marketing industry . \u201d\nin the 1970s , mountain biking developed as a fringe sport in california . taking a bike off - road was nothing new but the development of a new bike that relished such terrain was ; these bikes had fatter tyres , rapid - shift gears , drum brakes and ground - breaking suspension . these bikes gave thrill seeking cyclists a much more freedom and the sport of mountain biking was born .\n[ photo : flickr user jesse newland ] it\u2019s not a phenomenon exclusive to elixiter . the kauffman foundation recently studied the startup scenes in bozeman and missoula , home of the university of montana , and found a similar result . \u201cit\u2019s a big contrast : people in silicon valley are always looking for better job opportunities . . . [ but ] people in montana are a lot more laid back , \u201d says yasuyuki motoyama , the kauffman foundation\u2019s former director of research , now incoming assistant professor at the university of kansas . \u201cthey don\u2019t constantly seek other opportunities or counteroffers . they are happy with the company where they are working . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019re benefiting even more people than we used to because of the zero fare program , which is the result of 15 community partners , \u201d said bill pfeiffer , mountain line\u2019s community outreach coordinator . \u201cwhat we\u2019re really down here doing is to celebrate with our riders who are enjoying the service , asking them how zero fare has changed their life , and to get that message to our partners to keep this program going . \u201d\nin 1963 , when he met jack twist , ennis was engaged to alma beers . both jack and ennis claimed to be saving money for a small spread ; in ennis\u2019s case that meant a tobacco can with two five - dollar bills inside . that spring , hungry for any job , each had signed up with farm and ranch employment\u2014they came together on paper as herder and camp tender for the same sheep operation north of signal . the summer range lay above the tree line on forest service land on brokeback mountain . it would be jack twist\u2019s second summer on the mountain , ennis\u2019s first . neither of them was twenty .\nnino schurter of switzerland competes during the men ' s cross - country on day 16 of the rio 2016 olympic games at mountain bike centre on august 21 , 2016 in rio de janeiro , brazil .\nmountain warehouse has been offering quality outdoor clothing and equipment at the lowest prices since 1997 . from hiking clothing and camping equipment to ski wear and running gear we stock everything you need for your outdoor activities .\nthe first national mountain bike championships were held in 1983 in the usa . but the sport quickly grew in popularity in europe and australia . the first mountain bike world championships , recognised by the international cycling union ( uci ) , were organised in 1990 . olympic recognition followed and mountain biking made its debut as an olympic discipline at the atlanta games in 1996 , with a cross - country event for men and women . the programme has remained unchanged ever since . among the big names in this discipline is france\u2019s julien absalon , a two - time gold - medal winner - in 2004 in athens and in 2008 in beijing .\nnino schurter of switzerland celebrates winning gold during the men ' s cross - country on day 16 of the rio 2016 olympic games at mountain bike centre on august 21 , 2016 in rio de janeiro , brazil .\njaroslav kulhavy of the czech republic rides during the men ' s cross - country on day 16 of the rio 2016 olympic games at mountain bike centre on august 21 , 2016 in rio de janeiro , brazil .\nmanpower is an industry concern . your workforce must be trained , competent professionals . your public image and your future are at stake . mountain states can provide your company with the highly motivated personnel to meet your needs .\nmountain line\u2019s route 2 has become missoula\u2019s second bolt ! route , bringing 15 - minute service to several locations , including the westside , north reserve , the good food store and southgate mall . additionally , late evening service on routes 1 , 2 , 6 and 7 will enable missoulians to access transit until 9 : 50 p . m . monday through friday . also , people with disabilities will see increased paratransit support , which allows them easier access to buses .\n\u201cmountain line is really a piece of infrastructure for the city , \u201d said michael tree , general manager . \u201cit\u2019s a critical city service , and so on a day like today , when it\u2019s really tough to get around transitwise , and the city can see their systems up and going , and all the routes are functioning and pretty dang close to being on time , that\u2019s a real confidence booster for the community to know there\u2019s real value there for them . \u201d\nsouthgate mall : with more than 100 stores and 10 , 000 brands , you\u2019ll find something for everyone in the family and for every occasion . the largest mall in western montana , southgate mall stores offer women\u2019s apparel , shoes , kid and teen clothing , jewelry , sporting goods , appliances , electronics , and more . browse department stores , specialty shops , and boutiques .\nan image from the montana bureau of mines and geology ' s network of seismographs shows the 5 . 8 magnitude earthquake and aftershocks that began at 12 : 30 a . m . thursday . the image\nclearly shows the [ initial ] p - wave arrival followed closely by a series of strong s - waves and then numerous aftershocks ,\nthe national weather service says .\nfrequent , convenient bus service to um commencement is provided by udash , the university of montana\u2019s student - run transit service . udash is fast , free , and easy - to - use . the udash commencement shuttles will run from 7 : 00 am until 7 : 15 pm . download a printable pdf map of the routes or view a live map of the bus locations .\nfriend this letter is a long time over due . hope you get it . heard you was in riverton . i\u2019m coming thru on the 24th , thought i\u2019d stop and buy you a beer . drop me a line if you can , say if your there .\nmountain line\u2019s trolley is a well - known sight around missoula , providing rides to the saturday markets and out to lunch in caras park during the warm season . griz fans are encouraged to bring non - perishable food items to drop off at the trolley before halftime . monetary donations to the missoula food bank also count towards the total , with $ 1 equivalent to 1lb . of food . the community with the most pounds raised by halftime of the brawl of the wild on nov . 21 in bozeman wins ."]}
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[ 22 ] similarly , many large cities have fair trade groups that promote fair trade among local consumers and businesses . [ 23 ]\nwhen you see a tweet you love , tap the heart \u2014 it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love .\nand if you are having difficulties repaying you can simply get in touch with us to make changes to repayments when you need to .\nwarren g . harding , candidate for the presidency on the republican ticket , posed with his wife , florence , and wives of state fair board members at the 1920 minnesota state fair .\nand if you take the loan over a longer period , you will pay lower payments .\nyou\u2019re losing money if you\u2019re not offering premium packages in your business . great article peep .\nmy fair lady swept the oscars ceremony , winning eight in april 1965 \u2014 except for the best actress award , which went to julie andrews for mary poppins .\nwe use cookies to give you the best possible online experience . if you continue , we ' ll assume you are happy for your web browser to receive all cookies from our website .\nalthough fair for you has only been operating for a short while , it wanted to understand the impact that it was having and commissioned the centre for responsible credit to look at the social impact that it was having on the lives of those using its service .\nthe fair stayed closed in 1946 , due to a polio epidemic . when it opened again in 1947 , the pronto pup \u2014 a defining feature of the fair for many \u2014 made its debut .\nsee what to do if you have been scammed or think you have been contacted by fraudsters .\nif you are ahead with your loan you are eligible to take a payment holiday \u2013 but only if you have already overpaid on the loan .\nand if you need any help with payments , our payment managers are here to support you with your repayment plan if ever you need it .\nwe collect information from you when you register on our site or enter information on our site .\nfair for you is led by a team with a community credit union background , who got tired of seeing the high cost credit stores opening shop after shop in birmingham .\nfair for you has set up a wholly owned subsidiary which is different to other lenders . its the first national on line challenge to high cost credit in the uk .\n\u201c i\u2019ve had a very bad credit rating and with my weekly low payments to fair for you and never missing a payment has helped my credit score a great deal .\nyou are stranded on a beach on a sweltering day . your friend offers to go for your favorite brand of beer , but asks what\u2019s the most you\u2019re ready to pay for the beer ?\nangela clements , ceo of fair for you , said : \u201cit is now harder than ever for lower income working family households to access affordable credit when hit by a relatively minor emergency such as a broken essential household item .\nniall cooper , director of church action on poverty said : \u201cthis price comparison demonstrates the huge savings consumers can make by purchasing comparable goods from fair for you rather than brighthouse . paying the same weekly amount , consumers can buy their fridge - freezer in 69 weeks with fair for you \u2013 but would have to carry on paying for a further 87 weeks to buy the identical item from brighthouse . \u201d\nwhat will work for you depends on your industry , product and customer . when you try to replicate what valve did to increase their revenue 40x , it might not work for you , but then again , why not give it a try ?\n\u201ci have met many people who have been forced into a spiral of debt and despair through high - cost lending so i was thrilled to be asked to be patron of fair for you . at last , low income families have a straightforward and fair lending solution for much - needed household goods . \u201d\na propeller factory was assembled in the minnesota state fair cattle barn in 1945 . the fair was not held that year due to war - related fuel shortages .\ngeneral dwight eisenhower addressed a grandstand crowd at the minnesota state fair in 1947 .\n[ 6 ] frankie edozien , \u201cafter fair trade coffee , fair trade shea , \u201d iht rendezvous , 12 may 2013 , urltoken , accessed 2 august 2013 .\n[ 11 ] lyon and moberg , fair trade and social justice , 2 .\nyou are now leaving the turn2us site . turn2us is not responsible for content on third party sites .\nwe strive for accuracy and fairness . but if you see something that doesn ' t look right ,\nooooops ! we\u2019re sorry , the page you are looking for does not exist on our new website .\nwe\u2019re so glad to have you as a member . you now have access to benefits that can help you choose right , be safe and stay informed .\nfor years afterward , planes continued to be an attraction at the fair . on the fairgrounds map from 1923 , you can spot the\naeroplane landing field\nout past the grandstand .\nthis timeline is where you\u2019ll spend most of your time , getting instant updates about what matters to you .\nthat\u2019s why i fully support fair for you\u2019s mission to drive real change in the way low - income households access ethical credit for the purchase of essential home items . fair for you genuinely cares about the financial wellbeing of consumers and addresses their needs holistically \u2013 from the provision of high quality goods and affordable repayment plans , to essential money - management support , ongoing help and expert advice \u2013 all of which results in peace of mind for households who are often facing challenging circumstances . \u201d\nthank you @ fairforyoucic and @ streetukloans for sharing your insight in what it takes to be a fair and responsible provider of credit . great to meet the customers and staff ! # endhighcostcredit urltoken\na map of the 1923 minnesota state fair noted the\naeroplane landing field .\nif you contribute $ 250 or more , then you must prove to the irs that you ( a ) made the donation and ( b ) you didn ' t receive anything in return for that donation . therefore you ' ll need a receipt from the charity that includes the following information : the charity ' s name , the value of your gift , the date you made your donation and a statement verifying that you did not receive any goods or services in return for your gift .\nwe\u2019ve added tags to the bottom of all article pages allowing you to further explore the topics you\u2019re interested in .\nmanage your email preferences and tell us which topics interest you so that we can prioritize the information you receive .\nif at any time you would like to unsubscribe from receiving future emails , you can email us at hello @ urltoken and we will promptly remove you from all correspondence .\n[ 3 ] \u201ceducation , \u201d fair trade usa , urltoken , accessed 2 august 2013 .\n[ 22 ] \u201chistory , \u201d fair trade towns usa , urltoken accessed 2 august 2013 .\ncompanies won ' t succeed unless they can meet a market demand at a fair price .\nadditionally , fair trade certification standards vary , and have recently been the cause of some consternation in the fair trade community . in 2011 , fair trade usa changed its standards . it now requires that only 10 % of the ingredients in goods be fairly traded to earn their certification , and has allowed larger plantations to become certified . these changes mean that it no longer adheres to fair trade international ( flo ) standards , which are the baseline for roughly two - dozen national fair trade organizations and a model for many more . flo only certifies small farms and require items to have 20 % fair trade ingredients to achieve their stamp of approval . [ 19 ]\nin this section you will find information on how you can get involved with supporting turn2us and the work we do .\nyou will soon receive an email with a direct link to your profile , where you can update your preferences . if you do not receive this email , please contact us .\n* in order to take pets into store with you , you must have public liability insurance and follow strict guidelines .\nyou must submit a form to declare how much you have raised in the store so we can monitor successful partnerships .\nthe good news is that a range of local authorities , housing associations and social lenders such as credit unions are working together to tackle the problem . for instance , not - for - profit online lender fair for you launched last month . it offers much more affordable finance for home essentials . for instance paying the same weekly amount , someone could buy a new hotpoint 60cm fridge freezer in 69 weeks but would have to carry on paying for another 87 weeks to buy the same item from brighthouse .\nthen came across fair for you , it was a sunday and a bank holiday weekend . it was all dealt with pretty fast and accepted . i had my machine on the thursday of the same week . \u201d\nhow you can use it : consider your positioning and see if you can align your pricing to it . if you\u2019re offering different plans right now , experiment with a single plan .\ntrue fair - heads can point to the fair ' s buildings and streets and pull out a million stories , like the tale of dan patch . ( he was a record - setting race horse , and the namesake for dan patch avenue . )\n[ 4 ] see , for instance , this post on just apparel in santiago , guatemala : david morse , \u201cjust apparel : a fair trade cooperative in guatemala , \u201d chicago fair trade , 21 march 2011 , urltoken , accessed 2 august 2013 .\ncompanies won ' t succeed unless they can provide their offerings at a fair price .\naims to provide transparent and affordable credit for essential household items to families who do not have access to mainstream finance . established in 2015 , fair for you has carried out extensive market research among lower income households to develop affordable , flexible and responsible credit to meet their needs . importantly , loans can be repaid early , with no penalty ; customers are encouraged to overpay , which many do ; and there are no added fees for missed payments . if fair for you\u2019s credit checks show affordability is an issue , applicants are encouraged to seek debt advice .\nwhen it comes to subscription product pricing , you\u2019re not just guessing . . . are you ? a while ago , \u2026\nwe collect information from you when you register on our site , fill out a form or enter information on our site .\nat its most basic , fair trade certification is a purchasing agreement that guarantees producers a minimum price for a commodity , usually above open market rates . in exchange , those producers must meet certain minimum labor and production standards to have their product certified as fair trade . additionally , most prominent certification programs pay another premium to producers to invest in community , economic , and environmental improvement projects . fair trade certifications also set standards for importers and processors of fair trade goods . this certification is then advertised to consumers .\na price comparison analysis by the charity church action on poverty shows that buying a new hotpoint 60cm fridge freezer from fair for you \u2013 rather than the market leader brighthouse \u2013 could result in a total cost saving of \u00a3742 . 35 on the total cost of credit for the purchase .\nthe times and the sunday times and carefully selected third parties use cookies on this site to improve performance , for analytics and for advertising . by browsing this site you are agreeing to this . for more information see our privacy and cookie policy .\nif you donate property other than cash to a qualified organization , you may generally deduct the fair market value of the property . if the property has appreciated in value , however , some adjustments may have to be made .\nmany fair trade groups in the us , including equal exchange , an import cooperative , were outraged by the change in standards . fair trade usa defended its changes by arguing that the new standards would allow more retailers to carry fair trade products . however , given that retailers pay licensing fees to market fair trade products , many wondered if diminished standards would make these fees worth it . [ 20 ]\nfair for you is a cic and wholly owned by a charity so we have a strong mission and asset lock , with full authorisation from the fca . most importantly , we don\u2019t have any shareholders or any owners to please , we are run entirely for the benefit of our customers .\nwe like to look more at what kind of payer you are now , and won\u2019t turn you away based on the past .\nif your product is more expensive than the common reference points , you need to change the perception of the category you\u2019re in .\nif you\u2019re creating a new category , there\u2019s no price reference and people are much more likely to accept any price you name .\nthe cookie settings on this website are set to\nallow cookies\nto give you the best browsing experience possible . if you continue to use this website without changing your cookie settings or you click\naccept\nbelow then you are consenting to this .\ncompanies won ' t succeed unless they can provide a wanted product or service at a fair price .\nnot the answer you ' re looking for ? browse other questions tagged single - word - requests or ask your own question .\nfair trade products , though still a tiny portion of the global food market , are nonetheless one of the fastest growing segments of the market . in 2005 , about five million farmers participated in fair trade certification programs , and sales reach about $ 1 . 6 billion annually . [ 1 ] though fair trade is growing , many consumers are still unclear about what a fair trade label on a product means .\nyou will soon receive an activation email . once you click on the link , you will be added to our list . if you do not receive this email , please contact us . to ensure delivery to your inbox , add us to your address book .\nmost importantly you must have acceptable standards and practices in place and be passionate about rehoming . you will need to be able to demonstrate you are an active pet rehoming centre based in the uk .\n[ 2 ] for examples of standards and explanations set by various certification programs , see : \u201cfaqs : frequently asked questions , \u201d fairtrade international , urltoken , accessed 2 august 2013 ; \u201cabout fair trade usa , \u201d fair trade usa , urltoken , accessed 2 august 2013 .\nthe fair closed again in 1945 , due to fuel shortages during world war ii . some of the state fair facilities were used in the war effort : there was a propeller factory in the cattle barn .\nthe children ' s online privacy protection act of 1998 ( \u201ccoppa\u201d ) applies only to websites of a commercial nature , and while citrus fair is a nonprofit organization , it considers coppa to provide sound advice for any website that is intended for use by children . for this reason , citrus fair does not knowingly collect or solicit any personally identifiable information from children under 13 years of age without verifiable parental consent .\nanother advantage to giving straight to the charity : a donation is tax - deductible , unlike a cause - marketing purchase , for which the company selling the product gets the tax deduction for charitable giving . \u201ci have a philosophical problem with that , \u201d irvin said . \u201cyou\u2019re essentially getting your customer to do your donations for you . \u201d\na new , not for profit alternative to # highcostcredit . # payweekly for household items . tackling the # povertypremium # endhighcostcredit # lifeondebtrow\nreceiving 10 % discount vouchers for pets at home ( subject to availability ) to include in pet adoption packs for new pet owners .\nby submitting your information , you agree to receive emails from history and a + e networks . you can opt out at any time .\nthe state fair has been held every year since 1859 \u2014 with five exceptions . in 1861 and 1862 , the fair was not held on account of the civil war and the u . s . - dakota war .\nthanks for sharing your experience . already knew some and learnt about others . i loved the fact you used concrete examples to demonstrate your points\nanchoring worked even on real estate pros that had been selling properties in the area for 10 + years . next time somebody asks you for a rough estimate or a ballpark figure , make sure it\u2019s high !\nthe above summary of certain federal income tax laws is provided for informational purposes only . we urge you to consult your tax advisor for the federal , state , and local tax consequences of a charitable contribution .\nin 1995 , more than 800 new citizens were sworn in at a naturalization ceremony during the minnesota state fair .\nthe other candidate is - proposition . companies won ' t succeed unless their proposition is at a fair price .\nconsumer credit interim - a consumer credit firm that held an office of fair trading licence and wanted to continue its consumer credit activities had to apply for interim permission . this will last until it has to apply for authorisation or a variation of permission .\nin 2014 , pornhub donated a tree for every 100 videos viewed in a certain ( unprintable ) category for its gives america wood campaign .\npartnered rescues are eligible to take part in and receive donations for national support adoption for pets fundraising events , if nominated by their store .\ncitrus fair may match specific and / or aggregated personal information with third party data to provide you with product and content offerings that interest you and improve our advertising and marketing efforts . citrus fair also may disclose aggregated user statistics in order to describe our services to potential advertisers , partners , other third parties , our affiliate companies and for other lawful purposes . for example , we provide our advertisers with aggregate information about our users , such as statistics regarding the number of website users that view their advertisements .\npreviously ip registered - 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[ 5 ] you may also encounter fair trade certified cotton , cocoa , rice , and even shea nuts . [ 6 ] shea nuts are used to make shea butter , which is an ingredient in a variety of confections and cosmetics .\nhow you can use it : add a decoy package or plan to your offer page , next to the offer you really want them to take .\noh yeah , when you go to nordstrom , you don\u2019t see any prices ending with a 9 . the subliminal message here is \u201cexpect to pay\u201d .\nthe city watchdog is due to announce new rules for the rent - to - own sector in the next few months but clamour is growing for it to act soon to curb the worst excesses of the market . but there also needs to be greater support for the fair and affordable alternatives being set up and delivered by social lenders .\nniall cooper , director of church action on poverty , said : \u201cthis price comparison demonstrates the huge savings that customers can make . paying the same weekly amount , they can buy a fridge freezer in 69 weeks with fair for you , whereas they would have to carry on paying for another 87 weeks to buy the same item from brighthouse . \u201d\nvice president calvin coolidge and his wife grace posed with\nthe ladies of the minnesota state fair ,\nin 1922 .\nthe rules relating to how to determine fair market value are discussed in publication 561 , determining the value of donated property .\nusers can set preferences for how google advertises to you using the google ad settings page . alternatively , you can opt out by visiting the network advertising initiative opt out page or permanently using the google analytics opt out browser add on .\nin the next 24 hours , you will receive an email to confirm your subscription to receive emails related to aarp volunteering . once you confirm that subscription , you will regularly receive communications related to aarp volunteering . in the meantime , please feel free to search for ways to make a difference in your community at urltoken\ni always ponder in amazement how people are willing to pay $ 50 and upwards for an ebook but balk at paying $ 20 for a physical book .\nwhen @ michaelsheen asked our customer what was different about fair for you compared to other lenders : \u201ci can\u2019t stress enough , they are such a brilliant company . they are friendly on the phone , they\u2019re very helpful , it\u2019s just like going to family to borrow some money\u201d . urltoken\nif you decide to refer your complaint after we\u2019ve issued our final response , you should do so within 6 months of the date on our final response letter .\ndepending on the product , you can add extra bonuses or support levels . .\nfuze lemon iced tea adds a vibrant little splash of flavor to your day , so you can enjoy a drink that packs as much punch as you do .\nthe can - spam act is a law that sets the rules for commercial email , establishes requirements for commercial messages , gives recipients the right to have emails stopped from being sent to them , and spells out tough penalties for violations .\nyou need to maintain proper documentation of your contributions . if you want to claim a charitable deduction for a cash gift , then you must be prepared to verify your claim . in other words , you cannot deduct the spare change dropped in a charity ' s collection bucket without the proper documentation . if you are audited , the irs will only accept one of the following to substantiate a monetary gift : a canceled check , credit card statement , bank statement or a written acknowledgment from the charity . donating online via charity navigator ' s giving basket helps you fulfill this requirement since all your giving records will be stored in one place enabling you to quickly obtain an annual record of your charitable giving for tax preparation .\nif you have a complaint and after discussing it with us , wish to take it further , you can ask the financial ombudsman service ( fos ) to look at your complaint . this is a free , independent service for resolving disputes .\nfair for you enterprise cic is a company limited by guarantee registered in england and wales - number 9798014 . authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority - frn 719715 . the register is available here ( urltoken ) . members of the financial ombudsman scheme . vat number 225 0141 61 .\ninformation entered by website visitors is retrieved directly by the citrus fair : 321 e . la habra boulevard la habra , ca 90631\nfor prudential queries about banks , building societies , credit unions , insurance firms .\ngot it ! please don ' t show me this again for 90 days .\nthis is a great summary . i\u2019ll keep it on hand for future reference .\n4 . overpay . save on interest when you pay your loan off earlier ! an added bonus is that you can then miss a payment without going into arrears .\non the other hand , if you can profitably sell something much cheaper than the other guys , great . use their pricing as the reference point and you\u2019ll win .\nwhile we believe at charity navigator that your primary motivation to donate to charity should be altruism , we also think you should know that great tax benefits exist for those who give . here are some of the rules and benefits you should know about .\nwhether such a revolutionary business model can work for investing or is little more than a gimmick is impossible to tell right now . for obvious reasons , \u201cpay what you want\u201d is a curiosity that\u2019s intriguing to consumers and grabs plenty of headlines , but thus far other pwyw experiments have yielded results that are decidely mixed . for example :\nthis article generally explains the rules covering income tax deductions for charitable contributions by individuals . you can find a more comprehensive discussion of these rules in publication 526 , charitable contributions , and publication 561 , determining the value of donated property . for information about the substantiation and disclosure requirements for charitable contributions , see publication 1771 . you can obtain these publications free of charge by calling 1 - 800 - 829 - 3676 .\non sept . 1 , 1995 , more than 800 new citizens were sworn in at a naturalization ceremony during the minnesota state fair .\nin this section you will find information about benefits and grants relevant to your situation .\nwhen ordering or registering on our site , as appropriate , you may be asked to enter your name , email address or other details to help you with your experience .\na gift to a qualified charitable organization may entitle you to a charitable contribution deduction against your income tax if you itemize deductions . you must itemize in order to take a charitable deduction . make sure that if you itemize , your total deductions are greater than the standard deduction . if they ' re not , stick with the standard deduction .\nthis privacy policy only addresses the use and dissemination of information that the website collects from you . to the extent that you disclose any information to other parties , whether through , for example , online auctions , chat rooms , personal ads , or the like , through third party services or promotions offered on or through the website or through other websites throughout the internet , different policies may apply and citrus fair shall not be responsible for the use or dissemination of such information .\nfully authorised apart from 2nd charge - this firm is authorised to run consumer credit business . you should refer to the authorisation information for this firm rather than its interim permission , except for its second charge mortgage business which still comes under its interim permission .\nthis entry was posted in business tips , resources & ideas and tagged agricultural , alternative trade organizations , consumer activism , developing world , economic justice , ethical consumption , ethical trade , fair trade , fair trade certification , fair trade usa , fairtrade international , faith based initiatives , free trade , global north , global south , inequality , neoliberal trade policies , social justice , trade policies . bookmark the permalink .\ni wonder if when you suggested we could download a pdf that you had included a \u2018pay what you like\u2019 field , you would have made some $ $ ? after the good feeling of reading this great piece i would have stuck at least a dollar on it . all the good radiohead fans did , and you clearly spent time researching this and working hard to inform your readers . ( just my $ 0 . 02 ) ; )\nthe school for social entrepreneurs has today opened a new centre in delhi , india .\ngreat article . thanks for all the research material . we humans are really funny .\nsupport adoption for pets is proud to operate a partnership scheme between local rescues and local pets at home stores to raise funds , build awareness and create opportunities for support .\nincrease local awareness for your rescue and raise much needed funds through your local community .\nin 1962 the president of warner bros . studios , jack l . warner , shown here with stars rex harrison and audrey hepurn , paid a record $ 5 . 5 million for the film rights to my fair lady .\nyou can choose to have your computer warn you each time a cookie is being sent , or you can choose to turn off all cookies . you do this through your browser ( like internet explorer ) settings . each browser is a little different , so look at your browser ' s help menu to learn the correct way to modify your cookies .\nin 1885 , the fair finally settled in what is now falcon heights . at the time , the area was called hamline , minn .\nmy fair lady was based on pygmalion , a play by george bernard shaw , which opened 100 years ago in new york and london .\ncomposer frederick loewe , left , and lyricist alan jay lerner , right , wrote my fair lady together . the new title , my fair lady , was taken from the last line of the nursery rhyme\nlondon bridge is falling down\nand appears nowhere in the musical .\nthanks for the research you put into this ! pricing has been one of those things that has always been mind - boggling for my business . now i can actually put some science behind my price structure and stop hoping that this $ xx . xx works !\nthese rules may apply if the donated asset is owned in your own name , with your spouse or other persons . 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[ tweet it ! ]\nthanks for the piece . very well researched . i\u2019ll be using it as a reference !\ncustomers will spend $ 100 and wait for the 5c change . we are funny that way\u2026\nsupport adoption for pets and pets at home - working together to give animals forever homes .\nmost , but not all , charitable organizations qualify for a charitable contribution deduction . you can deduct contributions only if they are made to or for the use of a qualified recipient . no charitable contribution deduction is allowed for gifts to certain other kinds of organizations , even if those organizations are exempt from income tax . contributions to individuals , foreign governments , foreign charities , and certain private foundations similarly are not deductible . all organizations rated by charity navigator qualify for charitable status , and you can deduct your donations to these organizations , subject to certain limitations .\naccording to statistics from the bank of england unsecured borrowing is rising at its fastest pace since 2006 . fair for you aims to provide transparent and affordable credit for essential household items to families who do not have access to mainstream finance . its business model has been developed following extensive market research and consultations with family households that have an overall income of less than \u00a325 , 000 to ensure it offers credit to meet their needs .\nfor a support adoption for pets fundraisind drive each store is invited to nominate just one of their partnered rescues to take part . nominated rescues are required to fundraise in store with the team for a minimum of two days , for which they will receive 50 % of all monies raised by that store throughout the appeal . every penny raised must be banked through the till to arrange the correct amounts and a cheque will be sent from support adoption for pets after the event . the rest of the funds go to our grant programme and the various charity schemes we operate . nominated rescues will receive communications to confirm nominations . if you are not nominated by a store you cannot fundraise in that store during the appeal . we do encourage stores to rotate who they nominate to give everyone a fair chance .\nroosevelt was sworn in as the country ' s 26th president less than two weeks after his\nbig stick\nspeech at the minnesota state fair .\nthe catalog from the 1951 fine arts display at the minnesota state fair included artwork on loan from the museum of modern art in new york city .\nwe may use the information we collect from you when you register , make a purchase , sign up for our newsletter , respond to a survey or marketing communication , surf the website , or use certain other site features in the following ways : \u2022 to personalize user ' s experience and to allow us to deliver the type of content and product offerings in which you are most interested . \u2022 to allow us to better service you in responding to your customer service requests .\ntechnically you can , but a / b testing your price is a dangerous territory . a number of companies ( dell , amazon and others ) in the past have been caught and got in trouble for doing just that , showing different price for the same product to different visitors .\n1 . set up your payment to suit your budget \u2013 you can always change this later .\nhow you can use it : if you want to charge more than the market average , look at the competition : how they package their offering ; what\u2019s the user experience like , and change that . if you look like a new category , people are more likely to pay up .\nif there are any questions regarding this privacy policy you may contact us using the information below .\nby continuing to use the site , you agree to the use of cookies . more information accept\nwhen you sign up for a service we offer on the website , we may be required to share personal information with that service provider in order to provide the service . these third party providers are not permitted to retain or use personal information for any purpose unrelated to providing the service .\ngossip girl did not change the world\u2014but for 121 witty , backstabbing , beautifully dressed episodes , it made the world a hell of a lot more fun to live in . a decade after the cw series\u2019s splashy debut , vanity fair \u2019s own josh duboff gathered almost every major player from the cast and creative team for a juicy longread about the show\u2019s life and legacy . come for blake lively and leighton meester\u2019s charmingly blas\u00e9 memories of the show\u2019s humble beginnings ; stay for a juicy tidbit about ivanka trump and jared kushner\u2019s cameo . ( \u201cthey did it for the money , \u201d co - creator josh schwartz says , with a laugh . )\nauthorised cis - this is a fund set up in the uk that is available for investment .\nproviding personal information is never a prerequisite for accessing the basic content or resources on this website .\nin 2013 , a walmart in ohio held a canned food drive for its own needy employees .\nnote : conversionxl institute recently published original research on saas pricing pages . find out how you should order your pricing plans to generate the most revenue and what happens when you highlight a \u201crecommended\u201d plan .\nthank you for your interest in this question . because it has attracted low - quality or spam answers that had to be removed , posting an answer now requires 10 reputation on this site ( the association bonus does not count ) . would you like to answer one of these unanswered questions instead ?\ncustomers were presented four different pricing schemes for souvenir photos : a flat fee of $ 12 . 95 ; a flat fee of $ 12 . 95 with half going to charity ; pay - what - you - wish ; and pay - what - you - wish with half going to charity .\nif you are struggling financially , you can use our benefits calculator to check your entitlement to benefits and our grants search to see if you are eligible for help from a charitable fund , based on your personal circumstances and needs . the your situation section on our website contains resources on benefits grants and managing money , including useful links sheets and a find an adviser tool to help you find national and local sources of further help . source : church action on poverty press release ( not available online )\n[ 7 ] while the modern fair trade movement is new and responds to free trade policies enacted since the 1970s , there is definitely a way in which fair trade responds to a longer history of trading in commodity crops between colonial power and their colonies . see , for instance , sidney wilfred mintz , sweetness and power : the place of sugar in modern history ( new york : penguin books , 1986 ) ."]}
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85 , 000 tonnes ( approximately )\nthe types of waste generated from both the 3 waste management in mining and allied 3 . 4 waste management in rourkela steel plant 67\ntypes of waste generated in rourkela steel plant . heavy industry is specialized in the design , manufacture and supply of crushing equipment used in\ndeclartion of rourkela steel tonwship area as industrial township and abolition of nac ( st ) . formation of rourkela development authority ( rda ) by abolition of rourkela regional imrovement trust . f . m . radio station at rourkela inaugurated as 9th radio station and 3rd fm station of odisha .\nintegrated greenfield steel plant for nmdc limited at nagarnar ( 3 . 0 mtpa )\n# sailsteel sail , rourkela steel plant\u2019s endeavour to plant 1 . 8 lakh trees this year commenced with a plantation festival . mr . ashwini kumar @ ceorsp launched the plantation drive . rsp has so far planted more than 47 lakh trees in and around rourkela . urltoken\nsteel plant to the nation . the 11 - times winner of prime minister ' s trophy for ' best integrated steel plant ' in the country is truly taking forward\ndeclaration of estbalishment of public sector inregrated steel plant at roukela by central government after signing of mou with krups and demag company of west german , for the establishment of integrated steel plant at rourkela ( later becomes sail , rsp ) .\nup gradation of 1250 cum blast furnace no . 3 of durgapur steel plant - 6000 tonnes\nrevamping of blast furnace no . 7 ( 2230cum ) of bhilai steel plant - 600 tonnes\nsolid waste management in a steel plant the disposal of solid waste generated from the steel industry refractory wastes are usually of two types .\nb . m . k . agrawal , sail , bhilai steel plant , shri arvind kumar , tata steel ltd . , jamshedpur ,\nthe expansion project at salem steel plant has been completed in september , 2010 . at rourkela and iisco steel plants , all facilities under the integrated process route are in operation , stabilization and ramp - up . the expanded capacities of rourkela steel plant and iisco steel plant , burnpur have been dedicated to the nation on 01 . 04 . 2015 & 10 . 05 . 2015 , respectively . in bokaro steel plant , the major facilities like upgraded blast furnace no . 2 , rebuilt coke oven battery no . 1 & 2 and new 1 . 2 mtpa cold rolling mill are ready . in bhilai steel plant , the new coke oven battery , sinter machine in sp - 3 , ore handling plant & oxygen plant are in operation . in durgapur steel plant , the rebuilt of coke oven battery - 2 , ladle furnace & bloom - cum - round caster have been completed . .\nbhubaneswar , aug . 21 : twenty - two employees of rourkela steel plant have bagged the prime minister\u00eds shram award , 2011 , from the union ministry of labour and employment .\nbhilai steel plant , india ( expansion from 2 . 5 mtpa to 4 . 0 mtpa )\nbokaro steel plant , india ( expansion from 2 . 5 mtpa to 4 . 0 mtpa )\nthe new and modernised rourkela steel plant has a much bigger blast furnace , which has augmented its hot metal capacity to 4 . 5 mtpa from 2 mtpa at present . with completion of modernisation , annual capacity of crude steel at rourkela plant will increase to 4 . 2 mtpa from 1 . 9 mtpa while that of saleable steel will increase to 3 . 9 mtpa from 1 . 67 mtpa .\nhot srip mill commissioned at rourkela . establishment of regional engineering college ( rec , currently known as nit ) at rourkela , the second engg . college of odisha .\nthis would be the third plant of sail which the prime minister will dedicate to the nation . in 2015 , he had dedicated rourkela and iisco steel . . . . . .\n14 . 2 . 1 steel athourity of india limited ( sail ) steel authority of india limited ( sail ) is the largest leading steel - making company in india . it is fully integrated iron and steel maker , producing both basic and special steel for domestic , construction , engineering , power , railway , automotive and defence industries and for sale in export markets . ranked amongst the top ten public sector companies in india in terms of turnover . sail produces iron and steel at four integrated plants and three special steel plants . sail ' s wide range of long and flat steel products are much in demand in the domestic as well as the international market . this vital responsibility is carried out by sail ' s own central marketing organization ( cmo ) . integrated steel plants : \uf0a7 bhilai steel plant ( bsp ) in chhattisgarh . \uf0a7 durgapur steel plant ( dsp ) in west bengal . \uf0a7 rourkela steel plant ( rsp ) in odisha . \uf0a7 bokaro steel plant ( bsl ) in jharkhand . \uf0a7 iisco steel plant ( iis ) in west bengal . special steel plants : \uf0a7 alloy steel plants ( asp ) in west bengal . \uf0a7 salem steel plant ( ssp ) in tamil nadu . \uf0a7 visvesvaraya iron and steel plant ( visl ) in karnataka .\nin 2008 , six employees of the steel plant had won the shram award , while in 2009 and 2010 , 13 and eight employees of the steel plant had bagged the awards under different categories respectively .\na central green panel has given environment clearance to steel authority of india ltd ' s ( sail ) rs 5 , 419 - crore expansion and modernisation project for its rourkela plant in odisha .\nin any integrated steel plant a lot of wastes are type of cement \u2013 but reduction of wastes generated . blast furnace slag , steel melting shop slag\nbokaro steel plant , bokaro steel city - 827001 bihar - india phone : fax : email : n . a . internet : n . a .\nindian railways : must watch . exclusive slag dumping done around p . p yard of bhilai steel plant .\nbokaro steel plant , bokaro , india ( expansion from 4 . 0 mtpa to 5 . 77 mtpa )\nbhilai steel plant , bhilai , india ( expansion from 4 . 0 mtpa to 7 . 0 mtpa )\ndurgapur steel plant , durgapur , india ( expansion from 2 . 0 mtpa to 2 . 2 mtpa )\nthis will be done during a function where the prime minister will dedicate the new modernised rourkela steel plant , one of the five integrated plants of sail , to the nation on april 1 . the plant has been upgraded with an investment of \u20b912 , 000 crore .\nsail has decided to ramp up capacity of rourkela steel plant ( rsp ) to 10 . 8 million tonne ( mt ) by 2025 from the present 4 . 5 mt , says narendra singh tomar .\nindia needs to boost its steel production to surpass china to become the biggest producer in the world , prime minister narendra modi said today as he dedicated to the nation rs 12 , 000 - crore expansion project at the sail\u2019s rourkela steel plant here .\nrourkela steel plant was the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in india and also the first in asia to adopt the ld technology . this order is unique in the sense that it has re - started the relationship between siemens vai and rsp in bringing about further enhancement of technology for production of special grades of steel . the new rh plant is part of sail ' s modernization and expansion program for its rourkela location , which is intended to increase raw steel production to around 4 . 2 million tons per year . a third bof converter will be constructed in steel works ii with secondary steelmaking facilities \u2013 including the siemens rh plant , and a continuous slab caster .\nin all the above projects the major units are coke oven plant , sinter plant , blast furnace plant , steel melt shop , casters , rolling mills and other associate facilities . the facilities of these plants are of various capacities . in these steel plant projects , major suppliers of main units are reputed international parties and mecon has experience of working with all major international players in iron & steel sector .\nthe main functions of the rh degassing plant in the rourkela steel works are the removal of hydrogen , forced decarburization and the chemical heating of the liquid steel . the liquid steel is treated under vacuum conditions with argon as lift gas for circulation of steel . twenty - four heats can be treated per day , which amounts to a production capacity of about one million tons of liquid steel per annum .\n46 . 5 . 5 . how do you rate the registration procedure of the rourkela steel plant for getting secondary product ? table 5 . 5 : degree of satisfaction for the registration procedure figure 5 . 5 : degree of satisfaction for the registration procedure inference : this graph indicates that 100 % customers are satisfied about the order registration procedure of rourkela steel plant as all the companies cannot get registered but there is procedure to be followed . as all the respondents are satisfied with the procedure , this shows that the rourkela steel plant has a good registration procedure which is easy to follow and understand . easy 100 % hard 0 %\nmba marketing summer internship project ( sip ) , . doc file sample of project report at marketing department of rourkela steel plant . * view and download link : 1 . docx : urltoken 2 . pdf : urltoken\n6 . executive summary in today\u2019s market where the customers are playing a major role , it is extremely necessary for an organization to see that their products provide complete satisfaction to their customer by fulfilling their needs . in this project the marketing strategy of secondary products of rourkela steel plant is studied . it became essential for customer survey , to know the problem faced by customers in local region . also some different marketing tactics and procedures have been found , which will be helpful for both management and customer . all the information has been collected by survey and work visit as well as by discussing with different managers in marketing department of rourkela steel plant . all the relevant available data of rourkela steel plant have been used . it is believed that the organization is more concerned with larger order of steel products by ignoring the smaller orders of steel products . at the end conclusion and recommendation to improve the functioning of marketing department of rourkela steel plant have been proposed .\nre building of 5 m tall co battery nos . 5 , 1 & 2 of bokaro steel plant - 3500 tonnes\n48 . 5 . 7 . by far have you faced any difficulties doing business with rourkela steel plant ? table 5 . 7 : difficulties faced in doing business figure 5 . 7 : difficulties faced in doing business with rourkela steel plant inference : this graph 5 . 7 shows that no company has faced any difficulties for conducting the business with rourkela steel plant . this implies it has a very smooth procedure in selling and disposing of secondary products 5 . 8 . are you satisfied with rourkela steel plant\u2019s sale policy of secondary products ? and do you like to suggest the company something ? table 5 . 8 : customers satisfaction in the sale policy 0 % 100 % 0 % 10 % 20 % 30 % 40 % 50 % 60 % 70 % 80 % 90 % 100 % yes no series1 easy 100 % hard 0 % easy 100 % hard 0 %\nsiemens vai metals technologies has received an order from the steel authority of india ( sail ) to supply an rh vacuum degassing plant to the rourkela steel works in the state of orissa . the new plant will allow high - quality steel grades up to cold - rolled non - oriented types to be produced . the order is worth a total of some ten million euros . the rh plant is scheduled to come into operation by the middle of 2012 .\nterming rourkela as the town that has given india the strength of steel , he said rsp plays a key role in the nation\u2019s defence . \u2014 pti\nrourkela steel plant ( rsp ) has developed 20 new specialised products , including products for the defence sector as part of its drive to slash the country ' s import burden and adopt the ' make in india ' mission .\nconsultancy and detailed engineering services for 2 . 5 mtpa expansion of durgapur steel plant - 25 , 000 tonnes ( approximately )\nrourkela steel plant ( rsp ) is located in the north - western tip of orissa . the plant is located at the centre of a rich mineral belt in orissa . the plant has a locational advantage in terms of connectivity because it is situated on the howrah - mumbai rail mainline and very well connected with most of the important cities of india [ 1 ] .\n1 . a summer internship project report on \u2018performance appraisal in rourkela steel plant\u2019 submitted in partial fulfilmentof the requirements for the degree of master of business administration ( mba ) submitted by : ( your name ) roll no . xxxxxxxxx company advisor : faculty advisor : mr . xxxxxxxxxxxxxx dr . professorname dy . manager ( personnel - modernisation ) associate professor rourkela steel plant schoolof management sail college name college logo school of management your college name , city july , 2015\nit is one of the largest steel plants and the plant was conceived about 60 years ago in the year 1954 . the republic of germany provided technical know how for the construction of the steel plant . german metallurgical firms mannesmann , krupp , demag , siemens and voestalpine provided machinery and consultancy to the plant among others .\nemployee empowerment : the rourkela steel plant experience\nby choudhury , anuva ; giri , d . v . - indian journal of industrial relations , vol . 48 , issue 4 , april 2013 | online research library : questia\nmba hr summer internship project ( sip ) , . doc file sample of project report at human resource ( hr ) department of rourkela steel plant . * view and download link : 1 . docx : urltoken 2 . pdf : urltoken\n# sailsteel # berustfree more than 3000 persons participated in the yoga programmes organised by sail , rourkela steel plant on # internationalyogaday2018 . mr . jual oram , union minister of tribal affairs inaugurated and participated in the programme . @ jualoram urltoken\nsteel authority of india ltd ( sail ) has accorded its in - principle approval to the expansion plan of rourkela steel plant ( rsp ) at a cost of rs 9 , 869 crore ( rs 98 . 69 bn ) , the sources said . if the . . . . . .\n44 . 20 customers out of 50 customers buy secondary products between 5000 to 10000t . this shows the order routine process and the buying behaviour of the customers . 5 . 3 . for last how many years your company has been purchasing secondary products from rourkela steel plant ? table 5 . 3 : numbers of years , the company has been purchasing products from rourkela steel plant figure 5 . 3 : numbers of years the company has been purchasing products from rourkela steel plant inference : this figure 5 . 3 indicates that most of the companies are buying secondary products from rourkela steel plant for last 5 - 10 years i . e . 25 companies out of 50 companies\u2019 . there are few companies i . e . 15 companies out of 50 companies that are buying it from above and over 10 years while there are no companies who are not doing business with steel plant for less than 2 years . ( a ) 0 - 2500 tones 10 % ( b ) 2500 - 5000 tones 30 % ( c ) 5000 - 10000 tones 40 % ( d ) above 10000 tones 20 %\n1 . a summer internship project report on \u201cmarketing of primary products and secondary scraps through online forward auction process for rourkela steel plant\u201d submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of master of business administration ( mba ) submitted by : ( your name ) roll no . xxxxxxxxx college logo school of management college name month , year company advisor : faculty advisor : mr . xxxxxxx ( marketing ) prof . name dy . manager associate professor rourkela steel plant schoolof management sail college name\nconsultancy and detailed engineering services for 7 . 0 mtpa expansion of bhilai steel plant - 2 , 50 , 000 tonnes ( approximately )\nbhubaneswar , dec 10 ( ) rourkela steel plant ( rsp ) has posted a\nstellar performance\nby earning net profit in the last three months and setting new records in key areas .\nthere are several reasons for the stellar performance .\nthe jv between two of the world ' s major steel companies will combine thyssenkrupp and tata steel ' s european steel operations to create europe ' s second - largest steelmaker after steel tycoon lakshmi n mittal ' s arcelormittal .\npradhan , shri p . kabindra kumar patra , sail , steel authority of india ltd . , rourkela , shri vinod kumar , shri rajbir singh , bhel , haridwar , shri geetesh seetesh , tata steel ltd . , jamshedpur ,\nbhilai steel plant , bhilai - 490001 chattisgarh - india phone : fax : email : n . a . internet : n . a .\nchief executive officer of the steel plant g . s . prasad said the awarded employees would inspire their colleagues to aim for bigger goals .\n51 . inference : this graph 5 . 10 indicates that customer of rourkela steel plant is served on priority if they pay in advance . almost all the customers are satisfied that they get the delivery of products on time if the payment has been made .\nsays sail chairperson , c s verma : \u201cour steel costs twice as much as normal steel , but is still half the cost of imported warship steel . as volumes increase , and our production techniques are refined , we hope the cost will come down . \u201d today , bhilai steel plant casts warship steel plates of up to 20 millimetres thickness without quenching or tempering , supplying the bulk of the requirement for large warships . but thicker steel plates are also required , albeit in smaller quantities . that is done at the special plate plant ( spp ) in rourkela , which produces plates up to 120 millimetre thick through quenching and tempering .\n13 . 13 project objective : - in bhilai steel plant there are various sections of marketing department . since i have chosen \u201cmarketing of secondary product at b . s . p my objectives are : - \uf0d8 to know what is secondary products & why is it necessary to sell . \uf0d8 to know the use of secondary products . \uf0d8 marketing study of secondary products in b . s . p \uf0d8 to study terms & condition on which b . s . p sells its secondary products . \uf0d8 to study & know how to do pricing of secondary products . \uf0d8 dealing with local customers . \uf0d8 customers and competitors of the b . s . p . scope : - \uf0d8 bhilai steel plant is an integrated steel plant is an integrated steel plant and one of the largest steel plant in asia . with a huge capacity with best technology . bhilai steel plant is trying to get maximum revenue out of that not a single unit of material is being wasted . the scrape material of the bhilai steel plant having a demand in local market and also other parts of the country and give a huge revenue for bhilai steel plant .\nplant and its sister plants of the steel authority of india ( sail ) \u2014 at rourkela , durgapur and bokaro \u2014 have manufactured 26 , 000 tonnes of high - grade \u201cwarship steel\u201d that has gone into ins vikrant , india\u2019s first indigenous aircraft carrier that will be launched into water at cochin shipyard on monday . simultaneously ,\nlimited ( sail ) and rashtriya ispat nigam limited ( rinl ) have undertaken modernisation and expansion ( at bhilai , bokaro , durgapur , rourkela , isp , burnpur and special steel plant at salem of sail and vizag steel plant of rinl ) to enhance its crude steel production capacity in the current phase from 12 . 84 million tonne per annum ( mtpa ) to 21 . 40 mtpa and from 3 . 0 mtpa to 6 . 3 mtpa , respectively . .\n12 . rourkela steel plant is located in the north - western tip of orissa and at the heart of a rich mineral belt . being situated on the howrah - mumbai mainline , rourkela is very well connected with most of the important cities of india . the nearby airports are ranchi ( 173 km ) , bhubaneswar ( 378 km ) and kolkata ( 413km ) , so all these factors together help in running successfully of this steel giant .\nrourkela steel plant ( rsp ) was set up in 1954 with german collaboration . the plant is located in the mineral rich state orissa . it is the first integrated steel plant in the public sector in india . the plant has an installed capacity of 1 million tons and was enhanced to 1 . 9 million tons after modernization in 1990s . now rsp has the capacity to produce 2 million tons of hot metal , 1 . 9 million tons of crude steel and 1 . 67 million tons of saleable steel . recently , rsp has taken a massive modernization and expansion plan with an capital investment of around of rs 12 , 000 crores that will double its present generation capacity [ 1 ] .\nunder the expansion project , the steel plant\u2019s capacity has been raised from 2 million tonne per annum ( mtpa ) to 4 . 5 mtpa .\nconsultancy and detailed engineering services for 7 . 0 mtpa expansion of bokaro steel plant ( 1st phase ) - 40 , 000 tonnes ( approximately )\ndurgapur steel plant , durgapur - 713203 west bengal - india phone : fax : email : n . a . internet : n . a .\niisco steel plant , burnpur - 713325 west bengal - india phone : fax : email : n . a . internet : n . a .\n# sailsteel sail , rourkela steel plant team comprising mr . ravi banjare , senior manager ( projects ) and mr . sampad mishra , deputy manager ( refractories ) , has bagged the 1st runners up place in the 8th business quiz for corporates - udaan 2018 . urltoken\nthe defence metallurgical research laboratory ( dmrl ) , a part of drdo , began working with sail , finding a way to produce warship steel cheaply in quantities that ran into tens of thousands of tonnes . rourkela steel plant found that \u201ctempering and quenching\u201d \u2014 which involves heating steel to red heat and then plunging it into water \u2014 gave the required grain structure , but would cost too much . and then came the breakthrough : bhilai steel plant developed a \u201ccontinuous casting\u201d process and warship grade steel was now affordable . in 2004 , cochin shipyard was given the green signal and ins vikrant started taking shape .\nsail produces iron and steel at five integrated plants and three special steel plants , located in the eastern and central regions .\n28 . 19 \uf0b7 we value the opportunity and responsibility to make a meaningful difference in people\u201fs lives . ( source : urltoken 2 . 8 rourkela steel plant ( rsp ) rsp is the first of the three integrated steel plants that was set up in 1959 by government of india . it was setup with the collaboration of german . it had a capacity of 1 million tonnes during installation . then , its capacity was enhanced to 1 . 9 million tonnes . in the mid 1990s the plant was modernised with a number of new units having state of the art facility . other older units were reformed to improve the quality of products and for cost reduction . at the same time cleaner environment was also ensured . it is the first plant under sail and also the only one at present where 100 per cent of the slabs are produced by the cost effective as well as quality centric route of continuous casting . presently , rsp has the capacity to produce 2 million tonnes of hot metal , 1 . 9 million tonnes of crude steel and 1 . 67 million of saleable steel . it is the only plant under sail that produce silicon steel for the power sector , tin plates for the packaging industry and high quality pipes for the oil and gas sector . it has a wide and sophisticated product range . it includes tubular , flat and coated products . to double its present cpacity around 12 , 000 crores is being invested . 2 . 9 mission statement of rourkela steel plant \u201cachieving total safety , perfect quality , optimum cost and maximum productivity in a harmonious environment . \u201d 2 . 10 the samskar of rourkela steel plant \u201cwe have to create and sustain a peaceful work environment where every employee can contribute to the plant in assigned area of work with full freedom and dignity and without fear . \u201d 2 . 11 the sankalpa of rourkela steel plant \u201cwe the employees of rourkela steel plant have full faith in our unlimited potential and we resolve to sustain our samskar and commit ourselves to achieve total safety , perfect quality , optimum cost and maximum productivity . it is our sankalpa to spread samridhi in our steel plant , steel township and in the region . \u201d\nmecon has successfully completed responsibilities as project manager to durgapur steel plant for modernization project involving procurement from global sources and consultancy & engineering for modernization of bokaro steel plant . both these projects have been executed based on international competitive bidding ( icb ) wherein technology and equipment have been sourced from industrialized countries .\nbhilai steel plant , chhattisgarh bhilai - 490001 madhya pradesh - india phone : fax : email : n . a . internet : n . a .\nvisvesvaraya iron & steel plant , bhadravathi - 577301 karnataka - india phone : fax : email : n . a . internet : n . a .\na question answer session in 2011 , raised in the indian parliament , steel minister said that sail has employed about 6 , 257 displacement at rourkela steel plant [ 4 ] the list of around 2 , 200 claims prepared by rehabilitation and periphery development advisory committee in 2007 for compensation and job for the people . the rsp authorities have agreed in 2013 to provide employment to the displaced of rourkela steel plant ( rsp ) rsp has also agreed to surrender around 1 , 100 acres of surplus land for establishment of vending zones in a bid to check encroachment and settle the local population . [ 3 ] despite all these argument , the plant is operating until today and many people have not been compensated .\n7 . 7 eleven - times winner of prime minister ' s trophy for best integrated steel plant in the country , bhilai steel plant ( bsp ) is india ' s sole producer of rails and heavy steel plates and major producer of structural . the plant is the sole supplier of the country ' s longest rail tracks of 260 metres . with an annual production capacity of 3 . 153 mt of saleable steel , the plant also specializes in other products such as wire rods and merchant products . since bsp is accredited with iso 9001 : 2008 quality management system standard , all saleable products of bhilai steel plant come under the iso umbrella . at bhilai is0 : 14001 has been awarded for environment management system in the plant , township and dalli mines . it is the only steel plant to get certification in all these areas . the plant is accredited with sa : 8000 certification for social accountability and the ohsas - 18001 certification for occupational health and safety . these internationally recognised certifications add value to bhilai ' s products and helps create a place among the best organisations in the steel industry . among the long list of national awards it has won , bhilai has bagged the cii - itc sustainability award for three consecutive years . location : forty kms west of raipur , the capital city of chhattisgarh , along the howrah - mumbai railway line and the great - eastern highway , stands bhilai steel plant ( bsp ) . the bhilai steel plant , located in bhilai , in the indian state of chhattisgarh , is india ' s first and main producer of steel rails , as well as a major producer of wide steel plates and other steel products . the plant also produces and markets various chemical by - products from its coke ovens and coal chemical plant . it was set up with the help of the ussr in 1955 .\nthe modernisation of iisco steel plant in burnpur can be a big boost for the state ' s industry if ancillary units come up around the plant the event was the completion of the modernisation of sail ' s . . . . . .\nspecific quantities of wastes generated in steel plants , their characteristics , and the status of their recycling via sinter at tata steel .\na source said a 17 - member cbi team from bhuabaneswar reached rourkela and raided multiple locations . separate cbi teams conducted raids .\nrourkela steel plant is implementing a massive modernization and expansion programme under which the plant is all set to double its capacity and augment it to the level of 4 . 5million ton per year of hot metal . the crude steel making capacity will simultaneously increase from the level of 1 . 9mtpa to 4 . 2 mtpa and production of saleable steel will zoom from the level of 1 . 671 mtpa to 3 . 99 mtpa . to cater to the power requirements for the various technological packages , the power network is being augmented . sterling and wilson was part of the construction of ht / lt substations for lime plant , ced , propane plant with interplant cabling and miscellaneous electrical works .\nsalem steel plant , salem - 636013 tamil nadu - india phone : 2383021 fax : 382800 email : n . a . internet : n . a .\nthe steel city rourkela remained cut off for the second day on wednesday as the blockade at its entry points launched by tribal agitators continued overnight paralysing train services for over 24 . . . . . .\nthis is a part of the steel plant ' s endeavour towards developing niche products to cut down the import burden of the country apart from making the requisite steel available to the downstream domestic manufacturers , a rsp release said today .\ndivestment of salem steel plant , a unit of steel authority of india ltd is unlikely to go through this financial year . a sail spokesman said one reason for this was that the bid submitted by the . . . . . .\nlaxmi mittal pulling out his 12 - million tonne steel plant from orissa will be a big blow to the state . ditto , if it happens , for the 12 - million tonne plant from korean giant posco that was to cost . . . . . .\nbhaktahari mahapatra from the tonnage oxygen plant no . 1 won this award in the individual category .\nrinl has undertaken modernization of its existing facilities like blast furnaces , steel melt shop converters and sinter plant , etc . the projects are at various stages of completion . .\nthe enforcement directorate ( ed ) on monday registered a case of money laundering against bhuneshwar prasad verma , a former executive director ( works ) of rourkela steel plant ( rsp ) . verma , currently posted in durgapur , had been arrested by the cbi in january for alleged corruption during his tenure with the rsp .\nrailway line through present day rourkela established on goilkera \u2013 jharsuguda station under the then bnr railway and now under chakradharpur division of south estaern railway .\n350 cum bf complex and disp plant at bhuj for saw pipes ltd . - 6 , 600 tonnes\ncurrently , the plant has customers such as defence ministry . company officials claimed that steel used in indigenous aircraft carrier ins vikrant and the combat battle tank arjun was manufactured here .\nas many as 68 employees from across the country had been selected for the honour . but , employees of the rourkela steel plant grabbed almost one - third of the total number of awards given to staff members of various departmental undertakings and public sector undertakings of the central government , state governments and private sectors for distinguished performance .\n9 . basic theoretical concepts and contexts of the topic in rsp , during the production of prime products some scraps and defectives items are generated in course of production . these are generally used by different small - scale industries for different purposes . therefore these secondary products are to be marketed in various ways and to all type of venders , and it is very tough task for rourkela steel plant to satisfy all the venders by giving equal weight age to all . this project makes a deep study on the system followed for marketing in rourkela steel plant so as to make the company as well as the customers ( small scale industries ) beneficiary . rourkela steel plant , one of the pioneering units of sail is a hallmark of excellence in the steel - making scenario of india today . all sail products including products of rourkela steel plants are marketed through its central marketing department ( cmo ) . to ensure quality and prompt dispatch of the products , cmo keeps touch with producing units as well as the transport and shipping sectors . marketing itself a tough job , which requires proper planning , logic and strategic to be applied at correct time and place . it includes also the way of selling the products . all the things are applied in rsp also . the marketing department rsp is a combination of \uf0b7 auction and disposal . \uf0b7 secondary steel stockyard \uf0b7 iron and steel secondary . \uf0b7 coal chemicals , waste products , spp the secondary products of rsp can be divided into 3 categories . \uf0b7 iron & steel .\nin cooperation with the fried . krupp company in essen , germany , in 1958 v\u00f6est began construction in rourkela ( india ) of the first ld steelmaking plant outside of austria . this also marked v\u00f6est\u2019s entry into the construction of industrial plants on an international level . in the same year , after a number of years of intensive r & d work as well as testing in two of the three converters and various improvements , the dedusting equipment in the entire ld steelmaking plant 1 was completed . in 1958 the 4 . 2 meter heavy plate line at the plant in linz began production and in 1959 ld steel making plant 2 was started up .\nunion steel minister chaudhary birender singh today said the centre is keen to develop odisha ' s kalinganagar as a steel hub , as part of its plan to raise the country ' s steel production to 300 mt by 2030 . \u200b\u200b\nat present , rsp has 4 . 5 mtpa production capacity of hot metal and 4 . 2 mtpa of crude steel . it is sail ' s only plant that produce silicon steel for the power sector and high quality pipes for the oil and gas sector .\nmandem subrahmanya kumar , rashtriya ispat nigam ltd . , visakhapatnam , shri manohar singh taragi , shri shyam bihari , bhel , haridwar , shri jasbir singh , shri mannu lal thakur , shri pradyumna singh , shri surendra puri , shri shivgopal bhandari , shri padman lal sahu , sail , bhilai steel plant , shri prasanta kumar naik , sail , rourkela steel plant , shri chodisetti balaji , shri ravi venkateswara rao , bhel , hyderabad , shri amar singh , shri rajkamal kumar chauhan , bhel , haridwar , smt . bindu kurup ,\nrourkela ( odisha ) : rourkela steel plant ( rsp ) is all set to roll out high strength steel of strategic importance using russian technology . an interaction session pertaining to heat making , rolling , heat treatment and testing of the high strength steel was held here recently where russian steel making experts and indian defence scientists were present , an rsp release said here today . technology of manufacturing of this very high strength steel is being transferred from russia to india . the process of manufacturing of these steel consists of trial production , mastering production and certification of the process and product , it said . the team also witnessed heat making of this high strength steel at sms - ii through rh degasser . the chemistry obtained during heat making was extremely satisfactory and within the range specified in the technical documentation supplied by the russian experts , the release said . steel making experts from prism promety , st petersberg , russia , and senior level scientists from defence metallurgical research laboratory ( dmrl ) , hyderabad , and ccnm , hyderabad were present in the interaction session .\nsupplied steel for four corvettes that garden reach shipbuilders and engineers , kolkata , is building under project 28 . and essar steel is providing steel for four destroyers that mazagon dock , mumbai , is building under the indian navy\u2019s project 15b .\nhowever one dresses it up , a steel plant is not a pretty place . a blast of heat hits us as we enter the gigantic shed that houses bhilai steel plant\u2019s largest blast furnace , which converts ore into pig iron . our eyes still attuned to the bright chhattisgarh sunlight outside , we peer into a smoky version of what can only be described as dante\u2019s inferno .\n30 . 21 of silicon steel which was used for cold rolled no orientation sheets . the system constitutes of a degassing facility , vacuum oxygen refining unit and vacuum arc refining unit . the first integrated steel plant to adopt cost effectiveness continuous casting route for quality centered to process 100 per cent of produced steel . all the departments that were holding the major role and some service departments certified to iso 9001 : 2008 qms . 2 . 15 major units in rourkela steel plant \uf0b7 ore bedding and blending plant \uf0b7 coke oven \uf0b7 sintering plant \uf0b7 blast furnaces \uf0b7 steel melting shops \uf0b7 plate mill \uf0b7 hot strip mill \uf0b7 cold rolling mill \uf0b7 galvanising lines \uf0b7 silicon steel mills \uf0b7 pipe plants \uf0b7 traffic and raw material \uf0b7 environment management \uf0b7 computerisation \uf0b7 hrd centre \uf0b7 cpti 2 . 16 hrd centre of rsp the human resource development centre was set up during 1949 in rourkela steel plant . afterwards , it came to be known as \u201ctechnical institute\u201d . the job was to impart technical knowledge and skill to all new entrants to the then hindustan steel ltd . the primary job included training as well as developing the skill and competence of the existing employees . as time passed by , the focus of the organization broadened which resulted in the broadening of the spectrum of developmental activities carried by the technical institute . thus the name changed to \u201ctraining and development centre\u201d and again finally to \u201chuman resource development centre\u201d . it was the hrd centre under sail\u201fs umbrella to have got the certificate of iso 9001 quality management system in\nunited gulf steel , saudi arabia ( 0 . 45 mt medium section mill )\npt krakatau steel , indonesia ( blast furnace complex - 1 . 2 mtpa )\nthe special plate plant ( spp ) of rsp that supplies steel to the defence sector has been continuously innovating and evolving new grades of plates to cater to the changing needs , it said .\nas part of its rs 70 , 000 - crore ( rs 700 - billion ) expansion programme , state - owned steel authority of india limited on monday commissioned a unit procured from italy - based danieli at its rourkela . . . . . .\n45 . 5 . 4 . is your company purchasing secondary product from others companies , ( other than rsp ) ? table 5 . 4 : exclusively buying from rourkela steel plant figure 5 . 4 : exclusively buying from rourkela steel plant inference : this pie chart in figure 5 . 4 shows that the companies also purchase secondary products from other companies at times . it is being interpreted from above data that 60 % company\u2019s i . e . 30 companies out of 50 companies are purchasing products only from rsp while 20 companies buy secondary products from other provider ( a ) 0 - 2500 tones 10 % ( b ) 2500 - 5000 tones 30 % ( c ) 5000 - 10000 tones 40 % ( d ) above 10000 tones 20 %\n64 . references 1 . sengupta sanjay , \u201cindian steel industry , glorious present , glittering future\u2019\u2019available at : urltoken 2 . name of the journal : rourkela steel plant - a saga of 3 . transformation available at : urltoken 4 . naik vaishnavi , \u201cfuture of special steels in india\u201d . available at : urltoken featured in e - zine in december 2012 5 . sengupta sanjay , \u201clong steel products scenario in india\u201d . available urltoken featured in e - zine in july 2012 6 . steel world research team , \u201ca tough road ahead for global steel industry\u201d . featured in e - zine , may 2012 7 . naresh k malhotra , marketing research 8 . kothari c . r , quantitative techniques , new delhi , vikas publishing house private limited 1978 .\n55 . 5 . 14 . which kind of material you purchase from rsp ? table 5 . 14 : kind of materials purchased from rsp . ( a ) iron scrap 20 % ( b ) steel scrap 50 % ( c ) defective plates 10 % ( d ) c r coil 10 % ( e ) others 10 % figure 5 . 14 : kind of materials purchased from rsp inference : this graph 5 . 14 tells that 50 % of the customers are regularly purchasing steel scrap while 20 % i . e . 10 customers out of 50 customers buy iron scrap from rourkela steel plant whereas rest 30 % customers buy c r coils , defective plates and other scraps from rourkela steel plant . 20 % 50 % 10 % 10 % 10 % 0 % 5 % 10 % 15 % 20 % 25 % 30 % 35 % 40 % 45 % 50 % ( a ) ( b ) ( c ) ( d ) ( e ) series1\nbrahmos aerospace , hyderabad and smt . arti bala , tata steel ltd . , jamshedpur .\n22 . secondary products ( an introduction ) secondary products section started functioning after the commencing of rourkela steel plant . the secondary product section of the marketing department is solely responsible for the selling of secondary products and by - products of rsp . more the production , more the secondary products will be produced . the various pieces of defective products are stored in the secondary steel stockyard and from there they are supplied to different vendors of rsp . what are secondary products ? in the cause of manufacturing process , in every stage of production , always there will be certain percentage of products which do not confirm to the standard quality , size and specification . such products are termed as \u2018secondary products\u2019 . moreover , while shaping the prime products , both end and sides are cut . these cutting are also categorized as \u2018secondary product\u2019 in rourkela steel plant as they are re - relloable . for e . g . - rejected slab , iron scrap , steel scrap , defective heavy blooms , defective billet cutting , rails cutting , and slag . list of secondary products sold from sssy ( secondary steel stockyard ) are as follows : mixed plates steel short plates defective plates semi rolled plates semi rolled plates in coil form semi rolled steel plate ( hi - si ) hi - si cr semi rolled coil hr steel small coils ( incl . hi si ) defective hr pickled coil\nhigh rate biological oxidation plant of coke oven secondary & tertiary treatment of effluent generated from the coke oven & by product units .\nmecon has played a pivotal role in development and expansion of iron and steel industry in india . mecon\u2019s involvement in the iron & steel industry commenced in the early sixties when it undertook detailed engineering and consultancy work for the expansion of the three major integrated steel plants at durgapur , rourkela & bhilai in india . this was followed up by undertaking the consultancy and detailed engineering work for the further expansion of bokaro and bhilai steel plants from 2 . 5 mt / yr to 4 . 0 mt / yr . subsequently mecon has been associated with a number of integrated steel plants in this sector such as jindal group , essar group , bhushan group etc .\n20 . 11 1 . 3 the growth trends the entry of private sector , their participation and growth in steel industry is the result of liberalization of industrial policy . the government has taken many initiatives to encourage private players to enter into this sector . the existing units are also being modernized . many are expanded . some are modified to adopt new advanced technology which will be cost effective and more productive . new units are coming up based on the state of - the - art technologies . in the past few years there has been a significant increase in the demand of steel . the demand is also stable which in turn is encouraging domestic entrepreneurs to enter into fresh greenfield projects in various states of the country . the capacity of crude steel was 109 . 85 mt in 2014 - 15 . in 2015 , india emerged as the 3rd largest producer of crude steel in the world . ( source : \u201eworld steel in figures 2015\u201f , published by wsa in june 2015 ) . wsa has the capability to produce various grades of international quality standards . if all the requirements for making steel are adequately met , india will very soon become the second largest producer of crude steel . 1 . 4 major players of steelindustry \uf0b7 rashtriya ispat nigam limited \uf0b7 tata steel \uf0b7 jsw steel \uf0b7 bhushan steel \uf0b7 essar steel \uf0b7 the ferro alloys corporation ltd . \uf0b7 mahindra ugine steel \uf0b7 welspun corp ltd . \uf0b7 ahmedabad steelcraft ltd . \uf0b7 akashna global steel ltd . \uf0b7 anil special steel inds . ltd . \uf0b7 ashirwad steel & inds . ltd . \uf0b7 bajaj steel inds . ltd . \uf0b7 banga laxmi steel trading company ltd . \uf0b7 bellary steels & alloys ltd . \uf0b7 bengal steel industries ltd .\nthe eac has recommended the ministry to grant environment clearance to the sail ' s proposed modernisation project in rourkela subject to stipulation of specific conditions ,\na senior government official said .\nthe major demand of displaced persons of rourkela steel plant is to return the land that was acquired . people wanted to return the surplus land ( about 14 , 000 acres ) to the original owners . they have grievances that the \u2018land for land\u2019 compensation was not made in proper way . the same quality and quantity of land was not given to the land losers . the promise given at the time of land acquisition , that the displaced families will be given jobs were not fulfilled and nit given any employment in the steel plant beside this the displaced families given land in the resettlement colonies which did not have many basic amenities [ 5 ]"]}
{"id": 55946, "summary": [{"text": "the kochi refinery ( kr ) is a public crude oil refinery in the city of kochi , in the state of kerala , india .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "it has a production capacity of 9.5 million tons per annum .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "formerly known as cochin refineries limited and later renamed as kochi refineries limited , it was acquired by bharat petroleum corporation limited in the year 2006 . ", "topic": 20}], "title": "kochi refineries", "paragraphs": ["single point mooring facility proposed to be set up by kochi refineries ltd at puthuvypeen near kochi .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at kochi refineries , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the kochi refineries company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at kochi refineries .\nkochi refineries was originally established as a joint venture in collaboration with phillips petroleum corporation , usa .\nyou can view full text of the director ' s report for kochi refineries ltd . ( merged .\nthe company history page lists out the major events in chronological order for kochi refineries ltd . ( merged )\nbpcl currently has four refineries \u2014 in mumbai , kochi , bina in madhya pradesh and numaligarh in assam .\nthe spm project has become inevitable for the refineries as kochi refineries is expanding its capacity from the present 7 . 5 mtpa to 9 . 5 mtpa , he said .\nstrong balance sheet of the parent : kochi refineries has planned capacity expansion by 3 mtpa . the merger with bpcl would enable kochi refineries to have better finance options in terms of its parent ' s balance sheet strength .\nkochi , aug . 4 bpcl - kochi refineries is to take up a mega project involving an investment of over rs 5 , 000 crore for upgradation of residue to value - added distillate products .\nprocessing of 1 . 5 million tonnes per annum ( mtpa ) of residue from mumbai refinery is also being considered at kochi refineries , mr nandakumar said .\nyou can view announcement date , effective date , dividend type ( interim , final and special ) , and percentage of dividend given information for kochi refineries ltd . ( merged )\nthe last bonus that kochi refineries had announced was in 2000 in the ratio of 1 : 1 . the share has been quoting ex - bonus from november 13 , 2000 .\nsince it can now trade power , kochi refineries has decided to include it in its diversification programme and it is going to be a joint venture using modern foreign technology , he said .\na pipeline connecting the proposed terminal to kochi refineries and the lpg bottling plants at udayamperoor , palakkad , coimbatore , erode and salem would go a long way in reducing congestion on the state highways .\nkochi is the home to southern naval command of the indian navy and the state headquarters of the indian coast guard with an attached air squadron , named air squadron 747 . commercial maritime facilities of the city include the port of kochi , an international container transshipment terminal , the cochin shipyard , offshore spm of the kochi refineries , and the kochi marina . kochi is also home for the cochin stock exchange , international pepper exchange , industries like hmt , cyber city , kinfra hi - tech park major chemical industries like the fact , tcc , irel , hocl [ 18 ] and kochi refineries , electrical industries like telk and industrial parks like the cochin special economic zone and infopark . kochi is home for the high court of kerala and lakshadweep , and the cochin university of science and technology . kochi is also home for kerala ' s national law school , the national university of advanced legal studies .\ncaring for the environment forms the core of all activities at the bpcl kochi refinery .\nkochi refinery has received numerous awards for excellence in operations , safety and environmental protection .\nbackwaters of kochi , marine drive , fort kochi , hill palace , mattancherry palace , jawaharlal nehru stadium , jewish synagogue , santa cruz cathedral basilica , bolgatty palace , kochi international marina , willingdon island , st . francis church , pallipuram fort , bastion bunglow etc .\nhe said that the project would enable processing of more quantities of cheaper high sulfur crudes at kochi refineries and upgradation of residue to more valuable products such as diesel , naphtha and lpg , thereby improving the refining margin .\nefforts are on at the kochi refinery to reduce energy consumption and lower costs of production .\n* kochi city map showing major roads , hotels , hospitals and other places of interest .\nthe board of directors of bharat petroleum corporation ( bpcl ) , which met today , has cleared a merger proposal of kochi refineries with the company . according to a release issued to the bse today , the merger ratio has been fixed at 1 : 2 . 25 i . e four shares of bpcl for nine shares of kochi refineries .\nthe above proposal is , however , subject to the necessary approvals ,\nthe release added .\nthe recent announcements of a possible merger of kochi refineries with its parent , bpcl has led to a spur in the stock prices of the former ( gained over 6 % during the week ) . on the other hand , bpcl has lost nearly 2 % over the same period . let us now analyze the benefits of the merger from the point of view of a standalone refiner ( kochi refineries ) and the oil marketing major ( bpcl ) :\nkochi refinery also won the overall championship trophy for scoring highest points in the joint hindi week celebrations - 2017 organised under the auspices of kochi town official language implementation committee ( psus ) .\nindia gives some tax relief to refineries in the northeast to make them profitable as the fuel demand in the region is very low .\n\u00a9 2016 bintel ventures private limited , kochi - 17 b - cabs , b - cabs logo and ride easy . . . are trademarks or registered trademarks of bintel venutres ( p ) limited - kochi and our main services are : cochin taxi service , kochi airport taxi , cochin airport taxi , rent a car cochin . all legal issues shall be dealt under kochi jurisdication .\nbpcl kochi refinery has bagged the nipm kerala best corporate citizen award for the second consecutive year .\nkochi refinery implements world - class technologies to improve margins and face competition . egration with the petrochemicals complex\nthe above mentioned top 10 refineries account for 91 . 67 % of the total projected refining capacity of india as a whole in 2016 - 17 .\nkochi refinery has five aaqms along the boundaries of the refinery to monitor the level of contaminants in atmosphere .\nthe bpcl kochi refinery has been receiving several awards and recognition for its excellence in the fields of operational , safety and environmental performance . some moments from various bpcl kochi refinery awards and felicitation ceremoniesover recent years are listed below .\nnew delhi , dec . 5 . bharat petroleum corporation ltd ( bpcl ) has said the merger of kochi refineries ltd with itself will be completed by april . the company hoped that the madhya pradesh government would ` soon ' grant concessions for setting up the bina refinery .\nkochi refinery , formerly known as kochin refineries , is one of india ' s major regional oil refiners . the company ' s refinery complex , originally established in 1963 with a refining capacity of 2 . 5 million metric tons per year , now has an annual . . .\nthe \u201cexcellent award\u201d for safety in the very large factories category employing more than 500 workers went to the kochi refineries of bharat petroleum corporation limited ( chemical and petrochemical category ) , cochin shipyard limited ( engineering category ) , and hll life care limited ( rubber and plastics ) .\nthe rs 623 - crore single point mooring ( spm ) project of kochi refineries limited ( krl ) is expected to take off this month when the work contract is awarded for the construction of the site office and warehouse at puthuvypeen at an estimated cost of rs 3 crore .\nbpcl has already invested rs 10 , 000 crore of the budgeted rs 16 , 000 for the kochi refinery expansion project till february . bharat petroleum expects stabilised earnings from the revamped kochi refinery to reflect in income statements from january 2017 . recently , the company received environmental clearance for its pipeline from kochi port to the ambalamugal premises of the refinery .\nsark cables is also an approved manufacturer of pwd , which makes its products acceptable to government works . sark cables is also an approved vendor of kochi refineries limited , m / s bhel , m / s kerala minerals and metals limited , malabar cements limited and many other organisations .\neven as kochi refineries ltd ( krl ) is in the process of awarding major contracts for the single point mooring ( spm ) and laying pipelines , the construction at puthuvypeen near here has come to a halt after the head - load workers went on a strike demanding high wages .\ndetailed study is being carried out on the \u201cbottoms upgrading project\u201d by a consultant and it is expected to cost around rs 5 , 000 crore to rs 8 , 000 crore , depending on the final configuration , mr e . nandakumar , executive director , bpcl - kochi refineries , told\nwhile the ground - breaking for the rs3 , 000 crore international container trans - shipment terminal ( ictt ) at vallarpadam , off kochi in kerala , was completed on monday , the rs821 crore single - point mooring ( spm ) facility for the kochi refineries of bharat petroleum chemicals ltd ( bpcl ) saw the first crude oil tanker berth . the discharge of crude is scheduled to start on wednesday .\ncrz approval from moef & cc for laying heat traced pipeline from south tanker berth to bpcl kochi refinery . click here\nbpcl kochi refinery has won state pollution control excellence award instituted by kerala state pollution control board ( kspcb ) . kochi refinery has achieved this award for the 12th consecutive year for pollution control measures in the category of very large industries .\nhowever , to boil it down to one major beneficiary over the other , we believe that kochi refineries has got a better deal as compared to bpcl . in the short term , bpcl shall benefit on account of high refining margins compensating for marketing margins . however , over the long - term , with crude prices likely to fall ( and are falling ) and product demand stabilizing , refining margins are likely to decline . being a standalone refinery , kochi refineries has little bargaining power and as a result of the merger , it would have an integrated retail presence and better revenue model .\nec compliance report ( may 23 , 2016 ) of propylene derivatives petrochemical project ( pdpp ) at kochi refinery . click here\n2 . history \u25aa 1975 \u2013 goi acquired burmah shell refineries ( business - storing and distribution company ) \u25aa bsr , a foreign company established in england in 1928 . \u25aa 1976 - bsr renamed bharat refineries limited & 1977 to bpcl . \u25aa between 1991 - 1994 , goi disinvested part of holdings to fii and bpcl employees ( 66 . 2 : 33 . 8 )\nthe projected refining capacity in india is 313 . 6 million metric tonnes per annum ( mmtpa ) in 2016 - 17 . the top 10 refineries in terms of the projected refining capacity are : indian oil corporation ( ioc ) , reliance industries limited ( ril ) \u2013 dta and sez \u2013 jamnagar , essar oil limited ( eol ) \u2013 jamnagar , hindustan petroleum corporation ( hpc ) \u2013 mr and vr , chennai petroleum corporation limited ( cpcl ) , managalore refineries and petrochemicals limited ( mrpl ) , kochi , nagarjuna oil corporation limited ( nocl ) \u2013 cuddalore , bharat petroleum corporation ( bpc ) \u2013 mumbai and bharat oman refineries limited ( borl ) \u2013 bina in 2016 - 17 .\nbpcl is currently trading at rs 348 , implying a p / e multiple of 17 . 8x annualized 1qfy05 earnings while on the other hand , kochi refineries is trading at rs 170 , implying a p / e multiple of 3 . 8x its annualized 1qfy05 earnings . however , we believe , 1qfy05 performance of the oil marketing major was largely due to political repercussions while the current merger would help the company withstand such pressure going forward . on the other hand , kochi refineries would benefit from the strong marketing presence of its parent assuring product offtake and the strong balance sheet size would enable the company to raise debts more efficiently .\n` ` the scheme of amalgamation is on and the merger of krl with bpcl will be over by april , ' ' mukesh rohatgi , director ( refineries ) , bpcl , said .\nclassroom training tracez offers classroom based training in technical , hse & leadership subjects for oil & gas industries in e & p , refineries , petrochemicals , power & utility systems , etc .\nmr . prasad k panicker , executive director ( i / c ) , kochi refinery and past president , kma , spoke at the function . sustaining the various environment care initiatives implemented over the years has helped bpcl kochi refinery distinguish itself as an environment friendly company .\nthe refiner intends to spend about 100 billion rupees to expand its coastal plants at kochi in southern india and mumbai in the west .\nthe refineries had long back planned to set up a 500 - mw power plant using the residues as fuel . however , this was given up later as it was found to be unviable .\nintegrated business : kochi refineries , which has a capacity of 7 . 5 mtpa ( million tonnes per annum ) is currently a standalone refinery ( i . e . only refining and no retail presence ) . while the company has no expertise in the retail space , the merger would enable it to come under the umbrella of bpcl , which has a major market share in the retail fuels segment ( 22 % of volumes sold through retail outlets in fy04 ) . further , with kochi refineries ' crude requirements being met by bpcl ' s imports , the marketing major would ensure optimum crude mix to produce value added products , thereby resulting in higher refining margins .\nthe $ 17 - b clean fuels project ( cfp ) is designed to upgrade and integrate the mina abdullah and mina al - ahmadi refineries . the mina al - ahmadi plant\u2019s capacity will decrease to 346 mbpd , and the mina abdullah refinery\u2019s capacity will increase to 454 mbpd . the newly integrated refineries will act as a single merchant refinery , boosting domestic capacity from 736 mbpd to 800 mbpd .\nenergy conservation efforts at the kochi refinery receive continuous focus , both in terms of improvement in operations as well as the development of new projects .\nthe spices of kochi are also coveted collector ' s item . so shop till you drop and stack your bags with sealed pouches of fresh spices .\nmr jayesh shah , executive director ( hr ) , mr george thomas , general manager ( pr & admn ) and mr . vineeth m varghese , sm ( pr & admin ) along with the csr team received the trophy and certificate from mr . apm mohammed hanish ias , managing director , kochi metro rail ltd in kochi on 23 june 2018 . bpcl kochi refinery competed among large companies having a minimum csr budget above rs . 100 lakhs .\nmr p s ramachandran , executive director ( projects ) & kr team received the trophy from shri g muraleedharan its , pgmt , bsnl , kochi .\nthe ipo page of kochi refineries ltd . ( merged ) captures the details on its issue open date , issue close date , listing date , face value , price band , issue size , issue type , and listing date ' s open price , high price , low price , close price and volume . it also captures the holding period returns and annual returns .\nfort kochi , st . francis ' church , mattancherry palace , synagogue , bolghatty palace , santa cruz basilica , bolgatty palace , pareekshith thampuran museum etc .\nkochi refinery won business award for the business house that handled highest cargo through cochin port trust in the financial year 2015 - 2016 . mr p murali madhavan , general manager ( om & s ) received the award from from mr paul antony , ias , then chairman of cochin port day 2016 at kochi on 26 may\nthe upcoming petchem facility , adjacent to its kochi refinery , once completed , will produce 250 million tonne speciality propylene derivative products , which are fully imported now .\na container trans - shipment terminal near kochi will allow indian exporters and importers to ship their container cargo directly to and from destinations without depending on neighbouring ports .\nthe major units commissioned recently at bpcl - kochi refinery under integrated refinery expansion project ( irep ) are designed to enhance the company\u2019s refining capacity by six million tonnes .\nthe queen of the adriatic , has a rather befuddling history of nomenclature . it can be traced back to the malayalam word koch azhi , which means a lagoon which is not very large in size . another possibility is the name having its roots in kaci which means port . the history of the name also carries connotations of the bible scriptures , namely cohen which metamorphosed into cocha and eventually into kochi . the name , kochi , also has chinese hints . the legend goes that emperor kublai khan ' s merchants gave kochi its name . an example of the cosmopolitan culture of kochi is reflected in its sanskrit inspired name . many opine that it has its roots in the sanskrit word go shree that literally means thriving with the auspicious animal . niccolo dei conti and fra paoline ' s travelogues associate the name kochi with the river kochchi .\nmr . prasad k panicker , executive director ( kochi refinery ) , mr . damien gracious , chief general manager ( hse ) , mr . es anilkumar and mr . kg aji received the award on behalf of bpcl kochi refinery from hon\u2019ble chief minister of kerala mr . pinarayi vijayan at a function held at thiruvananthapuram on 7 june 2018 .\nkochi refinery has also won the excellence award in accounting & compliance and has come runner - up in excellence in governance . the finance team led by mr pk suresh , general manager ( finance ) and mr pius mathew , deputy general manager ( project finance ) received the awards . mr balasubramanian p , director ( finance ) and mr r ramachandran , director ( refineries ) were also present during the award ceremony .\nit was indeed a proud moment for bpcl mr to receive 2nd prize for the swachhata award 2017 - 2018 . this award was received by our director ( refineries ) shri . r . ramachandran at the hands of shri kd tripathi , secretary ,\nkerala\u2019s first and largest circulated business magazine \u2018dhanam\u2019 has selected shri . prasad k panicker , executive director i / c ( kochi refinery ) as the \u201cbusiness professional of the year 2015\u201d . shri . panicker received the prestigious award from shri . pinarayi vijayan , hon\u2019ble chief minister of kerala at a function in kochi on 23 july 2016 . shri . panicker was chosen for this award for demonstrating \u201cthe best management model to kerala . \u201d he has dedicated this recognition bestowed on him to the kochi refinery team for their commitment and unstinting support that has enabled successful implementation of refinery projects as well as non - stop operations of the refinery . bharat petroleum parivar congratulates ed ( kochi refinery ) on this achievement .\ndiversified revenue structure : the merger would enable the company to withstand the volatility in gross refining margins ( grm ) . currently , the refining margins are at record highs of nearly us $ 5 per barrel . however , with the merger , kochi refineries could enter into the marketing segment with bpcl ' s expertise and this would enable it to diversify its revenue structure and profitability , which is heavily dependent on gross refining margins .\njapan\u2019s kawasaki kisen kaisha ltd cargo ship . the single - point mooring facility at the kochi port will reduce the dependence of container cargo ships from around the world on neighbouring ports\nbpcl kochi refinery also bagged another award for excellence in safety management . ms . ms mythily , member secretary , kerala state pollution control board distributed the award . mr . pk thampi , gm ( technical ) received the award on behalf of kochi refinery . mr roshan shihab pm , chief manager ( f & s ) and jhssec members were also present .\nwith the rising demand for petroleum expected in the coming years , as well as to maintain its competitiveness and profitability in the long run , kochi refinery is implementing some ambitious projects .\nthe comptroller & auditor general of india has appointed messrs elias george & co . , chartered accountants , kochi for auditing the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 march 2005 .\nbpcl , the country\u2019s second - biggest state refiner , aims to lift its crude processing capacity to 1 . 18 million barrels per day ( bpd ) by 2022 from the current 730 , 000 bpd , its head of refineries r . ramachandran told reuters on wednesday .\n11 . initial phase of redesign \u2022 bpcl is capable of extracting 7 to 8 million tons , whereas the demand ranges about 16 to 18 million tons of crude per year . \u2022 to address this gap , bpcl acquired kochi refineries , which has a capacity of about 8 million tons and is looking forward to expand opportunities in the refinery business . \u2022 hired the internationally renowned consultancy firm mckinsey on formulating an effective retailing strategy and opening of convenience and grocery stores .\nthe company is currently raising the capacity of its kochi plant by 63 percent to 310 , 000 bpd and plans to expand the plant to 400 , 000 bpd by 2022 , ramachandran said .\nthe kochi refinery currently produces petrochemical feed stocks such as benzene , toluene and propylene . post - expansion and technology upgrade , it will be able to process euro - v petrol and diesel .\nthe rs . 5 , 000 - crore kochi petrochemiclas project , announced in december 2011 as part of a rs . 20 , 000 - crore expansion of the kochi refinery , will help the country end its dependence on imports of speciality propylene derivatives - based products such as acrylic acids and acrylates used in plastics , paints , coatings , adhesives , inks and textiles , the company claimed .\ntake a stroll down the various islands that characterize kochi . the lush bolgatty island , vypeen island and the willingdon island are coveted tourist destinations . they are the ideal romantic getaways for the honeymooners .\nby a strange stroke of irony one of the first casualties of the fire was the cochin refineries fire station which was gutted . but the entire complex still looks like a war ravaged zone littered with broken glass and wood . officials are in the dark about the causes of the fire .\nbharat petroleum\u2019s kochi refinery is in the process of augmenting refining capacity to 15 mmtpa with its integrated refinery expansion project . crude throughput and capacity utilisation of the refinery during the last few years are as follows : \u2013\nwith the addition of the 615 - mbpd al - zour refinery , kuwait\u2019s domestic refining capacity will surpass 1 . 4 mmbpd by the end of the decade . after the refineries are integrated , knpc will shut down its 200 - mbpd shuaiba facility , as a revamp of the plant has been deemed uneconomical .\nkochi petchem project is part of the rs . one lakh crore planned capex for the nextfive years , out of which rs . 40 , 000 crore will be spent on refining capacity additionalone . | photo credit : vipin chandran\nkochi being an important port city is strategically located , well connected by aerial routes , railways and bus . travelers who want to avail the aerial route can alight at cochin international airport at nedumbessary . if rail journeys fascinate you then you can enquire at ernakulam town and ernakulam junction . mangla lakshadweep and netravati expresses from mumbai , trivandrum rajdhani from delhi , ernakulam and kanyakumari expresses from bangalore , trivandrum mail from chennai and howrah - trivandrum express from kolkata are some of the major trains plying to kochi . if you want to hit the road to reach kochi , then you can either enquire at the ksrtc bus junction at ernakulam or cross the bridges to willingdon island and avail nh47a .\noberon mall , gold souk grande kochi , bay pride mall and lulu mall , forum thomsun mall , center square mall , m . g road , jew town , spices board , amay , marine drive , incy bella etc .\nthe chairman also said the kochi petchem project is part of the rs . 1 lakh crore planned capex for the next five years , out of which rs . 40 , 000 crore will be spent on refining capacity addition alone .\nthe explosion was loud enough to get nearly everyone in cochin out of bed . but the thunderous blast at 5 . 30 a . m . on march 8 , as an aviation tank blew up in the cochin refineries at ambalamugal was only the beginning of one of the worst fires in the history of the indian oil industry .\nthe rs 623 - crore spm project has become inevitable for the refineries to reduce the cost on transportation of crude especially at a time when krl is expanding its capacity from the present 7 . 5 million tonnes per annum ( mtpa ) to 9 . 5 mtpa , said mr n . nandakumar , general manager ( projects ) .\nhowever , with the capacity expansion of the refineries\u2014from 7 . 5 million tonnes to 9 . 5 million tonnes\u2014volumes should grow to bring in higher revenues . ictt , along with the proposed lng terminal , and a slew of projects , such as the two port - based special economic zones , should see a renaissance of the port .\nthe building of chemical industries in india\u2014of which the kochi refinery is a big part\u2014was considered a basic part of nation - building . these basic blocks are a big part of the end consumer goods in the hands of millions of indians . in 1963 it was scarcely believable that the scale and demand of these chemical products would rise as rapidly as was seen in the decades ahead . in this process , the kochi refinery has played its small but important role quietly .\nthe spm project will be the first to commence work at puthuvypeen , where the pll ' s lng terminal , and a power plant are to come up . once these projects are commissioned , puthuvypeen may become the hub of major industrial activities in kerala , says mr m . a . mohammed ali , director ( refineries ) , krl .\nthe chinese fishing nets , a remnant from the rule of the majestic kublai khan , is another major tourist attraction . after a day of wander lust , you can unwind at the fort kochi beach , which also houses a pretty lighthouse .\nbpcl kochi refinery finance has triumphed in the all india finance meet 2016 held at bengaluru on 13 august bringing home three prestigious awards . kr has won the coveted chairman\u2019s award for best business partner recognizing excellence in finance function in the corporation .\nkochi ( [ ko\u02c8t\u0283\u02d0i ] , also known as cochin , is a major port city on the south west coast of india by the arabian sea and is part of the district of ernakulam in the state of kerala . kochi is often called ernakulam , which refers to the mainland part of the city . the city of kochi ( pop . 601 , 574 ) is the second largest and most densely populated city in the state and is part of an extended metropolitan region ( pop . 2 . 1 million ) , which is the largest urban agglomeration in kerala . kochi city is also a part of the greater cochin region and is classified as a tier - ii city by the government of india . the civic body that governs the city is the cochin municipal corporation , which was constituted in the year 1967 , and the statutory bodies that oversee its development are the greater cochin development authority ( gcda ) and the goshree islands development authority ( gida ) .\nearlier bpcl kochi refinery presented the various csr initiatives undertaken during fy 2017 - 18 on 18 june 2018 . five major csr projects based on our thrust areas were showcased before the jury along with a summary of all the csr activities including the contributions of the csr volunteers club of kochi refinery that has a wide representation from among employees and family members . ms ancy johnson , manager ( pr & lw ) and csr team members ms . elizabeth davis and mr . pa mohammed nizar made the presentation .\nstate - run oil refiner bharat petroleum corporation ( bpcl ) is all set to start work on the petrochemicals complex in kochi with all green clearances in place and securing a rs . 4 , 000 - crore loan commitment from state bank of india .\nkochi refinery was commissioned in 1966 with crude oil processing capacity of 2 . 5 million metric tons per annum ( mmtpa ) . through progressive revamps and addition of process units , the refining capacity has been augmented to present level of 15 . 5 mmtpa .\nas the protest by locals over indian oil corporation\u2019s upcoming lpg import terminal at puthuvypeen near kochi is at its peak , the company has said that it is incurring a loss of close to \u20b91 crore per day due to the obstruction of work since february .\na big leap in the economy of kerala and kochi . hope this project makes kerala a power surplus state . in spite of kerala being generally projected as a state which is unsuitable for manufacturing industries , some companies like refinery , shipyard have worked wonders .\nbpcl to set up 5 butterfly parks soon kochi : the bpcl kochi refinery will set up five butterfly parks on its premises as part of a greening project . the company launched the project on monday with an exhibition of 100 photographs showing different shades of nature and wildlife displayed in the refinery premises . under the programme , 10 , 000 trees including those that attract butterflies will be planted in the campus and surrounding areas within a year . to begin the initiative , 100 saplings were planted on the first day . urltoken\nas it is the houses in the area suffered lakhs worth of damage . one of the worst hit buildings was the mar gregarios chapel across the road from the refineries . all the 13 doors of the chapel were blown in and a part of the roofing fell off . its chief priest mani mathai who was praying at the altar has been hospitalised with severe head injuries .\nbpcl is also proposing the future integration of a petrochemicals complex at the kochi refinery . the proposed petrochemical facility would utilize the refinery\u2019s propylene production as feedstock to produce specialty chemicals . the petrochemical project has received all construction approvals and is expected to be completed in 2018 .\ndue to high demand growth for refined petroleum products in india , bharat petroleum corp . ltd . ( bpcl ) is investing more than $ 4 b in the expansion and modernization of the kochi refinery . located in the indian state of kerala , the kochi integrated refinery expansion project ( irep ) will increase the facility\u2019s refining capacity from 9 . 5 mmtpy to 15 . 5 mmtpy . irep will also include modernizing the plant to process high - sulfur crudes to produce high - quality transportation fuels that meet euro 4 and euro 5 specifications .\nmr p s ramachandran , executive director ( projects ) , kr received the trophy\u200d from shri g muraleedharan its , pgmt , bsnl , kochi and smt . girija v r , sr . manager ( ol ) , kr received the certificate from shri a k choudhury , director , cifnet in a function held at bsnl bhavan , ernakulam on 12 . 03 . 2018 . dr . susmitha bhattacharya , asst . director ( implementation ) , regional implementation office , kochi and shri sreenivasa rao , dy . general manager , national insurance co . ltd . were also present .\nthe kma is a pioneer management association , that has been playing a pivotal role in the promotion and propagation of contemporary management principles and practices in kerala since 1957 . this award for continued excellence in environment care , has definitely made world environment day 2017 , special for kochi refinery .\nbharat petroleum corporation limited kochi refinery has won the kerala state pollution control board excellence award for the year 2015 . we received the excellence award in the category of very large industry for substantial and sustained efforts in pollution control and for initiatives in environmental protection for the ninth consecutive year .\nthe govt of india and bpcl must seriously think of establishing a petro - energy university focusing on research on hydrocarbons and energy projects in kochi in some of the excess land available with bpcl . this can be a great help for upgrading many new product lines and new concepts for bpcl\nkochi refinery has also taken up motor spirit block project for producing auto fuels complying bharat stage vi norms by 2020 . the company is also going ahead with its expansion plans of the petrochemical division . talks are in final stages with fact to acquire land for the purpose , he added .\n\u201cwe have all the permissions in place from the environmental ministry and other regulatory authorities for the rs . 5 , 000 - crore petrochemicals complex in kochi . we hope to resume work and complete it as per schedule in 2018 , \u201d bpcl chairman and managing director s . varadarajan has said .\nheat traced pipeline ( htpl ) the project is for laying a heat traced pipeline and associated facilities connecting kochi refinery with cochin port for transporting high pour products in marine tankers . the project is in the final stages of execution and the scheduled mechanical completion for the project is second half of 2018 .\nthe shopping fanatics can go on no holds barred shopping sprees to broadway and m . g road in ernakulam and mattancherry and jew street in fort kochi . you can collect old world charm exuding mementoes , intricately carved rose - wood chairs and tables , metal art and a host of other artifacts .\neven though the official dedication of the landmark integrated refinery expansion project ( irep ) of bpcl kochi refinery will take place only after the new kerala government comes into power , the project is nearing completion . it is the highest project , in terms of fund outlay , which has ever taken place in kerala\nthe first two decades after independence were a heady period of nation - building . it was a time when a youthful nation began finding its feet and started building \u2018modern temples\u2019 with great zeal . the trend of building vital infrastructure and institutions was particularly strong in the hydrocarbons sector . in august 1956 , the oil and natural gas commission ( ongc ) was formed . in the downstream sector work to launch a number of refineries was initiated .\nkochi refineries ltd . was incorporated in the year 06 - 09 - 1963 . its today ' s share price is 163 . 4 . its current market capitalisation stands at rs 112 . 36 cr . in the latest quarter , company has reported gross sales of rs . 154537 . 68 cr and total income of rs . 132471 . 04 cr . the company ' s management includes cherian n punnoose , n viswakumar , b k menon , ashok sinha . it is listed on the bse with a bse code of 500873 , nse with an nse symbol of cochinrefn and isin of ine123a01012 . it ' s registered office is at post bag 2 , kundannur , maradu , ernakulam dist - 682304 , kerala . their registrars are acc ltd . it ' s auditors are elias george & co\nrefining margins to compensate : post fy04 , the oil - marketing majors have been witnessing an acute squeeze in marketing margins , while refining margins have remained robust ( as refinery gate prices are linked to import parity prices and prices in the international markets have increased ) . due to political considerations , the oil - marketing majors were not allowed to increase product prices in line with costs and as a result , the psus witnessed a net loss per liter of petrol and diesel sold during 1qfy05 . however , high refining margins have enabled these companies to overcome the marketing blips , to some extent . to put things in perspective , bpcl ' s standalone mumbai refinery witnessed grm of us $ 4 . 6 per barrel while the same for kochi refineries is hovering at us $ 5 per barrel .\nbpcl and lg chem had signed an agreement in july 2012 to set up a sap specialty chemicals plant in kochi . following this , bpcl tried in vain to buy outright the critical technology to make speciality propylene derivatives and sap ( super absorbent polymers ) , as there are only five companies in the world which have this technology .\nmodernisation \u201cwith the increased capacity of 15 . 5 million tonnes , kochi refinery will transform itself as a most modern industrial complex having global standards , \u201d he said . the irep project envisaged at an investment of \u20b916 , 500 crore will also help the refinery to produce eco - friendly petrol and diesel complying euro iv and v standards .\nkrl receives crude oil from bombay high and from overseas at the crude oil terminal ( cot ) of the cochin port trust by deploying limited capacity tankers up to 70 , 000 tonnes due to draft limitation at kochi channel . this results in higher transportation costs to the refinery , especially when the crude is sourced from far off countries such as nigeria .\nthe year 2004 - 05 was an outstanding year for your company , in every way . thanks to sustained demand for petroleum products , the stand - alone refineries like your company could perform well amidst hardening of crude oil prices and increasing subsidy burdens . and the year in reckoning is singularly important , as the environment related cleaner fuels project could be completed on time and also as the strategic sbm project , with its potential for considerable savings in your company ' s crude transportation cost , is moving ahead .\ntracez\ntraining & consultancy services\nis a company having head office in dubai and branches in muscat , oman ( tracez oman ) and kochi , india ( tracez india ) . tracez is established by a group of professionals experienced in operations , maintenance , training , competence development , assessment and certification activities with oil and gas industries in the middle east .\nalong with achievements in expansion and efficiency has come recognition for organisational efficiency that makes these outcomes appear seamless and easy . the combined environmental , safety and organizational practices have led to the kochi refinery being awarded the iso 9001 : 2008 certification for quality management system ; the iso 14001 : 2004 certificate for environmental management system and ohsas 18001 : 2007 for occupational health and safety management system . these certifications are among the most coveted for any industrial organisation . they are given for consistent achievements in large industrial systems and are not the achievable overnight . the kochi refinery being awarded these certificates shows how attention has been paid to these important activities over time by creating employee awareness and putting in place systems and processes that help achieve these outcomes .\nthe fire has come as something of an eye - opener for many people . c . subramaniam , inspector general of fire services , admits that the fire - fighting forces have never faced such a blaze . and all through , they faced the awesomely frightening possibility that the fire might spread to the other 65 tanks in the complex . says subramaniam :\nthe present fire in cochin refineries is the biggest ever in kerala .\nbut until the smoke clears nobody is hazarding a guess as to what caused the fire .\nkochi refinery ( kr ) , bharat petroleum ' s world class refinery in the state of kerala has won the kerala state pollution control board excellence award for the year 2015 . it is for the ninth consecutive year that the excellence award is being bestowed on kr in the category of very large industry for substantial and sustained efforts in pollution control and for initiatives in environmental protection\nand also a crucial one with regard to shifting towards a cleaner fuel . the project envisages capacity expansion of kochi refinery from 9 . 5 million metric tonnes per annum ( mmtpa ) to 15 . 5 mmtpa and modernisation of processing facilities to produce auto - fuels conforming to euro - iv or v specifications . it also envisages refinery residue stream upgradation to value added products .\n\u0093the official dedication of the completed project can be done only after the new government in the state comes to power . as many as eight projects , which are parts of irep , is nearing completion . the final call on the dedication of the entire project to the nation should be taken by the ministry of petroleum and natural gas , \u0094 said a bpcl kochi refinery official .\nhe said that now the head - load workers were on a strike for the past two days demanding higher wages . they are demanding rs 5 . 50 for unloading a bag of cement\nwhich is exorbitantly high\nas in kochi city the rate was rs 3 . 50 a bag , he said . the issue is being discussed with the trade unions , he said .\nernakulam , situated at a stone ' s throw distance , from kochi , exudes generation next verve and enthusiasm with a plethora of theatres , dining joints and shopping havens . broadway is a shopper ' s paradise , fragrant with an old world charisma . amble down the seventy - five feet marine drive or lean back to feast your eyes on the ernakulam - vypeen boat sail at a distance .\nthe year 2004 - 05 was a good one for stand - alone refineries . refining margins were good and your company has achieved its best ever performance in its history and attained an all time high gross sales turnover of rs . 154 , 403 million during the year against rs . 117 , 158 million during 2003 - 04 registering a growth of 31 . 8 % . the profit before tax of rs . 11 , 929 million achieved during the year under report is a record as against rs . 9 , 062 million in the previous year , registering a growth of 31 . 6 % .\nbpcl has won the silver award in the best house journal category in the nib awards 2016 instituted by the press club ernakulam and public relations council of india , kerala chapter . mr george thomas , chief manager ( estates & administration ) and mr vineeth m varghese , manager ( public relations ) received the award from mr . v k ebrahimkunju , hon\u2019ble minister for public works at a function held at kochi on 20 february .\nmop & ng . mop & ng had constituted a competition amongst all oil sector refineries and designated cht as a nodal agency for evolving a swachhata index in order to determine inter - refinery ratings of all cpses . the parameters for developing the index along with rating criteria was evolved for comparing actual parameters . the parameters included nos . of toilets / drinking water facilities for workmen / contractors , general cleanliness in process plants / off sites , admin building , workshop , warehouse , systems and processes like mechanized cleaning , sewage treatment of water , utilization of waste papers , awareness campaigns in neighborhoods , swachhata inhouse and external competitions etc .\nthe entry of cng / lng in the indian market would also change the product demand . in a phased manner . all metros and a number of select cities including kochi . are slated to switch over to cng for fuel for vehicles , for achieving reduced emissions . the implementation of bs ii auto fuels in certain designated cities reflects the commitment of the industry to the concerns of pollution and these moves are a step towards environment friendly fuels .\nbpcl kochi refinery bagged the outstanding safety performance award instituted by national safety council - kerala chapter under the category of very large industries . the award was received by kr team headed by mr pk thampi , general manager ( technical ) and mr . damien gracious kd , dgm ( fire & safety ) from mr p pramod , director of factories & boilers department , government of kerala during safety day celebration held at productivity house , ernakulam on 4 march\nlocated 120 mi south of hanoi in thanh hoa province , the nghi son refinery and petrochemical project will be vietnam\u2019s second refinery . the project is being developed by a jv of kuwait petroleum co . ( 35 . 1 % ) , idemitsu kosan ( 35 . 1 % ) , petrovietnam ( 25 . 1 % ) and mitsui chemicals ( 4 . 7 % ) . the 200 - mbpd refinery will process imported kuwaiti crude oil to produce high - octane gasoline , diesel and jet fuel . the project is part of the country\u2019s 2020\u20132025 development plan and will eliminate the need for refined fuels imports by building multiple large - scale refineries .\nfeast your eyes on the wonderful architecture in fort kochi and mattancherry . a visit to these places should figure prominently in your itinerary . it is an eclectic blend of the arab , british , portuguese and dutch legacy . to get a taste of the portuguese architecture , you can head towards the santa cruz basilica . this five hundred year old church survived the dutch invasion . these followers of john calvin , the traders of holland were probably , enamored by the beautiful stained glass embellishments .\nthe other satisfying feature of the development of kochi refinery is its commitment to environmental , safety and organisational standards since its inception . spread over 1 , 300 acres , the refinery has blended very well with its natural environment . the rain - harvesting system and the eco - park have been developed keeping in mind the refinery\u2019s environmental philosophy . these are not artificial features : they go hand in hand with the effort that has been made to treat waste thoroughly at the facility along with the efforts to reduce waste and conserve water .\nkochi refinery has bagged the\nkma excellence award 2017\nfor its green initiatives . mr . damien gracious , chief general manager ( hse ) , mr . c sainath , dgm ( environment ) and mr . mathew p thomas , dgm ( power & utilities ) received the award from ambassador dr . deepak vohra , special advisor to prime minister , lesotho and guinea - bissau and special advisor to ladakh autonomous hill development councils , leh and kargil at the annual awards function of the kerala management association ( kma ) on 5 june 2017 .\nwithin the past two years , saudi arabia has added 800 mbpd of new refining capacity with the startup of the satorp and yasref refineries . an additional 400 mbpd of domestic refining capacity will go online in 2018 when saudi aramco\u2019s $ 7 - b jazan refinery commences operations . the refinery is part of a $ 20 - b plan to develop the industrial city of jazan , as well as increase economic development in the region and create employment opportunities for saudis . the jazan city project includes the construction of the world\u2019s largest integrated gasification combined - cycle power plant ( igcc ) . the igcc will use steam from the jazan refinery\u2019s vacuum residue stream to generate nearly 4 , 000 mw of electricity . this power will not only supply electricity to the refinery , but also to the city residents .\nfrom a simple beginning of refining to make available petroleum products to be used as fuels in different sectors of the economy , the kochi refinery now has an enviable portfolio of products that it churns out . among fuels , it supplies lpg and superior kerosene oil for use in households . its mainstay is , of course , the combination of petrol and high - speed diesel for use in automobiles . then there is naphtha which is an important ingredient that is used as a major raw material in fertilizer and other industries . the refinery also produces aviation turbine fuel .\nclosely linked to this enviable environmental track record is the safety record of the kochi refinery . the careful training of employees and contract workers and the regular awareness programmes on safety have led to the refinery achieving more than 43 million accident free working hours . this is not easy to achieve as the refinery is a complex maze of different chemical processes involving the handling or large volumes of hazardous materials . safety is not something that happens merely by following instructions mechanically . constant awareness and the blending of different processes are essential to achieve the final outcome that is called safety .\nthe project includes the installation of a new crude distillation unit ( cdu ) , delayed coker unit ( dcu ) , fluid catalytic cracking unit ( fccu ) , vgo hydrotreater , diesel hydrotreater , sulfur recovery unit ( sru ) , tail gas treating unit ( tgtu ) , hydrogen - generation unit , offsites and utilities . bpcl will also build a green biofuel refinery to produce ethanol from agricultural and municipal waste . the expansion project is scheduled to be finished by the end of the year . once completed , the kochi refinery will be the largest public - sector refinery in india ."]}
{"id": 55947, "summary": [{"text": "the chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt ) is a professional body representing the transport and logistics industries worldwide .", "topic": 22}, {"text": "it is a membership based organisation with over 30,000 members in over 30 countries .", "topic": 1}, {"text": "this international body is also known as cilt international to distinguish it from the national councils , sections and branches .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "the principal objective of the cilt is \" to promote and encourage the art and science of logistics and transport \" , which it achieves both through its membership and professional qualifications .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "it provides extensive opportunities for training and learning opportunities with a range of internationally recognise qualifications and courses .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "for those who need support and assistance with their continuous professional development ( cpd ) cilt have an international awards committee that offer a range of scholarships and awards . ", "topic": 2}], "title": "chartered institute of logistics and transport", "paragraphs": ["here in ireland the chartered institute of transport merged with the institute of logistics and transport to form , what we know today as the chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt ) ireland .\noffers internationally recognized qualifications in transport & logistics accredited by the chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt ) , leading to chartered membership .\nwelcome to the scottish region of the chartered institute of logistics and transport ( uk ) .\nseminar on introduction of chartered institute of logistics & transport - international professional qualifications in bangladesh .\nthe chartered institute of logistics and transport provides three qualifications at degree , diploma and certificate level .\non behalf of the chartered institute of logistics and transport , ghana , i welcome you to our website .\ntrain the trainer program on diploma courses of chartered institute of logistics and transport . trainer : dr . david maunder\nin 2001 we became the chartered institute of logistics and transport as the two leading professional bodies joined together .\nthe chartered institute of logistics and transport is a non - profit organisation and is funded through membership subscriptions and educational services .\nthe chartered institute of logistics & transport offers a programme of professional qualification aimed at progressing the knowledge , competence and in addition , the careers of logistics and transport professionals worldwide .\nas a chartered institute of logistics and transport member your voice is heard by the broader business community and policymakers in ireland today .\nwe are focused on the original 1919 institute aims of developing the science and art of transport and logistics .\nthe chartered institute of transport ( cit ) sri lanka was established in 1984 and incorporated by the parliamentary act no . 08 of 2000 . in 2001 following the merger of the two leading professional bodies cit sri lanka became the chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt ) sri lanka . in 2012 the council of trustees of the chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt ) upgraded the status of cilt sri lanka from a branch to a territory .\nthe principal objective of the institute is \u201cto promote professionalism in logistics , transport and supply chain . \u2019\u2019\nthe chartered institute of logistics and transport ireland is a member of the wider cilt international family which has offices in over 30 countries and 33 , 000 members worldwide .\nthe chartered institute of logistics and transport\u2019s vision is to be recognized globally as the first choice professional body for supply chain , logistics and transport . enabling growth within the profession , professional development , reputation and membership .\nwe set global membership standards . the chartered institute of logistics and transport byelaws are set under the charter of the institute . the charter sets our rules and applies universal standards in our profession across the world .\nmembership of the chartered institute of logistics and transport in the uk offers access to a unique range of benefits and unbeatable services designed to support you , personally and professionally , throughout your career .\nthe institute of transport was granted the royal charter however it did not use the term \u2018chartered\u2019 in its title until 1971 .\nst helens college has retained its chartered institute of procurement and supply centre of excellence status for the 20th consecutive year .\nestablished in 1919 as the chartered institute of transport ( cit ) and receiving its royal charter in 1926 , the institute has an exciting history behind it , but is always adapting to stay consistent with current logistics and transport issues .\nthe institute grew in importance and influence across the world . we established territorial organisations in ten countries and in 1971 were granted the name of the chartered institute of transport by queen elizabeth ii .\nrecognised professional qualifications in logistics and transport : bachelor of business in supply chain management , diploma in logistics and supply chain management and certificate in logistics .\nthe name cit was changed to cilt in january 2002 following the international merger between cit and the institute of logistics ( il ) . the principal objective of the institute is \u201cto promote and encourage the art and science of logistics and transport\u201d .\nthe chartered institute of logistics and transport ( registered office ) earlstrees court \u2022 earlstrees road \u2022 corby \u2022 northamptonshire \u2022 nn17 4ax \u2022 united kingdom t : + 44 ( 0 ) 1536 740162 \u2022 e : info @ urltoken all content within this site . \u00a9 the chartered institute of logistics and transport . all rights reserved . charity registration number : 313376\nthe chartered institute of logistics & transport ( cilt ) is the leading international professional body associated with logistics and transport . with over 33 , 000 members working in over 100 countries across the globe . cilt holds unparalleled professional international recognition .\nyoung professionals\u2019 forum of the chartered institute of logistics & transport \u2013 sri lanka ( cilt ypf \u2013 sri lanka ) is the country\u2019s leading youth movement that gathers together professionals and students in the fields of aviation , maritime transport , land transport and supply chain management .\nthis allowed each territory to use their own designation . the irish section became known as the chartered institute of transport ( cit ) ireland .\ni ' m the secretary general of the chartered institute of logistics and transport . i lead and facilitate the international direction of our organisation . i seek to bring together our strengths and help set and establish our professional standards globally .\nthe transport planning and engineering msc ( eng ) fulfils the educational requirements for membership of the chartered institution of highways and transportation ( ciht ) . we are currently re - applying for accreditation for the chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt uk ) , which may be in place for 2018 entry .\nthe chartered institute of logistics and transport international introductory certificate has been running since 2011 and gives a basic grounding in transport and logistics . this qualification was developed in response to a market need for a foundation - type introductory course for those in the early stages of their careers .\nwomen in logistics and transport ( wilat ) sri lanka is the women\u2019s forum of the chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt ) sri lanka . wilat sri lanka was inaugurated on 21 march 2013 . it is one of the five pioneering fora in wilat global . + read more\nthe institute for transport studies opffers a range of scholarships for uk , eu and international students .\ncilt is proud of its history and its reputation at the forefront of the logistics and transport industry worldwide .\nchartered member ( cmilt ) \u2013 the second grading step for those working in logistics or transport and qualifying by experience and / or education .\nas well as learning from academics , you will have the opportunity to learn from other students , from expert guest lecturers and from your interaction with the two professional bodies , chartered institute of procurement and supply ( cips ) and chartered institute of logisitics and transport ( cilt ) at conferences , invited events and more .\nthe institute of transport began with the primary objective \u2018to promote , encourage and co - ordinate the study of the science and art of transport in all its branches\u2019 .\nthe ceo magazine is calling for all transport and logistics leaders , who are able to demonstrate excellence within their role in the transport and logistics industry for the award of transport & logistics executive of the year in the 7th annual executive of the year awards .\nthe latest version of the chartered institute of logistics and transport international certificate has been running since 2012 and is designed to support professionals moving into , or who are already within supervisory or team leader roles but require training and development .\nthis is our pleasure to inform you that , institute of business and economic research ( iber ) of united international university ( uiu ) bangladesh is going to introduce cilt international diploma program in bangladesh in collaboration with chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt ) international to promote professionalism in the transport and logistics sector and also to develop young professionals to serve the industry .\npart of the professional body representing the logistics , transport and supply chain industry in ireland .\nthe chartered institute of logistics and transport in the uk ( cilt ( uk ) ) is the pre - eminent independent professional body for individuals associated with logistics , supply chains and all transport throughout their careers . cilt ( uk ) \u2019s 20 , 000 members enjoy the following benefits :\nan act to provide for the establishment of the zambia chartered institute of logistics and transport and provide for its powers and fnnctions ; constitute the national council for the institute and provide for its functioas and powers ; provide for the qualifications for membership of the institute ; provide for the registration of members to practice as logisticians or transportants ; provide for the coastitution of the disciplinary committee and other committees of the institute ; and provide for matters conneeted with , or incidental to , the foregoing .\non the occasion of its 30th anniversary celebration on friday 6 december 2013 , which coincided with the inauguration of its secretariat at the trevessa house , mer rouge , port louis , the chartered institute of logistics and transport , mauritius added its voice to the international recognition of the new logo and brand identity of our prestigious institute .\nfuture leaders , and women in logistics and transport will be at the heart of international convention 2019 .\nthe former institute of logistics and transport was formed in june 1999 , following the integration of the institute of logistics and the chartered institute of transport in the uk . in april 2004 , the institute\u2019s membership voted in favour of ilt adopting the word \u2018chartered\u2019 into its title . in may 2004 , the institute officially became cilt ( uk ) . cilt international \u2013 formerly the chartered institute of transport \u2013 was formed in 1919 and was granted its royal charter in 1926 . growth of its overseas sections led to a restructuring in 1994 , under which ten national councils were established in various parts of the world . the institute operates as a co - ordinating body and custodian of the royal charter . cilt ( uk ) was formed as the uk national council and is the largest national council , with over half the total worldwide membership of cilt . in 1999 , the former institute of logistics and transport took over from cit uk as the uk national council . all national councils are effectively \u2018chartered\u2019 through their membership of cilt and are represented on its governing council . cilt continues to hold the royal charter under the authority of the ( uk ) privy council . subject to certain qualifications individual members of any national council hold chartered status under the authority of this royal charter .\nthe institute is represented worldwide with national councils ( ncs ) , national independent sections ( niss ) and institute branches ( ibs ) totalling over 30 countries in 5 continents . each territorial organization is , in its own right , a separate organization representing the chartered institute of logistics & transport in their territory . they all share the common cause of achieving the institute\u2019s primary objective . the institute is represented in the following countries around the world :\nwith the wider representation now we are involved in every logistics and transport sector .\nthere is a significant gap in the market for professional qualifications in logistics and transport in bangladesh . institute of business and economic research ( iber ) of united international university ( uiu ) launched international diploma program to fill that gap in collaboration with chartered institute of logistics and transport ( cilt ) , international \u2013 uk . cilt international diploma is a career oriented specialized professional degree program designed and the certificate is awarded by cilt , international \u2013 uk .\na first choice home for all supply chain , logistics and transport professionals wherever they are .\nthe institute felt an updated brand was important to unify its global organization regrouping national councils , national independent sections and institute branches . each territorial organisation is , in its own right , a separate organisation representing the chartered institute of logistics and transport in their territory . they all share the common cause of achieving the institute\u2019s primary objective . the principal objective of the institute is \u2018to promote and encourage the art and science of logistics and transport\u2019 . the institute achieves this objective through both its membership and its educational qualifications . membership provides a professional identity to those in the logistics and transport sector , as well as international recognition . the institute\u2019s professional qualifications educate not only those already in the sector , but also those wishing to enter into it . the new cilt purple and gold global logo is set to become a familiar sight everywhere in the world and the new brand will provide all members with the following benefits :\nthe chartered institute of logistics & transport is the leading professional body with an established international pedigree . with over 30 , 000 members represented in 31 countries in five continents , cilt holds unparalleled professional international recognition . the institution was formed in the uk in 1919 and received the royal charter in 1926 . the principal objective of the institution is to promote and encourage the art and science of supply chain , logistics and transport aimed at progressing the knowledge , competence as well as the careers of logistics and transport professionals worldwide .\nthe institute offers an extensive range of logistics , transport and supply chain qualifications , training courses and educational seminars that are tailored to all levels , from young graduates to experienced senior management .\nthe chartered institute of logistics & transport sri lanka no : 450 , d . r . wijewardena mawatha , colombo 10 , sri lanka . tel : + 94 11 565 7357 / + 94 11 269 8494 e - mail : admin @ urltoken\n- the leading international professional body for everyone who works within supply chain , logistics and transport .\nthis is the highest level qualification in the chartered institute of logistics and transport\u2019s international \u2018suite\u2019 of qualifications . operating at level 6 ( degree standard ) this qualification is designed for the next generation of business leaders , helping operational managers and technical specialists to think strategically , carry out in - depth research and stretch their knowledge and competence .\nthe chartered institute of procurement and supply ( cips ) is an international organisation , based in the uk , serving the purchasing and supply profession \u2013 they are the leading body representing the field of procurement and supply chain management .\ntracey boardman , programme leader for chartered institute of procurement and supply ( cips ) qualifications at the college spoke of her delight at receiving the accolade . she said :\nreceiving centre of excellence status is not given lightly . the audit by the chartered institute was very testing . however , we are very proud to know that our teaching meets such a high standard . \u201d\nthe institute\u2019s qualifications are recognized internationally as a sign of knowledge and reliability . brief descriptions of the four levels of professional qualifications are narrated below\nour mission is to provide leadership in research , policy and professional development and supporting continuous improvement in the transport and logistics industry .\nthe institute for transport studies ( its ) was established as the uk\u2019s first multi - disciplinary transport department , and we continue to lead the field with our research .\nchartered member is the first of our chartered grades . this grade is to those who hold the cilt international advanced diploma , or accredited equivalent ( usually an approved degree ) . the grade also requires 5 years experience in a relevant senior management role . the grade of chartered member entitled the member to use the post - nominal \u2019cmilt\u2019 after their name and gives the member the right to vote at the agm and other institute meetings . there are also other , direct routes to the chartered membership such as the professional entry route enables experienced logistics or transport professionals who do not meet the standard academic requirements for chartered membership , to demonstrate that they broadly satisfy the institute\u2019s criteria . please contact the national secretariat . for more information .\na 12 - times - yearly magazine that includes : articles , case studies and information covering all aspects of the supply chain ; news from the logistics and transport sectors ; institute news ; industry jobs and much more .\nthe latest version of the chartered institute of logistics and transport international diploma was launched in 2015 . this course follows on from the certificate and is designed to support professionals involved in planning logistics operations and who are already in supervisory or operational management roles . it is also ideal for graduates with non - business degrees moving into the logistics field . it operates at dip he / hnd level ( level 5 equivalent to 2 years of a degree ) .\nprovides the strategic management skills and tactical insight necessary for professional and business development in the logistics and transport industry . it bridges the gap between the undergraduate cilt ( uk ) level 5 professional diploma in logistics and transport and the postgraduate standard of a master\u2019s degree . more\nin advanced project and logistics management you will evaluate contemporary research in logistics and project management , critically analyse advances in project and programme management and review emerging technologies and innovations in logistics and project management such as big data analytics and virtual technologies .\nwe ' re the leading international professional body for everyone who works within supply chain , logistics and transport .\ncilt is the recognised global professional body for those working in the logistics , transport and supply chain industries .\nprovides information to help develop better understanding of green or sustainable logistics . it provides the necessary skills and knowledge to enable learners to understand better many of the issues surrounding the subject of green or sustainable logistics . it will also help learners to develop the ability to appreciate the environmental impact of the various modes of transport , logistics and supply chain operations , reverse logistics activities and how to improve energy efficiency within the logistics and transport sectors . the qualification also seeks to provide learners with a complete set of management skills . more\nat the savoy hotel in london on 3 november 1919 a group of senior transport professionals met determined to change the world of logistics and transport . in the first world war they had seen the failures of moving goods and vehicles . now in peacetime they wanted to create a professional body that would make a difference and set new standards . the institute of transport was born .\nchartered fellow is our highest grade of membership . fellowship is reserved for those who hold top level positions , such as director or chairman , within the logistics and transport sector . the grade requires the applicant to have 7 or more years experience in a relevant top level position . chartered fellow may also be awarded to those who have attained a position of eminence in the sector . the grade of chartered fellow allows the member to use the post - nominal \u2018fcilt\u2019 after their name , and to vote at the agm and other institute meetings .\ncilt is the leading professional body associated with logistics and transport . with over 33 , 000 members working in over 100 countries worldwide , cilt holds unparalleled professional international recognition . established in 1919 and receiving its royal charter in 1926 , the institute is always adapting to stay consistent with current logistics and transport issues .\nfirst developed in 2006 , the certificate operates at level 3 ( a level standard ) . the objective of the international certificate is to enable supervisors and first line managers to increase their knowledge , skills and confidence in logistics and transport . the students will benefit from a comprehensive understanding and overview of key areas in logistics and transport , it is an excellent introductory qualification for new entrants to the logistics and transport sector .\nthe cilt international diploma in logistics and transport is a freestanding qualification , designed to provide a sound foundation for a career within the transport and supply chain fields . lifelong learning and a commitment to continuing professional development is at the core of cilt , with a focus on maintaining professional standards across the logistics and transport sectors .\nas the focus for professional excellence and the development of the most modern techniques in logistics and transport , the institute aims to encourage the adoption of policies that are both efficient and sustainable . mission cilt ( uk ) aims to : \u2022 facilitate the development of personal and professional excellence \u2022 encourage the development of leading - edge thinking and best practice in logistics , supply - chains and all transport \u2022 provide relevant and valued services to members and employers . values the institute aims to provide : \u2022 professional integrity and excellence \u2022 quality support and service for members \u2022 relevance and value for money \u2022 breadth and quality of membership .\nexclusive access to the members area of the cilt website which provides national and international policy papers about the logistics , transport and supply chain management industry .\nprofessional qualifications from the cilt will not only increase knowledge of logistics and transport but will also develop management skills and demonstrate personal abilities to prospective employers .\ngranted a royal charter in 1926 to \u2018promote , encourage and coordinate the study and advancement of the science and art of transport\u2019 .\nthe grade of affiliate is open to anyone who has an interest in logistics and / or transport but may not be able to , or may not desire to , reach one of our higher grades . it also includes students who have enrolled on the institute\u2019s international professional programmes such as the certficate , diploma and advanced diploma in logistics and transport . this grade has no post - nominal attached to it , nor does it include institute voting rights .\nto advance education in the field of transport and logistics by the provision of scholarships and prizes , lectures , libraries , and such other educational facilities and activities as shall be considered appropriate by the trustees .\nwe are confident that the logistics and transport sector of bangladesh is going to be deeply benefited due to the introduction of this diploma program . the details of this program are given below :\nthe institute achieves this objective through both its membership and its educational qualifications . membership provides a professional identity to those in the logistics and transport sector , as well as international recognition . the institute\u2019s professional qualifications educate not only those already in the sector , but also those wishing to enter into it .\nas a professional body we look to promote education and learning in transport and logistics and the wider supply chain . there are a number of grants and awards available for individuals and organisations to apply for .\njob roles have included inventory analysts , procurement officers and managers , shipping managers , warehouse controllers , transport , logistics and supply chain managers .\nthe group\u2019s initial aims were to improve transport efficiency , enable transport integration and encourage talent development in the transport industry . aims that we still strive to achieve today .\nprofessional qualifications from the cilt will not only increase your knowledge of logistics and transport but will also develop your management skills and demonstrate your personal abilities to prospective employers .\nprovides information to help develop better understanding of green or sustainable logistics . it provides the necessary skills and knowledge to enable learners to understand better many of the issues surrounding the subject of green or sustainable logistics . more\nthe extent of research that has been conducted at leeds in various dimensions and aspects of transport and the environment is amazing .\ncilt brings together professionals from across the logistics , transport and supply chain industry thereby providing members with a fantastic opportunity to build new relationships and contacts .\nthe university of leeds is one of the best universities in the world for transport studies - many well - known global transport experts are leeds alumni .\nchartered fellow ( fcilt ) \u2013 the highest membership grade . here you have met the chartered member requirements and now hold a senior position in the industry . rarely this grade is awarded by eminence following an appointment to senior position in industry .\nwith over 33 , 000 members in over 30 countries worldwide , cilt holds unparalleled professional recognition . established in 1919 and receiving its royal charter in 1926 , the institute has an exciting history behind it , but is always adapting to stay consistent with current logistics and transport issues . the new mission of the institute reflects the emerging trends in logistics and transport adding dimension and motion to the previous logo symbol as well as showcasing the institute extensive education , training and networking programme for professionals across the world . the institute\u2019s new message , \u2018stronger together\u2019 , introduces a global identity of trusted professionalism which will be visible wherever its members are in the world . under the new brand identity , cilt recognizes that in a world of converged markets and offerings , it must be focused on serving the connected global market .\noffers a broad understanding of the principles , applications and concepts of logistics . it gives learners the opportunity to focus on an area of specialism or interest to gain introductory knowledge of the industry . more\ntransport at its is an applied subject . we offer plenty of opportunities for students to experience transport systems in action , both within the uk and europe , allowing you to meet and hear directly from transport professionals and see what you\u2019ve learned in practice .\nmember ( milt ) \u2013 the first grading step for those working in logistics , transport and supply chain management . you qualify by experience or education .\nnational events and lectures , such as : the institute\u2019s annual convention and exhibition ; the sir robert reid rail lecture and annual awards for excellence ; faculty and forum events in specific areas of interest ; and regional events held in members\u2019 local areas . the institute holds around 300 events each and every year , and these provide opportunities for learning , personal development and networking .\npeople as members and professionals in logistics and transport . l & t continues to change and grow quickly . our freight logistics is already about 14 . 5 % of australian gdp and employs about 1 . 25 million workers while passenger transport has a direct , positive impact on the livability of our towns and cities and on the growth of our economy . cilt australia challenges members to get involved and play their part in shaping the future through our events , networking functions , surveys and seminars and our various working groups and committees .\nprofessional qualifications from introductory levels through to msc ; continuing professional development to record members\u2019 personal career development ; mentoring from experienced professionals in members\u2019 area of operation ; and training courses , including the certificate of professional competence ( cpc ) . cilt ( uk ) offers the following qualifications and programs : \u2022 level 2 introductory certificate \u2022 level 3 certificate \u2022 level 5 professional diploma \u2022 level 6 advanced diploma in logistics and transport \u2022 msc in international logistics and supply chain management \u2022 msc in international transport and logistics .\nwithin the cilt education and endowment fund , a series of awards , grants , and scholarships are available . cilt awards , grants , and scholarships are designed to encourage research into logistics and transport developments and needs in different parts of the world . any cilt member at any level ( including student affiliate ) may apply for an award , either directly or through a territorial organisation or institute branch .\nand to experience what it\u2019s really like to work in the transport sector , collaborate with a project team of students from our other degrees through our new transport integrated project module .\nit is a milestone in the history of chartered institute of logistics and transport , bangladesh council , to look forward with it ' s newly organised website , which started its journey in 1998 with a group of enthusiastic personalities of the concerned sectors , under the leadership of admiral m h khan , former chief of staff bangladesh navy . subsequently , cilt , bangladesh had to undergo a number of hurdles in forward journey in delivering visible support to the logistics and transport sector of our country . it was a golden event in the history of cilt bangladesh when syed rezaul hayat a legendary figure in the civil service of bangladesh , a former permanent secretary , took over as its president during early 2010 , who under his wise and dedicated leadership took this organisation to a prestigious height involving various business and commerce chambers , government of bangladesh in the ministries of shipping , communication , local government etc . unfortunately , after his sudden demise in mid ap . . . read more\na degree from its opens up a range of opportunities to develop a challenging and rewarding career . transport consultancies are the largest employers of its graduates , but other common careers include those in government , academia , regulatory bodies , transport operators , logistics companies , not - for - profit and international agencies .\nabove : finalist jessica u\u2019chong ( jd container logistics ) , winner tegan case ( shell australia ) , glenn herbert ( public transport authority ) .\nthe institute\u2019s training programmes and courses provide practical knowledge of the most up - to - date tools and techniques in logistics and transport , and are designed to help improve job performance and support individual career development . the important \u2018hot topics\u2019 of the day , like lean approaches and carbon awareness , are included , as are quality management systems , mrp and process management data . our range of short courses also includes humanitarian logistics for those working in , or intending to work in this field and want practical courses to enhance their skills . for the transport professionals there are courses covering highway design and maintenance , how to be an expert witness or carry out a traffic survey , and the vitally important certificate of compliance courses for transport managers and periodic training for professional drivers , which are designed to meet the requirements stipulated by the department for transport ( dft ) .\nprocurement and logistics is one of the fastest growing industries in the world and this course is ideal if you are looking to build a career in this dynamic sector . your background may be in shipping , logistics or general business .\nalongside specialist modules , study common modules that will address key issues currently facing transport industry professionals . these provide you with a holistic overview of transport problems and approaches to policy formulation .\nlearn to develop solutions to engineering problems that fit the broader aims of transport and planning policy , from academics with an international reputation whose research sets industry standards . this includes studying the principles of transport engineering and data collection and analysis . other options include :\ninstitute assessment route the institute assessment route requires learners to pass examinations and / or assignments ( depending on the qualification level ) that are set , marked and moderated by the awarding organisation . studying via this route leads to a national qualifications framework ( nqf ) qualification .\non exceptional circumstances , individual who have distinguished themselves practically in the field of logistics and transport but who may not have the requisite academic and / or professional qualifications may be granted honorary fellowship with the post nominal \u2018hon . fcilt\u2019\nthere is a significant gap in the market of professional logistics and transport qualifications in bangladesh . uiu in joint collaboration with cilt wants to fill that gap by offering cilt international diploma program . the courses are provided by experienced and qualified trainers who will take the students through each step of this industry recognized qualification . the cilt international diploma in logistics and transport is a freestanding qualification , designed to provide a sound foundation for a career within the transport and supply chain fields and should provide graduate / undergraduate students , supervisors , first - line managers and potential middle managers with a complete set of management and operational skills .\ndesigned to enhance new and existing expertise in the supply chain , passenger transport , road freight or transport planning environments as well as developing core management skills . more\nthere is substantial technical context and input in the areas of demand forecasting , inventory management , process / supply chain / logistics optimisation and analytics . in particular , the module \u201cadvanced logistics and project management\u201d brings together two very important skills widely sought after in the industry .\nsa\u00efd business school , partnering with the transport studies unit , university of oxford , present four 4 - day programmes designed to give you an in - depth opportunity to discuss and address the complexity of issues associated with sustainable transport .\nprovides knowledge and understanding of current trade patterns and the structure and operation of global and multi - national trade , business and supply chains . it includes economic , environmental , cultural , political , and ethical issues and moves on to address how global trade is regulated , constrained , controlled and monitored across all major modes of transport . more\nthe aim of this module is to enable you to develop an in depth understanding of the critical nature and meaning of global supply chain management and its application across a range of organisations and sectors internationally . you will learn how to critically evaluate the contribution of global logistics and supply chain to an organisation\u2019s competitive advantage and improve your ability to recognise and implement sustainable approaches to supply chain management .\ndesigned to offer an entry - level overview and a basic insight into the logistics and transport industry . it also introduces learners to different types of written communications , teaching them the skills to draw information from a variety of documents and equipping them for progression to other cilt ( uk ) qualifications . more\nthe curriculum covers all the important aspects of transport and greatly helps in starting out in the industry with a solid foundation .\nwe also invite former students back to its to share their experiences of developing a career in the transport sector .\n\u2022 outside storage / excess inventory are some initial by - products of logistics improvement projects that facility design does not always account for .\n- cilt australia supports lifelong learning and the development of people through short courses , mentoring programs and qualifications , many of which have both an australian and an international level of recognition .\nprovides knowledge and understanding of current trade patterns and the structure and operation of global and multi - national trade , business and supply chains . it includes economic , environmental , cultural , political , and ethical issues and moves on to address how global trade is regulated , constrained , controlled and monitored across all major modes of transport . the qualification also seeks to provide learners with a complete set of management skills . more\noperating at level 2 ( gcse , o level standard ) this qualification was developed in 2011 and gives a basic grounding in transport and logistics . this qualification was developed in response to market needs for a foundation - type introductory course .\nmy 30 plus years in supply chain operational management and as an institute member gave me the experience and the opportunity to give my time and energies back into the profession when i started in the role in 2012 .\nas the leader of our talented international secretariat team we seek to communicate our common message and help create and manage our global strategies , professional development programmes and events . through these the logistics and transport family works together successfully to provide important inputs into our economies and our societies in every country where we operate . together we do make a difference .\ncilt is the professional body for everyone in the logistics , passenger - transport , transport - planning and related industries , and is dedicated to supporting , developing and representing all specialisms at all stages of career development . membership of cilt , which is represented in more than 30 countries across the world , gives members the tools they need to realise their ambitions and to progress throughout their career , by keeping them informed of the latest news and information , as well as by providing comprehensive opportunities for continuous professional development .\nprovides the learners with the knowledge and understanding of the types and functions of ports and terminals and their management , operation and maintenance . it includes global , international and national freight movements , types of goods and vessels , port and area controls , physical and human resource requirements , consignments , unitisation and consignment monitoring . the qualification also seeks to provide learners with a complete set of management skills . more\n- skills , experience and training count . the cilt membership levels provide important recognition of the skills and experience of members as they progress in their careers . exceptional achievement is then recognised by the awarding of the awarding of the certified practicing logistician ( cpl ) and certified transport planner ( ctp ) accreditations and through our prestigious annual awards for excellence .\nan inaugural meeting was held on 22 march 1920 with sir eric geddes , the minister of transport , becoming its first president .\ndiscussions in this meeting talked about application of ci in logistics specifically standardised job routines , operator multi skilling and facility design / layout and the associated benefits in quality safety and accuracy and productivity ) across environments such as warehousing and transportation . examples were provided from the experience and learning of the members with some intricately linked learning from each topic .\nteaching is delivered through a combination of lectures , seminars and tutorials , using a wide range of learning activities .\nour students are highly sought after and have a good reputation with transport consultants , and may receive a job offer before or shortly after graduation .\nthis course is accredited as meeting the requirements for technical further learning for chartered engineer ( ceng ) status for candidates who have already acquired ceng accredited beng ( hons ) . please see the joint board of moderators website for further information .\nit was a great discussion and we look forward to future meetings where will continue to discuss specific applications of ci in logistics , the associated benefits and look to provide a sounding board for members to share their experiences and learnings from projects completed within organisations and industries .\nthrough this module you will critically analyse the theory , concepts and models of operations and information management . operations and information management provides you with an overview of how to improve different types of operations and information systems as well as contributing to a company\u2019s competitiveness and strategy .\nis a free - standing qualification , designed to provide a sound foundation for a career within the transport and supply chain fields and to provide learners with a complete set of management skills . more\ntransport is a multidisciplinary topic - the lectures open your eyes to a variety of issues you may not have thought about before .\nwe are very grateful that you have taken some time to visit this website . it has been designed to conform to the newly created modern , globally recognized identity that reflects the international nature of cilt as the first 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xtract resources buys mozambique prospect for us $ 12 . 5mln | lon : xtr\nxtract resources plc is a diversified metals and minerals producer based in london , united kingdom .\nxtr . l historical prices | xtract resources plc ord 0 . 02p stock - yahoo finance\nxtract resources shares were up 4 . 4 % at 0 . 2872 pence thursday morning .\nxtract resources engages in the exploration , development and production of gold and copper properties . xtract resources was founded in 2004 . xtract resources ' headquarters is located in london , england , gb sw7 2je . it has raised 6 . 9m in 1 round . the l . . .\ncolin bird held the position of executive chairman at xtract resources at the time of this trade .\nsandra platts held the position of group coo at xtract resources at the time of this trade .\nxtract resources plc\u2019s ( lon : xtr ) chairman tells proactive that the metals explorer is . . .\nxtract share price . xtr - stock quote , charts , trade history , share chat , financial terms glossary . xtract resources plc ord 0 . 02p\nlondon ( alliance news ) - gold and copper mining company xtract resources plc said on wednesday . . .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - xtract resources plc thursday said global oil shale group plc has . . .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - xtract resources plc thursday said it sold five million shares in oil . . .\nxtract resources plc ( lon : xtr ) provided the market with an update on the disposal of its . . .\nxtract resources said the deal with omnia gives the company\nthe opportunity for a fast track hard rock operation\n.\non 25 june 2013 , the company changed its name to xtract resources . it was refocused into a mining industry .\n* xtract resources plc . an independent technical report on the mineral resources of the fair bride gold deposit on the 3990c mining concession , manica province , mozambique , minxcon , 04 march 2016\njonathan ( jon ) bridel held the position of non - executive director at xtract resources at the time of this trade .\nxtract resources plc ( lon : xtr ) share price | rns news , quotes , & charts | xtr . l |\njan nelson , chief executive of xtract resources plc ( lon : xtr ) , says the sale of the . . .\nxtract resources ( lon : xtr ) has bought a new project in mozambique scheduled to become the country\u2019s first commercial gold mine .\nbeaufort securities breakfast alert : andalas energy and power plc , altus strategies , bezant resources plc , harvest minerals ltd . , jangada mines plc , lionsgold , mineral & financial investment limited , xtract resources plc\nproactive investors limited - xtract resources plc ( lon : xtr ) share price | rns news , quotes , & charts | xtr . l |\nthe operator of the project is explorator lda . , a wholly - owned subsidiary of xtract . gross and net attributable resources are the same .\nxtract resources plc is a public limited company from london england and has the status : active . xtract resources plc was incorporated 13 years ago on 22 / 10 / 2004 and has the registered number : 05267047 . the accounts status is group and accounts are next due on 30 / 06 / 2018 .\n7 . the operator of the project is explorator lda . , a wholly - owned subsidiary of xtract . gross and net attributable resources are the same .\nxtract resources ( lon : xtr ) has signed a joint venture with a company called mineral technologies international to mine alluvial gold at the manica project in mozambique .\nxtract resources plc ( lon : xtr ) has pulled the plug on its chepica gold mine in southern chile after deciding the costs and technical challenges made it unviable .\nxtract will provide its full support to gos and xosm in seeking the consents required for completion of the sale of xtract\u2019s interest in xosm .\nxtract resources on monday said its mozambique subsidiary explorator has agreed a mining contractor deal with omnia mining and moz gold group limitida for its manica mining concession in the company .\nxtract resources ( lon : xtr ) says it is mining ore at record levels from its chepica gold mine in chile now that it has opened up three more levels .\nauroch minerals have played hardball with aim listed xtract resources over an unpaid debt owing to auroch for the sale of the manica gold project in mozambique in march last year .\nglobal oil shale also in process for acquiring 70 % holding in xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . from xtract energy plc\na channel commited to mozambique extractive industry development through access to information under the umbrella of accountability , good governance , transparency and sustainable development in the natural resources exploration . view all posts by mozambique resources post\ngeoscience australia provides information and advice towards the management of australia ' s groundwater and surface water resources .\nthe essential idea behind the latest transaction from xtract resources plc ( lon : xtr ) is to provide short - term cash - flow , according to executive chairman colin bird .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - xtract resources plc thursday said it sold five million shares in oil shale development and processing company global oil shale group plc for gbp1 . 2 million .\nthe share purchase agreement ( \u201cspa\u201d ) in respect of xtract oil limited ( \u201cxol\u201d ) sets out the detailed and legally binding terms and conditions subject to which gos hasacquired 100 % of the issued and outstanding shares in xol from xtract . xtract\u2019s rights over the julia creek tenements are held in xol under an existing agreement between xtract energy plc and intermin resources ltd . as part of this transaction xtract will assign to xol all of its rights in relation to the julia creek shale assets .\nxtract to focus on its core strategy of seeking conventional oil and gas opportunities .\ngroup eleven resources hails maiden resource for stonepark project of 5 . 3mln tonnes at 11 . 15 % zinc a\nxtract resources plc on tuesday said its mozambican subsidiary explorator limitada has secured its second mining contractor agreement with sino minerals investment co ltd for the exploitation of alluvial gold deposits at its manica mining concession .\nxtract will also pay auroch a usd $ 50 , 000 fee that will be fully satisfied by xtract script issued to auroch at a 15 % discount to market .\nin may 2012 , xtract transferred its holdings in zhibek resources to caspian oil & gas ( now : equus mining limited ) in exchange of a minority shareholding in that company , and exit from kyrgyzstan .\nxtract\u2019s shares rose by more than 20 % on the news to 0 . 3p .\nhe joined xtract resources in late 2013 but resigned abruptly in september last year allegedly after a bust - up with chairman colin bird over bird\u2019s decision to shut down the chepica gold / copper mine in chile .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - xtract resources plc thursday said global oil shale group plc has decided to exercise its option to buy back a 1 % net smelter royalty in return for shares , meaning xtract ' s gos stake will rise to 7 . 6 % , worth about gbp2 . 95 million .\nin december 2012 , xtract energy disposed its oil shale interests by transferring 100 % stake in xtract oil limitedand 70 % stake in xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . to global oil shale group limited in exchange of the strategic stake in that company .\nxtract energy plc ( julia creek project ( north ) , northwest qld ) has scaled back investment in the development of the xtract technology , a hydrogen and supercritical solvent extraction process .\nglobal oil shale group limited ( \u201cgos\u201d ) announces that its negotiations with xtract energy plc ( \u201cxtract\u201d ) with regard to xtract\u2019s large scale 2 . 18 billion barrel oil shale tenements at julia creek in queensland , australia , have successfully concluded with the signing of legally binding agreements .\nxtract resources plc ( lon : xtr ) shares jumped more than 60 % on tuesday after it told investors that the group\u2019s mozambique subsidiary , explorator limitada , has signed a second mining contractor agreement for the manica gold project .\nteaching resources for primary and secondary levels including background information , student activities , full - colour cut - out 3d models and posters .\n5 . the inferred mineral resources have a large degree of uncertainty as to their existence and whether they can be mined economically or legally .\nxtract resources ( aim : xtr ) is a resource , development and mining company whose focus is and will be to acquire brown field resource projects with a view to release value for its shareholders . the projects targeted will be in . . .\nafter quitting london - listed junior miner xtract resources last september \u2013 and moving to paternoster on the west coast to set up a micro - brewery and pursue a \u201cless - stressed lifestyle\u201d \u2013 jan nelson has returned to the mining game once again .\nexplorator limitada , a subsidiary of the xtract resources group , has hired omnia mining and the moz gold group to mine alluvial gold deposits in the mining concession it owns in manica , in central mozambique , the group announced in a statement in london .\nand director of xtract resources plc , with more than 40 years experience mainly in hard rock mining , is the qualified person as defined in the guidance note of the london stock exchange , who has reviewed the technical information contained in this press release .\n\u201cthe disposal of julia creek and the sale on xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . to gos will enable xtract management to concentrate the focus of the company on conventional oil and gas opportunities .\nxtract sold the julia creek asset to gos last year in return for 6 million shares in the company .\nconsideration for the transaction includes 500 , 000 , 000 xtract common shares valued at \u00a31 , 250 , 000 . in addition , xtract assumed approximately usd $ 1 . 25 million of liabilities associated with the chilean entity .\nlondon ( alliance news ) - gold and copper mining company xtract resources plc said on wednesday its broker beaufort securities ltd has raised gbp1 . 3 million through the placing of 76 . 5 million shares in the company at a price of 1 . 7 pence each .\nxtract resources has signed a heads of agreement ( ' hoa ' ) to enter into a proposed joint venture ( ' jv ' ) with polar star mining corporation on the mejillones phosphate and uranium property in chile . upon completion of certain technical work and capital expenditure from existing cash resources , xtract will have the right to earn - in up to 75 % of the property , which covers approximately 16 , 400 hectares , with the potential to buy the remaining 25 % stake from polar star . this transaction marks the . . .\n' xtract ' s oil shale tenements in julia creek , with approx . 2 billion barrels of shale oil resources , provide us with a large scale and potentially long term opportunity for oil shale processing . gos appreciates the opportunity and we are looking forward to co - operation with xtract over the coming months as we develop our plans and testing for oil production at julia creek .\nstrategic alignment of xtract\u2019s interest in julia creek with gos as an investor and developer for the julia creek deposit .\non aim , xtract shares climbed 1 . 25p or 62 . 5 % to trade at 3 . 25p .\nother major mining discoveries in mozambique include graphite , discovered by syrah resources ( australia ) . syrah resources is expected to make their first shipment in the second half of 2017 . they aim to have 40 % market share of the worldwide graphite with production capacity of 350000tons mostly targeted to the chinese and u . s . markets . moreover , baobab resources ( australia ) is developing a pig iron project in tete province to supply iron and steel for regional infrastructure projects .\nboth agreements will attract a 10 % interest rate that will be paid to auroch by xtract quarterly in advance and xtract will seek shareholder approval to convert the $ 1m loan to a convertible note on similar terms by june 2017 .\njohannesburg ( miningweekly . com ) \u2013 the mining contractor activity at aim - listed xtract resources\u2019 manica concession area , in mozambique , is progressing \u201cfavourably\u201d , with initial mining of the alluvial gold deposits expected to start at the end of this month , the company reported on wednesday .\njan nelson , xtract\u2019s chief executive said :\nthe fair bride project will allow the company to generate significant revenues .\nshares in xtract were up 21 % at 0 . 0169 pence monday , one of the best performers on aim .\nshare purchase agreement in respect of xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . the share purchase agreement in respect of xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . sets out the detailed and legally binding terms and conditions on and subject to which gos is willing to acquire 70 % of all issued and outstanding shares in xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . from xtract , subject to first obtaining all regulatory and joint venture consents .\ncolin bird , director and chief executive officer of polar star is also executive chairman of xtract . mr . bird has an insignificant interest in the issued share capital of polar star and xtract and recused himself from any involvement in the transaction .\nxtract\u2019s subsidiary will be due 25 % of the mined gold , which will amount to 19 % after mining production tax .\nxtract resources ( aim : xtr ) is a resource , development and mining company whose focus is and will be to acquire brown field resource projects with a view to release value for its shareholders . the projects targeted will be in regions where mining and infrastructure is prevalent and the mining regulations transparent .\nunder the terms of the settlement agreement auroch have locked xtract up in a number of ways in order to secure their position .\nin october 2006 , xtract energy purchased 19 . 5 % of wasabi energy ltd , 18 . 6 % of aviva corporation ( not affiliated with aviva energy corp . ) and 28 . 2 % of cambrian oil & gas from cambrian mining . later , cambrian oil & gas merged to xtract through which xtract got shareholdings in meo australia ltd and elko energy , and ownership of zhibek resources , a company involved in oil and gas activities in kyrgyzstan . in august 2007 , xtract sold its interests in aviva corporation to wasabi energy in exchange for new shares and warrants in wasabi . the shareholding in wasabi was sold in 2009 . at the same year , the shareholding in meo australia was sold .\nthe convertible note can be converted into xtract shares at a 15 % discount to market at auroch\u2019s election subject to a 15 % floor price and failing that , xtract have agreed to repay it and the usd $ 1m loan by the 31st of december 2017 .\nauroch chairman glenn whiddon who was responsible for thrashing out the deal with xtract said \u201cauroch is pleased to have reached a resolution with xtract on the outstanding payment . this will give xtract the opportunity to complete a definitive study while at the same time provide auroch with a regular cash flow to fund ongoing exploration and business development activities , while maintaining its cash balance of a $ 6 million . \u201d\nin addition , xtract has issued 7 . 6 million broker warrants to beaufort securities , exercisable at 1 . 7p until august 2019 .\nxtract energy had 19 . 4 % in wasabi energy , which through its subsidiaries was involved in uranium , geothermal and coal activities .\npolar star mining corporation ( tsx : psr ) (\npolar star\nor the\ncompany\n) , a toronto - based company focused on gold and copper exploration with operations in chile , announced that it has completed the sale of its chepica gold and copper mine located 300km south of santiago chile to xtract resources plc ( xtract ) , an aim listed company , under the terms of a sale and purchase agreement entered into december 12 , 2013 .\n' global oil shale group is evaluating a number of the world ' s oil shale resources that can provide us with the opportunity for large scale , long - term commercial shale oil production .\nxtract energy ' s ( lon : xtr ) new chief executive jan nelson got a resounding vote of confidence from the market with the company ' s shares up by more than 38 % in late afternoon trading . nelson has more than 15 years ' experience in the mining industry more recently as ceo of pan african resources where he was responsible for transforming the company from an exploration vehicle with little cash resources to a 200 , 000oz per annum low cost , high grade precious metals dividend paying mining company . . . .\nxtract energy has announced that paul butcher , non - executive director , has resigned from the board with immediate effect . story provided by urltoken\nxtract energy said it has assigned its oil shale rights in the julia creek project in australia to global oil shale group ( gos ) for an equity stake in the latter company totalling 6 million shares . in a related deal , xtract is selling its 70 % stake in xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . to gos , subject to certain conditions .\nthese two transactions result in the alignment of both companies ' strategic objectives ,\nxtract said in a statement . the conditions relating to the morocco s . a . . . .\nin chile , xtract develops the ch\u00e9pica gold and copper mine . as of november 2015 , gold reefs have been discovered at salvadori and colin prospects , while the development of the chepica prospect had reached a depth of . the full ownership of the project would transferred to xtract by december 2016 . together with mineral technologies international , xtract develops the fair bride open pit project , a part of the manica gold licence in mozambiue .\nthe arrangement with sino minerals investment company has been hired to mine the eastern half of the alluvial interest in the manica concession , xtract said .\nin 2014 , xtract bought the chepica gold and copper mine in chile . the deal included also the acquisition of the mejillones phosphate deposit ; however , that deposit was resold to mines global later at the same year . in 2015 , xtract bought the manica gold mining project in mozambique .\nresource estimates were reviewed to take into account the historic nature of the estimates and losses resulting from processing . australia ' s shale oil resources estimates are for recoverable shale oil . paramarginal and submarginal demonstrated resources of shale oil as at the end of 2011 are 213 gigalitres ( gl ) ( about 1340 million barrels ) and 2074 gl ( about 13 050 million barrels ) respectively . both figures are unchanged from 2010 .\ntomco energy ( lon : tom ) was another junior riser . it said red leaf resources , its near neighbour in utah , has submitted written notice that it will commence mining on its seep ridge property .\nfair bride represents approximately 10 % of the total licence at manica and there are significant opportunities to increase the gold resource through exploration , said xtract .\naccordingly xtract will not make any future option payments and will relinquish its option and mining rights at chepica on 15 october said executive chairman colin bird .\nxtract has no current active interest in any oil or gas properties but has a previous structure in place designed to hold its oil and gas assets .\nthrough zhibek resources , xtract was involved in oil and gas activities in kyrgyzstan , including an exploration of the tash kumyr licence area and development of the beshkent\u2013togap oil field . through the shareholding in meo australia ltd , xtract was involved in tassie shoal methanol project and timor sea lng and gtl projects . through extrem energy , it was engaged in the development of the offshore fields at the gulf of \u00e7andarl\u0131 and the sea of marmara , and onshore fields of edirne , siraseki , and alasehir / sarakiz in turkey .\nnelson and bird have more than a normal working knowledge of manica , having been responsible for discovering its potential while working for pan african resources , and it\u2019s a project that nelson has been keeping close tabs on .\n' the challenge for the exploitation of julia creek is one of economic resources , technology / know - how and access to significant capital . julia creek contains oil shale and other minerals making it a valuable resource .\nin chile , xtract develops the ch\u00e9pica gold and copper mine . as of november 2015 , gold reefs have been discovered at salvadori and colin prospects , while the development of the chepica prospect had reached a depth of 90 metres ( 300 ft ) . the full ownership of the project would transferred to xtract by december 2016 . together with mineral technologies international , xtract develops the fair bride open pit project , a part of the manica gold licence in mozambiue .\nthe plan is to mine 32 , 000 ounces per year of which 16 , 000 will be attributable to xtract under the terms of the joint venture .\nif xtract raise capital between now and december 2017 they will have to pay auroch 15 % of any funds raised in partial satisfaction of the debt owed .\nnote : xtract resources plc ' s news releases are archived on this web site for historical purposes . information in the stories is accurate at the time of release . however , service offerings and availability , relationships , contacts and other specified information may change over time . information as stated in the release may or may not be in effect after the date on the release .\nin july 2014 , xtract sold 5 million shares for a total consideration of \u00a31 , 188 , 679 . xtract retains 2 , 371 , 365 shares and will be allotted a further 1 . 5 million shares immediately prior to a listing of gos shares on a stock exchange or market , as per the original agreement .\nthe suspension of trading in the shares of xtract energy has been restored . the suspension occurred pending clarification of the company ' s financial position following unexpected additional cash calls from noreco , the operator of the licences 01 / 11 and 02 / 05 in denmark . xtract has negotiated revised payment terms with noreco and has completed a review of the running costs of the company which will substantially reduce xtract ' s annual overheads . tiger resource finance , members of the board . . .\nas for xtract , which gushed 11 % higher in early play to 0 . 24p , upbeat updates from its chilean and south african mining projects impressed investors .\nin august 2005 , resmex acquired sermines de mexico s . a . de c . v . , which owned mineral exploration and development rights in three concessions in the california\u2013sonora gold belt in mexico . in 2006 , it acquired xtract oil limited , an australian oil shale company developing the julia creek oil shale deposit , from intermin resources limited . to finance this deal , it issued new shares to cambrian mining , which became the major shareholder of resmex . correspondingly , the company changed its name to xtract energy , starting from 2 may 2006 .\nxtract resources has signed a mou with polar star mining corporation that provides an exclusive four - month period for further due diligence and an option to acquire minera polar , which has an earn - in agreement on the ch\u00e3\u00a9pica gold and copper mine and the mejillones phosphate project in chile . xtract has agreed to pay polar star a $ 0 . 25m exclusivity fee . polar star , via a 100 % owned barbados subsidiary , owns 100 % of the chilean company minera polar , which in turn has an earn - in agreement on . . .\ntwo other large investment projects are in mining and processing ventures of heavy sands deposits . the moma heavy sands ( kenmare resources ) and corridor sands ( bhp billiton ) projects together will require more than usd1 billion in investment .\nxtract is currently preparing a bankable feasibility study for a larger open pit mine at manica , and the new project will have the added benefit of removing significant overburden .\nin a related transaction , xtract has also agreed to sell its entire 70 % interest in xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . to gos , subject to satisfaction of certain closing conditions , including in particular seeking and obtaining the consent of the office national des hydrocarbures et des mines ( onhym ) and other requlatory approvals in the kingdom of morocco as well as the consent ( or buy out ) of the other shareholder in xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a .\nif xtract commit a material breach of the terms then auroch will have the right to convert their shares at a discount of 30 % rather than the agreed 15 % .\nxtract resources is a gold and copper exploration and development company with projects in chile and south africa . at ch\u00e9pica , the management team is focussed on creating mining flexibility in order to deliver consistent production , cash flow and profits . at o\u2019kiep in south africa , the focus is on the work programme in order to carry out drilling and metallurgical test work to confirm the economic potential of this copper tailings project .\nxtract energy ' s ( lon : xtr ) shares plunged by more than a third when trading was restored after it secured tiger resource finance ( lon : tir ) as a new investor . xtract shares were suspended pending clarification of the company ' s financial position following unexpected additional cash calls from noreco , the operator of the licences 01 / 11 and 02 / 05 in denmark . xtract has negotiated revised payment terms with noreco and has completed a review of the running costs of the company which will . . .\nsefton resources ' ( lon : ser ) shares rose after agreed terms with tom winnifrith and daniel levi for the termination of the legal proceedings announced in february . the company has agreed to make undisclosed settlements to mr winnifrith and mr levi . keith morris , a sefton director , stated :\nthese cases were a distraction . the board is committed to focussing its efforts and resources entirely on realising value for shareholders from our assets , and aims to communicate clearly with shareholders . . .\nin total , xtract has now raised \u00a39 . 125mln for manica , chepica and an option over the o\u2019kiep copper dumps in south africa where drilling is set to start shortly .\n\u201cthe operations are progressing favourably , and we expect first quarter results for the period ending 31 march 2018 to show an overall improvement in productivity and attributable income to xtract . \u201d\nthis week auroch struck what looks like a fiercely negotiated deal with xtract to secure their final usd $ 1 . 75m for the manica gold project which now includes outstanding interest .\nxtract entered into an agreement on 19 june 2017 with omnia a local gold producer working alluvial deposits nearby the manica concession . the contract entails that omnia be the contractor and operator under the supervision of xtract / explorator personnel . the agreement provides for a gold share between the parties and the key terms are detailed in the rns announcements dated 19 june 2017 .\n64 ozimic , s . and saxby , j . d . , 1983 . oil shale methodology : an examination of the toolebuc formation and the laterally contiguous time equivalent units , eromanga and carpentaria basins . bureau of mineral resources and csiro research project .\nchepica was the linchpin of the company\u2019s original strategy to generate cashflow quickly , but xtract now does not think the mine can consistently produce 10 , 000 ounces of gold per year .\nthrough xtract oil , the company developed the 709 - square - kilometre ( 274 sq mi ) julia creek oil shale concession area in queensland , and oil shale deposits in new zealand . in 2013 , xtract oil was transferred to the global oil shale group . to extract oil from the julia creek oil shale resource , the galoter process was proposed . at the same time , xtract technologies , a subsidiary ofxtract oil , developed a supercritical solvent shale oil extraction technology which is a type of the donor solvent technology . in this process , oil shale would processed in enclosed vessels in the presence of hydrogen solvents . the company claimed that the process would carried out at moderate temperatures that do not liberate carbon dioxide . through a 70 % stake in xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco sa , a joint venture with alraed of saudi arabia , xtract energy evaluated an oil shale deposit near tarfaya , morocco .\nauroch will pick up 500 , 000 , 000 warrants over xtract shares exercisable at 0 . 02p per share with an expiry date of the 21st of december 2017 if not exercised .\nthe manica gold project , which was the one xtract was originally built around , resumed centre stage . south american assets were declared more peripheral , and the focus firmly return to africa .\nxtract reported that all of omnia ' s earthmoving equipment on site has already been serviced and customised . two - thirds of the company\u2019s plant equipment is on site and has been installed .\nin 2008 , xtract together with merty energy , petroleum exploration , education and services inc established a joint venture extrem energy a . s . for oil exploration and production activities in turkey .\nrange resources ( lon : rrl ) was the sector ' s biggest faller following an update on the shabeel - 1 well on the dharoor block in puntland , somalia , which the operator described as ' encouraging ' range confirmed that the well had reached a total depth of 3 , 470 metres and has encountered metamorphic basement at a depth of 3 , 430 metres . drilling has been suspended for future testing . range resources said that in addition to the previously announced 12 to 20 - metre zone of significant hydrocarbon . . .\nas previously announced , the acquisition will increase dgo\u2019s gross gas production by 14 % to approximately 30 , 000 mcfd and gross oil production by 23 % to approximately 110 bopd . the cash consideration of $ 1 . 75m has been met from the company\u2019s existing resources .\n) . the dfs was based on , and the reported resources are as set out , in the mineral resource statement . a geological model of the fair bride orebody was constructed . these sections were used to create a wireframe for the orebody or mineralised portion .\nunlike many other junior lithium hopefuls however , auroch already have an enviable bank balance and the recent settlement with xtract will just provide the cream on top required to fully explore the tanzania play .\nxtract resources plc ( formerly xtract energy plc , formerly resmex plc ) is a gold and copper exploration and development company with projects in chile and south africa . the chepica gold and copper mine in chile is advancing well and the mine is on track to move into profitability in april 2015 . underground development has accelerated and the focus is to develop the reef horizon in order to commence stoping at the end of h1 2015 . at the new salvadori prospect , which forms part of the chepica mine , a new gold reef has been discovered at surface which will increase mining flexibility in addition to having a positive impact on the grade recovered at the mine .\nthe julia creek tenements cover an area of 709 square kilometres and contain jorc defined indicated and inferred resources of 2 . 18 billion barrels of shale oil at grades of 40 \u2013 90 litres per ton and average of 61 litres per ton at zero moisture ( lt0m ) .\nxtract\u2019s mozambique subsidiary explorator concluded mining contractor agreements for the project with mining contractors omnia mining and moz gold in june and with sino minerals investment company in july for the exploitation of the alluvial deposits .\nnelson quit pan african in early 2013 for \u201cpersonal reasons\u201d but subsequent market speculation was that he had been forced out by the company\u2019s bee partner \u2013 shanduka resources . nelson then temporarily \u201cdropped out\u201d of mining becoming a keen surfer and owner of a surf shop in strand in the cape .\nresources are estimated at 900 , 000 ounces from 3 . 5mt at a grade of 3 . 01 grams per tonne ( g / t ) with start - up costs of us $ 28 . 4mln . a further us $ 14 . 8mln will be needed for the underground development .\nstart - up costs , estimated at us $ 1 . 2mln for the plant plus transport costs , will be wholly borne by mti , while xtract will assume operating costs once the plant is on site .\nbut the latest transaction , under the terms of which xtract will collaborate with nexus capital in mining the alluvial gold deposits at manica , with nexus taking on tall the costs save those for monitoring and transport .\nthe early exercise of this option , in our opinion , demonstrates the confidence that the gos group have for the future prospects of julia creek ,\nxtract chief executive jan nelson said in a statement .\nthe parties have agreed to structure a usd $ 750 , 000 convertible note and usd $ 1m loan agreement from auroch to xtract , secured by royalties over the manica gold project when it gets into production .\nxtract energy has announced that its negotiations with global oil shale group (\ngos\n) with regard to its oil shale tenements at julia creek in queensland , australia have advanced with the restructuring of the transaction and the signing of a further non - binding heads of agreement . the julia creek tenements cover an area of 709 square kilometres and contain jorc defined indicated and inferred resources of 2 . 18bn barrels of shale oil at an average grade of 61 litres per tonne at zero moisture . . .\nxtract aims to source talented individuals who can contribute at board and senior management levels , and who have the necessary qualifications , experience , enterprise and motivation to develop and grow early stage assets and businesses . xtract expects to maintain a small core executive management team on a full time basis and to use its wide network of industry associates to access the necessary skill sets and experience required on a part time or when required basis . where specific expertise is needed , acknowledged expert consultants are retained . xtract seeks to develop relationships with internationally recognised industry partners who are best placed to progress early stage assets and businesses along the value chain .\nthe manica gold licence will cost xtract us $ 12 . 5mln and includes the fair bride open pit project , where a bankable feasible study ( bfs ) is due in six months and production a year later .\nunder the agreement , xtract acquired 100 % of the shares of a barbados subsidiary of the company . this barbados subsidiary owns 100 % of a chilean entity that holds an option agreement to acquire 100 % of the chepica gold and copper mine as well as the adjoining talca exploration licenses and the mejillones phosphate property which was previously included in a separate joint venture agreement , entered into between the company and xtract in july 2013 .\n' our team of oil shale specialists has significant experience in oil shale development in queensland , in respect of both geology and engineering and we believe that capabilities are well suited for xtract and the julia creek resource .\n) . xtract needs to set up a contact session with the edm to align timelines for the required installations and upgrades to the power supply network . capital allowances have been made for these upgrades and installations .\nxtract energy ( lon : xtr ) was the sector ' s biggest riser after it announced that its negotiations with global oil shale group (\ngos\n) with regard to its oil shale tenements at julia creek in queensland , australia have advanced with the restructuring of the transaction and the signing of a further non - binding heads of agreement . the julia creek tenements cover an area of 709 square kilometres and contain jorc defined indicated and inferred resources of 2 . 18bn barrels of shale oil at an average . . .\nxtract has agreed to sell its 70 % stake in xtract energy ( oil shale ) morocco s . a . ( xosm ) to gos for an upfront payment of c . aud $ 35 , 000 with completion subject to obtaining the consent of the office national des hydrocarbures et des mines ( onhym ) and other requlatory approvals in the kingdom of morocco as well as the consent ( or buy out ) of the other shareholder in xosm .\nnelson is a geologist by profession who made his name as ceo of pan african resources . on nelson\u2019s watch pan african was transformed from a gold exploration outfit trying unsuccessfully to find viable gold projects in the central african republic into a mid - tier gold producer running the barberton and evander mines in south africa .\njan nelson , ceo of xtract resources ( xtr ) ( xtr . l ) ( lon : atr ) a company that invests in a portfolio of early stage resource assets , will be presenting at the shares magazine and redmayne bentley evening in birmingham on 3rd october 2013 . the evening offers the opportunity to hear from and ask questions of key senior management figures from carefully selected companies in the mining , oil and gas sector . presenting at the event will be sound oil ( lon : sou ) , trinity exploration and production . . .\non 11 july 2017 xtract exlplorator limitada entered into a second agreement for the eastern half of the concession alluvials . the selected contractor is sino minerals investment company limited . the contract entails that they will have installed by the 15 october 2017 a 200t / h plant with a further 200t / h plant to be operational by the 15 january 2018 . the xtract explorator limitada receives some 8 % of all gold revenues with gold tax paid by the contractor .\nin september 2011 , queensland energy resources ltd ( qer ) produced its first crude oil from its demonstration paraho ii tm vertical shaft kiln processing plant at the stuart deposit near gladstone , central qld . the oil is being stored in secure tanks on - site , awaiting commissioning of the oil upgrading unit ( refinery ) .\n\u201cglobal oil shale is pleased to have concluded this agreement and looks forward to xtract energy joining as a strategic equity partner in gos as well as retaining its ongoing interest in the julia creek project through the long term royalty structure .\n\u201cgos has an excellent management team and expertise in the oil shale business and the xtract board believes that gos will extract maximum value from julia creek , whilst hedging its development with other oil shale projects within the gos portfolio . \u201d\nmozambique\u2019s mineral potential is largely untapped . gold deposits in niassa , tete , and manica provinces have attracted domestic and international investor interest in recent years . gold mining has been slow to develop as most of its activities are done by informal artisanal miners . however , increasing regulation of gold mining will support long - term production , as the government encourages miners to adopt legal status . xtract resources recently acquired a gold mining concession with estimated reserves of 2 . 97mnoz . gold industry production is forecasted to grow 1 . 1 % annually from 2016 to 2020 .\nalan hume , the finance director of xtract energy , has resigned . he will leave the board immediately . at 10 : 48am : ( lon : xtr ) share price was - 0 . 01p at 0 . 23p story provided by urltoken\nthe 2010 survey of energy resources by the world energy council ( wec ) reported that total world in - place resources of shale oil are estimated to be 4 . 8 trillion barrels . the largest known deposit is in the western usa ( 3 trillion barrels in - place resource ) , with other important deposits in china , the russian federation , the democratic republic of the congo , brazil , italy , morocco , jordon and estonia , as well as australia . only estonia , china and brazil produce shale oil . the wec survey reported that total oil production at the end of 2008 was about 1165 ml , with estonia producing 445 ml , china 470 ml and brazil 250 ml .\nshares : xtract shall be issued with 6 . 0 million shares in gos on signing the spa and satisfying all closing commitments ( such shares , the \u201cinitial consideration shares\u201d ) and will be issued with a further up to 1 . 5 million shares in gos immediately prior to listing any gos shares on any stock exchange or other market ( such shares , the \u201cadditional consideration shares\u201d ) and together with the initial consideration shares , the \u201cconsideration shares\u201d . the consideration shares shall be issued at a subscription price of 12 pence per share . gos shares issued to xtract pursuant to the spa in respect to xol agreement shall rank pari passu with all other shares of the same class issued on or before the date of issue of gos shares to xtract .\nxtract has disposed of its entire holding in equus mining ltd for a total of a $ 0 . 98 million . at 12 : 17pm : ( lon : xtr ) share price was + 0 . 03p at 0 . 17p story provided by urltoken\nin december 2012 , xtract acquired the australian julia creek oil shale in return for 6 . 0 million shares in gos , with a further 1 . 5 million in the event of an ipo , which the board views as a valuable balance sheet asset .\nunder the terms of the original aud $ 12m sale , xtract were able to defer usd $ 2 . 5m until three months after the sale but only managed to pay down about usd $ 850 , 000 of the final usd $ 2 . 5m .\nxtract energy more than halved its pretax loss to \u00e2\u00a31 . 6 million , from a loss of \u00e2\u00a33 . 4 million . it booked nil revenue , with administrative and operating expenses accounting for most of the loss .\nthe company is looking at many options in the resource sector and we are confident that we will identify suitable assets which in the course of time will restore and grow shareholder value ,\nit said . xtract energy identifies and invests in a portfolio of early stage resource assets and business . . .\nunder this new agreement it\u2019s anticipated that xtract will receive its first income in the second quarter of this year . what\u2019s more the official resumption of alluvial mining at manica is likely lead to the opening up of more areas for exploitation in the months to come .\ncolin bird , xtract\u2019s chairman , added : \u201cthis is one of the few high - grade , low - cost , low - risk , open - pitable gold opportunities in africa . infrastructure around the project is excellent and the project is 18 months from production . \u201d\nif gos elects to buy back all or part of the royalty in accordance with the provisions set out below , xtract may elect to receive cash or the equivalent value of shares in gos . 0 \u2013 1 years : up to and including the first anniversary of signing the spa , gos may exercise an option to buy back all or part of the royalty from xtract at a price of aud $ 100 , 000 per 0 . 1 % purchased ( i . e . , purchasing the entire royalty would cost aud $ 1 million .\nboth parties anticipate that preparation of the detailed work program and negotiations leading to binding agreements will be completed within three months and exclusivity arrangements are in place for that period . gos is a global energy company exclusively focused on production of oil and other valuable products from the world ' s oil shale resources . gos has a team of more than 20 oil shale specialists based in the united kingdom , estonia , australia and morocco and between them there is more than 200 years of experience in the evaluation and development of oil shale projects and the production of oil and energy from oil shale globally . commenting on this transaction peter moir , ceo of xtract , stated :\ncolin bird is a chartered mining engineer with multi commodity mine management experience in africa , spain , latin america and in the middle east . he has been the prime mover in a number of public listings in the uk , canada and south african and is currently chief executive officer of tiger resource finance plc , aim quoted galileo resources plca and non - executive chairman of jubilee platinum plc .\nif gos issues any shares after signing the spa in respect of xol , but prior to ( but not in connection with ) an ipo , gos shall offer xtract the right to participate in any such issue on the same terms and conditions as existing gos shareholders at such time .\ntiger resource finance has noted the announcement made by xtract energy whose shares have been temporarily suspended on aim . it has confirmed that it has agreed to make an equity investment in xtract . this will mark the first pro - active investment by tiger since its new investing policy was approved by shareholders at the annual general meeting held in june . at 8 : 10am : ( lon : tir ) tiger resource finance share price was + 0 . 01p at 1 . 88p ( lon : xtr ) share price was - 0 . 24p at 0 . 17p story . . .\nin south africa , xtract has exclusive rights to acquire the o ' kiep and carolusberg copper sulphide dump projects . located within 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) of springbok , northern cape , with 33 . 8 million tonnes of sulphide copper tailings material on surface , the priority is to carry out drilling , sampling and metallurgical work in order to commission a feasibility report . according to the agreement with a copper producer shirley hayes ipk pty ltd , xtract has rights to evaluate the concordia project copper dumps in southn africa , including of 182 , 000 tonnes of copper oxide material on surface .\nat the request of xtract energy , trading on aim has been temporarily suspended from 27 / 06 / 2012 at 07 : 30am pending clarification of the company ' s financial position . at 8 : 11am : ( lon : xtr ) share price was 0p at 0 . 41p story provided by urltoken\non signing of the spa in respect of xtract oil limited , gos shall carry out a work programme to be completed on or prior to the fourth anniversary of signing the spa . the work programme deliverables are : mining plan and resource testing ; pre feasibility plan for choice of processing approach for julia creek ; bankable feasibility plan and small scale pilot testing of production . if gos abandons the work programme on or after the fourth anniversary of signing the spa , xtract shall have the option to repurchase the xol shares from gos in consideration for repayment of gos\u2019s back costs incurred in respect of julia creek ."]}
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", "topic": 1}], "title": "bc games society", "paragraphs": ["the bc seniors games society board oversees the 55 + bc games and provides event management to the host society .\nthe host society , through the bc seniors games society , will receive part of participant registration and sport fees .\nthe bc games society is the organization responsible for setting the ongoing policy and direction of the bc winter and bc summer games .\nthe 2018 games are the thirty - first annual 55 + bc games ( previously the bc seniors games ) games , and cranbrook has previously hosted the 1993 bc seniors games .\nglenda has been involved in 57 bc games having been employed with the bc games since 1978 .\nthe 55 + bc games is an annual multi sport event produced by the bc seniors games society for 55 + population of bc to participate in the 20 to 29 individual sports .\nthe society has its office at 200 \u2013 990 fort street in victoria , bc .\nthe bc games society manages the team bc program , which assembles a team of athletes , coaches , managers and mission staff to represent the province at the canada winter games and canada summer games .\n\u201cboth the bc school sports board of directors and staff look forward to a strong relationship with bc games society to enhance and grow opportunities for youth in british columbia , \u201d said christine bradstock , executive director of bc school sports . \u201cthe bc winter and summer games showcase the best of bc and bc school sports is proud to be a supporter and partner of the society . \u201d\nthe bc games coach mentorship program is a partnership between viasport and the bc games society . it is designed to assist coaches in enhancing and developing their coaching skills in pursuit of coaching certification .\nas the communications assistant for the bc games society , victoria is responsible for the design and creation of all graphic materials used in the promotion and operation of the bc games and team bc . victoria also works closely with the communications manager on the development and implementation of communications strategies for the society , and supports the event managers with planning and operational processes for the bc summer and bc winter games .\nmission statement the bc games society is the leadership organization that guides the bc winter and bc summer games and prepares team bc for national multi - sport games . we build on the expertise and support of partners to create development opportunities for athletes , coaches , officials , volunteers , and communities .\nbase funding of $ 85 , 000 is provided by the province of bc through the bc seniors games society , plus a $ 5 , 000 legacy grant from the bcsgs .\nkyler joined the bc games society as an event manager in 2014 . in that role , he assists host community volunteers in the planning , operation , and staging of the bc summer games . he is also responsible for participant registration and external transportation for each bc games , manages the planning and delivery of bc games g2g sessions , and provides general support for the team bc program .\nfollowing the philosophy of helping others lead , an extensive transfer of knowledge program provides tools , resources and templates to the host society to assist volunteers to create and implement a high quality event . a team of 10 experienced staff work for the bc games society including event managers who work directly with the host society volunteers .\nas executive assistant , glenda provides support to the president and ceo and the bc games society board of directors and is responsible for the management of the administrative team . glenda also manages the day - to - day financial administration of the society and is responsible for the overall operations of the bc games office .\n\u201cwe see bc games alumni making their mark as part of team bc and representing canada against the best in the world , \u201d said kelly mann , president and ceo of the bc games society . \u201cthis success speaks volumes to the opportunities british columbia athletes are given through the provincial sport system and events such as the bc summer games . \u201d\nnow named the bc games society , in 1994 , we shifted from a participation focused event to become a key part of athlete and sport development in the province .\nduring her tenure in the sport system , irene has worked and / or volunteered at over 55 multi - sport games including northern bc winter games , bc games , western canada summer games , canada games , and olympic and paralympic games . she served as the chef de mission for team bc for the 2011 western canada summer games which were held in kamloops .\nirene has volunteered and worked in sport administration in bc since 1989 . since 1999 she has been with the bc games society where she is an event manager and also serves as the technology manager for the organization . in her position she provides support and resources to community volunteers as they plan and stage the bc summer games and oversees all computer and technology requirements for the society , including maintaining the society\u2019s custom registration software , websites , and providing training to staff and volunteers . she also manages the partnerships with sports included in the bc summer games .\nthe registered society is a volunteer - based charitable organization and consists of an executive committee , 12 zone directors and 12 zone committees who administer the 55 + bc games .\nhe was the assistant manager of the national rowing team at the 2008 summer olympic games and has been part of several bc games , western canada summer games , and canada games .\nthe bc games society is the leadership organization that guides the bc winter and bc summer games and prepares team bc for national multi - sport games . since 1978 , the bc games have taken place in 38 communities and brought together thousands of athletes , coaches , officials , volunteers and spectators in celebration of sport and community excellence . it is a milestone event that people count as an exceptional experience where memories , friendships , spirit , and pride are abundant .\nthe bc seniors games society , is a volunteer membership driven organization and needs 600 + volunteers to produce the annual 55 + bc games . membership is $ 20 . 00 and you do not need to be 55 years of age to become a member of the society , but only the 55 + members have the voting privileges at the yearly annual general meeting .\nall contributions to bcsgs go directly to helping make the 55 + bc games achievable .\nwe are looking for members and volunteers who wish to be actively involved at the zone level , to assist the society in producing the 55 + bc games , for the benefit of the 55 + population of bc , and showcasing this age group .\nthe bc games society is proud to announce $ 40 , 000 in funding from the powering potential fund to support important equipment investments for four summer sports - rowing , swimming , triathlon , and wrestling .\nthe bc games society and bc school sports are leaders in providing opportunities for the development of athletes and coaches in british columbia . these two organizations have formalized a new partnership which will see a coordinated effort to capitalize on joint initiatives for the benefit of our shared audiences .\nthe bc winter and bc summer games offer important competitive and developmental opportunities for all eligible participants of bc . bc school sports offers programs and services directed towards student - athletes and / or the volunteer teacher and community coaches who spend hours of time helping students to achieve their goals .\nsince 2003 , lia has been the communications manager for the bc games society where she is responsible for planning and implementing marketing and communications strategies for the bc games . she leads public and media relations , brand management , and sponsorship compliance for the organization as well as creating systems and templates for volunteers . she was a member of the team bc mission staff at the 2015 and 2017 canada games . a highlight of her career was volunteering at the 2010 olympic winter games in vancouver .\nparticipants in the program will receive access to educational opportunities , full accreditation as team staff at the bc games , travel and accommodation at the bc games and professional development opportunities for both the mentor and the apprentice .\nteam bc represents the best athletes , bc ' s collective sport system , and the contribution to healthy , active lifestyles .\nthe strength and ongoing success of the provincial sport system is based , in part , on the need for strategic alliances and partnerships . bc school sports and the bc games society have worked in parallel for many years but recognized the benefits and new possibilities that could be created by forming a working partnership .\n\u201cschool sports contribute greatly to a student\u2019s well being and the learning and coaching they receive from their school coaches contributes to their overall performance , \u201d said kelly mann , president and ceo of the bc games society . \u2018our bc games athletes , coaches and officials benefit greatly from school sports and this partnership will reinforce the opportunities both organizations can provide . \u201d\ninformation on the criteria for sport selection and the complete sport package for the 2016 bc summer games is available at www . bcgames . org . the abbotsford 2016 bc summer games will take place july 21 - 24 , 2016 .\n\u201cthe bc summer games are the first elite experience that our athletes have in our developmental pathway and it helps inspire them to achieve their athletic goals and dreams , \u201d said chris densmore , executive director of volleyball bc . \u201cthe bc games are also important for us to develop our rising coaches . we look to hire coaches a year before the games and provide support for certification and preparation leading up to the games . \u201d\nthe city of kimberley has committed $ 30 , 000 cash and $ 25 , 500 of in - kind value to support the host society .\nthe city of cranbrook has committed $ 30 , 000 cash and $ 25 , 500 of in - kind value to support the host society .\ninterview with nancy greene - raine on how great it is sun peaks is host mountain for the kamloops 2018 bc winter games .\nthe bc games is one of the largest sports events in north america . these games are directed at young , developing athletes and provide an important step in the athlete development progression of participating sports .\nthe cowichan 2018 bc summer games will kick - off on thursday , july 19 with an opening ceremony that will inspire , delight and entertain .\nlocal singer / songwriter lindsay elzinga has brought a new voice to the cowichan 2018 bc summer games with an original song titled\ncolours\n.\nthe bc games were originally a vision of premier w . r . bennett who believed in providing \u201can opportunity to bring all parts of bc together , large and small communities , in the spirit of sport and friendship\u201d . mr . bennett\u2019s vision for the bc games has provided a substantial foundation and structure on which excellence in sport and community has been and continues to be built .\nthe cowichan 2018 bc summer games kick off in less than one month and 3072 of bc\u2019s best emerging high performance talents have registered and are ready to be part of this celebration of sport and community which runs july 19 - 22 .\nthe sports in the bc summer games are led by provincial sport organizations who have demonstrated their commitment to athlete development , coaching certification , and officials\u2019 training .\nfrom figure skating to basketball the therapy dog team have been some of the most popular visitors at the kamloops 2018 bc winter games competitions over the weekend .\nthe society works in partnership with governments , businesses and not for profit organizations , in and out of the sport sector , in the planning and staging of the games . the organization is recognized as a leader in multi - sport event and volunteer management .\nlocal \u201cfriends of the games\u201d ( business , industry , etc . ) will contribute additional cash and in - kind contributions to support these games\nup to twenty apprentice - mentor pairings are available for each of the 2018 bc summer games . the program is flexible allowing mentors to support more than one apprentice .\njoin us in kimberley / cranbrook for the 31st annual 55 + bc games . attracting over 2 , 500 55 + athletes from across the province to compete in 23 sports .\nthe bc games society announced today the 18 sports that will be part of the abbotsford 2016 bc summer games . up to 2754 athletes , 535 coaches , and 378 officials will compete in athletics , baseball , basketball ( traditional full - court and 3x3 ) , canoe / kayak , equestrian , golf , lacrosse ( box and field ) , rowing , rugby , sailing , soccer , softball , swimming , synchronized swimming , towed water sports , triathlon , volleyball ( beach and indoor ) , and wrestling . para athletes will compete in equestrian and swimming and special olympians will compete in athletics and swimming .\nthe bc games provide a valuable multi - sport competition opportunity for young athletes and are the first step on the path to national and international success . olympic and paralympic medalists such as brent hayden ( 2012 olympic bronze - swimming ) , karina leblanc ( 2012 olympic bronze - soccer ) and robert hedges ( 2012 paralympic gold\u2013wheelchair basketball ) all started their sport careers with a trip to the bc games .\nfriends of the games : aqua pure premium water , bc tree fruits , blackwell dairy , cascades casino , lee ' s music , omega ltd , rogers rental , smith chevrolet cadillac ltd . , and sunrype\nkamloops gymnast rebecca wharton was presented with the w . r . bennett award for athletic excellence by the honourable judith guichon , lieutenant governor of british columbia at the closing ceremony of the 2018 bc winter games .\nan estimated 1 , 500 + volunteers will be involved in planning and staging the games .\nensure aboriginal apprentice coaches are prepared to handle a meaningful role during the canada games experience .\nafter four days of exciting action , the 2018 bc winter games wrapped up in kamloops . over 1200 athletes competed in 19 sports at venues throughout kamloops and sun peaks representing their home zones with determination and pride .\nfor all sport zones outlined below you\u2019ll find contact information for executive and sport coordinators . if you have any questions or are interested in participating in the 55 + bc games please don\u2019t hesitate to get in touch with us .\nthe team bc program is more than british columbia ' s best ; it is also about building excellence . for some athletes , competing at these premiere competitions are a goal along the way to what they hope will be success in sport at major multi - sport games including olympic and paralympic games . for others , it is the goal , their personal dream . team bc is also about getting to know other canadians and building a lifetime of memories .\nbcss is a voluntary non - profit society and charity with a membership of 425 schools and has served the athletes and volunteer coaches in our province for over 44 years . bcss\u2019s mission is to provide governance for interschool competition , encourage student participation in extra - curricular athletics and assist schools in the development and delivery of those programs .\nprior to joining the bc games society , kyler worked in municipal recreation as a programmer with the cowichan valley regional district and the town of osoyoos . his experience in sport has also included roles with the brock university department of athletics , the ymca of niagara , and right to play . he has a degree in sport management from brock universtiy in st . catharines , ontaroio and currently sits on the camosun college sport management program advisory committee . in his spare time , kyler enjoys exploring the outdoors throughout the pacific northwest with his girlfriend and two dogs . you can catch him every week at the rink as he tries to hang on to fleeting nhl dreams .\nthe purpose of the canada games apprenticeship program is to provide women coaches with a practical and integrated major national multi - sport games experience . selected coaches have direct involvement in preparation and competition and receive support from an identified mentor coach throughout the duration of the program .\na commitment from the mentors and apprentices to complete the goal setting workbook by set deadlines , dedicate approximately 6 - 10 hours before attending the bc games ( which can include establishing the mentor - apprentice relationship , goal setting , practice / training times , etc . ) and attending the two assigned professional development opportunities .\nlia is a patriotic canadian , a mascot collector , and an active mother of two children . she enjoys giving back by coaching youth sport and serving on the board of the bc wheelchair sports association .\nthe canada games are a national multi - sport competition with participation from every province and territory in canada and take place on an alternating summer / winter cycle every four years .\ntwelve directors working in distinct planning areas ( directorates ) will coordinate approximately 75\u201380 volunteer chairs , each of whom has a committee of volunteers responsible for different aspects of the games planning and operation .\nthe women in coaching canada games apprenticeship program is a partnership between the provincial / territorial coaching representatives ( ptcrs ) , the canada games council ( cgc ) , and the coaching association of canada ( cac ) . this program provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send two female coaches to the canada games in apprenticeship roles . the cgc , the cac , and ptcrs strongly believe that the apprenticeship program is an essential part of the development of a coach . furthermore , apprenticeship programs can be used as a means to build capacity in underrepresented populations in coaching , such as women and aboriginals .\nthe aacp is a partnership between the aboriginal sport circle ( asc ) , the provincial / territorial aboriginal sport bodies ( ptasbs ) , the provincial / territorial coaching representatives ( ptcrs ) , the canada games council ( cgc ) , and the coaching association of canada ( cac ) . the program provides the opportunity for each province and territory to send 2 coaches of aboriginal ancestry to the canada games in apprenticeship roles .\n1 . contact the registrar of your zone to let them know you are upgrading as a participant or a supporter and determine where to send your payment . 2 . members only please fill out a games registration form ( available on the website by clicking here or from your zone registrar . ) 3 . submit games registration form ( members ) and upgrading fees as directed by your zone registrar . 4 . you will receive an email confirmation from the zone registrar when your registration is complete .\nprovide aboriginal apprentice coaches with professional development and learning opportunities to prepare them for high level coaching and ensure an increase in their level of nccp ion to a minimum of competition \u2013 development , trained . ( apprentices complete training within 12 months following the games ) ;\nirene is the past chair of promotion plus ( the provincial organization for girls and women in sport and physical activity ) , a past board member with the sport bc , and has been an in - school mentor with big brothers big sisters victoria since 1999 . in her free time , irene enjoys spending time with family and friends and stretching her creativity through a variety of pursuits .\n1 . contact the registrar of your zone to let them know you are interested in participating and where to send your registration forms and payment 2 . fill out a membership form and release of liability , waiver of claim and assumption of risk form and games registration form ( available on the website by clicking here or from your local sport coordinator ) 3 . submit forms and fees as directed by your zone registrar . 4 . you will receive an email confirmation from the zone registrar when your registration is complete .\n1 . check to make sure you are eligible to compete . ( check here ) 2 . choose which sport you\u2019d like to compete in . ( list of sports here ) 3 . determine which zone you are located in . ( zone map ) 4 . contact the sport co - ordinator of your zone to let them know you are interested in participating and to find out the details of any playdowns and where to send payments 5 . fill out a membership form and release of liability , waiver of claim and assumption of risk form and games registration form ( available on the website by clicking here or from your local zone sport coordinator ) 6 . submit forms and fees as directed by your zone sport co - ordinator . 7 . you will receive an email confirmation from the zone registrar when your registration is complete .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na young age , as both a recreational athlete and a coach for both hockey and basketball . she now enjoys paddling and running , but only to pass the time while she waits for the snow to return and she can enjoy her true sport passion of alpine skiing . victoria is married with two young daughters .\njarret was the assistant coach of the camosun college women ' s volleyball team program for five years and continues to stay involved in the local volleyball community . a former varsity and provincial team indoor and beach volleyball player , jarret now enjoys playing recreationally , as well as golf , tennis , fishing , gardening and spending time with his family .\nlia is a committed sport leader who has been passionate about sport and physical activity throughout her life . active as a child in school and community sports , lia eventually specialized in field hockey and competed at a provincial and varsity level winning three national titles as a member of the university of victoria vikes . with her degree in kinesiology and a love of sport , she created a career in sport as an event and communications specialist .\nwe gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the province of british columbia through the ministry of tourism , arts and culture .\n1 . contact the registrar of your zone to let them know you are interested in being a member and determine where to send your registration forms and payment 2 . fill out a membership form and release of liability , waiver of claim and assumption of risk form and registration form ( available on the website by clicking here or from your zone registrar ) 3 . submit forms and fees as directed by your zone registrar . 4 . you will receive an email confirmation from the zone registrar when your registration is complete .\nif you are having any problems , please don\u2019t hesitate to contact one of your zone volunteers or email us at info @ urltoken . we are glad to help !\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe board resourcing and development office website has moved . please update your bookmarks to : urltoken you will be redirected to the\ncrown agencies and board resourcing office\nwebsite . this redirect page will be removed after march 31 , 2018 .\nthis archive of 250 news is hosted by the exploration place museum and science centre . view the entire archive .\nover 2 , 500 participants aged 55 + from across british columbia are expected to compete .\noriginal premise : the sport and recreation development for seniors will have a direct bearing on the quality of life for older british columbians and the province as a whole .\ncoaches interested in serving as a mentor coach , as well as those interested in being an apprentice , should contact their provincial sport organization ( pso ) . applications are submitted by psos and psos may be able to assist with matching apprentices and mentors .\nwe value your privacy and never share your personal information . you can unsubscribe at any time . see more in our privacy policy .\nlearn more about our strategic pillars , goals and priorities to increase awareness and participation in sport across the province of british columbia .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html + rdfa 1 . 1 / / en\nthe bcss board of directors relies upon the dedication , commitment and efforts of over 20 , 000 volunteers to run inter - school athletic programs for the 19 sport commissions that conclude with the 162 zone playoffs and 53 provincial championships .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nsilver sponsors : bclc , interior savings insurance services inc . , and new gold \u2013 new afton mine\nbronze sponsors : binnie consulting , domtar \u2013 kamloops , horizon north , kghm ajax mining inc . , and teck\nkamloops draft an athlete donors : anavets # 290 , cascades casino , kamloops seniors village retirement concepts , don and sandy moores , fraternal order of eagles # 3453 , jeff glaicar , kamloops blazers hockey club , lifelabs , mcelhanney , nandi spoila , r . f . binnie & associates ltd . , roxanna ferguson , united steel workers local 7619 , urban systems , and westminster savings credit union\nclick on the locator in the map to see details of the venue ( sport , address , etc . ) .\nview in a full screen map with a list of venues by clicking here or by selecting the full screen mode icon ( ) at the top right of the map .\nthe bcss board of directors relies upon the dedication , commitment and efforts of over 20 , 000 volunteers to run inter - school athletic programs for the 19 sport commissions that conclude with the 162 zone playoffs and 53 provincial championships . for more information visit urltoken\ncommunities represented brackendale , burnaby , burns lake , campbell river , comox , courtenay , cranbrook , enderby , golden , kamloops , kelowna , nelson , north vancouver , pemberton , prince george , revelstoke , rossland , salmon arm , slocan , smithers , telkwa , vancouver , vernon , west kelowna , williams lake .\ncommunities represented black creek , burnaby , burns lake , campbell river , comox , courtenay , cumberland , fernie , golden , kamloops , kelowna , kimberley , kootenay bay , mount currie , nelson , north vancouver , pemberton , penticton , port coquitlam , prince george , revelstoke , rossland , salmo , salmon arm , slocan park , smithers , squamish , telkwa , terrace , vancouver , vernon , victoria , whistler , williams lake .\nwe gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the province of british columbia through the ministry of community , sport and cultural development ."]}
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service securities firm offering both investment advisory and traditional brokerage services . signature securities financial advisors strive to meet the financial goals of our clients\u2013private business owners , executives and employees\u2013and our institutional clients .\nfrom early 2008 to january 2009 , more than 70 transfers involving $ 10 . 8 million were made among the signature accounts , including a $ 251 , 400 transfer to a personal account at another bank .\n\u201cfor ralph black , his choice to use signature bank started with the attractive , competitive pricing , and it quickly became apparent after a few months the way they made him feel was only getting better . \u201d\nwhen the time came for harris interiors to acquire some permanent office space , the large bank kelley was a client of for years could not see the way to provide financing . that was when kelley followed up on a referral from a friend to try signature bank . like his business philosophy , kelley wanted to enjoy\u2026\nsignature bank provides the personal banking experience you have longed for but didn\u2019t know was possible . this means service that goes the extra mile , bankers who know you and your family , and a can - do attitude .\nyou work hard for your money . we work hard to keep it safe . signature bank has invested in the latest technology and a multi - tiered approach to help protect you from fraud , online predators and security breaches .\nbank of hawaii moves up three spots to rank second this year . the $ 15 billion bank remained very conservative in its underwriting strategy during the housing bubble and maintains low levels of npls . bank of hawaii ranked up the best return on equity over the last 12 months of any bank at 15 . 5 % . rounding out the top five best banks are bankunited , svb financial group and state street .\nsignature would not be the first bank caught up in a fraud involving money moving in and out of its doors . two years ago , jpmorgan chase paid $ 2 billion to settle bank secrecy act violations in connection with its dealings with mr . madoff , the perpetrator of an enormous ponzi scheme that came to light in 2008 .\nthe woman at the center of the storm surrounding world bank president paul d . wolfowitz has spent the past few months trying to get one of the signature efforts of president bush ' s middle east democracy campaign off the ground .\nsignature\u2019s president , freddie deutsch , and every member of his team expressed their genuine interest in my business opportunity from day one . all commitments made by the bank , were met . they didn\u2019t allow the big bank bureaucracy to slow down the process . our timeline was challenging , but they delivered . i can\u2019t imagine i ever considered another\u2026\nbank of america moves up seven places to no . 88 . profitability has been hammered by legal probes with many tied to the bank\u2019s acquisitions of countrywide financial and merrill lynch during the financial crisis . bank of america was hit with a record $ 16 . 7 billion settlement of government mortgage probes in august . the $ 2 . 1 trillion bank was the only one of the big four to post increased revenue over the past year .\nsignature focuses primarily on the needs of privately owned businesses with at least $ 20 million in revenue . but depaolo says the bank will also target a law firm with $ 2 million in billings because it has a $ 35 million escrow account . \u201cthis is where we thrive because that client gets lost with the big institution , \u201d he says . signature\u2019s attention to law firms helped it get named best business bank by the new york law journal this year in their annual reader survey .\nas a commercial bank catering primarily to privately owned businesses , signature bank knows firsthand the importance small business plays in the health and vibrancy of our nation ' s economy ,\nfrank said in a statement .\ni am excited to be part of all this in my new capacity as board member and in working with the other directors and management .\nthe cozy relationship signature had with the money manager and his now - bankrupt investment firm helped advance the scheme , according to the lawsuit .\nby providing a level of service that is simply unparalleled in the banking industry , we can say ,\nservice is our signature .\nsignature plaza / 3878 n . crossover rd . p . o . box 8550 fayetteville , ar 72703 phone : ( 479 ) 684 - 3700\nin a lawsuit in a florida state court , the investors are suing signature , accusing it of helping the money manager pull off his ponzi scheme by ordering him to shift money around the dozens of accounts he kept at the bank to cover long - term overdrafts .\n\u201csignature bank itself lost several millions of dollars as a result of landberg\u2019s fraud , \u201d the spokeswoman , susan lewis , said in a statement . \u201cwe understand that plaintiffs\u2019 attorneys are looking for any deep pockets and that these types of suits have become all too common . \u201d\nthe top - ranked bank this year is ontario , calif . - based cvb financial . cvb is the holding company for citizens\nbank , which has serviced southern california as well as the central valley area for more than 40 years . it is the 93\n\u201cwe look forward to these allegations being determined as false , and the claims denied , \u201d the bank said in its statement .\nthe new restrictions on executive compensation and dividend payouts has made aid from the troubled asset relief fund less palatable to bank managers .\nsignature chicago wealth management is personally invested in your success . our mission is to provide personalized , comprehensive investment advice to help you reach your financial goals .\nsignature , which launched in 2001 , has about $ 29 billion in assets and serves primarily small businesses around new york . it has few retail branches .\nnational bank of commerce is not responsible for and has no control over the subject matter , content , information , or graphics of the websites that have links here . please contact us with any concerns or comments . \u00a9 national bank of commerce . all rights reserved .\nregions bank ( \u201cregions\u201d ) appeals from an order of the madison circuit court denying its motion to compel arbitration . we reverse and remand .\nour tile & stone business seemed too small for the big banks . then someone recommended signature bank . their sba lending team understands small business . they know time is of the essence \u2013 and they went beyond the call of duty to structure a deal that helped us buy the building we had been renting for\u2026\nrestaurant loans are tough , but the sba lending team at signature bank was very gracious , helpful and professional . they not only helped us correctly structure the loan , they were as excited as we were ! they are like community cheerleaders for small business . now we see them and their other clients all the time for lunch\u2026\nthe overseas market looked promising for my chinese herbs and supplements business , \u201d said warren cargal of acupuncture atlanta . \u201cbut to make it work , i needed funds to upgrade my website and export infrastructure . that\u2019s where signature bank came up with an innovative solution : refinancing current debt with an sba loan which provided favorable terms that\u2026\nfor 17 years i\u2019ve trusted my banker , nicole klein , with my financial needs and having her with a local community bank like signature ensures she can continue to customize solutions for me . the respect , advice , and responsiveness i receive from nicole and her team leave me confident that my practice and i are a priority . \u2026\ninvestors filed suit against signature this year after the company lost $ 66 million of investor cash in a scheme run by william landberg , a money manager , who pleaded guilty to the crime in 2011 . investors allege that signature helped landberg by ordering him to shift money around dozens of accounts to cover up long - term overdrafts , according to the new york times .\nhe eventually persuaded a german bank to lend him $ 8 . 5 million to pay off some investors , maintaining the illusion that his strategies were performing .\nit ' s the first time the co - author of the landmark dodd - frank reform law has joined a bank since leaving congress two years ago .\n\u201cas a businessman for nearly 30 years i can truly say i have never had a comfort level to this degree with a bank . i have always dealt with local community banks but this one is different . bank presidents i\u2019ve encountered tend to put a buffer between their clients and themselves . not freddie deutsch . i\u2026\nhe also moved investor money out of an account at signature that was supposed to be left untouched and used it for unauthorized purposes , including $ 1 . 5 million for himself and his family .\nsignature has racked up an impressive financial performance . it has posted 20 straight quarters of record earnings . return on average equity of 13 . 8 % over the last 12 months ranks fifth among the 100 largest banks . the bank also ranks in the top five for nonperforming assets as a percent of total assets ( 0 . 1 % ) , nonperforming loans ( npls ) as a percent of total loans ( 0 . 15 % ) and reserves as a percent of npls ( 634 % ) . while many banks are struggling to increase revenue , signature posted growth of 21 % over the past year . wall street recognizes the level of signature\u2019s asset quality and performance , as the stock trades at 2 . 5 times book value , third most expensive among the 100 biggest banks .\ncitigroup\u2019s return on average equity fell to 4 . 5 % this year from 6 . 4 % and ranked 90 th overall . the bank\u2019s risk based capital ratio and tier 1 risk based ratio are also both down and now rank in the bottom half of big banks . the leverage ratio for the country\u2019s third biggest bank jumped nearly a full percentage point to 9 % . lastly , revenue growth continues to be a challenge for the $ 1 . 9 trillion bank with revenues down for the fourth straight year .\ntop heavy , doesn ' t promote within . a lot of lower level managers have been there since the bank opened and won ' t move other employees up that deserve it\nformer rep . barney frank ( d - mass . ) announced wednesday he is joining signature bank ' s board of directors . the former chairman of the house financial services committee was instrumental in drafting the 2010 dodd - frank wall street reform law , which shares his name . the pairing seems odd , given that frank has frequently worked for more banking regulations often opposed by the industry .\nthe nation\u2019s biggest bank , jpmorgan chase with $ 2 . 5 trillion in assets , clocked in at no . 73 , down 19 spots . revenues fell 4 . 6 % and the bank\u2019s risk ratios were also down . the bank paid nearly $ 20 billion in 2013 to resolve various legal issues . it remains a problem with an unexpected legal expense of $ 1 billion related to a foreign - exchange probe surprising analysts in its latest quarter . jpmorgan\u2019s net interest margin of 2 % is the sixth - lowest among the 100 biggest banks .\na pair of aggressive american hedge funds is suing the french bank bnp paribas , alleging that it botched a $ 650m ( \u00a3531m ) islamic bond backed by a controversial gulf tycoon .\ncoming in with the best scores in both the large and mid cap segments are insurance outfits cincinnati financial corporation and erie indemnity company , both with average agrs of 99 . following close behind with an average agr of 98 is westamerica bancorporation , the mid cap holding company of regional community bank westamerica bank . community trust bancorp ranks first among small cap companies , with an average agr of 95 .\nthe appointment is mr . frank ' s first to a bank board since retiring from congress in 2013 . he succeeds former board member alfred delbello , a onetime lieutenant governor who died last month .\nminnesota bank & trust was named on the list of wealth management firms by minneapolis st . paul business journal , and is considered among the best in our industry . thanks to mspbj for the recognition .\nsome of the money made its way from signature accounts holding west end investor money to mr . landberg\u2019s personal accounts , used to pay for a driver , garage expenses , charitable and political contributions and personal expenses charged to an american express account .\nbank wherever you happen to be , day or night , 24 / 7 with our mobile banking solutions . this ensures efficiency , improves cash flow and keeps you up - to - date in real time .\npuerto rico - based doral financial ranks last for the third straight year . the island ' s biggest bank has been hampered by puerto rico ' s nearly unbroken eight - year recession . the gap between doral and no . 99 hudson city bancorp is severe with doral posting the worst results of any bank in six of the nine metrics we measured . doral ' s stock is off 76 % over the past year .\nthe lawsuit cites correspondence between mr . landberg and signature executives acknowledging that money should not be transferred from certain accounts because it was investor money and violated the account agreement . still , money was moved to cover hundreds of thousands of dollars in overdrafts and related charges .\nin october 2011 , mary n . rice opened both a savings account and a checking account with regions . rice opened each account by signing a one - page signature card indicating that she was agreeing to certain terms . among other things , the signature cards provide : \u201cby signing below , i \u2024 ( a ) agree to be bound by the terms of [ regions ' ] deposit agreement \u2024 [ and ] ( b ) acknowledge receipt of a copy of the applicable deposit agreement . \u201d the deposit agreement referenced by the signature cards contains a broad arbitration provision giving either party the option of arbitrating \u201cany controversy , claim , counterclaim , dispute or disagreement\u201d between them . the arbitration provision also contains a provision ( \u201cthe delegation provision\u201d ) requiring an arbitrator to decide any threshold dispute regarding the arbitrability of a particular controversy .\nentering our 13th year as the only community bank headquartered in sandy springs , we are honored to serve the metro communities with a boutique - style approach that focuses on the individuality of our clients and helping fulfill their financial aspirations .\nthe banking industry has largely recovered from the financial crisis of 2007 - 08 . there were only eight bank failures last year compared to 157 in 2010 . the fdic\u2019s problem bank list stood at 203 in september , the lowest level since 2008 , compared to a peak of 888 in march 2011 . but the december rate hike by the federal reserve brings uncertainty as banks grapple with the question of whether more rate increases are coming and how quickly , or if rates will stay closer to zero for longer .\n\u201cover a 40 - year career in elected office , i not only took contributions from [ the finance ] industry , i requested them , \u201d he wrote in politico in december in a piece entitled \u201cyes , i took bank money . and it made me a better regulator . \u201d\nbiggest bank in the u . s . and ninth - largest headquartered in california , with $ 7 . 6 billion in assets . cvb has been incredibly consistent , logging 154 straight quarters of profitability , even through the depths of the financial crisis , and 105 consecutive cash dividends .\nit isn ' t clear how much money mr . frank will make from his new job , but signature typically pays its directors about $ 60 , 000 a year in cash and also pays them in stock . mr . frank was granted 1 , 913 shares with a market value of about $ 280 , 000 that will vest next march .\nwest end financial advisors had 37 accounts at signature , some of them mr . landberg\u2019s and others for his business and investment funds . as of april 2009 , it had 110 investors who thought they held stakes in a variety of private alternative investment funds focused on real estate projects or credit and other fixed - income strategies intended to generate steady returns .\nthe bond , known as a sukuk , was backed by property and a note from al - sanea promising to honour his debt if the structure collapsed . fortress and cyrus allege that bnp paribas failed to make sure that al - sanea\u2019s signature on the note was a \u201cwet - ink original\u201d , meaning that it was not \u201cproperly executed as a matter of\u2026\nmr . frank ' s name is on the dodd - frank act , a financial reform law that is highly unpopular among many bankers . but officials at signature said they are happy to have mr . frank join their boardroom .\nwe specifically seek members \u2026 who share diverse perspectives and possess strong decision - making capabilities ,\nsaid chairman scott shay .\nthere is a massive gap in size between the four biggest u . s . banks and everyone else . wells fargo with $ 1 . 75 trillion in assets is the fourth biggest bank and four times bigger than u . s . bancorp , which ranks fifth in size . the entire big four , which also includes jpmorgan chase , bank of america and citigroup , have a combined $ 8 . 1 trillion in assets . these four banks operate on a different business model with non - interest income often representing 60 % or so of revenue , compared to 20 % at many of the other top 100 banks .\namong those suing signature is the former television talk show host richard bey , a childhood friend of mr . landberg\u2019s . the two attended far rockaway high school in queens , n . y . , together . ( it also happens to be the alma mater of bernard l . madoff . ) many of the other investors were also former close friends or associates of mr . landberg\u2019s .\nriza moved to the foundation in december 2006 to become senior adviser to its executive committee and board of directors , according to documents released yesterday by the world bank . the one board member from the united states is retired supreme court justice sandra day o ' connor , who was traveling yesterday and could not be reached for comment .\nnone of the big four could crack the top 50 , with wells fargo the top performer at no . 52 . snl\u2019s clark credits wells\u2019 strong management team for the company\u2019s performance . wells\u2019 17 . 6 % return on average tangible common equity ranks 10 th overall . jpmorgan ranks no . 62 , followed by citigroup at no . 74 and bank of america at no . 90 . wells fargo was the only one to post positive revenue growth over the last 12 months . wall street has a similar take on the big four . bank of america and citigroup are the cheapest stocks at 0 . 7 times book value . jpmorgan clocks in at 1 . 1 with wells at 1 . 6 .\nprosperity bancshares , headquartered in houston , moves up four spots to no . 3 this year . the $ 22 billion bank has the highest return on average tangible common equity at 22 % . the average for the 100 largest banks is 12 % . prosperity also fares well for its efficiency ratio , return on average assets and low level of nonperforming assets .\nwells fargo ranks no . 82 overall , down nine spots . wells remains the most profitable of the banking giants with return on equity at 13 . 1 % ( sixth overall in the top 100 ) , but the bank is still plagued by high levels of nonperforming loans and assets due to its large mortgage portfolio . the stock is up 24 % over the last 12 months .\nin march 2015 , rice sued regions , alleging that regions was liable for a fall she suffered on regions ' premises . regions filed a motion to compel arbitration , citing the arbitration provision in the deposit agreement . rice opposed the motion to compel arbitration , arguing that her claim is not arbitrable . specifically , rice argued that her claim is beyond the scope of the arbitration provision . she also argued that the arbitration provision is invalid , void , or unenforceable because , she said , she did not have an opportunity to read the arbitration provision before she signed the signature cards , the signature cards \u201cincluded\u201d the arbitration provision by reference rather than including it in the document she signed , and the arbitration provision is unconscionable . in response , regions argued that , under the delegation provision , an arbitrator must decide the threshold issues of arbitrability raised by rice in opposing arbitration . regions also addressed the merits of rice ' s argument regarding arbitrability , arguing that her claim against it is arbitrable .\nlast year\u2019s top 50 banks returned 7 . 2 % on average in the stock market , twice the return of the bottom 50 . puerto rico\u2019s doral financial , which ranked last three straight years , was one on the eight banks to fail last year . it was the largest u . s . bank failure since 2010 . doral was plagued by improper accounting and puerto rico\u2019s nearly decade - long economic slump .\nas your financial needs grow and evolve , we have the acumen and expertise to keep pace . at national bank of commerce , our financial experts bring a unique perspective to help you plan for your future . and we do it all with a level of personal service that will rewrite your standard of what exceptional service looks like . no matter what your financial future holds , nbc stands ready to help you make more possible .\ncvb ranked among the top 15 in half of the 10 metrics we used to rate the banks . its net charge - offs as a percent of average loans were the lowest in the country and its risk - based ratios also ranked among the best . cvb\u2019s stock is up 11 % over the past year compared to 1 % for the widely followed kbw bank index . the stock currently trades at 1 . 9 times book value .\none side effect of the chase manhattan corporation ' s acquisition of j . p . morgan almost two years ago was supposed to be that consumers in new york city would have little room for choice , industry experts and commentators said . after all , consolidation over several decades had transformed new york from a city with several dozen big banks to a place with only three major choices : chase , citibank and the bank of new york .\nthe renewed health of the financial industry has led to increased m & a activity . there were 272 deal announcements this year in the banking sector through dec . 14 , according to charlottesville , va . - based financial data provider snl financial . this compares to 214 over the same period in 2013 . there were only 152 deals in all of 2011 . \u201cwe are seeing a relatively healthy industry at the moment , \u201d says snl bank analyst tyler hall .\na letter dated oct . 1 , 2006 , from anwar ibrahim , the foundation ' s chairman , to robin cleveland , wolfowitz ' s counselor , said that if riza moved from state to the foundation , she would recruit staff , supervise the hiring and training of senior management in the middle east , identify programs to receive grants and supervise the implementation of policies on programs , finances and administration .\nthe bank concurs with this proposal ,\ncleveland handwrote on dec . 14 , 2006 .\nsince september 2005 , the world bank has paid riza ' s salary - - which under the terms of a contract dictated by wolfowitz included automatic raises that has brought it to $ 193 , 590 tax - free - - while she was seconded to the state department to assist on middle east democracy issues . there , she worked under elizabeth cheney , who was then principal deputy assistant secretary ; wolfowitz worked for cheney ' s father as an undersecretary of defense in the george h . w . bush administration .\nthe news isn ' t all good for the banking industry . the four biggest u . s . banks have racked up $ 122 . 5 billion in crisis and mortgage - related settlements , according to snl . bank of america leads the way with $ 73 . 5 billion in levies . another concern : net interest margins thanks to the extended low interest rate environment . \u201cmargins are still on the compressed side , \u201d says hall , who points to snl data showing net interest margins of 3 . 12 % in the third quarter at their lowest level since 1991 .\nformer u . s . rep . barney frank is seen in new york city , march 17 , 2015 .\nsen . bernie sanders smiles during a rally at indiana ' s purdue university in fort wayne , may 2 , 2016 . he won the indiana primary the next day .\nthe past few months of national politics have been dominated by speculation that the republican national convention could turn ugly . it now appears the democrats are headed toward their own version of convention conflict .\nfrank ' s appointment could prove to be a hurdle for sanders , who says he should be able to influence the democrats ' platform since he piled up a significant number of votes and won many states during the nominating season . one of the issues he is almost certain to push is wall street banking reform , which has been a cornerstone of his campaign message .\nbetween 1989 and his retirement in january 2013 , frank raked in more than $ 1 million worth of campaign donations from the securities and investment industry , according to crp data . more than a third of that cash haul came during the 2010 election cycle , when frank was involved in sculpting new wall street rules \u2014 which some critics including sen . sanders say did not go far enough to rein in the industry after the crisis .\nin 2012 , frank told npr that such donations inevitably influence those in position to wield political power .\npeople say , ' oh , it doesn ' t have any effect on me , '\nhe said at the time .\nwell , if that were the case , we ' d be the only human beings in the history of the world who on a regular basis took significant amounts of money from perfect strangers and made sure that it had no effect on our behavior .\nin the months before his appointment to oversee the democratic party\u2019s platform , frank has touted all the money he accepted from the financial industry .\nof late , though , frank has changed his tune . while promoting clinton\u2019s candidacy , he has called the vermont senator \u201cmccarthyite\u201d for demanding clinton release transcripts of her paid speeches to wall street groups . frank has also started arguing that his own willingness to take finance industry cash was a good thing .\n\u201csince retiring three years ago , i have again not only accepted fees from financial companies and finance groups , but i\u2019ve solicited opportunities to do so through my agents . i\u2019ve also served for two years on the advisory board of first alliance , a company that deals with residential mortgages . \u201d\nthe former house member argued , \u201cby demonizing finance - industry contributions , we\u2019re effectively insisting that instead of 80 percent of the industry\u2019s contributions going to opponents of regulation , it should be 95 percent or more . is this money corrupting ? in my own experience , it\u2019s more reasonable to see it as a form of political self - defense unlikely to dilute their support for reform . \u201d\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\nto view this page ensure that adobe flash player version 10 . 0 . 0 or greater is installed .\neither scripts and active content are not permitted to run or adobe flash player version 10 . 0 . 0 or greater is not installed .\ncredit quality has improved for the banking industry , but increased growth and profitability remain challenging in a low interest rate environment . the net interest margin for banks was 3 . 02 % in the first quarter of 2015 , which was a 30 - year low according to the fdic . \u201cbig banks have been forced to raise a lot of equity and raise expenses to comply with all of the regulatory orders , \u201d says snl financial senior analyst robert clark .\nwith that in mind , forbes turned to charlottesville , va . - based financial data provider snl for raw numbers that shed light on growth , credit quality and profitability for the 100 largest banks and thrifts . forbes used 10 metrics to rank america\u2019s best banks . 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you can easily create a free account .\nearlier this month , forbes released the 2014 list of the america\u2019s 100 most trustworthy companies , based on data from proprietary ratings provider and investment advisor gmi ratings . the list included publicly - traded north american companies of all sizes and industries except one : financial companies , more specifically , banks and insurance companies .\njames kaplan , director of gmi ratings , says that measures taken in the wake of the financial crisis have led a high number of financial institutions to rank among the most trustworthy in america , according to gmi\u2019s criteria . the dominance of this particular industry led kaplan to generate a separate list of the 50 most trustworthy financial companies .\n\u201cin 2012 and 2013 , governance and transparency has really improved , \u201d says kaplan . \u201c [ financial companies ] took on a lot of speculative risk and the regulatory agencies have really been on their backs to clean up their balance sheets , income statements , and lending policy . \u201d\nto develop lists of trustworthy organizations , gmi reviews the accounting and governance behaviors of more than 8 , 000 publicly - traded companies in north america . in assessing each company , gmi considers factors including high - risk events , revenue and expense recognition methods , sec actions , and bankruptcy risk as indicators of a company\u2019s credibility .\nthese factors are used to develop\naggressive accounting and governance risk\n( agr ) numbers , the final composite by which organizations are scored . companies appear on the list divided into categories by market cap size , along with their current agr and average agr over the past four quarters .\nkaplan stresses that companies that don ' t make the list aren ' t necessarily untrustworthy - - these are simply the 50 with the highest scores for the past four quarters of the fiscal year .\nkaplan says that a shift among regulatory agencies from a\nwatchdog\nto a\npoliceman\nstance has prompted many of the more visible changes among financial institutions , which have led in many cases to less risk and greater transparency .\nyou look at a few things : ceo and chairman are the same person , that used to be very common and it\u2019s kind of disappearing . the amount of loans in the very high risk category were substantially higher . loan loss reserves were very low .\nso what\u2019s the takeaway for investors ? as with the most trustworthy companies list , inclusion on the list doesn ' t necessarily indicate an investment blockbuster , but it does mean that good or bad , what the investor sees is what the investor gets\u2014a metric that many investors find particularly meaningful post - crisis .\n\u201cif you\u2019re interested in investing in any of the companies on this list , you can be really comfortable that what you\u2019re reading about them is an honest reflection of what\u2019s going on in the company , \u201d says kaplan . \u201cthat doesn ' t mean it\u2019s good or bad\u2014but when you read it , you can believe it . \u201d\ngmi ratings and its affiliates , directors and officers of the company may own stock or options to purchase or sell stock in the companies mentioned on our website and in our publications and may elect to increase or decrease the size of these positions at any time . gmi ratings , however , is not directly or indirectly compensated for the specific views , opinions or recommendations expressed in its research reports . this document is for information purposes only and is not to be considered a solicitation to buy or sell any security . neither gmi ratings nor any other party guarantees its accuracy nor makes any warranties regarding its usage . modification or reproduction of this report is forbidden without explicit permission . \u00a92014 gmi ratings\nsizzling deposit and loan growth has transformed it from a start - up to one of the biggest american banks , with $ 33 billion in assets . last year , profit hit a record $ 373 million .\nbut all of its success \u2014 partly a result of its mantra to deliver top - notch service to its small and midsize business clientele \u2014 could not shield it from a ponzi scheme that lost $ 66 million of investor money and sent a money manager to federal prison for three and a half years for securities fraud .\nwilliam landberg , the money manager at the heart of the scheme , has already completed his sentence after pleading guilty in 2011 , but the investors say they still have not recovered their money . mr . landberg\u2019s firm , west end financial advisors , filed for bankruptcy in 2011 .\nmr . bey , who is 64 , kept in touch with mr . landberg through the years and started investing through the west end firm in 2002 .\n\u201cthe convenience of it was incredible while it was working , \u201d mr . bey said in a recent interview .\nwhen west end collapsed , mr . bey lost nearly $ 500 , 000 . left with just $ 203 to his name at that point , he says he was forced to borrow $ 30 , 000 from friends and run up $ 60 , 000 on his credit cards to pay his manhattan rent and regular expenses . eventually , he moved to florida , where he lives in a beach condominium that he and his brothers inherited from their father . \u201cmy life has been irrevocably changed by this . \u201d\nprosecutors and lawyers for victims had claimed jpmorgan chase turned a blind eye to what should have been viewed as suspicious activity .\nbanks have recently faced heightened scrutiny for their efforts to shore up online security and anti - money - laundering efforts after a string of prominent data breaches .\nmr . landberg pleaded guilty in 2011 to one count of securities fraud . prosecutors said he misled his investors into thinking their money was in stable investments when in fact his strategies were failing and he began to misuse investor assets to cover losses .\nin some cases , mr . landberg told investors that their money would be put in \u201cblue chip fortune 100 companies\u201d and that his objective was \u201cpreservation of capital . \u201d\nwest end\u2019s investors \u2014 many of them older residents of manhattan who once worked in the psychoanalysis field \u2014 are reeling from their losses . some say privately that they have had to significantly scale back retirement plans or return to work .\ndarren conte , a former information technology employee at goldman sachs who now runs his own financial tech start - up , says he invested in one of the firm\u2019s funds in early 2009 , after years of urging by a friend who worked at west end financial . according to the lawsuit , he lost $ 188 , 000 .\nhe noticed something was amiss when he got one statement in early 2009 and none after that , and the statement he did get looked like the invoice for landscaping services .\n\u201ci felt lied to , \u201d mr . conte said . \u201ci had to clear my head and move forward with a giant lesson learned . \u201d"]}
{"id": 55970, "summary": [{"text": "the marina district development company , llc was a joint venture of boyd gaming corporation and mgm resorts international that was established to develop and operate the borgata hotel casino and spa in atlantic city , new jersey . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "marina district development", "paragraphs": ["promedica plans to bring a residential and commercial development to the downtown marina district .\n. above marina barrage is the marina bridge , a pedestrian bridge that connects marina south to marina east .\nthe bulk of the marina district still would be set aside as a metropark .\nthe marina district development would have apartments that would sit between main street on one side and a yet - to - be - named metropark on the other side .\ncontinental real estate intends to buy 15 acres of the 70 - acre marina district from promedica .\nwithin the futuristic environment of lusail city\u2019s marina district , arab engineering bureau ( aeb ) designed and supervised construction of recently completed mixed use development internally simply known as \u2018plot 50\u2019 .\nthis reclamation project created marina east and marina south , which , together with marina centre , formed a 660 - hectare reclaimed site called marina city .\nthe skyway marina district association\u2019s office is located at 4601 34 th street south . skyway marina district executive director , misty bottorff , can be reach at 727 - 866 - 2696 or director @ urltoken or by visiting urltoken .\nthe eastern marina development is an anchor project of the waterfront district . the site , a prime location , has its north , south and west sides overlooking the eastern marina , with the south side also overlooking the beirut port first basin .\ndashing pacific group ltd . has furnished conceptual drawings of potential development plans for the marina district that include a mix of residential and commercial uses . the complex could have access by boat from the maumee river .\nin toledo \u2014 more than 12 years of planning , promises , and $ 43 million of public money spent \u2014 the east side property called the marina district is apparently close to getting its first private development .\nduring a visit to the blade , columbus developer frank kass , left , and promedica president and ceo randy oostra discuss development plans , projected to cost $ 150 million , for the marina district and the former colony .\nthe ohio cultural facilities commission in july , 2009 , approved a $ 4 . 9 million grant to be used by the city for the development of the riverfront park portion of the marina district under the dillin plan .\neventually a number of development ideas from multiple developers surfaced under the tenures of the previous two mayors .\npromedica executives and a columbus developer on tuesday unveiled plans that would bring residential and commercial development to the downtown marina district and a mix of retail , market rate apartments , restaurants , and a hotel adjacent to promedica toledo hospital on monroe street .\nthe skyway marina district plan represents a collective vision for a south st . petersburg mixed use center . the community has long desired a destination district in the far southern pinellas county area as their first option for shopping , dining and employment . a successful district would expand the market from local to regional , improving the business mix and increasing employment opportunities .\ndeveloper frank kass , the founder of continental real estate , of columbus , who created the original marina district plan more than 16 years ago , is proposing 370 apartment units and a restaurant at main street and riverside drive in the marina district in east toledo , along with a pool and private clubhouse .\nthough mr . kass\u2019s concept fell through , as did four succeeding development attempts , the marina district over the next 15 years was assembled into city - owned parcels with buildings razed and contaminated land cleaned . in the process , riverside drive was constructed , as was a building for the national museum of the great lakes and a boat marina .\nmr . kass and mr . oostra said they\u2019ve been talking about teaming up on the marina district and the colony for more than a year . mr . oostra credited blade publisher and editor - in - chief john robinson block for suggesting he contact mr . kass . mr . kass called his return to the marina district \u201ca homecoming\u201d .\nmarina barrage is a government - commissioned dam built across the mouth of marina channel to create singapore\u2019s 15th . . .\nsom\u2019s 2003 review of the area also saw marina bay take on greater prominence as a \u201cwater piazza\u201d of marina south .\nthe city of st . petersburg , together with the steering committee , worked on a planning process that covered eight months and many topics . participants were presented with information on transportation , land use , design and site development , economic development and other topics . through this process , a new identity and plan was forged . the skyway marina district was adopted as the name of this area and a logo was unveiled in october 2013 .\nplans for the final southeastern area of marina south were addressed with two major developments . in 2005 , prime minister lee hsien loong announced that marina city park was to make way for three gardens in marina south , marina centre and marina east that collectively became known as gardens by the bay . 26 in 2008 , the marina barrage , a dam that bridged marina east and marina south , was completed at a cost of s $ 226 milion . the 350 - metre - long dam was built to protect the city area from flooding . 27 it also transformed marina bay into singapore\u2019s 15th reservoir , known as marina reservoir . 28\nadjacent to beirut marina , zaitunay bay , owned by beirut waterfront development s . a . l . , a 50 / 50 joint venture between solidere and stow waterfront development , is conceived as an urban beach extending the beirut corniche by a series of overlapping platforms reminiscent of sea waves , to provide outdoor spaces and public areas for artwork .\nthe dashing pacific group , owned by chinese investors , wants to buy 69 acres within the 125 - acre marina district along the maumee river in east toledo for $ 3 . 8 million .\nsolidere aims to develop the waterfront district as a model of urban development . destined to become a major destination , the district is already hosting several temporary cultural and leisure activities , as per beirut exhibition center ( bec ) , a biking and walking trail that leads from the traditional city center to the waterfront promenade , and is planning a number of other cultural and leisure activities along a pedestrian spine .\nin april 2013 , over 240 residents and business owners came together to develop a future vision for the skyway marina district located along 34 th street south , between 30 th and 54 th avenues .\nthe marina bay street circuit begins at the pit located at the tip of marina centre and cuts through marina centre . along the way , it offers views of the bay\u2019s many landmarks , including the esplanade \u2013 theatres on the bay , singapore flyer and marina bay sands .\nthere is also a plan to move the preserved great lakes freighter ss willis b . boyer , renamed to its original moniker , the col . james m . schoonmaker , to the marina district shoreline .\nmarina bay cruise centre singapore . ( 2012 , october 22 ) . official opening of the marina bay cruise centre singapore . retrieved 2016 , may 16 from marina bay cruise centre singapore website : urltoken 49 .\nmarina reservoir was officially opened on 31 october 2008 . it was created with the completion of marina barrage , a low - level . . .\nthe 106 - hectare marina centre , the earliest to be developed , is the smallest of the three plots of reclaimed land around marina bay .\nthe plan would require the city to extend broadway across front street to intersect with riverside drive , and broadway would separate the housing development from the metropark .\nstrategies have been defined to accomplish the vision , including transportation , streetscape , land use & site design , economic development , marketing & promotions and implementation .\none - north is a 200 - hectare ( 2 sq km ) development in buona vista planned and developed by jtc corporation . it combines . . .\nthe bell administration on friday released legislation to sell 69 acres of the marina district for $ 3 . 8 million to the company , which has already paid $ 2 . 15 million for the nearby docks restaurant complex .\ncontroversial billionaire peter thiel put his marina district home on the market this past may to the tune of $ 9 . 2 million . after a brief delisting , it\u2019s been reintroduced this week with a massive price cut .\nthe waterfront district is the new beirut destination . commanding spectacular views to the sea and to mountains snowcapped through winter and spring , the 73 ha of reclaimed land , enclosed by a terraced sea defense system able to withstand centennial storms , are designed as a natural continuation of the traditional city center . some 29 ha of development land will offer 1 . 7 million sq m bua to form a prime , active , multiuse district with distinctive architecture .\non the seaward - facing side is the marina bay golf course , singapore\u2019s first 18 - hole public golf course . the 68 - hectare development opened in 2006 , but is slated to close by 2024 to make way for redevelopment .\nphase two of the master plan ( 2005 \u2013 2030 ) has seen the completion of land reclamation and involves finalizing and implementing the district landscaping design and infrastructure . it also includes initiating real estate projects and developing the eastern marina .\nin its part relating to the waterfront district , the master plan ( ratified by council of ministers\u2019 decree in 2005 ) recognizes beirut as a prime tourist destination and aims to turn the district into a mixed leisure , residential and commercial area . it is based on a 2001 planning study by a consortium of\nmarina bay is a waterfront site located in singapore\u2019s central region . the bay area was created by reclaiming land around the body of water in front of collyer quay to form marina centre , marina east and marina south . the marina bay area has been developed over the years to become singapore\u2019s new downtown for the 21st century , with a financial centre , civic space and gardens situated within its boundaries .\nmayor hicks - hudson also said she did not foresee any impediments . she said she was in favor of the city turning international park over to the metroparks so it could be developed in conjunction with the new metropark in the marina district .\nmr . kass conceived of the marina district in 2000 when carty finkbeiner was mayor . the property was a patchwork of privately owned parcels , with empty industrial buildings , the former toledo edison acme power plant , and the former toledo sports arena .\n\u2013 looking across collyer quay was opened in 2010 . marina bay sands saw the controversial\nurban redevelopment authority . ( 2015 ) . the marina bay story : 1985 . retrieved 2016 , may 16 from urban redevelopment authority , marina bay website : urltoken 11 .\nurban redevelopment authority . ( 2015 ) . the marina bay story : 1986 . retrieved 2016 , may 16 from urban redevelopment authority , marina bay website : urltoken 20 .\nthe face of the sunset migrates to the marina in the neighborhood\u2019s own rousseau enlightenment .\n66 . urban redevelopment authority . ( 2015 ) . the marina bay story : 2008 . retrieved 2016 , june 20 from urban redevelopment authority , marina bay website : urltoken 67 .\nlandscape design is being finalized for the beirut marina breakwater parking area , boardwalk and quays .\nbefore that , in 2001 , the city of toledo and mayor finkbeiner , who was then in his second term in office , put mr . kass , a columbus developer , in charge of the marina district project . his plan included a new east side arena .\nthe leading element in creating a significant public domain within the waterfront district , the 78 , 000 sq m waterside city park will also be the largest public green area in beirut .\nthe waterfront district has elicited strong investor interest . several plots of land , developed by solidere or sold to private investors , are or will be designed by international and local architects .\nmr . dillin , the creator of levis commons in perrysburg , was a previous marina district developer who was pushed for years by former mayor carty finkbeiner to get started with vertical construction almost up to mr . finkbeiner ' s last day in office on jan 3 . 2010 .\nmarina bay is currently served by three mass rapid transit ( mrt ) lines : north\u2013south , circle and downtown lines , with thomson line in the works . 42 marina bay station was opened in 1989 as part of the north\u2013south line . 43 in 2005 , the government extended the circle line to marina south , calling it the \u201cdowntown extension\u201d . 44 when this extension finally opened in 2012 , it only connected to marina bay station and a new bayfront station that offered access to marina bay sands and the then upcoming gardens by the bay and marina bay financial centre . 45\nvarious bridges make it easy to get around marina bay by foot . the helix pedestrian bridge , modelled after the dna structure , was completed in 2010 , linking marina centre with marina south . in the same year , the parallel bayfront bridge for vehicles was built to provide direct access to\nby 1985 , the marina square shopping complex had opened , followed by a string of hotels : marina mandarin , pan pacific singapore and mandarin oriental singapore . in the subsequent decades , millenia walk ,\nmr . prephan will be paid a commission for the marina district sale by the buyers , not the city , mr . herwat said . he was paid $ 107 , 500 , or 5 percent , of the $ 2 . 15 million sale of the docks from the city to dashing pacific .\nin 1992 , ura released development guide plans for the downtown core , a u - shaped area encircling marina bay that was to be singapore\u2019s downtown of the 21st century . this area combined the existing cbd , city hall and marina centre with two sections of marina south \u2013 central and bayside \u2013 bounded by the ecp . central and bayside would consist of offices , hotels , entertainment facilities and some housing developments facing marina bay . on the seaward - facing side of the ecp , the southwest area of marina south became known as portview , which was slated for residential projects . throughout the downtown core and portview , there would be extensive greenery , a pedestrian - friendly environment , cultural facilities as anchors and a trademark skyline . 22\nthe marina district development would have apartments that would sit between main street on one side and a yet - to - be - named metropark on the other side . he said the rents were still undetermined but said a goal was that they would be $ 100 to $ 150 a month less than comparable apartment rents in the suburbs . he suggested rates of $ 1 . 20 to $ 1 . 25 per square foot for apartments of about 750 square feet for a one - bedroom and 900 square feet for a two - bedroom .\nthen - mayor jack ford , center appeared in 2005 with jim russell , left , of pizzuti cos . developers and brian parker , a representative of an arena consultancy , to discuss plans for the district .\npending infrastructure installation and real estate construction , a variety of cultural , recreational and lifestyle activities have already established the waterfront district as a destination , with several temporary projects serving to test various land use concepts .\nnext to marina bay sands is the heart of singapore\u2019s new financial hub . completed in 2013 , the marina bay financial centre was developed by the government to rival other international financial hubs such as london and new york . 69\nin the former colony , located near central avenue and monroe street , his team would create a mixed - use development with an extended - stay hotel , apartments , and an assisted - living facility including a unit for memory loss patients .\nthe history of the marina district is complicated and stretches back to about 1997 , when the city started assembling the land from private hands . millions were spent to clean up environmental pollutants at the site , and after decades of industrial use , the 125 acres between front street and the river was deemed far too valuable to stay gritty .\non the marina south end of the helix bridge is this private museum that is part of marina bay sands . the site on which it stands was first drawn out as a promontory in i . m . pei\u2019s masterplan . 64\nmr . dillin ' s planned payment of $ 3 . 6 million for 58 acres was supposed to have functioned as the required matching money for the grant . the grant money was to have been deposited into a capital improvement fund to be used for\nreinvestment into the public portion of the marina district ,\naccording to the agreement .\nthe stretch of buildings along collyer quay have been redeveloped to retain their heritage while offering entertainment options . examples of such buildings include the former customs harbour branch , the change alley aerial plaza tower , and the new entertainment development , one fullerton . 70\nmost recently in 2015 , the public utilities board announced that singapore\u2019s fourth desalination plant would be built in marina east .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 174 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) ; marina bay sands . ( n . d . ) . wonder full . retrieved 2016 , june 7 from marina bay sands website : urltoken\nurban redevelopment authority . ( 2015 ) . the marina bay story : 2007 . retrieved 2016 , may 16 from urban redevelopment authority , marina bay website : urltoken ; nabilah said . ( 2016 , march 4 ) . 25 artworks to light up i light marina bay festival . the straits times . retrieved from factiva via nlb\u2019s eresources website : urltoken 60 .\nmr . herwat said mayor mike bell is satisfied that wu kin hung and yuan xiaohona , both of china , have the wherewithal and capital to oversee and create a $ 200 million residential and commercial development and an\ninternational village\nat the site .\ndowntown core & portview : planning a downtown for the 21st century : development guide plans : draft , august 1992 . ( 1992 ) . singapore : urban redevelopment authority , p . 40 . ( call no . : rsing q711 . 4095957 sin ) 56 .\nthe artscience museum is a key permanent attraction of the marina bay sands integrated resort located at bayfront avenue . . . .\nless than one year after being sold , circa - 1927 marina home is now asking almost double its previous sale price .\nfive new rentals , from bernal heights to the marina , with a few spaces egregiously misusing the\npenthouse\nmoniker .\nthe waterfront district infrastructure , including the road network , is planned for completion by 2014 . the detailed design of the eastern marina , by cowi ( denmark ) , has been completed and approved by cdr . all the structure details were verified by a 3d model test to meet international standard wave and stability criteria . construction is planned for completion by end 2014 .\nthis performing arts complex was opened in 2002 on the end of marina centre , close to the singapore river . 52 in 1979 , a committee was formed to make recommendations for a cultural complex on a four - hectare site at marina city . 53 a decade later , the advisory council on culture and the arts proposed building a performing arts centre on the site . 54 the site on which the esplanade stands had been earmarked for a cultural facility in the 1992 development guide plan for the downtown core . 55\nmr . kass suggested the city turn international park over to the metroparks . he also said he expects that the privately owned docks restaurant complex would respond to his development with some reinvestment . he called the docks \u201cbetter than not being there\u201d but \u201ca little tired . \u201d\nmr . herwat on saturday said all the plans for the marina district , of which there have now been at least four , maybe five , since 2000 , were boxed up and delivered late last year to mr . wu and ms . yuan in china by scott prephan , the perrysburg developer and real estate broker who connected mr . bell with the two investors .\nzhuang , j . ( 2016 ) . the coolest underground spot in marina bay you never knew . going places singapore . retrieved 2016 , may 16 from going places singapore website : urltoken ; mulchand , a . ( 2013 , november 24 ) . s\u2019pore has world\u2019s largest district cooling plant . the straits times . retrieved from factiva via nlb\u2019s eresources website : urltoken 41 .\nfrom 1986 to 1992 , a leg of this powerboating race was held at marina bay until it was closed for reclamation works .\nbehind marina bay sands is gardens by the bay , a set of three gardens linked by a promenade . it was created to balance the densely built marina bay with green relief . the largest area of the gardens is the 54 - hectare bay south , which contains glasshouses and manmade \u201csupertrees\u201d , which are up to 50 m tall and equipped with environmentally friendly features . bay east is a garden at marina east that links to east coast park . bay central on marina centre stretches from the helix bridge to kallang .\na portion of the downtown line , including the downtown , bayfront and promenade stations , opened in 2013 . 46 the latest station to open in the area is marina south pier , which was unveiled in 2014 , stretching the north\u2013south line beyond marina bay . it will be joined by the stations gardens by the bay and marina south in 2021 when the thomson\u2013east coast line is completed . 47\nand along the clifford pier breakwater , in the process creating a new site known as marina centre . marina centre was expected to be a showpiece for the city , comprising commercial and residential developments as well as a performing arts centre would enliven the area at night .\nthe development density will be higher than in the traditional city center , with nearly 60 percent of the reclaimed land set aside for public spaces . these consist of a waterside city park , sea corniche , quayside and sea promenades , squares and gardens , plus walking , jogging and cycling trails .\nin 2008 , marina bay hosted the first - ever formula one singapore grand prix night race , which has since become an annual event .\npub . ( n . d . ) . sustainable singapore gallery . retrieved 2016 , june 20 from marina barrage website : urltoken 69 .\nthe metroparks\u2019 development plan for phase 1 , to be completed in 2018 , would cost $ 3 , 732 , 700 . that work includes wetlands and bioswales , reforestation and prairie restoration , \u201cinstream aquatic habitat restored , \u201d paths and river overlooks , river access for small boats , and recreational opportunities .\ni am hopeful for toledoans that the proposed concepts for the marina district may finally come to fruition ,\nmr . dillin said saturday via skype from switzerland .\nthe groundwork laid from the joint efforts of the finkbeiner administration and dillin have provided a great road map for execution of a plan that should benefit toledo for years to come if the master plan and its design controls are adhered to as envisioned .\n$ 300 m expressway and a marina centre . ( 1973 , may 24 ) . the straits times , p . 6 ; chia , p . ( 1973 , june 7 ) . marina centre show complex . the straits times , p . 5 . retrieved from newspapersg . 5 .\nto meet the news of a growing cruise industry , the two - berth marina bay cruise centre opened in 2012 at the southwestern tip of marina south . 48 in 2014 , the centre\u2019s facilities underwent a s $ 7 - million upgrade to speed up boarding and disembarking times for passengers . 49\nin 2006 , ura created a signature night skyline for marina bay to bring out the area\u2019s architectural elements and create inviting spaces for outdoor activities . the marina bay sands resort also created wonder full , a free nightly 13 - minute performance featuring laser , light , water movement and graphics . 50\ndowntown core & portview : planning a downtown for the 21st century : development guide plans : draft , august 1992 . ( 1992 ) . singapore : urban redevelopment authority , pp . 3 , 18\u201319 , 26 , 27 , 28 , 35 . ( call no . : rsing q711 . 4095957 sin ) 23 .\nin the mid - 1980s , marina centre was fronted by the 10 . 8 - hectare marina park that stretched from the old satay club to the merdeka bridge in kallang . lining the promenade were metamorphosis i , a futuristic steel sculpture by american artist obie simmons , and stamford , a solar clock - cum - directional light beacon put up by the then port of singapore authority to guide ships sailing into marina bay and kallang basin . 11\nby 1984 , plans had been put in place for further reclamation works that would create the shore profile of marina bay as we know it today .\nsiow , d . ( 1987 , april 22 ) . marina magic . the straits times , p . 1 . retrieved from newspapersg . 12 .\nnew fun spot at marina waterfront . ( 2005 , march 20 ) . the straits times , p . 4 . retrieved from newspapersg . 28 .\n( ura ) launched the inaugural sale of land in marina centre and , for the first time , foreign developers were invited to participate in the tender .\njewel of a park for marina south . ( 1988 , july 1 ) . the straits times , p . 25 . retrieved from newspapersg . 19 .\npaulo , d . a . ( 2005 , august 22 ) . singapore\u2019s garden party . today , p . 2 . retrieved from newspapersg ; gardens by the bay . ( n . d . ) . about the gardens : history and development . retrieved from 2016 , may 30 from gardens by the bay website : urltoken 27 .\nthe development will incorporate a private luxury and contemporary urban beach resort . it will accommodate a resort hotel , plus a residential component comprising serviced condominiums and low - rise residences , cabanas and bungalows , with quayside retail , with views of the traditional city center , the sea and the mountains . it will benefit from landscaped private open space as well as public pedestrian and vehicular access to the marina quay along and parallel to the ottoman wall walk , and be serviced by an underground car park .\nnext to the esplanade is the world\u2019s first and largest floating stage . the float @ marina bay was created to serve as an interim venue following the closure of the\nwork starts on $ 385 m marina city reclamation . ( 1979 , january 20 ) . the straits times , p . 7 . retrieved from newspapersg . 6 .\nand designed by makram el - kadi and ziad jamaleddine from l . e . ft . , the prefabricated structure was reconfigured on the interior , and given a contemporary customized skin of corrugated anodized mirror aluminum . the mirror fa\u00e7ades allow the bec to act as a scale reflecting the continuously changing landscape in the waterfront district .\ngardens by the bay comprises three public gardens in marina bay occupying a total land area of 1 , 010 , 000 sq m ( 101 ha ) . . . .\nura decides not to award marina south theme park site . ( 1994 , october 15 ) . the straits times , p . 48 . retrieved from newspapersg . 17 .\ntan , c . ( 2005 , june 15 ) . circle line extends to marina south . the straits times , p . 1 . retrieved from newspapersg . 45 .\nalmenoar , m . ( 2012 , january 14 ) . marina bay , bayfront stations open . the straits times , p . 8 . retrieved from newspapersg . 46 .\ntoledo has lined up new developers \u2014 apparently with a $ 3 . 8 million check in hand \u2014 who want to buy and build up the once polluted former industrial land along the maumee river in east toledo . after more than a dozen years of planning and several let - downs , most people are eager for some private development at the 125 - acre site .\npublic utilities board . ( n . d . ) . marina barrage : singapore\u2019s latest downtown icon . retrieved 2016 , may 30 from public utilities board website : urltoken 29 .\nrodrigues , c . ( 1979 , october 18 ) . first step for marina city culture complex . the straits times , p . 26 . retrieved from newspapersg . 54 .\na $ 5 million marina home so exclusive that we don ' t even know where it is , and a diamond heights gem that squeezes under the bar for a bargain .\nmr . dillin released plans in 2006 and again at the end of 2007 , when he presented conceptual drawings that showed a veritable urban wonderland . it had an urban beach with sand art in the summer and snow sculptures in the winter , a checkerboard garden , an oval amphitheater , and a cherry blossom trail . mr . dillin envisioned a pedestrian - friendly\nriverfront park at toledo marina district\non the land west of what is now riverside drive , all the way down to the water ' s edge .\nteo , t . w . ( 1978 , november 25 ) . marina centre , the new atlantis . the business times , p . 1 . retrieved from newspapersg . 7 .\nteo , t . w . ( 1978 , november 25 ) . marina centre , the new atlantis . the business times , p . 1 . retrieved from newspapersg . 10 .\n51 . loo , d . ( 2005 , july 22 ) . marina bay the new brand name . the straits times , p . 6 . retrieved from newspapersg . 52 .\nmr . kass and mr . oostra briefed blade editorial staff in a meeting that included dave zenk , executive director of the metroparks of the toledo area ; bob laclair , chief executive and president of fifth third bank and chairman of the promedica board ; toledo mayor paula hicks - hudson ; toledo district 3 councilman peter ujvagi , as well as staff members .\nsalma khalik . ( 1987 , april 22 ) . six mega - buck bids for marina south fun park . the straits times , p . 24 . retrieved from newspapersg . 15 .\ntan , h . y . ( 2004 , march 14 ) . $ 300 million boost for marina bay . the straits times , p . 13 . retrieved from newspapersg . 39 .\nthe columbia building was sold in 2003 to key development company . the diamond fruit complex big 7 building was renovated to house gorge networks and the columbia gorge community college hood river center , including the integrated technology center . classes opened to the public in the fall of 2004 . at this time , big 7 building is the only port - owned building that was part of the diamond fruit complex renovation .\nin the 1987 draft masterplan for marina bay , the area was envisioned to be a waterfront setting for public events and national celebrations , with marina south as a focal point of the city\u2019s new downtown . to form a continuous urban waterfront promenade around the bay , the plan identified a need to link the bay to its surroundings and further reclaim collyer quay to create a pedestrian mall .\nhong , l . t . ( 1989 , november 25 ) . marina south : a tale of two fantasies . the business times , p . 18 . retrieved from newspapersg . 16 .\nmarina south pier mrt station on north - south line to open on sunday . ( 2014 , november 22 ) . the straits times . retrieved from factiva via nlb\u2019s eresources website : urltoken 48 ,\nthe singapore flyer is a 165 - metre - high observation wheel located at the tip of marina centre . launched in 2008 , the tourist attraction is one of the tallest ferris wheels in the world .\nmaster plan for the urban waterfronts at marina bay and kallang basin ( draft ) . ( 1989 ) . singapore : urban redevelopment authority , pp . 3 , 28\u201329 . available via publicationsg . 37 .\nten lots have been sold to third parties on the waterfront . among them , mika land development , on lot 1493 marfaa , is under design by foster + partners ( uk ) and r & k consultants to offer 32 , 000 sq m of residential space . the project is a mixed use combining retail , offices , residential and entertainment areas . the architect aims to design a green intelligent building , using the most environmental friendly techniques .\nng , h . ( 2015 , september 3 ) . pub to build fourth desalination plant in marina east . the straits times . retrieved 2016 , may 16 from the straits times website : urltoken 36 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 107 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) ; bay , p . ( 2006 ) . state - of - the - art utility infrastructure in place at marina bay . skyline , july\u2013august . retrieved 2016 , may 30 from urban redevelopment authority website : urltoken 40 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 80 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 4 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 80 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 8 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , pp . 90\u201391 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 14 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 124 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 31 .\nlow , l . f . , & wong , a . ( 2014 , february 22 ) . golfers lament loss of marina bay course . today . retrieved 2016 , may 16 from today website : urltoken 32 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , pp . 122\u2013123 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 42 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 171 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 57 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , pp . 110\u2013111 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 64 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 104 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 70 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 118 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 71 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 191 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 75 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 174 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 77 .\nthis light art festival organised by ura has been held at marina bay since 2010 . artists and designers from around the world are invited to create sustainable light art installations to showcase how the waterfront can be transformed by light .\nkaur , k . ( 2014 , october 24 ) . marina bay cruise centre completes $ 7m upgrading to improve passenger experience . the straits times . retrieved 2016 , may 16 from the straits times website : urltoken 50 .\nthe landscape concept for the sea corniche promenade is in progress . a natural continuation and termination of the existing beirut corniche , the promenade is also the largest street in the waterfront district , with the strongest relationship to the coast . it will have a great sense of openness and freshness , facing north to the sea with views of the coast and mount sannine to the east . a significant green medium will add to its local identity .\n25 . auger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , pp . 95\u201396 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 26 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , pp . 86 , 96 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 38 .\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , pp . 91 , 111 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 65 .\nphase one of the beirut city center master plan ( 1994 \u2013 2004 ) saw the completion of marine works , defense structures and sea promenades , the finalization of beirut marina , and major advances in landfill treatment and land reclamation .\nmarinas , waterside leisure , lifestyle , cultural and other entertainment are among visitors\u2019 attractions . beirut marina quays and the 1 . 3 km - long sea corniche and promenades , varying in width from 45 to 110 m , have become a popular pedestrian area . upon completion of the eastern marina , the city center will offer a 3 . 5 km uninterrupted extension of the beirut shoreline , providing more than four times the space of seafront promenade currently available in the city .\nthe plans were further articulated in 1996 with the release of ura\u2019s publication new downtown \u2013 ideas for the city of tomorrow . bayside was renamed bayfront , while portview became straits view . the section of the ecp that had cut marina south into two became a major road instead . in place of it was to be a new coastal expressway running along the coast . 23 this expressway eventually became the marina coastal expressway , singapore\u2019s first undersea road when it opened in december 2013 . 24\nthis vision was turned into reality two years later when ura announced that it was spending s $ 300 million to transform the bay area into a 3 . 35 - kilometre - long waterfront promenade stretching from clifford pier to marina city park .\nin 2002 , singapore\u2019s tourism mascot was moved to one fullerton overlooking marina bay . the merlion\u2019s view of the sea from its original location at the mouth of the singapore river had been blocked by the construction of the esplanade bridge in 1997 .\nvoter approval in 2001 enabled toledo to financially back a $ 175 million riverfront development and a new sports arena in east toledo . that vote allowed a one - time exemption of section 79 of the toledo city charter , which bars city participation in building a sports arena without voter approval . the city was then able to contribute up to $ 8 million toward road and other infrastructure improvements related to the construction of a sports arena and other developments on the east bank of the maumee river just north of the docks .\nreferences 1 . auger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , pp . 26 , 118 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) 2 .\nthe early kass plan also called for the construction of 10 restaurants , 50 , 000 square feet of retail space , 200 , 000 square feet of office space , an 18 - screen movie theater , 350 apartments , two hotels , and a marina .\nit will be surrounded by public spaces : a square to the north ; a linear park to the south , extending from the city waterside park to the eastern marina ; a sequence of green spaces from khan antoun bey square to the sea corniche promenade .\nmarketed as a marina teardown , this circa 1926 single - family home was listed for $ 1 , 999 , 000 . while inhabitable , it had two things going for it\u2014the prized block its on ( 37 rico way being the address ) , and the neighborhood its in .\nmarina bay is the first in southeast asia to have a network of underground tunnels housing all cabling and piping for water , power and telecommunications in order to save space on the ground level . known as the common services tunnel , the first phase of this network was completed in 2006 .\nbetween the floating platform and helix bridge is the youth olympic park \u2013 singapore\u2019s first art park . it was created to commemorate singapore\u2019s hosting of the inaugural youth olympic games in 2010 . the park contains the first public art sculptures to be showcased under the marina bay public art programme sponsored by ura .\nthe quayside facilities on the south include 17 waterside restaurants , five specialty stores , two activity centers and public facilities , totaling 6 , 000 sq m of floor space . stretched along the beirut marina , the one - story construction remains below street level , its roof forming a continuation of the corniche .\nmarina south , spanning 266 ha , was planned to be the \u201cjewel\u201d of the three plots . detailed plans for the site were first outlined in 1984 after two renowned architects , japanese kenzo tange and chinese american i . m . pei , were commissioned by the government to propose plans for developing a new downtown in the area .\nalmenoar , m . ( 2009 , february 13 ) . four mrt lines in marina bay by 2018 . the straits times , p . 48 ; lim , r . ( 2008 , january 26 ) . riders for a seamless , efficient rail network . the straits times , p . 79 . retrieved from newspapersg . 43 .\nlight up your life this new year . ( 2005 , 1 december ) . today , p . 56 . retrieved from newspapersg ; auger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , p . 169 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug )\nauger , t . ( 2015 ) . a river transformed : singapore river and marina bay . singapore : editions didier millet , pp . 114\u2013117 . ( call no . : rsing 711 . 4095957 aug ) ; gardens by the bay . ( n . d . ) . supertree grove . retrieved 2016 , june 8 from gardens by the bay website : urltoken\nan early proposal for marina south was to turn it into an attraction to boost tourism . in 1987 , the singapore tourist promotion board ( stpb ) ( now known as the singapore tourism board , or stb ) put out a tender to build an entertainment complex on a 21 - hectare plot in marina south . 14 this tender , which became known as the singapore entertainment centre project , was revised a year later to include hotels and a berth for yachts . the project struggled to get off the ground due to numerous changes to the tender requirements . 15 in 1994 , ura resurfaced the plan for a theme park in the area . despite receiving three bids , it did not award the tender because the bid submissions did not meet expectations . 16\nmr . herwat said the bell administration is still working to have the great lakes historical society move its museum and research library from vermilion , ohio , to the skyway marina and marine passenger terminal , which was developed by the toledo - lucas county port authority . that structure and the decommissioned toledo edison acme power plan are just to the north of the 69 acres dashing pacific wants to buy . the company would have an option to purchase the former power plant .\ncasino licensee : bally ' s park place , inc . parent company : caesars entertainment , inc . address : park place and boardwalk , atlantic city , nj 08401 opening date : december 29 , 1979 last license renewal date : june 18 , 2008 general phone number : 609 - 340 - 2000 kevin ortzman , sr . vice president , general manager & ceo\ncasino licensee : boardwalk regency corporation parent company : caesars entertainment , inc . address : 2100 pacific avenue , atlantic city , nj 08401 opening date : june 26 , 1979 last license renewal date : june 18 , 2008 general phone number : 609 - 348 - 4411 kevin ortzman , sr . vice president , general manager & ceo\ncasino licensee : golden nugget atlantic city , llc parent company : landry ' s , inc . address : huron ave . & brigantine blvd . , nj 08401 opening date by trump castle associates : june 19 , 1985 license issued : february 15 , 2012 general phone number : 441 - 2000 tilman j . fertitta , president thomas m . pohlman , executive vice president & general manager\ncasino licensee : harrah ' s atlantic city operating company , llc parent company : caesars entertainment , inc . address : 777 harrah ' s boulevard , atlantic city , nj 08401 opening date : november 23 , 1980 last license renewal date : june 18 , 2008 general phone number : 609 - 441 - 5000 rick mazer , regional president & general manager\ncasino licensee : dgmb casino , llc address : north carolina avenue and boardwalk , atlantic city , nj 08401 opening date : may 26 , 1978 ( resorts international , inc . ) sold : december 7 , 2010 ( dgmb casino , llc ) license issued : july 13 , 2011 general phone number : 609 - 344 - 6000 mark giannantonio , president & ceo\ncasino licensee : tropicana atlantic city corp . parent company : tropicana entertainment inc . address : brighton avenue and boardwalk , atlantic city , nj 08401 opening date : november 26 , 1981 c onservatorship ended : march 3 , 2010 interim casino authorization issued : march 3 , 2010 casino license date : november 10 , 2010 general phone number : 609 - 340 - 4000 tony rodio , president & ceo\ncasino licensee : trump taj mahal associates , llc . parent company : trump entertainment resorts , inc . address : 1000 virginia avenue and boardwalk , atlantic city , nj 08401 opening date : april 2 , 1990 last license renewal date : june 20 , 2007 general phone number : 609 - 449 - 1000 robert griffin , ceo & general manager\nthe commission licenses the below internet gaming affiliates of casino licensees . n . j . s . a . 5 : 12 - 82b ( 5 ) . for a list of internet gaming sites approved by the division of gaming enforcement and related information , go to the division of gaming enforcement ' s website .\nmgm resorts international and mgm growth properties llc have acquired the borgata hotel casino & spa in exchange for consideration in the amount of $ 900 million to current 50 % owner boyd gaming corp . after debt payments are made , boyd gaming estimates that it will gain $ 600 million by way of the transaction .\nupon transfer of boyd gaming ' s 50 % share , mgm resorts will then sell borgata to mgm growth properties , a real estate investment trust , for approximately $ 1 . 175 billion . mgm growth properties plans to lease borgata to mgm resorts for $ 100 million per year .\na shot of borgata in july 2003 , when boyd gaming corp . and mgm mirage opened atlantic city ' s first casino and hotel since 1990 . photographer : jeff zelevansky / bloomberg news .\nwhile we are pleased with the performance of [ borgata ] , this transaction is an attractive opportunity to immediately unlock significant value for our shareholders ,\nsaid boyd gaming ceo keith smith .\nborgata may come off the books for boyd gaming , but the company has been very active purchasing properties in 2016 . in april , boyd gaming announced the acquisition of aliante casino hotel & spa in north las vegas and followed it up with the purchase of the las vegas assets of cannery casino resorts llc at a price of $ 230 million .\nthe timing of the deal is also noteworthy . last week , new jersey governor chris christie signed into law a proposal to bailout atlantic city if the city does not fix its finances within five months . atlantic city will receive $ 75 million in loans in the meantime .\nadditionally , mgm resorts is currently focusing on expansion within the east coast . it has plans to open a casino this year in national harbor maryland as well as a casino in springfield , massachusetts in the future .\nmgm ' s deal to purchase boyd gaming ' s interest in borgata ends a partnership between the companies that helped generate $ 812 million in net revenue for the twelve months ended march 31 .\nwe expect mgm resorts to remain net leverage - neutral , as we fully consolidate borgata ' s cash flows into the mgm resorts portfolio ,\nsaid dan d ' arrigo , executive vice president and cfo of mgm resorts international .\nlooking ahead , we believe the impact of the transactions remain consistent with our focus on further deleveraging the balance sheet ."]}
{"id": 55988, "summary": [{"text": "eagle peak is a wine growing region in mendocino county , california .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "it was established in 2014 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "pinot noir grows best in this ava , as the temperature tends to be cooler than the inland valleys .", "topic": 35}, {"text": "the area is home to only one winery , mas\u00fat , founded by third generation vintners ben and jake fetzer . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "eagle peak mendocino county ava", "paragraphs": ["( c ) boundary . the eagle peak mendocino county viticultural area is located in mendocino county , california . the boundary of the eagle peak mendocino county viticultural area is as follows :\nin the last 15 years , wines made from eagle peak mendocino county ava\u2019s fruit have received international acclaim .\nthe new eagle peak mendocino county ava is home to masut vineyard and winery as well as four other vineyards .\nthe eagle peak , mendocino county , ava includes forsythe and mill creeks , part of the upper russian river watershed .\neagle peak , mendocino county , ava is located 125 miles north of san francisco and 25 miles inland from the pacific ocean .\ndocket number : ttb - 2013 - 0004 docket name : establishment of the eagle peak mendocino county viticultural area and realignments of the mendocino and redwood valley viticultural areas docket rin 1513 - ab96 supporting / related materials : map - - proposed eagle peak mendocino county viticultural area letters supporting realignment of the mendocino and redwood . . . compliance letters for the proposed eagle peak mendocino . . . petition to establish the\neagle peak mendocino county\n. . .\nttb has also determined that the land within the ava will remain part of the larger north coast ava . the eagle peak mendocino county ava experiences the marine fog and breezes that are the primary features of the north coast ava . however , due to its much smaller size , the soil , terrain , and climate of the eagle peak mendocino county ava are more uniform than those of the large , multi - county north coast ava . the uniqueness of the soil , terrain , and climate of the eagle peak mendocino county ava also distinguish the ava from the surrounding region . therefore , ttb is recognizing the eagle peak mendocino county area as a distinct ava within the larger north coast ava .\n( a ) name . the name of the viticultural area described in this section is \u201ceagle peak mendocino county\u201d . for purposes of part 4 of this chapter , \u201ceagle peak mendocino county\u201d is a term of viticultural significance .\nthe establishment of the eagle peak mendocino county ava will not affect any existing viticultural area , and any bottlers using \u201cnorth coast\u201d as an appellation of origin or in a brand name for wines made from grapes grown within the north coast viticultural areas will not be affected by the establishment of this new viticultural area . the establishment of the eagle peak mendocino county ava will allow vintners to use \u201ceagle peak mendocino county\u201d and \u201cnorth coast\u201d as appellations of origin for wines made from grapes grown within the eagle peak mendocino county ava if the wines meet the eligibility requirements for the appellation .\nthe new eagle peak mendocino county ava is estimated to be 26 , 260 acres overall . that includes 16 vineyards comprising 120 acres in total . golden vineyards and masut vineyards currently have land in both the mendocino and redwood valley avas . the new alignment would have those vineyards solely within eagle peak mendocino county .\nproposed eagle peak mendocino county ava should no longer be part of the existing viticultural area . finally , ttb asked for comments on the proposed modification of the redwood valley and mendocino avas and whether the evidence presented in the proposed eagle peak mendocino county ava petition sufficiently differentiated the overlapped regions from the established avas to warrant removing the overlapped regions from the two avas and including the overlapping regions entirely within the eagle peak mendocino county ava . the comment period on notice no . 135 closed on august 26 , 2013 .\nsee the narrative boundary description of the eagle peak mendocino county ava and the modified boundaries of the redwood valley and mendocino avas in the regulatory text published at the end of this final rule .\neagle peak mendocino county is an ava in mendocino county , in northern california . it takes its name from the nearby eagle peak summit , and covers a mountainous area situated within california ' s coastal range just west of redwood valley ava . in true mendocino county fashion , pinot noir is king here , making balanced , lush red wines that are quite distinct from those made further south .\nthe eagle peak mendocino county ava , first proposed in june , 2013 , comprises roughly 26 , 260 acres and straddles highway 101 between the towns of ukiah and willits . it is directly west of the pre - existing redwood valley ava . the boundaries of both the redwood valley ava and the mendocino ava are being reduced simultaneously to eliminate overlap with eagle peak mendocino county . all this becomes effective on november 10 , 2014 .\nall of eagle peak , mendocino county , ava\u2019s vineyards are between 800 and 3 , 200 feet in elevation , significantly higher than nearby redwood valley ( 600 ft ) .\nthe alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau ( ttb ) establishes the approximately 26 , 260 - acre \u201ceagle peak mendocino county\u201d viticultural area in mendocino county , california . the viticultural area lies entirely within the multi - county north coast viticultural area . ttb also modifies the boundaries of the mendocino viticultural area and the redwood valley viticultural area to eliminate overlaps with the eagle peak mendocino county viticultural area . ttb designates viticultural areas to\neagle peak , mendocino county , ava\u2019s vineyards are located on south and east facing hillsides . these vineyards are moderate to very steep , with angles between 30 and 50 percent .\nthe low pressure pulls cooler marine air from the pacific ocean through the big river airflow corridor and into the eagle peak , mendocino county , ava , resulting in frequent winds .\nclimate the proposal calls eagle peak mendocino county \u201ca transitional climate between the cool , wet climate of the pacific coastline and the warmer , drier air of the interior valleys . \u201d on average temperatures exceed 90 degrees in eagle peak mendocino county only 22 times per year as opposed to 64 times in redwood valley and 80 in ukiah valley . those valleys also have higher diurnal and seasonal temperature variation , but less wind , than eagle peak mendocino county .\nin response to notice no . 135 , ttb received a total of seven comments , six of which supported the establishment of the eagle peak mendocino county viticultural area and the realignment of the redwood valley and mendocino ava boundaries . commenters included local residents , vineyard owners , and winemakers , as well as a local winery organization . none of the comments received during the comment period addressed the question of whether the eagle peak mendocino county ava is so distinguishable from the north coast ava that it should no longer be part of the north coast ava . ttb received no comments in opposition of either the eagle peak mendocino county ava , as proposed , or the proposed boundary modifications .\nfinally , comment 12 stated that if ttb established the proposed ava with the name \u201ceagle peak mendocino county , \u201d the public would confuse the ava name with the fetzer vineyards ' \u201ceagle peak merlot\u201d brand name . furthermore , comment 12 claimed that fetzer vineyards would become legally barred from continuing the use of its brand name , since it would be unable to source enough grapes from within the proposed ava or mendocino county .\nthe three proposals are related . the suggested eagle peak mendocino county ava boundaries overlap those of the current mendocino and redwood valley ava lines . adjusting the latter two as proposed would eliminate the overlap , resulting in three distinct avas with shared borders but no common acreage .\nmendocino county is home to 11 unique american viticultural areas ( ava ) and two \u201csuper regions\u201d that also hold ava status . a downloadable pdf map shows each of the ava regions .\nin response to comment 12 , jacob fetzer , owner of masut vineyards , submitted a comment ( comment 13 ) on behalf of the petitioners for the proposed eagle peak mendocino county ava . comment 13 challenged the claim that the petition failed to provide adequate evidence that the proposed ava is known as \u201ceagle peak mendocino county . \u201d the comment also disagreed with the claim that the proposed name would cause consumer confusion and force fetzer vineyards to abandon its \u201ceagle peak merlot\u201d brand name .\nas originally proposed , a small portion of the eagle peak mendocino county ava would overlap portions of the redwood valley and mendocino avas . to eliminate the potential overlaps , the petitioner later proposed modifying the boundaries of the redwood valley and mendocino avas . the proposed boundary modifications would eliminate the potential overlaps and would remove the overlapped areas from the redwood valley and mendocino avas . the proposed modifications would reduce the size of the 32 , 047 - acre redwood valley ava by approximately 1 , 430 acres and reduce the size of the 327 , 437 - acre mendocino ava by approximately 1 , 900 acres . the overlapping areas would then become part of the eagle peak mendocino county ava .\nafter careful review of the petition and all 13 of the comments received in response to notice no . 135 , ttb finds that the evidence provided by the petitioner supports the establishment of the approximately 26 , 260 - acre eagle peak mendocino county ava and the modification of the boundaries of the redwood valley and mendocino avas . accordingly , under the authority of the faa act , section 1111 ( d ) of the homeland security act of 2002 , and part 4 of the ttb regulations , ttb establishes the \u201ceagle peak mendocino county\u201d ava in mendocino county , california .\nthe eagle peak mendocino ava\u2019s soils span two major california geological types , sandstone and shale ( franciscan complex ) . these are significantly different than the alluvium soils of nearby avas .\nduring the re - opened comment period , ttb received six additional comments regarding the proposed establishment of the eagle peak mendocino county ava and the realignment of the redwood valley and mendocino avas . two of the six comments specifically supported the proposed ava ( comments 9 and 10 ) . one of the two comments was from a wine marketing and sales consultant , and the second comment was from the united states representative from the district that includes the proposed eagle peak mendocino county viticultural area . comment 10 also specifically supported the proposed realignment of the redwood valley ava boundary , stating that the proposed realignment area consists of mountainous and hillside terrain that is more consistent with the terrain of the proposed eagle peak mendocino county ava than the flatter , lower terrain found within the majority of the redwood valley ava .\nprominent summits in the ava include eagle peak at 2 , 699 feet , irene peak at 2 , 836 feet , and the 3 , 360 - foot crest of laughlin ridge .\nonce this final rule to establish the eagle peak mendocino county ava and to modify the boundaries of the redwood valley and mendocino avas becomes effective , a transition rule will apply to labels for wines produced from grapes grown in the areas that were formerly within the redwood valley and mendocino avas . a label containing the words \u201credwood valley\u201d or \u201cmendocino\u201d ( other than in the\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 , mendocino county wine & winegrapes | ukiah , ca | all rights reserved .\ntoday , the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau opened three ava actions for comment . one proposal is the creation of a new ava , eagle creek mendocino county . the other two proposals are for boundary changes to the mendocino ava and redwood valley ava . unlike most recent ava adjustments , the suggested changes to mendocino and redwood valley would decrease rather than increase their acreage . the comment period for all three proposals closes on august 26 , 2013 .\nthe native pomo people were the original inhabitants of the eagle peak ava . their name for the laughlin ridge was kachadana ( arrowhead ) mountain .\nmas\u00fat\u2019s estate vineyard showcases the attributes of the eagle peak , mendocino county ava , with the vineyard blocks all having differing soil compositions , sun , wind , moisture , and slopes that create distinct differences in the flavors and aromas of pinot noir .\nthis is an interesting case that took almost six years from start to finish . the county name is included because the original submission , eagle peak ava , brought a challenge from concha y toro , who owns fetzer and uses\neagle peak\nas a brand name . additionally , the proposal for this ava included small reductions in size for both the redwood valley and mendocino avas , so that the new ava would not overlap either .\nthe north coast ava is another overlay that includes all of mendocino county along with napa , sonoma , marin , solono , and lake counties .\n( b ) approved maps . the four united states geographical survey ( usgs ) 1 : 24 , 000 scale topographic maps used to determine the boundary of the eagle peak mendocino county viticultural area are titled :\nthe name eagle peak is taken from a well - known hilltop ( 2 , 699 feet ) in the area . the name is used for some roads and properties in the area as well . however , eagle peak is a somewhat common name for summits . there are 16 in california alone , hence the appending of mendocino county to the proposed ava name .\nnamed after a prominent nearby summit , the eagle peak , mendocino county , ava consists of steep rugged terrain , high elevations , moderate temperatures , cooling winds , and well - drained mountain soils . it is ideally situated in a climatic transition zone between the cool , wet climate of the pacific coast and the warm , dry inland valleys of mendocino county .\nfurthermore , ttb modifies the boundaries of the redwood valley and mendocino avas as described in notice no . 135 . ttb has determined that the mountainous terrain , shallow soils , cool growing season temperatures , and gusty winds of the realignment area described in notice no . 135 are more consistent with the features of the eagle peak mendocino county ava than with the low level valleys , deep alluvial soils , and warm temperatures of the redwood valley and mendocino avas . therefore , ttb is removing the realignment area from the redwood valley and mendocino avas and placing it entirely within the eagle peak mendocino county ava . these changes are effective 30 days from the date of publication of this document .\nthe decision on what to call the new ava , however , had proved slightly problematic . fetzer vineyards , which had been sold by the fetzer family to chilean wine producer concha y toro , some years prior , had a wine named\neagle peak\nand concha y toro had objections to the ava ' s proposed name of eagle peak . fortunately a rather neat solution was found \u2013\nmendocino county\nwas added to the ava ' s full name .\nthe mendocino ava is overlay that includes all or part of the appellations marked with an asterisk ( * ) above . over 90 % of grape growing acreage in mendocino county is part of this super region .\n\u2014mendocino county\u2019s lesser known home for pinot noir and other grapes is now part of a new american viticultural area .\non october 9 , the u . s . department of treasury\u2019s alcohol and tobacco tax and trade board [ ttb ] approved 12 new california avas . today , our focus is the new eagle peak mendocino county ava . next week , we\u2019ll cover the other 11 , all of which fall within the previously existing paso robles ava .\njulie golden , who grew up on a vineyard in mendocino county , said when she and her husband were developing the heart arrow property they found the growing degree - days and soil types had more in common with the rutherford ava than other nearby mendocino county avas . \u201cwe don\u2019t align with the growing parameters in either the redwood valley or the mendocino county ava , \u201d she said . \u201cso we decided to create our own designation . \u201d\nthe ava encompasses approximately 49 hectares ( 120 acres ) of cultivated vines divided between five producers : mas\u00fat vineyards and winery , golden vineyards , linholme vineyards , sea biscuit south vineyards and turan vineyards . mas\u00fat is the sole winery and is owned and run by the fetzer family , key players in the foundation of the eagle peak mendocino county ava in november 2014 .\ntopography eagle peak mendocino county is said to range from 1 , 100 to 3 , 320 feet with rolling and steeply sloping terrain ( southern exposures ) , a contrast to surrounding areas such as redwood valley and ukiah valley which are mostly flat and lower overall .\nthe most controversial thing about this new ava is its name . the problem was that concha y toro , the large chliean wine producer which purchased fetzer from a 3rd party in 2011 , had trademark concerns . fetzer had a merlot brand called eagle peak which it discontinued in 2004 . concha y toro planned to revive the eagle peak brand though . they sent a letter protesting the new ava\u2019s name on the final day of the comment period last year . the dispute was eventually resolved with \u201cmendocino county\u201d being appended to the ava name to distinguish it from the brand and to add \u201cviticultural relevance . \u201d\n( d ) transition period . a label containing the word \u201cmendocino\u201d in the brand name ( other than in the phrase \u201cmendocino county\u201d or \u201ceagle peak mendocino county\u201d ) or as an appellation of origin approved prior to november 10 , 2014 may be used on wine bottled before november 10 , 2016 if the wine conforms to the standards for use of the label set forth in \u00a7 4 . 25 or \u00a7 4 . 39 ( i ) of this chapter in effect prior to november 10 , 2014 .\neagle peak mendocino county also benefits from the thin , gravelly soils that help to drain water rapidly out of the vineyard , reducing disease pressure and helping curb leafy canopy growth . however , sometimes drainage is too efficient and irrigation is necessary to keep the vines hydrated throughout the growing season .\n, announced that the ttb has approved the new eagle peak ava . masut is the only winery in the new ava , which encompasses nearly 21 , 000 acres of mountains and valleys about 10 miles north of ukiah , calif . the name comes from the tallest mountain in the coast range running along the western boundary of the new ava .\n, who claimed an eagle peak ava would conflict with the company\u2019s eagle peak merlot brand , which had originally been produced by the fetzer family . jake fetzer , however , said the issue never became one of serious contention , and the application proceeded through the ttb process . \u201cafter that there\u2019s not bad blood , because we sold them a little bit of fruit this year , \u201d he said .\npart 4 of the ttb regulations prohibits any label reference on a wine that indicates or implies an origin other than the wine ' s true place of origin . with the establishment of this ava , its name , \u201ceagle peak mendocino county , \u201d will be recognized as a name of viticultural significance under 27 cfr 4 . 39 ( i ) ( 3 ) . the text of the regulation clarifies this point . once this final rule becomes effective , wine bottlers using the name \u201ceagle peak mendocino county\u201d in a brand name , including a trademark , or in another label reference as to the origin of the wine , will have to ensure that the product is eligible to use the viticultural name as an appellation of origin .\nthe eagle peak , mendocino county ava vineyards are all on high coastal range slopes , mostly facing east and south , above the redwood and potter valleys , the two nearby , well - established avas . the ava\u2019s region is significantly affected by marine air that courses through the gaps in the coastal mountain range . marine fog is common in the mornings and nights within the ava . this factor cools the vines to a different degree than the neighboring valleys . moreover , the air drainage of the area assists in grape growing by reducing frost hazard .\ngradually grapes became the dominant crop throughout mendocino county , replacing grain and hay in the early 1900\u2019s , hops in the 1930\u2019s and pears and prunes in recent years .\nmas\u00fat vineyard and winery\u2019s estate vineyards are situated in the new eagle peak , mendocino county ava . commercial wine grape production in the ava includes four other growers : golden vineyards , linholme vineyards , sea biscuit south vineyards , and turan vineyards . including mas\u00fat , they have a total of 115 acres under vine . mas\u00fat , the only operating winery within the new ava , and golden vineyards have both produced award - winning and highly reviewed wines from several vintages released prior to the approval of the new ava . the region has been noted for wine grape - growing since the early 1900\u2019s , following the influx of italian and swiss immigrants into the area .\nknown by that name . ttb finds that comment 12 did not provide evidence that the region of the proposed ava is not known as eagle peak mendocino county , nor did it provide any evidence that the region is currently known as either \u201cforsythe creek\u201d or \u201cwalker valley . \u201d although old usda soil surveys do refer to the area as \u201cforsythe creek valley\u201d or \u201cforsythe creek gap , \u201d ttb regulations require the name evidence to show that the region of the proposed ava is currently known by the proposed name .\nat night , cold air drains off the mountain slopes and into the lower elevations of the neighboring ukiah and redwood valleys , resulting in warmer nighttime temperatures within eagle peak\u2019s viticultural area .\nwith respect to the statement in comment 12 that the petition must provide evidence that the proposed ava name has historical significance with regard to viticulture , ttb notes that its regulations ( 27 cfr 9 . 12 ( a ) ( 1 ) ) only require the petition to demonstrate that the proposed ava name is \u201ccurrently and directly associated with an area in which viticulture exists . \u201d the regulations do not require that the proposed name itself be associated with viticulture , only that viticulture must be taking place within the region known by the proposed ava name . the petition to establish the eagle peak mendocino county ava provided the names of the commercial vineyards within the proposed ava as evidence of current viticultural activity within the region known by the proposed name .\nanother new ava for the books , measuring in at 26 , 260 acres .\na detailed narrative description of the proposed ava boundary based on usgs map markings .\nthe final two comments received during the re - opened comment period addressed the proposed ava name . one comment was in the form of a letter from an attorney on behalf of his client , fetzer vineyards of hopland , california ( comment 12 ) . fetzer vineyards is currently owned by vi\u00f1a concha y toro sa and is no longer associated with the fetzer family , including jacob and ben fetzer , who own masut vineyards , and john fetzer , who owns saracina vineyards . both masut vineyards and saracina vineyards are within the proposed eagle peak mendocino county ava , and jacob , john , and ben fetzer are signatories to the petition to establish that ava .\nbobby fetzer died in a river - rafting accident in 2006 , and fetzer said he wanted to complete the appellation that he had discussed with his father after planting the vineyards in the late 1990s . he said he reached out to ralph carter , who wrote up applications for two of mendocino county\u2019s other avas and has helped with several other ava applications , and began a process that fetzer thought would take about three years but ended up lasting longer . \u201cit\u2019s exciting to get it done and add a little distinction to mendocino county , \u201d he said .\nonly one of the seven comments specifically addressed the proposed modification of the redwood valley and mendocino avas ' boundaries ( comment 3 ) . the commenter , who owns a vineyard that is within the proposed ava but not within the proposed realignment area , supported the proposed boundary modifications because \u201c [ t ] he eagle peak area is all upland , mountainous terrain with shallow soils , while redwood valley is mostly level with deep soils\u201d and the mendocino ava \u201ccontains many different characteristics and is not limited to the upland area . \u201d ttb notes that there are two vineyards located within the proposed realignment area , and the petition included letters from both vineyard owners in support of the proposed boundary modifications .\nin notice no . 135 , ttb solicited comments on the accuracy of the name , boundary , climatic , and other required information submitted in support of the petition . in addition , given the proposed ava ' s location within the existing north coast ava , ttb solicited comments on whether the evidence submitted in the petition regarding the distinguishing features of the proposed ava sufficiently differentiates the proposed viticultural area from the north coast ava . ttb also asked for comments on whether the geographical features of the proposed viticultural area are so distinguishable from the surrounding north coast ava that the\nthe goldens worked with bobby fetzer as well as the fetzers\u2019 vineyard manager jerry yates to develop their properties and view the new appellation as a dream becoming a reality . yates continues to oversee the vineyard in the eagle peak ava as well as the goldens\u2019 25 - acre syrah vineyard at fairbairn ranch near hopland , calif . all of the goldens\u2019 vineyards are certified demeter biodynamic and organic .\nttb published notice no . 135 in the federal register on june 27 , 2013 ( 78 fr 38613 ) , proposing to establish the eagle peak mendocino county ava and modify the boundaries of the redwood valley and mendocino avas . in the notice , ttb summarized the evidence from the petition regarding the name , boundary , and distinguishing features for the proposed viticultural area . the distinguishing features of the proposed viticultural area include climate , geology , topography , and soils . the notice also compared the distinguishing features of the proposed viticultural area to the surrounding areas . for a description of the evidence relating to the name , boundary , and distinguishing features of the proposed viticultural area , and for a comparison of the distinguishing features of the proposed viticultural area to the surrounding areas , see notice no . 135 .\nsection 4 . 25 ( e ) ( 2 ) of the ttb regulations outlines the procedure for proposing an ava and provides that any interested party may petition ttb to establish a grape - growing region as an ava . section 9 . 12 of the ttb regulations ( 27 cfr 9 . 12 ) prescribes standards for petitions for the establishment of avas . petitions to establish an ava must include the following :\nthe region\u2019s many perennial and occasional streams feed into the headwaters of the russian river , which meanders through mendocino and sonoma counties on its way to the pacific ocean .\nmas\u00fat vineyard and winery is part of the legacy of the fetzer family , one of the original founding families of the modern mendocino county wine industry . owners jacob and ben fetzer are the third generation of fetzer winemakers , the sons of bobby and sheila fetzer , and grandsons of barney and kathleen fetzer , the founders of fetzer vineyards in 1968 .\nwhile the terrain makes new plantings a challenge , fetzer said he could definitely see the total number of planted acres growing . \u201cwith the size of the ava and knowing the area pretty well , i don\u2019t see why the ava down the road couldn\u2019t have 500 acres or more than that , \u201d he said .\nfor a wine to be labeled with an ava name or with a brand name that includes an ava name , at least 85 percent of the wine must be derived from grapes grown within the area represented by that name , and the wine must meet the other conditions listed in 27 cfr 4 . 25 ( e ) ( 3 ) . if the wine is not eligible for labeling with an ava name and that name appears in the brand name , then the label is not in compliance and the bottler must change the brand name and obtain approval of a new label . similarly , if the ava name appears in another reference on the label in a misleading manner , the bottler would have to obtain approval of a new label .\nthe new ava is situated 125 miles north of san francisco and encompasses nearly 21 , 000 acres of mountainous terrain . only 115 acres are currently under vine between golden , mas\u00fat , linholme , sea biscuit south , and turan vineyards .\nanother unique characteristic of the area are regular winds in the afternoon that moderate high temperatures . \u201cwhat really defines our ava are the windy afternoons every day coming through that big river gap , and they just hum through here , \u201d fetzer said .\ndifferent rules apply if a wine has a brand name containing an ava name that was used as a brand name on a label approved before july 7 , 1986 . see 27 cfr 4 . 39 ( i ) ( 2 ) for details .\nthe area\u2019s moderate temperatures can be attributed , in part , to coastal fog . although the coastal range blocks the heaviest of the marine fog from moving farther inland , some enters the ava through a gap , known as the big river airflow corridor .\na strong coastal influence provides fog in the morning and nights while the mountainous terrain provides good air drainage that also lessens the risk of frost . the elevation and marine influence create an alternate home for pinot noir in the county aside from anderson valley where it has gained a very good reputation .\nthe new ava is in a rugged part of northern california with little flat terrain and numerous small canyons and valleys . fetzer said the region\u2019s vineyards are located on hillside vineyards mostly facing east and south and at higher elevations then the nearby redwood and potter valley avas .\nat the northern tip of the greater north coast appellation , fetzer said the region finally has more of an identity to support the grapes grown there . he said the 2013 vintage of masut would be the first of his wines to bear the new ava on the label .\nmasut may be the only winery , but the new ava is home to four other growers\u2014golden vineyards , linholme vineyards , sea biscuit south vineyards and turan vineyards\u2014for a total of 115 planted acres . julie and joe golden , who own golden vineyards , produce their own wine at custom - crush facilities under the\nin the 1850\u2019s , settlers used the interior valleys and nearby foothills as open range for cattle . during this time italian and swiss immigrants planted wine grapes on the bench lands and mountain terraces throughout the county . they left the land on the valley floors for more profitable crops that needed the rich alluvial soil like hops , alfalfa , grains and fruit .\n( 18 ) proceed northwesterly in a straight line approximately 0 . 95 mile , crossing onto the greenough ridge map , to the 2 , 617 - foot elevation point , section 14 , t17n / r14w , and continue northwesterly in a straight line approximately 0 . 8 mile to the 2 , 836 - foot elevation point of irene peak , section 11 , t17n / r14w ; then\nthere are 16 commercial vineyards within the new ava , accounting for 120 acres combined . the most significant of these is masut vineyards , owned and operated by brothers jake and ben fetzer . they produce pinot noir of very high quality from 23 acres . other vineyards in the area include golden , linholme , sea biscuit south , and turan .\nthe hilly terrain , with vineyards reaching as high as 3200ft ( 975m ) in elevation , is the ava ' s main point of difference . sunny south - and east - facing sites benefit from a cool , marine - influenced climate that ensures a long growing season and a balance of flavor and acidity in the grapes . the steep slopes help with air movement , greatly reducing the risk of frost .\nsection 4 . 25 ( e ) ( 1 ) ( i ) of the ttb regulations ( 27 cfr 4 . 25 ( e ) ( 1 ) ( i ) ) defines a viticultural area for american wine as a delimited grape - growing region having distinguishing features as described in part 9 of the regulations and a name and a delineated boundary as established in part 9 of the regulations . these designations allow vintners and consumers to attribute a given quality , reputation , or other characteristic of a wine made from grapes grown in an area to its geographic origin . the establishment of avas allows vintners to describe more accurately the origin of their wines to consumers and helps consumers to identify wines they may purchase . establishment of an ava is neither an approval nor an endorsement by ttb of the wine produced in that area .\ntwo of the comments received during the re - opened comment period did not address the substance of the proposed rulemaking . one of those two commenters stated that he neither supported nor opposed establishment of the proposed ava or the proposed boundary modifications , but rather requested that ttb remove the periods from the township and range designations in the proposed regulatory text of \u00a7 9 . 93 so as to conform to the style of the current regulatory text for that section ( comment 8 ) . ttb notes that the periods in the proposed regulatory text are consistent with the style of the current regulatory text of \u00a7 9 . 93 , and the proposed amendment to the section will be adopted as final without change . the other comment ( comment 11 ) , which was addressed to the department of justice , called for stronger alcohol , tobacco , firearms , and explosives transfer regulations , topics which are outside the scope of the proposed rule . accordingly , that topic will not be addressed in this rulemaking .\nthe soils are thin and well - drained . due to this , the slopes , and shallow root depths because of hard subsoil , water doesn\u2019t stick around long . there is enough water - holding capacity to keep vines healthy from dormancy through fruit set . after that , some irrigation is required to usher the vines through to harvest .\n\u201cwe are excited to have official recognition of this growing region , because it is so different from , and distinctive in comparison to our neighboring regions . it has always been a very important and personal project for me to complete after my father , robert fetzer , passed away in 2006 . he gave us the vision , \u201d said jake fetzer , winemaker at mas\u00fat .\nthe region\u2019s soils are also composed of soil types found on mountain slopes , which often are better draining , such as coarse gravel , clay , and loam mixes . the undulating contours of the range\u2019s slopes are a myriad of micro - climates that affect wine grapegrowing in minute but important ways , creating diverse flavors and aromas vineyard to vineyard , and block to block .\nafter fetzer vineyards was sold in 1992 , bobby fetzer decided to purchase a 1 , 500 - acre ranch that was adjacent to his family\u2019s home ranch . upon discovering a historic native american map of northern california , fetzer noticed that his new property was referred to as mas\u00fat , which means \u201cdark , rich earth . \u201d\nfree wine business daily news delivers the industry ' s top stories emailed to you from our editorial team .\ncopyright\u00a9 1994 - 2018 by wine communications group . all rights reserved . copyright protection extends to all written material , graphics , backgrounds and layouts . none of this material may be reproduced for any reason without written permission of the publisher . wine business insider , wine business monthly , grower & cellar news and wine market news are all trademarks of wine communications group and will be protected to the fullest extent of the law .\nyou can no longer post new replies to this discussion . if you have a question you can start a new discussion\nha ! thanks ! i just mapped out that region . now i can add this too !\nits 20 , 960 acres are bordered by the ukiah valley to the south , the california coastal range to the west , and redwood valley to the east . it extends north , to walker valley .\nthe steep slopes encourage good air circulation , helping to prevent frost and heavy fogs that can damage grapevines .\nthe steepness of the slopes promotes water drainage and prevents an excess of standing water .\nthe southerly facing slopes enable the soil to warm faster in the spring , promoting early vine growth .\nthe area is influenced by cool , moist air from the pacific ocean , which moderates daily temperatures and seasonal temperature variations . this allows steady , gradual ripening of the area\u2019s fruit while maintaining good acidity .\ndata shows an average of only 22 days per year with temperatures over 90 degrees fahrenheit ( as opposed to 64 days in redwood valley and 80 days in the ukiah valley ) and only a 25 - degree difference in average temperature between the average warmest month and average coldest month .\nthe steep upland terrain of the area also plays a role in moderating temperatures .\nduring the summer , hot air rises from nearby redwood , potter , and ukiah valleys creating low pressure at ground level .\nthe breezes moderate high summer temperatures , but are not strong enough to damage vines or fruit .\nthe defining characteristic of these soils is low water - holding capacity . because these mountain sites are better drained , excess water is not a problem .\nthese soils also tend to be less agriculturally vigorous . mountain vines tend to grow in a more balanced manner than their peers growing on thicker and more vigorous substrate .\nthe first documented western settlers in the area were the recipients of mexican land grants in the 1840\u2019s .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsoil shallow , very well - draining upland soils on franciscan complex sandstone and shale .\n. they are very useful for planning a tasting trip or just getting in touch with a winery .\n\u00a9 2008 - 2012 norcal wine . all rights reserved . all logos and trademarks are the property of their respective holders .\ncontent may be used by others only for non - commercial purposes and without modification . attribution is required in the form of the statement\noriginally published on urltoken\nwith a link back to the original content .\nreader comments posted on this site do not necessarily reflect the opinions of norcal wine and norcal wine is not responsible for those comments in any way , nor liable for any damages that may result therefrom .\nevent and winery information is listed on this site as a service to our readers . norcal wine is not affiliated with or responsible for the events or wineries in any way . event and winery details are subject to change by their staff without notice . norcal wine bears no responsibility for any event or winery , changes to any event or detail , or anything that may occur at or as a result of an event or winery . events and wineries may require an admission fee . contact the event organizer or winery for details . some events and wineries may offer alcoholic beverages . please drink responsibly . do not drink and drive . do not provide alcohol to persons who are under age . if you have a drinking problem , or know someone who needs help , please contact an appropriate healthcare provider or alcoholics anonymous .\njake fetzer and his brother ben fetzer own masut winery , which specializes in estate pinot noir wines . masut is located on a 1 , 500 - acre ranch their father bobby fetzer purchased in 1992 after the family sold the original fetzer vineyards . fetzer and his sons started planting vineyards on the property in 1997 . the new appellation is a continuation of their father\u2019s vision for the property , said jake fetzer . \u201cwe\u2019re excited . we\u2019re happy to have it finally done . \u201d\nfetzer said the area is really the transition between the warmer valleys to the south and the much cooler areas that are home to california\u2019s iconic coastal redwood trees .\nunlike the fetzers\u2019 focus on pinot noir , the goldens\u2019 2 , 000 - acre heart arrow ranch includes more than 30 acres of mostly cabernet sauvignon vines .\nall comments are subject to review and will be posted as soon as possible .\ncopyright \u00a9 2001 - 2018 by wine communications group , inc . all rights reserved . no material may be reproduced without written permission of the publisher . wines & vines does not assume any responsibility for any unsolicited manuscripts or materials .\nto see how wine - 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453 - 1039 , ext . 175 .\nsection 105 ( e ) of the federal alcohol administration act ( faa act ) , 27 u . s . c . 205 ( e ) , authorizes the secretary of the treasury to prescribe regulations for the labeling of wine , distilled spirits , and malt beverages . the faa act provides that these regulations should , among other things , prohibit consumer deception and the use of misleading statements on labels , and ensure that labels provide the consumer with adequate information as to the identity and quality of the product . the alcohol and tobacco tax and trade bureau ( ttb ) administers the faa act pursuant to section 1111 ( d ) of the homeland security act of 2002 , codified at 6 u . s . c . 531 ( d ) . the secretary has delegated various authorities through treasury department order 120 - 01 ( revised ) , dated december 10 , 2013 , to the ttb administrator to perform the functions and duties in the administration and enforcement of this law .\npart 4 of the ttb regulations ( 27 cfr part 4 ) allows the establishment of definitive viticultural areas and the use of their names as appellations of origin on wine labels and in wine advertisements . part 9 of the ttb regulations ( 27 cfr part 9 ) sets forth standards for the preparation and submission of petitions for the establishment or modification of american viticultural areas ( avas ) and lists the approved avas .\nthe seventh comment ( comment 7 ) requested an extension of the comment period so that the commenter could further review the proposed rule . the extension request was received too late for ttb to extend the original comment period . therefore , ttb published notice no . 135a in the federal register on august 28 , 2013 ( 78 fr 53103 ) , re - opening the comment period for an additional 60 days , until october 28 , 2013 .\nthe petitioner provided the required maps , and they are listed below in the regulatory text .\nttb certifies that this regulation will not have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities . the regulation imposes no new reporting , recordkeeping , or other administrative requirement . any benefit derived from the use of a viticultural area name would be the result of a proprietor ' s efforts and consumer acceptance of wines from that area . therefore , no regulatory flexibility analysis is required .\nit has been determined that this rule is not a significant regulatory action as defined by executive order 12866 of september 30 , 1993 . therefore , no regulatory assessment is required .\nkaren a . thornton of the regulations and rulings division drafted this final rule .\n( 7 ) thence due west along the t . 18n . / t . 17n . common line until the common line intersects with the r . 13w . / r . 12w . common line ;\n( 8 ) thence in a straight line in a south - southwesterly direction , crossing onto the willits map , to the intersection of the 1 , 600 - foot contour line and baker creek ( within mcgee canyon ) along the west boundary line of section 25 , t . 17n . / r . 13w . ;\n( 9 ) thence in a southeasterly direction ( downstream ) along bakers creek to where the creek intersects with the 1 , 400 - foot contour line in section 25 , t . 17n / r . 13w . ;\n( 10 ) thence in a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the southeast corner of section 36 , t . 17n . / r . 13w . ;\n( 11 ) thence in a straight line in a west - southwesterly direction to the intersection of u . s . highway 101 and an unnamed road known locally as reeves canyon road in section 1 , t . 16n . / r . 13w . ;\n( 12 ) thence in a straight line in a southeasterly direction to the southeast corner of section 1 , t . 16n . / r . 13w . ;"]}
{"id": 55989, "summary": [{"text": "naval ordnance station louisville ( \" nosl \" ) is a major employer of louisville , kentucky , near standiford field .", "topic": 2}, {"text": "for over fifty years , starting in late 1941 , it provided maintenance and equipment for the united states navy .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "since the end of the cold war , most of it has been turned over to private companies , and the complex is currently named the greater louisville technology park . ", "topic": 36}], "title": "naval ordnance station louisville", "paragraphs": ["naval ordnance station is business in louisville , 40214 united states . naval ordnance station phone number is ( 502 ) 364 - 5211 and you can reach us on number ( 502 ) 364 - 5211 . you should give them a call at 5023645211 before you go . the map below helps you find driving directions and maps for naval ordnance station . this is the only naval ordnance station location in louisville , ky .\nnaval ordnance station louisville ( nosl ) was a major employer of louisville for over fifty years , starting in late 1941 . on january 29 , 1941 , ground was broken for the 142 - acre area that was to become naval ordnance station louisville ( nosl ) . the plant , naval ordnance plant louisville , was commissioned on october 1 , 1941 , under operating contract to westinghouse electric corporation as part of the wartime naval shore establishment .\nhistorical marker # 2389 in jefferson county commemorates the naval ordnance plant and naval ordnance station , called the\ngunsmiths to the navy ,\nwhich produced ordnance for the u . s . navy during and after world war ii .\nthe company\u2019s louisville plant is on the site of the former naval ordnance station off southside drive , which the navy vacated in the mid - 1990s .\nin september 1997 naval ordnance station was officially\ndisestablished\nby the navy . the remaining government presence at nosl became known as naval surface warfare center port huemene division louisville detachment october .\nthe park ' s name was changed to greater louisville technology center , but it continued to be called\nthe old naval ordnance station\nby locals for over a decade .\nin 1966 , naval ordnance plant louisville was renamed naval ordnance station louisville ( nosl ) . in addition to the name change , the mission shifted to provide materials and technical support for assigned weapons systems , weapons or components , and to perform additional tasks as directed by the commander of the naval ordnance systems command . in 1996 , the operation returned to private contractors with engineering support being retained by the navy until 2011 .\non january 29 , 1941 , ground was broken for what was to become naval ordnance station louisville ( nosl ) . the plant was commissioned on october 1 , 1941 , under contract to westinghouse electric corporation as a naval shore establishment .\non january 29 , 1941 , ground was broken for what was to become naval ordnance station louisville ( nosl ) . the plant was commissioned on october 1 , 1941 under contract to westinghouse electric corporation , a private contractor , as a naval shore establishment .\napproximately 600 photographs from the naval ordnance station in louisville , kentucky from the 1970s and 1980s . photographs show multiple views of weapons and testing situations . photos show weapons after they mounted on jeeps , helicopters , and after dismantling .\nurltoken is dedicated to the history of naval ordnance station louisville and the men and women who worked there . this is an ongoing project including photographs , newsletters , logos , t - shirt designs and other memories of nosl from 1941 - 1996 .\nbetween 1947 and 1950 , during the post - world war ii housing boom , a 642 - unit apartment complex called lynn acres was built off southside drive next to the old naval ordnance station .\ncommissioned on october 1 , 1941 , the mission of the naval ordnance station was to support the fleet by manufacturing , overhauling , improving , designing , and rebuilding ordnance equipment for navy ships worldwide , and to provide modern , efficient weapons and materials . it was operated by westinghouse electric during world war ii .\nairport industrial center and its predecessor , naval ordnance station louisville , have a proud history of service to the armed forces of america dating back to world war ii . the park continues to be a world - class center for repairing and manufacturing the navy ' s large guns and missile systems .\nlynn acres was thought to have been built next to the naval ordnance station to provide housing for workers there and to accommodate returning service members and people who stayed in louisville after coming to work in other war - related industries , said rachel kennedy , with corn island archaeology consultants in jeffersontown .\nin 1941 , the ordnance station began production of equipment and did maintenance work for the navy under a contract with westinghouse electric corp . , which continued throughout world war ii .\nin july , raytheon said the louisville plant would produce launchers for a \u201cnaval strike missile\u201d it\u2019s developing in partnership with norway\u2019s kongsberg defence systems .\npersonnel were employed in the assembly of gun mounts , torpedo tubes , and other naval ordnance . in 1946 , nosl was turned over to navy control when westinghouse ' s contract expired .\nthe total park consisted of 135 acres containing 84 buildings . the plant buildings housed more than one million square feet of floor space and were connected by nearly five miles of railroad track and four miles of road . the site included almost six acres of surfaced parking area . at full capacity , the naval ordnance station employed more than four thousand people .\nmark roe , raytheon\u2019s louisville - based domestic program manager , laid out the growth plan at an event tuesday in which the company showed off its louisville - made searam anti - ship defense system .\npersonnel were employed in the assembly of gun mounts , torpedo tubes , and other naval ordnance . in 1946 , nopl was turned over to navy control when westinghouse ' s contract expired . the number of workers declined to 500 . in 1948 , it spiked to 850 and then decreased to only 100 in 1950 . the korean war caused employment at nosl to increase to 1800 . at its peak , some 4200 personnel were employed in the assembly of gun mounts , torpedo tubes , and other naval ordnance .\nresponding to the station\u2019s selection for closure in 1995 , the louisville community successfully advocated for a unique plan to privatize the navy\u2019s operations , keeping the military workload in louisville . this first of its kind , privatization - in - place project saved 1 , 000 quality jobs for the community and made available a number of office and manufacturing buildings for use by new employers .\nhe said the navy has \u201cprogrammed\u201d money for the searam for the fiscal years 2018 through 2021 , which bodes well for factory work in louisville . the searam was first produced in louisville in 2009 , roe said .\nlouisville , ky . ( wdrb ) - - raytheon co . plans to add 98 employees to its south louisville factory in the next 4 - 5 years as demand for the defense contractor\u2019s naval ship weapons continues to grow and as the plant begins producing launchers for a new , long - range anti - ship strike missile .\nthe gun weapon systems station mission is to provide core leadership in the acquisition , production , and operational support of in - service and emerging naval gun weapon systems , integrated ship defense systems , and equipments ; to maintain the navy ' s corporate technology base for gun weapon systems ; to maintain rapid response capability for reconstitution of naval forces if mobilization is needed ; to ensure that current and future fleet operational readiness requirements are achieved and maintained ; to strengthen the private sector ' s technology base by on site support of louisville privatization and through defense conversion and technological transfer . evaluates and assists in program integration with other combat system programs at naval surface warfare center ( navsurfwarcen ) , naval sea systems command ( navsea ) and space and naval warfare systems command ( spawar ) . to provide technical engineering support to the on - site defense contract management office ( dcmo ) .\nin its 2005 brac recommendations , dod recommended to close mansfield - lahm municipal airport air guard station ( ags ) , oh . it would move the 179th airlift wing ' s ( ang ) flying related expeditionary combat support ( ecs ) to louisville iap ags , ky ( aerial port ) .\nin 1940 , the department of the navy wanted to establish additional ordnance plants to function as permanent units of the navy shore establishment . for security purposes , the sites would have to be located away from the coast to prevent an attack from the sea . furthermore , they needed to be near favorable transportation facilities . after surveying more than two hundred sites , louisville was selected as the location for the ordnance plant for the final assembly and testing of medium caliber gun mounts and torpedo tubes .\nin 2004 , titan research & development louisville , llc , entered into a 99 - year lease with the louisville / jefferson county redevelopment authority . among other things , the lease empowers titan with the ability to construct new speculative or build - to - suit buildings and redevelop and lease the existing buildings to a wide variety of tenants , which will create and keep good quality jobs in louisville .\nraytheon co . \u2019s south louisville factory plans to add 98 employees in the next 4 - 5 years as demand for the defense contractor\u2019s naval ship weapons continues to grow and as the plant begins producing launchers for a new , long - range anti - ship strike missile .\nin 2005 dod recommended to realign the louisville , ky , detachment of naval surface warfare center division port hueneme , ca , by relocating gun and ammunition research and development & acquisition to picatinny arsenal , nj . assuming no economic recovery , this recommendation could result in a maximum potential reduction of 506 jobs ( 296 direct jobs and 210 indirect jobs ) over the 2006 - 2011 periods in the louisville , ky - in , metropolitan statistical area ( less than 0 . 1 % ) . the park is renamed airport industrial center to reflect its proximity to louisville international airport in november .\non august 16 , 1996 , nosl returned to the concept of private industry management . nosl responsibilities were distributed between bae , hughes missile system company , the local government , and a small government workforce . the remaining government presence at nosl became known as naval surface warfare center port hueneme division louisville detachment .\non aug . 16 , 2010 , the detachment was moved under naval surface warfare center indian head division from nswc port hueneme in preparation for the brac consolidation .\non august 16 , 1996 , nosl returned to the concept of private industry management . nosl responsibilities were distributed between united defense , hughes missile system company , the local government , and a small government workforce . in october 1997 , the remaining government presence at nosl became known as naval surface warfare center port huemene division louisville detachment .\nat its peak , the facility employed 4 , 200 people , a number that declined after the war but rose again during the korean war , the encyclopedia of louisville says .\nat its peak , some 4200 personnel were employed in the assembly of gun mounts , torpedo tubes , and other naval ordnance . westinghouse ' s contract expired in february 1946 , and nosl was turned over to navy control ; approximately 500 employees were retained and converted to civil service status . the workforce grew to some 850 employees by october 1948 , however , reductions in workload caused employment to decline to fewer than 100 by august 1950 .\nthe gun weapon systems station support of the navy ' s warfare systems includes state - of - the - art engineering and logistics technology . warfare systems include all the elements used in military engagements , and navsea port hueneme supports the systems used by surface ships .\nin 1990 , nosl was on a list for base closures , but the gulf war kept the facility open , hiring 107 permanent workers . immediately after the conclusion of operation : desert storm , it was decided for nosl to merge some activities with indiana ' s crane naval facility , allowing it to remain open . it was renamed the naval surface warfare center .\nover time , changes to mission and responsibility took place . in the 1990s , nosl was the only navy facility capable of providing both major overhaul and complete engineering and technical support services for the navy ' s surface weapon systems . nosl remanufactured , repaired , and updated naval gun systems from 20 millimeters through five inches and provided engineering support for all naval guns .\ngoogle map of 5403 southside dr louisville , ky 40214 . if you find error address or can ' t find , please enter another address using the form bellow , then search again .\nthe searam is a mounted weapon weighing thousands of pounds that fires missiles at enemy targets encroaching on naval ships . it is used by the u . s . navy and by other countries such as japan .\nin another recommendation , dod recommended to realign nashville international airport ( iap ) ags , tn . this recommendation would distribute the c - 130h aircraft of the 118th airlift wing ( ang ) to the 123d airlift wing ( ang ) , louisville iap ags , ky ( four aircraft ) and another installation . military judgment was the predominant factor in this recommendation - - this realignment would create one right - sized squadron at louisville ( 79 ) and would retain experienced ang personnel .\nthe american apartments in south louisville - - now called the kingston park apartments - - began as the 624 - unit lynn acres apartments , when construction started in the late 1940s . the complex later was described as the\nlargest in the southeast .\non august 12 , 2011 nswc ihd transferred functional responsibility for naval engineering gun support to its picatinny , new jersey detachment . the symbolic cannon made by don holtz in 1993 to commemorate louisville ' s realignment with nswc crane was installed at the picatinny detachment . ( two of the model cannons , replicas of the british 24 pounder that was the main battery gun for their man ' o war ships in the late 19th century , were installed in front of the gun systems engineering building . ) the facility was vacated on september 30 , 2011 .\non february 11 , 2004 the former nosl was transferred by deed to the louisville / jefferson county redevelopment authority ( ljcra ) . the ljcra leased back a portion of the property to the government for in - service engineering and storage support for gun weapons systems at 160 rochester drive .\nlynn acres was designed by t . d . luckett of the louisville architectural firm of d . x . murphy and associates \u2014 which designed churchill downs \u2014 and landscape architect carl berg . the two - bedroom apartments , in 66 brick veneer buildings , rented originally for $ 75 a month .\nin the 1990 ' s , nosl was the only navy facility capable of providing both major overhaul and complete engineering and technical support services for the navy ' s surface weapon systems . nosl remanufactured , repaired , and updated naval gun systems from 20 millimeters through five inches and provided engineering support for all naval guns . nosl was the only approved engineering and overhaul facility for the phalanx close - in weapon system , the navy ' s highly sophisticated anti - ship missile defense system . nosl also manufactured gun barrels , missile hardware , and a wide variety of weapon system parts for the navy and the other military services .\nmultimillion - dollar renovation planned for south end apartments the american apartments in south louisville - - now called the kingston park apartments - - began as the 624 - unit lynn acres apartments , when construction started in the late 1940s . the complex later was described as the\nlargest in the southeast .\ncheck out this story on urltoken urltoken\nchanges to mission , responsibility and workload were commonplace during the time period form the 1950 ' s to the 1990 ' s . in the 1990 ' s , nosl was the only navy facility capable of providing both major overhaul and complete engineering and technical support services for the navy ' s surface weapon systems . nosl remanufactured , repaired , and updated naval gun systems from 20 millimeters through five inches and provided engineering support for all naval guns . nosl was the only approved engineering and overhaul facility for the phalanx close - in weapon system , the navy ' s highly sophisticated anti - ship missile defense system . nosl also manufactured gun barrels , missile hardware , and a wide variety of weapon system parts for the navy and the other military services .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe korean war caused the navy to again need the type of equipment produced by nosl , and expansion of personnel and equipment was undertaken . the employment totals rose to over 1800 ; and machine tools , test equipment and plating operations were greatly enlarged . the engineering department was staffed , the quality assurance group was established , service departments were set up with specific missions , including a supply department assigned purchasing and storage duties .\non june 27 , 1993 , nosl survived another base - closure movement , despite efforts by private contractor united defense / fmc in minnesota .\non august 16 , 1996 , nosl returned to the concept of private industry management . nosl responsibilities were distributed between united defense l . p . ( now bae systems ) , hughes missile system company ( now raytheon systems company ) , the local government , and a small government workforce .\nwrite a short note about what you liked , what to order , or other helpful advice for visitors .\nfun path along the river with nice views to indiana and back over the l ' ville skyline .\nmake sure your information is up to date . plus use our free tools to find new customers .\nwe use the latest and greatest technology available to provide the best possible web experience . please enable javascript in your browser settings to continue .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n\u201cthis kind of weapon is going to continue to be of vital significance , \u201d said u . s . senate majority leader mitch mcconnell of kentucky , who attended tuesday\u2019s event in his hometown to celebrate the searam .\nraytheon , based in waltham , massachusetts , has received hundreds of millions in federal dollars for the production and servicing of the searam and its companion weapon , the phalanx , which looks similar but fires a machine gun instead of a missile . company officials described mcconnell as a \u201cstrong supporter\u201d of the company and its weapons .\nmcconnell , who declined to speak to reporters at the event , told the audience that weapons like the searam are necessary to meet new threats to the u . s . military from \u201cnon - state actors\u201d and \u201clone wolf\u201d terrorists .\n\u201cin the last 25 years since the berlin wall came down , it almost makes you yearn for the cold war , \u201c mcconnell said . \u201c\u2026life being what it is , new threats emerged . \u201d\nraytheon , which brings in $ 23 billion in sales annually , and its political action committee have contributed $ 21 , 450 to mcconnell\u2019s senate campaigns since 2008 , according to data collected by opensecrets . org .\nthe plant currently employs about 290 , about half of which are union - covered production workers , as well as engineers and managers , according to roe .\npart of the planned job growth will be from a new product complimenting the searam and phalanx systems .\nthe strike missile , which has a range of more than 100 nautical miles , will be assembled and tested in tuscon , arizona \u2013 the headquarters of raytheon\u2019s missile systems division .\nthe strike missile is expected to compete with other \u201cover the horizon\u201d weapons to become a standard fixture on u . s . navy near - shore combat ships , according to usni news .\nmeanwhile , raytheon has a $ 288 million navy contract in the current fiscal year for production and upgrades to the searam and phalanx weapons , roe said .\nall rights reserved . for more information on this site , please read our privacy policy , terms of service , and ad choices .\nif you want to delete this business in our database , please contact us via remove listing form .\nlife at lynn acres apartments in the section designated for families with children is shown in a 1951 photo . later , the complex was called the americana apartments . ( david snyder / courier - journal file photo )\nlynn acres off southside drive was designed by d . x . murphy and assoc . , which designed churchill downs\nformer americana apartments site is being nominated for the national register of historic places .\nthe development originally had more than 600 two - bedroom units renting for $ 75 a month in 66 buildings .\ndescribed a few years later as the largest apartment project in the southeast , it\u2019s the kingston park apartments today \u2014 better known for many years as the americana apartments \u2014 which underhill associates recently bought for $ 7 million .\nunderhill associates plans a multimillion - dollar renovation , and the developer will change the complex\u2019s name to heritage green , reflecting occupancy in recent times by many refugees and other international residents .\nat the time , homes were so scarce that multiple families were crowded into existing housing , and \u201cpeople were living in chicken coops , \u201d she said .\nlynn acres helped relieve the housing shortage at a time when the federal housing administration was providing mortgage insurance backing for such projects and when families \u201cneeded housing very , very quickly , \u201d said joanne weeter , an independent historic preservation consultant .\nlynn acres was developed by leroy highbaugh sr . and leroy highbaugh jr . , perhaps better known for their roles in the history of hurstbourne . they owned the lynnford estate house that became the hurstbourne country club , and in 1965 the younger highbaugh began developing the family\u2019s surrounding farm property into the community of hurstbourne .\nweeter notes that lynn acres was designed in the shape of a racetrack , and it also was near the old douglas park racetrack , once owned by churchill downs . the lynn acres land may have been sold off from the track property , she said .\na 1951 courier - journal story said a new form of \u201csegregation\u201d \u2014 for families with or without children \u2014 was developing in lynn acres and also would be adopted in arcadia , the 432 - unit apartment complex on arcade street near taylor boulevard .\nabout one third of lynn acres was reserved for families without children , because the two family types weren\u2019t thought to mix well , \u201cespecially when the children occupy a second floor apartment . \u201d\na 1955 courier - journal story by real estate editor grady clay \u2014 picturing lynn acres \u2014 said that the number of large apartment projects approved by the fha was dwindling , largely because of more favorable financing terms for single - family houses and a 1954 congressional tightening of regulations .\nkennedy and weeter are researching the history of lynn acres \u2014 which they say has changed very little over the years \u2014 for a report nominating the complex to the national register of historic places and also for applications to receive federal and state historic rehabilitation tax credits .\nthe register application initially would be reviewed by the kentucky heritage council / state historic preservation office and ultimately would go to the national park service , if approved along the way .\n\u201cthis is one of the largest and most complex historic tax credit projects in the state , \u201d weeter said . it\u2019s geared toward continued use as affordable housing , a national trend , she said .\nreporter martha elson can be reached at ( 502 ) 582 - 7061 , melson @ urltoken and on facebook . follow her on twitter at @ marthaelson _ cj .\nrachel kennedy and joanne weeter are looking for interior and exterior photos of lynn acres : rkennedy @ urltoken , ( 859 ) 806 - 7265 ; joanne . weeter @ urltoken , ( 502 ) 296 - 7666 .\nthese sites are part of the usa today network . their content is produced independently from our newsrooms ."]}
{"id": 55992, "summary": [{"text": "cleveland recording company was a historic recording studio in cleveland , ohio , which produced many hit records in the 1960s and 1970s by artists such as james gang and grand funk railroad . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "cleveland recording company", "paragraphs": ["suma recording : ken & paul hamann make recording history | tape op magazine | longform candid interviews with music producers and audio engineers covering mixing , mastering , recording and music production .\nin november , musical archivists from chicago - based numero group released\nboddie recording company : cleveland , ohio ,\na boxed set that includes 58 songs , three cds , five lps , and two books .\nlouise boddie and thomas boddie , who passed in 2006 , started the region ' s first black - owned recording studio on cleveland ' s east side . louise sits at a piano in the recording studio in 2010 .\nas part of black history month , we remember the husband - and - wife team thomas and louise boddie , who created the first black - owned recording studio in cleveland .\nthe boddie recording co . recorded a wide array of gospel , soul and jazz artists in the 1960s and 1970s when cleveland had a front row seat to a new musical era .\nhe wasn ' t interested in manicuring acts for the world stage or shaping pop stars ,\nsays veteran record collector and turntablist dante carfagna , who recently spent a year or so digging through the boddie recording company archives to compile a three cd box set for the chicago - based reissues label numero .\nhe quickly worked out that the music industry was very hard to break into , very cliqueish , so he made his money recording and pressing people ' s records , just providing a service for the people of cleveland .\nknow our heritage\nis inspired by the cleveland restoration society ' s 40th anniversary project , the african american experience in cleveland . with support from the ohio history fund , we share with you the important connections between historic sites in cleveland and the significant people and events that shaped them .\nboddie never shuttered his company . he died in 2006 , but he hadn ' t ever considered putting boddie recording company to bed permanently . instead , it faded quietly away , years of incredibly hard work and long hours settling silently under layers of dust in the buildings behind his house . boddie is a footnote to cleveland ' s musical history , more or less , but as the city ' s premier low - cost studio , he provided a huge service to the city ' s music scene for over 20 years . this set pulls some of that service into the light and tells a story with the records he left behind .\nwe had our first appreciative inquiry summit\u2014conducted by david cooperrider\u2014in april 2015 . the entire company gathered in one room for 2 . 5 days to design a shared future based on core strengths . cross - company collaboration produced prototypes for carrying the business forward with input from all employees , as well as clients , strategic partners and community leaders . momentum from the summit and its shared memory are powerful motivators sparking fathom\u2019s current and future growth .\nthomas boddie \u2013 who , between the years of 1959 and 1993 , ran an entirely self - contained and self - sufficient recording and manufacturing operation in the dairy barn behind his house in cleveland , ohio \u2013 was no wannabe - berry gordy pop magnate .\ntaking advantage of the bigger space next door , we built our own recording studio with a green screen to start online video production and marketing . our service offerings continued to expand , and month after month we regularly shattered previous revenue records . in 2010 , we were named to the inc . 5000 list of fastest - growing u . s . private companies for the first time , in addition to being named the # 2 fastest - growing company in cleveland by the prestigious weatherhead 100 .\nken hamann began recording as a staff engineer at cleveland recording company . his earliest recordings were\nsome polka things back in the 1950s . frankie yankovic , georgie cook , eddie habat , and a few of the other famous cleveland - style polkas .\nthe first rock recording of his that\nbroke out was the outsiders with ' time won ' t let me ' .\nit was recorded on a 3 - track .\nthe first run - through was strictly drums , guitar , bass . there were solos with the baritone sax , the organ , and so forth on another track . all of the vocals and other effects were on a third track . it took a lot of anticipation because we had to do a lot of sub - mixing . at the time , i remember i thought the organ was too hot , but that turned out to be one of the features of the record .\nthe late thomas boddie , an electronics whiz , designed his recording equipment to be portable . he ' s seen here working at a church convention in birmingham , ala . , in 1985 .\nboddie ' s interest in recording technology began as a hobby . an amateur electronics whiz , he built his own crystal radios and purchased a lathe - cutter . this hobby snowballed into his life ' s work after the boddie recording co opened its doors in 1959 , with local gospel and soul groups dropping by to record in his self - built studio and have their tracks cut by boddie ' s in - house vinyl manufacturing set - up .\nwhen i first started recording music , my first purchase was a trusty and reliable teac 3340 4 - track reel to reel recorder . that deck worked great for many years . i later upgraded to a fostex 8 - track , . . .\n\u201cif there are ways to get companies more quality traffic from higher organic rankings on google , then why not charge them for this service ? \u201d the thinking went . soon after , email distribution and pay - per - click management services were added to the new splinter company . this division of fathom it officially stood up on its own two legs as \u201cfathom seo\u201d in 2005 .\nboddie recording co was about self - reliance ,\nsays carfagna .\nthat they were a mom ' n ' pop studio operation that could also manufacture records was unique . and they didn ' t want to depend on anyone else for anything . the only things they couldn ' t provide themselves were the vinyl pellets from which they made the records . during the oil embargo of the 70s , they couldn ' t get these pellets , because the company in kentucky they purchased them from chose to service white businesses before african - american businesses . it only redoubled thomas ' s ambition to have the operation be entirely self - sufficient .\nthe equipment at cleveland recording was evolving over this time .\nat the very beginning we used rca broadcast equipment . i found that to be alright but not suitable for some of the things [ i was recording ] . having gone to germany to tour some studios then , in the late 1950s , we decided to move over into german - type of technology , with the use of the flat desk and the faders as we do today . so , i built one . i was able to buy some of those faders out of germany and i built my own console . the first one was a 3 channel output , and i think it had 10 channels of input . it was modest . that was sufficient to work with 3 track recording , which was then just beginning , on tape , and then mix down to 2 track , of course .\nboth the 3 track and 2 track decks were ampex 351 ' s , and he used 3m scotch tape .\nas we have read in previous editions of know our heritage , the number of african americans in cleveland swelled during the first decades of the twentieth century , as blacks moved from the rural south to the industrial north seeking greater opportunities . one of the most well - known african americans in cleveland during this time period was charles w . chesnutt . born in cleveland on june 20 , 1858 , chesnutt was the son of two free african americans who had moved north from fayetteville , north carolina . after the civil war , his family moved back to fayetteville , where his father opened a grocery store . chestnutt attended the freedmen ' s bureau school , and then he taught first in charlotte and later at the state colored normal school in fayetteville .\na lot of talent here in the city of cleveland ,\nlouise boddie , now 76 , explained recently .\nwe were just interested in exposing them and thinking that ' ok , if someone heard them , they would get a break . '\nthroughout it all , we\u2019ve never stopped having fun . we\u2019ve seen indians , cavs and lake erie monsters games , cleveland corporate challenges , summer picnics , parking lot cookouts , river cruises and movies , along with susan g . komen fundraisers for breast cancer and lls walks for leukemia and lymphoma . we\u2019ve played whirlyball , volleyball and mini - golf . we\u2019ve rented out parks , took over the rock hall , brought in a kentucky derby , and torn up dance floors at the finest establishments in downtown cleveland . we are fathom .\nthis mom ' n ' pop operation truly kicked into gear after boddie met his wife , louise , who established relationships between boddie recording and local churches and gospel choirs .\nthat was their bread and butter ,\ncarfagna says .\nboddie would press up 300 - album runs for local churches to sell to their parishioners , which kept the business afloat .\nwhile running cleveland ' s premier low - cost studio for over 20 years , thomas boddie provided a huge service to the city ' s music scene . this 3cd set pulls some of that service into the light and tells a story with the records he left behind .\nbut it was boddie ' s work preserving the soul , gospel and funk scene in cleveland that won him a following among record - collectors , thanks to his in - house labels bounty , luau and soul kitchen . while boddie never scored a chart hit , some of his recordings enjoyed a life far beyond cleveland ' s city limits : the badass funk of chrystal illusion by creations unlimited ( on soul kitchen ) has been sampled by dj shadow , madlib , dj spinna and more , while the headline ' s he ' s looking for a love ( on luau ) has been sending northern soul dancefloors wild since the mid - 70s .\nflewellen later took the collection to the former hough branch library at 1765 crawford road . this english renaissance revival style building was completed in 1907 and was a fully functioning branch of the library system until 1966 , when it became treasure house , a children ' s library . when the new hough library was built in 1984 , cleveland public library sold the building to the african american museum and it was renamed the ichabod flewellen building . at this time , the african american museum has not been open for several years , although there have been attempts to restore the building and reopen the museum . the flewellen collection of artifacts is now housed at the east cleveland library .\nthomas boddie passed away in 2006 , after which louise padlocked the studio and its archives , which were left untouched until carfagna began compiling the box set . along with thousands of hours of tape , he also discovered a story of pride and self - sufficiency behind what was cleveland ' s first - ever black - owned record label .\nit all started in downtown cleveland , 1997 , in a web development firm called \u201cvendor tech . \u201d vendor tech grew and eventually merged with it consulting firm fathom it in 2004 . from this marriage an seo firm was born\u2014thanks to a handful of web designers , developers and marketers in a corner of the 2nd floor of the caxton building .\nicabod flewellen was born in 1916 in williamson , west virginia . when he was thirteen , he began to collect newspaper clippings dedicated to the history of african americans . in 1949 , when his home was firebombed by white supremacists and his collection destroyed , flewellen migrated to cleveland . in cleveland , flewellen again began collecting african - american historical artifacts . he founded the afro - american historical and cultural society in his home at 8716 harkness avenue ( pictured left ) in the hough neighborhood in 1953 . flewellen collected much of this material by going from door to door and asking neighbors about their family histories . eventually he purchased the cuyahoga telephone exchange building at 1839 e . 81st street to hold his collection .\nbased in cleveland with offices in major metropolitan areas throughout the country , conrad kacsik is the largest independent controls and instrumentation distributor and service provider in the u . s . our success is a testament to our reputation for service , dependability and attention to quality . we retain 95 % of our clients because of our exacting quality standards and continuous innovation .\nlooking at my pere ubu liner notes , i noted the frequent appearance of the last name\nhamann\n. after some confusion , i realized that there were two different first names which accompanied it . i learned that ken hamann was the father of paul hamann , and poked around to find that they ' d recorded a styrenes single and a girls single . a friend added that ken hamann had recorded a grand funk album . it wasn ' t until i talked to the hamanns that i discovered the extent of their history in recording and the rest of the story behind their studio , suma , in painesville , ohio .\nfor those who may be unaware , this group may very well be one of the greatest cleveland exports to ever walk the streets of ohio ' s jewel of the rust belt . however we ' re confident that in the very near future the unwashed folks who have yet to experience the crushing beauty of the band will wise up and get hip to the damaged and beautiful music that only the truly sick and sickly true have come to love and appreciate thus far .\nthe brainchild of cleveland ' s weirdo laureate gregory zerik and consistently changing cast featuring the area ' s favored misfits and saddened souls , rubella has been churning out some of our favorite damaged pop and dark synth music for years and we ' re extremely excited to be working on their next record . some of the other folks out there in the far reaches of the internet have said of past releases\ndark synth punk that recalls equal parts units and nine inch nails . required listening for all your weird late night drives of 2016 .\ncoming out as a collaborative effort between alternative underground , grizzly records , and eleventh hour ! originally released as an ep , this will see an expanded track list as our favorite flamenco punks move on up to a fresher stereo sound on glorious 12 inch vinyl . we ' ve been fans of gary v ' s songwriting ever since the mid - 2000s and this album is no different . chock full of great punk rock and surf hooks and infused with both latino and pop sensibilities , lysc have torn across the country and back on a mission to melt your eardrums and move your feet . hailing from one of our favorite non - cleveland cities in philadelphia pa , the group has already drawn favorable attention from the underground ' s esteemed degenerates and high class tastemakers alike . if you haven ' t already heard the ep then\nnone of it is especially polished , and it ' s hard to pinpoint the potential hits that never were , because there were so many records like this being made at the time ; but there is a certain optimism and spirit of hard work in these recordings that makes them an exciting body of work to listen to all at once . the same can be said of the earlier recordings on disc two , which were mostly released on the luau label . there are some great band names - - the atomic aces and the modern detergents definitely top the list - - and a lot of rollicking r & b on the disc , which works with disc one to paint a picture of the evolving soul scene in cleveland during the era . there was a lot of talent toiling down there in the dead - end clubs , and boddie captured a good cross - section of it .\nhe smoking tombs may be remembered more fondly outside of their hometown of cleveland than in it , as the band played more shows away from home than inside their fair city . that doesn ' t make us like their music one bit less though . started by noted songwriter a . p . hilliard and featuring members of much - beloved bands as drill kitty and the ohio city rollers , the group ' s sound crosses lo - fi thinking man ' s pop with a hammond organ driven beat . with their non - revivalist , no frills approach to music you ' re not going to hear something shiny and new , but you also won ' t be hearing a band trying to fit itself a niche either . our closest description might be if the 60s stones played cars songs and were fronted by townes van zandt . expect to see this single towards the end of 2018 .\nwe went through a period when we were trying to imitate motown sounds in the late 60s . they had unique sounds then . i became very good friends with their chief engineer , mike mclaine , who is more of technical person than a music person . all of the ideas we picked up were not from mike , but rather from their records . mostly their snare drum sounds and the bass . we discovered that a lot of the sound was due to how the drums were tuned and mic ' d . we did a lot of experimenting . the bass drum was a lot stiffer usually , and there ' s padding put on the surface of the head .\nthe next few years brought two bands to hamann and the studio which influenced the techniques which he used at the time .\njimmy fox came in with a group called the james gang , featuring joe walsh . then terry knight came in with a new group called grand funk railroad . i did their first several albums , including ' closer to home ' , which is still one of my favorites .\nthe first grand funk album marked the first use of the studio ' s new ampex mm - 1000 16 track two inch , which still resides at suma .\nmicrophone and distorting the speaker , without distorting the microphone or distorting the amplifier . the actual jbl speakers would distort , and this gave . . .\nthe rest of this article is only available with an archive subscription or by purchasing back issue # 13 . for an upcoming year ' s free subscription , and our current issue on pdf . . .\nmy friend luther russell and i have worked together on a number of records for artists and years ago we spent a lot of an internet music site ' s money making a solo record for luther that never came . . .\nif you\u2019re like many independent musicians today , your music is online and ready to be downloaded the world over . assuming you haven\u2019t done it already , you\u2019re probably thinking of . . .\nlet ' s talk about what ' s going on these days . there are a million ways to come at it , but i ' ll just leave it wide open . well , things have changed so dramatically and we all know they ' ve changed . the . . .\njohn and i were in france last spring , and thought we ' d search out some home recordists in paris . i tracked down air and we also came across some acquaintances of theirs ( through the fabulous boys of . . .\nsue garner has been a member of many new york based bands over the years , fish and roses , the shams , and currently , run on . generally she can be found playing bass and singing . after all those years . . .\nwhat can i say ? i love music . i can ' t envision a world that is absent of music . like many , i have the dream of becoming a rock star . i picked up my first issue of tape op because it contained an . . .\nchris eckman has been chief songwriter and guitarist for seattle band the walkabouts for 20 years . the band ' s sound has evolved over time as eckman ' s collaboration with co - founder , vocalist and . . .\nwhen he ' s not being tortured on remote recordings , max feldman is responsible for taking care of effanel music ' s chelsea studio in nyc . for those of you who aren ' t familiar with effanel , their 50 - foot . . .\nwe are updating our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie and internet advertising policy effective may 25 , 2018 ! you can preview the new version and see details about the updates here .\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\nwilling to pay $ 45 shipped , if anyone is interested in selling for less .\nin this space , a few hundred 45s and lps were prepared for a world that never bothered to hear them . though this release doesn ' t strictly fall under the banner of numero group ' s long - running soul archeology project eccentric soul , it fits with the spirit of the project , unearthing not just the music made at boddie but also the history and personalities surrounding it - - the old , grainy photographs and detailed histories contained in the two liner - note booklets place the music on these three cds in the context of the people that made it and the place where it was made .\nnow reaching the mastering / pressing stage , it is now just a matter of time before the new rubella lp\ngallows humor\nis set out upon the world .\nand\nwhat you hear are wrung out punk / pop songs , musical liquid dripping and staining minds . dark but not gloomy , hinging on the raw eighties full sonic explosion . the pit is deep and there are some hooks on the way down . a cassette that gets better with every flip in the player .\n( lost in a sea of sound on 2017 ' s the pit ) .\nand check it out whilst awaiting with baited breath for this sucker to hit the streets . more details to come soon !\nfor more than 30 years , thomas boddie and his wife manufactured vinyl records of ohio ' s local gospel , funk and soul bands in their front room . now they ' re available again\nfame and fortune eluded thomas boddie in his lifetime but , says carfagna , he didn ' t seem to mind too much .\nif you look at any photograph of the boddies , they ' re always smiling ; you see louise working at the stamper \u2013 which is a gruelling , nasty job \u2013 and she ' s all aglow . they were really happy to be doing what they were doing . it wasn ' t a toil or a grind ; they made a living from it , and they were happy .\n\u00a9 2018 guardian news and media limited or its affiliated companies . all rights reserved .\nsorry , we just need to make sure you ' re not a robot . for best results , please make sure your browser is accepting cookies .\nlouise describes the work as\na joy\nand only regrets that thomas , who died peacefully at 84 years old , isn ' t still alive to enjoy the attention .\nhe worked so hard and struggled so many years - - we both did ,\nshe said .\nnew york documentary makers are in the early stages of considering a film , she said . in addition , the box set has received some critical acclaim : a new york times holiday gift guide listed it as\nthe find among finds .\nuse of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) .\n\u00a9 2018 advance local media llc . all rights reserved ( about us ) . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of advance local .\ncommunity rules apply to all content you upload or otherwise submit to this site .\nby 2006 , fathom seo needed more space , so the office moved south on i - 77 to the village of valley view , right across the street from the famous ohio and erie canalway towpath trail . within a year ( 2007 ) , we maxed out the new space and moved a few suites down in the same building for more room .\nby 2011 , we had outgrown our workplace again , and expanded into the unused space next door , knocking down walls and retrofitting an old warehouse area to accommodate the growth to 80 + members . not long after , we acquired columbus - 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{"id": 56012, "summary": [{"text": "atari , inc. was founded in 1993 as gt interactive software corp . in 1999 , infogrames entertainment , sa acquired a controlling interest in gt interactive , renaming it infogrames , inc . as part of infogrames entertainment 's company-wide re-branding in may 2003 , infogrames , inc. finally became known as atari , inc . on october 11 , 2008 , infogrames completed its acquisition of atari , inc. , making it a wholly owned subsidiary .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "on january 21 , 2013 , atari , inc. filed for bankruptcy , with president jim wilson stating plans to split off from parent atari , sa .", "topic": 4}], "title": "atari , inc . ( atari , sa subsidiary )", "paragraphs": ["infogrames entertainment sa iesa atari uk atari , inc , infogrames uk ocean software ltd . infogrames europe sa infogrames multimedia sa\natarigameconsole . started this petition to atari , inc . ( atari , sa subsidiary )\nformerly gt interactive software , became full subsidiary of atari , sa in 2008 .\natari , inc . ( a new subsidiary , not to be confused with the original atari , inc . )\n2000 ( became infogrames entertainment , sa , then atari , inc . in 2003 )\nin may 2009 , infogrames entertainment , sa , the parent company of atari , inc . and atari interactive , inc . , announced it would change its name to atari , sa .\ngt interactive software corp . changed its name to infogrames , inc . - north american subsidiary of infogrames entertainment sa .\nin may 2009 , infogrames entertainment sa was re - branded as atari sa , scrapping the infogrames name for good .\n- - atari name licensed from the separately wholly owned atari s . a . subsidiary , atari interactive , inc .\nin may 2009 , infogrames entertainment sa , the parent company of atari , and atari interactive , announced it would change its name to atari sa .\n, inc . , at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames interactive , inc . , released\nin april 2010 , atari sa board member and former ceo david gardner resigned . original atari inc . co - founder\ndistribution agreement - infogrames entertainment sa and infogrames inc . - sample contracts and business forms\nprincipal competitors : ati technologies , inc . ; creative technology ltd . ; diamond multimedia inc . ; elsa ag ; hauppauge inc . ; logitech sa ; matrox graphics ; terratec ag ; trust sa .\nthrough the wholly owned subsidiary , atari capital partners , corp . , atari s . a . established the wholly owned subsidiary ,\nhad merged with in 1996 . infogrames , inc . becomes atari , inc . , infogrames interactive , inc . becomes atari interactive , inc . , and the european operations are renamed\n, hasbro interactive inc . , its subsidiary atari interactive , inc . and zao elorg d / b / a elorg corporation filed a lawsuit against\nthe image below charts the history of how the original atari , inc . became incorporated into infogrames and later became the new atari sa .\natari , inc . , electronic arts , inc . , and vivendi universal games , inc . v . 321 studios , llc\natari , inc . , atari interactive , inc . , and hasbro , inc . v . games , inc . , roger w . ach , ii , and chicago west pullman llc\nthe company that currently bears the atari brand name and logo is officially atari sa , formerly known as infogrames entertainment sa . ( iesa ) . in october 2008 infogrames completed the purchase of atari , inc . , buying out all remaining public shares of the company for a total of $ 11 million making atari , inc . a privately held company and a fully owned subsidiary of infogrames sa . all atari subsidiaries were now held buy the holding company infogrames sa . in may 2009 iesa announced that it would be changing its name to atari sa . to remove the confusion surrounding the atari and infogrames brands .\non november 6 , 1998 hasbro interactive , inc . acquired all atari corporation related properties from jts and created the subsidiary atari interactive .\ninfogrames entertainment s . a . announced that it had completed the acquisition of atari , inc . atari , inc . was now a wholly owned subsidiary of california u . s . holdings , inc . , itself a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames entertainment s . a .\non october 8 , 2008 , infogrames completed its acquisition of atari inc . , making it a wholly owned subsidiary .\nhasbro , inc . announces definitive agreement to acquire microprose , inc .\nthe name of infogrames , inc . , majority owned by infogrames entertainment s . a . via california u . s . holdings , inc . , was changed to atari , inc . - - atari name licensed from the separately wholly owned atari s . a . subsidiary , atari interactive , inc .\nwas the new name for the subsidiary of atari capital partners , corp . previously known as : atari mobile games , llc - - new company name licensed from the separately wholly owned atari s . a . subsidiary , atari interactive , inc .\nfor selected titles before officially changing the u . s . subsidiary ' s name to atari , inc . in 2003 .\nalso video game developer . acquired by atari , sa n\u00e9e infogrames in 1999 , name retired .\npetition \u00b7 atari , inc . : atari to make a new game console \u00b7 urltoken\natari word mark and logo are trademarks owned by atari interactive , inc .\nknight bridging korea v . infogrames , inc . ( now known as atari , inc . ) et al\ninfogrames entertainment s . a . acquires hasbro and the rights to the atari name ; the company ' s american subsidiary is renamed atari inc . .\nthe name of hasbro interactive , inc . was changed to : infogrames interactive , inc .\nmidway games , inc . ( subsidiary of wms industries , formerly known as williams electronics ) acquires atari games corp . from warner communications inc . ( aol time warner in 2000 )\natari s . a . established the new wholly owned u . s . holdings subsidiary ,\natari sa ( soci\u00e9t\u00e9 anonyme ) is a french international holding company , and current owner of the atari brand name . it was formerly known as infogrames entertainment . its subsidiaries include atari interactive and atari inc . ( not to be confused with the original atari inc . founded in 1972 ) .\nin october 2001 , iesa relaunched the atari brand when atari interactive , inc . , at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames interactive , inc . , released mxrider . on may 7 , 2003 , iesa officially reorganized its infogrames inc . us subsidiary as a separate nasdaq listed company known as atari inc . , named its european operations as atari europe , renamed infogrames interactive , inc . to atari interactive , inc . , ( a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa ) , rebranded infogrames australia pty ltd as atari australia pty ltd , renamed infogrames melbourne house pty ltd to atari melbourne house pty ltd , infogrames uk became atari uk , while iesa became a holding company .\natari inc . is a public company that , as of 2007 , had , as a majority stockholder , the company california u . s . holdings , inc . , a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa . atari inc . licences the atari trademark from atari interactive , inc . , a license which will expire in 2013 . atari inc . has the rights to publish and sublicense in north america certain intellectual properties either owned or licensed by iesa or its subsidiaries , including atari interactive , inc .\ninfogrames entertainment s . a . ( lyon , france ) announced completion of its acquisition of hasbro interactive from hasbro , renaming the subsidiary infogrames interactive , inc . atari interactive remained a wholly - owned subsidiary of the newly - renamed infogrames interactive , inc .\nharry m . rubin was atari interactive sevp . ( ip agreement with atari , inc . )\ngt interactive ceased to exist in december 1999 when infogrames entertainment , sa ( iesa ) took a controlling stake and renamed the company infogrames , inc . [ 5 ] in 2003 , infogrames inc . changed its name to atari inc . [ 6 ]\natari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972 . it is currently owned by atari interactive , a wholly owned subsidiary of the french publisher infogrames entertainment sa ( iesa ) . [ 1 ] atari interactive has in turn licensed the brand name and assets to atari , inc . ( nasdaq : atar ) , a 51 % majority owned subsidiary of infogrames entertainment sa ( iesa ) , encompassing its north american operations .\nmindscape sa is a video game development and publishing company with a very turbulent history .\ninfogrames entertainment s . a . announced that the company would now be known as atari s . a . - - atari name licensed from the wholly owned atari s . a . subsidiary , atari interactive , inc .\non may 7 , 2003 , iesa officially reorganized its infogrames inc . us subsidiary as a separate nasdaq listed company known as atari inc . , named its european operations as atari europe , renamed infogrames interactive , inc . to atari interactive , renamed infogrames uk as atari uk , renamed infogrames australia and infogrames melbourne house as atari melbourne house .\ninfogrames , inc . acquires hasbro interactive , inc . ( including the urltoken division and the rights to the atari label ) ; infogrames also acquires paradigm entertainment , inc .\nin 2003 , infogrames ' us subsidiary infogrames inc . licensed the atari name and logo from atari interactive and changed its name to atari , inc . using it to develop , publish and distribute games for all major video game consoles and personal computers under the atari brand .\njakks pacific , inc . announced that the company ' s subsidiary toymax international has entered into a worldwide licensing agreement with infogrames interactive , inc . to develop and market the\natari inc . is a public company that , as of 2007 , has as majority stockholder the company california u . s . holdings , inc . , a wholly - owned subsidiary of iesa . [ 30 ] atari inc . licences the atari trademark from atari interactive , inc . , a license which will expire in 2013 . [ 28 ] atari inc . has the rights to publish and sublicense in north america certain intellectual properties either owned or licensed by iesa or its subsidiaries , including atari interactive , inc . [ 28 ]\n; titles by infogrames interactive , inc . , used under license from midway games west , inc .\n/ prnewswire / - - today atari inc . , atari interactive inc . , humongous , inc . and california us holdings , inc . ( collectively , the\ncompanies\n) filed petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the united states bankruptcy code in\n( pdf ) . infogrames entertainment sa . fiscal year 2005 - 2006 . pp . 7\natari inc . is a public company that , as of 2007 , had , as a majority stockholder , the company california u . s . holdings , inc . , a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa .\n( ( ( atari interactive , inc . > overview ) ) )\nin 2003 , infogrames ' us subsidiary infogrames , inc . licensed the atari name and logo from atari interactive and changed its name to atari , inc . [ 12 ] using it to develop , publish and distribute games for all major video game consoles and personal computers under the atari brand .\niesa has since retired the gt interactive brand , after infogrames , inc . became atari , inc . in 2003 . [ 28 ]\nafter iesa ' s acquisition of hasbro interactive , infogrames , inc . intermittently published atari branded titles for infogrames interactive . on october 11 , 2008 , infogrames completed its acquisition of atari , inc . , making it a wholly owned subsidiary .\ninfogrames entertainment sa announces to fully acquire the company , after having been the major shareholder already .\nin 2001 infogrames entertainment sa ( iesa ) bought hasbro interactive and renamed it to infogrames interactive .\ncopyright \u00a9 2012 atari , inc . all rights reserved . atari and the atari logo are trademarks owned by atari interactive , inc . all other trademarks are the property of their respective owners . privacy policy | terms of use\ntopics : atari anniversary edition , atari , infogrames , infogrames interactive , infogrames interactive inc . , . . .\ncertificate of ownership and merger merging atari interactive , inc . with and into infogrames interactive , inc . was executed by president denis guyennot .\nin 1984 , the original atari inc . was split due to its role in the\ninfogrames re - brands the company . company name is changed to atari , inc .\nthe name of hiac xi corp . was changed to : atari interactive , inc .\natari interactive , inc . is a division of atari s . a . of paris , france . according to atari ( may 2018 ) :\natari ( benelux ) b . v . ; atari taiwan manufacturing corporation ; atari computer corporation ; atari microsystems corporation .\nin october 2001 , iesa relaunched the atari brand when atari interactive , inc . , at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames interactive , inc . , released mxrider [ 26 ] [ 21 ] . on may 7 , 2003 , iesa officially reorganized its infogrames inc . [ 27 ] us subsidiary as a separate nasdaq listed company known as atari inc . , named its european operations as atari europe , renamed infogrames interactive , inc . to atari interactive , inc . , [ 21 ] ( a wholly - owned subsidiary of iesa ) , [ 28 ] rebranded infogrames australia pty ltd as atari australia pty ltd , [ 6 ] renamed infogrames melbourne house pty ltd to atari melbourne house pty ltd , [ 13 ] infogrames uk became atari uk , [ 5 ] while iesa became a holding company . [ 29 ]\natari interactive , inc . ( established feb . 12 , 1998 as hiac xi , corp . ) was merged with and into infogrames interactive , inc . ( established dec . 8 , 1995 as hasbro interactive , inc . ) , which was renamed to : atari interactive , inc .\nan atari video game system or computer , such as the atari 2600 or atari st .\nin 2001 , hasbro sold hasbro interactive and its subsidiaries to french publisher infogrames entertainment , sa ( iesa ) . iesa then renamed it to infogrames interactive , inc . . on may 7 , 2003 , iesa officially reorganized its subsidiaries into atari - branded names , which included renaming infogrames interactive , inc . to atari interactive , inc . ,\nprincipal subsidiaries : guillemot bv ( netherlands ) ; guillemot conditionnement sarl ; guillemot conditionnement france sarl ; guillemot participations sa ; guillemot france sa ; guillemot gmbh ( germany ) ; guillemot logistique sarl ; guillemot logistique inc . ( canada ) ; guillemot logistik gmbh ( germany ) ; guillemot logistique france ; guillemot logistics ltd ( hong kong ) ; guillemot logistica sl ( spain ) ; guillemot logistic ltd ( u . k . ) ; guillemot ltd ( u . k . ) ; guillemot ltd ( hong kong ) ; guillemot manufacturing ltd ( u . k . ) ; guillemot sa ( spain ) ; guillemot sa ( belgium ) ; guillemot online . com , inc . ( u . s . ) ; guillemot , inc . ( u . s . ) ; guillemot , inc . ( canada ) ; guillemot recherche et d\u00e9veloppement sarl ; guillemot recherche et d\u00e9veloppement , inc . ; guillemot studio graphique sarl ; guillemot support technique sarl ( canada ) ; hercules technologies sa ; hercules technologies , inc . ; ( u . s . ) ; logicosoftware sa ( switzerland ) ; thrustmaster sa ; thrustmaster , inc . ( u . s . ) .\natari us isn ' t , the classic atari brand and ip is all under atari interactive . atari us ( atari inc . ) is just the former gt interactive , and there ' s not much there .\nthe new corporate entity , atari , inc . was established by infogrames entertainment s . a . to take over the business of infogrames , inc . , but this atari , inc . would end up unused . instead , a name change for infogrames , inc . would be executed on may 6 , 2003 .\nit was the owner of atari , inc . , headquartered in new york city , u . s . and atari europe .\non december 16 , the deal was consummated and gt interactive was no more , becoming infogrames , inc . , a subsidiary of iesa . [ 3 ]\ninfogrames entertainment s . a . established the indirect ( via california u . s . holdings , inc . ) wholly owned u . s . subsidiary , irata acquisition corp . , for the purpose of acquiring 100 % ownership of atari , inc .\nin 2001 , hasbro sold hasbro interactive and its subsidiaries to french publisher infogrames entertainment , sa ( iesa ) . iesa then renamed it to infogrames interactive , inc . . [ 4 ] on may 7 , 2003 , iesa officially reorganized its subsidiaries into atari - branded names , which included renaming infogrames interactive , inc . to atari interactive , inc . , [ 11 ]\n( iesa ) bought hasbro interactive in 2001 and renamed it to infogrames interactive , later atari interactive in 2003 , when infogrames inc . licensed the atari name and logo from the latter and changed its name to atari inc . ,\nmost of what ' s going on is ridiculous posturing and a shell game . when jim wilson took over as both head of infogrames ( renamed to atari sa ) and atari inc . , he gutted atari inc . and sent most of the staff to atari sa - which relocated it ' s operations to los angeles to be near cryptic ( cryptic was handing most of the operations for the company ) . at that point atari inc . was a handful of people in cubes in an office in new york . i . e . it was a paper only company . that ' s why when jim concocted the story in january about wanting to break free from atari sa it made zero sense - he was head of both companies .\nin october 2001 , iesa relaunched the atari brand when atari interactive , inc . , at that time a wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames interactive , inc . , released the games mxrider , splashdown and transworld surf . infogrames would use the atari name for various console and demographic ( 18 - 34 year old adults ) games .\natari sa . , based in france now acts as a holding company for all the remaining atari subsidiaries , ( known collectively as atari group ) the largest being atari , inc . based in the u . s . which accounted for more than 80 % of consolidated revenue for the fiscal year 2009 / 2010 .\nthrough its california u . s . holdings , inc . subsidiary , infogrames entertainment s . a . acquired a controlling ownership share of gt interactive software corp .\natari s . a . and its u . s . entities ( atari inc . , atari interactive inc . , humongous , inc . and california u . s . holdings , inc . ) requested filings for book 6 procedures in france and chapter 11 protection in the united states ( u . s bankruptcy court for the southern district of new york ) .\ncurrently by atari interactive , a subsidiary of the french publisher atari , sa ( asa ) . the original atari , inc . founded in 1972 by nolan bushnell and ted dabney was a pioneer in arcade games , home video game consoles , and home computers . the company ' s products , such as pong and the atari 2600 , helped define the electronic entertainment industry from the 1970s to the mid - 1980s .\nto make matters even more confusing , atari sa is the parent company formerly known as infogrames , while atari inc is the video game developer owned by atari sa . furthermore , atari interactive is another subsidiary that acts as a publisher for the company ' s pc games . at least i think that ' s how it goes . basically , the atari ( s ) that is / are still around has / have very little to do with the atari that was once at the top of the video game world . it ' s a disappointing end for a company as important to the development of the whole video game industry as atari .\njts sold substantially all of the assets of its atari division , consisting primarily of the atari intellectual property rights and license agreements , to hiac xi corp . , a wholly - owned subsidiary of hasbro interactive ( which was established in 1995 as a subsidiary of toy company hasbro , inc . ) , for us $ 5 million .\natari announced it had entered into a license agreement with google , inc . , allowing it to use\nhasbro , inc . acquires atari corporation ( from jts corp . ) , microprose , and tiger elect\non january 21 , 2013 , atari , inc . , atari interactive , inc . , humongous , inc . and california us holdings , inc . ( collectively , the\ncompanies\n) filed petitions for relief under chapter 11 of the united states bankruptcy code in the united states bankruptcy court for the southern district of new york .\nnow consider atari . the atari that\u2019s making the ataribox has almost nothing to do with the company whose name it goes by . the three atari companies , which all filed for bankruptcy in january 2013 , re - emerged one year later under the stewardship of french financial consultant fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric chesnais . as of march 2014 , atari had ten employees . atari interactive , the company making this console , is a wholly - owned subsidiary of atari , sa . a french holding company headquartered in paris , which also owns atari , inc .\non may 7 , 2003 , infogrames had its majority - owned , but discrete us subsidiary infogrames na officially renamed atari , inc . , renamed its european operations to atari europe but kept the original name of the main company infogrames entertainment .\nkathy butters , previously of psygnosis ( subsidiary of sony ) , joined atari interactive as vp intellectual property , business development & affairs group .\nhasbro interactive , inc . , a subsidiary of hasbro , inc . announced that a subsidiary had acquired copyrights , trademarks , patents and other intellectual property assets of the atari division of jts corporation . the atari properties and assets included over 75 game properties including the titles centipede , missile command , pong , breakout and tempest . hasbro interactive planned to release its first atari title in the fall with centipede for both the pc and sony playstation game console .\ninfogrames completes atari inc acquisition / / news . gamesindustry . biz . retrieved on 2009 - 11 - 02\nthe offer would make infogrames sole owner of atari inc . , thus making it a privately held company .\nis a public company that , as of 2007 , has as majority stockholder the company california u . s . holdings , inc . , a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa .\nalso video game developer , marketer , and distributor . subsidiary and publishing label of take - two interactive .\natarigameconsole . needs your help with \u201c atari , inc . : atari to make a new game console \u201d . join atarigameconsole and 15 supporters today .\natari , inc . didn ' t begin its life as atari , but rather gt interactive . it was then named infogrames , inc . in 1999 thanks to a company stake increase , and finally , was renamed to atari , inc . in 2003 once infogrames was able to acquire the rights to use the atari name . while you ' re going to be seeing the name\npong\nthrown around a lot when reading about this bankruptcy , atari , inc . had absolutely nothing to do with atari until 2001 .\nan earnings press release on july 24 , 2009 also provided clarification regarding the ensuing name change that was initially announced some two months prior , rebranding themselves as atari , sa from infogrames , sa . furthermore , this release also stated their intentions of henceforth utilizing the much more recognizable ' atari group ' moniker with all atari - related brands and similar such subsidiaries already under their control .\nhasbro interactive was an american video game production and publishing subsidiary of hasbro , the large game and toy company .\n, title by atari interactive , developed by code mystics , on play atari .\nthe company that currently bears the name atari inc . was founded in 1993 under the name gt interactive . iesa acquired a 62 % controlling interest in gt interactive in 1999 , and proceeded to rename it infogrames , inc . after iesa ' s acquirement of hasbro interactive and its related atari properties in 2001 , infogrames , inc . intermittently published atari branded titles for infogrames interactive . in 2003 , infogrames inc . licensed the atari name and logo from atari interactive and changed its name to atari inc . currently , atari inc . develops , publishes and distributes games for all major video game consoles , as well as for the personal computer , and is currently one of the largest third - party publishers of video games in the united states .\nsample contracts - agreement and plan of reorganization - atari corp . and jt storage inc . - competitive intelligence for investors\ninfogrames entertainment s . a . and atari , inc . announce agreement to merge : financial news - yahoo ! finance\n, this network also handles the distribution for atari , inc . ' s affiliate labels , which include such companies as\nis a public company that , as of 2007 , had , as a majority stockholder , the company california u . s . holdings , inc . , a wholly owned subsidiary of iesa .\naugust 17 : atari filed a lawsuit against nestle sa et al in u . s . district court , accusing nestle of copyright and trademark infringement and unfair competition by using without permission the classic 1970s video game\nbreakout\nin a new marketing campaign for its kit kat chocolate - covered wafers . atari was seeking three times nestle ' s profit from the alleged infringement , plus triple and punitive damages . nestle sa , nestle uk and nestle usa were named as defendants . see : atari interactive inc v nestle sa et al , u . s . district court , northern district of california , no . 17 - 04803 .\n, another game company that specialized in simulation games , to form microprose inc .\nthe company sells off its mac game business , macsoft , to destineer inc .\njanuary 22 : hyperware , inc . and quantum3d , inc . , announced the signing of license and distribution agreements making hyperware the worldwide exclusive distributor of ultracade .\non april 30 , 2008 , atari inc . announced its intentions to accept infogrames ' buyout offer and merge with infogrames .\n( ( ( atari interactive , inc . > overview ) ) ) . allgame . retrieved on 2009 - 11 - 02\nhiac xi corp . was established by hasbro , inc . for the purpose of acquiring the atari assets of jts corporation .\nthings got so convoluted that , at one point , the 2001 ps2 remake of spy hunter was developed by atari inc . subsidiary paradigm entertainment and published by midway games , which controlled the dying remnants of the original atari ' s arcade division . never mind that the original spy hunter had nothing whatsoever to do with atari .\nno . battlezone was in a separate auction from the classic atari ip and brand name ( which has not been auctioned yet ) as was math grand prix . and the title of this thread is a little misleading . the ip of the current atari ( atari sa / infogrames ) has been auctioned off , the newer titles and companies . not the atari brand name or original ( classic ) ip under atari inc . / atari interactive . that ' ll be happening yet .\ntrack the use of the atari brand ( licensed from atari interactive ) by infogrames on properties not themselves assigned to atari interactive .\n, owned by atari interactive and licensed by atari , to ship first quarter 2007 .\n, licensed by atari interactive . 92 games total . 72 titles by atari interactive :\n, licensed by atari interactive . 100 games total . 78 titles by atari interactive :\ninfogrames entertainment s . a . and atari , inc . announced that they had reached a definitive agreement to merge . through california u . s . holdings , inc . , infogrames entertainment s . a . would acquire the remaining outstanding equity interests of atari , inc . ( other than shares of common stock held by infogrames entertainment s . a . or its affiliates , which would be cancelled ) for us $ 1 . 68 per share , equivalent to a cash payment of approximately us $ 11 million . through california u . s . holdings , inc . , infogrames entertainment s . a . was already controlling majority shareholder in atari , inc . , holding approximately 51 . 4 % . following the merger , through california u . s . holdings , inc . , atari , inc . would become a wholly - owned subsidiary of infogrames entertainment s . a .\natari interactive is a name used by several separate groups and corporations since the mid - 1990s . in 1996 , it was the name of atari corporation ' s pc publishing division , bringing games like the atari jaguar ' s tempest 2000 to the pc platform . from 1998 to 2001 , atari interactive , inc . was the name of the corporate entity that held the atari properties purchased from jts by hasbro in 1998 , and functioned as the retro publishing subsidiary of hasbro interactive . it is currently the name of a wholly owned subsidiary of atari , sa ( formerly infogrames ) , who is the current owner of the atari brand and various other properties formerly belonging to hasbro interactive . it was formed in 2001 , when iesa acquired hasbro interactive and proceeded to rename it to infogrames interactive . in 2003 , iesa then changed the company name entirely to atari interactive , inc . as part of its worldwide reorganization to focus on use of the atari brand .\natari inc - 10 - kt \u2014 for 3 / 31 / 03 . sec info . retrieved on 2009 - 11 - 02\non april 30 , 2008 , atari inc . announced its intentions to accept infogrames ' buyout offer and to merge with infogrames .\nit also bought majority ownership of gt interactive in the late 90s ( gt itself had previously bought humongous ) , which it then forced to rename itself infogrames inc . , becoming the us subsidiary of infogrames . in 2003 it then forced it to rename itself atari inc . ( and ironically it was forced to license the name and properties from atari interactive ) . this is the company that everyone seems to be confusing with the original atari . in 2008 infogrames then bought the rest of the company , making it a wholly owned subsidiary as well .\nmicroprose inc / de quarterly report ( 10 - q ) item 1 . legal proceedings\nassumed the new subsidiary ' s $ 75 million bank debt and had invested $ 30 million at gt interactive by june 2000 .\ninfogrames purchased hasbro interactive from hasbro for $ 100 million . included in the sale were all rights to hasbro interactive ' s properties and subsidiaries including atari corporation - the original atari company - which was at that time owned by hasbro interactive . this gave infogrames exclusive rights to games franchises such as civilization and dungeons and dragons . hasbro interactive was later renamed infogrames interactive , inc . and atari corporation became atari interactive , inc . which was a subsidiary wholly owned by infogrames interactive , inc . at this time the atari brand was not being actively used to promote infogrames as a company or its various rights and properties .\natari inc . in new york , new york , u . s founded as gt interactive in 1993 , acquired in december 2001 .\natari inc . in new york , new york , u . s founded as gt interactive in 1993 , acquired in december 2001 .\natari , inc . reports receipt of non - binding offer from infogrames entertainment s . a . : financial news - yahoo ! finance\nin 1984 , the original atari inc . was split and the arcade division was turned into atari games inc . atari games received the rights to use the logo and brand name with appended text \u201cgames\u201d on arcade games , as well as rights to the original 1972\u20131984 arcade hardware properties . the atari consumer electronics division properties were in turn sold to tramel technology ltd . , which then renamed itself to atari corporation .\natari ( from a japanese verb meaning\nto hit the target\n) is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972 , currently by atari interactive , a subsidiary of the french publisher atari , sa ( asa ) . the original atari , inc . company which was founded in 1972 by nolan bushnell and ted dabney , was a pioneer in arcade games , home video game consoles , and home computers . the company ' s products , such as pong and the atari 2600 , helped define the electronic entertainment industry from the 1970s to the mid - 1980s . in 1983 the original atari , inc . was defunct , following the events of the famous video game burials of 1983 . this article is going to focus mostly on the original atari company founded in 1972 .\natari interactive is a name used by several separate groups and corporations since the mid - 1990s . in 1996 , it was the name of atari corporation ' s pc publishing division , bringing games like the atari jaguar ' s tempest 2000 to the pc platform . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] from 1998 to 2001 , atari interactive , inc . was the name of the corporate entity that held the atari properties purchased from jts by hasbro in 1998 , and functioned as the retro publishing subsidiary of hasbro interactive . [ 3 ] it is currently the name of a wholly owned subsidiary of atari , sa ( formerly infogrames ) , who is the current owner of the atari brand and various other properties formerly belonging to hasbro interactive . it was formed in 2001 , when iesa acquired hasbro interactive and proceeded to rename it to infogrames interactive . [ 4 ] in 2003 , iesa then changed the company name entirely to atari interactive , inc . as part of its worldwide reorganization to focus on use of the atari brand . [ 5 ]\non april 30 , 2008 , atari inc . announced its intentions to accept infogrames ' buyout offer and merge with infogrames . [ 42 ]\natari , inc . in new york , new york , u . s founded as gt interactive in 1993 , acquired in december 2001 .\nthrough our relationship with our majority stockholder , infogrames entertainment s . a . , a french corporation ( \u0093iesa\u0094 ) , listed on euronext , our products are distributed exclusively by iesa throughout europe , asia and other regions . similarly , we exclusively distribute iesa\u0092s products in the united states , canada and their territories and possessions . iesa owns approximately 59 % of us directly and through its wholly - owned subsidiary california u . s . holdings , inc . ( \u0093cush\u0094 ) and its majority - owned subsidiary atari interactive , inc . ( \u0093atari interactive\u0094 ) .\n, both by atari interactive , both developed by code mystics , to the atari arcade section ( online free play ) of atari . com .\njoined atari , including atari interactive , as cfo , replacing fabrice hamaide who departed the company .\nrights ( properties of atari interactive ) were sold by atari to uk studio rebellion interactive .\n. . . was coin - op . atari games is dead . long live atari games !\nagain same thing . battlezone had already been separated due to another previous project , hence not being a part of the main classic ip , which is all still under atari interactive / atari inc . . as i stated it ' s still only just the non\noriginal\natari properties and companies at this point , all the other stuff under the atari sa umbrella , which those two specific games had been moved under because of the above .\nin april 1985 , they released the first update to the 8 - bit computer line \u2014 the atari 65xe , the atari xe series . june 1985 saw the release of the atari 130xe , atari user groups received early sneak - preview samples of the new atari 520st\u2019s , and major retailer shipments hit store shelves in september 1985 of atari\u2019s new 32 - bit atari st computers . in 1986 , atari launched two consoles designed under warner \u2014 the atari 2600jr and the atari 7800 console ( which saw limited release in 1984 ) . atari rebounded .\ninfogrames entertainment sa acquires for a total investment of $ 135 million a controlling stake in major american publisher gt interactive software corp . , including its seven internal development studios .\natari ' s australian subsidiary also distributes games for konami of europe , codemasters uk , eidos interactive and sci . konami has an australian headquarters but this is for konami ' s gaming machines .\nalso at e3 , tiger electronics ( another subsidiary of hasbro ) introduced centipede , title by atari interactive , for the tiger urltoken ( handheld ) and the new tiger urltoken pocket pro handheld .\nin 1996 , atari corporation reverse merged with disk drive manufacturer jt storage ( jts ) , [ 7 ] becoming a division within the company . in 1998 , hasbro interactive acquired all atari corporation related properties from jts , [ 8 ] creating a new subsidiary , atari interactive . [ 9 ]\nkristen keller , previously atari vp & general counsel , was promoted to atari svp & general counsel .\nkristen keller , previously atari svp & general counsel , was promoted to atari evp & general counsel .\nprior to 1976 , atari produced arcade games and home pong games . to raise capital for the production of a new cartridge gaming system , bushnell sold atari to warner communications . he was named chairman of the board . after disagreements over the direction the company should take , bushnell left atari in 1978 . there followed numerous re - structures , name changes and buy - outs , and atari is now a subsidiary of the french holding company atari sa , formerly known as infogrames entertainment . in 2010 , it was announced that bushnell would join the company\u2019s board of directors .\nin 2007 , interactive game group acquired the microprose brand from atari interactive inc , which filed for transfer of trademark protection on december 27 , 2007 .\ngroups . however , odak had plenty of the desired consumer marketing experience with such companies as armour - dial , jovan inc . , and atari .\n, the world ' s first arcade video game , for nutting associates . on june 27 , 1972 atari , inc . was incorporated and soon hired\natari interactive started as a subsidiary of hasbro interactive , after hasbro interactive acquired all atari corporation related properties from jts in 1998 . iesa in turn acquired hasbro interactive in 2001 , and proceeded to rename it to infogrames interactive . in 2003 , iesa then changed the company name entirely to atari interactive .\nthe name of gt interactive software corp . , majority owned by infogrames entertainment s . a . via california u . s . holdings , inc . , was changed to : infogrames , inc .\non april 11 , 1994 the software toolworks were acquired by london - based media group pearson , plc for a reported $ 500 million usd . peason ditched the software toolworks brand , grouping both companies under the name mindscape inc . with peason plc in charge , mindscape inc . acquired strategic simulations ( which operated as a subsidiary ) and micromagic .\n\u00a9 2018 relationship science llc . all rights reserved . certain information provided by factset research system inc .\nplayism part of active gaming media inc . , focuses on the localization and distribution of video games .\ninfogrames has announced that it has completed the deal to buy atari inc , the us - based publisher , in a deal worth around usd 11 million .\non march 6 , 2008 , infogrames made an offer to atari inc . to buy out all remaining public shares for a value of us $ 1 . 68 per share or us $ 11 million total . the offer would make infogrames sole owner of atari inc . , making it a privately held company .\nthe atari jaguar was a commercial failure and it discontinued in 1996 then atari stopped making game consoles and now we want atari to make a new game console .\nfrequently asked questions \u2014 atari australia . atari . com . au . retrieved on 2009 - 11 - 02\ninfogrames entertainment s . a . adopted the atari brand , licensed from atari interactive , for all operations .\n, developed by code mystics , on steam for windows , featuring 100 atari arcade and atari 2600 games .\nbought by warner bros . in 1976 , closed in 1984 , assets split between atari corporation and atari games\ninfogrames entertainment was an international french holding company headquartered in lyon , france . it was the owner of atari , inc . , headquartered in new york city , u . s . , atari interactive , and various other international companies branded using atari ' s name .\nirata acquisition corp . , an indirect , wholly owned subsidiary of infogrames entertainment s . a . , was merged with and into atari , inc . as a result of the merger , each share of atari , inc . common stock held at the close of business on october 8 ( other than treasury shares , any shares owned by infogrames entertainment s . a . or its affiliates and any shares as to which stockholders of atari , inc . had perfected rights under section 262 of the delaware general corporation law ) automatically converted into a right to receive a cash payment of $ 1 . 68 per share , without interest .\natari inc . received court approval of its plan to exit bankruptcy under the control of its french parent atari s . a . judge james peck of the u . s . bankruptcy court in manhattan , presiding .\nfor $ 135 million , and assumed the new subsidiary ' s $ 75 million bank debt . by june 2000 infogrames had invested another $ 30 million in\nthis deal was completed on september 14 , when hasbro bought 91 % of microprose ' s shares and announced that microprose had become a wholly owned subsidiary .\nmerger between infogrames , inc . and infogrames north america completes . nasdaq ticker changes from gtis to ifgm .\non march 6 , 2008 , infogrames made an offer to atari inc . to buy out all remaining public shares for a value of us $ 1 . 68 per share or us $ 11 million total . the offer would make infogrames sole owner of atari inc . , making it a privately held company . [ 41 ]\nand encompasses its north american operations . headquartered in new york city , atari , inc . employs approximately 150 employees across the u . s . currently one of the largest third - party publishers of interactive entertainment software in the united states . , atari , inc . develops , publishes and distributes games for all available platforms . infogrames entertainment once the majority shareholder in atari , inc , announced at the end of april 2008 to fully reacquire the company and bring to a closure a period of financial underperformance and making the atari group whole again .\natari inc ' s former management team of jim wilson , tim flynn and jeff reese will remain with the company to focus on growing the historically - troubled atari brand in north america under gardner ' s new vision .\natari s . a . announced the addition of nolan bushnell ( co - founder of the original atari inc . ) , and tom virden to the board of directors , replacing the departed david gardner and phil harrison .\natari announced the phase one re - launch of atari . com . the new atari arcade section of the web site would feature free official online versions of games by atari interactive , each developed by code mystics , including :\non october 9 , 2008 , infogrames completed its takeover of atari inc . with that acquisition the atari brand was re - united under infogrames . infogrames said that it planned to reduce administrative costs and to focus on online gaming . namco bandai buyout of atari europe and distribution partners\natari , inc . terminates its existing distribution agreements with infogrames enters into a new distribution agreement covering the distribution by atari , inc . of interactive entertainment software games produced or acquired by infogrames and its affiliates in north america . this new distribution agreement covers the distribution of infogrames ' products in north america for the next three years .\natari s . a . announced the withdrawal of their filing for bankruptcy protection . the bankruptcy proceedings for atari ' s us subsidiaries , including atari interactive , would proceed .\nby 1996 , a series of successful lawsuits had left atari with millions of dollars in the bank , but the failure of the lynx and jaguar left atari without a product to sell . tramiel and his family also wanted out of the business . the result was a rapid succession of changes in ownership . in july 1996 , atari merged with jts inc . , a short - lived maker of hard disk drives , to form jts corp . in 1998 , hasbro interactive acquired all atari corporation related properties from jts , creating a new subsidiary , atari interactive . infogrames entertainment bought hasbro interactive in 2001 and renamed it to infogrames interactive , and then to atari interactive in 2003 . after iesa\u2019s acquisition of hasbro interactive , infogrames , inc . intermittently published atari branded titles for infogrames interactive .\nthe atari 5200 supersystem , commonly known as the atari 5200 , is a home video game console that was introduced in 1982 by atari inc . as a higher - end complementary console for the popular atari 2600 . the 5200 was created to compete with the intellivision , but wound up more directly competing with the colecovision shortly after its release .\ndistributors ' insistence on exclusive distribution deals ; both atari and kee could market virtually the same game to different distributors , with each getting an\nexclusive\ndeal . though kee ' s relationship to atari was invented in 1974 , joe keenan ' s management of the subsidiary led to him being promoted president of atari that same year .\n, by and among infogrames entertainment s . a . , california u . s . holdings , inc . and\n, first union national bank , as administrative agent , and california u . s . holdings , inc . (\ns grand ice cream , inc . , its midwestern partner . by the end of 1992 , ben & jerry\n, which iesa also renamed to infogrames , inc . and acquired a 62 % controlling interest in by 1999 .\ngt interactive software corp . and scavenger inc . enter into a multi - title distribution agreement for several pc titles\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 onecle inc . no claim to contracts derived from securities filings . terms of service | privacy policy\ncorrect , those were home games . i don ' t see what the issue is , curt and i have never stated anything different . when atari inc . was split in ' 84 , atari corp . got the home rights to all atari inc . coin properties as well as any copyright and tm filings ( since most of those properties were used in the consumer market as well ) and atari games got the arcade rights as well as all patents .\n, both for playstation 2 , to ship within weeks under the newly reinvented atari brand , licensed from atari interactive .\nkristen keller , previously atari senior director , legal & business affairs , was promoted to atari vp & general counsel .\natari and pariplay announced the upcoming launch of the atari lotto online site , to open by the end of 2016 .\nin 1984 , the original atari inc . was split , and the arcade division was turned into atari games inc . . atari games received the rights to use the logo and brand name with appended text\ngames\non arcade games , as well as rights to the original 1972 - 1984 arcade hardware properties . the atari consumer electronics division properties were in turn sold to jack tramiel ' s tramel technology ltd . , which then renamed itself to atari corporation . in 1996 , atari corporation reverse merged with disk drive manufacturer jt storage ( jts ) , becoming a division within the company .\natari as a company does not exist . it was a long , drawn out demise , however . it began in 1976 , when atari , inc . was sold to warner communications . the atari you ' re all thinking of was always a wholly owned subsidiary of warner . in 1984 , atari as a company ceased to exist in its entirety . warner liquidated what it could , and sold the ip largely to jack tramiel - this included the trademarks and branding . warner retained the atari arcade machine business , naming it atari games . warner sold this to namco in 1985 . ataritel , where some of the home computer technology had ended up , was sold to mitsubishi . now undead , atari shambled along under tramiel as atari corporation , [ . . . ]\nstar raiders touch pad controller and game manual . back of manual : \u201catari , inc . , consumer division , 1195 borregas ave . , sunnyvale , ca 94086\u201d copyright 1980 .\nfor $ 135 million , and assumed the new subsidiary ' s $ 75 million bank debt . by june 2000 infogrames had invested another $ 30 million in gt interactive .\ns grand ice cream , inc . , its mid western partner . by the end of 1992 , ben & jerry\nunder current management , atari inc . has shifted its business from traditional retail games to digital games and licensing with an increased focus on developing mobile games based on some of atari ' s most iconic and enduring franchises . with these moves , the company has added new revenue models , including digital download and advertising . as a result , atari inc . has become a growth engine for atari s . a . , which in turn has reported consecutive annual profits in 2011 and 2012 .\ninfogrames entertainment sa ( iesa ) was an international french holding company headquartered in villeurbanne , lyon , france . it was the owner of atari , inc . , headquartered in new york city , u . s and atari europe . it was founded in 1983 by bruno bonnell and christophe sapet using the proceeds from an introductory computer book . through its subsidiaries , infogrames produced , published and distributed interactive games for all major video game consoles and computer game platforms .\nin 1973 , atari secretly spawned a competitor called kee games , headed by nolan\u2019s next door neighbor joe keenan , to circumvent pinball distributors\u2019 insistence on exclusive distribution deals ; both atari and kee could market virtually the same game to different distributors , each getting an \u201cexclusive\u201d deal . joe keenan\u2019s management of the subsidiary led to him being promoted president of atari that same year .\nin favor of first union national bank , as administrative agent , and california u . s . holdings , inc . (\nhasbro is a trademark of hasbro , inc . and is issued with permission . wizards of the coast and dragonshard are trademarks of wizards of the coast , inc . in the usa and other countries and is used with permission . 2006 wizards .\nat this point mindscape inc . had branches all over the world , and were one of the biggest video game publishers ."]}
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", "topic": 7}], "title": "grubhub", "paragraphs": ["grubhub holdings inc . the grubhub holdings inc . grubhub is an equal opportunity employer . portfolio of brands includes grubhub , seamless , menupages and allmenus . . .\nthe grubhub portfolio of brands includes grubhub , seamless , eat24 , allmenus and menupages .\nglassdoor has 128 grubhub reviews submitted anonymously by grubhub employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if grubhub is right for you .\ngrubhub ceo matt maloney sent an email speaking out against president - elect donald trump to grubhub employees .\ngrubhub is an equal opportunity employer . we\u2019re grubhub , the nation\u2019s leading online and mobile food ordering company . . . .\nabout grubhub grubhub is the nation ' s leading online and mobile food ordering company dedicated to connecting hungry diners with . . .\ngetting grubhub is awesome . and so is giving it ! check out these updates that make grubhub the gift that keeps on giving .\n. the grubhub portfolio of brands includes grubhub , seamless , allmenus , menupages , labite , restaurants on the run , diningin and delivered dish .\ngrubhub is an equal opportunity employer . we\u2019re grubhub , the nation\u2019s leading online and mobile food ordering company . about the opportunity . . . .\nthe company was formed last year via a merger of chicago - based grubhub and new york - based seamless , and was named grubhub seamless .\nwe\u2019re grubhub , the nation\u2019s leading online and mobile food ordering company . maintain a fun culture and environment in alignment with the grubhub values . . . .\n, grubhub ceo .\nwith grubhub delivery now in roughly 70 markets across the country and a significantly improved restaurant network , we enter 2017 well positioned to press our market leading advantage and give grubhub growth momentum for years to come .\ngrubhub seamless merger a boon for consumers who could never recall which was which .\ngrubhub delivery is offered in the following cities , and expanding all the time .\ngrubhub to buy yelp ' s eat24 for $ 287 . 5 million\ngrubhub priced its initial public offering of 7 . 4 million shares at $ 26 per share late thursday . grubhub raised nearly $ 200 million in the deal .\nthe comparably diversity score tracks how positively diverse employees rate their experience at grubhub .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at grubhub , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the grubhub company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at grubhub .\ngrubhub then went on to issue a statement as word of its ceo\u2019s comments spread .\nenter your email to stay up - to - date on the latest grubhub news .\ngrubhub says it has handled $ 200 million in delivery and pickup orders since 2004 .\nbecome a grubhub driver and deliver customers the food they love from their favorite restaurants .\nupdate 4 / 6 : a reader pointed out another aggressive scheme of grubhub seamless\u2019s .\nis your takeout worth $ 1 . 7 billion ? grubhub ' s ipo thinks so\nit\u2019s easy and free to get started . you only pay when grubhub sends you orders .\nask a question about working or interviewing at grubhub . our community is ready to answer .\nbarbara martin coppola , grubhub ' s cmo , has 17 years of global . . .\nin a statement posted by grubhub later thursday evening , maloney said his comments had been misconstrued .\nmission : grubhub is on a mission to place our diners favorite restaurants at their finger tips .\ngrubhub q1 daily average grubs up 35 % to 436 . 9k ; factset consensus 442 . 5k\ngrubhub ( grub ) matthew m . maloney on q1 2016 results - earnings call transcript\nsure enough , there ' s the seamless name under grubhub on the signs and marketing materials around the floor , and it ' s one of four names on the outside of the new york stock exchange . but grubhub looms large there , and the company ' s grubhub to the public now .\nonline food ordering service grubhub ( formerly grubhub seamless ) filed paperwork on friday for an initial public offering up to $ 100 million and released numbers showing its recent growth in users and revenue . in grubhub ' s s - 1 filing , the company touts a stellar 67 % revenue growth rate .\ngrub stock price - grubhub inc . stock quote ( u . s . : nyse ) - marketwatch\ngrubhub q1 active diners up 72 % to 15 . 1 mln ; factset consensus 15 . 1 mln\nthe grubhub co - founder then went on to blast the billionaire\u2019s \u201cdemeaning\u201d rhetoric towards minorities and other groups .\ngrubhub is our national brand , so most markets in the u . s . are under grubhub . seamless we ' ve really pulled back to manhattan ,\nmaloney says . that ' s a shift from immediately following the company ' s merger , which closed last august as the combined name grubhub seamless . grubhub quietly took the seamless off its corporate name in february , according to its regulatory s - 1 filing .\nwe\u2019re grubhub , the nation\u2019s leading online and mobile food ordering company . about the opportunity . . . .\nfor the fourth quarter , grubhub expects revenue in the range of $ 136 million to $ 138 million .\ngrubhub ' s portfolio of brands includes orderup , seamless , allmenus , menupages , restaurants on the run , diningin , delivered dish , eat24 and labite . diners who order through grubhub ' s website or mobile apps\u2014for\ngrubhub ceo matt maloney : if you agree with trump , resign - minneapolis / st . paul business journal\nto discuss the fourth quarter 2016 financial results . the webcast can be accessed on the grubhub investor relations website at\nspecial delivery : $ grub . watch @ grubhub ' s # nysebell & # nyseipo : urltoken # live urltoken\nearlier this month , grubhub announced changes to its board of directors , including the departure of warburg pincus managing director justin sadrian , who joined the board of food ordering and delivery company seamless before it was acquired by grubhub .\ngrubhub , which saw its growth slow and stock price plummet in 2015 , won\u2019t be immune from these challenges .\ni acknowledge and agree that i am the registered user of the mobile phone number and email address provided . in connection with my application with grubhub and if i am engaged to perform delivery services as a grubhub delivery partner , i hereby authorize grubhub , its affiliates , and its third - party service providers to contact me via voice , text and / or email using the contact information provided . \u200b i have read and understand the grubhub privacy policy .\nthe influx of competitors appears to be going after a key metric for grubhub : its ' active diners , ' which the company counts upon for the bulk of its revenue , since consumers are responsible for the orders from restaurants that pay fees to grubhub . next , active diners could be responsible for even more of grubhub ' s top line .\nsign up to track 21 nationally aired tv ad campaigns for grubhub . in the past 30 days , grubhub has had 1 , 735 airings and earned an airing rank of # 530 with a spend ranking of # 555 as compared to all other advertisers . competition for grubhub includes blue apron , home chef , hellofresh , eat24 , plated and the other brands in the restaurants : delivery services industry . you can connect with grubhub on facebook , twitter and youtube .\ncorrection , may 20 , 2013 : this blog post originally transposed the number of restaurants for which grubhub and seamless offer online ordering . grubhub offers it for more than 20 , 000 restaurants , seamless for more than 12 , 000 .\ni applied through a recruiter . i interviewed at grubhub ( chicago , il ( us ) ) in april 2017 .\ngrubhub q1 gross food sales up 39 % to $ 1 . 2 bln ; factset consensus $ 1 . 26 bln\nwhat ' s happening with these internet stocks ? - - grubhub , jd . com , limelight networks , and urltoken\ngrubhub shot to stardom by avoiding delivery at all costs - - now it ' s trying to do it right .\nupdate 2 - grubhub goes direct to diners after acquisitions\n, reuters . com , february 5 , 2015 .\nlast year , grubhub , an online restaurant ordering company , announced a pivot . instead of just sending your pad thai takeout request to restaurants , grubhub , the parent of seamless , was also going to start delivering your noodles . declaring delivery a \u201cstrategic priority , \u201d grubhub acquired three restaurant delivery services and began hiring independent contractors to work as couriers .\ncorrection ( mar . 14 ) : an earlier version of this post incorrectly stated that grubhub decided to enter the delivery business as its stock was plummeting . in fact , the stock began falling a few months after grubhub\u2019s delivery announcement .\ngrubhub is an application available for users of the android mobile operating system . think of grubhub as that top drawer in your kitchen where you keep all of the local restaurants ' menus . when you want to order takeout , grubhub is there . grubhub simply allows a person to locate local restaurants , browse their menus , place an order , and pay for the meal using credit card . within an allotted period of time , your takeout will arrive at your doorstep . urltoken\nin 2013 , grubhub and seamless merged . [ 6 ] the combined organization , grubhub seamless , went public in april 2014 and trades on the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) under the ticker symbol\ngrub\n. [ 7 ]\nhere ' s the full text of maloney ' s email to grubhub employees , sent midday wednesday , nov . 9 .\ngrubhub , which recently expanded its delivery service to atlanta , is available in 900 u . s . cities and london .\nsigns for grubhub and seamless are displayed on the door to a new york restaurant , friday , april 4 , 2014 .\ngrubhub stock fell 9 . 9 % last week 6 / 25 / 2018 5 : 46 : 00 pm - market realist\nlawson v . grubhub comes about a month after grubhub purchased food delivery service eat24 from yelp for $ 287 . 5 million . the trial begins tuesday , sept . 5 and will be overseen by u . s . magistrate judge jacqueline corley .\ngrubhub q1 revenue $ 232 . 6 mln vs . $ 156 . 1 mln ; factset consensus $ 229 . 2 mln\nis it time to invest in box inc . , ford , grubhub , coca - cola , or sherwin - williams ?\nthe game , initially a temporary , throw - away part of the grubhub app , drove a lot of incremental orders .\ngrubhub has launched a new rating system that will harness user feedback to create more complete reviews of restaurants and food delivery .\na seamless / grubhub spokesperson says they\u2019re well - aware of the website\u2019s issues and are \u201cworking quickly to resolve them . \u201d\nin may 2013 , grubhub and seamless announced that they were merging , with seamless representing 58 % of the equity and grubhub representing 42 % of the equity of the combined business ; the merger was finalized in early august 2013 . [ 32 ]\ngrubhub ceo matt maloney recently caused a stir over an email to employees expressing his opinions on the 2016 us presidential election .\nthrow another log in the fire and order delivery . because logging in to your grubhub account is now easier than ever . \u2022 use google login to create a grubhub account . you no longer need separate login credentials for grubhub . just login with a google account . easy peazy . \u2022 using a password manager ? grubhub now integrates with them so there\u2019s no need to enter your password every time . and if you\u2019re feeling all warm and cozy with our app , please rate us in the app store .\ngrubhub co - founder matt maloney took his chicago food ordering service from scrappy startup to a public company worth $ 3 billion .\nyo my boyfriend just did the sexiest thing . . . . tossed me his credit card & said\nwe ordering grubhub\ngrubhub ( grub ) stock fell 9 . 9 % in the week ended june 22 to close at $ 106 . 98 .\nwelcome to the grubhub newsroom ! here you\u2019ll find a home for all of our company announcements and stories about grubhub and our portfolio of brands . it will also serve as useful resource for journalists who are looking to learn more about the company . our posts will offer unique insights on the industry , product releases and corporate news . for more grubhub content , please check out the crave .\ngrubhub , also an early snapchat adopter , has been putting out content on about a weekly basis since late 2013 . but grubhub uses snapchat a little differently than many of the folks on this list . rather than producing one - way content , grubhub focuses on building out an active community by sending out snapchat messages that require responses , like exclusive coupons , contests , giveaways , and promotional codes .\njust like the phone book , no - one is forcing restaurants to be on grubhub , eat24 or any of these other services .\nnot surprisingly , grubhub was forced to respond to the controversy . on thursday , maloney issued a statement that read , in part :\nrestaurants receive orders from grubhub through a facsimile or e - mail and confirmed orders by phone . though many restaurants on the company ' s platform use grubhub for restaurants , a web application that can be accessed from computers and mobile devices , as well as grubhub - provided tablets . grubhub for restaurants allows restaurants to electronically receive and display orders and provides operators to acknowledge receipt of the order , update the estimated completion time and status , specify driver pick - up times , monitor delivery status for delivery drivers in grubhub ' s network , update menu items and perform other administrative functions . grubhub for restaurants allows the company to monitor orders through the takeout process , including receipt , ready for pickup and on the way . the company offers the restaurants in its network a website design and hosting service through its template - driven technology , which provides the restaurants in the network with an online presence . grubhub processes the orders placed through these websites through its platforms .\nturner said he believes the email\u2019s impact on grubhub\u2019s stock will be minimal when the dust clears \u2014 and foresees minimal reaction from institutional investors .\nterms of the deal were not disclosed . neither delivered dish ' s team nor its operations will change immediately , a grubhub spokeswoman said .\nthe new grubhub seamless is a privately - held company that will have offices in chicago , new york , salt lake city and london .\norders placed through grubhub are expected to rise from $ 70 million this year to $ 150 million in 2011 , mr . maloney said .\ngrubhub stock opened at $ 40 a share , well above its ipo price of $ 26 , and dipped slightly in early trading friday .\ngrubhub has quickly become a popular dinner option for harried workers . these days , nearly 50 percent of orders are placed via mobile devices .\norder food you love , online or with the app . ( nyse : grub ) need help with an order ? @ grubhub _ care\ngrubhub , inc . operates as an online and mobile food - ordering company , which connects diners with local takeout restaurants . its online and mobile ordering platforms allow diners and corporate businesses to order directly from takeout restaurants in the united states and london . the company ' s brands include grubhub , seamless , menupages , and allmenus . grubhub was founded on august 8 , 2013 and is headquartered in chicago , il .\nthe menu businesses - - and grubhub owns two because each of its ordering brands had acquired one in 2011 - - will also remain .\nmaloney told fox news that\nalmost 20 percent\u201d of employees personally thanked him for the email . grubhub has approximately 1 , 400 employees .\non an earnings call with analysts wednesday morning , maloney also announced that grubhub has added subway , p . f . chang and little caesars as chain delivery partners . he said grubhub currently offers delivery for those chains in some markets , but did not know how many of the franchised locations would opt for the service . grubhub previously announced delivery partnerships with chains including panda express , california pizza kitchen and buca di beppo .\nfinally , if this deal is in fact a go , it\u2019s worth looking at this quote from grubhub co - founder and ceo matt maloney from back in 2011 . in it , he shares his opinion on grubhub\u2019s top competitor , a little company called seamless . he told betabeat :\nthe backlash was swift . on twitter , thousands tweeted with the hashtag # boycottgrubhub , and a website with a petition to \u201cdelete grubhub ! \u201d was launched at deletegrubhub . com . individuals also took to the app store , where they left negative reviews for the grubhub iphone app .\ngrubhub sees its acquisition of dotmenu , which runs the sites campusfood and allmenus , primarily as way to increase its stable of restaurants . with dotmenu\u2019s business folded into grubhub , the combined company will operate in 50 major cities , as well as many college towns . grubhub currently operates in 19 markets . the company plans to allow online ordering through dotmenu\u2019s restaurants , but it is unclear how soon . terms of the acquisition were not disclosed .\ngrubhub inc . is an online and mobile food ordering company . the company ' s platform assists diners in searching for local restaurant , tracking the order and re - order for convenience . it operates within the united states and the united kingdom . grubhub inc . is based in united states .\nadam dewitt serves as cfo of grubhub , a role he held prior to the merger with seamless north america llc . in addition to leading the company\u2019s financial operations , adam serves as president of grubhub and oversees customer service , hr and corporate development . during his tenure , grubhub\u2019s annual revenues have grown from $ 22 million to $ 683 million , and he led the company through one of the most successful initial public offerings of 2014 . before joining grubhub , adam held financial leadership roles at optionsxpress holdings , inc . and jpmorgan chase . adam holds a bachelor\u2019s degree in economics from dartmouth college .\nfor grubhub\u2019s own ray lin and his dad , what started as a dream to own their own restaurant has turned into a connection they\u2019ll share forever .\ngrubhub ( nyse : grub ) also beat earnings estimates by four cents , delivering 23 cents per share on $ 19 . 9 million in profit .\ngrubhub went public in april 2014 and trades on the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) under the ticker symbol\ngrub\n. [ 33 ]\nthat\u2019s a quote from one of the 15 local restaurateurs who agreed to talk anonymously about their experiences with the company . note : grubhub seamless also owns\nbut damage had already been done . on friday , shares of grubhub\u2019s stock fell by nearly 5 % , continuing a slide that began on thursday .\nfresh out the kitchen , it\u2019s the remix to the my grubhub tab . now you can find your past and present orders as well as your go - to restaurants , all in one easy spot . and if that after - party never went down , you can now see canceled scheduled orders in your order history too . still have a few more gifts to grab ? buy grubhub egift cards directly from the my grubhub tab . done and done .\nchicago - based grubhub and new york - based seamless , two powerhouses in the online and mobile food ordering business , said today they have completed their merger announced earlier this year . the newly - merged entity now will be known as grubhub seamless , so neither of the brand names will be going away .\ngrubhub is free for consumers . the company makes its money by charging restaurants a commission on orders and in return , the restaurants that pay appear higher in the search results . \u201crestaurants are doing well cooking food but they need some help in the technology space , \u201d said matt maloney , grubhub\u2019s chief executive .\ngrubhub , the parent of food delivery service seamless , has watched competitors like square and yelp snap up startups to bolster their presence in this budding business .\nseamless , the online - food - ordering service , is merging with grubhub , the other online - food - ordering service , the companies announced today .\nshares of internet stock grubhub ( grub ) rose 13 . 3 % in the week that ended on june 15 to close at $ 118 . 77 .\nin august 2017 , grubhub entered into an agreement to acquire eat24 from yelp for $ 287 . 5 million , subject to regulatory review . [ 17 ]\non monday morning , grubhub released a revised prospectus , revealing that the company would be offering 7 million shares at a price between $ 20 - 22 per share . grubhub hopes to raise just shy of $ 180 million through the offering , which would value the company at over $ 1 . 72 billion .\n\u201cmore new diners tried grubhub than ever before in the first quarter . we are seeing clear signs of success from a more diverse restaurant base , broader marketing reach , and continuous improvement of our product , \u201d said matt maloney , grubhub ceo . \u201cwe already had the most comprehensive takeout marketplace in the u . s . , and delivery has enabled our restaurant network to grow significantly in both breadth and depth , making grubhub the place to go for online takeout . \u201d\nrbc capital markets analyst rohit kulkarni calls that assumption\na big if\nand says wall street is skeptical grubhub has complete control over its cash burn in delivery . but maloney points to early signs of success . grubhub launched delivery in 50 markets in 2015 , and it ' s already grossing at a run rate of $ 200 million a year . growth in at least four of grubhub ' s ten - plus second - tier markets has accelerated after introducing delivery .\nfriday , nov . 11 , 10 a . m . : updated to reflect grubhub ' s app store rating and the company ' s current stock price .\nboth sites say they are seeing an increasing proportion of their business coming through smartphone apps . grubhub expects to be almost entirely a mobile service within five years .\nresponsibilities - manage the kitchen - prep food for service / catering / popup events - fulfill orders for delivery platforms like grubhub / ubereats - should . . .\njoining the ranks of grubhub and braintree , we now strive to build upon our foundation with a great expansion that will disrupt and redefine the medical . . .\nbut the company also makes ordering food fun with a tiny 10 - second game , yummy rummy , in which grubhub users can win prizes like free food .\nin an amended prospectus on tuesday , online food ordering website grubhub raised the price range for its initial public offering to $ 23 to $ 25 per share .\n. @ grubhub is about to lose customers by the tens of thousands . just deleted my app talked 15 of my employees to do the same . # boycottgrubhub\nfor its part , grubhub bought a pair of food delivery startups as it ramps up a plan to start delivering food that is ordered via its app in nearly a dozen cities , covering more than 3 , 000 restaurants . last week , the company bought massachusetts - based diningin and california - based restaurants on the run , giving grubhub a pair of offerings to fight off yelp and square . notably , while yelp shares rose today after its big deal announcement , grubhub ' s stock slumped .\nwe are committed to serving the best interests of our shareholders . you will find key shareholder information and financial reports available to help put grubhub\u2019s financial performance into perspective .\ngrubhub ( nyse : grub ) shares traded around $ 37 . 80 after noon . shares are still up about 60 percent for the year , including today\u2019s slide .\nwhen we announced we were keeping both the grubhub and seamless brands , the resounding response was ,\nwhy ?\ngrubhub was doing a really good job nationwide - - but seamless had incredible brand awareness in new york . it ' s like a religion there . by keeping both brands , we didn ' t have to spend money to promote seamless in markets outside of new york or to promote grubhub inside new york . we were able to optimize those marketing dollars and reinvest in our product .\nwith all that growth , grubhub has still maintained much of its company culture . employees have to be passionate about food , and most importantly , be in touch with its customers . grubhub is so devoted to this idea that every new employee has to spend the first two days at the company at a customer service desk answering phones .\naltogether , the new grubhub seamless will be able to connect customers with some 25 , 000 restaurants nationwide and in london , england . and it will be a very busy bigger company as a result of the merger . in the first half of 2013 , the combination of grubhub and seamless processed approximately 130 , 000 orders each day .\nmaloney thinks he can reach break - even on deliveries by later this year , while grubhub ' s pure marketplace side continues at its healthy 35 % adjusted ebitda margins . he ' s focused on restaurants that don ' t offer delivery of their own - - an acute problem outside of big markets like new york city and san francisco . adding selection will hopefully drive more customers to the grubhub app and encourage them to order more frequently - - 90 % of grubhub ' s orders are repeat diners .\nwhen you ' re hiring new people at the rate maloney and evans were , you fill up office space in a hurry . grubhub now has more than 200 employees .\nfor instance , grubhub works with a restaurant advisory board to figure out what restaurant owners really want , and figure out the best way to provide more value to them .\nthe ceo of food ordering company grubhub unleashed a political screed after the nov . 8 election and said that those who disagree with its anti - trump views should resign .\nwe process hundreds of thousands of orders\u2014for an unparalleled network of restaurants\u2014across the country each day . and from nyc to los angeles , seattle to atlanta , we\u2019re adding great new local businesses every day . as a driver , you\u2019ll be helping people get awesome meals from some of our best restaurants . grubhub is also partners with seamless , so if you become a grubhub driver , you may deliver food ordered on seamless as well . check out grubhub , and seamless , to get a taste of what we\u2019re about .\nas a restaurant investor , have found that paying to boost presence on grubhub is a great way to build up awareness and traffic ( delivery and in - store ) .\nvenmo is now on the grubhub app to make splitting the check less of a splitting headache . use venmo on your next order to avoid the hassle of collecting cash from your friends . we\u2019ve also made a few behind - the - scenes improvements and bug fixes . if these new updates hit the spot , please rate the grubhub app .\nmaloney should know his role . as grubhub\u2019s ceo , it is his job to ensure the fiscal success of his company . if maloney is unsure of his role , perhaps it is time the company\u2019s board of directors defined it for him . when it comes to grubhub , the only thing maloney\u2019s shareholders are interested in is his ability to maximize the company\u2019s profits by making sure customers are satisfied with grubhub\u2019s services . his main concern when at work should be making sure grubhub runs smoothly and that customers get their food delivered to them on time . while it is within his purview to dictate appropriate behavior in the office , it is inappropriate for him to frame it within a political framework .\nin september 2011 , grubhub secured $ 50 million in series e funding and acquired new york - based competitor dotmenu , the parent company of allmenus and campusfood . [ 24 ] in december 2015 , grubhub acquired delivered dish , a restaurant delivery service in seven markets across the pacific northwest and southwest , including denver , las vegas , san diego , portland , el paso and albuquerque . [ 25 ] labite , a los angeles - based restaurant delivery service , was acquired by grubhub in may 2016 . [ 26 ]\nonce grubhub seamless , the combined company is the result of a merger last year . it processes about 150 , 000 customer orders on a daily basis , and takes a cut , sometimes as high as 15 - 17 % , of each order made through its online restaurant menu directory . grubhub generated over $ 130 million in sales last year .\nin a follow - up press release posted to grubhub\u2019s website yesterday , maloney tried to clarify his position . \u201cgrubhub welcomes and accepts employees with all political beliefs , no matter who they voted for in this or any election . we do not discriminate on the basis of someone ' s principles , or political or other beliefs , \u201d maloney wrote .\naround 4 , 500 restaurants have teamed with grubhub so far . an additional 8 , 500 restaurants appear on the site , but users must call them rather than ordering online .\nthe barriers to entry in the food delivery business are low , meaning that other competitors could emerge , as well . already , uber is scaling up a competitor to grubhub .\nthe grubhub suit , while very similar in nature to the uber and doordash cases , is the first of these w - 2 versus 1099 cases to make it to trial .\neven if the \u201cdelivery success story\u201d isn\u2019t quite that , grubhub\u2019s best strategy may still be to stick it out and be the last man standing . it\u2019s already the most established player , and handling delivery allows it to capitalize on that advantage : it gives grubhub more control over the customer experience ( i . e . , the ability to ensure your takeout doesn\u2019t come with an exploded packet of ketchup ) . it also helps grubhub expand restaurant offerings , grow its \u201ctotal addressable market , \u201d and , in theory , increase customer retention .\nchicago - based grubhub was founded in 2004 by mike evans and matt maloney , looking for an alternative to paper menus . [ 18 ] two years later , in 2006 , maloney and evans won first place in the university of chicago booth school of business ' s edward l . kaplan new venture challenge with the business plan for grubhub . [ 19 ]\nthe new system , launched monday , will factor in specific feedback on order accuracy , food quality and accuracy of delivery time , said sudev balakrishnan , grubhub ' s . . .\ngrubhub ' s uk competitors are deliveroo , just eat , and hungryhouse . in the us , its competitors include ubereats , postmates , amazon restaurants and online restaurants . [ 37 ]\ngo work with seamless / grubhub at your restaurant 12 hours a day for a week and give them a call once or twice and then come back and make an intelligent comment .\nbut despite the growth , grubhub ' s profits have been declining . net income last year was $ 6 . 7 million , down from $ 15 . 2 million in 2011 .\nas a progressive , i ' m pretty upset with @ grubhub . that ' s not what we ' re about . no one should lose their job over politics . # boycottgrubhub\ngrubhub and seamless have been in a race to add more restaurants to their services , with each claiming an advantage . in new york city , for example , grubhub claims relationships with over 5 , 400 restaurants , significantly more than seamless . but fewer than half of those restaurants allow online ordering and instead show only a scanned version of the menu and a phone number .\nmany of our candidates come from amazon , uber , lyft , doordash , seamless , grubhub , postmates , etc ! join a world - class moving team with clutter . . . .\nthis is the most exciting time in this industry , maybe the biggest since the invention of delivery food ,\nsays maloney , grubhub ' s 40 - year - old ceo .\ngrubhub shares dropped nearly 13 percent by midday wednesday , despite the company beating analyst estimates on revenue and earnings per share with its third quarter results , announced before markets opened wednesday morning .\nfor grubhub it ' s also important to have fun . its office orders in lunch every week and has a party , and when it ' s nice out , workers have a barbecue .\ndelivery driver , fedex , ups , us postal service , grubhub , uber , lyft , driver , courier , warehouse , delivery service , minneapolis delivery , amazon delivery driver , . . .\nin june 2014 , grubhub began offering delivery for restaurants that don ' t operate their own delivery service . the company is now delivering in more than 50 markets across the u . s .\nthe delivery space is now crowded with companies\u2014doordash , postmates , and uber , to name a few . and a few months into 2016 , grubhub is doubling down on its delivery commitment . \u201ci share in the excitement of the delivery space , especially as it applies to restaurants and takeout food , \u201d grubhub ceo matt maloney said on the company\u2019s fourth - quarter conference call in february .\nmaloney described a \u201cdelivery success story\u201d in silicon valley as \u201cpushing the market to another level . \u201d last week , grubhub announced plans to handle delivery for buca di beppo , a national chain .\nfirst quarter 2017 financial results conference call grubhub will webcast a conference call today at 9 a . m . ct to discuss the first quarter 2017 financial results . the webcast can be accessed on the grubhub investor relations website at urltoken , along with the company\u2019s earnings press release and financial tables . a replay of the webcast will be available at the same website until may 11 , 2017 .\nwhen you order a bunch of food for yourself and your grubhub driver says \u201cyou guys have a good night\u201d . . . you know what my food and i will enjoy each other tonight thank you\nmeituan - dianping defies easy comparison to a like company in the u . s . , instead providing a range of services similar to those of yelp , groupon and grubhub in a single app .\ngrubhub as last year\u2019s christmas holidays kicked into gear , grubhub took to the streets of chicago , using snapchat spectacles to take viewers on a tour of a day in the life of a delivery man . the idea behind the effort was to \u201cshow you how we deliver joy at grubhub , \u201d according to the brand\u2019s blog . the behind - the - scenes peek included two regular deliveries , as well as a pitstop at engine 18 , where the brand delivered some doughnuts to firefighters . the delivery man then also went to millennium park , distributing warm coffee and sugar cookies to visitors there .\nthat said , grubhub won ' t be pushing the seamless brand in national advertising anymore , the combined company ' s chief tells forbes . it had already started to redistribute its marketing spend in 2013 , as the company increased the marketing budget for grubhub by $ 5 . 8 million and cut $ 900 , 000 in ad dollars for the seamless brand , according to its s - 1 .\nthat\u2019s insane ! has anyone seen this for another restaurant ? ( to be fair , it\u2019s not clear that grubhub paid google for a higher search ranking ; it\u2019s likely just better seo optimization . )\n[ the grubhub - seamless merger was officially announced by the companies this morning , confirming most of what we\u2019d been hearing in advance . for more details , read our follow up post here . ]\nput it in god ' s hands . overall , grubhub , like any other place of employment , has its pros and cons . notwithstanding the aforementioned above . realistically , though , if the cons outweighs the cons , then its time to shift elsewhere for better opportunities . grubhub summary : a cut throat , managerial environment full of nefarious people working for the cause . sadly disappointed i am .\ngrubhub ceo matt maloney is insisting that he was advocating for\ninclusion and tolerance\nwhen he told employees who agree with donald trump ' s rhetoric that\nyou have no place here .\nin its filing with the sec , grubhub revealed that it generated $ 137 million in revenue in 2013 , up 67 % from the previous year . unlike some other recent tech companies that have gone public , grubhub also posted a profit for the year of $ 6 . 7 million . however , one red flag for the company is that its profit has been on the decline in recent years .\nin a tweet that was later deleted , maloney added :\nto be clear , grubhub does not tolerate hate and we are proud of all our employees - even those who voted for trump .\nour rapid scaling in delivery combined with our substantial incremental margins helped grubhub post record profits in 2016 . adjusted ebitda grew 38 % for the year , with adjusted ebitda per order growing 14 % to\nhistorical daily stock prices for grubhub since 2014 adjusted for splits and dividends . open , high , low , close ( ohlc ) data as well as percentage changes for multiple date ranges . display 20 , 50 and 200 day moving averages and export charts as images to use in articles and blogs . the latest closing price for grubhub ( grub ) as of july 06 , 2018 is 108 . 30 .\nit\u2019s possible that this is a service grubhub offers to restaurants ( it\u2019ll set up a secondary website as long as orders to go it ) . i\u2019ll contact yaar and see what i can find out .\ngrubhub is hoping to capitalize on a hot market for tech ipos . with the notable exception of candy crush game maker urltoken , technology stocks have soared in their first day of trading in recent months .\njames cakmak , telsey advisory group analyst , shares his thoughts on the food delivery firm ' s public debut on the nyse . grubhub has a great business model and is already profitable , says cakmak .\non wednesday afternoon , matt maloney , a hillary clinton supporter , sent an email to grubhub employees , writing\ni absolutely reject the nationalist , anti - immigrant and hateful politics of donald trump .\nprospective ipo buyers should know that to arrive at its impressive growth figures grubhub ( the combined company ) compared apples to oranges . it boasts 2013 revenue of $ 137 . 1 million , which includes 12 months of sales generated on the seamless platform plus about 5 months of sales generated on the grubhub platform after the completion of the merger on august 8 , 2013 . the 2012 revenue figure of $ 82 . 1 million , by comparison , only includes seamless ' 2012 results . it doesn ' t include any sales at all from the grubhub platform in 2012 , making the 67 % growth rate effectively meaningless .\nbenchmark capital led the latest round of funding . previous investors also participated including origin ventures , leo capital and amicus capital . over the years , grubhub has raised a total of $ 14 . 1 million .\nmr . maloney said that grubhub would double the number of cities it serves by the end of next year to 26 . the company is available bigger cities like new york , los angeles and san francisco .\nmatt maloney and mike evans founded grubhub , an online restaurant delivery service , in chicago in 2004 . since then , they ' ve expanded into 300 cities , and raised $ 84 million in venture financing .\nin november 2007 , grubhub secured $ 1 . 1 million in series a funding ( led by amicus capital and origin ventures ) , which enabled market expansion into san francisco and new york . [ 20 ]\nin the email , maloney , a hillary clinton supporter , made it clear that many of trump ' s actions and statements on the campaign trail would not have been tolerated in grubhub ' s work environment .\ngrubhub , the chicago - based restaurant ordering and delivery company , announced monday it has acquired delivered dish , which is based in portland , ore . , and operates in several western u . s . cities .\nit was just another hungry late night at work , but matt maloney sensed an opportunity . in 2004 , he and co - worker mike evans launched grubhub , an online food - ordering service , in chicago . lately , business has been good . after making the inc . 500 in 2010 and 2011 , grubhub hit $ 137 million in revenue in 2013 . it also merged with competitor seamless ( another inc . 500 alum ) . in april , maloney , who is ceo of the combined company , led grubhub to a successful ipo . and , if he gets his way , no one will ever have to phone for a pizza again .\nmenupages was acquired by seamless in september 2011 . [ 10 ] allmenus was acquired by grubhub in september 2011 . [ 11 ] diningin , an online ordering and food delivery company based in brighton , massachusetts , was acquired by grubhub in february 2015 . diningin operates in boston , chicago , dallas , philadelphia , and the twin cities . [ 12 ] restaurants on the run , a corporate food delivery company based in aliso viejo , california , was acquired by grubhub in february 2015 , operating in orange county , san diego , inland empire , los angeles , san francisco , las vegas , seattle , houston , tulsa & chicago . [ 13 ]\nthe addition of delivered dish beefs up grubhub ' s presence in the western u . s . , where the smaller company works with hundreds of restaurants in seven markets including denver , san diego , portland and albuquerque .\ngrubhub has established itself as one of two leaders in the online food delivery market . since 2004 , it has handled over $ 200 million in delivery and pickup orders , according to the company . the service is free for users ; restaurants pay a commission to grubhub , which says it is already profitable . its web site had 173 , 000 unique visitors in june according to comscore , significantly more than its closest competitor , seamless .\nbehind every order are the chefs that use magic , passion and 700 - degree flames to make your food amazing . download the grubhub app and order from over 80 , 000 restaurants to your front door . show less\nyelp is selling eat24 to grubhub for $ 287 . 5m , and the stock is skyrocketing ( techcrunch ) two huge pieces of news today from yelp , the company that shows up first in your google search for a restaurant : first , grubhub is acquiring food delivery service eat24 from the company in a big partnership for $ 287 . 5 million ; second , the company reported its second - quarter earnings\u2026 and they look pretty good .\ngrubhub developed ways of connecting to customers emotionally outside of the app , and then in the app via simplicity , ease - of - use , and the ability to give feedback . all of those are absolutely key .\nit\u2019s unclear whether grubhub plans to replicate models developed by postmates , uber and others . even so , these models present their own liabilities in the form of potential regulation , unionization and other factors that may increase costs .\nthe company is facing a potentially expensive lawsuit by a software company in san diego that claims grubhub , along with several other food and technology companies , violated patents related to online order - synching technology and online menus .\nwith nearly 80 million shares post - offering , grubhub is valuing itself just shy of $ 2 billion at the maximum point of that range . at the midpoint of the ipo price range , the offering would raise about $ 170 million and value the company at just under $ 1 . 9 billion - - up from $ 1 . 7 billion last week , when grubhub set a range of $ 20 to $ 22 per share .\nthe chief executive of grubhub , an online and mobile food ordering company , learned a lesson last week after he sent out a companywide email that implied that employees should resign if they supported president - elect donald trump .\nthe critical question for grubhub is whether it would have been more efficient to partner with an existing set of regional food delivery services rather than operating its own proprietary network . if delivery is a commodity , a service defined only by price and availability , then the company would be better suited to maximize reach and reduce liability by leaving the operations to third parties . if not , then the move will help grubhub enter a potentially massive market .\nif that ' s still confusing to many traders and consumers alike , ceo matt maloney gets it .\noh man ,\nhe exhales as i retell the situation to him a minute later . but that ' s grubhub ' s decision and part of its strategy - - a portfolio approach that will put grubhub first but hold onto the company ' s three other brands , seamless and menu sites menupages and allmenus , for the foreseeable future .\namericans spend billions of dollars every year on food takeout , and we increasingly take to our computers and phones to place our orders . online food ordering service grubhub hopes to take advantage of that fact in its upcoming ipo .\ngrubhub ceo matt maloney \u21d2 is facing a firestorm after speaking out against president - elect donald trump in an email to employees wednesday , saying if employees don\u2019t agree with creating a culture of support and inclusiveness , they should resign .\non the apple app store friday morning , grubhub ' s current app version had a one - star rating . one - star reviews claimed republicans were \u201cnot wanted\u201d as customers of the service and accused the company of political discrimination .\ni for one welcome the merger , since i am quite sure that i have given my name , email , and credit card number to either seamless or grubhub at some point but frankly have no idea which one it was .\nwe ' re thrilled to announce that foodler has joined grubhub ! now you can order from all of your favorite foodler and restaurants on our app . you can\u2019t beat apples in the fall . apple pies , apple donuts and , of course , apple ios . check out these fresh features that will make your grubhub app for ios better than ever : more flexible preorder : change your order up to 4 hours before the scheduled delivery time streamlined order settings : switch between delivery and pickup as well as asap and preorder right on the restaurant menu page menu page refresh : browse through dishes even more easily with redesigned menu items think the grubhub app is sweet ? rate and review it today !\n\u201cgrubhub\u2019s growth on both sides of our network helped drive dags growth of 21 % and ebitda growth of 32 % compared to the prior year , \u201d said adam dewitt , grubhub cfo . \u201cwe generated significant operating leverage , in part due to our continued improvement in delivery efficiency . as a result , ebitda per order was up 10 % year over year to $ 1 . 46 , even while we invested aggressively in product and marketing to drive future growth . \u201d\nduring the 2016 holiday season , grubhub set out to\ndeliver joy\nby posting snapchat stories filmed from the perspective of a delivery person wearing snapchat spectacles . snapchat is all about authentic , behind - the - scenes looks at a brand , and most people don ' t think of the point - of - view of a delivery person when they think grubhub . this campaign gave the brand a more personable , human side while showcasing some cool new tech .\nin december 2015 , grubhub acquired delivered dish , a restaurant delivery service in seven markets across the pacific northwest and southwest , including denver , las vegas , san diego , portland , el paso , and albuquerque . [ 14 ] labite , one of the largest restaurant delivery services in the u . s . , was acquired by grubhub in may 2016 . [ 15 ] most of labite ' s volume comes from the greater los angeles area . [ 16 ]\nmaloney says grubhub is \u201cbest positioned to win the lion\u2019s share of the online food delivery market . \u201d and it does indeed have some key advantages : grubhub\u2019s network of restaurants is already extensively developed , topping 40 , 000 in 2015 . it also does huge volume , processing more than 240 , 000 \u201cdaily average grubs\u201d\u2014a funky metric for the average number of revenue - generating orders in a day\u2014during the fourth quarter . it handles delivery for about 8 % of that volume ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "safepeak", "paragraphs": ["in my previous review of safepeak new i covered the first 4 things i noticed in the new safepeak ( check out my article \u201csqlauthority news \u2013 safepeak releases a major update : safepeak version 2 . 1 for sql server performance acceleration\u201d ) :\nso we tested safepeak . after some problem during installation we encountered connection problems of safepeak to sql server that were not configuration related .\nhowever , while safepeak works well with sql server oltp apps , it does not play well with olap databases . you can still use safepeak , but you will need to specially configure clr objects with safepeak .\npinal has written several blog posts about the various features in safepeak . you can also read more about safepeak architecture on the vendor website .\nfor those who would like to learn more on safepeak architecture and how it works , i suggest to read this vendor\u2019s webpage : safepeak architecture .\nsafepeak develops a technology for acceleration and scale of database by automated dynamic caching .\nsafepeak improves a large microsoft crm dymamics deployment . 70 % cache hit ratio .\nwith the closure of scalebase inc ( 2015 ) , safepeak board of directors decided to close safepeak ' s operations and no longer support sales and provide technical support .\nin the new version , safepeak brought a new feature called \u201clogon trigger\u201d to solve the above challenge . by special click of a button safepeak can deploy a special server logon trigger ( with a clr object ) on your sql server that actually monitors all connections and informs safepeak on any connection that is coming not from safepeak . in safepeak dashboard there is an interface that allows to control which logins can be ignored based on login names and ips , while the rest will invoke cache cleanup of safepeak and actually locks safepeak cache until this connection will not be closed . important to note , that this does not interrupt any logins , only informs safepeak on such connection .\nhigh availability : safepeak cluster edition preserves data by offering high availability and instant failover from one safepeak instance to another if deployed in a two - node , hot - standby configuration .\n\u201csafepeak improved website response time by 380 % during load and 126 % on average . \u201d\noverall , i am very impressed with safepeak as a novel product . safepeak is a great acceleration solution for users who want immediate results for sites with performance , scalability and peak spikes challenges .\nthis website doesn ' t belong to safepeak technologies ltd , nor it is operated by it .\nsafepeak / dcf technologies develops a technology for acceleration and scale of database by automated dynamic caching .\nthe cache is also updated whenever the data becomes invalid \u2013 all database queries , not just the read queries , are routed through safepeak to sql server and safepeak analyzes t - sql queries for data - modification events and then refreshes the relevant cache items . since data modifications not seen by safepeak can effectively corrupt the cache , the new version of safepeak also contains a feature called logon trigger , which intimates safepeak about a direct connection to sql server and if needed , refresh the entire cache .\nif you have an application with many parts , many servers many possible locations that can actually update the database , or the sql server is accessible to many dbas or software engineers , each can access some database directly and do some changes without going thru safepeak \u2013 this can create a potential corruption of the data stored in safepeak cache . to make sure safepeak cache is correct it needs to get all updates to arrive to safepeak , and if a dba will access the database directly and do some changes , for example , then safepeak will simply not know about it and will not clean safepeak cache .\nsafepeak accelerates response time by 60 % the gamepulse data integration , analysis and reporting solution by eedar .\nsafepeak improves sharepoint 2007 infrastracture scalabilitity by more than 150 % : a benchmark by a large telco .\nmamram graduate with over 15 years experience in managing and developing software . precise , symantec , safepeak and\nsince then i had a chance to play with safepeak some more and here is what i found .\nability to grant permissions to someone without changing its configuration and only use safepeak as performance analysis tool .\nsafepeak brings micro - second response time applications and websites working on sql server 2005 , 2008 , 2012 .\nin 2013 safepeak partnered with aws to enable amazon web services customers to scale and accelerate sql server databases . in 2015 safepeak partnered with microsoft azure to enable azure cloud customers to scale and accelerate sql server based cloud applications .\nsafepeak for sql server provides dbas with plug and play result - set caching that significantly improves response time and performance of sql server queries . this demo provides an overview of the safepeak environment . additional information can be found at urltoken\nsafepeak technologies , formally dcf technologies ltd . develops software safepeak dynamic caching , a smart and automated distributed proxy cache between application servers and database servers to accelerate data access and retrieval , with no need to change existing databases or applications .\nsafepeak is a caching proxy that resides between the application and the database . it is unique in the way it requires neither code changes nor database changes . the only change required is routing the application through safepeak instead of the database .\nfrom this point safepeak is in auto - pilot , learns the traffic patterns and does caching of whatever is possible .\n3 ) very easily \u2013 for each of your sql instances you create an instance on safepeak ( not real sql instance , but a instance that points to your sql server instance ) . if your sql server is a cluster , you simply place your cluster virtual ip ( vip ) to safepeak . then safepeak points always to your active sql server .\nto accelerate queryies response time safepeak caches the results of queries and returns a response in few microseconds speed . safepeak ensures data delivery and high availability for mission - critical sql server applications and safeguards against unpredictable traffic spikes and surges of usage .\ndisclaimer : safepeak no longer provides technical and sales support . the technology is free for use with no responsibility and liability .\nsafepeak requires that all traffic to the database will go via safepeak , so in real - time when an update arrives it learns it , and then cleans the cache from the effected cached results , based on understanding which tables will be updated .\nmamram graduate with years of experience in managing and developing software . precise , symantec , taboola , safepeak , revize and valooto\non the dashboard screen in safepeak you will be able to see those connections and then decide what to do with them .\nadaptability : safepeak is highly adaptable to meet a wide variety of different application and deployment needs . no changes are required in the application to deploy and integrate safepeak . further , it provides powerful schema mapping and in - depth database usage analytics information .\nextreme speed : safepeak relies on patent - pending in - memory caching technology to achieve throughput of tens of thousands of transactions per second with response times measured in microseconds . extreme speed is further achieved because safepeak brings performance - critical data closer to the application .\nthe stats are being updated every 15 minutes and safepeak dashboard allows going back in time and investigating what happened within any time frame .\nthe application should be pointed ( via connection string or etc \\ hosts file or a change of dns record ) to the safepeak server instead of the database . if you have jobs running on sql server using the agent then you may need to define an \u201calias\u201d to the agent that will route all the jobs via safepeak ( but only if want safepeak to be aware on any updates they may perform ) .\nsafepeak just works ! one of the most complicated and smart , yet so simple , software commercial products in the it market .\nwebcast : sql server 2014 in - memory oltp and safepeak in - memory caching presented on : july 30 , 2014 . find out more about the two major in - memory technologies : the sql server 2014 in - memory oltp and safepeak in - memory caching . replay webcast\nthe safepeak product is especially designed for real life applicaitons , not just read - only . for example , microsoft crm dynamics , microsoft sharepoint \u2013 all are good examples for applications that do lots of reads and lots of writes ( but more read - intensive ) that benefit safepeak .\non transactional applications , there are many such repeatable queries and safepeak can reduce the overhead of executing them against the database over and over again .\nsafepeak can be installed in minutes to any existing application , including packaged and third - party applications , and fine - tuned in hours . safepeak automates dynamic caching of sql server databases , cutting the database response time to microseconds , all without requiring any changes to the application or database .\nvladi vexler is safepeak ' s founder , its ceo & president and the cto visionary behind safepeak products and strategy . vladi has extensive experience in building startups , designing complex software products and platforms and delivering them to the market in the big - data , cloud , enterprise and web arenas .\nthe data on the sql server is always up - to - date and the cache items that remain in safepeak memory are always up to date .\n2 ) sure . any application that works with sql server . sharepoint too . here is a case study what safepeak can do to your sharepoint :\nsafepeak technologies ltd . ( us ) developed a plug and play software solutions . the company was founded in 2007 and was headquartered westwood , ma .\nconfiguration of this feature in safepeak dashboard can be done here : settings - > sql instances management - > click on instance - > logon trigger tab .\nsafepeak sits between the application and the database , servers , so that all the database calls go through it . it stores the result sets returned by the database in ram , as is . when a recurring query or sp execution with the same parameters is passed through safepeak , it will reply from ram in a fraction of a millisecond instead of sending the query to the database . safepeak employs traffic analysis to identify queries that are repeatable and will benefit from caching .\ntesting out a trial version of safepeak for read intensive web application implemented using sql server as back end database . the only interaction between web application and database is through stored procedures . as of now , i do not see any decrease in database activity or safepeak using cached data to serve the data request . will keep you posted .\nsafepeak\u2019s team made sure to protect the application and database from potential glitches of software and hardware . basically , in single - mode installation the worst case of any failure the traffic will be sent directly to the database server . in cluster installation , safepeak second , the passive server takes over ( virtual ip ) and becomes the active one .\nwe very much appreciate the feedback and points that have been raised . i want to provide some additional information that could be useful in understanding and using safepeak more effectively .\ni also did a 5 minute video review of safepeak a couple of weeks ago where i saw some good results in my testing . you can find the video here :\nadding a database instance to safepeak requires mixed authentication on the database but again , it is simple and takes few seconds . from this point safepeak analyzes the schema and creates the relations , graph , a procedure that takes between seconds to an hour and is a one - time operation . once this is completed , you are good to go .\nwhile there are specific environments that will clearly benefit from safepeak , such as sql servers with high selectivity and read - intensive databases , it is designed for oltp applications . such environments that seem to get the most out of safepeak\u2019s acceleration are e - commerce , cloud and hosted apps , large sharepoint and crm dynamics implementations , erp & crm applications .\nthere is fine tuning that can be done to improve performance in relation to stored procedures that perform dynamic sql ( inform safepeak which objects are being accessed ) and the same operation is required for clr and encrypted objects . the application will continue to work without the configuration , but the effectiveness of safepeak decreases . basically within one hour the application will be accelerated .\ntesting safepeak at the moment . there are several things to manage during installation process ( framework not correctly installed , iis role not correctly installed ) before i could use the tool .\nas a customers , we use safepeak as a solution for our performance tool . we use it on our microsoft crm dynamics 4 use by 1000 call center people . safepeak give us 40 % - 70 % better performance for sql selects . the solution worth then other we test before . very easy to implement and very easy to test if it do the job\u2026 . and it do ! ! ! the team of safepeak are very helpful and can help a dba team to solve a lot of applications performance problems . use it , my recommendation .\nsafepeak is an automated dynamic caching software solution for sql server databases and applications to accelerate performance and to boost scalability . database queries and stored procedures are accelerated to micro - second levels .\nmassimo pezzini , vp at gartner : unique plug & play , automated nature of safepeak , enables immediate improvement in application performance . a key differentiator vis - \u05d0 - vis existing solutions .\nwe are always looking for ways to improve the user experience and performance for our customers and welcome all to try safepeak . please send us questions , ideas and comments to info @ urltoken\nsafepeak is a plug - and - play software solution for increasing the scalability and acceleration of performance , especially at peaks of usage , for mission - critical applications and sql server databases .\nsafepeak\u2019s solution to the performance problem is to store the result sets returned by the database in ram , as is . when a recurring query or sp execution with the same parameters is passed through safepeak , it will reply from ram in a fraction of a millisecond instead of sending the query to the database , thus significantly reducing resources from the database server and the database storage .\n1 ) the price depends on your environment , number of databases , instances and if you need safepeak single or cluster installation . options for monthly subscription and a permanent license both are available .\nsafepeak is a great sql server performance acceleration solution for users who want immediate results for sites with performance , scalability and peak spikes challenges . especially if your apps are packaged or 3 rd party , since no code changes are done . safepeak can significantly increase response times , by reducing network roundtrip to the database , decreasing cpu resource usage , eliminating i / o and storage access .\nin order to achieve this behavior , safepeak reads and analyzes the tds protocol ( the protocol between the application and the sql server ) , making it transparent to any application working with sql server .\nsafepeak technologies ltd , originally named as dcf technologies ltd , is a big - data software company founded in 2007 in israel by vladi vexler , who served as company ceo , president and cto .\nsafepeak technologies partnered with many value added distributors and technology partners from usa ( such as amazon web - services , microsoft azure , cogito na and others ) , israel ( ness , valinor ) , europe and hong - kong .\nindex constantly checks hot and trending companies for their latest activity . we haven ' t gotten to this company yet , but if you follow it you ' ll be the the first to know when safepeak technologies makes some noise .\nit is simple , plug - and - play , and easily integrates into the current architecture . if you have an important sql server website or enterprise application whose performance affects company sales and productivity \u2013 then it is definitely worth giving safepeak a try .\nsafepeak installation is quick and simple , and is completed in few minutes . it requires a different server than the database with windows 2008 64bit or windows 2008r2 ( vmware , microsoft hyper - v or any cloud virtual instance / server are supported as well ) .\nsafepeak self - learning technology analyses the db schemas , detects sql patterns and activates\ndynamic caching\n( patent pending ) , storing queries results in ram , while maintaining 100 % data integrity by identification and application of data changes ( dml / ddl ) in real - time .\nsafepeak is a plug - and - play dynamic database caching solution , designed to improve data access performance for applications built on sql server . it offloads the read queries and stored procedures which perform \u201cselect\u201d by dynamically caching in - memory result sets , thereby reducing read response time and overall database load .\nted spence , cio at eedar : caching is essential for a product with significant data volume and numerous queries . instead of to building our own caching strategy , safepeak offered us a perfect match : an \u201cout - of - the - box\u201d solution , that instantly improved our response time by 60 % !\nsafepeak ' s sql server acceleration solution reduces database load by 60 % to 90 % and increases overall throughput by over 100 % . it accelerates custom and third - party document management , crm , erp , and other enterprise applications , as well as ecommerce , public and private cloud applications , and web servers .\nsafepeak solution is hosted either within your cloud servers , hosted servers or your enterprise servers , as part of the application architecture . connection of the application is done via change of connection strings or adding reroute line in the c : \\ windows \\ system32 \\ drivers \\ etc \\ hosts file on all application servers .\nsafepeak enhances scalability by offloading the read (\nselect\n) queries , and stored procedures which perform\nselect\nof information , from operational databases , significantly increasing database capacity for handling transactional queries and updates . sql server load is cut by x4 - x10 times , freeing resources for transactions that actually perform data changes . overall database throughput is increased , transaction efficiency is enhanced , scalability is achieved , while leveraging existing hardware and software . it is especially appropriate for internet applications that experience unpredictable and varying peaks of usage . in addition , safepeak helps to ensure real - time performance and high availability for traditional businesses running oltp applications .\ngiven how important performance is these days among sql server critical applications , i was excited to look into a new product by safepeak technologies that aims to immediately resolve , in a plug - and - play way , the performance , scalability and peaks challenges of sql server applications on the cloud , hosting servers and enterprise data centers .\nthe idea behind safepeak is that simple \u2013 repeatable queries should not be executed against the database , the result sets can be stored in ram and can be returned immediately , in fractions of a millisecond , without the need to validate the syntax , calculate the execution plan , read io blocks from the disk and perform data aggregation .\nsafepeak itself is not flexible / dynamic enough for our needs ( big - size online shop ) . you can not directly configure which sql statements to cache . default is to cache all possible patterns and you have to disable caching for specified patterns or tables . in an database with dozens of tables and much more statements this is nearly impossible to handle .\na : mark : other than file system and os ? hmm\u2026 let\u2019s see : pci - based cards that cache block - device level cache , e . g . emc vfcache , sandisk fusion - io , netapp flash cache . native network protocols ( cifs and nfs ) caches . local database caching , e . g . , safepeak , timesten , windows azure caching .\nautomated dynamic caching : safepeak automatically accelerates applications , working with sql server databases , by dynamically caching in - memory results of frequently accessed and performance critical data . the cached data is dynamically changing in real - time on arrival of updates / inserts / delets ( dml , ddl ) commands and stored procedures \u2013 while keeping the cached data 100 % reliable and up to date .\nwe started setting up a test environment for safepeak but ended up abandoning the effort due to the way the engine handles dynamic sql . there\u2019s a lot of configuration overhead for any handling of dynamic sql and a lot of wholesale dumping of tables from the cache . you also have to route all jobs , ssis packages , etc through it \u2014 anything that modifies data . for a very specialized sort of environment , though , it looks promising . i\u2019d like to have gotten further with it .\nsafepeak solved this complicated challenge with patent - pending algorithms with three parts : 1 ) automatic analysis algorithm of the database schema and creation of a relations , graph between all the objects in the database : tables , views , triggers , functions , stored procedures , etc . ; 2 ) a self - adaptive algorithm that studies the application traffic , creates patterns of queries and understands their dependant objects ; 3 ) real - time analysis of the tds and the t - sql queries upon arrival of data modification event , and then flushing or refreshing in real - time the relevant cache items results .\nsign up for a free crunchbase account to follow and track organizations you care about .\nterms of service | privacy policy | \u00a9 2018 crunchbase inc . all rights reserved .\ndescriptive keyword for an organization ( e . g . saas , android , cloud computing , medical device )\nlast funding round type ( e . g . series a , seed , private equity )\ntransaction name : auto - generated name of transaction ( e . g . angel - uber )\namazon ec2 running microsoft windows server is a fast and dependable environment for deploying applications using the microsoft web platform . amazon ec2 enables you to run any compatible windows - based solution on aws ' high - performance , reliable , cost - effective , cloud computing platform . common windows use cases include enterprise windows - based application hosting , website and web - service hosting , data processing , media transcoding , distributed testing , asp . net application hosting , and any other application requiring windows software .\naccelerates most sql server applications ( cutom or 3rd - party ) : websites , saas app , social network , crm , or other critical applications ( dynamics , sharepoint ) with performance issues .\ndelivers microsecond query speed by dynamically serving result - sets from in - memory cache .\nreduces database load by 50 - 90 % and increase overall availability and scalability .\namazon web services ( aws ) is a dynamic , growing business unit within amazon . com . we are currently hiring software development engineers , product managers , account managers , solutions architects , support engineers , system engineers , designers and more . visit our careers page or our developer - specific careers page to learn more .\n, amazon web services , inc . or its affiliates . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nautomated result set dynamic caching technology brings performance , speed , scalability and throughput of in - memory databases to any existing and 3rd party applications and websites working on sql server 2000 , 2005 , 2008 , and 2012 .\nthe information provided here will be kept private and will not be shared , sold or rented to anyone . all fields are mandatory .\nwhile most sql server shops ask me about performance monitoring and alert solutions , to allow them to identify and analyze performance bottlenecks , this unique product actually can resolve them and increase performance in dramatic ways .\nthe benefits of such a solution are obvious : quick integration , immediate roi , no complex projects and most importantly , minimal downtime for production systems .\nas far as i know , this is the only true plug & play caching solution available on the market today and it can provide instant acceleration to any cloud , hosted or business sql server application .\nthe main challenge with database caching is to understand in real time when data is no longer valid and should be evicted from the cache . data can become obsolete for numerous reasons : dml , ddl , executing complex stored procedures , triggers etc .\nthe nice , easy browser - based gui allows both product management and also provides tools for performance bottlenecks identifications and analysis .\nthe product provides a structured way to see performance information starting with the instance level all the way through the query execution .\non each level the product shows the amount read and records the average response time , the cached response time .\noption 1 will also work but will not give result in decimals so option 2 is the right answer .\nafter that i noticed that evaluation on a minimal traffic test system is not very significant . so i have to run a test in hight traffic production enviroment .\nthe opposite way to enable all patterns and / or tables to be cacheable and a more dynamic pr configurable way to define when cache expires and on what exact updates cache expires would be much more practicable for our needs .\nwe have customers with very complex database schemas and large databases using applications like sharepoint 2007 , microsoft dynamics crm and nav which have hundreds and even thousands of tables , views , procedures and queries .\nwith many systems very little configuration is required ( like dynamics crm and nav ) , while applications that have many procedures with dynamic sql or clr objects can take several hours to fine tune , requiring around 3 - 6 minutes of configuration per each active dynamic / clr procedure .\nyou can choose to automatically ( default ) activate cache to all \u201ccacheable patterns\u201d or to start with no patterns automatic activation and then activate them manually . this is done in the settings - > sql instances management - > instance name - > instance configuration \u2013 > \u201cautomatically apply patterns\u201d checkbox .\nin the cache management module you can find the objects you are interested in by filtering , using search free text and re - ordering results . by default the most active objects are always shown on the top ( tables on the tables screen , sql patterns on the patterns screen etc . ) . you can re - order things differently by clicking any column name .\nin tables screen you can easily find and \u201ccheck\u201d the tables you are interested in , and then click \u201cshow patterns\u201d . this will show you only sql patterns that access those tables .\nyou can also enter free text and click \u201csearch\u201d and then see only objects that match your criteria .\nfor each sql query , you have the ability to configure its cache timeout and schedule cache cleanup at certain hours .\nfor each pattern the system automatically identified its \u201cdependencies\u201d : the tables and views it reads from . the cache item will be cleaned from memory on the arrival of an update command to one of those tables . this is how data reliability is achieved .\nyou have the option to change this default behavior by removing one of the dependent objects . this allows you to have items in cache for a specifically defined time even if the data behind it is already obsolete .\n1 ) the cost of the product . 2 ) does this product only work with sql server or does it also help sharepoint ? 3 ) we have clustered environment , how does this product fit into it ?\nlooking forward to answer of these queries and may be other have similar questions .\nplease , ping me an email to alexs @ urltoken to get more details .\nthanks for your answer , i will pass this info to sr . dba \u2013 david m .\ni sent you email regarding that replication error issue , which you were facing and i am awaiting your response on the same .\ni found it simple to install and configure and got great reductions in page load times and database resource consumption with very little effort .\nnice video . i like it is in high quality . the best part was sql tuna \u2013 that product looked very interesting .\nhere is my quick question to you \u2013 1 ) am i correct that this application uses cacheing mechanism ? 2 ) if yes , what happens if underlying data changes ? \u2013 i know the answer will be well \u2013 the product will adopt and clear cache for the same . 3 ) if data is changing too much \u2013 this product will be continuous busy just maintaining itself and will be additional load on system . my perosonal opinion is that this product should be good for only read only workload \u2013 am i correct sir ?\nthe product uses a patent pending mechanism for caching results of queires in memory . the queries can be complicated reports , it can be stored procedures and it can be small but very frequently asked queries . even client cursors can be cached too .\nthanks for the question . i will try to get back to you soon .\nbtw , i am not sure about my next mumbai trip but trust me it will be there .\nthe images are too small \u2013 i like the video in earlier comment but why that video is not in the blog post .\npinal dave is a sql server performance tuning expert and an independent consultant . he has authored 11 sql server database books , 21 pluralsight courses and has written over 4000 articles on the database technology on his blog at a https : / / blog . sqlauthority . com . along with 16 + years of hands on experience he holds a masters of science degree and a number of database certifications .\npinal is also a crossfit level 1 trainer ( cf - l1 ) and crossfit level 2 trainer ( cf - l2 ) .\nwhen adding a new technology like a service mesh into your production stack , be mindful of the impact this will have on you and your colleagues . be clear about what problem you are solving , and define appropriate acceptance criteria . run experiments that attempt to show how a service mesh can make life better for the various stakeholders .\nmichael slinn discusses smart contracts , what they are , various implementations , how they can learn , and use cases .\nthe book book fluid : how culture , hidden opportunities , and flatter structures lead to profitable innovation explores how to create a culture of change in companies . najeeb khan shows how fluid companies can act with higher speed and experiment to innovate , and how to transform towards a flat structure that allows everyone to test and validate ideas .\nor login to post comments . but there ' s so much more behind being registered .\nthanks pinal and infoq for bringing this nice post together . safepeek indeed looks very promising . java67\njoin a community of over 250 k senior developers by signing up for our newsletter . if you are based in the eea , please contact us so we can provide you with the protections afforded to you under eea protection laws .\nurltoken and all content copyright \u00a9 2006 - 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data startup ) where he headed the technology and product marketing .\nformer idf pilot , president of precise , ceo of attunity , svp veritas and chairman of softlib and brightinfo .\na seasoned serial entrepreneur with years high - technology leadership in telecommunications , storage , e - commerce , and clean energy . co - founded and served as ceo / executive chairman for actelis networks ; superfish ; adyounet ; and leyden energy . prior to founding actelis , mr . barlev was head of the r & d organization at teledata ( acquired by adc in 1998 ) .\nthe winner of best story and winner of ipad 2 is : jason brimhall ( usa ) with a story about a proc with a fair amount of business logic and performance problems both in the sql , the network and io .\nthe random 3 participants won the second prize of $ 100 gift card on urltoken are : michael corey ( usa ) , hakim ali ( usa ) and alex bernal ( usa ) .\n5 participants won a printed copy of a book of mine ( book reviews of sql wait stats joes 2 pros : sql performance tuning techniques using wait statistics , types & queues ) are : patrick kansa ( usa ) , wagner bianchi ( usa ) , riyas . v . k ( india ) , farzana patwa ( usa ) and wagner crivelini ( brazil ) .\ni recently started working on an issue where performance has been going down couple of times a day during peak hours . there are around 400 + tables in database , out of which 8 are most important tables . all of these 8 tables has around 60 indexes on them each ( rounding up here . . ) . out of these 60 indexes - 20 indexes have 0 reads ( seeks + scans + lookups ) - around 10 indexes have less than 100 reads . the writes on these indexes are 1 . 5 + million ( user _ updates ) . these numbers can be used since sql server has been running for 230 days . what has happened here is the developers had been running profiles to capture workloads and using dta to create indexes , which has led to many * useless * indexes being created . moreover , all of these indexes are created on single column - exactly as suggested by dta . we dropped all the unnecessary indexes , ( after testing workloads and checking with vendor - this was the toughest part : ) ) and the issue which happened almost daily , is happening once a week ( still need more investigation . . . )\ndevelopment decided to add a table for performing validations . this table was to have a record for each record of our credit card transaction processing system . records could be archived after 3 days . we collected data . on day 3 the automated job kicked off to delete , based on date , and the process took 9 hours to complete and caused various issues . it wasn ' t until we fought the system for a few weeks and finally rearchitected the delete solution to generate a list of ids to be deleted , initially based on the composite primary key and secondarily based on the index of date , then deleted those that matched that list that we could perform the operation in minutes , rather than hours .\nrobert pearl , president and founder of pearl knowledge solutions , inc . , and a sql server mvp , has over 12 + years of experience as a senior dba / engineer and performance tuning expert . robert is a sql server community evangelist , has published several articles on sql server , maintains the pearlknows blog at ssc . com , and covers local nyc events .\nthe data is show now on all arriving queries , both read queries ( that can be cached ) , but also any types of updates like dmls , ddls , dcls , and even session settings queries .\nrelsci relationships are individuals aki ratner likely has professional access to . a relationship does not necessarily indicate a personal connection .\nformer chief executive officer at docor international management ( d . i . m . ) ltd .\nempower your business applications with industry - 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specific arrangements or communication protocols supporting networked applications in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network for distributed storage of data in a network , e . g . network file system [ nfs ] , transport mechanisms for storage area networks [ san ] or network attached storage [ nas ]\nnetwork - specific arrangements or communication protocols supporting networked applications for the provision of proxy services , e . g . intermediate processing or storage in the network\nnetwork - specific arrangements or communication protocols supporting networked applications for the provision of proxy services , e . g . intermediate processing or storage in the network for storing data temporarily at an intermediate stage , e . g . caching\ndistributed intermediate devices , i . e . intermediate device interaction with other intermediate devices on the same level\na distributed cache data system includes a cache adapter configured to reserve a designated portion of memory in at least one node in a networked cluster of machines as a contiguous space . the designated portion of memory forms a cache and the designated portion of memory includes data cells configured to store data . the cache adapter is configured to interface with the data and a distributed file system and the cache adapter is further configured to provide an interface for external clients to access the data . the cache adapter is configured to communicate to clients via a web server , and the cache adapter is further configured to direct data access requests to appropriate the data . a related process of distributing cache data is disclosed as well .\nthe present invention provides systems and methods for increased scalability and decreased latency of cloud computing using a cloud - based distributed persistence and cache data model , with a structured query language ( sql ) application interface .\nthis manual intervention is needed to overcome physical limits on the amount of data that can be stored within the physical boundaries of a single machine or an external data array . before the advent of the web 2 . 0 and its massive data scale , the above scenario could work forever as the computing power of a single machine with multicore computer processing units grew faster than the data growth of most organizations ; however , the data scale for current applications is growing exponentially on a daily basis , and the above premise does not hold true . the above shortcomings , in addition to extremely prohibitive license and support costs , make relational databases disadvantageous for present and future cloud based applications with a data scale that is in exabyte and zettabyte .\ncassandra provides a structured key - value store with eventual consistency . keys map to multiple values , which are grouped into column families . the column families are fixed when a cassandra database is created , but columns can be added to a family at any time . furthermore , columns are added only to specified keys , so different keys can have different numbers of columns in any given family .\nthe values from a column family for each key are stored together , making cassandra a hybrid between a column - oriented dbms and a row - oriented store .\napache couchdb , commonly referred to as couchdb , is a free open source document - oriented database written in the erlang programming language . it is a nosql product designed for local replication and to scale vertically along a wide range of devices . couchdb is supported by commercial enterprises couchone and cloudant .\nhypertable is an open source database inspired by publications on the design of google ' s bigtable . the project is based on the experience of engineers who were solving large - scale data - intensive tasks . hypertable runs on top of a distributed file system ( dfs ) such as the apache hadoop dfs , glusterfs , or the kosmos file system ( kfs ) . it is written almost entirely in c + + for performance .\ntokyo cabinet is a library of routines for managing a database . the database is a simple data file containing records , each a pair of a key and a value . every key and value are serial bytes with variable length . both binary data and character string can be used as a key and a value . there is neither the concept of data tables nor data types . records are organized in hash table , b + tree , or fixed - length array . tokyo cabinet was developed as the successor of gdbm and qdbm .\ndrizzle can be thought of as a counter - approach to the problems that key / value stores are meant to solve . drizzle began life as a spin - off of the mysql ( 6 . 0 ) relational database . over the last few months , its developers have removed a host of non - core features ( including views , triggers , prepared statements , stored procedures , query cache , acl , and a number of data types ) , with the aim of creating a leaner , simpler , faster database system . drizzle can still store relational data ; and the aim is to build a semi - relational database platform tailored to web - and cloud - based apps running on systems with 16 cores or more .\nthe biggest drawback of distributed key / value databases such as the foregoing for applications with complex object graphs is the latency in response time and the lack of functionality that one takes for granted in any off the shelf generic relational database . most if not all of the social networking applications today entail extremely complicated object graphs .\nbigtable is a compressed , high performance , and proprietary database system built on google file system , chubby lock service , sstable and a few other google programs ; it is currently not distributed or used outside of google , although google offers access to it as part of their google app engine .\nhbase is an open source , non - relational , distributed database modeled after google ' s bigtable and is written in java . it is developed as part of apache software foundation ' s hadoop project and runs on top of hadoop distributed file system , providing bigtable - like capabilities for hadoop . it provides a fault - tolerant way of storing large quantities of sparse data .\nall three mainstream approaches to interaction between structured data and applications ( along with cache ) have pros and cons . the present invention provides a solution for the new cloud based paradigm by presenting , in a single package , a datastore that is both fully functional relationally and fully distributable in a cloud .\nthe present invention provides systems and methods for increased scalability and decreased latency in the database tier for cloud computing . these include systems comprising a cache adapter capable of storing data in either a relational , or non - relational ( structured , or unstructured ) database format , wherein the cache adapter is in communication with a distributed file system on the backend of the data cache for data persistence and a client cache on the front end of the client database ( cache ) for data synchs from the distributed file system .\nthe accompanying drawings , which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification , illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention that together with the description serve to explain the principles of the invention .\nfig . 1 is a diagram depicting data flow between the cache adapter and the client in an embodiment of the present invention .\nfig . 2 is a diagram depicting data flow and synchronization between the distributed file system and the client , utilizing the cache adapter in an embodiment of the present invention .\nfig . 3 is a flow chart of data flow following a client request made using an embodiment of the present invention .\nfig . 4 is a flow chart of data flow following a client login to establish a user persona using an embodiment of the present invention .\nfig . 5 is a diagram depicting data cells in an embodiment of the present invention .\nfig . 6 is a diagram depicting a user subscription to one or more vertical applications in an embodiment of the present invention .\nfig . 7 is a diagram depicting the architecture of certain embodiments of the present invention where clients are communicating with the single instance of the database .\nfig . 8 is a diagram depicting the backend synchronization of user data in a data cell with a client machine database according to an embodiment of the present invention ."]}
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", "topic": 8}], "title": "boston whaler", "paragraphs": ["boston whaler - unsinkability . . . attribute is not exclusive to boston whalers . . . boston whaler , however , does claim to exceed the coast guard requirements . . .\ninformation on boston whaler boats is collected and organized in the reference section . this documentation of boston whaler boats is a work in progress .\na separate section devoted to planning , organizing , and documenting boston whaler rendezvous .\nboston whaler 150 super sport ( 2009 - ) captain ' s report is archived .\nhear what some of our owners have to say about being part of the boston whaler family . the whaler . . .\nboston whaler 345 conquest 2 day fishing trip off the east coast of nth nsw . wmv\nboston whaler boats also remain afloat when completely swamped ( full of water ) . because of these attributes , boston whaler ' s trademarked sales line is\nthe unsinkable legend .\ndavid horner battles high rollers and big species out on the gulf in his boston whaler 320 outrage .\nboston whaler owners brave wild weather and an unexpected rescue mission off the coast of santa . . .\nthe highly anticipated new boston whaler 420 outrage made its world premiere at the 2014 fort . . .\nthe new forum provides an on - going and timely source of information on boston whaler boats\u2014new and old\u2014by active and informed owners and operators of boston whaler boats . it replaced the the old forum in october 2015 .\nboston whaler is proud to celebrate 60 years as the \u201cunsinkable legend\u201d and a leader in the marine industry .\nthe perfect chance to step aboard this latest new edition of the boston whaler 150 . . . read more\n71 ' boston whaler outrage history of . . . ? - the hull truth - boating and fishing forum\nthe whaler section of urltoken is an encyclopedia of information on both classic and contemporary boston whaler boats which began in 1999 . there are six main sections .\na boston whaler boat is the best recreational boat ever produced ! in production for over 50 years , the unique boston whaler boat has attracted an intensely loyal group of owners and fans . the\nclassic\nboston whaler boat is any of the many boats descended from the original boston whaler style hulls offered from 1958 to present . read the story of how the original whaler hull was conceived and developed . the\npost classic\nboston whaler boat retains the high quality and most of the unique construction technique of the originals , but uses a number of new and different hull forms .\n2012 boston whaler outrage $ 100 , 000 7 photos rhode island ( 1198 miles away ) 2012 boston whaler outrage 1971 / 2012 21\u0092 boston whaler outrage restorationthis soon to be completed 2012 boston whaler outrage is located in mass . it will be a complete restore . . . dealer : rudders & moorings yacht s . . . more info updated : 03 - 01 - 2013 1971 model similar to that on boat trader for $ 100k\ngrab your polar fleece and travel coffee mug and take your boston whaler on a tour of pacific . . .\nboston whaler , the unsinkable legend , celebrates their 50th anniversary with the 2008 model year . enjoy this outstanding look at the timeline of one of america ' s greatest boating brands . find more information on boston whaler at urltoken\nmodernizing , consolidating , and designing an award - winning website and interactive tool for premium boat manufacturer boston whaler .\nwhat makes boston whaler unique ? boston whaler is committed to providing you with the safest , easiest to own , most exciting boats on the water . it is a calling that started in 1958 with founder , richard fraser , who crafted the first twin sponson 13 - foot boston whaler and then did his best to destroy it by driving up rocky rapids and cutting it in half . turns out it was unsinkable , just like all boston whaler models are today .\nboston whaler boats - model / year index . this section is alphabetized by size and model . older models first , newer models on last pages . 75 boston whaler model albums . there are 129 photos of various models in this section .\na lot of time and work goes into a boston whaler photo shoot . enjoy some behind the scenes shots . . .\nboston whaler made a major splash at the year ' s biggest boat show : three new models made their . . .\ncoverquest is proud to offer durable , beautiful boat covers and bimini tops , designed specifically for boston whalers . what do you think about boston whaler boats ? we would love to hear your opinion .\nphotographs of various boston whaler boats in their native habitat , often in a mock - zoological style , are collected in cetacea .\nwhat makes boston whaler legendary ? more than 50 years of superior quality , safety , performance , reliability and trouble - free operation . the legend started when boston whaler founder richard fisher began subjecting his boats to torture tests to demonstrate their unsinkability , and it continues today as customers pass down their boston whalers to their children and grandchildren .\nboston whaler has delivered for decades what no other boat can . when boats were expected simply to float , boston whaler proved they could be unsinkable . where most fishing boats lack comfort , and most pleasure boats lack fishing features , boston whaler proves you can have both at the most premium level . no matter what initially pulls you to the water \u2013 fishing , cruising , or water sports \u2013 your whaler will draw you back over and over again .\nthe purpose of this video is to visibly show that a 20 horsepower motor will plane out a 13 foot boston whaler very easily .\na boston industrial arts teacher named bob dougherty came to work for boston whalers in the early 1960 ' s . dougherty would become , among other things , the chief designer of the later generations of whaler boats .\nthe true legend of a whaler lies in the possibilities it empowers , the enjoyment it evokes . with a storied history and a forward - looking present , boston whaler is in a class all its own . here\u2019s where boston whaler came from , where it is headed , and a few of the accolades we\u2019ve collected along the way .\nboston whaler ' s unsinkable legend isn ' t just a tale already spun . it ' s a story retold with each . . .\nthis is a brief history of boston whaler , the company , not the boats . there are five distinct eras to this story , as boston whaler was passed among five distinct owners . there are also a number of notable personalities that left an imprint on the product line .\nthe electrical company , fisher - pierce , ( which incidently survives to this day ) and the boat building company , boston whaler , eventually were separated as corporate entities . boston whaler continued to design and produce innovative and successful products , under the control of its founder dick fisher .\nboston whaler ' s future looks nothing short of dazzling . improved facilities and technology have allowed for more and larger boats\u2014including the flagship 420 outrage .\nthis site is not affiliated in anyway with boston whaler or brunswick inc . , et al everything on this site is for informational purposes only .\nfrom its boundary - defining launch to today ' s many awards for innovation and quality , boston whaler is a leader as well as a legend .\non september 25 , 1995 , 81 - year - old richard t . fisher , founder of boston whaler , died at his home in florida .\nboston whaler produces boats used for fire , rescue and marine governmental patrol , and sport fishing and recreational boats . for the first half of 1994 , boston whaler had net sales of $ 25 . 4 million as compared to $ 22 . 3 million for the first half of 1993 .\nwe love our dealers , and our dealers love us . see why our loyal and trusted dealer network supports the boston whaler brand , year after year .\nboston whaler has , for many years , sawn boats in half to illustrate their durability , performance , smooth ride and\nunsinkability\n. the original 1961\nvigilant : conquest : 27 feet ( 8 . 2 m ) cuddy cabin : 400 : 450 : advertising and unsinkability claim . a boston whaler of the bermuda police service . boston whaler has , for many years , sawn boats in half to illustrate their durability , performance , smooth ride and\nunsinkability\n.\nin february of 1996 , the old boston whaler building on hingham street in rockland , massachusetts was torn down to make way for a new home depot store .\nfinally , element three focused on improving lead generation throughout boston whaler\u2019s website , creating and adding new forms and landing pages that more accurately capture mqls and sqls .\nafter the redesign , boston whaler\u2019s website was recognized as best - in - class within the boating industry and won the neptune award for best website in 2016 .\n2017 boston whaler 420 outrage @ la paz bcs anchor windlass bow table - teak 12v dc receptacle ( elect . reels / dowriggers ) summer kitchen freezer plates 120v cock\nboston whaler is a boat manufacturer located in florida , united states . it is a subsidiary of the brunswick corporation , and a division of the brunswick boat group .\nthe sale of boston whaler to reebok was a deal with some sweetener added ; along with whaler , cml also gave reebok warrants on cml stock , which when exercised in 1992 resulted in an almost $ 30 - million profit to reebok .\nback at meridian - owned boston whaler , business was not good either . there is some speculation that the only thing keeping whaler afloat during these years was profit from the highly successful commercial products division , makers of expensive and customized whaler variants for military , law enforcement , and other commercial customers . during this period , meridian was offered as an ipo , and opened its books for examination by prospective investors . notice the wording regarding their boston whaler operation , wherein they said :\na key benefit to boston whaler ownership is confidence . confidence in the quality of the ride , the seamlessness of the experience and the excellence of the build . that confidence is enhanced by the unmatched global service network built on the foundation of the exceptional boston whaler dealer network , comprised of dealers who bring vast industry expertise and boating knowledge .\nthis is accomplished through the use of closed cell foam , or other non - permeable material . boston whaler , however , does claim to exceed the coast guard requirements .\nmaybe we should say that the original boston whaler company , circa 1958 - 1990 * used * to create highly original , unskinkable boats . and leave it at that .\n2008 marked the 50th anniversary of the boston whaler company . in 1958 the company manufactured the first 13 foot whaler and the rest is history . the videos constitute a documentary of this amazing company and unsinkable legend . we hope you enjoy this series .\ntake a tour of the boston whaler factory in edgewater , florida , for a first - hand look at how whalers are made , with personal insight from our expert craftsmen .\nas part of the cml - group , boston whaler boats flourished . the cml group (\nconsumer marketing lifestyles\n) was a just formed small conglomerate looking for businesses to acquire . eventually they would assemble a stable with strong brand names and high quality products like nordic track and the nature company . boston whaler was cml ' s first big acquisition , and they seemed to be a good fit with the whaler corporate culture .\nboston whaler\u2019s history of innovation started with its first hull . today , the 13 footer , featuring a variation of the original twin sponson design , still delivers superior stability , shallow draft and optimum performance with minimal horsepower . boston whaler created the first centre console boat , as well as the unique unibond construction process , which no other manufacturer has ever duplicated .\nclean lines , low - maintenance center console construction and a pristine finish give the boston . . .\nthat ' s a horrible marketing blunder by boston whaler , the the boating company most recognized for truly creating original boats . that would be a better slogan for operations like mckee craft and wahoo & various splashers , copied whaler ' s ideas rather originate them .\nwhaler says\nwe don ' t create boats .\n- moderated discussion areas\nboston whaler has delivered for decades what no other boat can . when boats were expected simply to float , we proved they could be unsinkable . where most fishing boats lack comfort , and most pleasure boats lack fishing features , boston whaler proves you can have both at the most premium level . no matter what initially pulls you to the water \u2013 fishing , cruising , or water sports \u2013 your whaler will draw you back over and over again .\nboston whaler engineers make sure your boston whaler is designed for the ultimate in high quality and low maintenance . things like 316 - l stainless steel hardware , solid ( not hollow ) cleats with whaleboard backing , and special electrical wiring and connectors to withstand the marine environment mean you can spend your time on the water having fun with your boat , not worrying about it .\nto pull it off , the team at boston whaler knew they wanted a marketing agency with experience in partnering with manufacturers that sell through complex dealer networks . this led them to us .\nboston whaler was founded by richard fisher in 1958 . he crafted the first twin - sponson 13\u2019 whaler then in return try his best to destroy it by driving it up rocky rapids and even going as far as cutting the boat in half . the result , it is unsinkable .\ncontribution of photographs ( see guidelines ) , historical information , and first hand experiences with a boston whaler is welcomed ! please help this collection to grow by sending your information to jimh @ urltoken .\nboston whaler has an unmatched commitment to delivering the safest , most reliable and most stunning boats out there . that leads to consistent awards and accolades from people who know . here are a few .\ni have a video at the following link that show my boat planing . you will notice that the bow stays almost level the entire time . boston whaler 13 with tohatsu 20 horsepower and hyrofoil planing\nboston whaler and mercury marine , both divisions of brunswick corp . , work closely together to create precise engine / boat packages that perform well and result in better overall product for their customers . from new model development to manufacturing coordination to customer service , boston whalers partnership with mercury offer our customers distinct advantages .\neven the name\nboston whaler\nwas carefully chosen . fisher was looking for an\nunstraight\nname , something that people would remember . the\nwhaler\nidea came from the boat ' s ability to behave in following seas - -\na hell of a good thing for a nantucket sleigh ride ,\nsaid fisher of the boat . of course , whaling dories are pointed on both ends and flat bottomed , while the new hull was blunt ended and anything but flat bottomed . more\nunstraight - ness\nfor fisher , which made\nwhaler\ngood nomenclature . since the boat was made in the boston area , but boston wasn ' t generally associated with whaling , the\nboston whaler\nname seemed to have just the contradiction in terms fisher was looking for .\nboston whaler provides the safest , easiest to own , most exciting boats on the water . since our founding almost 60 years ago , we have conceived and built peerless designs that meet boaters\u2019 diverse and changing needs . only whaler can bring you a legendary , innovative boat that is engineered for a lifetime of enjoyment and dependability . only whaler can bring you the unsinkable legend\u2122 .\nfor $ 27 - million - - probably little more than what the land and building in edgewater were worth - - they got the entire boston whaler operation , the designs , the molds , the reputation , the number - one name in boating ! it was at once both the bargain of the century and also an indication of just how close to foundering the boston whaler boat company had come .\nthe boston whaler 285 conquest is developed to offer a holistic experience in fishing and offshore multiday touring providing all the expected amenities of a household . she is the fruit of a meticulous research and consistent feedback from boston whaler ' s users and fans offering high levels of luxury , practicality and versatility . this boat is not just designed for fun she is an investment in fun . more info : urltoken\ni was just browsing the whaler website . apparantly , the market in cuba is quite lucrative . i bet that whaler that ended up in cuba was a\nfree sample\nlife magazine , may 19 , 1961 dick fisher ' s marketing genius matched his engineering skills . after this photo layout ran , the whole world knew the boston whaler as the boat that was unsinkable .\nfor 60 years now , boston whaler has engineered the most reliable and forward - thinking boats on the water . every chapter of our history starts with a belief in pushing the limits of what\u2019s possible , including the very first whaler ever created . this heritage is cause for reflection and celebration .\nwhaler production facility located in edgewater , florida is where every legendary boston whaler journey all begins . expert designers and engineers employ cutting - edge cad product development methods , build and test proprietary innovations such as the dive door , and subject each and every model to painstaking quality - control standards .\nin 1992 reebok reported that boston whaler sales were $ 45 . 0 million , an 18 . 7 % increase . reebok ' s total sales that year were over $ 3 - billion . after three years in the boat business , reebok sold boston whaler to meridian , on july 3 , 1993 for just $ 20 - million , or a $ 25 - million loss on their three - year old acquisition .\n\u201celement three delivered a dramatic digital transformation during the website redesign in 2016\u2014a responsive , modern approach that not only enhanced the user experience of boston whaler prospects and existing customers , but drove real results , too . \u201d\ni have always thought that a whaler was the best there was . it was the boat .\nboston whaler boats , clews & amp ; strawbridge - new & amp ; used boats , service , and parts in frazer , pa , near wayne & amp ; norristown 310 lancaster pike frazer pa 610 . 644 . 3529\nan oral history of the boston whaler boats is presented in radio , a unique audio - content feature . although this feature predates the term podcast by several years , you may be more familiar with this content by that name .\nwhile the foam and all of the other components of today ' s boston whaler boats have evolved into more modern forms , the boats are still just as unsinkable as ever . in fact , current videos show the boats being sawed in half with a chainsaw and still operable - even when powered with an engine . the stability and craftsmanship certainly played a role in boston whaler becoming a major supplier to the us navy , coast guard and law - enforcement agencies .\n. due to the foam core construction , the whaler will remain afloat when sawed completely in half .\n33 % ownership for $ 360 , 000 . we are delighted to introduce you to the world of seanet and a smart way of owning the impressive boston whaler 420 outrage . become one of only three owners to co - own this\nusually an established company sells for some multiple of its annual sales , and meridian had just said whaler had annual sales of about $ 50 . 8 - million . brunswick was about to offer less than half that amount , and boston whaler , the queen of the american boat building , was about to get its third owner in four years .\nthis footage will perk up any whaler owner or enthusiast \u2013 just what we need . . . read more\nthis will be a successful message for brunswick and boston whaler as the company continues to evolve to become a strong financial contributor to the brunswick group while holding on to the traditional core that founded a base of nut - job fanatics like ourselves .\nthere is some speculation that the motivation for the sudden sale was the threat of a hostile takeover of cml by irwin jacobs and genmar corporation , a large boat and marine conglomerate . jacobs had been buying cml stock , intent on capturing cml really only to acquire the crown - jewel of boat building , boston whaler . rather than see itself taken over by genmar , cml quickly negotiated the sale of their valued boat company to reebok , thus ending irwin jacobs ' bid to own boston whaler .\nwe also added the option for users to download a pdf of the boat , email themselves the information , share the boat on social media , or contact a dealer after using the tool to encourage content sharing and generate new leads for boston whaler .\nhey boston whaler , don ' t take your eye off the ball - keep the focus on high - quality , competent boats , and let sea ray and bayliner satisfy those folks who need help figuring out how to have an\nexperience\n.\nmuch of the design team from van lancker ' s era stayed , however , producing a series of new models that again did not raise many fish from the core of whaler ' s customers . the term\nbowrider\nwas cautiously used for the first time to describe a boston whaler . the 18 - ventura introduced the first whaler\neuro transom\nboat - - it ' s designer reportedly under orders from meridian that the boat must have that style stern .\nboston whaler\u2019s new website hit all of the goals of the project , increasing traffic and leads while offering a mobile - friendly responsive design and revamping the \u201cbuild your whaler\u201d tool . overall , traffic increased 99 . 06 % , \u201chave a dealer contact me\u201d sql form submissions increased by 130 % , and \u201crequest a quote\u201d sql form submissions increased by 1245 . 45 % .\nunder cml ownership , bob dougherty seemed to have had a free hand to design and produce the whaler product line . with the sale of the company to reebok , that changed . by early 1990 dougherty left whaler , taking with him thirty years of experience in designing , engineering and manufacturing the boston whaler boat . he had already relocated to florida when the edgewater facility had been purchased a few years earlier , and like many florida boat builders before him , he left one boat building company and started another one almost next door , producing a line of boats called marlins . marlin soon became edgewater boats . ironically , the boats bob designed and produced at edgewater began to look more like boston whalers than the newer designs from whaler itself !\nafter reading this , i cannot say i doubt the quality of today ' s whaler at all . what i was not aware of was the number of changes and philosophies that have occurred in the whaler company since its beginning .\nalthough he started boston whaler in 1958 , dick fisher actually only owned it for 11 years of its now 43 - year history . cml ran the operation in a similar style for two decades before selling out to reebok in 1989 . reebok and subsequent purchaser meridian together had whaler for only about seven troubled years . finally in 1996 brunswick picked up a bargain - priced whaler company that was not as unsinkable as their boats . they ' ve been running the ship for about five years now .\nthis is relatively common among smaller boats . boston whaler has been marketing their boats as unsinkable for decades and have the famous demonstration where they cut a boat in half or thirds and it remains afloat . their boats are essentially fiberglass encased foam and are inherently buoyant .\nand this is what the whaler lifestyle is all about . credit : jesus fares , 420 outrage owner . . .\nthe remarkable 420 outrage , whaler ' s largest model yet , marries cutting - edge design and technology . . .\nthe best boats allow you to have faith in your craft in almost any waters , but even the best boats can sink . so how confident would you feel knowing you were in an unsinkable boat ? that\u2019s the promise of boston whaler , the boat company that has found a way to pair an unsinkable hull with the best features and luxury accommodations . whether you\u2019re looking for a deep sea fishing boat or a boat for taking the whole family cruising around the bay , boston whaler has a model for you . when you\u2019re ready to look at some of the best boston whaler models , stop by jet ski of miami . from our miami location , we proudly serve hialeah , miami beach , miami gardens , coral gables , aventura , sunny isles beach , key biscayne , miami shores , and key largo .\nesthetics of the new design aside , the new boats tended to have increased weight and manufacturing costs . boston whaler continued to produce only the highest quality boat possible , but as production costs increased , lack of pricing flexibility and decreased demand did not allow for much profit .\nthe boston whaler and the outboard motor have been an almost perfect match since the inception of the boat . this is mainly due to the wide stern and seaworthy hull design . you get a safe feeling in a whaler that you don\u2019t get with other designs . when your kids go out in a whaler you don\u2019t worry quite as much . there are , however , some issues that if corrected would make the boat even safer and more enjoyable . especially in heavy seas . these issues center around the outboard motor .\nin the history of all the remarkable boating legends , the image of boston whaler founder dick fisher sitting in a floating boat with his legs crossed , and wearing a bow tie and a jaunty hat while a humongous saw sliced his vessel in half is quite a memorable vision .\nwell , boats yes , they can make boats of less dense than water materials like closed cell foam wrapped with a skin . take boston whalers for example .\nfisher is often described as a genius , an inventor , a tinkerer , and a perfectionist . in 1969 he was 55 - years old , and he had been running boston whaler for over a decade . perhaps he wanted to retire early ; perhaps he wanted to get back to other pursuits , to tinker around with other inventions ; maybe he just wanted new challenges . whatever the motivation , in 1969 , fisher sold the boston whaler company to cml - group of acton , massachusetts , a specialties marketing company . after the sale , fisher stayed on as a consultant until 1972 .\nreebok described itself as a\nmarketing\ncompany . their products , athletic shoes , were often made by subcontractors . reebok marketed them quite successfully with an upscale image . intent on building their sales and expanding , reebok went looking for acquisitions and found boston whaler . whaler would be their first manufacturing company .\nrecreation\nwas the only thing the two corporations had in common other than both being located in massachusetts .\ni am in my 30 ' s , and remember as a kid my dad ' s 13 foot whaler . he sold it to buy a bigger boat when i was about 7 , unfortunately it was not a whaler , but an 18 ' thompson .\nyour point is well made . i don ' t think anyone wants to discourage folks from buying a new whaler , imho .\nhaving large facilities in both massachusetts and florida and lower demand , meridian closed all the boston area operations of boston whaler and moved the entire company to edgewater . relocating a business that had operating in the same place for almost 40 years to a new state 1 , 500 miles away is a drastic move and one that probably left a lot of old - time whaler people behind . when the name of the town you ' re leaving is in the company ' s name , it is even worse psychologically . however , the move did get whaler more in line with the rest of the boat building business . many builders were already concentrated in the warm - climate , low - cost - labor market of florida .\nwith all the features of the boston whaler , you ' d think it would sell itself , and it probably would have . but just to make sure it was a roaring success , dick fisher ginned up some of the best promotional stunts ever seen in the recreational boat business or anywhere else .\nfisher started building boats in the 1950s using foam surrounded by fiberglass , which made the hull much lighter weight than other boats on the market - certainly lighter than the wooden boats . it helped with floatation \u2026 and definitely helped with speed when boston whaler launched the first jetboat to the boating market .\nce boston 420 outrage allie totalement plaisance et p\u00eache sportive . disposant d ' une cabine ainsi que d ' un pack cuisine ; il est habitable . il a \u00e9t\u00e9 en\nanother issue for boats that are underpowered is the time it takes to get onto a plane . in some situations the motor is not able to do this at all . for example , a 13 foot boston whaler with a 9 . 9 horse engine will barely get onto a plane if at all .\nafter the cut was completed , fisher used the stern section to tow the bow section back to shore . modern whaler advertising uses a\nlook what brunswick has done - again , right out of the sea ray handbook . they have created pricing tiers within whaler products :\ni think i would like to own both , a new whaler and a classic . then i would have the best of both worlds .\nthat is a total of 43 years in the boat business . there are not too many other builders who can trace such long roots or have made as many boats . will we see boston whaler boats returning to those wonderful designs of yesteryear ? probably not , not as long as the offerings in the current catalogue keep the factory running around the clock . but the legend of whaler lives on , an amazing unsinkable boat and an equally unsinkable boat company .\nsea ray promotional literature touts their advanced manufacturing techniques , including things like 6 - axis cad - controlled milling machines that can make molds for new designs in a day or two . if you want to make a lot of design changes each year , you probably need a machine like that . when sea ray looked at boston whaler , instead of seeing all the good , classic designs whaler already had , it just saw another way to keep that 6 - axis mill busy .\n. . . many things have changed over the years , but . . . the things upon which boston whaler values are built - - our people , our pride in our craftsmanship , our belief that a design should fill a need , not follow a trend - - have not changed at all , and never will .\nboston whaler had a classic 22 - foot hull that had been sold in thousands of outrages and revenges , and in thousands of guardians . guys catch fish from these hulls , families cruise on these hulls , coasties patrol on these hulls , and marines go to war with these hulls . it is one hell of a hull design .\nyou can put a hole in a boston whaler hull or cut it in two \u2013 both halves will still float and you can drive away in the half with the engine . but unsinkability means more than that . it means truly level floatation for added safety and stability . it means quality , reliability and durability . that\u2019s the unsinkable legend .\nwhen i think of all the highly original boats boston whaler has created , begining with the 13 & 16 , the center console idea , the 1971 ribbed sided &\nsmirked\n21 outrage , the 18 - 25 second generation outrages , etc etc , i cringe to read something like that . they should get rid of that slogan fast\nthis is a verified html 4 . 0 document served to you from continuouswave uri : urltoken last modified : author : james w . hebert material attributed as quotations to dick fisher appeared originally in other sources , including a january 1978 motor boating article by marty lurey as well as a number of in - house publications of the boston whaler company .\n* the venture series is like a conversion van . it ' s a boat that can do everything with the family but doing it in a whaler .\ni would have to say that my personal opinion of the classic whaler versus today ' s whaler is that both i am sure are excellent boats , but the classic whalers can claim to be part of a unique era , built at a time when things were just a little bit different in the company .\nrecognizing the need to improve their online experience for both consumers and dealers , boston whaler , a leading manufacturer of luxury and premium fishing boats , sought to revamp their website . at the top of their list was a responsive site , as well as a complete overhaul of their \u201cbuild your whaler\u201d tool used by consumers and dealers to customize boats . additionally , the client needed help consolidating domains into one cohesive website , as they had previously created a mobile website and multiple content hubs that were separated from the main domain .\nathletic shoes sell at huge multiples of their manufacturing cost , their design is driven almost entirely by style concerns , they are typically made overseas by the cheapest labor available , and as a product they have a life span of a year at best . it his hard to imagine that ownership of boston whaler could have come from a more different corporate background than reebok .\nthe final arbiter of value is the marketplace . ultimately , then , in the marketplace , the changes introduced by brunswick appear to have been very successful . the current boston whaler edgewater plant has been running three shifts around the clock to keep up with production demands . the success of the design trends , however , may also reflect a sea change in the marketing of boats .\ncml stock was one of the most hyped issues on wall street , and as a result heavily shorted by traders . they must have been on to something . in 1989 the boston whaler company , the pride of american and yankee ingenuity , the most honored name in boat building , was sold for $ 45 - million to reebok , an athletic - shoe maker of all things !\nmeridian sports also owned master craft boats which was a very popular ski boat at the time . meridian owned boston whaler from 1994 \u2013 1996 and did poorly with the company . two models from the fisher era , the 13 and17 and two models from the cml era the 19 and 27 were produced . to cut costs meridian moved all operations to edgewater florida where they remain today .\nthere has been a lot of discussion about what size engine is needed on the 13 foot classic boston whaler . the boats intended use has a lot to do with this answer . in all cases below , a hydrofoil such as a davis doel fin , an se sport stabilizer or a stingray hydrofoil will help the boat achieve a plane and operate more efficiently . especially in rough water .\nthus in 1958 the boston whaler was born , designed with its unique hull shape , constructed with new materials and techniques , and marketed with innovative advertising and promotion . the timing was excellent , as interest in recreational boating swelled among a new class of american boaters , enriched by a strong post - war economy with the leisure time and the discretionary income to enjoy a little yachting of their own .\nboston whaler furthered its acclaim by filling a boat with 40 - plus people and completely swamping it with water . still the boat did not sink . ( check out the company ' s website urltoken to watch the videos . ) however , in 1978 , the federal government passed a law stating that boat manufacturers had to pass floatation requirements by using a certain amount of foam and placing in specific areas .\non may 31 , 1996 , [ brunswick ] acquired the assets related to the boston whaler line of boats from meridian sports for $ 27 . 4 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities . the company acquired assets , including goodwill that will be amortized using the straight - line method over 40 years . this operation is a part of the sea ray division of the marine segment .\nthe boston whaler boats have always been functional - serving the purpose for which they were built exceptionally , and often doing double or even triple duty with remarkable proficiency . growing up as a kid i ' d see the same whalers at the local fishing hold , pulling waterskiers and tubers , and also at the town dock either buying groceries , or simply bringing the family into town for an ice cream .\nposted 09 - 26 - 2004 01 : 43 pm et ( us ) i think those folks unhappy with the whaler ad campaign are missing the point a little . the function of ads and positioning is not to actually sell boats . it is to get people to the dealership so the dealer can sell boats . the unique traits of a boston whaler will be lost on first time boaters unless they are explained in depth ( features / benefits ) . for example , mention unsinkability ( gasp , boats can sink ? ) and you may turn off 1 / 2 the wives sitting on the fence about a boat purchase . whereas a dealer can walk the ladies about the craft pointing out the intelligent design and heavy duty construction found in each and every whaler hull .\nvideos , profiles and stories that show why boston whalers make their owners confident to the core . it ' s the design , the build , the history , and it ' s also how people have made whalers central to their lives .\nthe boston whaler was unique in that it was essentially made from foam , coated with a relatively thin skin of laminates and gelcoat . the composite boat was strong , rigid , and light . the foam provided unheard of floatation , too . it made the hull very resistant to\noil canning\n, and it worked to absorb sound as well . at every turn , the foam filled hull seemed to have an advantage .\nclassic whalers have an enormous following . check out urltoken for a wealth of information and a huge community of whaler lovers . also a good place to list the boat if you sell .\nbut i ' m puzzled and a little worried by this marketing approach . does it suggest that whaler is losing focus on the boat ? heck , i can get a boating\nexperience\nfrom lots of brands , most of which are a lot less expensive than whalers . most whaler owners , i think , are more than capable of taking a great boat and creating their\nwhen i bought my boat , the largest selling point to my family and especially grandparents was the steel railings on the whaler for safety reasons . those who knew the whaler name also liked the unsinkable nature of the boats . before my mom went salmon fishing with me , she asked around her real estate office about fishing in small boats in the ocean . they gasped at the thought of using a 16 footer for fishing in the ocean . once she told them it was a whaler , they said\noh yeah . . no problem then . . .\n.\nwhat does core confidence feel like ? one ride onboard the new 330 outrage will tell you . learn more about what makes the 330\u2014and every whaler model\u2014the softest , safest , driest ride imaginable .\ni was at a whaler dealership back in those days . it was a cool boat back then . today it ' s shallow on the inside , small fuel tank , and pounds pretty hard in rough water . it could still be a lot of fun if used within those limitations , and the good news is there is almost always someone willing to spend way too much for a whaler .\na production facility was set up in 1958 in braintree , massachusetts to manufacture the\nboston whaler\nboat . the first model was to be called\nthe cox ' n\n, but this gave way to a more prosaic\nstandard\nmodel . the initial product line was confined to the 13 - foot hull , until the introduction of the 16 - foot model in 1961 . at some point , production moved to the hingham street plant in rockland , massachusetts .\nwhile reebok - ownership had been a rough ride for many old - time whaler boats and employees , having meridian at the helm would turn out to be a near capsize ! to be fair , they started from much less of a position , as the 1994 catalogue of boston whaler boats now had only two of the dougherty - designed classic boats in production , the 19 - outrage and 27 - offshore , to go with the classic fisher - era 13 - foot and 17 - foot hulls . the poor selling van lancker designs of 21 - foot and 23 - foot walk - arounds were gone , the molds turned into new 21 - outrage and 24 - outrage production .\nthe boston whaler dauntless truly lives up to its name . well equipped for both watersports and offshore fishing , the center console dauntless comes with a host of amenities and options to suit your specific on - water pursuits . pedestal fishing seats and an optional reversible pilot seat with livewell expand fishing capabilities , and the all - activity tower delivers extra watersports exhilaration . unsinkably safe , reliable , and with plenty of space for people and gear , dauntless is outfitted for the active family .\nbrunswick is a huge conglomerate of\nrecreation\ncompanies which by 1996 included mercury marine , a giant in outboard motors and i / o propulsion , and sea - ray boats , a market leader in upscale production boats . on march 29 , 1996 , brunswick corporation announced that it\nhad agreed to purchase the boston whaler line of fishing vessels from meridian sports inc . , for about $ 25 . 3 million .\nit later submitted a 10 - k form to the sec that said :\nthe man behind the unsinkable legend\u2122 was always pushing boundaries\u2014from his out - of - the - box ideas to his torture tests proving whaler ' s toughness . richard fisher ' s family takes us back to the beginning .\nthe 1980 ' s continued strong for whaler , and catalogues from this decade feature an amazing number of different length hulls , different model trims , and hundreds of accessory options . bob dougherty became chief designer and senior vice president of engineering . redesigned hulls in the outrage and revenge series from 18 to 25 feet were added . many consider whaler boats from the late 1980 ' s to be the most desireable of all the older whalers .\nbeginning in 2001 , boston whaler boats are being delivered with mercury engines on the transom as part of a\npackage .\nseparating the boat from the motor will be possible but expensive . in this regard , whaler has joined what is almost an industry - wide practice of marrying boat and motor at the factory . even independently owned boat builders have resorted to alignments with certain outboard makers - - usually ones that don ' t own boat builders with competing lines - - and offer their boats pre - rigged for that brand exclusively . grady - white and yamaha are one such pairing . this practice may not offer the buyer the most flexibility , but it is how business is done these days at the boat show .\nfisher ' s inventive genius wasn ' t limited just to electrical apparatus . he began experimenting with innovative manufacturing techniques in boat building , planning to produce a small sailing board similar to the then very popular alcort sunfish . in the process , and with input and suggestions from naval designer c . raymond hunt , he invented the 13 - foot boston whaler , a small , unsinkable outboard power boat . after showing the boat at the 1958 new york boat show , the design became a huge commercial success .\nmy point is that whalers were born in an era when people built something well , and it lasted . today they may still hold that belief , but they have to sell that idea at a cost . just selling a\ndarn great boat\nmust not be enough to command the higher dollars , so i am sure marketing is working overtime to find anything and everything they can to sell the whaler boat , and the whaler legend .\nhead on view whaler 13 hull the original whaler hull evolved from the hickman sea sled . the two outer hulls are\nrunners\n. fisher and hunt evolved the third central appendage to reduce\nairy water\nbeing created by air trapped under the boat and flowing into the propeller . this photo shows a more recent hull evolution . the wrap - around bow chine - - the\nsmirk\n- - was not in the original molds .\nwhen it came time for new designs , which hull form did brunswick choose ? a new ,\nimproved\naccu - track hull with a euro - style transom quite reminiscent of the laguna superceded the classic whaler hullform .\nthe cml - group appeared to be a good corporate owner , a group of savvy new england business men who also liked boating and boston whaler boats . charles m . leighton the ceo and\ncml\nof cml - group was being honored by his alma mater , bowdoin college , in part because his company was\na model of how an enlightened businessman can bring a number of small companies together without dampening their creative fire , without forcing unsympathetic management on the entrepreneur responsible for their identity and success .\n1\nposted 09 - 14 - 2004 02 : 48 pm et ( us ) why do we care what whaler says in it ' s marketing materials ? i think most of us know why we own one ( function , utilitiy , durability , unsinkability , etc . ) so what ' s the big deal ? the boston whaler company is in business to make money , and they ' ll use whatever marketing tools they can to that end . we are members of this community to seek and share real , valid , information about these boats , regardless of what the advertising says . in the long run , it ' s better for all of us if they sell a lot of boats and stay in business , so more power to selling the experiences .\ntoday , this\nunsinkable\nattribute is not exclusive to boston whalers . all motorboats ( and certain other boat types ) under twenty ( 20 ) feet , manufactured for sale in the united states are required by law to have positive flotation , such that a completely swamped boat will still float .\nfrom the award - winning boston whaler 230 vantage to the new , sophisticated 320 vantage , this multifunctional family of boats offers the space and capabilities active families demand . leading - edge design combines with an impeccably crafted hull to deliver remarkable comfort , handling and stability . best - in - class amenities and options make vantage ideal for offshore cruising , fishing and adrenaline - pumping watersports . play all day , then take it to dinner : vantage is equally at home in rough saltwater and sidled up to a 5 - star restaurant ."]}
{"id": 56072, "summary": [{"text": "matrix chambers is a set of barristers ' chambers in gray \u2019s inn , london and geneva , switzerland .", "topic": 20}, {"text": "it was founded in april 2000 by 22 barristers from 7 different chambers . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "matrix chambers", "paragraphs": ["rt @ matrixchambers : rachel holmes joins matrix chambers as chief executive . urltoken urltoken\n\u201cclass act\u201d matrix chambers boasts a large number of gifted silks and talented juniors .\nmatrix chambers , patent lawyers , legal counselling , legal training , on europages .\nmatrix chambers is \u2018a seriously impressive set and a first port of call for complex matters\u2019 .\nmeet a selection of our lawyers , discussing matrix chambers , their cases and the topics that interest them .\nmatrix chambers provides \u2018a premier legal service to instructing solicitors and a full support package in respect of complex case progression\u2019 .\nthe set previously saw gordon nardell qc join its ranks in january 2016 from 39 essex chambers , along with timothy hill qc and philip riches from stone chambers .\nmatrix has worked in over 111 countries . you can find out more about our international work by visiting our dedicated sister site , matrix international .\nmatrix chambers limited was incorporated on 10 feb 2000 and is located in london . the company ' s status is listed as\nactive\n. it currently has 12 directors . the company ' s first directors were murray robert hunt , nicholas john blake , timothy wynn owen . matrix chambers limited employs 20 - 49 people .\nphilippe sands qc of matrix chambers and professor of international law at university college london , has co - edited a book entitled \u2018the grey zone : civilian protection between human rights and the laws of war\u2019 alongside mark lattimer , executive director of the ceasefire centre for civilian rights . blinne n\u00ed ghr\u00e1laigh of matrix chambers is one of the [ \u2026 ]\nmatrix do not offer mini - pupillages . instead the chambers runs a student open day for those considering applying for traineeship . for more details , please visit the website .\nmatrix is a professionally managed organisation with a dedicated and highly skilled staff team .\ncherie blair has announced she will leave the human rights practice matrix chambers to focus on advising governments and multinationals with the international legal consultancy firm she co - founded three years ago .\nmr thwaites admits that his move is not quite as headline - worthy as the news that the prime minister ' s wife , cherie booth qc , has joined a new set , matrix chambers , which opened its doors early this month . matrix chambers caused a stir when it was leaked that a new chambers was being set up with many of the leading and most high - profile barristers in the area of human rights - who had all been headhunted . there was certainly no advertising .\nmatrix chambers ltd is a company registered in england and wales . company number 3923287 . registered office k & l gates , 1 new change , london , ec4m 9af . vat number 752 6259 20 .\nchambers student , the student\u2019s companion to the legal profession , gives the truth about law firms and the bar .\nbarrister helen morgan , who was on the practice ' s management committee and is now at renaissance chambers , says .\npatricia was a titular head of chambers , and the set was run by the management committee . i don ' t believe her absence made a difference . the chambers was breaking up because specialists were moving elsewhere .\nmatrix is a barristers\u2019 chambers located in london , geneva and brussels . with a strong history of innovation and commitment to our core values , we provide legal services in a wide range of practice areas . matrix is a place where diversity and accessibility are widely championed , and out - dated practice is challenged .\na round up of appointments at the bar in london at matrix chambers , 7 kbw , serle court , 20 essex street and 3 stone , in which offshore work , arbitration and international law are all prominent .\n\u2018its distinguished members act for central and local government , ngos , commercial organisations and individuals . \u2019 chambers and partners 2014\ntwo sets with differing approaches to arbitration made arbitral appointments of note in may . at matrix chambers , professor laurence boisson de chazournes , a well - recognised international lawyer and former senior counsel to the world bank , joined the set .\nmatrix is a barristers\u2019 chambers located in gray\u2019s inn , london , geneva and brussels . we are a group of independent and specialist lawyers who work in a wide range of areas of law . we work throughout the uk and have extensive experience internationally . for more information about our international practice , please visit our sister site , matrix international .\nprofessor philippe sands qc of matrix chambers said in a statement : \u201chaving seen her in action in international litigation and other matters , i know her to be a truly outstanding public international lawyer , undoubtedly a leader in the field , working across a range of different areas , as counsel , adviser and arbitrator . matrix is a natural home . \u201d\nmr thwaites says he is not copying matrix .\nafter 29 years at the bar , i had decided that it was time for a change - i had already been toying with the idea of setting up a new chambers for about a year - so it was before matrix , and this new set is not in that mould ,\nhe said .\nlatest news from matrix including cases , articles , events and opportunities . you can filter the categories through the links below .\nbaroness scotland says she ceased practising when she was made a minister , but agreed to allow the chambers to stay in her name and to remain its official head on the understanding that her name be removed from bank accounts and from the lease and that she would not be responsible for chambers business .\nfor information on our core value projects , including how to make an application to our matrix causes fund , please visit csr .\nsignificant and recent cases involving matrix lawyers . see these by region through ' where we work ' in the menu above . read more\nmatrix offers a guaranteed interview for disabled candidates who come within 20 % of the cut - off point for the first - round interview .\nmembers at matrix have expertise in a range of practice areas within the uk and internationally . they have a multi - disciplinary approach with several members recognised as leading practitioners in chambers & partners and legal 500 . matrix acts for private and public clients and has particular expertise in 29 international and domestic areas of law including commercial , competition , crime , data protection , defamation , discrimination , education , employment , environmental , extradition , fraud , freedom of information , human rights , immigration nationality and asylum , international arbitration , local government , public and administrative law , media , mutual assistance , prison , social welfare , and sports law . matrix has a strong international presence , acting in more than 114 countries for governments , international corporations , legal firms and individuals . matrix has an office in geneva and a dedicated brand for its international work , known as \u2018matrix international\u2019 .\nmatrix welcomes applications from exceptional candidates from all backgrounds . for further details , please see the traineeship brochure on the \u2018recruitment\u2019 section of their website .\n20 essex street , meanwhile , welcomed john bethell to chambers , after successfully completing his pupillage , working in commercial disputes , arbitration , shipping , and eu and competition law .\nmr carman ' s former 26 - strong set of chambers was\namicably\ndissolved on 20 april after a number of the barristers moved to specialist sets or to join other specialist teams , and he moved into 4 - 5 gray ' s inn square , the set that cherie booth qc was in before joining matrix .\nmatrix offers positions in our staff team , member recruitment , traineeships , open days and work experience programme . when applying to matrix , it is important to have a look at our csr section and particularly our core values , which guide what we do and have been in place since our establishment .\nthat means that there is more competition for the work , including from solicitor - advocates . and to be competitive , barristers are now more mobile than they have ever been .\npeople at the bar are advertising more and more now , and chambers are no longer ashamed of it ,\nsays mr green , who advised matrix chambers when it was setting up . he says that it is rare , but not unusual , for an individual to advertise for others to join him on the strength of his own reputation .\nmatrix welcomes applications from exceptional candidates from all backgrounds . for further details , please see our traineeship brochure on the ' recruitment ' page of our website .\nkeeping this diverse roster of clients front and centre of its mind is just one aspect of the set ' s founding desire to be an innovative and progressive chambers . established in 2000 by 22 barristers eager to launch a modern , client - focused chambers , it set out to work on cases applying the newly introduced human rights act to areas such as public , criminal and media law .\njoint chairs of the management committee : hugh southey qc chief executive : rachel holmes tenants : 93 the chambers matrix is a barristers\u2019 chambers with offices in london and geneva . its members work in a wide number of areas , including commercial , public international and arbitration , investigations and audits , competition and eu law , human rights , public , employment , equality and discrimination , and criminal including white collar crime , fraud and extradition and mutual assistance . matrix operates within a modern environment , where diversity , accessibility and client care are widely championed . more details about practice areas can be found on the website . the uk website can be found at matrixlaw . co . uk . the international website at matrixlawinternational . com .\nchambers & partners use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . we ' ll assume that you are happy to receive all our cookies or from 3rd party collaborators .\nmatrix is delighted to announce that former matrix member , professor james crawford ac sc , was appointed judge to the international court of justice in a ceremony that took place at the peace palace in the hague this morning . this marks the beginning of a nine - year term for professor crawford as one of 15 judges to the court .\nhead of chambers , gavin kealey qc said in a statement that he had \u201cno doubt that he will be a star appointment as arbitrator and mediator , and will acquire an enormously successful practice from the start\u201d .\nheadline cases , a progressive attitude and a wealth of practice areas . . . no wonder trainees told us it was a \u201cno - brainer\u201d to apply to the uk ' s best - known barristers ' chambers .\ndozens of barristers\u2019 chambers are refusing to take on new defence work in protest at the crisis in the justice system created by the government\u2019s cuts and reforms , the latest being changes to the advocates graduated fee scheme .\nmatrix management committee chair rhodri thompson qc said : \u201cwe are of course sad to see one of our original leaders leave the organisation that she helped to create . since then , matrix has established an outstanding reputation both domestically and in an increasingly global legal market \u2013 we look forward to watching cherie\u2019s new venture develop while continuing to build our own unique brand . \u201d\nchambers & partners has detected the use of an ad blocker . we make use of tailor - made ads to enhance your experience of our website . please ' whitelist ' https : / / www . chambersandpartners . com .\nmatrix is a proud and committed equal opportunities employer and we run a number of initiatives to promote equality . you can find out more about this by visiting our equality & diversity page .\none of the biggest name sets at the bar , matrix is never far from the news thanks to its leading human rights practice and roster of big name silks . within the legal profession , matrix is famous for its progressive approach \u2013 note that it refrains from using traditional bar terminology such as \u2018pupillage\u2019 , opting instead for the more easily understood \u2018traineeship\u2019 , and lists its barristers in alphabetical order rather than by number of years\u2019 qualified . although you need to be academically excellent to train here , matrix actively encourages applications from students from a wide - range of backgrounds and universities .\nwhile best known for human rights , matrix has a wide range of expertise within chambers , including in commercial , employment and eu law . currently the set is using its expertise in the former area to put itself at the forefront of the discussion around the uk\u2019s vote to leave the european union . to this end it has launched a brexit hub featuring a host of articles by its barristers about the implications of the vote .\nmatrix is notable for the way in which it works with academics and practitioners , in interleaving their contributions between both worlds across the global arbitral arena , with advice available in both london and geneva .\ninformation contained on the chambers and partners websites ( including chambersconnect ) is for general information purposes only and does not constitute legal or other professional advice . information shared through these websites does not constitute or create a ' lawyer - client ' relationship .\nmatrix was accredited in 2016 as an investors in people platinum organisation , which recognises that our organisation works at the highest standard of people management . find out more about investors in people on their website .\nour members have expertise in a range of practice areas within the uk and internationally . we have a multi - disciplinary approach with several members recognised as leading practitioners in chambers & partners and legal 500 . matrix acts for private and public clients and has particular expertise in 29 international and domestic areas of law including commercial , competition , crime , data protection , defamation , discrimination , education , employment , environmental , extradition , fraud , freedom of information , human rights , immigration nationality and asylum , international arbitration , local government , public and administrative law , media , mutual assistance , prison , social welfare , and sports law . matrix has a strong international presence , acting in more than 114 categories for governments , international corporations , legal firms and individuals . we have an office in geneva and a dedicated brand for our international work , known as ' matrix international ' .\neach supervisor produces a report at the end of each seat to gives trainees \u201can indication of whether you ' re attaining the matrix standard . \u201d the reports form the main basis for the traineeship committee ' s tenancy recommendation , but a series of formal assessments also play a part . these include two oral advocacy exercises , a business development presentation and a written assessment on \u201ca difficult point of law . \u201d matrix ' s single trainee was awarded membership in 2017 .\nmatrix offers up to two traineeships , both starting 1 october for 12 months . the 12 - month training period is split roughly into quarters . the training committee tends to choose who will supervise in the first quarter whilst trainees are finding their feet , but trainees are consulted throughout on which areas of law they would be interested in covering . it is expected that trainees will experience the wide range of work covered at matrix with seats in varied practice areas throughout the year . there is a scheduled programme of training that takes place throughout the year and includes internal and external training , written and advocacy exercises and secondments . matrix trainees do not generally take on oral advocacy in their own right until the last quarter .\nmatrix offers up to two traineeships , both starting 1 october for 12 months . the 12 - month training period is split roughly into quarters . the training committee tends to choose who will supervise in the first quarter while trainees are finding their feet , but trainees are consulted throughout on which areas of law they would be interested in covering . it is expected that trainees will experience the wide range of work covered at matrix with seats in varied practice areas throughout the year . there is a scheduled programme of training that takes place throughout the year and includes internal and external training , written and advocacy exercises and secondments . matrix trainees do not generally take on oral advocacy in their own right until the last quarter .\nand when patricia scotland qc was elevated to the house of lords as baroness scotland of asthal , she allowed the chambers she had headed , 1 gray ' s inn square , to retain her name . but the set disbanded and many of the barristers joined another set in gray ' s inn square .\none modern barrister who has embraced the media in the launch of his new chambers is ronald thwaites qc , who recently invited applications from\ndedicated and determined members of the bar\nwho practise in the areas such as defamation and civil actions against the police , including\nhigh - profile work of all kinds\n.\nit was an unseasonably cold and drizzly june morning when we rocked up at matrix for our visit , but the miserable weather hardly seemed to dampen the spirits of the set ' s sunny practice team ( this is what matrix calls its clerks ) . \u201cthey are extremely welcoming , \u201d trainees confirmed , and host friday nights drinks for everyone at the set . a weekly lunch gets members together too and sources agreed \u201cthere ' s no speak - when - you ' re - spoken - to culture . \u201d another elaborated : \u201cmatrix is well known for being a progressive place where people have respect for each other . we have loads of interesting conversations \u2013 everyone works on really sexy cases and we ' re all law nerds so we like to chat about our work and the legal and political implications . \u201d\napril , meanwhile , saw the merger of two chancery sets , thirteen old square and 3 stone buildings , the latter of which had seen several departures to the likes of maitland chambers and serle court , among other sets , while the former saw several arrivals including mark cawson qc , while david mohyuddin qc took silk in february .\nand mr thwaites is adopting a more enlightened marketing style . he says the new set will be named after the building , which they are in the process of acquiring :\nit is all about perception - and for this new chambers , it is a case of developing a brand and wanting and attracting others to join and strengthen that brand .\nthe set ' s remit is split roughly equally between public law , employment , media and information , crime , and commercial ( including competition , tax and international arbitration ) . it was this \u201csheer range of work\u201d which attracted several of our interviewees . \u201ci was very curious to try different things , \u201d one told us . chambers uk recognises matrix ' s broad expertise , granting it over a dozen rankings including a top - tier gong for its human rights work . the client base is broad too , with the set ' s annual client party seeing magic circle big shots and corporate counsel rubbing shoulders with legal aid solicitors , government lawyers and representatives of ngos .\ndual - qualified in australia in 2003 and in england and wales in 2010 , parlett was called to the bar in 2014 . duncan matthews qc , 20 essex street\u2019s co - head of chambers said , in a statement , that parlett\u2019s experience within the commercial and investor state aspects of public international law would \u201cbe a real asset to the continuing development of the set\u2019s practice . \u201d\nwe have more than 80 members at matrix , with varying years of call and areas of expertise . our members specialise in 28 different practice areas and are highly regarded in their fields . if you would like to find out more about individual members , you can visit their profiles below or contact our staff team .\nbesides stellar academics pretty much all recruits have some top - notch work experience under their belts : between them matrix ' s most junior tenants ( called since 2012 ) have among other things gained experience working for the un high commissioner for refugees in ecuador , for the international labour organization in geneva , for the un office of legal affairs in new york , for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia in the hague and for the international criminal tribunal for rwanda . many of matrix ' s members are also academics , but don ' t get the wrong idea : barristers here are very much doers , men and women of action .\nwe ' re told that these ' law nerds ' with a desire to blast away the traditional fustiness of the bar are keen to \u201clook further afield than oxbridge\u201d when seeking new recruits . oxford and cambridge alums certainly aren ' t absent from matrix but you ' ll also find juniors who ' ve come through bristol , ucl , nottingham and durham .\nmatrix offers up to two 12 - month training places with an award of \u00a340 , 000 and an additional \u00a310 , 000 contribution during the bptc year for applicants who are yet to undertake bar finals . any applicants who have already completed the bptc year will still be entitled to the additional \u00a310 , 000 contribution in the year prior to commencing traineeship .\nmatrix is managed by our chief executive , rachel holmes . we have three practice teams who assist the members and who specialise in different areas of law . depending on their areas of expertise , members work in one of these teams . each team has a practice manager , who will be your first point of contact when looking to instruct one of our members .\nmatrix offers up to two 12 - month training places each year with an award of \u00a340 , 000 and an additional \u00a310 , 000 contribution during the bptc year for applicants who are yet to undertake bar finals . any applicants who have already completed the bptc year will still be entitled to the additional \u00a310 , 000 contribution in the year prior to commencing traineeship .\nopen up any newspaper and chances are you ' ll find a case worked on by matrix barristers : european court of human rights application on the shooting of jean charles de menezes ? tick . a case on ' trojan horse ' schools in birmingham ? tick . the supreme court battle over the pjs / yma sex scandal injunction ? tick . \u201ctoday we had 19 cases in the press , \u201d asserted ceo lindsay scott on the day of our visit . many of these headline - grabbing matters are in the field of human rights or public law , but scott is keen to point out that \u201cmatrix is an awful lot more than a human rights set \u2013 we do great work in areas such as crime , competition , employment and media . \u201d\nit isn ' t until nine months in that trainees get to spend time on their feet , and even then only on small matters such as listing hearings . \u201cmatrix takes the view that your traineeship is a time to learn and practise , \u201d one interviewee believed . trainees attend informal advocacy moots to help them prepare for the big stand and have training sessions with juniors to gain tips and advice .\namong mrs blair\u2019s best - known cases at matrix concerned pupil shabina begum which centred on the teenager\u2019s demands to wear a full jilbab , or traditional muslim gown , to her school in luton , where almost 70 per cent of students were muslim . the school refused to allow ms begum to wear the jilbab and she refused to attend for three years claiming her religious rights had been infringed under article nine of the european convention on human rights .\nfor example , clare montgomery qc represented hong kong property tycoon thomas kwok in a high - profile corruption and conspiracy case , while james laddie qc acted for lehman brothers in campbell v lehman brothers when a former employee alleged she was subject to harassment and unfair dismissal after refusing to have an affair with her boss . more recently , two matrix members successfully represented unison in the landmark 2017 supreme court case ruling the government ' s employment tribunal fees ' inconsistent with access to justice ' .\nmrs blair said : \u201cit has been a privilege to be part of the team at matrix for the last 14 years , and to have been able to develop my practice alongside so many first class , dedicated colleagues . but omnia strategy was born from a recognition that clients often wanted more than legal solutions to complex problems , and what makes omnia unique is the holistic and strategic approach that we offer to clients who are facing complex issues where matters of law , business , policy and communications all overlap . \u201d\nmatrix trainees ( the term ' pupil ' has long since been dropped as too outmoded ) divide their year evenly between four seats . in recent years trainees have sat with supervisors practising in areas including human rights , media and information , public law , employment and discrimination \u2013 members often work in more than one area . nearly all of a trainee ' s workload stems from their supervisor and our interviewees were pleased with this approach , pointing out that \u201cit means you ' re judged on your work as a whole and you can ' t have the bad fortune of doing one piece of work badly for someone who ' s very influential . \u201d\nsome may think that the bar , still in wigs and gowns , is dragging itself into the 20th century , while the other side of the profession , the solicitors , are\nyetis\n( young , entrepreneurial and technically minded ) , who are embracing the 21st century and jumping on the urltoken spacewagon .\nit is a long way from the secret soundings of the lord chancellor ' s department which determines who will be a queen ' s counsel . the latest qcs were announced just before easter and officially confirmed last week .\nabout his current set at 10 king ' s bench walk , he says :\nthere was no acrimonious break - up and no rivalry with the old set and no fall - out , so there is no story there . the set was and is known mainly as a criminal and general common law set . i am now identified more on the civil side , so there is a gap in the market , which the new set is aiming to fill .\nin fact , the decision to move is essentially a commercial one .\nwith the pressure from government on funding [ in particular in the areas of criminal and family law - areas which his current set specialises in ] , you have to adapt to survive , and the bar is likely to go back to being half the size it is now - of almost 10 , 000 barristers .\nmark green is a director in the professional practices group at accountants bdo stoy hayward , which publishes an annual survey of barristers . for 1999 , it estimated that the total annual income of the bar is in the region of \u00a31 . 2 to 1 . 4bn .\nhe says that with just over 30 per cent of barristers ' income coming from public funds - such as the legal aid board , the lord chancellor ' s department and the crown prosecution service - and more recently , with the introduction of the community legal service and changes in government funding in areas such as crime , family and personal injury , more barristers will move away from that type of work .\nthe survey also found that although barristers are outnumbered by solicitors by almost 10 to one , the number of barristers is growing slightly more quickly at an average rate of 5 per cent a year compared with 4 per cent for solicitors .\nit is unlikely that solicitors and clients - and other barristers - will not have heard of mr thwaites , who has been involved in high - profile criminal cases .\nhe acted for the defendant tony diedrick in the joan francisco murder case , and one of his most recent defamation cases was against the doyen of libel barristers , george carman qc , in a matter concerning the directors of derby county football club and the alleged circulation of poison - pen letters .\nmr thwaites says of his switch to defamation and civil practice :\none advantage is that the libel bar is small and you can get a foothold .\nalthough he may be following mr carman ' s path by switching to libel , the path of high - profile barristers leaving their sets has left problems in their wake .\nof course i feel sad ,\nhe says about the end of the set which he founded in 1981 .\nbut the bar is going through enormous changes . some are a little uncertain as to where their future lies .\nin some ways , moving to join a specialist set is a back - to - basics move . mr thwaites says his new set will initially number about 20 , comprising of seven or eight barristers who will leave his current set with him and join barristers from other sets .\nit will not be a mega - set , but a group of like - minded people . there are a lot of juniors who do civil work , but the crunch point is how they perform in court - i think we can provide robust advocates for solicitors who are becoming much more discerning and demanding . in fact , some solicitors can do almost everything that a barrister can do .\nhe warns :\none of the mistakes that barristers make is to think that they can sit and wait for briefs to fall off the end of the conveyor belt , but that conveyor belt may soon stop .\nde chazournes , who has advised international organisations , states , law firms and foundations , as well as acting as an arbitrator and counsel , has arbitrated in investment cases ( including at the international centre for the settlement of investment disputes , the world bank\u2019s dispute resolution body ) and the permanent court of arbitration , and appeared as counsel before the international court of justice ( icj ) .\nlindsay scott , the set\u2019s chief executive welcomed the appointment alongside other recent arrivals , fellow arbitration lawyers , professor christian tams and angeline welsh , saying that the addition would enhance the service the set offered to clients .\na more traditional appointment in may however , was that of sir jeremy cooke , who re - joined 7 king\u2019s bench walk ( 7kbw ) .\nfollowing his recent retirement from the high court bench , cooke returned to 7kbw as a full time arbitrator and mediator , at the start of that month .\nhe was in practice at 7 kbw from 1997 until his appointment in 2001 as a high court judge in the queen\u2019s bench division , assigned to the commercial court , with his judgments frequently being upheld by the appellate courts .\ncooke\u2019s judicial approach was marked by the speed in which he produced his judgments , an informal and down to earth manner , and for firm but fair , and polite efficiency in case management . he notably presided over the criminal court trial of the first trader to be convicted for attempting to fix libor with the court of appeal praising cooke\u2019s \u201cparticular care\u201d , although that sentence was later revised .\nhe is a justice of the dubai international financial court , which has been active in developing the law of arbitration in dubai . at 7kbw he will accept appointments as an arbitrator and mediator .\nthe merged set , named 3 stone , is led by john mcdonnell qc , the former head of thirteen old square , together with justin brown as senior clerk , and is administered from 3 stone buildings with accommodation split between the two sites .\nthe merged set serves a mix of traditional chancery and commercial clients , as well as managing overseas instructions , specialising in chancery , commercial , insolvency and property .\ncommercial litigators will note the offshore trust practice of the likes of david lord qc operating alongside with the caribbean and hong kong property , company and trust practices of mcdonnell and david lowe . in addition , rupert coe joined the new set from appleby in cayman .\nalso moving from offshore practice was kathryn purkis , who returned to serle court following nine years at jersey law firm collas crill , where she was a litigation advocate , and managing partner , from 2009 to 2012 .\nthe dual - qualified barrister and advocate in both london and jersey was recognised for her litigious work , ranging from contentious trusts and foundations cases , multi - jurisdictional asset - tracing and enforcement claims , a practice she aims to emulate at serle court .\npurkis said , commenting on her return , that she felt her \u201cexperience as a partner in and managing a law firm will be invaluable to my work at the bar , and will shape how i go about providing my own services to clients . \u201d\nthe chief executive of serle court , john petrie , added that purkis\u2019s experience in \u201cundertaking high - profile work in a different jurisdiction whilst being the managing partner of a firm and seeing it through a merger shows not only kathryn\u2019s impressive work ethic but her highly - attuned business skills too\u201d .\npurkis is not the only barrister to move from a law firm to the bar ; suzanne rab joined the set as a competition law barrister from london\u2019s king & spalding in 2013 .\nbefore coming to the bar , bethell spent six years as an army officer with the welsh guards . he completed two operational tours in afghanistan , and served as a military adviser at the british high commission in pakistan .\nbethell\u2019s arrival coincides with that of dr kate parlett , a specialist in public international law and international arbitration , previously of freshfields bruckhaus deringer in paris , where she worked on cases before the icj , including one case involving the distinguished public international barrister , sir daniel bethlehem qc , also instructed by freshfields , for the government of chile in its case with bolivia , concerning access to the sea .\nparlett also has extensive experience in international investment arbitration . at freshfields , she was part of the team representing saint lucia in an icsid dispute in which the first order for security for costs was issued by an investment tribunal .\nshe also represented electrabel in a dispute under the energy charter treaty arising from measures taken in the context of hungary\u2019s accession to the european union .\nyou get access to hundreds of articles like this one simply by subscribing to the cdr website .\nthe los angeles office of proskauer rose has expanded with the addition of a partner with experience in antitrust , class actions , financial services and securities litigation .\ndispute resolution lawyers across the world have featured strongly in the 2018 promotions round by baker mckenzie , including specialists in tax , competition and it litigation .\nwe use cookies to maximise functionality and improve your experience . i understand more info\nevent recordings , podcasts , newspaper and journal articles featuring our lawyers . read more\nto make its presence felt far and wide for many years to come . \u2019\nmrs blair , 60 , takes up a full - time role with omnia strategy , a london - based organisation with an office in washington that includes kazakhstan\u2019s government among its recent clients .\nchaired by mrs blair since she established the company in 2011 , omnia describes itself as a \u201cpioneering international law firm that provides strategic counsel to governments , corporate and private clients\u201d . the firm agreed a deal with kazakhstan\u2019s ministry of justice earlier this year to conduct a review of the country\u2019s \u201cbilateral investment treaties\u201d that was reported to be worth around \u00a3500 , 000 .\nomnia has also been active in africa advising in nigeria , ghana , gabon and cameroon and mrs blair\u2019s website says the firm \u201cprovides tailored , market - driven advice to its clients\u201d . as a leading qc she earns around \u00a31 , 100 an hour .\ncompany records show omnia strategy\u2019s office is officially registered in baker street , central london , although the address given on the firm\u2019s website under its contact details is a po box in paddington shared by her husband\u2019s faith foundation , the office of tony blair and other of the former prime minister\u2019s organisations . employees are actually based in an anonymous office block overlooking hyde park .\nms begum lost her case in the high court but won in the court of appeal . the school appealed that decision and the house of lords ruled in its favour .\nmrs blair , a judge and leading silk who practices under her maiden name of booth , will also continue to work independently as an international arbitrator and remain involved with several charities . her foundation for women raised almost \u00a32 . 2m last year .\na spokesperson for omnia confirmed mrs blair would remain based in the uk . roxana pierce , an international transactional lawyer who speaks farsi , french and turkish , remains managing partner of the firm\u2019s washington office .\nin 2003 mrs blair accused her husband\u2019s government of institutionalised discrimination against gurkha soldiers by subjecting them to less favourable pay and conditions than other members of britain\u2019s armed forces . she launched a high court test case on behalf of seven former gurkhas from nepal who served with the british army .\nmrs blair accused the ministry of defence of \u201cirrational and discriminatory\u201d treatment over their pay and conditions , which she said amounted to a continuing breach of their rights under the european convention on human rights . the claims were rejected by a judge who said that discrepancies in pay were legitimate given the difference between the costs of living in britain and nepal .\nin 1998 the 24 - year - old successfully sued her former schools in london for failing to diagnose that she was dyslexic . mrs blair said the local authority had \u201cfailed to take reasonable steps to overcome her learning problems\u201d . however , a few months later ms phelps had her \u00a345 , 650 damages award taken away by the court of appeal when judges said it was up to her to prove her learning difficulties had affected her earning capacity , and she had not done so . she appealed and the house of lords restored her damages award opening the way for the other claimants to proceed with their actions .\nteaching unions welcomed a landmark ruling by law lords in 2003 backing the right of their members to refuse to teach violent and disruptive pupils . the five law lords decided by a 3 - 2 majority that a pupil , whose exclusion from a hertfordshire comprehensive was overturned by an independent appeals panel , had been properly reinstated in school even though he was being taught in isolation . the hertfordshire boy in the lords case , \u2018pupil l\u2019 represented by mrs blair , was one of six students excluded in 2001 following a gang attack in school toilets which put a teenager in hospital .\nwe have 88 members who practise in a wide - range of areas of law .\nour members have expertise in a range of practice areas within the uk and internationally .\nwe have a number of free resources on the legal implications of uk ' s vote to leave the european union . read them all here .\nour 16 core values guide how we work and operate every day , and have been in place since our establishment in 2000 .\nthe law of nations podcasts provide a unique insight into developments in international law . download now .\nkate cook has contributed to a un report entitled \u2018impacts of climate change on fisheries and aquaculture\u2019 . the report that is due to be released this july at fao committee on fisheries is a unique overview of the implications of climate change for fisheries and aquaculture . more information on the report can be found here .\nthe claimant alleged that the defendant , its former deputy chief executive and the former managing director of leeds united football club , defrauded it of sums equal to roughly $ 6 million . after long running proceedings and a trial lasting three days , the difc court held that the claimants case was made out , that the defendant\u2019s defence [ \u2026 ]\nbbc ni\u2019s much discussed documentary \u201cbrexit , dark money & the dup\u201d will be broadcast nationally tomorrow ( thursday 5 july 2018 ) at 23 . 15 on the bbc news channel . gavin millar qc contributes on the election law implications of the investigation .\nthe court of appeal has given judgment today on an appeal by asda , argos and wm morrison against an order of popplewell j largely dismissing their claims for substantial damages relating to the setting and imposition of multi - lateral interchange fees ( mifs ) in the context of the mastercard payment card system . the court of appeal upheld [ \u2026 ]\nca rejects zipvit\u2019s claim for \u2018embedded\u2019 vat . this appeal raises important questions of principle in the law of vat . zipvit used the services of royal mail at a time when it was understood that these services were exempt from vat . the cjeu subsequently decided in case c - 353 / 07 tnt that the relevant supplies were in fact [ \u2026 ]\nthe court of appeal has granted permission to appeal in the case of tm ( kenya ) v sshd ( c4 / 2017 / 3270 ) , which challenges the high court judgment in muasa v sshd [ 2017 ] ewhc 2267 insofar as it found against the claimant . muasa , which was heard by the high court in july 2017 , was the first case of its [ \u2026 ]\na boy , represented by the howard league for penal reform , has been granted permission by the high court to challenge the use of adult restraint techniques on children at a prison in west london . the charity has applied successfully for permission to judicially review practices at feltham prison . the case is brought on behalf of [ \u2026 ]\nthe supreme court today determined that the ban on civil partnerships for opposite sex couples constituted a breach of article 8 of the european convention on human rights , read in conjunction with article 14 . the supreme court issued a declaration of incompatibility in respect of the civil partnership act 2004 , ss 1 , 3 to the [ \u2026 ]\nthe administrative court has dismissed an application for judicial review of the policy of her majesty\u2019s passport office to require those who apply for the issue of a passport to declare whether their gender is male or female , and not to issue passports bearing an x marker ( indicating an unspecified sex ) . the court rejected the [ \u2026 ]\nkaron monaghan qc has been featured as lawyer of the week in the times . karon acted for the plumber and heating engineer gary smith in pimlico plumbers ltd & anor v smith [ 2018 ] uksc 29 . the supreme court upheld the decision of the court and tribunals below that mr smith was both a \u201cworker\u201d and , for the [ \u2026 ]\ned bridges , a cardiff resident , is launching a legal challenge against south wales police for using automated facial recognition ( afr ) . mr bridges believes he was scanned twice , once at a peaceful anti - 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just ask @ upshelp .\ns7 airlines ( siberia airlines ) airbus a321 - 211 vq - bqj ( msn 2076 ) muc ( arnd wolf ) . image : 941037 .\ncopyright photo : ups airlines ( ups - worldwide services ) boeing 747 - 8f n609up ( msn 64254 ) pae ( nick dean ) . image : 941249 .\ncopyright photo : ups airlines ( ups - worldwide services ) boeing 747 - 8f n609up ( msn 64254 ) pae ( nick dean ) . image : 941250 .\ncopyright photo : ups airlines ( ups - worldwide services ) boeing 747 - 8f n607up ( msn 64265 ) pae ( nick dean ) . image : 939436 .\ncopyright photo : ups airlines ( ups - worldwide services ) boeing 747 - 8f n607up ( msn 64265 ) pae ( nick dean ) . image : 939437 .\nups airlines is adding the newer and larger boeing 747 - 8f intercontinental freighter to its boeing 747 - 400f freighter fleet .\na plan evolved to utilize the hub already established at louisville by ups for its second - day service , which used contract carriers including evergreen airlines , orion airways , ryan international , interstate airlines and ipx air . for a while , ups hired other airlines to fly planes owned by ups to provide next - day service . oehme says that as volume grew ,\nit was becoming very difficult to coordinate four different airlines into one air operation .\nthe line - up of international airlines flying to the u . s . mainland will grow this winter . the latest to announce service is hong kong airlines .\ni love the ethiad one . and the american airlines is a huge improvement .\n2010 \u2013 the coalition for clean air recognized ups airlines with its 2010 california air quality award in the category of corporate leadership .\n2006 \u2013 ceres , a non - governmental organization , included ups in its rating of global companies that strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions . ups ranked first among the airlines rated .\ncambodia may not be able to support more than four local airlines over the long term . the four existing airlines , none of which operate more than seven aircraft , lack the scale to compete effectively with foreign airlines , and the proposed start ups will face similar challenges if they succeed at launching services .\nhong kong airlines to begin flying to u . s . mainland with new airbus a350s\nat which ever blog does one see a reference to yemenia yemen airlines ? or hainan airlines ? love it ! you must really get around . or you\u2019re very bored .\n1998 \u2013 ups airlines , palm beach international ' s only all - cargo carrier , was recognized as one of five airlines to fly 100 percent takeoffs and landings in quieter stage 3 aircraft . the palm county board of county commissioners presented the quiet fleet award to ups .\n\u201cthese aircraft are a strategic investment for increased capacity for ups customers around the globe , \u201d said brendan canavan , president , ups airlines . \u201cthe 747 - 8 will allow ups to upsize our network in both new and existing markets . \u201d\namerican and southwest airlines ( nyse : luv ) are the largest carriers at sky harbor .\ncambodia is experiencing another surge of start up activity with several airlines seeking to commence operations . cambodia already has four local airlines , including two start ups from 2014 , despite a relatively small market consisting of approximately 7 million annual passengers .\ni applied through other source . the process took 4 + weeks . i interviewed at ups airlines ( louisville , ky ) in june 2010 .\nthe chinese state - owned company will compete with chicago - based united continental holdings inc . , parent company of united airlines , and fort worth , texas - based american airlines group inc . , parent company of american airlines , whose commercial aircrafts are flying the same route .\nhong kong airlines to begin flying to u . s . mainland with new airbus a350s the line - up of international airlines flying to the u . s . mainland will grow this winter . the latest to announce service is hong kong airlines . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nhow much do ups airlines employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\namerican airlines has launched new international flights from its hubs in chicago and dallas - fort worth .\nups airlines is not alone in converting planes : lufthansa , aloha and alaska airlines , among others , yank the seats out of some of their passenger planes at night to fly a load of cargo . the overhead bins and ' ' passenger service units , ' ' with emergency oxygen and reading lights , are harder to install and remove , though , and only ups airlines does a full conversion .\n\u201cscale matters in this industry , \u201d said gordon m . bethune , the former chairman of continental airlines , who was widely credited for turning around that company\u2019s fortunes in the 1990s . \u201chow many airlines does france or germany have ? i mean , do we really need 19 domestic airlines in the united states ? i think three or four network airlines would still give you plenty of competition . \u201d\nups airlines strives to reduce its impact on the environment by operating the most fuel - efficient fleet in the package airline sector and aggressively managing aircraft and air hub operations . as the operator of one of the world ' s largest airlines , ups also leads the industry in deploying noise and emission reduction technologies .\nups is one of the lead airlines in developing and implementing data comm technology that replaces voice transmissions between the cockpit and air traffic control with text messaging .\nups airlines was founded in 1988 with seven leased boeing 727s , and for the next decade the plane remained the backbone of the shipping giant\u2019s growing fleet .\n\u201cas we celebrate the 30th anniversary of ups airlines today , we are seeing unprecedented demand for our air products , \u201d said ups airlines president brendan canavan . \u201cthe new freighters will allow us to continue upsizing aircraft on routes and will create a cascading effect that will boost capacity on regional routes around the world . \u201d\nan alaska airlines embraer e170 takes off over company metal at seattle tacoma international airport in may 2017 .\nups airlines was the fastest - growing airline in faa history , formed in little more than one year with all the necessary technology and support systems . today , ups airlines is one of the 10 largest airlines in the united states . ups airlines features some of the most advanced information systems in the world , like the computerised operations monitoring , planning and scheduling system ( compass ) , which provides information for flight planning , scheduling and load handling . the system , which can be used to plan optimum flight schedules up to six years in advance , is unique in the industry .\nups airlines flight landing hong kong international airport ( \u60f3\u770b\u66f4\u591a\u5f71\u7247\u8a18\u5f97\u8a02\u95b1 ) ups airlines flight 6 was a cargo flight operated by ups airlines . on september 3 , 2010 , a boeing 747 - 400f flying the route between dubai international airport and cologne bonn airport developed an in - flight fire , with the fumes and subsequent crash resulting in the death of the two crew members . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] the aircraft had departed dubai international earlier , but returned after reporting smoke in the cockpit . it was the first fatal air crash for ups airlines . [ 4 ] the crash caused an examination of safety procedures protecting airliners from cockpit smoke .\nups airlines flight 5x58 connects honolulu to hong kong , taking off from honolulu international airport ( hnl ) and landing at hong kong international airport ( hkg ) .\nups airlines was the fastest - growing airline in faa history , formed in little more than one year with all the necessary technology and support systems . today , ups airlines is one of the 10 largest airlines in the united states . ups airlines features some of the most advanced information systems in the world , like the computerized operations monitoring , planning and scheduling system ( compass ) , which provides information for flight planning , scheduling , and load handling . the system , which can be used to plan optimum flight schedules up to six years in advance , is unique in the industry .\nups and ups freight teamsters have approved giving their respective negotiating committees the right to call a strike , if necessary .\nups planes line up during night operations at ups worldport on the grounds of louisville international airport on dec . 12 .\nbut bigger has not quite turned out to be the cure - all . major airlines continue to lose huge sums of money . in the last decade , in fact , domestic airlines lost $ 60 billion .\nthe line - up of international airlines flying to the u . s . mainland will grow this winter .\n777 compilation | los angeles [ klax ] | cathay pacific , japan airlines , air canada , etc .\nups ( nyse : ups ) announced today that it has named brendan canavan , a 33 - year ups veteran , the new president of ups airlines . canavan , 53 , replaces mitch nichols , who was promoted to senior vice president of transportation and engineering and named as a member of the company ' s management committee on june 12 , 2014 .\nups airlines flight 5x59 connects hong kong to anchorage , taking off from hong kong international airport ( hkg ) and landing at anchorage ted stevens international airport ( anc ) .\nsingapore airlines has long been one of the most highly recognized airlines , and its cargo division is no different . with dense operations throughout southeast asia , the company has expanded service in north america , europe and the middle east . singapore airlines cargo operates 13 boeing 747 planes , but no new orders are reportedly on the horizon .\nhong kong airlines ' first airbus a350 makes its maiden flight at the airbus assembly line in toulouse , france .\nups airlines , and the company as a whole , are performing well . peak season , the month leading up to christmas , is the most critical time of year for us .\n\u201csomeone awaiting a package in bangkok doesn\u2019t care if it snowed in louisville , kentucky , \u201d said randy baker , a senior meteorologist for ups airlines . \u201cthey want their stuff . \u201d\nhe argued that airlines could benefit instead by expanding marketing tools like frequent - flier programs that foster loyalty from passengers .\nthe following cargo airlines operate out of john wayne airport . please visit their website for cargo drop - off locations .\nroyale airlines embraer emb - 110p1 bandeirante n692ra ( msn 110240 ) msy ( bruce drum ) . image : 104648 .\na passenger watches a united airlines airbus a320 pull into a gate at denver international airport on may 7 , 2017 .\nan alaska airlines embraer e170 operated by affiliate skywest lands at seattle - tacoma international airport on may 18 , 2017 .\nthank you for subscribing to receive email updates from ups . you have been added to the ups press release email distribution list and can expect to begin receiving ups news within 1 or 2 business days .\nlithuanian airlines boeing 737 - 524 ly - agz ( msn 26340 ) cdg ( christian volpati ) . image : 941531 .\nthat eyeball searing yellow pustule inflicted on the skies by spirit airlines is too far in the opposite direction , of course .\ndavid p . abney senior vice president and chief operating officer 56 senior vice president and chief operating officer ( 2007 \u2013 present ) , president , ups airlines ( 2007 \u2013 2008 ) , senior vice president and president , ups international ( 2003 \u2013 2007 ) .\nthe ups members authorized a strike , if necessary , by a 93 percent margin . at ups freight , the margin was 91 percent .\nchina airlines announced that free baggage allowances for all flights flown by its aircraft on asian , australia / new zealand and european routes will be increased by 10 kg from july 15 onwards . the move makes china airlines the first taiwan carrier to offer this privilege .\nups ( nyse : ups ) pilots represented by the independent pilots association today ratified a new labor agreement that becomes amendable sept . 1 , 2021 .\nii morrow inc . ; road net technologies inc . ; red arrow messenger service inc . ; ups properties inc . ; ups truck leasing inc .\nusing a battery - electric vehicle and drone from manufacturer workhorse , ups successfully tested a drone launched from the top of a ups package car recently .\nthe ups and world tails are not that bad and that simular in matter of copyright and design . i think airlines can protect a paint design , maybe ups did not protected the bowed line pattern , only their colours and logo . i ' m worrying more about those two :\ncontour airlines embraer erj 135er ( emb - 135er ) n16501 ( msn 145145 ) bwi ( brian mcdonough ) . image : 942603 .\nat the same time , aviation experts predict china eastern\u2019s new operation likely will take away big corporate clients from united and american airlines .\nfrom etihad and iberia to spirit and southwest , several airlines have unveiled new looks . the report card is very , very bleak .\n> the kindest thing that can be said about the spirit airlines > livery is that is should make search and rescue operations easier .\nbrowntales is a show that goes behind - the - scenes of ups airlines . join host becca hunnicutt & tyler delawder as they take you on adventures throughout the world ' s largest package delivery company . # browntales\nthe overseas shipping war escalated as federal bought tiger international , inc . , a major international shipper that ups used for some of its foreign deliveries . ups\nwith growing demand for faster service , ups entered the overnight air delivery business , and by 1985 ups next day air service was available in all 48 states and puerto rico . alaska and hawaii were added later . that same year , ups entered a new era with international air package and document service , linking the us and six european nations . in 1988 , ups received authorisation from the federal aviation administration ( faa ) to operate its own aircraft , thereby officially becoming an airline . recruiting the best people available , ups merged a number of cultures and procedures into a seamless operation called ups airlines .\nthe demand for air parcel delivery increased in the 1980s , and federal deregulation of the airline industry created new opportunities for ups . but deregulation also caused change , as established airlines reduced flights and abandoned some routes altogether . to ensure dependability , ups began to assemble its own jet cargo fleet .\nwhile the big network carriers struggled , low - cost airlines like southwest and jetblue have proved most nimble , posting consistent profits and grabbing market share . they may have started as bare bones , but the low - cost airlines now attract business travelers thanks to increasingly sophisticated networks .\nsierra pacific airlines ( 3rd ) boeing 737 - 5l9 wl n709s ( msn 28722 ) bwi ( tony storck ) . image : 941354 .\nmauritania airlines international boeing 737 - 8 max 8 5t - clj ( msn 64299 ) bru ( karl cornil ) . image : 941029 .\nmontenegro airlines fokker f . 28 mk . 4000 yu - aoi ( msn 11176 ) zrh ( rolf wallner ) . image : 941437 .\nan alaska airlines boeing 737 taxies to the gate as a beautiful orange glow fills the sky at seattle tacoma international airport in may 2017 .\nthe kindest thing that can be said about the spirit airlines livery is that is should make search and rescue operations easier . \u2018nough said .\nwhen ups packages need to move faster than a delivery van can carry them , there ' s ups airlines . the air freight cargo unit of united parcel service operates a fleet of more than 500 aircraft , including more than 200 company - owned jets , known as browntails . the . . .\nhowever , it is at 23 : 00 when the cgn hub really starts to gear up . this is when the flights begin arriving from ups\u2019s outstations within its european network , as well as from the usa and asia . as with ups\u2019s operations worldwide , the company\u2019s european operations are flown by aircraft operated by its ups airlines division supplemented by a large fleet of chartered freighters .\nups ceo says $ 5 . 3 bln order for boeing 747 freighters reflects demand\n. ups delivered any package meeting weight and size requirements to any location within 150 miles of these bases . after this initial expansion , ups frequently appeared before the\n\u201cthis vote by our ups and ups freight members gives the negotiating committees bargaining leverage this week and during subsequent negotiations for the national contract and the supplements , \u201d said denis taylor , director of the teamsters package division and co - chairman of the teamsters national ups negotiating committee . \u201cit is very helpful to have the members\u2019 backing as we work toward negotiating strong contracts at ups and ups freight . \u201d\nups sorts millions of packages a day . here ' s what that looks like\nyou\u2019ve served your country honorably . now take on your next challenge at ups .\nthe louisvillle international airport is home to the global operations center of ups worldport .\nwith growing demand for faster service , ups entered the overnight air delivery business , and by 1985 , ups next day air service was available in all 48 states and puerto rico . alaska and hawaii were added later . that same year , ups entered a new era with international air package and document service , linking the u . s . and six european nations . in 1988 , ups received authorization from the federal aviation administration ( faa ) to operate its own aircraft , thereby officially becoming an airline . recruiting the best people available , ups merged a number of cultures and procedures into a seamless operation called ups airlines .\nin march 2003 , ups airlines implemented a fuel conservation program that saved more than 1 million gallons of fuel in its first year . savings are generated through the lido oc flight planning system , which was created by lufthansa . lido oc minimizes fuel burn by calculating the most efficient route between two points based on weather , winds , terrain and other factors . in addition to lido , ups airlines ramp procedures call for single engine jet taxiing whenever possible .\nwe are not owned by ups , we are our own airline which also owns north american airlines . ships 801de , 803de , and 804de are the delta birds which will be going to ups after our leases expire . 801 and 804 are in the standard all white livery , 803 has the heritage livery .\nonce the planes are delivered , ups will join two other cargo airlines as the world ' s second - largest operator of the 747 - 8 after lufthansa , germany ' s national carrier , which owns 19 for passenger service .\nnews of the l . a . route comes less than two months after hong kong airlines began flying from vancouver , its first north american destination .\ns top ten airlines by virtue of its more than 500 company - owned and chartered aircraft . under the direction of ceo kent c . nelson in the late 1980s and early 1990s , ups strove mightily to maintain its dominant position in\nmost of u . p . s . ' s bigger planes lack windows , and even passenger doors . but ups airlines has 51 boeing 727 ' s with windows , plumbing and the other features that make them eligible for conversion .\ntrack packages and find ups locations while you\u2019re on the move with our mobile tools .\nwith investments like ups\u2019s new 747 - 8 freighters , and a $ 2 billion capital investment underway in europe , ups is well - positioned for success in the future .\nderrick mcdonald and carissa cox pack containers for the outbound flight cycle at ups worldport .\nthe airlines getting the favourable treatment , qantas , british airways and singapore airlines are allowed to land between 5am and 6am , the so - called shoulder period \u2013 because of the northern hemisphere summer and the curfews at airports including heathrow \u2013 even though those aircraft stop at other airports en route to sydney .\nwe are happy that our crewmembers have accepted this win - win contract offer , \u201d said brendan canavan , ups airlines president .\ntogether , we have succeeded in taking care of both our people\u2019s needs and our business objectives .\namerican airlines group inc . ( nasdaq : aal ) also has a hub at phoenix sky harbor international airport but does not have international flights from there .\nwhich airlines are leading the consolidation of the industry and who are seeking , through that , a measure of stability and rationality . how do . . .\nin hindsight , i realize i was confusing frontier with alaska airlines and the eskimo logo on the tail , so the harpoon imagery doesn\u2019t make much sense .\nups is the world ' s largest package delivery company and a global leader in supply chain services , offering an extensive range of options for synchronizing the movement of goods , information and funds . headquartered in atlanta , ga . , ups serves more than 200 countries and territories worldwide . ups ' s stock trades on the new york stock exchange ( ups ) , and the company can be found on the web at ups . com .\nfuel conservation long has been a priority at ups airlines . worldport , ups ' s all - points international air hub in louisville , was designed to reduce fuel consumption and emissions . aircraft park directly at the floor level of the facility , which significantly reduces the need to operate ground support equipment , reducing fuel use and emissions .\nups ( united parcel service ) ( ups airlines ) ( atlanta and louisville ) today announced second quarter 2015 diluted earnings per share of $ 1 . 35 , a 12 % increase over adjusted results for the same period last year . all three segments improved operating profit and margin , led by international and supply chain and freight performance .\nunited parcel service of america , inc . ; united parcel service general services co . ; united parcel service co . ; ups worldwide forwarding , inc . ; upico corporation ; ups capital corporation ; ups supply chain solutions , inc . ; ups re ltd . ( bermuda ) ; ups international , inc . ; united parcel service deutschland inc . ( germany ) ; c . c . & e . i , l . l . c .\nturk hava yollari - turkish airlines douglas dc - 9 - 15 tc - jaa ( msn 47048 ) zrh ( jacques guillem collection ) . image : 941363 .\nups airlines also is the first u . s . - based carrier to use the lufthansa systems lido operations center , a computerized flight planning system that calculates the most efficient route between two points based on weather , winds , terrain and other factors .\nups ceo says $ 5 . 3 bln order for boeing 747 freighters reflects demand | reuters\naircraft for us delivery company ups crashes during emergency landing attempt , killing both crew members .\neffective january 1 , 2017 , ups will require section ii batteries to be fully regulated .\nstay up - to - date with the latest ups news , industry insights and more .\noccupational safety rules at international airports however limit each piece of luggage to a maximum of 32 kg . those that exceed the limit will need to re - pack their luggage before check - in . for travelers whose check - in process involves other airlines stations , or those holding tickets from other airlines , the terms of their original ticket applies . the extra baggage allowances enjoyed by china airlines paragon , emerald and gold card members will remain unchanged . ( 2016 / 07 / 13 )\nups customers benefit from our ability to carefully manage and conserve fuel throughout the business , particularly when prices are surging ,\nsaid ups airline and international operations vice president bob lekites .\nwe believe our customers recognize and appreciate ups ' s commitment to efficient operations .\nups customers benefit from our ability to carefully manage and conserve fuel throughout the business , particularly when prices are surging ,\nsaid ups airline and international operations vice president bob lekites .\nwe believe our customers recognize and appreciate ups ' s commitment to efficient operations .\nquoting mauriceb ( reply 3 ) : with that much airlines in the world , it would be rather hard for the airlines to all have a ' ' diferent style ' ' besides , with world , there is a white bar between the blue paint and the red bar , whyle ups doesn ' t have that . . . if it would be illegal , than ua and aeromexico would be wrong for exemple . .\n- - having more ups airplanes use electrical power from buildings and in - ground electrical hook - ups instead of the aircraft ' s auxiliary power unit , which is powered by fuel .\nthere have been some glitches , but ups airlines has picked up all the accoutrements of an airline , right down to ticket jackets , emergency procedure cards that show a 727 painted in the company colors , and even airsickness bags in the seat - back pockets .\nwith ups express service , you get fast , time - definite delivery of urgent shipments worldwide .\nthank you for subscribing to receive email updates from ups . unfortunately due to technical difficulty we have not been added to the ups press release email distribution list . please contact us at + 14048287123\nups has changed its advertising slogan , replacing the \u201cwe love logistics\u201d tagline in place since 2010 .\ncurrently , ups runs an international package and document network in more than 220 countries and territories . with its worldwide services , ups moves over 15 million packages through its network each business day .\nin 2013 ups advanced worldwide service through becoming the first global express delivery company to be wholly - owned in vietnam . the change allows ups to better connect vietnam ' s rapidly expanding economy to world markets through the ups network . ups expanded into the healthcare market to better reach customers on a global scale with facility openings in china , hungary , australia , italy and north america .\nwith shipping locations around the globe , ups helps connect your business to the services you need .\nups enters the european market through the start - up of a delivery service in west germany .\nups continued to grow rapidly , aided by trucking deregulation in 1980 . by 1980 ups earned $ 189 million on revenues of $ 4 billion , shipping 1 . 5 billion packages . federal express corporation , however , which began operations in 1973 , was siphoning off a growing amount of ups\nups believes there are promising potential uses for drones to create operational efficiencies within the logistics industry .\nthe only modern one i really like : vietnam airlines . classy , nice color choices , nice logo , not overdone . their 787 is especially sexy in that motif .\n\u201ctop - line growth in our business was strong across all business segments , reflecting the power of ups\u2019s global solutions and continued favorable economic conditions , \u201d said ups chairman and ceo david abney . \u201cwhen combined with our transformation initiatives , these favorable trends position ups for strong returns going forward . \u201d\n. the company also bought nine small european courier companies to expand air service . its overseas acquisitions cost ups less than $ 100 million . ups and rival federal express both were losing money on overseas operations , but ups had an advantage : federal could not match its $ 6 . 5 billion in assets and $ 480 million in cash with minimal debt . ups hoped this would give it greater staying power as the two companies struggled to build global delivery networks . meanwhile ups slowly won some federal customers by giving volume discounts , which it previously had refused to do . kent c . nelson became ups chairman in 1989 . in 1990 ups bought 17 % of the shipping - related retail outlet\nin 1976 ups launched service in germany with 120 delivery vans . it quickly ran into trouble because of cultural and language differences . ups eventually adapted by hiring some german managers and accepting the german dislike of working overtime . george c . lamb jr . succeeded harold oberkotter as ups chairman in 1980 .\nups is making several strategic capital investments for increased global operating capacity ,\nups ceo david abney said in a statement .\nthese investments will help enable customers to expand their presence in new and existing markets while fueling our profitable growth and attainment of ups ' s long term business objectives .\na large sum for ups , which had rarely advertised . in 1982 ups ran its first - ever television ads , trying to convince executives that two - day service was fast enough for most packages .\ntotal revenue increased 10 % to $ 17 . 1 billion , on strong demand for ups solutions .\nsince we fly more than 265 heavy jet aircraft , environmental concerns have always been factored into the operation of ups airlines ,\nsaid capt . tom olson , ups flight operations fuel manager .\nbut in today ' s world of rising prices , it ' s more critical than ever to operate efficiently . our fuel conservation initiatives are innovative as well as environmentally friendly .\nwith u . s . airlines at various stages of equipping their aircraft with jan . 1 , 2020 mandate - compliant ads - b out solutions , jetblue , ups and acss provide industry perspectives on some of the earliest adoptions of acquiring , installing and operating with the mandated equipment .\nthe northwest airlines ticket counter received its new brand name at the minneapolis airport in march 2009 . the merger of delta air lines with northwest created the nation ' s biggest carrier .\ndhl ( tasman cargo airlines ) boeing 757 - 236 ( f ) vh - tca ( msn 25620 ) ( jeremy clarkson ) syd ( john adlard ) . image : 940837 .\nups ( nyse : ups ) is a global leader in logistics , offering a broad range of solutions including transporting packages and freight ; facilitating international trade , and deploying advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business . headquartered in atlanta , ups serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide . the company can be found on the web at urltoken or pressroom . urltoken and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes . urltoken . to get ups news direct , follow @ ups _ news on twitter .\nin coordination with the faa , ups is testing automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast ( ads - b ) technology on 104 of ups ' s 757 and 767 aircraft . among other things , this technology allows ups to proactively manage aircraft departure queues instead of relying solely on air traffic controllers , which in turn reduces fuel use and emissions . ups has the world ' s only fleet equipped with this advanced technology .\nin 1976 ups launched service in germany with 120 delivery vans . it quickly ran into trouble because of cultural and language differences . ups eventually adapted by hiring some german managers and accepting the german dislike of working overtime . george c . lamb jr . succeeded harold oberkot - ter as ups chairman in 1980 .\nnevertheless , airline executives have started thinking again about consolidation , particularly in the wake of the success of the merger of delta air lines with northwest airlines , which created the nation\u2019s biggest carrier . with travel starting to pick up and credit more widely available than it was one or two years ago , airlines may also be trying to position themselves for the expected rebound .\nups ( nyse : ups ) is a global leader in logistics , offering a broad range of solutions including transporting packages and freight ; facilitating international trade , and deploying advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business . headquartered in atlanta , ups serves more than 220 countries and territories worldwide . the company can be found on the web at urltoken \u00ae and its corporate blog can be found at longitudes . urltoken . to get ups news direct , visit pressroom . urltoken / rss or follow @ ups _ news .\ni would have given malaysia airlines a \u201d c \u201c . it ` s not great but it ` s ok . to be honest , the three most horrible new liveries out there are american airlines , etihad and alitalia . am i seeing things or what , but it looks like alitalia ` s new livery includes painting the wings a pearl white ( weird ! ! ! ) . i was catching an iberia flight out of madrid to o ` hare and i was literally embarrassed when an american airlines 767 with the new livery taxied past the gate i was sitting at ( i ` m american ) . i would like to know who the airlines are hiring to do these new liveries . i could do better on scrap of paper .\nin 1982 ups decided to offer overnight air service ( ups next day air ) , charging about half of fedex ' s rate . by 1983 its second - day and next - day services were shipping a combined 140 , 000 packages a day . in 1982 ups earned $ 332 million on $ 5 . 2 billion in sales . it had a fleet of more than 62 , 000 trucks . mail - order firms and catalog houses were the fastest growing part of ups ' s business . jack rogers became ups chairman in 1984 . in 1985 ups began offering international air service between the united states and six european countries .\n- - in coordination with the faa , ups is testing automatic dependent surveillance - broadcast ( ads - b ) technology on 104 of ups ' s 757 and 767 aircraft . among other things , this technology allows ups to proactively manage aircraft departure queues instead of relying solely on air traffic controllers , which in turn reduces fuel use and emissions . ups has the world ' s only fleet equipped with this advanced technology .\nups airlines is launching a daily nonstop flight from its worldport\u00ae global air hub in louisville , ky . , to dubai , uae , improving time - in - transit from north and south america to key destinations in the middle east by a full business day . the flight , operated with one of ups\u2019s new boeing 747 - 8f freighters , is part of the build out of ups\u2019s smart global logistics network and takes place as the company plans for its role as official logistics provider for expo 2020 dubai .\nthe job market has changed greatly and ups has been left behind . payment and benefits are below par .\nstart in our ups help centre for tips about services , solutions , and faqs or search by topic .\nended plans for an overnight air service , and ups terminated united air express in 1931 ; the company did not resume air service until the 1950s . in the late 1940s the urban department stores that ups serviced began following their clients to the new suburbs . more people owned cars and picked up their own parcels . ups\nended plans for an overnight air service , and ups terminated united air express in 1931 , with resumption of air service not coming until the 1950s . in the late 1940s the urban department stores that ups serviced began following their clients to the new suburbs . more people owned cars and picked up their own parcels . ups\nstart in our ups help center for tips about services , solutions , and faqs or search by topic .\nwith shipping locations around the globe and around the corner , ups makes it easier to find reliable shipping .\nups is a primary user of the md 11f . the developers will most definitely add it . : )\nas talk of big mergers returns , the question is whether all the old arguments still hold . united airlines and continental airlines have reopened talks that were dropped two years ago , even as united is discussing a tie - up with us airways . if any of these deals are made , another brand name will disappear , joining twa , pan am and northwest , among others .\nbrendan ' s proven track record in a range of key operational functions makes him ideally suited to lead the ups airlines , which plays a critical role in our operations as well as growth strategy ,\nsaid scott davis , ups chairman and ceo .\nhis knowledge , strategic insight and experience both globally and in louisville , will be of value in leading one of our most important locations .\nups continued to grow rapidly , aided by trucking deregulation in 1980 . by 1980 ups earned $ 189 million on revenues of $ 4 billion , shipping 1 . 5 billion packages . federal express corporation ( fedex ) , however , which began operations in 1973 , was siphoning off a growing amount of ups ' s business . fedex shipped packages overnight by air , and many businesses began shipping high - priority packages with fedex . ups had the resources to challenge fedex , but it meant taking on signifi - cant debt , something the conservatively run ups was reluctant to do . in 1981 it had only $ 7 million in long - term debt and a net worth of $ 750 million . to compete with fedex , ups bought nine used 727 airplanes in 1981 from braniff airlines for $ 28 million . it opened an air hub in\nthe agreement was voted on by 98 . 7 % of the association membership , with 91 . 6 % percent voting to ratify . terms of the agreement become effective sept . 1 , 2016 and run through sept . 1 , 2021 . the contract covers 2 , 579 pilots at ups airlines .\noperating out of its worldport headquarters at louisville international airport , ups airlines services shipping and logistics functions for just about every country worldwide . the company\u2019s dedicated air freight fleet is rumored to be pursuing orders for the boeing 777 freighter , which would add further capacity and functionality to an already impressive operation .\nin the past year there have been 35 requests by passenger airlines to take off or land outside their scheduled time and during the curfew period . of those 19 were refused and 16 approved .\nmuch of china airlines cargo operations are shrouded in mystery , as is much of the country . what is known is that the company is perennially in the top 10 worldwide in terms of volume carried . china airlines cargo\u2019s fleet is made up of 19 boeing 747 - 400f planes , and is expected to expand with the addition of boeing 777s or airbus a330 wide - bodied freighters .\nwhen yan wang flew with united airlines from shanghai to chicago at the end of november , she found the flight attendants\u2019 mandarin very awkward . she also realized her \u201cchinglish\u201d didn\u2019t help the communication .\nbeyond its new north american routes , hong kong airlines - - founded in 2006 - - flies from its hong kong hub to more than 30 destinations across asia , australia and new zealand .\na worker polishes off a newly - installed sign at terminal 3 at los angeles international airport on may 13 , 2017 during a major relocation effort that saw 15 airlines shifting in five nights .\ns business . federal shipped packages overnight by air , and many businesses began shipping high - priority packages with federal . ups had the resources to challenge federal , but it meant taking on significant debt , something the conservatively run ups was reluctant to do . in 1981 it had only $ 7 million in long - term debt and a net worth of $ 750 million . to compete with federal , ups bought nine used 727 airplanes in 1981 from braniff airlines for $ 28 million . it opened an air hub in\naircraft every aircraft in ups ' s fleet meets the strictest noise - reduction standards . ups was the first major airline in north america to reach full fleet compliance with the new noise rules . our fleet currently includes 747 ' s , 757 ' s , 767 ' s , a300 - 600 ' s and md - 11 ' s . ups serves more than 220 countries using a combination of more than 500 ups and chartered aircraft .\ncaptain houston mills , ups airlines\u2019 director of safety , is a member of the faa\u2019s drone advisory committee ( dac ) , allowing him to offer a unique perspective , both representing a company that sees the commercial potential in drones , and as a licensed commercial pilot who understands the imperative for safe operations .\nwell , to start off , i would disagree with the author\u2019s opinion about the liveries of frontier airlines and aerolinas argentinas - i think they both look classy , except for the tail on the latter of course\u2026 others look pretty bad though . especially etihad and spirit liveries . as for southwest airlines livery , the newer livery isn\u2019t that bad - but i agree that the older one looked better . lastly , as an example of airlines that did get it right , i think i should mention air india . they changed theirs in 2007 iirc , but they have done a good job of it\u2026\nthe anniversary passed quietly on friday , as media attention was fixed on the super bowl . but in louisville , ky , the 20th anniversary of ups airlines is a pretty big deal . starting in 1988 with two dc - 8s - - which remain in service - - ups is now the ninth - largest airline in the world , with 268 aircraft and 3 , 000 pilots . and it ' s still growing .\nover time , ups has become a leader in global supply chain management . at ups , global distribution and logistics involves managing not only the movement of goods , but also the information and funds that move with those goods .\nbonney , joseph ,\nups bets a billion ,\namerican shipper , january 1993 , p . 26 .\nlukas , paul ,\nups : the whole package ,\nfortune small business , april 12 , 2003 .\n1992 \u2013 the triangle airport noise coalition presented the quiet airline award to ups at the raleigh - durham airport .\nups works hard to educate customers on properly packing and shipping high - energy items like lithium - ion batteries .\nmonths of collective bargaining have culminated in a tentative agreement for ups and the international brotherhood of teamsters . the five - year agreement , which is subject to ratification , covers teamsters - represented ups employees in small package roles .\nthe move away from the 727s won\u2019t cost any jobs , because ups continues to add pilots , giuffre said .\nwow , such spectacular logic . as it stands right now , ups owns three of world ' s aircraft .\nso are they the a subsidairy of ups , you could have explained decently instead of acting like a bitch .\n1 . deregulation in the trucking industry 2 . global expansion through tie - ups 3 . online shopping and distribution\njoe reagan , president of greater louisville inc . , the metro chamber of commerce , tells the louisville courier - journal ,\nups airlines ' headquarters is almost like a hidden jewel .\nhe adds most people living in the area associate the international air hub so closely with the ups brand , they don ' t know the airline is a separate division of the company , one which didn ' t exist before 1988 .\n\u2026support when their strike against united parcel service ( ups ) stopped the delivery of thousands of packages worldwide . the strike centred on the extensive use of part - time employees by ups . in the agreement negotiated with ups , the teamsters won 10 , 000 new full - time jobs over the course of the five - year contract . in\u2026\njust curious if anyone has the figures and breakdown of the number of aircraft being operated by these two freight giants . on a sidenote , are these the two biggest fleets in america including commercial airlines ?\nin terms of lift , however , the fleets are more comparable than these numbers would suggest . almost 300 of the fedex - owned fleet are props , almost all of which are operated by contractors , if i understand things correctly . ups , on the other hand , doesn ' t own its contractors ' 309 aircraft . fedex ' s jet fleet is still about a third larger in pure aircraft numbers than ups airlines ' fleet .\nups tracking solutions show the progress of your shipment every step of the way , across town or around the world .\nit plays on the idea of a different interpretation of the ups acronym , which actually stands for united parcel service .\nthe company ' s supply - chain management operations are merged to form a new unit , ups supply chain solutions .\nguilford , roxanna ,\nups reinvents itself as international company ,\natlanta business chronicle , november 12 , 1999 .\nthe 747 - 8s are part of a larger strategic plan at ups to invest in capital assets that facilitate growth .\nups shares the faa\u2019s focus on safety and security when it comes to establishing new regulatory environments for commercial drone usage .\nquoting sp90 ( reply 7 ) : i mean one has ups on the tail and the other has the globe . the colors are also different since ups is white , yellow and brown and world is white , red and blue .\nups united parcel service swot analysis | usp & competitors | brandguide | mba skool - study . learn . share .\nformer ups airlines president dick oehme , who retired to vero beach , fl , recalled the seven - year effort to create the new carrier from scratch , starting in 1981 . oehme told the courier - journal he began his career with ups as a package - car washer , and had climbed the ranks to become an assistant region manager when he landed on a committee to investigate adding next - day air service to compete with federal express .\nas for hong kong airlines , the a350s it will use for the los angeles route will be brand new to its fleet . the carrier ' s first a350 made its maiden flight at airbus ' assembly line in toulouse , france , just last week . it ' s the first of 15 a350s hong kong airlines has on order and is expected to be delivered to the carrier by the end of the month .\nin 1929 ups began air delivery through a new division , united air express , which put packages on to passenger planes . the great depression ended plans for an overnight air service , and ups terminated united air express in 1931 ; the company did not resume air service until 1953 , when ups air was launched as a two - day service connecting major cities on the east and west coasts . in the late 1940s the urban department stores that ups serviced began following their clients to the new suburbs . more people owned cars and picked up their own parcels . ups ' s revenue declined .\nthis instant passenger cabin was more comfortable and met stricter safety requirements than those on most full - time passenger jets . the rows were 33 inches apart , compared with 29 to 30 inches for coach class on most airlines , and they hold their shape against 16 times the force of gravity , a federal aviation administration requirement for new or refurbished aircraft , compared with 9 for typical seats . and the ups airlines seats , conforming with another new f . a . a . rule , do not give off toxic smoke if they catch fire ."]}
{"id": 56079, "summary": [{"text": "xelabus limited is a small independent bus operator , based in eastleigh , hampshire .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "it operates within the southampton and eastleigh area , running many supermarket routes . ", "topic": 7}], "title": "xelabus", "paragraphs": ["for general transport enquiries email transport @ barton . ac . uk . for xelabus queries please contact xelabus direct\nxelabus on twitter :\n@ xelabus @ romanse broken down car by botley mills delaying x9 / x10 buses and heavy congestion this evening . . . .\ninvestment plans for 2016 include new double - deckers for hampshire - based operator xelabus .\nwelcome to xelabus ! tweet us today to find out about our bus services in and around eastleigh .\nxelabus limited . free business summary taken from official companies house information . free alerts . registered as 07338043\nnote : we ' re sorry but xelabus have reverted back to traditional paper tickets rather than mobile tickets , therefore xelabus tickets are no longer available from here . please contact their customer services number for alternative options .\nxelabus says the x13 will give residents in belmont road and northlands road a bus service for the first time .\n@ xelabus @ romanse broken down car by botley mills delaying x9 / x10 buses and heavy congestion this evening . . . .\nnow xelabus is promoting the campaign by putting up posters on all of its 35 single and double decker buses operating in the county .\nbrijan ceased trading on the 14th aug 2015 . their services are being taken over by xelabus and will start on 7th september as described on their website :\nxelabus is renowned for its fleet of green buses carrying thousands of passengers on the county\u2019s roads each day \u2013 many who are on their way to their doctor .\nxelabus makes every effort to adhere to the published timetable , however , due to variable traffic conditions , we cannot be held responsible for any delays in the service due to matters outside of our control . follow @ xelabus on twitter for live service updates , or tweet us a question ! we aim to respond within five minutes .\nwe will be saying\nfarewell\nto our last olympian bus in service . since the company was formed in 2010 , xelabus have been operating volvo and leyland olympians throughout the years o . . .\nbus company xelabus says it\u2019s \u201cteamed up with sainsbury\u2019s supermarkets to provide a new hoppa bus service to the new portswood store\u201d . its new x13 and x14 services also bring new bus routes to some areas .\nthe x11 with xelabus has an interesting history , and has passed through a number of operators since it was the 21 with first southampton . here scania omnilink 414 heads to the departure stand in lordshill .\ntwo double - deckers and one single - decker were gutted in the blaze , while a vintage bus was also damaged , leaving xelabus , which has operated for just four months , \u00a315 , 000 out of pocket .\ndaily echo editor - in - chief ian murray , said : \u201cwe are absolutely delighted to have xelabus on board with our campaign . the campaign is already gathering pace and we have had support from many people across the county .\nthe main bus station is in eastleigh between leigh road and romsey road but you can board our buses at any of the stops clearly marked with a green xelabus logo or small coloured numbered squares . at the bus stop , please signal to the driver that you wish to board .\nhow many times have you seen a green bus in the meon valley area bringing back memories of the former hants and dorset buses from 50 years ago ? ! xelabus is the bus company for the meon valley area running a network of bus services partly supported by hampshire county council and eastleigh borough council funding .\nxelabus is a family - owned bus company based in eastleigh . it operates double - and single - decker buses for contracts and schools , as well as a local network of town buses between fair oak , eastleigh and boyatt wood and valley park . theirs are distinctive green and cream buses , and their new service to portswood sainsbury\u2019s starts in march .\nblack velvet travel was first with additional local services in eastleigh and then brijan tours later in the year with its bus operation in the meon valley and having been well known for providing local bus services for many years . the services operated by brijan have continued to operate the same routes with xelabus having invested in new buses improving the quality and reliability of the network .\nmd of xelabus , philip blair , said , \u2018along with my son , gareth blair , who is the operations director , we have worked very hard to build the company to the position it is in now . we are both pleased to welcome the brijan staff and will continue the good work provided by brijan tours to serve the many customers they have welcomed aboard over the past years . \u2019\nat cityfox group , we\u2019re passionate about making it easier for you to get where you want to go . whether its by taxi , bus or coach , or even by learning to drive yourself , we have the resources and expertise to meet all your travel requirements , however big or small .\nby combining the latest technology with traditional customer service methods , our knowledgeable team will be happy to apply their immense skills and experience to keep you on the move .\nrt @ mantruckbusuk : the new man neoplan tourliner c # coach takes luxury , long - haul coach travel , to a new dimension . the driver gets an upda\u2026\nrt @ dawsongroupbc : contact us to see how we can help you and your business today . urltoken\nthis site uses some unobtrusive cookies to store information on your computer , these are in place to ensure that you receive the best possible experience when using the bus & coach buyer website .\na fleet of buses was torched at a newly opened family company in a suspected deliberate attack on the firm .\npolice were last night investigating the motive behind the targeted attack at the secluded monks brook industrial park , in valley park , chandler\u2019s ford .\nthe blaze broke out just hours after the company had launched its new sea the city tour bus at a special heritage day in southampton organised by kuti\u2019s royal thai pier as part of british tourism week ( see page nine ) .\nphil blair , the father of managing director gareth blair , last night told the daily echo : \u201cthis is a small family business and we are deeply upset and disappointed . \u201d\nmore than 20 firefighters were called when flames and smoke were spotted at about 6 . 30pm on saturday .\nthe crews managed to stop the flames engulfing a nearby two - storey building and a valuable collection of vintage buses by dousing the fires with foam .\neastleigh station manager chris george said : \u201cthe swift actions of our fire crews prevented this incident from becoming far more serious . there were three other buses that were driven off the site by fire service personnel to limit the damage , and there were also high - value vintage buses parked at the side of the building , which were protected by the fire crews and saved from the blaze . \u201d\ndet insp martin myers , of eastleigh cid , believed someone deliberately targeted the company and appealed for anyone who saw anything suspicious to come forward .\nthe bus company launched in november last year with a fleet of seven green double and single - decker buses , reminiscent of the old hants and dorset vehicles , to offer free services and park - and - ride services to supermarkets , contract services for schools and colleges and general and private hire .\nthe company launched the sea the city bus which will run hop - on , hop - off 90 minute tours around southampton while cruise ships are in port from may .\nthis website and associated newspapers adhere to the independent press standards organisation ' s editors ' code of practice . if you have a complaint about the editorial content which relates to inaccuracy or intrusion , then please contact the editor here . if you are dissatisfied with the response provided you can contact ipso here\n\u00a9copyright 2001 - 2018 . this site is part of newsquest ' s audited local newspaper network . a gannett company . newsquest media group limited , loudwater mill , station road , high wycombe , buckinghamshire . hp10 9ty ( 1676637 ) registered in england & wales\non saturday 7th july , we will be again providing this years let ' s rock southampton event . we will be operating two bus services ; x80 southampton central station to let ' s rock x81 barton peveril college park & ride site to let ' s rock . bu . . .\ndue to the closure of heath house lane in hedge end , the x4 service is diverted : left into heath house lane left into upper st helens road right into freegrounds road right into tanhouse lane left into kings copse avenue pick up normal route . . . .\nwhoops ! looks like you ' ve found a page that doesn ' t exist .\nprivacy is a fundamental human right . this site uses cookies . read my cookie policy .\nyou can purchase your tickets in advance until you need them . however , where required , you must activate each ticket before you board and travel with it for the first time .\npowered by my mobile tickets v2 . 6 . 0 . 23463 - prod - shared - uk copyright 2010 - 2018 mobile onboard limited all rights reserved\nopenstreetmap is a map of the world , created by people like you and free to use under an open license .\nhosting is supported by ucl , bytemark hosting , imperial college london , and other partners .\nyou are either using a browser that does not support javascript , or you have disabled javascript .\nthe company having expanded in 7 years to now a 30 bus operation will continue to provide the best possible service for the community and invest further in new environmentally friendly vehicles but always maintain a network of services for the community .\nphilip and gareth are always interested to hear from their customers so if you want to get in touch ring them on 02380 644715 or email : admin @ urltoken .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nit has the feel of a genuinely local site , with all the convenience of the www .\nx13 from portswood sainsbury\u2019s , st denys road , belmont road ( new link ) , portswood by pass , lodge road , archers road , northlands road , the avenue , westwood road , brookvale road , portswood road to portswood sainsbury\u2019s .\nx14 from portswood sainsbury\u2019s , st denys road , bitterne park triangle , midanbury lane , witts hill , wakefield road , meggeson avenue , townhill way , chartwell green , mansbridge road , mansbridge , wessex lane , woodmill lane , langhorn road , woodcote rd ( new link ) , mayfield road ( new link ) , portswood road to portswood sainsbury\u2019s .\nthe company says the x14 will restore a link from mansbridge to portswood and give residents in woodcote and mayfield roads a bus service for the first time .\nbluestar 1 goes through southampton \u2013 bassett \u2013 chandler\u2019s ford \u2013 otterbourne \u2013 winchester .\nenter your email address to subscribe to chandler ' s ford today blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nmel is the editor at routeone magazine . he has more than 30 years\u2019 experience in road and rail transport journalism .\nthe family - owned firm is currently trialling several vehicles as part of its decision - making process .\nsince its formation in 2010 , the company has built on its college service network and plans to invest significantly with newer vehicles .\n\u201calready we are seeing the greater benefits to the company in operating such vehicles . the greater fuel economy and attractive design already favour this vehicle over other manufacturers , \u201d says operations director gareth blair .\n\u201cwe plan to remove four older vehicles from our fleet and replace them with five new buses before the end of 2016 and euro 6 deckers are a preferred option for us .\n\u201cthe ride quality of the b5tl chassis is excellent and the engine is quiet .\n\u201cheadroom for passengers is excellent and side visibility is good . the evoseti is a pleasant and enjoyable vehicle to be a passenger on or a driver . \u201d\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - 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( $ 100 , 000 )\nconsultation on the local plan is underway and runs until midnight on 6th august . you can find all information and how to respond on our local plan pages\njoin co - wheels pay by the hour car club for sustainable car use from just \u00a34 . 50 an hour\nwe use cookies on our website to make sure you get the most out of your visit . we also collect non - essential , anonymous cookies to help us improve future visits . by continuing to view our web site without changing your browser settings , we ' ll assume that you are happy to accept the cookies on our site . your cookie settings can be changed at any time .\nour public transport map shows all bus , rail and ferry services that operate within southampton , including those serving destinations outside of the city .\nsolent go is a new , smart travel card you top up yourself , which can be used to travel all over south hampshire - on buses , ferries and even the hovercraft .\nthe bsog grant paid to southampton city council under this determination may be used only for the purposes of supporting bus services ( including community transport services run under a section 19 permit ) , or for the provision of infrastructure supporting such services in that authority\u2019s , or a neighbouring authority\u2019s , area .\nthe barton peveril college transport provision is currently under review ( all current routes will still be covered from september 2018 ) .\nplease check the website at this time to ensure your college transport is organised for the start of the academic year .\nfor further information about public transport in this area please see the traveline site .\nwhether you are commuting to work , going shopping or just getting out and about . . .\nour network of bus routes provides frequent services around the borough of eastleigh and our modern fleet offers a very comfortable and passenger friendly ride .\nwe do recommend arriving at the bus stop about 5 minutes before the scheduled departure time .\nmost of our buses operating x4 , x6 , x7 , x8 , x9 , x10 and x11 are fully accessible for wheelchair users , pushchairs and prams . low floor buses also help those who have other mobility impairments .\na leading hampshire bus company has come on board with a campaign aimed at tackling the thousands of patients who fail to show up for gp appointments every month in southampton .\nnow bosses are backing the daily echo\u2019s turn up or tell \u2018em campaign to target the severe problems caused by missed appointments .\nour campaign , in partnership with nhs southampton city clinical commissioning group ( ccg ) , lays bare the impact of how those who fail to show up deprives other injured and sick patients time to see a medic and piles on the pressure for already stretched staff .\nalready doctors surgeries , politicians and health experts across hampshire have joined our cause .\nthe company is based in chickenhall lane , eastleigh , with its fleet operating routes throughout the borough and southampton and as far afield as winchester , romsey , bishops waltham and fareham .\nthe firm\u2019s managing director philip blair , said : \u201cthis is a worthwhile cause . i\u2019ve tried to get doctors appointments and when i\u2019ve heard that there are cancellations and people haven\u2019t turned up it is frustrating . we are happy to lend our support and spread the word . \u201d\nthe move comes after statistics reveal that 6 , 300 appointments were missed in southampton in december 2015 alone \u2013 costing the health service a staggering \u00a3140 , 000 .\nthe figures were revealed in a survey by the ccg which manages the nhs money spent in the city and is desperate to tackle the problem .\non average each appointment costs \u00a323 , depending on whether gps or practice nurses are seen and what treatments are administered .\nit comes at a time when the health service is struggling with a funding crisis and a shortage in gps due to doctors retiring and leaving the service faster than they can recruit more .\nacross the country 61 , 000 appointments are lost every day by patients not bothering to show up .\nthe wasted time is equivalent to a year\u2019s work for 1 , 300 doctors and costs the nhs more than \u00a3300 million .\n\u201ccarrying the message on their fleet of buses will take it to the next level , reaching thousands of people in hampshire so they are aware how crucial it is to keep their appointments or remind them to let surgeries know if they can ' t make it . \u201d"]}
{"id": 56092, "summary": [{"text": "al este bodega y vi\u00f1edos is a winery in m\u00e9danos , buenos aires , argentina .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "it consists of vineyards ( in owned lands that exceed 300 hectares ( 740 acres ) ) and an adjacent winery , located 640 km ( 400 mi ) south of the city of buenos aires on the southern tip of the buenos aires province .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the project has been developed under the direction of the italian wine maker alberto antonini .", "topic": 19}, {"text": "in its first submission to a wine contest , al este was awarded a silver medal in the white wine category in the 2009 decanter world wine awards , the world 's largest wine contest , celebrated in london .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "al este 's award-winning wine is recommended by decanter in sixth position as one of the top chardonnays in 2009 . ", "topic": 5}], "title": "al este", "paragraphs": ["la l\u00ednea f\u00e9rrea del transiberiano recorre parte de europa y asia de mosc\u00fa al este .\nwiki - commons : special : filepath / view _ of _ al _ este _ bodega _ y _ vinedos . jpg\nutilizamos cookies para asegurar que damos la mejor experiencia al usuario en nuestro sitio web . si contin\u00faa utilizando este sitio asumiremos que est\u00e1 de acuerdo .\nwiki - commons : special : filepath / view _ of _ al _ este _ bodega _ y _ vinedos . jpg ? width = 300\n[ 28 ] ayman al - zawahiri , \u201cletter to abu bakr al - baghdadi al - husayni and abu muhammad al - jawlani , \u201d al - fajr media center , may 23 , 2013 .\nen cumplimiento con ley 34 / 2002 , de servicios de la sociedad de la informaci\u00f3n recordarte que al navegar por este sitio est\u00e1s aceptando el uso de cookies . aceptar pol\u00edtica de cookies\nen cumplimiento con ley 34 / 2002 de servicios de la sociedad de la informaci\u00f3n te recordamos que al navegar por este sitio est\u00e1s aceptando el uso de cookies propias y ajenas . aceptar leer m\u00e1s\n[ b ] husayn\u2019s book was serialized in al - quds al - arabi in 2005 . for a translation of this series of articles including al - ` adl\u2019s account of his interactions with al - zarqawi , see urltoken\n38\u00b0 48\u2032 s , 62\u00b0 41\u2032 o al este bodega y vi\u00f1edos est un domaine viticole de 42 ha situ\u00e9 dans la r\u00e9gion de m\u00e9danos , buenos aires en argentine proche de l ' oc\u00e9an atlantique . le projet a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9velopp\u00e9 sous la direction personnelle de l ' \u0153nologue italien alberto antonini . dans sa premi\u00e8re pr\u00e9sentation \u00e0 un concours de vins , al este a gagn\u00e9 une m\u00e9daille d ' argent dans la cat\u00e9gorie vin blanc dans le decanter world wine awards de 2009 , un grand concours de vin de londres . le vin d ' al este a \u00e9t\u00e9 class\u00e9 en sixi\u00e8me position parmi les meilleurs chardonnays de 2009 .\nbut both al - ` adl and bin ladin neglected to mention the counterintelligence challenge that probably most influenced al - qa ` ida\u2019s initial engagement with al - zarqawi .\nregardless , al - qa ` ida\u2019s victory was limited . al - zarqawi remained his own man . al - ` adl implied that al - qa ` ida had leverage over al - zarqawi because it intervened with the taliban to ensure al - zarqawi would not \u201cface obstacles . \u201d but al - zarqawi was independently named as one of six arab interlocutors to the taliban\u2019s \u201carab liaison committee\u201d ( abd al - hadi and abu musab al - suri were as well ) , which indicates he was not bound to work through al - qa ` ida . 31 al - qa ` ida might have helped set al - zarqawi up , but he established his own political network in afghanistan .\n[ 26 ] new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 000006 , \u201cahmed abd \u2018al - \u2018aziz ( abu hafs al - masri ) letter to abd al - hadi al - iraq , \u201d april 12 - 13 , 1999 .\neste sitio web utiliza cookies propias y de terceros para mejorar su experiencia de navegaci\u00f3n y realizar tareas de an\u00e1lisis . al continuar con su navegaci\u00f3n entendemos que da su consentimiento a nuestra pol\u00edtica de cookies . aceptar leer m\u00e1s\nthere is no dispute about the arrangement that al - zarqawi eventually reached with al - qa ` ida , but the details as we know them were generally provided by al - ` adl . al - zarqawi and his allies would undergo specialized training with al - qa ` ida ; in return , al - qa ` ida would provide financing , training , and support for al - zarqawi\u2019s training camp near herat .\nper his history , al - ` adl thought a productive relationship with al - zarqawi would allow al - qa ` ida to strengthen the jihadist networks in the levant . but if that was the only goal , abu musab al - suri would have been the most natural and experienced ally . according to mustafa hamid , however , al - ` adl was \u201cvery much against abu mus\u2019ab al - suri . \u201d 29 al - zarqawi\u2019s arrival offered al - ` adl a mechanism for empowering the levantine jihadist diaspora while simultaneously sidelining abu musab al - suri . the levantine jihadis might not join al - qa ` ida when they joined al - zarqawi , but at least they would not join abu musab al - suri .\n[ 24 ] new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 000006 - 0003 , \u201cahmed abd \u2018al - \u2018aziz ( abu hafs al - masri ) letter to abd al - hadi al - iraqi , \u201d march 24 - 25 , 1999 .\nthe basic facts of bin ladin\u2019s critique are accurate . al - zawahiri was not a member of al - qa ` ida when al - zarqawi arrived in 1999 ; egyptian islamic jihad did not unify with al - qa ` ida until june 7 , 2001 , when bin ladin and al - zawahiri formally signed a merger agreement . 4 bin ladin argued that abu hafs al - masri , al - qa ` ida\u2019s military commander in 1999 , not al - zawahiri , would have joined him in any negotiation with al - zarqawi . indeed , as explained below , abu hafs al - masri did manage al - qa ` ida\u2019s difficult engagements with other jihadist groups in afghanistan . but by the time al - ` adl\u2019s history was written and published , abu hafs al - masri was dead and al - zawahiri had become bin ladin\u2019s deputy .\n[ 27 ] abu mosab al - suri and abu khalid al - suri letter to usama bin ladin via ayman al - zawahiri , july 19 , 1999 , excerpted in cullison .\n[ 32 ] abu musab al - zarqawi , \u201cclarification on the issues raised by sheikh al - maqdisi in the interview with al jazeera , \u201d jihadist websites , july 12 , 2005 .\n[ 2 ] see , for example , saif al - ` adl \u201ca jihadist biography of abu mus\u2019ab al - zarqawi . \u201d\n[ 14 ] new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 003644 - 0003\u2014afgp - 2002 - 003644 - 0004 , \u201cmemo from abd al - hadi al - iraqi ( al - ansari ) to saif al - ` adl , \u201d november 17 , 1998 .\nal - qa ` ida\u2019s leaders thought abu musab al - suri was poaching recruits . years later , al - ` adl\u2019s father - in - law , the legendary jihadist journalist mustafa hamid ( better known as abu walid al - masri ) would recall that :\nal este bodega y vi\u00f1edos es un productor de vinos de alta gama en m\u00e9danos , buenos aires , argentina . consiste en vi\u00f1edos y una bodega contigua , ubicada 640 km al sur de la ciudad de buenos aires en el extremo sur de la provincia de buenos aires pr\u00f3ximo al oc\u00e9ano atl\u00e1ntico . el proyecto se ha desarrollado bajo la direcci\u00f3n personal del en\u00f3logo italiano alberto antonini .\n\u201cabu musab al - suri and al - qaeda were \u2026 in heavy competition . abu musab was trying to recruit people to his brigade on the kabul front , which al - qaeda did not like . to reduce his influence al - qaeda put up flyers for its brigade in all of its guesthouses , and also banned abu musab al - suri from entering them . abu musab had earlier gone into al - qaeda\u2019s guesthouses and recruited some youth who were working on its front under abdul hadi al - iraq . abu musab al - suri convinced them to join him instead . this made al - qaeda crazy . \u201d 23\nal este bodega y vi\u00f1edos es un productor de vinos de alta gama en m\u00e9danos , buenos aires , argentina . consiste en vi\u00f1edos y una bodega contigua , ubicada 640 km al sur de la ciudad de buenos aires en el extremo sur de la provincia de buenos aires pr\u00f3ximo al oc\u00e9ano atl\u00e1ntico . el proyecto se ha desarrollado bajo la direcci\u00f3n personal del en\u00f3logo italiano alberto antonini . en su primera participaci\u00f3n en un concurso internacional , al este bodega y vi\u00f1edos de m\u00e9danos gan\u00f3 una medalla de plata en el decanter world wine awards del a\u00f1o 2009 celebrado en londres y su vino est\u00e1 situado en sexto lugar en la lista de recomendaciones de decanter para el a\u00f1o 2009 .\nabu hafs al - masri probably overestimated both abu musab al - suri\u2019s alignment with al - qa ` ida and his own success undermining abu khaled\u2019s allegiance to abu musab al - suri . in july 1999 , the two syrians co - signed a letter to bin ladin urging him to respect mullah omar\u2019s leadership in afghanistan . 27 instead of routing the note through abu hafs al - masri and the al - qa ` ida chain of command , however , they sent it via ayman al - zawahiri , who was not yet a member of al - qa ` ida . was this the moment , six months before al - zarqawi arrived in afghanistan , when al - zawahiri supplanted abu hafs al - masri as bin ladin\u2019s chief advisor toward other jihadis ? the answer remains unclear .\nthis explanation helps explain why al - qa ` ida would agree to sponsor al - zarqawi so extensively without requiring that he swear allegiance . it suggests that an otherwise lopsided agreement with al - zarqawi actually met al - qa ` ida\u2019s proximate political needs . the primary sources from inside al - qa ` ida at the time do not explicitly confirm this rationale , but they emphasize the depth of the conflict between al - qa ` ida and abu musab al - suri that lends it significant credibility .\nindeed , abd al - hadi al - iraqi was irate at the apparent effort to recruit under his nose , and he pushed his chain of command to respond . abu hafs al - masri , al - qa ` ida\u2019s military commander , managed al - qa ` ida\u2019s relationship with abu musab al - suri and aimed first to deescalate the situation in kabul . a public confrontation might compel direct taliban intervention , which was dangerous because abu musab al - suri had strong relations with some taliban factions . so , abu hafs al - masri first ordered abd al - hadi to \u201ctake things in stride , do not get too upset , \u201d and instructed him to \u201ccompletely avoid [ abu musab al - suri ] . \u201d worried that abd al - hadi might attempt to debate the intellectual syrian , abu hafs al - masri ordered him to \u201cavoid back and forth dialogue . \u201d 24\nbin ladin pointed to an inconsistency in al - ` adl\u2019s story to prove it was fraudulent . al - ` adl claimed that al - zarqawi met with bin ladin and al - zawahiri in 1999 to broker a deal with al - qa ` ida . bin ladin rejected that claim because \u201cunity was not achieved between [ al - qa ` ida ] and [ zawahiri\u2019s ] jihad group\u201d at the time he negotiated with al - zarqawi . 3 essentially , bin ladin argued that if al - ` adl\u2019s history got such a basic fact wrong , it could not have been written by him .\nthe accepted history of this period largely comes from an account attributed to al - qa ` ida\u2019s security chief saif al - ` adl . in a letter to the jordanian journalist fuad husayn , al - ` adl explained that al - zarqawi and bin ladin clashed initially , but that he ( al - ` adl ) negotiated an agreement between the two factions . a according to this version , al - zarqawi came to appreciate ( but not accept ) al - qa ` ida\u2019s more nuanced ideological outlook , while bin ladin and his eventual successor ayman al - zawahiri overlooked al - zarqawi\u2019s extremism because they wanted the jordanian\u2019s help in rebuilding jihadist networks in the levant .\nbin ladin\u2019s case against al - ` adl\u2019s history is not open and shut , however . researchers have long noted that al - zawahiri played a major role in al - qa ` ida long before joining the organization , to the chagrin of some members of the group . but it is odd that bin ladin would turn to al - zawahiri rather than abu hafs al - masri , who was widely respected and central to al - qai ` da\u2019s relations with other jihadis in afghanistan . indeed , al - zawahiri was not fully trusted until he joined al - qa ` ida\u2014bin ladin did not inform him about the plans for 9 / 11 until the two groups merged . 5 moreover , if al - zawahiri was part of the negotiation with al - zarqawi , it is strange that bin ladin would remain committed to covering it up a decade later in private correspondence with a trusted aide\u2014and after al - zawahiri had actually become al - qa ` ida\u2019s second - in - command . either bin ladin\u2019s calculation was quite complex\u2014perhaps he did not trust al - rahman or was committed to undermining al - ` adl\u2019s influence in 2010\u2014or al - ` adl\u2019s history gets a fundamental fact wrong .\nal - ` adl\u2019s version of this history was originally published in husayn\u2019s seminal 2005 book zarqawi : the second generation of al - qaeda , b and this very jordan - centric storyline has informed most histories of al - zarqawi\u2019s initial engagement with al - qa ` ida . much of the story holds up . but it is also deeply incomplete . al - ` adl\u2019s history forms the basis of public understanding of al - zarqawi\u2019s initial engagement with al - qa ` ida , but it omits key issues , exaggerates other details , and gets key facts wrong .\nregardless , al - qa ` ida\u2019s support for abu khaled did pay off eventually . fifteen years later , when abu hafs al - masri was long dead and al - zawahiri had both joined al - qa ` ida and become its emir , he named abu khaled his personal representative in the syrian civil war . 28\n[ 35 ] \u201cal - zarqawi bay\u2019ah to usama bin ladin , \u201d october 17 , 2004 , reprinted in mu\u2019askar al - battar issue 21 , december 2004 . available in \u201czarqawi\u2019s pledge of allegiance to al - qaeda : from mu\u2019asker al - battar , issue 21 , \u201d jamestown terrorism monitor ( 2 : 24 ) .\nafter al - zarqawi\u2019s escape from herat , al - ` adl\u2019s basic storyline is confirmed by other jihadist sources , including the story of a u . s . attack on a jihadist meeting in kandahar where al - zarqawi was almost killed . 9 al - zarqawi eventually fled afghanistan where he reconnected with al - ` adl in iran before moving on to iraq . al - ` adl\u2019s account of this period is vague and obscures discussion both of al - zarqawi\u2019s route to iran and of the jihadis\u2019 interaction with iranian security services . that is a major omission\u2014and one that is consistent with bin ladin\u2019s suggestion that al - ` adl\u2019s story was influenced by intelligence sources .\n[ 12 ] new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 003629 - 0002\u2014afgp - 2002 - 003629 - 0001 , \u201cmemo from abd al - hadi al - iraqi ( al - ansari ) to saif al - ` adl , \u201d november 8 , 1998 ; jane mayer \u201cthe manipulator , \u201d new yorker , june 7 , 2004 .\nthe trouble with al - ` adl\u2019s history bin ladin thought the document that has informed virtually every history of al - qa ` ida\u2019s initial engagement with al - zarqawi was fraudulent . \u201cafter reviewing [ the history ] , \u201d bin ladin wrote , \u201cit became clear to me it was falsely attributed to our brother sayf al - \u2018adl as it included an offense to our brother abu mus\u2019ab al - zarqawi . \u201d 1\nabu khaled and most likely al - zarqawi had been part of al - qa ` ida\u2019s strategy to undermine abu musab al - suri in 1999 , but there was no love lost between their movements . in 2013 al - zawahiri named abu khaled his representative in syria , charged with mediating a dispute between the zarqawiists in the islamic state in iraq and the levant ( isil ) and al - qa ` ida - affiliated fighters in jabhat al - nusrah . a year later , isil assassinated him .\nal este bodega y vi\u00f1edos \u00e9 um produtor de vinhos premium no m\u00e9danos , buenos aires , argentina . \u00e9 constitu\u00edda de vinhas cont\u00edguas e uma adega , localizada 640 quil\u00f4metros ao sul da cidade de buenos aires , no extremo sul da prov\u00edncia de buenos aires ao lado do oceano atl\u00e2ntico . o projeto foi desenvolvido sob a dire\u00e7\u00e3o pessoal do en\u00f3logo italiano alberto antonini . em sua primeira participa\u00e7\u00e3o em uma competi\u00e7\u00e3o internacional , al este bodega y vi\u00f1edos ganhou uma medalha de prata no decanter world wine awards , em 2009 , realizada em londres e do vinho \u00e9 classificado em sexto lugar\nna lista de recomenda\u00e7\u00f5es para decanter o ano de 2009\nsixth , al - ` adl is not superman . in 2015 , al - ` adl was reportedly released from confinement in iran , raising questions about whether he could reconcile al - zarqawi\u2019s descendants in the islamic state and al - qa ` ida , just as he had between bin ladin and al - zarqawi . 39 but that original agreement , and the accommodation it represented between distinct ideological positions , is best understood as the product of a particular strategic moment . al - ` adl is unlikely to recreate that magic .\nabstract : in 2005 , al - qa ` ida\u2019s one - time security chief saif al - ` adl chronicled a key period in the islamic state\u2019s origin story\u2014the initial engagement between abu musab al - zarqawi and usama bin ladin in 1999 . his history , which describes al - qa ` ida agreeing to help al - zarqawi establish a training camp near herat without demanding al - zarqawi swear allegiance to bin ladin , is a seminal text in our understanding of the islamic state\u2019s history . but how reliable is the story ? even though most analysts believe the account was genuinely written by al - ` adl , bin ladin was so unhappy with its contents he called it a fraud . and newly available jihadist documents suggest al - qa ` ida\u2019s rationale for supporting al - zarqawi was more complex and more machiavellian than al - ` adl , or bin ladin , ever admitted .\nabu musab al - suri did not want a direct confrontation with al - qa ` ida either , but he deemed himself a peer of bin ladin\u2019s and demanded a meeting with al - qa ` ida\u2019s emir directly to smooth things over . abu hafs al - masri took the meeting instead\u2014and reported hopefully to abd al - hadi afterward that \u201cthe brother requests coordination and cooperation , what is important is that he is in agreement with us . \u201d 26\nthe appeal to abu khaled was not al - qa ` ida\u2019s only effort to undermine abu musab al - suri , who was a powerful persona but did not command a strong organization of his own . al - ` adl wanted to make sure things stayed that way\u2014and that is where abu musab al - zarqawi , the young jihadi from jordan , came in .\nthe legacy of an ill - fated alliance the dispute between al - ` adl and bin ladin over al - qa ` ida\u2019s initial engagement with al - zarqawi\u2014and the full history of that engagement\u2014suggests several lessons . first , al - ` adl\u2019s history and bin ladin\u2019s critique of it are both self - serving . writing in 2004 or 2005 , al - ` adl emphasized his own diplomatic skills ; writing in 2010 , bin ladin downplayed reports of conflict with al - zarqawi after the jordanian had emerged as a legendary figure in his own right .\nthis article contextualizes al - qa ` ida\u2019s first engagement with al - zarqawi and thereby reframes the islamic state\u2019s origin story . first , it explains and analyzes bin ladin\u2019s objections to al - ` adl\u2019s version of history . second , using internal al - qa ` ida correspondence described and cited here for the first time , it contextualizes al - qa ` ida\u2019s initial wariness and ultimate embrace of al - zarqawi by describing the counterintelligence challenges the group faced at the time . c those investigations reveal the depth of al - qa ` ida\u2019s rivalry with the independent syrian jihadist strategist abu musab al - suri in 1998 and 1999 and suggest that this intra - jihadist squabble was a primary motivation driving al - qa ` ida\u2019s initial support for al - zarqawi . finally , the article argues that this fuller story offers new perspective on the more contemporary development of both the islamic state and its enemies in syria and iraq .\nbut even al - zarqawi\u2019s radicalism and independent streak held a silver lining for al - qa ` ida . the young jordanian would not swear allegiance to bin ladin , but he also would not align with abu musab al - suri . at the time , that was good enough .\nal este bodega y vi\u00f1edos \u00e9 um produtor de vinhos premium no m\u00e9danos , buenos aires , argentina . \u00e9 constitu\u00edda de vinhas cont\u00edguas e uma adega , localizada 640 quil\u00f4metros ao sul da cidade de buenos aires , no extremo sul da prov\u00edncia de buenos aires ao lado do oceano atl\u00e2ntico . o projeto foi desenvolvido sob a dire\u00e7\u00e3o pessoal do en\u00f3logo italiano alberto antonini .\n[ 10 ] new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 001 - 0124\u2014afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 001 - 0137 , \u201cletter to hatim , \u201d undated - 1 ; new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 001 - 0319 , \u201ctestimony of \u2018abd - al - rahim \u2018abd - al - razzaq al - janku , \u201d undated - 1 ; new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 001 - 0335\u2014afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 0345 , \u201ctestimony of \u2018abd - al - rahim \u2018abd - al - razzaq al - janku , \u201d undated - 2 .\nabu musab al - suri had fought with the real hadid , but the young syrian testified he had never heard of the jihadist theorist until he stumbled on some of abu musab al - suri\u2019s writings at al - qa ` ida\u2019s guesthouse in kabul . he eventually met the elder jihadi during a training session at al - faruq , which focused on military training and supported numerous arab jihadis , not just those in al - qa ` ida . \u201cabu mus ` ab - al - suri , who was in charge of organizing the security at the camp , was sitting next to me , \u201d explained hadid .\nbehind the scenes , however , abu hafs al - masri was actively working to undermine abu musab al - suri with the syrian\u2019s most trusted ally : abu khaled al - suri . in the months prior to march 1999 , abu khaled asked al - qa ` ida for help leaving afghanistan so that he could tend to his wife , who had grown sick . \u201cwe helped him , \u201d abu hafs al - masri explained to abd al - hadi in march 1999 , and \u201cas far as i know brother abu - khalid ( sic ) has abandoned [ abu musab al - suri ] . \u201d 25 it was a startling statement : the two syrians had been brothers - in - arms for 25 years .\nindeed , al - ` adl\u2019s most important credential for today\u2019s strategic environment is not that he is a statesman , which is what he emphasized in his history of al - qa ` ida\u2019s original engagement with al - zarqawi . rather , it is that al - ` adl understands how to fight dirty against other jihadis , which is what a fuller account of those events highlights . that is important for thinking about al - ` adl\u2019s potential contemporary influence . if he is again driving al - qa ` ida strategy , he is battling an enemy in the islamic state far more powerful than abu musab al - suri ever was\u2014and one that he empowered , for reasons more machiavellian than he acknowledged , long ago .\nas hamid put it , abu musab al - suri had effectively challenged al - qa ` ida , saying , \u201cyou are not alone in afghanistan , you are not the only option here . i am here . \u201d in return , hamid explained , al - qa ` ida , \u201cwent to [ the levant ] with abu mus\u2019ab al - zarqawi , and said to abu mus\u2019ab al - suri , \u2018we are here [ with a levantine support base in afghanistan ] , it is not only you . \u2019\u201d 30\nal - qa ` ida had never been particularly successful recruiting in the levant , which created a potential opening for a syrian like abu musab al - suri . in late 1999 and early 2000 , just as al - zarqawi arrived in kandahar , there was an influx of levantine fighters to afghanistan . bassam al - kanj , an old acquaintance of al - zarqawi\u2019s , had led a short - lived uprising in syrian - occupied lebanon . the movement was quickly crushed and many young syrian and lebanese fighters fled to afghanistan .\nthe lopsided deal favored al - zarqawi ; he received critical assistance but maintained his independence , all while embracing radical jihadis that complicated al - qa ` ida\u2019s political position in afghanistan . al - ` adl suggests that he convinced bin ladin to accept al - zarqawi\u2019s extremism in order to foster jihad in the levant . the broader historical record does not refute that logic , but it suggests there was more to it than that .\nindeed , if not for mullah jihadwal\u2019s quick decision - making after 9 / 11 , al - zarqawi might have been killed in herat . after 9 / 11 , shi ` a tribesmen besieged some of al - zarqawi\u2019s followers . al - ` adl credited al - zarqawi with leading a courageous counterattack and escape , but other jihadis , and the official taliban biography of mullah jihadwal , say it was mullah jihadwal\u2019s quick decision to send his nephew , gul mohamed , into battle that facilitated the escape . 8 bin ladin critiqued al - ` adl for being disrespectful of al - zarqawi , but in this case he favored the young jordanian .\nfifth , the pre - 9 / 11 jihadist political arrangements were not permanent . al - zarqawi eventually swore allegiance to bin ladin in 2004 but continued to define his own strategic path , much to the frustration of his would - be superiors in al - qa ` ida . 35 meanwhile , the rivalry between abu musab al - suri and al - qa ` ida softened . after the taliban were overthrown , jihadist rivals rallied together and al - qa ` ida even embraced elements of abu musab al - suri\u2019s vision for a decentralized jihadist movement . in 2002 , al - ` adl directed 9 / 11 mastermind khalid sheikh muhammad to \u201cleave the managerial matters to brother abu - mus\u2019ab\u201d so that they could be further transferred to the al - qa ` ida cadre in iran . if that \u201cabu mus\u2019ab\u201d was abu musab al - suri ( and it seems likely ) , then the rapprochement appears to have been extensive . 36 in 2005 , abu musab al - suri and abu khaled were arrested in pakistan and eventually transferred to syrian custody . 37 according to one account , the syrian regime agreed to release one of the men in 2011 and abu musab al - suri insisted it be abu khaled . if abu hafs al - masri was correct that abu khaled \u201cabandoned\u201d his old friend in 1999 , such magnanimity is awfully ironic . 38\neventually , however , al - qa ` ida was forced to confront the demon it helped create in afghanistan .\n[ 4 ] \u201cmerger agreement between qaidat ansar allah and al - jihad group , \u201d june 7 , 2001 .\nal este bodega y vi\u00f1edos is a winery in m\u00e9danos , buenos aires , argentina . it consists of vineyards ( in owned lands that exceed 300 hectares ( 740 acres ) ) and an adjacent winery , located 640 km ( 400 mi ) south of the city of buenos aires on the southern tip of the buenos aires province . the project has been developed under the direction of the italian wine maker alberto antonini .\nal - ` adl\u2019s history was initially published in 2005 , but bin ladin seems to have ignored it\u2014or not learned of it\u2014until much later . ( it began to recirculate on jihadist web forums in 2009 . ) 2 the document annoyed bin ladin so much that on september 26 , 2010 , he fired off a letter to libyan al - qa ` ida operative atiyah abd al - rahman , a key aide , with instructions for repudiating al - ` adl\u2019s history .\nabu musab al - suri is one of the most fascinating jihadis of the past 40 years . a syrian veteran of the muslim brotherhood uprising against hafez al - assad in the late 1970s and early 1980s , abu musab al - suri strongly supported the taliban and collaborated off and on with various arab jihadist groups , including al - qa ` ida . 18 in 1997 , he arranged bin ladin\u2019s interview with cnn , but the two men\u2019s relationship soured after al - qa ` ida\u2019s attack on two u . s . embassies in east africa in 1998 . 19 abu musab al - suri worried that by striking the united states , al - qa ` ida might provoke a counterattack that would threaten the taliban regime . in 1999 , he and a long - time friend and collaborator , abu khaled al - suri , complained to bin ladin that he \u201chad caught the disease of screens , flashes , fans and applause . \u201d 20\nthe case of one syrian jihadist volunteer exemplified the growing rivalry between abu musab al - suri and al - qa ` ida . basim umar al - suri was raised in latakia by an alawite family , but became a salafi in high school . inspired by radio broadcasts from jihadis in northern lebanon , the 23 - year - old syrian left for afghanistan in early 1999 . e in kabul , he moved into an al - qa ` ida guesthouse while attending classes at the al - faruq training camp . f the young syrian took the kunya \u201cmarwan hadid , \u201d presumably to honor a man of the same name who led a militant muslim brotherhood uprising against hafez al - assad 25 years earlier .\ncounterintelligence and intra - jihadist conflict al - ` adl was al - qa ` ida\u2019s security chief , which means he investigated reports of subterfuge by foreign governments and other militants trying to undermine al - qa ` ida . in 1998 and 1999 , al - ` adl investigated potential espionage cases involving jordan , the united states , the united arab emirates , and iraq . 10 the veracity and viability of these threats varied , but they reinforced al - qa ` ida\u2019s sense of siege , which al - ` adl embodied . as one jordanian jihadi investigated by al - qa ` ida for being a spy lamented , \u201csayf , may allah avenge against him , he is capable of doing many things . he knows kabul\u2019s director of intelligence , knows kandahar\u2019s director of intelligence , and he is very close to the sheikh [ bin ladin ] because he is loyal to him \u2026 [ sayf\u2019s ] word is it as far as the sheikh is concerned . \u201d 11 al - ` adl also used alliances to mitigate the threats he perceived to bin ladin and al - qa ` ida .\nperhaps most importantly , the veracity of al - ` adl\u2019s story was explicitly rejected by none other than bin ladin himself .\naround the same time , abu musab al - suri started to reposition himself as a potential alternative to al - qa ` ida . 21 he wanted to lead the \u201cansar battalion\u201d\u2014the jihadist contingent fighting with the taliban north of kabul , and he wanted recognition as the leader of new jihadist arrivals from the levant . neither was acceptable to al - qa ` ida , but abu musab al - suri had strong ties to certain elements in the taliban . so the threat was not easily dismissed .\n[ e ] it is possible these broadcasts were made by bassam al - kanj , an acquaintance of al - zarqawi from his first trip to afghanistan in 1989 . new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 001 - 0071 - afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 001 - 0079 , \u201ctestimony of marwan hadid ( basim umar al - sury ) , \u201d undated .\nthird , ideological and strategic agreement is insufficient to understand jihadist political alignments . abu musab al - suri and bin ladin had different ideas about provoking the united states and how jihadis should organize , but they had far more in common with each other ideologically than either did with al - zarqawi . al - zarqawi considered both ideologically lax and embraced jihadist preachers the taliban evicted from other training camps . 32 abu musab al - suri and bin ladin competed for influence with the taliban ; al - zarqawi opposed arabs fighting directly with the rulers of afghanistan . 33 the politics of this jihadist triangle cannot be understood solely as a function of ideology , strategy , or nationality . both abu musab al - suri and al - ` adl opposed the 9 / 11 attack , 34 for example , but one was in al - qa ` ida and the other was not . despite agreement on the most important strategic question facing jihadis in afghanistan , they were not allies . it illustrates that even among jihadis , personality\u2014and personal ambition\u2014matters .\n[ 34 ] see paul cruickshank and mohanad hage ali , \u201cabu musab al suri : architect of the new al qaeda , \u201d studies in conflict & terrorism 30 : 1 ( 2007 ) : pp . 1 - 14 ; \u201c\u2018abd al - halim ( sayf ) adl letter to mukhtar ( khalid sheikh muhammad ) , \u201d june 13 , 2002 , combating terrorism center at west point .\nbut the iraqis were only the tip of the iceberg . al - ` adl was also investigating broader allegations that jordan\u2019s intelligence service was working with the united arab emirates and the united states to infiltrate al - qa ` ida in afghanistan . 15 the details , all unproven , were lascivious : a syrian recruit , presumably under physical threat , declared to al - qa ` ida that he had been recruited via group sex in dubai , and described alcohol , drugs , and homosexual trysts among jihadis in afghanistan . he named a series of jihadis , including abu musab al - suri , as threats to al - qa ` ida . 16 al - ` adl\u2019s investigation was not exactly professional ; some of the claims read like a jihadist conspiracy nightmare more than a real - world threat . in the end , the accuser formally retracted his accusations , including against abu musab al - suri . 17 regardless , the investigation seems to have concluded that gay jihadis from dubai were not a major threat , but abu musab al - suri was .\nenjoy brut and canap\u00e9s in the octagon cellar and a four course truffle dinner with five wines in the piedmont arcades on saturday evening or sunday afternoon , prepared by chef spencer crawford in cooperation with expert dr . jeff long and his truffle dog este . $ 170 per person , all inclusive . 07 : 00 pm reservation required . 540 - 832 - 7848\nabu musab al - zarqawi , the godfather of the islamic state , arrived in afghanistan from his home country of jordan in late 1999 . he quickly struck a deal with al - qa ` ida to build an independent , levant - focused jihadist camp near the western afghan city of herat . al - zarqawi did not swear allegiance to usama bin ladin for another five years , and the two men had very different visions of jihad . but al - qa ` ida nonetheless provided critical financial , logistical , and political support for the new project . the question is why . why did al - qa ` ida provide such extensive assistance with so few strings attached ?\n[ 36 ] \u2018abd al - halim ( sayf ) adl letter to mukhtar ( khalid sheikh muhammad ) , june 13 , 2002 .\nin 1998 , abd al - hadi al - iraqi , the director of al - qa ` ida\u2019s guesthouse in kabul and coordinator of arabs fighting with the taliban , grew suspicious about new iraqis in town , so he reached out to al - ` adl . abd al - hadi explained that the men were affiliated with the iraqi opposition leader ahmed chalabi , who later emerged as a leading voice encouraging the united states to invade iraq . 12 but in november 1998 , abd al - hadi was worried that the chalabi men were impious ( they would not give up smoking ) and , like many iraqi opposition figures , had spent extensive time in iran . the chalabi men seemed motivated by arab nationalism rather than jihadist ideology and would not acknowledge any difference between sunni and shi ` a muslims . \u201cthey believe that there is no difference between the two sects , \u201d lamented abd al - hadi \u201cand the important thing is that they are all arabs . \u201d 13 al - qa ` ida kept a close watch on the men and endeavored to keep them separate from other fighters . 14\nof course , al - ` adl is a talented , dangerous man . he is old - guard al - qa ` ida , and in 2004 , he conceptualized a startlingly prescient\u2014if not determinative\u2014master plan , which called for the reestablishment of the caliphate in syria between 2013 and 2016 . 40 g\n[ 37 ] aron lund , \u201cwho and what was abu khalid al - suri part one , \u201d carnegie middle east center , february 24 , 2014 .\nfascinatingly , the acclaimed biography of bin laden by yossef bodansky , director of the us congressional task force on terrorism , hardly mentions the name al - qaida . written before september 11 , it does so only to emphasise that al - qaida is the wrong name altogether :\na lot of money is being spent on a rapidly expanding web of islamist charities and social services , including the recently maligned al - qaida . bin laden ' s first charity , al - qaida , never amounted to more than a loose umbrella framework for supporting like - minded individuals and their causes . in the aftermath of the 1998 bombings in nairobi and dar - es - salaam , al - qaida has been portrayed in the west as a cohesive terrorist organisation , but it is not .\nbut bin ladin did not accuse iran specifically of fabricating the story . he may have wanted to avoid a confrontation with iran , which still held many al - qa ` ida members in 2010 , but he also may have suspected other intelligence services . if so , jordan was almost certainly at the top of the list . al - qa ` ida had long parried with jordanian intelligence services , and the jordanian journalist fuad husayn first published al - ` adl\u2019s story . d\n[ 39 ] rukmini callimachi and eric schmitt , \u201ciran released top members of al - qaeda in a trade , \u201d new york times , september 17 , 2015 .\npark rangers conduct tours by recounting the prison ' s thrilling history along with intriguing anecdotes about al capone and other legendary figures that made a\nhome\nhere .\n[ 20 ] see peter bergen , holy war inc . : inside the secret world of al - qaeda ( new york : free press , 2002 ) , p . 5 ; alan cullison , \u201cinside al - qaeda\u2019s hard drive , \u201d atlantic , september 2004 ; and lia , pp . 32 , 123 , 165 - 170 .\nsecond , the islamic state has often benefited from alliances with militants\u2014or states\u2014that calculated a temporary alliance with the group or its predecessors would be useful against some more proximate threat . neither al - ` adl nor bin ladin mentioned the conflict with abu musab al - suri or al - qa ` ida\u2019s more general counterintelligence worries in the late 1990s . jihadis are generally loath to air dirty laundry . but jihadist dirty laundry has been fundamental to the islamic state\u2019s development . at its core , the zarqawiist movement that became the islamic state is a populist rebellion against what it considers the false promises and unfulfilled commitments of more compromising jihadist movements and more compromised jihadist leaders . at the same time , it has benefitted over the years from intra - jihadist competition in which one side or the other has endeavored to instrumentalize the zarqawiists\u2019 radicalism . exhibit a is al - qa ` ida\u2019s original engagement with al - zarqawi .\n[ 40 ] brian fishman , the master plan : isis , al - qaeda and the jihadi strategy for final victory ( new haven : yale university press , 2016 forthcoming ) .\nbin ladin also had a theory about how al - ` adl\u2019s history might have been manipulated . \u201cdeny its attribution to sayf and remind them he is in jail , \u201d bin ladin explained to al - rahman . \u201cthere are individuals , as well as services belonging to countries in the area whose mission is to defame the mujahidin and disfigure their [ image ] . \u201d indeed , al - ` adl was living in an apartment confined on an iranian military base both when his history was originally published and in 2010 when he remained in iran . 6\n[ g ] al - ` adl\u2019s seven - stage master plan served as a strategic vision for the al - qa ` ida organization just as it incorporated al - zarqawi\u2019s organization in iraq as a formal affiliate . the plan was not followed exactly , but it correctly foresaw numerous developments , including al - qa ` ida in iraq\u2019s networks outside iraq , the time and place of the caliphate being re - declared , and that the british would reject integration into a more cohesive europe . despite this accuracy , the master plan failed to account for the power , destructiveness , and exclusivity of zarqawiism , particularly as represented in the islamic state . as such , its prediction of a jihadist \u201cfinal victory\u201d by 2020 will not come to pass .\nrohan gunaratna , research fellow at the centre for the study of terrorism and political violence at the university of st andrews , takes a different view . in an important recent book on al - qaida , he argues that the name came from political theory , citing the concept of al - qaida al - sulbah ( the solid base ) formulated in an essay by abdullah azzam , bin laden ' s intellectual mentor . the solid base provided a platform , gunaratna writes , for the\nsole purpose of creating societies founded on the strictest islamic principles\n.\nfourth , ideological extremism does not preclude compromise . despite al - zarqawi\u2019s opposition to arabs fighting with the taliban , he accepted a relationship with al - qa ` ida ( albeit on favorable terms ) and was officially appointed to the taliban\u2019s arab liaison committee even as he supported ideologues the taliban disavowed . al - zarqawi\u2019s extremism has since been institutionalized in the islamic state , but that institution is also capable of pragmatism when necessary . for zarqawiists , necessity is the mother of ideological compromise ; likewise , ideological extremism is a justification to stab one - time allies in the back .\nmiguel \u00e1ngel garc\u00eda mazziotti , a r\u00edo de la plata ' s decadent showbiz gay figure , receives the visit of his daughter virginia , of whom he has been distanced for years .\nthe fat\n, as everybody calls him in punta del este , openly rejects her visit , but when realizes will become a grandfather he can ' t help getting thrilled and celebrate virginia ' s happiness . as a result they share a real familiar weekend that , as many families , to be happy it has to be fake .\nin six years of war , president bashar al - assad of syria has overseen a campaign of carnage , turning an enormous cache of deadly weapons against the very people they were presumably stockpiled to protect .\nfor starters , the domestic context in afghanistan likely influenced the decision to place al - zarqawi\u2019s camp in herat . according to al - ` adl , herat was chosen because of its proximity to the iranian border , which was useful for moving people and materiel in and out of afghanistan . true enough , but it was also politically convenient . the taliban leadership was divided over the value of arab jihadis in afghanistan\u2014especially extremists like al - zarqawi\u2014but the taliban governor in herat , mullah jihadwal , was a strong supporter of the arab movements . one of the very few taliban leaders to have left afghanistan for jihad , he was more aligned with radical foreign jihadis than most of the taliban leadership . 7 herat was not just close to iran ; it was governed by the perfect talib to host someone like al - zarqawi .\nsubstantive notes [ a ] husayn showed pages of the original letter to two journalists in the wake of publishing al - ` adl\u2019s letter . yassin musharbash , \u201cthe future of terrorism : what al - qaida really wants , \u201d der spiegel , august 12 , 2005 ; urs gehriger , \u201cabu mus\u2019ab al - zarqawi : from green man to guru , \u201d die weltwoche , october 6 , 2005 . in 2015 , the author found the first page of al - ` adl\u2019s letter in a jihadist archive and confirmed its authenticity with husayn . it matches a document released with gehriger\u2019s story in 2005 but no longer available with the story online . however , the document originally released with gehriger\u2019s story is available via archive . org\u2019s way back machine and is likely the source of the document found by the author in the jihadist archive .\n[ 9 ] ibid . ; abu jihad khalil al - hakaymah , \u201cjourneys of a jihadi , \u201d promise keepers website . this website is now defunct , but the author archived it in full circa 2006 .\ndr saad al - fagih , a saudi dissident and former afghan mujahideen , thinks the term is over - used :\nwell i really laugh when i hear the fbi talking about al - qaida as an organisation of bin laden .\nal - qaida was just a service for relatives of jihadis , he said , speaking to the american pbs show frontline .\nin 1988 he [ bin laden ] noticed that he was backward in his documentation and was not able to give answers to some families asking about their loved ones gone missing in afghanistan . he decided to make the matter much more organised and arranged for proper documentation .\n[ d ] that dynamic was first hinted at in a 2006 article by mary ann weaver . see mary ann weaver , \u201cthe short violent life of abu musab al - zarqawi , \u201d atlantic , july / august 2006 .\n[ 38 ] charles lister , the syrian jihad : al - qaeda , the islamic state and the evolution of an insurgency ( london : c . hurst and co . , 2015 ) , pp . 108 - 109 .\n[ 22 ] new . harmony document afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 001 - 0499\u2014afgp - 2002 - 800078 - 001 - 0503 , \u201ctestimony of marwan hadid ( basim umar al - sury ) , \u201d september 19 , 1999 .\nseveral researchers report that the bioactive compound content in fruit may be affected by the culture system with the development of defense systems against the fruits ' natural pests ( l\u00f3pez et al . , 2013 ) . freitas et al . ( 2010 ) state that an increase in the concentration of the grape ' s phenolic compounds is related to the plant ' s own defense system . investigations by melo et al . ( 2011 ) on verdejo and isabel grape bagasse found phenolic compound indexes ( dry weight ) of 20 . 94 mg gallic acid g - 1 and 16 . 57 mg gallic acid g - 1 , respectively . rockenbach et al . ( 2008 ) reported 75 . 6 mg gallic acid g - 1 for ancelota grape bagasse and 69 . 0 mg gallic acid g - 1 for tannat grape bagasse . the results showed that the natural defense systems developed by plants triggered bioactive compounds with beneficial health traits associated with the prevention and control of diseases in humans .\nthe transformation of grape bagasse into flour may be a viable alternative for the reutilization of the byproduct ( s\u00e1yago - ayerdi et al . , 2009 ) , which may be used in the production of hamburgers and sausages ( \u00f6zvural and vural , 2011 ) and inserted into yogurts ( coda et al . , 2012 ) and salad dressings ( tseng and zhao , 2013 ) . grape bagasse flour contains high amounts of flavonoids , which are excellent antioxidants that reduce free radicals and prevent degenerative diseases .\naccording to turan et al . ( 2007 ) , nutritional quality indexes can indicate a sample ' s potential for plaque aggregation . in other words , low ai and ti values indicate high quantities of anti - atherogenic fatty acids in oil or fat .\naccording to rockenbach et al . ( 2008 ) , bioactive compounds , such as anthocyanins and other flavonoids , are highly beneficial to health , especially due to their activities against free radicals , allergies , inflammations , ulcers , viruses , tumors and hepatotoxins .\nal - qaida al - sulbah mixes a type of revolutionary vanguardism , borrowed from european political philosophy , with islamic martyrdom : it ' s the pioneering vanguard that must , in azzam ' s phrase , after\na long period of training and hatching\n, be prepared to\njump into the fire\n. and there may be another borrowing : the essay reads like nothing so much as hari seldon ' s plans for his foundation . perhaps it was azzam , after all , who read asimov .\nqaida itself comes from the root verb q - ' - d : to sit down , remain , stay , abide . many people appear to think al - qaida ' s name emerged from some idea of a physical base - a command centre from where bin laden and other leaders could direct operations .\nwe ' ve got to get back to al - qaida on that one ,\nit ' s possible to imagine a footsoldier saying . bin laden himself has spoken , post - september 11 , of being in\na very safe place\n. there have also been stories that his father had a vernal estate called al - qaida in yemen or saudi arabia . could there be a sense in which the name of the organisation represents a notion of the eternal home in the consciousness of its fugitive leader ?\nthe values for the three indexes ( ai , ti and hh ) showed that grape bagasse flour derived from cc and oc had beneficial effects on health . the lower the atherogenicity ( ai ) and thrombogenicity ( ti ) index values , the healthier the food . this is because these indexes report the relationship between fatty acids in food and their contribution to the prevention of coronary diseases ( turan et al . , 2007 ) . further , souza bentes et al . ( 2009 ) underscored that oil or fat was nutritionally the most adequate based on the relation between hypocholesterolemic and hypercholesterolemic fatty acids .\ngarde - cerd\u00e1n et al . ( 2007 ) found that the composition of fatty acids and free amino - acids of grape juices remained stable even after thermal treatments . it may be inferred that the thermal treatment of grape bagasse flour does not interfere significantly with the final products fatty acid and protein composition .\nthe expert mi\u00e9ville was referring to is fred halliday , who teaches international relations at the lse . trying to define al - qaida , halliday included the asimov connection as a glancing aside in the\nkeywords\nsection of two hours that shook the world , a book about september 11 :\nthe term has no apparent antecedents in islamic or arabic political history : explanations range from a protected region during the communist era in afghanistan , to it being an allusion to the bin laden family ' s construction company , to the title of a 1951 isaac asimov novel which was translated into arabic as al - qaida .\nin october last year , an item appeared on an authoritative russian studies website that soon had the science - fiction community buzzing with speculative excitement . it asserted that isaac asimov ' s 1951 classic foundation was translated into arabic under the title\nal - qaida\n. and it seemed to have the evidence to back up its claims .\nthe lipid percentages in the cc and oc grape bagasse flour varied between 3 . 62 % and 5 . 10 % , which was a significant difference ( p\u22640 . 05 ) between the cultures . these results were higher than the lipid content ( 1 . 82 % ) of flour from the oriental raisin reported by bampi et al . ( 2010 ) .\nthe percentage of protein in the cc grape bagasse flour was 6 . 54 % , whereas the percentage was 5 . 20 % in the oc ; these values represented a significant difference ( p\u22640 . 05 ) between the cultures . likewise , bampi et al . ( 2010 ) found 5 . 73 % protein in the flour of the oriental raisin ( hovenia dulcis ) .\nthis peculiar coincidence would be of little interest if not for abundant parallels between the plot of asimov ' s book and the events unfolding now ,\nwrote dmitri gusev , the scientist who posted the article . he was referring to apparent similarities between the plot of foundation and the pursuit of the organisation we have come to know , perhaps erroneously , as al - qaida .\nas , in that very same biscuit - brown building in federal plaza , more\nmost wanted\npictures of bin laden were being pinned up in the wake of september 11 , the asimov / al - qaida story was spreading . there was a piece in the ottawa citizen . on ansible , one of the most popular science - fiction websites , hip sci - fi novelist china mi\u00e9ville was quoted :\nan expert on the middle east told me about a rumour circulating about the name of bin laden ' s network . the term al - qaida seems to have no political precedent in arabic , and has therefore been something of a conundrum to the experts . . . unlikely as it sounds , this is the only theory anyone can come up with .\nlutterodt et al . ( 2011 ) underscored that , similar to data from current investigation , the linoleic acid percentage ( 18 : 2n - 6 ) was higher ( 66 . 0 to 75 . 3 % ) than the other fatty acids of the oils and seed flours from various grape species . the authors reported that flour had up to 100 times more phenolic compounds than oils .\nbrian fishman is a fellow at the combating terrorism center at west point and formerly its director of research . he is the author of the master plan : isis , al - qaeda , and the jihadi strategy for final victory ( yale university press , 2016 ) , from which this article was adapted . follow @ brianfishman or urltoken for access to the unique sources cited in this article , visit urltoken"]}
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( vista outdoor acquired cambelbak in july 2015 . )\n\u201ci have tremendous faith in layne\u2019s ability and readiness to lead the organization , \u201d said outgoing camelbak ceo sally mccoy .\ncamelbak ceo sally mccoy learned a lot about leadership through her experiences in the outdoors . ( photo courtesy sally mccoy )\nprior to becoming president of camelbak , rigney served as the company ' s senior vice president of global sales from 2011 to 2015 and the vce president of global sales from 2005 to 2011 . he held positions at rockshox and powerbar before joining camelbak .\nlayne rigney is president of camelbak products . he has been with camelbak for over a decade , serving as senior vice president of global sales before taking over as president in february 2016 . layne is a 10 - year veteran of camelbak and brings 25 years of experience in the bike and outdoor industry . he served in executive level roles at powerbar , rockshox and franklin resource group .\ncamelbak : the outdoors equipment company best known for its hydration packs is based in petaluma . ( john burgess / the press democrat )\nto bolster retailer support camelbak has also produced digital tools for its retailers , including over 80 detailed product videos that can be found on www . camelbak . com . these videos are also linked through tagreader codes on product hangtags and in advertisements . camelbak is also producing a digital catalog that will link individual products to the 80 + videos making product information and education available with the click of a button .\ncyclists , get hands - free hydration with camelbak bike hydration options that range from sleek hydration packs and versatile reservoirs to wearable hydration vests .\ninside camelbak ' s journey from makeshift pack to military essential for soldiers , and how cyclists and other athletes use the backpack for hydration .\ncamelbak emerged out of the simple desire to find a hands - free solution to hydrating on the go . originally made from an iv bag and a sports sock , the first camelbak was developed by cycling enthusiast michael eidson during a gruelling 100 mile race through the texan summer .\nmanagement expects calendar year 2015 net sales for camelbak to reach around $ 160 million ( approx \u00a3102 . 6 million ) . the purchase price includes an approximate net present value of $ 35 million in future tax benefits associated with the deductibility of intangibles from a prior acquisition of camelbak .\ni am pleased that we were able to come to a quick and satisfactory resolution of the lawsuit ,\nsaid camelbak ceo sally mccoy .\nat rei you ' ll find top - rated and top - selling gear from camelbak , plus plenty of sale & clearance deals and bargains .\neditor\u2019s note : this article is part of the mtbr guide to hydration packs , featuring the new camelbak low rider line . to see all the articles , head over to the low rider hydration pack hub page . this article and all the articles in this section are courtesy of camelbak .\nthe filing stated that camelbak \u201chas developed a reputation as the preferred supplier for the hydration needs of the most demanding athletes and war fighters . \u201d\na design team discusses new ways to engineer water reservoirs at the offices of camelbak in petaluma . ( photo by john burgess / the press democrat )\nwith more than 30 years in the outdoor industry , mccoy announced she would be stepping down as the chief executive officer of camelbak starting february 1 .\nwe talked to camelbak ceo sally mccoy , who\u2019s been backpacking since she was 5 , about how her wilderness experiences have shaped her leadership and career .\nwhereas soldiers used to hook three one - quart canteens onto their belts , now they typically carry a 3 . 2 - quart camelbak and one canteen \u2014 which they might use only to refill the camelbak . camelbaks are part of the survival kits packed into ejection seats in many air force fighter planes .\nthe camelbak m . u . l . e . ushered in the age of easily carrying water and gear on the trail ( click to enlarge ) .\none of the key markers in camelbak history was the segmentation of its model line to serve various types of riders and riding ( click to enlarge ) .\nproduct developer aubrey kraft uses plastic balls to measure the capacity of a pack at the offices of camelbak in petaluma . ( john burgess / pd file )\na spokeswoman for vista outdoor declined further comment about camelbak\u2019s operations in petaluma , citing a blackout period before the company\u2019s quarterly earnings report on aug . 13 .\nto achieve its claimed ability to remove pathogens , water going into camelbak\u2019s new uv purifier must first be cleaned by a filter from a rival manufacturer . and that rival product is cheaper . that\u2019s according to camelbak\u2019s own lab testing . and its not the only water treatment technology that\u2019s incapable of performing as claimed .\nrigney most recently served a short stint as president of camelbak after sally mccoy announced her resignation in january 2016 . during his 11 - year tenure at camelbak , he held key leadership roles and played a major role in camelbak\u2019s successful sale in august 2015 . but he got his start in specialty retail . as a teenager , he worked in his uncle & apos ; s bike shop in california & apos ; s central valley , sweeping floors and fixing flats .\nrigney is a 10 - year veteran of camelbak and brings 25 years of industry experience with brands such as powerbar / nestle usa , rockshox and rei .\nsally mccoy , founding partner of silver steep partners , and former president of sierra designs and ultimate direction , is the new ceo and president of camelbak . mccoy has , for the previous two years , served as a member of the camelbak board of directors . mccoy told us that bear . . . read more\nwhether you ' re cycling , running or hiking , camelbak offers a full line of hydration packs and water bottles to keep up with your outdoor fitness pursuits .\n\u201chugh brings a wealth of industry experience that were happy to provide to our retailers , \u201d said layne rigney , vice president of global sales for camelbak . \u201chugh will also oversee camelbak\u2019s recently - implemented map program that supports retailers by keeping consumer conversations focused on our best - in - category products instead of price . \u201d\nwe asked sally mccoy , ceo of camelbak , to share her most memorable outdoor experience . here ' s what she said . visit urltoken for more info .\noiwc recognizes camelbak as a respected and inspired leader in the area of workplace culture that drives inclusion and innovation . camelbak understands this from both a business imperative in and of itself , as well as , how it relates to growing a sustainable participant and consumer base . under mccoy\u2019s leadership camelbak has repeatedly established itself as \u201cbest places to work\u201d by outside magazine and as a company that has successfully recruited women into positions where they have been traditionally underrepresented : product designers , engineers and sales .\nmany of camelbak\u2019s customers are military . a camelbak backpack was even put on display at the imperial war museum in london . originally belonging to guardsman terry brazier of the irish guards , the pack took several bullets for him while he was on patrol in the nad - e ali district of helmand province , afghanistan in 2011 .\nfounded in 1989 , camelbak invented the hands - free hydration category and is the global leader in personal hydration gear . camelbak is achieving its mission to continually reinvent and forever change the way people hydrate and perform by offering a mix of products that include everything from technical hydration packs to reusable bottles and individual uv purification systems .\ncamelbak ceo sally mccoy was the keynote speaker of the outdoor industries women & apos ; s coalition breakfast at outdoor retailer winter market 2016 . photo by lauren danilek .\nsally mccoy is president and ceo of camelbak , the global leader in hydration . under her leadership , camelbak has expanded into multiple categories to deliver better hydration and to make progress toward the company\u2019s vision to eliminate disposable beverage containers . sally also currently serves on the board for zumiez , retailer of skate and snow apparel & accessories .\ncamelbak\u2019s proprietary drinking nozzle , or bite valve , gets compressed 10 , 000 times to ensure it won\u2019t leak after three years of combat use . the company says it spent $ 1 million developing a reservoir liner to protect water in a sarin or mustard - gas attack . camelbak has received 70 , 000 orders for this \u201cchem - bio\u201d water reservoirs since its launch last september , mr . hunter says . belgium ordered several thousand units and has mandated that new gas masks must be compatible with camelbak tube adapters .\nin 2003 , new york investment bank bear stearns cos . bought camelbak for more than $ 200 million . bear stearns doesn\u2019t disclose camelbak\u2019s sales and profit figures . with more than 90 % of the u . s . military market and solid brand awareness among troops , \u201cwe\u2019re like kleenex . everyone calls a hydration system a camelbak , \u201d says product manager shawn cullen . the company\u2019s main military competitor is its biggest customer : the army , working with a former canteen company , has fielded a similar hydration system .\nwe reached out to both camelbak and sawyer for comment , but have yet to hear back . update : you can find sawyer\u2019s official response to the tuft\u2019s test here .\nbefore joining camelbak , rigney held positions at franklin resource group , powerbar and rockshox inc . rigney is also a board member of both outdoor industry association and camber outdoors .\nas much as soldiers liked the camelbak concept , early models tended to \u201cburst when grunts fell backwards onto them , \u201d says camelbak r & d head robert choi . \u201cit\u2019s harder to carry and deliver water than you\u2019d think , \u201d he adds , walking through a lab where machines stretch , twist , squeeze and rapidly age polyurethane and silicone parts .\n\u201ccamelbak helps strengthen and expand vista outdoor\u2019s presence in the outdoor sports and recreation market , \u201d mark deyoung , vista outdoor\u2019s chairman and chief executive officer , said in a statement .\neach camelbak hydration pack is specially crafted from lightweight , breathable materials . a functional harness secures the water unit to your back while enabling you to maintain a full range of movement .\ncortez , colo . ( brain ) \u2014 osprey packs has hired layne rigney as its new president . rigney was most recently president of camelbak , where he worked for 11 years .\n\u201cit\u2019s her personal approach to leadership , \u201d says shannon stearns of camelbak . \u201cshe makes an effort to connect with , understand and relate to every single person on her team . \u201d\njeff wemmer , a competitive cyclist who fell hard for camelbak , was so impressed by the product that he started bringing packs to races to sell them . talk about a fan . camelbak eventually hired him , and in 1993 , jeff embarked on a road trip to keep the start - up running during very tough times . company lore has it that jeff visited bike shops from florida to california , pitching our product from the back of his motorcycle . each order jeff faxed back to the factory literally breathed another day of life back into camelbak .\nfor a different kind of stealth , camelbak worked with dupont co . and other companies to develop backpack material , straps and buckles that reduce infrared detection . camelbak markets some two dozen military models , carrying as little as 1 . 6 quarts of water and no gear to packs that can hold 6 . 3 quarts of water and seven times that volume in gear .\nwater turbidity is measured in ntus ; 5 ntus ( above right ) being the most turbid water a uv purifier like the camelbak is able to treat . that\u2019s some very weak lemonade !\nif the entire product has a manufacturing defect that cannot be repaired by sending you a spare part , visit this page for detailed instructions on returning your product to camelbak for evaluation and replacement .\n\u201cjessica has done a tremendous job positioning bell helmets as a leading brand , and she was the natural choice to lead camelbak and jimmy styks , \u201d said kelly grindle , president of outdoor products .\nosprey packs named former camelbak president layne rigney as its new president , along with a host of other executive - level changes , two months after its longtime former president tom barney left the company .\nshe continued , \u201ccamelbak has a robust product pipeline , a respected brand identity and an incredibly strong team of leaders to take the business to the next level under the ownership of vista outdoor . \u201d\nthe acquisition of camelbak greatly advances vista outdoor & apos ; s strategy to grow and strengthen our leading position in the outdoor recreation industry ,\nsaid mark deyoung , vista outdoor chairman and ceo .\nother consumer products , such as oakley inc . sunglasses , garmin ltd . handheld global - positioning - system units and under armour clothing , have found fresh outlets in military sales . but military products have become camelbak\u2019s dominant business . instead of the \u201chydration on the move\u201d motto geared to granola - eating fitness buffs , camelbak\u2019s current slogan is \u201chydrate or die\u201d \u2014 emblazoned next to a flame - emitting skull .\nprior to camelbak , sally co - founded silver steep partners\u2014a financial advisory firm specializing exclusively in the outdoor industry . silver steep advised eagle creek , montrail , helly hansen and others in their sale transactions .\nand you know what ? not only is that msr filter a few bucks cheaper , but it also doesn\u2019t require batteries , won\u2019t break if you drop it and removes all the dirt the camelbak doesn\u2019t . camelbak instructs users to fill the all clear only with clear water . \u201cif it\u2019s thicker than lemonade , \u201d they say to filter it first . i want to know what kind of lemonade they\u2019re talking about !\ncamelbak water bottles and hydration packs have a reputation for their superior design , ergonomics , performance and quality . offering lightweight storage , camelback hydration packs are comfortable and sit stably on your back , while the drink bottles are easy to clean and refill with useful features such as air channels designed to keep your water cool . you can trust camelbak products to be comortable , durable and to keep your fluids high .\noh yeah . . . about those folks who laughed at eidson ? well , chances are they ' ve got a camelbak strapped to their back or in their bike cage these days . go figure . . .\nnasa even became a customer in 2003 . the small blue bite values used in the hydration systems of spacesuits are made by camelbak , and must be tested to ensure they don\u2019t leak water in zero - g .\ngear beast water bottle holder carrier with flask handle , shoulder strap , 2 pockets for phone , wallet , keys . carry protect insulate bottle s including hydro flask , swell , yeti , camelbak , nalgene , polar\ni ride 5000 + miles a year and never leave home without my camelbak . the difference between a quick drink out of a tube inches from your mouth vs reaching and fiddling for a round water bottle is huge .\npetaluma - based camelbak products , which makes innovative water packs used by thirsty hikers , bicyclists and soldiers around the world , has been sold to a utah company for $ 412 million , the new owners announced tuesday .\nproduct - gear beast water bottle holder carrier with flask handle , shoulder strap , 2 pockets for phone , wallet , keys . carry protect insulate bottles including hydro flask , swell , yeti , camelbak , nalgene , polar\nfrom that moment of innovation , camelbak was born , and since then has grown into a range of water bottles , hydration packs , reservoirs and accessories ; helping you to stay effectively hydrated and safe when working hard .\nlayne rigney is a 10 - year veteran of camelbak , serving as senior vice president of global sales since 2012 , and he brings 25 years of industry experience with brands such as powerbar usa , rockshox and rei .\nwe design , test and manufacture our hydration systems to perform in the most challenging and lethal environments in the world ,\nsaid sally mccoy , ceo of camelbak . camelbak introduced their first chemical and biological resistant reservoir in 2000 to ensure safe , hands - free hydration while wearing protective masks and related clothing . the company has since invested significant resources and research in the design and production of various improved versions of its original , groundbreaking product .\nkeep your customers hydrated with custom - printed camelbak water bottles . promote your company , team , event , or give the ultimate gift at your next holiday party . two week production times and 72 bottle order minimums apply .\nshannon stearns joined camelbak in 2006 , bringing consumer and retail marketing experience at brands and retailers such as smith & hawken and illuminations and advertising agency foote , cone & belding supporting brands such as clorox , levi\u2019s and disney .\n\u201ccoffee , tea , every imaginable alcohol possible , \u201d says jeremy galten , vice president of product at camelbak . but there have been stranger queries , too . customers have asked about storing diesel and jet fuel . according to galten , diesel makes sense , \u201cit\u2019s basically a flexible external tank for vehicles , \u201d but the jet fuel inquiry was a little more mysterious . a small , camelbak - sized fuel tank just doesn\u2019t seem big enough for aircraft .\nthe 1991 gulf war also helped . navy seals and special - forces troops who were biking enthusiasts took their own camelbaks into combat . word spread , as did camelbak\u2019s civilian models on the shelves of military exchanges . in 1995 , san francisco firm kransco , which had marketed frisbees , hula hoops and boogie boards as a previous owner of wham - o inc . , bought camelbak for $ 4 million and stepped up military sales by introducing camouflaged models .\nthe company is the biggest seller of hands - free hydration packs and reusable water bottles in the \u201cspecialty channels\u201d market , compass diversified noted in the sec filing . camelbak also is \u201cthe dominant supplier\u201d of hydration packs to the military .\nso whatever you choose to do , whether it\u2019s cycling , hiking , running or just going about your everyday life , by using camelbak you know that over twenty - five years of experience and knowledge has gone into every product .\nvista outdoor has announced that jessica klodnicki , formerly vice president for bell helmets , blackburn and c - preme , has now taken the vice president for outdoor recreation role , which includes responsibility for the camelbak and jimmy styks brands .\n\u201ci think jessica is just the right fit to lead camelbak into the future , \u201d said rigney . \u201cshe inherits a strong , passionate team ready to take the business to the next level under the ownership of vista outdoor . \u201d\nfounded in 1989 and headquartered in california , camelbak produces hydration packs , bottles and purification and filtration systems . it has around 300 employees who will be integrated into the outdoor produts segment of vista outdoor , according to a press statement .\nat that very instant , the camelbak was born and anyone who cranked out water bottles or saddlebags for a living was seriously bummed . that jury - rigged iv bag would soon render both of those products obsolete for millions of riders .\ncurrent military and law enforcement branches using camelbak hydration systems include individuals and units in all u . s . military services , numerous federal tactical units in most dhs agencies , naval special warfare , u . s . army special forces .\nmilitary , civilian , or special project , all of camelbak\u2019s reservoir systems are \u201cstill essentially the same thing , \u201d galten says . in essence , they are also recognizably the descendants of eidson\u2019s idea : water bag , tube , and mouthpiece .\ncamelbak has a host of challengers in the civilian market , such as vf corp . \u2019s jansport and north face brands , but is counting on its brand recognition , new recreational models and a thrust into products for industrial workers to keep growing .\n2015 \u2013 on aug . 4 , 2015 , the announcement came that petaluma - based camelbak sold for $ 412 million to utah\u2019s vista outdoor . keep clicking to see other famous acquisitions in sonoma county . ( photo by kent porter , 2001 )\nby combining camelbak ' s duraflex barrier\u2122 material , hydroguard\u2122 technology and hydrolink\u2122 modular attachment systems , the cbr x sets a new standard for providing hands - free access to safe drinking water while working in some of the world ' s most lethal environments .\nthat a cycling accessory could became the canteen of choice for soldiers around the world demonstrates how innovative nondefense companies have fueled growth by capitalizing on the sept . 11 , 2001 , attacks and the ensuing wars . even before the london bombings this month , britain had approved funds to equip police and first - responders with camelbak systems designed to keep drinking water safe in a chemical or biological attack . the u . s . department of homeland security\u2019s new emphasis on unconventional threats heralds further growth potential for camelbak .\ncamelbak has hired hugh ewing as sales and operations manager . his previous positions include sales operations / customer service manager at gregory mountain products , division manager at hattail headwear division of streamworks , inc . , and manager of dealer and customer service at exofficio .\ncamelbak contends that pivoting between the two markets has helped product development . \u201cthe beauty of this company is that military requirements drive innovation and durability , and that goes right down the line to the recreational products , \u201d says mr . hunter . for instance , camelbak developed sturdier materials and a silver - based , antigerm lining to keep water clean for troops , and then adapted these for cheaper retail packs . the company\u2019s products retail for between $ 25 and $ 120 , and some military packs cost up to $ 200 .\nmr . hunter\u2019s search for industrial customers has him pressing the flesh at events such as the world of concrete trade show . but his work isn\u2019t done with the military . camelbak must ensure , he says , that \u201cthe canteen is on the way out . \u201d\nlike so many great inventions , the first camelbak was born from necessity . the goal : to provide hands - free hydration during the 1989 hotter \u2018n hell hundred , a grueling road bike race held in and around the parched landscape of wichita falls , texas .\ncamelbak isn\u2019t the only company guilty of misleading consumers about the efficacy of water treatment products . sawyer famously advertises \u201c1 million gallons guaranteed , \u201d for its inline filters . there\u2019s two problems with that : one in the small print and another in real world testing .\nthe challenge in creating the cbr x reservoir was making it as , or , more durable than a regular reservoir without making it too stiff , heavy or affecting taste . while the reservoir is thicker and tougher than a standard or military spec camelbak reservoir , camelbak ' s head of r & d ; , jeremy galten explains\nthe breakthrough came when we figured out how to combine an rf weldable urethane material and a chemically resistant barrier in a way that didn ' t compromise the reservoir ' s durability or performance .\nwhen not in use , the camelbak all clear microbiological uv water purifier should be stored in a clean , dry , and safe environment . it should not be exposed to temperatures above 140 f / 60 c , or below - 4 f / - 20 c .\nrigney wil join osprey november 28 , having most recently served as president of camelbak . during his 11 - year tenure , he also worked as the senior vice president of global sales from 2011 to 2015 and the vice president of global sales from 2005 to 2011 .\nresearch shows companies with more women in leadership roles perform better financially . but sometimes you need to get out to lean in . we talked to camelbak ceo sally mccoy , who\u2019s been backpacking since she was 5 , about how her wilderness experiences have shaped her career .\nfeedback from soldiers has been as important as lab tests in molding products . snipers wanted a sleek , body - hugging pack , so camelbak designed a 3 . 2 - quart unit \u2014 enough for three hours of activity \u2014 that can fit under bullet - proof vests .\nafter branching out from cycling into running , skiing and hiking packs , camelbak more recently has launched products for hunting , children and women \u2014 a line that features tapered packs , softer materials and higher chest straps . law - enforcement packs include easy - access pouches for weapons . a horseback - riding line is in the offing . customers bombard the company with suggestions for packs designed to fight dehydration in every activity from fly fishing to plant watering . \u201csome uses could hurt the brand a bit , \u201d says glenn gross , camelbak\u2019s chief executive .\nnecessity is indeed the mother of invention . a new product category commences and a company is born . but camelbak\u2019s history \u2014 and historical significance \u2014 doesn\u2019t end there . jon austen , the company\u2019s director of product management and marketing , picks up the ever - evolving story .\ncamelbak products ensure you can keep logging miles\u2014without sacrificing essential hydration . these water portable water reservoirs are designed to comfortably fit on your back for easy carry during long days outdoors . they ' re great for hikers , bikers or other long - distance athletes who need constant hydration\n\u201ci tried to have a drink from my camelbak , \u201d brazier explained , \u201cbut there was no water left in it . it was only when i took it off and looked at it , i realized it had three bullet holes through it . i felt so lucky . \u201d\nthe outdoor industries women\u2019s coalition ( oiwc ) , the only national organization dedicated to workplace diversity and inclusion by expanding opportunities for women in the outdoor , snow , run , and bike industries , recently recognized sally mccoy , longtime camelbak ceo , with its oiwc lifetime achievement award .\ncamelbak fortifies our presence in the mainstream individual outdoor recreation market , creating an opportunity to increase the scale , reach and growth of several current offerings through an expanded global sourcing capability and a broadened retail distribution network . with limited overlap between our key customers , this acquisition creates significant cross - selling opportunities , increased channel presence and access into expanded domestic and international markets . as a market leader and preferred partner , vista outdoor can leverage the technical expertise of camelbak to deliver innovative solutions and quality product offerings that will create value for our shareholders and customers .\nit ' s easy to forget the h20 when you ' re skiing , snowboarding and otherwise frolicking in frigid temps . solve this cold - weather conundrum with camelbak ski packs and bags . when water ' s just a sip away , you can ' t help but stay hydrated .\nhydration backpacks are great for hikers , bikers or distance - fitness athletes . browse hydration pack accessories including water filters , insulated drinking tubes , power bulb holders and other gear for your pack . shop more water bottles and hydration gear from top brands like camelbak\u00ae at dick\u2019s sporting goods .\nyet , an independent lab commissioned by camelbak to test these claims found that , while the filter was effective at killing those three pathogens , it was only capable of doing so in clear water . the lab performed the de rigueur turbid water test by first passing the water twice through an msr filter . that product removes dirt , protozoa and bacteria on its own , so it\u2019s no surprise that testing found that stuff to be gone after also being treated by camelbak\u2019s uv light . the effectiveness of the all clear in non - filtered turbid water was not tested .\nandrew shand is promoted to vice president of sales , europe / asia / africa after a six - year tenure as european sales director for both camelbak military and recreation businesses . shannon stearns is promoted to vice president of marketing and will lead the company\u2019s brand and marketing initiatives globally .\nbut the real military push started in 1999 , when mr . hunter arrived . camelbak launched a military line of products and moved to california\u2019s sonoma county wine district north of san francisco . here , it set up a research center to develop products that could meet the pentagon\u2019s exacting standards .\npetaluma , calif ( brain ) \u2014 camelbak ' s longtime ceo sally mccoy is stepping down after nine years in her role . layne rigney , currently the brand ' s senior vice president of global sales , will take over as president on feb . 1 , the company announced tuesday .\nmccoy said ,\ni have tremendous faith in layne ' s ability and readiness to lead the organization . camelbak has a robust product pipeline , a respected brand identity and an incredibly strong team of leaders to take the business to the next level under the ownership of vista outdoor .\nmodels such as the rogue , lobo , and h . a . w . g . were born , each suiting a different set of needs . at the same time , camelbak started building more technology and comfort into its packs , adding features such as breathable back panels and improved harness designs .\nwhile the chem / bio camelbak was first available back in 2000 , they weren ' t well known or really even approved for use by big army . well , the army just got around to testing and approving 3 liter hydration systems for use in a chemical , biological , radioactive or nuclear threat environment . the first one we ' ve heard about is the camelbak cbr x . it was just approved for use by the army ' s office of the product manager - soldier clothing and individual equipment ( pm - spie ) and the army ' s test and evaluation command ( atec ) this morning .\nflash forward and petaluma , california - based camelbak\u2019s current product portfolio includes ( far more advanced ) hydration packs , bpa - free water bottles , vests , belts and even water filtration pitchers . that first pack also spawned an entire industry , with countless hydration pack makers entering the market in subsequent years .\nafter 9 years as the company\u2019s ceo , sally mccoy , announces her resignation from camelbak today . mccoy spoke exclusively with snews about her departure : \u201cyou know the old saying \u2018leave your campsite better than you found it ? \u2019 i feel 100 % confident that i\u2019ve done that with . . . read more\n\u201cmarines love them . very rarely these days do you see a marine without a camelbak cinched to his back , \u201d says col . michael belcher , who commanded a marine battalion in iraq and is now based in the u . s . \u201cthere\u2019s less sloshing back and forth , and no hip pain . \u201d\n\u201creducing bacteria by 99 . 9999 % , viruses by 99 . 99 % and protozoan cysts by 99 . 9 % , all clear purifies water not only to stringent epa standards , but to camelbak\u2019s uncompromising standards of safety and performance , \u201d reads the claim about the all clear uv purification bottle on the brand\u2019s website .\nwith headquarters in petaluma , calif . , a wholly - owned and operated reservoir manufacturing facility in mexico and a distribution facility in san diego , calif . , camelbak designs , tests and engineers its products to perform and last a lifetime . for more information , please visit urltoken or call 800 . 767 . 8725 .\njumping ahead to present day , and camelbak continues to innovate and push the envelope of what a pack can deliver to its wearer . in 2015 , it launched the k . u . d . u . line , which carried forward previously established functionality , and implemented strategic back protection and the ability to carry light armor .\nthe main difference that camelbak brings to the process is the inclusion of the bottle , pretty much a necessary part of the operation anyway . while it\u2019s true that the steripen can be inserted into other containers , a glass of water for instance , most users will be processing water in a 750 - millilitre bottle , and camelbak know their bottles . the uv lamp is incorporated into the special cap ( a regular cap is included for normal use and a padded pouch to protect the lamp during transport ) and the bottle need only be agitated horizontally for 60 seconds to ensure the purification is complete . an lcd screen confirms the success of the operation .\n[ \u2026 ] history of the camelbak \u2013 high on mountain biking by rip3d an avid cyclist living in the scorching heat of central texas , chuck hunter staggered into a bike shop in 1997 and says he succumbed to a \u201ccute\u201d saleswoman\u2019s pitch . he left wearing a water - filled backpack with a tube extending to his \u2026 [ \u2026 ]\nplanning a camping and hiking expedition ? make it easy on yourself with clever camelbak backpacks that combine water and gear storage in one sturdy pack . stock up on spill - proof , dishwater safe , and completely bpa - free water bottles and treatment to keep thirst and bacteria at bay , no matter how far your outdoor adventures take you .\n\u201cthe next really big moment comes in the mid - 1990s , \u201d recalls austen . \u201cwe\u2019d been in the market for about five years , and riders are telling us how awesome camelbak is , but they also reveal that the packs are not super comfortable and that in some cases they need to be able to carry more than just water . \u201d\ncamelbak water bottles come in a range of sizes , styles and lid configurations . choose the right model and size for you - - between 20 oz . and 32 oz . some camelbaks are insulated to keep you water or sports drink cool for hours . others are designed for on - the - go transportation and fit a bike rack holder .\ncamelbak itself acknowledges this disparity , specifically instructing users to employ an $ 89 msr miniworks ex filter to clean dirty water before it goes into the $ 99 all clear purification bottle . the trouble here is that the claims of its efficacy are bold and prominent , while the instruction to use that msr filter is buried deep in the small print .\nroadies never glommed onto camelbaks the way eidson hoped they would , mountain bikers immediately recognized the potential and were the product ' s early adopters . it just made sense - - taking your hands off the handlebars while riding technical terrain ? that ' s a good way to lose your front teeth . the camelbak remedied that problem . today everyone from nordic skiers to navy seals goes into the field with ingenious hydration packs that are comfortable , spacious and infinitely adjustable . camelbak , now a massive company valued in excess of $ 250 million , sells more than a hundred different versions of the hydration pack , all of which are a far cry from the old tube sock / pilfered iv bag combo .\nin order to provide cbr protection , the whole cbr x is slightly heavier , a little thicker and about 2 - 3x the cost of a mil - spec camelbak reservoir system . but , it ' s going to be your best friend when you hear those three painful words . the cbr x will be out sometime in the first quarter of 2011 .\ninternationally renowned camelbak custom water bottles are a unique and high quality way of promoting your business , event , school or club . have your logo printed directly onto a premium product , backed by a lifetime guarantee . easily personalise your bottle online , choosing colour , size , and logo position , and hand it over to our friendly staff , based in australia .\nthis critical customer feedback becomes genesis for the first camelbak m . u . l . e . hydration pack . now riders can carry water \u2014 and tools , food , spare clothes , and various other essentials . \u201cbut it was still pretty bare bones , \u201d concedes austen . \u201cit had hard edge nylon straps and a flat back . it wasn\u2019t super comfortable . \u201d\ninitially camelbak tried to address these shortcomings with accessories such as \u201csissy\u201d straps , which were pads you could strap on the nylon webbing of the harness for improved abrasion protection . soon , though , it was clear that not only did the hydration pack need to be more utilitarian and comfortable , it also needed to suit a variety of uses . that\u2019s when pack became packs .\nfounded in texas in 1989 , camelbak moved to sonoma county in 1999 and grew quickly under a succession of owners . compass diversified holdings , a westport , conn . , investment fund , purchased the business in 2011 for $ 258 . 6 million and expects to record a gain of $ 150 million to $ 170 million on the sale , according to a company statement .\nother staffing changes effective feb . 1 , include michael moore taking over as vice president of sales for north & south america . moore has served as a sales executive since 2006 , and brings experience from thule , leisure trends and planet outdoors . andrew shand was promoted to vice president of sales for europe / asia / africa after a six - year tenure as european sales director for both camelbak military and recreation businesses . shannon stearns was promoted to vice president of marketing and will lead the company ' s brand and marketing initiatives globally . stearns joined camelbak in 2006 , bringing consumer and retail marketing experience at brands and retailers such as smith & hawken and illuminations and advertising agency foote , cone & belding supporting brands like clorox , levi ' s and disney .\ntwo years after that first sip , mr . hunter quit his job at lockheed martin corp . to join the company that made the backpack - canteen , camelbak products llc . at the time , the small firm had a devoted clientele of mountain bikers and counterculture types ; for example , camelbaks were ubiquitous at burning man , a radical art festival held each summer in the nevada desert .\nthe housing of the lamp is rugged and backed by camelbak\u2019s lifetime guarantee , whereas the steripen is more fragile and breakage / failure is not uncommon . i would expect the all clear to be , on average , a more durable unit , and given the price ( nearly double a steripen classic ) i certainly hope this is the case . only long - term testing would confirm this .\nand a bike manufacturer even began exploring the possibility of getting rid of the backpack entirely in 2008 . the plan was to stuff a reservoir inside the hollow bicycle frame instead , but that project stalled because of the difficulty of gaining access to the water container . camelbak suggests cleaning and drying reservoirs after each use , which might be a little tricky if they are threaded inside a bicycle frame .\nintegrating powerful uv technology into an energy - efficient cap , camelbak all clear delivers optimum uv exposure at the press of a button for purification so reliable , we ve backed it with our got your baktm lifetime guarantee . engineered to perform even under the toughest conditions , all clear has been tested and retested under severe conditions to deliver drinking water you can trust , everywhere and every time you need it .\n\u201cas the market grew , we saw lots of different riders that had different needs , \u201d continues austen . \u201csome were going out for the standard 2 - 3 hour ride . other were venturing out on epic all - day adventures . that\u2019s when camelbak realized the need to expand the model line . on one hand you had the minimalist pack for shorter rides . on the other was the large capacity pack . \u201d\nperhaps more importantly , sally has had a profound impact on the people and cultures with whom she\u2019s engaged her considerable energies . after nine years as camelbak\u2019s ceo , where she achieved the goals she set for herself\u2014to grow the company and start innovating\u2014she announced her resignation early this week during one of her companywide town hall meetings . \u201ci started crying , and pretty soon almost everyone in the room was crying , \u201d she said .\ncamelbak\u2019s place in the history of hydration is secure . from the very idea of hands - free hydration to cutting edge present day packs , the california - based company has been at the forefront of keeping cyclists ( and outdoor enthusiasts of all types ) performing at their best . but how did we get to this place where the hydration pack has become essential to the mountain biking experience ? time for a little history lesson .\nfive years before that , humvee manufacturer am general approached camelbak as the heavy vehicle maker drew up plans for a future military utility vehicle . am general was planning to install two chemical and biological weapon - proof 20 gallon reservoirs underneath the floorboards on either side of the transmission . partly these would be used to refill soldiers own camelbaks , but am general was also trying to find a way to protect passengers from improvised explosive devices .\nuv filters only work well in clear water , as camelbak so helpfully demonstrates . they\u2019re also electronic gadgets , which are prone to failure due to damage , vibration , battery failure or even water intrusion . while they are capable of killing viruses , there is no way to know if they\u2019ve effectively cleared your water of them . while many water sources in the outdoors are very clear , even a minimal turbidity could skewer uv\u2019s effectiveness .\nprior to camelbak , mccoy co - founded silver steep partners\u2014a financial advisory firm specializing exclusively in the outdoor industry . she also served as vice president at the north face and president of sierra designs and ultimate direction . she was a founding member of conservation alliance and the outdoor industry alliance ( oia ) and served as board chair of each . mccoy currently serves on the board for zumiez , retailer of skate and snow apparel and accessories\ncamelbak was founded in 1989 in texas by michael eidson , who concocted a hands - free drinking system because he felt that reaching for a bottle during bike races risked collisions . the prototype consisted of medical tubing and a plastic intravenous drip bag stuffed into a sock and attached to the back of a shirt . his timing was auspicious : the advent of mountain biking , ultramarathons and other extreme sports created a market - in - waiting .\niteration no . 1 was simply an iv bag filled with water that was tucked inside a tube sock . that contraption was then stuffed into the back of a bike jersey , with the thin hose of the iv looped over the shoulder , with a clothespin at the end to clamp off the hose . soon after camelbak was founded and a slightly less rudimentary form of that original pack designed . the rest , as they say , is history .\nhaving contracted giardia from a water supply that shouldn ' t have had it , i ' m not taking chances again . this is a clever little beast and well designed . my only complaint is that the optional filter should be supplied as standard with this pack . the odds are that you ' ll need to use it anyway , so why camelbak haven ' t included it is a mystery . otherwise , i ' m happy with it ."]}
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( 1 ) ( 2 )\njenny craig is an australian weigh loss and nutrition company founded in 1983 by jenny craig and sidney craig . website\ntax allocation and indemnity agreement among new york life insurance company et al , security pacific national bank individually and as agent , jenny craig , inc . , jenny craig weight loss centres , inc . , craig enterprises , inc . , sjf enterprises , inc . , sid craig and jenny craig dated as of june 30 , 1989 , as amended . ( 1 )\nexecutive employment agreement between jenny craig , inc . and jenny craig . see exhibit 10 . 8 for amendment thereto . ( 1 ) ( 3 )\njenny craig australia and new zealand , the company that helped magda szubanski lose more than 25kg , will operate as part of jenny craig inc , a global nestl\u00e9 nutrition business .\nschedule 5 . 1 ( a ) \u0097 list of certain jenny craig , inc . executives whom cannot receive salary increases\nexecutive employment agreement between jenny craig , inc . and sid craig . see exhibit 10 . 10 for amendment thereto . ( 1 ) ( 3 )\njenny craig , inc . .\nencyclopedia of major marketing campaigns . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\njenny craig , inc . .\ninternational directory of company histories . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\njenny craig , inc . .\ninternational directory of company histories . . retrieved july 09 , 2018 from urltoken urltoken\namended and restated agreement dated as of august 20 , 1996 between marvin sears and jenny craig , inc . ( 2 )\njenny craig , inc . will furnish supplementary copies of any of the foregoing to the securities and exchange commission at its request .\njenny craig , inc . .\nencyclopedia of major marketing campaigns . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\njenny craig , inc . .\ninternational directory of company histories . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\njenny craig , inc . .\ninternational directory of company histories . . encyclopedia . com . ( july 9 , 2018 ) . urltoken\njenny craig , inc . , was founded in 1983 by jenny craig and her husband sidney craig , in melbourne , australia . jenny craig began operations in the united states in 1985 and is headquartered today in carlsbad , california . in 2002 , jenny craig , inc . , was acquired by midocean partners and aci capital , private equity firms . in 2006 , jenny craig became part of nestle nutrition . the company now has more than 700 weight management centers in australia , the united states , canada , france , the united kingdom , new zealand and puerto rico .\nmay 3 , 1999 , pp . 79 - - 81 . rundle , rhonda l . ,\njenny craig inc . delays planned stock offering ,\nrundle , rhonda l . ,\njenny craig inc . delays planned stock offering ,\nwall street journal , may 28 , 1992 , p . a8 .\ncopyright \u00a9 1999 - 2018 john wiley & sons , inc . all rights reserved\nfinkelstein has been a paid consultant for jenny craig , weight watchers , takeda , orexigen , and vivus , inc . kruger reporter no conflicts of interest . data used in the quality of life analysis was obtained from a previous grant from vivus , inc .\nconsent order , effective may 4 , 1998 , in the matter of jenny craig , inc . , a corporation , and jenny craig international , inc . , a corporation . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 42 to the report on form 10 - k of the company for the fiscal year ended june 30 , 1998 . )\nask a question about working or interviewing at jenny craig . our community is ready to answer .\ns market by emphasizing the high costs of membership in diet center programs . typical jenny craig clients\npersonal struggles also ensued for jenny craig herself as company spokesperson . according to her own account in\nmetropolitan insurance and annuity company key man life insurance policy relating to jenny craig . ( 1 )\nprudential insurance company of america key man life insurance policy relating to jenny craig . ( 1 )\nalley signed on to work with jenny craig in 2005 . she went on to lose 75 pounds , according to a jenny craig spokesman , but then gained it all back and then some .\njenny craig , inc . ( the \u0093company\u0094 ) provides a comprehensive weight management program ( the \u0093program\u0094 ) through a chain of company - owned and franchised weight loss centres operating under the name\nsupply agreement between jenny craig weight loss centres , inc . and ibm foods , d / b / a overhill farms , dated september 22 , 1988 , with amendments . ( 1 )\njenny craig operates more than 725 weight loss centers worldwide and operates an at - home delivery program in seven countries . since 1985 , jenny craig has helped more than five million clients lose weight .\njenny craig , inc . , one of the world\u2019s leading authorities on weight management , announces the launch of its scientifically - proven program in quebec with a new celebrity spokesperson , sonia benezra .\nparlux fragrances , the international prestige fragrance company , founded in 1984 located in fort lauderdale , florida . in 2012 parlux fragrances , inc . became part of perfumania holdings , inc . website\njenny craig has a lot of potential if they focus more on the client and not the money .\njenny craig has quite the diet package , and we ' re not just talking about the food .\nin - person meetings : optional . there are more than 600 nationwide jenny craig weight loss centers .\nthe current jenny craig management team will continue to run the business and will report directly to jenny craig headquartered in carlsbad , california , usa . there are no redundancies as a result of this agreement .\njenny craig ' s comprehensive approach to weight loss is available to members in person , at one of our 600 global centers . if a member does not have easy access to a jenny craig center or if going into a center doesn ' t fit within a member ' s lifestyle , the same one - on - one support is available through jenny craig anywhere . jenny craig anywhere offers one - on - one support through consultations over the phone or via video chat . jenny craig anywhere members enjoy the same delicious meals as jenny craig members who pick up their food in centers . so wherever , whenever\nthe moment\ncomes , jenny craig is able to help our members make the very most of it .\nthe franchise fee for jenny craig , inc . , is $ 25 , 000 . the total estimated investment to open and operate a jenny craig franchise ranges from $ 169 , 000 to $ 440 , 500 , with liquid cash available of $ 150 , 000 and net worth of at least $ 300 , 000 . a 7 % royalty fee on gross receipts is paid to the company . in 2006 , nestle acquired jenny craig , inc . , in a transaction valued at approximately $ 600 million .\nprivacy policy terms of use cookie policy environmental policy \u00a9 2018 , glg\u00ae and the glg logos are trademarks of gerson lehrman group , inc . \u00a92018 gerson lehrman group , inc . all rights reserved .\nagreement dated as of september 14 , 1994 between jenny craig and jenny craig , inc . amending exhibit 10 . 4 . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 8 to the report on form 10 - k of the company for the fiscal year ended june 30 , 2000 . ) ( 3 )\nsidney craig , who with his wife , genevieve , founded jenny craig inc . , the chain of weight - loss centers , which would eventually open more than 600 centers in four countries , died monday at his home in del mar , calif . he was 76 .\nbesides jenny craig prepackaged meals , you can also have fresh fruits and vegetables , and reduced - fat dairy products .\ndana fiser , former global ceo of jenny craig , discusses differing approaches to the business of weight loss from digital to brick and mortar . she also discusses the evolution of jenny craig , and where she thinks the industry is headed .\nanother important part of the jenny craig program was its twice - weekly meetings . new clients met with a counselor , who would monitor their progress and sell them installments of jenny\nin addition to the nih grants listed in the acknowledgements section , c . martin receives honoraria for lectures from scientific , educational , and lay groups , and he received partial reimbursement for travel expenses in the form of research funds totaling less than $ 725 from jenny craig inc . a . hymel is also funded by nih grants . l . talamini and a . johnson are employed by jenny craig inc . o . khavjou is employed by an independent research company .\n\u201cin australia , jenny craig has grown significantly in recent years , \u201d ms smith said . \u201cnow , with the scale , synergies and expertise that jenny craig can supply , we are confident this growth will continue , \u201d ms smith said .\nmaterial appearing under the caption \u0093common stock data\u0094 on page 31 of the annual report to shareholders of jenny craig , inc . for the fiscal year ended june 30 , 2001 ( \u00932001 annual report\u0094 ) is hereby incorporated by this reference .\nenjoyed working for jenny craig , however i have moved to west palm beach and the drive is too long and costly .\njenny craig and weight watchers were the two diet plans the researchers suggested doctors recommend to patients who need to lose weight .\nlimitations : you ' ll be eating a lot of jenny craig ' s foods until you get close to your goal .\nlow - salt diet : jenny craig ' s meals have no more than 2 , 000 milligrams of sodium per day .\ninvestigation into the validity of the claims for successful weight loss made by jenny craig and other companies in the diet industry .\nhowever , neither jenny craig nor weight watchers , which had launched a similar campaign , saw a significant increase in enrollments .\nms patti larchet , ceo of jenny craig , said the company was delighted to welcome the australian business into the group .\n\u201cthe results of this study highlight how the jenny craig program can significantly affect the obesity epidemic , \u201d ms larchet said .\nreuters reported last month that nestle was looking to sell jenny craig , which makes packaged food and gives weight loss advice .\nfor jenny craig franchisees , the financial risks are minimal . not only is the weight - management industry one of the fastest - growing , most lucrative businesses in america , but jenny craig franchisees work with a high - ranking brand , award - winning advertising and high - profile celebrity endorsements . jenny craig is backed by a team of corporate registered dieticians and a medical advisory board . jenny craig also offers ongoing training and support for franchisees , and seeks partners with general business and marketing experience .\n* clients following the jenny craig program , on average , lose 1 - 2 pounds per week , the recommended healthy rate of weight loss . jenny craig , inc . , based in carlsbad , ca , is one of the world\u2019s largest weight management companies , with company - owned and franchised centres in the united states , canada , australia , united kingdom , france , new zealand and puerto rico . jenny craig also offers the at - home approach to weight loss in seven countries .\n* copyright \u00a9 2018 insider inc . all rights reserved . registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our\njenny craig is committed to a personalized approach to weight loss by offering each client a one - on - one weekly consultation and a customized weight management plan designed to optimize individual success . with more than 80 delicious jenny\u2019s cuisine\u2122 menu items , jenny craig\u2019s program is available in qu\u00e9bec through an at - home program .\nwhen nutri / system reported severe financial setbacks in april 1993 and was forced to close its headquarters and 283 of its centers , jenny craig immediately began an advertising campaign offering nutri / system clients the opportunity to continue their weight loss programs at jenny craig at no additional service fee . in its open letter to nutri / system clients , jenny craig emphasized its financial strength as a\n\u201cwe\u2019re thrilled to bring jenny craig to quebec and welcome sonia as a part of the jenny craig team , \u201d concludes frank . \u201csonia relates to many other people who struggle with weight and are now looking to get healthier and happier with their body image . we are very excited that sonia has chosen jenny craig to support her in sharing the positive message of healthy weight loss . \u201d\njenny craig unveils new twists in its next round of kirstie alley commercials .\npr newswire , december 16 , 2005 .\nin one study , jenny craig clients lost an average of 10 % of their body weight the first year on the plan .\nhowever , neither jenny craig nor weight watchers international , which had launched a similar campaign , saw a significant increase in enrollments .\nnow , instead of just being paid by jenny craig , she ' s making all the profits ,\npiazza said .\naverage jenny craig consultant yearly pay in australia is approximately $ 41 , 625 , which is 45 % below the national average .\ncraigs again take control of jenny craig ,\nsan diego business journal , october 13 , 1997 , p . 47 .\nnorth castle expects the deal to close this month . the smaller jenny craig business in france is not part of the deal .\nagreement dated as of september 14 , 1994 between sidney craig and jenny craig , inc . , amending exhibit 10 . 5 . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 10 to the report on form 10 - k of the company for the fiscal year ended june 30 , 2000 . ) ( 3 )\nin fact , a study in annals of internal medicine ranked jenny craig as one of the most effective weight loss programs and resulted in greater sustained weight loss at 12 months than those assigned to control groups . the study concluded clinicians should consider referring patients to jenny craig . call today to set up a free consultation at the north hills center jenny craig , and learn how to get started . if there is no jenny craig center nearby , or you prefer more flexibility , ask about our jenny craig anywhere option where meals are delivered right to your door and you can talk to a personal consultant on the phone or video chat every week .\nthat year , the craigs sold body contour to a subsidiary of nutri / system inc . with the $ 3 . 5 million they made from the sale , the craigs formed jenny craig , inc . in 1983 . initially barred from entering the u . s . diet industry by a noncompetition clause , the company opened its first weight loss center in australia . by 1985 , 69 jenny craig weight loss centers were in operation in australia , and the company became one of the biggest players in that country\nin 1982 , the craigs sold body contour to a subsidiary of nutri / system inc . with the $ 3 . 5 million they made from the sale , the craigs formed jenny craig , inc . in 1983 . initially barred from entering the u . s . diet industry by a noncompetition clause , the company opened its first weight loss center in australia . by 1985 , 69 jenny craig weight loss centers were in operation in australia , and the company became one of the biggest players in that country\ngreat environment to work in . potential company career growth . experience the jenny craig journey . effective product and company training . great benefits\nunlike weight watchers , the jenny craig plan requires participants to buy specially - packaged meals and snacks , making this plan more expensive .\namendment to balance bar company trademark license agreement between jenny craig , inc . and balance bar company . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 to the report on form 10 - q of the company for the three month period ended december 31 , 2000 . )\nthree years later , the couple sold their interest in body contour and moved to melbourne , australia , where \u2014 using the diminutive of ms . craig\u2019s given name \u2014 they opened the first jenny craig center .\nan updated review of 11 popular commercial diets found that only jenny craig and weight watchers show evidence for effective long - term weight loss .\nmay 7 , 1993 , p . b8 . holden , benjamin a . ,\nfinancial officer quits jenny craig after brief tenure ,\nin contrast , ads by\nseinfeld\nstar jason alexander for jenny craig just didn ' t have the same impact , piazza said .\nms amy smith , managing director , jenny craig australia and new zealand , said the deal represents an exciting opportunity for the australian business .\nms smith said that she was looking forward to further developing the jenny craig brand , which she believes has considerable unrealised potential , nationally .\nstandard form lease dated may 14 , 1996 between jenny craig products , inc . and rcdc associates limited partnership ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 14 to the report on form 10 - k of the company for the fiscal year ended june 30 , 1997 . )\nwith jenny craig , you don\u2019t have to count , track or worry about what to eat . we give you everything you need to succeed .\njenny craig anywhere gives you the same level of one - on - one support over the phone or video chat . you stay motivated wherever life takes you , and our delicious jenny craig food is delivered right to your door . it ' s the ultimate in convenience - and results .\ntrue or false , alley appeared on\noprah\ntwo months later to apologize for regaining all the weight . jenny craig released the statement :\nbarret , amy ,\nhow can jenny craig keep on gaining ? ,\nbusiness week , april 12 , 1993 , p . 52 .\nagreement dated as of may 10 , 1999 between jenny craig , inc . and james kelly . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 2 to the report on form 10 - k of the company for the fiscal year ended june 30 , 1999 . ) ( 3 )\nagreement dated as of may 10 , 1999 between jenny craig , inc . and alan dobies . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 6 to the report on form 10 - k of the company for the fiscal year ended june 30 , 1999 . ) ( 3 )\npurchase and sale agreement and joint escrow instructions dated june 12 , 2001 by and between jenny craig operations , inc . and national university . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 to the report on form 8 - k of the company filed on september 21 , 2001 . )\ns hectic , fast - paced world , jenny craig , inc . offers a comprehensive weight management program that takes a practical , non - dieting approach to losing weight to help clients develop a healthy relationship with food , build an active lifestyle , and create a more balanced approach to living\nagreement dated as of december 1 , 1999 between jenny craig , inc . and duayne weinger . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 2 to the report on form 10 - q of the company for the three month period ended december 31 , 1999 . ) ( 3 )\njenny craig phones jump after kirstie alley ' s appearance on ' the oprah winfrey show . '\npr newswire , may 24 , 2005 .\nhyten , todd ,\nex - jenny craig male workers allege discrimination ,\nboston business journal , october 14 , 1994 , p . 5 .\nthe executive whom north castle had running atkins , monty sharma , will run jenny craig together with the curves international fitness club chain he runs now .\nagreement dated as of november 23 , 1999 between jenny craig , inc . and patricia larchet . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 1 to the report on form 10 - q of the company for the three month period ended december 31 , 1999 ) . ( 3 ) .\nagreement and plan of merger dated as of january 27 , 2002 among jenny craig , inc . , j holdings corp . and j acquisition corp . ( incorporated by reference to exhibit 2 . 1 to the report on form 8 - k of the company dated january 27 , 2002 ) .\nagreement dated as of december 7 , 1999 between jenny craig , inc . and jeanne e . mcdougall . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 . 3 to the report on form 10 - q of the company for the three month period ended december 31 , 1999 . ) ( 3 )\nin addition to these provisions , jenny craig was also forced to publish the average weight loss its customers experienced and to provide scientific data supporting future claims .\nwhen nutri / system reported severe financial setbacks in april 1993 and was forced to close its headquarters and 283 of its centers , jenny craig immediately began an advertising campaign offering nutri / system clients the opportunity to continue their weight loss programs at jenny craig at no additional service fee . in its open letter to nutri / system clients , jenny craig emphasized its financial strength as a\ndebt - free , $ 500 million new york stock exchange company with ten years of proven success .\nhowever , neither jenny craig nor weight watchers international , which had launched a similar campaign , saw a significant increase in enrollments .\n\u201cjenny craig was founded in australia in 1983 , so it is especially fitting that the australian branch should now be a part of the global company . \u201d\njenny craig is a leader in delivering effective weight management solutions and is based on three key areas critical to effective weight loss and maintenance : . . .\nbird , laura ,\njenny craig kicks off a database program ,\nadweek ' s marketing week , january 7 , 1991 , p . 8 .\nin addition to benefits from the combination , north castle managing director jon canarick expects to build on jenny craig\u2019s brand recognition in the united states and australia .\njenny craig also fared well in the study overall . participants lost a few more pounds than those on weight watchers , but spent more money to do so .\nholden , benjamin a . ,\nfinancial officer quits jenny craig after brief tenure ,\nwall street journal , march 10 , 1994 , p . b10 .\ntrademark license agreement dated july 30 , 1999 between jenny craig , inc . and balance bar company . see exhibit 10 . 9 for amendment thereto . ( incorporated herein by reference to exhibit 10 to the report on form 10 - q of the company for the three month period ended september 30 , 1999 . )\ncoach , inc . is a luxury fashion company founded in 1941 and based in new york city . they are known for their handbags and accessories . website\nmiracle - ear is a hearing aid device originally manufactured by dahlberg , inc . ( an american company ) , founded by kenneth dahlberg in 1948 . website\njenny craig is listed in the franchise directory under the health & beauty category . it ' s also listed in the section for franchises under $ 200 , 000 .\n' fat actress ' kirstie alley chooses jenny craig to lose weight ; actress to star in new advertising campaign .\npr newswire , december 20 , 2004 .\nwhen ronald e . gerevas , chief operating officer and president , departed unexpectedly in november 1993 , jenny craig stock dropped to $ 11 . 75 a share . gerevas\nthe late 1990s brought new challenges for jenny craig , some in the form of litigation against the company both by consumer groups and the u . s . government . in may 1997 , as a result of an earlier charge of deceptive advertising against the company , the ftc imposed restrictions requiring jenny craig to stipulate in its advertising :\nthe key , piazza said , is teaming up with a weight - loss company . bertinelli became the face of jenny craig and lost 50 pounds in the process .\ns daughter took over as company spokesperson as craig sought medical treatment from one expert after another . finally , three years later , a california surgeon reconstructed her jaw and placed her on a rigorous therapy program . no stranger to rigorous exercise routines , jenny craig reported success and hoped she could start the new century with fully restored ability to speak . similarly , jenny craig management hoped that its efforts to refocus the company\n* by providing your contact number , you allow jenny craig to call or text you regarding your membership , confirmation of appointments , and contact you about any future offers ( up to 1 txt / month ) . standard message and data rates may apply . please reply stop to end text messages . view jenny craig privacy policy at urltoken\njenny craig offers a variety of programs that vary in intensity and duration , and the purpose of this study was to compare retention rates and weight loss among the programs .\ns cuisine , portion and calorie controlled foods that participants were required to purchase . jenny\nsid craig ' s expectations for company revenues to grow by 15 to 20 percent a year through expansion proved unrealistic . after a period of remarkable growth in the weight loss industry as a whole during the 1980s , public attention focused on the potential health risks involved in dieting during the early 1990s , and enrollment at diet centers dropped . in 1990 , jenny craig and its rival nutri / system inc . were named as defendants in a class action lawsuit alleging that weight loss programs , like those promoted by the companies , had resulted in cases of gallbladder disease . moreover , jenny craig was named in 11 other personal injury cases during this time . the disputes were settled , and the alleged link between gallbladder problems and the jenny craig program was never proven . however , the cases prompted a federal trade commission investigation into the validity of the claims for successful weight loss made by jenny craig and other companies in the diet industry .\nin response to the needs of today ' s hectic , fast - paced world , jenny craig , inc . offers a comprehensive weight management program that takes a practical , non - dieting approach to losing weight to help clients develop a healthy relationship with food , build an active lifestyle , and create a more balanced approach to living .\nlawsuit alleging that weight loss programs , like those promoted by the companies , had resulted in cases of gallbladder disease . moreover , jenny craig was named in 11 other personal injury cases during this time . the disputes were settled , and the alleged link between gallbladder problems and the jenny craig program was never proven . however , the cases prompted a\npure silk is a line of shaving creams manufactured in the usa by perio , inc . , and is the sister brand of barbasol shaving products for men . website\njenny craig has approximately 600 company - owned and franchised centers in the united states , canada , australia , new zealand and puerto rico with approximately 2 , 500 consultants worldwide .\njenny craig was founded in australia and now operates in the u . s . , canada , puerto rico , the uk and france as well as australia and new zealand .\nthat year , the craigs sold body contour to a subsidiary of nutri / system inc . with the $ 3 . 5 million they made from the sale , the craigs formed jenny craig , inc . in 1983 . initially barred from entering the u . s . diet industry by a noncompetition clause , the company opened its first weight loss center in australia . by 1985 , 69 jenny craig weight loss centers were in operation in australia , and the company became one of the biggest players in that country ' s diet industry . that year , the craigs returned to the united states , opening 13 centers in the los angeles area , which were soon followed by six additional facilities in chicago .\ns recapitalization . the successful expansion left the craig family with a $ 108 million dividend .\nives , nat .\neat carbs , lose weight . jenny craig ' s new campaign touts flexibility .\nnew york times , september 10 , 2004 , p . 5 .\nthe jenny craig program was designed by its staff of registered dieticians and psychologists and approved by an advisory board consisting of health and nutrition research experts . the three principal tenets of the program were behavior education , proper nutrition , and exercise . central to the program was jenny\njenny craig , inc . provides a comprehensive weight management program ( the program ) through a chain of company - owned and franchised weight loss centers operating under the name jenny craig weight loss centres . as of september 1 , 2000 , there were 434 company - owned and 73 franchised weight loss centers throughout the united states , and 113 company - owned and 38 franchised centers in australia , new zealand and canada . through these centers , the company sells jenny craig cuisine , its portion and calorie controlled food products , to participants in the program . as of september 1 , 2000 , there were approximately 64 , 000 active participants in the program in the united states , and 21 , 000 active participants in foreign markets .\njenny craig introduced modifications to its original program in 1994 . a wider variety of meetings were offered , and clients were allowed to choose the classes most pertinent to their lifestyle . the company\n\u201cwe believe we can tailor the marketing more specifically toward what jenny craig is great at , which is one - on - one consultation and food , \u201d he said in an interview .\npersonal struggles also ensued for jenny craig herself as company spokesperson . according to her own account in people magazine , in april 1995 craig awakened one evening , startled by the television , and her sudden movement snapped her lower jaw tight over her upper jaw . the resultant injury to the muscles of her jaws deteriorated her ability to speak . craig ' s daughter took over as company spokesperson as craig sought medical treatment from one expert after another . finally , three years later , a california surgeon reconstructed her jaw and placed her on a rigorous therapy program . no stranger to rigorous exercise routines , jenny craig reported success and hoped she could start the new century with fully restored ability to speak . similarly , jenny craig management hoped that its efforts to refocus the company ' s mission would help it withstand the uncertainty facing the weight - loss industry .\njenny craig has had several celebrity endorsements , including monica lewinsky , kirstie alley , and valerie bertinelli . high - profile clients include queen latifah , nicole sullivan , jason alexander and mariah carey .\nmedically we hope people achieve and sustain 3 to 5 percent weight loss from their starting weight ,\nand people on jenny craig and weight watchers did meet that goal , gudzune noted .\nnestl\u00e9 australia ltd announced today that it is buying the shares of the company that holds the master franchise for jenny craig in australia and new zealand . the acquisition will take effect from january 2011 .\ncelebrities\nare able to monetize just getting fat and losing weight ,\nexplained jo piazza , author of the 2011 book\ncelebrity inc . : how famous people make money .\non january 27 , 2002 , the company entered into a definitive merger agreement providing for the acquisition of the company by an investor group led by aci capital co . , inc . , a private investment firm . db capital partners , the private equity arm of deutsche bank is aci capital\u0092s partner in the transaction . the investor group will also include sidney and jenny craig . the merger agreement calls for jenny craig stockholders to receive $ 5 . 30 per share in cash . completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions , including approval by the stockholders of jenny craig and the receipt of financing . the company filed a report on form 8 - k on january 29 , 2002 reporting that the company entered into the merger agreement and attaching the merger agreement and related documents as exhibits .\nthe jenny craig program is designed to provide structure and support to help members lose weight and learn how to keep it off . our brand was built on the belief that successful weight loss and weight management can be achieved through a healthy relationship with food , an active lifestyle and a balanced approach to living . these fundamentals make up three cornerstones of the jenny craig program : food , body and mind .\njenny craig offers a comprehensive food - body - mind program designed to help clients manage their weight by creating a healthy relationship with food , building an active lifestyle and developing a balanced approach to living .\nincreased competition in the industry , largely by\ndo - it - yourself\ndiet companies , also began to cut into jenny craig ' s market by emphasizing the high costs of membership in diet center programs . typical jenny craig clients - - women wanting to lose 30 or more pounds - - could spend over $ 1 , 000 as clients of jenny craig , paying an initial start - up fee and about $ 70 a week for meals . other companies , such as just help yourself , began offering self - administered diet plans , marketing themselves as cheaper , more convenient alternatives to diet centers .\nthree diet / lifestyle programs and three medications met the inclusion criteria for the cost - effectiveness analysis : weight watchers , jenny craig and vtrim , along with the diet pills qsymia , lorcaserin and orlistat .\ni believe in jenny craig . they ' ve gotten me to where i am today ,\nthe former\none day at a time\nstar said in a 2009 interview with abc news .\njenny craig\u2019s new owner , based in greenwich , connecticut , focuses exclusively on health and wellness businesses and is credited with turning around atkins nutritionals after buying it from its post - bankruptcy lenders in 2007 .\nagencies competing for the business included interpublic group of companies , based in new york ; newport beach , california\u2014based independent agency heil - brice ; and bartle bogle hegarty , which withdrew from the competition prior to the final round . j . walter thompson new york ( jwt ) eventually won the account . to prepare for the competition and become familiar with the client , executives at jwt went on a jenny craig diet , and in addition to winning the account , they lost a total of 50 pounds . jwt ' s first creative effort for jenny craig was a $ 30 million campaign that was released in september 2004 and helped introduce the new jenny yourstyle program . it also was designed to reintroduce jenny craig as the diet center of choice for consumers looking for sustainable weight loss . in december 2004 jwt prepared to begin a campaign featuring celebrity spokeswoman kirstie alley , who signed on to promote jenny craig after going on the jenny yourstyle weight - loss program . the first television spot starring alley aired in january 2005 .\n8 . on january 27 , 2002 , the company entered into a definitive merger agreement providing for the acquisition of the company by an investor group led by aci capital co . , inc . , a private investment firm . db capital partners , the private equity arm of deutsche bank is aci capital\u0092s partner in the transaction . the investor group will also include sidney and jenny craig . the merger agreement calls for jenny craig stockholders to receive $ 5 . 30 per share in cash . completion of the transaction is subject to customary closing conditions , including approval by the stockholders of jenny craig and the receipt of financing . the company filed a report on form 8 - k on january 29 , 2002 reporting that the company entered into the merger agreement and attaching the merger agreement and related documents as exhibits .\nj . walter thompson ' s creative effort for jenny craig featuring actress / comedian kirstie alley was twofold : it expanded on an earlier , albeit brief , campaign developed to promote jenny craig ' s new weight - management program titled yourstyle , and it built on alley ' s self - deprecating sense of humor . the new campaign followed alley ' s efforts to lose more than 50 pounds by adhering to the jenny yourstyle weight - loss program , which was also the basis of her new showtime television show , fat actress . campaign spots were loosely based on the theme\nhave you called jenny yet ?\nthe following schedules were attached to the agreement and plan of merger dated as of january 27 , 2002 among jenny craig , inc . , j holdings corp . and j acquisition corp . ( filed as exhibit 2 to this report on form 10 - q by incorporation by reference to exhibit 2 . 1 to the report on form 8 - k of the company dated january 27 , 2002 ) :\nnestle bought jenny craig from private equity groups aci capital and midocean partners as part of a push into nutrition that has also seen the maker of kitkat and crunch bars expand into baby food and sports nutrition .\nas president and ceo , and ellen destray was made chief operating officer . sid craig remained as the company\nthree trials found that people on jenny craig had at least 4 . 9 percent greater weight loss maintained at the one - year point compared with people in a control group or those in a behavioral counseling group .\ns expectations for company revenues to grow by 15 to 20 percent a year through expansion proved unrealistic . after a period of remarkable growth in the weight loss industry as a whole during the 1980s , public attention focused on the potential health risks involved in dieting during the early 1990s , and enrollment at diet centers dropped . in 1990 , jenny craig and its rival nutri / system inc . were named as defendants in a\nthe position i have at jenny craig allows me to interact with most of the departments at the company . i feel it is a great environment and allows me to share my knowledge or learn new things every day .\nparticipants on jenny craig , on average , lost at least 15 pounds at the 12 - month mark ,\nstudy author dr . kimberly gudzune , of johns hopkins university school of medicine , told cbs news .\nyou ' ll mostly eat jenny craig ' s weekly menus of 70 different prepackaged foods , at least at first . you ' ll get about 1 , 200 calories a day , depending on your height and weight .\nlife insurance co . , and ta associates , an investment and venture capital firm , among others . together they invested $ 50 million in jenny craig , and two bank loans contributed another $ 50 million to the company\njenny craig is an international weight - loss , weight - management and nutrition company that combines nutrition and physical activity with counseling to help clients change their lifestyle and eating habits . with the jenny craig program , more than five million people have changed their lives . jenny craig knows one program doesn\u2019t fit all situations , so the company offers three programs , all designed to help clients eat well , move more and live life . customers can choose from the jenny - set - go program , premium success or metabolic max , all of which teach portion control and positive thinking while encouraging more movement and exercise . jenny craig clients begin with a menu produced by the company , all of which meet the usda dietary guidelines , and emphasize fruits , vegetables , whole grains , reduced fat milk products , and \u2018heart healthy\u2019 fats , but also include lean meat , poultry , fish , beans , eggs and nuts . once clients have reached desired weight levels , they may devise their own menus .\nestee lauder companies inc . , an american manufacturer of skincare , makeup , fragrance , and hair care products based in new york city , was founded in 1946 by estee lauder and husband joseph lauder . website\nhas served as chairman of the executive committee since september 2000 , as vice chairman of the company from september 1991 to september 2000 , as president and chief operating officer of the company or its predecessors from 1983 to august 1991 and as a director of the company or its predecessors from 1983 to date . mrs . craig served as president of the company from october 1997 through december 1998 . sidney craig and jenny craig are husband and wife .\ns video programs were also updated and made available for home use . perhaps most importantly , the program was modified to reflect current trends in popular psychology that suggested that overeating was a result of emotional distress . accordingly , jenny craig encouraged clients to discover , address , and overcome individual emotional issues that might impede the success of their dieting . given the rapidly changing nature in health and fitness beliefs and practices in the united states , jenny craig\na review of clinical trials found that after one year , people who followed the jenny craig program lost at least 4 . 9 percent more weight compared with people in the control group or those getting weight - loss counseling .\ngluten - free : gluten is not off - limits . if you have celiac disease or are avoiding gluten for other reasons , you would need to ask jenny craig if the company has any options that would work for you .\nin 1991 , under improved market conditions , jenny craig was taken public , issuing 3 . 5 million shares at $ 21 share . the offering generated $ 73 . 5 million in capital , which was used to satisfy the company\nbased on the cost and weight - loss data , the average cost per kilogram lost ranged from $ 155 per kg for weight watchers to $ 338 or more for jenny craig . qsymia came in at $ 232 per kg .\ndan marino poses for a photo after losing weight with nutrisystem . jenny craig client jason alexander makes his 30 - pound weight loss debut during a press conference at the pierre hotel on may 17 , 2010 in new york city .\n\u201cat jenny craig , we are committed to addressing the obesity epidemic and helping our clients lead healthier lives . as we continue to evolve our program , the australian market will benefit from our global program innovation and scientific research , \u201d ms larchet said . jenny craig offers a comprehensive weight management program which includes personalised nutrition and activity plans , with one - on - one weekly consultations as well as a range of nutritionally balanced and portion - controlled prepared foods .\nas well as the jenny craig program helping participants to adopt healthier eating habits , the study also revealed that those following the program reduced risk factors that can lead to chronic disease including depression , diabetes , cancer and even stroke .\nas the number of overweight and obese people increased , so too did the number of weight - loss companies and programs vying for their share of the diet industry , which had climbed to an estimated $ 44 . 6 billion in 2004 . low - carbohydrate fad diets such as atkins and south beach , which promised weight loss by only eating foods low in carbs , began winning away dieters from traditional programs like jenny craig . in 2004 jenny craig responded to the new diet plans with the introduction of jenny yourstyle , a more flexible plan that allowed participants to continue many of their dietary habits while still losing weight . wanting a fresh approach to its advertising to support its new weight - loss program , jenny craig also began looking for an advertising agency to replace johnson / ukropina of irvine , california .\n\u00b9if you want to read more about how jenny craig clients can lose 3x more weight than dieting alone , we invite you to read the 2 year study undertaken in the united states and published in the journal of the american medical association ( jama ) \u2013 see urltoken . jama study also available upon request . members following our program , on average , lose 0 . 5 - 1kg per week . for details of jenny craig\u2019s programs and pricing , see urltoken .\nthe\nkirstie alley\ncampaign was an immediate hit with consumers . american dieters drawn to alley ' s humorous approach to her own weight problem and dieting efforts rushed in droves to jenny craig centres to sign up . following an appearance by alley on the oprah winfrey show , calls to jenny craig centers increased 81 percent . based on its success a series of new television spots were added to the\nkirstie alley\ncampaign and began airing in december 2005 .\nin 1991 , under improved market conditions , jenny craig was taken public , issuing 3 . 5 million shares at $ 21 per share . the offering generated $ 73 . 5 million in capital , which was used to satisfy the company\nmagazine , in april 1995 craig awakened one evening , startled by the television , and her sudden movement snapped her lower jaw tight over her upper jaw . the resultant injury to the muscles of her jaws deteriorated her ability to speak . craig\nthe late 1990s brought new challenges for jenny craig , some in the form of litigation against the company both by consumer groups and the u . s . government . in may 1997 , as a result of an earlier charge of deceptive advertising against the company , the ftc imposed restrictions requiring jenny craig to stipulate in its advertising :\nfor many dieters weight loss is temporary .\nfurthermore , testimonials of those who had been very successful under the plan had to be accompanied by a disclaimer :\nthis result is not typical . you may be less successful .\nin addition to these provisions , jenny craig was also forced to publish the average weight loss its customers experienced and to provide scientific data supporting future claims .\njenny craig and four other major commercial weight loss companies - - weight watchers , nutri / system , diet center , and physician ' s weight loss center - - petitioned for standard advertising rules for the industry , but the petition was rejected .\nthe swiss group said on thursday it was selling the jenny craig business in north america and oceania to north castle partners for an undisclosed sum , which analysts said was likely to be below the $ 600 million nestle paid for it in 2006 .\nweight watchers and jenny craig may be among the most effective programs because they are highly structured and often include in - person social support , according to dr . christina c . wee of beth israel deaconess medical center and harvard medical school in boston .\njenny craig\u2019s approach focuses on choosing low - fat foods that are rich in water , fiber , and protein to fill you up . in general , you can eat as many nonstarchy vegetables ( like tomatoes , broccoli , and peppers ) as you want .\nthe weight - loss industry in general and jenny craig in particular experienced financial setbacks during this time . net income between 1994 and 1998 was a roller coaster ride for jenny craig , with postings of $ 36 . 7 million in 1994 , to $ 11 . 7 million in 1995 , a rebound of $ 22 . 9 million in 1996 , and a decline to $ 2 . 12 million in 1998 . the company reported that its membership rate had stalled , and its number of outlets had fallen to 675 ."]}
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- allstar financial group is pleased to announce a partnership with berkshire hathaway guard insurance companies . allstar underwriters , inc . , a division of allstar financial group , will operate as berkshire hathaway guard ' s exclusive representative for commercial auto reinsurance facility business in the state of north carolina .\nberkshire hathaway is an enigma for me . insurance writers love to write about them , but independent agents hate them .\na member of the berkshire hathaway family of companies , usli is an a + + rated company that supports its products with financial strength and stability .\nin october of 2012 , guard insurance group was acquired by national indemnity company , which is a wholly owned subsidiary of warren buffett ' s berkshire hathaway - an international holding company with diverse interests that include insurance and reinsurance . in 2013 , guard unveiled a new logo and identity as berkshire hathaway guard insurance companies . each of the organization ' s insurance company subsidiaries are rated a + (\nsuperior\n) by a . m . best - a leading source of independent rating information on the insurance industry .\nour insurance carriers , click on carrier for more carrier information + berkshire hathaway guard / + chubb group / + great american insurance group / + houston casualty / + tokio marine nichido fire insurance co . , ltd . .\nguard this , guard that . . . sounds like bh is going to have a copyright tussle with willis , where all their programs are ' guard this ' or ' that guard ' . . .\nin october of 2012 , guard insurance group was acquired by national indemnity company , which is a wholly owned subsidiary of berkshire hathaway \u2013 an international holding company with diverse interests that include insurance and reinsurance . in 2013 , guard unveiled a new identity as berkshire hathaway guard insurance companies . each of the organization ' s carriers ( amguard , eastguard , norguard , and westguard ) are rated a + (\nsuperior\n) by a . m . best \u2013 a leading source of independent rating information on the insurance industry .\nmailing lists for active individuals , agencies , and insurance companies and order forms .\nin october of 2012 , guard was acquired by national indemnity company , which is a wholly owned subsidiary of berkshire hathaway \u2013 an international holding company with diverse interests that include insurance and reinsurance .\nwe would like to welcome all of our summer interns at berkshire hathaway guard . . . we look forward to a challenging season full of new professional experiences and opportunities !\nberkshire hathaway guard is a business insurance specialist writing a wide range of accounts across the entire united states for workers ' compensation coverage and most of the country for other targeted property and casualty lines .\nnsm insurance group acquires american collectors insurance , a premier collector car insurance program .\nin 2015 , berkshire hathaway guard had over three quarters of a billion dollars in sales and issued about 130 , 000 polices . guard ceo foguel explains ,\nwe have been growing by over 25 % a year with estimated 2016 premiums of\nin 2013 , berkshire hathaway guard wrote gross written premium of a half billion dollars for over 70 , 000 policyholders . agents interested in learning more can contact the company on - line at\nguard was purchased by clal insurance enterprises holdings , ltd . in may of 2007 . the name guard financial group was assumed by a clal subsidiary involved in the transaction ( and which was owned by clal u . s . holdings , inc . ) . guard continued to trade under the name guard insurance group and was purchased by national indemnity company ( a subsidiary of berkshire hathaway inc . ) in october of 2012 .\nberkshire hathaway guard is a great environment for a career in insurance as well as a large host of other disciplines . a national company on the rise , they are backed by one of the largest companies in the us . the company offers wonderful benefits and room for advancement .\nfor the third year in a row , berkshire hathaway is one of the world ' s most admired companies . ranking # 4 most admired , # 1 in the p & c industry , berkshire hathaway also took top honors in people management , quality of products & services , quality of management , and financial soundness - as ranked by fortune ' s list of most admired companies .\nusli is a proud member of berkshire hathaway . our group consists of three insurance companies : united states liability insurance company , mount vernon fire and u . s . underwriters insurance company , all of which are rated a + + , the highest rating available to any insurance entity by a . m . best , the premier analyst of insurance companies . our three companies give us the ability to offer admitted or non - admitted insurance policies in all 50 states and the district of columbia .\nwarren buffett\u2019s insurance beginnings and predictions ; breaking out the insurance and reinsurance results ; the growth and expectations for berkshire hathaway specialty insurance ; singling out ceos ; repeating past remarks ; the $ 3 billion premium and more .\nthe guard network became guard insurance group at the turn of the millennium . at that time , guard financial group , inc . , was introduced as our ultimate holding company , which \u2013 in turn \u2013 owned guard insurance group , inc . , and subsidiaries . our fourth insurance company , westguard , was formed in february of 2003 .\nwe are part of one of the strongest organizations in the world - berkshire hathaway inc . ( # 4 fortune 500 co . )\nin 2001 , johns manville became a wholly owned subsidiary of berkshire hathaway ( nyse : brk . a , brk . b ) .\nthe fraud division investigates suspected fraud committed by consumers or organized criminal elements perpetrated against insurance companies .\ninsure private passenger automobiles and , through affiliated companies , secure homeowners and other types of insurance for qualified applicants . the companies market collectively under the trademark geico \u00ae .\nliberty mutual insurance co . lsi insurance lsr macafee and edwards , inc . mexican insurance specialist\nberkshire hathaway guard now offers commercial auto coverage in missouri as part of our ongoing effort to provide an increasingly broad range of coverages to our policyholders . to learn more , visit our web site at urltoken .\nberkshire hathaway guard now offers commercial auto coverage in iowa as part of our ongoing effort to provide an increasingly broad range of coverages to our policyholders . to learn more , visit our web site at urltoken .\nberkshire hathaway guard now offers commercial auto coverage in kansas as part of our ongoing effort to provide an increasingly broad range of coverages to our policyholders . to learn more , visit our web site at urltoken .\nberkshire hathaway guard insurance companies is now offering a lawyers professional liability policy in california , maryland , new jersey , pennsylvania , texas , and the district of columbia with ten more states planned in 2016 . available as either a complement to other policies or on a standalone basis , lawyers professional liability is designed to protect against financial losses due to negligence , errors , or omissions . berkshire hathaway guard\u2019s coverage has limits starting at $ 100 , 000 per claim ( $ 300 , 000 aggregate ) but can range up to $ 3 million . ( insurance journal news story )\nthat increase\u2014of 31 percent bringing bh primary group earned premiums up to $ 4 . 4 billion\u2014was primarily attributable to volume increases from bhsi , nico primary , berkshire hathaway homestate companies ( providers of commercial multiline insurance , including workers compensation ) and guard insurance ( providers of workers\u2019 compensation and commercial p / c insurance to small and mid - sized businesses ) , according to the text of the annual report .\na team of berkshire hathaway guard employees in new york ( along with their friends and families ) recently participated in a cycle for survival event that overall has raised more than $ 39 million this year for research into rare cancers .\nberkshire hathaway guard ceo and president sy foguel said the addition of professional liability is part of a corporate strategy and by the end of 2016 , over 20 percent of the company\u2019s premiums should be from lines other than workers\u2019 comp .\nplease join us in welcoming randy holm , our new senior field representative recently hired to help support our growth objectives in arkansas and oklahoma . randy has years of experience within the insurance industry , and we are pleased to welcome him to our berkshire hathaway guard family !\nm we had received well over 10 , 000 books , which will go to children all across the wyoming valley . thanks to pnc bank , pride mobility products , navient , mohegan sun pocono , berkshire hathaway guard insurance companies and all of the nearly 70 corporate and community partners who made our 2018 children ' s book drive an incredible success !\nwe are pleased to announce that a . m . best has once again affirmed the financial strength rating of a + + ( superior ) of the berkshire hathaway homestate companies ! learn more about bhhc ' s successful track record . . .\n, berkshire hathaway guard introduced a lawyers professional liability product that can be written on a stand - alone basis or as a complement to other lines and is already available in 13 jurisdictions . miscellaneous professional liability is the second category being targeted .\nberkshire hathaway guard\u2019s commercial umbrella / excess insurance ( currently available in a select but rapidly growing number of states \u2013 see a map of our operating area ) gives an organization an additional tier of protection , typically extending existing limits as well as financial security . our policies feature :\nlife - health ward ' s 50 companies \u2014 we analyzed the financial performance of more than 700 life - health insurance companies domiciled in the united states to identify the top performers . learn more .\na . m . best has affirmed the financial strength rating of a + ( superior ) and issuer credit ratings of\naa -\n\u2026 . the ratings reflect berkshire hathaway guard ' s solid capitalization , favorable operating profitability achieved through disciplined underwriting initiatives and conservative reserving philosophy , which has resulted in favorable reserve development in recent years . the ratings also acknowledge the implicit and explicit financial support provided by guard\u2019s ultimate parent , berkshire hathaway inc . ( a . m . best press release )\na . m . best co . has upgraded the financial strength rating to a + ( superior ) from a - ( excellent ) \u2026 . the ratings reflect guard\u2019s solid capitalization , favorable operating profitability achieved through disciplined underwriting initiatives , as well as the cautious manner in which initial claim reserves are established , which has resulted in favorable reserve development in recent years . the ratings also acknowledge the implicit and explicit financial support provided by guard ' s new ultimate parent , berkshire hathaway inc . and berkshire subsidiary , national indemnity company\u2026 . in addition to berkshire\u2019s track record of supporting its member companies , these transactions demonstrate the explicit commitment provided by berkshire , for which guard members receive rating enhancement . ( a . m . best press release )\nproperty - casualty ward ' s 50 companies \u2014 we analyzed the financial performance of nearly 3 , 000 property - casualty insurance companies domiciled in the united states to identify the top performers . learn more .\nat berkshire hathaway guard , we want you to find your career \u2014 not just a job that pays the bills . our company consists of energetic , talented employees who thrive on challenge and have helped create a strong sense of community within our organization .\n. at the last annual shareholders ' meeting of berkshire hathaway , warren buffet said , ' we bought it [ guard ] a few years ago . . . and it ' s doing terrifically . ' well , even more growth is planned .\nthe investigation division investigates suspected fraud committed by insurance agents , brokers , public adjusters , bail agents , insurance companies and other individuals and entities transacting the business of insurance who perpetrate fraud against consumers .\nformed in 1982 , the original guard companies included amguard enterprises ( the holding corporation ) , amguard insurance company , and interguard , ltd . ( a service organization ) . by the mid - 1980\u2019s , our parent company was renamed the guard network ( to encompass eventual activities outside the insurance industry ) and began trading under that name .\njoin us in welcoming our new senior field representative serving minnesota and south dakota \u2013 jimmy zugschwert ! hired to support our growth initiatives in these states , jimmy brings with him extensive industry experience , and we are pleased to welcome him to our berkshire hathaway guard family .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\nmr rice explained that the new mga will focus on writing excess layers of fortune 1000 companies ' policies and primary cover for smaller public companies , as well as privately held companies . he said that capacity will be in place shortly after mr peeters takes up his role .\nnote : for more immediate assistance , existing policyholders should visit our policyholder service center or contact customer service , and appointed agents of berkshire hathaway guard should visit our agency service center . non - appointed agents will need to make an inquiry with us via our online application .\ninsurance operations contributed $ 5 . 2 billion to total operating income of $ 16 . 6 billion for berkshire hathaway in 2014\u2014with the underwriting component of $ 1 . 7 billion ( after taxes ) representing the 12th straight insurance underwriting profit for the nebraska - based conglomerate .\nberkshire hathaway guard insurance companies recently promoted jim lewis to director of regional sales to address recent and planned growth in the central region of the country . in his new capacity , lewis will oversee sales operations in arkansas , iowa , illinois , kansas , louisiana , minnesota , missouri , nebraska , texas , and wisconsin . prior to his current position , lewis served three years as a senior sales representative .\nberkshire hathaway guard insurance companies is a group of four insurance carriers \u2013 amguard , eastguard , norguard , and westguard \u2013 that writes business insurance policies nationwide , offering the following coverages in select areas : workers ' compensation , businessowner ' s ( property / liability ) , commercial auto , commercial umbrella / excess , professional liability , and disability . each of the organization ' s carriers are rated a + (\nsuperior\n) by a . m . best \u2013 a leading source of independent rating information on the insurance industry .\nrated a - \u201cexcellent\u201d by the a . m . best co . , guard insurance group has four insurance company subsidiaries \u2013 amguard , eastguard , norguard , and westguard .\npreviously just a provider of monoline workers\u2019 compensation coverage , berkshire hathaway guard has been writing multiple lines of property and casualty insurance since 2008 via bizguard plus , which offers a businessowner\u2019s policy that can address total insured values up to $ 12 . 5 million , commercial auto , workers\u2019 compensation , and commercial umbrella / excess .\nmarketplace .\nlyle hitt , berkshire hathaway guard ' s executive vice president of property and liability insurance , stated ,\nallstar ' s commitment to their agency plant and dedication to servicing their agents makes us very excited about our partnership with allstar underwriters , inc . we look forward to a bright future together .\nberkshire hathaway guard insurance companies in downtown wilkes - barre has received accolades from billionaire warren buffett for its tremendous growth\u2026 . when guard was acquired , it had less than $ 400 million in premiums . \u201cthis year , we should arrive at the $ 1 billion mark , \u201d coo carl witkowski said\u2026 . the growth caught the attention of mr . buffet , who singled out guard for \u201cdoing terrifically\u201d at a recent shareholders\u2019 meeting attended by about 40 , 000 people in omaha , nebraska\u2026 . mr . buffet said wilkes - barre - based guard is \u201cdoing a great job with small business policies \u2014 primarily workers\u2019 comp around the country \u2014 and it\u2019s flourished .\n( citizen\u2019s voice news story )\nit ' s not uncommon for companies like samsung to have many different arms of the company .\nasian heavy industry companies usually make everything from baby pacifiers to 200 , 000 ton container ships .\ncurrently available in a number of states ( see map of our operating area ) , berkshire hathaway guard\u2019s commercial auto insurance is designed for vehicles that are valued at $ 75 , 000 or less , have a maximum gross weight of 45 , 000 pounds , and travel up to a 200 - mile radius . our product includes :\naccording to berkshire hathaway guard vice president of property and casualty sales tom denis ,\nour goal is to offer one - stop insurance shopping for small - to medium - sized businesses . the fact that annual sales of these newer lines have grown to over $ 50 million in just a few years suggests our excellent market acceptance .\nhiig has assets of more than $ 1 billion and shareholders ' equity of more than $ 250 million . hiig ' s insurance company subsidiaries consist of houston specialty insurance company , imperium insurance company , great midwest insurance company , and oklahoma specialty insurance company . these insurance companies are rated a / a - ( excellent ) by a . m . best company .\nberkshire hathaway guard is a commercial property & casualty insurer rated a + ( \u201dsuperior\u201d ) by a . m . best company and ultimately owned by the renowned berkshire hathaway group . through their signature product suite , bizguard plus , they offer one - stop insurance shopping for businesses of all types and sizes with workers\u2019 compensation , businessowner\u2019s ( property / liability ) , commercial umbrella / excess liability , commercial auto , and professional liability featured . from guard , you can expect : financially secure coverage ; prompt , fair , professional claims handling ; a commitment to superior customer service ; and a high level of expertise acquired by over three decades in the industry\nguard writes in 22 states and the district of columbia through a network of 500 independent agents .\nusli aspires to be the very best insurance company for underwriting insurance for small businesses along with a select group of specialty products . we are committed to making a difference to our customers through well - designed products delivered with unparalleled speed , service and support . a member of the berkshire hathaway family of companies , usli is an a + + rated company that supports its products with financial strength and stability .\nin march 2016 , berkshire hathaway guard introduced a lawyers professional liability product that can be written on a stand - alone basis or as a complement to other lines and is available in 13 jurisdictions . miscellaneous professional liability is the second category being targeted as part of the company\u2019s expansion plan kicked off in 2013 .\nbuffett also repeats some remarks about jain\u2019s formation of berkshire hathaway specialty insurance last year : \u201cthis initiative took us into commercial insurance , where we were instantly welcomed by both major insurance brokers and corporate risk managers throughout america . previously , we had written only a few specialized lines of commercial insurance . \u201d buffett noted that that bhsi\u2019s leader , peter eastwood \u201cexpanded his talented group\u201d in 2014 , moving into both international business and new lines of insurance .\n\u201cguard\u2019s long - term goal is to become a one - stop , insurance shop for smaller business owners , \u201d said chief executive officer sy foguel .\nwith lawsuits continually on the rise , professionals offering services of all kinds need protection . one client\u2019s dissatisfaction can turn quickly from allegation to litigation , resulting in potentially devastating consequences - financial and otherwise . berkshire hathaway guard\u2019s professional liability insurance has been designed to address the damages commonly incurred by wrongful acts , such as negligence , errors and omissions , defamation , and others .\nborn and raised in southern california , meyerson has held sales and marketing positionswith leading insurance carriers and insurance software companies , includingfsc , bristol west insurance , gmac insurance , and mapfre insurance . additionally , meyersoncurrently serves as president of the carrier counsel as well as master of ceremonies for industry trade association , brokers independent group , since its inception in 2009 .\nin may of 2007 , guard was acquired by clal insurance enterprises holdings , ltd . , an international operation with direct written premiums of $ 2 billion .\nthe ward ' s 50 companies are listed alphabetically . an important objective is to compare their performance as a group with the rest of the insurance industry . you can order customized reports of select ward ' s 50 benchmark group comparisons for individual companies . order a report .\nyou can order customized reports of select ward ' s 50 benchmark group comparisons for individual companies . learn more .\navailable as either a complement to other policies or on a standalone basis , lawyers professional liability is designed to protect against financial losses due to negligence , errors , or omissions . berkshire hathaway guard\u2019s coverage has limits starting at $ 100 , 000 per claim ( $ 300 , 000 aggregate ) but can range up to $ 3 million .\n\u2014 we ' ll review the financial stability of all companies to ensure that they have the potential to grow while maintaining strong financial figures . companies that pass the safety and consistency tests are measured and scored on the following elements :\nguard vice president joseph lincks said an architects and engineers policy is already in development with others set to follow .\nproducts are available through contracted independent agents and brokers . to learn more , visit www . guard . com .\nat berkshire hathaway guard , we take pride in bringing out the best in our employees while helping them find their dream job . to jump on the track to career success , apply today ! we have openings in accounting , for a nurse case manager , and more ! visit our website at urltoken to begin . we ' re search . . .\nthe letter also contains predictions about the next 50 from buffett and vice chair charlie munger , including some much - anticipated discussion about succession planning and how ajit jain , the leader of berkshire hathaway reinsurance group , might fit in those plans .\nbala cynwyd , pa , january 8 , 2014 - philadelphia insurance companies ( phly ) , a leading property and casualty insurance company for niche markets , announces the hiring of elaine prutzman as vice president of it service delivery .\ngovernor tom wolf announced berkshire hathaway guard ( guard ) , a commercial property and casualty insurance company , will expand its national headquarters in wilkes - barre , luzerne county , and create 285 new pennsylvania jobs . \u201cthis project is a big win for wilkes - barre , both now and in the future , \u201d said governor wolf . \u201cmajor employers like guard recognizing the advantages and growth potential of wilkes - barre means that not only will its current pennsylvania workers remain employed here for years to come , but that hundreds more will now have family - sustaining jobs that will help the local economy and community . \u201d ( governor wolf press release )\nnsm insurance group underwrites over twenty admitted and non - admitted insurance programs nationally in very specific niche markets .\nworking with the leading insurance companies in the nation \u2014 brand names such as new york life , hartford , geico , and travelers \u2014 ftj develops insurance plans with specialized features and pricing to serve the unique needs of group members .\nberkshire hathaway reinsurance group reported the biggest percentage increase in p / c earned premiums of the four p / c divisions summarized in the report\u201435 . 7 percent to $ 7 . 4 billion . but much of that is attributable to a retroactive reinsurance deal with liberty mutual insurance co . announced in july .\nguard insurance group in wilkes - barre , penn . is venturing beyond its workers compensation roots by introducing a small businessowners policy ( bop ) during the first quarter of 2008 .\nthis company offers workers compensation insurance sold through agents and brokers also other lines of commercial property and casualty insurance .\na particularly quick and easy process when all the underlying policies are guard\u2019s ( just a few simple questions are asked ) .\nthe insurance industry is competitive and top performers excel at managing expenses and the efficiciencies of their operations . annually , we analyze the financial performance of nearly 3 , 000 property - casualty insurance companies and more than 700 life - health insurance companies domiciled in the united states and identify the ward\u2019s 50 \u00ae top performers in each segment . each ward ' s 50 company has passed all safety and consistency screens and achieved superior performance over the five years analyzed . top performers in the insurance industry see :\nease of use doing business with berkshire hathaway guard insurance companies couldn\u2019t be easier . from fulfillment of requests for quotes via guard e - z rate through the issuance of policies , billing of premium , and management of claims , our focus is timely , convenient , and effective service . when you have questions or require help , we provide a range of resources to allow you to select the method best suited to you . via the internet and our secure agency and policyholder service centers , we make transactional account information available as well as extensive viewable / printable materials . alternatively , a customer service call will get you directly to a member of our staff who is trained to offer the kind of personalized attention you deserve .\nmr . jack carballo is the executive vice president , chief administration officer for usli . he has been with the company since june of 2000 . mr . carballo gained his strong background in administration at philadelphia insurance companies , where he ultimately held the position of vice president of administration . prior to his 17 year tenure at philadelphia insurance companies , mr . carballo was a senior insurance adjuster at gab business services , inc . in bala cynwyd , pennsylvania .\n\u201cclal\u2019s varied experience and expertise with other lines has been helpful with this new initiative , \u201d said guard president susan w . shoval .\nplans include many forms of life , accident , and health insurance ; specialty medical coverages ; auto and homeowners insurance ; and professional liability insurance that members can buy on a voluntary basis .\nberkshire hathaway guard insurance co . has purchased the wilkes - barre center building on public square as it expands its national headquarters in the city\u2019s downtown . during a press conference in the courtyard of rodano\u2019s , which is part of the wilkes - barre center property , state sen . john yudichak called the project \u201cthe biggest economic development victory for the city of wilkes - barre in decades . \u201d calling guard a \u201cstellar corporate citizen , \u201d state rep . eddie day pashinski said keeping the company headquarters here \u201cspeaks volumes about the private sector\u2019s faith in wilkes - barre city and northeastern pennsylvania . \u201d ( citizen\u2019s voice news story )\nif warren buffett decided that guard was a fit to be a part of the berkshire hathaway family , that should tell you something ! guard is an excellent company to be a part of . i ' ve been here full - time for 3 years after being hired directly from my internship , and have had the opportunity to grow / move internally , travel , and build lasting personal and professional relationships . one of the biggest pros , which many have mentioned on here is the 5 - year longevity award . every 5 years guard gives you money to take a vacation , and that amount increases every 5th year . great incentive ! . . . and the benefits / profit sharing are excellent ! !\nbala cynwyd , pa , april 24 , 2014 \u2013 philadelphia insurance companies ( phly ) announces the hiring of jon w . peeples as vice president of environmental underwriting , in its tokio marine specialty environmental division .\nberkshire hathaway guard insurance didn\u2019t have to look beyond the city for its new corporate headquarters\u2026 . the company ended months of speculation wednesday , announcing it closed a deal to buy the wilkes - barre center at 39 public square . ceo sy foguel said the search began more than a year ago to accommodate the company that was growing financially and in number of employees . guard , a subsidiary of billionaire investor warren buffett\u2019s berkshire hathaway inc . , had increased six - fold to more than $ 1 . 2 billion in annual sales and doubled its workforce to more than 675 over the past five years . \u201cstaying in downtown wilkes - barre has always been a high priority for us , but we had an obligation to our parent company and their shareholders to do a thorough due diligence and fully explore the feasibility of numerous alternatives in wilkes - barre , other parts of northeast pa , and elsewhere , \u201d foguel said . ( times leader news story )\nour second insurance company , norguard , was added in 1987 . then , we acquired mutual fire insurance company of saco , maine , which was renamed eastguard insurance company on july 1st , 1995 .\nguard insurance group was sold to nebraska - based national indemnity co . \u2026 . [ carl witkowski , guard\u2019s chief operating officer ] said the world - class high - performing national indemnity co . [ a wholly owned subsidiary of berkshire hathaway inc . ] was interested in guard because the company was successful and profitable during some difficult years in the recent past .\ndespite a long and deep recession and challenging period within our industry , we managed to expand and produce good financial results ,\nwitkowski said .\nwith the economy slowly turning around and a strong parent company to assist us , we are very optimistic about our prospects for profitable expansion and growth .\n( times leader news story ; citizens ' voice news story ; a . m . best ' s best day news story )\npronesis is an independent insurance broker marketing insurance for allied health care providers , dental professionals , architects & engineers , directors & officers .\nmattiello began his aviation insurance career 35 years ago and is considered an industry expert in general aviation insurance , safety and risk management . the brooklyn , ny native has worked with some of the top aviation insurance companies in the country as an underwriter and broker . most recently , he held the role of president of airsure limited in plano , texas .\nthe global outsourcing 100 and its sub - lists are essential references for companies seeking new and expanded relationships with the best companies in the industry . the lists include companies from around the world that provide the full spectrum of outsourcing services - not just information technology and business process outsourcing , but also facility services , real estate and capital asset management , manufacturing and logistics . they include not only today ' s leaders , but tomorrow ' s rising stars .\nguard held another successful united way campaign . the employees\u2019 goal was to raise at least $ 60 , 000 to aid specific programs at member agencies \u2013 a target exceeded by over $ 5 , 000 . overall , guard\u2019s staff raised $ 65 , 085 ( including 63 leadership givers who contributed at least $ 500 ) . combined with guard\u2019s corporate match of $ 31 , 793 , the total donation to the united way was $ 96 , 878 .\nannually , ward group analyzes the financial performance of over 3 , 000 property - casualty insurance companies and nearly 800 life - health insurance companies domiciled in the united states and identifies the top performers in each segment . this group is called the ward ' s 50 for the year . each ward ' s 50 company has passed all safety and consistency screens and achieved superior performance over the five years analyzed . ( ward group article ; marketwire news story )\nhe began his insurance career in 1988 serving in many underwriting and management positions with insurers aetna life & casualty , st paul and cna . he spent three years as a manager of business consulting for arthur anderson and a short time managing a retail insurance agency . he most recently served as vice president - sales and marketing for the madison wi based capitol insurance companies .\njeff leads the firm ' s annual analysis of the financial performance of u . s . property - casualty and life - health insurance companies to identify the fifty top performers in each segment . recognition as a member of ward\u2019s 50 top performers is one of the insurance industry ' s distinct achievements .\ndvic ' s regional directors include bill knepper , the knepper company inc . ; kevin mcpoyle , kmrd partners inc . ; josh morgan , marshberry ; paul t . murphy , paul murphy insurance agency ; walter page , semans insurance group ; chris paradiso , paradiso insurance ; nick san filippo , american insurance services agency ; m . christopher scoggins , cornerstone insurance group ; philip l . tuccy , aai , aim , insurance group consulting llc ; and steven j . white , retired insurance agency executive .\naccording to director of regional sales jim lewis ,\nberkshire hathaway guard is anxious to increase our presence and our market share in the region . we ' ve enjoyed success in our original midwest states , and we believe the addition of belinda seitzer to serve minnesota and wisconsin will help us further expand and develop our distribution network in that part of the country .\nlewis added ,\nwe have agency appointments available ; as a long - term , experienced insurance field person in the area , belinda is the right person to help us fill those openings .\nin fact , nearly all of berkshire\u2019s primary p / c insurance businesses saw their workforces increase in 2014 , with an overall increase in headcount of nearly 21 percent . the reinsurance businesses , in contrast , experienced slight declines in employee numbers .\nguard was recognized as a finalist for the 2004 a . m . best e - fusion awards , a national program highlighting innovative uses of technology to address insurance business challenges . guard executive marshall kornblatt said , \u201cour agents and brokers have expressed satisfaction with the power and ease of use of our agency service center . we are pleased to have an independent group of our peers recognize and validate our contributions to advancing efficiencies for insurance professionals . \u201d ( press release )\nphiladelphia insurance companies designs , markets , and underwrites commercial property & casualty and management & professional liability insurance products tailored for the unique exposures of niche markets , providing competitively priced policies , local service relationships , and differentiated coverage features . our ever - expanding product line offers the most innovative coverage for today\u2019s unique exposures .\nnotes that expansion of the professional liability product line will be ongoing .\nwe have an architects and engineers policy already in development with others set to follow . our competitive pricing and a streamlined submission process should be very appealing to agents as well as the financial strength and stability that comes from being part of the berkshire hathaway family .\nberkshire hathaway guard has been a specialist in writing workers ' compensation coverage for small - to mid - sized accounts for over a quarter century . in recent years , the company has also begun writing complementary businessowner ' s policy ( bop ) , commercial umbrella / excess , and commercial auto in select states with plans to eventually offer those additional lines throughout a national geographical footprint . that product ( bizguard plus ) was introduced in illinois this past summer and in california during the last quarter of 2013 .\neffective april 1 2014 , cossio insurance agency has inked a deal to provide inflatable and mechanical bull insurance to insure air ( amusement insurance resources ) customers . this change will also affect brokers that were working with amusement insurance resources for their inflatables , party rental or mechanical bull accounts . both companies believe that this agreement will provide the best coverage ' s and service to existing customers while air focuses its business into other areas of the amusement industry . brokers that would like to work with cossio insurance agency will need to visit their website at\nnas is a full - service specialty insurance underwriting manager that provides product development , underwriting , marketing , risk management and claims handling . nas insurance products and programs are distributed through brokers and as tailored solutions for mutual insurance carriers .\nretroactive reinsurance deals aside , p / c reinsurance premiums earned fell 21 percent\u2014or $ 1 . 1 billion for berkshire hathaway reinsurance group in 2014\u2014a decline largely attributable to the wind - down of a quota - share contract with swiss re , now in runoff . the annual report also notes that property - catastrophe reinsurance premiums earned fell 14 percent in 2014 .\nallstar underwriters strives to continuously adapt to the changing economic climate and the demands that are put on clients . according to brett ,\nat allstar , we feel it is paramount to have partners that offer comprehensive products for our clients . this new partnership provides a solid and proficient one - stop business insurance platform with an additional program necessary to the north carolina marketplace .\nlyle hitt , berkshire hathaway guard ' s executive vice president of property and liability insurance , stated ,\nallstar ' s commitment to their agency plant and dedication to servicing their agents makes us very excited about our partnership with allstar underwriters , inc . we look forward to a bright future together .\nmr . thomas p . nerney brings years of leadership experience to his role as chairman , president and chief executive officer for usli ( united states liability insurance group ) . prior to joining usli in 1996 , mr . nerney was the president and chief operating officer for philadelphia insurance companies , which markets and underwrites specialty products nationwide .\nthe world ' s best outsourcing advisors is geared specifically to companies that are outstanding global outsourcing advisors and consultants . in addition to being part of the global outsourcing 100 , the new list of advisors ranks the top consultant , legal and related advisory firms globally , and is a valuable reference tool for companies needing expert advice and guidance with their outsourcing projects .\nin keeping with tradition , berkshire hathaway guard is proud to be a sponsor of the city of wilkes - barre\u2019s annual old - fashioned 4th of july celebration on wednesday at kirby park in wilkes - barre , pa . fireworks will begin at dusk , immediately following the performance of the northeastern pennsylvania philharmonic . we would like to extend our sincerest thanks to those who have served in the various branches of the service in the past , present , and future . . . and we wish all of you a safe and happy independence day !\n\u201cwe repeat last year\u2019s prediction that bhsi will be a major asset for berkshire , one that will generate volume in the billions within a few years , \u201d buffett added this year .\ninsurance code and regulations , proposed regulations , decisions and rulings , hearing calendar .\ndo not buy insurance from this company . if you have a problem and ne\nwe currently provide training , custom advisory services , and networking opportunities . we are now going to add\nresources\nto the product offering . these resources will be insurance products , captive insurance training and certification , services to provide insurance agency clients that will support the insurance products , presentation skills training , and more .\nchicago ( july 24 , 2014 ) - disabled veterans insurance careers announces the selection of david drew to begin career training for employment in the chicago insurance industry .\nguard\u2019s employees are allowed to volunteer work time with nonprofit agencies . \u201cfor us it\u2019s part of our fabric , \u201d said carl witkowski , the chief administrative officer at guard . \u201cvolunteerism is investing in your human capital , which is a company\u2019s most valuable asset . at the same time , it strengthens the community . \u201d ( times leader news story )\namerican collectors insurance has been insuring collector cars and other collectibles for over 40 years . american collectors has earned the reputation for in depth knowledge of collector cars and other collectibles , offering broad coverage , agreed value , inflation guard protection and unmatched personal service .\naccording to berkshire hathaway guard vice president of sales dave simmons ,\nwith our significant growth and expansion into new states and our addition of several field representatives , we recognized the need for more management personnel to help oversee our sales activities and ensure that existing agents are well served and that available appointments are filled with the best possible candidates .\nsimmons further noted ,\njim lewis was carefully chosen both for his excellent track record with us and his nearly 30 years of industry experience in the area . he knows his marketplace extremely well .\n\u201cour underwriting profit totaled $ 24 billion during the twelve - year period , including $ 2 . 7 billion earned in 2014 , \u201d wrote berkshire\u2019s chair warren buffett in the company\u2019s annual report released last saturday , referring to the pretax underwriting profit for all insurance operations .\nthe 1917 edition was published by the hanson - roach - fowler company , but within two years , world book became the property of w . f . quarrie & company . in 1945 , the world book became the property of field enterprises . in 1978 , world book was purchased by scott fetzer company , which in turn has been a subsidiary of berkshire hathaway since 1985 .\nnew york , new york . , jan . 7 , 2014 - - the acquisition of american collectors insurance triples the collector car business nsm insurance group currently insures .\nour methodology is grounded in the evaluation of key safety and consistency measurements and performance tests . low investment returns , rising loss costs , and competitive market conditions continue to impact financial returns for the industry . in selecting the ward\u2019s 50 , we identify companies that pass financial stability requirements and measure their ability to grow while maintaining strong capital positions and underwriting results . to be awarded the ward ' s 50 designation , insurance companies must pass minimum thresholds of performance .\nin business since 1923 and based in boston , mass . , safeco insurance sells personal automobile , homeowners and specialty products through a network of more than 10 , 000 independent insurance agencies throughout the united states . safeco is a liberty mutual insurance company .\nbb & t - oswald ; trippe and company provides comprehensive insurance and risk - management services to families and businesses throughout florida . the agency offers protection from the nation ' s leading insurance companies . bb & t - oswald ; trippe and company has offices in fort myers , cape coral , holmes beach , miami , naples , ocala and weston , florida .\nbb & t - oswald ; trippe and company provides comprehensive insurance and risk - management services to families and businesses throughout florida . the agency offers protection from the nation ' s leading insurance companies . bb & t - oswald ; trippe and company has offices in fort myers , cape coral , holmes beach , miami , naples , ocala and weston , fla .\nitc kemper preferred kemper specialty kowalski construction , inc . legacy insurance services , inc ."]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "cybra", "paragraphs": ["jamison rfid and cybra corp . , announce the cybra hawk | jamison door company\nglassdoor has 1 cybra corporation reviews submitted anonymously by cybra corporation employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if cybra corporation is right for you .\ncybra has more than 2 , 700 customers worldwide . brands big and small rely on cybra software to meet a wide range of solutions .\nchuck roskow heads cybra\u2019s west seneca , ny branch office and is responsible for pre - sales and post - sales support of cybra\u2019s software .\ncybra\u2019s software solutions are relied on by hundreds of the world\u2019s most respected brands .\ncybra\u2019s distribution software lets you track your inventory right down to the itemized level .\nplease note - cybra offices will be closed on wednesday , july 4th in observance of the holiday . cybra ' s sales and tech support will be out of the office . cybra will be back open on thursday , july 5th . urltoken\ncybra corporation is an innovator in barcode labeling software and rfid solutions . over 2 , 700 companies worldwide rely on cybra\u2019s rfid and barcode products to run their operations daily .\ncybra\u2019s products are integrated into enterprise software for manhattan associates , oracle , infor , cgs , and more . cybra\u2019s solutions are the engine inside software products around the world .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at cybra corporation , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the cybra corporation company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at cybra corporation .\nmany have been loyal cybra software users for more than a decade . 9 of the top 10 and 28 of the top 50 apparel brands are currently using cybra\u2019s software solutions .\ncybra , wow help pandol bros . , inc . put system i data on the web\ncybra corporation is located at one executive boulevard , yonkers , ny 10701 . product information is available toll free at 1 - 800 - cybra - 88 . cybra ' s web site is located at urltoken urltoken . to request information via e - mail , write to : info at urltoken\nemail : support @ cybra . com phone number : 914 - 963 - 6600 \u2013 option 4\nyou must be a registered user and signed in to download & use cybra ' s software .\nsince 1985 , cybra has been solving the most vexing auto - id challenges in the world .\nthe leadership at cybra is a unique group of expert software developers , executives , and investors .\ncybra are the rfid software experts that can help your organization enjoy the benefits or rfid technology .\ncybra corporation names life it , a supplier of software , technology and it support in the retail , banking , and manufacturing sectors to distribute cybra\u2019s auto - id products in the european market yonkers , ny september 27 , 2011 - cybra corporation ( otcbb : cyrp ) recently . . .\ncybra\u2019s products are integrated into enterprise software for manhattan associates , oracle , infor , cgs , and more .\ncybra corporation is a leader in bar code and rfid technology serving customers in a wide range of industries .\ncybra corporation , developer of award - winning markmagic barcode labels , rfid tags , electronic forms , . . .\ncybra corp . phil andrianos , 914 - 963 - 6600 , ext . 213 digital marketing specialist pandrianos @ urltoken urltoken\ncybra becomes the latest company to join the quickly expanding and redeveloped 24 - acre technology and office campus on the yonkers waterfront known as i . park hudson . cybra joins such industry leaders as mindspark ( a division of iac ) ,\nshipping , receiving , and inventory management are all challenge aspects to any distribution center or operation . but , you can make it simpler with cybra\u2019s award winning software applications . get more accurate parcel tracking , and easier applications from cybra .\nsince 1985 , cybra has been developing and perfecting systems that solve the complexities of inventory visibility and supply chain management .\ncontact cybra to discuss your specific software and hardware needs , and to see how edgemagic can positively impact your business .\nyou are not logged in . registered users can see the position of the vessel kvb malayu cybra on this map .\nto find out more about cybra corporation and its products see their listings in the mc showcase buyer ' s guide .\ncybra corporation is located at 28 wells avenue , i . park building # 3 , yonkers , ny 10701 . product information is available toll free at 1 - 800 - cybra - 88 . cybra is represented by a network of value added resellers throughout the united states and sales and support offices overseas . to request information via e - mail , write to :\ncybra corporation hires michael j . shabet , a former avery dennison global sales manager , as vice president , sales and marketing\nsays harold brand , cybra ceo : \u201ccybra is proud to have been recognized by oracle as an opn gold level member of the oracle partnernetwork and for our commitment to delivering oracle - based solutions , including rfid and other auto - id technologies , for oracle\u2019s retail global business unit . our gold status is an important endorsement by oracle and validates cybra\u2019s commitment to our customers .\ndateline \u2013 cybra corporation , the developer of edgemagic rfid control software , today announced that it has achieved gold partner status in oracle partnernetwork ( opn ) . by attaining gold level membership , oracle has recognized cybra corporation for its commitment to . . .\ncybra corporation is a leader in bar code and rfid technology serving customers in a wide range of industries . cybra develops solutions in partnership with alien technologies , avery dennison , impinj , sato , zebra technologies , and other leading printer , reader , and rfid tag manufacturers . cybra is represented by a network of value added resellers throughout the united states and sales and support offices overseas .\ncybra software products run on the ibm system i ( as / 400 , iseries ) , aix , linux and windows servers .\nsince 1985 , cybra has been solving some of the most vexing auto - id challenges in the world . relied on by many of the biggest names in retail , manufacturing , and safety & security , trust cybra with all your auto - id needs .\nharold brand is a founder of cybra and has been its president , chairman of the board and chief executive officer since 1985 .\ncontact cybra to discuss your specific software and hardware needs , and to see how edgefinity iot can positively impact your distribution initiatives .\ncybra corporation survey shows increased inventory accuracy , boost in profits and improved efficiency as the top three benefits sought with radio frequency identification adoption . yonkers , ny july 19 , 2011 - cybra corporation ( otcbb : cyrp ) , the developer of . . .\ncontact cybra and see how our bar code & rfid solutions can save you time and money and positively impact your bottom line .\ncontact cybra to discuss your specific software and hardware needs , and to see how jmagic can help you develop better forms and labels .\ncybra corporation is a leader in bar code and rfid technology serving customers in a wide range of industries . cybra develops solutions in partnership with alien technologies , avery dennison , impinj , motorola , psion teklogix , sato , zebra technologies , and other leading printer , reader , and rfid tag manufacturers . cybra is represented by a network of value added resellers throughout the united states and sales and support offices overseas .\ncybra currently offers several versions of edgefinity iot for specific industries and enterprises such as schools , mining , utilities , hotels , and hospitals .\npaul holm was the architect of cybra\u2019s jmagic client interface for markmagic and is currently the architect and team leader of the edgemagic development project .\n5 / 10 / 2016 \u2013 cybra corporation , the developer of markmagic barcode label , rfid tag , forms , and report writing software today announced that it is now a bronze partner with manhattan associates . at this partnership level , cybra corporation has been recognized by . . .\ntop apparel manufacturer selects cybra corporation ' s edgemagic solution to implement item - level rfid tagging yonkers , ny june 14 , 2011 - cybra corporation ( otcbb : cyrp ) , the developer of award - winning markmagictm bar code labels , rfid tags , and electronic forms . . .\nthe \u00e9lan cybra student was specifically designed for use by students . known as the\npaperless writer for students ,\nthe cybra student features the same technology that ' s in the professional version , but in a limited fashion at a student price . this model also features wireless capability .\ncybra ' s edgemagic is designed to manage edge devices , read rfid tags and can be easily integrated with erp , wms , and other applications .\ncybra software solutions run on major computing platforms including ibm power systems ( system i , iseries , as / 400 , aix ) as well as linux , unix , and microsoft windows . cybra corporation is located at 28 wells avenue , i . park building # 3 , yonkers , ny 10701 . product information is available toll free at 1 - 800 - cybra - 88 . to request information via e - mail , write to : info @ urltoken .\n( left to right ) jim davis , kwt , pingxian hu , wti , and harold brand , cybra , sign strategic joint venture agreement in beijing .\nmichael is the lead salesman at cybra . he was formerly a global sales manager at the $ 7 billion dollar worldwide labels market share leader avery dennison .\nharold brand , chairman and ceo , cybra corporation , exchanges gifts with pingxian hu , director general of the china ministry of transportation ' s waterborne transportation institute .\nsoftware solution designed to meet the complex requirements for safety and security in a range of industries . the solution was unveiled in cybra\u2019s booth , # 105 here at the\nour most recent customer satisfaction survey ( by dun & bradstreet ) found cybra has a 95 % satisfaction rate ! and , our customer loyalty is over 99 % .\nleading software vendors such as manhattan associates , vai , and oracle , and thousands of customers worldwide rely on cybra\u2019s award - winning software to save time and money .\nbob roskow joined cybra in 1994 in the capacity of vice president of sales and a director . his participation has recently transitioned to that of a sales advisory role .\nsecure your high value items and shipments by using cybra\u2019s secure padlock hardware . it\u2019s an inexpensive solution for you high value goods . they\u2019re tamper proof and rfid readable !\ncybra software solutions run on major computing platforms including ibm power systems ( system i , iseries , as / 400 , aix ) as well as linux , unix , and microsoft windows . they can also be deployed via the cloud . cybra corporation is located at 28 wells avenue , i . park building # 3 , yonkers , ny 10701 . product information is available toll free at 1 - 800 - cybra - 88 . to request information via e - mail , write to : info @ urltoken .\nget your goods from your factory , to the customer\u2019s table faster . cybra can help streamline the process , so you can always deliver the freshest goods to your vendors .\napply an rfid label to a parcel before it leaves your facility . then , easily track its location wherever it goes by using cybra\u2019s middleware interface . it\u2019s that easy !\nthe cybra rfid cage fits over conveyor belts , and can read and verify thousands of items per hour with greater than 99 % accuracy . no matter how fast your lines move , 150 feet per minute , 350 feet per minute , even 600 feet per minute , the cybra rfid cage can read and verify carton contents with stunning accuracy .\nshipping mistakes happen , but their costs can add up . make your shipping labor more efficient by tracking your goods at the item level . it\u2019s easy with cybra\u2019s rfid software .\nconstruction is underway on the center which will include space for additional sales , support , and development personnel and a larger , state of the art rfid lab . the lab which is used to test the company ' s edgemagic rfid solutions will house cybra ' s high speed material handling conveyor system installed with sensors and fixed rfid readers from cybra ' s partners .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your cybra ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\nwe are excited to have life it join us as an international markmagic distributor ,\nsays harold brand , cybra president .\nwe believe their strong presence in europe , along with their deep understanding of the iseries platform and their proven integration expertise will open up many new opportunities to expand the use of cybra ' s products in europe and the uk .\nharold brand , chairman and ceo , cybra corporation , and jim davis , ceo globetrotter , meet with representatives of the peoples republic of china ministry of transportation ' s waterborne transportation institute .\ncybra is the software engine inside some of the most popular warehouse and retail inventory management software in the industry such as infor , manhattan associates , vai , oracle , and many more .\ncybra is the software engine inside some of the most popular warehouse and retail inventory management software in the industry such as infor , manhattan associates , vai , oracle , and many more .\ndateline \u2013 cybra corporation , the developer of edgemagic rfid control software , today announced that it has achieved gold partner status in oracle partnernetwork ( opn ) . by attaining gold level membership , oracle has recognized cybra corporation for its commitment to establish oracle related knowledge in delivering java and mysql based solutions and for uniquely addressing the challenges of joint customers seeking rfid - enabled inventory control solutions .\n32 years of software sales & development . thousands of customers worldwide . and , we\u2019re just getting started . cybra specializes in rfid + rtls software and barcode , forms & labeling software solutions .\ncybra software solutions run on all major computing platforms , including microsoft windows , linux , unix , cloud and ibm power systems ( system i , iseries , as / 400 , aix ) .\norganizations worldwide rely on cybra\u2019s auto - id engine underlying their critical applications for retail compliance , shipping , inventory , warehouse management , in - plant printing , as well as print and apply automation . cybra\u2019s edgemagic\u00ae software can provide customers with the ability to quickly implement epc ( electronic product code ) compliant retail and brand owner supply chain systems , and rfid closed loop track and trace applications .\njim davis , key west technologies , shakes the hand of pingxian hu , director general of the china ministry of transportation ' s waterborne transportation institute as harold brand , ceo , cybra looks on .\ncybra - hawk combines cybra ' s industry leading edgemagic rfid control software platform with jamison rfid ' s hawk rfid all - in - one read station to deliver an end - to - end retail solution that allows companies to track goods from the manufacturer or distribution center , to the point of sale ( pos ) using a single uhf rfid tag . using the cybra - hawk solution , retailers can not only prevent theft and shrink with real - time , rfid - based electronic article surveillance ( eas ) technology , but also track and manage inventory at the item level across the supply chain .\ncybra says its reader portal is helping apparel companies to quickly accomplish a range of tasks , such as disabling unneeded rfid tags , tracking seasonal workers ' performance and identifying merchandise ' s country of origin .\ncybra ' s ceo and founder sat down to talk with westchester magazine to share his thoughts on auto - id , and the future of the industry . thank you westchester magazine for the . . .\ncybra ' s new headquarters is at 28 wells avenue , home of the first otis elevator company factory , constructed in 1853 . the space features 22 - foot ceilings , original brick walls , loft windows , and hardwood floors . the light - filled property is a great new home for cybra , combining turn - of - the - century architecture and a heritage of innovation . in addition to otis , other\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your cybra ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nno more guessing on when you need to reorder more of a certain item . improve inventory accuracy from receipt through cycle count . cybra can help improve out - of - stock retail issues by up to 50 % .\nharold brand , chairman and ceo of cybra commenting on the signing of the joint venture said ,\nin the future , safe intermodal transportation will depend on utilization of smart technologies . combining the talents and expertise of cybra and its joint venture partners , key west and the wti , we believe that our abilities to commercialize products will be of great benefit to shippers and insurers who would be willing to pay a premium for this added value .\nheadquarters are located in the original otis elevator company factory on the waterfront in yonkers , ny . just steps from the yonkers station on the metro north hudson rail line , cybra is just 25 minutes from grand central terminal .\nafter reading millions of tags in retail applications , we ' ve learned that retailers need a solution that can address all of their tracking and data collection needs , including inventory management , loss prevention , and point of sale ,\nsaid sheldon reich , chief solution architect at cybra corp .\nwith cybra - hawk and our other rfid products and solutions , our retail customers can track goods at the item level across the entire supply chain .\ncybra announces rfid lock & encode\u2122 smartseals that are tamper and temperature sensing new electronic tamper and temperature sensing rfid cable seals offer enhanced security capabilities for shipping containers , bulk carriers , trailers and cold chain assets . orlando , . . .\ncybra upgrades to markmagic 9 barcode labels , rfid tags , and electronic forms software ; extends industry - leading server printing product to other platforms new markmagic version 9 features enhanced document processing capabilities and is now available for microsoft . . .\nbuilt on cybra\u2019s expert rfid system technology , edgefinity iot baseline alerts were developed utilizing the latest in rfid and rtls ( real time tracking systems ) capabilities . contact an rfid expert today to see how our technology can improve your organizational operations .\nindustry leaders bring bilingual labeling solution to the japanese market . cybra corporation , developer of award - winning markmagic\u00ae barcode labels , rfid tags , electronic forms , and report writing software , has successfully integrated sato thermal label printers into . . .\nnew solution lets direct marketers create and print a combined shipping label and return label or packing slip and invoice with one simple solution corporation ' s edgemagic solution to implement item - level rfid tagging yonkers , ny december 14 , 2011 - cybra corporation . . .\ncybra corporation is pleased to announce the relocation of its corporate headquarters from suburban westchester to a historic 19th - century factory in the heart of the revitalized yonkers waterfront district , and an expansion of the company ' s west seneca sales and development center in erie county .\ncybra has many years of experience helping customers in a wide range of industries , solve some of their most vexing auto - id challenges . we have achieved success by deploying our unified barcode and rfid platforms that quickly and easily integrate with isv and customer business software .\nour flagship product , markmagic , is barcode , rfid and forms middleware relied on by customers worldwide . edgemagic is cybra\u2019s rfid software platform for rfid technology . edgefinity iot is the latest platform for rapidly building integrated applications that locate objects and people in real - time .\ncybra has many years of experience helping retail customers , as well as customers in a wide range of other industries , solve some of their most vexing auto - id challenges . contact us today to learn how our auto - id solutions can positively impact your bottom line .\ncybra\u2019s edgemagic\u00ae , is a platform for rapidly building integrated applications that locate objects and people using rfid , rtls and other tracking technologies . edgemagic provides customers with the ability to quickly implement epc ( electronic product code ) compliance systems , and rfid closed loop track and trace applications .\nsoon cybra will move into an all - new expanded sales and development center in west seneca , new york , a suburb of buffalo , the western terminus of the erie canal . the new facility at 954 union road , will triple the company ' s erie county presence .\nmore than half of companies surveyed are implementing or piloting rfid technology yonkers , ny july 17 , 2012 - cybra corporation ( otcbb : cyrp ) the developer of award - winning markmagictmbarcode label , rfid tag , and sm @ rt forms software products and edgemagic\u00ae integrated . . .\nnew markmagic version 9 . 5 features new field types , support for new printers , and enhanced pdf capabilities to help customers embrace e - commerce . hollywood , fl may 22 , 2018 - - cybra corporation , the developers of markmagic\u00ae barcode labels , rfid tags , and . . .\nanaheim , ca , october 17 , 2016 \u2013 cybra corporation , the developer of award - winning markmagic\u2122 bar code labels , rfid tags , electronic forms , and report writing software and edgemagic\u00ae rfid platform software , announced today , edgefinity\u00ae iot , an all - new software solution . . .\nyonkers , ny june 6 , 2012 - cybra corporation ( otc bb : cyrp . ob ) , the developer of award - winning markmagic\u2122 bar code labels , rfid tags , and electronic forms software and edgemagic\u00ae integrated rfid control software , just released their newest release of markmagic . . . .\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your cybra ancestors lived in harsh conditions . a short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family . the ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names . you can find birthdates , death dates , addresses and more .\nnew locking rfid seals offer cost - effective , tamper evident , single use tagging solution for totes and high value items orlando , fl , april 30 , 2013 - cybra corporation , the developer of award - winning markmagic\u2122 bar code labels , rfid tags , electronic forms , and report . . .\nmedical supply company reaps benefits of auto - id based inventory management yonkers , ny may 9 , 2012 - elite medical supply of new york has improved their operational efficiency by deploying cybra corporation ' s ( otc bb : cyrp . ob ) edgemagic ( r ) asset tracking solution to . . .\nby sheldon r . reich , cybra corporation now that you ' ve made the commitment to turn the cost of an epc ( electronic product code ) retail compliance mandate into a supply chain enhancing investment that will boost your bottom line , here ' s how to ensure success as you . . .\nthe unit , known as the rfid cage , can be pre - configured for each use case , cybra reports ( in fact , its exact dimensions and shape vary according to the needs of a particular user ' s conveyor system ) , and is designed to be fast , providing 99 percent read accuracy when conveyor lines move at speeds of up to 600 feet per minute . the cage comes with an alien technology f800 or impinj r420 reader , says mike shabet , cybra ' s sales and marketing vp , though it is hardware - agnostic , so other reader products would work with it as well .\napr 11 , 2016\u2014 several years ago , cybra began marketing a mobile ultrahigh - frequency ( uhf ) rfid reader portal surrounded by a cage of metal mesh and mounted on removable wheels so that it could be easily moved to a user ' s existing conveyor systems . not only does the . . .\nover 30 years of software sales & development . thousands of customers worldwide . and , we\u2019re just getting started . cybra specializes in rfid technology , real time tracking systems , and barcode forms & labeling software solutions . we strive to build solutions that meet the needs of our clients , customers , and partners .\ncybra was founded in 1985 . back then we had a macintosh 128k , and a goal to provide users the best software in the industry . our interest in software and technology was broad at first , but we quickly found a niche in the auto - id software and integration industry . we . . .\npingxian hu , director general of china ministry of transportation ' s waterborne transportation institute stated ,\nwe are excited to partner with cybra and key west technologies to develop and bring to market key\nsmart\nshipping components like smart containers to the world ' s only real end - to - end global tracking and monitoring solution .\nmr . hu continued ,\nusing cybra ' s edgemagic and globe tracker ' s global tracking and monitoring data exchange network , supply chain partners will be able to continuously track , monitor , and manage sst smart containers and each piece of cargo they carry , anywhere in world .\nhagerstown , md . & yonkers , n . y . - - ( business wire ) - - jamison rfid ( a division of jamison door company ) the leading manufacturer and integrator of rugged , purpose - built rfid portals and communications enclosures , and cybra corporation , the developer of award - winning . . .\ncybra ' s edgemagic is designed to manage edge devices , read rfid tags and can be easily integrated with erp , wms , and other applications . perfect for developing\ntrack and trace\nclosed loop rfid applications , edgemagic is an end - to - end solution for managing epc ( electronic product code ) compliance mandates .\nwith the cybra - hawk solution , items are tagged at the point of manufacture and tracked across the supply chain . at the retail store level , the solution can be used to receive items , to automate inventory counts on the shelf , to prevent theft , and finally for pos check - out . the combined eas / rfid tag eliminates manual counts and bar code scanning , while still providing high levels of security and anti - theft functionality . for small and mid - sized retailers , cybra - hawk provides a cost - effective alternative to traditional eas solutions , while also providing inventory management features that can accelerate their return on investment ( roi ) .\nin the future , safe intermodal transportation will depend on utilization of smart technologies . combining the talents and expertise of cybra and its joint venture partners , key west and the wti , we believe that our abilities to commercialize products will be of great benefit to shippers and insurers who would be willing to pay a premium for this added value .\nreleased in 2016 , edgefinity iot is an all - in - one solution for the safety and security of people and assets . built on cybra\u2019s expert system technology , edgefinity iot baseline alerts were developed utilizing the expertise of nationally recognized , certified safety and security experts . the edgefinity iot sophisticated safety and security operational visibility system offers unprecedented peace of mind .\ntoday is the 30th anniversary of the announcement of the as / 400 , or as it is called today , the ibm system i . so today , i thought i ' d share a bit of nostalgia . in 1988 , cybra was almost 3 years old . as ibm business partners , we were invited to ibm hq in manhattan for . . .\nif you\u2019re distribution center is shipping and receiving large sums of packages each day , you know it\u2019s all about throughput . the cybra rfid cage is a pre - configured solution consisting of an rfid reader , antennas and sensors ready to easily mount over an inbound or outbound conveyor . this solution enables real time auditing of every single item in every single carton received , and can validate every single item in every single outbound carton packed .\nthe underlying technology will be based upon cybra ' s edgemagic\u00ae rfid control software , and key west technologies llc ' s globe tracker global tracking and monitoring data exchange network , as well as additional intellectual property developed under the joint venture . harnessing rfid and specialized sensors , the venture ' s resulting products and services will let shippers know where their goods are by the minute , and more importantly , what is the condition of the goods in transit .\ndue to the high cost of retail real estate , retailers try to put as much merchandise on display as possible . current rfid offerings designed for warehouses are not practical in a retail environment because a distribution center dock door is a much broader read zone than a customer entrance to a mall store . warehouse rfid solutions will pick up too many false reads if placed in a store . the cybra - hawk portal solves that problem by providing a very focused read zone in an easy to install , easy on the eyes enclosure .\n\u201cthe world has gotten a lot more complex in just the past few years , \u201d says cybra ceo , harold brand . \u201cas an outgrowth of the proliferation of smartphones and the internet of things ( iot ) , there is a need and desire to stay connected no matter where you are . if you employ several lone workers , for example , being able to know they\u2019re ok at all times is a huge relief . and that , ultimately , is what edgefinity iot provides \u2013 complete peace of mind . in addition \u2013 it ensures compliance with legal mandates for worker safety . \u201d\nbrand sees similar dangers in the iot space . \u201cwith iot , it\u2019s not just small players ; we\u2019re up against the real giants \u2014 apple , google , which are investing billions in this . we can\u2019t afford to get crushed by those guys , \u201d he says . how will he avoid that ? \u201cwe have to build our own niche of iot and do things that they aren\u2019t doing . people will ask us : \u2018why do business with cybra and its 20 employees instead of ibm ? \u2019 it\u2019s finding the parameters \u2014 which constantly change \u2014 that differentiate us and communicating that to customers , \u201d brand says .\ncybra corporation ( otc bb : cyrp . ob ) , and its partner , key west technologies llc , signed an agreement with the peoples republic of china ministry of transportation ' s waterborne transportation institute ( wti ) to form a joint venture to develop , manufacture , and market leading edge products that add intelligence to shipping products to track and monitor goods throughout the supply chain . these products will consist of smart shipping containers and other smart transport units that will create an unprecedented level of visibility in maritime shipping . the joint venture company will be named beijing smart shipping technologies co . , ltd ( sst ) .\nfor his part , brand transformed his yonkers - based technology - marketing company , cybra , into a product - development company , to meet the bar - code and rfid needs of his customers . making the pivot wasn\u2019t easy at first , he admits : \u201cit was a big , big deal for us , but we did it . \u201d a former vp in the it department of the defunct bank manufacturers hanover , brand and his partners withstood a period during which the success of rfid was questioned . \u201cwe hung on , and it turned around , and now everybody is adopting it or planning to adopt it , \u201d he says .\nedgefinity iot has been created by experts in the fields of rfid technology to offer users a real time look at their facilities and employees . cybra\u2019s safety and security solutions architect , ben jakubovic , cpp , psp has been the driving force behind edgefinity iot\u2019s development . \u201ci\u2019ve been in the safety and security industry for years . edgefinity iot is the kind of product so many industries and organizations need . water treatment plants and other utilities , airports , mining facilities , disaster recovery teams , you name it . any industry or organization that needs to keep track of the safety of employees and security of their facilities will find edgefinity iot incredibly useful . \u201d\nseveral years ago , cybra began marketing a mobile ultrahigh - frequency ( uhf ) rfid reader portal surrounded by a cage of metal mesh and mounted on removable wheels so that it could be easily moved to a user ' s existing conveyor systems . not only does the cage protect the rfid reader hardware from being damaged though contact with boxes , individuals or equipment , but the mesh ' s half - inch by half - inch spacing is sized to keep the rf energy inside the cage . this enables it to prevent stray reads , the company explains , while still allowing users to see inside the cage to confirm that all is working properly .\nwith its gold status , cybra corporation receives the benefit of being able to start developing specializations that will allow them to grow their business , increase their expertise , reach higher levels of customer retention , and create differentiation in the marketplace . gold members also become eligible to resell all oracle technology products and can apply to resell oracle applications and industry solutions . in addition , they receive access to oracle account representatives and my oracle support updates for all products , discounts on training , limited free assessment / exam vouchers , reduced rates on the purchase of oracle licenses for internal use , discounts on advanced customer services and more . for more information about the benefits of becoming an opn gold level partner , please visit : urltoken\ni ' ve been happy to work for cybra the last few years . firstly , there are a lot of very friendly , smart individuals at the company . a rare combination in the tech industry . not much office politics , which has been a breath of fresh air ( for me anyway ) . i ' ve really liked how they let you take ownership of the things that you do . i have not experienced any micro - management here . instead , i feel encouraged to approach things my own way , which in my opinion is a great management style ( otherwise , why would you hire me ? ) i would also say , work - life balance here is very good in comparison with most other tech companies . obviously there are some days that are better than others . but , overall it is a company of individuals who genuinely care about their own , and have a solid set of products in their industry .\nedgefinity iot is a next - generation safety and security product that allows for complete , real - time situational awareness at any site or location . edgefinity iot sends out alerts to a group of staff and / or management to ensure that safety incidents and hazards detected by the system are dealt with immediately and effectively .\nedgefinity iot addresses the complex safety and security needs of facilities ranging from typical office buildings to critical infrastructure . it is a fully scalable software / hardware solution . combining active rfid hardware and software with real time location system ( rtls ) and multi - sensor capabilities , edgefinity iot gives stakeholders the assurance of health , safety and secure monitoring of staff even in lone worker situations .\njakubovic\u2019s experience has been a major asset for the successful development of edgefinity iot . \u201ci\u2019ve worked as a safety & security executive at several major companies . i\u2019m also an officer of my local cert team . it is this experience as a consumer of safety and security solutions that led us to design a solution for problems that were previously impossible to address . there are so many safety and security issues to which organizations are vulnerable . what\u2019s amazing is that edgefinity iot can really eliminate virtually all of them . i can\u2019t tell you how proud i am of this software product . i sincerely believe it will save lives . \u201d\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse this business wire site ( and / or any other business wire website ) , you accept the use of cookies .\nbusiness axiom no . 1 says that the customer is always right \u2014 which is never more true than when customers tell you they need something but can\u2019t find it anywhere . that\u2019s the a - ha moment , the big bang of a new , niche marketplace .\nfor matt schulman , that moment occurred while he toiled as a salesperson for a big beer distributor . a supplier mentioned his unhappiness with how distributors were handling his smaller , craft - beer accounts . \u201cthere\u2019s a need for a smaller company , \u201d he told schulman . \u201cyou should start one . \u201d\nharold brand has had two such moments . while running a technology - marketing company in 1990 , a client asked about something new , called bar codes . \u201cit wasn\u2019t on our radar at all , \u201d brand says . he developed a bar - coding product ; it worked , and they discovered that \u201cthousands and thousands of companies needed this . \u201d fast - forward about 10 years , when customers asked about another new need : radio - frequency identification ( rfid ) chips . \u201cthey told us : \u2018you\u2019re the experts in bar coding , so obviously you are also experts in rfid , \u201d brand says . they weren\u2019t . yet .\njeffrey hermann\u2019s big bang took place in his bathroom . a friend asked for an aspirin , and upon opening hermann\u2019s medicine cabinet , commented , \u201cit looks like a pharmacy in here . \u201d it would be nice if there were some way to keep medications private , hermann thought , because , \u201cpeople have been snooping in medicine cabinets for a hundred years . \u201d more recently , spurred by the epidemic of prescription opioid addiction in this country , he realized security was even more vital than privacy .\nthese three westchester entrepreneurs , and many more like them locally , discovered a niche , a hole in the marketplace in need of a product or service that didn\u2019t quite exist . they aren\u2019t just building a better mousetrap . they are discovering an entirely new species and trapping that .\nphil thorp , a counselor at score westchester , the national small - business consulting and mentoring nonprofit , defines a niche company as \u201chaving something that competitors don\u2019t have , anything that has a unique customer set or that differentiates you from your competitors . \u201d of course , every business thinks it is different from its competitors \u2014 joe\u2019s pizza , joe will tell you , is nothing like anthony\u2019s pizza \u2014 but that\u2019s not always true . \u201cthe first thing we ask people who come in here is , \u2018do you have a niche ? \u2019\u201d thorp says .\nschulman initially laughed when first encouraged to start his own beer - distribution company . \u201ci thought he said it in jest , \u201d he says , \u201cbut it planted a seed . \u201d he and his brother , eric , both worked in the beer business and , being in their 20s , were fluent in the burgeoning craft - beer scene . but the distributors they worked with weren\u2019t . \u201cthey were too busy selling brands like miller or coors or budweiser , and it\u2019s hard for smaller brewers to grab their attention when they are selling millions of cases of corona , \u201d schulman says .\nthe four founders of sarene craft beer distributors are well positioned for success in the booming craft - beer market .\nwhen he was passed over for a promotion in 2013 , he decided to act . he recruited his brother , his cousin , and his best friend from college , and together they formed sarene craft beer distributors , which was located in new rochelle until relocating to the bronx in the fall , due to their growing business\u2019s need for more space .\nthey put their own money in and got a loan from the small business administration . that can be difficult for any new small business , especially one in an untested market . \u201cbut we checked all their boxes , \u201d schulman says . they were experts in their niche , passionate about their product and had some skin in the game , making them a good risk .\nhermann , founder and ceo of solo technology holdings , in purchase , has 30 years\u2019 business experience in software and telecommunications . he envisioned a product , now called ikeyp , which is a personal safe that installs easily into a medicine cabinet ( or elsewhere ) and connects to the internet , to provide owners with real - time security alerts , as well as medication reminders . he convinced his friend mitch danzig to leave a finance position at deutsche bank to become president and coo . \u201ci didn\u2019t know the extent of the opioid epidemic , and i fell in love with the idea , \u201d danzig says . \u201cthe only thing out there was a product that was not smart , not secure , not the deterrent i would want with a teenage child . \u201d\nmany niches have a short shelf life . \u201cif it really is a great idea , someone else will come in and attack , \u201d thorp says . \u201cthe key to a successful business is to find another niche that the customer set has . \u201d brand has already staked that out : auto - id , the technology behind the much - anticipated \u201cinternet of things , \u201d or iot . \u201cthat is the third wave we are moving into , with a new product for that coming out this fall , \u201d brand says . \u201cwe keep reinventing ourselves , but this time we saw the iot potential and decided to run for it , to lead from the front . \u201d\nreinvention is critical for any small business looking to exploit an untapped market . when louis cordasco founded his restoration company in 1960 , \u201che was the first of his kind , \u201d his daughter , lisa cordasco , says . \u201che was a one - man band , \u201d providing services to clients of insurance companies who had suffered damages . \u201che did everything himself , writing estimates , marketing , sometimes doing the work , \u201d she says . by the time he retired , in 2008 , and lisa took over the family - run company in port chester , there were many national restoration chains in the marketplace . she found a way to differentiate her company , by providing environmentally friendly restoration services using nontoxic products .\n\u201cas a single parent with a special - needs child , i have a strong focus on health and safety , \u201d explains cordasco , who renamed the company new crystal restoration . \u201ci investigated and use products in the industry that pose no harm to people , pets , or the environment . \u201d she says her products are safe , effective , and no more expensive than those used by the bigger companies and franchises . \u201cwe want to be branded locally as combining the old traditions of my dad with cutting - edge products , \u201d she says . \u201cwe are focusing on building relationships with the special - needs community , and we place high value on the fact that they have to be safe . \u201d\nonce a niche business proves itself successful , it\u2019s only natural that competitors will move in . how does a small , niche company maintain its advantage ? \u201cyou have just described capitalism , \u201d says score westchester\u2019s thorp .\none way may be to get a patent or trademark on the product , if possible . solo technology holdings has a patent pending on its safe\u2019s installation process , which it says requires no tools . but patents aren\u2019t foolproof , thorp adds . \u201cif someone copies it , what can you do , sue ? \u201d that\u2019s expensive , especially if it\u2019s a big company with deep pockets and an army of lawyers behind it . \u201cthey can drive that person out of business , \u201d thorp says .\nsuccess has its own landmines , as well . with growth comes increased costs , which have to be controlled carefully , thorp says . schulman agrees . sarene has grown to employ about 25 employees . \u201cwe have doubled in size every year for three years , and managing growth is our biggest challenge , \u201d he says . \u201cwe are all sales guys , so sales have been relatively easy for us . the hard part is making sure all our suppliers are happy and that we are growing with them . \u201d schulman \u2014 who recently learned his great - grandfather was a moonshiner who had been arrested during prohibition ( \u201calcohol distribution apparently runs in our family , \u201d he laughs ) \u2014 has extended his company\u2019s reach from albany through long island and is moving to an entirely refrigerated fleet of trucks . \u201cwe will be the first i\u2019m aware of in new york [ to use these trucks ] , \u201d he says , \u201cto make sure our beer arrives as fresh as possible . \u201d\nbeing a small , niche company allows schulman and companies similar to his to stay nimble and make quick decisions . \u201cat a big distributor , you get hung up . you need to talk to a manager , then he has to talk to his manager , \u201d he says . \u201cwe don\u2019t need approval from anyone . if you need a truck , you go get a truck . \u201d\nfor older businesses , other companies in the market space can become almost like family . cordasco says her father\u2019s contacts in the insurance and contracting fields have also had children who are now her contacts . \u201cwe have relationships with industry players that grow generation by generation , and now my nephew has relationships with his peers , \u201d she says . \u201cwe have developed a nice rapport in our b - to - b relationships . \u201d\nperhaps best of all , niche markets also give entrepreneurs a sense of purpose . \u201ci was in finance with deutsche bank , but i wanted to do something different and make a difference , \u201d danzig says . passion for a product or service , be it medication safety , cutting - edge technology , or really good beer , makes business fun . \u201ci used to come home from manufacturers hanover tired , \u201d brand says . \u201cif i had it to do over again , a smaller company environment gives much greater satisfaction . we are always competing against ourselves to do better . it\u2019s that drive to excel that keeps me young . \u201d\nwhy : andrew castellano , ceo / owner , ( far right ) a rep at wfax radio for many years , started sharc as a side business in 2001 , when clients asked him to put advertising jingles on their on - hold message systems in place of radio stations \u2014 which might advertise a competitor \u2014 or ear - pudding music . when he left his job in the volatile radio business in 2014 , he expanded sharc to include advertising , promotions , and , recently , live broadcast / podcasts of business - centric events on westchester talk radio . \u201cthis is a radio - station - on - the - run ; we come to you , \u201d he says . \u201cthere are lots of tremendous marketing companies out there , but we have tried to carve ourselves out as the go - to guys for audio . \u201d\nwhy : gineann creaney learned about eyelash extensions in cosmetology school . \u201cit was very new a decade ago , more for celebrities , models , and wealthy people , \u201d she says . she developed her own , simpler technique and found clients among \u201cbusy businesswomen trying to juggle family life and work life and still look decent at the end of the day , \u201d she says . she moved her shop , which she owns with her mother , alison creaney , from putnam county to westchester four years ago , to be closer to those women . \u201cour biggest problem is that there aren\u2019t enough of us to service everyone , \u201d she says . \u201cit\u2019s hard to keep up with how it\u2019s growing . it becomes irreplaceable in a lot of women\u2019s lives . they say they will not give up their lashes . \u201d\nwhy : \u201cthe next major advance in the energy field most likely will be in the battery field , \u201d says jerry feldman , founder of alpha - en . today , rechargeable lithium - ion batteries are heavy and limited . so - called lithium - air batteries would be far lighter , more powerful , and cheaper . \u201cthey call it the holy grail in the industry , \u201d feldman explains . big research centers around the world are working to develop them . feldman\u2019s company has several applications for the production of purified lithium and other associated products , which they think will help those researchers find that holy grail . \u201cmaking these batteries is not a simple thing , and we feel we can alleviate some of the problems by using pure lithium , \u201d says feldman , who calls himself a \u201cserial entrepreneur . \u201d \u201cour technology will hopefully enable the energy storage revolution . \u201d\nwhat : an interior decorating firm aimed at helping recently divorced men set up new homes .\nwhy : tanhya schimel , of armonk , and patty frischman , of bedford , have seen men struggle to establish new homes for themselves and their children . \u201ci am divorced and tanhya has stepchildren , \u201d frischman says . \u201cwe saw men living with a rug and couch and tv but nothing else \u2014 living like bachelors again \u2014 and that wouldn\u2019t feel like home for kids traveling between two homes . as mothers and business owners we wanted to ease their transition . \u201d they not only decorate , they furnish linens , cookware and dishes , and equip play spaces with gaming consoles . \u201cmany men don\u2019t know what goes into a home , from school supplies to favorite books or movies or grocery shopping , \u201d schimel says . men dealing with this life transition , along with work and kids , don\u2019t want to think about this , frischman says . \u201cwe come in , so they don\u2019t have to . that\u2019s what separates us from other decorators . \u201d"]}
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[ 2 ]\nthis web site provides you with a list of leading boat manufacturers and shipyards for a large variety of boats such as motor yachts , power boats , catamarans and even inflatables or canoes .\nhave you ever dreamt about cruising on your own motor boat or sports boat ? here at silverline cruisers we have a great range of used boats , both motor and sports boats for sale .\nviksund 27 for sale , 8 . 25m ( 27 ' 1\n) , 1975\nsports boats are very popular in irish marinas , on lakes , rivers and out at sea . sports boats are more high - powered than motor boats and are a great way of enjoying the thrills of water sports , whether it\u2019s water - skiing or wake - boarding . with high performance , bold designs , refined interiors and precision engineering our used sports boats have something for all tastes . there are many different types of sports boats . some of the most popular models that we source at silverline are haines , moomba and supra .\nthe factory is modern and efficient - a necessity for one of norways largest supplier of leisure craft and commercial vessels . viksund is a pioneer in the frp boat industry and is one of the first frp boat companies in norway . common to all viksund boats are their fine practical and seagoing qualities - qualities which have made viksund a name to stand for safety at sea .\nin the late 1980s the company was restructured after a fall in the market . new models were developed , and by the late 1990s viksund was again among norway ' s largest biggest boat building firms . since 2000 the company has focused exclusively on motor yachts ranging from 30\u201340 feet , including the viksund 320 , viksund 340 st cruz , and the viksund 360 st cruz .\nalways looking forward , erling viksund established agencies in sweden , the faeroes , greenland , england and usa in order to open up new sales areas - not only for pleasure boats , but for tough professional fishing vessels as well .\nalthough viksund for several decades had sold boats in most corners of the world , the production facilities had been located in norway . eventually , however , globalisation combined with assistance from the norwegian foreign development agency ( norad ) , inspired viksund to establish production facilities in sri lanka , and in 1997 jostein viksund ( erling\u2019s son ) established a separate company there called viksund asia . in 2000 viksund acquired the rights to the well known \u201cwith\u201d hulls and set several \u201cwith\u201d models into production . interestingly , the smallest boat - the with 10\u2019 - became the most popular dingy in scandinavia . also the remainder of the fishing vessel production was moved to sri lanka and viksund asia now produces sjarks from 43 to 50 feet in addition to the small boat series and new model development .\nurltoken , 1221 brickell avenue , 23rd floor , miami , fl 33131 , usa . urltoken is part of the boats group network .\ncreate a search agent and receive an email when new boats matches your chosen search . you can create as many as you like .\nthe company of viksund was established in 1966 and is situated in idyllic surropundings at strusshamn , just outside bergen .\nthis viksund 27 has been personally photographed and viewed by fred de vos of boatshed holland . click here for contact details .\nthe boat can get up to 22 knoots and have a weight of 4 toons . and the hull is a viksund speciality .\nthe company was formed in 1966 and operated from an old farmhouse in bergen . the first viksund boat was the 25 sabbcruiser .\nand this \u201cneed to be sure\u201d was one of the basic viksund characteristics . in the many models developed and produced the following decades , safety and seaworthiness were in focus and these principles were never compromised regardless of adaptations to market preferences . the business grew rapidly in the seventies and eighties and the orange / yellow viksund boats became an established part of the coastal scenery . there were boats for professional fishing , family boats with and without sail and even flashier and speedier models for the upper end of the pleasure craft market . the viksund 31 goldfish is perhaps the single most important model in the recreational category . it was equipped with a main and a mizzen and a bowsprit was added for better balance under sail . it was reminiscent of the famous colin archers and enjoyed an immense popularity for decades . new models were introduced , but failed to replace the goldfish .\nmission . pioneer aquatic leisure business in india . offer safe and quality boats for ownership , leisure and sports experience . offer ease of ownership through facilitation of finance , insurance , berthing , servicing , renting . promote aquatic sports in india . promote international aquatics events in india . manufacture quality leisure boats in india . represent world renowned boat brands in india\nrune viksund turned out to be the owner of the company and the son of the founder . his brother jostein owns the division in sri lanka .\nsellers and buyers meet on\nboats for sale\n. it is possible to search more than 20 . 000 boats from across europe . once you have made your searches and are logged in , you have the option to save your search for a boat and create an ad agent . then you will automatically be informed when your dream boat is for sale on scanboat .\nthe viksund 320 is probably amongs the largest 32 feets vessels in it ' s category . with three double beds , also containing a seperate shower room .\nviksunds boats appeal to people all over the world . in scandinavia , off the rough shores of greenland , on the hot coasts and inland lakes of africa and under the burning sun of the mediterranean\nviksund was among the pioneers for fiberglass boatbuilding in norway , and attracted significant early sales . by the late 1960s the farmhouse faiclity was outgrown and viksund relocated to strusshaum . by the 1970s viksun was one of norway ' s largest boat - building firms , producing fishing vessels and motor yachts for export and domestic use .\nthe viksund company ' s web site is urltoken . when i wrote the company to inquire about the boat i had purchased , i got the following email back :\npredictably , the trend for fishing vessels was toward larger and faster boats . the increased speed saved money on the trip to and from the fishing banks and increased size allowed for larger catches and enhanced onboard comfort . to meet this need , viksund developed the \u201cspeedsjark\u201d in the early seventies and the vessel went through speed trials off r\u00f8st in 1974 . the trend was accelerated when the authorities started favouring larger , more efficient ships with a bigger crew . viksund took the challenge , brought a nautical engineer into the firm and developed still larger \u201csjarks\u201d .\nfixet inn gimp . the boat is viksund 360 st . cruze ht , that boat did in the test 40 . 5 knoots with 620 volvo hp ! ! ! ! ! ! !\nviksund 27 for sale | 8 . 25m ( 27 ' 1\n) | 1975 | 1x diesel 25hp | grp construction | long keel underwater profile | 5 berths | boat ref # 116707\nthese features were new and addressed a number of needs not met by the flashier models at the fair . the viksund 25 combi earned the \u201cgrandest boat\u201d award from the leading norwegian boat magazine sj\u00f8sport and erling viksund signed a number of orders . with this , the \u201cwest norwegian boat\u201d was born and production had to be moved to larger facilities in strusshamn outside bergen in order to meet demand .\nafter i published an article about magnus in good old boat magazine , i got a phone call from norway . the caller was erling viksund , rune ' s father , the founder of the company . he had seen the article , and wanted to have it published in norway . he was now 68 and retired - though he had actually begun a new company to distribute jostein ' s small sri lankan - built boats in europe .\n. significant gdp growth of 7 . 5 % . government initiatives to boost sector . growing wealth . growing importance of ' lifestyle ' with 20 % growth in luxury cars , jets and luxury boats . . growing focus on tourism . focus on maritime defense\nsilverline is a family owned business with over 45 years of experience in the marine industry . we have both the experience and reputation to assist you whether buying or selling a boat . we have sourced some top quality used boats from highly rated suppliers in ireland and the uk . no matter what style of boat you are after we have a great range in our used boat listings . some of the used boats listed are located at our marina at banagher where you can come and view at you own leisure .\nthis year ( 2007 ) the company is 40 years old and can look back upon a fantastic history . without erling viksund\u2019s personality , however , much would have been different . on the one hand there is the insistence on safety , seaworthiness and functionality , and on the other there is the experimenter , the willingness to test new ideas and make them work . now erling\u2019s grandson daniel is active in the firm . the new 320 model is just launched and the sale of its predecessor the 340 model has been excellent for several years . as the market starts to ask for boats of 40 feet or more , viksund is well positioned to give the competitors a good fight .\nthe hull for this type of boat was used as a motorsailer and as a fishing boat . in 1975 a norwegian explorer ( ragnar thorseth ) sailed one of the boats from norway to iceland , greenland , labrador ( baffin land ) and to new york .\nviksund yachts of norway , b\u00e5tliv , n\u00e1utica baldi , amber boat , b\u00e5tavisa , b\u00e5tmagasinet , askeladden , vela nel mondo , raduno nautico , sharp marine , stokes dock co . , inc . , feria nautica sanlucar anu\nerling\u2019s son rune viksund took over as general manager of the company several years ago , and in a deliberate effort to keep his fingers off the tiller , the founder himself rigged a sjark and sailed north along the coast as he had done so many times before . this time though , the purpose was fishing and seeing old friends from the time when he listened to advice from old fishermen , or demonstrated the new models developed in part upon the local wisdom he had obtained on the previous trip . this was basic marketing and it worked - along the entire norwegian coast viksund is now an established concept and erling viksund knows a good portion of the boat owners personally .\nyear : 2002 make : viksund model : 290st cruz builder : construction : grp length : 28ft draft : 0 . 80m beam : 2 . 8m cabins : 2 berths 3 toilet 1 shower 1 engine : volvo penta tamd31p\nthe battle lines were drawn when a bergen newspaper printed that \u201cplastic boats were death traps\u201d , and it became clear that the market must be educated . other plastic boat manufacturers faced the same problem and it was not unusual for boat fair visitors to be given a sledge hammer and told to have a go at the hull . but erling viksund also wanted to prove the overall boat strength and survivability and in 1967 arranged with the norwegian broadcasting corporation to have a boat dropped off a cliff into the sea . it was a marvellous pr stunt ; the boat popped up again good as new and was subjected to the sledge hammer test while the cameras were running . ( nobody knew that erling viksund first had made a test drop , just to be sure ) .\n\u00d7 the boat featured is not currently for sale by boatshed . the boat information and images presented are part of boatshed\u2019s back catalogue of the 20 , 000 + boats we have listed in the last 15 years and appear here for general information and guidance purposes about boatshed and our boat selling systems and services\naquatainment , chennai is one of the first of aquatic leisure lifestyle providers in the country offering the best of international leisure yachts and boats . aquatainment will offer a diverse range of high quality boats of lengths varying from 3 meters and upwards with engines fitted with engines ranging from 15hp to 300m hp . aquatainment will also offer a range of services that include sales , service , spares , insurance and financing , accessories and customization . also part of the offering will be maintenance & clean up , berthing & docking , crew training & hire , charter & rentals , leisure sports & events as sports fishing , dolphin watching , leisure sailing ; and stand by services .\nviksund has always been quick off the mark with new ideas , and their active development of new products has constantly amazed the world with constructions which have been way ahead of their time - to the great satisfaction of the increasing number of people who enjoy life at sea .\nsimilarly , there were only a few motor sailors on the market , and while fjord in 1978 had its ms 33 at a price of nok 280 000 , viksund had its goldfish at about nok 170 000 . moreover , the goldfish had an entrenched image as a tough motor sailor and the yellow / orange hull was identified with seaworthiness . in fact , the distinctive colour was soon being copied by competitors . when the oil crisis hit , many boat fairs were cancelled and for a while even \u201cthe sea for all\u201d in oslo was in doubt , but it eventually was held as planned . sales were generally low - except at the viksund stand where potential buyers were milling about . a motor sailor with a small diesel engine was exactly what the market wanted . the queues were long and erling viksund signed many contracts .\n2009 : the new viksund 390 st . cruze ( i will come with picture of it when the company are coming with them . ) the boat will have 3 cabins , 2 toilets , a big salon with 1 or 2 stressless chairs . i will come back on it !\nin the pleasure boat market , many boat builders focussed on larger and faster models , while viksund supplied models in a variety of sizes and price classes . for instance , the viksund 660 ( a small boat that soon came to be called \u201cthe largest twenty - two footer in the world\u201d ) had an all weather hardtop and simple , practical internal furnishings , all combined with a comfortable price . it became known as a safe and seaworthy little vessel and although more than 300 of them were produced annually for a period , it was not enough to meet demand .\nerling viksund himself was onboard , welcoming visitors with weighty arguments about the seaworthy hull and extra thick laminates for the rough coastal weather in western norway . the self - bailing aft cockpit was equipped with an extra wheel for close manoeuvring and had plenty of room for fishing or fair weather recreation .\nmotorboats are used for the enjoyment of a whole range of activities such as fishing , swimming and water activities . there are many different types and styles of motor cruisers . some of the most popular cruiser models that we source at silverline cruisers are birchwood , galeon , haines , viksund and aquafibre .\nlet me tell you about one retired engineer ,\nhe wrote later ,\nwho last year sailed with his viksund 33 from bergen up the norwegian coast and all the way along to murmansk . down the old waterways to finland and home to norway over the swedish waterways .\nand he sent another little poem :\nthe name of your boat is viksund 31 goldfish , a ketch rigged motor sailer . the boat was produced from 1971 to 1980 . i do not know exact how many of these boat it was build but i presume about 200 . approx 25 of these was exported to the us . the design was the yard ' s own .\nthe development of a professional fishing vessel was no accident ; a former fisherman and sailor in the norwegian merchant marine , erling viksund had a unique understanding of the needs in this particular market segment . he clearly saw that the existing fleet of mainly small and ageing wooden boats was ripe for renewal - and now he had the experience and the right hull . moreover , there was an immense market for modern fishing vessels in developing countries and while norwegian fishermen always kept an eye on the price , in developing countries , where they could barely afford the fuel , the cost of the vessel itself was of prime importance . mass production was the key if this venture were to be successful , and soon a new factory was established in harstad in northern norway with assembly line production of modern fishing vessels .\nmotor boats range in various sizes , usually from 25 to 45 feet ( 7 . 6 to 13 . 7 m ) in length . they are ideal for coastal cruising or navigating large rivers ( like the river shannon ) and lakes . there has being a huge growth in this type of boating in ireland . motor boats can be used for family holidays , a getaway for couples or group of friends . cruisers are fitted to the highest of standards . with excellent in built facilities they are so comfortable that they are like a home from a home and everyone enjoys spending time onboard . they are a convenient way to travel to the many towns and villages on the shoreline of the inland lakes and waterways of ireland . cruising on a motor boat is a great way of taking in the views of the beautiful irish countryside and what it has to offer both on and off shore .\nand so it was at the boat fair \u201cthe sea for everyone\u201d in oslo in 1971 ; where an entirely different kind of boat could be found , discretely placed , in a far corner of the smallest exhibition hall . everything about it was off the trend : the rugged looking hull , the light beige colour and the comfortable , standing - room wheelhouse amidships . it was the viksund 25 combi .\nerling wanted me to know that of all the thousands of boats he had built , his favourite was the ms - 33 - so much so that he had gone hunting for a used one , and had recently bought solvik , a sister to magnus . he had done an upgrade similar to ours , and now proposed to sail from norway across the north sea , down the irish sea and south to portugal and possibly madeira . when i told him we were the same age , he was delighted , and sent a little poem :\nthe good times lasted a few years more , but when the financial bubble of the late eighties finally burst in 1988 / 89 , the pleasure boat market dried up . the entire industry struggled to survive and also viksund had problems . the concern had to go through a restructuring and several group companies were wound up . the very existence of the enterprise was threatened and the number of employees had to be reduced from 60 to 30 . as if all this was not enough , the market for small fishing vessels declined markedly and the production in northern norway was discontinued in 1990 / 91 .\na new company with the name viksund as was established , and the 350 model was soon a reality . it was a large , modern boat with excellent speed properties and it was marketed as the fjord model for export . ! 990 turned out to be a good year and new models soon followed . the 270 model was similar to the 350 but was smaller and intended for the domestic market . from 1997 the 350 model was marketed under the \u201cst . cruz\u201d label , and later also the 270 and its offspring the 290 in 1999 . the series was further developed and especially the 340 model sold very well . the last innovation , the 320 model , was introduced in the spring of 2007 . it accommodates an average family , is structured along modern lines and comes equipped with a deck salon and a fly bridge .\nrune told me that ragnar thorseth had written a book about his voyage . after much sleuthing and pleading , i got a copy of alone across the north sea , trans . j . basil cowlishaw ( alesund , norway : nordvest informajon , 1980 ) . thorseth ' s viksund was named cling peerson , in honour of the leading norwegian emigrant to the us . his was not the ms - 33 motorsailer but the fishing boat version - and his voyage had been truly remarkable . he spent days in howling gales off greenland , and more days poking through drifting ice . at one point he ran his boat on the rocks far up an uninhabited river in baffin island . using winches , anchors and engine , he put an unbelievable strain on her to get her off . he had no choice , since the nearest human beings were perhaps 500 arctic miles away . the boat came through just fine .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nthere is no owners manual to this boat , we did not use this in those days .\nit ' s blooming and high summer still . at sea we fare , enjoy we will .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n* we weren ' t able to post your message , please check the highlighted fields and try again .\nyou may have entered incorrect information or the server is temporarily down . please reload this page and try again later .\nwe are using cookies on our website for the right provision of our services . by using our website , you agree with the usage of cookies . view details\nwe are using cookies . by using our website , you agree with the usage . view details\nour server will be updated in 5 min . , sorry for the bump and inconvenience .\ni prefer to have sellers reply in ( choose min . 1 language ) :\nherzlich willkommen bei der hochmuth bootsbau ag . lassen sie sich entf\u00fchren in die wunderbare welt des motorisierten bootssports .\nbei uns finden sie eine komplette auswahl an neuen und gebrauchten booten und yachten der unterschiedlichsten marken und preisklassen . \u00fcberzeugen sie sich vom umfangreichen hochmuth service - und dienstleistungsangebot . wassersport ist unser metier .\nkaum eingetroffen und schon als european powerboat of the year nominiert ! entdecken sie die neue windy 27 solano bei uns in stansstad .\nsie suchen eine sichere , gesch\u00fctzte marina f\u00fcr ihr motorboot ? wie w\u00e4re es mit port de sugiez , einer modernen und \u00fcberdachten hafenanlage im herzen der drei jura - seen .\nauf sie wartet eine vielzahl neuboot modelle , von klein bis fein ! erleben sie die marken beneteau , draco , four winns , marex , nordkapp , parker , saga , sting sowie windy . dar\u00fcber hinaus pr\u00e4sentieren wir eine vielfalt an gepflegten occasionsbooten ! probefahrten , gerne mit termin nach absprache oder spontan nach verf\u00fcgbarkeit . wir bieten liegepl\u00e4tze in der ganzen schweiz sowie lieferung ab lager . kommen sie vorbei , wir freuen uns auf ihren besuch ! rufen sie uns an - vor oder bei anreise . 041 619 18 88\nforum posts represent the experience , opinion , and view of individual users . boat design net does not necessarily endorse nor share the view of each individual post . when making potentially dangerous or financial decisions , always employ and consult appropriate professionals . your circumstances or experience may be different .\nwe use cookies to help you get the best experience when using our site . by continuing to use this website , you are agreeing to our cookie policy .\nwe will use your data to help us create your account . please take a look at our\nyou ' ve created an email alert . you ' ll start receiving emails with ads similar to this search .\nnorsk bygget motorb\u00e5d , utrolig stabil ogs\u00e5 i h\u00f8j s\u00f8 . 2 x cummins 210 hk , starter uden problemer . . .\nsiroco yacht brokers is located in lisbon since 1994 . with over 39 years of experience in . . .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - to - date ? we have created a browser extension .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\nof perfecting techniques ; in live mode . quite the same wikipedia . just better .\nturnover in 2007 was $ us18 . 5 million . the export rate of the company is around 35 % and the main export countries are denmark , sweden , iceland , the netherlands , germany , switzerland and russia .\nthis page was last edited on 11 april 2017 , at 03 : 30 .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\nlast edited by heuhen on september 28th , 2014 , 4 : 05 pm , edited 7 times in total .\noooooo . . . . absolutely wonderful heuhen . i love them well done matey\nthe archive - urltoken new site - urltoken the forum - urltoken . . . ive _ topics misc drawings - urltoken drawings old site - urltoken sb irc channel - urltoken . . . 5533166592\nnice heuhen ! i ' m looking forward to seeing more of the boat and history . craigh\nadded sabbcruiser , it is the first drawing in the first post . added 25 ms and columbi , it is the last drawing in the first post .\nhave added this one to the first post in this topic , with some background history to it . ( it ' s the last drawing in the first post )\nadded this to baby to the drawing list in the first topic , with some text on them to . . . and just to be nice i have started to add photos of them .\naquatainment is a joint venture between rr group , equally represented by mr . ravi raman , mr shiva and mr ishtiaq currimboy ; and the lanson group represented by mr . lankalingam .\nthe rr group is a leading infrastructure and development company in tamil nadu and has promted numerous it parks , housing projects , etc in chennai , madurai , coimbatore , etc . apart from this the group is also into garment exporting and household retail .\nmr lankalingam is the chairman and promoter of lanson group , a leading and diversified industrial house in chennai with interests in food manufacturing and export , automobile retail , housing , it , biotech and lifestyle retail and hospitality .\nthe company has already been set up and is in the process of tying up with all the channel partners in the verticals and associating with leading financial institutions and insurance companies in the country to extend its services to its clients .\naquatainment has tied up with suitable associates that would give the organization the necessary synergy towards logistics , economics , and growth which will benefit both players .\naquatainment has associated with respective yacht clubs for ensuring easy access and service facilities in the various port cities .\naquatainment would have an advisory board comprising of eminent persons from the industry and marine mercantile department , coast guard , etc .\n. lifestyle investor / seafarer / sports lover . hospitality industry . corporates . defense\nmanagement aquatainment is a professionally managed organisation , with mr shiva as the managing director and mr ishtiaq as executive director to oversee the operations . mr shiva and mr ishtiaq are passionate sailors and leading individuals in their own right in the field of aqua sports in india and abroad .\nthe company would also have a trained team of service personnel and crewsmen , apart from qualified individuals in various departments as marketing & sales , finance & administration , etc .\nthe company would also get support from the promoter organizations more marketing and for sales and service back up .\nfuture plans the company is aware that this is an evolving and a sunshine industry with immense potential . aquatainment has discussed with potential dealers and franchisees in mumbai , goa , cochin and vizag to represent the company for sales and service of its products and is in process of finalizing the same .\nthe company has plans to develop a marina for providing docking and berthing facilities apart from providing a destination in greater chennai on the ecr . this would also be the place for various leisure sports , aquatic events , etc\nthe company has also plans to set up manufacturing facilities for international markets as well as for the domestic segment .\ncopyright \u00a9 www . aquatainment . in . all rights reserved . design by : rcms\nat boat fairs , the flashy models always occupy front stage centre , while those built for safety , seaworthiness and manoeuvrability are found - often by chance - in obscure corners of the exhibition area .\n- - - - - - - argentina australia austria bahrain belgium brazil canada chile china colombia costa rica croatia cyprus czech republic denmark dominican republic ecuador egypt estonia finland france germany great britain greece hong kong hungary india indonesia ireland italy japan korea latvia lithuania mauritius mexico monaco netherlands new zealand norway philippines poland portugal romania russia singapore slovakia slovenia south africa spain sweden switzerland taiwan thailand tunisia turkey ukraine united arab . emirates usa viet nam virgin islands ( u . s . ) zimbabwe\nargentina australia austria bahrain belgium brazil canada chile china colombia costa rica croatia cyprus czech republic denmark dominican republic ecuador egypt estonia finland france germany great britain greece hong kong hungary india indonesia ireland italy japan korea latvia lithuania mauritius mexico monaco netherlands new zealand norway philippines poland portugal romania russia singapore slovakia slovenia south africa spain sweden switzerland taiwan thailand tunisia turkey ukraine united arab . emirates usa viet nam virgin islands ( u . s . ) zimbabwe\n\u00a9 yachtino gmbh 2003 - 2018 add / edit website are you looking for shipyards , boat manufacturers or boatbuilders ? 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", "topic": 36}], "title": "debrett ' s", "paragraphs": [". the name\ndebrett ' s\nhonours john debrett . debrett ' s is published under the name\ndebrett ' s - pronunciation of debrett ' s by macmillan dictionary\n. urltoken\nin recent years , books such as debrett\u2019s etiquette for girls , debrett ' s a \u2013 z of modern manners and debrett ' s guide for the modern gentleman have appeared .\ndebrett ' s people of today , an annual publication formerly known as debrett ' s distinguished people of today , is a rival to who ' s who .\nfor a full index of the debrett ' s 500 list , click here .\ndebrett ' s - the trusted source on british social skills , etiquette & style .\ndebrett ' s has published a range of guides on traditional british etiquette , dating from the mid 1900s . those now out of print include debrett ' s correct form in the middle east , debrett ' s guide to entertaining , debrett ' s guide to the season , debrett ' s etiquette and modern manners , the english gentleman , debrett ' s guide to correspondence by rolf kurth , and a range of guides to families and counties in england and scotland , histories of royal engagements and weddings , and cookery books .\ndebrett ' s runs a website which contains 31 , 000 pages of advice and profiles .\ndebrett ' s handbook and over 2 million other books are available for amazon kindle . learn more\nanalysts said that it was a sensible move as debrett ' s was unlikely to feature strongly in the company ' s future .\nsterling insisted debrett ' s was profitable but did not fit with its focus on specialist trade publications .\ndebrett\u2019s thinks they understand modern etiquette . they don ' t , but thankfully i do . . .\ncatalog record : debrett ' s baronetage of england : with . . . | hathi trust digital library\ndebrett ' s ( { { # invoke : ipac - en | main } } < ref > { { # invoke : citation / cs1 | citation | citationclass = web } } < / ref > ) is a specialist publisher , founded in 1769 with the publication of the first edition of the new peerage . the name\ndebrett ' s\nhonours john debrett . debrett ' s is published under the name debrett\u2019s peerage & baronetage , a book which includes a short history of the family of each titleholder . the editor of debrett ' s peerage and baronetage is charles kidd .\ndebrett ' s , which publishes the definitive record of britain ' s aristocracy , was yesterday put up for sale by owner sterling publishing .\nthe debrett\u2019s 500 recognises britain\u2019s 500 most influential people . it has been carefully compiled by independent specialists in each of a number of sectors \u2013 from advertising , business and fashion through to politics and science \u2013 who provide nominations for selection to debrett\u2019s .\n\u201cthe debrett\u2019s handbook provides guidelines that will make everyday life easier , removing anxiety and minimising social awkwardness . \u201d\ndebrett ' s is also behind a range of books , including guides on etiquette and outrageous party games .\n\u2018britons seeking advice on etiquette and lineage have been able to turn to debrett\u2019s for almost 250 years . but debrett\u2019s 2 . 0 is a very different business , as new owners transform the company for the digital age . \u2019\ndebrett ' s illustrated peerage , and titles of courtesy , of the united kingdom of great britain and ireland .\ndebrett ' s people of today , an annual publication ( formerly known as debrett ' s distinguished people of today ) , is a rival to who ' s who . it is published annually and is said , [ 2 ] to catalogue the biographies of britain ' s most distinguished figures .\nwith 250 years of heritage , debrett\u2019s celebrates achievement , supports social mobility and delivers coaching and consultancy in interpersonal skills .\ndebrett\u2019s thinks they understand modern etiquette . they don ' t , but thankfully i do . . . | the independent\ntranslating traditional codes of conduct into the modern day , debrett\u2019s weddings provides guidance on everything you need to plan the perfect day .\nis eating on the bus acceptable in 2014 ? was it ever ? debrett\u2019s can tell you . photograph : cat gwynn / getty\nbut debrett ' s mentioned how his debut solo single , released in december , went to number one in the itunes charts in 36 countries .\nfor those who cannot afford this , the new version of this book is \u00a335 from debrett ' s site . it ' s similar to this book but a hundred or so pages longer .\nkhloe kardashian shows off neon sign in true ' s nursery . . . as she reveals it ' s kris jenner ' s handwriting\nyet they all have one thing in common : tremendous , epoch - changing influence . this is the debrett ' s most influential 500 of 2017 .\nthe new , 150th edition of debrett ' s peerage & baronetage is now in production . order now & save \u00a345 with our pre - o\u2026 urltoken\nthe expertise which was previously available only via our publications is now available in person - to - person coaching with the establishment of our debrett\u2019s academy .\ndebrett ' s ask the expert : i ' ve been passed over for a promotion : should i move jobs ? | city a . m .\nfollowing the recent controversy surrounding public - shaming websites , debrett\u2019s has been inundated with enquiries as to whether it\u2019s acceptable to eat or apply make - up on public transport . according to debrett\u2019s you should avoid both . it\u2019s inconsiderate to eat smelly food in a confined environment , and applying make - up on public transport can jeopardise that all - important first impression and make you appear disorganised .\nwatch coldplay ' s chris martin cover linkin park ' s ' crawling '\n.\ndebrett\u2019s has opened its first international office in its 245 - year history in china in what could be the start of a global expansion of the quintessentially british brand . debrett\u2019s asia will specialise in developing a range of coaching and educational programmes to be delivered in china to businesses , schools and private clients .\nhankinson , cyril francis james . my forty years with debrett . london : r . hale , 1963 .\n* the bride\u2019s surname may be included if it is different from the host\u2019s / hostess\u2019s . the phrase \u2018their ward\u2019 is considered very formal .\ndebrett\u2019s is a professional coaching company , publisher and authority on modern etiquette , founded in 1769 with the publication of the first edition of the new peerage .\nour range of popular etiquette guides include debrett\u2019s handbook , the guide for the modern gentleman , the a - z of modern manners and our wedding handbook .\nour range of popular etiquette guides include debrett\u2019s handbook , the guide for the modern gentleman , the a - z of modern manners and our wedding handbook .\nalmost 150 editions of debrett ' s peerage and baronetage have been published since it was first launched in 1769 , during the reign of king george iii .\ngraphic alliance really took time to understand the debrett ' s brand and all their research has paid dividends - we are delighted with the result .\nin burmese days , mrs . lackersteen is described as reading the civil list ,\nthe debrett of burma\n. an out - of - date debrett ' s is a key plot element in an elizabeth mapp story ( 1920\u20131939 ) by e . f . benson . debrett ' s peerage is mentioned in p . g . wodehouse novels , especially the blandings stories , in which it is often referred to by lord emsworth . in evelyn waugh ' s brideshead revisited ( 1945 ) , charles ryder mentions sebastian ' s family , to which sebastian replies\nthere are lots of us . look them up in debrett\n.\njo bryant , editor of the 480 - page debrett\u2019s handbook , said : \u201cthe sheer number of enquiries we receive demonstrates that manners are still hugely important to people .\nas part of a recurring coaching series , debrett\u2019s works with the japanese executives who have recently been transferred to europe and need immersive western social and business etiquette training .\nnow , debrett\u2019s has lifted the lid on its very modern guide to good manners for the first time , disclosing the questions that most trouble the british public in 2014 .\nthe popstars are new entries on debrett ' s list of the 500 most noteworthy movers and shakers in the uk across 22 sectors , including politics , law and sport .\nthe debrett\u2019s training academy helps individuals build knowledge and confidence for all social environments ensuring that , whatever the situation or event , you will grace them with effortless style and charm .\nas electronic cigarettes become more popular , so to do the number of enquiries that debrett\u2019s receive on the device . the most pressing question is whether they are acceptable in the workplace . according to debrett\u2019s they should never be used in a work environment . vaping shows that you\u2019re not focused on your work and may also be a distraction to your colleagues .\nthis copy of debrett ' s cookbook : ' in - a - stew ' easy menus for every occasion offered for sale by world of books ltd for $ 1 . 36\nposh bible debrett ' s also gave a nod to the stars of one of the biggest tv hits of last year , the night manager , tom hiddleston and olivia colman .\nwhen is it ok to light up your e - cigarette ? if you are at work , the answer is never , according to debrett\u2019s , which has just issued a list of advice on etiquette for those anxious to get it right in today\u2019s world . according to debrett\u2019s , people are now less concerned about thank - you letters and more worried about the vexed issue of when it is all right to recline one\u2019s airline seat ( never on short haul ) .\ndebrett ' s correct form , the authoritative guide to written forms of address and social correspondence , has been in print for 40 years . it has now been revised , updated and expanded to encompass modern manners and everyday behaviour in a new publication : debrett s handbook . with informed insights on a range of formal occasions including royal garden parties , black tie events , weddings and christenings debrett ' s handbook is a trustworthy companion to social life and rites of passage . in addition , debrett ' s handbook addresses many modern dilemmas , including social graces , dress codes , mobile manners and dining etiquette . it offers advice on civilised hosting and entertaining , from formal dinner parties to drinks parties , informal suppers and overnight stays .\nfor almost 250 years , debrett\u2019s has been recognising people of influence and achievement in british society through its publications the peerage and people of today . as an extension to this heritage , the debrett\u2019s 500 was launched in 2014 and is published in the telegraph magazine . recognising those who inspire , influence and instigate change beyond expectation , it is a truly inspiring group of people .\nfrom its mayfair headquarters , debrett\u2019s has been the authority on british aristocracy and etiquette since 1769 , but now those in need of \u201cgood style and modern manners\u201d can also head to shanghai for instruction .\nthe debrett\u2019s training academy has an unrivalled reputation for delivering professional development , training and consultancy to private clients and businesses on etiquette and the relationship and people skills essential for success in an increasingly competitive global landscape .\ndebrett\u2019s receive a high level of enquiries on best business practice . the most commonly asked question is whether it is ever right to blind copy ( bcc ) someone into an email . according to debrett\u2019s , blind copying should be used discerningly as it is deceptive to the primary recipient . instead , the email should be forwarded on to the third party , with a short note explaining any confidentiality , after its distribution .\nthe new , 150th edition of debrett ' s peerage & baronetage is now in production . order now & save \u00a345 with our pre - order discount . ( limited time remaining . ) reserve yours here :\ndebrett ' s , which today made its people of today list available online for the first time , said richard e grant disclosed that he enjoys making dolls houses and michael gambon admitted collecting guns and making clocks .\nthe debrett\u2019s website had to achieve a number of different goals . the \u2018people of today\u2019 database of 24 , 000 notable people needed to be digitised and fully searchable . the website was required to clearly communicate the debrett\u2019s professional and corporate training services . the content that earns debrett\u2019s over 200 , 000 unique visitors every month needed to be organised and presented seamlessly across the online presence . the range of reference books , from the printed \u2018people of today\u2019 to the definitive \u2018wedding guide\u2019 , needed to be integrated into magento e - commerce and made available online . finally all of the seasonal calendar - style content needed to be shown in a digestible and engaging format online .\nother recent correspondents to debrett\u2019s included people anxious about the minefields surrounding when to kiss people ( debrett\u2019s : not on first meeting . millard : do it if it feels right , whenever ) , how to pour drinks ( neatly , i suspect ) , and when to give up your seat ( basically , when you see someone who needs it ) . phones , cigarettes , meals , seats : this is what people are worried about these days .\ndebrett ' s baronetage of england ; containing an account of all existing english baronets , with alphabetical lists of such as have been advanced to the peerage , or whose titles have become extinct , etc . , . . .\nin 2006 , debrett ' s updated its correct form \u2013 the definitive guide to forms of address in the uk \u2013 to include a section on business etiquette , and another on american usage . 2007 saw the publication of a new debrett ' s wedding guide , with advice on every aspect of the modern wedding , including traditional form for invitations , chapters on the roles and responsibilities of the bridal party , and a listing of who pays for what .\nthe directors of sterling believe that the debrett ' s brand would be capable of significant further development and application if brought together with the right customer - facing partner ,\nit said in an announcement to the stock market .\ndebrett\u2019s peerage contains a record of all the titled families in the united kingdom , with details of their births , marriages and deaths . this edition , the eighth , is from 1812 . sir walter eliot reads it in jane austen ' s persuasion to reassure himself of his own status and importance .\njill zarin admits she ' s ready to date again after being spotted with handsome businessman . . . following beloved husband bobby ' s death\ndebrett\u2019s receive more enquiries about mobile use than any other device . according to debrett\u2019s , it is always rude to pay more attention to a phone than a person in the flesh , and they should always be put away when transacting other business \u2013 for example , when you ' re paying for something in a shop . they should be switched off in theatres , cinemas ( including during the trailers ! ) , art galleries , or any space where silence is desired .\nto support our ongoing commitment to social mobility , we also work with the unite foundation to offer young stars training in professional and interpersonal skills and access to the debrett\u2019s network , allowing them to secure internships , work experience and mentoring opportunities .\nmartin was quoted as calling coldplay ' s song\nshiver\na rip - off jeff buckley influenced by buckley ' s song\ngrace\n.\nthe \u201ccc\u201d may be a pillar of passive - aggressive internal office email politics , but what of the \u201cbcc\u201d ? debrett\u2019s label it \u201cdeceptive\u201d , and instead suggest forwarding the email to the third party \u201cwith a short note explaining any confidentiality\u201d . got that ?\nby the time she was 20 , from many hours poring over debrett\u2019s in the library , she knew how to seat a duke , a bishop , an admiral and a viscount at dinner . the closest she ever got to a viscount was a biscuit .\npeople of today lists the uk ' s most influential 25 , 000 people .\nhelpful to know what ' s the best thing to do in many situations .\nsteering through such potentially sticky areas as ' netiquette ' , vegetarianism , modern dress codes , multiple families and international business protocol , ' debrett ' s new guide to etiquette and modern manners ' combines the very best of traditional standards of conduct with acceptable modern innovations .\nsterling has appointed its financial adviser , hawkpoint partners , to carry out the strategic review of debrett ' s . a sale or possibly a joint venture are understood to be the favoured options although a deal is not expected to be finalised for a couple of months .\noriginally a bookseller , john debrett founded debrett\u2019s in 1769 and went on to publish the first edition of the peerage and baronetage . it was very much the \u2018social network\u2019 of its time \u2013 a guide to the ruling class running britain and its empire . the peerage remains in print today , the only up - to - date printed reference guide to the united kingdom\u2019s titled families : the 817 hereditary peers , 758 life peers and peeresses , and 1 , 298 baronets , and their descendants who form the fascinating tapestry of the peerage .\nbritain ' s most authoritative etiquette guide . ( evening standard ) fascinating reading . debrett ' s ( and morgan ) have taken etiquette into the modern world , while keeping an eye on the traditions of the past . ( gq ) an extraordinarily comprehensive guide . . . an authority to consult when settling arguments . ( sunday telegraph ) an easy read , not remotely starchy or dictatorial . it ' s funny . ( spectator )\nthis is a common bugbear . according to debrett\u2019s , it ' s selfish to recline your seat back during short daytime flights . when travelling by plane always stay within your own designated space and don ' t hog the armrest . also avoid kicking the back of the seat in front of you or using it as an aid to standing - up .\nlike its rival publication the british who ' s who selection of entrants is at the editorial team ' s discretion and there is no payment or obligation to purchase .\nthe 2 . 0 - month residency saw him playing 4 . mgm grand ' s hakkasan nightclub , as well as 2 . mgm grand ' s wet republic .\n' as head of the commonwealth and supreme governor of the church of england , the queen plays a crucial role in diplomatic , foreign and religious relations , and though politically neutral she has the power both to appoint and to dismiss prime ministers , ' debrett ' s said .\nben affleck ' s $ 19m la mansion is surrounded by moving trucks . . . as it ' s revealed girlfriend lindsay shookus plans to spend more time on west coast\ngreat to see @ b8bakery featured in today ' s @ timeoutlondon piece on london ' s five best afternoon teas . b bakery ' s delicious sandwiches and cakes were also served on the royal tea bus tour we created with them for the # royalwedding urltoken\naustin scaggs ( 11 august 2005 ) .\ncoldplay ' s quiet storm\n.\nseptember 2 . 01 . 1 . blige ' s album my life ii . . the journey continues ( 2 . he wrote and produced cheryl cole ' s single .\n13 reasons why villain justin prentice says he ' s not bothered by social media trolls . . . and that getting attacked online means he ' s doing his job as an actor\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nmichael jackson . in october 2 . billboard ' s dance / electronic songs chart . he received the british academy ' s ivor novello award for songwriter of the year in 2 .\nadenuga has stated \u2018diy\u2019 music is the future and told time out magazine ,\ni\u2019m not a rapper . i\u2019m an activist .\nhis influence on contemporary british popular culture as a key figure in the grime scene saw him appear on debrett ' s 2017 list of the most influential people in the uk .\njoanna gaines shares husband chip ' s unique birth tradition . . . as he cradles newborn son crew\nyou\u2019ve asked the question , \u201csiri , where have all my friends gone ? \u201d after repeatedly refusing to have actual face time with the sentient because you\u2019ve been too busy getting lost in skyrim . but debrett\u2019s has only one thing to say : \u201cit is always rude to pay more attention to a phone than a person in the flesh . \u201d\nlike its rival publication who ' s who selection of entrants is at the editorial team ' s discretion and there is no payment or obligation to purchase . however , unlike who ' s who , entrants are removed if they are no longer deemed to be suitable for inclusion . [ 4 ] [ 5 ]\nbillboard music awards was named top dance / electronic artist . additionally , harris topped forbes ' list of the world ' s highest - paid djs for three consecutive years from 2 . one of the most successful musicians in contemporary british popular culture , harris appeared on debrett ' s 2 . united kingdom . both were released as 1 . cd - eps by the label prima facie in early 2 . he started working on the album in 2 .\nin 2010 debrett ' s published thoroughly modern motoring manners and petiquette , along with the 148th edition of peerage & baronetage and the 2011 edition of people of today . a special edition of guide for the modern gentleman was also produced for movember , the men ' s health charity , in support of its 2010 modern gentleman campaign theme . and the 2010 luxury diary range having sold out in 2009 , the 2011 diary was published in a range of colours .\nthe art of persistence : stop quitting , ignore shiny objects and climb your way to s . . .\n' i ' m not faking for the first time ' : little mix ' s perrie . . .\njonathan dekel .\ndaylight saving time\u2019s coldplay connection\n, canada . com ; accessed 21 june 2015 .\nliam gallagher slams chris martin ' s anti - war stance\n. nme . retrieved 27 july 2015\nchris martin named world ' s sexiest vegetarian ,\nagence france - presse , 23 july 2005 .\nrobertson , jessica ( 10 april 2006 ) .\ncoldplay ' s chris martin has a boy\n.\nmany people are clearly unclear on the subject of social kissing . according to debrett\u2019s , kissing is not appropriate in many professional situations . on the whole it should only be used among friends , but not on first meeting . an air kiss , without contact , may seem rude or impersonal , so very slight contact is best but no sound effects are needed .\nthis summer\u2019s most anticipated football tournament kicks off today with the fifa world cup in russia . as any england supporter\nrelease your kid ' s dormant genius in just 10 minutes a day : parenting your smart un . . .\nwith the recent public transport ban on e - cigarettes , where is the best place to vape ? certainly not at your desk at work . according to debrett\u2019s , it is the equivalent of spending dress - down fridays standing by the photocopier re - enacting paris is burning and \u201cmay be a distraction to your colleagues\u201d , showing \u201cyou\u2019re not focused on your work\u201d . thanks , the man .\nx factor alumi louis tomlinson and little mix have been named among the country ' s most influential people of 2017 .\nthey starred in one of tv ' s biggest hits of the year , the night manager , so it ' s not surprising that tom hiddleston and olivia colman found a place on the stage and screen list for the first time .\ncoldplay ' s chris martin : ' i ' ll never write lyrics like jay z or morrissey '\n.\ncoldplay ' s chris martin appeals for unity after brexit :\nthis decision does not represent us\n.\nhowever , unlike who ' s who , entrants are removed if they are no longer deemed to be suitable for inclusion .\nthank you for bearing with us while we fixed the shop on our website . here ' s a 20 % off code for the inconvenience , expiring on 17th june 2018 . please account for shipping if buying gifts for father ' s day . urltoken\nkendall jenner boats in sheer dress . . . after snuggling up to her nba beau ben simmons at khloe kardashian ' s party\nroyal ascot , britain ' s most anticipated race meeting , begins today and ends on saturday . when are you going ? urltoken\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\npricey but if you like this kind of thing it ' s worth the price tag . fast delivery as well thank you .\nit was intended as a gift but is so good it has mysteriously found it ' s way in to my . . .\nshe could spot the mayor\u2019s son at the town dance from 200 yards ( not metres dear , we\u2019re british you know ) .\nsilverman , stephen m . ( 14 may 2004 ) .\nit ' s a girl for gwyneth paltrow & hubby\n.\nnearly 800 people wrote to debrett\u2019s asking whether you can indeed polish off a big mac on the train . the answer is no . debrett\u2019s now says it is not only bad form to eat on the bus , tube , whatever ( agreed ) , but that it is also off to put your make - up on when in a shared carriage , because it \u201cmakes you look disorganised\u201d . what nonsense . i think actually it makes you look rather well organised , because you have thought about bringing your make - up ( and a mirror ) with you . obviously adherents must be advised that nail varnish is always a risky business , and apart from that woman i was sitting behind on a hull train the other day who sprayed her hair with dry shampoo , thus masking the entire carriage with noxious fumes , sitting quietly applying mascara is hardly antisocial .\nthey may have pixellated out your eyes and nose , but not your subway peri peri chicken sub or your sense of injustice . yes , you\u2019ve been shamed on the internet for eating on the bus \u2013 but was it acceptable in the first place ? not according to debrett\u2019s . \u201cit\u2019s inconsiderate to eat smelly food in a confined environment , \u201d it says . what about applying makeup on the tube ? \u201cit can jeopardise that all - important first impression . \u201d unless , of course , the all - important first impression you want to create is \u201cbitter clown\u201d .\nin a recent university experiment only 20 per cent of london tube passengers offered to give up their seat to a visibly pregnant woman . according to debrett\u2019s , passengers should always offer to give up their seat to any individual that is pregnant , elderly , or clearly in need . it is important to remember , however , that it is just as rude to aggressively decline the offer of a seat as it is to not offer a seat .\nby 16th century styles of warfare and armour had changed , and heraldry was less important on the battlefield . however it remained popular , and many people petitioned to bear arms . in addition to royal houses , noble families , and knights , ecclesiastical authorities such as bishops were also armigers . books were published identifying families with their coats of arms and lineage . the most famous of these is debrett ' s peerage , first published in 1769 .\niconic movie home where molly ringwald ' s sixteen candles was filmed finally sells for $ 1 . 135 million after two years on market\ncoldplay ' s chris martin performs with peter gabriel at rock and roll hall of fame ceremony\n. nme . 11 april 2014\nwho are the most influential people in britain today ? who determines the laws of our country ? who runs our national institutions , who chooses the groceries we buy , the films we watch , the clothes we wear , even how we manage our money ? this list of the 500 most influential people in the country , compiled by debrett\u2019s , presents a fascinating kaleidoscope of individuals who have a vast impact on our daily lives \u2013 and our futures .\nit ' s not going to bring them a huge amount of cash and doesn ' t recognise a change of strategic direction .\nlauren conrad ' s son liam takes a handful of cake . . . as proud mom ' celebrates one year with our little guy '\nit contains biographical details of approximately 25 , 000 notable people from the entire spectrum of british society . [ 3 ] the selection of entrants is made by the editorial staff of debrett ' s and entries are reviewed annually to ensure accuracy and relevance . entries include details of career , education , family , recreations and membership of clubs as well as contact addresses . an additional feature is the correct style of address to be used when addressing correspondence to an entrant .\nmartin , along with the other coldplay members , achieved worldwide fame with the release of the band ' s single\nyellow\nin 2000 , a song that also earned the band their first grammy award nomination in the best rock song category . the band also garnered critical acclaim and several accolades for their subsequent albums including a rush of blood to the head and viva la vida , winning a grammy award for both and a brit award for the former . coldplay have sold over 90 million records worldwide , making them one of the world ' s best - selling music artists . one of the highest profile musicians in british popular culture , martin appeared on debrett ' s 2017 list of the most influential people in the uk . [ 2 ]\njme ' s third studio album , integrity > , was released on 4 may 2015 . it entered the uk albums chart at number twelve .\nn artist and dj in his own right , mark ronson has also produced tracks for some of the industry\u2019s biggest names , including amy winehouse and robbie williams . born in london and raised in new york , ronson has released four albums under his own name , including 2015\u2019s uptown special , which became his first uk number one . ronson has two brits and five grammys under his belt and has just finished producing lady gaga\u2019s fifth album joanne .\njane austen\u2019s ( 1775 - 1817 ) final novel was written during a period of failing health , in 1815 - 16 , and published . . .\nindustry sources said the brand , which is also behind people of today - a rival to who ' s who - could fetch up to \u00a310m .\nand despite allegations of being workshy , prince william - who did not feature on last year ' s list - received a mention for his philanthropy .\nhampp , andrew ( 9 july 2015 ) .\nbeyonc\u00e9 , coldplay , pearl jam to headline new york ' s 2015 global citizen festival\n.\ntopping the uk charts , the album became his first to chart on the us billboard 2 . all eight of the album ' s singles , which were . harris released his fourth studio album motion in november 2 . it debuted at number two in the uk and at number five in the us , and became harris ' s second consecutive number one album on the us dance / electronic albums chart . the album ' s first three singles .\normer penguin ceo anthony forbes watson has overseen an impressive turnaround at pan macmillan , one of the uk\u2019s largest general book publishers . his eight - year term as managing director has seen a doubling in the publisher\u2019s annual profits , which also won publisher of the year at the bookseller awards in 2015 . in 2016 , pan mac signed elton john\u2019s hotly - contested biography for an advance rumoured to \u2018eclipse seven figures\u2019 , and due to be published in 2019 .\nrapper del the funky homosapian falls off stage during gorillaz set . . . but he reassures fans he ' s ' alright ' as he recovers in hospital\nthe song was released as the album ' s fifth single on 5 july 2 . it was serviced to radio in the uk on 2 july 2 . the album ' s fourth single . featuring rapper example , it peaked at number two in the uk . on 1 . 8 may 2 . 01 .\na new and rich seam for debrett\u2019s is obviously mobile - phone use . apparently , more than 700 people contacted the publisher to ask about the etiquette of the smartphone . \u201cit is always rude to pay more attention to your phone than a person in the flesh , \u201d thunders the publisher , which was founded in 1769 , quite a few years before the world\u2019s first nokia . correct . it also says it is bad form to use your phone in the theatre or cinema . also correct . is there anything more obnoxious than some character in the row beside you switching on their phone and tapping away at that illuminated screen while you are trying to focus on a play ?\nthe new debrett\u2019s site presents the brand in a thoroughly modern and yet timeless manner , combining classic graphic design work with the latest in technology . the content - rich site \u2013 powered by drupal for the content pages and magento for the product pages \u2013 is user - friendly and intuitive despite its relative size . in the six months since launch of the new luxury e - commerce site the time spent on the site per visit , or average session duration , is up 25 % which is testament to the new user experience .\ntristan thompson goes house hunting alone as he checks out $ 2m property in la with its own basketball court . . . just minutes from khloe ' s mansion\nwell , as a one - woman missile for correct behaviour ( i suspect this comes directly from being a mother - of - four , and i am unapologetic about it ) , i would like to give debrett\u2019s a bit of a steer . i have to say i am also aided in this by the stern forum that is twitter , a fantastic place for pedants like moi who are always moaning like fury about things such as people who put their feet on the seats on public transport . so , shall we start with public transport ?\ndavid beckham enjoys wine tasting in his spare time while magician derren brown prefers to stuff dead animals , according to a list of britain ' s most influential people .\nwhy madonna dated only toyboys and why , as she pushes 60 , she ' s finally got bored with them . . . by the writer who knows her best\nsir tony pappano is one of opera\u2019s most influential tastemakers and spokesmen . the \u2018unstoppable maestro\u2019 has conducted works including mozart , puccini , verdi , wagner , shostakovich , britten and berg during his 15 - year tenure at the royal opera house , in addition to pieces for the royal ballet and world premieres of turnage\u2019s anna nicole and birtwistle\u2019s the minotaur . the son of italian immigrants , pappano was born in essex , but moved to america at 13 when he began his music career as a piano accompanist .\nmartin and american actress gwyneth paltrow married on 5 december 2003 , [ 56 ] in a quiet ceremony in the absence of their friends and family . their daughter apple blythe alison martin , was born 14 may 2004 in london and named after chris ' inspiration and cousin , georgia devereux . [ 57 ] [ 58 ] martin and the band released a song\ni am your baby ' s daddy\nunder the name\nthe nappies\nin anticipation of the birth of apple . the band ' s song\nspeed of sound\nwas also inspired by martin ' s experience and awe at becoming a father . their second child , moses bruce anthony martin , was born 8 april 2006 in new york city . [ 57 ] moses ' name was inspired by a song ,\nmoses\n, that martin wrote for paltrow . simon pegg and martin ' s bandmate jonny buckland are apple ' s godfathers , and in exchange martin is the godfather to pegg ' s daughter . [ 59 ]\ncity a . m . ' s opinion pages are a place for thought - provoking views and debate . these views are not necessarily shared by city a . m .\nas a leading agent at top talent management company caa , emma banks represents some of the world\u2019s most famous names , including katy perry , bruno mars and florence and the machine . banks left her previous firm helter skelter to open caa\u2019s london office together with fellow agent mike greek in 2006 , and took on a roster of artists that included arcade fire , franz ferdinand and alicia keys . she has won pollstar\u2019s agent of the year award three times and also dedicates her time to music therapy charity nordoff robbins .\nkylie jenner gushes baby stormi is ' changing every week ' and ' has cutest personality ' . . . as new mom admits to binge watching the handmaid ' s tale\ns senior director of apple\u2019s itunes international , oliver schusser oversees the activity of over 150 markets outside the us and oversees the app store , itunes store and ibooks store . he was also responsible for launching the much anticipated itunes streaming service , apple music , in 2015 . schusser plays a key role in apple ' s dominance of the european download market and in organising its annual itunes festival at the roundhouse . 2016 marked the 10th anniversary of the festival , with performers including britney spears , calvin harris and elton john .\ni didn ' t realize how big this book was going to be . it ' s quite heavy and over 400 pages . it covers everything of british manners and etiquette .\n, the authority on etiquette , has unveiled a \u201cwhat to do\u201d guide to help you think before you faux pas , based on a list of the public\u2019s most frequently asked questions .\navid shelley heads two imprints under the hachette umbrella , general book publishers orion and four - time publisher of the year little , brown . formerly group publisher at little , brown , shelley was chosen by jk rowling to publish her first adult novel the casual vacancy and acquired robert galbraith ' s detective novels before the revelation that they were also , in fact , written by rowling . little , brown\u2019s biggest coup of 2016 was publishing the script book of jack thorne and j k rowlings\u2019s hit west end play harry potter and the cursed child .\nsofia richie , 19 poses in a bikini top just after scott disick ' s ex kourtney kardashian , 39 , did the same . . . and fans call her out for it\nkhloe kardashian ' anxious but eager ' as she gets back to work for the first time since true ' s birth . . . and her alarm goes off at 4 . 35am\ntraditionally , wedding guests contacted the bride\u2019s mother to find out where the wedding list was held , but it is now usual to enclose details of the wedding list with the invitation .\nsince 1769 debrett\u2019s has been the de facto recorder of british society and the trusted source on social skills , etiquette and style . graphic alliance was engaged to design and build a new luxury e - commerce website to house the profiles of in excess of 24 , 000 \u2018people of today\u2019 and over 8 , 000 pages of expert advice and guidance on the social season , british etiquette , wedding planning and corporate training . specifically all the ux and design work had to be responsive to desktop , tablet and mobile . the website also had to integrate with salesforce crm and magento e - commerce for the shopping functionality .\nquestions of status and class are a major preoccupation of jane austen\u2019s characters , and of the novels themselves . professor john mullan considers both the importance of social status and its satirical potential .\nowing to the small size of st john\u2019s church it is possible to ask only very few guests to the service . we hope you will forgive this invitation being to the reception only .\none kiss on the cheek ? two kisses on either cheek ? a handshake , a hug and then a kiss on the hand you didn\u2019t shake ? the appropriateness of kisses - as - greeting can change from social event to social event : a business lunch with your potential new boss , meeting the in - laws for the first time , suburban orgy . for its part , debrett\u2019s says that kissing should \u201conly be used among friends , but not on first meeting . \u201d air kisses are ill - advised and are described as \u201crude or impersonal\u201d , with \u201cno sound effects\u201d deemed necessary . oh god , i might just stay in \u2026\nmel b ' is unable to pay her back taxes amid ongoing divorce battle with stephen belafonte . . . as it ' s estimated the pair owe up to $ 650k ' to the irs\nolaf priol ( 2006 ) .\ntheir wives met at yoga . now chris martin plans to rock the vote for cameron ' s tories\n, the guardian ; retrieved 25 april 2006 .\nthe duchess of cambridge continues to wield huge fashion influence : whether it\u2019s a jenny packham maternity dress on the steps of the lindo wing or a reiss coat for a charity engagement , her choices inevitably sell out within hours . that same selling power now extends to outfits worn by her two children , and prince george was ranked in gq\u2019s 50 best dressed men list when he was still a toddler . the duchess\u2019s mcqueen wedding gown was a demonstration of her commitment to british brands , with consistent favourites including temperley , jenny packham , reiss and whistles , combining high street with haute couture .\nafter signing to parlophone , and six years without a studio release , kano released his fifth album made in the manor , kano ' s most successful album to date . it was critically acclaimed by music critics and charted at number 8 in the uk albums chart , becoming kano ' s highest - charting release , as well as being considered one of the best albums of 2016 by numerous publications .\nphilip pullman\u2019s coming - of - age trilogy his dark materials has been adapted for both stage and screen and its first book , northern lights , won the prestigious carnegie medal . pullman was patron of the oxford literary festival until january 2016 , when he resigned in protest at the lack of fees paid to speaking authors . pullman\u2019s other books include the firework - maker\u2019s daughter and the good man jesus and the scoundrel christ , and he has been working on a companion book to his dark materials for more than a decade . in 2016 he vowed that he would not cut his hair until it was finished .\nit was intended as a gift but is so good it has mysteriously found it ' s way in to my library ! ! ! well packed and arrived next day . couldn ' t be happier .\neditor in chief , harper ' s bazaar justine picardie is the uk editor - in - chief of the hearst - owned luxury lifestyle magazines harper\u2019s bazaar and town and country . she is also a writer of fiction , non - fiction and biography , most notably the best - selling coco chanel : the legend and the life , which was shortlisted for the galaxy national book awards . picardie recently spoke about a revival in the popularity of haute couture , though she herself apparently defies the stereotype of a women ' s magazine editor with a down - to - earth lifestyle and an enthusiasm for high street brands .\nmodel and actress one of the most recognisable models in the world , cara delevingne returned to the catwalk in 2016 for a chanel show in paris after a break to pursue her acting career . starting out aged 17 modelling for asos , her first catwalk appearance was for burberry and she fronted the label\u2019s spring / summer 2012 campaign with jourdan dunn . since then she has graced catwalks and magazine covers worldwide and has designed her own collections for dkny and mulberry . delevingne\u2019s on - screen performances have been well received and she is set to appear in a further three films in 2017 , including an adaptation of martin amis\u2019s london fields .\neditor - in - chief , british vogue british vogue turned 100 last year and alexandra shulman is its longest - serving editor , having spent 24 years at the helm . she pulled off a remarkable coup for vogue\u2019s centenary issue in june 2016 by persuading the duchess of cambridge to appear on the cover . shulman began her career at tatler before becoming editor at gq . she refuses to publish diets or articles about cosmetic surgery and has called for designers to make larger sample sizes . a successful novelist , shulman\u2019s third book was a non - fiction chronicle of vogue\u2019s centenary year called inside vogue : a diary of my 100th year .\nthe irish rock band u2 is another important influence on martin both musically and politically . [ 18 ] martin wrote for rolling stone magazine ' s\n100 greatest artists of all time\non the band , [ 19 ] saying :\ni don ' t buy weekend tickets to ireland and hang out in front of their gates , but u2 are the only band whose entire catalogue i know by heart . the first song on the unforgettable fire ,\na sort of homecoming\n, i know backward and forward \u2013 it ' s so rousing , brilliant , and beautiful . it ' s one of the first songs i played to my unborn baby .\nmartin also comments on bono ' s effect on his own charity and political involvement he is even known to joke with friends referring to himself as\ncrono\n. [ 18 ]\nmonths and international prominence . he is going to bring something unique and fun for the fans . harris produced tinchy stryder ' s second single , . the track had its premiere on 1 . september 2 . 01 . 1 , and was released in the uk on 6 november 2 . the former was included on harris ' s upcoming album 1 . months , and premiered on capital fm radio in the uk on 2 .\n' she didn ' t get those from me ' : kylie jenner says daughter stormi has dad travis scott ' s lips . . . as star reveals her breasts are ' three times the size ' post - baby\neditor - in - chief , business of fashion imran amed founded business of fashion as a blog written from the perspective of an industry outsider from his london sofa . it has since become a must - read for fashion\u2019s insiders as well for its news and analysis of emerging designers , brands , trends and technologies , and for amed\u2019s video interviews with the likes of karl lagerfeld and jefferson hack . with a background in management consultancy and an mba from harvard , amed takes a commercial as well as a creative interest in fashion . he is an associate lecturer at central st martin\u2019s college of art & design and in 2014 , launched recruitment arm bof careers .\nis the first of many events that make up the season ' s busy social calendar . from royal ascot to henley regatta , make sure to read our latest blog post to ensure you ' re wearing the right attire :\nthis article was sourced from creative commons attribution - sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . world heritage encyclopedia content is assembled from numerous content providers , open access publishing , and in compliance with the fair access to science and technology research act ( fastr ) , wikimedia foundation , inc . , public library of science , the encyclopedia of life , open book publishers ( obp ) , pubmed , u . s . national library of medicine , national center for biotechnology information , u . s . national library of medicine , national institutes of health ( nih ) , u . s . department of health & human services , and urltoken , which sources content from all federal , state , local , tribal , and territorial government publication portals ( . gov , . mil , . edu ) . funding for urltoken and content contributors is made possible from the u . s . congress , e - government act of 2002 .\nbookstore owner who called 911 to defend steve bannon from abusive customer is former episcopal priest whose wife got 5 years for embezzling $ 2 . 2 million in church funds \u2013 and donald trump ' s sister was the judge who sentenced her !\nhold on , tightly , to your teacups - preferably royal doulton , adorned with hand - painted periwinkles . t his week , the bbc announced it\u2019s resurrecting keeping up appearances as part of next year\u2019s celebration of their most popular comedies . the pilot episode will feature not the stately - as - a - galleon , never - knowingly - underdressed , social - climbing hyacinth we love to fear , but our ( anti ) heroine as a daintily blushing 19 - year - old ."]}
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- how to avoid them and to manage intraoperative complications .\nsentinel lymph node mapping with staging lymphadenectomy for patients with endometrial cancer increases the detection of metastasis . - pubmed - ncbi\nto assess whether pelvic lymphadenectomy at surgical staging for endometrial carcinoma is an independent risk factor for the occurrence of postoperative complications .\npatients received a standardized cervical injection of indocyanine green , followed by sentinel lymph node mapping and pelvic lymphadenectomy with or without para - aortic lymphadenectomy . sentinel lymph nodes that were negative on hematoxylin - and - eosin staining of sections were ultrastaged by immunohistochemistry for cytokeratin .\nshimoyama s , seto y , yasuda h , kaminishi m . wider indications for the local resection of gastric cancer by adjacent lymphadenectomy .\nthe performance of sln mapping with staging lymphadenectomy increased the detection of lymph node metastasis and was associated with more use of adjuvant therapies .\nto assess the effects of retroperitoneal drainage versus no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy on lymphocyst formation and related morbidities in women with gynaecological cancer .\nzielinski m . transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy : results of staging in two hundred fifty - six patients with non - small cell lung cancer .\na comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy to lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer staging ( fires trial ) : a multicentre , prospective , cohort study .\na comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy to lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer staging ( fires trial ) : a multicentre , prospective , cohort study .\ncastro , j . r . : lymphadenectomy and radiation therapy in malignant tumors of the testicle other than pure seminoma . cancer ( philad . )\na recent trend for less invasive surgery has increased consideration for a minimized scope of lymphadenectomy for submucosal cancer ; however , feasibility criteria have not been precisely established .\na comparison of sentinel lymph node biopsy to lymphadenectomy for endometrial cancer staging ( fires trial ) : a multicentre , prospective , cohort study . - pubmed - ncbi\nall patients with apparent early - stage endometrial cancer ( n = 780 ) who underwent robotic - assisted hysterectomy with pelvic\u00b1aortic lymphadenectomy from july - 2006 to june - 2013 were compared [ pelvic\u00b1aortic lymphadenectomy ( n = 661 ) versus sln - mapped cases with pelvic\u00b1aortic lymphadenectomy ( n = 119 ) ] . isosulfan - blue and indocyanine - green with near - infrared imaging were used for sln mapping . clinico - pathological data , figo stage , gog risk category , and adjuvant therapies were compared .\nhata e , haykawa k , miyamoto h , et al . rationale for extended lymphadenectomy for lung cancer . theor surg . 1990 . 5 : 19 - 25 .\nzielinski m , hauer l , hauer j , nabialek t , szlubowski a , pankowski j . non - small - cell lung cancer restaging with transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy .\nkuzdzal j , zielinski m , papla b , narski m , szlubowski a , hauer l , et al . effect of bilateral mediastinal lymphadenectomy on short - term pulmonary function .\nsentinel lymph nodes identified with indocyanine green have a high degree of diagnostic accuracy in detecting endometrial cancer metastases and can safely replace lymphadenectomy in the staging of endometrial cancer . sentinel lymph node biopsy will not identify metastases in 3 % of patients with node - positive disease , but has the potential to expose fewer patients to the morbidity of a complete lymphadenectomy .\nsentinel lymph node mapping with complete pelvic lymphadenectomy was performed in 340 patients , including para - aortic lymphadenectomy in 196 patients ( 58 % ) . among these patients , 293 ( 86 % ) had successful mapping of at least 1 sentinel lymph node . overall , 41 patients ( 12 % ) had positive nodes , including 36 with \u2265 1 mapped sentinel lymph node .\nthe investigators concluded : \u201csentinel lymph nodes identified with indocyanine green have a high degree of diagnostic accuracy in detecting endometrial cancer metastases and can safely replace lymphadenectomy in the staging of endometrial cancer . sentinel lymph node biopsy will not identify metastases in 3 % of patients with node - positive disease , but has the potential to expose fewer patients to the morbidity of a complete lymphadenectomy . \u201d\nshimoyama s , joujima y , yasuda h , oohara t , kaminishi m . prospectively performed modified d1 lymphadenectomy for clinically diagnosed mucosal , node negative gastric cancer : our findings over the past decade .\ntwo review authors independently extracted data and assessed risk of bias . hazard ratios ( hrs ) for overall and progression - free survival and risk ratios ( rrs ) comparing adverse events in women who received lymphadenectomy versus those with no lymphadenectomy were pooled in random - effects meta - analyses . we assessed the quality of the evidence using the grade ( grades of recommendation , assessment , development and evaluation ) approach .\nkuzdzal j , zielinski m , papla b , urbanik a , wojciechowski w , narski m , et al . the transcervical extended mediastinal lymphadenectomy versus cervical mediastinoscopy in non - small cell lung cancer staging .\nplacement of retroperitoneal tube drains has no benefit in the prevention of lymphocyst formation after pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with gynaecological malignancies . when the pelvic peritoneum is left open , the tube drain placement is associated with a higher\ncomplete mediastinal lymphadenectomy will continue to be performed in medical centers demanding the most comprehensive information . this is justified by previous data demonstrating that the dissection can be performed with minimal time and no increase in morbidity and mortality .\nwalsh , p . c . , kaufman , j . j . , coulson , w . f . , goodwin , w . e . : retro - peritoneal lymphadenectomy for testicular tumors . j . amer . med . ass .\nstanford has been a leading center in advancing the use of laparoscopic lymphadenectomy since the early 1990s . doctors at the stanford cancer center have been among the first to use the procedure in prostate cancer , endometrial cancer , and other genitourinary cancers .\nthis knowledge helps doctors understand how advanced the cancer is , and thus how to treat it . although lymph nodes can be biopsied or removed during a surgical procedure , it is now often possible to use a less invasive approach called a laparoscopic lymphadenectomy .\nlaparoscopic lymphadenectomy can provide results equivalent to surgical biopsies or lymph node removal and , although it is carried out under general anesthesia , it is less invasive than surgery so your hospital stay will be shorter and you will recover much faster and with less pain .\nleschber g , holinka g , linder a . video - assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy ( vamla ) - - a method for systematic mediastinal lymphnode dissection . eur j cardiothorac surg . 2003 aug . 24 ( 2 ) : 192 - 5 . [ medline ] .\npublished in issue 6 , 2014 . pelvic lymphadenectomy is associated with significant complications including lymphocyst formation and related morbidities . retroperitoneal drainage using suction drains has been recommended as a method to prevent such complications . however , findings from recent studies have challenged this policy .\nh\u00fcrtgen m , friedel g , toomes h , fritz p . radical video - assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy ( vamla ) - - technique and first results . eur j cardiothorac surg . 2002 feb . 21 ( 2 ) : 348 - 51 . [ medline ] .\nnicholson , t . c . , wash , p . c . , ratner , m . b . : lymphadenectomy combined with preoperative and postoperative cobalt 60 teletherapy in the management of embryonal carcinoma and teratocarcinoma of the testis . j . urol . ( baltimore )\nduring a laparoscopic lymphadenectomy the surgeon makes a small incision in the lower abdomen to reach the lymph nodes . a tiny tube with a light and a camera ( i . e . , a laparoscope ) is inserted into the incision and directed to the lymph nodes .\njohnson d . e . ( 1977 ) retroperitoneal lymphadenectomy : indications , complications and expectations . in : grundmann e . , vahlensieck w . ( eds ) tumors of the male genital system . recent results in cancer research , vol 60 . springer , berlin , heidelberg\nin the fires prospective cohort study reported in the lancet oncology , emma c . rossi , md , of the university of north carolina , chapel hill , and colleagues found that sentinel lymph node mapping was highly accurate in detecting metastases compared with complete lymphadenectomy in women with endometrial cancer .\ncharoenkwan k , kietpeerakool c . retroperitoneal drainage versus no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy for the prevention of lymphocyst formation in women with gynaecological malignancies . cochrane database of systematic reviews 2017 , issue 6 . art . no . : cd007387 . doi : 10 . 1002 / 14651858 . cd007387 . pub4\na mediastinal lymphadenectomy may be performed to achieve complete staging ( possibly to make postoperative treatment decisions ) , better locoregional control , and improved overall survival . arguments against the procedure include increased operating time , possible increased morbidity , and lack of conclusive evidence to support an increased survival from the procedure .\nyoo dg , kim yh , kim dk , kim hr , park si . clinical feasibility and surgical benefits of video - assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy in the treatment of resectable lung cancer . eur j cardiothorac surg . 2011 dec . 40 ( 6 ) : 1483 - 6 . [ medline ] .\nsentinel - lymph - node mapping has been advocated as an alternative staging technique for endometrial cancer . the aim of this study was to measure the sensitivity and negative predictive value of sentinel - lymph - node mapping compared with the gold standard of complete lymphadenectomy in detecting metastatic disease for endometrial cancer .\n) that compared the effect of retroperitoneal drainage versus no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy in women with gynaecological cancer . retroperitoneal drainage was defined as placement of passive or active suction drains in pelvic retroperitoneal spaces . no drainage was defined as no placement of passive or active suction drains in pelvic retroperitoneal spaces .\nmediastinal lymphadenectomy is indicated for t1 - 3 n0 - 1 resectable nsclc . patients should be without evidence of mediastinal lymph node involvement as assessed by preoperative imaging ( ct , pet , or both ) and sampling by means of mediastinoscopy , a chamberlain procedure , endoscopic ultrasonography , or a transbronchial technique .\nmaier , j . g . , buskirk , k . e . , van sulak , m . h . , perry , r . h . , schomber , d . t . : an evaluation of lymphadenectomy in the treatment of malignant testicular germ cell neoplasms . j . urol . ( baltimore )\ncall s , obiols c , rami - porta r , trujillo - reyes jc , iglesias m , saumench r , et al . video - assisted mediastinoscopic lymphadenectomy for staging non - small cell lung cancer . ann thorac surg . 2016 apr . 101 ( 4 ) : 1326 - 33 . [ medline ] .\nwitte b , messerschmidt a , hillebrand h , gross s , wolf m , kriegel e , et al . combined videothoracoscopic and videomediastinoscopic approach improves radicality of minimally invasive mediastinal lymphadenectomy for early stage lung carcinoma . eur j cardiothorac surg . 2009 feb . 35 ( 2 ) : 343 - 7 . [ medline ] .\nwhen submucosal cancer is evaluated as ct1cn0 , a virtually sufficient minimized scope of lymphadenectomy is a d1 dissection for that within the cutoff diameter and a modified d2 dissection for that exceeding the cutoff diameter . these two types of dissection can even cover the infrequently observed node - positive stations and can realize no residual disease at surgery .\nizbicki jr , passlick b , pantel k , pichlmeier u , hosch sb , karg o , et al . effectiveness of radical systematic mediastinal lymphadenectomy in patients with resectable non - small cell lung cancer : results of a prospective randomized trial . ann surg . 1998 jan . 227 ( 1 ) : 138 - 44 . [ medline ] .\ndarling ge , allen ms , decker pa , ballman k , malthaner ra , inculet ri , et al . randomized trial of mediastinal lymph node sampling versus complete lymphadenectomy during pulmonary resection in the patient with n0 or n1 ( less than hilar ) non - small cell carcinoma : results of the american college of surgery oncology group z0030 trial .\nwang x , yan s , phan k , yan td , zhang l , yang y , et al . mediastinal lymphadenectomy fulfilling nccn criteria may improve the outcome of clinical n0 - 1 and pathological n2 non - small cell lung cancer . j thorac dis . 2016 mar . 8 ( 3 ) : 342 - 9 . [ medline ] . [ full text ] .\npatients receive radiolabeled technetium tc 99m sulfur colloid injected around the tumor 6 hours prior to or after induction of anesthesia right before surgery . patients then undergo radical hysterectomy and complete pelvic and low para - aortic lymphadenectomy . intraoperatively , patients undergo lymphatic mapping and sentinel lymph node identification using isosulfan blue or methylene blue injected at 4 locations in the cervix and a hand - held gamma counter .\na critical review of published literature on mediastinal lymphadenectomy requires an understanding of the described operative technique . sampling refers to the technique of removing easily found and obviously abnormal mediastinal lymph nodes . systematic sampling refers to the routine biopsy of lymph nodes at levels or stations as specified by the authors . complete mediastinal lymph node dissection refers to the routine complete removal of all mediastinal tissue as described by the authors .\ndykhuizer , r . f . , george , f . w . , iii , kirohara , s . , ratner , m . , sargent , c . r . , varney , j . k . : the use of cobalt 60 telecurietherapy or x - ray therapy with and without lymphadenectomy in the treatment of testis germinal tumors ; a 20 - year comparison study . j . urol . ( baltimore )\nthe surgeon documented that she performed a partial mastectomy , sentinel node mapping , sentinel node biopsy and a complete lymphadenectomy . our question is directed at the sentinel node biopsy only as we are receiving denials for this procedure . we are reporting cpt code 38525 with 19302 and are receiving a denial as inclusive . we are not sure what modifier to use as the modifier 59 submitted on appeal is not bypassing our payor\u2019s edit .\nthis is an often asked question . while the sentinel node biopsy is separately reportable with a partial mastectomy , the work is considered inclusive to the lymphadenectomy performed on the same day and is not separately reportable . the denial as inclusive to cpt code 19302 is correct . perform a write off on the account for cpt code 38792 as a coding error adjustment for tracking purposes . use this example as part of your compliance review .\nthe nci dictionary of cancer terms features 8 , 287 terms related to cancer and medicine .\nwe offer a widget that you can add to your website to let users look up cancer - related terms . get nci\u2019s dictionary of cancer terms widget .\nthe search textbox has an autosuggest feature . when you enter three or more characters , a list of up to 10 suggestions will popup under the textbox . use the arrow keys to move through the suggestions . to select a suggestion , hit the enter key . using the escape key closes the listbox and puts you back at the textbox . the radio buttons allow you to toggle between having all search items start with or contain the text you entered in the search box .\na surgical procedure to remove most or all of the lymph nodes that drain lymph from the area around a tumor . the lymph nodes are then examined under a microscope to see if cancer cells have spread to them .\nthe nci dictionary of cancer terms features 8 , 239 terms related to cancer and medicine .\nnational medical specialty societies as well as organizations representing other members of the clinical care team are working with the abim foundation to help providers , patients and other health care stakeholders think and talk about overuse of health care resources in the united states .\nspecialty society partners are also expected to review and update their list on an annual basis to ensure that it continues to reflect the best evidence as well as review and update the list as needed upon publication of new evidence that contradicts one or more society recommendations .\nby partnering in the choosing wisely campaign , aapm & r hopes that patients will initiate discussions with their physicians .\nas the global leader in clinical chest medicine , the american college of chest physicians ( chest ) represents more than 18 , 700 members who provide patient care in the areas of pulmonary , critical care , and sleep medicine in the united states and more than 100 countries worldwide . from cutting - edge medical research in the journal chest ; evidence - based guidelines in antithrombotic therapy , lung cancer , and chronic cough ; to innovative clinical education delivered through the chest annual meeting , simulation education program , and board review courses , chest strives to fulfill its mission \u2013 to promote the prevention , diagnosis , and treatment of chest diseases through education , communication , and research .\nthe american college of obstetricians and gynecologists ( the college ) , representing over 56 , 000 physicians and partners in women\u2019s health , is proud to partner with the choosing wisely \u00ae campaign . the college promotes quality , safety and efficiency in the delivery of women\u2019s health care services . the college believes that the efforts of the choosing wisely campaign will directly contribute to these goals . recommendations that are based on specific medical evidence should be discussed between physicians and their patients to help make wise decisions about appropriate care . these efforts are particularly important since women are the primary decision makers for themselves and their families with regard to health care .\nthe american epilepsy society believes in the importance of engaging patients and providers in conversations that empower patients and lead to improved care . people living with epilepsy , a complex spectrum of disorders , connect with our health system in many different ways and across multiple areas . assuring not only that appropriate tests , procedures and treatments are offered but also that unnecessary interventions are avoided is critical to those living with one of the most common neurological disorders .\nin support of our 16 , 000 members who are committed to high - quality patient care , the american gastroenterological association ( aga ) is pleased to join the abim foundation and many other esteemed medical societies in the choosing wisely \u00ae campaign . by developing clinical guidelines and quality measures , the aga ensures that the patient care decisions made by gastroenterologists are guided by scientific evidence . through the choosing wisely campaign , we hope to further increase physician and patient understanding of which tests and procedures will benefit which patients , and in doing so minimize the misuse of costly screening and diagnostic tests .\namda \u2014 the society for post - acute and long - term care medicine ( amda ) is proud to be a partner in the choosing wisely\u00ae campaign . amda , the national professional association of medical directors , attending physicians , and other professionals practicing long term care medicine , is dedicated to excellence in patient care . amda provides education , advocacy , information , and professional development to enable its 5 , 000 - plus members to deliver quality long term care .\nthe american psychiatric association ( apa ) , founded in 1844 , is the world\u2019s largest psychiatric organization . it is a medical specialty society representing more than 33 , 000 psychiatric physicians from the united states and around the world . its member physicians work together to ensure humane care and effective treatment for all persons with mental disorders , including intellectual disabilities and substance use disorders . apa is the voice and conscience of modern psychiatry . participating in the choosing wisely \u00ae campaign furthers apa\u2019s mission to promote the highest quality care for individuals with mental disorders ( including intellectual disabilities and substance use disorders ) and their families .\nthe american society for apheresis ( asfa ) is an organization of physicians , scientists , and allied health professionals whose mission is to advance apheresis medicine for patients , donors and practitioners through education , evidence - based practice , research and advocacy . asfa represents a broad range of professionals involved in : donor apheresis , apheresis in transplantation , and therapeutic apheresis . asfa is proud to join the choosing wisely campaign and advance efforts to reduce waste and overuse in health care .\nthe american society for reproductive medicine ( asrm ) , founded in 1944 , is the oldest and largest society devoted to reproductive medicine in the world with approximately 8000 members . asrm is proud to partner with the choosing wisely \u00ae campaign and its focus on encouraging a dialog between health care providers and patients . as the leading multidisciplinary organization dedicated to the advancement of the art , science , and practice of reproductive medicine worldwide , asrm attempts to educate both the public and its members about the best practices in the field and views this campaign as consistent with its goals . the society views this campaign as complementary to its development of evidence - based practice guidelines for its members and the translation of these guidelines into patient information materials for the public .\nthe american thoracic society\u2019s mission is to improve health worldwide by advancing research , clinical care , and public health in respiratory disease , critical illness , and sleep disorders . founded in 1905 to combat tuberculosis , the ats is the world\u2019s oldest respiratory society . while the scope of the society\u2019s activities have expanded greatly , its founding philosophy\u2013that disease is vanquished faster when knowledge is shared\u2013remains a touchstone for its programs and people , including 15 , 000 members . for more information , please visit urltoken .\nthe american urogynecologic society ( augs ) is proud to partner with the choosing wisely campaign . founded in 1979 , augs is the premier non - profit organization representing more than 1 , 800 members including practicing physicians , nurse practitioners , physical therapists , nurses and health care professionals , as well as researchers from many disciplines , all dedicated to treating female pelvic floor disorders .\nas the leader in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery , augs promotes the highest quality patient care through excellence in education , research and advocacy . participation in choosing wisely\u00ae complements augs\u2019 commitment to quality improvement , and improving patient care practices and outcomes .\nthe heart rhythm society ( hrs ) is the international leader in science , education and advocacy for cardiac arrhythmia professionals and patients , and the primary information resource on heart rhythm disorders . its mission is to improve the care of patients by promoting research , education and optimal health care policies and standards . representing more than 5 , 800 heart rhythm professionals in more than 70 countries around the world , hrs is pleased to partner in the choosing wisely \u00ae campaign to help ensure that people living with heart rhythm disorders receive optimal care and improved quality of life . the society also is a leader of the \u201c apples and oranges \u201d sudden cardiac arrest awareness campaign aimed at sharing the differences between sca and heart attack and the \u201c afib feels like \u201d awareness campaign aimed at helping people understand the symptoms , risks , and treatment options for atrial fibrillation , the most common heart rhythm disorder . for more information , follow hrs on twitter , facebook , linkedin , or the society\u2019s blog , ep insights .\nhivma is pleased to partner with the choosing wisely\u00ae campaign to raise awareness of inappropriate , wasteful clinical actions that harm patients and lead to wasteful health costs . consistent with the mission of choosing wisely\u00ae , hivma is committed to evidence - based medicine and continually develops and updates clinical practice guidelines that inform the use of high - quality , truly necessary medicine .\nfounded in 2001 , the society for the advancement of blood management ( sabm ) was started by a group of dedicated volunteers who saw a need for a new way of thinking . the sabm founders realized that blood management ought to be the standard of care , and that blood transfusion should be viewed as the alternative . today , sabm is recognized as a key educational resource for patient blood management . sabm is grounded in scientific validation , evidence - based practices and focused on promoting the patients\u2019 best interest through effective and optimal blood management .\nsabm defines its mission as the improvement of health outcomes by advancing comprehensive patient blood management practices , promoting innovative research , and providing quality professional and public education .\ngiven our mission and message , sabm is truly honored and proud to partner with the choosing wisely\u00ae campaign .\nas a leading voice in infection prevention and antibiotic stewardship , the society for healthcare epidemiology of america ( shea ) strongly supports the goals of the choosing wisely\u00ae campaign and is a proud to partner in helping raise awareness of inappropriate clinical actions that can harm patients and increase the cost of care . shea is a professional society representing physicians and other healthcare professionals around the world with expertise in healthcare epidemiology , infection prevention , and antibiotic stewardship . the society is on the forefront of the education , research , and guideline development for the appropriate and safe use of antibiotics , as well as clinical practices that reduce healthcare - associated infections , optimize patient safety , control costs , and reduce resistance to antimicrobials .\nchoosing wisely\u00ae is an initiative of the abim foundation . \u00a9 2018 . all rights reserved .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nnotice : users may be experiencing issues with displaying some pages on stanfordhealthcare . org . we are working closely with our technical teams to resolve the issue as quickly as possible . thank you for your patience .\naccess your health information from any device with myhealth . you can message your clinic , view lab results , schedule an appointment , and pay your bill .\nthe myhealth mobile app puts all your health information at your fingertips and makes managing your health care simple and quick . available for iphone and android .\nwhen investigating pelvic cancers ( such as prostate , testicular , cervical , and uterine cancers ) it is important to know whether the disease has spread to the lymph nodes in the region .\nthe doctor navigates and inspects the region on a tv - like monitor that receives images from the camera , and can biopsy or remove the lymph nodes with a cutting instrument and tissue retrieval apparatus that is also part of the laparoscope .\nin addition , the laparoscope images are magnified when they appear on the monitor , allowing your doctor to see even greater tissue detail than would be available during traditional surgery .\nlike all surgeries , the success of laparoscopic surgery is related to doctor ' s experience with the technique . with well over a decade of experience , you can be assured that the stanford cancer center provides the reliable , quality care that is essential when you are facing cancer .\nif a woman has symptoms of endometrial cancer , her doctor will examine her and possibly order blood and urine tests .\npelvic exam and pap smears , which look for cervical cancer , can also find a small number of endometrial cancers before symptoms develop .\ntransvaginal ultrasound , in which the doctor inserts a wand - like instrument into the vagina . the instrument aims high - frequency sound waves at the uterus . the pattern of the echoes they produce creates a picture . saltwater can be placed into the uterus through the cervix before the ultrasound test to give a clearer picture . this is called a sonohystogram . if the endometrium looks too thick or irregular , the doctor can perform an endometrial biopsy in the office or a dilation and curettage ( d & c ) in the operating room .\nthe definitive test is a biopsy ( taking and testing a tissue sample from the uterus ) . if a biopsy confirms the diagnosis , the doctor will order imaging tests such as a ct scan or mri ; blood tests for ca - 125 , a marker seen both with ovarian and endometrial cancer ; and a colonoscopy . the doctor may also order exploratory surgery ( opening the abdomen ) to determine how far the disease has spread .\nif the cancer has spread beyond the uterus , then after surgery the patient is given radiation , often in combination with chemotherapy , to wipe out the remaining cancer cells . some doctors also recommend radiation when the tumor is large but has not spread beyond the uterus .\npatients in remission need checkups every few months for several years . if cancer comes back , it usually happens within three years . caught early , cancer that comes back may be cured with aggressive radiation , chemotherapy , or more surgery .\nto help cope with the emotional difficulties of having uterine cancer , patients might consider joining a support group . counseling is especially helpful for pre - menopausal women who become depressed after a hysterectomy .\nlebovic , d . ; gordon , j . ; taylor , r . ;\nreproductive endocrinology & infertility .\nscrubb hill press , 2005 .\nmelanoma is a type of skin cancer . when it spreads to other places in your body , it ' s called metastatic , or advanced . you may also hear your doctor refer to it as stage iv melanoma .\nalthough in most cases it can ' t be cured , treatments and support can help you live longer and better . doctors have new therapies that have greatly increased survival rates . and researchers are working to find new medications that can do even more .\nremember : you still have control over the decisions you make about your treatment and your life . it ' s important to have people you can talk to about your plans , your fears , and your feelings . so find support and learn about your treatment options . that will help you make the most of your life .\nin most cases , melanoma is caused by exposure to ultraviolet ( uv ) radiation from the sun or tanning beds . it damages the dna of your skin cells , and they start to grow out of control .\nyou can get the disease on parts of your body that don ' t get sunlight , though , like the palms of your hands and the retinas of your eyes .\nif you haven\u2019t already been diagnosed with melanoma , your doctor will do a skin exam . if he thinks you may have skin cancer , you ' ll need a biopsy to find out .\na doctor will look at the growth under a microscope to see how thick it is . usually , a thicker tumor means the cancer is more serious .\nif you ' ve been diagnosed with melanoma , you may also have a blood test and an imaging test to see if it has spread to other areas .\nchest x - ray . this uses radiation in low doses to make pictures of the inside of your body .\nct scan ( computerized tomography ) . it uses powerful x - rays so your doctor can get a detailed look at what ' s going on inside you .\nmri ( magnetic resonance imaging ) . it uses powerful magnets and radio waves to make pictures of organs and structures inside your body . it helps show blood flow and can help locate cancer growths .\npet scan . this test uses radioactive material to look for signs of cancer .\nthe doctor will also check to see if your lymph nodes are enlarged . lymph nodes are bean - sized glands under the skin in your neck , underarms , and groin . the doctor uses a thin needle to remove a sample of cells . this is called a fine - needle aspiration biopsy .\nthe doctor may also do a lymph node biopsy . this removes the lymph nodes most likely to have cancer cells . in this test , the doctor injects a dye into the area where the potential cancer was . it spreads to the nearest lymph nodes , which are removed and tested . if these lymph nodes , called sentinel nodes , don ' t have cancer , then it ' s likely the cancer hasn ' t spread .\nthe results of these tests help the doctor determine the stage of your cancer and how widespread it is .\nyou and your doctor will decide on the best treatment plan once you know that information .\nalthough metastatic melanoma is not easy to treat , you do have options . choosing what ' s right for you will depend on where and how big the cancer is , what your health is like , and what your wishes are . since most cases of metastatic melanoma can ' t be cured , the goals of treatment are to :\ntreatment used to be mainly radiation and chemotherapy . now there are newer drugs available that can work better , studies show . your treatment may include :\nsurgery . your doctor may remove tumors or lymph glands . although surgery alone probably won ' t cure the cancer , it can help you live longer and have fewer symptoms . your doctor will likely also use one or more other treatments .\nradiation and chemotherapy . these can help some people , depending on the size and location of the cancer .\nimmunotherapy . these drugs boost your immune system so it can better attack the cancer . you get immunotherapy through an iv or a shot in high doses . it can have serious side effects , but it can also shrink metastatic melanomas and help some people live longer . these drugs include :\ninterferon - alpha and interleukin - 2 : these older drugs can help some people live longer .\nipilimumab ( yervoy ) : there are two uses for this drug . it can be given to individuals who have had surgery to remove melanoma in order to prevent the melanoma from coming back . it can also be used for late - stage melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery . but the drug doesn ' t work for everyone , and it can have serious , even life - threatening , side effects .\nnivolumab ( opdivo ) : it works by inhibiting the pd - 1 protein on cells , which blocks the body\u2019s immune system from attacking melanoma tumors . it ' s been shown to increase overall survival .\npembrolizumab ( keytruda ) : in people with advanced melanoma who have already been treated with yervoy , keytruda may shrink tumors in some . you take it as an iv infusion every 3 weeks .\nresearchers are studying many other drugs that spur the immune system to fight melanoma . because metastatic melanoma is so hard to treat , you may want to ask your doctor about taking part in a clinical trial , which uses a treatment that ' s still under research .\ntargeted therapy . this kind of treatment aims to kill cancer cells without harming healthy ones . they may work for people who have certain changes in genes . because these treatments target the tumors , they may cause fewer side effects than chemotherapy or radiation .\nsome drugs attack a gene called braf . about half the people who have melanoma have changes in this gene , which helps cancer cells grow . if you have a tumor with braf , these drugs may shrink it and extend your life . they include :\nother drugs block an enzyme called mek . this enzyme is often overactive in some cancers . these drugs , working in combination with a braf inhibitor to attack cancer cells , seem to shrink tumors for a longer period of time :\nhearing that your cancer has spread is scary , but a lot of research is underway to find new treatments . and there are treatments available to try to stop the disease from spreading , so you can live longer .\nit ' s important to have support and to talk about your fears and feelings , too . your doctor can help you find a cancer support group .\nif you lose your appetite , eat small amounts of food every 2 to 3 hours instead of bigger meals . a dietitian can give you other tips on nutrition and eating during your cancer treatment . ask your doctor for a referral .\nexercise can help you feel better overall and fight fatigue . but listen to your body , and balance rest and activity .\nget the kind of emotional support that ' s right for you . it could be from family , friends , your cancer support group , or a religious group .\nalthough stage iv melanoma is hard to treat , each case is different , and some people will respond very well to treatment . talk to your doctor about all your options , and find out more about clinical trials to see if one is right for you .\nthe melanoma research foundation has an online library of free support services , including an online patient community and a phone buddy program . and for more information on metastatic melanoma , go to the web site of the skin cancer foundation .\nif you are interested in more advanced reading on this topic , we\u2019ve made content from our health professional site , medscape , available to you on webmd .\namerican cancer society :\nmelanoma skin cancer overview ,\ntreatment of melanoma sin cancer by stage , \u201d\ntargeted therapy for melanoma skin cancer .\nfda :\nfda approves yervoy to reduce the risk of melanoma returning after surgery ,\nfda approves cotellic as part of combination treatment for advanced melanoma .\nnational cancer institute :\nwhat you need to know about melanoma and other skin cancers .\nmedscape : \u201csome melanoma patients living for up to 10 years after ipilimumab . \u201d\nuptodate :\nmelanoma treatment ; advanced or metastatic melanoma ( beyond the basics ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwarning : the ncbi web site requires javascript to function . more . . .\ncochrane database syst rev . 2015 sep 21 ; ( 9 ) : cd007585 . doi : 10 . 1002 / 14651858 . cd007585 . pub3 .\nobstetrics and gynaecology , gloucestershire hospitals nhs foundation trust , great western road , gloucester , uk , gl1 3nn .\nwe searched the cochrane central register of controlled trials ( central ) , the cochrane gynaecological cancer review group trials register , medline and embase to june 2009 for the original review and extended the search to june 2015 for this version of the review . we also searched registers of clinical trials , abstracts of scientific meetings and reference lists of included studies , and we contacted experts in the field .\nplease confirm that you would like to log out of medscape . if you log out , you will be required to enter your username and password the next time you visit . log out cancel\nauthor : r james koness , md , facs ; chief editor : erik d schraga , md more . . .\nthe classification of regional lymph node stations for lung cancer staging reported by mountain and dresler in 1997 describes the anatomic landmarks for 14 levels of intrapulmonary , hilar , and mediastinal lymph nodes stations . [ 5 ] tnm classification for lung cancer classifies lymph node stations into six zones , as follows :\nn3 lymph nodes are contralateral mediastinal , ipsilateral scalene , or supraclavicular . among the primary tumors that had only a single involved n2 station , the most common site of lymph node metastases was level 4r for right - upper - lobe tumors , levels 5 / 6 for left - upper - lobe tumors , and level 7 for middle - and lower - lobe tumors . [ 6 ]\nfour published randomized trials compared mediastinal lymph node dissection and mediastinal lymph node sampling . [ 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 ] a meta - analysis of the first three trials reported a survival advantage for stages i , ii , and iiia , and a fixed - effects model by the same group reported that mediastinal lymph node dissection reduced the risk of death . [ 11 , 12 ]\ncall et al assessed the results of vamla for staging nsclc in 160 cases , 138 of which involved clinical n0 - 1 cancers . 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[ medline ] .\nvideo - mediastinoscope ( wolf company , knittlingen , germany ) , with the 2 blades opened for demonstration .\nr james koness , md , facs program director , fellowship in surgical oncology , roger williams medical center ; clinical assistant professor , division of surgical oncology , department of surgery , the warren alpert medical school of brown university r james koness , md , facs is a member of the following medical societies : american college of surgeons , american head and neck society , society of surgical oncology , american society of breast surgeons disclosure : nothing to disclose .\nerik d schraga , md staff physician , department of emergency medicine , mills - peninsula emergency medical associates disclosure : nothing to disclose .\nall material on this website is protected by copyright , copyright \u00a9 1994 - 2018 by webmd llc . this website also contains material copyrighted by 3rd parties .\nurol clin north am . 2001 aug ; 28 ( 3 ) : 491 - 8 .\nscott department of urology , baylor college of medicine , houston , texas , usa .\naccurate mediastinal staging is the hallmark of a good thoracic oncology program . despite advancements in imaging , surgical staging remains the gold standard of mediastinal staging for lung cancer . this review article summarizes the technique of transcervical mediastinal lymph node dissection and its role in the staging of non - small cell lung cancer ( nsclc ) .\na transverse collar incision is made about 1 cm superior to the sternal notch to a length of 6\u20138 cm . bilateral anterior jugular veins are divided and subplatysmal flaps are developed superiorly and inferiorly with the upper flap reaching the level of the thyroid cartilage and the lower flap extending below the margin of the sternal notch ( fig .\noperative photograph showing the transverse cervical incision to accomplish temla . subplatysmal flaps have been raised and the strap muscles are being separated\nin this operative photograph , the rultract retractor hook has been placed retrosternally and the sternum has been elevated . the innominate has been dissected and the right paratracheal space accessed\n) . this extensive dissection also facilitates thoracoscopic lobectomy / pneumonectomy as well as saves time by avoiding the need to dissect these stations by vats .\ndissection of the deep right paratracheal space . after the lymph node packet is removed , the distal trachea and azygous vein can be clearly visualized\n) . occasionally , patients have thoracic inlets mobile and open enough to permit direct viewing of the distal tracheobronchial dissection .\nin summary , temla is a promising technique that deserves multi - institutional evaluations for enhanced staging and in approaching the mediastinum for other pathology . future studies are needed to determine whether temla improves patient selection or survival with regards to lung cancer resection .\nj thorac oncol : off publication of the international association for the study of lung cancer .\neur j cardiothorac surg : official journal of the european association for cardio - thoracic surgery .\n) has remained the popular choice . the purpose of this presentation is to report our experience gained from performing 152 retro - peritoneal lymphadenectomies over the past 18 years and is an attempt at the present time to answer caldwell\u2019s (\nthese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors . this process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves .\nboden , g . , gibb , r . : radiotherapy and testicular neoplasms . lancet ( 1951 )\ndean , a . l . : treatment of testis tumors . j . urol . 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{"id": 56197, "summary": [{"text": "channel one is a recording studio in maxfield avenue , west kingston , jamaica .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the studio was built by the hoo kim brothers in 1972 , and has had a profound influence on the development of reggae music . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "channel one studios", "paragraphs": ["channel one is regarded to be one of the most important studios in the history of reggae . its location was in maxfield avenue , kingston , jamaica .\nkenneth hoo kim , one of four brothers associated with the channel one studio , died on thursday .\nfor the artistes and producers who recorded at channel one , the api board set channel one apart from its rivals . fitzroy ' bunny diamond ' simpson was one of those artistes .\nmany musicolo - gists tend to believe that channel one was to the 1970s what studio one was to the 1960s .\nrecording studio , located in kingston , jamaica also credited with production . also appears as channel 1 recording studio , channel 1 studio , channel one studio , just channel 1 or channel one . among the regular engineers : soldgie , donovan phillips , dale mclaren , ernest hookim , lancelot\nmaxie\nmckenzie . . .\n\u2014 jimmy cliff ' s 1975 album , follow my mind , was recorded at channel one .\nbetween 1974 and 1984 , the channel one studios at 29 maxfield avenue in kingston 13 dominated the reggae airwaves with a multitudinous array of quality reggae recordings that could only be rivalled by its predecessors , studio one and treasure isle .\nfrom its early days , dunbar knew the drum sound was key to channel one ' s success .\nchannel one recording studio 29 maxfield avenue kingston 13 jamaica w . i . ph : 92 - 95590\n. during the coming years the studio built its name as one of the best studios in jamaica . artist who recorded there during these times were\nthe classic channel one era effectively came to a close in 1977 when paul hoo - kim , second of the brothers and operator of the channel one sound system , was killed at greenwich farm beach while playing dominoes .\ncoxson went as far as to update some of his studio one classics by overdubbing the drums in the new channel one double - drumming style . in another ironic twist , channel one used several popular studio one artistes like john holt , ernest wilson , the viceroys and the wailing souls , to record on their contemporary rockers rhythms .\nwilson ' s version became a hit and triggered a remarkable run of success for hoo - kim ' s fledgling studio . channel one ' s golden era lasted a decade and is comparable to studio one and treasure isle , rival studios during the ska and rock steady periods of the 1960s .\n\u2014 many of the hit songs at channel one , including far east by barry brown and the jays ' queen majesty , were originally done at studio one and treasure isle , respectively .\nthe hoo kims had no music experience when they launched channel one . their family operated an ice cream parlour and owned gaming machines .\nnorcross has worked for the weather channel since 2010 . tuesday , he left his miami beach apartment and flew to the network ' s atlanta studios for around - the - clock irma coverage .\nthis leaning of channel one on some studio one foundation bass lines , created some amount of animosity between brentford road and maxfield avenue , and studio one boss clement ' coxson ' dodd retaliated with sugar minott versions of i need a roof , and woman is like a shadow , both channel one recordings . the latter recording by minott was even on the streets before the meditation ' s version .\nfour brothers \u2014 joseph ( better known as ' jo jo ' ) , ernest , paul and kenneth \u2014 were responsible for running one of reggae ' s great recording studios and labels .\nfor sly dunbar , who is still an in - demand musician / producer , working at channel one is the highlight of a storied career .\ndid what often is regarded as his best and most ground breaking work at the channel one studio . this in combination with the backing of the\nboth have long given up on music , though jo jo oversees distribution of the channel one catalogue . kenneth died in october 2013 at age 66 .\njo jo is credited as producer on many of the hit songs from channel one ' s most fruitful period ( 1972 - 1977 ) . ernest was one of the engineers while paul ran the company ' s sound system .\nthe dilapidated channel one complex is barely recognisable today . the studio that produced some of the greatest music in the 1970s went silent over 20 years ago .\n\u2014 bertram ' ranchie ' mclean , a key member of the revolutionaries , started his career as a guitarist . he switched to bass at channel one .\n\u2014 channel one had a number of top engineers including ernest hoo - kim , bunny ' bunny tom tom ' graham and overton ' scientist ' brown .\nmost reggae historians agree that the 1970s is the music ' s golden age . some of the period ' s greatest sounds came out of channel one .\nbryan norcross left his miami beach apartment tuesday and flew to the network ' s atlanta studios for around - the - clock irma coverage .\nkenneth hoo kim was a mechanic by profession . he began producing songs at channel one in the late 1980s , working with artistes such as singer frankie paul .\n\u2014 producer bunny lee conducted the first recording session at channel one with delroy wilson and the soul syndicate band . it produced the song , can i change my mind .\n12\nin the mid 70 ' s . \u00bbtruly\u00ab by the jays ( 1976 , channel one ) is often referred to as the specific first 12\ndiscomix release .\n\u2014 my leader born yah , theme song for the people ' s national party 1976 general election campaign , was recorded at channel one . it was produced by clancy eccles .\ndoing its own productions and having its own in - house band , channel one created a sound that conjured up memories of the studio1 days with their fluid rocksteady - influenced bass lines and sly dunbar ' s revolutionary drum patterns . for a moment it would seem that the whole rhythmic structure of 1970s reggae had been remodelled by channel one ' s emergence .\nit seemed a strategy to lure producers away from the more established studios , while at the same time affording joe joe the privilege of gaining experience in the business .\nthe place had a sound . . . heavy , rootsy . after we hit an ' people hear the sound , everybody wanted to come to channel one ,\nhe said .\nin 2004 ernest decided to build a new studio on his premises in west kings house rd . - the new channel one . as this time the studio hasn ' t been finished yet .\nthis collection is representative of the more experimental side of channel one ' s output showcasing a selection of sixteen dubs and instrumentals from this innovative and inventive studio from the period between 1974 and 1979 .\nside a mixed and recorded at channel one studio side b mixed and engineered at king tubby studio , kingston , jamaica made in jamaica track a1 mis - spelled as\nthe conqeror\non the centre label .\nchannel one bring a lot out of me as a musician an ' other musician and artistes will tell yuh the same thing . i think it ' s up there with the great labels ,\nhe said .\nreleased their hit \u00bbright time\u00ab which was a well deserved major success for the studio who by now had started to dominate the chart - as they would the coming next years . the channel one studio was known for reusing old\nalthough it ' s a shame was the first hit song for channel one , recording sessions were going on there for almost one year . in an interview with american writer david katz for his book , solid foundation : an oral history of reggae , hoo - kim says not everyone was impressed with the studio ' s sound .\nwe didn ' t recognize that password reset code . enter your email address to get a new one .\nthe mighty diamonds were arguably channel one ' s biggest act . in 1975 as roots - reggae took off internationally , the trio recorded the right time album which yielded hits in the title song , i need a roof and africa .\nduring the early 80 ' s the studio was arguably the most important in jamaica and carried the swing up to the mid 80 ' s when the digital era started . this would mark the end of channel one who closed up .\nbut they took the plunge , purchasing an api console that made the channel one sound stand out from its rivals . in fact , other producers recorded there , which jo jo hoo kim , eldest of the brothers , said helped the company .\nthat it did , with several of the musicians at channel one picking up recording or touring assignments with top acts like jimmy cliff and peter tosh . on the strength of their songs for the label , the mighty diamonds eventually signed with virgin records .\nthe teething pains had eased considerably one year later when channel one officially launched . hoo - kim ' s youngest brother ernest replaced the more experienced syd bucknor as official engineer and was at the studio ' s impressive api console for follow - up hits including horace andy ' s girl i love you and country living , by a harmony trio called the mighty diamonds .\nhurricane irma has the potential of affecting every major city in florida bryan norcross left his miami beach apartment tuesday and flew to the network ' s atlanta studios for around - the - clock irma coverage . check out this story on urltoken urltoken\nit was a sunday afternoon in 1973 when music producer joseph ' joe joe ' hoo - kim gathered a band of musicians at his new channel one studio to back singer delroy wilson on a reggae cover of the spinners ' hit song , it ' s a shame .\nthe channel one sound not only captivated the hearts of jamaicans , its rhythms rocked dancehalls as far as new york , toronto and london during the 1970s and 1980s . but by the early 1980s the studio was on the decline and finally closed its doors in the mid 1980s .\nthe wailing souls also managed to maintain the incredibly high standard they reached at studio one with back out and things and time .\nlisa marteeny sweeps sludge from one room to another as her husband lee sits on the front porch in everglades city , fla .\nenergy workers arriving from michigan to help with the power restoration of miami begin to work one day after hurricane irma hit florida .\nthe studio was the heartbeat of roots - reggae in jamaica during the 1970s . among the many hit songs recorded at channel one were delroy wilson ' s it ' s a shame , i need a roof by the mighty diamonds , ballistic affair by leroy smart and woman is like a shadow by the meditations .\nlocal television is important . channel one has a variety of content developed especially for our television customers . static ads display community events while fetures and church services offer unique video productions . while some of our content is volunteered , such as church services , we also hire a local development company , fauxpop media . enjoy !\nthe most successful performers to be backed by the revolutionaries was the mighty diamonds - ( donald shaw , fitzroy simpson , and lloyd ferguson ) . after showing an early penchant for soul covers , the mighty diamonds increased their tempo , resulting in hit after hit that flowed out of channel one in a veritable deluge of unparalled consistency .\nstreets are blocked in coral gables as residents working to clear trees and debris on sept . 11 , 2017 , one day after hurricane irma hit florida .\ndowntown miami high rises suffered power outages , except for one apartment , as outer bands of hurricane irma passed over miami on sept . 10 , 2017 .\nlocated along maxfield avenue , channel one opened in 1972 . it produced countless hit songs , including i need a roof , africa ( the mighty diamonds ) , ballistic affair ( leroy smart ) , i know myself ( ernest wilson ) , woman is like a shadow ( the meditations ) , and mpla by house band , the revolutionaries .\nthe entrance to the magic kingdom at disney world is empty as the theme park was closed because of hurricane irma approaching the central florida area , sept . 10 , 2017 , in lake buena vista , fla . other tourists attractions including universal studios and sea world were also closed and planned to reopen tuesday .\none of two confirmed destroyed construction cranes in downtown miami seen as the last major bands of wind and rain of hurricane irma pass on sept . 10 , 2017 .\nmanuel sanchez , 85 , walks past some downed trees in his miami neighborhood on sept . 11 , 2017 , as the cleanup process begins one day after hurricane irma hit florida .\nwe are the very definition of independent , but we ' ve worked with , and for , studios , production companies , broadcasters , pr irms , ngos and professionals at every level of industry , bringing a unique mix of skills to bear with intelligence , intuition , creativity and an understanding that working with people means much more than simply working alongside them .\nother artistes and hits recorded at channel one during the period were leroy smart ( ballistic affair , badness nuh pay ) , the wailing souls ( things and time , jah jah give us life ) , the meditations ( woman is like a shadow ) , ernest wilson ( i know myself ) , the jays ( queen majesty ) and mpla , a rousing instrumental ode to angolan freedom fighters by the revolutionaries .\npatti raines of the greenville s . c . county animal care unloads one of the 18 kittens flown from charleston as they leave the path of hurricane irma , sept . 4 , 2017 .\njose antonio feliu stands with his car on a blocked street in a miami neighborhood on sept . 11 , 2017 , as the clearing of trees and debris begins one day after hurricane irma hit florida .\nnew episodes of preacher season 3 air sundays 10 / 9c . available immediately after on - 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air broadcasts on ios , apple tv , android , windows , fire tablets , roku , xbox one and urltoken .\nnew episodes of unapologetic with aisha tyler season 1 air monday at 10 / 9c on amc . available immediately after on - air broadcasts on ios , apple tv , android , windows , fire tablets , roku , xbox one and urltoken .\nscientist presents neville brown\u200e \u2013 with the aggrovators at channel one studios recorded at channel one studio ; the titles in the track list are taken from the back cover , the lp labels have some different spellings ( including rhythm information in brackets ) : a1 < b > the right time < / b > a2 < b > where did she go . < / b > ( < i > money in my pocket < / i > ) a3 < b > tell it to the children < / b > a4 < b > trod along natty dreadlocks < / b > ( < i > heavenless < / i > ) b1 < b > i man no follow no fasion < / b > ( < i > boxing < / i > ) b2 < b > i man no follow no fasion part 2 < / b > ( < i > boxing < / i > ) b3 < b > babylon dont touch my sensy < / b > ( < i > pressure and slide < / i > ) b4 < b > babylon dont touch my sensy part 2 < / b > ( < i > pressure and slide < / i > ) b5 < b > a friend indeed < / b > ( < i > eastman sound < / i > ) b6 < b > a friend indeed part 2 < / b > ( < i > eastman sound < / i > ) matrix # side a : mpo vslp 4014 a1 matrix # side b : m . po vslp 4014 b1\nbecause i ' ve done this before with hurricanes , where i head off to television stations \u2014 or in this case headed to atlanta to be on the weather channel \u2014 and left my home to fend for itself as well - protected as i could make it ,\nhe said .\nbertram ' ranchie ' mclean ( bass ) , eric frater ( guitar ) and keyboardist ansell collins also backed wilson , who had been a child star at studio one in the 1960s . dunbar recalls making a bold prediction at the end of the gig .\nstephanie matejcik gets a hug from one of her neighbors as she moves her belongings out of her home at the sea breeze resort in islamorada , fla . , after hurricane irma brought high winds and flooding to the area destroying most of the homes in the community .\nmiami beach shut down to car traffic on sept . 11 , 2017 , one day after hurricane irma hit florida . police would allow residents to walk from venetian island checkpoints across the bridges into miami beach . miami beach will allow all residents back into miami beach on sept . 12 at noon .\npolice enter one of the few remaining businesses open in naples before the arrival of hurricane irma into southwest florida on sept . 9 , 2017 in naples , fla . the naples area could begin to feel hurricane - force winds from irma by 11 a . m . sunday and experience wind gusts over 100 mph from sunday through monday .\nwith the likes of keyboardists ossie hibbert and ansel collins , guitarists rad bryan , earl ' chinna ' smith and winston bowen , percussionists noel ' skully ' simms and uziah ' sticky ' thompson , and horn players tommy mccook , vin gordon , and herman marquis , they created the rockers thythms which , to a large extent , was based on the studio one classics of the previous decade .\nan image taken from a video posted on facebook by stefany santacruz shows the view from her balcony as hurricane irma hits the island of st maarteen on september 06 , 2017 in filipsburg . hurricane irma , one of the most powerful atlantic storms on record , cut a deadly swath through a string of small caribbean islands on wednesday and was on a collision course with puerto rico and potentially south florida .\njimmy bierau , right , a construction manager at houchin construction , along with alberto trabaglianti , work to board up windows at a verizon wireless store naples , fla .\nwe ' ve had around 15 people come by and ask if they could hire us . we ' ve had to turn them down ,\nbierau said .\nwe have a staff of six . after nine hours every one of us is burned out .\nthe story really unfolded in the early 1960s when ' joe joe ' and brother ernest entered the juke box and one arm bandit business . despite their success , their real ambition was to get into music production . it was more like a blessing in disguise when , in the early 1970s , the jamaican government outlawed gaming machines , and forced joe joe into other directions . that new direction took joe joe on a path toward building his own recording studio .\ni ' ll add some more info to this one quite soon . what need to be mentioned is jo jo ' s move to the us , the closing of the studio and other major things that happened . also a special mentioning should be the rebuilding of the studio that is currently in the progress . i ' m very interested to see what they will cook up . hopefully they ' ll have some sort of revival thing going on production - wise .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhis younger brother ernest , told the jamaica observer that he died at his home in independence city in portmore , st catherine from lung cancer .\njoseph and paul were the other siblings who ran the maxfield avenue studio which opened in 1972 .\n1 . we welcome reader comments on the top stories of the day . some comments may be republished on the website or in the newspaper \u00ef\u00bf\u00bd email addresses will not be published .\n2 . please understand that comments are moderated and it is not always possible to publish all that have been submitted . we will , however , try to publish comments that are representative of all received .\n3 . we ask that comments are civil and free of libellous or hateful material . also please stick to the topic under discussion .\n4 . please do not write in block capitals since this makes your comment hard to read .\n5 . please don ' t use the comments to advertise . however , our advertising department can be more than accommodating if emailed : advertising @ urltoken .\n6 . if readers wish to report offensive comments , suggest a correction or share a story then please email : community @ urltoken .\ncopyright \u00a9 2013 jamaica observer . all rights reserved . terms under which this service is provided to you .\nit had a champion house band in the revolutionaries who fashioned a militant sound that reflected the turbulent 1970s .\ndrummer sly dunbar became the heartbeat of the revolutionaries . he was a member of the skin , flesh and bones band when hoo - kim invited him to sit in on the wilson session .\nmi tell joe joe sey , ' if dis ( song ) nuh hit , yuh can shut down the studio ' .\n( producer ) bunny lee said , ' the studio don ' t sound good ' , an ' i have the most expensive console . i did an lp with alton ellis that i couldn ' t release ,\nhoo - kim recalled .\nthe bass was tied to the drum . . . it wasn ' t recorded properly .\nin addition to dunbar , the core of the revolutionaries were mclean , collins , guitarist rad ' dougie ' bryan , percussionist uzziah ' sticky ' thompson , saxophonists tommy mccook and herman marquis , trombonist vin gordon and trumpeter bobby ellis .\nbassist robbie shakespeare , who later established a formidable production team with dunbar , played guitar on several of the sessions .\njoseph hoo - kim was the eldest of four brothers whose parents ran a bar and ice cream parlour at the intersection of maxfield avenue and spanish town road . while he knew lee and artistes from nearby greenwich farm , he had little knowledge of the music business .\na visit to dynamic sounds with singer john holt peaked his interest and he decided to open a studio in the maxfield avenue area , a political hotbed throughout the 1970s . he told katz that he purchased the api console for $ 38 , 000 and promoted the facility by allowing producers to record there for free .\nwe used to listen to the songs from philadelphia international records an ' how dem use the drums . so if wi have a good drum sound the studio would tek off ,\nhe said .\nrecording still took place there into the early 1980s but it was mainly producers booking studio time . dunbar and shakespeare revived dunbar ' s taxi label and produced a number of hit songs by black uhuru , sugar minott , junior delgado , the tamlins and jimmy riley . the roots radics band teamed with producer henry ' junjo ' lawes for a series of memorable sessions with barrington levy , john holt , eek - a - mouse , cocoa tea and gregory isaacs .\nin recent years , its catalogue has been the subject of several compilation albums distributed by independent companies such as vp records and heartbeat records .\nthe 17th staging of tribute to the greats takes place july 26 at the chinese benevolent association in st andrew . dubbed ' the chinese connection ' , it salutes the contribution of the chinese to jamaica ' s popular music . today , the jamaica observer presents the fifth in a six - part series on some of the recipients .\nwe gave everybody a free try because i didn ' t understand anything about running a session and i want to get experience ,\nhe told david katz , author of the book solid foundation : an oral history of reggae .\nkenneth , a mechanic by profession , began producing songs in the late 1980s .\nin 1977 , paul was murdered by gunmen in greenwich farm , not far from the studio . his death influenced a gradual withdrawal from the music business by jo jo and ernest .\nwe are updating our terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie and internet advertising policy effective may 25 , 2018 ! you can preview the new version and see details about the updates here .\nhello ! we have selected english as your language preference . if you would like to browse in a different language , please choose a language using the dropdown . deutsch english espa\u00f1ol fran\u00e7ais italiano \u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\nthe agrovators meets the re . . .\nthe youtube account associated with this video has been terminated due to multiple third - party notifications of copyright infringement .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\n\u00bbjo jo\u00ab ( b . 1942 ) and ernest hookim in 1972 . since his family ( who was of chinese and chinese - jewish origins ) owned a bar and ice cream parlour in the maxfield area the two brothers set up their studio in the same premises they previously had operated the bar , ice cream parlour and also worked as slot machine operators . as jamaica outlawed gambling jo jo turned to reggae . it was after a visit with\nin 1977 the murder of paul hookim was a great blow to the brothers .\nit was a robbery - they rob him for his gun . i get a bit down when paul got killed - we weren ' t doing anything for a long little while .\nthis was also the reason for jo jo going abroad . he opened a store in utica ave . , brooklyn , with a friend by the name lowell .\nthe first engineer was syd bucknor who was at the studio for about a year after that ernest hookim . during the early 80 ' s with the emergence of the dancehall sound the engineer\n. also engineers such as barnabas was working there at the time . as of late ' 84 the in - house engineers were solgie and chiney burru .\ntip : to turn text into a link , highlight the text , then click on a page or file from the list above .\nthis is your sidebar , which you can edit like any other wiki page .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html + rdfa 1 . 1 / / en\nmaxfield avenue which runs north to south from half - way tree to greenwich town , and cuts a dividing line between the red - hot communities of trench town to the east and whitfield town to the west , was where joseph ' joe joe ' hookim harboured his ambition to become involved in the music production business .\nthe eldest of four brothers of chinese descent , his parents ran an ice cream parlour and bar at the corner of maxfield avenue and spanish town road before relocating to number 29 in 1966 .\nhe openly admitted that he had very little knowledge in that area , but wisely decided in the interim to obtain a top - quality api mixing console at a cost of $ 38 , 000 .\nthe entire project , having been completed in six months , was opened for business as a 4 - track studio in 1972 , with the offer of ' free try - before - you - buy ' sessions .\nproducers bunny lee and phil pratt were two of the first to take advantage of this offer with delroy wilson ' s can i change my mind , and gregory isaacs all i have is love respectively , the latter giving the studio its first no . 1 hit . despite other respectable pieces from stranger and gladdy , leroy smart , and junior byles with the roots masterpiece fade away , the distinctive maxfield avenue sound didn ' t begin to evolve until the hookim brothers put together their own house band in 1975 .\nappropriately named the revolutionaries , the group literally revolutionised reggae music in the 1970s with a new type of rhythm that was soon to dominate kingston ' s dancehalls . boasting the best musicians in the land , the line - up included the astonishingly prolific and inventive drum and bass partners ' sly ' dunbar and robbie shakespeare , who were mainly responsible for the new style .\nthey hit hard with right time , have mercy , i need a roof , africa and the militant back wey .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 the gleaner company ( media ) limited . a member of the rjrgleaner communications group . all rights reserved .\nfrom pop music production and book publishing to podcasts , socially conscious psas , feature documentaries and more , fauxpop media has taken on projects in an incredibly wide variety of media for a broad spectrum of clients , delivering results at the highest possible quality .\npeople in south florida raided store shelves , buying up water and other supplies before the arrival of hurricane irma . long lines formed at gas stations and people put up plywood to protect their homes and businesses . ( sep . 6 )\nthis has the possibility of running up the peninsula and affecting every major city in the state . it ' s not certain that that ' s what ' s going to happen , but it certainly is a possibility ,\nnorcross said wednesday .\nwe don ' t know what is going to happen exactly . but we know what the range of possibilities is \u2014 and this is a situation where the top of that range is extraordinarily extreme ,\nhe said .\nthis is the kind of storm that i always pictured when i read the history books about the great florida hurricanes of the past and imagined how they would impact the modern state .\nwhen a storm is threatening like this , my day is pretty much 7 a . m . to 11 p . m . , or maybe a little after . i start in the morning , where we have morning meteorology meetings , and i post extensively on facebook . i stay up through the 11 o ' clock advisory at night ,\nhe said .\nnorcross said his facebook posts reached 4 . 5 million people during the past week \u2014 including 900 , 000 on wednesday morning \u2014 as irma continued to gain strength .\nthe west coast of florida \u2014 including the ft . myers / cape coral / naples area and tampa bay \u2014 are spectacularly vulnerable to storm surge . much more so than the east coast , which still has many threatened areas ,\nnorcross wrote during a lengthy facebook post wednesday morning . \u201cif the storm looks like it could go up the west coast , evacuations are going to be required there , which will create an epic movement of people through the state of florida .\nif this happens , and you are in an evacuated area , do not dawdle . do not even think about dawdling . immediate action will be required ,\nnorcross wrote .\nnorcross , who worked as chief meteorologist at wtvj - tv in miami when hurricane andrew stormed ashore in august 1992 , retold the experience in my hurricane andrew story , a book released in may .\nsome waited hours for sandbags in viera for hurricane irma . video by lamaur stancil , florida today posted sept . 6 , 2017\na quarter - century ago , andrew inflicted unbelievable damage in south florida that\nyou use a round of superlatives to describe ,\nnorcross said . but andrew was a fairly small - sized hurricane that moved directly across the sunshine state from east to west , he said .\nprior to irma ' s projected path , norcross said florida has not faced a similar threat from a big , powerful hurricane since hurricane donna in 1960 .\nthat historic hurricane hit the middle keys as a category 4 storm , then curved to the northeast and crossed the peninsula as a major hurricane . donna exited florida between brevard county and jacksonville .\nwhen i left my apartment in miami beach ( tuesday ) , i closed the shutters , took a look around and took some pictures and locked the door . and it was an odd feeling ,\nnorcross said .\ndestroyed trailers wait to be cleaned up at the sunshine key rv resort where residents are still not allowed on sept . 16 , 2017 in marathon , florida . many places in the keys still lack water , electricity or mobile phone service and residents are still not permitted to go further south than islamorada . the federal emergency management agency has reported that 25 - percent of all homes in the florida keys were destroyed and 65 - percent sustained major damage when they took a direct hit from hurricane irma .\na man looks out at the ocean from the southernmost point marker in key west on sept . 16 , 2017 in key west , florida . many places in the keys still lack water , electricity or mobile phone service and residents are still not permitted to go further south than islamorada .\ntim thompson , minister of the marathon church of christ , clears debris in front of the house he rents next to his church after arriving from homestead where he and his wife kathy evacuated to before hurricane irma made landfall on sept . 16 , 2017 in marathon , florida . many places in the keys still lack water , electricity or mobile phone service and residents are still not permitted to go further south than islamorada .\nthe congregation of st . peter catholic church lead by rev . jets medina holds a mass under a pavillion after their church was damaged by hurricane irma on sept . 17 , 2017 in big pine key , florida .\ngeorge bueno and others in the congregation of st . peter catholic church lead by rev . jets medina pray during a mass held under a pavillion after their church was damaged by hurricane irma on sept . 17 , 2017 in big pine key , florida .\nyou hungry ?\nkaiden carey , 8 , asks his sister kailana carey , 3 , while opening a meal ready to eat ( mre ) for her at the dr . carrie d . robinson center in fort myers , florida . the siblings also received hot meals . kaiden says they came to the center because his family , who lives in southward village , has little food and no power as a result of hurricane irma . society restaurant of fort myers provided the hot meals .\nryan o ' brien walks towards his devastated home on big pine key as he tries to clean up after hurricane irma hit the big pine key the area destroying most of the homes in the community .\na key deer feeds among rubble on big pine key after hurricane irma hit the area destroying most of the homes in the community .\ndarwin trabacco spends time with his pet chicken , frankie as he takes a break after cleaning up around his family home on big pine key after hurricane irma hit the area destroying most of the homes in the community .\naerial view of imperial bonita estates , a mobile home park , in bonita springs , fl .\naerial view of imperial bonita estates , a mobile home park , in bonita springs on sept . 16 , 2017 , six days after hurricane irma .\naaron winship goes fishing , friday , at bathtub beach in stuart , fla . . in the background stands a house that hurricane irma caused severe beach erosion .\ncongressman mario d\u00edaz - balart steps foot in a home affected by hurricane irma on friday in everglades city , five days after hurricane irma hit .\nliza wells registers with the federal emergency management agency as her son , zander , tries to hand her sunscreen , friday , in everglades city , fla .\ngisselle reynolds , director of constituent services for congressman mario d\u00edaz - balart , walks down the road with fema representative , annette johnson in everglades city , five days after hurricane irma .\nwendy crocker leans on her car in disbelief after she surveyed the remains of the home she shares with her boyfriend tom neville at the sea breeze resort in islamorada , fla .\ntracy hanlon checks the water level , friday , at her flooded home on pawley avenue in bonita springs , fla . the water did not rise to the second story of the bi - level home .\npedro castellano helps local residents load their belongings from their flooded home onto a boat on chapman avenue in bonita springs on friday . castellano drove down from st . petersburg to help residents impacted by hurricane irma .\ndon manley sits for a quick break after helping residents load their belongings onto his boat along the flooded quinn street area in bonita springs on friday . manley has been ferrying residents to their flooded homes since tuesday .\nfish swim along the bottom of a flooded pawley avenue in bonita springs , friday .\ndarren iorio tries to salvage as much as he can from his home at the sea breeze resort in islamorada , fla . on friday .\nresidents of sea breeze resort in survey the damage to the homes in the mobile home community .\na home built under the current building codes to protect against hurricanes is still standing in the sea breeze resort in islamorada , fla . , as others are ripped completely apart after hurricane irma brought high winds and flooding .\nfamily photos lie on cristina lopez ' s couch while water still stands in her home on pawley avenue in bonita springs , friday .\nlouis sarangi and carlos hernandez and direct a boat carrying their new generator to their home in bonita springs , fla . four days after hurricane irma hit their neighborhood , sept . 14 , 2017 ,\nsome of the many sunken fishing boats at postcard inn beach resort & marina in islamorda , fla . following hurricane irma , sep 14 , 2017 .\nflood waters touch the bottom of a mailbox along the quinn street area in bonita springs , fla , sept . 14 , 2017 .\nsteven dobkins owner of keys marine towing and salvage in key largo , fla . , works to clear the marina so he can launch his boats to retrieve other damaged boats , sept . 14 , 2017 .\npedro gonzalez and cornelia leon grab belongings from their flooded house on in bonita springs , fla four days after hurricane irma .\nhis is bud n ' mary ' s marina damaged by hurricane irma , in islamorada , fla . sept . 14 , 2017 .\njacob daffin starts to throw out items from his grandmother ' s shed in everglades city , fla . after hurricane irma .\na man rides his bike by a trailer that was destroyed by hurricane irma in immokalee , fla .\npresident trump arrives at southwest international airport in fort myers , fla . the president will visit areas that were damaged by hurricane irma .\na pile of rubble sits in the center of naples estates in naples , fla .\nandris flores , 8 , plays in front of his family ' s trailer that was destroyed by hurricane irma in immokalee , fla . eustolia flores and her four children set up a tent outside of their trailer to sleep in until their neighbor purchases a generator . the family is staying with neighbors in their trailer next door .\na mobile home in oak park in alva , fla . , that was heavily damaged by hurricane irma .\nray yarbrough picks up the pieces of his damaged home in oak park in alva , fla .\nrobby daffin sorts through family photos that were damaged by floodwaters and sludge in everglades city , fla . , after hurricane irma .\ni didn ' t know these were in there ,\ndaffinsaid .\ndamaged boats litter the canals in marathon , fla . after hurricane irma swept through the florida keys , sept . 14 , 2017 .\nyvonne trebilcock , 70 , wades through her flooded yard in front of her home along the santa fe river in lacrosse , alachua county , fla . sept . 14 , 2017 .\nit ' s never ever been that high ,\nshe said referring to the water level that was within a few feet of reaching her home , which is without water or electricity thanks to hurricane irma last weekend . trebilcock , who lives at the home with her husband said she gets flooding occasionally , but never to the extent that irma brought .\na damaged boat barn can be seen in marathon , fla . after hurricane irma swept through the florida keys , sept . 14 , 2017 .\nmarty walton , an underground lineman with jea electric , stands near his truck as the sun sets where he and his crew were working to restore electricity on san marco blvd . in jacksonville , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 , after hurricane irma .\nmarj phinizy sits on her doorstep in jacksonville , fla . , after hurricane irma left her with flooding and a large amount of debris , sept . 13 , 2017 .\nalex rivero checks out storm damage in the long key outdoor resorts neighborhood following the passage of hurricane irma in long key , fla . sept . 12 , 2017 .\nadam goode gets extra gas after waiting nearly two hours at love ' s in north fort myers , fla .\nnancy daffin walks through her destroyed home on plantation island in everglades city , fla .\ni don ' t know what i ' m going to do ,\ndaffin said .\nrobby daffin consoles his mother , nancy daffin , as she returns to her destroyed home on plantation island for the first time after hurricane irma in everglades city , fla .\ncrystal holler waits for her clothes to dry in the garage of her neighbor ' s home in chokoloskee , fla .\nall of my clothes came flying out of the house ,\nsaid holler . she returned home to find her clothing covered in mud in her yard .\ndave stroshein helps his wife linda through the flood water and debris at citrus park in bonita springs , fla . the strosheins came back to check on their home for the first time since the storm , which was luckily still standing .\na boat dips into the canal as houses in cudjoe key , fla . , show damage from hurricane irma on sept . 13 , 2017 .\ndave stroshein inspects the flooding in his shed at citrus park in bonita springs , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 after hurricane irma .\nwater surrounds many of the homes like these in north fort myers , fla . , after hurricane irma on sept . 13 , 2017 .\npeople pick up food and water from collier county and meals of hope outside of immokalee high school in immokalee , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 .\npeople wait in line for food and water from the collier county and meals of hope outside of immokalee high school in immokalee , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 .\ncrews from xtreme powerline construction from port huron , mich . , work on downed power lines in rockledge , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 in the aftermath of hurricane irma .\nislande dillon checks to see if she has water in key largo , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 . dillon and her son traveled to check on their home after hurricane irma .\nsections of the roof are seen peeled off on the bayside hotel on sept . 13 , 2017 , in key west , fla . , after hurricane irma .\nscenes along fiske blvd . in rockledge , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 in the aftermath of hurricane irma .\na sign crew repairs the rockledge christian center sign in rockledge , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 .\na gas station in key west , fla . , shows signs of damage on sept . 13 , 2017 , days after hurricane irma ripped through the florida keys .\nsea breeze rv and mobile home park in islamorada , fla . , was devastated by hurricane irma . many of the mobile home owners were in the park on sept . 13 , 2017 , trying to salvage anything they could from their homes .\nwater surrounds many of the homes in the corkscrew woodlands development in estero , fla . , after hurricane irma on sept . 13 , 2017 .\ndamage in the community of goodland , fla . , near marco island after hurricane irma on sept . 13 , 2017 .\ngeorge lopez talks about how there is nothing left of his mobile home in sea breeze rv and mobile home park in islamorada , fla .\nbill quinn stands on the foundation where his home once stood in islamorada , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 . he escaped to a neighbor ' s home to ride out the storm , but emerged to find his mobile home destroyed .\nralph gruver pulls a piece of aluminum siding from the flooded road at citrus park in bonita springs , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 after hurricane irma .\nboats at a dock after hurricane irma in lakeland , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 .\ndrivers waited for nearly two hours to get gas in north fort myers , fla . , on sept . 13 , 2017 . most southwest florida gas stations had similar long lines .\nhollywood police direct people arriving on the scene at the rehabilitation center in hollywood hills , fla . , following hurricane irma .\nlisa daniels quickly scans through her home in chokoloskee , fla .\nit ' s overwhelming . i just don ' t know where to start ,\ndaniels said .\ni got to get help from fema .\nhealthcare workers walk down the street near memorial regional hospital in hollywood , fla . , after five residents at a florida nursing home that lost power during hurricane irma died after a loss of air conditioning during the outage , broward county officials said wednesday . police chief tomas sanchez said another 115 patients were evacuated , including several in critical condition . his office immediately started a criminal investigation , but sanchez did not indicate specifically what the office was looking for .\nwe ' re not ruling anything out ,\nhe said . the victims were found inside the rehabilitation center at hollywood hills and the larkin community hospital , which sit in a medical complex surrounded by a larger children ' s hospital .\njoey spalding takes a break from cleaning his home , which had nearly 3 feet of floodwater enter during a record high tide from tropical storm irma on tybee island , ga .\nramon almarez checks on his home in chokoloskee , fla . , which is caked in a thick layer of mud because of storm surge from hurricane irma .\nlayers of paint were stripped from the southernmost point marker in key west by hurricane irma ."]}
{"id": 56201, "summary": [{"text": "the atlanta botanical garden is a 30 acres ( 12 ha ) botanical garden located adjacent to piedmont park in midtown atlanta , georgia , united states .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "incorporated in 1976 , the garden 's mission is to \" develop and maintain plant collections for the purposes of display , education , conservation , research and enjoyment . \" ", "topic": 33}], "title": "atlanta botanical garden", "paragraphs": ["atlanta botanical garden : hours , address , atlanta botanical garden reviews : 4 . 5 / 5\natlanta botanical garden , hardin visitors center atlanta , georgia , usa 4 , 500 sf . greenroofs\n\u201cgreen hornets and waterdrops\u201d ( 2016 ) and \u201cneodymium reeds\u201d ( 2014 ) , part of \u201cchihuly in the garden\u201d at atlanta botanical garden . contributed by jason getz , atlanta botanical garden\ndecember 19 , 2008 - collapse of atlanta botanical garden canopy walkway . . .\nlind complimented the atlanta botanical garden\u2019s expansion since chihuly\u2019s last exhibit there in 2004 .\ndirections the atlanta botanical garden is located adjacent to piedmont park at 1345 piedmont avenue , atlanta , ga , 30309 .\nthe atlanta botanical garden will continue its annual tradition of hosting a tour of private atlanta gardens during mother\u2019s day weekend .\n8 p . m . dates vary . prices vary . atlanta botanical garden , 1345 piedmont ave . , atlanta ; atlanta botanical garden in gainesville , 191 sweetbay drive , gainesville . atlantabg . org .\nthe atlanta botanical garden , gainesville offers a great variety of fun and educational programs .\nthe atlanta botanical garden\u2019s breathtaking new space is sure to become one of the most popular wedding and proposal spots in atlanta .\nvisit the atlanta botanical garden on saturdays and sundays and watch as a chef prepares a meal in the edible garden outdoor kitchen using the atlanta botanical garden\u2019s fresh fruit , vegetable and herb garden . the demos are free with admission to the garden .\n2012 woodruff foundation awards the garden with $ 2 . 5 million gift for development of atlanta botanical garden , gainesville .\nsatellite garden names : atlanta botanical garden - gainesville , gainesville , georgia , usa 185 - acres ( 75 hectares ) .\nstep into a world of magic and serenity at the atlanta botanical . . .\ngarden lights , holiday nights at atlanta botanical garden lights the night with one million energy - efficient led lights every holiday season .\nconservation of carnivorous plants and bog communities at atlanta botanical garden , georgia , u . s . a .\natlanta \u2014 one construction worker was killed and 18 others were injured friday when an elevated pedestrian walkway they were building collapsed at the atlanta botanical garden .\nthe oldest garden on the site , the japanese garden , actually predates the atlanta botanical gardens . organized in 1960 and maintained by the\nin the 1960 ' s . this garden was renovated in 1990 . the herb garden was the first garden added under the newly organized atlanta botanical garden . a vine arbor was added along featuring flowering vines suitable for the atlanta area .\nthat said , lind believes that one ray is the only piece breaking during the installation at the atlanta botanical garden .\nfamed glass artist dale chihuly is returning to the atlanta botanical garden for an encore exhibition of his spectacular works of art .\n2015 bruce munro : light in the garden is presented as the summer exhibition ; the atlanta botanical garden , gainesville , opens its first phase of development .\nthe mission of the atlanta botanical garden is to develop and maintain plant collections for display , education , research , conservation and enjoyment .\ncan\u2019t make it to cocktails in the garden ? don\u2019t worry . the atlanta botanical garden\u2019s gainesville location hosts a similar monthly event that allows attendees to enjoy live music and alcohol in the garden .\nbottom line : a crowd - pleasing glass artist returns to the atlanta botanical garden with some great and some mediocre work in the mix .\nas of late june , refurbished wells at the garden were providing water for the cherokee garden , great lawn , conifer garden , strickland garden , robinson gazebo , japanese garden , parterre garden and rose garden .\nafter a two - year hiatus , cocktails in the garden returns may 11 in the atlanta botanical garden\u2019s new skyline garden space . unwind from a long day at work by mingling with other adults and taking in \u201cthe curious garden\u201d exhibit .\nvisitors grant permission to the atlanta botanical garden to utilize their image , likeness , and / or sound recordings for the purpose whatsoever in perpetuity .\nthe atlanta botanical garden hosts concerts - check the website for the current schedule of events to see if one of your favorite artists is performing .\nthere\u2019s a greenhouse at the atlanta botanical garden and as you walk into it , you see this gorgeous display of chihuly art . so beautiful !\ni was in atlanta for a business trip and took an extra day to visit the botanical garden . it is a fabulous garden . altanta should be proud of this gem .\nthis botanical garden is one of the very best i have been to . it is spectacula\n6 - 10 p . m . thursdays . may 11 - sept . 28 . $ 21 . 95 ; members , free . atlanta botanical garden , 1345 piedmont ave . , atlanta . urltoken .\nadam schwerner , director of horticulture at disneyland , is taking a vacation in atlanta and doing what he likes to do best , which is create art . his installation at the atlanta botanical garden hangs orchids from chandeliers , paints a few thousand gourds bright red and dots the grounds with trees painted in ice cream colors . photo : courtesy atlanta botanical garden\nat your request , following is a summary of the atlanta botanical gardens - canopy walk shoring system and its design .\ndale chihuly , macchia forest , 2017 , the new york botanical garden . \u00a9 chihuly studio .\nplease contact carrie radcliffe ( restoration coordinator & safeguarding database manager , department of conservation & research - atlanta botanical garden ) for more information about this project .\npiedmont park\u2019s neighbor , the atlanta botanical garden , will bloom throughout summer with a series of family - friendly and date - worthy events beginning this month .\nmeet scott mcmahan and learn about the atlanta botanical garden ' s international plant explorer program and the may 23 , 2018 auction to benefit its vital conservation work .\ndale chihuly , glass house fiori , 2017 , the new york botanical garden . \u00a9 chihuly studio .\n6 - 9 p . m . dates vary . $ 8 ; members , free . atlanta botanical garden in gainesville , 191 sweetbay drive , gainesville . urltoken .\n\u201cchihuly in the garden\u201d will showcase spectacular glass art \u2014 floating in pools , suspended in air , and dotting a lush landscape with pink roses and blue and white azaleas \u2014 at the atlanta botanical garden .\nlearn from garden horticulturist jim smith about how imaginary worlds : once upon a time came to life with hundreds of thousands of plants at the atlanta botanical garden . learn more at atlantabg . or . . .\nby vertically stacking the herb garden in the space of the former 1 - acre parking lot , the atlanta botanical garden could save enough space to create the scana energy outdoor kitchen right next door for cooking demonstrations featuring seasonal vegetables from the garden .\n2014 construction begins on atlanta botanical garden , gainesville ; new restaurant partnership with chef linton hopkins for the caf\u00e9 at linton ' s in the garden ; garden kicks off $ 50 million nourish & flourish capital campaign for new and renovated gardens and facilities .\nthe canopy walk , which had risen as much as 45 feet into the treetops , after its collapse at the atlanta botanical garden . flanking it are concrete - pouring trucks .\ngarden admission and special events tickets purchased online or onsite at the atlanta botanical garden are date and event specific . tickets are only valid for the date and time of admission listed on the ticket and are non - refundable .\nthe peculiar colored trees in the atlanta botanical garden are bringing joy to atlanta residents rerouted through piedmont because of construction on the collapsed i - 85 bridge , according to the garden\u2019s ceo . mary pat matheson said she\u2019s heard from a few commuters about how the trees , a part of the garden\u2019s new \u201cthe curious garden\u201d exhibit , have elicited a smile despite their traffic woes .\nestablished in 1913 , atlanta convention & visitors bureau is a private , nonprofit organization created to favorably impact the atlanta economy through conventions and tourism .\nexplore more than 30 acres of breathtaking botanical bliss at the atlanta botanical gardens , located adjacent to piedmont park in midtown . since the garden opened more than 35 years ago , there ' s been more than 50 different updates , new exhibits and upgrades applied to the facility , making these gardens a must see for any family in atlanta .\nwhere atlanta botanical garden exhibits such as the recent \u201cchihuly in the garden\u201d highlighted art with the plants as the backdrop , this exhibit brings the attention back to the garden itself . the purpose of the exhibit is to \u201cshock\u201d visitors into paying closer attention to the nature around them .\ndale chihuly , red reeds on logs , 2016 , the new york botanical garden , installed 2017 . \u00a9 chihuly studio .\nyear : 2009 owner : atlanta botanical garden location : atlanta , ga , usa building type : non - profit type : extensive & intensive system : single source provider size : 4 , 500 sq . ft . grade : 1 % access : accessible , open to public\nmary pat matheson , executive director of atlanta botanical gardens , is excited about this unique expansion of the garden . \u201cbecause this unusual new feature will provide such a memorable adventure for visitors , we believe the canopy walk will become an icon for the city of atlanta . \u201d\nthe atlanta botanical garden is in piedmont park , the city\u2019s central public gathering space . the steel structure of the new walkway , resembling the raised tracks of a train or a roller coaster , was visible from the entrance of the garden .\nin the early 1990 ' s the garden concentrated on creating new programs and expanding its vision for the future , but by 1999 the atlanta botanical garden began expanding its gardens again with the children ' s garden and the trustee garden . the fuqua center was expanded in 2002 and the seminal event in the garden ' s future occurred when washington artist dale chihuly oversaw the installation of his works into the atlanta botanical garden . the display opened on may 1 , 2004 , and was originally scheduled to end on october 31 , 2004 . the show was extended into 2005 .\nthe nationally recognized collections expand the horticultural palette of atlanta botanical garden . the garden has already developed a sophisticated horticultural operation and the largest conservation nursery in the southeast on the property . endangered plants are propagated on the site for the conservation program .\nlast week a friend and i visited the atlanta botanical garden to see the garden and the beautiful art of dale chihuly . this beautiful piece hangs inside the main building in the garden . i think it may stay there full - time , seems like i\u2019ve seen it there on previous trips .\n9 a . m . - 7 p . m . tuesdays - sundays . $ 21 . 95 ; children ( ages 3 - 12 ) , $ 15 . 95 ; members and children under 3 , free . atlanta botanical garden , 1345 piedmont ave . , atlanta . urltoken .\nin 2013 and 2014 the atlanta botanical garden had fabulous exhibits called \u201cimaginary worlds\u201d featuring mosaiculture , and the shaggy dog and earth goddess were part of those exhibits . they have both become permanent features at the garden . you can read about the exhibits here :\nthe plant giants have returned with an all new story in atlanta and gainesville .\nget your tickets to this year ' s music series in atlanta and gainesville .\ngardeners get a close - up look at plants that grow well in atlanta .\natlanta attorney buys trumphotels . org , plasters it with images of immigrant detention centers\nwatch as crews at the atlanta botanical garden install and plant peacock , a piece in the 2018 exhibition of living plant sculptures , imaginary worlds : once upon a time , on display through october 2 . . .\nwatch as crews at the atlanta botanical garden assemble the largest piece in the 2018 exhibition of living plant sculptures , imaginary worlds : once upon a time , on display through october 28 , 2018 . . . .\na 2004 outdoor art exhibition by dale chihuly sparked positive growth of many kinds at the atlanta botanical garden , and the midtown attraction now plans to hold the biggest outdoor show the seattle glass artist has ever created .\nsettlements totaling more than $ 15 million have been reached over the collapse of an elevated platform at the atlanta botanical garden complex that killed one construction worker and injured others , a lawyer for the workers said tuesday .\nthe plant with purplish berries is and american beautyberry . it is a native plant here in the south that is deer resistant and a good food source for birds . thank you for the tour of the chilhuly exhibit at the atlanta botanical garden . your photos have convinced me to make the trip to atlanta before the exhibit leaves the garden .\nthe exhibition presented chihuly ' s stunning glass sculptures within the garden ' s lush botanical setting . hailed as atlanta ' s cultural event of the year , chihuly in the garden wove together art and nature . the majesty of dale chihuly ' s glass was showcased with the inspiring plant collections of the garden .\ndirections the atlanta botanical garden , gainesville is located at 1911 sweetbay drive , gainesville , ga 30501 . the entrance is off cleveland highway a 1 / 4 mile north of limestone parkway on what was formerly lakehill drive .\nenjoy the tranquility of the atlanta botanical garden , gainesville while sipping a glass of wine . this year , wine in the woodlands will be celebrating a different group of valued community members each month with half priced admission .\nevery aspect of the atlanta botanical gardens is driven by what the garden calls \u201csustainability in action\u201d which has , as its goal , the achievement of responsible environmental stewardship as well as the realization of energy and water conservation .\nthe lawsuits were filed against the botanical garden and seven construction companies : williams erection co . , steelfab inc , southeast access , shore all corp . , atlas piers of atlanta , halvorson & partners and lbyd inc .\nonly have an hour to visit the garden ? make your time count and visit the fuqua conservatory , japanese garden , rose garden , or the lovely anne cox chambers southern seasons garden .\nmy wife and i were in atlanta for two san francisco giants games and some sight - seeing . we had three days to fill in addition to our two night games at turner field . looking at the local attractions , the atlanta botanical garden clearly made the cut for some of our time , as we ' re plant aficianados . we ' ve visited major botanical gardens in . . .\n2016 the garden welcomes an encore exhibition of dale chihuly ' s art , chihuly in the garden ; a new restaurant , linton ' s , opens , featuring james beard award - winning chef linton hopkins ' cuisine ; the renovated children ' s gardens opens and is renamed the lou glenn children ' s garden . the first book about the garden , urban oasis : the atlanta botanical garden , is published .\nlaw said the botanical garden\nhad hired reputable contractors and was covered by their insurance . the garden left it to the contractors and subcontractors to appropriately build the canopy walk bridge .\n1345 piedmont ave ne ( 2 , 121 . 42 mi ) atlanta , georgia 30309\nwith the headline : plunge of elevated walkway in atlanta kills worker and hurts 18 .\nmatheson said garden members and other guests never stopped asking for an atlanta encore , which she acknowledged she pursued for about eight years .\nnoon , 1 p . m . and 2 p . m . saturdays and sundays . through october . $ 21 . 95 ; children ( ages 3 - 12 ) , $ 15 . 95 ; members and children under 3 , free . atlanta botanical garden , 1345 piedmont ave . , atlanta . urltoken .\nwoweeeeee ! i have always known atlanta botanical gardens is on my list to see someday\u2014and now it has moved to the top of my list . your photos are amazing , and the garden is spectacular\u2026thanks so much for the tour !\nthe three installations created specifically for the atlanta botanical garden are : \u201cblack and green striped herons with icicle clusters\u201d in the orchard display house , \u201cthree graces tower\u201d in the cox courtyard , and \u201cfire amber herons\u201d at the sibley fountain .\ndale chihuly , white tower with fiori , 2017 , 13 x 5 x 5 ' , the new york botanical garden . \u00a9 chihuly studio .\n9 a . m . - 7 p . m . tuesdays - sundays . may 6 - oct . 29 . $ 21 . 95 ; children ( ages 3 - 12 ) , $ 15 . 95 ; members and children under 3 , free . atlanta botanical garden , 1345 piedmont ave . , atlanta . urltoken .\nwalk through the treetops on the kendeda canopy walk , learn about new plants in the sheffield botanical library and discover seasonal edibles in the edible garden .\ndale chihuly , sapphire star , 2010 , 92 x 93 x 92\n, the new york botanical garden , installed 2017 . \u00a9 chihuly studio .\nnatural daylight : also , where possible , natural daylight is being used to improve the \u201cbotanical garden experience\u201d and to reduce energy usage in its buildings .\nthe 2010 opening of the edible garden , cascades garden , and canopy walk marked the completion an expansion project which nearly doubled the size of the garden .\nmix and mingle at the most beautiful cocktail party in the city ! enjoy specialty cocktails , live music , themed games and activities while exploring the\nimaginary worlds\ndisplay at night during this after - hours social at the atlanta botanical garden .\non march 18 , 1989 , the dorothy chapman fuqua conservatory of the atlanta botanical garden opened to positive reviews and was named one of the atlanta wonders by the atlanta journal and constitution . it offered\nvisitors a whirlwind tour of exotic lands from all over the world . madagascar , the seychelle islands , south african deserts and american wetlands are among the many stops .\nthe 16 , 000 - square - foot conservatory was made possible by a gift from atlanta businessman j . b . fuqua and named in honor of his wife . atlanta was welcome to visit the gardens for free to see the new exhibit .\nmanagers at atlanta botanical garden conducted a \u201c green expansion plan \u201d highlighting the five following areas : sustainable site development , water savings , energy efficiency , materials selection , indoor environmental quality . throughout the completion of the expansion plan , the garden was careful to address environmental , societal , and economic impacts .\nyour gift can help the garden connect , cultivate and preserve . help the garden grow this # givingtuesday !\ncall us at 404 . 814 . 4000 130 west paces ferry road nw atlanta , ga 30305\natlanta botanical garden hosts many events and classes throughout the summer and fall . if you\u2019d like to learn more specifics about the garden and the plants in bloom , take one of the garden tours that are free with admission to the park . tours begin each tuesday and thursday at 1 : 30 p . m . with experts who can answer your gardening questions .\nin 2016 the atlanta botanical garden celebrated its 40th anniversary with an exhibition by world - famous glass sculptor dale chihuly . the show was a blockbuster success\u2014notching record attendance for the garden . for this year\u2019s annual art installation , ceo and president mary pat matheson wanted to put the spotlight back on the grounds themselves .\nchihuly in the garden startled visitor expectations , stretched their imaginations and offered a new way of experiencing plants and art ,\nmatheson said . as a result of the exhibition ' s success , matheson hosted delegations from kew gardens in london , detroit botanical garden , denver botanic gardens and new york botanical garden , fielding their questions about staging chihuly in those public gardens .\nthe botanical gardens are small compared to several i ' ve been to but i love the atlanta botanical gardens because there is peace and tranquility in the heart of downtown atlanta . many knowledgeable docents are there to help you if you need it but with signage , markers , etc , you will have a wonderful walk through the property . they also have special events and midnight strolls listed on their website .\nin 2015 , nature connects : art with lego bricks traveled to the atlanta botanical garden , gainesville . gainesville\u2019s woodland garden provided the perfect backdrop for more than 375 , 000 lego bricks and features fanciful creatures such as a 6 - foot - tall praying mantis and a swallowtail butterfly with a 5 - foot wingspan .\nhe\u2019s baaaaaack . after helping the atlanta botanical garden attract a record - breaking 375 , 000 visitors and launch its fledgling series of art exhibitions in the garden in 2004 , seattle - based glass artist dale chihuly has returned to the garden with 20 pieces placed throughout the shrubs , manicured lawns , woodlands and meadows of this glorious human - devised celebration of the natural world .\nat the atlanta botanical garden , the exhibit will help mark the 40th anniversary of the garden , which doubled its footprint from 15 to 30 acres as part of an expansion completed in 2010 . enhancements to the property continue . chef linton hopkins\u2019 \u201cplant - to - plate\u201d restaurant is having its debut this week . and an updated children\u2019s garden is set to open in june .\nproject name : atlanta botanical garden , hardin visitors center year : 2009 owner : atlanta botanical garden location : atlanta , ga , usa building type : non - profit type : extensive & intensive system : single source provider size : 4500 sq . ft . slope : 1 % access : accessible , open to public submitted by : ernie higgins , itsaul natural & urltoken designers / manufacturers of record : plant supplier : saul nurseries architect : jova / daniels / busby project manager : silverman construction program management landscape architect : edaw greenroof system : garden roof assembly , american hydrotech growing media : stalite permatill\u00ae general contractor : hardin construction company growing media supplier : itsaul natural windows and curtain wall : kawneer\nthe garden was one of the first to be renovated in 1980 . the second oldest garden in the facility is the rose garden , which was created and maintained by the\nfind carnivorous plants \u2013 plants that eat bugs ! \u2013 in the upper woodland garden , conservation garden , fuqua conservatory , fuqua orchid center and the children ' s garden .\nthanks for the atlanta tour . we have relatives near there and i will tell them about it .\nvisit on a thursday evening may through october until 10 p . m . for cocktails in the garden and a beautiful view of the atlanta , ga skyline .\na 2004 outdoor art exhibition by chihuly , an internationally acclaimed artist , sparked positive growth of many kinds at the atlanta botanical garden , and the midtown attraction is set to hold what is believed to be one of the biggest outdoor shows the seattle glass artist has ever created .\nparticipation on the \u201d atlanta cultural operations team . \u201d this team is comprised of the operational leaders for a number of local organizations including the atlanta history center , the fernbank museum of natural history , the atlanta zoo and the georgia aquarium . as a team they share best practices and mutually support individual team member initiatives .\nthe 1 . 5 - acre garden also features an aquatic plant pond , a bog garden that offers an up - close look at plants such as venus\u2019 flytrap , and a display of the garden\u2019s cactus and succulent collection . the latter are displayed in a series of steel boxes throughout the space . stone planters created from spaces used during the 1800s cotton states exposition in piedmont park are scattered throughout the garden\u2019s new space . atlanta botanical garden officials say the planters were incorporated as a nod to an oft - forgotten piece of history .\nbring your kids on your visit because the atlanta botanical garden has a wonderful children\u2019s garden with interactive learning experiences for all age groups . during my recent visit , i saw many moms and young children enjoying the plants and the exhibits . there are several places for kids to climb , smell and touch the plants and dip their hands in the water .\ndale chihuly , palazzo ducale tower , 1996 , 13\u00bd x 8 x 7\u00bd ' , the new york botanical garden , installed 2017 . \u00a9 chihuly studio . photograph by robert benson .\nthe atlanta botanical garden is a\nmust see\nattraction located in midtown atlanta . for the next few months ( april 30 - october 30 ) , there will be an additional reason to visit in order to see the chihuly exhibits throughout the garden . the garden provides an enjoyable opportunity to see many different magnificent plants and flowers from around the world . the mother earth sculpture is spectacular and there are various sections of the garden intended to appeal to all ages . we enjoyed walking through the\nedible garden\nwhich included numerous recipes posted to creatively consume the produce . there is a restaurant on site although we did not try it . you can also email the botanical garden team with a picture of a tree or plant to get information on items seen . we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and look forward to our next visit .\n9 a . m . - 6 p . m . tuesdays - sundays . through july 15 . $ 8 ; children ( ages 3 - 12 ) , $ 5 ; members and children under 3 , free . atlanta botanical garden in gainesville , 1911 sweetbay drive , gainesville . urltoken .\nsusan , i so enjoyed seeing chihuly\u2019s art in the atlanta botanical gardens . i have admire his artistry for years and we were in seattle this past june and visited chihuly garden and glass . if you have time here is the link to my post on his museum ! pam @ everyday living\nin 2014 , philip haas brought his exhibition four seasons to the garden . beneath the sculptures , featured in an exhibition at the new york botanical garden last summer , a temporary garden planting formed a living carpet from which the sculptures emerged . the exuberant flowers added a living element to haas\u2019 intricate artistic vision .\nchildren summer camps qualify for the atlanta school tours rate . please complete the registration form to begin booking your visit\nwe are trying to join as we are new to atlanta and in past visits have loved the gardens . unfortunat\njewel wicker is an atlanta native , georgia state university graduate and entertainment reporter . she typically covers local events .\nrefreshments in atlanta , enjoy a garden inspired menu from the team of chef jason paolini at longleaf restaurant . light snacks and refreshments are also available seasonally . outside food and beverage are not permitted . during daytime hours , garden admission is required for non - members . during garden lights , holiday nights , garden admission is required for both members and non - members .\nspend a day with the family walking through the treetops on the kendeda canopy walk , learning about new plants in the sheffield botanical library , and discovering seasonal edibles in the edible garden .\nmatheson ' s farsighted vision of bringing the work of this internationally renowned glass sculptor to atlanta paid off handsomely . garden visitation in 2004 more than doubled to 425 , 000 ; gift shop sales were up 400 percent after selling 70 studio pieces , and membership was at an all - time high for the atlanta botanical garden , with 19 , 000 member households . chihuly nights extended garden hours every tuesday evening , with dinner and wine available for purchase . a video documentary about chihuly in the garden was produced by wsb - tv and ran continuously in the exhibit hall , and audio tours were available for visitors .\nthe green expansion : phase i has resulted in beautiful new gardens and amenities for visitors to enjoy for years to come . when phase ii is complete in 2010 , the project will position atlanta botanical garden at the forefront of botanical gardens around the world . five key areas of human and environmental health have been emphasized during the construction phase : sustainable site development , water savings , energy efficiency , materials selection and indoor environmental quality .\nconsidered to be the attraction that put the atlanta botanical garden on the map , the dorothy chapman fuqua conservatory was a gift to the garden from developer and politician j . b . fuqua and his wife in 1989 . the fuqua orchid center was added in 2002 . although the buildings cover 16 , 000 square feet only about 10 , 000 square feet are open to the public .\nstep into a world of magic and serenity at the atlanta botanical garden , where features like the fuqua orchid center treat visitors to a rare collection of high - elevation orchids never before grown in the southeast . general admission : $ 21 . 95 children admission : $ 15 . 95 ( free for children 3 or younger )\nthe sustainability achieved encompasses not only the garden and its interaction with visitors , employees and vendors , but also in its interaction with the city of atlanta and with other local and national cultural institutions .\nthat\u2019s the garden canopy walk visible there in the background . it\u2019s fun to walk across and look down on the garden . let\u2019s go up onto the canopy walk and look down on this part of the garden .\noccurring every thursday through sept . 28 , cocktails in the garden will take place in a different section of the popular atlanta attraction every month . local arts organizations and a dj will provide live entertainment during the event as attendees sip drinks from a cash bar , play games on the lawn and admire the new installations . in previous years , the atlanta ballet and the atlanta symphony orchestra participated in this event . this year\u2019s participants have not been announced .\nowner description : step into a world of magic and serenity at the atlanta botanical garden , where features like the fuqua orchid center treat visitors to a rare collection of high - elevation orchids never before grown in the southeast . general admission : $ 21 . 95 children admission : $ 15 . 95 ( free for children 3 or younger )\nin 2004 , mary pat matheson , garden president & ceo , secured the most prestigious exhibit in the garden ' s history , chihuly in the garden . an exhibition of 50 original glass sculptures by internationally renowned glass artist dale chihuly were on display at the garden . the nine - month blockbuster exhibition brought the garden to the forefront of cultural tourism in the southeast .\nfor more information about cherokee garden library , please contact garden library director , staci catron , at 404 . 814 . 4046 or scatron @ urltoken .\nthank you for sharing the beautiful atlanta botanical garden . i\u2019m also a wa . state resident & have enjoyed chihuly\u2019s art glass for years . he is originally from tacoma , wa . \u2013 so , a local guy ! the beauty berry is callicarpa : : urltoken the berries are a gorgeous color in the fall . love your blog ! barb w .\ni loved the pictures of the atlanta botanical gardens and the chihuly exhibit . when you went to the gardens recently , how long did it take you to tour the garden ? i want to go before the exhibit closes , but wanted to make sure that i allow adequate time to see the exhibit . thanks for sharing this amazing place , susan .\nwowza ! what a gorgeous display of nature and art ! i would absolutely love to visit someday . i did see some of the chihuly pieces when i visited the botanical garden in phoenix last year . they are fantastic !\nthe ajc features team spotlights arts previews , reviews , profiles , news features and breaking news on atlanta ' s cultural and life scene .\nsince 1961 , atlanta magazine , the city\u2019s premier general interest publication , has served as the authority on atlanta , providing its readers with a mix of long - form nonfiction , lively lifestyle coverage , in - depth service journalism , and literary essays , columns , and profiles .\nwhen most of the exhibits were removed in may , 2005 , the atlanta botanical gardens was seeing 7 , 500 per day average with weekend rates nearing 20 , 000 people . two years earlier work had begun on an expansion of the facilities by andropogen associates of philadelphia and it seemed as though chihuly in the garden provided a thundering\nyes\nto those development plans .\ni visited the chihuly gardens in seattle this summer . it is fantastic ! you must go see it . they also show a film showing how they assemble the pieces and show him at work , i haven\u2019t visited the atlanta botanical gardens but now i think i must . how long will it be there ? i am about 2 hrs . north of atlanta . i enjoy your blog so much ; try not to ever miss one .\n. can not wait to return back to the garden in the summer months .\nlove visiting the botanical gardens . the flowers are beautiful . incredible sculptures made from the flowers , beautiful water fountains and the grounds are always perfectly groomed .\nin 2005 , locomotion in the garden : trains across georgia was a spectacular installation of enchanting views with recognizable atlanta and georgia landmarks sculpted from natural materials . miniature garden railways set the scene for this enchanting exhibit of model trains riding through dramatic mountains and valleys , over bridges and into a bustling city .\nmatheson said that members and other guests never stopped asking for an atlanta encore , which she acknowledged she has pursued for six or seven years .\ninterested in gardening , landscape design , garden history , horticulture , floral design , botanical art , cultural landscapes , natural landscapes and plant ecology ? who isn ' t ? ! come see over 32 , 000 books , photographs , manuscripts , seed catalogs , and landscape drawings included in the cherokee garden library collection . these rare and valuable resources tell the story of horticulture and botanical history in the southeastern united states and areas of influence throughout america , europe , and asia .\nenhancements to the property continue apace , with the children\u2019s garden now under renovation and construction continuing on linton\u2019s in the garden . chef linton hopkins\u2019 \u201cplant - to - plate\u201d restaurant concept is expected to debut around the time \u201cchihuly in the garden\u201d opens .\nan official of atlanta fire rescue said the workers had begun pouring concrete into the steel framework of the 600 - foot - long canopy walk , a new attraction at the garden that was scheduled to open next spring . the walk , which rises to a height of as much as 45 feet , was to allow visitors a view of the treetops and the atlanta skyline .\npurchased from dr . ben walker by the gentleman ' s driving club in 1887 , the land which holds the atlanta botanical garden housed the piedmont exposition that year and the cotton states and international exposition ( a world ' s fair ) in 1895 . the oldest structures in the gardens date back to the 1895 exposition and were part of the\nmillennium gate .\nwhen edwin ansley developed ansley park purchasing piedmont park became lucrative to the city because it could annex the surrounding area . atlanta purchased the whites only park in 1904 .\nin 1984 this species was listed endangered under the u . s . endangered species act . it is currently listed as critically endangered on the iucn red list . in 1990 , atlanta botanical garden received 155 clones of t . taxifolia propagated from the remaining natural population by arnold arboretum and the center for plant conservation . this material has been safeguarded at the atlanta botanical garden since that time , and propagation efforts have increased the collection to include almost 1 , 000 plants , including nearly 500 distinct vegetative clones from the wild . the distribution of material across institutions has decreased ; only two of the original ten gardens still maintain collections . the number of clonal lineages has decreased only slightly in the past 25 years , but only half of cultivated material across multiple institutions remains . the center for plant conservation ( cpc ) awarded sponsorship to the garden for torreya taxifolia in 2010 .\non december 19 , 2008 , a construction employee was killed and several other employees were injured when a canopy steel bridge under construction at the atlanta botanical garden in atlanta suddenly collapsed . at the time of the incident , concrete was being poured over the bridge deck . the collapse was massive , involving over seventy percent of the bridge . this was the first day that concrete was being poured . at the time of the collapse , the entire bridge structural frame was being supported over fifteen temporary shoring towers at approximately 30 ft . on centers .\nstunning grounds . . . beautiful , creative , peaceful . . . one of the best things to see in atlanta . we thoroughly enjoyed this !\nbotanical garden executive director mary pat matheson said tuesday she could not confirm the terms of the settlement .\nit was a very tragic event for the garden , for all the families involved and for all the men who were injured ,\nshe said .\nwe are glad it is close to being all behind us .\nevery chihuly exhibit is designed to be site - specific , and roughly a third of \u201cchihuly in the garden\u201d is being created uniquely for atlanta . the works will be on view amid plantings , floating in pools and suspended in air .\nvisitors who do not comply with these guidelines may be asked to leave the garden .\nwas nice , and we even made smores in the garden ' s fire pits .\ni loved his exhibit when it was in dallas . this garden is amazing too !\nfor what was a first - time effort to market the botanical attraction as an open - air museum , garden visitation mushroomed from 200 , 000 to 425 , 000 in 2004 , and memberships rose from 12 , 000 to 19 , 000 households .\natlanta botanical garden ( abg ) retained jova / daniels / busby , architects of atlanta , ga to design the canopy walkway ( canopy bridge ) for their facility at 1345 piedmont avenue , atlanta , ga . halvorson and partners , p . c . , also of atlanta , were the structural engineers . the architects and engineers designed the canopy bridge with inspiration from the famed spanish architect , santiago calatrava , as an s - curved walkway rising from one end from the ground to a height of 35 feet and then sloping down to the other end . the canopy bridge was to be supported by cables strung from five masts which were off - set from the bridge . near the center of the bridge was a fixed span , 70 ' long supported by inclined v - shaped columns . the canopy bridge was approximately 575 ' long . the width of the bridge varied from 11 ' to 18 ' , providing overlookers to the visitors of the garden .\nadam schwerner , director of horticulture at disneyland , is taking a vacation in atlanta and doing what he likes to do best , . . . read more\n\u201cin some regards , chihuly and the garden , we\u2019ve grown up together \u2014 not together , but simultaneously , \u201d garden president and ceo mary pat matheson said . \u201cchihuly and his design team were relatively new to the garden exhibit world when they came here . and we were just a young garden \u2014 the chihuly exhibit was our coming out party . \u201d\nthe garden is open this summer , tuesday to sunday , from 9 : 00 a . m . to 7 : 00 p . m . admission is $ 15 for adults , $ 12 for seniors and $ 12 for children ages 3 to 17 . children under 3 are free . if you purchase a yearly membership , you can visit as often as you like throughout the year . there is an additional parking fee . for more information about the atlanta botanical garden , visit their website at urltoken .\ni really enjoyed spending a couple hours here taking in the sights , sounds and smells of this garden . worth the admission if you enjoy studying garden layout etc . glad to see they have a japanese garden ( my favorite style ) , albeit a tiny one .\ncompleted in early - 2010 , the green expansion plan resulted in a new visitor\u2019s center , the building of green roofs , the installation of an underground 100 , 000 - gallon water cistern , the construction of a new pedestrian path , and the planting of a southern seasons garden . every aspect of the atlanta botanical gardens is driven by what the garden calls \u201csustainability in action\u201d which has , as its goal , the achievement of responsible environmental stewardship as well as the realization of energy and water conservation . the sustainability achieved encompasses not only the garden and its interaction with visitors , employees and vendors , but also in its interaction with the city of atlanta and with other local and national cultural institutions . for more information on the complete case study , click here .\n1996 garden design magazine names fuqua conservatory one of top three in u . s . ; red venus fly trap\nakai ryu\nintroduced ; first garden collecting trip to china made\nweekly shows and classes include growing edibles , yoga in the garden and so much more .\nin 2004 , mary pat matheson , garden president & ceo , secured the most prestigious exhibit in the garden ' s history , chihuly in the garden . an exhibition of original glass sculptures by internationally renowned glass artist dale chihuly were on display at the garden from may - october , with an extended run through december . the nine - month blockbuster exhibition , sponsored by target stores , brought the garden to the forefront of cultural tourism in the southeast .\nrecycling granite curbs and reusing materials from the site to preserve the history of the garden .\nmost of the 13 species of native azaleas in he southeast are grown in the garden .\nback outside again in another part of the garden we saw this off in the distance .\nnext monday at the garden , aglanta eats offers a hyper - local food festival featuring atl - grown produce prepared by trending chefs . yum ! the event , in partnership with the city of atlanta mayor ' s office of resilience , benefits groundwork atlanta and aglanta grows - a - lot , which makes vacant city lots available to urban farmers and community gardeners . what a delicious way to support a greener atl !\nthe atlanta convention and visitors bureau has publicly recognized this achievement , and estimated the chihuly in the garden exhibition brought in $ 50 - $ 60 million and approximately 1 , 000 hotel - nights to the city of atlanta during its nine - month run .\nthis is a conservative estimate , based on the formula for computing economic impact that is endorsed by the travel industry association of america ,\nsaid acvb representatives .\nanother \u201cmust - see\u201d is the new edible garden , built in what was once an abandoned parking lot . the purpose of this garden is to encourage the farm - to - table concept of growing and eating fresh and locally - grown food . an outdoor kitchen will give atlanta\u2019s celebrity chefs a venue for cooking demonstrations using the edible garden\u2019s harvest . garden chef demos will be held every saturday and sunday , noon until 1 : 00 , from may through october and recipes will be available so you can try the chefs\u2019 creations at home .\nstrategic sustainability performance plan . the garden\u2019s green expansion plan placed a strategic emphasis on environmental stewardship .\nthis is another piece that i think remains in the garden year round . isn\u2019t it beautiful !\nthe main one in seattle can be seen online . lovely ! great garden to stroll through .\nhi susan , i live in south georgia but would definitely like to plan a trip to the botanical garden . the plant that you couldn\u2019t identify looked like a beauty berry bush . usually the berries are a bright violet color . those berries look pale . it was all amazing .\nhope you enjoyed this tour of the atlanta botanical garden and the lovely art of dale chihuly . if you have an opportunity , go see it in person before the chihuly exhibit ends . it would be hard to say which is best , to see it during the daytime or at night . i would love to have done both ! maybe i\u2019ll go back some evening before the beautiful chihuly art is removed . i would love to see it all aglow !\nthe 15 th annual concert in the garden series will feature performances from acts including gladys knights , vince gill and barenaked ladies . concerts will take place at the great lawn at the downtown garden or the ivester amphitheater at the gainesville garden . view the full lineup of summer shows at urltoken .\nthe garden requests that visitors take their waste home with them and support the garden\u2019s efforts to achieve a zero - trash environment . this initiative saved over $ 7 , 000 in its first year .\nin 2006 , niki in the garden was the world ' s largest exhibition of internationally renowned artist niki de saint phalle ' s outdoor sculptures ever presented . on the scale of chihuly in the garden , this spectacular exhibition featured saint phalle ' s imaginative , monumental artwork beautifully displayed throughout the garden .\n\u201cin some regards , chihuly and the garden , we\u2019ve grown up together \u2014 not together , but simultaneously , \u201d garden president and ceo mary pat matheson said in an exclusive interview with the ajc . \u201cchihuly and his design team were relatively new to the garden exhibit world when they came here . and we were just a young garden , ( and ) the chihuly exhibit was our coming out party . \u201d\nkeep an \u201ceagle eye\u201d out for many of the native birds that make their home in the garden .\nthanks , sandi ! it is a beautiful garden , you\u2019ll love it . definitely worth the trip !\nthe garden has an extensive and ongoing program to help its members identify and implement residential sustainability improvements . employing a plant hotline , answered daily by volunteers , the garden answers such sustainable questions as \u201chow to build a rain barrel\u201d and \u201cwhat is the recipe for compost tea ? \u201d with over 300 , 000 visitors a year , the garden uses stealth4 learning opportunities to not only share its collections of beautiful botanical plants but to educate visitors on how to maintain their own landscapes in an environmentally responsible5 way .\nvisitors to atlanta\u2019s urban oasis have watched in amazement over the past several years as new gardens blossomed and facilities were improved through the ongoing $ 50 million capital campaign nouris . . .\nchihuly\u2019s lifelong fascination for glasshouses developed into a series of exhibitions within botanical settings . his garden cycle began in 2001 at garfield park conservatory in chicago . chihuly exhibited at the royal botanic gardens , kew , near london , in 2005 , and at more than 10 beautiful gardens in the united states .\n\u201cchihuly in the garden . \u201d april 30 - oct . 30 . daytime admission : 9 a . m . - 7 p . m . tuesdays , 9 a . m . - 5 p . m . wednesdays - sundays . $ 21 . 95 adult ( member free ) , $ 15 . 95 age 3 - 12 ( member free ) , child under 3 free . night admission : 6 - 10 p . m . wednesdays - sundays ( last ticket sold at 10 p . m . , garden remains opens until 11 p . m . ) . $ 21 . 95 adult ( member $ 15 . 95 ) , $ 15 . 95 age 3 - 12 ( member $ 9 . 95 ) , child under 3 free . atlanta botanical garden , 1345 piedmont ave . n . e . , atlanta . 404 - 876 - 5859 , urltoken .\nin 2013 and 2014 , a menagerie of magical creatures cast an enchanting spell over the garden with monumental living sculptures of fantasy and delight . earth goddess and shaggy dog are now permanent features in the garden .\nin 2012 , independent visions : sculpture in the garden continued the garden ' s tradition of presenting works by internationally renowned artists in an extraordinary setting . the group exhibition featured 19 contemporary sculptures by 9 artists ."]}
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clipse query .\n19 . 3 investec does not guarantee the accuracy , timeliness , completeness , performance or fitness for a particular purpose of any of the information contained in the rss feeds . no responsibility is accepted by or on behalf of investec for any errors , omissions , or inaccurate information on the rss feeds .\ninvestec focuses on delivering distinctive profitable solutions for its clients in three core areas of activity namely , asset management , wealth & investment and specialist banking .\ninvestec has embedded its stress testing framework which is a repeatable stress testing process , designed to identify and regularly test the bank\u2019s key \u2018vulnerabilities under stress\u2019 .\ninvestec has limited appetite for unsecured credit risk and facilities are typically secured on the assets of the underlying borrower as well as shares in the borrower .\nthe all blacks team has been named to play the opening bledisloe cup \u2013 investec championship match against australia at anz stadium on saturday 19 august 2017 .\nthe financial times of london has recognised investec private banking and wealth & investment as the best private bank and wealth manager in south africa \u2013 for the fourth consecutive year \u2013 at the global private banking awards . henry blumenthal , head of investec wealth & investment \u2013 south africa , and deon katz , head of investec private banking \u2013 south africa , accepted the award on wednesday october 26 at a gala dinner held at the four seasons in london .\nbayonne - 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clipse operations is subject to the same processing turn - around times and performance criteria as applied by investec in its offline business .\ninvestec focuses on delivering distinct profitable solutions for its clients in three core areas of activity , namely : asset management , wealth & investment and specialist banking .\ninvestment bank investec will end its sponsorship of england ' s home tests six years into a 10 - year deal with the england and wales cricket board .\n5 . 9 the client and user acknowledge that the access code may enable the user to access some or all online services of investec and , accordingly , unauthorised use of the access code could expose the user or the client , as the case may be , to fraudulent transactions on other accounts held with investec .\ninvestec ' s purchase will also have to be cleared by the relevant regulators , including the fsa , the irish competition authority and the south african reserve bank .\nthe investec deal , signed in 2011 , was one of the longest in sport but will end after the west indies series at the end of this summer .\nit may be the penultimate round of investec super rugby but there is still plenty to play for when the crusaders host the highlanders in christchurch on friday . more\ninvestec would like to place cookies on your computer to help us make this website better . to find out more see our cookie policy . please accept cookies .\npromaths , a partnership between investec and kutlwanong maths , science and technology centre , supports high school learners so as to improve their performance in maths and science .\nblumenthal and katz concur that investec\u2019s culture , values and philosophies provide the framework for how it conducts its business , but that its people make this achievement possible .\n16 . 1 the logos and marks displayed on the e - clipse website are registered and unregistered trademarks of investec and / or third parties . nothing contained on the e - clipse website should be construed as granting any licence or right to use any trademark without the written permission of investec and / or such third parties .\n8 . 2 the user shall therefore be entitled to instruct investec in respect of e - clipse operations and perform actions on e - clipse for and on behalf of the client . investec shall be entitled to regard all instructions received from the user as well as any action or omission on e - clipse operations as actually originating from and authorised by the client and to act on such instruction , action or omission . under no circumstances shall investec be held liable for any unauthorised instructions , actions or omissions . instructions will be scrutinized only from an exchange control perspective , investec is not obliged to check , confirm or scrutinize any other details , such as payment details , and therefore any errors , late payments , or losses arising from the information supplied by the client , will not be for the account of investec .\nthe autonomy deal is worth \u00a320m , and the investec deal is believed to be worth worth \u00a35m over two years , although the club has not disclosed the value .\nby combining our local experience and expertise with the strength of the broader investec group we ' re able to deliver a compelling proposition and out of the ordinary solutions .\n17 . 3 investec gives no warranty and makes no representation , whether express or implied , as to the quality or fitness for purpose or use of such software .\nclients may be required to complete and submit a registration form and / or complete any other documents or provide any other information as may be required by investec from time to time . investec , in its sole and absolute discretion and without stating reasons therefore , shall have the right to reject any application for e - clipse operations .\nthe investec derby festival , forged from passion , energy , and stamina , stands out in our prestigious sponsorship portfolio . 2018 marks our tenth year as title sponsor .\n25 . 2 neither investec , any company in the investec group , its shareholders , agents , consultants or employees will be liable for any damages whatsoever relating to the use of the e - clipse website , or the services or the information contained therein , including , without limitation , any direct , indirect , special , incidental , consequential or punitive damages , whether arising out of contract , statute , delict or otherwise . without derogating from the generality of the foregoing , investec shall not be liable for :\ninvestec bank plc ( reg . no . 489604 ) is authorised by the prudential regulation authority and regulated by the financial conduct authority and the prudential regulation authority . investec wealth & investment limited ( reg . no . 2122340 ) is authorised and regulated by the financial conduct authority . both are registered at 30 gresham street , london ec2v 7qp .\ninvestec is not an authorised deposit - taking institution in australia and is not authorised to conduct banking activity under the banking act 1959 ( cth ) . the information on this website is only directed at clients who are wholesale clients or professional investors pursuant to the corporations act 2001 ( cth ) . investec australia limited abn 77 140 381 184 .\ncontinued presence in australia , focusing on core activities of specialised finance , corporate advisory , property fund management and asset management ( non - banking subsidiary of investec group ) .\ninvestec wealth & investment in ireland arose from the acquisition of ncb wealth management in 2012 , which had been advising irish clients for 30 years . within the wider investec wealth & investment group the firm\u2019s foundation goes back to 1827 , with historic stockbroking firms such as rensburg , carr sheppards crosthwaite and williams de bro\u00eb forming part of our heritage .\n9 . 2 any notices so issued by investec , shall as far as they contain contractual terms pertaining to e - clipse operations , also form part of this agreement .\n20 . 1 external hyperlinks may be provided for convenience . these web pages are beyond the control of investec and no representation or endorsement is made as to their content .\na year later , we concluded a significant empowerment transaction in which our empowerment partners collectively acquired a 25 . 1 % stake in the issued share capital of investec limited .\nwhether the chiefs have hit a rich vein of form just before the investec super rugby playoffs should be revealed in their performance against the brumbies in hamilton on saturday . more\nthe programme provides extra tuition in maths and science to learners in grades 10 to 12 at selected schools across the country . investec currently funds six centres across the country .\ninvestec wealth & investment manages assets totalling more than \u00a347 - billion ( r775 - billion ) globally and is the third - largest private client investment house in the uk .\ninvestec does not act as financial advisor . all material published on the e - clipse website ( the\nmaterial\n) is only intended to provide general information regarding investec and e - clipse operations and does not constitute professional advice of whatever nature . all material including , without limitation , research , opinions , figures , prices , projections or other content are provided\nas is\nand the user and the client shall not place reliance thereon in taking actions which might affect the clients finances without consulting investec directly .\n11 . 2 clients acknowledge and accept that e - clipse operations may become unavailable from time to time due to various circumstances , including : routine maintenance ; technical failure or problems with the investec system ; technical failure or problems with third party information technology systems ; unavailability of telecommunication or electricity services ; or other circumstances beyond the control of investec .\nmr kelleher bought the site for about \u20ac11 million with finance from an irish bank and later approached investec to refinance the deal , it is claimed . he sought \u20ac18 million from investec in october 2007 , of which \u20ac11 million was for refinancing and the rest for equity release to fund another project involving construction of a tower in chicago , illinois .\n8 . 3 an instruction becomes irrevocable once submitted to investec and confirmed as executed in e - clipse by display of a transaction reference number . payment instructions together with all necessary documents pursuant to the south african reserve bank rules and regulations , must be received by investec at least two business days prior to the value date for that transaction , failing which investec may not be in a position to make payment on value date and any loss arising from late payment shall be for the client\u2019s account . such documents should be sent to\n17 . 4 while investec takes every effort to ensure that the e - clipse system is secure , investec cannot warrant , expressly or by implication that any files , downloads or applications available via the e - clipse website are free of viruses , or any other data or code which has the ability to corrupt or affect the operation of clients\u2019 systems .\ninvestec has a partnership with chatsworth house and gardens in derbyshire . one of the uk\u2019s leading stately homes , it\u2019s renowned for the quality of its architecture , art and landscape .\nthe financial services firm investec has been named business of the year at third sector \u2019s business charity awards , which recognise the outstanding contribution that uk companies make to good causes .\ninvestec structured products has won \u2018best structured products provider\u2019 at the investment life & pension moneyfacts awards 2016 . all winners were announced on 22 september 2016 at the lancaster london hotel .\nkensington group , the troubled sub - 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month opportunity will offer you structured on - the - job learning , technical industry training as well as professional development . during the programme , you may be exposed to either the investment , client group or investment operations divisions of investec asset management .\nfani titi is the founding ceo of kagiso media and the founding chairman of the private equity firm tiso group . he is currently the chairman and joint ceo designate of the investec group .\nthe naming rights to test matches is one of the biggest deals in english cricket and the fact investec has pulled with four years remaining on the deal is a blow to the ecb .\n' investec have been our official partner for test match cricket since 2012 and have worked hard to bring their distinctive personality to cricket and the relationships they ' ve created in the game .\nin a first for the investec derby , the 2400 - metre showpiece will be shown live on selected aircraft and ships on 14 airlines and 11 cruise lines via the sport 24 channel .\na birds and renewable energy manager is being sponsored by investec corporate & institutional banking and will have the overarching focus of minimising the impact of renewable energy developments on birds and their habitats .\nwelcome to investec , a distinctive specialist bank and asset manager . we know you want solutions relevant to your needs and ambitions , so we fashion everything we do around you , the client .\nat investec , we see more than a cv , more than a qualification . we see the qualities that define the individual . we see the potential that burns within . we see you .\n11 . 3 without derogating from the provisions of clause 23 , clients undertake to limit their potential losses by utilising investec\u2019s offline business for the duration of the unavailability of e - 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clipse operations ; the user ( s ) and has notified investec accordingly .\ninvestec makes e - clipse operations available to clients subject to the principle of technology neutrality , which principle clients hereby accept . the principle of technology neutrality means that , unless otherwise stated in the agreement :\ntottenham hotspur football club today ( monday , november 26 ) announced a partnership with investec , the club\u2019s cup shirt partner , to bring its acclaimed global coaching programme to south africa throughout 2012 - 13 .\ninvestec are proud to be gold sponsors of the \u2018financial times african infrastructure , financing and development conference\u2019 , which took place on the 10 march 2015 , in london . investec\u2019s african heritage and specialist power and infrastructure strategy provide comprehensive solutions for clients across the african continent and will open various markets to clients via a single mandate with investec . the event on the 10 march engaged world - class participants in collaborative efforts to discuss and uncover trends , the opportunities and how to capitalise , protection from risks , and the potential to achieve sustainable african development and growth in the next frontier market . more on this event\ninvestec is involved in a number of high - profile rugby sponsorships . each one reflects attributes we value in our business : individual strength , collaborative teamwork , and an unrelenting drive to create and seize opportunities .\ninvestec asset management provides investment products and services to institutions , advisory clients and individuals . our clients include pension funds , central banks , sovereign wealth funds , insurers , foundations , financial advisers and individual investors .\ngiven investec\u2019s niche client base and more defensive nature , the share normally trades at a premium , or higher price - to - earnings ratio ( p / e ) when compared to other south african banks .\ninvestec is a distinctive specialist bank and asset manager . we are grounded in our entrepreneurial culture , which is balanced by a strong risk management discipline , client - 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labs talk series meeting . we will hear insights from\nthe european institute of women\u2019s health ( eiwh ) was founded in 1996 . it is a non - governmental organisation set up to promote gender equity in public health , research and social policies across the europe .\nega has an elected board of nine members , all family members . it has 29 member countries ( europe ) and three associate ( non - europe ) . ega serves gaucher patients globally .\nimplemented between 2015 and 2017 , the project aimed to explore ways to improve the health of people who are living in vulnerable and isolated situations across europe .\nif you are experiencing problems with getting cover , you should contact the department of health or the health insurance authority .\nwhen you take out health insurance for the first time , you may have to serve waiting periods before you are fully covered , but accident and injury will be covered immediately .\ngay v , leijdekkers p . bringing health and fitness data together for connected health care : mobile apps as enablers of interoperability .\nelf works with a network of over 200 lung health patient organisations across europe , helping organisations and patients with a lung condition to contribute the patients\u2019 perspective at the european level .\ngamian - 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factor profile and health status of its individual members . \u2019 2 certainly public health historically has been about far more than the aggregate of health realities and risks of individuals . but from its earliest conception , global health has been distinguished from public health in its insistence on states of disease as dynamic , internationally constituted phenomena . it may affect specific populations , and thus individuals in populations , but its effective scale denied by definition the idea of disease as a matter of individual responsibility . rather , the very idea of global health emphasized the broadly public nature of disease and the civic nature of its address .\n] . although no standard definition of mhealth exits , both the world health organization and national institutes of health have offered reasonable and overlapping definitions of mhealth consistent with the view in this paper .\nmeeting of the ep interest group on innovation in health and social care - innov . . .\n/ health / file / amr _ antimicrobial _ resistancepng _ enamr _ antimicrobial _ resistance . png\ngamian - europe has 50 full member organisations in 31 countries as well as a number of associate members from canada , south america , south africa and australia as well as individual members . of the 31 countries represented , 25 are eu member states and two are accession countries . gamian - europe embraces different diagnosis of mental illnesses .\npae ' s vision is to create a europe in which chronic - pain patients can have access , without any boundaries , to the best possible treatment for them .\ngeneva , switzerland : world health organization ; 2011 . [ 2016 - 06 - 02 ] . mhealth : new horizons for health through mobile technologies ( global observatory for ehealth series - volume 3 )\nu . s . department of of health and human services ; 2015 . apr , [ 2016 - 07 - 28 ] . wireless substitution : early release of estimates from the national health interview survey\nefa is the leading reference point for people with allergy , asthma and copd . efa is dedicated to making europe a place where people with allergy , asthma and copd :\nthe european prostate cancer coalition ( europa uomo ) is the umbrella organisation of prostate patient organisations in europe . as an umbrella organisation , europa uomo has no patients as members . europa uomo serves all european patients on an international level to further the case of prostate health .\nmobile phone and communication technologies afford us characteristics with remarkable capabilities and potential . and these are rapidly , unpredictably , and even disruptively , changing and changing health care and public health . are we ready ?\nyou can also compare the benefits and prices of different health insurance products using their product comparison tool .\nthat gets at a much larger problem exposed by the first - aid model . referring sufferers to local services is a crucial part of these programs , and yet the country\u2019s mental health system is often not up to the job . \u201cinitiatives like mental health first aid are good as far as they go , but they are emblematic of the approach that\u2019s been taken to reform of the mental health system for decades now , which is a piecemeal and uncoordinated approach , \u201d said paul appelbaum , director of the division of law , ethics and psychiatry at columbia university\u2019s college of physicians and surgeons . without a more cohesive mental health system , he said , \u201cthese individual local efforts , as praiseworthy as they are in their own right\u2014often they\u2019re extremely praiseworthy\u2014are really not likely to make a huge difference . \u201d\ntoday , the program is being offered to everyone from pastors to teachers to emts . \u201cit gives them a set of tools , \u201d said kathy wilson , president and ceo of the springfield\u2013based nonprofit the behavioral health network , which was the first massachusetts organization to train instructors in the program . \u201cwith a person who might be having a psychotic episode , walking around with an umbrella whacking people , you might think to call the police . but a mental health first aid responder can tell police , \u2018i don\u2019t believe this person is intentionally hurting people . \u2019 it\u2019s a whole different approach . \u201d\n2011 - lunch - debate at the european parliament ( september 20 ) in cooperation with the envi committee of european medical practitioner ( cpme ) . - foundation of the international alliance of haemochromatosis associations ( iaha ) in vancouver ( canada ) on efaph\u2019s initiative ( pr pierre brissot ) . - september , the brussels agm decided to establish a scientific committe ( pr gra\u00e7a porto , president ) . - efaph has joined health first europe ( hfe ) as an active member .\npain alliance europe ( pae ) is an alliance of european national associations involved with all sorts of chronic - pain patients or where chronic pain is one of the important issues .\nahead of the summit , 177 european and national civil society organisations and trade unions came together to publish a common statement . _ notes : [ 1 ] the informal summit of the 27 eu leaders to have a\ndeeper reflection\non the future of the eu is supposed to address the growing gap between the citizens and the eu in the wake of the uk referendum . green 10 priorities for bratislava informal summit : urltoken [ 2 ] this statement was signed by climate action network ( can ) europe , cee bankwatch network , european environmental bureau , friends of the earth europe , greenpeace european unit , health and environment alliance ( heal ) , naturefriends international , european federation for transport and environment ( t & e ) , and the wwf european policy office . [ 3 ] state of the union address 2016 : towards a better europe - a europe that protects , empowers and defends : urltoken [ 4 ] euractiv : restoring a europe built on values for its youth - urltoken\nthe european multiple sclerosis platform ( emsp ) was founded in 1989 . it serves as an umbrella organisation for multiple - sclerosis ( ms ) patient organisations in europe and represents the interests of more than 600 , 000 patients with ms in the fields of public health and social issues .\nthe program has the support of many mental health professionals , who say that its broad approach to a wide array of mental health emergencies is sorely needed . \u201cwhat\u2019s appealing about this is that it\u2019s for everybody , like first aid , \u201d said linda rosenberg , ceo of the national council for community behavioral health , a washington - based nonprofit that co - administers the program in the united states . \u201cuntil now , people really avoided people who were psychiatrically in pain . we just didn\u2019t know what to do . \u201d\nthe european foundation for the care of newborn infants ( efcni ) was founded in 2008 and is the first pan - european organisation to represent the interests of preterm and newborn infants and their families .\nno one begrudges mental health first aid for borrowing a metaphor that so clearly communicates its basic mission . on the other hand , no one would ever call first aid a success if it didn\u2019t actually save anyone from choking , but just made the trainees feel better . \u201cwhat you\u2019re doing as a mental health first aid person is not necessarily providing a service that is actually going to help somebody , \u201d said anthony , who is conducting the georgetown study on the program\u2019s effectiveness . \u201ctalking may be some help and may be useful , but what you\u2019d really like , for somebody who has these issues and you recognize them , is to get more help . . . . it\u2019s close to what cpr is , but it doesn\u2019t have that absolutely clear thing where you absolutely know what to do every time . \u201d\ngamian - europe ( global alliance of mental illness advocacy networks - europe ) , a patient - driven pan - european organization , represents the interests of persons affected by mental illness and advocates for their rights . its main objectives are : advocacy , information and education , anti - stigma and discrimination , patients\u2019 rights , co - operation , partnerships and capacity building .\nto work with professional bodies such as the european association for the study of the liver and the european medicines agency , and with the eu , to ensure that the prevention , early diagnosis and care of liver diseases are promoted across europe and harmonised with a view to eliminating health inequalities .\nproteus digial health ; 2016 . [ 2016 - 02 - 06 ] . proteus discover : an ingestible sensor\neiwh ' s membership of 80 organisations from across the eu comprises a mix of disease - specific patient organisations , professional and women\u2019s organisations , health non - governmental organisations ( ngos ) and public - health researchers .\nto work to improve the availability , accessibility , and quality of treatment for all mental - health problems .\nsharing best practice in shaping appropriate health - related policies and initiatives on both a european and national level .\nbut the programs also inadvertently illuminate the extraordinary complexity of mental illness , and the limitations of a fraying safety net . mental health first aid shows signs of benefiting the communities it serves in certain ways . but as far as other core goals go , it\u2019s not clear whether it helps . that conundrum raises the question of just how far the metaphor of first aid really extends , and of how much even the most innovative individual programs can do to make up for the shortfalls of the system as a whole .\nkills about 2 , 000 europeans every day . today , survival depends too much on luck . the eu can take supportive measures to improve this . raising awareness is a crucial first step . great that\nage platform europe ( age ) voices and promotes the interests of the 198 million citizens aged 50 + in the european union and to raise awareness of the issues that concern them most .\nthe international patient organisation for primary immunodeficiencies ( ipopi ) was founded in 1992 as a global umbrella organisation for national patient organisations representing primary immunodeficiencies . it has regional interests specifically in europe .\nhealth insurance is used to pay for private care in hospital or from various health professionals in hospitals or in their practices . the arrangements vary from one company to another but most companies have agreements with hospitals that the company will pay the hospital directly . in general , for outpatient costs you pay the health professional and then claim from the health insurance company . you should check with your own company as to exactly what procedures they use .\negan\u2019s membership includes several national ( united kingdom and the netherlands ) and regional ( central and eastern europe ) genetic alliances , and about 15 disease - specific european patient organisations for genetic diseases .\ndr michelle gives us an update on developments with the echo112 pocket lifesaver mobile phone app . she also describes a new app launched by the same company : the echo112 first responder app . this new . . .\n. . . an excellent training . . . . cheryl did a fantastic job in delivering delicate and important information in a friendly but professional manner . i will surely recommend this course to anyone interested in learning first aid . i liked that practical simulations were performed among participants to consolidate the learning . overall a saturday morning very well spent ! i will surely register for the next cpr course to complete my first aid knowledge .\nthe use of mobile networks and devices in supporting e - care . emphasizes leveraging health - focused applications on general - purpose tools such as mobile phones and sms to drive active health participation by consumers and clinicians [ 30 ] .\nehn plays a leading role in the prevention and reduction of cvd with the aim that it will cease to be a major cause of premature death and disability throughout europe . ehn does this through :\nat nih , we think about this really as diverse application of wireless and mobile technologies designed to improve health research , health care services , and health outcomes , and i think this is really important because it is not just mobile phones . you can think of it as sensors , any kind of sensors you can think of [ 29 ] .\nidf europe is a mixture of patient organisations and organisations of healthcare professionals . it organises together we are stronger meetings aiming at advocacy and awareness - building for people with diabetes and all those who care about them . the board and staff of idf europe also work with european institutions to bring diabetes and other non - communicable diseases issues to the attention of these institutions in partnership with other diabetes stakeholders .\nmental health first aid , with its broad focus , has quickly become one of the most prominent gatekeeper programs : it has \u201cperhaps the most momentum , \u201d said daniel eisenberg , an associate professor of health management and policy at the university of michigan school of public health . \u201cthere\u2019s a lot of enthusiasm in general for the concept . \u201d the program has increased its reach dramatically within the last several years , and is now being used in 23 countries . within the united states , where it launched in 2008 , rosenberg says more than 300 , 000 people have taken the course , including chirlane mccray , the first lady of new york city . funding is beginning to follow : congress allotted $ 15 million last year to train teachers and others who work with students in the program , under the auspices of the substance abuse and mental health services administration . this year\u2019s federal budget includes another $ 15 million .\ngeneva , switzerland : world health organization ; 2007 . [ 2016 - 02 - 04 ] . building foundations for ehealth\ntroshani i , goldberg s , wickramasinghe n . a regulatory framework for pervasive e - health : a case study .\nhawkins rp , kreuter m , resnicow k , fishbein m , dijkstra a . understanding tailoring in communicating about health .\nmq health is a uk - based charity whose aim is to transform mental health and quality of life through research . their vision is to create a world where mental illness is understood , effectively treated , and ultimately prevented . mq health is currently working on numerous research projects to tackle mental illnesses , ranging from anxiety and schizophrenia to depression and ocd .\nthe european gaucher alliance ( ega ) began in 1994 helping develop patient organisations and support patients in eastern europe access treatment . in 2008 , it became a formal organisation with a membership of 32 members .\nyang yt , silverman rd . mobile health applications : the patchwork of legal and liability issues suggests strategies to improve oversight .\nhall ak , cole - lewis h , bernhardt jm . mobile text messaging for health : a systematic review of reviews .\nfollow and influence developments in european health policy ; stimulate research in all fields related to haemophilia and other rare bleeding disorders .\nwe have partnered with healthfirst to organize first aid and cpr training for p & g parents on site . the trainings were an outstanding success . parents were very happy to have the trainings on site , provided by professional trainers .\nin order to make our vision a reality , we aim to become the leading voice for parkinson\u2019s in europe by providing innovative leadership , information and resources to : national parkinson\u2019s organisations , european policymakers , healthcare professionals , people with parkinson ' s and their families , treatment industry and the media . we hope to raise the profile of parkinson\u2019s and enable people living with the disease to be treated effectively and equally throughout europe .\nthe european haemophilia consortium ( ehc ) is a patient - led , non - governmental , non - profit organisation dedicated to improving the quality of life of people with haemophilia and other rare bleeding disorders throughout europe .\nthe ehc strives to ensure that all people with haemophilia and other rare bleeding disorders in europe are diagnosed and receive safe and adequate treatment and care , enabling improved quality of life healthy , active and productive lives .\ntherefore , any analysis or review of telemedicine , telehealth , or ehealth programs must be cautious when comparing outcomes , as there are interpretations supported by the definitions , the types and implementations of the technology , and how it was used in the particular health intervention context . these should not be treated as exogenous factors . within this terminology health care , individual , clinical , and public health are often confounded , thus covering a wide range of health application contexts including financial and business sectors [ 12 ] .\nother local groups turning to mental health training give a hint of additional possible benefits . captain joseph coffey , of the warwick , r . i . , police department , helped develop a mental health training module for public safety officers that is now mandatory for most police - academy attendees in the state . \u201cwe were skeptical at first , \u201d he said , but he has observed that people who have positive interactions with trained officers tend to call on those specific officers by name if they have another mental - health crisis\u2014often before the situation escalates . between 10 percent and 15 percent of the calls his department receives are related to behavioral health , he said : \u201cyou have to train your officers based on the needs of your community . \u201d\nif the application is approved by the board of directors , your organisation receives a welcome e - mail and the eurordis member logo . the applicant organisation is officially a member of eurordis once the first annual membership fees have been received .\nwe deliver a wide range of first aid training for the general public throughout switzerland with regular courses in geneva , vevey , lausanne , basel and zug . expectant parents will benefit from our birth preparation courses in the canton of geneva .\nepda is the only european umbrella organisation for pd . it represents national parkinson\u2019s organisations in 36 countries across europe and advocate for the rights and needs of more than 1 . 2 million people with pd and their families .\nmoghaddasi h , asadi f , hosseini a , ebnehoseini z . e - health : a global approach with extensive semantic variation .\ndiclemente cc , marinilli as , singh m , bellino le . the role of feedback in the process of health behavior change .\nif you are changing to a health insurance plan with improved benefits there may be a waiting period before the higher benefits apply .\nif you are switching health insurance plans , a maximum waiting period may be applied to any higher benefit on the new plan .\nthe notion of \u2018global health\u2019 required , first , the idea of the world as a necessarily related , interactive environment . second , it required a wealth of reliable , locally and regionally collected data be made generally available . third , those data of necessity reflected both shared disease definitions ( cholera morbus , for example ) and a set of analytical methodologies in which locally , regionally and nationally reported health states could be individually considered and then aggregated in a manner that argued one or another theory of disease . all these elements were critical to the idea of disease or health as international outcomes that could be studied through local outbreaks .\nhigher charges apply to people who are 35 years of age or older when they first take out health insurance . there is a 2 % loading for each year over 34 years of age . so , for example , if you are 35 the cost is 2 % higher than for a person aged 34 but if you are 44 then the cost is 20 % higher .\nthe dutch brain council aims at enabling patient organizations of brain disorders to discuss and collectively take action for the purpose of dealing with issues that surpass treatment , such as first - line projects , drug substitutes , driving performance , lobbying and stigmatization of brain afflictions . this allows for greater effect and cost - efficiency then when these issues would be managed by specific interest organizations for afflictions . furthermore the dbc aims to be the first contact for other organizations that work in the before mentioned fields .\nthis detail from amariah brigham\u2019s map of cholera is , perhaps , the first to self - consciously argue a global disease state . in it cholera\u2019s progress is demonstrated by a red line joining cholera - affected nations over time along existing trade routes .\nthe health insurance authority ( hia ) is the independent statutory regulator for the private health insurance market in ireland . it monitors the operation of health insurance business in ireland and advises the minister for health in this regard , including assessing the effect of any regulations or new legislation on consumers . the hia aims to ensure that consumers are aware of their rights and that policies and publicity material describe cover in a fair and comparable way . the authority also reviews the appropriateness of the procedures used by insurers in their dealings with consumers .\nfirst developed in australia in 2001 by a nurse and a mental health literacy professor , mental health first aid training teaches a five - part \u201caction plan\u201d : assess for risk of suicide or harm , listen nonjudgmentally , give reassurance and information , encourage appropriate professional help , and encourage self - help and other support strategies . the basic eight - hour course covers a range of scenarios , from depression and anxiety to psychosis and substance - abuse disorders . it is intended for both public emergencies , like that panicking man on the street , and private ones , among a trainee\u2019s own friends and family members . \u201cwith cpr , one of the problems is you never get to use it , \u201d rosenberg said . \u201cyou might take the training , but you very rarely see anyone having a heart attack in front of you . with mental health , you are likely to see someone in a crisis . \u201d\nthe use of wireless technologies , such as mobile phones , personal digital assistants , and netbooks , for improving health [ 31 ] .\nhai works towards a world in which all people , especially the poor and marginalised , are able to exercise their right to health .\nthe global alliance for mental illness advocacy networks ( gamian - europe ) was established in 1998 as a representative coalition of patient organisations . putting the patient at the centre of all issues of the eu healthcare debate , the organisation aims to bring together and support the development and policy influencing capacity of local , regional and national organisations active in the field of mental health .\ncharges may be lower than the normal adult rate for : people aged under 25 ; retired people who have a special arrangement within their company ' s health insurance scheme and people in group health insurance schemes . charges for children must be reduced by at least 50 % .\nthe european federation of neurological associations ( efna ) was founded in 2001 . its focus is the spectrum of neurological illnesses . as the umbrella organisation for neurological patient organisations across europe , it addresses generic neurological issues with a single voice .\nsma europe represents sma patients of 7 european countries . these countries ( france , germany , italy , netherlands , spain , switzerland , uk ) have roughly a population of ~ 330 000 000 and about 8 500 patients with sma .\nmennemeyer st , menachemi n , rahurkar s , ford ew . impact of the hitech act on physicians ' adoption of electronic health records .\nhai europe\u2019s membership consists of a wide range of individuals , groups and organisations , from consumer groups , public interest non - governmental organisations , healthcare providers , academics and the media , contributing to the network\u2019s aims with their knowledge and expertise .\none of the health insurance authority ' s functions relates to the operation of a risk equalisation scheme . risk equalisation is a process that aims to equitably neutralise differences in insurers ' costs that arise due to variations in the age profile of their members . this process is relevant to the customer in so far as it may affect matters such as the operation of community rating or competition between insurers . the hia administers a risk equalisation fund which pays health credits to the insurance company for people over 60 to help to meet their higher claims costs . the health credits vary by age , gender and by level of cover . these credits are funded by a community rating health insurance levy paid by health insurers .\nto act as a focal point for liaison with the institutions of the eu , the council of europe and other european organisations , in order to study and propose measures to improve the autonomy of handicapped people and promote their full participation in society .\nthis work was funded in part by a grant from emory university\u2019s global health institute and the goizueta business school summer research fund at emory university .\nfatehi f , wootton r . telemedicine , telehealth or e - health ? a bibliometric analysis of the trends in the use of these terms .\nkvedar j , coye mj , everett w . connected health : a review of technologies and strategies to improve patient care with telemedicine and telehealth .\n| in cooperation with the health ministry of romania , organisation of a workshop on haemochromatosis in bucharest with a view to founding a national association .\nthis pilot is aimed at focusing eu and national attention on health inequalities and helping to mainstream measures to address them . it is hoped that by sharing knowledge and developing policy guidance , the project will provide solutions to health inequalities related to alcohol consumption , nutrition and physical activity in the eu .\nat present , health insurance companies must accept anyone who wishes to join , subject to any applicable waiting periods before cover takes effect , regardless of age , sex or health status - this is known as\nopen enrolment\n. restricted membership schemes must accept everyone who is qualified to join .\nthank you for the training . it was very clear , pedagogical and practical . i feel i have learned something not only useful but essential for my future . i spent part of the evening showing and explaining to the family the first actions to take in case of emergency .\nan individual or family , having already served both the requisite waiting periods relevant to their age when first taking out private health insurance and any waiting period for a pre - existing condition may switch from one insurer to another , and if such an occurance takes place within 13 weeks , those waiting periods will not have to be served again . therefore , persons can normally move from one insurer to another without loss of cover .\nonce these preconditions were met , the idea of global health was constructed\u2014invented is not too absurd a word here\u2014in world maps of first cholera and later other disease states . in the post - war period of the 20th century the united nations , world health organization ( who ) and the u . s . centers for disease control ( cdc ) all became repositories for international health data that were progressively analysed cartographically and statistically . of course , the immensity of those data caches does not assure that their analysis will be any more correct than were miasmatic theories of cholera and yellow fever . maps and statistics are only as good as the theories that underlie them , organizing the type of data chosen and the means of their analysis .\nlo benny p , ip h , yang g - z . transforming health care : body sensor networks , wearables , and the internet of things .\nto work through co - operation , partnerships and capacity building by enabling patient groups to collaborate with health professionals , policymakers , academics , and industry .\nif one takes public health as \u2018the art and science of preventing disease , promoting health , and extending life through the organized efforts of society\u2019 , 3 then it is as old as hippocrates\u2019 insistence in air , water and place s 4 that stagnant waters and filthy air were breeding grounds for disease . because air quality and community water sources were about communal rather than individual health determinants , they demanded civic action by responsible , public officials . in this tradition , as rosen writes , the aqueducts and bathhouses built by roman officials were public health initiatives designed to secure a healthy environment for all citizens . 5\nemsp\u2019s vision is to ensure the development and implementation of high - quality standards of treatment and support for patients with ms , their families and their carers throughout europe , to allow them to lead the lives they choose and be recognised as equal members of society .\nnaslund ja , aschbrenner ka , marsch la , bartels sj . the future of mental health care : peer - to - peer support and social media .\nif you live outside ireland and move to ireland , a loading will not apply if you get health insurance within nine months and continue to be insured .\nover the next decade this new cholera\u2014the noun was used to describe what today we recognize as several kinds of diarrhoeic disease\u2014spread to the middle east , russia and from there through europe . in an unsigned review article published in 1831 , when cholera arrived in england , the\na heart attack and a panic attack are both medical crises of a kind . but millions of ordinary people , beyond the medical establishment itself , have been trained to respond to that first kind of physical crisis . we call it first aid : immediate assistance for suddenly ailing or injured people , often with the goal of averting disaster while calling for professional help . since the 19th century , everyone from wartime ambulance drivers to baby sitters have been trained to handle scenarios including wounds , choking incidents , and heart attacks . it\u2019s not the same as being a doctor , but it\u2019s a big help .\nthe patients network for medical research and health ( egan ) is the european network of national and regional alliances and european disease - specific organisations for patients with genetic disorders and other serious medical needs . egan promotes ( patient engagement in ) research , the development of services and contributes to patient - centred european health policy .\nall private health insurance providers must be registered with the health insurance authority . typically , insurers must also satisfy various prudential requirements , which are appropriate to the central bank of ireland - these are requirements that apply generally to all insurance and financial services companies and relate to matters like their financial operation and their investment policies .\nif you previously had health insurance , you can be given credit for the time you were insured , reducing the number of years to which the loading applies .\nthe european federation of associations of families of people with mental illness ( eufami ) has an ongoing commitment to improving care and welfare for people affected by mental illness . eufami has a number of programmes supporting people affected by severe mental illness and the organisations representing them across europe .\nmembers and affiliates range from large organisations ( e . g . stroke alliance for europe , the european parkinson\u2019s disease association and the european headache alliance ) to small ( e . g . euro\u2011ataxia , the european dystonia federation and the european network for research in alternating hemiplegia ) .\n2009 - participation in eurordis annual international congress in athens and in epf general meeting in brussels . - may and december meetings in athens with specialists mds and with the greek alliance of rare diseases with a view to founding a greek association . efaph first contacts with major international hh patients\u2019 associations ( australia , canada and usa ) in june ( bioiron world congress in porto ) . - participation in the value + policy recommendations ( epf \u2013 vilnius , november 2008 and gothenburg , december 2009 ) with the leaders of eu patients \u2018 organisations and health actors ( voicing out the opinions of 150 million patients through eu health programmes ) .\nthe european academy of neurology ( ean ) is the organisation that unites and supports neurologists across the whole of europe . currently , 45 european national neurological societies as well as 800 individuals are registered members of the ean . thus the ean represents more than 21 , 000 european neurologists .\nmyeloma patients europe ( mpe ) , a european non - profit organisation of multiple - myeloma patient organisations , is dedicated to raising awareness of multiple myeloma , providing information on the disease , to improving the quality of life of myeloma patients and to stimulating research and accessibility to treatments .\nthe european organisation for rare diseases ( eurordis ) is a non - governmental patient - driven alliance of patient organisations and individuals active in the field of rare diseases , dedicated to improving the quality of life of all people living with rare diseases in europe . eurordis was founded in 1997 .\nfor the first time , a wealth of international data from a variety of public and professional sources were collected and organized in a manner describing the international geography of a disease whose progress could be literally seen . the lancet map was not \u2018global\u2019 only because at the time of its publication cholera had yet to be reported in either canada or the usa . in 1831 cholera was presented , therefore , as an international but not yet global\u2014by which is meant universal\u2014epidemic . within months of cholera\u2019s introduction to england , however , health officials in north america were reporting cholera outbreaks . at that point cholera morbus became a truly global pandemic and thus a health problem globally .\nmandel jc , kreda da , mandl kd , kohane is , ramoni rb . smart on fhir : a standards - based , interoperable apps platform for electronic health records .\nanalyse existing knowledge on gender differences in cad risk factors , disease mechanisms , clinical manifestations , treatment options , access to health care , as well as management and outcomes .\nthe vision of the elf is to raise awareness about lung health and disease , and that patients and the public are able to contribute to the future of respiratory healthcare .\nthe department of health has published a list of frequently asked questions about lifetime community rating . the regulations are set out in statutory instrument 312 of 2014 ( pdf ) .\n2010 - new efaph board and new projects . - assistance to the foundation of belgian association ( hba ) - 4 efaph country members organized local events in june as a first step towards the 2011 eu haemochromatosis day . - preliminary contacts with the envi commission of the eu parliament in the perspective of the eu hh day .\nthe idea of epidemic diseases as progressive , moving from town to town and country to country , was not new . quarantines were first employed in 14th - century italy in a largely futile attempt to stop the widely observed progress of plague from city to city . 14 in holbein the younger\u2019s dance of death , first published in 1538 , death is seen as carrying disease , presumably plague , in the oxcarts of merchants and bales of goods stowed in sailing ships . 15 at the end of the 17th century , provincial administrator filippo arrieta mapped a sophisticated system of containment for bari , italy , to stop the introduction of plague by coastal traders . 16"]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "montenegro airlines", "paragraphs": ["montenegro airlines maintains codeshare agreements with adria airways , air france , alitalia , austrian airlines and s7 airlines .\nthe main airlines in the region are bosnia and herzegovina\u2019s b & h airlines , croatia\u2019s croatia airlines , montenegro\u2019s montenegro airlines , serbia\u2019s jat airways and slovenia\u2019s adria airways .\nflag carrier montenegro airlines ( ma ) plans to start operating charter flights to finland and israel this summer . montenegro airlines\nfrom mid june 2009 , montenegro airlines from podgorica and bh airlines from sarajevo will add connections between montenegro and fyrmacedonia .\nmontenegro airlines announced its tax debt restructuring proposal had been rejected by the montenegro ' s tax authority .\nmontenegro airlines rewards those who fly frequently and are members of the vision team .\nmontenegro airlines in partnership agreement to operate charter flights to the tehran , iran .\nmontenegro airlines proudly celebrated the 10th anniversary of their first commercial flight in may 2007 .\nmontenegro airlines now flies from london gatwick to tivat on wednesday , friday and sundays .\nmeanwhile , the ceo of montenegro airlines and the vice director of belgrade nikola tesla airport have signed a new 2 year agreement where montenegro airlines will have special handling costs at the airport ( considerably lower than other airlines ) . montenegro airlines will operate 5 daily flights to belgrade from tivat and podgorica this winter . serbia is montenegro airlines\u2019 most important and lucrative market bringing in a profit of 6 million euros for the airline . montenegro airlines is now the more popular airline for travel between serbia and montenegro , taking over jat airways .\nyou can pay for your flights with montenegro airlines in the currency and payment method of your choice when booking through alternative airlines .\nas long as eurocontrol and international providers are paid , montenegro airlines will live another day .\nin 2016 , montenegro airlines ' passenger numbers grew 0 . 6 % to 581 , 519 .\nthe airport has one runaway and handle nearly 1 million passengers per year . other airlines which use podgorica airport are adria airways , air serbia , alitalia , montenegro airlines and turkish airlines .\nmontenegro airlines have announced that the airline plans to begin operating new routes from belgrade to western europe .\nflights on alternative airlines to save big ! alternative airlines is an online travel agency , specialising in booking lesser known airlines and remote destinations .\nit ' s funny . when the us department of transport issued montenegro airlines a permit to codeshare on ju flights to new york 2 weeks ago , they said that they find montenegro airlines to be financially stable .\nmontenegro airlines operate five rolls royce engine fokker 100 aircraft and one embraer 195 , all aircraft are in white livery with the company logo on the tail . montenegro airlines offers both an economy and business class service .\nthe website has also announced its top ten safest airlines and top ten safest low cost airlines .\nall the carriers in the region have relatively small operations . following croatia airlines , based on current capacity ( seats per week ) are jat airways , adria airways , montenegro airlines and b & h airlines .\nbh airlines will fly between skopje and podgorica whilst montenegro airlines will operate between tivat and skopje . each route will be served twice weekly by the appropriate airline .\ntravel website urltoken invites you search and compare traditional and low cost flights as well as montenegro airlines flights . give us a try and you will be pleasantly surprised and the number of different solutions montenegro airlines we can offer .\npodgorica airport is an international airport serving podgorica and is the hub of montenegro airlines . it is one of two international airport in montenegro , the other being tivat airport . both are operated by the state - owned company airports of montenegro .\nwe have made it easy for you to find the flight with montenegro airlines that best suits you , just refine your search using the filters provided . with numerous flights and destinations at different times flying with montenegro airlines is easy .\nmontenegro airlines currently operates the flight once a week , on saturday , according to data posted on its corporate website .\nunder the summer flight schedule , montenegro airlines operates up to six flights a day to podgorica and tivat from belgrade .\nin the first seven days of 2018 , montenegro airlines handled 7 , 480 passengers , up 11 % on the year .\nflag carrier montenegro airlines has said it plans to increase the frequency of its flights to france ' s lyon in 2018 .\nthe agreement will see etihad airways placing its \u201cey\u201d code on montenegro airlines\u2019 flights between belgrade and two destinations in montenegro \u2013 its capital podgorica and the attractive town of tivat on the adriatic coast .\nif you are satisfied with the montenegro airlines flight we have found for you , refine the search using the filters provided . montenegro airlines offers numerous flights to a number of destinations at different times , try and find the solution that suits you best .\nso , what are you waiting for ? book your montenegro airlines flight to destinations worldwide starting from 109\u20ac with edreams . bargain !\nwelcome to bravofly , the internet site you can use to find all traditional and low cost airline flights as well as montenegro airlines flights . put our search engine to the test , you will be amazed by the different solutions montenegro airlines it offers you .\nthe issue is that no low cost airline could fly tgd - beg and tiv - beg which is a huge market . over half of montenegro airlines ' passengers last year flew between belgrade and montenegro .\non montenegro airlines you can take only one piece of carry - on hand luggage onto montenegro airlines flights . the maximum weight of the item is 10kg , and its total dimensions must not exceed 115 cm ( eg . 55x40x20 cm ) . montenegro airlines allow 1pc of maximum 23kg if you are travelling in economy class and 2pc of luggage not over 32kg if you are travelling in business class .\nmontenegro airlines is the flag carrier of montenegro which was founded in october 1994 . the airline operates scheduled and charter services to 19 destinations throughout europe from its hub at the podgorica airport . the airline is headquartered in podgorica and has codeshare agreements with adria airways , air france , alitalia , austrian airlines , s7 airlines , etc . montenegro airline is the member of the international air transport association .\nin addition to the regular flights of russian airlines during the year , additional flights to montenegro have been announced during the summer season .\nthere are two cabin classes available on montenegro airlines flights ; economy and business . a business ticket is the most flexible one available .\ndaliborka pejovi\u0107 , president of the board of directors of montenegro airlines , said :\nfor us at montenegro airlines it is clear that such forms of collaboration with etihad airways , a global leader in the aviation industry , are very important for our airline and our country .\netihad airways and montenegro airlines have signed a codeshare agreement that provides travellers with enhanced connectivity when flying between southeast europe and the middle east .\nmontenegro airlines operates scheduled flights to zurich , frankfurt , dusseldorf , rome , paris , ljubljana , vienna , belgrade , moscow and copenhagen .\nmontenegro airlines fokker f . 28 mk . 4000 yu - aoi ( msn 11176 ) zrh ( rolf wallner ) . image : 941437 .\nif ym went under the loss for montenegrin tourism would be huge since the majority of tourists to montenegro still come by montenegro airlines . that ' s why i think the government will never let this airline go bankrupt .\na montenegro airlines fokker 100 , registration 4o - aot performing flight ym - 500 from podgorica ( montenegro ) to vienna ( austria ) , was enroute at fl340 near belgrade ( serbia ) about 145nm north of . . .\nmontenegro airlines will , in return , enhance access to etihad airways ' network by placing its \u201cym\u201d code on the airline ' s daily flights between belgrade and abu dhabi . the agreement will offer montenegro airlines\u2019 passengers greater convenience and flexibility of travel to the uae and beyond via the serbian capital , and contribute to an increased inflow of business and leisure travellers to montenegro .\nmaybe bosnia , montenegro and macedonia could jointly open up a new company that would be competitive to croatia airlines and air serbia in the region .\nmontenegro airlines has announced plans to serve the european cities of milan and brussels from podgorica along with the arrival of its fourth embraer e195 jet .\na montenegro airlines embraer erj - 195 , registration 4o - aoa performing flight ym - 311 from dusseldorf ( germany ) to podgorica ( montenegro ) , was climbing out of dusseldorf ' s runway 23l when the crew . . .\na montenegro airlines embraer erj - 195 , registration 4o - aoc performing flight ym - 206 from tivat ( montenegro ) to belgrade ( serbia ) , was enroute when the crew received indication the left hand bleed air . . .\nbut , according to the latest data from montenegro\u2019s statistics office , obtained by birn , russians are still coming to montenegro and make up the majority of foreign tourists .\nthe results are encouraging , as the number of airlines operating in montenegro rose to 54 in july from 12 in january 2017 , the company said .\nthe company plans to operate the podgorica - lyon route twice weekly in the summer season of 2018 , montenegro airlines said in a statement last week .\na list of the most dangerous airlines in the world has been released and while airasia indonesia is included , malaysia airlines is not .\nthe government of montenegro stated it plans to privatise montenegro airlines at some point in 2012 by way of a public tender , following restructuring . the carrier previously attempted privatisation in sep - 2011 when it commenced a tender process . el al israel airlines , etihad airways and arkia israel airlines purchased the tender documents , but none made an offer . turkish airlines was reportedly also interested in acquiring the carrier . montenegro airlines ceo zoran djurisic is opposed to the privatisation plans , stating in oct - 2011 he believes privatisation would have a long - term negative impact on the airline and the country .\nto back up the business , the national air carrier , montenegro airlines , also announced more flight to moscow and st petersburg , starting from march 25 .\nair serbia ( s7 airlines ) , the national airline of the republic of serbia , and montenegro airlines have signed a codeshare agreement that provides travellers with greater air connectivity when flying between europe , the middle east and north america .\njoin the alternative airlines members club and get \u00a3100 . 00 back on your 5 th booking with alternative airlines . you will have insight to many benefits and exclusive deals on over 450 airlines . click on the members section on the alternative airlines website for more information and join today .\nmontenegro airlines has been operating flights to moscow since 2007 and launched a route from the adriatic town of tivat to russia ' s saint petersburg in june 2015 .\nthe codeshare agreement was signed in tivat by branislav malovi\u0107 , chief government affairs and relations officer of air serbia , and zoran kosti\u0107 , chief executive officer of montenegro airlines . as part of the deal , air serbia will deepen its air links to montenegro by placing its \u201cju\u201d code on montenegro airlines\u2019 flights between belgrade and podgorica and tivat . in addition , the serbian carrier will codeshare on services between podgorica and rome .\ns7 airlines ( siberia airlines ) airbus a321 - 211 vq - bqj ( msn 2076 ) muc ( arnd wolf ) . image : 941037 .\nflag carrier montenegro airlines said its passenger numbers declined by 2 . 2 % in 2017 to 568 , 591 due to increased competition on the country ' s market .\nthe site reveals that out of the 449 airlines studied , all five airlines received one star or less in the website\u2019s seven - star safety ranking .\nthe airline serves nearly 20 destinations across europe . some of its top destinations are flights to dusseldorf , london gatwick and paris charles de gaulle . austrian airlines , alitalia , air france , siberia airlines and adria airways have all set up codeshare agreements with montenegro airlines . the airline is not affiliate to an airline alliance .\nwe have specially selected some flight offers for you to offer as many alternative solutions as possible so that you can find the montenegro airlines flight that best meets your requirements .\nmontenegro airlines is the national airline of montenegro , with bases at podgorica and tivat airports . the airline operates scheduled service to destinations across eastern and western europe and charter service to destinations in italy , greece , turkey , israel , latvia , czech republic and germany .\nmontenegro airlines rewards customers who fly frequently and are members of vision team . the price of your montenegro airlines ticket can determine the number of miles you are eligible to earn . firstly , passengers have to register for an account and membership on vision team . vision team members can enjoy many benefits from special promotions with discounted flights and free flights .\nthe amount a passenger pays for their montenegro airlines ticket determines the number of\nair miles\nthey earn ( passengers must first apply for membership in the vision team ) .\nthe airline operated five aircraft in 2017 , versus six in 2016 , and carried out a total of 6 , 959 flights , montenegro airlines said in a statement last week .\nthis will see 17 routes operated by air serbia carrying montenegro airlines\u2019 ym - coded flight numbers . from the first week of january 2017 , planned codeshare routes include the following :\nmontenegro ' s finance minister darko radunovic has said the government plans to repay a 5 . 2 million euro ( $ 6 . 1 million ) debt of flag carrier montenegro airlines to prevent suspension of its flights in january the government plans to repay an outstanding debt of montenegro airlines that has matured and has put under question the operations of the company , radunovic said in a video file posted in the youtube channel of the montenegrin finance ministry on tuesday .\nwe help you through the process . this is what makes us alternative airlines .\nin return , montenegro airlines will tap into air serbia\u2019s growing network by adding its \u201cym\u201d code on air serbia\u2019s flights between belgrade and 32 destinations , including tivat and podgorica . this will provide unprecedented access between the two countries and offer montenegro airlines\u2019 passengers convenient travel options to major cities such as new york , abu dhabi , paris and london via the serbian capital .\nmontenegro airlines ( podgorica ) on may 16 added its first embraer erj 190 - 100lr ( 4o - aod , msn 19000665 ) ( above ) joining the three larger embraer erj 195s ( erj 190 - 200lrs ) . montenegro is gradually phasing out its fokker 100s with the new embraers .\nagree that the situation is dire but i don ' t think the government is injecting any money in montenegro airlines anymore . they can ' t because the eu warned them about it .\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with montenegro airlines easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\nthe in - flight amenities of montenegro airlines include mouth - watering dishes , duty free shopping and various options for in - flight entertainment . the services may vary from cabin to cabin .\nbeing national carriers , investors are likely to encounter issues with the governments of the airlines as they remain an important part of national identity . issues such as these have been seen with turkish airlines\u2019 frustrations with bosnia and herzegovina over b & h airlines .\ngregory kaldahl , etihad airways senior vice president network , said : \u201cwe are pleased to sign a codeshare agreement with montenegro airlines , which is advantageous for both our airlines and guests . travellers in montenegro can now reach our abu dhabi hub with a convenient one - stop connection in belgrade , from where they can access key destinations in our global network with greater ease . in turn , etihad airways will expand its travel offer to montenegro , an increasingly popular business and tourism destination . \u201d\nyeah i agree . would be interesting to see how they managed that . stronger tourist year in montenegro ?\none thing is positive in all of this and that is that montenegro airlines is no longer falsifying its financial reports like it used to . maybe we can thank eu integration process for that .\nin the period between april 1 and september 20 , 2017 , montenegro airlines handled 3 , 537 passengers on the podgorica - lyon and 25 , 074 passengers on the podgorica - paris routes .\nthe world\u2019s airlines carried a record 3 . 3 billion passengers on 27 million flights .\nin this way , montenegro airlines tops the blacklist of tax debtors to the country ' s treasury , with liabilities worth 15 . 4 million euro ( $ 17 . 3 million ) . in a separate statement issued on wednesday , montenegro airlines said it is cooperating with the country ' s finance and transport ministries on the elaboration of a long - term strategy for the development of the company . montenegro airlines will most probably be declared insolvent , as the tax administration has repeatedly warned that companies which fail to reach a debt restructuring deal would face bankruptcy . montenegro airlines saw its net loss widen to 11 . 5 million euro in 2016 from 10 . 4 million euro in the previous year , as revenue went down 3 . 4 % to 65 . 4 million euro .\nmontenegro ' s tourism business is gearing up for the summer , expecting more russian tourists than in previous years .\nthe debt of montenegro airlines is owed to the european organisation for the safety of air navigation ( eurocontrol ) , brazil ' s embraer commercial aviation , dutch aircraft manufacturer fokker , uk - based rolls - royce holdings and insurer generali osiguranje montenegro , radunovic said at a news conference following a government meeting .\nthe grounding of the aircraft of montenegro airlines would inflict an enormous damage to the budget of montenegro and would hinder the company from operating the flights it has already agreed for december and january ,\nradunovic said . montenegro airlines saw its net loss widen to 11 . 5 million euro in 2016 from 10 . 4 million euro in the previous year . the air carrier ' s revenue went down 3 . 4 % to 65 . 4 million euro while operating costs rose 2 . 9 % to 75 . 6 million euro .\nthe world\u2019s airlines carried a record 3 . 3 billion passengers on 27 million flights last year\nwe expect that in the period from june 1 to september 30 , a total of 110 , 000 passengers will be transported on that route . montenegro airlines plans to increase by the end of the year the frequency of the flights it operates as a result of codeshare agreements signed with air serbia and etihad airways . in 2016 , montenegro airlines ' passenger numbers grew 0 . 6 % to 581 , 519 .\nmontenegro airlines was founded in 1994 and is montenegro ' s national flag carrier airline . at the time of its founding , montenegro was part of the federal republic of yugoslavia , which broke up in 2006 . like many flag carriers , it is a state - owned company . it took 3 years after founding , until 1997 , for the airline to run its first commercial flight that flew to bari in italy . its headquarters and main flight hub are both found at podgorica airport . tivat airport is home to a smaller montenegro airlines base . the company has 6 planes consisting of 3 embraer 195s , 2 fokker 100s and 1 embraer 190 .\nare you searching for the lowest price on montenegro airlines flights for your next holiday ? then you ' ve come to the right place ! edreams online travel agency features a fast and powerful search engine which quickly filters amongst hundreds of airlines and returns the cheapest flights for your desired route in a flash . what do you need to do ? simply enter in your preferred destinations and select from the list of montenegro airlines cheap flights available which route , time and number of stops is most convenient for you .\nb & h airlines is currently majority owned by the government of bosnia and herzegovina , however , 49 % is owned by turkish airlines , which also has management control of the carrier . in mar - 2012 turkish airlines chairman hamdi topcu said the airline is yet to execute its plans for b & h airlines as the government has failed to provide the necessary responses .\nwhile slovenia is in the european union , croatia , serbia and montenegro are currently outside the eu . croatia is to become a full member of the eu from 01 - jul - 2013 while serbia and montenegro are deemed recognised candidates .\ndespite its often frigid political relations with moscow , montenegro hopes to attract more russian tourists to the country this year .\n\u201cthe codeshare agreement will strengthen our connections to etihad ' s network and consequently enhance the global profile of montenegro airlines . as a result , travellers from across the world will now be able to access montenegro with greater ease and convenience , which will contribute to our inbound tourism figures , a vital component of our national economy .\nmontenegro airlines ( ym ) is the country ' s flag carrier . it operates from a primary hub at podgorica airport ( tgd ) and a secondary hub at tivat airport ( tiv ) . the airline , which was founded in 1994 , flies to destinations in armenia , austria , denmark , france , germany , italy , russia , serbia , slovenia , switzerland and the united kingdom . it also has codeshare agreements with adria airways , air france , alitalia , austrian airlines and s7 airlines . montenegro airlines has a fleet of six aircraft : one embraer 190 , three embraer 195 and two fokker 100 planes .\nyes that would work out because all three have done a marvelous job with their national airlines .\nin comparison , the airlines that received just one star have experienced a high number of accidents .\nmontenegro airlines has said that the airline will focus on a turnaround plan rather than consider bankruptcy , despite facing debts of eur37 . 2 million ( usd44 . 6 million ) . montenegro airlines said he has plans for fleet renewal and network expansion , and is also interested in finding a strategic partner . montenegro airlines will adjust its fleet make - up \u2013 which currently consists of three emb - 195s and two fokker 100s \u2013 by leasing in higher capacity aircraft of more than 140 seats . a limited supply of spare parts has seen more than half of the fleet grounded earlier this year , a situation which has now been rectified but affected operational performance before .\nit noted that , compared to ten years ago , the number of the russian tourist in montenegro had doubled by 2017 .\nno big problem . tourists will be able to route through dbv airport to get to montenegro . another big tick for croatian airports\nflag carrier montenegro airlines ( ma ) plans to start operating flights to a third russian city in addition to moscow and saint petersburg in the short term , the director of the company ' s representative office on the russian market .\nsimple information on 1681 airline companies updated by airlines and the 255590 reviews and opinions after a flight .\nmontenegro airlines still intend to carry out charter services from podgorica - tehran , operating once a week . the route is a result of a memorandum of understanding ( mou ) signed in december 2015 to ease the tourism regulations as well as promoting a new route between the two countries . this will allow iranian travellers to use montenegro airlines\u2019 network of scheduled flights to many european destinations . this service will be the airline ' s sole route to the middle east and asia .\nmontenegro airlines have just announced that they will stop the execution of flights between montenegro and azerbaijan . the decision has been made after a dispute between the airline and the tour operator in azerbaijan . the travel agency of the airline is working hard to reschedule flights with other airlines . unfortunately , in march 2017 , it was annonuced that no strategic investor had shown an interest in acquiring state - owned flag carrier montengro airlines . in january , montenegrin transport minister osman nurkovic said the government aims to sell a 50 % stake minus one share in the heavily - indebted ma . f\nmontenegro airlines is the national carrier for the country and was incorporated by the government in 1994 . though it operates the majority of flights into and out of belgrade , it also shares airspace with adria airways , austrian airways and jat airways .\nlet alternative airlines help find you the best prices and make international and domestic flight reservations with us today .\nfor all its problems with two tragic flights in 2014 , malaysia airlines earned five out of seven stars .\nadria airways , which is currently undergoing a privatisation attempt , supports the view that a merger involving all the players in the region could become necessary . ceo klemen bo\u0161tjan\u010di\u010d told slovenian media outlet siol that \u201cif the sale of adria to a foreign partner fails , then our last chance is for regional integration with croatia airlines , jat airways and montenegro airlines \u201d .\na montenegro airlines fokker 100 jet ran off the side of the runway during a night landing in snowy conditions at podgorica . the nosegear collapsed and the airplane skidded for about 700 metres before coming to rest , 1180 m after touchdown . ( apa )\nif you continue to scroll down the page , you will see that we have already selected some flight offers for you . in this way , we try to offer alternative solutions so that you can find the montenegro airlines flight that suits you best .\nthe two companies were featured alongside afghan airline kam air , scat airlines in kazakhstan and lion air in indonesia .\nfly non - stop from uk ' s main airports to the most popular destinations worldwide . we take our customers to their favorite places in asia , america , africa , oceania and europe . find the best ticket prices for all montenegro airlines destinations worldwide .\nbased in the capital , podgorica , montenegro airlines is the national carrier of this newly independent country that separated from serbia in summer 2006 . the airline operates 12 flights per week on the 45 - minute hop between tivat and belgrade plus the new service to london - gatwick . from the main base at podgorica they fly to belgrade , vienna , frankfurt ljubljana , rome and zurich . montenegro airlines new flights from gatwick a great little airline representing a historic country , we are hoping that we can encourage them to realise their ambition to fly to london \u2013 soon ! we\u2019d be interested in hearing from regular travellers between london and montenegro as to your thoughts .\npeople booking flights to podgorica with montenegro airlines may be interested to hear that the country is expected to start european membership talks soon . flights to podgoricaaccording to zsolt nemeth , the minister of foreign affairs for hungary , which is currently in charge of the european union , expansion of membership should be high on the agenda . he claimed that the eu is planning on kick - starting accession negotiations with montenegro in the coming year .\ntoday , montenegro convinced me again that it will fulfil the criteria and can start negotiations soon ,\nnemeth said . he added that he appreciates montenegro ' s\nenormous efforts\nin preparing for admission to the eu . recently , montenegro ' s minister for transport and maritime affairs andija lompar noted that montenegro ' s rail network was in need of modernisation . use alternative airlines to book your cheap flights to podgoricamontenegro airlines announces routes to new airports in europe individuals travelling around europe and considering montenegro airlines flights to podgorica may have more options to choose from as the carrier introduces two new routes . montenegrofrom april , passengers will be able to fly direct to the montenegrin capital from brussels and milan , urltoken reports , with flights from the belgian city commencing three times per week from april 15th , while milan operations begin on april 8th . the airline stated that the new options would not only appeal to business travellers , but it would also enable more tourists to experience what the country has to offer .\nmontenegro is seeking a rapprochement with the european community and leisure passengers will be particularly impressed by its spectacular coastline , \u201d the carrier said . the flights will be carried out with the airline ' s fokker 100 and embraer e195 jet aircraft and bring the number of destinations served by montenegro airlines to 18 . recently , it was stated by psychologist and author dr david lewis that travelling to experience new cultures is a great way to expand a person ' s mind and give them new insights . use alternative airlines to book your cheap flights to podgorica\nwe now take a look at the best airlines in europe by region . . . best airline southern europe - turkish airlines best airline northern europe - finnair best airline western europe - lufthansa best airline eastern europe - aeroflot evo nesto i za g nemjee best regional airline africa - royal air maroc best regional airline north america - porter airlines best regional airline south america - sky airline best regional airline asia - dragonair best regional airline europe - aegean airlines * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * welcome to the 2015 world airline awards . the first awards for the best airline catering have just been announced . . . economy class - asiana airlines premium economy - air new zealand business class - austrian airlines and now the remaining awards in this section . . . best airline middle east - qatar airways best airline asia - singapore airlines best airline europe - turkish airlines inn - ns\ni have read somewhere that montenegro airlines plans to phase out the 2 remaining f100s by the end of this year . then they will be left with 3 embraers . what are they going to do then ? will they get new aircraft to replace the fokkers ?\nkosovo\u2019s kosova airlines ceased operations in may - 2006 when its only aircraft was returned . the company is still operating but more as a travel agency , offering services on airlines such as airberlin and germanwings who operate into kosovo\u2019s capital pristina .\nroyale airlines embraer emb - 110p1 bandeirante n692ra ( msn 110240 ) msy ( bruce drum ) . image : 104648 .\nin 2011 the merger idea was proposed during discussions between the serbian government and turkish airlines . at the time , the serbian gvernment suggested a regional airline , balkan airways , could be established as the national carrier for serbia , bosnia and herzegovina , montenegro and macedonia .\nair valid publishes certified online information about airlines in compliance to the regulation ( ec ) no 2111 / 2005 of the european parliament and of the council of 14 december 2005 on the establishment of a community list of air carriers subject to an operating ban within the community and regarding the obligation to disclose to air transport passengers information about the identity of the airline carriers including low cost airlines , regular airlines and charter airlines repealing article 9 of directive 2004 / 36 / ec .\neuropean commission stated ( 17 - apr - 2018 ) montenegro airlines is facing major sustainability issues , having accumulated significant financial debts . the ec report added the 2012 restructuring plan for the carrier was only partially implemented but further state support was granted to keep the airline operational .\nmontenegro airlines announced its net loss had widened to 11 . 5 million euros in 2016 from 10 . 4 million euro in the previous year , data from the company ' s financial statement showed . the air carrier ' s revenue went down 3 . 4 % to 65 . 4 million euro while operating costs rose 2 . 9 % to 75 . 6 million euro . montenegro airlines handled 581 , 519 passengers in 2016 , up 0 . 6 % . the number of flights fell 8 . 7 % to 8 , 607 in 2016 .\nmontenegro airlines ( ym , podgorica ) has announced it has wet - leased a b737 - 500 from maltese acmi / charter specialist airx charter ( axy , malta ) . flightradar24 ads - b data shows 9h - ome ( msn 24274 ) was positioned to podgorica on april 14 and has since been deployed into service for the montenegrin carrier on flights to zurich , paris cdg , and belgrade . an airline statement indicates the contract is due to run for the duration of the summer season . montenegro airlines operates an in - house fleet . . .\nbut those companies signed those code - share years ago wile montenegro was looking as prospective company . air serbia did that after scanning , few months ago .\nmontenegro\u2019s once close relations with russia have cooled markedly since podgorica joined western sanctions against moscow in 2014 over the crisis in ukraine and since it joined nato .\nvisitors from russia accounted for 26 . 7 per cent of all overnight stays last year in montenegro , followed by nationals from serbia , bosnia and ukraine .\nlithuanian airlines boeing 737 - 524 ly - agz ( msn 26340 ) cdg ( christian volpati ) . image : 941531 .\nthe airlines operates scheduled and charter services throughout europe from its hub at podgroica airport with a second base maintained at tivat airport .\nflies to many destinations , offering a cost effective and safe service to all its passengers . let alternative airlines help find you cheap\nthere were 149 airlines which achieved seven - stars while 58 scored six stars and almost 41 had just three stars or less .\ncome visit the beautiful country of montenegro , located in southeastern europe . explore the rustic villages that dot the countryside , or enjoy all the night life that montenegro ' s podgorica has to offer . encounter the rich variety of culinary delights around the city . with a mix of mediterranean and oriental , you are sure to find a delicacy to suite any palette . when you aren ' t out exploring the countryside , take in an exciting game of football at podgorica ' s expansive open air stadiums . having both a picturesque coast , and breathtaking mountain range , montenegro provides the best of both worlds . don ' t let this opportunity pass you by . so , fly with austrian airlines to montenegro and experience all that one of europe ' s elite travel destinations has to offer .\nalternative airlines is an online travel agency bonded by the international air transport association ( iata ) . we specialise in finding the best available fares on the widest range of airlines and making them available to you online , with prices in the currency of your choice .\nfounded in 1994 , this montenegro - based airline links the country with destinations including cities in germany , italy , france , slovenia , macedonia , hungary and austria .\nfor added ease , our smart choice which comprises the recommended option according to price , is highlighted at the top . let us do the work for you ! finally , are you not sure where to go ? let edreams inspire you with our top montenegro airlines deals displayed further up the page .\npassengers on montenegro airlines flights can take 1 hand luggage item that should not weigh more than 10 kg and not be larger than 55 x 40 x 20 cm . this includes any handles , wheels or pockets which stick out . montenegro airlines provides frames at the airport to check the size of a passenger ' s hand luggage . in addition to their hand luggage , passengers may also carry one of several personal items , such as cameras , strollers , walking sticks , umbrellas or crutches . passengers traveling with a baby are allowed to put soft food and milk in their hand luggage for the infant .\nbrowse for flights , find some amazing deals , make a reservation and pay in the currency of your choice today with alternative airlines .\ncontour airlines embraer erj 135er ( emb - 135er ) n16501 ( msn 145145 ) bwi ( brian mcdonough ) . image : 942603 .\nall five of the most dangerous airlines listed are banned in the european union member states and \u2018strongly advised against\u2019 in the united states .\nfollowing the success had with its podgorica - paris route , montenegro airlines commenced its second route to french territory . this time lyon is the chosen destiny and a promising one as well , given that there is no other airline currently flying this route . the 1000 kms will be covered weekly on saturday departures .\nmontenegro airlines says the aircraft type has proven extremely reliable over the past years and the carrier will count on them in the future . the airline\u2019s executive director , \u017eivko banjevi\u0107 , told the \u201cvijesti\u201d daily , \u201cthe fokkers are still an integral part of our fleet and we will count on them during our next development cycle\u201d . montenegro airlines retired its first f100 in 2011 . the second operated its last flight for the airline on december 31 , 2013 before it too was permanently grounded . finally , the third jet , in need of the abovementioned d - check , ended its run for the carrier on march 1 last year .\nsierra pacific airlines ( 3rd ) boeing 737 - 5l9 wl n709s ( msn 28722 ) bwi ( tony storck ) . image : 941354 .\nmauritania airlines international boeing 737 - 8 max 8 5t - clj ( msn 64299 ) bru ( karl cornil ) . image : 941029 .\nnepal airlines and tara air both came bottom in a report by australian review site airlineratings . com , earning just one star for safety .\nmontenegro airlines is one of the rare european national carriers which is reporting stable passenger figures in spite of the global financial crisis . the airline is currently operating with a fleet of 7 aircraft ( 5 fokker f100s and 2 embraer e175s ) . the airline will receive a further 2 embraers within the next 2 years .\nmontenegro airlines operates its own frequent flyer programme , vision team . members of this programme earn air miles according to the amount of money paid for the ticket . the programme has three levels ; blue , silver and gold . benefits of the different levels include increased baggage allowance , priority boarding and upgrades to business class .\nrelations become even tenser last october when montenegro said russians stood behind an alleged coup attempt , aimed at overthrowing the pro - western government and assassinating the then prime minister milo djukanovic .\nthese results are quite bad but i do not think montenegro airlines will go bankrupt . the government just won ' t let it happen . but they need to make some radical changes . they put in a new management team at the start of january . let ' s give them some time and see how they do .\nadria airways is looking to privatise in 2012 and is currently seeking strategic investors . the airline said its last chance for survival if the privatisation attempt fails is regional integration with the other national carriers in the region . adria airways already cooperates with jat airways and montenegro airlines through codeshare agreements . adria airways ceo , klemen bo\u0161tjan\u010di\u010d , stated while the airlines do enjoy cooperation , such regional integration could fail due to political reasons rather than the commercial aspect of a merged operation .\nalternative airlines handles all your travel arrangements and payments , complete with ticketed confirmation . we do not direct you to other websites or service providers .\nto offer you even more destinations and additional services , air france partners with airlines that share its high standards of safety , comfort and quality .\nthe malaysian carrier scored five out of a possible seven stars for its safety record , as opposed to five airlines which just manage one star .\nin january 2013 , all 21 people on board scat airlines flight from kokshetau to almaty died when the aircraft crashed in poor weather near kyzyltu .\ni have to give montenegro air a couple of stars since they did get us safely to our destination . but their customer service was terrible . first , we found out at checkin that we would have to pay an additional 50 euros because we had one small additional piece of luggage . yes , we should have read the fine print . but montenegro . . .\nmontenegro airlines plans to operate a series of charter flights to the iranian capital tehran this summer 2017 season . services will operate once a week .\nthe number of weekly rotations could be doubled . the national airline has very high expectations of the iranian market .\nthe launch date for the charter flights has not been specified .\nmontenegro airlines , a western balkans airline which boasts a fleet of five modern aircraft , was established 23 years ago on 24th october 1994 . it now flies to 20 scheduled destinations throughout europe as well as charter flights to other destinations , including teheran and tel aviv . the airline has been a member of the international air transport association ( iata ) since 2000 . since 2003 , * * montenegro airlines\nflights can be booked on the amadeus global reservation service . the company is iosa ( iata operational safety standards audit ) compliant ; a benchmark for airline global safety management . the airline was recently recognised as a brand leader in tourism in south - east europe .\nmontenegro airlines had an unusual incident earlier this year when an eagle flew into the nose cone of one of its f100s as the jet was on final to land at tivat airport . the bird strike damaged the aircraft\u2019s meteorological radar . in february this year , an engine on the airline\u2019s e195 was damaged in vienna due to careless handlers .\nmontenegro airlines has halted the planned sale of two of its fokker 100 aircraft , estimated to be worth 1 . 440 . 000 us dollars , according to the government . despite state approval for the sale , the airline says that due to their age , the aircraft are no longer fit for use and a buyer would be difficult to find . the jets will likely be cannibalised for spare parts for the remaining two operational fokkers in montenegro airlines\u2019 fleet ( registered 4o - aom and 40 - aop ) . a fifth f100 ( registered 4o - aot ) has been grounded for over a year and is need of an expensive d - check . this is by far the most comprehensive and demanding check for an airplane . it requires , more or less , for the entire aircraft to be taken apart , inspected and overhauled . although the aircraft were once the workhorse of montenegro airlines\u2019 fleet , the carrier\u2019s two remaining operational f100s are now over 24 years old . the jets have a capacity to seat 102 passengers .\nas one of the market leaders for central & eastern europe flights austrian airlines provides flights to more than 40 destinations . check out our offers below !\nmontenegro is too far away for vie with atr and they don ' t need so many frequencies to fly to beg with atr . fco is just 3 frequencies per week . so , atr is not a good alternative . they should have one model of plane , and embraer is the best option which can fly to all of montenegro destinations + charters . 4 of them are enough .\nwith more than 16 , 300 daily flights to 177 countries , skyteam offers you service to more than 1 , 000 destinations around the world ! when you travel with skyteam member airlines , you also enjoy many additional advantages that enable you to do the following : - earn flying blue miles on flights provided by each of these airlines . - if you are traveling in the la premi\u00e8re or business cabin , or if you are a member of flying blue gold , platinum or skyteam elite plus , you benefit from all of our skypriority services . - gain access to over 600 lounges in airports all around the world . - check in only once if your trip includes flights provided by skyteam partners . - use skyteam passes to travel the world , cross continents or explore a specific country . - take advantage of our interactive round the world planner to organize your trip around the world . the skyteam alliance comprises the following airlines : air france , aeroflot , aerol\u00edneas argentinas , aeromexico , air europa , alitalia , china airlines , china eastern , china southern , czech airlines , delta air lines , garuda indonesia , kenya airways , klm , korean air , middle east airlines , saudi arabian airlines , tarom , vietnam airlines and xiamen air .\ndue to a media frenzy regarding the airline\u2019s safety performance , montenegro airlines has explained that its aircraft perform over 20 . 000 hours of flying time per year and that such technical problems are standard . although it admitted that the airline is experiencing economic hardship it assured the public that no cost cutting measures are being applied to its safety and maintenance procedures .\nmontenegro airlines ( ym , podgorica ) will launch two new routes between tivat and germany in may 2018 in cooperation with fti group tour operator . the montenegrin carrier will operate from the country ' s main seaside resort to leipzig / halle and munich . both routes will be served 2x weekly on thursdays and sundays from may 3 through october 27 , the tour operator announced . fti group will also purchase capacity on montenegro airlines services from podgorica , the country capital , to frankfurt int ' l and munich . these routes will be operated 5x weekly and 3x weekly , respectively , but fti group will only offer tickets on 2x weekly connections on each route . all flights between montenegro and germany will be operated with emb - 195s . besides the growing popularity of montenegro as a tourist destination competing with neighbouring croatia , fti group named the fact that the country ' s currency is the euro as one of the reasons facilitating launching the flights . on top of the montenegrin flag carrier , ryanair currently offers 2x weekly service from berlin sch\u00f6nefeld to podgorica and wizz air flies 2x weekly from memmingen to podgorica .\nmontenegro airlines has become the first national carrier in the former yugoslavia to appoint a female as its ceo . it comes after the montenegrin government dismissed zoran djuri\u0161i\u0107 who has led the airline since its creation nineteen years ago . daliborka pejovi\u0107 , a high ranking member of the governing democratic party of socialists ( dps ) , will now lead the carrier . however , the montenegrin government has missed the opportunity to professionalise the airline\u2019s management . ms . pejovi\u0107 is serving as the state secretary for sustainable development and tourism within the government but will be relieved of her duties as she takes up her new role at montenegro airlines . only two weeks ago ms . pejovi\u0107 was named as the head of the women\u2019s alliance of the dps .\nthe israeli flag carrier which was initially interested in the purchase of montenegro airlines has decided not to put forward a bid and has therefore backed away from the airline\u2019s privatisation process . this has proved to be a big blow for the montenegrin government which was hoping to sell the airline by the end of the year . the government has now announced that it will change the terms of the privatisation . the european bank for reconstruction and development earlier this year also announced that it was interested in the purchase of the airline however it too is no longer interested in the purchase . slovenia\u2019s adria airways earlier also confirmed it was interested in purchasing montenegro airlines though no word about the possible purchase from adria has been released ever since ."]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "skymind", "paragraphs": ["understand why skymind is a good enterprise choice for those embarking on ai initiatives .\nskymind has partnered with the largest software and hardware vendors in the enterprise it ecosystem .\ncopyright \u00a9 2017 . skymind . nd4j is distributed under an apache 2 . 0 license .\ncisco integrates with skymind to bring ai / ml workloads to hyperconverged infrastructure . read more \u2192\norange tests skymind ' s deep learning software to identify fraud in telecommunications . read more \u2192\nchris nicholson is a co - founder at skymind , an enterprise - facing deep learning company .\nsoftbank integrates skymind ' s skil somatic for building household robots with sensory data . read more \u2192\nin september , skymind raised $ 3 million from y combinator and the chinese internet giant tencent .\nthe skymind intelligence layer is the open - source enterprise distribution which is a pre - built and pre - configured collection of software packages focused on machine learning . skymind ' s products include :\n2015 presentation on deep learning for the enterprise by skymind , the commercial support arm of deeplearning4j .\ncreate a new experiment in the skymind intelligence layer ( skil ) by importing a zeppelin notebook .\nthe latest step down this path is tuesday\u2019s announcement of cloudian\u2019s collaboration with skymind , an ai company .\nas a member of several global consortiums , skymind is part of an ecosystem of complementary products and services .\n$ 42 billion french telecom orange sa is already using skymind and its skymind intelligence layer ( skil ) to build and deploy production code for deep - learning projects . skil facilitates the digital interactions between skymind and existing tools like hadoop . nicholson also notes interest from medium - size companies in traditional data - rich sectors like financial services and e - commerce .\nskymind is the company behind the deeplearning4j framework . deeplearning4j makes efficient use of gpus and integrates with distributed systems such as hadoop and spark to scale to large data sets . skymind sells an enterprise editions of its software together with training and support .\nwith nvidia\u2019s powerful dgx - 1 ai supercomputer and skymind\u2019s open - source deep learning distribution , skil ( skymind intelligence layer ) , large organizations can leverage a single , unified platform that works natively with their existing software to build deep learning solutions .\nthe libraries are completely open - source , apache 2 . 0 , and maintained by the developer community and skymind team .\nskymind academy enables your team to build deep learning solutions . we offer private corporate seminars and public workshops . learn more at urltoken\n500 , 000 docker pulls for the skymind intelligence layer ce . check out the rest api for our free machine learning model server :\nless than 48 hours after skymind\u2019s funding round , two other emerging analytics providers called arcompany and realsociable inc . merged into new company bearing the name\nskymind sells software and services based on deeplearning4j , a popular tool that enterprise programmers are using to build systems to detect fraud and recognize images for business .\n20 . urltoken help @ urltoken skymind inc . u . s . a . 1328 mission street suite 9 san francisco , ca 94103 help @ urltoken urltoken\nwe had a chance to talk with chris nicholson , founder and ceo of the deep learning company skymind , to discuss where the future of ai is heading .\n( for most of that time , i\u2019ve been working on a deep learning startup called skymind , and raised more than $ 3 million dollars from angels , seed funds , and larger investors on the idea that deep learning will transform most industries . skymind built deeplearning4j , an open - source framework for java and scala . )\nwithout the engagement of skymind customers and community , and the generous backing of skymind\u2019s investors \u2013 tencent \u2019s investment team , led by david wallerstein ; liquid 2 ventures ; mandra capital ; sv angel ; ullas naik ; hemi ventures ; wei guo ; ray lanes\u2019s greatpoint ventures and others \u2013 deeplearning4j would not exist in its present form .\nnew startup skymind offers support for open source deep learning - it offers support and services for deeplearning4j , an open source deep learning project it has created . [ 5 ]\nskymind is an early - stage company , but it ' s quickly establishing itself as one of silicon valley ' s premier sources of expertise on artificial intelligence in the enterprise .\nskymind is its commercial support arm , bundling deeplearning4j and other libraries such as tensorflow and keras in the skymind intelligence layer ( community edition ) , a deep learning environment that gives developers an easy , fast way to train and deploy ai models . skil ce is free and downloadable here . skil acts as a bridge between python data science environments and the jvm .\nopen - source deep - learning allows retailers and e - commerce companies to empower their internal teams to create , customize and adapt recommender solutions with the help of deep - learning experts at skymind . online retail has wholeheartedly embraced open - source , starting with linux as an operating system , continuing through the big data ecosystem of hadoop and spark , and ending with the analytics necessary to take actions . skymind\u2019s deep learning offers record - breaking analytics tools to the open - source enterprise . with them , skymind clients are actively modernizing how they sell .\nthis screencast shows how to use skymind ' s datavec to build an image pipeline to prepare data for processing in a neural network using deeplearning4j . topics covered include , parentpathlabelgenerat . . .\ndeeplearning4j is part of a set of open source libraries for building deep learning applications on the java virtual machine . it is one of several open - source libraries maintained by skymind engineers .\nskymind , a company developing an open - source deep - learning library for java , along with tools for implementation , today closed $ 3 million in financing from tencent , sv angel , greatpoint ventures , mandra capital , hemi ventures and y combinator . skymind was previously part of y combinator\u2019s winter 2016 batch and has taken money from joe montana\u2019s liquid 2 ventures and a number of other prominent angels .\nfor instance , skymind cofounder adam gibson and top engineer josh patterson were tapped by famed tech publisher o ' reilly to write its guide to\ndeep learning ,\na core technology in building ai .\ncloudian will combine its scalable , on - premises storage systems for hyperscale technology in the data center with skymind\u2019s deeplearning4j ability to recognize patterns in massive amounts of data . this will give users actionable intelligence .\nthe skymind and dl4j team\u2019s mascot is a mathematical object , the oloid , which is composed of two linked congruent circles in perpendicular planes . to us , it stands for non - dualism and interdependence .\nwe\u2019d like to thank chris for taking the time to answer some of our questions . skymind was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in san francisco . to learn more about the company , check them out here .\nthis screencast shows how to use skymind ' s datavec to ingest comma separated values from a text file , convert the fields to numeric using a datavec transform process in spark , and save the modified . . .\ni can spend months organizing data before i ' m even to the point of being able to analyze it and that ' s not even speaking to the confidence level of data accuracy . with skymind ' s deep learning solutions , analysts like me can present solutions derived from organized data much , much quicker . skymind is pushing towards a future where every data point is accounted for , delivering the what so analysts can deliver the why .\nthe goal of skymind is become an open - source ( that ' s right , it ' s all open - source ) artificial intelligence layer for enterprise data systems , similar to how red hat supports the open - source operating system layer . in order to achieve that goal , skymind is not stopping with deeplearning4j . rather , it has recently introduced another deep learning layer called skil ( skymind intelligence layer ) . thanks to a $ 3 million seed round from tencent , sv angels , great point ventures , mandra capital and y combinator , the company that was started in bunk beds in a hacker house is moving forward with bringing more deep learning solutions to enterprise data warehouses .\nobject detection skymind ' s image recognition technology can be trained to recognize specific objects or patterns such as scenes in images . for example , it can detect corporate logos and therefore perform copyright infringement functions . alternatively , it can detect weapons , both carried openly and hidden under clothing . open - source deep - learning allows those institutions to empower their internal teams to create , customize and adapt image recogntion solutions with the help of deep - learning experts at skymind .\nskymind launches with open - source , plug - and - play deep learning features for your app - deep learning essentially drives computers to make inferences like human brains do , based on the consideration of lots of information . [ 7 ]\nthis screencast shows how to use skymind ' s datavec to build an image pipeline to prepare data for processing in a neural network using deeplearning4j . topics covered include , parentpathlabelgenerator and image scaling . browse all our public training courses at urltoken .\n14 . deep learning for enterprise 14 skil\u00ae the skymind intelligence layer - deep learning in production skil is skymind\u2019s proprietary enterprise distribution . it contains all of the necessary components and dependencies to deploy to production deeplearning4j as well as the proprietary vendor integrations and open source components . r core components core components are composed of our full suite of open - source libraries such as deeplearning4j , nd4j , datavec , javacpp and libnd4j . this is everything you need to build a deep learning application . vendor integrations vendor integrations are separate proprietary pieces of software that we bundle with our enterprise distribution . this includes hadoop distributions , connectors and chip / blas integrations . reference architecture skymind intelligence layer ( skil ) works natively with the jvm stack .\nskymind employs 15 people , but they are not all centralized in a single opulent palo alto or soma headquarters like most startups these days . instead , members of the team operate out of japan , south korea and australia . many of these engineers came directly from the skymind open - source community , where they were working on their own challenges with the library . of course , the company does have a small soma headquarters , but it\u2019s not nearly as integral to the core business .\nto help enterprises keep pace in the new phase of digital transformation with artificial intelligence ( ai ) , skymind offers an end - to - end ai service with a leading deep - learning framework written in enterprise - friendly java , called deeplearning4j ( dl4j ) .\nthese are just a few examples of how businesses are using ai to add value . the combination of massive gpu computing resources with a deep learning framework adapted to java and the enterprise production stack makes the nvidia and skymind offering a powerful tool for enterprise teams .\nskymind is the company behind deeplearning4j , the only commercial - grade , open - source , distributed deep - learning library written for java and scala . integrated with hadoop and spark , dl4j is specifically designed to run in business environments on distributed gpus and cpus .\nskymind is the company behind deeplearning4j , the only commercial - grade , open - source , distributed deep - learning library written in java and scala . used by fortune 500 corporations , dl4j is specifically designed to run in business environments on distributed gpus and cpus .\n17 . urltoken help @ urltoken 17 skymind university machine learning is one of the fastest - growing and most exciting fields in technology , and deep learning represents the state of the art . through skymind university , you can master our deep learning technologies with our lab - intensive , real - world training . get certified our certification program helps professionals demonstrate their skills and credentials and build their careers . it gives employers a meaningful way to develop qualified professionals and also allows entrepreneur to build amazing products using deep learning technology . skymind university starts with the practical , teaching you what you need to knowtostartsolvingrealworldproblems . our program covers everything from data pipelines and deep learning model development to deploying deep learning to production . whether you\u2019re updating your expertise or building brand new skills , this is where it all begins .\nthe mission to bring google\u2019s ai to the rest of the world - skymind will serve not only as a steward for this open source project but as a consultant that will help others use the code to build their own ai - powered online services . [ 6 ]\nnd4j is an open - source , distributed deep - learning project in java spearheaded by the people at skymind , a san francisco - based business intelligence and enterprise software firm . we\u2019re a team of data scientists , deep - learning specialists , java programmers and semi - sentient robots .\neclipse deeplearning4j is an open - source , distributed deep - learning project in java and scala spearheaded by the people at skymind , a san francisco - based business intelligence and enterprise software firm . we\u2019re a team of data scientists , deep - learning specialists , java systems engineers and semi - sentient robots .\nbut while it certainly lends itself to a wide range of use cases , hadoop can\u2019t support every single data - crunching workload in the enterprise . applications that use deep learning algorithms to process data , for instance , often need to be run on specialized frameworks like the deeplearning4j engine from skymind inc . , which\na startup called skymind launches , pushing open source deep learning - the existence of open source libraries backed by professional services could certainly help spur adoption \u2014 especially for a field of data analysis previously relegated to top universities and research labs at companies such as google , microsoft , facebook and baidu . [ 9 ]\nif you have any questions , please join us on gitter ; for premium support , contact us at skymind . nd4j is the java - based scientific computing engine powering our matrix operations . on large matrices , our benchmarks show it runs roughly twice as fast as numpy . dl4j ' s programming guide is available here .\nskymind libraries were downloaded 22 thousand times last month , and that number is growing at 17 percent month over month . nicholson wants the company to continue to develop tools for data scientists . these tools could eventually include packages to better democratize access to reinforcement learning , a categorization of reward - based machine learning , for existing businesses .\nskymind , the creator of the deeplearning4j open source deep - learning library , and cloudian are set to create data - management solutions for the hyper - scalable data sets necessary for ai and ml use cases , that target vertical industries such as medical , fraud detection for financial services , security and robotics , to name a handful .\n3 . adam gibson | skymind who is deep learning for ? \u25cf chief information officers looking for the highest performance in machine learning \u25cf businesses looking to maximize the value of small data science teams , creating apps and cutting costs . \u25cf data scientists and programmers who seek to process huge amounts of unstructured data without laborious feature extraction . users\none sector that will not be leveraging skymind is the top layer of large tech companies that have poured billions of dollars into developing their own open - source technologies . google\u2019s tensorflow , amazon\u2019s dsstne and baidu\u2019s paddle have all found their way into a number of external applications . importantly , however , none of these tools are built for java .\n\u201ccloudian and skymind help organizations extract actionable information from vast pools of unstructured data , \u201d said tso . \u201ctraining data is the foundation of ai and ml . more training data and better metadata tagging result in quicker , more effective learning , making data the dynamic asset that is the key to unlocking ai and ml\u2019s business impact , \u201d he added .\nthere are a lot of knobs to turn when you\u2019re training a distributed deep - learning network . we\u2019ve done our best to explain them , so that deeplearning4j can serve as a diy tool for java , scala and clojure programmers working on hadoop and other file systems . if you require support or customization beyond these tutorials , please contact us at skymind .\nour open - core product , the skymind intelligence layer , bundles the deeplearning4j suite of libraries alongside a conda environment with tensorflow , keras , scikit - learn and other popular machine learning tools . skil makes it easy to perform distributed training , testing against production environments , and deployment of trained models to production , automating redundant , everyday workflow tasks faced by data scientists .\n6 . deep learning for enterprise 6 what is skymind ? we make deep learning accessible to enterprises about us skymind is tackling some of the most advanced problems in data analysis and machine intelligence . we offer state - of - the - art , flexible , scalable deep learning for enterprise . deep learning is becoming an important tool for natural - language processing ( nlp ) , computer vision , database predictions , pattern recognition , speech recognition , predictive analytics and fraud detection . we support urltoken and nd4j . org , the only commercial - grade , open - source , distributed deep - learning library written for java and scala . integrated with hadoop and spark , dl4j is specifically designed to run in business environments on distributed gpus and cpus . r\nto be fair , skymind ' s target market is a bit above my pay grade . it is aimed squarely at cios who are staring at thousands of data tables , sipping their coffee and wondering what do with all that information . i ' ve worked for these cios . they need insight , they need to be able to make forecasts and analyze historical transactions or customer behavior .\ndeeplearning4j aims to be cutting - edge plug and play , more convention than configuration , which allows for fast prototyping for data scientists , machine - learning practitioners and software engineers . dl4j is customizable at scale . released under the apache 2 . 0 license , all derivatives of dl4j belong to their authors . dl4j can import neural net models from most major frameworks via keras , including tensorflow , caffe and theano , bridging the gap between the python ecosystem and the jvm with a cross - team toolkit for data scientists , data engineers and devops . keras is deeplearning4j ' s python api . skymind is the second - largest contributor to keras after google , and offers commercial support for keras . machine learning models are served in production with skymind ' s machine learning server .\nread : urltoken at skymind , we\u2019re tackling some of the most advanced problems in data analysis and machine intelligence . we offer state - of - the - art , flexible , scalable deep learning for industry . deep learning is becoming an important tool set for natural - language processing ( nlp ) , computer vision , database predictions , pattern recognition , image / video processing and fraud detection .\nthe skymind intelligence layer ( skil ) is an open - source enterprise distribution that contains all necessary components and proprietary vendor integrations to build production - grade deep learning solutions . core components are composed of the full suite of open - source libraries such as deeplearning4j , nd4j , datavec , javacpp and libnd4j . along with vendor integrations , you get everything you need to build a deep learning application .\nyes ! deeplearning4j ' s python api employs keras , a high - level , intuitive abstraction layer that also takes tensorflow and theano as a backend . teams that have trained models on other python frameworks can import them to the jvm and deeplearning4j using keras model import . and developers just starting to train configure and train a model can do so via our python interface . skymind is the second - largest contributor to keras and offers commercial support for the framework .\nimage classification image classification categorizes objects that appear in images . for example , skymind ' s image recognition technology can be trained to recognize vehicle categories such as cars , trucks and motorcycles . this allows users to sort images in real time and flag certain objects as necessary . skymind ' s image recognition technology also provides pre - trained classifiers that can label images with existing categories , so that it becomes easier to automatically tag large collections of images . in the vanguard of the ai revolution , a few companies are moving now to apply the most accurate techniques to their costliest and most challenging problems . they are the companies embracing deep learning to cut risk and modernize compliance . optical character recognition ocr is the process of extracting text from images . ocr can be applied to scanned or photographed documents , pictures , or photos to them them to computer - readable formats . that makes it easier to sort , store and search those documents .\nthe enterprise demands performance , fault tolerance , and scalability . skymind helps you take any tensorflow , keras , deeplearning4j , or pmml model and deploy it as an enterprise - ready microservice . we give you all of the tooling you need to satisfy your systems engineers such as monitoring and integration support . our flagship software skil helps you bridge r & d ; to deployment and improve your models for any use case : fraud detection , computer vision , product recommendation , and more .\nto be sure , the algorithms championed by gibson are still an awfully long way from cloning the human brain\u2013which means even the artificial intelligence moniker is a big of a stretch\u2013and skymind is still very much in its infancy . but google and microsoft have shown that deep learning can advance the state of the art , and with his startup , gibson has at least identified the next logical step for this fledgling technology . if he doesn ' t bring deep learning to the rest of world , someone else will .\nskil will bundle up deeplearning4j and the other skymind open - source libraries and integrate with numerous big - data tools like hadoop and spark , as well as message queue kafka and cloud controlling openstack . skil will allow users to build production grade deep learning deployments , adding that artificial intelligence layer to the dirty piles of unorganized ( or even slightly organized ) data . we collect a lot of data , sometimes we need help not only cleaning up that data for presentation - - but knowing what it is .\n7 . \u2022 \u201ca breakthrough in machine learning would be worth 10 microsofts . \u201d - bill gates , microsoft \u2022 \u201cmachine learning is the next internet . \u201d - tony tether , darpa director \u2022 \u201cweb rankings today are mostly a matter of machine learning . \u201d - prabhakar raghavan , yahoo director of research \u2022 \u201cmachine learning is going to result in a real revolution . \u201d - greg papadopoulos , sun cto \u2022 \u201cmachine learning is today\u02bcs discontinuity . \u201d - jerry yang , yahoo deep learning is that breakthrough , and skymind is bringing it to industry .\n9 . urltoken help @ urltoken 9 skymind\u2019s suite of tools takes advantage of the latest distributed computing frameworks including hadoop and apache spark to improve model training . first commercial - grade , open - source , distributed deep learning library deeplearning4j is the most widely used open - source deep learning tool for the jvm . its aim is to bring deep learning to the production stack , integrating tightly with popular big data frameworks like hadoop and spark . deep learning excels at identifying patterns in unstructured data . this includes images , sound , time series and text . sound text time series image video\nteam . deepmind raised and finally was acquired on the strength of its team . starting with the founders , deepmind gathered some of the best minds in deep learning , cleverly working their connections in academia to find the top graduate students until they almost cornered a very small market . smart people gravitate to smart people . for skymind , open - source gave us a way to send out a beacon and gather talent together in one team . a lot of the world\u2019s smartest engineers want to work on open - source ai , and they consider it vastly preferable to polishing another mobile app .\npeople gather data without knowing what it is . most data storage has a bunch of stuff that no algorithm has tagged ,\nskymind ' s co - founder / ceo chris nicholson tells me via email .\nyou can have a million photos and not know what ' s in the photos . but deep learning can tell you what ' s in them . and deep learning can tell you which transactions , of the billion your bank processed today , are probably fraudulent . deep learning takes the raw data of business , and interprets it so people can know what they ' re dealing with .\nalongside another engineer named josh patterson , who previously worked for big data startup cloudera , gibson has built a new library of deep learning software tools that ' s freely available to anyone , and skymind will serve not only as a steward for this open source project but as a consultant that will help others use the code to build their own ai - powered online services . based on academic papers published by some of the deep learning engineers now working for google and facebook , the software could help power everything from voice recognition to language translation to the kind of automatic product recommendations you see when you visit amazon . com .\ni have built a career on the back of disorganized data . while one might assume i am but a humble satirical tech columnist , in another life i ' m a data analyst . my specialty has been working with small to medium sized companies and getting their data reporting on track to actually help the business . many companies experience growth without the tools in place to keep the junk drawer clean . this isn ' t a digital resume , i have a point . back in my day we didn ' t have deep learning artificial intelligence to help organize data . thanks to companies like skymind , that ' s exactly what we have now at the enterprise level .\nwhether it ' s google ' s headline - grabbing deepmind alphago victory , or apple ' s weaving of\nusing deep neural network technology\ninto ios 10 , deep learning and artificial intelligence are all the rage these days , promising to take applications to new heights in how they interact with us mere mortals . to go deeper ( yes , i went there ) on the subject , i reached out to the team at the deep learning - focused company skymind , creators of deep learning for java ( dl4j ) , and authors of the recently released o ' reilly book deep learning : a practitioner ' s approach , josh patterson and adam gibson . . .\nthe technology has so much promise , it has sparked a kind of arms race among the giants of tech . google and facebook recently hired the two academics who originally laid out the concepts behind deep learning , and earlier this month , chinese search giant baidu followed suit when it snapped up another academic at the heart of the movement . but adam gibson , an independent software engineer based in san francisco , doesn ' t want this new technology locked inside the biggest names on the net . he believes deep learning techniques should be available to any website , company , or developer interested in using them . and that ' s why he ' s launching a new startup called skymind .\nwith regards to deep learning , we realized last year that javacpp had the characteristics of something that was in demand especially in that field , that is to say an easy way to access native libraries from an efficient platform like java : java meets caffe , deep learning in perspective . since then , samuel has switched jobs and now works for skymind , integrating javacpp , the javacpp presets , and javacv into nd4j and deeplearning4j , as well as pursuing other avenues , such as maintaining not only bindings for caffe and cudnn , but also for mxnet and tensorflow , among others . many thanks to adam gibson and chris nicholson for their trust ! i am sure we will achieve great things together .\n19 . urltoken help @ urltoken 19 case study : orange sv orange is working with skymind to prevent subscriber identity module box ( simbox ) fraud on its mobile network . using an artificial neural network ( ann ) called an autoencoder , orange silicon valley analyzes call detail records ( cdrs ) to find patterns that identify fraud . the ann also predicts the likelihood that an instance is fraudulent . where a static rule system flags cases only as likely fraud or not , the ann enables orange\u2019s analysts to prioritize high probability cases of sim box fraud . \u201cthe problem is that fraud moves so quickly that it has been difficult for orange\u2019s static algorithms to detect it , \u201d told by georges nahon , ceo of orange silicon valley\nskymind is the company behind deeplearning4j , if you ' ve been keeping up on your enterprise - level software . deeplearning4j is a distributed deep learning library written for java and scala . this library integrates with existing hadoop and spark frameworks . basically , deeplearning4j is slapped into existing large databases and then it does my job for me . at least , part of it . it searches for patterns in unstructured data ( which a lot of data tends to be these days , especially as we move forward with data collection ) in order to make connections for streamlined analysis . i know , sexy right ? from an analytical perspective and having seen databases with over 16 , 000 un - linked tables in my career , it ' s enough to make my analytical pants sweat .\ndeeplearning on apachespark with deeplearning4j - java user group basel 10 . 1 . 17\nchris nicholson , the company\u2019s co - founder and ceo , decided to start the company after he noticed the steady stream of deep - learning researchers leaving the halls of academia for the six - and seven - figure salaries of large tech companies . with human capital becoming a finite resource , the challenge quickly became about helping companies leverage existing resources to play in the world of deep learning .\neighty percent of the world\u2019s programmers are versed in java programming . nicholson , and his co - founder adam gibson , began to question whether it would be possible to build a library that would let those developers put their skills to work on ai challenges . this idea became deeplearning4j , and it remains the core of\nnicholson describes his company as the red hat of deep - learning . red hat , a company that produces open - source software for the enterprise community , has grown to become an over $ 14 billion company .\nfor startups that produce software for the fortune 100 , the pressure to create in open - source has never been higher . not only does open - source allow companies to stay competitive , it allows the startups producing the technologies to hire the best engineers .\nother investors in the party round include muse\u2019s matthew bellamy , hemi ventures , jpush\u2019s chris lo , wei guo , rising tide fund , ullas naik\u2019s streamlined ventures , soma capital , lookout\u2019s kevin mahaffey , gmo venture partners , fundersclub , s2 capital , former head of google search amit singhal and google news creator krishna bharat .\ntl ; dr : deep learning startups are in vogue , but that doesn\u2019t mean fundraising is easy . here are the pitfalls startups should avoid to get funded and build a business .\nthis how - to is for founders and technologists who know something about ai and are currently seeking out their very first investment .\ni\u2019m going to generalize a little bit about vcs and the deep learning landscape to keep it readable .\nadvances in deep learning have made ai hot again , and that heat has launched a lot of startups , investments , and headlines in the last couple years .\nbut a quick warning to machine - learning grad students : you\u2019re not going to raise on an algorithm . the marginal improvement you made in the basement lab , and which you\u2019re planning to hide from the world , is simply not enough .\nvicarious is probably the only ai startup that\u2019s really raised a lot of money on their secret sauce . but the real advances in deep learning are happening now in the public domain , accelerated by a slew of papers shared among major universities and corporate research labs .\nit\u2019s going to be hard for you to compete with a community of thousands of grad students and researchers backed by massive corporate gpu clusters , testing their ideas and iterating faster than you can imagine .\nthe algorithm fallacy is a special case of a more widespread mistake made in silicon valley . technologists admire machines that run faster , do more , and break some record to become superlative . a billion row join ! in under 3 nanoseconds ! they build solutions in search of a problem .\nbut a lot of the time , those superlative solutions leave potential customers cold . so forget about the bright new algorithm and remember you just need to be good at two things :\nin other words , you have to make the algorithm useful in a new way , and only users can tell you if it is .\nthe world hasn\u2019t caught up to last year\u2019s ai yet , let alone the research we don\u2019t even know about yet . the harder nut to crack is not better ai , but how you will sell the ai that works now . how will you change the world\u2019s behavior so that it drops whatever it\u2019s doing and adopts what you\u2019ve made ? this is not a technological problem ; it\u2019s a sales problem . and when you talk about sales , you talk about human relationships : listening , learning , and persuading .\ngood investors know this , and they are going to ask you : why should the world care ? how will you sell this thing you\u2019ve made ? what\u2019s your go - to - market ? and many more pesky questions like that .\nthe first 10 , 000 pitches are the hardest . convincing other people to shower you with their money gets easier after that . that is , you\u2019re going to pitch a lot of investors , and almost all of them are going to say no . please don\u2019t feel bitter . don\u2019t conclude that life is unfair . saying no is their job . vcs , like hiring managers , mostly reject . they need to learn about a lot of companies to find a couple they like .\nthey also have much more time than you . vc time is measured in years and tied to the lifecycle of their funds ; early - stage startup time is months or weeks . that means they won\u2019t feel your urgency , and they may say silly things like \u201clet\u2019s circle back early next year\u201d when you\u2019re staring down the barrel of next month\u2019s rent .\nbut you only need one good investor to say yes . after that , others will follow because they trust the signal from the first . so your job is to get through the no to arrive at the yes . don\u2019t tell yourself that you\u2019re wasting precious time . when actors rehearse before their debut , they\u2019re not wasting time . they\u2019re getting better . pitches are just rehearsals . their purpose is to make you better for when your big day comes .\none of the reasons we managed to raise a large seed at the end of y combinator is because we had pitching down . not every startup is as lucky . our secret weapon was a desperate year knocking on doors .\ninvestors come in all stripes and with all sorts of experience . some investors will understand ai and the industry you\u2019re tackling , and others won\u2019t . the two things that all investors understand , regardless of expertise , are traction and social proof . traction is how many users or customers you have , and social proof is how many important players are backing you .\nso how do you get traction and social proof ? to get users , you need a product , to get a product , you need funding , and to get funding , you need users . i\u2019m sure you can appreciate the catch - 22 implied in that reasoning . the typical workaround is a bootstrapping marathon of many nights and weekends alongside co - founders who are smart enough to build the tech and dumb enough to accept the risk for very little pay .\njust because an investor isn\u2019t an expert on ai doesn\u2019t mean you can get hand - wavy about it . non - experts will have you vetted by people who are smarter than you , me , or them , and the person vetting you will feel a righteous anger if you can\u2019t back up your claims , and your potential investor will hear about it .\nso be honest and know your shit . if you have a vision to add ai to your product down the road , be very clear about who you will need to hire , what they will do , and when that moment of adding ai will actually happen .\nif you are ready to implement ai now , be ready to name your algorithm and compare it to others to explain your choice . there are usually tradeoffs . for instance , you might accept lower accuracy for more interpretability .\nplatforms . they\u2019re powerful but rare . if you can build the platform , you control the api , and you have the potential to become the foundation of an enormous ecosystem . that\u2019s what we did , and it worked . but the moment for new platforms in deep learning is passing quickly because network effects are in force . the leading platforms are established .\nproducts . now is the time to build products that are infused invisibly with ai . to your customers , the invisible ai won\u2019t matter , because all they want is the experience your technology you can give them . either you classify photos correctly or you don\u2019t . but investors care a lot about these ai - infused products because they have an edge over the dumb objects we have wrestled with for millennia . this is the edge where new winners are established and old victors are felled .\ndata . investors will want to know about your data . how will you get the data ? what kind will it be ? is it proprietary ? is it sufficient ? whether your data gives you an edge or not , you should have a plan for how to gather , move , and store it , just like every business building an ai solution . if you can\u2019t answer these questions , you\u2019ll look unprepared .\nsome people raise on pedigree . they get funded half way through their stanford ph . d . , or immediately after leaving google\u2019s machine learning team , and more power to them . if you don\u2019t have pedigree , you need a product with traction . if you don\u2019t have a product , you need a personality that makes your idea compelling . if you can\u2019t even raise on personality , all you\u2019ve got left is persistence . persistence is what we raised on , and it has come in useful in other ways since the round .\ndisclosure : when y combinator comes up , it\u2019s worth noting that referly , which later became mattermark , was a y combinator company . as always , the editorial team at mattermark is independent .\nadam gibson ( right ) teaches deep learning techniques at the zipfian academy in san francisco .\nat google , it helps drive the voice recognition service that lets you search the web merely by talking into your android smartphone . at microsoft , it underpins the new skype translation tool that lets you instantly communicate with people who speak another language . and at facebook , a newly assembled team of engineers is exploring how it might be used to recognize faces in online photos . it ' s called deep learning , and it seeks to remake computing by more closely mimicking the way the human brain processes information , giving machines more power to\nlearn\nas time goes on .\n> ' we want to give people machine learning without them having to hire a data scientist . '\nwe want to give people machine learning without them having to hire a data scientist ,\nsays gibson , 24 , a college dropout who has taught himself the vagaries of deep learning from public academic papers and has served as a kind of machine learning consultant for various companies while teaching courses on the subject through an outfit called the zipfian academy .\nwe ' re trying to clone what google does ,\nsays patterson . and though the project is still in the early stages , gibson says the code is already capable of bringing deep learning techniques to live web services .\nwe ' re handling production - level systems ,\nhe says , while declining to name which companies are using it .\nat the very least , we ' re able to reproduce the results that the academic papers are producing .\nthere are other ways of using deep learning . the academic community that founded the movement offers its own open source software tools written in the python programming language , and these serve as the basis for ersatz , a service that lets you tap deep learning algorithms via the internet . but with his open source project , known as deeplearning4j , gibson has bigger ambitions . unlike the academic tools that are already available , his software is built with the java programming language\u2013thus the\n4j\n\u2013and that means it can run atop hadoop , the massive number crunching system that has become a staple inside many of the world ' s online operations .\nbased on software designed at google , hadoop is a way of storing and processing enormous amounts of data across hundreds of ordinary computer servers , and this sort of distributed computing power is what deep learning requires .\nhadoop is becoming the system of record for all data ,\npatterson says .\nwe need to move deep learning to the data that already lives in hadoop .\nan existing open source project , known as mahout , already provides a way of running artificial intelligence algorithms atop hadoop . urltoken uses mahout to drive product recommendations on its popular retail site . but deep learning is something very different from this older breed of ai . according to those who have used it , deep learning comes closer to creating\nneural networks\nthat mirror the way the brain operates . whereas older ai systems must be\ntaught\nto preform tasks by human engineers in many cases , deep learning algorithms are better at learning and adapting on their own .\n> ' there are more java programmers out there , but there are probably more machine learning programmers who use python or other languages . '\ndavid sullivan , who oversees ersatz , the online deep - learning service , calls gibson ' s project\ninteresting ,\nand he calls gibson\na very sharp dude .\nbut he questions whether the move to java is really that important .\nthere are more java programmers out there , but there are probably more machine learning programmers who use python or other languages ,\nhe says .\ngibson and patterson also argue that java can eventually provide deep learning calculations at much faster speeds . but yoshua bengio , a university of montreal professor who sits at the heart of the deep learning academic community , says this isn ' t necessarily the case .\nthere are other languages which seem better suited for statistical and numerical computation , not just because of the language itself but because of the community around and the set of tools that have been developed around it ,\nhe explains .\nbut bengio still welcomes gibson ' s project\u2013\ni ' m a big advocate of diversity ,\nhe says\u2013and if deep learning is to reach a much wider audience , it must certainly find a place in the world of java . the language has become one of the primary ways of building big - time web services .\nuse of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 25 / 18 ) . your california privacy rights . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of cond\u00e9 nast . ad choices .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\ngithub is home to over 28 million developers working together to host and review code , manage projects , and build software together .\nif nothing happens , download the github extension for visual studio and try again .\n* offer the apache license , version 2 . 0 , as a new choice of license , \u2026\nupdate version in the ` pom . xml ` file to 1 . 4 . 2 - snapshot\njavacpp provides efficient access to native c + + inside java , not unlike the way some c / c + + compilers interact with assembly language . no need to invent new languages such as with swig , sip , c + + / cli , cython , or rpython as required by cppyy . instead , it exploits the syntactic and semantic similarities between java and c + + . under the hood , it uses jni , so it works with all implementations of java se , in addition to android , avian , and robovm ( instructions ) .\nas a case in point , we have already used it to produce complete interfaces to opencv , ffmpeg , libdc1394 , pgr flycapture , openkinect , videoinput , artoolkitplus , and others as part of the javacpp presets subproject , also demonstrating early parsing capabilities of c / c + + header files that show promising and useful results .\nplease feel free to ask questions on the mailing list if you encounter any problems with the software ! i am sure it is far from perfect . . .\nto produce binary files for android 4 . 0 or newer , you will also have to install :\nfinally , because we are dealing with native code , bugs can easily crash the virtual machine . luckily , the hotspot vm provides some tools to help us debug under those circumstances :\nto implement native methods , javacpp generates appropriate code for jni , and passes it to the c + + compiler to build a native library . at no point do we need to get our hands dirty with jni , makefiles , or other native tools . the important thing to realize here is that , while we do all customization inside the java language using annotations , javacpp produces code that has zero overhead compared to manually coded jni functions ( verify the generated . cpp files to convince yourself ) . moreover , at runtime , the loader . load ( ) method automatically loads the native libraries from java resources , which were placed in the right directory by the building process . they can even be archived in a jar file , it changes nothing . users simply do not need to figure out how to make the system load the files . these characteristics make javacpp suitable for either\nin addition to the few examples provided below , to learn more about how to use the features of this tool , please refer to the source code of the javacpp presets . for more information about the api itself , one may refer to the documentation generated by javadoc .\nas a matter of course , this all works with the scala language as well , but to make the process even smoother , it should not be too hard to add support for\nnative properties\n, such that declarations like @ native var could generate native getter and setter methods . . ."]}
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cash deal valued at $ 30 million .\nbelden inc . said tuesday it plans to buy garrettcom , an industrial networking and smart grid company based in fremont , calif . , for $ 52 million .\nbelden global c . v . & belden wire & cable b . v . finance gbr\nclayton - based belden ( nyse : bdc ) designs , manufactures and markets signal transmission products for data networking and specialty electronics applications . it has 7 , 500 employees . it reported $ 1 . 6 billion in revenue in 2010 .\nsummer internships last approx . 12 weeks and interns are given projects on real solutions and / or create new programs for the company .\nbelden inc . is a delaware corporation incorporated in 1988 . the company reports in four segments : the americas segment , the wireless segment , the europe , middle east and africa ( emea ) segment and the asia pacific segment . financial information about the company\u0092s four operating segments appears in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements .\ncathy odom staples has been vice president , human resources of the company ( title changed as reflected in the above table in february 2009 ) since july 2004 , and held the same position with belden 1993 inc . from may 1997 through july 2004 . she was vice president , human resources for belden electronics from may 1992 to may 1997 . ms . staples has a b . s . b . a . in human resources from drake university .\n\u00a9 2018 future publishing limited quay house , the ambury , bath ba1 1ua . all rights reserved . england and wales company registration number 2008885 .\nnaresh kumra , president , belden asia / pacific , has been appointed an officer of the company . mr . kumra will oversee the entire belden asia segment , including the recently acquired ltk wiring business . mr . kumra , who is 37 , joined belden in march 2006 as vice president , business development , and in june 2006 was named president , belden asia / pacific .\nthe addition of garrettcom\u2019s products will complement belden\u2019s existing industrial networking portfolio , belden president and chief executive john stroup said .\nclayton - based belden ( nyse : bdc ) makes cable , connectivity and networking products for industrial automation , transportation , infrastructure and consumer electronics . ibelden reported a profit of $ 20 . 6 million for the third quarter ended oct . 3 on revenue of $ 411 . 5 million .\nbelden is a leader in the design , manufacture , and marketing of signal transmission solutions for data networking and a wide range of specialty electronics markets including entertainment , industrial , security and aerospace applications . to obtain additional information contact investor relations at 314 - 854 - 8054 , or visit our website at urltoken .\nwhen the deal is completed , belden plans to combine grass valley with miranda , which belden acquired in 2012 for $ 345 million .\nbelden offers end to end signal transmission solutions in a variety of markets . find your market and see how belden could help you .\nstephen h . johnson has been treasurer of the company ( title changed as reflected in the above table in february 2009 ) since july 2004 , and was treasurer of belden 1993 inc . from july 2000 to july 2004 . from november 2005 until august 2006 he served in the additional capacity of interim chief financial officer of the company . he was vice president , finance of belden electronics from september 1998 through june 2000 and director , tax and assistant treasurer of belden 1993 inc . from october 1993 through august 1998 . he was associated with the public accounting firm of ernst & young llp from 1980 through september 1993 and was a partner with that firm since 1989 . mr . johnson has a b . a . in history from austin college and a ph . d . in philosophy from the university of texas at austin . he is a certified public accountant .\ndenis suggs joined belden in june 2007 as vice president , operations , and president , belden americas ( title changed as reflected in the above table in february 2009 ) . prior to joining belden , he held various senior\nspecifically , the company was impressed by the filtering functionality of infor erp ln and other features that made it easier for users to get the data they needed . the company chose to implement the open - platform infor erp ln on microsoft\u00ae windows\u00ae and sql server . in a little over a year , the implementation was completed at redland , and at the belden operations six months later . but infor erp ln began impressing adams and his team long before implementation was complete .\nbelden lrc mexico s . de r . l . de c . v .\nlouis pace , currently belden ' s vice president , business development , has been named president of the specialty products division and has been promoted to an officer of the company . the specialty products division encompasses the mohawk , thermax and west penn wire brands and has operations in the united states and mexico . mr . pace , age 36 , joined the company in may 2006 as vice president , marketing , for the specialty division , and in june 2006 he was promoted to vice president , business development .\nbelden sells its signal transmission products and solutions under the belden brand name ; under the belden brands of garrettcom , hirschmann , lumberg automation , poliron , tofino security , ppc , grass valley and thinklogical ; and as products and solutions from the following belden companies : mohawk , west penn wire , alpha wire , tripwire and prosoft technology .\nbelden works to design and implement world - class , secure , transportation network infrastructures .\nto stay ahead in the international competition , belden continuously needs motivated and qualified employees .\nbelden produces and sells cables , connectors , active connectivity products , and wireless products .\nwe look forward to incorporating tripwire technology into selected belden products and providing tripwire with access to existing belden customers that are anxious to improve the robustness and security of their networks ,\nsaid john stroup , president and chief exec of belden in a statement .\nphone : 1 - 800 - belden - 1 email : info . lumberg @ urltoken map\nnaresh kumra joined belden in march 2006 as vice president of business development , and was named vice president , operations and president , asia pacific ( title changed as reflected in the above table in february 2009 ) in june 2006 . from 1999 to 2006 , he worked for mckinsey & company , inc . , a global management consulting firm . from 1991 to 1997 , he worked for industrial and electronics businesses of schlumberger industries in new delhi , india , and poitiers , france . he graduated from the indian institute of technology in delhi with a b . s . in computer science and has an m . b . a . from the darden school at the university of virginia in charlottesville , virginia .\nsignal transmission firm belden has agreed to buy security tools firm tripwire for $ 710m in cash .\ncall 1 - 800 - belden - 1 or fill out a short form to get support .\nfinancial information for belden by geographic area is shown in note 4 to the consolidated financial statements .\nback in september , belden and tripwire announced a joint initiative to improve critical infrastructure cybersecurity in manufacturing organisations . belden evidently liked the technology so much it decided to buy the privately held firm behind it .\nthis positions belden as a leader in helping customers deploy and secure the internet of things .\na belden digital building can enhance security , reduce operating costs , and adapt to changes with ease .\nbelden de sonora sa de cv boulevard . insurgentes # 8272 colonia libramiento tijuana , baja california 22225 mexico\nbelden funded the acquisition with cash on hand and expects the acquisition to be break even in fiscal 2011 .\nbelden works to provide technology and network communication solutions to ensure maximum availability in these highly - automated environments .\nbelden said it would use cash on hand and close the deal by the end of calendar 2010 . belden expects the business will be break - even on a generally accepted accounting principle ( gaap ) basis in fiscal 2011 .\nyou can rely on belden to provide seamless and secure solutions keeping your system up and running\u2014even under harsh conditions .\nst . louis , missouri - belden ( nyse : bdc ) today announced several executive appointments with immediate effect .\nlast week , belden said it plans to sell its trapeze networks for $ 152 million to juniper networks , two years after belden bought the wireless local area network ( wlan ) systems and management software provider for $ 133 million .\nwe utilize the belden business system . we improve quality , delivery and cost . we eliminate waste from all processes .\nwe learn from each other as one belden . we value inclusivity and diverse opinions . we do not accept silent disagreements .\nlearn about opportunities for college students and recent graduates to advance early in their careers at belden . early career employment opportunities include :\nbelden has a comprehensive line of industrial cabling , connectivity and networking devices , offering the most reliable communications solutions for your application .\nfor over 110 years , belden has propelled signal transmission technology forward as the world ' s leading manufacturer of rugged cable solutions .\nall belden products are designed and manufactured to the strictest quality standards in the industry resulting in an incomparable reputation for worldwide reliability .\n\u201cwe are extremely excited to have grass valley join the belden family , \u201d explained john stroup , president and ceo of belden inc . , in a statement . \u201cby combining grass valley and miranda , we will create the broadcast industry\u2019s largest and most complete portfolio . \u201d\nwhen the deal closes , belden will have more than 7 , 000 employees worldwide , including 50 of them in st . louis .\nearlier this month , belden announced plans to buy thomas & betts corp . \u2019s communications products business for $ 78 million in cash .\njohn s . norman joined belden in may 2005 as controller and was named chief accounting officer ( title changed as reflected in the above table in february 2009 ) in november 2005 . he was vice president and controller of graphic packaging international corporation , a paperboard packaging manufacturing company , from 1999 to 2003 and has 17 years experience in public accounting with pricewaterhousecoopers llp . mr . norman has a b . s . in accounting from the university of missouri and is a certified public accountant .\nexecutive positions at danaher corporation , most recently as the president , portescap and serving as the chairman of the board \u0097 portescap international , portescap switzerland , danaher motion india private ltd . , and airpax company . mr . suggs holds a b . s . in electrical engineering from north carolina state university and an m . b . a . from duke .\nin july 2008 , belden acquired trapeze networks , inc . during 2007 , belden completed three acquisitions : hirschmann automation and control gmbh , ltk wiring co . ltd . and lumberg automation components . for more information regarding these acquisitions , see note 3 to the consolidated financial statements .\n\u201cthis acquisition allows us to be a legitimate player in one of the more attractive emerging markets , \u201d belden president and ceo john stroup said .\nsystem to answer customer questions quickly . and nearly 750 individuals in belden\u2019s base of approximately 250 dealers and distributor customers have convenient access to their data via\ntheir delivered orders , their invoices , and their acknowledgments . they also can be notified whenever belden issues a bill of lading that pertains to them\u2014with a\ndaniel krawczyk has been hired as vice president , business development , to replace mr . pace . mr . krawczyk most recently served as manager of mergers and acquisitions and strategy with dte energy , a diversified energy provider , and has previous experience in product line management , strategy , finance and engineering with delphi medical systems corp . , delphi automotive systems corp . , and ford motor company .\nbelden , which makes everything from industrial networking equipment to enclosures , hopes to grow its bottom line by expanding into cyber - security through the tripwire acquisition .\nwith locations around the globe , belden is uniquely situated to meet your worldwide needs . find your regional office below with details on how to contact us .\nbelden offers a significant product portfolio for signal transmission , data communication networks and power supply of devices designed for many applications in industrial automation and machine building .\nplease apply for a position as apprentice , trainee , student or directly for one of the vacant positions . belden offers manifold opportunities for a successful career .\nthere are great opportunities in a variety of fields for experienced professionals to contribute as part of the belden team . learn more about open positions in the following regions :\njohn stroup , president and chief executive officer of belden , said :\nlouis played a pivotal role as vice president , business development , in the three very successful acquisitions that belden cultivated and closed almost simultaneously this spring and knows how to get results through our strategy deployment process . naresh pulled together our 2006 strategic plan with me , before taking charge of our asia business . i have confidence in his ability to drive belden ' s continued rapid growth and integration in the asia / pacific region .\nin a notable example of the ongoing consolidation in the broadcast technology sector , belden has submitted a binding offer to purchase privately - held grass valley for $ 220 million .\nbelden ' s unique early career leadership program ( eclp ) is a three year , cohort - based development plan for recently graduated seniors looking to jump start their careers .\nkevin l . bloomfield has been vice president , secretary and general counsel of the company ( title changed as reflected in the above table in february 2009 ) since july 2004 . from august 1993 until july 2004 , mr . bloomfield was vice president , secretary and general counsel of belden 1993 inc . he was senior counsel for cooper industries , inc . from february 1987 to july 1993 , and had been in cooper\u0092s law department from 1981 to 1993 . he has a b . a . in economics , a j . d . from the university of cincinnati and an m . b . a . from the ohio state university .\nadvances in copper cable technologies and data transmission equipment have increased the relative performance of copper solutions . for example , in early 2005 we introduced the belden system 10 - gx for the data networking or enterprise market , providing reliable 10 gigabits - per - second performance over copper conductors . belden\u0092s system 10 - gx accomplishes this using unshielded twisted pair cables and patented\nbelden copper systems represent networking leadership at every turn , providing top - performing structured cabling systems that reduce downtime , ease deployment and facilitate migration to advanced networking technologies and converged building systems .\nbelden enterprise connectivity products deliver the signal transmission solutions that provide the advanced performance and reliability needed to support mission - critical information systems , advanced communications networks , premise security systems and building automation and control systems .\nbelden has hired peter leung as vice president and general manager , ltk wiring , a business acquired by belden in march 2007 . he will report to naresh kumra . mr . leung has general management experience with several u . s . multinational companies in asia , most recently as vice president and general manager of alcoa closure systems international in beijing , china , and international paper ( asia ) ltd . in guangzhou , china .\nbelden ' s reliable products , and its design , engineering and manufacturing excellence , enable it to create end - to - end signal transmission solutions that meet the most demanding standards for data , sound , and video applications .\nwhen belden acquired redland brick co . in 1996 , the companies standardized on ssa global\u2019s mk erp system until 2006 , when infor\u2122 acquired ssa and began offering the web - based infor erp ln solution . the solution is built on infor\u2019s open soa ( service - oriented architecture ) and offers extensive lean manufacturing functionality . belden knew it was time for a change . \u201csince it appeared that ln was going to be the \u2018future , \u2019 we asked whether we should stick with mk or go to another application , \u201d says jeff adams , cio for both belden and its redland brick subsidiary . \u201cwe spent some time evaluating what made the most sense . we liked the functionality we saw in ln . \u201d\nbelden expects to make money from the deal from the get - go , with an expected impact to adjusted income from continuing operations per diluted share of $ 0 . 65 in 2015 and more than $ 1 . 00 in 2017 . \u00ae\nthe filtering functionality of infor erp ln is also key . \u201cusers such as production managers and salespeople can create their own filters for each screen , so they can focus on the data that is important to them , \u201d says adams . \u201cfor example , if they want to focus on a certain size , color , or shape of brick , they can do that as they look down through their inventory . \u201d the functionality makes it easier for users to build uniform packages of brick from a wide array of loose inventory in various sizes , colors , and shades\u2014helping the company maintain its long - standing reputation for quality and consistency .\nbelden , supported by program partners meridian health services , centerstone behavioral health , ivy tech community college and manpower , developed a pilot project so we can \u201cwalk the walk\u201d by helping potential employees who struggle with addiction get on the road to recovery .\nsteven biegacki was appointed vice president , global sales and marketing ( title changed as reflected in the above table in february 2009 ) in march 2008 . mr . biegacki was previously vice president , marketing for rockwell automation . at rockwell , he initially served as devicenet program manager , was promoted to business manager , automation networks in 1997 , vice president , integrated architecture commercial marketing in 1999 , vice president , components and power control commercial marketing in 2005 . previously , he was an automation systems architecture marketing manager for allen - bradley company . he has a b . s . in electrical engineering technology from eti technical college in cleveland , ohio .\nprivately held poliron has one of the most complete lines of industrial cables in the region . belden said it plans to leverage poliron\u2019s manufacturing footprint to improve its costs and lead - times for existing products purchased in brazil and other countries in the region .\nwe have manufacturing facilities in canada , mexico , china and europe . during 2008 , approximately 58 % of belden\u0092s sales were for customers outside the united states . our primary channels to international markets include both distributors and direct sales to end users and oems .\nthe following table sets forth certain information with respect to the persons who were belden executive officers as of february 27 , 2009 . all executive officers are elected to terms that expire at the organizational meeting of the board of directors following the annual meeting of shareholders .\nthe belden product portfolio consists of best - in - class communication technology . our customers benefit from over a century of excellence in manufacturing to the highest standards . our global team is able to share innovations and thought leadership across the organization to stay ahead of the competition .\nwhether you are networking your devices to the controllers , connecting the controllers to the control room , relaying data between the control room , the engineering department , and remote manufacturing sites - or all of the above - belden has the products you need to seamlessly connect your communications .\nwe will provide upon written request and without charge a printed copy of our annual report on form 10 - k . to obtain such a copy , please write to the corporate secretary , belden inc . , 7733 forsyth boulevard , suite 800 , st . louis , mo 63105 .\nramp - up time for users to get up and running in infor erp ln was half the time required for the legacy ssa global mk system . and though the company has not tried to measure it , adams says he knows the way employees use the screens in infor erp ln is more efficient and cost - effective . \u201cit\u2019s hard to quantify data accessibility , \u201d he says . \u201cnevertheless , it\u2019s clear that our people are using the system to good advantage . \u201d he cites an example of the way plant managers can easily navigate between financial statements , the general ledger , and the transaction that generated a cost . \u201cthere is great drill - down functionality from the finance side to the source transaction , and we haven\u2019t had that before , \u201d he says .\nthe asia pacific segment includes the operations of ltk wiring co . ltd . acquired on march 27 , 2007 , in addition to its belden cable business . this segment contributed approximately 19 % , 16 % , and 4 % of our consolidated revenues in 2008 , 2007 , and 2006 , respectively .\nbelden produces and sells a comprehensive portfolio of connectivity and networking products into a variety of markets , including industrial , enterprise , and broadcast . our customers across all our brands can rely on what we build to outperform and outlast in the most demanding conditions , and they know that we\u2019ll support them with uncompromising and responsive service .\nbelden maintains an internet website at urltoken where our annual report on form 10 - k , quarterly reports on form 10 - q , current reports on form 8 - k and all amendments to those reports are available without charge , as soon as reasonably practicable following the time they are filed with or furnished to the sec .\nwe also market the full range of belden products to our customers operating in asia , australia and new zealand . these customers include a mix of regional as well as global customers from north america or europe , in the industrial , networking , communications , audio and video , and security markets . we pursue both direct and channel sales depending upon the nature and size of the market opportunities .\nbut , with more connectivity comes more complexity . that\u2019s why belden is on a path to assemble a portfolio of best - in - class communication technology brands that span technology platforms , geographies , and industries . our brands benefit from over a century of excellence in manufacturing to the highest standards , and they\u2019re able to share innovations and thought leadership across the organization to stay ahead of the competition .\n\u201ceven though brick - making has been around since the dawn of civilization , technology still moves forward and the competitive landscape continues to change , \u201d he says . \u201cat the end of the day , how well we serve our customers is going to continue to be belden\u2019s competitive advantage . ln is setting the foundation for the future , helping us drive cost reduction , minimize scrap , and identify new opportunities . \u201d\nthe principal competitive factors in all our product markets are product features , availability , price , customer support and distribution coverage . the relative importance of each of these factors varies depending on the customer . some products are manufactured to meet published industry specifications and are less differentiated on the basis of product characteristics . we believe that belden stands out in many of its markets on the basis of the breadth of our product offering , the quality and performance characteristics of our products , and our service and technical support .\nwe have supply agreements with distributors and with oem customers in the americas , europe , and asia . in general , our customers are not contractually obligated to buy our products exclusively , in minimum amounts or for a significant period of time . the loss of one or more large customers or distributors could result in lower total revenues and profits . however , we believe that our relationships with our customers and distributors are satisfactory and that they choose belden products , among other reasons , due to the breadth of our product offering and the quality and performance characteristics of our products .\nover the past three years , the prices of metals , particularly copper , have been highly volatile . copper prices rose to a 5 - year high in july 2008 before falling by 66 % by the end of the year . prices for materials such as pvc and other plastics derived from petrochemical feedstocks have also fluctuated along with the price of oil . since belden utilizes the first in , first out inventory costing methodology , the impact of copper and other raw material cost changes on our cost of goods sold is delayed by approximately two months based on our inventory turns .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\n\u201cin addition to the long - term growth opportunities , we are excited to participate in the near term investments in support of the 2014 fifa world cup and 2016 summer olympic games ,\nstroup said .\n\u00a9 2018 american city business journals . all rights reserved . use of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 24 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 24 / 18 ) . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of american city business journals .\ngrass valley , which is one of the largest suppliers of broadcast technology , is currently owned by san francisco - based private equity firm francisco partners . it bought the vendor in 2010 for $ 100 million .\nthe move reflects an ongoing consolidation in the broadcast technology sector that has produced a number of deals in the last two years .\nthis consolidation comes at a time when a slew of deals in the tv station sector has produced larger groups that are looking to deal with fewer vendors that can provide a full range of products as a way of reducing tech costs .\nas previously reported , consolidation is also being fueled by a move to broadcast infrastructures that are more heavily based on software and inexpensive ip and it based hardware , rather than the more expensive hardware traditionally supplied by broadcast vendors . see\nhardware rumours , goat - spanking search engines and plenty of azure . it ' s last week in redmond\nmicrosoft might not support windows xp any more , but gandcrab v4 . 1 ransomware does\ngit365 . git for teams . quatermass and the git pit . github simply won ' t do now microsoft has it\nimagine a patent on organizing computer files being used against online shopping sites . oh , it ' s still happening\nai bots suck at marking written essays , not too shabby at old atari games , and more . . .\nthe deal , announced monday , is expected to close in the first quarter of 2015 , subject to customary closing conditions .\ntripwire ' s security and compliance products , such as tripwire enterprise , will be further developed and marketed to industrial and broadcast markets as well as existing corporate clients . tripwire ' s widely used technology helps clients detect , prevent and respond to myriad security threats .\nthis paper explores plaster - the seven major ai challenges - in the context of nvidia\u2019s dl solutions .\nspectrum cdm is a new addition to the ibm spectrum data protection portfolio . it is designed to enable non - protectionrelated use cases for secondary data .\npractical information available on the subject and helping you get started building efficient deep learning networks .\nthe register - independent news and views for the tech community . part of situation publishing\ngarrettcom sells grade switches , routers , converters and security software to power utilities , surveillance and security , transportation , specialty industrial automation and telecommunications companies . over the last 12 months , garrettcom had revenue of about $ 40 million .\n\u201cwe acquired them because of their technology and market presence in areas that we like a lot , \u201d such as industrial or \u201crough\u201d environments , including factory floor automation , large transportation such as railways and subways and alternative energy such as windmills , said stroup , 44 . \u201cit\u2019s a nice fit with our existing offerings . \u201d\nurltoken uses cookies for analytics and functionality purposes . to change your cookie settings or find out more , click here . if you continue browsing our website or close this banner , you accept these cookies .\ndon\u2019t pay the price of having an unsecured network in your industrial site . read this new white paper to learn the foundational controls for security and compliance .\nthe convergence in the digital building roadshow brings together several third - 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2 , lower level 1 the horizon annexe , avenue 7 bangsar south , no . 8 , jalan kerinchi 59200 kuala lumpur malaysia\nwe keep our promises to our customers . we earn our customers ' loyalty . we create value for our customers .\nwe measure and hold ourselves accountable for our performance . we outperform the competition . we create exceptional value for our shareholders .\nwe use sdp to drive breakthrough results . we stretch to create innovative processes . we learn from our failures .\nwe attract and retain the best talent . we pay for performance . we actively develop all associates and promote from within .\nwe are constantly developing and improving our product portfolio to evolve with your future technical and business challenges .\nour fiber connectivity systems are the culmination of years of experience and expertise in a variety of applications , including data centers , premise and campus network backbone infrastructures , as well as fiber - to - the - desk ( fttd ) applications and horizontal and centralized cabling systems . our fiber products are faster , easier and better to use .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nto support your business goals , your network demands performance , security , productivity , reliability and efficiency . hirschmann understands these needs and offers a complete , integrated structure for data communication throughput that truly protects your investment .\nwe look forward to seeing you at our booth : hall 4 . 1 , booth 419\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsince implementation , adams sees important benefits in the system\u2019s user interfaces alone . \u201cthe standard interface that comes with the system isn\u2019t fancy , but it is\nvery effective , and the interface has helped our users be more efficient in getting to the data they need . our focus is to get as much power into our users\u2019 hands as we can ,\nproduction managers appreciate having only one transaction screen for analyzing the quantity of scrap produced on a production run and why it occurred . previously they had to click through several screens to get the information they needed in their efforts to reduce scrap production . salespeople are using the\nthe world is growing more connected and as these connections are created , the networks they form become increasingly vital to our daily lives and our long - term goals .\nwe produce and sell a comprehensive portfolio of connectivity and networking products into a variety of markets , including industrial , enterprise , and broadcast . our customers across all our brands can rely on what we build to outperform and outlast in the most demanding conditions , and they know that we\u2019ll support them with uncompromising and responsive service .\nrobert canny , the former president of the specialty products division , has elected to pursue other interests .\nwe produce and sell connectors primarily for industrial and data networking applications . connectors are also sold as part of end - to - end structured cabling solutions .\nactive connectivity products include industrial ethernet switches and related equipment , fiber optic interfaces and media converters used to bridge fieldbus networks over long distances , and load - moment indicators for mobile cranes and other load - bearing equipment .\nour wireless products include a suite of wireless local area network products for use in a variety of markets including the healthcare , education , and enterprise markets .\nwe provide specialized cables for sound and security applications such as video surveillance systems , airport baggage screening , building access control , motion detection , public address systems , and advanced fire alarm systems . these products are sold primarily through distributors and also directly to specialty system integrators and contractors .\nin the communications market , we manufacture flexible , copper - clad coaxial cable for high - speed transmission of voice , data and video ( broadband ) , used for the \u0093drop\u0094 section of cable television ( catv ) systems and satellite direct broadcast systems . these cables are sold primarily through distributors .\nthe wireless segment designs , manufactures and markets a suite of wireless local area network ( wlan ) products for use in a variety of markets , principally in the healthcare and education markets , as well as the retail , manufacturing , logistics , financial , government , hospitality , and enterprise markets . the wireless segment consists of trapeze networks , inc . ( trapeze ) , which we acquired on july 16 , 2008 . this segment represented less than 1 % of our consolidated revenues in 2008 .\nthe wireless segment sells and licenses its products primarily through distributors and value added resellers worldwide . in addition , the wireless segment also sells and licenses its products through oem partners who market the products and technology under their own brand name . the wireless segment has thousands of direct and oem ( indirect ) customers globally , including many large enterprises , numerous government agencies , schools , universities and hospitals .\nin addition to emea\u0092s cable operations , the segment includes the european operations of the hirschmann and lumberg automation businesses acquired on march 26 , 2007 and april 30 , 2007 , respectively . this segment contributed approximately 29 % , 27 % , and 25 % of our consolidated revenues in 2008 , 2007 , and 2006 , respectively .\nin 2006 we sold a copper telecom cable business in the united kingdom , and in 2007 we completed our global exit from the outside plant telecom cable business with the sale of our czech cable operation . in 2008 we sold our czech cable assembly operation .\nas discussed above , we sell to distributors and directly to oems and installers of equipment and systems . sales to the distributor anixter international inc . represented approximately 16 % of our consolidated revenues in 2008 .\nthere are potential risks in our relationships with distributors . for example , adjustments to inventory levels maintained by distributors ( which adjustments may be accelerated through consolidation among distributors ) may adversely affect sales . in addition , if the costs of materials used in our products fall and competitive conditions make it necessary for us to reduce our list prices , we may be required , according to the terms of contracts with certain of our distributors , to reimburse them for a portion of the price they paid for our products in their inventory . further , certain distributors are allowed to return certain inventory in exchange for an order of equal or greater value . we have recorded reserves for the estimated impact of these inventory policies .\nchanges in the relative value of currencies take place from time to time and their effects on our results of operations may be favorable or unfavorable . in most cases , our revenues and costs are in the same currency , reducing our overall currency risk .\na risk associated with our european manufacturing operations is the higher relative expense and length of time required to reduce manufacturing employment if needed .\nour foreign operations are subject to economic and political risks inherent in maintaining operations abroad such as economic and political destabilization , international conflicts , restrictive actions by foreign governments , and adverse foreign tax laws .\nwe face substantial competition in our major markets . the number and size of our competitors varies depending on the product line and operating segment .\nfor each of our operating segments , the market can be generally categorized as highly competitive with many players . some multinational competitors have greater financial , engineering , manufacturing and marketing resources than we have . there are also many regional competitors that have more limited product offerings .\nalthough we believe that we have certain technological and other advantages over our competitors , realizing and maintaining such advantages will require continued investment in engineering , research and development , marketing and customer service and support . there can be no assurance that we will continue to make such investments or that we will be successful in maintaining such advantages .\nwe engage in continuing research and development programs , including new and existing product development , testing and analysis , process and equipment development and testing , and compound materials development and testing . hirschmann , lumberg automation , and trapeze engage in businesses that involve higher levels of research and development because of shorter product life cycles . therefore , our aggregate research and development expense has risen in proportion to total sales since we acquired these operations in 2007 and 2008 . see the consolidated statements of operations for amounts incurred for research and development .\nthe principal raw material used in many of our products is copper . other materials that we purchase in large quantities include fluorinated ethylene - propylene ( both teflon \u00ae and other fep ) , polyvinyl chloride ( pvc ) , polyethylene , aluminum - clad steel and copper - clad steel conductors , other metals , optical fiber , printed circuit boards , and electronic components . with respect to all major raw materials used by us , we generally have either alternative sources of supply or access to alternative materials . supplies of these materials are generally adequate and are expected to remain so for the foreseeable future .\nwhen the cost of raw materials increases , we are generally able to recover these costs through higher pricing of our finished products . the majority of our products are sold through distribution , and we manage the pricing of these products through published price lists which we update from time to time , with new prices taking effect a few weeks after they are announced . some oem customer contracts have provisions for passing through raw material cost changes , generally with a lag of a few weeks to three months .\nour business is characterized generally by short - term order and shipment schedules . accordingly , we do not consider backlog at any given date to be indicative of future sales . our backlog consists of product orders for which we have received a customer purchase order or purchase commitment and which have not yet been shipped . orders are subject to cancellation or rescheduling by the customer , generally with a cancellation charge . at december 31 , 2008 , our backlog of orders believed to be firm was $ 130 . 1 million compared with $ 166 . 6 million at december 31 , 2007 . the backlog at december 31 , 2008 is scheduled to be shipped in 2009 .\nwe are subject to numerous federal , state , provincial , local and foreign laws and regulations relating to the storage , handling , emission and discharge of materials into the environment , including the comprehensive environmental response , compensation , and liability act , the clean water act , the clean air act , the emergency planning and community right - to - know act and the resource conservation and recovery act . we believe that our existing environmental control procedures and accrued liabilities are adequate , and we have no current plans for substantial capital expenditures in this area .\nwe do not currently anticipate any material adverse effect on our results of operations , financial condition , cash flow or competitive position as a result of compliance with federal , state , provincial , local or foreign environmental laws or regulations , including cleanup costs . however , some risk of environmental liability and other costs is inherent in the nature of our business , and there can be no assurance that material environmental costs will not arise . moreover , it is possible that future developments , such as increasingly strict requirements of environmental laws and enforcement policies thereunder , could lead to material costs of environmental compliance and cleanup by us .\nas of december 31 , 2008 , we had approximately 7 , 500 employees worldwide . we also utilized about 700 workers under contract manufacturing arrangements . approximately 1 , 600 employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements at various locations around the world . we believe that our relationship with our employees is good .\nconnector technology . the finalization in february 2008 of the industry\u0092s 10 - gig - over - copper , category 6a cabling standard and the recent 10gbase - t product announcements have accelerated the adoption of these higher - capacity copper network solutions .\nthe final stage of most networks remains almost exclusively copper - based and we expect that it will continue to be copper for some time . however , if a significant decrease in the cost of fiber optic systems relative to the cost of copper - based systems were to occur , such systems could become superior on a price / performance basis to copper systems . we do not control our own source of optical fiber production and , although we cable optical fiber , we could be at a cost disadvantage to competitors who both produce and cable optical fiber .\nin the industrial automation market , there is a growing trend toward adoption of industrial ethernet technology , bringing to the factory floor the advantages of digital communication and the ability to network devices made by different manufacturers and then link them to enterprise systems . adoption of this technology is at a more advanced stage among european manufacturers than those in the united states and asia , but we believe that the trend will globalize .\nour strategy includes continued acquisitions to support our signal transmission solutions strategy . there can be no assurance that future acquisitions will occur or that those that do occur will be successful .\nwe file annual , quarterly and current reports , proxy statements and other information with the securities and exchange commission ( sec ) . these reports , proxy statements and other information contain additional information about us . you may read and copy these materials at the sec\u0092s public reference room at 100 f street , n . e . , washington , d . c . 20549 . please call the sec at 1 - 800 - sec - 0330 for more information about the operation of the public reference room . the sec also maintains a web site that contains reports , proxy and information statements , and other information about issuers who file electronically with the sec . the internet address of the site is urltoken .\npursuant to the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) listing standards , we submitted a section 12 ( a ) ceo certification to the nyse in 2008 . further , we are herewith filing with the securities and exchange\ncommission ( as exhibits hereto ) , the chief executive officer and chief financial officer certifications required under section 302 of the sarbanes - oxley act of 2002 .\ngray g . benoist was appointed vice president , finance and chief financial officer ( title changed as reflected in the above table in february 2009 ) in august 2006 . mr . benoist was previously senior vice president , director of finance of the networks segment of motorola inc . , a $ 6 . 3 billion business unit responsible for the\nglobal design , manufacturing , and distribution of wireless and wired telecom system solutions . during more than 25 years with motorola , mr . benoist served in senior financial and general management roles across motorola\u0092s portfolio of businesses , including the personal communications sector , integrated and electronic systems sector , multimedia group , wireless data group , and cellular infrastructure group . he has a b . s . in finance & accounting from southern illinois university and an m . b . a . from the university of chicago .\nlearn how to effectively navigate the market research process to help guide your organization on the journey to success .\ntwo of st . louis ' largest engineering firms combine in $ 3 . 27 billion merger\nextricom is the designer and manufacturer of an enterprise wireless lan system facilitating converged data , voice , and video services .\nsign up for a free crunchbase account to follow and track organizations you care about .\nterms of service | privacy policy | \u00a9 2018 crunchbase inc . all rights reserved .\ndescriptive keyword for an organization ( e . g . saas , android , cloud computing , medical device )\nthis field describes an organization ' s most recent funding status ( e . g . early stage venture , late stage venture , m & a )\ntransaction name : auto - 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", "topic": 24}], "title": "orient commercial joint stock bank", "paragraphs": ["the bank is incorporated as a joint stock company under the name of \u201ceastern commercial bank . \u201d\nthis branch code value means this is the primary office ( or head office ) for orient commercial joint stock bank .\nwe aim to develop orient commercial bank into a universal bank with retail banking as its core business . orient commercial bank set the target to become one of the top ten vietnamese joint stock banks in 2015 , and mature into a financial group in 2020 .\nocb orient commercial bank interest ratesorient commercial joint stock bank ( ocb ) is a vietnamese bank founded in 1996 with joint ownership from various parties including french global banking firm bnp paribas and the state bank of vietnam . it provides banking services and products to retail and comm . . . read more\nswift code orcovnvxxxx also known as bic code is a unique bank identifier of orient commercial joint stock bank and it ' s used to verify financial transactions such as a bank wire transfers ( international wire transfers ) .\nchairman nghi\u00eam xu\u00e2n th\u00e0nh said the bank would divest from the banks in which its stakes were not high , including orient commercial joint stock bank ( 5 . 07 per cent ) , saigonbank ( 4 . 3 per cent ) and cement finance joint stock company ( 10 . 9 per cent ) for a combined value of about vn\u0111300 billion .\ndespite efforts to implement circular 36 , the joint stock commercial bank for foreign trade of vietnam ( vietcombank ) still owns more than 7 . 16 % share of military bank - mb ( down from 9 . 8 % previously ) ; 8 . 19 % shares of vietnam export import commercial joint stock bank - eximbank ( previously 8 . 2 % ) ; 4 . 3 % shares of saigon bank - saigonbank ( previously 5 . 26 % ) ; 5 . 07 % share of orient commercial joint stock bank - ocb - this level even increased when vietcombank previously had only 4 . 6 % stake in ocb .\non this page you will find detailed information on bic code orcovnvx for orient commercial joint stock bank . this swift code follows the same general structure as mentioned in the next section . for a detailed breakdown analysis of bic code orcovnvxxxx , scroll towards the bottom of the page for specific details .\norient commercial joint stock bank is a small privately - owned commercial bank headquartered in ho chi minh city , vietnam . at end - 2016 , it held consolidated assets of vnd64 trillion ( around $ 2 . 8 billion ) , including gross loans of vnd38 . 5 trillion ( around $ 1 . 7 billion ) . it pursues a high - growth strategy centered on retail and corporate loans .\nsome smaller commercial banks in the past week have raised the interest rates they offer on us dollar deposits by 0 . 9 to 1 . 3 percentage points to as high as 6 . 1 per cent per year . commercial banks in hcm city are actively to trying to attract dollar deposits in the first days of 2011 , especially in the run up to tet when remittances to viet nam increase significantly . on january 12 , viet nam thuong tin commercial joint stock bank ( vietbank ) raised its interest rates on dollar deposits by 0 . 9 - 1 . 3 per cent per year for one to 36 - month terms . vietbank now offers 5 . 9 per cent interest on six - month greenback deposits and 6 per cent interest rate on 12 - month deposits , apart from other incentives . on january 8 , western bank announced its new short - term dollar deposit rates , increasing it to 5 , 5 . 1 and 5 . 3 per cent on one , two and three - month deposits , respectively . at some other small commercial joint stock banks including the kien long bank , orient commercial bank , sai gon commercial bank \u2026\nthrough its subsidiaries , commercial bank is able to offer a wider range of products and services to individuals and organisations alike .\nbankmed acquires 41 % of mng bank in turkey along with arab bank which also acquires 50 % of mng , and the bank is renamed turkland bank ( t - bank ) .\n\u2014 this article is about the largest commercial bank in greece . for the central bank of greece , see bank of greece . national bank of greece s . a . \u03b5\u03b8\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae \u03c4\u03c1\u03ac\u03c0\u03b5\u03b6\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03bb\u03bb\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1 . \u03b5 . type anonymi etairia \u2026\nin addition to many banks still holding shares in excess of the regulations , many banks and companies have been seeking to reduce this level to comply with circular 36 . typical himlam corporation has withdrawn all shares owned by lien viet post commercial joint stock bank ( lienvietpostbank ) and no longer shareholders as of june 23rd . previously , this company was the founding shareholder , and the largest shareholder in lienvietpostbank owns 14 . 98 % of charter capital , equivalent to 96 . 77 million shares . this is considered a positive move to avoid cross ownership when the chairman him lam sitting on the\nhot seat\nof saigon commercial joint stock bank ( sacombank ) .\nthe bank acquires allied business bank in lebanon ( together with its subsidiary in cyprus ) and changes its name to allied bank .\norient 1 is a fully owned subsidiary of the bank incorporated in bermuda and is engaged in supporting the credit card operations of the diners club franchise in the sultanate of oman .\nbanks raise dollar rates as vietnam dong still under cap by thuy trieu - the saigon times daily hcmc \u2013 several banks have raised interest rates for dollar deposits in a bid to consolidate their shares on the mobilization market now that the interest rate for all funds in vietnam dong has been capped at 14 % . since late last week , western commercial bank has raised deposit rates for the greenback at between 5 % and 5 . 3 % per year , all for short - term savings . meanwhile , southeast asia commercial bank has set the highest deposit rate for the dollar at 6 % per year . at other joint - stock banks such as kien long bank , orient commercial bank , saigon commercial bank , and an binh bank , the highest dollar deposit rate is between 5 . 1 % and 5 . 6 % per year . only big banks having strength in international payment and import export finance like eximbank , acb , and sacombank can keep dollar deposit rates at less than 5 % per year . bankers said they raised the interest rate to increase mobilization , \u2026\nthus , this bank is\nviolating\nthe provisions of circular 36 when this circular provides that a commercial bank can only hold shares of no more than two other cis , subsidiary they are the affiliated compan\u00ede of that bank ; the commercial bank owned by other credit institutions must be less than 5 % of the voting capital and not be allowed to appoint any person to the board of directors of the credit institution where the bank buys shares , unless the ci is a subsidiary or is taken by a commercial bank who participate in restructuring and processing of weak cis as designated by the sbv .\nthe bank increases its share in t - bank from 41 % to 50 % . t - bank is now 50 % owned by bankmed and 50 % by arab bank group .\nbanque de la m\u00e9diterran\u00e9e acquires 75 % of saudi lebanese bank to become the largest bank by total assets in lebanon .\nallied bank merges into bankmed and the remaining 25 % of saudi lebanese bank ( slb ) are acquired by bankmed .\n26 \u0438\u044e\u043d\u044f \u043d\u0430 \u043b\u043e\u043d\u0434\u043e\u043d\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u043e\u043d\u0434\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0431\u0438\u0440\u0436\u0435 ( london stock exchange ) \u0440\u0430\u0437\u043c\u0435\u0449\u0435\u043d 3 - \u0439 \u0432\u044b\u043f\u0443\u0441\u043a \u043e\u0431\u043b\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0439 \u043c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0439 \u0444\u0438\u043d\u0430\u043d\u0441\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u043a\u043e\u0440\u043f\u043e\u0440\u0430\u0446\u0438\u0438 ( \u043c\u0444\u043a ) , \u043d\u043e\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0445 \u0432 \u0443\u0437\u0431\u0435\u043a\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0441\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0445 - \u00absamarkand bonds\u00bb .\nrecently , the vietnam securities depository center has announced the transfer of 81 . 3 million mbb shares of military bank ( mb ) to maritime bank of vietnam ( maritime bank ) to the ha nam development joint stock company - belonging to vietnam investment and development group ( vid group ) . this is considered a move to reduce cross - ownership at mb of maritime bank ; but the problem is that the chairman of the board of vid group is the chairman of the founding committee of maritime bank , the\nrelatives\nof the chairman of the maritime bank . therefore , if the issue of cross - ownership of cis under various layers is to be seen as a looser , more cumbersome control , so many professionals can see that the visible pairs are the \u201cicebergs\u201d .\ncorporate , commercial and retail banking segments with high value products , services and solutions . abank has 59 branches located all across turkey . through its branch network , abank has direct access to the regions in turkey where 85 % of the country\u2019s gdp is generated . in 2015 , abank continued to work closely with its counterparts in commercial bank to implement best international practice and continue to create synergies .\nthe selling price will not be lower than the price chosen by a valuation institution and its closing price on the hcm stock exchange on the trading day preceding the issuing date .\nswift code is a standard format of bank identifier codes ( bic ) and serves as a unique identifier for a bank or financial institution .\ncbq finance limited is an exempt company with limited liability incorporated in bermuda under the companies act 1981 . the company is organised as a special purpose entity and has been established to raise capital for the commercial bank of qatar by issue of debt instruments .\ncommercial bank financial services ( cbfs ) is a fully owned subsidiary of commercial bank . cbfs provides direct access to the qatar exchange and offers seamless online trading capabilities for individuals , institutions , corporate and foreign counterparties . in addition to its electronic trading platform , cbfs is also licensed by qatar financial markets authority to act as liquidity provider for certain securities at qatar exchange . in 2015 , cbfs delivered a net profit of qar 5 . 3 million as compared to qar 19 . 3 million in the previous year .\nvietcombank is the most expensive bank on the stock exchange with a share price ranging around vn\u011135 , 000 ( $ 1 . 54 ) a share . it is also the biggest listed lender with market capitalisation at vn\u0111126 . 3 trillion ( $ 5 . 6 billion ) on friday .\nthe fidelity bank ( philadelphia ) acquires 80 % of the bank\u2019s shares and the remaining shares are purchased by united trading group kuwait and dr . osman aidi .\noverall , all of the large banks such as vietinbank , vietcombank , vietnam development bank ( bidv ) , agribank have been owning other cis . in addition , many smaller commercial banks have shares of big banks , but also hold a lot of shares in other credit institutions .\nvcn - after the achievement on revenue and profit in 2017 and the first quarter of 2018 , the banking sector continuously receives optimistic forecasts in the securities market , especially when many banks will list on the stock exchange .\nthe lender plans to retain its holding in military bank ( 7 . 16 per cent ) given the bank\u2019s positive performance and stable dividend payout . however , it will seek the central bank\u2019s approval to divest 8 . 19 per cent of capital from eximbank ( eib ) .\nthe bank issues 1 . 5 million new series 3 preferred shares at an issue price of usd 100 , contributing further to the bank ' s capital increase of usd 153 million .\nmig acquires the balance of the bank\u2019s shares ; therefore , the bank , with a capital of lbp 50 million and a banking network of 13 active branches , becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of mig . in the same year , the bank\u2019s capital is increased to lbp 100 million\nthe first 4 characters (\naaaa\n) specify the bank . only letters are allowed .\nvietcombank has two major stakeholders , of which the state bank of vietnam owns 77 . 11 per cent and mizuho bank 15 per cent . mizuho is the only foreign strategic investor of vietcombank .\nbanque de la m\u00e9diterran\u00e9e - france is merged into banque fran\u00e7aise de l\u2019orient s . a . ( bfo ) , a french banking institution controlled by cr\u00e9dit agricole indosuez . as part of the same transaction , the ownership of banque de la m\u00e9diterran\u00e9e ( suisse ) , s . a . is transferred to bfo .\nas many as three dozen defendants appeared in a ho chi minh city court on tuesday for involvement in a high - profile case causing the loss of more than vnd9 trillion ( us $ 401 . 79 million ) from the state budget . as many as three dozen defendants appeared in a ho chi minh city court on tuesday for involvement in a high - profile case causing the loss of more than vnd9 trillion ( us $ 401 . 79 million ) from the state budget . the man who bears the main responsibility for the massive loss at the erstwhile vietnam construction joint stock commercial bank ( vncb ) is pham cong danh , 51 , the lender\u2019s former chairman . danh was arrested in july 2014 , and the vncb is now known as the construction bank , after the state bank of vietnam intervenedto bail it out following the scandal caused by danh . the trial is expected to run for a month until august 18 , as the vncb case is considered one with the largest - ever financial damages in vietnam . in 2014 , huynh thi huyen nhu , an ex - official of state - run \u2026\nvietcombank holds capital in five other credit institutions , three more than allowed by the state bank of vi\u1ec7t nam .\nthe board of directors of bankmed adopts major reorganization and restructuring measures with key changes in the bank\u2019s senior management .\nthis unique swift code directory provides businesses and individuals with an easy way to avoid bank transfer and money transfer mistakes .\naig\u2019s name is changed into m\u00e9diterran\u00e9e investors group ( mig ) , and the latter acquires 59 % of the bank\u2019s shares from fidelity bank ( philadelphia ) . at that date , the remaining shares were held by : the fidelity bank ( philadelphia ) 12 % , united trading group ( kuwait ) 15 % , and joseph el - khoury 14 % .\nbanque de la m\u00e9diterran\u00e9e ( suisse ) , s . a . is established as a wholly owned subsidiary of the bank .\nthe bank ' s overall liquidity position is comfortable , with liquid resources representing 35 % of tangible banking assets at end - 2016 . however , 21 % of liquid assets is pledged against borrowings , a situation which weakens the overall liquidity profile of the bank . moody ' s expects that the bank ' s proportion of liquid assets will moderate over time against the backdrop of loan growth .\nunless you have entered into an express written contract with moody\u2019s to the contrary , you agree that you have no right to use the information in a commercial or public setting and no right to copy it , save it , print it , sell it , or publish or distribute any portion of it in any form .\nis a standard format of bank identifier codes ( bic ) and it is unique identification code for a particular bank . these codes are used when transferring money between banks , particularly for international wire transfers . banks also used the codes for exchanging other messages between them .\nthe bank ' s loan book is focused on the corporate and retail sectors , which accounted for 58 % and 39 % of gross loans , respectively , at end - 2016 . the bank ' s corporate loan portfolio has concentrations in construction and real estate ; a credit negative .\nthe b2 long - term ratings could be upgraded , if the bank ' s bca is upgraded and vietnam ' s sovereign rating is upgraded .\nincorporated in 2010 and provides a range of insurance products which have been tailored to meet the specific needs of the bank\u2019s retail and corporate customers .\ndeposits q : greetings , i ' m interested in your term deposits aprox 350k usd . please advise if interested and the way your bank operates cheers\ndeposits q : i am an australian national who wants to open a bank account for a 6 to 12 month term deposit . how can i qualify ?\naccordingly , the proposal calls for the review , amendment , and supplementation of the concept of\nrelated person\nto ensure broader coverage of similar interests ; to review and amend the criteria and conditions for the posts of chairman of the board of directors , member of the board of directors , member of the control board , general director , etc . , in a stricter way ; revised regulations on shareholding limits for shareholders of credit institutions to publicize shareholders , limiting manipulation etc . in addition , the proposal also requires the listing of shares of commercial banks on the stock market to increase mass ; banks must disclose publicly , transparently and accurately informed on their business strategies , ownership , financial position , management structure ; improving the accountability of cis with the public . . .\nvietnam international bank ( vib ) has reached an agreement with the commonwealth bank of australia ( cba ) to acquire its ho chi minh city branch , the local commercial lender announced without disclosing the value of the deal on monday . vib will take over the cba\u2019s ho chi minh city operations , with more than 22 , 000 individual and corporate customers affected , according to the agreement . \u201cwe expect this process to take several months , \u201d shane o\u2019connor , general director of the cba ho chi minh city branch , said in a statement . \u201cwe will be contacting customers in the coming weeks to provide more information on what this means for them and the transition of their banking relationship to vib . \u201d neither vib nor cba has disclosed the value of the sale . the cba said in a separate announcement that the bank will \u201ccontinue to service our existing customers until the transition to vib \u2026\ndeposits q : q : i am an malaysian national who wants to open a bank account for a 6 to 12 month term deposit . how can i qualify ?\nthe bank buys 35 % share in bfo from cr\u00e9dit agricole indosuez and acquires of 100 % of bfo suisse . the latter\u2019s name changes to bankmed ( suisse ) .\n\u00a9 urltoken 2010 - 2018 - although we cover a range of products that we update periodically , please confirm the precise terms and interest rates of the product with the relevant bank .\nthe bank swift code provides information about the bank and branch where the money should be transferred . being able to check information about the swift code will provide you with the proper information necessary to make or receive payments . some of the banks and their associated branches benefit from an address listing which provides you with the means to match swift codes with financial institution office address .\nm\u00e9diterran\u00e9e investors group ( liban ) is incorporated in lebanon by h . e , late pm , mr . rafik hariri . it acquires the entire shares of the bank from other related entities .\nif you\u2019re not sure about any of the swift code details you\u2019re using , get in touch with the bank or financial institution in question . they should be able to give you the right information .\nthe overlapping issue between iso 9362 and iso 13616 is discussed in the article international bank account number ( also called iban ) . the swift network does not require a specific format for the transaction so the identification of accounts and transaction types is left to agreements of the transaction partners . in the process of the single euro payments area the european central banks have agreed on a common format based on iban and bic including an xml - based transmission format for standardized transactions ; the target2 is a joint gross clearing system in the european union that does not require the swift network for transmission ( see ebics ) . the target - directory lists all the bics of the banks that are attached to the target2 - network being a subset of the swift - directory of bics .\nat the bank\u2019s annual shareholders\u2019 meeting on friday , its chairman nghi\u00eam xu\u00e2n th\u00e0nh said m & as would be a long - term strategy and should ensure that vietcombank expands its network and accesses new markets .\nthe first 4 characters - 4 letters (\naaaa\n) : institution code or bank code - this code is used to identify the institution\u2019s global presence ( all branches and all divisions around the world ) .\nthe bank expects to expand its credit outstanding by 15 per cent to vn\u0111547 . 1 trillion , total capitalisation up 14 per cent to vn\u0111684 . 8 trillion and keep the bad debt ratio below 2 per cent .\n- oricombank was established under decision no . 0061 / nh - gp dated apr . 13th , 1996 by governor of state bank of vietnam - it was granted business license no . 059700 by hcmc\u2019s planning and investment department\nviet nam news h\u00e0 n\u1ed9i - the vietnam international bank ( vib ) aims to earn a pre - tax profit of vn\u0111750 billion ( us $ 33 million ) in 2017 , 7 per cent higher than last year ' s figure . according to the vib ' s business plan published on wednesday , the bank targets vn\u0111120 trillion in total assets , up 15 per cent year - on - year . it also strives for a minimal decrease in credit balance with the vi\u1ec7t nam asset management company ( vamc ) and non - performing loans ( npls ) controlled below 3 per cent . the bank ' s goals for this year will also include a credit growth plan with two options which will be 16 per - cent credit growth approved by the state bank of vi\u1ec7t nam ( sbv ) previously and 32 per cent credit growth estimated by the management board based on its risk management capability and the economy ' s priority direction , depending on sbv approval . besides , the bank ' s board of directors also proposed a plan to mobilise funds , expected to cost up to vn\u01117 trillion , on the secondary market for up to 10 \u2026\nwhen you send or receive an international wire with your bank , you might lose money on a bad exchange rate and pay hidden fees as a result . that\u2019s because the banks still use an old system to exchange money . we recommend you use\nthe b3 bca assigned to ocb reflects its modest solvency and funding metrics . the bca also takes in account moody ' s expectation that the bank ' s asset quality and capital profile will weaken over time , because of its aggressive loan growth strategy .\nswift code or also commonly known as bic code is a standard format to uniquely identify a bank , financial institution and non - financial institution . this standard approved by the international organization for standardization ( iso ) . bic stands for business identifier codes .\npreviously , the state bank issued many legal documents related to the treatment of cross - ownership of credit institutions , reducing the ownership of capital among credit institutions . the government ' s direction has repeatedly called for a resolution of this situation . recently , resolution no . 61 of the government ' s regular meeting in june 2017 requested the state bank to strengthen the control and prevention of cross - ownership and manipulation in the operations of credit organizations in a timely manner to severely punish violated organizations and individuals .\nin august last year , vietcombank and singapore sovereign wealth fund gic signed an agreement for gic to acquire a 7 . 73 per cent stake , equivalent to 305 . 8 million new shares in the bank\u2019s planned private placement of nearly 360 million new share issue .\nmoreover , to address this situation , according to a study by experts from the national economics university , the banking sector needs to comprehensively upgrade the level of safety to a new higher standard , according to the basel plan ii , taking into account the new adjustments in basel plan iii . in the medium and long term , reputable credit institutions may choose to add stock options on the international market , increase their financial capacity , create pressure to apply international practices and the best accounting standards in business administration ; to create a connection between domestic and foreign capital markets , contributing to stabilizing the domestic capital market . these options will help control and oversee cross - ownership of cis .\nthe transaction , subject to approval by the prime minister and the state bank of vi\u1ec7t nam , has not taken place as by the end of last year gic\u2019s offer was considerably lower than market value . th\u00e0nh said vietcombank would re - negotiate with gic for a better price .\nemkan finance sal ( microfinance lending arm ) is established in lebanon as a wholly owned subsidiary of bankmed . the microfinance business of emkan was initially established in 2008 under an ngo and was later converted in 2011 into a financial institution , licensed by the central bank of lebanon .\nviet nam news h\u00e0 n\u1ed9i - vietnam international bank ( vib ) posted after - tax profit of vn\u0111126 billion ( us $ 5 . 53 million ) in the first quarter of this year , up 14 per cent year - on - year . according to the bank ' s business results , released today , its net interest income , net fee and commission income and gain from investment securities also experienced positive growth of 16 per cent , 31 per cent and 21 per cent , respectively . debts purchased from the vi\u1ec7t nam asset management company have been handled well , resulting in a decrease of 2 . 19 per cent in the bank ' s non - performing loan ratio as of march 31 , lower than the 2 . 58 per cent seen at the end of 2016 . meanwhile , the bank ' s provision cost dropped by 8 per cent compared with the same period last year . vib ' s balance sheet reached nearly vn\u0111106 trillion in the first three months , vn\u0111 1 . 4 trillion higher than the same period last year , mainly thanks to good growth momentum of the lending portfolio , the latest data revealed . lending \u2026\nviet nam news h\u00e0 n\u1ed9i - vietnam international bank ( vib ) received shareholders approval to distribute 44 . 6 per cent dividend payment rate in 2016 , including 5 per cent in cash and 39 . 6 per cent in bonus shares . the rate is 25 per cent higher than the previous year , which included 8 . 5 per cent in cash and 16 . 5 per cent in bonus shares . at their meeting in h\u00e0 n\u1ed9i on thursday , shareholders agreed to pay bonus shares to the bank ' s employees at a rate of 0 . 4 per cent of the charter capital . the bank ' s shareholders also approved the business plan for this year , which includes pre - tax profit of vn\u0111750 billion ( us $ 33 million ) , surging 7 per cent over last year ' s figure , and vn\u0111120 trillion in total assets , up 15 per cent year - on - year . vib chairman \u0111\u1eb7ng kh\u1eafc v\u1ef9 believed 2017 would be a promising year for the banking industry and the bank would focus on ensuring the quality of products and customer services and investing in human resources to reach the reviewed goals . h\u00e0n ng\u1ecdc v\u0169 , vib \u2026\nthe vietnam international bank ( vib ) and commonwealth bank of australia ( cba ) announced on monday that cba\u2019s hcm city branch would be sold to vib . representatives of the two banks at the announcement event . the sale was approved by the state bank of viet nam last week , the two sides said . they however refused to disclose the value of the transaction . vib has a network of 160 branches and more than 400 atms across viet nam . cba said its hcm city branch has around 20 , 000 customers . \u201cthis decision signifies our commitment to the vietnamese market as we strengthen our partnership with vib , \u201d steve ellis , general manager of cba in viet nam , said . \u201cit demonstrates the confidence cba has in vib to continue to provide high - quality service to our customers . \u201d cba said it would retain the representative office in h\u00e0 n\u1ed9i , which it had opened in 1995 , to liaise with government \u2026\ndespite efforts , this is still a problem for many years . according to bank finance expert , dr . nguyen tri hieu , these regulations have not been implemented largely due to the consciousness of the shareholders . because they have a large shareholding , so that they can take advantage of their position to develop their business and take advantage of their shareholdings to gather power , these shareholders do not want to deprive them of their power .\nfor many , managing a bank is a very powerful financial tool to finance their projects . despite the credit limits , they still have ways to overcome that limitation\n, dr . hieu commented .\nin the first quarter of this year , the bank reported pre - tax profits of nearly vn\u01112 . 65 trillion , up 15 per cent year - on - year . last year , it earned pre - tax profits of over vn\u01118 . 5 trillion , up 25 per cent year - on - year . \u2013 vns\non the other hand , ocb ' s long - term ratings could be downgraded if its problem loans ratio \u2014 as adjusted by moody ' s \u2014 rises above 10 % of gross loans , or if its tce ratio drops significantly below 7 % . the ratings are also sensitive to a significant weakening in the bank ' s liquidity profile .\nvcn - with efforts and determination to restructure the system of credit institutions ( cis ) , ensuring safety for the financial system , the government and the state bank of vietnam give more guidance to reduce the cross - ownership of credit institutions to safe levels . however , directing is not enough , this issue needs the effort and awareness of the banks as well as the stakeholders .\nin terms of government support for ocb , moody ' s applies the same moderate support assumption as for other private - sector banks in vietnam . as a result , ocb ' s b2 long - term ratings incorporate one notch of uplift from its bca of b3 . the moderate support assumption is mainly underpinned by the bank ' s market share of around 0 . 8 % of system assets at end - 2016 .\nmoody ' s will consider upgrading the bca if the bank ' s adjusted problem loans ratio falls below 4 % , and its tce ratio exceeds 10 % . loan diversification away from real estate and construction loans - - which moody ' s considers as higher - risk in vietnam - - would also be positive for the bca . an improvement in vietnam ' s macro profile of weak would also be bca - positive .\nocb ' s funding profile is moderate , because its small market share in system deposits disadvantages the bank in competing with larger rivals for depositors . such a situation is reflected by ocb ' s cost of deposit funding , which is one of the highest among the 15 moody ' s - rated banks in vietnam . ocb also shows some reliance on market funds , with wholesale liabilities funding 22 % of assets at end - 2016 .\nbanks keen to sell bad mortgaged assets to vamc thanh thuong by thanh thuong - the saigon times daily hcmc \u2013 banks want to sell mortgaged assets that have deteriorated to vietnam asset management company ( vamc ) , saying they can handle the not - so - bad ones themselves , heard a conference on a draft circular regulating vamc operations the circular only contains provisions on trading of secured debt , and does not mention unsecured debt , whereas most lenders are having trouble dealing with the latter , said a representative of viet a bank . sharing his experience of debt settlement , a representative of kien long bank said he faced the biggest challenge when mortgaged assets deteriorated and debtors moved away . however , the circular does not mention how to deal with such cases . \u201cif mortgaged assets were good , banks would have sold them out already , \u201d he told the conference held by the vietnam banks association in hcmc last thursday . vamc is set up to buy the assets \u2026\nocb ' s asset quality improved in 2016 , because of the full cash recovery of assets due from the government - owned vietnam development bank ( unrated ) , and healthy cash recovery on vamc bonds . however , moody ' s expects that ocb ' s asset risk will remain elevated over the next 12 - 18 months , because of the rapid loan growth of 39 % in 2016 and 30 % in 2015 , which were much higher than for the overall banking sector in vietnam .\nnational bank of oman ( nbo ) achieved strong results in 2015 , with net profit after tax growing 20 % to omr 60 million , compared with omr 50 million in 2014 . operating income grew by omr 22 million to omr 136 million , from omr 114 million in 2014 , mainly due to an increase in net interest income which was up 14 . 9 % to omr 95 million . during 2015 , nbo grew its customer lending by 9 . 4 % to omr 2 . 5 billion and customers\u2019 deposits reduced marginally to omr 2 . 2\nunited arab bank ( uab ) delivered a net loss of aed 166 million for the year ended 31 december 2015 compared to a profit of aed 605 million in 2014 . the total operating income for the year ended 31 december 2015 decreased by 11 . 6 % to aed 1 , 213 million , from aed 1 , 373 million for 2014 . uab\u2019s loans and advances decreased by 12 . 7 % to aed 15 . 7 billion as at 31 december 2015 , with customers\u2019 deposits at aed 16 . 8 billion , down 10 % compared to 2014 .\ntherefore , the financial market overview report 2016 of the national financial supervisory commission has identified that the cross - ownership situation , cross - investment credit institutions are gradually controlled . according to the sbv , cross - ownership , and cross - investment of credit institutions are dealt with in one step ; the situation of shareholders / large groups of bank manipulation is treated a basic step . however , the problem still needs to be resolved more drastically , as many experts say that many pairs of cross - ownership of credit institutions are\nhidden\nunder many layers to serve the interests of the group or to conceal the\ncreaking\nfinancial situation of banks and related businesses .\nbanks see services earnings up thuy trieu by thuy trieu - the saigon times daily hcmc \u2013 financial reports of local banks showed that service earnings continued to increase in the jan - sept period this year , although lending rates fell against the same period of 2012 . most large banks that maintained loyal customers saw their earnings from services rising . meanwhile , small lenders mainly took revenues from lending interest rates as they made modest gains or even suffered losses from services . services of banks include issuing letters of credit ( l / c ) , international payment , money transfer for enterprises and automated teller machine ( atm ) fees , international payment cards and money transfers for individual customers . among 13 banks having announced third quarter financial reports , eight reported a rise in service gross profits . bank for investment and development of vietnam ( bidv ) took the lead in terms of profits in this sector with nearly vnd1 . 8 trillion , followed by \u2026\nfor inquiries related to this message 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", "topic": 39}], "title": "kennet partners", "paragraphs": ["kennet partners and co - investor joe wang have . . . . . .\nprolexic technologies closes $ 13 . 9 million in growth funding , led by kennet partners\nfairview capital partners is kennet ' s # 3 rival . fairview capital partners was founded in 1994 in west hartford , connecticut . fairview capital partners is in the diversified financial services industry . fairview capital partners generates $ 15 . 1m more revenue than kennet .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at kennet partners , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the kennet partners company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at kennet partners .\nkennet partners announces us $ 16 million investment in urltoken ( now conversica ) and names mark a . bradley as ceo\nkennet ' s managing director , hillel zidel , currently has an approval rating of 68 % . kennet ' s primary competitors are\njennifer gunn joined sunstone partners as cfo in 2018 . jennifer manages sunstone partners\u2019 finance function and back - office processes .\nkennet focuses on making private equity investments in digital media , e - commerce , semiconductor , consumer internet and software businesses . kennet ' s headquarters is located in london , england . for every employee , kennet generates $ 203 . 1k in revenue . kennet has 29 companies in its portfolio , including crossborder . kennet has 18 followers on owler .\nowler has collected 14 screenshots of kennet ' s website since may 2014 . the latest kennet website design screenshot was captured in sep 2017 .\nkennet focuses on making private equity investments in digital media , e - commerce , semiconductor , consumer internet and software businesses . kennet was founded in 1997 . kennet ' s headquarters is located in london , england , gb w1f 8fl . kennet ' s latest ac . . .\nsunstone partners was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in san mateo , ca . it was previously known as tc growth partners .\nbromsgrove - based rimilia has raised $ 25m ( \u00a319 . 1m ) in a round co - led by kennet partners and eight road . . .\n, director at kennet , will join the board of directors of next performance .\nfgpe is the biggest rival of kennet . fgpe was founded in 1969 , and its headquarters is in hildenborough , england . fgpe has 131 more employees than kennet .\nthe big ( e - commerce ) investor of the hour is currently kennet partners . the growth stage financiers seem dead set on quickly dispensing up to $ 300 million .\nkennet is a leading international growth equity firm that invests in companies in north america and europe . kennet supports entrepreneurial technology businesses with expansion capital to accelerate growth and build exceptional shareholder value . kennet is an experienced investor with approximately $ 600 million in funds under management . urltoken\nkennet ' s michael elias began to develop a relationship with jose franca and , in mid - 2004 , began discussing an investment from kennet to finance continued expansion of the business .\nkennet invests in growth companies providing information technology products and business services that leverage information technology .\nthese are all the companies that kennet has acquired . kennet ' s latest acquisition was treehouse interactive , inc . in mar 2015 . treehouse provides marketing automation and partner relationship management solutions .\nthese are all the companies that kennet has invested in . kennet ' s latest investment was treehouse interactive , inc . in mar 2015 . treehouse provides marketing automation and partner relationship management solutions .\nmichael biggee is a managing director and co - founder of sunstone partners . prior to founding sunstone partners , mike was a managing director of trident capital , which he joined in 2005 .\narneek multani is a managing director and co - founder of sunstone partners . prior to founding sunstone partners , arneek was a managing director of trident capital , which he joined in 2002 .\nthe firm is currently investing out of sunstone partners i , lp , a fund with $ 310 million of committed capital . sunstone partners invests in both sizable minority positions and control transactions .\nthe top 10 competitors in kennet ' s competitive set are fgpe , bvca , fairview capital partners , insight , talis capital , thewma , accel partners , chatham capital group , bessemer trust and balderton capital . together they have raised over 6 . 9b between their estimated 7 . 8k employees .\nkennet will support next performance , a high growth provider of online performance marketing services , with its continued expansion .\njohn moragne is a managing director and co - founder of sunstone partners . prior to sunstone partners , john co - founded trident capital in 1993 . he invests in internet , healthcare it and enterprise software .\nbvca has been one of kennet ' s top competitors . bvca is a private company that was founded in , in null . bvca competes in the investment banking & brokerage industry . bvca has nan less employees vs . kennet .\nof worldone said \u201chaving an investor like kennet make a $ 25m commitment is a strong vote of confidence in what we have achieved and where worldone is headed . kennet was an easy choice given its exceptional management team and history of success . worldone will benefit on multiple levels from kennet\u2019s investment and involvement . we look forward to the future . \u201d\ntara rajani is an associate at acon investments . prior to joining acon in 2018 , ms . rajani was an associate in the client services and syndications group at alliance partners . before alliance partners , . . .\nkennet supports worldone , a high - growth provider of data collection services to the healthcare industry , in its global expansion .\nkennet is an experienced growth equity team with a track record of building global market leaders and achieving high - value exits .\nkennet has employees and is the third highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 138 .\nkennet ' s javier rojas on how kent plunkett & urltoken delivered an almost 22x ratio of exit value to capital used . urltoken\nlondon , 8 september 2011 kennet partners , the technology growth equity investor , has announced a $ 25 million investment in worldone , a market leader in global healthcare data collection . the financing will be used to accelerate worldone\u2019s global expansion and to fund continued development of new business lines . michael elias , managing director at kennet , will join the board of directors of worldone .\nvienna , austria - january 23 2017 tricentis , raises $ 165 million from insight venture partners to del . . .\ncrossborder solutions , a provider of corporate tax software and services , has raised $ 6 million in series a funding . kennet partners led the round . december 12 , 2017 \u2013 menlo park , ca ; tarrytown , ny : crossborder solutions , a leading worldwide provider of corporate tax software and services , announces it has secured $ 6m series a funding led by kennet [ \u2026 ]\nkennet is a leading international private equity firm that invests in growth companies in north america and europe . kennet invests in technology and technology - enabled business services , offering expansion capital to businesses that want to accelerate growth and build exceptional shareholder value in partnership with an experienced investor .\nurltoken kennet ' s javier rojas on covey : the book to read on developing a game plan for accomplishing what you want in life .\nkennet ' s revenue is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 6 . 6m .\nleipzig ( germany ) and boston , ma ( usa ) , february 23rd , 2009 \u2014 spreadshirt , the world\u2019s creative apparel platform , today announced an investment of \u20ac10 million by kennet partners , a leading private equity firm , and existing investor accel partners . spreadshirt is a leading company for online mass customization , where goods can be easily personalized by consumers to make them more relevant and valuable , with a minimum order of one . spreadshirt extends this capability to partners , large and small , who want to offer personalized shirts and other apparel to their communities and customers . partners range from individuals with a blog , to the world\u2019s largest brands .\nhoward zeprun manages sunstone partners ' operations as well as the processes of portfolio company investment and liquidity . howard brings to sunstone partners and its portfolio companies a deep well of transactional experience and legal knowledge together with business perspective , creative thinking and a solutions orientation .\nreceipt bank , the leading bookkeeping automation software company , announces today that it has raised usd $ 10m in growth capital from kennet partners , a leading international growth equity firm that invests in successful high\u00adgrowth companies in europe and north america , supporting entrepreneurial technology businesses with expansion capital .\nkennet partners wants to add a little green to the garden . with about $ 300 million under management , the investment firm provides capital to small and mid - sized information technology businesses seeking to expand it product lines , acquire assets , or fund growth . among its . . .\nkennet is a different kind of investor . we help successful , entrepreneurial technology businesses in north america and europe take the next big jump in growth .\nsan francisco , ca - ( may 1 , 2013 ) kennet partners , a leading international growth equity firm that invests in companies across north america and europe , today announced it has made a $ 16 million investment in urltoken llc , the fast - growing internet technology company behind ava , the artificial intelligence lead management platform . as part of the investment , kennet has appointed internet industry veteran mark a . bradley as ceo of urltoken .\ns web services to support employees , customers and partners over the internet . the company was acquired by allen systems group in march 2012 .\nsince 1997 kennet has invested in more than 40 companies in europe and north america . our portfolio spans the software , services , internet and semiconductor industries :\nkennet\u2019s gustavo alberelli added , \u201cas organizations of all sizes increasingly adopt cloud computing solutions , ddos and cyber attacks have soared in both frequency and sophistication . prolexic has quickly emerged as the leader in cloud security and demand for its differentiated products has intensified . kennet looks forward to building prolexic into an industry leader . \u201d\n) was a leading provider of managed security services to fortune 500 companies . kennet led the acquisition of ubizen from the euronext market in a take - private transaction with\nfranklin shieh is an investment associate at sunstone partners . prior to joining sunstone partners , franklin was an investment banking analyst at barclays in the global technology group . during his time at barclays , franklin focused on m & a and capital raising for software , internet & digital media , and electronics companies .\nkayla lane is an executive assistant at sunstone partners . she supports the vice presidents and associates personnel . kayla served as an administrative assistant for 7 years .\nwe are a leading growth equity firm built on the premise that investors should do more than just provide capital . that ' s why we founded sunstone partners .\ncharlie culp is an investment associate at sunstone partners . prior to joining sunstone partners , charlie was an investment banking analyst at bmo capital markets in the technology and business services group . during his time at bmo , charlie focused on m & a and capital raising for software , internet & digital media , and hardware companies .\njeff was a member of the board of directors of trident portfolio company fruition partners , which was sold to csc in 2015 . he is a member of the board of directors of trident portfolio company fruition partners . he is also a member of the board of directors of telligent , inc . and on the executive board of the dallas symphony orchestra .\n\u201cddos attacks have become costly forms of cyber - crime , and they are increasingly being proactively addressed by businesses to avoid the devastating costs of ddos - related downtime , \u201d said kennet\u2019s javier rojas .\nresilience provides linux - based , high - availability appliances that run best of best - of - breed security applications . resilience partners with leading vendors including check point software and websense .\ntara rajani is an associate at acon investments . prior to joining acon in 2018 , ms . rajani was an associate in the client services and syndications group at alliance partners . before alliance partners , ms . rajani was an associate in the financial analysis and consulting team at american capital . ms . rajani began her career with pricewaterhousecoopers in their core assurance practice .\nsunstone partners is a spinout from trident capital , a multi - stage investment firm with seven funds and $ 1 . 9 billion of capital under management since 1993 . sunstone partners will share the back office resources of trident capital , including trident capital\u2019s finance and administration team ( including howard zeprun and michael derrick ) and trident capital\u2019s third - party fund administrator , standish management .\naccel partner harry nelis underlines the fit with kennet , pointing out its experience with businesses that want to accelerate growth : \u201csince 2006 , accel has supported spreadshirt\u2019s development as it has become the market leader for creative apparel in europe , and established itself in north america . with kennet joining the shareholder group , we have additional expertise to take spreadshirt across the chasm into the mainstream on both sides of the atlantic . \u201d\nimmediately prior to founding trident capital , john was an investor at bain capital and its related fund , information partners capital fund , at which he invested primarily in technology buyouts and growth investments .\n\u201ckennet partners is a dynamic and fastpaced environment . after analyzing many leading edge companies for possible investment , urltoken and the team that ben has built are clearly years ahead of the competition , \u201d stated bradley . \u201c urltoken has the right components for significant expansion and market leadership \u2013 by leveraging its cutting - edge ava artificial intelligence technology . i look forward to guiding the company to achieve its potential . \u201d\nhillel zidel , director at kennet , said \u201cthe demand for dynamic retargeting has grown significantly as a result of the high level of performance it provides and next performance is uniquely positioned as one of the leaders in the category . \u201d\nof next performance said \u201cafter a thorough selection process , we felt that kennet would be the ideal investor in next performance because of their experience of working with companies as they expand internationally and their successful track record in the online advertising sector . next performance is already operating its retargeting business in 10 countries , and we will use the capital to significantly expand our international presence . \u201d he added \u201cwe are pleased to welcome kennet on board as a strategic partner . \u201d\nyolanda brown is the accounting specialist at acon investments . prior to joining acon in 2008 , ms . brown served for five years as accounting specialist at thayer capital partners . previously , ms . brown . . .\nrasheed haynes is an investment associate at sunstone partners . prior to joining sunstone partners , rasheed was an investment banking analyst at morgan stanley in the healthcare group . during his time at morgan stanley , rasheed focused on mergers and acquisitions and capital raising for companies across the healthcare sector . rasheed graduated cum laude with a b . s . degree in applied economics and management from cornell university . rasheed was raised in landover , maryland .\n# # # european media enquiries : spreadshirt - pr - manager , eike sievert , + 49 341 594 00 5382 , eike . sievert @ urltoken kennet - su johnston , + 44 ( 0 ) 20 7839 8020 , sjohnston @ urltoken\njohn morgan barr is a director at acon investments . prior to joining acon in 2009 , mr . barr worked at private equity firm fox meadow capital partners , where he focused on sourcing and executing investments . . .\n\u201ckennet reviewed many bootstrapped , founder - led companies over the past year and were very impressed with what ava\u2019s founder , ben brigham , and his team have accomplished , \u201d said eric filipek , managing director of kennet , silicon valley . \u201cour significant investment demonstrates our confidence in how machine learning is changing lead management . further , the addition of mark a . bradley , a seasoned executive with whom we\u2019ve had a long association , as ceo adds significant strength and depth to this management team . \u201d\nspreadshirt mixes an online \u2018web 2 . 0\u2019 platform with the offline worlds of fashion , mass customization , and real - time manufacturing . spreadshirt customers can quickly create one - of - a - kind , high - quality , expressive apparel . spreadshirt extends this capability to partners , large and small , who want to offer personalized shirts and other apparel to their communities and customers . partners range from individuals with a blog , to the world\u2019s largest brands .\n32 . the new players \u00a9 service des relations industrielles ( sri ) \u00a9 epfl 1983 1983 in 1979 , adler & company of new york established an bill davidow , svp office in silicon valley . in sales & marketing at 1983 , two adler partners , intel launches mdv james swartz and arthur patterson , spun - off to create the bi - coastal firm , accel partners , having offices in new york and silicon valley . 1984 gregory avis roe stamps stephen woodsum\nportugal - based company chipidea had a range of power management semiconductor intellectual property ( ip ) , which it licensed to chipmakers . although power management represented only a small part of chipidea ' s business , kennet became interested in the company for several reasons :\nankur rathi is a vice president at sunstone partners . prior to joining sunstone partners , ankur was an associate at riverside partners , a technology and healthcare focused private equity firm in boston . before riverside , ankur was an associate at allstate investments , focused on global investing as a limited partner in private equity firms . ankur began his career as an investment banking analyst at bmo capital markets in the mergers & acquisitions group . raised outside of chicago , ankur earned b . s . degrees with high honors in accountancy and in finance from the university of illinois at urbana - champaign . he also received his m . b . a . with honors from the wharton school at the university of pennsylvania .\nhenry tamada is an analyst at acon investments . mr . tamada originally started working with acon in 2016 as an intern . prior to joining acon , he worked at mts health partners , an m & a advisory boutique . . .\ngustavo alberelli is a managing director and co - founder of sunstone partners . he currently serves as a board director of netspi , outmatch , and userzoom and formerly served as a board director of prolexic technologies ( acquired by akamai technologies ) .\nhoward has been with sunstone partners since inception , and with trident capital since 2002 . prior to joining trident , howard was a partner at wilson sonsini goodrich & rosati . he also spent several years as chief corporate counsel at apple computer .\npreviously , gus was a managing director at trident capital and director at kennet partners where he led growth equity investments across the technology sector , typically as the first institutional investor . in 2003 , gus started his investment career at trinity ventures where he primarily worked with early stage technology companies . prior to becoming an investor , gus held several business development and marketing positions at saltare , a venture - backed enterprise software company . he began his career as an analyst in the technology investment banking division of robertson stephens .\nhenry tamada is an analyst at acon investments . mr . tamada originally started working with acon in 2016 as an intern . prior to joining acon , he worked at mts health partners , an m & a advisory boutique dedicated solely to the healthcare industry .\ncorp . ( pse : ip ) , said , \u201csince prolexic offers customers the best cyber defense available against ddos attacks , we have seen demand for our product offerings increase exponentially . kennet\u2019s expertise in helping technology companies expand throughout the united states & europe will be a great complement to\nin 2002 , kennet initiated a project to identify european technology companies focusing on the problem of power management . we believed that the increasing adoption of more powerful wireless devices would create high demand for power - efficient technologies at multiple levels - including batteries , semiconductor chips , and displays .\njohn reardon heads sunstone partners ' portfolio operations team . john has more than 30 years of experience in the healthcare industry and technology sector . he has been a successful entrepreneur , software company ceo , hospital system executive , private equity firm operating partner and investor .\nspreadshirt was founded in 2002 in leipzig without any outside capital and now employs more than 300 people in europe and the united states . spreadshirt has millions of individual consumers as customers , and over a half million shop partners worldwide . meet spreadshirt and its people at the\nsunstone partners is an investment fund focused on growth equity investments and majority buyouts in technology businesses in north america . the team previously worked together at trident capital , a multi - stage investment firm with seven funds and $ 1 . 9 billion under management since 1993 .\n\u201cas a post - bubble entrepreneur , it is great to see our idea come to this stage of growth financing , \u201d said lukasz gadowski , chairman of spreadshirt . \u201ci am looking forward to working with the spreadshirt team , accel and kennet to take personalization and self expression to new heights . \u201d\n\u201cwe\u2019ve been extremely impressed with the rapid growth of next performance , a great example of a founder - led , bootstrapped business . our investment in next performance is the result of our continued focus on the online advertising segment both in europe and the us\u201d , said michael elias , managing director at kennet .\ngabriel shaukat is a vice president at sunstone partners . prior to joining sunstone partners , gabe was an associate at primus capital , a healthcare and technology focused private equity firm in cleveland . before primus , gabe worked as an investment banking analyst at suntrust robinson humphrey in the consumer and retail group . raised in columbus , georgia , gabe earned a b . b . a . degree in finance with highest honors from the university of georgia . he also received his m . b . a . with honors from the university of chicago booth school of business .\njohn morgan barr is a director at acon investments . prior to joining acon in 2009 , mr . barr worked at private equity firm fox meadow capital partners , where he focused on sourcing and executing investments in media , healthcare , basic industries and the u . s . hispanic marketplace . prior to that , mr . barr worked at empyrean capital partners , an event - driven and special situation hedge fund . mr . barr has held principal investing positions with goldman sachs and private equity firm clarity partners . mr . barr has also held advisory positions with j . p . morgan securities in equity research and investment banking . mr . barr serves on the board of directors of several acon fund / investment vehicle portfolio companies , including acon franchise holdings , biomatrix holdings and iwpharmacy . previously , mr . barr served on the board of idx , a former acon portfolio company .\n23 . sequoia \u00a9 service des relations industrielles ( sri ) \u00a9 epfl 30 years of activity joining valentine , the firm will grow with famous to - become partners . pierre lamond ( national ) - 1981 mike moritz ( time magazine ) \u2013 1986 doug leone ( hp , sun ) \u2013 1988\nyolanda brown is the accounting specialist at acon investments . prior to joining acon in 2008 , ms . brown served for five years as accounting specialist at thayer capital partners . previously , ms . brown also worked at choice hotels international for 12 years in the role of supervisor and billing specialist .\nas with most kennet investments , a portion of the funding was invested in the company , while the remainder was used to purchase existing shares from the company ' s founders . this rewarded the founders for value created in the business to date , and enabled them to feel comfortable with the risks of pushing for further growth .\nale amesquita is focused on business development at sunstone partners . prior to joining sunstone partners , ale was on the business development team at prosperworks , a cloud based , cross - platform crm that plugs into g suite . throughout her time at prosperworks , ale focused on generating new business and strategically growing existing accounts in the smb space . before prosperworks , ale worked at nbcuniversal where she helped manage agency and brand relationships in the broadcast vertical . ale graduated with a b . a . in journalism and a b . a . in public relations from depaul university . ale was born in lima , peru and spent her early childhood in caracas , venezuela until finally moving to cincinnati , ohio .\n25 . the reid dennis legacy \u00a9 service des relations industrielles ( sri ) \u00a9 epfl 1976 then dennis launches institutional venture partners ( ivp ) in 1976 . the same year , mcmurtry and marquardt found technology venture investors ( tvi ) with james bochnowski ( shugart assoc . ) later join pete thomas ( intel ) , james katzman ( tandem ) robert kagle ( bcg )\nsantiago delgado is an operating principal who works directly with certain portfolio companies of funds sponsored by acon investments providing advice on a range of operational issues . mr . delgado began working with acon in 2018 . prior to commencing to consult for acon and with acon portfolio companies , he was a vice president at thomas h . lee partners where he was responsible for developing and implementing operational improvement , cost reduction and revenue enhancement programs for portfolio companies . prior to thomas h . lee partners , mr . delgado was a consultant at bain & company with a focus on increasing value of companies in the technology , industrial and retail industries . mr . delgado started his career at national instruments , with roles in engineering , product management and corporate development .\n30 . the new players \u00a9 service des relations industrielles ( sri ) \u00a9 epfl 1976 1978 foundersdubose montgomery was a dick kramlich ( arthurfounder of menlo ventures in rock & associates ) 1976 . carlisle joined in 1982 frank bonsal ( alexand jarve in 1985 brown ) chuck newall ( t . rowe price ) ed glassmeyer co - founded in 1978 with stewart greenfield of oak investment partners .\nimpartner provides a saas - based partner relationship management tool that simplifies all aspects of managing indirect channels . the product is a full - featured saas - based enterprise application for partner / community management . it allows an enterprise to enable branded portals for all of its channel partners . these branded portals provide the conduit for a customer to arm its channel with content , leads and other services .\n\u201cautomation enables the best accounting firms to reduce their costs , save time and increase the speed and quality of their service . we are incredibly proud to be working with so many great firms who are redefining small business accounting and delighted to be partnering with such an experienced growth investor as kennet . with this investment we will be able to further improve our industry\u00ad leading technology and to help even more firms enhance their bookkeeping processes . \u201d\nis an exclusive , invitation - only online destination where invited members discover premier brands in time limited campaigns . it is the leading european private buyers\u2019 club with more than 400 brand relationships across the region and an online community of more than 3 . 5 million members . it has operations in spain , germany and italy , and offers a unique and efficient direct marketing channel to its brand partners .\nfounded in 1983 , accel partners has a long history of excellence and innovation in the venture capital business and is dedicated to partnering with outstanding entrepreneurs and management teams to build world - class companies . accel today invests globally using dedicated teams and market - specific strategies for local geographies , with offices in palo alto , california ; london , uk ; and bangalore , india ; as well as in china via the\nfollowing kennet ' s investment , chipidea expanded its business considerably , building the world ' s largest group of analog and mixed signal engineers in a private company . in february 2007 , chipidea acquired the assets of nordic semiconductor ' s data converter ip business unit , adding a significant catalog of ip to its analog and mixed - signal portfolio . by june 2007 , chipidea had 312 employees and had operations in portugal , belgium , france , poland , china , and macau .\njennifer has over 19 years of experience in corporate and fund accounting and administration in the asset management industry . prior to sunstone partners , jennifer was controller of matthews international capital management , a u . s . investment firm focused on multiple investing strategies in asia . before that , jen spent the first 12 years of her career in public accounting with pricewaterhousecoopers , llp where she was most recently a senior manager and leader in the alternative asset management practice .\nmike currently serves as a board director of netspi and host analytics , and is a board observer at alienvault and hytrust . mike is a former board director or observer of arxan technologies ( acquired by ta associates ) , bluecat ( acquired by madison dearborn ) , fruition partners ( acquired by csc ) , prolexic ( acquired by akamai ) , solera networks ( acquired by blue coat ) , tablus ( acquired by emc ) and voltage security ( acquired by hp ) .\nprior to joining trident capital in 2008 , john was the ceo of clinicomp intl . , a hospital emr company . earlier in his career , john\u2019s wide ranging industry roles included regional vp of strategic planning and corporate development for st . joseph health system and co - founder of two other healthcare it companies . john has also been an operating partner at jp morgan partners , where he helped turn around eight troubled portfolio company investments while serving as president , ceo or board member .\n37 . august , foundation \u00a9 service des relations industrielles ( sri ) \u00a9 epfllightspeed , redpoint jim anderson ( the a in mpae ) , kathryn gould marquardt ( tvi ) & john ( oracle ) , johnston ( tvi , h & q ) bill elmore ( inman ) launch august in 1995 . launch foundation in 1995 . redpoint was founded in 1999 by top the vc arm of weiss , peck & greerpartners each from brentwood venture venture partners ( 1971 ) spun - off incapital and ivp october 2000\npaulette brown is a controller at acon investments . prior to joining acon in 2008 , ms . brown\u2019s private equity experience included serving for four years as the controller at perseus and as the accounting manager at thayer capital partners for five years , each washington , dc - based private equity firms . ms . brown has also worked as a senior accountant in the corporate brokerage division of insignia / esg , a commercial real estate firm , and at manor care and its former subsidiary , choice hotels international , where she was a senior accountant and manager of the franchise billing department .\n31 . the new players \u00a9 service des relations industrielles ( sri ) \u00a9 epfl 1981 1981 bill bowes is the founder and prior to founding usvp , bill was the founding shareholder ( and its first employee ) of sevin rosen was founded in 1981 by amgen l . j . sevin ( mostek ) and ben rosen ( ti ) 1982 paul ferri , a venture capitalist for more than 30 years , was the founding partner of matrix partners in 1982 . prior to matrix , he founded hellman ferri investment associates ( 1977 to 1982 ) and was a general partner of westven management ( 1970 to 1978 ) .\n60 . and a few people \u00a9 service des relations industrielles ( sri ) \u00a9 epfl a relatively recent activity sir david cooksey was the founder of advent venture partners in 1981 and was chief executive from 1981 to 1987 and bryan wood chairman from 1987 until his retirement in founder 1982 2006 . michiel de haan founder 1980 1982 vincent worms and thomas mckinley tvm launched in 1983 with \u20ac87m founded in 1945 by british banks ; the 3i group was created in 1987 a us company created in 1969 by when the banks sold their stakes to alan patricof which has a a public limited company . european presence since the 80s urltoken\nemiliano b . machado is a director at acon investments . prior to joining acon in 2009 , mr . machado was an associate with credit suisse\u2019s latin america investment banking group in new york . prior to that , mr . machado was an associate with fm & co . , a cross border m & a advisory boutique in new york . mr . machado worked previously at mtn capital partners , a private equity firm in new york as well as in the principal investments division of funbep pension fund in brazil . mr . machado may , from time to time , serve on the board of directors of an acon fund portfolio company\nscott hammack is a multiple time successful technology entrepreneur and ceo . he currently serves as executive chairman of sunstone partners portfolio company , netspi . previously , scott was ceo of prolexic technologies , a trident capital portfolio company sold to akamai technologies in 2014 for $ 415 million . prior to prolexic , scott was chairman and ceo of cyberguard corporation ( nasdaq : cybg ) , where he successfully turned around the company from near bankruptcy and then it ultimately was sold to secure computing for $ 295 million . scott started his career as founder & ceo of masterchart , which he started in his basement , bootstrapped , and eventually sold to allscripts , inc . for $ 125 million .\n36 . benchmark capital \u00a9 service des relations industrielles ( sri ) \u00a9 epfl 1995 bruce dunlevie andy rachleff bob kagle kevin harvey david biernein 1995 bruce dunlevie and andy rachleff , two veterans of the industry ( from mpae , merillpickard , anderson & eyre ) , decided to create their own company , benchmark . their goalwas to have a firm with a\nfundamentally different architecture ,\nwith no one person at thetop . the men had connections , money and their own brain power and they immediately setto work . they added two more partners to their ranks in very short order , bob kagle from theventure capital world and kevin harvey from the technology sector , and then brought indavid bierne , who had built a highly successful executive search business centeredaround technology .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\n, a fast growing online advertising company that specialises in dynamic retargeting . the financing will be used to fund next performance\u2019s continued european expansion .\nnext performance delivers high value retargeting and audience targeting services for brands and large retailers using its proprietary optimization technology . next performance\u2019s innovative offering includes dynamic personalized banners , local targeting and massive reach campaigns on multiple business models ( cpa ,\n) . since its establishment in 2008 , next performance has expanded rapidly - its client base has increased from 11 customers in january 2009 to over 500 in may 2011 . the combined retargeting and audience targeting proposition has enabled next performance to provide advertisers with a unique solution both to retarget existing customers as well as to acquire new customers .\nlaunched in 2008 , next performance delivers high value online retargeting and audience targeting services for brands and large retailers . the company has 500 clients across europe ( france ,\ngermany , austria , netherlands , switzerland , belgium , italy , spain , and portugal ) . working with ad exchanges , networks and exclusive publishers and using its proprietary optimization technology , next performance delivers billions of personalized dynamic banner impressions per month . for more information :\nwe use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website . you can opt out of tracking cookies being set if you wish .\nspreadshirt will use the funding to add new products and capabilities to its online platform , to strengthen its international footprint , and for innovative messaging to the massive market of people who wear clothes .\n\u201cspreadshirt mixes an online \u2018web 2 . 0\u2019 platform with the offline worlds of fashion , mass customization , and real - time manufacturing . combining this with our global coverage means we require a financing partner with a range of experience to contribute more than simply cash , \u201d says\n, demonstrated their partnership mindset , and past results . we were sold . \u201d\n\u201cspreadshirt is an example of a capital - efficient business that has built not only a strong leadership position in europe , but also quality leadership in north america , \u201d comments mr . bleyleben . \u201cthe entrepreneurial team behind spreadshirt \u2014 founder and chairman\njana eggers \u2014 have built a dynamic , innovative business for mass - customized ecommerce . \u201d mr . bleyleben was elected to join spreadshirt\u2019s board .\nspreadshirt is the \u201cthings you wear\u201d answer to the growing desire for personal branding \u2014 letting customers quickly create one - of - a - kind , high - quality , expressive apparel . our customers are :\nbuyers . like tattoos , phone skins and myspace or facebook pages , spreadshirt lets customers show who they are with what they wear , be it customized t - shirts , hoodies , jackets , bags , or accessories . if consumers don\u2019t immediately have their own ideas , they are supported in finding what\u2019s right for them with hundreds of thousands of top - quality designs from spreadshirt\u2019s extensive design community .\nholiday inn express , and nissan , along with individual designers , bloggers and hobbyists , to offer unique , expressive clothing for their brand without worrying about demand management , inventory , manufacturing , logistics , payments or customer service . a basic spreadshirt shop is free to set up and to operate .\ndesigners . each week designers compete for fame and monetary prizes at lafraise , europe\u2019s largest t - shirt design competition and a spreadshirt brand . the community votes , the designers get immediate feedback on their work , and limited edition t - shirts are printed and sold . lafraise also works with top brands like celio , greenpeace , and sony to offer unique , crowd - sourced t - shirt designs to their communities and customers .\nbrightcove , comscore , etsy , facebook , focus media , foundry networks , gameforge , glammedia , imperva , infinera , interwoven , jboss , kayak , macromedia , metropcs , mu sigma , polycom / picturetel , portal software , qliktech , rapt , real networks , redback networks , riverbed , sohu . com ,\net , veritas , walmart . com , webroot , xensource , and zimbra .\ncloud security company continues rapid growth as federal governments & global 2000 customers increasingly battle cyber attacks and demand ddos protection systems .\nprolexic technologies has announced the completion of a $ 13 . 9 million financing led by\nfounded in 2003 , prolexic was the first company to establish global scrubbing centers 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{"id": 56289, "summary": [{"text": "ross was a bicycle brand that manufactured over 15 million bicycles in the united states between 1946 and 1988 .", "topic": 8}, {"text": "the company , which competed with domestic bicycle manufacturers as schwinn and huffy , was widely noted for its pioneering marketing of mountain bikes . ", "topic": 8}], "title": "ross ( bicycles )", "paragraphs": ["get an alert with the newest ads for\nross bicycles\nin ontario .\nthe ross name was then licensed by another bike company called rand , which continues to sell bicycles under the ross name .\nplaintiff ross bicycles , inc . ( ross ) was incorporated in new york in 1946 under the name\nchain bike corporation\n. the name was changed to\nross bicycles , inc .\non may 21 , 1982 . since 1946 ross has manufactured and sold over ten million bicycles bearing the ross trademark throughout the united states . ross sells a complete line of bicycles including children ' s , bmx , touring , cruiser , mountain , racing and stationary exercise bicycles .\nross bicycles lost ground to foreign manufacturers in the 1980s and went bankrupt in 1989 . rand cycle subsequently bought the brand , but no longer sells bicycles bearing the ross name .\nyou might want to contact tom kellogg of spectrum bicycles . he worked for ross bicycles for a couple of years back in the early ' 80s . from the spectrum web - site :\nnovember , 1980 - june , 1982 - tom sets up the legendary\nsignature\ndepartment at ross bicycles and develops the ross signature line . after a motorcycle accident , tom leaves ross bicycles and founds spectrum cycles . tom hires ross bicycles\u0092 master builder jeff duser away from the signature division of ross in march , ' 85 .\nross bicycles have been built in factories in asia and elsewhere over the years , but former ross owner sherwood b . ross said he ' s sure this one is a valley product .\nross bicycles moved to the lehigh valley in 1969 and built bicycles at a plant on cascade drive in hanover township until 1987 , when it shifted operations to taiwan to cut costs , ross said . at one point , ross produced about 1 million bikes a year .\nross was an engineer and former president of ross bicycles , one of the top u . s . bike manufacturers from the 1950s to late 1980s . through the \u201970s , ross bicycles was second only to schwinn in market share and volume of bikes made and sold .\nross bicycles , inc . , plaintiff - appellant , v . cycles usa , inc . , defendant - appellee\nmr . ross became president after his father retired in 1968 . he bought out his sister , ruth , in 1980 and changed the company\u2019s name to ross bicycles .\nross bicycles sprang from a company founded in 1940 by mr . ross\u2019s father , albert , that galvanized the hulls of ships . after world war ii it shifted to wheeled products like lawn mowers , wheelchairs and bicycles , designed by mr . ross and made in rockaway beach , queens .\nall manufacturing stopped in 1987 . the factory was vacant for a year and in 1989 the ross bicycles company went bankrupt .\nross was a line of bicycles built in pennsylvania ( usa ) between 1950 and 1989 . the range included children\u2019s bicycles and adult\u2019s bicycles for both sexes and they were the first company to sell a range of mountain bikes . the company was originally formed in 1940 to galvanise the bottoms of war - ships , under the name ross galvanising works , owned by sherwood ross . when ww2 ended ross began the production of a variety of wheeled goods including lawnmowers , wheelchairs , rollerskates , tricycles and bicycles .\nsherwood ross , better known in the industry as jerry ross , passed away tuesday at the age of 92 .\nnowadays , mr . ross , 86 , lives in florida and earns a living as an expert witness , testifying in lawsuits involving bicycles .\nby this time , ross , who had manufactured and sold over ten million bicycles , had already been feeling the squeeze from foreign imports .\nthe bicycles proved so popular that the company , then called the chain bike corporation ( the bikes were labeled ross ) , dropped its other products .\nsherwood b . ross , who turned his father\u2019s brooklyn galvanizing company into ross bicycles , for many years america\u2019s third - largest bicycle manufacturer , died on june 4 in pembroke pines , fla . he was 92 .\nross bicycles sued alleging trademark infringement and false designation of origin . the facts are stated in the district court ' s opinion , reproduced as an appendix .\nan article last saturday about the bicycle that investigators believe was ridden by the man who set off an explosion at the military recruiting station in times square , a blue ross 10 - speed , misstated the history of the ross , a brand name that was purchased by rand international after the original owner , ross bicycles inc . , went bankrupt . rand continues to sell bicycles under the ross name ; the brand has not \u201cfaded from the bicycle market . \u201d\nand ross put jim redcay in charge of the signature division . kellogg lured master builder jeff duser away from ross to spectrum in 1985 .\nross bicycles , inc . , plaintiff - appellant , v . cycles usa , inc . , defendant - appellee , 765 f . 2d 1502 ( 11th cir . 1985 )\nplaintiff advertises its bicycles in bicycling magazines and promotes their sales with catalogs , brochures and point - of - sale materials and by participation in trade shows and the sponsorship of racing teams . the total direct and indirect advertising budget for all ross bicycles is over one million dollars a year .\nrand acquired ross bicycles shortly after it filed for bankruptcy and ross stayed onboard for a few years as a consultant and then retired . more recently he worked as an expert witness on product liability cases , something he did until the past couple of years . over the last year ross\u2019s health deteriorated after falling and injuring his back .\nross bicycles , inc . , plaintiff - appellant , v . cycles usa , inc . , defendant - appellee , 765 f . 2d 1502 ( 11th cir . 1985 ) : : justia\nross bicycle files for bankruptcy u . s . contract blamed in . . .\nthere were always faster and more expensive bicycles , and those with more panache , but ross held its own as a utilitarian fixture . an influx of cheaper foreign models got the blame when ross went out of business in 1987 , leaving the company on the discard pile of nostalgia .\nross convinced his father to begin manufacturing bicycles\u2014starting with tricycles and other kids\u2019 bikes\u2014and eventually moved the factory from rockaway beach , new york , to allentown , pennsylvania in 1973 . it became chain bike corp . and later ross bicycles . in those days , most bicycles were still manufactured in the u . s . with very few imports , mostly from europe . also in the ' 60s and ' 70s , sales were mostly through mass merchants , which at the time were tire stores , auto repair shops and hobby shops .\nadvice on finding specialist repair companies can be found on www . bikeforums . net . the ross range was very broad , the bicycles are sturdily built . ross bicycles have a reputation for being of high quality . therefore , although representatives from across the range have been carefully kept and are available in full working order , expect to frequently pay prices considerably higher than for a new bicycle of another manufacturer .\nross stopped making bicycles in the u . s . two years ago when lower labor costs overseas forced the company to shift production to taiwan to remain competitively priced . the hanover township plant is still used as a warehouse for imported bikes and the ross spokeswoman said that activity will continue .\ncpsc , rand / ross bicycle co . announce recall to repair mountain bikes | urltoken\nlg ross hi tech mt . whitney deer head xt suntour bear trap bullmoose brooks nice\nross hi - tech mt . hood - hand made vintage bike of 80 ' s\nthe ross art group 532 madison avenue , 4th fl . new york , ny 10022\nthe comparison of the boss cruiser and the ross diamond cruiser frames shows conclusively that defendant did not copy the ross bicycle when developing the boss cruiser . moreover , the boss cruiser generally sells at a higher wholesale and retail price than the ross diamond cruiser .\nthe black lettering used to display the word\nboss\nis not identical to the block lettering used by plaintiff for its ross mark . the ross mark is displayed in various changing typestyles making it impossible to make one type of lettering unique to ross .\nlotus bikes were made by people who obviously loved bicycles and wanted to provide high quality options for different types of riders .\nthis is the schwinn p - 13 from 1971 . the \u201cp\u201d stood for paramount , schwinn\u2019s luxury group of american made bicycles .\na gifted engineer and patent holder for farm equipment designs , pedersen shifted his attention to designing bicycles in the early 1890s . pedersen\u2019s innovative frame design was lighter and significantly more comfortable than contemporary bicycles while riding over the cobblestones and dirt roads of the time .\ni can attest to the statement of john e . and a few others regarding very nice mid and high end ross bicycles circa 1983 - 1985 . there was a shimano 600 equipped signature triathlon model with a columbus sl frame . the paragon had a ishiwata 024 frame with suntour superbe derailleurs . there was a mt . mckinley with tange mtb tubing and deore xt . during this era , ross also sponsored an atb team , the ross indians . i believe there was also a road team , but i have no objective evidence . 1983 ads mention that ross has been ,\nbuilding cycling machines for american cyclists for 36 years\n. so it would appear that the first ross bicycles were 1947 .\nthere are suppliers who have customized the basic ross frame to make hybrids which have no value as collectibles . it is important to be certain that the original features of the ross bicycle have not been removed or tampered with . in particular , signature ross bicycle frames are notably heavy . a ross bicycle which has not been repaired with lighter alloy parts from other bicycles weighs around 30 \u2013 35lb and has a characteristic shiny trim , which shows that the rims are double - plated . randyrrross . com , the website operated by the son of sherwood ross , offers further information .\ngiven that many bikes have had several owners , its usefulness as a clue may be limited . mr . ross said that the company had probably made hundreds of thousands of bicycles like the one the police were examining .\nross bicycle files for bankruptcy u . s . contract blamed in move - tribunedigital - mcall\nvintage 1984 ross mt . jefferson hi tech 20\nmtb bmx chrome frame & extras sumo\nselling a ross 10 speed bike . nice condition , newer tires . will need tubes .\nduring the 1980s , ross bicycles grew to be a $ 30 million company selling between 220 , 000 and 250 , 000 bikes a year and production moved overseas . by this time , its sales were mostly to ibds .\nbut being reminded of ross bicycles does make him wish he didn ' t lose the allentown area plant , ross said .\nwe made a good product ,\nhe said .\nwe just couldn ' t compete with the 50 - and 60 - cent - an - hour wage\noffered by foreign competitors .\nin the 1970 ' s , ross double plated their rims . thus , old ross bikes often have nice shiny rims even today - a nice way to spif up your collectible ride .\nplaintiff is the owner of the ross trademark for bicycles and structural parts which has been registered with the united states patent and trademark office . the ross mark generally appears in two places . a logo consisting of the letter\nr\nabove the name ross in a rectangle appears on the head tube ( the tube running vertically between the handle bar and the front wheel ) . the name ross , in one of several different letter styles and spacing , appears on the down tube ( the tube running from the head tube to the crank ) . on some of plaintiff ' s bicycles a model name , without the name ross , appears on the top tube ( the tube running from the head tube to the seat tube ) .\nross often sold more than one million bicycles a year , trailing only schwinn , the industry leader , and huffy in sales . its prices were less than schwinn\u2019s but more than huffy\u2019s . notable ross models included the barracuda , a flashy cruiser with a banana seat , and some of the earliest mass - produced mountain bikes .\nmixtes aren\u2019t just for girls . the word \u201cmixte\u201d is a derivative of the french word for \u201cunisex\u201d , and mixte style bicycles handle better than standard low - step - through frames , and are simply more convenient to mount and dismount than diamond - frame - style bicycles .\n1960 ' s ross convertible polo bike jr . 20 ' bike with removable tank pick up only\nmedium frame , message me for details mountain bike . posted by jay in sports , leisure & travel , bicycles in tuffley . 8 july 2018\nross hi - tech mt . hood - chrome - vintage mountain bike of 1984 , rare - origional\nenter your email address to subscribe to ross art blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\none rare find was a 1979 cruiser which was found among abandoned stock in a closure sale in a bicycle shop in pensacola in 2009 . never ridden and in perfect condition , it sold for $ 1280 . bicycles which have been stolen are sometimes found at police auctions , for prices as low as $ 80 , for bicycles which will resell for hundreds of dollars . the urltoken database carries details of municipal sales of untraced stolen bicycles .\nalthough there are similarities in sound between the marks , the difference in meanings makes them dissimilar in commercial impression . the mark boss gives a specific mental impression to a buyer , while the mark ross is non - descriptive . the jamis mark appears on the head tube of the defendant ' s bicycle , and\nboss cruiser\nappears on the front fork , top tube and chain guard . plaintiff uses ross as the brand for all of its bicycles . ross appears on the head tube in the same position as defendant ' s jamis mark and on the down tube . many ross bicycles carry a secondary model name , such as diamond cruiser , in the same manner as the boss cruiser model name .\nwithin a decade they had begun to specialize in bicycles , and soon came to rival schwinn . the company went bankrupt in 1989 , due to fierce competition from the far east . the name ross was purchased by rand cycle from the bankruptcy courts , but has not been capitalized upon as yet . the son of sherwood ross ( randy ross ) introduced a combined stationary and road bicycle , the stepper bike , in 2007 which is available at numerous outlets .\nquality mixte frame bicycles can be hard to come by , so our friend meg turned to custom bike builder jeffrey bock to make one for her .\nprofessor sherwood b . ross expert witness product liability litigation in the design and manufacture of consumer products and the machinery to produce such as : bicycles , wheelchairs , rotary lawn mowers , motorcycles , motor scooters , playground equipment , and stainless steel medical products .\n12 speeds . allentown , pa based ross bicycles have a small but loyal following . this bike is in great shape considering it is over 30 years old . excellent components including shimano ' s sis indexed lightaction derailleurs / shifters and dia compe brake set .\nross was certainly a going concern up until the late 90s ( maybe 97 ) - i have a magazine ( somewhere ) with a ross ad in it ( bicycle courier riding between two truck on a ross ) , that ' s the last i saw . afaik , it was an upmarket bike - deore xt ?\nwe made over 15 million bicycles ,\nhe said .\nthat ' s so many that it did not give me any particular feeling .\nfred wilkens , who started working at the factory in 1955 after college and then moved into sales , was the son of jerry\u2019s sister . wilkens\u2019 late father , sam , and mother were part owners of ross bicycles until they sold their share to the ross family in 1981 . the wilkens family drove the sales side of the business during their shared ownership of the company .\none morning this week , 13 ross bicycles were listed for sale on the new york city page of craigslist , at prices ranging from $ 25 to $ 200 . and a recent trip through the streets of the east village , the lower east side , soho and the area around city hall found a half - dozen blue ross 10 - speeds locked to signposts and fences .\nused condition smoke and pet free home collection from abbeymead trike . posted by vivien in sports , leisure & travel , bicycles in abbeymead . july 9 , 2018\nan ammunition box was used in the times square bombing , but briordy said he had no indication it came from the ross plant . sherwood ross said he might be able to identify the ammunition box if he saw it .\nross bicycles continued in allentown , pa until the early to mid 80 ' s , they had reconfigured the factory to make ammo boxes for the us gov . and outsourced bicycle production to asia . the ammo box move proved disasterous , and the bike business ended up being sold to rand bicycle who in produces department store type bikes and still carries the ross name on til this day . the allentown built road bikes were probably there best . they were heavy , all were in the 30 pound range or more . teh earlier ross bikes were also imports and have a headbadge that states\nross import division\nny\nthe products in this case , although similar ( both being bicycles ) , are not so similar as to be likely to cause confusion . as stated earlier , the size of the tubing , the style of wheels , pedals , seats , kickstands , and the difference in the frame angles on the boss cruiser and the ross diamond cruiser are significant . the bicycles not only look different , the evidence showed that they had different riding characteristics .\nshe did not know how many employees ross had . in august , zoltan l . apatoczky , ross ' s vice president and general manager of the plant at 200 cascade drive , said 200 to 250 people were employed there .\nross\u2019s father , albert , founded the company as ross galvanizing works in brooklyn , new york , in the 1940s , manufacturing and galvanizing pipes and pipe fittings for the fencing industry and later galvanized steel parts for military ships during world war ii . once the war ended , the company transitioned into consumer goods and began manufacturing bicycles along with lawn mowers and wheelchairs , including contract work for the government .\nthe ross bicycle that the police suspect was used in the bombing of the armed forces recruiting station in times square .\nsome new yorkers who know bikes said the ross was not the speediest model to use while fleeing a crime scene .\nwith the headline : a blue ross 10 - speed isn\u2019t hard to find ; a bomber who rode it is .\nthe factory moved to allentown , pa . , around 1970 . in the early 1980s , the company helped popularize the use of mountain bikes in urban areas , but it went bankrupt in 1987 , unable to compete with cheaper bicycles mass - produced in asia , mr . ross said .\n\u201cjerry invested in promotion\u2014he really got behind fast and early on the mountain bike movement , \u201d said patrick cunnane , asi\u2019s president and ceo , who worked for ross bicycles as national sales manager from 1982 to 1988 . \u201che was very innovative from a marketing standpoint and willing to invest in product .\na very few ross bikes were\nsignature\nbicycles , and from what i understand , they are actually quite nice . if it isn ' t one of these , what you have is a step or two above a murray , and maybe a half step below an entry - level schwinn .\n1960 ' s ross convertible polo bike jr . 20 ' bike with removable tank . pick up only in elizabeth nj .\nin addition to being a common surname , ross is also the name of the sea arm of the south pacific extending into antarctica east of victoria land . the ross dependency is the section of antarctica lying between 160 ? e and 150 ? w longtitude , claimed by new zealand . while the ross name ' s application to bicycles may be arbitrary , it still is not accorded the same degree of protection given such coined and fanciful terms as\nkodak\nor\nxerox\n. see , amstar corp . , 615 f . 2d at 260 .\nsee also glenn kamka ' s 1979 ross eurosport single speed conversion . built around the same low - end frame as the ten - speed eurotour , the eurosport was the drop handlebar , fenderless version . go to 1978 ross compact on this site .\nby the late 1950s they were solely manufacturing bikes and trikes . at the time , chain bike corp . , was the 3rd largest domestic producer of bicycles after schwinn and huffy .\nduring the two oil crises of the 1970s ( 1973 & 1979 ) the company worked around the clock in three shifts and turned out over 1 million bicycles in each of those years .\nthis forum is to discuss the many aspects of classic and vintage bicycles , including musclebikes , lightweights , middleweights , hi - wheelers , bone - shakers , safety bikes and much more .\n) , farmingdale , ny . sherwood ross worked for rand for 5 years as a consultant as part of the name purchase agreement .\nspecializing in original vintage posters , the ross art group opened its doors over 18 years ago , and founder mickey ross has been collecting original posters for over 25 years . what started out as a hobby , sparked a true passion and developed into a thriving business .\nconstructed in 1969 , the former 41 acre chain bike facility ( also known as ross bicycles , inc . ) manufactured bicycles and metal ammunition boxes from 1970 until approximately 1987 . manufacturing processes during this period included metal electroplating , electrostatic spray painting , metal stamping , finishing , assembly , and warehousing . the facility ceased these operations in 1988 , but was purchased by conewago equities , lp for use as a warehouse . first industrial realty trust bought the facility from conewago in 2007 . the facility presently houses several tenants .\nken taylor , one of the brothers at jack taylor bicycles , visited the shop while in seattle not too long ago , and autographed the top tube of this unusual and interesting time machine .\ni just stumbled across a few more tidbits on ross . the top line signature series was established in 1981 . as noted in an earlier post , the builder was tom kellog , who left in 1983 and was replaced by jim redcay . in 1984 there were 5 signature series bicycles and 7\nsub - signature\nmodels using crmo tubing . the top line signature road criterium cost $ 2100 . 00 us - not a typo ! in addition to these 12 top and mid - range models , ross apparently produced 90 + models of low end bicycles , tricyles and wagons . no wonder their entry - level reputation was / is hard to shake off !\nthe ross diamond cruiser is the plaintiff ' s model which is closest in design and price range to the boss cruiser . when comparing the 23\nross diamond cruiser to the 23\nboss cruiser ( the size first developed by defendant ) the following differences are shown :\nsearch for the model of ross bicycle below or click one of the bicycle types from the list to jump to that section of models .\nnelsondamus , attached please find a picture of a ross 290s . the better ross road bikes have ishiwata triple butted tubing . this particular bike is a twelve speed , friction shift with 700c rims . at 28lbs , it is not a light weight but not a heavy bike either .\nthis demountable is made by bill stevenson , a talented and experienced bike builder from olympia , washington . over the years , bill has designed and built frames for gary fisher , worked as a designer and quality control inspector for ross bicycles and alpinestars usa . bill apprenticed with albert eisentraut in the early seventies and built his \u201climited\u201d series of bikes .\nthe action involves the production and sale of\ncruiser\nbicycles by plaintiff and defendant . the word\ncruiser\nis used throughout the industry to describe fat or balloon tire bicycles ( larger than ten - speed bicycle tires ) with large saddle seats and upright handlebars which permit the rider to ride sitting straight up . cruisers generally come in single , three or five speeds . the cruiser bicycles became popular in the late 1970 ' s and defendant developed its cruiser lines to tap into this market . in florida , where defendant does most of its business , the cruiser can be used to ride on the beaches .\ni had a ross mt . washington . it was a pretty good bike , i dont thnk they ever made anything top end bikes though .\nthis is the only ross bicycle ive ever owned , but what a smooth soft bicycle . quiet with the free wheeling . can find these for $ 50 - 100 . be an excellent bicycle for a front wheel electric bicycle kit . electric bicycles , the rebels against $ 4 gasoline scams , ' ' registration ' ' and insurance . the true electric hybrids\nin 1984 , ross sued east coast cycles and imports , inc . for trademark infringement . the defendant had designed and marketed a taiwanese import bike called the\nboss cruiser\nwhich ross said was a knockoff of , not only their trademark but their diamond cruiser bike , as well . the court did not agree with either assertion and dismissed the case . ross had to pay all court costs and legal fees , including those of the defendant .\noriginal ross centaur 59 cm biopace gear set . 12 speeds , shimano light action components . needs tires and tubes . local pickup in manheim pa .\nseveral stores sell both the boss and diamond cruiser . the two bicycles are the biggest competitor of each other . because of the different angles in the two bicycle frames they ride different and the oversized boss cruiser tubes make the style of the bicycles look different . a number of the dealers said that the boss cruiser sold better than the ross diamond cruiser because of the\nflamboyant macho image\n. the market for the boss cruiser is generally for young males ages 18 - 25 . many dealers preferred the boss cruiser because of the aluminum alloy and chrome parts which reduce the amount of rust .\nat the time defendant adopted the name boss cruiser for its new bicycle it was aware of the use and ownership by plaintiff of the ross mark in connection with bicycles . the name\nboss cruiser\nwas developed by mr . jamis and his employees over a three to four month period . the name was chosen to give the bicycle a macho or strength image . defendant obtained two trademark searches as to the availability of the name boss cruiser , and neither search cited plaintiff ' s mark . although mr . jamis knew of the ross mark , he did not copy it in naming the boss cruiser , nor did defendant adopt the boss mark to confuse the public or to capitalize on the ross name .\npolice contacted media outlets in the new york area and lehigh valley seeking information on the 10 - speed blue ross . but the investigation doesn ' t indicate the bombing had any connection to the lehigh valley besides the origin of ross bikes , said lt . dennis briordy , commander of the nypd arson and explosions squad .\nross euro tour 5 vintage 10 speed girls bike if you have any questions or want more photos or lower price please ask . thank you for viewing my item\nit seems they were making cheap martmart type bikes back then . the toll - free phone number listed is to rand international which still lists ross brand products :\napatoczky , who has retired , said it ' s possible a ross bike would still be in relatively good shape nearly a quarter - century after it was built .\nross ' s production employees have been on layoff since before christmas , the spokeswoman said . she said the layoff was both seasonal and related to the government contract .\nsherwood ross was reportedly accustomed to a lavish lifestyle and he decided not to make the restrictive budget management decisions that might have kept the company afloat a bit longer .\nother than the badge placement on the head tube the logos and letter styling used on the boss cruiser and most ross products are not similar in style or location .\nthe building has not been sold . according to records at the lehigh county courthouse , the ross building and land have an assessed value of $ 2 . 7 million .\n1986 ross piranha 16 inch old school bmx , looks to be all original and in pretty good shape . typical paint scuffs and scratches no dents and seat is ripped .\n1970\u2019s ross 10 speed bikes . there are 2 bikes . if you have any questions or want more photos or offer price please ask . thank you for viewing my item\ndefendant has promoted the boss cruiser through trade shows , by use of posters and other point - of - sales materials , and through advertising in bicycling magazines . plaintiff ' s and defendant ' s bicycles are distributed through the same types of stores .\nwhile the inherent degree of similarity between two bicycles is one factor to be evaluated in assessing the likelihood of confusion , sun banks of fla . , 651 f . 2d at 318 , obvious differences in the products must also be taken into account .\nnotable ross models are women\u2019s eurosport , classic shark cruiser , super gran tour professional ( men\u2019s ) , polo , coast king , and the limited edition bicentennial , produced in 1976 . spare parts for repair are readily sourced by recommendation from enthusiasts ( see below ) . specialist repair by a professional is advised as these bicycles are highly desirable as collectables if repairs can be carried out without compromising the major characteristics of the make .\nthe statement did not list ross ' s assets and liabilities and the spokeswoman did not know them . the figures were not available yesterday from the bankruptcy clerk ' s office .\nchain bike produced a wide variety of models under the ross brand ; they also produced many private label brands including american flyer . howie had the pleasure of being associated with jerry ross , sam wilkins & freddy wilkins starting in the late 1950 ` s . this image is of an advertisement in the april 1972 issue of the american bicyclist and motorcyclist magazine . additional text & pictures pending . see the picture gallery for some in depth stories regarding the company ` s history and the death of jerry ross at age 92 in june of 2013 .\nreconditioned ross bicycles are widely available worldwide , but these have predominantly been serviced with a view to use , rather than as collectables . if a collector is able to visit and inspect the item to ensure that it has not been reconditioned , some bargains can be found on ebay , mainly because while the wide usage of the site ensures a sale , the high listing fees are an incentive to price the item lower than would otherwise be the case .\ni ' m not a businessman and i don ' t have access to any other information about the final years of ross bicycles inc . , beyond what is presented here . it ' s also easy to speak to what you might have done differently when viewing a situation in retrospect . however , some things seem very clear to me . in a changing marketplace , you must adapt and if one marketplace dries up you must try to appeal to another .\nronald jamis and john register , an employee of defendant , designed the specifications of the boss cruiser . mr . jamis had some experience racing and building cars and motorcycles during highschool and college . mr . register had no experience in designing bicycles . the boss cruiser was designed over a one year period . in designing the boss mr . jamis and mr . register rode various cruiser bicycles to compare and decide what features they wanted including the ross diamond cruiser . after determining the approximate frame dimensions they desired , the defendant communicated the measurements to a taiwan factory . five or six prototype frames were sent to defendant by the factory before defendant chose the final dimensions for the boss . defendant has sold over 7 , 000 boss cruisers .\ninstead , ross should have expanded its production of high quality bikes like the signature series . it may have taken some effort to change the stigma the company had , of being of a department - store - quality bike manufacturer but a campaign of brochures and posters in the better bike shops and magazine ads might have helped ( think you know ross ? look again ! ) .\nthis marvelous bike was made by the matsushita electric and industrial corporation . we know matsushita more familiarly as panasonic . panasonic has a long history with bicycles . one of their earliest endeavours was a line of bicycle lamps , first marketed under the brand name national in 1927 .\nthis spring , i got the ross out from behind the pile of junk in the garage . the tires and tubes were in good condition and accepted air but everything needed cleaning and lubricating .\nupon albert ross ' s retirement in 1969 the ownership of the company was turned over in equal shares to sherwood b . ross and his sister teddy , allowing the company to be half controlled by the wilkens family . this would create some bad blood between the two families . sherwood was the president , engineer and driving force behind the company and deeply resented the equal control arrangement .\nenter graftek . the sporting goods division of the exxon corporation . we\u2019re not sure if this was a nervous attempt at diversification during the opec oil embargo or merely a natural extension of their fishing rod factory , but exxon designed and built carbon fiber bicycles from 1976 to 1978 .\nbut so far at least , the ross has seemed to have provided a clean getaway in the times square case , and tracing the cyclist who dropped off the bomb might be difficult for investigators .\non appeal , ross contends that the district court erred by finding no trademark infringement , failing to rule on its false designation of origin claim , failing to award it attorney ' s fees , and denying its motions to amend the pre - trial stipulation . we affirm the district court ' s holding as to trademark infringement on the basis of its opinion . we also reject ross ' other contentions .\none of the first weeks on the job , randy said his father sent him to chicago to see how schwinn made its bicycles . \u201ci spent two weeks watching their assembly line , \u201d he recalled . \u201cback then it was all friendly competition among the six or seven major manufacturers . \u201d\nross was born in 1921 in brooklyn , new york . he studied mechanical engineering at brooklyn technical high school , the pratt institute and lasalle university . he served in the navy and loved boats . he would often entertain scores of ross dealers on his personal yacht . he lived large and was known for hosting lavish parties at dealer events or trade shows that were black - tie affairs in huge ballrooms .\n, was just getting started as ross was in decline . cannondale thrived , producing innovative bikes of a quality that you could not get ( and still can ' t ) from a far east factory .\nfinally , because ross has not prevailed on any issue it has not satisfied the prevailing party requirement of 15 u . s . c . \u00a7 1117 and is not entitled to attorney ' s fees .\nthere is no \u201cblue book\u201d value for bicycles . bikes are simply worth what someone else is willing to pay for them . bicycle values tend to be highest when the weather is warm , in places where it\u2019s pleasant to ride , and wherever there are a lot of people who like bikes .\nin my opinion , it was a mistake for ross to continue to manufacture low - end bicycles and to attempt to cheapen the line beyond its already inferior status . they couldn ' t possibly compete with foreign imports which were shipping with better quality components at the same or lower cost . becoming an importer was not the answer either . one low - quality import is much like the next . if you try to compete in this market , your product will get lost in a sea of sameness .\ni can tell by looking at it ,\nross said .\nthere are certain manufacturing things that are unique . if i had a serial number , i could tell when it was made .\nthe valley plant started producing ammunition boxes for the u . s . government , but ross filed for bankruptcy in 1988 , according to zoltan l . apatoczky of allentown , former general manager of the plant .\nross , 86 , now lives in the miami area and provides expert testimony in product liability cases . he said he is not bothered that one of his creations might be tied to such a notorious crime .\nchainbike , welcome to the forum ! i have a ross bike that my daughter rides . i think it is mid 80 ' s but i ' m not sure . it is a very nice ride .\nthere are some obvious similarities between the appearance and sound of the mark ross and the mark boss . both marks end in\noss\n. defendant ' s mark is followed by the word\ncruiser\n, which is generic in the context of bicycles . although the marks ultimately must be considered as a whole , the focus of the inquiry regarding appearance and sound and meaning is on the non - generic portion . john h . harland co . , 711 f . 2d at 976 . with respect to the meaning , ross is a common surname , while boss conveys a definite meaning to the public . the word boss commonly means one who exercises control or authority ; being in charge ; or is slang for excellent .\n23\u201d og mt washington ross mountain bike frame and parts . there are some old rims too that i\u2019ll throw in . this is selling as - is . needs work . frame is still in good shape though .\naging but functioning bikes occupy a flourishing market niche in new york city because they are cheap and tend to be ignored by thieves . and certain riders might choose a ross simply because it confers a degree of anonymity .\nfor many years , sherwood ross was the president of the bicycle manufacturers of america ( bma ) . by his mid - 80s , he was living in south florida and working part - time as the pre - eminent\ni have specs for the 1985 ross 294 . it had the ishiwata 024 frame and a campagnolo triomphe gruppo . however , the rims were spec ' d as rigida 1320 . the retail price was $ 449 us .\nthe district court ' s denial of ross ' motions to amend the pre - trial stipulation was not error . the pre - trial stipulation was filed january 5 , 1984 . on march 7 ross moved to amend the stipulation to add seven additional exhibits and three witnesses , all with respect to a survey it had conducted on february 3 and 26 concerning the likelihood of confusion issue . on march 26 , at the opening of the trial , ross moved to further amend the pre - trial stipulation to add thomas payne as a trial witness . payne was to testify to an incident that occurred four months prior to the submission of the pre - trial stipulation .\nwhen the war ended , at the suggestion of albert ' s son , sherwood ( jerry ) , and sherwood ' s brother in - law samuel wilkens , the company switched to the manufacturing of wheeled goods including bicycles , tricycles , wheel chairs , lawn mowers and roller skates . the company was incorporated in 1946 as\nyes , during the 1980s , ross briefly stepped out of character with a few respectable road bikes and a couple of semi - decent mountain bikes . ( my younger son rides a rock machine mt - 1600 , whose frame is far better than the original wheelset and crankset , both of which i have replaced with upgrades . ) most other ross offerings were strictly low - end - - heavy , nonresponsive , and lacking schwinn ' s craftsmanship .\ndefendant east coast cycles and imports , inc . , was incorporated in florida in august of 1975 . defendant ' s principal , ronald e . jamis , entered the bicycle business in 1973 . defendant is engaged in the business of having bicycles manufactured for it for sale , and distributing various types of bicycle parts and accessories .\nthe day after the times square attack , the police released a photograph of a bicycle , which they believe the bomber abandoned on east 38th street . it was a blue ross 10 - speed , the bike of many childhoods .\nlance armstrong - us postal tour number 7 - - on ross tricycles ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! last year it might have been unfair advantage in crash - ridden stage 3 on the roubaix route .\nif you need a bike for exercise , you can sometimes find these ross bikes for sale cheaply . the eurotour will give you a good workout going up the hills and reward you by going reasonably fast downhill and on level stretches .\n# 1795 : 1980s ross gran tour . model : gran tour . we are a non - profit collective ( madison freewheel bicycle cooperative ) in madison , wi . a portion of the profits from every item supports charitable bicycle programs .\nif avoiding tranquilizers wasn\u2019t enough for you , schwinn also suggested that cycling would save you from heart disease , and save you some cash\u2026 \u201cwe ought to replace the automobile with bicycles \u2026 it would be better for our coronaries , our disposition , and certainly our finances . \u201d \u2026 dr . irvino h . page , president , american heart association\nwere removed from another bike due to being too small for me . i made them work on the ross by extending them with thick plastic . i may replace them at some point but they work fine for now . the shimano down tube\ninteresting stuff - my dad has a ross bike from when i was a kid - still in really good condition , no rust , runs well . he claimed it was a nice racing bike , but i was like\nhuh ?\nbecause i had no idea who ross was . i can tell him he was right now . i ' ll have to get a digital camera and get a picture and post it here so folks can see what i ' m talking about . koffee\na ross bicycle , a one - time signature product of the lehigh valley , is a key piece of evidence in the investigation of a bombing last month in new york ' s times square , and police are asking whether anyone here recognizes it .\nsaying that a u . s . government contract for the manufacture of ammunition boxes was draining it financially , ross bicycle inc . of hanover township , lehigh county , last week filed a petition to reorganize under bankruptcy protection , according to the company .\none of the more famous bicycles in the museum collection , jaime used this colnago super to win the fifth stage of the 1974 giro d\u2019 italia\u2026 oops , sorry . our mistake . that was piermattia gavazzi who won that stage . jaime was still a toddler . pretty sure she could have won it though , if they allowed baby girls to race the giro .\nhe was also an early adopter of technology , using mobiles phones in the early 1980s . ross holds several bicycle - related patents and he was president of the bicycle institute of america and the bicycle manufacturers association and served as committee chairman at both groups .\nif you need a bike for commuting or long trips , and there will be hills on the way , you should look for something lighter . otherwise , a ross eurotour can provide dependable transportation and no one in their right mind would consider stealing it .\nsherwood bernath ross was born in brooklyn on april 5 , 1921 . he grew up in brooklyn and attended the pratt institute before enlisting in the marines during world war ii . he was shot in both legs in the pacific and received two bronze stars .\ni have a ross adventurer that looks like no other . it was bought in dover pa at an auction with another bike , and both are in great condition . looking for more info on what i belive to be a very rare bike thank you !\nstar bicycles were originally manufactured by the smith machine company in smithville , new jersey . the american star was designed with the smaller wheel in the front to avoid the tendency found in other high wheelers ( that have smaller trailing wheels ) to pitch forward . the star pedals ratchet up and down around a flywheel , a design that also incorporates two different gear options .\nthe ross bicycle arrived just after world war ii , along with the baby boom , the modern suburb and the cul - de - sac . millions of the bikes left the company\u2019s new york city factories and wound up on streets all over the united states .\nthe petition was filed feb . 3 in the u . s . eastern district court of new york in brooklyn . up until a few months ago , ross had been headquartered in rockaway beach near brooklyn . the company moved its headquarters to the lehigh county plant .\nthe following draws heavily , but is edited and expanded , from a post to the urltoken c & v forum by andrew ross , grandson of the founder . primary sources were used for the corrections and additions . this history will be updated as more information comes to light .\n1984 ross , curb crusher in good condition . one nick on the seat seen in photos . the pictures show a rear flat tire but will arrived repaired . owners manual and bill of sale is included in sale . i am not the original owner but obtained the history .\ngreat for getting to class , training , short or supported tours , club rides or races ! material : lugged cromoly steel , forged dropouts . model : centaur . make : ross . we are a non - profit collective ( madison freewheel bicycle cooperative ) in madison , wi .\nwhen i was a shop mechanic back in the late ' 90s a ross mtn bike came in for repair . this one was very high end : ball - burnished aluminum frame , full xt componentry , rock shox judy fork and the latest mavic rims and foldable kevler tires . i tend to believe that the frame was made for ross by gt or somebody like that . i was pleasently suprised the see this but you never know what shows up at a shop . i also once saw an early ' 70s murray with a complete first - generation dura - ace component group !"]}
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( tsx : mkx ) ( mks ) today announced that shareholders have approved the previously announced acquisition by parametric technology corporation ( ptc . . .\nwith offices worldwide , mks supports customers across industries including , automotive , aerospace and defense , high tech electronics and medical devices . for more information about mks and mks integrity , visit our web site at urltoken .\nirvine , calif . \u2014 newport corp . has announced an agreement with mks instruments inc . in which mks will acquire newport for $ 23 per share in cash , for a total transaction value of about $ 980 million .\nmicrosoft word - mks inc change in corporate structure 20738320 _ 1 _ 4 _ . doc notice of change in corporate structure pursuant to section 4 . 9 of national instrument 51 - 102 continuous disclosure obligations item 1 names of the parties to the transaction mks inc . ( mks ) , parametric technology corporation ( ptc ) and ptc ns ulc ( acquireco ) it . . .\nwaterloo \u2013 the sale of one of the area\u2019s oldest software companies , mks inc . , to a large american company should be good for the growth of the business in waterloo region , says mks chief executive officer michael harris .\ndr . maribeth donovan janke at lonza walkersville , inc ( november 2007 ) .\ndr saju nettikadan and korinna radke at bioforce nanosciences inc ( april 2006 ) .\nross chambers and damon hostin at strategic diagnostics , inc ( january 2009 ) .\nnatasha starostina and paul west , pacific nanotechnology , inc ( january 2007 ) .\ndr . richard d . gill at pronai therapeutics inc ( april 2007 ) .\nby william w ward at brighter ideas , inc . ( september 2009 ) .\ngeorge j rizzo and karen h chen at croda inc ( september 2010 ) .\nby diane paskiet at west pharmaceutical services , inc . ( july 2018 ) .\ndr . peter r . hanley , former president , novellus systems , inc .\namerican states insurance co . v . flathead janitorial & rug services , inc .\nmks instruments , inc . six shattuck road , andover , ma 01810 usa tel : 800 - 227 - 8766 tel : 978 - 975 - 2350 ( outside the usa ) fax : 978 - 738 - 3903 email : mks @ urltoken\nmks instruments , inc . 90 industrial way , wilmington , ma 01887 - 4610 usa tel : 800 - 227 - 8766 tel : 978 - 975 - 2350 ( outside the usa ) fax : 978 - 738 - 3903 email : mks @ urltoken\nmks instruments , inc . 5330 sterling drive boulder , co 80301 usa tel : ( 800 ) 345 - 1967 tel : ( 303 ) 449 - 9861 ( outside the usa ) fax : ( 303 ) 442 - 6880 email : mks @ urltoken\njohn waraska and ian n acworth at esa biosciences , inc ( october 2008 ) .\ntorben m andersen and ole toftegaard madsen at mork process inc ( september 2010 ) .\nvinod vilivalam & lloyd waxman , west pharmaceutical services , inc ( march 2012 ) .\nandreas g bader and paul lammers at mirna therapeutics , inc ( march 2011 ) .\n\u00a9 2018 gartner , inc . and / or its affiliates . all rights reserved .\ngregory r . beecher , vice president and chief financial officer , teradyne , inc .\nbitterrooters for planning , inc . v . mont . dept . of envtl . quality\non american states insurance co . v . flathead janitorial & rug services , inc .\nfor further information : us and canada media contact : doug sawatzky , mks inc . , phone : 519 - 883 - 3252 , email : doug . sawatzky @ urltoken\n, executive chairman of mks , said\nan overwhelming number of mks ' shares were voted in favour of this transaction , and we are pleased with the result .\nclick here for current opportunities at mks instruments worldwide and to apply on - line .\nrocky costello , r . c . costello & associates , inc ( june 2002 ) .\non bitterrooters for planning , inc . v . mont . dept . of envtl . quality\nneedham , mass . , may 31 , 2011 \u2013 ptc ( nasdaq : pmtc ) , the product development company\u00ae , today completed its acquisition of mks inc . , developer of mks integrity\u00ae , an industry - leading platform for software application lifecycle management ( alm ) .\nsale of mks to u . s . firm will spur its growth locally , ceo says\n1999 : acquisition of datafocus , a longtime oem customer of the mks toolkit product line .\nas a result , mks sees the acquisition as \u201ca key catalyst to our growth . \u201d\na ptc acquisition of mks is a plus for manufacturers whose products include software , but mks customers should negotiate maintenance contracts carefully as questions remain about support for non - manufacturing customers .\nmks instruments , inc is the worldwide leader in technology solutions for the environmental monitoring , defense & security , life sciences & research , process & industrial manufacturing , and thin film industries .\nby 1993 , mks had re - built from scratch the original mks rcs into its first enterprise - grade product \u2013 a suite now branded as mks source integrity . from then on , this was the highest growth key focus for the company , although it took some time to be profitable , being cross - subsidized by the high margin successes of mks toolkit and interopen .\nmicrosoft word - mks525 pressrelease starkeyselectsmksintegritytodriveproductinnovationand improvetimetomarket waterloo , onmay26 , 2011 : mksinc . ( mks ) ( tsx : mkx ) , todayannouncedthatstarkeylaboratories , inc . , aglobalhearingtechnologyleader , hasselectedmksintegrityastherequirementsmanagement platformforthedevelopm . . .\nin 1997 mks began development of a new , more scalable enterprise version management system that formed the underlying architecture of the mks integrity alm product offered today . this initiative was further realized in 1999 when mks invested the bulk of its r & d efforts towards re - designing mks source integrity as a multi - tier java ee platform to address the needs of large enterprise installations .\nmicrosoft word - docs - # 10368290 - v4 - mks _ inc _ _ - _ report _ of _ voting _ results _ special _ meeting _ may _ 24 _ _ 2011 . doc mks inc . 410 albert street waterloo , ontario may 25 , 2011 via sedar to : british columbia securities commission alberta securities commission saskatchewan financial services commission manitoba securities commission ontario securities co . . .\ncarol mooney at west pharmaceutical services and douglas stockdale , stockdale associates , inc ( april 2006 ) .\nby october 2006 , the interoperability division of mks announced the release of mks x / server - technology , sco xvision eclipse and the sco wintif , that was rebranded after being acquired from sco .\nmks instruments , inc . pegasus court stafford park 7 telford tf3 3bq , england tel : + 44 ( 0 ) 1952 200664 fax : + 44 ( 0 ) 1952 200341 email : cvssales @ urltoken\nmicrosoft word - docs - # 10414402 - v1 - mks _ - _ material _ change _ report _ re _ _ special _ meeting _ results _ _ final _ order _ and _ closing . doc form 51 - 102f3 material change report 1 . name and address of company mks inc . ( mks ) 410 albert street waterloo , on n2l 3v3 . 2 . date of material changes may 24 , may 26 and may 31 , 2011 . 3 . news release mks issued ne . . .\nptc ( 2011 - 05 - 31 ) .\nptc acquires mks\n( press release ) .\nsale of mks to u . s . firm will spur its growth locally , ceo says | urltoken\nmks instruments to acquire newport corp . for $ 980m | business news | apr 2016 | industrial photonics\nmicrosoft word - docs - # 10385692 - v5 - press _ release _ - _ announcing _ completion _ of _ the _ arrangement . doc press release mks announces completion of plan of arrangement waterloo , on may 31 , 2011 : mks inc . ( tsx : mkx ) ( mks ) today announced the completion of the previously announced statutory plan of arrangement ( the arrangement ) pursuant to which parametri . . .\ne neil lewis , linda h kidder and eunah lee at spectral dimensions , inc ( september 2005 ) .\njoe olechno , richard stearns , richard ellson and elaine heron , labcyte , inc ( april 2006 ) .\nsanjivanjit bhal and michael r . j . hachey at advanced chemistry development , inc ( april 2007 ) .\npower solutions ( plasmart ) mks korea ltd . 188 , techno 2 - ro , yuseong - gu daejeon , 34028 , korea main : + 82 - 42 - 934 - 2542 email : mks @ urltoken\nin 1987 , mks stepped into the version control market with a product called mks rcs , which was renamed to mks source integrity in 1992 , deciding at that time to put strategic emphasis and focus expansion on the software configuration management marketplace , a segment of what is now known as application lifecycle management ( alm ) .\naugust 23 , 2010 charlie janes returns to mks and is appointed vice president of sales for north america .\nmks enables organizations to reduce the overwhelming complexity of developing software intensive products thereby removing barriers to rapid innovation .\nreview the changes ptc makes to mks road maps to ensure that product directions will still meet your needs .\nif you are a journalist looking for background information and resources , please visit the mks instruments media library .\nmks instruments deutchland gmbh wattstr . 11 - 13 13355 berlin , germany tel : + 49 - 30 - 464 - 0030 fax : + 49 - 30 - 464 - 00313 email : mks - germany @ urltoken\ntim is a founder of chl medical partners , a leading healthcare venture capital group based in stamford , ct focused on start - up and early stage investing in the biotechnology , medical device and services areas . tim has been investing in private equity since 1984 when he joined schroder ventures . he has been an active investor and board member responsible for numerous venture investments in the healthcare space , including innotech , inc . ( acquired by johnson & johnson ) , camitro corporation ( acquired by arqule , inc . ) , and alexion pharmaceuticals , inc . chl has led the start - up of many companies directly from university settings , including cgi pharmaceuticals , inc . , amicus therapeutics , inc . ( nasdaq \u201cfold\u201d ) , protometrix , inc . ( sold to invitrogen ) , and biorelix , inc . tim has been a director of nineteen companies and is currently on the boards of bionaut pharmaceuticals , inc . , comprehensive neuroscience , inc . , medicus insurance holdings , inc . and medmark services , inc . he is also an adjunct assistant professor at columbia graduate school of business teaching venture capital management . tim is a graduate of columbia college and the columbia graduate school of business . tim can be reached at\nmks instruments inc ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a semiconductor company based in united states , saw significant share price volatility over the past couple of months on the nasdaqgs , rising to the highs ofread more . . .\nmicrosoft word - docs - # 10385691 - v5 - press _ release _ - _ announcing _ final _ order _ obtained _ 2 _ . doc press release mks obtains final court order approving plan of arrangement waterloo , on may 26 , 2011 : mks inc . ( tsx : mkx ) ( mks ) today announced that it has obtained a final order of the ontario superior court of justice approving the previously announced st . . .\nby 1988 , we had taken an add - 0n to mks toolkit , and named it mks rcs which was the first generation software management system product , built around revision ( version ) control for software development projects .\nnewport \u2013 an mks instruments brand newport is a brand within the mks instruments light & motion division . the newport product portfolio consists of a full range of solutions including motion control , optical tables and vibration . . .\nandover , mass . , july 09 , 2018 - - mks instruments , inc . , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced that the company will release second quarter . . .\nandover , mass . , june 05 , 2018 - - mks instruments , inc . , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , announced today that it will webcast live its investor . . .\nandover , mass . , may 10 , 2018 - - mks instruments , inc . , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced that its board of directors has authorized . . .\nthe acquisition means mks\u2019s product , called integrity , can potentially be sold to thousands more customers , harris said .\njudd berman , christian burks , raymond hui and molly b schmid , affinium pharmaceuticals , inc ( june 2004 ) .\neric cordi , pfizer chemical research & development , and russell schofield , aspen technology , inc ( march 2012 ) .\ndraggin\u2019 y cattle co . , inc . v . junkermeier , clark , campanella , stevens , p . c .\nandover , mass . , may 09 , 2018 - - mks instruments , inc . , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced the promotion of dr . lee to the position . . .\nchristopher a . bonagura , douglas i . buckley and thomas j . stout , exelixis , inc ( april 2006 ) .\ncopyright \u00a9 2014 marion - kay spices . all rights reserved . designed and hosted by : bigfish design , inc . .\non draggin\u2019 y cattle co . , inc . v . junkermeier , clark , campanella , stevens , p . c .\nmks instruments has an unparalleled range of sophisticated instruments , components , subsystems and software designed to solve your toughest technology challenges .\nin 1998 mks purchased the implementer product and division of silvon software , based out of chicago , illinois , to add as / 400 support to its alm product line . continuing with acquisitions , in 1999 the interoperability business unit merged with datafocus inc . , a long time oem partner , and was charged with the evolution of the mks toolkit and n u tcracker products .\nby yann echelard , william gavin , ashley lawton , carol ziomek and harry meade at gtc biotherapeutics inc ( july 2009 ) .\n2012 \u2013 marion - kay spices , reidco . inc . celebrates 90 successful years with an open house in october of 2012 .\nmks instruments ( mksi ) is seeing solid earnings estimate revision activity and is a great company from a zacks industry rank perspective .\n( scm ) system it had been developing technically since 1997 . the new product , now known as mks integrity , had a\nbetween mks , ptc and ptc ns ulc . the final court hearing in respect of the arrangement is scheduled to be held on\nmks instruments italy s . r . l . alter\u00ae power systems products via p . e m . curie , 8 42122 reggio emilia , italy tel : + + 39 0522 553 820 fax : + + 39 0522 553 577 email : mks @ urltoken\nahead of today\u2019s trading session , urltoken has selected the following stocks for monitoring : mks instruments inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , orbotech ltd ( nasdaq : orbk ) , sensata technologies holding plc ( nyse : st ) , and trimble inc . ( nasdaq : trmb ) . all you have to do is sign up today for this free limited time offer by clicking the link below .\nchaoyang ma , chuenlei , wen lin seng , chaojie zhang , catherine willett and patricia mcgrath phylonix pharmaceuticals inc ( september 2003 ) .\nhad completed the acquisition of mks and that mks would operate as the integrity business unit of ptc going forward . by combining mks integrity with ptc ' s industry - leading product lifecycle management ( plm ) solutions , ptc is reshaping the way manufacturers integrate product hardware and software , enabling them to improve product quality , accelerate time - to - market , and reduce risk and total service costs .\nahead of today ' s trading session , urltoken has selected the following stocks for monitoring : mks instruments inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , orbotech ltd ( nasdaq : orbk ) , sensata technologies holding plc ( nyse : st ) , and trimble inc . ( nasdaq : trmb ) . all you have to do is sign up today for this free limited time offer by clicking the link below .\nnovember 3 , 2010 , michelle dickey joined mks as vice president federal sales to spearhead a team for the north american government market .\nfirst of all , i would like to congratulate phil deck , michael harris and the entire team for finding both a fabulous new home for mks , but also one which represents a significant strategic financial transaction , valuing mks at just over 4 times estimated fy2011 sales .\nmks instruments reports revenues of $ 110 . 9 million and diluted cash earnings per share of $ 0 . 24 for first quarter 2001\nmks instruments , inc is the worldwide leader in technology solutions for the markets we serve . we make the instruments , subsystems and process control solutions that enable our customers to measure , control , power , monitor and analyze the critical parameters of the advanced processes that they manage .\nmks instruments ( mksi ) is riding on its expertise in the semiconductor market as well as successfully capturing new markets with the newport acquisition .\nmks solves the most difficult problems , focuses on high - growth markets , has a reputation for good management , and delivers high margins .\non thursday , may 10 , 2018 , the nasdaq composite , the dow jones industrial average , and the s & p 500 edged higher at the closing bell . eight out of nine sectors ended thursday ' s trading session in bullish territories . taking into consideration yesterday ' s market sentiment , urltoken assessed the following scientific & technical instruments equities this morning : keysight technologies inc . ( nyse : keys ) , mks instruments inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , sensata technologies holding plc ( nyse : st ) , and trimble inc . ( nasdaq : trmb ) .\npreviously named mortice kern systems , mks was founded in 1984 by four university of waterloo students , randall howard , alex white , trevor thompson and steve izma . the company , founded initially as a consulting group , delivered to market its first product , mks toolkit , in 1985 .\nj . ian giffen , c . a . , b . a . - mr . giffen is a chartered accountant with an extensive technology background . since 1996 he has acted as a senior advisor and board member to software companies and technology investment funds . from 1992 to 1996 , mr . giffen was vice president and chief financial officer at alias research inc . , a developer of 3d software , which was sold to silicon graphics inc . mr . giffen is currently a director and on the audit committee of publicly - traded absolute software corporation ( tsx : abt ) , mks inc . ( tsx : mkx ) and ruggedcom inc . ( tsx : rcm ) , and a director / advisor to several private companies .\nmks toolkit was , as mentioned , directly inspired by a gap in the market , and by 1985 was shipping its first products . mks toolkit thrives , in morphed form , to this day , and more important has spawned many of the later product directions over the next 25 years .\nandover , mass . , oct . 10 / prnewswire / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) today announced that it will hold a conference call on tuesday , october 17 , 2000 at 5 : 00 p . m . ( et ) to discuss third quarter results . the dial - in number for the call will be 1 - 800 - 982 - 3472 for domestic callers and 703 - 871 - 3022 for international callers . mks instruments , inc . is a leading worldwide developer , manufacturer and supplier of instruments , components and subsystems used to measure . . .\nthe deal , which has the support of the boards of both companies , is subject to various closing conditions , including the approval of mks shareholders .\nandover , mass . , feb . 14 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , announced today that gerald g . colella , chief executive officer and president and seth h .\nananth krishnamurthy at the department of industrial and systems engineering , university of wisconsin - madison , and gerald finken at csm , inc ( december 2010 ) .\nandover , mass . , oct . 1 / prnewswire / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) today announced that it will hold a conference call on tuesday , october 16 , 2001 at 5 : 00 p . m . ( et ) to discuss third quarter results . the dial - in number for the call will be 888 - 413 - 4411 for domestic callers and 703 - 871 - 3795 for international callers . the call can also be accessed via the internet live or as a replay at urltoken . mks instruments , inc . is a leading worldwide developer , . . .\nandover , mass . , april 9 / prnewswire / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) today announced that it will hold a conference call on tuesday , april 24 , 2001 at 5 : 00 p . m . ( et ) to discuss first quarter results . the dial - in number for the call will be 1 - 877 - 817 - 7175 for domestic callers and 703 - 871 - 3599 for international callers . the call can also be accessed via the internet live or as a replay at urltoken . mks instruments , inc . is a leading worldwide develop . . .\nparametric is offering to buy mks for $ 26 . 20 a share , a price that represents a 38 - per - cent premium over the closing share price on wednesday . mks stock rose more than 37 per cent in response to the takeover offer , closing at $ 26 . 01 on thursday .\nandover , mass . , july 09 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced that the company will release second quarter 2018 financial results after market close on tuesday , july\nandover , mass . , april 09 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced that the company will release first quarter 2018 financial results after market close on tuesday , april\nmks integrity manages all systems and software development processes and connects all engineering artifacts , including requirements , models , code and tests , ensuring comprehensive lifecycle traceability . mks integrity ' s open architecture integrates disparate tools into a streamlined engineering process , allowing orchestration of engineering change and collaboration across the technology supply chain . with mks integrity , engineering teams improve productivity and quality , streamline compliance and gain complete product visibility , which ultimately drives more innovative products into the market .\nandover , mass . , jan . 18 / prnewswire / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) today announced that it will hold a conference call on tuesday , february 6 , 2001 at 5 : 00 p . m . ( et ) to discuss fourth quarter and year - end results . the dial - in number for the call will be 1 - 800 - 982 - 3472 for domestic callers and 703 - 871 - 3022 for international callers . the call can also be accessed via the internet live or as a replay at urltoken . mks instruments , inc . is a leading w . . .\ncumulative actions since origination have reduced annual non - gaap interest expense by over 70 % and have resulted in total voluntary prepayments of $ 425 million andover , mass . , april 11 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable\nandover , mass . , jul 10 , 2001 / prnewswire / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) today announced that it will hold a conference call on tuesday , july 24 , 2001 at 5 : 00 p . m . ( et ) to discuss second quarter results . the dial - in number for the call will be 1 - 877 - 817 - 7175 for domestic callers and 703 - 871 - 3599 for international callers . the call can also be accessed via the internet live or as a replay at urltoken . mks instruments , inc . is a leading worldwide developer , manufacturer a . . .\nanalysts are expecting mks to have revenues of around $ 75 million us for fiscal 2011 , which is 19 per cent growth compared to the last fiscal year .\nthe original name of mks inc . was mortice kern systems inc . \u2013 not taken , as often supposed from an aging and curmudgeonly new york accountant , but rather inspired by two typesetting terms that connote a sort of z en in the ancient arta of hot lead typesetting . the pre - incorporation business plan for mks to be the first to develop and commercialize the then state of the art , full page desktop publishing . when the us technique seeking venture capital to fund this exposed that venture capital hadn\u2019t yet begun in canada , the company moved on to a bootstrap mode ( which is oddly similar to the state of many startups and financing today ) .\nandover , mass . , june 05 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , announced today that it will webcast live its investor and analyst day , taking place in new york city on tuesday , june\nmks\u2019s product provides an opportunity \u201cto deepen our expertise\u2019 in that software management area , he said . \u201cit is a big growth opportunity for us , \u201d he said .\nwhen you become a customer of mks instruments you get a team of top - notch scientists and engineers dedicated to helping you succeed by solving your toughest technology challenges .\nandover , mass . , may 10 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced that its board of directors has authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $ 0 . 20 per share , payable on june\nandover , mass . , feb . 13 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced that its board of directors has authorized a quarterly cash dividend of $ 0 . 18 per share , payable on\nrecord sales on strong demand for process - critical technologieswilmington , mass . , april 26 , 2007 / prnewswire - firstcall via comtex news network / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported first quarter 2007 financial results . mks reported record quarterly sales of $ 211 . 4 million , up 18 percent from $ 179 . 1 million in the first quarte . . .\nthere will likely be some tension between ptc ' s tougher results - driven business behavior and mks ' s more collegial academia - rooted culture . the retention of mks ' s current management will mitigate some risk rooted in this tension and the acquisition will likely deliver value . also , key to the success of this merger is the retention of mks development and support capabilities and its software - oriented sales force . ptc will likely push hard for higher maintenance and support fees when time comes to renegotiate contracts .\nit includes the requirement that mks will have to pay parametric an $ 11 . 55 - million termination fee in the event the agreement between the two companies is terminated .\ncutting - edge engineering and the ability to identify with customers are not often found together . when they fuse , the combination is extraordinary . mks people create that fusion .\napplied materials , inc . ( amat ) shares briefly rose more than 2 % on monday after citi maintained its buy rating and raised its price target from $ 70 to $ 78 , which represents a 40 % premium to friday ' s closing price . the move comes after apple , inc . ( aapl ) cfo luca maestri suggested that nand and dram memory prices would move lower going into 2019 as weaker demand helps alleviate chronic supply issues . in addition to applied materials as a top pick in the group , the analyst recommended shares of kla - tencor corporation ( klac ) , mks instruments , inc . ( mksi ) and asml holding n . v . ( asml ) as other opportunities .\ncould mks have remained independent ? my sense is , in the longer term , no . in the 1990s , a company could ipo on the nasdaq at around $ 20 million revenues . today , that number is over $ 100 million , and mks at acquisition had about $ 75 million revenues . perhaps further acquisitions might have accelerated getting to scale , but without a nasdaq public currency that would have been difficult . therefore , that\u2019s a key reason why the ptc acquisition is such a home run win for mks .\nandover , mass . , apr 16 , 2002 / prnewswire via comtex / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading provider of products that measure , control , power and monitor critical parameters of semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing process environments , today reported financial results for the quarter ended march 31 , 2002 . results include partial quarter contributions of mks ' acquisitions of the eni division of emerson and tenta technology , ltd . (\ntenta\n) . first quarter 2002 revenu . . .\nandover , mass . , may 09 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced the promotion of dr . john t . c . lee to the position of president , effective may 9 , 2018 . dr .\nat mks , our technology enables the future and our innovations have helped shape the direction of industries . our people are experienced and creative problem solvers who collaborate with customers to find solutions .\noptical metrology inc 1616 osgood st . , north bldg 21 , north andover , ma 01845 usa tel : + 1 978 657 6303 fax : + 1 978 657 6056 email : sales @ urltoken\nandover , mass . , dec . 23 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today lowered its fourth quarter 2008 sales and earnings guidance . the company now expects sales of $ 118 to $ 122 million versus previous guidance of $ 130 to $ 140 million , as demand for semiconductor capital equipment continues to decline . mks now expects a gaap net loss per basic share of ( $ 0 . 23 ) to ( $ 0 . 20 ) ve . . .\nthe register of transfers of common shares is located in the offices of our stock transfer agent : computershare investor services , inc . , 100 university avenue , toronto , ontario , canada , m5j 2y1 .\nmks instruments ( mksi ) is poised to benefit from strengthening of end - markets , and focus on research and development . moreover , the company ' s shareholder - friendly policy raises its appeal .\nin late 2005 mks opened an office in japan where the company began to offer local service and support for their customer base in countries such as australia , china , japan , korea and singapore .\nhepplemann said his company was interested in mks because virtually all manufactured goods have a lot of software in them , and big manufacturers and their engineering departments are becoming a lot more like software companies .\nstephanie ratza joined us as chief financial officer on april 2 , 2007 . from november 2005 until when she joined us , ms . ratza served as chief financial officer of ipico inc . ( tsx - v : rfd ) , a firm which designs , develops , manufactures and markets a broad range of radio frequency identification ( rfid ) solutions . prior to ipico , from march 2000 to march 2005 , ms . ratza served as vice president , finance at mks inc . ( tsx : mkx ) and as director of finance at mks from january 1999 to march 2000 . the details of ms . ratza\u2019s employment arrangements with descartes are included in our management information circular dated april 29 , 2009 in respect of our annual meeting of shareholders to be held on may 28 , 2009 , filed on urltoken .\nmks has 385 employees around the world , including 190 in waterloo . harris , who will continue to run the company out of waterloo , said ptc has every intention of keeping the company in waterloo .\nmks instruments reports revenues of $ 72 . 7 million with diluted cash earnings per share of $ 0 . 01 and pro forma diluted cash earnings per share of $ 0 . 05 for second quarter 2001\nmks instruments partners with customers in thin film , including semiconductor device manufacturing , industrial manufacturing , environmental , medical , life sciences and scientific research to develop ground - breaking solutions to their toughest technology challenges .\nmichael cardiff , icd . d\u2013 since 2006 , mr . cardiff has served in a senior financial role as founder and ceo of accelerents inc . , a strategic consulting company focusing on mergers , acquisitions , sales and marketing . mr . cardiff previously served in senior financial roles as president and ceo at inea corporation , and president and ceo of fincentric corporation . mr . cardiff currently serves as a director and on the audit committees of public compaines burntsand inc . ( tsx : brt ) , hydrogenics corp . ( tsx : hyg ; nasdaq : hygs ) and software growth inc . ( cdnx : sgw - p . v ) .\nby 1995 , another key mks employee , david rowley , drove the creation of mks web integrity , which i believe to be the first ever enterprise web content management system . although licensed into the netscape suitespot server , along with informix datablades and verity search technology , perhaps the focus ( and venture capital financing ) of a pure play strategy might have given it more ammunition against early competitors like interwoven and vignette .\nthe combined company expects to realize $ 35 million in annualized cost synergies within 18 to 36 months , and anticipates revenue synergies from the expansion of mks instruments\u2019 served addressable markets and leverage of complementary sales channels .\nmks instruments partners with customers in the environmental monitoring , defense & security , life sciences & research , process & industrial manufacturing , and thin film industries to develop ground - breaking solutions to their toughest technology challenges .\nmks integrity coordinates and manages all activities and artifacts associated with developing software - intensive products , including requirements , models , code and test , ensuring comprehensive lifecycle traceability . by combining mks integrity with ptc\u2019s industry - leading product lifecycle management ( plm ) solutions , ptc is reshaping the way manufacturers integrate product hardware and software , enabling them to improve product quality , accelerate time - to - market , and reduce risk and total service costs .\nat a special meeting of shareholders today , 6 , 552 , 968 votes were cast in respect of mks ' 10 , 397 , 070 outstanding common shares . the transaction was approved by 99 . 969 % of the votes cast by holders of common shares , voting separately as a class , and by 99 . 968 % of the votes cast by holders of common shares other than common shares held by certain senior officers of mks .\nmks instruments has a track record of innovations in science and engineering that change the shape of whole industries . that tradition continues as we launch new products and technology solutions . read below for news of our latest solutions .\ndavid beatson , m . b . a . , b . s . \u2013 mr . beatson was awarded his masters in business administration , with a concentration in finance and marketing , from the university of cincinnati in 1971 . mr . beatson was also awarded a bachelor of science in business administration from the ohio state university . since january 2007 , mr . beatson has served in a senior financial role as chief executive officer of globalware solutions . mr . beatson has also previously served in senior financial roles as regional ceo , north america and member of the executive board of panalpina , inc ; as president , ceo and chairman of supply links , inc . ; as president and ceo of emery worldwide ; and as chairman , president and ceo of circle international group , inc . mr . beatson currently serves as a director and on the audit committee of pfsweb , inc . ( nasdaq : pfsw ) .\n2002 \u2013 marion - kay spices , reidco . , inc . hosted a week of events in celebration of the 80th anniversary with an open house and a re - grand opening of the marion - kay spice store in october .\nprior to librados , david was the president and ceo of insevo , inc . where he raised venture capital from the world largest venture capital fund , 3i . after becoming a recognized leader in the middleware space the company was acquired .\n2003 \u2013 marion - kay spices , reidco . , inc . launches a full line of spices under the name j . r . mad\u2019s . the popular and successful label includes a full line of unique , tangy , southwest blends .\nmks definitely was a company that had the proverbial \u201c9 lives\u201d . using the au courant start up lingo , these were critical \u201cpivots\u201d . the number of pivots arises partly because mks was a multi - product company and even more so because mks was a first generation of software company in canada , before clear rules to build such a knowledge based business had been formulated . achieving company growth means many battles fought ( and not all successfully ) to win the war of business success . i\u2019ve also come to learn that timing can trump even the most gifted product strategy work or execution attempts . as a result , ultimate success can be seasoned by many failures along the way to that success .\nrecord sales and earnings in 2006 wilmington , mass . , feb . 15 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2006 . in addition , the board of directors authorized a $ 300 million share repurchase program at its regularly scheduled m . . .\ni wanted to reflect on a few themes that i\u2019ve seen play out over mks \u2018 long history \u2013 both lessons learned and some principles that might help some of the current crop of start ups grow into global businesses headquartered in waterloo .\n\u201cwe think this combination creates a significant opportunity for accelerating the growth of the combined entities , \u201d hepplemann said . \u201cmost importantly , we think the mks executive team and the talented employee base will be a great addition to ptc . \u201d\nas consumer and end - user demands push the limits of engineering , we see a growing set of opportunities for mks technologies and solutions to enable the advances that unlock progress . there is more to come . we can grow together .\nmks instruments applies leading edge science , engineering and technology to solve critical challenges across a number of major markets . we will work with you to develop the right solution from our broad portfolio of innovative instruments , components , subsystems and software .\nbasil mundy is a professional sales , marketing , business development and government affairs executive with extensive senior management experience in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries , and has over 20 years experience in the transplantation and dialysis marketplaces . he was a member of the original team that formed one of the newest johnson and johnson companies , ortho biotech inc . he managed marketing and business development for the national kidney foundation , schein pharmaceutical , inc . , mgi pharma , celltech ( medeva ) pharmaceuticals and bone care international .\nandover , mass . , april 17 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of products that measure , control , power and monitor critical parameters of semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing process environments , today reported first quarter 2003 financial results . first quarter 2003 revenues totaled $ 72 . 8 million , a 23 percent increase compared to first quarter 2002 revenues of $ 59 . 1 million and a 6 percent decr . . .\nandover , mass . , july 24 / prnewswire / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading supplier of gas measurement , control and analysis products , reactive gas generator and power delivery products used in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported financial results for the quarter ended june 30 , 2001 . the company ' s 2000 results reported in this release have been restated to reflect the january 26 , 2001 acquisition of applied science and technology . . .\nmks instruments applies leading edge science , engineering and technology to solve critical challenges across 15 major markets . we will work with you to develop the right solution drawing from and combining our broad portfolio of innovative instruments , components , subsystems and software .\nandover , mass . , jul 30 , 2002 / prnewswire - firstcall via comtex / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading provider of products that measure , control , power and monitor critical parameters of semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing process environments , today reported second quarter financial results that exceeded the company ' s revenue and earnings guidance . second quarter 2002 revenues totaled $ 85 . 9 million , a 45 percent increase compared to first quarter 2002 revenues o . . .\nparametric technology corp . ( ptc ) of needham , mass . , near boston , announced thursday that it has reached an agreement with mks to buy the firm for $ 292 . 5 million in a deal that is expected to close in june .\nthis is a positive move for manufacturers of physical products that include software . ptc customers will benefit from mks ' s integrity software , which provides both requirements management and system engineering support with sophisticated process , workflow and integration capabilities . mks\u2019s alm support will enable ptc to extend from electromechanical design to project definition and management , along with full management of the life cycle of the source and applications being delivered . this will provide a potential for a platform that unifies plm and alm , which most likely will produce good value in improved traceability and velocity . manufacturers could then use one platform for integrated product development involving software , mechanical design and electronics . ptc offers substantially greater corporate viability and resources to support mks customers and to grow the integrity user base .\nandover , mass . , oct . 21 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing process environments , today reported third quarter 2003 revenues of $ 81 . 6 million , a slight increase from second quarter 2003 revenues of $ 81 . 2 million and 12 percent below third quarter 2002 revenues of $ 92 . 2 million . the third quarter 2003 gaap net . . .\nandover , mass . , feb . 5 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading supplier of gas measurement , control and analysis products , reactive gas generator and power delivery products used in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended december 31 , 2001 . the company ' s 2000 results reported in this release reflect the january 26 , 2001 acquisition of applied science and technol . . .\n31 % sequential quarterly revenue growth and continued margin improvement wilmington , mass . , april 20 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported first quarter 2004 financial results . net sales were $ 133 . 0 million , up 31 percent from $ 101 . 8 million in the fourth quarter of 2003 and up 83 percent from $ 72 . . . .\nmks had about 1 , 000 active customers and revenues of $ 62 . 9 million us last year . meanwhile , ptc had about 25 , 000 active customers and revenues of more than $ 1 billion us at the end of the last fiscal year .\nsales up 52 percent , net income up 143 percent per share over 2005 quarter wilmington , mass . , july 27 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported second quarter 2006 financial results . net sales of $ 198 . 4 million increased by 52 percent compared to $ 130 . 2 million in the second quarter of 2005 , and b . . .\nandover , mass . , feb 4 , 2003 / prnewswire - firstcall via comtex / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of products that measure , control , power and monitor critical parameters of semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing process environments , today reported fourth quarter 2002 and full year financial results . fourth quarter 2002 revenues totaled $ 77 . 6 million , a 16 percent decrease from third quarter 2002 revenues of $ 92 . 2 million . reported fourth quart . . .\nandover , mass . , oct 16 , 2002 / prnewswire - firstcall via comtex / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading provider of products that measure , control , power and monitor critical parameters of semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing process environments , today reported third quarter financial results . third quarter 2002 revenues totaled $ 92 . 2 million , a 7 percent increase compared to second quarter 2002 revenues of $ 85 . 9 million and a 73 percent increase compared to third . . .\nandover , mass . , oct 16 , 2001 / prnewswire via comtex / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading supplier of gas measurement , control and analysis products , reactive gas generator and power delivery products used in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported financial results for the quarter ended september 30 , 2001 . these results are in line with the company ' s updated guidance announced on august 23 . the company ' s 2000 results reported in this release . . .\nandover , mass . , april 3 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a global provider of technologies that enable advanced processes and improve productivity , today announced that it expects that first quarter revenue and non - gaap net loss to be near the low end of its guidance . the company also expects its gaap net loss will be below the low end of the guidance primarily as a result of charges associated with reductions in workforce and special charges incurred in . . .\nwilmington , mass . , july 26 / prnewswire - firstcall / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported second quarter 2007 financial results . second quarter sales totaled $ 204 . 0 million , up 3 percent from $ 198 . 4 million in the second quarter of 2006 and down 4 percent from $ 211 . 4 million in the first quarter of 2007 . net income . . .\nrecord sales and earningswilmington , mass . , oct 26 , 2006 / prnewswire - firstcall via comtex news network / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported record sales and earnings for the third quarter of 2006 . net sales increased by 68 percent to $ 205 . 5 million in the third quarter of 2006 from $ 122 . 5 million in the third quarter of 2 . . .\n25 % sequential revenue increase to $ 102 million and return to profitability andover , mass . , feb 3 , 2004 / prnewswire - firstcall via comtex / - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading worldwide provider of process control technologies for improving productivity in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported fourth quarter and full year 2003 results . fourth quarter 2003 revenues totaled $ 101 . 8 million , a 25 percent increase from $ 81 . 6 million in the third q . . .\nandover , mass . - - ( business wire ) - - april 24 , 2001 - - mks instruments , inc . ( nasdaq : mksi ) , a leading supplier of gas measurement , control and analysis products , reactive gas generator and power delivery products used in semiconductor and other advanced manufacturing processes , today reported financial results for the quarter ended march 31 , 2001 . the company ' s 2000 results reported in this release have been restated to reflect the january 26 , 2001 acquisition of applied science and tech . . .\nmks people combine world - class engineering and problem - solving skills with highly - developed listening skills and an unwavering dedication to helping our customers succeed . our teams push the science envelope and collaborate across a range of design disciplines in our search for inventive solutions .\nj . ian giffen is our chairman of the board and has been a member of our board of directors since march 2004 . since 1996 , he has been a consultant and advisor to and director of software companies and technology investment funds . from january 1992 to january 1996 , mr . giffen was vice president and chief financial officer at alias research , a developer of 3d graphics software . mr . giffen is currently a director of publicly - traded absolute software corporation ( tsx : abt ) , mks inc . ( tsx : mkx ) and ruggedcom inc . ( tsx : rcm ) and a director / advisor to a number of other private companies . mr . giffen is a chartered accountant and has a bachelor of arts degree in business administration from the university of strathclyde in glasgow , scotland ."]}
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time users . as the offers keep changing frequently , it is important that you keep yourself updated to avail the best deals on your next booking . also , there are nice combos available for the users that include ixigo money offers and various discounts .\nixigo is offering flat rs 600 discount on domestic flight tickets for users having kotak debit , credit cards and net banking . coupon code is redeemable across partners who allow ixigo money ( will be visible next to the flight price ) . each coupon is valid for one - time use only . you will receive your ixigo money within 48 hours of booking . ixigo money credited in the account will be valid till 6 months from the date of receiving . offer is applicable for kotak debit , credit card & net banking customers only\neighty per cent of ixigo\u2019s travel and transportation queries and 50 per cent of its transactions currently originate on mobile devices , he said .\nservices and apps provided by ixigo are used by more than 7 million travelers in india . so , check out all the services today and avail some cool benefits , such as ixigo coupons for fare on flights . this is your ultimate stop for the best travel plans .\nto provide a smoother booking experience , ixigo has tied up with irctc to enable train reservations on its own website . with a vast clientele , it is successfully getting a large number of bookings on its platform . some of the main benefits of train reservation through ixigo are - -\nverified on 10 jul 2018 . get rs 1000 cashback as ixigo money and free coupons worth rs 5000 on all domestic flight bookings . no minimum booking value is required . how to get cashback ? : search and compare flight tickets on ixigo , select a partner or airline wherever some cashback deal is mentioned against the price , once you complete the ticket booking on ixigo ' s partner site , please visit urltoken page and fill the claim cashback form once the process is completed , your cashback will be credited to your citrus wallet within 30 days . make sure to apply coupon code\nmoney\nat the time of booking . you will receive your ixigo money within 48 hours . ixigo money can only be availed on the latest app version . users can use 100 % of their ixigo money balance on a single flight booking . book now !\nixigo 11th anniversary special sale : get flat 11 % ixigo money on international flight bookings ( up to rs 5000 ) . simply compare flights on ixigo from the various travel partners , choose the flight of your choice and proceed to book . make sure to apply coupon code ' save11 ' at the time of booking . you will receive ixigo money equivalent to 11 % of your booking amount ( up to rs 5000 ) within 24 hours . choose a travel partner with an ixigo money amount mentioned with it . valid on cleartrip , yatra , cheapticket and easemytrip . no minimum booking amount . you will receive coupons worth rs 5000 from myntra , zomato , gaana & other partners . coupons will be sent to you via email post booking confirmation .\nverified on 10 jul 2018 . the newly launched packages for the holidays in india and for destinations around the world is at your fingertips . book your holidays now easily on the ixigo website . additional ixigo offers not required to avail the reasonable prices on holiday packages . hurry up ! ! book now\nyou can earn ixigo money on first 4 flight bookings in a calendar month . simply make sure to apply the coupon code at the time of making your booking and you will receive your ixigo money as per the running offer within 24 hours of your booking confirmation . the specified 4 bookings are subject to - unique email id , mobile number , user name and user device . any additional bookings made during this period will not be eligible for ixigo money .\neasy to use and very helpful . it is very helpful app and i love tourism and by the help of ixigo trains i easily travel . . .\nbook your first train ticket via ixigo and pay rs . 0 payment gateway charge . valid on booking amount below rs 1000 . search for your preferred train on ixigo trains app or website . sign in to your irctc account using your irctc user id . add traveller details and proceed to payment . you will not have to pay any payment gateway charge for tickets with booking amount below rs 1000 . also , book any train ticket via ixigo and pay rs . 0 service charge .\nixigo is giving away flat rs 600 cashback as wallet money if a user pays through tmw prepaid virtual and physical card which is valid for new users only . applicable in both website and app . limited period offer . valid for existing users too . also get up to rs 1000 ixigo money on every domestic flight bookings . hurry !\nthe ixigo money you earn is dependant on a unique booking id / pnr and not on the number of passengers , number of flights or one - way / return booking .\nixigo is offering flat rs 2100 off on international flight fare online . applicable only for one time per user . valid on a minimum booking value of rs 15000 . book now !\nthis investment would further reinforce micromax\u2019s foray into application services , the company said , adding that it will also give ixigo a reach of over 30 million incremental users over the next year .\nwith the \u2018auto web check - in\u2019 feature , users are informed as to when the web check - in window for their booked flight opens . ixigo also pre fills your details based on past trends and directly books your preferred seat . this feature is only applicable for indigo flights at the moment ; with other airlines , ixigo directly takes you to the seat selection page .\nbook a flight - - make sure to apply the coupon code at the time of making your booking and you will receive your ixigo money as per the running offer within 24 hours .\ninternational flight sale : click here and grab flat rs 2100 off on international flights booked online using kotak debit , credit cards and net banking on no minimum booking amount . promo code is redeemable across partners who allow ixigo money ( will be visible next to the flight price ) . each code is valid for one - time use only . you will receive your ixigo money within 48 hours of booking . for more details visit urltoken coupons are valid till 30th july 2018 . ixigo money credited in the account will be valid till 6 months from the date of receiving\nif you are looking to book cheap flights , then sign up with ixigo to sort your travel plans , all on the same site with exclusive features that guarantee a hassle - free experience .\njet airways sale : ixigo is offering 40 % off on select flights operated by jetairways . also , avail flat rs 750 as ixigo money on first time booking online . no minimum booking amount required . you will receive your ixigo money within 48 hours of your booking confirmation . urltoken is the leading travel website for destination search and tour planning in india . find comparison of the best deals in hotels , trains , flights , and travel packages , all at one place . urltoken aggregates information from hundreds of travel sites to bring to you a range of offers and deals .\nixigo does not handle the booking of tickets but instead redirect the user to book directly from the travel provider\u2019s page . urltoken was founded by le travenues technology pvt ltd . ixigo\u2019s revenue model is based on pay per click advertising , tie - ups with prominent airlines and hotels in india and selling advertising space on their website . they have been voted as india\u2019s fastest growing travel search engine .\nif you are looking for hotels in kolkata , ixigo is the correct place to search for all 5 star , 3 star and budget hotels . you can easily access to the hotel of your choice . it is hassle - free , easy and does not take much of your time unlike other ways to research . no ixigo hotel coupons required to avail the offer . hurry ! book now\nfor an ultimate booking experience , book train tickets online through india\u2019s leading travel marketplace , ixigo . com . it has been voted as india\u2019s fastest growing travel search engine and is growing stronger everyday .\nenjoy travelling at the best prices with ixigo offers - today , travel and tourism industry is one of the fastest growing sectors globally . while travelling is becoming a trend of this generation , more and more travel agencies are opening their doors to help plan your vacation . choosing the best discount offers among so many available online is one of the most crucial steps of planning a holiday . ixigo enables its users to plan their trip online , compare prices of various airlines / hotels and get the best deals . a number of ixigo offers ensure that you get the best deals within your budget .\npopular for its innovative travel apps , ixigo helps indian travellers plan their trips , find the best train and bus services , book the cheapest flights , cabs , hotels and more , micromax said in a statement .\nverified on 10 jul 2018 . ixigo is offering the wide range of choices in manali holiday packages right here and check them all to the pick the one that you find best suited for your vacation and budget . you can check out the packages that say - romantic , beach , exotic islands . packages starting from rs 8 , 299 . no ixigo package coupons required to avail the best offer . hurry ! ! book today\nchoose and book from over 1000 + buses between 200 cities on the ixigo platform . find information on indian railways seat availability . check pnr status for the train ticket reservations . you can also check availability of berths in indian railways trains and book irctc train tickets right away . you can make use of the ixigo pnr app for checking berth status on a wait - listed ticket and even see the prediction probability of confirmation .\nvisit urltoken or get the ixigo flights app . search for flights in your preferred travel sector . compare fares & choose a travel partner ( cleartrip , yatra , musafir etc . ) . apply your unique coupon code at the time of booking , before you proceed to pay . grab flat rs 700 ixigo money on domestic flight booking and rs 1500 ixigo money on international flight booking . coupon code is redeemable across partners who allow ixigo money ( will be visible next to the flight price ) . no conditions on minimum booking value . offer is valid on both , one - way and round - trip bookings . each coupon is valid for one time use only . if you transact more than once , you can still book but will not get any cashback on your 2nd transaction . all payments have to be made through times card only to avail the deal .\nthe meta search option allows users to compare flight fares from multiple sites at one place & book cheapest flights . ixigo\u2019s innovative instant book feature makes it easier for users to book a flight without redirecting to another site .\ngrab flat rs 2222 cashback as wallet money on minimum booking amount of rs 20 , 000 and above . ixigo money will be credited within 24 hours of booking confirmation . applicable in both website and app . hurry !\nairasia early monsoon sale : flight fares starting @ rs 1599 + get up to rs 5000 ixigo money . valid on international flight fares only . travel period : till 31st october , 2018 . sale ends soon . book now !\nixigo is offering the exciting deals on dubai holiday packages . in this dubai package 3 nights 4 days package , you can get a 4 - day and 3 - night stay with a comfortable accommodation in a good hotel . you can also opt for a customized package by adjusting the number of days and nights according to your convenience . pricing starts at rs 33 , 999 . no offer code required to get the great deals on ixigo packages . book now\nnow save rs 650 from the next booking that you make through ixigo . to avail this offer use it at the time of booking . also visit this page for more information regarding the cashback money . this is valid till july 31st 2018 .\nixigo is offering flat rs 800 cashback as wallet money while paying through tmw prepaid virtual and physical card which is valid for new users only . offer expiry : 30 july 2018 . applicable in both website and app . limited period deal . hurry !\nthe flight status feature on ixigo helps you keep track of your flight timings , informs you of the belt number of baggage arrival and more . if the flight is delayed or pre - poned , you get an immediate message notifying you of the same .\n\u201cwe share a common vision of a connected ecosystem of travellers who can access and consume travel content ubiquitously on their phone and compare and book across a bouquet of travel service providers seamlessly , \u201d aloke bajpai , chief executive officer and co - founder , ixigo , said .\nthe flight fare prediction feature of ixigo uses history and prices to tell its users whether they should book a flight or wait for the fare to drop further . this feature also derives the best future date to book cheapest flight to a set destination , ensuring the user with cheap flight fare .\nverified on 10 jul 2018 . find superb new delhi packages on urltoken for planning a memorable trip with your loved ones . new delhi packages starting at rs 7 , 755 . choose from the different packages like romantic , beach , exotic islands and lot more . no ixigo coupons required . book now\nfind the fastest and cheapest flights and buses at the click of a button . enjoy the many choices , all at your disposal at best prices . you can also avail ixigo discounts for branded and non - branded hotels anywhere in india and book from the best accommodations available at the best prices .\nverified on 10 jul 2018 . book online for heritage tour packages at urltoken and get the best deals and discounts . pricing starts at rs 7 , 755 . you may even choose heritage tour packages to overseas destinations such as bhutan , nepal , and other more faraway countries , subject to availability . no exclusive ixigo cashback offers code required . book now\nsign up with ixigo and get daily / weekly airfare price alerts to sort your travel . with flight fare alert , users are alerted whenever the airfares fall within their budget . this feature also ensures that users do not miss out on early - bird offers , last - minute promotions , deals and discounts as users get their hands on cheap flight tickets .\nixigo is a proficient and all - encompassing travel meta search engine that exhibits every little detail of travelling . it is the fastest growing travel platform in india . on this platform , the traveller has access to the best information of planning a trip ( international or domestic ) with comprehensive listings of hotels , restaurants and places to visit . the easy - to - use ixigo flight app and website makes it a great experience for enthusiastic travellers to select their preferred airline for the journey and also compare flight fares before booking cheap flight tickets with a simple click of a button . with the introduction of the below - listed features , the app has become all the more user - friendly when it comes to book cheap flights .\nixigo is a travel search engine based in gurgaon , india , and a mobile travel application available on android , ios and windows phone . ixigo is an infomediary that aggregates travel websites to compare information and deals . it is the leading travel website for destination search and tour planning in india . find comparison of the best deals in hotels , trains , flights , and travel packages , all at one place . this website aggregates information from hundreds of travel sites to bring to you a range of offers and deals . compare flight fares from all the major travel sites , and be privileged to the best reviews . on signing up , you could even book your tickets and get instant confirmation . this website guarantees secure booking .\nverified on 10 jul 2018 . urltoken is a one - stop destination for all your travel search needs . here you will get the cheapest bus tickets across 2300 + routes in india . book now and get the best fares on bus ticket bookings . no additional ixigo bus coupons required to avail the cheap fares on bus bookings . hurry up ! ! book your tickets now\nsaif partners and make mytrip held up a total 76 . 6 percent in ixigo for $ 18 . 5 million in 2011 , valuing the company at about $ 25 million . saif partners garnered 56 . 7 percent while makemytrip bought up 19 . 9 per cent in that very round . micromax also holds up a stake in the company by investing about $ 4 million in june 2015 .\ncheck out the trip planner to find custom travel itinerary for your next holidays . compare from the horde of travel websites and find the cheapest flight tickets , book the cheapest cabs for intercity travel and lowest hotel prices in all the major cities for accommodation . search across 600 , 000 hotels to find yourself the best to suit , both your taste and budget . find the best rates from 100 + websites on flights booking , and air tickets . get fare alerts to your mobile on downloading the ixigo mobile travel app . this is your best travel assistant both over the web and on the mobile . you can also make use of the ixigo promo codes for further discounts . in addition , you can search for travel packages for a weekend trip , great beaches , hills , wildlife destinations , and much more .\nlooking for the best last - minute hotel deals , simply book via ixigo . now book hotels one day in advance or on the date of check - in and get rs 5000 cashback on each booking . com , cleartrip and agoda booking . rs . 5000 cashback on bookings above rs . 50 , 000 ; rs . 3000 cashback on bookings above rs . 30 , 000 ; rs . 2000 cashback on bookings above rs . 20 , 000 ; rs . 1000 cashback on bookings above rs . 10 , 000 ; rs . 750 cashback on bookings above rs . 7 , 500 ; rs . 600 cashback on bookings above rs . 5 , 000 ; rs . 300 cashback on bookings above rs . 2 , 000 ; rs . 100 cashback on bookings above rs . 1000 and rs . 50 cashback on bookings above rs . 500 . cashback claim must be made within 7 days of hotel booking . minimum booking amount must be rs 50000 . a user can make claims for a maximum of 3 unique bookings per month . this offer is not valid on bookings made by travel agents . if found , ixigo reserves the right to cancel the cashback without prior intimation . checkin date will be within next 2 months . ixigo promo code is not required to redeem the discount . hurry ! ! book now\nverifiede today . ixigo is offering the exclusive cashback offers on bus bookings . book now and get upto rs 200 cashback on your bookings . in the case of buses , the cashback is on a unique booking id and is not dependent on the number of passengers , or one - way / return booking . cashback will be credited to your citrus wallet within 24 hours of trip completion . a user can avail the cashback offer for only 3 unique bookings per calendar month . avail this cashback on redbus . book now\nverified on 10 jul 2018 . ixigo gives you the exciting offers on domestic flights . get flat rs 600 cash back on domestic flights . this discount is applicable on jet airways only . valid only on domestic flights . no discount coupons required to avail the offer . also , get 10 % discount on your return domestic jet airways flight fares . tickets must be purchased between may 19 , 2018 and sep 15 , 2018 . travel must commence and the entire journey must be completed on or before sep 30 , 2018 . tickets must be purchased a minimum of 15 days prior departure .\nurltoken is the leading travel website for destination search and tour planning in india . find comparison of the best deals in hotels , trains , flights , and travel packages , all at one place . urltoken aggregates information from hundreds of travel sites to bring to you a range of offers and deals . with urltoken , you can always plan your travel better . check out the trip planner to find custom travel itinerary for your next holidays . find the fastest and cheapest flights and buses at the click of a button . you can check realtime seat availability of indian railway trains . urltoken is your best travel assistant both over the web and on the mobile . you can use ixigo mobile apps for travel , buses , cabs , and train and hotels . you can make use of the ixigo pnr app for checking berth status on a wait - listed ticket and even see the prediction probability of confirmation . services and apps provided by urltoken are used by more than 7 million travelers in india . so , check out all the services today and avail some cool benefits , such as the lowest fare on flights . at urltoken , you can also look for branded and non - branded hotels anywhere in india and book from the best accommodations available at the best prices . in addition , you can search for travel packages for a weekend trip , great beaches , hills , wildlife destinations , and much more . urltoken is your ultimate stop for the best travel plans . explore the website now !\nare you finding it difficult to plan your holiday ? you can take refuge in ixigo , which is essentially a \u201ctravel based search engine\u201d . it has its headquarters in gurgaon , india . here you will be able to chalk out a plan for your holiday without hassle as you have the option to compare rates , services , and allied travel services before you take the plunge . it is basically a website that will allow you to draw comparison of information related to travel that includes stuff like your airline ticket fare , hotel booking deals , and travel packages . it\u2019s not just about air tickets and accommodation but you can also find out deals on buses and trains . not only that you can check pnr status in real time . aside from being an excellent comparison tool for the travel lovers , it offers coupons for online shoppers and customers that you can check out . visit grabon regularly so that you can keep track of the updates . ( last updated - july 2018 )\nmicromax , however , has not divulged the amount or investment details in the statement .\n\u201cour vision is to seamlessly integrate innovative services into smart devices to create an ecosystem that is valuable for our users . we look forward to working closely with them to build on - demand and one - click travel experiences for micromax consumers , \u201d rahul sharma , co - founder , micromax informatics , said .\n\u201cwe will be announcing more such partnerships over the next few months to accelerate our journey into services , \u201d he added .\nmicromax had announced last month that it will be making investments of 0 . 5 - 20 million dollars in over 20 start - ups in the coming year . for this objective , it has also set up an m & a team which has been actively sourcing and working with start - ups across major technology markets such as silicon valley , europe , israel and india to bring in the best products and capabilities .\n\u201cthis partnership will strengthen our market leadership in mobile travel services for middle - class users . we expect to quadruple our mobile user - base in the next 12 months , \u201d bajpai added .\nhealthifyme , a fitness and weight loss app said it has it has raised . . .\nnoida facility , world\u2019s largest factory for mobile handsets , will also make . . .\nthe average revenue per user ( arpu ) for mobile service providers has hit a . . .\nrequest that it be assigned for backhaul to asps that have access to . . .\nhcl technologies to consider buy - back of its equity shares in accordance . . .\nsubex , a telecom analytics solutions provider , has bagged a multimillion . . .\nthe ability of ceos to make tough calls and avoid feel - good short - term decisions often decides their legacies , . . .\nas the sc verdict on wednesday gives the delhi government more teeth , a look at the power struggle in the . . .\nfor the last six years , sudhanshu vats , group ceo , viacom 18 media pvt ltd , has been busy turning the . . .\nfans of the very popular oneplus phones probably don\u2019t need a reason to like the phone more than they already . . .\ninadequate forex reserves , growing pile of external debt and tightening global liquidity can exert pressure on . . .\n\u20b92121 \u2022 hdfc bank s1s2r1r2comment 2110208521352160 resistance ahead . go long only if the stock breaks above . . .\nas trees stand on shaky ground in our cities , a shave away from the axe of development , a meditation on their . . .\nin keeping with the rest of the issue , this week\u2019s quiz is all about trees .\nlast week\u2019s visit to boston with my sister su was built around my trial - by - visa at the spanish consulate . all . . .\nthe world cup upsets show that messi and ronaldo , the greats of their time , can thrive only with an able . . .\nthe explosively growing food delivery business in india is going upmarket , getting specialised and dishing out . . .\ncashing in on the popularity of videos , facebook\u2019s instagram has launched igtv , a platform where videos can . . .\nthere will be $ 24 billion in net new advertising investment this year , the best annual increment since the . . .\nin this concluding series on jobs , businessline finds that while small units have been hit all over the . . .\nthe pejorative jokes on pakoda sellers apart , the centre has been keen on pushing self - employment in a country . . .\nteamlease services , a recruitment and consultancy concern , has been an observer - participant in india\u2019s labour . . .\nin the first of a two - part series on skills and jobs , businessline examines the angst and aspirations of . . .\nanother china - based venture capital firm fosun kinzon capital pte ltd also participated in the funding round . the money surplus will be used for brand promotion , product capability , and expansion . the deal was a combination of compulsorily convertible preference shares and equity shares which were signed in january this year and closed last friday .\nthe startup was founded back in 2007 by aloke bajpai and rajnish kumar , the office being based in gurgaon . the usp are travel search engine including but not limited to price comparison engine aggregating deals from various online and offline travel portals .\nhello ! i am adid khan , a marketer , entrepreneur , travel junkie and foodie . i love travelling , meeting new people , eating and eating . my journey started as a hacker .\nlocating investors is not the hard part of getting funds for your startup or small business . in fact , the easiest part is getting a list of contacts . the hard part comes when you try . . .\nmany passionate young indians always have a question in mind that what are best small business ideas in india ? 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", "topic": 6}], "title": "jetking infotrain", "paragraphs": ["jetking infotrain ltd . stock price , share price , live bse / nse , jetking infotrain ltd . bids offers . buy / sell jetking infotrain ltd . news & tips , & f & o ; quotes\nwant to know if jetking infotrain ltd . is right ? and more . .\njetking infotrain disclosures under reg . 29 ( 2 ) of sebi ( sast ) regulations , 2011\nurvashi bharwani , daughter of shri nandu bharwani , joint managing director of jetking infotrain ltd has over nine years of experience across all departments in jetking .\nas founder of jetking infotrain limited , he once again led the way in 1991 and pioneered franchising in computer hardware & networking training institutes .\ncomputer education firm jetking infotrain is entering the overseas computer hardware training market , with plans to open centres in sri lanka , bangladesh , nepal and nigeria next fiscal .\njetking infotrain ltd . , incorporated in the year 1983 , is a small cap company ( having a market cap of rs 27 . 32 crore ) operating in information technology sector .\nterms and conditions : by clicking on submit , i authorize jetking infotrain ltd and its partners to call me and send course information via email and phone upto a period of 6 months .\nindia today got together with siddarth bharwani , vice president at jetking infotrain limited , an it and ims training institute , to know more about the issues contributing to such a dismal picture .\nestablished in 1947 as a do - it - yourself radio kit company , jetking infotrain ltd . has now become india\u2019s pioneer digital skills institute with more than 100 centers pan india and overseas .\njetking infotrain notice of the board meeting ( no : 06 / 2017 - 18 ) to be held on tuesday , 30th january 2018 at 2 . 30 p . m . and closure of the tr . . .\nexperienced and trained faculty from jetking will visit your college and take the lectures .\njetking info standalone dec ' 15 total income from operations at rs 6 . 55 crore\njetking info standalone sep ' 15 total income from operations at rs 6 . 70 crore\njetking info standalone mar ' 15 total income from operations at rs 6 . 36 crore\njetking info standalone dec ' 14 total income from operations at rs 6 . 18 crore\non the basis of her learnings , she developed a sales and marketing process manual for jetking .\nshe joined jetking back in 2008 , equipped with advanced management skills as vice president \u2013 operations .\njetking has helped me to start my career . i joined jetking to complete mcse2000 certification in 2013 . after completing the certification , i was placed in rohan builders as system administrator and later moved to microsense pvt ltd as network engineer . i thank jetking for offering me a successful career path .\njetking provides you various certifications under it depend on what you choose . check out our courses today !\nmr . harsh bharwani spearheads the international business , dedicated services and employability services division initiatives at jetking .\nhe has been responsible for the expansion of jetking network in east india , a virgin territory for jetking and it has been growing exponentially . he has researched and explored business opportunities in usa , china and south africa . under his leadership only jetking foray into international market and successfully opened centres in vietnam and nepal .\nshe was then assigned to lead the sales and marketing departments at jetking for a year and a half .\nshe has also worked on implementing the erp system in jetking and has handled hr for a short while .\njetking was quick to the partner with the retailers association\u2019s skill council of india . and is the first partner to launch the jetking certified sales associate program in 4 centres across india \u2013 delhi , mumbai , kolkatta and hyderabad .\nunder his leadership , jetking has been a recipient of the best franchisor award and small business award by franchise india .\nafter puc , i started my course with jetking , a place where average students can gain tremendous knowledge . the faculty is really supportive and give individual attention . i got placed with fico with excellent ctc , really appreciate the support jetking has offered !\nas we are witnessing the fourth revolution through rapid digital transformation , at jetking we strive to provide quality human resources . . .\nhe had set up , heading and managing office in east india a virgin territory for jetking and it has been growing devastatingly . he has researched and explored the opportunities in usa , china and south africa . under his surveillance , jetking foray into international market by signing international agreement with fpt university - vietnam\u2019s leading university to set up \u2018jetking learning centers\u2019 for capacity building and talent development in vietnam .\nafter completing her bachelors in management studies from jai hind , mumbai in marketing and finance , urvashi started her career in jetking in 2004 . she started her career in sales and marketing departments , taking time initially to first understand the nuances of running a jetking learning centre .\nshe completed her mba from the indian school of business , hyderabad in 2008 post which she led sales and marketing at jetking for a couple of years .\nin early 2012 , she succeeded in obtaining a new project for jetking , awarded by the government of haryana to train over thousand students for retail sector . on successful completion of this project , she set up a new training vertical for jetking in the same space - retailability in which she trained over 200 students .\ncertifications makes technology professionals more likely to get hired , demonstrate clear business impact and advance their careers . learn more about jetking global certifications & fuel a successful career .\nthe digital revolution has changed the world . since 1947 , jetking has trained 7 , 00 , 000 students and turned them into professionals working at the most influential organisations in the world . today , jetking is focused on training students to be ready for the major changes that will take place in 2025 due to global digitization . a pioneer in the smartlab plus training methodology , jetking digital courses give students an extra edge , through practicals , soft skills training , and sessions to help fluency in spoken english ; personality development and yoga . at jetking , our goal is to create a generation of exceptional professionals to be instrumental in bringing alive the digital india dream .\nurvashi b . thadhani has been a part of the exciting journey with jetking since 2004 . she has closely worked with all the departments in jetking and has a vast understanding of the functions and working of the organization . she has played an instrumental role in conducting extensive market research , franchise support , handling accounts and finance and refining the product offering .\njetking infotrain ltd . key products / revenue segments include income from franchise which contributed rs 13 . 43 crore to sales value ( 56 . 81 % of total sales ) , training & maintenance fees which contributed rs 9 . 89 crore to sales value ( 41 . 82 % of total sales ) , software packages ( courseware ) which contributed rs . 23 crore to sales value ( 0 . 97 % of total sales ) and other operating revenue which contributed rs . 09 crore to sales value ( 0 . 38 % of total sales ) for the year ending 31 - mar - 2017 .\nin early 2012 , she succeeded in obtaining a new project for jetking . this was awarded by the government of haryana , urban development to train customer relation executives for the retail and sales sectors in haryana .\nnandu g . bharwani has been a strong pillar of jetking , lending his keen inter - personal skills and business acumen for the expansion and growth of the company . he has been associated with the business since the early 1970s when jetking was known as navbharat radio agencies and was a leader in radios and transistors . he was instrumental in expanding and supporting a vast network of more than 3 , 000 retail outlets across india .\njetking is most trusted leader in terms of recognition and credibility ; both within the industry and amongst the students to achieve their smart goals . when you join hands with the leader you will be exposed to rewarding opportunities .\njetking is most trusted leader in terms of recognition and credibility ; both within the industry and among the students to achieve their smart goals . when you join hands with the leader you will be exposed to rewarding opportunities .\nin 2007 , she took a one year sabatical from jetking to join one of the most prestigious business schools , indian school of business , hyderabad . once again , she opted to do a dual specialization in marketing and finance .\njetking has helped me grow both professionally . the course structure is extremely relevant ad focused on practicals which helped me score high in certification . the personality development module has really helped me crack the interview and today i am working in my dream company .\nnandu bharwani or ngb as he is popularly known is spiritually inclined and highly active . he continues to play an active role till date and heads the accounts and finance departments at jetking . he believes in out of the box thinking and has a unique way of solving problems . credit for streamlining the company\u2019s processes goes to him . in the year 2009 tax law educare society acknowledged his efforts and honoured him with an excellence award . his focus and optimism helped him ensure jetking is a zero debt it company .\navinash bharwani\u2019s focus area is to grow and maintain jetking\u2019s vast franchising network . he leads all aspects of the franchising and government association function that span across education , skill development , it and recruitment . he studied commerce at jai hind college from the university of mumbai .\nfor the past decade harsh bharwani has trained over 40 , 000 + students on success , confidence , social skills , leadership , business , health and finance . harsh bharwani is heading jetking the largest it training company in india in the space of hardware and networking training .\njetking had been conducting gpb scholarship programs since the last 12 years . she made the process more efficient by ensuring that it was launched in a streamlined manner across india . she also defined various processes so that the centers could implement it easily and gain maximum benefit out of it .\nthe biggest challenge faced by jetking at that point in time was streamlining the accounts and logistics department . she ensured that these departments were streamlined in six months and in the process set up standard operating procedures for these departments . she was also instrumental in implementing sap b1 in accounts and logistics .\nwe at jetking believe that together we can stretch the limits of what is possible . with our proven business model and usp such as 100 % job guarantee , bank loans , franchisee first support , we can together establish a head start for you and create a strong market share in minimal time .\nhe cut his teeth into the business of electronics in early 1970s . navbharat radio , as jetking was known then , was a leader in radios and transistors . nandu was given the responsibility of expanding and supporting a vast network of more than 3000 retail outlets spread over every nook and cranny of india .\njetking institution alliance is a platform providing comprehensive training on latest technologies ; under this program we form alliance with educational institutions and colleges to impart courses that are designed as per industry standards to increase the placement probabilities of the students . the campus connect initiative aims to enhance the education level of students making them employable .\nthis manual became the key for the orientation of any new joinee in jetking learning centers . she gave thrust to the company\u2019s mass counselling program \u2018nayee disha\u2019 and played an important role in making it a huge success . she encouraged and influenced an increasing number of centres to conduct these programs collectively as well as independently .\nwe at jetking believe that together we can stretch the limits of what is possible . with our proven business model and usp such as 100 % job guarantee , bank loans , franchisee first support , we can together establish a head start for you and create a strong market share in minimal time . be a part of the future .\ndiscerning of the demand gap in the it field during the boom of the 1990 ' s , mr . suresh g . bharwani laid the foundation of the jetking school of electronics technology at sewri , mumbai . the school trained individuals of all backgrounds and assured them a 100 % placement guarantee ; something that no one had ever dared to do .\nwith the vision to promote and the conviction to disseminate computer hardware and networking education across the nation , mr . suresh g . bharwani , set up the first computer hardware training institute in 1990 that offered innovative courses . he tapped the burgeoning computer market by refashioning jetking , the radio and transistor manufacturing business , into a computer hardware and networking training institute .\nambitious about taking his family business to new heights and continue to expand overseas , siddarth bharwani is a third generation entrepreneur . he was previously responsible rejigging jetking\u2019s brand image and is now leading the charge to tripling the business turnover within next few years . he completed his studies from bond university , australia and has 8 years of experience in the field of marketing & brand management . siddarth is a true \u201capple\u201d devotee and a tech fanatic .\nwith the world going through constant digital transformation , a professional it certification will make you a part of the revolution and change . jetking , has for more than a decade , been the first choice among students and professionals looking to make that important leap towards a career in the it industry . whether you are looking to become a networking professional or open your own hardware and networking business , we help you understand the industry while giving you the required skills to be unique .\nmr . siddarth suresh bharwani spearheads the marketing and brand communication initiatives at jetking . a complete marketing buff , he has been instrumental in the development of the new brand identity change to make it a brand of the future . having completed his graduating studies from bond university , australia , siddarth is an avid reader with a spiritual bend , he exudes superior people management and analytical skills . his honesty in his approach and passion for all things digital siddarth is passionate about uncompromised customer satisfaction and believes in quality of services to all his customers .\njetking info is in the computers - software - training sector . the current market capitalisation stands at rs 27 . 32 crore . the company management includes suresh g bharwani - chairman & managing director , nandu g bharwani - joint managing director & cfo , mehul k kuwadia - director , surjit banga - director , manoj mandavgane - director , seema mahajan - director . it is listed on the bse with a bse code of 517063 . its registered office is at 401 , bussa udyog bhavan , tokersi jivraj road , , sewri ( w ) , mumbai , maharashtra - 400015 . their registrars are sharex dynamic ( india ) pvt . ltd .\nthe institute , which has 100 centres across india , a majority of which are franchise - run , currently has a small presence in vietnam with two centres . \u201cwe will start with a 500 - capacity centre each in sri lanka , bangladesh and nepal , while the nigerian outlet will have a 1 , 000 - student capacity . we will be opening these centres through tie - ups with local partners , \u201d suresh g . bharwani , chairman and managing director , told business line .\nthe bse - listed firm is tying up with the national skill development council to implement a five - year programme involving vocational education through 400 centres . the council has agreed to fund about rs 80 crore for the project .\nthe council has similar programmes with computer education firms such as niit and centum , part of the airtel group .\nbharwani said the first of these centres would be opened in april , with 20 more planned for the year and another 100 in the year after . the centre would provide vocational education in a variety of trades on the digital platform . \u201cwe have developed a cloud - based digital platform , through which students can learn through a mix of digital lectures , practical and tutorials , \u201d he said .\nit is in the process of finalising a deal with the gujarat government to provide training to 3 , 000 students every year for three years . the state government is willing to fund rs 50 crore for the programme . it has a similar programme running with the andhra pradesh government .\nthe tamil nadu assembly today passed the lokayukta bill , 2018 on the last . . .\nfollowing the announcement of the farm loan waiver , state may borrow to . . .\nnoting that the minister of state for civil aviation jayant sinha had . . .\nunion minister of shipping , road transport and highways nitin gadkari is . . .\nthe supreme court today dismissed pleas filed by three out of the four . . .\nthe tamil nadu government today tabled a bill in the state assembly for . . .\nindianoil has partnered fortum india , part of the finland - based fortumoyj , . . .\nthe ability of ceos to make tough calls and avoid feel - good short - term decisions often decides their legacies , . . .\nas the sc verdict on wednesday gives the delhi government more teeth , a look at the power struggle in the . . .\nfor the last six years , sudhanshu vats , group ceo , viacom 18 media pvt ltd , has been busy turning the . . .\nfans of the very popular oneplus phones probably don\u2019t need a reason to like the phone more than they already . . .\ninadequate forex reserves , growing pile of external debt and tightening global liquidity can exert pressure on . . .\n\u20b92121 \u2022 hdfc bank s1s2r1r2comment 2110208521352160 resistance ahead . go long only if the stock breaks above . . .\nas trees stand on shaky ground in our cities , a shave away from the axe of development , a meditation on their . . .\nin keeping with the rest of the issue , this week\u2019s quiz is all about trees .\nlast week\u2019s visit to boston with my sister su was built around my trial - by - visa at the spanish consulate . all . . .\nthe world cup upsets show that messi and ronaldo , the greats of their time , can thrive only with an able . . .\nthe explosively growing food delivery business in india is going upmarket , getting specialised and dishing out . . .\ncashing in on the popularity of videos , facebook\u2019s instagram has launched igtv , a platform where videos can . . .\nthere will be $ 24 billion in net new advertising investment this year , the best annual increment since the . . .\nin this concluding series on jobs , businessline finds that while small units have been hit all over the . . .\nthe pejorative jokes on pakoda sellers apart , the centre has been keen on pushing self - employment in a country . . .\nteamlease services , a recruitment and consultancy concern , has been an observer - participant in india\u2019s labour . . .\nin the first of a two - part series on skills and jobs , businessline examines the angst and aspirations of . . .\nour courses are designed in such a way where not only students are job - ready from day 1 , but also taught the most in - demand technologies relevant in the near future . these courses drafted after extensive discussion with the industry and direct 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networking ? there is nothing to worry as we are providing you exclusive courses , worth all your pennies spent ! try it and you will not regret . be the professional you always wanted to be .\nget your hardware networking certification now so that you can become a crucial part of the industry ' s transformation and prove the it world that you are choosing not to compromise .\nsearching for a job in the hardware and networking field ? what are the chances that you will get one ? what if we tell you that we can guarantee you a job ? get certified now and make the companies run behind you for offering you a job . we have for you a range of coveted certifications , including ccna and mcsa . register to know more .\n5th floor , amore bldg . , junction of 2nd & 4th road , khar ( w ) , mumbai - 400052 .\ncomputers today have become as ubiquitous as televisions in india . with the advent of computer technology , many home and offices need to be maintained and troubleshoot to ensure better performance and efficiency . this has given rise to the demand for it networking professionals who are qualified and skilled in hardware and networking .\nwe will never share or display your email . you will be notified , only if others like your post .\nfor the quarter ended 31 - 03 - 2018 , the company has reported a standalone sales of rs 4 . 74 crore , down - 10 . 30 % from last quarter sales of rs 5 . 28 crore and down - 13 . 62 % from last year same quarter sales of rs 5 . 48 crore company has reported net profit after tax of rs - . 64 crore in latest quarter .\nthe company\u2019s top management includes mr . manoj mandavgane , mr . mehul k kuwadia , mr . nandu g bharwani , mr . suresh g bharwani , mr . surjit banga , ms . seema mahajan . company has knav & co . as its auditors as on 31 - 03 - 2018 , the company has a total of 5 , 907 , 500 shares outstanding .\ndate sources : live bse and nse quotes service : tickerplant | corporate data , f & o data & historical price volume 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as well . also helps to recruit right team and train them for excellent performance .\nour support mechanism and online systems ensure a - z of centre management , so you are updated with what is happening and what needs your attention .\nfor more details contact preetish gupta + 91 8422055373 | + 91 9920633863 or simply fill in the form alongside and we will get back to you .\nto review the knowledge taught to you during the course we will conduct centralized examinations and awarding certificate to the successful students .\nsupports colleges in enhancing the employability quotient of their students and strengthening their institutional value .\na new delhi - based employment solutions company , aspiring minds , conducted an employability - focused study based on 150 , 000 engineering students who graduated in 2013 . the findings were rather shocking .\nas many as 97 per cent of graduating engineers want jobs either in software engineering or core engineering . however , only 3 per cent have suitable skills to be employed in software or product market , and only 7 per cent can handle core engineering tasks .\naccording to the hrd ministry , india has 6 , 214 engineering and technology institutions which are enrolling 2 . 9 million students . around 1 . 5 million engineers are released into the job market every year . but the dismal state of higher education in india ensures that they simply do not have adequate skills to be employed .\nso , what can happen when such a large population of youth do not get jobs ? experts say that this may cause serious instability in the economic and social conditions in the country , along with wide scale dissatisfaction and disillusionment .\nthough the quantity of universities , colleges and programmes are going on increasing in the country , the lack of quality education persists . profit - hungry managements , lack of skill education , resplendent corruption , focus on rote - learning methods , and shortage of faculty ( both in quantity and quality ) are the major issues plaguing higher education . graduates are collecting their degrees despite not being skilled enough to be a productive part of the indian economy .\nthe ability to apply the concepts learnt to constantly develop innovative things and find solutions to complex problems are main factors working behind the employability of an engineer .\nthe state of the economy also plays a major role for employment generation . industry insiders say that in a strained economic condition , companies do not want to spend much on training and would prefer candidates with some skill sets who can be made billable soon .\nlocation factor : according to the aspiring minds report , in tier - 1 cities such as mumbai , bangalore and hyderabad , 18 . 26 per cent of software engineers are job ready , while in tier - 2 cities such as pune , nagpur and surat , 14 . 17 per cent are employable\nthis shows that the candidates from lower tier cities are not getting the same opportunities as those hailing from tier - 1 cities , even if they are equally qualified and skilled . the chances of finding a job for such a person is 24 per cent lower and the earning per - year salary would also be rs 66 , 000 lesser\nproblems with english language along with issues in computer programming make these students ineligible for employment . the difference in english and cognitive skill modules may only be a function of the input quality of the students . there is a consistent trend that the maximum gap is in computer programming , followed by cognitive skills and english and least in other domain skills .\nbasically the tier 3 cities are the one with the lowest employability rate . this is because of the insufficient infrastructure for developing skilled specific knowledge .\nthe course contents do not focus on areas which will actually help in the job industry after employment . there is a big gap between what the market needs and what indian education equips its future employees with . despite exponential changes in science and technology round the world , the syllabus is hardly ever updated .\nfor instance , while mobile computing is proving to be the next growth driver for the industry , the curriculum does not reflect it ,\nsays bharwani .\nthe traditional education sector in india has not evolved at the same pace as the industry . the expectations that the companies have from their candidates and the skills that engineering graduates bring in , do not match ,\nhe adds .\nthere are more than 33 , 023 colleges in india granting degrees . there are not enough quality teachers for all of these educational institutes .\nafter multinational companies , the it big shots of india , and the smaller engineering companies have had their pick , many from the remaining engineering graduates go on to get a phd and join as faculty at engineering institutes . thus , unlike other parts of the world , the indian faculty is not comprised of the very best of the industries who have the skills to create brilliant students .\nmost educated engineers join teaching as a profession not because of passion , but because they have to earn a livelihood . the few good professors prefer administrative positions because of lower intellectual demands coupled with higher pay packages .\nstudents need to be motivated enough to innovate or think for themselves . as the new hrd minister prakash javadekar recently said ,\nwhy do we lack innovation in india ? because , we don ' t allow questioning . we don ' t promote inquisitiveness . if a child asks questions in school , he is asked to sit down . this should not go on . we need to promote inquisitiveness , children should ask questions .\nstudents must be given the space and scope to think and innovate , to question and come up with solutions . this applies to both school education and higher education .\nsuch are indian students trained right from their primary education that they never learn to question or innovate . rote learning instils in students a sort of complacency for more than 12 years of education and they are unable to make the shift from un - questioning learners to innovators in the job market .\nsemester systems and the process of continuous evaluation are not fulfilling their desired roles as the students are not interested in continuous learning - they only want good grades . unless the specific purpose of such initiatives is properly understood by faculty and students alike , these methods likely would not work .\nskill - based education is another immediate need . engineering students need to have hands - on training on the basis of the problems they are likely to encounter in the real world .\none of the major problems facing the fresh graduates is their insufficient understanding of basic concepts . the lack of in - depth understanding of technical information , lack of client - handling skills and insufficient knowledge across domains are the major skill gaps in the area ,\nsays bharwani .\nwhile the vast numbers of engineering students in the country study their textbooks , give their exams and collect their degrees , it is only when they encounter the real world problems do they realise their shortfall . by then , they have to take extra time in order to skill themselves or suffer unemployment .\ninitiatives like the start - up india and make in india are positive efforts taken by the government in this direction to boost employment opportunities for engineers ,\nhe adds , however .\naccording to the aspiring minds report , companies are prone to visiting only top colleges to recruit potential employees . thus , resumes from relatively unknown colleges do not get shortlisted .\nthis not only creates a lack in equal opportunities , but also causes a deficiency of quality employees as this process ignores a huge number of meritorious students who do not study in top tier colleges .\na major cause of mushrooming engineering colleges is the ease with which state governments grant permission to little - known barely - trained educational trusts and organisations to set up the same .\nkarnataka ' s visvesvaraya technological university ( vtu ) oversees as many as 200 engineering colleges , while in all the 50 us states combined , there are about 1 , 000 accredited engineering colleges .\nthe aspiring minds report says that despite the fact that the it sector carries out the highest number of recruitments from the pool of engineers , only 18 . 43 per cent engineers are skilled enough to work there , while , for it product roles , the numbers are as low as 3 . 21 per cent .\ndue to comparatively higher employment in the it sector , students even from other disciplines take up it - related courses . thus , the end result of this inadequate education creates engineering graduates who are not well - versed in their core subjects , nor in it .\nthe study attributes the lack of english communicative skills , which they found in 73 . 63 per cent of candidates , and low analytical and quantitative skills , which they discovered in 57 . 96 per cent of candidates to be other main reasons for unemployment .\neven the it sector requires employers who are fluent and well versed in english , as within around two years of experience on the job , they would have to communicate with international customers . thus , if the quality of engineering graduates do not improve , it sector hiring will also go down .\nsoft skills have become very important in the present job industry , but they are routinely ignored in educational institutes .\nthis is perhaps the trickiest issue ,\nsays bharwani .\nthe lack of ability of the individual to deliver his views effectively at the interview leads to rejection of even the most brilliant candidate . this is because training institutes do not make an effort to ensure that the candidates develop their skills in a wholesome manner which can contribute towards client - handling and team 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", "topic": 13}], "title": "pentland ferries", "paragraphs": ["book pentland ferries today with urltoken \u2013 all pentland ferries routes available to book including gills bay and st margarets hope .\nat urltoken you are able to obtain live pentland ferries ticket prices , check availability , view ferries timetables and book pentland ferries car and passenger ferry tickets at our lowest available ticket price .\npentland firth crossing to orkney with pentland ferries . the crossing takes approximately one hour during which you will sail through the pentland firth and into the orkney archipelago .\ntravelling by pentland ferries is a quick , easy and stress free way to get there and back again . book you pentland ferries car or passenger ferries tickets with us and enjoy more choice and flexibility .\nwith urltoken you can book ferries to orkney and scotland with pentland ferries - st margaret ' s hope , gills bay .\npentland ferries previously owned two other ex - caledonian macbrayne ferries \u2013 the iona , later renamed pentalina b , and the claymore .\ndiscounted group travel with pentland ferries - urltoken offer a dedicated personal and affordable pentland ferries group and coach party ferry passenger reservation service offering you the lowest available ferry rates .\na family - owned ferry company , pentland ferries has been offering crossings between the pentland firth and the orkney islands since 2001 .\nbooking pentland ferries tickets has never been easier , compare all pentland ferries prices in real time and book the cheapest available pentland ferries tickets to and from gill ' s bay in caithness to st margaret ' s hope and south ronaldsay in orkney online with instant confirmation .\nthe vessel will be sold to pentland ferries for freight work and working with the renewable energy sector around orkney and the pentland firth .\nto obtain a pentland ferries ticket price and book your ferry ticket securely online please use the real time ferries booking form on the left .\npentland ferries ticket reservations , ferry timetables and passenger information for pentland ferries sailing to and from gill ' s bay in caithness to st margaret ' s hope and south ronaldsay in orkney .\nyou can use aferry to book a pentland ferry to orkney and scotland . pentland ferries is a family owned ferry company and has been is offering crossings between the pentland firth and the orkney islands since 2001 . aferry always has cheap prices for pentland ferries and the latest special offers .\nstagecoach operates a local service between thurso and gill ' s bay to connect with pentland ferries .\nchoose pentland ferries ferries for the cheapest ferry ticket prices to and from gill ' s bay in caithness to st margaret ' s hope and south ronaldsay in orkney .\npentland ferries operates regular crossings to orkney from gills bay on the mainland to st margaret\u2019s hope on south ronaldsay .\nbe aware ! i went to book with pentland ferries , but got auto transferred to aferry ( also . . .\ntake the 21st century pentland firth crossing to orkney with pentland ferries . the crossing takes approximately one hour between gills bay near john o\u2019groats to st margaret\u2019s hope during which you will sail through the pentland firth and into the orkney archipelago .\nyou can use aferry to book pentland ferries to st margaret ' s hope and gills bay . see below for the latest pentland ferries prices and sailing times . click on your ferry route for a detailed timetable with arrival and departure times .\npentland ferries : the pentalina b left st margaret ' s hope bound for ipswich today to resume livestock trade to dunkirk .\npentland ferries is a family owned ferry company and has been offering crossings between the pentland firth and the orkney islands since 2001 . if you choose to take the 21st century pentland firth crossing to orkney with pentland ferries the crossing only takes one hour during which you will sail through the pentland firth and into the orkney archipelago . this is the shortest and quickest sea route to orkney with your car ! so , whenever you choose to use the pentland ferries gills bay st margaret ' s hope ferry route , you are bound to have a relaxing and enjoyable journey .\nferry logistics offer a personal and affordable pentland ferries freight and cargo ferries reservation service to and from gill ' s bay in caithness to st margaret ' s hope and south ronaldsay in orkney .\nwith the latest pentland ferries crossing information and timetables for all ferries sailing to and from gill ' s bay in caithness to st margaret ' s hope and south ronaldsay in orkney including information on the ferry ports and useful tourist information about the destinations our detailed route and city maps will help you plot your pentland ferries ferry journey .\nto view other pentland ferries ferry routes or ferry times , please select your route , month and year and click\nview\n.\npentland ferries fleet consist of two ships the mv claymore and the pentalina b . the facilities onboard the pentland ferries are limited due to the duration of the crossing , however you will find nice relaxing lounges with views across the firth and a cafeteria with snack bar and toilets .\nin the unlikely event you find the same all inclusive pentland ferries ticket cheaper in the brochure of any other tour operator we promise that we will do our best to beat that price or offer you the choice of requesting a refund . to book pentland ferries tickets please click here .\npentland ferries ' latest ship , the mv pentalina , is more environmentally - friendly compared with other operators , and connects to a cleaner shoreside electricity supply overnight , making it far\ngreener\nthan older ferries .\npentland ferries offers fantastic fares to and from gill ' s bay in caithness to st margaret ' s hope and south ronaldsay in orkney ferry ports .\nscotland\u2019s pentland ferries is building a \u00a314 million ( us $ 17 million ) catamaran to replace its current pentalina ferry , according to local media reports .\nwhenever you choose to use the pentland ferries gills bay st margaret ' s hope ferry route , you are bound to have a relaxing and enjoyable journey .\nthis is the shortest and quickest sea route to orkney with your car . pentland ferries ltd offer the shortest crossing time to orkney for cars and passengers .\nour specialist pentland ferries group travel team will secure the best deal for you and your passengers . the only requirement to qualify for discounted group travel ferry rates is that your party should be at least ten people and travel at the same time . for more information about group travel on pentland ferries please click here .\nif are travelling by car , with your family or as a solo foot passenger book a ferry crossing with pentland ferries and arrive at your destination refreshed , relaxed and happy .\nthe orkney bus in partnership with john o ' groats ferries , t : 01955 611353 .\n6 . 2 . 4 serco northlink ferries operates in a commercially competitive market across the pentland firth . this research is not seen to be representative of the commercial application of fares .\npentland ferries managing director andrew banks said ( according to john o\u2019groat journal ) : \u201ctrade has been building up each year and we have been running at full capacity so we needed a bigger vessel . \u201d\npentland ferries offer up to 4 departures daily each way during peak travel months , making up to 50 crossings on the pentland firth each week at peak times , and the shorter , more sheltered crossing between gill\u2019s bay and st . margaret\u2019s hope is less susceptible to high waves than other more exposed routes .\nthe facilities on - board the pentland ferries are limited due to the duration of the crossing however , you will find nice relaxing lounges with views across the firth and a cafeteria with snack bar and toilets .\npentland ferries ' newest ship pentalina is a fast catamaran that provides an even faster service and a greater carrying capacity reducing the crossing time between st . margaret ' s hope and gills bay to under an hour .\nbook pentland ferries tickets to and from gill ' s bay in caithness to st margaret ' s hope and south ronaldsay in orkney online in advance at urltoken and you will always enjoy our cheapest available ferry ticket price .\npentland ferries recently added a cafe at their terminal for the comfort of passengers travelling with them . no doubt others in the area may appreciate a snack or cup of tea or coffee if they are in the area .\npentland ferries fleet consist of two ships the mv claymore and the pentalina b . the facilities onboard the pentland ferries are limited due to the duration of the crossing , however you will find nice relaxing lounges with views across the firth and a cafeteria with snack bar and toilets . there are great opportunities to see wide selections of wildlife such as seals , puffins , killer whales and sea birds while onboard thanks to panoramic lounges and sundecks . urltoken\npentland ferries : the company is currently on restricted passenger numbers until further notice and it is advisable to telephone and book . passengers are requested to ensure they arrive at the ferry terminal at least 30 minutes before the scheduled departure time .\nbest price guarantee - we always offer you our lowest available pentland ferries ticket price and there are no hidden extras or surprises such as added fuel surcharges or booking fees and we also we do not charge you anything extra for paying for your ferry ticket with a visa electron card . the price we quote for your selected pentland ferries car or passenger ferry ticket , onboard accommodation and vehicle type is all you will pay for your ferry ticket , and that ' s a promise !\nyou can take your cat or dog on your pentland ferries sailing . when you select your preferred route , simply select the number of dogs or cats that you are travelling with . if the option is not available , please contact us .\npentland ferries : due to technical issues the company has had to cancel all sailings on friday 30th january , if you are booked on any of the sailings please contact them to make alternative arrangements . pentland ferries apologises for any inconvenience caused . also . . . hms ark royal is currently in scapa flow , passengers travelling on the ferry today should have an excellent view of her as the claymore will be passing quite close on her route between gill ' s bay and st margaret ' s hope .\npentland ferries : the company will shortly be issuing a new timetable for 2009 to reflect the introduction of the new pentalina . customers are advised to continue booking as normal , any passenger affected by the changes will be informed as soon as the timetable is issued .\npentland ferries is a family run business , owned by andrew and susan banks who established the business in 2001 . currently the company owns two ships , the mv pentalina and mv pentalina - b . the company owned the mv claymore for 7 years before selling it in april 2009 .\npentland ferries was started by its present managing director , andrew banks in 1997 . he attempted to start a ferry service between the cromarty firth at invergordon and orkney . being unable to generate enough freight , or get a subsidy , the service was abandoned and the vessel laid up .\nindependent questionnaire conducted for pentland ferries ltd by ' survey monkey ' about the desirability of a ' real ' short - sea - crossing of pentland firth gills harbour , caithness to a ' new ' ro : ro terminal at burwick , just eight miles across the water . give your views in the survey here folk in caithness who travel by ferry to orkney have only a few more days to vote if they would like to see a new route developed from gills harbour that would cut the pentland firth sea - crossing time to just half - an - hour .\npentland ferries is a family run business which operates a ferry crossing across the pentland firth . the purpose - built catamaran , mv pentalina , sails from st margaret ' s hope in orkney to gills bay in caithness running 3 return crossings per day in winter and 4 return crossings per day in the summer months . the journey by ferry takes just one hour making it the shortest sailing to or from orkney with your car .\ncitylink from the main scottish bus stations to aberdeen and scrabster that connect with the northlink ferries . scottish citylink coaches ltd , t : 08705 505050 .\npentland ferries counts two ships in their fleet : the mv claymore and the pentalina b . the facilities onboard are kept to the strict necessary as the crossings are just under 1 hour , however , there are nice relaxing lounges with views across the firth and a cafeteria with snack bar and toilets .\nall sailings on the pentland firth route have been cancelled from saturday 31 / 01 / 09 up to and including wednesday 4 / 02 / 09 .\nbe aware ! i went to book with pentland ferries , but got auto transferred to aferry ( also reviewed on tripadvisor ) who took my credit card details without revealing i had been transferred , or who they were . ( foolish i know , but i am 81 years old ! ) i . . .\nlocal family ferry company pentland ferries has said today that it is frustrated by the delay in implementing the scottish government\u2019s passenger subsidy . the company have said that they want the scottish government ret scheme to reduce passenger fares to go ahead as soon as possible and are just waiting on confirmation that the scheme is legal :\nurltoken is part of the world ' s largest online ferry ticket distribution network providing the ability to book over 80 major european ferry operators including with pentland ferries to over 1 , 200 ferry routes throughout the uk , france , spain , ireland , holland , eastern europe , the mediterranean , the baltic and north africa .\nin addition to offering preferential rates to commercial operators and haulers ferry logistics is now also able to offer discounted ferry freight rates to private customers such as those wanting to take transit vans on any of the pentland ferries routes serviced . for more information and an instant online quote for your commercial vehicle ferry crossing please click here .\nalmost 100 ferries need to be replaced in scotland over the next 10 - 15 years , representing a potential \u00a31bn business opportunity . this would in turn give a useful platform for scottish exports to the rest of europe , where up to 1 , 000 small - to - medium sized vehicle ferries need replaced over the next 15 years ; that\u2019s a market worth some \u00a310bn . such ship assembly could occur very rapidly , although this depends on scottish government strategy to change what has become a politicised and increasingly expensive ferries policy .\npentland ferries will run the service from monday to saturday nights over the winter period from november to march . it will use a linkspan to be reinstalled by the cromarty firth port authority ( cfpa ) at invergordon . the linkspan was previously used for the invergordon - kirkwall freight service operated by orcargo and streamline which was withdrawn in april last year .\npentland ferries ' top priority is the comfort and safety of their passengers , making the pentalina a great way to travel for a trouble - and stress - free journey - once you have taken in the stunning views of orkney and caithness from the sundeck or one of the two lounges , you will arrive refreshed and ready to continue your journey .\n\u00a9 direct urltoken direct ferries limited has its registered office in london , united kingdom . for contact details visit our contact us page . the world leading website for online ferry booking\nbmt nigel gee ( bmt ) , a subsidiary of bmt group , has announced a new project to design an 85m steel - hulled catamaran ropax ferry for strategic marine , a subsidiary of triyards holding limited . the ferry is for scottish ferry operator pentland ferries and bmt will be responsible for concept through to production design , working closely with strategic marine .\nthere are 3 ferry routes operating between orkney islands and scotland offering you combined total of 45 sailings per week . northlink ferries operates 2 routes , kirkwall to aberdeen runs 3 times per week & stromness to scrabster about 3 times daily . pentland ferries operates 1 route , st margaret ' s hope to gills bay which runs 3 times daily . as the frequency and duration of crossings on some routes varies we would advise that you do a live search for crossings from orkney islands to scotland to get the most up to date information .\n6 . 2 . 5 trunking and associated costs have reduced the attractiveness of the pentland firth route in recent years and put increased pressure on the aberdeen to kirkwall service . .\nview departure dates and ferry times for pentland ferries gills bay to st margarets hope route here , simply select the month and year below to see the available timetables . once you know when you are travelling , why not check out some of the best prices available on gills bay to st margarets hope and book securely online with instant booking confirmations on aferry .\n4a ) gills harbour ' s community - owned inner basin : pentland firth tidal - stream electricity generation ( a . k . a . green ' marine renewable energy ' ) .\nthe crossing takes approximately one hour during which you will sail through the pentland firth and into the orkney archipelago . this is the shortest and quickest sea route to orkney with your car .\nthe price you see is the price you pay . there are no hidden extras or surprises such as added fuel surcharges or booking fees and we do not charge you anything extra for paying with a visa electron card . the price we quote you for your selected pentland ferries route , onboard accommodation and vehicle type is all you will pay , and that ' s a promise .\nthis important construction task , ( its basis is a redundant floating ww ii dry - dock ) is being undertaken by pentland ferries ltd , with ' in - house ' finance and largely utilising the skills of its gills - based direct - labour squad at using the shipping company ' s own heavy construction machinery . ( backhoe excavators , dumper trucks , concrete batching plant etc . ) .\nspring 2008 will bring the arrival of the fastest ferry over the pentland firth . a new catamaran state of the art high speed ferry will whisk passengers from gills terminal in caithnes over to orkney .\nthanks to the use of a catamaran and a shorter , more sheltered crossing , using the lee of stroma for much of the route across the pentland firth , the pentland ferry service is less affected by weather conditions than the rival , and government subsidised , northlink service from scrabster to stromness . this has allowed it to take a significant volume of the commercial traffic heading to or from the orkneys .\nofficial figures show more people and cars sailed across the pentland firth from caithness to orkney in 2016 from gills bay than on any other route . official figures recently published by scottish government ' spending watchdog ' body audit scotland show that the so - called ' short sea - route ' from gills bay to st margaret ' s hope was the busiest seaway to orkney across the pentland firth in 2016 .\n6 . 2 . 17 orkney islands council observed that , across all options , the scrabster - stromness route is an outlier and is more expensive relative to other publicly specified routes . it noted that there is logic in reaching a common approach and they also noted the potential impact on pentland ferries . however , the council explained that it did not follow that prices should remain high to protect another operator .\ntake pentland ferries as an example . they have employed a medium - speed catamaran on the notorious pentland firth route to orkney \u2013 home to some of the fastest tides and roughest seas in the world \u2013 for the past five years . research has established that service to be so efficient it does not require any subsidy at all . meanwhile , co\u00b2 emissions per car carried are approximately one - third compared to a monohull . indeed , a competing ferry service operated by serco northlink\u2019s monohull ferry between scrabster and stromness soaks up about \u00a310m a year in public subsidy and emits well over 50 per cent more c0\u00b2 in the process .\nin recent research undertaken by edinburgh napier university in europe and the middle - east , medium - speed ( i . e . 16 - 20 knot ) vehicle - carrying catamaran ferries were found to offer at least 50 per cent improved efficiency when compared with the monohull ferries commonly used here . total operating costs are also around 50 per cent less for the catamaran , with lower fuel consumption resulting in substantially reduced co\u00b2 emissions .\na short video when we were travelling from st margaret ' s hope to gills bay onboard the catamaran ferry ' mv pentalina ' . subscribe to help us grow our channel ! operated by pentland ferries . the vessel operates up to four return sailings everyday from the scottish mainland to orkney . captured on a sunny day using dji phantom 3 professional and dji osmo x3 # djicreator check our other videos for more commercial marine footage urltoken urltoken urltoken\norkney ferries : the earl sigurd returned to orkney from re - fit at peterhead on 25 january , allowing the earl thorfinn to sail for peterhead on 26 january ( nearly a week later than previously anticipated ) . source : urltoken\nmulti - cats are expected to be required throughout the planned ( but likely to be extendable ) 25 year initial life - span of the 269 - turbine inner sound tidal electricity project and on following pentland firth tidal stream schemes .\nthis is the shortest and quickest sea route to orkney with your car with a timetable that fits in with most of the outer island ferries . st margaret\u2019s hope is a 20 - minute drive from mainland orkney , largest settlement on south ronaldsay .\nshetland islands council : shetland islands council ferries are working with psa to develop a series of ongoing online surveys to improve the information for the uk ferry industry . the latest version of the domestic ferry questionnaire can be found below : domesic ferry survey\nyou can use aferry to book ferries to the orkney islands including stromness and st margaret ' s hope from mainland scotland . using aferry you will always get a great deal on your ferry to the orkney islands . see below for timetables and the latest special offers .\na real problem with tidal energy is that it cannot produce round - the - clock ' base - load ' power , although its almost gets there as the periods of slack - water ( when no generation is possible ) are quite short in the pentland firth .\nthe initial \u00a350 + million ' ' demonstration ' phase of the project to harness the kinetic energy in the fast - flowing tidal streams of the pentland firth ' s inner sound to generate electricity is now well towards completion . it lies entirely within the highland council area .\nthus casplan should designate the inner basin of community - owned gills harbour as being the preferred caithness mainland location for a pentland firth workboat supply base for marine renewable electricity generation in local waters . this is as in n - rip 2 ( national renewables infrastructure plan ) of 2012 .\nonce you arrive at st margaret ' s hope it is a twenty minute car journey across the famous churchill barriers , past the italian chapel onto mainland orkney where you can catch the ferries to the outer islands or visit places like maes howe , skara brae , and the ring of brodgar .\ntwo vessels made their debut visits to gills harbour on the morning of sunday , may 10th , 2015 . the mini - ships uskmoor and lodesman sailed across the pentland firth from orkney to conduct operations in the inner sound of the narrow , tide - swept , channel separating caithness from the isles .\nthe new purpose built catamaran , mv pentalina , took over the pentland firth route from the mv claymore on her arrival in orkney . the catamaran will provide an even faster service and a greater carrying capacity reducing the crossing time between st . margaret ' s hope and gills bay to under an hour .\n6 . 10 . 4 relevant local authorities also pointed out that state aid advice will be required in handling the situation on the scrabster - stromness route . whilst almost all options identify a fare reduction for this route , the practicalities of introducing such a reduction are challenging given the presence of a private sector operator on the pentland firth .\nthis is the most recent of the many car - ferry routes to have connected the orkney islands to mainland scotland . it is also the shortest , and so the best value , especially with the new catamaran in service . the service started in may 2001 , originally operating ex - calmac ferries , but now using the much faster pentalina catamaran .\nthis is rather than under pentland firth waters to the west of a line from st . john ' s point to tor ness ( hoy ) , sea - areas that are much more exposed to atlantic - origin swells brought in by the prevailing w - to - e tracking pattern of atmospheric ' lows ' ( i . e . weather ' depressions ' ) .\nemma neave - webb is the sanday ranger and in the winter months she has been remotely operating the sanday seal cam , which is proudly sponsored by northlink ferries . broadcasting from a remote beach on the island , the sanday seal cam shows two pupping beaches in the months when grey seals haul ashore to give birth . we spoke to emma and she offered a fascinating insight into seal behaviour !\nscotland has a long and costly history of operating ferries to its many islands . traditionally , we rely on heavy monohull ( single hull ) vessels but new options are on the horizon , offering the potential to not only drastically reduce costs , and reduce public subsidies , but to also enhance operations . such a \u201csea change\u201d however , requires a new way of thinking , ` with little room for a blinkered traditional approach .\nthis can be lessened in future if power - station arrays in different parts of the east pentland firth are linked together ' as a single unit ' . this is due to the wide variations of high - water times out from the shoreline ( c . 2 . 5 hours to mid - firth out from gills ) and laterally along the firth ' s central ' line ' , a phenomenon that can be rationally explained .\nnorthlink ferries : a feasibility study into the installation of couchette berths on the passenger ferries hjaltland and hrossey has highlighted difficult cost issues and the project will not now go ahead . as part of the study , northlink surveyed passenger opinion about possible couchette berths and carried out a detailed examination of costs . all of the relevant data has now been reviewed and it has become clear that it is unlikely that the revenue from the sale of couchette berths would cover the total costs by june , 2012 when northlink\u2019s contract to operate the northern isles lifeline ferry services comes to an end . northlink chief executive , bill davidson , said : this is a disappointing outcome as we know that for some of our passengers the couchettes would have offered a welcome alternative for overnight accommodation . however , the sums don\u2019t quite stack up and as a result we are unable to proceed . source : urltoken\ncasplan should acknowledge a desire locally to have a proportion of the electricity from tide - streams the pentland firth used locally to create sustainable local employment possibilities . in a manner of speaking , this could be a ' compensation ' for the fact that conventional fin - fish farming ( that is such an important employer in many other ' fragile ' areas of the n & w highland coasts and in the northern islands ) is not possible here .\nscotland is the northernmost of the four countries that form the united kingdom of great britain . surrounded by the north atlantic ocean to the west and north , the north sea to the east and across the border to the south you\u2019ll find england . scotland is a lively and friendly country , rich in history and heritage dating back thousands of years . people flock here to visit not only the beautiful mountains and valleys , rolling hills , forests and rocky coastlines but also for the experiences that scotland has to offer . whether you\u2019re looking to play a game of golf at the very place it was invented or to visit one of the many distilleries for some whiskey tasting , scotland has much to offer any visitor . in terms of arriving by ferry to scotland , from northern ireland there\u2019s a choice of year round services from and to numerous ports with sailings operated by modern and well - equipped ferries . there are no longer any direct ferries from continental europe to scotland however there are numerous crossings to england and ireland that get you close enough .\ncommunity - owned gills harbour is the most northerly seaport on the british mainland , lying on the shores of the pentland firth ' s inner sound , just off the a 836 road , only four miles west of john o ' groats . the spring of 2015 has seen some significant developments locally , both in sea - transport and marine electricity , that bode well for the future of the little port on the inland ' apex ' of gills bay ; it belongs to the 600 people living along the north coast .\nthere are other benefits from this move to medium - speed catamarans . scotland is no longer at the cutting edge of ship design , shipbuilding or innovation ; none of today\u2019s successful international ferry designers are based in scotland and commercial shipbuilding is something we no longer excel at . but that could change . assembling advanced medium - speed catamaran ferries here in scotland is another real , potential benefit from any policy change in this sector . sea transport corp in australia , for example , has mooted plans to ship catamaran kits , creating significant employment opportunities locally .\nother than that , the way to get to the other third of inhabitants is likely to be either through ferries ( most of which are owned by the local council ) or through making friends with the local fisherman and persuading them to take you from island to island . the local ferry is probably the recommended route . you can also go by air in what is allegedly the shortest scheduled air trip in the world between westray and papa westray - though scheduled to last two minutes , it can sometimes take as little as one if the wind is in the right direction .\nthe tragic sudden loss with all eight hands of the 83 metre , 1 , 850 ( gross ) tonne laden cargo ship cemfjord in ' extremely violent ' seas in the merry men of mey roost to the nw of stroma in the early afternoon of 02 . 01 . 15 proved just how dangerous this pentland firth roost can be . this was at a time when the w - flowing ebb stream was opposed by a westerly gale , with its associated heavy incoming atlantic swells . cemfjord ' s capsize was so sudden that no emergency mayday radio call could be made .\ng ) locally produced . sea - salt : the pentland firth is known to contain the cleanest waters around the uk coast , as those are replenished on a twice - daily basis from open ocean / seas . there is a known demand for british / scottish sea - salt which can be produced in a poly - tunnel ( as per the ones designed for shetland - conditions as above ) , providing that there is an on - hand heat - source ; and what better selling point in that it comes from ' green marine energy ' ? historically there were salt - pans at flotta , orkney and near keiss , then using peat as heat - source . again a ' back to the future ' concept , but one where this area has some advantages over others .\nthis website uses cookies to improve your experience . we ' ll assume you ' re ok with this , but you can opt - out if you wish . accept read more\na new overnight sea freight ferry link between orkney and invergordon is to be launched shortly , creating up to 24 jobs , it was announced yesterday .\nsince then the linkspan has been on loan to orkney islands council to assist with the fabrication of new facilities for the northlink ferry service into stromness .\nonly one bicycle can be booked per ticket . if you wish to book more than one bicycle you will need to make a separate booking for each bicycle . .\nsomething on the roof , e . g . roof box , bikes etc ?\nthere are great opportunities to see wide selections of wildlife such as seals , puffins , killer whales and sea birds while onboard thanks to panoramic lounges and sundecks .\nall very simple and efficient . . does what it says on the tin . . . .\nvery enjoyable ride . the staff are quite friendly . we even made a booking error , and they contacted us and allowed us to make changes easily . keep up the good work .\neasy checking , the ferry was very comfortable with spotless toilets and a small cafeteria with hot and cold food . disembarking was as easy .\nwe enjoyed our trip to orkney . we chose to travel from gills bay as it was the shortest journey time . we were impressed by how easy everything was . the expertise in manipulating all those large trailers onto the ferry was fascinating . it was a very easy trouble free ferry journey which i am looking forward to completing again .\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\ntripadvisor gives a certificate of excellence to accommodations , attractions and restaurants that consistently earn great reviews from travellers .\nvery efficient service . staff very helpful . quiet terminals at both ends , easy access . fabulous . . .\nvery efficient service . staff very helpful . quiet terminals at both ends , easy access . fabulous views of the peatland firth .\nwe had a lovely smooth crossing on the pentalina . the boat inside is much to be desired though and although newish could do with modernisation . strong smell of cooking in the lounge . toilets weren\u2019t the cleanest but overall nice journey and quick turnout in port .\nthis journey was a good experience . impressed by the efficiency of the staff parking the vehicles . . . good view from the deck , lot of seats up there , i liked the cafe , very affordable and tasty .\nfantastic booking system - why do so many people try and do it the modern way ? ? ? ? ring up , book , note your reservation number - simple . very efficient loading , left on time , smooth trip ditto on return . who can ask for more - it des what it . . .\nif you are going to the orkneys this trip from gills bay to st margaret ' s hope is short and with this being a catamaran it is more stable than normal boats . however , if you can , book in advance . we did and were so glad that . . .\nboth trips to and from gill ' s bay & st . margaret ' s hope were perfect ! thank goodness we had reserved , as the return tripwas totally full . every stepof the process was flawless and we enjoyed every minute of the trips . we also ate at the cafe in . . .\nthe journey itself was fab . a little rough due to the currents even on quite a still day . the real gem is the cafe at gill ' s bay . fresh food prepared to order and great value for money . a must while you wait for your ferry .\ni booked a return journey on this ferry service online , printed everything off , everything fine , the sailing was for 5th feb 2018 , the evening sailing , as i live in england the distance would have been to great to travel on monday , a stop over in . . .\ntravelling shortly after christmas . evening sailing from orkney and thought would get some food on the boat as had a fair bit to travel after getting of boat . unfortunately they had run out of rolls , which considering there limited offering to begin with meant a . . .\nnote : your question will be posted publicly on the questions & answers page .\npassport requirements to travel to orkney . . . . fo i need to have 6 months on my passport\nyes you can take dogs on the ferry . they must either stay in the vehicle on the car deck or they can be taken onto the top sun deck for the duration of the journey .\nwe had a horrible journey going over during a storm , the ship was tipping up & down & rolling sideways . people were staggering all over the place so that added amusement value . coming back was smooth and sunny , what a . . .\nwe had a horrible journey going over during a storm , the ship was tipping up & down & rolling sideways . people were staggering all over the place so that added amusement value . coming back was smooth and sunny , what a contrast .\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . (\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nintroducing , eddy , first grandson for andrew and susan and a wee cousin for sara . here he is with grandma susan . congratulations to eddy ' s proud mum and dad , laura and jamie !\n\u201cwe want this scheme to go ahead as soon as possible , it is good for orkney and will help us attract more passengers . all we are now waiting for is confirmation that it\u2019s fully legal and then we can get on with implementing it . our lawyers have told us that because we are a commercial operation and currently receive no subsidy whatsoever , we have to be 100 % sure that this scheme complies otherwise our whole business is at risk . we are not sure why it is taking so long to get simple confirmation .\n\u201calthough not one penny of the proposed subsidy comes to us , it goes directly to the passenger , we would be forced to pay it all back if it doesn\u2019t comply , that could ruin us and we can\u2019t take that risk . all we are asking for is for the scottish government to check that it\u2019s legal with the eu and uk and then we can get on with it .\n\u201cwe have today asked for a meeting with local msp liam macarthur to see if he can do anything to get things moving forward on our behalf . this is extremely frustrating but as a family run , fully commercial orcadian business employing 70 people and with exciting expansion plans , we cannot risk our business when we are being told that the scheme may not be legal . \u201d\niconic ben nevis needs to be top of your scottish to - do list .\nthis booking system and any information appearing on this page relating to the availability of any accommodation is provided by third parties and not by visitscotland . it is intended to provide real time availability information relating to accommodation which is also provided by third parties . you may use this booking system to place direct bookings with third party accommodation providers . any booking you make will not be placed with visitscotland and we will have no liability to you in respect of any booking . if you proceed to make a booking you will leave our website and visit a website owned and operated by a third party . visitscotland does not have any control over the content or availability of any external website . this booking system and any information appearing on this page is provided for your information and convenience only and is not intended to be an endorsement by visitscotland of the content of such linked websites , the quality of any accommodation listed , or of the services of any third party .\ncitylink also runs a bus service from inverness to gills bay which coincides with most ferry crossings . from st margaret hope , visitors can take the x1 stagecoach bus to kirkwall or stromness .\nmv pentalina is a purposely commissioned vessel for the route capable of carrying 9 articulated lorries , more than 30 cars and 250 passengers ( 346 in peak season ) .\nvisitscotland uses cookies to enhance your experience on our website . by using our website you consent to our use of cookies . please read our new privacy and cookies statement for more information .\ncars are taken on and off forwards , with their carrying space being under the passenger accommodation on either side of the deck , the central space being open and used by lorries and taller vehicles . this allows cars to turn around by using both sides of the deck , one on and one off . the two car areas are marked out for dual rows of vehicles , although this does prove to be a tight squeeze !\nthis page was last modified on 25 june 2018 , at 09 : 45 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe route is the most sheltered between gill ' s bay in caithness and st margaret ' s hope , south ronaldsay in orkney providing a more appealing option to travellers who are unsure of travelling on the sea .\nas the ship turns around needle point st margaret ' s hope village comes into view . the third largest settlement on the orkney islands and the main settlement on south ronaldsay st margaret ' s hope is a peaceful place to stay and a good starting point for many of the attractions throughout the orkneys .\nthroughout the crossing there is the opportunity to see a wide selection of local wildlife including seals , porpoises , killer whales , puffins and other sea birds . as you pass the uninhabited islands of swona and stroma watch out for the feral cattle on swona , now recognised as a separate breed after being left alone on the island since 1974 .\nas you set off from gill ' s bay in caithness you will see the islands of stroma and swona in the distance .\nboth common seals and grey seals can be seen basking on the shores of stroma and swona and you may well see the now famous feral cattle of swona which were left to run wild over thirty years ago and are now a recognised breed .\nwhen you pass along the firth depending on the time of year look out for porpoises , orcas , dolphins and minke whales .\nbetween may and august on rare occasions huge basking sharks can also be seen the cliffs running along the islands are inhabited by huge numbers of seabirds including puffins , fulmars , great skua , razor bills , guillemots and gannets to name but a few , can be seen nesting , roosting and flying around throughout the journey .\nfeeling the short sea route had potential , even although it had been tried and abandoned by orkney islands council in 1989 , after protracted negotiations , banks obtained a 99 year lease on the gills bay terminal , about 3 miles west of john o ' groats . after two years work improving the site , pentalina - b started the service in may 2001 , sailing to st margaret ' s hope .\nfor more information , answers to frequently asked questions or to contact us directly please click here .\na catamaran can carry more vehicles , is lighter and requires less power than a monohull ferry . picture : donald macleod\nthe catamaran can carry more vehicles , its weight is hundreds of tonnes lighter and it requires less power than a monohull of similar capacity . that also means better manoeuvrability and reduced rolling motion , offering a comfortable journey but and a safer platform to evacuate in the event of an emergency . medium - speed catamarans also perform well in strong winds , waves and currents , contrary to criticism .\nthe economics make sense too . replacing monohulls with catamarans across scotland\u2019s entire subsidised ferry network would amount to a saving of at least \u00a350 million a year \u2013 or more than \u00a31 billion over the estimated 25 - year lifetime of the entire scottish fleet . moreover , the catamaran\u2019s greater loading capacity would offer an increase in overall fleet capacity , giving scope to raise revenues .\nso what is delaying this change ? publicly - owned organisations , that do not really function in a competitive market , often have little incentive to change . nonetheless , the evidence of much more efficient , lower - cost ferry design solutions is becoming difficult to ignore .\nat the same time , pressure is mounting on the public purse . in greece , for example , some small islands no longer have any ferry services due to subsidies being withdrawn following stringent budget cuts . scotland is not yet at that stage , but we should not ignore the potential gain from technological efficiencies , especially where they can help improve services and reduce costs and emissions .\nclearly , public sector decision makers need to more fully consider employing these superior vessels . they and island communities will need to embrace change to make change happen . however , many islanders have been looking enviously at orkney\u2019s highly successful catamaran service ever since it was introduced several years ago , so change might be easier than expected . diminishing public sector budgets , meanwhile , should concentrate the minds of those who have been responsible for some very expensive ferry procurement decisions over the past decade and more .\nbooking a ferry to or from orkney couldn ' t be easier with aferry . you can either use the booking form at the top left of the page . or , if you see a price you like on the left , just select the number of passengers and click go .\nthe orkney islands , an archipelago in northern scotland , are home to a rich and varied history .\norkney also has much to offer the nature - lover ; auskerry , one of the smaller orkney islands , provides a nesting ground for the arctic tern and the strom petrel . the orkney islands are a lively and welcoming destination , with friendly locals , and many festivals and events occurring throughout the year ."]}
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( image : istock / anyaivanova )\nlab animal treatment watchdog aaalac has accredited an envigo models facility and distribution centre in the netherlands .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at envigo + + + + , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the envigo + + + + company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at envigo + + + + .\nlearning is an ongoing process which is always supported by envigo ; individuals have flexibility of timing to work .\ni applied online . i interviewed at envigo + + + + ( alconbury , england ) in november 2017 .\nresearch company envigo - formerly known as huntindon life sciences - has appointed patricia henahan as its new chief financial officer .\nenvigo has been created through the integration of huntingdon life sciences , harlan laboratories , gfa , nda analytics and lsr associates .\nthe site also houses back - up colonies for all major envigo stocks and strains in order to safeguard the consistent supply .\nenvigo recently renovated two barrier units at the facility that house several stocks and strains of mice , rats and guinea pigs .\nmy company has worked with envigo for the past 4 years and they have provided excellent service and results . highly recommended !\ni applied online . the process took 5 days . i interviewed at envigo ( indianapolis , in ) in march 2015 .\nabout envigo envigo is a privately - 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time ) for more than 1 year now . i have had a wonderful learning experience . the senior management is quite co - operative and approachable . flexibility is given to the employees . be it social media , business development or content creation , you are encouraged to voice your opinions and pitch in your ideas . the md of the company conducts regular sessions to share his knowledge and experience . you are encouraged to learn new tools and technology that contributes towards your personal as well as company ' s growth .\ncopyright \u00a9 1996 - 2018 vertmarkets , inc . all rights reserved . terms of use . privacy statement . subscriber request form .\naccording to the company , the two facilities have been granted full accreditation from the association for assessment and accreditation of laboratory animal care ( aaalac ) international council .\nas part of these efforts , the company has made investments in people , processes , and facilities since its acquisition of its research models business nearly two years ago .\nthe iso : 9001 - 2008 certified site includes a contract breeding services area , an assisted reproductive technologies laboratory , and a health monitoring laboratory for microbiology , immunology , and molecular biology testing .\nthe facility also features quarantine and embryo transfer areas and a customer research space .\nrecently , the facility\u2019s contract breeding services area was expanded and new laboratory management software installed . other improvements have been made to the health monitoring laboratory , which now offers fully validated pcr and immunology tests .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhenahan brings 15 years of financial experience in the life science sector , including senior leadership roles at astrazeneca , eli lilly and medimmune .\nmost recently , she served as vice president of finance for hospira ' s us commercial operations .\nmulti - channel account managers - road / homebased \u2013 full or part . . . competitive salary\nthe beauty of detail : an effective , compelling medical communications campaign requires each component to be carefully planned , expertly crafted and . . .\nblue latitude health speaks to dr ivan wall , reader in cell & gene therapy bioprocessing at university college london , to find out about the future of cell and gene therapy , . . .\nthe second edition in our pharma social media series , the uk twitter ranking . . . .\nwe use cookies to improve your experience on our website . you can accept or decline these cookies . to find out more , read our updated privacy policy and cookies statement . if you decline , your information won\u2019t be tracked when you visit this website . a single cookie will be used in your browser to remember your preference not to be tracked . accept review cookies\nthe search tool will scan all pages and documents in the urltoken site and return a listing of links with descriptions based on the entered search term ( s ) .\nyou can choose an auto - 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fat and control diets they are using , and how rodent nutritional research corresponds to human nutritional research . in recent years , for instance , studies have indicated that fat is far from the lone culprit in human weight gain , and that carbohydrates play a hefty role . \u201cmice are a good model for human obesity . . . but it seems to me that , for diet , the mouse literature has gone off track , \u201d said craig warden , who studies the genetics of body fat accumulation at the university of california , davis .\nwhen high - fat mouse diets originated , feeding animals fat seemed like an obvious way to make them gain weight . \u201cwhat likely happened is that we assumed back in the day that high - fat , high - calorie foods were the problem for human obesity , \u201d said matthew ricci , science director of research diets .\nupping fat intake worked . when certain mouse strains are fed diets high in fat , they gain weight rapidly . but high - fat diets still contain other components , and warden explained that this could also influence the health of animals subsisting on them . \u201cthe typical diet most commonly used by investigators in the u . s . is a diet that is both high fat and high sugar , \u201d he said .\nto ricci\u2019s mind , worries about the contents of rodent diets can be assuaged by performing properly controlled studies . \u201cis a high - fat defined diet we\u2019re feeding the mouse really comparable to what a human is eating ? \u201d he asked . \u201cof course not . it\u2019s completely different . however , it\u2019s very controlled . this is why we do animal studies . we control the heck out of them . \u201d\ncompanies selling high - fat mouse diets often provide \u201cpurified\u201d control diets that differ from high - fat diets only in their fat and carbohydrate content . these diets allow researchers to feed control and experimental mice foods with identical caloric content , replacing lost fat with increased sugar in control diets .\ndespite the availability of these purified control diets , researchers often simply compare mice fed a high - fat diet to control mice fed ordinary chow . \u201cwhen you\u2019re going from a purified diet to chow , you\u2019ve just changed absolutely everything , \u201d said ricci . \u201cin that chow , there\u2019s corn and wheat and soy and oats and animal fat from sometimes sources you don\u2019t know ; there are phytoestrogens , heavy metals ; there could be pesticides . \u201d\nchow diets may be more or less healthy than high - fat diets in myriad ways . they contain relatively high fiber and carbohydrates and relatively low fat . carbohydrates are more likely to come from beans and grains and less likely to come from pure sucrose .\nricci recalled one of his customers trying to determine how a high - fat diet affects colon health . the researchers fed some of their mice a high - fat diet and some chow . the chow - fed animals had large colons , while the colons of the animals on the high - fat diet shrunk . but when the researchers went back and tested the effects of feeding the animals a defined control diet that only differed in relative fat - to - carbohydrate ratio , the colons of all of the animals shrunk . eventually , they showed that it was not fat , but lack of soluble fiber , that appeared to be responsible for the shrinking colons . both the high - fat diet and the purified control diet were low in soluble fiber .\nwarden pointed out that proper controls are lacking in an alarming number of studies . in 2007 , he and his colleague janis fisler , also of uc davis , surveyed of the literature and found that , of 35 papers that involved feeding mice a high - fat diet , only five used control diets that were identical save for their fat - versus - carbohydrate ratio .\nwarden is currently working on a new survey . he said that more researchers are using proper control diets , but that he still finds many papers comparing high - fat diets to chow .\nbut justin grobe , who studies metabolism at the university of iowa carver college of medicine , pointed out that even purified control diets can generate confusing results . \u201ci\u2019m loading up the control with sugar , \u201d he said . \u201cwhen i get my results back , am i actually studying a control for a high - fat diet or am i actually studying or what\u2019s happening on a high - sugar diet ? \u201d\nat the very least , researchers must clearly state what they have fed their animals . \u201ci routinely read the methods sections of papers labeled as \u2018high - fat diet , \u2019\u201d warden wrote in an email . \u201cmore often than not , the authors do not provide information about diet composition in the paper and , even worse , do not provide enough information [ for me ] to determine diet composition by myself . \u201d\neven if researchers performed perfectly controlled studies on rodents , they would still need to ask whether rodents respond to food and dietary changes the same way that humans do .\nthere is , in fact , some evidence that rodents differ from humans in their responses to carbohydrates and fat . in one study , richard feinman , a cell biologist at suny downstate medical center in brooklyn , new york , and his colleagues fed black 6 mice a no - carbohydrate diet . protein contributed a fairly standard 20 percent of calories to the diet , while fat contributed a whopping 80 percent of calories . even though the two groups of mice consumed similar numbers of calories , the mice on this no - carb , high - fat diet gained more weight than mice fed on standard chow , which contained 58 percent carbohydrates , 13 . 5 percent fat , and 28 . 5 percent protein .\nin humans , meanwhile , many low - carb diets seem to lead to weight loss . mice generally subsist on a very low - fat diet , and high - fat diets may affect the animals differently than humans . \u201ca laboratory mouse lives on carbohydrates , \u201d says feinman . \u201ctheir \u2018normal\u2019 diet is not like a normal diet for humans . \u201d\nclarification ( november 24 ) : the ninth paragraph of this article has been updated to reflect that both the high - fat diet and the purified control diet examined in the study were low in soluble fiber . it was previously written that both diets were low in fiber .\nif you would like to become part of the team that shapes our future , then visit our careers portal for our current vacancies . learn more\nbringing you the latest thinking and insights to help you reach your critical milestones . visit our blog\nlynn lewis brings extensive knowledge in both science and business to the company through her successful career in pharmaceuticals and leadership roles within sales and operations in the contract research organization ( cro ) industry . read more\nadrian hardy , chief executive officer , and patricia henahan , chief financial officer , will present at the 36th annual jpmorgan conference on wednesday , january 10 , 2018 at 10 : 30 a . m . pt on the private company track . read more\npresented by lee coney ( chief scientific officer - 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reaching vision for your brand .\nour skilled design & development team focusses on delivering the best user experiences and engagement .\nand many more . our clients range from fortune 500 giants to nimble start - ups . our mission is to provide online marketing and web analytics services to create a sustainable roi - positive business proposition for you . we drive your business success value through tailor - made digital marketing solutions . our solutions are based on a deep understanding of your goals , environment , business model and customers . we deliver innovative campaigns through an integration of seo , design & development , content creation and social media . work with us and watch your business benefit from the latest trends in digital marketing and analytics .\nyour brand has multiple touch - points . we make sure you have a thriving presence on each one\nwe are a digital marketing and development agency specialising in delivering tailor - made solutions for your business grow . our end - to - end services will help you define problem statements and address all digital aspects necessary to achieve your business goals .\nour solutions are based on a careful and thorough understanding of your business model , goals , environment , and customers .\nglassdoor will not work properly unless browser cookie support is enabled . learn how to enable cookies .\nyour trust is our top concern , so companies can ' t alter or remove reviews .\na very tired atmosphere with many people not having a clue how to do their job . skeleton crews on all positions trying to make cutbacks where investment is needed and in regards to food its better to go to a local butcher instead of the staff canteen .\ninvest in people and better working conditions to do their job according to their abilities . work on a joining atmosphere instead of a blame culture .\nthe exec team need to get a grip of themselves . be more in touch with your workers and listen to concerns . do not allow yourselves or those just below you to do as you please and ignore what is in front of you . stop pushing those who challenge you under a bus . good people are being pushed out and nobody cares . ' exit interviews ' are pointless unless things are acted on . i could go on for hours , but i have a weekly 1 - 2 - 1 with my boss at my new job , which is really nice .\nrewards go to select favourites , avoid . worst cro to work for .\nwhere to begin ? i worked here for almost 2 years . i left because the line management chosen was based on favouritism and who had been at the company longest - a very unfair and old fashioned way to do things . i had a manager who was a complete bully , had real anger issues and was sexist . this had been demonstrated on several occasions yet they kept their job and also progressed with more responsibility . why ? because they were best buddies with the section head , who continued to let this person ' s actions slide . going to hr was impossible . this person was put on a pedestal because of their long serving history with the company . you were made to feel stupid . all the effort you put in to progress got squashed on , every effort for further responsibility stopped because you are a woman and you stood your ground and spoke out against a bully . a completely twisted department . hard workers not given enough praise let alone promotions . the company pension is laughable compared to bigger ( and better ) competitor cros . the parking is also atrocious . avoid at all costs . there are so many better cros out there that are striving to support their scientists in career progression . the pay too is less than other , better places .\nget rid of the old ones that are well set in their ways . recognise the bullies . recognise good people and their hard work . new blood is seriously needed .\nnice people around the company . free parking , on site gym . restaurant . free coffee / tea . looks good on your cv , so great chances to find a better job afterwards .\nthere are some really committed and talented individuals that are essentially keeping the company afloat .\nshockingly inept management . nepotism is rife . 2 individuals getting paid gargantuan salaries for doing very little because they are friends with the mann - agement . appalling behaviour seems to be the norm and even rewarded .\nget rid of the mann - agement . the ' old boys / girl ' needs to be replaced with forward thinking and fair management . company not long for this world .\nterrible cross - functional communication , dragging it ' s heals in the 90 ' s with seemingly little desire to change process or introduce accountability .\nif you want to develop and\nbe the best company to work for\nthen you really do need to ensure your leaders , at all levels , are not only on - board but capable of delivering rather than the maverick approach you ' ve allowed them to adopt .\nthis will replace the current featured review for targeted profile . are you sure you want to replace it ?\ncopyright \u00a9 2008\u20132018 , glassdoor , inc .\nglassdoor\nand logo are proprietary trademarks of glassdoor , inc .\nexplore the many benefits of having a premium branded profile on glassdoor , like increased influence and advanced analytics .\nit was very informative , good experience for me . interviewers were easy to talk to . learned a lot about the company . discussed what job entails and how i my qualifications will benefit and fulfill the requirements the company is looking for a candidate . i was interviewed through phone , on - site or face to face .\nlow salary . if you are hired at a junior level , you might be blamed for anything bad happening to your project . your reporting manager might never take the responsibility . not all reporting managers are same .\nif something goes wrong , listen to everyone working on that project , not only the top level management who ' s manging the project .\nproject process needs to be improved . marketing team should have learn about technologies skills .\nthe work environment is energetic , exciting and conducive to learning and development .\nif there is some designation given to someone than the authority to take decision must be delegated alongwith designation .\nappraisal process must be good than the current scenario . it should be finalized till the 25th of april , every financial year . so , that the first salary of fresh financial year can boost up the morale of employees .\nthe salary packages are not exceptional but are at par with other digital marketing agencies .\n- the top management is quite understanding towards new ideas and innovation . - you get credit for whatever you do in the organisation and your role gets evolved for better growth and responsibility . - the company has a diverse client base including fortune 500 businesses and global ventures . - it functions as a 360 degree digital marketing agency with good ethics and professional environment . - annual trips , month end parties , flexi working hours and a play station 3 with multiple controllers are a plus here .\nshould work on better infrastructure and team building activities . monthly parties should be more interesting and engaging .\n\u2022 top management is always helpful \u2022 colleagues are really supportive in terms of work , at times people do support on weekends as well . \u2022 teamwork can be seen everywhere in all teams , when it comes to project delivery . \u2022 flexi timings , work from home facility for employees in need of it .\nchanges won ' t be saved until you sign up for an enhanced profile subscription .\nit was a very quick process from applying for the position right through to telephone interview then to attending a face to face interview and finally hearing back from them with offer and feedback .\ntalk us through the job description and your interpretation of what you will be doing day to day . answer question\nthe process was basically information about the company ' s core values and bio - 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{"id": 56345, "summary": [{"text": "macau air transport company ( macao air transport company ) was a subsidiary of cathay pacific airways that operated seaplane service between macau and hong kong from 1948 to 1961 .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "formed in 1948 , the airline operated 2 consolidated pby catalina seaplanes from outer harbour ferry terminal , macau ( old location using a ramp into the harbour ) to kai tak airport in hong kong .", "topic": 29}, {"text": "miss macao , one of the matco 's seaplane was lost in a hijacking .", "topic": 28}, {"text": "the introduction of a new runway at kai tak was the beginning of the end of matco and service continued until 1961 when the airline ceased operations . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "macau air transport company", "paragraphs": ["air macau company limited alameda dr . carlos d ' assumpcao no . 398 macau macao sar , china urltoken\nscheduled seaplane services were previously operated between hong kong and macau by macau air transport company from the late 1940 ' s until december 1962 . macau air transport company which was founded by sydney kantzow and roy farrell , co - founders of cathay pacific initially used catalina flying boats and , later , piaggio pi36 6 - seater twin engine aircraft until silting up of the macau harbour made landing too difficult . website ; urltoken for information regarding future operational developments see ; urltoken\ngulf air company g . s . c . opposite bahrain international airport , muharraq manama bahrain urltoken\n\u00a9 copyright by lion air . all rights reserved . / this website is owned and operated by lion air\ncathay pacific was in its infancy in 1948 , having started as the air transport wing of the roy farrell export - import company , established in shanghai in early 1946 to fly in from australia anything the entrepreneurial american could sell .\nair mauritius limited air mauritius centre , president j kennedy street p . o . box 441 port louis mauritius urltoken\nair namibia ( pty ) ltd . air namibia building 27 - 29 dr . w kulz street windhoek namibia urltoken\nair vanuatu ( operations ) limited air vanuatu house , rue de paris p . o . box 148 port vila vanuatu urltoken\ndespite the incident , services continued through the late 1950s , when the opening of the new runway at kai tak made the seaplanes obsolete in 1958 . the final flights were operated by the macao air transport company , formed by sydney de kantzow and roy farrell , which discontinued the seaplane routes in 1961 . their other airline company , which did not include any seaplanes by then , continued to fare better\u2014that company was cathay pacific .\nlion air currently operates boeing 737 - 900er , boeing 737 - 800ng , boeing 747 - 400 and airbus a330 - 300 aircraft . to accommodate the high demand for air transport , lion air chose single - aisle commercial aircraft with highly efficient for domestic flights as well as commercial aircraft with double aisle for international flights that can accommodate many passengers .\nin 1960 , in the british colony , a reconstituted macau air transport company ( hk ) ltd . now lacking the original cathy pacific airways founders had prominent macau citizens , roger lobo and stanley ho as prime shareholders . they ordered a brand new aircraft via jardine engineering on 28 november 1960 . this was a piaggio p136 - l2 , amphibian from italy , registered in the colony as vr - hfp , with the construction number 243 .\nmahan airlines services company mahan tower , azadeghan st . tehran iran , islamic republic of 1481655761 urltoken\ntuen mun ferry terminal , tuen mun promenade , tuen mun , new territories . new service to began operating 28th january 2016 ( see below ) . ferry terminals - macau macau outer harbour ferry terminal ( also known as macau maritime ferry terminal ) , avenida de amizade , macau macau taipa ferry terminal , estrada de pac on , taipa , macau . opened june 2017 and replaced the adjacent pac on taipa temporary ferry terminal which is to be demolished\niran air , the airline of the islamic republic of iran iran air head office bldg . , mehrabad airport tehran iran , islamic republic of 13185 - 775 urltoken\ndelta air lines , inc . atlanta , georgia united states 30320 - 6001 urltoken\ninsel air international b . v . dokweg 19 , maduro plaza willemstad cura\u00e7ao urltoken\naegean airlines s . a . - aviation limited company 31 viltanioti st . 14 kifissia athens greece 14564 urltoken\ncopyright \u00a9 air macau co , ltd browser requirements\uff1a chrome , ie 9 and above , firefox - 15 . 0 and above , safari - 6 and above .\nfrequent high - speed ferry services ply the hong kong - macau route . above , turbojet catamaran on the one - hour journey from macau ' s outer harbour ferry terminal to hong kong macau ferry terminal at sheung wan on hong kong island\n* * with effect from 12th april 2016 the 08 - 10 sailing from tuen mun will operate to taipa temporary ferry terminal in macau ( and not macau outer harbour ferry terminal ) and the 16 - 10 sailing from macau will operate from taipa temporary ferry terminal in macau and not macau outer harbour ferry terminal . the full timetable and fares for other classes can be viewed on the turbojet website ;\nfrom 1948 , the catalina aircraft operated under the macau air transport title as a homage to de ricou\u2019s moribund project . these operated for several years transporting passengers and more fruitfully gold to and from macau and other cities in the region . at this time , passage for most to visit macau was by vintage steam - powered ferries commanded by european marine veterans of the china coast along with chinese crews . leaving from hong kong and canton , the ferries were taking around four hours or more for the journey .\nallied air ltd . 2nd floor nahco building murtala mohamed int . airport ikeja , lagos nigeria\nfinally , air transport services group gained 10 % . the company reported late thursday that it expects its pre - tax operating earnings from continuing operations for 2016 to be $ 7 million less than its previous guidance had suggested . the shortfall came from a labor dispute that led to a short work stoppage before a federal court issued an injunction requiring pilots to return to their jobs .\nshort - lived macao dragon ferry seen shortly before the demise of the service in september 2011 cks ( chu kong passenger transport co ltd ) cks operate a fleet of high - speed catamarans along several routes from hong kong to various pearl river delta ports including two routes from skypier at hong kong international airport ( hkia ) to macau . the services operated by cks from hkia to macau are the coita water jet ( see above ) services from hkia to macau which cks also operate under their own name . these routes are only available to passengers transiting through hkia to / from macau ; hong kong international airport skypier to taipa temporary ferry terminal , taipa , macau there is one daily sailing from hong kong international airport skypier and five daily sailings from macau with a journey time of about 50 minutes . economy fares are hk $ 246 hong kong to macau and hk $ 248 macau to hong kong . passengers arriving at hkia can transit to macau without passing through hong kong immigration , customs or baggage reclaim . similarly , passengers from macau can check in at macau ferry terminal to avoid hk immigration and customs when transiting via hkia . timetable ;\nair tahiti nui rue paul gaugin b . p . 1673 papeete , tahiti french polynesia 98713 urltoken\nair cal\u00e9donie international 8 , rue fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric surleau b . p . 3736 noumea new caledonia 98846 urltoken\nkish air lines no . 21 , ekbatan main boulevard tehran iran , islamic republic of 1398 urltoken\natlas air , inc . 2000 westchester avenue purchase , new york united states 10577 - 2543 urltoken\nqatar airways company ( w . l . l . ) qatar airways tower - doha qatar p . o . box 22550 urltoken\nmacau had no runway and , according to young , an experiment that involved tossing barrels of gold out of the side door of a dc3 aircraft as it flew low over the racecourse proved unworkable . de kantzow then realised seaplanes were the solution . and so it was that the catalinas , chartered to macao air transport company ( matco ) , a subsidiary farrell and de kantzow established with the macau - born trader who owned cathay ' s chater road office , p . j . lobo , began making twice - daily round trips between hong kong and macau , ferrying passengers and gold ( but never together - ' for that mix is a prescription for disaster , ' says eather ) .\nlift - off\nat hong kong macau ferry terminal , sheung wan for sky shuttle helicopter heading for macau sky shuttle helicopters ltd operate a helicopter shuttle service between shun tak centre at sheung wan on hong kong island ( hong kong macau ferry pier ) and the macau ferry terminal using a fleet of six agusta westland ( aw ) 139 helicopters . the company installed a second helipad at hong kong macau ferry terminal during 2009 . flights operate daily at 30 minute intervals from 9 - 30 to 22 - 59 from hong kong and 9 - 00 to 22 - 30 from macau . the journey takes 15 minutes . fares are hk $ 4300 each way or hk $ 4800 each way on designated holidays . full details can be found on the sky shuttle website ; urltoken local transportation within macau\nair peace ltd . 25 , sobo arobiodu street g . r . a . ikeja lagos nigeria urltoken\ncambodia angkor air co . , ltd . 206a preah norodom blvd . phnom penh , khan chamkamon cambodia urltoken\nt ' way air co . , ltd . 153 , achasan - ro seongdong - gu seoul korea urltoken\nonur air tasimacilik a . s . atat\u00fcrk havaliman\u0131 b kap\u0131s\u0131 teknik hangar yan\u0131 34149 ye\u015filk\u00f6y istanbul turkey 34153 urltoken\nex - first ferry catamaran now operated by shun tak - china travel macau ferries ltd ( turbojet ) . in august 2011 new world first ferry macau was taken over by shun tak who own turbojet , and also operate services to macau . since mid - 2012 all ex - first ferry boats on the china ferry terminal , kowloon to macau route have been rebranded in turbojet ' s familiar red and white livery\nzhejiang loong airlines company ltd . xiaoshan international airport road 5 hang zhou , zhejiang china ( people ' s republic of ) 86 - 311200 urltoken\nair cairo 20 el - sayid zakaria khalil p . o . box 91 raodet el - sheraton cairo egypt urltoken\nsuparna airlines company limited . 3rd floor , hna tower no . 898 puming road pudong new district shanghai china ( people ' s republic of ) 200120\npt . batik air indonesia jl . a . m . sangaji , no 17p kelurahan petojo utara jakarta indonesia 10130 urltoken\nair arabia pjsc p . o . box 132 cargo terminal ii sharjah international airport sharjah , sharjah united arab emirates urltoken\nair austral a\u00e9rodrome de gillot zoene aeroportuaire b . p . 611 sainte marie , ile de la r\u00e9union r\u00e9union 97438 urltoken\nokay airways company limited no . 16 tianzhu middle road zone a , tianzhu airport industrial area , shunyi district beijing china ( people ' s republic of ) urltoken\nyet investors focused instead on optimistic views for 2017 , which the company said\nwill benefit from the significant growth in atsg ' s externally leased fleet of 767 freighter aircraft during 2016 .\nwith prospects for air transportation looking strong , atsg seems like a good play for 2017 .\nair tahiti boulevard pomare , tahiti - faaa airport p . o . box 314 papeete , tahiti french polynesia 98 713 urltoken\nair nostrum , l\u00edneas a\u00e9reas del mediterr\u00e1neo s . a . avenida comarques del pais valencia 2 valencia , valencia spain 46930 urltoken\nurltoken macau maritime ( outer harbour ) ferry terminal to hong kong international airport skypier there is just one sailing daily from macau with a journey time of about 50 minutes . economy fare is hk $ 248 . passengers arriving at macau can transfer to international flights from hong kong international airport without passing through hong kong immigration , customs or baggage reclaim . timetable ;\nmyanmar airways international company limited airport view tower , no . 147 , room no . 301 pyay road , 8 \u00bd mile , mayangone yangon myanmar p ' 11061 urltoken\nlikewise , the plan for an airport for macau revealed in 1961 did not materialise for another forty years . after a long gestation period during the late 1980s and 90s , macau\u2019s international airport was finally inaugurated on 8 december 1995 . with the ongoing massive developments in the casino and hospitality industries there , the future for aviation in macau is now very bright indeed .\ntuen mun ferry terminal , tuen mun to macau maritime ferry terminal ( macau outer harbour ferry terminal ) * * new service commenced 28 january 2016 . four sailings each way daily , increased to seven sailings each way daily from 1st march 2016 .\ntuen mun ferry terminal , tuen mun to macau maritime ferry terminal ( macau outer harbour ferry terminal ) hong kong north west express ( hknwe ) were awarded the operating licence for services between tuen mun ferry terminal in the northwest new territories and macau maritime ferry terminal ( also known as macau outer harbour ferry terminal ) in early 2011 and services commenced on 15th april 2011 . the company , which has previously operated a single daily service to shekou from tuen mun , had been seeking a licence from the macau government to operate services to macau since 2003 and were last denied permission in 2006 . in july 2012 services were indefinitely suspended with reports that hknwe owed hk $ 4 . 7 million in unpaid rent for tuen mun ferry pier to the hong kong government . in september 2012 it was confirmed that the service would not resume and the government was taking repossession of the ferry pier from 10th september 2012 .\n' neither portuguese macau nor british hong kong had legislation that covered piracy in the air , ' explains eather . ' consequently , neither authority had the basis to try wong yu . on june 11 , 1951 , he was released from the macau prison where he had languished for three years without trial . he went to china , where rumour had it his life was snuffed out in a suitably contrived accident . the chinese authorities detested piracy whether on the sea , on the land or in the air .\nafter sensing the efficiency of fuel use on boeing 737 - 900er aircraft , lion air also tried to operate boeing 737 - 800ng since 2012 . the boeing 737 - 800ng owned lion air has a single - class configuration and can carry as many as 189 passengers . until now lion air has 32 units of boeing 737 - 800ng . with the recent addition of boeing 737 - 800ng on lion air ' s fleet , it will allow the airline to offer more non - stop flights at affordable rates to many destinations .\ndistance from macau airport to hong kong - kai tak international airport as the crow flies is 65 km ( 40 miles ) .\nthere he learned that an unconscious survivor , wong yu - man , had been brought ashore at 9 . 15 the previous evening by two fisherman in a motorised junk . both fisherman said they had seen the aircraft fall from the sky after taking off on the return leg from macau but neither could pinpoint the exact location . thus began a search by vessels belonging to macau water police , chinese maritime customs and fishermen . a royal air force sunderland , a us navy martin mariner and cathay ' s other catalina searched from the air .\nkorean air lines co . , ltd . 260 , haneul - gil gangseo - gu gangseo - gu , seoul korea 157 - 712 urltoken\nbeing australian , de kantzow counted as british so by bringing in one other , neil buchanan - an australian ex - squadron leader originally employed by farrell to run his company ' s sydney office , the trio were - with help from the accommodating a . j . r moss , hong kong ' s director of civil aviation - legally allowed to form a new company .\nin 1964 . the official hong kong government annual report listed the matco service as still operating . the last scheduled service was reported in a government civil aviation department report as having ended on 29 january 1965 . however , the aircraft remained on the hong kong register until 1967 . the company in its separate hong kong and macau entities eventually filed for voluntary liquidation on 12 november 1968 having transported over ten million fine ounces of gold in and out of macau without losing a grain . ultimately far more gold had been moved through macau than could ever have been legitimately used by its small number of citizens .\nseaplane service is a great idea , but why for short haul to macau ? i assume they are aware of the hk to macau bridge which will most likely make this idea redundant commercially . one would reckon a seaplane taxi service to holiday destinations will make more commercial sense .\n' the cx [ the international air transport association company code for cathay ] of the time was a small , closely knit family , ' recalls eather , who lives with his wife , judy , in surfers paradise , australia . ' everyone knew each other and combined family activities - for example , on april 29 , 1948 , [ the crew members who went down with miss macao ] attended the marriage of our popular sales and traffic officer robert lowich frost and angeline de gardner . that particular occasion completely closed down the airline for the day . think of the confusion that would cause if it were practised today .\nblue air airline management solutions s . r . l . 42 - 44 sos bucharesti - ploiest banaesa business park , bld a1 bucharest romania 013696 urltoken\nthere are six daily sailings each way on this route , which is for passengers transiting through hong kong international airport ( hkia ) only and enables passengers arriving at hkia to transit to macau without passing through hong kong immigration , customs or baggage reclaim . similarly , passengers from macau can check in taipa temporary ferry terminal to avoid hk immigration and customs when transiting via hkia . the service is only available to transit passengers making sea / air connections through hkia . journey time is about 65 mins . for day sailings economy fare hk $ 270 from hkia , mop270 from macau . for night sailings ( from 17 - 10 from 1st october to 31st january , from 17 - 40 1st february to 31st march and 1st to 30th september and from 1st april to 31st august ) fare hk $ 300 from hkia , mop300 from macau . timetable and air / sea transfer procedure ;\nfares ( economy class ) - effective from 11th november 2017 . fare structure is based on date and time of sailing ; hong kong to macau ; day service on weekdays hk $ 171 * day service on weekends and public holidays hk $ 186 * night service * * hk $ 211 * macau to hong kong ( fares are lower in this direction since macau departure tax was scrapped by the macau government in september 2011 ) ; day service on weekdays hk $ 160 * day service on weekends and public holidays hk $ 175 * night service * * hk $ 200 *\nprecision air services plc . diamond plaza 1st floor mrambo street / samora dar es salaam , dar es salaam tanzania , united republic of po box 70770 urltoken\nthe latest fleet of wide - bodied aircraft belonging to lion air is the airbus a330 - 300 . this aircraft use the rolls - royce trent 700 engines and configured in a single class that can carry as many as 440 passengers . brought in november 2015 , lion air has three airbus a330 - 300 aircraft .\nchio tok had learned to fly catalinas in manila and , with the others , had studied matco ' s flight path between macau and hong kong .\nestablished in 1984 and with its headquarters located in xiamen , a coastal city in fujian in southeast china , xiamen airlines is china\u2019s first airline company operating under the modern enterprise system . through 34 years of steady development , xiamen airlines is\nan epitome of china ' s civil aviation development\nas praised by president xi jinping , and has become the most distinctive airline company in china ' s civil aviation industry .\nturbojet also operate a catamaran service from skypier at hong kong international airport to macau maritime ferry terminal . this service enables passengers arriving at hkia to transit to macau without passing through hong kong immigration , customs or baggage reclaim and similarly allows passengers from macau to check in at macau ferry terminal to avoid hk immigration and customs when transiting via hkia . the service is only available for transit passengers making air / sea connections through hkia . journey time is approximately 70 minutes . fares ( economy class ) - effective from 11th november 2017 ; hk $ 270 each way tickets can be obtained from the ferry transfer desk at the airport . timetable and fares can be found on the turbojetwebsite ; urltoken more information on ferry services from hong kong international airport skypier procedures can be found here ; urltoken\nin february 1962 , as the outgoing governor of macau , lt . - colonel jaime silverio marques left the colony he revealed to newspaper reporters that within new development plans expected to transform macau into an enterprising tourist destination , was the construction of an airfield on taipa island . this was to be capable of accommodating aircraft the size of c47 dakotas . the hong kong press on 2 december 1962 reported that the piaggio had left for macau with a cargo of gold bullion .\nthe remains of canadian - vickers built canso ( cv592 ) which served as an oa - 10a with the usaaf ( 44 - 34081 ) were imported into new zealand from new guinea by motat in 1979 . the aircraft , purchased by macau air transport in 1948 was operated as vr - hdh on the macau - hong kong route . sold to trans australian airlines in 1962 , and refurbished at bankstown , the aircraft was flown to jackson field as vh - sbv in october 1962 . there the undercarriage was removed and faired over . the aircraft operated flying boat services around the new guinea coast from nov 5th 1962 until jan 10th 1966 when rising costs and competition from land - based aircraft made the service uneconomic . after being offered for sale the aircraft was passed to a planned air museum , but lay derelict in the open where it was ravaged by vandals and trainee firefighters until its recovery by motat staff . now held by the rnzaf museum , it is being restored to represent an rnzaf aircraft .\nlion air received its first 737 - 900er in april 2007 , the aircraft arrived with a special dual paint scheme that combined the lion air emblem on the vertical stabilizer and the boeing design colors on the fuselage . aircraft with an efficient use of fuels could reduce carbon emissions by 4 % , so that the possibility of bringing a smaller carbon footprint every time you travel with the b737 - 900er . this mighty aircraft can fly about 500 miles above the sea , up to 3 , 200 nm ( 5 , 925km ) to the aux tank . lion air is the first user of boeing hybrid aircraft in asia . lion air took delivery of 15 units of other b737 - 900er aircraft in december 2008 that the overall aircraft are configured in economy class with a total of 215 seats each plane . and until now , lion air has 71 boeing 737 - 900er aircraft .\nafter visits by travelling american showmen - balloonists demonstrating vertical flight in 1891 , it was not until 1920 that french born local entrepreneur charles de ricou revealed ambitious plans to start an airline by the name of the macau aerial transport co . this was to link that city with hong kong and others in southern china and the region . despite procuring several seaplanes , american pilots and ground crews , the project failed when de ricou incurred the wrath of the portuguese colonial authorities which bankrupted him . apart from several resident portuguese navy float - planes , and occasional aerial record - breakers arriving from europe , all remained quiet in macau which suited the colony very well .\nin addition to small - bodied aircraft , lion air also has a boeing 747 - 400 aircraft which is the first largest fleet owned by lion air . brought in 2009 , the aircraft which is also known as the jumbo jet has four engines and can fly at a speed of mach 0 . 85 or 909 kilometers per hour and capable of flying at a maximum distance of 13 570 km to 15 , 000 km . currently lion air has two boeing 747 - 400 aircraft , and the aircraft can carry 506 passengers .\nby achieving profits for 31 years in a row ( the only one in china ) , xiamen airlines has been an airline that has remained profitable for the longest period in china ' s civil aviation industry . it enjoys the highest international financial rating among the chinese airlines . the company now has total assets of 40 billion yuan and net assets of 16 . 2 billion yuan , with an asset - liability ratio of 59 % . since 2009 , it has achieved accumulated revenues of around 120 billion yuan , with profits of 12 . 7 billion yuan . among over 240 - member airlines of international air transport association ( iata ) , xiamen airlines ' total profits ranks among the top 20 , with its profit margin even among the top 10 .\nprobable cause :\nsudden loss of control by the pilot as a result of being incapacitated by an armed passenger . the police authorities in macau were in possession of certain evidence which appeared to establish beyond reasonable doubt that the crew of the aircraft were subjected to armed attack by certain passengers shortly after takeoff from macau for hong kong .\nmacau , the portuguese colony forty miles across the pearl river delta from hong kong had a surprisingly long aviation history despite no land based airfield or aerodrome until the 1990s .\nmacau , overall , still hasn ' t fully recovered , and the potential cannibalization by wynn palace was evident in the 11 % revenue drop from its older wynn macau resort property . still , investors think that the novelty factor from wynn palace could still lead to further growth , especially given that other competing properties have come on line lately .\nair europa l\u00edneas a\u00e9reas , s . a . centro empresarial globalia , carretera llucmajor , km , 21 . 5 p . o . box 132 llucmajor , illes baleares spain 07620 urltoken\ncathay ' s two pby catalina flying boats had been bought , from the united states air force federal liquidation commission in manila , for a specific purpose . hong kong was prevented by the bretton woods agreements - drawn up in 1944 to govern monetary relations between nations - from importing free gold but portuguese macau was not . cathay realised a pretty penny could be made ferrying the gold that arrived in hong kong in the holds of other airlines to macau for dissemination to , among others , chiang , who needed money for his fight against the communists .\nk12 gained 16 % after announcing its fiscal second - quarter earnings results thursday afternoon . the technology - based educational company saw sales climb 6 % , pushing net income up by more than a third and producing earnings of $ 0 . 30 per share .\nmacau entry requirements visitors of nearly all nationalities can enjoy a visa - free stay of between 30 and 90 days . for most nationalities which are not elegible for visa - free stay , a visa - on - arrival is available subject to fee although from 1st july 2010 elegibility for visa - on - arrival was withdrawn for nationals ( other than hong kong id card holders ) of bangladesh , nepal , nigeria , pakistan , sri lanka and vietnam . full details of current visa requirements can be found on the macau government website ; urltoken passports are required and must have a validity of at least 30 days from date of entry into macau . visitors from hong kong to macau pass through immigration and customs formalities on leaving hong kong , entering macau and vice - versa . since december 10th 2009 , under reciprocal arrangements between the respective governments , residents of hong kong and macau have been able to register to use an automated clearance system allowing them to use e - channels and avoid the need to complete arrival and departure cards when travelling between the two cities . frequent visitors to hong kong , who are enrolled to use frequent visitor e - channels , are also able to use hong kong immigration frequent visitor e - channels at hong kong macau ferry terminal and china ferry terminal ; urltoken ferry terminals - hong kong hong kong macau ferry terminal , shun tak centre , connaught road central , sheung wan , hong kong island china ferry terminal , canton road , tsim sha tsui , kowloon\nover the years , the company has been making unremitting efforts to ensure aviation safety and to improve its service quality . it has now accumulated 4 million hours of accident - free flight and has been rated as\nairline offering the best services\nby chinese passengers for many consecutive years . in march 2016 , xiamen airlines was awarded the\nchina quality award\n, making it the first award winner in china ' s service sector and the only airline company that has won the award in china ' s civil aviation industry .\nhong kong , july 15 \u2013 canadian entrepreneur michael agopsowicz has proposed a new seaplane service to the hong kong government , the south china morning post reports . the route , a hong kong - macau service from kowloon\u2019s old kai tak airport site to the pak on ferry terminal in macau , would be the first time since 1961 that seaplanes have seen active commercial service in hong kong .\n* service suspended indefinitely with effect from july 2012 . tuen mun ferry pier repossessed by the hong kong government from 10th september 2012 . a new service operated by hongkong macao hydrofoil company limited ( turbojet ) began operating this route on 28th january 2016 ( see above )\nthe ss merry moller , a steamer on the hong kong to macau run , was the first to come across wreckage , retrieving a wing float at 3 . 20pm on july 17 . the first body found , the same day , was that of h . g . stewart , who worked for of texas oil . it was plucked from the sea close to macau ' s breakwater .\nthe special administrative region ( sar ) of china and former portugese colony of macau is a popular excursion destination for visitors to hong kong . macau is quickly and easily reached from hong kong by frequent fast ferry services and , for the more time conscious and affluent , by helicopter . however , plans to revive a scheduled seaplane service , last seen during the 1950 ' s , from 2014 failed to reach fruition .\nfares ( economy class ) - effective from 11th november 2017 . fare structure is based on date and time of sailing ; hong kong to macau ; day service * on weekdays hk $ 171 day service * on weekends and public holidays hk $ 177 night service * hk $ 200 macau to hong kong ( fares are lower in this direction since macau departure tax was scrapped by the macau government in september 2011 ) ; day service * on weekdays hk $ 160 day service * on weekends and public holidays hk $ 175 night service * hk $ 200 . * service hours day service - 8th october to 31st january 07 - 00 to 17 - 00 , 1st february to 31st march and 1st september to 7th october 07 - 00 to 17 - 30 , 1st april to 31st august 07 - 00 to 18 - 00 night service - 8th october to 31st january 17 - 15 to 06 - 30 , 1st february to 31st march and 1st september to 7th october 17 - 45 to 06 - 30 , 1st april to 31st august 18 - 15 to 06 - 30 the full timetable and fares for other classes can be viewed on the turbojet website ; urltoken hong kong international airport skypier to macau maritime ( outer harbour ) ferry terminal , macau\nby june 1961 , four flights daily to macau in the piaggio were being advertised in the newspapers by lotus tours ltd , the sales agents for matco . the flights became known colloquially as the o ne cigarette hop , this being the time to smoke one in those less enlightened times . the macau terminal used the ramp and facilities originally constructed by pan american airways in preparation for receiving the china clipper flights from san francisco .\nthere are six * daytime sailings from hong kong on this route , between 8am and 1 - 30pm , with only one return journey from macau at 5pm . economy fare from hong kong is hk $ 171 on weekdays and hk $ 186 on weekends and public holidays . from macau fare is mop160 on weekdays and mop175 on weekends and public holidays . for night sailings ( from 17 - 10 from 1st october to 31st january , from 17 - 40 1st february to 31st march and 1st to 30th september and from 1st april to 31st august ) fare hk $ 211 from hong kong . mop200 from macau . journey time about one hour .\nin january 1961 , it was revealed in the local newspapers that a new aerial service to macau would start in march as the authorisation notification had just been published in the government gazette . the license was for three years . mr r . h . lobo , the managing director of matco stated that as a start , the twin - engine piaggio amphibious aircraft having a capacity for six passengers would be used on the route . taking only 15 minutes , the company expected to operate four flights a day carrying both passengers and freight .\nthe wreck of the plane was finally found near kau chau ( nine island ) , about 16km northeast of macau , ' close to the normal track of the aircraft when flying north of lantau island ' , stated moss .\nthe hong kong - macau service was to have utilised a fleet of leased twin otter dhc - 6 series 300 floatplanes to operate 20 flights daily for the 15 / 20 minute flight . the planes were to be configured to take 2 pilots and 16 passengers with a luggage allowance of 10kg each . any excess luggage was to have followed by ferry . the planes were expected to fly at an altitude of about 150 - metres to allow passengers to enjoy the views . the company intended to charge a one - way fare of hk $ 1800 .\nthe mystery deepened and the one survivor , described in early newspaper reports as ' probably the poorest among the passengers ' and who was in hospital in macau with a fractured right arm and fractured right leg , wasn ' t talking .\nhowever , in october 1961 , matco\u2019s managing director , roger lobo announced that the matco service was being suspended from december 1st due to poor landing conditions at macau\u2019s harbour . he told a reporter that the water at macau was getting shallower every day , due to the heavy silt circulating in from the pearl river delta . he added ; \u201cwe are negotiating with the macau government either for better dredging of the harbour or the building of a runway . after the service has stopped we may consider charter flights but we would only resume regular flights only if there were improved landing conditions . \u201d mr lobo denied that a lack of passengers had forced the suspension claiming that many local businessmen and tourists used the service .\nby the time the clipper\u2019s pacific service had become established to manila with some exploratory flights to macau and hong kong , the politics had changed . access to hong kong was welcomed in 1936 , along with landing permission for cnac , enabling pan american\u2019s passengers to transfer directly to connecting flights to and from shanghai . after 1936 , some flights from manila continued to briefly visit macau , but the real terminus was now hong kong . the portuguese enclave resumed its somnolent backwater status .\nthe proposal , which has yet to pass an environmental impact assessment , has also received backing from the tourism commission and tourism board of hong kong because it enhances the city\u2019s diversity and adds \u201ca fun element to local travel . \u201d if the plan is approved , the newly formed airline , waterfront air , would sell one - way tickets to macau for hk $ 1 , 500\u2014a current one - way trip via helicopter costs hk $ 2 , 300 while the fast boat service costs hk $ 150 .\nskypier , hong kong international airport ( for international transit passengers making air / sea connections through hong kong international airport only . passengers must remain the airport restricted area during transit . there is no access to skypier from the non - restricted area of the airport )\namid the confusion , the post reported : ' paletti said that a pirate gang might have plotted to force the plane down , capture and ransom the four wealthy men . he said that of the five men suspected of being involved , one was a chinese air pilot . '\nthe story of cathy pacific / matco\u2019s catalina years has been covered in the books of captain charles chic eather who was with cathy pacific at the time and therefore not covered in this text . however , a catalina returning from macau was hijacked by chinese bandits in july 1948 and crashed into the pearl river estuary killing all on board except one hijacker . some references claim this to be the world\u2019s first aerial hi - jacking , but this is debatable . in the late 1950s , a surviving matco catalina was still in use carrying gold and freight between hong kong , macau and regional cities .\nsalvage work continued , interrupted for several days by a typhoon , until the discovery of spent bullet casings in wreckage brought ashore and later in that still at sea gave rise to new speculation . however , it wasn ' t until july 26 that the south china morning post began giving consideration to ' the air - piracy theory now being advanced ' . the revelation , by macau police commissioner l . a . m paletti , that four millionaires went to their deaths on miss macao bolstered that theory . the wife of one had told paletti her husband was carrying hk $ 500 , 000 when he boarded the plane .\nthe operation began to ferry passengers as well as freight and expanded at a furious pace . a passenger ticket office opened for business in the lobby of the peninsula hotel in hong kong and an office was rented at 4 chater road by de kantzow , an australian who had first met farrell when the pair were pilots flying ' the hump ' , the name given by allied pilots in the second world war to the eastern end of the himalayan mountains . between april 1942 and 1945 , pilots such as de kantzow , who was employed by the china national aviation company , flew from india to china to resupply the flying tigers - volunteer american pilots attached to the chinese air force - and the government of generalissimo chiang kai - shek .\nportugal had not signed , and its colony macau became the region\u2019s premier unregulated melting pot in the wheeling and dealing in this much sought after metal . after the crash of a thailand based c47 dakota airliner into a hong kong hillside scattering gold all around the wreckage , cathy\u2019s founders convinced their landlord to use them to fly macau\u2019s gold safely , high above any eager robbers and bandits . but , with no airfield in macau , on their inaugural flight they attempted to fly vr - hda , niki , a c47 dakota onto the racecourse , the only piece of open ground available . the aircraft clipped the seawall damaging its undercarriage causing a belly - landing . this put the aircraft out of commission for several months , and highlighted the unsuitability of the landing ground . the day after the crash , cathy\u2019s roy farrell dashed off to the philippines to buy war surplus amphibious catalinas\u2019 to fly on the gold contract .\none of the millionaires aboard was wong chung - ping , who was said to be worth us $ 3 million and was part owner of the hang shun gold bullion firm in macau . according to the newspaper wah kiu yat po , he had boarded miss macao carrying 3 , 000 taels of gold .\nin 1935 , macau suddenly came into the aviation spotlight as the alternative terminus for the pan american airline\u2019s trans - pacific clipper flights from san francisco via the pacific islands and manila . the airline\u2019s planners had sought a terminus at canton to enable their clippers to link up with their associate company , the china national aviation corporation\u2019s , flights from shanghai . however , the chinese government\u2019s policy of barring foreign airlines operating in chinese airspace in order to inhibit japanese aerial expansion on the mainland thwarted pan american\u2019s plans . hong kong was also barred to the airline as no british airline had yet flown to the colony , and there were issues on reciprocal rights of access for british airline expansion plans to parts of the world under american influence .\nneither cramer nor mcduff were originally rostered onto the flight , writes eather in his memoirs , syd ' s last pirate . ( eather had been the american ' s first officer two weeks previously ; they had flown cathay ' s other catalina from jakarta to saigon , macau and hong kong , carrying gold bullion for macau ' s banco nacional ultramarino . ) on that fateful evening , cramer was substituting for a pilot who had developed acute earache during the day while mcduff was filling in for the morning flight ' s first officer , who had tumbled into stinking muddy water when he had misjudged the mooring of the craft .\nthe planes were also used , on occasion , to carry gold bullion between hong kong and macau\u2014a situation that resulted in the world\u2019s first commercial airline hijacking . a catalina seaplane named miss macao was hijacked in 1948 on route from macau to hong kong . four chinese men carrying guns entered the cockpit minutes after take off and demanded the co - pilot surrender the controls . he refused , was shot , and in the ensuing chaos , the pilot was also shot five times in the back , causing him to falls into the controls , sending the plane into an uncontrolled dive . the plane crashed into the sea , killing all but one of the 27 people aboard .\nalthough staff began to get anxious when the plane didn ' t arrive as scheduled at 6 . 30pm at kai tak , it was not known , by anyone at the hong kong end at least , that disaster had struck until de kantzow flew in the other catalina to macau the following day to find out what was going on .\nthe proposal , which was put forward to the permanent secretary for transportation , francis ho suen - wai , has received favorable comments as hong kong seeks to bolster its image as a city of interest and distinction . \u201can alternative means of fast transportation between hong kong and macau should be a welcome addition to enhance connectivity and choice , \u201d ho said .\nservices operate from hong kong from 06 - 30 until 23 - 59 and from macau from 07 - 00 to 03 - 00 at intervals of mainly 30 minutes during the daytime and mainly 30 / 60 mins at night . and then at 30 / 60 minute intervals until11 - 59pm . journey time is approximately one hour with a free 5 minute coach connection to and from the venetian from taipa temporary ferry terminal . economy fares were revised on 11th december 2017 and from hong kong are hk $ 171 on weekdays , hk $ 186 on weekends and public holidays and hk $ 211 for night sailings . fares from macau to hong kong are mop160 weekdays , mop175 weekends and public holidays and mop200 night * .\n' following that witless murderous attack , we were devastated , ' says eather . ' however , the strong leadership provided by john ' jock ' kidston swire [ the then chairman of swire ] and his brilliant team provided the necessary fortitude to get us quickly back into the air , where our misgivings were replaced by hard work and the realisation that life must go on . '\nthe new aircraft is a canadian vickers built canso ( c / n cv - 357 ) . it was delivered to the rcaf ( serialled 11054 ) in march 1944 , and operated on anti - submarine duties . struck off on june 27th 1947 , no records are available until it was converted to 28 - 5acf status by sala in costa rica in 1955 . the aircraft returned to canada after being sold in july 1956 , where it was operated by the eastern canada stevedoring co and a number of other companies ( including austin airways of ontario - canada ' s oldest airline . as cf - jvc ( and later c - fjvc ) , it was used to transport people and materials in northern canada . the aircraft passed through various owners , until arriving in reno , nd . in 1986 , where it was subsequently purchased by pierre jaunet in 1988 . jaunet operated the aircraft in africa as z - cat , where the aircraft transported up to 16 passengers ( + 4 crew ) between egypt and zimbabwe with ' the african safari company ' . the aircraft was hired by the peter stuyvesant organisation in 1993 to fly an ' odyssey ' across the atlantic and back . the aircraft currently has over 14000hrs on the airframe .\naccording to gavin young ' s beyond lion rock : the story of cathay pacific airways , which the airline points to in reply to questions concerning the skyjacking , the articles of association of the company were drawn up on september 24 , 1946 , having been signed the day before by farrell and de kantzow . at the time of the miss macao incident , the ownership of what was now cathay pacific airways had recently altered ; on june 1 , 1948 , john swire & sons and australian national airways ratified an agreement to help run the airline .\nfifty - six catalinas ( nz4001 - nz4056 ) operated with the rnzaf between 1943 and 1953 . provided under lend / lease arrangements these were a mix of non - amphibious consolidated and boeing built aircraft . the catalinas operated with no ' s 5 and 6 sqns and no3 otu , based at hobsonville and various points in the pacific . they were engaged in anti - submarine , shipping escort , air - sea rescue and transport roles . unlike many lend / lease aircraft , the catalinas continued to be operated after world war ii because they filled a vital role in south pacific communications . two aircraft were loaned to teal in the post - war period to survey a flying boat route ( nz4038 / zk - ami ) and for crew training ( nz4035 / zk - amp ) . they were subsequently returned to the rnzaf ( ami being broken up for spares in 1948 , and amp being declared surplus in 1951 and sold for scrap ) . fifteen aircraft were lost in service , and the remainder scrapped . no ex - rnzaf aircraft are known to exist . note : the hull of nz4055 remained in the warkworth area as a houseboat for a number of years , however the ultimate fate of this is unknown .\nthe planes earmarked for use this time around are canadian de havilland dhc - 6 twin otters , widely used across canada and the united states and very popular with tourists and businesspeople . they would be configured for 18 seats , with the from hong kong to macau lasting about half an hour . should the project receive the green light from the government , investment will be sought for an initial us $ 5 million to commence the airline operations , mr . agopsowicz said .\nlooking forward , xiamen airlines will continue to engage in its mission to \u201cdeliver customer - focused service , helping employees to succeed and giving back to society . \u201d it will continue to pursue innovation and excellence by upholding the spirit of fighting for success . it will continue to bring its passengers a travel experience with unique chinese characteristics beyond their expectations and build up a global network reaching every corner of the world with its international horizon . it will strive to rank among the world - class airline companies by pursuing maximized safety , superior management and excellent performance , and to be a company that brings a happy travel experience and environmentally - friendly philosophies to its passengers around the world .\nwynn resorts climbed 8 % despite reporting fourth - quarter financial numbers that failed to match up to investor expectations . adjusted net income plunged by more than half from the year - ago quarter , and revenue from its older properties dropped by about $ 65 million since last year . but shareholders celebrated strong results from the new wynn palace resort on the cotai strip in macau , which enjoyed revenue of $ 419 million and adjusted property pre - tax operating earnings of $ 77 . 5 million .\nwhile the lobo family had operated one of macau\u2019s original casinos for many years , stanley ho was awarded a new gambling franchise on 19 december 1961 to be based at his new lisboa hotel , effective for eight years . although he was associated with matco , stanley ho revealed on 20 december 1961 a plan to introduce helicopter ferry services between the colonies . these did not materialise , but a number of swiss / italian fast hydrofoils were introduced to substantially reduce journey times by sea and keep fares at an affordable cost ."]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "sharecare", "paragraphs": ["the following services on urltoken are\npowered by sharecare .\nall powered by sharecare features are provided by sharecare and subject to the sharecare privacy policy and terms .\nplease note : group membership to the sharecare editorial advisory board is not open to the sharecare community .\nbased on where you are in your health journey , sharecare provides personalized recommendations .\narnold ' s team at sharecare is currently working to define what should be included in sharecare ' s api and the company expects to make the api available to developers next year .\nthe latest episodes , recipes , and health plans from dr . oz , powered by sharecare\ndirectly and simply , with just one call to 231 - 256 - 0221 , sharecare members arrange for any available sharecare services and programs . during regular office hours , sharecare staff make arrangements with health care providers , experienced contractors or qualified volunteers to provide services you request .\nin a sort of soft debut for sharecare . com , the q . & a . section of dr . oz\u2019s web site ( urltoken ) bears the words \u201cpowered by sharecare . \u201d\naskmd is a symptom checker developed by sharecare \u2014 a healthcare social network developed by jeff arnold .\ndr . mehmet oz and jeff arnold , announce sharecare inc . | the dr . oz show\n\u201csharecare is honored to be working with northshore , \u201d said rick anderson , vice president at sharecare . \u201ctheir early participation demonstrates the industry\u2019s belief in the solution that sharecare will offer consumers online and in the unique opportunities the platform provides to increase market presence through sharing knowledge with local users . \u201d\nsharecare helps you learn what you need to be healthier . from eating better to fitness tips to stress relief , sharecare recommends simple things to do every day , and reminds you to do them .\ndr . mehmet oz and jeff arnold launch sharecare . com , where experts share their knowledge with consumers\n\u201cwe are thrilled that these amazing organizations will be working with sharecare , \u201d said donna hill howes , rn , ms , and senior vice - president at sharecare . \u201ctheir participation demonstrates the industry\u2019s belief in the need for what sharecare will offer consumers online and we look forward to additional organizations joining as we move forward . \u201d\nsharecare\u2019s advisory board , separate from the board of directors , includes a wide range of doctors from different specialties . each advisor provides medical insight to be used by sharecare and helps to spread the word and create connections .\n2 responses to \u201cdr . mehmet oz and jeff arnold launch sharecare . com , where experts share their knowledge with consumers\u201d\nchef kevin gillespie shares two of his favorite healthy bbq side dishes . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken\ndr . mehmet oz and jeff arnold launch sharecare . com , where experts share their knowledge with consumers : health in 30\ni want to receive the latest health news and personalized information from sharecare . you can change your mind at any time .\n. you may receive email notifications , alerts and other notices from sharecare . you can opt - out at any time .\nlearn an easy way to make a healthy and delicious chocolate banana smoothie . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken\nsharecare\u2019s mission is to become the central repository of accurate , multi - perspective and high quality answers to questions of health .\nare you meeting all your health goals today ? when you download sharecare , it works with you to analyze your activities , patterns and behaviors during the day . sharecare then gives you real - time feedback to make better choices and track your progress .\n- consumers : individuals can share knowledge , experience and support with peers on sharecare . daily strength , a subsidiary of hsw international , will be acquired by sharecare . daily strength , often referred to as \u201cthe facebook of health\u201d and one of the largest peer to peer support group sites on the web today will give sharecare immediate access to an established social network of people that can ask and answer questions .\nsharecare ' s interactive question and answer platform allows people to\nask , learn and act upon\nmore than 100 , 000 questions about health and wellness ( and growing ) . sharecare offers various expert answers from hospitals , physicians , non - profits , healthcare companies and also health consumers . sharecare is much more than questions and answers - - arnold demonstrated a wide range of applications and services through the platform , including future plans for one - on - one video consultations between patients and physicians . sharecare is currently piloting those video consultations with physicians in atlanta , georgia .\nfind out what you should eat instead of a shrimp tempura roll for a healthy sushi swap . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken\nlearn how to make a filling berry blast smoothie with strawberries , avocado , and protein powder . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken\nfind out how to make this tropical colada smoothie recipe that ' s packed with protein and pineapple . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken\nditch blended coffee and opt for this healthier cold caffeine beverage , instead . find more healthy recipes : urltoken subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken\nfind out how to make a fruity and delicious sangria that ' s also healthier than the standard recipe . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken\nat the end of 2013 , sharecare expanded its capabilities even further with the launch of askmd , a new tool accessible on urltoken and as an ios app . the platform was developed through sharecare\u2019s acquisition of pkc , a clinical knowledge management system established by dr . larry weed that was used to help military doctors with diagnoses . using this data - driven tool , sharecare is allowing consumers to take advantage of symptom analysis in an unintimidating , user - friendly way .\nthe information provided on sharecare and askmd platforms is heavily reliant on many talented partners . doctors from large research institutes , as well as local community hospitals and small practices , are vetted through an in - depth process to legitimize expertise in certain areas of healthcare before they become part of the sharecare knowledge base .\nthose behind sharecare , a company formed last year to operate sharecare . com , hope its features will enable the new web site to thrive in a crowded field . others in the online health care category include about . com , aol , cnn , ehow , everyday health , urltoken , msn , webmd and yahoo .\nthank you so much ! i am thrilled and honored to be part of sharecare\u2019s leadership team . thank you for your kind words . i greatly appreciate it .\nsharecare makes it easy for you to put all the moving parts of your health in one place to help you live your best ( and youngest ) life .\nfind out how eating a handful almonds can fill you up and help to reduce your risk for heart disease . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken\nget answers to your health questions from dr . oz and other leading doctors , hospitals , associations , authors and others on sharecare . com . ( link )\narnold told health 2 . 0 attendees that sharecare was also designed with mobile devices , particularly the apple ipad in mind :\nno flash ,\nhe said .\nthe goal of the members is to provide guidance and input on matters of content , scope , and evolving issues of health education for sharecare\u2019s consumer and professional audiences .\nsaid jim bailey ,\nbactes will be able to quickly leverage sharecare\u2019s capabilities and offer new products and innovative services to our thousands of healthcare clients across the united states . we\u2019re excited to be a part of sharecare ' s impressive vision of leveraging new technologies to improve care and to create a measurable impact on our healthcare system .\nsharecare allows doctors , nurses , hospitals , non - profits , leading brands , and health care experts to engage with each other and consumers in transparent conversations about health .\nsharecare a new web 3 . 0 platform , created by webmd founder jeff arnold and dr . mehmet oz , a leading cardiac surgeon , health expert and host of \u201cthe dr . oz show\u201d takes searching for health advice to a new interactive level . sharecare in partnership with harpo studios , hsw international , sony pictures television , and discovery communications launched sharecare . com , an innovative platform that provides a simple , easy way for consumers to get high quality answers to the questions of health , provided by trusted experts .\nif i ' m a health 2 . 0 company with an app , i can plug it into sharecare , yes ,\narnold said onstage during his keynote demo .\nsharecare gives you a safe and secure place to manage all the moving parts of your health - all in one place - to help you live a happier and healthier life .\nsharecare : the digital health company with the tools you need to manage your health . find a doctor , get expert health advice , & be empowered to own your health .\ntoday october 7th , 2016 we celebrated our 6th year anniversary for sharecare advisory board meeting in atlanta , georgia . it was great to spend time with all the board members .\nfor no additional charge , sharecare ' s rn care coordinator oversees members ' health care services . she acts as an informative and reassuring contact to out - of - town families .\nat sharecare , we believe that one of the most important applications of virtual , augmented and mixed reality in healthcare is to foster empathy and understanding among all healthcare constituents b . . .\nthe mission of the editorial advisory board is to advise , validate and assure the sharecare management team on matters of content , scope and evolving issues of health education for the consumer audience .\ndr . oz explains what to look for if you ' re concerned about constipation and what to do in order to relieve symptoms . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube channel : urltoken show less\nthe power behind the sharecare platform is its ability to provide consumers with answers distilled from the collective wisdom of its partners allowing them to make healthcare decisions with the help of local healthcare experts .\nfind out the healthy french fry alternative that can save you about 150 calories and add nutritional value to the snack . get more healthy recipes : urltoken subscribe to sharecare ' s y . . .\ninstead of simply serving up informational pages containing health information like webmd does , sharecare users can ask questions using the site\u2019s search interface to get connected to a network of some 3 , 000 medical professionals .\nsince its launch , sharecare has expanded its collection of healthcare advice , added new and wide - ranging experts , and most recently , introduced a new digital platform and app , askmd . whether it\u2019s figuring out the best way to exercise , learning how to most efficiently manage diabetes or planning the right care for an aging parent , sharecare helps users find dependable healthcare advice , personalized to their health needs .\nsharecare\u2019s inaugural \u201cknowledge partner\u201d is dove , the global beauty brand , which is providing thousands of answers specific to the topic of skin care . dove\u2019s expertise stems from its 50 + year heritage as a leader in research and breakthrough skin care technologies . both websites , urltoken and www . sharecare . com , are represented exclusively by sony pictures television advertiser sales , which also sells the inventory in\nthe dr . oz show .\nthe union of bactes data and sharecare knowledge will create a great opportunity for better user engagement which we believe will result in better health ,\nsaid jeff arnold , chairman and ceo of sharecare .\nsimilar to the credit report industry , we will be able to store , update and share personal health records creating a unique service for healthcare providers and patients . and , additionally , with a patient\u2019s consent , we will be able to pre - populate an individual\u2019s health record within the safe , social platform of sharecare and deliver personalized recommendations including targeted information , actionable evidence - based programs and online support based on that individual\u2019s specific health and wellness needs .\nat the health 2 . 0 conference in san francisco this month , arnold officially launched sharecare , which he described as the\nhumble host\nplatform for health 2 . 0 services and applications . that includes mobile apps .\nsharecare is honored to have you on the leadership team , barbara ! your healthcare background coupled with your expertise in communicating to the public on health issues makes you a strong voice in the conversation we enable . thanks barbara !\nnorthshore is one of a dozen prestigious hospitals and healthcare providers throughout the united states that have partnered to help answer health and wellness questions on sharecare , an interactive web 3 . 0 platform that launched yesterday at the health2 . 0 conference in san francisco . sharecare is the first healthcare platform for consumers to ask , learn and act on the questions of health . content providers include professionals from academic medical centers , health and wellness authors , associations and healthcare experts .\nprovider directory sharecare collects and uses provider and / or physician data as part of its provider solutions , including find a doctor . such data is obtained from various sources including directly from providers , third party licensors , and public sources .\nin case you\u2019re unfamiliar with sharecare , the site is a social counterpart to the older webmd , both of which were founded ( or co - founded ) by jeff arnold . it\u2019s probably what webmd would be , if launched today .\ndr . oz describes how walking 10 , 000 steps each day can reduce your risk of diabetes . plus , he offers advice on how to get more steps into your daily routine . subscribe to sharecare ' s youtube chann . . .\nsharecare app the sharecare app translates daily lifestyle events ( stress , sleep , activity , diet , etc . ) into health - care relevant insights and personalized content . using spectral voice pattern analysis and mobile sensor input , the app provides you with meaningful insights about your relationships and how sleep , activity , stress and many other daily life events affect your wellbeing and your state of mind . within permission settings , users have the opportunity to review and control what features you want to enable .\nto find out your body\u2019s true age , join sharecare and take the realage test for free . the askmd app is available for free from the app store on iphone and ipod touch or at urltoken . you also can access askmd on urltoken .\nsharecare content is contributed by organizations like aarp , the american cancer society , the american heart association , the american red cross , the national academy of sports medicine , and medical professionals like dr . mehmet oz , dr . dean ornish and dr . michael roizen . questions are also answered by medical centers such as the cleveland clinic and johns hopkins . these contributors are known as \u201cexperts\u201d on the site , and the sharecare platform allows these experts to answer questions and engage in conversations about health .\nsony pictures television is handling the search for sponsors for sharecare . com . \u201ctheir answers are never \u2018this dental floss brand is better than that dental floss brand , \u2019 \u201d said amy carney , president for advertising sales at sony pictures television in new york .\nanyone who reads content on sharecare . com , whatever the source , will \u201chave to work with their health care providers to make sure they\u2019re making the best decisions about what the next steps would be\u201d for any condition they want treated , mr . ewing said .\nunilever ' s skincare line dove is the first brand to sign on with sharecare ' s\npay - per - perspective\nmodel , a fancy term for a sponsorship that allows companies to respond to users on the site . for around $ 3 million for a year - long deal , dove will also have direct access to users who set up profile pages , similar to those seen on facebook , and sharecare will give it and other sponsors data about how long users are reading their answers and which ones they like best .\nurltoken will certainly have some healthy competition . urltoken and webmd attract millions of visitors monthly . it will be interesting to see how sharecare distinguishes itself from its competitors and if it can rise above the inherent lack of credibility that comes with sponsors serving as knowledge providers .\nwebmd founder and discovery communications ' chief of global digital strategy ( nasdaq : disca , discb , disck ) , jeff arnold , and dr . mehmet oz , a leading cardiac surgeon , health expert and host of \u201cthe dr . oz show , \u201d announced today the launch of sharecare , inc . , the first healthcare platform for consumers to ask , learn and act on the questions of health . sharecare\u2019s additional co - founders include , discovery communications , harpo productions , hsw international ( nasdaq : hswi ) , and sony pictures television .\nwe would love to hear what you think about sharecare . have you navigated through the site ? have you explored the health topics ? are you getting to know the experts ? please share your thoughts with us , we would love to hear from you . thank you .\nsharecare , meanwhile , is partnered with oprah\u2019s harpo studios , as well as hsw international , sony pictures television and discovery communications . the site benefits from on - air mentions made during the doctor oz tv show , which are expected to increase with the new product rollout .\n- hospitals and academic medical centers : sharecare creates a global platform for hospitals to create a further connection with consumers and share their research . initial contributors include several of the leading healthcare providers in the world ; cleveland clinic , johns hopkins medicine , and newyork - presbyterian hospital .\nwhy would a health 2 . 0 startup have an interest in working with sharecare ? well , its partners for one : oprah winfrey ' s harpo productions , dr . mehmet oz ( the host of the dr . oz show ) , sony pictures television , and discovery communications .\nsharecare\u2019s interactive qa platform allows visitors to \u201cask , learn and act upon\u201d questions about health and wellness , as well as ask their own questions , in their own words . the goal is that this site becomes a resource where diverse perspectives and approaches in health and wellness find common ground .\n\u201cas sharecare continues to expand , we look forward to the positive impact we can make in healthcare , \u201d martin says . \u201cthis year holds a lot of promise , especially in fitness and brain health , and through our relationship with hearst , we\u2019re all excited about what is to come . \u201d\n\u201cas a doctor , i am excited to be included amongst industry leadership on sharecare\u2019s platform . not only does sharecare give consumers the tools to live healthier lives but by bringing together healthcare thought leadership into a single community , it has the potential to foster an environment of innovation within the industry , \u201d said dr . mehmet oz , host of \u201cthe dr . oz show . \u201d \u201ci am excited to harness the power of the internet to bring everyone into an engaging discussion on how to take control of your own health destiny , encompassing emotional , spiritual as well as the physical aspects . \u201d\n10 / 8 / 2010 \u2013 northshore university healthsystem ( northshore ) today announced its partnership with sharecare , inc . , a new company created by internet entrepreneur , jeff arnold , and dr . mehmet oz , a leading cardiac surgeon , health expert , and host of the dr . oz show .\nsharecare ' s high profile backers include dr . oz - - aka america ' s doctor , and oprah winfrey . the founder is jeff arnold , a prolific 40 - year - old entrepreneur who formed the grandaddy of health care sites : webmd - - a name many of us now kwow well .\n\u201csharecare\u2019s vision is to build an ecosystem that simplifies the search for health and wellness information by organizing all of the questions of health and providing multiple answers representing different points of view . our contributors will range from renowned celebrity physicians to acclaimed hospitals of excellence to best selling authors to local caregivers to online healthcare consumers , \u201d said jeff arnold , who has taken an expanded role at discovery as chief of global digital strategy and howstuffworks . com\u2019 chairman emeritus , in addition to becoming chairman and chief architect of sharecare . \u201cleveraging the power of social networking , our contributors \u2018share care\u2019 through both personal experience and expert knowledge , bringing online healthcare into the 21st century . \u201d hsw international is developing sharecare\u2019s customizable social qa platform , which is built on a comprehensive information architecture . the platform features social and portability tools which will shift the paradigm for interaction between professional and consumer content and seamlessly extend the content experience to other websites .\n\u201ci\u2019m sure there will be people who do that , \u201d jeff arnold , chairman and chief architect at sharecare in atlanta , said of potential eyebrow - lifters . but in tests of the web site in the last year , \u201cthe brand answers were read as much as the expert answers , \u201d he added .\nonce askmd provides the user with information regarding their symptoms , the tool also helps to locate a local physician with the appropriate skill set that is covered by the patient\u2019s insurance . within the app , the patient can then call to book an appointment directly . sharecare is looking forward to implementing online appointment booking .\n- leading health and wellness authors : sharecare allows authors to establish direct relationships with consumers by formatting their book content into expert answers . initial partners include : dr . oz and dr . roizen ( both simon & schuster , harpercollins publishers ) , dr . dean ornish and deepak chopra ( harmony books ) .\n\u201caskmd is way more than a symptom checker , \u201d says sharecare vice president of communications jennifer martin . \u201caskmd is the genesis of the brainstorming conversations between dr . oz and jeff arnold : how do we put dr . oz\u2019s exam room in the pocket of everyone in the country , and eventually , the world ? \u201d\nthe big difference between webmd and arnold ' s newest creation ? sharecare gives marketers a say in the content .\nhow do i prevent wrinkles ?\na user may ask . alongside answers from celeb doctors like oz and dr . dean ornish will be expert advice from big companies , most with health or beauty brands .\ntogether \u2013 through a greatly expanded hospital and physician provider client base \u2013 sharecare and bactes will be able to deliver tailored programs to enhance patient data management while extending reach for clients to participate in meaningful connections with health - seeking consumers , and provide consumers with highly personalized health engagement products by integrating and \u2018activating\u2019 their patient data .\nin a short interview following his keynote presentation , arnold shared his forward - looking mobile strategy with mobihealthnews :\nwe don ' t see a difference between mobile apps and the mobile web ,\narnold said .\nwe want sharecare to work on your device whether you use an iphone , ipad , blackberry or whatever .\n\u201csharecare\u2019s vision is to build an ecosystem that simplifies the search for health and wellness information by organizing all of the questions of health and providing multiple answers representing different points of view . our contributors will range from renowned celebrity physicians to acclaimed hospitals of excellence to best selling authors to local caregivers to online healthcare consumers , \u201d said jeff arnold , who has taken an expanded role at discovery as chief of global digital strategy and howstuffworks . com\u2019 chairman emeritus , in addition to becoming chairman and chief architect of sharecare . \u201cleveraging the power of social networking , our contributors \u2018share care\u2019 through both personal experience and expert knowledge , bringing online healthcare into the 21st century . \u201d\nurltoken is an interactive question - and - answer ( qa ) platform that allows industry experts to answer health and wellness questions . founded in 2009 , sharecare was created by jeffrey t . arnold ( founder of webmd ) and dr . mehmet oz , partnering with harpo studios , hsw international , sony pictures television and discovery communications .\n- not for profits : sharecare will provide access to its platform to not for profits to encourage conversations between the organization and potential volunteers , donors and information seekers . challenge america , a national organization that supports and raises awareness for the hundreds of thousands of war veterans who suffer from post combat injuries , is participating in the initial launch .\n\u201cit\u2019s interesting to see how seriously the brands are taking their answers , \u201d mr . arnold said , because they know their replies will not be far from those of the experts . there are more than 100 , 000 answers to questions on sharecare . com , he added , with a goal of \u201ca million by the end of the year . \u201d\n- healthcare professionals : with its powerful publishing and social tools , sharecare makes it easy for the 3 million allied health professionals to reach their patients online by creating an easily updated and scalable presence in their communities . health care professionals that are early adopters and contributors include dr . robert kaufmann , dr . erik hoy , and dr . mona lisa .\nduring the interview arnold said that one of sharecare ' s key challenges is vetting apps for its platform :\nour biggest challenge is the vetting process ,\narnold said .\nitunes and other appstores have a real challenge of determining what gets approved . we have a challenge of making sure we maintain a high bar for apps on our platform .\nexclusive \u2013 social q & a site urltoken , created by webmd founder jeff arnold and tv\u2019s dr . mehmet oz , is partnering with healthline networks , a provider of intelligent health information services . healthline currently powers the health platforms at yahoo health , aarp , aetna , united health group and others . going forward , it will power sharecare\u2019s search services too .\nthe realage test , which is free on sharecare , shows patients the differential on their \u201creal age\u201d versus their calendar age , and also demonstrates the positive effects of healthy behaviors . the test presents each patient with suggestions to help add years back to their life and develops individualized programs that include fitness regimens , eating plans and resources for managing stress and sleep .\nin a market saturated with social networking sites and health publications , sharecare ' s success is up for grabs . arnold openly admits the deals he ' s striking with sponsors are fractions of what he once pulled in for webmd .\ntimes have changed ,\nhe says ,\nbut we think we ' re offering marketers a pretty big value proposition .\n\u201csharecare makes it easy for health professionals to reach their patients online by creating an easily updated and scalable presence in their communities , \u201d said janardan d . khandekar , md , northshore ' s chairman , department of medicine . \u201cwe are excited to be a part of this new platform where we can share our knowledge and expertise in a highly searchable and interactive environment . \u201d\nsimon & schuster is partnering with sharecare to make it easy to purchase individual book chapters from which some of the expert answers are derived . simon & schuster has created an ecommerce widget that is powering the test of an innovative platform for the initial launch on urltoken that enables someone who has read an answer from the you book series to purchase in \u201cone - click\u201d individual e - chapters or the entire book , in digital or physical formats , as a natural extension of the information seeking process . allowing the purchase of just the one or two chapters represents a transformative shift from current online models requiring consumers to buy the entire book . sharecare and simon & schuster intend to offer this e - commerce capability on urltoken to other publishers and authors .\nas part of sharecare\u2019s unique business model , answers are also provided by \u201cknowledge partners , \u201d private sector sponsoring companies that have compiled substantial research through product development , pharmaceutical and medical device discovery , or consumer product development . this unique engagement allows a brand to develop a direct relationship with consumers by transparently participating in the conversations of health , as opposed to simply purchasing a traditional banner ad .\natlanta , july 1 , 2013 \u2013 sharecare , the leading online health and wellness engagement platform founded by jeff arnold and dr . mehmet oz , today announced the acquisition of bactes , a provider of release of information and audit management services . bactes is a leader in fulfilling medical record requests for thousands of healthcare providers across the united states , from small medical practices to large hospital systems .\njim bailey has been appointed general manager of the bactes division of sharecare , effective immediately . bailey most recently served as vice president , strategic solutions , at autodesk , and , prior to that , coo of alchip . bactes founder and ceo william ( bill ) bailey is retiring to further pursue philanthropic endeavors . the company will retain its operation in san diego with 16 regional locations around the country .\nsharecare is also home to the realage test ( formerly a hearst company ) , a scientifically - based health risk assessment developed by several doctors including oz , michael roizen and keith roach . a recent study , published in a peer - reviewed journal from the public library of science , validated the accuracy of the test , saying it is a more accurate indicator of a person\u2019s mortality than their calendar age .\nsharecare , the online health and wellness engagement platform founded by dr . mehmet oz and webmd founder jeff arnold , today announced that its app askmd won best medical app at the 4 th annual appy awards . askmd is a free , ios - exclusive app that helps consumers collect information about their symptoms , learn more about what might be causing their symptoms and connect them to the doctors and specialists qualified to treat them .\nclose to 100 million people use the internet to learn about health matters . the trick is to find a site with reliable sources . sharecare has partnered with doctors from prestigious hospitals , such as the cleveland clinic and johns hopkins , to answer questions people might have about a variety of topics . in a highly unorthodox approach , the site has also invited pharmaceutical companies , pharmacies , and makers of beauty products to participate in discussions .\nthe query is one of 115 , 000 oz has received in the past two months as he prepares with jeff arnold , founder of the publicly traded medical diagnosis publication webmd , to launch a social networking site dedicated to health . named sharecare , the web project will roll out in early 2010 as an upgraded webmd , matching readers ' questions on topics such as diabetes , depression and chronic fatigue with answers from celebrity physicians and top medical centers .\nthat ' s not to say sharecare won ' t create mobile apps :\nmaking mobile apps is an important part of the overall strategy and one we are pursuing ,\narnold told mobihealthnews in an email following the event .\nwe work to make the site mobile friendly ( no flash , h264 video , etc ) , [ but ] we will build both an xhtml mobile version as well as native mobile apps as we move forward .\nsharecare\u2019s content contributors include the most prestigious associations in the health care field , along with prominent non - profit and professional societies that represent the world\u2019s leading medical expertise . from the american red cross to challenge america to the national academy of sports medicine to aarp , and american cancer society , american diabetes association , american heart association , and sigma theta tau international to google health that provides expertise in electronic health records to arianna huffington on the importance of being fearless .\nrich benci has more than 20 years of executive level experience in sales , marketing and operations in the technology and digital media industries . rich has been part of 5 start - ups with 4 reaching successful exits : avcom ( acquired by rand worldwide ) ; personalogic ( by aol ) ; mypoints ( via ipo ) ; and realage ( by hearst ) . rich also held senior positions in sharecare , ibms lotus development and hitachis ais group . prior to algebraix , mr . benci was the executive vp for sharecare responsible for creating interactive programs and managing relationships with partners , agencies and clients . rich was formerly the president of realage , inc . and led the realage team from the dot com bust in 2000 through 7 consecutive years of profitability and growth . rich was responsible for the companys operations including : technology , product development , member services , marketing , and sales . realage was successfully acquired by hearst magazines in 2007 .\nthe site is inviting , easy - to - use and is designed to be accessible from any device , from smart phones to tablets to desktops . the dynamic home page features timely and relevant health and wellness topics . the site also includes geo - targeting functionality and with the participation of local leading hospitals such as brigham and women\u2019s hospital , cleveland clinic , johns hopkins medicine , the mount sinai medical center and new york - presbyterian hospital allows sharecare users to engage with local medical experts .\nsharecare inc . , created by jeff arnold and dr . mehmet oz , in partnership with harpo productions , hsw international , sony pictures television , and discovery communications , is a highly searchable social qa healthcare platform organizing and answering the questions of health . the company ' s innovative approach provides a wide array of expert answers to each question ranging from hospitals to mds to non - profits to healthcare companies to active health consumers ultimately creating a community where healthcare knowledge is built , shared and put into practice .\ndr . stuart linder , a sharecare editorial advisory board member , is a beverly hills board certified plastic & reconstructive surgeon . has performed thousands of body sculpting procedures . author of\nthe beverly hills shape\nthe truth about plastic surgery . appears on television monthly to educate the public about safety and new techniques in plastic surgery . he is also the creator of linder products , quality garments for pregnancy , training and beauty . member of the american society of plastic surgeons and fellow of the american college of surgeons .\ndavid demartini md , sharecare editorial advisory board member , received his ophthalmology training from california pacific medical center in san francisco , ca and completed his cornea fellowship at the world - renowned bascom palmer eye institute in miami , fl . dr . demartini is in private practice at northern california cornea associates with offices in oakland and walnut creek , ca . education : md : univ . of minnesota residency : pacific medical center , san francisco fellowship : bascom palmer eye institute , miami internship : hennepin county medical center , minneapolis certification : american academy of ophthalmology\nthose contributors are to be known as experts on the site . there is another label , knowledge partners , for marketers that are paying an estimated $ 1 million to $ 7 million to become sponsors of sharecare . com . the initial roster is composed of colgate - palmolive , for colgate oral care products ; the ortho - mcneil - janssen pharmaceuticals division of johnson & johnson ; the medicines company , a drug maker ; pfizer ; unilever , for dove skin - care products ; unitedhealthcare , the health insurer ; and walgreen , for its walgreens drug stores .\nsharecare was formed by a consortium that includes mr . arnold , who founded webmd and later was chief executive of urltoken when it was sold to discovery communications ; dr . oz , whose career as a health care arbiter was made by oprah winfrey ; harpo productions , ms . winfrey\u2019s company ; sony pictures television , a unit of the sony corporation that co - owns \u201cthe dr . oz show\u201d with ms . winfrey ; and discovery , a partner with ms . winfrey in own : the oprah winfrey network , a cable channel to be introduced in january .\na leading medical authority for the popular press and entertainment industry , sharecare editorial advisory board member dr . tanya remer altmann is a best - selling author , parenting expert and media spokesperson . a working mother and ucla - trained pediatrician who practices in southern california , dr . tanya is a designated spokesperson for the american academy of pediatrics , communicating complicated medical issues into easily understood concepts . education : md : sackler school of medicine ba : claremont mckenna college residency and internship ucla board positions : national association of medical communicators american academy of pediatrics committee on communications and media\ndr . kevin soden , sharecare editorial advisory board member , is an international award - winning medical journalist who serves as the host for retirement living tvs healthline , the emmy winning show voted the best health / fitness show on cable tv in 2008 . he has received numerous awards for his medical journalism including emmys , tellys , a freddie , several awards from specialty medical societies , and has twice been given the national award for excellence in medical reporting from the national association of medical communicators . his whole body health tv series has won and been nominated for several emmys .\nto build popularity , sharecare is reaching out to a few investors - - oprah winfrey ' s harpo productions and sony pictures television , which works with regional tv affiliates that carry the dr . oz show . both companies will plug the site and encourage viewers to set up profiles and ask questions . discovery communications will provide video content provide access to discovery ' s health library . physicians and nurses from big - wig medical centers the cleveland clinic , johns hopkins medicine and new york - presbyterian hospital also plan to participate , responding to readers and directing them to nearby affiliates .\ndr . severance , a sharecare editorial advisory board member , is a family practice physician with a private medical practice in san ramon , california . he is board certified by both the american board of family medicine and the american board of addiction medicine . he has been medical director for several detoxification and rehabilitation programs , both inpatient and outpatient , since the 1980 ' s , and has practiced family medicine since 1979 . education : md : loma linda university residency : glendale adventist medical center internship : glendale adventist medical center certification : american board of family practice american board of addiction medicine american society of addiction medicine\nstacy wiegman , a sharecare editorial advisory board member , is a licensed pharmacist and a medical writer and editor . during her career she has managed both hospital and retail pharmacies , worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a medical science liaison in oncology and gastroenterology , served as a poison control specialist and a nursing home consultant , and taught medication error prevention seminars . stacy is also the editor of the conception site on bellaonline . com . education : master of science , hospital pharmacy administration , university of wisconsin . doctor of pharmacy , university of kansas . bachelor of arts in communication studies with highest distinction , university of kansas\ndr . lipman , sharecare editorial advisory board , is an internationally recognized expert in the treatment of uterine fibroids . he has given over 200 invited lectures on women ' s health topics including harvard , stanford , vanderbilt , and yale medical centers . he has appeared live on cnn with wolf blitzer and has been interviewed for usa today , the wall street journal , cnbc , jet , the health network , family circle , and webmd . education : md : georgetown university school of medicine , residency : brigham & womens hospital , harvard medical school , fellowship : cardiovascular & interventional radiology yale new - haven hospital , yale medical school .\ntags : aarp , american cancer society , american diabetes association , american heart association , american red cross , arianna huffington , brigham and women ' s hospital , challenge america , cleveland clinic , discovery communications , donna hill howes , dr . mehmet oz , google health , harpo studios , health 2 . 0 , health 2 . 0 conferences , hsw international , jeff arnold , john hopkins medicine , national academy of sports medicine , new york presbyterian hospital , online health site , online health sites , sharecare , urltoken , sigma theta tau international , sony pictures television , the dr . oz show , the mount sinai medical center , webmd |\ndr . daniel spogen , sharecare editorial advisory board member , is professor and chair of the university of nevada school of medicine department of family and community medicine in reno . his research interests include a current study on the barriers to healthcare access and cancer prevention among indigent populations in reno and a study on utilization of internet resources to create interactive methods of teaching . dr . spogen has also been in private practice clinical , practicing family medicine in the reno / sparks area . education : ba : occidental college ms : usc md : usc residency : glendale adventist med . center certification : american academy of family physicians american board of family practice american academy of family physicians\npatricia geraghty , sharecare editorial advisory board member , is a nurse practitioner with a passion for womens health . she loves translating complicated cutting edge health information into practical and achievable plans that make womens lives better . ms . geraghty did her graduate work on exercise and working mothers . she was the coordinator of an innovative nurse practitioner program in oakland , california , before returning to her first love , patient care . she now practices in northern california and teaches womens health content in local graduate nursing education programs . she speaks nationally on topics pertinent to womens health across the lifespan . she has authored articles for professional journals . she lives in northern california with her husband and has two grown sons .\ndr . gonzales , sharecare editorial advisory board member , received his bachelor ' s degree from u . c . l . a . and attended tufts university school of dentistry . his postgraduate residency and masters degree was completed at the orthodontics program in the university of the pacific , in san francisco . dr . gonzales is a diplomate of the american board of orthodontics and a member of the american association of orthodontists . currently , dr . gonzales is in private practice in dublin , california . education : bachelors degree : ucla post graduate : tufts university school of dentistry masters degree : orthodontics , university of the pacific , san francisco residency : university of the pacific certification : american board of orthodontics american association of orthodontists\nurltoken was launched in early october and has been deemed an \u201cinteractive social q & a . \u201d sharecare was developed as a \u201cplatform to provide consumers with what they want to know on health and wellness subject . \u201d the website includes content contributed by \u201cexpert\u201d organizations such as the american cancer society , the american red cross , john hopkins , and more . interestingly , the website also includes \u201cknowledge partners\u201d \u2013 marketers that are paying approximately $ 1 million to $ 7 million to become sponsors of urltoken in order to have access to consumers visiting the site . some of the \u201cknowledge partners\u201d include colgate - palmolive , pfizer and walgreen . the interesting part is that these knowledge partners provide more than advertising \u2013 they provide health content on the site .\njanis jibrin , m . s . , r . d . , sharecare editorial advisory board member , loves everything about foodfrom eating it to researching its remarkable effects on the body . as the lead nutritionist for thebestlife . com , she writes a weekly nutrition blog for the site . shes also a contributing editor for self magazine , and has written hundreds of articles for other magazines . her latest book is the life you wantget motivated , lose weight , and be happy . other books include the best life guide to managing diabetes and pre - diabetes and the supermarket diet . ms . jibrin is a registered dietitian with a master of science in nutrition from the university of maryland in college park . she also holds a bs in foreign service from georgetown university .\ndr . john j .\njack\nmerendino , sharecare editorial advisory board member , is a board - certified endocrinologist in bethesda , md . he is co - author of the new york times bestseller , the best life guide to managing diabetes and pre - diabetes . he runs a busy private practice and does consulting for both private industry and government . he is an assistant clinical professor at the george washington university school of medicine and is chief of the endocrine section at suburban hospital , johns hopkins medicine . education bs magna cum laude : chemistry , georgetown university md : yale university school of medicine internship and residency : brigham and women ' s hospital , harvard medical school fellowship : national institutes of health board certification : endocrinology , diabetes and metabolism ; internal medicine\ndr . vonda wright , a sharecare editorial advisory board member and practicing orthopaedic surgeon , has gained national prominence as an expert in active aging . one of only a few female orthopaedic surgeons in the country , she specializes in fitness and sports medicine and is the creator and director of the performance and research initiative for masters athletes ( prima ) ; a first of its kind medical and performance based program for recreational and elite athletes alike . frequently quoted by the popular press and prime time , tv dr . wright has published two books fitness after 40 and dr . wrights guide to thrive : 4 steps to body , brains and bliss and created numerous training programs to maximize performance and minimize injury . www . vondawright . com . follow @ drvondawright an academic surgeon , dr .\na subset of the initial questions and answers powered by sharecare and its expert content contributors is now available in the \u201cask dr . oz\u201d section on www . doctoroz . com , the website of \u201cthe dr . oz show , \u201d a nationally syndicated daily series co - produced by harpo productions and sony pictures television . since the launch of \u201cthe dr . oz show , \u201d dr . oz has been receiving thousands of requests daily from people who want his advice and information on their health questions . dr . oz is creating a coalition of expert doctors , hospitals and practitioners , all of whom will work together to answer viewers\u2019 health questions \u2013 creating an even stronger connection between \u201cthe dr . oz show\u201d and its viewers . the comprehensive platform is expected to launch on urltoken in 2010 .\naccording to the article in the new york times , \u201csome visitors looking for objective answers to questions on health matters may raise their eyebrows at the presence of marketers . \u201d it is also interesting that the sponsors are positioned as \u201cknowledge partners . \u201d i know nothing is perfect and advertisers almost always fund the dissemination of information , but in this case we have advertisers serving as knowledge providers . this seems to be crossing a line for a venue that is seeking to be a quality health information resource for consumers . what are your thoughts ? jeff arnold , chairman and chief architect of sharecare in atlanta , acknowledges that some visitors to the site may be skeptical of the content coming from the \u201cknowledge partners , \u201d he also noted that the brand answers and expert answers receive the same amount of readers .\nif you click \u201cexplore health topics\u201d it will take you to a variety of health topics . for instance , i clicked \u201chealth care 101\u201d and there you will find various questions and answers . i clicked through the pages ( page 51 ) until i came to the question , \u201chow can i get the absolute best treatment from a hospital staff ? this particular question has two answers from two different experts . one is from dr . oz , a medical doctor and the other is from a registered nurse ( yes , i am illustrating how i am involved ( barbara ficarra ) in the sharecare site ) . also , if you click on the \u201cplus\u201d sign under the photo of the expert , or if you click on their name , it will take you to \u201ctheir page . \u201d you will find a list of questions that they have answered ."]}
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", "topic": 39}], "title": "tribold", "paragraphs": ["in barcelona , spain . to arrange a meeting with tribold and sigma systems , go\nthis investment represents a key milestone in the growth and development of the company and secures another blue chip partnership for tribold . it delivers the catalyst for tribold to fulfil expansion of its customer - facing sales and support activities and further develop the level of maturity in its industry leading suite of product management application software for communication service providers ( csps ) . this step will progress tribold\u2019s international expansion plans and add yet more experience and expertise to tribold\u2019s board .\nlondon , 22nd march 2007 : tribold today announced a syndicated $ 15 million series b funding round with new investors esprit capital partners and existing investors eden ventures . as part of the investment , esprit partner nic brisbourne will be joining the tribold board .\nsee public content that daniel tribold has shared about their family history . please note that content about living individuals won ' t be listed .\nabout tribold tribold is the world ' s leading provider of product management enterprise software specifically developed for communication service providers ( csps ) . the tribold product portfolio manager\u2122 ( tppm ) is a single , integrated suite of enterprise product management applications that empower csps to put products at the heart of their business . tribold ppm is based on a unified product catalog and includes product data management ( pdm ) , product data integration ( pdi ) , product lifecycle management ( plm ) , product business intelligence ( pbi ) , and product channel management ( pcm ) applications .\ntribold\u2019s customer base spans western europe , the united states , africa and australia / nz and includes bskyb , teliasonera , orange , teracom , unitel angola , com hem , level3 , centurylink & chorus . tribold also enjoys strong partner relationships with microsoft , alcatel - lucent and cap gemini .\nacquired by sigma systems tribold develops a software suite that enables telecommunication operators ( network operators and resellers of mobile , fixed line and data services ) to centralise the control of new products and services and achieve faster time to market for product launches . the company was founded in 2003 by three ex - accenture telecoms professionals . eden invested in tribold\u2019s a round in 2005 and intel and dfj esprit invested subsequently . tribold was acquired by sigma systems in 2013 .\nheadquartered in london , and with offices in north america and asia , tribold was founded in 2003 and is privately held . for more information visit urltoken .\n\u201csigma and tribold have worked together closely over the last several years to ensure interoperability between our solutions . we have also collaborated on several service provider cloud projects , including the recently announced deployment with tiscali in italy , \u201d said simon muderack , ceo and founder of tribold . \u201csigma\u2019s acquisition of tribold enhances its overall portfolio and will allow for rapid integration of the epm and cpq ( configure price quote ) products along with sigma\u2019s smp ( service management platform ) portfolio . in addition , sigma\u2019s geographic diversity , combined with our expanding team in wales , and a depth of industry expertise across the globe offers immediate benefits to existing tribold customers . \u201d\ntoday , tribold powers over us $ 150b of products and services for its customers , accelerating speed to market for new offerings , improving conversion rates , and increasing efficiency in the fulfilment of orders . tribold is headquartered in london , uk with regional support offices in australia , us and europe to support its global customer base .\ncensus records can tell you a lot of little known facts about your tribold ancestors , such as occupation . occupation can tell you about your ancestor ' s social and economic status .\ndescription : the joint solution from tribold and sigma systems gives telecom operators a means for rapid product and service development and delivery by removing the back - office bottlenecks that impede the prod . . .\ncensus records can give you a fascinating window into the day - to - day lives of your tribold ancestors - like hours worked per week , level of education , veteran status , employers , and more .\nthe joint solution from tribold and sigma systems gives telecom operators a means for rapid product and service development and delivery by removing the back - office bottlenecks that impede the product creation - to - cash process .\ntribold is tackling one of the biggest challenges facing csps in the 21st century \u2013 effectively managing products and services across their growing portfolios . through its suite of product management application software , tribold automates what is today a manual and disjointed process , by consolidating product information into a single , unified product catalog . centralizing product data will provide the catalyst to rapidly deliver new product bundles to market in the most efficient and profitable way .\nunder the acquisition agreement , simon muderack will assume the role of senior vice president of market development and alliances for sigma . catherine michel , tribold\u2019s cto and co - founder , will become the chief strategy officer ( cso ) for sigma .\ntoronto \u2014 july 9 , 2013 \u2014 sigma systems , the leader in catalog - driven service fulfilment solutions , announced today it has completed the acquisition of uk - based tribold limited , the world\u2019s leading provider of enterprise product management ( epm ) software .\n\u201ctribold is an exciting new communications industry software applications company , with a rapidly growing portfolio of telecoms customers . what is more , the market is still in its embryonic stages and we see this as an excellent opportunity to achieve a dominant share of this emerging sector , \u201d said nic brisbourne , partner at esprit capital partners . \u201cwe were also attracted by the experience of tribold\u2019s excellent board , especially the pedigree of the ceo , simon muderack and cto , catherine michel . we believe the success of our investment is assured . \u201d\nan unusually short lifespan might indicate that your tribold ancestors lived in harsh conditions . a short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in your family . the ssdi is a searchable database of more than 70 million names . you can find birthdates , death dates , addresses and more .\nevidence of the healthy nature of tribold\u2019s marketing can be seen according to a forthcoming yankee group report , which states that the typical csp has upwards of 1000 unique products , and can take up to a year to introduce new products . as we move towards a fully converged environment , this number is set to rise dramatically \u2013 further exacerbating the already significant product management challenges .\nsigma\u2019s acquisition of tribold brings together two leading product lines to create a comprehensive , multi - channel solution stack that offers a true \u2018idea - to - install\u2019 platform . sigma\u2019s expanded solution set now offers catalog driven capability for the complete idea - to - install process , from the point of creating and deploying new products and services , to creating and configuring the customer\u2019s order , through to delivering the order with installation and activation .\n\u201cwith the tribold acquisition , sigma has redefined the \u2018idea to install\u2019 platform , offering a complete , catalog - driven suite of solutions for service providers . service providers can now take immediate advantage of network and service innovation to roll out value - added services , including consumer , enterprise , cloud and m2m applications , and to improve revenues and margins in their core businesses , \u201d said tim spencer , president and coo , sigma systems .\nsigma\u2019s smp is the industry\u2019s leading multi - service fulfilment platform , and is trusted by communications service providers around the world to deliver hundreds of millions of bundled and converged communication services for business and residential subscribers . smp was the first multi - service catalog - driven service fulfilment platform to be certified compliant for the telemanagement forum\u2019s oss / j order management api . similarly , tribold has been instrumental in the development and evolution of the tmf\u2019s focus on epm .\nwith the race on to own the \u2018converged customer\u2019 across the csp market , subscriber retention is a priority . csps increasingly find themselves having to go - to - market with new and enhanced products and services quicker if they are to retain customers and not lose competitive advantage . by providing csps with a single view of all products and services offered , tribold enables them to understand key product management metrics , such as profitability and predictive analysis , based on accurate information . in today\u2019s converged world , the ability to rapidly adapt to changing trends in customer demands has a direct affect on the provider\u2019s bottom line .\n\u201csecuring this level of investment marks the start of another exciting chapter in the company\u2019s history and will allow us to build on and further increase the momentum we have built up in the market . we are entering an important phase in our business development and i am delighted to have such strong and experienced financial partners , \u201d said simon muderack , ceo at tribold . \u201cesprit represents another critical blue chip partnership for us , complementing our existing vc , eden ventures , who have already added considerable experience and momentum to the business and will continue to do so going forward . furthermore , nic joining the already experienced board will add his extensive wealth of expertise and business acumen . \u201d\ngrow from today ' s services , design and deliver tomorrow ' s living services .\nsigma has appointed sales executive , carol bettinger , to lead business development across north eastern . . .\nsigma has appointed sales executive , carol bettinger , to lead business development across north eastern united states .\nsigma has won the mayors challenge award for aging population at the global smart . . .\nsigma has won the mayors challenge award for aging population at the global smart city summit in liverpool .\nsigma is pleased to announce the appointment of marc hayden as vice president of . . .\nsigma is pleased to announce the appointment of marc hayden as vice president of global channels and partners .\nsigma will deploy its create - 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", "topic": 29}], "title": "tanzania ports authority", "paragraphs": ["both sea and inland waterways ports in tanzania are managed and operated by the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) .\nthe indian ocean newsletter understands that the tanzania ports authority [ . . . ]\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) is implementing 163 projects aimed at raising performance in all ports in the country .\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) will issue a call for [ . . . ]\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) has embarked in a move that will boost and soften doing business in east africa by developing new ports . . .\nthe tanzania ports authority has embarked on an expansion exercise to increase capacity by dredging and construction of two new berths .\nthe deputy minister further said that the surface and marine transport regulatory authority ( sumatra ) and zanzibar marine authority ( zma ) , zanzibar ports authority ( zpa ) and tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) also took part in the meetings . \u201cthe aim was to identify and formalize all unofficial ports which have been crucial especially for the surrounding community .\ntpa also operates tanzania\u2019s lake ports , maintaining around 20 ports on lake victoria . some major ports include bukoba , kemondo bay , musoma and nansio .\ntpa also operates tanzania\u2019s lake ports , maintaining around 20 ports on lake victoria . some major ports include bukoba , kemondo bay , musoma and nansio .\na shake - up is underway at the tanzania ports authority as part of broad - based efforts to improve port efficiency .\nthe deal was inked by officials of the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) and china harbour engineering company ltd ( chec ) .\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) was established by the ports act no . 17 of 2004 as landlord port authority . it operates a system of ports serving the tanzania hinterland and the landlocked countries of malawi , zambia , democratic republic of congo ( drc ) , burundi , rwanda and uganda .\nantwerp port authority and the port of rotterdam authority want to see stricter nitrogen oxides emission standards . . .\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) has embarked in a move that will boost and soften doing business in east africa by developing new ports at kilwa , lindi and rushungi .\nfollowing the official commissioning of multimillion dollar dangote cement plant in mtwara , tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) has announced plans . . .\ntanzania\u2019s minister for transport samuel sitta has suspended indefinitely tanzania ports authority\u2019s ( tpa ) acting director madeni kipande pending an investigation into alleged violations of procurement procedures , reuters reports .\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) plans to procure two tug boats for tanga port as it readies for the hoim - tanga oil pipeline .\nfollowing the official commissioning of multimillion dollar dangote cement plant in mtwara , tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) has announced plans to construct five jetties .\nbandari college - dar es salaam - tanzania ports authority bandari college dar es salaam located at mahunda street tandika p . o . box 9184 tel\nlacking resources , tanzania ports authority sees the construction of terminals escape it . foreign companies are taking the orders for it . [ . . . ]\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) will upgrade three ports as part of its ports master plan ( pmp ) that covers the perio . . . . . . end of the details preview . please log in or for all the information .\nlamu is being developed by the china communications construction company but the kenya ports authority will still be in control .\nthe tanzania ports authority acting director karimu mataka said that the lack of water transport in lake nyasa had been a major challenge for the last ten years .\ndar es salaam . the government yesterday kicked out almost the entire top brass at the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) in a move that saw director general awadhi massawe and the authority\u2019s board chairman prof joseph msambichaka removed .\nthe containers from buzwagi and pangea gold mines were already cleared by the tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) .\nthe government of tanzania is contributing about us $ 63 million through tanzania ports authority to the upgrade , and the united kingdom is giving about us $ 12 million through its international development agency , dfid . the project is also putting money aside for improving the tanzania port authority\u2019s capacity to act as a landlord , manager , and the developer of other ports in the country .\nthe government of tanzania is contributing about us $ 63 million through tanzania ports authority to the upgrade , and the united kingdom is giving about us $ 12 million through its international development agency , dfid . the project is also putting money aside for improving the tanzania port authority\u2019s capacity to act as a landlord , manager , and the developer of other ports in the country .\ntrademark east africa ( tmea ) and the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) recently signed a usd60 . 1m grant agreement to support the transformation of the dar es salaam\u2026\ndar es salaam . the government yesterday kicked out almost the entire top brass at the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) in a move that saw director general awadh massawe and the authority\u2019s board chairman , prof joseph msambichaka shown the door .\nhutchison ports has signed a formal agreement with ports of stockholm to operate the container terminal under . . .\ntanzania ports authority ( tpa ) director - general deusdedit kakoko told reporters yesterday that the containers stored at mofed icd were waiting final customs procedures before being exported through the tanzania international container terminal services ( ticts ) .\naustralia\u2019s pilbara ports authority ( ppa ) board has taken a decision to hold prices at current levels for the . . .\npaul j . cozza has been named the new executive director of the north carolina state ports authority . the . . .\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) and china harbor engineering company ltd ( chec ) have signed a $ 154 million contract for the dar es salaam port expansion program .\ngovernment is therefore working with tanzania ports authority to develop the dar - es - salam port to meet the demands of its customers , \u201d the missive said further .\nthe institutional strengthening component will support the restructuring of tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) and further develop its capacity to act as a landlord , manager and developer of the ports in tanzania , whilst at the same time building capacity for future private sector participation in port operations .\nprincipal lake ports on tanganyika include kigoma and kasanga . additionally , there are 15 smaller ports along the lake .\nprincipal lake ports on tanganyika include kigoma and kasanga . additionally , there are 15 smaller ports along the lake .\nthe ghana ports & harbors authority ( gpha ) announced recently that construction operations on the $ 1 . 5 billion . . .\ntanzania ports authority is embarking on a huge expansion exercise at tanga port in order to meet forecasted traffic growth that will surpass 4m teu by 2028 and to ease current congestion .\npaul ansah , the acting director general of the ghana ports and harbors authority ( gpha ) , inspected the tema port . . .\neast african community legislative assembly ( eacla ) , members have commended tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) , for the ongoing dar es salaam port improvements seeking to increase efficiency in service delivery .\nkabila yesterday also laid the foundation stone for the new headquarters of the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) , a towering 35 - storey building dubbed as the tallest skyscraper in east africa .\nbandari college was founded in 1980 with the aim of providing internal training for employees of the former tanzania harbours authority ( tha ) and now tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) . the creation of this college was inspired by the breakdown of the east african community in 1977 , when it was called the training school .\ndar es salaam . tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) on saturday signed a contract with china harbour construction engineering ( chce ) for design , deepening and strengthening of the dar es salaam port .\nsame architects as for tanzanian high commission in nairobi . it is possible the architects designed according to tanzania ports authority preference . i am sure they must have designed lots of good projects in kenya .\nthe kenya ports authority continues to own and manage most of mombasa , while dar es salaam container terminal is operated by tanzania international container terminal services , an offshoot of hong kong ' s hutchison whampoa .\nthe government , through the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) , has injected $ 63 million and the united kingdom has provided a $ 12 million grant through the department of international development ( dfid ) .\napart from all sea ports on the kenyan coastline , the authority manages inla\u200bnd waterways as well as inland container depots at embakasi , eldoret and kisumu .\n\u201cimprovement of the port\u2019s infrastructure is long overdue , \u201d said deusdedit kakoko , director general of the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) . \u201cwe have been performing rather optimally , yet under very difficult conditions . \u201d\n\u201cimprovement of the port\u2019s infrastructure is long overdue , \u201d said engineer deusdedit kakoko , the director general of the tanzania ports authority that oversees all ports in the country including the port of dar es salaam . \u201cwe have been performing rather optimally , yet under very difficult conditions . \u201d\ntanzania has a total of 3 , 676km of railway lines operated by two railway systems , tanzania railways corporation ( trc ) and tanzania \u2013 zambia railways ( tazara ) .\ntanzania ports authority , headquarters - construction of ujiji jetty along lake tanganyika under a design and building c . . . . . . end of the details preview . please log in or for all the information .\nthe port is one of the three major ports of tanzania . others are dar es salaam , and tanga in the north .\ndar es salaam \u2013 december 6 th , 2016 tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) and trademark east africa ( tmea ) have today signed an mou worth usd 62 million . the support is intended to transform dar port into a modern port through improving the operational and spatial efficiency and increase handling capacity to the level agreed upon under tanzania ports masterplan .\n5 . i am glad to note that for the last ten years or so the kenya ports authority has initiated and implemented development programmes geared towards making the port of mombasa stand out among the well performing ports globally . such efforts include :\ndar es salaam ( reuters ) - tanzania has suspended the head of its ports authority and six other senior port officials over allegations of cargo theft and embezzlement of public funds , the transport ministry and local media said on friday .\ntransport minister harrison mwakyembe has suspended the director - general of the state - run tanzania ports authority , ephraim mgawe , and his two deputies while an investigation is carried out , the ministry said in a statement on its website .\ndar es salaam . the tanzania freight forwarders association ( taffa ) yesterday continued to trade accusations with tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) over wharfage fees even after the formation of a probe team . taffa has maintained that its members are innocent , and accused some tpa officials and banks of conspiracy .\ntanzania port authority - tanzania . invitation to tender . tender number : ae / 016 / 2012 - 13 / ctb / c / 13 . tender name : expression of interest for study and detailed engineering design for improvement of kigoma port . source of fund : government of tanzania .\nthis will greatly enhance the port\u2019s capacity to accommodate large vessels to dock and to serve dangote\u2019s 3 . 0mta cement plant in mtwara , as well as increase the port\u2019s overall cargo capacity , the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) indicates .\nit has been losing its market share of international cargo to other ports in the region like kenya\u2019s mombasa and mozambique\u2019s beira ports , the transport ministry says .\nnewly - elected tanzanian president john magufuli has sacked the head of tanzania ' s ports authority and the top official in the country\u2019s transport ministry as part of a campaign to root out corruption in the east african nation , according to reuters africa .\nchina harbour engineering company limited chief representative to tanzania branch xu xinpei exchanges documents with tanzania ports authority deusdedit kakoko after signing an agreement to expand dar es salaam port at sh336 billion in dar es salaam yesterday . looking on is the minister of works , transport and communications , prof makame mbarawa . photo | salim shao\nblack ivy group has abandoned the idea of operating ports [ . . . ]\ntanzania ports authority ( tpa ) director general awadhi massawe , tpa chairman joseph msambichaka and shaaban mwinjaka , secretary general of the ministry of transport , were dismissed after two surprise visits to the port made by prime minister kassim majaliwa revealed the corruption scam .\na memorandum of understanding on joint cooperation for improvement of ports , lake victoria inland waterways and railway transport services has been signed between uganda and tanzania .\nthe meeting was attended by members of taffa , zanzibar freight forwarders association ( zaffa ) , tanzania truck owners association ( tatoa ) , tanzania shipping agents association and tanzania inland container depots association ( cidat ) .\ntanzania government flight agency ( tgfa ) is one of the executive agencies in tanzania . it provides vip flight services to government officials . urltoken\ntanzania looks to boost port capacity to 28 million tonnes a year by 2020 . in 2013 / 2014 the country\u2019s ports handled 14 . 6 million tonnes .\ntpa currently performs the role of both a landlord and operator with the main functions of promoting the use , development and management of ports and their hinterlands , entering into contracts for the purpose of delegating the powers of the authority ( through licensing and concessioning ports services ) . urltoken\nmwanza , musoma and bukoba ports are set for modernization following the ongoing feasibility studies .\nsaid salim bakhresa and mohammed dewji are in the sights of the tanzania revenue authority . both are suspected of fraud while exercising their import - export activity . [ . . . ]\nthe tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) is opening a liaison office in kigali in october 2016 , thus easing the plight of rwandan importers and exporters who have to travel to dar es salaam port , tanzania to clear their shipments . this is because statistics has it that , almost 70 per cent of rwanda\u2019s cargo is handled through dar es salaam .\nlake nyasa has 4 important ports , at itungi , mbamba bay , liuli and manda . there are up to 10 other smaller tpa ports on the lake that facilitate passenger movement along the lake and between the countries of malawi , mozambique and tanzania .\ntanzania ports authority director - general deusdedit kakoko speaks in dar es salaam yesterday after tpa impounded 262 containers with gold ore . the containers had reached the final stages of exportation , and are now being held an inland containers deport ( icd ) in kurasini . photo | citizen photographer\n\u200b welcome remarks by the kenya ports authority managing diretor mrs . catherine mturi \u2013 wairi during the visit to the port of mombasa by the public - private business mission to kenya on 19 th april 2017\ndar es salaam is tanzania\u2019s principal port with intrinsic capacity of 10 . 1m t per year . the port handles over 92 % of the total maritime ports\u2019 throughput .\nports : the sea port of dar es salaam is the nation\u2019s largest and busiest port , handling about 93 percent of tanzania\u2019s port traffic equating to approximately 10 million tons of throughput annually ( 2010 / 2011 ) . primary lake ports include mwanza on lake victoria and kigoma on lake tanganyika . the tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) oversees the administration of both the seaports and the inland lake ports . tpa projects that over the coming years , the port of dar es salaam will see increases of over 5 percent a year for general cargo and 12 percent annually for containerized cargo . lake port growth is affected by the efficiency of the rail linkages , however ports on lake victoria may see increases of over 5 percent .\noptimism is increasing around the development of the nation\u2019s ports . kerry dimmer reports . . .\nthese ports provide trade connections between burundi , eastern democratic republic of the congo and zambia .\nthese ports provide trade connections between burundi , eastern democratic republic of the congo and zambia .\na memorandum of understanding ( mou ) between port of damietta authority and china harbor engineering company ltd . . . .\ndar es salaam is the tanzania\u2019s principal port with intrinsic capacity of 10 . 1m t per year . the port handles over 92 % of the total maritime ports\u2019 throughput .\nthere are five ports in zanzibar and pemba islands . zanzibar port corporation ( zpc ) is a public entity , which has full autonomy for operation and development of ports . zanzibar is located in the indian ocean , about 22 miles off the coast of mainland tanzania .\nyesterday , the state enterprise ukrainian seaports authority ( uspa ) and china harbor engineering company ltd ( chec ) . . .\nnew investment alone will not fix africa\u2019s ports . governments need to deal with pilfering officials , too\nmr . gladson said the nation and regional economies have continued to demand more transport services particularly those related to rail and ports , and therefore the modernization of ports comes at the right time .\nthe signing ceremony was witnessed by oscar j . edule , charge d\u2019affairs of the uganda high commission in dar - es - salaam , charles kateba , the managing director uganda railways corporation , odrek rwabogo of the tomasi group ( also the agent of tanzania ports authority in uganda ) , among other officials .\nthe prime minister\u2019s office said in a statement : \u201cpresident magufuli has also disbanded the board of directors of the ports authority due to its failure to take action against the dar es salaam port\u2019s long history of poor performance . \u201d\nthe horn of africa is one of the busiest channels for shipping in the world , thanks to its proximity to the middle east and their vast oil tankers . the tanzania port authority ( tpa ) is an organization which is looking to exploit this traffic to help generate an economic transformation in tanzania . their ultimate aim is for tanzania , and its ports , to become \u201cthe essential gateway for trade in east africa . \u201d and no stones are being left unturned in this pursuit .\nposted on june 12 , 2017 with tags chec , dar es salaam , tanzania .\nthe port authority of valencia ( avp ) , or valenciaport , has just announced plans to invest more than eur233 million . . .\ntpa deputy director general , julius mfuko said the authority has set aside $ 600 million for the construction of tanga\u2019s new mwambani port .\npresident magufuli has already sacked commissioner general of tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) rished bade over the same scandal while other seven sacked tra officials including commissioner for customs and excise duty tiagi masamaki are standing trial over the matter .\non 29 december , awadh massawe , the general manager of tanzania [ . . . ]\npresident magufuli has also disbanded the board of directors of the ports authority due to its failure to take action against the dar es salaam port ' s long history of poor performance ,\nthe prime minister ' s office said in a statement .\nin total , the tpa has charge of 3 main sea ports , 5 smaller sea ports and 6 lake ports around tanzania , dealing with around 550 container ships a year and close to 12 million tonnes of cargo . the tpa maintains close contact with several stakeholders so that the country\u2019s offering is more than the sum of its parts . these include the tanzanian government , collaborating partners , the railways , shipping agents and customs authorities .\na port project in tanzania could become a model for connecting east africa to china\u2019s silk road .\nthe kenyan port of mombasa and tanzania ' s dar es salaam port are the traditional competitors but the kenyan government is now planning a huge new port at lamu , while tanzania is developing bagamoyo .\nmsabaha also wanted to know the number of traders who have been arrested in connection with the use of unofficial ports .\nhe also noted that the move would also help in facilitating opening up of the \u2018mtwara development corridor\u2019 to make mtwara and mbamba bay ports to serve the market in malawi and reduce the competitiveness of mozambique ports to dar es salaam port .\nsince the 1900s , lake victoria ferries have been an important means of transport between uganda , tanzania and kenya . the main ports on the lake are kisumu , mwanza , bukoba , entebbe , port bell and jinja .\ntanzania\u2019s national transport policy sets goals and objectives for each of the major transportation services . highlights include :\ni am pleased to welcome you all to the kenya ports authority headquarters , specifically to our training institution \u2013 bandari college . we consider your distinguished visit a great honor to us as it is a recognition of our position as a key development and trade partner in this region .\ntanzania airports authority ( taa ) was established on 29th november 1999 vide government notice number 404 of 1999 under the executive agency act number 30 of 1997 . the authority assumed the functions of the former directorate of aerodromes under the ministry of communications and transport currently the ministry of transport . the establishment of the agency is part of the government efforts in changing the public service structure which is geared towards improving service delivery . urltoken\niaph comprises some 200 regular members \u2013 leading ports in 90 countries , who are public port authorities , private port operators , government agencies responsible for ports . surveys conducted in the past years show that , combining all iaph member ports , they handle over 60 % of the world sea - borne trade in metric ton and over 80 % of world container traffic in teu .\nthe draft is one of the last major activities of the lake victoria ports modernization , of which tpa engaged m / s royal haskoning dhv nederland bv to provide consultancy services on the feasibility and engineering design for the modernization of the lake victoria ports .\nthere are 58 airports and more than 300 private airstrips in tanzania owned by mining companies and tour operators .\ngreystar , plot no . 69 , mwai kibaki road p . o box 13321 dar es salaam , tanzania\nin a closed door meeting european businessmen warned the imf about tanzania\u2019s sluggish growth . [ . . . ]\nduring the meeting in tanzania , ugandan and tanzanian delegations also agreed to commit funds to procure additional ferries .\nthe julius nyerere international airport ( jnia ) , located in dar es salaam , is the largest and busiest airport in tanzania , accounting for over 70 % of tanzania\u2019s air passengers with almost 2 . 5m in 2015 .\nthe head of ukaid in tanzania , vale gnanendran remarked \u201cdfid is committed to improving the livelihood of tanzanians through enhancement of the capacity of dar port and trade corridors to handle more import and export volumes in tanzania . \u201d\nthe tpa is currently in the process of implementing the ports master plan ( 2009 - 2028 ) together with the corporate strategic plan ( 2011 / 12 to 2015 / 16 ) , aimed at modernizing and expanding the country\u2019s ports . maintaining quality while the ports continue on their impressive growth path will be a challenge for the tpa , but one they seem more than capable of rising to .\nin addition , the tanzania - zambia railway was built in the 1970s by the chinese government to help zambia export its copper through dar es salaam . this allowed it to bypass the ports of apartheid south africa or colonial - era mozambique .\nthe governments of tanzania and uganda early this month agreed to fast track the construction of the tanga - musoma - uganda railway line to enable speedy movement of goods between the two countries . according to the agreement , the two countries will expand tanga and musoma ports in tanzania , and build a new port in uganda to serve the new railway line .\ntanzania\u2019s transport sector rose by 55 % in value during 2009\u20132014 , from usd1 . 3bn to usd2 . 1bn .\n\u201camong all countries blessed with minerals , it is only tanzania that exports its valuable sands , \u201d he said .\nthe conference cancellation followed a move by the newly elected tanzania president john magufuli to relieve several tpa top managers .\nworld bank estimates state that inefficiencies cost tanzania and its neighbours around us $ 2 . 6 billion in 2014 .\naccording to him , the expansion will also attract more business from landlocked countries which use the port , as their cargo will be easily transported through the standard gauge railway whose construction is currently underway as well massive improvement of the railway owned by the tanzania - zambia railway authority ( .\nthe president\u2019s decision was communicated yesterday by mr majaliwa at a press conference in his office in dar es salaam as the new head of state seeks to right up things at tpa and tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) , seen as key revenue income areas for the cash strapped government .\nthe president\u2019s decision was communicated yesterday by mr majaliwa at a press conference in his office in dar es salaam as the new head of state seeks to right up things at tpa and tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) , seen as key revenue income sources for the cash strapped government .\npresident kabila of the democratic republic of congo ( centre ) cuts a ribbon as part of yesterday\u2019s official foundation stone - laying ceremony for the new tanzania ports authority ( tpa ) headquarters building in dar es salaam , dubbed the \u2018tpa one - stop centre . \u2019 he is flanked by his host , president magufuli ( l ) and the minister for works , transport and communications , prof makame mbarawa ( r ) .\nbut with the revamped ports they could become better known for helping develop the region rather than bleeding it dry of its human resources .\n\u201cnine private ports have been identified and formalized and this process will also continue in lake tanganyika and lake nyasa , \u201d he noted .\n\u201cthe uk is committed to supporting tanzania\u2019s growth and helping to improve the lives of tanzanians . we\u2019ve been a committed partner to the tanzanian ports authority over the last six years . as well as the $ 12m grant to the dar es salaam maritime gateway project , dfid has funded 100 percent of the work trademark east africa has implemented in the port over recent years . we hope that these investments will help tanzania take advantage of the opportunities that trade offers for future growth and prosperity , \u201d said sarah cooke , british high commissioner .\nhe noted that the councils of the respective areas would oversee the functioning of the ports . ngonyani , however , said that citizens have been supporting government efforts through defence and security committees by providing reports on businessmen who use official ports and managed to arrest some of them .\nthe tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) was established by act of parliament no . 11 of 1995 , and started its operations on 1 st july 1996 . in carrying out its statutory functions , tra is regulated by law , and is responsible for administering impartially various taxes of the central government .\nduring the graduation ceremony , a new bandari college board of directors was launched . the new board , is chaired by eng deusidedit kakoko who is also general director of tanzania port authority ( tpa ) with its secretary dr joseph kakeneno who is also principal of bandari college with other eight members .\nimproving the transportation infrastructure is a key priority for the government of tanzania . improving the nation\u2019s roads , ports , railways and airport infrastructure is critical for the country to improve its internal and external trade and commercial activities . moreover , the sector\u2019s further development goes hand - in - glove with improvements in the energy sector as tanzania strives to become a middle - income country .\ntpa director general deusdedit kakoko revealed this on tuesday morning on the sideline of the first tanzania oil and gas congress .\nat least 21 unofficial ports have been authorized to operate after the government conducted an assessment and was satisfied that they have met the required standards .\ntanzania\u2019s ministry of works , transport , and communication through the tanzania national roads agency ( tanroads ) is managing the national road network of about 33 , 891km , comprising 12 , 786 km of trunk and 21 , 105 km of regional roads .\nthe mtwara port has witnessed an increased in activity since the beginning of offshore oil and gas exploration activities in southern tanzania .\ntanzania port authority ( tpa ) is finalising the construction of three modern vessels to ply lake nyasa . kyela port manager , mr percival salama , said the vessels would help opening up economic and business opportunities for the three regions of mbeya , njombe and ruvuma as well as neighbouring countries of mozambique and zambia .\nthe secretary general of the east african community has revealed that negotiations are at an advanced stage to privatise the ports of mombasa and dar es salaam .\nlamu and bagamoyo have been little used as ports for about a century but at one point they were rivals in east africa ' s slave trade .\ndr magufuli said also lined up for revamp were ports in mtwara and tanga and on lakes victoria , nyasa and tanganyika and airports in various regions .\nthe tpa accuses the american company black ivy group of not respecting its undertakings while wanting to take control of tanzanian ports . [ . . . ]\nin efforts to fight such incidences , the ministry has decided to formalize some of the ports based on the set standards , \u201d he said .\nmr mfuko said that in two years , the principal ports will have the capacity to cater for one million 20 - feet equivalent units per year .\nthe tanzanian government has begun implementing the big results now initiative , the goal of which is to modernize and expand the country\u2019s ports and develop as part of moving tanzania into a middle - income bracket by 2025 . this plan uses a blueprint set out by malaysia , a country which featured many of the same issues as tanzania , structurally and economically , before setting off on an impressive path to prosperity .\nthe tazara line is 1 , 860 km in length , of which 975 km is in tanzania and 885 km in zambia .\nin 2014 / 15 , the port handled 4 , 732 tonnes of cargo destined to neighbouring countries . source : tanzania daily news\ngood ports are perhaps more important to africa than any other region . on a continent bereft of good roads and productive factories , fully 90 % of trade happens by sea . ports also corrall trade where it can be regulated and taxed : in kenya , for example , some 40 % of government revenue is generated by the customs department . ports are also the means by which much contraband , from drugs to ivory , escapes to the rest of the world .\naccording to the 2014 world airport summit , drivers of tanzania\u2019s air transport development include the growth of tourism , mining and economic activities .\non march 4 , 2017 tanzanian president john magufuli placed the foundation stone for the expansion works at the mtwara port in southern tanzania .\nthe port is destined to be an alternative cargo gateway for cargo bound for southern tanzania , malawi , eastern zambia and northern mozambique .\naccording to the world bank , tanzania and the neighbouring countries lose up to usd 2 . 6 billion a year through port inefficiencies .\nrecent developments in tanzania , particularly the discovery of natural gas , have led to increased maritime activity . this discovery has led tanzania to begin investing in infrastructure and services for a growing gas sector . ports like dar es salaam have seen huge increases in traffic as a result of the discovery , leading in turn to much more work for the tpa . they estimate that traffic has grown by 10 % every year since 2005 .\nearlier , in his welcoming note , tpa director general deusdedit kakoko said the expansion would enable the port to receive long ships which currently divert to neighbouring ports .\n2011 terminal tractor operator kenya ports authority march - may * acquired basic of motor vehicle maintenance techniques * identified different type of fluids used by the truck * under went practical operational , maneuvering in container yard * took precaution for restricted access areas for protection of personnel cargo and equipment . * coupled goose neck to low - bed trailers and towed * demonstrated proper use of personal protective equipment * passed a government examination and added a special class endorsement articulated * maintained a healthy , safe and secure working environment in compliance with regulatory authority . * undertook experimental learning and practical job - training\naccording to tanzania\u2019s 2025 development vision , investments in infrastructure , particularly in the development of the road network , are the government\u2019s top priority .\nrailway transport is the second most important mode of transport after road and critical for long distance freight along the main transport corridors in tanzania .\ntanzania has a coastline of about 720 km on the indian ocean , and also borders lake victoria , lake nyasa , and lake tanganyika .\nthe president of tanzania dr . john magufuli on april 12th 2017 has laid the foundation stone for the construction of the first section of the\u2026\ntanzania contests drc\u2019s decision to impose a single freight agency to manage congolese cargo transiting via dar es salaam port . [ . . . ]\nthe authority has already allocated a 26 hectares land to dangote group of companies for construction of a jetty at mgao village in mtwara district . plans to construct additional four jetties are ongoing . while a jetty at mgao will be constructed by africa ' s richest person , alhaj aliko dangote , the other four will be constructed by the government of tanzania .\n\u201cimprovement of the port\u2019s infrastructure is long overdue , \u201d says engineer deusdedit kakoko , the director general of the tanzania ports authority that oversees the port of dar - es - salaam . \u201cat the moment , berth 10 hosts vessels of up to 10 . 5 meters deep below their waterline , but sometimes we have four large vessels arriving at the same time and they all queue in the outer anchorage at deep sea , while we have seven berths lying inactive because they\u2019re not deep enough to dock them , \u201d he adds .\nthe total number of air passengers in tanzania increased by 62 % in the past 5 years , from 2 . 1m in 2010 to 3 . 5m in 2015 , while tanzania\u2019s cargo handling capacity rose by 7 % during the same period , from 23 , 453t to 25 , 165t .\nnkurunziza pointed out that the lake\u2014also bordered by drc , zambia , tanzania\u2014forms a unique ecosystem , with its vast heritage of flora and fauna found in several forest reserves and natural parks , including the kibira forest , kigwena forest reserve , and rukoko reserve in burundi ; mahale mountains national park in tanzania ; the nyungwe forest between rwanda and burundi ; nsumbu national park in zambia , and the wetlands of malagarazi shared by tanzania and burundi .\npresident kabila has agreed to receive ( the ) delegation of foreign affairs ministers from tanzania , angola and mozambique ,\nthe statement said .\napart from serving their own domestic markets , the tanzanian and kenyan ports will also be competing for a wider prize , the business from the landlocked countries of east africa .\nthe exercise will be carried out in collaboration with the tanzania revenue authority ( tra ) . a member of the committee , ms hafsa mossi from burundi commended the ongoing work and called upon tpa to work even harder to attract more business people . \u201cburundi and other regional countries use this port , make sure it performs well for the benefit of all , \u201d she noted .\nrailways : the rail system has a total track length of 3 , 676km , which are operated by two railways systems : the tanzania railway limited ( trl ) and the tanzania - zambia railway authority ( tazara ) . the railways link the port of dar es salaam to the neighboring countries of burundi , the drc , malawi , rwanda , uganda and zambia . the tazara line ( total system length 975km in tanzania ) was constructed in the 1970s while construction of the trl line ( system length 2 , 707km ) commenced before the first world war . as such the trl line needs upgrades in order to meet potential demand and to compete with road transportation of goods .\nmagufuli , who prior of his appointment was the country\u2019s public works minister , was elected president in october 2015 , becoming tanzania\u2019s fifth president since independence .\naccording to prof mbarawa , once the port and railway projects are completed , tanzania will provide better cargo handling services compared with those of its competitors .\nkilimanjaro international airport was built in 1971 , to mark the tenth anniversary of tanzania\u2019s national independence . ever since , it has required much effort to upgrade the airport into a world - class point of entry to the region and this is something of a symbol of tanzania\u2019s prime outlook on tourism . urltoken\ntanzania\u2019s main port , in the commercial capital dar es salaam , which serves six landlocked countries , has often been dogged by allegations of inefficiency and corruption .\nprime minister kassim majaliwa yesterday issued a two - day ultimatum to kyela councillors in mbeya to resolve their differences or else the government will suspend the authority . the situation , pm said , was undermining the performance of the local government .\nunder the modernisation programme , eng . kakoko said attention will be paid to ports in the great lakes region , building karema , lagosa , kagunga , kirando , kibirizi and kalya berths .\n\u201cthe minister also emphasized the commitment of the tanzanian government to developing the roads , ports and railways to facilitate transport of goods and stimulate economic activities within the two countries and the region .\nthe world bank ( wb ) and the african development bank ( afdb ) support tanzania in achieving its infrastructure development goals by providing grants and credits for projects .\nthe construction of the railway line will fulfil the wishes of tanzania\u2019s founder , the late julius nyerere , who wished to link uganda directly to the indian ocean .\nland - locked uganda announced in april it will build a pipeline for its oil through tanzania rather than kenya , which had wanted to secure the export route .\nthe tpa\u2019s main indian ocean ports are dar es salaam , mtwara , and tanga . minor seaports serving coastal traffic include lindi , kilwa masoko , mafia island , bagamoyo , pangani and kwale .\nroad transport is the most widely used form of transport in tanzania , carrying over 90 % of the passengers and 75 % of the freight traffic in the country .\nin tanzania still about 70 to 80 per cent labour is absorbed in this sector . agricultural progress permits the shift of manpower from agricultural to non - agricultural sector .\nthe lake , which straddles the border between tanzania , drc , burundi and zambia , is recognized as the world ' s second largest by volume and second deepest .\ntanzania shippers council ( tsc ) chairman daniel mchome welcomed the suspension saying that for over two years the tpa had ignored the private sector in the decision making process .\nthe acting dar es salaam port manager , mr hebel mhanga said the authority is working hard to make it one of the biggest and efficient ports in the region and africa at large . \u201cwe have assured them that no cargo will be lost at this port and that we shall not pass illegal consignments here , \u201d he said . he explained that plans were ongoing to start scanning of on transit goods as it is the practice for local goods .\nthe ports which have been given a nod included mbweni , pwani - mlingotini , kisiju and nyamisati in dar es salaam as well as jasini , kigombe , kipumbwi , mkwaja and pangani in tanga .\n2 . indeed ports world - wide are the nerve centers of global trade and economies . it is approximated that over 80 % of world trade is sea - borne . in kenya , the port of mombasa handles nearly 90 % of the country ' s external trade in terms of tonnage . clearly , if ports did not play their catalytic economic roles effectively , international trade will not thrive .\ntanzania has begun work on a new megaport located around 75km north of dar es salaam which the country says will transform the country into a regional trade and transport hub .\nthe end of the swissport tanzania monopoly has opened the door for new players in the area of passenger and baggage handling in the tanzanian airports . [ . . . ]\ntanzania plans to position itself as a regional trade hub and expects that this expansion scheme will increase cargo throughput from around 14 to 28 million tons a year by 2020 .\n\u201cthe objective of this assignment is to undertake the study that determines economic , financial and technical viability of developing new ports at kilwa , lindi and rushungi , \u201d tpa said in one of several notices .\nregarding the proposed facilities at kilwa , lindi and rushungi , applicants will have to provide cargo and traffic forecasts , advice the tpa on the optimum land required , provide preliminary designs for the ports\u2019 layouts .\nnonetheless , he said , in the 2014 / 15 fiscal year , the ports collectively handled 15 , 979 , 693 tonnes of cargo compared with 15 , 427 , 830 tonnes in 2013 / 14 .\n\u201ca lot of modernization after this draft report will be done in order to improve our ports services inside and outside our country , \u201d tpa acting director of planning and investment , mr gladson urio said .\n\u201cthese are the top officials without whose authority no movement of containers from the port to icds would take place . they would have easily known that containers had been cleared without due taxes being paid but they did not take any action , \u201d said the pm .\n\u201cthese are the top official without whose authority no movement of containers from the port to icds would take place . they would have easily known that containers had been cleared without due taxes being paid but they did not take any action , \u201d said the pm .\nmost tellingly , tanzania\u2019s education system has failed to equip the local makonde people with skills . many are illiterate and lack the work ethic to satisfy even the most tolerant of employers . the makonde are often stereotyped elsewhere in tanzania as dancers and guards , with a love of the sensual , a talent for wooden sculpture and a taste for bush meat .\ntanzania\u2019s new president john magufuli has sacked several top port figures following the discovery that over 2 , 700 shipping containers were smuggled at the port of dar es salaam tax free .\nin abdigi ramadhani\u2019s 13 years as a truck driver , nothing has been more irksome than the lack of certainty over his itinerary each time he ferries goods between zambia and tanzania .\nmr leonard mwakileo of tanzania freight forwarders company limited told the meeting that he was notified last december that he was required to pay sh41 million for goods he cleared in 2013 .\nin 2015 , a delegation of malaysian policy experts travelled to tanzania to coach over 300 relevant tanzanian officials on priority areas in the tanzanian development plan . ports , under the management of the tpa , were one such area . clearly , the plan is being taken seriously and it provides some encouragement that other countries in the african community , like rwanda and nigeria , are developing similar plans .\nthese include a request for interest in consultancy services for feasibility studies and preliminary engineering designs for development of new ports at kilwa , lindi and rushungi , plus a transshipment hub along the coast of the indian ocean .\nngonyani said the government was aware of the businessmen who use unofficial ports to smuggle goods , illicit drugs , illegal immigrants , illegal fishing and use of marine vessels which are not safe so as to avoid taxes .\nthe government of tanzania is contributing $ 63 million through tpa , while the uk , through its department for international development ( dfid ) is also contributing a $ 12 million grant .\nhe described the plant as the largest in east and central africa , noting that the investment is huge and will have big impact as well as bilateral relations between tanzania and nigeria .\nnew port infrastructure should help with congestion but only if roads and railways are upgraded , too . new terminals are being built as far afield as nigeria , ivory coast , cameroon and togo . however , graft and inefficiency are proving harder to tackle . kenya is not alone in sacking officials . in december tanzania\u2019s new president , john magufuli , dissolved the board of the port authority and sacked the permanent secretary of the transport ministry . but tanzania has sacked three port chiefs in three years ; kenya has been through half a dozen in a couple of decades . high - profile defenestrations do not do much to change the incentives faced by officials .\nhe directed the ministry of works , transport and communication , tpa board of directors and the tanzania revenue authority to follow up on tax evasion on containers at inland container depots ( icds ) , saying there was a company that was \u201cstealing\u201d from the government . \u201ci will not reveal the company\u2019s name today , but this firm takes cargo purported to be transit goods to icds before diverting them to the domestic market , thus denying the government revenue , \u201d he said .\nothers are kilambo in mtwara region , rushungi in lindi and kilwa - kivinje . he said that the process of formalising private ports was also done in lake victoria as well as in ilemela and nyamagana councils in mwanza .\nthe new tanzanian government has suspended the ambitious usd10 billion port at mbegani in bagamoyo and , instead , announced plans to focus more intensely on the approved but delayed expansion of the ports of dar es salaam and mtwara .\ncapacity at tanzania ' s port of dar es salaam looks set to increase to 25 million tonnes over the next seven years thanks to a world bank grant of us $ 12 million .\ntanzania meteorological agency official website where you can get the most credible , precise and timely meteorological information , products and services that are important for planning of various socio - economical activities . urltoken\nwhat is true of mombasa is true of ports across africa . from nigeria to djibouti , decrepit and inefficient container ports are being expanded with money from the world bank , governments ( particularly those of china and japan ) and logistics firms such as bollor\ufffd\ufffd ( a big french company which operates 14 port concessions across the continent ) . that offers the potential to transform african trade . yet corruption and poor management may mean the gains will be squandered ."]}
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", "topic": 33}], "title": "cluejob", "paragraphs": ["cluejob escape room in limassol , cyprus cluejob is dedicated into forming alternative ways of having fun . currently cluejob team provides several adventure rooms . the combination of intelligence and entertainment promises a new real life gaming . . .\ncluejob | adventure escape room cyprus | getting in is easy . . . getting out is tricky !\ncluejob is dedicated into forming alternative ways of having fun . currently cluejob team provides several adventure rooms . the combination of intelligence and entertainment promises a new real life gaming experience for you and your friends ! ! !\ncluejob | adventure escape room cyprus | getting in is easy . . . getting out is tricky ! - youtube\nwe created cluejob after being fans of mystery games on pc\u2019s , playstations & board games ! we loved cluedo game so that is how cluejob name emerged ! it was a long & wonderful ride to create the rooms , which give us a smile when people get out stoked & cheerful . cluejob officially opened it\u2019s doors to the public on the 1st of january 2015 !\ncluejob could be the symbol of hard work and dedication . it all paid off : the cyprus - based escape room has been a huge success . the co - owner - founder filios sazeides talked about the difficulties and creative process of building cluejob from scratch .\nurltoken : even though cluejob is not a franchise as of yet , i am sure you were approached by a number of businesses so far . what are the pros and cons of such direction ? how do you see the future of cluejob - and , in general , the escape room industry ?\nas sazeides describes , the premises which house cluejob is an old house which has been accommodated with vintage items and furniture from the 50s and 70s .\n\u201c\u2018locked lovers\u2019 focuses on couples ( although for those who aren\u2019t couples , the name of this room changed to \u2018locked agents\u2019 ) , \u201d reveals philios sazeides , one of cluejob\u2019s partners .\ncluejob . a name that is widely known among travelers and escape room fans . even though cyprus has a rich cultural and natural heritage - not to mention the flawless beaches - cluejob managed to take the island experience to another level . history meets innovation and creativity here . the founders , filios and panayiotis had a dream : to create something that represents their passion for gaming .\nescape - room s : filios , as a young and successful businessman , you surely have strong entrepreneurial foundations . what led to cluejob ? did you try your hand in running a business before ?\n12th of november i left on a volunteering trip to belgium while at the same time i started building the cluejob website and panayiotis stayed in cyprus working on various stuff that needed to be done .\nadmittedly , countries that have been investing time in creating these spaces have already moved on to creating such scenarios in outdoor events , something cluejob is keen on adapting here , but at the moment , the two rooms available within the premises of a converted old house on the outskirts of limassol is where the games begin . namely , cluejob currently offers the \u201ccrazy granny\u201d room and the \u201clocked lovers\u201d , alternatively called \u201clocked agents\u201d .\nsetting the trend on the island in january , the team behind cluejob have taken on the challenge to place \u2018gamers\u2019 in impenetrable rooms and set them in alternating scenarios that will allow them to discover clues , decipher codes and unlock doors within a 60 - minute curfew .\ncluejob is a real life escape room ! an escape room is basically a treasure hunt within a room . the main difference is that you are locked in the room with your friends & you interact with handcuffs , furniture , clues , puzzles , locks\u2026in order to escape within 60 minutes !\ncluejob is a new simple & fun live escape game , designed for groups of 2 - 11 people . you get 60 - 80 minutes to find hidden clues , solve puzzles in a room . the goal is simple yet challenging : get out in time ! enjoy the game with your friends & family !\nyou have been an amazing group of people . . . with positive vibes , indeed ! thank you for the ideas , inputs to make cluejob even better . . . reshaping makes a\nplace\nbetter & more tailored to people . we hope all the very best in your business adventures . filios .\nfilios : we used a number of forums to advertise cluejob , but first on a low budget of course . not a lot of cypriots had tried escape games at the time , so we had to push it on social media , on the local radio channel , magazines . we started going to schools with flyers . it was the follow - up of the crazy contruction period .\nin limassol one of the best way to have a good time is to play a real escape game offered by cluejob . they provide 4 different games you can choose from and enjoy an escape room experience . if you aim to find the cheapest escape room tickets and best escape game discounts , you might want to go back to the urltoken homepage and run a search on your city to find the best deal in limassol .\n\u201cit does have some elements from that game , but that one also incorporated gaming whereas we wanted to focus more on interaction ; cluejob is not just about undoing a lock\u2026 it\u2019s also a lot about interaction . for example , we want the idea of having to find a magnet which then has to be transported to another location in the room in order to be able to get another clue\u2026 we don\u2019t solely want it to be about finding numbers and opening up a clue .\nas you enter the premises of cluejob\u2019s escape room in limassol , you will kindly be asked to hand over any gadgets . literally , nothing will assist you in escaping the room you will be locked in ; aside your mind , the clues , direction of the game master and the helping hand of your teammates . adapted from computer games , real - life takagism , more commonly known as real - room escaping games , is gaining popularity in major cities in japan where the concept originated , yet it is also gaining momentum in europe , where gamers move from the mouse - to - screen gaming zone , and utilise their addiction to realistic situations .\nupdate : as we now have more than a few of such escape room experiences , i wanted to clarify that our particular brand of fun was courtesy of cluejob in limassol ( link to their website is here ) . it is clear from the start that the venture is a personal passion of theirs , and that is probably why the end result is absolutely fantastic . the sheer fact that they chose to bring something so novel , at such an impressive scale , to our neck of the woods speaks volumes of their dedication ( i am not at all used to seeing something that is currently trending globally hit our market without a massive lag , as a rule ) .\nthe directory was a lot of work to maintain , its accuracy wasn ' t great , and basic listings didn ' t seem all that useful when you can just look up escape rooms on any mapping / review site . sincere apologies to anyone who is disappointed by the closure .\nbelow are some of the other lovely directories i ' ve found over the years ; maybe some of them will be useful to you . - - egnor @ urltoken\nfinally , for historical reference , you can check out the last version of the old escape room directory .\ni ' ve been to escape limassol ( the one next to the central post office ) 2 times with my friends ( i ' m not a greek speaker ) . they have staff which actually speaks greek , english and russian as well . the whole game was held for us in english ( we pleayed 2 out of 3 rooms they have ) and the girls on reception also speak english . their website is fully in english and it was easy to make an online booking . you will not have any problems with language for sure\nvery good , i ' ve been looking for this for a long time .\nplayers search for clues while taking part in roomescape in novi sad , serbia .\nyou and 10 other people are locked in a room . words , numbers and pictures are scrawled on the walls , objects scattered . a disembodied voice announces there are 60 minutes remaining to escape . a frenzy sets in as people ransack the room , looking for clues leading to the key that will open the door that just locked behind you . before you know it , the voice blares out : 10 minutes have passed . . .\npart game , part theater , part team - building exercise , escape rooms are taking off around the world . and the growth has been explosive . the number of permanent rooms world - wide has gone from zero at the outset of 2010 to at least 2 , 800 today , according to marketwatch calculations based on rooms registered to escape - room directories .\nnate martin , co - founder and ceo of puzzle break , the first escape - room facility to open in the pacific northwest , invested $ 7 , 000 of his own money in 2013 to get the business off the ground . he recouped his initial investment within a month . since then , the business has been profitable every month and , conservatively , is on track to gross over $ 600 , 000 in 2015 . \u201csome months are record - breakingly fantastic , \u201d he says . \u201csome are only very good . \u201d\nin dallas , andrew mcjannett - smith and his wife , traci , run escape expert , which opened in february 2015 . \u201cwe started with negative income to now bringing in $ 70 , 000 a month , \u201d he says .\nthe concept was born in japan , spread through asia , then arrived in the u . s . in 2012 . as of friday , the site escape room directory listed 367 rooms at 138 facilities in the u . s . , with more registering on that site every week . business appears to be booming : at popular locations , tickets sell out weeks in advance .\nthis month for fans to \u201cbecome imf agents . \u201d free tickets for those rooms sold out in new york , san francisco and los angeles in less than 24 hours . later this month on july 25 , the science channel is\nbut many room owners and game enthusiasts are skeptical that the explosive growth can continue . and finding the key to success in this weird , new world may be the trickiest puzzle of all .\n\u2026 20 minutes have passed , and , at this point , you\u2019re likely knee - deep in puzzles , exchanging adrenaline - fueled shrieks with your room compatriots . . .\nin most escape rooms , clues lead to a physical key . but the story of why you\u2019re in the room \u2014 you\u2019re trapped in a mysterious lab ! you\u2019re seeking lost treasure ! you\u2019re stuck in a new york city\u2013sized apartment ! \u2014 and the way in which action unfolds differs by room and location .\n\u201cpeople are looking for a new type of experience , \u201d says doc preuss , a producer for real escape games , which has rooms in san francisco , new york and , soon , los angeles . it is run by scrap entertainment inc . , which opened the first escape - game event in japan in 2007 . \u201cit\u2019s cerebral , [ and ] it\u2019s exciting . the way we design [ the games , there are these emotional highs . it\u2019s like a roller coaster . it\u2019s addicting . \u201d\nmost games cost $ 25 to $ 30 per person for a one - hour game , and typically allow 10 to 12 players at a time . for owners , the chief costs are payroll and rent , plus the one - time expense of building the room out . some rooms comprise little more than a table with pens and paper . others involve elaborate sets and technical wizardry . for instance , the exit game in los angeles has players navigating a laser room .\nscrap is known for keeping costs low , eschewing traditional marketing costs in favor of organic growth and renting the smallest room possible to ensure tickets sell out . \u201cthey feel they have failed if they are not 100 % booked out , \u201d says dan egnor , an escape - game enthusiast and creator of the escape room directory .\nso far , the strategy appears to be paying off : scrap says revenues grew by 800 % in its first year in the u . s . \u2014 a staggering figure even in light of today\u2019s fast growth . the company has been profitable and seen revenue grow every year since then .\nscrap now has more than 25 rooms across 12 cities in japan and is opening its second san francisco location with escape from the jail on polk street in august .\n\u201cthey were the only game in town for years , \u201d says egnor . \u201cright now , a lot of local people equate the escape room with scrap . \u201d\nby using this site you agree to the terms of service , privacy policy , and cookie policy .\n. historical and current end - of - day data provided by six financial information . all quotes are in local exchange time . real - time last sale data for u . s . stock quotes reflect trades reported through nasdaq only . intraday data delayed at least 15 minutes or per exchange requirements .\nwe had the chance to interview filios , a brave entrepreneur , who created a successful business from scratch . he is someone who not only built his own game , but designed the website for his business and wrote the scripts as well . if you are looking for ways to advertise your room or just want to find motivation , you can get both as filios provides advice and valuable insight .\nfilios : i did . i already had my own business , teaching kitesurfing , repairing kites , selling sports equipment . in it\u2019s nature , of course , it was not similar to what i am doing right now . what it indeed gave me is the experience . being versatile surely helps .\nfilios : i left cyprus for greece , to study marketing & communications . i knew early on , that my skills at sales were pretty good . i started to get involved in entertainment , i worked for various companies , took part in team building games , treasure hunts and bicycle tours . it seemed obvious , that i am going to end up running my own business of some kind .\nalso , in the same period , i was working as a recruiter for surveys . i created urltoken back then which was a website were people would leave their personal details in order to participate in surveys . this was a great experience , learning how companies would investigate a product , service before launching in the market . pocketmoney was solved after i finished my studies .\nurltoken : in our interviews , we always want to find out more about the beginnings . many of our readers are dreaming of opening their own business somewhere while others just enjoy the little details . who came up with the idea first ?\nfilios : it was panayiotis , who came up with the idea , during a conversation in cambridge years and years ago . back then real life escape rooms did not exist anywhere around the world .\nwe started to develop the idea into something more concrete during that very day . we had experience with computer games , we both loved locks and puzzles . however , years passed , and we were both into our own careers . the original idea seemed to be a bit far away by then .\non the 11th of november 2014 , i had a phone call by a friend of mine . he was raving about a place in greece - a place where he got locked up and had to escape by solving puzzles . boom . i got really excited and the next thing i did was calling panayiotis . then we stayed up all night , sharing ideas and brainstorming . that is where it\u2019s started .\nurltoken : sounds like a movie , what a story ! big franchises might hire professional builders , designers , but that is not the case with most escape rooms . did you already have a place for the escape room ?\nfilios : my ancestors had an empty , old , locked up house , not far from the city center . it seemed to be your typical scary place . but the amount of work ahead of us , was even scarier . it was 45 days of work , can you imagine ? we did everything by ourselves . we painted the walls , fixed the roof , removed the old , dusty floor and in the meantime , i learned webdesign . it was as intense as anything . then we went out to the garden and cut some trees , we pretty much cleared up the whole place . we had a limited budget to say the least . it was crazy .\nurltoken : it is safe to say that you invested tons of energy into this project . what a great inspiration for all future business owners . who wrote the scripts ?\nfilios : we did . panayiotis had his own touch into puzzles , i had another touch which together made the rooms , interesting and likeable to people . i had too many ideas , and during the construction , i was coming up with new ones all the time . the place was given - we had enough rooms .\nfilios : yes , we had enough of them . on the 22th of december we had our first test from people . we figured that we had to change certain things , especially the way players interacted with the game . we removed most of the abstract items . in a way , we created a stylish , minimalistic game , that makes people think more . every element leads into another , there is a sequence to everything . then , the first feedbacks were really positive from the players .\nurltoken : now , let\u2019s move on to the marketing part . cyprus is definitely not full of escape rooms . is it an advantage or a disadvantage ?\nfilios : we did not know what it is going to be like . there was no \u2018final image\u2019 in our heads . it was a creative process , with a lot of effort , and it turned out to be successful . with time , we were able to improve the place from people\u2019s feedback and interraction in the rooms . we make notes about people\u2019s behavior and that gives us a lot of information . we try things that sometimes they do really work and are embraced by people .\nthe escape room industry , well i can say with certainty it is growing and changing at the same time . we believe that the european style ( 3 - 6 players ) will dominate compared to us style ( 8 - 12 players ) and that rooms can have increased time for completion rather than 60 minutes to 180 minutes with food included into a more real life , survival mode . that will increase the cost for people but also increase the reality of the whole game .\nlooking for something different to do in florida ? then this is it . breakout florida is a unique fun , friends or family activity . it is florida ' s number one life escape room game . in teams of 2 - 6 you have 60 minutes to escape from a locked room using only the set of power of your brain . click book now to attempt your escape . alternatively go to rooms to have a look at the escape games on offer or click about to find answers to the most common questions .\ncode to exit is a popular escape game in which the teams experience a not everyday thrill and adrenaline rush . we can confirm that there are no physical challenges or fear factors involved . our game is all about engaging with your team and enjoying the experience of finding clues , solving puzzles and riddles in a fun and safe environment .\nreal life escape games are highly enjoyable forms of entertainment and urltoken helps you find the best escape room discounts in your area . you can set your own criteria to find the escape game which suits you the best , and on top of that urltoken offers the best discount coupons on the market to play your favorite game at the cheapest price . buy your voucher now and enjoy the games .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nhere , the scenario implies that there is an illegal circuit that abducts people and sells their organs . \u201cthe detective team ( gamers ) purposely goes to this club ( the room ) to abduct the people in the circuit and has to escape with a hard drive that carries important data which eventually can build their case and enable them to denounce them to the police , \u201d explains sazeides .\non the other hand , the \u2018crazy granny\u2019 scenario asks gamers to decipher the story about a crazy granny who has decided to cease being a spy . as sazeides describes , the people who initially employed her have placed a time bomb which has been replicated in the room and will , if not stopped , blow up within 60 minutes .\n\u201cthe team has to retrieve a videotape which again has some important data and must also escape the room within an hour in order to allow bomb specialists to enter the room and diffuse the bomb , \u201d said sazeides .\nheavily dependant on good teamwork , sazeides admits that although there is a 60 % success rate of escaping the rooms which is considered to be a moderate level , the following weeks should see this being expanded on with an additional room with a 20 - 30 % success rate .\n\u201csimultaneously , we\u2019re also doing something new which is for our two rooms to become interconnected in order for two groups of people to be able to play against each other .\n\u201cthis will require a different , specific means of communication and people will have to really collaborate in order to play . the rooms will be divided with six people in one room and four in the other , 10 in total , with the aim for both groups to come out of the rooms together , \u201d says sazeides .\nand although this concept may recall christos ferendino\u2019s fort boyard challenges , sazeides is quick to differentiate their origin .\n\u201cit\u2019s true that currently most escape rooms focus on giving you a puzzle , you solving it and then opening up something which will enable you to get out . but in order to make it more entertaining we want to not only have numbers and letters , but have interactions , have more to that , \u201d adds sazeides .\n\u201cpeople like seeing something create itself , for example pressing a button and having something move or happen . and when we say interaction we don\u2019t just mean mind games but having your eyes see that something is moving , having sounds and other elements included in the room , \u201d says sazeides which consequently helps gamers get in the mood .\nbehind the door as a rule , the scenarios can be played with a minimum of two people , with the big room requiring at least three players .\n\u201can ideal number to have is five , not more , not less , \u201d said sazeides . \u201cwhat we see happen when there are six people is chaos , \u201d he chuckles , \u201ci don\u2019t think the sixth person helps , the sixth person always distracts the team for some reason . \u201d\nalthough the monitoring of results may be a revealing eye opener with regard to the success of scenarios and rooms , creating rooms in accordance to scenarios seems to be key to success . the source of information the duo used in order to achieve the stories at hand primarily came from research abroad .\n\u201cmy partner ( panayiotis mavrokefalos ) had gone to thessaloniki in greece to a massive escape room company which has 10 rooms in total , one of the biggest ones in europe . there , he played the games , he saw plots and i went to london to another franchise where i played their games and made contact with an english guy there who coincidentally was in cyprus\u2026through sympathy and a small budget he came to our space in limassol and gave us input about how we could create a good plot and also did an inspection of the space , \u201d recalls sazeides .\nas sazeides pinpointed , there are escape room specialists out there who assist the creation of scenarios and help in appropriating rooms . \u201cthe difficult part is finding a formula for people not to be able to come out of the rooms too easily , and for the percentage to be standardised . \u201d it\u2019s because rooms remain \u2018the same\u2019 time after time that it is important for them to sustain enough suspense . \u201cour rooms don\u2019t change each time , in order to create a room we needed about three months of testing and monitoring from the camera ; it needs a lot of fine - tuning in order to reach that , \u201d admits sazeides .\nhaving said that , nothing stops them from expanding on the established rooms and adding more elements as they go along . moving away from everyone focusing on escaping rooms would be one way to diversify the game . \u201cwe also want to focus on breaking in , which ultimately has more action involved , as opposed to breaking out of spaces . we would like groups to have to find a way to get into the house , find something and then come out again . as a kid , i much preferred the idea of breaking into a school . \u201d\n\u201cthere\u2019s nothing new there , just the locks , \u201d says sazeides , as he explains the importance of creating the right atmosphere through the d\u00e9cor , the lighting , the music . \u201cpeople literally escape from the real world for an hour , they enter a new world . \u201d\nand in this new world it seems that aside moving away from the varying screens we seem to be attached to , people have to communicate , people can\u2019t just turn around and \u2018google it\u2019 , people have to bond in order to escape , and this seems to be the beauty of this game .\n\u201ci believe that in cyprus , the entertainment element is missing , \u201d admits sazeides . \u201cbut i also believe that board games can come back\u2026 we\u2019re not against the new trend of smartphones etc but we assert that interaction is also really important because here you see your friend in a different light , it\u2019s a different mode and yes , you\u2019re not playing on your own . \u201d\nsingle , single - post , postid - 777 , single - format - standard , ajax _ fade , page _ not _ loaded , , qode - title - hidden , qode - child - theme - ver - 1 . 0 . 0 , qode - theme - ver - 9 . 0 , wpb - js - composer js - comp - ver - 4 . 6 , vc _ responsive\nthese monday posts do not all come easy , i must admit . firstly , i am less than diligent about making notes of all the things that strike me as outstanding , as and when they happen . this means i am presented with the herculean task of trying to recover these tidbits from memory later . as i suffer from dory - like memory lapses , this can prove difficult , to say the least . additionally , as a fully - fledged adult , i am prone to dark spells , when thinking happy thoughts is nothing short of impossible and a \u201910 things that made me happy\u2019 seems like a mockery .\nbut then there are weeks like the one past , when so many great things happened that i have had to prioritize what makes on today\u2019s list , if at all . so here goes my latest \u201910 things that made me happy\u2019 post , the vip edition .\ni do not need to explain why this is top of the list to anybody over the age 6 . any kind of bank holiday is sufficient to redeem the rest of the week , no matter how crappy , and the positive effect of this wondrous occasion is matched by very few other things in life . you have probably first realized the potency of this magical \u2018treat\u2019 right around when you first started school and have enjoyed the benefits of it throughout university . but bank holiday is a gift that keeps on giving and only gets better with age , which is why it is probably most appreciated by those in full - time employment , such as myself .\nlast week was probably the most interesting week in terms of my work here on \u2018the other f - word\u2019 . i had doubled the amount of posts per week , compared to what i had been doing so far , including some travel photography that i wanted to share . i had featured a guest blog here , for the first time ever and had done a guest post myself - another first . additionally , and by popular demand , i did a \u2018how to\u2019 beauty post , which is something i discuss freely with friends and family , so it came naturally . this also translated into some increased traffic and additional feedback ( which i absolutely can\u2019t get enough of ) . i got some excellent recommendations , as well as compliments , on a multitude of things , including post ideas , writing style , etc . i am a veritable knowledge sponge , so love hearing others\u2019 opinions , as it always lets you see things from a different perspective .\nlast week we completed operation \u2018wisdomous\u2019 , a . k . a . the voluntary extraction of all my wisdom teeth . i would have given it the top spot in the list of events of last week , given just how much stress i have put myself through prior to getting it over and done with , but better things occurred . all in all , it is fairly impressive how easy it turned out to be , what with all the drama i imagined in my head . it is amazing to look back at years ( i am not even kidding ) of agonizing about it and think \u2018i will never have to bother with that again\u2019 . the relief was palpable .\non the subject of teeth , i have had fundamental and concrete proof that the tooth fairy indeed exists . my mom ( who accompanied me to the dentist , natch ) took the extracted teeth along with her and made a joke that i should put them under the pillow , since it has been decades that the tooth fairy last visited . i , being heavily medicated and firmly entrenched in a juvenile state of self - pity , caved in and actually did put said teeth , as indicated . next morning , voil\u00e0 , i get a little present in the mail in the form of a cheque for overpaid taxes from back in the day ( i am talking about , 4 years back , people ! ) . happy coincidence ? i don\u2019t think so !\ni decided last year to overcome my dislike of cardio and have been steadily increasing the amount of time i spent on the treadmill . last week i took it up a notch and joined in on the annual marathon run . i did not attempt any serious distances , to be fair , sticking to 10km and neither did i try to make some specific time , and yet , it felt very gratifying . i guess it was partially because of the rediscovery of joys of organised group activity , which is something that is a distant memory for me by now . additionally , the whole set up was fun and weather was truly glorious on that day . needless to say , vegging out on the couch all day afterwards also contributed to my feeling of satisfaction , as it finally felt \u2018well deserved\u2019 .\nspring is an elusive treat over here . the change from winter to scorching heat can be so swift that sometimes you forget about the specific season altogether . however , due to this rarity of springtime , you cherish every sign of it dearly . whilst taking a short stroll in the neighborhood i was so fascinated by some butterflies flapping around the lone tree in bloom on the sidewalk that any passers by would be excused to think me slightly intoxicated . but as i could not care less about such faff , i carried on gaping . spring is truly the most beautiful of the seasons and has a magical effect on my mood every single year .\none of the best things of being in a long term relationship is that when it comes to happiness your partner knows every trick and tip in the book , applicable to you . which is why my partner is acutely aware that i am a \u2018hearts and flowers\u2019 kinda gal , and thrive on regular romantic gestures of the traditional kind . i literally feel my face break up into an ear - to - ear smile each time i spy a bouquet of flowers in the house , as i walk through the door . the fact that they are \u2018just because\u2019 is simply the juiciest cherry on the cake .\nthis week i have had a major upgrade in my signing class routine . i have met mr mic and we really hit it off . firstly , nothing makes you feel quite more \u2018pro\u2019 , than standing on an actual stage in front of a row of seats ( albeit without the audience at this stage ) , holding a microphone in your hand . secondly , i can not say i did not love the results of some light mixing and the extra power your voice takes on with some tweaks . we had the time to go over all the songs i have been practicing so far in one session , and i finally got to properly hear what i sound like . lots of action points , of course , but all in all , a fabulous experience .\nthis week , thanks to a very dear friend , we partook in a very unusual activity . for once it did not revolve around some form of food consumption , which in itself is already a major achievement . specifically , we got together in a group of 6 and took part in a real - life room escape game ( wiki explains it here ) . i won\u2019t divulge the details but i have to say that the amount of excitement this generated for me was comparable only with the gleeful joy a kid experiences upon entering disneyland . this was , hands down , the best 75 minutes of my week and carried the most entertainment value money can buy .\ni am lucky enough to have a friend that is so \u2018in tune\u2019 with my thought process that our meet - ups usually result epic discussions , which are often educational and always entertaining . i have to say that i have never once felt like i am switching off during our hours - long chats and more often than not , i feel like i walk away with newly imparted knowledge . this week , we also managed to cook up an interesting business plan . i can\u2019t and won\u2019t expand on the details yet , but it seems like a genuinely novel and very exciting idea . the impressive thing about it is that neither of us set out trying to come up with a way to make money and instead , as per usual , our chat simply evolved into something much bigger , organically . it is very gratifying to have someone in your life that \u2018gets you\u2019 .\nand that wraps up last week\u2019s 10 things that made me happy . on to bigger and better for the first week of april !\na blog about lifestyle , beauty , travel and more , inspired by the experiences of its author , bella sovmiz . an ex - financier , this full - time copywriter and blogger has a penchant for fine wine , fitness , all things beauty and suffers from a severe case of wanderlust .\nthe key to success is to have fun . you will be challenged , for sure ! don\u2019t forget , it is a game\u2026an experience ! it might be that your friends are guru\u2019s in solving puzzles or not\u2026still it\u2019s a real life experience that will get you excited !\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\nwe visited the room planning to play\ncrazy granny\n, however it turned out that we mixed up the . . .\nthis is a live action game with your group being the leading actors . it ' s engaging , as time goes by . . .\nwe visited the room planning to play\ncrazy granny\n, however it turned out that we mixed up the dates and it was booked for another day . however , the owner has kindly offered us to play another room at this time , the room was called\nchained\n. . . .\ndasha it was really nice having you here ! we always do what is possible and glad you loved chained . . . you did very well , indeed . have a nice day , filios .\nthis is a live action game with your group being the leading actors . it ' s engaging , as time goes by so quickly you need to hurry and free yourselves ! ! !\nglad you were engaged and that you had a nice team . . . to enjoy solving the puzzles !\nthe clue job experience was a marvelous one . we all had a great time trying to solve the clues ; however we didn ' t solve them all , but we had some hilarious giggles while trying to find our way out . thank to all staff members who have . . .\nit was really nice having you here ! we really enjoyed your guitar playing of each group that was waiting for the others to escape . . . gaming wise really nice approach for first timers . i hope you enjoyed cyprus at this time of the year : ) regards , fs .\namazing experience . challenging for the mind and fun . they offer good coffee for free too : - ) a must . . .\nwoohoo . . . like a boss , you nailed hostages scenario ! espresso ' s for the pro ' s . . . see you soon\nthis was my first experience with escaping rooms and i got to say that i am really really impressed . . the room setup is spot on and it was really challenging to escape from it , we barely made it ! sfx complemented to the whole experience and the . . .\na great team indeed . . . zen & fired up to solve the puzzles ! thanks a bunch , fs .\nbeen there twice . we had so much fun the first time with the\ncrazy granny\nroom that we just had to come back the next weekend to try the\nchained\nscenario ! challenging tasks await while teamwork and creative thinking are needed to find all the . . .\nwent there as a birthday present and tried one of the escape rooms . it was such an amazing experience . the escape route is so cleverly crafted , with tricks that make you think hard and laugh hard . a great way to spend a day with friends . . . .\nit is amazing when we get people so enthusiastic with games ! you did really well as a team , i was told . . . awesome ! see you soon , filios .\nfour of us were have tried the crazy granny room . it was our first time and enjoyed it very much . i do recommend it and next time we will try to escape from the other rooms as well . staff were welcoming and the room was . . .\nglad that you had a great time . . . you were amazingly good during gameplay ! all the best , filios .\nhad the chance to try two game scenarios ! realistic experience , high adrenaline , laughing with friends , having fun ! mr . filio thanks for the cookies\nstoked that you loved the game . . . and the cookies after your escape ! ciao ! gracie : ) filios .\nmy friends where constantly talking about this new challenging adventure and we decided to give it a go . we where given the\ncrazy granny\nroom and we had to escape in an hour . there where five of us and got trapped ! ! ! very smartly designed ! every . . .\nmargarita your review made me smile . . . it is important to see people stoked with the game . for sure you had a great time . . . 40 minutes of laughing out of 60 minutes . . . . smilefull team : ) see you soon , filios .\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . 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", "topic": 6}], "title": "apptio", "paragraphs": ["press release : apptio : apptio , inc . to participate in upcoming investor conferences\nchris pick , apptio\u2019s chief marketing officer , says the answer is simple : apptio\u2019s people .\npress release : apptio : apptio , inc . announces date of third quarter 2017 financial results\npress release : apptio : apptio , inc . announces date of first quarter 2017 financial results\nglassdoor has 148 apptio reviews submitted anonymously by apptio employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if apptio is right for you .\napptio : analysts expect apptio ( apti ) to post - $ 0 . 01 earnings per share\nthe apptio university team hosted an awesome bite of apptio this friday . thanks for the great crepes : ) !\napptio , inc . is a provider of cloud - based technology business management software for managing business of information technology . it offers cloud application which includes apptio cost transparency , apptio it planning , apptio it benchmarking , apptio business insights and apptio bill of it . the company also offers data studio , model studio and report studio under tbm studio . apptio , inc . is based in bellevue , united states .\napptio : apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) files an 8 - k submission of matters to a vote of security holders\nowler has collected 18 screenshots of apptio ' s website since oct 2012 . the latest apptio website design screenshot was captured in mar 2018 .\napptio ' s co - founder & ceo , sunny gupta , currently has an approval rating of 86 % . apptio ' s primary competitors are\napptio is a provider of technology business management saas applications designed to make business - aligned decisions and communicate it value . apptio is headquartered in bellevue , washington . sunny gupta is the co - founder & ceo of apptio . apptio ' s ipo generated $ 96m . apptio ' s main competitors are cloudability , numerify and nicus group . as of june 2018 , apptio has 1 . 9k fans on facebook and 11 . 0k followers on twitter .\napptio currently has 1 , 856 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 apptio had 407 fans . that ' s a 356 percent increase in 5 years\nsince apptio was founded in 2007 , it has participated in 7 rounds of funding . in total apptio has raised $ 236 . 6m . apptio ' s last funding round was on feb 2018 for a total of $ 4 . 6m\n\u00a9 2007 - 2018 apptio , inc . all rights reserved . | privacy policy\nan apptio expert is ready to answer your questions and help you get started .\nfor reporting and modeling it costs the program uses a software product from apptio .\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at apptio , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the apptio company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at apptio .\napptio currently has 10 , 996 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 apptio had 5 , 164 followers . that ' s a 112 percent increase in 4 years\napptio ' s saas applications transform the way it runs its business and makes decisions .\nfrom setting budgets to analyzing and managing spend , apptio streamlines financial management for it .\napptio is a provider of technology business management saas applications designed to make business - aligned decisions and communicate it value . apptio was founded in 2007 . apptio ' s headquarters is located in bellevue , washington , usa 98004 . it has rais . . .\napptio blog want to compete with the big digital platform providers ? be more like them .\nhistorical market capitalization for apptio ( apti ) over the last 10 years . the current market cap for apptio ( apti ) as of march 31 , 2018 is $ 1 . 59b .\nnote : this course is designed by the tbm council for it and finance leaders and is not included in the apptio all access education pass ( aaep ) subscription designed for apptio tbmas .\nbellevue technology company apptio priced its initial public offering of stock at $ 16 per share thursday .\napptio pioneered the discipline of technology business management and is the premier provider of tbm saas applications .\nback in 2009 , apptio was famed venture capital firm andreessen horowitz\u2019s first investment . today apptio announced closing a $ 45 million fifth round of funding , bringing the company\u2019s total to $ 136 million .\napptio representatives rang the opening bell on the nasdaq stock market this past september . credit : nasdaq .\napptio exceeded analyst expectations for revenue and profit during its second - ever quarter as a public company .\nfor more information on joining apptio at any of its global locations , please visit the careers page .\napptio provides cloud - based software that helps corporate it departments manage equipment , usage and costs . the 700 - employee company is led by entrepreneur sunny gupta , who co - founded apptio in 2007 .\nsubscription growth of 26 percent helped apptio top wall street estimates for revenue and net earning . . .\n\u00a9 2007 - 2018 apptio , inc . all rights reserved . privacy policy | about us | contact\n, partner , emerging technologies for isg .\napptio ' s benchmarking app leverages its data relationship with isg and this year , isg will provide clients with insight and analysis of their apptio benchmarking results .\nfast - growing enterprise software company apptio announced on tuesday that it\u2019s opening a new engineering center in denver .\napptio and the other winners were given special recognition at the annual eastside business awards luncheon on may 25 .\ncloudability is apptio ' s biggest rival . cloudability was founded in 2011 , and is headquartered in portland , oregon . cloudability competes in the it services industry . cloudability generates $ 191 . 3m more revenue vs . apptio .\ncurrent and historical revenue for apptio ( apti ) from 2015 to 2018 . the sum of all revenue fields included for a company ' s operating activities . the current revenue for apptio as of march 31 , 2018 is .\n, a proven sales and business leader in the it industry , will lead the new office as regional vice president southern europe . apptio france will broaden apptio ' s existing european presence with a mission to serve french it leaders .\n, who has a deep background in itsm and enterprise it . as part of apptio ' s commitment to operating in\nwith apptio , cios get full visibility into it costs to make fact - based technology decisions that deliver business value .\napptio stock split history | www . stock split history . com | copyright \u00a9 2013 - 2018 , all rights reserved\ncurrent and historical gross , operating and net profit margins for apptio ( apti ) over the last 10 years . the current net profit margin for apptio ( apti ) as of march 31 , 2018 is - 13 . 68 % .\napptio enables it leaders to manage , plan , and optimize their technology investments across on - premises and public cloud services .\napptio has employees and is the first highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 142 .\nnumerify is one of apptio ' s top competitors . numerify ' s headquarters is in san jose , california , and was founded in 2012 . numerify operates in the it services industry . numerify generates 2 . 46 % of apptio ' s revenue .\nbrings a wealth of leadership and business development experience to apptio france . he was most recently associate director of perform ' hans in\npress release : apptio : technology economy surges to $ 6 . 3 trillion , now third largest economic force behind us and china\nnicus group is seen as one of apptio ' s top competitors . nicus group is a private company that was founded in 1992 in salem , virginia . nicus group is in the application software field . compared to apptio , nicus group has 638 more employees .\non september 23 , 2016 , apptio raised $ 96 million with its ipo . [ 19 ] on february 2 , 2018 , apptio completed the acquisition of digital fuel sv , llc , a provider of it business management ( itbm ) tools . [ 3 ]\napptio , inc . ( the \u201ccompany\u201d ) held its annual meeting of stockholders ( the \u201cannual meeting\u201d ) . the stoc . . .\napptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) today announced that all outstanding shares of its class b common stock a . . .\napptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the business management system of record for hybrid it , today announced . . .\nlooking at the apptio stock split history from start to finish , an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 1000 today . below , we examine the compound annual growth rate \u2014 cagr for short \u2014 of an investment into apptio shares , starting with a $ 10 , 000 purchase of apti , presented on a split - history - adjusted basis factoring in the complete apptio stock split history .\npick says the greatest reward from working at apptio is the chance to change the marketplace . \u201cit\u2019s the opportunity to disrupt traditional enterprise software paradigms and build something that is radically new , \u201d pick notes . \u201cthat is ultimately what makes apptio an exciting place to work . \u201d\napptio\u2019s customer roster includes alaska airlines , blue cross blue shield , bnp paribas , cisco , expedia , hallmark , jpmorgan chase and starbucks .\n, the company plans to continue recruiting and hiring local employees . apptio also plans to open additional offices in emea within the next year .\nat apptio , that curiosity is rewarded handsomely . employees receive full health insurance coverage , a substantial allotment of paid time off and a first - rate reimbursement program for professional development activities . every six weeks , apptio\u2019s employees nominate two apptio superstars , both of whom receive a cash bonus and the opportunity to win the calendar - year superstar award\u2014a distinction that comes with an all - expenses - paid vacation for two .\napptio ' s revenue is the second highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 26 . 5m .\napptio ( nasdaq : apti ) cfo kurt shintaffer sold 30 , 000 shares of the business ' s stock in a transaction . . .\nsunny gupta , ceo at apptio , says workday ' s acquisition of adaptive insights , founded in 2003 , is a go . . .\n- apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the business management system of record for hybrid it , today announce . . .\napptio is the leading independent provider of on - demand technology business management ( tbm ) solutions for managing the business of it . apptio enables it leaders to manage the cost , quality and value of it services by providing deep visibility into the total cost of it services , communicating the value of it to the business through an interactive bill of it\u2122 , and strategically aligning the planning , budgeting and forecasting processes . apptio ' s tbm solutions play a critical role in helping companies understand and drive chargeback , virtualization , cloud and other key technology initiatives . global enterprise customers such as bank of america , boeing , jpmorgan chase , microsoft , st . luke ' s health system , and swiss re rely on apptio\u00ae products and services to reduce costs and align it with business priorities . for more information , visit the apptio website or the apptio blog .\nbellevue is home to a number of prestigious companies and apptio is proud to be recognized among this high profile group . as a company , we ' re determined to find and grow local talent who are passionate about building a new software category . apptio ' s current and future success is a direct result of our highly qualified team ,\nsaid sunny gupta , co - founder , president and ceo of apptio .\nrecognition as an eastside business award winner further validates our vision of scaling apptio to become the next big enterprise company in the pacific northwest .\napptio , a company focused on helping cios get a deep understanding of their technology investments , has just scored a significant investment of its own .\naccording to gutpa , apptio can help federal information technology leaders with the office of management and budget ( omb ) mandates such as portfoliostat . apptio ' s cloud - based applications can help them determine effectiveness of current information technology management practices and address opportunities to improve management of it resources .\nequities analysts expect apptio ( nasdaq : apti ) to report earnings per share of ( $ 0 . 01 ) for the current . . .\nthe additional capital will be used to scale apptio\u2019s business across all functions and enter new markets with its solutions , which help businesses manage the cost , quality and value of it services . apptio claims the additional funding comes on the heels of 300 percent year - over - year bookings growth .\napptio is a bellevue , washington - based company founded in 2007 that develops technology business management software as a service applications . [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] apptio enterprise apps are designed to assess and communicate the cost of it services for planning , budgeting and forecasting purposes . [ 7 ] apptio ' s services offer tools for cios to manage technology departments ' storage , applications , energy usage , cybersecurity , and reporting obligations . [ 8 ]\napptio\u2019s aptly named technology business management solutions provide a single source of record for both it financial and operational data , data analytics to drive real - time decision support , and applications to automate tbm challenges and streamline business processes . apptio delivers this technology on - demand in a saas model to maximize business value .\nbut shintaffer , who is joined at apptio by paul mclachlan , brian bero and jesse lee , said they have not lost the fire to do another startup .\nbritt is apptio ' s executive vice president of people and culture , responsible for leading human resources , coaching executives and managers to become more effective leaders , and fostering apptio\u2019s high performing culture . britt has over 15 years of experience leading hr teams in all aspect of the function , across a number of business sectors .\nbellevue , wash . , march 27 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the business management . . .\nbellevue , wash . , april 6 , 2017 / prnewswire / - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the business management sy . . .\nin march 2014 , apptio opened offices in sydney and melbourne , australia . [ 16 ] in 2015 , the company announced that it was adding an office in denver . [ 17 ] apptio added another international office in march 2016 , when it announced it would open an office in paris , france . [ 18 ]\n. at the event , apptio ' s senior management reaffirmed their commitment to their partner relationships as an important component of driving value for clients and partners alike .\nsunny gupta is the co - founder , and ceo of apptio and serves on the company\u2019s board of directors . he is a product visionary and innovator whose customer obsession led him to conversations with cios where he uncovered the market demand for creating an analytics based business management system for it . since founding apptio in late 2007 , he both pioneered apptio\u2019s market category , technology business management ( tbm ) , and drove the company to become the market leader in this disruptive category with significant scale .\n\u201ci don\u2019t have an mba or a degree in finance , \u201d said mclachlan , the co - founder and now chief technology officer of bellevue - based apptio . \u201ci\u2019d pick up books now and then\u2026 but on behalf of our customers , i had to become an expert . ultimately that\u2019s the value apptio is trying to provide . \u201d\napptio has single handedly created a market and filled a need . the company has an incredible amount of energy . best marketing in software . very talented sales team .\nlas vegas , nov . 7 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the business management system of . . .\napptio education services is proud to be the first accredited education provider for the technology business management ( tbm ) council . as an accredited provider , we can deliver the\napptio came to us with an exciting proposal , \u201chelp us throw a stellar sales event\u2026 oh yeah , and we\u2019re launching our new brand . \u201d we worked closely with the executive team to develop keynote addresses that would celebrate monumental wins and connect employees with the company\u2019s strategy for the upcoming year . we also developed a video to launch the new brand , creating excitement for and cementing apptio\u2019s new vision . the video was so great , they posted it on the apptio blog for the world to see .\nthough it\u2019s barely five years old , bellevue - based apptio is off to an incredibly strong start . in q1 2012 , the software startup scored $ 50 million in venture capital , quickly outpacing its peers in the region . and for good reason : apptio is at the forefront of the emerging field of technology business management , or tbm . apptio\u2019s tbm tools enable managers to assess the cost of it services , to communicate those costs to corporate leadership , and then to plan , budget and forecast accordingly .\nand has previously worked for global companies like oracle , sap and gartner . with this extensive background , he will be an integral part of growing apptio ' s presence in\napptio france is the company ' s 12 th office across the globe and follows the recent us expansion of its engineering organization with a new office in denver , co .\nthe company is selling 6 million shares , according to updated documents filed with the securities and exchange commission . that means apptio would make $ 96 million in its ipo .\nleveraging your existing investments in established categories such as erp , itom and itsm , apptio pulls together your raw data and transforms it into actionable business information that operationalizes tbm .\nkeep an eye on work life balance . the employees love apptio and most would be willing to do anything - don ' t take advantage of that unless absolutely necessary .\nbellevue , wash . , oct . 26 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the business management s . . .\nbellevue , wash . , oct . 9 , 2017 / prnewswire / - - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the business management sy . . .\nfor 2016 as a whole , apptio\u2019s revenue topped $ 160 million , up 24 percent from 2015 and the company\u2019s third - straight year surpassing $ 100 million in revenue . apptio has yet to turn a profit but losses appear to be slowing , as losses in 2016 reached $ 17 million , down from the nearly $ 32 million it lost in 2015 .\nmclachlan went to work for a startup in sydney , right out of school , and has spent a career in software architecture at several companies . apptio has been his biggest challenge .\n( 4 - traders . com ) london , june 5 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the business manage . . .\napptio is the leading provider of saas - based technology business management ( tbm ) solutions for managing the business of it . apptio enables it leaders to manage the cost , quality and value of it services by providing deep visibility into the total cost of it services , communicating the value of it to the business through an interactive \u201cbill of it , \u201d and strategically aligning the planning , budgeting and forecasting processes . apptio ' s tbm solutions play a critical role in helping companies understand and drive chargeback , virtualization , cloud and other key technology initiatives .\nkurt is a co - founder and cfo at apptio . kurt brings more than 15 years of financial and operational management experience to the company . prior to co - founding apptio , kurt oversaw the corporate finance , legal , accounting , human resource , and information technology functions at iconclude . kurt was instrumental in completing the successful sale of iconclude to opsware in 2007 .\nin october , when 800 information technology leaders devoted to apptio ' s tbm approach gathered in miami to compare notes , there was for the first time a significant contingent of federal cios .\napptio filed plans to become a public company in august , indicating it hoped to raise $ 75 million . two weeks later , it increased that number to more than $ 100 million .\n.\nour recognition as partner of the year underscores our firm commitment to apptio and to providing our clients with the best knowledge , data and tools for optimizing their it investments .\nmanaging it costs and investments is all apptio does . gupta is a former partner exec with opsware , the company that venture capitalists marc andreessen and ben horowitz famously sold to hewlett - packard .\n( 4 - traders . com ) bellevue , wash . , may 11 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the busine . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) bellevue , wash . , may 7 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the busines . . .\n( 4 - traders . com ) bellevue , wash . , april 30 , 2018 / prnewswire / - - apptio , inc . ( nasdaq : apti ) , the busi . . .\nfounded in 2007 , apptio has pioneered the technology business management category . backed by andreessen horowitz , cisco , greylock partners and others , apptio ' s vision is to arm enterprise cios with a new set of solutions and methodologies to understand and manage the value it is delivering to the business . over the last year , apptio has more than doubled its roster of fortune 1000 customers and grew bookings by 300 percent . its customer base includes some of the world ' s largest companies including bank of america , boeing , cisco , facebook , jpmorgan chase , microsoft , northrop grumman and swiss re .\nalthough apptio is a technology company , its technology is financial in nature . apptio is one of the region\u2019s fastest - growing startups . the 6 - year - old business software company has about 400 employees and has raised about $ 130 million in funding , including a round of $ 45 million earlier this year . it has more than 100 customers , including many household names such as starbucks and target .\nleverage apptio\u2019s standard cost and kpi model to make actionable apples - to - apples comparisons of your monthly actual costs against a database of current and detailed benchmarks . demonstrate efficiency and identify areas for improvement .\nthe bellevue , wash . company may not be the sexiest selection , but it makes sense based on its background . apptio\u2019s chief executive , sunny gupta , is a longtime friend of both andreessen and horowitz . opsware bought gupta\u2019s previous startup , iconclude for $ 53 . 7 million in 2007 \u2014 a company that was backed by shasta , as well as greylock partners and madrona venture group , which also participated in the recent round for apptio . the acquisition of iconclude helped buoy opsware to its $ 1 . 6 billion sale to hewlett - packard later that year . apptio brings all of these connections full circle .\nthe field is now referred to as technology business management ( tbm ) . gupta promises that apptio can deliver metrics and data that enable users to see 20 to 30 percent jumps in the efficiency of their technology budgets .\napptio\u2019s on - demand software allows the executives of other companies to scrutinize how their technology budgets are being spent and reduce inefficiencies . mclachlan is essentially a chief technology officer for a company that makes life easier for other ctos .\napptio\u2019s software is used by businesses to manage their it systems and services . its technology business management ( tbm ) solutions monitor financial and operational data about it and technical customer support to provide added transparency and cost - efficiency .\nas evp of products and engineering , beack will lead the evolution of the next generation of apptio ' s saas applications by fusing intelligent analytics with process and continuing to expand apptio ' s product portfolio . prior to apptio , beack served as cto at vertafore and led its product development efforts . before that , he held several senior leadership roles at amdocs , bea systems , inc . and software ag . theo brings more than 25 years of experience in enterprise class software , architecture , technology strategy and innovation spanning multiple industries . theo was also the winner of seattle business ' 2016 executive excellence award and earned two computer science degrees from the tshwane university of technology in his native south africa .\nfounded in 2007 , the company previously raised $ 7 million from ignition partners , greylock , madrona , shasta and frank artale ( of accel partners ) , and andreessen and horowitz as individuals ( now as partners in a fund , their relationship to apptio has been formalized ) . it serves 36 customers , including cisco systems . gupta told the seattle times that he has a strategy to turn apptio into a $ 100 million , 700 - employee company within five years .\ngdp value represents nearly five percent of the world economy and the country is home to more than 30 companies represented in the fortune global 500 , presenting a huge opportunity for apptio to grow its global presence while serving existing local customers .\nlarry is apptio\u2019s chief revenue officer and is responsible for driving revenue generation , channel strategy and sales excellence for the company . larry brings more than 20 years of experience building and leading high performance sales teams in the enterprise software industry .\napptio look after their employees and pay well . culture is informal and cool , it feels like a big start - up . the market they created with the tbm is niche and have a great potential for it leaders and organisations .\ntagged with : andreessen horowitz , apptio , cios , cloud computing , enterprise it , greylock partners , henry hillman , hillman company , janus capital , madrona venture group , shasta ventures , sunny gupta , t . rowe price , venture capital\nsunny gupta has already struck gold twice for madrona venture group . now , the seattle entrepreneur is looking to do it a third time with a startup called apptio that has scored $ 7 million from the seattle venture capital firm and greylock partners .\n\u201capptio has everything we like to see in investments \u2014 a big market with a significant problem , \u201d horowitz tells venturebeat . \u201cthe way companies get information about modern it is extremely broken , and they\u2019ve built a terrific product to address that . \u201d\napptio is the independent software - as - a - service leader in technology business management ( tbm ) , a new category and discipline backed by global it leaders that helps you understand the cost , quality , and value of the services you provide .\nchris pick , president of the tbm council \u2013 the tbm council is a nonprofit professional organisation dedicated to advancing the discipline of technology business management ( tbm ) \u2013 and cmo at apptio attended the event . information age spoke to him about the event .\napptio ' s approach is to provide analytics and fact - based insights about the cost , quality and value of technology spend to remove the emotional component from the decision - making process surrounding spending , so that spend management is no longer up for debate .\nseattle , wash . - may 27 , 2011 - apptio , the leading provider of on - demand technology business management ( tbm ) solutions , today announced that the company has been recognized by the bellevue chamber of commerce as a winner of the eastside business awards in the emerging business category . according to the award organizers , apptio was recognized for achieving a significant presence in the eastside business community and demonstrating consistent and significant growth . other eastside business award winners include concur , quadrant homes and novel , inc .\napptio develops and sells technology business management ( tbm ) solutions . co . ' s tbm solutions consist of a cloud - based platform and a suite of saas applications : cost transparency , information technology ( it ) benchmarking , business insights , bill of it and it planning . co . ' s data and analytics platform utilize proprietary modeling capabilities , self - service analytics and planning workflows to enable customers to make actionable , data - driven strategic and operational decisions . co . provides its solutions on a subscription basis . co . operates in the u . s . , the u . k . , germany , denmark , the netherlands , australia , canada , france , singapore and italy . according to our apptio stock split history records , apptio has had 0 splits .\nhi elodie , ronald leder and julie batty wanted to make sure you knew about an upcoming ctbme course in london . it ' s being offered by the tbm council ( not apptio education ) so info and registration is on their website the tbm executive foundation certification\napptio has subscriptions from 29 of the fortune 100 companies and has more than 125 global enterprise customers , including boeing , royal bank of scotland , safeway , target , and xerox . this financing will support apptio\u2019s accelerating growth and expand its international presence . new investors janus capital and the hillman company led this round , with participation from existing investors andreessen horowtiz , grelock partners , madrona venture group , shasta ventures , and accounts managed by t . rowe price associates . the company closed its $ 50 million series d last march .\nthe round brings apptio\u2019s total capital raised to $ 136 million . its last reported implied valuation was about $ 600 million . ceo sunny gupta wouldn\u2019t tell me the new valuation , but said it was a \u201cconsiderable improvement . \u201d you can probably do the math yourself .\napptio , a bellevue , washington - based provider of saas - delivered technology business management solutions this morning announced that it has closed a $ 16 . 5 million series c round \u2013 the company has now raised up to $ 37 . 5 million in venture capital .\nlarry joined apptio in 2009 as vice president of sales and has played an instrumental role scaling the organization while bringing apptio to broad set of customers across the global 10 , 000 . prior to joining apptio , he was a vice president of sales for hp software ( via the opsware acquisition ) . there , he led teams that delivered hundreds of millions in annual revenues . as svp of sales at opsware , larry ' s customer acquisition and leadership success played a key role in the company ' s $ 1 . 6 billion acquisition . larry also spent more than six years in various sales leadership roles at veritas software , contributing to their rapid ascent and eventual acquisition by symantec . larry was a commissioned officer in the united states army and holds an mba from the george washington university in washington , dc .\n\u201capptio has everything we like to see in investments \u2014 a big market with a significant problem , \u201d ben horowitz said to venturebeat about the 2009 investment . \u201cthe way companies get information about modern it is extremely broken , and they\u2019ve built a terrific product to address that .\nthe top 10 competitors in apptio ' s competitive set are cloudability , numerify , nicus group , vmware , scalable software , cloudcheckr , netsuite , software ag , pentaho and cloud cruiser . together they have raised over 1 . 6b between their estimated 27 . 0k employees .\nupdate : shares sunk more than 16 percent at one point in after - hours trading during the company\u2019s post - earnings call with analysts , but are now down 3 percent . gupta noted that apptio suffered a specific customer loss , so that could be one reason for the dip .\ntoday , his company , apptio , is providing cios a new tool to make them true c - level executives ( not merely\nthe techie\nin the room ) . and while the company may not yet be a household name , gupta seems to be on his way .\nas the technical advisor and principal sponsor of the tbm council , apptio has seeded initial content , provided funding for the council ' s incorporation as a nonprofit organization , and will remain involved in its governance and operations to help ensure its success . sunny gupta , ceo of apptio , has been appointed the founding director of the tbm council and will provide operational and strategic guidance . in this capacity , sunny will collaborate closely with the rest of the tbm council board of directors to create a sustainable operating infrastructure to support the council ' s growth and research efforts .\nas this organization continues to grow in size and relevance , we ' re excited to have these distinguished technology leaders become an integral part of the tbm council ,\nsaid chris pick , president of the tbm council and chief marketing officer at apptio .\nour new chairman ,\nsince 2007 , apptio has aimed to develop an entirely new category of software , to create what cofounder and cfo kurt shintaffer has called the \u201cnew it . \u201d apptio\u2019s cloud - based technology business management ( tbm ) solutions help it departments to track all of their costs , to identify where spending is most effective , and , as ceo sunny gupta has explained , to manage the business of technology as well as the technology itself . apptio\u2019s tbm tools enable managers to assess the cost of it services , to communicate those costs to corporate leadership , and then to plan , budget and forecast accordingly . rapid adoption in the financial industry\u2014the company\u2019s services are used by bank of america , first american financial and jpmorgan chase to reduce their it costs by 10 percent or more\u2014brought the privately held company up to $ 60 million in bookings for its subscription - based services .\napptio is the cio ' s business management system . we build advanced data and analytics applications that help all it leaders understand and make informed decisions about their technology investments , capitalize on the cloud transformation and drive innovation within their organization . we call it technology business management . our applications help companies align technology spending to business outcomes and automate it processes like cost transparency , benchmarking , chargeback and planning . hundreds of customers , including more than 40 percent of the fortune 100 , choose apptio as their business system of record for it . for more information , please visit urltoken .\nlaunched with money from venture superstars andreessen horowitz ( led by netscape founder marc andreessen ) , greylock partners ( early stage money for facebook and linkedin ) and madrona venture group ( early amazon funders ) , apptio last year was the biggest non - biotech recipient of new capital in washington state .\nwhen i last checked in with gupta in mid - 2011 , apptio , which is based outside seattle in bellevue , wash . , had 60 customers , including facebook , and was managing about $ 50 billion in tech investments . now it has 125 customers , including boeing , target and xerox .\nthis first troubleshooting course , offered via virtual instruction , emphasizes the methodologies required to scan , identify , diagnose and resolve several common miscalculations that apptio users encounter during modeling and reporting activities . students will acquire the necessary concepts and skills to identify and troubleshoot ( 1 ) lost dollars in their model , ( 2 ) { various } on a report , ( 3 ) allocation filters and ( 4 ) equally weighted paths . instructor lecture and hands - on student projects allow participants ample exploration opportunities that support troubleshooting decision making as well as reinforce understanding of the importance of keys and granularity in the apptio model .\nseattle , wa \u2013 june 7 , 2012 - apptio , the leading provider of on - demand technology business management ( tbm ) solutions , today announced the tbm council has been launched as a separate delaware - based , nonprofit organization . the mission of this new entity is to identify and promote best practices for running technology organizations like a business . initially founded by apptio as a cio user community , the tbm council has since grown to include more than 225 members \u2013 including cxos from some of the world ' s most advanced it organizations \u2013 who are collectively leveraging tbm to become a more strategic partner to the business .\noh , and there will also be a troubleshooting webinar on february 25th . it ' s not in the lms yet , but this is another option for the near term . two different things . . . one is a webinar hosted by apptio experts , and the other is a hands on instructor led class .\n) , a leading technology insights , market intelligence and advisory services company , announced today it has been named\npartner of the year\nby apptio , a leading provider of cloud - based technology business management ( tbm ) software . isg has become the premier thought leader in the area of tbm , and its\n\u201cour fourth quarter was highlighted by record revenue and the continued strength of our subscription revenue , which grew by 30 % in 2016 , \u201d apptio ceo sunny gupta said in a statement . \u201ccloud adoption and it transformation continue to be catalysts and we believe the market is hearing our message regarding the power of tbm . \u201d\nas the chief marketing officer of apptio , chris holds responsibility for strategy and world - wide market development . he is an accomplished enterprise software executive with over 25 years of experience in building new categories and executing differentiated go - to - market strategies . in early 2012 , chris championed the spin out of apptio ' s cio advisory board into a nonprofit business entity of thousands of members focused on creating the professional discipline , standards and industry benchmarks required to manage the business of it . as such , chris serves as the president of the technology business management council to help cios transform the it value proposition via tbm methodologies and best practices .\napptio has prospered in the red - hot saas ( software as a service ) sector , helping large corporations manage their it budgets more efficiently . its growing revenues and customer base have made it a ripe candidate for an initial public stock offering , a move the company recently implied with the hiring of executives from amazon and microsoft .\nobviously , mcilwain does not think that is the case with the team at apptio . and he said there are real benefits from linking up with someone who has done it before at the fund . venture capitalists don\u2019t have to waste time learning entrepreneurs\u2019 quirks , with mcilwain saying that there is real \u201cfamiliarity of their strength and weaknesses . \u201d\napptio , which makes software to help cios better understand spending in it departments , went public in september and raised $ 99 . 1 million . its stock soared more than 40 percent on its first day but came down to earth the following week and is now down nearly 25 percent since the ipo , trading around $ 17 on thursday .\nprior to apptio , chris was an operating partner in austin ventures ' ceo - in - residence program where he focused on identifying new growth strategies and defining disruptive business models . he was also the chief marketing officer and vice president of products at netiq for eight years and ran ernst & young ' s global security practice for four years .\namazon web services , apptio , big fish games , decide , eagleview technologies , edifecs , edvation , extrahop networks , jackson fish market , livemocha , mammogray reporting system , microsoft ( windows azure and photosynth ) , panopto , realself , redfin , seomoz , skanska , starbucks , synapse product development , zillow , zipline games , and zulily .\nandreessen horowitz , the much - hyped $ 300 million fund founded by netscape founder marc andreessen and his opsware co - founder ben horowitz , has chosen its inaugural investment : apptio , maker of software that makes information technology management more transparent and cost - efficient . it co - led the company\u2019s $ 14 million second - round of funding with shasta ventures .\napptio claims its cost transparency application can track a grant or appropriated money to ensure it is being spent as planned . the company also helps information technology finance professionals understand the color of money by tracking appropriators on capitol hill . all of this is done within the context of each agency ' s larger budget to provide deeper clarity and understanding throughout the agency .\nunlike most corporate functions , including finance , sales , and manufacturing , it historically lacked the business visibility necessary to maximize precious resources , deliver the most cost - effective portfolio , and maximize value for the company . those days are over . apptio equips cios with the enterprise business management system they\u2019ve been operating without . we call it technology business management ( tbm ) .\napptio has terrible internal systems , the fact that a saas based company doesn\u2019t even have a data warehouse is mind boggling . disappointed to see a company with a good product not be more data driven . part of the job was extremely manual , due to upstream data issues . prior to this i had come from a company which operated at large scale , so you needed to build out process that can scale . apptio is still using processes that they used prior to their ipo . they need to get out of the stone age and develop scalable automated processes now that they are a mature company . talent on the finance team was good , but the accounting team could be better . they have trouble closing the books on time every month which creates more churn for finance . attrition in the g & a acct / fin organization is extremely high and i see why . the company fails to invest in building out scalable processes and systems and does not do a good job of retaining top tier talent . these two weaknesses will continue to hinder apptio until they decide to invest more in systems and retaining talent .\napptio expects revenue between $ 42 - to - $ 45 million for the current quarter and a non - gaap operating loss between $ 4 - to - $ 4 . 5 million . it expects revenue for full - year 2017 between $ 178 - to - $ 181 million , and a non - gaap operating loss between $ 15 - to - $ 18 million .\ndione hedgpeth is the svp of customer success at apptio , where she owns the operations and customer experience for apptio\u2019s 500 + customers . she has over 25 years of experience in enterprise it and has a track record of scaling saas customer - facing teams . dione has served in a number of executive positions over the past 15 years , including running global and managed services at precise software solutions , where she was named to the mspmentor list of top 250 managed services executives . she has also served in a number of roles at mercury interactive across global support and professional services , as well as building mercury ' s saas business from the ground up . she holds a bs in computer science and engineering from the university of california , los angeles .\nthe list of perks continues : all employees are eligible for a $ 2 , 500 bonus if a referral results in the hiring of a full - time employee , and workers often host \u201cbite of apptio\u201d events , at which regional food and beverage pairings are served to all comers . ( we\u2019d be remiss if we failed to mention that the company serves free beer on friday afternoons . )\n\u201cas we continue to scale in size and product innovation , we made the strategic decision to expand our engineering team into new markets , \u201d apptio executive vice president of engineering ted kummert said . \u201cstephen\u2019s breadth of experience , coupled with denver\u2019s thriving tech scene will be critical in our ability to deliver at a higher velocity and accelerate the adoption of our ( technology business management ) solutions . \u201d\n1 . of all the time i spent at apptio , the biggest pros i think was the dedication from groups of people and peers at the company . everyone truly had a belief and perseverance to pursue the good for the company . there existed a fabric to satisfy customers . 2 . the company also had a well stocked pantry , including free beer . 3 . you get ok equity depending of the time you started . 4 . the business case addressed by the company is a very real issue in large enterprises , hence you get to have good interactions in a customer facing role . 5 . good and strong leaders in engineering and marketing . the product ' s gotten a lot better and apptio ' s known for it ' s marketing that connects with a customer .\n\u201capptio was a much more difficult proposition , \u201d he said . \u201cgetting started , you don\u2019t understand what your customers do or want to do with the software . culturally , we\u2019re a learning company . my strategy early on was we don\u2019t know what we don\u2019t know . so we put together this platform that is exceptionally capable of doing just about anything someone wants to do in this space . \u201d\napptio , which offers enterprise saas for managing it and operations to large companies looking to stay abreast of the latest advances , has raised yet more money from a familiar roster of investors . this $ 50 million round , their fourth , was led by \u201ccertain investment strategies\u201d at t . rowe price associates , inc . , augmented by continuing investment from andreessen horowitz , greylock partners , madrona venture group and shasta ventures .\napptio has long been on of the seattle area\u2019s fastest growing startups , offering a suit of tools to help large enterprises \u2014 like cisco , microsoft and bank of america \u2014 plan and manage it expenses . it has 11 offices , from sydney , australia to d\u00fcsseldorf , germany . in the u . s . , the company has five offices in bellevue , new york , chicago , north carolina and \u2014 now \u2014 denver .\nrecognition as an eastside business awards winner marks the fourth award for the company in the month of may . in addition to this honor , apptio was also recently appointed to the prestigious tie50 list , and the company ' s ceo , sunny gupta , was recently named the seattle 2 . 0 startup ceo of the year and was also named as an ernst & young entrepreneur of the year finalist in the pacific northwest region .\nit systems are complicated and expensive . developments in computing , such as the migration to the cloud , have changed the way businesses structure their it systems . with these shifts comes the need to gain an understanding of how the various products , services , resources , and assets are being used . apptio gathers and analyzes data about it system performance so businesses can make data - driven decisions and get the most out their it investments .\napptio founded the technology business management council in 2012 , [ 20 ] a non - profit organization that had over 2 , 900 cios [ 21 ] and other senior it leaders by 2014 . [ 20 ] it was reported by the puget sound business journal that the council \u201caims to help it departments run like businesses by setting standards and best practices\u201d . [ 22 ] the council held its first conference in november 2013 . [ 11 ]\nisg has taken an active role in sharing original insights on the subject of tbm , most recently in such publications as pitchbook , cfo thought leader and tech forward . through its partnership with apptio , isg delivers a powerful combination of saas applications with isg ' s significant body of data , operational insights and strategic consulting to help clients gain a better understanding of their it spending , become more strategic and forge a deeper relationship between it and business .\nproudest accomplishment 2013 : i\u2019m certainly not the only one involved \u2014 or even the most responsible \u2014 but compared to last year , apptio\u2019s r & d ; team is a completely different , enthusiastic and innovative organization today \u2014 any individual feature or technical hurdle pales in comparison to that , i think . r & d ; has a long lead time so the impact can\u2019t be seen externally yet , but there are some really exciting times ahead for us .\nthis council has evolved significantly since it was first convened to become a true community of cios who are committed to transforming their organizations through the discipline of technology business management ,\nsaid sunny gupta , founder and ceo of apptio .\nthese cios represent some of today ' s most forward thinking innovators who recognize that the new realities of it demand an entirely new approach . we look forward to hosting this community and driving this conversation forward .\nthe company provides services to make life easier for chief financial and information officers . as computing and server virtualization takes off at companies of all sizes , it is becoming more difficult for cios to tally up how much is being spent on information technology , and even more difficult to communicate that data to cfos determining how it fits into budgets . apptio breaks down use of it resources and costs by department and allows companies to predict what will happen to expenses if changes are made to it infrastructure ."]}
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rockford watch co . & 1 - waltham watch company jewelers display case - lot of 3\nwaltham watch company et al . , petitioners , v . federal trade commission , respondent\nwaltham , massachusetts , also known as \u201cwatch city , \u201d is the original home of one of the great american watch companies , the waltham watch company .\ncite as : waltham watch company records . baker library historical collections . harvard business school .\nwaltham watch company et al . , petitioners , v . federal trade commission , respondent .\na new factory was constructed , with a planned production of 50 watches per day . the directors of the new company wanted to name the company the waltham watch company , but a suit was filed by the american waltham watch company and the use of the waltham name was prohibited in 1899 .\nwhile operations at the waltham watch company have long since ceased , many of the waltham watches it produced keep on ticking .\nthe u . s . watch company of waltham , mass . began business as the waltham watch tool company in 1879 , and was reorganized as the u . s . watch company in 1885 . the founders of the company were charles v . woerd ( woerd ' s patent ) , formerly of the american waltham watch company , and the nutting brothers , owners of a watch tool and machinery company in waltham . financial backers e . c . hammer and t . b . eaton became treasurer and president of the company respectively .\nthe waltham watch company started as the embodiment of the american dream but ended as a nightmare .\nvolume ce - 2 carpenters ' dept . ledger , american waltham watch company , 1902 - 1905\nvolume ce - 3 carpenters ' dept . ledger , american waltham watch company , 1906 - 1909\nfor the last time . this company had nothing to do with the original waltham watch co .\nthe u . s . watch company of waltham , mass . should also not be confused with the united states watch company which operated in marion , new jersey .\nin 1959 , waltham watch company of delaware was merged with hallmark , inc . , under the name of waltham watch company . the offices were transferred to chicago , illinois . at that time , the axlers terminated their association with the company .\nwaltham watch company was a watch manufacturer founded in 1850 in waltham , mass . the firm was known as the american watch company from 1859 to 1885 . it was renamed the american waltham watch company in 1885 and retained this name until 1906 . the company went into bankruptcy in 1948 . various attempts at reorganization proved unsuccessful and it ceased operations in the 1950s . the waltham precision instrument company was an instrument manufacturer loosely descended from the older firm .\nin 1979 , katy industries purchased for an undisclosed sum all the stock of the waltham watch company .\nwaltham watch company v . | 336 f . supp . 1010 ( 1971 ) | pp101011158 | urltoken\n327 f . 2d 427 - waltham precision instrument company v . federal trade commission\nthe first major customer for dennison watch cases was the american watch company of waltham , and the coincidence of the date of 1874 in aaron dennison leaving the the anglo - american watch company and setting up a case making company together with the opening in 1874 of the london office of the american watch company looks very significant .\nwaltham watch company went out of business in 1957 . from an email a reader sent in september 1999 , here are some more details : [ size = - 1 ] i found your history of waltham and the faq for waltham watch company of\nthe watches displayed on this waltham watch company sa official website are the only available at selected exclusive boutiques .\nwaltham watch company , plaintiff , v . hallmark jewelers , inc . , et al . , defendants .\nwaltham watch company went out of bueinss in the late 1950 ' ' s - early 1960 ' s , in 1957 they planned to merge into waltham precision instrument company which was completed march 1960 . the shareholders of the old company received shares of the waltham precision instrument company and also received shares in a waltham watch company . in the mid 60 ' s the remaining assets were purchased by the dextra corporation which failed in 1983 .\nthe original waltham watch company was also known as the american standard watch company as it focused primarily on the standardization of parts in order to build higher quality watches . it is said that henry ford was inspired to build the ford motor company after a visit to the original waltham watch factory .\nwhat innovation did waltham watch bring to watchmaking ? the waltham watch factory pioneered the production of watches on an assembly line .\nthese swiss made waltham ' s are no relation to the waltham watch co . of massachusetts .\nin 1905 stewart & clark manufacturing company was founded and acquired all assets of the sterk manufacturing company .\nappraisal : waltham watch co . pocket watch , ca . 1887 | antiques roadshow | pbs\nhands - on exhibits feature american innovation and invention from 1812 to the present day , with exhibits on waltham\u2019s boston manufacturing company , the metz company , the american waltham watch company , and orient bicycles from the waltham manufacturing company . in addition to our permanent collection , the crmii has revolving temporary exhibits and has private events throughout the year .\nnba hall of famer elgin baylor was named after the elgin national watch company .\nthe waltham precision instruments company focused on making specialized clocks and chronographs for aircraft control panels . the waltham watch company of delaware operated out of chicago and would rename itself to the waltham watch company . both companies would get into trouble with the ftc over false advertising during the 1960s . both companies had been importing swiss movements , branding the waltham and then used waltham ' s history in advertising .\n, a company established for this purpose in 1954 by the us parent company . however , specialized clocks and\nthe name of company changed to the boston watch company . soon financial unrest resulted in one of the founders leaving to form his own company , e . howard & co and by 1857 , the boston watch company was bankrupt . the estate and stock sold at auction to a new york businessman named royal e . robbins who renamed the company appleton , tracy , & company .\na very early article on the waltham watch company , while still operating under its earlier name , the boston watch company , written just 6 years after the company was founded and less than a year and a half after opening its factory along the charles river in waltham . the company would still be years away from being celebrated the world around for its revolutionary machine - made horological masterpieces . view :\nthe boston watch company\n- waltham sentinel march 13 , 1856\nat renaissance watch repair , we are experts in the repair and restoration of antique watches made by the american waltham watch company . please contact us if you have any questions about the repair of your vintage waltham watch .\nvolume ka - 1 time book , finishing dept . , american watch company , 1890\nbox 55 , folder 1 , item 2 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . front view of the waltham watch company ( undated ) photographed by h . f . warren .\nwaltham continued to manufacture watches ( and clocks ) until 1957 , when they ceased production and became the waltham precision instrument company . the rights to the name\nwaltham watch company\nwere sold to the hallmark watch company of chicago , illinois who continued to sell imported watches using the waltham name . several of the original waltham factory buildings are still standing , and were added to the national register of historic places in 1989 .\nit is still possible to purchase modern quartz watches that bear the waltham name , but these watches are unrelated to the\ngenuine\namerican waltham watch company . in fact , a 1961 ruling by the federal trade commission prohibited any inference that a relationship to the original waltham watch company exists .\nhow can i contact the waltham watch company ? you can ' t contact them . the company went out of business in 1957 . the faq you are reading was developed because people send me lots of questions about waltham watches , but it is not officially associated with the company .\nmore than 150 years ago , aaron dennison , david davis and edward howard formed the waltham watch company , an american company that disrupted the watchmaking industry with its groundbreaking , precise techniques .\nvortic uses watch movements from various vintage watch companies , from waltham to the chicago - based elgin national watch company , to the lancaster , pennsylvania - based hamilton watch company . custer and wolfe say that many of their clients have a connection to those regions and to their history .\ncopyright waltham watch company sa - che - 276 . 091 . 734 swiss made watches - all rights reserved - waltham watches | terms of use | your personal data |\nwhen did waltham watch close ? waltham watch company went out of business in 1957 . from an email a reader sent in september 1999 , here are some more details : i found your history of waltham and the faq for waltham watch company of great interest . you say it went out of business in 1957 when it became waltham precision instrument company . my father had purchased 100 shares of waltham watch co . in 1949 . it was on march 10 , 1960 that the shareholders of the old company received shares of the waltham precision instrument company ( 1 share for every 10 held ) and also received shares in a waltham watch company ( a delaware company with offices in chicago ) ( 1 for every 50 held ) . in 1961 they issued a stock dividend ( 1 share for every 10 held ) in dextra corporation . from what i have heard , waltham finally went out of business in 1973 and dextra failed in 1983 .\nthere is more about the dennison watch case company on my page about a l dennison .\nin 1923 the company changed their name to the waltham watch and clock company and in 1925 they changed again to the waltham watch company . in 1941 , the department of commerce began investigating waltham for conspiring to withhold watches from certain retailers . the doc believed that walthams business practise had aided the increase of swiss watches into america at the cost of american labor .\nthe well - known waltham watch company was located at waltham , massachusetts . it was founded in 1849 and became a widely known manufacturer of watches and clocks . some time prior to july 1957 , waltham watch company ceased the manufacture of watches . it had discontinued the manufacture of clocks some years previously .\nthat is why you\u2019ll never find an original waltham time piece of the new aeronaval collection sold online , except for the exclusive boutiques own websites licensed by waltham watch company sa .\nwaltham no longer exists as an american manufacture . the name is now owned by waltham international sa , a swiss company that build quartz watches , mainly for the japanese market . the american company waltham aircraft clock co . produces watches for aircraft .\nthe average cost of an antique waltham watch company jewelry & watches is $ 1 , 975 . the price can vary from $ 675 and $ 4 , 200 based on the condition , age , materials and aesthetic value for a specific waltham watch company jewelry & watches .\nvolume cb - 12 ledger a , waltham watch company , 1923 note : v . cb - 12 is missing ; first reported 1975 .\nthe waltham watch co . , a once - pioneering , now - defunct company , supplied the nation with pocket watches for 100 years .\nfederal trade commission v . waltham watch company , 169 f . supp . 614 ( s . d . n . y . 1959 )\ncopyright & copy ; 1996 - 2008 watertown watch and clock company tm . all rights reserved .\nproduct of waltham watch company since 1850 . for the first time in the history of direct selling a famous 150 - year - old company with established national brand products offers you this opportunity .\nwaltham watch company sa is a high - end watch manufacturer with offices in switzerland - center of world excellence in clock and watch production - and a leader in precision mechanical watchmaking for the past 160 years .\nbox 55 , folder 2 , item 1 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . side view of waltham watch co . ( undated ) .\nbox 55 , folder 4 , item 2 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . front view of the waltham watch co . , dated 1864\nbox 55 , folder 5 , item 2 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . front view of waltham watch co . , dated 1866 .\ni wasn ' t sure if the american company with this swiss mark was something other than the american company moving off shore .\nthe waltham watch company , also known as the american watch company , made over 40 million watches , clocks and other precision implements between the years of 1850 and 1957 . the watches are highly collectible and people often want to know waltham watches values . the value of any watch takes into account the condition of the watch , demand for the watch and how many are available for purchase .\nafter the company closed , a swiss subsidiary , waltham international sa , continued to manufacture watches under the waltham brand largely for the japanese market . but in 2011 the company was rebranded , and in 2014 it came out with the new waltham luxury aeronaval collection .\nin january , 1859 the waltham improvement co . and the appleton , tracy & co . merged to form the\namerican watch company .\napplication to enforce an administrative subp\u009cna duces tecum of the federal trade commission , petitioner , v . waltham watch company , a corporation , respondent .\nvintage swiss made waltham hand wind mechanic 17j mens wrist watch runs lot . a\nvolume cb - 2 ledger b , waltham watch co . , 1910 - 1911\nvolume cb - 3 ledger c , waltham watch co . , 1910 - 1913\nvolume cb - 4 ledger d , waltham watch co . , 1913 - 1915\nwaltham yellow gold engraved us air service half hunter manual watch , ca . 1903\na gold plated waltham traveler pocket watch in working order . has faint hairlines .\n[ waltham usa on dial . by ; waltham signed . rare to find an almost 100 year old fullhunter waltham in this condition ] . manufacturer : waltham . manufacturer location : waltham , massachusetts . estimated pro . . .\naaron dennison died in 1895 and his son franklin took over his role . in 1905 the company was incorporated and became the dennison watch case company limited . the dennison watch case company ltd . failed in 1967 due to insolvency and the factory in birmingham was closed .\nin 1853 the company had moved to waltham and built a new factory on the banks of the charles river .\nwaltham watches values vary tremendously . finding the value of a waltham or any collectible watch needs to take into account many factors .\nvolume bc - 13 waltham watch & clock company , february - december 1923 note : v . bc - 13 is missing ; first reported 1975 .\nwaltham watch company et al . , petitioners , v . federal trade commission , respondent , 318 f . 2d 28 ( 7th cir . 1963 )\nwhere can i get a waltham watch repaired ? i have received some recommendations from readers of this page , which can be seen at : waltham watch repair references .\nthen in 2011 , antonie dibenedetto , an italian american businessman , bought waltham international . he aim was to bring waltham back to its former glory . his first step after purchasing ? the same step that royal e . robbins and harry aronson took , renaming the company . waltham watch company s . a . released their first watch in 2014 .\nthrough robbins ' bankrolling and dennison ' s supervision , the company was able to produce a pocketwatch that the working man would afford . the golden age of waltham began with the william every model 57 and by 1859 , the company was renamed for third time to the american watch company .\nfederal trade commission v . waltham watch company , 169 f . supp . 614 ( s . d . n . y . 1959 ) : : justia\nwaltham precision instrument company , inc . , et al . , petitioners , v . federal trade commission , respondent .\nvintage waltham hand wind mechanic 17j mens watch runs w / original box lot . s\nvolume cb - 1 ledger a , waltham watch co . , may 1906 - 1909\nbox 55 , folder 4 , item 1 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . side view of the waltham watch co . taken from the road , dated1863\nwaltham pocket watch in large open face case . a fair bit of wear too .\nre : waltham pocket watch . . can you tell metal content by serial numbers ?\nwaltham indeed did appear to create a subsidiary in switzerland and here is their link and history and they do claim to have direct lineage to the original waltham company .\nwhen did waltham watch begin making watches ? aaron dennison established waltham improvement company ( later to become waltham watch company ) in 1854 . the factory became a major employer of yankee protestants offering higher wages and skilled work . in 100 years of existence the factory produced 40 million jeweled watches , plus clocks , speedometers , compasses , time fuses for bombs and other precision instruments . see key dates in waltham history .\nwaltham\u2019s watchmaking origins go back to 1854 , when boston watchmaker aaron dennison purchased vacant farmland on the charles river in then - bucolic waltham to establish a new factory for his boston watch co . , later renamed waltham watch .\nbox 55 , folder 1 , item 5 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . view of the back of the waltham watch co . taken from across thecharles river\nthis website may include links to other websites operated by third parties . waltham watch company sa cannot be considered responsible for such external sources and the contents displayed by them . furthermore , waltham watch company sa cannot be held responsible for any damages or losses resulting from the link to these websites and / or external sources .\nin 1951 , waltham reported a profit of $ 11 , 728 , the first profit the company has seen since 1945 .\nif waltham created this company for the very reason to produce watches at a lower cost rate and the original company ceased production ( as many american companies have because of costs ) to me it ' s lineage would still go back to the original company , they are no longer in us but they were created by the original us company .\nwaltham a - 11 hacking movement watch . photo courtesy of hq _ sandman _ ute .\nvolume cb - 5 ledger , chicago office , waltham watch co . , 1910 - 1912\nusa traveler pocket watch . full hunter pocket watch . solid 10ct gold case .\nbox 55 , folder 1 , item 3 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . front view of the waltham watch company showing themanicured lawn and trees ( undated ) affixed to the back of thephotograph is an engraving labeled\nelgin national watchfactory\nwaltham watch company et al . , petitioners , v . federal trade commission , respondent , 318 f . 2d 28 ( 7th cir . 1963 ) : : justia\nthis page contains instructions for using the serial number look - up tables that are found on many of our watch company history pages . the example below uses information from the american waltham watch company , but that is just an example . you should consult the serial number table for the specific brand of watch movement you are trying to date by selecting a company from the menu on the left .\nin this pocket watch we see a . w . w . co . riverside waltham , mass . adjusted . this identifies the watch as being made by the american waltham watch co . the grade of the watch is a riverside . the movement has been adjusted .\nwaltham precision instrument company , inc . , et al . , petitioners , v . federal trade commission , respon . . .\nthe massachusetts corporation was renamed waltham precision instrument company , inc . it continued in business in waltham , massachusetts , engaging in the manufacture of various precision instruments , other than watches .\nafter a hearing , the examiner found the allegations of the complaint were fully sustained by the evidence . the order prohibits the singers , waltham watch company , harry aronson , individually and as an officer of the company , and lawrence aronson as an officer of the company , from engaging in the practices challenged in the complaint .\nthe u . s . watch company was purchased by the philadelphia watch case company in 1901 , which subsequently merged with the keystone watch case company in 1904 . it was through this acquisition that keystone gained control of the factory , wherein they began production of their keystone - howard watches in 1905 . even though watches were produced with serial numbers up through about 850 , 000 it is believed that the total production of watches from the u . s . watch company of waltham , mass . was significantly less than this number .\nupon petition for review filed by waltham watch company , harry and lawrence aronson as officers of the company , and harry aronson , individually , the commission affirmed in every respect the examiner ' s initial decision and order and adopted them as its own .\nbox 55 , folder 2 , item 3 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . view from a tower of the waltham watch co . showing the roadand park in front , and the city of waltham in thebackground ( undated ) .\n' presenting the 25 jewel premier by waltham * * * america ' s first watch . '\nvolume ca - 1 ledger e , american waltham watch co . , february 1897 - march 1903\nvolume ca - 2 ledger f , american waltham watch co . , march 1903 - may 1906\nvolume cb - 6 ledger , new york office , waltham watch co . , 1910 - 1913\nvolume sa - 1 various small cases and claims against waltham watch co . , 1917 - 1925\nearly 1900 ' s 18 carat gold waltham pocket watch 52 grams , lovely item & popular .\nwaltham american pocket watch . enamel dial . end of the xix . 7j . safety pinion .\npresenting the 25 jewel premier by waltham * * * america ' s first watch .\nshares of waltham watch co . in 1949 . it was on march 10 , 1960 that the\nwaltham pocket watch . . can you tell metal content b . . . - the ebay community\n\u201cthe company that\u2019s going to cast our cases for the pendant necklaces , zero porosity casting , is in waltham , \u201d custer said .\nwilliam mcinley had his signature engraved on watch movement named after him by his friend john c . dueber , the owner of the hampden watch company of canton oh .\nhere is a bit of a horological heresey , the english waltham ! the waltham watch company was steeped in american history , the company was founded by david davies , edward howard and aaron lufkin dennison who in 1850 set up a company in roxbury massachusetts to manufacture watch parts . the company was reputedly set up under a cloud of secrecy because david davies , edward howard and aaron lufkin dennison were going to do something quite inventive , set up a watch manufacturing company in which all the components were made in their watch factory subject to strict quality control . this was quite unheard of and pretty much a world first . the watches they produced represented a revolution in watch making , they could mass produce watches with interchangeable parts .\nmost of the advertising and labeling shown in the proceeding record was disseminated during the existence of the massachusetts corporation as the waltham watch company , and while under control of the axlers .\nabraham lincoln owned and used a waltham william ellery model pocket watch . the serial number of his watch is 67613 . it is now on display at the smithsonian museum . this gallery features another william ellery watch with the serial number of 67631 . this watch is the 18th . watch produced after lincoln ' s watch .\njon , i think this thread is of no interest to swiss pocket watch collectors and it is obviously of interest to waltham pocket watch collectors .\ncheck out kevin zavian ' s appraisal of a waltham watch co . pocket watch , ca . 1887 , in our 50 states hour 1 .\nin march 1958 , about one year prior to the merger with hallmark , waltham watch company , the delaware corporation , entered an agreement with david singer trading as time industries . the latter was licensed to use the name\nwaltham\nin connection with the distribution and sale of clocks . the agreement provided that all advertising and promotional material must receive the prior written approval of waltham watch company before being released for publication .\nvolume ab - 3 stock transfers , common & preferred stock , waltham watch co . , bound volume\nc . w . c . co . tells me that ' s it ' s probably a crescent watch case company case .\nlearn about the meticulous restoration of the waltham watch factory building from its owners , berkeley investments , inc . , a boston - based real estate investment , development , and management company .\nthe setting up of the watch case factory in birmingham coincided with the opening in 1874 of the london office of the american watch company by nelson pitkin stratton , who had joined the company in 1852 and been made assistant superintendent in 1857 . the american watch company of waltham by this time was mass producing watch movements at a tremendous rate , more than they could sell in america , which like europe from 1873 had been undergoing a recession , so they looked to export their excess production .\nfull hunter pocket watch . the watch does not work . the minute hand is bent .\nthe association with dennison and the english market may also have played a part in the eventual downfall of the waltham watch company . the british were by nature very conservative , but the uk was a major market for waltham . perhaps to meet the needs of this market , waltham maintained a more conservative output , and it may have been that the english conservative influence led waltham watches to be perceived as a bit boring in the home us market . this perception of conservatism was believed to have played a part in a decline of sales and the eventual bankruptcy of the waltham watch company in 1949 and closure of the american waltham watch factory in 1957 .\nbox 55 , folder 7 , item 1 exterior views showing the city of waltham . view from high up and across the charles river showing the backof the waltham watch co . and the city of waltham , dated1864 .\nbox 55 , folder 7 , item 2 exterior views showing the city of waltham . view from high up and across the charles river showing the backof the waltham watch co . and the city of waltham , dated1866 .\nthe company was sold at auction to appleton tracy & co in may 1857 . in january 1859 the wa ltham im provement comany and appleton , tracy & company merged to for the american waltham watch company . by 1860 the country was in civil war , and the company was in trouble again . production ground to a halt . with a war going on , finding a market for their watches was becoming a seroius problem . the company decided to downsize to the lowest possible level to keep the factory open . it worked !\nbox 55 , folder 2 , item 2 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . view of the courtyard of the waltham watch co . showingsignificant growth of ivy on the buildings ( undated ) .\nbox 55 , folder 6 , item 2 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . back view of waltham watch co . taken from across the charlesriver showing bridge in the foreground , dated 1883 .\nthe waltham company in chicago apparently leased the waltham name from the u . s . treasury department , which had seized the company in 1957 when it went bankrupt ( again citing girardin ) . it was their intent to sell swiss - made waltham watches in the u . s . and canada . the company selling\nwaltham\nin the u . s . also sells\ngruen\nand\nelgin\n. in my mind this type of relationship , merely acquiring use of the name through opportunity , carries little real legacy from the original waltham , although the conversion of original american waltham watch co stock to waltham chicago stock ( cited in claude ' s post ) may suggest some legitimate corporate connection .\nwith dennison having moved to england and robbins dead , the company started to flounder .\nbut the waltham brand is the most popular , wolfe said . \u201cwaltham had a huge following , \u201d he said .\nto answer the question asked - - - it is my understanding that the american company had nothing to do with the swiss operations . it was not a company decision to shift any operations to switzerland . the waltham watch company in waltham , mass . became the waltham precision instrument company in the 1950s . when waltham watches were no longer being produced in the u . s . one entity acquired the rights to the name in the united states and another entity acquired the world - wide rights ( exclusive of the u . s . ) . neither is a legitimate heir ( in the eyes of horologists ) to the company legacy . the name may have a long history , but the company does not . [ if i have some of these facts wrong , someone please correct me ] .\nmost commonly known as just the elgin watch company was a major us watch maker . the company sold watches under the names , elgin , lord elgin , and lady elgin . the company was first incorporated in august 1864 as the national watch company , in chicago illinois . the growing young city of elgin , illinois , some 30 miles to the northwest of chicago , was chosen as the factory site . the first movement , delivered in 1867 , was named the b . w . raymond in honor of benjamin w . raymond . the watch was an 18 size , full plate design . in 1874 , the company officially changed its name to the elgin national watch company , as the elgin name had come into common usage for their watches .\nin 1959 , the waltham watch company , a delaware corporation , was merged with hallmark . petitioner harry aronson was then president , and petitioner lawrence aronson was treasurer of hallmark . upon completion of the merger , harry aronson was elected president and lawrence aronson , vice president of the delaware corporation , which thereafter continued to conduct its business under the name of\nwaltham watch company .\nthe assets of the bankrupt company were auctioned and the buildings and some machinery were bought royal e . robbins , who restarted watch manufacture under the name of tracy baker & company with dennison superintendent of the mechanical department . robbins found dennison to be rather too creative when graft and application was required , and in december 1861 he was dismissed . after dennison had left , the new cheaper william ellery model watch he had been trying to introduce became a financial success for the company , selling in large numbers to soldiers during the american civil war . from the rather confusing jumble of company restructurings that followed eventually emerged the american watch company of waltham , massachusetts , but dennison was no longer involved in the company he had helped to found .\namerican horology owes much to the brilliant visionaries of the waltham watch company . bacon , church , dennison , fogg , howard , marsh , webster , and woerd all contributed greatly to american watchmaking .\nbox 55 , folder 6 , item 1 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . a large crowd gathered in front of the waltham watch co . ; viewshowing front and side of building , dated 1869 .\nover the course of 150 years , the waltham watch company would manufacture thousands of watches . presidents and explorers would wear walthams and the company would become one of the most recognisable names in american watchmaking . but what started as one of the most successful american brands ended in government bailouts .\n' it is further ordered that respondents , waltham precision instrument company , inc . , a massachusetts corporation , formerly known as waltham watch company ; waltham watch company , a delaware corporation ; and joseph axler and melvin axler , individually and as former officers of said corporation , their agents , representatives and employees , directly or through any corporate or other device , in connection with the offering for sale , sale or distribution of watches in commerce , as ' commerce ' is defined in the federal trade commission act , do forthwith cease and desist from :\nit is further ordered that respondents , waltham precision instrument company , inc . , a massachusetts corporation , formerly known as waltham watch company ; waltham watch company , a delaware corporation ; and joseph axler and melvin axler , individually and as former officers of said corporation , their agents , representatives and employees , directly or through any corporate or other device , in connection with the offering for sale , sale or distribution of watches in commerce , as ` commerce ' is defined in the federal trade commission act , do forthwith cease and desist from :\nwaltham watch company , a massachusetts corporation , had been a widely known manufacturer of watches and clocks for many years in waltham , massachusetts . in 1956 , it ceased manufacturing watches there . it opened an office in new york city and began purchasing watch movements from switzerland and watch cases in both switzerland and the united states , and to assemble such watches .\ncompany v . federal power commission , 5 cir . , 256 f . 2d 233 .\njon or brian are you saying that waltham usa did not create this company in switzerland in 1954 ? i didn ' t say anything about us made watches and waltham swiss watches being the same only that waltham did appear ( from various souces ) to create this subsidiary that continued to make watches long after the original waltham usa company stopped production of us made watches . and that these watches are still being produced by a company that can rightfully claim that it has lineage back to the original company that started in the 1800 ' s . that would be like saying if general electric created a subsidiary in china that that company could not claim lineage back the the original company , general electric usa . the original question was were these watches\nswiss\nfakes , if you define a a\nswiss fake\nas a company in switzerland that produced watches that used names to confuse or appear to be a watch that it isn ' t . in the case of the swiss waltham the name is not abused or used in the terms of a\nfake\nname but that waltham did create this company in switzerland in the early 50 ' s . no they are not usa made waltham , these watches are clearly marked\nswiss\nbut using the name waltham is legtimate .\nthe vortic watch company is a luxury wrist watch engineering and manufacturing company based in fort collins , colorado . their inspiration lies in reviving classic watchmaking techniques and traditions . the company ' s first product , the \u201camerican artisan series , \u201d celebrates the rich history of horological manufacturing in the united states by restoring vintage , american - made pocket watch movements , and building them into one - of - a - kind wristwatches .\nvolume ab - 1 stock transfers , common & preferred stock , american waltham watch co . , 1888 - 1897\nbox 55 , folder 5 , item 1 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities .\nfront of north tower draped for president lincoln\n; front viewof waltham watch co . taken from afar , dated 1865 .\nwaltham pocket watch , p . s . bartlett , 13 jewels , 10 size , 18k solid gold - rf25166\nvortic watch company is a small batch , custom , watch manufacturing and vintage restoration company located in northern colorado . our focus and belief system revolves around revitalizing manufacturing in the united states by combining traditional and cutting edge technology to create unique , quality , functional products with exceptional value .\neach waltham watch was given a serial number . this serial number will tell a little about the watch and is useful information to know when looking to find out the value of a waltham watch . it is important to look at the serial number of the watch movement and not any number on the case . this serial number can be used to find out the date the watch was made and any other information that may have been taken from the ledgers of the waltham watch company . a useful source of information is the nawcc website which has a searchable database . this returns any information available about a specific watch serial number .\nlot of 3\u20142 - rockford watch co . rockford ill . pat . may 14 , 1907 & 1 - waltham watch company jewelers display case - 1 rockford case is mint and opens easily and the other rockford case opens easily but , has . . .\nin the process , the two penn state grads also discovered a rich and largely forgotten heritage of american watch manufacturing : the waltham watch co . , a once - pioneering , now - defunct company that for 100 years supplied the nation with pocket watches .\nwell , i am new at this , but would have to agree with jon - - a waltham post 1957 is not an american made watch , even if the roots of the company are in america .\ndaniel beard\u2019s sketches of an angel at the end of a connecticut yankee in king arthur\u2019s court are based on the elgin national watch company\u2019s logo .\nelgin watch company is referenced in the video game l . a . noire , which takes place in post - world war ii los angeles .\nbox 55 , folder 1 , item 1 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . view of the front and side of the waltham watch co . taken fromthe road ( undated ) photographed by e . l goss .\nbox 55 , folder 3 , item 2 exterior views of the waltham watch co . facilities . view of the front and side of the waltham watch co . showingsignificant additions to the facilities in comparison with theprevious picture . dated 1863\nhi all , today i picked up a vintage waltham watch in very nice condition : i know that waltham was originally a usa company , which was going into swiss hands in the late 50 ' s ( 1957 i believe ) . however , i am very surprised by the french connection . did the swiss owner outsource production to france , or was the waltham name also owned by a french company at some point ? thanks !\nin 1885 , the company became the\namerican waltham watch company\n. in 1865 prices for movements only ( no case ) were : william ellery $ 13 , p . s . bartlett $ 16 , bartlett - ladies $ 30 , appleton tracy $ 38 , a . t . & co ladies $ 40 , and american watch grade $ 175 !\nfive years later and for the fifth time , the company changed their name to waltham watch co . , and the followings years were very dark times for waltham . the factory repeatedly shut down , workers striked , a shipment of watches worth $ 20 , 000 was stolen on their way to london and the company fought american jewelers who sold their watches at lower prices .\nthe \u201cboston 047\u201d , part of the american artisan series by vortic . built using an antique waltham pocket watch movement .\ni ' ve got a waltham watch company with\nswiss made\non the back of the movement . 17 jewels unadjusted . the case and bezel are snap ons . there ' s no serial numbers either .\nfactory / house : waltham watch company style / reference : military campaign / half hunter metal / material : 18kt . yellow gold circa : 1903 dimensions : 36mm x 30mm movement / caliber : man . . .\nfactory / house : waltham watch company style / reference : chronograph / sports style metal / material : chromium on bronze circa : 1960 ' s dimensions : 46mm x 38mm movement / caliber : manua . . .\none of the six u . s . executives that purchased the company from its swiss owners .\nlincoln was president , and our nation was at war . only two watch companies were making watches at this time . the e . howard company and the waltham watch company . watches that were produced during the civil war are very collectible . most generally , they are called civil war watches . however , there are two categories of these watches that more correctly describe them . a civil war period watch is the correct term to describe a watch made during the war years . a civil war watch would be the correct name for a watch that could be documented as being carried by a soldier during the same time period . the watch shown below is a watch that can only be described as a civil war period watch .\nduring the civil war , union soldiers were able to buy a model 57 for $ 13 and by the end of the war , the model 57 accounted for 45 % of walthams sales . after the war , waltham became the main supplier of railroad chronometers to the burgeoning railroad industry of america . canals were out , railroads were in . the waltham model 1870 crescent street was the first american watch designed and marketed as a railroad watch . by 1885 , the company was renamed for a fourth time to the american waltham watch company . in 1902 , royal e . robbins , the man who had saved the company in 1857 , died .\nthe case is gold filled , made by the crescent watch case company , of new york and newark , nj . you can read more about them\nyour watch is from the confused hallmark - waltham ( of delaware ) years when parts from all over the world were being brought it to assemble watches under the \u0093waltham\u0094 name . . .\nissued in 1957 - 1958 . this historic document was printed by the american banknote company and has an ornate border around it with a vignette of the company ' s name inside a wreath . this item has the printed signatures of the company\u2019s president and treasurer and is over 42 years old .\nthe american waltham watch company had its beginnings in 1850 in roxbury , massachusetts . the company was founded by david davis , aaron dennison , and edward howard . their vision was to form a watch company that could produce high - quality watches at a lower cost using interchangeable parts . with financial backing from samuel curtis , of small - arms manufacturing fame , the watch production began in 1851 , and the first small group of watches were finished in late 1852 . the first watches produced went to officials of the company , and it was not until 1853 that the first watches were offered for sale to the public .\nfactory / house : waltham watch company style / reference : art deco metal / material : yellow gold filled dimensions : 45mm x 35mm circa : 1950 ' s movement / caliber : 17 jewels / manual . . .\nthis is the final project for boston university center for digital imaging arts made by jonatham a . boschen .\nwaltham ' s watch\nis a history documentary on the waltham watch factory , that existed in waltham massachusetts during the 1850 ' s through the 1950 ' s . thanks jonathan , great work !\nalways input the serial number from the pocket watch movement ( the\nguts\nof the watch ) .\nwaltham international sa apparently worked with the chicago company to bring swiss movements , marked waltham , into the u . s . from 1957 until the ' 70s ( again , from girardin ) . waltham international sa continues to hold the rights to the name outside of the u . s . and canada .\nthe best way to find the value of a waltham watch is to take the watch to a professional and qualified watch dealer and valuer . there are many individuals and companies that specialize in vintage and antique watches . in order to find out waltham watches values , a valuer will consider the following :\nthe case is yellow 10k rolled gold plate and original with waltham factory mark . this would make a great carrying watch .\nvolume ab - 2 stock transfers , common & preferred stock , waltham watch co . , unbound papers , 1906 - 1911\nso now in this example , you know you have a waltham riverside 18k gold hunting case pocket watch made in 1886 .\nthe clocks sold by time industries under the agreement , were imported by waltham clock company from germany . when waltham and hallmark merged , the agreement with time industries was continued by letter dated february 26 , 1959 . this letter was signed for waltham by harry aronson , president . however , the working agreement was changed to the extent that time industries imported the clocks instead of waltham .\n2 . the serial number ( 3097487 ) allows you to date this watch . this pocket watch was made in 1886 . you can find this information on the american waltham page .\nfactory / house : waltham watch company style / reference : art deco / tank style metal / material : 14kt . solid gold circa : 1940 dimensions : 37mm x 24mm movement / caliber : winding / 27 j . . .\nfactory / house : waltham watch company style / reference : round / space age design metal / material : yellow gold filled circa : 1950 ' s / 1960 ' s dimensions : 44mm x 35mm movement / caliber . . .\nin the history of watch making , many watch manufacturers had watch movements made to fit their watch cases , for example the american ball watch company used swiss made avia watch movement . thus one could argue that the walthams assembled in the uk form english made dennison cases represent a special bread of english walthams . after all many of the dennison cases , although designed to fit waltham movements were also designed for the english market . for example the early trench watch cases made by dennison specifically met the needs of the british heading off to the trenches . the design was only later adopted by waltham in the us to meet the needs of american troops post april 6th 1917 when the usa entered the war . so perhaps britain , via the efforts and perseverance of aaron dennison can bathe in a small portion of the glory of the historically great american waltham watch company ."]}
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200 ex - 32002 dme dec 2012 . png\nto date , 17 airlines are registered , 5 airlines of which render passenger services on international and domestic air lines : \u00abkyrgyzstan\u00bb , \u00abavia traffic company\u00bb , \u00abair bishkek\u00bb , \u00abair manas\u00bb , \u00absky bishkek\u00bb .\nand renamed in 2006 . in 2011 the airline was again rebranded into air bishkek .\nkyrgyzstan ' s air bishkek is based at manas international airport , bishkek . celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014air bishkek was founded as kyrgyz airways , then renamed eastok avia in 2006 , and again rebranded to air bishkek in 2011 . as at december 2014 , air bishkek operated a boeing 737 and airbus a320 . the airline operates on six scheduled service routes from its base in bishkek to osh , irkutsk , surgut , urumqi and novosibirsk and moscow .\nfounded 2004 as kyrgyz airways , renamed eastok avia oct - 06 and into air bishkek 2011 .\nsky bishkek ( gy , bishkek ) has announced it will deploy its maiden a320 - 200 on its weekly bishkek to moscow domodedovo service beginning thursday , november 6 , ch - aviation has learned . the aircraft has been wet - leased from fellow kyrgyz operator , air bishkek ( kr , bishkek ) . sky bishkek has already used b737 - 300 s wet - leased from air bishkek for some of its flights to russia for quite some time . sky bishkek also operates a saab 340a on domestic flights between bishkek manas and osh int ' l and to . . .\nit is eastok avia fze , among others , that founded air bishkek . alexey yanchuk called air bishkek \u201ca company , which is a part of our holding , \u201d once in one of his speeches .\nmake an air bishkek reservation and find some amazing deals with discounted air bishkek tickets at alternative airlines . aeroflot flies to many destinations offering a cost effective and safe service to all its passengers . let alternative airlines help find you cheap air bishkek tickets and make international and domestic flight reservations on aeroflot today .\nair bishkek ( kr , bishkek ) has resumed operating scheduled domestic flights . in a statement , the kyrgyz carrier said it had begun daily bishkek - osh int ' l return flights operated with a b737 - 300 effective june 26 . air bishkek maintains a strong presence on international routes to russia with urumqi its sole chinese destination .\nlooking for cheap flights with air bishkek ? use skyscanner to browse air bishkek flights and find the lowest prices and most convenient air bishkek flight times for your travel needs . follow the links and book your cheap flight directly with the airline or travel agent for the best price \u2013 skyscanner doesn ' t add any commission .\ncontroller maintenance coordination centre avionics engineer resume example ( air bishkek company . kyrgyzstan ) - falls church , virginia\nflight comparison engine jetcost find availabilities and best flights deals with air bishkek ( kr , airline from kyrgyzstan ) .\nbishkek airport is also known by its international air transport association code as fru airport and is located in the city of bishkek . flights are handled by 16 airlines offering both international and domestic travel . the most common airline flying in and out of bishkek is air france with 126 bishkek flights every month ! we have all the manas international airport information you need to book cheap bishkek flights for your next business trip or holiday .\ncleartrip brings you the latest flight schedule for air bishkek airlines . we\u2019ve tried to compile and simplify airways information to help you in booking your air tickets and plan your complete trip . this air bishkek airlines flight schedule should give you a fair idea of their flights operating across the world . view flight timings , flight numbers , flight arrivals and departures , via routes and the days on which they operate . urltoken offers great deals and discounts on air bishkek airlines ticket booking . make sure you book your air bishkek airlines flight tickets well in advance in order to enjoy cheaper air fares\nbrowse the most popular air bishkek flight routes to destinations worldwide . alternative airlines can help you make reservations on air bishkek for international flights to lots of destinations . use the following list of routes to help you plan your next flight . book air bishkek flights on alternative airlines to save big ! alternative is an online travel agency , specialising in booking lesser known airlines and remote destinations .\nyou can pay for your flights with air bishkek in the currency and payment method of your choice when booking through alternative airlines .\nwhere can i find a air bishkek company . kyrgyzstan controller maintenance coordination centre avionics engineer resume example in falls church , virginia ?\n\u00abtajik air\u00bb air company informs all residents of the country about discounts on cargo transportation in all directions of the airline .\naviation authorities of kyrgyzstan have temporarily suspended the air operator certificate ( aoc ) of air bishkek , according to tazebek newswire , which cites the head of the country\u2019s civil aviation agency , ermek omuraliyev .\nfinding the flight with air bishkek that suits you best is really easy : just fill in the search form and start the flight search . if you have too many results for your flight air bishkek don\u2019t despair , you can still refine your search using the filters we have provided .\nair manas air company was registered in iata as iosa ( iata operational safety audit ) certified airline . this event was an act of acknowledgment of air manas\u2019s high standards in safety . . .\nif the air carrier actually performing the flight is not the same as the contracting air carrier , the passenger has the right to address a complaint or to make a claim for damages against either . if the name or code of an air carrier is indicated on the ticket , that air carrier is the contracting air carrier .\nflight comparison engine jetcost allows you to check on the availabilities and find the best flight deals with air bishkek ( kr , airline from kyrgyzstan ) .\nmanas international airport is the main international airport for bishkek , the capital of kyrgyzstan .\nit ' s time to fly . what ' s waiting for you in bishkek ?\nit is easy to find a flight with air bishkek that best suits you in just a few clicks . complete the search form , then sit back search and compare the results . if your flight search returns too many results for your flight air bishkek use the filters provided to further refine your search . simple !\ntop - managers of other kyrgyz airlines , whom the russian aviation insider surveyed , believe the return of air bishkek to the market is improbable . \u201cthe majority of air bishkek\u2019s staff has already left the company and have found employment with other carriers ; the pilots also have left . it will be quite challenging for them to restart , \u201d one of them commented . \u201cair bishkek is still a designated carrier on a number of international routes , and their air operator certificate is still valid . apparently , the airline\u2019s management is in search for some financial solution to restart operations . \u201d\nunsure of which flight to book . take a look at the specially selected flight offers we have created from the most frequently searched flights for air bishkek by our users .\ncheap flights to bishkek , kyrgyzstan ( fru airport ) $ 595 . 18 in 2018 | expedia\nchoose from a range of flight routes to bishkek and save money during your trip with expedia .\nmain office of the air company .\nair bishkek . retrieved on 12 october 2012 .\naddress : 720000 , kyrgyzstan , bishkek , manas ave . , # 95 ( crossing abdymomunov st . )\n\u2013 address in russian :\n\u0430\u0434\u0440\u0435\u0441 : 720000 , \u043a\u044b\u0440\u0433\u044b\u0437\u0441\u0442\u0430\u043d , \u0431\u0438\u0448\u043a\u0435\u043a , \u043f\u0440 . \u043c\u0430\u043d\u0430\u0441\u0430 , 95 ( \u0443\u043b . \u0430\u0431\u0434\u044b\u043c\u043e\u043c\u0443\u043d\u043e\u0432\u0430 )\nif you are still not sure , have a look at the flight offers we have selected for you from the most frequent searches performed by our users for air bishkek flights .\nskyscanner allows you to find the cheapest flights with air bishkek without having to enter specific dates or even destinations , making it the best place to find cheap flights for your trip .\nthe kyrgyz civil aviation authority ( kgcaa ) has suspended air bishkek ' s air operator ' s certificate ( aoc ) after the carrier failed to demonstrate it had at least one airworthy aircraft as required by local law . air bishkek ( kr , bishkek ) suspended operations in february this year citing financial difficulties . following that , its sole aircraft , a320 - 200 ex - 32002 ( cn 386 ) , was ferried to zhytomyr for maintenance but has yet to return . according to central asian aero news , the kgcaa has given . . .\nsubscribe to our newsletter to get the latest news and offers from air astana .\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with air bishkek easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\nin 2010 air bishkek became the first airline in kyrgyzstan to introduce a frequent flyer program , which it named belek bonus , after the kyrgyz word for ' gift ' . [ 7 ]\nlist of banned e . u . air carriers ( retrieved april 30 , 2011 )\nf ) iata : means the international air transport association . pegasus is an iata member .\nforeign airlines operating air services to from the kyrgyz republic , \u00abturkish airlines\u00bb , \u00absouth china airlines\u00bb , \u00abfly dubai\u00bb , \u00abaeroflot\u00bb , \u00abrussia\u00bb , \u00absiberia\u00bb , \u00abglobe\u00bb , \u00abvim - avia\u00bb , \u00abural airlines\u00bb , \u00abyakutia\u00bb , \u00abiraero\u00bb , \u00abukraine international airlines\u00bb , \u00abuzbekistan airways\u00bb , \u00abtajik air\u00bb , \u00abair astana\u00bb .\nwhen you ' re looking for cheap flights to bishkek , you want to know that you ' re getting the best deals available . urltoken can help you find the best prices on everything from air tickets to hotel rooms . when you arrive in bishkek , your flight will be landing at bishkek manas international airport . the airport is located about 18 miles northwest of the city center . you can take flights into and out of the country from destinations like moscow , dubai and london . some of the airlines servicing the airport include british airways , iran air tours and aeroflot .\nbravofly welcomes you to the only completely italian internet site specialising in looking for low cost flights . if you want to depart with air bishkek , you are already halfway there - just fill in the search form and you\u2019re there .\nanother option is the skyteam round the world pass . the skyteam ( urltoken ) combine consists of air france , klm , alitalia , china southern , czech airlines , delta , korean air , aeroflot and aeromexico with air europa and kenya airways as associate carriers . see our frequent flyer survey for more details .\nlevel 3 type training theoretical by amikon aviation training , job training by dot lt part 145 approved mo 22 june 2012 , bishkek .\nair manas air company was stated as kyrgyzstan best airline according to passengers\u2019 choice . the awarding ceremony was held on march , 15 2018 during the i international manas airport best airline - partners awarding ceremony . . .\naccording to the representative , in 2015 the airline carried about 200 , 000 passengers in the environment of ongoing crisis in both the russian and kyrgyz economies , and the general decrease in air fares resulted in air bishkek\u2019s revenues hitting bottom . according to the airline\u2019s website , in the winter of 2015 - 2016 the airline operated six routes , mainly to russia : from bishkek to moscow , surgit , urumqui in china , and osh\u2014the airline\u2019s only domestic destination ; and from osh to moscow and irkutsk .\nfly away with lastminute . com ! specialising in helping you search , compare and book low cost flights . you are almost there . . . want to fly with air bishkek ? simply complete the search form and book in just a few clicks .\nair temp inside plane was pretty hot for certain sections of the flight . ( both outgoing and return flights )\nair bishkek suspended flights in the beginning of 2016 . the carrier\u2019s spokesperson told russian aviation insider earlier that there had been plans to restart operations in april , which never happened . \u201cif we don\u2019t relaunch in may , then in my view we\u2019ll never relaunch at all . a come back to the market in the low season would cost too much , \u201d he said . executives of other kyrgyz carriers also doubt that air bishkek will come back . most of the airline\u2019s staff have already found employment with other operators .\na detailed guide to round - the - world air fares and ticketing - how to construct the best rtw itinerary including multiple stops , and air passes , by hugo van reijen and more from smart travel asia and dancing wolf media .\nas with all air passes , some penalties may apply regarding date changes , re - routings , cancellations and refunds .\nthis information notice summarizes the liability rules applied by community air carriers as required by community legislation and the montreal convention .\nenjoy the comfort of economy sleeper class and business class by using your points for award upgrades on air astana\u2019s destinations .\norbitz won\u2019t leave you wondering whether your flight will take off on time . we can send you free alerts about your flights from moscow to bishkek to your mobile phone and email . whether your flights from moscow to bishkek are running just a few minutes to a few hours late , we will let you know .\nkyrgyz carrier air bishkek will not be able to resume operations due to financial difficulties . as of today , the carrier\u2019s only aircraft , an airbus a320 with tail number ex - 32002 is still parked at zhytomyr airport in ukraine , where it arrived in mid - february for maintenance procedures .\n\u0430\u0432\u0438\u0430\u043a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f air manas \u044f\u0432\u043b\u044f\u0435\u0442\u0441\u044f \u043f\u0430\u0440\u0442\u043d\u0435\u0440\u043e\u043c pegasus airlines \u0438 \u0438\u043c\u0435\u0435\u0442 \u0435\u0434\u0438\u043d\u0443\u044e \u0441\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0443 \u0431\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0431\u0438\u043b\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0432 . \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043e\u043b\u0436\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0431\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f \u0432\u044b \u0431\u0443\u0434\u0435\u0442\u0435 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u043d\u0430\u043f\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044b \u043d\u0430 \u0441\u0430\u0439\u0442 pegasus airlines\nfortune wings club is the ffp for hong kong airlines and no - frills hong kong express airways , as well as hainan airlines , grand china air , tianjin airlines , lucky air and air berlin . fortune wings club has three tiers of membership \u2013 regular , silver and gold . silver requires 30 , 000 miles or 20 flights . gold requires 50 , 000 miles or 40 flights .\n9 . 4 . 6 . balls filled with air do not have to be deflated and can be carried inside the aircraft inflated .\n10 . 4 . 13 . pegasus does not assume any responsibility for any loss arising during air travel due to a violation of the pegasus general rules by pregnant passengers . in these circumstances , the passengers are responsible for the consequences of air travel on their health .\nthe base airport air manas is one of the main airports of the kyrgyz republic - international airport\nmanas\nin bishkek . in its fleet , air manas uses the aircraft of type\nboeing 737 - 400\nand\n737 - 800\n. at the base airport , air manas has also its own certified aviation - technical base for the operational maintenance of aircrafts . due to the ongoing professional development program , experienced crew and technical staff will ensure maximum safety on board of the aircrafts ; in an effort to meet the high standards and the needs of the passengers .\nbishkek , once a caravan stop on the silk road , is now kyrgyzstan\u2019s capital and financial centre . it\u2019s set in the foothills of the snow - capped tien shan mountains .\nc ) passengers for whom travel by air may create a life - threatening risk and who thus require special medical treatment during the flight .\nkyrgyzstan\u2019s civil aviation agency is watching the carrier closely , but have not yet taken any measures . \u201cat this moment , air bishkek has suspended flights because of some difficulties with the aircraft . we are now anticipating a direct reply from the airline\u2019s management on the future prospects of the company\u2019s development , \u201d the regulator\u2019s representative commented .\nair bishkek was established in 2007 as eastok avia and was later renamed kyrgyz airways . it received its current name since 2011 . in 2015 the carrier served 200 , 000 passengers , and had six destinations in its network , mostly to russia . the carrier\u2019s financial stand deteriorated due to the downturn in the russian and kyrgyz economies .\nair bishkek ( kr , bishkek ) suspended operations in february following a period of financial difficulties an airline official has told russia ' s aviation explorer news . according to the report , the kyrgyz carrier ' s last commercial flight was in february following which its sole aircraft , a320 - 200 ex - 32002 ( cn 386 ) , was ferried to zhytomyr , ukraine for maintenance . the official states that should the carrier fail to resume flights in may , having missed an april deadline , then all may be . . .\nair bishkek , which was founded in 2007 , was originally called eastok avia , then rebranded kyrgyz airways , and then received its current name in 2011 . it used to operate primarily boeing 737 cl . in 2013 it had two a320s in its fleet , one of which , the ex - 32001 , is now operated by yanair .\nif you travel regularly , you can still earn miles and points when you book qualifying moscow to bishkek flights . enter your frequent flyer number with your reservation to see the miles rack up .\ntoday air manas - is one of the dynamically developing airlines of the kyrgyz republic . we have proposed new business model widely practiced in a number of foreign countries - low - cost model airline , adapted to the market in our region - has become a kind of business card of our air company .\nalso the investigation has started by both , kyrgyz and turkish ministries of transport and communication and the general directorate of civil aviation . we are in constant contact with the ministry of transport and general directorate of civil aviation , turkish embassy in bishkek - kyrgyzstan , airport authority and kyrgyzstan civil aviation authority . clear and confirmed information about the accident will be shared with the public when available . the flight with the cargo from hong kong to bishkek - istanbul was airborne as planned , after all the checks were carried out , and was on her way approaching bishkek airport without encountering any setback or problems during the flight . the crew rested for 69 hours in hong kong before the related flight and checked out for the flight to complete the six - hour flight from hong kong to bishkek .\nomuraliyev explained that the cause for this decision was air bishkek\u2019s failure to prove that it disposes of at least one aircraft with valid airworthiness certificate . the carrier\u2019s only aircraft , an airbus a320 with tail number ex - 32002 , was ferried to zhytomyr ( ukraine ) for maintenance . the aircraft by that time had been in service for over 23 years .\n05 - jul - 2018 - flex air charters cessna 208b grand caravan accident : a cessna 208b grand caravan sustained damage in an apparent forced landing near padek airstrip , south sudan . the aircraft , 5y - buc , is shown as being owned by flex air charters on their website . . . . . more .\nthere are no financial limits to the liability for passenger injury or death . for damages up to 100 000 sdrs ( approximate amount in local currency ) the air carrier cannot contest claims for compensation . above that amount , the air carrier can defend itself against a claim by proving that it was not negligent or otherwise at fault .\n\u201cthe two airlines have partner relations , but in terms of commercial management , each airline is run autonomously , \u201d a yanair representative told russian aviation insider . at the same time , at least one of the aircraft in yanair\u2019s fleet was previously operated by air bishkek . however , the airline ruled out the chance of the kyrgyz carrier\u2019s last aircraft\u2019s transition to the ukrainian sister company .\ntravellers departing from bishkek also enjoy roaming to these top destinations . make some plans , pack your bags , and book a flight today . check below to find great deals on popular routes from fru all month long .\nair manas is a partner of pegasus airlines , and uses a single booking system . to continue the booking of tickets you will be redirected to the pegasus airlines website .\nthe ala - archa gorge is one of the most beautiful areas of bishkek and a must - see for nature lovers . it ' s a great place to go hiking and to take amazing photos of the panoramic vistas . another popular attraction is the karakol ski base . this charming ski resort has a friendly vibe and perfect powder . book your cheap flights to bishkek through urltoken to enjoy all the sights and sounds of this beautiful town .\nthe cheapest tickets to bishkek available within the past 7 days were $ 595 . 18 . prices quoted are per person , round trip , for the period specified . prices and availability are subject to change . additional terms apply .\nbeing at the revival stage , when the air company is not known at the market , especially at the international one , targeting the sustainable development air manas shall to provide good level of load factor for its regular flights . that is why it was decided to apply for the marketing approach and start its flight under the brand name of \u201cpegasus asia\u201d . after the successful start - up , later on , starting from september 2015 air manas returned to its origin : it gave back the brand name borrowed for the time being from its strategic partner and started to develop its original legal name & brand name of air manas . here it shall be noted that there was only change in brand name , whereas the company\u2019s structure , mission and vision , and plans remain the same , as well as a strategic partnership and cooperation between air manas and \u201cpegasus airlines\u201d that continue in a favor of both parties .\nthe ins and outs of hair - pulling round - the - world fares and some possible solutions like airline alliances , an air pass , or simply leaping out of a high window .\nthe tc - mcl registered , boeing 747 - 400 typed aircraft owned by our company , was on route from hong kong to bishkek when it crashed over kyrgyz airspace approaching bishkek - manas airport on january 16 , 2017 at 1 : 20 gmt time ( 4 : 20 am turkish time ) . we are very sorry to announce that captain ibrahim g\u00fcrcan diranci , co - pilot kazim \u00f6nd\u00fcl , load master melih aslan and flight technician ihsan koca passed away in this sad incident .\nbishkek has a humid , continental climate . winters can be very cold , with january temperatures dipping as low as 15\u00e2\u00b0f . summer days are often dry , with periods of heavy thunderstorms and temperatures reaching as high as the 90s and low 100s .\n\u201cour last commercial flight was in february , and we have not been flying since then . we were counting on being able to resume operations in april , but so far this is not coming together . if we don\u2019t start by may , then , in my opinion , we\u2019ll never restart at all . re - entering the market in the low season would required a totally different amount of investment , \u201d air bishkek\u2019s representative told russian aviation insider .\n15 . 2 . mandatory notice as per the european union regulation no . 889 / 2002 amending council regulation ( ec ) no . 2027 / 97 on air carrier liability in the event of accidents\nbishkek , osh and isfana , together with international flights to moscow ekaterinburg , irkutsk , surgut , krasnoyarsk and kaliningrad in russia , urumqi in china , and seoul , south korea . most of the russian destinations , including novosibirsk , are also connected with osh\ntaking a lunch break or waiting to pick up the kids ? orbitz\u2019s cutting - edge mobile tools will help you search for cheap moscow to bishkek flights anywhere you are . get exclusive mobile deals on flights , hotels , vacation packages , and cruises too .\n10 . 4 . 10 . we strongly recommend all our pregnant passengers having complications with their pregnancy to consult with their doctor before traveling by the air . such passengers who cannot present a doctor\u2019s report permitting air travel and where there is reasonable doubt as to the declared expected birth date , the admission of the passenger to our aircraft may be subject to a written release to be obtained from the passenger .\nkorean air skypass members who have flown more than 50 , 000 miles on korean air ( or 30 , 000 miles on korean and 20 , 000 on another skypass partner ) are eligible for \u201cmorning calm club\u201d qualification , which brings privileges such as additional 10kg baggage allowance and exclusive check - in . the next tier is \u201cmorning calm premium club\u201d , bringing with it an additional 20kg baggage allowance ( and one extra baggage piece ) , and the privilege of checking in at korean air first class counters . as for those high fliers who manage to accumulate a million miles , life membership to the \u201cmillion miler club\u201d beckons .\na ) passengers who require medical attention or who need to use medical equipment , treatment or system incompatible with the flight or operated by pressured or squeezed air , electricity or pneumatic force , during the flight .\nunder korean air\u2019s skypass family plan , enrolled family members ( including parents , spouses , brothers and sisters and even sons - and daughters - in - law ) may also pool awards . korean air also requires only 90 percent of the standard award redemption mileage when family members with the same itinerary claim two or more round - trip award tickets . ( this doesn\u2019t apply for one - way and infant tickets . )\nready for a holiday but haven\u2019t decided where to go yet ? allow us to assist you ! below , you\u2019ll find a list of flights from bishkek across the world to make finding and booking your flight even easier . browse through the options below and finalise your trip .\nsource : capa - centre for aviation and oag note : ba has cancelled bmi ' s amritsar , bishkek and khartoum flights , but these were served as part of a multi - city routing and did not exclusively require heathrow slots . as such , they are excluded .\nsince 2010 , kyrgyz air companies updated the fleet with modern aircrafts of foreign production such as : boeing 737 - 300 - 400 - 500 , airbus a320 , bae 146 - 200 , and 340 - 200 saab .\nin the end you want to score a great deal and have a fantastic time , right ? flying is a small part of the whole adventure . we get that . wherever you\u2019re excited to go \u2013 or get away from \u2013 start this story with hotwire\u2019s cheap flights to bishkek .\nwhen you\u2019re searching for moscow to bishkek flights for your family vacation , check out the guaranteed low prices at orbitz . if you are looking for the best prices on hotels too , you\u2019ll be sure to find great deals to suit your budget . you\u2019ll also benefit from the following features :\nmembers of eva air \u2019s evergreen club earn mileage by flying on eva and its partner airlines ( all nippon airways ) and through participating hotels , car rental agencies and credit card companies . evergreen club has four tiers of membership \u2013 green , silver , gold and diamond . an upgrade from green to silver requires a member to earn 30 , 000 miles or take six international flights on eva air within 12 months . mileage points are retained for three years . expired mileage is automatically cancelled at the end of the calendar year without notice . rewards come in the form of upgrades and free tickets \u2013 these can be booked through an eva air reservation office or through an evergreen club online account .\nbackground today ' s air manas was formed on the basis of previously existing airline , which was engaged in the implementation of charter flights since 2006 . during those years the civil aviation sector , as well as our economy , have gone through difficult phase of ordeal related to the protracted process of transition economy . after analyzing the situation , it became clear that air manas needs a strategic partner with experience and know - how in the aviation industry for further development .\npowered by air transport observer , russia & cis\u2019 premier information provider on commercial aviation with a 20 - year legacy , russian aviation insider provides you with timely and reliable business news , insights and analysis on commercial aviation all around cis .\nyou can get around bishkek by taxi or minibus . taxis are plenty in the city and are relatively cheap . unofficial and official taxis are available with the average fare costing just under five dollars . you can also take a minibus or\nmarshrutka\nas it is commonly called in former soviet union nations including kyrgyzstan . marshrutkas are a widely used from of transportation in bishkek with an extensive network covering major parts of the city . at less than a quarter of a dollar for a short ride , they are cheap too . car hire is available from the airport but ca be difficult to find within the city .\nchildren don\u2019t always earn miles at the same rate as adults . toddlers on korean air\u2019s skypass programme earn 75 percent of adult miles . however , child redemption award tickets tend to \u201ccost\u201d the same number of miles as adult tickets . a welcome exception is air india\u2019s flying returns , requiring only half the mileage points for award tickets for children under 12 . lufthansa \u2019s miles & more requires only 75 percent of the miles normally redeemed for adult flights awards for children from two to 11 .\n10 . 4 . 12 . the doctor\u2019s report permitting air travel for the relevant passenger must conclude that \u201cthere are no concerns regarding travel by aircraft\u201d for the relevant passenger . such report must be prepared no earlier than seven days before the flight .\nin combination with the skyteam round the world air pass a number of regional air passes are sold , of which the most important ones are the america pass , the asia pass , the china pass and the europe pass . the america pass offers between three and ten coupons and costs between us $ 569 and us $ 1 , 269 , depending on the number of coupons and the season . if purchased in combination with travel from europe , the price varies from around \u20ac489 to \u20ac1 , 159 .\nalternative airlines is an online travel agency bonded by the international air transport association ( iata ) . we specialise in finding the best available fares on the widest range of airlines and making them available to you online , with prices in the currency of your choice .\n10 . 4 . 8 . unless otherwise stated in this section , pregnant passengers are not required to present a doctor\u2019s report to travel on pegasus flights . nevertheless , we strongly recommend all our pregnant passengers to consult with their doctor before traveling by the air .\norbitz simplifies the process of finding and booking budget flights from moscow to bishkek . since we monitor hundreds of flight fares , you can compare several flights from a range of different airlines to find the best fares and most suitable departure and arrival times . mix and match your departure and return flight for even more discounts and travel flexibility .\nthen there is the mega - grouping behemoth called star alliance ( urltoken ) . this embraces airlines and operators like air canada , austrian , scandinavian , thai airways , air new zealand , bmi ( british midland ) , singapore airlines , united , ans , lot , us airways , asiana , lufthansa , tap and varig . star alliance offers a special rtw allowing between three and five stopovers for \u00a31 , 967 plus taxes ( these could add up to approximately 200 pounds ) and up to 29 , 000 flown miles are allowed .\nrebirth the efforts of kyrgyz government to attract foreign investments had borne fruits : mutual visits of high level governmental delegations gave a serious impetus to bilateral trade relations between turkey and kyrgyzstan . thus , at the end of 2012 on the basis of pre - existing airline , a new kyrgyz airline with the same name of air manas was created , where 51 % - owned by the kyrgyz side , and 49 % - by newly attracted strategic partner in face of the \u201cpegasus airlines\n, the one of the leading air companies in europe .\nin december 2012 , there was a radical renewal of airline , a so kind of rebirth : after the attraction of strategic partner , the new team and new management were set up . the revival stage of airline had begun : our air company developed a modern concept and the strategy of its development . in the process of formation of the revived airline , air manas has set a goal : to adopt global best practices and experience in the aviation industry , with particular attention to the perfection of safety systems , training and staff development .\nin case of passenger delay , the air carrier is liable for damage unless it took all reasonable measures to avoid the damage or it was impossible to take such measures . the liability for passenger delay is limited to 4 150 sdrs ( approximate amount in local currency ) .\nin case of baggage delay , the air carrier is liable for damage unless it took all reasonable measures to avoid the damage or it was impossible to take such measures . the liability for baggage delay is limited to 1 000 sdrs ( approximate amount in local currency ) .\nour regular passengers have already realized that the earlier they plan their flight and flight reservation , the higher the probability that they will get tickets at the most affordable rates . plan in advance your air travel and you will see : flying - is really everyone ' s right !\nperhaps you\u2019re searching cheap flights to bishkek for a much - needed vacation or you simply have to roll in to see the relatives . either way , we say rock that family reunion . tell one too many stories at the hotel bar . traveling for work ? crush it . if you lie back and relax without your cell phone , we won\u2019t tell .\nas you move up frequent flyer tiers , it becomes easier to earn miles . a higher membership level translates into more award miles for members of flying blue , the frequent flyer programme of major european airlines air france and klm , which has also been adopted by air europa , air calin , kenya airways and tarom , plus is compatible with skyteam airlines . ( the programme has about 100 partners and four membership levels , ivory ( basic ) , silver , gold and platinum , depending on the number of \u201clevel miles\u201d earned in a year . ) silver members get 50 percent more award miles for flights than ivory ; gold members get 75 percent more and platinum 100 percent more . along with other typical high - tier benefits , the extra baggage allowance doesn\u2019t hurt either : 5kg more for silver , 10kg more for gold and 20kg more for platinum .\nyou have the miles . now you need to book your flight . but with millions of frequent flier air miles competing for a limited number of available redemption seats , this can be tricky . redemption tickets occupy limited quotas on various flights and busy sectors can be hard to get on to .\nthe largest frequent flyer programme in china , the china southern airlines sky pearl club only accepts members over the age of 12 , but already has more than four million members , with over 500 new members joining each day . travel awards can be earned by flying with china southern airlines or its skyteam partners ( including korean air , air france , klm , and alitalia ) , staying at participating hotels and so on . moreover , sky pearl club members can ' earn and burn ' mileage on partners , air china , hainan airlines and czech airlines . as with most ffps , the higher the class of service you fly , the more miles ( or , in this case , kilometres ) you earn . gold and silver sky pearl club card members receive special elite bonus mileage on eligible flights . sky pearl gold card members earn an extra 30 percent and sky pearl silver card members an extra 15 percent .\nwhile this answers where ba has moved slots , it should not be taken to be a final analysis of the domestic uk market . ba has grown domestic services out of london city airport , although not enough to offset the decline . rail competition also means that some domestic air frequencies are no longer needed .\nif a passenger is killed or injured , the air carrier must make an advance payment , to cover immediate economic needs , within 15 days from the identification of the person entitled to compensation . in the event of death , this advance payment shall not be less than 16 000 sdrs ( approximate amount in local currency ) .\ncaptain i\u0307brahim g\u00fcrcan diranci and first officer kaz\u0131m \u00f6nd\u00fcl are ex - military pilots who have represented turkish air force for many years abroad . our captain has a total of 10 , 821 flight hours of which 833 hours are on b744 . our first officer has a total of 5910 flight hours of which 1771 hours are on b744 . our load master melih aslan from the flight crew has been working in our company since 2007 with vocational training and competence of total of 14 years of load master experience . our flight technician ihsan koca has served as a technician in the turkish air forces for many years and has been serving in our company since 2006 .\n13 . 4 . 2 . the right to damages regarding air transportation shall be extinguished if an action is not brought within a period of two years , reckoned from the date of arrival at the destination , or from the date on which the aircraft ought to have arrived , or from the date on which the carriage stopped .\n15 . 1 . 1 . the legal notices stated in this section are prepared based on information notified to pegasus by the relevant authorities or published as part of the applicable law . the obligations brought by the applicable law are on the passengers traveling by the air and the information in this section is provided for the information of the passengers .\nthe air carrier is liable for destruction , loss or damage to baggage up to 1 000 sdrs ( approximate amount in local currency ) . in the case of checked baggage , it is liable even if not at fault , unless the baggage was defective . in the case of unchecked baggage , the carrier is liable only if at fault .\nto date , the agreement on air services is signed with 25 countries : russia , kazakhstan , uzbekistan , tajikistan , turkmenistan , belarus , ukraine , armenia , georgia , turkey , iran , pakistan , india , china , mongolia , indonesia , thailand , malaysia , south korea , germany , austria , switzerland , greece , czech republic , great britain and northern ireland .\nthe second one -\nflying is the right of everyone ( every citizen ) .\nby building a completely new business model , which is based on higher productivity and lower costs , air manas provides people the ability to fly at very affordable prices . due to what is it achieved ? we use modern and young fleet ( new aircraft consume less fuel and less likely to break ) ; there is no expenditure on the optional elements of luxury ( most of us can fly without the business class , without calorie food on board , alcoholic and soft drinks , etc . ) etc . this is only an incomplete list of core resources , due to which air manas builds its business model in this way , using the best practices proven in the world .\nfirst thing to remember is not every flight will earn you miles . that discounted economy ticket may be easy on the pocket , but the low fare may gather no miles \u2013 or a vastly reduced percentage . qatar \u2019s privilege club allows those with discounted economy tickets to earn from 25 - 75 percent of the mileage only while malaysia airlines \u2019 enrich offers 70 percent of miles for certain discounted economy fares and 150 percent of miles for discounted business class fares . group tickets may not bring the miles you expect ( with korean air \u2019s skypass , they only earn 80 percent of normal economy miles ) . with flying returns , the air india ffp ( now including the merged indian airlines ) , promotional fares earn 50 percent of normal international economy mileage points , 25 % for domestic .\ngulf air frequent flyer programme requires blue cardholders to redeem their miles for a free ticket 14 days before departure , silver four days before and gold till any point that flights are open for sale in the system if booking through a gulf air office or call centre . no deadline for booking online for the three tiers . while qantas frequent flyer points can technically be redeemed up to 24 hours before departure by calling qantas reservations , the airline recommends booking well in advance ( as early as 353 days in advance ) , as award seats are limited and may not always be available . members can book award flights at urltoken ( where they can book up to two hours before departure for domestic flights or up to four hours before departure for international flights . some locations require earlier advance booking ) .\nif the baggage is damaged , delayed , lost or destroyed , the passenger must write and complain to the air carrier as soon as possible . in the case of damage to checked baggage , the passenger must write and complain within seven days , and in the case of delay within 21 days , in both cases from the date on which the baggage was placed at the passenger ' s disposal .\n10 . 1 . 2 . infants and their mothers will not be admitted to our flights within 48 hours following birth even if a doctor report permitting travel is submitted . between 48 hours after birth until the end of the seventh day following birth , infants and their mothers may be admitted to pegasus flights based on a written doctor report permitting travel by air . for flight safety an adult passenger can only accompany one infant during flight .\n10 . 4 . 11 . mothers and their children will not be admitted to our flights within 48 hours following birth even if a doctor report permitting travel is submitted . between 48 hours after birth until the end of the seventh day following birth , mothers and their children may be admitted to pegasus flights based on a written doctor report permitting travel by air . for flight safety an adult passenger can only accompany one infant during flight .\n5 . 2 . 1 . whenever a passenger is entitled to a free reissue , cancellation or refund in accordance with the regulation on the rights of the passengers traveling by air ( shy - passenger ) and additional regulations published by the shgm in connection with the former , the european union regulation no . ec261 / 2004 and other applicable passenger rights regulations , the transactions will be carried - out in the manner prescribed in the applicable law .\n13 . 6 . 1 . whenever a passenger is entitled to a free reissue , cancellation or refund in accordance with the regulation on the rights of the passengers traveling by air ( shy - passenger ) and additional regulations published by the shgm in connection with the former , the european union regulation no . ec261 / 2004 and other applicable passenger rights regulations , the transactions will be carried - out in the manner prescribed in the applicable law .\nwhile air miles remain valid for a few years , tier miles are generally re - set to zero annually . a few airlines are slightly more lenient . vietnam airways golden lotus plus silver card members must accumulate at least 30 , 000 qualifying points ( or take 30 eligible flights ) in a year to move to the gold tier \u2013 but the points remain valid for two years after 31 december of the year in which they were earned .\non 1 may 1981 , american airlines launched the world\u2019s first mileage - based frequent flier program , aadvantage . initial rewards for frequent fliers included first class upgrades from economy for 12 , 000 miles , and 20 percent off a roundtrip ticket for 20 , 000 miles . within a few days , united airlines followed with its own loyalty programme , mileage plus . later that same year , delta and twa introduced frequent flier programmes . the air miles dogfight had begun .\nbefore you call airlines looking for flights from washington , dc , you should check with orbitz . com . the two major airports in dc are washington dulles international airport and ronald reagan washington national airport . alaska airlines , us airways , and frontier airlines handle domestic flights from ronald reagan , while virgin america , expressjet airlines , and colgan air operate out of washington dulles . ronald reagan is only three miles from the downtown area , and washington dulles is 26 miles from downtown .\n13 . 1 . 1 . the contract of carriage and the services provided thereunder is subject to rules and restrictions regarding the liability of the carrier in accordance with the turkish civil aviation law no . 2920 and by its reference , to the extent applicable , the convention for the unification of certain rules relating to international carriage by air signed in warsaw on october 12 , 1929 and the la haye protocol dated september 28 , 1955 amending this convention ( together these will be referred to as the \u201c warsaw convention \u201d in this section ) or the convention for the unification of certain rules for international carriage by air , opened for signature at montreal on 28 may 1999 ( which will be referred to as the \u201c montr\u00e9al convention \u201d in this section ) . these rules regulate and , in many cases , limit the liability of the carrier in the event of the death or personal injury of the passenger and the loss , damage or delayed transportation of checked baggage and cargo .\nin addition to these fares , surcharges and taxes need to be added . these levies vary according to the route flown and airlines used and can amount to a few thousand dollars more . the maximum number of segments one may fly in any single continent is four . for this reason extensive travel in any one continent / zone is not possible . for greater freedom of movement additional tickets have to be purchased and in many cases the purchase of air passes for this additional travel can make the journey cheaper ."]}
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( simplified chinese : \u795e\u6e38\u79d1\u6280 ; traditional chinese : \u795e\u904a\u79d1\u6280 ; pinyin : sh\u00e9ny\u00f3u k\u0113j\u00ec ) is a chinese company located in suzhou .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it was founded as a joint venture between wei yen and nintendo in 2002 .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "as of 2013 , it is a 100 % nintendo-owned subsidiary .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "ique also makes the ique player , which was the company 's first product .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "the company manufactures and distributes official nintendo consoles and games for the mainland chinese market , under the ique brand .", "topic": 31}, {"text": "currently , ique only releases portable nintendo games for ique 3ds xl , ds , game boy advance , and game boy advance sp . the ique player is the only home console available from the company in china .", "topic": 30}, {"text": "there were plans to release the wii in all of china but when satoru iwata officially announced the release date for it on 28 october 2007 they said it would only be available in hong kong , under the nintendo brand .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the nintendo dsi was released in china in december 2009 as ique dsi .", "topic": 37}, {"text": "the nintendo 3ds xl was released in china as ique 3ds xl in december 2012 . ", "topic": 37}], "title": "ique", "paragraphs": ["the suffix - ique does not always translate to - ic in english . see individual words ending in - ique for more precise translations .\nchina ' s ique , which officially hands nintendo releases in the territory , will be launching the dsi ( ique dsi ) in china on december 15 .\naccording to the wikipedia article , the ique ds can play ds games from other regions , but ique ds games can only be played on the ique ds . it may be worth something to collectors , but don ' t expect much .\napparently , ique is actually a company that is made up of nintendo , and a guy and a scientist named dr . wei yen . his company sells nintendo products , but under the name ique . there are apparently ique shops in china .\nsorry - not really into that - but it literally looks like the original ds but it says ique on the top part , and ique ds on the bottom .\nnintendo ique owner ' s manuals ( pdf ) ( chinese ) - 1 . 35 mb nintendo ique gaming manuals ( pdf ) ( chinese ) - 1 . 40 mb\nnintendo game boy advance sp ique bright screen vs . game boy advance ags - 001\nique crossing ( a cross parody of china ' s company & animal crossing . )\nthe ique player was a console sold exclusively in china . it was developed jointly by nintendo and ique to curb the rampant piracy of nintendo games in china . the ique player hardware is essentially a miniaturized version of the nintendo 64 , entirely contained within the controller . as such , games on the ique player were direct ports of nintendo 64 games . games are stored on a 64mb flash card and purchased at kiosks or using the ique @ home software . demo versions of four games came included with the ique player .\nstopped into ique for a screen repair . ended up buying a package deal . the service was quick and friendly . thanks ique , for making my phone pretty again ! ! !\nthe screen that shows when you put an ique ds game on a normal nintendo ds .\nsave nintendo ique ds to get e - mail alerts and updates on your ebay feed .\nique , ltd . is a chinese joint venture with its founder , wei yen , and nintendo . ique also makes the ique player , which was the company ' s first product . the company manufactures and distributes official nintendo consoles and games for the mainland chinese market , under the ique brand . currently , ique may only release portable nintendo games for ique ds , game boy advance , and game boy advance sp . the ique player is the only home\nconsole\navailable from the company in china . however , plans to release the wii in china were officially announced by satoru iwata on 28 october 2007 , but they were only available in hong kong , under the nintendo brand . the nintendo dsi was released in china in december 2009 as ique dsi . the nintendo 3ds xl was released in china as ique 3ds xl in december 2012 .\nnintendo game boy advance sp ique bright screen vs . game boy advance ags - 001 - youtube\nsuper mario advance 3 - yoshi ' s island ique vs nintendo jpn ( scanlines16 . com )\nit ' ll be branded the ique 3ds . the ique ds had unique copy protection that meant chinese games could only be played by chinese systems ( though chinese systems could play everywhere else ' s games ) ; it remains to be seen whether the ique 3ds will continue this practice .\ntalk to one of our experienced ique repair technicians , and we\u2019ll fix your device on your time .\nare we missing a good definition for ique ? don ' t keep it to yourself . . .\nfirst of all , what ' s the deal with the ique ? it seems nintendo doesn ' t use it ' s usual nintendo name / company in china but uses ique instead . any clue as to why ?\nmy friend got her nintendo ds from china and instead of nds , it is nique . ique ds lite .\ni thought most ique products required you to go and get the games from an ique station . . . . . . those of which wouldn ' t be located anywhere outside of china . i could be wrong though .\nalso i ' ve never seen an ique system here . . . but easy enough to find on taobao .\nnintendo has managed to secure a release of 3ds in china via distributor ique , according to a gamrade report .\nfile : ique 3ds\u8da3\u97f3 ( nintendo 3ds sound - chinese logo ) . svg | nintendo | fandom powered by wikia\nique is the architecture window film brand of v - kool and it was developed to meet architectural flat glass applications .\ndestaco ' s camco ique \u2122 conveyor is a modular , scalable , intelligent conveyor system powered by itrak \u00ae technology .\nhere is a video of a nintendo gameboy advance sp released in the peoples republic of china under the ique brand .\nique is an official chinese brand for nintendo products that started with the nintendo 64 , i know there was plans for an ique ds but i had no idea one was actually released ( it ' s not too surprising though ) .\ni played mk7 producted by ique ( china ) limited . it seems this softwere has been translated in chinese simplified .\nnintendo is giving china that work with these ique 3ds xl designs ( the system is known as the ique 3ds over there ) . man has not yet crafted a jar that could contain all the jelly i now have inside me .\nique are a partnership between wei yen and nintendo , to get nintendo consoles repackaged and released in china . they have been doing it since the n64 . ( they still use ique 64 ' s in zelda speed runs , actually . )\nsince this system is emulating the nintendo 64 , hard to rate the ique anything higher based on the time of its release .\nique ds , the chinese version of the original nintendo ds , has region - protected games unlike all other versions . they are unplayable outside chinese consoles , triggering a glowing red error message (\nonly for ique ds\n, in english ) . this protection can be circumvented by changing 0x1d from 80 to 00 . for some reason , the dsi and 3ds do not use the protection and will play ique ds games .\n- console released in china - silver colored console with pikachu on it . has\nique\nwritten on it instead of ' game boy advance\nregular ds systems have a language option in all firmware . ique ds replaced japanese with chinese , while the korean ds replaced italian with korean .\nhere it is , the nintendo console that no one ' s heard of . ique is a chinese electronics company owned by nintendo . aside from the ique player they also released gba ' s and ds ' s under the ique moniker . list of available games for the ique player : wave race 64 star fox 64 super mario 64 the legend of zelda : ocarina of time mario kart 64 f - zero x yoshi ' s story paper mario sin & punishment : successor of the earth excitebike 64 super smash bros . animal forest ( aka animal crossing ) dr . mario 64 custom robo\nwhen you can pick up a n64 and all of the titles for less than the ique , it is hardly a good value for the gamer .\nique offers ideal solution for architects , building project managers , business and homeowners who seek the freedom to maximise glass - dependent designs without compromising on comfort .\nin order of release , the following are the video games released on the ique player . all of the games were games published by nintendo in other regions .\ni really can ' t imagine that more than 2000 of these exist , considering how rare micros are anyway , the ique general rarity and the price tag .\nthe ique player is a chinese - exclusive plug - and - play video game system , technically based on the nintendo 64 console , that was released in 2003 .\ni was wondering mostly because even the vanilla colors in ique for sps and whatnot go for sometimes up to $ 100 more than the normal colors in the us .\nthe ique ds supports any region of ds cartridges , but the chinese cartridges do not work on other ds systems , therefore making it a great device for importers .\nsearching a little bit more yielded some good information about ique . . . but i now wonder one thing , can these be usable in english language or only in chinese ?\nnintendo ' s publishing partner for its various handheld systems in the mainland of china , ique , will be releasing their own version of the nintendo 3ds xl this coming december .\nwelcome to gem unboxings , where we show you unique consoles or limited editions ! we start this series with the extremely rare china exclusive game boy advance sp ique mario 20th anniversary .\nthe ique 3000 comes with mapsource\u00ae city navigator data , which provides nearly six million points of interest , including restaurants , hotels , parks , fuel and more . it also includes the ability to synchronize your ique 3000 organizer applications with either palm\u2122 desktop or microsoft outlook . for extra fun , you can also load games and tools from the included setup and map disk .\nmy friend got her nintendo ds from china and instead of nds , it is nique . ique ds lite . source : urltoken uploader : ifebakarey upload date : 2008 - 10 - 13\nique repaired my wife ' s phone , which had taken a swim . verizon wanted us to buy a new phone , but ique performed a water - damage cleaning and got it back up and running . we had assumed that we ' d need to purchase a new battery since it wouldn ' t hold charge - - and ique easily could have charged us for a battery for more money - - but they performed only the service that was needed . the price was very reasonable , and they were a pleasure to work with . i ' d gladly recommend them to others .\nlooking to simplify your life with a powerful time - saving tool ? the ique 3000 combines simple , intuitive gps navigation , 3d maps and a palm os platform into a sleek , lightweight pda .\nsurprising , this system has more mass to it than one would think . the connections to the optional family pack are not very tight , but overall i have not had any problems with ique .\nnintendo is giving china that work with these ique . . . - tiny cartridge 3ds - nintendo switch , 3ds , ds , wii u , and ps vita news , media , & retro junk\none of the lesser known consoles released by nintendo , the ique player ( ique ) debuted in china on november 21 , 2003 . the published intention of this system was to allow gamers easy and affordable access to past game releases for the nintendo 64 . in reality , the truth behind its incarnation seems to lie somewhere in between their attempt to govern the illegal distribution of game roms while profiting from the reissuing of past games . though plans to release the ique worldwide were in the works at the time , this console was only sold in china . targeting the chinese audience was not done by accident - digital copyright laws differ significantly from those employed in the us . strongly resembling a plug - n - play device , the ique is indeed a stand alone console on all levels . the ique does not offer anything new to the gaming world technologically . inside this system resides a r - 4300 64bit cpu that is based on the same chip used in the nintendo 64 . graphically , games are able to be displayed using 2 . 09 million colors at a maximum rate of 100 , 000 polygons per second . this sturdy , stylistic unit plugs directly into the television av ports ( composite ) . though only one controller interface is provided , an expansion pack ( nintendo ique family pack ) is offered , sold separately , allowing multiplayer gaming . speaking of software , unfortunately the ique player offers absolutely nothing new for the gamer .\naccording to luis , the ique player offers a very decent gaming experience , and its controller even represents an improvement over what nintendo was offering the rest of the world at the time . this device\u2019s version of ocarina of time is very much like the game that nintendo fans already know and love ; it\u2019s just in chinese and has slightly quicker loading times . getting new games for the ique player was something of a strange ordeal , however . gamers were supposed to take a memory card to a kiosk at a gas station and download additional titles from there . alternately , games were made available through the ique player website , which hasn\u2019t been updated since 2006 . a total of 14 games were made available for this system . since china finally lifted its ban on video game consoles in 2015 , it is unlikely that anything like the ique player will ever be made again .\nthe system only had fourteen games available , one of which was ocarina of time . majora ' s mask was also slated for release on the ique , but was canceled . exact reasons for the cancellation are unknown .\nsoftware for the nintendo ique player was distributed on 64 mb flash cards . the console comes with time - limited demos of the legend of zelda : ocarina of time , super mario 64 , wave race 64 and star fox 64 along with the full version of doctor mario . games could be purchased in the traditional manner ( with the software preinstalled on a flash card ) or by downloading the software from one of the authorized nintendo ique depots . retail packaging for ique software is basically the same style that is utilized with a deck of playing cards . a flip - top cover provides access to the flash card and one page instruction pamphlet . bright , vibrant artwork adorns the front cover with the high - gloss finish adding a bit of class to the design . the second method of obtaining titles was by downloading them from nintendo ique depots ( as previously described in the reviews section ) .\nso apparently the ique 3ds xl is still being sold - but only in mainland china , not in hong kong . the only people i know directly , when they go on vacations , go to hk and not the mainland .\nfor my personal knowledge , is the ique different from the 3ds region locking speaking ? i thought there were only 3 regions as of recently , us eu and jp . but i learnd there is a south east asia , or singapore version , which appear to be an american 3ds with a\nasia\nsticker on the box or something . is the ique the same thing or its really its own region and is incompatible with american or japanese games ?\nas it has with previous pieces of hardware \u2014 like the ds \u2014 nintendo has been able to secure a chinese release ( through its partnership with ique ) for its upcoming gaming handheld , with the 3ds due out there in april .\nthere is no difference between nintendo 64 version and the ique player version of these games except for the fact that text and in some cases voices have been translated to chinese . the only exceptions are the mario games and the previously japan - only title sin and punishment : successor of the earth , where the text has been translated while the voices remain in english . also , the ique games are newer than the n64 counterparts , so many glitches and errors from the original games have been fixed . some features were also removed due to the system ' s lack of support for n64 controller accessories like the rumble pak . due to this , many games that originally supported the rumble feature no longer support it . some features were also added . many games that allow the player to enter his / her name now have the option to use their ique player ' s username , which can be set at the ique player ' s main menu .\nstopped in to ique in midvale to get screens repaired on two phones . the service was great and fast . bought a package which included a phone case , waterproofing and screen protector . the phones were done quickly . thanks ! ! !\nthe ique can be bought on taobao . com , which is the chinese version of ebay . i am pretty sure that hk people can buy things on taobao but i dont know if there is a separation of hk taobao vs mainland taobao .\nnintendo fanatics are already well familiar with the nes , the game cube , the nintendo 64 , and a whole slew of other much - loved consoles . but no nintendo collection is truly complete without the ique player . never heard of it ? that\u2019s probably because it was only released in mainland china as a way of dodging that country\u2019s attempted ban on video games in the early 2000s . gaming historian shane luis gives retro gaming fans a proper introduction to the elusive ique player in a new video on his youtube channel , rerez . according to the video , china was effectively trying to legislate video games out of existence at the beginning of the current millennium . nintendo\u2019s solution was to release a plug - and - play console through its china - only subsidiary company , ique . debuting in 2003 , he ique player was promoted as a video game player rather than a console . the differences between player and console are subtle but , from a legal standpoint , important . the ique player had no place for cartridges , nor did it even have multiple ports for controllers . what set the device apart were its limitations . it could only play a handful of nintendo games , including super mario 64 and the legend of zelda : ocarina of time .\ngames were purchased at a kiosk or from an online software store called ique @ home ( which required a firmware update for the console that could only be found in the kiosks ) and downloaded to a 64 mb cartridge that plugs into the controller .\ni ' m living in the usa , but for collection purposes and also data mining ( the dsi eshop is closing in september , after that date all the games are gone forever ! ) i am trying to find an ique system to buy .\nbut since it ' s a bit different firmware - wise from all the other regions ( hence why it ' s called an ique 3ds xl , not just a 3ds xl ) i wasn ' t sure if it even had the same web browser .\nunlike the nintendo 64 , which had very rudimentary online capabilities in japan , the ique player had somewhat more fully - featured online capabilites , including operating system and game updates . however , the console can only connect online through a usb connection on a pc .\nthey made a new company due to laws in china about outside companies selling products inside china or something . also i know for a fact ique ds games don ' t work on normal ds ' because normal ds ' lack the extra chinese characters in their firmware .\nthe camco ique conveyor ' s itrak programmable linear drive allows independent control of multiple magnetically - propelled movers along a straight or curvilinear paths . movers can be moved along the conveyor in forward or reverse motion at varying speeds , and in individual , continuous , batch and asynchronous motion sequences .\ni got this a few months ago , from someone who didn ' t realize that ique was significant . i ' m wondering how much it ' s worth now , as i ' m selling off my micro collection and i ' m still on the fence about letting this one go .\nso how will nintendo discourage piracy ? each ique flash card contains a digital signature specific to that unit . so a flash card from one ique will not work in another . the flash card also stores a download log . this log records what games have been purchased . this will prevent downloads of games not purchased . it also works for the gamer . if a purchased game is deleted simply to make room for another game , it can be downloaded again for free the next time . this download log system is also used to allow time limited game demos . the ique retailed for yuan 598 ( less then $ 100 usd ) . it comes packaged with the unit , a power supply ( 220v ) , and the 64 mb flash card containing 5 pre - downloaded games . doctor mario is a full version title , but zelda 64 : ocarina of time ( 10 hours ) , mario 64 ( 7 hours ) , wave race ( 1 hour ) and star fox ( 1 hour ) are time limited demo versions . the package also contains a serial number and password that allow you to obtain new titles via ique depots at locations throughout china . games cost approximately $ 6 usd and include the game manual . an interesting device that can be imported , but may also appear on other shores . fact : the nintendo ique uses an operating system called uos ( updateable operating system ) . this allows nintendo the ability to apply system updates which are stored onto their flash card .\nwikipedia says ,\nique released a chinese dsi model , with a pre - installed version of nintendogs , in december 2009 ; [ 19 ] the nikkei sangyo shimbun reported that this model features improved security , in order to combat piracy . }\n. improved security , as in 1 . 4 firmware i believe .\nabout 150km from bj . one of the first chinese guys i met was an american weeaboo , collecting all sorts of pop culture shit from america , but he also was super into video games , owned a game shop and legit consoles and games , even old promo material like a re2 typewriter . no ique though .\nit was created as a joint venture between nintendo and dr . wei yin , founder of ique ltd . , as a means to curb piracy in china . the console has a built - in controller that resembles a cross between the n64 and gamecube controllers . a central controller hub was available for purchase to facilitate multiplayer .\nmy understanding is that ique is now just nintendo ' s branding in china , so , it is a pretty cool item to see outside of china . you could probably get away with charging a little bit more for it , 10 - 20 $ . then again , you never know how bad someone may want it .\nnorth america ( us ) , europe , japan , korea , taiwan and china . the last two are interesting , as china has the ique ( which is what i ' m after ) , but no actual games for it . . . it comes with two mario games pre - installed and that ' s literally it .\nique knows how to treat customers . these guys get it . other places just don ' t make the effort that ique does . they have fixed my devices every single time , more than 20 times , to my complete satisfaction . that ' s right . i ' m a 20x repeat customer . not sure if that says more about their amazing products and service , or my clumsiness . either way , i recommend them completely . let rob and the midvale team take care of you . rob always makes an effort to call me by name - a little detail of customer attention that you just don ' t see much these days . i love these guys . go there now .\nenjoy hours of entertainment with this nintendo ds lite super mario 64 ique ds edition handheld system . besides being compact , the console features a convenient 3 . 12 - inch display , as well as wireless internet connectivity . furthermore , this black nintendo ds lite handheld system is equipped with a reliable arm9 and arm7 processor together with 4 mb ram .\ntook my samsung tablet in to ique in logan because the screen was black . the tech diagnosed an lcd part needed to be replaced and ordered the part . about a week later i was informed tablet was repaired . i picked tablet up and learned a wire had just become unplugged and was not charged at all for the repair ! awesome customer service .\nnot , but to be honest i have not really tried yet . it must be findable on the spot with good local contacts . otherwise level gba games i ' m not far from the full set because i lack more than f - zero and super mario advance 2 ique ( it would seem to confirm , but the range includes 8 titles only ! )\nenjoy hours of entertainment with this nintendo ds lite super mario 64 ds ique ds edition handheld system . besides being compact , the console features a convenient 3 . 12 - inch display , as well as wireless internet connectivity . furthermore , this nintendo ds lite handheld system is equipped with a reliable arm9 and arm7 processor together with 4 mb ram and comes in black .\nbeware if you ' re having a better changed . i had ique install a new battery in november last year . now , with absolutely all of my apps closed and no usage of the phone , the battery drops its charge from 100 % to 75 % in just 90 minutes . the\nbeware\npart of this is that although they claim to warranty the battery for lifetime , they ' ll blame it with double talk about apple updates and anything else that can use to talk around and above your head . it is ridiculous that just 7 months after ique replacing my battery , they feel it ' s appropriate to charge for another replacement . and , by the way , the manager all but ignored the conversation while standing just a few feet away . exceptionally poor customer service . one star is generous .\nsince i updated two games from my ique to full version , i decided to make a video about it . i made some mistakes ( like saying the game run at sixteen hertz rather than sixty ^ ^ ) . the video also show a little glitch when you cross the castle bridge at the extreme left of it , the lakitu bros does not come to meet you . follow me on twitter : urltoken\nnintendo ' s ique player , a video game console exclusive to china . that ' s right , not even released in japan ! more rare obscure or retro : urltoken subscribe to rerez : urltoken special thanks to syd bolton of the personal computer museum for lending us the ique player ! urltoken rerez intro theme by 2 mello : urltoken rerez is a youtube channel presented by shane luis all about video games . presenting you the newest , strangest and most unique gaming topics . featuring high quality reviews of new video games , consoles , previews , oddities , rare titles , unknown hardware , classic and retro games , and much more ! credits : host & writer - shane luis director - shane luis camera operator - alex pereira editor - shane luis producing - jason lepine & shane luis follow rerez on twitter @ rereztv and visit us on facebook at urltoken\nthe versatile palm - powered\u2122 ique 3000 is ideal for anyone who wants one integrated device for their vehicle , home and office . it features palm\u00ae os garnet and includes an address book , date book , to do list , calculator and more and can synchronize information and documents with your computer , so you ' ll always be up - to - date . the 3000 is simple to use and even includes a built - in help to provide useful information about the many software features .\nwill ensue the ds , dslite dsi and wii . note that for the wii , i have not seen on my last trip to beijing , indeed the only ones available in stores korean import versions were not versions ique . by cons i was lucky to find ique gba games ( and as the gba already belongs to the past , with us over there as , what versions are really not easy to find ! ) . first detail \u201cshock\u201d they are sold in boxes of games ds ! and elsewhere , if you have japanese ds games , you may have noticed that the molding of housings provided a location for a gba cartridge . only wario land advance does not have the right to housing , instead it was delivered in a black velvet pouch with the inscription \u201cit\u2019s me mario\u201d on top and a small cardboard sleeve illustration of the game resuming the . note that these games have been fully localized , whether their packagning , in - game texts , logos etc . \u2026 everything is in chinese . this phenomenon is rare enough to be stressed . and up to now comparison photos with versions nintendo japan\nthe ique 3ds xl , as the system will be known in that country , will come in three different variations . the silver and red models will feature a mario and luigi crest on the front saying ' ' we are twins ' ' , with super mario written under it in fancy writing . there is also a special white and red model , which features mario ' s face as well as many mushroom and coin emblems . all three versions will come with super mario 3d land and mario kart 7 , installed on the included sd card .\nmost likely the battery is shot - - you can buy a new one for $ 10 or less on ebay ( my ique actually needed a new battery and i got one from china for like $ 6 that worked perfectly ) . a normal triwing screwdriver ( again , $ 2 on ebay ) will open it , but be advised : it ' s really fucking hard to open those . you won ' t need the triwing to open the battery cover ( a small philips head should do it ) but if you don ' t have one , it ' s nice to have around .\ngetting where you need to go has never been easier ! ique 3000 boasts touch screen navigation that is easy to use with your fingers \u2014 no need to pull out the stylus . choose between 3d or 2d maps , which let you easily see where you ' re going . look up addresses or points of interest , such as restaurants , fuel stops , parks and hotels , and the 3000 gives you voice prompts and turn - by - turn directions to your destination . best of all , the 3000 integrates gps navigation with your address book and date book , so you can search for an address or appointment and then create a route to it .\nchina has been a piracy plague for videogame manufacturers for years . many home consoles have been cloned and sold throughout the streets of hong kong . why spend more money when you can get a cheaper clone ? although many of their older consoles have been cloned , nintendo realized there was still money to be made there . in november of 2003 , they announced a low cost system to debut in china . this new system , called\nique\n( rough translation = god ' s toy ) , was not necessarily a new console from a technological perspective . nintendo used nanotechnology on their nintendo 64 console to create a single chip solution containing cpu , graphic engine , etc . this new design allows doubled operating speed , reduced electronic noises , low power consumption , and most noticeably a reduced size . the heart of n64 has been built into a single controller . what makes it even more interesting is the fact that the ique , although essentially an n64 machine , does not use cartridges . the console uses a 64 mb flash card as its game media . these flash cards are used to download and store n64 game ports . the overall concept works similar to nintendo ' s efforts with the famicom disk system . gamers simply purchase a game title and download it onto their flash card . this design makes the games cheaper for purchase .\ni have gotten my wife ' s samsung s3 fixed by these guys , repaired an ipad lcd , and gotten a case and tempered glass for my wife ' s 6s ( hopefully it doesn ' t break this time ) . what can i say , our children like to break mobile devices : ) these guys will do whatever it takes to make people satisfied . if things don ' t go the way you thought they should , ask for justin , the manager or kc the owner . these guys will make sure that you get taken care of . . . also , in case you have mobile destructive munchkins as well , ique can also do data recovery for the worst events . a life saver if you need it .\nthe ique solely uses ports of existing games from the nintendo 64 . games are played from and stored on 64 mb flash cards that are inserted into the bottom of the unit . the system itself comes with time - limited demos of the legend of zelda : ocarina of time , super mario 64 , wave race 64 and star fox 64 along with the full version of doctor mario . additional titles are purchased through official ique distributors ( downloaded onto the flash cards ) . games are exactly as they were at the time of their original release ( with the exception of some translation ) , though graphics have been updated slightly . game downloads sold for $ 5 - $ 10 usd . a nice thing about the system was that the flash cards are rewritable but retains your download history for purchased games ( so you can reinstall them at no charge if you run out of room and need to delete a title ) . as of this writing , there are 14 known game ports for this system . overall , this console is nothing more than a compact , glorified n64 port machine aimed at thwarting piracy ( roms ) and attempting to cash in as well . these systems are somewhat rare , but not entirely . do not spend a great deal in investing in these systems . a cib unit should run you around $ 100 usd , with about $ 45 s / h from china . this console should go up in price in time due to its limited release in china . if making the purchase , due so for collection purposes only , not for a new gaming experience .\nmy ds lite recently kicked the bucket , so i went on ebay and looked for a new one . since most of the consoles i ' ve picked up recently have be limited edition ones , i figured i would look for a le dsl to upgrade from my broken plain black one . i stumbled on this red / black one with this dragon design on the front , kind of like that ryu ga gotoku white ps3 . since the auction was ending in minutes i impulse bid and won it because it was only 60 bucks and looked pretty cool . after paying for it and googling i was only able to find a little bit of info . it seems like i got some kind of chinese dsl called an ique ? it seems a little sketch to be honest . . . anyone know anything about this particular handheld ? are there any downsides to it if i ' m located in the us and own only us ds and gba games ? should i try to see if the seller will be nice and let me retract my bid ? i ' m kind of worried . thanks !\nplease note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from wikipedia or other free sources online . pages : 26 . chapters : game boy advance , game boy advance sp , game boy micro , ique player , nintendo ds , nintendo dsi , nintendo ds lite . excerpt : the nintendo dsi ) is a dual - screen handheld game console released by nintendo . the console launched in japan on november 1 , 2008 , and worldwide beginning in april 2009 . it is the third iteration of the nintendo ds , and its primary market rival is sony ' s playstation portable . the fourth iteration , entitled nintendo dsi xl , is a larger model that launched the following year . development of the dsi began in late 2006 , and the handheld was unveiled during an october 2008 nintendo conference in tokyo . consumer demand convinced nintendo to produce a slimmer handheld with larger screens than the ds lite . consequently , nintendo removed the game boy advance ( gba ) cartridge slot to improve portability without sacrificing durability . while the dsi ' s design is similar to that of the ds lite , it features two digital cameras , supports internal and external content storage , and connects to an online store called the nintendo dsi shop . nintendo stated that families often share ds and ds lite consoles . its new functionality was intended to facilitate personalization , so as to encourage each member of a household to purchase a dsi . the handheld supports exclusive physical media in addition to ds games with dsi - specific features and standard ds titles . the only exception to its backward compatibility are earlier ds games that required the gba slot . reviews of the nintendo dsi were generally positive ; although they decried the console ' s lack of exclusive software and removal of the gba cartridge slot , its added functionality caused many to recommend it to those who had not purchased a previous ds model . many critics were disappointed with the limited resolution of dsi ' s cameras , though the consensus agreed they . . .\nnintendo released a document for its 73rd annual general meeting of shareholders , which features an up - to - date listing of subsidiaries . you\u2019ve got the usual suspects like nintendo of america , retro , and nst . the list also includes 1 - up ( formerly brownie brown ) , nerd ( otherwise known as nintendo european research and development sas ) , and more .\nname : nintendo of canada ltd . region : canada capital : c $ 4000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo france s . a . r . l . region : france capital : \u20ac10000000 corporate role : marketing / sales ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo benelux b . v region : netherlands capital : \u20ac6800000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo iberica , s . a . region : spain capital : \u20ac3000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo ru llc . region : russia capital : rub104000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo australia pty . ltd . region : australia capital : aud8500000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo taiwan co . ltd . region : taiwan capital : nt $ 5000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo of korea co . ltd . region : south korea capital : ? 25000000 corporate role : sales / marketing ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo technology development inc . region : united states of america capital : the list states 1 us $ , i assume they mean a million us $ corporate role : development ownership percentage : 100\nname : urltoken inc region : united states of america capital : $ 900000 corporate role : other ( product return solutions , retail fraud etc . ) ownership percentage : 100\nname : retro studios , inc . region : united states of america capital : $ 10001000 corporate role : development ownership percentage : 100\nname : nintendo ( hong kong ) co . , ltd . region : hong kong capital : hk $ 49300000 corporate role : sale / marketing ownership percentage : 100\nname : nd cube company , ltd . region : japan ( tokyo ) capital : \u00a5483000000 corporate role : development ownership percentage : 96\nname : 1 - 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i felt like i was fairly relaxed and forgiving through the whole process , but this is getting kind of ridiculous . 1 star . in person the store is probably fantastic , and a pretty good price . anything via mail , don ' t hold your breath ."]}
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support and resistance levels ladder . this ladder ( patent applied ) is a comprehensive depiction of mcleod russel share price history including major weekly and monthly support and resistance levels of mcleod russel along with volume , sector , live price and much more . if you scroll down the ladder , you get the mcleod russel share price history of last 15 years .\nmcleod russel ( india ) disclosures under reg . 29 ( 2 ) of sebi ( sast ) regulations , 2011\nmcleod russel ( india ) disclosures under reg . 29 ( 1 ) of sebi ( sast ) regulations , 2011\nthe strategy is going to be the same for mcleod russel\u2019s operations in africa , added the consultant cited above .\nkolkata , december 12 , 2016 : mcleod russel , the world\u2019s largest tea producer , and the professional golf tour of india ( pgti ) , today announced the mcleod russel tour championship 2016 , the pgti\u2019s year - ending championship .\nmedia - india ' s luxmi tea , m . k . shah exports seen buying mcleod russel tea estates - mint\nmcleod russel ( india ) - announcement under regulation 30 of sebi ( listing obligations and disclosure requirements ) regulations , 2015 .\n( left to right ) mr . gaurav ghosh , general committee member , rcgc , mr . uttam singh mundy , director , pgti , mr . rajeev takru , director , mcleod russel , mr . k k baheti , director , mcleod russel and col . devrishi singhal ( retd . ) , ceo , rcgc , pose with the mcleod russel tour championship trophy .\nby having just one solution instead of many standalone applications , mcleod russel has simplified the management and saved time and money .\nmay 7 , 2012 in tea - brands | tags : mcleod russel , williamson | by william i . lengeman iii | 1 comment\nmcleod russel ( india ) disclosures under reg . 31 ( 1 ) and 31 ( 2 ) of sebi ( sast ) regulations , 2011\nthe midcap index showed its ending with half a percent rise amid shares of mcleod russel , cg power , biocon , strides shasun , and unitech .\nin 1994 the williamson magor group through mcleod russel ( india ) limited bought 51 % of the equity share holdings of union carbide india limited . the company was renamed eveready industries india limited . subsequently , mcleod russel india limited was merged with eveready industries india limited to form a new company with two divisions \u2013 the bulk tea division which managed the tea estates of mcleod russel and the battery division which produced and marketed the popular eveready batteries and flashlights .\nshares of strides shasun , mishra dhatu , jayshree tea , dhampur sugar , jubilant foodworks , granules india and mcleod russel secure up to 6 % gains .\nmr . baldeep singh general manager mcleod russel uganda limited po box 371 fort portal uganda tel : ( + 256 ) 382 420000 email : b . singh @ urltoken\nin april 2004 eveready industries de\u2013merged the two divisions into two separate companies , mcleod russel india limited and eveready industries india limited . this enabled mcleod russel to concentrate on its core business of tea production . eveready , with the second largest retail distribution network in india , enjoys more than 50 % market share in their battery and flashlight business .\n100 crore a year to upgrade and expand its plantations , khaitan said , adding that mcleod russel expects to present to its board its new growth strategy within three months .\nmcleod russel india ltd . is a huge tea company operating primarily in india . they are the proverbial \u201celephant in the room\u201d and not to be ignored . so , i\u2019m not .\nmr . debajit borthakur senior manager mcleod russel africa limited 4th floor , ralli house nyerere avenue mombasa - kenya tel : ( + 254 ) 705755073 email : debajit . borthakur @ urltoken\nmcleod russel is the world\u2019s largest tea producer . the company employs over 90 . 000 people , and manufactures around 100 million kg of tea every year across its 54 tea estates .\nthe williamson tea story is a bit involved , with various mergers and acquisitions along the way , but suffice to say that they got their start in 1869 with captain j . h . williamson and richard boycott magor , two calcutta - based englishmen who formed williamson magor & company . nowadays , williamson tea is part of mcleod russel , a company which claims to be the largest tea producer in the world . for more on the intricacies of the williamson and mcleod russel story refer to the mcleod russel history page and to a previous article in these pages .\nmcleod russel ( india ) ltd . , incorporated in the year 1998 , is a small cap company ( having a market cap of rs 1574 . 52 crore ) operating in tea / coffee sector .\nmr . harpreet singh grewal general manager mcleod russel uganda limited p . o . box 371 fort portal uganda tel : ( + 256 ) 3824 20000 mob : ( + 256 ) 772 722 365 email : hsgrewal @ urltoken\nthe geographical spread of the tea estates of mcleod russel and its subsidiaries are situated in asia ( india & vietnam ) and africa ( uganda & rwanda ) . mcleod russel also has operations in the middle east , through its subsidiary in dubai , engaged in tea blending and trading activities . india , as a single geography , has the largest share of its produce \u2013 with the estates located in the states of assam and west bengal ( dooars ) .\nbut at the williamson magor group , the situation is \u201cvery different\u201d . the khaitan family is trying to \u201cstrategically leverage\u201d the strengths of their two key companies : mcleod russel\u2019s \u201cdeep knowledge of tea\u201d and eveready\u2019s \u201crobust distribution channel\u201d , according to talwar .\nthe story of mcleod russel starts with two men \u2014 captain j . h . williamson and richard boycott magor \u2014 originally from england but in calcutta at the time they met . the year they formed williamson magor & company was 1869 . lots of company growth followed . in 1954 ( 15 years shy of their 100th anniversary ) , the name was changed to williamson magor & co limited , adding the status of being a limited company . around 1994 , the company was renamed mcleod russel .\nafter several rounds of restructuring , battery maker eveready industries india ltd is looking to spin off its packet tea business into a separate unit and scale it up by aligning its operations with that of the promoter group\u2019s plantation company , mcleod russel india ltd .\nspeaking on the occasion , mr . aditya khaitan , managing director , mcleod russel , said , \u201cwe are very happy to be hosting the 5thedition of the mcleod russel tour championship . the response from the top golfers and also everyone who came out and supported this event has been excellent . this year we have a top 50 field from the pgti order of merit , and we have international flavor as well . this will be a great opportunity for people to come and watch and learn from the top professionals in india and asia . \u201d\nwith more than 90 , 000 employees across more than 65 tea estates in india , vietnam , uganda , and rwanda , mcleod russel is taking the next step in differentiating their organization by implementing the qlikview . by utilizing qlikview , mcleod russel executives will get qlik\u2019s underlying performance , market - leading visualization , analysis , reporting and dashboarding , enabling the team to decipher every aspect of the daily production process . previously , information was entered into cumbersome spreadsheets in order to gain a holistic view of the company\u2019s performance . over time , this process proved to be inefficient and time consuming , and did not allow executives to gather real - time visual insights needed to make quick , fact - based decisions . to better meet these needs , mcleod russel turned to qlikview to improve the accuracy of its sourcing and procurement processes .\nmr . gaurav ghosh , general committee member , royal calcutta golf club , said , \u201cit\u2019s a pleasure for the rcgc to host the mcleod russel tour championship yet again . it gives an opportunity to all top professionals to play at the iconic golf course at its best . \u201d\nthe plan to align eveready\u2019s packet tea business with mcleod russel\u2019s plantations may appear to be counter - intuitive in the light of what hindustan unilever and tata global beverage did with their gardens . both divested themselves of their plantations because commodity cycles had opposite effects on the two businesses .\nbetween 2005 and 2011 , mcleod russel acquired six large tea companies in india , vietnam , uganda and rwanda to become the leader in plantations . but it now needs to find a new strategy for expansion because snapping up tea estates at commercially viable prices is becoming increasingly difficult .\nannouncing the event , mr . uttam singh mundy , director , pgti , said , \u201cthe mcleod russel tour championship 2016 will make for an enthralling week of golf as the race for the rolex player of the year title is too close to call with many contenders in the fray . \u201d\nradnor , pa \u2013 november 4 , 2015 \u2013 qlik\u00ae ( nasdaq : qlik ) , a leader in visual analytics , today announced that mcleod russel india ltd . ( mril ) , the world\u2019s largest tea producer , is leveraging qlikview\u00ae to optimize performance and increase productivity across its tea estates .\nthe packet tea business is also likely to benefit from mcleod russel\u2019s cash flow , according to a key official at the plantation company , who did not wish to be identified . the company already has plantations across the world and is scouting for opportunities to invest for the long term , this person said .\n10 , 000 crore packet tea market in india is dominated by hindustan unilever ltd and tata global beverages ltd , with a combined market share of around 40 % by value . williamson magor group - controlled eveready and mcleod russel aim to scale up their packet tea business to become the third largest in india .\nreturns from packet tea business are healthy\u2014estimated conservatively at 15 % even for regional players by an industry expert who asked not to be named . so , looking at long - term returns , it makes more sense for mcleod russel to invest into packet tea than to put money away in treasury , he added .\nit is unlikely that mcleod russel will launch its own brand of packet tea , according to the consultant . \u201cbuilding consumer brands is expensive , plus the company will have to take on entrenched players , \u201d he said , adding that the group\u2019s attempt to build packet tea brands in the past has not been much successful .\nto expand sales , mcleod russel has been buying green leaf from so called out - growers , or from estates owned by others , both in india and africa . going forward , the company is looking to expand leaf procurement through this arrangement , said an expert who consults with tea companies . this person asked not to be named .\none of the names mcleod russel sells tea under is \u201cwilliamson tea , \u201d a brand they acquired when they took over borelli tea holdings ltd . , owned by the magor family in england . the deal included the subsidiary williamson tea assam ltd . with 17 tea estates in india . this tea has an elephant on the label . in fact , all tea that mcleod russel sells is marketed under the registered elephant trademark . i saw one tea vendor site that claimed they were the only place in the u . s . where you could get williamson teas . i\u2019m happy to say they are wrong , since these teas are available from the english tea store , too , such as williamson english breakfast teas .\nmcleod block deal on nse , qty : 471 , 217 , deal price : 162 . 40 , value ( cr ) : 7 . 65 , time : 11 : 25am\nmcleod block deal on nse , qty : 337 , 466 , deal price : 155 . 75 , value ( cr ) : 5 . 26 , time : 09 : 55am\nworking with qlik partner greencube global , mcleod russel quickly deployed qlikview applications for finance , sales and distribution , field and factory production , as well as inventory and purchasing across its 54 estates in india . qlikview enables data to be extracted from more than 100 million sources and uploaded for senior managers to receive insights needed to make strategic changes and achieve budget goals .\n\u201cthis is our small way of giving golf a boost in this region and we hope that it will eventually lead to the growth of the game . we take this opportunity to thank the pgti and the royal calcutta golf club for the opportunity to host the championship this year . we are committed to the mcleod russel tour championship and in the development of golf . \u201d\nif the business is scaled up , mcleod russel will have the opportunity to sell some of its produce through this channel at a better price , according to the industry expert . its realization for a part of its produce will improve substantially , he said . \u201cstill , it is going to be a very different cup of tea . . . but an interesting gamble . \u201d\n\u201cour qlikview applications were rolled out in just 9 months , and provide us with much needed business intelligence across our key business areas , \u201d surhit bhattacharyya , head of department - it , mcleod russel india ltd . \u201cthis supports us in enhancing operations across the board . thanks to qlikview , our sourcing and procurement processes are better and our operations are significantly more streamlined . \u201d\nin 1985 , williamson magor acquired india foils ltd with which it had a close relationship as the latter made the aluminium lining for its tea chests from alcan , and later sold it to sterlite industries owned by the agarwalas . the next major step was to buy the tea companies within the mcleod russel group with the help of the gutheries , a prominent tea family in the uk . the mcleod russel acquisition made williamson magor the world ' s largest private tea producer . however , it was the 1994 acquisition of 51 . 3 per cent holding of union carbide india ltd , now known as eveready industries ( india ) ltd , that catapulted the group into the big league and on to the media center stage . the group dedicated this deal ' to calcutta with love ' .\n1987 was another milestone year for the company . the guthrie family in the uk sold their shareholding in the mcleod russel group which included the makum and namdang tea companies , to the khaitan family , making the macneill and magor group the single largest producer of assam tea , a position still held by the group . in 1992 , macneill and magor limited was renamed williamson magor & co . limited .\n\u201cthe added presence of some of the biggest international stars of indian golf as well as some renowned foreign players will spice up the contest even more . the hallowed turf of the prestigious royal calcutta golf club ( rcgc ) provides the ideal setting for this grand occasion . we thank mcleod russel for their enduring support to indian professional golf and look forward to continuing our partnership with them in the years to come . \u201d\n+ 44 1635 522088 announcement to the press williamson tea holdings plc ( wth ) , controlled by the magor family , is pleased to announce that it has reached agreement with mcleod russel india limited ( mri ) , an indian company controlled by the bm khaitan family for the sale of its wholly owned subsidiary borelli tea holdings limited ( bth ) whose principal asset is a controlling stake in williamson tea assam ltd ( wta ) , an indian company .\n\u201cat qlik we truly believe that data has the power to transform an organization , \u201d said james fisher , vice president of global product marketing , qlik . \u201cmcleod russel is another great example of a business doing just that . from the finance department all the way out into the fields , they are collecting relevant data and leveraging qlikview to extract the valuable insights needed to optimize operations and improve how the company grows , sells and distributes their products . \u201d\nchairman of the board brij mohan khaitan rose from being an east india merchant , supplying tea estates with fertilizers and tea chests , to joining the board of the tea company in 1963 , to taking on the role of managing director in 1964 , to heading the company , which has grown through various acquisitions and mergers and through building a reputation for good tea . while india remains a focus , mcleod russel is spreading out to vietnam , dubai , uganda , and elsewhere .\nrwenzori tea investments ltd , uganda , was initially set up as a para\u2013statal in 1994 . the company was bought by james finlay international and the commonwealth development council ( cdc ) which jointly rehabilitated the tea estates and factories . in 2001 the cdc sold its stake to james finlay international . in 2010 , borelli tea holdings acquired the rwenzori tea investments limited from james finlay international tea holdings ltd . mcleod russel intends to continue the programme of systematic upgrades to the factories and estates .\nin 2010 mcleod russel india ltd acquired borelli tea holdings ltd . in 2011 the company set up of a subsidiary in dubai . in february 2011 borelli tea holdings took over management control of gisovu tea company limited in rwanda . the country of rwanda is also known as the\nland of a thousand hills\nand borders lake kivu and the democratic republic of congo to its west , whilst to the east lies tanzania and lake victoria , to the south is burundi and to the north is uganda .\nmcleod russel ( india ) ltd . key products / revenue segments include tea which contributed rs 1392 . 97 crore to sales value ( 93 . 77 % of total sales ) , other operating revenue which contributed rs 79 . 59 crore to sales value ( 5 . 35 % of total sales ) , subsidy which contributed rs 11 . 32 crore to sales value ( 0 . 76 % of total sales ) and consultancy income which contributed rs 1 . 52 crore to sales value ( 0 . 10 % of total sales ) for the year ending 31 - mar - 2017 .\nsome of mcleod russel\u2019s teas are sold through tea brokers and under estate names . tarajulie estate assam is one of these , a tea that both tea sipper lainie petersen and i have tried and liked . this estate , established in 1884 and sitting between the gabharu river on the west and the dipota river on the east , has plentiful natural beauty . the estate name is a combination of the names of two lakes , \u201ctara\u201d and \u201cjulie . \u201d they are used for irrigation but also remain a wonderful part of the landscape \u2014 a balancing act between meeting man\u2019s needs and preserving nature .\nthe company ' s registered office : mr . amitabha guha sarkar company secretary & compliance officer four mangoe lane surendra mohan ghosh sarani kolkata - 700001 tel : ( + 33 ) 2243 5391 , 2248 9434 , 2248 9435 fax : ( + 33 ) 2248 8114 , 2248 3683 email : mcleod _ investors @ urltoken\nmcleod is in the plantations - tea & coffee sector . the current market capitalisation stands at rs 1 , 574 . 52 crore . the company management includes brij mohan khaitan - chairman , aditya khaitan - vice chairman & mng . director , rajeev takru - whole time director , azam monem - whole time director , kamal kishore baheti - wholetime director & cfo , amritanshu khaitan - director , raghavachari srinivasan - director , bharat bajoria - director , ranabir sen - director , utsav parekh - director , ramni nirula - director , padam kumar khaitan - director . it is listed on the bse with a bse code of 532654 and the nse with an nse code of mcleodruss . its registered office is at four mangoe lane , surendra mohan ghosh sarani , , kolkata , west bengal - 700001 . their registrars are maheshwari datamatics ( p ) ltd .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nnote - trailing eps is displayed only when latest 4 quarter results are available .\nour experts panel will help you to get you those life - changing stocks , tomorrow ' s bluechips today .\ncopyright \u00a9 urltoken ltd . all rights reserved . reproduction of news articles , photos , videos or any other content in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission of urltoken is prohibited .\nwe will never share or display your email . you will be notified , only if others like your post .\nfor the quarter ended 31 - 03 - 2018 , the company has reported a standalone sales of rs 377 . 91 crore , down - 32 . 08 % from last quarter sales of rs 556 . 38 crore and up 6 . 87 % from last year same quarter sales of rs 353 . 62 crore company has reported net profit after tax of rs - 142 . 09 crore in latest quarter .\nthe company\u2019s top management includes dr . raghavachari srinivasan , mr . aditya khaitan , mr . amritanshu khaitan , mr . azam monem , mr . bharat bajoria , mr . brij mohan khaitan , mr . kamal kishore baheti , mr . padam kumar khaitan , mr . rajeev takru , mr . ranabir sen , mr . utsav parekh , mrs . ramni nirula . company has deloitte haskins & sells llp as its auditors as on 31 - 03 - 2018 , the company has a total of 109 , 455 , 735 shares outstanding .\ndate sources : live bse and nse quotes service : tickerplant | corporate data , f & o data & historical price volume data : dion global solutions ltd . bse quotes and sensex are real - time and licensed from the bombay stock exchange . nse quotes and nifty are also real time and licenced from national stock exchange . all times stamps are reflecting ist ( indian standard time ) . by using this site , you agree to the terms of service and privacy policy .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nwe came into being in 1869 , when captain j . h . williamson and richard boycott magor , two englishmen based in calcutta , formed a partnership firm , williamson magor & company , to service the requirements of tea estates in assam . the offices were originally at 7 new china bazaar street , calcutta , before they moved in 1894 to four mangoe lane , where the company is still located albeit in a new office building inaugurated in late 1960s . the williamson magor partnership grew in strength over the years and decided to become a public limited co . in 1954 in the name and style of williamson magor & co . limited .\nbrij mohan khaitan , ( who had a long standing relationship with the company by virtue of being the principal supplier of packaging materials and fertilizers , was invited to join the board of directors in 1963 ) eventually became the managing director in 1964 and took the company to new heights . in 1975 , williamson magor merged with macneill & barry ltd . which had also had interests in tea besides other businesses . the new company was christened macneill & magor limited .\nthe republic of uganda , described as the\npearl of africa\n, is a landlocked country . it is situated north\u2013west of lake victoria bordering sudan to the north , democratic republic of congo to the west , rwanda and tanzania to the south and kenya to the east . a member of the newly formed east african community ( eac ) , it has emerged from a difficult period to become a peaceful and stable nation .\nin jayalalithaa ' s rk nagar , results tomorrow . but everyone knows who won\nfour mangoe lane surendra mohan ghosh sarani kolkata 700001 p : + 9133 . 22435809 f : + 9133 . 22484787\nreuters , the news and media division of thomson reuters , is the world\u2019s largest international multimedia news provider reaching more than one billion people every day . reuters provides trusted business , financial , national , and international news to professionals via thomson reuters desktops , the world ' s media organizations , and directly to consumers at urltoken and via reuters tv . learn more about thomson reuters products :\nall quotes delayed a minimum of 15 minutes . see here for a complete list of exchanges and delays .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthank you for your email following the recent bbc report on the tea industry .\nas someone interested in the welfare of tea employees , we would like to remind you that tea producers are technically at the bottom of the supply chain and are dependent on the selling price of tea that is controlled by retailers like the large supermarkets .\nthis coupled with a glut of low quality cheap tea and the consumer demand for low prices and discounts has depressed tea prices further and this has had a negative ripple effect right down the supply chain .\nit might therefore be helpful as tea lover if you asked yourself and the suppliers at home if the retail price of tea is \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 . truly a sustainable one ?\nthanks to dilsher sen please find below the link for the january 2015 issue of the wm times which some readers will find of interest .\naccompanied by his german shepherd ! on 11 may 1957 , whilst he was posted at dighulturrung t . e . , he flew down to bukhial to meet mr archie bell and , to the amazement of all , landed on the football field ! a series of joy rides ensued the next morning but , unfortunately , the plane caught fire and crashed . despite all efforts , mr mcintosh did not survive and was buried in a cemetery in golaghat . chetan , a worker who had rushed into the flaming aircraft to save \u2018mcintosh sahab\u2019 was awarded a gold medal for his bravery by the deputy commissioner of golaghat soon after the accident .\nthe williamson magor story began in 1868 when two young and enterprising englishmen , james hay williamson and richard manuel blamey magor , got together at the great eastern hotel in calcutta and signed a partnership deed in april 1869 . over the following few decades , while remaining almost exclusively in the hands of the williamson and magor families , the company consolidated its position , expanding through mergers . running the tea estates was left to the visiting agent , and the partners generally came to india only in winter , for a couple of months , for a leisurely trip around assam .\na period of consolidation of williamson magor ' s position in the tea world began with the recruitment of young blood : o . j . roy and patrick hay williamson . o . j . roy was the son of james e . roy of duncan macneill who had been on friendly terms with stephen anderson for many years . patrick hay williamson was the son of r . l . williamson and consequently , the grandson of james hay williamson , one of the founders of williamson magor .\npatrick hay williamson was widely known as pat williamson , and his stylish and lavish lifestyle earned him the sobriquet ' the last of | the nabobs ' . his business acumen was worthy of emulation . pat williamson played a memorable role in helping the assamese tea estates during the chinese invasion . on the business side , his greatest achievement was the smooth transition of the british partnership of williamson magor into the indian company of williamson magor & co . ltd .\nindependence in 1947 ushered in dramatic changes in the tea industry . industrial giants moved into the large tea estates vacated by their european owners . these indian entrepreneurs improved the quality and distribution networks by introducing technological changes . more importantly , the managing agency system that had been in vogue during the time of the british , gradually began to come apart in the late fifties and early sixties and was finally abolished in 1968 .\nit was a time when fortunes were being made and lost . ' there is a tide in the affairs of men , ' shakespeare pointed out of julius caesar , ' which if taken at the flood leads to fortune . ' one man who was able to ride the wave of success and fortune was b . m . khaitan and from the sixties the story of williamson magor is inextricably linked with him .\nbritishers , who fondly referred to b . m . khaitan as ' birju ' , realized his business acumen in 1954 when he helped williamson magor at a critical juncture . bishnauth tea co . , williamson magor ' s flagship company , faced the threat of falling into the hands of balmukund bajoria who had accumulated a threatening 25 per cent of its shares , one per cent short of a controlling stake . to buy out balmukund bajoria required a lot of money which was available neither in london nor in calcutta . had bishnauth been lost , it would have sent the signal that williamson magor was not strong enough to protect its company . birju salvaged the situation , his family providing the money required to be paid to bajoria .\nbirju frequently proved to be the savior of the firm and pat williamson was instrumental in appointing him managing director on 18 january 1964 . after pat williamson died in 1965 , b . m . khaitan became the chairman of williamson magor in 1966 and with it earned the affectionate appellation b . m . the event made news not just as another takeover of an industrial institution of anglo - india , but also because of the deep underlying friendship and mutual regard shared by two individuals drawn from such completely disparate societies .\nbm virtually turned the company around single - handed and soon established a reputation for total integrity and reliability . the managerial staff of the ' british ' company were soon to find that their terms of employment and pay packets were | improved considerably under the indian chairman , a trend that has continued to this day . in the coming years , some of the most prestigious british tea companies would seek out bm as a partner or as the preferred choice for sale of their tea estates .\nthe khaitans trace their lineage to a distinguished family , originally from rajasthan . bm , the family patriarch , took over the reins of the company and firmly steered it to impressive growth in partnership with the magor family based in the uk , during the foundation stone - laying ceremony of assam valley school , r . b . magor remarked that it was unusual for an english family to still be in business in india after so many years and that this had only been possible because of his happy association with his friend birju .\nfrom behind the scenes , his wife shanti , the consummate homemaker who always helps others , evidently played a major part in the eventual success of the khaitans ' association with the magors . they have three children : deepak ( 1955 ) , married to yashodhara goenka ; divya ( 1966 ) , married to sandeep jalan ; and aditya ( 1968 ) , married to kavita ruia . today , members of the khaitan family are at the helm of the group .\nnotwithstanding the growing menace of naxalism in west bengal , in december 1968 the management decided to celebrate williamson magor ' s centenary in style , believing it would cheer up everyone and indeed it did . williamson magor invited all the planters in assam , a number of overseas guests and retired planters with their wives and for four days the entire williamson magor family celebrated with gusto , attending parties , cocktails and dinners , along with boat cruises , taking pride in what they had created . the centenary also marked the official opening of four mangoe lane , the group ' s current headquarters . incidentally , to this day no one knows how the ' e ' attached itself to ' mango ' !\nearlier , on 24 january 1966 , while laying the foundation stone of the building , r . b . magor had said ,\nit has been a privilege to work with our new burra sahib and friend birju khaitan and although he has only recently ascended to the gaddi of williamson magor & co . ltd , all of us who have worked with him realize how singularly lucky and fortunate we are that , after pat williamson ' s untimely death , we have such a worthy chief . he is very well suited to carry on the firm ' s traditions and to expand our interests in the years to come and thus ensure our employees ' future prosperity . '\nmagor ' s words proved to be prophetic . in the momentous years following the centenary , the group has moved from strength to strength , building upon its traditions and corporate culture and striving for the prosperity of its employees and shareholders and the larger community enfolding the tea industry .\nover the years the williamson magor group has built up an enviable track record of negotiated mergers , acquisitions and takeovers . bm says , ' the expansion of our entire business has been from the sixties , as one merger followed another in quick succession , including the merger of all the tea companies . we didn ' t enter much into greenfield areas except in one or two cases for , during the eighties , mergers were the only way of expanding rapidly because putting up a greenfield project takes not less than seven years . ' the merger of macneill & barry took place in january 1975 to form macneill & magor ltd and wen many other tea companies merged with it , the company ' s name was changed to williamson magor & co . ltd on 12 may 1992 .\nwilliamson magor celebrated its 125th anniversary in february 1994 , organizing a grand function . befitting its culture , thecelebration was a great occasion to cheer up everyone with golf , races , chances and cocktails in an elegant environment . lunch was organized at the calcutta club for two thousand people . it was not just a group function but was attended by leading personalities from calcutta . the chief minister of west bengal and assam were also present and blessed the group ' s prosperity and its inclination to develop their states .\nunder the visionary leadership of the khaitans , the williamson magor group has today grown into a large conglomerate . its track record is marked by a spirit of dynamism , discipline , hard work and a tenacious and relentless commitment to excellence . with its policy of progressive diversification , it has been pushing back the frontiers in tea , batteries and information technology . however , notwithstanding the diversification , tea continues to be the group ' s central concern . although the group recently disposed of a few of its tea estates in line with its ongoing road map for restructuring , it still owns 29 tea gardens in assam and the dooars and produces nearly 35 - 8 m . kg of tea per year .\nthe boards of eveready industries ( india ) ltd and bishnauth tea co . ltd have also agreed to the proposed merger of the two companies . in their opinion , this will consolidate and strengthen the entire tea operations of the two companies under one umbrella and enable the company to expand into the value added packet tea segment where eveready industries ( india ) ltd has already carved out a niche for itself . the group has emerged as one of the largest producers of tea in the world , exporting over 11 m . kg in the face of stiff international competition and has earned a very well - deserved international reputation for consistent quality and rock - solid reliability .\ncourtesy : the heritage of indian tea - d . k . taknet * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *\nwta owns seventeen tea estates spread across the brahmaputra valley in north east india on which it produces teas of the highest quality for consumption both within india and the export markets throughout the world .\nmost of the estates owned by wta were founded well over a hundred years ago and from 1869 were managed by a partnership of the magor family with the williamsons and latterly the bm khaitan family .\nthe dedication of those partners and the managerial staff and employees on the estates has ensured that over the years they have overcome the most challenging natural and political hazards .\ntoday the quality of the tea that is produced and the social welfare enjoyed within the estate communities can be regarded to have few parallels and be of world renown .\nin recent years the tea industry in assam has undergone significant change as a result of the liberalisation of the indian economy and the strength of international competition .\nin response to these changed circumstances wth and the magor family have very carefully reviewed the options for the future and consider that a union with mri and the bm khaitan family will give wta the best opportunity to tackle these new challenges .\nthe magor family are confident that wta will pass into safe hands and it is anticipated that they will continue to be well represented at board level so that there is a strong measure of continuity for the management and employees of wta .\npending finalisation of the transaction which is subject to regulatory approval in india proper arrangements with mri will be put in place to ensure that the customers and suppliers of wta are offered the same high quality of service .\nfor the avoidance of doubt wth will continue to be fully involved in its tea and other operations principally in east africa and the uk .\nduring an uptrend , when the market falls by approximately 6 adm from the recent monthly high to a major support of a monthly level below , the trend turns down after a confirmation of 1 adm below the monthly level . similarly , during a downtrend when the market rises by approximately 6 adm from the recent monthly lows to a major resistance of a monthly level above , the trend turns up after a confirmation of 1 adm above the monthly level .\ncin : u67190wb2003ptc096617 . trading in commodities is done through our group company dynamic commodities pvt . ltd . the company is also engaged in proprietory trading apart from client business .\ndisclaimer : there is no guarantee of profits or no exceptions from losses . the investment advice provided are solely the personal views of the research team . you are advised to rely on your own judgment while making investment / trading decisions . past performance is not an indicator of future returns . investment is subject to market risks . you should read and understand the risk disclosure documents before trading / investing .\ndisclosure : we , dynamic equities private limited are also engaged in proprietory trading apart from client business . we also trade in nifty options , bank nifty options in our own account apart from , our investment advisory division providing advisory services in nifty options , bank nifty options to clients as per the relevant regulations . in case of any complaints / grievances , clients may write to us at compliance @ urltoken\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwhen it comes to tea , a company that\u2019s just under a century and a half old is a relative youngster when stacked up against the likes of certain more senior concerns . take twinings , for instance . they\u2019ve been doing their thing for 300 years , which is a pretty impressive figure by anyone\u2019s reckoning . but of course 140 odd years \u2013 which is how long williamson tea has been in business \u2013 is hardly anything to sneeze at .\nwilliamson\u2019s products are easily recognized by the ubiquitous elephant that adorns its packaging . while much of that packaging is fairly standard stuff , certain teas are also available in a range of eye - catching and somewhat offbeat elephant tea caddies .\nin addition to being part of a powerhouse of tea production and selling its own line of teas , williamson has also gone into charitable works at a level that most tea companies never get to . after a near tragedy in 1979 at the fastnet yachting race in the uk , the company set up a separate line called lifeboat tea .\na portion of proceeds from lifeboat tea go to help the royal national lifeboat institution ( rnli ) , the self - described \u201ccharity that saves lives at sea . \u201d the company\u2019s aim is to raise \u201cover \u00a3200 , 000 a year for the rnli , with funds going towards training and equipping their volunteer crews . \u201d the tea that goes into lifeboat teas is grown at the company\u2019s four tea farms in the highlands of kenya , located at elevations that range from about 6 , 000 to 7 , 500 feet .\n\u00a9 online stores , inc . , and the english tea store blog , 2009 - 2014 . unauthorized use and / or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this article\u2019s author and / or the blog\u2019s owner is strictly prohibited . excerpts and links may be used , provided that full and clear credit is given to online stores , inc . , and the english tea store blog with appropriate and specific direction to the original content .\nthe company manages 47 tea estates in the assam valley of northern india , six in the dooars region of west bengal in india , three factories in vietnam , and six estates in uganda . they employ almost 100 , 000 workers in the tea gardens as well as factories that they are committed to keeping updated . in some areas , they are the entire economy .\nwilliamson jasmine tea \u2014 an aromatic blend of black tea and delicate - smelling jasmine blossoms that is a refreshing and soothing cuppa any time of day .\nwilliamson chamomile \u2014 a delicious herbal blend with a crisp , sweet taste to sip any time of the day .\nwilliamson darjeeling tea \u2014 an aromatic and wonderful tasting tea grown at the foothills of the himalayas . this is of a single estate tgfop1 ( tippy golden flowery orange pekoe 1 ) with a characteristic muscatel flavor .\none final note here : despite the size of this company and its elephantine presence in the tea market , one source proclaims \u201cthere are about 1000 of tea brands in india , of which 90 % of the brands are represented by regional players . \u201d plenty of room for these smaller growers in the tea market .\nenter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\n\u00a9 online stores , llc , and the english tea store blog , 2009 - 2017 . unauthorized use and / or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog\u2019s author and / or owner is strictly prohibited . excerpts and links may be used , provided that full and clear credit is given to online stores , llc . , and the english tea store blog with appropriate and specific direction to the original content .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nhi mr sodhi , please let me know the full form of the stock as we are unable to find in nse / bse with the name renko . thanks site admin\ni was looking to renko graph . could not find . if possible pl include . otherwise it is wonder full . may be some day you would include one day on word time period in the charts .\n( all analysis is based on end of trade day ' s value . expected time of update is between 5 to 5 . 30 pm exchange time zone )\nour site uses cookies to deliver a better experience . please click accept to agree with the use of all cookies . you can change the cookie settings here .\nthe tournament will be staged at the prestigious royal calcutta golf club ( rcgc ) from december 22 \u2013 25 , 2016 . the tournament carries a handsome prize purse of rs . 1 . 5 crore , the highest for a domestic event in india .\nthe event will see the top 50 players from the rolex ranking 2016 compete for the biggest prize purse of the season . besides the top names on the rolex ranking , the field will also feature sponsor invites which will include a galaxy of top indian stars such as jeev milkha singh , arjun atwal , former champion ssp chawrasia , gaganjeet bhullar , shiv kapur , jyoti randhawa and rahil gangjee along with foreign players such as two - time asian tour winner pariya junhasavasdikul ( thailand ) , mithun perera ( sri lanka ) , a multiple winner on the pgti , shintaro kobayashi ( japan ) , suradit yongcharoenchai ( thailand ) , choo tze - huang ( singapore ) , choo zhe ming ( malaysia ) , kemarol baharin ( malaysia ) and naru toshi yamaoka ( japan ) .\nthe tournament will be a 72 - hole stroke - play championship and there will be no cut applied after 36 holes . all players will be guaranteed prize money . the pro - am event preceding the tournament will be played on december 20th and 21st .\nthe world - renowned royal calcutta golf club ( rcgc ) , affectionately known as the \u2018royal\u2019 , is steeped in history , as it is the oldest golf club outside of the british isles , having been established in 1829 .\nit is widely regarded as the founder of the game in the country and has staged some of the most prestigious tournaments on indian soil , including the indian open and the all india amateur championship . the 7014 - yard course favours long hitters and inaccurate shots are punished severely . the large number of water hazards makes this course a real challenge to master .\nformed in 2006 , professional golf tour of india ( pgti ) is the recognised official body of professional golf in india . pgti ' s objective is to promote professional golf in the country , as well as to give players an opportunity to be involved in the decision making on all aspects of the game . headed by mr . gautam thapar ( president ) , pgti ' s governing body comprises leading indian golf professionals . pgti currently has over 300 members .\nasian games 2018 : 10 , 000 hours of practice isn ' t enough . . .\nindia ' s depth of golf talent will be on display at volvo . . .\ntea sales & shipping department : mr . azam monem wholetime director four mangoe lane surendra mohan ghosh sarani kolkata - 700001 tel : ( + 33 ) 2243 5391 fax : ( + 33 ) 2248 8114\nmr . anil pandit visiting agent pertabghur tea estate p . o . charali dist . sonitpur assam pin code no . 784 176 tel : ( 0 ) 03715 22074 / 222299 email : va . assam @ urltoken\nmr . pravir kumar murari assistant visiting agent margherita tea estate p . o . margherita dist . tinsukia assam pin code no . 786 181 tel : ( 0 ) 03751 220214 / 220218 email : ava . mar @ urltoken"]}
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", "topic": 29}], "title": "askari aviation", "paragraphs": ["askari travel and tour ( at & t ; ) is a subsidiary of army welfare trust ( awt ) . awt is a business group with the subsidiaries such as askari bank , askari insurance , askari cement , askari aviation , askari airport services , askari guards , askari pharmaceuticals , askari sugar mills , askari cng , mobil askari , and askari farms & seeds etc .\naskari aviation services ( aas ) is a subsidiary of army welfare trust that includes askari aviation pvt ltd , askari chartered services , askari airport services , askari travel wing and askari flying academy . established in july 1995 , askari aviation services continues to be a leader in the industry with an enduring commitment to quality , safety and respect of our people and our services .\ncheque or online deposit in account of askari aviation ( pvt ) ltd acct no . 0011650501245 in askari bank .\naskari aviation is based in rawalpindi , punjab , pakistan . askari aviation was established in 1995 , to maintain , operate and market aircraft and helicopters .\naskari aviation was established in 1995 , to maintain , operate and market aircraft and helicopters .\nwe specialize in providing tailor made aviation solutions using both helicopters and fixed wing aircraft for both passenger and cargo , usually in the remote and often war torn places in the world . from 1995 to date , askari aviation has grown into a group of aviation bus and operates askari charter service , askari aviation ltd , askari travel & tours , askari airport services and askari flying academy organized under askari aviation services ( aas ) . aviation is a demanding occupation and the environment in the places we operate , by their very nature , tends to make it even more demanding . we at aas unashamedly take great pride in our safety record and our reputation for providing exceptional service .\naskari aviation operates charter flights and has also started flying international charters for both passengers and cargo , particularly to africa .\naskari travel wing is a subsidiary of askari aviation service and has three branches askari travels & tours , services travels & tours & askari umrah services located in blue area islamabad and kashmir road saddar rawalpindi with state of art gds reservation systems . at & t ; islamabad and st & t ; rawalpindi are iata approved travel agencies .\ncol abdul hamid ( retd ) joined army aviation during 1991 . having served for 23 years on different command and staff appointments joined the prestigious organization of askari aviation in dec 2015 . he has been instructor in combat aviation base for more than 14 years . he is qualified on both fixed wing and rotary wing . presently serving as general manger and chief pilot askari aviation ( private ) limited .\naskari aviation services is providing quality aviation services of helicopter and aircraft for adventure , safaris , rescue , crop dusting , cargo transportation and policing . in addition to its integral fleet of aircraft , askari aviation services enjoys the backing of pakistan army aviation and is providing international charter services to pakistan army , for its peace keeping troops with united nation deployed . its services include air ticketing , ground handling services and aviation training courses for traffic , cargo , cabin and flying .\naskari flying academy , is a part of askari aviation , project of army welfare trust . located at islamabad international airport . askari flying academy offers training for private pilot license ( ppl ) commercial pilot license ( cpl ) with instrument rating ( ir ) . askari flying academy holds the edge of glass cockpit aircraft and red bird full motion flight simulator . askari flying academy also offers flight operations officer and cabin crew courses .\npakistan civil aviation authority confirmed that askari air pakistan had applied for ( rpt ) air licence along with three other companies . [ 6 ]\naskari aviation has been involved in many rescue missions in the karakoram range and on k2 , sometimes with controversy about askari ' s charges for evacuation . [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ]\nlt col muhammad maqsood janjua ( retd ) has served in army aviation for over 25 years on various appointments . presently he is performing the duties of senior manager hr / admin in askari aviation services since 8th january 2015 .\naskari aviation established as a private limited company in 1995 , is registered under the pakistan act , holding aoc and maintenance approval from caa to commercially operate and maintain helicopters .\naskari flying academy ( afa ) is a project of askari aviation services , which is a company of army welfare trust . afa is established at benazir bhutto international airport , islamabad since january 2007 . afa was granted flying school license class ii by civil aviation authority in january 2007 . the primary focus of afa has been to conduct flying related courses for which the civil aviation authority has already approved following operational and training manuals .\naskari flying academy is a part of askari aviation located at islamabad international airport which offers training for private pilot license ( ppl ) commercial pilot license ( cpl ) with instrument rating ( ir ) . askari flying academy holds the edge of glass cockpit aircraft and red bird full motion flight simulator and offers flight operations officer and cabin crew courses . [ 8 ]\naskari flying academy ( afa ) is a project of askari aviation ( private ) limited , which is a company of army welfare trust . afa is established at benazir bhutto international airport , islamabad since january 2007 . afa was granted flying school license class ii by civil aviation authority in january 2007 . the primary focus of afa has been to conduct flying related courses for which the civil aviation authority has already approved following operational and training manuals . urltoken\nestablished in july 1995 , askari aviation ( pvt ) limited is engaged in national and international charter business . it has vast experience in transportation of troops to un missions and providing quality aviation services of helicopters for adventure trips , safaris , rescue operations and executive transfers . it has established the first ever flying academy in the country provides helicopter operations and maintenance services to different organizations and owns a vibrant travels & tours wing . askari aviation services is today engaged in providing quality aviation services of helicopter and aircrafts for adventure , safaris , rescue , crop dusting , cargo transportation and policing . in addition to its integral fleet of helicopter and aircraft , askari aviation services enjoys the backing of pakistan army aviation and is a providing international charter service to pakistan army , for its peace keeping troops with united nation deployed around the world . its services include air ticketing , ground handling services and aviation training courses for traffic , cargo , cabin and flying .\nestablished in 1995 , askari aviation is based in rawalpindi , pakistan . the carrier operates chartered domestic and international services form its hub at islamabad international airport . it plans to launch scheduled commercial operations .\nbrigadier hamid bashir joined corps of pakistan army aviation in 1991 . the officer has served in various fixed wing and rotary wing units . he possesses vast experience of aviation operations including services with united nations . he is a graduate of command and staff college quetta . officer is also recipient of sitara - e - imtiaz ( military ) . after retirement from pakistan army in october 2017 , has recently joined askari aviation services as general manger askari charter services w . e . f . 7th march 2018 .\ndiscuss issues and news related to pia , pakistani airlines and pakistan ' s civil & military aviation .\ni guess in most cases the mountaineers are rescued by pakistan army choppers and moved to mountain base camps from where they are flown by askari aviation copters to towns with airports like skardu , gilgit or chitral . abbas\naskari aviation ( pvt ) , ltd . # 21 , chaklala 1 rawalpindi , pakistan 62400 tel : 92 51 - 550 - 5760 - 62 , 92 321 - 850 - 2701 email : moc . noitaivairaksa @ sposaa\naskari aviation services is a dynamic aviation organization that is dedicated to the core principles of people and values . with almost 20 years in the aviation industry , askari aviation services continues to be a leader in the industry with an enduring commitment to the quality , safety and respect of our people and our services . an unwavering commitment to exceptional service , an unparalleled level of safety and security and an experienced , highly skilled team has earned askari aviation services country wide reputation for the most part our operations consist of contracted air services using helicopters and fixed wing aircraft , specifically designed to meet the specific needs of each customer . in early 1995 , we pioneered the introduction of helicopters into commercial charter operations in pakistan . historically our customers have included pakistan army , fwo , govt of kpk , foreign expeditions , and politicians , dignitaries plus a number of public as well as private sector customers .\nask flying academy ( afa ) is a project of askari aviation ( private ) limited , which is a company of army welfare trust . afa is established at benazir bhutto international airport , islamabad since january 2007 . afa was granted flying school license class ii by civil aviation authority in january 2007 . the primary focus of afa has been to conduct flying related courses for which the civil aviation authority has already approved following operational and training manuals . urltoken\ng m askari aviation tel : + ( 92 51 ) 5505761 - 62 fax : + ( 92 51 ) 8311299 cell : + ( 92 ) 0333 - 6106672 email : gmaal @ urltoken web : http : / / www . urltoken\nirfan mohammad , a spokesman of pakistan ' s askari aviation said the emergency air service has been contacted by the spanish embassy in pakistan for a flight to spot the climber ' s body but the expedition members were not available to guide the mission .\nall teams visiting pakistan as per existing government policy will be required to deposit us $ 6 , 000 or provide guarantee of respective embassies to askari aviation to clear dues within 7 days . respective tour operators , however , may provide guarantee for clearance of bill above security deposit , to avoid last minute delays . no payment to any : except askari aviation be made for provision of aviation rescue services in pakistan . askari aviation will give detailed briefing to all the teams on arrival on rescue services and issue a kit , holding minimum essential equipment for guidance and reception of helicopter in emergency . will also collect essential information on respective expedition i . e . strength , area of activity , peak days of activity , tour operator , equipment available like wireless set , smoke grenade etc . and ensure signing of indemnity bond by expedition members to provide rescue services in emergency . intimation on all the teams covered for rescue services , with their area of operation and peak days of activity , will be intimated to rescue centers in gilgit & skardu by askari aviation . on occurrence of any emergency respective team must intimate through quickest available means , to any of the following persons , with as much detail as possible , to coordinate response for desired assistance to save life in emergency .\nconsidering the resources available and area of activity to be covered , rescue service must be centrally placed to ensure timely intimation and minimum response time . pakistan army aviation resources are , therefore , located accordingly covering the complete area of mountaineering team activities . this can be further backed by askari aviation ' s integral resources or additional army aviation assets if any visiting expedition so desires , to cover their activity during critical phases . weather permitting and meeting safety condition , aal will even be willing to consider placing of limited rescue services at site for day hours , if economically acceptable to the expedition .\nsimone moro - the call of ice : climbing 8000 - meter peaks in winter 2014 1594859043\nhe proved very capable of managing the difficulties of dealing with askari aviation , so capable that the helicopter arrived just two days later to take us to skardu , with major faraq once again at the controls .\nask flying academy ( afa ) is committed to achieve highest quality standards in training of aviation related personal for issuance of licenses , certificates and ratings of the civil aviation authority ( caa ) of the approved courses . syllabi and training curriculum of the following flying and ground training courses have been approved by the caa\nunprofessional in the sense of commercial aviation not as helicopter piolts becoz most of them are retired army piolts . as we are facing them at lahore airport .\ntopnews - 4 aug 2009 spanish climber feared dead in pakistani himalayas\nirfan mohammad , a spokesman of pakistan ' s askari aviation said the emergency air service has been contacted by the spanish embassy in pakistan for a flight to spot the climber ' s body but the expedition members were not available to guide the mission .\npakistan is blessed by nature with a large number of mountains and peaks , which range amongst the highest in the world . many expeditions are , therefore , attracted by the lure of challenge of scaling these summits . these mountaineers risk their lives because they have confidence in pakistan ' s ability to provide them with the support required , for their expedition . most of the services are coordinated and provided by respective tour operators , while aero - medical evacuation facilities are extended by pakistan army aviation . to ensure desired response and safe casualty evacuation , it is important that everyone involved must clearly understand his responsibilities and act accordingly , maintaining complete calm , to save lives in emergency . this requires briefing of expedition members , issue of necessary instructions and equipment , placing of resources , passing of expeditious and sufficient information for planning , and finally smooth execution of rescue to save precious lives . to coordinate rescue facilities in northern areas ensuring minimum response time with optimum effectiveness the responsibilities of coordination have been assigned to askari aviation ( pvt ) limited ( aal ) . askari aviation a subsidiary of army welfare trust , is established to provide quality services in the field of aviation to private and public sector . it is manned and operated by retired aviators from pakistan army aviation , who have served all along their career operating in northern areas of pakistan and providing evacuation services to mountaineers . as a disciplined organization , they perfectly understand essence of responsibility and importance of time . their personal experience , therefore , will be of immense value to coordinate between mountaineering expeditions and army aviation , to achieve the objective with desired results .\nexisting aviation rescue resources are placed and ba follows : - location aircrafts skardu alt - iii , lama , mi - 17 gilgit mi - 17 , puma rawalpindi lama , altiii , mi - 17 , puma respectively .\nplease send the application form duly completed by 20th january , to the manager askari travel & tours , state life building no . 9 , jinnah avenue , blue area , islamabad . please don\u2019t attach photocopies of documents degrees / certificates .\npeter zuckerman , amanda padoan buried in the sky : the extraordinary story of the sherpa climbers on k2 ' s deadliest day . 0393084086 2012\nsitting to the right of nazir , brigadier m . bashirbaz , the head of askari aviation , chimed in . \u201cpakistan treated you well , \u201d he shouted at the europeans . \u201csome of you did not pay for evacuations , but we picked you all up . your mistakes cost pakistan a great deal of money .\nsarina singh lonely planet pakistan & the karakoram highway 2008 - - page 341 1741045428\naskari aviation ( + 051 - 5505760 / 2 , 0300 - 8502701 ; www . askariaviation . com ; house 21 , chaklala 1 , rawalpindi ) operates rescue services . it requires a us $ 6000 up - front , refundable cash deposit before flying ( understanding that you are liable for costs above us $ 6000 ) , and a pre - trek briefing at its office . if you ' re carrying insurance that covers helicopter rescue , a trekking\nthese sights were so far only open to professional mountaineers and trekkers , which are now being offered for visit by askari aviation services and if you aren ' t convinced yet , then hear this :\nwhen the father of one of world ' s leading wilderness photographers died , he desired in his will that his body be cremated and his ashes be strewn over the most beautiful place on earth . the choice of such a place he left to his son knowing that of all people he was the best qualified to decide and of all the breath taking places in the world , would you believe that he chose concordia to sprinkle his father ' s ashes .\naskari airport services ( aaps ) is established as a project of army welfare trust ( awt ) under the companies ordinance , 1984 . aaps is mandated to carry on business of ground handling services . it commenced its operations in january , 2007 offering quality services with a better cost effective structure . at benazir bhutto international airport islamabad . aaps is also a member of iata ground handling council ( ighc ) .\naskari airport services ( aaps ) is established as a project of army welfare trust ( awt ) under the companies ordinance , 1984 . aaps is mandated to carry on business of ground handling services . it commenced its operations in january , 2007 offering quality services with a better cost effective structure . at benazir bhutto international airport islamabad . aaps is also a member of iata ground handling council ( ighc ) . urltoken\nfor vacation and adventure , askari aviation services opens wonderland of four most exciting mountain ranges in the world , the karakorams , the himalayans , the hindukush and the pamirs , through helicopter safaris i . e .\nfly\n,\nfly and hike\n,\nfly , drive and trek\nor can be even tailor made to your requirements . of the fourteen peaks that rise above 8000 meters , five nestle in these ranges in pakistan . four of these surround concordia i . e . k - 2 , broad peak and gasherbrums . coupled this with the 8th wonder of modern world the karakuram highway , traversing along mighty river indus and crossing at khunjrab above 16000 feet on pakistan china border , presents a lifetime opportunity to visit on holidays . that is not all , some most spectacular canyons , lakes , and land locked civilization like kalash are unique tourist products .\ndo hereby guarantee and undertake to pay and clear all the charges of askari aviation ( pvt ) ltd . against mr . / expedition _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in case of his / their failure of clearing of dues , it is further confirmed that this guarantee is being made severally and jointly . seal _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ signature _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _\nto provide rescue services askari aviation is backed by fleet of pakistan army aircraft . helicopters required for rescue are pre - - positioned by army aviation in general area of mountaineering expedition area of activity , to achieve desired response time . the essential elements for reliable rescue operations , therefore , are : - \u2022 knowledge and information of all the mountaineering expedition visiting pakistan . \u2022 areas of activities of respective expeditions , with planned activities . \u2022 strength of respective teams , experience , physical conditions and equipment they are carrying . \u2022 briefing of expeditions on rescue facilities available in the area . demand procedures and preparations to be made to receive the helicopter . \u2022 availability of necessary equipment i . e . markers , windsock , smoke grenades , communication set etc , and information for execution of rescue operation . \u2022 completion of all legal and security requirements to avoid delay and complication on occurrence , i . e . deposit of security , signing of indemnity bond etc by respective teams . \u2022 essential information to be communicated on occurrence , for speedy response and safe evacuation . \u2022 preparation to be made by respective team on occurrence to receive helicopter , ensuring desired safety and safe evacuation . \u2022 preparation of bills / claims and clearance of dues within 7 days as per ghq instructions . \u2022 recovery of rescue helicopter handling kits and refund of security deposit to respective expeditions not utilizing rescue services during their stay in pakistan .\ni hereby undertake to pay the askari aviation ( pvt ) ltd . all the charges arising out of assistance / services provided to my expedition for resource inemergency , and are over and above my security deposit . i have accepted the terms and conditions of provision of rescue services and signed on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , before proceeding on expedition / mission . such amount will be determined exclusively by askari aviation ( pvt ) ltd . and will become payable immediately on utilization of services . dates _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ signature _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ name of leader _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ passport no . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ date and place of issue _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ name of expedition _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ nationality _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _\nthough the benewah was the first\ngreen ship\nto serve in the mekong delta , as part of the mobile riverine force , she wasn ' t alone . there were three more apb ' s - uss colleton ( apb - 36 ) , uss mercer ( apb - 39 ) and uss nueces ( apb - 40 ) . there were 5 arl ' s - uss satyr ( arl - 23 ) , uss sphinx ( arl - 24 ) , uss askari ( arl - 30 ) , uss indra ( arl - 37 ) and uss krishna ( arl - 38 )\na culture of excellence - a tradition of trust awt started with a modest asset base and high ambitions . today , after 39 years of investments in various fields , we stand at a dazzling height of success and glory . ours is a story of perseverance , innovation , business acumen and going beyond the frontiers in banking , cement , insurance , aviation , cng , agriculture , manufacturing , sugar , security solutions , real estate , lubricants , defence procurement and trading and many other diverse fields . our investments will go a long way in consolidating the national economy of pakistan .\na culture of excellence - a tradition of trust awt started with a modest asset base and high ambitions . today , after 39 years of investments in various fields , we stand at a dazzling height of success and glory . ours is a story of perseverance , innovation , business acumen and going beyond the frontiers in banking , cement , insurance , aviation , cng , agriculture , manufacturing , sugar , security solutions , real estate , lubricants , defence procurement and trading and many other diverse fields . our investments will go a long way in consolidating the national economy of pakistan . urltoken\nshe became the flagship for commander , river assault flotilla one , mobile riverine force task force 117 and commander , 2nd brigade , 9th infantry division . after a short stay in vung tau , the benewah moved up river and began a series of combat riverine assault operations in the mekong delta . when the navy boat crews and the riverine infantry embarked , the ship\u0092s company increased from 160 to 1150 personnel on board . she participated in all coronado operations from i - xi , and played a large role during the tet offensive in 1968 , moving from one hot spot to another . the 10 , 000th helicopter landing was made on her deck in the fall of 1968 by the 9th aviation battalion .\nagico is sponsored by and is a daughter concern of the trusted army welfare trust ( awt ) which itself is engaged in the business of finance , information technology and production of consumer goods & services . awt successfully acquired 27 . 18 % shares of agico through open market purchase from the askari bank limited in oct , 2015 . consequently , awt now holds 59 . 18 % shares of the company by virtue of which it is now a subsidiary of awt awt enjoys a proud history . with diversity in business , it has established a reputation as a leader in the corporate sector . the awt group ' s business history and efforts have been of perseverance , innovation , business acumen . going beyond the frontiers in investments , insurance , agriculture , cement , pharmaceuticals , leasing , energy , information technology and many other fields is the hallmark of only awt . the awt has as many as 23 different business entities working under its fold making them sister concerns of agico .\nislamabad \u2013 the senate has been provided with the details of commercial projects being run by several sub - departments of the armed forces of pakistan , in federal defence minister khwaja asif\u2019s written response to an earlier question raised by senator farhatullah babar of the pakistan people\u2019s party ( ppp ) .\nin the reply , khawaja informed the upper house that nearly 50 commercial entities were being managed by various departments of the armed forces , including the fauji foundation , bahria foundation , the army welfare trust ( awt ) , the shaheen foun\u00addation and various defense housing authorities ( dhas ) .\nhe said that as many as eight dhas had been established in karachi , lahore , rawalpindi - islama\u00adbad , multan , gujranwala , bahawalpur , peshawar and quetta under special ordinances .\nhe informed the house that the awt was running 16 projects , the fauji foundation 15 , and the shaheen founda\u00adtion 11 . he said that while the bahria foundation was not administrating any housing society in pakistan , it was considering the the establishment of an offshore lng project .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nislamabad - a spanish climber is missing and feared dead in pakistani part of the himalaya mountain range , his tour operator said on tuesday .\nluis maria barbero , 47 , went missing on july 21 when he was about to reach the peak of 8 , 068 - metre gasherbrum ii mountain .\nthough his death has not been confirmed so far but we all know that even a miracle cannot save him , given the severe conditions he has been through and the time that has passed ,\namirullah khan , a spokesman of his tour operator hunza guide , told the german press agency dpa .\nbarbero decided to continue climbing despite warnings from a swiss climber about rough weather conditions , khan said .\nhe said i will not return till i reach the peak .\naccording to khan , barbero indicated his position to his colleagues - nine spaniards and one french woman - in the base camp with a torch until midnight but signals stopped coming from his side after that .\nwe could not send a helicopter for the next three days because of bad weather conditions . on the fourth day there was an avalanche ,\nsaid khan .\nwith that we lost all the hopes for his survival .\nafter giving up on him , the team decided to climb the nearby peak of gasherbrum i , some 8 , 035 meters high , and they will be back in a couple of days ,\nkhan said .\nand then they will guide the mission to spot his body , if its not buried under the snow in some deep ravine .\npakistan ' s part of himalayas has some of the deadliest mountain peaks , a constant challenge to adventurous mountaineers .\nlast year , 11 climbers died in an avalanche on 8 , 611 - metre k2 , the world ' s second - highest mountain .\nin july , a south korean mountaineer fell to her death during the descent of 8 , 126 - metre nanga parbat . ( dpa )\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\n5 - a the mall , awt plaza , po . box no . 336 rawalpindi , pakistan . urltoken 051 - 9272400 - 4\nh # 21 , chaklala scheme 1 , rawalpindi , pakistan . tel : + ( 92 51 ) 5505760 - 61 fax : + ( 92 51 ) 8311234 fax : + ( 92 51 ) 8311299\nlocated at 3 , 200m above sea level , this is an ideal spot for a day long trip . the scenery on this flight is unbelievably awesome and the sights of nanga parbat ' s north face unforgettable . in a matter of just three to four hours one can see shogran , babusar pass , lulusar lake , rakhiot glacier .\n\u2022 4 night stays at islamabad in hotel on twin sharing . \u2022 helicopter safari charges \u2022 transport charges . \u2022 reception , departure briefing & conduct assistance . \u2022 enroute refreshments & meals less at hotels .\nexpedition meeting emergency above safe operational landing height of rescue helicopter i . e . 5 , 500 m , must make an effort to recover casualty to safe heights and intimate location accordingly . on receipt of information at rescue headquarter the mission will be flown subject to weather and safety requirements , provided the expedition has deposited the security charges or provided the guarantee from respective embassy , and has signed the indemnity bond specimen attached at the end . on completion of rescue , bill for flying charges and additional services during their stay in pakistan will be recovered by aal within 7 days and cleared in 15 days at the latest . expeditions not utilizing rescue services during their stay in pakistan will collect refund from aal , on return and before leaving the country . all expeditions will be responsible to return the rescue kits provided to them before leaving pakistan . it must be kept in mind that all rescue operations above the height of 4000m , are conducted in pairs i . e . , lama , alt - iii helicopter , due to safety reason and lack of communication in the area . all charges will be according to rates given at the end , and jacking up or re - quoting of charges is not permitted by any intermediaries . rescue services are being provided to visiting expenditure on subsidized rates as a goodwill measure . rescue request demand . all expeditions are requested to make an effort to provide maximum details possible under the condition , to assist rescue teams for safe and successful execution of their mission .\na . orange cloth letter\nh\n, orange color windsock and rod , and signaling mirror . b . smoke grenade and wireless set .\n\u2022 no obstacles , tents etc are on the approach path within 100 meters of touch down point . \u2022 should be free of pebbles . \u2022 should be prominently marked by lime or orange colored letter ' h ' . \u2022 should display a prominent windsock of orange color located well clear of the helipad and to one - side of the final approach . . .\n1 . keep snow and frost off your clothes , tents , boots , sleeping bags etc . keep your clothing as dry as possible . check for frost bite . 2 . tramp out signals in snow . fill them with boughs , sod , moss , or fluorescent dye water . 3 . remember sound does not carry well through snow . 4 . avoid sleeping on bare ground or directly on the snow . provide some sort of insulation under yourself . 5 . don ' t camp at the base of slopes or cliffs where snow may drift heavily or come down in avalanches . 6 . avoid sweating - it ' s dangerous because it leads to freezing . wear clothes loosely . 7 . avoid fatigue . get enough sleep . stop worrying ; learn to take it easy . 8 . remember that in snow the chief danger is freezing . snow blindness andcarbon monoxide poisoning are secondary dangers . 9 . never touch cold metal with your bare skin , you will freeze to the metal and tear away the skin . . . . .\nwith the recent restructuring , aas is aimed to be a market leader in near future , venturing in jv for new airline in pakistan and procuring helicopters for domestic chartering . similarly , expansion of airport services to major cities of pakistan , starting umrah / hajj services and extending scope of flying academy is also on cards .\nat & t ; has two outlets . one is located in blue area , islamabad and the second is at mall road , saddar rawalpindi , with state of the art setup and reservation systems of galileo and abacus . the offices are manned by professionally qualified and highly experienced staff , to provide domestic and international travel services .\nat & t ; islamabad is an international air transport association ( iata ) approved travel agency and at & t ; rawalpindi is pakistan international airline ( pia ) passenger sales agent ( psa ) .\nthe company has extensive experience in group traveling . we have handled a group of 600 students of hec from pakistan to cuba in the year 2008 and in 2009 further 330 students were provided traveling services from cuba to pakistan and back . transit visa of uk and transport service in cuba was also provided to these students . similar service is also being provided to pakistan army contingents .\ncopyrights \u00a9 2018 army welfare trust , all rights reserved . developed by group mis dept awt\nobjective : train student pilots to acquire desired flying skills and knowledge compatible to the standards specified by caa for grant of private pilot and commercial pilot license ( aeroplane ) .\nobjective : to train students to attain the professional skill and level of proficiency required vide caa ano 0 - 12 - xxlc - 3 of 20 nov 2009 .\nobjective : the trainee will be trained to handle dangerous goods and safe transportation as per ano 91 . 0030 .\nhow can u say that ? ? one who saved trekkers from that height , how can be so un professional ? i wonder .\nr 1 z . pk > ek . ei ed fz wy b6 g9 ey nl qr gf tg .\nbrowser supported : internet explorer 11 . 0 or above , mozilla firefox , google chrome .\nit looks like you ' re using an ad blocker . please get a radarbox premium account for an ad free experience .\nflight history for atl2r is available for a period over 7 days under our basic subscription . more details here .\nyou have been cleared to land at radarbox ' s website . by continuing to use our services , you agree with our\nwe will use your compliance to provide you with a safe and enjoyable flight tracking experience . thank you and enjoy your flights .\nthere are not too many old sailors around who can lay claim to having served on a\ngreen ship ,\nmuch less a\ngreen flagship .\nthe vietnam war was an exception to the rule . the\ngreen ship\nfleet consisted of a number of world war ii lst ' s ( which were converted into apb ' s ) , self - propelled barracks ships and arl ' s ( which were converted into small boat repair ships ) . these ships were ideal for use on the brown waters of the mekong delta .\nwhen i received orders to the uss benewah ( apb - 35 ) , i had never heard of an apb . my orders specified i should attend c . i . school prior to joining the ship ' s company . i had never heard of a c . i . school . after the yeoman and i went through some paper work , i found out what an apb was and what c . i . school meant . ( counter insurgency ) oh boy ! !\ni thought i would enlighten some of you old sea dogs out there on the history of an apb which was converted to a\ngreen flagship .\nfor the navy crews who served on apbs and the boat crews of task force 17 and the riverine infantry of the 9th infantry division , i hope this will bring back some long - forgotten , and in some cases , unforgotten memories .\nthe uss benewah was a self - propelled barracks ship built on an lst class 542 hull . lst class ships were named after counties in the united states . the benewah\u0092s namesake was benewah county , idaho . she was built at the boston naval shipyard , and launched on 6 may 1946 . from 1946 - 66 , benewah\u0092s mission was generally supportive , from housing seabees in newfoundland to serving as the flagship for commander , fleet air eastern atlantic and the mediterranean in naples , italy . she was also home to many recommissioning and decommissioning crews for two decades . the benewah , herself , was decommissioned and recommissioned three times .\nin july 1966 , the benewah entered the philadelphia naval shipyard for conversion and modernization prior to her return to active duty . she was specifically modified for use in the river regions of south vietnam . although she retained her designation of apb - 35 , the benewah was converted to a brigade command ship and served as the flagship for river assault flotilla one . she was recommissioned on 28 january 1967 .\nalthough she was obviously not a candidate for cruiser or destroyer duty , she was a far cry from the benewah commissioned in 1946 . an apb\u0092s original armament consisted of two 20 millimeter gun mounts . in 1967 , benewah was outfitted with two quad - barreled 40 millimeter mounts , two 3\u0092 / 50 installations and 20 strategically placed 50 and 30 caliber machine guns . in addition , she was equipped with 25 fiberglass assault boats , which were utilized by army troops who made her their base of operations . a large helicopter landing platform was also built over her superstructure which was used for deploying troops and receiving casualties .\nfollowing a week\u0092s layover at the naval amphibious base , little creek , va . , the benewah was deployed on 22 feb . 1967 to the far east and the brown waters of vietnam\u0092s mekong delta . she pulled into the atlantic side of the panama canal on 2 march . her next stop was naval base pearl harbor for a short upkeep , and yes , what had been rumored to happen , happened upon her arrival . the crew painted the ship green ! ! ! as if that wasn ' t enough , the color was army olive green . but the crew generally seemed to agree that their mission was unique , so they looked forward to serving on a ship that looked a little different . different she was ! after her new paint job , the benewah again set a course for vietnam . on 22 april , she was welcomed in country by the flashing light of a man o\u0092war , which signaled\nwelcome to vietnam , whatever you are !\nthe benewah operated in giant slingshot and numerous other operations on brown waters of the delta . she was frequently fired on and her guns went into action on many occasions . in june 1970 , she participated in an incursion into cambodian areas to aid forces interdicting the vietcong supply lines running through the country . the benewah left vietnam on 27 nov . 1970 and headed for naval base subic bay in the philippines , after serving for 43 consecutive months in the mekong delta . following her arrival in subic bay , an inspection board determined she was unfit for active service and she was turned over to the naval station subic bay to serve as a station ship .\nafter being decommissioned , she remained on the active list in an in - service status and was redesignated as auxiliary 1x - 311 until 1 september 1973 , when her proud name was finally removed from the list of navy ships . in may 1974 , she was transferred to the republic of the philippines . in 1975 , the benewah was sunk by the philippine navy and used as a barrier reef .\nthe benewah served her country loyally during war and peace . she was hit numerous times during her service on the brown waters of the mekong delta . she received many awards and decorations for her vietnam service : the vietnam service medal ; vietnam campaign medal ; three presidential unit citations ; four navy unit commendations ; four meritorious unit commendations ; three republic of vietnam presidential unit citations ; and the republic of vietnam unit gallantry citation . in addition , she earned fourteen battle stars for her service\nin country\nvietnam , making her one of the most decorated ships of the vietnam war .\nand many apl ' s and yrbm ' s . there were also hundreds of small green river boats - the monitors , zippos , assault support patrol boats , armored troop carriers , pbrs and though not\ngreen ,\nthe swiftboats of the task force 115 . we cannot forget the lst ' s who made the dangerous supply runs up the narrow , shallow rivers of vietnam and the numerous other\ngreen\nand\ngray\nauxiliary vessels that made up the great\ngreen fleet\nof vietnam .\nif any historic discrepancies are found in the above text , please e - mail me with the corrections and the source of the corrections .\ndon ' t forget to use your browser ' s\nback\nbutton to return to this site .\nafter an impressive record of service in the united states navy , the ship was transferred to the phillipine navy . see a short historical account on this page .\ncopyright 1999 - 2014 , inclusive , by albert moore and don blankenship . you may use the images , descriptions , stories or text within this site for non - commercial , not - for - profit purposes only . in the event you wish to use any material contained within this site for commercial , for - profit purposes , permission must be obtained from the authors , albert moore and don blankenship , in advance of such use . in the event we have used a photo or other copyrighted material without the permission of the author , please let us know and we will remove the material immediately and you may please accept our apologies . no other liability may be attributed as a result of such actions .\naddress : 5 - a the mall , awt plaza , , po . box no . 336 , , rawalpindi , pakistan .\ncapa profiles help you identify new business opportunities and make better business decisions , by providing accurate and up - to - date data on airports , airlines , suppliers , investors , mros , lessors and countries around the world . each profile offers comprehensive news and analysis , as well as the ability to drill down into data on schedules , capacity share , fleet , traffic , financial results and more .\nour full profiles are only available to capa members . capa membership provides exclusive access to the information you need to monitor the competitive landscape and guide your organisation towards success .\nit\u2019s ideal for industry analysts , managers and executives who need a snapshot of the latest news , analysis and data from our global team , with the ability to export or email pdf reports in one click .\ncapa membership also gives you access to a customised selection of more than 400 global news briefs every weekday , as well as a comprehensive data centre , analysis reports and research publications . you can also choose from our range of premium add - ons , including mro matrix , route maps , fleet data and more .\nyou seem to have javascript disabled in your browser . the majority of this website will not function as intended without javascript enabled .\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 11 / 8 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\ncookies help us deliver our services . by using our services , you agree to our use of cookies . learn more\nwe do not have information on this operator . either it is a private operator or the operator then has recently changed its name . you can use our search engine if needed .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthe source code for the wiki 2 extension is being checked by specialists of the mozilla foundation , google , and apple . you could also do it yourself at any point in time .\nwould you like wikipedia to always look as professional and up - to - date ? we have created a browser extension .\nit will enhance any encyclopedic page you visit with the magic of the wiki 2 technology .\ni use wiki 2 every day and almost forgot how the original wikipedia looks like .\nof perfecting techniques ; 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{"id": 56405, "summary": [{"text": "ruder finn is a public relations with co-headquarters in the united states and china .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "it is one of the world \u2019s largest privately owned communications agencies .", "topic": 23}, {"text": "the agency has four divisions : health & wellness , corporate reputation & transformation , rfi studios , and consumer connections . \" ", "topic": 10}], "title": "ruder finn", "paragraphs": ["ruder finn israel ,\n2008 clients\n, ruder finn israel website , accessed february 2009 .\nruder finn is an united states public relations firm founded in 1948 by david finn and william ruder .\nglassdoor has 112 ruder finn reviews submitted anonymously by ruder finn employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if ruder finn is right for you .\nruder finn inc . | public relations . copyright 2015 . all rights reserved .\nruder finn is an exciting place for amazing adventures , great friendship and excellent professional development . my love for ruder finn not only comes from the people i really enjoy being with but also from the culture . ruder finn has made me a better person .\nminneapolis : caribou coffee has selected ruder finn as its aor following a competitive selection process .\nruder finn fosters a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurism that is singular in today\u2019s communications world .\n\u201cwe have been so impressed by ruder finn and their strategic vision , creativity , delivery and network . ruder finn did an amazing job maximising the impact we had at tedxwanchai 2015 . smart , fun and digitally - savvy , anne and her ruder finn team elevate the entire communications industry ! \u201d\nrobin kim ( ruder finn ) is another one of . . . - computer history museum | facebook\nmr . finn ' s son noah finn will follow him to finn partners . meanwhile , ms . bloomgarden ' s daughter rachel spielman , as well as another sister and partner dena merriam , will remain in their posts at ruder finn . ( another finn sibling , amy binder , runs rf binder . )\nthere ' s no spinning it . peter finn ' s decision to split from his post as co - ceo of ruder finn and create a separate agency under pr umbrella company ruder finn group stems from a rift between mr . finn and his sister kathy bloomgarden . she now remains the sole ceo at the agency .\nruder finn ( rf ) was founded in 1948 and employs approximately 600 people in 15 cities around the world .\nchina - ruder finn has acquired the china business of kyodo public relations , including its operations in beijing and shanghai .\ntownes said ruder finn will help the company expand brand awareness as it grows in current markets and expands to new ones .\nat ruder finn , we transform reputations , ignite engagement within companies and excite customers as the world rapidly changes every day .\nruder finn will also help caribou with social media insights and strategy , but the company will manage social media internally , townes added .\nruder finn\u2019s teams of local and expatriate staff ensure that clients benefit from a dynamic blend of local and international market understanding and expertise .\nrf kyodo will service japanese companies in china as well as kyodo china\u2019s existing clients . jefferson hou , a pr veteran from ruder finn shanghai , has been appointed general manager of rf kyodo , overseeing its operations in china and integrating the team from kyodo china into ruder finn .\njohn mcinerney , svp of consumer marketing at ruder finn , said four staffers will initially work on the account covering both traditional pr and digital .\nruder finn ready to push reality tv show in mainland\n, pr week , november 4 , 2005 . ( sub req ' d )\nhow much do ruder finn employees make ? glassdoor has salaries , wages , tips , bonuses , and hourly pay based upon employee reports and estimates .\ndisruption . transformation . reinvention . at ruder finn , we transform reputations , ignite engagement within companies and excite customers as the world rapidly changes every day .\nruder finn , inc . is a well - known and respected family - owned public relations company that serves a variety of high - end clients worldwide .\non its website ruder finn have a comprehensive listing of both past and present clients , though it doesn ' t distinguish between the two . [ 9 ]\ncontinuing the bickering , ms . bloomgarden estimated ruder finn will retain 70 % of its business , servicing nine out of 10 of the firm ' s largest clients ( pharma giant novartis is understood to be one ) . she also refuted that mr . finn is taking the technology practice . she said that the tech business at ruder finn will continue to be lead by recent hire sabrina guttman .\na full - service global public relations agency rooted in entrepreneurial heritage . at ruder finn , creative edge embodies the way we think and the way we work .\nthe gcc was the industry coalition built to oppose the un global climate negotiations . it employed the e . bruce harrison company , a subsidiary of ruder finn .\nfurther confirmation of ruder finn ' s involvement in the distribution for the fitna film and the facing jihad conference can be seen in this press release by imra . again , the return address is : matthew krieger , ruder finn israel ; tel . ( + 972 ) ( 0 ) 54 - 467 - 6950 matthew @ urltoken\nit has been reported that ruder finn will move their offices from their current location at 301 east 57th street to the new location by the end of the year .\nshe opens up to cnn about her ascent to ceo and how she led ruder finn to become one of the world ' s largest privately - owned communications agencies .\nruder finn\u2019s china operations have shown financial , client , new business and operational growth with year - on - year revenues increasing by double digits and profits by 42 percent .\nwhen peter finn walks out the door at ruder , there are a few things he won ' t leave behind , including key staff , clients and a technology practice .\nruder finn clients include world organizations , blue chip companies and brands as well as fortune 1000 companies ,\nits profile submitted to o ' dwyers pr daily states .\nruder finn was named prweek\u2019s 2015 greater china pr consultancy of the year , and was ranked the # 1 pr firm in china for several sectors by client - side marketers .\n\u201csince 2000 , i have worked with different ruder finn teams on different assignments and am impressed by their consistently high - quality service and the growth they have achieved , both in size and depth . in 2015 , we engaged ruder finn to support us handling a major product recall . once again , they have proven they are the best firm in china .\nin addition to noah finn , a number of longtime ruder execs are showing their allegiance to mr . finn by joining him at the new venture as managing partners . that group includes : richard funess , gail moaney , ron rogers , howard solomon and alicia young .\na long - term partner of ruder finn , kyodo pr is one of japan\u2019s largest independent consultancies and the first pr agency to be listed on jasdaq , the japanese securities exchange .\nruder finn\u2019s headquarters are in both new york and beijing , china , with multiple offices around the world . they were formed in 1948 by bill ruder and david finn . kathy bloomgarden serves as the current ceo watching over the firm working in four primary areas of specialization \u2013 corporate & public trust , health & wellness , consumer connections , and technology & innovation .\nwhile ruder finn\u2019s growth average in asia has held a steady pace of 25 per cent since 2001 , asia chairman , jean - michel dumont notes that 2014 turned out slightly lower .\nruder finn drives understanding and demand among consumers , patients , healthcare professionals and decision makers , for products , services and technological advances that transform care and lead to longer , healthier lives .\nas ceo of public relations agency ruder finn , kathy bloomgarden has spent much of her career shaping the corporate reputations of big name clients like l ' oreal , microsoft , pepsico and visa .\nruder finn helps position companies for success in a fast - changing world by building reputation and admiration among external stakeholders and the public , as well as deep emotional engagement among employees and partners .\nwhile ruder finn ' s growth average in asia has held a steady pace of 25 per cent since 2001 , asia chairman , jean - michel dumont notes that 2014 turned out slightly lower .\nruder finn asia chairman jean - michel dumont said :\nthere are currently geo - political and economic challenges in the sino - japanese relationship , resulting in a drop in mutual investment . this has created specific challenges for corporations carrying out business in the two countries . we believe that a stronger ruder finn kyodo partnership and the establishment of a strategic consultancy will best support our clients .\ntechnology is at the center of transformation . ruder finn helps companies tell compelling stories of transformative innovation to position and sell the next generation of virtual and real - world technologies , products and services .\ni ' m really focusing on the heritage of ruder finn and the larger global clients we ' ve had for many years ,\nshe said .\ni do think there ' s room for a more regionally focused operation [ like finn partners ] that will do extremely well .\nruder finn effect specializes in activating communities around both mass social and more specialized causes , helping clients to capture awareness opportunities via high impact social , digital and traditional story - telling and story - sharing .\nmr . finn ' s new firm , dubbed finn partners , will launch later this year in new york with 160 staffers and a projected $ 25 million in fees in its first year of operation .\nthe channels consumers use to engage with brands are changing at the speed of innovation . ruder finn helps brands stay ahead of that curve by transforming how brands build deep , insights - based emotional connection with consumers .\n\u201cwe really felt ruder finn had an in - depth understanding of our brand as well as our consumers , and ultimately we feel that they will be able to help us garner more national attention , \u201d she explained .\nin today\u2019s fast - moving world , transformation is key . we at ruder finn are focused on helping businesses and institutions transform the way you do business , go to market and communicate with the people that matter most .\nas one of the world\u2019s largest privately - held agencies , ruder finn fosters a spirit of innovation and entrepreneurism that is singular in today\u2019s communications world . our unique culture of pursuing what\u2019s next is built on the following values :\nin december 2004 , o ' dwyer ' s pr daily reported that ruder finn had been appointed to promote el al ' s\nstatus as israel ' s national carrier and handle communications regarding the privatization of the airline .\n[ 1 ]\ndumont highlights china as a consistently strong market for the agency . it has seen business almost double as well as welcome ruder finn\u2019s sister brand , thunder , which opened two offices in the last 12 months , one in hong kong and the other in beijing .\nruder finn earned $ 99 , 303 , 000 in net fees in 2006 , up 8 . 2 % on the previous year . the firm has 593 employees . it is the second largest independent pr firm in the u . s . after edelman . [ 11 ]\naccording to the real deal , a ny real estate magazine , \u201cmichael schubert , chief innovation officer at ruder finn , said the firm had been searching for a building with an \u201copen , creative layout\u201d \u2013 a transition from a closed - box office to one more collaborative . \u201d\nruder finn was awarded the silver medal of the public relations society of america in the category\ncrisis communication\n. nb : this related to its work assisting croatia / bosnia sell the war in the balkans to the american public and evoke a us reaction \u2013 bombing serbia .\n\u201cpeer interaction , now more than ever before , has the most influence on purchase decisions in # china \u201d - @ bloomgk . ruder finn ceo , kathy bloomgarden shares her insights on # luxury in china during a panel at today ' s @ supchinanews # women in china event . urltoken\nruder finn is a global , integrated communications consultancy , producing award - winning work at the intersection of strategy , creativity and content . we help our clients engage with those vital to their success by delivering meaningful , measurable , business results through inspirational , data - driven , communications counsel and solutions .\nruder finn has consistently gone above and beyond the work scope in order to help us grow our brand since we first started in singapore in 2013 . with their help in engaging and educating the reluctant media in singapore and the region about our service and mission , we\u2019ve become a household name to millions in southeast asia .\nruder finn , one of the largest independent pr firms in the world has bought a building in midtown manhattan for their soon - to - be new offices . they paid $ 30 . 7 million for the 34 , 000 - square - foot property at 425 - 429 east 53rd street , between first avenue and sutton place south .\nseveral key clients will defect to finn partners too ; they will include the jamaica tourist board , the largest client in terms of billings ; liz claiborne ; logitech ; the north face ; rosetta stone ; stubhub ; vonage ; and hyundai csr , among others . in mr . finn ' s estimation , finn partners will be taking just less than half of the $ 100 million firm ' s u . s . operations , including the west coast business and the recently acquired rogers group .\nrumors of another management split , which could see co - ceos kathy bloomgarden and peter finn going their own ways , creates some uncertainty about the long - term future .\nkyodo pr established kyodo china in shanghai in 2006 and opened another office in beijing the same year . ruder finn and kyodo pr have worked together on global and regional projects for over a decade until 2011 when the two agencies signed an agreement to use each other\u2019s specialized expertise and long - term experience to establish a global network and trans - regional cooperation .\nwith 30 years of experience in the field , she was first introduced to the world of communications by her father , david finn , the co - founder of the firm .\nover the last 10 months , ruder finn has been aggressively expanding its greater china operations , first with the acquisition in october 2014 of the asia - pacific portfolio of sharpelankester , an international consultancy specializing in reputation management , crisis communications and investor relations , followed by the establishment of sister company , rf thunder hong kong in january and rf thunder beijing in april .\nruder finn india has provided a consistently high level of service for edx over the last 2 years . we have an excellent relationship with the team , who clearly understand our business and our needs . they have produced great results to promote our growing presence in india as well as highlighting our commitment to the country , successfully communicating our brand values and promoting our courses .\ngrant f . smith ( 33 : 38 min mark ) : but an important point : i assume that because this was filed along with a proposal of ruder and finn , a lobbying organization , which became in fact a registered lobbyist for the israeli government for economic development . i assume that they have may been referring to the founder , mr . finn himself . and that kind of shows the business model that was emerging , that you could be a public voice and you could contribute in other ways , and be paid by the israeli government for your activities .\ni deleted the\nupon contacting elie klein , an account executive at ruder finn , it became evident that the company had organized the conference and set up the group ' s website\nas this was unnecessary given that there is a source for rfi organising the conference and it raised the question of who contacted klein etc . - - bob burton 15 : 05 , 17 february 2009 ( est )\npr week ranked ruder finn as the number three pr agency in the united states in 2008 , with 2007 revenue of $ 76 , 450 , 000 , a 8 % decrease from the previous year ' s total revenue of $ 83 , 150 , 000 . the ranking also notes its staff total of 350 ( 2006 total : 424 ) , with $ 218 , 429 in revenue per employee . [ 12 ]\nfounded in 1989 , ruder finn asia , with offices in singapore , malaysia , hong kong , china and india and partners throughout the region , is a recognized leader in communications in the asia - pacific region and one of the top international communications consultancies in china . we represent multinationals in sectors including healthcare and life sciences , technology , corporate and financial communications , issues and crisis management , automotive , consumer marketing , arts , csr , and travel and tourism .\nhave a solid , active hr department in the corporate headquarters . draw a fine line between professionalism and fun at ruder finn . get to know and understand newcomers who happen to step into the agency . don ' t start new practice groups without having a solid plan and execution strategy . listen to your junior staff members . advise senior level management to remind others to not feel guilty about taking time off or work from home / flexible working hours when necessary .\nthe global climate coalition ( gcc ) , run by washington p . r . firm ruder finn , represents the big oil , gas , coal , and auto corporations . and while its stated mission is to coordinate \u201cthe active involvement of u . s . business in the scientific and policy debates , \u201d a mojo investigation found that gcc is also coordinating a secret coalition of extreme right - wingers and astroturf groups\u2014fake grassroots lobbyists funded by conservative foundations and corporations\u2014including so - called \u201cwise use\u201d radicals , john birchers , lyndon larouchites , and anti - un new world order conspiracists .\nregarding the acquisition , kathy bloomgarden , global ceo , ruder finn , said , \u201cas a company co - headquartered in china with over 25 years of experience in the country , we\u2019ve developed numerous strengths and gained diverse experiences that have allowed us to thrive in the region . this integration of kyodo\u2019s china assets gives us a unique ability to support japanese clients gain greater insights into the chinese market , as well as strengthen our reputation in the asia - pacific region . after a phenomenal year of global double - digit growth in 2014 , we\u2019re on track for continued growth this year as we strategically expand our business offerings and client portfolio around the world . \u201d\na real estate professional who works with pr firms and asked to remain anonymous noted , \u201cwhile it is a great building , that is a very odd location for a public relations firm to be located \u2013 53rd street , between first avenue and sutton place south . how does an employee who lives in long island commute there ? even the subway or bus is a schlep . as a real estate investment it could make sense \u2013 as a pr firm office , it\u2019s odd . is there an executive of the firm who lives nearby and does not want to move ? maybe\u2026 but some may venture that the employees & clients of ruder finn may not love this location .\nthe reality is my sister kathy and i have different visions of what we want our company to be ,\nmr . finn told ad age .\nthis move will make it possible for me to run a company that ' s driven by my vision and for her to run a company driven by her vision .\ntwo years ago , ruder finn rebranded and repositioned rfi studios , a subsidiary already in existence in the us for the last 18 years .\nwe decided to spin it off and make it a standalone division to address specific social media needs of our clients . that doesn\u2019t mean the other teams don\u2019t do social media as an integrated part . what it means is that rfi studios approaches specific lines for social media and work solutions .\nin asia , rfi studios looks at areas such as online word - of - mouth , key opinion leaders and does this through channels such as weibo , wechat campaigns , content development and the like . it can also review and improve websites , online platforms and more technical elements .\nthe social ceo study points to what successful leadership looks like and that the ceos that have a greater focus on open communication and transparency tend to be more successful . this research shows just how valuable the role of communications is across ceo thought leadership on social media has become . ruder finn researched the social media presence of 100 ceos from across 13 industries , primarily in technology , pharmaceuticals and consumer goods . data was collected covering the timeframe of january 2016 to june 2017 . company performance is based on comparisons to the s & p ; 500 index over the same time period . of the ceos researched , 50 are present on twitter , 50 are on linkedin , and 13 are on facebook . \u201chigh - performing\u201d companies are defined as those that had above - 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headquarters ) , hong kong , shanghai , guangzhou , delhi , singapore , bangalore , and mumbai . earlier in 2015 they acquired japan\u2019s largest independent pr agency , kyodo public relations .\nsome of rf\u2019s clients include johnson & johnson , pfizer , novartis , kraft foods , microsoft , and swiss private bankers\u2019 association . they agreed to represent the new government of the maldives in 2012 . the new government came to power after organizing a coup d\u2019\u00e9tat to overthrow the first elected government of the country . they reportedly pay rf \u00a3150k per month .\n\u201cso why should i hire you ? \u201d pr event in ny moderated by ar . . .\nsave my name , email , and website in this browser for the next time i comment .\neverything - pr news is a leading public relations news website founded in 2009 . everything - pr features the latest pr news , industry happenings , crisis communications strategies , rfp\u2019s , pr firm insights and much more for pr and marketing professionals around the world .\nall comments , questions or inquiries should be directed to : info @ urltoken .\nchat with us in facebook messenger . find out what ' s happening in the world as it unfolds .\nbloomgarden doesn ' t just serve the public relations needs for over 250 corporations , governments and non - profits . she ' s also a member of the council on foreign relations and has written a book entitled , ' trust : the secret weapon of effective business leaders ' .\ncnn : you speak about five languages and you ' ve got three degrees . where did you think that was going to take you in that time in your life ?\nkathy bloomgarden : well , i was always fascinated by languages and i wanted to be a global person . so i was fortunate enough to start learning french from even before school - - i began nursery school even . . . and that sent me on a journey for thinking about how i could really understand different societies and cultures and really be able to communicate with people and live locally in many different settings .\ncnn : your father founded the company back in 1948 when the pr industry was in its infancy . he was something of a formidable thinker and a bit of a renaissance man . were you aware of his reputation growing up ?\nkb : absolutely . i was fortunate enough to be able to go around with him . and he worked for wonderful institutions , including the un for many years - - so i met many of the secretary generals as a child . he worked for the vatican , so i had a chance to meet the pope and to attend mass at christmas eve . it was a very exciting , really inspiring time as i grew up serving as an interpreter in some of these countries when he was traveling .\nkb : you can ' t talk your way out of that one . you have to really deliver results . the more you can develop an exciting business and really do things that become a hallmark for the firm , that ' s when you gain your recognition .\nkb : i never would think that i ' ve made it . . . as a typical american who came from an immigrant family , there ' s still something of that in my dna . everything could change tomorrow . so never think that you ' ve made it . always think ,\nwhat am i going to do tomorrow to make sure that i ' m still staying in a strong position ?\nkb : i always ask myself this question , maybe because i ' m in the field of public relations . but people haven ' t - - i ' ve never felt held back , in terms of my gender . but i always felt that i ' ve had to work extra hard . so maybe that ' s why i didn ' t face that problem or challenge .\nkb : i think there can be a reverse bias that sets in . i try to encourage men and women to come into communications . . . . we might see more men coming into the pr firm because the remuneration is good . . . i think diversity both ways is a good thing .\nkb : believe you can do anything you want to do is really the key for me . and don ' t be afraid . take risks . be really bold in your thinking . close your eyes and dream about what you want to achieve and then just go and do it .\n\u00a9 2018 cable news network . turner broadcasting system , inc . all rights reserved . cnn sans \u2122 & \u00a9 2016 cable news network .\ni n the battle to shape public opinion on global warming , the big polluters are fighting dirty . in tandem with their air war of bogus advertising , the major carbon - emitting industries are mobilizing phony grassroots troops on the ground to lobby against the global climate change treaty being negotiated this week in kyoto , japan . and some of those troops would be right at home in tim mcveigh\u2019s militia unit .\ngcc chairman william o\u2019keefe , an executive with the american petroleum institute , kickstarted this secret coalition in 1996 when he hired former lobbyist susan moya to set up a national network of \u201cgrassroots\u201d groups , a network that now includes dozens of industry - funded astroturf groups in several states .\nmoya denied the existence of her astroturf network , but the mojo wire has obtained a memo that says otherwise , written by moya herself . moya and gcc refused to answer questions about their grassroots setup , but some of the corporate - funded astroturf groups named in her memo , including texas citizens for a sound economy and people for the west , confirmed that they were part of moya\u2019s network of \u201cstate grassroots leaders , \u201d and that they received this memo . moya\u2019s network also includes right - wing extremist groups , some of them downright wacky :\nchairman henry lamb boasted that his wise use anti - environmental network could deliver thousands of astroturf phone calls urging congress to spike the kyoto treaty , says a business lobbyist who attended the meeting . ( lamb also labeled sen . john chafee ( r - r . i . ) a \u201csocialist\u201d for his efforts to curb pollution in new england . ) duly impressed , gcc chairman o\u2019keefe , who was directing the meeting , pledged to give lamb whatever resources he needed for astroturf lobbying .\nso what ? so sovereignty international is a leading promoter of united nations paranoia , claiming that environmentalism is part of a plot to establish a \u201cone world government . \u201d the group was founded in 1988 by lamb ; tom mcdonnell of the american sheep industry association , who has collaborated with lyndon larouche followers ; and dr . michael coffman , a self - styled expert on global environmentalism who did a national speaking tour this summer sponsored by the john birch society . his topic : the u . n . - corporate - environmentalist conspiracy to seize private land in america , hand it over to wild animals , and herd all the humans into crowded communities .\nwise use groups nationwide . though her name didn\u2019t appear on fly - in materials , mcdonald appeared on a panel on global environmental issues , and gave a presentation to the assembled anti - enviros . her message was familiar : global warming is just a theory , and even if it\u2019s real , it can\u2019t be blamed on the co2 polluter industries . mcdonald , a former clinton appointee turned corporate lobbyist , also spoke briefly at a fly - in luncheon sponsored by\nin november , gcc organized a \u201cnational conference\u201d in washington , d . c . opposing the clinton administration\u2019s position on global warming . invited speakers , representing groups like the united mine workers and the south carolina black chamber of commerce , complained that the kyoto treaty \u201ccould raise taxes , drive up consumer prices and change american lifestyles . \u201d but while the guest list seemed pretty mainstream , gcc\u2019s conference was sponsored by radical anti - enviros and astroturfers , including clean water act foes the\nan anti - environmental umbrella group run by new world order crank henry lamb . founded and funded by land developers , eco claims to network\nwise use groups , most of them funded by the extractive industries . for an in - depth look at eco and its ties to other right - wing and corporate astroturf groups fighting the kyoto treaty , click\nastroturf crew . to protest the kyoto treaty , cse fielded handfuls of demonstrators in dallas in october , atlanta and chicago in september , and boston in june\u2014some of them sporting military camouflage , blue helmets , and signs saying \u201c50 cent u . n . gas tax . \u201d the dallas stunt ( see photo above ) was co - sponsored by the\n, a corporate - funded free - market think tank . cse\u2019s patrick burns appears on moya\u2019s contact list\u2014when we asked burns if his group had coordinated its \u201cgrassroots\u201d demonstrations with the gcc , he hung up the phone .\nepa\u2019s global warming web site offers in - depth explanations of the science and the treaty . corporate watch\u2019s kyoto site tracks big - business influence on the treaty negotiations . the environmental working group\u2019s clear site tracks hundreds of anti - environmental groups and their funders , complete with a searchable database .\nmother jones was founded as a nonprofit in 1976 because we knew corporations and the wealthy wouldn\u2019t fund the type of hard - 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", "topic": 23}], "title": "natural balance pet foods", "paragraphs": ["del monte foods and natural balance pet foods\u00ae , inc . announce merger agreement - centerview capital\nhow can i put and write and define natural balance pet foods in a sentence and how is the word natural balance pet foods used in a sentence and examples ? \u7528natural balance pet foods\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528natural balance pet foods\u9020\u53e5 , \u7528natural balance pet foods\u9020\u53e5 , natural balance pet foods meaning , definition , pronunciation , synonyms and example sentences are provided by ichacha . net .\nnatural balance announced a nationwide recall for all venison dog foods and venison dry cat foods .\ndick van patten ' s natural balance pet foods inc . original whole body health formulas\nvan patten was the founder of natural balance pet foods and national guide dog month .\npet owners can actually check test results for each batch of natural balance pet food directly on the natural balance website .\ndel monte foods and natural balance pet foods ( r ) , inc . announced today that the companies have signed a merger agreement . natural balance pet foods ( r ) , makers of super - premium pet food . . .\ndick van patten ' s natural balance pet foods , inc . - recalls and safety alerts\non may 22 , del monte foods and natural balance pet foods announced that the two companies have signed a merger agreement .\nthe natural balance brand was established in 1989 by an actor named dick van patten . dick van patten ' s natural balance pet foods\ndinnes also serves as director of product research & development of zoological formulas for natural balance pet foods .\nnatural balance pet foods featured for going to bat for b . a . t fundraising dinner | urltoken\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 natural pet foods . all rights reserved . all prices cad .\nscience diet\u00ae and ideal balance\u2122 pet foods are available online from authorized online retailers .\nnatural balance pet foods issued a voluntary recall for select dry dog foods manufactured by diamond pet foods . according to the company ' s press release , the affected products may be contaminated with salmonella .\nmay 22 , 2013 \u2013 del monte foods has announced it has purchased dick van patten\u2019s natural balance pet foods in a recent merger agreement .\nafter the 2007 pet food recalls , natural balance hired extra personnel to oversee pet food safety .\nhome \u00bb directories \u00bb pet food product database \u00bb dick van patten ' s natural balance pet foods inc . original whole body health formulas\ndr .\n' ali haghighi\n' is a biochemist with natural balance pet foods in pacoima , california .\nnatural balance pet foods is working with the fda to investigate the matter and is urging consumers to not feed either pet food product to their animals .\nnatural balance pet foods recalled two kinds of pet food after receiving reports of animals vomiting and experiencing kidney problems , the food and drug administration said monday .\nsan francisco , may 22 , 2013 \u2014 del monte foods and natural balance pet foods\u00ae , inc . announced today that the companies have signed a merger agreement . natural balance pet foods\u00ae , makers of super - premium pet food for dogs and cats sold throughout north america and also in europe and asia , will join del monte\u2019s robust pet products portfolio .\nnatural balance issued a recall in response to the recall initiated by american nutrition inc . , who manufactures canned pet food for natural balance .\n( also imported from china ) used in the manufacture of these foods . several pet foods in south africa have also been recalled . these foods use contaminated\nnatural balance pet foods featured as title sponsor for 23rd annual\ngoing to bat for b . a . t fundraising dinner\nnatural balance pet foods\u2019s headquarters are located in los angeles , california . it is interesting to know that the rations produced by natural balance pet foods are chosen as official canine nutrition of the dogs used by us bureau of alcohol , tobacco , firearms and explosives .\nabout dick van patten\u2019s natural balance pet foods\u00ae natural balance\u00ae pet foods , created in 1989 by dick van patten and joey herrick , is a leading premium pet food brand , offering more than 225 dog and cat products . natural balance products include original ultra\u00ae ultra premium pet foods , l . i . d . limited ingredient diets\u00ae formulas , alpha\u00ae grain - free formulas , delectable delights\u2122 stews for dogs and cats and many more .\nafter reviewing the recall history of natural balance , we believe that many of the recalls could have been avoided if natural balance made its own pet food .\nnatural balance pet foods are made by diamond pet foods , american nutrition , and castleberry ' s food company . diamond pet food facilities are located in the united states . american nutrition and castleberry facilities are located in the united states and many other countries .\nnatural balance has just been notified by diamond pet foods , one of our co - manufacturers , that certain natural balance dry food formulas produced in their gaston , sc facility should be voluntarily . . .\nprescription diet\u00ae pet foods are available through your veterinarian and online at authorized online retailers .\npeople can trust natural balance to create a pet food for their pet that\u2019s safe , that\u2019s good for them to eat and that will help keep their pet healthy and strong .\nin 2013 , natural balance merged with del monte pet foods . del monte pet foods was renamed in february 2014 to big heart pet brands . finally , little more than a year later , the j . m . smucker company acquired big heart pet brands , though the contact information is the same for now .\nnatural balance pet foods was founded in 1989 by dick van patten and joey herrick . the company now offers more than 225 different dog and cat products .\nthe companies producing these formulas include natural balance pet foods , freshpet , the blue buffalo company , solid gold , canidae , and taste of the wild .\ncause : melamine . announcement : avma report ( archived ) . what was recalled : the following natural balance foods :\nthe pet food company was founded in 1989 and produces a wide variety of natural pet foods : dry , canned , grain - free , vegetarian and organic .\nnatural pet foods carries a full line of the best available pet products . we carry pet foods , accessories , grooming products , treats , supplements , beds , clothing , collars / leashes / harnesses , and special order for customers whenever possible . foods and treats are all natural and never contain chemicals , artificial flavors , or colors .\naccording to natural balance , none of the recalled products tested positive for salmonella . however , other products manufactured by diamond pet foods tested positive for salmonella . natural balance decided to recall the recipes listed above as a precautionary measure .\nideal balance\u2122 brand pet foods are natural pet foods for healthy pets during various lifestages . ideal balance contains no corn , wheat or soy and has no artificial colors , flavors or preservatives . beyond quality natural ingredients , ideal balance products meet hill ' s precise nutrient profiles for more than 50 nutrients to ensure perfectly balanced nutrition for the optimal health of pets .\nscience diet\u00ae and ideal balance\u2122 brand pet foods are available at most veterinary clinics and hospitals , pet specialty stores , feed stores and some pet grooming facilities . we can help locate a veterinarian or find a retailer near you . science diet\u00ae and ideal balance\u2122 foods are also available online from authorized retailers .\nblue buffalo pet foods ( recalled april 18 , 2007 ) - spa select kitten dry food .\nwe have many concerns regarding the safety of natural balance pet foods . throughout our research process , we found it very difficult to find information about manufacturing and ingredient sourcing .\nnatural balance was included in a recall issued by castleberry ' s food company , a co - packer for canned natural balance pet foods . the recall was issued because of a ofbotulinum toxin contamination . ofbotulinum toxin is a bacterium which can cause botulism .\nnatural balance pet foods\u00ae , inc . was founded in 1989 by dick van patten and joey herrick . today , the brand includes both dog and cat formulas and spans wet food , dry food and treats . natural balance is headquartered in pacoima , ca .\ndeveloped and owned by dick van patten and joey herrick in 1989 , natural balance pet foods strives to provide nutritional , good food for pets . natural balance partnered with petco to honor dogs who have served in the military , raising over $ 1 million for the cause .\ncause : potential for salmonella . announcement : fda report dated may 4 , 2012 . what was recalled : the following natural balance dry dog foods :\n\u201cdel monte foods is proud to welcome natural balance\u00ae into the del monte family of brands , \u201d said dave west , ceo , del monte foods . \u201cnatural balance is well - positioned in the super - premium pet specialty channel and del monte looks forward to supporting and further strengthening that position , while honoring the brand\u2019s esteemed culture and history . \u201d\naccording to natural balance , laboratory testing showed that the products contain melamine . natural balance received complains involving dogs and cats that developed kidney failure after eating the affected products .\nnatural balance l . i . d . sweet potato & venison - 13 lb .\nnatural balance l . i . d . sweet potato & chicken - 13 oz .\nfor over 22 years natural balance pet food has worked to provide the best possible nutrition for your pets . natural balance has led the way in pet food safety as the only pet food company to post the test results online for every batch of our food . we appreciate your concerns and want to talk with you directly .\nyes . this pet food brand has had a few recalls over the years . the massive melamine recall of 2007 involved some of the natural balance line . later that year , some natural balance products were recalled because ofbotulinum \u2014 the toxin that causes botulism \u2014 was found in a non\u2013pet food product that was produced in the same plant as the natural balance foods . in 2010 and 2012 , there were recalls because of potential salmonella contamination .\nthe brand relies on other companies to make its pet food products . natural balance is large enough to build and manufacture its own pet food products , but they choose to outsource this process .\nnatural balance l . i . d . sweet potato & bison - 26 lb . -\nnatural balance l . i . d . potato & duck dog food - 26 lb .\nthrough his pet food company dick van patten ' s natural balance pet foods he has underwritten all costs for the promotion of national guide dog month to ensure that all money raised would directly benefit non - profit , accredited guide dog schools in the united states .\nbrand line includes : natural balance l . i . d . limited ingredient canned dog formula , natural balance alpha dry dog formula , natural balance fat dogs low calorie dry dog formula , natural balance ultra - premium canned cat formula , natural balance delectable delights , as well as many treats for dogs and cats cost : $ $ $ $ company : big heart pet brands inc . headquarters : one maritime plaza , san francisco ca , 94111 contact info : 1 - 800 - 829 - 4493 , email\n( blue buffalo , chicken soup for the pet lover ' s soul , harmony farms , natural balance , canine caviar , diamond , kirkland signature , mulligan stew ) , like menu foods , has recalled several foods . like menu foods , american nutrition inc has very complicated lists . to be certain that you are up - to - date , it check the\nhas provided a list of all recalled foods produced at their facility . clinicians are advised to check the list of recalled foods regularly for updates .\ndick van patten ' s natural balance\u00ae pet food at work : the story of mushroom the mastiff . for small breeds : watch bichon puppies grow !\nnatural balance believes that the source of the melamine was rice protein concentrate , not wheat gluten .\nnatural balance ultra premium chicken w / carrots , brown rice & fresh potatoes - 13 oz .\nhave you ever wanted to look back at a pet foods ingredients years ago ? have you wondered if a big business buy out of a pet food brand changed the . . .\nfor all the information about science diet\u00ae , ideal balance\u2122 , prescription diet\u00ae , or healthy advantage\u00ae brand pet food you feed your pet , visit our products section .\nthe natural balance website does not provide information that would tell us exactly where foods are manufactured . the website also does not provide any useful information regarding how ingredients are sourced .\nnatural balance is best known for its catalog of dog and cat food varieties , but natural balance also developed\nzoological formulas\nthat have been used to feed carnivores , birds of prey , reptiles and others . ( natural balance reportedly provided food for the animals at michael jackson ' s neverland ranch . )\nwe have two dogs and three cats and all five of them thrive on natural balance food . they ate healthy , their teeth are looking good and digestion is normal . natural balance is a great food .\nthis year will be the second year the parade has featured a float from natural balance pet foods , with last year\u2019s float featuring tillman , rose and pals , as part of what some deem to be the most beloved float in parade history .\nfor more information on del monte foods , visit the company\u2019s website at urltoken .\nlet foods be thy medicine and medicine be thy food .\n- hippocrates\nextensive testing before release : natural balance food is always tested for nine contaminants before being released for sale .\nfamily members could not be reached for comment on tuesday . natural balance executives could not be reached either .\nnatural balance sweet potato & chicken dry dog food recall . best by date of june 17 , 2011 .\nmy natural balance \u00ae pet food is the finest food you can buy for your pet , and no matter which of our products you use , you can be assured that it is truly the food for a lifetime\u2122 . we offer our natural balance\u00ae original ultra\u00ae ultra premium dog and cat foods , l . i . d . limited ingredient diets\u00ae allergy dog and cat formulas and our vegetarian and organic formulas for dogs !\n\u201cnatural balance will continue to offer pet parents super - premium , high quality formulas that they have come to know and expect , and we look forward to continuing to nurture our valued relationships with our customers and other partners , \u201d said natural balance president and founder joey herrick .\nbecause natural balance doesn ' t make any of its own pet food , all recalls associated with natural balance involved a third - party co - packer . these co - packers produce food for dozens of other brands . in these arrangements , the chance of manufacturing error and contamination are much higher . the specific co - packers used by natural balance have a long history of quality problems .\nbased in burbank , california , dick van patten\u2019s natural balance pet foods\u00ae was founded in 1989 with the philosophy of providing pets and their owners the food for a lifetime\u00ae . our goal was to create pet food based on sound scientific principles and nutritional truths . we are proud to offer a wide selection of premium dog and cat foods that are used and respected worldwide by top trainers , rescues and caring pet owners who want the very best for their pets .\nprescription diet\u00ae brand pet foods are formulated to address specific medical conditions that can develop in pets . prescription diet foods are available through your pet ' s veterinarian , or through authorized online retailers . if you have a pet with a medical condition , please speak to your veterinarian to see if a prescription diet pet food is right for your dog or cat . prescription diet is clinical nutrition to improve quality of life\u2122 .\ndue to the fact that natural balance canine nutrition rations are , like it is said by the manufacturer , suitable for \u201call life stages\u201d , dogs owners can give them to kids , adults and seniors . natural balance dry canine nutrition rations are considered to be rather natural , they contain high - quality meat and vegetables . all natural balance canine nutrition rations include only natural preservatives ( mixed tocopherols \u2013 vitamin e ) . moreover , natural balance canine nutrition contains canola oil , a very useful ingredient which enriches a dog\u2019s ration with omega 3 and monunsaturated fat .\nnatural balance issued a recall for natural balance sweet potato & chicken dry dog food . the recall was issued in response to a positive salmonella test conducted by the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) .\nalthough we appreciate the steps taken by natural balance to improve safety , we cannot ignore the aforementioned safety concerns .\ncheck out the shelf life of our foods and storage tips to keep them fresh .\nhowever , recent developments suggest that multiple ingredients may be contaminated with melamine . foods that\nogden , utah based american nutrition , inc . manufactures pet foods under its own name and for many other companies . american nutrition has 150 employees .\nthe following information was just forwarded to me from an independent pet store - from their distributor , phillips feed and pet supply .\nnatural balance \u00ae products provide all natural complete and balanced nutrition in a variety of foods , from dry , canned , dog food rolls and treats . choose a formula to learn more about it . read our ingredient panel . . . it speaks for itself !\ndick van patten ' s natural balance \u00ae pet food is proud to be sold all over the world by these top distributors . please contact them for products sold in your country .\nall hill ' s pet foods are marked with our guarantee . if you are not satisfied with prescription diet\u00ae , science diet\u00ae , ideal balance\u2122 or healthy advantage\u00ae pet food products for any reason , simply return the unused portion to the place of purchase for a refund or replacement .\nmounds pet food warehouse remains dedicated to the health and safety of our pet families . we will continue to monitor pet food recalls and remove affected items from our shelves as recall information becomes available .\nfor more information about natural balance , its buy with confidence\u2122 program and its unique product line , please visit urltoken .\nfda spokeswoman julie zawisza said the agency had no indication that the natural balance case is related to the melamine problem .\n\u201ci\u2019m proud to say on behalf of myself and my company that we are committed to helping b . a . t . for years to come , not only financially , but with any other assets available , \u201d said joey herrick , president , natural balance pet foods .\nabout dick van patten\u2019s natural balance pet foods\u00ae based in pacoima , california , natural balance\u00ae was founded by dick van patten and joey herrick in 1989 on the philosophy of providing pets and their owners the food for a lifetime\u2122 . all natural balance products are free from artificial flavors , colors and bleached ingredients , and are used and respected worldwide by top trainers , breeders and caring pet owners who want the best for their animals . in addition to its more than 50 dog and cat food varieties , the natural balance product catalog includes several zoological formulas\u2122 , which are currently fed to carnivores , bird of prey and reptile populations in some of the most prestigious zoos and animal reserves across the country .\nfor example , natural balance said inside an official press release that the april , 2007 melamine contamination was a result of manufacturing deviation by american nutrition . an issue that would have never happened if natural balance controlled the manufacturing process . american nutrition was adding a contaminated rice protein concentrate into natural balance products when rice protein concentrate was not even listed on the label .\nmy partners and i started natural balance \u00ae pet foods in 1989 with the intention of developing the finest , healthiest pet food on the market . we wanted a pet food based on sound scientific principles and truth , not marketing hype . we did it ! not only for dogs & cats , but for large carnivores , such as lions , tigers , polar bears , and wolves in zoos and animal reserves worldwide !\njust as eating amounts vary from person to person , eating amounts vary from pet to pet . most hill ' s\u00ae pet foods have a feeding guide on the package to help you determine the proper amount to feed your pet . however , the feeding guide is intended only as a starting point . it ' s critical to your pet ' s health that his or her physical condition be monitored regularly and the feeding amount adjusted as needed . to access the suggested feeding guide for hill ' s\u00aebrand pet food that you feed your pet , refer to our product selector .\nmy partner and i started natural balance pet foods in 1989 with the intention of developing the finest , healthiest pet food on the market . we wanted a pet food based on sound scientific principles and truth , not marketing hype . we did it ! not only for dogs & cats , but for large carnivores , such as lions , tigers , polar bears , and wolves in zoos and animal reserves worldwide !\nthe company ' s zoo business has stoked the creative fires and enabled natural balance to unleash a plethora of new products .\nthe company ' s statement concludes :\nhis deep commitment to support pet charities through his \u201chelp me help animals\u201d philosophy will also live on through natural balance . he has made an indelible mark on the natural balance community . he can never be replaced and will continue to inspire us in all that we do . \u201d\ni\u2019m feeling like there\u2019s something natural balance is not admitting and it\u2019s slowly killing my dogs . natural balance , step up and stop putting garbage in your foods , or sourcing from china if that\u2019s what you\u2019re doing . i\u2019m sleepless , and sick worrying about whether or not my dogs are going to get better . natural balance i will be calling you and the company who ships food to us monday to give you more information on this matter and to express my frustration .\nwe ' d like to mention that after the 2007 melamine recall , natural balance invested hundreds of thousands of dollars to build a testing laboratory . today , every batch of food or treats manufactured for natural balance are tested for the following 9 substances .\nwe created our non - profit animal rescue program to help rescues provide new pet parents with wholesome nutrition for their adopted family members . qualified 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) organizations can apply twice a year to receive free natural balance\u00ae samples for new pet owners .\nthe merger includes the equity interest held by private equity firm vmg partners . \u201cwe are very proud to have worked side by side with joey and the natural balance team in building one of the strongest brands in the pet specialty channel . we are excited about passing the baton to del monte foods , who we believe will continue to grow and strengthen the natural balance brand , \u201d said david baram , vmg managing director .\nfor puppies : when you first start feeding natural balance \u00ae dry dog food , we suggest you take a look at the\nsuggested feeding guidelines for puppies\non the web page of the natural balance \u00ae dry formula you are using , and start with the recommended amounts in the table provided . how is natural balance \u00ae dog food good for all life stages ? click here .\nnatural balance will be added to del monte\u2019s portfolio of pet food products , including meow mix , kibbles \u2018n bits , milk - bone and milo\u2019s kitchen . del monte annually generates nearly $ 4 billion worth of sales in pet products , food products and private label items .\ninto the del monte family of brands , \u201d said dave west , the ceo of del monte foods . \u201cnatural balance is well - positioned in the super - premium pet specialty channel and del monte looks forward to supporting and further strengthening that position , while honoring the brand\u2019s esteemed culture and history . \u201d\nnatural balance pet foods is taking this voluntary action after learning the food and drug administration ( fda ) confirmed rice protein concentrate used by american nutrition contained melamine , a substance not approved for use in food . these products are being recalled in addition to our previously recalled venison and brown rice canned and bagged dog foods , venison and brown rice dog treats , and venison and green pea dry cat food .\nthe original list of recalled foods was provided by menu foods . melamine - contaminated wheat gluten , imported from china , was identified as the likely source of the toxic agent . the contaminated wheat gluten was used in production of canned and pouch foods by menu foods between november 2006 and march 2007 . subsequently , all other foods that used the same wheat gluten source ( hills prescription m / d dry , several del monte treats , biscuits made by sunshine mills and several others ) were also recalled .\nnatural balance states that it is the first known pet food company to offer email notification regarding any pet industry news that could affect their pets . they are also the first known pet food manufacturer to offer data base test results on aflatoxin , don vomitoxin , melamine and cyanuric acid to consumers through their website using the best buy code on each food container .\nthe purchase price and financial terms have not yet been disclosed . the merger includes all natural balance brands , products and other trademarks .\nhealthy advantage\u00ae brand pet foods offer preventative nutrition for each lifestage . each healthy advantage pet food delivers five health benefits to address the needs of pets at every lifestage . along with regular exercise and veterinary checkups , healthy advantage maximizes your pet ' s potential for a healthier future . healthy advantage is available exclusively through your veterinarian .\na manufacturer in the united states , diamond pet foods , has recalled several batches of its dry pet food due to possible contamination with salmonella . several people in the united states and two people in canada have reportedly become ill with a salmonella infection as a result of contact with pets or pet food contaminated with salmonella bacteria .\nthe well - known tillman , plus four other bulldogs and his supersized likeness tuesday morning were part of another guinness world record presented to natural balance pet foods president joey herrick as a member of the team responsible for the world\u2019s longest single - chassis float ( 114 feet ) , \u201chot doggin\u2019\u2014going for the gold . \u201d\nit kills me because i am and you natural balance are at fault , i bought your brand of dog food believing in your marketing your product , i fed your brand to him and now he ' s sick . that feeling of failure natural balance is on you . i ' m a vicious mother when it comes to my little ones ! ! fix your mess natural balance ! i stand by my review and it has been verified . ball ' s in your court natural balance . do the right thing . stop hurting our animals !\nnatural balance does not write\nmade in the usa\non any of its pet food products . this could mean that either the entire product in manufactured overseas or ingredients are sourced from outside the united states .\nthe lawsuit claims\nheinz knew that processed sheep lungs it sold to a pet food company were adulterated with rubber that could choke dogs\n. strange . . . though natural balance is suing its . . .\nnatural balance nutrition also has some specific rations for puppies , because their growing organisms should receive special nutrition . these rations do not have daily dozes , because in natural balance , they think puppies would know themselves when to stop eating , after having consumed a sufficient doze of nutrients .\nat natural balance\u00ae the health and safety of pets is our first priority . not only are our products made from the finest ingredients , but they are extensively tested for safety through our buy with confidence\u00ae program . every production run of natural balance pet foods\u00ae is tested for nine known contaminants before distribution so that you can \u201cbuy with confidence\u201d and know that your pet\u2019s food is tested . simply visit our website , click on the buy with confidence\u00ae link and enter the product date code on the bag to find the actual laboratory results posted in real time .\nhow can i learn more about my pet ' s hill ' s\u00ae pet food - including how it works , the ingredients , the flavors , etc . ?\ntoday , all natural balance \u00ae products are used and respected worldwide by top trainers , breeders , veterinarians , kennels , and caring pet owners who want the best for their animals . we hope you have noticed that my natural balance \u00ae has given you and your pet not just many\nvarieties\nbut many\ncategories\nof food and treats to meet you and your companion animal ' s needs . we know that one type of food won ' t work for all animals , so we keep working to give you the best possible choices in every category . we want to make available to you the food for a lifetime\u2122 so that you know that your pet is getting the best food , no matter which natural balance \u00ae pet food you choose .\ntaste tests show that pets prefer hill ' s\u00ae pet foods to many other leading brands , however we realize some pets can be picky eaters . to help you in this situation , we suggest following one or more of the tips below to encourage your pet to eat .\n) . it is believed that all foods containing wheat gluten purchased from this supplier have been identified and recalled .\nmore breakthrough products have followed since . most chisel away at the quality and even perceptual barriers between human and petfoods . natural balance gourmet , for example , is a line of frozen microwaveable meat loaves for dogs . popular as the product has been , it has suffered from the difficulties of distributing a pet product through distribution channels for frozen foods .\nadditionally , vin is currently conducting analyses of pet foods not on the recall list that have been identified in the vin recall survey as potential sources . results of this analysis are not yet available .\nthere ' s no doubt that van patten , who passed away due to complications from diabetes on june 23 in santa monica at the age of 86 , will be remembered for his work on such beloved shows like eight is enough , but his acting legacy will be matched by his charitable efforts and the empire he built in the pet food business as the co - founder of dick van patten ' s natural balance pet foods .\nwith more than 50 % of the pet population being overweight , it ' s important to be aware of your pet ' s weight . there are several signs you can look for to determine if your pet is becoming overweight . these warning signs include :\napproximately 7 , 786 units of the recalled pet food products were sold in canada .\nscience diet\u00ae brand pet foods are formulated to meet the needs of healthy pets during various life stages . science diet healthy pet food offers clinically proven benefits that promote vitality and well - being at any age or lifestyle with a full range of precisely balanced products . science diet has 100 % of what pets need , 0 % of what they don ' t . science diet has the finest natural ingredients your pet will love and no artificial colors , flavors or preservatives to help ensure that your pet lives a happy , healthy life .\n\u201cnatural balance was created nearly 25 years ago to give pet parents the best super - premium pet food on the market , \u201d said joey herrick , president and founder , natural balance pet foods\u00ae , inc . \u201cafter careful consideration , we believe we\u2019ve found the perfect partner to help the business grow for the next 25 years . not only does del monte care about pets as much as we do , they have a complementary culture and set of values , their respected brands are found in eight out of 10 u . s . households and they have been a trusted name for healthy , quality consumer food for more than 100 years . natural balance looks forward to working hand - in - hand with del monte to leverage their strong distribution , supply chain and innovation resources that will help the brand achieve its next level of growth . \u201d\nyes , natural balance has been recalled five times throughout its history . the most recent recall occurred on may 4 , 2012 because of a salmonella contamination .\nnatural balance has parlayed its expertise from zoological formulas for carnivores to natural balance canine raw food diet , a frozen dog food line manufactured at the headquarters plant . raw products approximate the nutritional content of food a meat - eating animal would consume in the wild and have favorable protein - to - fat ratios .\ndick van patten ' s natural balance\u00ae organic formulas \u00ae is certified organic by ocia - gmo and pesticide - free . look for this new bag design !\nmeal feed your pet by measuring the appropriate daily feeding amount of food and placing it in your pet ' s bowl . if you are feeding your pet more than one meal during the day , divide the amount into the number of feedings for the day .\ndel monte is one of the nation\u2019s largest producers of pet food and pet treat products . the giant corporation generated net sales of about $ 3 . 7 billion last year .\nthis website and the advocacy efforts of its author susan thixton are 100 % supported by pet food consumers . please help support pet food advocacy work . to learn more click here\nthe natural balance pet food is grain free so my dogs love it , but expensive . plus i can not always find it . it would be nice if it came in a 50 lb . bag since i am feeding 2 large dogs .\n\u201cnatural balance will continue to offer pet parents super - premium , high quality formulas that they have come to know and expect , and we look forward to continuing to nurture our valued relationships with our customers and other partners , \u201d continued herrick .\nwhen the 124th rose parade kicks off the new year on tuesday , lucca and her handlers will be riding a float celebrating the decades of service by her kind . the float , titled\ncanines with courage\nand sponsored by natural balance pet foods , was inspired by the military working dog teams national monument that will be dedicated later next year in san antonio .\nin our option , most of the information provided on the natural balance website is carefully crafted to sound good but side - step many of the important questions .\n\u201cthe treats themselves are already rich in nutrients from a wholesome blend of proteins , carbohydrates and antioxidants , \u201d said heather govea , senior vice president of independent sales and corporate marketing at natural balance . \u201cadding vitamin e & zinc , which work together with flaxseed , simply strengthens the natural balance skin & coat promise . \u201d\nnatural balance is the official dog food of the united states bureau of alcohol , tobacco , firearms and explosives arson investigation and explosives detection canines . [ 6 ]\nfor more information about natural balance , its buy with confidence\u2122 program and its unique product line , please visit http : / / www . naturalbalanceinc . com .\nconceived in 1989 , natural balance ( www . naturalbalanceinc . com ) is now a us $ 72 - million operation providing products for pets and zoo animals . dog and cat foods range from dry product to canned food , frozen cubes , microwaveable loaves and meat rolls and treats .\nnatural balance is endorsed by actor dick van patten and has been using nutritional science to formulate dog food since 1989 . this food is often used by dog trainers .\nbrowse the list below to find a wealth of information commonly requested by consumers of hill ' s\u00ae pet foods . if you don ' t find what you ' re looking for , please contact us with any questions .\nmost pets readily accept these foods , but some are more reluctant than others to give up what is familiar to them . if your pet does not easily switch , you may want to try one of the following suggestions :\nnatural balance bases its food safety claims on owning a fully equipped laboratory utilizing liquid chromatography , mass spectrometry , gas chromatography using a nitrogen phosphorus detector , and spectrophotometric testing .\n. all proceeds from the sale of 12 oz . limited edition natural balance jerky bars treats at petco will be donated to fund this national monument honoring military working dogs .\nwhen your pet is diagnosed with a disease , it ' s natural to want to know more about the illness and treatments . find out more about cat diseases and dog diseases .\nat least six pet food companies have recalled products made with imported chinese wheat gluten tainted with the chemical . the recall involved about 1 percent of the u . s . pet food supply .\nto help enhance the flavor of both dry and canned food , add a small amount of low - sodium chicken broth or the liquid drained from tuna canned in water when transitioning your pet from one food to another . ( do not use this tip for prescription diet\u00ae z / d\u00ae or d / d\u00ae pet foods . )\nas for digestive problems , there were exceptionally rare cases . just a few dog owners reported about their dogs having flatus and loose stools after they began to eat some of the natural balance canine nutrition rations . however , these symptoms showed themselves only with specific formulas , and in almost 100 % cases disappeared when switching to another natural balance formula .\nif you are feeding your pet dry food , try hand - feeding by holding the kibbles of food in your hand and feeding it to your pet in small portions for the first few feedings .\ndick van patten ' s natural balance \u00ae original ultra\u00ae line of food includes our original\nultra premium formula\n, made for puppies through adulthood , and\nreduced calorie formula\nfor senior and overweight dogs . our new natural balance\u00ae a . m . p . agility muscle performance \u00ae ultra active dry formula is formulated for highly active and working dogs !\nto see all the available options for your pet ' s food , use our online product selector .\nplease visit the health canada consumer product recall website for additional pet food brands affected by this recall .\nbig heart pet brands , with nearly 2 , 500 employees , is a leading producer , distributor , and marketer of premium - quality , branded pet food and pet snacks in the united states . its portfolio of brands includes meow mix \u00ae , milk - bone \u00ae , kibbles ' n bits \u00ae , 9lives \u00ae , natural balance \u00ae , pup - peroni \u00ae , gravy train \u00ae , nature ' s recipe \u00ae , canine carry outs \u00ae , and milo ' s kitchen \u00ae .\nnatural balance \u00ae was built on the premise of helping animals , and we have never nor would we ever allow any testing that would be considered harmful to an animal . we do not conduct laboratory testing on animals , whatsoever . all of our feeding trials are conducted in the animal ' s own environment , in conjunction with veterinarians , kennels , breeders and pet owners , to ensure that all natural balance \u00ae products are extremely palatable , nutritious and the best possible formulation for the health of your pet . our feeding trials are a positive experience and enjoyable for animals !\nbased in pacoima , california , natural balance was founded by dick van patten and joey herrick in 1989 on the philosophy of providing pets and their owners the food for a lifetime\u2122 . all natural balance products are free from artificial preservatives , flavors , colors and bleached ingredients , and are used and respected worldwide by top trainers , breeders and caring pet owners who want the best for their animals . in addition to its more than 50 dog and cat food varieties , the natural balance product catalog includes several zoological formulas\u2122 , which are currently fed to carnivores , bird of prey and reptile populations in some of the most prestigious zoos and animal reserves across the country .\nprescription diet\u00ae brand pet foods are available at most veterinary clinics and hospitals . if you need to locate a veterinarian in your area , we can help . prescription diet\u00ae is also available online at veterinary clinics with online stores and authorized online retailers .\nchenango valley pet foods ( recalled may 17 , 2007 ) , like american nutrition inc , manufactures several brands of pet foods . - doctors foster & smith lamb and brown rice formula adult dog - shop rite redi - mix dog food for dogs - lick your chops kitten and cat food - shep chunk style dog food - 8 in 1 ferret ultra blend advanced nutrition diet - bulk lamb & brown rice formula dog food - health diet cat food chicken & rice dinner - evolve kitten formula\ncontinued west , \u201cthis merger is consistent with our long - term strategy for del monte to further strengthen our pet food and snacks brand portfolio and accelerate growth by expanding in the pet specialty channel . this offers us exciting prospects for continued growth , particularly in terms of strengthening our reach to independent pet retailers . \u201d\nnatural balance also states that it has employed midwest laboratories of omaha , nebraska . midwest tests agricultural analysis of soil , plant tissue , feeds , pesticide analysis , water analysis and microbiological analysis for food , pet food , fertilizer , nematodes , biosolids , petroleum , and hazardous waste [ 16 ] .\nif you purchased one of the recalled foods that mounds stocks , do not feed it to your pet \u2013 please return it . mounds will only accept returns on recalled items we currently stock . if your pet is behaving irregularly ( i . e . vomiting , loss of appetite , lethargy , excessive thirst , etc . ) , please seek immediate veterinary care .\npetco\u2122 and natural balance pet foods\u00ae have joined forces once again to celebrate national service dog month in september with a fundraiser on behalf of u . s . organizations that support and / or train service dogs . the annual fundraiser has always supported guide dogs , but this year in addition to guide dogs , it will also raise funds on behalf of all service dogs including military working dogs and the country\u2019s first ever national monument honoring military working dogs .\nin may 2013 , natural balance , headquartered in burbank , was purchased for $ 337 . 5 million by del monte , the company behind such well - known pet foods as kibbles ' n bits and meow mix . the parties never disclosed how much van patten made from the merger , if anything , though at the time of his death some estimated the actor was worth about $ 30 million . in february 2014 , del monte changed its name to big heart pet brands and a year later the entire company was acquired by j . m . smucker .\navid pet owners are apt to express personal wants and needs in the care of their pets . while petfood marketing has long driven this anthropomorphic principle to profits , natural balance has drawn equally from its sister truth : great taste and nutrition may be easier to sell on the petfood shelves than in the human food aisles . humans tend to preach more about\neating well to be well\nthan they practice . natural balance gives them a chance to practice what they preach in their choice of petfoods .\nnatural balance pet foods is expanding its healthy bones line of dog treats with the addition of four new formulas , all of which have added vitamin e and zinc to help support optimum skin and coat health . the crunchy , oven - baked treats will feature revamped packaging designs and will be available in five varieties upon launching in late july 2010 . the announcement marks the first time in the company\u2019s 20 - year history that it is offering fortified treats .\nno doubt , pet owners overestimate pet allergies .\nabout 80 % of owners think their dogs have allergies ,\nsays herrick .\nveterinarians estimate that actual number at more like 15 - 20 % .\nbut processors like natural balance are hardly sneezing at the potential of allergy - aimed formulations ; even 15 % amounts to a formidable sum in the us $ 34 . 8 billion global dog food market .\nthe dogs made dozens of runs , to the delight of the crowd . at the front of the float will be an area for natural balance co - owner dick van patten , to sit .\nin addition , petco and natural balance are proud to support the canine members of the armed forces act , which is currently in the early stages of legislation . the act is sponsored by sen .\nnatural balance is a member of association of zoos and aquariums and has created zoological products which are specifically for carnivores in zoos and wild animal parks and not sold to the general public . these foods were developed by director of zoological product research and development dr . martin r . dinnes , a founding member of the american college of zoological medicine .\npetco \u2122 and natural balance pet foods \u00ae have joined forces once again to celebrate national service dog month in september with a fundraiser on behalf of u . s . organizations that support and / or train service dogs . the annual fundraiser has always supported guide dogs , but this year in addition to guide dogs , it will also raise funds on behalf of all service dogs including military working dogs and the country\u2019s first ever national monument honoring military working dogs .\nnatural balance pet foods will once again present the annual \u201cgoing to bat for b . a . t . fundraising dinner , \u201d held on tuesday , january 24 , 2012 at the new york marriott marquis hotel in times square . this year\u2019s dinner , which is also sponsored by ameritrade , will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the new york mets . more than 50 former mets are scheduled to attend , including darryl strawberry , dwight gooden , ron swoboda , ed kranepool and many others ."]}
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", "topic": 32}], "title": "grainger plc", "paragraphs": ["established in 1912 , grainger plc is the uk ' s largest listed residential landlord and manager . our latest property :\nsafestore acquired mentmore plc who were trading under the \u2018spaces\u2019 brand for \u00a3209 million .\ngrainger plc registered in england . company registration number : 125575 . registered office : citygate , st james ' boulevard , newcastle upon tyne , ne1 4je .\ngrainger share price . gri - stock quote , charts , trade history , share chat , financials . grainger ord 5p\nwhy netcall plc ' s ( aim : net ) roe of 9 . 6 % does not tell the whole story\njohn von spreckelsen leaves safestore and richard grainger is appointed as non - executive chairman .\nflexible tenancies and a named , dedicated grainger property manager to ensure it works for you .\ngrainger has a 4 week average price of 298p and a 12 week average price of 293 . 60p .\ngrainger plc owns a significant portfolio of residential property assets across the united kingdom and germany worth more than \u00e2\u00a32bn . in the uk , 62 % of its assets are located in london and the south east . similarly , in germany , 80 % of its assets are located in the four most economically robust regions .\nin january , richard grainger retired from the board of safestore and alan lewis was formally appointed non - executive chairman of the company .\nps . if you are not interested in grainger anymore , you can use our free platform to see my list of over 150 other stocks with a high growth potential .\n\u201cgrainger have thought about all the details that make life that little bit easier\u2026 it all really helps in creating a community - like building that you can enjoy living in . \u201d\nplease be aware that , as stated in our privacy policy , grainger may pass your details onto third party letting agents responsible for the property or properties you\u2019ve expressed an interest in .\ngrainger plc ( lse : gri ) is a small - cap - stock with a market capitalization of usd $ 1 . 32 billion . while investors primarily focus on the growth potential and competitive landscape of the small - cap companies , they end up ignoring a key aspect , which could be the biggest threat to its existence : its financial health . the significance of doing due diligence on a company\u2019s financial strength stems from the fact that over 20 , 000 companies go bankrupt in every quarter in the us alone .\nthere are currently 417 , 251 , 265 shares in issue and the average daily traded volume is 478 , 312 shares . the market capitalisation of grainger is \u00a31 , 250 , 084 , 789 . 94 .\nwe\u2019re delighted to be nominated for residential property company of the year at the # egawards18 . it\u2019s been a great year for grainger with the launch of argo apartments and we continue to invest in building more great homes for rent ! # prs # btr # rentingredefined @ estatesgazette urltoken\nclearly , grainger has a concerning amount of debt on its balance sheet . additionally , the company fails to impress in terms of generating strong enough operating cash flows and earnings to cover annual interest expenses . thus , for now , i don\u2019t find it a financially sound company .\nnow when you know whether you should keep the debt in mind as a risk factor when putting together your investment thesis , i recommend you check out our latest free analysis report on grainger to see what are gri\u2019s growth prospects and whether it could be considered an undervalued opportunity .\n\u201cone of things that has impressed me most about grainger is how responsive they are to our needs . we always receive a reply to our emails promptly and they actually care about making us feel comfortable in our home ! we ' re treated like valued clients , rather than simply tenants .\n\u201cwhen i rented the flat from grainger i was appointed a property manager \u2013 and i cannot appreciate her enough . she has been supporting me ever since with every aspect regarding the flat . it is an extremely helpful concept to have especially considering i am travelling a lot due to my job . \u201d\ngrainger not really in a similar business to british land or daejan - although grainger are diverting into the prs sector their wholly assets are manly modest properties let to regulated tenants who have been resident since before 1989 when this tenancy type ended . importantly they have security of tenure and the properties are only sold at open market value when vacant - when the tenant has usually passed away or gone into care . the property assets have to be discounted to reflect the fact that if the company had to be liquidated tomorrow the assets could only be sold with the tenants in occupation . saying that though the company has for years had a share price which doesn ' t match even its true\ndiscounted\nvalue . good to see the recent rise though and will hopefully step up again when the world knows what the heck trump is doing !\nmore than the revenue shown on paper , what matters is how much cash is generated through operations and whether it is enough to continue operations , meet debt - obligations and fund growth . over the past year , grainger\u2019s operating cash flows stood at 6 . 3 % of its overall debt . an annual operating cash flow of less than a tenth of the overall debt raises red flags , although short - term obstacles and cyclical nature of an industry may have an impact on a company\u2019s ability to generate cash .\nthere are many problems that come unannounced . for instance , a hurricane or even labor strikes . in 2011 , a tsunami and earthquake in japan had wiped out a significant chunk of auto supply chain in the country . if these were not japan\u2019s biggest automakers and electronics - maker with big cash reserves and funding sources , it\u2019s hard to imagine how would they have recovered . but that does not absolve the company from its obligations such as lease payments , interest payments , and salaries . in addition , failure to service debt and bank loans can seriously hurts its reputation , making funding extremely expensive in the future , if at all it survives . grainger is able to meet its short term ( 1 year ) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets .\na substantially higher - debt poses a significant threat to a company\u2019s profitability during a downturn . grainger\u2019s debt to equity ratio stands at 126 . 9 % and this indicates that the company is holding a high level of debt / liabilities compared to its net worth , and in the event of financial stress may experience difficulty meeting debt or interest obligations . while debt - to - equity ratio has several factors at play , an easier way to check whether it\u2019s at a sustainable level is to check its ability to service the debt . a company generating earnings at least 5x of its interest payments is considered financially sound . in addition , with such a coverage ratio , the earnings remain more stable . in gri\u2019s case the interest on debt is not strongly covered ( ideally 5x ) by earnings ( earnings are 3 . 3x annual interest expense ) .\nour customers come first , from the design of our buildings to the excellent service we strive to deliver .\nthe management team are great and are always on hand when we have experienced any issues with our apartment - quick and efficient to respond and resolve any problems we have faced .\nlong term & flexible tenancies with the uk\u2019s leading professional landlord , with all the protections and flexibilities you deserve .\nthere ' s only a handful of brand new two beds left at argo apartments in london . enquire today !\nargo apartments is our brand new development in east london , offering free 100mbps wi - 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", "topic": 7}], "title": "taylor communications", "paragraphs": ["\u201ctaylor corp . is proud to announce the formation of a new subsidiary , taylor communications , inc . , under which standard register will now go to market as taylor communications and taylor healthcare , \u201d deb taylor , taylor communications inc . chief executive , said in a letter on the web site .\ntaylor communications is moving some employees into 111 w . first st . downtown . staff\nstandard register\u2019s name has been changed to taylor communications , the company\u2019s web site and signage say .\nthe staples operations would become part of a newly formed subsidiary , taylor communications , she said .\nfrankie lebron cdc , pppc director of procurement taylor communications 600 albany st . dayton , oh 45417\ntaylor communications is trusted by the world ' s leading companies to advance their reputations by aligning communications with corporate standards and priorities . providing market - specific insights and a compelling portfolio of solutions to address the changing business landscape in healthcare , financial services , commercial and industrial markets , taylor communications is the recognized leader in the management and execution of mission - critical communications .\ntaylor communications provides a range of broadband and telephone services using our rural microwave network , and voice over ip technology .\nminnesota - based taylor corp . , of which taylor communications is a subsidiary , acquired the assets of standard register in 2015 and last year announced it would keep those operations in dayton .\n\u201calthough taylor communications\u2019 history at the albany and campbell location is long and storied , there are many positive reasons for change , \u201d mark o\u2019leary , president of taylor communications , said in a statement . \u201cdayton\u2019s downtown area is growing , professional and vibrant , similar to our own culture . \u201d\ndeb taylor , ceo of taylor corp . , says she believes standard register\u2019s \u201cbest days are ahead . \u201d\nfrom statements and invoices to customer notifications and insurance policies , taylor has the scale and security to give you peace of mind for your mission - critical communications .\nappellant taylor communications group , inc . ( taylor ) sought to intervene in litigation involving southwestern bell telephone co . ( southwestern bell ) as plaintiff , and time warner communications , inc . ( time warner ) and the texas public utilities commission ( tpuc ) as defendants . the district court denied taylor ' s motion to intervene as of right , or , in the alternative , for permissive intervention . taylor now appeals . all parties to the litigation oppose taylor ' s appeal . we affirm .\ntaylor can offer your organization an unmatched diversity of direct mail , email and mobile capabilities to maximize the impact of your customer communications management while reducing your overall investment .\ntaylor communications through its bloomington , ill . facility , has been named a winner of the 2018 best of print & digital awards which are focused on customer loyalty .\nlast year , officials said citywide would purchase and upgrade the albany street facility and then would enter into a 10 - year lease with taylor communications for the property .\nas an expert in communications deployment , taylor offers an array of delivery methods for your required communications . with one of the largest digital print networks in the nation , plus electronic and mobile solutions , our omnichannel capabilities can be tailored to fit the needs of any size business .\nlast year , dayton officials and local economic leaders pledged to work with taylor communications and provide incentives to keep the company and its more than 700 employees inside of city limits .\ntaylor communications , the former operations of standard register , plans to move some of its 700 workers to an underutilized downtown office tower , bringing more jobs into the region\u2019s largest employment center .\nclients trust taylor communications to meet the complex challenges of communicating in today\u2019s omnichannel world . our experts leverage technology across the industry\u2019s broadest network to create solutions that improve customer experience , drive efficiencies and grow revenue .\n\u201cstaples and our family of companies have been trusted partners for over 20 years , \u201d said taylor chief executive deb taylor . \u201cthroughout this time , we have partnered with staples to meet the communication needs of their contract and retail business . we are honored that staples would look to taylor communications and entrust us to continue to provide service to their customers and employees . \u201d\nit was not immediately clear if taylor corp . would continue standard register ' s operations in dayton , ohio , or consolidate all or portions of the acquisition with taylor ' s existing companies . however , deb taylor did say that taylor corp . would be adding standard register ' s employees to its workforce .\ntaylor communications announced today that it has completed an asset acquisition of plug production group , a new york - based leading supplier of retail and event graphics , museum exhibits and signage , fleet graphics and custom seg hardware .\ntaylor communications has a long - standing commitment to utilizing a diverse supplier base to provide the products and service value our customers require . we are dedicated to a strong supplier diversity program as we believe it is not only good business , but it helps build minority and women - owned organizations and supports the communities in which they are located . taylor communications is a proud corporate member of two local affiliates of the national minority supplier development council .\ntaylor corp . buys ohio - based standard register co . for $ 307 million\nonce the deal closes , north mankato - based taylor is expected to cater to some of staples\u2019 commercial clients who need printed annual reports , business brochures , business cards , labels and packaging , as well as digital communications services .\nas of 2015 , taylor had more than 1000 + patents and patent applications worldwide .\nmore than 3 million small businesses and consumers rely on taylor company products and services .\ntaylor corp . said the deal is expected to close in 45 to 60 days .\ndeb taylor joined the leadership team at taylor corporation in april 2011 and in june 2015 became chief executive officer . under her leadership , the organization made its largest acquisitions in taylor\u2019s history , doubling the size of the corporation . passionate about the business and its humble beginnings in north mankato , minnesota , deb has spearheaded a refreshed brand strategy , expanded technology offerings and deepened taylor\u2019s presence in the marketplace \u2013 leading taylor into the future .\ntaylor corp . is the holding company for the diversified portfolio of billionaire businessman glen taylor , who also owns the minnesota timberwolves and lynx professional basketball teams and the star tribune .\nsouthwestern bell telephone company , plaintiff - appellee , v . public utility commission of texas ; pat wood , iii ; judy walsh ; patricia curran ; time warner communications of austin , l . p . ; time warner communications of houston , l . p . ; and fibrcom , inc . , defendants - appellees .\na message was left tuesday with taylor corp . \u2019s north mankato minn . headquarters office .\ntaylor corp . buys ohio - based standard register co . for $ 307 million - urltoken\nit is not yet known how many staples workers will become taylor employees , mcmichael said .\n\u201cwe are thrilled to welcome this business into our family of companies , \u201d taylor said .\nin august 2015 , taylor corp . completed its acquisition of the assets of standard register co .\nthe company\u2019s twitter account handle has also been changed , to \u201c @ taylor _ comm . \u201d\ntaylor corp . has more than 80 subsidiaries and 9 , 000 workers . it provides graphics and communications support in some of the same sectors as standard register , including financial services and health care . it also has clients in the automotive , insurance and retail sectors .\n1 . sbc communications , inc . v . f . c . c . , 138 f . 3d 410 , 413 ( d . c . cir . 1998 ) .\ntaylor\u2019s purchase means it is buying the assets of one of its largest customers . taylor corp . has provided behind - the - scenes contract services for the massachusetts - based staples print solutions for years .\nciting these stare decisis concerns , taylor sought to intervene as of right , or , in the alternative , by permission of the district court . the district court denied these motions . taylor now appeals .\ntaylor communications is committed to doing business the right way and upholding ethical practices across our organization . we expect the same from our supplier partners . our code of conduct provides an overview of our expectations from all parties . in addition , we support the california transparency in supply chains act .\nthe deals are the latest acquisitions by taylor corp . , which is a holding company for many of the diversified holdings of billionaire businessman glen taylor . it has more than 80 companies and 9 , 000 workers .\nglen taylor also owns the star tribune , as well as the minnesota timberwolves and lynx professional basketball teams .\ntaylor also had an interconnection agreement with southwestern bell , separate and distinct from that of time warner . that agreement was the subject of a different administrative review which was still pending at the time southwestern bell filed suit . after southwestern bell filed suit , taylor sought to intervene . taylor asserts that its agreement with southwestern bell is factually distinguishable from that of time warner . nevertheless , taylor asserts that the determination whether calls to isp ' s are local in the time warner case would necessarily become precedent in taylor ' s pending administrative conflict with southwestern bell .\ndistinguish your financial brand from the competition with a differentiated customer experience . by engaging customers in a meaningful way , you can efficiently execute your brand promise while improving the return on your communications investment .\nmore than 80 subsidiaries make up the taylor family , spanning 25 + states , 9 countries and puerto rico .\nfrom the hospital wristband on your child\u2019s arm to the safety labels on your lawnmower . from the business card you hand to a client to the bank statement you read every month , taylor communications is there . reliable , often under the radar , we\u2019re working hard to make your business run better and grow more .\nwith more than 25 years serving insurance clients , we help you create unique customer experiences and increase agent engagement with marketing tools and on - demand communications that differentiate your brand at every customer touch point .\nto be considered a part of our program , you must register with the taylor communications corporate procurement office . to register , please submit any literature on your company and the products or services you offer along with your certification as a m / wbe . we accept certifications from any national , state or local government agency , the national minority supplier development council and its affiliates , or the women business enterprise national council and its affiliates . once you are registered with taylor communications , we will maintain your information in our data base that is available to any individual involved in making sourcing decisions within our company . within taylor communications , contracts are awarded on a competitive basis . being registered with our company is not a guarantee of business but it is a major step in the process . it is our goal to have a significant percentage of our purchases made from m / wbes however contracts will not be awarded solely on the basis of being registered as a m / wbe .\nstandard register , which has 3 , 500 employees , gives the north mankato company product lines that include printed forms and communications services in the fields of health care , commercial business , financial services and industrial markets .\nour espy holding is factually distinguishable from the case at bar . in espy , a ruling contrary to the position of the timber industry was certain to affect the already - existing contracts . that is not the case here . in the case before us , a ruling in favor of southwestern bell ' s position might adversely affect taylor ' s position , but not necessarily . taylor concedes this point in its arguments to this court . first , in its brief , taylor addresses the fourth requirement for intervention as of right , that the movants interests must be inadequately represented by the existing parties to the suit . in arguing that time warner could not adequately represent taylor ' s interests , taylor notes \u201c [ a ] s a result of the difference in the negotiation postures of the respective interconnection agreements , time warner cannot assert certain claims and defenses available to taylor . \u201d 9 in short , taylor ' s agreement with southwestern bell is factually distinct from time warner ' s agreement with southwestern bell . it would be pure speculation to say that a judicial pronouncement as to the time warner case would necessarily affect taylor ' s agreement with southwestern bell . because the cases are factually different , the resulting application of existing law may necessitate a different result . taylor ' s counsel conceded this point at oral argument , stating taylor \u201cmight not be bound\u201d by the district court ' s decision in this case . in essence , taylor seeks to intervene as of right in litigation which taylor concedes may have no impact on its contract with southwestern bell . taylor has no such right .\ntaylor offers production methods at every price level , from economical digitally printed items to high - end engraved or embossed products .\ntaylor corp . subsequently negotiated a deal with silver point to pay $ 2 million over its bid , according to court filings .\ntaylor ' s motion to intervene was filed three weeks after southwestern bell had initiated the underlying proceedings in district court . at that point the district court had taken little substantive action on the matter . further , both tpuc and time warner concede that taylor ' s motion was timely filed . southwestern bell contends that the motion was untimely as premature , not as delinquent . southwestern bell ' s argument that taylor filed its motion prior to the adjudication by the tpuc of its own dispute with southwestern bell goes to the issue of whether taylor has an interest in the proceedings , not toward the issue of timeliness . taylor ' s motion is therefore timely .\nthe move downtown will make it easier for taylor to attract younger workers , he said . he does not expect taylor to have much of a food operation at its new offices , which may bode well for downtown restaurants and small businesses , he also said .\nleslie berland is the people and marketing lead responsible for twitter\u2019s global consumer , product , and sales marketing and communications . as head of people , leslie leads twitter ' s human resources , recruitment , and learning and organizational development teams .\ntaylor corp . has agreed to buy 10 commercial printing facilities belonging to giant office - products retailer staples , company officials announced wednesday .\ntaylor communications is seeking a customer service supervisor - promotional marketing to be located in dayton , ohio . the customer service supervisor - promotional marketing is responsible for establishing and maintaining positive internal and external customer interactions . this is to include coaching customer service representatives , assisting with customer resolution , building rapport with internal customers , and identifying process improvement opportunities to enhance the customer experience .\ntaylor asserts that its negotiating posture in agreeing to the contract differs markedly from that of time warner . taylor further asserts that it has claims and defenses with regard to its contract which are not available to time warner . taylor makes these assertions based on a belief that the facts surrounding the taylor contract are so different from those surrounding the time warner contract as to possibly bring about a different result . yet at the same time , taylor contends that intervening in the underlying litigation will not cause undue delay . again , we cannot see how litigating facts that are wholly unrelated to the underlying litigation can be achieved without causing undue delay to the parties involved in the suit . in seeking to bring the litigation to an expeditious close , the district court did not abuse its discretion in denying taylor ' s motion for permissive intervention .\nthe print and digital communications company says it will relocate some of its workforce from albany street into the 11 - story building at 111 w . first st . , which is well - known for the large \u201c111\u201d lettering on its west wall .\nin a world of digital communications , corporate stationery products are one of the most visible embodiments of your brand . from business cards and stationery to the personal touch of a handwritten notecard , this is your opportunity to create a connection with your customers .\nstandard register was founded in 1912 . at the time taylor acquired it , it had 3 , 500 workers , including about 850 in dayton .\nthe standard register co . , which taylor corp . bought last june for $ 307 million , also will be part of the new subsidiary .\nford weber , city of dayton development director , said taylor will leave some 90 services and production workers at the company\u2019s historic albany street location .\ntaylor will receive a $ 500 , 000 grant from montgomery county and a $ 500 , 000 grant from the city\u2019s development fund , the release states .\nthe order of the district court denying taylor ' s motion for intervention as of right , or , in the alternative , permissive intervention , is affirmed .\nwhile standard register has encountered financial challenges , i have no doubt its best days are ahead ,\nsaid deb taylor , taylor corp . ' s ceo .\ntogether we ' ll have the scale and talent we need to pursue new market opportunities through a broader range of technology offerings , products and services .\ntaylor communications takes great pride in our ability to create economic and business value for our customers and supplier partners . to achieve this , we strategically align our organization with industry - leading suppliers who share our commitment to always finding \u201ca better way\u201d to help us serve our customers and where applicable , support our diversity programs . in doing so , we create relationships that are designed to enhance our value to customers while adding strength to our company and our supplier partner organizations .\nthe newly combined company at the time of taylor\u2019s acquisition had more than 12 , 000 employees working in more than 80 companies with operations in 32 states and nine countries .\ntaylor has been a family - owned business since 1975 , transforming one small business into a second - generation interactive print and marketing solutions provider that spans over 40 years .\nunlike some suppliers , taylor offers a total solution , from ideation and sourcing through packaging , distribution and fulfillment . your gifts and rewards can be further enhanced with personalized communication .\n\u201ci think they ( leaders of taylor ) see the momentum in the revitalization of downtown , \u201d he said . \u201ci think increasingly it\u2019s becoming the place to do business . \u201d\ntaylor corp . of north mankato , minn . , on wednesday acquired the assets of standard register co . , an ohio communication services firm , for more than $ 307 million .\nstorage and distribution costs can be a major contributor to the total usage cost of an item . that\u2019s why taylor offers a national network of efficient , secure facilities with kitting expertise .\njoin more than a company \u2014 become part of a family . imagine a company whose core purpose is to create opportunity and security for its employees . that\u2019s us , that\u2019s taylor .\nwelcome to taylor communication ' s software support centre web page . from this web page you may create a new software support request or update / close an existing open support request .\ntaylor will lease eight floors at 111 w . first st . , with plans to move in by this fall . more than 700 people will be employed at the two locations .\ntaylor is one of the largest label suppliers in north america , printing more than 15 million labels each day for a wide range of durable , retail and distribution , healthcare and food packaging applications .\nhaving determined that taylor does not have an interest in the underlying litigation sufficient to meet the second requirement for intervention as of right , we need not address the third and fourth requirements outlined above .\nthe deeper you know your customer base , the more relevant your communication can be . by applying the right analysis tools , taylor helps you better understand and target customer personas through their dominant demographic characteristics .\nboth 111 w . first st , taylor\u2019s new downtown address , and 600 albany st . are within dayton city limits . \u201cwhich we are very pleased to see , \u201d weber said with a laugh .\ntaylor is one of the world\u2019s largest producers of gift , loyalty and membership cards . we combine strategy , creativity and technology to develop card programs with secure data management processes to engage and protect your consumers .\nfrom strategy and concept to design , production and installation , taylor offers a broad array of internal and external signage and graphics to help you connect with consumers , visitors , members and patients across all locations .\nin analyzing the facts of this case , we conclude that , unlike the appellants in the espy case , taylor ' s interest in the underlying litigation is too speculative and general to support intervention as of right .\nfor more than 40 years , taylor has been helping companies , big and small , identify , create , implement smart solutions that make it easier for them to do what matters most \u2014 position their business for success .\nto answer this question we must first address the necessary preliminary issue : what is the property or transaction which is the subject of the action ? taylor is seeking to intervene in litigation between southwestern bell ( the plaintiff ) and time warner and tpuc ( the defendants ) . the subject of the litigation is tpuc ' s interpretation of a provision in a contract between southwestern bell and time warner . does taylor have an interest in this dispute ?\ntaylor spokeswoman dale mcmichael said the deal involves many , but not all , of staples\u2019 printing assets . staples is expected to continue providing some printing services . details of the deal will be released over the next few days .\ntaylor\u2019s large production footprint means we can economically print anything on virtually any substrate and in any volume . our knowledge of specialized techniques , from 3d and lenticular to augmented reality , helps us make your print even more effective .\npush boundaries , find new opportunities \u2014 explore your potential . a home to an array of quality products and solutions , taylor is a place where you can find innovation , inspiration and growth . from cutting - edge engineering and design positions to critical merchandising , marketing and manufacturing roles , your career path with us can encompass diverse , challenging assignments that span product lines , job types and businesses . at taylor , you\u2019ll be able to achieve results .\ndan dunn , regional vice president for taylor healthcare , was named 2017 ohio minority supplier development council advocate of the year . dan ( far left ) is pictured with his colleagues from the ohio minority supplier development council here .\nthe deal was approved by u . s . bankruptcy judge brendan shannon after a bankruptcy auction in which taylor corp . negotiated a deal with the previous top bidder for the company , which had 2013 revenue of $ 719 million .\ntaylor employs hundreds of expert technologists with technical versatility to provide native , web , hybrid and cross - platform software solutions . our regulatory and vertical market expertise lets us understand your needs at a deeper level to support smarter design .\na release from the city says taylor will retain offices at the albany location for research & development , technology support and operations , like production . the existing space on albany will be remodeled . but administrative departments will move downtown .\nbefore wisdom , stewart and dennis , circuit judges . randall alan pulman , stumpf , falgout , craddock & massey , san antonio , tx , henry james fasthoff , stumpf , falgout , craddock & massey , houston , tx , for appellant . robert j . hearon , jr . , michael lee diehl , graves , dougherty , hearon & moody , austin , tx , for plaintiff - appellee . mary a . keeney , amanda atkinson cagle , natural resources division , austin , tx , for public utility commission of texas , pat wood , iii , judy walsh and patricia curran . diane m . barlow , valerie patriarca kirk , casey , gentz & sifuentes , austin , tx , for time warner communications of austin , l . p . , time warner communications of houston , l . p . and fibrcom , inc .\nfrom air bills to z - fold mailers , taylor offers high - performing documents engineered for ease of use and mailing efficiency . our extensive , national production network is designed to provide you with the lowest landed cost over a broad array of products .\n\u201cwe are excited that taylor continues to make a commitment to dayton and the region , \u201d said mayor nan whaley in a statement . \u201cthis is a company with deep roots in our community , and we look forward to having them in dayton for decades to come . \u201d\ntaylor asserts that the district court abused its discretion in denying taylor ' s motion for permissive intervention . permissive intervention is governed by federal rule of civil procedure 24 ( b ) , which states , in pertinent part : \u201cupon timely application anyone may be permitted to intervene in an action \u2024 when an applicant ' s claim or defense and the main action have a question of law or fact in common . in exercising its discretion the court shall consider whether the intervention will unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the rights of the original parties . \u201d\nfrom our total rewards benefits package to our commitments to diversity , recognition , career development and shared vision and set of values , taylor takes a people - centered stance to everything we do . it\u2019s a bold , unusual viewpoint for a multinational firm , but we believe it is fundamental to our success .\ntaylor asserts that this analysis is controlled by our opinion in sierra club v . espy . 7 espy involved a motion to intervene filed by two forest industry trade associations , seeking intervention in litigation between three environmental organizations and the secretary of agriculture . this court held that the movants had \u201clegally protectable property interests in existing timber contracts \u2024 threatened by the potential bar on even - aged management . \u201d 8 taylor contends that it , similarly , has a legally protectable property interest in its contract with southwestern bell which is threatened by a potential finding that calls to isp ' s are not subject to the reciprocity agreement .\nprior to joining the company in 2016 , she was executive vice president , global advertising , marketing and digital partnerships at american express . after joining american express in 2005 , leslie led a global team responsible for creating marketplace demand and driving commerce through differentiated products , marketing , and customer experiences globally . as a member of the company\u2019s global management team , leslie oversaw advertising , media , sponsorships , content , brand identity , and digital partnerships . earlier in her career , leslie led pr and online communications strategies for global brands on the agency side .\nfind the opportunity and security you need to succeed . whether you are considering a career move or looking to secure your first job , we understand that a company\u2019s rewards and benefits play a key part . taylor\u2019s total rewards package of employee benefits and compensation reflects our bold commitment to creating opportunity and security for employees .\ndeb received a master of business administration degree from the university of new hampshire and undergraduate degree from franklin pierce university . she has a strong background and experience in strategy , finance , technology and people practices . prior to joining taylor , she began her business career at liberty mutual , headquartered in boston , mass .\ntaylor contends that , because the motion to intervene was timely filed , granting the motion for permissive intervention will not unduly delay or prejudice the adjudication of the underlying litigation . one does not necessarily follow the other . in analyzing the issue of intervention as of right , we have discussed the manner by which a broad definition of \u201cinterest\u201d can lead to unmanageable litigation . our analysis of \u201cundue delay\u201d leads us to the same conclusion .\ntaylor understands that your career is only one part of your life . we believe in helping our employees strike a healthy work - life balance . we strive to offer flexibility and options , such as the north mankato childcare center created exclusively for our area employees , and the fact that many of our firms offer telecommuting options . through our companies , we also offer a variety of wellness programs that promote experiences to enhance healthy lifestyle choices and overall well - being .\nto intervene as of right , taylor must meet four prerequisites : ( 1 ) the application for intervention must be timely ; ( 2 ) the applicant must have an interest relating to the property or transaction which is the subject of the action ; ( 3 ) the applicant must be so situated that the disposition of the action may , as a practical matter , impair his ability to protect that interest ; ( 4 ) the applicant ' s interest must be inadequately represented by the existing parties to the suit . 5 failure to meet any one of these requirements is fatal to a claim of intervention as of right . 6\nwe didn ' t recognize that password reset code . enter your email address to get a new one .\nwe ' ve sent an email with instructions to create a new password . your existing password has not been changed .\nby submitting your registration information , you agree to our visitor agreement and privacy policy .\nwe have sent you a verification email . please check your email and click on the link to activate your urltoken profile .\nif you do not receive the verification message within a few minutes of signing up , please check your spam or junk folder .\nwe look forward to seeing you on urltoken frequently . visit us and sign in to update your profile , receive the latest news and keep up to date with mobile alerts .\ndon ' t worry , it happens . we ' ll send you a link to create a new password .\nit looks like you are already verified . if you still have trouble signing in , you probably need a new confirmation link email .\n{ % include\nincludes / auth / janrain / signin _ traditional . html\nwith message = ' it looks like you are already verified . if you still have trouble signing in , you probably need a new confirmation link email . ' % }\nfor more than 100 years , standard register was the name of the document and business services company based in dayton .\nshe added : \u201cthis decision was made after carefully considering standard register\u2019s 103 - year history in our industry . we are very proud to have this organization as a part of our family of companies . we believe this change more clearly states who we are and our ability to offer some of the most expansive set of products and services in the industry .\n\u201cin the coming months , you will begin to see outward changes , \u201d she added . \u201cbut you can expect our focus will continue to be on excellence as usual . \u201d\nabout a year ago , standard register sought chapter 11 bankruptcy protection . that filing came after the company\u2019s acquisition of local rival workflowone , which began in late 2013 .\ntotal costs of the restructuring tied to the workflowone acquisition were to reach about $ 30 . 4 million , the company said at the time .\nbut the company had also been hampered by years of declining sales , the cost of sales , labor , rent , freight , and supply chain expenses and more .\nin may 2013 , standard register attempted something troubled companies sometimes attempt : a reverse stock split . every five shares of standard register\u2019s common and class a stock were converted to one share , reducing the number of outstanding shares and raising the value of each individual share .\nthe effect was immediate \u2014 and temporary . shares closed at 71 cents one day and were trading at $ 3 . 25 the next afternoon .\nby july 2014 , however , the nyse warned standard register \u2014 for the second time since 2012 \u2014 that its share values were low enough to risk possible de - listing from the exchange .\nwithout aca adjustment pay , minnesota health plans could take $ 71 . 7m hit\nfamily dog rescued after 25 - foot fall over falls in southwestern minn . park\ndrag story hour brings glitz and kid lit to st . paul ' s public libraries\nstandard register filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last march and immediately announced its sale to silver point capital , a connecticut - based hedge fund that already had an ownership stake in the company , for $ 275 million .\nstandard register , which was founded in 1912 , has printing facilities and distribution centers across the united states and in mexico .\non its website , standard register said its services\nimprove the way our customers communicate with and serve their customers , employees and stakeholders .\nthe company said its goal is to enhance the reputations of its corporate clients .\nfinal approval of the sale is subject to resolution of outstanding objections by various creditors and the settlement of a complaint filed against silver point by standard register ' s official creditors committee .\nurltoken welcomes and encourages readers to comment and engage in substantive , mutually respectful exchanges over news topics . commenters must follow our terms of use .\ncomments that violate the above will be removed . repeat violators may lose their commenting privileges on startribune . com .\nmotel 6 has tentatively agreed to settle a lawsuit that alleges it discriminated against some latino customers at two phoenix locations by giving their whereabouts and personal information to immigration agents who later arrested at least seven guests .\nkentucky ' s republican governor and democratic attorney general have disagreed so often that a judge has had to settle their disputes at least eight times in just 2 1 / 2 years .\namericans increased their borrowing in may at the fastest pace in a year and a half , boosted by a big increase in credit card borrowing .\na former chauffeur to president donald trump sued monday for thousands of hours ' worth of unpaid overtime that the driver says he ' s owed .\nnasa ' s kepler space telescope is almost out of fuel and has been forced to take a nap . flight controllers placed the planet - hunting spacecraft into hibernation last\u2026\nmoody ' s warns minn . pension changes are ' far from a cure - all '\nla salle lutheran church , open since 1918 in the tiny town of la salle , minn . , . . .\nnow in its 30th year , the printing impressions 400 provides the industry ' s most comprehensive listing of the leading printing companies in the united states and canada ranked by annual sales volume .\nthe listings include company name and headquarters location ; parent company , if applicable ; current and previous year ' s rankings ; most recent and previous year ' s fiscal sales ; percentage change ; primary specialties ; principal officer ( s ) ; as well as number of employees , manufacturing plants and in - house printing process capabilities .\n400 rankings was provided voluntarily by privately held and employee - owned firms . we also did not allow companies that were close to completing a fiscal year to provide projected / estimated sales figures . as a result , printers shown on this list were most often reporting 2012 revenues as their most recent figures .\ndon ' t worry ! as long as you use the same browser and don ' t delete your cookies for the next six months , you won\u2019t need to fill it out again .\nnow in its 34th year , the printing impressions 400 provides the industry\u2019s most comprehensive listing of the leading printing companies in the united states and canada ranked by annual sales volume .\nplease sign in and use this article ' s on page print button to print this article .\non thursday , dayton ' s iconic standard register co . filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy and inked a deal to be sold to a private investment firm . ( click here to read that story . )\n1912 - standard register founded by dayton inventor theodore shirmer and brothers john and william sherman to sell the pinfeed autographic register , a device invented by schirmer to continuously feed multiple copies of printed forms through a hand - cranked machine using a wooden cylinder with sprocket wheels at either end corresponding to holes punched in the margins of a continuous roll of paper . used to manually record transactions and other information , this particular autographic register becomes\nthe standard\nbecause it keeps multiple layers of paper and carbon from slipping .\n1930s - sales reach $ 5 million , john sherman dies , brother , william sherman , becomes company president .\nefficient use of business forms vital to war operations , post war growth spurred by company ' s\npaperwork simplification program ,\ninitiates movement into document management .\n1946 - 1956 - sales volume grows to over $ 43 million . company goes public . sherman family will retain controlling stake into 1990s .\n1960s \u2013 business forms industry growth due to automotive industry and development of computers and optical scanners , sales hit $ 107 . 9 million .\n1970s \u2013 forms industry growth slows , company shifts focus to document management for health care , financial , direct mail and service industries .\nlate 1980s / early 1990s \u2014 sales reach $ 708 . 9 million in 1989 but recession causes profits to drop 50 percent by 1990 .\nrelated : click here to read a personal profile of current president and ceo joe morgan jr .\n1997 \u2013 acquires uarco inc . , stock closes at $ 33 . 625 a share , down 62 . 5 cents .\n2001 \u2013 company reorganizes , laying off 2 , 400 workers , 28 percent of its 8 , 571 employees .\n2008 - joseph morgan jr . heads company of 3 , 300 employees . a $ 1 . 4 billion company with a nearly $ 60 million profit a decade ago , it now has $ 865 million in sales and has lost nearly $ 19 million in the past two years .\n2012 \u2013 further restructuring cuts 15 percent of workforce or 390 of 2 , 600 employees .\nmarch 12 , 2015 \u2014 files for chapter 11 bankruptcy and agrees to be sold to a private investment firm .\nsource : international directory of company histories , vol . 15 . st . james press , 1996 , sr . com , nytimes . com , dayton business journal archives\n\u00a9 2018 american city business journals . all rights reserved . use of and / or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our user agreement ( updated 5 / 24 / 18 ) and privacy policy and cookie statement ( updated 5 / 24 / 18 ) . the material on this site may not be reproduced , distributed , transmitted , cached or otherwise used , except with the prior written permission of american city business journals .\nthe purchase means the company is acquiring the assets of one of its largest customers .\nterms of the deal for the staples print solutions facilities \u2014 expected to close within a few months \u2014 were not disclosed .\nfor now , it is known that the staples plants being purchased are across the country and may include facilities in massachusetts , omaha and dallas .\nstarbucks will eliminate plastic straws from all of its locations within two years , the coffee chain announced monday , becoming the largest food and beverage company to do so as calls for businesses and cities to cut waste grow louder .\na u . s . appeals court on monday approved a $ 10 billion settlement between volkswagen and car owners caught up in the company ' s emissions cheating scandal .\nnasa ' s kepler space telescope is almost out of fuel and has been forced to take a nap . flight controllers placed the planet - 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( and , for a time before sale , arriva colchester ltd . ) . the croydon & north surrey subsidiary was largely transferred to arriva london .\nwe ' re certainly ringing the changes with our package of timetable and route alterations that will bring improvements to a number of services across the kent thameside area .\nwe ' re making changes to some of our bus routes and times in the kent thameside area from sunday 9th august , with some big improvements across the area .\ndartford garage is the only arriva kent thameside depot that does not have commercial services , the depot only handles services contracted by tfl , the other difference between dartford and northfleet depot is that the buses in the dartford fleet are in london red rather than the traditional aquamarine and cream corporate livery arriva uses .\ngjg 739d \u2013 preserved as east kent road car 7739 . 1966 aec regent v / park royal ( h40 / 32f ) new to and preserved as east kent as 7739 . wears east kent\u2019s sealink blue & white livery .\nthere will be more frequent buses for some parts of kent thameside , high - quality sapphire buses for riverview park , brand - new buses for fastrack services and new links for several areas .\nthe arriva london livery is completely red , with the thin yellow line at skirt level and the arriva \u201ccircles\u201d in plain white . < / li >\nrvb 977s \u2013 preserved as east kent road car 0977 . 1978 bristol vrt sl3 / willowbrook ( o43 / 31f ) new to east kent road car as no . 7977 . originally ordered by maidstone & district . wears a livery for the east kent thanet open top seaside special .\narriva kent thameside fastrack branded wright streetlite wf on route b from gravesend to temple hill via bluewater . bus journey : dartford to swanscombe bus route : fastrack b gravesend - ebbsfleet - swanscombe - ingress park - greenhithe - bluewater - darenth - dartford - temple hill bus number : 4302 bus registration : gn15cwy bus depot : northfleet\nthe ' general overview ' tab gives you a summary of the main changes and the service - by - service tab lists all our services in the kent thameside area , with full details of what is happening to your local bus route .\non 1 january 2016 , arriva london took over the operations of dartford ( dt ) garage .\non 1 january 2016 , arriva london took over the operations of grays ( gy ) garage .\nour drivers make up our largest group of employees but this role is often just the beginning of someone\u2019s career at arriva .\nchoose a region please select . . . north east yorkshire north west wales midlands beds and bucks herts and essex kent and surrey arrivaclick go\narriva buses run in most uk towns and regions . we operate in the north west , north east , yorkshire , wales , the midlands , beds and bucks , herts and essex and kent and surrey . select your region to see what services operate in your area .\nabove : photographed towards the end of the day was this line up of three preserved low floor vehicles , all of which are former arriva . on the left is maidstone & district plaxton pointer i bodied dennis dart slf , 3238 p238mkn , owned by the 3238 preservation group ( r . jones , d . walker , g . walker ) . in the middle is ex arriva london alexander alx400 bodied daf db250lf , dla225 , x425fgp owned by m & d preservation . it carries southern counties fleetnumber 6250 and is in allover arriva blue with a yellow stripe . finally on the right is arriva kent & surrey plaxton prestige bodied daf sb220lf , 3916 t916kkm , owned by 3043 / 3916 / 5928 preservation . photo copyright sebeg harry powell .\narriva colchester was sold in 2003 to tellings - golden miller , although with arriva ' s recent purchase of the tellings operations , colchester has now returned to the group . the coaching subsidiary , new enterprise coaches ( tonbridge ) ltd . , inherited from maidstone & district , remains in operation .\ninterested in engineering ? like being hands - on ? want to work and learn ? then an arriva apprenticeship might be the ideal opportunity for you .\nthe main arriva livery is aquamarine blue , with champagne cream and white separator line . there are many variations of the corporate livery . they are :\narriva ' s network of service within it ' s regions provides many links and opportunities for travel that are ideal for students attending the universities and colleges .\narriva guildford and west surrey # guildford park and ride arriva operates the guildford park and ride for surrey county council . the buses are in the same style of livery , with oak tree leaves on the sides , but in different colours . there are currently 4 car parks , with a fifth under construction .\n\u201cexpress\u201d livery \u2013 aquamarine , with dark blue band to skirt level . with the cream champagne \u201ccow - horns\u201d very much like arriva london . vehicles in this livery are :\narriva\u2019s bluewater livery was allover blue , with a water effect , but the servces using this livery were replaced by fastrack in 2006 . vehicles in this livery were : < / li >\nkx08 kzk \u2013 stagecoach south east ( ashford ) 15443 2008 scania n230ud / adl enviro 400 ( h47 / 29f ) new to stagecoach in oxford ( thames transit ) in a special east kent 100 centenary livery .\nthe original london livery is red , with the champagne \u201ccow - horns\u201d and thin yellow line at skirt level . the arriva \u201ccircles\u201d logo is orange , not blue , as the corporate one .\nwith the arriva bus app you can find the time of the next bus , the nearest bus stop , how get somewhere . get all the information you need in the palm of your hand .\nthis is my write up on the 20 years of nu - venture in the medway towns bus rally that took place in the acorn wharf coach park in rochester , kent on 30th december 2017 . i hope you enjoy reading ! -\nkicking off the 2018 rally season in style was the eighth annual south east bus festival . taking place at the detling show ground in kent as part of the heritage transport show , the event promised an exciting array of vehicles both old and new , and my expectations were high for the event .\nbelow : stagecoach south east also kindly brought along 3 vehicles to the event , two of which were stagecoach in ashford , east kent centenary bus 15443 kx08kzk ( scania n230ud / enviro 400 ) on the right and stagecoach in hastings wave branded 10723 sn66vwo ( adl enviro 400 mmc ) on the left . photo copyright sebeg alex .\nyou can buy a selection of tickets on your arriva bus , from single tickets , to weekly saver . please try to remember to have the correct far as the drivers may not always have change and then all you need to do is find a seat , sit back and enjoy your journey .\nspeaking of buses , the event had an excellent range of buses with a great mix of old and new vehicles attending . some of the youngest vehicles at the rally included sullivan buses enviro 200 mmc ls66sul , sullivan buses enviro 400 mmc rc17sul and locally based arriva sapphire liveried enviro 400 mmc yx17nej . even a borismaster turned up at the event to give free rides , and there was a far traveller at the event in the form of brighton and hove chestnut tree house liveried gemini 472 bk13oau . at the other end of the spectrum , you had plenty of older vehicles attending , including a pair of aec regals , an aec swift , an ensignbus aec regent and a couple of aec routemasters amongst many more vehicles from the 70s , 80s and 90s . above : a nice lineup of modern vehicles at the event included arriva sapphire adl enviro 400 mmc yx17nej , sullivan buses adl enviro 400 mmc rc17sul and sullivan buses adl enviro 200 mmc ls66sul . photo copyright sebeg michael amos .\nsome services will be given new numbers and some routes will be linked differently .\nthe other tabs summarise the changes specifically for those areas affected by the changes .\nnew timetable leaflets for the services that are altering will be available well in advance of the start date and the new times will be available online by mid - july .\nby increasing the frequency of sapphire services 480 and 490 to run to and from valley drive every 7 or 8 minutes , we are able to give riverview park more buses by routeing alternate sapphire buses from valley drive via st . hilda ' s way to riverview park , instead of continuing to mackenzie way .\nthis will double the number of buses serving riverview park and will bring the benefits of our sapphire service to the area with buses that have free on - board wi - fi , three - pin and usb power points next to each seat , next - stop audio - visual displays and eco - leather seats .\nthe fifteen - minute service provided by sapphire service 480 will provide extra links from riverview park to gravesend , northfleet , swanscombe , greenhithe , stone and dartford .\nexisting service 499 will continue to run every fifteen minutes but will be renumbered 481 and , after perry street , will take a quicker route to bluewater . it will no longer serve ebbsfleet international station .\nfind out about how we can help make travel easier for people with disabilities , including scooter users .\nwe value your custom and welcome customers from all communities that we serve . here we have outlined the quality of service that we promise to deliver to you .\nfind out about the fascinating past of your local bus company . you may be surprised to find just how long we\u2019ve been a part of your local community .\nyou can buy multi - 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[ 1 ]\nnorthfleet depot runs commercial services in dartford , gravesend and surrounding areas . these routes are 408 , 414 , 423 , 433 , 453 , 455 , 477 , 480 , 485 , 490 , 497 , as well as fastrack routes a and b .\na part livery was the bluewater livery . this was allover blue , with a water shimmer effect . the service using this livery were replaced by fastrack in 2006 .\ncan ' t find a community you love ? create your own and start something epic .\ndartford garage operated routes 160 , 428 , 492 , b12 , b13 and b15 .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nwe are here monday to friday 8am - 6pm answering your questions and providing you live travel updates . see you on board !\nservice update : temporary road closure \u2013 west street , faversham \u2013 from 9th july to 13th july a diversion will be in force towards faversham via stonebridge way , lower road , and south road .\n# gillingham # service update : 176 / 101 services are severely delayed due to an accident at maidstone road . we apologise for any inconvenience\nmorning everyone ! becca , paul , abi and jade are back to help with your queries from 8am to 6pm . hope you all had a great weekend\ndue to staff issues the 19 : 45 490 service from dartford will be unable to run . apologies for any inconvenience caused . # northfleet # bus490\ndue to staff issues the 14 : 30 and 15 : 00 477 from bluewater , 15 : 12 and 15 : 42 477 from swanley , the 16 : 00 477 from bluewater , the 16 : 42 477 from swanley and the 17 : 30 477 from bluewater will be unable to run . apologies for any inconvenience caused . # northfleet # bus477\ndue to staff issues the 12 : 58 481 from bluewater , the 13 : 55 481 from riverview park , the 14 : 58 481 from bluewater , the 15 : 55 481 from riverview park and the 16 : 58 481 from bluewater will be unable to run . apologies for any inconvenience caused . # northfleet # 481\ndue to staff issues the 11 : 52 483 from bluewater and the 12 : 33 483 from kings farm will not run today .\ndue to staff issues the 10 . 36 483 from pepperhill to kings farm will not run .\n# northfleet the following will not run tonight , 490 / 2245 from dartford .\n# northfleet the following will not run this evening . 490 / 2005 from dartford\n# northfleet the following will not run today : 490 / 1647 from valley drive . 490 / 1740 from bluewater . 490 / 1827 from valley drive .\n# medway # 191 # allhallows due to the pub cars parked badly , buses are unable to turn around at allhallows . buses will not be calling at allhallows for the duration of the football match . medway council parking enforcers have been informed . sorry for any inconvenience caused\nservice update # tunbridge wells : service 277 scheduled to run at 12 : 18 , 13 : 38 , 14 : 58 and 16 : 15 between old west station sainsburys and tunbridge wells hospital will not run today due to a driver shortage . we apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause .\nservice update # tunbridge wells : service 277 scheduled to run at 12 : 18 , 13 : 38 , 14 : 58 and 16 : 15 will not be running between old west station sainsburys and tunbridge wells hospital will not run today due to a driver shortage . we apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause .\n# medway # strood # 700 # 191 # 191 # 140 heavier then normal traffic in strood and on the rochester bridge this morning , causing delays to service in both directions in strood / rochester . we are sorry for any inconvenience caused .\nservice update # tunbridge wells : service 277 scheduled to run at 11 : 40 , 13 : 00 , 14 : 20 , and the 15 : 40 from tunbridge wells hospital to saisburys will not be running today due to a driver shortage . we apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause .\ndue to an engineering issue the 09 : 34 477 from crockenhill will not run , it will start from dartford . apologies for the inconvenience this causes . # northfleet # 477\nservice update # tunbridge wells : service 7 scheduled to run at 07 : 25 will not be running between tunbridge wells and tonbridge due to a driver shortage . we apologise for any inconvenience that this may cause .\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - 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four hours a day , seven days a week , giving a two - hourly service between dartford , bluewater , gravesend and valley drive through the early hours .\nfollowing the trial use of double - deck buses to sapphire specification on these routes , we will be adding another four such buses to the fleet for the 9th august changes , all fitted with free on - board wi - fi , next - stop audio - visual displays , three - pin and usb power sockets next to each seat and eco - leather seating .\nyou can view the new sapphire 480 / 490 map here . brand - new buses for fastrack the times of fastrack b through northfleet will be largely unchanged but the peak - time frequency on mondays to fridays will be increased so that buses will run every nine minutes , retaining the ten - minute service for the main part of the day . brand - new low - carbon buses will be entering service on fastrack b during july , bringing additional features to the route , such as three - pin and usb power points by each seat , eco - leather seating , full rear destination and service number displays as well as free on - board wi - fi and next - stop audio - visual displays .\nother services in the northfleet area the route of services 306 / 308 will be shortened so that they will run only between gravesend , meopham , borough green and sevenoaks . they will , however , continue to serve northfleet , swanscombe and bluewater during the evening and on sundays . for details of major changes to the routes and service numbers of services 495 , 496 , 498 and 499 through the perry street , coldharbour , durndale farm , painters ash , pepper hill , springhead and castle hill areas of northfleet , please see details under the \u2018coldharbour , painters ash , pepper hill and perry street\u2019 tab .\n118 118 uses cookies to improve your online experience . if you continue , we\u2019ll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies on our website . see our cookie policy .\nthank you for sharing this merchant with a friend . your email is being sent now .\nmoovit supports all tube , national rail , tramlink , dlr , bus , air line , river bus lines in london including line 483 . for each line find the line\u2019s route on a map , updated timetables , live arrival times to each stop or station and service alerts , so you know exactly how to get around london .\nas you\u2018ve been inactive for 20 minutes your session has now timed out and any routes planned have been removed .\nto start again please plan a new route . you ' ll now be redirected back to the start page .\nin sevenoaks it will run between seal and sevenoaks station via st . john ' s hill and mount harry road , instead of via bradbourne vale road , riverhead and london road . to find out more about the changes click the tabs below .\nthe tab headed ' all the changes - service by service ' lists each service and how it is changing , with other tabs describing the changes on an area - by - area basis .\nwith last year\u2019s event proving to have more than twice the number of buses there had been at the past five rallies before that , many enthusiasts had high expectations for this year\u2019s event , especially with this year being promoted as happy harold\u2019s 90th birthday celebration . did the event deliver ?\nin terms of buses , last year\u2019s event had only just a few more vehicles than this year , but there was thankfully still a great range of buses of differing ages , ranging from the aforementioned 90 year old trolleybus \u2018happy harold\u2019 to an example of a 2017 wave branded scania mmc that belongs to the yn67 batch . perhaps the only notable absentees this year were rambler of hastings and paul houselander\u2019s open top bristol vr rvb977s , but paul more than certainly made up for it with what he brought in replacement of it -\n, an ex stagecoach alexander rl volvo olympian that has not been out at a rally for almost two years after entering preservation . we had almost given up hope on it , so it was a very special surprise when it appeared and something we were not expecting at all !\na total of 28 vehicles attended this year\u2019s event . photo is copyright of michael amos .\nabove : at the end of the day , there was a beautiful lineup of classic preserved ex - stagecoach vehicles . from left to right is preserved ex stagecoach alexander rl bodied volvo olympian n386lpn , preserved ex stagecoach alexander rl bodied volvo olympian n389lpn and preserved ex stagecoach alexander ps bodied volvo b10m l345kck . photo is copyright of michael amos .\nplenty of cars were also on display at the event and there were plenty of stands with a decent variety of models . everyone who helped to organise the event deserves a pat on the back as many smiling faces were spotted around the venue . i think we can all agree that happy harold had a lovely 90th birthday party !\nthis is my article on a great day out at the 2018 south east bus festival on 7th april 2018 . i hope you enjoy reading ! -\nabove : preserved northern counties bodied dennis dominator 15032 h132gvm , now owned by the town and district transport trust , is seen on display at the event .\nin terms of preserved buses , there were many first timers in addition to many of the regulars , including the aforementioned h132gvm , the recently repainted g29tgw and the recently acquired l345kck , an alexander ps volvo b10m that i had the pleasure of travelling on to the event . but the star of the show - in my opinion at least - was n389lpn , a recently preserved alexander rl bodied volvo olympian that has been repainted into the stunning stagecoach stripes livery .\nabove : privately preserved alexander rl volvo olympian 389 n389lpn is seen on display at the event .\nabove : an impressive display of buses and coaches is seen at the event . believe it or not , this was just one of several rows of vehicles !\naway from the buses themselves , the event had a great selection of bus memorabilia in the clive emson conference centre ; there was what seemed like an infinite amount of bus models , old timetables and pictures to choose from and buy , not to mention the very well laid out model displays . plenty of food outlets were also available to cater for the large numbers of people . all areas of the event worked together to create an excellent day out . with the display numbering up to 150 vehicles and all other aspects being very well organised , detling can definitely be described as one of the best days out there is for a bus enthusiast .\nbeing held in the middle of winter in rochester , the 20 years of nu - venture in the medway towns bus rally was a welcome event that helped to keep bus enthusiasts satisfied while the official rally season is not taking place . i was accompanied to the event by sebeg members harry h & harry p and his dad while good friend of ours , george green kindly took us up in his preserved dennis dominator n715tpk . sadly alex was not able to come on this particular occassion .\nfirst of all , the change in venue for this year\u2019s event must be commended . while i did not attend last winter\u2019s high floor running day in medway , i was able to gather from pictures that the event was held outside gillingham asda , and the buses were just lined up at the bus stop behind the supermarket . this year , the organisers wisely moved the venue to acorn wharf coach park in rochester , which is more of a proper setting for a bus rally , and this change in venue meant that more buses could attend .\nabove : preserved former derby city transport volvo citybus e153bto , now with bromley bus preservation group , is seen departing the showground on a free service . photo copyright sebeg michael amos .\nthe event programme itself was a lovely souvenir to take away from this rally , but i did have a little bit of trouble finding out where they were being sold , resulting in me having to ask several people . a sign telling visitors where the event programmes were being sold would have been welcome . in addition to this , i would liked to have seen more bus models being sold ; i could only find one stand that only had a handful of models for sale , which is small when compared to other rallies i have been to .\nbut , to be completely honest , i am nitpicking at this point ; this rally was extremely well organised , and it had a great variety of vehicles on display and on the road . the organisers must be given a huge pat on the back for making this event such a success , and i would love to see it return in the years to come so it can become a holiday tradition for many enthusiasts .\ngood evening all . over the past week or so , and yet to come there have been many interesting , exciting and also rather sad movements across the stagecoach south east division . we have combined and put together a clear list of all of these movements which can be seen below . this is not limited to but includes twelve brand new adl enviro 400mmc bodied scania n250ud double decks which are due to enter service in a few weeks on wave service 99 between hastings and eastbourne . it is believed eastbourne will have three of these , with hastings having nine . we hope you find this list of the latest and soon upcoming movements useful , and if you have any queries or comments feel free to contact us . please bear in mind that although some of these movements have already taken place , and some vehicles are already in service at certain places , some of these have not yet taken place and are unlikely to at least until the new scanias enter service .\nthe fleetlist pages will also be updated accordingly for each depot in the near future . if we know of any updates or alterations , we will update you all where we can !\nwe hope this update is helpful and of use to our viewers . thank you very much for reading and we hope you all have a great weekend .\nhello all ! firstly , thank you to all those who brought along your lovely vehicles , visited the event , or helped to organise the hastings trolleybus restoration group\u2019s bus rally on sunday , 21st of may . it was a fantastic day with a smile on most people\u2019s faces with very positive comments passing around the grounds ! the lovely weather certainly encouraged people to come and also the appearance of hastings trolleybus\u2019 happy harold dy4965 . a very impressive total of 36 buses and coaches attended on the day , including some rather far travellers . the event would not have been as great as it was , had it have not been for everyone that played an important role there today so we thank you all . we really hope next year is just as great of a success and we have every confidence that it will be ! we hope you all enjoyed yourselves and had a good time ! if you did not manage to come to the event this year , we have compiled a list below of all the buses and coaches that came along to hastings bus rally 2017 . - alex fairweather , the sebeg\ndy 4965 \u2013 hastings & district motor services 1928 guy btx6 tri - axle trolleybus / dodson ( o30 / 27r ) new to hastings tramways in 1928 and is now maintained and operated by hastings trolleybus restoration group on behalf of the council .\ncmg 30 \u2013 rambler coaches of hastings no . 2 ( preserved ) 1935 bedford wlb / duple ( c20r ) new to garners of ealing \u2013 now wears rambler green & cream .\njk 8418 \u2013 preserved as eastbourne corporation no . 12 . 1939 leyland lion lt8 / leyland ( b43f ) new to eastbourne corporation in b32f configuration . it is preserved in the yellow and blue colour scheme by the eastbourne lion preservation group .\nkyy 529 \u2013 preserved as london transport rt1702 1950 aec regent iii / park royal ( h30 / 26r ) new to and preserved as london transport as rt1702 .\nahc 411 \u2013 stagecoach in eastbourne 39911 ( preserved ) 1950 aec regal iii / east lancs ( dp30r ) new to and preserved as eastbourne corp as no . 11\ndkt 16 \u2013 preserved as maidstone & district 558 . 1950 leyland tiger ts7 / harrington ( c32f ) new to and preserved as maidstone & district as 558 .\nnkt 875 \u2013 preserved as maidstone & district dh379 . 1951 leyland pd2 / leyland ( h32 / 26r ) new to and preserved as maidstone & district as dh379 .\nnle 918 \u2013 preserved as london transport rt3028 . 1953 aec regent iii / park royal ( h30 / 26r ) new to and preserved as london transport as rt3028 .\nvkr 39 \u2013 preserved as maidstone & district dl39 . 1956 aec regent v / park royal ( l30 / 26rd ) new to and preserved as maidstone & district as dl39 .\npuf 647 \u2013 preserved as southdown motor services 547 . 1956 guy arab iv / park royal ( h33 / 26rd ) new to and preserved as southdown as no . 547 .\nwlt 349 \u2013 preserved as london transport rm349 . 1960 aec routemaster r2rh / park royal ( h36 / 28r ) new to and preserved as london transport as rm349 .\n397 clt \u2013 preserved as london transport rm1397 . 1963 aec routemaster r2rh / park royal ( h36 / 28r ) new to and preserved as london transport as rm1397 .\ncuv 363c \u2013 preserved as london transport rml2363 . 1965 aec routemaster r2rh / park royal ( h40 / 32r ) new to and preserved as london transport as rml2363 .\njjd 463d \u2013 preserved as london transport rml2463 1966 aec routemaster r2rh / park royal ( h40 / 32r ) new to and preserved as london transport as rml2463 .\nsmk 731f \u2013 preserved as metroline london rml2731 . 1967 aec routemaster r2rh / park royal ( h40 / 32r ) new to london transport as rml2731 . it currently wears the livery it wore with metroline .\nakm 425k \u2013 preserved as maidstone & district 3425 . 1971 leyland leopard psu4a / willowbrook ( b45f ) new to and preserved as maidstone & district as 3425 .\nghv 999n \u2013 preserved as london transport dm999 . 1975 daimler fleetline / park royal ( h44 / 27d ) new to and preserved as london transport as dm999 .\nlkp 385p \u2013 preserved as maidstone & district 5385 . 1975 volvo alisa b55 - 10 / alexander av7 ( h44 / 35f ) new to and preserved as maidstone & district as 5385 .\nvlt 8 \u2013 preserved as london transport rm8 . 1976 aec routemaster r2rh / park royal ( h36 / 28r ) new to and preserved as london transport as rm8 .\npcd 80r \u2013 preserved as southdown motor services no . 34 1976 leyland 11351a / leyland national ( b49f ) new to southdown \u2013 wears grass green nbc colours .\nupb 340s \u2013 preserved as london country snb340 . 1977 leyland 10351a / leyland national ( b41f ) new to london country \u2013 wears grass green nbc colours .\nwko 138s \u2013 preserved as maidstone & district 5138 . 1978 bristol vrt sl3 / eastern coach works ( h43 / 31f ) new to maidstone & district \u2013 wears m & d light green & cream .\njdy 888y \u2013 rambler coaches of hastings ( preserved ) 1983 bedford vas5 / plaxton supreme ( c29f ) new to rambler and is preserved in rambler green / black / cream .\nc658 kvw \u2013 preserved as fords coaches of althorne , essex . 1986 bedford ynv / vanhool ( c53f ) new to fords of althorne and is preserved in their livery .\nm91 mym \u2013 preserved in hams colours with lettering removed . 1995 volvo olympian / alexander royale ( h45 / 29f ) new to go - ahead london central as av8 .\np238 mkn \u2013 preserved as maidstone & district 3238 . 1997 dennis dart slf / plaxton pointer ( b40f ) new to maidstone & district \u2013 currently wears their retro livery .\nwu11 osp \u2013 247 coaches of hastings 2011 mercedes - benz sprinter minibus this is a recent acquisition at the company .\nyj16 dbo \u2013 autocar bus & coach services of tonbridge no . om1 2016 optare md1050 / optare metrodecker ( h41 / 22d ) new to go - ahead london central as om1 in 2016 . still operates in london red , with autocar lettering .\nsn66 vwo \u2013 stagecoach in hastings 10723 2016 adl e40d / adl enviro 400 mmc ( h45 / 32f ) new to the operator in 2016 . operates in a livery for wave services 100 / 101 / 102 .\ncr17 ram \u2013 rambler coaches of hastings no . 10 2017 mercedes - benz tri - axle tourismo ( c53ft ) brand new vehicle wearing the company\u2019s standard coach colours \u2013 green & cream with a striped black skirting .\nabove : one vehicle which has not attended the rally before , which was fantastic to see at hastings bus rally 2017 , was paul llewelyn\u2019s 1976 southdown leyland national , no . 34 pcd80r , which is preserved in nbc southdown grass green . you can visit his website here . photo copyright sebeg harry powell .\nabove : it was great to see rambler coaches of hastings\u2019 very own beautifully preserved 29 seat 1983 plaxton supreme bodied bedford vas5 , which was new to them 34 years ago . it was the first rally it has attended for a few years . photo copyright sebeg harry powell .\nabove : eastbourne lion preservation group\u2019s preserved 1938 eastbourne corporation leyland lion lt8 , no . 12 jk8418 meets again with stagecoach in eastbourne\u2019s slightly younger 1950 eastbourne corporation east lancs bodied aec regal iii , no . 11 ahc411 . photo copyright sebeg harry powell .\nabove : recently preserved alexander royale bodied volvo olympian m91mym attended the event . it still retains the gold and black livery of hams travel of flimwell but was originally new to london central in 1995 as av8 . hastings bus rally 2017 was its debut appearance in preservation . photo copyright sebeg harry powell .\nabove : a popular vehicle at the event was hastings trolleybus restoration group\u2019s very own preserved hastings & district trolleybus , a 1928 tri axle guy btx6 with a dodson open top body . it now runs on a diesel engine so it can make more attendances to rallies . dy4965 , also known as happy harold has been off the road for some time so many locals and enthusiasts alike enjoyed it\u2019s prescence at hastings bus rally 2017 ! photo copyright sebeg harry powell .\nabove : rambler coaches of hastings exhibited a lovely display of vehicles varying in age , livery , types and size ! on the left is brand new tri - axle mercedes - benz tourismo 53 seater , cr17ram ( fleet no . 10 ) which wears rambler\u2019s green and cream with orange and green striped black skirting livery . in the middle is their preserved bedford vas , jdy888y which has a plaxtons body and wears rambler\u2019s green and cream with black skirting livery . hastings bus rally was the first appearance jdy888y had made for a few years . finally , on the right is their preserved 1935 duple bodied bedford wlb , cmg30 , which wears a green livery with a cream stripe . photo copyright sebeg harry powell .\nabove is only a small selection of many , many photos we took at hastings bus rally 2017 . for more details or pictures of specific vehicles , feel free to contact us using the contact us page . thank you very much for reading !\nhello all ! i am sorry the website has not been updated much recently , but we have been very busy ! below you are able to find a list of the latest movements toward the end of april and start of may and plans or rumours of movements within stagecoach south east . enjoy ! the sebeg\nenviro 400 mmc 10711 sn66vvz has returned to service at folkestone after being repaired from a major rta .\ndennis tridents 17402 y103ghc & 17699 mw52ujf are permanent members of the hastings fleet until further notice .\ndennis trident 18164 xil1568 ( gx54dvg ) has transferred from ashford to stagecoach east , at either mansfield or peterborough .\ndennis dart 34433 kv53ezk has been moved from ashford to reserve due to a blown engine .\ndennis dart 34487 sv53ddu has been moved from hastings to ashford to replace 34433 .\ndennis darts 34645 gx54dwu , 34649 gx54dwz and 34731 sv55bzf have moved from hastings to thanet due to a pvr decrease at hastings .\nmercedes - benz optare solo 47174 yj05xnh was replaced into the reserve fleet from hastings although it is currently seeing extra use as a crew shuttle car between the eastbourne depot and eastbourne town centre .\nnotes : it is believed that some of the remaining man 18 . 220lf / alexander alx300s will become part of the driver training department across the south east , including 22942 ou51wlk and 22944 ou51wln from ashford which were not so long ago withdrawn . it is believed these may see out all remaining volvo b10m training coaches .\nit has also been announced that the south east are to receive a brand new batch of scania n250ud / adl enviro 400 mmc buses , which we believe may be for the wave 99 between hastings and eastbourne . it has been rumoured that the gn61 scania buses currently on the route may be transferred to eastbourne for their loop services .\nit is also believed ashford may getting rid of all of their dennis trident vehicles to other divisions or depots within the south east \u2013 replacing them with newer buses . one trident is rumoured to be going to eastbourne .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\na cd - rom containing the current fleets of the first group of companies .\nthe medway towns network was upgraded in a \u00a310 million investment marketed as operation overdrive ( transportation ) .\n1624 - 32 ( sn06 bpe / f / k / u / v / x / y / z / rf ) adl dart ( 8 . 8m ) mpd - dartford < / li >\n1643 - 9 ( gn57 bpf / k / o / u / v / x / y ) adl enviro200dart ( 8 . 9m ) - dartford < / li >\n3261 - 72 ( r261 - 72 eko ) dennis dart slf ( 10 . 5m ) / plaxton pointer 2 - grays / northfleet / tunbridge wells < / li >\n3500 - 13 ( ke51 pty / z / ua / f / j / k / o / u / v / x / y / va / d ) daf sb120 ( 9 . 4m ) / wrightbus cadet - grays < / li >\n3971 - 3 ( ye06 hpx / y / z ) vdlbus sb120 ( 10 . 2m ) / wrightbus cadet 2 - grays < / li >\n3976 - 81 ( gn07 avr / t / u / v / w / uy ) adl enviro200dart ( 10 . 2m ) - horsham < / li >\n3982 - 96 ( gn07 dle / f / j / k / o / u / v / x / y / z / me / f / o / u / v ) adl enviro200dart ( 10 . 7m ) - dartford < / li >\n3997 - 99 ( gn57 bou / v / pe ) adl enviro200dart ( 10 . 2m ) - grays < / li >\n4000 - 10 ( gn08 cgc / u / v / x / y / z / hc / d / f / g / h ) adl enviro200dart ( 10 . 2m ) - grays\nthere are over 700 vehicles in the southern counties fleet . below , is a list of some of the most interesting vehicles , and sole survivors from previous fleets : < / li >\n1450 ( gx55 lnf ) optare solo m920 ( 9 . 2m ) - horsham , is a hybrid bus . < / li >\n1455 ( yn53 elu ) optare solo m850 ( 8 . 5m ) - tunbridge wells , for escc route 256 . < / li >\n3018 ( m520 kpa ) dennis lance slf 11sda / wright pathfinder 320 - tunbridge wells , the only remaining lance slf in the southern counties fleet , from london & country . < / li >\n3045 ( f45 enf ) leyland lynx lx112l10zr1r - tunbridge wells , the only remaining lynx , as similar 3041 / 3 / 49 / 65 ( e885 / 7 kyw , h256 ylg & g45 vme ) have all been transferred to the training fleet . < / li >\n3384 ( m274 jpa ) dennis lance slf 11sda / wright pathfinder 320 - tunbridge wells , the only remaining lance slf in the southern counties fleet , from southend transport . 3379 suffered severe fire damage . < / li >\nmaidstone borgugh council ' s park and ride webpage if it goes automatically to the council ' s home page click on : a - z of council services , p , park and ride and then website ( click ' for more information ' ) .\neurostar launches ebbsfleet international and goes head - to - head with south east airports ."]}
{"id": 56435, "summary": [{"text": "the rameshvara temple at koodli ( also spelt \" rameshwara \" or \" ramesvara \" , koodli is also spelt \" kudli \" or \" kudali \" and literally means \" confluence \" ) in the shimoga district of karnataka state is a hoysala construction of the non-ornate variety and is dated to the 12th century .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "koodli is a town of great antiquity and is located about 9 km north-east of shimoga city , the district headquarters .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the town gets its name because it is situated at the confluence of the tunga and bhadra tributaries that form the tungabhadra river .", "topic": 34}, {"text": "according to art historian adam hardy , the temple is a single vimana ( shrine and superstructure ) with an open mantapa ( hall ) built with soap stone .", "topic": 33}, {"text": "the temple is protected as a monument of national importance by the archaeological survey of india . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "rameshvara temple , koodli", "paragraphs": ["you can drive from tarikere to rameshvara temple , koodli in around 51 min .\nrameshvara temple , koodli has a total of 425 visitors ( checkins ) and 38 likes .\nit takes approximately 51 min to drive 41 . 4 km from tarikere to rameshvara temple , koodli .\nthe distance between bengaluru and rameshvara temple , koodli is 237 km . the road distance is 293 km .\nit takes approximately 4 h 44 min to get from bengaluru to rameshvara temple , koodli , including transfers .\nthe quickest way to get from tarikere to rameshvara temple , koodli is by taxi which takes 51 min .\nthe distance between tarikere and rameshvara temple , koodli is 36 km . the road distance is 41 km .\nthe distance between tirupati and rameshvara temple , koodli is 406 km . the road distance is 490 km .\nit takes approximately 12 h 30 min to get from tirupati to rameshvara temple , koodli , including transfers .\nthe quickest way to get from bengaluru to rameshvara temple , koodli is by taxi which takes 4 h 13 min .\nthe quickest way to get from tirupati to rameshvara temple , koodli is by taxi which takes 7 h 8 min .\nthe cheapest way to get from bengaluru to rameshvara temple , koodli is by bus which costs $ 12 - $ 17 .\nthe cheapest way to get from tarikere to rameshvara temple , koodli is by drive which costs $ 4 - $ 7 .\nthe cheapest way to get from tirupati to rameshvara temple , koodli is by train and bus which costs $ 18 - $ 35 .\ntake a day trip to koodli from shimoga . start your day early with the nandi temple ( site of confluence ) and rameshvara temple . towards an early afternoon , visit the shankaracharya mutt and narsimha temple , following these with lunch . keep the koodli mutt - brahmeshvara temple , rushyashrama temple for the evening and as per the time if you have left on you .\nindian railways operates a train from bengaluru to rameshvara temple , koodli once daily . tickets cost $ 5 - $ 16 and the journey takes 4 h 30 min . alternatively , redbus operates a bus from bengaluru to rameshvara temple , koodli every 30 minutes . tickets cost $ 8 - $ 12 and the journey takes 6 h .\nyou can take a train from tirupati to rameshvara temple , koodli via bangalore cant ( bnc ) , cantonment station , majestic , ksr bengaluru ( sbc ) , and shimoga ( sme ) in around 12 h 30 min . alternatively , you can take a bus from tirupati to rameshvara temple , koodli via vellore , bangalore , and shimoga in around 13 h 34 min .\nat the entrance of the village , sri bhrameshwara swami welcomes you to koodli . further you will see bhavani shankara temple , vidhya shankara temple , and few many small temples are there in this single road village .\nin bangalore , except , this temple is more rich in finish and detail .\nkote venkataramana temple is a hindu temple in krishnarajendra road , bangalore , india dedicated to the god venkateshwara . the temple was built in 1689 in dravidian and vijayanagara style by king chikka devaraja wodeyar , then ruler of mysore . [ 1 ]\nbeside the sangameshwara temple . it belived to be installed & worshipped by sri prahlada .\nsangama - a small hari hara temple at the exact point where the two rivers meet .\nkoodli is the place where two rivers , the tunga river and bhadra river , meet to give rise to the tungabhadra river . an exquisite view of the \u2018sangama\u2019 makes the place exotic , with the 12th century rameshvara temple adding to its culture - rich natural beauty . there is also a popular sri chitamani narasimha swamy temple beside the sangameshwara temple . it believed to be installed and worshipped by sri prahlada . the rivers are worshipped and considered to be sacred .\nthe rameshvara temple at koodli ( also spelt\nrameshwara\nor\nramesvara\n, koodli is also spelt\nkudli\nor\nkudali\nand literally means\nconfluence\n) in the shimoga district of karnataka state is a hoysala construction of the non - ornate variety and is dated to the 12th century . koodli is a town of great antiquity and is located about 9 km north - east of shimoga city , the district headquarters .\nhere is the list of the temples in shimoga district in karnataka . you can find the details of more than two dozen temples in shimoga in this list . lakshmi narasimha temple in bhadravathi is one of the most visited temples in shimoga . hoysalas built this temple in the 13th century and lord vishnu is the deity worshipped here . the architecture of the lakshmi narasimha temple has been termed as a triple shrine ( vimana ) by art historian adam hardy . another popular ancient site among temples in shimoga is the rameshvara temple . it is located in koodli and was built in the 12th century . you can also plan to pay a visit to ganapati temple , marikamba temple , rama mandir , gayatri mangalya mandir , raghavendra swamy mandir , etc . scroll down to see the entire list of temples in shimoga . click on any temple name to see more details , such as location , images , etc . check the list now .\nan exquisite view of the ' sangama ' makes the place exotic , with the 12th century rameshwara temple adding to its culture - rich natural beauty . there is also a popular sri chintamani narasimha swamy temple beside the sangameshwara temple . it is believed to be installed and worshipped by sri prahlada . the rivers are worshipped and considered to be sacred .\nkoodli is a small town in shimoga district , in the indian state of karnataka .\nfind all the transport options for your trip from bengaluru to rameshvara temple , koodli right here . rome2rio displays up to date schedules , route maps , journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators , ensuring you can make an informed decision about which option will suit you best . rome2rio also offers online bookings for selected operators , making reservations easy and straightforward .\nfind all the transport options for your trip from tarikere to rameshvara temple , koodli right here . rome2rio displays up to date schedules , route maps , journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators , ensuring you can make an informed decision about which option will suit you best . rome2rio also offers online bookings for selected operators , making reservations easy and straightforward .\nfind all the transport options for your trip from tirupati to rameshvara temple , koodli right here . rome2rio displays up to date schedules , route maps , journey times and estimated fares from relevant transport operators , ensuring you can make an informed decision about which option will suit you best . rome2rio also offers online bookings for selected operators , making reservations easy and straightforward .\na small temple with nandi denotes the exact point where the two rivers meet , and is considered to be very sacred .\nfrom shimoga > \u2013 > buses available any time . buses plying towards chitradurga , channagiri passes via holehonnur . getdown at koodli entrance and walk 2kms inside or get down at holehonnur and catch the auto to koodli . travel time from shimoga to koodli is 30min to 45mins .\nexperience the religious fervor of koodli alongside the architectural genius of the erstwhile rulers of these lands .\nfrom bhadravathi > \u2013 > buses available to hole honnur 14kms and from there get an auto to koodli which is 3kms from there . travel time from bhadravathi to koodli is 30min to 45mins .\n, with friezes of elephants , dwarfs and lions embellishing the upper moldings . the outer wall of the temple has miniature decorative pilasters (\nornate mantapa ( hall ) leading to the sanctum in kote venkataramana temple in bengaluru ( bangalore ) . central yali pillars support mantapa ceiling\nkoodli is a small village in shimoga district , in the indian state of karnataka . koodli is the place where two rivers , the tunga river and bhadra river , meet to give rise to the tungabhadra river .\n[ \u2026 ] koodli - confluence of tunga and bhadra river \u00ab gopuramit is 147 km long and merges with the bhadra river at koodli . the river is famous for the sweetness of its water . there is a belief that \u201d thunga panam ganga snanum\u201d which means we should drink the water of river thunga and take bath in \u2026 travel time from shimoga to koodli is 30min to 45mins . from bhadravathi > \u2013 > buses available to hole honnur 14kms and from there get an auto to koodli which is 3kms from there . travel time from bhadravathi to koodli is 30min to 45mins . \u2026 [ \u2026 ]\nkoodli does not have many accommodation options . shimoga city , a major tourist center , can provide you with accommodation options for all budget sizes .\nthere are two mutts in koodli . one is shankara mutt ( advaita philosophy ) & the other being akshobhya thirtha mutt ( dvaita philosophy ) .\nroad : mini bus services are available from 6am till 8pm from shimoga to koodli . you can also hail a cab or take an auto rickshaw .\nrivers tunga ( \u0ca4\u0cc1\u0c82\u0c97\u0cbe \u0ca8\u0ca6\u0cbf ) and bhadra ( \u0cad\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cbe \u0ca8\u0ca6\u0cbf ) - joins here , hence the name koodli . from here onwards both rivers together became\nair : nearest airports are at bangalore and mysore one take a cab or catch public buses which will take around seven - eight hours to reach koodli .\nrail : shimoga city has its own rail head which is connected to major rail heads in karnataka . you can take public transportation or auto rickshaw till koodli .\nthe late 17th century venkataramana temple is located near the old fort (\nfort\nis kote in kannada language ) adjacent to what was once the residence of mysore wodeyar royal family , and later became the palace of tipu sultan , a later ruler of the mysore kingdom . [ 2 ] the temple consists of a sanctum ( garbhagriha ) which is connected to a central hall ( mantapa ) by a vestibule . the walls of the sanctum and vestibule ( antechamber ) are plain but for a row of deity sculptures in frieze at the base . on the whole the temple exudes modest decorative work and follows the general plan used in the temples within the palace complex in mysore . the hall ceiling is supported by pillars that have\nclusters of colonettes\nalternating with yalis ( mythical beasts from hindu legend ) in all four directions . this appears on each of the central columns . [ 2 ] the main festival celebrated here is vaikuntha ekadashi when thousands of devotees throng the temple . this temple provided the setting for the treasure hunt in the book riddle of the seventh stone [ 3 ]\nthe varanasi of south , koodli , is amongst the holiest places of southern india and the site of confluence of two holy rivers tunga & bhadra . a place endowed with a lot of history and religious importance , koodli has been an important place of worship , meditation and peace from ancient times . it is located at a distance of mere 16 km from the city of shimoga in shimoga district . a place filled with peace , faith and piety koodli is a must see if you find yourself in shimoga .\nkoodli is a small village with very big heritage behind . it is 16 kms from shimoga on holehonnur \u2013 channagiri road and the same distance from bhadravathi , steel town .\nthe best time to visit the village of koodli is from october till may as the temperatures during the period are hovering around the pleasant range of 20 to 30 degree celsius .\ngood photos narasimha swamy temple is our mane devaru . narendra sharma of bramhanda fame is giving vast publicity daily in suvarna channel and i have learnt that people r flocking in huge numbers of late . i am visiting this place on 310st of jan 2011\nthe small village is home to some really important and old temples whose origin goes back to the beginning of the last millennium . the place is known as the _ \u00e3\u00e4varanasi of south _ \u00e3 _ due to the presence of temples like rameshvara , narsimha , brahmeshvara , and rushyashrama . it is also home two great philosophical schools of hindu philosophy in the form shankaracharya mutt and koodli arya akshobhya teertha mutt . standing at the meeting point of tunga and bhadra one cannot help but immerse himself in the peace and tranquility that surrounds the place .\nconfluence site of tunga & bhadra river , rameshwaram , brahmeshvara , rushyashrama and narsimha temples and the 600 - years old shankaracharya mutt are the landmarks of the town ' s religious and tourism scene , that you must visit , while in koodli .\n. from here , the river flows through two districts in karnataka - chikmagalur district and shimoga district . it is 147 km long and merges with the bhadra river at koodli . the river is famous for the sweetness of its water . there is a belief that\nrecently i went to my native , which was saw happiest and sad moments of my life . to meet my childhood friends , my schools at bhadravathi . that i will post later . on sunday morning i with my friend went to koodli , which i frequently visited during college days .\nborn in the western ghats range , and flows east across thedeccan plateau , joined by its tributaries the somavahini , thadabehalla , and odirayanahalla . the river flows through the bhadra wildlife sanctuary . a dam was built across the river near lakkavalli . the bhadra meets the tunga river at koodli .\ngreat blog mr . ramesha . thanks for all the photos and the info . though i know about koodli , i never visited . your blog is tempting me to make a visit soon . let us share info on religious places . write to me on my email id r . ashrit @ urltoken\nkoodli is 16 km from shivamogga , a place where rivers tunga and bhadra embrace and flow together from here , hence the name koodli . a cultural place with rich heritage and temples around . it has a noted smartha monastery stated to have been founded in the 16th century by jagadguru narasimha bharathi swamigalu of sringeri . within the premises of the matha , there are shrines of sharadamba and shankaracharya . outside , there are two temples of hoysala times dedicated to rameshwara and narasimha . koodali is also known as varanasi of the south . it is home to rushyashrama , brahmeshwara , narasimha and rameshwara temples . the 600 - year - old mutt of shankaracharya still stands with inscriptions of hoysala and okkeri kings .\nthere is very old indian style school of learning for shankara philosophy , called the koodli mutt . this has a long history : once upon a time in the 15th or 16th century , the chief swamy of shringeri had been on a teerthayaatre , probably to kashi . he did not return for a long time , which caused the deputy chief to take up the chief ' s position . but the chief was alive and did return to sringeri after a few days . but he of course could not go in to the mutt where his own pupil was the chief , so he left sringeri and started his own mutt at the sangama of tunga and bhadra , koodli and this came to be known as koodli sringeri mutt . now in the beginning of 1900s , a new swami took the position of the chief swamy here . he was formerly the teacher of his highness krishnaraja wodeyar the 4th , maharaja of mysore . this brought good times to this mutt again . between the original founder and this person , a few talented persons had been chiefs here which made this place keep up the standards . after independence , one particular person was very talented and influential and made the mutt a noted place again .\nthere is very old indian style school of learning for shankara philosophy , called the koodli mutt . this has a long history : onetime in 15th or 16th century , the chief swami of shringeri had gone to a teerthayaatre , probably to kashi . he did not return for a long time , which caused the deputy chief to take up the chief\u2019s position . but the chief was alive and did return to shringeri after a few days . but he of course could not go in to the matt where his own pupil was the chief , so he left shringeri and started his own matt at the sangama of tunga and bhadra , kudli , and this came to be known as kudli shringeri mutt . now in the beginning of 1900s , a new swami took the position of the chief swamy here . he was formerly the teacher of his highness krishnaraya wodeyar the 4th , maharaja of mysore . this brought good times to this matt again . between the original founder and this person , few talented persons had been chiefs here , who made this place , keep up the standards . after independence , one particular person was very talented and influential , and made the mutt a noted place again .\nselect an option below to see step - by - step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in rome2rio ' s travel planner .\nrome2rio ' s travel guide series provide vital information for the global traveller . read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including slovenia : getting from ljubljana to lake bled , heading to europe ? read this before you buy a eurail pass and bali : what to do if mount agung erupts - to help you get the most out of your next trip .\nshimoga , officially renamed as shivamogga , is a city and the district headquarters of shimoga district in the central part of the state of karnataka , india . the city lies on the banks of the tunga river . being the gateway for the hilly region of the western ghats , the city is popularly nicknamed as\ngateway of malnad\n.\njawahar navodaya vidyalaya , gajanur ( jnvg ) is a boarding school near gajanur , shimoga , india . jnvg is funded by the indian ministry of human resources development .\nrome2rio is a door - to - door travel information and booking engine , helping you get to and from any location in the world .\nrome2rio ' s travel guide series provide vital information for the global traveller . read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including need to know : jadrolinija , which side of niagara falls should i choose ( and how do i get there ) ? and how do i get from sydney to melbourne - to help you get the most out of your next trip .\nrome2rio ' s travel guide series provide vital information for the global traveller . read our range of informative guides on popular transport routes and companies - including train travel in france : a guide to sncf , french strikes 2018 : what are my alternative transport options ? and bali : what to do if mount agung erupts - to help you get the most out of your next trip .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis article will be permanently flagged as inappropriate and made unaccessible to everyone . are you certain this article is inappropriate ?\nas part our commitment to scholarly and academic excellence , all articles receive editorial review .\ncopyright \u00a9 world library foundation . all rights reserved . ebooks from project gutenberg are sponsored by the world library foundation , a 501c ( 4 ) member ' s support non - profit organization , and is not affiliated with any governmental agency or department .\nshimoga offers a great nightlife to its visitors with many great clubs and pubs in the city offering great entertainment .\ntry out some local shimoga cuisines such as midigayi , avalakki , thambli and patrode .\navoid the poojaries at the confluence point if you don _ \u00f1\u00e9t want to burn a hole in your pocket doing various poojas .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis value is based on the number of visitors , checkins , and likes on facebook in the last few months .\ntill it joins krishna river in andra pradesh and finally dissolves in bay of bengal .\nwhich means we should drink the water of river thunga and take bath in river ganga .\n. a beautifully maintained , with gardens , lawns and more over neatness by asi ( archelogical survey of india ) .\ndenotes the exact point where the two rivers meet , and is considered to be very sacred . at sangama lord called as sangameshwara . at confluence point there will be always water .\nit has stated by sri akshobhya thirtha ( one of the prominent disciples of sri madhvacharya ) around 13th or 14th century . sri mutt had very good scholar of sanskrit & madhvacharya\u2019s philosophy as there petadhipathies ( cheif swami ) till to date . there is very well maintained goshala ( cow yard ) by aat mutt .\n* onthe right side of the houses river tunga flows and on the left side houses river bhadra flows .\n* in this small hamlet , the hindus religious place muslims also reside together . they have built two mosques here . they stay entrance of the village .\nthe sad thing noticed here is below monuments are thrown on the road side and lies along the cow dung etc . . can asi give life to these monumnets and shift to safer place .\ni am really thankful towards the author in this post to create this lovely and informative article live to put us . we actually appreciate ur effort . carry on the good work . . . .\nhi , i used to be searching by way of the web site trying to find some data and arrived by way of your weblog . i\u2019m amazed by the info that you\u2019ve on this site . it exhibits how nicely you comprehend this subject . saved this web web page , should come back once more for long term . you , my pal , rock ! ! !\nthis is a really good read for me , must admit that you are one of the best bloggers i ever saw . thanks for posting this informative article .\ndear ramesh , , it is a woderful thing you did . many people do not know about such a sacred & beautiful place where achrya shankar blessed by jaganmatha sharadhamba .\ngreat work sir . it took me through a e - pilgrimage of the place .\ni don\u2019t know if i said it already but \u2026excellent site , keep up the good work . i read a lot of blogs on a daily basis and for the most part , people lack substance but , i just wanted to make a quick comment to say i\u2019m glad i found your blog . thanks , : )\nit was nice to see the photographs . can you please mail some photographs of satya dharma tirthathuru brindvana at hole honnur\nramesh , very nice article on kudli , thanks for taking me to this place by ur good blog . good to know bus facility has increased much these days . i remember walking one time till - 8 kilometers to get bus to come to old town to new colony bhadravathi . it was such a hard task . i have plans to visit with my kids , based on ur report , i must see this place have a good darshana of the lord and also have bath in the holy confluence of tunga - bhadra .\nthanks a lot for all the info . myin - laws are planning to go to shimoga and koodali\u2026 is there ay place to stay at kudali ? ? ? how far is sringeri from judali ? are there buses ?\npart - 2 : nisarga viharadhama - kalyani chowka - nittur - shimoga dist . - day 1\nanonymous on part \u2013 2 : nisarga viharadhama \u2013 kalyani chowka \u2013 nittur - shimoga dist . \u2013 day 1\nsathyasagar on part \u2013 2 : nisarga viharadhama \u2013 kalyani chowka \u2013 nittur - shimoga dist . \u2013 day 1\nenter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nthe place has a historic value , with temples of near hoysala time . there are shasanas carved near the temples that indicate the era when they were built . the exact dates are disputed , but the sculptures date back to age old indian culture and look exotic . there are various temples - small and large ones built by the rulers who ruled this place in the age old era .\n) around the 13th or 14th century . the mutt has a rich tradition and is famed for its knowledge of\n& madhvacharya ' s philosophy . there have been three peetadhipathis till date . the current peetadhipathi is h . h . sri raghuvijaya thirta .\nthe place is situated about 16 km away from shivamogga town and is accessible by road . the nearest village is holehonnur which is around 2 km from here .\nthis article was sourced from creative commons attribution - 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profit organization .\ncopyright \u00a9 world library foundation . all rights reserved . ebooks from world ebook fair are sponsored by the world library foundation , a 501c ( 4 ) member ' s support non - profit organization , and is not affiliated with any governmental agency or department .\ntrain : nearest railway station is shimoga . one can take train to shimoga from bangalore and can travel to jog in buses from shimoga .\nair : nearest airport is bengaluru international airport ( blr ) 340 km . shimoga airport is under construction 6 km away from the city towards bhadravathi in a village called soganne . another convenient airport is mangalore international airport ( india ) ( formerly bajpe airport ) ( ixe ) 200 km . the other nearest airports are located in hubli \u2013 195 km .\nhas a central hall surrounded by a raised floor . several ornate pillars on the raised floor support the ceiling of the\nthis article is issued from wikipedia - version of the 11 / 1 / 2016 . the text is available under the creative commons attribution / share alike but additional terms may apply for the media files .\nhide ip address and unblock websites with lightning fast , stable , and encrypted proxies .\nyou can choose specific countries or ip addresses for automatic switching . the service is always fast and stable .\nuse encrypted connections to unblock websites . one account for multiple devices ( windows , mac , android , and linux ) .\nour product my ip hide is much faster than web proxies and it ' s compatible with all the websites . it can save your precious time .\nmoreover , my ip hide is 13 times faster than the vpn . you can read this test report for more details .\ntry my ip hide risk - 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registration form a few weeks before your arrival . on completion of the form , you will have the option to download or print off your \u2018confirmation of pre - registration\u2019 certificate , which you must bring with you to surrey .\nreservations manager - luxury travel . this is a great opportunity for a proven reservations manager / sales manager who has a passion and first - hand experience of the luxury travel market . if you enjoy recognition and strive to be the best at everything you do then this is the perfect opportunity to join an established , successful and expanding luxury specialist that rewards and recogni . . .\nit\u2019s important when you are considering setting up your own travel business from home that you choose an established , independent business to work with . here are some of the benefits you will receive when joining us . . . a nationally recognised brand and membership scheme which your customers will love and which will help you sell more we are the largest independent travel co - operative in . . .\nwhether you ' re commuting to work , going shopping or just having a day - out around the city , travel with plusbus - the discount price bus pass you buy with your train ticket .\npart of the abellio group , abellio bus operates bus routes across south and west london and north surrey , plus rail replacement and event services across the uk to provide easier journeys , every day .\nabellio operates six garages in london and surrey . beddington cross , battersea and walworth are operated by abellio london limited [ 1 ] and byfleet , fulwell and hayes by abellio west london limited . [ 2 ]\nlocal maps to help you travel around the county sustainably , whether for work or leisure . all of our maps can be viewed online , saved to your desktop or printed out for when you are on the move .\nwe shall not provide duplicate or replacement tickets . the ticket must be stored on your mobile phone until the date and time of travel and such safekeeping shall be your responsibility . m - tickets are non - transferable .\nhowever a month later , countryliner went into administration , with stagecoach taking back route 46 , as well as surrey county council school routes 43 , 45 and 87 , all on an emergency basis until july 2013 .\nthe second part of the process is to attend a registration session during your first few days at surrey to which you must bring your passport and an electronic copy or print - out of your \u2018confirmation of pre - registration\u2019 .\nabellio london & surrey won twice over at the uk bus awards 2014 . battersea depot secured gold as \u2018london bus garage of the year\u2019 and business development manager simon bennett won the peter huntley fundraising award . additionally , two \u2026\non 11 november 2007 , national express group announced plans to re - brand their uk bus service companies ( including travel london ) under the national express identity . the new name to be unveiled during early 2008 will be national express london .\nabellio surrey are pleased to advise that a new timetable will be introduced on route 461 from 27th december . we have revised the time of some journeys to improve reliability . full details of the new timetable are available here and from \u2026\nsurrey has a great variety of things to do , places to eat and stay , whether you are a small group of friends or family looking for a special day out , or a large group outing with your local club or society .\nnear neighbour to hatchlands is clandon park , a palladian mansion by leoni , renown for its imposing two story marble hall and 18th century textile , porcelain , and fine art collections . within the house is the museum of the queen ' s royal surrey regiment .\nsurrey is largely overrun with london commuters and the urban spillover from the sprawl of greater london , but for all that there are quiet oases of calm that most definitely are worth your while to explore . one such oasis is wisley garden , where the royal horticultural society maintains over 240 acres of plants and the world ' s largest gardening bookstore . another notable surrey garden is the lovely painshill landscape garden , a engaging 18th century park of ever - changing vistas including classical temples , mock - ruins , grottoes , and even a turkish tent !\nsimilar to gardens , surrey is lucky to have a very rich history and a wonderful range of historic houses . loseley park this is a very rare example of a beautiful elizabethan house . the original family still own the house after 500 years , and it . . .\narriva buses run in most uk towns and regions . we operate in the north west , north east , yorkshire , wales , the midlands , beds and bucks , herts and essex and kent and surrey . select your region to see what services operate in your area .\nrich with attractions surrey is perfectly positioned midway between london and the south coast . the county has good links to road and rail with the m25 , a3 , m3 and m23 and fast train links to london waterloo , london victoria and south coast train stations such as portsmouth and brighton .\nanother\nlondon\nattraction that actually lies in surrey is kew gardens , three hundred acres of botanical delights in what was once a royal park . the palm house is a wonder of glass , and other victorian greenhouses are home to a vast variety of exotic plants from around the world .\nan operations executive is required by on the uk\u2019s leading destination specialists offering a wide range of inspiring holiday programmes . as an operations executive you will undertake various supportive administration functions ( including confirming travel arrangements , creating and dispatching customer documentation , general office services , customer service responses and ticketing ) . you . . .\nwith a discovery ticket , you ' re free to explore everything the region has to offer by bus . offering unlimited travel across the south downs national park and beyond in the south of england , the discovery ticket is all you need to make the most of the amazing spaces and places the area has to offer .\nbus companies operating in surrey offer single and return journey tickets , including one and seven day tickets , one and three month tickets and yearly tickets . some bus companies offer group and family tickets . tickets may be able to be used on services from more than one operator . london buses offer a single ticket only .\nmarketing manager \u2013 competitive salary - surrey marketing manager required to work for one the uk\u2019s leading destination specialists offering a wide range of inspiring holiday and school trip programmes . as the marketing manager , your primary role will be to oversee and coordinate all online and offline marketing activities within the department and to identify po . . .\ndigital marketing managerup to \u00a336k , surrey as the direct marketing manager your primary role is to oversee and coordinate all offline marketing activities and campaigns , this will include managing relationships with all offline marketing suppliers . working together with the marketing director you are responsible for developing , managing and implementing a direct marketing and commu . . .\ndigital marketing manager , surrey as the direct marketing manager your primary role is to oversee and coordinate all offline marketing activities and campaigns , this will include managing relationships with all offline marketing suppliers . working together with the marketing director you are responsible for developing , managing and implementing a direct marketing and communications plan to . . .\nsenior marketing executive - luxury travel - west london up to \u00a332 , 000 plus excellent benefits a senior marketing executive is required by an award - winning luxury tour operator to be responsible for managing their brand presence , campaign delivery and distribution channels to help the company achieve its ambitious growth and marketing targets . reporting to the head of m . . .\nthis article contains a discussion by tripadvisor members concerning the above topic . please note that the discussion was closed to any additional postings as of nov 1 , 2016 and , as such , some of the information contained herein may be outdated and cannot be commented on by travelers at this time . please take this into account when making your travel plans .\n* terms and conditions apply \u2013 check with the operator . a family is up to 5 people , with a minimum of one adult and a maximum of two adults . the new discovery ticket is valid on the services of all the main bus operators in west sussex , east sussex , brighton & hove , east hampshire , surrey , kent & medway .\nif you are looking for the perfect day out see below for some ideas and suggestions , from gardens , heritage & houses , arts / culture / museums to spas & shopping , get active and towns & villages . surrey also has many events throughout the year , from the epsom derby to wings and wheels . also don\u2019t forget to places to eat and stay .\ndigital marketing assistant , surrey , up to \u00a321 , 000we are currently recruiting for a digital marketing assistant on behalf of our client who are major events organiser . reporting to the group crm manager the e - mail marketing executive will be responsible for supporting the crm and email marketing platform , creating appealing and functional email templates and assisting in the re - build . . .\nyour academic department at surrey should email you with a link to your personalised study timetable a couple of weeks before your arrival . you will have a meeting scheduled with your departmental exchange coordinator or administrator during the orientation ( february ) or welcome week ( september ) at which you may make any changes that may be necessary to your study programme before you finalise your learning agreement .\nin addition to our bus services in london , we also deliver rail replacement services across the uk through abellio rail replacement , coach parking at our central london battersea depot and vehicle mot service at our sites in camberwell and twickenham . our event connect business provide travel solution for event organisers across the uk . the wider abellio group operate the greater anglia , scotrail , west midlands trains and merseyrail businesses .\nthe tips and information here will help with details such planning your car journey , hiring a car , as well as useful information about travelling by bus , coach and train . most visitors arriving by air will fly into gatwick and heathrow airports , the two major international airports , however surrey is easily reached by rail and / or bus from stanstead , london city , and luton airports .\nfor identification purposes you must also carry the credit / debit card used to make the booking ( or other nominated identification , where alternative options are made available ) . if tickets have been booked for more than one passenger , all passengers should travel together and the lead passenger must carry the credit / debit card used to make the booking ( or other nominated identification , where alternative options are made available ) .\nthis garage was established by q - drive in the late 1990s , hence the qb code . [ 5 ] travel london ' s original bus garage was situated further north towards stewarts lane railway depot which was the home of the gatwick express , a rail franchise then operated by its parent national express . connex moved into these premises after purchasing the limebourne business in july 2001 . [ 6 ] in december 2015 , battersea garage started operating route 159 . [ 7 ]\nwith us you enjoy total freedom , unlimited bus and tram travel ( on most / all operators services ) around the whole urban area of the rail - served town or city . buy plusbus to start your journey ( to get to a rail station ) or to complete your journey ( from station to your final destination ) . there ' s no peak hour restrictions , so you can hop - on and off buses and trams as much as you like all day .\nthe cross - border 471 is one of london & country\u2019s creations of the late 1990s . an established route network had been in place in the part of surrey immediately south west of london , but in its latter days before becoming part of arriva l & c decided to withdrawn most of the routes and replace them with a completely new network from 1997 . this was all very innovative , if slightly confusing to passengers , and simultaneously the network was upgraded with a large batch of new low floor dart slfs .\neven that was not enough to make the routes commercially viable , and a further round of cutbacks saw the 471 given up completely towards the end of 1998 . tellings - golden miller took the route on under contract to surrey county council and purchased a couple of plaxton pointer 2 bodied 10 . 7m long dart slfs ( s518 / 9 tcf ) , highly similar to what l & c had been using , plus a mercedes vario ( s708 tcf ) , which was used on workings interworked with school route 803 .\nthankfully the 471 has not been subjected to any further major changes , although other routes still operated by arriva have been altered frequently , and many of them were given up in january 2001 . there were however changes to interworkings with other routes , and minor changes to the timetable , but things are now simiplified with a basically hourly service with 3 dart slfs . following introduction of new dual door darts on some london routes the surrey routes now mostly use the single door cast - offs and are not generally kept to specific routes .\nthough it is best thought of as part of the greater london tourist scene , hampton court palace actually lies within the boundaries of surrey . begun by cardinal wolsey , who found it expedient to offer it to henry viii , this magnificent red - brick tudor palace is set in extensive formal and informal gardens beside the thames . visit the popular hedge maze , and the state apartments , with work by christopher wren and carvings by grinling gibbons . see if you can spot the ghost of catherine howard , henry ' s fifth wife , who is said to haunt the palace .\nspace travel can offer you a personalised , tailor - made sightseeing tour encompassing any number of the wonderful features that south east england has to offer the visitor . as members of the southern and south east england tourist board we focus on this area , but are very happy to discuss with you trips further afield in england and the united kingdom or via eurotunnel to france . we prefer not to offer ' ready - made ' packages , but will work with your chosen itinerary to ensure your tour is special to you . have a look at a selection of destinations within south east england and find out more from the links to the tourist board web - site :\nwith this fifth contract , national express becomes the largest transport operator in morocco .\npositive performance across all divisions national express group plc ( \u201cnational express\u201d or \u201cthe group\u201d ) today reports its trading update for the period 1 january 2018 to 30 april 2018 ( \u201cthe period\u201d ) .\nthe national express foundation , a charity that helps disadvantaged young people , has today announced a total of \u00a3242 , 760 in community grant and educational bursary funding awards to support local young people in the west midlands and kent .\nleading transport provider national express has officially renewed its commitment to supporting the armed forces , their families and veterans .\ngrowth across every division of an internationally diversified business strong performances in both international divisions , combined with growth in the uk , delivering significant increases in group revenue , profit and cash and reduced gearing .\nthe national express foundation is urging organisations across the west midlands and kent to take advantage of an increased \u00a3300 , 000 of funding , before it is too late .\nyoungsters across the west midlands and kent could benefit from an increased \u00a3300 , 000 of funding from the national express foundation .\nnational express group plc ( ' the group ' ) notes the recently enacted us tax cuts and jobs act ( ' the act ' ) which came into effect on 1st january 2018 .\nnational express has joined forces with arbroath - 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royal visit at new normandy barracks , aldershot . the duchess of cornwall will visit new normandy barracks . short traffic holds possible . on 12th july .\nwater main work and temporary traffic lights on a323 ash road at institute road . until 10th july .\ngas main work and temporary traffic lights on a248 sherbourne both ways at a25 shere road . until 5th august .\nroadworks and temporary traffic lights on a30 london road both ways at b3411 frimley road . until 10th july .\nelectricity work and temporary traffic lights on a322 worplesdon road at salt box road . until 11th july .\nadvance warning - replacement bus service running on southern between epsom and dorking due to engineering works . on 15th july .\nadvance warning - possible disruption on south western railway due to strike action at bournemouth , and at weymouth . from the 17th july , guards at the bournemouth and weymouth depots will not be taking on any overtime until further notice . from 17th july to 31st december .\ngas main work and temporary traffic lights on a286 shepherd ' s hill at b2131 petworth road . by the town hall . until 10th july .\nadvance warning - 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are you a customer - focussed and commercially minded individual with a background in marketing ? do you have a strong understanding of marketing . . .\nas part of the redevelopment of woking town centre a number of road closures will be taking place . please see road closures and diversions for details .\nturn right ( opposite toys ' r ' us ) into church street west which becomes goldsworth road . go across the morrisons roundabout , and after the zebra crossing turn left into kingsway for the car park entrance .\ngo under the railway bridge and turn immediate left into goldsworth road . turn left into kingsway for the car park entrance .\nthere is reserved parking for visitors with disabilities closest to the front entrance , but spaces should be booked in advance .\nfast trains from london waterloo take around half an hour to get to woking . taxis are available outside the station .\nwe are 15 minutes walk from woking railway station . leave the station by platform one . turn left out of the station , and walk along the high street and across the pedestrianised area in front of boots . cross at the pelican crossing , continue past the market , and cross at the double pelican crossing . walk along goldsworth road , turning left at the t junction , and continue past the morrisons roundabout until you see the history centre on your left .\nnot to be outdone is claremont landscape garden , one of the earliest experiments in the 18th century english landscape gardening movement . famous designers such as sir john vanbrugh , charles bridgman , capability brown and william kent have all had a hand in claremont .\npolesden lacey is a lovely regency villa in a magnificent landscaped park . the interior is stocked with superb paintings , furniture , and silver , while the grounds provide beautiful walks through clipped lawns and a walled rose garden .\ntwo more prime examples of the english country house lie just a few miles apart near the attractive county town of guildford . hatchlands park is a lovely classical house built to a design by robert adam . within the house is the cobbe collection of early musical instruments , including examples associated with famous composers such as chopin , elgar , jc bach ( and marie antoinette , who may have composed her own demise , but little else of note ) .\nif your tastes run to equine adventure , you won ' t want to miss a visit to epsom downs racecourse , which has offered horse - races since 1780 . the premier event at epsom is the derby , where high society gathers each year in early june to see and be seen , and , oh yes , watch the race .\nbritain express is a labour of love by david ross , an avid historian , photographer , and ' britain - ophile ' . connect with us on facebook and ( soon ) google plus\nwe noticed that you ' re using an unsupported browser . the tripadvisor website may not display properly . we support the following browsers :\n* tripadvisor llc is not a booking agent and does not charge any service fees to users of our site . . . (\ntripadvisor llc is not responsible for content on external web sites . taxes , fees not included for deals content .\nmost attractions have coach parking and many town centres have coach parking drop off and or parking .\nbrooklands museum is on the site of the world ' s first purpose - built motor racing circuit and houses collections of cars , motorcycles and bicycles , particular from the heyday of the track until it closed in 1939 .\nestablished in 1986 , denbies wine estate is england\u2019s largest single estate vineyard with 265 acres of vines .\npainshill is a great day out and a beautiful 18th century landscape garden to visit . dogs on a short lead are allowed but not permitted in the follies or buildings ."]}
{"id": 56441, "summary": [{"text": "ottakar 's was a chain of bookshops in the united kingdom founded in 1987 by james heneage .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "following a takeover by the hmv group in 2006 , the chain was merged into the waterstone 's brand . ", "topic": 18}], "title": "ottakar ' s", "paragraphs": ["a combined ottakar ' s and waterstone ' s would own 325 shops in the uk .\nthe ottakar ' s business has 141 stores in the uk , while there are 195 waterstone ' s outlets .\nhmv said the combination of ottakar ' s and waterstone ' s would create an\nexciting , quality bookseller\n.\nso the effect of competition between waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s at the local level seems limited .\nbanbury : a history and celebration of the town ( ottakar ' s . . .\nottakar ' s was founded in 1987 and today has 137 stores across the uk .\nan investigation by the oft found that customers could suffer if waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s were no longer rivals .\nottakar ' s share price . okrb - stock quote , charts , trade history , share chat , financials . ottakar ' s plc ord 5p ( assd hmv ln nts )\nottakar ' s independent directors initially recommended the management ' s takeover offer but have now withdrawn that recommendation in favour of hmv .\nottakar ' s chairman philip dunne said competition from the internet and supermarkets was hitting booksellers .\nhmv group plc / ottakar ' s plc merger inquiry ( cc ) - gov . uk\nottakar ' s turns a profit ; new capital backing is received from foreign & colonial .\ntrading conditions at ottakar ' s have deteriorated steadily since the second half of last year .\nbury , liz , and richard lewis ,\nottakar ' s claims hammicks : transforming deal sets out ottakar ' s challenge to titans waterstone ' s and wh smith ,\nbookseller , may 2 , 2003 , p . 5 .\nhmv has not yet said whether it plans to use the waterstone ' s brand for the 141 stores in the ottakar ' s portfolio .\nthe waterstone\u2019s children\u2019s book prize previously known as the ottakar ' s children ; s book prize , this award was set up in 2005 to celebrate exciting new or not yet established authors of children ' s books . it is unique in that booksellers and children select the shortlist and ultimate winner from books not yet published . the award was the idea of wayne winstone , ottakar ' s children ' s book director . for more information , please click here : waterstones\u2019s children\u2019s book prize\nottakar ' s gets real ,\nbookseller , april 9 , 2004 , p . 7 .\nhmv ' s approach for ottakar ' s was criticised by authors and publishers who argued that a takeover would reduce choice on the high street .\nbookstore chain ottakar ' s has recommended that its shareholders accept a takeover bid from hmv , rather than one from the company ' s management .\nhmv , which owns the waterstone ' s book chain , is to pay 285 pence per share for ottakar ' s , less than tuesday ' s closing price of 287p a share .\nhmv - which owns waterstone ' s books - is paying less for ottakar ' s because the bookseller ' s problems have deepened after the original deal was referred to the competition commission .\nthis will enable ottakar ' s to offer an even wider and more relevant range of books .\nottakar ' s flexes its format ,\nbookseller , april 2 , 2004 , p . 7 .\nhmv chief executive alan giles said ottakar ' s store portfolio was highly complementary to that of waterstone ' s and would benefit from his company ' s stock management systems and a wider range of books .\nst . john ' s house , 72 st . john ' s london sw11 1pt united kingdom\na consumer backlash over hmv ' s proposed takeover of the ottakar ' s book chain has forced the deal to be referred for a full - scale competition inquiry .\nthe offer trumped an existing bid by the chain ' s management of \u00a34 - a - share , which had initially been backed by ottakar ' s independent directors .\nhe added :\nthe strategic rationale for the acquisition of ottakar ' s is now greater than ever . a combined waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s business will create an exciting , quality bookseller , able to respond better to the increasingly competitive pressures of the retail market .\nthe company announces the potential for as many as 300 ottakar ' s shops ; the first store in ireland opens .\nthe deal for ottakar ' s is worth almost \u00a363 million , but is significantly lower than the \u00a396 . 4 million offered by waterstone ' s owner hmv last year .\noft chief executive john fingleton said :\nour economic analysis shows that ottakar ' s competes harder on non - price factors when a waterstone ' s is nearby .\nthe ottakar ' s store portfolio is highly complementary to that of waterstone ' s , and will benefit from the introduction of waterstone ' s proven , sophisticated stock management systems ,\nsaid hmv chief executive alan giles .\n< p > first - time children ' s author julia golding has won the ottakar ' s children ' s book prize for the diamond of drury lane ( egmont press ) . < / p > < p > the award was announced by children ' s . . .\nottakar ' s , the bookshop chain , recommended yesterday that its shareholders accept a \u00a396 . 4m takeover bid from hmv , the owner of rival books chain waterstone ' s .\nin edinburgh , waterstone ' s operates four outlets , including three within the city centre , while ottakar ' s has two branches , including a flagship store on george street .\nhaving previously rebuffed several approaches by hmv , which owns the waterstone\u2019s high street outlets , ottakar\u2019s today agreed to an all - cash deal worth 285p a share to its investors .\njames heanage develops a business model for a chain of bookstores in england , and forms ottakar ' s together with philip dunne .\nottakar ' s acquires 24 hammicks bookstores in southern england , boosting the company into the top three u . k . booksellers .\nlewis , richard ,\nthins helps ottakar ' s grow ,\nbookseller , april 4 , 2003 , p . 7 .\nthat deal was scuppered by a competition investigation , while ottakar ' s has also seen a further decline in trading since then .\na combined waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s business will create an exciting , quality bookseller , able to respond better to the increasingly competitive pressures of the retail market .\nhowever , while the commission ' s inquiry was taking place , sales at ottakar ' s bookstores continued to drop . last week , ottakar ' s said that like - for - like sales - which strip out the effect of new store openings - were down 8 % in the 16 weeks to 20 may .\nthe company said ottakar ' s would benefit from the introduction of waterstone ' s stock management systems and operating practices , enabling it to stock a\nmore relevant range\nof books .\nbury , liz ,\nottakar ' s pushes back the boundaries ,\nbookseller , september 27 , 2002 , p . 8 .\nadam frost is one of the uk ' s most exciting new children ' s writers . his stories can be found in print , online and in exhibitions and installations . he has won the blue peter book award 2016 - best book with facts , and been nominated for the ottakar ' s ( now waterstone ' s ) children ' s book prize .\nhowever , the investigation found that this was not the case and waterstone ' s operated a similar book - buying system to ottakar ' s , mixing central and local input on stock selection .\naldrick , philip ,\nottakar ' s a success tale ,\ndaily telegraph ( london , england ) , march 26 , 2004 .\nbook shop chain ottakar ' s agreed to a takeover by hmv today after conceding it faced a losing battle against supermarkets and online retailers .\nmusic and book retailer hmv has agreed to buy bookseller ottakar ' s in a deal worth \u00a362 . 8m ( $ 118 . 3m ) .\nblackwell , david ,\nottakar ' s looks to new chapter of growth ,\nfinancial times , september 25 , 2002 , p . 28 .\nthe music and books retailer hmv today agreed to buy ottakar ' s for \u00a362 . 8m - far below its original offer of \u00a396 . 4m .\nthe strategic rationale for the acquisition of ottakar ' s is now stronger than ever ,\nalan giles , the hmv chief executive , said .\nthe competition watchdog today defied the literary fraternity by ruling that a takeover of book seller ottakar ' s by hmv would not harm choice or quality .\nno other groups have so far expressed an interest in buying ottakar ' s , although wh smith is seen in the city as a potential bidder .\nottakar ' s , 2004 . condition : used : very good . same day dispatch . lovely copy . both book and jacket in very good condition .\nottakar ' s noted the provisional ruling and said it was awaiting the publication of the final report of the commission , which is due by 22 may .\nottakar ' s said it was continuing to hold talks with other parties interested in buying the firm , but that no other offers had yet been made .\nhmv chief executive alan giles said :\na combined waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s business will create an exciting , quality bookseller , able to respond better to the increasingly competitive pressures of the retail market .\nheanage settled on the name ottakar ' s for his company , after the title of one his favorite books , king ottakar ' s revenge , part of the tintin comic book series . heanage next found a business partner in donaldson lufkin jenrette investment banker philip dunne , who went on to become the company ' s chairman . heanage and dunne both took out second mortgages on their homes in order to launch ottakar ' s , then went in search of additional venture capital , eventually convincing baronsmead to put up \u00a31 . 5 million .\nhmv launched a 440p - per - share bid for ottakar ' s bookstores last week , which valued the firm at \u00a396 . 4m ( $ 177m ) .\nottakar ' s has agreed an improved takeover offer from waterstone ' s owner hmv that will see the book chain swallowed up by its larger rival and provoke outrage from authors and publishers who wanted the book chain to remain independent .\njulia golding , who beat nine others to win the second \u00a31 , 000 ottakar ' s children ' s book prize for her debut novel , the diamond of drury lane , hopes to reawaken interest in historical novels for children .\nindependent directors of ottakar ' s said they had recommended a 440p - per - share offer from hmv , increasing its chances of winning a contest for the business .\nphilip dunne , the ottakar ' s chairman , cited increasing competition from supermarkets and retailers on specialist booksellers , particularly those not big enough to compete on equal terms .\na new turning point for ottakar ' s came in 2003 , when the company announced that it had agreed to acquire 24 of the 25 hammicks bookstores operating in southeastern england . the deal , dubbed\ntransforming\nby the bookseller , gave ottakar ' s a nationally operating chain of more than 120 stores , with revenues nearing \u00a3154 million by the end of the company ' s 2004 fiscal year .\nstuart hill , a former car upholsterer turned bookseller turned writer , today said he was\nthrilled\nto be the first ever winner of the ottakar ' s children ' s book prize for his novel , the cry of the icemark .\nbookseller ottakar ' s yesterday joined the lengthening list of specialist retailers to report serious damage being inflicted on their business by the combined power of the supermarkets and the internet .\nhmv , which owns waterstone ' s book stores , has received irrevocable undertakings to accept the offer from ottakar ' s directors holding 15 . 2pc of the company . morley fund managament , which holds 15 . 9pc , has also provided a letter of intent to accept the offer but has reserved the right to withdraw in the event of a higher bid . hmv already holds 9 . 9pc of ottakar ' s .\nwaller , phil , and martin faint ,\nottakar ' s turning exciting new page ,\nbirmingham post ( england ) , may 13 , 2004 , p . 21 .\nhowever , after a year that has seen intense competition among books retailers - amid a heavy decline in consumer sentiment - the takeover values ottakar\u2019s at just \u00a362 . 8 million .\nchildren\u2019s laureate : the appointment of a children ' s laureate recognises and highlights the importance of exceptional children ' s authors in creating the readers of tomorrow . previous children\u2019s laureates have included anne fine , michael rosen , anthony browne , quentin blake , jaqueline wilson and michael morpurgo ( war horse ) . the current children\u2019s laureate is julia donaldson ( the gruffalo ) . for more information and details of winners , please click here : children\u2019s laureate\nottakar ' s opened its third site in salisbury in 1989 , and with the success of that shop , was able to shut down the brighton store and move ahead with building a national chain . nonetheless , for the time being , ottakar ' s remained a loss - making enterprise , lacking the critical mass that would enable it to sell books profitably .\ndiana guy , chairman of the inquiry group , said :\nin the few locations where waterstone ' s and ottakar ' s stores are close together , we found the range of books and quality of service were similar to their stores located in other areas .\n< p > ottakar ' s is to start selling books online , four years after it closed its transactional website . the new site is in development and is likely to . . .\nthe turning point for the company came in 1990 , when baronsmead agreed to put up an addition \u00a31 million , which ottakar ' s used to acquire the small six - store chain of the town booksellers group , which was active mostly in the west country . with eight stores now converted to the ottakar ' s concept , the company turned its first profit by 1992 .\na combination of waterstone ' s , which is owned by hmv , and ottakar ' s would have\nevery incentive\nto offer a full range of titles and service in its stores in order to give itself an edge over its rivals , the commission said .\nottakar ' s added that it had withdrawn its recommendation of a 400p - per - share bid from a management buyout team led by its co - founders , james heneage and philip dunne .\nintroducing these systems and practices into ottakar ' s would lead to cost efficiencies and margin and working capital benefits ,\nan hmv statement said . the combined business will have 336 stores .\ndirectors headed by managing director james heneage initially made a 350p - per - share offer to buy the firm around the same time that ottakar ' s confirmed it had been approached by hmv .\nottakar ' s chairman philip dunne said the book market had undergone significant change in the past year , with new levels of competition from supermarkets and web retailers having an impact on all specialist booksellers .\nthe two sides failed to reach an agreement , however , and ottakar ' s did indeed go public in 1999 . the initial public offering was a great success ; launched at 153p per share , the stock price shot up to 204p by the end of its first day ' s trading , and soon after soared to 270p per share . the listing also gave ottakar ' s the distinction of being the only pure - play bookseller to be listed on the london stock exchange .\nin the time it took to clear the deal , trading at ottakar ' s worsened , which has enabled hmv to gain acceptance at a lower price . hmv ' s rejected , 275p - a - share offer was pitched shortly after the competition commission allowed the deal to proceed .\nthe 285p - a - share bid values ottakar ' s at \u00a362 . 9m and is a 0 . 7pc discount to the book store chain ' s share price yesterday . earlier this month , it rejected a preliminary approach , believed to have been pitched at about 275p a share .\nadam frost is one of the uk ' s most exciting new children ' s writers . his stories can be found in print , online and in exhibitions and installations . he won the blue peter book award 2016 - best book with facts for the epic book of epicness , and has been nominated for the ottakar ' s ( now waterstones ) children ' s book prize . his other books for bloomsbury include the awesome body book and the book of me .\nin september last year , ottakar ' s accepted a 440p - per - share offer from hmv which valued the bookseller at \u00a396 . 4m , but the bid lapsed after it was referred to competition authorities .\nthe independent directors confirm that they consider the terms of the offer to be fair and reasonable and will be unanimously recommending that ottakar ' s shareholders accept the offer ,\nthey said in a statement .\nthe independent bookstore chain ottakar\u2019s has finally agreed to be taken over by hmv , the music and books group , after a long - drawn - out takeover tussle that has seen the value of the bookseller slump .\nhmv agreed a \u00a396 . 4 million takeover with independent directors of ottakar ' s last year , following a bidding war , but this offer lapsed after the office of fair trading referred the deal for a full competition inquiry .\nhe added :\nagainst this background , and given the costs and risks associated with implementing the necessary restructuring programme to compete longer term , the board of ottakar ' s believes that the offer is fair and reasonable .\nguardian book awards founded in 1967 , the prize has a tradition of finding new voices in children ' s fiction . for more details and winners , click here : guardian children\u2019s fiction prize\nagainst this background , and given the costs and risks associated with implementing the necessary restructuring programme to compete longer term , the board of ottakar ' s believes that the offer is fair and reasonable ,\nmr dunne said .\nthe book chain launched the prize , worth \u00a31 , 000 , with the intention of highlighting new talent in children ' s writing . in order to avoid encroaching on the territory of other awards in the crowded arena of children ' s literature prizes , the ottakar ' s award is open only to authors who have written three books or fewer , and is designed to favour those who have yet to see their talent fully recognised .\nit\u2019s awesome of course , because it\u2019s our body . this book explains the magic of our body , except it\u2019s not magic , of course , it\u2019s science . it helps us see how things that are amazing can be explained scientifically and how they work . from things we don\u2019t think about like breathing , to things we actively do , like running . it puts what\u2019s awesome about our bodies into perspective too . why have we evolved in a certain way and how they compare to other animals ? we can learn what\u2019s going on in our bodies and how we perceive the world .\nthe referral was prompted by a deluge of complaints from consumers as well as writers such as jacqueline wilson , antony beevor , tracey chevalier and margaret drabble . they feared that the combined force of waterstone ' s 198 stores and ottakar ' s 137 branches would severely reduce the number , quality and price of books stocked and promoted on the high street .\nby 2000 , heanage and his management team had succeeded in returning ottakar ' s to growth and profits . the company now sought to continue its store expansion , in part through targeting other bookstore chains . in 2001 , the company was rumored to be in talks to acquire the troubled waterstone ' s bookstore chain from hmv , although no deal materialized .\nbanbury : a history and celebration of the town ( ottakar ' s history and celebration series ) by emily tempest & ben kendall : frith 9781904938071 hardcover , 1st edition - red - books ( member of p . b . f . a . )\nthat found in hmv ' s favour because of the presence of supermarkets and online operators such as amazon .\nottakar ' s chairman philip dunne said :\nover the last year the book market has undergone a significant change with new levels of competition from the supermarkets and online retailers impacting all specialist booksellers and in particular those with insufficient scale to compete on equal terms .\nottakar ' s is awaiting a ruling from the competition commission on whether its rival hmv , which owns waterstone ' s , can bid for the chain . hmv tabled a 440p - a - share bid last year which trumped a management buyout planned by mr heneage . however , after a vocal campaign by authors and publishers , the proposed deal was referred to the commission in december .\nover the past year the book market has undergone a significant change , with new levels of competition from the supermarkets and online retailers impacting all specialist booksellers and in particular those with insufficient scale to compete on equal terms ,\nsaid ottakar ' s chairman philip dunne .\nthe takeover price is much lower than the 440p a share hmv was offering last september after winning a bidding war against ottakar ' s management team headed by founder james heneage . the deal was delayed when it was referred to the competition commission , which this month gave it the all - clear .\nottakar ' s , great britain , 2004 . hard back . condition : very good . dust jacket condition : very good . jacket not price clipped but is slightly creased along the edges . 121pp b & w and colour illustrations and text . size : 10\n/ 7 . 75\n.\nottakar ' s , uk , 2004 . hard cover . condition : very good . dust jacket condition : very good . 117pp ; numerous illustrations in colour and b / w ; pictorial , glossy d / j with tenterden high street 1900 . size : 4to - over 9\u00be\n- 12\ntall .\nin that year , the company found new financial backing when venture capital specialist foreign & colonial paid in \u00a31 million , in exchange for a majority share of ottakar ' s . backing from foreign & colonial enabled the company to step up its expansion . in that year , it made an unsuccessful attempt to acquire the hammicks bookstore chain , then already a prominent bookseller in the southeast . instead , ottakar ' s continued adding new stores , and by 1995 , the company had already achieved sales of more than \u00a39 million . the company continued adding new stores , some through acquisition , such as its purchase of four bells bookshops in 1998 . that acquisition brought the company ' s total number of shops to nearly 50 , for sales of more than \u00a336 million .\nhmv has itself attracted takeover interest from the private equity firm permira as well as from tim waterstone , the founder of waterstone ' s .\nif hmv ' s bid is successful , the merged bookstore chain would control 23 % of the market , which could raise competition concerns .\na former diplomat and un campaigner has won a prize for new children ' s authors with her tale of an orphan living in georgian london .\nms golding , who has three children and lives in oxford , said she was\ncompletely surprised\nto win .\nit ' s a dream come true . maybe now is the time for a historical children ' s book . we ' ve had a lot of fantasy .\nthe fall in the company ' s share price left it dangerously vulnerable to a potential hostile takeover . luckily for the company , however , no takeover ever came . instead , heanage devised a new strategy to carry the company into the next century . ottakar ' s pulled the plug on its e - commerce site - - which heanage claimed had been set up in the first place due to pressure from the company ' s investors - - and instead launched a new intranet focused on using online capacity to streamline its supply chain side . the company also scaled back its plans for the launch pad format , restricting it to an in - store boutique concept .\ngrampian children ' s book award chosen by students from a = schools int he aberdeenshire region of scotland . pupils taking part chose a short list from a list of nominations , which they then read and review before voting for their favourite . for more details and winners , click here : grampian children ' s book award\nottakar ' s today is a paradox . on the one hand it is a national book chain striving to offer uniform excellence in range and service across over 120 branches . on the other hand it is a collection of intensely individual bookshops , run with great autonomy by staff whose commitment to books is matched only by their commitment to provide a bookselling service tailor - made for their communities .\nottakar ' s turned toward the new century with ambitious expansion plans . the company continued to expand its store chain , entering the scottish market with a store in glasgow in 1999 . yet ottakar ' s also sought a piece of the internet action , launching an ambitious e - commerce site as well . at the same time , the company believed it had discovered a new consumer niche - - that of the 5 - to 12 - year - old\npost - early learning\nsegment - - and developed a new retail format , launch pad , combining books and other educational toys , games , and materials . the company began rolling out the launch pad concept as in - store boutiques in its larger stores , while also developing an independent retail format for the concept .\ninstead , the company maintained an organic growth track for the time being , raising its store numbers past 75 by the end of 2001 , and seeing its revenues near \u00a3100 million for the first time . at last , in 2002 , the company turned to scotland , acquiring the eight specialist book shops of the struggling james thin company , which had been placed in receivership earlier that year . with its store network now at 86 stores , ottakar ' s began a crucial shift away from its former reliance on book wholesalers to making its first direct purchases within britain ' s publishing industry .\njames heneage is a founder of the history festival and of the ottakar\u2019s chain of bookshops which was sold to waterstones in 2006 . he is a former chairman of the cheltenham literary festival and a booker prize judge . now a full - time writer who lives half of the year in the peloponnese , his fifth novel \u2018a world on fire\u2019 is set against the greek war of independence and will come out in august 2018 .\ni ' m particularly interested in how people cope with historical moments in our life . i was thinking about the french revolution and what was happening in london at that time , when to be outspoken could be a death sentence . it ' s not intended to be didactic , but there ' s a keen interest in politics which informed the book .\nin its response , hmv said :\nthe company is now considering the full text of the competition commission ' s provisional conclusions and will continue to work closely with the commission .\nwaterstone ' s employee stuart hill , who worked on the cry of the icemark during his tea breaks , was snapped up by independent publisher barry cunningham last year . cunningham , who has a recognised eye for the\nnext big thing\nand was responsible for discovering both jk rowling and cornelia funke , described hill ' s book as a\nglorious , sweeping debut\n.\nits preliminary findings , which might allow hmv to table a new bid , are expected this week . however , with the specialist bookshop business in steep decline , any new bid is unlikely to be anywhere near the price hmv was prepared to pay last year . hmv and ottakar ' s have been hit by a cut - throat price war between the big supermarkets and online retailers . analysts estimate 300p - 350p is now a more likely take - out price .\nheanage started searching for a potential outlet for his entrepreneurial plans . among the ideas he considered were the creation of a video player rental service for ski resorts and restaurants with bookstores . heanage ' s work with ogilvy & mather eventually helped him spot a new niche , however . while conducting consumer panel studies , heanage discovered a gap in the united kingdom ' s retail book market .\nthe cry of the icemark tells the story of a teenage queen ' s battle to repel invading armies from kingdoms bordering her eponyomous realm - and win the respect of her prickly subjects while she ' s about it . the book , which hill is said to have based on the memory of his late sister , is poised to become a major bestseller in 2005 , with publishing rights already sold for 15 countries .\nthe sheffield children\u2019s book award began in 1988 . another award where children participate in selecting the winners ; the project was initiated to increase children\u2019s knowledge an access to the very best children\u2019s literature . this aim has been achieved and surpassed year by year with new initiatives and ideas incorporated along the way . each school selects the most appropriate book category for the class and receives a start up pack of ideas along with a collection of books to read and review . each child is asked to vote for their favourite title and these votes are then collated over the summer . results are kept a closely guarded secret until the award ceremony in november . the event has grown in size and quality each year and is now recognised as a major children\u2019s book award in the literary world . for more details and winners , click here : sheffield book award\nbut the book carries a more serious message , drawing on ms golding ' s work for oxfam , where she joined a un campaign to reduce the number of arms in the third world and their impact on children .\nthe office of fair trading ( oft ) revealed that it had been deluged with complaints from consumers and the book industry since the acquisition by the music and dvd giant , which owns bookseller waterstone ' s , was first agreed in september .\nms guy said there was a widespread perception that the decisions on which books to put on the shelves of waterstone ' s were taken too often at its head office - at the expense of store managers who were in tune with local demand .\nanother inspiration was the political cartoons of the time .\ni wanted to recreate the life and unbridled exuberance of those cartoons , the nitty gritty of life on the streets , which is why there ' s boxing and gangs and the backstage of the theatre .\nwe ' ve just published the great books guide 2016 for children ' s book week : a round - up of 60 books from over the last year , which we think your child will love . here are are our favourite books for children aged 8 + .\nwhitbread children\u2019s book awards ( now known as costa book awards ) the whitbread has five categories \u2013 first novel , novel , biography , poetry and children ' s book . for each category there are three judges \u2013 generally an author , a bookseller and a journalist . they select a shortlist of four books , which includes the winner . their criteria are to select well - written , enjoyable books that they would strongly recommend anyone to read . a nine - member judging panel , which includes the author from each of the original category judging panel together with a chairman and three other people in the public eye who love reading , selects one book from these five as overall whitbread book of the year . for more information and details of current and past winners , please click here : costa children\u2019s book awards\nprincipal competitors : wh smith plc ; hmv group plc ; surridge dawson ltd . ; martin retail group ltd . ; waterstone ' s booksellers ltd . ; eason and son ltd . ; blackwell ltd . ; borders uk ltd . ; tog ltd . ; remainders ltd . ; ian allan group ltd .\nby 1999 , however , it became clear that the company ' s expansion plans had been too ambitious . as heanage admitted to the bookseller :\nthe most obvious failure of 1999 was opening some shops that didn ' t work initially and one that hasn ' t worked at all . until then we had exercised enormous care in the selection of every single site . but the pressure of what was going on meant that we didn ' t research them quite as we should have .\nwith its store expansion sputtering , and its e - commerce site performing well below expectations , the company found itself struggling to retain profits . by the end of that year , heanage was forced to issue a profit warning - - sending the company ' s stock price plunging to just 66p per share .\nthe carnegie medal is awarded by a panel of librarians for an outstanding book for children . established in 1836 , it is britain ' s oldest children ' s book award . it was established by the library association in memory of the great scottish - born philanthropist , andrew carnegie ( 1835 - 1919 ) . carnegie was a self - made industrialist who made his fortune in steel in the usa . his experience of using a library as a child led him to resolve that\nif ever wealth came to me that it should be used to establish free libraries .\nthe medal is now awarded by cilip : the chartered institute of library and information professionals , which is a new organisation formed by the unification of the institute of information scientists and the library association on 1 april 2002 . for more information , please click here : carnegie medal\nmr heneage blamed some of the decline on 2006 ' s later bank holidays :\neaster was included a year ago , and that makes 2 % - 3 % difference ,\nhe said , but he admitted that trading conditions were tough :\nthe market is showing 3 % - 4 % growth this year but our experience is at odds with the market . growth is being absorbed by supermarkets and internet channels .\nwe have so many cushions , such as the health service . there was none of that for my character , which is the situation facing many children today . life is tough for most children around the world , and that ' s how my characters found it .\nms golding also found inspiration in her former career in the foreign office in poland , where her tasks included twinning towns in the tatry mountains and inspecting a silesian coal mine .\nthe kate greenaway medal was established by the library association in 1955 , for distinguished illustration in a book for children . it is named after the popular nineteenth century artist known for her fine children ' s illustrations and designs . the medal is now awarded by cilip : the chartered institute of library and information professionals , which is a new organisation formed by the unification of the institute of information scientists and the library association on 1 april 2002 . for more information , please click here : kate greenaway medal\nheanage began devising a business model for his proposed company . one of the features of heanage ' s model was to target smaller market locations , where rents were low and his own stores would face less competition from the larger chains . heanage also sought a more restricted , specialist orientation to his shops . as he told the sunday times :\nour idea was to use new technology to target customers within a specific area with a range of books that matched their interests , thus bringing a higher stock turnaround and profit .\nthe brandford boase award is awarded annually for the most promising first novel to a first - time writer of a book for young people . at the same time , it marks the important contribution of the editor in identifying and nurturing new talent . the branford boase award was set up in memory of the outstanding children\u2019s writer henrietta branford and the gifted editor , wendy boase , editorial director of walker books . they worked together on a number of books , a partnership they greatly enjoyed . for more information and details of current and past winners , please click here : brandford boase award\nsalisbury francis frith for ottaker ' s 2004 , 2004 . signed by the author . 4to hardback with unclipped dust jacket , 117pp , illus throughout in colour and b / w . clean copy , with no previous ownership inscriptions or annotation . vg / vg . 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", "topic": 3}], "title": "equaterra", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 2 equaterra reviews submitted anonymously by equaterra employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if equaterra is right for you .\nequaterra provides advisory services in information technology and business process transformation . equaterra is headquartered in houston , texas . equaterra has a revenue of $ 78 . 5m , and 300 employees . equaterra has 31 followers on owler .\nequaterra provides advisory services in information technology and business process transformation . equaterra was founded in 2003 . equaterra ' s headquarters is located in houston , texas , usa 77056 . equaterra has an estimated 300 employees and an estima . . .\nowler has collected 9 screenshots of equaterra ' s website since jun 2014 . the latest equaterra website design screenshot was captured in sep 2016 .\nsridhar vedala , former managing director - global sourcing at equaterra , inc . - relationship science\ntimothy p . flynn , chairman , kpmg international , said :\nequaterra is an ideal fit for kpmg and we look forward to welcoming the equaterra team to the kpmg network family .\nequaterra and tpi , inc . today announced the signing of their merger agreement . closing is anticipated later in february 2006 .\nequaterra , the top ranking full service outsourcing and offshoring advisor in 2007 , has earned the lead position due to its continuous focus on educating current and prospective buyers on how to evaluate internal it and business processes , and successfully engage and manage outsourcing relationships . equaterra\nequaterra is ranked no . 2 on the international association of outsourcing professionals ' recent 2010 list of the world ' s best outsourcing advisers\nyes - that happened . we just had the biggest shakeup in the outsourcing advisory market since kpmg ' s acquisition of equaterra in 2011 .\nequaterra ' s advisors are defined by their ability to work collaboratively with clients to reduce costs and improve performance in their internal business support functions .\n[ . . . ] equaterra + kpmg \u2013 a new era , or a new miscalculation & # 10 . . . [ . . . ]\nmay 2 , 2005 ( plansponsor . com ) \u0097 equaterra , a outsourcing and insourcing advisory firm , has launched equaterra public sector llc ( eqps ) , a subsidiary to help public sector organizations evaluate outsourcing , shared services or a blended sourcing model for hr , finance & accounting , it , crm and procurement .\n[ . . . ] by cliff justice , finished in second place \u2013 a strong showing and justification of their 2011 acquisition of equaterra . click to [ . . . ]\ntoday equaterra ' s clients include a mix of the global 1 , 000 , multinational corporations , local companies , and large public sector and not - for - profit organisations .\nequaterra , houston jolie newman , 407 - 677 - 8404 jolie . newman @ urltoken or gina blackie , + 44 ( 0 ) 7775 521 487 gina . blackie @ urltoken\n* equaterra was founded by mark toon , mark hodges en david karabinos , in houstonin 2003 . between 2003 and 2011 the consulting firm grew quickly to become one of the leading global players in the area of sourcing and business process excellence . in februari 2011 equaterra was absorbed by kpmg , approximately 300 advisors stepped over to the big 4 office globally .\n[ . . . ] week\u2019s outsourcing advisory bombshell wedding between kpmg and equaterra may well prove to be a turning point in the way buyers are serviced in [ . . . ]\nequaterra 150 minories london ec3n 1ls united kingdom + 1 713 470 9812 ( americas ) + 44 845 838 7500 ( europe ) + 44 845 838 7600 infoeuapac @ urltoken www . urltoken\nprior to his new role , giles served as senior vice president at waypoint , a strategy and management consulting firm . between 2007 and february 2009 he was vice president of client services at equaterra ( in february 2011 kpmg advisory bought equaterra ) . in the years before , he was chief operating officer at the district of columbia and held senior positions with idea integration and ernst & young .\nthrough objective , independent advice , equaterra delivers sustainable value with a return on investment that usually occurs within three to six months of your improvement initiative launch , with payback often exceeding 20 times the investment .\nequaterra recently completed its second - quarter pulse surveys with those on the front lines of the bpo industry\u2014its own global advisors and the industry\u2019s service providers , and the results are surprising for the hro market .\nequaterra is an ideal fit for kpmg and we look forward to welcoming the equaterra team to the kpmg network family ,\nsaid timothy p . flynn , chairman , kpmg international .\nthrough this acquisition , clients of kpmg member firms will benefit from the addition of a market - leading sourcing adviser to help them transform their organizations into more flexible enterprises in a way that meets today ' s complex market demands .\nequaterra sourcing advisors help clients achieve sustainable value in their business and it processes . with an average of more than 20 years of industry experience in over 600 global transformation and outsourcing projects , our advisors offer unmatched industry expertise . equaterra has deep functional knowledge in finance and accounting , hr , it , procurement and other critical business processes with advisors throughout north america , europe and asia pacific . we help clients achieve significant cost savings and process improvement with outsourcing , internal transformation and shared services solutions . for more information on equaterra , please contact lee ann moore at 713 - 669 - 9292 ; leeann . moore @ urltoken ; www . urltoken .\nequaterra has prior experience in the public sector market , having previously advising groups such as the us navy , us army , california state university and the new york city department of education , on a range of sourcing matters .\nequaterra sourcing advisers help clients achieve sustainable value in their it and business processes . their advisors average more than 20 years of industry experience and have supported more than 2 , 000 transformation and outsourcing projects across more than 60 countries .\nequaterra provides expert advisory services in information technology ( it ) and business - process transformation . we help companies significantly reduce costs and improve effectiveness and efficiency through internal process delivery improvements , shared services , outsourcing and global sourcing solutions .\nkpmg\u2019s recent acquisition of equaterra signals some new dynamics in the market for outsourcing advisory services . the acquisition creates an intriguing combination of capabilities encompassing high - level consulting services for tax , supply chain management and it strategy with equaterra\u2019s proven outsourcing transaction strengths . moreover , it confirms a mini - wave of industry consolidation following tpi parent company\u2019s information services group ( isg ) acquiring long - time benchmarking specialist compass ( more recently , isg acquired public sector specialist sta consulting ) .\nequaterra is an ideal fit for kpmg and we look forward to welcoming the equaterra team to the kpmg network family\n, said timothy p . flynn , chairman , kpmg international .\nthrough this acquisition , clients of kpmg member firms will benefit from the addition of a market - leading sourcing adviser to help them transform their organizations into more flexible enterprises in a way that meets today ' s complex market demands .\nmark toon , former chief executive officer of equaterra and current kpmg llp principal , said that the deal adds value for clients of both organizations .\njoining a network with kpmg ' s capabilities and global scope provides great opportunities for our employees and clients\n, toon said .\nkpmg ' s extensive sourcing experience , its big four market presence , and its reputation for relentless execution is an ideal complement for equaterra ' s business transformation capabilities and highly respected reputation in the shared services and sourcing advisory sector .\n[ . . . ] her trade with kpmg\u2019s shared services and outsourcing advisory group , having come across with the 2011 equaterra acquisition , having earned her stripes in the pharmaceutical , chemicals and life sciences industry with ibm [ . . . ]\n[ \u2026 ] in grand rapids michigan . the firm has done an impressive job developing the ip and technology acquired from equaterra and coupling its governance consulting talent to its clients , as and when they need it , under its [ \u2026 ]\n[ . . . ] team from 10 people to 65 professionals including myself . that\u2019s when we acquired equaterra ( see post ) . we brought in about 250 consulting professionals around the world in 2008 and since then we\u2019ve [ . . . ]\nequaterra provides support across the entire process improvement lifecycle , from strategy and assessment through to solution design and implementation , benefits realisation , and ongoing improvement and governance . we can guide clients through the entire journey , or any step along the way .\nmark toon , former chief executive officer of equaterra and current kpmg llp principal , said that the deal adds value for clients of both organizations .\njoining a network with kpmg ' s capabilities and global scope provides great opportunities for our employees and clients ,\ntoon said .\nkpmg ' s extensive sourcing experience , its big four market presence and its reputation for relentless execution is an ideal complement for equaterra ' s business transformation capabilities and highly respected reputation in the shared services and sourcing advisory sector .\nnow , we see kpmg llp ( us ) , kpmg holdings limited ( uk ) and kpmg international now aquiring outsourcing advisory firm equaterra in an effort to create a broad global sourcing and shared services advisory offerings across the americas , europe and asia pacific .\n[ . . . ] in grand rapids michigan . the firm has done an impressive job developing the ip and technology acquired from equaterra and coupling its governance consulting talent to its clients , as and when they need it , under its [ . . . ]\nwe cannot find any source for valuation of equaterra but would imagine that the transaction was in the hundreds of millions of dollars . that leaves tci still operating in the f & a , hro and bpo space , which we hear deloitte is very interested in .\n[ . . . ] this post was mentioned on twitter by naomi bloom , ronfriedmann , phil fersht , phil fersht , theanalystunion and others . theanalystunion said : equaterra + kpmg - a new era , or a new error for outsourcing advisory ? urltoken via [ . . . ]\ncombining kpmg ' s practice and equaterra , two of the world ' s top - ranked global sourcing organizations , the transaction is consistent with the kpmg network ' s growth strategy , focusing on organic and inorganic opportunities in select high - demand market sectors . terms were not disclosed .\nkpmg llp ( us ) , kpmg holdings limited ( uk ) and kpmg international today announced the closing of an agreement to acquire the business of advisory firm equaterra . the acquisition creates one of the broadest global sourcing and shared services advisory offerings across the americas , europe and asia pacific .\nequaterra was the top ranking full - service outsourcing adviser in 2007 , in part for the houston , texas , company ' s well - defined outsourcing governance best practices . virginia - based paceharmon was ranked as the top adviser among boutique firms , which support clients with highly specialized services .\nequaterra advisors and service providers were in agreement , however , on which of the process areas within hr ranked the highest : payroll ( 79 percent of advisors ; 64 percent of service providers ) , benefits ( 78 percent versus 43 percent ) and hrit ( 53 percent versus 71 percent ) .\nthese quarterly surveys , which commenced in 2004 , offer in - the - field insights into sector trends and projections . each quarter , nearly 100 equaterra advisors and approximately 20 service providers answer our questions on the ito and bpo markets on a proprietary and confidential basis . here are the latest findings .\nafter five consecutive quarters , the moderate , sequential decline of outsourcing market demand has stopped . more than half ( 55 percent ) of equaterra\u2019s advisors cited demand as increasing ( versus 40 percent in the previous quarter ) as did 67 percent of service providers ( versus 59 percent in the first quarter . )\nthe mini - wave of consolidation may seem paradoxical given that growth has returned to the outsourcing marketplace . forrester believes the overall market for such services will grow 7 . 1 % to $ 254b this year . if the outsourcing market is again growing , why are the winds of industry consolidation blowing ? although the opportunity is broadening , large mega - deals that firms like tpi and equaterra grew to prominence on are getting scarcer and scarcer . moreover , clients are taking a more holistic view of outsourcing alongside evaluating shared services and other organizational dynamics , creating the need for a broader value proposition extending beyond transactional services . although many outsourcing advisory firms have gone down this path with strategy and research services , the kpmg - equaterra combination creates an unusually strong combination . kpmg , which heretofore had lagged principal competitors pwc and deloitte in the scale of its outsourcing advisory service , should benefit substantially from the addition of equaterra\u2019s resources and capabilities .\nrecently kpmg announced it launched a fund aimed at investing in new technologies , like big data and analytics . with the move it embarks ground that no other big four firm has gone before \u2013 the land of technology investment . meanwhile it is known that kpmg capital will be led by former equaterra ceo mark toon .\nbig four firm kpmg has announced the closing of an agreement to acquire the business of advisory firm equaterra . according to a company announcement , the acquisition is consistent with the kpmg network ' s growth strategy , focusing on organic and inorganic opportunities in select high - demand market sectors . terms of the acquisition were not disclosed .\nthe name\nequaterra\nmeans\nlevel ground ,\nwhich aligns well with kpmg ' s philosophy of providing an objective sourcing and shared services advisory approach . this is also consistent with kpmg ' s focus on bringing clients and service providers together in a collaborative environment to create innovative delivery models and provide sustainable value to the business .\nequaterra is ranked no . 2 on the international association of outsourcing professionals ' recent 2010 list of the world ' s best outsourcing advisers . it serves clients throughout the americas , europe , middle east , africa and asia pacific , providing deep functional knowledge in finance and accounting , hr , it , procurement and other critical business processes .\noutsourcing pricing in the second quarter was cited as \u201cstable\u201d by 63 percent of equaterra\u2019s advisors , while 15 percent cited pricing as more favorable to service providers . this pricing environment has allowed service providers to be less reliant on dropping their prices to win business . this pricing equilibrium between buyer and provider is healthy for the industry as a whole .\nequaterra is ranked no . 2 on the international association of outsourcing professionals ' recent 2010 list of the world ' s best outsourcing advisers . it serves clients throughout the americas , europe , middle east , africa , and asia pacific , providing deep functional knowledge in finance and accounting , hr , it , procurement , and other critical business processes .\nglenn giles , an alumnus of equaterra , has been appointed as ceo of privia . privia is an american - based company that supports customers with proposal management services and solutions for the public sector . giles will be responsible for the company ' s full operations and will focus specifically on growing the firms ' market share in the u . s .\nwith offices throughout north america , europe and asia pacific , equaterra has deep expertise in finance and accounting , hr , it , supply chain management and other critical business processes . our advisors , who have on average more than 20 years of industry experience , have supported more than 2 , 000 process transformation and outsourcing projects across more than 60 countries in 19 languages .\nthe name\nequaterra\nmeans\nlevel ground\n, which aligns well with kpmg ' s philosophy of providing an objective sourcing and shared services advisory approach , according to the company announcement . this is also consistent with kpmg ' s focus on bringing clients and service providers together in a collaborative environment to create innovative delivery models and provide sustainable value to the business .\nequaterra , inc . provides advisory services in information technology ( it ) and business process transformation . it offers advisory services in the areas of finance and accounting , human resources , information technology , real estate services and facilities management , supply chain , procurement , business processes and shared services . the c ompany was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in houston , tx .\nthe delve brand index for human resources outsourcing also contains information on the ever - important sourcing advisors as well as articles written by insiders at important hro players such as accenture , hewitt , excelleratehro , equaterra , and alsbridge . because this report is built on getting key market constituents to frankly discuss the industry , the report is likely to raise more than a few eyebrows .\nas organizations transform their operations to compete in today ' s complex business environment , equaterra ' s highly experienced professionals , combined with the kpmg network ' s deep market presence and objective shared services and outsourcing advisory team , will provide clients with a full life - cycle of capabilities - from strategy through to optimization - for companies seeking to reduce costs and improve effectiveness and efficiency .\nbut cutting to the chase , these firms have some seriously experienced fellows who know this business inside and out . they know what they are doing and i would be highly surprised if we see a repeat of the now infamous\nveritage\n, when equaterra and tpi failed to tie the knot after some very expensive offsites ( and had chosen the lovely name\nveritage\n) .\nas organizations transform their operations to compete in today ' s complex business environment , equaterra ' s professionals , combined with the kpmg network ' s deep market presence and shared services and outsourcing advisory team , will provide clients with what kpmg is calling a full life - cycle of capabilities - from strategy through to optimization - for companies seeking to reduce costs and improve effectiveness and efficiency .\nequaterra is known for its collaborative approach and culture . we recognise that our clients have complex business issues and requirements , which is why we have a flexible methodology and a solution orientation that enables us to focus on the unique needs of our clients , never looking for a one - size - fits - all solution . we simplify the complicated to help you focus on what is most critical to your business .\nin contrast , among service providers , hro remained the leading process area ( cited by 53 percent ) , followed by fao ( 24 percent ) , and procurement ( 12 percent ) . the disparity of rankings between equaterra advisors and service providers is a function of marketplace demand , the focus areas of the advisors , and service providers polled , and a slightly different ranking methodology required by advisors versus service providers .\njohn griffith - jones , co - chairman , kpmg europe llp , said the acquisition will allow kpmg member firms to help clients manage large scale , cross - border transformation efforts .\nkpmg member firms provide a full suite of services for enterprise executives seeking to optimize their organization . the acquisition of equaterra complements these existing capabilities and deepens kpmg member firms ' shared services and sourcing expertise , intellectual property and services .\nso there are the usual statements on strategy / presence / client service / capabilities urltoken the press release from timothy p . flynn , chairman , kpmg international ; mark toon , former chief executive officer of equaterra and current kpmg llp principal ; john veihmeyer , kpmg llp ( u . s . ) chairman and ceo ; and john griffith - jones , co - chairman , kpmg europe llp , which we will skip .\njohn griffith - jones , co - chairman , kpmg europe llp , said the acquisition will allow kpmg member firms to help clients manage large scale , cross - border transformation efforts .\nkpmg member firms provide a full suite of services for enterprise executives seeking to optimize their organization . the acquisition of equaterra complements these existing capabilities and deepens kpmg member firms ' shared services and sourcing expertise , intellectual property , and services .\n@ jd - never really saw either isg or alsbridge as powerhouses in bpo - which was why equaterra was originally formed . in my view , the new isg would be better served focusing on rpa at this stage , which is the\nnew bpo\nfor so many clients . they will need to add to their process and technical capabiities to really move this forward ; rpa is murky , and technical and plagued with misinformation .\nequaterra was founded in 2003 by mark toon , mark hodges and david karabinos . this is a number two ranked company in the international association of outsourcing professionals\u2019 2010 list of the world\u2019s best outsourcing advisers with global clients and providing deep functional knowledge in finance and accounting , hr , it , and procurement . the firm\u2019s highly - experienced sourcing advisers help clients achieve sustainable value in their it and business processes ; having helped 2 , 000 transformation and outsourcing projects in 60 countries .\nito , hro and\u2026procurement ? demand trends by process area shifted in the three months from april to june . among advisors , demand for hro slipped to third ( marking the first time in six quarters that hro wasn\u2019t cited as the no . 1 process area ) , with ito taking the leading slot and procurement bpo moving into second place . equaterra advisors\u2019 citings on these three process areas were 28 percent for ito , 25 percent for procurement , and 20 percent for hro .\nsales - cycle lengths vary significantly by deal , depending on process areas , clients , service providers , and whether sourcing advisors were involved . sales cycles should not be confused with \u201ctime - to - contract , \u201d which is defined as the period from the release of the rfp to actual contract signing . in the quarter , 26 percent of equaterra advisors ( compared with 30 percent in the previous quarter ) cited a lengthening sales cycle , and 64 percent of advisors said the cycles remained the same .\ngreat article , phil . i appreciate the insights and historical perspective of the advisory business . having had the pleasure of working with quite a few folks from equaterra over the years , i agree whole - heartedly that the experience they bring to the table is the real value . nothing replaces the knowledge / perspective that comes with having lived through outsourcing deals from all sides ( buyer , provider , advisor ) , which the folks i worked with all had . thanks again and keep up the great work !\nthe firm touts synergies : equaterra\u2019s highly experienced professionals can leverage kpmg network\u2019s deep market presence to provide clients with a full life - cycle of capabilities \u2013 from strategy through to optimization , especially for organizations who want to reduce costs and improve effectiveness and efficiency . in addition , equa terra\u2019s broad geographic and industry - specific footprint will enhance kpmg\u2019s own professionals help clients transform their service delivery models and address change management issues , centralize and optimize capabilities , outsource functions , and create a sustainable governance and performance management model .\nnote that equaterra is not the outsourcer itself , as far as we can gather . it is the quintessential ( but very successful ) middle - man consultant . it provides advisory services in information technology ( it ) and business process transformation helping clients reduce costs and improve effectiveness and efficiency through internal process delivery improvements in data center consolidation , application optimization and rationalization , cloud and saas computing , shared services , outsourcing and global sourcing solutions . so they tell clients what to do , but not do the doing themselves .\njohn veihmeyer , kpmg llp ( u . s . ) chairman and ceo , noted that the acquisition helps address changing client needs as the outsourcing services market continues to evolve .\nequaterra ' s tools and capabilities speak directly to clients ' desire to move beyond one - off outsourcing activities and develop comprehensive sourcing strategies that deliver real value across their organizations ,\nveihmeyer said .\nthis is part of our strategy of building large - scale transformation capabilities to help organizations as they address the realities of a new global marketplace .\njohn veihmeyer , kpmg llp ( u . s . ) chairman and ceo , noted that the acquisition helps address changing client needs as the outsourcing services market continues to evolve .\nequaterra ' s tools and capabilities speak directly to clients ' desire to move beyond one - off outsourcing activities and develop comprehensive sourcing strategies that deliver real value across their organizations\n, veihmeyer said .\nthis is part of our strategy of building large - scale transformation capabilities to help organizations as they address the realities of a new global marketplace .\nformally kpmg capital is based in london , yet its final control will be led by mark toon , who is based in houston , usa . the choice for houston as a headquarters primarily has more to do with toon\u2019s location . he has his roots in houston ( in 2003 toon was co - founder of equaterra in houston * ) and will also in the coming period continue to operate from the american city known for the lyndon b . johnson space center of the space agency organization nasa . this city brings a competitive advantage to the fund .\nwhat was amazing , was the sheer speed with which eq caught up their industry to become , initially , the leading advisor for hro and f & a bpo engagements , while quietly developing its competency in ito . from there , the firm had excited glen davidson so much , he publicly resigned from his accenture job during an awards dinner acceptance speech to announce the establishment of\nequaterra ' s public sector\norganization . from that moment on , the firm knew no bounds , establishing its software process evaluation tool , equasiis and taking over morgan chambers ' european advisory organization . they even reached the spectacular heights of doing some research with us !\nequaterra , or\neq\nas they are commonly known in the trade , has formed part of the heartbeat of the sourcing industry over the last eight years . when three frustrated tpi consultants had finally despaired of their employer ever\ngetting\nbpo , they snuck off to set up their own shop , coined a goofy name , convinced all their buddies to take a leap of blind faith with them , before stripping off at a luau and shaking their booties at their unsuspecting followers . yes , these guys were clearly on a path to building a multi - million dollar global advisory outfit that would be submerged into a highly respected auditor and management consultancy .\nsome really good comments in terms of the article as well as the responses . each of us has our pet favorites but any wise person will make use of all data points in order to glean the current realities . from my workings with equaterra & kpmg , they have held my respect on both a quantitative and qualitative base . whereas others treat analysis as a commodity and in a changing market place this creates a weak foundation for expert advisory . the issue is that you can have an office in a foreign location but that does not mean is has a keen sense on the local pulse . . . especially when hindered by western command and control operations .\ndjfii is right that advisory for most places means anything outside of audit and tax , but all of the big 4s do have some sort of a strategy practice that is embedded within sector teams , i . e . o & g , healthcare , etc . e & y and kpmg also have a strategy consulting practice that is housed within\nperformance improvement\ngroup or risk . also some people would consider performance improvement to be\nstrategy\nand all of the big 4 offer that service . kpmg , pwc and e & y are on an acquisition spree right now to rebuild their consulting arms after they cut them loose in the 90s . e & y acquired partake consulting and isa consulting , kpmg acquired analytica and equaterra , and pwc acquired diamond . if you do go the big 4 route , make sure you get staffed in a group you like that shows you ' re interested in strategy work etc .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nmeanwhile , the leading management consultancies were still raking in so much coin selling shared services advisory engagements , it was easier for many of them to advise their clients against outsourcing , than actually help them through a sourcing evaluation process . why risk your $ 20m - a - year engagement doing shared services improvement for a $ 1m project to look at outsourcing ?\nso the management consultancies realized they need to poach the specialists from the boutiques , but were in for a rude awakening when they discovered how much the top talent at alsbridge , eq , everest , tpi et al . were raking in . plus , these guys were a unique breed - they actually liked the boutique culture , along with the specialism and ip their firms were generating . bottom - line , these boutiques didn ' t fit their compensation models or their cultures . add to this the fact that\noutsourcing\nhad always been something of a dirty word , and poorly understood by the other consulting practices . hence , it was pretty clear , as long as five years ' ago , that the best route into the outsourcing game for some of the management consultants was to do the unthinkable and actually acquire one of these boutique firms .\nthey have persisted with the mba - model , which just doesn ' t work with complex outsourcing deals . several management consultancies have struggled to understand why they can ' t stick a team of 26 - year old mbas onto their clients to crunch through a deal , while the boutiques have a cost structure that enables them to put experienced\nworkmen\nwith genuine deal experience , whose rates are often cheaper . and while you can get away with some juniors on ito deals , with bpo you actually need experienced process experts - not kids .\noutsourcing is still something relatively new and foreign to their classical consulting practices . outsourcing of it , and more recently business processes , has grown rapidly over the last decade and many of the consultancies have been slow to adjust . only now are they recognizing they need this competency , or risk getting edged - out of long - standing clients who are morphing into global outsourcing operating models .\nthe\nhire the leader\ntactic to build competency has largely failed . in years gone buy , if niche consultancies were overpriced , the large shops would simply hire the top one or two partners , safe in the knowledge their main delivery guys would follow . this just hasn ' t worked too effectively with boutiques , as the top outsourcing advisory talent is well - paid and happy in their boutique environment . plus the fact there are literally only a couple of dozen real\nmarket makers\nin the outsourcing advisory space worth hiring .\nthe boutiques have wanted too much money . some of the boutiques today will be wishing they took offers on the table before the recession , as the consolidating and commodotizing market has knocked down the market value considerably . however , with eq now out of the frame , there are only a small handful remaining with sufficient scale and ip , and these firms will have renewed hope they can cash - out sometime soon .\n* the outsourcing advisory business is all about talented people , experience and relationships . what has impressed me most about this deal is the fact that kpmg has created 17 new partners from the eq organization . these people have stuck together for years , have considerable ip , experience and relationships , and are moving over to this new environment together .\n* it would have been extremely messy if kpmg had tried to hire away these folks one - by - one . they have retained the top talent and have created careers for them within their organization .\n* quite simply , there is a really bad ( and worsening ) talent shortage in our industry , and kpmg has just snapped up a good portion of it in one full swoop .\n* now their challenge is to integrate eq and create a culture the new partners and their teams can get used to . retaining the core team is critical to the success of this venture . if they can do that well , they will likely have recouped their investment in a few short years , not to mention the new client relationships they can forge as a result of their extended competency .\n* if kpmg can ' t keep it ' s new partners happy and there is a mass exodus , then this acquisition will have failed . having hired a close - knit group , it does run that risk , and needs to work hard to integrate the eq people . this merger is all about talent and ip - and they are intertwined .\n* kpmg is also very excited about this and took a long , hard look before they took the plunge - it is a big , big deal to them and they have put a stake in the ground to show how serious they are about this business . the firm has clearly chosen this space as the one they want to lead , and should be applauded for making a bold move that none of their competitors have ( so far ) chosen .\nthe one\nprize\nboutique left on the market is tpi , even though it can hardly be called a boutique anymore , with its new - found alignment with compass . the outsourcing market will have a solid year and its valuation should start to pick up , so i would surprised if any of the large consulting firms , such as deloitte and pwc , makes a serious move this year .\nmy prediction for 2011 : we now have 4 major players , and they ' re no longer boutiques : deloitte , kpmg , pwc and tpi . providers will have to re - evaluate their influencer strategies , as more intricate and finessed relationships are required . the old\nreferral\nmodel is pretty much dead . the remaining boutiques , namely alsbridge and everest , should be able to pick off more business , now they have less competition , and can take better advantage of their more flexible cost structures . yes , we have a sea - change in the industry , but the buyer still has choice and we have better integration of the traditional consulting model and the boutique methodology .\nsign up for the hfs research newsletter and get the best research delivered to your inbox weekly .\nwhat are ur ideas about my career track ? please help me & # 8230 ; & # 8230 ; . . ? | business outsourcing\nphil - good article on eq and kpmg . . and one point that you might want to think about which you aluded to at the start of your article is the\ncapative shared service versus outsourcing\n. . . as if you are doing the advisory work up front - like the case for change , and you are inside an organisation like kpmg - there is pressure to go with a\nmake\ndecision - as then you get follow on consulting work . . if you recommend\noutsource\n. . then where does kpmg make its money ? one of the things i worry about . . . good thoughtful article - thanks for writing\nproviders will have to re - evaluate their influencer strategies\n. . .\nnot always , if providers influence end - users directly with repeatable success . . .\nthis is the best - and most well thought - out - synopsis of the advisory business i ' ve ever read . thanks for putting together !\nessentially , some clients are going to outsource regardless , and advisors who want to\nstay\nwith them post - transaction need to sufficiently up their game to provide ongoing value to clients . the consulting opportunity for a client after outsourcing is huge :\nthink about the impact on their processes , people and technology ; think about the potential to introduce cloud computing ; think about the opportunity to help the client focus on core value , and less on administrivia ; think about the opportunity to develop smarter service integration strategies ; think about the chance to help them develop innovation roadmaps ; think about the ongoing support to help them develop effective social business models in a globally distributed environment .\nboth eq and tpi ( as examples ) have put investment and talent into developing governance and relationship management services for their clients . however , they ' ve learned quite quickly that it ' s hard to monetize these services without providing real\nbusiness support\nbeyond help around the contract itself . this is why the potential of integrating the traditional consulting world and the niche knowledge of the outsourcing boutique is potentially dynamite ( if they can get the integration right )\nmary sue asks - where do advisory firms make their money post outsource decision ? great question - particularly if you have just bought one .\nthere are many opportunities for advisors to add value to both service consumers and suppliers post deal .\nservice delivery needs to me more flexible than even the best contractual based relationships can provide for .\ncloud means sourcing models are becoming more ' open ' - not a case of either outsourcing or build but bits of both plus some enhanced technology and automation .\nwhat may be difficult for the bigger players is these change management opportunities may well be more suited to the rising group of niche players coming through to take on the established specialists - especially beyond the traditional us / uk heartland of bpo advisory .\njust wanted to chime in with alain . . . this was fantastically well written piece . it ' s a breath of fresh air to get this kind of detailed analysis .\none of your best ever posts , phil . this made my day - such a good analysis of the situation ,\nyou couldn ' t have nailed this one any better . a big sea change is happening with the consulting business and this is a bold move by kpmg to exploit the expertise needed to take advantage of it .\nso . . . where does this leave advisory ? ? ? i believe that the consumers need to start demanding more from those that are providing insight and guidance . maybe be willing to engage qualified boutique organizations that don ' t simply measure what is happening but can engage at both a tactical and strategic level . at the end of the day buyers have a business to run and do so in a sound and responsible fashion .\ni have a slightly different take on 2 aspects of this article : 1 ) i dont think advisory firms make the margins from putting together outsourcing deals as they used to be able to . the buyers are much more sophisticated than they used to be , and the suppliers too are better at demonstrating greater value to prospective buyers directly . the role of the advisor is more limited , especially in the current round of contract renewals which form a fair chunk of new outsourcing work . i think it is too simplistic to believe the advisory firms want a bigger chunk of the growing outsourcing pie , and therefore , the justification for this and potentially other mergers . 2 ) i dont believe advisors in this space can afford to be either only outsourcing or only shared service advisors as this article and some comments seem to suggest . in fact advisory in this space is evolving to help clients think of the wholistic service portfolio approach of how to best deliver services . it is about helping the client develop and manage the operating and delivery model that is best for them , and use shared services and outsourcing as elements of that model , not just one of the other . so , good advisors will continue to play a role whether clients outsource or build shared services , and is happening in many cases , do both .\nit will be interesting to see if kpmg can leverage this model to asia pacific . to date it has been a very difficult market for outsourcing advisors . several have entered , most have left . even australia one of the most mature ito markets globally has struggled to sustain providers . if they can get the model correct , kpmg may have a chance .\n@ av : completely agree on both points . the boutiques are overly - focused on the transaction ( even though some of them claim not to be , but that ' s how they make more of their money ) . the consultants need to offer the blended expertise of all sourcing areas across shared services , captive , outsourced and inhouse operations . plus they need the finessed client skills of the classical consultants blended with the hard - nosed operational knowledge of the outsourcing experts .\nthe big problem is that as the contractual process , ( the price benchmarks , the tc and cs etc ) becomes increasingly standardized , and the skills of the buyers ' procurement and governance staff increase , the fees the advisors can command go progressively down . for example , why bother using an advisor when outsourcing a very established outsourced service such as payroll , or even adm ? all the providers have standard service cards now - it ' s more a case of the buyer having decent negotiation skills\u2026\n@ pf exactly . in fact , i think the demand for advisors as this space evolves will continue to blend with the more traditional performance improvement , and business effectiveness consulting , with shared services , outsourcing , insourcing , being tools in the consulting toolkit . i think we will continue to see the big 4 build strategy and performance improvement skills , and the traditional strat firms get better at using the sourcing toolkits . i believe there is a lot more to come in this space .\nwell summarized article phil , i have always wondered why i don ' t see big four firms on many of the outsourcing deals in my space . this proposes at least one motive for them to not push for outsourcing services and connected advisory services . i ' ll give you another one they might not have though of : how many large enterprise businesses want extremely well networked big four leadership and board members to know how much and what they are sending offshore ? if i innovate with partners that is my secret sauce and i don ' t want to share how and who is doing it with me , so the answer is , i think , not many . it may be interesting for clients to use small and private boutiques for that exact reason , the old adage : if a tree falls in the forest does it make a sound ?\nphil - great article and dialogue on this key topic ! as i look at this i wonder when the advisors will realize that the next goldmine is for them to also take on change management programs to help their client drive the huge change opportunities outsourcing offers to them . this is so under valued and missed by many . as this marketplace continues to evolve with increasing speed , those that can execute on the many improvement initiatives teed up by outsourcers and keep pace with the continued advancement in innovation and maturity will find not just cost savings but better ability to compete and grow !\n[ . . . ] became the only \u201cbig 5\u2033 management consultant to buy a boutique sourcing advisor\u2026 the outsourcing advisory business is all about talented people , experience and [ . . . ]\nblog post : join us for the 2018 state of industry webcast next week . the pace of change just went up a gear !\njoin 24 , 000 other horses in our linkedin community . follow the horses on twitter .\n\u00a9 copyright \u00a9 2007 - 2018 phil fersht unless otherwise noted . privacy policy | disclaimer | independence statement | copyright notice\nby checking this box , you agree to receive survey invitations and marketing communications .\nwe use cookies to enable website functionality and to tailor content to your interests . please accept cookies or get more information .\nthink like a criminal ; don ' t let a cyber attack shutter your business .\ncombining accounting , deal , tax and it expertise to design and implement innovative technology solutions .\nkpmg is a global network of professional firms providing audit , tax and advisory services .\nwe want to ensure that you are kept up to date with any changes and as such would ask that you take a moment to review the changes . you will not continue to receive kpmg subscriptions until you accept the changes .\nplease create my kpmg preference centre account . i acknowledge and agree to kpmg in the uk ' s terms and conditions .\nby registering for an account we will use your selections to personalise your website experience . the subscription centre is an optional feature to subscribe to our email communications .\nwe may present you with recommendations to our products and services we believe you would like based on the information you provide us and the selections you make in the preference centre , unless you tell us not to here .\nto review our terms and conditions and to learn more about how we respect and protect your personal data please see our online privacy policy .\njohn veihmeyer , kpmg llp ( u . s . ) chairman and ceo , noted that the acquisition helps address changing client needs\nacquisition reflects kpmg growth strategy to identify service opportunities for high demand market sectors .\nthe company is also led by a management group with extensive sourcing industry experience supported by a deep bench of global leadership talent . these are invaluable attributes crucial to succeeding in this competitive market segment ,\nadded griffith jones .\nthis broad geographic and industry - specific footprint will enhance the ability of kpmg professionals to help companies transform their service delivery models and address change management issues , centralize and optimize capabilities , outsource functions , and create a sustainable governance and performance management model .\ngavin houlgate kpmg llp ( europe ) t : + 44 20 76943902 e : gavin . houlgate @ urltoken\nkpmg is a global network of professional firms providing audit , tax and advisory services . we operate in 146 countries and have 140 , 000 people working in member firms around the world . the independent member firms of the kpmg network are affiliated with kpmg international , a swiss cooperative . each kpmg firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such .\nthis article represents the views of the author only , and does not necessarily represent the views or professional advice of kpmg in the uk .\nsave what resonates , curate a library of information , and share content with your network of contacts .\n\u00a9 2018 kpmg llp , a uk limited liability partnership , and a member firm of the kpmg network of independent member firms affiliated with kpmg international cooperative , a swiss entity . all rights reserved .\nwe have seen deloitte quite active in the m & a space , especially in the uk , and pricewaterhousecoopers doing the big diamond acquisition in 2010 . and accenture and capgemini have been prowling around and snapping up companies all over the world in 2010 .\nkpmg says this acquisition says this is to grow its network both through organic and inorganic opportunities in select high - demand market sectors ."]}
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", "topic": 12}], "title": "bandai namco pictures", "paragraphs": ["hello , sunri - um , bandai namco pictures here . how may we help you ?\nbandai namco pictures or bn pictures is a japanese animation studio and production enterprise . it is a spinoff of sunrise inc . , a subsidiary of bandai namco holdings . the company is formed as a part of the medium - term management plan of bandai namco holdings on restructuring bandai namco group . [ 1 ]\nbandai namco holdings announced on thursday its medium - term management plan for its three - year strategy from april 2015 onward . to focus on character business and other intellectual property , it will change the structure of the bandai namco group . to that end , it will form a new production company called bandai namco pictures in april . bandai namco pictures will be a spinoff of part of the production divisions of sunrise , an anime production company in the bandai namco group known for gundam .\nbandai namco studios continually provides content that brings smiles and happiness to people around the world .\n65 anime images in gallery . tagged under sunrise ( studio ) , anime studios and bandai namco entertainment .\nin its medium - term management plan for three years from april 2015 released today on february 12 , bandai namco holdings announced that a new production company named bandai namco pictures will be established by splitting up its highly profiled anime company sunrise ( mobile suit gundam , cowboy bebop ) in the coming april .\nanime studio bandai namco pictures revealed in the february issue of kadokawa ' s monthly newtype magazine on tuesday that it is working on original projects that will be revealed at a later date .\nbrian grazer and ron howard \u2019s imagine entertainment has partnered with all nippon entertainment works and bandai namco pictures to produce a live action adaptation of \u201c tiger & bunny , \u201d a hit japanese anime series .\nthe live action film adaptation is being produced by grazer , howard , anew \u2019s sandy climan and annmarie bailey , and ozaki on behalf of bandai namco pictures . imagine\u2019s president erica huggins will oversee the new film on behalf of imagine entertainment .\ninside tom holland out human and the marvel ( 2015 , 2016 - warner bros . , warner animation group , universal pictures , amblin enter , legendary pictures , village roadshow pictures , pixar , walden media , the kennedy / marshall company and mandeville films )\nthe dam keeper season 10 ( 2014 - 20th century fox , warner bros . pictures , saban films , legendary pictures , rooster teeth productions , amblin entertainment and syncopy )\nbandai namco pictures will have 10 million yen ( about us $ 80 , 000 ) in capital and will be based in tokyo ' s nerima ward . sunrise representative director and president yasuo miyakawa will also serve as representative director and president of the new company .\nno , gintama did not get handed off to an inferior studio . it ' s with the same studio it ' s always been with . sunrise is a large corporation with many studios within it . in 2015 , parent company bandai namco created bandai namco pictures as a spin - off of sunrise , moving a number of the sunrise studios into bnp . gintama was one of the shows whose studio was moved from sunrise to bnp .\nthe good human ( 2015 - warner bros . pictures , new line cinema , metro - goldwyn - mayer pictures , amblin entertainment , imagi animation studios , animal logic and pixar animation studios )\nbandai namco pictures officially launched in april 2015 . the company handles sunrise ' s intellectual property aimed at children and family , such as the aikatsu ! anime . the company has worked on the aikatsu stars ! television anime and film ( as well as two other aikatsu ! films ) , the battle spirits burning soul and battle spirits double drive anime , dream festival , heybot ! , brave beats and the kaiketsu zorori : uch\u016b no y\u016bsha - tachi film . the studio animated the fourth gintama anime in 2015 , and most recently , the fifth gintama series which just debuted this month . bandai namco pictures also produced the milpom stop - motion shorts .\nbrian grazer and ron howard\u2019s imagine entertainment has partnered with all nippon entertainment works and bandai namco pictures to produce a live action adaptation of \u201ctiger & bunny , \u201d a hit japanese anime series . the \u201ctiger & bunny\u201d franchise features heroic crime fighters operating in stern bild , a fictionalized , near future version of new york city . [ \u2026 ]\nbandai ' s male ' 2 . 5d ' idol project dream festival ! gets net anime ( mar 27 , 2016 )\nfinding evanna lynch ( 2016 - warner bros . pictures , warner animation group , amblin enter . , reliance enter . , village roadshow pictures , ratpac - dune enter . , vertigo enter . , the kennedy / marshall company , the sommers company , alphavile films and pixar )\nit has been confirmed that bandai namco pictures ( bnp ) filed a trademark for\naikatsu stars !\nwith the japan patent office on january 26 , and it was released to public on february 9 . the registered scope includes offering of animation movies via the internet and other means of transmission . bnp is a subsidiary company of sunrise , established in april 2015 as a production division for children ' s and family - oriented titles such as aikatsu ! , sergeant frog and battle spirits .\non the other hand , sunrise will continue to cooperate with the anime planning and entertainment business company bandai visual . it will aim to expand its business targeting anime fans .\nthe difference between staff between enchousen ( sunrise label ) and gintama : circle ( bandai namco label ) is negligible at best . we see miyawaki getting groomed to take over the show , many of the same key animators who worked in sunrise , both the original and enchousen , seyama editing everything , takeuchi from the original series ' days getting a new promotion from just character design to chief animation director . there are 2 newbies on directing art in the latest season , but overall nothing big from the transition between sunrise to bnp .\nanew is a studio that connects hollywood with a consortium of japanese intellectual property owners to develop films , books , toys , animation , and manga , into global english - language motion pictures and television . it is backed by a public - private investment fund affiliated with the japanese government .\nthe new company will be based on sunrise ' s kids / family anime production division , which is currently producing the idol - themed tv anime series aikatsu ! , and will specialize in the genre . meanwhile , sunrise will focus more on anime - fan oriented titles , including the mobile suit gundam series , in cooperation with bandai visual .\nmeanwhile , the official website for the aikatsu ! franchise has posted a countdown message for the upcoming\nimportant announcement\nto be revealed on february 22 . the aikatsu ! tv anime series based on bandai ' s arcade card game has been aired in japan since october 2012 and its fourth story arc is scheduled to end on march 31 . will it be a new tv series ?\nno account yet ? registering is free , easy , and private . discuss in the forum , contribute to the encyclopedia , build your own myanime lists , and more .\nwe need your help . good journalism costs money , and advertising doesn\u2019t bring in what it used to . for just $ 1 a month you can help secure anime news network\u2019s future .\nthe spun - off portion will handle the intellectual property aimed at children and family , such as the aikatsu ! 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now available : asobi asobase - master of ragnarok - music girls - planet with - chio ' s school road - angels of death - harukana receive - seven senses of the re ' union - banana fish - how not to summon a demon lord - and much more !\nboth the english and japanese voices of the seven deadly sins hero melodias - bryce papenbrook and yuuki kaji - were on hand to answer a few questions from their fans at anime expo 2018 .\n\u2015 due to the success of the first season , the seven deadly sins made its return to netflix with a second season earlier this year . a movie is set to be released later . the popular series is based off a manga created . . .\n\u2015 july 5 - 8 2017 , los angeles , california cosplay galleries day one day two premiere reports jojo ' s bizarre adventure : golden wind world premiere my hero academia : two heroes world premiere studio trigger ' s ssss . gridman premiere headlines : . . .\nstudio trigger enlists the help of inferno cop director akira amemiya to reboot tokusatsu series ssss gridman ( known to the us as superhuman samurai syber - squad ! ) , and they showed the first episode at anime expo 2018 .\n\u2015 during trigger ' s industry panel before the ssss . gridman premiere at anime expo , hiromi wakabayashi emphasized the point of trigger ' s younger staff heading the show . akira amemiya ( dir . . .\n\u2015 friday at anime expo was even bigger than i expected with a packed main floor , crowded dealer ' s hall and premiere line - ups capping hours in advance in the blistering heat . i found myself between two choices . brave the giant crowds or begin my hunt for a casual space to relax . i ' d already checked ou . . .\nit won ' t stream on netflix until this fall , but anime expo 2018 provided an early look at shinji higuchi and mari okada ' s fascinating new show , with a twist on dragon riding you won ' t believe .\n\u2015 dragon pilot : hisone and masotan has a strong pedigree . the new series , streaming this fall on netflix , was helmed by shinji higuchi and hiroshi kobayashi , produced by masahiko minami , and written by mari oka . . .\nall the details from this weekend ' s trigger panel at anime expo 2018 , including new details and a sneak peek at hiroyuki imaishi ' s explosive new action show , promare .\n\u2015 if there was any way to describe trigger ' s anime expo 2018 panel , it would be \u201cfull of adrenaline . \u201d this isn ' t too off the mark for the studio , but trigger really played to their high - energy reputation to a totally packed house on fri . . .\n\u2015 2018 is an explosive year for bkub okawa ' s pop team epic , as it transformed from a 4 - koma to an epic 12 episode anime with some of the biggest voice acting talent in japan . with 24 pairs of actors , innovative meta gags , and . . .\nanime expo 2018 : jojo ' s bizarre adventure : golden wind u . s . premiere\n\u2015 jojo ' s fans got a very special treat at anime expo this year . only weeks after the anime adaptation of jojo ' s bizarre adventure part 5 was announced , anime expo announced it would host the u . s . premiere months before its planned television premiere in oct . . .\n\u2015 warning : this article contains some spoilers for recent episode of my hero academia season 3 . startling changes transformed my hero academia ' s\nsymbol of peace\nin the series ' third season . all might ' s stalwart role as a beloved hero for u . a . ' s students , deku in p . . .\nall material copyright \u00a9 1998 - 2018 anime news network . all rights reserved . served by daru - chan cloudflare ray # 437d2b38f0015534 - ord\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ngintoki , shinpachi , and kagura return as the fun - loving but broke members of the yorozuya team ! living in an alternate - reality edo , where swords are prohibited and alien overlords have conquered japan , they try to thrive on doing whatever work they can get their hands on . however , shinpachi and kagura still haven ' t been paid . . . does gin - chan really spend all that cash playing pachinko ? meanwhile , when gintoki drunkenly staggers home one night , an alien spaceship crashes nearby . a fatally injured crew member emerges from the ship and gives gintoki a strange , clock - shaped device , warning him that it is incredibly powerful and must be safeguarded . mistaking it for his alarm clock , gintoki proceeds to smash the device the next morning and suddenly discovers that the world outside his apartment has come to a standstill . with kagura and shinpachi at his side , he sets off to get the device fixed ; though , as usual , nothing is ever that simple for the yorozuya team . filled with tongue - in - cheek humor and moments of heartfelt emotion , gintama ' s third season finds gintoki and his friends facing both their most hilarious misadventures and most dangerous crises yet . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nafter joining the resistance against the bakufu , gintoki and the gang are in hiding , along with katsura and his joui rebels . the yorozuya is soon approached by nobume imai and two members of the kiheitai , who explain that the harusame pirates have turned against 7th division captain kamui and their former ally takasugi . the kiheitai present gintoki with a job : find takasugi , who has been missing since his ship was ambushed in a harusame raid . nobume also makes a stunning revelation regarding the tendoushuu , a secret organization pulling the strings of numerous factions , and their leader utsuro , the shadowy figure with an uncanny resemblance to gintoki ' s former teacher . hitching a ride on sakamoto ' s space ship , the yorozuya and katsura set out for rakuyou , kagura ' s home planet , where the various factions have gathered and tensions are brewing . long - held grudges , political infighting , and the tendoushuu ' s sinister overarching plan finally culminate into a massive , decisive battle on rakuyou . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nyoshiwara is besieged by a mysterious incense that has the ability to make whoever smell it fall for the first person they see ; poor tsukuyo is hit , her already secret attraction with gintoki intensified . in trying to gather the incense , tsukuyo ' s slip - up causes the entire district to be affected by the smoke , including the yorozuya ( and tae , kyuubei , and kondou who happened to be there at the time ) . can the yorozuya and tsukuyo overcome their afflictions to stop the perpetrator ? ( source : gintama wiki )\nan idol ' s brilliance illuminates the dreams of humanity . starlight academy , a holy ground for celebrities in training , seeks to realize this belief . behind its rigorous entrance requirements lie not only the top young stars in the entertainment business , but some of the best memories these students will ever have . or so aoi kiriya believes . alongside her best friend ichigo , aoi decides to apply for the prestigious private school in hopes of living up to the praise of the biggest idol in the world : mizuki kanzaki . as they journey through the numerous laughs , friendships , and heartbreaks that await them , can the two girls light up the lives of others as mizuki has done for them ? whether it be chopping down christmas trees , traversing obstacle courses , or even rock climbing , there ' s always a playful new adventure to be found in the world of aikatsu ! . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nin a rural town undergoing revival through music , high school students kanae and sousuke meet none other than beethoven and mozart ! calling themselves\nclassicaloids ,\nthis mysterious duo creates a strange power through the\nmusic\nthey play . one night , stars fall from the sky and gigantic robots appear , causing trouble every single day ! bach , chopin , schubert also appear as classicaloids . what is the mystery behind the powers they possess ? are they humanity ' s friend or foe ?\nthe gintama crew gets together to present a preview for the upcoming arc , the biggest ever in the anime ' s history , and also discuss the difficulties involved in producing one mid - season . ( source : crunchyroll )\nyume nijino has been accepted into four stars academy , home of the beautiful and talented s4 idol group . she and the other newcomers are determined to discover their talent , with a choice of specializing in beauty , singing , dancing , or drama . a tough road lies ahead of them , and they must rely on each other to overcome their weaknesses and develop their unique strengths . at the first - years ' opening performances , yume performs stellarly but faints and is unable to remember being on stage at all . struggling to find her talent , she meets rola\nlaura\nsakuraba and the two develop a friendly rivalry , working together to learn and improve . though they have their differences , all the students share the same goal : to become the next s4 idol . but hard work and determination , along with teamwork , are needed if they want to join the elite s4 . [ written by mal rewrite ]\ndue to his cheerful personality and ability to smile even through a hard day ' s work , kanade amamiya is suddenly scouted into the idol life by industry legend haruto mikami . he joins the agency d - 4 production where he meets fellow high schoolers shin oikawa , junya sasaki , itsuki katagiri , and chizuru sawamura , who all aspire to become idols . inspired by their determination , kanade embraces this new life . a perfect chance for his debut appears when they are grouped together to perform at the company ' s dream festival . to rise to the top , they must collect dorika\u2014cards given by the audience that idols use to form their stage outfits\u2014and gain the audience ' s attention . however , the road to fame is a rocky one , and the boys must form a bond of friendship and trust before they can reach their goals . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nhaneru tobitatsu is a hyperactive middle schooler with a passion for dancing . inspired by his idol jey el , the hottest star in the world of dancing , haneru practices outside memorial hall every day after school . unbeknownst to him , his\nsecret\npractice sessions are being watched by kanon otosaki\u2014her true identity being the famous online dancer , rhythm\u2014who also frequents the same location for practice . when haneru finds out about this , he shows an immediate interest in teaming up with her . slowly realizing the joy of performing with others , the duo makes their way into the world of street dancing , where they meet kumonosuke , mizuki , and yuzuru , ultimately forming the dance group\ntribe cool crew .\nas they face off against tough competition , they strive to one day realize their dream of sharing the stage with jey el . [ written by mal rewrite ]\nhibiki kazaguruma , a sixth grader , meets an amusing little robot named bureikin while coming home from school one day . bureikin , a dancer from an alternate - dimension dance world , challenged the dance king for the throne and lost . he has been deprived of dance stones ( the stones of dance power ) and sent to the human world . to restore his power , bureikin must collect all the dance stones scattered around earth . ( source : ann )\nthe film ' s plot is set in a southern island , where a legendary dress audition is taking place . nijino yume and the others must find secret dresses said to be hidden somewhere in the island . ( source : ann )\nin the near future , a battle card game called\nbattle spirits\nhas gained enormous popularity . players of the game\u2014known as\nbattlers\n\u2014start duelings everywhere using their color - coded cards with different attributes , creating a\nsengoku ( warring states ) period\nfor the game . ( source : ann )\nan aikatsu ! all - star awards ceremony will take place . the film will feature songs and stages featured throughout the anime series . ( source : ann )\nshort anime screened alongside aikatsu stars ! movie . the film and the short will mark the first time the franchise is screening a double feature . ( source : ann )\nthe anime takes place on the screw - shaped island country of nejigajima and follows the two\nbokyabots\nhebot and the yurui prince nejiru as they collect different\nbokya neji\nscrews . when the bokyabots wear the bokya neji screws on their heads , they ' re able to compete in\nbokya battles ,\nbattles for who can think up and tell the best jokes . ( source : ann )\nshunta mogami loves the battle spirits game . one day he is transported by a light from a battle spirits card to spirits world , the origin of all battle spirits . he meets a girl named eto , who claims to have summoned him to spirits world in order to prevent its destruction at the hands of the revived evil god - king , who once plotted the destruction of spirits world before being defeated and sealed away . together with the confident , green - deck - wielding yoku albatrosa , who also came from another world , shunta sets out to find the twelve god - kings whose power originally sealed the evil god - king . ( source : ann )\nthe story takes place in a certain ordinary town where it is natural for everyone to wear an animal costume head . it depicts the everyday life of the main character milpom and her friends who live there , filled with the essence of kawaii and a little bit cynical girls . ( source : crunchyroll )\nmilpom\u2605 will be stop motion shorts that feature dolls in a surreal world for girls . ( source : ann )\nthe special stars the protagonists of the first battle spirits anime and the most recent battle spirits anime \u2014 toppa bashin from battle spirits : shounen toppa bashin and yukimura rekka from battle spirits burning soul . 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generation development by creating unique content .\nalways aiming to provide the world\u2019s best environment for allowing creators to unleash their full potential .\njoin us in combining maximum creativity and technological capabilities with an insatiable passion for gaming to make a variety of innovations , both big and small .\nsome content is for members only , please sign up to see all content .\nthis site uses cookies . by continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies . read more .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , cities , . . . more\npress j to jump to the feed . press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts\nhere ' s a rant that ' s been brewing for a while , but i think gintama fans need a reality check re : the anime .\nday in , day out , i see gintama fans complaining about the anime with the most bizarre assumptions and self - proclaimed\nfacts\n. there are real criticisms to be made about the current anime , but they are drowned in an ocean of misinformation .\nthe staff on gintama did not change from the move . with people coming and going , the key staff has been fairly consistent since the sunrise days . the current director worked her way up through the ranks directing plenty of classic gintama episodes .\nif you can bring facts to the table showing a flight of animators from bnp to other sunrise projects , that would be a worthwhile discussion . but i don ' t see any facts , just assumptions this is the case .\neta : urltoken outlines the studios of sunrise . it explains gintama ' s studio was studio 5 , is now re - named studio c of bnp .\ntoo many gintama fans are completely ignoring the business context of this season . it ' s like clockwork , seeing people asking why on earth bnp chose to skip those manga chapters ? why did they only allot one cours to rakuyou arc ? and the assumption seems to be that it ' s some misguided decision by the director , who doesn ' t know her business .\nthe fact that gintama was teetering on the brink of not getting any more anime is completely ignored . the gintama anime got shoved into a late night spot . i ' m sure the gintama team at bnp would have loved to animate all those manga chapters . they ' d have loved to have longer to adapt rakuyou arc . they ' ve been working for years on gintama , it ' s their blood , sweat and tears .\nbut they weren ' t given the time to do that . they were given a chance to finish up a series that wasn ' t profitable enough to stay in prime time . that means they skipped manga arcs to get to the plot stuff , and they ' re moving through the finale at a business pace .\ncan you criticize the gintama anime ? of course . it ' s very possible at this point you might prefer the manga . but know the context . we ' re lucky we ' re getting any anime at the moment . this is gintama ' s last hurrah .\ni didn ' t either . then again i never check weekly discussion threads .\nthanks for posting this , i totally agree . you know something ' s off when r / anime seems to be enjoying gintama more than r / gintama . honestly it ' s probably just because we have a larger concentration of people who read the manga here , and it ' s impossible not to compare the adaptation to the source material . just keep in mind that too much negativity can become toxic and drive people away from the sub . i know that everyone ' s complaints with the anime come from sincere love for gintama and the desire to see it adapted perfectly , but there ' s no real benefit in dwelling on the negatives .\nthe op and ed . i know people are mixed on the ed but it ' s grown on me a lot .\na lot of great characterization for banzai , sakamoto , nobunobu , and others who didn ' t get much time in the spotlight .\nzura vs . shokaku . solid animation and a simple but great backstory for one of my favorite characters .\nthe joui four reunion scene was one of the hypest things i ' ve ever seen . essentially perfect in my mind .\nactual character development for kamui . he was always fun to watch , but he was a very flat character before this arc .\nand now , oboro ' s backstory , which i ' ve been thinking about all day . he ' s a pretty intriguing example of a generally good person with a relatable character flaw that led him down a path that nobody really wanted .\ni see where you ' re coming from . my approach to this has been\nit ' s great that we ' re getting more , it doesn ' t have to be perfect - it is what it is\nand honestly , on the whole i ' ve been really happy . the great moments really outweigh some of the lesser ones ! obviously it doesn ' t mean that it ' s all above reproach or anything but i guess it just means that i ' m more likely to temper my criticism , and as such i really haven ' t been saying anything about specific episodes here or anything .\nfandoms can really get mired down in negativity and usually , it feels like gintama isn ' t as susceptible to that ( or maybe it ' s the little corner of the internet that i inhabit that feels that way ) so i suppose i get accustomed to it .\nyup . studio 5 at sunrise became studio c at bnp . they ' re the same exact people , just not enough money or time .\nthank you , i ' ve been lazy to type a wall like this out , but it ' s what i ' ve wanted to say to everyone complaining .\nthank you so sick of people pretending bnp is a different entity . i said it multiple times and people wouldn ' t believe , and was meaning to make a post like this .\nno one thinks bnp is a different entity . the fact is it ' s a different studio to sunrise and the series has seen a dip in animation quality . it ' s therefore reasonable to think that this is due to different , less talented key animators working on the show compared to when it was with sunrise . this , and the change to the current director who wasn ' t responsible for directing the best arcs in the series .\nthe fact is you are wrong . it is the same studio as it always was . this is an objective fact , not up for speculation .\nyou ' ve many times spoken as if bnp was a different entity . just yesterday , you commented ,\ni think the shitty animation and art is due to a combination of the studio change to bnp ( less competent animators ) , a new director that doesn ' t know how to direct fights and a massively reduced budget . sunrise is putting all their efforts into gundam and moved gintama to an inferior studio in bnp .\ndisagree completely . she ' s worked underneath the previous director of gintama for years .\nthe real issue is fluidity . gintama has gone with the new trend that ' s plaguing long running series . they ' ve sacrificed detail for faster ( because the pacing is increased they can ' t afford to waste time with slower fights ) , more fluid fight scenes . it ' s happened to many series such as one piece , naruto and jojo ' s bizarre adventure : part 4 .\ni doubt the budget has changed significantly . they are probably just under heavier time constraints that don ' t allow for more detail and redone scenes ( which is why they don ' t fix any scenes in the blu - rays ) .\nglad to hear i ' m not the only one that feels that way . i ' ve been blaming it on the budget all this time .\nit ' s a different studio in the sense that sunrise continues to exist and bnp is a spinoff of sunrise . i ' ve always stated that those are my opinions / reasons for why i think the animation quality has decreased , hence the use of\ni think . . . .\nin my posts . unless , you ' re able to definitively prove that there hasn ' t been a change in animators compared to when it was with sunrise , your posts are just as valid as mine . it ' s just fan speculation , opinions , etc . it is not an objective fact that bnp is the exact same studio as sunrise .\nand you clearly misinterpreted my quote . my understanding is that bnp is a subsidiary / a spinoff of sunrise . the fact is gintama is no longer a product under the ' sunrise ' label . unless you can prove to me that the animators are the same , the staff have the exact same roles ( which they don ' t ) and bnp continues to animate at the same location and under the same conditions that it did at sunrise ( budget , time constraints , entire staff , animation tools and software ) , then i consider it to be a change in studio , even though it ' s technically still owned by sunrise . you won ' t be able prove any of this , btw .\ni understand hardcore fans like yourself defending the criticism for gintama but your own post is filled with assumptions and speculation . feel free to cite sources next time though if you think things are an\nobjective fact\n.\nbut it is the same studio . studio 5 under sunrise was moved under the umbrella of bnp and renamed studio c . that is a fact .\nyour definition of it not being the same studio now means that they have the exact same conditions ? studio 5 / c has existed since 1979 . you think they have always had the same budget and time constraints ? that the staff have stayed in the same positions there without being promoted ?\nthe gintama key staff are the same people , you ' ve acknowledged that yourself .\nnot all fan speculation is valid . you are literally making up stuff to support your theory , and in the process , badmouthing the same people who have worked on gintama anime all these years .\nthe key staff don ' t do any of the animation and their roles have been shuffled , hence the promotion of the new director . where ' s a source to confirm that the key animators are still the same ? or the rest of the staff ? it ' s always going to be the\nsame\ncompany ( no one had disputed this ) but internally , are they animating with the exact same conditions that they did when gintama was under the sunrise label ? aside from any internal changes , the source itself does not confirm that they are the same studio .\nbnp studio c seems to be sunrise studio 5 , but with a name change\n. the key word here being\nseems\n, which implies uncertainty .\nthe major differences between the two companies are how ip are handled and how work is managed\n. the move to bnp would ' ve have some effect on it . i ' ve no problems with other fan ' s opinions . so i ' ve no problems with you pretending to know the internal business practices of sunrise and gintama ' s financial situation to defend the quality drop . it ' s all just fan speculation unless a verifiable source is given .\nedit : i should point out that that ' s always been my definition of\nbnp not being the same studio as sunrise\n. you just misinterpreted it . sunrise to me produces more consistent work and therefore has a better reputation than bnp , even if the key staff are still with the series .\n1st paragraph from wikipedia . unless you have solid proof of major staff overhauls and deliberate downgrading ( from the op credits , mal staff list , industry reports ) , i ' d rather you stick to spreading information with sources . tbh the animation has never been top tier and the quality hasn ' t change all that much ; i ' ll say it ' s just you viewing past episodes with rose - colored glasses . the rainbow bs on utsuro may be subject to criticism , but otherwise , shit ' s look pretty good .\nyou ' re citing wikipedia as a source ( i already knew this ) ? lol . it works both ways . unless you have solid proof that there hasn ' t been a major staff overhaul and deliberate downgrading , you can ' t conclusively say that i ' m wrong . i always preface my statements with ( i think or my opinion ) . it ' s fan speculation as to why the animation quality has dipped and anything you say is to be taken with as much validity as what i say . it ' s never been top tier but it ' s never been this inconsistent either .\ntldr : top dogs in the studio are still the same , we have people moving to do animations elsewhere , but there is no clear evidence that bnp is killing anything .\ni ' ll go read the credits for this season later tonight to check if there are actually major changes in the smaller names .\nedit : if you are using your opinion as a header , don ' t go stating your claims as if they are god - proven facts .\ngreat ! happy to be proven wrong with regards to the change in key animators , etc . just make sure you give verifiable sources that back up your claims . would also love to know if there ' s been a change in budget , change in studio location , change in animating tools , time constraints and what the general differences are between bnp and sunrise .\nagain , i don ' t know how anyone could interpret any of my comments as they are ' god - given ' facts ; if you take random comments on reddit as being fact , you really need to learn what facts are . they ' re opinions , fan speculation , like those expressed by the op in this thread . i understand you being frustrated that your show is being shit on by fans , but the fact is there has been a quality drop and a distinct change in the art and animation style since miyawaki took over .\nthis is complete conjecture , not an objective , verifiable fact . or are you willing to accept this as fact as well without a source ?\nno matter what happen , i love gintama forever . i don ' t even care about the animation because i ' m grateful if we want to compare to others shounen anime . i ' m just grateful . as long as we get more gintama , i ' m happy and fine . : )\nmost of the complain are subconsciously carried - over from 2015 season anyway . the current state to most complainers are just an aggravating factor .\nthat is the core issue . that attitude is quite insulting to bnp staff , the effort they make for this adaptation is very real , despite the limitations .\nand , didn ' t those kinda things ( complaining about animes without seeing the business side ) already subtly referenced in tosshi arc - that it ' s all business and work , not as simple as making a fun show .\n\u201cyou are not entitled to your opinion . you are entitled to your informed opinion . no one is entitled to be ignorant . \u201d\nthank you for posting this man and thank you for the others in this thread being supportive . i ' ve had the same thoughts since the complaining started around episode 6 , but was scared to write a post due to being used to r / lol and getting flamed for thinking with a clear head .\ni know nothing about animation or do i even notice when the animation is superb . to me , gintama looks like it did since episode one just less grainy and imo the character faces being animated more fully . i ' m just glad i still get to sit down every sunday with a bowl of poke and watch gintama and cry my eyes out almost every week . there ' s no point in crying on reddit like a baby , it won ' t magically make the animation any better lol . it ' s not like the animators do a bad job on purpose , but i guess people who don ' t work in large corporations ( or work at all since this is reddit ) don ' t understand that there are other factors affecting the anime besides how good the animation team is . budgetary and financial factors always play a big part , especially since it ' s been well - documented that gintama isn ' t exactly the most profitable show ( how so blows my mind since it ' s amazing ) .\nhuh , didn ' t know people were bitching about that stuff . i just love anything gintama so each new episode / chapter leaves me with a solid neo armstrong cannon for a while . : 3\nthank you for this post . i ' ve always loved gintama and the people behind it all , but i wasn ' t aware that it was having these difficulties . i ' m glad that they are doing the best they can with what they have , and i ' ve been completely overjoyed everytime sunday rolls around and i get to watch a new gintama episode . it feels surreal to me .\ni think i ' m missing something here though . why is gintama not doing as well as it used to in terms of financial support / business ? i thought it was pretty popular in japan and that it was at least fairly profitable ?\nit ' s still profitable enough to have an anime , but its bd sales have been decreasing .\nwe should really be satisfied of the food that is served on our table .\nthanks fam ! also manga readers , and anime only have polarizing opinions lately . im not saying it is bad to animate the skipped arcs , but going straight to the shinsengumi ' s return and other hyped characters is the best promotional stuff they could make to bring back fans . many japanese femele fans might be watching this show to see shinsengumi\ni think the current arc has definitely been uneven , but not necessarily more uneven quality wise than gintama has always been . now before you get mad at me for saying the above , gintama is my absolute favorite show of all time . i am even inclined to judge the more recent episodes harsher because i know it can ' t last forever and i want the last ones to be epic . i am happy i get still get to watch new episodes of my favorite show . if anything , i am more worried about the movie . . which i am afraid will fall flat .\ni think they ' ve done a pretty good job with this new season , i think it ' s the best animated arc of the 3 big serious arcs .\ni felt that with season 2 and 3 , gintama was the best looking long running anime out there ( with hxh , i suppose ) , but this season isn ' t looking too good , and the best looking long running anime throne has been passed down to jojo , in my opinion .\nhowever , i ' m hoping that they ' re just saving their true talent for the final arc of gintama .\ni hope i ' m not one of those fans cuz im accepting that this is the final season of gintama and since you said that gintama wasn ' t meant to have another anime im glad that we can have a complete adaption to it .\nwe never shat on the makers , we shat on the production committee . fuck those greedy asses .\nthat may be true of you personally , i didn ' t write this post because of people attacking the production committee . the production committee has rarely come up in all these discussions , the usual target has been the director and the bnp animators . i didn ' t quote people ' s comments in this post because it seemed mean to single anyone out , but you can easily see what i ' m talking about in almost every anime discussion thread here .\nthe production committee ' s just trying to make financially profitable decisions for the company , so i can ' t complain about them myself . though i can see complaining would relieve the stress . we might as well blame the fans who didn ' t buy the bds in the numbers that would have made the anime more profitable .\nbut the inconsistent of quality is there . if you compare the quality back in the day and now , there will be a obvious quality drop , probably that goes to the director and the budget .\nmy own guess for the quality and pacing issues is it has more to do with the nature of the stuff they ' re animating now and the time limits . rakuyou is heavy action animation every episode for its entire 12 episode run .\ni doubt this studio could have handled that amazingly at any time in the past . how they usually managed was doing action scenes in the middle of less challenging material , so they could spend more time and effort on the action .\nthere ' s definitely room for a lot of criticism / discussion about the anime , it ' s just a ) people saying the studio ' s changed - it hasn ' t and b ) blaming the director / animators for the business environment - that i find distasteful .\ni honestly think this season has been good so far barring takasugi vs oboro and gintoki vs batou ( that was just a bad fight , animation had nothing to do with it . )\nthose fight are good as well , the part which gintoki and batou trade blow in the air was good , but animation screw that part , as well as the oboro vs takasugi .\nthis is a subreddit dedicated to the anime and manga * gintama ( silver soul ) * .\npopular : trivia , history , america , television , tv , usa , geography , world , . . . more\nthe \u201c tiger & bunny \u201d franchise features heroic crime fighters operating in stern bild , a fictionalized , near future version of new york city . announcement of the english - language project was made friday at the new york comic con .\ncreated by masayuki ozaki and produced by the sunrise studio , the franchise was launched in 2011 as both a manga and anime series that played on late night tv . it quickly gave rise to two feature movies and even a stage play in 2012 ."]}
{"id": 56485, "summary": [{"text": "montana resources llp is an american mining company with headquarters in butte , montana .", "topic": 38}, {"text": "the company is owned by businessman dennis washington .", "topic": 32}, {"text": "the company employs about 350 people , and operates the continental mine , an open pit copper and molybdenum mine at butte .", "topic": 13}, {"text": "the continental pit is the only active mining operation at butte . ", "topic": 12}], "title": "montana resources llp", "paragraphs": ["is located in butte and is the largest metal mining operation in montana . it is owned and operated by montana resources , llp .\nmontana resources plans to purchase two more haul trucks in 2016 and another two in 2017 , mcgivern said .\njust ask ed stefalo , 50 , one of montana resources ' 36 truck drivers . stefalo drives truck 507 .\nmontana resources received government financial incentives when it agreed to reopen . one of the stipulations is that it continue mining for 10 years . based on ore reserves , montana resources can operate for 23 years if costs are controlled and metal markets do not collapse , walsh said .\nciting exorbitant electricity prices , montana resources halted mining at its continental pit in july 2000 , laying off all but five of 327 employees .\nthis year , montana resources is making $ 16 . 2 million in capital improvement expenditures . here ' s a breakdown of their expenditures :\nmiller ' s is selling more work boots now that montana resources is mining again , extracting copper and molybdenum from a pit dug in 1980 .\nmontana rail link , inc . ( mrl ) is a regional railroad linking southern and western montana with the u . s . rail network .\na shovel operator loads a haul truck in the continental pit at montana resources in butte , mont . closed in 2000 , the mine reopened last fall .\nin this may 2015 file photo , a worker is part of a crew putting two new trucks together on site at montana resources . the new trucks , at a cost of $ 3 . 8 million apiece , are part of a $ 16 . 2 million capital investment montana resources is making this year .\nthe waterfall formerly visible on the southeast rim of the pit , seen here in 2004 , created by returning pit water that has gone through montana resources copper precipitation plant .\nbut montana resources decided last august to reopen the mine . the company said it had secured a new contract for its power supply and wanted to capitalize on strong copper prices .\nmontana resources operates an open pit copper - molybdenum mine in butte , as well as crushers and a concentrator facility where raw ores are processed into high - q . . .\nthe anaconda company sold the berkeley pit and the mine operation to atlantic richfield company in 1977 . montana resources bought the continental pit and the mining operation from arco in late 1985 .\nthat ' s what a crew of montana resource drivers will likely do thursday and friday when they climb into two new haul trucks which cost $ 3 . 8 million each . the trucks are part of a $ 16 . 2 million equipment upgrade at montana resources this year .\nmining has been and can continue to be the economic foundation for the city ,\nsaid steve walsh , montana resources vice president and a longtime resident .\nbut we need to diversify . we need to attract other businesses .\nmcelroy said the impact on his shoe store goes beyond demand for industrial boots . miners who signed on with montana resources left jobs that then went to other people , and some of those have been in for boots and shoes , he said .\nthese tires \u2014 which cost $ 50 , 000 each \u2014 are being attached to trucks 513 and 514 , the two new caterpillar trucks montana resources purchased this spring . two drivers will be assigned to start driving these trucks most likely by the end of this week .\n\u201cthe corporate website , along with public filings , are places we always look when a divorce case involves a business , \u201d said ilan hirschfeld , head of the marital dissolution practice at accounting and advisory firm marcum llp . \u201clawyers love to use the company\u2019s own reports to prove their case that the growth in marital wealth has been active . \u201d\nis located near jefferson city and is operated by montana tunnels mining , inc . , a subsidiary of elkhorn goldgields , llc , is in standby mode .\nthe reopening of the mine largely offset job losses in other segments of butte ' s economy last year , according to the montana department of labor and industry .\nbut the mine is the only one operating in butte , and its future depends on a lot of factors , including what happens to copper prices . the continental pit was mined by the anaconda co . from 1980 - 83 , then closed until montana resources arrived on the scene in 1986 , mining until the shutdown four years ago .\na spokeswoman for continental resources , kristin miskovsky , declined to comment about any of the specific website changes or the role of continental\u2019s board in reviewing them . she didn\u2019t answer questions about the proxy change . in an email , miskovsky repeated a prior statement : the hamm divorce \u201chas not and is not anticipated to impact continental resources\u2019 business or operations . \u201d\nindustry observers stated that at stake is not only the telcos ability to employ manpower and resources for introduction of next - gen communication technology , but severe consequences for lenders and nearly 150 , 000 jobs .\nbut an examination of the website of the company hamm founded , continental resources inc , reveals part of the billionaire\u2019s legal strategy as he seeks to avoid what could be the largest divorce award in u . s . history .\nthere is no shortage of economic development initiatives , among them team butte , advantage butte and until recently , destination montana , a proposed gambling and entertainment development . the proposal did not get the necessary approval of the 2003 legislature .\nmontana resources copper precipitation plant adjacent to the berkeley pit . a 2013 slough of material from the pit wall into the water knocked out the \u2018precip\u2019 pump , and precip operations have since ceased . in precipitation , the copper - rich water is pumped over scrap iron , and , in a replacement reaction , the copper solidifies as sludge , while iron takes its place in the water . the water was returned to the pit by gravity flow , thus not increasing or decreasing the total volume of pit water .\nhamm vs . hamm : continental resources founder and ceo harold hamm ( left ) is believed to own more oil underground than any other american . his estranged wife , sue ann ( right ) , is a former lawyer with the company . reuters / steve sisney\nblows included the loss of several hundred jobs in 2002 - 03 with the demise of touch america , spinoff of the old butte - based montana power co . the company that bought some assets of crippled touch america , 360networks corp . , has 38 employees in butte .\ntoday , at 68 years old , hamm is believed to own more oil underground than any other american . continental\u2019s assets include around 1 million acres of prime land leases in north dakota and montana , the location of the largest u . s . oil discovery in decades .\nthis method of copper recovery was not new : it dates back to medieval europe . the anaconda company used it for years to recover copper from the water pumped from the underground mines , and the method is still used today . montana resources has mined copper from the rich mineral waters of the berkeley pit since 1998 , pausing when mining operations were suspended from 2000 through 2003 , then resuming in 2004 until a pit slough in 2013 knocked out the necessary pump . the mine pumped out roughly 13 million gallons of pit water per day , or about 10 , 000 gallons per minute .\nmontana mining is subject to all federal and state environmental laws and regulations effecting hardrock mining . before any ground is disturbed mining companies must ensure , by way of adequate bonding , complete reclamation and remediation of exploration and mining sites . in addition update bonding requirements are ensured throughout the life of the mine .\n\u2022 adding a date for when continental moved into its most profitable drilling area . the company\u2019s website now says that the firm moved into the williston basin , which straddles north dakota and montana , a year before the hamms were married . the company also deleted an item that said continental expanded into the rocky mountain region in 1993 .\nlegal strategy : continental resources ceo harold hamm holds 68 percent of the company\u2019s publicly traded shares \u2013 worth about $ 17 billion . legal experts say changes on the corporate website may help convince the judge that the surge in continental\u2019s share value has little to do with harold\u2019s deft management during his 26 - year marriage to sue ann . reuters / steve sisney\ntoday , the timeline says continental \u201cco - discovers\u201d the cedar hills field , and no longer takes credit for developing it first . rather , the company now describes cedar hills passively , as \u201cthe 1st oil field in the u . s . to be developed exclusively through precision horizontal drilling . \u201d ( in his aug . 6 testimony , harold hamm said he recalled that a competitor , burlington resources , had tapped into cedar hills several months before continental did . )\none corporate governance specialist said the website revisions raise questions about continental\u2019s board of directors , chaired by hamm : did the board previously allow the company to overstate its achievements ? and is it now allowing hamm to reshape continental\u2019s image to serve his personal legal goals \u2013 and marshalling company resources to do so ? when questioned by an attorney for sue ann during open testimony on aug . 6 , for example , harold said he had ordered his staff to revise continental\u2019s corporate timeline after he realized it contained inaccuracies .\na third version of the story was relayed in the april 18 , 1906 edition of the montana standard as part of a series of articles on \u201cqueer spots in butte . \u201d according to this version , in 1888 an old welshman named morgan who lived on the butte hill noticed copper dust left behind from tin cans thrown into a gully filled with runoff water from the mines . morgan had the dust assayed and learned that it was almost pure copper . he experimented with the concept and developed a rudimentary precipitation plant , but died a few months after he had his plant operating successfully .\nmodern machinery co . , inc . sells and rents heavy equipment , and supplies parts and service to support the construction , mining , aggregate , and logging industries . the company\u2019s territory spans the northwest united states , with branches in idaho , montana , oregon , and washington . subsidiary company spokane machinery extends modern\u2019s equipment representation with complete design , engineering , and fabrication capabilities . modern also conducts business in russia with branches in magadan , kamchatka , and yuzhno - sakhalinsk . modern is one of the largest komatsu dealers in the united states and russia . modern also represents a number of complementary product lines , including atlas copco , carlson , esco , kpi - jci , pioneer , sennebogen , spomac fabrications , and timberpro .\nbutte , mont . \u0097 the steel - toed boot index at miller ' s shoe store is looking strong , an encouraging uptick in a city where economic setbacks have become a way of life .\nas soon as they started hiring , the guys needed steel - toed , industrial boots ,\nsaid dan mcelroy , miller ' s owner .\nthe closure was yet another disappointment for a town that has seen its share of hardship .\nin the late 19th and early 20th centuries , the demand for copper wire to electrify the nation caused butte to boom . in 1920 butte was a thriving city of 100 , 000 , many of them immigrants from europe who came to work the copper mines . the boom didn ' t last , however , and after years of decline the population has dropped to just 34 , 000 or so , as mining companies went elsewhere for riches .\nworkers were hired and trained , and on nov . 17 they processed the first ore . the company now employs 351 people receiving pay and benefits that average $ 42 , 800 a year , plus profit sharing .\nthe reopening is a rare bit of economic prosperity for butte these days and has brought some renewed optimism .\nwhen you have 350 good paychecks added to the economy , some of the best paychecks in town , it makes a difference to every retailer , to car dealers , restaurants ,\nsaid evan barrett of the butte local development corp .\npeople are more optimistic , and with reason . there ' s an economic reality to it .\nthen there is the uncertainty surrounding northwestern corp . , the power company that is trying to emerge from bankruptcy and employs about 500 people here .\nin the last half of the 1990s , rhone - poulenc basic chemicals imposed about 200 layoffs in phases while preparing to close its phosphorus plant near butte .\nwe ' ve been taking shot after shot in the economic chops ,\nsaid mcelroy , whose shoe store near old underground mines opened in 1917 .\nbutte ' s always had a reputation for coming back , but touch america , and then northwestern declaring bankruptcy last summer , it was a one - two punch that everyone was staggering from .\nwhile there is optimism with the mine ' s reopening , officials are quick to note that a long - standing push to recruit other business and diversify the economy continues .\nthe city did that in the mid - 1990s , when advanced silicon materials decided to build a manufacturing plant west of town . the company produces polysilicon for high - tech industries and has 280 employees .\nit was a psychological lift when it was announced the mine would reopen ,\nsaid walsh , a 50 - year - old mining engineer who has lived here most of his life .\nwe ' re hoping butte can build on it .\nsalt lake ' s monarx harvests $ 3 . 4m on quest to rethink cyber defense\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\n\u200bat ibm , when performance review time rolls around , staff get judged not only on their past achievements but also on how they might pe . . .\nsamsung has taken the \u2018make in india\u2019 initiative to another level by launching \u2018 . . .\nindia inc ' s jan - apr pe / vc deal tally reaches $ 6 . 3 billion : report\naccording to assurance , tax and advisory firm grant thornton , there were 79 private equity and venture capital ( pe / vc ) transactions worth usd 2 . 3 billion in april this year .\njanuary recorded three domestic deals valued over usd 1 billion accounting for 98 per cent of the total m & a deal values , the report said .\nthis former banker pleaded guilty to conspiring to rig the interest - rate benchmark - - euribor .\nthe accord covers almost 500 women and people of colour in an october class action alleging the company paid them less than their peers and didn\u2019t promote them as frequently as males , whites and asians .\nthe committee of creditors will hold its first meeting in the third or fourth week of january amid concerns that the company ' s incomplete thermal project would dim the revival prospects .\nwhile it\u2019s advantage birlas after tuesday ' s nclt hearing , the game is far from over . next week , the parties are likely to get back to the tribunal with their decisions .\non completion of the process both the companies will be listed on the bse , it said .\naccording to a grant thornton global survey , 85 % ( 71 % globally ) of boards in india are establishing internal controls that address culture and employee behaviour .\nthe finance act , 2015 , provided that a company would be considered a resident in india in any previous year if it is an indian company or its place of effective management in that year is in india .\nhere is a list of top stocks that are likely to be in focus in today ' s trading session .\nhowever , m & as may see a slower pace in 2018 , with 2019 being the election year and the growth still looking tepid on the economic front .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 bennett , coleman & co . ltd . all rights reserved . for reprint rights : times syndication service\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nsome clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight . low around 60f . winds light and variable . .\nsome clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight . low around 60f . winds light and variable .\nthe truck cabs smell like the inside of a new car . plastic covers the black seats . the specifications are taped to the driver ' s side window . the windshields are crystal clear . you can sit back , adjust the seat , breathe in the new - car smell , and look out at the blue sky , watching clouds pass by . there isn ' t a speck of dirt or dust anywhere .\nalthough stefalo keeps the cab of his truck clean , it smells like dust . it looks permanently dusty . the ladder and the steps that lead up to his cab are caked in mud .\nstefalo , like all the drivers at mr , works 12 - hour shifts . he drives enough hours in one day to make a one - way trip to las vegas , nevada , and make a quick stop for a cheeseburger on the road .\nlike every driver at mr , stefalo carries roughly between 4 , 800 to 5 , 520 tons of dirt and rock each shift over unpaved roads . his truck uses 1 , 000 gallons of diesel fuel per day . the tires cost $ 50 , 000 each .\nthe new trucks will be no different . the drivers of truck 513 and truck 514 will haul approximately 240 tons , carrying the loads either to the crusher or to the yankee doodle tailings pond dam , about 20 to 23 times each shift .\nthe new vehicles can travel no faster than 30 mph , travis chiotti , mine supervisor said . when traveling uphill , the driver can expect to roll along at about 8 mph with a heavy load of dirt in the bed .\none new feature the drivers will find when they climb in thursday and friday will be a different brake system . the new brakes are hydraulic instead of air brakes . mike mcgivern , safety manager for the mine , calls it a minor change but a more modern truck design .\nanother new feature is a 360 - degree sensor system that can alert the driver to objects he or she can ' t see .\ndrivers are blind on the right side of the truck because the cab sits on the left - hand side .\nbecause of that , mr road regulations require that all drivers , including supervisors driving the mine ' s roads in company - owned suburbans , must drive on the left - hand side of the road , like the british .\nchiotti said the last time someone was killed in a collision with a haul truck at the mine was\nback in the anaconda days .\nthe new radar system will be able to detect movement near the truck , sound an alarm and a camera will show the driver what is moving close by .\nalthough a collision causing a fatality hasn ' t happened in more than 30 years , chiotti said the drivers do experience fender benders and sometimes slide off the road when the dirt roads turn slick .\nthe two new trucks are part of an upgrade to the fleet of 12 . the oldest trucks in the fleet are water trucks that spray water along the dirt roads to keep the dust to a minimum .\nthe haul trucks are so big , the two new ones were delivered in pieces on a semi truck . workers spent more than two weeks putting them together on site .\ntrucks at mr are in operation for about 8 , 000 hours a year , chiotti said . trucks last about 100 , 000 hours , he said .\nlike the older trucks , truck 513 and 514 have some bounce to provide some give for the drivers riding on a bumpy road for 12 hours each day . also like the older trucks , the new trucks have power windows , heat and air conditioning , power steering and automatic transmission with six gears .\na small computer inside the truck tells the driver how heavy a load he or she is carrying . the seat belt \u2014 with a buckle the size of a slice of bread \u2014 crosses the driver ' s lap .\nall drivers have radios inside their cabs . chiotti said mr encourages the drivers to listen to music , going so far as to enable hook up to satellite radio , or they can plug in an ipod to enjoy their own personal playlist .\nthe only thing the drivers can ' t do is text or use a cell phone while inside the cab .\nbut a radio inside each truck squawks constantly with chatter , such as ,\ncoming up on your left .\nthat ' s the only conversation the drivers have while inside their cabs .\nstefalo , who commutes to the continental pit mine from his home in deer lodge , is inside his haul truck by 7 a . m . , when many of us haven ' t yet had our morning coffee .\nthe mine operates 24 hours a day , seven days a week , including christmas and thanksgiving . so some drivers drive for 12 hour shifts at night , but their work week is structured so that once month they get seven days off .\nwho will be the lucky crew mr will assign to drive the two new - smelling trucks after training is over ? chiotti said management is leaving it up to the foreman to decide . chiotti said mr wants to hold these new trucks to the highest standard of cleanliness and upkeep .\nwe want guys who take good care of their trucks ,\nchiotti said .\nyou have to treat them with a lot of respect .\nbutte - - silver bow creek may be spared the stigma of receiving treated berkeley pit water for at least another 25 years .\nkeep it clean . please avoid obscene , vulgar , lewd , racist or sexually - oriented language . please turn off your caps lock . don ' t threaten . threats of harming another person will not be tolerated . be truthful . don ' t knowingly lie about anyone or anything . be nice . no racism , sexism or any sort of - ism that is degrading to another person . be proactive . use the ' report ' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts . share with us . we ' d love to hear eyewitness accounts , the history behind an article .\nvisit our new office downtown ! 50 s . park avenue , helena , mt 59601\n\u00a9 copyright 2018 helena independent record , 2222 washington st . helena , mt | terms of use | privacy policy\naviation partners , inc . develops and markets the blended winglet performance enhancement system for business . . .\ndominion diamond mines is a canadian diamond mining company with ownership interests in two diamond mines . . .\nenvirocon , inc . is an environmental remediation , restoration and civil construction company with offices located . . .\nmodern machinery co . , inc . sells and leases heavy equipment , and supplies parts and service to support the construction . . .\nseaspan is an association of canadian companies primarily involved in coastal and deepsea transportation , bunkering . . .\nseaspan corporation ( nyse : ssw ) is one of the world\u2019s leading independent containership owners , owning . . .\nsouthern railway of british columbia limited ( sry ) is a regional railroad in the b . c . lower mainland . . .\naviation partners , inc . develops and markets the blended winglet performance enhancement system for business jet aircraft . a washington interest located in seattle , washington , the company was founded by joe clark and dennis washington in 1991 . the company\u2019s patented technology creates aerodynamically superior winglets with a distinctive configuration that reduce drag thereby improving range , performance and fuel economy . retrofitting older aircraft with blended winglets provides an upgrade in performance , appearance and value .\ndominion diamond mines is a canadian diamond mining company with ownership interests in two major producing diamond mines situated approximately 200 kilometers south of the arctic circle in canada ' s northwest territories . the company operates the ekati diamond mine ( in which it owns a controlling interest ) , and also owns 40 percent of the diavik diamond mine . it supplies rough diamonds to the global market through its sorting and selling operations in canada , belgium and india and is canada ' s largest independent diamond producer .\nthe dennis and phyllis washington foundation is the major philanthropic organization for the washington companies and the washington family . funding for the foundation comes from the profits of the washington companies and personal contributions from the washington family . since its inception , foundation giving and the washington family\u2019s personal contributions and pledges to charitable causes total more than a quarter of a billion dollars .\nenvirocon , inc . \u2019s core services include environmental remediation , ecological restoration , and decommissioning and demolition for government and commercial clients across the united states . the company\u2019s purpose is to deliver projects that remediate and restore our environment while holding true to core values of safety , integrity , service , quality , reliability , and trust . envirocon has the technical expertise and project experience to deliver a wide array of environmental projects while meeting safety , quality , regulatory , cost , and schedule requirements . envirocon professionals collaborate with clients to self - perform high - profile , complex projects in urban and remote settings , and its industry technical experts provide valuable constructability reviews , design input , and compliance evaluation for regulatory and environmental factors .\nseaspan ulc is an association of canadian companies involved in coastal marine transportation , shipdocking and ship escort , ship repair and shipbuilding services in western north america . in addition to the transportation services offered through seaspan marine , commercial ferry , shipyard and bunkering services are provided via affiliates seaspan ferries , vancouver drydock , vancouver shipyards , victoria shipyards and marine petrobulk .\nseaspan corporation ( nyse : ssw ) is one of the world\u2019s leading independent containership owners , owning and managing ships which are chartered long - term to major container line companies . a washington interest based in vancouver , british columbia , the company owns a modern fleet of 69 vessels , including some of the largest ever built .\nsouthern railway of british columbia limited ( sry ) is a major transporter of freight in british columbia . sry is based in new westminster , b . c . , and serves the lower mainland and fraser valley , providing seamless service and connections to markets throughout north america . sry owns over 125 miles of track , of which 62 miles are mainline , and interchanges with four north american class i railroads : sry\u2019s annacis rail marine terminal is a vital link for rail freight between the mainland and vancouver island . sry has four different types of locomotives in its fleet . canadian pacific , bnsf railway , canadian national and union pacific . southern railway of vancouver island limited ( svi ) , is a subsidiary company operating over 140 miles of track on vancouver island . svi offers scheduled passenger and seamless freight service to points on vancouver island and connects to sry at its annacis rail marine terminal .\nbutte\u2019s memory book tells the story of jim ledford , a miner who lived in a log cabin below the famed anaconda mine . alongside his cabin was an old dump containing scrap iron and tin cans . mine water ran downhill through the dump , and ledford noticed a heavy sludge formation . out of curiosity , he had the sludge assayed and learned that it was 98 - percent - pure copper .\nlegend has it that ledford told no one about his discovery . instead , he quietly secured a one - year contract to handle the anaconda mine water . he set up tanks , filled them with scrap metal , and ran the water through them . the undated account said his efforts earned him $ 90 , 000 that first year . his contract was not renewed .\na professional paper from a 1913 butte mining conference tells a slightly different story . it states that in 1890 a william ledford obtained a contract to handle water from the st . lawrence mine . the story ends the same , however , once the anaconda company realized the value of mine water , it built its own copper tanks , and copper precipitation using scrap iron became standard operating procedure . thanks to al hooper for loaning his copy of the 1913 mining conference proceedings .\nthe story goes on to claim that a butte dutchman named fred miller dug holes in the side hill in the gulch below the st . lawrence mine . he filled these holes with tin cans and scrap iron , allowing mine runoff water to flow over them .\nfor the next two or three years , he would collect the resulting copper dust every few weeks . miller fraudulently claimed a monopoly on this system , and on several occasions tried to bluff out others on the hill who were experimenting with precipitation . the story notes that at this point william ledford secured a lease to the st . lawrence water , and miller\u2019s heyday came to an end .\nin copper precipitation , the pit water is piped to the company\u2019s precipitation plant , built in the 1960\u2019s next to a similar one from decades earlier . the water flows into concrete cells filled with scrap iron , and then chemistry takes over . simply put , the iron in the cells and the copper in the water trade places . the water is returned to the pit with a higher iron content , and the copper precipitates , or solidifies out of solution , clinging to the remaining iron .\nthe chemical reaction does not take long . water stays in contact with the iron for only about an hour , and then it flows back into the pit through a separate ditch along the old horseshoe bend channel , which could be seen from the viewing stand as the waterfall on the northeast rim of the pit . mine officials say that this constant circulation process should not affect the water level of the pit , nor should the change in water chemistry have an effect on eventual water treatment operations .\nonce per week , crews drain each cell to recover the precipitated copper . a front - loader scoops up the copper and scrap iron mixture and transports it to a vibrating screen . water sprayed from high - pressure hoses knocks the copper through the screen into a tank below . remaining iron goes back to the cells for reuse . the cement copper concentrate is then shipped to the concentrator and processed through a filter press to reduce the water content for rail shipment . by pumping water from the berkeley , the company recovered about 400 , 000 pounds of copper per month .\nthe company also routed copper - rich horseshoe bend water through the precipitation plant from 1998 until the mine shutdown of 2000 . the sale of this precipitated copper helped to offset water treatment costs . once through the precipitation plant , horseshoe bend water was mixed with lime ( calcium hydroxide ) and pumped north to the yankee doodle tailings pond .\nsince the treatment plant went online in 2003 , this horseshoe bend water has been kept out of the precip plant circuit .\nhi my name is hannah i am in 5th grade and i go to silver bow montessori and i am doing a science fair project on metal ionic exchange using an electrolyte to collect copper onto iron . i am interested in how this kind of process has been used to \u201cmine\u201d copper from the pit .\n5 , 347 . 24 feet above sea level as of june 4 , 2018 . click here for more information on water levels and what they mean .\nberkeley pit public education committee butte - silver bow planning dept . 155 w . granite st . butte , mt 59701\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 pitwatch - berkeley pit news & info . website design by red mountain communications .\nis located northwest of missoula near libby . troy mine ( genesis , inc . ) is owned and operated by revett minerals , inc\nis located in the cabinet mountains near noxon is a wholly owned subsidiary of revett mineral and is continuing efforts to permit their world - class strataform copper - silver deposits .\nis located southeast of libby is owned by mines management , inc . in the process of re - permitting .\n) is located near dillon and is owned by barretts mineral , inc . , a subsidiary of specialty minerals , inc .\n) is located north of helena and is owned by rx gold and silver , inc .\n) has two operations the stillwater mine near nye and the east boulder mine near big timber . it is owned by the stillwater mining company .\nmining operations in which metal or gems are extracted are subject to a license tax , which is based on the gross value of the product . the value to which the tax rate is applied is the monetary payment the mining company receives from the metal trader , smelter , roaster or refinery . revenue collected is deposited in the general fund ( 58 % ) , abandoned mines account ( 8 . 5 % ) , reclamation and development grants account ( 7 % ) , hard rock mining impact trust account ( 2 . 5 % ) and to counties identified as experiencing fiscal and economic impact ( 24 % ) . of that 24 % 37 . 5 % allocation to a county trust account and the remaining 62 . 5 % is allocated to county and school districts .\nceo harold hamm faces paying billions to his estranged wife . do revisions to his corporation\u2019s website strengthen his hand ?\noklahoma city \u2013 the divorce trial of one of america\u2019s wealthiest men , oil baron harold hamm , plays out mostly in secret here at the oklahoma county courthouse . for weeks , signs have been taped to the door of courtroom 121 . \u201cclosed hearing , \u201d one reads . the other : \u201cdo not enter . \u201d\npublicly traded continental has been revising its corporate annals \u2013 in each case diminishing the company\u2019s accomplishments under hamm\u2019s leadership or changing the dates of key achievements .\ndownplaying his role in continental\u2019s success is central to hamm\u2019s chances of minimizing the financial blow from his divorce , lawyers say . according to state law , if hamm can show that market conditions \u2013 rather than his management prowess \u2013 led to continental\u2019s financial success , he won\u2019t have to share those gains with his estranged wife , sue ann . the two never signed a prenuptial agreement .\nreporters compared continental\u2019s current corporate website \u2013 urltoken \u2013 with a version from early this year . the analysis was done using the internet archive wayback machine , a repository of past web pages .\nexclusive : ex - wife of u . s . oil baron to appeal $ 1 billion divorce award\nthe comparison identified 18 separate items that had been recently deleted , added or revised . the changes included :\n\u2022 altering a claim that the company was first to \u201cdiscover\u201d an important oil field near the massive formation known as the bakken shale .\n\u2022 striking all references to continental being \u201cfirst\u201d to successfully use or develop new technology that helped it find or pump more oil .\n\u2022 backdating the company\u2019s hugely profitable decision to shift its exploration focus from natural gas to oil \u2013 to before hamm\u2019s 1988 marriage to sue ann . if that decision came prior to the hamm marriage , then sue ann may not be entitled to reap part of the reward .\nthe company also removed a notable passage from one of its u . s . securities and exchange commission filings , key documents used by investors to evaluate firms . in 2013 and earlier years , the annual proxy statement described harold hamm as \u201cone of the driving forces\u201d behind continental\u2019s success , a man who had \u201csuccessfully grown the company through his leadership skills and business judgment . \u201d that passage was dropped in the 2014 proxy .\nsince hamm vs . hamm began eight weeks ago , journalists have largely been barred from the courtroom . at the request of continental , nearly all records and exhibits in the trial have been placed under seal by oklahoma county judge howard haralson ; all but three days of the trial have been completely closed to the public . in most states , including oklahoma , divorce trials usually take place in open court unless a judge closes the proceedings to protect a child . the hamms have no minor children .\nceo insights : continental has deleted a link on its website to\nceo insights ,\nthe thoughts of ceo hamm , shown at top ; an external site - urltoken - now says ,\nthe authors have deleted this site .\nreuters graphic\nnew proxy : continental\u2019s 2013 proxy filing with the sec , top , praised hamm as \u201cone of the driving forces behind the company and its success . \u201d in the 2014 proxy , bottom , that language is gone . reuters graphic\ndifferent drill : on its corporate website , continental deleted this 1974 entry on a timeline of the company\u2019s history , top , which had touted hamm\u2019s personal role in striking oil in oklahoma . reuters graphic\nchange of focus : continental altered a key 1985 timeline entry , top . the revised version , bottom , downplays hamm\u2019s role and adds a new claim that\ncontinental changes focus to oil\n- three years before his marriage to sue ann hamm . reuters graphic\nmoving mountains : continental revised a key 1993 claim , top . the original , saying the firm expanded into the rockies region , is deleted . a new entry ( not shown ) claims the company entered the lucrative williston basin in 1987 - a year before the marriage . reuters graphic\nsharing credit : continental originally claimed sole bragging rights for the 1995 discovery of a major field near the bakken formation , top . it has now revised that claim to a co - discovery , bottom . it also changes credit for a\n1st\nin precision horizontal drilling . reuters graphic\nno longer first : in one of several alterations related to technological innovations , continental removed its claim , top , to be\n1st\nto complete a\n1 , 280 long - lateral multi - stage frac in north dakota .\nreuters graphic\nbacktracking : continental cut a claim , top , to be\n1st\nto \u201csimul - frac\u201d a well in an oklahoma field . in the revised version , bottom , a second claim is watered down . it now merely notes continental\u2019s first horizontal well in the three forks region - not \u201cthe 1st . \u201d reuters graphic\nan example of how continental has revised its website claims : before ( top ) and after ( bottom ) . reuters graphic\nthe reason : to shield continental . haralson ruled on the trial\u2019s opening day , aug . 4 , that he did not want to \u201cdestroy\u201d the company by allowing the public or media to hear discussion of continental\u2019s \u201cconfidential\u201d business activities .\n\u201cwe\u2019ve got an entire trial being conducted in secret , \u201d said joey senat , a communications law specialist and associate professor at oklahoma state university\u2019s school of media and strategic communication . \u201cmr . hamm is saying his divorce is a strictly personal matter , but apparently it\u2019s not , because continental says it will harm the company if the doors are opened . meanwhile , on the website , continental appears to be changing significant facts about itself . \u201d\nthere are also personal reasons why hamm may prefer to keep the proceedings private . in a filing dated march 7 , 2013 , sue ann hamm alleged that harold was \u201chaving an affair\u201d that she discovered in 2010 . in court testimony last month , harold admitted to spending $ 150 , 000 on an \u201cextra - marital pursuit . \u201d\nat stake in the divorce is the $ 17 billion piece of continental owned by harold hamm through his 68 percent holding in the company\u2019s publicly traded shares . legal experts interviewed for this article said the changes on the website appear to be part of hamm\u2019s strategy .\n\u201cvery simply , the company may be framing mr . hamm\u2019s impact as less important than it had before . \u201d\nthe purpose , they say , is to persuade the judge that the surge in continental\u2019s share value has little to do with harold\u2019s deft management during his 26 - year marriage to sue ann . under oklahoma law , if the growth of continental was \u201cpassive\u201d \u2013 that is , owing to market factors beyond harold\u2019s control rather than to his skill and effort \u2013 he won\u2019t have to share those gains .\n\u201cvery simply , \u201d hirschfeld said , \u201cthe company may be framing mr . hamm\u2019s impact as less important than it had before . \u201d hirschfeld isn\u2019t involved in the case .\nattorneys representing the hamms are under court order not to discuss protected information in the case . they declined to comment .\nharold hamm\u2019s lawyers were given a big clue that continental\u2019s past accomplishments would be used by his wife\u2019s team to demonstrate the central role the founder played in the company\u2019s skyrocketing growth . that\u2019s because parts of the unrevised version of the website \u2013 including its corporate \u201ctimeline\u201d\u2013 were among the exhibits entered into evidence by sue ann hamm\u2019s lawyers before the trial began . lists of exhibits are shared with both parties in a case .\n\u201cit puts the board in a very awkward position , \u201d said the governance specialist , david larcker , professor of accounting at stanford university\u2019s graduate school of business . \u201cthe question would be , \u2018would they have made those changes absent the personal situation of the ceo ? \u2019\u201d\na member of continental\u2019s board , edward t . schafer , declined to discuss the changes , or whether the board knew about them . \u201cgiven the legal aspects of what you are talking about , i think i ought to leave that question to the company , \u201d said schafer , former governor of north dakota . another board member , former oklahoma gov . david boren , referred questions to continental\u2019s general counsel .\nattorneys following the hamm divorce say a judgment could award 58 - year - old sue ann hamm , a former lawyer for continental , around $ 3 billion .\nclosed hearing : since hamm vs . hamm began eight weeks ago , journalists have largely been barred from the courtroom in the oklahoma county courthouse . reuters / steve sisney\nreuters could not determine exactly when continental altered its website . the changes came sometime after march 29 , 2014 , the most recent day on which the wayback machine archived the site , and before sept . 2 , 2014 , when reuters began comparing the archive and the current site . also unclear : which version of continental\u2019s corporate history \u2013 revised or original \u2013 is more accurate .\nin media interviews , in the company\u2019s annual report and in other sec filings , continental has for years touted its pioneering role in developing the bakken shale formation . and it has highlighted the prescient moves of its founder , harold hamm , as central to its success .\ncontinental\u2019s website does contain a disclaimer about its contents . information is provided \u201cas is , solely for convenience , and without warranty of any kind . \u201d it may contain errors , and investors should not base decisions on it , the website cautions .\nguidelines published by the sec say that corporate websites , though considered \u201cinformal disclosure , \u201d should adhere to some of the same standards that apply to formal sec filings . \u201cthe broad principles are that the disclosures have to be truthful and fair and cannot be selective , \u201d said jim hamilton , principal analyst for federal securities regulation at wolters kluwer law & business in new york .\nthe reuters analysis of archived continental web pages shows a wide range of changes around the time that the ceo\u2019s divorce trial began .\na timeline entry describing a 1995 milestone , for example , previously gave continental sole credit for a momentous event : \u201ccontinental discovers\u201d the cedar hills oil field \u2013 the first major gusher in north dakota\u2019s recent fracking boom , which led to the development of the now - legendary bakken shale , the web page previously read . the old entry added that continental \u201cis the 1st to develop cedar hills exclusively through precision horizontal drilling , \u201d an oil - industry technological innovation .\nother changes backpedal on continental\u2019s claims that it was ahead of industry competitors in implementing breakthrough oil extraction technologies , a potentially crucial differentiator in the oil industry .\na 2007 entry used to say that continental \u201cis the 1st to complete a 1 , 280 long - lateral multi - stage frac in north dakota . \u201d the line referred to an important milestone in using hydraulic fracturing , or fracking , and horizontal drilling to extract oil from the bakken . that claim no longer appears on the current website .\ntwo other entries , both for 2008 , said continental was the \u201cfirst\u201d to use specific fracking or horizontal drilling techniques in two separate oil fields . those entries have been struck from the site .\non the witness stand last month , harold hamm said several claims on the company\u2019s website timeline were wrong . he pinned part of the blame on brian engel , the former vice president of public affairs at continental , who left in 2011 .\ncontacted for comment , engel said he wasn\u2019t aware of hamm\u2019s testimony . \u201ci left continental on good terms at the end of 2011 and have moved on , \u201d engel said . he declined to say whether hamm reviewed the original items before they were posted .\nsue ann hamm\u2019s attorney , jon hester , questioned harold about items on the company website . hamm testified that he only recently discovered that some were inaccurate . continental produces a significant amount of public information , he explained , and hamm said he doesn\u2019t personally review all of it . \u201ci\u2019ve not tried to mislead anybody , \u201d hamm testified .\ncontinental is not named as a party in the hamm divorce . the company nonetheless sought to keep the trial closed to the public . continental\u2019s general counsel , eric eissenstat , has been a fixture in the courtroom and has arranged depositions and met with witnesses who are testifying at the trial , according to court records and proceedings viewed by reuters .\nstock split ? a billboard in downtown oklahoma city touts the value of publicly traded shares in continental . reuters / steve sisney\n\u201cit puts the board in a very awkward position . the question would be , \u2018would they have made those changes absent the personal situation of the ceo ? \u2019\u201d\ncontinental still boasts in its sec filings that it holds the largest acreage position of any oil company in the bakken , a shale area that hamm believes contains some 24 billion barrels of oil .\ninvestors may not care about continental\u2019s revisions to its corporate history , so long as it continues to produce profits , stock analysts say . the driller is ahead of schedule on its five - year plan to double oil production ."]}
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maker spread .\nwhat ' s the main difference between a specialist and a market maker ? not much .\nlibrary / forex trading at exness / execution / market maker / filling client orders . how market makers earn a profit .\noanda is a well known market maker , oanda europe only show dealing in investments as principal .\nfrom the viewpoint of ensuring the smooth trading opportunity , market maker program is applied to some products .\nan anyone tell me about ic markets , pepperstone and pro . they are ecn or market maker ?\nin spite of this risk , professional traders still prefer to trade with ecn / stp , not market maker brokers , because ecn / stp brokers never cause them to lose money , but market maker brokers do . a market maker broker can never tolerate a consistently profitable trader . they want the losing traders only .\nthey may display worse bid / ask prices than what you could get from another market maker or ecn .\nemerging markets market making . global fx & emerging markets european market leader with emerging market focus . . . .\nyou say micro lot 0 . 01 is not from real ecn market , its mean all brokers those provide 0 . 01 volume are just market maker ?\nbrokers pass on the customer ' s trade to a market maker and charge a commission or fee on each trade .\nunlike ecn / stp brokers , market maker brokers don\u2019t route or transfer the traders orders to any third party . trading with a market maker broker is exactly like demo trading , but trading through ecn / stp brokers is completely different .\n. in the broadest sense , a market maker earns on the spread ( the difference between bid and ask prices ) .\nno , it is not normal and it means you are dealing with a market maker . it can make problems too .\na market maker is any dealing member of the nse who has , after being appointed to do so by the exchange , undertaken to enhance the market liquidity of a particular security in accordance with nse rules . the primary role of a market maker is to maintain a fair and orderly mar\nwe are now offering monthly market - maker contracts with enticing conditions : cash incentives and rebate bonuses . moreover , we provide the best apis to our market makers .\nsenior journey maker . wavemaker exists to be future makers : . firstly , you will work with the senior journey maker to ensure operational excellence across the . . .\nmarket makers make the spread on market orders , only . a market order is one in which the retail buyer / seller says fill the order immediately at whatever is the best price . the market maker is buying the market - sells at the bid and selling the market - buys at the ask . if the market - buy volume equals the market - sell volume then the market maker is just transferring shares between market - buyers and market - sellers and pocketing the the bid - ask spread ( in addition to commissions . ) limit - buy orders are filled when limit - sellers drop their asking price and limit - sell orders are filled when limit - buyers raise their bid . the market maker makes only commission on limit orders but limit orders define the bid - ask spread .\nmarket makers compete for customer order flows by displaying buy and sell quotations for a guaranteed number of shares . the difference between the price at which a market maker is willing to buy a security and the price at which the firm is willing to sell it is called the market maker spread . because each market maker can either buy or sell a stock at any given time , the spread represents the market maker ' s profit on each trade . once an order is received , the market maker immediately sells from its own inventory or seeks an offsetting order . there can be anywhere from four to 40 ( or more ) market makers for a particular stock depending on the average daily volume . the market makers play an important role in the secondary market as catalysts , particularly for enhancing stock liquidity and , therefore , for promoting long - term growth in the market .\nwhen you open a live account with a market maker broker , indeed you are trading with the broker , not with the real world wide currency market . the market is the broker itself . although the currency pairs prices are almost the same as the other brokers , on a market maker platform , your orders never go beyond the brokers computers and you trade inside the brokerage firm . so , if you make profit , the broker has to pay it . and , the money you lose goes to the broker\u2019s pocket . it means your profit is the broker\u2019s loss , and visa versa . read this article to know how a market maker broker makes money : market maker brokers : is it bad or illegal to be a market maker ?\nwinterflood securities is europe\u2019s leading market maker committed to providing liquidity and flexible execution services to retail brokers , asset managers and institutional investors .\ntheir mt4 account can be on market maker system , or if it is ecn , then it is supported by poor liquidity providers .\nthe global securities market is constantly evolving . discover the most popular market structures currently in use .\nthe market maker\u2019s offers compete on equal terms with the other market offerings , and the closing of business shall obey the criteria of best price and chronological registration order . in order to encourage the market maker\u2019s activity , b3 may grant cost advantages in negotiations carried out by such party , such as exemptions in emoluments and trading fees .\n. in other words , the market maker bases its price on other companies\u2019 quotes and its clients\u2019 orders . this price may differ in either direction from the prices offered by other market makers .\nmarket - continuously develops insight and expertise into his / her market and is genuinely interested in financial markets . index market making , . . . .\nmarket - maker spreads widen during volatile market periods because of the increased risk of loss . they also widen for stocks that have a low trading volume , poor price visibility , or low liquidity .\nthe main differences between a market maker and a price maker are both timing and intent . market makers either continuously provide two sided quotes or are willing to do so at any time on demand . they do this to make money by facilitating the trades of other via spread capture . a buy side price maker does not continuously provide quotes and makes money generating investment returns for their clients .\nthe role you are the lead decision maker for commercial activity . the head of new business \u2026\nany market maker who has been appointed by the nse as the foremost liquidity provider for a particular security and who has undertake\u200bn to assume the role .\nthe most common type of market maker is a brokerage house that provides purchase and sale solutions for investors in order to keep the financial markets liquid . a market maker can also be an individual intermediary , but due to the size of securities needed to facilitate the volume of purchases and sales , almost all market makers are or work for large institutions .\nmany market maker brokers slip the price when you want to enter the market through a pending order . this slippage is always against you . if you complain , they will answer that it is impossible to enter the market exactly with the desired price in live and real trading , whereas this is a joke , because there is no real market when you trade through a market maker broker . it is just the broker at the other side of the line .\na market maker is a firm or an individual that stands ready to buy and sell a particular security throughout the trading session to maintain liquidity and a fair and orderly market in that security . . . .\ncurrent automated market makers over binary events suffer from two problems that make them impractical . first , they are unable to adapt to liquidity , so trades cause prices to move the same amount in both thick and thin markets . second , under normal circumstances , the market maker runs at a deficit . in this paper , we construct a market maker that is both\u2026\nfor example , let ' s say that a market maker has entered a sell order for microsoft ( msft ) and the bid / ask is $ 65 . 25 / $ 65 . 30 . the market maker can try to sell shares of msft at $ 65 . 30 . if this is what the market maker chooses to do , he or she can then turn around and enter a bid order to buy shares in msft . the market maker can bid higher or lower than the current bid of $ 65 . 25 . if he or she enters a bid at $ 65 . 26 then a new market is created ( referred to as making a market ) because that bid price is now the best bid . if the market maker attracts a seller at the new bid price of $ 65 . 26 then he or she has successfully\nmade the spread .\nthe market maker sold 1 , 000 shares at $ 65 . 30 and bought these shares back at $ 65 . 26 . as a result , the market maker made $ 40 ( 1 , 000 shares x $ 0 . 04 ) on the difference between the two transactions . this might not seem like much , but doing this repeatedly with larger order sizes can provide lucrative profits . all day long market makers do this , providing liquidity to individual and institutional investors . the major risk for the market maker is the time lapse between the two transactions ; the faster he or she can make the spread the more money the market maker has the potential to make .\nand vice versa , if market participants buy more than sell , then market makers have to have assets to sell . . . if the market turns around , then market makers are happy because they have sold high ; but if the market continues to rise , then market makers have lost on their sold position . . .\nonce the market maker has entered a price , he or she is obligated to either buy or sell at least 1 , 000 securities at that advertised price . once the market maker has either bought or sold these shares , he or she may then\nleave the market\nand enter a new bid or ask price to make a profit on the previous trade .\nthe market - maker faces two types of problem . one is an inventory - management problem \u2013 how much stock to hold and at what price to buy and sell . the market - maker earns a bid - ask spread in return for solving this problem since they bear the risk that their inventory loses value .\nfortunately it is not that hard to distinguish between market maker and true ecn / stp brokers , even before opening a live account with them . there are some signs that you have to follow and come to this conclusion whether the broker is a market maker , false ecn / stp or true ecn / stp .\nexchange rules often have more than one category of market maker . within the rules , a market maker firm can decide to commit to more responsibility for the smooth market performance of the specific securities in which it agrees to make a market . the market maker\u2019s commitments include continuously quoting prices at which it will buy or bid , and sell or ask for securities . market makers also have to quote the volume in which it is willing to trade and the frequency of time it will quote at the best bid and best offer ( bbo ) prices , and how it will do all of the above during all kinds of market hours and conditions . when markets become erratic or volatile , market makers need to keep a cool head to facilitate smooth transactions .\nthe strategies are deployed worldwide on all major equities and futures exchange where the hege fund is a market maker and thus require a solid background in . . .\nbeing run over . in other words , the market maker risks not getting the price right , and as a result risks accruing a loss from his inventory .\nsince you are able to offer a price between the bid and ask , you can take on the role as a market maker to other traders on the ecn .\nthe market making rules are related to both off order book trading and to order book trading . a member firm can elect to register as a market maker in one or more securities but must be able to meet the obligations that are associated with the role . a basic requirement is for a market maker to make prices and deal either on the order book , off the order book or both .\nboth the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) specialist and the nasdaq market maker try to increase the liquidity on their respective exchanges and provide more fluid and efficient trading .\na market maker usually gets quotes for an instrument from multiple sources , such as large banks and exchanges . all of this information gets analyzed , taking into account any important\nthere are so many articles about brokers , market maker and ecn / stp brokers , liquidity providers and\u2026 already published on this site . although i believe novice traders can read those articles and learn about these important topics , still it seems one more article is needed to explain how to differentiate a market maker from an ecn / stp one .\ntherefore , traders prefer to open their accounts with true ecn / stp brokers , because they don\u2019t want to be cheated by the market maker brokers . the problem is , nowadays many market maker brokers claim to be an ecn / stp broker . some of them even transfer your orders to a so called liquidity provider , but the problem is the liquidity provider is either another market maker brokerage belonged to the same company or a sister company , or , it is a poor bank somewhere in the pacific ocean .\nmaking a market\nmeans a willingness to buy and sell the securities of a defined set of companies to broker - dealer firms that are member firms of that exchange . each market maker displays buy and sell quotations for a guaranteed number of shares . once an order is received from a buyer , the market maker immediately sells from its own holdings or inventory of those shares to complete the order .\na\nmarket maker\nis a firm that stands ready to buy and sell a particular stock on a regular and continuous basis at a publicly quoted price . you ' ll most often hear about market makers in the context of the nasdaq or other\nover the counter\n( otc ) markets . market makers that stand ready to buy and sell stocks listed on an exchange , such as the new york stock exchange , are called\nthird market makers .\nmany otc stocks have more than one market - maker .\na market maker is a\nmarket participant\nor member firm of an exchange that also buys and sells securities at prices it displays in an exchange\u2019s trading system for its own account which are called principal trades and for customer accounts which are called agency trades . using these systems , a market maker can enter and adjust quotes to buy or sell , enter , and execute orders , and clear those orders . market makers exist under rules created by stock exchanges approved by a securities regulator . in the u . s . , the securities and exchange commission is the main regulator of the exchanges . market maker rights and responsibilities vary by exchange , and the market within an exchange such as equities or options .\nthat is true . many brokers have both systems . they put the small account on the market maker system , and big and professional accounts on the ecn / stp system .\nmarket making is our core business . our traders are dedicated to providing continuous liquidity and committing capital in all market conditions .\nbasically , forex brokers are not market makers . market makers are those large financial institution such as banks and hedge funds who can shake the market price due to their high volume trades .\nthis job description is intended to illustrate the main duties and areas of responsibility of the pasta maker . . . .\nwhat ' s the main difference between a specialist and a market maker ? not much . both the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) specialist . . . read answer > >\nthe swx swiss exchange has accepted commerzbank ag , frankfurt , as a new participant . commerzbank is to be the first germany - based market maker in the swx eurobonds trading segment .\nwith the market maker brokers , a billion dollar negative balance on a live account is the same as a billion dollar loss on a demo account . do you pay any money to the broker when you blow up your demo account ? definitely not . you just sign up for another demo account . then why do some market maker broker offer \u201cnegative balance protection\u201d ?\na designated market maker ( dmm ) is a market maker that is obligated to maintain fair and orderly markets for an assigned set of listed firms . formerly known as specialists , the designated market maker is a point of contact for the listed company , and provides the company with information , such as the mood of traders and who has been trading the stock . quotes offered by the dmm are on par with what floor brokers offer , and the dmm is obligated to quote at the national best bid or offer for a percentage of the time .\n/ prnewswire / - - gts , an automated market maker in thousands of equities , etfs , commodities , futures , foreign exchange and interest rate products , today announced that its subsidiary , gts securities llc , plans to become a designated market maker ( dmm ) on the new york stock exchange ( nyse ) , by acquiring barclays plc ' s dmm trading business .\nthe largest and best known market makers include : deutsche bank , barclays capital , ubs ag , etc . a bank\u2019s share in overall trading volume is more important than its total capital in determining whether or not the bank is a market maker . in other words , what matters is a bank\u2019s actual ability to influence movement on the market by offering its buy and sell prices . even small and medium - sized financial companies can be forex market makers . exness , also a market maker , offers partners and clients trading services in the currency and financial markets .\naccording to an april 2007 report by the bank for international settlements , the foreign exchange market has an average daily volume of close to $ 3 trillion , making it the largest market in the world . unlike most other exchanges such as the new york stock exchange or the chicago board of trade , the fx market is not a centralized market . in a centralized market , each transaction is recorded by price dealt and volume traded . there is usually one central place back to which all trades can be traced and there is often one specialist or market maker . the currency market , however , is a decentralized market . there isn ' t one\nexchange\nwhere every trade is recorded . instead , each market maker records his or her own transactions and keeps it as proprietary information . the primary market makers who make bid and ask spreads in the currency market are the largest banks in the world . they deal with each other constantly either on behalf of themselves or their customers . this is why the market on which banks conduct transactions is called the interbank market .\nbuy side price making in the bond market isn ' t all that different from using a limit order in the equity market . using a limit order , as i might do in my online brokerage account , does not make me a market maker . am i providing liquidity to the market ? sort of . but i am certainly not providing continuous two sided liquity for profit .\nmarket makers must maintain continuous two - sided quotes ( bid and ask ) within a predefined spread . a market is created when the designated market maker quotes bids and offers over a period of time . they ensure there is a buyer for every sell order and a seller for every buy order at any time .\nthe market maker must follow obligations that encompass , in particular , their activities . aspects such as minimum quantity , spread and percentage of activity in the trading session . the minimum amount of each offer is defined by b3 , according to asset / derivative characteristics and market dynamics . the market maker\u2019s prices for purchase and sale offerings shall respect a maximum interval ( usually called spread ) , which is defined according to each active / derivative .\nso they are market maker in general , but they follow some strategies to protect themselves . this is what all market makers do . at the same time , if they can do some general tricks to prevent the positions from winning , they do it .\neach market maker on the nasdaq is required to give a two - sided quote , meaning they must state a firm bid price and a firm ask price that they are willing to honor .\nthe trading system ' s functionality determines some of the minimum requirements for a market maker , such as the minimum size of the quote . the rules make reference to the parameters where applicable .\nif a specialist or a market maker fails to fulfill its obligations within the observation month , the fees charged for transactions concluded in the relevant month will be based on the of principal fees .\n100 : 1 is the maximum leverage that well - known and strong liquidity providers support . therefore , all brokers that offer a higher leverage are either market maker or false ecn / stp .\nif someone wants to open a market maker broker is it profitable ? i think its yes . . . so why we trade with them and keep trading even when we are losing : 28 :\nif a broker doesn\u2019t charge commission , it means it is either a market maker , or , it is an ecn / stp broker that makes money through markups which is hidden to traders usually .\nyes , they are . how is that possible to prevent an account from having a negative balance when the price moves like crazy and the order is placed with a liquidity provider ? that is possible only when the broker is the market itself ( market maker ) .\nrecommend and / or implement new market opportunities and high traffic areas for offsite promotional events and programs in assigned market areas . . . .\ndyson monitors the market to ensure competitive salaries and pension contributions . experience of working on specific european market social media and e . . .\nyou said that micro lot 0 . 01 is not allow from real ecn market its mean if any broker provide micro lot 0 . 01 so it is clear that this broker is market maker , but almost all broker provide micro lot then what you say about this ?\nwinterflood securities is the leading market maker in uk equities , making markets in nearly all london stock exchange listed securities from etf ' s to aim , with more uk stocks covered than any other firm .\nthe minimum lot size with ecn / stp brokers is 0 . 1 lot which is 10 , 000 . lower than this lot size is usually offered by market maker and false ecn / stp brokers .\na market - maker is typically defined as a broker - dealer firm that publicly quotes both a buy and sell price for a currency or commodity that is traded on a regular and continuous basis . market makers compete with one another to offer the best prices for their customers .\ni assume you mean\nwhat risks does a market maker take when attempting to profit from the bid - ask spread\n? the main risk is adverse selection . basically losing to traders with large orders that know more about the market than the dealer or have insider info .\nmarket - makers face a second , information - management problem . this arises from the possibility of trading with someone better informed about true prices than themselves \u2013 an adverse selection risk . again , the market - maker earns a bid - ask spread to protect against this informational risk .\nin the past , most traders knew nothing about the market maker and dealing desk topics , and also true ecn / stp brokers . but now that traders have learned what these systems are , they insist to open their live accounts with true ecn / stp brokers . this has caused many of the market maker brokers to pretend to be an ecn / stp broker , whereas they are market makers behind the scene . how can you verify this before you open a live account with the broker ?\nmarket maker brokers have limits on stop loss , target and trailing stop loss size . they don\u2019t allow you to set them too tight . but true ecn / stp brokers don\u2019t care about these things at all .\nin this sense , market makers , as the name suggests , are able to satisfy the market demand for a security and facilitate its circulation . the\nwhole foods market is looking for passionate sandwich makers to support our growing company ! whole foods market hires and promotes individuals solely on the . . .\nhow does a market maker turn a profit ? the answer is simple : by buying lower and selling higher on all the instruments it trades . this is achieved by carefully managing the bid and ask prices for any single financial instrument . the market maker slightly adjusts the bid and ask prices it receives from its liquidity suppliers in order to create profit for itself . at the same time , it analyzes its offsetting positions in order to\neach market maker can register to act in more than one security , and may exercise its activity independently or hired by the issuer of the security , parent companies , subsidiaries or affiliates of the issuer , or by any securities holders who have interest in making the market for their own securities .\nspecialist and market maker are under the obligation to place binding buy and sell prices ( quotes ) into the system during a certain period in continuous trading , which must comply with a predefined minimum size and maximum spread .\noptiver celebrates 30 years of improving the markets . optiver apac retains their status as a best place to work in 2014 & 2015 . optiver receives the award of \u201cbest european equity etf\u201d market maker by i - invest .\nevery merchant makes money by buying wholesale , and selling retail . in the case of a market maker , the\nbid\nis the\nwholesale\nprice , and the\nask\nis the retail price .\nthe vienna stock exchange took the decision to introduce a specialist system as of 1 april 1999 . the specialist system was designed in part as a supplement to the market maker system by introducing an additional broker function with the aim of increasing liquidity in the market . the task of the specialists is to place firm , competitive buy and sell quotes into the system along with the market makers and , with the help of additional measures , to enhance market liquidity , thereby supporting the market making and marketing of securities and products .\n@ tim ( 3 ) dealers typically serve a market - making function ( though sometimes they are dealing in products which they also originate ) , and certainly not all market makers are dealers . your statement regarding spreads applies to dealers doing market - making , and also non - dealer market - makers .\nwhole foods market is looking for passionate pizza makers to support our growing company ! whole foods market hires and promotes individuals solely on the basis . . .\nlarge - scale , wholesale solar market certainty and permitting . nyseia is focused on the following issues in the new york solar market : . . . .\nmonitor market trends and track client performance . by encouraging open mindedness and a willingness to share ideas , we have adapted to market changes and . . .\na market maker is a bank or brokerage company that stands ready every second of the trading day with a firm ask and bid price . this is good for you , because when you place a market order to sell your 1 , 000 shares of disney , the market maker will actually purchase the stock from you , even if he doesn ' t have a seller lined up . the same process happens when placing a market order to buy shares of stock . in doing so , they are literally\nmaking a market\nfor the stock . without market makers , it would take considerably longer for buyers and sellers to be matched up with one another , reducing liquidity and potentially increasing trading costs as it became more difficult to enter or exit positions .\nimc is a market maker in etfs in the us , europe and apac . the teams in the us and apac are top - 3 liquidity providers on exchange . the team in amsterdam trades both on and off exchange :\nit is possible for market makers to manipulate currency prices to run their customers ' stops or not let customers ' trades reach profit objectives . market makers may also move their currency quotes 10 to 15 pips away from other market rates .\nlooking to hire an associate in a trading role . the trader will cover secondary markets in consumer abs sectors . primary responsibilities\u2026 primary issuance business in the abs market by providing information about market trends and market pricing perform other job - related\u2026\nbefore i answer this question , please let me give a short explanation about market maker and ecn / stp systems . as i mentioned , there are detailed articles on this topic on luckscout that you can read to learn more .\na crossed market is a situation arising when the bid price of . . .\nthe difference between these two market systems lies in what is displayed in the market in terms of orders and bid and ask . . . read answer > >\na market order on the nyse that is stopped from being executed . . .\nlondon stock exchange market share report , market shares in 2017 in number of trades off - book from principal business with agent member firm uk equities by index .\nchris , if only all brokers are ecn broker , maybe market should be much bigger than today\u2019s size because money of retail trader add power to the market .\nthere are two main types of market makers : retail and institutional . institutional market makers can be banks or other large corporations that usually offer a bid / ask quote to other banks , institutions , ecns or even retail market makers . retail market makers are usually companies dedicated to offering retail forex trading services to individual traders .\nthrough the market maker spread , not by betting on the direction of the security ' s price . they are supposed to buy or sell securities according to what kind of trades are being placed , not according to whether they think prices\n\u00b7 equity sales trader the market maker division in hazlet new jersey islooking for anequity sales trader with an existing\u2026 executions in equities , options , fixed income , fx , commodities and futures . listed options . while our traders have substantial experience\u2026\na market maker broker doesn\u2019t become happy if you make profit . a consistently profitable trader is their biggest enemy , because the profit he makes has to be paid from their pocket . although more than 95 % of the traders lose on their own and the broker doesn\u2019t have to make them lose , still most market maker brokers do their best to make the clients lose easier and earn harder . there are some ways to do that : 6 ways forex brokers cheat you\ni\u2019ve found a broker that offers different types of accounts . apart from market maker accounts , that are hooked up with other brokers they seem to offer true ecn accounts . they proudly told me i can chose to hook up my account with the fortress prime only . minimum lot size 0 . 1 \u2013 they also proudly told me that less lot size would make them a market maker and they say they\u2019ve no control over the spread \u2013 sounds all good to me .\neach security on the nasdaq generally has more than one market maker , with an average of 14 market makers for each stock ; this provides liquidity and efficient trading . the market makers are openly competitive and facilitate competitive prices ; as a result , individual investors generally will get the best price . as this competition is evident in the limited spreads between posted bids and asks , the market makers on the nasdaq will in some instances act very much like the specialists on the nyse .\nthe cornerstone of the nyse market model is the designated market maker ( dmm ) . dmms have obligations to maintain fair and orderly markets for their assigned securities . they operate both manually and electronically to facilitate price discovery during market opens , closes and during periods of trading imbalances or instability . this high touch approach is crucial for offering the best prices , dampening volatility , adding liquidity and enhancing value .\nit is not bad and illegal to be a market maker broker . what is bad ( or maybe illegal depend on who writes the rules ) is trying to make the traders lose . market maker brokers can make a decent amount of money because more than 95 % of the traders lose on their own without having to make them lose . they even lose with the demo accounts too . however , the problem comes when market maker brokers get greedy and try to make more money within a shorter time . so they manipulate all traders\u2019 positions , no matter if they are winning or losing traders . of course , they do their best to stop the winning traders and make them close their account and leave .\nwhat is the january effect ? the month of january in the stock market has strong significance in predicting the trend of the stock market for the rest . . .\na market maker is a legal entity , duly registered at b3 , committed to submiting spreads ( bids and offers ) regularly and continuously during the trading session , promoting the liquidity of securities , facilitating business and mitigating artificial movements in prices .\na market maker is a company that is always ready to buy or sell a financial asset at an openly quoted price on a long - term basis . market makers participate in transactions directly as either the seller or buyer . to a large extent , they determine the buy or sell price for specific trading instruments . the main role of a market maker is to provide liquidity , or create opportunities for other market participants to buy or sell a fairly large range of stocks , currencies , futures and other trading instruments at an openly quoted price . because they always act as the counterparty to a transaction , market makers are risking their own funds ; for this reason they engage in various strategies to insure ( hedge ) against losses .\nyou are nuts if you think that pepperstone is a true ecn broker . they are a market maker hands down . i personally only know of one ture ecn broker , that is ic markets but i have also had good experiences with fxpro .\nmake a market is an action whereby a dealer stands by ready , . . .\n, for example , relies on market makers within its network to ensure efficient trading .\na specialist is a dealer representing a nyse specialist firm - one of the main facilitators of trade on the exchange . a market maker is a broker - dealer who facilitates the trading of shares by posting bid and ask prices along with maintaining an inventory of shares . it is important to note that a specialist is a type of market maker . the nyse has seven specialist firms while the nasdaq has nearly 300 market makers . the nyse is an auction - based market where traders meet on the floor of the exchange , using person - to - person , telephone orders or electronic orders . the nasdaq , on the other hand , is strictly an electronic exchange .\nthe market maker is simply facilitating your trade ( along with others ) and making a profit while doing so . without them the markets lose a great deal of liquidity . just because they profit from the markets doesn ' t mean that you cannot .\nand an option trader . both have a technical quant / algo background . the duo trade us listed options acting as market makers and market\u2026 to be considered for the position of equity option trader - automated option market making or wish to discuss it further then please\u2026\nmarket makers add to liquidity by being ready to buy and sell designated securities at any time during the trading day . while the spread between the bid and ask is only a few cents , market makers can profit by executing thousands of trades in a day and expertly trading their \u201cbook . \u201d however , these profits can be wiped out by volatile markets if the market maker is caught on the wrong side of the trade .\nthe designated market maker position is relatively new to the new york stock exchange . this type of position was added in order to increase competitiveness and market quality as electronic trading becomes more and more widespread . announced in 2008 , the dmm is considered a value - added service offering higher touch than what an electronic - only platform can provide .\na huge amount of slippage can occur when news is released . market makers ' quote display and order placing systems may also\nfreeze\nduring times of high market volatility .\nhowever , it is important to note that the buy side ' s ability to make a price in the market does not make them market makers . per our latest research :\nunlike market maker brokers , true ecn / stp brokers just route your orders to the banks that are also known as liquidity providers . they just connect the platform you install on your computer to the liquidity providers computers . they charge you some fees to do that , but they don\u2019t make any money from your losses , nor they lose if you make profit . read this article to learn about liquidity providers and the way they make money : how do the liquidity providers make money and are they market maker ?\nwow , it\u2019s not easy to find a good broker . as per my research , based on your above criterias , there is not that many brokers that are true ecn / stp . it seems that they all act as both market maker and ecn .\nmarket - makers generally must be ready to buy and sell at least 100 shares of a stock they make a market in . as a result , a large order from an investor may have to be filled by a number of market - makers at potentially different prices .\nread the new aim20 report , marking 20 years of the world\u2019s most successful growth market .\nthe biggest risk for market makers is residual orders in one direction that they will then be forced to take side . if market buyers and sellers match perfectly then market makers are happy as they make pretty much almost free money from the bid ask spread ; but say market participants decide to sell more than to buy , then market makers will have to buy all the residual sell orders - which means now they are holding long position . . . if the market turns around then they are more than happy , but if the market continues to drop then markets are doomed . . . that ' s the biggest risk . . .\nbear market rally definition bear market rally , as the name suggests , is a rally or an upward move in prices . this is marked by the overall bear mark . . .\nthe way that liquidity providers behave under the markets too volatile conditions may not look fair to you , but market maker brokers will be even more brutal to traders when the market condition is not normal . you can easily make money consistently with ecn / stp brokers without having to be worried about any of the problems i explained above , whereas a market maker broker doesn\u2019t let you make profit consistently . when they see they cannot stop you from making money , they will email you that they are not able to offer their services to you anymore , and so , you must withdraw your capital and close your account .\nmarket makers guarantee that a security can be traded on an ongoing basis , thereby ensuring the liquidity and viability of the market . through their readiness to step in as a counterparty at any time , market makers compensate for the inconsistent order flows of investors and stabilize the market when temporary imbalances occur . they are usually assigned to support trading in inactive stocks . at fwb\u00ae frankfurter wertpapierb\u00f6rse ( the frankfurt stock exchange ) , market makers are known as designated sponsors .\nin europe , sig is ranked # 1 etf market maker * , offering competitive prices both on - and off - exchange in the majority of european and us listed etfs , making markets across equity , fixed income and commodity based products from all the main issuers .\ni found a broker called atc . it has very good reputation and offers a 1 : 50 leverage , but that\u2019s just for us citizens . the clients outside the us have a leverage of 1 : 200 . does it mean the international account is a market maker ?\nthree types of commissions are used in this market . learn how to get the best deal .\necn\u2019s blend rates from both brokers and market makers , and like brokers , charge per trade .\nonly here will you find all the market\u2019s new products , inspiring ideas and the latest trends .\ntherefore , all the brokers who offer a fixed or zero spread are market makers . this is the first signal you have to notice . spread cannot be fixed on the real currency market .\nmarket - makers exist in order for traders to be able to buy or sell immediately , rather than having to find someone to buy from , or sell to . the broker - dealer firm is ready at any point during trading hours with an ask and bid price . this means that when you place an order to buy or sell , the market - maker will either buy from you or sell from their own inventory ; they are literally \u2018making a market\u2019 for the stock .\nthe exchange rates that market makers set are based on their own best interests . on paper , the way they generate profits for the company through their market - making activities is with the spread that is charged to their customers . the spread is the difference between the bid and the ask price , and is often fixed by each market maker . usually , spreads are kept fairly reasonable as a result of the stiff competition between numerous market makers . as counterparties , many of them will then try to hedge , or cover your order by passing it on to someone else . there are also times in which market makers may decide to hold your order and trade against you .\nmarket makers play a critical role in contributing to the market quality of the nigerian stock exchange ( nse ) by providing improved liquidity and price efficiency , enabling investors to trade in a timely manner .\nmarket makers can present a clear conflict of interest in order execution because they may trade against you .\nwe monitor all market - making activity and review the existing contracts every month . to help our market makers to build the most efficient trading strategy , we provide them with the detailed daily performance reports .\nhowever , you need to ask them will they add a markup to their spreads of the chosen account you want to use , and if that account will be put in their market maker system . the reason is this disclaimer from their site ( http : / / www . urltoken ) :"]}
{"id": 56491, "summary": [{"text": "howells ( currently trading as house of fraser ) is a large department store located on st mary street in cardiff , wales .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "the store was established by james howell in 1856 .", "topic": 7}, {"text": "it was acquired by the house of fraser group in 1972 and re-branded as house of fraser in 2010 . ", "topic": 20}], "title": "howells ( department store )", "paragraphs": ["howells department store cardiff possesses two large traditional department stores , howells and david morgan . this is a view of the impressively proportioned howells building , facing st mary street . [ dec 2003 ] please donate ! copyright / licensing\nmaximum discounts is located in bridgetown barbados . this store operates as a department store retailing a variety of merchandise at affordable discount prices .\nthe 144 - year - old house of fraser store in st mary street has had a multimillion pound refurbishment and rebranding , dropping the howells name .\non 21 october 1865 , 150 years ago , howell\u2019s department store in cardiff first opened its doors .\nwales ' largest department store has opened in cardiff , triggering a fightback by other city centre shops .\nsite description please see nprn 54077 , james howell ' s department store , cardiff , for further information and archival holdings .\ngraded ii * as department store building of more than special interest . the s block an unusually finely detailed and well - preserved example of inter - war classicism by south wales ' most distinguished c20 architect ; n block unusually well - preserved example of c19 department store .\nsatya enterprises ltd is a direct import trading company . satya enterprises ltd specializes in wide range of department store merchandise including housewares , school apparel\norder before midnight and collect your items in store from 12noon the next day .\nmarks and spencer also refurbished its queen street store last year creating a new technology department , a cafe overlooking the shopping precinct and environmentally - friendly toilets and lighting .\nfind the cardiff buy & collect department on the 2nd floor , next to home .\ncardiff department stores motor trade retail trade st . mary street trinity street wales wharton street\nthe 90 , 000m 2 shop , which first opened in 1907 , is europe\u2019s largest department store but its current model is becoming obsolete with the age of internet shopping .\nwe\u2019re so much more than another department store on the high street . we\u2019re proud of our heritage , and excited by our future . and we do things a little differently too .\nstore manager , malcolm kingswell , who has worked at the store for six years , said :\nour cosmetics department is one of the most successful of all the debenhams stores nationwide , so we really wanted to give our loyal customers the very best cosmetics offer possible .\nonce again , the store was extensively modernised and in 1955 a motor division , howell ' s garage & commercial vehicles ltd ( later renamed to howell ' s garages ( cardiff ) ltd ) commenced business acquiring several austin dealers . in 1959 , a branch store of reynolds & co of newport , wales , which was situated next to howells was acquired and incorporated into the main premises .\n\u201cmy great aunt , annie raymond was a milliner and worked in howells , she appeared on the 1901 census . annie had been apprenticed at porth and at the end of her apprenticeship , her mother who knew james howell personally , asked if her daughter could have a position at his store . \u201d\ncardiff department stores drapers hayes retail trade st . mary street stuart hall trinity street wales wharton street\nphotograph of james howell & company ltd , toy department , second floor , decorated for christmas , 1959 .\nhowells shares his expert insights on the challenge retailers face to get the right balance between customer experience and customer convenience from beginning to end of the shopping journey . what\u2019s more , retailers need to also get the balance right between technology and operations to fulfill high customer expectations and create a convenient and great experience that helps drive the business forward . check out the telegraph\u2019s full interview with steve howells , or view just the video by clicking on the image below .\nthousands of customers are expected at john lewis after it opens the doors of its biggest store outside london .\nmany of the early department stores , such as john lewis and whiteleys in london , were founded by drapers , cloth merchants who understood the tastes and buying power of the rising new generation of middle class women that , from the second half of the 19th century , would spur the department store to opulent heights across europe and the united states .\nit is no coincidence that , from the mid 19th century , the department store adopted the look and feel of the way we have known it for more than 150 years with the opening , by queen victoria and prince albert , of the great exhibition in 1851 . this was held in the crystal palace , a truly revolutionary structure , designed by joseph paxton and located in hyde park , not far from harrods , which , from 1905 , became europe\u2019s biggest department store .\ndepartment stores proved so appealing that they blossomed at most unlikely junctures in 20th century history . gum ( state department store ) , red square , moscow dates from 1921 . for lenin , it was a showcase of \u201csocialist consumerism\u201d , which was , to say the least , a misnomer . the spectacular looking shop sold what soviet factories chose to send . being a communist country , the customer was always \u2018left\u2019 rather than right . even more surprising has been the rise of intense consumerism in the people\u2019s republic of china , where vast , hyper - bling shopping malls now threaten the very idea of the department store .\noma\u2019s scheme for the store breaks it up into four quadrants each with different architectural qualities and targeted at a different audience .\nintriguingly , internet - savvy customers in britain still enjoy shopping in the fabric departments of john lewis department stores much as their predecessors did 150 years ago . think crystal palace 1851 with 21st century marketing and communications technology and you can see just why the department store remains hard to beat , an endearing and enduring cultural and retail fixture on our busiest city streets and squares .\nthanks for the comment \u2013 it\u2019s great to hear memories of other department stores and how many families had close links to these shops .\nthe threat of the shopping mall coincided with a global acceptance of the internet , personal computers and smart phones \u2013 the rise of online shopping . against the odds the department store has survived . people may choose to buy online , yet they also like to see what\u2019s on offer in person . department stores present a good snapshot of current trends in fashion , design , household goods and gadgets . as a result , forward - looking department stores have re - imagined themselves as retail theatres updating gordon selfridge\u2019s vision of a century ago .\ncardiff council leader rodney berman said the store would attract more shoppers to the capital , boosting its growing reputation as a shopping destination .\nand , yet , the first truly popular cultural expos\u00e9 of the department store had been \u00e9mile zola\u2019s au bonheur des dames ( the ladies\u2019 paradise ) , a novel of 1883 concerned with its exploitative and incestuous side , rarely seen by customers charmed by its ever evolving delights .\nestablished by james howell in 1856 , howell ' s department store is one of the largest stores in wales , starting off as a small shop and gradually absorbing all smaller shops on wharton street as it grew ! the family business was bought by house of fraser in 1972 , and though the store was formally branded as such in 2010 , the old howell ' s frontage remains , being a listed structure .\nfrom victorian london to soviet - era moscow , department stores have changed the way we shop and have shaped global culture . jonathan glancey investigates .\njames howell ' s children continued the expansion of the store , with a grocery and provisions department and a motor showroom being added by 1913 . whislt the 1914 - 1918 world war put a stop to planned developments , the store ' s profits increased steadily . in november 1920 , the company went public with a share capital of gbp500 , 000 . thomas francis howell remained chairman and john hugh howell and william frederick howell became directors .\nselfridge had done well with marshall field\u2019s . he liked to say , \u201cthe customer is always right , \u201d which made the chicago store popular . and he reputedly invented the catchphrase \u201conly [ so many ] shopping days until christmas\u201d . when he visited london on holiday in 1906 he was surprised to find most of the city\u2019s department stores \u2013 harrods had only recently completed its retail palace in knightsbridge \u2013 lacked the panache and drama of their american and parisian rivals . this led selfridge to leave the us and establish a singularly magnificent department store , bearing his name , at the west end of london\u2019s oxford street .\nstep inside the telegraph\u2019s hip london studios to catch business reporter\u2019s new retail campaign hosted by the telegraph online . the series kicks off with presenter alastair greener talking to tyco\u2019s own steve howells , director for retail ( uk & ireland ) , about how customers today are challenging retailers to a greater degree and how to turn it into a valuable opportunity .\nfrom that first volume , i present what seems to have been been london\u2019s first department store , called harding , howell & co . in 1809 . the text indicates that the firm was founded by \u201cmessrs . dyde and scribe\u201d twenty - five years previously . naturally , i had to look them up\u2014and wandered into a shoplifting case ,\n\u201cshe then left seccombes to work in a large department store in london . later she returned to cardiff where she married francis william hall , a widower , in 1915 at st john\u2019s church , cardiff . \u2018frank\u2019 hall was a photographer and later a fine art dealer ; he had a shop in one of the arcades in cardiff . \u201d\nat that time cardiff\u2019s stores vied for business in the hustle and bustle of the town , with the number of shops growing rapidly due to the demand for imported goods . james howell\u2019s department store was expanded regularly , but not only for business purposes . building plans for james howell , held at the glamorgan archives , show that the upper levels of the store were never intended to be used as a shop floor , as small rooms with fireplaces were clearly marked on the plans submitted to cardiff borough council .\nharmony store is located in swan street bridgetown barbados . you know harmony for its exquisite formal wear ! we ' ve got that perfect dress for any special occasion , now introducin\nwhile there are rival contenders , the title of the world\u2019s first department store belongs , perhaps , to harding , howell & co\u2019s grand fashionable magazine at 89 pall mall in st james\u2019s , london . opened in 1796 , this handsome georgian shop was divided into four departments , offering furs and fans , haberdashery , jewellery and clocks , and millinery , or hats .\non the death of james howell in 1909 , the ownership of the store passed to his eleven children , with the company becoming a private limited company , james howell & co ltd .\nannie and francis had two children . after their births annie returned to work at marments , another department store in cardiff , where she became the millinery buyer , purchasing hats from the large milliners in london . francis hall also had three children by his first wife , the youngest of which was alfred h hall . alfred married annie raymond\u2019s sister dora , who also worked at seccombes .\nthe new 280 , 000 sq ft ( 26 , 000 sq m ) four - storey john lewis store , which opened for the first time at 0930 bst , will employ almost 800 people .\nthe interior of the store is seen in rose ; the exterior appears in a number of stories - see st mary ' s street , wharton street and hayes island for photos of the exterior .\nlate 20th century modifications , accelerating global economic shifts and the challenges brought by the digital revolution have turned kadewe\u2019s current set up into an obsolete model . there is now a need to investigate an alternative to the established retail model - a model able to redefine the relationship of the department store both with its patrons and with its physical and urban environments . our proposal for the transformation of kadewe is tactical .\nlindy woodhead\u2019s biography shopping , seduction & mr selfridge was published in 2007 . six years later , mr selfridge , a british tv drama based on woodhead\u2019s book , was first broadcast on both sides of the atlantic . a second and third series have followed , with viewers from afghanistan to sweden following the operatic life and times of harry gordon selfridge . no wonder . the story of the wisconsin - born retailer who left school at 14 , rose to become a partner in marshall field\u2019s , chicago \u2013 founded in 1852 , it was one of the first and most ambitious us department stores \u2013 and then re - created the department store for the 20th century in london , has it all : the highs , the lows , glamour , scandal , commercial and public acclaim and the ultimate crash landing not of the store that bears his name , but of a once stellar career .\nthe store\u2019s original vaulted rooftop restaurant will be replaced by a new glazed addition and an external courtyard which provides views out over berlin . this new rooftop level will be connected to the street by a pair of escalators .\ndebenhams in st david ' s shopping centre re - launched earlier this month with 40 new jobs and a 24 , 000 sq ft ( 2 , 200 sq m ) of floor space , extending the beauty department , .\nnot that the nazis could stop the spread of architectural ideas spawned in germany . in 1935 the new peter jones department store , owned by the john lewis partnership , opened on london\u2019s sloane square . designed by william crabtree , it owed much to mendelsohn . although ultra - modern , it won favour with the public both for its bright , airy interior , but also for the well - mannered way its steel and glass curtain wall curved gently with the flow of sloane street .\ni know there is huge expectation from people , not just in cardiff but the whole south wales region , in the opening of this store and it is going to prove to be another major attraction for the city of cardiff .\njayne thomas , a preservation assistant at glamorgan archives , worked for many years as a window dresser at james howell\u2019s . jayne remembers the small rooms with fireplaces in the attics of the shop where the staff lived ; these later became the store rooms .\nurltoken is an independent online resource and is not associated with any government department . all government data published here is used under licence . please do not contact urltoken for any queries related to any individual listed building , planning permission related to listed buildings or the listing process itself .\nbetween 1901 and 1911 annie left james howell\u2019s and went to work in the milliners and drapers store seccombes . in the 1911census returns she was living at 7 fitzalan road , cardiff , which was recorded in the western mail directory of the time as an \u2018assistants\u2019 residence\u2019 for g . arthur seccombes .\ng the new line at harmony\u2026 . . harmony life ! a great way to express yourself everyday ! it ' s a new department of casual and elegantly casual selections just for our harmony girls ! are you a harmony girl ? come to harmony today and get your discount card and so much more !\nsince its opening in 1907 , kadewe has always been at the forefront of products\u2019 selections while also setting new standards for patron services . its unique size \u2013 the biggest department store in continental europe \u2013 makes it akin to a city : a three dimensional network of paths , squares , neighbourhoods , activities and views unfolding through its large extensions and providing opportunities for commercial social and cultural encounters . its evolution reflects germany\u2019s modern history : from its origins in the early 20th century , through wwii destructions and the subsequent rebirth in the 1950\u2019s when it became a symbol of the country\u2019s post war reconstruction and economic success .\nharding , howell & co was focussed on the needs and desires of fashionable women . here , at last women were free to browse and shop , safely and decorously , away from home and from the company of men . these , for the main part , were newly affluent middle class women , their good fortune \u2013 and the department store itself \u2013 nurtured and shaped by the industrial revolution . this was transforming life in london and the length and breadth of britain at a dizzying pace on the back of energetic free trade , fecund invention , steam and sail , and a seemingly inexhaustible supply of expendable cheap labour .\nrather than treating the existing building as a singular mass , the project aims to break it into four quadrants , each one with different architectural and commercial qualities , targeted at different audiences : classic , experimental , young , generic , etc\u2026 ; four department stores under one single roof , fragmenting the original mass into smaller , easily accessible and navigable components \u2013 similar to distinct urban sectors embedded into a unifying city fabric .\nin 1924 , the wharton street arcade was opened , linking the wharton street premises with the main store and , in 1931 , a new four storey building was opened on the corner of wharton street and st mary street . during the years of depression and war in the 1930s and 1940s , trade was slow due to price regulations and rationing . the 1950s saw both an improvement in trade and the introduction of a new management team with alfred thorpe as chairman and managing director .\nmy ex husband\u2019s family had a well known drapers in bridgend from the 1860s to the 1960s \u2013 stuchberys . reading about howells reminds me so much of that . when the shop finally closed we found dozens of singer sewing machines in the basement and boxes of old lace , embroidered buttons etc etc . the milliners were on the top floor which also had little fire places i seem to recall . the money whizzed around the shop in a metal canister to where my ex\u2019s granddad in his 80s , sat in the accounts office surveying his empire . when i began doing my own family history research about 15 years ago i found out that my great gran had been apprenticed there as a seamstress , useful when she was widowed at 24 ! she ended up sewing at the cottage homes in bridgend but died herself at 30 . i cherish the bits and pieces of memorabilia which i have from stuchberys and my younger son is robin stuchbery turner . he handles press for rock bands working with the manic street preachers , super furry animals and others .\nnot only did the crystal palace feature 300 , 000 panes of plate glass \u2013 a recent invention \u2013 but it was also an enormous showcase of consumer goods from around the world . millions of people came here to window shop , gawping at marvels of contemporary design and technology that opened their eyes to what the new industrial world could offer . ever since , even when clad in marble , stone , brick or terracotta , department stores \u2013 shopping malls , too \u2013 have had something of paxton\u2019s crystal palace about them .\nsuppliers of interior home furnishings such as floor and wall tiles , sanitary ware , faucets , cabinetry and counter tops , shower enclosures and other components for the bathroom and kitchen and with the high tech capability of designing electronically , producing and installing kitchens and baths . brancker ' s products are of the highest quality and finest style , sourced from the leading manufacturers around the world and we can boast their affordability . brancker ' s design department can create customised interiors or anything you can dream of . we also pride ourselves on being a home solution provider .\nerich mendelsohn , one of the most inventive of early modern movement architects , met the brothers simon and salman schocken , successful german retailers , in 1924 . the result was the design of some of the most innovative of all department stores and three of the most exciting and influential european buildings of the weimar era . where le bon march\u00e9 and la samaritaine in paris proffered art nouveau and art deco charms and the americans and the british served lavish helpings of beaux arts classicism and edwardian baroque , kaufhaus schocken went shockingly modern . the powerfully sculpted stores mendelsohn designed in nuremberg ( 1926 ) , stuttgart ( 1928 ) and chemnitz ( 1930 ) proved that retailers could lead architectural innovation rather than follow pseudo - historic styles .\nwth of the society as a whole . ensuring that a nation\u2019s recreational requirements are met is of primary concern , especially in a hectic work environment . the commission\u2019s social commitment to the barbadian community is well established and its mandate in this regard is wide and varied . the plant nursery , located at codrington house , covers approximately 50 , 000 sq . ft . the nursery caters to the requirements of the commercial landscape department , sites maintained by the commission and public demands for ornamental plants and trees . this area is sectioned as follows : - a plant propagation area a hardening areaa potting areaa holding area the nursery provides a wide variety of plants for sale and also facilitates requests for plant rentals from the general public for various functions . a large number of plants are also used for the general beautification of coastal & terrestrial parks and open areas , which fall under the aegis of the commission .\nfull - service facilities and complete in - house capabilities have accommodated all types of printing projects . we endeavour to meet all challenges with creative solutions , meeting your printing requirements quickly , professionally and economically . we can help you create , enhance and promote your desired image and will work with you to surpass your expectations . in house art department we design simple solutions to tricky business challenges . after 15 + years in the business of print and design , we know exactly what we\u2019re doing . we apply clarity of thought and timeless simplicity of design , to create brands that help organisations stand out from the crowd . our solutions are carefully designed to engage customers new and old , and to work across every channel , from print to pixels and beyond . we carefully manage your artwork with our dedicated team focused on ensuring the end product is perfect . often , we are able to catch and correct subtle design or technical issues before our customers are even aware of it .\nwe use cookies and other technologies to allow us to improve our service to you and display relevant ads . continue browsing to accept . see our cookie policy for more information , including how you may withdraw consent .\nsingalong with us : it ' s the final countdown . . . last week of sale now on\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nstreet view is the best available vantage point looking , if possible , towards the location of the building . in some locations , street view may not give a view of the actual building , or may not be available at all . where it is not available , the satellite view is shown instead .\noccupying a prominent corner site with wharton street to s , and trinity street to rear .\nbuilt as premises for james howell & co drapers . twelve bays to n date from circa 1875 - 6 , and circa 1889 by w d blessley , architect ; three bay classical block to s by sir percy thomas , architect , 1928 - 30 showing influence of north american beaux - arts style ( cf selfridges , oxford street , london ) . extension to rear ( along wharton street ) in 1960s engulfed former bethany baptist chapel of 1864 - 5 ( by j hartland & son ) ; the stone front , and cast iron columns from this building remain visible in shop .\nbeaux arts block has coffered ceilings to open pilastered retail floors ; rear lift shaft with surrounding staircase . extension of 1960s took in bethany baptist chapel ; stone front and cast iron columns from this building remain visible in shop .\non large site between trinity street and st mary street , with trinity street entrance opposite st john ' s gardens .\nthe initial design was by daniel burnham , a big - spirited american architect who had worked for marshall field\u2019s and , significantly , had designed much of the 1893 chicago world\u2019s fair , a successor to london\u2019s great exhibition of 1851 . one of burnham\u2019s assistants in london was thomas tait , one of whose major works was the extension to the british museum of 1905 . in oxford street , selfridge\u2019s design team shaped an ambitious beaux arts classical palace \u2013 or indeed museum \u2013 of a building , its noble ionic facade rising above a wall of plate glass windows .\nopened in 1909 , selfridges offered bedazzled customers a hundred departments along with restaurants , a roof garden , reading and writing rooms , reception areas for foreign visitors , a first aid room and , most importantly , a small army of knowledgeable floor - walking assistants who served as guides to this retail treasure trove as well as being thoroughly instructed in the art of making a sale .\nwith their brilliant use of electric lighting \u2013 something mendelsohn had learned from the look of american city streets at night \u2013 bold architectural graphics and photogenic forms , the schocken stores were admired by a new generation of european architects and castigated by the nazis , who came to power in 1933 . mendelsohn left for the uk that year . salman shocken ( simon had been killed in a car accident in 1929 ) lost his business to the nazis and emigrated to palestine the following year . there , he commissioned mendelsohn to design the schocken library , a fitting home to the only major collection of jewish books to have escaped nazi germany .\ndiscovering glamorgan ' s past ( blog cymraeg : archifaumorgannwg . wordpress . com )\nthe 1911 census , taken on sunday 2 april , provides us with further information as it shows that 140 men and women , married and single , from near and far were \u2018living over the shop\u2019 at howell\u2019s on that night . draper\u2019s salesmen and women , milliners , dressmakers , apprentices , housekeepers and servants all lived together in the space over the bustling business and the large departments which were filled with luxury items to furnish the homes and bellies of the ever growing population of cardiff .\na member of the public has been in contact with the archives regarding her great aunt who had worked for james howell , and was included in the list of staff living there at the time of the 1901 census . annie raymond had been born in penygraig , merthyr tydfil in 1881 .\nthe thought of living over a shop today conjures up visions of side doors , narrow stairs , cat raided dustbins and the odour of countless take - aways ; however 100 years ago in cardiff things were different\u2026 . in 1911 , in some cases \u2018living over the shop\u2019 was a world away from this .\nprivacy & cookies : this site uses cookies . by continuing to use this website , you agree to their use . to find out more , including how to control cookies , see here : cookie policy\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 strict / / en\nurltoken\nwith the death of james howell in 1909 , the ownership of james howell & co was to be divided amongst his eleven children . in order to achieve this the company was turned into a private limited company , james howell & co ltd , in december 1909 . thomas francis howell , james howell ' s eldest son , who was a barrister in london , became chairman of the company , with john hugh , frederick william and james howell assuming active management in cardiff .\ncorporation name : james howell & co dates of connection : 1909 connection type : james howell & co was incorporated as james howell & co ltd in 1909 .\ncorporation name : house of fraser ltd dates of connection : 1972 connection type : james howell & co ltd was acquired by house of fraser ltd in 1972 .\nby 1892 , the shop had grown to 36 , 800 square feet and traded under the name james howell & co . in the 1890s , howell acquired more premises in wharton street and in charles street , cardiff , and by 1905 employed over 400 staff .\ncorporation name : james howell & co ltd dates of connection : 1909 connection type : james howell & co was incorporated as james howell & co ltd in 1909 .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml + rdfa 1 . 0 / / en\nurltoken\n. wharton street is on the east side of the street , by howell ' s .\n. cardiff market is on the east side of the street , north past howell ' s .\n. head south on st . mary ' s street ( from howell ' s ) , and caroline street is on the left .\n. head north along st . mary ' s street , then turn left into quay street .\n. head north along st . mary ' s street , which then becomes the high street .\nwestgate street ( the runaway bride , out of time , sleeper ) : 0 . 09 miles .\neverything changes [ 2006 ] : gwen recovers after seeing what had happened in the alley .\nthe runaway bride [ 24 - 25 jul 2006 ] : donna and the doctor in town .\nturn left [ related , re - used from the runaway bride ] : the christmas star over london .\ninformation , downloads , photographs and other media are provided for reference and for personal use only ( planning visits etc . ) - they remain the copyright of their respective authors and may not be duplicated on any other website or media without prior permission .\nall screen captures are the copyright of the bbc and appear here as 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repository of arts , literature , commerce , manufactures , fashions and politics , vol . 1 , 1809\nclicking on a picture will enlarge it . clicking on the caption will take you to the online page .\ni found it interesting that one of the customers has ( i assume ) her dog with her while shopping . that is not a lap / carry dog , either . and while not everyone is accompanied , it must have been a frequent enough occurrence to warrant inclusion in the color plate .\ntwo things : first , i checked the address . today it is the very posh home of the royal automobile club ! ! ! second , i , too , noticed the dog . reminded me of my last trip to england . stopped over every morning at a local deli to get a sack lunch for later . there was a little neighborhood dog who stopped in on a regular basis for a strip of bacon from the deli owner . once fed , off he went about his business . i thought it was so sweet . would never happen in america . someone would have a fit .\nthere\u2019s a big difference in how we use history . but we\u2019re equally nuts about it . to us , the everyday details of life in the past are things to talk about , ponder , make fun of - - much in the way normal people talk about their favorite reality show .\nwe talk about who\u2019s wearing what and who\u2019s sleeping with whom . we try to sort out rumor or myth from fact . we thought there must be at least three other people out there who think history\u2019s fascinating and fun , too . this blog is for them .\neating a bookthese three objects can hardly be called books . yet . . .\nroberts , david , 1796 - 1864 . cruz del campo , 1833 . typdr . . .\nnesselrode pudding ( ice cream ) created by careme . . . or was it mony ?\nyour browser appears to have cookies disabled . for the best experience of this website , please enable cookies in your browser\nwe ' ll assume we have your consent to use cookies , for example so you won ' t need to log in each time you visit our site . learn more\nthe latest aj features all 49 winners of this year\u2019s riba national awards , ordered into nine sector categories with cultural and higher - education projects particularly plentiful ; and we speculate as to which schemes could feature in this year\u2019s stirling prize shortlist . plus a year after the grenfell tower fire , architects discuss why the profession has struggled to find its voice on the disaster ; lendlease chief jonathan emery talks about the developer\u2019s . . .\nthis subscription package has been designed to help architects thrive in the workplace by providing them with their essential 5 a day - news , buildings , business , culture and opinion .\nmake sure your staff stay informed and remain competitive by giving them access to crucial news , insight , opinion and debate on the issues everyone is talking about . available for 10 + users .\neach quadrant addresses a different street entrance and is organised around a central core and atrium space . these voids change in size throughout the building\u2019s nine storeys .\neach quadrant addresses a different street entrance and is organized around its core void acting both as a main central atrium and a primary vertical distribution space . through a process closer to the one of curating rather than designing , each void is developed specifically to offer four kinds of distinct spatial experiences and four efficient models of organization . throughout the nine levels of the building the voids transform in size and extension , avoiding any repetition and making every floor unique : they disappear on the ground floor , morph through the commercial areas , and - in one case only - reach the new rooftop .\nlocation berlin , germany type of project retail architect oma local architects architekturb\u00fcro udo landgraf and heine architekten partnerschaft mbb client kadewe group project manager smv bauprojektsteuerung ingenieursgesellschaft mbh structural engineer ibk ing . - b\u00fcro f\u00fcr tragwerksplanung mechanical engineer ibt ingenieurb\u00fcro trache area 90 , 000m 2\nrem koolhaas\u2019s practice oma has submitted revised plans for its \u00a3111 . 6 million flexible art space , the factory in manchester\ndenton corker marshall ( dcm ) has won a contest for three residential towers within manchester\u2019s \u00a31 . 35 billion st john\u2019s regeneration zone\nplease remember that the submission of any material is governed by our terms and conditions and by submitting material you confirm your agreement to these terms and conditions .\nthe aj supports the architecture industry on a daily basis with in - depth news analysis , insight into issues that are affecting the industry , comprehensive building studies with technical details and drawings , client profiles , competition updates as well as letting you know who\u2019s won what and why .\nmap of porthcawl , united kingdom showing latitude and longitude of items of interest . page 11 of 49\nporthcawl is a town and community on the south coast of wales in the county borough of bridgend , 25 miles ( 40 km ) west of the capital city , cardiff and 19 miles ( 31 km ) southeast of swansea . situated on a low limestone headland on the south wales coast , overlooking the bristol channel , porthcawl developed as a coal port during the 19th century , but its trade was soon taken over by more rapidly developing ports such as barry . northwest of the town , in the dunes known as kenfig burrows , are hidden the last remnants of the town and kenfig castle , which were overwhelmed by sand about 1400 .\nmerthyr mawr is a village and community in bridgend , wales . the village is about 2\u00bd miles from the centre of bridgend town . the community occupies the area west of the ewenny river , between bridgend and porthcawl .\nmargam abbey was a cistercian monastery , located in the village of margam , a suburb of modern port talbot in wales .\n) is a village and former borough in bridgend , wales . it is situated 1 mile ( 1 . 6 km ) inland on the north bank of the bristol channel , and just south - west of the m4 motorway .\nfitzalan high school ( welsh : ysgol uwchradd fitzalan ) is an 11 - 19 mixed , large , co - educational , community comprehensive secondary school in cardiff . the school is located in the leckwith area of canton in cardiff , wales . the school serves some areas\u2026\ncyncoed is a community in the north of the city of cardiff , capital of wales . located to the north east of the city , cyncoed is one of the most affluent suburbs of cardiff . it has some of the highest property prices in wales .\ncardiff university students ' union ( welsh : undeb myfyrwyr prifysgol caerdydd ) is the students ' union for cardiff university and is located in cardiff , wales , uk .\ncandleston castle is a 14th - century fortified manor house , in ruins since the 19th century . it is . 75 miles ( 1 . 21 km ) southwest of merthyr mawr , former glamorgan , wales , now bridgend county borough and just . 75 miles ( 1 . 21 km ) northwest of ogmore ca\u2026\n) in neath , wales is a sports ground , with a capacity of 5 , 000 .\n) in park street , cardiff , wales , is the second tallest building in cardiff , wales , which stands next to the millennium stadium .\nst illtyd ' s church is a church complex in llantwit major , vale of glamorgan , southeast wales . it is located at the site of the oldest college in the united kingdom , cor tewdws , which was founded c . 395 ad in honor of the roman emperor theodosius i . \u2026\nsa1 swansea waterfront ( colloquially : sa1 ) is the marketing name given to the brownfield development area located in northern part of swansea docks . the area is located directly to the southeast of swansea city centre .\nport eynon ( also spelt port einon , porth einon in welsh ) is a village and community in the city and county of swansea , wales . the community has its own elected community council . the village is located in the remote south western corner of the gower\u2026\nplantasia is a large public hothouse , located in the parc tawe retail park , swansea , wales that opened in 1990 .\nneath abbey was a cistercian monastery , located near the present - day town of neath in south wales , uk . it was once the largest abbey in wales . substantial ruins can still be seen , and are in the care of cadw .\n) is a waterfront shopping and leisure district in cardiff bay , cardiff , wales .\nnote : this 68 - page booklet was published in 1935 to commerate schuyler ' s 65th anniversary . click on the page link to view a scan of the page . these are large scans and might require some time to load if you have a dial - up connection . you should be able to click on the page to enlarge it if the type appears too small to read .\nlet\u2019s face it , there\u2019s nothing quite like finding a place to work that\u2019s filled with passion , opportunities to grow and lots and lots of \u2013 and we mean almost - can\u2019t - move because there are so 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{"id": 56500, "summary": [{"text": "kowloon dairy limited is one of three dairy producers in hong kong .", "topic": 11}, {"text": "it was established by george ahwee and rudy choy in 1940 . ", "topic": 32}], "title": "kowloon dairy", "paragraphs": ["the kowloon dairy ltd is a reliable hk baby products manufacturer and trustable hong kong company at hktdc . com . contact the kowloon dairy ltd .\nkowloon dairy produces a wide range of dairy products and has a great deal of experience with packaging uht .\nthe kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd . was founded in 1994 by kowloon dairy ( hk ) , a famous hong kong company , which is a more than 75 years of dairy manufacturing experts . as the dairy manufacturing experts , the kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd . holds for the single - minded pursuit of excellent quality . the kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd . has been the world ' s largest hamburger chain of dairy suppliers .\nkowloon dairy ' s classic product , . . . - lilian tang design | facebook\n1940 , financed the founding of kowloon dairy with mr george ahwee and jockey rudy choy .\nthe kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd . | member | rspo - roundtable on sustainable palm oil\ncalories in kowloon dairy 1 . 5 % low fat milk drink - calories and nutrition facts | urltoken\ni ' ve only drunk kowloon dairy milk in hk and pretty sure it ' s fresh milk .\n1960 dairy farm and lane crawford merged their respective food retailing operations to form dairy lane limited .\nin 1940 li lan sang joined his friends in a business partnership and the kowloon dairy limited was born .\nthe kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd is in open discussion with its partners and customers regarding sustainable palm oil .\nthe mini - portion pack machine was installed at kowloon dairy\u2019s existing plant and has been in production since june 2005 .\nthe refreshment kiosk on portion of the second floor , kowloon city law courts building , no . 147m argyle street , kowloon , hong kong\nthe kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd , will be communciated through our website to our partners and internally through brifings and meetings .\nthe kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd . , to meet demand for premium quality milk in china , from fujian to yunnan and harbin .\nthere is a smattering of faux - outrage kicking off amongst local and filipino netizens this week over a hong kong tv ad for kowloon dairy .\nover the ensuing decades , the company steadily expanded , with hundreds of our milk cows grazing on acres of kowloon land , now developed for housing kowloon\u2019s growing population .\nkowloon dairy chose benco pack\u2019s miniasepack / 20 - b horizontal thermo - forming machine as it incorporates hi - tech solutions that are compatible with dairies . kowloon dairy\u2019s long - standing experience with using ultra high temperature ( uht ) processing enabled it to achieve longer shelf life for its products . the aseptic technology involves sterilisation and drying processes .\n1964 dairy farm acquiriesthe wellcome grocery chain founded in 1945 by wu chung - hai and lau lin . it buys out lane crawford\u2019s share of dairy lane limited .\na trappist dairy spokesman said it had yet to decide when to resume production .\nthe kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd has applied for its membership and intesds to be certified . we also work closely toegther with our suppliers to move forward to sustainble palm oil .\nstarbucks said kowloon\u2019s dairy products have been confirmed safe by china\u2019s general administration of quality supervision , inspection and quarantine , and the guangzhou technical and quality bureau , which are government safety watchdogs .\n1973 dairy farm acquires singapore - based fitzpatrick\u2019s food supplies ( far east ) ltd .\nmaintaining the absolute integrity and sustainability of our brand \u2014 from farming , sourcing and production , to storage and delivery \u2014 is kowloon dairy\u2019s number one priority and underscores our commitment to quality and service .\nkowloon dairy , china , invested in benco pack ' s ' aseptic ' form - fill - seal ( ffs ) machine in april 2005 for the production of mini - portions of coffee creamers .\n1911 dairy farm buys butterfield and swire\u2019s frozen food business , its first major corporate acquisition .\n1918 the company opens a second store in manson house , nathan road , kowloon . it buys the hong kong ice company and changes its name to the dairy farm , ice & cold storage company limited .\nkowloon dairy has been local hong kong people\u2019s favourite dairy brand for over 75 years , and certain products . its chocolate milk has been one of the strongest product in the category in hk . alchemy was approached to develop a new advertising campaign to engage customers and compete with other products in the market .\n) at its 300 - plus stores in mainland china amid a safety scare , said on wednesday it had begun using fresh milk from kowloon dairy food products co ltd in 55 of its stores in south china .\nthe kowloon dairy ( gz ) ltd has made a palm oil sustainbility policy . we became a member of green palm in oct 2016 , book & claim 2018 , mass balance 2020 . sg is our minimum requirement .\nhf : of primary interest to us i think , is dairy farm\u2019s production rather than its retailing outlets . as far as i know it is no longer involved in the former which included dairy products and ice .\nproduct name : trappist dairy fresh milk product size : 236ml use by date : 6 . 12 . 2011\nproduct name : trappist dairy fresh milk product size : 946ml use by date : 6 . 12 . 2011\nyou have never drunk fresh milk in your life then . kowloon diary milk tastes like water compared to genuine full cream milk .\nkowloon dairy upholds the principle of truthfulness and is committed to providing customers with superior - quality and tasty milk products as well as excellent services with the most sincere attitude . we make no compromise to sacrifice product quality for making more money .\nkowloon dairy , china , which markets products in the southern china region , as well as fuzhou and xiamen , invested in benco pack\u2019s \u2018aseptic\u2019 form - fill - seal ( ffs ) machine in april 2005 for the production of mini - portions of coffee creamers . kowloon dairy produces a variety of milk drinks , ice cream products , stickline and novelty items and supplies coffee creamers , soft ice cream mixes , shake mixes and dipping ice cream to offices and institutions . the chinese dairy has been producing the new long shelf life mini - portions of coffee creamers in its guangzhou facility since june 2005 .\n1904 dairy farm opens its first retail store at lower albert road . it begins importing frozen meat from australia .\ndairy farm began importing frozen meat and opened its first retail store at the central district depot . [ wikipedia ]\n1946 post ww2 dairy farm quickly recovers and records a net profit of hk $ 1 , 519 , 292 .\nthe product had already been recalled by the dairy on august 28 as part of a general recall of all products triggered by the discovery of excessive bacteria in a sample of trappist dairy hi - calcium low fat milk drink .\n1972 dairy farm is acquired by hongkong land . it retains its independence , its established operating structure and corporate personality .\nkowloon dairy\u2019s investment in benco pack\u2019s ffs machine has enabled the company to extend its product range to cater to offices , large organizations and institutions . the machinery and the technology ensure that kowloon\u2019s mini - portion coffee creamer is packed under strict sterilised conditions and is of high quality ( the attention to detail in the sterilisation and packaging gives the mini - portions the long shelf life required for this application ) .\n1986 dairy farm\u2019s centenary . in december , the company is demerged from hongkong land and re - listed on the hong kong stock exchange . as part of the demerger , dairy farm takes over 50 percent interest in maxim\u2019s from hongkong land .\ngovernment canteen on portion of the first floor , electrical and mechanical services department headquarters , no . 3 kai shing street , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 15 on the ground floor of trade and industry department tower , 700 nathan road , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 1 on the ground floor of trade and industry department tower , 700 nathan road , kowloon , hong kong\n\u201cthey were totally integrated , \u201d says ko . even the seven - storey modern staff quarters built by dairy farm in the 1950s were accessible only by village footpath . in 1959 , almost half the village was employed by dairy farm , including 721 people who lived in the staff quarters . a market was held in the village when dairy farm paid its fortnightly wages .\n1992 the company opens five 7 - eleven stores in shenzhen . it sells 51 percent of its dairy manufacturing businesses in hong kong and guangzhou to nestl\u00e9 . nestl\u00e9 buys the dairy farm brand name and licenses it back to the company for 50 years .\n1983 dairy farm\u2019s herd of cows at pokfulam are sold off . the company begins disposing of its australian farming and ranching interests .\none automatic vending machine on portion of the first floor , trade and industry tower , no . 3 concorde road , kai tak , kowloon , hong kong\nbut originally the company did what its name suggests : owned a farm , raised cows , and ran a dairy with the results .\nproduct name : trappist dairy hi - calcium low fat milk drink product size : 236ml use by date : 4 . 12 . 2011\ngovernment property at shop no . 3a on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\ngovernment property at shop no . 11 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\ngovernment property at shop no . 15c5 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nnow ' dairy farm ' is just a brand name , or as its website says ,\na leading pan - asian retailer\n.\nwe are currently involved in a research project linked to the pokfulam village and its connection with the dairy farm ( formerly part of the dairy farm retail group ) . we would be interested in talking to anyone who any old pictures , information , etc , on this subject .\nofc the cows aren ' t in hk , they ' re from guangdong . noone said that hk dairy is actually milked in hk .\nthe government property at shop no . 18 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 1 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 8 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 10 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 15b1 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 13 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 15a on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 17 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 2 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 15c1 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe government property at shop no . 15c2 on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nbasically semi - skimmed milk is the same as\n2 % fat\nmilk . if you drink kowloon dairy milk - its the green one and will say\nhi - calcium , low fat\n. but the milk here just doesn ' t taste the same . . . . even in mcdonalds ! xxx\n1890 dairy farm built a low - rise brick and stucco building on lower albert road for use as a cold storage warehouse . [ wikipedia ]\n1987 dairy farm acquires 25 percent of kwik save \u2013 the sixth largest supermarket chain in the united kingdom . it begins supermarket operations in taiwan .\n1997 dairy farm opens a 50 - 50 joint venture with health and beauty chain , health and glow , in india and reaches a technical assistance agreement in indonesia , with rajawali , to run the guardian pharmacy chain . it sells its remaining 49 percent stake in nestl\u00e9 dairy farm to nestl\u00e9 .\nfee - paying public car park on portions of the ground floor of shun lee disciplined services quarters , no . 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nthe presence of a trough against the wall running around the left ( east ) side tends to support the idea that dairy cows were kept here .\none of the founders of dairy farm , dr . manson had three small children when he moved to hong kong in the 1880s . there was no hygenic milk supply then , which was his reason for opening dairy farm . here is a photo of dr . & mrs . manson and the children .\nso what would such a room be used for ? obviously not dairy cows because they couldn ' t get in or out . elsewhere it ' s reported that the dairy farm also kept pigs and poultry , but these buildings don ' t seem suitable for either . can anyone tell me their function ?\ngovernment canteen on portion of the ground floor of the marine department new yau ma tei public cargo working area administration building , no . 38 hoi fai road , kowloon , hong kong\nmilk from different breeds of cows and places have different tastes because they are probably fed differently . kowloon dairy milk also doesn ' t have additives or hormones added to it , which is probably why it tastes like water compared to other brands . i live in ca and i know that genuine full cream milk taste you are talking about .\nthe biggest change came in 1886 , when scottish surgeon sir patrick manson established a dairy farm next to pok fu lam village . like the original villagers , he was drawn to the stream , whose clean water could sustain the herd of cows that would provide hong kong with fresh , safe milk . dairy farm surrounded the village with pastures , cowsheds and dormitories for workers . for the next century , the lives of pok fu lam village and dairy farm were intertwined .\nshop no . 3 in the restricted area of the departure level of china hong kong city china ferry terminal , no . 33 canton road , tsim sha tsui , kowloon , hong kong\n1892 dairy farm establishes a central depot in lower albert road . the building now houses the foreign correspondents\u2019 club , hong kong and the hong kong fringe club .\n1980 dairy farm forges the first ever sino - foreign joint venture following deng xiaoping\u2019s open door reforms . the joint venture operates the flight kitchen for beijing airport .\nsemi skimmed milk is 2 % fat milk , that ' s what semi skimmed means , rather than fully skimmed which is 1 % fat - the kowloon dairy green milk is 2 % fat . . . . it is in no way the same as what you have in the uk but that ' s the closest you ' re gonna get .\n1999 dairy farm buys 90 percent of giant malaysia with two hypermarkets and five supermatkets . in india , it acquires a 49 percent holding in the foodworld supermarket chain .\n2012 dairy farm enters the cambodian market through the acquisition of a 70 % interest in a company that operates seven lucky supermarkets and nine fast food outlets in the country . dairy farm also enters the philippines market by acquiring a 50 % interest in rustan\u2019s supercenters , which operates ten shopwise hypermarkets , 13 rustan\u2019s supermarkets and nine expresslanes supermarkets .\ngreat article . dairy used to be part of my staple diet [ e . g . milk with cereal / coffee / tea , yoghurt , cheeses with pasta / wine . . etc ] but for the last ten years , i have reduced my intake by 90 % + . i needed to be quite careful but , personally , it has done wonders for my skin . also , the reduction in dairy intake has helped with my hay - fever allergy . the only reason i still have dairy is i like it as a treat plus i benefit from the calcium it provides . the fewer dairy products we include in our diet the better all round \u2013 me thinks \ud83d\ude09\nthe seattle - based coffee shop chain last week said it voluntarily pulled milk supplied by mengniu dairy , one of the companies whose product has tested positive for melamine contamination .\npura is good , but the price has jacked up in the last few months . . . now i drink some new stuff i have been seeing . . greenway farms or something ? it ' s from singapore , is pure homogenized milk ( also available in semi - skimmed and skimmed ) and is cheaper than even the local brands like dairy farm , kowloon dairy , and trappist . in any case read the label carefully . many of them are nothing more than powdered milk mixed with water , and with that comes the risk of tainted china crap .\n1979 dairy farm signs an agreement to obtain 18 tonnes of daily milk supplies from the kwangming farm in shenzhen . it acquires franklins\u2019 chain of 75 \u201cno frills\u201d stores in australia .\ngreen rating light green . dairy is very environmentally unfriendly , putting milk in a re - usable glass bottle as opposed to disposable paper carton may make it slightly less so .\nthe area around present - day lok fu was settled by southern song loyalists in the 13th century . imperial authorities built a military and administrative outpost on the site of what would eventually become the kowloon walled city . the area remained rural even as the expansion of urban kowloon touched on its fringes in the 1920s . but things changed in the 1930s , when refugees from china began to build shanty homes on thesurrounding hills .\nafter 77 years , it is good to know , some things have not changed at all . we at kowloon dairy continue to freshly make all of our great - tasting products , to exacting international standards , right here at home in hong kong . we would like to think it is possibly the freshest milk you could get anywhere in the world , unless you are living on the farm !\nthe government properties known as ( i ) shop no . 2 and ( ii ) shop no . 3 in the restricted area on the departure level of the china ferry terminal , tsim sha tsui , kowloon , hong kong\n1994 dairy farm signs a letter of intent to set up three supermarkets in shanghai , shenzhen and guangzhou , and forms a 50 - 50 supermarket joint venture with cold storage ( malaysia ) .\ni ' ve downloaded three pictures ( which hopefully will appear in due course ) , which included one showing a farm cowboy , another showing a 1600 lb block of ice produced by the dairy farm ice company ( taken from a 1919 dairy farm ' manual ' ) . i was with jardine matheson ( which owns df ) for 27 years , hence my involvement in this project .\nthe government properties known as ( i ) shop no . 15c3 and ( ii ) shop no . 15c4 all on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nhong kong\u2019s freshest and favourite locally - produced milk can now be enjoyed with just half the fat . the fat content of kowloon dairy half fat fresh milk is extracted by using the centrifugal force to separate the fat from milk via the centrifugal separator . all the freshness , nutrients and taste of our full - fat , and in all container sizes and glass bottles , too . no additives , naturally . here\u2019s to fresh thinking !\n1913 the lower albert road warehouse was renovated and expanded to include a dairy shop , a room formeat smoking , a cold storage room for winter clothes and residency for its manager . [ wikipedia ]\nin 1958 i was on a bus travelling from shek o . on the lower slopes of the dragon ' s back on the east side of the shek o road the barren hill side had been planted with thousands of clumps of grass . i asked why this was being done and was told that the dairy farm was experimenting with growing additional grass there for its dairy herd . i wonder whether that was true and , if so , how long did the experient last ? i have a vague memory that a sign near the road had ' dairy farm ' on it but i could be wrong ! andrew\n2003 dairy farm buys the 22 - store kayo supermarket chain in taiwan . its indonesian associate , pt hero , acquires 22 tops supermarkts from ahold . it also acquires 34 tops supermarkets in malaysia from ahold , which are rebranded as giant and cold storage , taking the number of supermarkets owned by dairy farm to 47 . in singapore , it acquires 35 shop n save supermarkets increasing its supermarket network to 75 stores .\nthe cup lids are sealed and cut outside the sterile zone because the pre - sealing of the two films ensures that the inside of the cup , and therefore the product , is completely isolated from the external environment . since the new generation of packaging lines are all designed with 3d software tools \u2013 windows - based touch - screen panel , control systems connected through fieldbus ( profibus standard ) \u2013 the possibility of easy diagnostics and even remote assistance appealed to kowloon dairy .\nin 1972 , we moved our farming operations to yuen long and our milk production plant to a purpose - built state - of - the - industry facility in tuen mun where , using the latest in food technology , we continue to produce our famously rich and nutritious milks , and ice creams , to this day . as for our dairy farming operations , with kowloon rapidly urbanizing , in 1984 we moved these up to guangzhou , where quality control is stringent and absolute .\n1976 the company buys 51 percent of manning dispensary ltd , a chain of three pharmacies run by a hong kong medical practice . central depot reverts to the crown , ending its 72 - year association with dairy farm .\nthe centre said last night that the dairy\u2019s factory was cleaned on august 23 . the watchdog collected follow - up milk drink samples for microbiological tests after the cleaning operation and all samples were found to meet legal standards .\nthe government properties known as ( i ) shop no . 3a , ( ii ) shop no . 11 and ( iii ) shop no . 15c5 , all on podium level 2 of shun lee disciplined services quarters , 32 lee on road , kwun tong , kowloon , hong kong\nin our earliest entrepreneurial days , with a handful of employees , we served quite a small area in north kowloon . together with mr . george ahwee and mr . rudy choy , mr . li lan sang invested more capital to grow the business and \u201climited\u201d was added to our name .\nkowloon dairy chose the miniasepack / 20 - b for its mini - portion coffee creamer pack because it is a fully aseptic packaging line for fresh and uht cream and liquid products . the machine comes with two different cutting units , one for singles conveyed on the side of the machine and packed at random and another for multi - packs with outlet in the front . this allows the automatic pre - selection of cutting configuration without adjustment or disassembling of the cutting unit . change - overs are thus simplified and down time is minimised .\nthe tainted milk saga started on august 21 , when the centre said a sample of trappist dairy fresh milk ( 236 ml ) with a use - by date of august 22 collected for routine testing recorded a total bacterial count of 260 million per millilitre .\nuphill , through a tiny wet market and the past the old dairy farm staff quarters , a villager has transformed the footpath in front of a waterfall into a seating area lined by bougainvillea and fire dragon sculptures . colourful graffiti point the way to village landmarks .\nthe government properties known as ( i ) shop nos . 2 and 3 , ( ii ) shop no . 4 , ( iii ) shop no . 7 and ( iv ) shop no . 9 , all on the ground floor of trade and industry department tower , 700 nathan road , kowloon , hong kong\nthe company has had a long and reasonably complicated history both in hong kong and elsewhere involving acquiring other firms and being bought itself . i thought it would be useful to show a timeline which is largely based on dairy farm\u2019s own timeline with added information from other sources .\n( i ) shop no . 1 and shop no . 4 and space for a promotion trolley on the departure level , china ferry terminal , tsim sha tsui , kowloon , hong kong ; ( ii ) shop a on the level 4 , arrival hall of china ferry terminal , tsim sha tsui , kowloon , hong kong ; ( iii ) shop no . 4 on the departure level , deck 2 , inner pier , hong kong \u2013 macau ferry terminal , sheung wan , hong kong ; and ( iv ) shops b1 and b2 on the pier deck , inner pier , hong kong \u2013 macau ferry terminal , sheung wan , hong kong .\nshaded by towering candlenut trees , the cafe\u2019s spacious terrace is a good place to watch the world go by . the 286 - year - old hau wong temple across the street isone of the few local shrines dedicated to yeung leung - jit , the general who protected the last southern song emperor when he took refuge in kowloon .\nthe cfs earlier received notification from the centre for health protection about two cases of people feeling sick after consuming milk products produced by trappist dairy limited and several complaints from the public . samples of the milk products concerned were then collected from the complainants and relevant retail outlets for testing .\nthe centre for food safety said a test result for a sample of trappist dairy carrot low fat milk ( 236ml ) with a use - by date of august 29 , 2015 collected from a circle k convenience store on soy street , mong kok , showed that the total bacterial count was 130 million per millilitre .\n2001 dairy farm completes the sale of franklins and its hong kong - based wholesaling business , sims trading . it acquires the remaining 10 percent of giant malaysia . its 65 percent - held jv , guangdong sai yi convenience stores ltd , becomes the first convenience store jv to obtain approval from the central government to operate in southern china .\n2006 dairy farm\u2019s 120th anniversary . it marks the milestone by sponsoring the conversion of two of the original octagonal cowsheds in the old pokfulam farm into a performance area and cinema space , named the wellcome theatre , by the hong kong academy for performing arts . the facility contains a 150 - seat auditorium and an adjacent foyer / exhibition area .\nswitching to organic soya milk or buying dairy milk in a glass bottle may seem small and inconsequential compared to the challenge of climate change , but it is the sum of the decisions we make collectively on a daily basis that will ultimately determine fate of our planet . politicians and business leaders follow our lead as citizens and consumers , not vice versa .\na few hundred metres away lies the site of the kowloon walled city , which once towered above carpenter road . to the north stand the housing blocks and shopping mall of lok fu estate , and to the west is \u201ccheckerboard hill\u201d ( named after the orange and white squares painted on the hillside ) , which pilots used as a visual reference when making their final approach to runway 13 before landing at kai tak airport .\nin its day the dairy farm at pokfulam occupied the hillsides above pokfulam village , between pokfulam road and victoria road , and below victoria road where bel air ( not ) on the peak now stands . i recently had a look around the part of the site between pokfulam road and victoria road and was surprised to find how much of the farm still remains .\nthis hair - raising landing path is the reason why kowloon city had no high - rises until after kai tak was decommissioned in 1998 . in fact , the airport\u2019s expansion in the late 1950s required the demolition of three newly built skyscrapers housing hsbc staff , which were located southwest of checkerboard hill . by contrast , lok fu estate was located just beyond the flight path , and so its housing blocks soared without peer for nearly three decades .\nhong kong at the time was a place of enormous inequality \u2013 even more so than today . in the 1970s , writer xu xi was living on broadcast drive , an upper middle - class area just up the hill from lok fu . in her story the yellow line , which was broadcast on the bbc in 1980 , a young man living in the public housing estate takes the newly opened mtr one stop from lok fu to kowloon tong .\n1990 dairy farm obtains a dual primary share listing on the london stock exchange , soon followed by secondary listings in australia and singapore . its primary listing in hong kong was later converted to a secondary listing , and was subsquently withdrawn in 1995 . it acquires the 108 - store simago supermarket chain in spain and the 61 - store supermarket chain , woolworths , in new zealand .\n1967 - 1970 the company begins its overseas expansion . it takes stakes in various australian companies . it opens an aircraft catering kitchen in guam , buys the simarloo fruit and nut farm , and a beef ranch in australia , and expands its catering services to mining camps in australia and indonesia . it enters the wholesaling sector and extends its range of dairy products and frozen foods on sale .\nwhat united residents of lok fu , rich and poor , was the incessant noise of planes landing at kai tak . \u201cyou could always hear aircraft , \u201d says xu xi . less than 10 minutes\u2019 walk from lok fu mtr is the faded remnant of checkerboard hill , which indicated when pilots had to execute a \u201ctotally bonkers\u201d 47 - degree right turn at a height of less than 300 metres and skim over densely packed kowloon city tenement buildings before making a landing on the notoriously windy runway .\ni was interested to read about the storage facility probably being for elephant grass and i have just looked it up on google . the picture of the east asian elephant grass exactly matches how i remember seeing the large tussocks of grass planted out on the otherwise rather barren western slope above the shek o road in 1958 . as i previously suggested i have a recollection that a sign indicated that it was a dairy farm experimental plot .\n1995 four wellsave supermarkets are established in japan through a 60 percent - owned jv ( closed in 1997 ) . five jv wellcome gintian supermarkets are opened in shenzhen ( and closed in 1999 ) . dairy farm signs a technical assistance agreement with rpg spencers , which operates eight foodworld supermarkets , in india . in indonesia , it forges a technical assistance agreement with mitra , a chain of discount stores owned by the pt hero group . <\n2005 the company increases its attributable interest in pt hero in indonesia to 69 percent following two tender offers and the purchase of a minority shareholding . in india , it introduces new jv partners in foodworld and health and glow . it enters the thai market with the opening of its first guardian stores . 7 - eleven and mannings enter the macau market in the same year . dairy farm posts an underlying net profit of us $ 190 million .\nthat\u2019s one of the reasons the future of the village is uncertain . in the 1980s , dairy farm became a multinational business and today runs thousands of supermarkets and convenience stores around asia ; it also shut down its pok fu lam operations . it still isn\u2019t clear what will be done with the former staff quarters that now stand empty . after decades of official neglect , the village lacks basic infrastructure ; it still doesn\u2019t have a sewerage system .\nthere ' s a map of the dairy farm on the industrial history of hong kong site ( urltoken ) . strangely it doesn ' t show any of the three ruins that remain on the site today . however , the key to the map lists the types of buildings that were present , and of those listed , fodder stores seem the best bet now that the possibilities of use by cows , pigs , poultry and humans have been dismissed .\ndairy farm international holdings ltd is an asian retail company with its legal base in bermuda . a member of the jardine matheson group it is a major pan - asian retailer involved in the processing and wholesaling of food and personal hygiene products in the pacific region including china . jardine strategic , a publicly listed holding company , has an attributable 78 % stake in the firm . it is listed on the london stock exchange with secondary listings on the singapore and bermudastock exchanges .\nbenco pack , a part of the sacmi imola group , manufactures ffs machines and systems . benco\u2019s miniasepack / 20 - b ffs machine produces 10ml and 15ml mini - portions of coffee creamers at the rate of 18 , 000 to 100 , 000 cups per hour . kowloon invested in benco pak\u2019s aseptic equipment with a sterile system that allows the total sterilisation of the packaging materials in hydrogen peroxide ( h2o2 ) baths at a concentration of 35 % . hydrogen peroxide has the advantage of being a powerful disinfectant that decomposes to oxygen and water and so leaves no residue on the single portion cartons being sterilised that could taint the milk or cream . peroxide radicals are the medium of disinfection .\nthe best thing we can probably do to reduce our carbon footprint in this respect is to replace cow\u2019s milk with organic soya , oat , rice or almond milk , although there aren\u2019t any conclusive evaluations to back this up yet . when you take into account the impact of cattle feed \u2013 a liter of dairy milk may use more soya in production than a liter of soya milk . having said that , as the guardian points out , non - organic soya has its own problems with vast tracks of rainforest cleared to grow soya as a monoculture crop , tons of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides applied , and processing that often uses hexane , a neurotoxin petrochemical solvent .\nthey don ' t mean anything except the brand . the key words to look for and avoid on the packaging are\nmilk drink\n. if the word drink is there then it has had something done or added to it which means that what you are getting is not simply pasteurised milk . semi - skimmed is quite hard to find here . basically nearly all the local milk is full fat ( some friends who claim to have done a survey say that trappist dairy is the best / creamiest tasting full fat ) . you can also buy master pura milk from australia ( which generally comes in litres - the local stuff is in half pints , pints and litres ) which is royal blue for full fat and light blue for non - fat .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nthis service is provided by google inc . if any part of the translated version is unclear , reference should be made to the english version .\naustralian whole milk gold medal milk drinking yogurt fresh soya milk coffee creamer & u . h . t . 100 % milk\nunder stringent controls , in guangdong , then homogenized and pasteurized at our own tuen mun production plant . from there our freshly made products are delivered by our refrigerated trucks straight on to the refrigerated shelves at your local supermarket and store . every day .\nfresh milk contains essential carbohydrates , proteins , vitamins and minerals . carbohydrates are our primary source of energy and help regulate hormones . the proteins in our fresh milk products contain all nine essential amino acids . the multiple vitamins and minerals in our fresh milk products perform numerous metabolic functions . essential fatty acids in full milk help maintain lean body mass .\nunder stringent controls , in guangdong , then homogenized and pasteurized at our own tuen mun production plant . from there our freshly made products are delivered by our refrigerated trucks straight on to the refrigerated shelves at your local supermarket and store . every day . fresh milk contains essential carbohydrates , proteins , vitamins and minerals . carbohydrates are our primary source of energy and help regulate hormones . the proteins in our fresh milk products contain all nine essential amino acids . the multiple vitamins and minerals in our fresh milk products perform numerous metabolic functions . essential fatty acids in full milk help maintain lean body mass .\nour low - fat hi - calcium slimilk\u2122 addresses a growing concern among women about calcium loss at different stages of life and susceptibility to osteoporosis with age . the calcium in milk is key to bone formation \u2013 that is why fresh milk should be consumed starting from early childhood onwards \u2013 and slimilk\u2122 contains a third more than regular milk . with just 1 . 5 % fat , this option is a win - win for women \u2013 as well as health - conscious men . stronger bones , trimmer physiques .\nour 0 . 3 % fat hi - calcium skimmed milk is ideal for adults on a weight - loss or weight - maintenance diet .\nour much loved hi - calcium chocolate slimilk\u2122 is low in fat , high in bone - strengthening calcium and rich in flavor , thanks to premium french cocoa powder .\nthe natural cocoa in chocolate , full of flavenols , is known to promote wellness , and the flavor of chocolate tends to make us , well , just plain happy . our deluxe chocolate low fat milk drink contains twice as much premium french cocoa powder as our hi - calcium chocolate slimilk\u2122 . strong stuff . it\u2019s the perfect grown - up milk drink .\ndiscover the flavor of our hi - fibre papaya low fat milk drink , made from select papaya puree . papaya is famous for its digestion - friendly enzymes \u2013 but we also add dietary fibre for extra good measure , to ensure everyone has sufficient fibre in their everyday diet \u2013 while it\u2019s also super rich in vitamins and anti - oxidants .\naustralia quite deservedly conjures up images of pristine green pastures , grazing cows and impossibly blue skies .\nproduced up here in hong kong from pure whole milk from down under , our australian whole milk drink is particularly rich and frothy in cappuccinos and lattes .\ntakes top prize when it comes to virtually matching the taste of fresh milk . in addition to containing all the essential nutrients , it is also enriched with added vitamins a and d . last but not least , satisfied customers also know that gold medal is truly excellent for baking and dessert recipes .\nand without added preservatives , our smooth drinking yogurt is chock full of 66 billion live active cultures and fos prebiotics , key to a healthy digestive system . plain , green apple and white peach are refreshingly tasty .\nour pasteurized fresh rich soya milk , lactose and preservative - free , is made from top grade non - genetically modified ( non - gm ) beans . our process keeps all their rich , creamy flavor and of course all their healthy benefits . soya milk\u2019s unsaturated fatty acids help lower cholesterol and body weight , and phyto anti - oxidants strengthen blood vessels .\nour low sugar fresh soya milk contains all the protein , nutrients and \ufb02avor of the beanier fresh soya milk , at 33 % less sugar . a perfect drink for those on restricted diets .\ntrans - fat free with rich - tasting 3 . 5 % fat content , packaged in generous 15ml cups .\nfor a richer , smoother coffee , transfat - free and packaged in customer - friendly 10ml and 15ml cups .\nthe expression of satisfaction on our brand\u2019s new logo underlines our dedication to generations of happy hong kong families .\nwe can look back with considerable pride on our \ufb01rst 77 years , which have taken us to the top of our industry . more importantly , we are energized by the fresh expectations and spirit of today\u2019s generation of consumers .\neach new day presents us with the opportunity to deliver essential goodness to our customers , with a constant responsibility to deliver products that every generation of the family can trust and love .\nwith over 450 skilled and trained employees and a territory - wide distribution covering all major retail chains and outlets , we deliver a full range of pasteurized fresh milk and recombined milk products , from whole to skimmed to \ufb02avored , drinking yogurt , and of course , our specialty ice creams .\nwe also serve an impressive roster of corporate customers for whom we produce coffee creamer , soft ice cream mix and tub ice cream \u2013 all to the same exacting standards as our retail lines .\nwe have been making our own range of popular ice cream right here in hong kong since the 1980s , happily growing our family of unique flavours .\nthe vanilla ice cream , crunchy peanuts and chocolate paste of this cone were the perfect combination .\nyou can\u2019t get \u0003more tropical than \u0003this mango ice cream cones , made with real mango paste from the philippines . very refreshing and light summer treat .\nit\u2019s totally \u0003indulgent ! vanilla ice cream chock - full of chocolate cookie \u0003chunks and light sprinkling of peanuts \u0003on this cone were \u0003so enjoyable .\nmy favourite ube ice cream now comes in a cone ! this ube ice cream cone richly topped with crunchy roasted peanuts and chocolate paste . it ' s no surprise this unique flavour is a hit !\nso delicious ! what sets it apart to me though was the iconic chocolate - malt taste and a wealth \u0003of nutrients of\u0003this cone .\nan ice cream flavour that both kids and adults love . the malted milk taste reminds me of \u0003childhood memories .\ni love the ice cream which made with fresh imported durian from malaysia to create a creamy and smooth exotic flavour .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\ni buy uht milk - it mostly seems to come from australia . it just contains milk . have you looked at trappist milk ? i think it ' s all milk ( the cows are in guangdong now , i think ) .\nif you buy full cream milk , it will be just milk . if you buy skim or semi - skimmed milk ( or any other varieties that is not full cream milk ) , i think they need to add additional process to the milk and that ' s why they call it a milk drink . i think this applies to all brands because of the labelling requirement .\ni think the same as query - even when i bought aussie ( pura ) low fat milk it was called milk drink - i can ' t remember if that is the case in australia . if you want you could water down full fat fresh milk that is the same as low fat i would imagine .\nhey there . . . . i ' ve just got back from oz and thought it might interest you to know that my mother in law was telling me all about recent uproar in oz with respect to additives in milk . only full fat milk seems to be what it says it is - milk - but even some of the full fat milk had extra\nstuff\n. there has been somewhat of a backlash about it in oz with everyone now searching for the few brands that are truely just milk .\ninteresting . i love drinking milk but i ' ve found that the local milk tastes a little strange . but since i ' ve found organic milk in city super , that ' s the only milk that i drink . i don ' t even drink the aussie milk now .\nyou could just buy full fat milk and add some water to it at home to make it like skimmed milk . . . i know it might not taste exactly the same as skimmed milk . . . but i do that at home and it isn ' t that bad .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd xhtml 1 . 0 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nwe ' ll keep building the gear . you ' ll keep getting better .\n* percent daily values are based on a 2000 calorie diet . your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs .\nfor cheung chau & mui wo , only self pick up in - store is available .\nto enjoy smooth shopping experience , maintain less than 10 wish lists and each list has 50 items in maximum .\nthe wish list name you entered already exists . please enter another name for the new wish list .\nfor bulk purchase or unable to enter required quantity , please call our customer service department at 2606 8662 for assistance .\nsubscribe below to receive a newsletter every two months and occasional updates about group and website news .\nif you are a registered contributor click here to log in to the site .\n1900 it starts rearing pigs and fowl to provide pork , poultry and eggs and begins supplying in bulk to ships , hospitals and the military .\n1916 the central depot is reorganized to form hong kong\u2019s first supermarket / delicatessen .\nthe second store provided fishing boats in hong kong with large amounts of ice . [ wikipedia ]\n1928 the company is now producing 1 , 000 gallons of milk daily , plus fresh meat , cream and ice cream . it operates six retail stores in hong kong and delivers to consumers in macau and the major coastal chinese cities .\n1941 it opens new offices in the first windsor house on des veoux road , central ."]}
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left hand side : javier faus , first vice president of fc barcelona , right hand side : markos a . kashiouris , chairman & ceo of ironfx global ( prnewsfoto / ironfx global limited )\nhadjisavva for a clarifying comment if ironfx fc barcelona sponsorship is cancelled . however , ironfx team decided not to provide any comment on the subject for the time being .\nironfx is a registered brand of cyprus - based ironfx global ltd . , which had a regulatory issue with cysec regarding trader withdrawals , and claims to be the global leader in online trading . ironfx is owned and operated by the same entities behind fxgiants .\nironfx does not offer its services to residents of certain jurisdictions such as usa , iran , cuba , sudan , syria and north korea . \u00a9 2018 ironfx . all rights reserved .\nironfx - make history \u2013 be the first trader in space with . . . | facebook\nironfx will arrange the immigration paperwork required for the winning candidate and cover the associated costs .\nironfx global unveils a new landmark global office in london , uk . from left to right : peter g . economides , non - executive director of ironfx global , stephen hammond , mp and uk transport minister and markos a . kashiouris , chairman & ceo of ironfx global .\nironfx is a trade name of notesco financial services limited ( formerly ironfx global ltd ) . notesco financial services limited is authorised and regulated by cysec ( license no . 125 / 10 )\nthe sfc is alleging that ironfx did not adhere to this mandate and that it has received knowledge of individuals operating in colombia acting as domestic promoters for a variety of products and services of ironfx . in response , ironfx had previously contacted attorneys , ultimately denying that the office was functioning with enough evidence that would justify such allegations \u2013 ironfx has indeed applied for authorization since 2013 .\nfor inexperienced traders , the ironfx academy offers extensive forex educational material that include videos , webinars and seminars , as well as ironfx\u2019s participation in forex expos and trade events in major cities worldwide .\nspanish soccer giants fc barcelona have agreed a new partnership deal with online trading company ironfx global .\nmarkos a . kashiouris , chairman & ceo of ironfx global commented : \u201cironfx is deeply saddened by the tragic earthquake in yunnan , and we extend our deepest sympathies to all those affected . \u201d\nthe ironfx logo was removed from the list of sponsors on the official website of fc barcelona . is it a technical move or is ironfx fc barcelona sponsorship cancelled based on an early exit clause ?\nplease take note that ironfx does not presently accept those clients who are based in the united states .\nironfx has developed a proprietary bespoke interface , which means that it is tailored to each individual client\u2019s needs . the in house interface uses an exclusive client portal that makes funding an ironfx account easy , as well as addressing all of a client\u2019s needs . please note that ironfx does not accept cash deposits .\nironfx is the award - winning global leader in online trading , specialising in cfds on forex , spot metals and futures . ironfx is known as the global thought leader , providing world class fundamental . . .\nironfx - # uk services # pmi came 52 . 6 in september , from . . . | facebook\nfor more information about fc barcelona and the partnership with ironfx global , visit urltoken and urltoken / sponsors .\nnot just some excellent trading conditions and sponsorship , but ironfx has also demonstrate their leadership in the industry .\nironfx made an application back in 2013 with the regulator in colombia for the provision of relevant services and it is currently under examination . nevertheless , during a visit of the regulator to the ironfx office , the officers instructed ironfx to cease any kind of activities , even though the office was during its setup phase . as soon as ironfx confirms that such activity has ceased the appointed attorneys will confirm it to the regulator , who will start re - examining ironfx\u2019s application on obtaining the relevant license in colombia \u2013 there were no fines given .\nironfx is delighted to announce that the ironfx yacht has deservingly represented cyprus and has ranked seventh ( ab class ) in the renowned 2016 orc european championship , which took place from sunday july 3 to sunday july 10 , 2016 .\nthe logo and the name of ironfx have disappeared from the list of sponsors on the website of barcelona fc . the sponsorship deal between the companies was signed in march 2014 for a period of three years . while the logo of ironfx has been fully removed from the website of the football club , the ironfx barcelona branded website is still live .\nironfx is part of an international financial services group founded in 1972 , hence providing trust and confidence to our clients .\nironfx charitable foundation donates to the yunnan charity foundation , for earthquake relief efforts in ludian , yunnan province , china .\nironfx is delighted to introduce the ironfx card which is a prepaid card that comes in usd , eur . this exclusive prepaid card will link to your trading account ( s ) to allow you to withdraw funds anywhere in the world and pay for goods and services online . with full online accounting facilities you can view your funds and deposit to your trading account online without commission charges . with an ironfx card you can really enjoy the fruits of your trading ! apply for your free ironfx card here\nironfx global is the award - winning global leader in online trading . with 15 platforms trading over 200 instruments in forex , spot metals and cfds on us and uk stocks and commodities , ironfx global serves retail and institutional customers from over 180 countries in\nthat\u2019s what the \u201cindustry\u201d did \u2026 it\u2019s a good thing that ironfx is here now to save the industry from such stupid practices .\nironfx global uk limited is an integral part of the ironfx global group , one of the largest online brokers in the world . located in bevis marks in the city of london , the new landmark office will host 120 employees and will complement the existing office located at copthall avenue . the total capacity of both offices is 160 people , making london a key international hub of ironfx global .\nironfx ' s education via its ironfx academy is well organized and comprehensive - covering topics from forex and cfds to trading psychology and the mt4 platform . the ongoing webinars and commentary incorporate the mt4 trading platform , which will help investors become more proficient with its use . ironfx also has representatives at many international expos and conferences to provide in - person education to those who can make the trip .\nironfx was a proud sponsor of the 10th anniversary of forex . com . cn . during the event which was held in beijing china on the 16th of october , ironfx offered a variety of prizes to 74 lucky participants including $ 10 , 000 trading account grand prize .\nin 2014 this news hit the headlines as it was one of the primary ways of a forex broker becoming an elite football club sponsor . by estimates , ironfx then paid over 3 million euro to sponsor fc barcelona . despite , the initial agreement in 2014 stated that the partnership between fc barcelona and ironfx will last for three years , atoz forex found out that there is no more ironfx name nor logo on\nironfx also operates in the united kingdom as a trade name of 8safe uk ltd . the broker is there regulated and authorized by the financial conduct authority or fca and has the license number of 585561 . their official website is located at www . ironfx . co . uk .\nironfx does not offer its services to residents of certain jurisdictions such as usa , iran , cuba , sudan , syria and north korea .\nthe pioneering ironfx stp / ecn trading accounts allow traders direct access to deep liquidity and interbank pricing provided by top - tier liquidity providers .\nironfx sponsored the ioannideia racing event hosted by the famagusta nautical club ( \u03bd\u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03cc\u03bc\u03b9\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 \u03b1\u03bc\u03bc\u03bf\u03c7\u03ce\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 ) in limassol , on 21 september , 2014 .\nironfx provides clients with a guarantee they will never lose more than they have in their accounts . this dealer also takes steps to ensure client funds are not comingled with corporate funds . this ensures that client assets are protected in the unlikely event that ironfx becomes insolvent by holding those funds in segregated accounts at regulated banks . as a member of the investor compensation fund ( icf ) ironfx also provides additional insurance against the loss of client funds in the case of default by the company . ironfx does not provide the additional protection of two - factor authentication for client accounts .\nfunds in ironfx accounts are protected by the uk\u2019s financial services compensation scheme that provides compensation for investors if the broker cannot meet its financial obligations .\nthe ironfx client portal is completely automatic and lets clients withdraw and deposit funds with one simple interface . each of ironfx payment service providers are regulated by the world\u2019s major regulating agencies and are listed below with their deposit and withdrawal fees ( if any ) , restrictions and maximum transaction amounts .\nironfx has made a generous donation to the red cross hungary in order to help with the costs of running of a blood donation mobile facility .\nin addition ironfx global was a sponsor of the \u201cles mills\u201d fitness charity festival , a program focused on generating awareness about physical and mental health .\nwe were proud to sponsor and be a part of the vw cyprus cycling tour 2012 , a sports initiative aimed at aligning ironfx global with our consumers and their interests . we are delighted to announce that the ironfx team won the vw cyprus cycling tour that took place in march 2012 .\nin australia , ironfx is a trade name of gvs ( au ) pty ltd , which is regulated and authorized to operate there by the australian securities and investment commission or asic and does so under afsl number 417482 . their official website there is situated at www . ironfx . com . au .\nin addition to round the clock customer support , the ironfx academy provides clients with access to some market analysis , informational material and educational videos . also , ironfx attends major forex expos in cities around the world . the broker also offers a forex encyclopedia to broaden their customers\u2019 understand of trading topics .\nthe office was formally inaugurated by markos kashiouris , the chairman & ceo of ironfx global , and stephen hammond , mp and current uk transport minister .\nironfx is a trade name of 8safe uk limited . 8safe uk limited is authorized and regulated by the financial conduct authority ( fca no . 585561 )\nironfx is a trade name of 8safe uk limited . 8safe uk limited is authorized and regulated by the financial conduct authority ( fca no . 585561 )\ncommenting on the transaction , markos a . kashiouris , the founding shareholder of the ironfx group and a prospective member of the nukkleus\u2019 board , noted :\nironfx announces 50 % year of the snake welcome trading bonus ironfx proudly announces that as of 1st of march 2013 , we will be offering our clients 50 % welcome bonus on all initial deposits and 50 % bonus on re - deposits . our bonus offerings in combination with our multi - award winning platforms and services make ironfx the ideal trading environment for all traders . click here to open a live account today click here to login to your client portal\nmarkos a . kashiouris , chairman & ceo of ironfx commented : \u201cit is a great honour for ironfx to be a co - sponsor of this exciting event at the famagusta nautical club . we would like to extend our congratulations to the winners , and to all participants who competed in today\u2019s races . \u201d\nastonishingly , despite government - level concern that resulted in akel party presidential candidate andros kyprianou having sent a letter to the eu parliament and subsequently addressed the continental government regarding his views on ironfx\u2019s business practice , the cypriot media has interviewed the cysec , which made some revelations about the cypriot forex industry and specifically ironfx . according to the report , most cysec brokers except ironfx have less than 10 , 000 clients and all together have approximately 100 , 000 retail customers , therefore , ironfx is currently , or at least has been by far the largest brokerage by market share in cyprus , yet is causing the waters to\nironfx group is authorized , regulated and registered by the key competent authorities / regulators as well as professional and governmental bodies , offering a regulated trading environment .\nthe ironfx award ceremony for the biggest fx trading competition in fx history took place on the 25th of may 2013 , in monaco , france , on board the luxurious ironfx yacht . the competition was a huge success and the award ceremony was a spectacular event . the award ceremony was attended by members of ironfx ' s management team , vip guests , as well as the company ' s ceo , markos kashiouris , who presented mr park with the winning cheque .\nironfx scored high in our research category for its comprehensive research offerings . the platform includes real - time news feeds , calendars , and advanced data analytics . we liked that the company also provides a stand - alone ironfx research app that traders can download to their mobile devices . the company also provides insight into what other ironfx clients are trading in their own accounts , in the aggregate . this provides a helpful\nsentiment\nreading on any potential trade idea .\non sunday , november 6th 2017 , ironfx participated as a bronze sponsor in the foundation\u2019s main fund - raising event ; the 9th annual charity walk \u201ci\u2019d rather walk , than drink and drive\u201d , in limassol . defying the difficult weather conditions , dozens of ironfx staff members joined other volunteers and walked for the cause .\nmarkos a . kashiouris , chairman & ceo of ironfx global , commented :\nfor a global firm like ours , partnering with one of the most successful football clubs in the world is the perfect match and evidences the leadership of ironfx global in the worldwide online trading arena . the fc barcelona motto ' mes que un club ' ( more than a club ) , embodies the philosophy upon which ironfx was founded : fair practices , pioneering attitude , innovation and top quality in every aspect of our operations . we look forward to success in the new season for fc barcelona and continuing worldwide success and excellence for ironfx global .\nironfx global uk limited , a global leader in online trading , today hosted an inauguration ceremony for an additional landmark office in the city of london , uk .\nironfx is delighted to announce its latest partnership with the orc worlds trieste 2017 which will take place in trieste , italy between july 2nd and 8th , 2017 .\nmarkos kashiouris , ceo of ironfx noted that : \u201cthis competition is not only the biggest in fx history , but reflects ironfx\u2019s mission to provide our clients the best products and service experience . clients can engage with our multi - award winning platforms and services while at the same time have the chance to win real prizes . \u201d\nyou are now being redirected to www . affiliates . ironfx . com , which is operated by balvento limited . for any queries , please contact our customer support .\n\u201c ironfx global understands the sector and alpari\u2019s business well . the company also understands the pending court cases between the majority shareholder and the company , \u201d hatzis added .\nfrom beginning i knew ironfx is on the right track . i hope their next step is to decrease their spreads to compete with other brokers i . e . lmax\ndear ironfx representative , did you miss the eu parliament debate on petitions by ironfx damaged clients ? the chairwoman asked \u201ewhy is this sort of shady company still allowed to trade ? \u201c and eu authorities confirmed to have received at least 500 complaints from all over the eu . . . from min . 15 : 28 . . urltoken\nall of the ironfx entities have the same ultimate owner and have largely identical websites and services , so they will be reviewed as a single forex broker in this overview .\nironfx consists of a group of international finance experts with many years of experience in relevant areas like risk management , client business solutions , software development and financial market analysts .\nchina union \u2013 no fees for deposits are charged by ironfx with a cny 20 per transaction . there are no restrictions with a cny 360 , 000 maximum transaction amount .\nthe ironfx charitable foundation made a generous donation to the red cross of serbia following a phase of unprecedented rainfall that led to the flooding of homes , schools and hospitals in serbia and bosnia herzegovina . government sources described the flooding as the biggest serbian disaster in recent history , where more than 4 , 000 people were evacuated from their homes . the timely donation from the ironfx charitable foundation assisted the red cross with the cost of emergency evacuations and also helped to cover expenses for blankets , rubber boots and food for the flood victims . the floods in serbia mark the second occasion on which the ironfx charitable foundation has donated towards flood - relief efforts . in june 2013 , ironfx staff in budapest assisted with the red cross efforts to alleviate the impact of damages caused by destructive floods in hungary . ironfx supports a wide range of philanthropic activities through its charitable foundation , and thanks the red cross of serbia for the recognition of its support to the victims of serbian floods . for more information on the ironfx charitable foundation , go to urltoken\nironfx made a lot of headlines the last time it signed a sponsorship deal . in 2014 , ironfx signed a sponsorship deal worth 2 - 3 million eur a year with barcelona fc , one of the most famous football clubs in the world . the deal lasted for the whole three years , coming to an end last week on june 27 .\nironfx is an award - winning global leader in online trading . with 15 platforms trading over 200 instruments in forex , spot metals and cfds on us and uk stocks and commodities , ironfx global serves retail and institutional customers from over 180 countries in europe , asia , the middle east , africa and latin america . with over 55 offices worldwide , and more than 1 , 200 employees providing support in over 45 different languages , ironfx clients can benefit from round - the - clock coverage delivered by one of the world ' s largest and most accomplished global client coverage teams . the ironfx customer - centric model combines bespoke trading functionality through its platforms with the widest suite of products to offer the best pricing , execution and liquidity . daily market news feed and insightful research give clients access to the best information and data to make informed trading decisions . evidencing the leadership of ironfx global in the worldwide online trading arena , ironfx global has also announced its official partnership agreement with fc barcelona , one of the most successful professional football clubs in the world .\nwelcome to the service and support page of ironfx . on these pages you can find further information on trading with ironfx , as well as the answers to some frequently asked questions , or simply contact us in order to have your questions answered . our multilingual and experienced client coverage team is available 24 / 5 to support you through your trading experience .\nironfx is the award - winning global leader in online trading . with 10 trading platforms , over 200 tradable instruments in forex , spot metals , futures , shares , spot indices and commodities , ironfx serves retail and institutional customers from over 180 countries in europe , asia , the middle east , africa and latin america . with over 8 offices worldwide , providing support in over 45 different languages , ironfx clients can benefit from round - the - clock coverage delivered by one of the world\u2019s largest and most accomplished global client coverage teams .\nwe pride ourselves in sponsoring the official cyprus entry and the first ever cypriot participation at the orc word championship . the participation at the world championship is part of a series of charitable initiatives that ironfx performed since its inception , encompassing education , sports , and general social welfare . ironfx will continue to support a wide range of charitable causes in the future .\nanother trading platform option offered by ironfx is the web based trading platform called webtrader 4 that it developed in house . a screenshot of this proprietary online trading software is shown below :\nthe ironfx trading platforms are designed to facilitate a practical , powerful and efficient trading experience . bespoke technologies empower our clients to trade with precision , without slippage and re - quotes .\non a daily basis ironfx awarded strategy team comments on the world economies and speaks about the forex calendar of economic announcements . for more technical and fundamental analysis go to our website .\nironfx is the award - winning global leader in online trading , with 10 trading platforms and over 200 tradable instruments in forex , spot metals , futures , shares , spot indices and commodities . ironfx serves retail and institutional customers from over 180 countries in europe , asia , the middle east , africa and latin america while providing support in over 30 different languages .\nlicences et r\u00e9gulations ironfx est un nom commercial de gvs ( au ) pty limited . gvs ( au ) pty limited est autoris\u00e9e et r\u00e9glement\u00e9e par asic ( afsl n \u00b0 417482 )\nironfx provides access to a broad selection of financial markets - including forex , cfds and commodities , via a variety of account types from micro accounts to non - dealing desk accounts .\nironfx provides a wide range of analytics , research , and tools . we especially liked the ironfx research application . the ability to scan news and research when not in front of a computer ( like on a daily commute ) is a nice perk . the economic calendar was easy to use , integrated into the trading platform , and included expectations , actual results , currencies affected , and historical data . this information makes the calendars more useful than just a few dates and numbers . research from ironfx ' s analyst team was timely and informative .\nironfx global thrives on having a responsible corporate attitude . with this in mind , the company donates generously to local charitable organisations and activities in order to actively engage with the community .\nironfx were pleased to make a christmas donation ( december 2012 ) to the agios stefanos foundation mission and continues to offer support to the charity on a monthly basis . the agios stefanos foundation provides valuable support to special needs children and adults in the limassol area of cyprus . ironfx is committed to supporting local charities around the world through donations , sponsorships and fundraising .\nlicences and authorisations ironfx is a trading name of gvs ( au ) pty limited . gvs ( au ) pty limited is authorized and regulated by asic ( afsl no . 417482 )\nopen a business account with ironfx and experience the highest level of service with a dedicated business account manager that will prepare a bespoke service package for you . whether you want to take advantage of our best - of - market spreads or hedge your exposure to forex , commodities or spot metals , an ironfx business account is the right choice for you . choose from :\nironfx is the award - winning global leader in online trading , with 10 trading platforms and over 200 tradable instruments in forex , spot metals , futures , shares , spot indices , and commodities . ironfx serves retail and institutional customers from over 180 countries in europe , asia , the middle east , africa and latin america while providing support in over 30 different languages .\nbank wire \u2013 deposit fees for bank wires depend on the corresponding and intermediary banks and what each bank charges . ironfx does not charge any fees for bank wire deposits with no restrictions .\n\u201cwe are in the process of making a bid and ( are ) in contact with the administrators , \u201d said dimitris hatzis , ironfx\u2019s chief operating officer , in an email to reuters .\n4 , september 2014 , limassol cyprus \u2013 the ironfx charitable foundation has announced that it has made a donation to the yunnan charity foundation to assist with earthquake relief efforts in yunnan province .\nironfx global , the global leader in online trading , today announced its official partnership agreement with fc barcelona , one of the most successful professional football clubs in the world . [ 1 ]\ncyprus - based ironfx is a global trading firm , specializing in fx , commodities , cfds and other financial instruments . given its operational latitude , the company is regulated by numerous international bodies , namely the cyprus securities and exchange commission ( cysec ) \u2013 moreover , offices set up across europe , asia and latin america , ironfx provides fx services for a variety of these clients .\naccording to an sfc report , \u201cit was found that since june 2013 ironfx had recruited one office manager and six account managers in colombia . in addition , the individuals were hired directly by ironfx , whom ultimately verified their acceptance of the respective jobs , provided a basic salary to the individuals , and even allotted commission - based incentives for opening new accounts in the country . \u201d it was also alleged that these colombians operating as account managers by ironfx had routinely held demonstrations and delivered documents and credentials of their hiring by the firm in attempts to carry out adverting initiatives .\nskrill \u2013 ironfx does not charge for deposits with skrill . withdrawal fees are one percent capped to usd 10 , 000 with no restrictions and a maximum transaction amount of usd 50 , 000 .\nin a statement on its website , ironfx said it had fully covered all negative balances that had arisen after the snb\u2019s shock move , and that it would continue to offer negative balance protection .\nironfx has been in the news lately , with a holding company called nukkleus aiming to conclude an acquisition of the assets of the brokerage\u2019s parent companies including its australian operations and the fxgiants brand .\nin gyu park mr . in park , from korea , is the lucky winner of the ironfx 2013 live trading competition . mr gyu park has attended the f1 monaco grand prix on - board the luxurious ironfx yacht and is now the proud owner of $ 100 , 000 cash . mr park has enjoyed a unique once - in - a - lifetime weekend , staying the finest hotel that france has to offer and relishing the experience of watching the monaco grand prix on - board the luxurious ironfx yacht , along with two winning ib ' s who have enjoyed the same exhilarating weekend experience .\nles services de ironfx ne sont pas disponibles aux r\u00e9sidents de certaines juridictions telles que les \u00e9tats - unis , l ' iran , cuba , le soudan , la syrie et la cor\u00e9e du nord .\nironfx clients can benefit from round - the - clock coverage delivered by one of the world\u2019s largest and most accomplished global client coverage teams . the ironfx customer - centric model offers top trading functionalities through its platforms combined with the widest suite of products at the best pricing and execution . daily market news feed and insightful research gives clients access to the best information and data to make informed trading decisions .\nthis has presented a great difficulty for cysec in that cross - border jurisdiction is difficult , however the ability for a regulator to deem a company unfit for any market still lies with cysec and in the case of firms such as ironfx , which continues to operate unrestricted despite its widely known treatment of overseas ibs and customers in many regions , particularly china where ironfx had a massive introducing broker network .\ni would take ironfx a lot more seriously if it clamped down on their employees continually spamming every fx related group on linkedin with their promotional garbage . smacks of desperation and a high pressure sales environment .\nwe at ironfx thrive on having a responsible corporate approach while our strong business ethics have an incalculably valuable impact on community development . in this context , we are proud to announce that the ironfx racing yacht , part of the company\u2019s long - established csr program , has qualified for the offshore racing congress ( orc ) worlds 2017 which will take place in trieste , italy between july 2nd and 8th , 2017 .\nthe team was pitched against multi - million dollar professional teams and nonetheless has managed to deliver an exceptional result , promoting cyprus and the sport of sailing in cyprus . the participation at the world championship is part of a series of charitable initiatives that ironfx performed since its inception , encompassing education , sports , and general social welfare . ironfx will continue to support a wide range of charitable causes in the future .\nironfx provides access to a broad selection of financial markets , including forex , cfds and commodities , via a variety of account types from micro accounts to non - dealing desk accounts . ironfx charges slightly higher than average commissions for smaller account sizes but offers trading discounts for investors with larger account balances via its premium and vip accounts . there is a spread and minimum commission for single stocks but no maximum commission . this can get expensive if you trade a large number of single stocks . there are no charges for standard withdrawals or terminating an account . ironfx charges an inactivity fee of 4 % of the account balance .\njoin ironfx in 3 easy steps and experience a bespoke trading environment with best - of - market spreads and the widest range of trading instruments . obtain immediate access to trade through 10 market - leading platforms .\nironfx complies with international regulatory standards and different entities in the group are authorised and regulated by the fca ( uk ) , asic ( australia ) , fsp ( south africa ) and cysec ( cyprus ) .\nby taking part in this trading competition , clients will have the opportunity to trade and win usd 150 , 000 and to watch the f1 monaco grand prix with on - board accommodation on the luxurious ironfx yacht .\nthe cyprus - based trading platform becomes an official partner of the la liga club with worldwide association , save for spain . the deal grants ironfx marketing and promotional rights for use of the fc barcelona brand and players .\nironfx managed accounts are solutions for traders who wish to have their investments managed by authorized professional money managers . ironfx has partnered with world - leading , experienced and regulated firms , in order to extend the best quality of managed services and software to its clients . there are significant advantages to opting for a forex managed account , as clients can benefit from a wealth of market experience and knowledge , without having to directly deal with the markets . clients will have full visibility of their accounts , for monitoring and transparency purposes , whilst benefiting from no lock - in periods or withdrawal restrictions . for more details on our official money manager partners along with details of their products and services , please contact your ironfx account manager . please note that the above mentioned entities are independent from ironfx global , and should be chosen by clients only after full consideration of the services provided , and thorough research .\nironfx is in talks to buy fellow online forex broker alpari uk , which was forced into administration on monday after suffering heavy losses on the swiss franc , the cyprus - based company\u2019s chief operating officer told reuters on thursday .\nironfx , a provider of fx trading services , has been accused of operating and promoting its products without proper authorization in colombia , raising allegations from the financial supervisory authority of columbia ( sfc ) , via an sfc manifest .\nthe mission of ironfx is to deliver an exceptional service experience to all clients , both retail and institutional , whilst benefiting from a wide range of products , best - of - markets spreads and the best trading conditions globally .\nironfx customer support provides easy access to a network of agents to assist clients . customer support is available via phone , email or live chat . the chat response time was less than 20 seconds for prospective clients and the responses were clear and helpful . the company also maintains an faq database covering topics from account opening and funding to trading and platform questions . this should help traders looking for quick answers . ironfx does not provide in - person support .\nironfx , the cyprus - based forex and cfds broker , has taken to the seas with its newest sport sponsorship , signing a partnership with the offshore racing congress ( orc ) to sponsor the orc worlds 2017 , a sailing contest taking place in trieste , italy between july 2nd and 8th , 2017 . the deal is worth an estimated 80 - 120 , 000 eur according to industry sources . in addition , ironfx is sponsoring the yacht representing cyprus .\nthe removal of the forex broker ' s name and logo could be caused by the technical reasons or the early exit clause might have ended the sponsorship deal between two companies . atozforex reached out to ironfx ' s marketing manager , drosoula\nafter one week of competitive sailing with a combination of both offshore and inshore races , in what is the first participation for cyprus in a world sailing championship , the ironfx racing yacht was declared overall 5th in the corinthian class and overall 14th in the professional class . a special achievement was the 1st position in the corinthian class at the offshore races . this is a record result from the ironfx racing team , representing cyprus for the first time in an orc world championship .\ncredit / debit cards \u2013 ironfx accepts visa , mastercard and maestro debit / credit cards with no fees for deposits , with up to eur 1 . 5 per transaction for withdrawals . the maximum amount per transaction is usd 50 , 000 .\nironfx customer support provides personalized support for retail and institutional clients in more than 180 countries in europe , the middle east , asia , africa and latin america . support is provided in over 30 different languages with service provided round the clock .\nironfx portfolio management is comprised of a team of highly experienced professionals and offers highly innovative products and investment strategies aimed at generating attractive risk - adjusted returns . we are fully qualified and regulated by cysec to manage client\u2019s assets efficiently and professionally .\nneteller \u2013 ironfx charges a two percent fee capped to a usd 30 . 00 minimum with a usd 1 . 00 fee per transaction for neteller deposits . there are no restrictions with a maximum transaction amount of usd 50 , 000 per transaction .\nthe lucky winner was given the opportunity to choose between two amazing prizes : $ 100 , 000 in cash or $ 150 , 000 on stp , plus 2 tickets to the f1 monaco grand prix on may 2013 on - board the ironfx yacht for a once in a lifetime experience . not many are given the chance to witness the live spectacle of one of the greatest sporting events of the year , all topped with a proverbial cherry that is the journey experienced on the ironfx yacht .\nalthough the spanish la liga season has not started yet , ironfx fc barcelona sponsorship cancellation could have been as a part of the most recent nukkleus acquisition . potentially there could have been an earlier exit clause in case of ownership change or acquisition .\nironfx , the global leader in online trading , is proud to introduce the ironfx trading legends competition , the biggest live competition in fx history ! the competition gives clients the opportunity to trade and win the most precision performance automobile in the world , or alternatively claim $ 100 , 000 cash prize or $ 150 , 000 on stp in live trading account . registration starts on 01 . 10 . 2013 and the competition will run from 15 . 10 . 2013 till 31 . 12 . 2013 .\nironfx global was a sponsor for a charity concert , organized by red cross cyprus on the 6th july 2012 . our continuous support and commitment in providing an ethical corporate attitude has been recognised with an award ceremony from red cross representatives during the event .\nironfx - under 8safe uk limited - is regulated by the financial conduct authority ( fca ) and follows the strict regulatory requirements , known as the client money and client assets rules ( found in the client assets sourcebook - cass ) outlined by the fca .\nironfx gives traders the flexibility to bypass the dealing desk altogether and trade directly with the market makers via their electronic communications network ( ecn ) accounts . traders can also automate their trading instructions via the ecn . while ironfx offers its own html5 - based trading platform ( webtrader 4 ) , many traders may prefer to use ironfx ' s metatrader 4 offerings . this arrangement works well for investors familiar with the metatrader platform . if we found any drawbacks to this , it ' s that the functionality of mt4 has become a bit dated . compared to newer offerings developed by other firms we found the charts didn ' t stack up . but , the ability to autotrade , backtest and install expert advisors ( ea ) may compensate for other shortcomings in the mt4 platform .\nhowever , ironfx\u2019s recent initiative to expand into colombia has been met with substantial roadblocks as of late . the sfc , colombia\u2019s paramount governmental watchdog organization for the overseeing and regulation of securities , stocks and other financial instruments , has recently found evidence of wrongful misconduct by ironfx , specifically in regards to requiring prior authorization to operate in the country . indeed , colombian law dictates that if a foreign institution lacks a representative office or a contract correspondent they must refrain from acts of promotion or advertising their services and hire people .\nfasapay \u2013 no fees for deposits are charged by ironfx , however , a 0 . 5 percent fee per transaction is charged for withdrawals with a maximum of usd 5 . 00 . there are no restrictions with a maximum transaction amount of usd 5 , 000 .\nironfx claims to be the leading online broker and has taken important steps to comply with cysec after previous regulatory issues arose . it allows clients to use metatrader 4 and 5 , and also supports a variety of other trading platforms , including one for social trading .\nwith the opening of this new office in london , one of the main international financial centers around the world , ironfx demonstrates its ongoing efforts to provide clients with a local , personalised service reflecting the global standards of an expert and multi - award winning provider .\nironfx global complies with international regulatory standards , and is authorized and regulated by financial conduct authority , asic , fsp , crfin , ucrfin and cysec . the company is a member of the eurex exchange and is also an eu - regulated and mifid - compliant firm .\nyes indeed , cysec does not have restitution powers , or the ability to take companies to court in the way that australian or american authorities can , but cysec does have the power to withdraw licenses , and has not done so with regard to ironfx thus far .\nthe reasons for the move may be technical , or the deal between the companies might have an early exit clause . according to estimates by industry insiders , the deal has been a substantial investment for the brokerage with ironfx supposedly paying up to \u20ac3 million per season .\nthrough its proprietary client portal , ironfx offers its clients an easy way to make deposits and withdrawals through one simple interface . also , the company\u2019s customer support lets clients access information in over 30 languages with round the clock email , live chat and toll free telephone support .\nfinance magnates has reached out to both the brokerage and the football club for additional comments on the matter , however at the time of publication no clarification as to the reasons for the removal of the logo and the brand name of ironfx from the website have been received .\nfor those interested in social trading , ironfx has partnered with autotrade by myfxbook to provide a social trading opportunity for its clients . this feature allows you to mirror trades of others who you deem worthy in your own account . no software download is required to use this service .\nironfx is primarily dependent on the metatrader platform for most of its special features , but we didn ' t find that to be necessarily a bad thing . the metatrader platform is familiar and stable and provides an impressive number of expert advisors , customized technical indicators and other trading tools .\nprotection up to \u00a31 , 000 , 000 per client by lloyds , certificate available in our webpage . ironfx offers excess of loss insurance cover over and above the fscs limit of \u00a350 , 000 . protection up to \u00a31 , 000 , 000 per client . applicable only to fca clients .\nyet to this day , despite the ongoing civil law suits by chinese ibs , outstanding tax liability to the cyprus tax authorities , government concern and continual reports that ironfx does not act in accordance with financial markets laws in a number of jurisdictions , it continues to maintain its cysec license .\nforex magnates has learned that cypriot broker , ironfx has agreed to pay nearly three million euros for a sponsorship deal with the spanish football club , fc barcelona , so that the broker can use the club\u2019s and players\u2019 images in its advertises anywhere in the world , other than in spain .\nbeing associated with a worldwide respected image such as that of fc barcelona can definitely be a major boost to any brand , but only time will tell if such a mass marketing approach would ever actually be beneficial enough to cover the costs and not just become a net loss for ironfx .\nafter its recent regulatory issues , ironfx has renewed its commitment to maintaining high standards for transparency and customer services . the broker has also won many awards and assures its clients that their funds are safely deposited in segregated accounts held at top tier banks due to its strict policies in that regard .\ncolombia represents an interesting case in latin america , effectively operating as a beacon of regulation in a region that has been largely lax on this issue . ironfx\u2019s recent brush with the regulator sfc underscores a commitment by colombia to operate in a fully transparent trading atmosphere across fx and other asset classes .\nironfx is proud to announce that marios pittalis has joined the company as our new operations manager . prior to joining ironfx , mr pittalis has worked in a number of local companies , such as keo plc , cyprus trading corporation and sap ( cyprus ) , holding management positions in the functions of human resources , logistics and information technology . he holds a bachelor degree from the london school of economics , a master\u2019s degree from the warwick business school and an mba from the vlerick leuven gent school of management . he is also a member of the chartered institute of management accountants ( cima ) .\nironfx has announced that it has made a significant donation towards flood relief efforts in malaysia . while thousands of rescue workers and volunteers have taken to the streets , trying to ease the damages caused by the destructive floods in malaysia , ironfx staff in kuala lumpur have also joined the effort to help those in need . a generous amount ' s worth of crucial necessities such as food and water , have been donated directly to the families in need , who are experiencing the damaging consequences of the worst floods in over a decade . our thoughts go to all those who have been affected by the flooding .\nironfx was the official partner of fc barcelona during the 2014 - 2017 seasons . we are proud to have joined forces with one of the world ' s most celebrated and successful football clubs . our partnership with fc barcelona embodied our goals of global reach , constant innovation , and excellence , and was a perfect match that evidenced the leadership of our company in the worldwide online trading arena . the fc barcelona motto \u2018m\u00e9s que un club\u2019 ( more than a club ) , epitomizes the philosophy upon which ironfx was founded : fair practices , pioneering attitude , innovation and top quality in every aspect of our operations .\nwhile we liked the ironfx analyst team , there weren ' t very many analysts . the main problem with this is it can lead to a lack of diversity of opinions . when trying to figure out what might happen next in the financial markets , traders are relying on a small group with limited coverage .\nnukkleus inc . ( otc : nukk ) is a financial technology company which is focused on providing software and technology solutions for the worldwide retail foreign exchange ( \u201cfx\u201d ) trading industry . nukkleus primarily today provides its software , technology , customer sales and marketing and risk management technology hardware and software solutions package to fxdd trading limited ( \u201dfxdd bermuda\u201d ) , a related party . the fxdd brand ( www . fxdd . com ) , the ironfx brand ( www . ironfx . com ) and the fxgiants brand ( www . fxgiants . com ) are some of suite of brands currently utilized in the retail forex trading industry by the company .\nironfx scored very well in our analysis . the company offers stable , customizable trading platforms - the ironfx webtrader 4 and metatrader 4 . the platforms included the minimum functionality we look for , but failed to add very much new or advanced that hasn ' t been seen in the industry for several years . new traders will find the account offerings ( micro accounts ) , tools , and educational resources helpful in getting started . seasoned traders will appreciate the flexibility and vast catalogue of customizable trading tools provided by the mt4 platform . the broad array of financial markets , solid customer support , and research tools should meet the needs of most traders ."]}
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", "topic": 18}], "title": "marco polo hotels", "paragraphs": ["marco polo hotels appoints ms . alka datwani as group director , branding & communications new niccolo hotels brand\nmarco polo hotels has properties in 24 countries . browse the following city listings for information about marco polo hotels properties around the world .\nin the history pages of marco polo hotels , the davao hotel is the first marco polo in the philippines , which paved the way for other marco polo hotels to rise in visayas and luzon .\nmarco polo hotels welcomes mr . philip schaetz as vice president , sales & marketing\nmarco polo hotels appoints mr . thomas salg to general manager of three hong kong properties\nmarco polo hotels appoints mr . kingsley loh as group director , revenue management & distribution\na classic brand under wharf hotels , there are currently 13 owned and managed marco polo properties . the upscale full - service marco polo hotels spread throughout hong kong , china and the philippines .\nmarco polo hotels has appointed seasoned professional , mr . martin kwan , as group director of purchasing .\nmarco polo hotels appoints mr . thomas salg to general manager of three hong kong properties | hotel online\nmarco polo hotels provide their guests with a unique travel experience which embraces the local charm and the adventure of travel with the deeply instilled elegance and warmth of the in - house culture of marco polo hotels .\nat marco polo hotels , we provide our associates with a comprehensive benefits programme and our associates enjoy very competitive pay .\nhotel - online \u00bb news \u00bb marco polo hotels appoints mr . thomas salg to general manager of three hong kong properties\nat marco polo hotels , our core values are the principles that guide , motivate and inspire us as we bring our mission to life . these core values describe \u201chow\u201d we do what we do and they are the very essence of marco polo hotels .\nfrom now until 31 december 2018 , at marco polo\u2019s premium hotels based in established locations , business travellers reserving corporate connectors may experience business at ease while staying at any marco polo hotel .\nmarco polo hotels embody the ethos of discovery , creating unique guest experiences and drawing on the key philosophies of its namesake , marco polo : the explorer , global traveller , entrepreneur and connoisseur of culture - just as marco polo\u2019s modern travellers are today .\nheralding over 30 years in the hospitality industry , martin joins marco polo hotels to lead the expanding hotel group\u2019s efforts in purchasing and procurement for its two brands , niccolo and marco polo hotels , to enable cost efficiencies and economies of scale for its 14 properties .\nlast year , marco polo davao bested 13 other properties in the growing marco polo hotels chain , as it was awarded with the 2015 hotel of the year , bold leadership award by the group .\n11 aug , 2016 ( hong kong ) \u2013 marco polo hotels has promoted mr . thomas salg to general manager of its three hong kong properties : marco polo hongkong hotel , prince hotel and gateway hotel .\n\u201cwe are excited to have thomas lead our three marco polo hotels in hong kong in the same positive direction that he led marco polo shenzhen , \u201d said dr . jennifer cronin , president of marco polo hotels . \u201chis ability to address a challenge and overcome it with success is a testament to his passion for exceptional hospitality and his desire to constantly improve . in identifying these strengths , we can promote more readily from within and encourage our leaders to positively grow their careers with marco polo hotels . \u201d\nwe are delighted to share the program of well - established hotel group : marco polo hotels . they are currently managing 13 upscale and full - service hotels located in the contemporary cities of hong kong , china and the philippines .\nwharf hotels is a wholly owned subsidiary of the wharf ( holdings ) limited .\njuanita lo group communications manager marco polo hotels 5 / f , marco polo hongkong hotel harbour city , hong kong tel : ( 852 ) 2118 - 7269 fax : ( 852 ) 2118 - 7401 email : jlo @ urltoken jonathan ma communications manager marco polo hotels 5 / f marco polo hongkong hotel harbour city , hong kong tel : ( 852 ) 2118 - 7292 fax : ( 852 ) 2118 - 7401 email : jonathan . ma @ urltoken\nmarco polo hotels are a good option for business and leisure travellers , with a proven reputation because of their exceptional service . every marco polo hotel befits the new - age traveller , with its elegant design , impeccable service and modern comforts .\nmarco polo plaza cebu is a choice venue for meetings , conferences and celebrations .\nalka datwani group director , branding & communications marco polo hotels 5 / f , marco polo hongkong hotel harbour city , hong kong tel : ( 852 ) 2118 - 7265 fax : ( 852 ) 2118 - 7388 email : alka . datwani @ urltoken\nabout marco polo ortigas manila after two decades , a welcome transformation to the ortigas skyline is finally unveiled with the opening of the brand new marco polo ortigas manila .\nmarco polo ortigas manila presents distinctive dining experiences with its specialty food and beverage outlets .\ngoing boldly on its third year , marco polo ortigas manila is only getting started .\na wholly owned subsidiary of the wharf ( holdings ) ltd , wharf hotels currently operates 16 owned or managed luxury , upscale , full - service hotels throughout hong kong , china and the philippines .\njust like the legendary marco polo , your destination can open doors to exciting new experiences .\nfrom now until 31 december 2018 , for guests wanting to create their own fairy tale whilst discovering new destinations , a love story is available across all marco polo hotels for guests to experience .\nreturning to marco polo hotels corporate office for the second time in his career , martin is charged with pre - opening procurement for the group\u2019s new hotel openings in chongqing , hong kong , changsha and suzhou , in addition to streamlining the purchasing procedures for the group\u2019s operating hotels in hong kong , china and the philippines .\nheadline appeal despite being city hotels , properties often offer kids clubs in order to keep the little ones happy .\nhong kong , july 2017 \u2013 following the successful introduction of the group\u2019s signature earl grape iced tea , marco polo hotels has launched a new beverage across over 40 of its restaurants , bars and in - room dining menus .\nmarco polo is aging with grace and like any other lady it deserves a grand party when turning 18 .\ncongratulations , marco polo davao . here\u2019s looking to more grand years ahead . keep on shining beyond 18 !\nhong kong - based hotel chain marco polo hotels , a unit of wharf ( holdings ) ( 0004 ) , will open in late october next year a luxury hotel along garden road in central after converting murray building into a hotel .\n\u201cwe welcome martin back to the group having acquired new skills and expertise\u201d , said lucinda chan , vice president , finance & business development for marco polo hotels . \u201che will be central in leading the group\u2019s third party partner selection strategies\u201d .\ncopyright \u00a9 2018 boutique hotel marco polo . all rights reserved . designed by urltoken . falang translation system by faboba\n< a data - 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' > < img src =\nurltoken\n,\nurltoken\nalt = ' the marco polo davao ballroom ' title = ' the marco polo davao ballroom ' class =\nimg - responsive\n>\nat marco polo hotels , we take pride in providing our associates a career in which they can excel . our commitment to career enhancement is evident by the fact that each year the majority of the company\u2019s management positions are filled by means of internal promotions and transfers .\nat - a - glance named after the famed explorer , marco polo hotels help turn every guest into a modern - day explorer , thanks to their central locations in some of asia\u2019s top hubs and contemporary designs that still reflect the charm and personality of their cities .\n< a data - image =\nurltoken\n,\nurltoken\ndata - caption = ' the marco polo davao exterior . images powered by ice portal . ' class =\nactive\n> < img src =\nurltoken\n,\nurltoken\nalt = ' the marco polo davao exterior ' title = ' the marco polo davao exterior ' class =\nimg - responsive\n>\nwe know what\u2019s happening . keep up to date with the latest trends and activities at marco polo , giving you the inside info .\nthe high standard of quality and the accessible location make marco polo ortigas manila the ideal venue for your meetings , conferences and events .\nin a quiet location just 1 . 2 mi from marco polo airport , the ca ' danieli offers stylish guest rooms and apartments .\nniccolo is a collection of \u2018contemporary chic\u2019 hotels with the most desirable , highly prized addresses . at heart , we are discoverers and rediscoverers of luxury experiences , styles and tastes . while the hotels are symbols of modern sophistication , niccolo also highly values the timeless pleasures of impeccable hospitality from another era .\n\u201cwe are delighted to have been able to secure such a first - class professional as juliette for this newly created role for our company , \u201d said dr . jennifer cronin , president of marco polo hotels . \u201cher expertise and passion for continuous improvement will create the foundation for the new marco polo . it is truly exciting to be embarking on this new journey together , especially with our new pipeline in the next three years . \u201d\nshort walking distance of the best wine store which carries all of your favorite wines that you ' ve sampled ( something marco polo ) .\nthe annia park hotel is an elegant , historic property providing a free shuttle to venice marco polo airport , less than half a mile away .\nonly 0 . 6 mi from venice marco polo airport , this courtyard by marriott hotel is well connected to venice by public bus and ferry .\nwe support our associates internal cross exposure program through all our hotels as a way to acquire and develop new knowledge and skills in order to enhance their career development .\nconsidered as the olympics in the hotel industry , forbes travel guide is a prestigious award giving body that recognizes the most luxurious hotels , restaurants , and spas worldwide . marco polo ortigas manila earned the coveted five - star rating \u2014 the mark of \u2018outstanding , iconic properties with virtually flawless service and amazing facilities . \u2019\ndiscover our signature iced tea beverage that will make you stay cool for the summer . this unique refreshment is already available in every marco polo hotel .\nevery marco polo hotel befits the new - age traveller , whether on business or leisure , with its elegant design , impeccable service and modern comforts .\nluxurious accommodation and extra comfort await guests at marco polo plaza cebu . cool mountain breeze and panoramic view of the city are premiums of its location .\nmarco polo ortigas manila houses luxurious guestrooms including upscale suites and continental club floors offering the best views of the bustling ortigas skyline and panoramic valley and mountain views .\n< img id =\nimage - target\nsrc =\nurltoken\n,\nurltoken\nalt = ' the marco polo davao exterior . images powered by\nnestled in the vibrant and growing commercial business district is the first purpose - built 5 - star marco polo hotel in the country offering distinguished guests 316 large and well - designed rooms and suites , including two ( 2 ) continental club floors that accords unrivalled privileges and benefits . adjudged to be the most beautiful in town and one of the best among marco polo hotels in the world , it is exclusive for guests who desire a higher level of luxury on top of our impressive new continental club lounge .\nevery hotel of the marco polo group is an embodiment of asian warmth and western comfort , a blend which conjures an unforgettable experience for every guest staying with us .\nin her new role with marco polo hotels , juliette will be driving the group\u2019s succession plans to build a talent pipeline across all levels as part of the overall talent management strategy . by following the \u201cemployees come first\u201d approach , her team will provide associates from all levels with the necessary training , tools and resources to be ready for their next roles in the company .\ntake a break from your busy schedule and get together with your family for some precious happy moments . we cordially invite you and your family to the world of marco polo !\nmarco polo hongkong hotel has recently completed a comprehensive hotel exterior upgrading programme , all rooms are now available to provide exemplary standard of service and ensuring high level of customer satisfaction .\n\u201cto be one of the two hotels in manila that received the five star rating is a great pride for the hotel , the marco polo hotels group , and the hospitality industry in manila and the philippines . this definitely raises the bar on how we provide luxury services to our clients . we will continue to live and exceed guest expectations in terms of service and facilities . our forbes travel guide five star ranking will definitely boost business and will give us the marketing advantage , which will have a positive impact in all aspects of the hotel , \u201d mr . reichenbach said .\nfine - tuning the skills and knowledge amongst associates , juliette strives for service excellence among the 14 marco polo hotels to bring forth unique and memorable guest experiences . in line with the company\u2019s expanded footprint and distinctive prestige in luxury market , she will also be rolling out a series of activities designed to build brand loyalty through the company\u2019s transformational leadership and a caring and empowering culture .\njust half a mile from venice marco polo airport , hotel venice resort is on 3 acres of grounds . it has free parking , and elegant rooms with exposed - beam ceilings .\njust like the continent we are based in \u2013 asia , wharf hotels with its 15 properties in key asian business destinations has flourished and established itself as one of the leading hotel brands in the region .\nthe yellow crane tower is just a 10 - minute taxi ride from marco polo wuhan hotel . members of global hotel alliance discovery may choose to redeem this local experience at the hotel .\nbest westerntitian inn hotel is 0 . 6 mi from marco polo airport . it offers free parking and air - conditioned rooms . rooms are spacious and comfortable at best western venice airport .\nmarco polo hotels has appointed ms . juliette lim as vice president , human resources . juliette brings with her more than 20 years of experience in talent management , process improvement , brand management and quality assurance . she has worked with several international hotel groups including starwood asia pacific as regional director , talent development & culture managing 50 properties across asia pacific to lead their talent development strategies and organizational learning function .\nif you are interested in joining and growing with the marco polo family , we invite you to begin your discovery journey by submit your application with the hotel you are interested to develop with .\nal miraggio is an independent apartment with private patio , free wifi and private parking , located 0 . 6 mi from venice marco polo airport . it comes with parquet floors and air conditioning .\nmarco polo plaza , cebu situated at an altitude of 600 feet at the prestigious nivel hills provides panoramic views of the tropical city of cebu . easily reachable within 40 minutes from the mactan international airport by van or car , the marco polo plaza , cebu with its perfect balance of central location , tangible comforts and personalized service acts as an ideal base for business , shopping or sightseeing .\neighteen years later , it has held on to its stars . marco polo davao maintained the high standards it built its foundation on , grew with the city and welcomed the changes of the times .\nit will be the latest addition to wharf ' s niccolo luxury hotel brand . its first niccolo hotel in the mainland opened last year in chengdu . three more hotels will be set up in changsha , suzhou and chongqing .\nwhy you\u2019ll love it marco polo elevates the staid city hotel with its stylish interiors that are grounded in asian design , business - friendly amenities , and excellent locations central to key attractions and major landmarks .\nca ' tessera park resort is a historic country house with wide garden , sauna and indoor swimming pool . it is just 0 . 6 mi from venezia marco polo airport , and parking is free .\n\u201cwe are delighted to recognize the 2017 star rating recipients , an exceptional collection of hotels , restaurants and spas that demonstrates a strong culture of service , \u201d said gerard j . inzerillo , chief executive officer of forbes travel guide .\nmarco polo wuhan can arrange a taxi for guests to get to the hubei provincial museum . the ride will take about 40 minutes , but the fantastic collection at the museum is well - worth the wait .\njudith a . los ba\u00f1os director of marketing communications marco polo ortigas manila tel : ( 63 2 ) 720 - 7777 loc 6314 mobile : ( 63 ) 917 - 8235268 email : judith . losbanos @ urltoken\nin a city known as the \u2018culinary capital of asia\u2019 , marco polo hongkong hotel features three of hong kong\u2019s most renowned restaurants and bars . indulge in authentic italian delights from the open kitchen at cucina , all - day international cuisine at cafe marco , and a relaxing drink at the lobby lounge ' s rum bar .\npublic relations officer marco polo davao c . m . recto street 8000 davao city , philippines tel ( 63 82 ) 221 - 0888 fax ( 63 82 ) 225 - 0111 email : pr . dvo @ urltoken\nwith everyone\u2019s eyes focused in davao today , another icon is giving a good reason why they should do more than look but visit and experience what the city has to offer . marco polo davao is that icon .\nla casa di maria rosa is located in tessera , 2953 feet from venice marco polo airport and a 15 - minute drive from the city of venice . it features free wifi and free on - site parking .\nredefining luxury travel , marco polo ortigas manila takes pride as it gets recognized once again in the global hospitality landscape as it covets the five - star award , for the second time , by forbes travel guide for 2018 .\nan independent house with shared terrace and garden , venice lagoon b & b is set in tessera , 0 . 6 mi from venice marco polo airport . it offers spacious rooms , and wi - fi is free throughout .\nlocated 1 . 2 mi from venice marco polo airport , b & b airport venice diego offers free wifi , bright air - conditioned rooms and a communal garden . the center of venice is 9 . 3 mi away .\nmarco polo was born on the island of korcula , neighbouring island not far away from our town . therefore he stands as a true representative of dalmatia ' s history and tradition that is embodied in many parts of our hotel .\nhong kong - based hotel chain marco polo hotels , a unit of wharf ( holdings ) ( 0004 ) , will open in late october next year a luxury hotel along garden road in central after converting murray building into a hotel . wharf bought the site in 2013 for hk $ 4 . 4 billion . its hotel will provide 336 rooms and a 2 , 400 - square - foot presidential suite , and will target high - end customers . duncan palmer , manag . . .\nset in a former bakery from the early 20th century , 0 . 6 mi from venice marco polo airport and 15 minutes by bus from central venice , bed & breakfast bella onda offers free wifi , free parking , and . . .\noffering free wi - fi and parking , hotel gronda lagunare is just a 2 - minute bus ride from venice marco polo airport . rooms are basic and come equipped with a flat - screen tv , air conditioning or heating . . . .\nbusy business executives can send that urgent fax from our business centre or moms can get that new hairdo at our salon while the children are busy playing in the playroom nearby . marco polo plaza , cebu provides these and many other facilities to keep boredom at bay .\nabout marco polo davao marco polo davao is strategically located at the heart of the city . it is mindanao\u2019s first and only premier hotel with 245 well - appointed rooms and suites . for the past sixteen ( 17 ) years , the hotel still lives up to its luxurious elegance and rare brand of hospitality . the hotel also has newly - refurbished superior rooms , premier rooms , continental club rooms and the presidential suite . the cabana room located at the fourth level has its own patio , which has a remarkable view of the deck .\n\u201con behalf of halifax davao hotel , inc . , i wish to express our sincere appreciation to the department of tourism for re - affirming marco polo davao\u2019s leadership in mindanao as a 5 - star hotel . we recognise the fact that excellence is only attained with a dedicated team such as ours . we are also privileged with the opportunity to welcome and pamper our guests as they choose marco polo davao as their home . we are truly blessed to be \u201cthe heart of davao , \u201d said halifax davao hotel , inc . ( hdhi ) president francis r . ledesma .\nmarco polo was the name given to one of the world ' s famous seafarers and adventurers of exceptional courage and personality . those qualities helped him on every one of his voyages in gaining new experiences and bringing back new inventions , clothing fabrics , condiments and spices to his home land .\nour mision is to constantly add something new , exciting and original to nikolas vision by bringing new ideas in years to come in order to become even more recognizable and inevitable in the croatian tourist industry . so , after a long story which was not mandatory to read , here are an explanation of our names . restaurant nicolo polo comes from the hotels founder nikola , who started his hotel story in the restaurant business . stipes and tinas sons name is also nikola and he is already running around in the hotel . our fitness & relax department pepo polo comes from nikolas father pepo who lived a long and active life , 95 years . and finally roberto polo comes from a long - lasting friendship with our very adventurous sailor robert who has been taking guests on adventures for many years .\nfounder of our hotel and father of our \u201dmarco polo family\u201d , nikola mili\u0161ic ( r . i . p . 2005 ) himself was a great traveler and adventurer as well as the man with a vision , that was able to recognize the enchantments of dalmatia and put his heart and effort to build one of the first private owned family runned hotels after the independence of croatia . with only 20 years , in the 1960ies , nikola came to sweden unhappy with the situation of his homeland chasing a new dream . anyhow , one dream that lasted forever was to one day come back to his fatherland which he did in the in the early 90ies during the war .\nthe cruises disembark just minutes from marco polo wuhan by taxi . the hotel can arrange a tailor - made excursion for you and your friends so you can concentrate on seeing the other sites wuhan has to offer . global hotel alliance discovery members may enjoy a night cruise on the river local experience while enjoying a delicious dinner .\nguests of marco polo wuhan are privileged to be right on the bund and only need to walk across the street to reach the banks of the majestic yangtze river . even better , many of the hotel\u2019s guest rooms offer unblocked views of the river , not to mention its continental club lounge has an unbeatable panoramic view of the yangtze river .\nthe contemporary marco polo ortigas manila offers a spectacular view of the city centre and direct access to meralco avenue in ortigas , manila , approximately 20 minutes from pasig city centre and 30 minutes from ninoy aquino international airport . this edifice , an alliance of excellent design and well - planned development will feature well - appointed 316 rooms and upscale suites .\nfor guests headed to cebu for business , the marco polo plaza , cebu will be keen to host your meeting , cocktail or that gala event in one of its state - of - the - art and versatile function rooms , ballroom or even on the garden terrace . you can also approach our team of event organizers to conduct your event .\nwith 316 well - appointed guest rooms and suites , exclusive continental club facilities and perks , and unparalleled service with a smile , this towering gem in the heart of bustling ortigas has been recognized worldwide . this recognition is a great milestone not just for marco polo ortigas manila , but also for the corporate brand and the philippines\u2019 entire hospitality industry .\nthe marco polo plaza , cebu is also home to some of the finest restaurants of cebu city , each unique in flavour and ambience . the cuisines served in these restaurants comprise mediterranean , south - east asian , western and filipino . guests can even relax in the lobby lounge where they can relish the signature flambe as they sip their favorite drink .\na wise move , i must say . dottie wurgler - cronin may have added the very positive filipina female charm into the almost two - decade old corporate veins of the hotel , but she runs her organization with firmness , unwavering in her cause enables everyone in her team to place marco polo on top of mind of both locals and tourists alike .\ncebu city ' s only 5 - star hotel , the marco polo plaza , cebu hosts 329 spacious and comfortable guest rooms and suites . every room provides internet access among other amenities . guests seeking privacy will enjoy the continental club rooms which come with privileges like private check - in and check - out and complimentary all - day refreshments and evening cocktails .\nwuhan science and technology museum is a multi - functional museum providing exhibitions of popular scientific and technical training , teenager scientific and technical experiments , space theatre , etc . the landmark building also hosts a rooftop outdoor exhibition hall . the museum is only a 5 - minute walk from the hotel \u2013 please ask any of the marco polo wuhan hotel staff for directions .\nfor guests preferring the exclusive comfort and personalised service of the continental club , our designated guest floors come with unparalleled benefits that have become hallmarks of marco polo hospitality . in addition , canton lounge offers a repertoire of benefits from daily breakfast , afternoon tea and all - day coffee and tea service , to evening drinks featuring wines and bespoke canap\u00e9s at a special rate .\n\u201cwe are very proud to have achieved this milestone as a team , and this will surely inspire us to retain this prestigious status in the years to come . our hard - work , dedication and commitment to create the best value in every encounter with our guests are imbibed by every associate of the hotel , \u201d said dottie w\u00fcrgler - cronin , general manager of marco polo davao .\nfor those interested in a more convenient way to sample the iconic wuhan breakfast dishes , the hotel\u2019s all - day dining restaurant caf\u00e9 marco serves up the famous eats in a casual and relaxed environment .\nthe hotel has 245 well - appointed rooms and suites , and for the past seventeen ( 17 ) years , it has continued to live up to its distinct elegance and rare brand of asian hospitality and western comforts . it offers ( 6 ) six dining outlets , which are caf\u00e9 marco , lotus court , polo bistro , eagles bar , the lobby lounge and the exclusive continental club lounge .\nfor momentous social events and corporate meetings , the marco polo grand ballroom can accommodate up to 600 guests . in addition , the eight ( 8 ) state - of - the - art function rooms can accommodate 250 guests . complimentary high - speed wi - fi internet service is available all throughout the hotel to provide savvy business and leisure travelers a balanced lifestyle of work and play seamlessly . visit urltoken\na seasoned hotelier , thomas has been in the hotel industry for more than 20 years , spanning 8 countries and 3 different continents within that time . his most recent position was general manager of marco polo shenzhen , where he successfully achieved significant growth in financial performance , guest satisfaction and associate engagement year - on - year since joining in 2013 . beginning his career in food & beverage , thomas quickly moved up the ranks to executive assistant manager at the renaissance in seoul , korea in 2002 , followed by resident manager of the marriott hotel in singapore three years later . he achieved his first general manager role in 2007 at the renaissance melaka hotel in malaysia before setting his sight on china three years later . thomas spent several years at the renaissance tianjin teda convention centre hotel before moving south to head marco polo shenzhen in 2013 .\nabout forbes travel guide forbes travel guide is the originator of the prestigious five - star rating system , and has provided the travel industry\u2019s most comprehensive ratings and reviews of hotels , restaurants and spas since 1958 . forbes travel guide has a team of expert inspectors who anonymously evaluate properties against up to 800 rigorous and objective standards in 162 destinations across 44 countries . forbes travel guide is the most prestigious standard for luxury hospitality worldwide . for more information about forbes travel guide , visit urltoken .\nfounded in 2004 , and based on the airline alliance model , global hotel alliance ( \u201cgha\u201d ) is today the world\u2019s largest alliance of independent hotel brands . gha uses a shared technology platform to drive incremental revenues and create cost savings for its member brands , and operates a multi - brand loyalty programme , discovery , which has over eight million members . gha currently includes more than 30 brands , encompassing over 550 upscale and luxury hotels with 110 , 000 rooms across 76 different countries . for more information visit urltoken\ntake a dip in our pool to unwind after a long day , or do a workout at the gym . better still , indulge in some retail therapy at the adjacent harbour city shopping mall , which is the ultimate destination for shopping , dining and entertainment with over 450 shops that feature the world\u2019s leading brands . staying at marco polo hongkong hotel gives you the perfect blend of warm asian hospitality and a central location with convenient access to kowloon and hong kong .\nlike the davao icon that it is , marco polo shared the limelight by showcasing the best of davao in its celebration\u2014the malagos cheeses on the cocktail spread , artist kublai millan\u2019s painting for the hotel was unveiled , a young decorator emerges and turns the ballroom into a dreamy white garden , and among the guest models in a fashion show that featured ann ong\u2019s jewelry , were the new generation of beautiful and driven dabawenyas who turned heads as they took to the ramp .\nabout global hotel alliance founded in 2004 , and based on the airline alliance model , global hotel alliance ( \u201cgha\u201d ) is today the world\u2019s largest alliance of independent hotel brands . gha uses a shared technology platform to drive incremental revenues and create cost savings for its member brands , and operates a multi - brand loyalty programme , discovery , which has over eight million members . gha currently includes more than 30 brands , encompassing over 550 upscale and luxury hotels with 110 , 000 rooms across 76 different countries . for more information visit urltoken\nabout global hotel alliance founded in 2004 , and based on the airline alliance model , global hotel alliance ( \u201cgha\u201d ) is today the world\u2019s largest alliance of independent hotel brands . gha uses a shared technology platform to drive incremental revenues and create cost savings for its member brands , and operates a multi - brand loyalty programme , discovery , which has over seven million members . gha currently includes more than 30 brands , encompassing over 550 upscale and luxury hotels with 110 , 000 rooms across 76 different countries . for more information visit urltoken\nhis vision consisted of a great desire to always offer something new to his guests and to excite them by constantly introducing new interior decorations or delicious specialties both inspired by stories of marco polo as well as the local customs and surrounding nature . his vision was not only to become bigger , but more beautiful , original , approachable , warmer and cosier and eminently unforgettable . as an artist he had an eye for details , many of his oil paintings can be found in the hotel .\noverlooking the spectacular victoria harbour , marco polo hongkong hotel is located along canton road in tsim sha tsui , at the heart of the city\u2019s busiest commercial , shopping and business hub . the star ferry and hong kong\u2019s cruise terminal are at our doorstep , while shopping is right next door with the hotel forming part of harbour city \u2013 hong kong\u2019s largest shopping complex . guests enjoy easy access to the area ' s major tourist attractions such as kowloon park , hong kong museum of art , hong kong space museum and hong kong cultural centre .\nwith a population over 10 million , wuhan today is a conglomeration of three separate cities : wuchang , hankou and hanyang . the name wuhan is a combination of two of the cities , wuchang and hankou . each of these areas offers its own natural wonders as well as ancient culture . as of may 2015 , wuhan offers 72 - hour free visa transit for travellers , so put on your favourite walking shoes and start exploring beautiful wuhan , just like our namesake , marco polo : an adventurer , an entrepreneur and a connoisseur of culture .\nlocated at the scenic bank of east lake in wuhan is the former residence of mao zedong . comprising three buildings - meiling one , two and three - the villa was built in 1985 as a retreat house for mao and his ruling party . the villa now provides travellers with a quiet escape from the bustle of wuhan with its tree - lined footpath , dense grove , pines and bamboo trees . it is suggested to hire a tour guide to provide more detailed information about this historical residence , which marco polo wuhan can arrange for you .\nin response , frank reichenbach , general manager of marco polo ortigas manila and recipient of the 2016 general manager of the year ( asean region ) award said \u201cwarm hospitality with a modern touch is what we have always been proud to showcase . we take pride in the exceptional service that we provide for every guest who wish to find a sanctuary in the city with premium accommodations and award - winning dining destinations . you will definitely have your best hotel experience with us . this award is the fulfilment of our hard work and passion for service , \u201d\nlocated in ziyou road , wuchang district of wuhan city , hubu lane is one of the most famous streets in wuhan with over 400 years of history . the 150 - meter long street is crowded with various kinds of stores , including snack stalls , shopping and entertainment . it has become wuhan ' s official \u201csnack street , \u201d comprising over 160 stores that sell more than 170 types of breakfast foods and snacks . here , you can try authentic ri gan mian ( hot - and - dry noodles ) which remains a popular breakfast choice for the locals , as well as fried tofu skin and shaomai ( steamed pork dumplings ) . a taxi to hubu lane from marco polo wuhan is just 10 minutes\u2019 drive .\nthe east lake is situated in the eastern part of wuhan city . covering an area of 33 square kilometres , it is the largest city lake in all of china . it is one of the more popular destinations in town , welcoming over a million visitors a year . at the beginning of february every year , numerous festivals are held at east lake , including the china wuhan plum festival , east lake lotus festival , east lake cherry festival and the summertime festival . for those history lovers who prefer to absorb as much information about the lake and its surroundings , consider hiring a local tour guide . this can easily be arranged by marco polo wuhan ' s dedicated team , who can also organise a relaxing picnic so you can take in as much nature the city has to offer .\nwharf bought the site in 2013 for hk $ 4 . 4 billion . its hotel will provide 336 rooms and a 2 , 400 - square - foot presidential suite , and will target high - end customers .\nduncan palmer , managing director of the murray , said retail , as well as food and beverage , are also important elements . the new hotel , to be called the murray , will also provide five restaurants and a rooftop bar .\nwe spent more than hk $ 7 billion on the site and renovation ,\nsaid wharf chairman stephen ng tin - hoi .\nwe don ' t look at the short - term return so even if the hotel is not opening at the high time of the market , that ' s okay with us .\nlast year , he said the hotel project would yield a 5 percent rate of return . yesterday , he said the target remains unchanged , but the group has not set any precise date when it would break even . the 27 - story murray building is a landmark in central in the 1970s as it housed most government bureaus . but after the tamar was chosen as the new government headquarters , murray building was auctioned off for redevelopment into a five star hotel . the purchaser was required to complete the project by 2018 .\nmurray building is the diamond of hong kong ,\nsaid ng .\nover the last 50 years though , it has lost some of its shine .\nhe believes that after the building is transformed into a new hotel , it will be\nthe talk of the industry .\nng also said that sales at its shopping malls have improved over the past few months , but declined to say if the local retail sector has\nbottomed out .\nwharf owns shopping malls , including times square and harbour city .\nhe also revealed that wharf has been\napproached by some firms\nwith interest to acquire subsidiaries i - cable communications and wharf t & t . ;\ntrademark and copyright notice : copyright 2018 , the standard newspaper publishing ltd . , and its related entities . all rights reserved . use in whole or part of this site ' s content is prohibited . use of this web site assumes acceptance of the terms of use , privacy policy statement and copyright policy . please also read our ethics statement .\nto improve and personalise your visit we use first and third party marketing and analytical cookies or trackers . by using this site you agree to this . you can withdraw your consent at any time . please see our privacy notice and cookie policy for more information .\nwe are unable to process your request online as it exceeds 15 days . please click here to request for a long term stay .\nall children ( a person under 12 years of age ) staying at the hotel must be ccompanied by an adult and must be supervised by an adult at all times .\nfrom now until 31 december 2018 , guests booking luxe life may enjoy the welcoming and warm service of the hotel\u2019s continental clubs and exclusive benefits .\nhong kong celebrates the summer with a dizzying array of offerings . explore some cool neighbourhoods for shopping , eating and playing throughout the city . participate in hundreds of literature - related events , everything of animation & games and fairs . make this a summer to remember !\nsubscribe to our communication by entering your name and email address above . privacy notice\nindulge in the recently launched signature cocktails at vu ' s sky bar and lounge .\nlotus court invites you to indulge yourself with a series of new seasonal dishes in summer .\nour shogun chef will make an indelibility of authentic gourmet with new zealand seafood for you .\nfor inquiries related to this message please contact support . for sales inquiries , please visit urltoken\nif you believe this to be in error , please confirm below that you are not a robot by clicking\ni ' m not a robot\nbelow .\nplease make sure your browser supports javascript and cookies and that you are not blocking them from loading . for more information you can review the terms of service and cookie policy .\nwhether you are looking to plan your dream wedding or the perfect corporate meeting , our 14 state - of - the - art function rooms will meet your every need . the built - in audio - visual facilities of the function rooms on the sixth level provide the ideal setting for small - to medium - sized events . the centenary ballroom offers the perfect combination of elegance and intelligent architecture , enabling clients to transfer large display materials easily thanks to the ballroom\u2019s unique lobby level access .\nkick off summer with a celebratory escape to hong kong , where the season\u2019s biggest holidays are paired with irresistible savings .\nbook your stay in our club floor rooms and suites to enjoy 20 % savings , harbour views and complimentary house wines at cucina .\nexperience the comfort and privileges of canton lounge , with calming views of the 1881 heritage gardens .\nlinger longer in hong kong with unbeatable long - stay rates and special privileges .\nclick on a marker on the map to get directions from the hotel to the tourist spot . type in the postal code or address in the search field to get driving from specific location .\nour goal of being the first choice for guests , associates , shareholders and business partners is dependent on us attracting and retaining the best people .\npursuant to presidential executive order no . 26 - 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", "topic": 38}], "title": "swift air malawi", "paragraphs": ["not worried about air malawi who seem like a good bunch . looking for info on swift air malawi\n\u25ba malawi : swift air grounded by courts as government mulls air malawi ' s future following huge losses .\n\u2022 the african aviation tribune \u2022 : \u25ba malawi : swift air grounded by courts as government mulls air malawi ' s future following huge losses .\nswift air . airline code , web site , phone , reviews and opinions .\nmake an air malawi reservation and find some amazing deals with discounted air malawi tickets at alternative airlines . air malawi flies to many destinations offering a cost effective and safe service to all its passengers . let alternative airlines help find you cheap air malawi tickets and make international and domestic flight reservations on air malawi today .\nfly with swift air today and enjoy a smooth , hassle free and comfortable flight .\nswift air chief executive officer , louise hanne , could reportedly not be reached for comment .\nair malawi began operations as a subsidiary of central african airways and later became independent as the national airline of malawi . air malawi operated regional and domestic flights from blantyre .\nhi everyone , does anyone know who is leasing or going into partnership with swift air malawi using a 737 ? please pm me . cheers\ncan we please suggest these alternative airlines who fly similar routes to air malawi .\nlilongwe based swift air is owned by african flying boats . equipped initially with a single beechcraft 1900d with four more planned to follow , swift air commute between blantyre and lilongwe to destinations on lake malawi such as monkey bay , salima and nkhata bay .\nbuy taylor swift tickets from the official urltoken site . find taylor swift tour schedule , concert details , reviews and photos .\nswift air owes adl alone k700 , 000 in unpaid rentals , according to adl business development manager ali chiwoko .\ntitle : taylor swift\u2019s reputation part 3 author : the chemist celebs : taylor swift , anna kendrick codes : ff , anal , oral , finger summary : taylor swift continues her . . .\nthe malawi institution of engineers ( mie ) recently called on government to make a concrete stand on air malawi if the country ' s air transport sector is to be revamped .\nnyassa air taxi is by far the preferred choice to fly guests in and around malawi .\nin july 2013 , air malawi signed an agreement with ethiopian airlines as a new partner . air malawi flew to many destinations including blantyre , dar es salaam , harare , johannesburg , lilongwe and lusaka . air malawi ' s fleet consisted of atr 42s and boeing 737s .\n\u201cthe debt with air malawi rose to millions and she decided again to use independent travel agents to book our customers on air malawi flights but she has failed to pay them too . \u201d\nswift air is a privately owned airline operating flights between johannesburg , blantyre and lilongwe . it operates a boeing 737 aircraft .\noperations at private airline , swift air in malawi have been halted after sheriffs impounded the company\u2019s property in lilongwe for unpaid debt believed to be in millions of kwacha .\nair malawi flies small propeller planes between the three big cities of lilongwe , mzuzu and blantyre .\nclick here to see a route map of air malawi ' s services in the ' 70s .\nprivately owned malawian airline swift air has been grounded by the malawian courts and had its property in lilongwe attached over outstanding rental fees and monies owed to air malawi , the airport development limited ( adl ) , and various independent travel agents .\nmalawi\u2019s swift air will begin operating a new south african route from the 21st february 2012 offering cheap fares and a regular schedule . great news for tourists , malawians and south africans alike !\nmalawi\u2019s capital city , lilongwe , has been a major international gateway into the country because the main international airport is in the city . this airport connects malawi to various destinations such as johannesburg - south africa , nairobi \u2013 kenya , and dubai . airlines that are useful for accessing malawi from another country are air malawi ( the national carrier ) and swift air , amongst a few others .\nswift air started a promising alternative to the beleaguered air malawi on the domestic and regional routes , and its not clear why the company has run aground . it had a fleet of one embraer emb 120 brasilia and was semi - leasing a dc9 .\nswift air chief executive officer mrs . louise hahn - perepeczko could not be reached for a comment amid reports she was in south africa or uk .\ncurrently they service lilongwe , mzuzu , karonga and blantyre but many more routes are in the pipeline . swift air is the preferred carrier for many of the local and international corporations that work in malawi .\nswift air launched services from lilongwe to karonga in april last year and launched flights to johannesburg in february . the airline also flies to blantyre and mzuzu .\nthe airline was taken over by malawi airlines which began operations in 2014 . click here for malawi airlines flights\nswift f . 1s of 56 squadron in 1954 ; m . j . f . bowyer\nmalawi is internationally known for the friendliness of the malawians and air malawi has a slogan ,\nafrica ' s friendly airline\nwhich is true to the spirit of the country .\nyou can pay for your flights with air malawi in the currency and payment method of your choice when booking through alternative airlines .\nbrowse the most popular air malawi flight routes to destinations worldwide . alternative airlines can help you make reservations on air malawi for international flights to lots of destinations . use the following list of routes to help you plan your next flight . book air malawi flights on alternative airlines to save big ! alternative airlines is an online travel agency , specialising in booking lesser known airlines and remote destinations .\nin swift move to liberalise the country\u2019s air industry , mozambique civil aviation institute ( iacm ) has authorised seven foreign companies , including ethiopian airlines and malawi airways to operate domestic routes for the first time ever , as the southern african nation moves to liberalise the air industry , apa can report on wednesday .\nurltoken magnetic mount , wizgear universal twist - lock air vent magnetic car mount holder , for cell phones and mini tablets with fast swift - snap technology ( twist . . .\nthe previous international departure tax of usd30 is now included in the air fare .\nthe press has confirmed that the airline owes its landlord \u2013 airport development limited ( adl ) , air malawi and independent travel agents millions of kwacha .\nhi there swift air have been operating domestically in malawi since april this year . they have 1x b1900d and a bae jetstream recently joined the fleet . they have taken up competition with air malawi on lilongwe - blantyre and are doing quite well . i believe they have a full a . o . c so any of the issues that faced nyasa express are not a factor for swift air . actually , nyasa express is operating again under the ulendo airlink brand , in partnership with cfa charters from south africa . they are flying a c210 and a c208b , mainly charters within the region . hope this helps !\nmtchungula passed away last year and air malawi is currently on the brink of bankruptcy and only barely keeping 1 a / c ( the 1993 atr 42 ) airborne . sad times for malawi aviation . should have sold and privatized a few years ago . swift air not doing much better , still haven ' t received their full malawi aoc and have been operating a variety of leased aircraft since april last year . high fuel costs , low yields usually spell the end for any carrier .\n\u25ba congo ( brazzaville ) : check out trans air congo ' s . . .\nnyassa air taxi has a shuttle service from usd280 per person from mfuwe to lilongwe .\na4o - vl with air ceylon titles taxiing past omani a4o - ab at heathrow .\na4o - vl in gulf air colours but wearing air ceylon titles seen here in storage , probably after its sale to the raf . photo via aviation photography of miami collection\nthe later gulf air scheme seen in dubai in 1978 . photo by g . hall\nmalawi is celebrating two new airlines which have taken to the skies this summer . both malawian owned and managed , ulendo airlink and swift air are operating scheduled flights connecting the country\u2019s major tourism and commercial centres , to meet the needs of both business and leisure travellers .\ntitle : taylor swift\u2019s reputation part 2 . author : the chemist . celebs : taylor swift , cara delevingne . codes : mff , mf , ff , anal , oral , rim . summary : second part of . . .\n4 . i have been reading mixed messages ( good and bad ) about swift air . to your knowlege , are the flights reliable ie on time , or at least flying the day they are supposed to ? difficult to say - they have recently teamed with air malawi to share flights so they are becoming more reliable - best to have back up option !\ntaylor swift tells time why she left the streaming business of spotify and who she looks up to in the business .\nswift air is a privately owned airline in malawi . they offer a reliable , efficient and safe service with a smile . all aircraft are twin engined turbine aircraft to fulfill companies ' corporate policies on air travel . highly qualified , mature pilots are assisted in the cabin by friendly and well trained cabin crew who look after all the needs and safety of the passengers .\n4 . i have been reading mixed messages ( good and bad ) about swift air . to your knowlege , are the flights reliable ie on time , or at least flying the day they are supposed to ?\nwith devaluation , our traffic has gone down as less and less people are able to travel ,\nsaid air malawi ' s director of marketing tony chimpukuso wednesday .\nunderstand air passenger traffic flows in any and every market . analyse where air passenger traffic originates , connects and ends , forecast new routes , and analyse point of sale by country and region .\nprior to its grounding swift air operated domestically between lilongwe , blantyre , mzuzu , karonga with a single regional flight operated to johannesburg , south africa whilst their fleet consisted of a south african leased mcdonnell douglas dc - 9 ( zs - gau ? ) , an embraer 120 ( 9j - ryl ) and a beechcraft 1900d . all of have either been returned to their respective owners or grounded as a result of the financial crisis at swift air .\nswift air ' s aircraft all follow the manufacturer ' s maintenance programmes and there is never any compromise on safety . they have their own engineering department for day to day maintenance but all major overhauls are done by outside professional companies .\nhe appears to float on air after walking off the last step of the impressive wooden staircase in his malawi mansion but at the crucial moment , the camera pans to his feet .\ncontroversial zimbabwe prophet shepherd bushiri claims this footage is proof that he can ' walk on air . '\nair malawi is a regional airline , owned by the government of malawi , which affords access to this remarkable country as well as providing the main air link between the nation ' s capital , lilongwe and the country ' s second largest city , blantyre . unusually for a national carrier the airline in not based in the capital but instead from its hub in blantyre .\nhi all , air malawi is no more , a new company in association with ethiopian is due to be formed but hasnt happened yet . there are currently no flights between lilongwe and blantyre\nwe accept paypal making flight purchases with air malawi easy and more secure for customers . paypal is one of the leading forms of online payment , with more than 169 million accounts worldwide .\nan employee who held a senior position at the company but spoke on strict condition of anonymity told zodiak that the ceo left two months ago amid pressure from the debtors . \u201cwhen all our planes were suspended two months ago due to financial challenges , the owner decided to continue selling tickets and in turn use air malawi to fly the customers , \u201d said the employee adding ; \u201cthe debt with air malawi rose to millions and she decided again to use independent travel agents to book our customers on air malawi flights but she has failed to pay them too . \u201d\naxa malawi ( 00 265 1 874254 ; urltoken ) runs a premium non - stop , air - conditioned coach between blantyre and lilongwe twice daily ( four hours ; 3 , 500 malawi kwacha / \u00a313 ) as well as more rustic stopping services running all over the country .\nnationals of hong kong may enter malawi visa - free for up to 30 days .\nfounded in january 2011 , the airline was seen as a viable alternative to the unreliable parastatal air malawi , whose own future has been called into doubt over heavy continuous annual losses , which for the year 2011 , amounted to mwk1 . 1billion . the losses have been attributed to air malawi ' s continued use of leased aircraft for operations ; a reliable if very expensive way to operate .\nbooking staff can be contacted by email or via the website . as well as a head office in lilongwe swift air also has offices at kamuzu international airport , lilongwe , chileka international airport , blantyre , mzuzu airport , mzuzu and karonga airport , karonga .\nagree on the above - bus would be best option - due to fuel issues and you will also have a drop off car hire cost too . or you could arrange a private road transfer - email info @ urltoken for a quot . swift air and air malawi might be an option - again email the above address to find out latest time table etc . if you need accommodation in blantyre - check out these options www . urltoken / hotels - in - blantyre\nlonely planet\u2019s zambia & malawi guide is available now , price \u00a317 . 99 ( urltoken )\nand we are still waiting for the new government to state their position on air malawi . the previous government was not interested in us . they just wanted us to close down ,\nh e said .\nmalawi had already regularly been visited by eaa and bua vc10s when air malawi bought g - asiw off british caledonian . operating in a bright red livery it was the flagship of the company for several years until in 1979 it was deemed beyond economic use . stored for several years at bournemouth ( hurn ) it eventually flew home to malawi where it was left to decay , eventually being scrapped in 1994 .\nembassy of the republic of malawi to belgium , the netherlands , luxembourg , switzerland and france .\nair ceylon never owned its own vc10 but operated services from colombo to london using boac vc10s which were allocated on availability . in december 1977 a4o - vl was leased from gulf air for the same purpose . after the lease , in january 1978 , a4o - vl was returned to gulf air but probably never flew another route for them as the aircraft was sold to the raf in the same year and the photo on the right shows it stored with the air ceylon titles still present .\nas a school boy i watched the swift fly from chilbolton . a few years later some of the airframes were at raf st athan being used for trade training .\nwestern - standard hotels can be found in blantyre , lilongwe , zomba and mzuzu , as well as along the shores of lake malawi . the lake malawi resort hotels cater primarily to international tourists .\nit is the widespread highlands and forests that provide the most impressive of the malawi ' s varied scenery . up where the air is fresh and cool are clear mountain streams , heaths , rolling montane grassland and evergreen forests .\nthe airline\u2019s domestic service timetable compliments existing routes already offered by the national carrier , air malawi with connections to international flights from kamuzu international to johannesburg , nairobi and addis ababa . ulendo airlink is also available to quote for private charters .\nuds air shepherd program co - founder rob hannaford will speak at the show on 24 july as part of the lindbergh innovation forum .\nlooking for flights to malawi ? skyscanner australia is simple , fast and free so finding your flights to malawi and saving on airfare , couldn\u2019t be easier . we search hundreds of airlines and compare prices for thousands of destinations around the world to find you the cheapest flights to malawi whenever you want to go . if your dates are flexible then skyscanner can show you the cheapest days of the month to fly to malawi . why not add a hotel to your flight to malawi ? for the best hotel deals in malawi have a look at skyscanner australia hotels . skyscanner searches all the best hotel suppliers to bring you best deals . once you have found your perfect flight to malawi , why not bookmark skyscanner and if come back for your next adventure .\nmalawi has been known for years as\nthe warm heart of africa\n, and malawians are known for their friendliness and hospitality . malawi is not known as a particularly dangerous travel destination for western foreigners and expatriates .\nair techniques , inc . continues to pave the way with compelling , reliable dental products , ensuring today\u2019s dental professionals are \u201cequipped for life\u00ae\u201d .\naccording to the report , operations were halted after sheriffs impounded the company\u2019s property in lilongwe for unpaid debt , believed to be in the region of millions of kwacha , owed to its landlord , airport development limited , air malawi and independent travel agents .\nmalawi ' s largest tertiary education structure at present is the university of malawi which is made up of chancellor college located in the heart of zomba , blantyre polytechnic in chichiri and college of medicine . bunda college of agriculture and kamuzu college of nursing are located in lilongwe . there is also mzuzu university in the northern part of malawi .\ni worked on swifts camberas hunters javelins when i was posted to cmu raf laarbruch . i have still got a scaar on my head going under the wing of a leaking swift in the hanger\nair malawi operates a fleet of four aircraft on a route network including six destinations including one domestic destination , lilongwe and four international ones : johannesburg ( south africa ) , harare ( zimbabwe ) , dar es salaam ( tanzania ) and lusaka ( zambia ) .\nu . s . sen . john mccain of arizona and his wife cindy shared in a happy occasion saturday night \u2013 the wedding of their son jack mccain to renee swift , the senator\u2019s . . .\nif you are coming into malawi from mozambique , you can as well use train transport from nampula in mozambique to arrive at the train station at blantyre in malawi . another alternative is boarding a ferry at the either cobue or metangula port in mozambique to arrive at likoma island of malawi . if you are entering from zambia , then board a car at the zambian border of mchinji and use the road route to lilongwe city of malawi . public buses are available in lusaka - zambia , mbeya - karonga route in tanzania , and dar es salaam in tanzania , which will take you to lilongwe , karonga , or mzuzu in malawi .\n56 squadron received their first swift f . 1s on the 13th of february 1954 , though the aircraft had numerous restrictions placed upon them with regards to gun firing , top speed and service ceiling . in spite of this , the swift still holds the honour of being the first british built swept - wing jet fighter into raf service . numerous accidents resulted in the grounding of all swifts in late august , and 56 squadron ' ground itself to a halt ' . the central fighter establishment said that it was unlikely that the swift would ever be a suitable fighter . when f . 2s replaced the f . 1s a few days later ( 30th august ) , the restrictions were relaxed , but two aircraft were then lost in pitch - up accidents and the swift fleet was once again grounded . by march of 1955 the raf had had quite enough of the swift and the order was given to withdraw them from service . the major problem was the type was completely incapable of combat at altitudes beyond 40 , 000 ft - it had neither the manouevrability , endurance or reliability required .\ntravelling around malawi\u2019s tourist attractions takes you to a variety of destinations that makes touring in malawi a memorable holiday event . cape maclear is a fine destination for sandy beach fun in the beautiful natural surroundings of the cape that juts into the large malawi lake . likoma and chisumulu islands are also interesting places to visit . liwonde national park houses a variety of wildlife species like the eagles and the african elephants . apart from sightseeing all these attractions , there are fun activities you can indulge in , like boat riding in lake malawi , water sports , nature trekking , mountain biking , and culture indulgence by visiting villages to understand the local malawi culture blend .\nzomba is the old colonial capital of malawi and is noted for its british colonial architecture , the university of malawi , and the remarkable zomba plateau which rises immediately west of the city . while in zomba , visit the extensive market , purchase fabric and handicrafts .\nmalawi is a tourist destination in africa popular for bearing africa\u2019s third largest lake , lake malawi . malawi is situated in east africa , next to mozambique , tanzania , and zambia . malawi is an independent of friendly people , rich cultural heritage , and a wide variety of attractions that make the country one of the top tourist destinations among south african countries . english is the official language in malawi , while chichewa is the local tongue spoken and common in most remote and urban centers of the country . the geographical scenery of the country is mostly a plateau landscape , and it experiences an alternating warm and rainy season , to a cool and dry season .\ntrains are no longer running in malawi . minibuses are doing all the stretches of road , and you can catch trains in mozambique .\nback in , i think , 1956 , s a teenager , i had the priviledge of working on the swift at the supermarine factory at trowbridge . my job was to paint some evil smelling white solution inside the tailpipe . we also used compressed air drills . since i was ( and am ) ' keen ' on aircraft , the job was a pleasure . a beautiful ' plane ' .\nthe only beers you will generally find are brewed in blantyre by carlsberg , and it ' s products are available in restaurants and stores throughout the country . a normal carlsberg is known as a ' green ' , but also come as special brew , stout , classic , elephant , light or kuche kuche . you can also buy imported drinks such as heineken , kronenbourg , smirnoff ice , barcadi breezer and some ciders in certain bars . malawi also produces it ' s own spirits - notably malawi vodka , malawi gin , malawi rum , gold label brandy and the cane spirit powers . malawi gin & tonic is a very nice , popular expat drink in the country .\nin central malawi , to the west of the lake , the nkhotakota wildlife reserve has 1 , 800sq km of woodland and grasses . experience the wildlife here by hiking and fly - camping . it has malawi ' s last lion population as well as elephant and leopard .\ntoday a major operator , gulf air is partly indebted to the vc10 for its position on the market . initially leasing vc10s from boac , gulf air later bought them off the shelf when boac sold off their fleet of standard vc10s . five airframes were used and these formed the backbone of a large scale route structure expansion , although a4o - vl also spent some time being leased to air ceylon . after a hectic three year operation the vc10s were sold off again , this time going to the raf for conversion .\ni worked on swifts camberas hunters javelins when i was posted to cmu raf laarbruch . i have still got a scaar on my head going under the wing of a leaking swift in the hanger . this was between 1961 - 1963\nlike most other former british colonies , traffic moves on the left in malawi with most cars having their steering wheel on the right . drink - driving is prohibited in malawi . it has a zero - tolerance rule meaning that a driver must not consume any alcohol at all .\nand do they need an old air malawi skipper from years ago who has 10 , 000 hours 737 and loads of africa experience ? would give my right arm to go back and finish my career where i started , oh , and train the next generation along the way . pm me if you know anything , please !\nmalawi is a special place , with unique experiences around every corner . it is a landlocked country with by zambia to the northwest , tanzania to the northeast and mozambique to the south , southwest and southeast . as well as world famous walking safaris , the main attractions are the 365 mile long lake malawi and the world heritage site recognised chongoni rock art area . malawi may not be the first country to choose for a safari adventure but for your second , third or even fourth trip malawi\u2019s national parks and wildlife reserves offer completely unspoilt wilderness and the absence of mass tourism .\nair malawi which in the recent years had been dogged with a surmount of difficulty in its operations seems to be crawling back to serious business with a full force as it has just revamped its cargo services department at its offices at heathrow airport , london in the united kingdom ( uk ) with a an improved service delivery .\nworked at cmu laarbruch 60 / 61 and travelled to jever to remove swift wings and rebush wing root bushes , seem to remember the bolts just fell out . also the wing was very phrone to fuel leaks was glad to see them replaced with hunters\nmalawi has a massive diversity of beautiful landscapes . the highest peaks in malawi touch 10 , 000 ft ( 3 , 000m ) while the lowest point is barely above sea level . this range of altitudes in a small area help to make the landscape of malawi one of the most varied in all africa . it is generally a green , lush country , with plateaux , highlands , forests , mountains , plains , escarpments and dramatic river valleys .\nhi there , what option did you go with ? i ' m going to malawi next week & am considering flying into lilongwe & hiring a car .\nas he is about to land , the camera quickly pans away to avoid filming one of the men who helped to suspend bushiri in the air to make it look as though he was floating .\noag leverages the world ' s largest network of air travel data to provide accurate , timely , actionable digital information and applications to the world\u2019s airlines , airports , government agencies and travel - related service companies .\nthe rift valley is the dominant feature , providing the vast chasm that lake malawi fills , and extending to te south of the country following the shire river that drains the lake . the flatter areas of the rift valley in south malawi are home to some important wetlands , including elephant marsh , down in the lower shire valley .\nwith the raf having decided that the swift was a dead - end as a fighter , and with the hunter now entering widespread servicein this role , the swift ' s fortunes lay in what had been seen as a secondary role - reconnaissance . the fr . 5 was fitted with a lengthened nose housing cameras and this was finally a useful aircraft , and as it operated at medium to low level , the high altitude problems did not matter . from march 1956 ii ( ac ) squadron ( and later 79 squadron ) operated the fr . 5 in germany .\nunfortunately many car rentals in southern africa do not allow you to enter malawi with their cars . you might have the best chances if you rent a car in zambia .\nthe swift fr . 5 actually did very well in the reconaissance role ; in 1957 and 1959 swifts actually won the nato ' royal flush ' reconaissance competition , conclusively beating off the best types other nations could offer , including the american ' s rf - 84 thunderflash . the punishing low - level reconaissance role proved to be no problem for the strong swift airframe , and no fatigue problems were encountered . it even became a popular aircraft with crews , something that would have amazed the crews of earlier variants . fr . 5s were eventually replaced by the hunter fr . 10 .\nthe viphya highlands - undulating hills swathed in evergreen forests - stretch north - south in north malawi and reach the edge of the rift valley . finally , in north malawi is the nyika plateau , a rolling whaleback grassland plateau unique in africa . much of this highest and most extensive high plateau surface in central africa is gazetted as the nyika national park .\nthe local currency is the malawi kwacha , symbolised mwk . the currency is freely convertible ( but impossible to get rid of outside malawi ) and , as of september 2016 , trades at around mwk729 to the us dollar , mwk819 to the euro and mwk971 to the pound sterling . forex will also be accepted by almost everybody , particularly for larger purchases .\nthe best time to visit malawi is during the dry season ( may to mid - november ) . exodus ( 0845 805 0140 ; urltoken ) has a 16 - day trip taking in liwonde and nkhotakota national parks , lake malawi , and zambia ' s south luangwa national park from \u00a32 , 049 , including flights from heathrow , camping and most meals .\na proposed unarmed pr . 6 variant ( the type 550 ) was cancelled before production because of the reheat at altitude problems , but fourteen f . 7s were built ; these being equipped with radar in an extended nose cone and blue sky ( fairey fireflash ) beam - riding air - to - air missiles . while not used in raf squadron service , they provided valuable information to the guided weapon development squadron and were the first raf fighters to employ aams .\nmalawi ( chichewa : mala\u0175i ) is a country in africa , bordered by mozambique to the south and east , tanzania to the north , zambia to the west . lake malawi , the third largest lake in africa , runs along most of its eastern border . it ' s often described as the\nwarm heart of africa\n, referring to the friendliness of the people .\nluxury\nbuses , medium - sized buses , and minibuses all service malawi . they vary in comfort and price . vehicle condition can be very poor and road accidents are relatively common .\nmoving back to the swift programme proper , the second of the real swift ancestors was vv119 , the type 528 . very soon after its first flight on the 27th of march 1950 , it was modified to change the hated tailwheel undercarriage to a nosewheel arrangement ( though the twin tailwheels were retained as bumpers ) . other modifications were carried out ; longer , pointed nose ; kinked wing leading edge , larger fuselage diameter ( to accommodate an afterburning tailpipe ) , greater fuel capacity and provision for four cannon in the wings . in this form the aircraft was known as the type 535 , and this variation first flew on the 23rd of august 1950 .\nthe story of nigeria airways and the vc10 , and the crash of 5n - abd is well presented in scott henderson ' s\nsilent , swift , superb : the story of the vc10\n. pages 88 - 93 , detailing the story of nigeria airways and the vc10 , including the crash , are reproduced on this page :\nmalawi\u2019s people are its greatest asset - friendly , welcoming , colourful and vibrant . it ' s impossible to visit and not become engaged with the people , but there are now opportunities to spend time in real villages ( including staying overnight ) for a first - hand experience of the cultures , traditions and daily life . this is an option pretty much everywhere in malawi , and one well worth taking .\nwhen searching for accommodation in malawi , you will facilities in the forms of lodging , hotel rooms , and camping sites . the hotels at lake malawi are of international standards and luxurious , hence they bear a dear charge for every day spent overnight in their hotel rooms . there are lodgings located within the wildlife region . the bua river lodge is located at the eastern side of the nkhotakota wildlife reserve .\nalternative airlines is an online travel agency bonded by the international air transport association ( iata ) . we specialise in finding the best available fares on the widest range of airlines and making them available to you online , with prices in the currency of your choice .\nnote that there are no direct buses from mbeya to malawi although scammers in mbeya bus station will tell you so , and sell you tickets . you must take a bus to the border and walk across .\none of the most interesting ways to get to know a country and its people , and which has become increasingly popular , is to volunteer . as volunteer you can support malawi in terms of community development , wildlife conservation or education . to get a broad overview of all the organizations that offer volunteer opportunities in malawi , you can search and compare the projects on a comparison platform [ 1 ] for international volunteer work .\nnkhotakota on the shores of lake malawi in the central region , is where the explorer david livingston sat down with the swahili arab slave traders to attempt to negotiate an end to the slave trade . nkhotakota was a slave entrepot , from which slaves were ferried across lake malawi to the eastern shore to resume their travel over land to what is now the tanzanian coast . nkhotakota is a compact and fascinating town , old in its way and true to the ethnic diversity of this region of malawi . the place is renowned amongst the tourists for its unspoilt golden sandy beaches north of nkhotakota . it is home to several small family - run resorts .\ncrowded minibuses whizz between malawi ' s towns and villages on a leave - when - full basis . in rural areas , hopping a\nbus\nmay mean sitting in the back of a pick - up truck .\nwhen i started my raf apprenticeship at halton in 1957 , there was some swift airframes being broken up . during my later service , i spoke with fellow armourers who had worked on the thing . it was not well loved by them , mainly because the 30mm . cannon were prone to many technical stoppages when fired . basically , it was a lousy gun platform .\nmalawi ' s largest international airport is in lilongwe , although there are also some flights from blantyre to regional destinations . most travellers connect via johannesburg ( south africa ) , addis ababa ( ethiopia ) or nairobi ( kenya ) .\nlake malawi is the perfect playground for snorkellers and novice divers . there are no powerful tides , and although crocodiles cruise malawi ' s rivers they are seldom spotted in the lake . what you are likely to see are cichlids . more than 1 , 000 species of this brilliant tropical freshwater fish make diving in parts of the lake like exploring a giant fish tank as vast numbers of fish of every hue dart in and out of underwater caves and canyons .\nmost of malawi ' s 15 million inhabitants are subsistence farmers . the main ethnic groups are : the chewa , in the south and central area ; the yao , in the south ; and the tumbuka in the north . to learn more head for the kungoni centre of culture and art ( 00 265 1 262706 ; urltoken ) , at mua parish , 160km south - east of lilongwe . it is dedicated to greater understanding of malawi ' s culture and history and houses an art gallery , carving workshop and museum .\ncape maclear - laid back fishing village on the tip of a peninsula jutting out into the southern portion of lake malawi . the cape has excellent , sandy beaches and crystal - clear water perfect for swimming , and is a favourite among backpackers , boaters , and sun - seekers .\nstate carrier air malawi claims to be\nafrica ' s friendliest airline\n, but its limited network covers only nearby countries . they have flights from blantyre to lilongwe and back , 7 days a week . three times a week they fly from both lilongwe and blantyre to johannesburg ( su , w & f ) . two times a week there is a flight to dar es salaam ( tanzania ) , from blantyre and lilongwe ( sun , thu ) . lusaka ( zambia ) is three times a week ( su , w & f ) and harare ( zimbabwe ) is also three times a week ( su , w & sa ) .\nmuch of malawi is plateau , often reaching to 1 , 000m ( 3 , 000 ft ) , and the temperature in these highlands is moderate , with the hottest period occurring during the autumn rainy season and the coolest and chilliest in winter . the hottest region in the country is the lower shire river valley well south of blantyre . temperatures along scenic lake malawi are generally warm , but with a cooling breeze , especially in the evenings . winters ( may till july ) are dry . the rainy season begins in mid - october to early november and generally runs until march .\nto the far north is the nyika plateau , a starkly beautiful wilderness where antelope wander over open grassland and thick woods hide leopard and hyena . from here , you can hike to the colonial hilltop town of livingstonia , in 1894 , the free church of scotland founded a mission in the cool mountain air after heat and malaria foiled earlier attempts at cape maclear and bandawe .\ndirect buses run from lusaka , zambia to lilongwe , but are best avoided ( or done in stretches ) if 18 - 20 hours on a bus doesn ' t sound like your idea of a good time . there is also minibus from mbeya in tanzania to the border . from the border in malawi side , take a taxi to karonga . the cost is around mwk400 - 500 depending on negotiation . from karonga bus station , take a bus or minibus to other destinations in malawi . bus is cheaper than minibus . the easiest way take direct bus from dar es salaam in tanzania to mzuzu or lilongwe .\nhomosexuality is officially banned by the law , and homosexual and transgender couples should exercise discretion when traveling to malawi . it took a presidential pardon to release a couple recently arrested for\nhomosexuality\n( in reality , one of the persons involved was transgender ) and sentenced to 14 years of hard prison labour .\ndotted across malawi are remnants of former imperial occupiers , from the wide verandas of old tea planters ' houses in the south , to missionary churches at mua and likoma island ( pictured ) , and the sobering relics from the 1800s , when arab trader salim bin abdalla oversaw a large slave market at nkhotakota .\nthe lake is only part of malawi ' s charm . shrouded in a cotton - wool haze in malawi ' s deep south is the imposing mount mulanje , a impressive hunk of dark , twisted rock that looms 3 , 000m above the surrounding plains and tea plantations . mount mulanje is known locally as the\nisland in the sky\n. this is prime hiking territory : the mountain is criss - crossed by a clearly marked network of walking trails . the available routes last from one to several days and there ' s a collection of well - maintained huts along the trails in which travellers can spend the night .\nthere are high - level five - star resort hotels in some rural areas charging western prices . typical 5 star in blantyre / malawi would cost upwards of $ 220 / night if booked at the hotel itself ( oct 2017 ) ; even though some of them would run out of power on a hot night .\nunlike in kenya or south africa , malawi ' s nine national parks and wildlife reserves don ' t hold the promise of predator sightings , but they are also blissfully free of 4x4 traffic jams and they provide excellent opportunities to get close to wildlife on foot . elephant , hippo , zebra and antelope make appearances .\ncompared to its neighbours , the main roads in malawi are in surprisingly good shape and travel times between major destinations should be reasonable . the volume of traffic is low and most people drive reasonably slowly . road travel after dark is not advisable as road markings are poor to non - existent and not all cars have headlights .\nliwonde national park , 160km north of blantyre in southern malawi , is home to elephant herds , hippo , crocodile , zebra , antelope , hyena and more than 400 species of bird . it offers canoe safaris on the shire river . the park is also at the centre of a black rhino re - introduction programme ( urltoken ) .\non these borders we have swiftair manned offices on both sides and can offer a seamless service to clients who are transporting goods between these countries . we are able to offer transport and customs clearing services into namibia , botswana , lesotho , swaziland , mozambique , zimbabwe , malawi , zambia , angola and the democratic republic of congo drc .\nmalawians are in general extremely courteous , and a part of that courtesy is shaking hands , speaking softly , and referring to travellers and others with respect . malawians avoid rudeness . it is common for malawi men to hold hands when they ' ve gathered together to chat , and this shouldn ' t be given a sexual interpretation when it is encountered .\nprobably the best national coach services are provided by axa bus company . they have their main office building very close the the immigration department in lilongwe . they are also the only company with some sort of a timetable which they follow very well for malawian standards . axa coaches go to the bigger cities of malawi and generally don ' t stop in small towns .\nhandmade wood and soapstone carvings , wood and cane furniture , colourful textiles , pottery , beadwork have high standards - especially at the mua mission to the south of salima . they have their own shop and traditional musical instruments make good souvenirs throughout malawi . australians and new zealanders will need to factor in the fumigation and quarantine charges when they return home , though .\nthe cultural museum centre at karonga ( 00 265 1 362574 ; urltoken cmck ) , in the far north of malawi , highlights fossil discoveries in the rift valley , most famously a dinosaur skeleton ,\nmalawisaurus\n, up to 140 million years old . there ' s also the lower jaw of homo rudolfensis , a 2 . 5 - million - year - old man .\nfood options in the major cities of lilongwe and blantyre are good . fast food \u2014 to include burgers , pizza , and fried chicken \u2014 is very popular in malawi . for sit - down meals , ethnic eateries ( thanks to a significant ex - pat population ) are popular . do note that , in many restaurants , pork products are not served to accommodate the muslim population .\nthe african flying boats company has pledged to invest an additional k3billion ( $ 20 million ) into the airline over the next two years , and has also promised to introduce two new 30 passenger amphibian plans to their fleet . these will be used on services to some of the relatively smaller and understated lake malawi beach resorts in an exciting and innovative move to boost the region\u2019s tourism industry .\nmalawi\u2019s cuisine involves unique blend of recipes that include maize , dried fish , and pumpkin leaves . some restaurants offer the local dishes at low cheaper prices than the hotels in town and in the city . apart from the local cuisine , the western food dishes are also available . in case a tourist is muslim , he or she will never be served with pork meat in most restaurants .\nthis company acquired their vc10s through the merger with bua , getting four airframes as part of the deal . the vc10 ' s were repainted and given names of famous ' lochs ' in keeping with british caledonian tradition . they flew in this guise for three years , mainly on bcal ' s south american routes , after which they were sold off one by one . in 1971 fleet changes were announced , the company would rather standardise on the 707s , and a sales brochure was drawn up for the vc10 fleet . eventually , g - atdj went to the rae in february 1973 , g - asix to the omani government in october 1974 and g - asiw followed in november 1974 going to air malawi . g - arta ' s accident in 1972 sealed her fate before a potential new owner turned up . dave thaxter has set up a wonderful tribute website dedicated to british caledonian .\nto get into malawi from mozambique , in the south , one can take the bus from tete ( north - west mozambique ) to zobwe . after crossing , take another bus from the border to blantyre . this crossing is quite hectic , and it is closed at night , so one should plan on getting there early , and trying to keep it cool with all the border - hawkers .\nmalawi has both patriarchal and matriarchal ethnicities and cultures . in the cities , men tend to be more respected than women , but the reverse might be true in the rural villages depending on ethnicity . whites tend to be well - respected , a holdover from colonial times , but this is largely a malawian ' s way of being courteous . accept their hospitality . they are an exceptionally friendly people .\nunlike the general idea that minibuses fly over the road , ignoring every traffic sign . they are the slowest mode of transportation . in general , transport in malawi is slow , but it ' s not unheard of doing lilongwe to zomba in 7 or 8 hours on a minibus whereas most big buses do it in 5 to 6 hours . also , minibuses are more expensive than the big buses on longer distances .\nthe ruler of qatar felt that his position justified the use of an impressive vip transport and for this purpose g - arvj was put on a long - term wet lease to the qatar government . although not owned by them the aircraft did fly in gulf air colours , apparently she was sometimes used as a spare aircraft for their services . it provided an interesting posting for several boac ( by then british airways ) crews until it was returned to boac , and was sold to the raf as a spares source for the conversion program ."]}
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( achn ) among five cheap healthcare stocks to buy now\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . common stock ( cprx ) historical prices & data - urltoken\nsources : catalyst pharmaceuticals and filings with the u . s . securities and exchange commission .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals announces publication of cpp - 115 clinical efficacy data for infantile spasm - bioflorida , inc .\ncompany contact patrick j . mcenany catalyst pharmaceuticals chief executive officer ( 305 ) 420 - 3200 pmcenany @ urltoken\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals inc\u2019s ( nasdaq : cprx ) : catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . , a biopharmaceutical company , focuses on the development and commercialization of therapies for people with rare debilitating diseases . with the latest financial year lossread more . . .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) files sec prospectus - abn newswire ( @ abn _ newswire )\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals stock split history | www . stock split history . com | copyright \u00a9 2013 - 2018 , all rights reserved\nlooking at the catalyst pharmaceuticals stock split history from start to finish , an original position size of 1000 shares would have turned into 1000 today . below , we examine the compound annual growth rate \u2014 cagr for short \u2014 of an investment into catalyst pharmaceuticals shares , starting with a $ 10 , 000 purchase of cprx , presented on a split - history - adjusted basis factoring in the complete catalyst pharmaceuticals stock split history .\ncoral gables - based catalyst pharmaceuticals is betting its future on a drug called firdapse , which is used to treat a rare neurological disease called lems .\nshe began taking firdapse , a new drug that was then being tested in clinical trials by coral gables - based catalyst pharmaceuticals , and saw dramatic improvement .\ncoral gables , fla . , june 13 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic . . .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals reported a net loss for the second quarter of 2015 , but also said it expects to submit a new medication for federal drug administration approval in the fourth quarter of this year .\ncprx catalyst pharmaceutical partners inc . stock and investing information on stocktwits ( cprx )\npatrick mcenany is the ceo and co - founder of catalyst pharmaceuticals . the company is betting its future on a drug called firdapse , which is used to treat a rare neurological disease called lems .\ncoral gables , fla . , june 13 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today\ncoral gables , fla . , may 31 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today\ncoral gables , fla . , may 02 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today\ncoral gables , fla . , may 09 , 2018 - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic . . .\nhistorical stock splits for catalyst pharmaceuticals since 2006 . prices shown are actual historical values and are not adjusted for either splits or dividends . please see the\nhistorical prices\ntab for adjusted price values .\nreata enrolls first patient in phase 3 catalyst trial of bardoxolone methyl in ctd - pah patients and reports positive interim data from ctd - pah patients in phase 2 lariat trial | reata pharmaceuticals , inc .\ncoral gables , fla . , april 24 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today is\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today announced the appointment of daniel j . brennan as chief commercial officer . mr . brennan will be responsible for leading the company\u2019s marketing , sales and commercial operations as catalyst prepares for a potential launch of firdapse\u00ae . \u201cwe are pleased to welcome dan to the catalyst team , as he brings extensive experience in leading the commercial efforts at biopharmaceutical companies , particularly those focused on orphan , neurological diseases , \u201d said patrick j . mcenany , chairman and chief executive officer of catalyst pharmaceuticals .\nthese analysts , plus piper jaffray , have all assigned \u201cbuy\u201d ratings to catalyst stock .\nhistorical daily stock prices for catalyst pharmaceuticals since 2006 adjusted for splits and dividends . open , high , low , close ( ohlc ) data as well as percentage changes for multiple date ranges . display 20 , 50 and 200 day moving averages and export charts as images to use in articles and blogs . the latest closing price for catalyst pharmaceuticals ( cprx ) as of july 06 , 2018 is 3 . 29 .\n- - pdufa date set for november 28 , 2018 coral gables , fla . , may 29 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with . . .\nteva pharmaceuticals has agreed with procter & gamble to terminate the pgt healthcare partnership that they founded in 2011 to market otc medicines .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . , may also evaluate that drug for the treatment of myasthenia gravis and other rare neuromuscular diseases . no clinical programs for these indications have yet been developed , the company stated in the prospectus .\n- - pdufa date set for november 28 , 2018 coral gables , fla . , may 29 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular\npivotal study sites in u . s . and italy coral gables , fla . , april 19 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular\nor successfully commercialized , and those other factors described in catalyst ' s annual report on form 10 - k for the fiscal year 2015 and its other filings with the u . s . securities and exchange commission ( sec ) , could adversely affect catalyst . copies of catalyst ' s filings with the sec are available from the sec , may be found on catalyst ' s website , or may be obtained upon request from catalyst . catalyst does not undertake any obligation to update the information contained herein , which speaks only as of this date .\nat catalyst pharmaceuticals , we understand that receiving a rare disease diagnosis can be extremely difficult . often patients feel isolated and hopeless . that\u2019s why we believe that , when you\u2019re battling a rare disease\u2014it\u2019s all about the company you keep .\ninvestor contact brian korb the trout group llc ( 646 ) 378 - 2923 media contact david schull russo partners ( 212 ) 845 - 4271 company contact patrick j . mcenany catalyst pharmaceuticals chief executive officer ( 305 ) 420 - 3200\nderek , i think your picture of catalyst pharmaceuticals is incomplete at best . they have licensed gaba - aminotransferase inhibitors from rick silverman\u2019s lab , and it looks like they are supporting preclinical studies with these compounds for ptsd and other disorders :\ncoral gables , fla . , may 10 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today reported financial results for the first quarter ended march 31 , 2017 .\ncatalyst pharmaceutical partners signed a licensing deal with northwestern university for a potential new treatment for neurological diseases .\nsince 2011 , catalyst has raised about $ 86 . 4 million by selling shares to the public .\ntwo months ago the fda slapped a refuse to file letter on catalyst pharmaceuticals\u2019 ( $ cprx ) rare disease drug firdapse - - and the woe keeps raining down as the u . s . regulator now wants the biotech to undertake more trials .\ncurrent and historical pe ratio for catalyst pharmaceuticals ( cprx ) from 2006 to 2018 . the price to earnings or pe ratio is calculated by taking the latest closing price and dividing it by the most recent earnings per share ( eps ) number . the pe ratio is a simple way to assess whether a stock is over or under valued and is the most widely used valuation measure . the current pe ratio for catalyst pharmaceuticals ( cprx ) as of march 31 , 2018 is 0 . 00 .\nfriday , catalyst stock closed at $ 5 . 21 a share , down 1 cent from the previous day . the 52 - week range for catalyst was $ 2 . 14 to $ 5 . 30 .\n\u00a9 2018 reata pharmaceuticals , inc . all rights reserved . | sitemap | legal message | privacy policy | site designed and developed by agency creative .\ncatalyst also hit a bump in the road late last year when a small group of catalyst shareholders sued the company for damages , claiming that catalyst failed to disclose that another company \u2014 jacobus \u2014 was testing a drug biologically equivalent to firdapse . that omission caused them to lose money on the stock in 2013 , they claimed \u2014 although catalyst shares in the five years leading up to year - end 2014 have increased significantly .\ncoral gables , fla . , march 29 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and . . .\ncoral gables , fla . , march 12 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and . . .\ncoral gables , fla . , aug . 09 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today reported financial results for the second quarter ended june 30 , 2017 and provided a corporate update .\ncoral gables , fla . , feb . 28 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and . . .\nthis prospectus offering is part of the company\u2019s shelf registration statement declared effective by the sec on march 19 , 2014 . that enabled it to periodically sell its stock shares in the aggregate of $ 33 , 842 , 512 , catalyst pharmaceuticals said in the new prospectus filing .\ncoral gables , fla . , march 29 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today announced its\ncoral gables , fla . , march 12 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today announced that\nthanks for posting links . loathsome individuals all . my sentiment is that if readers find the actions and behavior of catalyst pharmaceuticals\u2019 executive management , bos , and sab professionally and ethically objectionable ( certainly do ) , then make their lives as difficult and as uncomfortable as legally permissible .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals has announced they are offering an expanded access program ( eap ) for firdapse\u2122 ( amifampridine phosphate tablets equivalent to 10 mg amifampridine ) . eligible patients will be part of a phase iv open label study the company is conducting as they complete the submission requirements for regulatory approval .\nor catalyst could decide that it can\u2019t afford to move ahead , and investors could lose tens of millions of dollars .\ninvestors focus will be on pipeline and regulatory updates during catalyst ' s ( cprx ) fourth - quarter earnings call .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today announced that the company will be presenting at the jefferies 2018 global healthcare conference , in new york . patrick j . mcenany , catalyst\u2019s chief executive officer and steven miller , ph . d . , chief scientific officer / coo , will provide an overview of the company and its key programs on wednesday , june 6 at 8 : 00 am et .\ninvestor contact brian korb the trout group llc ( 646 ) 378 - 2923 company contact patrick j . mcenany catalyst pharmaceuticals chief executive officer ( 305 ) 420 - 3200 media contacts david schull matt middleman , m . d . russo partners ( 212 ) 845 - 4271 ( 212 ) 845 - 4272\nfor many years , mcenany was an executive in the pharmaceuticals industry . he had been chairman and chief executive office of miami - based royce laboratories inc . , and oversaw its merger with watson pharmaceuticals of california . after the merger , he was president of royce , then a wholly owned subsidiary of watson , and vice president for corporate development at watson .\n- - company to host quarterly conference call at 8 : 30 am et tomorrow coral gables , fla . , may 09 , 2018 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating ,\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( catalyst ) ( cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating , chronic neuromuscular and neurological diseases , today announced that it will release first quarter 2018 financial results after market close on wednesday , may 9 , 2018 . further , catalyst management will host an investment - community conference call at 8 : 30 a . m . et on thursday , may 10 , 2018 to discuss the financial results and to provide a corporate update . a webcast replay will be available on the catalyst website for 30 days following the call by visiting the investor page of the company ' s website at www . catalystpharma . com .\ncatalyzed reactions can be broadly characterized into two categories : heterogeneous and homogeneous . in heterogeneous reactions , the phase of catalyst is different from that of reactants , i . e . solid , liquid or gas . however , it can also mean that the miscibility of the catalyst is different from the reaction mixture too . with homogeneous reactions , the catalyst and other reactants are the same phase and are miscible with one another . the type of reaction will have implications for the recovery of the catalyst post - reaction .\nanalysts from two other investment advisory firms , suntrust robinson humphrey and mlv & co . , also have assigned \u201cbuy\u201d ratings to catalyst . thompson / first call reported this month that four analysts cover catalyst , and all four currently have a \u201cbuy\u201d rating on the stock .\nnot sure i\u2019d get that worked up about this . catalyst is running a phase 3 trial . they are putting money into this .\nat june 30 , 2017 , catalyst had cash and cash equivalents and short - term investments of $ 35 . 1 million and no debt . catalyst believes that its existing capital resources will be sufficient to support its planned operations through at least the next 12 months .\nat march 31 , 2017 , catalyst had cash and cash equivalents and short - term investments of $ 36 . 5 million and no debt . catalyst believes that its existing capital resources will be sufficient to support its planned operations through at least the next 12 months .\nwhen the drug failed to work on cocaine addicts during clinical trials , catalyst lost millions of dollars and saw its shares plummet in 2012 .\ninvestors apparently agree . in february , catalyst raised about $ 34 . 7 million by selling 11 . 5 million shares of its stock .\ncatalyst has said however that , should it gain approval , it will discount the drug heavily if a patient struggles substantially to pay it .\ncatalyst is a small biopharmaceutical company that finds and develops drugs to treat rare diseases , a business that requires large investments and carries a high level of risk . although it currently does not sell any drugs , the company has invested heavily in developing one new compound \u2014 called firdapse \u2014 for treating two rare and debilitating neurological diseases . catalyst will soon apply to the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) for approval to sell firdapse in north america . if the fda grants approval , catalyst expects to begin selling this new drug sometime next year . the company is also developing another new drug to treat other rare medical conditions such as infantile spasms and tourette syndrome . the fda defines rare diseases or disorders as those affecting less than 200 , 000 people in the united states . the company , originally founded as catalyst pharmaceutical partners inc . , recently changed its name to catalyst pharmaceuticals inc .\ncatalyst is designed to detect a minimum treatment effect of 12 . 5 meters assuming a standard deviation of 50 meters . the observed treatment effect in the lariat ctd - pah subgroup analyses , both with and without the anemic patients included , is larger than the minimally detectable treatment effect in catalyst . further , the pooled standard deviation observed in lariat of 37 meters is lower than the estimated standard deviation of 50 meters in catalyst .\nrountree , for example , received firdapse at no charge under catalyst\u2019s phase iii clinical trial and currently obtains it under the company\u2019s expanded access program .\nas a development - stage specialty pharmaceutical company , catalyst had no revenues in either the first quarter of 2017 or the first quarter of 2016 .\nnow catalyst is poised to face the final hurdle in the fda process : applying for new drug approval ( nda ) . to succeed , catalyst must submit data proving conclusively to regulators that firdapse is safe to use on patients . the company expects to do that this summer or early fall .\ninvestment advisory firm suntrust robinson humphrey recently predicted that catalyst will price firdapse at $ 70 , 000 to $ 100 , 000 per year per patient . another equity research firm , mlv & co . , predicted that catalyst could charge between $ 150 , 000 to $ 200 , 000 per year .\nmajor pharmaceutical companies like merck , bayer and pfizer spend most of their research money \u2014 estimated by the pharmaceuticals industry to have totaled more than $ 51 billion last year \u2014 on new drugs targeting large population groups .\nhuckel , who died in december , also had a long career in the pharmaceutical sector . he earned his medical degree from the university of vienna and worked in the hoechst group for 29 years . he retired in 1993 as chairman of the board of hoechst - roussel pharmaceuticals inc . , and he was a member of the rockefeller university council as well as catalyst\u2019s board .\ncoral gables - based catalyst pharmaceuticals , which trades on the nasdaq exchange under the symbol cprx , lost $ 15 . 5 million last year and nearly $ 12 . 2 million in 2013 . these losses resulted mostly from large investments in research and development for a drug to treat a rare autoimmune neurological disease called lems ( lambert - eaton myasthenic syndrome ) and other neurological disorders .\nand its development by publicly traded catalyst throws a spotlight on the way orphan drugs are readied for the federal approval they need before they can hit the marketplace .\naccording to biopharmguy , a national website that provides a data base on pharmaceutical companies in each state , florida has more than 120 biotech , pharmaceutical and life sciences companies . the list includes catalyst , bio - tissue , beckman - coulter , teva and noven pharmaceuticals in the miami area . the fda will not comment on whether any of these companies are seeking approval of a new drug .\ncoral gables , fla . , feb . 27 , 2017 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , ( catalyst ) a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating diseases , today announced that it has joined forces with 30 million americans and health care advocates around the world for rare disease day\u00ae on february 28 . rare disease day is an annual awareness day dedicated to elevating public understanding of rare diseases and calling attention to the special challenges they present to patients and families .\nduncan , and his research analyst associate at piper jaffray , roy buchanan , ph . d . , recommend that investors buy catalyst stock , with an \u201coverweight\u201d rating .\nas a development - stage biopharmaceutical company , catalyst had no revenues in either the second quarter of 2017 and 2016 or the first six months of 2017 and 2016 .\ncoral gables , fla . , september 19 , 2016 ( globe newswire ) - - catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating diseases , today announced that the journal of epilepsy & behavior case reports has accepted for publication a case report on the efficacy of cpp - 115 in a child with refractory infantile spasms .\nthe corporate chain reaction that eventually led catalyst to obtain the rights to the drug in north america started when eusa pharma first acquired development rights from the french hospital group .\nirving , texas , oct . 06 , 2016 ( globe newswire ) - - reata pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : reta ) (\nreata\nor\nthe company\n) today announced that it has enrolled the first patient into its phase 3 trial ( catalyst ) to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bardoxolone methyl in patients with connective tissue disease - associated pulmonary arterial hypertension ( ctd - pah ) .\ntoday , urltoken takes a close look at the following generic drugs stocks : catalent inc . ( nyse : ctlt ) , catalyst pharmaceuticals inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) , collegium pharmaceutical inc . ( nasdaq : coll ) , and diplomat pharmacy inc . ( nyse : dplo ) . generic pharmaceutical and medicine manufacturers develop prescription and over - the - counter drug products that are used to prevent or treat illnesses in humans or animals .\nas required for all prescription drugs seeking approval for commercial use in the united states , firdapse has completed all the necessary steps . biomarin and catalyst carried out four different phase i studies . biomarin started the phase iii clinical trial , which was taken over and completed successfully by catalyst . in this case , the fda did not require a phase ii , but rather one , well - controlled pivotal study ( in catalyst\u2019s case , phase iii ) and other supportive evidence because of orphan drug designation and the very small number of patients with lems .\npatrick j . mcenany has been chief executive officer and a director of catalyst since its formation in january 2002 . in 2006 he became chairman , president and chief executive officer . from 1991 to april of 1997 , mr . mcenany was chairman and chief executive officer of royce laboratories , inc . from 1997 to 1998 , after the merger of royce into watson pharmaceuticals , inc . , mr . mcenany served as president of the wholly - owned royce laboratories subsidiary and vice president of corporate development for watson pharmaceuticals , inc . from 1993 through 1997 , he also served as vice chairman and director of the national association of pharmaceutical manufacturers . he currently serves on the board of directors for the jackson memorial hospital foundation .\nnew york , new york , 08 : 30 est feb 22 , 2017 ( networknewswire ) \u2013 catalyst pharmaceuticals , inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) on january 10 , 2017 , filed with the sec a prospectus ( urltoken ) for the sale in the aggregate of $ 33 , 842 , 512 of its common stock . the use of proceeds will be to fund both clinical and non - clinical studies of its product candidates and for general working capital .\nbiomarin ( $ bmrn ) has marketed the drug in europe since 2009 , and , in out - licensing firdapse to catalyst in 2012 , took a $ 5 million stake in the biotech .\nsolvent extraction , nanofiltration , chemical precipitation , and adsorption are catalyst recovery techniques typically employed in industrial and pharmaceutical processes . nanofiltration recovery is used only with homogeneous processes and catalysts are immediately re - used in the liquid phase . therefore , nanofiltration is not particularly amenable to incineration and recovery of the catalysts for later use . solvent extraction and chemical precipitation tend to be somewhat non - specific and can lead to yield losses of the api . adsorptive recovery techniques can include materials such as activated carbon and ion exchange resins to recover either homogeneous catalysts , or homogeneous ligand and / or leachate . with a homogeneous catalyst , the carbon or resin will selectively absorb the catalyst . the catalyst is then stripped from the adsorbent for reuse or sent to a recovery specialist for incineration and recovery . for a homogeneous ligand and / or leachate , a fragment of a heterogeneous catalyst is shed and then dissolved in the phase where the chemical transformation is taking place . the catalyst is filtered from the batch and the ligand and and / or leachate that remains in solution is removed via resin or carbon treatment . whichever is the case , the spent heterogeneous catalyst ( or carbon used to scrub the batch of catalyst leachates , ligands , and / or impurities ) is washed with fresh solvent . these solvents can vary widely from process to process in pharmaceutical production , but typical organic solvents used in synthesis are mtbe , dichloromethane , tetrahydrofuran ( thf ) , 2 - methyl thf , acetonitrile , toluene , acetone , methanol , ethanol , ethyl acetate , or water .\n1 statements made in this press release include a non - gaap financial measure . such information is provided as additional information and not as an alternative to catalyst ' s financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles ( gaap ) . this non - gaap financial measure is intended to enhance an overall understanding of catalyst ' s current financial performance . catalyst believes that the non - gaap financial measure presented in this press release provides investors and prospective investors with an alternative method for assessing catalyst ' s operating results in a manner that catalyst believes is focused on the performance of ongoing operations and provides a more consistent basis for comparison between periods . the non - gaap financial measure in this press release excludes from the calculation of net loss the expense ( or the income ) associated with the change in fair value of the liability - classified warrants . non - gaap net loss per share is calculated by dividing non - gaap net loss by the weighted average common shares outstanding .\nshould firdapse not make it through this final step , catalyst might consider taking another gamble , this time on the success of other drugs it has in development , and raise millions in new capital .\ncatalyst also came under criticism from a writer at thestreet , an online publication that provides financial news and analysis . in its articles , thestreet accused catalyst of \u201cprofiteering , \u201d saying it will charge lems patients $ 60 , 000 to $ 80 , 000 a year for firdapse if it receives fda approval . it also suggested that jacobus would seek fda approval for its version of the lems drug .\ncatalyst pharmaceutical partners inc . ( nasdaq : cprx ) said its oral potassium channel blocker firdapse amifampridine met the co - primary endpoints in a phase iii trial to treat lambert - eaton . . .\navailability in the united states , both the phosphate and the free base have completed clinical trials to treat lems . both formulations are available to lems patients in the u . s . : the free base is available to patients with lems and congenital myasthenic syndromes under a compassionate distribution program by jacobus pharmaceutical company , and the phosphate salt is available to lems patients under an expanded access program by catalyst pharmaceuticals . patients must be diagnosed with lems or congenital myasthenic syndrome and meet appropriate inclusion criteria .\nbrian elsbernd joined catalyst in february 2016 as the senior vice president of legal and compliance . prior to joining catalyst , mr . elsbernd was senior director of us healthcare compliance at mallinckrodt pharmaceuticals , a growing us specialty pharmaceutical business . from its inception , he led their healthcare compliance and business ethics program while also managing multiple other legal and business functions . previously , mr . elsbernd was an associate at proskauer rose llp , within its health care practice group , representing healthcare providers nationwide in matters pertaining to regulatory and administrative law , transactional matters , litigation , and reimbursement issues . mr . elsbernd earned his law degree from saint louis university school of law and his undergraduate degree at the university of illinois .\ncatalyst launched a clinical trial for cpp - 109 \u2013 its version of vigabatrin \u2013 to treat cocaine addition , but it stopped the study in may when it failed to find any statistical significance in curing patients .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals is a development stage biopharmaceutical company which is developing cpp - 115 to treat reduced gabaergic signaling - associated neurological conditions , such as tourette\u2019s and post - traumatic stress disorder . the fda has designated cpp - 115 orphan drug status in the u . s . for the treatment of infantile spasms . in europe , for the treatment of west syndrome , it has been granted e . u . orphan medicinal product designation . in addition , the company is also developing a generic version of sabril\u00ae ( vigabatrin ) .\na graph published in catalyst\u2019s 2014 annual report indicated that $ 100 invested in catalyst shares at the end of december 2009 would have been worth $ 471 . 73 at the end of dec . 2014 . in comparison , $ 100 invested in the same period in the nasdaq composite index would have been worth $ 223 . 74 , in the russell microcap $ 211 . 34 and in the nasdaq biotechnology index $ 379 . 71 .\ncatalyst is also developing cpp - 115 to treat refractory infantile spasms , and possibly refractory tourette ' s disorder . cpp - 115 has been granted u . s . orphan drug designation for the treatment of infantile spasms by the fda and has been granted e . u . orphan medicinal product designation for the treatment of west syndrome by the european commission . in addition , catalyst is developing a generic version of sabril\u00ae ( vigabatrin ) .\ncurrently 16 , up from eight last year . catalyst plans to add more professional staff in anticipation of a new drug launch in 2016 . the company contracts outside laboratories and institutions to conduct clinical trials and other studies .\nhis investment firm and others are optimistic that catalyst will obtain fda approval to market firdapse in north america to about 900 neuromuscular specialist and will be able to obtain substantial revenues to cover their past investments and financial losses .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating diseases , including lambert - eaton myasthenic syndrome ( lems ) , congenital myasthenic syndromes ( cms ) , infantile spasms , and tourette ' s disorder . firdapse\u00ae has received breakthrough therapy designation from the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) for the treatment of lems and orphan drug designation for lems , cms and myasthenia gravis . firdapse is the first and only approved drug in europe for symptomatic treatment in adults with lems .\ncatalyst pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative therapies for people with rare debilitating diseases , including lambert - eaton myasthenic syndrome ( lems ) , congenital myasthenic syndromes ( cms ) , infantile spasms , and tourette ' s disorder . firdapse\u00ae for the treatment of lems has received breakthrough therapy designation from the u . s . food and drug administration ( fda ) and orphan drug designation for lems , cms and mysthenia gravis . firdapse is the first and only approved drug in europe for symptomatic treatment in adults with lems .\ncatalyst has not yet released its projected price for firdapse , which is sold by biomarin in europe for an annual cost of about $ 60 , 000 a patient . but like other orphan drugs , it won\u2019t be cheap .\napproval this year would come about six years after biomarin acquired the rights to the drug , which it called firdapse , and began clinical trials , and three years after catalyst continued the clinical trials , which concluded last year .\nas it moves closer to firdapse\u2019s final review for commercial use , however , catalyst is dealing with some thorny problems . among those is a potential challenge from a family - owned pharmaceutical company based in princeton , n . j .\njacobus pharmaceutical co . inc . produces 3 , 4 - dap in a formulation different from catalyst ' s firdapse . jacobus has conducted clinical trials and is providing the drug to lems patients as part of an expanded access program .\ncatalyst has zero revenues because it doesn\u2019t sell anything \u2014 as yet . still , the company has raised tens of millions of dollars through public stock offerings in recent years and stock analysts have assigned a \u201cbuy\u201d rating to its shares .\nbehind every discovery , there are people who we must praise . behind every business decision , there are also people . let\u2019s not talk about catalyst pharmaceuticals , but about the fine people who want to transform the treatment of lems and cms . the board of directors : urltoken the c - level management : urltoken the scientific advisory board ( academic mds who treat lems , check for any of your colleagues you might want to have a talk with ) : urltoken let\u2019s see how well mcenany likes being as well - recognized for his contributions to medicine as shkreli .\nmcenany and hubert huckel , m . d . , established catalyst in 2002 to develop a drug that held promise for treating cocaine addiction , using their own savings and money from friends and family to fund the then - private company .\nfirdapse has already been approved for sale in the european union and is being produced and sold there by another u . s . pharmaceutical firm , california - based biomarin , which sold the firdapse north america rights to catalyst in 2012 .\nthe drug is also being studied in patients with musk - antibody positive myasthenia gravis and this year , catalyst also expects to complete a clinical trial of firdapse for pediatric patients with cms . the fda\u2019s request does not affect these trials .\nhistorically , adsorption techniques for catalyst recovery have involved activated carbon . carbon is well characterized , it is relatively inexpensive and it is relatively effective in removing spent catalysts from process streams . however , carbon suffers from several drawbacks . first , it can be difficult to handle and filter from the process stream . this is usually overcome by operating the removal process with pre - packed carbon cartridges . the second , and more difficult , drawback is the non - specific adsorptive nature of carbon . carbon will remove the catalyst , but it will also bind a percentage of the api . this leads to yield losses and increased production costs . the selective removal of the catalyst would be a more attractive adsorption option .\nlexington , mass . - - ( business wire ) - - may 10 , 2017 - - inotek pharmaceuticals corporation ( nasdaq : itek ) , a clinical - stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery , development and commercialization of therapies for ocular diseases , today reported financial results and operational highlights for the quarter ended march 31 , 2017 .\nsome financial analysts who have watched as firdapse has wended its way through the regulatory process are excited by the drug\u2019s possibilities and have given catalyst a \u201cbuy\u201d rating because of that . doctors who treat lems patients are also generally positive about it .\nit is not clear how far along jacobus may be in seeking fda approval for its lems drug . but in recent reports to investors , two analysts who cover catalyst said they did not view jacobus as a likely threat to firdapse\u2019s approval .\nfor 78 - year - old tony , 3 , 4 dap \u2014 which can be obtained at low cost from compounding pharmacies or for free through a compassionate - use program supported by a small privately held company , jacobus pharmaceuticals \u2014 is a lifesaver . but for catalyst , the pharmaceutical company that purchased the north american rights to a slightly modified formulation of 3 , 4 dap ( firdapse ) in 2012 , the drug represented a market opportunity to the tune of $ 300 million to $ 900 million annually ( $ 60 , 000 to $ 100 , 000 or more per patient ) .\ncatalyst shares surged 53 cents , or 115 percent , to 99 cents in midday trading . the 52 - week high was $ 4 . 34 on aug . 29 , 2008 . the 52 - week low was 39 cents on july 23 .\nthere are plenty of opportunities to invest in healthcare stocks , as there are thousands of companies , ranging from big and well - established pharmaceuticals that also pay substantial dividends , to small , emerging companies without any products on the market or revenue , but backed by their research into novelty therapies for various illnesses . when looking for healthcare stocks [ \u2026 ]\nshin j . oh , an alabama neurologist who has been seeing lems patients for more than 30 years , is more enthusiastic : he sees firdapse as an important new drug for treating lems . he became a consultant for catalyst about a month ago .\nif firdapse is approved by the fda , catalyst will work with eap physicians to help their patients understand how to transition to the approved drug and make sure all patients who need firdapse have access to the drug , regardless of their ability to pay .\ncatalyst is also developing cpp - 115 to treat infantile spasms , epilepsy and other neurological conditions associated with reduced gabaergic signaling , like post - traumatic stress disorder and tourette ' s disorder . cpp - 115 has been granted u . s . orphan drug designation for the treatment of infantile spasms by the fda and has been granted e . u . orphan medicinal product designation for the treatment of west syndrome by the european commission . in addition , catalyst is developing a generic version of sabril\u00ae ( vigabatrin ) .\nthe company believes it currently has enough cash to launch firdapse commercially next year , when it expects to receive the fda\u2019s approval : as of march 31 , 2015 , catalyst reported it had more than $ 41 million on hand in cash and cash equivalents .\na big reason why catalyst found firdapse an attractive investment was that the drug had already been studied and tested . other companies that owned the rights to 3 , 4 dap before 2012 also had spent millions assembling 57 pre - clinical studies , in addition to early clinical studies . the fda also was aware that firdapse has been sold in the european union since 2010 . these facts enabled catalyst to greatly reduce the amount of time and money a company would typically spend on preliminary research for a drug in development .\nand don\u2019t forget catalyst took some risk bringing this in front of the fda . sure there is some data to suggest the srug works , but what if the trial failed ? they\u2019re out probably a few millions dollars . you need to reward the risks taken !\nother new drugs in catalyst\u2019s pipeline : cpp - 115 , which appears to be useful in treating infantile spasms , epilepsy , tourette syndrome and post traumatic stress disorder ( ptsd ) ; and cpp - 109 , which also may be useful in treating ptsd and tourette\u2019s .\nthe drug has however proved controversial . as thestreet ' s adam feuerstein has previously reported , a family - owned outfit called jacobus pharmaceuticals has been giving away doses of 3 , 4 - dap - - a treatment similar to firdapse - - for more than 20 years . that drug has never secured fda approval and thus can ' t be sold legally in the u . s .\ncatalyst ceo patrick mcenany said in a news release that the gaba aminotransferase inhibitors have been 200 times more potent than cpp - 109 in initial lab tests . he said they could lead to a more powerful drug with fewer of vigabatrin\u2019s side effects , such as impaired vision .\n\u201cour mission is to develop treatments for rare neurological diseases like lems , and firdapse fit our model , \u201d patrick mcenany , chairman , ceo and co - founder of catalyst . \u201cto do this , a lot of money has to be invested in r & d . \u201d\n\u201ccatalyst is a business , but we got into this business to help people , \u201d mcenany said . \u201cif small companies like ours don ' t take the financial risks to develop drugs for rare diseases , the big pharma companies aren\u2019t going to not fill the gap . \u201d\ncatalyst says that firdapse , a tablet , dramatically relieves symptoms , as it did for rountree . it has benign side effects , the company says , and is more stable than another version of 3 , 4 - dap made by a different company , which requires refrigeration .\nabout inotek pharmaceuticals corporation inotek pharmaceuticals is a clinical - stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery , development and commercialization of therapies for glaucoma and other eye diseases . the company\u2019s lead product candidate , trabodenoson , is a first - in - class selective adenosine mimetic currently in phase 3 development . trabodenoson was developed in inotek\u2019s laboratories and is designed to restore the eye\u2019s natural pressure control mechanism . additionally , the company is evaluating the potential for selective adenosine mimetics to address optic neuropathies and other degenerative retinal diseases , including naion , and to improve the patho - physiology associated with dry eye disease . for more information , please visit urltoken . the inclusion of our website address here and elsewhere in this press release does not include or incorporate by reference the information on our website into this press release .\ntwo research analysts at piper jaffray investment research , charles duncan and roy buchanan , also believe that catalyst is on track for firdapse approval ; they also believe that the drug has the potential to treat another rare disease , congential myasthenic syndrome ( cms ) , and perhaps other disorders .\nreata pharmaceuticals , inc . , is a clinical - stage biopharmaceutical company that develops novel therapeutics for patients with serious or life - threatening diseases by targeting molecular pathways involved in the regulation of cellular energy production and inflammation . our two most advanced clinical candidates ( bardoxolone methyl and omaveloxolone ) target important transcription factors , called nrf2 and nf - \u00ee\u00bab , to restore mitochondrial function , reduce oxidative stress , and resolve inflammation .\ncatalyst said it expects to win approval for the drug next year , and some financial analysts are excited about its possibilities . doctors have also spoken positively about the drug . but an fda denial could spell big trouble for the publicly traded firm and mean that it spent millions of dollars in vain .\ncatalyst plans to submit the drug for fda approval in the fourth quarter of 2015 . firdapse is designed to treat lambert - eaton myasthenic syndrome , or lems \u2014 a rare and sometimes fatal autoimmune neuromuscular disease that affects about 3 , 000 people in the u . s . , according to the company .\nwith the initiation of catalyst , we have brought bardoxolone methyl one step closer to ctd - pah patients who respond poorly to currently available therapies , have a high mortality rate , and are in need of new therapeutic options ,\nsaid warren huff , reata ' s chief executive officer and president .\nbardoxolone methyl has a novel mechanism of action that has the potential to complement current vasodilator therapy by addressing the bioenergetic impairment and chronic inflammation that are key features of ctd - pah . we are looking forward to working with the trial investigators and coordinators and the pah clinical community as we conduct catalyst .\n\u201cwe were able to show definite benefits with firdapse among lems patients , \u201d said oh , who was an independent researcher on the phase iii clinical trials of firdapse conducted for catalyst on lems patients at 13 clinical sites in the u . s . and europe . \u201cthis drug will make a difference for patients . \u201d\ni\u2019ve been blaming the fda for providing incentives to do this sort of thing , so this latest news is interesting . the agency has sent catalyst a rare refusal - to - file letter for their drug , saying that the application was incomplete . further details are lacking , but this is potentially an interesting development .\ncatalyst agreed to a $ 3 . 5 million settlement last november to dismiss the class action lawsuit , which was covered by its insurance carrier . at the time , mcenany said the company believed it would have prevailed in court but decided to settle to \u201cavoid potential costs of continued litigation\u201d and disrupting the company and its management .\nopiant pharmaceuticals , inc . (\nopiant\n) ( opnt ) , a specialty pharmaceutical company developing pharmacological treatments for addictions , today announced the appointment of richard j . daly as a non - executive director and a member of the audit committee . mr . daly has supported the successful launch of 10 drugs during a 27 - year career in the biotech and pharmaceutical industry . with his appointment , the opiant board now consists of six members , four of whom are independent .\nfirdapse is one of a group of specialized \u201corphan drugs\u201d being developed across the country to treat rare diseases , mostly by small pharmaceutical companies like catalyst . its chemical name is a mouthful : amifampridine phosphate , or 3 , 4 - dap . it is an organic compound first synthesized by researchers at a paris hospital center more than three decades ago .\nthere is no cost to patients who are eligible . catalyst pharmaceutical has stated they will absorb all costs and the drug firdapse will be shipped to the patient\u2019s home on a periodic basis ( usually 90 days\u2019 supply ) . costs for other diagnostic tests or routine medical treatment will need to be covered by the patient\u2019s insurance or at the patient\u2019s expense .\nthe method of statistical analysis for the catalyst primary endpoint is the placebo - corrected change from baseline in 6mwd to the end - of - treatment at 24 weeks . this method allows for greater separation in 6mwd values between active and placebo groups assuming improved efficacy over time , which was observed in the ctd - pah patients in lariat ( figure 1 ) .\nsince 2011 , catalyst has raised $ 86 . 4 million dollars by selling shares to the public . currently the largest shareholders are institutional and mutual fund investors : baker brothers advisors ; point72 asset management ; consonance capital management ; broadfin capital and federated kauffman fund , according to yahoo ! finance . fifteen other institutional investors hold stakes , and mcenany is also a large shareholder .\ncatalyst continues to support patient organizations that provide disease awareness for lambert - eaton myasthenic syndrome ( lems ) and congenital myasthenic syndromes ( cms ) . these are rare diseases in which patients are often misdiagnosed with other diseases prior to getting a definitive diagnosis , thus educating the patient and physicians at medical congresses is an important outreach to the rare disease community to facilitate proper and prompt diagnoses .\nanother analyst concurred . \u201cwe expect catalyst to file for approval of firdapse by the fourth quarter of this year and receive regulatory approval by mid - 2016 , paving the way for a second - half 2016 launch of the drug in the united states , \u201d said raghuram selvaraju , a researcher at mlv & co . , an investment bank and institutional broker dealer , in a recent report .\ncatalyst management will host an investment - community conference call and webcast at 8 : 30 a . m . edt on thursday , august 10 th , 2017 to discuss the financial results and provide a corporate update . investors who wish to participate in the conference call may do so by dialing ( 877 ) 407 - 8912 for domestic and canadian callers or ( 201 ) 689 - 8059 for international callers . those interested in listening to the conference call live via the internet may do so by visiting the investors page of the company ' s website at urltoken and clicking on the webcast link on the investors home page . a webcast replay will be available on the catalyst website for 30 days following the call by visiting the investor page of the company ' s website at urltoken .\ncatalyst management will host an investment - community conference call and webcast at 8 : 30 a . m . edt on thursday , may 11 th , 2017 to discuss the financial results and provide a corporate update . investors who wish to participate in the conference call may do so by dialing ( 877 ) 407 - 8912 for domestic and canadian callers or ( 201 ) 689 - 8059 for international callers . those interested in listening to the conference call live via the internet may do so by visiting the investors page of the company ' s website at urltoken and clicking on the webcast link on the investors home page . a webcast replay will be available on the catalyst website for 30 days following the call by visiting the investor page of the company ' s website at urltoken ."]}
{"id": 56544, "summary": [{"text": "zero commission on turnover ( cot ) , according to the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) , is the removal of commission on all customer-induced debit transactions by deposit money banks ( dmbs ) in the country .", "topic": 16}, {"text": "the zero cot commenced in nigeria on 1 january 2016 .", "topic": 24}, {"text": "the cbn through the revised guide to bank charges ( rgbc ) of 1 april 2013 , provides gradual steps towards the application of this policy .", "topic": 3}, {"text": "the guide stipulated a phase-out plan from = n = 3 ( 2013 ) , to = n = 2 ( 2014 ) , to = n = 1 ( 2015 ) and = n = 0 ( 2016 ) .", "topic": 5}, {"text": "also , the policy permits customers to negotiable cot in each of the relevant year subject to the maximum stated in the plan . ", "topic": 1}], "title": "zero cot", "paragraphs": ["the house of representatives has mandated the central bank to immediately ensure full implementation of zero cot by commercial banks .\n) , the resolution of cot analysis ( and subsequently cot - based cloning ) could be increased .\nbanks\u2019 revenues will drop by about n100 bilion this year , with the implementation of the zero commission on transactions ( cot ) policy .\nbanks\u2019 revenues will drop by about n100 billion this year , with the implementation of the zero commission on transactions ( cot ) policy .\nthe lawmakers further told his colleagues that the cbn zero cot policy , which according to him , is in tandem with international best practices , is not being implemented by commercial banks because the apex bank has not issued any formal circular directing implementation of the zero cot .\nnigerian banks may lose up to n100 billion in revenue following the introduction of the zero commission on transactions ( cot ) policy in 2016 .\naccess bank has a gold current account with zero cot , have been running it for more than a year and have not had any regrets .\nhouse of representatives which urged compliance within 30 days , further tasked the financial regulator to ensure full implementation of the zero cot by commercial banks .\n\u201ca number of banks have been using cot to drive patronage . what the banks will lose through implementing the zero cot , they will always find a way of getting it elsewhere , \u2019\u2019 ekundayo said .\nby odunewu segun commercial banks in the country are said to be bracing up for the effect of the full implementation of the zero cot . . .\nit was gathered that the order is a consequence of the alleged failure of banks to comply with the cbn\u2019s directive on zero cot . apparently dismayed by the development , the house , which urged compliance within 30 days , further directed the cbn to ensure full implementation of the zero cot by commercial banks .\nsome banks had continued to charge above the n1 per n1 , 000 turnover that was effective from january this year , while some others already have accounts with zero cot . revenue from cot will now be shut down from january 2016 .\nin all cot analyses , a certain fraction of the dna forms duplexes even at cot values approaching zero . such early renaturation is thought to be due to base pairing between complementary sequences on the same dna molecule ( i . e . ,\nthe cbn had last year revealed plans to start a gradual phasing out of cot in the country in the revised guideline which introduced a gradual reduction of cot from n5 per mille in early 2013 to n3 per mille , n2 per mille in 2014 , n1 per mile in 2015 and zero cot in 2016 .\nhe acknowledged that zero cot would exert some pressure on dmbs at the level of implementation , but stated that the money banks knew how to make it up from other sources .\ndeposit money banks ( dmbs ) operating in the country are to face revenue challenges as central bank of nigeria begins zero commission on turnover ( cot ) as from january 2016 .\nthe \u201cguide to bank charges\u201d implementation , which started in march 2013 , has seen the cot gradually drop to n3 per mille in 2013 ; n2 per mille in 2014 ; and n1 per mille in 2015 to zero cot per mille started on january 1 .\nrecall that the \u201cguide to bank charges\u201d implementation started in march 2013 and the cot gradually dropped to n3 per mille in 2013 ; n2 per mille in 2014 ; and n1 per mille in 2015 to zero cot per mille started on january 1 , 2016 .\nit finally dropped from n1 per n1 , 000 in 2015 to zero cost on jan . 1 , 2016 .\naccording to him , available records show that more than 60 per cent of the money in the economy is outside the banking network , a development which can be addressed by the zero cot policy .\nthere is uneasy calm in nigeria ' s banking industry as the implementation of the zero commission on transactions ( cot ) policy by the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) will commence this year .\nhe said the zero cot policy , which is meant to alleviate the suffering of citizens , boost the economy by encouraging transactions through the banks , is not being implemented to the detriment of the economy .\nmr . awolowo said the zero oil plan proposes quantum increments to production outputs for 11 products cutting across solid . . .\naccording nigerian newsdirect investigation , some financial institutions in the country have failed to abide with the cot instruction issued by cbn guide on bank charges issued last year . some dmbs are still charging n3 per mille , while some others have begun the phase two of the road to zero cot .\nthe central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) has indirectly reintroduced commission on turnover ( cot ) fee as current account maintenance ( cam ) fee . recall that the cbn in 2013 commenced phased reduction of cot which terminated with zero cot charge this year . but in a circular to banks last week signed by director , financial policy & regulation department , mr . kevin amugo , the cbn replaced the cot with cat but subject to maximum of n1 per n1000 ( mille ) .\nlagos \u2013 a former president of chartered institute of bankers of nigeria ( cibn ) , mr femi ekundayo , has lauded the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) for the zero commission on turnover ( cot ) policy .\nsuitable from day one up to a maximum weight of 20kg , the oyster zero buggy is an ultra versatile pick for busy parents .\n. the sections of the cot curve used for cloning ( i . e . , roughly the two cot decade regions flanking the cot\u00bd value of each component ) are shown in figure\nleading debate on the motion , pwajok , quoting from the \u201cguide to bank charges\u201d , said \u201ccot was reduced to n3 per n1 , 000 in 2013 , n2 per n1 , 000 in 2014 and n1 per n1 , 000 in 2015 while it will be phased out in 2016 . \u201d the lawmaker told the house that the zero cot policy , which is meant to alleviate the suffering of citizens and boost the economy by encouraging transactions through the banks , is not being implemented to the detriment of the economy . he further told his colleagues that the cbn zero cot policy which , according to him , is in tandem with international best practices , is not being implemented by commercial banks allegedly because the cbn has not issued any formal circular directing implementation of the zero cot .\nwe propose \u201ccot - based cloning and sequencing\u201d ( cbcs ) as a means to capture the sequence complexity of a genome in a manner independent of methylation . in cbcs , isolated kinetic components are cloned to produce cot libraries , and clones from each library are sequenced using high - throughput methods . to obtain comparable sequence complexity coverage for different cot components , cot clones from each cot library are sequenced in proportion to the kinetic complexity of the component from which they were derived .\n) . regardless , to construct a cot library that is truly representative of a particular cot component , one should use a host strain with a genotype that is insensitive to dna methylation patterns .\nthe sorghum cot curve consists of a fast , an intermediate , and a slow reassociating component . the complete cot curve , renaturation profiles of the three cot components , and the reassociation rate ( k ) , cot\u00bd value , kinetic complexity , and genome fraction of each component are presented in figure\ngoldberg rb . from cot curves to genomics . how gene cloning established new concepts in plant biology .\nwith the advent of molecular cloning techniques , most genome researchers abandoned cot analysis . however , the principles of nucleic acid hybridization developed through cot research form the basis of many molecular biology techniques , and information generated in cot studies remains central to current knowledge of genome structure ( for review , see goldberg 2001 ) .\noverview of the steps involved in cloning hr , mr , and sl cot components . dna was denatured by heating samples in boiling water for 5\u201310 min . for samples in a particular sodium phosphate buffer ( spb ) , renaturation was allowed to occur at the criterion ( tm \u2212 25\u00b0c ) unless noted otherwise ( see britten et al . 1974 for details ) . single - stranded dna ( ssdna ) and double - stranded ( dsdna ) were separated using hydroxyapatite ( hap ) chromatography . to attain the equivalent of a specific cot value when starting with an isolated cot fraction , the desired cot value should be multiplied by the fraction of the genome remaining single - stranded at the cot value of the starting material ( see hood et al . 1975 ) . this principle was employed once in the isolation of the mr component ( * ) and once in the sl component isolation ( \u2020 ) : * from the cot curve , 0 . 67 of the genome is single - stranded at a cot of 0 . 94161 . to achieve renaturation equivalent to cot 67 . 8 with whole genomic dna , the cot > 0 . 94161 dna was renatured to a cot of ( 67 . 8 \u00d7 0 . 67 = ) 45 . 4 . \u2020 from the cot curve , 0 . 28 of the genome is single - stranded at a cot of 94 . 161 . to achieve renaturation equivalent to cot 10 , 000 with whole genomic dna , the cot > 94 . 161 dna was renatured to a cot of ( 10 , 000 \u00d7 0 . 28 = ) 2800 .\nthe circular was titled , \u201cintroduction of negotiable current account maintenaince fee not exceeding n1 / mille . it stated , \u201cthe revised guide to bank charges ( rgbc ) which came into effect on april 1 , 2013 provides for a phased elimination of cot charges in the nigerian banking industry . under the guidelines , a zero cot regime was to come into effect from january 2016 .\nby using renaturation kinetics to further purify / characterize isolated cot components into subcomponents ( i . e . ,\nin our research , only double - stranded dna resulting from reassociation was used in preparing cot libraries . however , hap - fractionated single - stranded dna can be used in cot - based cloning as well . in this regard , we have taken single - stranded cot dna , generated complementary strands via the random primer method (\nthe latter stages of asphyxia are triggered when arterial oxygen tension ( pao 2 ) falls toward zero . asphyxia may occur with the airway open , partially occluded , or closed .\ninvestors taking part in the afrinvest equity fund initial public offer ( ipo ) are to get zero percent cost on transaction ( cot ) . godwin obaseki , chief executive officer / managing director ( ceo / md ) of afrinvest west africa ( afrinvest ) made this confirmation to proshare ni today in\nit mandated banks that charged excess cot since the effective date to refund same to the affected customers or be sanctioned .\nc cot clones categorized as \u201cretroelements , \u201d \u201cmites , \u201d and \u201cother dispersed repeats\u201d collectively constitute \u201cdispersed repeat sequences . \u201d\n) . however , chloroplast sequences were detected in less than one percent of the slcot clones and none of the hrcot clones . while chloroplast dna was not a desired end product of cot library construction , the observation that chloroplast sequences are almost exclusively limited to mrcot clones neatly illustrates the \u201ctwo cot decade\u201d principle used in the isolation of individual cot components ; that is , 80 % of the copies of a given dna sequence are contained within a span of two cot decades ( fig .\nthe circular mandated banks that charged excess cot since the effective date to refund same to the affected customers or be sanctioned .\nbanks will have to increase efforts to remain profitable and lend more to viable sectors of the economy . this follows the implementation of the treasury single account ( tsa ) which has taken government funds out of the banks and the implementation of the zero commission on turnover ( cot ) which will take effect from january 2016 .\nthe financial expert explained that cot was perceived in the banking industry as a source of income to deposit money banks ( dmbs ) .\nthe bank will deduct cot and can also withdraw foreign transfer charges . however , the beneficiaries bank may also deduct inward transfer charges .\nfoldback sequences could be cloned to produce a \u201cfoldback cot\u201d ( fbcot ) library . although most foldback dna is probably repetitive in nature (\nthe possibility of affordably automating ( and thus standardizing ) many of the cot analysis / hap fractionation procedures is well within modern capabilities .\nalthough some banks had stopped charging cot , some others still charge and in some cases above the stipulated n1 per mille which it was last year . also for some banks , the amount charged as cot depends on the customers\u2019 relationship and ability to haggle with the bank .\nclassification of cot clones based on sequence analysis . for comparative purposes , each of the sequenced cot clones meeting the minimum sequence quality requirements ( see methods section ) was assigned to a single descriptive \u201cblast category\u201d based upon its significant database hits according to the classification scheme shown .\nit has directed banks that charged excess cot since the effective date to refund same to the affected customers or be sanctioned . ( nan )\n) . additionally , the observed percentage ( 17 % ) of random sorghum bac end sequences recognizing one or more of the 1161 sorghum cot clone sequences was found to be statistically indistinguishable from the percentage expected if the cot libraries are representative of their respective cot components ( 15 % ) . because the methods employed do not rely upon differential expression and / or methylation of sequences , cot - based cloning provides a means by which any genomic sequence ( including genes expressed at low levels or during short developmental timeframes ) can be isolated and cloned based upon its relative iteration .\nm\u2022sec ) and consequently was not included in the curve . no detectable reassociation was observed until a cot value of about 0 . 02 m\u2022sec .\nest / cdna and genomic libraries could be screened with isolated cot fractions to identify populations of clones containing probable unique and / or repetitive sequences .\nthe apex bank is also to see that the banks , within the next thirty days , refund all cot charges so far deducted this year .\nfour percent of the sorghum dna did not reassociate by the highest cot value ( 20 , 000 m\u2022sec ) . dna that does not reassociate by such a high cot value is thought to be damaged and incapable of binding to hap ( e . g . , kiper and herzfeld 1978 ) .\nthe cot clone sequences also were compared to 116 sorghum bac end sequences ( h . ma , j . bowers , and a . paterson , unpubl . ) . none of the bac ends showed significant homology to slcot clones . however , 12 bac ends possessed significant homology to hrcot clones , six recognized mrcot clones , and two recognized both hrcot and mrcot clones . in total , 20 of the 116 bac ends ( 17 % ) exhibited significant homology to at least one of the 1161 sorghum cot clone sequences . assuming that the cot libraries are representative of the sequence complexities of the components from which they were prepared , a 15 % probability that any randomly selected sorghum genomic sequence will share significant sequence identity with one or more of the 1161 quality cot clones ( see the section probability of significant bac end / cot clone homology in the online supplement ) would be predicted . the observed percentage of bac ends with homology to the cot clones ( 17 % ) and predicted percentage ( 15 % ) are not significantly different ( see test of significance of a binomial proportion in the online supplement ) , suggesting that the cot libraries are reflective of their respective cot components .\nbeginning from january 2016 , banks are no longer expected to charge commission on turnover ( cot ) , following a gradual phase that started in 2013 .\nwhile noting that dmbs were expected to operate optimally and attract income , he said that many of them were leveraging the cot to\u201c drive patronage . \u2019\u2019\ndon ' t mind them , none of them is cot free . wait till next year as stated by cbn and you would get it free .\ncategories have been further divided into \u201csubcategories . \u201d for each cot library , the number ( # ) and percentage ( % ) of clones in a\nbacs . this basic principle will likely be used to physically map other repeat sequences . cot clone insert sequences with homology to characterized plant genes ( see table\nwhile the goals of the present study were to investigate the feasibility / usefulness of cloning isolated cot components and further characterize the sorghum genome , cot clones could be employed in other ways . additionally , many of the experimental parameters utilized in this project could be altered to meet different research needs . for example :\nthe cbn had in 2013 released the guidelines which gradually phased out cot in the country . according to the guideline , cot was reduced to n3 per n1 , 000 in 2013 , n2 per n1 , 000 in 2014 and n1 per n1 , 000 this year , to be finally phased out by next year .\nhe said that before now , cot varied from one bank to the other , but pointed out that cbn\u2019s financial inclusion policy was geared towards international best practice .\n\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u2020\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u00a1\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u2020\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u00a1\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00ac\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a1\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u00a1\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00ac\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u2020\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e2\u00ac\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a6\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u00a1\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00ac\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u201cwhen we invest these funds , there would be no cot paid on any transaction we made ; which was supposed to charged the investors\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u2020\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac \u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e2\u201e\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u00a1\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u2020\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u00a1\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00ac\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00a1\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u00a1\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u00ac\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u2020\u00e2\u20ac\u2122\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u00a2\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e2\u00ac\u00e3\u2026\u00e2\u00a1\u00e3\u0192\u00e6\u2019\u00e3\u00a2\u00e2\u201a\u00ac\u00e5\u00a1\u00e3\u0192\u00e2\u20ac\u0161\u00e3\u201a\u00e2\u009d he said .\nthe three cot libraries differ in relative sequence iteration and composition in a manner reflecting the nature of the components from which they were derived ; that is , construction of repetition - based dna libraries using cot techniques is effective . when southern blots of sorghum genomic dna were probed with randomly selected , radiolabeled cot clone inserts , those blots hybridized with hrcot sequences exhibited a mean labeling intensity ( cpm ) > 10 times that of mrcot - probed blots and > 30 times that of slcot - probed blots . detailed sequence analysis of 250\u2013500 cot clone inserts from each of the three cot libraries revealed that the hrcot library is rich in sequences traditionally found in high - copy numbers ( e . g . , retrotransposons , rdna , centromeric repeats ) , the slcot library is enriched in sequences with homology to characterized genes and\nour results suggest that cloning of isolated kinetic components is a useful and powerful means to clone genomic sequences based upon their relative iteration and to efficiently discover new dna sequences in a manner independent of expression and / or methylation patterns . the combination of cot - based cloning and high - throughput sequencing of cot libraries [ cot - based cloning and sequencing ( cbcs ) ] represents a means by which the sequence complexity of large genomes can be \u201ccaptured\u201d at a fraction of the cost of shotgun sequencing .\naccording to a former executive director of keystone bank , richard obire , of the annual n550 billion average revenue for the 21 banks , about n100 billion come from cot .\ncot clone sequences were compared to roughly 1500 molecular markers ( see the section molecular markers in the online supplement for genbank accession numbers ) on the sorghum molecular genetic map using standard blast ( blastn ) procedures ( altschul et al . 1997 ) . the chromosomal positions of cot clones containing sequences with high sequence similarity to molecular genetic markers ( s ' \u226576 . 28 ) are shown in table c of the online supplement . bac end sequences ( n = 116 ) obtained from h . - m . ma were blast ed against the genbank dbgss database ( which contains the sorghum cot clone sequences ) . significant hits to cot clones ( s ' \u226576 . 28 ) were noted .\ncentral bank of nigeria ( cbn ) has been mandated to order deposit money banks to refund all commission on turnover ( cot ) charges this year or face severe penalties .\nfor example , some banks offer accounts that are supposedly cot - free , but impose a maintenance or similar fee , ( which is ) not covered by the guide .\na former executive director of keystone bank , richard obire , explained that of the annual n550 billion average revenue for the 21 banks , about n100 billion is raked from cot .\nspecifically , the central bank said some banks had been overcharging customers on the commission on turnover while some lenders had also imposed illegal maintenance fees on the cot - free accounts .\n\u201cin furtherance of the mandate to promote and safeguard a sound financial system in nigeria , banks are by this circular reminded that the 2016 zero cot regime as jointly agreed during the 311th bankers committee meeting of february 12 , 2013 has come into effect . in the interest of stability of the banking system , a negotiable current account maintenance fee not exceeding n1 per mille may be charged in respect of all customer induced debit transactions . please ensure strict compliance\u201d .\nthe \u201cguide to bank charges\u201d implementation , which started in march 2013 , has seen the cot drop to n3 per n1 , 000 in 2013 and n2 per n2 , 000 in 2014 .\nhrcot , mrcot , and slcot libraries were generated from isolated cot components ( see methods for details on component isolation and cloning ) . the relative iteration of the insert dna in the three cot libraries was examined by comparing the intensity with which cot clone probes hybridized to replica southern blots of sorghum genomic dna . the average intensity of hybridization to blots incubated with radiolabeled hrcot sequences was 43 , 067 cpm ( \u00b1 6248 ) while the average values for the mrcot and slcot blots were 3783 cpm ( \u00b1 1419 ) and 1377 cpm ( \u00b1 253 ) , respectively .\nwhen a solution of denatured genomic dna is placed in an environment conducive to renaturation , the rate at which a particular sequence reassociates is proportional to the number of times it is found in the genome . this principle forms the basis of dna renaturation kinetics ( also called cot analysis ) , a technique by which the redundant nature of eukaryotic genomes was first demonstrated ( britten and kohne 1968 ; see fig . a in the online supplement to this article for a review of cot analysis , urltoken ) . in a typical renaturation kinetics study , samples of sheared genomic dna are heat - denatured and allowed to reassociate to different cot values [ cot value = the product of nucleotide concentration in moles per liter ( c 0 or co ) , reassociation time in seconds ( t ) , and , if applicable , a factor based upon the cation concentration of the buffer ; for review , see britten et al . 1974 ] . for each sample , renatured dna is separated from single - stranded dna using hydroxyapatite ( hap ) chromatography , and the percentage of the sample that has not reassociated ( % ssdna ) is determined . the logarithm of a sample ' s cot value is plotted against its corresponding % ssdna to yield a cot point , and a graph of cot points ranging from little or no reassociation until reassociation approaches completion is called a cot curve ( peterson et al . 1998 ) . mathematical analysis of a cot curve permits estimation of genome size , the proportion of the genome contained in the single - copy and repetitive dna components , and the kinetic complexity of each component . interspecific comparison of cot data has provided considerable insight into the structure and evolution of eukaryotic genomes ( e . g . , britten and kohne 1968 ; davidson et al . 1975 ; goldberg et al . 1975 ; galau et al . 1976 ; hake and walbot 1980 ; geever et al . 1989 ) .\nnan reports that cot is a charge levied on customers\u2019 withdrawals by their banks . before now , most banks charged n1 for every n1 , 000 withdrawn from by a customer from his account .\nwhat about a situation where a costumer o a bank instruct the bank to make some transfer to another person not base in the country where the bank is found . will the widrawer pay cot ?\nsequence composition of different cot libraries . black bars represent hrcot clones , white bars represent mrcot clones , and diagonally striped bars represent slcot clones . the blast group \u201cdispersed repeat sequences\u201d is composed of the\nof the 1161 cot clone sequences used in sequence analysis , only one clone showed a significant primary hit to a mitochondrial dna sequence . this clone ( slcot4g05 ) appears to contain a portion of the\ngiving his opinion on the issue , a former executive director of keystone bank , richard obire , said the annual n550 billion average revenue for the 21 banks , about n100 billion is raked from cot .\n) . in preparing the sorghum cot libraries , we used the promega pgem - t easy cloning kit and the accompanying host strain jm109 . while jm109 lacks functional mcra and mrr restriction systems ( it is\nbanks can be flexible with c . o . t charges depending on the turnover of your account . if your account regularly sees withdrawals of say n100m monthly there is every likelihood the bank can reduce its c . o . t charges to as low as 0 . 1 % or in some cases zero .\nthe house of representatives has mandated the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) to order deposit money banks ( dmbs ) to refund all commission on turnover ( cot ) charges this year or face severe penalties .\n. in diploid organisms , the slowest reassociating component of a cot curve generally represents single - copy dna sequences . in such cases , genome size can be estimated by comparing the k value of the slow reassociating component to\naccording to him , \u201cbanks operation this year might be facing huge challenges as cbn policy on general provision on loan exposure from one per cent to two per cent and the policy on cot removal might effect profitability . \u201d\nthe circular reminded all banks that the maximum cot for 2014 as contained in the guide jointly agreed between the cbn and the bankers committee ( comprising chief executives of all banks , among others ) remains n2 per mile .\nby submitting this form , you are granting : project zero , 13 appian way , cambridge , massachusetts , 02138 , united states , urltoken permission to email you . you may unsubscribe via the link found at the bottom of every email . ( see our email privacy policy for details . ) emails are serviced by constant contact .\n) . consequently , it is possible that certain methylated ( presumably highly repetitive ) sequences from sorghum are underrepresented in one or more of the cot libraries due to preferential restriction by the mcrbc system . however , it is likely that the relatively small size of the cot clone inserts ( \u223c100\u2013400 bp ) and the relatively large size of mcrbc recognition sites ( \u226544 bp ) substantially decreased possible effects of mcrbc during cloning . the limited effect of the mcrbc genotype on sorghum cot library construction is suggested by the observation that the highest proportion of hrcot clones showing significant hits to the genbank nr database contain sequences that are frequently methylated in plants , that is , retrotransposons (\nalthough renaturation kinetics has long been used to characterize genomes ( britten and kohne 1968 ) , to our knowledge the present study is the first report in which cot components isolated from genomic dna have been cloned and sequenced . our results indicate that ( 1 ) the cot libraries differ with regard to sequence iteration and composition in a predictable manner , ( 2 ) most of the highly repetitive dna in the sorghum genome is found within the sequenced hrcot quality clones , ( 3 ) a previously unnamed sorghum retroelement is a major component ( and perhaps the most abundant sequence ) in both the s . bicolor and s . propinquum genomes , ( 4 ) cot clones can be used to augment the information content of both molecular and physical maps , and ( 5 ) sequencing of clones from cot libraries may represent a means by which the diversity of sequences found in a genome can be efficiently \u201ccaptured\u201d .\neffective from last week friday , january 1 , 2016 , nigerian banks are expected to charge nothing as commission on turnover ( cot ) according to the gradual phase out plan of the central bank of nigeria ( cbn ) .\ndna isolation , preparation , and melting analyses were performed as described ( peterson et al . 1997 , 1998 ) . cot analysis was performed according to peterson et al . ( 1998 ) except that 0 . 5 m spb was used to elute double - stranded dna from hap columns rather than 0 . 48 m spb . a least squares analysis of the cot data was performed using the computer program of pearson et al . ( 1977 ) .\nthe managing director of apt securities and funds limited , mallam garba kurfi , explained to our correspondent that the cbn policy on cot removal would have negative effect on dmbs revenue which might erode profitability and dividend payout to shareholders .\ndetected in the cot libraries , 25 % were found in the mrcot library ( the remaining 75 % were in the slcot library ) . although the hrcot library had the greatest fraction of clones with homology to known repeats ( table\nwe rented this apartment for a week . it was very clean , nice apartment with everything we needed . fantastic hosts that were truly interested in making you a good stay . it was a silent area , but still central to zero branco . also lots of good places to go . i will recommend a rental car when you stay in this area\nhe also said lenders should be creative and think of how to support activities that generate foreign exchange from local industries , adding that apart from the cot - free banking , the lenders will face pressure arising from interest revenues on loans .\nit , therefore , directed all banks that have charged customers in excess of the agreed cot since march 27 , 2013 \u201cto refund same to the affected customers , not later than 30 days from ( june 11 , 2014 ) . \u201d\nthe cbn noted that the guide was part of efforts to standardise charges for various products and services offered by banks in the country , lamenting a situation where the banks have continued to abuse the portion that says that cot is negotiable .\nsorghum cot analysis . ( a ) complete cot curve , data analysis , and component isolation . a least - squares curve ( thick black line ) was fitted through the data points ( open circles ) using the computer program of pearson et al . ( 1977 ) . the curve consists of highly repetitive ( hr ) , moderately repetitive ( mr ) , and single / low - copy ( sl ) components characterized by fast , intermediate , and slow reassociation , respectively . for each component , the following values have been placed to the right of the component ' s general location : fraction = the proportion of the genome found in that component , kinet . comp . ( kinetic complexity ) = the length in nucleotide pairs of the longest nonrepeating sequence calculated from the cot data , k = the observed reassociation rate in m \u22121 \u2022s \u22121 , and cot\u00bd = the value on the abscissa of the complete cot curve at which half the dna in the component has reassociated . black diamonds mark the positions on the complete cot curve of the cot\u00bd values for hr , mr , and sl components . for a cot component , 80 % of the sequences in that component will renature in the \u201ctwo cot decade region\u201d ( tcdr ) flanking the component ' s cot\u00bd value ( brackets centered at cot\u00bd markers ; britten and davidson 1985 ) . we utilized this principle in isolating hr , mr , and sl cot components for cot library construction . in brief , all double - stranded dna within a component ' s tcdr was isolated except for areas that overlap the tcdrs of other components ( regions marked by upward vertical dashes , diagonal stripes , and crosshatching delimit areas of the curve used in hrcot , mrcot , and slcot library construction , respectively ) . note that the area isolated for use in constructing the slcot library extends a short way past the right end of the tcdr for the sl component ; this is presumably not a problem as any double - stranded dna in the region to the right of the sl component tcdr is likely to be single - copy . ( b ) the predicted individual renaturation profiles of the hr component , mr component , and sl component are shown .\nsorghum bicolor ( l . ) moench ( breeding line btx623 ) dna was used for cot analysis , cot library construction , and as a source of dna in blotting experiments . for comparative purposes , southern blots and colony blots containing dna from sorghum propinquum kunth , a noncultivated sorghum species crossed with btx623 to make a detailed genetic map ( bowers et al . 2000 ; a . paterson and j . bowers , in prep . ) were probed with btx623 dna probes ( see below ) .\n) . based on the cot curve , the mr component constitutes 41 % of the genome , but if a tenth of this component is actually chloroplast dna , the percentage of the genome found in the mr component may be closer to 37 % .\namong the three cot libraries , the slcot library showed the highest percentage of hits to characterized gene sequences and unique ests . no centromeric sequences were detected , and only 6 . 2 % of the slcot clones fell into any of the repeat sequence categories .\ntoday our trauma activities are administered through our 83 - member committee on trauma ( cot ) , overseeing a field force of more than 3 , 500 fellows working to develop and implement meaningful programs for trauma care in local , regional , national , and international arenas .\ncot clones were blast ed against approximately 1500 molecular markers ( see the section molecular markers in the online supplement to this article , urltoken ) from a high - density sorghum molecular map based on rflp segregation in the progeny of a cross between s . bicolor and s . propinquum ( chittenden et al . 1994 ; draye et al . 2001 ) . fourteen cot clones contained inserts with significant homology ( s ' \u226576 . 28 ) to a total of nine markers on the molecular map ( see table c in the online supplement ) .\nthe resolution followed the adoption of a motion brought to the floor yesterday by hon . edward gyang pwajok ( pdp - plateau ) who noted cbn buildingthat the cbn , in 2013 , released the guidelines tagged \u201cguide to bank charges\u201d which gradually phased out cot in nigeria . leading the debate on the motion , pwajok said , according to the guidelines , \u201ccot was reduced to n3 per n1 , 000 in 2013 , n2 per n1 , 000 in 2014 and n1 per n1 , 000 in 2015 while it will be phased out in 2016 . \u201d\nthe resolution followed the members\u2019 adoption of the prayers of a motion introduced on the floor of the house yesterday by edward gyang pwajok ( pdp - plateau ) who noted that the cbn in 2013 released the guidelines tagged \u201cguide to bank charges\u201d which gradually phased out cot in nigeria .\nthe revised guideline had introduced a gradual reduction of cot from n5 per mile ( per n1000 ) in early 2013 to n3 per mille or n1000 , n2 per n1000 in 2014 and is to be n1 per n1000 in 2015 and finally phased out effective january 1 , 2016 .\ncot - based sequence discovery represents a powerful means by which both low - copy and repetitive sequences can be selectively and efficiently fractionated , cloned , and characterized . based upon the results of a cot analysis , hydroxyapatite chromatography was used to fractionate sorghum ( sorghum bicolor ) genomic dna into highly repetitive ( hr ) , moderately repetitive ( mr ) , and single / low - copy ( sl ) sequence components that were consequently cloned to produce hrcot , mrcot , and slcot genomic libraries . filter hybridization ( blotting ) and sequence analysis both show that the hrcot library is enriched in sequences traditionally found in high - copy number ( e . g . , retroelements , rdna , centromeric repeats ) , the slcot library is enriched in low - copy sequences ( e . g . , genes and \u201cnonrepetitive ests\u201d ) , and the mrcot library contains sequences of moderate redundancy . the cot analysis suggests that the sorghum genome is approximately 700 mb ( in agreement with previous estimates ) and that hr , mr , and sl components comprise 15 % , 41 % , and 24 % of sorghum dna , respectively . unlike previously described techniques to sequence the low - copy components of genomes , sequencing of cot components is independent of expression and methylation patterns that vary widely among dna elements , developmental stages , and taxa . high - throughput sequencing of cot clones may be a means of \u201ccapturing\u201d the sequence complexity of eukaryotic genomes at unprecedented efficiency .\nheritage bank is the best bet for you . all their current account products are cot free . . . . the only bank in nigeria doing that for now . you can use references from heritage bank or other banks plus they ' ve excellent service culture . you will be treated like a king\nobire explained that bank\u2019s revenues are made up of interests on loans , which constitute 70 per cent of the total revenue . fees and commission make up the remaining 30 per cent . fees and commission covers 30 per cent of the total revenues . cot constituting 60 per cent of income within the segment .\nhe explained that bank\u2019s revenues are made up of interests on loans , which constitute 70 per cent of the total revenue , fees and commission make up the remaining 30 per cent , fees and commission covers 30 per cent of the total revenues . cot constituting 60 per cent of income within the segment .\nafter sequence analysis , one of the s . bicolor / s . propinquum southern blots was probed with radiolabeled insert from a cot clone with substantial sequence identity to retrosor - 6 ( hrcot3e04 ) . hybridization conditions were identical to those described above . an autoradiogram of the blot was obtained using standard protocols .\nyou ' ll see a child lying on a cot staring at the ceiling , obviously in terrible need of love\u0097i have heard the staff say in all innocence to me ,\nwe told the mother \u0091don ' t bother to come to visit . \u0092 the child doesn ' t understand anyway . \u0094 117\n) , genbank nr database hits were given priority in the classification scheme with est hits used only to categorize clones without significant nr hits or with nr hits to genomic sequences of unknown character . results of category assignment and a list of characterized gene and repeat sequences recognized by various cot clones are given in table\nmy family and i had a great week in melbourne at two five zero . it ' s a great property and we were really impressed with how well decorated and equipped it was . we ' ve done a lot of hotels , villa rentals , home exchanges and air bnb and two five zero has been a great experience . the location was brilliant to soak up melbourne life , tons of cafes , restaurants , shops and pubs all within the neighbourhood and easy parking if you ' re driving . we loved being able to walk the local area and even walked into the cbd a couple of times which was a pleasant 45 mins . our highlights have included a great dinner at romulus and remus urltoken and brekkie at touchwood just at the top of the road urltoken for visitors with kids , it ' s worth noting that there is an amazing climbing place less than 10 mins walk away urltoken which we all did and had a great time at .\npatricia palmer worked as a researcher and project manager on innovating with intelligence , the project that launched the visible thinking approach to developing thinking dispositions . with shari tishman she is the co - developer of artful thinking , a program that integrates arts into the curriculum in order to strengthen student thinking and learning . the program is part of the visible thinking initiative at project zero \u2013 a research - based approach to teaching thinking that links an international network of schools and other learning organizations .\nobire said banks should be moving towards income diversification to shore up their revenue base . he said lenders should be creative and think of how to diversify to support activities that generate foreign exchange from local industries . he said aside the cot - free banking , the lenders will face pressure arising from interest revenues on loans .\n) , there is only a 7 . 5 % \u201317 % difference between the cot - based genome size and these previous estimates . consequently , it is likely that the slow reassociating component is primarily single - copy dna , and thus we refer to it as the single / low - copy ( sl ) component .\nford rp , schluter pj , mitchell ea , taylor bj , scragg r , stewart aw . heavy caffeine intake in pregnancy and sudden infant death syndrome . new zealand cot death study group . arch dis child . 1998 jan . 78 ( 1 ) : 9 - 13 . [ medline ] . [ full text ] .\nwhere z = mean insert size in bp and g = 1c genome size in bp ( paterson 1996 ) . for a standard sorghum ( 1c = 760 mb ) genomic library containing 600 bp inserts , 99 % confidence can be obtained by sequencing 5 . 8 \u00d7 10 6 randomly selected genomic clones . in cot library construction , genomic dna is separated into kinetic / sequence complexity - based components prior to cloning and sequencing . consequently , for a cot library the probability of sequencing 99 % of the dna elements in the component used to construct that library is a function of the component ' s kinetic complexity ( \u03b3 ) rather than genome size :\nthe results of a cot analysis provide the information needed to isolate the major kinetic components of a genome in a manner independent of sequence expression ( britten and kohne 1968 ) and / or methylation ( burtseva et al . 1979 ) . however , to our knowledge dna fractionated via cot / hap techniques has not previously been used in the construction of genomic libraries . here we describe the production and characterization of genomic libraries derived from the three major kinetic components of sorghum ( sorghum bicolor ) dna . sorghum was chosen for this study because ( to our knowledge ) it has not been the subject of a cot analysis , it has a 4000\u20136000 year history of cultivation ( kimber 2000 ) , it is one of the most agronomically important plant species in the world ( smith 2000 ) , and its relatively small genome is a valuable \u201cwindow\u201d into the low - copy sequence diversity of closely related , large - genome crops such as maize and sugarcane ( see draye et al . 2001 ) .\n\u201cit was learnt that in some banks , the amount charged as cot depends on the customers\u2019 relationship with the banks , \u201d he said . he further lamented that the laudable policy by the cbn , which was wellreceived by the public , is being flagrantly ignored and undermined by commercial banks with attendant costs on ordinary citizens who are bank customers .\ncomparison of bac ends with sorghum cot clone sequences provides a means to identify bac ends that contain repetitive dna sequences . as described in the results , 17 % of sorghum bac ends ( n = 116 ) show homology to hrcot / mrcot sequences . these bac ends likely contain repetitive elements and thus may be of limited use in contig assembly .\nin a circular dated june 11 , 2014 entitled : \u2018implementation of the revised guideline to bank charges - commissions on turnover\u2019 , referenced fpr / dir / gen / cir / 01 / 008 , the cbn said information at its disposal indicates that some banks continue to charge cot at the rate of n3 per mile , which was the agreed rate for 2013 .\na cot curve for sorghum bicolor was prepared according to peterson et al . ( 1998 ) and analyzed using the computer program of pearson et al . ( 1977 ) . the analysis providing the lowest rms ( root mean square deviation ) and goodness of fit values ( 0 . 02554 and 0 . 02712 , respectively ) is a three - component fit with no constrained variables .\nthe cbn noted that while the gradual phase out was being observed , some banks continued to charge account maintenance fees in addition to the reduced cot rate , which in effect amounted to double coincidence of charges the cbn is not oblivious of the impact of declining crude oil prices ; operation of treasury single account ; and other market turbulences on the viability and stability of the banking system .\n) . however , this convention does not mean that kinetic complexity values do not accurately reflect sequence complexity\u2014as an analogy , the exact genome size of an organism cannot really be determined except by complete genome sequencing , although genome size can be accurately estimated using feulgen densitometry , flow cytometry , cot analysis , and other methodologies . because each repeat sequence is counted only once in determination of a genome ' s sequence complexity , the contribution of repeat sequences to sequence complexity is generally quite small . in contrast , single / low - copy sequences account for the vast majority of a genome ' s sequence complexity ( e . g . , 98 % of the combined kinetic complexity of the sorghum hr , mr , and sl cot components is found in the sl component ; fig .\nc . o . t is robbery by the banks . how can the banks charge cot on personal funds . because the way our society is , where people don\u2019t like to pay for services received , banks should be made to charge monthly fees for various numbers of withdrawals in current account and no fees for 15 withdrawals a month for savings account . this will encourage more banking amongst the people\ni will like to confirm if cot is to be charged also on other bank charges like mgt fees on loans , charges on letter of credits , e . t . c . what if i have more than one account with the bank \u2013 related companies , and i transfer money from one account to another of my company account within some bank , am i to pay c0t on the transfer ?\n) to produce ssdna - derived cot clones ( d . peterson , a . nagel , s . wessler , and a . paterson , unpubl . ) . the use of ssdna fractions in cloning would be advantageous in instances where the quantity of genomic dna is limited . additionally , fewer base pair mismatches would be expected if primer extension techniques rather than strand renaturation were used to generate duplexes for cloning and sequencing .\nvisible thinking began as an initiative to develop a research - based approach to teaching thinking dispositions . the approach emphasized three core practices : thinking routines , the documentation of student thinking , and reflective professional practice . it was originally developed at lemshaga akademi in sweden as part of the innovating with intelligence project , and focused on developing students ' thinking dispositions in such areas as truth - seeking , understanding , fairness , and imagination . it has since expanded its focus to include an emphasis on thinking through art and the role of cultural forces and has informed the development of other project zero visible thinking initiatives , including artful thinking , and cultures of thinking .\nsorghum has a relatively high percentage of foldback dna compared to many species for which cot analyses have been performed . several strategies employed prior to fbcot sequencing ( e . g . , screening high - density grids of the fbcot library with randomly selected fbcot clones ) could be used to identify highly redundant fbcot sequences and subsequently reduce the number of fbcot clones that would need to be sequenced to attain a desired level of sequence complexity coverage ."]}
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", "topic": 33}], "title": "pelican publishing company", "paragraphs": ["glassdoor has 12 pelican publishing company reviews submitted anonymously by pelican publishing company employees . read employee reviews and ratings on glassdoor to decide if pelican publishing company is right for you .\npelican publishing company , incorporated , gretna , la , u . s . a .\npelican publishing company\u2019s catalog and history may be viewed online at www . pelicanpub . com .\npelican publishing company , incorporated , gretna , la , u . s . a . , 1986\npromotion director pelican publishing company 1000 burmaster st . gretna , la 70053 - 2246 e - mail :\nsince 1926 , pelican publishing company has been committed to publishing books of quality and permanence that enrich the lives of those who read them .\nall guidelines listed above are subject to revision at any time by pelican publishing company and its editorial board .\ncaitlin / marketing : in 1970 , the calhouns acquired pelican publishing house from betty and hodding carter and restored its name to pelican publishing company . its history embraces such names as\npelican publishing company enjoys national recognition as an independent company with a backlist of over 2 , 500 titles and forty to fifty new titles produced yearly . as a general trade publisher , pelican\nnina kooij editor in chief pelican publishing company 1000 burmaster st . gretna , louisiana 70053 - 2246 e - mail :\nafter landry\u00e2\u0080\u0099s death , pulitzer prize - winning editor hodding carter bought the pelican publishing company . carter used huge billboards and banners to advertise books . he also updated the louisiana almanac . after carter\u2019s death , milburn and james calhoun bought the pelican publishing company and owned the press for the remainder of its existence .\nschindler , chris . \u201cpelican publishing company : a regional firm with national aspirations . \u201d baton rouge : louisiana state university , 1974 . p . 1 .\nschindler , chris . \u201cpelican publishing company : a regional firm with national aspirations . \u201d baton rouge : louisiana state university , 1974 . p . 7 .\nschindler , chris . \u201cpelican publishing company : a regional firm with national aspirations . \u201d baton rouge : louisiana state university , 1974 . p . 4 .\nschindler , chris . \u201cpelican publishing company : a regional firm with national aspirations . \u201d baton rouge : louisiana state university , 1974 . p . 5 .\nschindler , chris . \u201cpelican publishing company : a regional firm with national aspirations . \u201d baton rouge : louisiana state university , 1974 . p . 6 .\nthe cavalry battle that saved the union : custer vs . stuart at gettysburg , paul d . walker , pelican publishing company , gretna , la , 2002\nthis week in original programming ( 02 / 24 \u2013 02 / 28 ) : musician marlowe shepherd , pelican publishing company and ms . laurence the nola book lady\nkathleen c . nettleton has worked in all facets of the publishing industry during her career with pelican .\n, whose first trade publication was published by pelican , stuart o . landry , whose vision kept the company alive from 1926 to 1966 , and the calhoun family , who expanded a small , ailing regional publishing house into an internationally successful company .\nthe pelican publishing company was closely tied to the literary and social life of new orleans and louisiana . the printing press began in the 1920s , when new orleans was a center for young and talented writers . it developed from the pelican book shop , located on royal st . although the press originally went by the name pelican books , the title changed to pelican publishing company in 1933 , after its purchase by stuart o . landry . [ 1 ]\nthe original location of john mowry and company was in the house of c . norwood\u2026\ndufour , donnet and company was a printing press from 1827 to 1925 . original owners of\u2026\npelican publishing company was established in 1926 . its history is tied to such names as william faulkner , whose first trade publication was published by pelican , and stuart o . landry , whose vision kept the company alive from 1926 to 1966 . several years before purchasing pelican , dr . and mrs . milburn calhoun developed bayou books , a mail - order rare and out - of - print book business . when they moved to new orleans , bayou books was opened as a retail bookstore . in order to meet the growing demand for out - of - print literature , dr . and mrs . calhoun decided to purchase pelican publishing company from betty and hodding carter in 1970 .\ni did a cookbook with pelican . the company has produced some very good books in this genre . i thought the editorial staff edited the manuscripts and photos well .\npelican publishing company has been committed to publishing books of quality and permanence that enrich the lives of those who read them since 1926 . with a backlist of more than 2 , 000 titles , pelican produces art and architecture books , travel guides , holiday books , local and international cookbooks , motivational and inspirational works , business titles , children ' s books , and a growing number of social commentary and history titles .\npenguin launches its first website ( urltoken ) and brings out penguin 60s to celebrate the company\u2019s 60th anniversary .\nnina / editorial : we are interested in publishing books that are informative and uplifting .\npelican publishing co . , 2009 . paperback . condition : good . this is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .\nhistory of the southern yacht club by scheib , flora k . : pelican publishing company , incorporated , gretna , la , u . s . a . 9780882894881 hard cover , first edition . , signed and inscribed by author on ffep - martin nevers - used & rare books\nshe has been responsible for reinvigorating the convention and promotion initiatives , and strengthening the company ' s national profile .\nare available on both the pelican site and on amazon as e - books .\nenjoy your online visit to pelican , claire ! they ' re lovely people .\nwhen they bought the company , kathleen was just a child , and dr . calhoun was still working as a physician as well as publisher at pelican , but he has since retired from medicine .\nthis week we highlight two local literary institutions . first up , david benedetto speaks with antoinette de alteriis ( promotion director ) and kathleen calhoun nettleton ( president , co - owner and publisher ) of new orleans\u2019 own pelican publishing about the company\u2019s history and what to expect this year . then , we focus on the nola book lady herself , ms . laurence copel , who founded jude\u2019s grove free library in the lower 9th ward . find out more about pelican publishing\none the more popular books printed by pelican publishing company was sherwood anderson and other famous creoles by william spratling , also known as william faulkner . preserving the heritage of the people within the city and keeping records of its\u2019 impact were of equal importance to pelican publishing . after mcclure\u00e2\u0080\u0099s reign over pelican publishing co . , stuart o . landry made many phenomenal changes to the press , in order to make it much more appealing to the general public and also more lucrative . one of his first publications was a booklet called the development of printing for the new orleans art association , inspired by an exhibit he saw in 1925 . [ 5 ]\npelican publishes approximately 60 titles per year and maintains a backlist of over 2500 books .\nall terms are specified in the contract all authors publishing under our imprint ( s ) are required to sign . no book will be published by pelican without a contract signed beforehand .\nby march 1936 - 10 months after the company\u2019s launch on 30 july 1935 - 1 million penguin books have been printed .\nthe defendant , pelican publishing company , inc . , has appealed the trial court judgment in favor of plaintiff , mary fonseca . ms . fonseca answered the appeal requesting an increase in damages and costs . for the reasons that follow , we affirm in part , amend in part , and reverse in part .\npelican publishing co , united states , 2000 . postcard book or pack . condition : new . language : english . brand new book . from the collection of diane c . arkins .\nit will probably be closed soon due to their inability to organize the company into a model that would actually turn a profit .\nin her current role as assistant to the publisher , she manages the day - to - day operations of this mid - size independent publishing house , encouraging growth and development in many areas including the company ' s online presence .\nw . w . norton & company w . w . norton & company , inc . , the oldest and largest publishing house owned wholly by its employees , strives to carry out the imperative of its founder to\npublish books not for a single season , but for the years\nin the areas of fiction , nonfiction , and poetry . has some reading group guides\npelican prefers that interns work 32 hours per week . part - time internships are also possible .\npenguin books faces trial under the obscene publications act for publishing d . h . lawrence\u2019s lady chatterley\u2019s lover .\nas a midsized general trade and children\u2019s book publisher with more than 2 , 500 titles in print , pelican publishing company offers interns a complete overview of the publishing industry . this includes experience in the sales , editorial , promotion , and production departments . internships are available year - round and last a minimum of 10 weeks . arrangements are sometimes made to work less due to school requirements , or more according to the intern\u2019s wishes and availability of office space .\nwe\u2019re a smaller company , so all of the employees know each other well , and the different departments are very collaborative . it\u2019s a great place to start a career in publishing because you really get to see how the whole publishing process works , from manuscript evaluation and production to sales and promotion ( and even shipping and receiving , after the hurricane ! ) .\nhaving a good experience with a company as an outside vendor in no way makes you capable of speaking to how its employees are treated . authors - - whether solicited to do so or not - - should not be in this forum attempting to affect this company ' s ratings .\npelican publishing company , the largest book publisher in the south , is always interested in talented , hard - working illustrators . all materials that are submitted to us are kept on file and reviewed as new projects arise . we would be very happy to have you send some of your best work for our perusal . below are our basic guidelines for submissions .\nkathleen / publisher ' s assist : yes , pelican is owned by milburn and nancy calhoun and jim calhoun ( milburn ' s brother ) . jim calhoun now handles a few projects a year . milburn is still actively running the company . my mom , nancy , was the first salesman for pelican and did conventions for years . she has since retired .\npelican publishing co , 1994 . paperback . condition : used ; good . we are committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service . all books are picked , packed and dispatched from the united kingdom .\npelican publishing co , 1996 . hardcover . condition : used ; good . we are committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service . all books are picked , packed and dispatched from the united kingdom .\npelican publishing co , 1986 . hardcover . condition : used ; good . we are committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service . all books are picked , packed and dispatched from the united kingdom .\npelican publishing co , 1985 . paperback . condition : used ; acceptable . we are committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service . all books are picked , packed and dispatched from the united kingdom .\nformed in 1926 by john mcclure , pelican was tied early in its history to william faulkner and stuart o . landry . in 1970 , dr . milburn e . calhoun and family acquired pelican . calhoun served as company president and publisher prior to his death in 2012 . since his passing , daughter kathleen calhoun nettleton has occupied his place as publisher and president .\nmy brother , david worked as an editor during college and prior to attending graduate school . he is now a college professor and no longer works at the company . this summer his two oldest children - susan and leslie calhoun - will be interning at pelican .\nall other books : pelican publishing company requires a query letter describing the project briefly and concisely ( see below ) , a separate list of the author\u2019s publishing credits , a printout of the outline and one or two chapters , and a self - addressed stamped envelope ( sase ) sufficient for the return of the chapters or at least for our reply . if the chapters\u2019 return is not needed , please so state in the query letter . multiple ( or \u201csimultaneous\u201d ) or e - mailed submissions are not considered .\nthe company has survived several disasters , including a fire that totally destroyed the building that housed pelican\u2019s offices and approximately half of its stock of books in 1997 and then the damage caused by hurricane katrina in 2005 . many of our children ' s books feature illustrated gators , but the pelican warehouse was visited by a real , live alligator at one point , which animal control had to remove .\npelican publishing co . ( us ) , 1997 . paperback . condition : used ; good . we are committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service . all books are picked , packed and dispatched from the united kingdom .\npelican publishing co , united states , 2000 . postcard book or pack . condition : new . language : english . brand new book . these postcard books hone in on two of the most vividly animated species around , and are photographed by some of the worlds top wildlife photographers , as featured in the pelican book , wild asia : spirit of a continent .\ncorrespondence between menon and lane throughout 1938 documents the gradual deterioration of the relationship between the two men and the eventual ejection of menon from the company in december 1938 .\npelican publishing requires exclusive submission for all solicited manuscripts during the 12 - week period mentioned above . this is for obvious reasons . we can only give full attention to those manuscripts which we are likely to be able to publish if accepted by us .\npelican publishing co , 1988 . hardcover . condition : good . all orders are dispatched the following working day from our uk warehouse . established in 2004 , we have over 500 , 000 books in stock . no quibble refund if not completely satisfied .\nas mentioned above , i have worked in some capacity in the company since we purchased . i have been full - time in the office since my graduation from college .\npelican publishing co . , 2007 . paperback . condition : good . all orders are dispatched the following working day from our uk warehouse . established in 2004 , we have over 500 , 000 books in stock . no quibble refund if not completely satisfied .\nappointments : pelican prefers submission by mail only . if an appointment is necessary , contact will be made with the artist .\nthe first 30 - 40 titles of the pelican list were edited by v . k . krishna menon . these are :\nall interns are encouraged to read the trade journals and magazines to which pelican subscribes to learn about the industry . copies are received in - house for such publications as publishers weekly and foreword reviews . all industry magazines pelican receives are available to interns .\nallen lane launches a non - fiction imprint after overhearing someone at a king\u2019s cross station bookstall mistakenly ask for \u201cone of those pelican books\u201d . the first pelican book is george bernard shaw\u2019s the intelligent woman\u2019s guide to socialism , capitalism , sovietism and fascism .\nchildren\u2019s picture books : for brief books for ages 5 - 8 , pelican publishing company requires a query letter describing the project briefly and concisely ( see below ) , a separate list of the author\u2019s publishing credits , a printout of the full manuscript , and a self - addressed stamped envelope ( sase ) sufficient for the return of the manuscript or at least for our reply . if the manuscript\u2019s return is not needed , please so state in the query letter . photocopies of any accompanying artwork are welcome . multiple ( or \u201csimultaneous\u201d ) or e - mailed submissions are not considered .\nkathleen / publisher ' s assist : pelican started in 1926 and has had several owners . the current owner / publisher is milburn calhoun . he purchased the company in 1970 , and for many years ran it on the side of his main job . his\nmain\njob was a family doctor .\npelican publishing co . paperback . condition : very good . light rubbing wear to cover , spine and page edges . very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text . possible clean ex - library copy , with their stickers and or stamp ( s ) .\npelican publishing co . ( us ) , 1994 . hardcover . condition : good . all orders are dispatched the following working day from our uk warehouse . established in 2004 , we have over 500 , 000 books in stock . no quibble refund if not completely satisfied .\npelican uses this paragraph to argue the mississippi book was a second edition of weekend getaways in louisiana and mississippi rather than a new book , concluding that as a second edition , pelican correctly paid royalties to the new author and does not owe royalties to ms . fonseca . pelican contends that any royalties due ms . fonseca for the mississippi book would be paid after new authors are paid .\nhenry holt and company , inc henry holt & company , inc . , one of america ' s foremost publishers , was founded in 1866 . based in new york city , holt publishes approximately 175 books a year , including hardcover fiction and nonfiction ; owl books ( its trade paperback division ) ; henry holt reference books ; books for young readers ; and metropolitan books .\npayment policy : pelican pays its authors a royalty based on sales . the rate depends on the type of material and the format .\ncaitlin smith ( pictured ) has worked at pelican as school sales manager since august 2005 . it was her first job after graduating from\nshe started at pelican two weeks before hurricane katrina struck new orleans and returned to work after several weeks of evacuation from the city .\navon books a division of the hearst corporation and the second oldest paperback publishing house in the united states , publishes books for adults and young readers .\npelican publishing co , 1995 . paperback . condition : good . usual signs of a well read book but good overall condition . may not look good on your bookcase after reading and probably not suitable as a present unless hard to find elsewhere secure daily posting from uk . 30 day guarantee .\nsolicited manuscripts are carefully scrutinized by the editor ( s ) . on occasion , they may be examined by our sales and / or promotions departments to gauge their marketability . they are then passed on to the publisher for preliminary and final consideration . the submissions are reported on as soon as possible , but this process may take up to three months ( 12 weeks ) . if acceptance is recommended , the author ( s ) will be asked to sign a contract with pelican publishing company .\nwe are looking for proposals for books appealing to a popular audience , on topics similar to the books we have in print . specifically we are interested in : civil war nonfiction , world war ii nonfiction , history , biography , art , architecture , cookbooks , and nonfiction historical children\u2019s picture books . please study our catalog and send your proposal to pelican publishing company , inc . , 1000 burmaster st . , gretna , la 70053 - 2246 . our submission guidelines for authors are posted here .\npelican publishing co , 1998 . paperback . condition : used ; good . dispatched , from the uk , within 48 hours of ordering . this book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership . please expect some creasing to the spine and / or minor damage to the cover .\nkathleen / publisher ' s assist : children ' s books have become a bigger part of the company than i thought it would . mainly because we are getting more good children ' s manuscripts in .\ninterns can receive college credit ( usually equal to one class ) for their time at pelican . arrangements must be made with a college advisor .\npelican publishing co , united states , 2009 . paperback . condition : new . james rice ( illustrator ) . language : english . brand new book . father christmas , with his irish eyes twinkling , ushers in his seven elves and thus begins the irish tale told and illustrated in this fun coloring book .\npelican argues that the trial court erred in its interpretation of the 1992 and 1995 contracts . pelican points to paragraph 2 ( a ) of the 1992 contract , which the author , ms . fonseca , grants and assigns to the publisher , pelican , the sole and exclusive right to print , publish , and sell the work throughout the world in a book form together with all revisions and editions . paragraph 9 of the 1992 contract provides :\npelican contends the trial court erred in failing to allow a setoff deduction to pelican for its expenses paid to the baldwins in computing the award of royalties to ms . fonseca . we disagree . ms . fonseca was entitled to royalties pursuant to paragraph 15 ( f ) of the 1992 contract because her work was used in an adaptation published by pelican . this paragraph contains no provision allowing pelican a setoff deduction for its expenses paid for a secondary use of the work . we acknowledge that pelican would be entitled to a set off deduction had the trial court found the mississippi book to be a second edition . for reasons stated previously in this opinion , we affirm the trial court ' s conclusion that the mississippi book was not a second edition of ms . fonseca ' s original book . accordingly , the trial court correctly denied pelican ' s request for a setoff deduction for expenses paid to the baldwins .\npelican publishing co . ( us ) , 1997 . hardcover . condition : used ; good . dispatched , from the uk , within 48 hours of ordering . this book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership . please expect some creasing to the spine and / or minor damage to the cover .\npelican publishing co . ( us ) , 1993 . hardcover . condition : used ; good . dispatched , from the uk , within 48 hours of ordering . this book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership . please expect some creasing to the spine and / or minor damage to the cover .\npelican offers an intern the opportunity to learn the basics of the publishing industry , receive hands - on experience , and polish communication talents in an intimate , supervised atmosphere . the internship requires an individual who is both responsible and versatile . an effort is made to show the variety of skills needed to work in the industry .\nin new orleans ; johnette downing , one of our children\u2019s authors ; and caitlin smith , school sales manager of pelican ( in the blue coat ) .\nat that time , every single pelican employee who had returned after the storm\u2014including the publisher , dr . milburn calhoun\u2014 worked together in the warehouse to ship out the backlog of orders from the company was shut down .\nit was an interesting beginning ,\ncaitlin says ,\nand things have only gotten more interesting ( though , thankfully , in different ways ) since then .\npelican publishing co . , 2007 . condition : good . a + customer service ! satisfaction guaranteed ! book is in used - good condition . pages and cover are clean and intact . used items may not include supplementary materials such as cds or access codes . may show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting .\nall staff were doing things that were not exactly in their job description , but it enabled us to get back up and running faster . twenty percent of our employees decided not to return to new orleans , so the company had to recover from that . we have had another challenge with the bp oil spill in april 2010 . this affected our customers , which in turn affected pelican .\npelican is a family - owned business . dr . calhoun directed pelican\u2019s growth and development in his dual role of president and publisher from 1970 until his death in 2012 . after his passing , his daughter kathleen calhoun nettleton , who has served as a board member of the publisher\u2019s association of the south and on the small press steering committee for the association of american publishers , inherited those roles . she shares ownership of the company with her uncle , james calhoun , who served as executive editor until his retirement in 1990 and is now special projects editor .\npelican publishing co . paperback . condition : good . spine creases , wear to binding and pages from reading . may contain limited notes , underlining or highlighting that does affect the text . possible ex library copy , that\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library . accessories such as cd , codes , toys , may not be included .\npelican publishing + co . paperback . condition : good . spine creases , wear to binding and pages from reading . may contain limited notes , underlining or highlighting that does affect the text . possible ex library copy , that\u00e2\u0080\u0099ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library . accessories such as cd , codes , toys , may not be included .\npelican is based in gretna , louisiana . does that offer you a different point of view than , say , a nyc - based house ? if so , how ?\npelican publishing co 01 / 04 / 1998 , 1998 . condition : very good . shipped within 24 hours from our uk warehouse . clean , undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover . spine still tight , in very good condition . remember if you are not happy , you are covered by our 100 % money back guarantee .\npelican publishing co 01 / 12 / 1995 , 1995 . condition : very good . shipped within 24 hours from our uk warehouse . clean , undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover . spine still tight , in very good condition . remember if you are not happy , you are covered by our 100 % money back guarantee .\npelican publishing co 01 / 07 / 1995 , 1995 . condition : very good . shipped within 24 hours from our uk warehouse . clean , undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover . spine still tight , in very good condition . remember if you are not happy , you are covered by our 100 % money back guarantee .\nlocated on our website . this will help them submit items properly . looking at a publishing website can give you ideas on what types of books the publisher is interested in before you submit .\nas well as deciding to offer a wide range of buddhist titles by mail order , we also made the publishing decision to branch out from tibetan buddhism and represent all true buddhist traditions in our list . in order to maintain our high production standards\u2014which we later heard were the envy of editors at some of the mainstream publishing houses\u2014without spending too much money , we started printing our books in singapore .\noriginally an imprint of the publishing firm bodley head , penguin books was established by allen lane in 1935 and pioneered the paperback book , bringing affordable fiction and non - fiction to the british public .\npelican publishing co . ( us ) 31 / 05 / 1996 , 1996 . condition : very good . shipped within 24 hours from our uk warehouse . clean , undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover . spine still tight , in very good condition . remember if you are not happy , you are covered by our 100 % money back guarantee .\nafrican writing is a literary magazine publishing fiction and creative non - fiction , as well as poetry , memoirs and books reviews . available online and in print , african writing is published 6 times annually .\nnew owner is more intersted in her personal agendas than the company . sales dropped by at least 75 % after she made her changes . she loves to play office politics , runs off prospective talent with her offensive personality , and enjoys pitting employees against each other .\nprior to retiring , he would call every day at lunch to talk to any staffers that had immediate questions . he retired from the medical practice in 1997 and expanded his time with pelican .\nkathleen / publisher ' s assist : i think that most publishers from outside of new york have a different viewpoint that reflects why they are in publishing . pelican wants to promote new orleans and the rest of the south through children\u2019s books ( as well as adult books ) . many of the projects we receive are new orleans / louisiana related , but we are also interested in other areas as well .\nthe original owner of the pelican publishing company , john mcclure , also founded a small magazine , double dealer . [ 2 ] in his extended career in new orleans , he also worked for the new orleans times - picayune . he created the heading \u00e2\u0080\u009cliterature and less , \u00e2\u0080\u009d for the paper . mcclure sold the press to stuart o . landry , [ 3 ] an aristocrat , a member of the infamous boston club and president of one of the largest advertising agencies at the time . due to financial troubles caused by the great depression , landry\u2019s advertising agency went under , and he was then free to pursue a new career as a publisher in 1931 . [ 4 ]\nwith the translation and international distribution of many of its titles , pelican has enlarged its market of foreign rights sales and purchases . pelican\u2019s motivational titles by zig ziglar ( see you at the top ) and dr . walter doyle staples ( think like a winner ! ) led its entry into markets in europe , south america , asia , and africa . additionally , pelican continues its acquisition of foreign titles for u . s . publication . one of pelican ' s most recognized titles is the holiday classic cajun night before christmas illustrated by james rice . the beloved favorite is available in many formats and has spawned musicals , plays , cakes , costumes , and even a holiday light display . now in its 25th printing , the book is a perennial favorite across the country .\npelican publishing co , u . s . , gretna , 2007 . paper . condition : fine . dust jacket condition : no dustjacket . illustrated throughout ( illustrator ) . 1st paperback edition . a solid copy ; - - - - - - - - - - satisfaction guaranteed - - - - - - - - - fast , courteous service - - - - - - size : 6 x 9\n.\nnina / editorial : my mother is an editor in the education field , and books were always a part of my family\u2019s life . i excelled in english classes and went on to major in the subject and get a master\u2019s in it . in high school , i edited the literary magazine , and in college . i was the fiction editor of the literary review . i interned at a small press and then was accepted at a summer publishing institute , where i met pelican\u2019s vice president . pelican has a strong children\u2019s list , and so i have had the pleasure of editing for young readers for many years .\nthe publisher returned one week later to access the damage and then had to leave . he returned with one employee at two weeks . other pelican employees started returning as they were able throughout september .\npelican argues the trial court erred in finding ms . fonseca was entitled to royalties based on its interpretation of paragraphs 15 ( e ) and ( f ) . paragraph 15 ( e ) states :\nunable to control my editing and publishing inclinations , i soon established a publishing activity at tushita\u2014mahayana publications\u2014and over a two - year period we published a number of books , including the anthology , teachings at tushita ; gareth sparham\u2019s tibetan dhammapada ; and a number of smaller booklets . these activities proved disconcerting to some of the people at wisdom publications , which by 1981 had established its business office in london , while maintaining editorial , production and distribution in cumbria . when they complained to lama yeshe that i should be working for wisdom instead of creating another fpmt publishing entity in new delhi , lama responded by appointing me wisdom\u2019s editorial director , but kept me in india directing tushita .\neverything was going reasonably well except for one thing\u2014we were not publishing many of our founders\u2019 teachings . in the twenty years of wisdom\u2019s existence , we had managed to publish only six books by lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche .\nbooks of africa is a limited publishing company , created in 2008 by african and british nationals . books of africa positions itself in the still insufficiently explored but worldwide niche of africa and diaspora studies . our mission at is to promote an african view of history , literature , philosophy , economics and religion . we aim to publish books on a wide variety of subjects related to africa and the diaspora because we believe that the african contribution to world culture and development is significant and its value needs to be recognised .\nkathleen / publisher ' s assist : books have been a part of my world my entire life . my dad was a book scout and then book dealer before purchasing pelican in 1970 . i frequently went with him to second - hand bookstores and thrift shops . when we bought pelican in 1970 , i worked on various projects throughout junior and senior high school . i never thought of any other career .\npelican publishing co , united states , 2002 . paperback . condition : new . james rice ( illustrator ) . language : english . brand new book . children will enjoy coloring the pictures while reading this retelling of the christmas classic by clement c . moore , which blends santa claus with the traditional pennsylvania dutch figure of the belsnickel , a thin , cantankerous old man who visits children before christmas and rewards or punishes them based on their behavior .\nall work submitted to us must be in good taste , nonlibelous , and consistent with the level of quality we have established for our company . although many of our titles are specialized , they are all suitable for general readership and are free of gratuitous , off - color words , phrases , or references .\nwas the beginning of a beautiful partnership between james rice and pelican until his death in june 2004 . james rice had always wanted to be a book illustrator . he traveled year around promoting books in schools and bookstores .\njames currey , now an imprint of boydell & brewer , specializes in publishing academic research on africa . dedicated to distributing books about africa , in africa , we are noted for getting authors\u2019 books around the continent through african co - publishing and direct marketing . us distribution is via boydell and brewer inc . backlist titles are available through pod and we have a growing e - book programme . sign up for our newsletter , african griot . visit our website or come and discuss proposals at our stand .\nbasis of this page is in wikipedia . text is available under the cc by - sa 3 . 0 unported license . non - text media are available under their specified licenses . wikipedia\u00ae is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation , inc . wiki 2 is an independent company and has no affiliation with wikimedia foundation .\nfor information on an author , illustrator , editor , narrator of an audio book , or anyone else who has contributed to pelican titles , please select their name from the appropriate list . contributors are sorted by their last name .\nfind a category of interest and select from items in that area . in addition to books , pelican also has many other gift items , such as notecards and posters . many of these items are associated with our book titles .\nkathleen calhoun nettleton joined pelican full time in 1983 upon graduating from louisiana state university with a degree in marketing . she served as promotion director from 1985 until her promotion to assistant to the publisher in november of 2008 . during nettleton ' s tenure as promotion director , she instituted the company ' s intern program in the promotion department . the program has since expanded to the editorial , production , and sales departments and draws applicants from around the globe . nettleton became president and publisher in 2012 , after the passing of her father , the late publisher dr . milburn calhoun . she served as a board member for the publishers association of the south and was a member of the smaller and independent publishers committee , a branch of the association of american publishers . she represents the company on numerous panels at industry and community events across the country including the tennessee williams / new orleans literary festival .\npelican publishing co , 2000 . paperback . condition : used ; good . dispatched , from the uk , within 48 hours of ordering . this book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership . please expect some creasing to the spine and / or minor damage to the cover . grubby book . this book is dirty and has significant shelf wear , however all text is there and readable , as such it is acceptable for sale , and is still a good read . thanks .\nsnow lion had started in 1980 publishing books by the prolific translator and author , glenn mullin , and specialized in books on tibetan buddhism , politics and culture . actually , in early 1984 the company was in dire straits and the possibility of wisdom buying them out arose , but then jeff cox came on board , snow lion published his holiness\u2019s kindness , clarity and insight just in time for his extensive 1984 american tour , and the rest is history . amongst other things , the keys to snow lion\u2019s success have been their wonderful list , ability to maintain low overheads and excellent quarterly newsletter / catalog .\non appeal , pelican argues the trial court erred in granting ms . fonseca ' s motion for summary judgment in finding that the compensation claimed by ms . fonseca was for royalties for the use of her copyrighted material in an adaptation or derivative work based on the first book , specifically finding that she was entitled to royalties pursuant to paragraph 15 ( f ) of the 1992 agreement . pelican further argues that the trial court erred in denying pelican ' s motion for summary judgment in finding that the mississippi book was an adaptation or secondary use as contemplated in paragraph 15 ( e ) of the 1992 agreement , rather than a new edition . ms . fonseca replies that these issues were correctly decided by the trial court .\nin the summer of 1974 , lama yeshe and lama zopa rinpoche made their first trip to the west , teaching in the usa , australia and new zealand . kopan courses , which had been held twice a year , were now conducted only annually , every fall . after the eighth kopan course , at the end of 1975 , lama yeshe was approached by an american dharma student , jesse sartain , who ran conch press , a small publishing house in hawaii . he asked lama if he could publish the teachings the lamas had given in the usa the previous year . lama yeshe called me over to discuss the project with jesse , instructing me not to give anything away but for jesse and kopan to publish the book together . this we did , and the next year our first real book , wisdom energy , was born , and along with it , our publishing company , publications for wisdom culture .\nsales : database maintenance ; customer lead research ; researching the school and public library market ; reviewing pelican title information on internet retailers ; accessing wholesaler databases to analyze inventory and sales information ; assisting with author tours ; providing sales history for periodic meetings .\ncaitlin / marketing : pelican is an independent publisher that has been based in the new orleans area for over 80 years . we usually publish 40 - 50 books a season . those include picture books , middle grade novels , ya , and adult titles .\nbooks got me into this at the beginning , they\u2019ve kept me going , and i hope they\u2019ll be there at the end . i would like to continue editing and publishing dharma books for the benefit of all sentient beings until the day i die . it sure beats being a boxer\u2019s second .\npelican publishing co . , gretna . la , 1985 . hardcover . condition : very good . red boards with gilt letters on spine . front cover has a couple of marks , back cover has indented spots with red finish gone from one . cover has minor shelf and corner wear . pages are clean , no notes or underlining . interior pages are tight to the spine , and spine is tight to the cover . second printing . book measures 6 . 25\nx 9 . 375\nx 0 . 875\n. we ship every business day .\nhenry holt / owl books reading group guides henry holt & company , inc . , one of america ' s foremost publishers , was founded in 1866 . based in new york city , holt publishes approximately 175 books a year , including hardcover fiction and nonfiction ; owl books ( its trade paperback division ) ; henry holt reference books ; books for young readers ; and metropolitan books .\npelican further argues that the trial court erred in awarding ms . fonseca $ 500 . 00 per year from the date of publication of the mississippi book for lost income that she would have obtained from the mississippi book sales for every year that the mississippi book is sold .\nnina / editorial : i think our size as well as our location helps us provide a more personal touch for authors outside of the major publishing centers . all of us are accessible by phone . we also are open to topics outside the mainstream and authors who are at an early point in their career .\nwhile this is not a writing - intensive internship , interns have the opportunity to work closely with pelican\u2019s trained publicists and most are able to leave the program with a writing portfolio . as with all assignments , writing tasks will be assigned on an as - need basis . over the course of the internship , each intern will learn how promotional writing differs from academic writing , creative writing , and analytical writing . the following list of tasks provides a general overview of the different activities but does not strictly define all an intern will do during his or her time with pelican .\npelican publishing co , united states , 2000 . postcard book or pack . condition : new . language : english . brand new book . this postcard book hones in on one of the most vividly animated species around , and is photographed by some of the world s top wildlife photographers , as featured in the pelican book , wild asia : spirit of a continent . the rainforests of tropical asia extend from the western ghats of india to where the edges of asia blur into australia along the myriad of islands of the indonesian archipelago . it is here that the largest diversity of primates in the world can be found . while the orangutan is one of the icons of asian wildlife , other primates inhabit this area of the world in great numbers , including macaques , siamangs , and langurs . these portraits present an intriguing and beguiling look into a seldom - seen world beneath the rainforest s canopy .\nspinsters ink spinsters ink publishes novels and non - fiction works that deal with significant issues in women ' s lives from a feminist perspective : books that not only name these crucial issues , but - - more important - - encourage change and growth . we are committed to publishing works by women writing from the periphery .\nof course , the fall was a particularly busy time promoting the various versions of night before christmas that he had illustrated . james and i did many conventions together , and i do miss him . the book that james rice brought to pelican that first day was actually his second book published -\nthe big problem was that we had no money . my predecessor was a businessman who\u2019d used his company\u2019s profits to finance dharma publishing , and he ran wisdom part - time . moreover , some of the money that he\u2019d put in was a loan ; along with wisdom , i was inheriting significant debt . in addition , there were a number of signed contracts committing us to publish several books that year . i had no income or savings , and because of serious problems with the people at manjushri institute , we could not base wisdom there , as lama had wished , but had to set up in london , which was not only \u201cnot a good place for monks and nuns , \u201d as lama put it , but also very expensive .\ni ' m a little shocked at some of these reviews . where i don ' t know their inner workings , i can say i ' m a happy author of pelican ' s . as far as the comments regarding the books and their quality ( digging at the authors and illustrators ) , i ' d like to mention that my title in particular was positively reviewed by high - profile trade journals and is also highly rated on other book sites . the people i ' ve worked directly with at the company ( i . e . sales , marketing , and editing ) have all been very positive , helpful , and knowledgeable . i hope some of these comments about them going under aren ' t true and are just rumors . they truly publish unique titles that their authors and illustrators are very proud of ! their books about the louisiana lifestyle are a gem and are much needed in today ' s market that demands diversity and culture ! i\u2019m very grateful to pelican and am encouraging them to continue doing what they ' re doing .\nthe trial court ruled on the parties ' cross motions for summary judgment , finding in favor of ms . fonseca . the trial court found that under the 1992 agreement , pelican ' s use of ms . fonseca ' s material from the weekend getaways in louisiana and mississippi in the mississippi book constituted a secondary use of this material and entitled ms . fonseca to royalties as provided in the 1992 contract and that pelican has breached its obligation under the 1992 contract . a trial was then held on the issue of damages . at the conclusion of trial , the trial court awarded damages to ms . fonseca in the amount of 45 % of the 10 % royalties due on the mississippi book and $ 500 . 00 per year for lost income from sales for every year that the mississippi book is sold . pelican has appealed these judgments . ms . fonseca answered the appeal challenging the reduction in royalty payments and seeking costs of the trial and appeal .\nwriting : tasks are heavily dependent on skill level as assesed by benchmark testing - draft promotional copy for reprinted titles , author biographies , and pitch letters . media research : update existing and identify new media outlets for specific books from internet research and the use of pelican\u2019s media databases . general research : everything from the a to z of a particular ingredient to finding contact information for prominent authorities on a given subject . review processing : includes recording and filing reviews and preparing review copies for shipment . mailing : preparation of materials to reviewers ; forwarding material to pelican authors . e - mail blasts : assist with creating e - mail marketing materials . data management : assist with maintaining pelican\u2019s database , including contact information for individuals in the media such as editors , producers , and freelancers . this consists of internet research and telephone verification . office work : filing , occasional light hand - work , copying , and other clerical tasks as needed . other departmental tasks"]}
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", "topic": 2}], "title": "hayneedle", "paragraphs": ["these are all the companies that hayneedle has acquired . hayneedle ' s latest acquisition was in jan 2007 .\npress release : hayneedle : hayneedle gifts will be available until dec . 23 for last - minute holiday shopping\nhayneedle ' s president , scott doughman , currently has an approval rating of 83 % . hayneedle ' s primary competitors are\nyes , you can get furniture assembly with your hayneedle purchase . get more specifics about it on the hayneedle page here . also consider visiting their homepage to learn more about hayneedle and their other services .\nsince hayneedle was founded in 2002 , it has participated in 1 round of funding . in total hayneedle has raised $ 0 . hayneedle ' s funding round was on dec 2011 for a total of $ 0\nowler has collected 19 screenshots of hayneedle ' s website since jan 2012 . the latest hayneedle website design screenshot was captured in mar 2018 .\nhayneedle is an online retailer that sells indoor and outdoor home furnishings and lifestyle products . hayneedle is headquartered in omaha , nebraska . hayneedle has a revenue of $ 147 . 4m , and 667 employees . hayneedle ' s main competitors are wayfair , cymax stores and houzz . as of june 2018 , hayneedle has 411 . 4k fans on facebook and 7 . 6k followers on twitter .\nomaha , neb . - - ( business wire ) - - # hayneedle - - hayneedle . com a leading online retailer for home furnishing . . .\nwhile hayneedle\u2019s customer shown below isn\u2019t visibly upset about the damaged order , hayneedle handles the situation perfectly , and contacts the customer privately to resolve the issue .\nyes , hayneedle does accept apple pay . you can find more information about hayneedle ' s apple pay policies and other payment methods accepted here . you can also find additional information about hayneedle ' s payment methods here on their homepage .\nwe found a thread on reddit where users have shared their experiences with hayneedle .\nit ' s not clear if hayneedle has showrooms . visit their page here to learn more . you can also get more information about hayneedle on their homepage .\ni purchased a pool float from hayneedle . i\u2019ve been looking for different products and hayneedle had the size , color and price that i wanted . it was the first time i ' ve used hayneedle and everything went like it was supposed to .\nhayneedle currently has 7 , 593 followers on twitter . as of july 2013 hayneedle had 5 , 737 followers . that ' s a 32 percent increase in 4 years\nhayneedle currently has 411 , 427 fans on facebook . as of july 2013 hayneedle had 167 , 786 fans . that ' s a 145 percent increase in 5 years\nyes , hayneedle does have outlet stores where you can get much of the same inventory for less . learn more about it on hayneedle ' s here . you can also visit their homepage for more information about hayneedle , their locations , and more .\nbarker , 46 , served as hayneedle\u2019s chief operating officer for five years , and has more than 25 years\u2019 experience in multichannel retailing experience . barker joined hayneedle in 2008 .\nyes , hayneedle offers discount codes and promo codes actively . so far this year ( in 2018 ) hayneedle has offered 189 total coupon codes to customers . in 2017 , hayneedle offered 193 codes . here ' s a complete list of current hayneedle promo codes . if you ' re looking to promote and submit coupon codes for . . .\nwe could not find any special discounts for senior citizens offered by hayneedle . be sure to check this page for more information about hayneedle ' s senior discounts and offers .\nhayneedle is an online retailer that sells indoor and outdoor home furnishings and lifestyle products . hayneedle was founded in 2002 . hayneedle ' s headquarters is located in omaha , nebraska , usa 68114 . it has raised undisclosed amount in 1 round . the l . . .\nphotographer wendy wees , right , and stylist cora coppock prepare and photograph products at the hayneedle photo studio in omaha . hayneedle also has its headquarters and a call center in omaha .\nis there anything hayneedle inc . could do to make you happier or resolve this problem ?\nhayneedle was named on internet retailer ' s hot 100 list of online merchants in 2009 .\nas of monday , urltoken is also offering 40 % off hayneedle items on their website .\nhayneedle has neutral to slightly positive feedback on glassdoor . out of 137 ratings hayneedle has received a 3 star rating by current and former employees . this indicates that hayneedle likely has solid employment policies and practices , but some employees may have been unhappy or may have filed complaints .\nas an online retailer , hayneedle relies heavily on customer feedback , social media chatter , and reviews to drive traffic and increase conversion rates . resellerratings ' review management platform will help hayneedle :\ngenerally , the feedback on hayneedle among redditors has been negative . most of the responses to this thread about hayneedle were from people who had experience with this brand and posted negative feedback .\npress release : hayneedle : firetainment inc . strikes deal with urltoken to carry fire pit table line\ncurrently it does not appear that hayneedle allows coupon stacking . check out this page to see if hayneedle currently allows you to stack coupons . hayneedle does change its couponing policies from time to time so you can always check their homepage to see if there ' s any info on coupon stacking .\njet bought the omaha - based furniture e - retailer hayneedle earlier this year for an undisclosed amount . hayneedle had an estimated $ 404 million in sales in 2014 , according to retail blog retaildive .\nthe hayneedle app includes standard e - retailer functionality such as search capabilities based on use . . .\ngain the power of numbers - join peopleclaim users negotiating with hayneedle inc . to resolve their complaints .\nhayneedle moves conversation with a customer from the facebook wall to private messages to better help the customer .\nwhile the jet - walmart integration plays out , hayneedle\u2019s barker said the omaha business will keep humming along .\nwith the holidays approaching , hayneedle is offering special financing options and real - time help via . . .\nwe may transfer information about you if hayneedle is acquired by or merged with another organization . in this event , hayneedle will notify you before information about you is transferred and becomes subject to a different privacy policy .\nyes , hayneedle does offer a mobile app . you can view and download their mobile apps here : hayneedle for iphone / ipad in the apple app storegood luck finding hayneedle ' s mobile apps for iphone and android . you can also check out their homepage for additional information on their mobile apps and mobil . . .\nhayneedle got a big lift when urltoken scooped up the local home furnishings e - retailer earlier this year . now , walmart\u2019s purchase of urltoken is set to give hayneedle another boost , the omaha company\u2019s chief executive said .\nif our core values and awesome perks resonate with you , see what hayneedle has to offer among open positions .\nvisit hayneedle on any given day , and you\u2019ll see it : people who love their jobs . with a casual environment and open communication , hayneedle focuses on our team\u2019s strengths . we encourage career development \u2013 and having fun .\nthe company grew to about 400 total niche stores before rolling them all under the singular hayneedle brand in 2009 .\nhayneedle , a leading online retailer of indoor and outdoor home furnishings and d\u00e9cor , has added sco . . .\nwe ' re researching this question now . our team is checking hayneedle ' s customer service pages and faqs and other online sources for an answer . we may also contact hayneedle directly to get more information about this question .\ni was able to resolve my problem with hayneedle by getting my item sent via fedex on the new date .\nbest for : hayneedle is best for consumers looking for indoor or outdoor furniture and d\u00e9cor from an online seller .\nwayfair is a top competitor of hayneedle . wayfair is a public company that was founded in 2002 in boston , massachusetts . wayfair operates in the retail distributors industry . compared to hayneedle , wayfair has 7 , 084 more employees .\nhayneedle was previously privately held and funded by insight venture partners and sequoia capital . in march 2016 , hayneedle was acquired by the privately held american e - commerce company jet ( jet . com ) , becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of the retailer . [ 14 ] [ 15 ] hayneedle is now part of the walmart family of brands . [ 16 ] at present , hayneedle continues to operate independently as urltoken under the leadership of its current management team .\njet\u2019s acquisition makes hayneedle a subsidiary that executives said will maintain its independence and identity after the deal closes next week .\nyou can check hayneedle ' s customer service page here to see if they have posted any information about competitor coupons .\nhouzz is seen as one of hayneedle ' s top competitors . houzz was founded in palo alto , california } in 2009 . houzz competes in the household products industry . compared to hayneedle , houzz generates $ 135 . 4m more revenue .\nyes , you can get a refund if you ' re not satisfied with your hayneedle purchase . they have a money - back guarantee . learn more about it on their site here . you can learn more about hayneedle on their homepage .\nyes , hayneedle does take paypal for checking out . you can use your paypal account or paypal credit card to pay on hayneedle ' s e - commerce store . read more information on hayneedle ' s paypal policies here . good luck with your shopping ! if you can ' t find the information in the link above , you might be a . . .\nhayneedle ' s revenue is the ninth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ .\nhayneedle has employees and is the first highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 178 .\nhayneedle is the latest company to offer a discount on products when you use apple pay . for a limited . . .\nhayneedle is the needle in a haystack of e - commerce retail and there is still room for the brand to grow .\ninspiration blog : hayneedle\u2019s inspiration blog contains ideas for home decorators to get the most out of their living spaces and furniture .\nhayneedle has a positive rating on bbb of between a - to a + . the better business bureau has enough data on hayneedle to grade them , and they ' ve assigned them a positive score . most likely , hayneedle has responded in a timely fashion to any customer complaints such that customers have been happy and the bbb has recorded a positive score for the company .\nconsumers on trustpilot have generally given hayneedle negative ratings . consumers have posted 71 ratings on trustpilot and given them roughly 1 stars . trustpilot users seem to be talking about problems or issues with hayneedle ' s service , and have assigned them lower ratings .\nif you value growth , challenge , and the idea of contributing to something great , welcome home to a career at hayneedle .\nto handle the growth , 14 - year - old hayneedle has been on a hiring spree \u2014 and it\u2019s not stopping with the walmart deal , barker said . hayneedle today has almost 600 local employees compared with 400 when the jet deal closed in late february .\nin 2009 , the company rebranded as hayneedle [ 2 ] and further expanded its selection to include more items focused in the areas of office , kitchen , bedding , pet supplies , lighting , home storage , and home improvement , among others . [ 4 ] in the spring of 2014 , all 300 + sites previously in operation under hayneedle , inc . were rolled into hayneedle . com .\nhayneedle employs at least 500 people at its omaha office and warehouses across the country , according to the company ' s linkedin profile .\nhayneedle believes everyone deserves a home they love . that ' s why we ' re here \u2013 to help people find . . .\nread our style roundup : maximalism tips & ideas article to get inspired . find everything home & gift at hayneedle ' s blog .\nhayneedle , meanwhile , each year sells more than $ 350 million worth of home goods , like decor and indoor and outdoor furniture .\nhayneedle\u2019s 400 omaha employees are spread among its headquarters near 93rd street and west dodge road and local photo studio and call center operations .\nyes , hayneedle does have sales from time to time . you can stay on top of their latest events , and special discounts by visiting their promotions and deals page . you can also find more information on hayneedle ' s special sales events on their homepage here .\ncymax stores is seen as one of hayneedle ' s biggest rivals . cymax stores was founded in 2004 , and is headquartered in vancouver , british columbia . cymax stores is in the retail distributors industry . cymax stores generates $ 147 . 4m more revenue vs . hayneedle .\nin 2016 hayneedle was acquired by e - commerce retailer urltoken and later became part of the walmart family of brands . [ 6 ] in 2017 hayneedle is poised for exponential growth as it launches a national campaign focusing on\nthe love of home .\n[ 7 ]\nyes , hayneedle does have social media pages . we ' ve aggregated the links to all their social pages here : twitter feedfacebook pagepinterest pageinstagram profilelinkedin profileyoutube channelgood luck finding hayneedle ' s social media pages . you can also check out their homepage for additional informa . . .\nwe have a bedroom set that we ordered from hayneedle several years ago and then we just recently ordered a toilet cabinet . i like the products . the bedroom set and the bathroom cabinet were what i was looking for and hayneedle ' s site was easy to navigate .\nas a jet subsidiary , hayneedle maintains its separate identity and its corporate headquarters here , along with a photo studio and a call center .\nhayneedle , an omaha - based online retailer , said wednesday that co - founder doug nielsen is stepping down as the company\u2019s chief executive .\nhayneedle , inc . has received 3 . 94 out of 5 stars based on 65 customer reviews and a bbb rating of a + .\ncarter cast , hayneedle\u2019s president and chief executive officer , was the former president and ceo of walmart . com . photo by andrea ciurej .\ninternet retailer ' s top 500 list placed hayneedle ( as netshops ) at # 10 based on online gross revenue . in both 2015 they named hayneedle the 11th largest mass merchant on the web based on total sales , and the 22nd largest retailer . in 2007 , 2008 , 2011 , 2013 and 2014 internet retailer magazine named hayneedle among one of their top 10 best internet retailers . [ 18 ] hayneedle ranked # 19 in 2010 , # 17 in 2011 , and # 15 in 2012 on the magazine ' s top 500 internet retailers list . [ 19 ]\nhold tight , our team is searching for an answer to this question now . we ' re scouring hayneedle ' s website and customer service pages , other websites , and contacting hayneedle directly to try to find an answer to this question . check back soon to find the answer .\njet , which has dabbled in home goods with some 800 , 000 current products , will add\na couple million\nto its site with the addition of hayneedle . jet will also obtain hayneedle ' s customer support center fulfillment warehouses in california and ohio . the omaha world - hearld reported earlier that hayneedle will operate as a subsidiary of jet and that the company ' s 500 or so employees would keep their jobs .\nwalmart could buy online retailer jet . com , the company that earlier this year purchased omaha - based hayneedle , which employs more than 400 peo\u2026\nomaha , neb . - - ( business wire ) - - hayneedle , a leading online retailer of indoor and outdoor home furnish . . .\nomaha , neb . - ( business wire ) - hayneedle . com , a leading online retailer for indoor and outdoor home furn . . .\nhayneedle has been a better business bureau accredited business since 2002 and currently holds an\na +\nrating with the bbb . [ 17 ]\n, director at resellerratings .\nwe look forward to helping hayneedle harness their customer energy and feedback to strengthen all of their customer programs .\nyes hayneedle does ship internationally . make sure your country is eligible for international shipping by checking out hayneedle ' s shipping policies page . shipping policies can change , and the product or item being shipped can also affect eligibility . to make sure your item is eligible for inter . . .\nrotating sales and specials : hayneedle\u2019s seasonal sales and rotating specials can offer deals to shoppers who monitor them . stock is subject to availability limitations .\nour team of shopping analysts is out looking for the answer to this question now . we source our answers from hayneedle ' s website and customer service pages and by working with hayneedle directly to find the correct answer to this question . check back later to find the answer to this question .\nhayneedle , no . 95 in the internet retailer 2015 top 500 guide , had internet retailer - estimated 2014 web sales of $ 404 million , according to urltoken . hayneedle had not sold goods on urltoken , but the acquisition\u2014expected to close this week\u2014\u201cwill provide the customer shopping on urltoken a stronger assortment of indoor and outdoor home furnishings and decor , \u201d says jennifer dorfmeyer , hayneedle\u2019s brand marketing manager . urltoken executives could not be reached for comment .\nin a twitter post friday , hayneedle said , \u201cwe will continue providing the best online shopping experience for our customers as a subsidiary of @ jet . \u201d another twitter post linked to an omaha world - herald story on urltoken that reported on the deal . hayneedle is based in omaha , neb .\nwhen executives from new jersey - based e - commerce company urltoken came to omaha to check out hayneedle , they said they liked what they saw .\nall those jobs , plus the ones in ohio and california , are safe , said mark hasebroock , a hayneedle co - founder and board member .\nomaha , neb . - - ( business wire ) - - hayneedle , the online retailer for everything home , offers some of the . . .\nyou can contact hayneedle via their customer service contact page . you can also contact hayneedle through their social media pages . some of these social pages offer a messaging or contact us button which you can use to send your message directly to the company . many retailers these days will respond . . .\nyes , hayneedle does do affiliate marketing , so you can earn commissions by referring new customers to hayneedle . based on our research , here ' s how they participate in the major affiliate networks : skimlinks : yes \u2014 applyviglink : yes \u2014 applyshareasale : unlikely \u2014 check statusawin ( aff . . .\nhayneedle , inc . ( \u201chayneedle\u201d ) respects your privacy , and we are committed to protecting it . please read this privacy policy ( \u201cprivacy policy\u201d ) to learn more about the manner in which we collect and use information that is generated when you visit urltoken and its affiliated sites ( the \u201csite\u201d ) .\nyes , hayneedle does offer its own coupon codes and discounts page . to see their latest deals and coupons you can visit their promotions and deals page here . good luck on finding a great deal ! more information on hayneedle ' s latest coupons and special discounts can be found on their homepage here .\nit does not appear that hayneedle offers a specific student discount . you can check this page for more information about hayneedle ' s student discounts and offers . you might also check out their homepage to see if they ' ve posted any additional information about student discounts . you can also subscri . . .\nomaha , neb . - - ( business wire ) - - hayneedle . com , a leading online retailer for indoor and outdoor home fu . . .\nurltoken , the website for inc . magazine , listed hayneedle ( as netshops ) at # 3 on its\n5 , 000 fastest growing private companies in america\nlist in 2006 and # 15 in 2007 . hayneedle ( as netshops ) also ranked at # 2 for all online retail companies in 2007 .\nthe greater omaha chamber of commerce named hayneedle ( then known as netshops ) one of\nomaha ' s best places to work\nin 2005 thru 2013 and again in both 2014 and 2015 and awarded hayneedle the\nexcellence in business award\nin 2007 , 2008 , 2010 , 2011 , 2013 and 2015 .\nsome possible fabric choices for furniture . only 7 percent of home furnishings sales happen online in the u . s . , hayneedle chief executive jon barker said .\nhayneedle , inc . | at hayneedle inc . , you ' ll find an unbelievable array of products for home , work , and play . discover all of our specialty stores - over 250 of them - offering product depth and breadth you won ' t find anywhere else . welcome to the home of more choices .\nif you ' re not 100 % satisfied with hayneedle inc . , we want to know . we ' ll respond and will try to make it right .\nit looks like hayneedle does offer a loyalty program of sorts . hayneedle rewards offers shoppers the chance to earn 3 % cash back on future purchases for every dollar they spend . reward points can be redeemed during checkout on all purchases . there ' s no limit to the amount of reward points you ca . . .\nit seems that hayneedle does not offer any birthday discounts . you can check this page for more information about hayneedle ' s birthday discounts and offers . it ' s always a good idea to check out their homepage to see if they ' ve posted any additional information about different kinds of discounts . som . . .\nhayneedle still needs to work on fixing the tech problem , but they were able to communicate with me who the shipping company was and restated the tracking number .\nyou can ' t hit that type of revenue anywhere else that quickly ,\nsaid soohoo , who also noted that jet can take advantage of hayneedle ' s infrastructure . with the acquisition , jet will gain access to hayneedle ' s warehouses in ohio and california , giving it more regional distribution centers to ship products .\ntammy vandonk has been promoted to vp / customer care & advocacy and , according to the company , has been tasked with ensuring that hayneedle customer perspectives and voice are supported throughout the entire organization . before joining hayneedle , vandonk held managerial and senior customer care and engagement positions with williams - sonoma , hanover direct and spiegel .\nyes , hayneedle does have a price matching policy and they do price match competitor prices . you can find more information on their price matching policy page . good luck , hope you can get your price match from them . you might also find more information on hayneedle ' s price matching policy on their ho . . .\n\u201crebecca , ryan and tammy bring a wealth of industry knowledge and talent to their new roles , and i am pleased they have accepted the challenge to help guide hayneedle into our next phase of growth , \u201d barker said . \u201ctogether we will build on the company\u2019s many successes and continue to champion hayneedle\u2019s customer - focused culture . \u201d\nryan paulson takes on the role of vp / technology , with responsibility for hayneedle\u2019s retail and e - commerce systems , it infrastructure , program management , quality assurance and it security . since joining hayneedle in 2004 , paulson has played an integral role in developing and implementing the company\u2019s proprietary systems and technology , according to the company .\nyes , hayneedle does offer free shipping all the time . you can read more about hayneedle ' s shipping policies on their website on their shipping policies page . good luck with your shopping there ! if you can ' t find the information in the link above , you might be able to find more information on haynee . . .\nonline marketplace urltoken has acquired home products e - retailer hayneedle inc . , one of the 100 largest web merchants in north america by sales . terms were not disclosed .\n/ prnewswire / - - resellerratings , the leading integrated brand and product review management platform , today announced hayneedle has selected resellerratings to manage its customer reviews and ratings program .\nhow does a company go from selling hammocks online to being ranked the 18th largest internet - only retailer ? that ' s the story behind omaha - based hayneedle . com .\nthe hayneedle app includes standard e - retailer functionality such as search capabilities based on user style preferences , special offers and deals , favorites list and secure purchasing via apple pay .\npaulson said that hayneedle is building more content than ever around different styles , rooms and trends to give customers realistic and attainable ideas around what they can do to their spaces .\nhang tight , our team of researchers is out looking for the answer to this question now . we ' re currently researching hayneedle ' s website and faq pages as well as other online sources . we ' ll also try contacting hayneedle directly to try to find an answer to this question . check back in a bit to see if . . .\nhayneedle has gone through a number of internal changes while keeping pace with business and economic climates , but has experienced double - digit growth over the course of its history . hayneedle ' s customer care center and photo studio are based in omaha . hayneedle currently operates two fulfillment centers \u2013 one in monroe , ohio , [ 12 ] and the other , which began operating in 2013 , in riverside , calif . the company has hired over 100 people per year since 2010 , currently employing over 800 people across its locations . [ 13 ]\nlittle did he know , cast would receive a phone call from a venture capitalist behind netshops \u2013 rebranded as hayneedle in 2009 \u2013 convincing him to become a part of their legacy .\nwe were looking online and the doghouse looked good , so we purchased it through hayneedle . it has been from three weeks to a month that we ' ve had the doghouse and , so far , its quality has been good . when we were shopping online with hayneedle , it was easy to navigate through their website and find what we were looking for .\nrebecca gray is promoted to vp / merchandising , overseeing all product offers , category development , assortment expansion and vendor relationships . she joined hayneedle in 2004 and has served in a variety of management roles . according to the company she has been instrumental in leading the merchandising strategy to expand assortment to millions of products and more than 3 , 000 brands . gray has also championed hayneedle\u2019s private brand strategy developing exclusive product lines . prior to joining hayneedle , gray oversaw product development , marketing and key manufacturing relationships as a director for a leading global retailer .\ndoug nielsen , julie mahloch and mark hasebroock began opening more niche home goods web shops . it raised funding in 2006 from sequoia capital before consolidating hundreds of sites into hayneedle . com .\nall hayneedle employees \u2014 about 400 of whom are in three locations in omaha , with 100 others spread between fulfillment centers in ohio and california \u2014 will stay put , the companies said .\n\u201cwe started building hayneedle 14 years ago with a small team here in omaha and we really created an incredible platform , \u201d nielsen said . \u201cit\u2019s a great milestone for the company . \u201d\nshopping tip : ( july 9 , 2018 ) : use promo code 3mbn25r to save 15 % off at urltoken \u2014 redeem it here . you can also view more hayneedle promo codes .\nlaunched in 2002 as hammocks . com , hayneedle has expanded substantially , and it is now one of the largest online retailers of home furnishings , home d\u00e9cor and home office furniture . it is headquartered in omaha , nebraska with fulfillment centers in california and ohio . hayneedle offers millions of products from more than 3 , 000 brands , including their own in - house designs .\nomaha , ne \u00b7 at hayneedle you ' ll find furniture & d\u00e9cor for the place you love most . follow us for ideas , inspiration and more \u2026 all for the love of home .\nhayneedle is not responsible or liable for the independent privacy policies of these third - party websites . you should consult the privacy policies at these websites to determine how your information may be used .\n, director of partner marketing at hayneedle .\nresellerratings ' systematic approach to gathering customer feedback and developing verified brand reviews gives our customers the information they need to make informed buying choices .\ni like the style of the propane fire pit table i got from hayneedle . the online ordering experience was very good , as well as its quality and cost . i would recommend them .\n\u201cwe developed our app with the goal of providing a great mobile experience that is fast , secure , and optimized to our users\u2019 needs when shopping on - the - go , \u201d said ryan paulson , vp of technology for hayneedle . \u201cwhile mobile web has a significant place in our portfolio , we saw the need for a hayneedle native app that allows closer integration with the smartphone itself . \u201d\nbuying guides : hayneedle offers buying guides for consumers looking for particular items . from bedding size tips to nursery design advice , these guides help consumers make the best purchasing decisions to fit their needs .\nhayneedle chief executive jon barker told the world - herald the company is on track to surpass $ 500 million in sales in 2016 , up about 40 percent from more than $ 350 million in 2015 .\nhayneedle\u2019s corporate buildings , along with the company\u2019s own photography studio and customer care center , are still based out of omaha but the company employs more than 1 , 000 people nationwide from california to ohio .\npeopleclaim provides free and low - cost dispute resolution services for consumers , employees , patients , and anyone else who ' s been treated unfairly . would you like help resolving a dispute against hayneedle inc .\n< p > walmart has a third party service provider , hayneedle who provides on - line product advanced through walmart . the company , hayneedle advertised a product ( blower fan ) , through walmart . com , and i purchased the product which was processed and paid for on june 9th , 1017 . there was a delivery date of june 22 , 2017 for the product advertised . the p . . .\nin - house customer care center : hayneedle is committed to customer service , and their in - house customer care center is readily accessible for advice , troubleshooting , decorating tips or any other problems that need solving .\ni bought an extra - large double hammock from hayneedle for my wife for mother\u2019s day . the online ordering experience was easy and the pictures on the website were good . and the product was here quicker than what i thought so , it was perfect . my wife had another hammock that i put up before this one from hayneedle came and this one is a lot better . the cost was well worth it with the quality .\nmy wife bought a potting bench from hayneedle . i was gonna build her one and she wanted one with a metal top so she got that one . i\u2019m doing a couple of projects on our backyard and right now the bench is holding a couple of tools on top of it . she\u2019s happy with the purchase and as long as the wife\u2019s happy , i\u2019m happy . i feel certain she ' d buy from hayneedle again .\ndoug nielsen spoke to members of the association for corporate growth nebraska at a breakfast meeting thursday at happy hollow country club . hayneedle sells more than 2 million products and employs about 500 people , including 400 in omaha .\njon barker , president and chief executive of hayneedle , said the companies\u2019 mutual interest in expanding their respective product offerings while retaining \u201cnot only competitive pricing but also exemplary service and experience across all shopping devices\u201d helped seal the deal .\nhayneedle relies heavily on customer feedback , social media chatter , and reviews to drive traffic and increase conversion rates . thus , resellerratings\u2019 management platform will help hayneedle in a variety of ways including , collecting a larger database of customer reviews and ratings ; analyzing those reviews to meet customer needs and make better business decisions , and syndicate reviews from multiple search engines ( such as google and bing ) to improve seo and keyword rankings , among other things .\nstyle gallery : hayneedle\u2019s style gallery contains pictures to give consumers visual references for how their products are supposed to look . these pictures help consumers decide which furniture and d\u00e9cor is right for the spaces they are meant to occupy .\nand where electronics and appliances are increasingly bought and sold via online channels , barker said it\u2019s a far smaller share of home goods like hayneedle\u2019s own belham living and coral coast lines of furnishings that are bought and sold only online .\njet is essentially\nbuying revenue ,\nsaid anthony soohoo the ceo of competing online furniture site dot & bo . with hayneedle reportedly doing more than $ 350 million in online sales every year and jet spending heavily on customer acquisition , the purchase of hayneedle was one way to fuel top - line growth . lore previously told the wall street journal that jet plans to spend $ 1 . 5 billion over the next five years to obtain 15 million customers .\ncast accepted the offer and joined the hayneedle team as the president and ceo in 2007 , spearheading an executive team who played a role in building the new brand , restructuring the company\u2019s website and marketing their products under the brand .\nthe current president of hayneedle is scott doughman , who joined the company in september 2017 after 20 + years in corporate development and strategy . [ 8 ] doughman replaced jon barker , who , in 2014 , [ 9 ] officially took over for doug nielsen , one of the original founders , along with partners julie mahloch and mark hasebroock . [ 10 ] nielsen was at the helm from the company ' s inception until 2007 , when carter cast , formerly of bluenile and walmart . com , served as ceo during the brand relaunch . the hayneedle executive team expanded and changed throughout the brand transition from 2007 to 2009 . in 2010 nielsen and cast exchanged roles , with nielsen resuming control of day - to - day operations for all of hayneedle . [ 11 ] in april 2014 , it was announced that jon barker , formerly the chief operations officer for hayneedle , would be succeeding nielsen as president and ceo .\nnevertheless , hayneedle ' s service and follow - up were great . they resolved my problem and called fedex . suddenly , my order appeared on my doorsteps the next morning . since getting the rug , i ' ve liked it a lot . i ' ve also ordered some outdoor tables , umbrella tables , small tables from their company . i like hayneedle more than wayfair and working with them was a very good experience except for their choice of carrier .\nin business since 2002 , hayneedle is an online home furnishings retailer that specializes in indoor and outdoor living . hayneedle is headquartered in omaha , ne , where they operate a photography studio , as well as , a customer care center . their top notch customer care center helps customers in providing product information and assistance in space solutions . the company delivers products from over 3 , 000 brands including their in - house brands that emphasize designer features at an affordable price .\nbecky kelly , left , a senior product development buyer , rebecca gray , center , vice president of merchandising , and christine tvrdik , a senior product development buyer , talk about possible fabric choices for furniture at the hayneedle photo studio .\nwith the added jet marketing muscle , more people are visiting the hayneedle site to find products as varied as hammocks and high - end patio furniture . but more important , more of those people are actually making purchases , he said .\ni purchased a fire pit , grill grate and a cover from hayneedle and the experience was great . the quality of the products is excellent . plus the online ordering process was really easy and i got the product the next day .\namazon has yet to crack the home market , where large , bulky items present logistics and shipping challenges . that has left opportunity for companies like boston - based wayfair and hayneedle , which lore said will grow under jet through continued investment .\ndocuments obtained by forbes show that jet , an urltoken challenger that has raised more than $ 700 million in venture capital funding and debt , paid $ 90 million for hayneedle , which according to sources had been looking for an acquirer for at least three years . those documents show that $ 43 . 5 million of the total amount went toward erasing hayneedle ' s debt , while investors and shareholders split about $ 38 . 7 million in cash following the deduction of fees and compensation expenses .\nit ' s not clear if hayneedle offers the option to ship to their store for pickup . you might be able to find more information about it on urltoken ( their page here ) . you can also visit their homepage for . . .\nthe remainder of the vignette replies by offering a look into several homes , filled with various types of families and friends sharing joyful moments\u2014offering a mere glimpse into the american home life of today\u2019s world . the spot concludes with the urltoken logo and a newly - created mnemonic featuring the hayneedle \u201csticks\u201d that animate from a bed to a lamp , ending back in the original logo formation . the logo will be a new part of the brand - awareness campaign , helping to clarify hayneedle and its products .\njon barker , hayneedle\u2019s former president and chief operating officer , will be ceo of the privately held company , effective immediately . nielsen will continue as chairman of the board and will be involved in the firm on a day - to - day basis .\nwe couldn ' t find a definitive answer to whether hayneedle accepts google pay on their website . you may check out this page for any updated information on their google pay policies . also , check their homepage for any updates to their payment policies .\nbecoming a subsidiary of jet will introduce hayneedle into new channels and provide resources to grow urltoken , dorfmeyer tells internet retailer . \u201cwe are excited to introduce more consumers to our brand and our exclusive line of in - house branded products , extensive product assortment , top - rated customer service and best - in - class infrastructure that clearly differentiates us among other retailers in the space . this partnership will also allow hayneedle to fully leverage its unique strengths in delivering large home products to customers , \u201d she says .\nphotographer wendy wees , left , and stylist cora coppock work to put products in their best light at the hayneedle photo studio . the home furnishings e - retailer is on track to surpass $ 500 million in sales in 2016 , ceo jon barker said .\n\u201cwe were able to partner with jet and really put the resources toward the hayneedle platform that we\u2019ve built for so long , \u201d barker said . \u201cthat has taken off at a rate that has probably been the highest in the history of the company . \u201d\npaulson said hayneedle felt that visual search was a really empowering tool to put in the user\u2019s hands and a way to really give them the best experience possible . their internal team evaluated several potential vendors when looking for someone to build their visual search functionality .\njet . com , an online retail startup challenging amazon , is doing a little shopping of its own . on monday , the company announced that it had made its first acquisition with the purchase of omaha - based hayneedle , a home goods e - commerce company .\nhayneedle offers nearly 2million home decor products and other merchandise at urltoken . its headquarter offices are at 9394 west dodge road , and it has distribution centers in middletown , ohio , and riverside , calif . the company employs more than 500 , including about 450 in omaha .\nwhether you ' re starting small or going for a total bedroom makeover , discover even more inspiration to beautify your bedroom on our pinterest board . here at hayneedle you ' ll find everything you need to create your own personal oasis no matter your style or budget . .\nwhen urltoken ceo marc lore revealed last month that his startup had purchased hayneedle , an online furniture retailer , the serial entrepreneur called the move\nopportunistic .\nat the time however , he declined to say how much his company paid for the omaha - based company .\n\u201chayneedle will continue to operate independently as a subsidiary of jet , \u201d barker said . \u201cwe will retain our identity , and the relationship with jet will provide us opportunities to grow faster than we have in the past . there are no plans to move from omaha . \u201d\nhayneedle does ship internationally using fedex . the company does not offer free shipping to international addresses like it does for the united states . there can be extra charges to ship to some international destinations . but if a customer want to ship overseas and fedex delivers . . .\nfounded in 2002 under the name hammocks . com , hayneedle eventually expanded into a network of home goods web shops before consolidating under its current name and site . following the acquisition , all 500 employees will remain with the company , which will continue operations as a jet subsidiary .\nthe top 10 competitors in hayneedle ' s competitive set are wayfair , cymax stores , houzz , overstock , amazon , plow & hearth , smart furniture , zoom interiors , roost and rfg . together they have raised over 1 . 4b between their estimated 576 . 3k employees .\nseeing the recent success of e - commerce business wayfair , which also is in the home furnishings space and went public in late 2014 with a $ 304 . 5 million initial public offering , cash - rich jet may be trying to duplicate that company\u2019s success with its acquisition of hayneedle .\nthe \u201cfor the love of home\u201d campaign launches may 30 , with variations of the tv spots debuting nationally on abc , nbc , fox , hgtv , bravo , bbc america , and food network , among others . hayneedle is proud to donate all products from this campaign production to operation safehouse .\nmarc lore , jet ' s founder and ceo , said he had not planned to make any acquisitions to grow his company . in an interview with forbes , he called the move\nopportunistic\nand added that hayneedle had cracked a niche market in its more than 10 years of operation .\nyou can check this page for more information about hayneedle ' s veteran discounts and offers . you might also check out their homepage to see if they ' ve posted any additional information about their military discounts . you can also subscribe to their email newsletter , as some stores will send special . . .\nwith the new campaign , hayneedle intends to shake up a crowded category that typically relies on value - first messaging\u2014whether by offering free shipping , discounted products or seasonal sales . \u201cfor the love of home\u201d is designed to provide a look into what really makes up the idea of a home : the love inside .\nhayneedle hired new york - based investment bank financo in july 2015 to explore\npotential strategic alternatives\naccording to the merger proposal obtained by forbes . financo had contact with more than 50 companies , and received verbal or written offers from six . the company ' s board closed its deal with jet late last month . of the $ 38 . 7 million taken in by the company following debt and compensation payments , more than $ 34 . 6 million went to investors and holders of preferred shares . hayneedle ceo jon barker received a so - called\nparachute\npackage that totaled nearly $ 3 . 4 million .\nin 2016 hayneedle was acquired by urltoken , a next - generation e - commerce marketplace dedicated to saving shoppers more money . later that year , walmart purchased urltoken in a $ 3 . 3 billion deal , which at the time was the biggest e - commerce acquisition deal in u . s . history .\nyes , hayneedle does take debit cards , prepaid debit , or prepaid gift cards . you can pay online using your debit or prepaid card at urltoken during checkout , you can find more information on their debit and prepaid card payment policies on their customer service page . good luck with your shoppin . . .\nwe are so glad that your office furniture from hayneedle arrived in good condition and that it came quickly and was well within your price range . we ' re also pretty happy that your husband was able to assist in putting together the furniture . thank you for taking the time to share your honest feedback with us !\ni purchased an area rug from hayneedle as they offered the best price . the online ordering process was great . it was easy to navigate their webpage and find the rug . however , i had an issue with fedex not delivering the item because they were short on drivers . even though every day the item was marked\nout for delivery\n, at the end of the day , it would be back at the facility . that went on for five days . there was a small credit back for my trouble but hayneedle should be careful that they ' re using a carrier that cost them money and was not very reliable for them .\nin december 2013 , both internet retailer and lightningbuy ranked urltoken ' s mobile shopping experience # 2 [ 20 ] on the list of hot 100 e - retailers for 2014 and top 100 online retailers , respectively . hayneedle is currently listed as # 5 on internet retailer ' s list of the top 500 retailers . [ 21 ]\nrecently , i bought some office furniture from hayneedle and they ' re of good quality . they looked good and were in my price range . i got the items within a week and it was fast . there were a lot of parts but the instructions for their build were fair . my husband is really good at this stuff . had he not been as good , he might have been a little more frustrated , but we figured it out and we got a couple of things that were the same type . once we got one done , the second was easier . overall , i ' ll use and order from hayneedle again . i would recommend them too .\nthe company said barker led the development of key company initiatives , including a scalable platform capable of supporting billions of dollars in sales across hundreds of product categories . he also was instrumental in helping to build hayneedle\u2019s customer care center and a supply chain operation with the capability to deliver products in two days or less to 90 percent of the country .\ni placed an order with hayneedle and according to their website my item was shipped . i would check on the fedex website for delivery and the whole thing seemed odd with the package showing up at random places around the country . according to them the futon was supposed to arrive last friday ( 6 / 22 / 18 ) and i waited all day for fedex , except no one showed up . i am assuming that fedex lost a futon , how they did that no one knows but i am assuming theft . when i contacted hayneedle they did want to help but only offered to allow me to place a second order with a discount while they processed a refund on the first order .\n\u201cwhile hayneedle is no longer considered a start - up , the culture here is still very much like it was before the acquisitions , \u201d said paulson . \u201cour core values are grounded within the omaha entrepreneurial spirit and remain the same today . we continue to stay focused on selling products through great experiences while fostering innovation throughout our omaha - rooted organization . \u201d"]}
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", "topic": 3}], "title": "wateen", "paragraphs": ["i used wateen services for 1 year and i dont remember any downtime in wateen although i\u2019m a full time internet user .\nwell there was an interview of ceo of wateen in which he said wateen is working to expand it\u2019s operations in rural ares of baluchistan . so hopefully you might get wateen services in other parts of baluchistan too .\nwateen telecom pakistan re - launch its services and products with new enthusiasm . wateen also launched its new logo . wateen is renowned telecommunication company in pakistan providing services in the field of voice , data and multimedia .\nwateen is a topmost broadband internet provider in pakistan with company\u2019s headquarter in lahore . wateen has recently received the best internet provider award in pakistan .\nnote : loi was sent to wateen telecom pvt . ltd . however wateen surrendered rahimyar khan and bahawalpur districts hence their bid bond was forfeited .\nwateen will come with fully solid managment system . you will see all latest technologiz in wateen . i am using nd now i m feeling wateen , s service is so fast and gud . aftr relaounch you will get a very gud pakig on 1mb . best of luck wateen and welcome again : )\nthe queries about installation procedure of wateen telephony services are common in pakistan . moreover , people also want to know about the consumer packages of wateen telephony service . here is the answer of these frequently asking questions about wateen telephony service .\nwateen telecom is a converged communication services provider that fulfills connectivity requirements for organizations .\nyesterday i got a sms and it was about the wateen new package offer .\nwe wish wateen all the best for the relaunch and a good beginning thereeafter .\nwateen claims to have 125 , 000 cable service customers in lahore and multan .\nglassdoor has 9 interview reports and interview questions from people who interviewed for jobs at wateen telecom . interview reviews are posted anonymously by wateen telecom interview candidates and employees .\nok so wateen provides at best 96 % reliability . this is good to know .\nthe 100 gb usage policy of wateen applies to all customers that are unlimited packages .\nto read more , click : wateen signs satellite bandwidth contract with spacecom propakistani . pk\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at wateen telecom , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the wateen telecom company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at wateen telecom .\nwateen telecom partners with ses networks to deliver cellular backhaul services to leading mobile network operators in pakistan luxembourg , 26 june 2018 \u2013 wateen telecom customers can rely on pakist . . .\nwateen telecom limited is going to turn around internet and voice solutions and services of pakistan .\nwhat about the share price of wateen . will it recover after relaunch . what will be eps of wateen for financial year 2011 . will share agian touch rs 10 . any input\nwell today wateen showed up the nastiest problem it has shown since aug 2010 i guess .\nplz wateen franchise open in khanewal near the ahl - e - hadees chownk\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 . . plzzzzzzzzzz\nans : no , you will not be able to transfer your existing number to wateen .\nif wateen started its services in peshawar i will be the first one to use it .\nwateen telecom chief executive officer naeem zamindar said . \u201cthe new wateen is focused on enabling its customers\u2019 lives and business by being the most reliable , responsive and innovative broadband solutions provider . \u201d\nans : yes , you can use your existing telephone set to access wateen telephony services . however , you would need wateen\u2019s cpe , to which your existing telephone set must be connected .\nwateen telecom is a converged communication services provider that fulfills connectivity requirements for organizations and individuals in pakistan . wateen telecom delivers complete solutions for internet , voice , multimedia and enterprise solutions . . .\nwateen is offering both analogue and digital tv services in selected areas . wateen offers digital tv services through digital set - top - box ( stb ) which provides high quality video and audio . wateen offers 100 + quality sd and hd tv channels along with 5 high quality in - house channels .\nwateen is no doubt much better than ptcl . . even in its 1mb package . . : )\nthe communication services of wateen telecom are not just limited to internet and multimedia services , but the telephony services of wateen all over pakistan are also exclusive in terms of call rates and easy installation procedure .\nwateen\u2019s multimedia division was formed in 2006 to provide cable tv services to wateen\u2019s hfc customers and within a span of 2 years , it has evolved into the leading choice for major cable operators across lahore . in 2010 , wateen became one of the largest catv service providers in lahore and multan with a reach of nearly 600 , 000 households . wateen\u2019s in - house tv channels offer a mix of entertainment and lifestyle , providing viewers with the most enjoyable viewing experience at any time . the in - house channels are managed by wateen\u2019s own production , creative and transmission teams with top quality resources from the media industry . the popularity of wateen\u2019s in - house channels has helped wateen in its expansion into newer markets .\nwe know that wateen customers were not comfortable with the internet down time on wateen , and this is where the company has worked in past few months . according to this source in company \u2013 wateen has deployed 240 new sites plus optimized another 100 to make sure that there\u2019s blanket coverage with minimum down time .\ni am very excited with wateen relaunch i am waiting for this for long time and now hoping wateen will give some benefits to its old customers and launch great packages which will make its customers happy and satisfied .\ni think this would b the minimun 1mb offer by wateen with may b 8 or 10 gb limit .\ni think i am wateen customer for the past 3 year . they are bull shit and nothing more than that . i am doing job in qatar and now i am totally dependent on wateen . and with launch of new wateen , all previous service has been collapsed . getting error while recharging account . mac address error\nwateen telecom announced its new corporate identity in line with the vision laid out by its new management team .\nthe communication services of wateen telecom are not just limited to internet and multimedia services , but the telephony services of wateen all over pakistan are also exclusive in terms of call rates and easy installation procedure . read more \u00bb\nthe process took 1 day . i interviewed at wateen telecom ( lahore ( pakistan ) ) in may 2012 .\nisn\u2019t it an embarrassment for wateen to admit after 5 years of operation they failed . why waste everyone\u2019s time !\njust some days and we\u2019ll see . i hope wateen becomes my favorite again after all these nightmares of experiences .\nwateen also provide cable tv services which is currently only available in certain areas of lahore , karachi and islamabad .\nthe procedure to install wateen telephony service and enjoy its cool call rates is very simple . there is no technicality involve in installation procedure of telephony service . here is the complete guideline about the way to install wateen telephony service .\ntariq malik , ceo of wateen telecom , gave a detailed presentation about the company ' s financial position , performance and the ipo . he announced that the subscription date for the wateen telecom ipo would be april 20 and 21 , 2010 . arif habib limited has been appointed as the joint advisor and arranger of the proposed ipo of wateen telecom .\ni applied through an employee referral . i interviewed at wateen telecom ( lahore ( pakistan ) ) in february 2017 .\nreally it is the thing which i am waiting for and it is a good news that wateen is coming back .\nyeah may be you are right bro . but in the sms it was mentioned that its wateen new pacakge offer .\nwateen offers subsidized broadband packages at lowest rates in few cities of pakistan listed below to improve and increase broadband penetration in the country . wateen brings new broadband internet package ( 1mbps - 20gb ) at the lowest price exclusively designed for your needs .\nwith wateen\u2019s w - card you can make huge savings on many international destinations around the world . wateen\u2019s crystal clear voice quality and lowest rates in the country , make w - card an ideal choice for people who regularly like to make international calls .\nwateen cable tv is available in lahore , you would need to check with the sellers in lahore whether johar town is included in their location for wateen installation . although i am quite sure that there should be no problem in getting the cable connection .\nq : why should i select wateen when it is more expensive than other isps ? ans : wateen believes in providing quality services to its customers . we ensure quality services such that customers communication and information needs are fulfilled at the best value for money . q : why does the price change depending on where i live ? ans : wateen has homogenous pricing across pakistan on . . .\nhmmm pta chal jay gai 3 din baad kya teer marte hain wateen wale . 6 sal mein website to update ki nhi inhon ne\npresident of the wimax forum , declan byrne said : \u2018this success of the technology is unparalleled anywhere else in the world . \u2019 wateen\u2019s\nspeaking about wateen ' s commitment to wimax , naeem zamindar , ceo wateen telecom , said ,\nwateen telecom is focused on proliferating broadband internet in pakistan and we are firmly committed to the idea that wimax can change every aspect of life in pakistan for the better . being one of the pioneers for the technology in the world , wateen believes wimax is the solution of choice for emerging countries and can leapfrog pakistan to progress .\nnaeem zamindar has the honour of being the first pakistani to join the board of directors of the wimax forum .\nwateen telecom is wireless broadband internet service provider is going to relaunch it\u2019s wimax service soon in this month . end of this month wateen is going to launch its wireless internet in new way . the main competitor for wateen wireless will ptcl evo , witribe and qubee which are using by millions of pakistani\u2019s due to their best package and reliable broadband . to compete wateen will offer same and more user friendly packages to attract and capture the market . new products , network expansion and new logo will be unveiled to the press and select bloggers . wateen is availing it\u2019s second chance of getting deeper into pakistani wimax market with plenty of new offerings that include a 2 mb package and further decrease \u2026\nplease be informed that , effective 1st january 2018 , wateen wimax will cease to provide services in sialkot . in this regard , existing customers will be contacted to provide alternate service arrangements . for any queries , please contact wateen telecom customer care helpline 111 - 365 - 111 .\naccording to internal sources , wateen\u2019s downtime is now less than 4 percent \u2013 which of course they are trying to further optimize with time .\ni haven ' t met anyone who uses wi - tribe / wateen / qubee so i need information from someone who uses these services .\nwhen we talk about broadband internet tariff and package details , offered by wateen to its subscribers , we see very cool rate plans . wateen is proudly offering its cheapest rates for high - speed internet . some packages are speed - based , while some are based upon data limit . here i am going to unveil the details of wateen broadband internet tariff and package for your assistance , so that you could choose your favorite plan and enjoy high - speed internet offered by wateen . so , look at the details and choose your suitable plan according to your need .\nwateen began its operations in pakistan in 2007 , with the deployment of the largest fiber optic network in the country , and with a new strategic vision and management in place , wateen has steadily improved its service provision and its corporate structure to adequately reflect its corporate motto and beliefs of \u2018enabling customer lifestyles\u2019 . wateen is aiming to help shape the education , social and economic development in the country using broad - based internet provision .\nwateen provides cost - effective and easily accessible trunking solutions to business users currently using a pbx ( private branch exchange ) for communication . these trunks will terminate both inbound calls and complete external ( outbound ) calls that originate from \u2018behind\u2019 the pbx . wateen facilitates multiple pbx interfaces such as :\nit is interesting to see how many wateen employees have the spare time to comment on this forum when they should be working on their relaunch .\ndear valued customer , please be informed that , effective 1st may 2018 , wateen wimax will cease to provide services in sargodha . in this regard , existing customers will be contacted to provide alternate service arrangements . for any queries , please contact wateen telecom customer care helpline 111 - 365 - 111 .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 5 weeks . i interviewed at wateen telecom ( lahore ( pakistan ) ) in august 2012 .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 3 weeks . i interviewed at wateen telecom ( lahore ( pakistan ) ) in june 2014 .\ni applied through other source . the process took 2 + months . i interviewed at wateen telecom ( mult\u0101n ( pakistan ) ) in september 2009 .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 3 days . i interviewed at wateen telecom ( lahore ( pakistan ) ) in may 2010 .\nhighly anticipated re - launch of wateen telecom is to see the light of the day on october 31st , 2011 \u2013 we have confirmed with sources .\nans : wateen\u2019s fixed line telephony is the next generation telephony service that provides a better , hassle - free and affordable alternative to conventional landline services . coupled with high - end , innovative value added services ( vas ) , wateen fixed line telephony enhances and enriches the telephony experience . you can get multiple connections for your home or office . wateen\u2019s voice service is quick to install and there is no hassle of setting up wires etc . for connectivity .\ni applied through an employee referral . the process took 2 + months . i interviewed at wateen telecom ( lahore ( pakistan ) ) in february 2012 .\nwow ! thank you wateen uh make my day . i was waiting 4 this news . can\u2019t w8 to upgrade to 2mb : d : pp : )\nwateen telecom has signed a three - year multi - million dollar agreement with spacecom international , the world ' s foremost provider of satellite and telecommunication services .\nwhether you are a new startup with basic telecommunication needs or a large multi - office organization requiring customized services , wateen provides you a solution that is right for you . wateen telephony brings you the ability to communicate and connect via voice with your family , friends , clients and business partners seamlessly and cost - efficiently\nwateen telecom is a converged communication services provider that fulfills connectivity requirements for organizations and individuals in pakistan . wateen telecom delivers complete solutions for internet , voice , multimedia and enterprise solutions that make it the most comprehensive provider for all of pakistan\u2019s communication necessities . a dhabi group venture , wateen\u2019s vision is to take pakistan into the digital revolution of the 21st century and to make pakistan a regional communications hub , connecting the east with the west and central asia with the middle east .\ni applied in - person . the process took 3 + weeks . i interviewed at wateen telecom ( islamabad , islamabad ( pakistan ) ) in december 2009 .\nas discussed earlier of the anticipated relaunch of wateen , the management has official said hello again in a press conference held yesterday in lahore . ceo naeem zamindar and chief commercial officer gibran ali announced that the new wateen is focused on enabling its customers\u2019 lives and business by being the responsive and innovative broad band solution provider .\nwateen telecom , pakistan\u2019s leading converged communication services provider is proud to announce its new corporate identity in line with the vision laid out by its new management team .\nconsumers select wateen as best internet service provider wateen telecom was awarded the consumer choice award for best internet service provider . raza haroon provincial minister for information technology presented the award at 7th annual consumer choice awards . the consumer choice award is given to selected provider by a wide cross - section of pakistani consumers . wateen beat other internet service providers after being selected by pakistani consumers . in total , around 85 awards were presented in various categories , ranging from financial services to fmcg to telecommunications . the company has also seen great support from its principals at the abu dhabi group , which has continued to show great confidence in wateen and its new management . wateen ceo naeem zamindar said , \u0093to be selected by pakistani consumers as their choice of preferred and most reliable internet service providing company is an honour . \u0094\nin the last year wateen has significantly expanded its fiber - optic network , particularly in rural areas and underserved parts of the country , where people have the most to gain from access to this vital resource . recently , wateen won a multi - million dollar bid from the usf to lay fiber - optic cable in balochistan .\nthis is a discussion on wateen telephony consumer packages within the wateen forums , part of the mobile operator updates category ; telephony consumer packages tariff line rent ( rs ) 90 free international minutes usa ( ll + m ) , canada ( ll + m ) , uk ( ll ) 500 minutes * destinations pulse . . .\nwateen broadband as been stated to be the best and reliable broadband provider in pakistan , but when it comes to choosing an isp i prefer to get reviews from users that way i know whats true and whats not . the tariffs provided by wateen are good no doubt , but the service of the broadband as a whole is unknown and therefore i would like to get some reviews from wateen broadband users to what their broadband service is like and if there are any problems with their service .\nspeaking at the signing ceremony , mr . naeem zamindar ceo wateen telecom said that \u201c with better online access , wateen envisions that a student in chichawatni can have access to the same education available at harvard or cambridge . today we are creating an opportunity for students of tomorrow to benefit from and improve pakistan economically and socially . \u201d\ngood luck to wateen , the major problem with wateen is that , they change their technical staff like we change the clothes every day , and they don\u2019t use merit system for their technical staff , all employment is based on \u201crelationships\u201d the major failure for any company or at least they should empower their technical staff on the merit based .\nwateen jab tak ptcl k takar k rates nae day tab tak it won\u2019t get top of the line . . 1mb unlimited 1200rps 2mb unlimited 1500rps\u2026 yeh rates honay chahiyeh .\nas a result of this upgrade , wateen\u2019s customers will receive better quality cable as well as have access to digital channels with improved picture quality and reception , without interruptions .\nas a pioneer for wimax technology in pakistan , it is an honor for wateen to bring the first wimax south asia conference to the country . i would like to congratulate the wimax forum on hosting this year\u2019s summit in islamabad and providing an opportunity for telecom professionals to work together and share experiences , \u201d said naeem zamindar , ceo wateen telecom .\n\u201cas a pioneer for wimax technology in pakistan , it is an honor for wateen to bring the first wimax south asia conference to the country\u201d , said naeem zamindar , ceo wateen telecom . \u201ci would like to congratulate the wimax forum on hosting this year\u2019s summit in islamabad and providing an opportunity for telecom professionals to work together and share experiences . \u201d\nmoreover , it is the first internet provider in pakistan that has launched wimax technology in pakistan to provide high - speed and uninterruptable internet to its subscribers . up till now , wateen has launched its latest wimax technology in 23 major cities of pakistan . this thing has compelled the internet users to adopt wateen , as their favorite internet provider across pakistan .\ni am uisng wateen broadband in lahore dha and trust me its not worth it , they throttle the connection and downloads and streaming can be a pain because of the lag , im using a 4mb connection and im stuck with it since there isnt any ptcl broadband in my area . so id suggest avoid using wateen , will save you the hassle .\nwireless broadband : pta survey puts wateen on top \u0093we are preparing for the future by launching new services every month and through better customer services , \u0094 said wateen ceo naeem zamindar . wateen telecom , a converged communications service provider , has said that it has been ranked number one wireless broadband service provider in the country . in a survey for quality of service conducted by the pakistan telecommunication authority ( pta ) , wateen was ranked first in overall standings for all wireless broadband operators in the country , says a press release . in order to safeguard consumer interests and growth of quality broadband services , the pta carried out the second nationwide broadband quality of service survey of all wireless and wireline service providers in the third and fourth quarter of 2011 . wateen says the abu dhabi group has continued to show confidence in the company and has provided cash support of over $ 57 million over the last one year .\nthose who need dedicated speed with unlimited packages can avail wateen\u2019s best in town corporate packages either on wimax , metro fiber , gpon , hfc , & dvb - s2 access technologies .\nwateen provides a high quality and convenient substitute to the traditional landline for homes and offices . using our state - of - the - art , digital network , we enable our customers to communicate and connect with family , friends , clients and business partners seamlessly around the globe , at affordable rates . customers can enjoy our innovative packages and highly competitive rates to make local , national and international calls , experiencing the clarity and reliability that is the wateen way . wateen telephony services can be availed over the wfibre and ( ftt ( x ) ) mediums .\nuniversal access numbers are 9 digit numbers that start with the digits 111 . uans enable customers to use a single and easy to remember number for incoming calls , while maintaining geographic anonymity . wateen\u2019s uan service is an add - on to fixed line telephony i . e . in order to use wateen uan services one would need a wateen telephony connection at the site where the uan terminates . these services are available over pri , sip and pots trunking interfaces , where one can receive multiple calls through a single , easy to remember , non - geographic number .\nsearching on google , this news came up . i was itching to see something like this coming up from wateen and i even emailed them about upgrading their service and lowering their rates .\ni just called wateen help line , call connected after 13min of waiting line . . and the guy was in hurry . . said that relaunch is on nov 01 , not oct 31\nwateen telephony consumer packages are really cool for its subscribers both in terms of off net local and nationwide call rates . moreover , to call on mobile cellular numbers this is again best tariff . the story does not end here . now you can easily call to china , india , uae , uk , saudi and afghanistan in cheap call rates thanks to wateen telephony service .\nwateen\u2019s ever expanding multimedia and interactive tv services offer high - quality video channels , serving the entertainment needs of lahore and multan . services will start soon in karachi and islamabad as well .\nwateen is availing it\u2019s second chance of getting deeper into pakistani wimax market with plenty of new offerings that include a 2 mb package and further decrease in price for it\u2019s flagship 1 mb package .\nwateen will target the masses with it\u2019s industry best rate for 1 mb package , which is now going to be cheaper than before . this will come bundled with powerful new device from greenpacket .\nwateen multimedia is now better serving the needs of its customers after the installation of a new head - end for improvement of its digital cable services , claimed a statement issued by the company .\nwateen telecom has announced to issue 110 million ordinary shares through initial public offering ( ipo ) at a price of rs 10 per share with a greenshoe option of up to additional 90 million ordinary shares . in this regard , wateen telecom organised a presentation at the auditorium of karachi stock exchange ( kse ) here on wednesday to brief the members of the exchange and investors about the ipo .\nplease be informed that , effective 1st january 2018 , wateen wimax will cease to provide services in sialkot . in this regard , existing customers will be contacted to provide alternate service arrangeme . . .\nlet ' s hope wateen manage to improve their billing , the reason we left it . their service was good , but they sent hugely incorrect bills for lakhs of rupees and were very disorganised .\nthe new head - end will go online immediately to allow wateen customers access to the added benefits of this latest technology . it signed up multiple distributors over the last year to enhance its coverage .\nendorsed by the pakistan telecommunications authority and co - organized with the assistance of wateen telecom , the two - day event will focus on supporting the south asian operator community in deploying profitable wimax networks .\nwateen telecom , pakistan\u2019s leading converged communication service provider signed a memorandum of understanding with the punjab it board for enabling e - learning in the province . chief minister punjab , mian shahbaz sharif and naeem zamindar , ceo wateen telecom signed the agreement at the pitb e - government exhibition held at arfa technology park earlier today . with the agreement , wateen telecom will provision an e - learning portal for graduate and post - graduate students to access and gain vital educational content from . the online portal will include text books , past papers , solved past papers and tips for students on preparing for examinations .\nwateen aims to become pakistan\u2019s largest and most trusted name in converged communications , providing the most advanced triple - play services in telephony , internet and cable tv , as well as networking and data management . to this end , wateen has already begun partnering with some of pakistan\u2019s leading institutions to expand its network and bring its vision of providing the internet to every household in pakistan a little bit closer .\ndear valued customer , please be informed that , effective 1st may 2018 , wateen wimax will cease to provide services in sargodha . in this regard , existing customers will be contacted to provide alternat . . .\nwateen now offers dedicated bandwidth to ensure that your business needs are constantly met . whether your needs are big or small , our tailored packages have specifically been designed to ensure that we are there to serve them .\nlahore : wateen multimedia is now better serving the needs of customers after the installation of a new head - end for improvement of digital cable services , says wateen telecom in a press release . the head - end was built with state - of - the - art equipment from appear tv . as a result of this upgrade , wateen says its customers will receive better quality cable as well as have access to digital channels with improved picture quality and reception , without interruptions . wateen says the head - end combines an innovative modular approach that enables it to offer the most flexible portfolio of solutions for cable operators , with support for the delivery of video services most formats and enabling a rapid transition to ip - based networks . the new head - end will go online immediately , which will allow customers access to the added benefits of this latest technology .\nwateen telecom on monday announced its new corporate identity inline with the vision laid out by its management . wateen telecom ceo naeem zamindar said that the new wateen is focused on enabling its customers\u2019 lives and businesses by being the most reliable , responsive and innovative broadband solution provider . \u201cour customers will feel the difference now and over the years to come , as we are committed to deliver continuous and never - ending improvement through the best service , \u201d the ceo said adding this is the vision the company hope to share with the world . he said philosophy behind the new visual identity represents freedom based on the unlimited possibilities offered by wateen for its customers to connect , share , exchange and communicate whatever they desire . he said the main concept for the design is to break free from all grids ; rise above all constraints and simply explore the freedom provided through the internet .\ndear valued customers , please get your new and existing wateen wimax connection bio - metrically verified from our nearest franchise in your area to avoid service disruption as per pta directive w . e . f dec 01 , 2015\nthe head - end was built with state of the art equipment from appear tv and is scalable to the current multimedia and digital entertainment and information of wateen\u2019s existing customer base as well as any future growth in subscribers .\nwateen telecom is pakistan ' s largest satellite bandwidth reseller and a satellite systems integrator of world - renowned equipment manufacturers such as comtech ef data , stm networks , i - direct , vertix and cisco . wateen ' s satellite services division provides end - to - end solutions for vsat equipment , satellite bandwidth , network optimization and customization tools to all of the country ' s leading telecom operators , financial institutions , media broadcasting companies and smes .\nnow , you can get 10 % discount on next month\u2019s line rents by paying your wateen bill digitally . our digital payment mediums include all 1 - link powered atms and its member bank\u2019s net & mobile ba . . .\na dhabi group venture , wateen\u2019s vision is to take pakistan into the digital revolution of the 21st century and to make pakistan a regional communications hub , connecting the east with the west and central asia with the middle east .\nptcl is the only one who will provide speed above 1mbps , but if you can manage with a 1mbps connection the options you can choose from include wateen , wi - tribe and qubee which are all available in rawalpindi .\npakistan\u2019s first wimax operator \u2018wateen\u2019 is all geared up for a revamp / relaunch of their services . wateen was also the pioneer operator to launch wimax services around the globe . since its launch , the company faced many issues with their product / services and also some management related . last year they went ahead with ipo for survival and now with the winds of change they are back with a brand new management and a game plan claimed to surpass our expectations .\nwateen offers businesses across the nation with efficient and cost - effective direct inward dialing ( did ) and direct outward dialing ( dod ) solutions , enabling you to establish a high quality , digital telephony setup at a lower cost .\nwateen to revolutionise communication wateen telecom , pakistan\u0092s leading converged communications company , is proud to announce the launch of its new freedom booths , a revolutionary communications medium . the freedom booths , the first of their kind to be launched anywhere in the world , reflect wateen\u0092s capabilities as a leader in converged communication services and exemplify the company\u0092s data , voice and content creation services . the applications for the freedom booths are limitless . this cutting - edge medium of communications aims to maximise the application potential of the internet , while helping connect people across the country . the freedom booths , which looks like old telephone booths from the 60s , include a laptop fitted with a web camera and a telephone system through which consumers can make voice calls to their loved ones and record the ideas and messages they would like to share with others . with approximately 1 . 5 million connections serving a population of over 175 million people , wateen believes it is necessary to promote the benefits of telecommunications technologies and the internet to the people of pakistan . currently , wateen has launched the freedom booths in select areas with extremely low internet penetration in order to generate interest in telecom and internet technology .\nwateen\u2019s next generation network now offers telephone , internet , tv and value added services over a single fibre cable . our fibre will now be installed at your premises , eliminating the need for any other alternatives such as standard copper cable .\nwell after reading all above coments on the behalf of wateen telecom , i strongly condem that we have poor services then wi - tribe or qubee , infect the reason is that wi - tribe or qubee had limited coverage and there services just only cover limited areas , mashallah we have blanket coverage in lhr , khi , islamabad etc now our new management is reanly focused on quality and quantity both is sales and after sales support , yes we are launching new tariffs and new pakages , and we are still poineer in wimax in pakistan , having our on fiber network and strong media , we have also improved or wireless telephone network services , i strongly advise all perticipents once must try wateen telephone services you will realy feel a difference as compaired with ptcl or worldcall also we are low in tariff . inshallah we will lauched a new wateen from 1st of nov . 2011 , our ceo did extra efforts to bring the wateen in new aera .\nwateen telecom , a pakistani telecommunication company based in lahore , offer a complete range of carrier class telecom and multimedia services like fixed wireless and line telephony , ' always - on ' broadband for data , internet and tv / multimedia along with other services and applications to set the standards for a new era of communications and entertainment . with the collaboration of motorola , they plan on deploying a wimax country - wide network across pakistan . wateen telecom is part the abu dhabi group\nabout the company , he said wateen telecom was incorporated in pakistan under the companies ordinance 1984 on march 04 , 2005 and now wateen is the largest alternative ldi operator in pakistan . the underwriters of the ipo include national bank of pakistan , atlas bank , arif habib limited , habib bank , mcb bank , bank of khyber , askari bank , allied bank , kasb bank , pak oman investment co , arif habib bank , faysal bank , pearl securities and wincom limited .\nlahore : wateen telecom , recently ranked pakistan\u2019s no 1 wireless broadband company by pakistan telecommunication authority ( pta ) , has also been awarded consumer choice award for best internet service provider . in a press release , wateen says the award was presented at a ceremony for the 7th annual consumer choice awards , held in karachi and attended by representatives of leading national and multinational brands . in total , around 85 awards were presented in various categories , ranging from financial services to fast moving consumer goods ( fmcg ) to telecommunications . wateen says the consumer choice award is especially rewarding as the winners are selected by a wide cross - section of consumers , who are polled in surveys carried out through the consumer association of pakistan\u2019s websites .\nthe e - government exhibition , hosted by pitb , was visited by over one thousand students from various schools and universities . all the main ict firms , including wateen , participated in the exhibition with their stalls accessible for the general public .\neven on wateen ' s official website they only say that they provide 90 + channels and 5 inhouse channels but no mention of which channels they provide . it would have been better if they provided a list of channels on offer at least .\npakistan has four wimax operators in the country , namely wateen , qubee , mobilink infinity and wi - tribe who account for around 29 % of the total broadband market share . consumers in the country are showing their preference for wireless broadband , which offers a lucrative untapped broadband market . pakistan is the first country in the world to have rolled out a nationwide wimax network , established by wateen telecom , making the country a perfect setting for the wimax community to host its south - asia conference .\nwateen cable is analog and not digital . they may have upgraded their equipment but they do not offer digital service . on the other hand they do have best quality amongst the rest and good line up . i personally like their in house movie channels .\nive heard that wateen provide really good cable service , but its such a shame that its only available in specific areas . i think it should be made available in all areas of lahore , karachi and islamabad as well as other parts of pakistan too .\nyou are from wateen as it is obvious from your post but i will take your comment with a pinch of salt as marketing campaigns are different than actually proving it . we have already seen a lot of promises not delivered so let\u2019s see this one too .\nwateen provides cost - effective & easily accessible trunking solutions to business users currently using a pbx ( private branch exchange ) for communication . these trunks will terminate both inbound calls and complete external ( outbound ) calls that originate from \u2018behind\u2019 the pbx . pbx interfaces :\nthe agreement brings great value to wateen as it will enable the telecoms giant to provide a variety of telecommunications services , including gsm backhauling , high - speed internet , news gathering , disaster recovery and data connectivity to regions where no other connectivity media is available .\nhe said that the purpose of the proposed ipo is to repay rs 1 . 469 billion to financial institutions as against the company ' s obligations arises out of payment of l / cs and for acquiring 49 percent shares of wateen solutions amounting to rs 490 million to make it a wholly owned subsidiary of wateen telecom . it will also support to broaden the investors ' base through an increase in the number of shareholders and provide the public investor an opportunity to participate in the future of the company with sound prospects , he added .\nwateen telephony brings you the ability to communicate and connect via voice with your friends , family , clients and business partners seamlessly and cost - efficiently . it provides a high quality , hassle - free substitute to the traditional landline for homes and offices , over its cutting edge , high tech , state - of - the - art network . you can enjoy our innovative packaging & highly competitive rates , to make local , nationwide and international calls , and at the same time , experience the clarity and reliability that is characteristic of wateen services .\nwhether you are a new startup with basic telecommunication needs or a large multi - office organization requiring customized services , wateen provides you a solution that is right for you . wateen telephony brings you the ability to communicate and connect via voice with your family , friends , clients and business partners seamlessly and cost - efficiently enterprise telephony is the cornerstone for traditional and evolving next - generation enterprise communications . the enterprise telephony market has evolved over the past several years and is now offering a number of business advantages with new technologies such as ip and unified communications .\ncompany : wateen information technology industry : telecommunications job location : amman , jordan career level : senior ( manager , staff supervisor ) date posted : 17 - 07 - 2017 ref . number : 66804 job role : sales citizenships jordan residence country jordan years of experience 4 - 7\nthis project aims at providing free access to education with just the click of a button and promises to leap - frog the country to economic progress and prosperity with a skilled and educated workforce . in order for students to access this portal in universities and colleges , wateen intends to provide the facility of wi - fi hotspots . these wi - fi hotspots will be free to access for students , to help them in their education and research . this portal is a small step towards realizing wateen\u2019s vision of enabling every man , woman and child in pakistan through leading edge technology .\ni use wateen and its good when it is working . it usually goes down around midnight but overall its good . but i have to pay 1617 for 1mb unlimited which is too much for me . looking for low rate even if it is unlimited but lesser bandwidth such as 256kbps , 512kbps .\non the occasion , mr . naeem zamindar , ceo wateen telecom , stated that \u201cthe new wateen is focused on enabling its customers\u2019 lives and business by being the most reliable , responsive and innovative broadband solutions provider . our customers will feel the difference , now , and over the years to come , as we are committed to delivering continuous and never ending improvement to transform our customers\u2019 lives and business . this is the vision we hope to share with the world : to enable a communicative and inter - connected way of life , that will lead the people of pakistan to a brighter future . \u201d\nwateen , wi - tribe and qubee all advertise speed of 1mbps but i want to know actual average speed in rawalpindi / islamabad before i select one of those . since i already own evo device so i can check its speed by activating its lowest price package but what about other service providers ?\namir bhai i don\u2019t get it , how hard is it for their corporate heads to understand that the main issue with wateen\u2019s packages is the data cap . monthly charges do matter to some extent but as they are already providing better customer support and service quality i don\u2019t think it should be a turn - off for potential customers , myself i have thought like 1000 times of getting wateen but the only thing that scares me is the data limit ! they are re - launching so a little experiment won\u2019t hurt just remove data cap for sometime and watch how many new customers they can grab ! ! !\nas i joined this company when this company introduced in pakistan . i mean i am pioneer in wateen telecom . first interview was on phone then next interview was in front of four people after two weeks . then next interview was for final selection and after two months i got call for initial training .\nits good that a wireless operator is enhancing its packages and offering , it was demand of the users . wateen no doubt currently largest wimax provider and perhaps users were looking for new packages from a long time specially in cities where no other wimax provider is present , because fix line have many issues .\nwateen already has begun partnering with some of pakistan\u2019s leading institutions to expand its network and bring its vision of providing internet to every household in pakistan a little bit closer . according to recent world bank estimates , around 68 percent of pakistan\u2019s population resides in rural areas . yet currently only 2 - 3 percent of this rural population has access to broadband internet , wateen believes high - speed broadband can help connect these underserved areas to the internet and by extension to the world . the company is also expanding its network into afghanistan , providing vsat services to roshan telecom afghanistan , amongst other innovative and groundbreaking projects .\narrangements are being made by wateen to get the maximum level of coverage all over pakistan and its neighboring countries to empowers gsm operators , financial institutes , media broadcasting companies and other sme ' s for their daily operations . agreements contain leasing of ku and c - band transponders with both fixed and steerable beams .\nlong distance & international is our doorway to international traffic . wateen\u2019s international gateway is the brain behind all international calls . it consists of a high capacity robust telecom infrastructure , through undersea cables . wateen\u2019s international gateway is connected via an intricate mesh network to leading telecom operators all over the world , thus ensuring the highest level of availability and competitive pricing , without compromising on quality . whether you are a wireless local - loop operator in pakistan , an incumbent or ptt in south america , a cellular - mobile operator in africa or a wholesale carrier in europe , we have a solution for you and offer multiple modes of interconnection :\nnow , you can get 10 % discount on next month\u2019s line rents by paying your wateen bill digitally . our digital payment mediums include all 1 - link powered atms and its member bank\u2019s net & mobile banking facilities . also all nationwide easypaisa , jazz cash , ubl omni outlets . for further details please click here\npakistan is an important market for wimax . hosting our event in islamabad will be excellent for the event , and wonderful for the industry as a whole . we would like to thank the pakistan telecommunications authority and wateen telecom for their support in this endeavor , \u201d said declan byrne , president of the wimax forum .\n\u201cpakistan is an important market for wimax , \u201d said declan byrne , president of the wimax forum . \u201chosting our event in islamabad will be excellent for the event , and wonderful for the industry as a whole . we would like to thank the pakistan telecommunications authority and wateen telecom for their support in this endeavor . \u201d\nthe philosophy behind the new visual identity represents \u2018freedom\u2019 , based on the unlimited possibilities offered by wateen for its consumers to connect , share , exchange and communicate whatever they desire . the main concept for the design is to break free from all grids , rise above all constraints and simply explore the freedom provided through the internet .\nthe company\u2019s solutions enable descrambling and multiplexing of content in a compact format allowing high capacity signals to be sent over the network . the streaming solutions support mpeg - 2 and mpeg - 4 hd and sd services . these solutions will enable wateen to offer better quality services to the cable operators who carry its feeds to consumers .\nmost of the time i was happy with how wateen kept their network up with good speeds . but not since last few months . first website takes minutes to load . and browsing can get slow suddenly to the point you get few kb / s that can take half an hour or more to load a small youtube video .\nwith growing online access , the youth of pakistan faces a dearth of quality education . currently government spends on the education sector are limited . this ultimately means that through leading edge technology , wateen telecom will change the traditional way of learning , replacing it with a more convenient and a quick way of gratifying the thirst for knowledge ."]}
{"id": 56592, "summary": [{"text": "the north port distillery was a distillery in brechin , angus that produced single malt scotch whisky .", "topic": 14}, {"text": "the distillery was latterly owned by distillers company through its subsidiary mitchell brothers . ", "topic": 23}], "title": "north port distillery", "paragraphs": ["history - north port distillery ( a . k . a . townhead / brechin )\nthe distillery was situated just north of junction 16 of the m8 in glasgow on north canal bank street .\nalso known as brechin , north port was a family - owned distillery bought out and closed by dcl .\n3 ) whisky production at the north port distillery was ceased during world war ii . in those years the distillery buildings were used to house polish soldiers .\nshare your experience with other whisky lovers . write a note about your trip to the north port - brechin distillery .\nand there ' s more to tell about north port / brechin . . .\nhear\nnorth port / brechin\npronounced in au or wav format search dr . do ' g ' s index for the history of north port / brechin there just might be some news about north port / brechin in the\nscotsman\nnewspaper\nbrechin ( now known as north port ) distillery is acquired by dcl and w . h . holt , and transferred to smd\n1839 - renamed the distillery name was again changed in 1839 from brechin distillery to north port distillery , named after a former gate in the city walls ( a port is the old scottish word for a town gate and the distillery was located close to where this gate had once stood ) . this second change of name was partly due to confusion with glencadam distillery , built just a few hundred yards from north port in 1825 .\ndavid , john & alexander guthrie found brechin distillery under the company townhead distillery co .\nnorth port single malt scotch whisky 20 year old 1979 - 61 . 2 % vol 70cl\nthe distillery was renamed brechin in 1823 and two years later the distillery was being operated by a partnership guthrie , martin & co . the name was changed to north port in 1839 .\nnorth port - brechin 20yo 1979 / 1999 ( 61 . 2 % , rare malts ) - 301007\nthe distillery was badly damaged by fire in 1903 however the distillery was rebuilt and reopened in 1913 .\na lesser known distillery that disappeared in the great distillery cull of 1983 , north port or brechin , as it went by either name , is hard to find but often worth the search . discover more \u00bb\n1970s - modernised north port was partly modernised in the 1970s but only ever had one pair of stills .\nthe north port distillery was a single malt whisky distillery in the scottish town of brechin . officially named north port , but often referred to as brechin distillery , both names were used interchangeably on distillery bottlings . its output was almost entirely used for filling ( blending ) . the town of brechin lies just off the a90 between dundee and aberdeen on the eastern coast of scotland in the east highlands malt whisky region . the former site of north port distillery is now occupied by a supermarket . of the single malt whisky distilleries originally in the area , only old fettercairn and glencadam remain active .\n2005 - a 28 years old official bottling of north port / brechin is released . according to the malt maniacs monitor , the brechin 28yo 1977 / 2005 ( 53 . 3 % , ob , 2040 bts . ) was the first ever ( official ) bottling of north port on record . 2008 - stocks of north port / brechin whisky are diminishing . the two most recent independent bottlings of north port we know of are released ; the north port 27yo 1981 / 2008 ( 56 . 5 % , duncan taylor rarest of the rare , c # 779 ) and the north port - brechin 1982 / 2008 ( 43 % , g & m connoisseurs choice ) .\nnorth port brechin 23 yo 1971 / 1995 ( 54 . 7 % , ob , rare malts ) - 020616\nnorth port was one of the distilleries that didn ' t survive the 1983 - 85 period , the market at the time was suffering from over capacity and around a dozen single malt distilleries were closed . north port was mothballed in 1983\nnorth port - brechin 17 yo 1976 / 1994 ( 64 . 1 % , cadenhead\u2019s , dist december ) - 170105\nbunnahabhain distillery - pronounce boon - a - havn , is situated in the north of islay , around eight miles north of port askaig on the shore of the sound of islay . the name bunnahabhain is gaelic and means river mouth . a visit to the distillery will reveal the river running just north of the distillery , which also happens to be a great spot for a wee walk , for different views of the distillery itself , and it offers a nice view towards the paps of jura .\nalso sometimes known as brechin , north port was founded in 1820 in the angus area of the eastern highlands under the name townhead .\nnorth port ( brechin ) 14 yo 1974 / 1988 ( 66 . 2 % , intertrade , 75cl , 177 bottles ) - 040106\nnorth port 25 yo 1981 / 2006 ( 56 . 1 % , the whisky fair , sherry wood , 120 bottles ) - 260406\nnorth port 1980 / 1996 ( 57 . 3 % , scotch malt whisky society , # 74 . 3 ) - by angus - 140418\nnorth port 27 yo 1981 / 2008 ( 56 . 5 % , duncan taylor rarest of the rare , cask # 779 ) - 171108\nnorth port ( brechin ) 14yo 1974 / 1989 ' very rare ' ( 66 . 1 % , sestante import , 75cl ) - 301007\nnorth port 26 yo 1981 / 2007 ( 52 . 9 % , duncan taylor , rarest of the rare , cask # 775 ) - 301007\nsmd closed north port in 1928 and aside from a brief airing it remained silent after the second world war . north port gained a second wind in the mid - 1900s but became one of the nine dcl distilleries to close in 1983 as a response to widespread excess stocks in the market .\nnorth port brechin 1980 / 1996 ( 57 . 3 % , scotch malt whisky society , 74 . 3 ) - 110605 - by angus - 140418\n1 ) north port / brechin could very well be the scotch whisky distillery that created the most confusion about its name . very few sources seem to agree exactly when the name was changed exactly - and why . . .\nnorth port ( brechin ) 38 yo 1977 / 2015 ( 48 . 4 % , cadenhead , single cask , bourbon hogshead , 174 bottles ) - 020616\nnorth port brechin 26 yo 1975 / 2001 ( 55 . 6 % , signatory vintage , silent stills , cask # 2960 , 211 bottles ) - 220514\nstill , brechin distillery prevailed and remained in family ownership for around 100 years . at some point during the 19th century the family changed the distillery\u2019s name to north port , referencing a nearby gate in the wall that once surrounded the town ( brechin is still a town , despite having a cathedral ) .\nnorth port 25yo 1981 / 2006 ( 56 , 1 % , the whisky fair , sherry butt , 120 bottles ) nose : rich and polished . sherry , fruits and spices . strawberry . highly enjoyable - best north port ever ? taste : fruity and very hot at cask strength . a splash of water works beautifully here . hint of perfume . score : 89 points - my sixth north port ever , and the best ( although a 25yo cadenhead ' s came close ) .\n1825 - holding company renamed the company that owned the distillery was originally the townhead distillery company but in 1825 this was renamed guthrie , martin & company .\n1887 - alfred barnard recounts his visit to the distillery in his epic 1887 book , the whisky distilleries of the united kingdom , alfred barnard describes his visit to brechin distillery . this is the 98th distillery of the 150 detailed in the book . the following account uses the ' brechin ' rather than ' north port ' name , so casting doubt as to the 1839 date for the second name change .\nport dundas grain scotch whisky 30 year old 59 . 5 % directors cut 70cl\nthe distillery was closed during wwi and sold to dcl and w . h . holt & co in 1922 . who at some point ( 1928 ? ) passed the distillery to smd . they operated the distillery under a licence by mitchell brothers of glasgow .\nthe north port ( a . k . a . brechin , a . k . a . townhead ) distillery lies in brechin , on the eastern coast of scotland . it was built in 1820 as ' townhead ' by david , john & alexander guthrie . however , strictly speaking it was still sort of an illegal distillery - if i understand various history books correctly , legal whisky production didn ' t start until 1823 when the excise act was passed . 1823 was also the year that townhead was renamed to brechin - before the name changed to north port .\nnorth port\u2019s whisky was never officially bottled as a single malt during its lifetime , although diageo had it bottled for its rare malts series in 1995 , 1998 and 1999 , as well as under the name \u2018brechin\u2019 for its special releases in 2005 . in his book the malt whisky companion , whisky writer michael jackson described north port\u2019s whisky as \u2018dry , fruity , gin - like . aperitif\u2019 .\noriginally there were two distilleries in the locality port dundas , the first established in 1811 by daniel mcfarlane two years later a second port dundas was constructed by brown , gourlie & co .\nnorth port 15 yo 1964 / 1979 ( 80\u00b0 proof , cadenhead ' s dumpy , black label , d . 02 / ' 64 btl . 05 / ' 79 , 75cl ) - no notes - 93\nthe name was changed to brechin in 1832 and to north port in 1839 . throughout its lifetime almost its entire output went into blends . the distillery was taken over by a dcl subsidiary in 1922 and was silent from 1928 - 37 and 1939 - 48 , during which time it was briefly home to the polish infantry .\n1823 - renamed in 1823 , david guthrie ' s sons took over the running of townhead distillery , the same year renaming it brechin distillery . this rechristening was the second of the distillery ' s three names and marks the start of much confusion , with differing accounts giving different dates and reasons for the name changes .\nnorth port 25yo 1977 / 2002 ( 56 % , cadenhead ' s , june 2002 , bourbon hogshead , 276 bottles ) nose : rich . polished . gooseberry . spicy . sweaty . organics . fabulous ! best north port by far . taste : sweet , chewy . big and bold . very , very impressive for a bourbon matured malt . score : 88 points - overwhelming proof that i shouldn ' t ' write off ' a distillery too soon . this was the only expression of the brechin whisky ever to score above average , mind you . . .\nglasgow\u2019s port dundas distillery was a landmark , even though not many people actually knew what it was . it was built in 1811 at the highest point in the city next to the banks of the forth & clyde canal . another distillery , cowlairs , started operation soon after and in 1860 the two sites \u2013 by then both with coffey stills installed \u2013 merged . in 1877 , port dundas was one of the founding members of the grain distillers\u2019 conglomerate dcl .\nthe distillery\u2019s buildings were gradually dismantled piece by piece until it was finally demolished in 1994 to make way for a supermarket .\nhere at pulteney distillery we offer a range of behind - the - scenes tours to allow you to experience our unique location for yourself .\nis the distillery or brand you ' re looking for not on this list ? check out the ' brands ' page for more . . .\n1928 - 1948 - intermittent production production at the distillery stopped for nine years from 1928 until 1937 . resumption of production was short - lived due to government fuel and barley rationing introduced by the government shortly after the start of world war ii in 1939 . during the war the distillery some of the distillery buildings were used to house soldiers from the polish infantry . production resumed three years after the end of the war in 1948 .\nit ' s worth remembering that these upstanding members of the community built their family distillery before the excise act , permitting legal whisky production in return for a licence fee of \u00a310 and a payment per gallon of proof spirit , was passed in 1823 , so strictly speaking townhead was an illicit distillery .\nat a time when road links to the town were yet to be established , the distillery was dependent on the sea for its supply of barley and for the shipping out of its malt whisky . wick became known for the barrels of silver ( herring ) and gold ( whisky ) which left the port in vast numbers .\nif you go about 9 miles to the west from the east coast resort place montrose , there ' s a town called brechin . the distillery stood at the northern entrance of the town . it was built by david guthrie in 1820 as townhead distillery and later they changed the name . it was one of the smd in 1922 and it was torn down in 1983 . it is now used as a supermarket , and part of the distillery remains as a wall of the parking a lot .\nthe distillery was modernised and re - equipped after the second world war and it was transferred to the management of the dcl production company scottish grain distillers in 1966 .\nfounded in 1826 by james henderson at the height of wick ' s celebrated herring boom , the pulteney distillery is one of the most northerly scotch whisky distilleries on the british mainland .\nwith its good transport links and prime location in the city , which had become the blending powerhouse of scotland , port dundas grew in size to become the largest distillery in scotland . by 1885 , its three coffey and five pot stills were producing over two million gallons a year and , in an approach we\u2019d today label as innovative , was using \u2018american corn\u2019 , barley , and rye .\nthe prohibition in wick as well as the economic depression that followed spelled trouble for pulteney distillery . in 1930 the production ceased and the distillery was mothballed for over twenty years . in 1951 , when the demand for whisky in post - war europe started growing , the site was acquired by robert \u201cbertie\u201d cumming , a solicitor from banff . the production restarted soon after and has not stopped since .\nthe drive towards bunnahabhain from port askaig , the long and winding road , is great and the location of the distillery is stunning . the road offers wonderful views of jura , the sound of islay and the rhuvaal lighthouse on the most northern tip of islay . the ever changing light and weather conditions can be amazing and at the end is your reward , a warm welcome and a fabulous dram !\nnorth port 1974 / 1993 ( 40 % , gordon & macphail connoisseurs choice ) nose : clean . grainy . not very expressive . closed . fishy ? those were all my notes . i need bigger glasses . taste : sweetish and watery . malty perhaps ? once again there wasn ' t much more to write down . score : 70 points - certainly not a bad whisky , but it simply lacks character and personality .\nnorth port - brechin 1981 / 1998 ( 40 % , gordon & macphail connoisseurs choice ) nose : restrained . light citrus and vanilla ? it ' s hard to pick out any distinguishing characteristics . taste : smooth . warm . a little flat . raw beans ? dry in the finish . very drinkable but below par for a malt . score : 62 points - the least impressive expression i ' ve tried so far . . .\n1983 - mothballed the distillery was mothballed in 1983 due to the then crisis in whisky sales . soon after being mothballed some of the equipment was borrowed for use in other distillers . this temporary closure proved to be permanent .\ndavid , john and alexander guthrie , sons of a local merchant and former provost of the town , established their distillery a half - mile away from the south esk river under the trading name of townhead distillery co . three of 13 siblings , the brothers\u2019 venture would not have sat well with their younger brother dr . thomas guthrie , who eventually became renowned as a reverend and staunch supporter of the temperance movement , the roots of which were only very slight at the time .\n1922 - ownership change the distillery and its extensive stock of whisky were purchased from the founder ' s descendents by distillers company ( dcl ) and w . h . holt & company limited ( a manchester - based wine and spirits merchants ) .\n1820 - founded originally named townhead distillery , the distillery was founded in 1820 by brothers david , john , and alexander guthrie , second generation farmers . david guthrie had already established the town ' s first bank in 1809 and served as provost ( head of the local authority ) . some accounts say he was the uncle of the famous dr thomas guthrie , a preacher , philanthropist and social reformer in edinburgh , while others say the eminent divine dr . thomas was the father of the three brothers .\nin 1922 the distillery , which could produce 450 , 000 litres of spirit per year , was bought by distillers company ltd . ( dcl ) and w . h . holt & co . ltd . it was transferred to dcl\u2019s scottish malt distillers in the same year .\nfollowing another change in ownership in 1955 , this time to james & george stodart ltd , a subsidiary to hiram walker & sons , the distillery underwent major refurbishment from 1958 . the traditional floor maltings were decommissioned as part of the project . today the space is adapted for a visitor centre .\nold pulteney continued to broaden its portfolio of single malts , introducing a 17 year old in 2004 and a 21 year old a year later . together with the much - loved 12 year old they now form pulteney distillery ' s core range . but it isn ' t until late 2011 that the world truly learns of these mature expressions . jim murray ' s whisky bible , the most influential publication on whisky in the world , names old pulteney 21 year old the world whisky of the year 2012 , starting one of the busiest and most exciting periods in distillery ' s history .\n1990 - re - development the site was sold for re - development in 1990 and the distillery demolished in 1993 , with the last warehouses demolished a year later . a safeway was built on the site but was sold to somerfield in october 2004 . this supermarket remains the present occupier of the site .\nin 2010 however its owner diageo decided to concentrate its grain production at the vastly expanded cameronbridge . although there were offers from rival distillers to buy port dundas they foundered \u2013 possibly because of the potential cost of another upgrade . in 2011 , production ceased and the site was demolished . the landmark had gone .\nthe spirit is distilled in the old - fashioned pot stills , and condensed in worms laid in the bed of the den burn which runs through the works . the warehouses for the storing of spirits are as fine as any in the north . one , built a few years ago , and which contains 100 , 000 gallons . is 200 feet long by 50 feet broad .\nthrough acquisitions and changes in company structures the distillery ended up with allied domecq who in 1995 sold it to the current owners \u2013 inver house distillers . under the new new ownership the maritime malt is launched in its now iconic guise \u2013 in 1997 old pulteney 12 year old is presented to the international audience . this hails the beginning of a new era .\nduring the 19th century the principle trade of the town and former royal burgh of brechin in angus was textile manufacturing , much of which was exported to france . however brechin was also home to two breweries and two distilleries \u2013 glencadam , which was built in 1825 by george cooper , and brechin distillery , which was founded five years earlier by three of the guthrie brothers .\nold pulteney celebrated its maritime heritage through partnership with a renowned british explorer and adventurer jock wishart . as a result , the brand took part in a daring expedition which as its name \u2013 row to the pole \u2013 suggests , resulted in jock and his team reaching the north pole using a solely man - powered boat . this extraordinary feat of adventuring is recognised as one of the great ' firsts ' in the history of polar exploration .\nthe whisky is highland malt , and the water used in its manufacture is conveyed in pipes from the grampian mountains , and the peats employed in drying the malt come from the same source . the district around brechin being highly cultivated , barley of the finest quality is grown and carted by the farmers into the lofts of the distillery , where nothing but the very best barley is malted . the annual output is 100 , 000 gallons .\nwhen the distillery was being bought by james watson in 1920 , the new owner could not have suspected that only two years later , following a majority vote in the local ward , wick would become a ' dry ' town . the complete ban on alcohol licences within the royal burgh remained in force for twenty five years to a day , twice as long as the prohibition in the united states . and so every year on the 28th of may wickers celebrate the repeal with a wee dram or two .\nits neighbour , dundashill ( which itself would be absorbed within the complex in 1902 ) , was at that time the largest pot still distillery in the world , its two wash stills and 10 spirit stills making both double - and triple - distilled malt , peated and unpeated . there was a cooperage , housed in the former dundashill building , and a piggery \u2013 the swine being fed on draff . the whole site was topped by a 138 - metre brick chimney , for a time the highest in the world .\nall of us at urltoken respectively remind you to enjoy your dram responsibly and ask that only individuals of legal drinking age in your locale can enter this site .\npublished 8 times a year whisky magazine is the perfect complement to the dram in your glass .\npalate : light to medium bodied . quite hot , dried fruits and vanilla oak .\nit was built in 1820 as ' townhead ' by three brothers david , john & alexander guthrie who were local farmers .\nlochside was closed 1928 to 1937 then again the forced closure for wwii . it re - opened in 1948 ,\nthe whisky produced was a contributor to the vatted malt glen dew and the heather dew blends .\ncountry of delivery australia austria barbados belgium bermuda british virgin islands bulgaria cayman islands channel islands christmas island cocos ( keeling ) islands croatia cyprus czech republic denmark falkland islands france french polynesia germany gibraltar greece greenland hong kong s . a . r hungary iceland ireland israel italy japan korea latvia liechtenstein lithuania luxembourg macau s . a . r . malta martinique monaco netherlands new caledonia new zealand norfolk island norway poland portugal reunion russia san marino seychelles singapore slovakia slovenia south africa spain sweden switzerland taiwan united kingdom united states vatican city\ncopyright \u00a9 the whisky exchange 1999 - 2018 . all rights reserved . the whisky exchange is the registered trademark of speciality drinks limited . registered in england and wales ( company no . 4449145 ) . registered office : elixir house , whitby avenue , park royal , london nw10 7sf , uk .\nlike the illicit whisky smuggling into brechin , its water and peat also came from the grampians , while \u2018the very best barley\u2019 was sourced from nearby farms .\nsignatory vintage - cask strength collection ( sign . ) - 29 . aug 1975 / 13 . jun 2005\ncopyright \u00a9 1994 - 2018 urltoken media gmbh & co . kg am grundwassersee 4 \u00b7 de 82402 seeshaupt \u00b7 germany legal notice\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\non the revival of some of the distilleries . they started selling off parts of the equipment of some\nwas mothballed too , but it was reopened again a few years later . the only\n2 ) old fettercairn and glencadam are the only remaining active malt whisky distilleries in the area .\nbrechin 26yo 1976 / 2003 ( 50 % , douglas laing omc , cask 3351 , 282 bottles , 6 months sherry finish ) nose : polished , flat & sweet . paint thinner . then more ' veggy ' and fruity elements emerge . melon . oatmeal ? taste : hot and flat . dry , boring centre . tannins in the numbing finish . what a bummer . . . score : 70 points - 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( smd ) and operated under licence by mitchell brothers of glasgow\none time contributor to the vatted malt glen dew and the heather dew blends .\nall images and information copyright of urltoken the definitive online guide to scotch whisky .\nthough the buildings of the still house and malt barns are old , the internal arrangements are of modern description , and in every case where machinery can be used in place of manual labour advantage is taken .\nbesides supplying wholesale houses with whisky , messrs . guthrie , martin , and co . are also large holders of very old spirits , which they keep to meet the demands of their duty - paid trade .\n1914 - 18 - world war i like most other scotch malt distilleries , brechin was mothballed during world war i .\n1928 - ownership change ownership of northport was transferred to scottish malt distillers ( smd ) a dcl subsidiary circa in 1928 . shortly after it was operated under licence by mitchell brothers of glasgow .\nour website uses cookies , as almost all websites do . by continuing to browse this site you are agreeing to our use of cookies .\ntwo fires at the start of the 20th century didn\u2019t stop it for long , though by the 1970s it was in need of modernisation . at that point , production increased once more and a dark grains plant was installed .\nnorman newton - islay guide a small book loaded with gorgeous photo ' s and practical information . lightweight and soft sided makes an ideal companion on islay . more islay books here . . .\nthe scottish isle of islay , also referred to as queen of the hebrides , has 8 working whisky distilleries , stunning scenery , amazing wildlife , fabulous beaches and a lot more . islay is therefore a five star holiday destination .\npeat smoke and spirit islay ' s fascinating story is uncovered in this must have book . peat smoke and spirit is the last word on islay and its whiskies . more islay books . . .\na new grain intake and a new spirit store were added in 1974 two years later a new still house was erected on the site of the old spirit store .\nas with all scottish grain distilleries these are industrial type units with coffey stills . there is very little information about them as they do not share the prestige of the malt distilleries\nsingle cask bottled at 59 . 5 % cask strength by douglas laing under their directors cut label\nfinish ; long + an attractive oak & milk chocolate character . 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", "topic": 26}], "title": "credorax", "paragraphs": ["press release : credorax : credorax appoints joshua r . floum as chairman of the board of directors\ncredorax is an entirely new breed of acquirer focused specifically on the ecommerce arena . credorax ' s headquarters is located in southborough , massachusetts . igal rotem is the ceo of credorax . credorax ' s latest funding round was a growth for $ 40m on sep 2013 . credorax ' s main competitors are chase paymentech , payoneer and wells fargo . credorax has 78 followers on owler .\ncredorax posted a video\nmeet credorax at money20 / 20 vegas 2016 - koen vanpraet , chief . . .\non youtube\nowler has collected 15 screenshots of credorax ' s website since may 2014 . the latest credorax website design screenshot was captured in jun 2018 .\ncredorax currently has 820 fans on facebook . as of february 2015 credorax had 441 fans . that ' s a 85 percent increase in 3 years\ncredorax currently has 1 , 495 followers on twitter . as of december 2013 credorax had 883 followers . that ' s a 69 percent increase in 4 years\nsince credorax was founded in 01 / 2007 , it has participated in 3 rounds of funding . in total credorax has raised $ 80 . 0m . credorax ' s last funding round was on sep 2013 for a total of $ 40 . 0m\nglassdoor gives you an inside look at what it ' s like to work at credorax , including salaries , reviews , office photos , and more . this is the credorax company profile . all content is posted anonymously by employees working at credorax .\ncredorax provides online payment processing and acquiring bank services for a diverse range of online merchants .\ncredorax is an entirely new breed of acquirer focused specifically on the ecommerce arena . credorax was founded in 01 / 2007 . credorax ' s headquarters is located in southborough , massachusetts , usa 01772 . it has raised 80 . 0m in 3 rounds . the latest round . . .\nabout credorax : credorax\u2019s smart acquiring solutions are based on its proprietary payment platform , epowertm ; a unified transaction processing & acquiring platform built to optimise the payment and acquiring lifecycle process for multi - channel retail environments . for more information please visit urltoken or follow on twitter @ credorax .\n\u00a92001 - 2018 all rights reserved . credorax is a registered trademark . privacy policy terms of use\ncredorax is licensed in all eu member states and , like payvector , is fully pci dss compliant .\npayoneer is credorax ' s # 2 rival . payoneer was founded in 2005 in new york , new york . payoneer competes in the diversified financial services industry . payoneer generates $ 170m more revenue than credorax .\n( the paypers ) credorax , a payment technologies company , increased its wargaming processing volume by . . .\n( the paypers ) credorax , a global technology company specialized in merchant acquiring , has unveiled t . . .\nlondon , may 9 , 2016 - payment service provider computop and global merchant acquiring bank credorax h . . .\ncredorax fills the need for merchants and companies wishing to \u2018reach out\u2019 and sell overseas . by doing that credorax opens the door also to euro players wishing to extend to the japan market , as the cross border traffic flows both ways .\n( the paypers ) credorax , a european licensed merchant acquiring bank , has recently entered into a part . . .\n( the paypers ) computop , a payment service provider , has partnered with credorax , a merchant acquiring . . .\nchase paymentech is one of credorax ' s top competitors . chase paymentech was founded in 1985 , and its headquarters is in dallas , texas . chase paymentech competes in the mortgage finance field . chase paymentech has 18 more employees than credorax .\ncredorax ' s smart acquiring & nextgen payment processing makes accepting payments simpler , safer and more cost effective than ever before .\ncredorax has 200 employees and offices in malta , london , tokyo , tel aviv in addition to its offices in southborough .\n( the paypers ) creditcall , an omnichannel payment gateway and emv kernel provider , and credorax , a fin . . .\nboston , april 13 , 2016 - credorax today released the results of its first year as a merchant acquirin . . .\n( the paypers ) credorax , a global merchant acquiring bank , and altapay , a global payment management pr . . .\nawarded \u201cbest merchant acquirer\u201d of 2014 , credorax specifically caters to the needs of e - commerce and m - commerce merchants .\nwells fargo is a top competitor of credorax . wells fargo is a public company that was founded in san francisco , california in 1852 . wells fargo operates in the mortgage finance industry . wells fargo has 262 , 505 more employees vs . credorax .\nin november 2014 , moduslink and credorax entered a strategic alliance . how does moduslink ` s value proposition fit into your strategy ?\ncredorax on twitter :\nnew partnership between @ alibabagroup and metro group expands availability of european products to chinese market . urltoken\n\u2022 b \u2013 credorax likes to cooperate with providers that give a full end - to - end and global ecommerce solution to merchants . we particularly believe that moduslink\u2019s e - business and supply chain full management along with the credorax global coverage complement each other perfectly .\nso far , credorax is in 28 countries including japan , where the company received its license just this quarter . the next step for credorax will be to receive its us license , which should be happening before the end of the year , according to nachman .\ncredorax has employees and is the ninth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average 10 , 258 .\nboston , nov . 4 , 2015 - credorax , a global merchant acquiring bank and altapay , a global payment manag . . .\ncredorax ' s portfolio of technology solutions are specifically designed to enhance business success , providing flexibility and scalability , to both partners and merchants .\nbecome a credorax partner and enjoy flexible commercial models , customised processing setup and a wide range of value - added business services & tools .\ncredorax is a leading provider of smart acquiring solutions enabled by next generation technology . tweeting # fintech # payments # finserv # ecommerce # paytech\ncredorax ' s revenue is the fourth highest among it ' s top 10 competitors . the top 10 competitors average $ 3 . 2b .\nboston , ma - - ( marketwired - sep 24 , 2014 ) - credorax , the digital merchant acquirer , today announced t . . .\ncredorax posted a video\nmoney 20 / 20 europe 2016 . day 3 . x - border e - commerce barriers and opportunities\non youtube\n\u201ccredorax brings a unique combination of international acquiring coupled with technical agility , \u201d said greg worch , senior vice president of ecommerce sales at vantiv . \u201cour alliance with credorax allows our customers to expand into global markets , while working directly with vantiv for integration , reporting , and servicing . \u201d\ncredorax brings a unique combination of international acquiring coupled with technical agility ,\nsaid greg worch , senior vice president of ecommerce sales at vantiv .\nour alliance with credorax allows our customers to expand into global markets , while working directly with vantiv for integration , reporting , and servicing .\npayvector - credorax merchants will receive the best in online security and safety , ensuring optimal business growth and minimal losses . with payvector\u2019s quality customer care and credorax\u2019s end - to - end nextgen acquiring and onboarding systems , your merchant account and payment gateway will be set up with maximum speed and efficiency !\narvato financial solutions , a leading global financial services provider , today announced that it has chosen credorax , the digital merchant acquiring bank , as an acquirer .\nadditionally , credorax will help vantiv\u2019s customers overcome the obstacles of cross - border fees , taxes , regulations , supply chain issues , and payment technology integration .\ni applied through other source . the process took 1 + week . i interviewed at credorax ( tel aviv - yafo ( israel ) ) in august 2013 .\ncredorax provides online payment processing & acquiring bank services under one roof , to a diverse range of online merchants worldwide . credorax provides superior customer experience backed by next generation technology . its customers enjoy seamless integration of its payment services , excellent rates , high transaction approval rates and a wide range of value - added customer services .\nadditionally , credorax will help vantiv ' s customers overcome the obstacles of cross - border fees , taxes , regulations , supply chain issues , and payment technology integration .\nwe see credorax as a key strategic partner because they demonstrate dedicated support and a clear understanding of both the market and the needs of card payment providers , said bill thomson , managing director of acceptacard . \u201cwe are impressed by credorax ' s technical capabilities and value their modern online approach to customer management , which aligns exactly with our own .\nglobal merchant acquiring bank , credorax , is enabling vantiv\u2019s us customers to expand their international e - commerce opportunities . this agreement extends the reach of vantiv\u2019s merchants to 34 countries and multiple currencies .\nthe world of ecommerce gets more competitive every day , so it is becoming essential for online u . s . merchants to broaden their reach internationally , noted rod katzfey , vice president of business development and sales at credorax .\nwe look forward to collaborating with vantiv , as the validation from such a well - respected payments company is important for credorax and the industry challenges we address .\norchestrate international e - commerce payments . credorax\u2019s technology makes it simpler for online merchants to accept transactions from buyers outside their domestic market . it just raised another $ 40 million in a round that includes new backer columbus nova technology partners and previous investor blumberg capital . ( that makes $ 130 million so far . ) its service supports 28 countries , but credorax faces massive competitors , including first data . techcrunch\nalon eliya bigler is head of strategic sales programs at credorax , leading and mentoring the company ' s apac sales teams , spearheading the company ' s pos and mpos strategies and managing new strategic partnerships .\nthe saxo payments banking circle provides a seamless conduit for bank transfers in multiple currencies anywhere in the world . in order to enhance its acquiring services , credorax has partnered with saxo payments to expedite the receipt of merchant funding within minutes of clearing . as a pure - play acquirer this is an important benefit for credorax\u2019s psp partners who want to offer and ensure their merchants receive funding in a short timeframe .\ncredorax brings this innovation to the table and as we continue to expand globally , we will always continue to do what we do best : specialise in creative yet \u2018tailor made\u2019 technological solutions in the acquiring space .\nas a credorax partner , you ' ll enjoy flexible engagement models , customised processing setup , value - added business services and proactive merchant account monitoring among many other benefits that only a digital acquirer can provide .\nunlike other acquirers which are mostly traditional banks , credorax is a technological company turned into a financial institution . therefore we bring innovation to everything we do , including creating the first global single and unified payment platform .\nlondon , uk - november 16 , 2016 - credorax , a european licensed merchant acquiring bank , today announced that it has recently entered into a strategic partnership with acceptacard limited , a leading uk merchant services provider .\nearlier in 2014 , credorax received a license from japan ' s ministry of finance for its cross - border payments platform . in your opinion , what\u2019s needed for ( cross - border ) ecommerce success across this country ?\nthrough its smart acquiring solution , credorax provides partners and customers with a single , unified and automated global - domestic platform for efficient and cost - optimised acquiring complemented by value - added business tools and dedicated customer care .\nthrough tailored , flexible business and commercial models , digital merchant onboarding , custom partner reporting and a wide range of other value - added business tools , with credorax for ecommerce , partners can serve their merchants faster and better .\nsince the company\u2019s launch in 2008 , credorax has been working with national governments to comply with all relevant financial regulations , so that retailers can use the company as its acquiring bank no matter where in the world they are .\nanders la cour , chief executive officer for saxo payments , added : \u201cour web - based banking platform allows businesses to make transfers in real - time , at a fraction of the cost of traditional banking services . these benefits make the saxo payments banking circle a logical solution for acquirers like credorax . we look forward to working closely with credorax to help them deliver more benefits for their merchants , with favourable rates on foreign exchanges and transfers . \u201d\nlondon , 9 th september 2015 \u2013 saxo payments today announces that credorax , the global digital merchant acquiring bank , joins first data , tuxedo money solutions , valitor and allied wallet , as a partner in the saxo payments banking circle . credorax , with a focus on the e - commerce and m - commerce sectors , has joined the innovative new community created by saxo payments , to deliver enhanced benefits for its payment service provider partners and merchant customers .\nigal is a seasoned serial high - tech entrepreneur and executive . prior to joining credorax , he co - founded powerdsine ( nasdaq : pdsn ) , serving as the company\u2019s ceo and as a member of its board of directors .\ncommenting on the new partnership with saxo payments , aviram shemer , credorax cfo , said : \u201cwe want to give our merchants the best service . it needs to be fast and scalable , which is why we chose saxo payments . we\u2019re currently doubling our processing volume year - on - year and need to ensure we have the best systems in place to sustain that growth , whilst meeting the same high standards our merchants have come to expect from credorax . \u201d\nwelcome to smart acquiring ! credorax is an entirely new breed of acquirer , focused specifically on the ecommerce arena . this means that we ' ve developed all of our payment processing services with you , the online merchant , in mind !\nat credorax , you ' ll find that we really do understand our partners ' needs . that ' s why we ' ve taken all of the labour out of acquiring . we ' ve also done away with all the paperwork .\nfounded in 2007 by technology experts , credorax is one of the world ' s first hi - tech companies to become a principal member of visa europe and mastercard and a financial institution licensed under the psd ( payment services directive ) .\naviram brings to credorax vast experience and high - level management skills . prior to joining the company , he served as cfo of aladdin knowledge systems ( nasdaq : aldn ) , where he played a significant role in its merger with safenet holding .\nif you enjoy being a part of a team , yet know how to shine on your own ; if you are inspired by the thought of helping to provide a nextgen service used by leading online businesses worldwide \u2014 you ' ll fit right in at credorax .\ncharlon brings to credorax extensive financial services experience , primarily in corporate finance , retail banking , capital markets and structured finance . he has extensive skills in accounting , financial risk management , project planning and management , gained during his time working at various multinational organisations .\ncredorax is an acquirer that specifically focuses on supporting merchants in the e - commerce and m - commerce arenas , which means their approach to supporting your business is far more modern and cost - effective than most other merchant account providers in the uk and europe .\nand credorax has raised nearly $ 130 million to support that vision . the last round , a $ 40 million investment including the new backer columbus nova technology partners and previous investor blumberg capital , followed a previous $ 40 million round raised last august from ftv capital .\n\u2022 a \u2013 credorax is a \u2018pure play\u2019 acquirer and we prefer to remain the \u2018engine\u2019 behind the scenes , this enables us to support moduslink\u2019s offering without interfering with their ecommerce branding and business \u2013 which clearly they are experts at given their highly successful track record across the globe .\nthe top 10 competitors in credorax ' s competitive set are chase paymentech , payoneer , wells fargo , worldpay , bank of america , citigroup , jpmorgan chase , panoptica , ubs and capital one . together they have raised over 4 . 7b between their estimated 1 . 0m employees .\nacquiring with credorax is designed to be efficient , paperless and , of course , customised to your specific needs . that means that there will be no lengthy forms to fill out , no long onboarding processes and absolutely no fuss . just nextgen acquiring services designed to optimise your operational procedures and maximise your business growth .\nby contrast , giant competitors like first data have eight or nine platforms aimed for physical points of sale , and a hodge - podge of legacy systems in different countries around the world . traditional brick and mortar vendors , or stores that only sell items in one country are not credorax\u2019s target , according to nachman .\nprior to joining credorax , sharon served as vice president of human resources at powerdsine ( nasdaq : pdsn ) , a world leader in power over ethernet technology . before that , she served as an independent consultant for several high - tech start - up companies , building recruitment procedures , employee orientation programs and organisational structures .\nvantiv , inc . ( nyse : vntv ) , a leading provider of payment processing services and technology for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes , and credorax , a global merchant acquiring bank , today announced a partnership that bolsters the capabilities of vantiv\u2019s merchants to serve global consumers via card - not - present channels .\nin 2014 , credorax solidified its place as the first , truly global \u2018smart\u2019 acquirer . the company earned this title after receiving a license to process payments in japan , making it a practicing bank in over 28 countries worldwide . this in itself is extremely innovative as we are currently the only \u2018pure play\u2019 acquirer to achieve this goal .\nmoshe brings with him over 15 years of entrepreneurship and innovation in both start - ups and large corporates . previously credorax ' s chief revenue officer , and before that , chief marketing officer , moshe spearheaded the company ' s sales , branding and go - to - market strategy , leveraging his vast experience in sales , marketing , business development and product knowledge .\ncincinnati and boston , march 16 , 2016 \u2014 vantiv , inc . ( nyse : vntv ) , a leading provider of payment processing services and technology for merchants and financial institutions of all sizes , and credorax , a global merchant acquiring bank , today announced a partnership that bolsters the capabilities of vantiv ' s merchants to serve global consumers via card - not - present channels .\nto that end , credorax , is well positioned to serve these retailers and assist in both ; a ) understanding their complex omni - channel needs , and b ) providing these retailers with an omni - channel acquiring solution based on its own technology based platform as well as complementing that solution via its vast partnership network to better serve these retailers needs as they come to the fore .\npartnerships with leading payment providers like acceptacard , allow credorax to bring these unique services to uk merchants . acceptacard has cornered the market on providing attainable and affordable card processing services to thousands of businesses , both offline and online . in 2013 acceptacard was recognised for its industry contribution to this market , by winning two industry awards for urltoken - the first pay as you go , multichannel service .\nadditionally , vantiv\u2019s clients will have access to a global acquiring platform , meaning a seamless customer experience , key network and banking relationships that translate into fewer contractual hurdles , and easy onboarding . by partnering with credorax , vantiv is also enabling its u . s . customers to reach international markets that previously posed regulatory , cultural , and technological challenges , resulting in a faster track to innovation .\nwhat have been some of the main challenges credorax has had to face so far ? benjamin nachman : getting licenses across multiple global territories , as there are different steps that need to be taken in terms of legislation and compliance . specifically with mpos : the challenge is to educate the market on the need to pull together to create holistic vs . modular mpos solutions in order to move the market adoption quicker .\nprior to joining credorax , moshe was co - founder and vice president of marketing & product at kaminario and before that , vice president of enterprise solutions at anobit technologies . previously , he was head of international sales & business development for the financial services segment at ibm ( nyse : ibm ) , solutions director at emc ( nyse : emc ) and director of business processes development at elbit systems ( nasdaq : eslt )\nwhat\u2019s next on the credorax roadmap ? benjamin nachman : in terms of market focus , we have our eyes set on japan as well as continuing our growth in the european market . specifically in japan we are working to gain domestic acquiring licensing in the region . as far as our presence in the mpos market is concerned , we are focused on continuing to partner with leading players in the space to provide a holistic mpos solution .\nacceptacard ' s impeccable reputation as one of the payment companies to truly understand and react to uk merchants ' business needs is what drew us to aligning with them in the first place and since entering this relationship it is clear that that they truly live up to this reputation ,\nsaid koen vanpraet , chief commercial officer of credorax .\nboth companies believe this is the beginning of a very long - term partnership , already expanding into additional business endeavours .\nas such , credorax has been invited to discuss our epower onboarding api . this exceptionally friendly , web - based onboarding api was developed especially for psps and their ecommerce & mcommerce merchants . the api enables fast and intuitive onboarding in an automated , secure environment , allowing for extremely quick mid setups \u2013 in most cases less than a few days . this ultimately leads to faster lead - to - cash for merchants , which is especially essential for small , micro and sole traders who can\u2019t afford even a day without processing .\nprior to joining credorax malta , charlon headed up the finance , operations , treasury and asset management departments at nemea bank , a dynamic start - up bank . he also acted as financial accountant at commbank europe ltd ( malta ) , a subsidiary of commonwealth bank of australia , before which he was assistant vice president at deutsche bank ag , new york , within the securitised products group . charlon has also worked for pricewaterhousecoopers , new york , in the banking and capital markets group , as well as for deloitte malta .\nat the recent cnp expo , card not present again sat down with online merchants who shared their views on e - commerce payments and fraud and what . . .\nfraud attacks against digital goods sites led the way in 2017 , contributing significantly to an overall rise in attack rates against online merchants . . .\nthe u . s . supreme court yesterday ruled that american express can prohibit its merchants from steering their customers to lower - cost payment cards . at . . .\nnew research from the minneapolis fed indicates that retailers are more concerned with fraud in their online channels than any other kind of fraud . . . .\nin addition to ongoing reporting on the industry , we produce resources merchants can leverage every day to make better business decisions .\nwhile alibaba - owned taobao and t - mall and tencent - owned urltoken dominate chinese e - commerce , a newer entrant is planning a u . s . ipo that observers . . .\nblack friday and cyber monday are the two biggest online shopping days of the year for u . s . merchants , and planning for those events is well underway . . .\nafter a string of payments - related acquisitions , paypal turned its attention back to fraud prevention this week when it acquired antifraud technology . . .\nthe information stolen most often in data breaches has led to an evolution in the fraud online merchants face , but a network intrusion affecting the . . .\nuse of the subscription model has exploded in recent years for physical products of all kinds . but , companies have been selling digital products . . .\na letter from visa to a committee of british parliament on tuesday revealed additional details of the outage experienced across europe by the card . . .\nin order to meet customer demand , quick service restaurants ( qsrs ) and fast casual restaurants are jumping into the mobile and card - not - present ( cnp ) . . .\np2p mobile payments in the u . s . began to take off when millennials started to use venmo as a verb to describe making a payment to another person . . .\nthe power of chinese e - commerce continued to assert itself this week when google acknowledged it will invest more than half a billion dollars in . . .\na standing - room session at a major retailer loss prevention convention in dallas this week showed how the lines between protecting physical and . . .\nglobal payments provider worldpay and french identity company idemia have launched a pilot in north america that hopes to popularize the use of debit . . .\nhow much can a liberal return policy cost e - commerce merchants in fraud ? for amazon it was more than $ 1 million over two years to one couple . u . s . . . .\nthe largest - ever capital raise will be used , in part , to expand the global reach of an online payments company . ahead of an expected 2019 initial . . .\nretail e - commerce in india will grow 31 percent this year to $ 32 . 7 billion , according to research by emarketer . while the overall number currently . . .\nmerchants have been aware for some time that fraudsters have been attacking them in growing numbers at the account level through account takeover and . . .\nthe excitement surrounding frictionless payments\u2014pioneered by sharing apps like uber , but also including voice - enabled payments through digital . . .\nas the subscription model makes more inroads in e - commerce , declines due to the expiration or reissue of credit cards are becoming a more significant . . .\nit\u2019s no surprise that fraud continues to grow in the card - not - present ( cnp ) economy . the big surprise is the complacency that still hangs like a . . .\njust as the work week was winding down in europe on friday , many visa cardholders across the continent were unable to use their cards . at the height . . .\ne - commerce in australia grew 18 . 7 percent to $ 21 . 3 billion ( usd 17 . 7 billion ) in 2017 , a record for online spending in the nation of around 24 . . .\nthe size , structure , technology and measurement of fraud departments vary widely across the e - commerce industry , and many times that\u2019s because a . . .\ncard not present\u00ae , cnp expo\u00ae , the cnp report\u00ae is a registered trademark of relx inc . | urltoken\nwe use cookies to operate this website and to improve its usability . full details of what cookies are , why we use them and how you can manage them can be found by reading our privacy & cookies page . please note that by using this site you are consenting to the use of cookies .\nthis website is a part of perspective publishing limited , registered in england no 2876166 . by using this website you agree to our cookie policy and privacy policy .\ngood morning , data sheet readers ! apple pay is barely one week old , but more than one million cards have been activated , making it the leading mobile payment system in the united states . plus : more businesses are taking a cue from digital application catalogs like the apple app store and google play . they are organizing corporate mobile and cloud services into enterprise \u201capp stores . \u201d why , you ask ? read today\u2019s faq to find out .\napple pay explodes , alipay linkup possible . more than 1 million apple pay \u201ccards\u201d were activated in the first 72 hours of the service launch , apple ceo tim cook told attendees of a wall street journal technology conference monday evening . \u201cwe are already no . 1 , \u201d he said . \u201cwe are more than the total of the other guys . \u201d this despite high - profile decisions by cvs and rite aid to turn off the service , because they are committed to a competitive alternative . besides , there\u2019s another potentially huge supporter waiting in the wings : alibaba founder jack ma wants to integrate his alipay service with apple pay . fortune\namd hires dell executive to lead enterprise strategy . \u201chyperscale\u201d computing expert forrest norrod , who most recently was general manager for dell\u2019s server business , now manages engineering and sales for the chipmaker\u2019s enterprise , embedded and \u201csemi - custom\u201d microprocessors . he reports to new amd ceo lisa su .\ncarriers could face $ 10 million fines for lax security . the fcc alleges that terracom and yourtel america put names , addresses , and social security numbers for more than 305 , 000 consumers at risk through inadequate data protection . its proposed penalties are meant to ensure telecommunications companies honor the \u201cpublic trust\u201d and could set a new precedent for how data breaches are considered by the government . eweek\namazon web services hires former dow jones tech chief . stephen orban\u2019s position as head of enterprise strategy is a newly created one . he\u2019s in charge of ensuring better interconnections between aws\u2019s cloud services and the legacy servers , storage , and networking technology that resides in traditional corporate data centers . gigaom\nnetapp\u2019s strengthens backup , management stories . it will pay $ 80 million to buy riverbed technology\u2019s steelstore technology , which backs up enterprise storage hardware to cloud services ( it supports all the market - leading providers ) . also on tap this week : netapp is disclosing several product updates that make it simpler to manage \u201chybrid\u201d data environments spread between private corporate data centers and public cloud services . plus , it is tightening relations with amazon web services and ibm\u2019s softlayer division .\ntargeted attacks on the rise . at least 12 % of organizations considered in a new survey by security company kaspersky labs survey suffered one cyberattack during the past 12 months specifically intended for them ( rather than launched more broadly ) . that\u2019s up from 9 % in 2013 . plus , ibm is the latest company to introduce a security analytics service meant to detect this sort of activity . zdnet\ne - sign on the dotted line . want to make sure that talented new recruit your business wants to hire signs on with your team more quickly ? human resources software company workday is adding support for adobe systems\u2019s echosign electronic signatures to speed hiring approvals and employee onboarding . zdnet\nwhere\u2019s that object ? enterprise storage swiftstack just raised $ 16 million in series b funding led by openview venture partners , bringing its total to $ 23 . 6 million . swiftstack\u2019s technology organizes unstructured data ( think photos or songs or documents ) into \u201cobjects\u201d that make them simpler to manage . for perspective , object storage is the foundation of amazon\u2019s s3 service . ) swiftstack\u2019s customers include disney , hewlett - packard , and time warner cable .\nmost smartphone or tablet owners are familiar with the process of downloading mobile apps from online catalogs such as google play or apple\u2019s app store . that\u2019s why more businesses are embracing a similar model as a method of simplifying management , disseminating updates , and controlling access to cloud services and mobile apps .\nso - called \u201centerprise app stores\u201d give employees the freedom to download software they need for their job without having to pester someone within the corporate it organization . at the same time , they allow more control over that\u2019s used . research firm gartner estimates that by 2017 , at least one - quarter of businesses will use them to deliver software .\n\u201cwhen successful , they can increase the value delivered by the application portfolio and reduce the associated risks , license fees and administration expenses , \u201d says gartner analyst ian finley .\nthree of the more vocal software companies tackling this segment are apperian in boston , appdirect in san francisco , and flexera software in itasca , ill . since 2009 , apperian\u2019s technology has been used to deliver more than 1 million enterprise app downloads . flexera works with about 80 , 000 companies , mostly related to its long history in software licensing technology and services . appdirect ( backed by peter thiel\u2019s mithril capital ) is at the center of a high - profile human resources application marketplace being assembled by adp .\none early adopter of the enterprise app store concept is financing and leasing company de lage linden ( dll ) , which uses apperian\u2019s technology . it had several rationales , starting with its need to create standardized processes for downloads . it is arming its sales partners with mobile apps that can be used to generate quotes in the field .\n\u201cif you have multiple apps that you\u2019re considering , you want to make sure you have a consistent method for deploying them , \u201d says scott phelps , dll\u2019s vice president of global e - business operations . \u201chaving an app catalog is something that allows you to do that . \u201d\ndll also expects to use its technology for securing the data collected with its mobile apps ( rather than allowing the data to \u201clive\u201d on the mobile device ) and for gathering feedback about which features are used most frequently . \u201cthe ability to collect reviews and gather information about usage is very helpful , \u201d phelps says .\nreport : heavy tax burden could weigh down digital progress . did you know that bangladesh adds 57 . 8 % to information and communications technologies ( ict ) and services above its 15 % var ? indeed , many emerging nations are impeding adoption of cellphones , computers and telecommunications with \u201cdiscriminatory\u201d tariffs and taxes on both consumers and businesses . of the 125 countries studied by the information technology & innovation foundation , 31 impose taxes of at least 5 % ; several add more than 20 % .\n\u201cnations impose discriminatory taxes and tariffs on ict goods and services for a variety of reasons , including the fact that they are relatively easy to tax and are seen as luxury goods , \u201d the washington - based research group notes . \u201cbut because ict taxes and tariffs limit growth , the net revenue benefits from taxing ict goods and services are usually short - lived . \u201d\ntbm conference 2014 : manage the business of it . 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fold .\n1 . firstly , we come to meet existing and new strategic partners and psps in order to reinforce our existing alliances and form new ones .\n2 . secondly , mpe is a large and extremely professional \u2018payment seminar\u2019 . as a technology - centric acquirer , we are invited by the show organizers each year to share our new technology products that are innovating the industry .\nconnecting back to your first question , on a macro level , our vision is to continue to roll out our single , unified platform to enable cross - border e - commerce . however , on a micro level , locally within europe , our core business focus is to continue to provide our partners and customers with products that can enable them to seamlessly and quickly profit from e - commerce .\n\u00a9 2018 the paypers . all rights reserved . no part of this site can be reproduced without explicit permission of the paypers ( v2 . 7 ) .\nhtml public\n- / / w3c / / dtd html 4 . 01 transitional / / en\nurltoken\nunique nextgen smart acquiring & payment processing technology provides value - 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up to global leader in its field . in october 2006 , igal led the acquisition of powerdsine by microsemi corp ( nasdaq : mscc ) for over $ 25o million .\nbefore his time at powerdsine , igal served as ceo of butterfly communications , a leader in bluetooth semiconductors ( later acquired by texas instruments ) .\nmoshe holds a bsc in industrial engineering and information systems , and an mba from haifa university .\npreviously , aviram was cfo at powerdsine ( nasdaq : pdsn ) , acquired by microsemi inc . ( nasdaq : mscc ) for over $ 250 million , and before that , vice president of finance at alvarion ltd . ( nasdaq : alvr ) , a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions .\naviram is a cpa and holds a b . a . in accounting and economics in addition to an mba specialising in finance and accounting .\nsharon brings with her over 15 years of experience in human resources , where her expertise spans recruiting , team building in international organisations and corporate and management structuring .\nsharon has a ba in sociology from hebrew university and a masters in nlp . she is also a certified proactive coach of cti , california .\nnathan has considerable business experience both as a commercial lawyer and a businessman . he began his career as an attorney , managing multifaceted business transactions in various fields .\nin 2003 , nathan left the practice of law and went on to establish a chain of specialty fitness clubs , which he subsequently both managed and developed into a business that serves over 6 , 000 clients with annual turnover in excess of $ 4 . 5 million . his main area of expertise is business development and high - level sales .\ncharlon is a certified chartered accountant and holds an official qualification from the acca ( association of chartered certified accountants ) .\nwe ' ve combined our three core offerings of licensed international acquirer , innovative business solutions and nextgen technology into one unique smart acquiring solution designed to provide you with an acquiring experience unlike any other .\ntailor your setup per individual merchant for maximum transactions via customisable transaction rules , types , amounts , credit cards , countries , etc .\nenjoy the little things that make all the difference : 24 / 7 customer support , customised reporting , data integration services and daily transaction reports .\nkeep an eye on a typical merchant activity \u2014 from traffic health and activity to real - time alerts on traffic drops and suspicious transactions .\nmanaging the arcane arts of processing transactions for online purchases is a complicated job . once a shopper enters the numbers on their card , the expiration date on their credit card , and their zip code , a complicated machinery of transaction processors springs into action representing both buyer , seller , and processing network in a matter of seconds . until now , most of the infrastructure to support those sales existed in silos , but\na small startup based outside of boston in southborough , mass . is looking to change that .\nthe company has spent the past six years laying the groundwork to build an integrated , international architecture for online retailers to receive payments , no matter their location . the idea , according to company chief executive benny nachman is to give online retailers one service provider for any geography around the world .\n\u201cthe exchange of money , ideas , and services is becoming increasingly international , so countries and geographies become less important , \u201d nachman says . \u201ci\u2019m a pure play acquirer that deals with e - commerce and mobile commerce . \u201d\n\u201cthe e - commerce market is $ 1 . 2 trillion and 30 % of this is cross - border , \u201d says nachman .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nwhat an awesome night we had on malta\u2019s beach ! good food , cool drinks and great clients . thank you all for joining us and have a fantastic summer ! urltoken\n. our strategy : educate leadership within the company , create program matching requirements to business processes . read more :\nlondon calling ! meet alexander alexiev at the digital travel summit today & tomorrow in london to discuss # digital # payment solutions . @ digitaltraveleu # digitaltravel schedule a meeting : alexander . alexiev @ urltoken urltoken\na marriage made in heaven ? 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24 april 2015 , the 3rd annual crowdsourcing week global ( csw global 2015 ) is the leading global conference on the collaborative business practices required to flourish in our increasingly connected world .\nan early believer in the potential of crowdsourcing , epi ludvik nekaj created ludvik + partners in 2008 , one of new york\u2019s hottest boutique virtual ad agencies built on a 100 % crowdsourcing model . the idea for something bigger took seed when ludvik + partners and collective bias organized the event , how crowdsourcing is changing the advertising business during internet week in 2011 . epi understood that engagement and knowledge transfer in this space could help organizations overcome their shortcomings and create real stakeholder value . the rest is history . crowdsourcing week was founded in 2012 and since then produced three flagship global conferences , organized crowdsourcing summits across three continents , and built excitement around a global movement .\nleaders to learn from is a project of education week , the nation ' s foremost source for k - 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day conference explores the best practices in crowdsourcing and the collaborative economy that are fundamentally changing society , mindsets and possibilities across industries .\nahead of the crowdsourcing week europe 2016 conference ( 21 - 25 november , brussels ) , in the current context of the digital revolution with rapid change and disruption , diverse groups of people with institutional , corporate and entrepreneurial backgrounds engaged in lively discussions on the challenges \u2013 and opportunities \u2013 of organizations , cities , and societies in a digital age . this resulted in positioning papers around four core themes which you can download below .\ncrowdsourcing is the practice of engaging a \u2018crowd\u2019 or group for a common goal \u2014 often innovation , problem solving , or efficiency . it is powered by new technologies , social media and web 2 . 0 . crowdsourcing can take place on many different levels and across various industries . thanks to our growing connectivity , it is now easier than ever for individuals to collectively contribute \u2014 whether with ideas , time , expertise , or funds \u2014 to a project or cause . this collective mobilization is crowdsourcing .\nthis session will explore everything from how to frame tasks in the briefing stage , get creative professionals on board , and keep them motivated throughout a crowdsourcing project\u2019s lifecycle .\nin the september issue of pcma convene magazine . i , of course , love this article because i feature extensively in it . ( and , all the photos are mine ! ) massive kudos to barbara for quoting me accurately and clearly conveying my crowdsourcing philosophy , perhaps the most radical approach described , that of using crowdsourcing to determine sessions\nstories of brands , such as deloitte , nestle , and akzo nobel , that have employed crowdsourcing in their core activities and introduced this disruptive model to their company\u2019s dna .\nso , there you have a rich variety of the ways in which crowdsourcing is entering and affecting the world of events . which ways , if any , speak to you ?\ncrowdsourcing touches across all social and business interactions . it is changing the way we work , hire , research , make and market . governments are applying crowdsourcing to empower citizens and give a greater voice to the people . in science and health care , crowdsourcing can democratize problem solving and accelerate innovation . with education , it has the potential to revolutionize the system , just as crowdfunding is currently challenging traditional banking and investing processes . it\u2019s a 21st - century mindset and approach that can be applied in many areas and many ways to :\nthe csw global 2016 agenda covers actionable topics in crowdsourcing , collaborative innovation and crowdfunding that are increasingly required to thrive in the new economy . whether crowdsourcing is a term that\u2019s sparked your curiosity or a practice you use every day , the sessions will inspire you with new ideas , insights , and skills to understand and embrace the crowd economy into your organization .\nthe csw europe 2016 agenda covers actionable topics in crowdsourcing , collaborative innovation and crowdfunding that are increasingly required to thrive in the new economy . whether crowdsourcing is a term that\u2019s sparked your curiosity or a practice you use every day , the sessions will inspire you with new ideas , insights , and skills to understand and embrace the crowd economy into your organization .\nthe csw europe 2015 agenda covers actionable topics in crowdsourcing , collaborative innovation and crowdfunding that are increasingly required to thrive in the new economy . whether crowdsourcing is a term that\u2019s sparked your curiosity or a practice you use every day , the sessions will inspire you with new ideas , insights , and skills to understand and embrace the crowd economy into your organization .\na global stage for change - makers to present innovative solutions for the 21st century | join us for # cswglobal18 in washington d . c . oct . 24 - 28th # crowdsourcing\nthe csw europe 2016 program covers actionable topics in crowdsourcing , open innovation , the collaborative economy and crowdfunding that are increasingly rewriting the rules in every sector . whether crowdsourcing is a term that\u2019s sparked your curiosity or a practice you use every day at work , the program will inspire you with new ideas , insights , and skills to understand and embrace these new approaches and business models .\nthe csw global 2016 program covers actionable topics in crowdsourcing , open innovation , the collaborative economy and crowdfunding that are increasingly rewriting the rules in every sector . whether crowdsourcing is a term that\u2019s sparked your curiosity or a practice you use every day at work , the program will inspire you with new ideas , insights , and skills to understand and embrace these new approaches and business models .\nthe csw europe 2015 program covers actionable topics in crowdsourcing , open innovation , the collaborative economy and crowdfunding that are increasingly rewriting the rules in every sector . whether crowdsourcing is a term that\u2019s sparked your curiosity or a practice you use every day at work , the program will inspire you with new ideas , insights , and skills to understand and embrace these new approaches and business models .\nwhich is one of the oldest institutions to harness the combined power of crowdsourcing and online community building ? fr . mark haydu looks into how the vatican is engaging the online community around restoration art .\nthe csw global 2015 program covers three days of actionable topics in crowdsourcing , open innovation , collaborative economy and crowdfunding that are increasingly rewriting the rules in every sector . whether crowdsourcing is a term that\u2019s sparked your curiosity or a practice you use every day at work , the program at csw global will inspire you with new ideas , insights , and skills to understand and embrace these new approaches and business models .\nuseum is the first ever crowd - sourced art museum and its mission is to make art accessible and appealing to the average internet user . useum started from foteini\u2019s doctorate studies at ucl and she is now serving as the company\u2019s founder and managing director . during this talk foteini will examine the challenges the company faced utilising crowdsourcing for the arts and the lessons learned from this process , including how the company overcame issues relating to intellectual property in an image - based crowdsourcing project . the second half of the presentation will be dedicated to the combination of crowdsourcing with gamification . defined as \u201cthe use of game elements in non - gaming contexts\u201d , gamification can be a powerful tool when applied correctly . foteini will present how gamification is being implemented for the engagement and motivation of volunteers on useum , as well as the lessons learned on how to best combine gamification with crowdsourcing .\nthe article continues with comments by chris bucchere about using ( what he calls ) crowdsourcing in a very different way from the above examples . he says \u201cusing your community to \u2018spec\u2019 work for you is an \u2018evil\u2019 way to crowdsource . \u201d this declaration ignores the common thread in all the above uses of the term : namely that crowdsourcing is also a win for participants because they get the sessions & formats they want . chris\u2019s idea of using crowdsourcing seems to be about building community / brands via contests with incentives for the winners . perhaps this is an effective strategy for \u201canyone who wants to leverage the power of the social web to build a brand\u201d , but it\u2019s hardly new ; advertising contests go back to at least the 1920\u2019s ( e . g . ivory soap ) and it\u2019s a stretch to relabel them crowdsourcing , even if we\u2019re using a social media platform for them now .\nnext up is south by southwest\u2019s crowdsourcing of 30 % of their conference sessions . i tend to agree with jeff hurt ( quoted in the convene article ) that for a conference of this size , the process sxsw uses becomes a popularity contest rather than participatory crowdsourcing . this is because there\u2019s no significant pre - selection communication between attendees and / or the folks offering the sessions , so we end up with what is basically online voting on thousands of suggestions .\nniklas nordstr\u00f6m , mayor of lule\u00e5 , opened our five - day international crowdsourcing conference in swedish lapland on tuesday march 20 . the city of lule\u00e5 on the baltic sea coast near the arctic circle is the first of the . . .\n\u201clove the cause , the people involved , it\u2019s precedent - setting nature and the fact that crowdsourcing and all its variants will only become a bigger part of our digital , business , financing , citizenry , creative and cultural future . \u201d\n\u201ccompanies and enterprises can now engage with their stakeholders on a completely new level , through more than just social media interactions , and can actually work together to create value for everyone . crowdsourcing is where social media turns into social productivity . \u201d\nget an overview on crowdsourcing for the climate , learn why trees are the solution to most of today ' s biggest challenges , and understand how climate change can be halted with the support of everyone , including large corporates , startups and consumers .\nfinally , barbara quotes various meeting professionals\u2019 views on crowdsourcing , around the theme of the role of the expert compared to the role of the crowd . in this section , the viewpoints expressed downplay the value of the crowd\u2019s input . this is the crowdsourcing as a minor fad point of view . the possibility of influencing session topics and content is mentioned , but the description of crowdsourcing\u2019s value for \u201centry and exit music , entertainment options , ways to green an event , reception themes , and party - venue options\u201d implies relegating its importance to the relatively superficial . and the final two comments\u2014\u201di suggest that event professionals crowdsource topics , content ideas , and suggestions \u2013 and steer clear of crowdsourcing speakers and actual sessions\u201d and \u201ccrowds can tell you what they want\u2026but an expert can say , \u2018you are going to need to know this ' \u201d\u2014revert to the old worldview of novice attendees being guided by wise non - attendee experts . such a worldview ignores the reality that conference audiences invariably contain a healthy mixture of novices and veterans .\ncrowdsourced innovation , collective intelligence ( ai + hi ) , and a 10x mindset is needed in order for organizations to become the engine of innovation . csw summit / / washington d . c . will bring crowdsourcing and the crowd economy to center stage .\ncsw summit washington d . c . will focus on the second wave of the crowd economy . in the world of hi + ai , blockchain and gammification both domestic and international industry leading professionals will share how crowdsourcing is reshaping industries and transforming organizations today .\njoin international leaders across enterprise , government , finance , marketing and tech at this must - attend event for an unparalleled inside look at the disruptive transformations , technological innovations , growth and market opportunities being driven by crowdsourcing , crowdfunding , and the crowd economy .\nbarbara also interviewed sam smith , who , together with ray hansen , organized last week\u2019s event camp twin cities ( at which i ran a couple of sessions ) . ectc used crowdsourcing very successfully at the session design level by reaching out to the # eventprofs community , asking for suggestions for novel session formats and content , and then creating a conference program that incorporated many cutting edge ideas . one of the refreshing strengths of event camp twin cities was its overt philosophy that \u201cwe are trying new stuff here , and probably some of it won\u2019t work . \u201d the result was a truly innovative conference , full of enlightening experiments ( with very few failures , as it turned out ) .\nlincoln county , tenn . , used its cut of federal race to the top cash to create a new type of staff - development position : a teacher - evaluation director . renee pryor , one of education week \u2019s 2016 leaders to learn from , works with novice teachers and those who have been flagged for performance in the evaluation system to strengthen their practice . and she uses an array of tools\u2014videos , collaborative conversations , and coaching\u2014to make the process supportive rather than confrontational .\nthe agenda will explore the crowdsourcing and crowdfunding technologies , trends , best - practices , and market opportunities that are driving massive transformation and innovation across all industries . meet the global experts blazing the path , find out what\u2019s ahead , and learn to harness the next wave of disruption\u2014long before it hits you .\n5 secrets of employee engagement thursday april 14 , 2 : 00pm \u2013 3 : 00pm curator : synthetron . crowdsourcing to go beyond surveys and tap into what really matters . workshop space is limited . if you\u2019re attending the conference on april 14 , you can email us to request a spot in this workshop .\ncrowdsourcing is often seen as a coming together of large groups of people either in competition or collaboration to collectively find creative solutions to difficult issues . but often there is far more value to be found in crowds that don\u2019t know they are crowds . large groups of people completely acting independently for a whole range [ \u2026 ]\non thursday , i presented together with one of our client partners sarah bowker from the nhs about a project called healthworks delivered in partnership with the design agency uscreates . roland and sarah described themselves as the fred astaire and ginger rogers * of crowdsourcing , which i think you\u2019ll find from the pictures below that the resemblance is almost uncanny .\ncrowdsourcing is an ever evolving organism , and crowds themselves have grown to possess different personalities . some are task driven , simple and quick versus more methodical and guided . others are focused on results such as high in quality and low in fraud . they all serve a purpose , but the right crowd utilized in the right situation [ \u2026 ]\nhow can we engage with large groups of people - often with complex and competing needs - to effect positive change ? in this session rob will talk about the barriers to innovation and , by illustrating real life stories from government , health , business and the charitable sectors , will show how these barriers can be overcome by the crowdsourcing of innovation .\nadams 50\u2019s steve sandoval\u2014a 2016 education week leader to learn from\u2014created an \u201cinterventionist framework\u201d out of frustration that his district\u2019s talented education specialists were isolated by separate certifications , regulations , and funding streams . the framework helps to \u201ccross - pollinate\u201d teachers of special education , english - language learners , and gifted students , to identify common strategies and target interventions for all students . the approach has helped dramatically raise student achievement in the district during a time of demographic change , and has helped make possible adams 50\u2019s switch from traditional grade levels to a competency - based - leveling system .\nthe future is human - centric , all about participation and the ability to co - create via an increasingly connected world . this new way of doing things \u2013 crowdsourcing , crowdfunding , co - creation , collaboration , and open innovation \u2013 is challenging business models and workings of organizations across the board , offering an immense opportunity to rethink and reinvent conventional processes .\nnext , barbara asked elizabeth henderson about her ongoing work on the design of the 2011 green meeting industry council sustainable meetings conference . elizabeth is concentrating on creating crowdsourced event design teams with members drawn from a variety of backgrounds and viewpoints . this is another way to use crowdsourcing at the pre - event level that helps to avoid a groupthink mentality about a conference .\n\u201ccrowds are a hit . millions of people , connected by the internet , are contributing ideas and information to projects big and small . crowdsourcing , as it is called , is helping to solve tricky problems and providing localized information . and with the right knowledge , contributing to the crowd \u2014 and using its wisdom \u2014 is easier than ever . \u201d - the new york times\na story about a survey research uses crowdsourcing method to collect a large amount of reliable and rich data for project prioritisation and implementation in its smart city initiative . the sharing provides you with steps and modifications of the methodology for your own projects that gain lots of rewards . the gains are lower costs , creative , nimble and replicable design , and flexible and collaborative deployment strategies .\nso how can this phenomenon work for organizations ? crowdsourcing as a work model , financial model , and business model are here to stay . leveraging collaborative practices and tools leads to disruptive business implications and transformative innovations . if existing enterprise are not prepared to adapt and embrace this new opportunity , they will be disrupted . knowledge and understanding of collaborative business practices will be a required skill for c - level suite executives and entrepreneurs .\nthe last few years have seen an exponential rise in two phenomenon \u2013 powered by rapid developments in the ict sphere \u2013 gamification and crowdsourcing \u2013 so much so that we are today at a convergence point . a critical point , as how these two developments will interact will define the progression curves of the future \u2013 will they go hand - in - hand or will they diverge again ? can these be split from each other ?\ntechnology is a crucial tool to create new opportunities and a wider perspective for students . online courses bring teachers , subjects , and experts to students who wouldn\u2019t otherwise have access to them . but funding those technologies , determining which digital tools work best for students and how to deploy blended and online courses can be challenging . educators must be creative in their efforts to pay for and build reliable infrastructure , provide home internet access for students , and implement ed - tech programs . in this webinar , matt akin , superintendent of the piedmont city school district in alabama , and a 2016 education week leaders to learn from honoree , shares the strategies he has used to digitize his school system .\nas an instructional leadership director in the tulsa , okla . , school district , julio c\u00e9sar contreras is redefining what it means to supervise principals . he eschews micromanaging school leaders and instead works alongside them to help them meet the goals of the district\u2019s long - range plan and to improve teacher performance in their schools . he holds frequent meetings with principals to discuss and improve their work , visits classrooms constantly , and strategically uses data about classroom performance to help school leaders make decisions . in this webinar , contreras , a 2016 education week leaders to learn from honoree , will detail the strategies he uses to partner with principals to help them grow professionally , as well as support their work to improve teaching and learning in their schools .\nnasa , netflix , and the new york city school district tackle thorny problems with a philosophy of \u201cuser - centered design , \u201d and a toolbox of strategies that includes crowdsourcing and hackathons . starting with the stakeholders creating an open\u2013minded definition of a problem\u2014like how to solve the wide gap in achievement in a math class\u2014a \u201cprovocation\u201d is issued , instead of a \u201cspecification . \u201d software developers and other problem\u2013solvers respond with a broad range of solutions . then , schools and other stakeholders test the most promising ones for themselves . using this model , new york has :\nfrom the trade show news network . michelle starts by saying \u201cevent organizations that crowdsource conference content are learning there is a right way and a wrong way to solicit community feedback . \u201d this formulation is unfortunate for two reasons . first , as we\u2019ve seen above , there are a number of ways to approach crowdsourcing an event , and it\u2019s simplistic to say that any of them are right or wrong . second , the article offers no evidence that any particular approach is better or worse , except for the gut instincts or opinions of the people michelle quotes .\nin closing , michelle says \u201con the other hand , there is such a thing as giving the community so much power that they begin to make specific demands that may or may not be in keeping with the goals of the conference or the organization . \u201d this brings up the issue of control at events , something that i\u2019ve written about before . in 20 years of using crowdsourcing at events i\u2019ve never experienced a single instance where a majority of participants made unreasonable demands . on the contrary , on every occasion when something unexpected ( to me ) has emerged from good group process , it\u2019s turned out to be an accurate and useful way to improve the conference .\nwe would like you to answer a few questions . this will help us answer your request faster and in a more appropriate manner . thank you in advance .\ncsw global / / washington d . c . oct 24 - 28 , 2018\nin an era of major disruption to the banking industry , the traditional model has changed . on one hand , specialist apps snipe at the edges of the one - stop - shop service that main street banks aim to provide to meet all and any of . . .\nfollowing a successful one day csw summit last june we are back in october to washington d . c . , the world\u2019s acknowledged policy and innovation center , for a five day global conference that will be the biggest and boldest csw . . .\nmidway through the two - centre csw arctic / / europe 2018 conference , everyone including delegates , speakers , our csw sweden team and our local supporters made their way from the coastal city of lule\u00e5 to vuollerim , a rather remote . . .\nbitcoin trading can be complicated and confusing for beginners . there are so many considerations , . . .\nour speakers are open internet pioneers , enterprise leaders , and disruptive innovators who understand the fundamental shift towards the new crowd economy .\npanelists dyan finkhousen , director of innovation , ge andy lamora , partner \u2013 public sector , topcoder amy j . wilson , innovation fellow , white house presidential innovation fellows robin smith , ceo & co - founder , wegolook\n4 : 15pm | panel # 2 : ai + hi : artificial intelligence + human intelligence = super intelligence . at what point does the crowd economy come into play ?\n5 : 15pm | time is the most precious currency & everyone has fair access . welcome to time 2 . 0\ntickets are non - refundable . if you purchase a ticket and cannot attend , your best option is to transfer the ticket to another name .\nthis phenomenon can provide organizations with access to new ideas and solutions , deeper consumer engagement , opportunities for co - creation , optimization of tasks , and reduced costs . the internet and social media have brought organizations closer to their stakeholders , laying the groundwork for new ways of collaborating and creating value together like never before . the approach is being embraced :\nwhat can be crowdsourced ? the short answer is , a collaborative or crowd - centric approach can be applied to everything . but here are just a few areas where it has had significant impact and huge potential :\nconference in washington d . c . taking place october 24 - 28th and learn from industry - leading\n\u201ci felt like i got a year of learning in just 3 days . \u201d\n\u201can unparalleled \u2018knowledge base\u2019 to be transformed by each of us into actionable insights . \u201d\n\u201cby listening to practical examples from other organisations i got new ideas for how my organisation can do things better and differently . \u201d\nget valuable insights on the growth opportunities being driven by the crowd , and what the shift means for your industry .\nbuilt - in networking sessions with like - minded peers connect you with europe\u2019s leading innovators .\nlearn from a variety of summit sessions including keynotes , master classes , and interactive breakouts in lule\u00e5 .\nconference sessions continue in vuollerim , a village where there are several living examples of community crowdsourced businesses .\n3 : 45pm | arrival in vuollerim village outdoor energy booster . introduction to the village vuollerim\n10 : 55am | how much can a village do with its own resources . and how can you run a crowd - based hotel with 152 co - owners ? eva - lena skalstad\ntickets are non - refundable . to upgrade your existing ticket or transfer your ticket to another name , email hello @ urltoken .\nboth lule\u00e5 and vuollerim are leaders with good reference in both local and global thinking , from lule\u00e5\u2019s ice culture arena to facebook\u2019s datacenter investment . vuollerim , a 800 people rural village with 60 businesses , 40 ngos and 7 crowd - based companies . also with a record on sustainability and climate change , the region\u2019s focus on people , planet and innovation make it an excellent host for csw summit arctic circle .\nairport : lule\u00e5 airport , just 1 hour flying time from stockholm arlanda airport . train station : lule\u00e5 or murjek , overnight train from stockholm and gothenburg .\nthe team at vuollerim can arrange transfer from either the train station or the airport . let them know more about your travel plans so we can assist you in the best way .\nour team is a dedicated and international group working to push collaboration and innovation forward into the 21st century . we\u2019re a uniquely location - independent team , working together from different parts of the globe . one of us is always awake ! thanks to today\u2019s connectivity the nature of work is changing \u2013 it\u2019s no longer a place we go but a thing we do . we are a leading example of this revolution . we invite you to connect with us online and in person .\nour speakers are open - internet pioneers , enterprise leaders and disruptive innovators who understand the fundamental shift toward the new crowd economy .\nahead of csw europe 2016 , in the current context of the digital revolution with rapid change and disruption , a diverse group of people with institutional , corporate and entrepreneurial backgrounds engaged in a lively discussion on the challenges \u2013 and opportunities \u2013 surrounding the daily themes for the conference . they developed positioning papers for each theme which you can download here along with an interactive component where you are invited to contribute ideas .\nget valuable insights on the disruptive transformations and growth opportunities being driven by the crowd , and what the shift means for your industry .\nwe ' ve detected that javascript is disabled in your browser . would you like to proceed to legacy twitter ?\nwill be in washington d . c . this october 24 - 28 , 2018\ntwitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup . try again or visit twitter status for more information .\nyou can add location information to your tweets , such as your city or precise location , from the web and via third - party applications . you always have the option to delete your tweet location history . learn more\nhere ' s the url for this tweet . copy it to easily share with friends .\nby embedding twitter content in your website or app , you are agreeing to the twitter developer agreement and developer policy .\nnot on twitter ? sign up , tune into the things you care about , and get updates as they happen .\nthis timeline is where you\u2019ll spend most of your time , getting instant updates about what matters to you .\nhover over the profile pic and click the following button to unfollow any account .\nwhen you see a tweet you love , tap the heart \u2014 it lets the person who wrote it know you shared the love .\nthe fastest way to share someone else\u2019s tweet with your followers is with a retweet . tap the icon to send it instantly .\nadd your thoughts about any tweet with a reply . find a topic you\u2019re passionate about , and jump right in .\nevery challenge that organizations face is an opportunity for change\u2013and growth . with the theme \u201c great challenges , massive opportunities , \u201d csw global 2016 will take an unparalleled look at the disruptive forces facing companies today and the massive opportunities , technological innovations and new markets powered by the crowd economy . read more on our 2016 theme here . if you\u2019re interested in understanding how the crowd can drive growth , innovation and efficiency for your organization , join us at csw global in london . learn what\u2019s at the forefront of our digitally connected future , meet the experts blazing the path , and get practical knowledge to put into action .\nour speakers are open - internet pioneers , enterprise leaders , and disruptive innovators who understand the fundamental shift towards the new crowd economy .\nsave with late bird tickets while availability lasts . register now to ensure your seat !\nthe agenda will emphasize cross - disciplinary learning , presenting perspectives from a wide range of public and private sectors together on a single stage . there will be no long and drawn - out presentations ; by contrast , expect rapid - fire sessions , panels , and interactive breakouts designed for maximum enjoyment , impact , and learning .\n# accelerate : all about harnessing the crowd for growth , scale and acceleration .\nhow has trust between people changed and how does it affect human social patterns ? juan cartagena looks examines the future impact in our society when networks of trust get leveraged .\nhow has crowdfunding developed in the last years ? emily mackay , ceo of crowdsurfer presents the data behind crowdfunding , regarding investor and platform behaviour . does the data change the way we perceive crowdfunding ?\ncan the crowd make successful investments ? goncalo de vasconcelos , founder and ceo of syndicateroom , takes us through hybrid investment models and looks into how investment behaviour has changed with the introduction of crowdfunding .\nto realise the potential of a crowd you first need to understand the motivation and social rituals that provide its energy . innate motion is a global consultancy ( and proud b corp ) that specialises in applying psychology and cultural decoding to identify the human meaning in our social behaviours . through these insights we have worked with clients such [ \u2026 ]\nwhat does it mean to investing and saving positively ? sarah flood looks into how you can make money do good and bring investment value at the same time . is it finally cool to care ?\nchristian smith , co - founder and president of trackr , will cover key concepts of running a successful million - dollar crowd funding campaign that you won\u2019t find in a google search . many people assume that all you may need to run a successful crowd funding campaign is a nice looking page , a great video , and some press . however , this is only the price of entry as the bar for crowd funding campaigns .\nthe world of digital marketing is evolving at a incredible pace where not content , but data are becoming the driving force . this has led to the creation of a new data driven marketing practice : growth hacking .\nforget the talk of hype - here ' s the actual data from 40 sectors across 222 countries worldwide where seed - funding from the crowd has already created an unprecedented wave of innovation while offering hope , and a route to an independent livelihood , to millions across every nation .\neric partaker , co - founder of chilango will share chilango experience in being one of the most successfully funded business to date on crowdcube ( # 1 of over 350 funded companies to date with over \u00a35 . 5 million raised in crowdfunded debt and equity ) . chilango was the first company ever to provide mini - bond offers on a crowdfunding platform .\nin this crowdsourced session , benita ' s presentation will be inspired by the crowd ' s curiosity .\nrobin christopherson , of the leading uk inclusive tech experts abilitynet , will challenge any preconceptions we may have about the potential of technology and the power of the crowd to help everyone regardless of ability . being blind himself he provides us with an excellent first - hand example of the choices we can make for all our customers and users if we simply design with an eye for inclusion . robin will be talking about ( but more importantly demonstrating ) a range of technologies that use crowd - sourced data or assistance and how they are transforming people ' s lives regardless of ability or environment . will you be part of the everybody - technology future ?\nblablacar , the world\u2019s leading ridesharing service , is a trusted community marketplace that connects drivers with empty seats to passengers looking for a ride , so that they can share the cost of the journey .\na new organizational paradigm - - people + platforms ( peers inc ) - - is changing the way we build businesses , work , and ultimately shape economies . where do we want this transformation to go ?\nhow can you develop a global iot data network in 6 months ? the things network bring their own experience and look into the future of the internet of things .\nhow women are at the forefront of the social economy and engage the crowds to invest in , and care for a more inclusive and safer world , now and for future generations .\nhow can we get to the next 1 million people for digital response ? digital response or digital humanitarians self - organize in teams to use their digital skills for many topics from refugee support to disaster response to environmental protection .\naccomable uses the sharing economy to make travel accessible for a largely underserved and neglected market . traditionally , travellers with mobility problems or who are elderly have not been able to use well - known mainstream products or services . we ' re trying to change this with accomable .\nlogistics is one of the biggest sectors . and yet , it has not really evolved over the years . existing models and even new concepts create similar services on top of existing ones . at nimber , we believe that spare capacity is key to true innovation in logistics , including last mile solutions .\ncivic crowdfunding is evolving and has become much more than just an instrument to realize nice civic initiatives . today , due to the fast growth , civic crowdfunding is challenging the traditional role of local governments .\nin january 2015 , the london school of economics and political science ( uk ) launched an innovative civic engagement project , which aimed to crowd source the united kingdom constitution . one of the key intentions of the project was to leverage and magnify the power of the community and the \u2018massive\u2019 in order to empower\nnathan will talk about how to create a greater sense of belonging and ownership in today\u2019s organisations , and how design can teach us some interesting lessons in how to create a more human - cantered organisation . drawing on real life examples , nathan will share how ' design thinking ' is being used to scale up the participation and involvement of employees and customers to create better ideas , service , and change the culture .\nhow do you get the best information out of crowds and prevent distortions and pitfalls such as group - think and herding ? synthetron ceo joanne celens analyzes how to source the best information out of crowds while preventing distortions and pitfalls such as group - think and herding . she elaborates on the importance of identifying and addressing the right crowd by asking the right questions . during her presentation , we are encouraged to think critically about the crowds we are reaching , recruiting , engaging or rewarding .\nthe session will give an overview of the area of collective intelligence in organisations , outlining how organisations are using collective intelligence tools to address a variety of business issues . the session will also cover the challenges organisations face in designing and using collective intelligence tools in and organisational context . relevant case studies will be used to illustrate particular points .\nsocial entrepreneurs need help . they have great ideas , they have great passion and they want to make a difference - but often they lack a story that can give their business wings and they lack support that can give their venture scale .\nin this talk we will share practical tools and techniques that can help to unlock the best talent and pioneering technologies in response to your business challenges .\ntoday , successful digital transformation is shaped by culture , the human factor and capabilities . companies must transform . during this session you will hear how italent corporation are helping organisations thrive in the age of digital disruption for the ultimate competitive advantage .\nhow business ' and brands can generate net new participation revenue , build new participation business models , and engage and empower participation communities .\nreal social impact is not driven by business logic . it is driven by the openness of a social innovation . therefore openness ( instead of the for profit / not for profit split ) should be the defining criteria of a social innovation .\nthis event is invitation - only for full access pass holders , speakers and special invitees . invitations & details sent by email .\nwant to carry on the conversation after csw global ? come and enjoy drinks at the beautiful somerset house in a special evening hosted by 100 % open . the evening will bring csw speakers and delegates together with members from 100 % open\u2019s union , offering a brilliant networking opportunity to explore and discuss all things \u2018crowd\u2019 and open innovation .\n100 % open union is an exclusive global network of innovation and venturing professionals from across all sectors who believe that collaboration and partnerships are key to the development of future products and services .\n8 : 30am to 9 : 15am \u2013 registration 9 : 15am to 12 : 45pm \u2013 conference sessions 12 : 45pm to 2 : 00pm \u2013 lunch & networking 2 : 00pm to 6 : 00pm \u2013 conference sessions evening networking events to follow .\nthis session will discuss the ongoing activities and future plans of the european commission in the field of collective awareness platforms ( caps ) and digital social innovation .\nhow , and why , bnp paribas fortis collaboratively created an initiative support innovative entrepreneurship .\nlearn how h - farm as an innovative platform helps entrepreneurs launch new initiatives and support the digitalisation of corporates .\nwhat do you believe should be done to build more collaborative organizations and societies ? aymeric olibet , dan sobovitz and ingrid willems will present the findings of a collaborative positioning paper on the topic ."]}
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", "topic": 15}], "title": "mektek studios", "paragraphs": ["about mektek studios mektek studios is a saint john - based canadian video game studio , best known for its work on mechwarrior4 .\nheavy gear , heavy gear assault , mektek studios , stompy bot productions , .\nlink to mektek studios by selecting a button and using the embed code provided more . . .\nmektek studios is a grass roots video game development studio based out of saint john , new brunswick . originally formed as a mod group in 2000 , mektek studios incorporated in 2009 to take advantage of this rapidly growing market space .\nstompy bot productions and mektek studios offer a first look at the unreal engine 4 pc game heavy gear assault in this trailer .\nmektek studios is one of the industry\u2019s leading experts with epic\u2019s evolutionary video game engine technology , unreal engine 4 ( ue4 ) . granted access to ue4 over a year before the engine\u2019s public release , mektek studios has utilized this bleeding - edge technology in their development of heavy gear assault .\na well known collector of mechwarrior and battletech merchandise has donated a significant piece of franchise history to mektek studios . instead of keeping . . .\nwe are very pleased to announce that smith & tinker has authorized us ( mektek . net ) and our professional studio ( mektek studios ) to distribute and package a worldwide free release of mechwarrior4 and all of its expansions .\nare you a fan of the heavy gear series ? today we will present you the team behind the latest epic episode of the series : heavy gear assault by mektek studios .\nthe development team behind the game is mektek studio , while the producer is stompy bot production . when we first spoke to mektek studios about the game we were amazed to learn that they are a cloud - based development studio with roots as a community - based mod team .\nas a mod group , mektek produced several community expansions to microsoft\u2019s mechwarrior franchise and supported an active community of over 40 , 000 active forum members . upon incorporating , mektek studios partnered with microsoft to release an official free version of mechwarrior 4 : mercenaries which included all of mektek\u2019s expansions to the title to date . the free release received over two million downloads in a 72 hour period .\n\u201cmektek studios has a talented team composed of industry veterans , and we are excited to be working with such an esteemed team . we expect great things from this partnership , \u201d said james taylor , president , stompy bot productions .\nstompy bot selected mektek to develop the title based on their proven track record in the mecha genre .\nfor mektek\u2019s development team of mech industry veterans and fans , heavy gear assault is a labor of love .\n\u201cthe chance to work on heavy gear is a once in a lifetime opportunity for us at mektek . many of us have fond memories of heavy gear 2 produced by activision and the original tabletop game , \u201d vince mcmullin , president , mektek studios , said . \u201cwe are very excited to work with a visionary company like stompy bot productions on a project of this magnitude . \u201d\nwhere do i upload the files ? upload the picture of yourself to our mektek forums thread entitled\nmektek world gears competition\n. do not provide your personal information . we already have that info on record from your recent purchase order .\na well known collector of mechwarrior and battletech merchandise has donated a significant piece of franchise history to mektek studios . instead of keeping this piece of history for ourselves , we have decided to give it away ! to you ! but there is a catch . . . and help us keep our mods alive and pay the bills !\nwhy solaris ? we recognize at mektek that there are plenty of mechwarrior combat simulators being developed within the community and officially . mektek is not interested in competiting for a spot between mechwarrior online , crysis mod mechwarrior living legends , or our own assualt tech1 : battletech . our studio is interested in building a premier arena based combat game which we hope will become a commercial success story by working directly with the battletech franchise licensee virtual world entertainment llc . , and mobile mechwarrior rights holder personae studios , llp .\nmektek views this partnership as a hallmark moment for the global mechwarrior 4 community . we welcome the opportunity for the mektek team to officially take a leadership role in the cultivation and development of the on - line mechwarrior 4 communities in support and anticipation of the recently announced mechwarrior game by smith & tinker and piranha games .\nservers host up to 24 players and bots at a time . mw4 has a built in chat function . originally the ' zonestats ' online ranking system recorded the victories and other statistics of other players , but it is now defunct . mektek studios has announced efforts to bring back support for multiplayer by implementing a community - driven master server to replace the defunct zonematches server . [ 11 ]\nwe thought long and hard about what to do with this amazing piece of franchise history . this prize is worthy of a new competition . the mektek world gears competition !\nwhy a community based mod team ? the roots of mektek studio originate from mechwarrior 4 and the series of mekpak mods . many of the best talents from the mekpak\u2019s community are now working on heavy gear assault .\non april 30 , 2010 , mechwarrior 4 mercenaries was released to the general public by mektek as a free download . [ 6 ] [ 7 ] however due to the massive influx of 100 , 000 downloads and web site accesses , urltoken and related services crashed . [ 8 ] [ 9 ] mektek recovered the mekmatch match making service on may 1 , 2010 and the forum was restored on may 2 , 2010 . [ 9 ] [ 10 ]\nhow do i qualify for this competition ? in order to qualify for this competition you must : 1 . be an official owner of a mektek hat or t - shirt or in official procession of . we ship internationally now from our store ! supplies is limited . we have several sizes of t - shirts . 2 . over the age of 16 or have your parent ' s / legal guardian ' s permission . 3 . be a registered forum user at mektek . net !\nwe are proud to be mektek\u2019 s partner for this amazing game and can\u2019t wait to see how heavy gear assault is going to evolve . if you would like to learn more or get in the closed alpha visit the heavy gear assault website : urltoken\nwhat happens if i am the lucky winner ? we will contact you ! we will send an email , private message on mektek for the mailing address for your prize . we will send the prize within two weeks if we do not hear from the winner to the purchase order address .\nthis free release of mechwarrior 4 commemorates battletech \u2019s 25th anniversary as well as mektek\u2019s 10th anniversary , and will allow battletech fans a chance to re - discover mechwarrior , as well as help us bring in a new army of players who are discovering mechwarrior and the battletech universe for the first time , completely for free .\nstompy bot and mektek are working in close collaboration with dream pod 9 , inc to bring the heavy gear franchise to life on the latest next generation gaming systems . in the summer of 2012 , dream pod 9 granted stompy bot productions an exclusive license for the heavy gear video games on pc , mobile and console platforms .\nwe find it quite curious that the team is releasing heavy gear assault in modules . this strategy allows the development team to focus on accomplishing and polishing a specific set of features but not on all the features at once . also , it will help mektek gather valuable feedback from their community and achieve amazing user experience through constant iterations .\nmektek was looking for a flexible solution which would help them save time and resources . coherent ui turned out to be a good match as it\u2019s easy to use and tremendously reduces iteration time . for example , the ui designers in the team managed to prototype most of the ui only by using text editor , web browser , and popular javascript libraries .\nurltoken urltoken is an on - line community founded by vince \u2018vam\u2019 mcmullin in 1999 to provide free downloadable content and tools , developed in - house , for the mechwarrior series of video games . to date , mektek has released 3 major fan made mechwarrior 4 content expansions ( known as mekpaks ) and has the final iteration ( known as mp4 ) in development .\nat the moment , heavy gear assault is at second round of closed alpha . mektek has almost completed the first module ( most of the combat mechanics ) and soon will move on to the second one . all who want to get the game is that heavy gear assault switched from crowd funding to early access which means that soon you will have a chance to get hold of it .\nwhat do i need to do ? after you receive your hat or shirt in the mail you need to take a picture of yourself wearing your new hat or shirt in your\ncool place\n. choose a place such as a historical land mark . amazing looking environment . dance club . whatever you think will earn you the official forum title of\nmektek ' s cool guy\nor\ngirl\nand an amazing piece of franchise history ! users can only submit one image and it is a one time submission so make it great !\nheavy gear assault [ official site ] , a multiplayer shoot - o - sim adaptation of the mechtastic wargame / loreworld / doodad , has arrived on steam early access . you might remember heavy gear from the games activision made in the \u201990s after losing the mechwarrior license . in a similar memory - jogging vein , heavy gear assault is made by mektek , the folks behind that expanded free release of mechwarrior 4 a few years back . heavy gear isn\u2019t a renamed mechwarrior , mind , not least of all because its battlebots are smaller and scrappier . also , they can wear rollerskates , which i think is a wonderful treat for the robots . maybe the winners get to go to the rollerdisco . read the rest of this entry \u00bb\nalthough it is an official battletech product , the subject of this article does not meet the current criteria for canon for the battletech universe . see the article ' s section on canonicity for details .\ncomputer games are explicitly excluded from the list of products that contribute straight canon to the battletech universe while at the same time it was stated that the ip owners are\nnot in total denial about these sources either\n; it has also been stated that fluff from certain official , licensed products ( namely certain computer games including those produced by fasa ) can be assumed to be part of the shared universe as long as it is not directly contradicted , and makes sense . on this premise , mechwarrior 4 : mercenaries is considered to be an apocryphal product .\nthe flexible mission selection system allows missions to take place at different times than they may have historically occurred . beyond this , many of the conflicts that provide the mission backdrop canonically occur well outside the timeframe of the game , which is limited to 3066 - 3067 .\nspectre cannot have won a solaris championship in the 3060s . all winners for this period have been named , and are either veteran duelists or female ( spectre is a male rookie duelist ) .\nno canon source records a jade falcon raid on new exford during the jade falcon incursion of 3064 . an incursion after 3064 would have constituted a violation of the arrangement worked out by archer christifori and adam steiner with khan marthe pryde .\ntalon / wernke was garrisoned by the seventh federated commonwealth rct , rather than the twentieth . fighting began there in 3064 .\nburr ' s black cobras were not destroyed on talon / wernke , but took a long - term contract with the word of blake .\nnew canton was not conquered by clan wolf during the fedcom civil war . it became a part of the blake protectorate in 3067 - 3068 .\nthe game refers to the attackers on hesperus ii as the fourth davion heavy guards . per canon , the attackers were the fourth skye rangers . ( also , there is no such unit as the fourth davion heavy guards , which appears to be an amalgam of the fourth davion guards and the davion heavy guards . )\nthe player takes the role of spectre , a male commander of a small mercenary company . trained under a pilot program on outreach where smaller mercenary companies are\nsponsored\nby larger ones ( such as the kell hounds , wolf ' s dragoons , gray death legion , or northwind highlanders ) , spectre travels inside the fictional interstellar region of the chaos march during the fedcom civil war ( specifically during the time period from january 1 , 3066 to late july 3067 ) . the player makes a living earning cash and useful salvage from completing mission contracts for various factions . with these resources , the player can purchase new weapons and battlemechs , pay for ' mech repairs , and hire additional mechwarriors for his or her company .\nthe player has significant flexibility in which missions they choose and in what order . accordingly , there are no firm dates for when any of the campaigns take place during the game ' s 3066 - 3067 time frame . since many of the campaigns use events from throughout the 3062 - 3067 federated commonwealth civil war as a backdrop , dates of related canonical events are noted .\ndates : in 3061 - 3062 , first lord of the star league sun - tzu liao placed sldf peacekeeping troops on styk commonality worlds . just prior to leaving office , he rotated those troops , replacing them with ccaf regulars , and then launched a campaign of annexation . the star map in the 3063 - dated\nshattered sphere\nsourcebook shows the styk commonality having rejoined the confederation , suggesting that the styk commonality fell in 3062 .\nstyk commonality under siege - the capellan confederation attacks the styk commonality , hoping to absorb the small chaos march state . both sides hire mercenary support . ( transcript )\nreinforcement - spectre is hired by the styk commonality to support lindon ' s battalion in the defense of the city of thurbid and its naval repair facility . hammer and watchdog lances from lindon ' s battalion are under heavy attack by capellan forces when spectre arrives . ( transcript )\npeace in the chaos march ? - after the styk commonality ' s victory at thurbid , the capellan confederation offers to begin peace talks . spectre is chosen as an honor guard . ( transcript )\npeace talks - spectre stands guard with the commonality security force as peace talks begin . the capellan motorcade explodes on arrival , throwing the styk security forces into disarray . capellan ' mechs attack in the explosion ' s aftermath , and styk air cover is destroyed when its base is hit with a fuel - air explosive . as fighting renews throughout the capital city , spectre escorts the styk peace delegates to a secure firebase . if hammer lance survived earlier , they assist spectre . ( transcript )\nevacuation - with the heads of the styk commonality scattered by the fighting , spectre escorts the peace delegates from the firebase to the spaceport to escape offworld . the commonality appears to be breaking up , and there is no longer a functional government to pay for this mission . ( transcript )\nassassination - capellan agent krull hires spectre to assassinate three key styk commonality political leaders on the eve of the peace talks . after killing the targets , spectre takes his payment and leaves styk for more contracts . ( transcript )\ntreachery in the styk commonality - styk ' s peace delegation , including its military leader general maureen steele , was wiped out in a sneak attack , allegedly led by spectre . the styk commonality is in danger of imminent collapse . ( transcript )\ndates : the halloran v campaign could have taken place any time during the federated commonwealth civil war . spectre finishes the first group of missions , then leaves and comes back after an interval , so earlier in the war is most likely .\nthe halloran v planetary militia has split along faction lines in the federated commonwealth civil war . rival militia units have imposed martial law and seized supplies from local industries . the halloran mining & excavation ( hm & e ) cartel has hired spectre ' s mercenary unit to defend its holdings .\nbattle lines being drawn - the mrbc updates its members on the outbreak of the fedcom civil war . ( transcript )\n[ sponsor unit ] update - the sponsoring mercenary units inform their clients that they are officially neutral in the fedcom civil war , and advise staying loyal to their parent unit and their contracted employers , while avoiding actions that would burn bridges . ( transcript )\ncheckpoint - spectre lance destroys halloran protectorate militia roadblocks on the route through the caspian mountains used by transpax , inc , a subsidiary of hm & e , allowing transpax to resume running convoys . ( transcript )\ntranspax defies militia control - transpax confirms it has hired a mercenary unit for short - term defense of its coastal holdings as part of its corporate security measures . ( transcript )\noffshore - transpax , inc . hires spectre to defend the deneb offshore drilling platform on the northwest coast of the secondary continent against halloran protectorate navy units - two destroyer groups and the aerospace carrier indignation . spectre ' s unit sinks the destroyers and downs the vtols launched from the carrier . spectre and his troops leave halloran v in search of additional contracts after this mission is complete . ( transcript )\ndates : though they can vary from year to year , the solaris vii sourcebook indicates that the championships are usually run in the latter part of any given year . this could take place any year between 3063 and 3066 . the map pack : solaris vii book lists the canon champions for the 3060s , and spectre is not a match for any of them , rendering his grand championship victory non - canon .\nthe jungle ( light ) - spectre wins the first light match of the season . announcer duncan fisher says he ' s never heard of spectre before , but congratulates him on his first solaris victory . ( transcript )\nthe factory ( light ) - spectre gets an offer from a flea pilot to cooperate until they are they final two . fisher declares spectre a rookie solaris pilot to watch . ( transcript )\nthe coliseum ( light ) - fisher calls spectre a fancy merc hotshot turned solaris jock . ( transcript )\nthe jungle ( medium ) - fisher says the medium circuit has been slow , except for a scandal when bobby\nkiller\nfields was accused of throwing a match , and has been banned pending a full inquiry . fisher says spectre rolled right over the competition . ( transcript )\nthe factory ( medium ) - spectre defeats peter dexter , who had come out of retirement after five years , though he never placed better than 37th , even in his prime . fisher notes that fan favorites alice newkirk and miria stewart have moved up to the heavy circuit . ( transcript )\nthe coliseum ( medium ) - fisher notes that davion and steiner supporters have nearly come to blows . the announcer spotlights mercenary gladiator alex haight , but he falls to spectre . ( transcript )\nthe jungle ( heavy ) - fisher notes that this heavy season has been dominated by house steiner pilots , who avoid shooting at each other . spectre faces off against capellan miria stewart , who fisher thinks should have stayed in the medium circuit . ( transcript )\nthe factory ( heavy ) - at the halfway point for the season , spectre defeats steiner contender nako tayuma . ( transcript )\nthe coliseum ( heavy ) - spectre faces off against steiner ' s ellie neals , who has a home crowd advantage , and breaks steiner ' s stranglehold on their home arena . ( transcript )\nthe jungle ( assault ) - fisher names odessa , coleman , and neals as three of the most elite pilots to watch on the assault circuit . spectre wins and qualifies for the jungle championship . ( transcript )\nthe factory ( assault ) - spectre defeats fan favorite marcus wilder and teams up with alice newkirk until the final two , qualifying for the factory championship . ( transcript )\nthe coliseum ( assault ) - spectre battles rising star kayla tirrel , a pro - victor gladiator who needs bodyguards after having put a steiner fan into the hospital with one punch . ( transcript )\nthe jungle ( championship ) - fisher describes spectre as a bookie ' s nightmare as he wins the championship , qualifying for the grand championship . ( transcript )\nthe factory ( championship ) - spectre faces all - stars srin odessa and marcus wilder and wins through , becoming the king of the rubble pile . ( transcript )\nthe coliseum ( championship ) - steiner fans are enraged because their favorite , ellie neals , has failed to qualify for the championships . fisher says he hasn ' t seen a performance like spectre ' s since gross took the grand championship in ' 62 . ( transcript )\nthe coliseum ( grand championship ) - spectre faces off against srin odessa , samantha coleman , and nako tayuma . srin is notable for having a mysterious training regimen involving eating live beetles , but she falls to spectre nonetheless , making spectre the grand champion . ( transcript )\nadvertisements - the loading screens feature numerous advertisements for businesses and attractions on solaris vii . ( transcript )\ndates : deneb control welcomes spectre back , and notes that some of the other units rotating through have been less than reliable , indicating that spectre and his unit departed the halloran v theater for a period before returning .\nthe halloran protectorate militia has increased its raids on transpax , inc . facilities with naval and air assets . spectre is hired to once again guard the deneb facility .\noffshore a - the halloran protectorate destroyers arbold and harrington attack the deneb platform , but are destroyed by spectre with support from harpy squadron ' s stilettos . ( transcript )\nescort - spectre ' s force guards a pro - katrina corvatti corporation convoy carrying artillery launchers between the factory and its corporate spaceport . once at the spaceport , station control reports a lance of hostile ' mechs inbound . spectre coordinates with hrothgar - class dropship commander captain dashka to destroy the attackers . ( transcript )\nindustry raid - spectre ' s troops raid the tibor industrial facility , which is guarded by a burr ' s black cobra medium ' mech lance under lt . dunman . spectre destroys the fuel depot and other key buildings . dunman orders his lance to withdraw . ( transcript )\noffshore b - the black cobras are leading a naval and battlemech attack against transpax ' s deneb coastal facility . admiral carrington of the halloran protectorate ' s carrier vessel harkness has sworn to destroy the deneb platform . transpax has evacuated most of their staff , leaving the platform under the command of corporate officer second class smedlin . the attacking cobra forces are led by a mechwarrior code - named\ndragonfly\n, who is targeting spectre . after spectre ' s forces repulse the attack , admiral carrington is relieved of duty and his successor negotiates a truce with transpax , ending the fighting on halloran v . ( transcript )\ndates : the set - up indicates that a small force of jade falcons has landed on new exford as part of a much larger push into the arc - royal defense cordon and the lyran alliance . per canon , this\nfalcon incursion\ntook place in 3064 .\njungle recon - spectre ' s force patrols an island in the cocuala chain to locate the jade falcon center of operations . they encounter and defeat star captain jeffer roshak and find another clan star based at a pirate supply depot , but fail to locate the jade falcon operations center . ( transcript )\nstorm patrol - spectre takes his force on patrol for the falcon raiders on another island in the cocuala chain . they find and destroy two stars of falcon ' mechs and navigate through a minefield protecting the jade falcon drop site . they use long - range fire to destroy one of the two falcon dropships . ( transcript )\nbeach fight - spectre challenges star colonel aisa thastus to a trial of possession for the cocuala island chain . spectre bids two lances against thastus ' binary . spectre ' s forces defeat the falcons , and he claims thastus as his bondsman . ( transcript )\nbackstab - at the urging of his mechcommander , lt . castle ( who became a refugee when the clans invaded the free rasalhague republic ) , spectre launches a covert headhunter raid on the falcon encampment the night before the scheduled trial of possession . they take out the encampment and kill star colonel thastus . ( transcript )\ndates : the federated commonwealth civil war sourcebook indicates that fighting on talon and wernke began in earnest in late 3064 , so it would make the most sense for these missions to take place in early 3065 .\nregimental infighting overtakes wernke - a news report indicates that the twentieth avalon hussars and the twenty - second avalon hussars have begun fighting for control of the kallon industries ' mech works on talon . ( note : it was actually the 7th fedcom rct that fought the 22nd on talon . ) ( transcript )\nmoonlight ( talon ) - house davion hires spectre to investigate a communication disruption between the antares supply depot and its orbital launch site . spectre ' s forces find the depot occupied by the black cobras , and drive them off . mercnet rumors suggest the unit will be disbanded due to insufficient strength . ( transcript )\ncountry life ( wernke ) - house davion hires spectre go guard a the communications array at gavin ' s bend . they successfully defend all vital buildings against an assault by an entire ' mech company , with vtol support . ( transcript )\n' mech works defense ( talon ) - house davion hires spectre to protect the kallon ' mech works . spectre ' s troops battle attacking steiner forces on the proving grounds , buying enough time for a mechwarrior code - named\ncanary\nto lead a force of prototype templars into the fray . after the battle , canary gifts two templars to spectre under the guise of\nfield testing\nthe prototypes . ( transcript )\nblackout ( talon ) - house steiner hires spectre on a covert op to destroy the intrasystem communications array and eliminate the living facilities and vehicles on the base while a blackout emitter jams local communications , leaving no witnesses . ( transcript )\nnight op ( talon ) - house steiner hires spectre to scout kallon industries to gather data on their templar design . spectre scans an actuator stress testing lab , omnimech weapon mounts , and a pair of templars , then destroys liquid fuel tanks and escapes when the explosion destroys the primary sensor grid . ( transcript )\n' mech works attack ( talon ) - house steiner hires spectre to assault the previously scouted kallon ' mech works , destroying the hangars , the test facilities , and the templar omnimech prototypes . following the mission , house davion blacklists spectre ' s unit for the duration of the war . ( transcript )\nkallon industries sacked - news reports indicate spectre destroyed a strategic ' mech works facility working on a prototype templar , setting back development indefinitely . ( transcript )\nthe player cannot take any missions on new syrtis , but in - game news reports track the progress of the fighting there .\nsteiner declares war on new syrtis - katrina steiner deploys a large task force to ensure the loyalty of duke george michael hasek , field marshal of the capellan march . this pushes duke hasek into an anti - katrina stance , and fighting breaks out on the world . per canon , this took place in november 3065 . ( transcript )\nmilitia slaughtered on new syrtis - the new syrtis march militia under major tia carruthers is ambushed and destroyed by the eleventh avalon hussars at the bowerton glacier . per canon , this took place in february 3066 . ( transcript )\neleventh avalon hussars surrender - the eleventh avalon hussars surrender to the vanguard legion , mercenaries in duke hasek ' s employ . per canon , this took place in may 3066 . ( transcript )\nhasek victory on new syrtis - hasek ' s eighth syrtis fusiliers , davion light guards , and vanguard legion defeat the fourth donegal guards and the eleventh avalon hussars , claiming victory . the fighting left the capital city of saso in ruins , and destroyed the morgan hasek - davion glacier memorial . duke hasek announces his intention to keep his forces out of the civil war between victor and katrina . per canon , the fighting ended on may 16 , 3066 . ( transcript )\nthe player cannot take any missions on proserpina , but a news report updates the status of the fighting there .\neighth crucis lancers destroyed - the draconis combine wipes out the embattled eighth crucis lancers , who fought to the end against a dcms force three times their size . analysts claim that archon princess katrina steiner intentionally denied them support because they were nominally aligned with her brother victor . per canon , this took place in march 3066 . ( transcript )\ndates : duke robert kelswa - steiner launched his bid for independence in mid - 3065 , and other skye worlds , including eaton , joined the cause as the months progressed , making early 3066 the most likely time for the eaton campaign to play out .\nfree skye movement breaks peace - a news report claims duke robert kelswa - steiner is coordinating with victor steiner - davion to advance his bid to gain independence for the isle of skye worlds . martial law is in place on many worlds , and with frontline forces caught up in the civil war , planetary governors and industrial concerns have begun to hire mercenaries for security . ( transcript )\nmerc alley - jonathan thayer , the pro - skye governor of eaton , has hired spectre to destroy a lyran loyalist convoy moving supplies across the desert west of the capital . once victorious , spectre salvages what his troops can carry and has the rest thermite - bombed . ( transcript )\nmerc alley a - spectre attacks another convoy as it moves through barlow gap , capturing some clantech weapons in the process . ( transcript )\nmerc alley b - the katrina - loyalists continue to use barlow gap to move supplies , but their convoys are larger and better protected . spectre leads another raid on a convoy , but walks into a loyalist ambush . the mercenaries break contact and inform the governor that barlow gap is no longer a viable target . ( transcript )\nbandit hideaway - free skye has identified several enemy base locations southwest of the capital , and the governor orders spectre to take one out with a night strike . despite unexpectedly heavy aerospace attacks , spectre ' s force knocks out a major loyalist base . ( transcript )\ngovernor ' s mansion - spectre ' s force is assigned to guard the mansion where the governor has sent his family for safety . lyran loyalists attack , seeking hostages , but spectre ' s forces destroy them , earning the personal gratitude of the governor and his family . ( transcript )\nmercenary unit thwarts kidnapping - the eaton senate ' s mercenary liaison , adrianna mackey , lauds spectre ' s outstanding performance in service to free skye . ( transcript )\nrevolution - governor thayer hires spectre to support skye separatist forces battling loyalists in the st . andes mountains west of the capital . spectre takes up position in support of third company ( under the command of\nblack six\n) in barlow gap . the fighting breaks the loyalists , ending the fighting on eaton . ( transcript )\n( note :\nblack six\nis also the callsign used by colonel michael lawhorn of the black knight legion in mechwarrior 4 : black knight . however , since lawhorn died on kentares iv in 3063 , and this mission postdates that event , this appears to be an in - joke / homage , rather than a cameo by lawhorn . )\ndates : the setup states that the gray death legion recently finished a very costly campaign to keep the facilities in lyran hands . the only subsequent attack on hesperus ii involving free skye forces during the civil war was in early 3066 .\nescort - spectre takes a contract to defend a defiance industries munitions convoy traveling on the highway between the factory and the spaceport , guarding it against attacks by skye separatist guerrillas . the guerrillas blow the main bridge , forcing the convoy to take a dangerous detour . ( transcript )\nassault - house steiner hires spectre to attack and destroy the skye separatist field base on hesperus ii . spectre and castle discuss the irony of having recently fought on the separatists ' side on eaton . spectre ' s force destroys the base ' s communications station , radar , barracks , and hrothgar dropship . ( transcript )\n' mech works defense - house steiner hires spectre to defend the fafnir prototypes and defiance industries research facilities at the von straub proving grounds from davion - aligned guerrillas . the proving grounds garrison commander , warbler , defends the north side of the complex , assigning spectre ' s force to cover the southern approach . they identify the attackers as elements of the\nfourth davion heavy guards .\n( note : there is no such unit , which appears to be an amalgam of the fourth davion guards and the davion heavy guards . per canon , the attackers were the fourth skye rangers , in any event . ) two hrothgar - class dropships land to offload more attacking forces , but spectre leads a sortie to their landing zone to destroy the ships before they can deploy their troops . warbler recommends a triple pay bonus to the defiance industries board of directors , and gives spectre a fafnir . ( transcript )\nraid - the skye separatists hire spectre to attack a pair of defiance industries munitions plants . defiance industries blacklists spectre after this mission . ( transcript )\nstealth - the separatists hire spectre to infiltrate the von straub proving grounds and scan the facilities there for intel . a search of the armor integrity lab and weapons integration lab reveal some zeuses and a pair of prototype fafnir assault ' mechs . spectre extracts before the proving ground defenders return . ( transcript )\n' mech works attack - victor ' s allied forces hire spectre to destroy the von straub proving grounds and the fafnir prototypes . the guerrillas support the attack with limited air assets , while davion commandos infiltrate the grounds and raid the main research database . after the operation , spectre ' s unit is blacklisted by the lyran alliance , which pledges to seek revenge after katrina wins the war . ( transcript )\nthe player cannot take any missions on tikonov , but in - game news reports update the progress of the fighting there .\nprince wins victories on tikonov - the tenth lyran guards under the personal command of prince victor steiner - davion have landed on tikonov and won key victories against the first and third tikonov republican guards and the fifteenth deneb light cavalry . per canon , this took place in late may , 3066 . ( transcript )\ntikonov falls to prince ' s war machine - victor ' s forces take control of tikonov after destroying the first tikonov republican guard and allowing katrina ' s forces to withdraw from the system under the terms of a ceasefire . per canon , this takes place in late july , 3066 . ( transcript )\ndates : while the in - game campaign has the player going directly from overlord to resupply and checkmate in a matter of weeks to fit the compressed time - scale of the game , per canon the initial landings ( overlord ) take place in august 3066 , while the resupply mission corresponds with actions in january 3067 , and checkmate takes place on april 2 , 3067 .\nwhile katrina steiner holds court on new avalon , her aunt , general of the armies nondi steiner , serves as regent on tharkad . spectre helps the kell hounds overthrow her and install peter steiner - davion as archon .\npeter steiner - davion returns - news reports state that prince peter steiner - davion has returned from ten years in seclusion to claim the lyran alliance throne , with the support of his brother victor . kell hound units in the arc - royal defense cordon mobilize to support peter ' s claim , and it is rumored that morgan kell is behind this power play . per canon , this took place in august 3066 . ( transcript )\noverlord - a week before the kell hounds land , peter steiner - davion hires spectre to support the his personal troops ' attack on nondi steiner ' s positions in the sector . spectre initially serves as a decoy force to allow peter ' s troops to make a flanking attack , and then his troops assault a grounded overlord - class dropship . per canon , the kell hounds landed on august 26 , 3066 , so this would take place on august 19 . ( transcript )\ntharkad besieged - news reports indicate that a multi - unit task force of regular military and mercenary commands has made planetfall on tharkad , including the kell hounds and elements of phelan kell ' s clan wolf - in - exile . mercnet names spectre one of its\ncommanders to watch .\n( transcript )\nresupply - spectre ' s unit escorts a supply convoy to a landing zone where dropships carrying lt . colonel scott bradley ' s second kell hounds regiment will be landing , following heavy action in the southern hemisphere . hostile ' mechs attack the dropships as they land , destroying one and crippling another . one of the dropship captains is dashka , whom spectre had met previously . once resupplied , the kell hounds redeploy northeast of tharkad city . per canon , this would have taken place several months into the campaign , perhaps around january , 3067 , when encirclement of the capital began . ( transcript )\ncheckmate - peter asks spectre ' s force to support his command company during the final assault against nondi ' s fifteenth lyran guards in tharkad city . spectre ' s force eliminates an airbase and protects peter . when peter and nondi face each other , she refuses his demand that she surrender . when nondi ' s ' mech is destroyed , her xo , lt . colonel bryce yields and orders all lyran guard units to power down and surrender . afterwards , spectre takes a long - term security detail contract with archon peter . per canon , the final battle took place on april 2 , 3067 . ( transcript )\ndates : the fedcom civil war sourcebook indicates katrina began recalling units to defend new avalon in 3066\nas april approached ,\nmaking it likely that the parade and speech are on march 17 , 3066 , when new avalon celebrates grain rebellion day - a major holiday well suited for both parades and speeches . the player ' s missions appear to happen very shortly after katrina ' s arrest , most likely in late april , 3067 .\narchon speaks at new avalon parade - the fifth donegal guards and nineteenth arcturan guards rcts parade through the streets of avalon city , and katrina gives a speech saluting their excellence and dedication to the federated commonwealth , while condemning insurrectionists . per canon , they arrived in march 3066 . ( transcript )\nseventeenth called to new avalon - with the arrival of the seventeenth avalon hussars , the planetary garrison has been increased to six katrina - loyal rcts . per canon , they arrived in late march , 3066 . ( transcript )\nwar on new avalon - tancred sandoval and the second robinson rangers spearheads the invasion of new avalon , engaging the katrina - loyal third robinson rangers on new avalon ' s rostock continent , along the gaveston river . rumors suggest the davion light guards have traveled from new syrtis to join victor ' s coalition . per canon , the second and third rangers battled on july 5 , 3066 . ( transcript )\nnew avalon liberated - katrina steiner orders her forces to surrender , and is taken into custody by victor ' s allied coalition . victor reinstates his sister yvonne as regent . no decision on katrina ' s fate has been announced . per canon , katrina surrendered on april 20 , 3067 . ( transcript )\nspaceport - katrina - loyalist rabid fox agents hire spectre ' s unit to infiltrate new avalon and support their efforts to rescue katrina . the unit ' s attempt at stealth fails , and they are forced to fight their way clear of the spaceport . they rendezvous with the rabid foxes and learn that katrina has been taken offplanet under great secrecy . ( transcript )\nhacker run - the rabid foxes assign spectre to attack a security base , providing cover for a commando team to hack into the base computers and learn katrina ' s location . the rabid foxes learn katrina has been moved to arc - royal , but their extraction chopper is destroyed , and the commandos are killed when they try to commandeer an apc to escape . the rabid fox commander asks spectre to take a special mission to clan wolf to ensure katrina ' s rescue , but castle recommends against getting involved with the clans and suggests starting over in the chaos march . ( transcript )\na plan of action - the rabid fox commander asks spectre to deliver the information that katrina steiner is being held on arc - royal to khan vladimir ward of clan wolf . the foxes provide a jumpship , then go to ground . ( transcript )\nwolf trial - the rabid foxes have asked spectre to petition khan vlad ward to rescue katrina steiner from arc - royal . to satisfy his sense of honor , khan ward declares he will grant the request if katrina ' s emissary ( spectre ) can defeat a star of bloodnamed wolf warriors in a trial of position and then become a clan wolf bondsman . fighting sequentially , spectre defeats jules sender , rhanda stiles , zel vickers , hanse noruff , and manda ruby . following his victory , vlad seizes katrina from arc - royal , and spectre becomes a fully fledged warrior of clan wolf , eager to restart the drive to conquer terra . ( transcript )\ndates : the word of blake chaos march expansion referenced in the article took place , per canon , in february 3066 . the article cites the annexations as a response to capellan aggression against the styk commonality ( which is consistent given the game ' s compressed timeline ) , but per canon , that happened in 3062 . canon sources indicate the saiph triumvirate broke up due to internal discord in late 3067 - early 3068 , and its worlds became members of the blake protectorate . the odd mention of clan wolf as the aggressor on new canton in the briefing can be dismissed as an error , since in - mission dialogue clearly identifies the opfor as capellan .\nword of blake to occupy chaos march - caph , keid , new home , bryant , and epsilon eridani ask the word of blake to supply garrison forces to protect them against capellan aggression , citing recent capellan attacks against the styk commonality . ( note : per canon , the styk commonality fell in 3062 , but the capellans were pressing the saiph triumvirate in 3066 . ) ( transcript )\ngriffon base - spectre ' s mercenary force hot drops into a battle between the stalwart support mercenary infantry unit and the capellan confederation ' s harloc raiders under colonel wu deng tang , battling for control of griffon base . spectre takes command of griffon base and assists his fellow mercenaries in battling the capellan forces , killing wu tang . with the colonel ' s death , lieutenant cho orders the raiders to retreat , but spectre ' s forces pursue them and destroy the attackers in detail . spectre informs the planetary government he has taken control of the base , and offers to negotiate terms of service . using griffon base as a launching point for more missions in the chaos march , spectre ' s unit reaches the size of a regimental combat team by the start of the jihad . this would likely take place in late 3067 , since a reference is made to new canton having been\nuntil recently\na part of the saiph triumvirate , and the triumvirate having canonically broken up over political differences in late 3067 - early 3068 . ( transcript )\nthis page was last edited on 12 april 2018 , at 10 : 53 .\nurltoken honored to distribute mechwarrior 4 | battletech : 25 years of heavy metal mayhem .\nwe are honored by the opportunity bestowed upon us by smith & tinker and its partners , and we hope the online community will enjoy this free release all the while recognizing the support and commitment that smith & tinker , catalyst games , and urltoken has made to the battletech fans around the world .\nwill it be patched to run on vista / win7 ? i know i had problems getting anything less than mercs to run in xp .\n@ alex182 \u2013 having it run on win7 x64 would be really nice for sure .\nawesome ! great news for all of us that have been on the mech\u2019s for years now . i look forward to getting in on in a metal suit again soon \ud83d\ude42\nall my dreams are coming through . i\u2019ve been praying for this for years . a new game . and mw4 will be free . my old version stopped working a while ago . and after i couldn\u2019t find it in stores i resorted to a torrent . but instant action and the mechlab didn\u2019t even work . due to badly coded cracks . and you can\u2019t imagine what torture it is to not have instant action and more importantly . the mech lab . i shouldn\u2019t even explain it . its obvious .\none thing . make sure there is a patch for xp and vista ! ( and maybe win7 ) not to many people have win95 or 98 anymore .\nif so , that\u2019s incredibly awesome . i hope it brings some new players that become fans like the old timers and we get a solid playerbase in time for the new mechwarrior game\u2019s release so s & t gets some good sales revenue from it and is encouraged to continue building the franchise . = )"]}